Excuse me. One way or another, your country is going to be needing you...

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1/29/20 news article link: "Protesters swarm Capitol Hill demanding more impeachment witnesses"
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For reference: A few recent news/analysis/commentary articles + video (links, subscription may be required):


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"Trump Lawyer’s Impeachment Argument Stokes Fears of Unfettered Power"

"How Mitch McConnell pulled off a near-impossible impeachment feat"

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"Poll: More than half of Americans 'increasingly convinced' Trump did something wrong"
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..Meanwhile, 'BTW':

"E. Jean Carroll requests Trump DNA sample to verify her rape claim"

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The dress has been tested. We have the results. My attorney @kaplanrobbie has served notice to @realDonaldTrump's attorney to submit a sample of Trump's DNA.https://t.co/iIM6kQZxuX

— E. Jean Carroll (@ejeancarroll) January 30, 2020

Pull out those hat-rabbits soon, Democrats.. Otherwise get ready for the predictable finale of the (Republican) Senate's cover-up/sham show

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Reference: One (..of several) pertinent news analysis article(s) (link):

"Trump could be acquitted in impeachment trial as early as Friday: U.S. Senator"

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...↓What the hell...., who cares right?↓ ..It's only your Constitution, your rule of law, your 'representative democracy'.....(Recent news report links:)

"Support for witnesses in Senate trial at 75 percent: poll"

"Poll: More than half of Americans 'increasingly convinced' Trump did something wrong"


"Poll: Nearly 6 in 10 oppose Trump’s use of executive privilege to muzzle witnesses"


"Senate should remove Trump, majority of independent voters say in Fox News poll"

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The President’s new argument today, that anything he does to benefit his re-election, no matter how corrupt, is unimpeachable, is

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— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) January 29, 2020

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President Trump’s defense of his egregious misconduct amounts to “so what?” They want us to believe it’s okay to solicit foreign interference, okay to cheat an election, okay to abuse your power.

But the American people know better. And they demand a fair trial. pic.twitter.com/aWqEDZidqD

— House Judiciary Dems (@HouseJudiciary) January 30, 2020

(Reposted article excerpt:) "...In his book, Mr. Bolton writes that Mr. Trump told him in August that he wanted to continue freezing $391 million in congressionally approved security assistance to Ukraine until its government helped with investigations into Democrats including former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his son Hunter Biden — exactly what Mr. Trump is on trial for.."

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"John Bolton’s Account Upends Trump’s Denials, but Will It Upend Trump?"

Additional excerpt:

"...Mr. Bolton is a hard witness for Mr. Trump to simply brush off. He is no liberal Democrat or deep-state bureaucrat, nor is he even a Never Trump Republican, but a conservative hawk with years of credibility among Republicans and a strong following from his days as ambassador to the United Nations and Fox News commentator. He spent 17 months as Mr. Trump’s national security adviser and knows a lot about what happened on the inside during that time."

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(Comment:) Please contact Republican senators and 'demand' (or 'request') that they support (votes for) pertinent witnesses and documents in Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial!

Also: ↓For additional consideration.. (1/27/20 opinion article link, subscription):

"John Roberts Can Call Witnesses to Trump’s Trial. Will He?"

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The @NYTimes report suggests multiple top Trump Admin officials knew the facts and deliberately misled Congress and the American people.

A massive White House cover-up.

All we need is four Republican Senators to get the truth.https://t.co/JbazBaYdRU

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 27, 2020

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There is no pretense left. There are no excuses remaining.

Now, with Bolton ready to definitely confirm Trump’s high crime, every Republican who refuses to hear his testimony lands a potentially mortal blow to the rule of law in America. https://t.co/h2EK5kI6SM

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) January 27, 2020

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Amb. Bolton reportedly heard directly from Trump that aid for Ukraine was tied to political investigations.

The refusal of the Senate to call for him, other relevant witnesses, and documents is now even more indefensible.

The choice is clear: our Constitution, or a cover-up. https://t.co/HBW82ObvOl

— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) January 27, 2020

(Repost:) "If right doesn't matter, it doesn't matter how good the Constitution is. It doesn't matter how brilliant the framers were. It doesn't matter how good or bad our advocacy in this trial is. It doesn't matter how well written the oath of impartiality is. If right doesn't matter, we're lost. If the truth doesn't matter, we're lost."

