Some interesting developments as we head into the weekend: On Monday the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol will hold its final public meeting. Today, Kyle Cheney and Nicholas Wu of Politico reported that the committee will vote on referring former president Trump to the Justice Department for at least three criminal charges. Those charges include insurrection, obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government.
Now, everything has to happen in a hurry. Don’t know if it can happen that fast. I hope the whole truth is set free, exposing all congressional and executive office traitors!
We are witnessing some of the most bizarre and consequential moments in our nation’s history. Thank you, Heather, for giving us the background and steady analysis necessary to navigate this time without drowning in its sea of chaos.
Thanks you for this interesting letter. I worked with someone whose parents were disappeared by the Maoists for being academics and class traitors or something during the Cultural Revolution. My co- worker broke big rocks into little rocks with a sledge hammer for road construction for most of her teenage years before being released with no explanation. She eventually made her way to the US, where she studied English and Biochemistry at the same time. So, when I think of “Communism” I think of brilliant lives destroyed by an autocrat stifling individuality and destroying excellence in the search for more and more power and control.
I do not think of landowners refusing to pay taxes for building roads because it might be for the common good. I expect most Americans have lost track of how the term has been corrupted by our peculiar American history. Your explanation should be put in text books!
With the introduction of a bill that would bar tRump from ever holding public office again, the Republicans have their last best chance to shake loose from his “power”, which seems to be rapidly waning. They had two previous chances with the impeachments, but they were too cowardly to do the right thing. Now, with the prospect of tRump tearing the party apart in ‘24 if he doesn’t get the nomination, or of losing the election again if he IS nominated, it seems to me that they should take this off ramp. It will be interesting to watch this play out.
So starting with the time following the Civil War, America decided that seditionists could remain around and actually serve in government. Listening to ULTRA and how we left those traitors off in the 1930s and 40s, then let Nixon slide into office as he undermined the peace talks with Viet Nam, then Reagan preventing the hostages release, then Iran Contra and HW Bush covering up his involvement, then Clinton remaining in office following his lying under oath, GW Bush and his taking us to war in Iraq and then giving away tax dollars to private companies to rebuild his mistake in Iraq and Afghanistan, then this last administration.
The libertarians of the Koch network have worked to abolish much of the government policies and regulations that would hold people that break these laws and regulation accountable.
HCR does us all a great favor in this daily documentation. I thank her for it.
I look forward to the January 6th Committee going out with a blaze of glory (gory), with some last minute surprises and, perhaps, suggestions for indictments. Liz Cheney is clearly riding this horse furiously to the finish line.
Also, after such an effort to get Trump’s taxes, there should be a way for Pelosi to reveal them before the Republican House majority takes office. Republicans, including Senate Wantabe McConnell, would relish release of Trump’s taxes that would further puncture his boasts of being the schlemiel of the ART OF THE DEAL.
Finally, finally. My guess is, though, that we will never enjoy an “I told you so” moment. Not that it would feel good. The cost! So many lives lost to Covid. Our country ripped apart by this political divide. Environmental regulations slashed. Dark money flowing. The rich getting richer and meaner and weirder. Poor getting poorer. Racists, mysogenists, homophobes and antisemites so emboldened. All brought to us by Reagan, the Tea Party, Putin, McConnell, Barr, Trump and all their greedy, fearful, uninspired lemming followers. There is a sickness in the world that I sometimes sadly wish could be eradicated by a night like the one in The Ten Commandments, when a smoky Black Death was visited upon the evil and left the good alone. I do know we all have good and evil in us and that this is not a healthy wish. Nor American. I’m just tired of small, mean hearts.
Big day, this Monday! I just saw the documentary, “Pelosi In The House” on HBO Max. The 14th Amendment is clearly applicable to 45. These are exciting times for Justice in America!🇺🇸
Thanks for teaching us how we got here Professor! ♥️
I look forward to the book about our much heralded RULE OF LAW, detailing why Trump and the others responsible for the attempted insurrection and additional treasonous acts were not charged with any crimes two years after the attack on our Capitol as well as for stealing and withholding top secret government files by the former president.
