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Supreme Court Decides to Hear Trump Immunity Claim, Giving Him De Facto Immunity

Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 6:11 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Presidential immunity? The Appeals Court said, hell no Donald Trump’s autocratic and notorious claim is that a president enjoys “absolute immunity” for every presidential action. He stretches this to the absurd, suggesting immunity would even shield a president ordering Seal Team 6 to assassinate political rivals. This outrageous notion was what the US Court of Appeals for… Read more.

Justice Thomas Hired Racist Clerk Because He Hates Black People Too

Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 6:27 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Thomas: an embarrassment to the Court and his race Let’s face it: Only pathological self-loathing explains this: Justice Clarence Thomas recently hired a law clerk who was previously accused of sending racist text messages. … In late 2017, a New Yorker story reported that Ms. [Crystal] Clanton, who had served for five years as the national field… Read more.

Letitia James Slays Trump and the NRA. But Whither Fani Willis

Monday, February 26, 2024 at 6:15 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

In case you haven’t noticed, New York State Attorney General Letitia James has been kicking ass and taking names. And she’s not targeting the usual suspects on the streets. Because she’s going after the presumed untouchables in the C-suites too. Tish humbles Trump and LaPierre It was another day of eye-popping courtroom victories for New York State… Read more.

Special Counsel Hur Damns Biden with Faint Sympathy

Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 6:25 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Hur damns Biden Attorney General Merrick Garland handpicked Robert Hur as special counsel to investigate Biden’s mishandling of classified documents. However, Hur laced his report with so many cheap shots that it read more like a political hit job than an investigative report. Did Special Counsel Robert Hur Cross the line when he attacked President Biden’s mental acuity in… Read more.

Widow of Haitian President Orchestrated His Assassination? Haiti Is a Lost Cause  

Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 6:29 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

The widow did it She might be a “Black widow.” But, given reports that Martine Moïse orchestrated her husband’s assassination, “queen bee” might be a more fitting title. The wife of Haiti’s former President Jovenel Moïse, Martine Moïse, and the former prime minister Claude Joseph are among 51 people who have been indicted over the assassination of… Read more.

Israelis Soldiers Filming Their War Crimes for Social Media ‘Likes’

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 10:08 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Israeli war crimes Last month, South Africa filed a case in the United Nation’s highest court accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. I reacted by accusing South Africa of being a useful idiot.  I argued this was a blatant deflection, a smokescreen for the actual genocide – courtesy of its comrade Russia in Ukraine. I found the gaslighting at play unconscionable.… Read more.

Observing Presidents’ Day

Monday, February 19, 2024 at 6:02 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Presidents’ Day: it’s about the sales, man Alas, “Presidents’ Day” has become just another jingoistic way to induce Americans to shop for cars and mattresses. And this is one distortion or, in this case, commercialization of history that has nothing to do with race matters. Instead, this one stems from TV commercials now heralding and defining this… Read more.

The Fall of Avdiivka: US and NATO Should Be Ashamed

Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Congress dithers while Ukraine falls This week, Republicans set yet another precedent for congressional shame and dysfunction. With one gesture, they shocked NATO and pleased Russia in equal measure. Members skipped town for a two-week vacation, not bothering to vote on, much less pass, a critical aid bill. The House of Representatives has broken up for its… Read more.

Alexei Navalny, Russia’s Heroic Fool, Is Dead

Friday, February 16, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Navalny meets his fateful end The death of Alexei Navalny is as predictable as it is deplorable. After all, any Russian who becomes a thorn in the side of Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian regime ends up dead. And Navalny was the thorniest of them all. Not least because of the way he lampooned Putin for living like a czar… Read more.

Trump’s Grifting Valentine to Melania

Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Love in the time of fundraising Or Trump is just a grifter grifting as grifters grift. Because, even on Valentine’s Day, Trump thinks only suckers are into flowers blooming and hearts fluttering. Former President Trump wished former first lady Melania Trump a Happy Valentine’s Day on Wednesday by thanking her for her support throughout his various criminal cases.… Read more.