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Category Archives: Courts
A Black Woman SCOTUS Justice – UPDATED
by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor The argument has been vociferously advanced against limiting the appointment of the next U.S. Supreme Court justice, to a qualified pool of black women, since they comprise about 7% of the population. This is my response. First, … Continue reading
Posted in Justice, Poetry, SCOTUS, United States
Tagged Biden Supreme Court nominee, Black Woman SCOTUS Justice, Irene Fowler, Racism, Sexism
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TCS: Déjà Vu All Over Again – 1991
Good Morning! ___________________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a … Continue reading
Posted in SCOTUS, Senate, The Coffee Shop
Tagged Anita Hill, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, Déjà Vu All Over Again - 1991, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, National Walk-Out, TCS
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“Let’s hope to God we don’t have a crisis” … too late
By ann summers High Holy Days, Batman. 9/11 is the release day for Bob Woodward’s book, Fear and the Trump regime is scrambling. It now seems more obvious the anonymous Op-Ed in the NY Times was designed to offset Woodward’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Celebrity, Government, History, Media, Political Science, Politics, SCOTUS, Society, Treason, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Bob Woodward, Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Journalism, Media
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If the Cohen allegations are true, POTUS* conspired to violate federal campaign law and to hide it from the American people
By ann summers Neal Katyal’s op-ed in the NY Times spells it out clearly. Trump has been so used to working without accountability as a private citizen especially with respect to covering up his numerous dalliances, that he … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Campaign Finance, Celebrity, Conspiracy, DOJ, FBI, Federal Courts, Government, History, Jurisprudence, Justice, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged Campaign Finance, Donald Trump, Media, Politics, Rule of Law, trumprussia
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Will Cohen suck on Trump’s Lemon, or does Helsinki meet mean that 45* must talk to his boss first
By ann summers The week begins with network interviews of Michael Cohen as he hectors Trump to pay his legal tab (or at least task Kushner to find a Qatari willing to forgo that new stable of Lambos or a Russian … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Courts, DOJ, FBI, Government, History, Jurisprudence, Media, Political Science, Politics, Russia, Science, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Donald Trump, game theory, Law, Media, michael Cohen, Politics, trumprussia
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Putin place or Put in place. Trump’s interest conflicts because conflicts interest him.
By ann summers Trump tried to claim the government can’t walk and chew gum, but fails three days later at getting a Temporary Restraining Order in an attempt to isolate Cohen raid booty. Darned irony for a guy who has … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Celebrity, Corruption, Countries, Courts, DOJ, Economics, Federal Courts, Government, History, Jurisprudence, Media, Political Science, Politics, Society, Uncategorized, United Kingdom, United States
Tagged chinese wall, Donald Trump, Journalism, Media, michael Cohen, Politics, Rule of Law
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TCS: A Dangerous Silence in Public Schools – Thoughts for Religious Freedom Day
Good Morning! ________________________________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Constitutional Law, Federal Courts, Religion, SCOTUS, The Coffee Shop
Tagged A Dangerous Silence in Public Schools, National Religious Freedom Day, Sandra Day O'Connor, TCS, Thomas Jefferson
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President Bait and Vice President Switch
By ann summers we may be seeing the rise of a particular strategy on the right—sometimes gripping part of the GOP, and sometimes all of it—that can be traced back to that noted conservative Vladimir Lenin. I speak of “heightening … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Congress, Conspiracy, Constitutional Law, Corruption, Courts, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Jurisprudence, Media, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Russia, Society, Treason, United States
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, coup d'etat, Donald Trump, elections, History, Media, Politics, trumprussia
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#TrumpRussia … Ron Wyden drops a hold, Treasury gives up documents, and Why was money connected to Putin pouring into Trump projects?
By ann summers Trump-Soho financial documents will now become available to the Senate Intelligence committee, as a Tim O’Brien article in Bloomberg News describes the increased attention of the Special Counsel…following the money. Robert Mueller is examining whether President Donald Trump obstructed … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Conspiracy, Corruption, Courts, Crime, Criminal Law, DOJ, FBI, Financial, Fraud, Government, History, Jurisprudence, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Russia, Society, United States
Tagged Congress, Donald Trump, Media, Politics, Senate, Special Counsel, Treasury, trumprussia
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#TrumpRussia … POTUS45* scrutiny … about collusion
By ann summers Dear @realDonaldTrump: You told Comey “it would be good to find out” if your associates colluded. What if one of them was your son-in-law? https://t.co/Gnd4RO1yMv â Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) June 17, 2017 After 7 months of investigations … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Courts, Government, History, Jurisprudence, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Society, United States
Tagged Donald Trump, News Media, Politics, Russia, trumprussia
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