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Wed, 05/04/2023 - 10:20
Unable even to scrape two nominees together – and leaving almost 200 hundred seats uncontested in May’s council elections because it couldn’t find candidates willing to represent Starmer The Labour party last week claimed it has a ‘paid-up’ membership of 382,000. Even if this were true, it would represent a massive fall in membership compared […]
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Wed, 05/04/2023 - 09:30
This did not happen… This did: He did not lead anyone down the boulevard. He slunk in and out of the courtroom as fast as possible and hightailed it back to his safe space in Maralago. Poor little Eric was just trying to buck up his sad, sad daddy.
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Wed, 05/04/2023 - 08:00
This is a good take on the DeSantis and Trump dynamic at the moment. It’s complicated. Very complicated. Puck’s Tara Palmeri has an excellent interview with Florida politico Peter Schorsch about what DeSantis Land is thinking these days and I have to say . . . it does not inspire confidence in Meatball Ron’s chances. Read the whole thing. Being immune to real-world feedback is not a great trait in a politician. And I agree that the window to attack Trump has closed because of the indictment. But the best line is from the unnamed Trump aide: “DeSantis brought a mercenary army to a holy war.” That perfectly sums up the establishment support for DeSantis. Conservatism Inc. was so eager for someone to rid them of Trump that they jumped behind DeSantis purely because his poll numbers were good. They had no plan. They were never going to confront Trump. They simply believed that they could lecture the rubes about electability and then the unwashed would do what they were told.
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Wed, 05/04/2023 - 07:38

Youtube video link posted 2023.03.30 What follows is an edited transcript. DANNY HAIPHONG: Good afternoon everyone, good afternoon. You are tuning in to another episode of The Left Lens. How are you all doing this afternoon? I am joined by Economist Michael Hudson, as you can see here. I am very honored to have him. Continue Reading

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Wed, 05/04/2023 - 07:30
Hmmm. Trump claimed that he had the “right” to take home documents in a recent Fox News interview with Sean Hannity, who repeatedly tried to help the former president without success. “I’ve known you for decades,” Hannity said. “I can’t imagine you ever saying, ‘Bring me some of the boxes that we brought back from the White House. I’d like to look at them.’ Did you ever do that?” “I would have the right to do that,” Trump responded. “There’s nothing wrong with it.” “But I know you,” Hannity said. “I don’t think you would do it.” “I don’t have a lot of time, but I would have the right to do that,” Trump retorted. “I would do that.” “Remember this,” Trump added. “This is the Presidential Records Act. I have the right to take stuff.” And check this out: Legal experts said new revelations about obstruction evidence collected by special counsel Jack Smith’s team could land former President Donald Trump in deep legal trouble.