On Wednesday, January 19, by a vote of 8 to 1, the Supreme Court refused to block the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) from releasing documents produced by the Trump White House to the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol. Last night, NARA handed over hundreds of pages of documents to the committee. Today, Betsy Woodruff Swan at
I know this is very serious excrement, but I propose we lighten the mood with some hyperbolic predictions and questions and see if anyone comes even close to the eventual truth.
Plane(? Planes) at Mira-a Lago, fueled and ready. Who is allowed and who is left behind? Melania(aka Red Sparrow) would certainly have her own Putin jetliner. Ivanka and Jared must be contemplating calling Liz Cheney for a deal. Leave Eric behind with the rest of the baggage. And how fast is Guilfoyle going to give back that ring(is it appraised?).
Importantly, do the Russians living in Trump Tower leave now? Does anyone in Trump properties continue to pay rent or fees? Are there sudden job vacancies at Deutsche Bank?
Are these documents the reason for Pompeo's weight loss? And where is Lindsey Graham? Is Stephen Miller calling Lukashenko about asylum? Where is William Barr?
Does the Secret Service detail with djt have an endless supply of burner phones recording conversations? And pics? Any undercover FBI agents feeding info to Attorney General Garland? Super secret Special Prosecutor and Special Grand Jury?
How many quiet divorce papers are being filed by Republican spouses?
Ok, early morning stream of consciousness palaver. Sorry if anyone is offended.
It should be noted that the one dissenting vote on the release of the NARA documents came from Justice Thomas, whose wife is implicated in the planning and financing of the January 6th rally, and who may know something about the attack on the Capitol.
When the first thought of involving the military in Trump's fantasies after the election was presented, acting SecDef Miller said the military could do it. That so alarmed Secretary of State Pompeo when he heard it, that he went to AG Barr, who hadn't been there, and told him what was happening. That was what started Barr's push to state the DoJ found no evidence of fraud. Pompeo, who still portrays himself publicly as the Trumpiest of Trumpers, was so scared of this that he became a member of the group that tried to find a way to use the 25th Amendment to get Trump out of office immediately.
We cane this close > < to a military coup a year ago.
I listened to much of this same report discussed in detail today on Sirius radio's Progressive channel. It leaves one with an understanding that the Trump administration posed a greater threat to this country than a dozen of the Communist parties created by J Edgar Hoover's fantasy. The real terrorists are domestic, an organized crime mob acting through a very supportive Republican political party. The party is, at the very least, now acting as a cowardly accessory to the mob.
I still am in disbelief that such a moronic cretin like Doofus Trump was ever elected in the first place. The fact that this imbecile had access to top government secrets is mind blowing to me still.
The story of January 6 came perilously close to a different ending."
What a letter, Heather! No wonder TFG and his lackey lawyers tried every trick in the book to stop the Jan. 6th Committee from laying its hands on the WH papers.
If this piece is simply one example of damning material, is it too soon to hope for the total downfall and imprisonment of the entire gang of miscreants and its degenerate leader? May I begin with a few rounds of "Hallelujahs"?!!
How many more “smoking guns” does DOJ need to prosecute the coup plotters ? These people are the bullies and cheaters of our childhoods grown into adult sociopaths and criminals.
Just curious to any material lone dissenting Supreme Court member, C. Thomas, might possibly want kept inaccessible to the Jan. 6 committee? So much to unravel. (As a long time Anita fan I’d find karma in his fall from grace).
An 8-1 SCOTUS vote to hand over the contested NARA documents to the Jan. 6th committee suggests that Trump and his minions are in deep trouble. Interesting that not one of the Trump appointees voted against this. In other words, now that the useful idiot has packed the court with the sort of justices the GOP likes, it may be very convenient if he ends up disgraced and in prison. I can imagine McConnell's enjoyment of this, as he knows that even Trump's most fanatical supporters will never vote for any Democrats.
Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History
by Kurt Andersen
'In this sweeping, eloquent history of America, Kurt Andersen shows that what's happening in our country today--this post-factual, "fake news" moment we're all living through--is not something new, but rather the ultimate expression of our national character. America was founded by wishful dreamers, magical thinkers, and true believers, by hucksters and their suckers. Fantasy is deeply embedded in our DNA.
