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Republican senators told their heads ‘will be on a pike’ if they vote against Trump: report

Bloomberg’s relentless trolling is getting to Trump

Letters from an American, January 24, 2020

Letters from an American, January 26, 2020

California Voters Are Mysteriously Being Registered in Wrong Party

Trump's impeachment defense rests on a foundation of falsehoods: When weighing the seriousness of the Ukraine scandal, consider the simple fact that Trump seems wholly incapable of telling the truth about what transpired.

Trump's Defense Team Argued the Case Like They Know They Have the Votes: And they do have the votes, so nothing matters—not even the truth.

This is a love letter. From one half of the country to the other.  A short documentary essay aimed to defend against a massive psy ops campaign aimed at turning Americans against each other.  Either we go up together, or we go down together.

Trump Suggests NPR Shouldn’t Exist After Heated Mike Pompeo Interview: The president went on the attack after the secretary of state’s foul-mouthed tirade was reported by the nonprofit media organization.

Iowa grants gun permits to the blind

TRUMP IS A 'SUCCESSFUL SOCIOPATH' AND A PREDATOR WHO 'LACKS A CONSCIENCE AND LACKS EMPATHY,' SAYS FORMER HARVARD PSYCHIATRIST

Trump lawyer flounders as CNN’s Sciutto hammers him over his legal team’s lies

McCabe flattens Dershowitz’s pitch for the Trump team to get the same number of witnesses as Democrats

The View’s Meghan McCain plays victim after she gets called out for ignoring impeachment evidence

Bloomberg using Trump’s 2016 playbook to chip away at the president’s popularity: report

The absurd antics of Trump’s lawyers have turned the Senate trial into a bad episode of the Twilight Zone

Trump has handed wavering GOP senators an excuse to flip and vote for witnesses: columnist

Lindsey Graham screeches at reporters over impeachment: Trump ‘did nothing wrong in his mind’

McConnell Steered Money To Russia-Linked Plant, Then Denied Funds To US Miners

Racing Toward The Future

ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE, November 2019: “One Nation, Indivisible” features excerpts from The Sun’s archives that speak to the current political moment.

ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE, January 2020: “One Nation, Indivisible” features excerpts from The Sun’s archives that speak to the current political moment.

Letters From the January 27, 2020, Issue: Old struggle, new politics… For shame… The truth about these truths… The collective is political…

GOP senators facing a classic Trump on 5th Avenue test

Coronavirus ‘whistleblower’ nurse says China has 90,000 sick

Holocaust survivor holds great-grandchild in powerful photo: "It is my history and my future inextricably linked.”

Letters from an American, January 27, 2020

State Department removes NPR reporter from Pompeo trip

The Chief Justice Cannot Continue to Accept Obvious Lies and Call it Neutrality

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Made $82 Million While Working in the White House Last Year

Carter's impeachment advice to Trump: 'Tell the truth...for a change'. The former president said that despite the long odds in the Senate, "of course impeachment [of the current president] is possible, and removal from office is possible."

Evangelical Leaders Ask Trump Which One Of Them Will Betray Him During Impeachment Proceedings

Rantin' Randy's Rant 1/28/20 Danger , danger danger Will Robinson

Carole King comes out of retirement to release anti-Trump song

National poll: US majority wants to see Trump removed from office.  The latest polling suggests Republican rhetoric about Trump and his scandal isn't resonating nearly as much as the party likes to think.

Bolton told Barr he was concerned Trump did favors for autocrats: report

Former Trump Chief Of Staff John Kelly On Ukraine Claim: ‘I Believe John Bolton’.  Bolton reportedly says in his new book that Trump withheld aid to Ukraine in an effort to smear political rival Joe Biden.

President Trump is hiding the modern-day Nixon tapes

Opinion: Democracy Grief Is Real.  Seeing what Trump is doing to America, many find it hard to fight off despair.

The millennials-versus-boomer fight divides the Democratic Party

The President Just Admitted in Court He Ran a Crooked Charity and We're All Just Gonna Shrug It Off?
Who among us has not spent $20,000 in other people's charity money on a six-foot portrait of ourselves?

Axios|SurveyMonkey poll: anger at the news

Record-High 77% of Americans Perceive Nation as Divided

Reuters/Ipsos Poll: Trump/Biden/Ukraine Survey Wave 2

Divided we fall? Americans see our angry political debate as 'a big problem'

Americans divided 49% to 47% on impeachment, with criticism for both sides: POLL.  Americans split essentially even on impeaching and removing Donald Trump.

