vxbush 5/17/2023 5:47:08 AM

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Sundance had a good comment yesterday: If Durham proved (conclusively) in his report that there was no predicate for the DOJ to investigate Trump and his so-called collusion with Russia, then why didn't he investigate the Mueller special prosecutor investigation? Shouldn't that have been part of the investigation, if the FBI knew there was nothing there? What were they doing for two years?

But of course, the Mueller assignment was designed to prevent having to answer questions by claiming there was an investigation going on and questions couldn't be answered. No sirree. 

vxbush 5/17/2023 5:47:41 AM

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vxbush 5/17/2023 5:53:15 AM

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vxbush 5/17/2023 6:02:57 AM

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This is mostly a rehash, but it's a useful rehash in that it shows how bias in the DOJ played a huge part in its Russian collusion investigation--and it was obvious for years. 

But still.....I'd love to see a bunch of people lose their jobs. Or potentially even the entire DOJ getting the can. 

JCM 5/17/2023 7:07:21 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 1:

Over 7 years..... with no charges. So sick of investigation with no results.

We had all the noise about Trump/Russia during the run up to 2016. The first shot fired was Flynn.

What I and a lot of others noticed was the irregularities with the Flynn story. How did the NY Times get transcriptions of a call.

Unless Flynn was a target there legally should be no tap. Even if there was there shouldn't be a name attached. Even if the name was legally released, the transcripts should have never been released.

It was so stinky from so early.

Occasional Reader 5/17/2023 9:20:21 AM

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vxbush 5/17/2023 9:54:06 AM

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In #5 JCM said: Unless Flynn was a target there legally should be no tap. Even if there was there shouldn't be a name attached. Even if the name was legally released, the transcripts should have never been released. It was so stinky from so early.

Yes, but no one was ever willing to say anything or take action on it, so the entire thing escalated into gainful employment for a lot of very shady characters. 

vxbush 5/17/2023 9:54:19 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 6:

PERFECT!!!!!!

lucius septimius 5/17/2023 12:14:17 PM

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Occasional Reader 5/17/2023 12:26:25 PM

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lucius septimius 5/17/2023 12:39:21 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 10:

It is awful.  They like senile pawns to provide the veneer of respectability. 

vxbush 5/17/2023 1:12:35 PM

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In #11 lucius septimius said: They like senile pawns to provide the veneer of respectability. 

Her staffers get all the power but none of the bad press. I haven't seen a single name of a staff member who is acting in her behalf. 

Occasional Reader 5/17/2023 4:19:53 PM

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Via Insty:

”We are objects in their world”

https://thompsonblog.co.uk/2023/05/we-are-objects-in-their-world.html

JCM 5/17/2023 4:43:04 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 13:

Note also in Marxist et. al. ideologies we are also objects. Deriving value only from utility to The State, individuals in these systems have no intrinsic value as an individual.

This that ideology at the individual level. Others to these people have no value, only that which benefits to themselves.

I see these as related. The State, and the ideology of The State, cultivates and grows these types of people, false self esteem, you are perfect the way you are, you can be whatever you feel... etc...

These self centered individuals then have utility to The State because they can be the tools of The State to commit the whatever actions The State requires to reduce individualism.

Chills me to the core.