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This a scary poll and hard to believe but it would explain the Trump phenomenon. [...] share of voters who want “a strong leader who does not have to bother with Congress and elections” grew from 25 percent in 1990 to 37 percent in 2017, according to the World Values Survey, which measured attitudes in 48 countries. Source: https://wapo.st/3kuCg4s37% for Dictator in USA
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I have been writing one-liners for the last few days. The Winning Line “Biden TRiUMPhed” “Trumped no more.” “You are fired”Biden TRiUMPhed - A new era begins
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When I think about the Joker I always see the painted face of Heath Ledger who gave an amazing performance in the Batman movie Dark Knight that unfortunately became his last chance to act.
I decided to watch the film with the Joker now simply called Joker because Joaquin Phoenix won the Oscar for his performance. Make no mistake, his acting is an amazing feat. His portrayal of a mentally deranged person scarily convincing. But my heart was tied to Heath Ledger and I always thought about him while seeing the painted face of the new joker. There is a sense of violence at the center of the film that left me deeply unsettled, especially now that in many parts of the Western world right-wing nationalists seem to be ready to embrace violence to attack democratic institutions.Joker
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Nate Silver put Trump’s chances only at 30%.Biden win is 70%
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PM: I watched a couple of hours of debate on the first day of the Senate impeachment trial when the two parties fought over the rules. It was interesting to watch the arguments but the senate leader had counted the votes and all amendments to the rules were voted down 53 to 47. Every single Republican senator stayed with the “save our president” coalition. The most interesting questions is whether a few senators after the first 5 days will be willing to call witnesses. Peggy Noonan published the most interesting commentary I have read on the trial in the past couple of days. Impeachment Needs Witnesses on Both Sides Peggy Noonan gives an interesting rationale for why Bolton and Biden should be called as witnesses
Forget Democrats and Republicans. The interests of a third party, History, are more important.
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Small majority for Impeachment
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