He’s tested every limit of decency and democracy, and every time he does the GOP bends a little lower. At this point, the question isn’t just about Trump’s crimes; it’s about their complicity…
Louise's song is crazy good! Mountains of evidence, complicity in crime. We see you GOP! The Epstein cover-up iceberg. We are only seeing what is in plain sight. IMO Beware of those who are willing to shoot the messengers. "sick of it, want to move on etc. " We need to vet those who run for president or any political office. Pedophiles vs. Children. Choose a side.
The GOP did choose a side, guns vs. children, before. What is to stop them at pedophiles vs. children?
Not every issue Jon Stewart takes on on his show is entirely clear, but when he goes on with a litany of school shootings and children’s lives lost to gun violence, it has a mighty impact. There is no wiggle room in the argument whether guns should be banished from society.
And Titanic TRump has finally hit HIS iceberg. Good one Mariontoon.
Girl trafficking, blackmail, money laundering, and espionage---he and Epstein had their own "businesses", but they were both doing it. Sometimes they worked together, pretty sure that's what The Epstein Files (especially the ones from the estate) will show. Also pretty sure TRump can't even BEGIN to remember everything they did.
Trump is not smart or organized enough to control all the issues in front of the GOP. Herritage and others are pulling the strings and writing what they want him to text or say aloud. As long as he serves as a mouthpiece and is usefull they will keep him. When he is not, the will dump him and BLAME ALL that has occured on HIM so they can come out smelling like a rose.
Peter,you bring up a very good point.It is Heritage,it is also the Technocrats like Musk,Zuckerberg,Cook .Alex Karp(Palantir CEO) and many other technocrats who have permitted their legal teams to help Trump.Wall Street,CNBC, Technocrats all help Trumpe every chance they get.
I’ve said this before but I guess it’s with one more time. All those “Top Secret” docs boxed in his bathroom that were found and collected in FL were prob just the tip of the iceberg. He no-doubt has more specialized and targeted docs hidden as a last trump card. Extortion docs and photos on everyone holding offices or in big billionaire mansions who ever participated in illicit acts in his or a “good friend’s”presence. This is what he holds onto to prevent any last minute incarnations.
If he goes down—everyone does. The world is full of reptiles and he’s the king. No, he’s all-in in this hand, and he wouldn’t have participated in this endeavor without adequate protection and insurance to stay out of jail.
Don’t forget Ivana’s coffin is buried in Bedminster on the golf course. Private property, no autopsy and can’t exhume to check. Her “sudden death” happened very soon after they started searching for more documents…any bets there’s more docs there too? I love any donold conspiracy, they are so believable.
"It's The Trump Multiverse Theory, we just happen to be living in the worse timeline!"-Trump character/ SNL/11/15/25
Even the turkey he pardoned "just happened to be a convicted sex criminal". They really nailed it this week. Michael Che said The Weekend Update might be his all time favorite.
The whiplash of TRump's positions concerning Epstein supports the multiverse idea. He is a psychopath. Nothing is going to change until the f*cking Republicans use the 25th Amendment. It would be another first.
"This is a crisis that’s tearing apart the soul of democracy itself. "-Thom. I would add "in America". Democracies around the world provide the basis for a decent life and fair elections. We don't have to figure it out---we helped them get started.
Not holding my breath on that 25th Amendment thing. The cowards in the Guardians Of Pedophiles TRump Cult will wait for us to take the House, impeach him, and maybe, just maybe actually convict him. THREE'S A CHARM! See you in the streets.
Al Green has repeatedly introduced resolutions to impeach Donald Trump, citing concerns over abuse of power, threats to democracy, and a disregard for the separation of powers and constitutional limits. His efforts have included accusations related to Trump's actions concerning military action in Iran, comments on racial issues, and his approach to the judiciary and federal court orders. While these resolutions have not led to impeachment, they have been the subject of votes, such as one in June 2025, which was ultimately tabled by the House.
Abuse of power: Green argues that Trump's actions have shown a pattern of abusing presidential power and that he has acted in a manner inconsistent with the Constitution.
Threat to democracy: He contends that Trump's conduct poses a threat to democratic institutions, specifically by undermining the separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary.
Constitutional violations: Green's resolutions have cited alleged violations of the Constitution, including the Fifth Amendment's due process clause.
Specific actions that prompted impeachment articles:
Military action: A resolution in June 2025 (H.Res.537) focused on the President's authority to take military action, particularly in Iran, without consulting Congress.
Racial comments: In July 2019, a resolution was filed following Trump's tweets telling four congresswomen of color to "go back" to where they came from.
Judicial and constitutional challenges: Articles of impeachment have been filed citing Trump's alleged condoning of the flouting of federal court orders and his denigration of federal judges.
