'Easy mark': Why Trump's $464 million bond failure makes him a 'massive national security risk' - Alternet.org

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“National security, legal, and political experts are lining up to sound the alarm about the potential national security risks swirling around Donald...”

An observation I have been making.   This is obvious.

'Pence found his spine': Former VP praised on social media after refusing to endorse Trump

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“Former Vice President Mike Pence turned plenty of heads during a Fox News interview on Friday in which he flatly told host Martha McCallum that he...”

Bob Costas Slams Trump on @CNN But Wants Biden To Step Aside

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“... you have to be in the throws of some toxic delusion in a toxic cult to believe that Trump has ever been -in any sense- emotionally,...”

Costas cogently articulates a position on Trump and Biden with which I largely agree.

Voting Third Party in 2024

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“A viable third party is more than a name and a charter; it is necessarily a strong, cohesive, well-funded organization wrapped around a dynamic,...”

The 2024 election might very well deliver the worst set of presidential candidates in our nation's history.    Biden and Trump will almost certainly be the nominees.   Assuming this, the electorate must choose between two individuals who are unfit for the office.   One is demonstrably too old....

Rusty Bowers, Witness on a Central Charge of Trump Indictment, Speaks Out

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This is Rusty Bowers, the former Speaker of the Arizona House. Speaker Bowers was censured and discarded by the GOP after his testimony against Trump.

'Trump will be convicted so fast it will make his head spin': former federal prosecutor

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“Friday's $83.3 million judgment against former President Donald Trump in writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit is proof that the former...”

The question is this: Does the author make a good point that Trump's influence over his supporters and the GOP in general does not have much impact in a formal court of law?   Is it likely that Trump will be found guilty of one or more felonies?

Nikki Haley reacts to Ron DeSantis suspending his campaign

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“We don't want a President Kamala Harris.”

It is down to a traitor and Nikki Haley.

Ron DeSantis ends his presidential bid before New Hampshire after falling far short of Trump

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“Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended his Republican presidential campaign on the eve of the New Hampshire primary.”

Judge orders Trump to pay The New York Times nearly $400k in legal fees

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“Donald Trump was ordered to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to The New York Times and three reporters he sued over a story about his family's...”

Supreme Court agrees to hear Colorado case over Trump's 2024 ballot eligibility

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“Former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court review a landmark decision in a case from Colorado finding he should be kept off the state's...”

I see no other option.   The SCotUS must determine whether Trump is on or off the ballot for all 50 states. Whatever they decide is, by definition, the proper interpretation of the CotUS. Seems to me that if they were to truly follow the intent, they would affirm that he is no longer eligible....