The Biden DOJ has not charged one 1/6 defendant with insurrection, sedition or plotting to kidnap or kill. Democrats need Adam Schiff and Liz Cheney to satiate liberal anger.
I once worked as an assistant county prosecuting attorney. I was walking with the boss and I asked him about the tactic used by Deval Patrick when he was Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Patrick's office would file a civil complaint against a company, offer a settlement, and tell the company that if it did not agree to the settlement, the DOJ would file a criminal complaint against the company.
My boss misunderstood my question. He thought I was asking him if I could use this tactic. He stopped walking, spun on his heels, and yelled at me that if I ever tried to do such a thing he would have me charged with extortion.
He definitely answered my question. Deval Patrick's strategy was immoral, unethical, and illegal. But I guess it was perfectly OK for a Democrat to do that.
The subpoenas should be ignored, not challenged. There's no probable cause supporting what is a general warrant. The 4th Amendment can't be ignored by a Congressional Committee even if Congress granted it "subpoena powers." And the members of the committee should be removed from office over this abuse of power.
They can't. The FBI has people involved in jail presently.
Some have been held since January. This is similar to what the Bush regime did to the Gitmo people. All you have to do is label someone a terrorist and its a license to throw out the constitution.
I don't believe 1/6 was staged at all. 1/6 was a lot of real people at a real rally. The "breaking in" was led by a small group of people who have been revealed to be FBI agents.
This is identical to what the FBI did during the civil rights movement. Look up the case of Viola Liuzzo and read how Hoover victim-shamed using racism and communist fear-mongering.
Reading this as a South African what I find strangest is the idea of people spending months in prison for trespassing during a protest. In South Africa protests are so ingrained in our culture (sometimes annoyingly so), that the thought of such disproportionate punishment sounds insane.
I know people will probably point out in what a bad state South Africa is, but for most of us the memories of a police state are still visceral and haunts our collective memory, so much so that we are willing to make that trade-off.
As a South African you should know as well as anyone the government will always do whatever it can get away with.
If the DNC can get away with charging the US taxpayers for a dog and pony show attacking Trump and conservatives, they will make it last all the way until 2024.
There aren't negatives for them to do this right now. Its all positives. This is what they are doing and saying.
- Attack Trump (Trump is the one who did this, not the FBI agents)
- Attack Conservatives (Conservative protesters must be jailed, BLM protesters must be celebrated)
- Get more government money (Heres an increased Capitol police $2b budget)
- Create more government bloat (Heres an expanded Capitol police that the DNC controls now)
- Make media $ by pushing this story and watching conservatives engage on it like crazy which makes more ad revenue
When you are in a democracy and your ideas suck, the only way to implement them is by stacking the courts and/or outright authoritarian force. Even their seemingly overwhelming propaganda infrastructure can't make their $h!t shine. So we get authoritarianism, censorship, and gulags.
Imagine being a democrat voter and believing you are the solution to anyone's problems, besides the corrupt rich and a sociopathic ruling class. Disgusting. Sad and pathetic.
This was a FALSE flag to stop the effort at stopping the certification and the presenting of evidence, of Dem party election fraud.
And RINO's were in on it too. The "insurrection" WAS THE THEFT of the election and subsequent "Reichstag fire" by Democrats
I saw Rep. Massie's video you posted to Twitter. That dude who was telling folks to head to the Capitol was OBVIOUS. Turns out he was an FBI agent out of Phoenix. Funny how he wasn't charged and is at home while innocents sit in jail and are abused.
There are a few Dems that belong in JAIL themselves with all of this.
Hopefully, these subpoenas will be challenged in court based on the lack of legislative purpose for the underlying committee. Congress can't investigate crimes. The Justice Department does that. There are several Supreme Court cases where Congressional subpoenas have been invalidated because the investigation had no legislative purpose. Interviewing private citizens to prove their involvement with an "insurrection" isn't a valid legislative purpose.
Who is Congress trying to impeach with their Jan. 6 investigation? Trump for the 3rd time? Pelosi for not accepting the 10,000 National Guard soldiers Trump offered to the Capitol Police on January 4? The Committee hasn't said it's trying to impeach anybody. Is that to be assumed for any House Committee set up by Nancy Pelosi? Have any "experts" said they are working towards an impeachment?
