All this philosophical -- and even economic -- stuff is great, but the onyl thing that actually moves Congressional Republicans is Epstein.
This morning Heather Cox Richardson reports that beginning in December 2010 under the Obama administration, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) was running an investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and fourteen other people for drug trafficking, prostitution, and money laundering called Operation Chain Reaction.
"It suggests the government had ample evidence indicating he was engaged in large scale drug trafficking and prostitution as part of cross-border criminal conspiracy and that Epstein was likely pumping his victims, including underage girls, with incapacitating drugs to facilitate abuse. I am at a loss to understand why you are blocking further investigation of this matter.”
Wyden says that the document in the files was “clearly marked as ‘unclassified’ at the top of every single page.”
DOJ is preventing Sen, Ron Wyden from getting the documentation from DEA. Ther DOJ of course is led by Trump's personal lawyers. Yesterday they tried to undermine the subpoena issued to Bondi by staging a "hearing" which actually was a PR stunt.
We have a day of action scheduled for March 28. We should be pressuring Congressional Republicans on Epstein. They are all in over everything else.
Michele Leonhart was the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for the majority of 2015, serving as Administrator until her resignation in May of that year. Following her departure, Chuck Rosenberg took over as acting Administrator..
What do they know, Thom?
Meanwhile Scott Bessent is stopping Wyden from getting other financial records. Please ask Khanna to ask the House Oversight Committee to subpoena the two sets of records.
Luke Kemp, author of "Goliath's Curse," argues that evidence from the study of 342 collapsed states suggests that elites took control, leading to extreme social, political, and economic inequality and, ultimately, collapse. He argues, like Hartmann, that democratic societies are more resilient and long-lasting. Oligarchs with dark-triad personalities don't make the best decisions for civilization when faced with shocks such as droughts, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, or invasions by neighbors. The elites are worse off than the masses, who often become better off. Kemp doesn't think the masses of modern civilization would be better off, but makes a good case that they were in the past.
Hartmann's book, part of the Hidden History series, "Democracy: Rediscovering Humanity's Ancient Way of Living," is especially interesting in part I, "The Founders Meet Ancient Democracy."
Except for a triad of superficial Bimbos, T is living in a toxic, mostly Himbo bubble. T is merely a figuratively blind czar being led by the nose like a water buffalo [and about as bright.] Easily influenced by nearly 50 foreign [the Knesset/Kremlin] and domestic Rasputins.
This is a gross imitation of governance. And, a proper travesty of the first order.
Normally, when one is in a hole, one stops digging. T has recently accepted an atomic-powered excavator from Netan Yahoo, and is well on his way to China.
A recent report states:
As of the time of writing, Trump has been in office for six weeks. The speed with
which American democracy is coming under strain has taken many observers
by surprise. The expansion of executive power, undermining of Congress’s power
of the purse, offensives on independent and counter-veiling institutions, and the
media, as well as purging and dismantling of state institutions – classic strategies
of autocratizers – seem to be in action. The enabling silence among critics fearful
of retribution is already prevalent.
---------------------------- ---------- end quote
To paraphrase a line attributed to but never uttered by The Lone Ranger,
"Tonto, our work here is Not done."
#VOTE #SEND FRIGGING BARRON, YOU DRAFT DODGING COWARD
What does democracy depend on? Supremacy of the law, acceptance of facts, and trust in the goodwill of people and processes of governance. These sick sociopaths may be stupid, but they have an instinct for destroying this system that has always held them in check, and getting us to help them do it.
If only dealing with psychos and sickos were this simple, but some of it applies:
"Aberrant behavior in the animal world can be defined as actions that deviate from typical or expected patterns of behavior. This can include repetitive actions like pacing, self-harm, or unusual social interactions. Environmental stressors, such as habitat loss and climate change, can trigger these behaviors. Social factors like competition for resources or disruption of social hierarchies also play a role. Understanding these behaviors is crucial for conservation and management efforts to protect animal populations and their habitats."-connaissezvous blog
Our democracy starts in our counties, villages, towns, cities and states. It certainly does start at the bottom. It's endured because most of us want it to. See you in the streets. We will be coming for Brendan. That's what democracy looks like.
