Dictatorship updates

Just so we're all clear, cynical GOP theater and logic pretzel twisting regarding Epstein can be summarized as follows:

1. Epstein-ism is a hoax the democrats created.

2. But the Bill Clinton stuff is real, so he needs to be subpoenaed.

3. And Trump definitely isn't in the Epstein files, but we need FBI agents to redact his name from the files he's not in.

4. And the files were on Pam Bondi's desk, then they weren't, but now maybe they are, possibly. 

5. And the GOP, which ran on releasing the files, now blocks every attempt to do so.

6. And now GOP elites might be discussing pedophile defense strategies for Trump at a secret dinner hosted by his Vance who once correctly referred to him as a "moral disaster".

7. However, this secret meeting is also "bullshit" and "fake news"!

8. And also, who fucking cares about Epstein?!!

9. In accord with all of that, Ghislaine Maxwell told the Justice Department she never saw djt do anything concerning with Epstein. 

Hm, that seems like a reasonable summary. It's fair and balanced. Now we all know what's going on. 

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TechCrunch reports that key sections of the US Constitution have been deleted from government’s website. One can wonder what was deleted and why.

Text in yellow has been deleted. Parts of Section 8 are removed, and Sections 9 and 10 deleted altogether. Those parts of the Constitution mostly relate to (i) the powers that Congress has and does not have, (ii) limitations on the powers of individual states, and (iii) habeas corpus, the power that protects citizens from unlawful detention. Senior administration official Stephen Miller’s threaten earlier this year to suspend habeas corpus., so that accords with MAGA authoritarianism. Getting rid of mention of congressional power is also in accord with MAGA authoritarianism. djt really does want to be a full-blown dictator-kleptocrat.

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As part of his crackpot attacks on public health, Dr. Brainworm (RFK Jr) blocked about $500 million in allocated federal funding for development of mRNA vaccines. He claims that mRNA vaccine are ineffective and unsafe, both of which are false. The elimination of BARDA's (Biological Advanced Research Defense Agency) $500 million late-stage vaccine development portfolio removes spending for pandemic preparedness. That infrastructure was specifically designed for rapid response to health emergencies such as an outbreak of the H5N1 avian flu in the event that H5N1 does mutate and become easily transmissible among humans.

mRNA COVID-19 vaccines demonstrated exceptional efficacy in large-scale trials. Pfizer-BioNTech showed 95% efficacy against COVID-19, while Moderna demonstrated 94.1% effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection and 100% efficacy against severe COVID-19 disease. Also, the US implemented the most comprehensive vaccine safety monitoring program in history, analyzing over 298 million mRNA vaccine doses administered in the first six months, finding that COVID mRNA vaccines are safe for their intended use to prevent COVID infections or reduce infection severity.

Although basic mRNA vaccine research remains federally funded, BARDA is our only major line of defense against a new pandemic because it conducts late stage vaccine development. Brainworm just got rid of our pandemic defense for no valid scientific reason. He's a reckless crackpot and a cruel killer.