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Tallex · 2022-05-31 15:50:23

murdoch wrote:

Tallex wrote:
Trump expressed support for hanging Pence during Capitol riot, Jan. 6 panel told
The select panel has heard that, after "hang Mike Pence” chants broke out, the then-president expressed support for the prospect of hanging his No. 2, three people told POLITICO.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/2 … 6-00035117

The Jan. 6 select committee has heard testimony indicating that then-President Donald Trump — after rioters who swarmed the Capitol began chanting “hang Mike Pence” — expressed support for hanging his vice president, according to three people familiar with the matter.
The White House chief of staff at the time, Mark Meadows, was in the dining room off the Oval Office with Trump at one point during last year’s Capitol attack, the committee has been told. Meadows then left the dining room and informed other people nearby that Trump had signaled a positive view of the prospect of hanging the vice president, the panel heard.
Yeah, on that alone, Trump should be put in prison.
The thing I haven't seen anyone talk about in an article (maybe it's been there, but I haven't seen it) is what all this exposes about the absolutely failed aspect of our legal system, in terms of swift jutice, both at the civil and criminal levels. A key to Trump's success as a person in our society is his knowledge of how to game the legal system to delay forever, and, thus, win.

It has also been said numerous times what in the world is Merrick Garland doing, why the wait. Oh it's because the DOJ is making sure that all the i's are dotted and all the t's are crossed but it's sure taking time to get this idiot and cohorts indited, found guilty and jailed. I think Georgia might finally nail him.

Tallex · 2022-05-31 16:09:17

The Epidemic of Mass Shootings Is Neither Inevitable Nor Unsolvable
We can start by rejecting the big politicized myths that stand in our way.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/20 … gs-uvalde/

For many years now, every horrific gun massacre has ricocheted widely with a familiar theme of outrage and surrender. On Wednesday, the day after a heavily armed, suicidal 18-year-old slaughtered 19 children and two adults at a Texas elementary school, Washington Post columnist Brian Broome published one of the more powerful versions of that narrative I’ve ever read. “Nothing happened after innocent children were slaughtered the last time, or the time before that, and nothing is going to be done now,” he wrote, citing Columbine, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook and Parkland.
Broome’s column articulated the enduring shame of our nation’s political stalemate and pathetic inaction on gun policy. It was piercing and poignant—and, in my view, wrong.

Tallex · 2022-05-31 16:40:33

After Texas Massacre, Politicians Move to Introduce Gun Control Legislation…in Canada

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/20 … gislation/

Citing worsening homicide rates and the cautionary tale “south of the border,” the Canadian government yesterday introduced a massive bill designed to reduce the presence of deadly weapons.
Yesterday’s legislation would freeze the sale of handguns, initiate a mandatory buyback of most military-style assault rifles, and implement so-called “red flag” laws that allow judges to temporarily confiscate weapons from people viewed to be suicidal or dangerous to others. The bill, which will likely garner the support of both the Canadian Liberal and New Democratic Parties, is all but guaranteed to pass despite objections from conservatives.

The government also announced that it will require all rifle magazines to be altered to fit a maximum of five rounds and that it will ban the sale of large-capacity magazines.

“As a government, as a society, we have a responsibility to act to prevent more tragedies,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said yesterday. “We need only look south of the border to know that if we do not take action, firmly and rapidly, it gets worse and worse and more difficult to counter,” he added.

Tallex · 2022-05-31 17:43:04

Georgia DA Could Bury Trump With His Own Words, Says Former Fed Prosecutor
Trump, meanwhile, is blasting the special grand jury probe into his demand for extra Georgia votes after he lost the election.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fani-wil … 85dc20c3c#

Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis is armed with powerfully damaging information on Donald Trump amid a special grand jury probe that could make her the first official to prove the former president had criminal intent when attempting to overturn the 2020 election results, according to a former federal prosecutor.

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While Trump’s phone call launched the Georgia probe into election interference, the investigation has now been expanded into include possible racketeering and fraud linked to a number of efforts by Republicans to upend the election.
A key focus will be the slate of fake electors Republicans created, aiming to substitute them for the state’s legitimate electors. Trump’s former personal attorney Rudy Giuliani was deeply involved in that scheme.

