After Nov. 3, the meaning of some words and concepts abruptly changed. Have you noticed how new realities have replaced old ones?
Media cross-examination of the president is now an out-of-date idea. The time for gotcha questions has come and gone. Why ask a president whether he is a traitor or a crook when you can focus on his favorite flavor of milkshake or compliment him on his socks?
The old pre-election truth was that new vaccines take years to develop. The new postelection truth is that it s no big deal to bring out new vaccines in nine months.
Impeaching a first-term president after his first midterm election on a strictly partisan vote, for political reasons other than the Constitution s treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors is now a terrible idea.
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Trump: Classified Material Can Be Used in Probe by Durham
Attorney General William Barr’s special counsel appointee investigating the origins of the Trump–Russia investigation has been granted the authority to use classified information “as he deems necessary” in his investigation, the White House said on Dec. 22.
John Durham, the U.S. attorney probing the flawed counterintelligence investigation into Trump’s 2016 campaign, now is authorized to use classified information in his review, the White House said in a statement. The powers were first granted to Barr prior to Durham’s appointment as special counsel in a memorandum first issued by President Donald Trump in May 2019.
China Ramps Up Tyranny as U.S. Follows Suit
A Chinese “on the spot” execution of a political dissident. December 23, 2020 By David Codrea
“Disturbing video out of Hong Kong shows family members of ‘political prisoners’ saying hysterical goodbyes after China rounded them up onto buses headed for reeducation camps in the mainland,” NewsWars reports. “The heartbreaking footage shows a group of desperate Hong Kongers banging on the barred windows of the buses as it drives away to the Chinese mainland.”
“Heartbreaking” is one word for it. Others also come to mind, including philosopher George Santayana’s warning that “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
FBI links Iran to online hit list targeting top officials who’ve refuted Trump’s election fraud claims Author: Ellen Nakashima, Amy Gardner, Aaron C. Davis, The Washington Post Updated: December 22, 2020
Print article WASHINGTON - The FBI has concluded that Iran was behind online efforts earlier this month to incite lethal violence against the bureau’s director, a former top U.S. cyber expert and multiple state elections officials who’ve refuted claims of widespread voter fraud promoted by President Donald Trump and his allies, federal and state officials said Tuesday. FBI Director Christopher Wray and ousted Homeland Security Department official Christopher Krebs were among more than a dozen people whose images, home addresses and other personal information were posted on a website titled “Enemies of the People.” Crosshairs were superimposed over the photos.