Frank Zappa calls out Radical Right Wingers and their loony views

Zappa defines “Fascist Theocracy”

Description from Youtube; “Chris Ruddy, the CEO of the budding Newsmax outlet, said during an interview this week that his network wasn’t being honest with people about claims of election fraud. He also said that this kind of lying was ok because his network was just letting people state their opinions, and they shouldn’t be taken as fact. This is the classic excuse by idiotic right wing outlets, and it is what separates them from those of us on the Left. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this”.

Just as Donald Trump corruptly commuted Roger Stone’s sentence, keeping Stone out of prison, Trump has now corruptly pardoned Mike Flynn after Flynn pleaded guilty – twice – to lying to the FBI about contacts with the Russians. What options does Judge Emmet Sullivan, the judge presiding over Flynn’s criminal case, have at this point? Recall, Judge Sullivan REFUSED to grant Bill Barr’s corrupt motion to dismiss Flynn’s case. What’s next? Here are some possibilities.

Federal Judge Walton Discusses in Open Court How Judge Emmet Sullivan Might Challenge Flynn Pardon

DC Federal District Court Judge Reggie Walton is presiding over Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation regarding the Mueller Report. In that capacity, Judge Walton discussed in open court on Friday how his colleague on the DC Federal Court, Judge Emmet Sullivan, might challenge Donald Trump’s pardon of Mike Flynn.

Having appeared as a federal prosecutor before both Judge Walton and Judge Sullivan, I can attest to how these two jurists are entirely dedicated to the rule of law and the integrity of the criminal justice system and the federal judiciary. Moreover, it looks like they will have the courage to challenge potentially corruptly issued presidential pardons, whether or not there is precedent for such a challenge.

Trump Exits With Pardons Backfiring, As Cohen Details Danger Of New Witnesses

As Pres. Trump pardons many allies during his last days in office, his former attorney Michael Cohen explains how some pardons could backfire. Cohen also details his own new court filings — regarding both his own case and other inmates, whom Cohen says Trump has abandoned despite past pledges about criminal justice reform

Republicans Speak Out Against Trump’s Coup Attempt and refusal to admit he lost the 2020 election.

GOP Sen. Toomey: President Donald Trump should accept the election results

Michigan and Pennsylvania will start certifying election results Monday. President Trump sued in both states and lost. The campaign has appealed the decision, asking to reframe its argument. On Saturday, Sen. Pat Toomey, a Republican from Pennsylvania, said it’s time for the president to accept the loss and preserve his legacy. Sen. Toomey joins “Squawk Box” to discuss

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-election-republicans/republican-former-national-security-officials-urge-party-to-demand-trump-concession-idUKKBN2831Z9

More than 100 former Republican national security officials demanded on Monday that party leaders denounce President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede the presidential election, calling it a dangerous and anti-democratic assault on U.S. institutions.

Comprising some of the most senior national security officials in the Republican administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and Trump, the group decried the failure of most congressional Republicans to condemn Trump’s unwillingness to acknowledge Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the Nov. 3 election.

Kayleigh McEnany and Trump’s administration are trying to rewrite history by saying they were denied a peaceful transfer of power. Video shows just the opposite.

Keilar calls out Kayleigh McEnany’s Capitol riot claims

CNN’s Brianna Keilar sounds off on former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany for claiming that the Trump administration expected a “peaceful” rally on January 6, the day rioters attempted to stop the election certification by breaching the US Capitol.

Kayleigh McEnany Called Out for Lying

Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany fact-checked

BTW – I think Kayleigh McEnany is beautiful. Too bad she’s a Republican, worked for and promoted the worst president in history.

Young Turks Calls Trump Lawyer Jenna Ellis Out for dissing Trump before he became President, being a hypocrite and making ridiculous claims about Trump winning the 2020 election

Video shows what Principles Lacking, Two-Faced Hypocrites Republicans Are

Yes, the election was rigged — but by the Republicans.

Trump attempting to rig the 2020 election in his favor by sabotaging the USPS

Everything Trump Loses Is ‘Rigged’

From the Mueller probe to mail-in voting, here are all the things Trump says are ‘rigged.’

Trump Stooge Pushes ‘Constitutional Crisis’ To Overturn Election

Lawmaker pushes ‘constitutional crisis’ to overturn the election. Sidney Powell too crazy for the Trump team. Kayleigh McEnany spins more lies

Michigan slams the door on Trump. It’s all over for Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani.

Trump’s Attempts to Rig and Steal the 2020 Election has ALL Failed

Trump and his Republican enablers have failed in each and every attempt to subvert the will of the American voters: DeJoy’s slowing of the mail failed; 25 lawsuits failed; Rudy Giuliani’s recent attempt to play a lawyer in court failed; Lindsey Graham’s attempt to strong-arm the Georgia Secretary of State to discard lawful ballots failed; the Republican members of the Board of Electors in Detroit who tried to corruptly throw the election to Trump failed; Trump’s attempt to coop the military to help keep him in power failed; etc.