Reuters/Ipsos Core Political Survey: Congressional Approval Tracker (09/04/2019).  Approximately 1 in 5 Americans approves of Congress.

Americans think they have earned a vacation—but not Congress or Trump.  In: Economist/YouGov PollLifestylePolitics & current affairs

Majority of Americans Say U.S. Is Nearing Civil War

Military Aid For Ukraine Is At The Heart Of The Impeachment Inquiry.

Let's talk about John Bolton rendering the impeachment moot....

Let's talk about what a Native story can teach congress....

Let's talk about National Security and John Bolton talking....

'Oh my God, Sanders can win': Democrats grapple with Bernie surge in Iowa.  Four years ago, the Vermont senator caught the Democratic establishment sleeping in Iowa. Could he do it again?

Editorial: John Bolton makes an impeachment offer Mitch McConnell can’t refuse

Trump Senate impeachment trial could be a partisan sham or a master class in civic duty: The impeachment trial will be a political exercise only if senators decide to make it one. Four Republicans and their consciences can change that.

Republicans Should Take Impeachment Seriously

Be Prepared for President Sanders: The Vermont socialist could soon become the front-runner for the Democratic nomination.

Opinion: The Presidential Nominating Process Is Absurd.  We have an unnecessarily weak presidential field, especially the incumbent.

Opinion: Iowa Should Never Go First Again.  The current system is a form of white privilege that warps the process.

The false romance of Russia: American conservatives who find themselves identifying with Putin’s regime refuse to see the country for what it actually is

Impeachment Needs Witnesses on Both Sides: Forget Democrats and Republicans. The interests of a third party, History, are more important.

A deceptively edited video of Joe Biden signals what’s coming

Texas church shooting is about a lot more than Jack Wilson's heroism

Republican leaders asked the Supreme Court to end legal abortion. They may get their wish.  Everything from calling themselves "pro-life" to pushing for so-called "common sense" restrictions on reproductive rights has been leading up to this.

The 'Negativity Effect' Leads to Bad Journalism, Big Government, and Busted Relationships

Why a bath is more dangerous than a bomb: The Power Of Bad explores negativity bias and the 'Crisis Crisis' - the never-ending series of overhyped threats leading to actions that leave everyone worse off

5 Ways to Lead a Happier Life, According to One of the World’s Most Famous Social Psychologists: Roy Baumeister and John Tierney's new book 'The Power of Bad' is all about the negativity bias, how it affects you, and how you can avoid it.

The Power of Bad and How to Overcome It review – professional Pollyannas: We are living in a golden age and can defeat negativity, argue John Tierney and Roy F Baumeister in this complacent, reactionary book

Poll: Sanders leads Biden by 9 points in Iowa

John Bolton’s book is making fools of Trump’s Republican enablers

Military Aid For Ukraine Is At The Heart Of The Impeachment Inquiry.

All the free speech money can buy

The House’s resolution should be just the start of Congress reasserting its war powers

This might be Trump's worst lie ever - The Washington Post

Trump’s Contempt for Democracy Has Reached New Depths: The president is defying the Constitution amid the crisis with Iran.

Trump’s Goons Were Up to Something Very Shady in Ukraine

The Senate trial will be totally predictable – with one potential for surprise

The Courts Can Move Quickly. They’re Slow-Walking Trump Cases on Purpose.  Don’t be fooled into thinking this isn’t a decision.

Ben Wallace Interview: We Can’t Rely on US (excerpt)

Trump’s Art of the Steal: How Donald Trump rode to power by parroting other people’s fringe ideas, got himself impeached for it—and might prevail anyway.

'We have to do better': Florida paper rejects Trump reelection.  Mike Lafferty, editorial page editor for the Orlando Sentinel, talks with Rachel Maddow about the paper's decision to announce its opposition to Donald Trump's reelection on the day Trump is holding a campaign "relaunch" rally in Orlando.

LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS 'IN THE LOOP' ABOUT EFFORTS TO GET INFORMATION ON BIDENS IN UKRAINE, LEV PARNAS CLAIMS

57 percent of voters say they won’t support Trump in 2020

Trump trial lawyer admits abuse of power is impeachable, previews 'temporary' defense: Trump impeachment lawyer Robert Ray defended the President at his historic Senate trial this week, conceding some problems with Trump’s approach to Ukraine while insisting there was no impeachable offense. One day after finishing that case, MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber presses Ray on the evidence Trump sought a Biden investigation, including Trump’s own words, and presses Ray on Trump lawyers’ presenting the “false” argument that abuse of power is not impeachable, quoting from past Articles of Impeachment. Ray partly concedes abuse of power is impeachable, breaking with his co-counsel Alan Dershowitz, but argues that the case is stronger when combined with alleged crimes. Ray also asserts that regardless of Trump’s intent, he is “entitled to withhold aid in order to see what the Ukrainians do,” previewing a “temporary” defense to address mounting evidence there was a quid pro quo.

Rantin' Randy's Rant 1/30/20 I'm disgusted with Fascist Rule

Two more UK arenas cancel ‘repulsive’ hate preacher Franklin Graham’s events. Only four to go

Michael Lind on Reviving Democracy: To fix things, we must acknowledge the nature of the problem.

Saving Democracy From the Managerial Elite: To heal our deep social and political divisions, urban professionals must start sharing power with the working class.

Michael Lind Wants to Put America Back Together: The author and UT professor believes our country is falling apart—and he has a plan to fix it.

‘The New York Times’ Is Enabling Republican Lies: Treating GOP falsehoods as a matter of taste endangers our democracy.

The Loser President: Trump could lose by many millions of votes and still secure an Electoral College win—and Democrats aren’t paying this the attention it deserves.

The Iowa Caucuses Have Long Turned Out the ‘Same Old White Crew.’ 2020 Could Be Different.  After the shock of 2016, grassroots organizers set out to make the Iowa caucuses more representative of the changing state. Soon we’ll find out if they succeeded.

"Beau of The Fifth Column" Discusses "Structured Anarchy"

In 'Legacy-Defining' Moment, Roberts Forced to Read Warren's Question About His Legitimacy at Impeachment Trial: Some Democrats have called on the chief justice to override the GOP's refusal to call witnesses.

Noted Kremlin Expert Says Lindsey Graham Is Being Blackmailed By Russia

Trump doesn’t want foregiveness.  He wants approval.

The female faithful among Trump’s supporters

Meanwhile, day to day, Trump Administration chips away

Toomey Statement on Witness Vote

Pa.’s Casey, Toomey split on Senate vote rejecting impeachment witnesses

Impeachment, Bernie's Surge, and the Upcoming State of the Union | The Common Good with Robert Reich

Let's talk about why the House was partisan and the Senate can't be....

The Senate has become a threat to democracy itself

Democrats demand impeachment continue after NYT report

Tha POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS of @wcstleelerfan - Hosted by wcsteelerfan

Taxpayers Get $3.4 Million Tab So Trump Can Host Super Bowl Party For His Club Members

Putin outpaces in Trump in global trust poll: Most countries do not have a great deal of faith in Trump when it comes to managing international relations, particularly compared to other world leaders.

Iowa Should Be a Warning — It’s Time to Switch to Paper Ballots

So far, there's only one loser in Iowa: The state's Democratic Party.  Analysis: Iowa's colossal inability to count its Democratic caucus votes threatens to end its first-in-the-nation status for good.


Rantin' Randy's Rant 2/4/20 Boycott The State of The Union

Trump booed after slamming Obama economy during SOTU

‘Wowza’: SOTU audience shocked Trump ‘snubbed’ Nancy Pelosi’s handshake

Trump: Susan Collins is wrong — I did not learn a ‘lesson’ from impeachment

Trump insulted roomful of news anchors to their faces — and they just sat there and did nothing: report

Jennifer Granholm catches Rick Santorum shamelessly lying ahead of SOTU: ‘It’s not hard for you personally’

Christian nationalist wants $22 million to win top 2020 battleground states – and eradicate Separation of Church and State

What Trump has done to the courts, explained: No president in recent memory has done more to change the judiciary than Donald Trump.

Rand Paul reads alleged whistleblower's name and Republicans 'fine' with it

On tyranny, populism—and how best to respond today: A book excerpt and interview with Madeleine Albright, former American Secretary of State and author of “Fascism: A Warning”

Ratings for Trump's State of the Union were his worst yet

Senate acquits Trump on both impeachment charges: Mitt Romney of Utah was the lone Republican to cross party lines to convict Trump on abuse of power.

Former Hillary Clinton aide says Sanders' 'authenticity' could overtake Trump: Though, he says Dems must "wake up" and realize beating Trump won’t be easy.