Trump's latest ploy is to tell the Republicans to vote to release the files because he has nothing to hide, but of course Bondi won't because they are used as evidence in the investigation of Clinton, Summers, et al.. This isn't Trump, he is wily but not that smart, he has advisors who are two steps ahead. This gives cover to those vulnerable Republicans in the House that were going to vote yea on H.R. 4405, the Epstein files., with the full knowledge that the bill would not get past the Senate, and even if it did Trump would not have signed it, and there aren't 60 votes in the Senate to override his veto.
And if the bill is passed, and if Trump signs it, doubtful, it is only because Bondi has scrubbed it to sanitize Trump's name.
They have stalled long enough for a clean up on aisle 5.
Here we are again,pinning all of our hopes on the Mueller files, Jack Smith, Fannis Willis, E.Jean Carroll, Trumps felonies, Lettitia james, this time we got him....
How much longer are we going to rely on non existent institutions and procedures to rid ourselves of this stink.
Why do you think he has redone 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in his image? It is because he isn't going anywhere. Steve Bannon said that they were looking for a way for him to stay in power, well they have found it..
He admitted that he is at war with his own citizens, he has suborned the military, installed officers that will obey him regardless of their oath to the constitution. They are already committing murder at his command.
He has his own personal army, that will shoot at the citizens because they consider us the enemy., and a volunteer auxiliary force standing back and standing by, and has given them license to kill with his unrestrained pardons.
Redistricting, voter ID laws, voter suppression laws, voter caging, armed poll watchers, MAGA election commissions. mail in ballot and ballot box restrictions..
Remember the elections of Nov 4th last, were in blue or at least purple states, and in those state there were red counties and districts, and that is where representatives are elected.
And the small minor victories in Mississippi and Georgia, were because the African American population turned out to vote, and Trump was not on the ballot. We delude ourselves,or rather we allow ourselves to deluded by pundits and professionals in the party.
How are the institutions going to safeguard and protect us when Trump/MAGA control the institutions.
Money is power and who has the money? Financial institutions, corporations, wall street, the Tech cartel and who are they backing? Trump.
And you are limited by your ego, your arrogance, self righteousness and Manichean world view, of either you are with me or against me.,of black or white.
Look at the battlefield, Trump controls the high ground, the low ground, even the swamps. The police, the military, the government, the courts. Yes,the courts Daniel. Lower court ruling are overturned by applellate courts and if not then by the supreme court.
He has taken control and corrupted the voting process.
What do we have left Daniel?
To form an interstate compact and extricate us from the control of fascism.
I am Trump's spokesmen, Nay you are his pied piper Daniel.
You are going to need more than scurrilous charges and copy and paste AI.
You are going to have to come up with counter arguments.
Where the fuck am I wrong Daniel, Where the fuck am I wrong.
You haven't posted anything in all these hundred exchanges, jsut scurrilous charges and AI copy and pastes.
If anyone is Trumps agent, it is you who lulls into sleep by trying to convince us to hang on to institutions.
Institutions that have already been co opted and taken over by the enemy.
Wit til the GESTAPO van pulls up in front of your home.
I agree with you that "optimism" is a danger in the fight against Trump. There are at least five responses to Trump's threat to American democracy: Disbelief, Optimism, Pessimism, Piety and Rage. 1. Disbelief = It cannot happen here. America is superior and so immune. The basis of decades of US foreign policy. 2. Optimism = It only takes 3% to protest and the authoritarians give up. e.g. "Why Civil Resistance Works" Chenoweth, problem = cherry picking examples of protests. 3. Pessimism = Many reasons including record inequality, defective alternative Democrat party, power of captured federal government, global far-right ethno-nationalist shift. But it only gets harder to resist if give up so only lose. 4. Piety = Long time activists getting excited that their one-eyed ideology has been proven right, now is the time for the revolution. Drives moderate majority away. 5. Rage = How dare a bunch of slimy sociopaths steal our country, with manipulation and cheap lies. Personally I go for rage, qualified by it being constructive. Random acts of violence not the way.
I disagree that pessimism leads to giving up. Pessimist realize that nothing else works, solves the problem so they resort to affirmative action.
Allow me to put it this way. Insurgency is born out of pessism. Optimism is the road to defeatism.
Pessimism is the parent of rage. When all else fails, grab a baseball bat.
An optimist is the abused spouse hoping that the abuser will change, that things will get better
Disbelief is an initial reaction. It gives way to optimism or pessimism.
Optimism never leads to rage, it leads to hope, hope leads to lethargy, wait and see, maybe this or that will work and change the situation.
Agreed Random acts of violence are counter productive. Just like looting and burning down the house in which one lives is counterproductive.
Here is an example I've used many times.
It wasn't Ghandi and his non violence that convinced the Brits to leave India.
It was the "ghosts" of Subhas Chandra Bose , the Indian National Army and millions of armed and angry Indians, that convinced the Brits that it was a purdent time to leave India.
