The huckster Mike Lindell, the My Pillows guy, promised this was supposed to be the triumphant return of the MAGA/QAnon cult’s “Dear Leader” by Thanksgiving day. Oops, he did it again! He delivered another turkey on Thanksgiving day. This huckster had predicted this fantastical reinstatement would take place in August, then September and then “We will … Read more
The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, with the latest round of subpoenas issued, clearly signals that it is focused on a Seditious Conspiracy charge, 18 U.S. Code § 2384 – Seditious conspiracy: If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to … Read more
Money quote: “That’s right. She [Sinema] and West Virginia senator Joe Manchin still think that the Republican Party – the party that lied about the 2020 election, gerrymandered congressional districts, and put in place laws that would overturn elections – that they must be asked for their permission for Democrats to take action to protect … Read more
Above Image: h/t the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists in a different context. Axios reports, “Midnight is approaching” to pass voting rights protections: “Defenders of democracy in America still have a slim window of opportunity to act. But time is ticking away, and midnight is approaching,” according to more than 150 top scholars of U.S. democracy in … Read more
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) told “Axios on HBO” that the “integrity of our democracy” is at stake without federal voting rights legislation, and the Senate must seriously consider filibuster reform if it can’t get 60 votes to pass it next year. Rep. Jeffries demands filibuster reform to pass voting rights bill. “It’s an open question … Read more