Let's talk about what Trump can learn from toy designers....

Let's talk about the acquittal and the spirit of America....

Despite evidence, Republicans rallied behind Trump.  This was their reasoning.

Senate Votes on Articles of Impeachment Against Trump | NBC News (Live Stream Recording)

MLK & Bernie Sanders vs Donald Trump | “Revolution of Values”

POWERFUL Bernie Sanders AD (Killer Mike Speech) - THE TIME IS NOW!

WATCH: Sen. Schumer says Trump lied in State of the Union address

WATCH: Sen. Schumer’s full statement on Trump's impeachment trial | Trump impeachment trial

Letters From the February 10, 2020, Issue.  Impeachment is an inside job… Lessons in free education… The great Picasso con… The GOP’s unhealthy agenda…

Why I Support Bernie Sanders for President: He has proven that he can connect and build trust across race, class, and party lines.

Why I Support Elizabeth Warren for President: She has demonstrated her ability to win elections, and offers a far more detailed and plausible approach to governing.

Rantin' Randy's Rant 2/6/20 Didn't miss the Republican Pep Rally at our White House

Voter, Beware: Oppo Dump Season Is Upon Us.  A former political candidate reflects on how the opposition research sausage gets made.

In 2020, Double Standards Are Still Dogging Elizabeth Warren—and All the Women Candidates: A record number of women ran for president in this primary election. But that doesn’t mean sexism has been vanquished.

Calvinism’s Discontents: Does liberalism have its roots in the illiberal upheavals of the English Reformation?

DNC chair calls for Iowa to recanvass caucus vote, says 'enough is enough': The results of Monday's Iowa caucuses were delayed after there were problems with a smartphone app.

Let's talk about why Iowa doesn't matter and representative democracies....

Let's talk about the acquittal and the spirit of America....

Let's talk about pettiness and something that is clear satire....

Let's talk about patriotism in America and loyalty....

Iowa Caucus Glitch, Biden’s Drop, and Trump's Acquittal | The Common Good with Robert Reich

Fox Finally Admits It Willingly Spreads Lies

Krystal Ball: Pete, DNC collusion is class warfare

CAMPAIGN 2020: BERNIE SANDERS rips PETE BUTTIGIEG ties to billionaires in fiery NEW HAMPSHIRE speech

The Trump Team’s Legal Defense Was a Tour de Force of Hypocrisy: From Ken Starr to Alan Dershowitz, the president’s lawyers spewed illogical arguments that contradicted their own well-known positions.

Make America Kind Again Hat

Parnas releases full video of dinner where Trump ordered Yovanovitch's ouster

Mitt Romney shows us all is not lost

Tableau and Big Date: An overview

Death and last words of Sophie Scholl in 1943

Key impeachment witness Vindman fired from White House job

Vindman, who provided key impeachment testimony, 'escorted' from White House, attorney says: "The truth has cost LTC Alexander Vindman his job," Vindman's attorney said. Vindman's twin brother was also fired, NBC News later learned.

‘Retaliation’: Impeachment Witness Lt. Col. Vindman Out Two Days After Trump Acquittal

Opinion: Col. Vindman and the Trumpification of the National Security Council.  His removal is petty and vindictive. It’s also part of a bigger plan.

Fourteen Propaganda Techniques Fox “News” Uses to Brainwash Americans

Colonel Vindman and his twin brother both fired today and escorted from White House.

If Voting Is So Important, Why Aren’t Fair, Open, Verifiable Elections Important?

Shame Isn’t an Education

Populists and Progressives: A Brief History of the Democratic Party

Why I’m Not a Socialist: A Humanist’s Search for a Political Ideology

Dreams of Dictatorship and the Nightmare of Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro

CHURCH & STATE | The Five Strangest Things the Religious Right Believes about President Trump

NONEDECISION 2020 | Four Decades of the None Vote

HUMANIST DILEMMA | Dare I Join the Daughters of the American Revolution?

Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation

Trump displayed ‘state of mind that had no contact with reality’: Pelosi

Rush Limbaugh reveals that he's fighting advanced lung cancer: The influential conservative radio host told listeners he'll try to keep working but will have to miss days for treatment.

AP FACT CHECK: No, Trump didn’t save preexisting conditions

Trump undercut his message to black voters with celebrations of racism and white history: The president talked out of both sides of his mouth on race at the State of the Union.