I thought we were a country of laws, with a Constitution. Silly me.
That's another question, which is well answered by the article above. I merely reiterate your false observation that congress does not investigate crimes, since it is constitutionally mandated. Hope this helps.
So your observation is a red herring, since it doesn't apply to the Jan. 6 hearings, right? Or did I misunderstand you? It was a quibble because I didn't add the word " ordinary" to make it ordinary crimes, right?
I appologize for being an ignorant redneck. After your schooling me, I now realize that the Constitution is an a la carte menu for Democrats, who can pick which parts they want to follow from day to day, depending on semantic quibbles that don't necessarily apply to the case they're working.
The law means what Nancy Pelosi says it means, and neither more nor less. The question who is to be the master, that's all. (Apologies to Humpty Dumpty)
No, I just used the impeachment power authorization to show your statement that congress cannot investigate a crime to be patently false, ordinary or otherwise, because misdemeanors are ordinary crimes.
There are all sorts of precedents for congressional investigations as a normal pursuit of their legislative duties running all the way back to 1792 when the first broad scale congressional investigation occurred. As always, hope this helps.
I'm sorry, but Congress is only authorized to investigate high crimes and misdemeanors of office holders, not ordinary citizens. That's why Bills of Attainder, legislative convinctions of criminals, are unconstiutional.
"Congress may not issue a subpoena for the purpose of “law enforcement,” because “those powers are assigned under our Constitution to the Executive and the Judiciary.” Quinn, 349 U. S., at 161. Thus Congress may not use subpoenas to “try” someone “before [a] committee for any crime or wrongdoing.” McGrain, 273 U. S., at 179. Congress has no “‘general’ power to inquire into private affairs and compel disclosures,” id., at 173–174, and “there is no congressional power to expose for the sake of exposure,” Watkins, 354 U. S., at 200. “Investigations conducted solely for the personal aggrandizement of the investigators or to ‘punish’ those investigated are indefensible.” Id., at 187." Trump vs Mazars USA, LLP, Supreme Court Opinion by John Roberts, 2020.
It ain't just my imagination. It's an abuse of power by Democrats under the color of authority. The rule of law still applies to Republicans, I think. Maybe not. Maybe the Constitution is surplus to the requirements of "experts."
I like the way Glenn points out the drama, the wished-for dénouement, thé catharsis at the end of the tunnel that are part of both the Russia hoax and the 1/6 attempts at punishment.
Thanks again for being a voice of reason amid absolute insanity. I keep trying to tell people what they think happened didn't happen but there is no talking sense to people that whipped up by fear and rage.
“Nancy Pelosi's sacred desk“. I thought it was her Secretary’s desk. It would be interesting to hear about how the protesters could not wield the “Podium of Power”.
Feeding the Trump Monkey Apostles: Be Careful What You Wish For .. . and carry a big banana.
Again, the official stated purpose of the Jan. 6 Select Committee is to 'investigate the attack on the capital'. And I think they damn-well should, Glenn. .. for a lot of reasons.
Imo, the 'Stop the Steal' attack on the capital during the mundane election certification process makes it legitimate congressional business. .. subject to criminal referral (e.g. what do you think about Bannon?)
Beyond feeding the Liberal Flock, if the "Biden DOJ has not charged one 1/6 defendant with insurrection" or sedition (so far!), it's hard to understand how the 1/6 Select Committees investigation of that attack is a cynical exploitation of those "hapless and impoverished souls"?
Indeed, Trump was impeached over 1/6 (for the second time) and acquitted (for the second time). I agree with the first outcome, not the second.
[Fwiw, I thought the first impeachment, the Ukraine affair, was grossly misplaced at best, considering VP Joe Biden had threatened the Ukraine PM by withholding a few billion in aid if he didn't fire the Chief Prosecutor/Attorney General who was investigating the Ukrainian company (Burisma) paying Hunter Biden $70K per month (retainer.).]
