Timothy Snyder: We might be tempted to think that violence against one side must come from the other side. But the bloody genie, once unleashed, often stays close to home. Those who have made violence normal are especially vulnerable, because they will always have colleagues or followers who think they have not gone far enough.
In black-is-white fashion, MAGA rushes to blame Biden and Democrats for political violence. read more
Bernie Sanders: I will do all that I can to see that President Biden is re-elected. Why? Despite my disagreements with him on particular issues, he has been the most effective president in the modern history of our country ... read more
A new Marist poll takes the novel step of asking registered voters which is more off-putting in an occupant of the Oval Office: dishonesty or excessive age. The results are surprising, and along with other polling along these lines, it should influence how Joe Biden's and Donald Trump's relative qualifications for the presidency are covered from here on out. read more
Barb Byrum: Hi there! Ingham County [MI] Clerk Barb Byrum, here. To all of those calling for a change of candidacy in the Presidential Race, please note that the election administration community is going to have some serious issues with that.
A reality check for those saying the shooting is Democrats fault:
The Gunman and the Would-Be Dictator
Violence stalks the president who has rejoiced in violence to others.
When a madman hammered nearly to death the husband of then"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump jeered and mocked. One of Trump's sons and other close Trump supporters avidly promoted false claims that Paul Pelosi had somehow brought the onslaught upon himself through a sexual misadventure.
After authorities apprehended a right-wing-extremist plot to abduct Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Trump belittled the threat at a rally. He disparaged Whitmer as a political enemy. His supporters chanted "Lock her up." Trump laughed and replied, "Lock them all up."
Fascism feasts on violence. In the years since his own supporters attacked the Capitol to overturn the 2020 election"many of them threatening harm to Speaker Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence"Trump has championed the invaders, would-be kidnappers, and would-be murderers as martyrs and hostages. He has vowed to pardon them if returned to office. His own staffers have testified to the glee with which Trump watched the mayhem on television.
www.theatlantic.com
"More than 11,000. That's how many White House documents the government has recovered in total from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate alone, more than 100 of which have classified markings."
Well, that was just the first round from MAL. The total is much higher:
Roughly 300 documents with classification markings--including some at the top secret level " have been recovered from Trump since he left office in January 2021.
apnews.com
No way Trump had the contents of 300 classified documents memorized as Miranda suggested:
"He was the President when they were packed up, He knew the secrets that were in them, like... in his head, and he could have just made copies and turned them in. What do you think he intended to do with them? If he wanted to sell secrets he would not have needed the original papers."
PS Who the hell would take Trump's word on classified info without documentation? MAGA voters, sure, but no one else with half a brain.