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30. The tradition and the tendency was always there, agreed

Thu Jul 15, 2021, 07:59 AM

Jul 2021

It's not the creation of the primitive instincts that I tried to emphasize, but rather that they have been brought from the fringes to dominance. The Salem witch trials were considered a black spot on the history of colonial New England. Today, they would have been mainstream throughout a third or more of the whole country. If you were to ask how many of today's American "Christians" would applaud their re-introduction, the rest of the country would be hanging its head in utter shame at the horrifyingly large number.

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Kremlin papers appear to show Putin's plot to put Trump in White House [View all] muriel_volestrangler Jul 2021 OP

Well, well, well. What was hidden, is revealed. marble falls Jul 2021 #1

Somebody smack the US corporate media upside the head and get their attention EYESORE 9001 Jul 2021 #2

The Guardian broke the story. It'll be all over the news PDQ. marble falls Jul 2021 #3

Let's hope so EYESORE 9001 Jul 2021 #4

Yup. And Dems need to keep this in the forefront and pound it every chance they get -that 45 is a onetexan Jul 2021 #74

Today's big story is about Britney Spears. llmart Jul 2021 #107

Her celebrity status aside, Mr.Bill Jul 2021 #109

Business Insider is reporting the story chocolatpi Jul 2021 #77

clicked on link. Says "page not found" n/t BComplex Jul 2021 #90

I've been getting a lot of that on DU orangecrush Jul 2021 #95

Same here, though the Washington Post has a take on the story (link in post). Justice matters. Jul 2021 #101

Here's that Business Insider link in a format that should work. summer_in_TX Jul 2021 #111

they couldn't have done it without limbaugh/rw radio, which continues to evade any certainot Jul 2021 #5

It worked... MiHale Jul 2021 #6

Trump didn't "got [sic] in". He was engineered in by Putin and the Kremlin. Texin Jul 2021 #59

And the republicans are going to finish what he started. Jay25 Jul 2021 #68

This will not be reported in our MSM. gab13by13 Jul 2021 #7

You're correct... Duppers Jul 2021 #11

Want to bet a beer that she doesn't? I bet she does. marble falls Jul 2021 #12

Good bet -- she's kept close tabs on the Russian connection William Seger Jul 2021 #43

Maybe they fear facing their own wnylib Jul 2021 #38

The media is only as liberal as the conservative corporations that own it. bumper sticker -nt CrispyQ Jul 2021 #49

True. Yet Rachel puts her neck out there... Duppers Jul 2021 #69

I agree about Rachel and other MSNBC folks. ShazzieB Jul 2021 #105

No question that Rachel will Hekate Jul 2021 #83

Pretty sure Rachel will have to verify the info. But she seems to have the network to do that. fwvinson Jul 2021 #98

I'm afraid that's true.. mountain grammy Jul 2021 #44

It's on WaPo JustAnotherGen Jul 2021 #91

Seems I owe you a beer. I like to make good on my bets. I hope you're somewhere in Texas! marble falls Jul 2021 #114

Leak, my ass. Vlad is prouder of his puppet president than he is of anything else he's ever done. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #8

100% Correct! Wuddles440 Jul 2021 #10

Same thing I said when I first read the headline padah513 Jul 2021 #18

AGREE ; SEEMS LIKE GLOATING lookyhereyou Jul 2021 #29

Putin needs to know the meaning of regret. wnylib Jul 2021 #42

Biden? lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #54

Unlike TFG, Biden is more action than talk. wnylib Jul 2021 #55

Not a traitor. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #56

I'm adjusting quite well and enjoying wnylib Jul 2021 #60

The hard part is wondering what he's up to between visible events. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #63

I can only speculate, but I know what wnylib Jul 2021 #64

Can someone please tell me what TFG stands for? BComplex Jul 2021 #94

The Former Guy nt intrepidity Jul 2021 #96

Thank you !! BComplex Jul 2021 #97

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Jul 2021 #99

A long time ago, I posted that Putin would throw Trump Dan Jul 2021 #103

Putin has determined that the USeful Idiot is no longer useful. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2021 #33

Exactly! mountain grammy Jul 2021 #45

THIS! 👍 Putin is shoving America's nose in the pile of dog shit they both left behind. TheBlackAdder Jul 2021 #52

Done with Donnie? SallyHemmings Jul 2021 #9

Traitor Trump is used toilet paper in Putin's toilet bowl, with that familiar NCjack Jul 2021 #36

One of the most significant victories ever achieved of a weak nation over a stronger one DFW Jul 2021 #13

+1. dalton99a Jul 2021 #17

Brain? Trump ain't gt no brain! Brawn, sure. Brain...no way! machoneman Jul 2021 #20

I agree with you entirely, except in your questioning about what was behind the Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #25