Rudy Lawsuits Fail so Trump Tries Some Arm-Twisting of Michigan State Legislators. It Won’t Work

Rudy Giuliani withdraws failing Michigan lawsuit while Trump attempts to pressure members of the Michigan Board of Canvassers AND Michigan state legislators to corruptly throw him the election. Here’s why Trump will continue to fail on all fronts.

Judge Dismisses Trump’s Pennsylvania Election Lawsuit

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump’s campaign in Pennsylvania, saying it contained “strained legal argument without merit

Heartless Trump White House blocked the Justice Department from making a deal in October 2019 to pay for mental health services for migrant families who had been separated by the Trump administration, two current and two former senior administration officials told NBC News. Aired on 11/19/2020.

In a remarkable turn of events, the Republican Secretary of State in Georgia reports that Senator Lindsey Graham pressured him to toss out lawfully cast ballots, prompting Congressman Hakeem Jeffries to demand a Department of Justice investigation. Meanwhile, President-elect Joe Biden ruminates over how his administration will approach the issue of investigating the crimes of Trump and company over the past four years. Here is a proposed solution to the concern expressed by Biden of not wanting his administration consumed by endless Trump investigations.

Jesse discusses journalists and public intellectuals who think it is a good idea to forgive and forget the fascist collaborators of Donald Trump in the spirit of “taking the high road” or “for the good of the nation.”

The Biden administration MUST Prosecute Trump Administration Lawbreakers and their enablers. No “Let’s let bygones be bygones” or “It’s time to move on”!

Title from YouTube; “Citizen Trump Should Be Prosecuted For Obstructing Special Counsel Mueller”

Description from YouTube; Andrew Weissmann, former lead prosecutor for Special Counsel Robert Mueller, talks about why it’s important that Donald Trump, as a citizen after he leaves office, face accountability for crimes he may have committed before he was elected as well as potential crimes while in office, like obstructing the special counsel’s investigation. Aired on 11/18/2020.

We cannot repeat the mistakes of the Obama administration’s failure to hold accountable and Prosecute George W. Bush and those in his administration.

Per an article from Amnesty International, here’s a list of War Crimes which George W. Bush has yet to be held accountable;

amnesty.org/download/Documents/28000/amr510972011en.pdf

1. Acts of torture (and, it may be noted, other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and enforced disappearance) were committed against detainees held in a secret detention and interrogation program operated by the USA’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) between 2002 and 2009.

2. The CIA established this secret program under the authorization of then-President George W. Bush.

3. Since leaving office, former President George W. Bush has said that he authorized the use of a number of “enhanced interrogation techniques” against detainees held in the secret CIA program. The former President specifically admitted to authorizing the “water-boarding” of identified individuals, whose subjection to this torture technique has been confirmed.

4. Additionally, torture and other ill-treatment, and secret detention, by US forces occurred outside the confines of the CIA-run secret detention program, including against detainees held in military custody at the US Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba, and in the context of armed conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

5. George W. Bush was Commander in Chief of all US armed forces at the relevant times.

6. The Administration of George W. Bush acted on the basis that he was essentially unrestrained by international or US law in determining the USA’s response to the attacks in the USA on 11 September 2001. Among other things, President Bush decided that the protections of the Geneva Conventions of 1949, including their common article 3, would not be applied to Taleban or al-Qa’ida detainees.

7. George W. Bush, as Commander in Chief at the relevant times, if he did not directly order or authorize such crimes, at least knew, or had reason to know, that US forces were about to commit or were committing such crimes and did not take all necessary and reasonable measures in his power as Commander in Chief and President to prevent their commission or, if the crimes had already been committed, ensure that all those who were alleged to be responsible for these crimes were brought to justice.

8. The USA has failed to conduct investigations capable of reaching former President George W. Bush, and all indications are that it will not do so, at least in the near future.

9. The facts summarized above, which are matters of public record, are sufficient to give rise to a mandatory obligation under international law for any state that is party to the UN Convention against Torture, should former US President George W. Bush enter that state’s territory, to:
* launch a criminal investigation;
* arrest former President Bush or otherwise secure his presence during that investigation; and
* submit the case to its competent authorities for the purposes of prosecution if it does not extradite him to another state demonstrably able and willing to do so.

10. While there is some debate whether states that are not parties to the UN Convention against Torture have essentially the same obligations under customary international law, it is clear that such states have the power to exercise jurisdiction in such circumstances and, in Amnesty International’s submission, should do so.

11. Further, as some of the torture and other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment of detainees occurred in the context of armed conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, states to which former US President George W. Bush travels also have obligations under the 1949 Geneva Conventions and/or under customary international humanitarian law, essentially the same as those under the UN Convention against Torture.

Corrupt Political Hack, Trump Sycophant Emily Murphy Illegally Blocking Biden Transition

By Blocking Joe Biden’s Transition, GSA Official Emily Murphy is not only violating the will of the people but is in Violation of the Presidential Transition Act and should be held accountable.

