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Entanglements continue as Austria reopened the extradition case for Firtash in July 2019 as well as the hiring of lawyers associated with Trump/Giuliani. Ukrainian oligarch Dimtry Firtash tells NYT one of … Read More
There's been a complete transformation in how the campaign press covers elections in the last decade, and it's a defining change that's benefiting Republicans, and specifically Donald Trump. The change … Read More
Murkiness and Mulvaney-ness remains as the details of the Ukrainian shakedown gains more factual reality after the release of documents via American Oversight’s FOIA. The Washington Post reports on the … Read More
I walk from my house to Bethany Lake, west of Portland Oregon, on many days. The Lake is adjacent to a wide utility easement, a golf course, a park, and … Read More
Trump is losing his trade war and what’s worse is that he’s clueless about the reason for the losing. The prevailing truth is that stupidity has given way to irrationality. … Read More
The BBC identified 12 key issues for the Labour party’s manifesto in preparation for the December General Election. Not wishing to take anything away from NY Brit Expat’s cogent analyses, … Read More
Wait, you mean Donald Trump’s decision to withhold vital aid from Ukraine wasn’t based on any sort of meticulous review? And so they had to create an ad hoc justification … Read More
After this week’s testimony in the impeachment hearings, the contours of President Donald Trump’s abuse of power for personal advantage have become crystal clear. Trump violated U.S. law when he … Read More
Hanna Trudo of The Daily Beast thinks that Bloomberg’s entrance into the Democratic presidential race is a “gift” to the Warren and Sander’s campaigns <Yes, I am a Warren supporter.> … Read More
Chuck Todd went through a poll showing Biden strong black support. It would seem to conclude that blacks should be Republicans. This is the second time Chuck has issued a statement … Read More
Yesterday was an interesting day of sorts. Every once in awhile there will be street preachers on the street here in North Central Florida. I was heading to get a … Read More
No truth to a rumor that Perry’s memoirs will be titled “Oops”. Perry will claim in a forthcoming Fox News interview that he never heard the words Burisma or Biden … Read More
Wasting untold time and energy, New York Times newsroom leaders continue to struggle with the not-very-difficult question of whether they ought to refer to Donald Trump as a racist. More than … Read More
Exactly what we need — another billionaire with more money than sense. Are the billionaires coming out of the woodwork just because they want to keep Elizabeth Warren from becoming … Read More
I talk directly and indirectly to hundreds of people every week. Right wingers troll me ad nauseam. Recently, something strange has begun; I find conservatives trolling my trolls in my defense … Read More
At an event in Knoxville, Iowa, which is best-known for being the home of the annual Knoxville Nationals winged sprint car automobile race, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden criticized other Democratic … Read More
x At #KremlinAnnex tonight. pic.twitter.com/SyopNF9d53 — Melissa Barlow (@LiteraryMouse) November 24, 2019 x Putin’s Puppet? – Yes! Treason45? – Absolutely! Impeachment? – Yes, please!!!Protest tonight? – 7:30 pm!Rain or shine? … Read More
So much criming, because Franklin Graham has declared we’re now “demonic” Some defenders have flatly inverted what was actually testified to into its diametrical opposite. Others have reflexively reverted to conspiracy theories creating a … Read More
Convicted child sex abuser Jerry Sandusky recently sought a lighter prison sentence for his 45-count conviction in 2012. The former Penn State assistant football coach still vehemently declares his innocence to the … Read More
So much deflection, so little time. First group from State Department FOIA document dump contains some of the contacts Giuliani was making, as the walls close in on Rudy. Remember … Read More
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recently bemoaned the encroachment of Gym Jordan’s jock sweat on the city of Cleveland. His presence there was the result of a “hideously gerrymandered” district that was … Read More
#MoscowMarsha trends after GOP Senator Blackburn accuses Alexander "Vindictive Vindman" of being whistleblower's "handler" https://t.co/pYcJt9mstV — Newsweek (@Newsweek) November 22, 2019 A sitting United States Senator is trying to shade … Read More
Kitchen Table Kibitzing is a community series for those who wish to share a virtual kitchen table with other readers of Daily Kos who aren’t throwing pies at one another. … Read More
Joe Biden needs an intervention or a come to Jesus moment when it comes to his Republican “friends.” Trump’s Senate Impeachment Defense Will Be to Put Joe Biden on Trial. … Read More
