In a hearing Monday morning, the January 6 Committee laid out an extraordinary scene in the White House as the results came in on Election Night in 2020. On the one hand, many of Trump's closest and most loyal advisers were telling him that there was no evidence of fraud and he should not declare victory. Jason Miller, a senior adviser to the Trump campaign, advised the president that he "
If/when the Republicans retake the House in November, expect impeachment hearings against Biden to begin as soon as the new House members are sworn in. There will then be impeachment after impeachment as the Republicans "get even" with the Democrats for the fact that the Orange Asscactus was impeached twice. The feckless, despicable Kevin McCarthy will lead the charge. Bank on it.
It is so disheartening that we can’t avoid companies that donate to the insurrectionists. Want a cell phone service? Help an insurrectionist. Want insurance? Help an insurrectionist. Want good prices with convenience? How about a much-needed vacation? Have we got insurrection donors for you! My god.
In Jon Karl's interview, McCarthy sounds a lot like the apparently inebriated Rudi Guiliani. We must do all we can to keep this tool from becoming Speaker!
the "Official Election Defense Fund" ... And the ordinary people who are fleeced complain loudly about how they can't afford to buy whatever they want. Well, don't send your hard earned cash to grifters. And don't let your state spend your tax dollars pursuing already disproven conspiracy theories. Two easy ways to improve your life. There are plenty of others.
Kevin McCarthy is an expert on using House investigations to discredit political rivals. He was openly gleeful about the effectiveness of his Benghazi investigations against Hillary Clinton.
The J6 committee handed a class action to MAGA donors. Maybe someone will use it, but that would mean invalidating a strong belief system and identity.
I started to write a comment about what we need to do to fix this problem, & then deleted it. Congress would need to make new laws, & that can not/will not happen as things stand today. Those that are reading your reporting know what needs to be done, & are doing their best to work toward those changes. Maybe if we get enough folks voting & engaged, it will make a positive difference. I hope so.
Keep those cards and letters coming with the big checks and then the Lord Jesus, through his chosen prince on Earth, Donald J. Trump, will send his love and riches unto you.
Corporations are hedging their bets hoping they can survive should the MAGA State take over the US. Corporations have no soul either. They are driven by the Milton Friedman view of all that matters is making money.
Recently, I listened to what Anthropologist Wade Davis had to say about the US on Amarpour & Co. He was discussing his essay, called “The Unraveling of America” published in Rolling Stone and this was some of what he had to say:
“In a dark season of pestilence, COVID has reduced to tatters the illusion of American exceptionalism. At the height of the crisis, with more than 2,000 dying each day, Americans found themselves members of a failed state, ruled by a dysfunctional and incompetent government largely responsible for death rates that added a tragic coda to America’s claim to supremacy in the world.”
Disinformation today is a terrible thing. It is what led to the catastrophe of COVID in this Country. I am interested to read Richard Hasen’s “Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics- and How to Cure It” because I understand that he has some ideas about how to counter disinformation on social media.
I find forums like Popular Information and Timothy Snyder’s “Thinking About…” to be helpful in pointing out the land mines of disinformation that are being laid for us in the US and in the world.
So many lies, so much illegal activity. There is a way to stop this. Punish the criminals with extensively long prison terms. Do we want to get rid if this dangerous Christian-Fascist-Sedition Party or not? It’s hard to tell! No one who incited (domestic or otherwise)terrorists to kill Capital police and citizens of this country, should be wandering around holding rallies. We want actions. Not a slap on the wrist like the ringleaders of Jan 6 got! 6 months probation!!! Outrageous.
The Jan 6 committee findings are the only sanity to tune in to so far. It better lead to serious consequences. Get Giuliani in the psych ward where he belongs.
Zoe Lofgren did a superb job putting forth the evidence against TFG - from the pushback of his "advisors" to the Million$ filling his "war chest" - that is his OWN pockets and those who are culpable. "Follow the Money"
And coming soon to a theatre near you "The Drunk and the Psychopath" with a cast of Thousands of Enablers and Dupes. And an environmental lawyer/wannabe AG who was told "we'll call you when there's an oil spill" - kudos to Jeff Rosen!
How is this man not in prison? A lifelong con-artist who continues to lie and rip people off. The original snake-oil salesman. And that interviewer missed a huge moment with McCarthy. Why not mention the fraud Meadows committed? Registered to a trailer that he never lived in? Lets talk about the real fraud committed by the right to STEAL the election. Just like that obese orange booger stole classified documents. What ever happened with that? He's too stupid to know the law so he gets to skate around it? That's got to be the most ridiculous defense I've ever heard. But it somehow worked for 4 years when he stole the 2016 election with the help of Russia. He's too dumb to know the law so we can't prosecute him for breaking it. Weird how that doesn't work with anyone else...
You would have to be drunk out of your mind to take ANY member of ‘team trump’ seriously. Watching some of his rats try to jump the ship now is bemusing. Somebody wake me up when the ringleading clowns ae crying behind iron bars.
I think the tile should have been "Drunk Nancy and Paul Pelosi" and the mysterious expunged DUI change... that Fox News is investigating. But I digress.
If misleading donors as to where their funds would go and be used for is a crime, the entire Democrat fund-raising industry is in very big trouble. Democrats are really getting desperate to create a negative news narrative and cycle out of whole cloth. It isn't working.
