Older women should beware of these draconian abortion bans. States enacting them are seeing high numbers of OB/Gyns leaving. There are 500 less of them in Florida alone. So if you are post menopausal and think these banns don’t affect you, You are wrong.
For once, I agree with 2016 Lindsay Graham. The GQP is destroying itself, and I’m not at all sad about it. We do need at least two political parties in these United States, but they need to be sane, focused on issues the American people care about, believe in the rule of law and follow the Constitution. The GQP/MAGA party no longer does.
The "common factor" in tRump's recent actions is tRump himself and what HE wants, in order to (1) aid his campaign, and (2) keep him ultimately out of jail. He doesn't give a rat's arse about abortion, FISA, Ukraine, etc., it's me-me-me 24/7, and that will eventually sink him, bank it.
(1) I've been saving two quotes until the right moment arrived, and Jay has provided it. Probably the more relevant to his analysis today, is the followijg: "Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers, which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry." Winston Churchill, 1936.
(2) And the second may explain why drumpf's followers cling to his instructions: " Dictators make one contribution to their people -freedom from the necessity of informing themselves and making up their minds." (I've lost the source)
Joe Biden taking questions from the press on April 10, 2024
reporter: “on the issue of abortion, what do you say to the people in Arizona who are witnessing a law going into place that dates back to the civil war era?”
How about some NYT Pitchbot news: " Why the Arizona abortion decision spells trouble for Biden".
The Times today tried "bothsidesing" the abortion issue, digging into Joe Biden's earlier support for the Hyde Amendment, then his subsequent disavowal...and somehow that has equivalency to tRump's nothingburger video "statement" on "states' rights' " and abortion. Oy vey, another new low for da Grey Lady.
It’s incredible. The Republican Party is blind to the facts that they were wiped out in the mid terms, because they are deaf to the rights of women!
And it’s not just the female who is impacted by this law that denies them health care for their bodies— during that time when their most important function for our species is critical— reproduction!
It’s those who love them. Their parents and family—- and that male who is their partner — who impregnated them. His future is tied to hers!!
It ain’t just the women!!
The GOP has demonstrated that they have morphed into a political ‘cult’ and are ignorant to the reality of a functioning political party.
It's a mistake (and I'm not saying you're making this mistake, just a general observation) to think Trump cares even the tiniest bit about the success of the Republican Party, other than as a vehicle for him to grift and avoid prosecution. He wouldn't care if they lost every race for every office at every level, except that he'd have fewer allies willing to slow or stop the legal system's prosecution of his many crimes. That's the very narrow lens through which he views the GOP, and any understanding of his actions hinges on that.
Republicans have been laying the groundwork for all this mayhem since Reagan. The treason weasel is the extreme manifestation of this. But the goal is and always has been the destruction of the federal government's support of all Americans, except where THEY can use it to control peoples lives. If trump flames out and burns everything to the ground, they will see it all as a success.
With all these points against him, including the huge disparity in election funding budgets, it would be a loss of unfathomable proportion for not only our democracy but the entire world. This requires EVERY democrat and independent to get out and vote this fall - a sluggish, close race only gives them fuel for the future. It must be squashed beyond recognition.
A bit of a technical point. FISA does allow for surveillance of US citizens, and the whole Carter Page thing was based on FISA Section 1. However, the negotiations right now are limited to FISA Section 702 which regards monitoring foreigners... Whose conversations with US citizens are also included. These conversations are the part that the proposed warrant amendment would cover.
But thank you as always for the thoughtful analysis!
Trump is not trying to win this election; he totally plans to bawl about 'stolen election' the moment the votes are in, launch Insurrection 2.0, and try to take the country over with force.
This why he is desperately avoiding getting thrown into jail and paying that bond. He'd kill his enemy in jail so he expects all the people he has dirt on to do that to him, Epstein-style, plus he cannot bear being seen as a mere millionaire, that would look weak, make him a loser.
