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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsElizabeth Warren: It's not strange. It's corrupt.
Yes it is!!! He wonât get away with it, but heâs pushing the boundariesâ¦
— @Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social (@boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social) 2026-05-18T02:05:37.723Z
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When I read posts saying that we need an age requirement to retire 'elders' it bothers me. Warren, my Senator is one of the ones people seem to want to get rid of since she is 76.
Age doesn't always take away from a person's capabilities any more than it makes a youth always smarter and more capable.
Deuxcents
(27,679 posts)sheshe2
(98,429 posts)Cha
(320,534 posts)"Retire elders" are "broad-brushing".
sheshe2
(98,429 posts)Cha
(320,534 posts)Just because you're younger doesn't mean you're as intelligent and wise as someone who is older.
So obvious but bears repeating.
sheshe2
(98,429 posts)The newbies can learn a lot from their elders.
It takes a village. No one can stand alone. We need a team.
Cha
(320,534 posts)different words.
We need to win the Midterms, and no person is going to do it all by themselves.
We've been winning and overperforming in State elections for months now. Flipping red seats to Blue
We Dems Need to keep up the Momentum!
No backsliding!
NJCher
(43,514 posts)Her as a senator.
A lawyer friend had her as a prof in law school.
If anyone watched Justice Speaks, Litman tells how this isnt going to fly.
it was a foolish attempt on Trumps part, and that is why he is going down on this, gasping for his slush fund to let off the J Sixers and other criminals.
What Trump has to realize is that he is going up against people who have an investment in their career. Any lawyer who would make such a deal with Trump so he can scan the taxpayers for these billions will pay a price with his law license.
sheshe2
(98,429 posts)I will never forget that day.
The Washington Post shows off its journalism muscle in extraordinary Jan. 6 investigation

On Sunday, The Washington Post published an exceptional three-part investigation about Jan. 6. It involved more than 75 journalists and included interviews with more than 230 people, thousands of pages of court documents and law enforcement reports, as well as hundreds of videos, photographs and audio recordings.
The package called The Attack is divided into three parts: Before, During and After. All are painstakingly reported and detailed.
In a statement, Matea Gold, national political enterprise and investigations editor, said, An event of the magnitude of the Capitol attack demands deep and revelatory reporting. This newsroom-wide collaboration provides our readers with a definitive account of Jan. 6 and its lasting impact on American democracy.
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2021/the-washington-post-shows-off-its-journalism-muscle-in-extraordinary-jan-6-investigation/
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This is from 2021 and on reelection he pardoned them all. Many of those pardoned are back in jail again, several were Pedos...Friends of trump?
Makes me cry.
Cha
(320,534 posts)he can't take THE billion$$$$$$$ with him.
Good for Everyone who wants it to happen, the Sooner the Better.
TY for bringing Sen Warren's statement on board, she!
sheshe2
(98,429 posts)Even at her old, old age!
Thanks Cha, I fought for her.
littlemissmartypants
(34,339 posts)I'm so glad she's on our team.
❤️
1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior
sheshe2
(98,429 posts)littlemissmartypants
(34,339 posts)mopinko
(73,923 posts)something every prez since nixon has done.
and it was only 2 yrs, when he has been in office for 6 yrs.
no 1 even asked him about it this time.
Passages
(4,493 posts)I imagine most of her constituents want her to continue in the job. She proves her relevance consistently.
SNIP
"Trump brought the NVIDIA CEO on his trip to China to lobby (Chinese President) Xi Jinping to buy advanced AI chips, even though it would create a US national security threat," Warren also wrote. "It turns out Trump also bought millions in NVIDIA's stock."
The president's eldest son, Eric Trump, who runs the family business alongside his brother Donald Trump Jr., denied wrongdoing.
https://www.barrons.com/news/democrats-accuse-trump-of-stock-trade-corruption-e21fe6b2
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