Category Archives: Current Affairs

Great News Everybody: 2022 Just Got a Whole Lot More Fun. So Did Next Year.

You’ve got it. Your very favorite president, well, let Hollywood tell the story. ““I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.” … Continue reading

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Midterm election day. With electronic voting and counting machines, you do not vote, and you do not count the votes.

By Robert Willmann An election has three parts — a voter registration list, voting procedures, and counting the votes — unless you divide the last one into two. That will make it: a voter registration list, voting procedures, counting the … Continue reading

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The political prosecution of Thomas Barrack collapses as a federal court jury finds him not guilty of all 9 charges

By Robert Willmann The U.S. Constitution in the Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial “in all criminal prosecutions”. Notice that the federal constitution does not give you the right to a jury trial in all civil cases, … Continue reading

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“Brazil’s Bolsonaro asks supporters to lift blockades” – TTG

STORY: After days of road blockades across Brazil in protest of Jair Bolsonaro’s election loss on Sunday (October 30), the president on Wednesday finally asked the protesters to clear out. “I know you’re upset, you’re sad; you expected something else, … Continue reading

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Will Judge Carl Nichols sentence Steve Bannon to jail for resisting a subpoena from the J6 Committee?

By Robert Willmann Something has made me uneasy about U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who is presiding over the misdemeanor criminal case against Steve Bannon for failing to appear after receiving a subpoena issued by the Congressional committee that is … Continue reading

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Saudi Arabia is not our friend (nor anyone else’s) Get it? – Republished 13 October, 2022

“Foreign affairs experts gave President Joe Biden’s first Middle East trip a failing grade, charging that Biden was unable to accomplish any of his three primary goals: resetting ties with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, lowering gas prices by securing … Continue reading

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What are the causes and effects of leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines?

By Robert Willmann Both reports and rumors are swirling around confirmed leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines running from Russia to Germany across the Baltic Sea. Although natural gas is not flowing through the pipelines at this … Continue reading

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Don’t forget Nantucket …

Hey! There are all kinds of other places that should not be passed over in selecting bus and plane destinations for illegals: Cape Cod Wilmington, Delaware Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Beach communities in California Portland, Oregon Seattle, Washington Minneapolis, Minnesota Sata … Continue reading

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The Presidential Records Act and classified information are two added issues in the FBI’s search of Trump’s Florida home

By Robert Willmann The civil lawsuit continues in a federal court about how items seized from Donald Trump’s Florida home by the FBI will be handled and used, and whether the order appointing a special master will remain in place. … Continue reading

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A little labor on Labor Day: The federal judge blocks the DOJ from using any material seized during the search of Trump’s home, and appoints a special master with four powers

By Robert Willmann On this Labor Day, the federal judge presiding over the lawsuit by Donald Trump asking that a special master be appointed to review the items seized from his home in Florida, and that using the material for … Continue reading

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