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May 18, 2024
Talking Feds: 'Conservative SCOTUS justice OUTED FOR ABSOLUTELY INDEFENSIBLE pro-Trump move'
Photos recently obtained by the New York Times reveal that an upside-down American flag, widely known to mean "stop the steal," was flying in front of Justice Alito's house in January 2021 shortly after the January 6th insirrection.
Wow! Harry just dropped the F-Bomb about Alito's Upsidedown Flag Flying Fiasco
Talking Feds: 'Conservative SCOTUS justice OUTED FOR ABSOLUTELY INDEFENSIBLE pro-Trump move'
Photos recently obtained by the New York Times reveal that an upside-down American flag, widely known to mean "stop the steal," was flying in front of Justice Alito's house in January 2021 shortly after the January 6th insirrection.
May 17, 2024
My words: Click on link. Scroll down to see photo.
' This may be why Melania's public appearance next to Trump Friday spurred such interest on social media, where a Reuters photo of the couple quickly went viral and theories were rampant.
"Melania doesn’t look very happy," replied X user Michelle.'
Melania hiding under her hat at Barron's graduation. Lol
https://www.rawstory.com/melania-trump-barron-graduation/My words: Click on link. Scroll down to see photo.
' This may be why Melania's public appearance next to Trump Friday spurred such interest on social media, where a Reuters photo of the couple quickly went viral and theories were rampant.
"Melania doesn’t look very happy," replied X user Michelle.'
May 17, 2024
My words: An excellent article. Here is a taste. Hope you read it in its entirety.
'Picture this: January 17, 2021, Alexandria, Virginia, just down the river from D.C. Nerves are raw. The attack on the Capitol happened just 11 days ago, and in four days President-elect Biden will be sworn in under heavy security.
The Supreme Court is still deciding a case challenging the Pennsylvania election results. You look out your window, over at the home of Justice Samuel Alito and his wife Martha-Ann Bomgardner, and what you see shocks you.
The Alitos have hung the U.S. flag upside down. Your heart catches because you recognize this symbol right away: Many of the “Stop the Steal” insurrectionists carried upside-down U.S. flags when they stormed Congress. You cannot believe that a sitting Justice is openly displaying the same flag in solidarity.
You take photographs and report the matter, as do your neighbors. But you all know better than to give your names. The MAGA forces are violent, armed and dangerous. And they won’t hesitate to come after you and your family.
It took over three years for this story to come to light. But on Thursday, the New York Times reported the details. The Alitos had indeed hung the Stop the Steal flag, signaling political support for the man who had just incited the insurrection.
Today, I’ll take a closer look at this story, including Alito’s terse response and the torrent of criticism the story has rightfully provoked. The brazen partisanship and arrogant disregard for ethical norms, first by Justice Thomas and his wife Ginni and now by Justice Alito and his wife Martha-Ann, is without precedent in our political and judicial history. The corrupt Court must be reined in, and Democrats must do it...."
'SCOTUS Has Fallen Welcome to the upside down' Jay Kuo
https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/scotus-has-fallenMy words: An excellent article. Here is a taste. Hope you read it in its entirety.
'Picture this: January 17, 2021, Alexandria, Virginia, just down the river from D.C. Nerves are raw. The attack on the Capitol happened just 11 days ago, and in four days President-elect Biden will be sworn in under heavy security.
The Supreme Court is still deciding a case challenging the Pennsylvania election results. You look out your window, over at the home of Justice Samuel Alito and his wife Martha-Ann Bomgardner, and what you see shocks you.
The Alitos have hung the U.S. flag upside down. Your heart catches because you recognize this symbol right away: Many of the “Stop the Steal” insurrectionists carried upside-down U.S. flags when they stormed Congress. You cannot believe that a sitting Justice is openly displaying the same flag in solidarity.
You take photographs and report the matter, as do your neighbors. But you all know better than to give your names. The MAGA forces are violent, armed and dangerous. And they won’t hesitate to come after you and your family.
It took over three years for this story to come to light. But on Thursday, the New York Times reported the details. The Alitos had indeed hung the Stop the Steal flag, signaling political support for the man who had just incited the insurrection.