Subhas Chandra Bose (has a wiki page) was an Indian that went to Germany, met Hitler and formed his own Indian Legion (not part of the
Waffen SS), the Indian National Army, was an army of Indians that had joined an alliance with the Japanese to liberate India. Bose died in 1945,but his memory (ghost)lived on, the INA surrendered with the surrender of Japan, and it's survivors were charged as traitors (to Britain) and many were hung, but their spirit (ghost) lived on.
The powers that be, promote peaceful protest, because it doesn't destroy property, threaten them their status and wealth, and acts like a relief valve on a pressure cooker.
"got a problem? Protest, get it off your chest, and return to your chores".
I did not do such a thing Daniel,so fuck yourself.
Quote me then, Quote the comments, yours and mine.
I never called you a liar Daniel. If anything I don't agree with your conclusion.
I have no idea who Boyle is. I happen to admire Swalwell, your comment makes no sense at all.
IIRC Swalwell said that there are 100 Republicans that will vote yea on HR 4405. I don't dispute that. I just said that those that do are game playing,for the 2026 Election,/
The vulnerable Republicans will of course vote yea on HR 4405, knowing full well that it will be stalled in the senate or be vetoed by Trump.
I am surprised that a brilliant lawyer, politician and jurist like you can't see that game.
Or the current game, that Trump said release the files, because he knows that Bondi won't claiming that they are essential to her investigations, or that they are already scrubbed.
Although many Republicans, like Don Bacon talk a good game, they have disappointed us so far. From Jerry Weiss: In her books On Death and Dying and On Grief and Grieving, psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross describes a process of five “stages” that people experience in the process of adjusting to loss: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance. The first four may occur in any order and often will overlap with one another. But all must inevitably end with Acceptance (or delusion).
We're still working on the last straw.
IMHO MAGA is self destructing. NYT: Trump late Sunday urged House Republicans to back a measure that would compel the Justice Department to release files related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reversing his stance after facing the prospect that the measure could receive dozens of G.O.P. votes.
IMHO he wants to diffuse Republican opposition. Remove the drama of so many MAGATs defecting. E.G. Bacon (R-NE) tells Katy Tur that he will now vote YES to release the Epstein files if there is a vote on the House floor. Don Bacon says Congress can't "do the Republican-only fix" on health care subsidies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvJpF0z2Ces. Dozens of House republicans are saying the same.
Saturday, we discussed the "Bubba" issue. IMHO it could be the demise of the MAGA macho persona.
It's really pretty simple: the GOP protects trump because they are getting what they want from him. Likely, many of them don't care for the garbage that came along with their useful idiot, but they like the results. The objective for the last several decades has been absolute destruction of our system of government so that it can be re-made in their hateful image. The basic plan was, as Karl Rove stated so clearly, "A permanent Republican majority." How? First, control the media (check), then control the Supreme Court (check), then establish a "unitary executive" (check) (I wonder whether Dick Cheney regretted that before he died); next was destruction of the system of federal agencies (DOGE-check), and finally, just getting underway, was forceful control of state governments. Whatever disgrace, whatever harm, whatever derangement came along with attaining these objectives, could be tolerated. And here we are . . .
Gee, when you put it that way…Seriously, you just said it all exactly right. Our country is crumbling around us because of this monster. If my partner would leave, I would have left the country by now. I’m ready for a fight to save our country. Congress isn’t stopping him, so we have to do it.
The level of corruption that Trump exhibits didn't show up overnight, it symbolizes a lifetime of cheating and criminal activity, likely handed down from father to son for generations.
Every time someone asks “When is enough enough,” the answer is the same. It was enough years ago. The line was crossed so far back we’d need a telescope to see it. What we’re watching now isn’t a party wrestling with morality. It’s a party addicted to rot, terrified that if they stop protecting him, they’ll have to face their own reflection.
Corruption didn’t sneak up on the GOP. They invited it in, fed it, and handed it the remote. At this point the real question isn’t why they tolerate Trump. It’s what happens to a country when millions decide that power matters more than truth.
To help control corporate corruption, please support the Transparent Election Initiative (the Montana Plan). The Montana AG is already trying to block the initiative from getting on ballot!
For nearly 100 years, Montana law prohibited corporate money in politics‚ until the Citizens United decision.
Soon after Citizens United, the Montana Supreme Court, and then later the U.S. Supreme Court, considered a constitutional challenge to Montana’s law banning corporate political spending in a post-Citizens United challenge. Montana lost.
The Montana Plan, aka Transparent Elections Initiative, is an ingenious and legal way to render the 2010 Citizens United v FEC decision irrelevant.
State legislatures determine what powers corporations and other artificial persons have and do not have. Ask any professor of corporations law.
I support the fine work being done in Montana today by those who are petitioning to amend the state constitution. If adopted in Montana, the pattern will be repeated elsewhere.
