Status of congressional court cases this week (Updated)
May 24, 2019
President Trump’s attorneys on Friday filed an appeal from the ruling of Judge Edgardo Ramos to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. Ramos sided with House Democrats requesting records from Deutsche Bank and Capital One. Trump appeals order siding with House Democrats bank subpoenas. This is the second appeal of such an … Read more
Gosar’s Holiday Bonuses May End Up Ruining His Year
May 24, 2019
Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar may have violated House Ethics rules when he gave his Congressional staff $44,000 in holiday bonuses from his campaign committee’s account last year. The rules limit the campaign work that the Congressional employees can participate in and be compensated for, and there is not yet any indication that Gosar’s office and … Read more
Donald Trump’s ‘dezinformatsiya’ campaign using ‘deepfake’ video to attack Nancy Pelosi
May 24, 2019
Earlier this year I warned you about Donald Trump’s ‘dezinformatsiya’ campaign in 2020, employing the propaganda techniques and tactics that his campaign learned from Russian intelligence operatives in 2016. One of the techniques which has been perfected since 2016, and which will become more prevalent in the 2020 campaign, is “deepfake” photos and videos. Last … Read more
The plot to destroy American constitutional democracy
May 24, 2019
I posited the question the other day, “One has to wonder if this is not the actual goal of authoritarian Republicans — to destroy the rule of law, our constitutional government, and our long-cherished democratic institutions, norms and values — and replace it with a lawless authoritarian kleptocracy, like Russia.” We now know that the … Read more
Author & Psychologist: Trump is Mentally Unfit for Office
May 23, 2019
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Listen to Dr. Julia Sherman, nationally-known psychologist and author, interviewed by John C. Scott on KVOI radio AM 1030. She identifies Trump as bipolar, narcissistic, delusional and mentally unfit for office. Is Trump mentally ill? In a new book, Beating Depression and Bipolar Disorder without Drugs: A Memoir of Survival in a Male-Dominated World, Dr. … Read more
What Does Sen. Martha McSally have against Puerto Rico?
May 23, 2019
Senator McSally is one of only 8 Senators to vote in opposition to HR 2157, providing more than $19 billion in additional funding to disaster-related Federal agencies: the money is expected to help redress the imbalance in disaster aid received between Puerto Rico and several U.S. States. What does McSally have against Puerto Rico that … Read more
What About Our Disaster? McSally Votes No On Bipartisan Disaster Aid Package; Passes 85-8
May 23, 2019
Arizona Senator Martha McSally was among the 8 Republicans who voted against a supplemental disaster aid package this afternoon, despite President Donald Trump signaling that he would support the measure even without additional border funds. McSally stated that her no vote was because she “won’t ask Arizonans to pay for disasters in other states without funding … Read more
Nancy Pelosi owns man-baby Donald Trump
May 23, 2019
The most powerful politician in America is not President Donald Trump, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Trump can get none of what he wants — his “big beautiful wall” on the Mexico border, his weak-ass NAFTA 1.1, his mythical infrastructure bill, the required federal budget, etc. — without the support and at least the tacit … Read more