Today, I’ll take a closer look at this story, including Alito’s terse response and the torrent of criticism the story has rightfully provoked. The brazen partisanship and arrogant disregard for ethical norms, first by Justice Thomas and his wife Ginni and now by Justice Alito and his wife Martha-Ann, is without precedent in our political and judicial history. The corrupt Court must be reined in, and Democrats must do it...."
May 17, 2024
My words: You need to read this, people. I posted the entire article. (Please note: I combined some of the paragraphs togethter.) My words update: Folks, I thought Thom gave us permission to post his articles in their entirety, but it seems I may be mistaken. I've been asked to reduce this post. I do hope you will take the time to click on the link and read it.
'Is America in the final stage of the 40-year transition from a forward-looking & still-evolving democratic republic into a white supremacist ethnostate ruled by a small group of fascist oligarchs?' "The headline in this week’s Fortune reads: “Billionaire investor Ray Dalio warns U.S. is ‘on the brink’ and estimates a more than 1 in 3 chance of civil war” Billionaires and civil war? A billionaire-funded Supreme Court Justice flew the American flag upside down outside his house after January 6th in apparent support of Donald Trump‘s attempt to overthrow our government. Back in the day, the late Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis warned us: “We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both.” The number one movie in America last month was Civil War. Rightwing militias are on the march. More than half of Republicans say they are “expecting” a civil war. How did we get here? And what does oligarchy have to do with civil war?
The clear result of five corrupt Republicans on the 1978 and 2010 Supreme Courts legalizing political bribery of politicians (and Supreme Court justices) by both corporations and the morbidly rich is that America is now well past the halfway mark of a fatal-to-democracy slide into oligarchy and the strongman autocracy typically associated with it. And the conflict that can follow that. You can see the consequence in any contemporary survey. The majority of people want things, from a strengthened social safety net to a cleaner, safer environment to quality, free education, that Congress refuses to do anything about because it is in thrall to great wealth.
And now, for a second time in American history, we’re confronted with a near-complete takeover of about half of our nation by America’s oligarchs. And with it has come not just the threat of political violence, but the reality, from the death of Heather Heyer to the George Floyd protests to January 6th and the assault on Paul Pelosi. All driven by oligarchs determined to pit us against each other so we won’t recognize how they’re robbing us blind. Unless and until our tax laws are changed and the Supreme Court’s legalization of political bribery is reversed, we’ll continue this disintegrative slide into fascism and the danger of domestic armed conflict.
This fall we’ll have the opportunity to elect politicians who actively oppose oligarchy and fascism while embracing the true spirit of American egalitarianism. President Biden is the first president in 80 years to actually raise taxes on rich people and corporations. That political bravery has brought him powerful enemies: this fall’s election will be hard fought. Make sure everybody you know is registered to vote, and if you live in a Republican-controlled state double-check your voter registration every month at vote.org. America’s future — and the integrity of our history — depend on it."
'The Last Time Oligarchs Tried to Take Over America It Led to Civil War' Thom Hartmann
https://hartmannreport.com/p/the-last-time-oligarchs-tried-to-f57My words: You need to read this, people. I posted the entire article. (Please note: I combined some of the paragraphs togethter.) My words update: Folks, I thought Thom gave us permission to post his articles in their entirety, but it seems I may be mistaken. I've been asked to reduce this post. I do hope you will take the time to click on the link and read it.
'Is America in the final stage of the 40-year transition from a forward-looking & still-evolving democratic republic into a white supremacist ethnostate ruled by a small group of fascist oligarchs?' "The headline in this week’s Fortune reads: “Billionaire investor Ray Dalio warns U.S. is ‘on the brink’ and estimates a more than 1 in 3 chance of civil war” Billionaires and civil war? A billionaire-funded Supreme Court Justice flew the American flag upside down outside his house after January 6th in apparent support of Donald Trump‘s attempt to overthrow our government. Back in the day, the late Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis warned us: “We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both.” The number one movie in America last month was Civil War. Rightwing militias are on the march. More than half of Republicans say they are “expecting” a civil war. How did we get here? And what does oligarchy have to do with civil war?