It looks to me that people outside of the elected and appointed will have to save democracy. The DOJ and GOP are a criminal enterprise with Don as the Don. Now they are protecting pedophiles. Hundreds of people know what is in the Epstein files, FBI agents, court personnel, CIA agents, and of course the victims. Being that our justice system has failed, those who know the truth will have to risk their retirements and maybe their lives to save us from a Trump dictatorship.
One more factor that needs emphasis is that DJT was allowed to declare World War III on the entire world without Congressional consent or even reaction. I refer to his stupid, obscenely high tariffs as starting a trade war against all US allies and select penguins.
Without firing a shot, Trump and his blabbermouthed toadies shut down full access to allied intelligence organizations. Trump's clueless SecWar had been expelled from the National Guard for loss of his security clearance. His first screw-up as Pentagon Boss was a gross violation of security, using unsecured lines for a conference call. His next screw up was his MSM announcements of sending bombers to Iran in ample time for Iran to prepare. At that point, no ally would be foolish enough to share their most sensitive intel with that clown.
The tariffs themselves disrupted global trade, triggering loan defaults, blockades with 100% tariffs, and of course, more inflation. Trump's cabinet, some of whom surely took Econ 101 in college, demonstrated that they all must have earned failing grades when they supported the tariffs they had been taught in class always result in economic calamity - thus my assertion that the tariffs are the equivalent of a declaration of war.
Like shooting wars, trade wars make enemies, damage economies, cause unemployment, and disrupt daily life. Now, Trump has declared real war on any country he asserts is smuggling drugs, earning us charges of violating international law. His congressional toadies still have done nothing.
On Kalshi, traders currently assign a low probability to major new Trump tariffs being successfully implemented due to widespread expectation that the Supreme Court will rule against the President's authority to impose them using emergency powers. The odds that the Supreme Court will rule in favor of Trump's existing tariffs stand at approximately 22-24% as of mid-November 2025.
In my financial groups, speculators identify which companies have seen their sales, stock prices fall as a result.
I really want to see a deep dive on how power affects the brain. A strong addiction, as you say. but it deserves a special study in the age of trump, given its complete takeover; I'm interested esp in whether certain personalities are more prone to power addiction than others. AI: Power affects the brain by deactivating areas related to empathy and social cognition, leading to behaviors such as decreased risk-awareness, increased impulsivity, and a reduced ability to understand others' perspectives. This is partly due to the release of neurotransmitters like dopamine and testosterone, which can be habit-forming and create a self-oriented mindset
Just this weekend, I posted the AI condrundum. Others are jealous because Nividia has more value than even Germany, the 3rd largest world economy. Trump hates Hseng. Has not done deals with or for him. Although Hseng is a Chinese American, Nividia has no sales in China.
Daniel,who is Hseng? I agree with Sabrina about how AI effects the brain. A recent NY Times article talked abut the negative effects of AI on children.Gregory Hinton has warned us,he's the godfather of AI. How about the MIT study?
Jensen Huang loves AI,he sells his chips to the Saudis,UAE and anybody that will pay. He is a bedfellow of Trump.
Those who are asked what will happen to jobs,the advocates of AI cheerily announce there will be massive job losses.When asked what new jobs will be created,they are lost. They have invested too much money for AI not to work,even though it will destroy millions.
Daniel,you may not agree but in my view the Technocrats and AI are enemy#2,Trump# 1.
Louise's song is crazy good! Mountains of evidence, complicity in crime. We see you GOP! The Epstein cover-up iceberg. We are only seeing what is in plain sight. IMO Beware of those who are willing to shoot the messengers. "sick of it, want to move on etc. " We need to vet those who run for president or any political office. Pedophiles vs. Children. Choose a side.
Mariantoon,
The GOP did choose a side, guns vs. children, before. What is to stop them at pedophiles vs. children?
Not every issue Jon Stewart takes on on his show is entirely clear, but when he goes on with a litany of school shootings and children’s lives lost to gun violence, it has a mighty impact. There is no wiggle room in the argument whether guns should be banished from society.
And Titanic TRump has finally hit HIS iceberg. Good one Mariontoon.
Girl trafficking, blackmail, money laundering, and espionage---he and Epstein had their own "businesses", but they were both doing it. Sometimes they worked together, pretty sure that's what The Epstein Files (especially the ones from the estate) will show. Also pretty sure TRump can't even BEGIN to remember everything they did.
Trump is not smart or organized enough to control all the issues in front of the GOP. Herritage and others are pulling the strings and writing what they want him to text or say aloud. As long as he serves as a mouthpiece and is usefull they will keep him. When he is not, the will dump him and BLAME ALL that has occured on HIM so they can come out smelling like a rose.
Peter,you bring up a very good point.It is Heritage,it is also the Technocrats like Musk,Zuckerberg,Cook .Alex Karp(Palantir CEO) and many other technocrats who have permitted their legal teams to help Trump.Wall Street,CNBC, Technocrats all help Trumpe every chance they get.
