Mon&Tues February 12,13 2024
The Real Threat to American Democracy | NYT | 2023 | 25:48
For the past two years, Americans have been overwhelmed by a deluge of headlines suggesting democracy in the United States is under threat: Voter suppression. A shortage of drop boxes. Election deniers seeking key state offices. It can be difficult to gauge what stories suggest a truly terrifying threat to democracy, and which are simply disheartening or even petty. The Opinion Video film above aims to unpack one of the most dire threats to democracy, which includes a sophisticated plot to control not only who can vote, but which votes get counted.
One thing is certain: The 2020 race was not stolen. But Mr. Trump and his Republican enablers have been working to rig future elections to their advantage. (Of course it's the people shrieking most loudly about fraud that you really need to watch.) The former president has convinced his followers that the electoral system has been so corrupted that the only way to save America is for MAGA patriots to take over the system to ensure that the "right" candidates win going forward. His allies have been busy engineering such a legal takeover, and key pieces of the plan are already in place.
For the past two years, Americans have been overwhelmed by a deluge of headlines suggesting democracy in the United States is under threat: Voter suppression. A shortage of drop boxes. Election deniers seeking key state offices. It can be difficult to gauge what stories suggest a truly terrifying threat to democracy, and which are simply disheartening or even petty. The Opinion Video film above aims to unpack one of the most dire threats to democracy, which includes a sophisticated plot to control not only who can vote, but which votes get counted.
One thing is certain: The 2020 race was not stolen. But Mr. Trump and his Republican enablers have been working to rig future elections to their advantage. (Of course it's the people shrieking most loudly about fraud that you really need to watch.) The former president has convinced his followers that the electoral system has been so corrupted that the only way to save America is for MAGA patriots to take over the system to ensure that the "right" candidates win going forward. His allies have been busy engineering such a legal takeover, and key pieces of the plan are already in place.
The News
13.02.2024. 21:07
Friday February 09, 2024
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Behind the Curtain: Trump's conviction scenario | Axios | Mike Allen,Jim VandeHei | 02/02/24 | article
Former President Trump is breezing to the GOP nomination - but, in private, is bracing for the genuine possibility that he'll be the first convicted felon in U.S. history to represent a major party.
Why it matters: Sources tell us Trump believes he'd likely be convicted if the Jan. 6 case comes to trial later this spring in Washington. If that's delayed, he could face a guilty verdict in the Manhattan hush-money case.
Trump thinks he could still win the White House - partly by making daily, theatrical appearances whenever courts are hearing his four cases, totaling 91 felony charges. But his advisers worry independents will be turned off by a conviction in a jury trial.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over the Jan. 6 case, has been tough on Capitol rioters tried in her court, and has signaled she'll cut Trump no breaks. Jurors will be drawn from D.C., which is overwhelmingly Democratic. ... Read more
Former President Trump is breezing to the GOP nomination - but, in private, is bracing for the genuine possibility that he'll be the first convicted felon in U.S. history to represent a major party.
Why it matters: Sources tell us Trump believes he'd likely be convicted if the Jan. 6 case comes to trial later this spring in Washington. If that's delayed, he could face a guilty verdict in the Manhattan hush-money case.
Trump thinks he could still win the White House - partly by making daily, theatrical appearances whenever courts are hearing his four cases, totaling 91 felony charges. But his advisers worry independents will be turned off by a conviction in a jury trial.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over the Jan. 6 case, has been tough on Capitol rioters tried in her court, and has signaled she'll cut Trump no breaks. Jurors will be drawn from D.C., which is overwhelmingly Democratic. ... Read more
The News
09.02.2024. 11:26
Wednesday February 07, 2024
Truth and Trump: An Evening with Bob Woodward | TVO Today | 02/01/03| 1:18:43
Pretty good interview.
