Skip to content

Law, Power, and Justice

Join me in trying to make sense of a complicated world.

  • Blog
  • ESSENTIAL READING:
  • Law, Power and Justice: Dr. Christina Johns
  • Look Who’s Talking
  • About
  • Contact

Recent Posts

  • THE DEMOCRATS, THE DSA, JIMMY CARTER AND GAUGUIN
  • 10 WAYS AMERICA IS WEAKER.
  • How America is Weaker
  • WHY NETANYAHU CHOSE NOW
  • (no title)
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • TikTok
  • MORNING NEWS NOTES: Cheatle Testimony, Harris comments

    July 23, 2024

    Tuesday

    22 JULY 2024

    CNN: Cheatle Testimony

    (Note: Raskin is calling for an assault weapons ban, but celebrating “bi-partisanship”  They still don’t get it.  This is a war.  We need an attack on the Republicans, not efforts at bi-partisanship.)

    • (Note: Bureaucratic babble from Cheatle).  It’s an “ongoing investigation”  This is the excuse used to refuse to answer questions.
    • She said previously that there were no agents on the roof because it was sloped.  Reports that it was hot and agents didn’t want to stand on the roof. 
    • FBI reported to the SS that the shooter used a drone that morning.
    • The shooter had no identification.  They identified him by the serial number on the gun.  There are Republican objections to that system of keeping records of the serial numbers.
    • (Note: Americans have lost the ability to ask simple, direct questions and give simple direct answers.  “What I can tell you is…” “I appreciate the question…” “ensure we keep pace with…” “We are still striving…” “future and emerging needs…”  “As I’ve stated ma’m…” “neutralized the threat….we need to analyze….I appreciate the question….
    • Foxx is questioning Cheatle’s appointment as head of the SS as being involved with Biden’s family.  She says many SS staff left in 2022.  Cheatle says that’s inaccurate.  Cheatle says the SS investigates Child exploiters?  What role does the SS have in investigating “child exploiters?” 
    • (Note: The Democrats seem to think that it is their role to defend governmental agencies like the SS.  This makes it impossible for them to ferret out the ilk that has pervaded these federal law enforcement agencies.)
    • Cheatle won’t answer the question of whether high-powered guns make the job of the SS easier or more difficult?  And at the same time she says the role of the SS is not “political.”
    • “I’m unable to answer questions about details…”
    • “I would hesitate to offer that information.”
    • “I would have to defer you to the FBI>..”
    • Grothman (Rep.) is saying that she spent time changing the make-up of the SS.  He said, you thought there were too many men.  (Note: Jesus).

    DEMOCRACY NOW: Medhi Hassan

    • Harris has tried to humanize Palestinians and criticize Israel, but was pulled back by the White House.
    • Will Netanyahu be meeting with Biden? Harris? 
    • Does Harris help the vote in Michigan?  There’s a lot of hatred for Biden among the pro-Palestinian community.  We have to make it clear what Harris has to do to win back states like Michigan.
    • AOC has said that the donor class and Democratic elites pushing Biden out are not supportive of Harris.  Hassan thinks AOC and Bernie are wrong about Biden stepping out.  Obama has not endorsed Harris.  Pelosi has not either. 

    Share this:

    • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Print (Opens in new window) Print
    • More
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    Like Loading…
  • MONDAY 22 JULY 2024

    July 22, 2024

    MORNING NEWS NOTES: BIDEN RESIGNATION, REPUBLICAN REACTION, Secret Service Head Testimony

    Well, of course, the Republicans are saying that if Biden is not competent to run for office again, he is not competent to run the country and should resign.  They are also playing off the obvious non-democratic nature of the anointing of Kamala Harris.

    MSNBC

    • Trump had a “melt down” on Truth Social last night, according to Sam Stein. 
    • (Note: The media is delighted with this turn of events, they just cannot contain their glee.)
    • Manchin (bastard) is threatening to run as an Independent and a Democrat both.
    • (Note: They are talking about Biden’s polling numbers. First, polling is not accurate, second, Harris’ poll numbers are not much better then Biden’s).

    Note: The cats are all back in bed, napping grumpy.  They go out every morning for their walk which usually lasts about an hour.  Today, just when they were finishing breakfast our “Monday Mexies”, the sweet Mexican guys whose landscaping company maintains the yard next door, arrived.  So, the cherished morning walk got cut short.   So, they are back inside, two of them (Hiram and Mustard) are in the bed with me, feeling very sorry for themselves.  It’s Monday and Biden has still dropped out of the race.