True, 1/6 wasn't much of a coup, but 'that Jan. 6 was an *attempted* coup is not in question.' (h/t Chomsky) A pitiful, almost comical, 'stop the steal' attempted coup, not unlike how Trump somehow managed to bankrupt the Taj casino, twice. Nevertheless, it was an attempted coup .. . a well-advertised in-your-face attempt by Trump et el officials to overturn an elected government. That's a [attempted] coup.
That the attempted coup was unsuccessful does not diminish the malevolent intent, lessen the constitutional 'separation of powers' issues involved nor abrogate the legitimate congressional obligation to investigate it. It was a direct threat to congress' constitutional authority .. . such as it is nowadays.
I draw a distinction between those (non-official) 'hapless and impoverished souls' who participated in the attack and the cynical exploitation of them by Trump et el. officials. #freetheQnon-Shamam
I understand your abject disgust with the hypocritical Liberal Flock toadys who have besmirched you at every turn Glenn - from naming you Putin's henchman to Trump's butler - .. . but this smacks of partisan rage.
Roflmao, you had the largest mass surveillance apparatus in world history go through EVERYTHING Trump had EVER looked at electronically and they found nothing. It's not like they were holding off on evidence because it tipped their hand, toolkit wise, as their old toolkit for bypassing secure web portals had leaked well before Trump declared himself running. It was also in use by Blackhats at the time so if they had "hands on", the ITSec journos knew about it too and so too the legacy media. The crazy part was 2 degrees of Trump were included and in spite of all the American alphabet agencies, European surveillance agencies and Five Eyes itself being involved l, in one way or another, they turned up zippo nil nadda bupkis sweet FA. He is the most vetted president in US history and I think that's why the feverish scramble to find anything dirty on Tangerine Jesus. Most of you can't stand that the guy who happens to be THE stereo type American Fat Cat come to life is also your least crooked president to date! Why fight it? Embrace the hilarity!!!
Also the attempted coup was nothing past an unguided tour with a few recognized FBI informants and Antifa types kicking a few windows in. That no one was charged with anything you couldn't also be charged with at a hockey game should be the end of "coup" talk. Now the young lady who was shot in the neck by a militarily trained security guard, among several nearby, that was a crime worth investigating.
"Underlying so much of the anger and resentment surrounding 1/6 is the complete dissonance between the narrative fed to the citizenry by Democrats and their media allies on the one hand, and the legal realities on the other. "
Which is identical to "Russiagate". Create a media circus at taxpayer expense that does little but allow your PR outlets to use it as fodder to attack your political enemies. Expect this to be the norm from now on. There is no downside to this for them (CNN is a loss leader at this point, and they have seen the worst negatives) and there is non-stop upside.
The higher engagement on bullshit political stories energizes the "Politics as religion" craze sweeping social media. CRT is an example of this on the right. It energizes their base, who comment and click and share the story. Anti-vaxxination is an example of this on the right. They attack anyone who says publicly they dont want the vaccine, and present them as a crazed probable "Trumper". Meanwhile, the actual stats show minorities specifically african-americans, asians, and hispanics are the groups most lacking it. Most likely because all of those groups have been fucked at the hands of the government and are therefore leery of them.
I keep hearing this sentiment on greenwald.substack but I also see people saying things like "Who cares if Joe Biden has dementia at least it isn't Trump". So while I respect that there is a small subset of "liberals" who dont feel the DNC represents them, the vast majority of people who claim to be "liberal" vote DNC. The DNC under Clinton is as bad as the RNC under Bush Sr. They are authoritarian bullshit artist liars.
Glenn has been calling them out for more than a decade.
The DNC is nothing more than machine politics + media ownership + old mafia connections + outlier progressive extremists at this point.
For example, in Chicago, Danny Solis (connected to the Chicago Outfit) wore a wire for the FBI, after being busted for decades of corruption. His sister is Patti Solis Doyle, who was Hillary Clinton's former campaign manager. Everything in Chicago and Illinois has been DNC since the Daley's.
So why aren't the DNC seeing the success they should (if their policies worked) in places like Chicago? They have had 100% control of that city for 80+ years. What do the stats say?
"The data also showed that the crime rate in Illinois was 6.9% higher than the overall national crime rate."
Meanwhile, the DNC is yelling about gun-control. Lets look at IL. IL has very strict gun laws.