The clear result of five corrupt Republicans on the 1978 and 2010 Supreme Courts legalizing political bribery of politicians (and Supreme Court justices) by both corporations and the morbidly rich is that America is now well past the halfway mark of a fatal-to-democracy slide into oligarchy and the strongman autocracy typically associated with it. And the conflict that can follow that. You can see the consequence in any contemporary survey. The majority of people want things, from a strengthened social safety net to a cleaner, safer environment to quality, free education, that Congress refuses to do anything about because it is in thrall to great wealth.
And now, for a second time in American history, we’re confronted with a near-complete takeover of about half of our nation by America’s oligarchs. And with it has come not just the threat of political violence, but the reality, from the death of Heather Heyer to the George Floyd protests to January 6th and the assault on Paul Pelosi. All driven by oligarchs determined to pit us against each other so we won’t recognize how they’re robbing us blind. Unless and until our tax laws are changed and the Supreme Court’s legalization of political bribery is reversed, we’ll continue this disintegrative slide into fascism and the danger of domestic armed conflict.
This fall we’ll have the opportunity to elect politicians who actively oppose oligarchy and fascism while embracing the true spirit of American egalitarianism. President Biden is the first president in 80 years to actually raise taxes on rich people and corporations. That political bravery has brought him powerful enemies: this fall’s election will be hard fought. Make sure everybody you know is registered to vote, and if you live in a Republican-controlled state double-check your voter registration every month at vote.org. America’s future — and the integrity of our history — depend on it."
May 16, 2024
GUILTY - NOT GUILTY - HUNG JURY
Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York - The Hush Money Trial
May 15, 2024
'Stormy Daniels and her family will likely flee the country should former President Donald Trump be found not guilty in his criminal hush money case, her husband said Tuesday in an exclusive interview with CNN.'
My words: You can't make this shit up, people. It's like we're living in a bad novel.
'It breaks my heart': Stormy Daniels husband says they'll flee U.S. if Trump is acquitted'
https://www.rawstory.com/stormy-daniels-barrett-blade/'Stormy Daniels and her family will likely flee the country should former President Donald Trump be found not guilty in his criminal hush money case, her husband said Tuesday in an exclusive interview with CNN.'
My words: You can't make this shit up, people. It's like we're living in a bad novel.
May 13, 2024
Jeff Tiedrich
'the rabid squirrels that live inside Little Donny Fuckface’s head have really been trashing the joint lately. it’s a shithole mess up there in Donny’s cranium these days, what with all the loose dendrons and fraying synapses. it doesn’t help that the squirrels have been chewing on everything in sight. they’ve even gone after Trump’s beloved brain worms, gobbling up every last one of them...Donny got let out of his cage on Saturday, and the attention-starved dipshit headed straight for a hate-rally in the Jersey Shore town of Wildwood...the squirrels were overjoyed to be finally outside of a courtroom, and they immediately started shrieking in four-part harmony.
“Silence of the Lamb. has anyone ever seen The Silence of the Lambs? the late, great Hannibal Lecter is a wonderful man. he oftentimes would have a friend for dinner. remember the last scene? ‘excuse me. I’m about to have a friend for dinner,’ as this poor doctor walked by. ‘I’m about to have a friend for dinner.’ but Hannibal Lecter. congratulations. the late, great Hannibal Lecter...”holy shit, what? Hannibal Lecter is a wonderful man? does Donny think Lecter is a real person? does Donald Trump think Silence of the Lambs is a documentary? and is anyone surprised that the brain-eating is Donny’s favorite part of the movie?'
My words: Oh, boy, there's more, people and a video. Tiedrich at his best.
'the squirrels inside Donald Trump's head have eaten all the brain worms a report from Donny's Wildwood hate-rally '
https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/the-squirrels-inside-donald-trumps?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2Jeff Tiedrich
'the rabid squirrels that live inside Little Donny Fuckface’s head have really been trashing the joint lately. it’s a shithole mess up there in Donny’s cranium these days, what with all the loose dendrons and fraying synapses. it doesn’t help that the squirrels have been chewing on everything in sight. they’ve even gone after Trump’s beloved brain worms, gobbling up every last one of them...Donny got let out of his cage on Saturday, and the attention-starved dipshit headed straight for a hate-rally in the Jersey Shore town of Wildwood...the squirrels were overjoyed to be finally outside of a courtroom, and they immediately started shrieking in four-part harmony.
