On the surface the following article seems to indicate Trump can be prosecuted for inciting the Jan. 6 insurgency against our Constitution and our country. But, for now, that is just on the surface.

When we dig deeper we come to realize each judicial decision is open to appeal. First, there are little steps, then bigger ones until it all reaches the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court – a wholly owned subsidiary of the White House, Trump, The Republicans, and MAGA!

While there are many honest jurists, judges of high ethics and integrity, sadly not many sit on America’s highest Court. Ruled over by a heavy-handed millionaire in his own right -- Twenty-five million at last count -- Roberts happily convenes with other millionaires – all the Republican members of the Court are millionaires – and they all regularly rule for their country club plutocrats at the expense of at the expense of their hard-working countrymen

. So, don’t get your hopes up. Justice in America is as dead as Republican’s moral compass.

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Trump immunity in question after judge finds tweet 'poured gasoline' on Jan. 6 riot

Story by David Edwards • 3h • 2 min read

© provided by RawStory

A federal judge opened the door for an appeals court to decide whether President Donald Trump's Jan. 6 tweet — sent as rioters stormed the Capitol — was protected by presidential immunity.

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled Wednesday that he would not reverse his earlier decision shielding the tweet from a civil lawsuit filed under the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, a Reconstruction-era law that bars conspiracies to prevent members of Congress from carrying out their duties.

But Mehta certified the question for interlocutory review — allowing plaintiffs to challenge the immunity ruling at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit now, without waiting for the full case to conclude. Their deadline to file is Aug. 5.

The suit was originally filed in February 2021 by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), according to court records. Thompson later withdrew as a plaintiff to chair the House Select Committee investigating Jan. 6, and former Rep. Barbara Lee of California became the lead plaintiff. The complaint accuses Trump of conspiring with former personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, the Proud Boys, and the Oath Keepers to block Congress from certifying the 2020 election results.

At issue is a tweet Trump sent at 2:24 p.m. on Jan. 6, as rioters were breaching the Capitol. The tweet said: "Mike Pence didn't have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution."

In March, Mehta ruled the tweet was an official act and therefore immune from civil liability .His reasoning, per Wednesday's ruling, was that moments before Trump sent it, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and White House Counsel Pat Cipollone had walked into the dining room to urge Trump to stop the riot. Trump refused — and then posted the tweet.

Mehta acknowledged the tweet "arguably poured gasoline on the fire" but said that did not change the analysis.

"Any act taken by the president — no matter how outlandish (like organizing a poker game) or plainly office-seeking (like firing a campaign pollster) — would become official simply because they occurred after the President received some advice about not engaging in such acts from government officials," plaintiffs argued in their reconsideration filing.

Mehta rejected the argument but agreed the question was close enough to warrant appellate review. Plaintiffs must file their notice of appeal no later than Aug. 5, with the D.C. Circuit's opening brief due Aug. 10.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-immunity-in-question-after-judge-finds-tweet-poured-gasoline-on-jan-6-riot/ar-AA28sXz0?

Decision making, Energy Policy, Tina Peters, & the tie-breaker question

On my blog: Liberal and Loving It

I resist by saying the quiet parts out loud. Sick of this shit.

CNN reported that the president had purchased between $200,000 and $500,000 worth of Nvidia stock the day before making the announcement.

US News

Yeah, right!

Trump and his crime family are trying to tell us (with a straight face) that the fact he, and, or his children, invests in certain stocks just days before they take off is coincidental.

He claims that the fact he’s going to talk up these companies, promote them, gives them giant government contracts has no bearing on where his advisors invest his money; a wink and a nod (and maybe a phones call?) No. No way. His advisors are just geniuses.

I don’t know where these geniuses were when he went bankrupt a zillion times, but they got really smart the day he was elected.

And his children are apparently such geniuses they are suddenly recruited as highly compensated – including stock options -- board members of some of these same companies or other grifts trading on the trust of the American people.

How long, folks, are we going to put up with a man who makes billions while his other decisions are ruining our economy, ruining our healthcare system, denying money for food for children and the indigent, turning all our allies and trading partners against us, does all he can do to defend Putin and denigrate Zelensky, and is under the thumb of Netanyahu, who must hold some interesting files?

Every dollar he makes by subsidizing companies he’s invested in, is a dollar stolen from the American people. Dollars out of your pocket, and into his.

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Questions surrounding Donald Trump’s financial interests have resurfaced after a new investigation claimed the U.S. president publicly praised companies shortly after investing in them.

The findings, published by CNN, have prompted renewed scrutiny of Trump’s business dealings, while the White House insists there is no conflict of interest and says the president has no direct control over his investments.

Investigation points to repeated pattern

According to CNN, Trump promoted roughly 20 companies on his Truth Social platform within days of purchasing shares in those same businesses.

One example highlighted by the investigation involved technology giant Nvidia.