"Gun control groups claimed that firearms were the primary driver of the national increase in violence. In Illinois, offenders used guns in 685 of the 1,595 violent crimes involving weapons. In Chicago alone, expressway shootings rose from 52 in 2019 to 128 in 2020, according to data from the Illinois State Police obtained by WGN Investigates."
I once worked as an assistant county prosecuting attorney. I was walking with the boss and I asked him about the tactic used by Deval Patrick when he was Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Patrick's office would file a civil complaint against a company, offer a settlement, and tell the company that if it did not agree to the settlement, the DOJ would file a criminal complaint against the company.
My boss misunderstood my question. He thought I was asking him if I could use this tactic. He stopped walking, spun on his heels, and yelled at me that if I ever tried to do such a thing he would have me charged with extortion.
He definitely answered my question. Deval Patrick's strategy was immoral, unethical, and illegal. But I guess it was perfectly OK for a Democrat to do that.
Sounds like you write a lot of drool for Reader’s Digest.
Here you are again a canadian, commenting on US politics.
Shut the fuck up before we send Compton to conquer your entire country of womenless bitch tit men.
Last time you pansies tried anything of the sort your White House got barbequed.
LOL you want to talk about a little battle, who won that War though?
I'll give you a tip, no one in the US is singing "God save the white privilege lady we all serve".
4 felonies a day.
Our Lord High Expert on drooling and Reader's Digest has spoken. Remember this day.
The “insurrection” also feeds the “domestic terrorist” agenda, a cornerstone for the build back better/great reset nobility.
Exactly this.
Yes against the working class. That father in Virginia being called a domestic terrorist after his daughter was raped pretty much says it all.
The subpoenas should be ignored, not challenged. There's no probable cause supporting what is a general warrant. The 4th Amendment can't be ignored by a Congressional Committee even if Congress granted it "subpoena powers." And the members of the committee should be removed from office over this abuse of power.
Oh, and 1/6 was staged by the FBI.
Excellent comment. I completely agree. There are some Dems that need to be in jail for TREASON
There are plenty on both sides of the aisle that are more crooked than the I on the St. Ides bottle.
Kinzinger is one of the most reprehensible people in government. In fairness, every politician from IL is.
Almost all of them. And that's not even counting the Reps.
Well, the evidence at least shows their undercover agents knew something might happen and did nothing.
They can't. The FBI has people involved in jail presently.
Some have been held since January. This is similar to what the Bush regime did to the Gitmo people. All you have to do is label someone a terrorist and its a license to throw out the constitution.
I don't believe 1/6 was staged at all. 1/6 was a lot of real people at a real rally. The "breaking in" was led by a small group of people who have been revealed to be FBI agents.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-proudboys-leader-exclusive/exclusive-proud-boys-leader-was-prolific-informer-for-law-enforcement-idUSKBN29W1PE
This is identical to what the FBI did during the civil rights movement. Look up the case of Viola Liuzzo and read how Hoover victim-shamed using racism and communist fear-mongering.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_Liuzzo
When Liuzzo and the others were killed, there was an FBI agent in the car with them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Thomas_Rowe
The FBI hid that angle and attacked the victims.
Oh, OK…Ashley Babbitt was an FBI agent…good to know.
Nothing in my post mentions her, and you ignore every point I make (that includes citations).
You might be a liberal'd
Reading this as a South African what I find strangest is the idea of people spending months in prison for trespassing during a protest. In South Africa protests are so ingrained in our culture (sometimes annoyingly so), that the thought of such disproportionate punishment sounds insane.
I know people will probably point out in what a bad state South Africa is, but for most of us the memories of a police state are still visceral and haunts our collective memory, so much so that we are willing to make that trade-off.
The alternative is so much worse.
As a South African you should know as well as anyone the government will always do whatever it can get away with.
If the DNC can get away with charging the US taxpayers for a dog and pony show attacking Trump and conservatives, they will make it last all the way until 2024.
There aren't negatives for them to do this right now. Its all positives. This is what they are doing and saying.