    • Right-wing press purposefully mispronounces Harris’ first name.
    • Part of Biden’s decision was the drying up of funding.  Just since last night, there has been an uptick in donations.  (Note: When you put the country up for sale, big donors, including the media, call the tune).
    • Sharpton is claiming that Harris is ready for the hate campaign from the Republicans.  Nobody, nobody can be ready for the kind of hate campaign that these people conduct.
    • (Note: The Biden campaign thought they were ready for Trump when they courted a debate.  Obviously, they weren’t prepared and Trump didn’t even behave as badly as he usually does.  The debate, as some of us knew it would, turned into a disaster.)
    • (Note: I don’t know enough about Harris’ record, but I don’t know of any progressive policy she has advocated or endorsed.)

    10:00 AM

    • Cheatle (head of the SS) testifies this morning.  Johnson has called for her to resign.
    • (Note: She claimed that a decision was made that the slope of the roof of the building used by the shooter was deemed to be too dangerous to put SS agents there.  It’s a terrible argument.)

    Fox

    • The head of the Secret Service testifies before congress today.  That should be pleasant.
    • Harris covered up Biden’s mental decline, Fox already has ads saying that. 
    • One of the issues Harris has is that she can’t seem to get along with staff. 
    • Axios reporter: Alex Thompson: of the 47 members of her staff in first year, only five are still there. 
    • Biden doubted Harris’ election chances.

    NewsNation

    • Covering the hearing testimony by Cheatle.
    • SS initially blamed local law enforcement, saying they were responsible for covering that building. 

    NewsMax

    • The dreadful Mark Halperin is on NewsMax.

    AMVO

    • (Note: AMVO is having guests in to cover for Steve Bannon, who is in jail as they all should be.)
    • Anchor is saying that Biden may wake up this morning and wonder who sent out that letter of resignation.  She is implying that “inside forces” may have been involved.
    • Anchor saying that Harris probably threatened to invoke the 25th amendment if Biden didn’t step down. 

    (Note: My stomach is churning.)

    Share this:

    • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Print (Opens in new window) Print
    • More
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    Like Loading…
  • Biden Drops Out of Race. The Democrats Have Lost Their F…ing Minds.

    July 21, 2024

    SUNDAY 21 JULY 2024

    Katy Tur is congratulating Joe Scarborough for predicting, or leading the abandoning of Biden.  Scarborough bailed out the morning after the debate and he is bragging about the fact.

    The “disruption is on the other side.”  This is what Scarborough is saying about Biden’s decision to step out of the race.  He’s trying to maintain that this is a good thing.  Just think about that: “the disruption is on the other side.”  So we should be thankful for disruption?

    Katy Tur is proposing a Whitmer/Harris ticket.  They have truly lost their minds.  This would be a disaster.  When Bernie Sanders said he didn’t think a woman could win the presidency, Elizabeth Warren made it sound like he didn’t think a woman should be president. Far from it.  I am a woman, have supported women’s rights my entire life and I don’t think a woman can win.  I especially don’t think a two-woman ticket has a chance in hell.  There is just too much sexism pervading this society. 

    Share this:

    • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Print (Opens in new window) Print
    • More
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    Like Loading…
  • In Georgia, the ‘Biggest Election Breach’ in History Has Gone Uninvestigated – NOTUS (Allbritton Journalism Institute)

    July 20, 2024

    In 2020, a group of technicians accessed government election servers and voting machines. The small town where it happened is still asking for answers.
    — Read on www.notus.org/georgia/biggest-election-breach-coffee-county-trump-2020-uninvestigated

    Share this:

    • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Print (Opens in new window) Print
    • More
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    Like Loading…
  • Against unity – by The Ink – The.Ink

    July 20, 2024

    The attack on Trump didn’t just fall out of a coconut tree, so why does the Democratic response ignore the root causes of violence?
    — Read on the.ink/p/against-unity

    Share this:

    • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Print (Opens in new window) Print
    • More
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    Like Loading…
  • Syrian family holds cat. On long journey.

    July 16, 2024

    x.com/caroleeenalala/status/1812964245677486235

    Share this:

    • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Print (Opens in new window) Print
    • More
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    Like Loading…
  • J.D. Vance Praised Alex Jones as a Truth-Teller in Speech to Leonard Leo-Backed Group — ProPublica

    July 16, 2024

    Vance gave the speech to the secretive Teneo Network. The GOP vice presidential nominee has been a member of the Leonard Leo-backed group, which seeks to cultivate conservative influence in business and culture.
    — Read on www.propublica.org/article/jd-vance-alex-jones-leonard-leo-teneo-maddow-video

    Share this:

    • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Print (Opens in new window) Print
    • More
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    Like Loading…
  • TUESDAY 16 JULY 2024

    July 16, 2024

    NEWS NOTES: MSNBC, TRUMP CONVENTION, SHOOTING IN PENNSYLVANIA

    Quote of the Day: Glen Kirchner about Menendez sentencing:“We want the sentence to fit the crime, but also to fit the criminal.”

