Author Archives: Richard Fernandez

Some have characterized the failed Russian collusion charges as an attempted coup. If so it was a very particular American type of coup involving only the law and vindicating the law because it failed for lack of evidence. Any counterstroke must at least be similarly restricted . It must use only the law, advance only …

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The apology relates to an incorrect report claiming a payment was made to extend a meeting between Mr Poroshenko and US President Donald Trump.

Avenatti goes private to avoid dirtbags

Urges Senate to act “I think we need to find the truth,” he told Washington Secrets. He said the goal would be to stop similar faulty investigations into future administrations, “Democratic or Republican.” Rove by contrast urges Trump to move on.

Avenatti too broke to afford a lawyer, resorts to public defender.

Trump orders a plan to defend against electronic pulse attacks. Venezuela’s outages are an example of how devastating losing the power grid can be.

America is set to surpass Saudi Arabia in a ‘remarkable’ oil milestone.

Maddow ratings drop. How could they have been so sure of something that didn’t materialize? Were their sources wrong or were they trapped in an echo chamber?

Looks like events are coming to a head as Rubio warns Maduro is preparing his counterstrike. It can’t go on. Maduro holds out hope of load management and blames snipers for the blackouts.

Says Bernie. All or it won’t work.

Maduro censors what little remains of Venezuelan internet.

Sad that it had to come true. Rand Paul urges look at Obama’s role in collusion hoax. He wants the origins of the probe released with the Mueller report.

“Now that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has concluded that there was no criminal collusion, the question arises: When during their exhaustive 22-month investigation did prosecutors realize they had no case? I put it at no later than the end of 2017. I suspect it was in the early autumn.” Andy McCarthy

Mike Lee fits right into the prevailing mood.

SPLC “It was a top-down organization controlled by an incompetent and venal leadership.” Current Affairs

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