Fear and Loathing as Trump Payment Deadline Looms. As he struggles to post bond, Trump seems truly fearful. His claims of “I’m really rich,” writes a financial crimes expert, seem like a desert mirage. The great @jentaub explains.
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- Democrats and activists with power and influence must start raising hell now—in the weeks before the election—to alert the public about the tactic GOP officials are using to slow down the vote count in three battleground states, writes @EricCortellessa.
- Ukraine's First Lady Fights On | Washington Monthly washingtonmonthly.com/2022/03/18/ukr…
- When Republicans controlled the House, they had White House staffers testify behind closed doors. But now Democrats will make sure that Mueller has a transcript of all those interviews.
- Trump has engaged in public corruption on a scale unseen in American history, even in the 19th century Gilded Age, writes @DavidOAtkins. And that's in addition to destructive public policy, his personal odiousness, and lurches toward authoritarianism. washingtonmonthly.com/2020/10/11/tru…
- Reporters cast the widest possible net to find corroboration with Tara Reade’s allegations, writes @BooMan23. Their findings revealed no pattern of behavior to buttress her story. washingtonmonthly.com/2020/05/15/pbs…
- The midterm elections could well unfold during a formidable Biden boom, which certainly would be good news for the Democrats, writes @robshapiro.
- If Joe Biden is president facing a plus 1 GOP majority Senate, he offers Susan Collins secretary of state and the Democratic governor of Maine appoints a Democrat to replace her. Problem solved.
- We are witnessing during this endless post-election period a coordinated GOP attempt to murder the American system of government. That’s why @Profepps argues for disbarment, monetary sanctions, and maybe even jail for the lawyers taking part.
- Steve Bannon’s indictment is a predictor of more to come — possibly something broad enough to encompass a number of Trump hires and volunteers, writes @JillWineBanks. And it’s part of a legal morass that is still getting larger for Trump.
- Her lifelong career in public service renders @KamalaHarris fully qualified and prepared to serve as VP, (She’s no less qualified than Obama was at the time he became president.) writes @JulieZebrak. And her race and gender make her perfect for the moment.
- How Jimmy Carter Kept Me Sane. Carter biographer and @Monthly contributing editor @jonathanalter explains why the Georgian's kindness and honesty were a tonic for him during the toxic @realDonaldTrump years.
- Mincing no words, former State Department official @JamesLBruno: “I want lawmakers, journalists and the public to fully understand: There is no way President Trump could not have known about these explosive reports. He knew—and he chose to do nothing.”
- Why the “Weird” Charge From Governor Tim Walz Against Republicans Works. The vice presidential pick and Minnesota governor gets at the crisis in masculinity that the GOP has exploited expertly—until now. washingtonmonthly.com/2024/08/06/why…
