The Sky

[H2O Man]

"A rumor twice repeated in prison becomes accepted 'fact'."
--- Rubin "Hurricane" Carter; 1974


I found myself thinking of the above quote from one of the letters I got from Rubin almost fifty years ago while reading posts on the internet late last night and today. This was, in part, after reading a response from our good friend "regnaD kciN" on a thread, reading:
"A lie repeated often enough becomes the truth." - Goebbels

Another factor was watching a clip of Tucker Carlson purposely lying to his audience, saying that the Trans community has joined forces with antifa to declare a violent war against christians. To paraphrase Minister Malcolm X, their minds are in prison. For fear and hatred always incarcerates rational thought.

Regarding the Manhattan grand jury's upcoming break, we even find that reports from semi-usually-somewhat reliable sources contain errors. For but one example, let's consider a single line from Erica Orden's 3-29-2023 article on Politico:

"The grand jury largely didn’t hear evidence in the Trump case last week."
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/29/manhattan-trump-grand-jury-set-to-break-for-a-month-00089422
Although memories are short due to the pace of reported news, many here will likely remember that the grand jury absolutely did hear from Robert Costello last Monday, which evidently was last week -- regardless of daylight savings time or any other factor that may have caused Ms. Orden's confusion.

This break was scheduled when the grand jury first started. It is important to understand that this same grand jury is hearing at very least one other case, possibly more. And perhaps more important, DA Alvin Bragg has the ability to call the jury in on unscheduled days.

I have just come inside from walking our dog. Contrary to any reports or posts you may read that quote Chicken Little, the sky is not falling. That is just the way it seems a mar-a-lago right now.

[spanone]

1. Great Post H2O Man

Thank You

[H2O Man]

2. Thank you!

Much appreciated.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Very well said, my dear H20 Man!

You always bring clarity into the darkest corners.

Thank you!

I have a good friend who knows a woman who is fearful, and who follows Tucker Carlson religiously.

She has so much fear and hatred inside, and as you say, these elements have incarcerated her rational thought, if she ever had any.

He talks about her here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217744893

[H2O Man]

4. Thanks!

I know quite a few good people who are very anxious ...... and pretty much have been since Trump announced he was running for president in 2015. I understand that things are tense in our country -- and the world -- and I really do understand how it makes many people anxious. I do. But I know that the antidote for anxiety and fear is the Truth. And that isn't found on Fox news, etc.

[Saoirse9]

5. I don't know what to make of this case anymore!

But thanks for the clarification!

[H2O Man]

6. That places you

in the same group as everyone on DU. None of us know what or when the outcome will be. We can only speculate. But there are significant distinctions between rational, informated speculation and emotional, uninformed speculation.