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Which is why the question of "what else is needed" is not frivolous.
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Which is why the question of "what else is needed" is not frivolous.
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Read today the dems have a team working on immigration changes that they want to put into the bill. Schumer thinks they can pass it without the GOP. As Pelosi so famously said about a behemoth bill some time ago, "You have to pass it first, to find out what's in it."
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The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 holds the record as the longest bill passed by Congress at a tidy 5,593 pages.
I doubt if anyone in Congress read it even after it was passed.
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This doesn't help with the fracture. Is the Biden administration signaling it will look after those who act like McCabe did?
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was un-fired when the Department of Justice (DOJ) - now firmly under a Democratic administration - agreed to settle with McCabe by fully restoring his FBI pension and removing all records from his FBI personnel file that indicate he was fired for cause.
The agreement does not change the findings of DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz that McCabe lied under oath to investigators on three occasions; it simply eliminates all consequences for doing so...
...The details of McCabe's misdeeds that led to his firing are well known. He claims he was a victim of a vindictive President Trump, but he lied under oath to inspector general investigators, according to Horowitz, and that sealed his fate. Lying - or "lack of candor," as it is referred to in the bureau - is a fireable offense since it makes an FBI agent an impeachable witness and obliterates his or her ability to testify under oath in court. In effect, the capacity of an agent to function is lost. All agents know well the risk that lying has on their career.
...By agreeing to rescind all references to his firing from his personnel record, the DOJ has established a double standard, one for regular agents and one for protected agents. Since McCabe's firing was easily defensible, this inexplicable settlement by Merrick Garland's DOJ takes on the odor of a reward for misusing the authorities of the FBI against a political enemy of the Democratic Party.
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was un-fired when the Department of Justice (DOJ) - now firmly under a Democratic administration - agreed to settle with McCabe by fully restoring his FBI pension and removing all records from his FBI personnel file that indicate he was fired for cause.
The agreement does not change the findings of DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz that McCabe lied under oath to investigators on three occasions; it simply eliminates all consequences for doing so...
...The details of McCabe's misdeeds that led to his firing are well known. He claims he was a victim of a vindictive President Trump, but he lied under oath to inspector general investigators, according to Horowitz, and that sealed his fate. Lying - or "lack of candor," as it is referred to in the bureau - is a fireable offense since it makes an FBI agent an impeachable witness and obliterates his or her ability to testify under oath in court. In effect, the capacity of an agent to function is lost. All agents know well the risk that lying has on their career.
...By agreeing to rescind all references to his firing from his personnel record, the DOJ has established a double standard, one for regular agents and one for protected agents. Since McCabe's firing was easily defensible, this inexplicable settlement by Merrick Garland's DOJ takes on the odor of a reward for misusing the authorities of the FBI against a political enemy of the Democratic Party.
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US ‘closer to civil war’ than most would like to believe, new book says
Academic and member of CIA advisory panel says analysis applied to other countries shows US has ‘entered very dangerous territory’
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US ‘closer to civil war’ than most would like to believe, new book says
Academic and member of CIA advisory panel says analysis applied to other countries shows US has ‘entered very dangerous territory’
I think there are alot people in the western hemisphere who want a civil war. I read the article and it seems to me to be one of those.
While the Capitol Hill riot was interesting, it definitely didn't spark an open armed revolt. Very anti Republican article.
The US has problems, so do we, but go around and world and see what's going on in the real war torn states. We're far from that.
And the Dems should deeply fear another Civil war. I find it hard to be believe they would have much to fight with as I see the vast majority of military pers and hardware going off to the opposition. Not to mention private firearm ownership is heavily slanted to the Republicans.
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Maybe not for point 1:
What Percentage of the US Military is Conservative - 4 Sources
“What percentage of the US military is conservative?” is a common question among both civilians and soon-to-be service members.
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Makes sense... to someone I guess:
Former President Donald J. Trump, who for years falsely claimed vaccines were dangerous and pointedly declined to be seen getting vaccinated against Covid-19 while in office, was booed at an event in Dallas after saying publicly for the first time that he had received a booster shot.
Mr. Trump was in Texas on Sunday as part of a speaking tour with Bill O’Reilly, the author and former Fox News host, when Mr. O’Reilly said that both he and Mr. Trump “are vaxxed.”
Mr. O’Reilly then asked, “Did you get the booster?”
“Yes,” Mr. Trump said.
“I got it too,” Mr. O’Reilly said.
The crowd began to boo, according to a video distributed by one of Mr. O’Reilly’s social media accounts.
“Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t,” Mr. Trump said, waving his arm to dismiss the naysayers and downplaying the size of the reaction by pointing to what he said was “a very tiny group over there.”
The exchange comes as the rapidly spreading Omicron variant has fueled a sharp rise in new cases and hospitalizations, with several states mobilizing the National Guard to help with hospital staffing shortages. Omicron is now the dominant version of new coronavirus cases in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Vaccinated people without booster shots are believed to be more vulnerable to infection by Omicron, and government officials nationwide say boosters are the best response to the new variant.
