BlogHide Resteemsthomaslknapp (57)in donaldtrump • 3 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Russiagate: Hoaxes, Conspiracies, Distractions, and "Treason""There was a treasonous conspiracy in 2016," US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard alleged in a July 18 press release , "committed by officials at the highest level of our…thomaslknapp (57)in jeffreyepstein • 5 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Martin Luther King Files: Justice (and Transparency) Though the Heavens (and Reputations) FallOn July 21, the US National Archives made more than 250,000 pages of documents relating to the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. publicly available . The records don't include…thomaslknapp (57)in donaldtrump • 8 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Trump/Epstein: Is That Birthday Doodle Warming Up Her Vocal Cords?On July 17, the Wall Street Journal published an exposé by Khadeeja Safdar and Sadie Gurman, detailing a racy --- and, in context, rather damning --- 2003 birthday message from real estate…thomaslknapp (57)in taxes • 10 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Tax Preparation Costs Should Be "Refundable" CreditsIn 2024, the US Internal Revenue Service piloted its "Direct File" program, through which its victims --- American taxpayers --- in some states could complete tax returns online directly with the…thomaslknapp (57)in romanstorm • 12 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Remember When Code Was Speech? It Still Is.On July 14, Roman Storm's trial --- on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering, operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business, and violating US sanctions --- began in a Manhattan…thomaslknapp (57)in damonlinker • 14 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Rip Van Linker and "Competitive Authoritarianism"Eugene Debs speaking in Canton, Ohio, shortly before his arrest for sedition. "I now think the United States may well be evolving," Damon Linker writes at Persuasion , "to become a…thomaslknapp (57)in jeffreyepstein • 17 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Call The Jeffrey Epstein Memo What It Is: A Cover-Up"The DOJ may be releasing the list of Jeffrey Epstein's clients? Will that really happen?" Fox News Host asked US Attorney General Pam Bondi on February 21, 2025. "It's sitting on my desk right now…thomaslknapp (57)in texas • 19 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Texas Flood Deaths: No, Not Trump's FaultAs I write this, the known death toll of floods in Texas stands at 104, including dozens of children from summer camps dotting the affected area. That number will likely increase. It's a terrible…thomaslknapp (57)in scotus • 26 days agosteemCreated with Sketch.Mahmoud v. Taylor: SCOTUS Avoids Condemning the Real "Impermissible Burden""A government burdens the religious exercise of parents," Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito writes on behalf of the court's majority in Mahmoud v. Taylor , "when it requires them to submit…thomaslknapp (57)in internetcensorship • 28 days agoRegarding Ken Paxton: "Now Let Him Enforce It!""John Marshall has made his decision" regarding relations between the Cherokee Nation and the United States, US president Andrew Jackson supposedly said of the US Supreme Court's chief justice in…thomaslknapp (57)in losangeles • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.The Battle For LA Begins To Take ShapeCynthia Gonzalez, vice mayor of Cudahy, California, wants to know where LA's street gangs are : "You guys are always tagging everything up, claiming [the] hood, and now that your hood's being…thomaslknapp (57)in war • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.Will Trump Continue Seeking War? If So, Here's Why.In 1938, five years into Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "New Deal," the US remained mired in the depths of a "Great Depression." Real income still hadn't regained its 1929 level. Unemployment stood at…thomaslknapp (57)in war • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.The Constitution Won't Save Us From Trump's War IdiocyOn June 21, US president Donald Trump ordered airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. You may have heard. As I write this, we're in the "boasting about how splendid it all is" phase of Trump's…thomaslknapp (57)in iran • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.At This Point, A Nuclear Iran Is Probably The Least Bad OptionThe "Baker" explosion, part of Operation Crossroads, a nuclear weapon test by the United States military at Bikini Atoll, Micronesia, on 25 July 1946. [Source: Wikipedia ] As I write this, US…thomaslknapp (57)in nokings • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.What I Saw At My City's "No Kings" RallySmall slice, early crowd --- No Kings rally in Gainesville, Florida, 06/14/25. Public domain. It's always dangerous to accept "participation" statistics about public events, so I'll take equal…thomaslknapp (57)in israel • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.The Better Israel/Iran Explanation: Trump Got PlayedEnglish: This photo depicts Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) On June 12, Axios reported , the US regime refused to support Israeli strikes on…thomaslknapp (57)in police • last monthsteemCreated with Sketch.Take Those Masks Off (Not You, Protesters -- You, Cops)"[F]rom now on," US president Donald Trump wrote in his Truth Social temper tantrum over anti-ICE protests in Lose Angeles, "MASKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to be worn at protests." I agree with…thomaslknapp (57)in ice • 2 months agosteemCreated with Sketch.Occupied LA: Don't Riot -- Boycott and ShunUS president Donald Trump, Axios reports , " is edging closer than ever to invoking the Insurrection Act, driven by a vision of executive power free from the guardrails, governors and…thomaslknapp (57)in thirdparties • 2 months agosteemCreated with Sketch.Stuck In The Middle With ElonThe author with his 2024 presidential ballot. "Is it time to create a new political party in America," Elon Musk asks in a Twitte ... er, "X" ... poll , "that actually represents the 80% in…thomaslknapp (57)in unions • 2 months agosteemCreated with Sketch.Yes, You Can Join A Union. No, You Don't Have To Join A Union.President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signs the National Labor Relations Act on July 5, 1935. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins (right) looks on. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) "Sixteen million workers…