Court Dismisses Emoluments Lawsuit Filed by 215 Members of Congress Against Trump

Appeals court tosses Democrats' emoluments lawsuit against Trump

The Shadow Cabinet: How a Group of Powerful Business Leaders Drove Trump’s Agenda.  The full member list of the Trump Leadership Council, a group of corporate influencers who guided the president’s anti-regulatory policy blitz

Large Majority of New Hampshire Democrats Prefer Death by Meteor Than to See Trump Win Again: Sixty-four percent of those polled chose ‘a giant meteor strikes the earth, extinguishing all human life’ over the president’s re-election

Tom Steyer Is Asking The Questions That Every Presidential Candidate Still Needs to Answer. He wants to debate the question so many voters care about: How do you defeat Donald Trump in November?

A new poll just gave Trump the highest economic approval rating of any president in the last 20 years

Treasury Department sent information on Hunter Biden to expanding GOP Senate inquiry

In Private, Republicans Admit They Acquitted Trump Out of Fear: One journalist remarked to me, “How in the world can these

Trump Acquitted in Impeachment Trial & SOTU Fallout | The Daily Show

No Time for Dem Schism

Interview With Lucifer

State Republicans and Their Comfort Zones

Dispatches: THE LAST THING REPUBLICANS WANT IS A FAIR TRIAL ON IMPEACHMENT, etc.

Froma Harrop: Democrats should put an end to caucuses

Iowa Says We’ll Let You Know When We Decide

Gene Lyons: Hillary's dubious distinction

Assassination Nation

President Trump’s Appointment of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Violates Federal Law

Trump Has Betrayed His Voters: By the president’s accounting, his accomplishments are legion. But the truth tells a different story.

Lev Parnas spins wild tales of Trumpian corruption — and we know most of them are true: Trump and Giuliani's bagman is singing like crazy — because he's scared of Bill Barr. Now that's terrifying

Robert B. Reich: American companies are free agents — which Trump doesn’t understand

Issues Will Drive the Democratic Vote

A Fair And Balanced Impeachment Trial

Stiehm: The Oscars honor our very own Joker

Full Impeachments for Trump will Shake Senate Republicans from Kangaroo Court

Let the Bodies Hit the Floor

John Carlos Responds to the New Olympics Ban on Political Protest: The 1968 Olympian points out the hypocrisy of new rules against any political demonstrations on the field or medal stand.

Rantin' Randy's Rant 2/8/20

It Piles Up, This Stuff in Our Way

Milbank: Pelosi's Delay "One Of The Most Successful Failures In Modern Political History"

Let's talk about impeached Presidents, expungement, and impeaching him again....

Buttigieg Gets BUSTED Doing Something Slimy

Bernie DESTROYS Pete Buttigieg During New Hampshire Debate

Buttigieg Asked A VERY Uncomfortable Question During Democratic Debate

Chris Matthews: Bernie Is Just Like Bain

Today in History: Hitler Purges His Political Rivals (1934)

Republican Do Si Do

Rick Wilson drops the mic in ferocious attack on cowardly Republicans for unleashing ‘monster’ Trump on US

Bernie Sanders Politely Asks Supporters Not to Harass His Opponents: “Let us do our very best to engage respectfully with our Democratic opponents,” the candidate said in an email

Voters need help: How party insiders can make presidential primaries safer, fairer, and more democratic

Comment: Prepare for the Upcoming Civil War.  It is no great leap from threatening violence against the Constitutional remedy of impeachment to employing it to overturn the results of an election.

Reckless Cruelty: The Joe McCarthy Story: Through the years, television and film treatments have transmitted the late Senator's persona–and exposed his perfidy.

Ilhan Omar and the Politics of ‘Radical Love’: The Minnesota Congresswoman wants to redefine U.S. foreign policy as we know it.

Smoking Gun: The Lawbreaker-In-Chief.  An overview . . .

Middle America: The Danger for Democrats.  To insist that not coming on too strong is what’s needed in 2020 is to miss the whole lesson of the rightwing populist rise of Trump.

Got a License for That?  Making people apply to own guns could save lives.

