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#Thinkwing: Mon, 5/15/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: “UnhackTheVote.com”, ALSO Mark Twain Elementary School Water Warriors, more. GUEST: Ruben Major

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“UnhackTheVote.com”, ALSO Mark Twain Elementary School Water Warriors, more. GUEST: Ruben Major

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Mark Twain Elementary School Water Warriors: Marshlands Preservation (See Below)
Ruben Major (Detailed CV here).
- Ruben Major, EMT-Paramedic, J.D., M.A.
- www.rubenmajor.com
- http://facebook.com/rubenmajor
- http://twitter.com/rubenkmajor
- Ruben is a founding member of UnhackTheVote.com.
  - Regarding the Voting Issue: We are concerned how to identify/fix voter registration problems, machine & system issues, & gerrymandering.
  - Brent Turner, a member of the National Association of Voting Officials,has asked the 50 states for a forensic analysis. We need complete transparency in the process. I’ve attached some common-sense/proposed solutions to the problem.
- Check these two links for solutions:
  - California Association of Voting Officials’ PSA:
    
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gkQ8w0Pneo
  - Prime III Demo,from Wisconsin Elections Commission (3 years ago): https://vimeo.com/99856962
- Ruben’s Articles:
  - Recent writings available here: http://www.rubenmajor.com
  - Some articles published from The Hill & Progressive Army: https://muckrack.com/ruben-major/articles
- Ruben is also a small business owner and is the leading provider of Emergency Medical Services training in the Southwest.
- He is currently running for the California State Senate in District 36.

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5th grade Exhibition Project which is part of the Primary Years Program (PYP) for the path to the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program.
Mark Twain Elementary School: Group: Water Warriors
Michael Hamad, Camden Fasele, Retvin Pant, Jacob Hyman and Damarcus Cooper.
- Wetlands are advantageous to the environment as they help maintain our water quality, recharge aquifers, reduce flood damage from storms, sustain many habitats for a variety plants and animals such as migratory birds, and are vital to the economy as they are popular tourist attractions as well as part of the fishing industry.
- Unfortunately, wetland acreage has been decreasing significantly because of human development.
  - Texas has lost over half of its wetlands since European settlement of the area equivalent to seven million acres.
  - Therefore, the group would like to raise awareness to protect this habitat.
  - They participated in Marsh Mania last month through the Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) and helped plant over 6000 stalks of smooth cordgrass in Dickinson, Texas. The GBF has preserved, protected, and restored over 16,500 acres of wetland habitat since its founding in 1987.
  - More stats:
    - The Galveston Bay watershed has lost more than 30,000 acres of freshwater and saltwater wetlands between 1953 and 1989.
    - An additional 365 acres of saltwater wetlands and 13,538 acres of freshwater wetlands have been lost to development in a 15 year period (1996-2010) which totals 13% of all wetlands.
  - Marsh Mania began in 1999 and has involved more than 7,700 community volunteers who have restored over 207 acres of vital salt marsh habitat at 89 sites around Galveston Bay.
    - Smooth cordgrasses are planted to prevent the weathering and erosion of sediment along the shores of wetlands and create needed habitats for organisms such as migratory birds.

Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 9-10 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer is Bob Gartner.

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“Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don’t vote.” ~ Attributed to William E. Simon (1927-2000), Secretary of the Treasury under Ronald Reagan

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#Thinkwing: Mon,5/8/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: HISD ‘Recapture Vote Results, Sally Yates and James Clapper testify, Trump-Republicare passes House, France Rejects LePen in spite of Russian ‘Dump’, Is It Time to Think About Invoking NATO Charter’s Section 5, Why The Poor Stay Poor, more GUEST: OPEN FORUM

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An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGN-OFF QUOTE[s]:

FDR “Let Me Warn You” (1936) (1m15s)

“Let me warn you and let me warn the nation against the smooth evasion which says, ‘Of course we believe all these things; we believe in social security; we believe in work for the unemployed; we believe in saving homes. Cross our hearts and hope to die, we believe in all these things; but we do not like the way the present Administration is doing them. Just turn them over to us. We will do all of them—we will do more of them, we will do them better; and, most important of all, the doing of them will not cost anybody anything.”

“But, my friends, these evaders are banking too heavily on the shortness of our memories. No one will forget that they had their golden opportunity—twelve long years of it.

“Remember, too, that the first essential of doing a job well is to want to see the job done. Make no mistake about this: The Republican leadership today is not against the way we have done the job. The Republican leadership is against the job’s being done.” ~ Franklin D. Rooselvelt, Address at the Democratic State Convention, Syracuse, N.Y. (September 29, 1936) See Video excerpt here. Transcript taken from this article

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#Thinkwing: Mon,5/1/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: HISD ‘Recapture Vote is happening, Trump Invites Duterte and Kim Jung Un, Continuing Budget Resolution, Trump Regime Questions 1ST Amendment, more, more. GUEST: OPEN FORUM

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HISD ‘Recapture Vote is happening, Trump Invites Duterte and Kim Jung Un, Congress’s Continuing Budget Resolution, Trump Regime Questions 1^ST Amendment, More.

