Regarding the meme here, a reader notes: Yeah, Liz Cheney is a political opportunist, coached by her sociopathic father. She did what she did as a calculated play to position herself for higher office, and she’s gonna be rewarded for …
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Trump Commands “Authoritarian Nationalist Cult” — But For How Long?
This is true of the present day, but it can’t last. Even my mother, a life-long Republican and Fox News acolyte, says it’s just a matter of time before Trump is indicted. The most likely charges are seditious conspiracy and …
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Trump Organization CFO Weisselberg to Plead Fraud
Unfortunately, that means he has avoided implicating Trump. Taking the former president down will require pursuing one of the (numerous) other legal avenues.
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Charging Trump Will Result in Mayhem
One of Trump’s lawyers predicts “mayhem” if Trump is indicted. I see nothing wrong with that. Anyone who expects every single one of the tens of millions of heavily armed Trump supporters to stand around peacefully while Trump is hauled …
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Merrick Garland Has a “Slam Dunk Case” Against Trump
Those interested in seeing justice done in response to the numerous crimes of former president Donald Trump will be heartened to hear the words of one of Harvard Law School’s professors of Constitutional Law, Laurence Tribe.
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In Today’s GOP, Dishonesty Reaches to the Core
At the very center of present-day Republican politics lies dishonesty. It’s called “The Big Lie” for a reason, but whether we’re talking about attempting to overthrow the entire government, or just committing smaller crimes, like stealing classified documents, there is …
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No, Mother Nature Does Not Want You To Support Liz Chaney
We all respect Liz Cheney for her fierce integrity and true patriotism, but, as mentioned earlier, we would be very foolish to think that just because she upholds rule of law that she’s somehow turned into a steward of the …
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Why Not Arrest Trump?
This guy has a point. We already know Trump sent an armed mob on federal property (the Capitol), and that he stole classified documents. Why not just arrest him and deal with the fallout, while you’re building a case around …
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Truth–a Secondary Consideration
From Bertrand Russell: “The first thing to realize…is that most people go through life with a whole world of beliefs that have no sort of rational justification, and that one man’s world of beliefs is apt to be incompatible with …
A Lesson in Sustainability
Translates as: One day, when you are not, you will be that which you made. Reminds me of the saying (roughly), The man who plants a tree knowing that he’ll never sit in its shade is beginning to understand what …
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