Trump announced he had “very big and exciting news” about the chipmaker after the company revealed plans to help build AI supercomputers in the United States. Around the same time, he also promised government support for similar projects.

“All necessary permits will be expedited and quickly delivered.”

CNN reported that the president had purchased between $200,000 and $500,000 worth of Nvidia stock the day before making the announcement.

The investigation further alleged that several of the companies later secured valuable government contracts.

White House rejects conflict claims

The administration has forcefully denied suggestions that Trump used his office to benefit personally.

White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told CNN that the president’s investments are managed independently

.“President Trump’s assets are held in fully discretionary accounts managed by independent third-party financial institutions.”

Kelly also defended the president’s conduct.

“President Trump only acts in the best interests of the American public, which is why they overwhelmingly re-elected him to this office, despite years of lies and false accusations against him and his businesses from the fake news media. There are no conflicts of interest.”

Trump says he does not manage his investments

Trump has also rejected accusations that he profits from decisions made while serving as president.

Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews, he insisted he has no involvement in the day-to-day management of his finances.

After being pressed about whether he still benefits financially regardless of who manages the investments, Trump replied:

“Well, I’ve made a lot of money before I became president, and they invest my money.”

The president added that he has no communication with those handling the accounts.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/new-revelations-pour-more-fuel-on-trump-s-corruption-allegations/ar-AA28hiJD?

This Vietnam War veteran has seen it all before as felon trump and fascist MAGA lose a senseless war and become ever more crazed. The casualties pile up, the lies accelerate, and the violence against our own people increases. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/21/us-troops-injured-killed-iran-war-attacks-pentagon?CMP=share_btn_url

DOES CONGRESS UNDERSTAND THAT THEY’RE TAKING THE ORDERS OF EVIL STEPHEN MILLER & THIS MANIPULATIVE WOMAN WHO trump, IN HIS DEMENTED STATE, HAS TRUSTED TO RUN AMERICA & THE WHOLE WORLD⁉️⁉️

HOW THE H\*LL CAN THEY KEEP DOING THIS TO US⁉️⁉️⁉️

EVERYONE MUST VOTE TO GET EVERY COMPLICIT MEMBER IMPEACHED & THROWN ON A GARBAGE HEAP, WHERE THEY BELONG‼️

A bill so egregious even an occasional Republican calls it a travesty.

Ther will be enough money to deport millions of hard working, tax paying immigrants.

There will be enough money to give tax breaks to already obscenely wealthy millionaires and billionaires.

There will be enough money to fund Trump’s ill-advised, needless war, by giving huge contracts to defense industries they have already invested in

But there is never enough money to provide healthcare, feed children and the indigent, and ensure every American will retain the right to vote.

This is America under the blood thirsty, grifting government of Trump and the Republicans.

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Republicans expose their warped priorities with desperate last-minute play: analysis

Story by Thomas Kika • 9h • 2 min read

© provided by AlterNet

Republican leaders in Congress are hoping to pull off a desperate, last-minute spending bill, and according to a new breakdown from MS NOW, the largely war-focused funding makes the party's "priorities horribly clear."

Earlier this week, the budget framework, totaling around $95 billion, emerged from committee to a divided reaction among House and Senate Republicans, with some taking issue with its lack of spending cuts to offset the $73 billion it sets aside for military spending, most of which would be for the Iran war. This uncertainty prompted what MS NOW's Hayes Brown called a "scolding" from House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole, an Oklahoma Republican.

"When did you ever pay for a war? A lot of this is military expenses aimed at that war,” Cole said. “The point is that play’s been called. It’s time to put up or shut up.”

This take from Cole, Brown argued, was telling of the "problematic message" the GOP is contending with heading into the 2026 midterms."

There’s a lot to unpack in Cole’s admonition," Brown wrote. "First and foremost, his finger-wagging underscores the problematic message Republicans are sending ahead of the midterms: The country can’t afford to help the poor and needy — but there’s always more money for war, even pointless wars of choice such as the one President Donald Trump has waged against Tehran."

He continued: "Look at what the GOP prioritized in the first two reconciliation bills. The most recent one funded immigration enforcement, making sure there was enough funding to break up communities, detain people with no criminal record and kick them out of the country as quickly as possible. The White House has framed this crackdown on immigration as part of a supposed 'war' on the Southern border, and GOP lawmakers made damn sure to fund it."

The other big Republican reconciliation bill, Brown explained, was 2025's Big Beautiful Bill, which was largely focused on "taking from the poor to give to the rich," with tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans funded by further cuts to things like Medicaid and food assistance programs.

"Pass or fail, this reconciliation bill is what the GOP has decided is its priority before the party asks voters to keep them in power in November," Brown concluded. "A bill that pays for a deeply unpopular war, sets aside money to help the farmers that have been hurt by this war and Trump’s tariffs and**, if Trump has his way, makes it harder for Americans to vote**. It will do nothing for Republican lawmakers facing questions about affordability, nothing about the real problems that their constituents face and nothing that shows any regard for their lives."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/other/jd-vance-s-baby-name-found-plummeting-in-popularity-after-he-announces-birth-of-fourth-child/ar-AA28iKZs?