Trump is driving a wedge because he has to establish autocrat-style, total and blind devotion; he needs to figure out who he can use, and who has to be banished to the nether regions of the United States.
He's on a crusade to take apart our election process by replacing the Republican Party with people loyal to him who are willing and eager to eliminate Democracy. This is why he is forcing House members to dance on the end of his puppet strings, he's winnowing out the moderates, making people think our government must be an absolute joke, which it is under his influence.
His goal is to weaken us, take us down to a one-legged Democracy, with Putin's aid. Trump is buying time for Putin to win the Ukraine war and threaten Europe, which he and Putin believe will bring everyone to heel. God help the world if that happens.
Moderate Republicans need to stop beating a path to the exit and start standing up to him Jamie Raskin or Adam Schiff style, but STILL Cheney and Romney and billionaire class conservatives like Jamie Dimon don't dare say Abortion is an issue that should never have been used as a political football, that dropping the immigration bill was a mistake, that maybe, must maybe Reagan trickle-down economics to favor the rich is showing wear, needs adjustment. Spines are lacking in that party and greed runs rampant to this day; that is why it was targeted by our enemies for infiltration.
Trump in the meantime sorts out the people he can count upon to look away from, excuse, or ignore his criminal and cruel behavior, as well as the people who will threaten and kill his enemies for him, mafia style, from us, the people he has to rub out and completely eliminate from this planet. This is preparation.
It really is that dire. No other explanation that I can see for this. We keep watching in disbelief, but it suddenly makes sense if you decide Trump isn't trying to win this election at all.
Older women should beware of these draconian abortion bans. States enacting them are seeing high numbers of OB/Gyns leaving. There are 500 less of them in Florida alone. So if you are post menopausal and think these banns don’t affect you, You are wrong.
I want to read this title as "Trump is the Wedgie."
For once, I agree with 2016 Lindsay Graham. The GQP is destroying itself, and I’m not at all sad about it. We do need at least two political parties in these United States, but they need to be sane, focused on issues the American people care about, believe in the rule of law and follow the Constitution. The GQP/MAGA party no longer does.
The "common factor" in tRump's recent actions is tRump himself and what HE wants, in order to (1) aid his campaign, and (2) keep him ultimately out of jail. He doesn't give a rat's arse about abortion, FISA, Ukraine, etc., it's me-me-me 24/7, and that will eventually sink him, bank it.
I hope the GOP enjoys their wedge salads smothered in Russian dressing. Dessert is a 300 lb pound cake with a rancid orange topping.
(1) I've been saving two quotes until the right moment arrived, and Jay has provided it. Probably the more relevant to his analysis today, is the followijg: "Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers, which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry." Winston Churchill, 1936.
(2) And the second may explain why drumpf's followers cling to his instructions: " Dictators make one contribution to their people -freedom from the necessity of informing themselves and making up their minds." (I've lost the source)
Joe Biden taking questions from the press on April 10, 2024
reporter: “on the issue of abortion, what do you say to the people in Arizona who are witnessing a law going into place that dates back to the civil war era?”
Biden: “elect me. I’m in the 21st century.”
C-Span.org
https://youtu.be/GWpa0FHB1t8
[from Jeff Tiedrich, Everyone is Entitled to My Opinion substack, April 11, 2024. https://open.substack.com/pub/jefftiedrich/p/why-the-fuck-is-the-new-york-times?r=1knhs2&utm_medium=ios]
How about some NYT Pitchbot news: " Why the Arizona abortion decision spells trouble for Biden".
The Times today tried "bothsidesing" the abortion issue, digging into Joe Biden's earlier support for the Hyde Amendment, then his subsequent disavowal...and somehow that has equivalency to tRump's nothingburger video "statement" on "states' rights' " and abortion. Oy vey, another new low for da Grey Lady.
It’s incredible. The Republican Party is blind to the facts that they were wiped out in the mid terms, because they are deaf to the rights of women!
