Yascha Mounk, The Atlantic: Evo Morales Finally Went Too Far for Bolivia
The socialist president claimed authoritarian powers in the name of the popular will. But average citizens were fed up with arbitrary rule.
Evo Morales has been attacking Bolivia’s democracy for many years. Since coming to office in 2006, the socialist president has concentrated ever more authority in his own hands, denounced the opposition in aggressive terms, and placed loyalists in key institutions, from the country’s public broadcaster to its highest court.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 11, 2019
Maduro's military stands in the way of a Bolivia repeat in Venezuela -- Brian Ellsworth and Vivian Sequera, Reuters
Released Lula in for greatest fight of his life -- Pepe Escobar, Asia Times
Back to jail, or run for president: the legal maze facing Brazil's Lula -- Ricardo Brito, Reuters
Should China Police the Strait of Hormuz? -- Lyle J. Goldstein, National Interest
Saudi Arabia’s Newest Tactic To Hush Dissidents -- Michael Kern, Oil Price
Saudi Arabia's Terrible War in Yemen Isn't Going as Planned -- Matthew Petti, National Interest
Iraq protests should be moment of truth for US State Department -- Michael Rubin, Washington Examiner
'Too late' for Hong Kong government to gain citizens' trust -- William Yang, DW
Despite big bangs, Thai Muslim rebels fading away -- Anthony Davis, Asia Times
How the Wagner Group Expands and Inflates Russia's Influence -- C. Rondeaux, WPR
Russia has joined the 'scramble' for Africa -- Patrick Gathara, Al Jazeera
Russia Positioning Itself in Libya to Unleash Migrant Crisis Into Europe -- Paul D. Shinkman, US News and World Report
Poll brings Spain no respite from political uncertainty -- Barry Hatton and Ciaran Giles, AP
Socialists win repeat Spanish election, Vox becomes third-biggest force in Congress -- El Pais
Why Britain’s Election Is So Unpredictable -- Matthew Goodwin, Chatham House
What Should Donald Trump Really Be Impeached For? -- Amitai Etzioni, National Interest
ReplyDeleteWill a Nationally Ranked Hazard Class Democrat be held to account?
Can the be?
Tulsi Gabbard’s Lawyers Accuse Hillary Clinton of Defamation For ‘Russian Asset’ Claim – Demand ‘Verbal’ Retraction in Press Conference
ReplyDeleteFellow Soldiers SLAM Col. Vindman for “Pushing a Coup” by Testifying in Uniform and For Secretly Advising Ukrainians to Ignore US President
ReplyDeletePAY DIRT: “Whistleblower” Eric Ciaramalla Hosted Jan 19, 2016 WH Mtg. – Same Day US Told Ukraine in WH Mtg. to Fire Prosecutor Investigating Hunter Biden
ReplyDeletePAY DIRT: “Whistleblower” Eric Ciaramalla Hosted Jan 19, 2016 WH Mtg. – Same Day US Told Ukraine in WH Mtg. to Fire Prosecutor Investigating Hunter Biden
"An estimated 300,000 to 600,000 people attended the public ceremony held on Friday, January 20, 2017, on the West Front of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C."
ReplyDeleteDemocrats are Stark Raving Mad
"AOC Suggests We Need to Fight 'White Supremacy' to Combat Climate Change"
ReplyDelete]Double Standard: Liberals Demand Conservative Justices Recuse Themselves From LGBT Cases
"Alito and Kavanaugh had met with Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), which has filed an amicus brief in three cases involving alleged employment discrimination against gay and transgender people.
Yet liberal justices have also met with academics who had filed amicus briefs in active Supreme Court cases."
If Liberals didn't have double standards, they would have no standards at all.
ReplyDelete"Remember These Names: 12 Democratic Senators Pushing Anti-Christian Bigotry"
1. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
2. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)
3. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)
4. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)
5. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.)
Al Franken, who has since resigned, slammed Judge Barrett for speaking at an ADF event. He went so far as to compare ADF to the Cambodian dictator Pol Pot, thanks to the SPLC "hate group" designation.
Al Franken is thinking of a comeback. But `st he has to hide some uncounted ballots in the trunk of a car. Hey, it worked twice before, lol!
6. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)
7. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii)
8. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.)
9. Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.)
10. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.)
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
Or sleeping her way their.
... but even Willie Brown isn't helping her now. Rode hard and put away wet!
11. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)
aka Leaky Leahy
12. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)
aka Stolen Valor Combat Vet
https://pjmedia.com/faith/remember-these-names-12-senators-pushing-anti-religious-bigotry/
ReplyDeletePeter Baker / New York Times:
Mulvaney Withdraws Effort to Join Impeachment Lawsuit After Bolton Objects — A lawyer representing the president's former national security adviser filed a motion opposing an effort by Mick Mulvaney to join a suit on impeachment testimony. — WASHINGTON — Mick Mulvaney …
Discussion: Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA, Reason and Law & Crime
RELATED:
Washington Post:15 minutes ago
White House infighting flares amid impeachment inquiry — A dispute erupts between Mulvaney and Cipollone camps over how to counter House Democrats' impeachment push — The White House's bifurcated and disjointed response to Democrats' impeachment inquiry has been fueled …
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Former Trump official balks at Mulvaney's bid to join impeachment testimony lawsuit
Discussion: The Hill
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
House Democrats, ex-Bolton aide ask judge to block Mulvaney from joining lawsuit
Discussion: Daily Kos and Political Wire
The Hill:
White House struggles to get in sync on impeachment15 minutes ago
Discussion: Political Wire and The Daily Beast
Triggered Much?