'Over the course of five centuries--from the Salem witch trials to Scientology to the Satanic Panic of the 1980s, from P. T. Barnum to Hollywood and the anything-goes, wild-and-crazy sixties, from conspiracy theories to our fetish for guns and obsession with extraterrestrials--our love of the fantastic has made America exceptional in a way that we've never fully acknowledged. From the start, our ultra-individualism was attached to epic dreams and epic fantasies--every citizen was free to believe absolutely anything, or to pretend to be absolutely anybody. With the gleeful erudition and tell-it-like-it-is ferocity of a Christopher Hitchens, Andersen explores whether the great American experiment in liberty has gone off the rails. "
The fascination with voting machines is really interesting. It's not possible to hack paper ballots. Everywhere those were counted, they agreed with the machines. Here's hoping Dominion is able to use this document to win the full multibillion dollar award they are seeking.
So many eye-popping moments, where to begin? First, what kind of moron advertises for a hit man on Craig's list, for Pete's sake? Nebbermind.
As for the Thomases, OMG. I read Jane Mayer's piece last night with fear and loathing. If this doesn't prove what a 'company town' DC is, I quit. Talk about inside baseball!
What really got me, after finishing the piece, is realizing how few people will ever actually know or understand the significance? With the death of so many hometown newspapers, if this kind of excellent investigative reporting only ends up in magazines like The New Yorker, no wonder it's so easy for Fox to get the rank and file to believe the most outlandish gibberish, like pizza restaurant pedophiles!!
Today, you have to work at discovering what's really going on, and it's exhausting!
Why is it, that we don’t hear ANYTHING about this information on the mainstream news. I listen to PBS NewsHour nightly and the focus every night this week has been “Biden’s failures.” I read The NY Times online and the headline today under the caption “On Politics” is “Democrats in Disarray.” To hear what is actually going on in the Jan 6 committee, I listen to the Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell podcasts and read this blog.
Clarence Thomas should be removed from the bench and disbarred. He's been putting both hands on the scales of Justice for long enough.
I know this is very serious excrement, but I propose we lighten the mood with some hyperbolic predictions and questions and see if anyone comes even close to the eventual truth.
Plane(? Planes) at Mira-a Lago, fueled and ready. Who is allowed and who is left behind? Melania(aka Red Sparrow) would certainly have her own Putin jetliner. Ivanka and Jared must be contemplating calling Liz Cheney for a deal. Leave Eric behind with the rest of the baggage. And how fast is Guilfoyle going to give back that ring(is it appraised?).
Importantly, do the Russians living in Trump Tower leave now? Does anyone in Trump properties continue to pay rent or fees? Are there sudden job vacancies at Deutsche Bank?
Are these documents the reason for Pompeo's weight loss? And where is Lindsey Graham? Is Stephen Miller calling Lukashenko about asylum? Where is William Barr?
Does the Secret Service detail with djt have an endless supply of burner phones recording conversations? And pics? Any undercover FBI agents feeding info to Attorney General Garland? Super secret Special Prosecutor and Special Grand Jury?
How many quiet divorce papers are being filed by Republican spouses?
Ok, early morning stream of consciousness palaver. Sorry if anyone is offended.
After all of this, and who knows how much more yet to come, the Republican Party is still the party of Trump; no platform, just Trump.
That fact is more frightening than the pitiful little man himself.
It should be noted that the one dissenting vote on the release of the NARA documents came from Justice Thomas, whose wife is implicated in the planning and financing of the January 6th rally, and who may know something about the attack on the Capitol.
When the first thought of involving the military in Trump's fantasies after the election was presented, acting SecDef Miller said the military could do it. That so alarmed Secretary of State Pompeo when he heard it, that he went to AG Barr, who hadn't been there, and told him what was happening. That was what started Barr's push to state the DoJ found no evidence of fraud. Pompeo, who still portrays himself publicly as the Trumpiest of Trumpers, was so scared of this that he became a member of the group that tried to find a way to use the 25th Amendment to get Trump out of office immediately.
We cane this close > < to a military coup a year ago.