And it’s not just the female who is impacted by this law that denies them health care for their bodies— during that time when their most important function for our species is critical— reproduction!
It’s those who love them. Their parents and family—- and that male who is their partner — who impregnated them. His future is tied to hers!!
It ain’t just the women!!
The GOP has demonstrated that they have morphed into a political ‘cult’ and are ignorant to the reality of a functioning political party.
Fools rush in, where informed humans avoid!
NY state appeals courts are tossing out tRump's filings about 10min. after the clerks record the paperwork, and...seeya in court on Monday, LOSAH!
It's a mistake (and I'm not saying you're making this mistake, just a general observation) to think Trump cares even the tiniest bit about the success of the Republican Party, other than as a vehicle for him to grift and avoid prosecution. He wouldn't care if they lost every race for every office at every level, except that he'd have fewer allies willing to slow or stop the legal system's prosecution of his many crimes. That's the very narrow lens through which he views the GOP, and any understanding of his actions hinges on that.
Republicans have been laying the groundwork for all this mayhem since Reagan. The treason weasel is the extreme manifestation of this. But the goal is and always has been the destruction of the federal government's support of all Americans, except where THEY can use it to control peoples lives. If trump flames out and burns everything to the ground, they will see it all as a success.
With all these points against him, including the huge disparity in election funding budgets, it would be a loss of unfathomable proportion for not only our democracy but the entire world. This requires EVERY democrat and independent to get out and vote this fall - a sluggish, close race only gives them fuel for the future. It must be squashed beyond recognition.
I think the sycophants in the House are not ultra conservatives, but are obstructionists who kiss the arse of Mar-Lard-Ass. It is sickening.
A bit of a technical point. FISA does allow for surveillance of US citizens, and the whole Carter Page thing was based on FISA Section 1. However, the negotiations right now are limited to FISA Section 702 which regards monitoring foreigners... Whose conversations with US citizens are also included. These conversations are the part that the proposed warrant amendment would cover.
But thank you as always for the thoughtful analysis!
Trump is not trying to win this election; he totally plans to bawl about 'stolen election' the moment the votes are in, launch Insurrection 2.0, and try to take the country over with force.
This why he is desperately avoiding getting thrown into jail and paying that bond. He'd kill his enemy in jail so he expects all the people he has dirt on to do that to him, Epstein-style, plus he cannot bear being seen as a mere millionaire, that would look weak, make him a loser.
Trump is driving a wedge because he has to establish autocrat-style, total and blind devotion; he needs to figure out who he can use, and who has to be banished to the nether regions of the United States.
He's on a crusade to take apart our election process by replacing the Republican Party with people loyal to him who are willing and eager to eliminate Democracy. This is why he is forcing House members to dance on the end of his puppet strings, he's winnowing out the moderates, making people think our government must be an absolute joke, which it is under his influence.
His goal is to weaken us, take us down to a one-legged Democracy, with Putin's aid. Trump is buying time for Putin to win the Ukraine war and threaten Europe, which he and Putin believe will bring everyone to heel. God help the world if that happens.
Moderate Republicans need to stop beating a path to the exit and start standing up to him Jamie Raskin or Adam Schiff style, but STILL Cheney and Romney and billionaire class conservatives like Jamie Dimon don't dare say Abortion is an issue that should never have been used as a political football, that dropping the immigration bill was a mistake, that maybe, must maybe Reagan trickle-down economics to favor the rich is showing wear, needs adjustment. Spines are lacking in that party and greed runs rampant to this day; that is why it was targeted by our enemies for infiltration.
Trump in the meantime sorts out the people he can count upon to look away from, excuse, or ignore his criminal and cruel behavior, as well as the people who will threaten and kill his enemies for him, mafia style, from us, the people he has to rub out and completely eliminate from this planet. This is preparation.
It really is that dire. No other explanation that I can see for this. We keep watching in disbelief, but it suddenly makes sense if you decide Trump isn't trying to win this election at all.