The Twitter-troll-in-chief on Tuesday tried to mainstream Russian propaganda through a tweet, which really tells you everything you need to know about Putin’s puppet. Axios reports Trump tweets conspiracy theory that injured Buffalo protester was “antifa provocateur” (paragraphs have been reordered for clarity): President Trump tweeted Tuesday that the 75-year-old protester who was shoved to … Read more
So much bullshit comes out of the Trump White House every day that I’m going to need a bigger shovel to dig out and try to explain what is actually going on. The latest is a complex innovative policy initiative that, in my opinion, is badly branded by criminal justice reformers: “defund the police.” Could … Read more
Above: The Normandy American Cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach east of St Laurent-sur-Mer. There are 9,387 crosses or stars of David made of Carrara marble marking the graves. Saturday was the 76th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of “Fortress Europe” on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, in a war to rid the world of fascism. … Read more
Update to Trump and Barr borrow Putin’s playbook for occupation: “Washington residents have also been confronted with a number of other heavily armed law enforcement officers who share an unexpected characteristic: Neither their affiliation nor their personal identities are discernible,” The Washington Post reports. * * * The added danger, “It’s not uncommon for civilians to … Read more
This week, U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan will have a hearing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to answer accusations of bias made by Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser. Judge Sullivan declined to accept the Department of Justice’s motion to dismiss the guilty plea entered by Michael Flynn … Read more