Christopher Steele is concerned his dossier on Donald Trump’s Russian connections was held up at the FBI Office whose head of Counter Intelligence has been indicted for working with one of Putin’s most powerful oligarchs
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By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Somewhere between the first and second times I heard someone say “weaponize,” this term and its derivatives—“weaponizing,” “weaponization,” and so on—began to repel me. It was the crudity of it, or the way it served as an accusatory dismissal, like “conspiracy theory.” Assert that someone has weaponized a […]
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WaPo’s Revelations About Russiagate Reporting Failures Typify Legacy Media Failures.
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The links between Brazil's far-right leaders and the US Stop The Steal activists suggest a globally-connected movement determined to attack democracy, reports Sian Norris
Ever since Donald Trump became president, Democrats have taken to equating the fate of their own party to the fate of American democracy. In a two-party system, the logical conclusion is that this is profoundly undemocratic.
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From the classified documents he took to Mar-a-Lago to New York State business fraud charges to Stormy Daniels, Donald Trump’s demise has been predicted too many times to count. We will believe it when we see it.
The post 24th Time Is a Charm first appeared on Ted Rall's Rallblog.The 800-page gorilla of a report from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the Capitol seems strangely silent on a few matters that, apparently, were a bit too uncomfortable for the Committee to take on.
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The Election Deniers on the Ballot: What You Need to Know
Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans allies who tried to overturn the 2020 election results are now just one step away from taking control of the election process itself.
BUT we can stop them if we turn out in full force for November’s midterms.
If we don’t stop them from taking over the election process, we can kiss what’s left of our democracy goodbye.
Why The Window To Prosecute Trump Is Closing
Donald Trump is not above the law. He must be prosecuted — to preserve what’s left of our democracy.
Trump spent years evading the consequences of his actions thanks to the wealth he accumulated from his empire of scams.
Now, he’s counting on his political power to shield himself from far more serious crimes.
Every day we wait to hold Trump accountable only emboldens him — and others like him — to wreak havoc on our Constitution and the rule of law.
3 Lies Republicans Are Using This Election
It’s not just the Big Lie. Republicans are telling three other lies they hope will swing the midterms.
They involve crime, inflation, and taxes.
Here are the GOP’s claims, followed by the facts.
1. They claim crime is rising because Democrats have been “soft” on crime.
Rubbish. Rising crime rates are due to the proliferation of guns, which Republicans refuse to control.