Breaking news: Jury in civil trial finds that Trump sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll, awards $5 million in damages. https://wapo.st/42m6sFC Tweet from The Washington Post @washingtonpost Democracy Dies in Darkness Washington, DC.

Looking at it in the most simplistic way, the Body Politic is similar to any other body. It wants to protect itself. Essentially, bodies defend themselves by releasing antibodies. In the case of The United States Government, the antibodies have been The Courts, and that seems to be what is happening now.

Former President Donald Trump has been convicted for battery and defamation of Jean Carroll. As an aside, convicted is the wrong word, as this was a civil trial, better wording is that Jean Carroll won a judgment against Donald Trump for five million dollars. End aside. Congressperson George Santos has been charged with Fraud, Money Laundering, Theft of Public Funds, and False Statements. Over 1,000 people have been indicted for various offenses in relation to the January 6th insurrection. So far, out of that 1,000, 351 people have been to court and had their cases heard, and 192 people have been sent to jail.

It seems that the antibodies are kicking in and the country feels a little safer for it.