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Godspeed, Special Counsel Jack Smith 😎 #AboveTheLaw no more.

Stephen Miller testified in front of federal grand jury, CNN reports

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QZa83OPLt8w

Fascists always lose in the end, as there are more of us ✌🏻#NeverForget

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Thanks, great pod as usual. Same great message!

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As long as we have a Congress that can be brought by lobbyists; as long as we have a congress who are allowed to entertain conflicts of interest by owning financial involvements; and as long as we have political candidates whose election expenses are bought and paid for by the highest bidder; and as long as we have a Supreme Court justice who will not recuse himself because of conflicts of interest: to that extent of corruption then we Do Not have a true democracy!

Wake the fuck up people!

Why are you surprised that the trumps of this country are allowed to run for reelection rather then spending quality time in prison?

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He will receive no punishment. This slimy,oily excuse for a human has slithered out of every criminal enterprise he has been involved in. I sincerely hope that somebody will prove me wrong.

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I have followed your work for many years (I’m 77 now) and you have never disappointed. And now recently with your daily presentations leading up to the midterm, you’re like my daily dose of pure oxygen. Essential.

As a bit of an aside, over 20 years ago, I gained a bit of a reputation around the lab (was a biochemical lab manager at U. of Penn - 27 years) for thinking there would be a “Democratic Tsunami” as people saw the extreme incompetence of W. Bush spawned by the GOP. Oh well, better late than never. :-)

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I really wish to not see T's face nor hear anything about him. Nothing is surprising since we all know who he is, so hearing more does not serve any purpose and only recreates the anxiety that he hopes to create.

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They say Karma is a bitch! Jack Smith may be Trump’s Karma. Ya

never know, but you can always hope.

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Thank you, as always, Michael for saying what we all believe to be true. I think we all understand that until the former guy is charged, his followers and their guns will create havoc wherever they can. I am SO angry that the “guilty of sedition” Republicans are still in government, when they should have all been hauled in front of the DOJ and charged with sedition. Yes, it’s great that there was justice yesterday, but we all agree with you that they were just the “little helpers”. I’m trying to put my faith in Jack, and hoping that slithery, slimy donny cannot slide his way out. He has NEVER faced consequences, and the rest of us law-abiding citizens hate that aspect. Come on Merrick, we need to see some action, and Karma- let’s go!

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Thank you Michael. The big cheese is still out there bloviating. Until he gets charged, his followers will believe they can do the same actions with impunity. Glad to see his actors get convicted, but until TFG gets indicted, there is no justice. As to the House traitors, they can only be removed by the ballot box it seems, which makes you wonder why constituents support terrible leaders.

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What's Wrong with AMERICA is AMERICANS. Punishing a few obvious jerks doesn't fix the underlying issues. Americans are afraid-- even the blue ones-- and some of that fear is justified. The NIH has just published that by 2030 our population will be HUGE-- 24.2 % will be MORBIDLY obese and another 60% just fat. So we have damaged bodies which means poor health. We increase global warming by our consumption and waste and weight. This is not a small group who act out. This is a HUGE majority who are worried and feel physically and mentally BAD. This is embarrassing. Trump should never have been elected and that he was and almost a second time too is why we are scared since it reflects our failure.

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Nov 30, 2022·edited Dec 1, 2022

"Who ARE we"? We created the sixth global extinction affecting ALL life and are passively watching it enfold. 96 million Americans have contracted Covid-19, with estimates that HALF (Nature Communications, October12) or, at minimum, 18 million (medRxiv.org, Sept.9) then suffer "long Covid", which does not resolve for months or YEARS, but Hey, ain't no pandemic here. anymore. Party on! We thrill to a World Cup extravaganza where Qatar spent $600 BILLION for six new stadiums and built new towns and infrastructure on the backs of near-slave laborers (400 DIED) for a month-long event. We ignore starvation and death among refugees in Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Syria, but vote for religious zealots who scream that every life matters and female choice about their own bodies is a sin. We continue to grant tax exemptions for a fossil fuel mega-industry that plans on EXPANDING its drilling by 20% in the next decade (see "Just Have A Think" podcast). We dither (talking to you China and India) about what to do to stop a tiny, insignificant malignant troll named Putin from wantonly destroying another sovereign country and threatening the world with nuclear blackmail by allowing combat in the immediate vicinity of the largest nuclear power complex in Europe. And Trump ...? He has been a traitor since his inauguration six YEARS ago when he snuggled up to the Russians and told Zelensky that he would get his weapons ONLY if they provided him with political dirt on Hunter Biden. WHO ... ARE ... WE?? Indeed!

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Thank you for everything you've done, and continue to do, to protect, preserve and defend our democracy! I have been listening to your podcast for free, but bought one subscription for myself and another for my brother (his name is Michael, too,-- retired now, but a former Teamsters officer:) today.

Keep on telling it like it is-- America needs you!

Peace, Prosperity and Progress,

Dianne Douthat

Proud 2016 Bernie Delegate

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Dear Michael, as usual you keep it simple but brilliant! Along with intending Democratic wins in the 2020 election I also intended that all insurrectionists lose their seats in Congress and all public offices. It's not a strange time as much as a time of change - BIG change. " Being the change you wish to see in the world" were seeds planted by Gandhi and others and are now coming to fruition.

A world where all Life is sacred, all Life is equal value, all needs met and no one fears for their life for any reason? Imagine that! I do.

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I do love the focus on our ability to STILL take back the house. I have never known or considered these things and greatly appreciate the information. Two years will fly by.

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I have no "point". You are correct: this is just the "tip of the iceberg. "This extremely partial list (I could go on and on) of a few of the current egregious woes afflicting our society and the larger world, is simply a follow-up on Michael's quote: "Who are we?" Or, "what have we become"? Or, "where are we headed"? The disparities I cite are just asking the question, he asks, "Will there be justice" with Trump's treason, but on a global scale.

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Thank you

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