Just before the booing, Mr. Trump said that his supporters should get vaccinated because, he suggested, unwillingness to do so represented a victory for liberals. “What we’ve done is historic,” he said of the three Covid vaccines in use in the United States that were developed while he was in office. “Don’t let them take away, don’t take it away from ourselves. You’re playing right into their hands when you sort of like, ‘oh, the vaccine.’”
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Donald Trump said he got a booster shot and his supporters booed.
Former President Donald J. Trump, who for years falsely claimed vaccines were dangerous and pointedly declined to be seen getting vaccinated against Covid-19 while in office, was booed at an event in Dallas after saying publicly for the first time that he had received a booster shot.
Mr. Trump was in Texas on Sunday as part of a speaking tour with Bill O’Reilly, the author and former Fox News host, when Mr. O’Reilly said that both he and Mr. Trump “are vaxxed.”
Mr. O’Reilly then asked, “Did you get the booster?”
“Yes,” Mr. Trump said.
“I got it too,” Mr. O’Reilly said.
The crowd began to boo, according to a video distributed by one of Mr. O’Reilly’s social media accounts.
“Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t,” Mr. Trump said, waving his arm to dismiss the naysayers and downplaying the size of the reaction by pointing to what he said was “a very tiny group over there.”
The exchange comes as the rapidly spreading Omicron variant has fueled a sharp rise in new cases and hospitalizations, with several states mobilizing the National Guard to help with hospital staffing shortages. Omicron is now the dominant version of new coronavirus cases in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Vaccinated people without booster shots are believed to be more vulnerable to infection by Omicron, and government officials nationwide say boosters are the best response to the new variant.
Just before the booing, Mr. Trump said that his supporters should get vaccinated because, he suggested, unwillingness to do so represented a victory for liberals. “What we’ve done is historic,” he said of the three Covid vaccines in use in the United States that were developed while he was in office. “Don’t let them take away, don’t take it away from ourselves. You’re playing right into their hands when you sort of like, ‘oh, the vaccine.’”
Donald Trump said he got a booster shot and his supporters booed. (Published 2021)
At an event in Dallas, the former president revealed for the first time publicly that he had received the additional vaccine dose.
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The US might be closer to civil war, but a miniscule increase of a miniscule percentage doesn't amount to much.
[Add: Kind of like the ad nauseum claims that the US is inching closer towards authoritarianism, despite still having free elections for a bewildering array of positions and a free press and constitutionally-enumerated rights and legislators and judges that don't always do what the executive wants and oceans of lobbyists and activists.]
[Add: Kind of like the ad nauseum claims that the US is inching closer towards authoritarianism, despite still having free elections for a bewildering array of positions and a free press and constitutionally-enumerated rights and legislators and judges that don't always do what the executive wants and oceans of lobbyists and activists.]
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COVID a death rates are much higher in areas that support him.
But it doesn’t matter why. Good for him for encouraging vaccinations.
The thing is though…Trump followers are not getting vaccinated. Not because of Trump. They likely would not have before he came along either. Just that Trump and others spoke to their already held beliefs.
We’ll see if we see an uptick or if he just gets booed by that side more.
But it doesn’t matter why. Good for him for encouraging vaccinations.
The thing is though…Trump followers are not getting vaccinated. Not because of Trump. They likely would not have before he came along either. Just that Trump and others spoke to their already held beliefs.
We’ll see if we see an uptick or if he just gets booed by that side more.
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"A very tiny group" according to Trump's take in the article?
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Large, small, tiny ... I don't care. Bias begins in the headlines and only gets worse from there.
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US ‘closer to civil war’ than most would like to believe, new book says
Academic and member of CIA advisory panel says analysis applied to other countries shows US has ‘entered very dangerous territory’
For a look ahead as to what it may, or may not, be like,
What Might Civil War Be Like?
https://army.ca/forums/threads/125056/post-1513680.html#msg1513680 http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/12/what_might_civil_war_be_like.html December 20, 2017 What Might Civil War Be Like? By E.M. Cadwaladr The thought of Civil War has been in the minds of many people lately, on both...
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Threat of possible US Civil War
With the possibility of a U.S. Civil War more likely now than usual, would Canada be involved in any way and what role would they be involved in? I'm asking because I am a dual citizen and looking to join the Canadian reserves.
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Esper's memoir is coming out next week:
www.axios.com
Former Pentagon chief Mark Esper says Trump wanted to shoot protesters
"Can't you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?"
www.axios.com
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What is it with presidents (Biden, Trump) and wanting to shoot people in the leg?
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That’s non-cops generally. Everyone has this silly idea that in dangerous situation police can just shoot people in the legs and it’ll be better. Shrug it’s dumb.
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I suppose what is needed are those pistol round that gain kinetic energy in flight and knock the target flying for 3 or 4 metres.
In other news that is sure to cause more social division in the US.
www.cnn.com
Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade published by Politico
In a stunning breach of Supreme Court confidentiality and secrecy, Politico has obtained what it calls a draft of a majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that would strike down Roe v. Wade.
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