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Franca Garofalo's avatar

Can they be be any more corrupt?

Monica's avatar

Give it time, I'm sure they'll manage to outdo themselves time and again if continued to be left unabated. Realize that there's simply no bottom to their evil impulses fueled by their shameless arrogance.

Russell John Netto's avatar

They plumb the depths with all the facility of one of those marvellous submersibles to discover new yawning chasms of depravity.

Russell John Netto's avatar

Somehow, I don't think that this is yet the end of this story.

Ed Weldon's avatar

I read through this with some disappointment. The leading phrase "The best of the rest..." doesn't fit the commentary very well. I think I'll pass on Mr. Hartmann's offerings for now.

Public Servant's avatar

Thank you for your bravery, Heather. I wrote a poem for you inspired by your wisdom: https://democracydefender2025.substack.com/p/heather-cox-richardson-song-letters

Deetje B's avatar

Excellent song! Right on.

Cheryl Randall's avatar

Thank-you for continuing to shine light on these issues, keeping us aware.

CitizensFirst's avatar

Virtually every key federal department in the executive branch of our government is awash in a grand perversion of their critical mission to serve the nation. A small tally, of the disastrous malfeasance of the Trump Regime include, the U.S.Departments of Justice, Defense, Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, Central Intelligence, F.B.I. I.R.S., N.S.A., Social Security, Veterans Administration, and the list grows weekly.

Ursula Kunath's avatar

Thank you Heather, and so what are we doing here ? We have an administration

without integrity, honesty, morality and empathy 😔

Ed Weldon's avatar

They have additional shortcomings that are strategically important.

Time and tides are not their friends.

And when you talk about "wars" the difference between Ukrainian and Russian strategies is worth examination.

Megan Rothery's avatar

Thank you! As always!

And my normal -

Reach out to as many in the Senate and House as you can about the Epstein files. It is bigger than an “I only represent my constituents” issue.

I added a calendar on my spreadsheet so we can target our calls/letters/emails/faxes to flood offices in an organized manner.

Use/share this spreadsheet (bit.ly/Nokings) as a resource to call/email/write members of Congress, the Cabinet and news organizations. Call. Write. Email. Protest. Unrelentingly. We deserve better ❤️‍🩹🤍💙

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Megan Rothery's avatar

I wish I could get to DC right for that! My husband and I have talked about it but between teaching and our 2 and 4 year old kids, we can’t :(

So we continue being loud from home and try to help support other people going! I saw a way to donate to others trying to go - I need to find that again

Thomas Schnickel's avatar

I am shocked! I am shocked that a convicted felon could possibly have an administration that might be somewhat corrupt!

I mean, 77.3 million citizens of the USA voted to elect this… this…Law and Order, Family Values, Divinely Appointed Republican.

By the way, what is the literacy rate in the US of A?

Steve Muratore's avatar

We are ALL subject to being conned in our lives. Those 77.3 million may or may not have figured it out yet.

Daniel Solomon's avatar

We wuz screwed!

Did Trump admit that Musk stole Pennsylvania?

Bee Sea's avatar

I believe the number of times his name appears is in excess of 1600. 1653?

Russell John Netto's avatar

Perhaps they ought to rename those files?

Isaac Mizrahi's avatar

good one, russell...he DOES want his name on EVERYthing...

Simon Turner's avatar

Little publicity has been given to Maria Farmer's detailed and highly credible evidence but it might be that it provides a clue to the ethos that drove Epstein.

https://medium.com/@evansd66/the-jewish-paedophile-network-of-epstein-and-maxwell-4dac66cc6536

Jay Jay Eh's avatar

This Dylan Evans writer has quite a novel take on things!

— intriguing analysis.

Simon Turner's avatar

Indeed. I've been trying to find a full transcript of Farmer's evidence ever since.

Nancy Taylor's avatar

call me a nit-picker, but as a "civilian manager" for a city police department I had to pass a full background check and I fully approve of the process.

The feds in general must be the perfect example of crooked dealing by now!! HOW can the FBI allow hiring without backgrounds???

Urban Hermit's avatar

If these are the ways Trump is going to misuse American taxpayers' money, perhaps it's time to stop feeding the beast and stage a tax revolt.

Mike Davidson's avatar

It’s snowing right now in Quebec, where I’m from.

It makes all things soft and silent, so beautiful, and I feel lucky in so many ways to live here;

But I can’t help missing the feeling of a salty breeze freezing on my skin;

Neither can I stop myself from wanting to go back on the New England shores where I spent the happiest days of my life and where I learned to love not only the place, but also its people, so much that I’ve always felt that it’s where I belong.

I’m in touch on a daily basis with what’s going on in the United States. I feel sad and deeply concerned and I wish I could do something to help beside praying and trying to make people around me aware that none of us, anywhere, is safe from what is happening to you right now. Democracy is a beautiful and precious thing and too many of us have taken it for granted.

Thank you Ms. Richardson for sharing your much needed knowledge and also for your dedication to the truth: it’s such a great comfort but also a powerful tool!

Thank you also to allow me, and probably many others, to stay in touch while we have to stay away.

Can’t wait to be back.

M Alexander's avatar

You are terrific. They are horrendous. Please keep pointing it out in the context of our history.

Thomas Schnickel's avatar

I can see the following in Clarence Thomas’s future. Maybe Alito gets one also.

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Just takes a motion to recuse.

Ed Weldon's avatar

Heather, thank you for what you do. I appreciate your efforts even though most of the time I am unable to read what you say. It hardly matters. I'm running out of things to say in no small way due to the way I think, too far off the mainstream to mean very much or get any traction and too old to deliver any energy.

Whatever survives this century will be a a lot different than what we live with today; no matter which tribe wins.

justjulie's avatar

Let’s throw him an anchor!