Tallex · 2022-05-31 21:09:42

Right-Wing Organization Launches Chilling Map Marking Schools As 'Woke Hot Spots'
Liberty Alliance, a far-right Missouri organization, named specific schools and school districts on its map.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/missouri … a85dc23c44

A far-right Missouri organization has launched a disturbing map alerting followers to “hot spots” of so-called “woke” activity in the state.
As of Monday, the 12 map locations all concerned educational institutions, and linked to articles, videos and tweets trashing things like critical race theory and diversity training. The information named at least 12 specific schools or school districts — particularly chilling in light of America’s mounting toll of school mass shootings.
The Liberty Alliance is “committed to fighting back against the woke agenda permeating all across Missouri,” reads a statement on the conservative group’s website next to a state map peppered with spots.

“The first step in fighting back is uncovering their crazy ideas — from Critical Race Theory to grooming toddlers with sexually explicit books,” the statement added. “That is why we have officially launched the Woke Heat Map — an interactive tool designed to expose the insane actions of the radical Left. This map will alert Missourians of craziness happening in their own communities.”

Tallex · 2022-06-05 17:50:51

Rep. Louie Gohmert Laments That Republicans Can't Lie To Congress Or The FBI
“If you’re a Republican, you can’t even lie to Congress or lie to an FBI agent or they’re coming after you,” the Texas Republican said on Newsmax.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/louie-go … c4eef958f9

It’s not because the Texas congressman thinks Navarro should have followed the law and cooperated with a House select committee’s investigation of the U.S. Capitol riot but because Navarro’s arrest Friday means that Republicans might have to tell the truth when dealing with Congress or law enforcement.

Tallex · 2022-06-09 17:08:50

GOP Candidate Carl Paladino Calls Adolf Hitler 'The Kind Of Leader We Need Today'
The New York House candidate has the endorsement of the third-ranked Republican in the House.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/carl-pal … 94c1c58d4a

“I was thinking the other day about — somebody had mentioned on the radio Adolf Hitler and how he aroused the crowds,” Paladino responded, chuckling a little bit as he said the Nazi dictator’s name. “And he would get up there screaming these epithets and these people were just — they were hypnotized by him. That’s, I guess, I guess that’s the kind of leader we need today. We need somebody inspirational.”

Tallex · 2022-06-16 17:02:07

Jan. 6 Committee Lays Out Election Theft Scheme That Nearly Got Mike Pence Killed
Pence’s refusal to go along with Trump’s plan led to a mob searching for the vice president and chanting “Hang Mike Pence.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-ja … 7098aaf481

“Mike Pence said no. He resisted the pressure. He knew it was illegal. He knew it was wrong,” Thompson said, and then added that Trump responded by lashing out on him publicly. “Donald Trump turned the mob on him.”

murdoch · 2022-06-18 17:23:53

Tallex wrote:

It has also been said numerous times what in the world is Merrick Garland doing, why the wait. Oh it's because the DOJ is making sure that all the i's are dotted and all the t's are crossed but it's sure taking time to get this idiot and cohorts indited, found guilty and jailed. I think Georgia might finally nail him.

Maybe Georgia will get it done. The House 1/6 group is doing a good job, though I'm not sure that will result in getting Trump off of our radar screen. Even if the DOJ goes after Trump once that is over, I won't assume they will succeed, and if they do, let's see how the less honorable Republicans react. Those disgusting dishonorable Congressional elected Republicans who opposed looking into 1/6 at all .... they are a very bad sign to me.

This week, the world's wealthiest person (and successful provider of alternative energy technology, as it happens) indicated he was leaning toward voting for Ron DeSantis in 2024 for President. this is the same Ron DeSantis who has failed to repudiate the ongoing attempt to overthrow the rule of law in the US, by Trump. This is the same Ron DeSantis who has been one of Trump's biggest supporters.

I think we (activists throughout the US) should generally spread the word that a basic criteria independent-minded thoughtful voters should be using is to not vote for any politicians who are willing to look the other way when it comes to the coup attempt.