- Attack Trump (Trump is the one who did this, not the FBI agents)
- Attack Conservatives (Conservative protesters must be jailed, BLM protesters must be celebrated)
- Get more government money (Heres an increased Capitol police $2b budget)
- Create more government bloat (Heres an expanded Capitol police that the DNC controls now)
- Make media $ by pushing this story and watching conservatives engage on it like crazy which makes more ad revenue
When you are in a democracy and your ideas suck, the only way to implement them is by stacking the courts and/or outright authoritarian force. Even their seemingly overwhelming propaganda infrastructure can't make their $h!t shine. So we get authoritarianism, censorship, and gulags.
Imagine being a democrat voter and believing you are the solution to anyone's problems, besides the corrupt rich and a sociopathic ruling class. Disgusting. Sad and pathetic.
You forgot to mention the Reps. They're in on it. Hope this helps.
By reps if you mean Kinzinger, Cheney and McConnell and other established lifer bush neocons, I agree.
The 5% of the group being Republicans are also worthy of call outs. Not as much as the 95% who are DNC but surely they deserve a callout as well.
Progressives are the only ones trying to get a fair shake for the average American and only about 7 of them are legit.
This was a FALSE flag to stop the effort at stopping the certification and the presenting of evidence, of Dem party election fraud.
And RINO's were in on it too. The "insurrection" WAS THE THEFT of the election and subsequent "Reichstag fire" by Democrats
I saw Rep. Massie's video you posted to Twitter. That dude who was telling folks to head to the Capitol was OBVIOUS. Turns out he was an FBI agent out of Phoenix. Funny how he wasn't charged and is at home while innocents sit in jail and are abused.
There are a few Dems that belong in JAIL themselves with all of this.
Ahhh…another “hapless and impoverished lost soul”.
Another Canadian pretending to be someone whose voice matters in US elections.
Shouldn't you be shaving your back in case a woman comes to your country?
The USA has been goose-stepping around the world for over a century, making its business everybody’s business.
This is what happens when you are the biggest and the baddest.
When you are a little bitch of a country no one takes seriously, you'd be Canada.
You guys are so funny, what with the idea that one party or the other is hiding the truth. Seriously, read the articles.
Wait you don't think a political party would lie and hide evidence to advance their interests?
Are you sitting on santa's lap right now?
Both parties. Not one or the other. Both. Always. Equally reprehensible and wholly unacceptable to vote for. (The lesser evil is what got us here.)
The reason for the 1/6 committee is to justify an explicitly domestic version of the so-called "Patriot Act".
Hopefully, these subpoenas will be challenged in court based on the lack of legislative purpose for the underlying committee. Congress can't investigate crimes. The Justice Department does that. There are several Supreme Court cases where Congressional subpoenas have been invalidated because the investigation had no legislative purpose. Interviewing private citizens to prove their involvement with an "insurrection" isn't a valid legislative purpose.
Gee I thought congress was in charge of impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors. Silly me.
Who is Congress trying to impeach with their Jan. 6 investigation? Trump for the 3rd time? Pelosi for not accepting the 10,000 National Guard soldiers Trump offered to the Capitol Police on January 4? The Committee hasn't said it's trying to impeach anybody. Is that to be assumed for any House Committee set up by Nancy Pelosi? Have any "experts" said they are working towards an impeachment?
I thought we were a country of laws, with a Constitution. Silly me.
That's another question, which is well answered by the article above. I merely reiterate your false observation that congress does not investigate crimes, since it is constitutionally mandated. Hope this helps.
So your observation is a red herring, since it doesn't apply to the Jan. 6 hearings, right? Or did I misunderstand you? It was a quibble because I didn't add the word " ordinary" to make it ordinary crimes, right?
I appologize for being an ignorant redneck. After your schooling me, I now realize that the Constitution is an a la carte menu for Democrats, who can pick which parts they want to follow from day to day, depending on semantic quibbles that don't necessarily apply to the case they're working.
The law means what Nancy Pelosi says it means, and neither more nor less. The question who is to be the master, that's all. (Apologies to Humpty Dumpty)
No, I just used the impeachment power authorization to show your statement that congress cannot investigate a crime to be patently false, ordinary or otherwise, because misdemeanors are ordinary crimes.