Per Michael Moore: "Five days after the January 6th insurrection, Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri) and 47 co-sponsors in the House presented a bill that invoked the 14th Amendment calling for the removal of the 147 Congress members who voted to overturn the 2020 election on the night of January 6th. Nothing came of it."
Like many here, I came of age during the height of the Cold War. The tenets of communism were drilled into me. To graduate from high school in Florida, I had to pass a class called Americanism vs. Communism.
It's all part of the misuse of words as a weapon, a key tactic of authoritarians.
I take a university class on “Fascism, Racism and Antisemitism” for adults over 65. I love being back on the campus with younger students too, especially the same school I attended for my degrees. It was on Zoom today. I shared this Thom Hartmann newsletter, because it explains how Reagan changed our government and how it’s affecting us now. Worth reading.
“It’s like old Confederate statues, though, the shine on Saint Ronny seems to have turned rather green.
It is hard to comprehend just how small and frightened Trump and his supporters are, terrified that all their claims of privilege and innate superiority based on birth and (lack of) melanin will be revealed as meaningless and stripped from them. The real reason they hate critical theory (wokeness) is that it examines and deconstructs claims of privilege and authority, and frequently reveals them to be based either on the blessing of some (nonexistent) god, or on the pure exertion or threat of superior force (I am stronger than the other and therefore can enforce my will upon him/her). The only true claim to political authority is one based on the consent of an informed public. I don't believe there is any legitimate claim to privilege.
Now, everything has to happen in a hurry. Don’t know if it can happen that fast. I hope the whole truth is set free, exposing all congressional and executive office traitors!
Yes, lots of them want him gone yet don’t have the necessary spine to speak up. Cowards.
We are witnessing some of the most bizarre and consequential moments in our nation’s history. Thank you, Heather, for giving us the background and steady analysis necessary to navigate this time without drowning in its sea of chaos.
Thanks you for this interesting letter. I worked with someone whose parents were disappeared by the Maoists for being academics and class traitors or something during the Cultural Revolution. My co- worker broke big rocks into little rocks with a sledge hammer for road construction for most of her teenage years before being released with no explanation. She eventually made her way to the US, where she studied English and Biochemistry at the same time. So, when I think of “Communism” I think of brilliant lives destroyed by an autocrat stifling individuality and destroying excellence in the search for more and more power and control.
I do not think of landowners refusing to pay taxes for building roads because it might be for the common good. I expect most Americans have lost track of how the term has been corrupted by our peculiar American history. Your explanation should be put in text books!
With the introduction of a bill that would bar tRump from ever holding public office again, the Republicans have their last best chance to shake loose from his “power”, which seems to be rapidly waning. They had two previous chances with the impeachments, but they were too cowardly to do the right thing. Now, with the prospect of tRump tearing the party apart in ‘24 if he doesn’t get the nomination, or of losing the election again if he IS nominated, it seems to me that they should take this off ramp. It will be interesting to watch this play out.
So starting with the time following the Civil War, America decided that seditionists could remain around and actually serve in government. Listening to ULTRA and how we left those traitors off in the 1930s and 40s, then let Nixon slide into office as he undermined the peace talks with Viet Nam, then Reagan preventing the hostages release, then Iran Contra and HW Bush covering up his involvement, then Clinton remaining in office following his lying under oath, GW Bush and his taking us to war in Iraq and then giving away tax dollars to private companies to rebuild his mistake in Iraq and Afghanistan, then this last administration.
The libertarians of the Koch network have worked to abolish much of the government policies and regulations that would hold people that break these laws and regulation accountable.
HCR does us all a great favor in this daily documentation. I thank her for it.
