Silencio Dogwood

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Firm believer in right & obligation of all informed citizens who believe in the common good - Democrat & Republican, Conservative & Liberal, Left, Right & Center - to air views in a free, constructive & polite manner. #resister against authoritarianism

REFLECTIONS ON A WORLD-CLASS LIAR 1/3 Highlights from CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale about our relentlessly mendacious Felon-In-Chief: 1. "...it’s abundantly clear that there is no public official in Washington who lies like Trump – not as constantly, not as obviously, not about as many topics."

2/2 2. "Trump has concocted hundreds of lies for his own advantage. But many of the laughable conspiracy theories he has promoted were borrowed from other people...The most powerful person in the world...is not only a fabulist but a frequent dupe for other fabulists." 3. "The mainstream...

3/3 "...media doesn’t handle Trump’s lying well enough." 4. [Trump's]...lies have been deeply harmful to the country. People died because of the Capitol riot prompted by his lies about the 2020 election. His lies downplaying Covid-19 almost certainly led to deaths, too." shorturl.at/ngIOi

I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics

Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...

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"The senator's complacent response to open allegations of bribery sends voters a very clear and disrespectful message," the editorial declared. ttps://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/susan-collins-gets-brutal-warning-210046010.html

Susan Collins Gets a Brutal Warning From Home-State Paper

Embattled Maine Sen. Susan Collins has been accused of disrespecting voters ahead of the midterms. In a scathing editorial, the Portland Press Herald called out Collins, 73, over her handling of revel...

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Just in case it wasn’t clear, when they say the U.S. Government’s paying for this, that’s YOUR taxpayer dollars they’re using. I’ll say this as many times as I need to: it is ILLEGAL to use American taxpayer dollars from the government to pay for candidates’ or parties’ political ads.

REFLECTIONS ON A WORLD-CLASS LIAR 1/3 Highlights from CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale about our relentlessly mendacious Felon-In-Chief: 1. "...it’s abundantly clear that there is no public official in Washington who lies like Trump – not as constantly, not as obviously, not about as many topics."