Reporting from the Hellscape that is Portland, where we are writing 100 times on the blackboard the immortal words of Sen. Jeff Merkley, "I will not take the bait." The gentle rains fall, giving sustenance to all the beautiful flowers that are blooming and the gorgeous trees that are turning amid the towering Douglas Firs.
Borowitz's response to troups in Portland is the very best. "Troups arrive in Portland and Immediately Form Bands." And the follow up, "US Military Cleans up Discarded Kale from Portland farmer's market." I live in Portland. As always, it's lovely here.
Do touch upon insurance lawyer Lindsey Halligan’s utterly incompetent ignorant debut in court today for the indictment of James Comey. Pray her license is taken away & she is embarrassed beyond belief. Reminder that she sifted out the Smithsonian on t’s orders. Hope she lands in jail.
Encouraging interview! Great to hear Rober Weissman's perspective on both issues. As an Oregonian, I am proud that our officials have taken charge of things in the correct way.
"Never again will the immense power of the state be weaponized to persecute political opponents." Our Hitler wannabe assured us of that during his 2025 inaugural address. According to the Washington Post, Trump lied on average 21 times per day during his first four ruinous years. Clearly, he is hellbent to improve on that average this time around.
That is precisely why we do both: unflinchingly cover the news and proudly take the administration's illegal actions to court. And it is all thanks to our subscribers!
""We're entering uncharted waters here," said Senator Corey Booker while waving his arms wildly and popping his eyes out to demonstrate how dangerous and uncharted the waters were. "If Trump can maliciously prosecute James Comey, where does it end? Just imagine what could happen! We've never seen anything like this!"
Democrats and other experts claimed that if Trump opens this door, it could lead to malicious and frivolous "lawfare" that could end in political appointees arrested and prosecuted for obscure technicalities before being marched in front of cameras to have their mugshots taken. "Just imagine if that happened in America," said Booker. "I shudder to think.""
My litmus test for the full throated authoritarian state is when The Contrarian is removed from the internet—and it is coming. I think less than a year is possible.
Reporting from the Hellscape that is Portland, where we are writing 100 times on the blackboard the immortal words of Sen. Jeff Merkley, "I will not take the bait." The gentle rains fall, giving sustenance to all the beautiful flowers that are blooming and the gorgeous trees that are turning amid the towering Douglas Firs.
So glad you could be here with us all the way from war-torn Portland!
Weissmann is correct the felon doesn’t like Comey so this is a vindictive prosecution.
Borowitz's response to troups in Portland is the very best. "Troups arrive in Portland and Immediately Form Bands." And the follow up, "US Military Cleans up Discarded Kale from Portland farmer's market." I live in Portland. As always, it's lovely here.
Do touch upon insurance lawyer Lindsey Halligan’s utterly incompetent ignorant debut in court today for the indictment of James Comey. Pray her license is taken away & she is embarrassed beyond belief. Reminder that she sifted out the Smithsonian on t’s orders. Hope she lands in jail.
Oh, we have some pieces for you that touch on Lindsey Halligan!
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-very-botched-comey-indictment
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/what-separates-the-us-from-russia
We will, of course, continue to cover this debacle.
SO grateful for the reply!📎🙏🏻🩵
I wonder why the BAR doesn't go after more of these idiot lawyers.
Encouraging interview! Great to hear Rober Weissman's perspective on both issues. As an Oregonian, I am proud that our officials have taken charge of things in the correct way.
Thank you, Jennifer.
Charlie Sykes said it best today, disgraced Congressional Republicans do not realize it yet but very soon they will no longer be in charge.
https://open.substack.com/pub/charliesykes/p/a-failure-of-imagination?r=1kncci&utm_medium=ios
They haven't been in charge for a long time.
"Never again will the immense power of the state be weaponized to persecute political opponents." Our Hitler wannabe assured us of that during his 2025 inaugural address. According to the Washington Post, Trump lied on average 21 times per day during his first four ruinous years. Clearly, he is hellbent to improve on that average this time around.
"You know, Jim Comey is no hero in my eyes to be sure. But he's being prosecuted for one reason, which is that Donald Trump doesn't like him."
No, he's being prosecuted for allegedly lying to Congress. Now let the legal system run its course.
We continue to talk while Trump continues to ACT.
That is precisely why we do both: unflinchingly cover the news and proudly take the administration's illegal actions to court. And it is all thanks to our subscribers!
https://jackcompere.medium.com/war-1e637a90b435
"If Donald Trump can bring a criminal case against someone because he doesn't like them..."
Of course. We've never seen politically-motivated prosecutions from the Left, have we?
From the Babylon Bee:
"Democrats Warn Prosecuting Political Enemies May Set Dangerous Precedent"
https://babylonbee.com/news/democrats-warn-prosecuting-political-enemies-may-set-dangerous-precedent?utm_source=The%20Babylon%20Bee%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email
from the "article":
""We're entering uncharted waters here," said Senator Corey Booker while waving his arms wildly and popping his eyes out to demonstrate how dangerous and uncharted the waters were. "If Trump can maliciously prosecute James Comey, where does it end? Just imagine what could happen! We've never seen anything like this!"
Democrats and other experts claimed that if Trump opens this door, it could lead to malicious and frivolous "lawfare" that could end in political appointees arrested and prosecuted for obscure technicalities before being marched in front of cameras to have their mugshots taken. "Just imagine if that happened in America," said Booker. "I shudder to think.""
My litmus test for the full throated authoritarian state is when The Contrarian is removed from the internet—and it is coming. I think less than a year is possible.