Tallex · 2022-06-19 21:05:57

Nearly 6 In 10 Americans Want Trump Charged For Insurrection: Poll
The ABC News/Ipsos poll also found that 60% of those surveyed believed the House select committee is conducting a "fair and impartial" investigation.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/6-of-10- … 94c1d83d38

The findings by the ABC News/Ipsos survey reveal a very slight uptick in support for prosecution of Trump since the start of televised hearings by the House select committee investigating the insurrection.

The new poll, conducted June 17 and 18, found that 58% of those surveyed believe Trump should be charged with a crime for his role. An ABC News/Washington Post poll conducted in April found that 52% of those surveyed thought the same.

Tallex · 2022-06-19 21:08:33

Trump 'Induced Murderous Rage' In Insurrection Mob, Says Former Justice Official
They were ready to "tear Pence limb from limb." It was "as dark as it gets," says former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Harry Litman.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-in … 69ca999ff7

A former Department of Justice official said Saturday that Donald Trump “induced a murderous rage” in the mob that stormed the Capitol during the insurrection last year, and risked former Vice President Mike Pence’s life.
The mob was ready to “tear Pence limb from limb,” former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Harry Litman noted on MSNBC Saturday. It was “as dark as it gets,” added Litman, who called it a “set up” by Trump.
Litman angrily responded to a chilling video of Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, in which one can be heard saying that “Pence just caved,” before adding that “we’re going to drag motherf**kers through the streets.”

Tallex · 2022-06-20 11:48:26

Ex-Watergate Prosecutor Says Georgia Probe Is The One That Could 'Send Trump To Jail'
Nick Akerman said Trump has "zero defense" against a criminal probe into 2020 election meddling in Georgia.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ex-water … 94c1d84f4d

In a recorded call from Trump to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger ahead of the official 2020 vote certification, Trump told the election official to “find” the 11,780 votes needed to reverse his loss to Joe Biden in the state.
Akerman, who served as an assistant special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal that led to the resignation of former President Richard Nixon, said he believed that tape would be enough to lead to a possible conviction.
“If you are asking which of the cases right now, which one is going to send Donald Trump to prison, that is the case,” he said. “There is a really neat three-year felony in Georgia, that Donald Trump has violated. Prosecutors love tape-recorded evidence because you cannot cross-examine it.”

Tallex · 2022-06-21 10:51:15

Meet the Billionaire and Rising GOP Mega-Donor Who’s Gaming the Tax System

https://www.propublica.org/article/jeff … -avoidance

Susquehanna founder and TikTok investor Jeff Yass has avoided $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He’s now pouring his money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election deniers.

Tallex · 2022-06-21 12:06:39

Jan. 6 Committee Lays Out Election Theft Scheme That Nearly Got Mike Pence Killed
Pence’s refusal to go along with Trump’s plan led to a mob searching for the vice president and chanting “Hang Mike Pence.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-ja … 7098aaf481

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s last-gasp scheme to overturn democracy and remain in power put his own vice president’s life in grave peril, as Trump’s social media attack on Mike Pence further enflamed the mob that had already breached the U.S. Capitol, the House Jan. 6 committee detailed in a hearing Thursday that included the revelation that the pro-Trump Proud Boys group was prepared to murder Pence on that day.

Tallex · 2022-06-21 12:08:27

The Looming Reversal Of Roe v. Wade Is Another Perilous Sign For American Democracy
In Brazil, Poland and now the United States, efforts to limit abortion rights are inseparable from attacks on democracy as a whole.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supreme- … 100a6460aa

These nations ― countries like Brazil, El Salvador, Hungary, India, Nicaragua and Poland ― share one major commonality: They are almost exclusively countries that experts consider “backsliding democracies,” in which abortion access is one of many rights under threat.

Now, the United States ― itself now widely considered a democracy in decline ― is about to join them.

