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[OPINION] Why impeachments are too important to be left to lawyers alone
Narrative Analysis: Name Calling
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Lawyers might revel in procedure, but the public judges politically. Citizens evaluate trust, legitimacy and abuse of office.
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Eschaton
· Jul 12, 2026
A Long Proud Career
There will be many tributes to one of the favorite senators of our rotten political journalist class. My view: he was one of America's most successful serial killers. What are his proudest accomplishments? War. All war.People will pay tribute to the man he wasn't instead of the man he was proud to be.Remember him how he would want to be remembered. He wasn't shy about his support for and love of every war.The internet tells me David Petraeus first applied Three Amigos which I had forgotten. Perfect.
Drudge Report
· Jun 29, 2026
President's glamorous aide accused of 'fueling his delusions'...
President's glamorous aide accused of 'fueling his delusions'... (First column, 5th story, link) Related stories:'You are all that matters to me'...
Twitchy
· Jul 7, 2026
Dulling Her Sparkle: Congressman to File Articles of Impeachment Against Biden Activist Judge
Dulling Her Sparkle: Congressman to File Articles of Impeachment Against Biden Activist Judge
Wirepoints
· Jun 28, 2026
Inside the ‘Broadview Six’ scandal rocking Chicago’s federal courthouse – Chicago Sun-Times
Federal prosecutors in Chicago are better known for taking on violent street gangs, potential terrorists and corrupt politicians of all stripes. In 20 years, they put two governors in prison, as well as a former U.S. House speaker who served two heartbeats away from the presidency. But the “Broadview Six” scandal is now threatening to do long-term damage to what’s perhaps the most highly regarded law enforcement agency in the city. A federal judge summed it up this way: “Trust has been broken.”
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· Jun 22, 2026
Sara Duterte impeachment pre-trial Day 2 swamped by voluminous documents
The first article of impeachment on alleged misuse of confidential funds has least 4,000 documentary pieces of evidence
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· Jun 30, 2026
Bannon: 'Nobody believes' Patel crime statistics
Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Trump, said “nobody believes” crime statistics from the FBI and Director Kash Patel. “Kash, I love you brother, but I don’t want to hear any more statistics about how crime’s coming down, crime’s coming down, all that,” Bannon said Monday on his “War Room” show. Bannon later said...
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