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These testimonies are planned for when the 118th Congress, dominated by Republicans, hold their own hearings investigating the Democrats who wasted government time and resources, thereby weakening our nation, by going after a private citizen who isn’t in power anymore and who nobody cares about anymore and can’t we just move on already because gas is $5 a gallon.

My impression is that evangelical women are truly and fully invested in the patriarchy, since their entire sense of identity is wrapped up in worship of the Ultimate Patriarch. And the idea that the powerful men in their lives, whether their husbands, pastors, political leaders, etc., are ordained by God to reign over their lives is more than just a metaphor to them. I can’t envision an en masse defection from Trump among evangelical women.

LOL!

I'm pretty sure we've crossed the Rubicon by now: Justice has no choice but to bring a case against Trump. If they don't, then the power of despotism, tyranny, violence, and chaos will win. And further to the point, Justice must win its case against Trump, because if they don't, the power of despotism, tyranny, violence, and chaos will win. One question I have is how will Trump find a way to weasel out of it? Does he leave the country and go to where he can't be extradited? Does he take his own life? Or is he going to do the thing that seems unimaginable: just sit tight and wait to be arrested and then tried? Frankly, I have trouble envisioning any one of these three things happening. Or does something so cataclysmic happen, orchestrated or not, that will force this whole affair to be put on the back burner? It's really a bad spot to be in, not just for him but for all of us. But, here we are.

Thank god Secret Service agents take an oath to defend the Constitution, rather than to serve the person.

That guy had better receive a 24/7 detail to protect him.

Preferably Eric.

By calling her a “leaker”, Donald Trump just confirmed that Hutchinson is telling the truth. Otherwise, he’d be calling her a “liar”.

Now that this hearing session is over, let the character assassination of Cassidy Hutchinson commence!

I had her pegged for early 30s, and she was very poised for that age.

“They’re not here to hurt me” strikes me as a more crucial statement than it is getting attention for rat the moment. How Trump said this phrase is really crucial. The way Hutchinson testified, he basically said, kind of flatly, “they’re not here to hurt me”, maybe even a little emphasis on hurt. That would suggest they otherwise are there for something else, such as “they’re here to love me instead”, or “they’re here to praise me instead.” Something like that. But if the way he said it put the emphasis on a different word—as in, “they’re not here to hurt me”—then we’re talking about a whole ‘nother kettle of fish. Because then the alternative could only be, “they’re here to hurt someone else”. And we all know who that someone else is. And that would mean he had foreknowledge of impending violence, and might even suggest even that he would approve of it. I kind of doubt they’ll try to follow up on that, but I think that’s a pretty important distinction.

“Great for the first half of the season, not sure what happens after” is not exactly a ringing endorsement. After that, I was just trying to find ways to put a happy face on it (although “a very different move” doesn’t read as much an endorsement, either. I did not like the move and expressed on multiple occasions that I was concerned we were giving too much away and he would have an All-Star career elsewhere.

Reminder: I didn’t. The only quarter I gave was that the move showed chutzpah, but I also expressed apprehension that he would go on to have a All-Star career in someone’s threads. There’s no guarantee he will keep it up, obviously, but even you admit he’s off to a damn good start. His 1.8 WAR in 34 games extrapolates out to 7.9 WAR for 150 games. In retrospect, Paredes was probably always on the block, since he himself was seen as being blocked here for the next two years, so I believe Avila was looking for the first decent trade opportunity to come up. If Riley had broken north with the team and we didn’t feel we wanted Meadows, I think Paredes would probably have been dealt for whatever halfway decent right-handed starter we could have gotten when all the pitchers were going down—perhaps somebody like Drew Rasmussen of the Rays.

I’d love to hear it. It’s not packaged as a podcast, is it?

That’s how it’s supposed to work, although I rarely if ever hear any evangelicals speculate that about someone whose sin they hate.

I don’t think any official government business should have any prayer attached to it, since we are technically a secular country, but that’s just a crazy idea I have.

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OK, that being the case, I wasn't going to share this with you before, but I will now: 😁

Not if she had sex out of wedlock, she won’t.

Is it really TLR’s fault that these kids today suck so much they can’t even throw complete games like the old days?

That’s OK, the baby will live and become a productive member of whatever farm or service job they are assigned to.

This comment will be scraped and paired up with your PII for future reference. 😉