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It’s a travesty that Trump is walking around a free man, let alone competitive in the race for President of the United States.

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The travesty involves those inside the Trump WH and the revolving door on the 7th floor of the RFK DoJ building. While many applauded the testimony of top officials during the Jan6 Hearings not a one was ever asked (if they were it was not publicly disclosed) as officers of the court did you contact Federal LE with your knowledge of a possible conspiracy regarding the 2020 election, and how is it you never wrote a Memo to self to memorialize what you witnessed in meetings regarding the 2020 election?

Just to let you know, the testimony of those officials in the Jan 6 hearing was more CYA than anything else. Most fought subpoenas from the USA DC, and then again from SC Jack Smith causing months of delay in the case.

Those who cast aspersions at AG Garland et al overlook the fact the people with enough pieces of the puzzle did nothing to sound the alarm pre-J6Jan, in the immediate aftermath of the attack on the USCB, or to cooperate in a timely fashion or in most cases willingly.

Specific to the states involved in the fraudulent elector scheme it wasn't until those states were well along in their investigation before they came forward due to the possibility of criminal charges and the loss of their law licenses.

That's how criminals roll (what's in it for me?). Honorable people come forward the moment they see something, and then say something.

FTR: Ask yourselves when did Cassidy Hutchinson come forward? The answer is she didn't. She sat on what she knew including during her initial appearance after remaining silent during the run-up to the 2020 election, post-election for a year or so. And like other WH staff w/pieces of the puzzle did not memorialize much of anything. Miss Hutchinson did not contact Federal LE after 6Jan, didn't testify to the Senate hearings re 6Jan, and didn't testify until after the HSC began in July 2021.

Find the lot of them to be one big slimy snake mating ball with AG Garland, SC Team trying to

sort them all out to get to the bottom where Trump always in all ways is found.

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People who still adamantly support him are either ignorant, or looking to gain what they have not earned.

To say I despise that orange traitor is such an understatement. He belongs imprisoned for treason. We need huge majorities in the House and Senate to right this country again and hold this blatant criminal accountable.

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I think he belongs in a mental institution -- and it should have happened quite some time ago.

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Yea he’s in there alright 💥

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I saw on the Lawrence O'Donnell show on MSNBC a poll that showed that 51% of the people polled still think Donald Trump is fit to be president. Of course a higher number polled feel that VP Kamala Harris is fit to be president.

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I'm a little surprised by 51% but not all that much. We the people are incredibly ignorant about what goes on on the national level. We don't even know how "government" works in theory. It's like thunder rolling in the distance: if it's unlikely to rain locally, we pay no attention. And "the press," mainstream and otherwise, isn't much help. But about every poll statistic I see, I want to know how many of them are white.

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While I did have political science in college and grew up in Chicago, a very political city, I have learned a lot about how government works and can be subverted by reading Project 2025. As someone said, the people who wrote that document certainly know how government works, even if it is filled with partisan whiny examples complaining about Biden. I would guess that we won't know how many are White or not, because online polls don't see the truth of what people are saying nor do phone polls. I would like to see how many of them have IQs over 80 for that matter.

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I learned a lot about how government works in junior high and high school, but that was when civics education was still a thing. Continuing education started when I was a student antiwar activist in D.C. and hasn't stopped yet. I haven't made it all the way through Project 2025 yet, but what strikes me (hard, like on the head) is now profoundly anti-democratic it is. I've read enough about the U.S. right to know that this anti-democratic tendency didn't come out of nowhere -- in fact, it's been there from the beginning, and the ongoing struggle has been over who should be fully included in "we the people." And the fight goes on . . .

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I agree. It is terribly undemocratic. My family has fought for democratic rights my entire life, so it is just natural for me to continue doing this as an adult. I was a history major as an undergrad, and so I know how undemocratic we have been as a nation, and our struggle to make us more democratic is what the MAGAs want to erase. I am not done with Project 2025, but will be meeting with my Democrats Abroad Project 2025 Book club this evening to discuss the forward and The Intelligence Community sections.

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That book club is such a great idea!!

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-The most challenging reads in my life were Ayn Rand, The Mueller Rpt., and Project2025. All are so poorly structured (Edit-constructed) and written they result in a brain freeze. Forced me to stop and back up, sometimes to the very beginning.

-The three speak to different subject matter (Philosophy, Law, Government) yet their common theme is they alone have reinvented the wheel by...squaring it.

-While underestimating and/or ignoring a threat is an unwise approach, overestimating a threat is far worse. Overreaction has proven to be far more difficult to back down and recover from, indeed more times than not creates momentum that far exceeds the threat many times over.

It's as if Newton's 3rd Law, the Goldilocks Effect, and ethos-pathos-logos are mere academic mumble jumbo rather than guiding principles.

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And just in general, it seems that those who overestimate threats tend to lack historical perspective, and/or their history is a tunnel and they can't see what's on either side of it. Thinking of "the best and the brightest" of the JFK-LBJ years who saw third world liberation struggles purely through a Cold War lens and couldn't/wouldn't make the connection to their own country's liberation struggles.* Because people in Asia and Africa couldn't *possibly* have agency and aspirations of their own -- they must be under the influence of the commie bad guys.

*I started to make "liberation struggle" singular here, thinking mainly of the Revolutionary War. Then it dawned on me that the Civil War was a liberation struggle. And now I'm thinking that U.S. history from the beginning has been one long liberation struggle, or maybe a succession of liberation struggles, and we're still working on it.

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Here, here about Poorly structured Project 2025. Although I am reading enough that I look for certain things, like the whining about Biden, and the attempt to create chaos in each department. Also, we were discussing that they say they have 2 years to get things done because of the mid-terms.

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Which poll? What was the margin of error? Who was polled?

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CBS poll. Hell if I know? That is why I don't pay attention to these polls. It is about 1 min 45 seconds into this link.

https://youtu.be/hBVLB19syZ0?si=Q9KPVL8_ogoWZ_AU

I also don't know how many Russian Bots were polled either, or awakened Russian sleeper agents. Given how they are getting thrown out of countries more and more, I assume more sleepers have to be activated. I should not have spoken as if I give these polls credibility, when I know Republicans are more likely to respond to polls online or over the phone than Democrats. No one I know would respond. You get my polling data when I go vote. Just interesting that in any poll with any Americans in it anyone could find Trump mentally fit, let alone that high a number of whatever sample.

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Exactly. Polls are completely unreliable. They can be skewed in any direction.

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Major polls have been relied upon by pols, companies, brands, etc because they contain both valid data and valid information. All their methodologies are spelled out in plain language. Chuckle when people talk about polling by telephone.

In major polling that is one point of first contact along with electronic contact via email or social media. From that contact the polling company screens respondents by the criteria they state in their methodology. That depends on the poll subject matter. In general terms consideration is given to age, gender, race, education, employment, faith/non faith, and on and on.

Depending on the answers the polling company determines if they fit , and then asks if they are willing to participate in the poll/survey regarding the subject matter, some include a stipend for participating and completing the questions/answers in the allotted time. It's not a blind process. Name and address along with other info is already known by the polling firm. They purchase that from data mining firms which scoops it up from various sources including from known data bases and online activity that 99% of people give away by checking a box.

Major polls are not random at all. They are highly scientific. Unlike people they make their error rate known aka margin of error. They know how to filter through responses for obvious shortcuts. If you ever looked into any one thing should jump out at you, the total number. It rarely is a nice simple number, instead quite perplexing at first glance. 4eg 1583. That is the number of those who completed the task, not the number of people who agreed to participate. That number is much higher, most times 2x higher. Major polls are not restricted to a single question or two. If you ever clicked on the crosstabs, the entirety of the poll results runs 5-30 pages long.

Never confuse snap polls and online polls with major polls. Major polls are conducted by firms typically in conjunction with an academic institute's research arm. Major polls are not to be confused with internal polls conducted by a political party or candidate or the employees of a company.

Major polls are far more reliable than a weather forecast because they do NOT forecast or predict. They take the temperature and pressure readings as they exist in the respondents during the given time frame. Never confuse a major poll with modeling and projections. That is weather forecasting and with the same track record.

Denying the data inside a poll is done at one's peril no matter who is doing the reading. The respondents are scientifically screened PEOPLE. Their responses are only for that poll date range. They are not locked into those responses for a date or event in the future. It;s a certainity some will change their positions and it's a certainty events will play a role in their final position and that of those who never were polled. Major polling identifies and documents trends and trajectories, nothing more and nothing less. They are highly reliable on both. If they weren't Joe Biden would still be in the race and Trump's lead growing and growing.

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The quote says that no none ever went broke underestimating the the intelligence of the American public.

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One does wonder why such a man as he is even allowed to run. I guess there are no entry qualifications.

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Why aren’t these people on trial for the attempted overthrow of the United States? Because they’re the keystone cops version of revolutionaries?

Also, is there any way the “Kraken” can be ordered by the court to never wear animal prints again?

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😀

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Oooohhh, so good Patris!! :)

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Truth, not petty. She could use a real good overhaul…all the way around!

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🙏💕

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When the history of the 2020 election fake electors scam is written Ellis will be seen as a poor thing left to hang out to dry by the Trump team while the Rudys of the world got shelter and funding. On the one hand one tends to feel sorry for her likes but we must never forget she chose the path to instant fame and notoriety well above her abilities and experience. She got famous and had the scam worked would have been regareded as a heroine by the MAGA crowd.

One has to wonder how many Jenna Ellis's there has to be before the world gets the message that everyone is disposable in Donald Trump's world and hitching your wagon to his star has ass much chance as ending up a kamikaze mission as fame and glory.

We are slow walking toward some recognition and justice for all the criminality of the 2020 election but must face the reality while a lot of the little fishes like Ellis are getting filleted the big fish like Ron Johnson have been untouched. It is quite possible come January 2025 all of them will go scott free. That would , indeed, be a travesty of American justice of epic proportions.

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It's looking more and more like King Donald really does want to lose the election and blow everything up. He's now purging influential people like Gov. Kemp for no reason other than they refuse to kiss the ring, and the long list keeps growing. At least his being out of the WH makes his delusions more difficult to bring to fruition. His cult shrinks but becomes even more dangerous and violent. Fortunately Kamala continues to make the right moves and her support is growing.

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Could it be that he is finally going downhill? I'm taking this one day at a time.

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He's been slithering down the slippery slope for a long time, the problem is that with him there is no bottom, when you think he can't go any lower he always does.

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The late great Malvina Reynolds (1900–1978) had a song about that: "There's a Bottom Below." https://youtu.be/boyiqeyFwQ8?si=B2yDp97NuXsuY_1I

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Exactly!

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I hope both Kemp and Raffensberger understand their probable fate if Trump makes it back to the White House, and will - in the privacy of the voting booth - vote for Kamala Harris. Or, more likely, choose not to vote for president at all.

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Could it be that he is finally going downhill? I'm taking this one day at a time.

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You're absolutely right on all counts. Although I'm still trying to decide if that bizarre attack on Kemp was part of a bigger "blow it all up" strategy, or if it was nothing more than the fact that the Orange Felon is the pettiest, nastiest asshole of all time.

Regardless, the depressing thing in all that was Kemp's reaction: "My focus is on winning this November and saving our country from Kamala Harris and the Democrats - not engaging in petty personal insults, attacking fellow Republicans, or dwelling on the past". As Tim Miller of The Bulwark put it: "these f**king people...".

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Yes, the convicted felon and adjudicated rapist is THE pettiest, most vindictive asshole EVER. And also yes, Brian Kemp is another such world class thief. If anyone should know about stealing elective office, it's Kemp. Just ask Stacey Abrams.

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It must be depressing to claim to be a Repub in this era, just check your manhood at the door, like Rafael Cruz, and bleat along with the rest of the sheep.

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" "blow it all up" strategy, or the Orange Felon is the pettiest, nastiest asshole of all time."

Both?

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Ha ha, you're right, it's both!

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Not that the list of felonious petulances stops there by a long short.

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it's heartening news, even if it's taken 3-1/2 years to get to this point. I wish we could lock up Ellis and the other traitors for life. Including the Members of Congress who continue to deny Biden's election. Their crimes against our country were treason. There's no reason to think they won't try again, especially if they can rejoin a Trump administration and implement Project 2025.

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The DOJ: y'all are going to prison for interfering with the 2020 election.

SCOTUS: except for HIM. HE's immune.

TRUMP: WHEEEW!

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Lordy but you’ve nailed it.

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If their electors scheme works this time - not certifying election at the local level - America is history.

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What we also need during the next 90 days is for Judge Chutkan to get the January 6 trial underway, and for Judge Merchan to impose a prison sentence.

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And when is Jack Smith gonna file his appeals and get Loose Cannon thrown off that case?

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And the walls are crumbling down. Wow.I am enjoying seeing this horrible man have Karma start to visit him.May she stalk him relentlessly.He and those who prop him up will come across by historians as the most corrupt group in the history of our democracy and while we are not out of the woods with this monster, light is appearing.

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Karma hasn’t forgotten anything, for most of us the good we do in life offsets our bad karma, the insipid orange turd is nowhere close to that balance. He will be a case study in history classes for centuries, we have witnessed the worst president in the history of our nation. I know it will take a while to fix but he has revealed, for all to see the flaws in our legal system. 🤷‍♂️

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You mean KAMALA?! LOL!

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Instant Kamala.

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KARMALA! might be a good bumpersticker. :)

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I would buy that. Also felon vs prosecutor.

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Good one!!! YES!

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Good one, Janice!

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Karma’s only a bitch if you are.

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tRump is flailing. He can't handle a smart, gutsy, truth-telling black woman and his refusal to debate her is proof. He'll continue to get more desperate as he realizes losing the election will expose him to trials and those previously of his camp who have turned states' evidence. I can only hope Dems win a trifecta, reform the SCOTUS and amend first, the immunity decision. There is a lot of work to do to correct years of rights destroying decisions and remove/control corrupt justices.

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Like a cool breeze at the end of a scorching day, your report fills the zeitgeist with delight. Sometimes I’m afraid to open posts for fear of what gruesome details you will reveal, so I wait until morning.

I’m not advocating dumbing down the facts, au contrare, “Bring it on!”, Lucian. But as the facade begins to become undone, you can rouse me 24/7 with your insights. Your consistent vigilance proves that “the pen is mightier than the sword!” And that’s important to remember.

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The one statistic that hit me: of the 44 people who worked in TFG’s administration, only 4 are endorsing him so far! WOW!

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44 people who served in Trump's Cabinet.

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Yes….you’re correct. Even MORE serious.

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Trump should have been in jail on Jan 7th , 2021. It's an indictment of our criminal justice system that he was not and still is not. It's an indictment of our electorate that he stands even a chance of getting reelected.

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Ecce homo.

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Trumps trail of travesty is ongoing and is well founded in the past . We are just scratching the surface of his mangled agenda .

See Elizabeth Grahams Substack today for a long history and significant arrangements of Putin / Trump.

This story is clear and available . But if you think any of our ‘ News outlets’ would tell the truth about this , we’ll have to wait till they’re motivated to tell the truth ….. don’t hold your breath .

But Elizabeth Graham has real knowledge about the unholy alliance of Putin/ Trump.

It is a necessary read to get a closer idea and tie up the ends of Trumps pandering behavior with Putin . And the rise and soon to be fall of the Maga cult who also play to Putin .

The Suckers and losers group is about to be revealed and it is not the veterans who revered our Democracy by fighting for her .

No , no surprise it’s the deranged kowtowing Trump the ‘protege’ of Putin . Or more specifically , Putins useful idiot .

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DAMN!! I know I should have invested heavily in Popcorn futures!!GAAA. I could retire to a tropical Island in January 2025. The show is hitting all the best improv high notes.

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( pass your popcorn)

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Drill baby drill! Widen those cracks! No one is above the

law Judge Gosuch.

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I do hope that Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell are able to earn enough at their new jobs of flipping burgers or waiting on tables to be able to hire good security as well as the real lawyers they now need to also defend themselves.

Some telling ABC video at... https://abcnews.go.com/US/boss-leave-proffer-videos-show-trump-lawyers-telling/story?id=104831939

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They may get jobs in right-wing media.

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Plenty of competition, for a shrinking audience I think. Hopefully all of whom will all be scurrying for the the shadows back under their rocks next year.

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When will people learn? He has been described by many, Cohen, Scaramucci, his niece Mary, and others, as a purely transactional person. Your value to him is only, absolutely only what he can get from you. Ask any of his wives, his kids, anyone who has done business with him, any "friends." Blind loyalty to such a terrible character is a recipe for disaster, and once your usefulness to him is over,

expect no loyalty from him in return.

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