The tradition and the tendency was always there, agreed DFW Jul 2021 #30

Yes. And technology and the way it makes the world small certainly has magnified it in our age. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #37

All nations practice espionage. Putin is wnylib Jul 2021 #47

Or he will be ousted by someone he trusts--to the extent that he trusts anybody DFW Jul 2021 #51

I will give the same thumbs up cheer wnylib Jul 2021 #58

Nearly half of Americans were effectively brainwashed. JohnnyRingo Jul 2021 #71

What really pisses me off is why these people want... Duppers Jul 2021 #75

No part of the Steele dossier has been disproved including the pee pee tapes. Botany Jul 2021 #14

So true... But personally never heard many Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #23

Not one thing in the Steele has been disproved including Michael Cohen's meeting with Russian .... Botany Jul 2021 #41

Cohen continues to deny this intrepidity Jul 2021 #100

We know his phone was there (Prague). And we know that Ivanka and Jared were in Europe at the .... Botany Jul 2021 #104

Remember all those burner phones Cohen was holding? FakeNoose Jul 2021 #106

I wonder what motivated Trump to run in the 1st place. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2021 #40

Russia had been grooming as a useful idiot since the 1990s. Putin's KBG let him see that Trump's Botany Jul 2021 #48

Same here re: Melania as handler... often wondered that. liberalla Jul 2021 #86

Just remember the flap over W's National Guard service. Ramsey Barner Jul 2021 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author melm00se Jul 2021 #26

shhhhhhhhh melm00se Jul 2021 #27

National emergency Python boot Jul 2021 #16

So now there are docs that show what we've known all along.. sarchasm Jul 2021 #19

K&R UCmeNdc Jul 2021 #21

I feel this bit Putin in the butt onlyadream Jul 2021 #22

Stunning. Should be too story on every news organization. Pepsidog Jul 2021 #24

This is chapter one. Chapter two is Brexit and the other blond menace. Ford_Prefect Jul 2021 #28

You know, every time I see some new 'smoking gun' like this, PatrickforB Jul 2021 #31

MSM: But her emails. kairos12 Jul 2021 #32

Making a rare visit to Faux "News" to see their reaction. Yonnie3 Jul 2021 #34

I always said Vlad would turn on him when he thought it would create most chaos. lark Jul 2021 #35

You might be right. Either he 'leaked' them and the info is more or less true...or...he leaked wiggs Jul 2021 #57

Great, I hadn't even thought of the 2nd part of your sentence. lark Jul 2021 #61

The report may explain Trump and 2016 but doesn't explain behavior of the GOP and wiggs Jul 2021 #67

or sacrifice Trump ... DBoon Jul 2021 #85

Hmmmm. Grasswire2 Jul 2021 #112

I'm SOOO glad that Joe is President right now! jmbar2 Jul 2021 #39

My immediate thought on reading the OP Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2021 #46

Fake News - Liberal press tries another smear packman Jul 2021 #50

I said it once, I'll say it again Vogon_Glory Jul 2021 #53

Kremlin papers appear to show Putin's plot to put Trump in White House FelineOverlord Jul 2021 #62

Hillary talked about this in 2016. What's news is MSM suddenly giving a shit. Demnation Jul 2021 #65

Anyone with half a brain could see that this was Putin's strategy. Galraedia Jul 2021 #66

Sure, but this appears to be documentary evidence. n/t malthaussen Jul 2021 #70

This could be the biggest story of the decade... Stuart G Jul 2021 #72

And Moscow Mitch as well as all the other Senate and House Republicans made it even easier for them. cstanleytech Jul 2021 #73

an "impulsive, mentally unstable and unbalanced individual who suffers from an inferiority complex" ffr Jul 2021 #76

Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2021 #78

So you're telling me there WAS collusion? Mr. Ected Jul 2021 #79

Gee, whoda thunkit? mdbl Jul 2021 #80

I love that he called him "mentally unstable" Sogo Jul 2021 #81

He can try to counter it by reminding people that he "aced" his cognition test! Judi Lynn Jul 2021 #84

Remember, Paul Manafort who worked on the trump campaign gave state polling data to the Russians yaesu Jul 2021 #82

If they're telling us about it, bucolic_frolic Jul 2021 #87

could the compromising info be the infamous peewee tapes?? riversedge Jul 2021 #88

"a serious and highly unusual leak from within the Kremlin." Warpy Jul 2021 #89

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2021 #92

K&R Bayard Jul 2021 #93

I always thought that Yassir Arafat Turbineguy Jul 2021 #102

Very interesting stuff. llmart Jul 2021 #108

When TASS has to give you the news, obvious. Kid Berwyn Jul 2021 #110

K&R ck4829 Jul 2021 #113