The inability to agree on the most basic of facts is the direct product of an across-the-board assault on democratic institutions—in the US, in Britain, and throughout the world. And this is where the democracies are headed for real trouble.…
Monthly Archives: December 2016
Chris Geidner: The Anti-Trump Electoral College Effort Is Only The Beginning – BuzzFeed News
Efforts to undermine Trump’s presidency by Democrats and those Republicans who believe Trump is unfit for office — or violating his oath of office — almost certainly will continue, a cascading series of constant challenges. … Like the birther conspiracy…
Posted in Noted & Quoted, Operation American Greatness
Operation American Greatness: Russiagate Links 19 Dec 2016
(updated as time permits)
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John Shattuck: Trump raises specter of treason – The Boston Globe
There are several possible explanations for Trump’s position. They are not mutually exclusive. First, he may be trying to shore up his political standing before the Electoral College vote on Monday. Second, he may be attempting to undermine the credibility…
Posted in Noted & Quoted, The Russian Angle
Divisions deepen inside Trump Tower – POLITICO
Trump, a businessman-turned-politician, has long encouraged competition among factions within his organizations, creating a pressure-cooker environment where almost every decision resulted in a winner and a loser. In the end, one side would be vanquished and another would take its…
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‘They May Destroy Democracy.’ John McCain Warns of Russian Election Hack Aftermath – TIME
Arizona Senator John McCain said Sunday that Russian hacking during the 2016 election threatens to “destroy democracy.” The Republican chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee pushed for a special select committee to investigate the CIA’s finding that Russia hacked…
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Leon Wieseltier: Aleppo’s fall is Obama’s failure – The Washington Post
If Obama wants credit for not getting us into another war, the credit is his. If he wants credit for not being guilty of “overreach,” the credit is his. If he wants credit for conceiving of every obstacle and impediment…
‘Unpresidented’: Donald Trump invents the Guardian’s word of the year – The Guardian
unpresidented Feeling of loss when a president who has neither the temperament nor the knowledge to actually be president is elected president, causing one to wonder who will actually be running the country and triggering feelings of malaise and dread……
John Schindler: Understanding Russia’s SpyWar Against Our Election – Observer
Putin confidently executed a strategic spy operation against our election, specifically to harm the Democrats and their presidential nominee. Russia’s president didn’t fear retribution, as he correctly assessed that Obama was too timid and eager to win Russian favor to…
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