Sadly, it looks like I was right about Pelosi.

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Monday December 24, 2018 · 8:45 PM PST

2018/12/24 · 20:45

www.commondreams.org/…

Decided to do my part against the gofundme hate campaign...

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Sunday December 23, 2018 · 6:18 PM PST

2018/12/23 · 18:18

I was bored, so I went over to the gofundme site and reported the wall campaign. The online form is fairly long and complex, and it takes a while to get to the part where you can type something….

“It is not legal to donate money to the federal government for a particular purpose; donations can only go to the general fund. Therefore, this campaign cannot possibly use donations for the intended purpose.”

A few minutes later, I got this email...

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Our Trust & Safety team will be investigating the page and taking appropriate action.

If you donated to this campaign or are the intended recipient of the money raised, please fill out the appropriate GoFundMe Guarantee claim form. If you know any donors or the intended recipient of this campaign, please ask that they also submit a claim or contact our team directly.

Claim forms for the GoFundMe Guarantee can be found here: www.gofundme.com/guarantee

Please note that:
1. We will be unable to disclose any details about our investigation.
2. Personal disputes will be ignored and should be settled outside of GoFundMe.
3. Your personal information will be kept confidential from the campaign organizer.

In addition to the report you have submitted to us, we encourage you to contact law enforcement officials in your area if you believe this user is committing fraud or breaking the law in any way.

Our team will reach out to you if we have any further questions.

If this is your campaign and you need assistance, please contact our support team here:

www.gofundme.com/contact

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This email is a service from GoFundMe.

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This Illegitimate Presidency Could End With a Health Event

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Thursday December 20, 2018 · 12:14 PM PST

2018/12/20 · 12:14

It's my opinion that this illegitimate presidency probably ends not with impeachment or resignation, but with a major health event (real or exaggerated/fabricated). I'll explain my reasoning for each of these scenarios.

Real Health Event

Orange Julius is 71 years old, and has already publicly displayed symptoms commonly associated with degenerative brain conditions such as Alzheimer's. In addition, he probably weighs over 300 pounds and eats junk food or well done steak - he will be deficient in every vitamin, mineral, micronutrient or essential fatty acid known to science, and his cholesterol would be eligible for a Guinness record if it ever became public. In addition, he has never been exposed to any stress at all in his privileged life before 2016, and has no ability to handle it - he makes incoherent statements on Twitter or on the phone to Faux Noise, or throws folders across the Oval Office. The recent public statement by Melanoma could be based on some additional symptom she has seen that hasn't been made public.

Fake Health Event

A fake or exaggerated health event would allow the *resident to leave office without admitting defeat or otherwise bruising his fragile gargantuan ego. His terrorist followers would have no excuse to mount a campaign of random violence as they have often threatened to do in case of impeachment. Pence would be able to hand out pardons like candy on a "compassionate" basis. The GOP could try to suppress the remaining investigations into Pence, using Ford's argument that we need to move forward, and continue with their agenda of greed and hate. In this case, the first plagiarist's recent public statements could be an accidental reveal of an exit strategy.

Other projections seem increasingly unlikely. Impeachment? Not with this senate. Resignation? That would require a sense of shame or a willingness to rely on expert advice. Electoral defeat after finishing his first term? That would require accepting the result of an election that did not go his way. Re-election? Highly doubtful, given the number of Trumpgrets out there, and the ongoing revelations of his crimes.

Would Mango Mussolini actually stage his own death? That's not even a question, the only question is if he did, would he succeed at it?

Retired US Rep wants to abolish Senate and Electoral College.

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Tuesday December 04, 2018 · 11:07 AM PST

2018/12/04 · 11:07

www.usatoday.com/…

I’m certainly with him on eliminating the EC, but I’m not sure what I think of eliminating the senate — I like the idea that things can’t get pushed through without 60% or 66.7% support. What if, instead, we change both houses to use weighted voting, and demand that all states apportion electoral votes instead of winner-take-all?