Tallex · 2022-06-21 12:19:59

Trump 'Induced Murderous Rage' In Insurrection Mob, Says Former Justice Official
They were ready to "tear Pence limb from limb." It was "as dark as it gets," says former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Harry Litman.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-in … 69ca999ff7

A former Department of Justice official said Saturday that Donald Trump “induced a murderous rage” in the mob that stormed the Capitol during the insurrection last year, and risked former Vice President Mike Pence’s life.
The mob was ready to “tear Pence limb from limb,” former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Harry Litman noted on MSNBC Saturday. It was “as dark as it gets,” added Litman, who called it a “set up” by Trump.

Tallex · 2022-06-22 15:57:50

These Republicans Resisted Trump’s Attempt To Steal The Election. They’d Vote For Him Again.

As GOP election deniers prepare to test American democracy again, the few Republicans who thwarted Trump's 2020 lies still won't fully break with him.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rusty-bo … 9caa135f0#

Rusty Bowers, the Republican speaker of the Arizona state House of Representatives, on Tuesday detailed his efforts to thwart former President Donald Trump’s attempt to steal the 2020 presidential election in stirring testimony to a select congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

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Bowers read from a journal entry he wrote in December 2020, in which he completely dismissed the then-president’s efforts to undermine democracy: “I do not want to be a winner by cheating,” he wrote. “I will not play with laws I swore allegiance to.”

Hours later, Bowers said he would vote for Trump again.

Tallex · 2022-06-22 16:15:35

Senator Ron Johnson Caught Faking Phone Call To Avoid Fake Elector Questions
"I can see your phone," a reporter told Johnson, calling out the ruse.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-john … ccbe65edd5

Facing searing questions about the revelation he tried to give false election documents to then-Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) opted to fake a phone call.

He got caught doing that, too.

NBC News reporter Frank Thorp V spotted the Wisconsin Republican as he left the Capitol building Tuesday. Earlier that day, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol aired damning texts sent by Johnson’s chief of staff, Sean Riley, to a Pence staffer saying the senator wanted to hand the vice president an ”[a]lternate slate of electors” ― the fake election documents used to push the idea that former President Donald Trump won in states he actually lost.

Tallex · 2022-07-21 10:28:40

Blake Masters Is Peter Thiel’s Dream Candidate—and a Total Nightmare for Democracy
The right-wing tech giant, who has said he believes freedom and democracy are incompatible, has poured millions into his protégé’s Senate campaign.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/20 … ark-kelly/

Arizona voters who want to comprehend just how unusual Masters is must understand the full pantheon of his influences. They include Curtis Yarvin, who describes himself as America’s foremost absolute monarchist blogger; Murray Rothbard, the reactionary economist who suggested libertarians use right-wing populism to push their agenda; and Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, whom Masters has praised (with caveats). Another favorite is Lee Kuan Yew, the late dictator of Singapore who oversaw a miraculous economic transformation while crushing the civil liberties of those who stood in the way.
But no one is as influential as Thiel, who confessed in a 2009 essay, “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible.” He went on to warn that the “fate of our world may depend on the effort of a single person who builds or propagates the machinery of freedom that makes the world safe for capitalism.”
Thiel is setting himself up to be that builder. Masters is one of his tools.

Tallex · 2022-07-21 10:39:42

6 Revealing Moments From Our Profile of GOP Senate Candidate Blake Masters
A regretful donor, a private chat server, a college rap video, and more.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/20 … ings-tldr/

Masters is a highly unusual candidate who used to consider himself a libertarian. He supported open borders, backed a woman’s right to choose, and denounced nationalism. A decade later, he is running as an America First ally of Tucker Carlson.
More fundamentally, Masters is the right-hand man of a billionaire who confessed in 2009, “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible.” Instead of disrupting taxi companies or hotels with his investments, Thiel now has his sights on American democracy. He is spending tens of millions of dollars backing Masters, as well as Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance, another former employee. He is also putting smaller sums behind more than a dozen Republican candidates, most of whom question the results of the 2020 election. His goal is to bend the American right to his will.

