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Trump Election Deniers Threaten Our Democracy

Sheila MarkinSeptember 20, 2022September 20, 2022

Republican election denialists are on the ballot across the country. Out of 552 total Republican nominees running for office, we found 201 who FULLY DENIED the legitimacy of the 2020 election. These candidates either clearly...

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Is this the End of Trump?

Sheila MarkinAugust 13, 2022August 13, 2022

Could Hiding (possibly profiting off of) US Top Secrets Be the End of Trump? The search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida came after authorities believed that the former President...

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Trump is Toast

Sheila MarkinJuly 27, 2022July 28, 2022

Without Fear or Favor Merrick Garland has been telling us that the Department of Justice is pursuing justice without fear or favor. But what did that mean? There seemed to...

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No Place is Safe in America

Sheila MarkinJuly 9, 2022

Highland Park, Illinois, was the quintessential American town with lovely homes, leafy shade trees, a quiet friendly little downtown with shops and restaurants and a mixture of people with many...

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Trump’s Hidden Saturday Night Massacre

Sheila MarkinJune 28, 2022June 28, 2022

See Update below -Testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson on June 28, 2022. The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot held its fifth hearing Thursday where top Department of...

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How Democrats Win in 2022 and 2024

Sheila MarkinNovember 7, 2021November 8, 2021

GOOD NEWS FOR BIDEN AND DEMOCRATS After the drubbing in Virginia for the Dems there was a lot of handwringing but that helped generate good news for the Democrats that...

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Trump Could Face Jail Time in Georgia

Sheila MarkinOctober 24, 2021October 25, 2021

At the end of Trump's chaotic presidency, he was desperate to stay in power. He knew how bad it could be for him if he was a "loser" not only...

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Voting Rights are the Key to Our Country’s Future

Sheila MarkinSeptember 13, 2021September 14, 2021

Joe Biden came into this presidency hoping to be a transformational president. He believed he would be able to find enough senators from both sides of the political aisle to...

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Texas Destroys Roe v Wade! Backlash is Coming!

Sheila MarkinSeptember 4, 2021September 4, 2021

What Texas Law S.B. 8 Does to a Woman's Right to Make Decisions About Her Body This spring, the Texas legislature dropped the charade that its years-long campaign to shutter abortion clinics...