Emily Murphy is paid by taxpayers to DO HER JOB.

Biden Transition Blocked From Key Intelligence As Trump Appoints ‘Screwballs’ To Pentagon

Rachel Maddow shares reporting from the Washington Post that the Joe Biden transition team is not being allowed access to military spy agencies, perhaps indicating Donald Trump’s real intent in installing random loyalists in top Pentagon positions after the election. Aired on 12/5/2020.

Lawrence O’Donnell explains how Emily Murphy is violating her oath of office as Trump’s appointed head of the General Services Administration by failing to sign the legal documents that begin the presidential transition process. Aired on 11/16/2020.

‘Outrageous:’ Trump Appointee Blocks Biden Team From Formal Transition Process

“Every day matters during a transition,” says Sen. Gillibrand. “For this person to continue to play politics when this election has been decided is really outrageous and harmful.”

GSA Administrator Lied To Congress About Trump’s Orders Re FBI Bldg

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow did a segment about how GSA Director Emily Murphy lied to Congress when she testified that Trump never directed her actions regarding plans to construct the new FBI building.. According to Maddow, Trump’s actions raise conflict of interest questions because there is reason to believe he did not want a new high-end hotel being built in the property after the FBI building was demolished. A high end hotel next to Trump Hotel DC would not be good for business

Trump, GSA head caught putting Trump business ahead of taxpayers

Rep. Elijah Cummings talks with Rachel Maddow about e-mails that show Donald Trump’s direct role in preventing the FBI from moving to a new building and leaving their old building to likely development as a hotel that would compete with Trump’s. Oct. 18, 2018

I think the new Attorney General should look into this!

https://www.politicususa.com/2020/11/16/emily-murphy-job-hunting.html

Per the above article: “The hypocrisy of this situation is blatant. Even Murphy knows Joe Biden won, but she isn’t going to take steps to help the government transition smoothly to the Biden administration. It takes a special level of soulless corruption to be looking for a new job while blocking the incoming administration from being able to plan as effectively in the middle of a pandemic.

The blocking of the transition has nothing to do with Trump’s odds of victory because he has none. Trump has lost, and the behavior of people like Emily Murphy should not be forgotten when it comes to her lack of professionalism in handling the transition.

In a just world, Emily Murphy would get the unemployment she deserves for making people suffer to satisfy Donald Trump”.

Satire parody of Hitler reacting to the news that Trump Lost the Election

Title from YouTube: Trump’s Attempt to Steal the Election Won’t Work

Description from YouTube: “He can bluster and protest all he wants, but like it or not, the Constitution and federal law establish a clear timeline of how electoral votes are processed, and when the new president takes office.

Normally, no one pays much attention to this process before Inauguration Day because it goes off without a hitch. But we’ve seen that Trump will do anything to hold onto power. It’s important to know how and when he might try to undermine this process, and also understand how unlikely it is he’ll succeed.

Trump backers are trying to push Republican-controlled state legislatures to appoint their own slates of Trump electors. That’s why the campaign has launched empty legal challenges to perfectly normal vote counts — trying to sow enough doubt to give the state legislatures political cover to appoint their own electors.

Thankfully, it doesn’t look like Republican legislators in any of the key swing states want to expend their political capital defending a failed president, and some have even explicitly come out against this plan”.

Title from YouTube: Keilar sounds off on Trump’s response to election defeat

Description from YouTube: CNN’s Brianna Keilar discusses President Trump’s complaints about the media calling the 2020 election for President-elect Joe Biden and his refusal to accept defeat.

Attorney General William Barr told federal prosecutors Monday that they should examine allegations of voting irregularities before states move to certify results in the coming weeks. But the nation’s top federal law enforcement official didn’t provide any indication that the Justice Department has come up with evidence to support President Donald Trump’s claim of massive fraud in last week’s election.

In his memo, Barr notes that while “most allegations of purported election misconduct are of such a scale that they would not impact the outcome of an election and, thus, investigation can appropriately be deferred, that is not always the case.”

“Furthermore, any concerns that overt actions taken by the Department could inadvertently impact an election are greatly minimized, if they exist at all, once voting has concluded, even if election certification has not yet been completed,” he wrote.

Barr’s letter to criminal prosecutors broke a days-long silence that has been awkward as Trump and his campaign lawyers have held news conferences and filed lawsuits that have been devoid of any evidence of widespread fraud. Trump claims voting irregularities explain why he is behind in states he would need to win reelection and has refused to concede defeat to President-elect Joe Biden.

Elizabeth Warren stated in her facebook post: “Attorney General Bill Barr is a corrupt Trump henchman who should have been impeached months ago. If he cared one shred about our democracy, he’d be focused on the peaceful transition of power instead of doing the bidding of a wannabe dictator”.

The above video claims Sean Hannity Advocated Overturning the results of the 2020 Election Results and the Will of the people by insinuating States Electors should vote how ever they want.