Agree, greed because you can never have enough so you turn to greed for power.
Thanks
Right on.
I’ve said this before but I guess it’s with one more time. All those “Top Secret” docs boxed in his bathroom that were found and collected in FL were prob just the tip of the iceberg. He no-doubt has more specialized and targeted docs hidden as a last trump card. Extortion docs and photos on everyone holding offices or in big billionaire mansions who ever participated in illicit acts in his or a “good friend’s”presence. This is what he holds onto to prevent any last minute incarnations.
If he goes down—everyone does. The world is full of reptiles and he’s the king. No, he’s all-in in this hand, and he wouldn’t have participated in this endeavor without adequate protection and insurance to stay out of jail.
Yep
Don’t forget Ivana’s coffin is buried in Bedminster on the golf course. Private property, no autopsy and can’t exhume to check. Her “sudden death” happened very soon after they started searching for more documents…any bets there’s more docs there too? I love any donold conspiracy, they are so believable.
"It's The Trump Multiverse Theory, we just happen to be living in the worse timeline!"-Trump character/ SNL/11/15/25
Even the turkey he pardoned "just happened to be a convicted sex criminal". They really nailed it this week. Michael Che said The Weekend Update might be his all time favorite.
The whiplash of TRump's positions concerning Epstein supports the multiverse idea. He is a psychopath. Nothing is going to change until the f*cking Republicans use the 25th Amendment. It would be another first.
"This is a crisis that’s tearing apart the soul of democracy itself. "-Thom. I would add "in America". Democracies around the world provide the basis for a decent life and fair elections. We don't have to figure it out---we helped them get started.
Not holding my breath on that 25th Amendment thing. The cowards in the Guardians Of Pedophiles TRump Cult will wait for us to take the House, impeach him, and maybe, just maybe actually convict him. THREE'S A CHARM! See you in the streets.
I don't think there's a snowball's chance in hell that the 25th Amendment will work.
But I do think it's possible to stop this.
I get stuff like this every day. https://www.impeachtrumpagain.org/
Al Green has repeatedly introduced resolutions to impeach Donald Trump, citing concerns over abuse of power, threats to democracy, and a disregard for the separation of powers and constitutional limits. His efforts have included accusations related to Trump's actions concerning military action in Iran, comments on racial issues, and his approach to the judiciary and federal court orders. While these resolutions have not led to impeachment, they have been the subject of votes, such as one in June 2025, which was ultimately tabled by the House.
Green is a speaker at Refuse the Regime in DC https://removalcoalition.org/
https://50501dc.com/event/remove-the-regime/
Arguments for impeachment:
Abuse of power: Green argues that Trump's actions have shown a pattern of abusing presidential power and that he has acted in a manner inconsistent with the Constitution.
Threat to democracy: He contends that Trump's conduct poses a threat to democratic institutions, specifically by undermining the separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary.
Constitutional violations: Green's resolutions have cited alleged violations of the Constitution, including the Fifth Amendment's due process clause.
Specific actions that prompted impeachment articles:
Military action: A resolution in June 2025 (H.Res.537) focused on the President's authority to take military action, particularly in Iran, without consulting Congress.
Racial comments: In July 2019, a resolution was filed following Trump's tweets telling four congresswomen of color to "go back" to where they came from.
Judicial and constitutional challenges: Articles of impeachment have been filed citing Trump's alleged condoning of the flouting of federal court orders and his denigration of federal judges.
And yet, all of that seems "small" compared to bribes, selling pardons, and MURDERING fishermen.
Blessings to the brave Al Green. Can't imagine what MAGA has threatened to do to him and his family.
Trump's latest ploy is to tell the Republicans to vote to release the files because he has nothing to hide, but of course Bondi won't because they are used as evidence in the investigation of Clinton, Summers, et al.. This isn't Trump, he is wily but not that smart, he has advisors who are two steps ahead. This gives cover to those vulnerable Republicans in the House that were going to vote yea on H.R. 4405, the Epstein files., with the full knowledge that the bill would not get past the Senate, and even if it did Trump would not have signed it, and there aren't 60 votes in the Senate to override his veto.
And if the bill is passed, and if Trump signs it, doubtful, it is only because Bondi has scrubbed it to sanitize Trump's name.
They have stalled long enough for a clean up on aisle 5.
Here we are again,pinning all of our hopes on the Mueller files, Jack Smith, Fannis Willis, E.Jean Carroll, Trumps felonies, Lettitia james, this time we got him....
How much longer are we going to rely on non existent institutions and procedures to rid ourselves of this stink.
Why do you think he has redone 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in his image? It is because he isn't going anywhere. Steve Bannon said that they were looking for a way for him to stay in power, well they have found it..
He admitted that he is at war with his own citizens, he has suborned the military, installed officers that will obey him regardless of their oath to the constitution. They are already committing murder at his command.
