Egregoros

ie multipolar world; the trajectory was pretty clear to an objective observer starting in about the 70s

Yeah Putin and Xi simply saw the writing in the wall; didn’t take a genius.

I watched Bond Marathon on TBS with my dad in jr. high

While I’m quite in the dark regarding the actual jury selection process in place in 21st Century Massachussettes, I am aware of a number of significant mathematical constraints implied by the stipulation “ - of one’s peers”. This whole idea made a lot more sense when a literal explicit peerage existed.

It’s still possible in my mind that mistrial by hung jury was the desired outcome for the State. While not super likely, they could’ve put a guy in there whose sole purpose was to hang the jury. Stranger things have happened.