For #ThickTrunkTuesday here is the tree growing from the courthouse tower in Greensburg, #Indiana

It has been there since the 1870s, apparently.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/courthouse-tree

#photography #tree #courthouse #tower

Earlier, #Trump falsely claims #courthouse area is ‘completely CLOSED DOWN’ to protesters again suggesting there is a #DoubleStandard for him & his supporters, when evidence supports the opposite.

Facts:
~100 protesters at Columbia arrested.
Outside courthouse, there are some bike-rack-type barriers (haven’t we learned those are ineffective?), but #protesters have been chanting & walking on the sidewalk. The park outside the courthouse was closed off very early Monday, now it’s unlocked.

#law

A man set himself on fire on Friday afternoon near the Lower Manhattan #courthouse where #JurySelection continued in the #criminal #trial of #Trump.

The man doused himself w/a liquid around 1:35PM ET in Collect Pond Park, across the street from the courthouse. Onlookers screamed as bright orange flames engulfed the man. It was unclear what motivated his action.

#extremism #radicalization #law
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/nyregion/man-on-fire-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb