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Rachel Maddow rooted for the Steele dossier to be true. Then it fell apart.

Via: badfish-hd-h-u • Op/Ed • 21 Comments • 6 years ago

Fifth in a series on the media’s handling of the Steele dossier. See Parts 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 and 6. In March 2017, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow invited Rep....

Scientists warn AI control of nukes could lead to ‘Terminator-style’ war

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Op/Ed • 6 Comments • 6 years ago

Have you seen the movie "War Games"?

Yes, Democrats Have Been Itching to Impeach From the Start

Via: john-russell • Op/Ed • 53 Comments • 6 years ago

When historians ask themselves why Democrats impeached President Donald Trump, they can parse the two articles of impeachment for part of the story: "abuse of power" and "obstruction of justice."...

Trump’s tax cut was a mammoth fraud

Via: john-russell • Op/Ed • 7 Comments • 6 years ago

"...two years later, the evidence of failure is undeniable. Almost every promise made has been a promise broken." Trump and his party took great pride in enacting the biggest tax overhaul in...

The Decade Civility Died, and "Civility" Replaced It - We used to talk about how to talk to each other. Now, when someone invokes "civility," they really just want you to shut up.

Via: john-russell • Op/Ed • 19 Comments • 6 years ago

.....Civility, like free speech generally, is now something we increasingly demand for ourselves and refuse to afford others. Civility means that we get to wish others a merry Christmas whether or...

IG Report Proves Adam Schiff Has Been Lying About Spygate Since The Beginning

Via: badfish-hd-h-u • Op/Ed • 44 Comments • 6 years ago

On Friday, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee approved two articles of impeachment against President Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The committee vote sends the...

We Are Republicans, and We Want Trump Defeated ......The president and his enablers have replaced conservatism with an empty faith led by a bogus prophet.

Via: john-russell • Op/Ed • 12 Comments • 6 years ago

Patriotism and the survival of our nation in the face of the crimes, corruption and corrosive nature of Donald Trump are a higher calling than mere politics. As Americans, we must stem the...

Nikki Haley Wants People To Be Able To Fly The Confederate Flag If They Really Want To

By: john-russell • Op/Ed • 55 Comments • 6 years ago

Nikki Haley op ed in Washington Post from yesterday “For many people in our state, the flag stands for traditions that are noble — traditions of history, of heritage and of ancestry. " "...

The McConnell-Ginsburg Rule?

By: john-russell • Op/Ed • 246 Comments • 6 years ago

WASHINGTON — When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released from the hospital last weekend after another in a string of health scares, blue America breathed a sigh of relief. Only one more month,...

Is There Hope For The American Republic After Trump?

Via: dignitatem-societatis • Op/Ed • 24 Comments • 6 years ago

Stop calling Trump a ‘Russian dupe.’ The truth is much worse.

Via: john-russell • Op/Ed • 16 Comments • 6 years ago

Stop calling Trump a ‘Russian dupe.’ The truth is much worse. DECEMBER 04, 2019 (Evan Vucci) You hear it constantly: President Trump is a “Russian dupe.” Republicans spreading lies about...

When does normal partisanship become treason?

By: john-russell • Op/Ed • 12 Comments • 6 years ago

When does normal partisanship become treason? Today is an interesting day in the news so far. As I am looking through my news feeds, I am seeing quite a few stories about Republican...

Nearly 400 years later, it's time to recognize tribal sovereignty

Via: 1stwarrior • Op/Ed • 8 Comments • 6 years ago

Visiting my grandparents on the Tohono O’odham Nation keeps me rooted in my peoples’ history. As I drive through the beautiful Sonoran desert, my gratitude for family is simultaneously flooded by...

Who but a demon could impeach God’s chosen one?

Via: john-russell • Op/Ed • 2 Comments • 6 years ago

Who but a demon could impeach God’s chosen one? NOVEMBER 25, 2019 President Trump on Monday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Some Democrats quietly express puzzlement that, after two...

There’s no other way to explain Trump’s immigration policy. It’s just bigotry.

Via: john-russell • Op/Ed • 4 Comments • 6 years ago

Hundreds of flights were canceled for approved refugees who had waited years or decades to come — once again, legally — to our shining city on a hill. As the moratorium dragged on, some...

This Is Not Christianity

Via: john-russell • Op/Ed • 24 Comments • 6 years ago

Saw an article come up in one of my newsfeeds, the basis of it being that the Trump inspired brand of Christianity, such as is not true Christianity. The writer makes the point that Jesus...

The real impeachment bombshell? How to pronounce ‘Kyiv.’

Via: it-is-me • Op/Ed • 17 Comments • 6 years ago

Someone needs to set up a new Committee to investigate why those that can't say the Capital Of Ukraine correctly. keep doing it ! This is "SERIOUS" !

Columbus Day haters are missing the entire point of the holiday

Via: john-russell • Op/Ed • 38 Comments • 6 years ago

I know we are a few weeks past Columbus Day, but while looking up something else I came across this opinion piece in the NY Post. These days, this sort of vile celebration of Columbus isnt seen...

When the villain is Obama, not Trump, news suddenly becomes not worth reporting

Via: jasper2529 • Op/Ed • 47 Comments • 6 years ago

Q & A About Jewish Communities in Judea and Samaria

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Op/Ed • 11 Comments • 6 years ago

The New Defense is that Trump Did Nothing Wrong

Via: john-russell • Op/Ed • 48 Comments • 6 years ago

Excellent commentary from Washington Monthly. The timeline makes it clear exactly why Trump is impeachable. As you can hopefully see, the White House did not release the aid until after it...

guilty

By: john-russell • Op/Ed • 253 Comments • 6 years ago

One of the Republican's major defenses on behalf of Trump , undoubtedly what they put forward as the "best" one, is that he told Gordon Sondland in a Sep. 9th phone call that there was no quid...

America has finally decided the Bible is not illegal (Opinion)

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Op/Ed • 4 Comments • 6 years ago

Survivors, scholars say threat of another Holocaust is not to be ignored

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Op/Ed • 21 Comments • 6 years ago

Yovanovitch Neatly Picks Apart GOP Talking Point That Ukraine Was Out To Get Trump

Via: john-russell • Op/Ed • 85 Comments • 6 years ago

Yovanovitch Neatly Picks Apart GOP Talking Point That Ukraine Was Out To Get Trump Former ambassador to the Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch calmly dismantled Republican staff...

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