Tallex · 2022-07-28 15:27:00

Justice Department Probe Homes In On Trump’s Efforts To Stay In Power, Overturn Vote: Report

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-t … 13fc4af0f#

The Department of Justice is investigating former President Donald Trump and his efforts to remain in office after he lost the 2020 election, with prosecutors asking witnesses detailed questions about his behavior and meetings he held to overturn the election, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

The report, citing people familiar with the DOJ’s inquiry, said prosecutors have asked detailed questions about meetings held by Trump in December 2020 and January 2021, after his November election loss, as well as what instruction he gave his attorneys as they worked on a plan to use slates of fake electors rather than those won by Joe Biden.

Tallex · 2022-08-21 18:19:30

Ex-CIA Director Says Today’s GOP Is Most Dangerous Political Force He’s Ever Seen
“I agree,” said Michael Hayden, in response to a journalist who covers extremism describing Republicans as "nihilistic" and "contemptible."

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michael- … b77a966d8#

Former CIA director Michael Hayden, a Bush administration appointee, said Wednesday that today’s Republican Party is the most dangerous political force he’s ever seen.
Hayden, who is a retired U.S. Air Force four-star general and also the former director of the National Security Agency (NSA), made his claim on Twitter, in response to a tweet by Financial Times associate editor Edward Luce.
“I’ve covered extremism and violent ideologies around the world over my career. Have never come across a political force more nihilistic, dangerous and contemptible than today’s Republicans.

Tallex · 2022-09-02 14:20:00

Joe Biden Calls On Nation To Reject Extremist Republicans Who Threaten Democracy
Speaking from Philadelphia, the president attacked "MAGA Republicans" and cast the midterm elections as a referendum on the fate of American democracy itself.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-bide … d5e62290db

President Joe Biden called on Americans to take seriously the threat election deniers pose to democracy in a prime-time speech to the nation on Thursday, honing his message against “extremist” Republicans ahead of the November elections.

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“MAGA Republicans do not respect the Constitution. They do not believe in the rule of law. They do not recognize the will of the people, refuse to accept the results of a free election,” he warned.

murdoch · 2022-09-15 18:52:04

remarkable.

Tallex wrote:

Ex-CIA Director Says Today’s GOP Is Most Dangerous Political Force He’s Ever Seen
“I agree,” said Michael Hayden, in response to a journalist who covers extremism describing Republicans as "nihilistic" and "contemptible."

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michael- … b77a966d8#

Former CIA director Michael Hayden, a Bush administration appointee, said Wednesday that today’s Republican Party is the most dangerous political force he’s ever seen.
Hayden, who is a retired U.S. Air Force four-star general and also the former director of the National Security Agency (NSA), made his claim on Twitter, in response to a tweet by Financial Times associate editor Edward Luce.
“I’ve covered extremism and violent ideologies around the world over my career. Have never come across a political force more nihilistic, dangerous and contemptible than today’s Republicans.

Tallex · 2022-09-15 22:31:13

murdoch wrote:

remarkable.
Tallex wrote:
Ex-CIA Director Says Today’s GOP Is Most Dangerous Political Force He’s Ever Seen
“I agree,” said Michael Hayden, in response to a journalist who covers extremism describing Republicans as "nihilistic" and "contemptible."

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michael- … b77a966d8#

Former CIA director Michael Hayden, a Bush administration appointee, said Wednesday that today’s Republican Party is the most dangerous political force he’s ever seen.
Hayden, who is a retired U.S. Air Force four-star general and also the former director of the National Security Agency (NSA), made his claim on Twitter, in response to a tweet by Financial Times associate editor Edward Luce.
“I’ve covered extremism and violent ideologies around the world over my career. Have never come across a political force more nihilistic, dangerous and contemptible than today’s Republicans.

It's true and so sad.

Tallex · 2022-09-16 00:04:06

Typical mob tactic. TFG is going down and there will be dancing in the streets when it happens.

Trump Says Americans Won't 'Stand' For Charges Against Him, Warns Of Trouble
Daring to indict him would trigger “problems in this country the likes of which perhaps we’ve never seen before," Trump ominously warned.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-pu … a023d6f90#

Donald Trump said Thursday that Americans will not “stand” for indictments against him regarding top secret documents he took from the White House — and ominously warned that criminal charges could trigger “big problems” never before seen.

