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Transparency? You know how much coverage Fox News has given to this issue? If you think the total amount of coverage is greater than 0, you've got it wrong. And that goes for most other right wing news sites, too. Including Carlson's Daily Caller.

I see you are determined to ignore the perfectly reasonable rationale of why the Russians would do this. I'm not claiming that they did, but that's the rationale. Which answers your question "Why destroy your own valuable asset that increases your power internationally and particularly with energy hungry Europe when you can simply turn it on/off" Nor did they or anyone else "destroy this valuable asset". The damage was vey limited.

The question wasn't addressed of whether or not he had the correct visa to be working there. Maybe the farmer didn't want to explain what this Thai person was doing there? Just an uninformed guess on my part.

Not being under the jurisdiction of the ICC has no bearing on whether or not Biden should offer evidence. Clearly, the concern is that this could blow back on the USA. And deservedly so.

First off, you're anonymous. Second, if you weren't anonymous, and you said it in private emails not meant to be seen by the public, I would believe it.

I think there is bipartisan support to take the same old ineffectual steps.

But why reply to me? Since apparently you meant your post neither to be in contradiction nor in support of mine.

And you think invading Mexico will put a stop to that? How does that work? Do you have any idea of how potent fentanyl and its various analogues are? How little it takes compared to heroin? If you want to stop fentanyl overdose, decriminalize opioids. Once that's done, it should be easy to have product tested and certified. Not only is that approach more effective, but it's a lot cheaper and a lot less destructive than waging war.

That's what you ought to have said about the previous administration's tax proposal.

What don't you understand about the fact that criminals aren't always being criminals? What relevance does footage of someone not committing a criminal act bear on the fact that they committed a criminal act? You think a criminal's life is just one long uninterrupted string of felonies with no time out for anything else? And that if you can show evidence that sometimes their behavior isn't criminal, then that's somehow exculpatory?

Actually, motivation has been adequately explained. If Gazprom turned it off, it would be in violation of contracts and subject to paying massive damages. But,, because of force majeure, it wouldn't have to. I'm not claiming that Russia was behind it. Just that it has a strong motivation. Remember, they had already cut off most shipments by claiming that the system was undergoing repairs.

You're the one doing the preaching or at least the sloganeering by making empty and patently ridiculous claims of Marxism. You've got nothing.

Occam's Razor? Essentially Occam's razor says the simplest explanation that fits the facts is best? But since many of Hersh's facts have been disproven, how does Occam's Razor even apply?

Well if calling people a liar on this form is a violation of the rules, it could be that it's not me but you who could be said to have committed that infraction. This is of a piece with your overwrought demand that I apologize. In short, it's laughable.

Of course what you wrote is dishonest. In your reply to me, you didn't write Johnny Bangkok blames it on men. What you wrote was: "Yet people blame it all on men. So I can only deduce from that information that they think Sturgeon is a man." And, of course, your excuse fails even if you had just cited JohnnyBangkok specifically. Claiming that she looked like a man was obviously a gratuitous slap. Had you confined your comment to the assertion that people must think she's a man, you could have gotten away with it. But you didn't. You just couldn't resist taking a shot at by asserting how she looks as the source of their confusion by likening her appearance to a specific man. It's the kind of shaming that women in public life still have to put up with from certain unregenerate parties. You've got nothing. And as for your emotionally overwrought demand for an apology...

No. They could have blown up the pipelines to spare themselve being massively sued for not fulfilling their contract to provide gas. Keep in mind that before the explosion Gazprom blamed equipment problems for the lack of delivery. That kind of pretense can only be sustained for so long. With the pipeline blown up, they could plead force majeure and not be held liable.

What is it with this bizarre fixation you have on details? Details can be invented. They can also be debunked. And they have been debunked.

I guess if you don't believe that Twitter is fundamentally a business, you're making a good point. Otherwise, not so much.

Well, you can be preemptively pardoned before being prosecuted as well as after. In fact, Flynn was pardoned both ways by Trump.

Maybe he believes that $400000 per year is how much middle class taxpayers earn. On the other hand, he may have a point insofar as it could hurt contributions to Democratic candidates.

I've looked for evidence to support that claim? You got any? From the landing page of the World Forum "Any alleged factual claims must be supported by a valid link to an approved credible source." On the other hand... Judge says Trump pardon doesn’t make Michael Flynn innocent of lying to FBI, but he tosses case The criminal case against President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor Michael Flynn was formally dismissed Tuesday, two weeks after Trump pardoned him. The dismissal of the case by Judge Emmet Sullivan in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., where Flynn had pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents, was expected because of his pardon by the president. The retired Army lieutenant general was fired by Trump in February 2017 after lying to Vice President Mike Pence about the nature of his conversations with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. in the weeks before Trump was inaugurated. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/08/judge-dismisses-michael-flynn-case-after-trump-pardon.html The Qanon supporting clown who claimed that there were signs in Arabic along the border with Mexico that directed terrorists to various destinations. Even the Border Patrol, rife with Trump supporters, said this was false. Flynn was notorious for making things up and his assertions got to be known as Flynn Facts. The scary thing is that he may have actually believed them.

Because taxing the wealthy is unpopular? You've got to be kidding.

So, has Tucker Carlson shared all the footage that features Chansley?

First off, these cameras are everywhere in the building. Not just at the focal points of the violence. Secondly, because once the rioters had violently forced their way into the capitol they didn't face any real opposition until they tried to storm the area where the Senators and Congressman were being protected. That's where Ashli Babbitt, martyr to the cause, got shot by the Capitol Police.

I don't know what you mean by "not crazy". It's certainly not popular. Desantis is in a tough position. He can't really oppose it for fear of inciting the extreme anti-abortions who are at least a sizeable minority of Republicans and highly motivated to vote. But come the general elections, if he's the Presidential candidate, it's not going to be easy to explain away his acquiescence.