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Melvin C. McDowell
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I am a Christian and a retired attorney (I am no longer licensed to practice law in any jurisdiction ), former IRS revenue officer, and former naval intelligence officer. I am also a Son of the American Revolution and a Gideon. I oppose racism and antisemitism (please keep such stuff off my timeline). You can follow me on Mastodon at melmc@freeatlantis.com. #DeSantis2028 Make America Florida - Quiero practicar español - SOLI DEO GLORIA
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melmc 2 years ago
Can We Please Have Some Honesty About Trump’s Lockdowns? ⋆ Brownstone Institute As a recent study conducted by scientists at Johns Hopkins University and Lund University concludes, the lockdowns were a “policy failure of gigantic proportions…the biggest policy mistake in modern times.” Yet in the wake of all that wreckage and destruction, we are left to conclude that Trump has no second thoughts, no regrets, no apologies, no lessons learned, no remorse, no sense of responsibility.
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melmc 2 years ago
Trump blaming an employee for his failures. How many times have we seen that? Also, I would note that paragraph 24 of the indictment alleges Trump was personally involved in the packing of the boxes at the Whitehouse. image
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melmc 2 years ago
‘Incredibly Reckless’: Nikki Haley Changes Tune, Goes After Trump Over Indictment | CDN “Two things can be true at the same time: One, the DOJ and FBI have lost all credibility with the American people, and getting rid of just senior management isn’t going to be enough to fix this, this is going to take a complete overhaul, and we have to do that. Two, the second thing can also be true, if this indictment is true, if what it says is actually the case, President Trump was incredibly reckless with our national security,” Haley told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum.
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melmc 2 years ago
The solution is to hold all malefactors responsible; not to allow all of them to individually evade responsibility by pointing to the crimes of each other and claim that the crimes of the other guy or gal were worse.
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melmc 2 years ago
It's called logical thinking. More people should try it. image
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melmc 2 years ago
An Insider View of Trump's Second Indictment On Friday, June 9, a federal court in Florida unsealed an indictment charging former President Donald Trump with willfully retaining national defense information, refusing to return it, and obstructing related investigations. The 38 counts allege that Trump violated the Espionage Act, conspired to obstruct justice, withheld and hid documents, and caused false statements to be made to federal investigators and a grand jury.Espionage Act cases are complex and important. * duration: 27:38 * Published: 6/10/23 2:00:00 PM * Episode Download link (19 MB): * Episode feed: The Just Security Podcast -
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melmc 2 years ago
Southern Baptists Wishing God Had Written Some Kind Of Book Telling Them Who Can Be Ordained As A Pastor NEW ORLEANS, LA — Church leaders with the Southern Baptist Convention are debating a measure to enshrine a ban on appointing female pastors, with many frustrated attendees now wishing God had written some sort of book telling them whether or not a pastor can be a woman.
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melmc 2 years ago
TRUTH: Lab-grown "meat" produces 25x more carbon dioxide "pollution" than traditional animal husbandry Despite claims that it is better for the environment than real meat, laboratory-grown fake "meat" produces 25 times more carbon dioxide (CO2) "pollution" than traditional animal husbandry, new research shows. Every kilogram of lab-grown meat generates anywhere from 542 pounds
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melmc 2 years ago
TRUTH: Lab-grown "meat" produces 25x more carbon dioxide "pollution" than traditional animal husbandry Despite claims that it is better for the environment than real meat, laboratory-grown fake "meat" produces 25 times more carbon dioxide (CO2) "pollution" than traditional animal husbandry, new research shows. Every kilogram of lab-grown meat generates anywhere from 542 pounds