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Thank you for making this compelling point. I will now seriously reexamine my own understanding of the issues.

I've been wondering about the following for a while: when did Trump's team first claim that Trump had declassified these documents? It turn out that never happened until the latest kerfuffle. Which renders that claim extremely suspect. So even though the Feds don't need the likelihood that Trump misappropriated classified documents to prosecute him, it does add to the likelihood that he will be charged with that as well: Trump lawyer never claimed ex-president declassified documents in correspondence with Biden administration Attorneys for former president Donald Trump never claimed he declassified any documents that were retrieved from his Florida home in January in communications with the Biden administration, and unsuccessfully tried to use claims of executive privilege to prevent the National Archives and Records Administration (Nara) from allowing FBI agents access to the records... Mr Trump’s team also tried to delay providing the FBI with access to the boxes for an Intelligence Community review of the materials. At the time, attorney M Evan Corcoran wrote that Mr Trump would be making a “protective assertion of executive privilege” if the requested delay was not granted. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-white-house-counsel-classified-documents-b2150954.html

Well, what Trump and his supporters have been claiming is that Biden initiated the FBI search of Mar y Lago. Nothing in this letter supports that assertion. It is true that the Acting Director of the Archives asked Biden if executive privilege would be invoked for Trump. Biden said that whatever was decided by the investigators would be approved by him. As for the "great reporting of John Solomon." John Solomon used to work for The Hill. At the time Solomon worked there it was owned by Jerry Finkelstein, a friend of Trump's. Despite which, because of the biased nature of Solomon's "reporting" his job title was changed from "reporter" to "columnist". His coverage of the so-called Ukraine scandal was so biased that he ultimately lost his job. In Solomon's reporting on Trump, I have never seen it disclosed that he is actually an authorized representative of Trump's with the National Archives. Disclosing such ties would be standard practice for a reputable journalist.

Here's another good article that examines Trump's botched strategy, although, as the headline suggests, "strategy" may dignify Trumps flailing more than they deserve. Trump, without the presidency’s protections, struggles for a strategy https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/trump-without-the-presidencys-protections-struggles-for-a-strategy/

Everybody should read the article that this is linked to. Among other things, it reveals the consequences of being being a deadbeat when you are looking for competent legal counsel. But there's much much more to it than that: Judge gives Trump until Friday to better explain why he wants a special master for Mar-a-Lago documents "When Trump’s lawyers did cite the court rules they said gave the judge the authority to grant the request, they cited the rules of civil procedure, without any explanation for why those rules should be applied in a context concerning a criminal search warrant. Trump also did not file with the complaint the kind of separate request — such as a motion for a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction — that would have sped up the timeline for the judge to consider what Trump was asking for. Nor did Trump’s legal team file any declarations — i.e. statements from the lawyers who were said to have interacted with the Justice Department in the lead-up and after the search — to back up the complaint’s factual assertions. https://whdh.com/news/judge-gives-trump-until-friday-to-better-explain-why-he-wants-a-special-master-for-mar-a-lago-documents/ And, this judge was chosen by Trump and is a member of the right-wing Federalist Society.

I remember not long ago when some folks were talking about "The Storm" that was going to be a day of reckoning for politicians and government bureaucrats undermining the USA. How I look forward to a future when no one says silly things like "How i look forward to the future............... when the reckoning comes." However, unlike the folks who say stuff like that, I know I will be disappointed.

Not a good enough salesman Those parts of the country more likely to reject vaccinations also had a much higher death rate from covid

From the article: "Merrick Garland, the attorney-general, would have anticipated that. He is a painstaking former prosecutor and judge—too painstaking for many Democrats who, just as Republicans claim, are quivering to see Mr Trump prosecuted. If Mr Garland made the decision himself to proceed, as seems likely, he must have concluded that legal considerations left him with no choice."