Trump also declared that he issued a standing order to declassify everything he took from the White House. It’s a resurrected claim that even his attorneys haven’t presented in court filings — and one contradicted by several Trump administration officials.

Tallex · 2022-09-22 08:13:26

Telepathy? Trump Claims He Could Declassify Documents 'By Thinking About It'
The former president makes a wild new claim about the extent of his powers while in office.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-t … b5206aad2c

Donald Trump just made one of the broadest claims of presidential power yet, telling Fox News host Sean Hannity he had the ability to declassify government documents with his mind.

Or, as one U.S. senator summed it up, Trump appears to think it can be done “telepathically.”

Tallex · 2022-10-05 14:51:50

Trump "will be convicted of multiple felonies": George Conway on the bumpy road ahead
Longtime GOP lawyer says Trump won't take a deal and will call for MAGA violence — but his time is almost up

https://www.salon.com/2022/10/03/will-b … oad-ahead/

How do we balance political expediency versus legal necessity? The law takes time, but Donald Trump is an imminent danger to American society right now. Something needs to be done, and we are running out of time.
At the end of the day, we have to follow the legal system and apply it evenhandedly — but that should be done as expeditiously as possible. The Justice Department has clearly come around to that understanding. They are now expanding their investigations of Jan. 6, Trump's other alleged crimes and related matters at the highest levels. I don't think it's going to take them very long to put together a case on the classified documents. And I don't think they have a choice, even if they wanted to resist prosecuting him. It's going to be sooner rather than later. Trump could easily be under both federal and state indictment at some point between Election Day [Nov. 8] and New Year's Day.

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People on the left and right have come together to oppose Trump and his movement. I am hopeful that the American people will be so exhausted by this whole saga that they will be drawn toward all the things that tie us together as a nation and people. Of course we may disagree with one another, and do so passionately. But in the end we are all Americans, and we have more in common than divides us. I hope we can get back to that and heal after Trump.

Tallex · 2022-10-23 08:01:55

Trump Stashed 'Highly Sensitive' China, Iran Missile Intel At Mar-A-Lago: Report
Leaked information could have seriously jeopardized U.S. security, sources told The Washington Post.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/china-ir … 76dc17b069

“The exceptional sensitivity of these documents, and the reckless exposure of invaluable sources and methods of U.S. intelligence capabilities concerning these foreign adversaries, will certainly influence the Justice Department’s determination of whether to charge Mr. Trump or others with willful retention of national defense information under the Espionage Act,” David Laufman, a former senior official of the Justice Department, told the Post.

Tallex · 2022-10-29 08:57:56

New Evidence Shows How Trump Planned to Falsely Declare Victory and Steal the Election
“It was premeditated.”

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/20 … e-victory/

The congressional committee investigating January 6 on Thursday revealed new evidence that Donald Trump had a preexisting plan to falsely declare victory on election night in 2020—part of a plot to use made-up voting fraud claims in an attempt to retain power.

For the second time, the committee played leaked audio first reported by Mother Jones in which Trump adviser Steve Bannon, during an October 31, 2020, meeting, said that Trump had a “strategy” to prematurely assert he had won on Election Day.

Tallex · 2022-12-08 18:21:39

Republicans Want the Supreme Court to “Rewrite History” So They Can Hijack Elections
During the Moore v. Harper arguments, a majority of justices expressed skepticism about the radical “independent state legislature” theory.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/20 … islatures/

A lawyer for the GOP-controlled North Carolina legislature argued before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that state legislatures should be granted sweeping new powers to pass gerrymandered maps and restrictive voting laws and cannot be constrained by state courts or state constitutions when it comes to regulating federal elections. This “independent state legislature” theory had long been considered fringe, but in recent years it has been aggressively pushed before the court by Federalist Society co-chairman Leonard Leo and his allied groups, the Trump campaign during its attempt to overturn the election in 2020, and now by Republican state lawmakers in North Carolina.

