Hi Friends! Here is something that caught my eye. Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) still is a military pilot, and Democrats gerrymandered his district out of existence. I know, I thought the GOP was the only one who did that. Anyway, Kinzinger is one of two Republican lawmakers sitting on the January 6 Select Committee, too. And he asked this important question: were ‘Never Again’ just words after the WWII atrocities?
Putin is terrorizing the amazing Ukrainian people. Leaving naked women in the street burning. Planting bombs inside the bodies of citizens they executed, so that people are afraid to bury them. He bombed maternity and children's hospitals, schools, anywhere people sought safety. In other words, a vicious, evil dictator.
The Ukrainians are amazing, patriotic, determined people trying to save their democracy. I think that we used to be like them in WWII when our country said “Never Again” to the atrocities. Well, here we are again. And our country used a piece of paper with the word ‘NATO” on it to keep from helping them. We picked up our petticoats so they wouldn’t get bloody.
If our democracy was threatened as Ukraine is now, I’ve wondered what we the people would do? The thing is, our democracy is being threatened — from within. In conservative states, the GOP governments are fast at work killing our votes. Hopefully, we will wake up soon and fight for our freedom. What do you think?
Stay Safe, Stay Well (Second boosters are here!)
Gloria
Russian Soldiers Lash Out Against Their ‘Stupid Moron’ Leaders
Joe Biden has decided not to assert executive privilege over the testimony of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield said that President Biden was not inclined to shield the public from “an attack on the Constitution itself.” Bedingfield did not comment beyond this statement:
‘[T]HE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION OF EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE SHOULD NOT BE USED TO SHIELD FROM CONGRESS OR THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT AN ATTACK ON THE CONSTITUTION ITSELF. THE WHITE HOUSE HAS DECIDED NOT TO ASSERT EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE OVER THE TESTIMONY OF JARED KUSHNER AND IVANKA TRUMP.’
Thus far, it seems that Kushner is coming into the hearing without the need for a subpoena. His wife Ivanka appears to be on her way to the January 6 Committee, too. However, her attorneys are still negotiating the terms.
Economic Report Debunks Trump/GOP’s Anti-Biden Narrative
The Department of Labor just announced its monthly numbers: 431,000 new jobs and 3.6 percent unemployment for the month of March.
What helps bring our economy into such bright light? People are buying, which is what drives the nation’s economy upward. But inflation rates reflect what Americans are feeling at the gas pump and at the grocery store, a 40-year record high rate of seven percent. And buying power is what drives the perception of bad economic news.
Some of the components that have eaten into our current economy include:
The COVID-19 pandemic and all its variants
The Russian war against Ukraine
Supply bottlenecks and the ensuing shortages
White House Denies Executive Privilege For Ivanka & Jared Kushner
Joe Biden has decided not to assert executive privilege over the testimony of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield said that President Biden was not inclined to shield the public from “an attack on the Constitution itself.” Bedingfield did not comment beyond this statement:
‘[T]HE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION OF EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE SHOULD NOT BE USED TO SHIELD FROM CONGRESS OR THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT AN ATTACK ON THE CONSTITUTION ITSELF. THE WHITE HOUSE HAS DECIDED NOT TO ASSERT EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE OVER THE TESTIMONY OF JARED KUSHNER AND IVANKA TRUMP.’
Thus far, it seems that Kushner is coming into the hearing without the need for a subpoena. His wife Ivanka appears to be on her way to the January 6 Committee, too. However, her attorneys are still negotiating the terms.
Ukrainian Soldiers Kill Ninth Russian Colonel As Putin’s Failure Continues
Another Russian Colonel, the ninth one, was killed about 90 miles from Kyiv as his engineers were attempting to build a critical pontoon bridge over the Desna River that would give them access into Chernihiv, Ukraine. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Kornik had claimed the war would be over within hours. But he was wrong, dead wrong.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top military people have been reluctant to give him a true picture of how poorly his military has been doing during the attack on Ukraine. It has been a serious “strategic miscalculation.” But the Russian president appears to have a “kill the messenger” mentality.
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