US sanctions corrupt supreme court Brazilian judge: 'Darth Vader'
Financial Times: US adds 40% tariff on Brazil and places sanctions on judge trying Bolsonaro:
“...sanctions on the nation’s supreme court judge trying former president and Donald Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro on charges of plotting a coup. The action against justice Alexandre De Moraes under the Magnitsky Act, which is reserved for serious human rights offenders, marks a significant escalation in the US president’s campaign against Brazil’s democratically elected leftwing government and the nation’s top court….
De Moraes ordered Bolsonaro on July 19 to wear an ankle monitor, to observe a curfew and not to give interviews, amid fears he might abscond. Brazil’s supreme court is expected to give its verdict in August or September. Bolsonaro faces decades in jail if the top court finds him guilty...”
https://www.ft.com/content/906832fc-1b57-4042-b5fb-44618a64c35d
US Department of State: Sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes for Serious Human Rights Abuse:
"...the United States is sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes for serious human rights abuse, including arbitrary detention involving flagrant denials of fair trial guarantees and violations of the freedom of expression.
Moraes abused his authority by engaging in a targeted and politically motivated effort designed to silence political critics through the issuance of secret orders..."
The Economist: The judge who would rule the internet:
"Elon Musk calls the Brazilian supreme court judge “Darth Vader” ...and claims he is a “tyrannical dictator masquerading as a judge”. Others hold warmer feelings. To campaigners who call for restrictions on digital speech, Mr Moraes is a superstar…
...he has suspended hundreds of social-media accounts, mostly those that are pro-Bolsonaro. (The fake-news inquiry is sealed, so the total number of suspended accounts is unknown.) Platforms are usually given mere hours to carry out court orders, and users are often not told why their profiles have been blocked. In 2024 he blocked X, Mr Musk’s social-media platform, for more than a month across Brazil, and froze the bank accounts of Starlink, Mr Musk’s satellite-internet company…
Brazilian leftists were furious when he was appointed to the STF...
Moraes:
“People are starting to realise that there’s not much point in threatening me. They will just waste their time—or go to jail,” he grins, hinting at draconian instincts..."
https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2025/04/16/the-judge-who-would-rule-the-internet
Man on the Internet: Deltarune the (not) Musical: It's Pronounced Rules:
“...En guarde!
You faceth yon master of games
Soon you'll know
You cannot defeatest Rouxls Kaard…
I, the adversary of yon child of light
Now stand for whosoever holds yon might
Thou arteth fools
To challengeth the rules
A greatere foe thou'll never find…”
Lindsey Stirling: Child of Light:
"“Child of Light” is the instrumental version of Lindsey Stirling’s song “Shatter Me”. This song was done as a part of the soundtrack for Ubisoft’s Child of Light game. In the music video she dresses as the game’s protagonist Aurora who fights against the powers of darkness.
The video was done by Fifgen Films who also filmed her “Stars Wars Medley”..."
https://genius.com/Lindsey-stirling-child-of-light-lyrics
Lindsey Stirling & Peter Hollens: Star Wars Medley:
Music videos used for transformative purposes