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| new Iowa poll shows Sanders lead but still plenty of volatility A Iowa General Election poll comparing Trump versus each primary challenger still doesn’t say much at this point in time considering the closeness, but here it is: Still, much here remains uncertain. Iowa voters are famous for settling on a candidate... |
annieli | 01/25/2020 | 10 |
| Happy flipping year of the rat ... and then there's the Parnas/Fruman audiotape of Trump "How can any Republican's head end up on a pike if it's already stuck up Trump's ass?" Happy new year, despite the fight that lies ahead for November. The impeachment trial is like soup Nazism: There’s even video of the April 2018 dinner party at... |
annieli | 01/25/2020 | 7 |
| Ancient Egyptian religious icons Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments about the day. For many ... |
Ojibwa | 01/25/2020 | 5 |
| Trump would've complied with House subpoenas if they held an unnecessary formal impeachment vote? The nonsense continues because the facts aren’t as important as the imagined process in the WH defense of IMPOTUS*. Nothing but weak counterfactual arguments to distract from Trump spiking the ‘exoneration’ ball at the Super Bowl. “Trump would have... |
annieli | 01/25/2020 | 15 |
| Silver Falls State Park: Historic District (photo diary) Oregon’s Silver Falls State Park was opened to the public in 1933. The Silver Falls State Park infrastructure was built between 1935 and 1942 by the men of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) ... |
Ojibwa | 01/25/2020 | 10 |
| "Get rid of her! Get her out tomorrow. I don't care. Get her out tomorrow. Take her out. OK? Do it." More signs that there is more relevant information in a Impeachment Trial that may never become available. That trial may unfortunately have no witnesses and may end in time for the Super Bowl because for Trump, that’s what counts. There is a 84 minute... |
annieli | 01/24/2020 | 37 |
| Not everyone votes blue no matter who While the Emerson poll has Biden and Sanders in the lead, the more interesting elements are the large numbers of Sanders and Yang supporters who might not vote for the Democratic nominee, with a very high number in the case of the latter. Certainly not... |
annieli | 01/24/2020 | 49 |
| “Impeachment is drowning out all his accomplishments,” a Republican insider said about Trump What accomplishments. Trump seems incapable of staying focused… surprise. Impeachment has been the answer to tyranny. And yet the second the Democrats’ arguments end, there will be swift action by the GOP to end the trial. Trump’s circle is waking up... |
annieli | 01/24/2020 | 29 |
| Trump could declare his 'exoneration' during the Super Bowl, because ratings. It has been reported that an impeached Trump wants the Senate trial over by the time that the Super Bowl airs, because presumably, he will declare his “exoneration” from his trial acquittal. A second try will doubtless occur during the SOTU. Fox News... |
annieli | 01/24/2020 | 11 |
| WAAAM: Automobiles of the 1940s (photo diary) The Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum (WAAAM) in Hood River, Oregon, has on display more than 130 antique automobiles. Shown below are some of the automobiles of the 1940s which are on ... |
Ojibwa | 01/24/2020 | 18 |
| #KremlinAnnex week 80 Thursday protest impeachment continues | annieli | 01/23/2020 | 2 |
| $500 million transfer to support loan to Trump made by Russians When the Saudi money ran out, Trump had his debts covered by Russians. Kowtowing to Russians and Saudis demonstrate that moral and material indebtedness rules Trumpian decision making. Even as he wants to make bribery legal and claims to be against... |
annieli | 01/23/2020 | 165 |
| Trump brags 'I'm withholding evidence', GOP senators want no witnesses that House couldn't call The House committees could have subpoenaed such witnesses but would have been bogged down in legal process. However, the witnesses who did come forward were sufficient to bring forward articles of impeachment. The Senate should do its duty and conduct... |
annieli | 01/23/2020 | 10 |
| Indians 101: Indian treaties 200 years ago, 1820 In accordance with the Constitution, the United States recognized Indian nations as sovereign entities and thus negotiated treaties with them. A treaty is simply an agreement between two or more ... |
Ojibwa | 01/23/2020 | 4 |
| GOP Senators get antsy because they don't care about evading History Dalia Lithwick wrote a good article summarizing the complexity of the first days of the impeachment trial, even as the Trump defense team seems to believe the outcome is a foregone conclusion, much like some Senators. “And if you don’t know, now you... |
