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January 13, 2020

If you don't think there's a double standard in how Duchess of Sussex has been treated ...

The contrast is pretty striking. Thanks to BuzzFeed for putting this together.

Here Are 20 Headlines Comparing Meghan Markle To Kate Middleton That Might Show Why She And Prince Harry Are Cutting Off Royal Reporters
Over the years, Meghan has been shamed for the same things for which her sister-in-law, Kate, has been praised.




and 19 more at link ... https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/ellievhall/meghan-markle-kate-middleton-double-standards-royal?__twitter_impression=true


January 13, 2020

It is wrong for the press and polls to have so much say in who even gets before the voters

They weed out candidates before voters ever have a say.

This is deeply distressing.

January 4, 2020

"Pity the Nation"

Pity the nation whose people are sheep
And whose shepherds mislead them
Pity the nation whose leaders are liars
Whose sages are silenced
And whose bigots haunt the airwaves
Pity the nation that raises not its voice
Except to praise conquerers
And acclaim the bully as hero
And aims to rule the world
With force and by torture
Pity the nation that knows
No other language but its own
And no other culture but its own
Pity the nation whose breath is money
And sleeps the sleep of the too well fed
Pity the nation oh pity the people
who allow their rights to erode
and their freedoms to be washed away
My country, tears of thee
Sweet land of liberty“

(After Khalil Gibran)

https://www.artsjournal.com/herman/2019/03/ferlinghetti-pity-the-nation-whose-people-are-sheep.html
January 2, 2020

Speaker Pelosi: "Make no mistake, we know exactly what path we're on"



She said this back in June (when some naysayers were claiming she was scared, moving too slowly, didn't know what she was doing, etc.), but it still applies now. She's calculated all of her options (even the ones that haven't occurred to any of us), has gamed out her moves, and knows when to lay low and exactly when to strike.

She's killing it.
January 1, 2020

Greg Olear: Seven Impeachment Assumptions to Ignore

Seven Impeachment Assumptions to Ignore
Conventional wisdom is meaningless. Nothing is set in stone. The possibilities are endless


In May, it looked like Pelosi would never impeach. Now she has—and she’s playing her hand beautifully, doing what she can to ensure there is a fair trial in the Senate.

The point here is that we don’t know what’s going to happen. I don’t know, you don’t know, and the Chuck Todds and Chris Cillizzas of the world certainly have no fucking clue. The conventional wisdom can safely be thrown out the window—and so can these seven media-reinforced impeachment assumptions:

1. Mitch McConnell will never allow a fair trial in the Senate
...
2. The key witnesses will not testify
...
3. The Republican strategy will work like gangbusters
...
4. The Supreme Court is corrupt and MAGA
...
5. The Senate will never vote to remove Trump
...
6. Trump would never resign
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7. Mike Pence will pardon Trump.
...

To be clear: this is not a forecast. I’m not decreeing that all of these things will happen, just that they realistically could, for the reasons stated. Nothing about impeachment is fait accompli, excepting the one thing I know for sure: that we shall prevail.
https://gregolear.substack.com/p/seven-impeachment-assumptions-to?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1DvMtwX-YSAIZyqTWG0BsR3onKlhpjWUCCiUiZVTWzi7nXwnT0RvqmQGw

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