He has his own personal army, that will shoot at the citizens because they consider us the enemy., and a volunteer auxiliary force standing back and standing by, and has given them license to kill with his unrestrained pardons.
Redistricting, voter ID laws, voter suppression laws, voter caging, armed poll watchers, MAGA election commissions. mail in ballot and ballot box restrictions..
Remember the elections of Nov 4th last, were in blue or at least purple states, and in those state there were red counties and districts, and that is where representatives are elected.
And the small minor victories in Mississippi and Georgia, were because the African American population turned out to vote, and Trump was not on the ballot. We delude ourselves,or rather we allow ourselves to deluded by pundits and professionals in the party.
How are the institutions going to safeguard and protect us when Trump/MAGA control the institutions.
Money is power and who has the money? Financial institutions, corporations, wall street, the Tech cartel and who are they backing? Trump.
He who has the gold makes the rules.
Yeh I'm a pessimist. Who wouldn't be.
You are a total pessimist. You have given up. "Bondi has scrubbed it to sanitize Trump's name."
1. With the subpoena power, call witnesses, i.e. the victims, the cops, Mark Epstein, etc.
2. Call Maureen Comey, other prosecutors to the stand to testify what they saw. List all the records they had seen.
3. Once the record is estyablished, THEN call Bondi, FBI witnesses and submit them to cross examination.
So right, Daniel. There are witnesses alive for TRump's actual crimes in the 90's, much less agents that saw the files.
And when Pam lies, prove it, take her law license, and LOCK HER UP!
Daniel,good post.Thanks for listing the steps for getting to the point where we know Trump abused 15 yr old girls,just not sure how many.
I can't call anybody to the stand Daniel.
Yeh I am a total pessimist, but also a realist. A pessimist is a realist, an optimist lives in la la land.
They control the playing field, they control the roulette wheel, the cards are stacked against us.
You believe in institutions Daniel, the institutions are in the hands of the enemy.
With SCOTUS, we no longer have common and legislative law, we have a Star Chamber, that operates under the guise of a common law
Meanwhile Trump has absolute and total control of the police and military, which he has turned into a police force.
It is committing murder on the seas under this command.
We aren't going to be rescued by relying on the instruments that they control, we are only going to be able to resuce ourselves,
It will start with Governors like Newson and Pritzker, separating themselves from the federal compact and forming their own interstate compact.
Or you can live in denial until the Geheim Stats Polizei van rolls up in front of your house.
You have become Trump's spokesman.
And you are limited by your ego, your arrogance, self righteousness and Manichean world view, of either you are with me or against me.,of black or white.
Look at the battlefield, Trump controls the high ground, the low ground, even the swamps. The police, the military, the government, the courts. Yes,the courts Daniel. Lower court ruling are overturned by applellate courts and if not then by the supreme court.
He has taken control and corrupted the voting process.
What do we have left Daniel?
To form an interstate compact and extricate us from the control of fascism.
I am Trump's spokesmen, Nay you are his pied piper Daniel.
You are going to need more than scurrilous charges and copy and paste AI.
You are going to have to come up with counter arguments.
Where the fuck am I wrong Daniel, Where the fuck am I wrong.
You haven't posted anything in all these hundred exchanges, jsut scurrilous charges and AI copy and pastes.
If anyone is Trumps agent, it is you who lulls into sleep by trying to convince us to hang on to institutions.
Institutions that have already been co opted and taken over by the enemy.
Wit til the GESTAPO van pulls up in front of your home.
I agree with you that "optimism" is a danger in the fight against Trump. There are at least five responses to Trump's threat to American democracy: Disbelief, Optimism, Pessimism, Piety and Rage. 1. Disbelief = It cannot happen here. America is superior and so immune. The basis of decades of US foreign policy. 2. Optimism = It only takes 3% to protest and the authoritarians give up. e.g. "Why Civil Resistance Works" Chenoweth, problem = cherry picking examples of protests. 3. Pessimism = Many reasons including record inequality, defective alternative Democrat party, power of captured federal government, global far-right ethno-nationalist shift. But it only gets harder to resist if give up so only lose. 4. Piety = Long time activists getting excited that their one-eyed ideology has been proven right, now is the time for the revolution. Drives moderate majority away. 5. Rage = How dare a bunch of slimy sociopaths steal our country, with manipulation and cheap lies. Personally I go for rage, qualified by it being constructive. Random acts of violence not the way.
I disagree that pessimism leads to giving up. Pessimist realize that nothing else works, solves the problem so they resort to affirmative action.
Allow me to put it this way. Insurgency is born out of pessism. Optimism is the road to defeatism.
Pessimism is the parent of rage. When all else fails, grab a baseball bat.
An optimist is the abused spouse hoping that the abuser will change, that things will get better
Disbelief is an initial reaction. It gives way to optimism or pessimism.
Optimism never leads to rage, it leads to hope, hope leads to lethargy, wait and see, maybe this or that will work and change the situation.
