Rep. Liz Cheney at a primary Election Day gathering at Mead Ranch in Jackson, Wyo. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong Robert B. Talisse, Vanderbilt University Republican Liz Cheney, a three-term member of Congress and the GOP’s leading - and lonely - critic of Donald Trump, lost her re-election bid on Aug. 16, 2022, to a Trump-supported primary challenger, Harriet … [Read more...] about Liz Cheney trounced: ‘Black sheep effect’ and GOP partisan identity explain her decisive defeat after criticizing Trump
LIZ CHENEY SET TO LOSE PRIMARY TODAY
Published by AFPJackson (United States) (AFP) - Republican dissident Liz Cheney looks set to lose her US Congress seat Tuesday to an election-denying conspiracy theorist, in the latest signal of her party's disavowal of traditional conservatism in favor of Donald Trump's hardline "America First" movement. Once considered Republican royalty, the lawmaker from Wyoming has become … [Read more...] about LIZ CHENEY SET TO LOSE PRIMARY TODAY
You don’t have to be a spy to violate the Espionage Act – and other crucial facts about the law Trump may have broken
Former President Donald Trump, at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Aug. 6, 2022, in Dallas. Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images Joseph Ferguson, Loyola University Chicago and Thomas A. Durkin, Loyola University Chicago The federal court-authorized search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate has brought renewed attention to the … [Read more...] about You don’t have to be a spy to violate the Espionage Act – and other crucial facts about the law Trump may have broken
THE BLAME GAME (CARTOON)
Trump’s Dangerous, Imaginary ‘Magic Wand’ (UPDATES)
UPDATE II: Here is a great one by Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, that would have saved me a whole lot of writing: UPDATE I: An NBC News piece confirms a point in the article below regarding Trump’s lack of interest, indolence, when it came to reading even short written summaries of his regular intelligence briefings. CIA personnel had to load the briefings with … [Read more...] about Trump’s Dangerous, Imaginary ‘Magic Wand’ (UPDATES)
A Biden-Xi meeting is sorely needed
An in-person meeting between President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping would help to calm anxiety among South and Southeast Asian nations at the fast-rising tensions between China and the US, heightened by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. Plans are still uncertain but Xi may meet Biden at the margins of a G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia on Nov. 15-16 or an … [Read more...] about A Biden-Xi meeting is sorely needed
Here’s how government documents are classified to keep sensitive information safe
Donald Trump is under federal investigation for mishandling classified documents. Aquir Jeffrey Fields, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Documents sought by the U.S. Justice Department from former President Donald Trump may contain material related to what The New York Times described as “some of the most highly classified programs … [Read more...] about Here’s how government documents are classified to keep sensitive information safe
Ukraine Into NATO Now
At this point it looks like Putin will succeed in conquering and controlling a portion of Ukraine. Furthermore, the Biden’s administration stated goal of ‘weakening Russia’ is not yet accomplished; the Russians are still attacking in Ukraine. The West has done much to support Ukraine but it is clearly not enough. What more can we do? A starting point would be to fast-track … [Read more...] about Ukraine Into NATO Now
THEY’RE COMING FOR YOU!
Where to Move if Worse Comes to Worst
As the polarization and division in our nation worsen, with increasingly frequent instances of political violence, it is not uncommon to hear friends comment that if things go to hell in a hen basket (malapropism as this may be) they may be leaving the U.S. Hopefully that day will never come, but if it does, Visual Capitalist just released an interesting graphic ranking … [Read more...] about Where to Move if Worse Comes to Worst
TRUMPIN’ THE 5TH (CARTOON)
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Don’t be too quick to blame social media for America’s polarization – cable news has a bigger effect, study finds
Joe Biden and Donald Trump supporters, like these two, are more likely to be polarized by TV news than online echo chambers. AP Photo/Allen G. Breed Homa Hosseinmardi, University of Pennsylvania The past two election cycles have seen an explosion of attention given to “echo chambers,” or communities where a narrow set of views makes people less likely … [Read more...] about Don’t be too quick to blame social media for America’s polarization – cable news has a bigger effect, study finds
Will Killing al-Zawahiri Cancel Out The Fist Bump?
by Thomas Hoffmann Under President Bush, the 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was captured. Osama Bin Laden was killed under President Obama’s watch. President Trump oversaw the killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. President Biden finally got to join the ranks of Presidents who oversaw the killing of high profile terrorist leaders. The U.S. recently killed … [Read more...] about Will Killing al-Zawahiri Cancel Out The Fist Bump?