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An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

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`[These children] are Man’s,’ said the Spirit, looking down upon them. `And they cling to me, appealing from their fathers. This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased. Deny it.’ cried the Spirit, stretching out its hand towards the city. `Slander those who tell it ye. Admit it for your factious purposes, and make it worse. And abide the end.’

`Have they no refuge or resource.’ cried Scrooge.

`Are there no prisons.’ said the Spirit, turning on him for the last time with his own words. `Are there no workhouses.’ ~ A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens (A CHRISTMAS CAROL)

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#Thinkwing: Mon,4/24/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: HISD ‘Recapture Vote is happening, Nukes & NoKorea, UNITED Airlines, Turkey Votes,Gorsuch Approved For Supreme Court, more. GUEST: OPEN FORUM

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TOPIC: SUPPORT KPFT! Bombing Syria: Right Or Wrong – Machiavellian Political Maneuver Coordinated Between Trump-Putin-Assad? Was It Pointless Or Politically Savvy (For Trump)? Republicans Use Nuclear Option To Approve Gorsuch For Supreme Court – Payback For Sen. Harry Reid Or GOP Long-Time Plan? More.

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An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

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“Declining nations glory in their past accomplishments because their future looks so bleak. Rising nations become great by looking to the future, investing in their people and their infrastructure, and taking risks.” ~ Michael R. Honig, from “Letter to Alan Grayson: Going To The Moon Is NOT A Lunatic Idea”, Posted on January 31, 2012

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#Thinkwing: Mon,4/17/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: HISD ‘Recapture Vote is happening, Nukes & NoKorea, UNITED Airlines, Turkey Votes,Gorsuch Approved For Supreme Court, more. GUEST: OPEN FORUM

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#Thinkwing: Mon,4/10/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: Bombing Syria: Right Or Wrong – Machiavellian Political Maneuver Coordinated Between Trump-Putin-Assad? Was It Pointless Or Politically Savvy (For Trump)? Republicans Use Nuclear Option To Approve Gorsuch For Supreme Court – Payback For Sen. Harry Reid Or GOP Long-Time Plan? More. GUEST: OPEN FORUM

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For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGN-OFF QUOTE[s]:

Headline in “Daily Kos” – “Gorsuch: Always remember and never forget, when Republicans lose, they cheat” ~ By Kerry Eleveld [DAILYKOS.COM] Friday Apr 07, 2017 · 3:08 PM CST

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#Thinkwing: Mon,4/3/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: Are Anti-Communist Conservatives Feeling More Kinship For Ideological Partnership With A Fascist Russia?, Blackwater-Trump-Putin Axis?, Gibraltar – A New Crisis Point In Europe?, Gorsuch Reject vs ‘Nuclear Option’, Robots vs Humans in Job Market, more. GUEST: OPEN FORUM

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TOPIC: SUPPORT KPFT! Are Anti-Communist Conservatives Feeling More Kinship For Ideological Partnership With A Fascist Russia?, Blackwater-Trump-Putin Axis?, Gibraltar – A New Crisis Point In Europe?, Gorsuch Reject vs ‘Nuclear Option’, Robots vs Humans in Job Market, more

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For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGN-OFF QUOTE[s]:

“Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” — St. Augustine

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#Thinkwing: Mon,3/27/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: Writ of Mandamus Denied by SCOTUS. What is next? (SCOTUS docket # 16-907, Writ of Mandamus) GUEST: Mark Small, Attorney for Revote2017.org [AUDIO]

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TOPIC: SUPPORT KPFT! Mark Small is an attorney for Revote2017.org. He will discuss the SCOTUS denial of their Writ of Mandamus, and what their next steps will be.

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Mark Small (Appeals Attorneys) is practicing law in Indianapolis, Indiana. Attorney for Revote2017.org

(This is 2nd try to do this show, so the topics look the same as last week, March 20th.)

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For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGN-OFF QUOTE[s]:

“You teach yourselves the law. I train your minds. You come in here with a skull full of mush, and if you survive, you’ll leave thinking like a lawyer.”
– Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr., (Character in “The Paper Chase”, 1973)

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#Thinkwing: Mon,3/20/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPIS: Writ of Mandamus Denied by SCOTUS. What is next? (SCOTUS docket # 16-907, Writ of Mandamus) GUEST: Mark Small, Attorney for Revote2017.org [AUDIO]

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TOPIC: SUPPORT KPFT! Mark Small is an attorney for Revote2017.org. He will discuss the SCOTUS denial of their Writ of Mandamus, and what their next steps will be.

GUEST: Mark Small, Attorney for Revote2017.org

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You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGN-OFF QUOTE[s]:

“Though the mills of God grind slowly; Yet they grind exceeding small;

Though with patience He stands waiting, With exactness grinds He all.” ~ translated into English by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (“Retribution”, Poetic Aphorisms, 1846):^[11]as cited by Wikipedia

A variation and source for, “All things come to those that wait.”

