Evidently, Judge Sullivan was not impressed or intimidated by the DOJ reversal of the Flynn case. Alternating two pleas of guilty and then one of innocence along with the absence of signatures by anyone connected with the case are apparently non-starters for this court.
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Why is the president on a 3 day twitter rampage of unrelated topics?
Digging up 19 year old deaths and supporting conspiracy loonies about every crazy conspiracy he can find. Accusations of murder against Scarborough?
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Are armed militia groups really needed for the anti-lockdown protests?
https://www.vox.com/2020/5/11/21249166/militias-protests-coronavirus-michigan-security
I turns out that in at least on Michigan rally, a militia group was invited to provide “security”.
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Here we go again. A black man killed for being in the “wrong neighborhood”.
Trayvon Martin comes to mind. An armed man, in this case two men, in a vehicle pursues a black man because he looks suspicious.
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Press freedom is an anathema to many, including this administration.
“Lamestream Media is totally CORRUPT, the Enemy of the People!” President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday, repeating a phrase honed by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin to label supposed ideological enemies who should be eliminated”
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And for another perspective on Flynn outside the spin zone.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/secrets-flynn-lied-conceal/611377/
This article discusses the curiously overlooked question of why Flynn lied. So far the defense of his actions are that he did lie, but it was immaterial.
Maybe not.
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Veggie burgers are booming.
Our massive and super efficient supply chain for pork, poultry and beef is in deep trouble. Recovery may take years, if at all. Certainly new norms can be expected.
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War powers resolution fails to override Trump veto.
Trump call the bill “insulting”. Gee, I guess an effort to return to the Constitution was really all about Trump. Who knew?
Why are stock markets holding on but the economy is not?
I wondered that myself. The easy answer is the Fed propping up the market. Along with tax cuts financed by debt, we are up to our collective butts in printed money. Are we a financial Potemkin Village?
The forgotten side of COVID: post-treatment effects.
A front line nurse gives a report on what we don’t hear much about: the effects of rough treatment regimens and the eventual costs for recovery.
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