Among the Republicans who warned the White House was Senator Susan Collins of Maine, who after voting to acquit Mr. Trump said she thought he had learned a lesson. Others included Senators Thom Tillis of NC, Martha McSally of Arizona and Ron Johnson of Wis

Pelosi Clashes With Facebook and Twitter Over Video Posted by Trump

Rush Limbaugh Calls Troops ‘Welfare Queens, Moochers’

Late-Breaking! Trump Releases ‘Faith-Based’ Rules

Ruling Appealed In Texas Wedding Solemnization Case

Court won’t Intervene In Fla. Church Ownership Dispute

Texas School Reluctantly Removes Religious Display

Mexico Likely To Keep Separation Of Church And State

Praying For A Political Payoff? Trump Tells Evangelicals He'll Take Action To 'Safeguard' School Prayer

False Idol: Are Hairline Cracks Appearing In Trump's Evangelical Base?

States Of Alarm: Americans United Opposes Attacks On Religious Freedom Around The Country

Americans United In Action! Staff Members Spread The Word About Church-State Separation

To Trump And Barr On Official School Prayer: Don’t Even Think About It

LDS Church May Have Violated Tax Laws By Stockpiling Donations

Minn. Woman Sues After Being Denied Emergency Contraception

N.Y. Town Lawmakers Take Oath Of Office On Codes Book

U.S. Attorney General Favors Theocratic Views Writers Assert In NY Times

Faith Leaders Call For No Discrimination In Foster Care Programs

Wash. Legislator Tied To Radical Theocratic Anti-Government Activists

AU Announces Opening Of 2020 Essay Contest For High School Students

Choppy Waters: A New Documentary Explores How Creationists Built An Evangelistic Park On The Backs Of Kentucky Taxpayers

Denied The Right To Care: I Wanted To Help Foster Children. Imagine How I Felt When I Was Turned Away For Being The 'Wrong' Religion.

Please Scale This Summit! Join Us Next Month In D.C.

'Our task was to set Americans against their own government': New details emerge about Russia's trolling operation

A Russian troll factory had a $1.25 million monthly budget to interfere in the 2016 US election

You’ll Never Know Which Candidate Is Electable

PROFILE IN COURAGE AWARD® - SUBMIT A NOMINATION

Kill the tradition: N.H. and Iowa should not vote first: Some customs must die. Like the first-in-the-nation primary and caucuses.

Priest tells anti-Trump protesters to commit suicide

Trump claims it was illegal for Pelosi to rip his SOTU speech: President Donald Trump alleged that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "broke the law" when she ripped up his State of the Union speech, claiming that it was an official document so her actions were illegal.

Trump publicly admits he fired White House official as retaliation for impeachment testimony: ‘He was very insubordinate’.  US president lashes out at Lt Col Alexander Vindman hours after Ukraine expert escorted from office

“A democracy cannot function effectively … [if citizens believe] laws are being bought and sold.” – Justice John Paul Stevens, Dissent in Citizens United, January 21, 2010 https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/citizens-united-and-corporate-court/

Trump Proposes 25 Percent Drop in Fund Designed to Deter Russia: The president’s skepticism of the European Deterrence Initiative has prompted widespread criticism in the past and formed part of the argument for his impeachment.

How should Democrats fight back against Trump's billion-dollar "Death Star"?  Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale has built a $1 billion disinformation machine. Here's how to beat it

George Conway: Trump is right: We might have to impeach him again

Lawsuit Charges Donald Trump with Raping a 13-Year-Old Girl: A civil suit against Donald Trump alleging he raped a 13-year-old girl was dismissed in California in May 2016, refiled in New York in June 2016, and dropped again in November 2016.

TRUMP TEEN RAPE ALLEGATION RESURFACES, RONAN FARROW CLAIMS NATIONAL ENQUIRER TRIED TO PROTECT HIM IN NEW BOOK

The US is being run by a government that no longer represents the people

"The Day Democracy Died" Sung by The Founding Fathers

Let's talk about the parties switching and the Party of Trump....

2020 ELECTION.  Buttigieg: Sanders would have difficulty defeating Trump because of 'labels' and his 'approach'.  As he runs for re-election, Trump has repeatedly branded Democrats as out-of-touch socialists who would ruin the economy.  [Note from LDH: NBC is corporate media that is squarely supporting capitalism, mediocrity, and the status quo.  Buttigieg, in my opinion, would have more difficulty than Sanders in beating DJT for the same reasons – labels (immature, lack of experience, dog-whistles about being gay, his name itself, etc.), and demeaning him in many ways only DJT can do.]

Sanders jumps out to huge lead in national poll as Biden plummets

Three Roger Stone prosecutors resign from case after DOJ backpedals on sentencing recommendation: Trump tweeted early Tuesday, calling the initial sentencing recommendation "disgraceful" and a "miscarriage of justice."

