CORRECTION: wrong group of rapists. The essayists are the Cornell rapists. These are the hockey player rapists. Sorry for the confusion 🥴
Their punishment was to write essays.
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CORRECTION: wrong group of rapists. The essayists are the Cornell rapists. These are the hockey player rapists. Sorry for the confusion 🥴
Their punishment was to write essays.
The capitalist injustice system has created incredibly powerful men who will never see the inside of jails or prisons. Sad truth.
Unsurprisingly, there are almost no Russian-made components in Russia's new Geran-4 drone. While Chinese parts surprise no one, how a Texas Instruments onboard computer got there is a major question. #cdnpoli
I wish we could train bears so every woman could have a bear for a pet.
#MajorJasonWatson Major Jason Watson had his Article 32 hearing 8 days ago and the hearing officer has ruled that out of the 10 charges that were filed there was enough probable cause to proceed with seven 7 in a General Court Martial. No trial date has been released but that is expected soon.
their jobs. Until then, America remains trapped in a dangerous waiting game, watching a presidency that appears increasingly adrift while those with the authority to act continue pretending everything is just fine. -Michael Jochum
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impossible to ignore, and the answer, at least so far, appears to be very little. The republic was never supposed to depend on one man. It was designed to survive one. But that only works when the people entrusted with defending it are willing to do
happening and chose silence over responsibility. They will not be remembered for their loyalty. They will be remembered for their cowardice. Future generations will ask what was done when the warning signs became
ess like a commander-in-chief and more like a man struggling beneath the weight of the office itself. History will not simply judge Trump. History will judge every senator, every representative, every Cabinet member, and every party leader who witnessed what was
The issue is whether the President of the United States is capable of carrying out the responsibilities of the most demanding job on earth. That question becomes more urgent every time he appears before the public looking l
This is the same movement that demanded medical transparency from everyone else while treating any discussion of Trump’s condition as heresy. The same voices that once mocked “Sleepy Joe” now find
The irony would be laughable if the stakes were not so high. This is the same man who built years of political attacks around questions of age, stamina, and cognitive ability.
Yet Americans can see the public appearances for themselves. They can watch the speeches. They can observe the moments when he appears confused, distracted, or unable to stay on message.
projecting strength. It was the image of a man who looked overwhelmed by the demands of the office he holds. The White House, of course, insists everything is perfect. We are told his health is perfect. His cognition is perfect. His energy is perfect. His medical evaluations are perfect.
His expressions often carried the vacant look of someone struggling to remain fully present in the moment. Whether the cause was fatigue, age, travel, lack of sleep, stress, or something else entirely, the optics were devastating. This was not the image of a vigorous leader
During his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump looked visibly exhausted. Observers couldn't help but notice he appeared dangerously disengaged from the geopolitical stakes of the moment, only seeming to spark
to life when he was essentially conducting an open-house remodeling tour of his property for his guest. Otherwise, his face appeared heavier and more drawn than usual. His posture seemed slumped.
of a school filled with children, is not normal. Treating war as though it were a branding opportunity or a reality television storyline is not normal. Attempting to concentrate power into the hands of one man while
millions of Americans can see with their own eyes. Donald Trump’s presidency will end sooner or later. Every presidency does. The real question is how much more damage will be inflicted before that day arrives, and how
many people who possessed the power to intervene will be remembered for doing absolutely nothing. Calling for the annihilation of Iran, a nation of roughly ninety million human beings, while casually brushing aside reports of civilian suffering, including the bombing
What does not exist is the political courage required to use them. And so the country continues drifting deeper into uncertainty while elected officials who know better stand on the sidelines and pretend not to see what
What’s it going to take to stop this? At this point, the answer appears to be painfully simple: a literal act of Congress. The mechanisms exist. Impeachment exists. The Twenty-Fifth Amendment exists. Congressional oversight exists.
There is no law or requirement in the United States that forces citizens to show respect or allegiance to any president, including one accused or convicted of a crime.