I listened to much of this same report discussed in detail today on Sirius radio's Progressive channel. It leaves one with an understanding that the Trump administration posed a greater threat to this country than a dozen of the Communist parties created by J Edgar Hoover's fantasy. The real terrorists are domestic, an organized crime mob acting through a very supportive Republican political party. The party is, at the very least, now acting as a cowardly accessory to the mob.
I still am in disbelief that such a moronic cretin like Doofus Trump was ever elected in the first place. The fact that this imbecile had access to top government secrets is mind blowing to me still.
"Hoo, boy....
The story of January 6 came perilously close to a different ending."
What a letter, Heather! No wonder TFG and his lackey lawyers tried every trick in the book to stop the Jan. 6th Committee from laying its hands on the WH papers.
If this piece is simply one example of damning material, is it too soon to hope for the total downfall and imprisonment of the entire gang of miscreants and its degenerate leader? May I begin with a few rounds of "Hallelujahs"?!!
How many more “smoking guns” does DOJ need to prosecute the coup plotters ? These people are the bullies and cheaters of our childhoods grown into adult sociopaths and criminals.
Just curious to any material lone dissenting Supreme Court member, C. Thomas, might possibly want kept inaccessible to the Jan. 6 committee? So much to unravel. (As a long time Anita fan I’d find karma in his fall from grace).
An 8-1 SCOTUS vote to hand over the contested NARA documents to the Jan. 6th committee suggests that Trump and his minions are in deep trouble. Interesting that not one of the Trump appointees voted against this. In other words, now that the useful idiot has packed the court with the sort of justices the GOP likes, it may be very convenient if he ends up disgraced and in prison. I can imagine McConnell's enjoyment of this, as he knows that even Trump's most fanatical supporters will never vote for any Democrats.
Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History
by Kurt Andersen
'In this sweeping, eloquent history of America, Kurt Andersen shows that what's happening in our country today--this post-factual, "fake news" moment we're all living through--is not something new, but rather the ultimate expression of our national character. America was founded by wishful dreamers, magical thinkers, and true believers, by hucksters and their suckers. Fantasy is deeply embedded in our DNA.
'Over the course of five centuries--from the Salem witch trials to Scientology to the Satanic Panic of the 1980s, from P. T. Barnum to Hollywood and the anything-goes, wild-and-crazy sixties, from conspiracy theories to our fetish for guns and obsession with extraterrestrials--our love of the fantastic has made America exceptional in a way that we've never fully acknowledged. From the start, our ultra-individualism was attached to epic dreams and epic fantasies--every citizen was free to believe absolutely anything, or to pretend to be absolutely anybody. With the gleeful erudition and tell-it-like-it-is ferocity of a Christopher Hitchens, Andersen explores whether the great American experiment in liberty has gone off the rails. "
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35171984-fantasyland
The fascination with voting machines is really interesting. It's not possible to hack paper ballots. Everywhere those were counted, they agreed with the machines. Here's hoping Dominion is able to use this document to win the full multibillion dollar award they are seeking.
Bad move on my part reading this letter before going to sleep! The corruption is overwhelming.
So many eye-popping moments, where to begin? First, what kind of moron advertises for a hit man on Craig's list, for Pete's sake? Nebbermind.
As for the Thomases, OMG. I read Jane Mayer's piece last night with fear and loathing. If this doesn't prove what a 'company town' DC is, I quit. Talk about inside baseball!
What really got me, after finishing the piece, is realizing how few people will ever actually know or understand the significance? With the death of so many hometown newspapers, if this kind of excellent investigative reporting only ends up in magazines like The New Yorker, no wonder it's so easy for Fox to get the rank and file to believe the most outlandish gibberish, like pizza restaurant pedophiles!!
Today, you have to work at discovering what's really going on, and it's exhausting!
Why is it, that we don’t hear ANYTHING about this information on the mainstream news. I listen to PBS NewsHour nightly and the focus every night this week has been “Biden’s failures.” I read The NY Times online and the headline today under the caption “On Politics” is “Democrats in Disarray.” To hear what is actually going on in the Jan 6 committee, I listen to the Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell podcasts and read this blog.