Letters From the February 17, 2020, Issue: Failing college… East Coast vibes… The beginning of understanding… More than words…

Sanders or Warren? Why Not Both?  A progressive unity ticket may seem utopian, but it need not be a fantasy. In fact, the progressive candidates may make the most electable ticket.

Donald Trump Is Not the Only Alleged Criminal Democrats Can’t Unseat: An investigation determined that Matt Shea was a domestic terrorist, but that didn’t stop him from taking his seat in the Washington State Legislature.

Mike Pompeo Implies That a Reporter Who Pressed Him Can’t Locate Ukraine on the Map

Can Democrats Win Back Trump Voters—Without Compromising Their Soul?  Many analysts say Democrats need to score significant swing voter support to win in 2020. The question is whether they can do that without tilting to the center.

Political in Nature: Is impeachment only about getting a conviction?

Ways of Being: John Berger’s life between aesthetics and politics.

Rhode Island priest claims 'pedophilia doesn't kill anyone' in abortion row: The Rev Richard Bucci made comment after barring 44 pro-choice lawmakers from communion last week

Prosecutors Quit After DOJ Says It Will Override ‘Excessive’ Sentencing Guideline for Roger Stone: Three prosecutors quit Stone’s case, and a fourth left DOJ altogether, after the DOJ said it was “shocked” by their sentencing recommendation.

Senate GOP blocks three election security bills

Sohn: NRA's Russia link has ties to Blackburn

Trump says military may consider discipline for ousted aide Vindman

Pelosi leads Democrats' calls for DOJ probe

Sen. Blumenthal: Attorney General Barr should resign.  Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reacts to Hallie Jackson over the recent developments in the sentencing of former Trump aide Roger Stone, where the Department of Justice and Attorney General William Barr have intervened. Blumenthal calls Barr a "henchman and political operative" of the President and says that he should step down immediately.

Barr takes control of legal matters of interest to Trump, including Stone sentencing: Attorney General William Barr's intervention in Roger Stone's case wasn't the first time senior political appointees reached into a case involving an ex-Trump aide, officials say.

5 Ways Trump Has NOT Drained the Swamp with Robert Reich

Georgia is adding more Democratic-leaning voters faster than Republicans can purge them

Senate GOP rejects election-security measures (yes, again): Senate Democrats tried once again today to advance election-security measures pending in the chamber. Republicans again balked.

'Language of Monarchy': Trump Asserts He Has 'Absolute Right' to Tell Justice Department What to Do.  "Trump spends his days threatening the Justice Department in order to keep his criminal buddies out of prison, while Bill Barr grotesquely pillages the rule of law."

Roger Stone backlash: Democrats demand Barr resign, call for investigation, hearings

Let's talk about the thing you missed in Trump's speech....

Putin critic found dead with throat slit, dozens of stab wounds in French hotel

Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly to Fox News Viewer: ‘You Are Not an Informed Citizen’

Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly to Fox News Viewer: ‘You Are Not an Informed Citizen’.  Kelly shared his thoughts on media with an audience at Drew University

The Oldest Defensive Wall on Earth Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid by 5,300 Years
It was erected around 10,000 years ago and was approximately 1.5 to 2 meters (4.9 to 6.6 ft) thick and 3.7 to 5.2 meters (12 to 17 ft) high.

Rantin' Randy's Rant 2/13/20 AG Barr pushes back Trump's tweeting

Let's talk about a foreign policy report card for Trump....

Sanders Joins Trump in Telling the Media to Go to Hell: Democrat’s reversal on medical records follows Trump’s precedent on obfuscation.

Conservative Judge Has Enough, DESTROYS Trump

Trump Doesn’t Understand Why Black Voters Stick Together

Trump's biggest accomplishments and failures as president as he heads into a reelection year after impeachment

Senators want Ivanka Trump's women's initiative program to become law

Justice Department drops leak case against former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe: Trump had urged action be taken against the ex-FBI official over allegations that he lied to investigators.

Trump Claims ‘Legal Right’ to Interfere in Justice Dept. Cases: A day after the attorney general publicly rebuked him, President Trump rejected the tradition of an independent Justice Department.

Justice Department opens inquiry into FBI interview at heart of Flynn's guilty plea: AG Barr has asked a U.S. attorney to lead the inquiry. Flynn pleaded guilty to making false statements during the interview, but wants to withdraw plea.

