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FERN MCBRIDE (NYC)'s avatar

I don't know if the accusation of 'stunt' by Mike S. for the 'court-authorized' search of Jeffrey's Clark home is only based on the timing of the House committee's hearing with this law enforcement activity. No evidence for his claim was provided. Mike sounds like many in his impatience with the Department of Justice. Could the DOJ slowness to act from Mike's point of view be reason for it to pull a 'stunt'? At the very least, the department's investigations in activity to subvert democratic processes are not frivolous.

Yesterday, Federal agents conducted “court-authorized’ law enforcement activity” at a variety of locations, showing up at the homes of a variety of Republican officials, including aides who worked with and for Donald Trump’s campaign, as well as the home of Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official.

'The search at Mr. Clark’s home was a significant step in the Justice Department’s many-tentacled inquiry into the efforts to subvert the democratic process after the 2020 election.

‘Clark may not be a household name, but when it comes to understanding the Republican efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, few witnesses are as important.’ (MSNBC, NYTimes)

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Christine (FL)'s avatar

Thank you, Fern.

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Allen Hingston's avatar

Agree. The mills of the gods...

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FERN MCBRIDE (NYC)'s avatar

THOUGH the mills of God grind slowly,

Yet they grind exceeding small;

Though with patience he stands waiting,

With exactness grinds he all.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (translator)

During the Second World War, both Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt quoted Longfellow when promising retribution for the extermination of the Jews.

What many of us would like to do with six members of Supreme Court would be only slow enough to cause a great deal of pain for a while.

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Hope Lindsay's avatar

I tell you, Fern, you are on top of everything, With admiration, I must ask have you ever thought of running for President?

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FERN MCBRIDE (NYC)'s avatar

Hope, Your caring and thoughtful participation on the forum as well as the contributions of other subscribers is what keeps the forum vital. I am honored by your appreciation. The feeling is mutual. Let's keep it going together. Salud!

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FERN MCBRIDE (NYC)'s avatar

💙💛🌻 🤝🏼 💓

with support and care

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FERN MCBRIDE (NYC)'s avatar

'The fall of Sievierodonetsk'

'After months of furious street battles and a heavy death toll, Ukraine will withdraw its forces from the largely ruined city of Sievierodonetsk, according to the local governor.'

'The fall means that only the city of Lysychansk across the river stands in the way of Russia gaining full control of the eastern Luhansk region. Once Russia has Luhansk, it could then turn its attention to the neighboring Donetsk region. Together, the two regions make up the Donbas, Ukraine’s industrial heartland.'

'Serhiy Haidai, the head of the Luhansk region’s military administration, said that it “does not make sense” to hold on to positions in the city any longer. “The number of people killed will increase every day,” he said.'

'The Kremlin has devoted a large portion of its forces to taking Sievierodonetsk and the 30-mile-wide pocket of land surrounding it. To take the city, Russia has had to devastate it with artillery strikes. About 90 percent of the buildings have been destroyed and only 8,000 civilians remain, according to Ukrainian officials.'

(NYTime, at 5:05PM ET)

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Hope Lindsay's avatar

Something I can't quite understand is why Putin is allowed to manipulate this tragic rout at will. I asked the same question about the invasion of Afghanistan just to "get" Osama bin Laden. Why in hell's name are tens of thousands of innocent people killed when one bad actor and a few henchmen devise havoc and pathological cruelty? When Pres. Obama "got" bin Laden, I thought that was the right thing to do from the beginning, yet the President got almost no appreciation or respect for a well-designed event to punish the perp.

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Allen Hingston's avatar

Since the dawn of time, the strong have invaded the weak. Reasons and excuses vary but the purpose is the same, to gain resources of some kind. The rich make the wars and the poor fight them. Allies become enemies and enemies allies.

Obama got very little credit for anything since he was Black.

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