Upon first glance the following article may seem extreme, filled with opinion and a bit hyperbolic.

But it also contains quotes that support the contention that Trump is both a danger to himself and the world at large, as well.

Fo the most part, Trump’s critics are intelligent, educated men. Men who don’t react to stimulus but take the time to evaluate the conditions and then render a careful, objective opinion.

Trump’s supporters, on the other hand, are comprised mainly of the common folk, under educated, under employed, and more apt to be reactionary, and while not understanding the full scope of the treachery facing us, look for any opportunity to ‘stick it to the man’.

And so, we see Trump every day, virtually foaming at the mouth and ranting over some imagined slight or perfectly honest criticism. We see him sleeping fitfully at some meeting and then waking with a jarring star, as though he can’t tell a dream from reality. He wanders the halls like Macbeth on the parapets and perhaps sees the same ghosts.  He tweets his rabid thoughts obsessively, thoughts that make sense to him but are a clear example of his derangement.         

  He has threatened not only US citizens but also called for the destruction of an entire civilization.

He controls ‘The Bomb’ with only a few lackeys and yes men to deter him, and they aren’t about to risk their unearned livelihood no matter the consequences to America and the world.

Do we act now, or wait for that irrevocable moment when he plunges us into a nuclear war with Russia, China, and North Korea – the final holocaust!

So, let’s get a few things straight. Trump and the Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the Presidency. So, if there is any finagling going on with the vote, they are the ones doing it.

Secondly, Trump said the Chinese stole the voting records and implied they used them to somehow manipulate the 2020 vote where Biden kicked his fat ass. All that would be well and good, except the Chinese downloaded the voting information two years after Donnie Dimwit lost the election; they didn’t steal them, they downloaded them. He lied about that, too.

Why is the information online, you ask? It’s a safety measure meant to keep the records available to anyone who wants to check on the results.

Russia, China, and North Korea would love to see Americans doubt the legitimacy of the vote. They would give anything to undermine Americans confidence in our freedoms and see us battling each other over non-existing issues. They love to see mistrust, dissention, and back-biting among us. And who is causing said mistrust? Who is playing right into our enemy’s hands?

You got it. Trump and the Republican lies are doing more damage to our country than all the foreign villains, combined. Whether intentionally or inadvertently, they are playing right into Moscow’s hands and weakening our country in ways Putin never dreamed of.

So MAGA, I know some of you are the dumbest, hate filled, sumbitches wearing shoes, but some of you passed the GED.

Use your head instead of you hate, and we’ll all be better off.

Yet one more example of the vast and often privatized USA gulag
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/colorado-ice-employee-arrested-shooting-protester?CMP=share_btn_url

As Trump warns of election threats, independent agencies have been cut

It’s been well documented that Trump and the Republicans have fired all personnel willing and capable of investigating their crimes, and replacing them with sycophants, lackeys, and any incompetent who will support their repugnant lies, and provide cover for their crimes.

The Justice department, the CIA, the FBI, the director of National intelligence -- any and all agencies who could provide oversight—have been hollowed out, thinned of competent, honest workers or have had their budgets slashed so Americans will remain uninformed of the treacheries in place against them.

Trump and the Republicans manufacture lies about stolen, ‘rigged’ elections and provide no evidence of same while at the same time destroying those agencies who could attest to the truth there are no ‘rigged’ elections and no evidence exists that undocumented non-citizens are voting.

When there are no cops the bad guys can do as they wish, even if it means the end of democracy and the establishment of a despotic government.

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As Trump warns of election threats, independent agencies have been cut

Story by Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY

Since taking office, President Donald Trump has cut or hobbled the independent federal agencies that would normally handle election security issues, such as those the president claimed the United States is experiencing.

In his White House address on July 16**, Trump asserted that U.S. elections are vulnerable to foreign interference** and claimed China meddled in the 2020 election. He said Americans have for years been "blatantly lied to" by the government about the security of election infrastructure, including voting machines and ballot-counting systems – claims that could not immediately be verified.

Some of the agencies that pushed back on Trump's baseless 2020 election fraud claims have seen staff steadily reduced since 2025, diminishing their ability to be a trusted voice for election officials and American voters, said Wendy Weiser, director of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, a nonpartisan think tank.

"This is an attempt to undermine trust in our election system being waged by our own president and federal government and his administration and the system," Weiser said.

Weiser and other experts told USA TODAY that without those trusted federal voices, it will be up to state election officials to defend the security of elections.

CISA after 2020 election: 'No evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes'

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/as-trump-warns-of-election-threats-independent-agencies-have-been-cut/ar-AA286jNu