| second: Nearly every Republican Senator who tried to block the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson, a qualified Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States, calling her a "DEI hire," (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) has just voted to confirm Markwayne Mullin, the plumber with an associate degree in construction technology and no national security experience to lead the Department of Homeland Security. Republican Senator Rand Paul was the sole exception. Paul voted against both Jackson and Mullin, citing concerns over Mullin’s easily excitable and unstable temperament and Jackson being a Black Woman. |
| second: To Brenda, who asked "Why didn't a gun culture take hold in Canada like the US?" Because Canada did NOT have slavery. Slaves were kept obedient by killing them. Also, Canada did NOT have the mythology of Cowboys vs Indians. Indians were kept obedient by killing them. Also, Canada didn't have the Republic of Texas and the mythology of killing Mexicans to achieve Texas Independence. Also, Canada did NOT have a Civil War or a Revolutionary War, with the mythology of freedom requiring killing, with guns the preferred method. Also, Canada did NOT have anything remotely like the Spanish-American War, which was all about gunning down people and stealing their land. |
| Brenda: Historical random thought and question. Why didn't a gun culture take hold in Canada like the US? |
| THG: 'Damning' new Jack Smith memo reveals Trump wanted to profit off classified documents |
| THG: Ukraine Cripples Russia’s Energy Exports |
| THG:
FL Dem. Emily Gregory flips Trump's home district |
| THG:
FL Dem. Emily Gregory flips Trump's home district |
| Brenda: I'm baaaack! |
| THG:
Trump Supporters Being Hit With Gas Prices First |
| 6ixStringJack: Mueller is dead. |
| second: Andrew Weissman, Mueller’s lead prosecutor and a former FBI general counsel, blames Mueller and his deputy, Aaron Zebley, for an overly cautious, even fearful, approach to anything involving Trump’s money. In his 2020 book Where the Law Ends, Weissman wrote, “Our office was put on notice, early on, that engaging in… a broad-based financial investigation might lead to our firing.” [go to link] |
| second: Treason in the Futures Markets.
People close to Trump are trading based on national secrets.
When officers of a company or people close to them exploit confidential information for personal financial gain, that’s insider trading — which is illegal. But we have another word for situations in which people with access to confidential information regarding national security — such as plans to bomb or not to bomb another country — exploit that information for profit. That word is “treason.” It’s a fundamental principle that officials are not allowed to exploit their positions for personal gain.
[go to link] |
| 6ixStringJack: How so? |
| THG: GOP midterm prospects are in ruins — and they only have Trump to thank: Fox News analyst |
| THG: The Treasury just declared the US insolvent. The media missed it |
| 6ixStringJack: When nobody comes back here, you know who is to blame, Theodore. |
| THG: |
| 6ixStringJack: "Robert Mueller never should have been a liberal hero" [go to link] by Jeet Heer, a Canadian Indian who writes for ultra-left The Nation and ultra-left The New Republic and spends his days on BlueSky. He's making fun of you, Ted. |
| 6ixStringJack: You don't get to do both, Ted.
Pick one. |
| THG: Hello, firefly fans |