annieli | 01/22/2020 | 22 |
| polls, damn polls, and lies Polling still moves against Trump but there’s more devils in the details, and apparently in the Senate, as a protester yelled today in the Senate Chamber. Darn that Devil: |
annieli | 01/22/2020 | 15 |
| Mr. Peanut is Dead Lest you think capitalism has nothing better to do with its time, in the spirit of the death of DADA, Mr. Peanut has been killed off. Long live postpeanutism and the contradiction that salted peanuts cost more than unsalted ones. In 1974, artist... |
annieli | 01/22/2020 | 30 |
| Trump spews lies and distortions in Davos about his impeachment trial The disinformation campaign continues as Trump tries to game public opinion, this time while in Davos. He taunted Congress saying “We have all the documents. The Dems have nothing.” and in a more telling comment, offered to testify to the Senate,... |
annieli | 01/22/2020 | 4 |
| Pilgrimage In many religious traditions there are rituals of pilgrimage in which people may travel to distant places to establish and reinforce ties to the sacred; to obtain physical, emotional, and spiritual healing; and to gain new spiritual knowledge. The... |
Ojibwa | 01/22/2020 | 9 |
| Trump still committed crimes for his own personal benefit Clear and present danger continues. President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team is set to argue that his impeachment does not involve any criminal conduct. Nothing could be further from the truth: Trump repeatedly broke the law in his efforts to... |
annieli | 01/21/2020 | 26 |
| Trump lies updated from 45 to 65, national support for impeachment at new 53% high
#GOPCoverup The first day of the Senate trial has baked into partisan lines and featured little movement with multiple party-line votes at 53-47. This was designed by Democrats to stave off the possibility of a quick acquittal vote without witnesses or documents... |
annieli | 01/21/2020 | 74 |
| #KremlinAnnex week 80 protest Tuesday "Hasta la victoria, siempre!" |
annieli | 01/21/2020 | 2 |
| "You don’t get credit for transparency when you get caught.” Trump lies again at Davos Essentially repeating his campaign rally speeches complete with falsehoods, Trump spoke at Davos and continued to make claims counter to scientific and economic evidence. Donald Trump told the world’s business leaders to stop listening to “prophets of... |
annieli | 01/21/2020 | 12 |
| Art in the aquarium Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments about the day. The Oregon ... |
Ojibwa | 01/21/2020 | 9 |
| Indians 101: American Indians 300 years ago, 1720 By 1720, it was apparent that the European colonies in North America were permanent and that the European Christian kingdoms felt that they had a mandate from their god to rule over all Indian ... |
Ojibwa | 01/21/2020 | 4 |
| #MidnightMitch & "the so-called world's greatest deliberative body embracing a cover-up..." The rigged trial and the cover-up could begin as early as tomorrow evening. |
annieli | 01/20/2020 | 21 |
| The crime spree will continue, regardless of Trump getting acquitted by next week in the cover-up We will know that when the Schumer amendments to add witnesses fails, that the Trump “rigged” acquittal will get some of the usual Trump bluster at the SOTU, if only to get repeated at campaign rallies. Apparently Bolton does have some important... |
annieli | 01/20/2020 | 19 |
| tactical sensors: Parnas wants Barr to recuse himself as GOP seeks a swift acquittal for IMPOTUS* Even with the futility of wanting evidence and witnesses the GOP still wants to spike the ball at the SOTU with a swift acquittal of the still impeached Trump. This will not end inquiries about the Trump regime’s crimes. Senate Republicans released... |
annieli | 01/20/2020 | 30 |
| Richmond gun rally: 6,500 participants, some cosplay No one was arrested or injured. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State officials and U.S. hate-monitoring groups are warning about the potential for violence ahead of a gun-rights rally in Virginia that’s expected to draw a mix of militias, firearms advocates and... |
annieli | 01/20/2020 | 80 |
| Museums 101: The Fort Vancouver Surgeon's Quarters (photo diary) The Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) was given a royal charter by the British Crown in 1670 which provided it with a trading monopoly over a vast domain in Canada. By the nineteenth Century, HBC had ... |
Ojibwa | 01/20/2020 | 6 |