00:00 Intro 01:31 The Trump Tapes 02:09 Trump on Kim Jong-un and North Korean Missile Tests 03:04 Donald Trump's Thoughts on Being Interviewed by Bob W. 03:32 The Unedited Reality of the Trump Tapes 04:06 President Trump's Writing Process and Speech Deliveries 04:31 The Dynamic of Bob Woodward's Relationship with Trump 05:49 Why Trump Wants to Sue Bob Woodward 06:27 Trump's Lack of Understanding of Democracy and the Pres. 07:05 Donald Trump's Mishandling of the Coronavirus Crisis 07:23 Early Warning Signs of the Virus Threat 07:38 Trump Downplaying the Threat to Avoid Panic 08:03 The Top Secret Briefing and Warning of a Firestorm 09:01 President Trump's Lies, Cover-Up, and Concealment 09:26 Blowing off Dr. Anthony Fauci 10:00 Trump's Disregard for Expert Advice 10:29 Bob Woodward on Urging the President to Take Action 12:37 Detached from Reality, Obsessed with Re-election 14:45 Trump's Boasting 15:12 Trump's North Korean Strategy Based on Instinct 15:57 The CIA Says Kim Jong-un is Stupid 18:00 Humorous Moment in the Oval Office 18:37 Trump's Personality and Skills 19:13 Nixon's Failures and Trump 22:40 Nixon's Understanding of the Downfall of a Presidency |
24:10 Nixon's Moment of Self-Realization and Consequence of Hate 24:45 Trump and the Ukraine Scandal 25:51 Donald Trump's Obsession with Hate 29:40 The Difference in the Republican Party Today 30:34 The Meeting with Nixon and Republican Leaders 32:05 Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy and the GOP 34:43 Trump Supporters in Midland Texas 35:45 Vice President Pence Says Nothing in the Oval Office 36:27 Trump's Impact on American Politics and Death the Old Order 37:54 Bob on Whether Donald Trump Can Win the 2024 Election 40:04 The Demon of Pomposity in American Society 41:25 Would Putin Invade Ukraine if Trump Were President Today 45:23 Time is Not on Ukraine's Side 45:48 The Threat of a Tactical Nuclear Weapon in Ukraine 49:32 Leadership Vacuum in the United States 54:51 The Darkest Moment of Theoretical Possibility 56:29 Biden's Efforts to Avoid World War III 58:36 Biden Tells Trump to Shut Up 01:02:30 The Role of Army Generals in Preventing Wars 01:06:22 Rising Far-Right Extremism 01:06:48 The Appeal of Trumpism to Working Class Voters 01:07:56 Trump's Sense of Being Wronged 01:13:48 Unsinkable Donald Trump 01:15:06 The Unparalleled Danger of Trump |
The News
07.02.2024. 10:32
Monday February 05, 2024
Democracy on Trial (full) | PBS Frontline | 02/01/24 | 2:23:17
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In March, 2024 Republican presidential nomination front-runner Trump is scheduled to begin standing trial on federal charges, including conspiracy to defraud the U.S., in connection with efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. He says the charges against him are politically motivated.
"Democracy on Trial" traces the road to this unprecedented moment, and examines the implications of the historic criminal case unfolding in the midst of a presidential election year. Drawing on court documents and revelatory interviews with elected officials, former government lawyers, House Select Committee witnesses and former committee staffers, authors and journalists, the documentary reports that the work of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack provided the groundwork for special counsel Jack Smith's indictment of Trump and may offer insights into how the trial unfolds.
The documentary chronicles how the committee built its case against Trump and tried to prove his intent, how it chose to present its case to the American public, and criticisms of its work. Key witnesses who testified before the committee and whose firsthand accounts are now evidence in the federal case speak out in the documentary - including Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling and former Arizona Speaker of the House Rusty Bowers. Democracy on Trial: Rusty Bowers (interview) | PBS Frontline | 01/30/24 | 1:14:37
Democracy on Trial: Adam Kinzinger (interview) | PBS Frontline | 01/30/24 | 44:41
Democracy on Trial: Bennie Thompson (interview) | PBS Frontline | 01/30/24 | 49:38
Democracy on Trial: Robert Ray (interview) | PBS Frontline | 01/30/24 | 1:24:45
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In March, 2024 Republican presidential nomination front-runner Trump is scheduled to begin standing trial on federal charges, including conspiracy to defraud the U.S., in connection with efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. He says the charges against him are politically motivated.
"Democracy on Trial" traces the road to this unprecedented moment, and examines the implications of the historic criminal case unfolding in the midst of a presidential election year. Drawing on court documents and revelatory interviews with elected officials, former government lawyers, House Select Committee witnesses and former committee staffers, authors and journalists, the documentary reports that the work of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack provided the groundwork for special counsel Jack Smith's indictment of Trump and may offer insights into how the trial unfolds.