    Trump Shooting

    • Even Cenk Uyger is even calling Trump “courageous.”  Jesus Christ.  Thank God there is somebody else on the show arguing with him that Trump is the consummate narcissist, always aware of his image.  I agree with the narcissist theory.  It is pathetic to hear people tie themselves in knots trying to be “reasonable” about this shooting.
    • They still haven’t released much information about the shooter.  Every news outlet and podcast continues to repeat the “registered Republican, contributor to a progressive cause” mantra, of course, plastering a “both sides” label on the situation.  On the podcast “Majority Report” Sam Seder talked about how this “progressive cause” was the shooters response to a questionnaire about arresting Joe Biden.  It was a sleazy PAC email mass mailing, where you are asked to click on a button. 
    • I cannot bear to turn on the television and listen to CNN and MSNBC turning Trump into a hero.  Just because somebody tries to shoot you it doesn’t make you a hero, or heroic, or a good person.  I still can’t believe that Chuck Todd was on MSNBC waxing poetic about events that can change people.  Donald Trump is not changing, will not be changed by any event.  This is the kind of delusional thinking that helped get us where we are as a country, and it’s not a pretty site.

    MSNBC

    • Sen. Menendez is found guilty of all 16 counts against him, including bribery, extortion, wire fraud and acting as a foreign agent.
    • Menendez was part of a powerful political machine in New Jersey.  He is very much of the old school of politicians.
    • When he had a hung jury he came out of the court house and said I’m going to remember who was with me and who was against me.
    • He was reelected after that hung jury.  This is the second time he has been indicted.
    • Schumer is calling for Menendez to resign from his seat.  He does not have to resign.  Pressure for him to resign was significant even before this conviction.  He resigned his seat on the Foreign Relations Committee in the Senate.
    • Schumer had been quiet until the end of this trial and this conviction. 
    • It is interesting that Menendez organized his affairs like this after getting through the last federal indictment and trial in 2018.
    • Menendez has a Democratic challenger for his senate seat. 
    • Menendez claimed that he had been duped by his now wife.  This was his defense. 
    • Glen Kirchner: The prosecutors will survey the typical sentences in this type of case.  There are probably not many like this one.  “We want the sentence to fit the crime, but also to fit the criminal.”  In the 2018 case the prosecutors decided not to retry that case.  This is not Menendez’s “first criminal rodeo.”  The defense will ask for probation.  Other criminals would not be able to walk out of the court and enjoy the comfort of their own homes. 
    • (Note: It would be interesting to read about the New Jersey political machine they are referring to.)
    • Charles Coleman: He has been given the public trust and betrayed that trust.  The judge is less likely to be lenient. 
    • (Note: It would make a huge difference if these trials of public officials were televised and the public could see them for themselves.)
    • It is an election year for this senate seat.  New Jersey election is closer in that state than would be expected.
    • Prosecutor: “corruption” “shocking levels of corruption…cash, gold bars, a Mercedes Benz…This wasn’t politics as usual, it was politics for profit…
    • Kirchner: Menendez was googling things like the worth of gold bars.  “I hope he gets the sentence he so richly deserves.”
    • Steve Kornake: Menendez was shocked when this second indictment came out and the New Jersey Democratic elite came out against him.  Menendez has filed to run for the Senate as an Independent.  Can he draw votes away from the Democratic running for his senate seat. 
    • Menendez: (We can’t hear what he is saying, the mic is off.)  “…disappointed….we will be successful…I have never violated my public oath…I have never, ever been a foreign agent….”
    • Tom Winter: The cases were not separated because of her cancer, but because they each wanted to introduce testimony that would have prejudiced the other.  So their trials were separated.  Then, her trial was postponed because of her medical diagnosis.  Then, there was another indefinite postponement because of her medical problems.

    Trump Shooting: MSNBC

    • One officer boosted another, saw shooter who pointed rifle at officer.  He was unable to pull a gun out.  Why wasn’t SS involved with that building.
    • The SS knew that building was a safety factor, putting a SS officer on a “sloped roof.”  What?  Seriously?  They were concerned for the safety of a SS agent standing on a sloped roof?  So they decided to secure it “from inside.”
    • Stephanie Gosk: SS is saying that it was the responsibility of the local police to deal with that building.  (Note: Everybody blaming each other.)
    • Jim Cavanaugh: That’s not going to play in Peoria.”  (Terrorism Contributor/Analyst) slope of that roof is not very steep, the sniper is on a more sloped roof.  Officers get on slopes all the time.  “I hope they’re not going to try to sell that to the Congress because that’s a loser.”  The argument. 
    • Now, they are reporting an Iranian plot to assassinate Trump.  The SS is supposed to have amped it’s protection.  This is supposed to be in response to the Soleimani assassination.  (Then, the question is if Trump can assassinate Soleimani, why can’t they assassinate Trump?) 
    • Just reminding people Jim Dilanian was one of the media figures that was abusively nasty to Sarah Kenzior for warning the country about Trump and the international criminal network he belonged to.
    • Trump looks like he has a small envelope pasted to his ear at the convention. 
    • Nooooooo Katy Tur live at the convention. 