There are all sorts of precedents for congressional investigations as a normal pursuit of their legislative duties running all the way back to 1792 when the first broad scale congressional investigation occurred. As always, hope this helps.
I'm sorry, but Congress is only authorized to investigate high crimes and misdemeanors of office holders, not ordinary citizens. That's why Bills of Attainder, legislative convinctions of criminals, are unconstiutional.
"Congress may not issue a subpoena for the purpose of “law enforcement,” because “those powers are assigned under our Constitution to the Executive and the Judiciary.” Quinn, 349 U. S., at 161. Thus Congress may not use subpoenas to “try” someone “before [a] committee for any crime or wrongdoing.” McGrain, 273 U. S., at 179. Congress has no “‘general’ power to inquire into private affairs and compel disclosures,” id., at 173–174, and “there is no congressional power to expose for the sake of exposure,” Watkins, 354 U. S., at 200. “Investigations conducted solely for the personal aggrandizement of the investigators or to ‘punish’ those investigated are indefensible.” Id., at 187." Trump vs Mazars USA, LLP, Supreme Court Opinion by John Roberts, 2020.
Please see:
https://greenwald.substack.com/p/civil-liberties-are-being-trampled
It ain't just my imagination. It's an abuse of power by Democrats under the color of authority. The rule of law still applies to Republicans, I think. Maybe not. Maybe the Constitution is surplus to the requirements of "experts."
I like the way Glenn points out the drama, the wished-for dénouement, thé catharsis at the end of the tunnel that are part of both the Russia hoax and the 1/6 attempts at punishment.
"What's the point of having a majority in Congress if you can't drag your enemies before a committee and interrogate them?" - Josh Lyman
HUAC proves this as well.
In case Republicans have shitty memories.
They are manufacturing consent for the abuses they intend to perpetrate on those with the will to resist.
Thanks again for being a voice of reason amid absolute insanity. I keep trying to tell people what they think happened didn't happen but there is no talking sense to people that whipped up by fear and rage.
“Nancy Pelosi's sacred desk“. I thought it was her Secretary’s desk. It would be interesting to hear about how the protesters could not wield the “Podium of Power”.
Feeding the Trump Monkey Apostles: Be Careful What You Wish For .. . and carry a big banana.
Again, the official stated purpose of the Jan. 6 Select Committee is to 'investigate the attack on the capital'. And I think they damn-well should, Glenn. .. for a lot of reasons.
Imo, the 'Stop the Steal' attack on the capital during the mundane election certification process makes it legitimate congressional business. .. subject to criminal referral (e.g. what do you think about Bannon?)
Beyond feeding the Liberal Flock, if the "Biden DOJ has not charged one 1/6 defendant with insurrection" or sedition (so far!), it's hard to understand how the 1/6 Select Committees investigation of that attack is a cynical exploitation of those "hapless and impoverished souls"?
Indeed, Trump was impeached over 1/6 (for the second time) and acquitted (for the second time). I agree with the first outcome, not the second.
[Fwiw, I thought the first impeachment, the Ukraine affair, was grossly misplaced at best, considering VP Joe Biden had threatened the Ukraine PM by withholding a few billion in aid if he didn't fire the Chief Prosecutor/Attorney General who was investigating the Ukrainian company (Burisma) paying Hunter Biden $70K per month (retainer.).]
True, 1/6 wasn't much of a coup, but 'that Jan. 6 was an *attempted* coup is not in question.' (h/t Chomsky) A pitiful, almost comical, 'stop the steal' attempted coup, not unlike how Trump somehow managed to bankrupt the Taj casino, twice. Nevertheless, it was an attempted coup .. . a well-advertised in-your-face attempt by Trump et el officials to overturn an elected government. That's a [attempted] coup.
That the attempted coup was unsuccessful does not diminish the malevolent intent, lessen the constitutional 'separation of powers' issues involved nor abrogate the legitimate congressional obligation to investigate it. It was a direct threat to congress' constitutional authority .. . such as it is nowadays.
I draw a distinction between those (non-official) 'hapless and impoverished souls' who participated in the attack and the cynical exploitation of them by Trump et el. officials. #freetheQnon-Shamam
I understand your abject disgust with the hypocritical Liberal Flock toadys who have besmirched you at every turn Glenn - from naming you Putin's henchman to Trump's butler - .. . but this smacks of partisan rage.