Because at this point, Individual-1 knows he has the impeachment acquittal votes, could Trump come before the Senate to make what would be a campaign speech. Trump doesn’t have to appear, … Read More
Throughout the House Intelligence Committees’ hearings centering on the Impeachment of the 45th President of the United States, Devin Nunes’ opening statements, preceding the testimony of witnesses bemoaned the Democrats … Read More
He wakes up at dawn and peeks out the window, looking for the heron feeding at the fishpond in the first light. No heron yet today. He starts the espresso … Read More
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D. WI) in support of Cal Cunningham’s (D. NC) U.S. Senate campaign: I hear from a lot of folks who are looking … Read More
Lindsey Graham today has sent document requests to government agencies to begin an investigation into the Bidens. Also, Grassley and Johnson today have sent document requests to begin an investigation … Read More
Certain personal attributes are not transferable. Joe Biden attempting to channel Trump shows why he is incompatible with a Democratic Presidency. Joe Biden has a way of showing a disregard … Read More
When you have the gnocchi-heads at Fox & Friends asking skeptical questions, you know you’ve gone off the deep end. Donald Trump appeared on his favorite show this morning to rant … Read More
As part of the ongoing project to catalog every awful thing the Trump Administration has done as a reference for future political arguments and whatever few posterity survives to see … Read More
So if the impeachment hearings have proved anything, it’s that congressional Republicans — after endless (and fruitless) Benghazi and email server investigations — don’t really care about official misconduct after all. … Read More
Apparently Sondland did more perjury yesterday, aided by Tim Morrison, as this tweet thread by Susan Simpson reveals. Perhaps if supporting materials weren’t being withheld, we could “get to the … Read More
x Tonight we have so much to chant, sing and talk about! Join us at 7:30 pm and also help us sing this cheerful song at the #KremlinAnnex!✌ï¸Â🇺🇸 #Resisthttps://t.co/bhGzo0kqZS — … Read More
This is an observation and not CT. There is something so very wrong in this country that just does not make sense to those who still have some sense left. … Read More
A troubling element of the murder-suicide in Saugus is that the firearm used was a “homemade” or rather home-assembled gun, put together with a parts kit. This subset of the … Read More
“I said to him. . . I think this is all going to blow up – and here we are.” Fiona Hill and David Holmes put a cocktail stick into … Read More
Amy Klobuchar joined Chris Matthews after the debate to slam Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren with Republican talking points on free stuff and socialism. Amy tried to temper the attack … Read More
He’s a 73-year-old man who sounds like a pair of mating Yukon moose being sucked into a jet engine, but he has great hearing everyone. Everyone says so. Many, many people. … Read More
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D. NY) in support of Dr. Barbara Bollier’s (D. KS) U.S. Senate campaign: Friends, If you’re committed to taking back the … Read More
Here’s the latest news today out of Georgia courtesy of Survey USA’s latest poll: 40% of Georgians likely to vote in the November 2020 general election for US Senator say … Read More
In Puerto Rico, the economy depends on tourist dollars. Tourists and locals alike are drawn to the island’s sun-kissed beaches for fun in the sun. But sea-level rise from thermal … Read More
Beginning in the 1970s, the city of Lewiston, Maine, suffered a massive population drain from all the closed mills. Thousands of Somali war refugees settled in the state’s second-largest city since the turn of the … Read More
Ranking member Devin Nunes (CA-R) needs some side-eye or at least more help traveling to his farm in Iowa, because of those Russia-related junkets Lev Parnas, an indicted associate of … Read More
Trump froze the money, not in the name of anti-corruption, but in the name of corruption. Next: Laura Cooper, who earlier testified that Ukraine only got the aid because CONGRESS … Read More
I suppose it’s important to project confidence when your bowels are spilling out on the abattoir floor, but this tweet really makes me wonder what channel Donald Trump is watching. … Read More
http://www.surveyusa.com/… The state of Georgia has not voted for a Democrat for President since 1992. But Hillary Clinton came within about 5% of winning the Peach State in 2016 or … Read More
Today’s bombshell had a considerable blast radius. Sondland affirms, “yes” there was a “quid pro quo.” After a first deposition, a revised addendum, and today another lengthy statement, we now know … Read More
In June of 2008, Barack Obama used a rhetorical flourish that belies his character; “If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun,” said the future President. … Read More
