Thoughts at Thanksgiving 2019

Life moves on, and today there is an ongoing Congressional impeachment investigation of Republican U.S. President Donald Trump. No one is above the law, and we will await the decision of the Democratic U. S. Congress. President Trump was sworn in in January 2017 and this is the biggest challenge of his administration. We are … Read more

House Judiciary Committee hearings on impeachment to begin December 4

Bloomberg News reports, House Invites Trump to Dec. 4 Hearing in Next Impeachment Phase: The House impeachment inquiry shifts into a new phase next week with a public hearing in the Judiciary Committee where President Donald Trump will be invited to present his defense, according to Chairman Jerrold Nadler. The hearing aims to explain the … Read more

Obstruction of justice in plain sight: White House sought to withhold whistleblower complaint from Congress

I never cease to be amazed by the collection of unethical lawyers that Donald Trump has surrounded himself with over the years. He genuinely believes that his lawyers should be mob lawyers like his friend Roy Cohn, who was eventually disbarred for “dishonesty, fraud, deceit and misrepresentation.″ We can only hope that Trump’s current stable … Read more

New evidence that Ukraine aid was withheld as leverage for investigations Trump wanted

The House Intelligence Committee released the transcripts of two more witnesses on Tuesday. The testimony of Deputy Associate Director for National Security Programs at the Office of Management and Budget Mark Sandy can be found here. Key excerpts of Mr. Sandy’s testimony can be found here. The testimony of Acting Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau … Read more

U.N. climate reports: current efforts are not nearly sufficient to avert climate catastrophe

An alarming United Nations report released Tuesday said global temperatures are on track to rise as much as 3.9°C by the end of the century, meaning only drastic and unprecedented emissions reductions can stave off the most devastating consequences of the climate crisis. ‘The science is screaming’: UN report warns only rapid and transformational action can stave off global … Read more