*short of civil war, one must always choose the lesser of two weevils https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=440l8poSQiA
Roflmao, you had the largest mass surveillance apparatus in world history go through EVERYTHING Trump had EVER looked at electronically and they found nothing. It's not like they were holding off on evidence because it tipped their hand, toolkit wise, as their old toolkit for bypassing secure web portals had leaked well before Trump declared himself running. It was also in use by Blackhats at the time so if they had "hands on", the ITSec journos knew about it too and so too the legacy media. The crazy part was 2 degrees of Trump were included and in spite of all the American alphabet agencies, European surveillance agencies and Five Eyes itself being involved l, in one way or another, they turned up zippo nil nadda bupkis sweet FA. He is the most vetted president in US history and I think that's why the feverish scramble to find anything dirty on Tangerine Jesus. Most of you can't stand that the guy who happens to be THE stereo type American Fat Cat come to life is also your least crooked president to date! Why fight it? Embrace the hilarity!!!
Also the attempted coup was nothing past an unguided tour with a few recognized FBI informants and Antifa types kicking a few windows in. That no one was charged with anything you couldn't also be charged with at a hockey game should be the end of "coup" talk. Now the young lady who was shot in the neck by a militarily trained security guard, among several nearby, that was a crime worth investigating.
There is a lot of stupid out there but this takes the cake
"Underlying so much of the anger and resentment surrounding 1/6 is the complete dissonance between the narrative fed to the citizenry by Democrats and their media allies on the one hand, and the legal realities on the other. "
Which is identical to "Russiagate". Create a media circus at taxpayer expense that does little but allow your PR outlets to use it as fodder to attack your political enemies. Expect this to be the norm from now on. There is no downside to this for them (CNN is a loss leader at this point, and they have seen the worst negatives) and there is non-stop upside.
The higher engagement on bullshit political stories energizes the "Politics as religion" craze sweeping social media. CRT is an example of this on the right. It energizes their base, who comment and click and share the story. Anti-vaxxination is an example of this on the right. They attack anyone who says publicly they dont want the vaccine, and present them as a crazed probable "Trumper". Meanwhile, the actual stats show minorities specifically african-americans, asians, and hispanics are the groups most lacking it. Most likely because all of those groups have been fucked at the hands of the government and are therefore leery of them.
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccination-demographic
Is it "Liberal" anger? It's more like "Establishment" anger.
I keep hearing this sentiment on greenwald.substack but I also see people saying things like "Who cares if Joe Biden has dementia at least it isn't Trump". So while I respect that there is a small subset of "liberals" who dont feel the DNC represents them, the vast majority of people who claim to be "liberal" vote DNC. The DNC under Clinton is as bad as the RNC under Bush Sr. They are authoritarian bullshit artist liars.
Glenn has been calling them out for more than a decade.
https://www.salon.com/2010/02/23/democrats_34/
The DNC is nothing more than machine politics + media ownership + old mafia connections + outlier progressive extremists at this point.
For example, in Chicago, Danny Solis (connected to the Chicago Outfit) wore a wire for the FBI, after being busted for decades of corruption. His sister is Patti Solis Doyle, who was Hillary Clinton's former campaign manager. Everything in Chicago and Illinois has been DNC since the Daley's.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-ed-burke-danny-solis-investigation-20190129-story.html
So why aren't the DNC seeing the success they should (if their policies worked) in places like Chicago? They have had 100% control of that city for 80+ years. What do the stats say?
https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/how-does-crime-in-illinois-compare-to-national-crime-rate/
"The data also showed that the crime rate in Illinois was 6.9% higher than the overall national crime rate."
Meanwhile, the DNC is yelling about gun-control. Lets look at IL. IL has very strict gun laws.
"Gun control groups claimed that firearms were the primary driver of the national increase in violence. In Illinois, offenders used guns in 685 of the 1,595 violent crimes involving weapons. In Chicago alone, expressway shootings rose from 52 in 2019 to 128 in 2020, according to data from the Illinois State Police obtained by WGN Investigates."