Mitch McConnell Blows Up Trump’s Claim About “Do Nothing” Democrats

Trump Goes Full Authoritarian in White House Video

Texas churchgoers take up arms to train for attackers: Growing fear, loosened state laws give rise to a cottage industry

John Bolton’s Praise Of ‘Honorable’ John Kelly Backfires Spectacularly

DOJ drops leak case vs. McCabe, judge said White House involvement like a 'banana republic': The judge, a George W. Bush appointee, said "the fact that you got somebody at the top basically trying to dictate whether somebody should be prosecuted" was like a "banana republic."

Report: Trump Told India’s Prime Minister That His Country Doesn’t Border China.

WATCH: Pompeo greeted with uncomfortable silence at Munich conference after boast about Trump’s achievements

Trump’s 29th Trip To Mar-a-Lago Brings Golf Tab To 334 Years Of Presidential Salary

Voter Purge Lawsuit Forces Gov. Kemp To Expose Purge List

Michael Bloomberg, Former Mayor, New York City

Analysis: Another case Trump meddled in. Another unorthodox intervention from Barr.

Rantin' Randy's Rant 2/15/20

Poor Bill Barr

McConnell's wife caught bribery $20 million to Lisa Murkowski after voted to acquit Trump

How Russian intelligence officers interfered in the 2016 election: Twelve Russian military officers have been indicted for breaking into the Democratic Party's computers, stealing compromising information and selectively releasing it to undermine candidates. Bill Whitaker reports on the case against them

Why President Trump asked Ukraine to look into a DNC "server" and CrowdStrike: The consensus view of the CIA, NSA, FBI and a Senate investigation is that Russians interfered in the 2016 election. But those findings don't line up with the ever-evolving story President Trump has been telling about Ukraine.

Bernie Bashing Democrat Breaks The Hypocrisy Meter

Rpt: Donald Trump Has ‘Stubborn Disregard’ For Intelligence Briefings | The Last Word | MSNBC

Rpt: Donald Trump Has ‘Stubborn Disregard’ For Intelligence Briefings | The Last Word | MSNBC

How To Recognize A Fake News Story: 9 helpful tips to stop yourself from sharing false information.

Democrats React To GOP Election Scam

Michael Bloomberg Launching $100 Million Ad Campaign Against Trump

Why Is Bloomberg's Long History of Egregious Sexism Getting a Pass?  The surging Democratic presidential candidate and Bloomberg LP have fielded nearly 40 sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuits over decades.

A Republican Plutocrat Tries To Buy The Democratic Nomination: No Democrat should consider Michael Bloomberg as a candidate.

Sanders wins New Hampshire by being the least-weak of a suddenly weak field

'This is how democracies die': House Democrats' flagging urgency on Barr's depravity is inexcusable

10 Things You Should Know About Socialism

Facebook Censoring Reporting On Buttigieg Cheating

George Conway: Bill Barr will never stop covering up Trump’s crimes — and it will never be enough

Russian intelligence agents went to Ireland to inspect undersea cables, reigniting fears they could cut them and take entire countries offline

Pompeo Quietly Meets Russian Foreign Minister in Munich

The Soul of the Justice Department: Who Must Stand Up For It Now

In Powerful Letter, Trump Destroys Public Servants, Presidents Who Came before Him (Apparently satire - LOL)

Kellyanne Conway says Trump 'works hand in glove' with Barr

U.S. Readied Sanctions on Russian Oligarch’s Associates—Then Mysteriously Backed Off

Let's talk about the stakes and strategy of the 2020 election....

Overtime: Katie Couric, Pramila Jayapal, Van Jones, Bret Stephens | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

Let's talk about walls and legacies....

RICK WILSON: SAVING AMERICA FROM TRUMP (AND DEMOCRATS FROM THEMSELVES)

Let's talk about what California can learn from the French Foreign Legion....

Let's talk about the wholesome 1950s....

Rep. Jim Jordan accused of participating in OSU sexual abuse cover-up by ex-wrestler

Why the Buttigieg Campaign Tried to Have Me Arrested for Handing Out Information About Medicare for All

Federal judges' association calls emergency meeting after DOJ intervenes in case of Trump ally Roger Stone

Church settles lawsuit that said its anti-gay pastor forced an employee to have sex with him
The pastor said "Homosexuality is vile" in his book, but allegedly told his teenage associate pastor, "I’d really like to teach you how to [kiss]."

ICE deported a trans asylum-seeker. She was killed in El Salvador.

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