All this philosophical -- and even economic -- stuff is great, but the onyl thing that actually moves Congressional Republicans is Epstein.
This morning Heather Cox Richardson reports that beginning in December 2010 under the Obama administration, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) was running an investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and fourteen other people for drug trafficking, prostitution, and money laundering called Operation Chain Reaction.
"It suggests the government had ample evidence indicating he was engaged in large scale drug trafficking and prostitution as part of cross-border criminal conspiracy and that Epstein was likely pumping his victims, including underage girls, with incapacitating drugs to facilitate abuse. I am at a loss to understand why you are blocking further investigation of this matter.”
Wyden says that the document in the files was “clearly marked as ‘unclassified’ at the top of every single page.”
DOJ is preventing Sen, Ron Wyden from getting the documentation from DEA. Ther DOJ of course is led by Trump's personal lawyers. Yesterday they tried to undermine the subpoena issued to Bondi by staging a "hearing" which actually was a PR stunt.
We have a day of action scheduled for March 28. We should be pressuring Congressional Republicans on Epstein. They are all in over everything else.
Michele Leonhart was the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for the majority of 2015, serving as Administrator until her resignation in May of that year. Following her departure, Chuck Rosenberg took over as acting Administrator..
What do they know, Thom?
Meanwhile Scott Bessent is stopping Wyden from getting other financial records. Please ask Khanna to ask the House Oversight Committee to subpoena the two sets of records.
I'm. asking my Republican rep to get involved.
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Luke Kemp, author of "Goliath's Curse," argues that evidence from the study of 342 collapsed states suggests that elites took control, leading to extreme social, political, and economic inequality and, ultimately, collapse. He argues, like Hartmann, that democratic societies are more resilient and long-lasting. Oligarchs with dark-triad personalities don't make the best decisions for civilization when faced with shocks such as droughts, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, or invasions by neighbors. The elites are worse off than the masses, who often become better off. Kemp doesn't think the masses of modern civilization would be better off, but makes a good case that they were in the past.
Hartmann's book, part of the Hidden History series, "Democracy: Rediscovering Humanity's Ancient Way of Living," is especially interesting in part I, "The Founders Meet Ancient Democracy."
Except for a triad of superficial Bimbos, T is living in a toxic, mostly Himbo bubble. T is merely a figuratively blind czar being led by the nose like a water buffalo [and about as bright.] Easily influenced by nearly 50 foreign [the Knesset/Kremlin] and domestic Rasputins.
This is a gross imitation of governance. And, a proper travesty of the first order.
Normally, when one is in a hole, one stops digging. T has recently accepted an atomic-powered excavator from Netan Yahoo, and is well on his way to China.
A recent report states:
As of the time of writing, Trump has been in office for six weeks. The speed with
which American democracy is coming under strain has taken many observers
by surprise. The expansion of executive power, undermining of Congress’s power
of the purse, offensives on independent and counter-veiling institutions, and the
media, as well as purging and dismantling of state institutions – classic strategies
of autocratizers – seem to be in action. The enabling silence among critics fearful
of retribution is already prevalent.
---------------------------- ---------- end quote
To paraphrase a line attributed to but never uttered by The Lone Ranger,
"Tonto, our work here is Not done."
#VOTE #SEND FRIGGING BARRON, YOU DRAFT DODGING COWARD
What does democracy depend on? Supremacy of the law, acceptance of facts, and trust in the goodwill of people and processes of governance. These sick sociopaths may be stupid, but they have an instinct for destroying this system that has always held them in check, and getting us to help them do it.
Guess Brendan Carr isn't done criming.....
If only dealing with psychos and sickos were this simple, but some of it applies:
"Aberrant behavior in the animal world can be defined as actions that deviate from typical or expected patterns of behavior. This can include repetitive actions like pacing, self-harm, or unusual social interactions. Environmental stressors, such as habitat loss and climate change, can trigger these behaviors. Social factors like competition for resources or disruption of social hierarchies also play a role. Understanding these behaviors is crucial for conservation and management efforts to protect animal populations and their habitats."-connaissezvous blog
Our democracy starts in our counties, villages, towns, cities and states. It certainly does start at the bottom. It's endured because most of us want it to. See you in the streets. We will be coming for Brendan. That's what democracy looks like.