    Political Situation

    MSNBC

    • Chris Jansing claims that those on the “left” believe that this is a fight of “good versus evil.”  Of, course, the quote she is using came from a delegate at the Republican convention.
    • Glaude: It is in some way a conflict for the soul of the country.  This is not the traditional political horse race.  Some of these people are the inheritors of those who fought against the Union.  They are prepared to throw the entire experiment away if they don’t get their way.
    • Oh God, now they are talking about an Iranian plot to assassinate Trump.   

    Notes

    • Just saw the “bandage” Trump wore to the convention last night.  That is not a bandage.  Jesus.
    • God, why doesn’t MSNBC fire Chuck Todd?

    Share this:

    • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Print (Opens in new window) Print
    • More
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    Like Loading…
  • Trump shooting and christian nationalists.

    July 15, 2024

    podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/straight-white-american-jesus/id1441649707

    Share this:

    • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Print (Opens in new window) Print
    • More
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    Like Loading…
  • NEWS NOTES: Trump Shot

    July 13, 2024

    Saturday 13 July 2024

    Well,  this is the worst possible outcome.  This is the end of Joe Biden being able to attack Trump.  Trump has just been shot IN THE EAR at a rally in Pennsylvania.

    Over on AMVO, they are comparing Trump to Teddy Roosevelt, showing a photo taken from below with an American flag flowing in the background with Trump’s fist in the air. 

    Commentators are blaming THE VIEW.  Jesus.

    They are taking about how concerned Trump will be about the family of one of the “MAGA warriors” who was killed.

    This is the worst possible outcome.  It will end the Democrat’s ability to fight back against Trump in the way they should.  This is the election.

    CNN Interview with Trump fan: People have “too much interest in politics and it’s a zero sum game to them.”  (Note: Who the f..k made it a zero-sum game?).  “This needs to stop.”  (Like they aren’t generating this.)

    (Reporters doing interviews and then repeating what was said by the interviewee to the camera.  At times like this, we really see just how profoundly stupid these people are.) AMVO is saying that Trump has been hospitalized

    Share this:

    • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Print (Opens in new window) Print
    • More
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    Like Loading…
  • NETANYAHU.

    July 13, 2024

    www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-07-13/ty-article-live/israeli-army-carries-out-strikes-against-hezbollah-targets-in-southern-lebanon/00000190-a99f-d7ee-af9c-ff9f1d1d0000

    Share this:

    • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Print (Opens in new window) Print
    • More
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    Like Loading…
  • ANGER AT ISRAELI GOVERNMENT.

    July 13, 2024

    www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-07-13/ty-article-live/israeli-army-carries-out-strikes-against-hezbollah-targets-in-southern-lebanon/00000190-a99f-d7ee-af9c-ff9f1d1d0000

    Share this:

    • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Print (Opens in new window) Print
    • More
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    Like Loading…
  • ULTRA.ORTHODOX

    July 13, 2024

    www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-07-12/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/haredi-network-diverts-state-funds-from-girls-education-toward-turning-kids-religious/00000190-a2ee-d852-abfb-e3fe00990000

    Share this:

    • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Print (Opens in new window) Print
    • More
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    Like Loading…
  • RUSSIA ISSUES WARRANT FOR NAVALNY

    July 10, 2024

    apple.news/AzUtmimFBRhygSz_SmyUncQ

    Share this:

    • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Print (Opens in new window) Print
    • More
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    Like Loading…
  • Election Board must assume cybersecurity responsibility | James Magazine Online

    July 9, 2024

    Election Board must assume cybersecurity responsibility | James Magazine Online
    — Read on jamesmagazinega.com/2024/07/09/election-board-must-assume-cybersecurity-responsibility/

    GEORGIA

    Share this:

    • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Print (Opens in new window) Print
    • More
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky
    • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
    Like Loading…
«Previous Page
1 … 57 58 59 60 61 … 222
Next Page»

Law, Power, and Justice

Blog at WordPress.com.

Loading Comments...
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Law, Power, and Justice
    • Join 62 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Law, Power, and Justice
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
%d