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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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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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Lawfare ahead … pitched battles
By ann summersLawfare is a form of asymmetric warfare, consisting of using the legal system against an enemy, such as by damaging or delegitimizing them, tying up their time or winning a public relations victory. The word is a … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Congress, Constitutional Law, Corruption, Courts, Crime, FBI, Federal Courts, Government, History, Jurisprudence, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Society, United States
Tagged Donald Trump, impeachment, lawfare, Media, trumprussia, White House
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All about the Trump lawyering up, even as disinformation continues
“The collapse of this administration may or may not be swift. But it is inevitable.” (Douglas Blackmon at Bill Moyers.com:) By ann summers Q: How does every Russian joke start? A: By looking over your shoulder… The biggest scandal in … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Congress, Conspiracy, Corruption, Courts, Crime, DOJ, FBI, Federal Courts, Financial, Government, Jurisprudence, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Propaganda, Russia, Society, United States
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Media, Politics, trumprussia, White House
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#TrumpRussia ‘s executive privilege … anticipating a “national security” defense by POTUS45*
By ann summers “…what happens if the Federal Bureau of Investigation finds evidence of criminal conduct by the president? Or, perhaps more likely in Trump’s case, what happens if the president tries to shut down FBI investigations into his … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Congress, Conspiracy, Fascists/Corporatists, Federal Courts, Government, History, Jurisprudence, Media, Organized Crime, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Russia, Society, Treason, United States, War, War on "Terror"
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, executive privilege, Media, nixon, Politics, reagan, trumprussia, watergate
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Lord Dampnut praises his own invidious motivations and “incompetent malevolence” with a tweet… SAD!
By ann summers You read that correctly: The President of the United States was tweeting approvingly an article describing his motivations as “invidious” and describing his actions using the phrase “incompetent malevolence.” Orange Gazbag’s apparently so stupid that … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, DOJ, Federal Courts, Government, Homeland Security, Immigrants, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Media, Police, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Society, Terrorism, Uncategorized, United States, War on Drugs, Washington, World History, World War II
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Media, muslim ban, ninth circuit, Politics, Rule of Law
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Lookout Wimmins iz in your can
By ann summers Family Restrooms have been commonplace for many public institutions and darned if defending family values and traditional marriage has come under attack by well, non-traditional families, darn those sister-wives, extended families, single parents, and orphans. There … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Biology, Child Abuse, Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Courts, Crime, Criminal Law, Equal Rights, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Federal Courts, Free Speech, Fundamentalism, Government, Homosexual Rights, Humor, Justice, Law Enforcement, Liberals, Libertarians, Local Government, Media, Mental Health, Neoconservatives, North Carolina, Pedophillia, Police, Political Science, Politics, Progressives, RNC, SCOTUS, State Courts, Tea Party, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Bigotry, Law Enforcement, lgbtq, North Carolina, Republicans, restrooms
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A Balkanization too far: taking back The United Counties of America
By ann summers Malheur Wildlife Refuge’s standoff even with its indicted malingerers demonstrates the abject FAIL of the Bundystani attempt to create a county-level bantustan near Burns, Oregon. However, chances are the armed farces now cruising Burns in their flag-flying pickup trucks have nothing … Continue reading
Posted in California, Civil Liberties, Conservatives, DHS, DOJ, environment, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, FBI, Federal Courts, Free Speech, Fundamentalism, Green, History, Humor, Law Enforcement, Liberals, Libertarians, Local Government, Media, Nazis, Nazis/Nazism, Oregon, Police, Progressives, Racism, Tea Party, Terrorism, Terrorists, Treason, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Bureau of Land Management, Cliven Bundy, Guns, Law Enforcement, police, Terrorism
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Bundystani Barbarism – Going Medieval, new materialism & land jumping piracy
By ann summers The prototypical crypto-fascists terrorizing Eastern Oregon in the USA represent largely symbolic, yet armed, direct actions performed with the occupation of federal land and structures in order to promote issues of anti-governmental resistance on the behalf of land-owning individuals and their … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Conservatives, Conspiracy, Courts, DHS, DOJ, Economics, environment, Fascists/Corporatists, FBI, Federal Courts, Free Speech, Fundamentalism, Green, History, Law Enforcement, Legal Analysis, Liberals, Libertarians, Local Government, Media, Nazis/Nazism, Neoconservatives, Oregon, Police, Progressives, Propaganda, State Courts, Terrorism, Terrorists, Theodore Roosevelt, Treason, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Bureau of Land Management, Cliven Bundy, Guns, Law Enforcement, Oregon, Racism, Racism in the United States, Republicans, Terrorism
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