It was Nixon who established the EPA by an EO in December of 1970, later ratified by Congress. It seemed well-intentioned enough: At its start, the EPA was primarily a technical assistance agency that set goals and standards. Soon, new … Continue reading →
I’ve seen many comments around the blogosphere to the effect of this: “Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of trafficking. So of course other clients were serviced in addition to Epstein.” However, that’s a misunderstanding of the case. As I read it, … Continue reading →
I’ve seen speculation about that – for example, here. It is indeed a puzzlement. I don’t think they were stupid people, so I reject that notion. I have a one-word answer – which of course, being a blogger, I’ll expand … Continue reading →
There’s a lot of talk about the new Russiagate documents and whether anyone will be charged, if so who and with what, and what the chances of conviction might be. I came across this video yesterday. I’m not a Barnes … Continue reading →
One is an extremely serious offense and well-documented. The other is meaningless, unauthenticated, and very likely fabricated. This corruption in this story dwarfs the worst Trump scandals. It’s unprecedented. It’s now in writing that the whole Trump-Russia thing was invented. … Continue reading →
They won’t stop, they can’t stop, they don’t want to stop, and why would they? Salacious allegations get clicks, salacious allegations about Trump get more clicks, and salacious allegations about Trump and Epstein are especially hot right now. Thus, we … Continue reading →
Day after day after day, the news keeps coming – and as a blogger, I have to decide what to cover. Sometimes it’s obvious; a huge story that takes up space for days and weeks and even months. But more … Continue reading →
When Jill Biden was First Lady, a man named Anthony Bernal was her top aide. Now he’s pleading the Fifth in refusing to answer questions in a Senate probe, much like Biden’s doctor did. See this: The House Oversight Committee … Continue reading →
One of the worst things about Russiagate is that there’s been no accountability. Those involved are mostly doing quite well, thank you very much. Another is that the ploy was effective. Please see this: … 60% of Democratic voters still … Continue reading →
Another 6-3 win for Trump, along the usual lines. Its significance: The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Education Department to fire hundreds of employees on Monday, a move that advances President Donald Trump’s plans to dismantle the department. … Continue reading →
The Epstein conspiracy theories are tenacious, and most people who hold to them will never give them up. They take three forms, not mutually exclusive. The first is that Epstein was running a ring in which he supplied underage girls … Continue reading →
Seems reasonable to me: Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., on Thursday announced that he would introduce a bill to raise the maximum penalties for attacking Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel amid an uptick in violent opposition to mass deportations. “The … Continue reading →