Monthly Archives: February 2019

Is Kamala Harris’ Campaign in a bit of Trouble? post by Fred

Will the latest from the Jussie Smollett scandal affect the Harris Campaign? Let me provide some background: It appears he was, however tangentially, associated with the recent Harris sponsored anti-lynching bill passing the Senate. Are there so many lynchings in … Continue reading

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IMO Hoda Muthana is a US citizen

Well, pilgrims, the US government gave this silly woman a US passport.  We do not give people passports who are not citizens. For Trump and the fat boy from Kansas to arbitrarily decide she is not a US citizen because … Continue reading

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Space News – TTG

SpaceX had a busy day today. There is a lot packed into this story including how the space industry is developing and a unique flight path for an Israeli Moon lander. ———————— Original story: Tonight, SpaceX is set to launch … Continue reading

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Analytic piece on staged chemical attacks

" … weaponized disinformation campaigns, staged videos and fake news are common approaches used by the US military and special services to promote their own agenda around the world. The US was actively using these tools during its intervention in … Continue reading

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The Wall case looks like a “slam-dunk” for Trump

"So what will the Supreme Court do when confronted by (1) the president’s invocation of a broadly worded statute, (2) to enact a scattershot, arguably racialized form of border control, (3) where there are colorable arguments that the president has … Continue reading

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Mike Pence made Ellen Page cry …

OK.  You can watch it yourself.  Ellen Page, the Nova Scotian lesbian hobbit, appeared on Colbert's anti-Trump show and wept because of the cruelty and indifference to suffering that she said Mike Pence's whole career epitomizes.  She said Pence would … Continue reading

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The proclamation of a national emergency is to be in the Federal Register. Can money be moved without a national emergency?

By Robert Willmann Even though the chatter in mass media and by various members of Congress is consumed with the declaration of a national emergency, we can pause and look to see if we can find it.  Title 50, U.S. … Continue reading

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A seditious conspiracy …

"McCabe blithely went about meeting with the president, continued to do his normal work, and said nothing about it publicly. Is it reasonable to believe a career law officer wouldn’t shout from the rooftops, and even risk his job, to … Continue reading

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Persuading the king …

I watched Trump's Rose Garden session in which he announced that he would sign the appropriation bill and also declare a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act.  IMO he will win whatever court challenges are made because his authority … Continue reading

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Open Thread 16 February 2019

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