Agreed Random acts of violence are counter productive. Just like looting and burning down the house in which one lives is counterproductive.
Here is an example I've used many times.
It wasn't Ghandi and his non violence that convinced the Brits to leave India.
It was the "ghosts" of Subhas Chandra Bose , the Indian National Army and millions of armed and angry Indians, that convinced the Brits that it was a purdent time to leave India.
Subhas Chandra Bose (has a wiki page) was an Indian that went to Germany, met Hitler and formed his own Indian Legion (not part of the
Waffen SS), the Indian National Army, was an army of Indians that had joined an alliance with the Japanese to liberate India. Bose died in 1945,but his memory (ghost)lived on, the INA surrendered with the surrender of Japan, and it's survivors were charged as traitors (to Britain) and many were hung, but their spirit (ghost) lived on.
The powers that be, promote peaceful protest, because it doesn't destroy property, threaten them their status and wealth, and acts like a relief valve on a pressure cooker.
"got a problem? Protest, get it off your chest, and return to your chores".
When I reported what Boyle, Swalwell, et al said about Trumpepstein, you callled ME a liar. Fuck you.
I did not do such a thing Daniel,so fuck yourself.
Quote me then, Quote the comments, yours and mine.
I never called you a liar Daniel. If anything I don't agree with your conclusion.
I have no idea who Boyle is. I happen to admire Swalwell, your comment makes no sense at all.
IIRC Swalwell said that there are 100 Republicans that will vote yea on HR 4405. I don't dispute that. I just said that those that do are game playing,for the 2026 Election,/
The vulnerable Republicans will of course vote yea on HR 4405, knowing full well that it will be stalled in the senate or be vetoed by Trump.
I am surprised that a brilliant lawyer, politician and jurist like you can't see that game.
Or the current game, that Trump said release the files, because he knows that Bondi won't claiming that they are essential to her investigations, or that they are already scrubbed.
When Does Trump Become Too Corrupt for the GOP?
Some of us have been working on this since the election. https://jerryweiss.substack.com/
Although many Republicans, like Don Bacon talk a good game, they have disappointed us so far. From Jerry Weiss: In her books On Death and Dying and On Grief and Grieving, psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross describes a process of five “stages” that people experience in the process of adjusting to loss: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance. The first four may occur in any order and often will overlap with one another. But all must inevitably end with Acceptance (or delusion).
We're still working on the last straw.
IMHO MAGA is self destructing. NYT: Trump late Sunday urged House Republicans to back a measure that would compel the Justice Department to release files related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reversing his stance after facing the prospect that the measure could receive dozens of G.O.P. votes.
IMHO he wants to diffuse Republican opposition. Remove the drama of so many MAGATs defecting. E.G. Bacon (R-NE) tells Katy Tur that he will now vote YES to release the Epstein files if there is a vote on the House floor. Don Bacon says Congress can't "do the Republican-only fix" on health care subsidies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvJpF0z2Ces. Dozens of House republicans are saying the same.
Saturday, we discussed the "Bubba" issue. IMHO it could be the demise of the MAGA macho persona.
This list of corruption is infuriating. All Republicans should be thrown out of office; many of them should be prosecuted.
I watched the first episode of PBS’s American Revolution last night, and it is heartbreaking how far we have fallen.
It's really pretty simple: the GOP protects trump because they are getting what they want from him. Likely, many of them don't care for the garbage that came along with their useful idiot, but they like the results. The objective for the last several decades has been absolute destruction of our system of government so that it can be re-made in their hateful image. The basic plan was, as Karl Rove stated so clearly, "A permanent Republican majority." How? First, control the media (check), then control the Supreme Court (check), then establish a "unitary executive" (check) (I wonder whether Dick Cheney regretted that before he died); next was destruction of the system of federal agencies (DOGE-check), and finally, just getting underway, was forceful control of state governments. Whatever disgrace, whatever harm, whatever derangement came along with attaining these objectives, could be tolerated. And here we are . . .
Gee, when you put it that way…Seriously, you just said it all exactly right. Our country is crumbling around us because of this monster. If my partner would leave, I would have left the country by now. I’m ready for a fight to save our country. Congress isn’t stopping him, so we have to do it.
The level of corruption that Trump exhibits didn't show up overnight, it symbolizes a lifetime of cheating and criminal activity, likely handed down from father to son for generations.
...but we all knew it - even before he was elected the first time.
He never gets too corrupt for the GOPee.
Every time someone asks “When is enough enough,” the answer is the same. It was enough years ago. The line was crossed so far back we’d need a telescope to see it. What we’re watching now isn’t a party wrestling with morality. It’s a party addicted to rot, terrified that if they stop protecting him, they’ll have to face their own reflection.
Corruption didn’t sneak up on the GOP. They invited it in, fed it, and handed it the remote. At this point the real question isn’t why they tolerate Trump. It’s what happens to a country when millions decide that power matters more than truth.