The documentary chronicles how the committee built its case against Trump and tried to prove his intent, how it chose to present its case to the American public, and criticisms of its work. Key witnesses who testified before the committee and whose firsthand accounts are now evidence in the federal case speak out in the documentary - including Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling and former Arizona Speaker of the House Rusty Bowers. Democracy on Trial: Rusty Bowers (interview) | PBS Frontline | 01/30/24 | 1:14:37
Democracy on Trial: Adam Kinzinger (interview) | PBS Frontline | 01/30/24 | 44:41
Democracy on Trial: Bennie Thompson (interview) | PBS Frontline | 01/30/24 | 49:38
Democracy on Trial: Robert Ray (interview) | PBS Frontline | 01/30/24 | 1:24:45
Trump's Presidency Recap: The Most Defining Stories | NowThis Impact | 01/26/21 | 28:58
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Intro (from transcript)
Alternative Facts
As Donald Trump's time in the White House comes to a close we looked back on some of the most defining moments of his presidency. We narrowed the list down to 10 but let's be honest there were a lot of really intense stories to choose from. First let's start with Trump's embrace of alternative facts. Alternative Facts over the course of his presidency Donald Trump made more than 30 000 documented false statements. The lieing started during his campaign but it didn't stop when he reached the White House. Here he is, the day after his inauguration: "We did a thing yesterday, the speech, did everybody like the speech? You had to like it so I've been given good news... we had a massive field of people, you saw it". But, I get up this morning I turn on one of the networks and they show an empty field. I said, "wait a minute I made a speech I looked out the field was it looked like a million, million and a half people". In reality crowd size experts estimated that trump's inauguration drew between 300,000 to 600,000 people. When challenged Trump doubled down spending essentially the first week of his presidency defending an evidently false claim over a trivial issue. This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration period and establishing from literally day one that this was an administration that would lie about anything and everything. The Washington Post and other fact checkers have found that donald trump tells more lies and falsehoods than any president in either party in history. ...
Russia Investigation
Judicial Appointments
Boader Wall
Impeachment
Coronavirus
Election Fraud
Hate Crimes
Protests
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Intro (from transcript)
Alternative Facts
As Donald Trump's time in the White House comes to a close we looked back on some of the most defining moments of his presidency. We narrowed the list down to 10 but let's be honest there were a lot of really intense stories to choose from. First let's start with Trump's embrace of alternative facts. Alternative Facts over the course of his presidency Donald Trump made more than 30 000 documented false statements. The lieing started during his campaign but it didn't stop when he reached the White House. Here he is, the day after his inauguration: "We did a thing yesterday, the speech, did everybody like the speech? You had to like it so I've been given good news... we had a massive field of people, you saw it". But, I get up this morning I turn on one of the networks and they show an empty field. I said, "wait a minute I made a speech I looked out the field was it looked like a million, million and a half people". In reality crowd size experts estimated that trump's inauguration drew between 300,000 to 600,000 people. When challenged Trump doubled down spending essentially the first week of his presidency defending an evidently false claim over a trivial issue. This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration period and establishing from literally day one that this was an administration that would lie about anything and everything. The Washington Post and other fact checkers have found that donald trump tells more lies and falsehoods than any president in either party in history. ...
Russia Investigation
Judicial Appointments
Boader Wall
Impeachment
Coronavirus
Election Fraud
Hate Crimes
Protests
The News
04.02.2024. 22:25
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Robert Reich Mashups
Robert Reich
In an interview with The New York Times in 2008, Reich explained that "I don't believe in redistribution of wealth for the sake of redistributing wealth. But I am concerned about how we can afford to pay for what we as a nation need to do [...] [Taxes should pay] for what we need in order to be safe and productive. As Oliver Wendell Holmes once wrote, 'taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society.'"
In response to a question as to what to recommend to the incoming president regarding a fair and sustainable income and wealth distribution, Reich said: "Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit—a wage supplement for lower-income people, and finance it with a higher marginal income tax on the top five percent. For the longer term, invest in education for lower income communities, starting with early-childhood education and extending all the way up to better access to post-secondary education."
