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I don't understand why the FBI would not be paying MTG a visit for her threats and seditious statements at the young Republican Rally in NYC. Would love to see the "youth" demographic of that gathering: a room of 60+ white guys.

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I love hearing that the G7 remains strongly behind Ukraine, showing, among other things, how much Democracy matters around the world. And that Jack Smith is closing in on Trump.

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I love these hopeful Letters from an American . . . . for some reason, it seems as though we have turned a corner. Thank you for helping show us the way.

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First, I want to thank you, Heather, for this fantastic report. I appreciate the great news you are bringing to us. Being a shut-in, all I have time to do now is read up on everything going on in the outside world. And I truly like getting good, true, News.

Now, for my thoughts on a few things.

MTG needs to be sanctioned, banned from the House of Representatives, and have it fixed where she can never hold a public office, of any kind, ever again. She should be arrested, and the key to her cell thrown in the deepest part of the ocean. If a common citizen had stood in front of any crowd and uttered the words MTG said, they would have been arrested before they left the microphone stand.

Now, for the Republican Party, and the group of enablers that communicated with ‘the former guy’ and his staff about overthrowing the election results, overthrowing our democracy, attacking the Capital, and involving the white supremacy groups in the attack. Every one of them need to have the same fate as MTG. None of them are fit to hold any public office, ever again. They need to be kicked out of Congress, immediately. Disgraced out of Washington DC and their respective states they all represent.

Now, I have no idea how, or who, might be responsible for getting all this bunch kicked out of Congress, but they need to get it done. I strongly believe that if “We the People” raise enough hell, make enough phone calls, write enough letters, and continue pressure on our politicians, something will be done. It should have already been done.

Let’s get with it, folks!

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34 members of Congress texted Meadows about refusing to honor the election...??? It stands to reason that every one of them needs to be removed from Congress and never allowed to hold public office again. They are unAmerican and plotting against our Constitution. As with MTG, doesn’t freedom of speech have limits?

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An interesting and far ranging report on the news of the day. Thank you Heather as always for your letters. I see that Gangrene is using the usual R excuse that no, I didn't really mean what I said. It was sarcasm...just a joke, folks. The list of seditious Congress pols is long and nauseating. The party of death and treason.

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Could it be that my Christmas wish comes true? Thank you for the latest updates, dear Heather!

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Thank you Professor for the updates on the War in Ukraine and the G7. To see countries working together, especially in the G7 is an amazing contrast to TFG’s attempt to take it down, as he had great disdain for cooperation and collaboration.

This particularly stands out:

“Taken together, the G7 and its international partners, the statement says, are demonstrating their resolve to work together to address both major systemic challenges and immediate crises. “Our commitments and actions,” they say, “pave the way for progress towards an equitable world…[and] a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable future for all.”

I’m filled with Hope and great appreciation for the attempt by our country and each of these countries to work together for now and the future. The key to a peaceful world will be Justice for all. Not power over, but together. That is happening with the Biden presidency.

Lest we forget: Below is a G7 story from TFG’s years. It speaks for itself.

https://www.politico.com/amp/story/2019/08/23/donald-trump-g7-summit-america-first-1473385

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It might be slow mo, but it’s thorough, and totally happening!

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The Bulwork article has provoked some very dark thooughts.

That the newest "documents with classified markings" came from unsecured locations other than the White House and Mar-a-Lago is mind-blowing to me. It sounds like Trump was expecting to have a garage sale to sell off memorabilia from The Office of the 45th President" to be sold to the highest bidder.

The seriousness of the national security breaches is extreme. That Trump had so little regard for maintaining the nation's safety and security takes narcissism to a new extreme. But now I am feeling gut punched by my thought that he would actually sell the secrets for personal gain . It is a thought that won't go away.

Trump hanging on to the Kim letter felt like keeping a souvenir to me--he wanted something to remind him of this time as the most powerful man in the world. Everyone knew about it. But his keeping the hundreds of top secret documents that were only known to intelligence professionals in different hiding places speaks to a different motivation--greed.

That is a grift on a whole different level and the stuff of nightmares.

From the Bulwark article:

"The greater significance of this disclosure is that the newly revealed classified documents came from a different location—not the White House, but an office in Northern Virginia used by Trump staffers—and they were transferred to a different location—not Mar-a-Lago, but a storage unit in West Palm Beach.

The fact that Trump kept classified materials at locations other than the White House and moved them to locations other than Mar-a-Lago raises not only ongoing concerns as to whether there’s still more out there, but it also exponentially complicates assessment of the national security risks.

New questions abound: Which Trump staffers had access to these materials when they were still at the White House? How were they packed up? How were they transferred from the White House to the Northern Virginia office? Who had access to them during the transfer? Once they arrived at the Northern Virginia office, who then had access to them? What kind of security was in place at the office?"

https://www.thebulwark.com/its-time-to-indict-donald-trump/

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I’m so glad you’re posting this early. We value what you do so much, and I worry that you push yourself day after day. Also… I tend to stay up until I see your post for each day! We all need our sleep. 🤗

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"Greene’s downplaying her statement after criticism from the White House suggests she is getting nervous about her role in the attack on the Capitol, or at least trying to distance herself from it." Unfortunately for her, she's too stupid to keep her trap shut in the first place.

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Thank you Heather!

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There does seem to be light at the end of the tunnel! Thanks ever so much, Heather, for your insightful and thoughtful writings! It is great to know that the wheels of justice are turning, however slowly, towards the light. My dad has said to me many times, "Don't worry, dear girl, #45 will sink his own ship." :+)

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The GOP is self-destructing before our eyes.

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My guess is that the executive committee of the Texas Republicans wants someone even more closely tied to Trump; Ronna McD has edged away from him on some occasions. (But I'd like to be wrong in my assumptions; hopeful that even Texas GOP has begun to see the destruction tfg has created for the party.)

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