ReplyDelete"Mick Mulvaney withdraws attempt to join suit over impeachment testimony" = Politico
ReplyDelete"Lawyers say they’ll file their own lawsuit to determine whether the acting White House chief of staff must comply with a subpoena."
So what have we here?
The parrot with the low lexile score read the lede but not the nutgraph.
So typical of the special needs parrot.
ReplyDelete"THE GUY WHO RAN UP THE DEFICIT WITH HIS TAX BREAK FOR THE SUPER WEALTHY"
Revenues went up.
Congress decided to spend more then revenues went up.
Sadly parrots do not understand supply & demand curves or hot to maximize profits or revenues. That would require calculus and "math is hard!" ( This is about the 20th time I told you, you functionally illiterate person!)
We are talking about the 1st month (two at the most of calculus), but for lazy illiterate people, "MATH is HARD!"
Don't have 2 or 3 hours a day for 1 month?
That would cost a a few 'free' pictures being clipped?
ReplyDeleteClinton was impeached?
Trump will be impeached.
Impeachment is like indictment.
You can indict a ham sandwich
... and many a liberal jury has, lol!
ReplyDeleteIn today's liberal parlance, everyone who is not in lockstep, every one not goose stepping with the fascist Democrats is a "Russian Asset"
Even Tulsi Gabbard!
ReplyDeleteALL CAPS, ALL BOLD and starting with a name calling insult.
Yup, that is the parrot we know and love.
Such winning arguments!
:)
ReplyDelete"Washington — Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has withdrawn his request to join a federal lawsuit over whether White House officials should comply with congressional subpoenas for testimony in the impeachment inquiry, indicating he plans to file his own separate case." - CBS
Smart, very smart
It ties up the illegal Democrat Party process.
fascist, NAZI Democrats are trying to keep the president form lawfully governing. It is only fair to return the favor and do the same to the Democrats.
www.cbsnews.com/news/impeachment-inquiry-charles-kupperman-opposes-effort-by-mick-mulvaney-to-join-lawsuit-over-subpoena/
ReplyDelete10 minutes ago
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
White House laughs off Anonymous book as old news Find
10 minutes ago
Juleanna Glover / Politico:
There's a Surprisingly Plausible Path to Removing Trump From Office Find
15 minutes ago
Politico:
Federal health contract funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to Trump allies Find
19 minutes ago
Axios:
GOP to argue Trump's “state of mind” on impeachment Find
19 minutes ago
Dylan Lovan / Associated Press:
McConnell: Bevin ‘had a good 4 years,’ but likely lost Find
ReplyDeletePosted on Mon, Nov 11th, 2019 by Sean Colarossi
Bombshell Impeachment Testimony Shows Trump Let Russia Run America’s Ukraine Policy
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New testimony from Catherine Croft, a former White House official, shows that Donald Trump and Mick Mulvaney were essentially letting Russia run America’s policy toward Ukraine during the first year Trump was in office.
As The Daily Beast reported on Monday, citing Croft’s testimony, “Under Mick Mulvaney’s leadership, the Office of Management and Budget temporarily put a hold on the delivery of anti-tank missiles to Ukraine in 2017 because of concerns their arrival would upset Russia.”
Via key Catherine Croft excepts: OMB placed a separate, earlier hold on Javelin missiles because Mick Mulvaney was concerned that “Russia would react negatively to the provision of Javelins to Ukraine,” despite the fact that “all of the other policy agencies were in support.”
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 11, 2019
The president first started pursuing this line last week, arguing that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) “will change the transcripts” from the impeachment proceedings ahead of their release. Trump kept this going a day later, suggesting Schiff shouldn’t be “allowed” to release transcripts, in part because the Californian “will change the words” and “manipulate” the materials.
ReplyDeleteTrump added that he considers Schiff a “freak” – a word he hasn’t previously tweeted since taking office.
In the days that followed, transcripts from the impeachment proceedings were, in fact, released to the public with minimal redactions.
Literally no one – no Republicans, no Democrats, no witnesses, no attorneys – has disputed the accuracy of the transcripts. In fact, the witnesses had an opportunity to review the transcripts for accuracy before their release, and there were no objections.
Or put another way, Trump’s pre-emptive conspiracy theory was wrong, discredited by reality. Confronted with these facts, the president decided to … repeat the ridiculous line.
ReplyDelete"fascist, NAZI Democrats are trying to keep the president form lawfully governing. It is only fair to return the favor and do the same to the Democrats." DONE WHEN NEWT GINGRICH IN CHARGE
The Washington Post reported that House Republicans may try to throw the hapless Trump lackeys Rudy Giuliani, Mick Mulvaney and Gordon Sondland under the bus, suggesting they “could have acted on their own to influence Ukraine policy.” Other Republicans have settled on calling Trump’s actions “inappropriate” but not impeachable. But the House Republicans who are actually involved in the hearings seem set to go all in on the fantasy of Ukrainian election interference. To exonerate Trump, they are ready to help cover for Russia.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the posts, I see that the parrot really is a simpleton, cut & paste moron.
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