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The Future of Our Democracy Depends on Investigating Every Impeachable Offense
To recap, while I agree with @repadamschiff that the bribery case against Trump is the strongest because bribery is specifically mentioned in the Constitution as grounds for impeachment, there are other very nearly equally strong counts that could be brought: We know…
Deep State Radio
Through the Lens of Ukraine: The Escalating Dangers of Trump Foreign Policy
With all eyes on the impeachment hearings this week, we take a step back to reframe the discussion about Trump shake-down of the Ukrainian government in terms of the damage that was done to U.S. national security interests and those…
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We’re Not Who We Thought We Were
81 years ago tonight, my grandfather was arrested by the Nazis for the crime of being a Jew. My Dad, 12 years old, spent the next couple days searching all over Vienna for him. When he was released, they found…
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DSR Network Highlights – Week of November 4, 2019
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Deep State Radio
Let’s Not Screw Up This Impeachment Thing, OK?
Next week public hearings on impeachment will begin. Democrats, led by Rep. Adam Schiff, will make the case that Donald Trump sought to bribe a foreign official, one of the few high crimes and misdemeanors specified in the Constitution’s article…
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House Intelligence Committee Releases Testimony In Impeachment Inquiry
The House Intelligence Committee has released full testimony from depositions and interviews with Kurt Volker, Former United States Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations, Ambassador P. Michael McKinley, Former Senior Advisor to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Marie “Masha” Yovanovitch, Former United States…
Deep State Radio
It Can Happen Here: As Tyranny Looms and Becomes More Likely Daily
Look around. Count the good and great political leaders in the world today. That didn’t take long did it? Why not? What has happened? Where have all the leaders gone? Is that a sign of progress or decline? And where…
Deep State Radio
Pelosi? How Many Prosecutors Does She Have?
Once, when presented with an argument that the Pope would appreciate it if he laid off persecuting Russian Catholics, Stalin responded, “The Pope? How many divisions does he have?” It may be that Trump-Barr-McConnell soulless brain’s trust have muttered something similar about Democratic…
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Pelosi? How Many Prosecutors Does She Have? – Transcript
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DSR Network Highlights – Week of October 28
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There Will Now Be an Impeachment Process–Let It Be the Full, Fair and Thorough One the Country Needs
I’ve always been an outlier on the issue of impeachment. I continue to think that the way the Democratic majority in the House is managing the issue is neither right nor will it be as effective as it could be.…
National Security Magazine
Will Trump’s Efforts to End “Forever Wars” End Up Undermining Lasting Peace?
Donald Trump has promoted a foreign policy that seeks to reverse or undermine many of the lasting tenets of post WWII U.S. foreign policy. He wants to retreat into a gated community nationalism that eschews international institutions, alliances, engagement, diplomacy and…