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Daniel Solomon's avatar

As a public service, here's the Contrarian calls to action from Thursday. https://contrarian.substack.com/p/contrarian-calls-to-action-b6e?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

It's heartening to see that some Congressional Republicans have been taking Trump on....Canadian tatiffs, Epstein, etc. We need to encourage more.

I still think Epstein is where Trump's vulnerable underbelly is located.

alis's avatar

Take back the House and he is doomed, so is the Epstein-class cabal in TRump's Administration. If the Republicans left in the Senate don't convict, it will prove they are pedophile protectors.

Get Congress and the White House, next project SCOTUS.

Daniel Solomon's avatar

Get the subpoena power and all the perps wiil be called......

Hearings on all the issues....

Check out what's happening in the UK, in France Norway, even Poland.....

alis's avatar

Accountability is THE word there. Democrats are learning/teaching with them today. I love that President Zelensky just talked about how much younger he is than Putin.

"Several Democrats, including Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ruben Gallego, Jason Crow, Yassamin Ansari, and Sara Jacobs, alongside Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and California Governor Gavin Newsom, are meeting with European officials at the Munich Security Conference to discuss transatlantic relations and foreign policy, according to The Guardian and Politico."-AI Overview

Daniel Solomon's avatar

I'm sorry, but this is the kind of grandstanding I'm always taking about. As far as I'm concerned all those people would be more effective working Congressional Republicans....

E.G. California, standing alone has enough Congressional Republicans to oust Comer as chair.... 6 Republicans represent Michigan in the House.

William Farrar's avatar

Epstein is TRump's soft underbelly, and that is why Bondi is going to keep it locked up. Those that have seen the unredacted files say his name is in their millions of times. Pam is ensuring that his name and those of important Republican politicians and donors, will never see the light of day.

Maybe if, despite the attempts to fix the 2026 Election, a Democratic congress can order the House Sergeant at Arms to arrest Pam and sequester her in the jail in the basement of the Capitol building, that hold Lincolns death carriage.

But who will prosecute her, and in front of what judge, and Trump will immediately pardon her anyway, the moment she is arrested.

This has to be thoroughly thought through, game planned for all obstacles and eventualities.

Daniel Solomon's avatar

So says her agent.

William Farrar's avatar

Instead of defaming me, answer the questions.

I asked questions asshole, answer them.

Maybe if, despite the attempts to fix the 2026 Election, a Democratic congress can order the House Sergeant at Arms to arrest Pam and sequester her in the jail in the basement of the Capitol building, that hold Lincolns death carriage.

But who will prosecute her, and in front of what judge, and Trump will immediately pardon her anyway, the moment she is arrested.

This has to be thoroughly thought through, game planned for all obstacles and eventualities.

If anyone is an agent of Trump it is you, trying to have people chase will o the wisps.

So answer the question.

Daniel Solomon's avatar

FU.

Don't have to arrest anyone. She can be impeached. There are also other jurisdictions involved. Lots of judicial remedies I told you about. Reread the link to Joyce Vance about contempt of Congress.

You are an idiot. Resentful. Take your meds.

William Farrar's avatar

Joyce Vance talks of inherent contempt etc, but there is no remedy.

I repeat unless one can be arrested, indicted and brought before a court any talk of inherent contempt is mute.

So who is going to arrest Bondi,Trump, any member of his cabinet, ICE and CBP agents? Who is going to arrrest them? The Sergeant at Arms?

Ok they get arrested. Where will they be jailed?

OK they are jailed in the basement of the Capitol.

Who is going to prosecute them? I;ll tell you who, Pam Bondi, that's who.

Pam is going to prosecute herself, Joyce Vance, like you, is stuck in the law, but ignores the reality of the situation.

Remember Trump was impeached Three times, and there he sits. An impeachment means nothing unless there is a conviction and removal from office.

Your final remarks, ad hominems, make you look out of control. Resentful?

Project much do you.

William Farrar's avatar

She can be impeached huh, by a Trumpian congress, give me a break. And impeachments are of no consequence unless the impeached is removed by the senate. And it takes 67 votes to remove the impeached.

Try some other farce.

Daniel Solomon's avatar

You think you know people. Guess what? You don't.

None of gthe memebers of Congress want to be indicted as co-conspirators to stuff like obstruction of justice.

The 2nd impeachment was winnable. It was a shame. As my "ol Pappy used to say, justice takes a kick in the ass sometimes. I have personally been the victim of miscarriages of justice.

But that doesn't mean we give up.

Linda Silfven's avatar

How can any person with a modicum of rationality listen to a sick person like Nick Fuentes? This man is insane!

Jeffrey Hobbs's avatar

The horror that has been going on with the rape and murder of Native American women and girls, with apparent impunity, seems to be traveling into the mainstream of right-wing advocacy. Nick Fuentes is a very sick and morally dangerous person for even saying out loud that women are the enemy and have to all be locked up. But nobody would dare entertain, let alone utter, such thoughts if it weren't for the corporate media's legitimization of Trump, a serial abuser of women, and perhaps even a murderer.

alis's avatar

Geez, you'd think that women don't know how to shoot according to Fuentes.....