Ukraine may already have them and be using them: Why Ukraine probably has long-range missiles https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-atacms-himars-missiles-161843626.html

Trump claims he wants the documents back so we can give them to the National Archives. The fact is that it was the National Archives that sicced the FBI on him in the first place because they suspected that he hadn't given them all back. And this apart from the fact that even if the documents were declassified, he wasn't entitled to take them.

Easier because she's cluleless. And we know she's clueless because of the foolish comments she consistently makes. And foolish comments invite ridicule.

I think one overlooked harm of this bill is environmental. This unused land provides a home for all sorts of wildlife. So planting bananas or whatever recourse is taken to avoid the consequences of this law, can result in great environmental harm.

You make a good point. But the thing is, it's so tempting to ridicule her. She's such an easy and clueless target. I will grant you though that the very ease of it means it's really not sporting. Bluespunk should be ashamed of his conduct.

So controlling pollution isn't within the remit of a Prime Minister? Does that go for all PM's or just Tories? And you posed a question so I answered it.

You shouldn't ask questions if you don't want answers.

In Arizona, Trump backed Blake Masters. Masters supports privatizing Social Security. That worked out real well for George W. Bush. Just what seniors want...risking their retirements.

Japan doesn't have nuclear weapons. And it has a relatively small military, to boot.

And what about Trump's backing of Herschel Walker. The guy who criticized black fathers for abandoning their kids. It turns out he had 3 of his own and has remained uninvolved with all of them. And in the latest juicy tidbit: Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker is criticizing the sweeping climate, health-care and deficit-reduction bill signed into law by President Biden, arguing that it includes wasteful spending to combat global warming and asking, “Don’t we have enough trees around here?” The former NFL football player, who was encouraged to run by former president Donald Trump, has made head-scratching comments that have drawn ridicule. In a July 9 appearance, he spoke about climate change, suggesting that Georgia’s “good air decides to float over” to China, replacing China’s “bad air,” which goes back to Georgia, where “we got to clean that back up.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/22/walker-georgia-senate/

You would think that Fetterman would have acquired enough manners during his upbringing to send Trump a thank-you note for backing Oz to be the Republican candidate.

But you'll not that the most of the eu countries with fully developed economies have lower inflation rates. Can you explain to me the connection between covid vaccinations and the economic consequences of brexit. And while you're at it can you explain to me why the vaccinate rate is lower in the UK than in most of the https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/united-kingdomother EU nations with fully developed economies?

But what you failed to notice is that it didn't say it's sinking. Because it's actually been rising lately. And I've got some news for you: Biden is not on the ballot. And polls of how voters intend to vote have been shifting towards the Democrats. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/generic-ballot/ That's still not enough to stop a Republican majority in the House but the Senate is looking better for the Democrats. Even if we have to take the word of that radical leftist, Mitch McConnell.

That is a more appropriate metric to use.

Complacent? Really? Here he is hard at work with his unpaid advisers: https://www.randrlife.co.uk/boris-johnson-rests-on-vacation-here-he-enjoys-his-political-pension/

Actually, on the corruption perceptions index, Russia was rated 29 and Ukraine at 32. The lower the number the more corrupt the country is rated to be. In fact over the last 5 years Russia has been consistently rated to be more corrupt than Ukraine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index

Here's a report on raw sewage pollution from those lefties at the Telegraph: Water companies are 'releasing raw sewage into rivers more than 1,000 times a day' Telegraph analysis shows over a third of sewage discharge occurred when there was no heavy rain, suggesting firms breached their permits More than a third of sewage discharge occurred when there was no heavy rain in the areas, according to the research, which suggests firms are breaching terms of their permits. And here's another: Sewage spills by water firms have risen 29-fold over the last five years The number of times raw sewage has been dumped into rivers and lakes across the country has risen from 12,637 in 2016 to 372,533 last year, according to the Environment Agency. The figures, obtained by Labour under freedom of information requests, also show that the duration of the spills have vastly increased over the same time period. Five years ago, 100,533 hours worth of spills were recorded compared to 2,667,452 hours of spillages last year. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/18/sewage-spills-water-firms-have-risen-29-fold-last-five-years/