Donald Trump emerged from the fever swamps of right-wing conspiracy theory mongering. He was the leader of the racist “Obama Birther” conspiracy theory. Trump was also an anti-vaxxer from way back. “In public statements going back more than a decade, Trump has alleged a connection — for which no evidence exists — between childhood vaccines … Read more
The New York Times followed-up on its earlier reporting last week on following the money, Afghan Contractor Handed Out Russian Cash to Kill Americans, Officials Say (excerpt): Rahmatullah Azizi stands as a central piece of a puzzle rocking Washington, named in American intelligence reports and confirmed by Afghan officials as a key middleman who for … Read more
Rep Andy Biggs (R-AZ), a $10 million winner in Publisher’s Clearinghouse sweepstakes in 1993, (video of Biggs receiving congratulations from Dick Clark and Ed McMahon), wants to gamble with your health and safety now. Steve Benen reports, An Arizona rep wants the WH Coronavirus Taskforce ‘disbanded’? In recent weeks, few states have struggled more with the … Read more
Putin’s Puppet this morning was tweeting Russian propaganda that “Bounty Gate” is “fake news” and a “hoax.” Such a loyal Russian asset and a traitor to America. The New York Times reports on what the Intelligence Community is actually saying about the Russians paying a bounty on the heads of American soldiers in Afghanistan. Suspicions of … Read more
The last president of the Confederacy, Donald J. Trump, is threatening to veto the Defense Authorization Act to defend long-dead Confederate traitors who committed treason against the United States: When it was reported that high-ranking Army officials are open to stripping the names of Confederate generals from military posts such as Fort Bragg, Fort Benning … Read more