Tallex · 2022-12-08 18:34:04

62 Things Trump Did That You Forgot About To Preserve Your Sanity
Donald Trump's running for president again, so you can look forward to more of his "fun" ideas — like the time he tried to buy Greenland.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-t … 7409602b90

Donald Trump has returned to the news cycle amid a deluge of stories about a dinner meeting he hosted with a white supremacist and Ye, the rapper previously known as Kanye West.

It’s a reminder of the chaotic years of his presidency, as well as a foreboding ― though hopefully instructive ― warning about how he would wield power if elected again.

If past is prologue, let’s take a moment to remember just how unsettling things got during the Trump administration, with this not-even-remotely-exhaustive list of weird and bad stuff he attempted while in office:

Tallex · 2022-12-19 18:31:50

January 6 Report Presents a Devastating Case Against Trump
He was the “central cause” of the riot and mounted multiple plots to overthrow democracy.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/20 … ald-trump/

After 18 months of investigation and hearings, the House January 6 committee has confirmed the obvious: “The central cause of January 6th was one man, former President Donald Trump, who many others followed. None of the events of January 6th would have happened without him.” The committee cited this conclusion in a 161-page introduction to its forthcoming final report that was released on Monday. The full report is expected to be made public on Wednesday.

Tallex · 2023-03-17 13:31:45

The Corruption at Fox News Is Worse Than You Assumed
An explosive legal filing reveals evidence showing the network is crooked from top to bottom.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/20 … u-assumed/

Last week, the release of a legal filing in Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation case against Fox News disclosed text messages, emails, and deposition testimony of Fox hosts and executives that provided a rare look at the inner workings of a propaganda outfit that masquerades as a news network.

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#240 2022-06-21 12:08:27

Re: democracy is fragile-Clear Channel-Iheart-Liberty-media-John Malone

#241 2022-06-21 12:19:59

Re: democracy is fragile-Clear Channel-Iheart-Liberty-media-John Malone

#242 2022-06-22 15:57:50

Re: democracy is fragile-Clear Channel-Iheart-Liberty-media-John Malone

#243 2022-06-22 16:15:35

Re: democracy is fragile-Clear Channel-Iheart-Liberty-media-John Malone

#244 2022-07-21 10:28:40

Re: democracy is fragile-Clear Channel-Iheart-Liberty-media-John Malone

#245 2022-07-21 10:39:42

Re: democracy is fragile-Clear Channel-Iheart-Liberty-media-John Malone

#246 2022-07-28 15:27:00

Re: democracy is fragile-Clear Channel-Iheart-Liberty-media-John Malone

#247 2022-08-21 18:19:30

Re: democracy is fragile-Clear Channel-Iheart-Liberty-media-John Malone

#248 2022-09-02 14:20:00

Re: democracy is fragile-Clear Channel-Iheart-Liberty-media-John Malone

#249 2022-09-15 18:52:04

Re: democracy is fragile-Clear Channel-Iheart-Liberty-media-John Malone

#250 2022-09-15 22:31:13

Re: democracy is fragile-Clear Channel-Iheart-Liberty-media-John Malone

#251 2022-09-16 00:04:06

Re: democracy is fragile-Clear Channel-Iheart-Liberty-media-John Malone

#252 2022-09-22 08:13:26

Re: democracy is fragile-Clear Channel-Iheart-Liberty-media-John Malone

#253 2022-10-05 14:51:50

Re: democracy is fragile-Clear Channel-Iheart-Liberty-media-John Malone

#254 2022-10-23 08:01:55

Re: democracy is fragile-Clear Channel-Iheart-Liberty-media-John Malone

#255 2022-10-29 08:57:56

Re: democracy is fragile-Clear Channel-Iheart-Liberty-media-John Malone

#256 2022-12-08 18:21:39

Re: democracy is fragile-Clear Channel-Iheart-Liberty-media-John Malone

#257 2022-12-08 18:34:04

Re: democracy is fragile-Clear Channel-Iheart-Liberty-media-John Malone

#258 2022-12-19 18:31:50

Re: democracy is fragile-Clear Channel-Iheart-Liberty-media-John Malone

#259 2023-03-17 13:31:45

Re: democracy is fragile-Clear Channel-Iheart-Liberty-media-John Malone

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