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Recent content by JohnHarthover

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    Trump denies Pelosi aircraft for foreign trip

    She absolutely should not be negotiating until a clear continuing resolution is passed. Negotiations should happen after the shutdown is over. Negotiation is about trading preferences. Trump wants a wall and the Dem house wants a bunch of stuff too. They can trade. Pelosi should not encourage...
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    Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about proposed Moscow project

    Its weird how much he tries to distance himself from Russia in situations like these, but then he will go and do something like endanger national security to have a sideline chat with Putin at a major conference with Putin's translator as the only witness. If he cared about America, Trump would...
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    F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia

    Their main reason for getting involved in the election was to undermine American democracy - both to weaken America and to make its democracy less enviable. Trump has consistently attacked the guardrails of American democracy. He has also weakened America's global influence. In both of those...
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    The Mueller probe has been incredibly productive

    The Mueller probe was originally created to investigate foreign influence in the 2016 US Presidential election. I think its worth giving Mueller credit for being so productive - even just in terms of assets forfeited it must have paid for itself and then some. Obviously, in terms of increasing...
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    Scott Pruitt: "The Kato Kaelin of Capitol Hill"

    Pruitt's history of corruption is pretty surprising to me
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    FBI raids the office of Trump lawyer Michael Cohen

    For this raid to happen, a large number of Republican appointees had to sign off on this. This should not be surprising to anyone. Trump and his cronies have been pretty consistently crooked over many years. I mean Trump university? Not paying contractors? NYC real estate? Check, check, check...
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    Actually, Maryland resource officer didnt stop shooting

    And it was dumb gun policies that made it so easy for him to kill himself and his ex. The NRA and supporters had a big assist here.
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    Actually, Maryland resource officer didnt stop shooting

    No genius, the evidence is pretty clear that it was a murder-suicide and not a failed mass shooting. He shot his ex and then walked around for 3 minutes until confronted and then killed himself. He didn't try to shoot other students - including the guy who got hit by the bullet that killed his...
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    Actually, Maryland resource officer didnt stop shooting

    End what? It was a murder-suicide.
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    Actually, Maryland resource officer didnt stop shooting

    You may remember that a Maryland resource officer allegedly stopped another school mass shooting last week. This was used by certain unsavoury forces to support the idea that having armed personnel at school is reasonable. Sheriff: Maryland high school shooter died by shooting himself in the...
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    Senior White House official to resign following allegations of abuse

    Trump on Rob Porter: 'We wish him well ... He did a good job' - CNNPolitics Where did that tough on crime talk go? Always the same.
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    Vox: Was there a conspiracy between Trump's campaign and Russia?

    Sorry, but what does your personal lack of belief in a dossier written by the former head of the Russian file for British intelligence have to do with those facts? Trump Jr. (alongside other senior members of Trump's campaign) met with Russian operatives on the belief that he would get dirt on...
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    Vox: Was there a conspiracy between Trump's campaign and Russia?

    Useful podcast for the big picture on the question of whether there was a conspiracy between Trump's campaign and Russia to have Russia interfere in America's election: The most clarifying conversation I’ve had on Trump and Russia I think the important thing is this: there is clear evidence...
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    Bannon: Trump Tower Meeting With Russians Was ‘Treasonous’

    Sure, Bannon is awful and supports awful people. Moreover, the meeting was obviously treasonous in nature - they were meeting to exchange favours with a country trying to destabilize American democracy. The thing is, Bannon has many supporters who try to avoid thinking about how that meeting was...
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    #notmytaxbreak

    OK, this talking point gets way too much play. Economies are large ecosystems that require many different parts to work in unison. Most modern businesses could not succeed without (at a minimum) (a) laws and police to enforce them, (b) roads and other forms of transportation, and (c) an...