Reich is pro-union, saying: "Unionization is not just good for workers in unions, unionization is very, very important for the economy overall, and would create broad benefits for the United States." Writing in 2014, he stated that he favors raising the federal minimum wage to $15/hr across three years, believing that it will not adversely impact big business, and will increase higher value worker availability.
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Robert Reich
In an interview with The New York Times in 2008, Reich explained that "I don't believe in redistribution of wealth for the sake of redistributing wealth. But I am concerned about how we can afford to pay for what we as a nation need to do [...] [Taxes should pay] for what we need in order to be safe and productive. As Oliver Wendell Holmes once wrote, 'taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society.'"
In response to a question as to what to recommend to the incoming president regarding a fair and sustainable income and wealth distribution, Reich said: "Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit—a wage supplement for lower-income people, and finance it with a higher marginal income tax on the top five percent. For the longer term, invest in education for lower income communities, starting with early-childhood education and extending all the way up to better access to post-secondary education."
Reich is pro-union, saying: "Unionization is not just good for workers in unions, unionization is very, very important for the economy overall, and would create broad benefits for the United States." Writing in 2014, he stated that he favors raising the federal minimum wage to $15/hr across three years, believing that it will not adversely impact big business, and will increase higher value worker availability.
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Lindsey Graham Mashups
Lindsey Graham
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said the quiet part aloud on why he’s still so close to former President Donald Trump: because we can use him for our goals. "President Trump has gotten people who wouldn't give me or Romney or anybody else the time of day. They believe he is on their side," the senator told the America First Agenda Summit crowd on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
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Lindsey Graham
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said the quiet part aloud on why he’s still so close to former President Donald Trump: because we can use him for our goals. "President Trump has gotten people who wouldn't give me or Romney or anybody else the time of day. They believe he is on their side," the senator told the America First Agenda Summit crowd on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
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Trump's Mashups
Trump's Mashups
Donald Trump talks a lot, but what is he actually saying? VICE News' "Trump Talk" mashup series tries to answer that. And, we're happy to say, it was just nominated for two Webby Awards. Now you can watch all the nominated videos.
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Trump's Mashups
Donald Trump talks a lot, but what is he actually saying? VICE News' "Trump Talk" mashup series tries to answer that. And, we're happy to say, it was just nominated for two Webby Awards. Now you can watch all the nominated videos.
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Trump's Sexcapades
Trump's Sexcapades.
Jessica Leeds (1980s)
Kristin Anderson (1990s)
E. Jean Carroll (1995 or 1996)
Lisa Boyne (1996)
Cathy Heller (1997)
Temple Taggart McDowell (1997)
Karena Virginia (1998)
Mindy McGillivray (2003)
Jennifer Murphy (2005)
Rachel Crooks (2005)
Natasha Stoynoff (2005)
Juliet Huddy (2005 or 2006)
Jessica Drake (2006)
Ninni Laaksonen (2006)
Cassandra Searles (2013)
Allegations of pageant dressing room visits(1997)
Mariah Billado,
Victoria Hughes,
and three other Miss Teen USA contestants
Bridget Sullivan (2000)
Tasha Dixon (2001)
Unnamed contestants (2001)
Samantha Holvey (2006)
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Trump's Sexcapades.
Jessica Leeds (1980s)
Kristin Anderson (1990s)
E. Jean Carroll (1995 or 1996)
Lisa Boyne (1996)
Cathy Heller (1997)
Temple Taggart McDowell (1997)
Karena Virginia (1998)
Mindy McGillivray (2003)
Jennifer Murphy (2005)
Rachel Crooks (2005)
Natasha Stoynoff (2005)
Juliet Huddy (2005 or 2006)
Jessica Drake (2006)
Ninni Laaksonen (2006)
Cassandra Searles (2013)
Allegations of pageant dressing room visits(1997)
Mariah Billado,
Victoria Hughes,
and three other Miss Teen USA contestants
Bridget Sullivan (2000)
Tasha Dixon (2001)
Unnamed contestants (2001)
Samantha Holvey (2006)
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Trump's Speeches | Rallys |Interviews
Trump's Speeches | Rallys
Donald Trump talks a lot, but what is he actually saying? Watch Trump at some of his rallys and see what you think.
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Trump's Speeches | Rallys
Donald Trump talks a lot, but what is he actually saying? Watch Trump at some of his rallys and see what you think.
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