This idiot-man-child started his "business" from his mom's basement. He is an incel sicko. His mom must be so proud.

This Epstein saga is going to lead to murder, lots and lots of murders. One recently questioned death is about a young dental student: Jiwon Lee, 29, went missing April 1, 2014. More than a month later, her body was pulled from the Hudson River. 

Did Jiwon know something or was she a friend of Epstein's last girlfriend, Karyna Shiliak? Heads rolled at Columbia University because Epstein paid someone to get Shiliak admitted to their dental program. Karyna was the last person to speak to Epstein.

More women than men vote. Oh, we are scary alright---scary GOOD! See you gals in the street.

Daniel Solomon's avatar

And every one of those men has a mother.....

Jean(Muriel)'s avatar

That we are even seeing these atrocious crimes. That we as a people can even imagine this kind of moral and physical debasement. Are we truly the ugliest , most evil, angry humans on earth?

Looks like it.

Our flag hangs in half mast in disgust and in shame. Two words we have amazingly forgotten. 😱👽

Elizabeth Fenlon's avatar

God have mercy on this crazy ass country. Thank you for your reporting!

Gene Wood's avatar

The section on Nick Fuentes is not good .. take the time to read it .. while it may not be mainstream, he is blathering this stuff to other young men .. just what we need are more men like Stephen miller ..

Robin's avatar

Very scary report but people have power , resist , resist , resist by showing up in Streets for No Kings Rally on March 28.

We have to do to everything to protect our midterm votes . Orange man will do anything to scare people from voting and steal the ballots . Be awake and vigilant. Also let everyone know to get their Id’s and if you know someone who don’t have money and transportation to get where ID’s are issued try to help them out .

William Farrar's avatar

Someone tell me how, since per the Constitution, all powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states, Thus it is the state that set criteria and administer elections, and it takes an amendment to change the election criteria, for instand the 19th gave women the vote, the 26th 19 year olds and 15th black men.

So how can a mere bill passed by congress change the various states authority. I don't believe it can, and am surprised that not a soul has questioned the attempt.

Daniel Solomon's avatar

You are the same guy who has attributed supernatural powers to Trump.

William Farrar's avatar

Yeh right, you are a blowhard, throw out accusations like they are confetti. You have no answers, so you accuse.

And what the fuck does your snide and snarky comment have to do with the question I raise

So how can a mere bill passed by congress change the various states authority. I don't believe it can, and am surprised that not a soul has questioned the attempt.?

Trump has threatened that if the Senate doesn't pass the SAVE act, he will issue and executive order. The Constitution doesn't give him that power, nor does it give congress the power to change the various states authorities without a Constitutional amendment.

WTF is wrong with you Daniel, you so seethe with anger, that regardless of what I comment, you have to try and attack me. This makes you look demented.

Rhana Bazzini's avatar

Lordy, lordy, Danial and William you sent me on a time warp. Back to the playground in third grade. I used to think both of you were intelligent, thoughtful and though differing could work together toward the same goal, getting rid of Trump and his minions. Unless I'm engaging in magical thinking this will be accomplished in the next election. People have awakened now they just have to act. Of course we're still left with a government that is corrupted by money. Are we up to the task of addressing that? I don't know. At 93 will I live to see it resolved? Don't know that either.

Roy Shults's avatar

Quite possibly the most disturbing and disgusting column you have ever posted, Thom. Fuentes deserves a gulag for life, for sure. As do those insecure, horrific males who agree with him.The Epstein files need to be fully disclosed, and any crimes revealed prosecuted. But mostly, your column shows how deep the rot goes amongst men, and not just the morbidly rich ones. Either decent people of all sexual orientations rise up in every way possible, or not just the American experiment, but the human one, deserve to fail and fall into oblivion. A world run by cockroaches would be an improvement at this point.

Pamela O. Pitt's avatar

We all know that the SAVE act is meant to suppress the vote with the excuse being that non-citizens are voting or will vote. Why would non-citizens show up at the polls when doing so would put them in a position where they could be "captured" and deported. There is no reason for them to want to vote when it puts them in danger.

Tomonthebeach's avatar

It's not leadership when legislators in all parties assert that they are powerless to stop a fascist takeover of our entire nation by a demented racketeer and his mob by asserting that only the voters have the power to stop it. All we have left is the Black Panther Party slogan, "All power to the people," because right now we feel powerless. Alas, both parties enabled this mess, and neither party is seriously opposing it. Perhaps our only hope for a return to Democracy in November is a stock market crash.

FDD's avatar

Fuentes needs to move to Mars with Elon… perfect pair of sociopaths

Jackie's avatar

Thom, when will all the bad end. I really don’t see that happening with these no gutter or bottom is to good for these people Thom! Roses are red violets are blue, I’m really seriously crazy about you! Love you Thom! Very easy to do. Have a great weekend! My, Valentine!