Thursday, February 02, 2023

BORIS JOHNSON ASKS THE WRONG QUESTION

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Boris Johnson weighed in on American politcs yesterday: During an event Wednesday at the Atlantic Council about the war in Ukraine, Johnso...

JUST RUN, YOU COWARDS (updated)

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So today we have overlapping stories about the 2024 Republican presidential field from a New York Times team led by Maggie Haberman ( "...
Wednesday, February 01, 2023

WAS A LEAK AFTER THE RAID ON JAMES GORDON MEEK'S HOUSE MEANT TO FALSELY DIRECT OUTRAGE AT PRESIDENT BIDEN?

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The Department of Justice is charging a well-known reporter with child pornography offenses : In a statement, the DOJ said that it was charg...

DeSANTIS CAN DO A LONG MARCH THROUGH THE INSTITUTIONS IF THE INSTITUTIONS DON'T FIGHT BACK

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The College Board surrenders to Ron DeSantis without a fight : After heavy criticism from Gov. Ron DeSantis, the College Board released on...
Tuesday, January 31, 2023

I DON'T BELIEVE TRUMP DIEHARDS LOVE TRUMP MORE THAN THEY HATE DEMOCRATS

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At The Bulwark, Sarah Longwell reports on a new poll that seems to suggest Ron DeSantis is in the GOP driver's seat -- but with one hug...

DID MARK POMERANTZ SHAME ALVIN BRAGG INTO INDICTING TRUMP, OR JUST INTO PRETENDING HE MIGHT?

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Will this be Donald Trump's downfall? I'll believe it when I see it: The Manhattan district attorney’s office on Monday began prese...
Monday, January 30, 2023

NO, JANUARY 6 DIDN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE OF A CULTURE-WIDE MISTRUST OF GOVERNMENT

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James Sasso, the senior investigative counsel for the House January 6 committee, argues in The New York Times today that the assault on th...
Sunday, January 29, 2023

ALL THEY ASK OF YOU IS ONE THING THAT YOU'LL NEVER DO

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Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail yesterday, with appearances in New Hampshire and South Carolina. Commenters at right-wing sites...
Saturday, January 28, 2023

WE NEED TO SEE THE VIOLENCE

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Yesterday, audiovisual evidence of two well-publicized crimes was released to public. In the afternoon we saw and heard evidence from David ...
Friday, January 27, 2023

TRUMP AND DeSANTIS TURN BORING?

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Here are a couple of Politico stories, posted within ten minutes of each other late yesterday afternoon. First, a story about Donald Trump :...