Politics What is happening????

The Dems will make a lot of noise. Many things discovered will not be revealed. Selective enforcement. You have to pick your battles.

The Repubs expected not to run again won't run again. There will be a few surprise dropouts and retirements. Some sacrificial lambs will be offered up.

Glass houses. Skeletons in closets. Backroom deals. CHITS. Neither party is going to get too aggressive.

Biden has a long history, over three decades, in politics. He knows how the game is played.

Once the uproar (the reaction so far has been more of a whimper) dies down it will be business as usual for the Dems and Repubs.

If the two sides can actually work together--which would require some Repubs actually having a conscience, and the courage to follow it--we *might* see some legislation to regulate presidential behavior. If if if we're extremely lucky the impeachment procedure would be amended to include former presidents, and conviction would require a simple majority.



Will the politicians, from both parties, have the courage to make such radical changes?

My thought is no, not anything truly meaningful.

I doubt that I will be proven wrong.
But it would be a pleasant surprise.

 

Historian says Trump responsible for 'greatest dereliction of duty' of any U.S. president

I don't understand why they didn't bring deriliction of duty.

 

I think I heard someone say that the dereliction of duty charge would be more of a military tribunal thing, and it might not be a good look to have a military court judging former Presidents.

Now, I do wonder about the Georgia 11780 vote phone call, and if they decided to try him in Georgia instead of having a second count of impeachment to go along with this. The Republicans always talk about fantasy voter fraud committed by the Democrats, yet the Republicans are the ones who get caught doing it.

 

It pisses me off.
Muller report...wrong lane, dead end, no result is a big green flag to a bigger shit show, more offences..
Insurgent impeachment...wrong lane again ???
WTF people ? This is another green flag to go harder on racist malitias, conspiracy loonys and who knows what kind of crazy exploitation of the limp Dems inability to uphold justice. Really hard to believe it's not deliberate.
Also hard to believe the process needs to go though the senate and not the judicial branch.
Judicial is sworn to non partisan judgement. Senate R's obviously a clan in solidarity regardless of what kind of crime.

 

Anatomy of a conspiracy: With COVID, China took leading role

A black AP page ! Must be serious. Seriously confusing. What a fucking mess. With shit like this nobody will ever know who did what to who or when...which seems like it could be everyone's goal.

 

It is a mess. That was way too long to read, but I skimmed most of it. If this is a bioweapon, it was a poor one. It isn't killing nearly the number of people it needs to in order to change things. And it is killing people all over the world and not just in a few countries. Plus we didn't instantly have a vaccine or antidote either, which is kind of important. But it goes to show that social media and the regular media with propaganda thrown in is a big problem.

Now, a lab accident theory is still a possibility, but even if it could be proven, it has nothing to do with how unprepared the US was for a biological pathogen. It has nothing to do with the response and tracking down the people who returned from China since December 2019 and quarantining whoever they came into contact with. That is what should have been done last February.

I have to wonder if the mortality rate was higher, let's say 50%. How many people would take it seriously compared to how many just want to do whatever they want to do?

 

I could only get through about 1/3rd then I scrolled down to see how much more there was..too much.
Hard to say how deadly it needs to be for ppl.to get real about it. It seems we have a lot.of very stubborn ppl in their beliefs. More than I would have thought.
I've learned one of my cousins is all about illuminati now. It started selling herbal life years ago...then crystals, magnet therapy, essential oils must have happened too.
SMH.

 

It is deliberate.

It's politics. Politicians have a special fraternity, much like LEOs, doctors, lawyers, and the military (and others). Don't be too aggressive and too thorough because the next closet to be searched might be yours.

Moving impeachment to the judicial branch sounds like an excellent idea. But keep in mind US AG William Barr was a Trump loyalist who only turned (limited turn) when he had little choice/few options. And the SCOTUS (our current one has a conservative majority thanks to...drum roll...the US Senate while under Republican control) has failed us several times during crises in the past.

I think it all came down to this:

1. Biden inherited a fucking mess, he needs cooperation from the Repubs.

2a. The Repubs let it be known they would hinder and delay any Biden plans as long as the Trump Impeachment II was taking place.

2b. The Repubs let it be known Trump would walk no matter what and how much irrefutable evidence would be presented.

3. Dems decided to rush through the impeachment, knowing quick and superficial would net the same result, acquittal, as deliberate and thorough.

4. Politicians have a fraternal agreement not to go after each other very seriously, only put on a show for voters.

5. It was political bullshit from chickenshit politicians the same as usual, just under more extreme and unusual circumstances.

 

Parler says it’s back without “Big Tech” after being kicked off Amazon

Ok, Free Speech Parler is open for biz...
How free is free ?
What if it was flodded by lgbtq threads, lgbtq teachers ? Lgbtq adoptive parents ? Or what about BLM topics ? Or topics about Asians not being the responsible -deliberatly- for the 'rona ?
What about topics of job security through growing your skills and being the most useful and not bashing or blaming ? I mean really, it's a free market job world man...be the best in the shop don't hid behind your union rules and racism. Shure as hell works for me when I come in at 10am and everyone else starts at 8. and I still get offered more money when I say... I've been offered another job. Every time.
Compitance ! the best job security.

Best answer to Parler is roll in and argue their face off.
(Not that I want to )

 

I like that idea, generally speaking. Coordinating some counter arguments would be great, but Parler already has a massive right wing extremists following, an advantage that would be extremely difficult to even scratch.

And giving Parler big numbers gives them/it strength, more revenue.

Maybe some folks with the tech knowledge and the resources can find a way to "flood" Parler, overwhelm it, break it. Set up computer systems to constantly bombard it from every angle possible. Make it impossible for Parler to keep up with the attacks.

 

I disagree.

We need to
scare the living shit
out of the Trump protectors.

Make them actually fear, seriously fear, physical harm.
Let them know in a very real way
their actions will have consequences.
Borrow from the radical right,
just do it better.

Please note that at no point did I
mention any actual physical action.

If Conman can do it,
so can I.

 

The latest from MAGAworld:
Sometimes you feel like a nut..."sometimes you cannot get no stupider"


View: https://twitter.com/davenewworld_2/status/1368612559998382084


Conspiracy theorist says Biden White House is on a movie set — and he caused 'fake' Texas snowstorm

Conspiracy theories have grown in the past several years as Americans sit glued to social media sites that bring far-right conservatives together around siloed false news sites. But one woman has taken her conspiracies about President Joe Biden to TikToc to tell the world that they're all the ones who are stupid.

She went on to say that people should "wake the f*ck up." (more)

 

I rated it funny.

It isn't funny.

 

Yep.

That's the problem. It is not funny but it is representative of millions of Trump supporters who believe these conspiracy theories and nothing anyone says can convince them otherwise.