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Lie of the Year 2019: Donald Trump’s claim whistleblower got Ukraine call ‘almost completely wrong’

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Politifact’s Lie of the Year 2019: Donald Trump’s claim whistleblower got Ukraine call ‘almost completely wrong’: ? No matter the motivations or the political outcome, testimony from the whistleblower would not change the underlying facts of what Trump said. The whistleblower’s account is verified by the same set of facts supplied by Vindman, Williams and Morrison,…

America, Authoritarianism, Education, Law, Trump

More Dangerous Than More Dangerous

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At the Washington Post’s Plum Line, Greg Sargent writes that William Barr’s deceptions are more dangerous than you think. It’s an excellent post about Barr’s attempt to validate Trump’s lies (about Russia, Ukraine, election interference). Sargent’s assessment is even less favorable for the future – and so more ominous – than he writes. Sargent is right…

Foreign Affairs, Putin, Russia, Trump, Trump-Russia

Debunking Trump’s Defenses: It Was Russia, not Ukraine, That Interfered in the 2016 Election

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Embedded below is a concise, three-page pdf debunking the conspiracy theory that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in America’s 2016 election. It’s from the Moscow Project of the Center for American Progress Action Fund. It’s a solid starting point for combatting lies on the matter. [embeddoc url=”https://freewhitewater.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Debunking-Defenses-Russia-Not-Ukraine.pdf” width=”100%” download=”all” viewer=”google”]

Foreign Affairs, Trump

America’s Allies Know that Trump’s a Destructive Fool

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Via Trump to Leave NATO Summit Early After World Leaders Are Caught Laughing at Him: .@JustinTrudeau, @EmmanuelMacron, @BorisJohnson and other VIPs shared a few words at a Buckingham Palace reception Tuesday. No one mentions @realDonaldTrump by name, but they seem to be discussing his lengthy impromptu press conferences from earlier in the day. (Video: Host…

America, Authoritarianism, Babbittry, Bigotry, Boosterism, City, Law, Liberty, Local Government, Mendacity, Never Trump, Politics, Resistance, Trump

Forget the Tender Feelings of a Pernicious Faction

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Over at the Journal Sentinel, Craig Gilbert writes about the political divide in For voters in this purple part of Wisconsin [Richland Center], the impeachment fight is a symbol of broken politics. The story establishes a false equivalence between those who support impeachment and those who oppose it, as though the conflict between these views…

Foreign Affairs, Mendacity, Putin, Russia, Trump, Trump-Russia

GOP Sen. Kennedy of Louisiana: Liar & Conspiracy Monger

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On Sunday, GOP Sen. Kennedy of Louisiana falsely contended that both Russia and Ukraine might have hacked a Democratic National Committee server in 2016.  Monday, he falsely contended that he misunderstood the question that he was asked. Originally, Kennedy’s remarks from Sunday: WALLACE: Finally, the president and his supporters have said that Ukraine was behind…

America, City, Never Trump, Trump

Yet Again, All Eyes on Wisconsin

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Wisconsin is a small state, yet an important one – in these recent years she has played a significant role in the political life of the country. As one would not wish to live other than in Whitewater, so one could not wish for more valuable ground on which to fight the political conflict of…