TRUMP MAKES HISTORY (AGAIN): FIRST PRESIDENT TO PLEAD THE 5TH
When Donald Trump was campaigning he often said the mob takes the fifth and if you're innocent you don't plead the fifth. Donald Trump has now pleaded the fifth. Mediaite: Former President Donald Trump is being deposed by the New York Attorney General’s office Wednesday, and posted a long rambling statement on his Truth Social account saying that he pled the Fifth … [Read more...] about TRUMP MAKES HISTORY (AGAIN): FIRST PRESIDENT TO PLEAD THE 5TH
Why searching an ex-president’s estate is not easily done – 4 important things to know about the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago
Palm Beach police officers stand near the Florida home of former President Donald Trump on Aug. 8, 2022. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images Clark D. Cunningham, Georgia State University The FBI’s raid of former President Donald Trump’s estate on Aug. 8, 2022, caught Trump by surprise – and prompted immediate speculation about exactly why and how the … [Read more...] about Why searching an ex-president’s estate is not easily done – 4 important things to know about the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago
How the FBI knew what to search for at Mar-a-Lago – and why the Presidential Records Act is an essential tool for the National Archives and future historians
The gate to former President Donald Trump’s home at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Aug. 8, 2022. Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images Shannon Bow O'Brien, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts The FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, on Aug. 8, 2022, has sparked a vigorous outcry from … [Read more...] about How the FBI knew what to search for at Mar-a-Lago – and why the Presidential Records Act is an essential tool for the National Archives and future historians
MAR-A-LAGO RAIDED (CARTOON)
The FBI has raided Mar-a-Lago. We learned this from Trump himself who made a very whiny post about it on his joke of a social media platform, Truth Social. He’s partly upset the FBI didn’t give him, a guy with a habit of flushing evidence, advance notice of their raid. This is big news and it’s unprecedented for a president’s home to be raided by the FBI. But everything … [Read more...] about MAR-A-LAGO RAIDED (CARTOON)
AXIOS FLUSH WITH SUCCESS: RUNS ALLEGED PHOTOS OF TRUMP’S TOILET PAPERS
The popular website Axios is now flush with success after running a big scoop: exclusive photos allegedly showing Donald Trump's toilet papers. The pix show ripped up documents -- one of them in what looks like Trump's distinctive writing-- on the bottom of two toilet bowls. The New York Times' Maggie Haberman's book Confidence Man is set to come out in October and it'll … [Read more...] about AXIOS FLUSH WITH SUCCESS: RUNS ALLEGED PHOTOS OF TRUMP’S TOILET PAPERS
Where I was when Nixon resigned 48 years ago on August 8, 1974
Richard Nixon resigned amid Watergate scandal 48 years ago on August 8, 1974. I was asleep and awakened by someone who summed up the day in one sentence. What I experienced that day started in India in 1973 when I began writing as the officially accredited Special Correspondent (paid by the piece) for the now defunct Chicago Daily News and self-syndicating my stories to … [Read more...] about Where I was when Nixon resigned 48 years ago on August 8, 1974
America Needs More Immigrants
If America is going to continue to be an economic colossus, we need more workers. The “great resignation,” Covid retirements and low birth rates have all contributed to a need to fill open jobs. That can only be accomplished by increasing immigration. Throughout American history, immigrants have always played a large role in America's workforce. Population growth has been … [Read more...] about America Needs More Immigrants