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Thomas Massie revealing the names of Epstein’s clients would be enough to earn him the presidency.

With the new TN districts broken up 29%, 29%, and 32% Black the only thing not adding up here is the GOP’s claim this new map “isn’t about race”. I’m no mathematician, but if you see a pattern, assume it’s telling you something. Numbers don’t lie— people do.

Tina Peters, the Republican former election clerk imprisoned for crimes related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, will receive clemency from Colorado’s Democratic Gov. Jared Polis and soon be released from custody, Polis exclusively told CNN. cnn.com/2026/05/15/politics/…

Immigrants who are afraid that local law enforcement will turn them over to ICE are less likely to report crimes or serve as witnesses. This is why local policies that distinguish federal civil immigration law from local criminal law enforcement are important and keep us all safe.

The Supreme Court, which ordered Alabama to create a second Black opportunity district just three years ago, has lifted that order one week before the primary. The Purcell principle says courts shouldn't permit chaos too close to an election—it's now an open question as to whether there will even be a primary on schedule.

NEW: Joe Biden plans to mount a legal challenge to DOJ’s effort to release 70 hours audio tapes of his conversations with ghostwriter Julian Zwonitzer to Congress and/or the Heritage Foundation. w/ @joshgerstein politico.com/news/2026/05/10…

Back in 2019, we knew that Atkinson had changed the form, but we didn't KNOW whether Ciaramella had used the new form or the old form. It turns out that he had used the old form - the form which required first hand knowledge. The copy of Ciaramella form made public excluded the first two instruction pages in which the firsthand requirement was stated. While Atkinson subsequently changed the form, it was the earlier form that was submitted (sans the two instruction pages.) Atkinson's position was that Ciaramella had first hand knowledge of some things. However, the things that he had first hand knowledge of do not appear to have been especially relevant. Atkinson cited Grassley as authority that secondhand information should be permitted for a whistleblower report. But Atkinson glossed over difference between a non-urgent concern and an urgent concern. This doesn't seem to have been focussed on in discussion. The requirement for firsthand knowledge was reasonable enough for an "urgent" concern. Another point that hasn't been discussed much. In the Solomon articles in March-April 2019 which led into these discussions, there was discussion of Ukrainian interference in the 2016 election. Trump's contiguous discussion of the CrowdStrike server supports the possibility that Trump was seeking investigation of 2016 election interference - an entirely proper request - as opposed to anticipatory interference in the 2020 election. One of the major misunderstandings of Ukrainian interference in the 2016 is that the interference was initiated by Biden cadres (especially at the Jan 2016 meeting with Ukrainiain prosecutors and Biden cadres while Biden was a leading candidate for nomination) and resulted in the Black Ledger operation that decapitated Paul Manafort as campaign chair in August 2016. The role of Biden cadres in this interference has been clouded by incorrect pointing at Clinton campaign. There was obviously no way that any of Ciaramella, Wilde or Atkinson could have reasonably been sure that the issues raised by Trump weren't related to past 2016 events, as opposed to still distant 2020 events where Biden's nomination was far from guaranteed. The issue of Ukrainian interference in the 2016 election surfaced from time to time in the 2019 impeachment hearings, but was ridiculed and shouted down by State Department officials. None of the Republicans or their staff appear to have been well enough informed to focus on the valid issues.

Mission accomplished by Boasberg. Wasted a year of the Admin's time, resources, and attention, subverted democracy, and will face no consequences. The court really need an internal discipline system that doesn't respect professional courtesy.

Is this new? Vindman worked for NSA. Was called up to do a Dual Assignment with NSC AND Fills in for someone on leave for “three weeks” and this is when the call happens. A Superior NFI intelligence Directorate shows him a transcript. Then “Vindman tells CIAramella. And the ball is in motion. Vindman says he is open to an interview at CIA. (Is three weeks normal for a government vacation?) Vindman has concerns that the transcript is in CODE WORD meaning joint action. A. This seems pre planned. B. Weeks before I believe Pence has talks about taking on Corruption so it’s on topic C. Did they need the transcript to be reported to everyone. Thinking Schiff etc. because it would warn them they are looking into corruption and this would be the only way to get it urgently. Or all to impeach?

A good candidate for Witness Two is Gavin Wilde given his background and his involvement in the ICA, plus connection here to Alperovitch/Crowdstrike. x.com/i/status/1952795034853…