To help control corporate corruption, please support the Transparent Election Initiative (the Montana Plan). The Montana AG is already trying to block the initiative from getting on ballot!
For nearly 100 years, Montana law prohibited corporate money in politics‚ until the Citizens United decision.
Soon after Citizens United, the Montana Supreme Court, and then later the U.S. Supreme Court, considered a constitutional challenge to Montana’s law banning corporate political spending in a post-Citizens United challenge. Montana lost.
We all lost.
Daniel:
Don't overlook what Montana is doing now.
The Montana Plan, aka Transparent Elections Initiative, is an ingenious and legal way to render the 2010 Citizens United v FEC decision irrelevant.
State legislatures determine what powers corporations and other artificial persons have and do not have. Ask any professor of corporations law.
I support the fine work being done in Montana today by those who are petitioning to amend the state constitution. If adopted in Montana, the pattern will be repeated elsewhere.
See https://transparentelection.org/
Vince S
It looks to me that people outside of the elected and appointed will have to save democracy. The DOJ and GOP are a criminal enterprise with Don as the Don. Now they are protecting pedophiles. Hundreds of people know what is in the Epstein files, FBI agents, court personnel, CIA agents, and of course the victims. Being that our justice system has failed, those who know the truth will have to risk their retirements and maybe their lives to save us from a Trump dictatorship.
One more factor that needs emphasis is that DJT was allowed to declare World War III on the entire world without Congressional consent or even reaction. I refer to his stupid, obscenely high tariffs as starting a trade war against all US allies and select penguins.
Without firing a shot, Trump and his blabbermouthed toadies shut down full access to allied intelligence organizations. Trump's clueless SecWar had been expelled from the National Guard for loss of his security clearance. His first screw-up as Pentagon Boss was a gross violation of security, using unsecured lines for a conference call. His next screw up was his MSM announcements of sending bombers to Iran in ample time for Iran to prepare. At that point, no ally would be foolish enough to share their most sensitive intel with that clown.
The tariffs themselves disrupted global trade, triggering loan defaults, blockades with 100% tariffs, and of course, more inflation. Trump's cabinet, some of whom surely took Econ 101 in college, demonstrated that they all must have earned failing grades when they supported the tariffs they had been taught in class always result in economic calamity - thus my assertion that the tariffs are the equivalent of a declaration of war.
Like shooting wars, trade wars make enemies, damage economies, cause unemployment, and disrupt daily life. Now, Trump has declared real war on any country he asserts is smuggling drugs, earning us charges of violating international law. His congressional toadies still have done nothing.
On Kalshi, traders currently assign a low probability to major new Trump tariffs being successfully implemented due to widespread expectation that the Supreme Court will rule against the President's authority to impose them using emergency powers. The odds that the Supreme Court will rule in favor of Trump's existing tariffs stand at approximately 22-24% as of mid-November 2025.
In my financial groups, speculators identify which companies have seen their sales, stock prices fall as a result.
I really want to see a deep dive on how power affects the brain. A strong addiction, as you say. but it deserves a special study in the age of trump, given its complete takeover; I'm interested esp in whether certain personalities are more prone to power addiction than others. AI: Power affects the brain by deactivating areas related to empathy and social cognition, leading to behaviors such as decreased risk-awareness, increased impulsivity, and a reduced ability to understand others' perspectives. This is partly due to the release of neurotransmitters like dopamine and testosterone, which can be habit-forming and create a self-oriented mindset
Thanks, Sabrina. That pedophiles are and have been protected needs explanation.
Sabrina,great post. We should continue to list the negative effects of AI as the tech companies like Nvidia continue to shove it down our throats.
You are confused.
Just this weekend, I posted the AI condrundum. Others are jealous because Nividia has more value than even Germany, the 3rd largest world economy. Trump hates Hseng. Has not done deals with or for him. Although Hseng is a Chinese American, Nividia has no sales in China.
Daniel,who is Hseng? I agree with Sabrina about how AI effects the brain. A recent NY Times article talked abut the negative effects of AI on children.Gregory Hinton has warned us,he's the godfather of AI. How about the MIT study?
Jensen Huang loves AI,he sells his chips to the Saudis,UAE and anybody that will pay. He is a bedfellow of Trump.
Those who are asked what will happen to jobs,the advocates of AI cheerily announce there will be massive job losses.When asked what new jobs will be created,they are lost. They have invested too much money for AI not to work,even though it will destroy millions.
Daniel,you may not agree but in my view the Technocrats and AI are enemy#2,Trump# 1.
I still think Trump sees them as marks. In essence he picked winners. Nividia isn't one he favors.
No doubt, AI can be dangerous. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/business/dealbook/ai-anthropic-claude-cyberespionage.html
But mostly these companies are competitors.
To a large degree it is driven by the limbic system.
Dan Goyle talks about this. dangoyal@substack.com