I look forward to the January 6th Committee going out with a blaze of glory (gory), with some last minute surprises and, perhaps, suggestions for indictments. Liz Cheney is clearly riding this horse furiously to the finish line.
Also, after such an effort to get Trump’s taxes, there should be a way for Pelosi to reveal them before the Republican House majority takes office. Republicans, including Senate Wantabe McConnell, would relish release of Trump’s taxes that would further puncture his boasts of being the schlemiel of the ART OF THE DEAL.
Here is Michael Moore’s take on the traitors and how to get them out! Please read and share widely!
Thanks to both Heather and MIchael for the light they shine in dark places....
https://open.substack.com/pub/michaelmoore/p/14th-amendment-plainly-states?r=4tv99&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
Finally, finally. My guess is, though, that we will never enjoy an “I told you so” moment. Not that it would feel good. The cost! So many lives lost to Covid. Our country ripped apart by this political divide. Environmental regulations slashed. Dark money flowing. The rich getting richer and meaner and weirder. Poor getting poorer. Racists, mysogenists, homophobes and antisemites so emboldened. All brought to us by Reagan, the Tea Party, Putin, McConnell, Barr, Trump and all their greedy, fearful, uninspired lemming followers. There is a sickness in the world that I sometimes sadly wish could be eradicated by a night like the one in The Ten Commandments, when a smoky Black Death was visited upon the evil and left the good alone. I do know we all have good and evil in us and that this is not a healthy wish. Nor American. I’m just tired of small, mean hearts.
Big day, this Monday! I just saw the documentary, “Pelosi In The House” on HBO Max. The 14th Amendment is clearly applicable to 45. These are exciting times for Justice in America!🇺🇸
Thanks for teaching us how we got here Professor! ♥️
I look forward to the book about our much heralded RULE OF LAW, detailing why Trump and the others responsible for the attempted insurrection and additional treasonous acts were not charged with any crimes two years after the attack on our Capitol as well as for stealing and withholding top secret government files by the former president.
Bad things happening to Trump = Good Things for America.
Per Michael Moore: "Five days after the January 6th insurrection, Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri) and 47 co-sponsors in the House presented a bill that invoked the 14th Amendment calling for the removal of the 147 Congress members who voted to overturn the 2020 election on the night of January 6th. Nothing came of it."
Every time Republicans throw around the word communism as a pejorative for Democrats, I want to scream. Can they be this incredibly stupid? Or lame?
As much as they want to twist the meaning and apply it to liberals, they might want to take a peak at the definition https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communism
Like many here, I came of age during the height of the Cold War. The tenets of communism were drilled into me. To graduate from high school in Florida, I had to pass a class called Americanism vs. Communism.
It's all part of the misuse of words as a weapon, a key tactic of authoritarians.
I take a university class on “Fascism, Racism and Antisemitism” for adults over 65. I love being back on the campus with younger students too, especially the same school I attended for my degrees. It was on Zoom today. I shared this Thom Hartmann newsletter, because it explains how Reagan changed our government and how it’s affecting us now. Worth reading.
“It’s like old Confederate statues, though, the shine on Saint Ronny seems to have turned rather green.
Thus, it now looks like the grift Republicans inflicted on America for the past two generations, hitting its stride when Reagan told us how terrible government is and how wonderful tax cuts for billionaires are, is coming to an end.” https://www.thomhartmann.com/blog/2021/03/does-american-rescue-plan-signal-end-reagan-revolution
It is hard to comprehend just how small and frightened Trump and his supporters are, terrified that all their claims of privilege and innate superiority based on birth and (lack of) melanin will be revealed as meaningless and stripped from them. The real reason they hate critical theory (wokeness) is that it examines and deconstructs claims of privilege and authority, and frequently reveals them to be based either on the blessing of some (nonexistent) god, or on the pure exertion or threat of superior force (I am stronger than the other and therefore can enforce my will upon him/her). The only true claim to political authority is one based on the consent of an informed public. I don't believe there is any legitimate claim to privilege.