Regarding the meme here, a reader notes: Politicians have done this for 100 years. And have been completely wrong. I respond: I believe that, until fairly recently, politicians were more or less constrained by facts. Eisenhower didn’t try to tell …
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Federal Judge: Trump Called Insurrectionists to Washington, D.C.
From this piece in Politico: A federal judge on Friday squarely placed the blame for the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Donald Trump, suggesting that the former president’s role in seeding lies about the 2020 election — and the effect …
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Democrats Believe That Democrats Are Fighting for Working People
The content of the meme here seems obvious, but apparently, only to Democrats, and, I suppose, rich Republicans too, who like things this way. Working class Republicans are told that Democrats are opening our borders, flooding the country with immigrants …
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Federal Judge: Trump Lied About Voter Fraud
From this: A federal judge, Senior District Judge Reggie Walton (pictured), took aim at former President Donald Trump on Monday for lying about voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election, saying that former Vice President Al Gore had a better standing …
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Preparing for the Collapse of American Democracy
Here’s a discussion on the potential for the breakdown of the U.S. democracy. Various commenters’ viewpoints are in bullets/italics, with my remark at the end. • I’m curious to know how this “collapse” will manifest. Going to watch it on …
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Why No Indictments Against Trump?
Here’s a video in which former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner argues, “No jurisdiction (Georgia, Southern District of New York, the federal government) wants to be the first to indict an ex-president but everyone wants to be the second.” Thus, when …
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Conservatives’ Shift to the Ultra-Right and the Use of the Word “Woke”
In the words of pastor John Pavolvitz, “It turns out that “Woke” is Republican-speak for anyone who gives a damn about other human beings or the planet. It is a dog-whistle slur against expressions of humanity that seek to make …
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A Matter of Integrity
Every one of us should be thankful not to be in the position of most Congressional Republicans, whose lives are one continuous lie. Why not tell the truth? What’s the worst that can happen? Even if you’re in Mississippi or …
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In Wyoming, Liz Cheney Expelled from the GOP Cult
The 31-29 vote by the state party central committee was the group’s second official rebuke of Cheney over her criticism of former President Donald Trump. It’s easy to understand how those in foreign lands are scratching their heads over what’s …
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Punishment for Insurrectionists
Reader Douglas Smith writes: Not long enough! As far as I’m concerned, a) these people are a combination of extremely low IQ and mental illness, and b) they were ordered to do what they did by their perceived savior. I …
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