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P.S. ..What forces in collusion with evil, with "wrong", with cynicism, with corruption say:

"Tucker Carlson mocks 'St. Adam' Schiff's performance at Senate impeachment trial"

P.P.S...↓Always remember, when you hear Republicans or their surrogates claim that Democrats in congress are essentially "not doing anything"...i.e., but impeachment:

..Except now it's around 400 bills in McConnell's 'graveyard'..
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(Repost) Meanwhile: "...What Trump Has Been Up to While Americans Have Been Distracted by Impeachment"

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Reposted 1/23/20 off-site article, link. (No blog affiliation, endorsement, etc.:)

"Here's What Trump Has Been Up to While Americans Have Been Distracted by Impeachment"

Just one tiny excerpt:

"... Yesterday, while hobnobbing with the world’s wealthiest elites at the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Trump told CNBC that he would consider cutting entitlements in a second term. That’s notable because Trump campaigned as a populist and told voters that, unlike his Republican rivals, he would not cut Medicare or Social Security. Since taking office, however, he has proposed budgets that would do so, and once again committed to cuts in the interview, if vaguely."

Also, new from today. 1/23/20 news article link:

"Trump Removes Protections for Waterways, Aiding Developers"

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Fox 'news': "Majority of Americans want witnesses, new testimony in Senate impeachment trial: polls"

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1/21/20 article link: "Majority of Americans want witnesses, new testimony in Senate impeachment trial: polls"

 Brief excerpt:

"...More than three in four Americans questioned in a Monmouth Poll released Tuesday said that Trump administration officials, as well as the president, should be invited to testify. And just over half -- 51 percent -- said that members of the Trump administration who refused to appear before last year’s House impeachment inquiry should be compelled to testify in the Senate trial."

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Part of Adam Schiff's conclusion on 1/22/20. ..Last 2-3 minutes are a 'reminder' that should be heard, by everyone:



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Out this week: "A Very Stable Genius" (..Hey; good title..) A book to read (or listen to) soon. (Updated)

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Brief book description, via amazon.com. (No affiliation:)

"Washington Post national investigative reporter Carol Leonnig and White House bureau chief Philip Rucker, both Pulitzer Prize winners, provide the definitive insider narrative of Donald Trump's unique presidency with shocking new reporting and insight into its implications."

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And: ..A classic Donald Trump (pre-)"endorsement". (Copy:)

Two stone cold losers from Amazon WP. Almost every story is a made up lie, just like corrupt pol Shifty Schiff, who fraudulently made up my call with Ukraine. Fiction! https://t.co/0Oad0738NG

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2020

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 A quick excerpt (partial), as described via this article (link):

"...“Hey, John, what’s this all about? What’s this a tour of?” Trump asks his then-Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, as the men prepare to take a private tour of the USS Arizona Memorial, which commemorates the December 1941 Japanese surprise attack in the Pacific that pulled the United States into World War II.

“Trump had heard the phrase ‘Pearl Harbor’ and appeared to understand that he was visiting the scene of a historic battle, but he did not seem to know much else,” write the authors, later quoting a former senior White House adviser who concludes: “He was at times dangerously uninformed.”"

..Another. Considering the speaker here, but read this one over a few times or so, Trumpster dupes; assuming that it is true:

"Anthony Scaramucci, who served as Trump’s communications director for just 11 days, recounts the president’s response when he asks him, “Are you an act?”

“I’m a total act and I don’t understand why people don’t get it,” Trump replies, according to Scaramucci."

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..Yet more. Stupefying... (Link:) "“IT’S LIKE A FOREIGN LANGUAGE”: DONALD TRUMP’S ENCOUNTER WITH THE CONSTITUTION DID NOT GO WELL"

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Re Trump Iran lies: John Kerry tells it like it is

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John Kerry is fed up. As are many rational individuals. Have a listen to an articulate person, in possession of the facts:



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Update: 1/10/20 fact-checking article link: "Iranian missiles aimed at U.S. troops were not funded by American taxpayers"

Note: For background, if interested: Compare and contrast John Kerry's Wikipedia main entry (link) to this one (link) for Donald Trump. (And/or Trump's main entry...)

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Looks like a 'stick of dynamite' (also) hit this post (+ blog)...

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"Happy New Year!!!!!!" 🙁....Not that it ever was, but this tiny blog isn't really going to be "your 'HappyPlace'" probably for awhile...🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁 🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁....ad nauseam

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 ↓Update: 1/4/20 news report (link):

"Trump administration warns Congress Iran could retaliate against US 'within weeks'"

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↓1/2/20 copy, No affiliation. (Post's title reference..):

My statement on the killing of Qassem Soleimani. pic.twitter.com/4Q9tlLAYFB

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) January 3, 2020

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1/3/20 analysis /commentary article link:
"Trump’s tweets about Obama using war with Iran to win reelection are very awkward now"
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Meanwhile...:

"Australian wildfires may have killed half a billion animals"

"Comment: Australia Is Committing Climate Suicide"

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P.S. ....↓WHUT tha'....?? (...Michelle Obama (regular reader, I'm sure..): Please run for president...Your country needs you.)

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