“We are talking about a system that has been gerrymandering people out of public representation. Okay. If we’re relying on cops, ultimately those cops are working for the very people, the people you work for, and not in the interest of the vast majority of society. We don’t have representation…”…
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Why Democrats Are Scared to Death of Voter Fraud Investigations…
As President Trump’s Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity met on Tuesday in New Hampshire to discuss voter fraud, the usual liberal suspects cried wolf. During last year’s election, the president voiced what we know — that voter fraud exists. The only question is to what degree, and that’s the mission…
Tucker Carlson: ‘No Reason to Be Optimistic’ About Trump’s Deal on DACA…
For the opening monologue of his Thursday night broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” host Tucker Carlson criticized the reported deal President Donald Trump made with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration policy…
Menendez & Netanyahu by Micah Morrison…
The federal corruption trial of Senator Robert Menendez and his very good amigo, Florida ophthalmologist Salomon Melgen, is underway in New Jersey. It doesn’t appear to be going well for the prosecution. On Tuesday, the government put Dr. Melgen’s girlfriends on the stand, and they weren’t happy about it. Senator Menendez…
Trump’s Bonfire of Washington Politics by Alastair Crooke…
President Trump shocked the political world and his own “base” when he struck a budget deal with Democrats to get emergency funding for Hurricane Harvey victims, reports ex-British diplomat Alastair Crooke. Last week, President Trump threw a grenade into the U.S. political structure. Political fragments now lie…
The Russian Hacking Story Continues to Unravel by Mike Whitney…
A new report by a retired IT executive at IBM, debunks the claim that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential campaign by hacking Democratic computers and circulating damaging information about Hillary Clinton. The report, which is titled “The Non-Existent Foundation for Russian Hacking Charge“, provides a rigorous…
Trump and the ‘Pivot’ to Democrats…
As usual with President Trump’s more imaginative moves, the arrangement with the Democratic congressional leaders to defer the debt-ceiling issue for three months and pass hurricane relief at once was a more important step than it appears. The key element of it is that he has moved to higher and more defensible political ground…
At Least 11 Mayors Accused Of Child Sex-Related Crimes Since 2016…
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigned on Wednesday after a fifth man publicly accused the Democrat of molesting him as a child. But Murray isn’t alone. At least 11 then-current and former mayors have been accused of child sex abuse-related crimes since 2016. The allegations range from child porn to physical abuse…
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McConnell Says Dems Are in for a Disappointment with Trump Debt Deal…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hinted Monday that Democratic leadership will not be as thrilled with the emergency Hurricane funding, government spending and debt ceiling deal they struck with the president as they initially thought. “Since I was in charge of drafting the debt ceiling provision that we inserted into…
Gatekeeper of DC Society Sally Quinn Comes Out as Occultist, Used Hex to Kill People…
Maybe, thanks to the dribs and drabs that have bubbled up over the past year, we are starting to have that question answered. The latest revelation surrounds Sally Quinn, the surviving widow of Ben Bradlee, the Washington Post’s powerful executive editor from 1968 to 1991, who then served as the paper’s vice president…
The Big Lie in Bernie Sanders’ ‘Medicare for All Bill’…
Bernie’s bill would add dental and vision care to Medicare while giving government greater responsibility for paying incidental costs. That’s going to be very expensive, because even without those added benefits Medicare is already extraordinarily expensive. A September 2015 study by respected economist, C. Eugene Steuerle…
Has the NYT Gone Collectively Mad? by Robert Parry…
For those of us who have taught journalism or worked as editors, a sign that an article is the product of sloppy or dishonest journalism is that a key point will be declared as flat fact when it is unproven or a point in serious dispute – and it then becomes the foundation for other […]
Maryland Judge Demands Bar Investigation of Hillary Aides Who Helped Destroy Private Emails…
Last week the FBI denied Ty Clevenger’s FOIA request for Hillary Clinton’s emails due a supposed “lack of public interest.” No really…once you’ve manage to stop laughing, you can read our prior post on the topic here: FBI Denies FOIA Request For Hillary Documents Due To “Lack Of Public Interest”. Alas, Clevenger isn’t…
Obama: The Former Occupant of the White House Who Won’t Go Away…
The Obama rapid response team quickly swung into action against the latest Republican move on immigration last week. The new policy was “wrong.” It was “self-defeating.” It was “cruel.” It wasn’t “required legally,” but was “a political decision.” Only two things were unusual about this strong Democratic pushback…
Bound to No Party, Trump Upends 150 Years of Two-Party Rule…
When Donald J. Trump set his sights on the presidency in the 2000 election, he pursued the nomination of the Reform Party, a home for disenchanted independents. “The Republican Party has just moved too far to the extreme right,” he explained. “The Democrats are too far to the left.” In the end, he dropped the […]
FBI Reportedly Probing Sputnik’s Russia Propaganda Ties…
The FBI is reportedly investigating whether the Russian government-funded news agency, Sputnik, has been operating as an undisclosed propaganda arm for the Kremlin, which would be in violation of the U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), per Yahoo News. Why it matters: “This is incredibly significant,” said Asha Rangappa…
Gowdy Wonders If Democrats Are ‘Fearful’ Trump Dossier Is ‘A Piece Of Fiction’…
Democrats are “fearful” that the Trump dossier is “a piece of fiction,” one that the FBI used to form the basis of its investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government. That’s one theory that South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy is proposing for why Democrats are pushing back so hard against…
More Than 140k Americans, and Growing, Sign Petition Declaring Soros as a ‘Terrorist’…
A petition to the White House calling for Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros to be declared a ‘terrorist’ has garnered more than 140,000 signatures, far exceeding the 100,000 needed to require an official response from the administration. The petition, which also calls on the government to seize all of Soros’…
Here’s Don Jr.’s Latest Explanation for Why He Took That Russia Meeting…
Donald Trump Jr. told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday that he accepted a meeting last year with a Russian lawyer offering derogatory information about Hillary Clinton because he wanted to gauge the former secretary of state’s “fitness” for office. In a prepared statement provided to the committee…
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House Committee Subpoenas FBI, DOJ in Russia Investigation…
Byron York reports that Trey Gowdy’s House Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed the FBI and the Department of Justice over the origins of the fictitious Russian “dossier” that was used to smear Donald Trump during the presidential campaign: In the most significant escalation yet in the wrangling between Congress…
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