If/when the Republicans retake the House in November, expect impeachment hearings against Biden to begin as soon as the new House members are sworn in. There will then be impeachment after impeachment as the Republicans "get even" with the Democrats for the fact that the Orange Asscactus was impeached twice. The feckless, despicable Kevin McCarthy will lead the charge. Bank on it.
And the grift goes on and on
It is so disheartening that we can’t avoid companies that donate to the insurrectionists. Want a cell phone service? Help an insurrectionist. Want insurance? Help an insurrectionist. Want good prices with convenience? How about a much-needed vacation? Have we got insurrection donors for you! My god.
In Jon Karl's interview, McCarthy sounds a lot like the apparently inebriated Rudi Guiliani. We must do all we can to keep this tool from becoming Speaker!
the "Official Election Defense Fund" ... And the ordinary people who are fleeced complain loudly about how they can't afford to buy whatever they want. Well, don't send your hard earned cash to grifters. And don't let your state spend your tax dollars pursuing already disproven conspiracy theories. Two easy ways to improve your life. There are plenty of others.
Kevin McCarthy is an expert on using House investigations to discredit political rivals. He was openly gleeful about the effectiveness of his Benghazi investigations against Hillary Clinton.
The J6 committee handed a class action to MAGA donors. Maybe someone will use it, but that would mean invalidating a strong belief system and identity.
I started to write a comment about what we need to do to fix this problem, & then deleted it. Congress would need to make new laws, & that can not/will not happen as things stand today. Those that are reading your reporting know what needs to be done, & are doing their best to work toward those changes. Maybe if we get enough folks voting & engaged, it will make a positive difference. I hope so.
Keep those cards and letters coming with the big checks and then the Lord Jesus, through his chosen prince on Earth, Donald J. Trump, will send his love and riches unto you.
Corporations are hedging their bets hoping they can survive should the MAGA State take over the US. Corporations have no soul either. They are driven by the Milton Friedman view of all that matters is making money.
Recently, I listened to what Anthropologist Wade Davis had to say about the US on Amarpour & Co. He was discussing his essay, called “The Unraveling of America” published in Rolling Stone and this was some of what he had to say:
“In a dark season of pestilence, COVID has reduced to tatters the illusion of American exceptionalism. At the height of the crisis, with more than 2,000 dying each day, Americans found themselves members of a failed state, ruled by a dysfunctional and incompetent government largely responsible for death rates that added a tragic coda to America’s claim to supremacy in the world.”
This is the reality of the US today. And headlines today point to 100 GOP members of the legislature still continuing to embrace “The Big Lie”. They claim they represent their base but you wonder what responsibilities THEY should have representing their constituents since some of them know the truth. Here’s the article.: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/covid-19-end-of-american-era-wade-davis-1038206/amp/
Disinformation today is a terrible thing. It is what led to the catastrophe of COVID in this Country. I am interested to read Richard Hasen’s “Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics- and How to Cure It” because I understand that he has some ideas about how to counter disinformation on social media.
I find forums like Popular Information and Timothy Snyder’s “Thinking About…” to be helpful in pointing out the land mines of disinformation that are being laid for us in the US and in the world.
So many lies, so much illegal activity. There is a way to stop this. Punish the criminals with extensively long prison terms. Do we want to get rid if this dangerous Christian-Fascist-Sedition Party or not? It’s hard to tell! No one who incited (domestic or otherwise)terrorists to kill Capital police and citizens of this country, should be wandering around holding rallies. We want actions. Not a slap on the wrist like the ringleaders of Jan 6 got! 6 months probation!!! Outrageous.
The Jan 6 committee findings are the only sanity to tune in to so far. It better lead to serious consequences. Get Giuliani in the psych ward where he belongs.
No news here. Ouch.
Zoe Lofgren did a superb job putting forth the evidence against TFG - from the pushback of his "advisors" to the Million$ filling his "war chest" - that is his OWN pockets and those who are culpable. "Follow the Money"
And coming soon to a theatre near you "The Drunk and the Psychopath" with a cast of Thousands of Enablers and Dupes. And an environmental lawyer/wannabe AG who was told "we'll call you when there's an oil spill" - kudos to Jeff Rosen!
How is this man not in prison? A lifelong con-artist who continues to lie and rip people off. The original snake-oil salesman. And that interviewer missed a huge moment with McCarthy. Why not mention the fraud Meadows committed? Registered to a trailer that he never lived in? Lets talk about the real fraud committed by the right to STEAL the election. Just like that obese orange booger stole classified documents. What ever happened with that? He's too stupid to know the law so he gets to skate around it? That's got to be the most ridiculous defense I've ever heard. But it somehow worked for 4 years when he stole the 2016 election with the help of Russia. He's too dumb to know the law so we can't prosecute him for breaking it. Weird how that doesn't work with anyone else...
You would have to be drunk out of your mind to take ANY member of ‘team trump’ seriously. Watching some of his rats try to jump the ship now is bemusing. Somebody wake me up when the ringleading clowns ae crying behind iron bars.
I think the tile should have been "Drunk Nancy and Paul Pelosi" and the mysterious expunged DUI change... that Fox News is investigating. But I digress.
If misleading donors as to where their funds would go and be used for is a crime, the entire Democrat fund-raising industry is in very big trouble. Democrats are really getting desperate to create a negative news narrative and cycle out of whole cloth. It isn't working.