“Silence of the Lamb. has anyone ever seen The Silence of the Lambs? the late, great Hannibal Lecter is a wonderful man. he oftentimes would have a friend for dinner. remember the last scene? ‘excuse me. I’m about to have a friend for dinner,’ as this poor doctor walked by. ‘I’m about to have a friend for dinner.’ but Hannibal Lecter. congratulations. the late, great Hannibal Lecter...”holy shit, what? Hannibal Lecter is a wonderful man? does Donny think Lecter is a real person? does Donald Trump think Silence of the Lambs is a documentary? and is anyone surprised that the brain-eating is Donny’s favorite part of the movie?'
My words: Oh, boy, there's more, people and a video. Tiedrich at his best.
May 12, 2024
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/helen-reddy-i-am-woman-song-feature/
The backstory to the song I Am Woman....
The upcoming Presidential Election is going to be about Women's rights and equal rights for us all...
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/helen-reddy-i-am-woman-song-feature/
The backstory to the song I Am Woman....
May 11, 2024
My words: Will this finally take this lying, cheating, traitorous m*fucker down?
'Former President Donald Trump could owe the IRS more than $100 million after claiming dubious tax breaks on his skyscraper in Chicago, a bombshell New York Times report revealed Saturday.
The Chicago Tower — Trump’s most recent major construction project and completed in 2009 — has been a huge money loser since building began
But the IRS is accusing Trump of writing off his losses twice — effectively double dipping on the tax benefits gained from the tower’s financial losses.'
'Bombshell NY Times report claims Trump could owe $100M after double-dipping on tax claims'
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-taxes-2668234251/My words: Will this finally take this lying, cheating, traitorous m*fucker down?
'Former President Donald Trump could owe the IRS more than $100 million after claiming dubious tax breaks on his skyscraper in Chicago, a bombshell New York Times report revealed Saturday.
The Chicago Tower — Trump’s most recent major construction project and completed in 2009 — has been a huge money loser since building began
But the IRS is accusing Trump of writing off his losses twice — effectively double dipping on the tax benefits gained from the tower’s financial losses.'
May 9, 2024
My words: They never identified themselves. Ben Crump is the attorney, so there's going to be a huge payout for this fiasco. But that won't bring this poor dead soldier back.
"MIAMI (AP) — Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was home alone when they saw he was armed with a gun, an attorney for the man’s family said Wednesday...Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was based at the Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, was in his off-base apartment in Fort Walton Beach when the shooting happened on May 3.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said in a statement that Fortson was on a Facetime call with a woman at the time of the encounter....According to Crump, the woman, whom Crump didn’t identify, said Fortson was alone in his apartment when he heard a knock at the door. He asked who was there but didn’t get a response. A few minutes later, Fortson heard a louder knock but didn’t see anyone when he looked through the peephole, Crump said, citing the woman’s account.
The woman said Fortson was concerned and went to retrieve his gun, which Crump said was legally owned....As Fortson walked back through his living room, deputies burst through the door, saw that Fortson was armed and shot him six times, according to Crump’s statement. The woman said Fortson was on the ground, saying, “I can’t breathe,” after he was shot, Crump said."
'Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says'
https://apnews.com/article/police-shooting-airman-florida-8bcc82463ada69264389edf2a4f1a83dMy words: They never identified themselves. Ben Crump is the attorney, so there's going to be a huge payout for this fiasco. But that won't bring this poor dead soldier back.
"MIAMI (AP) — Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was home alone when they saw he was armed with a gun, an attorney for the man’s family said Wednesday...Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was based at the Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, was in his off-base apartment in Fort Walton Beach when the shooting happened on May 3.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said in a statement that Fortson was on a Facetime call with a woman at the time of the encounter....According to Crump, the woman, whom Crump didn’t identify, said Fortson was alone in his apartment when he heard a knock at the door. He asked who was there but didn’t get a response. A few minutes later, Fortson heard a louder knock but didn’t see anyone when he looked through the peephole, Crump said, citing the woman’s account.
The woman said Fortson was concerned and went to retrieve his gun, which Crump said was legally owned....As Fortson walked back through his living room, deputies burst through the door, saw that Fortson was armed and shot him six times, according to Crump’s statement. The woman said Fortson was on the ground, saying, “I can’t breathe,” after he was shot, Crump said."
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