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#Thinkwing: Mon,3/13/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: Chris Sampson talks cyber-war, Former British lawmaker Louise Mensch at heart of Trump wiretap allegations, How Donald Trump Is Reviving American Democracy, Recording your police, Daylight Saving Time – Ugh, Private prisons are ‘in’ again, Murderous Veterinarian in Montrose, more. Survey finds Americans are seriously stressed out about the future of the country, This Week – SCOTUS docket # 16-907 (Writ of Mandamus before SCOTUS) WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FOR CONFERENCE to the Justices on March 17, 2017, Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to fly two private citizens around the moon by late next year, MORE GUEST: Chris Sampson, OPEN FORUM [AUDIO]

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For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGN-OFF QUOTE[s]:

“We don’t need more confirmation that there’s something wrong with Donald Trump. Let’s instead find ways to rebuild what is rational. And the Democrats, goddamn it, get a little backbone, get a little spine. The only person I can trust anymore is Al Franken, who has a great brain and a great heart. I believe what he says.” ~ David Letterman, from “In Conversation: David Letterman”, By David Marchese (March 5, 2017)

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“Police falsely told a man he couldn’t film them. ‘I’m an attorney,’ he said. ‘I know what the law is.’” By Peter Holley March 10, 2017 [WASHINGTON POST]

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Know your rights when recording police actions. – Mike

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Police falsely told a man he couldn’t film them. ‘I’m an attorney,’ he said. ‘I know what the law is.’ (with VIDEOS),

By Peter Holley [WASHINGTON POST] March 10, 2017 at 7:35 AM

One of the first things Jesse Bright did after being pulled over by police on a recent Sunday afternoon was turn on his phone and begin filming.

Bright was driving for Uber to make some extra cash, but he works full-time as criminal defense attorney in North Carolina. As a lawyer, he said, he believes strongly that when people record their interactions with police, it helps reduce confusion if their cases end up in court.

As he aimed his phone in the direction of officers and recorded, Bright was surprised to hear Wilmington police Sgt. Kenneth Becker tell him that there was a new state law that prohibited him from recording police.

[See rest of story with important videos here.]

#Thinkwing: Mon,3/6/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: Ben Carson refers to slaves as ‘immigrants’, Follow-Up: ‘Special Warfare Unit Flew Trump Flag In Public. Now Navy Is Punishing Its Members’, Revised executive order bans travelers from six Muslim-majority countries, Can Republicans Be Trusted to Investigate Trump’s Russia Scandal, Former British lawmaker at heart of Trump wiretap allegations, Doomsday Cancelled – Trump is Good News for Allies and World Peace, Americans are seriously stressed out about the future of the country, survey finds , SCOTUS docket # 16-907 (Writ of Mandamus before SCOTUS) WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FOR CONFERENCE to the Justices on March 17, 2017, Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to fly two private citizens around the moon by late next year, MORE. GUEST: OPEN FORUM [AUDIO]

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TOPIC: SUPPORT KPFT! Ben Carson refers to slaves as ‘immigrants’, Follow-Up: ‘Special Warfare Unit Flew Trump Flag In Public. Now Navy Is Punishing Its Members’, Revised executive order bans travelers from six Muslim-majority countries, Can Republicans Be Trusted to Investigate Trump’s Russia Scandal, Former British lawmaker at heart of Trump wiretap allegations, Doomsday Cancelled – Trump is Good News for Allies and World Peace, Americans are seriously stressed out about the future of the country, survey finds , SCOTUS docket # 16-907 (Writ of Mandamus before SCOTUS) WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FOR CONFERENCE to the Justices on March 17, 2017, Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to fly two private citizens around the moon by late next year, MORE

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You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

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“Our concern was military members showing a partisan political allegiance to a person as opposed to the Constitution or the country .They simply cannot — in uniform in military vehicles and in an official capacity — show partisan political leanings.” ~ Lt. Jacqui Maxwell, a spokeswoman for Naval Special Warfare Group 2, said in a statement to The Washington Post that punitive actions were taken but declined to comment on the precise nature of the punishment or how many individuals were affected. (from “A special warfare unit flew a Trump flag in public. Now the Navy is punishing its members.” March 1, 2017)

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#Thinkwing: Mon,2/27/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: Americans are seriously stressed out about the future of the country survey finds, SCOTUS docket # 16-907 (Writ of Mandamus before SCOTUS) WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FOR CONFERENCE to the Justices on March 17, 2017, Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to fly two private citizens around the moon by late next year, More. GUEST: OPEN FORUM [AUDIO]

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You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

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“My great fear is that we are quickly approaching a situation where our two major political parties are not only distinguished by whether they are ideologically liberal or conservative but also by whether they actively support and defend basic liberal democratic norms and institutions or not. In the past, both the Republican and Democratic parties have been honorable defenders of American democratic norms and institutions. It is difficult to say, though, that the Republican Party as a whole is strongly committed to defending liberal democratic values right now.” ~ Dr. Benjamin Knoll, Ph.D., Contributor John Marshall Harlan Associate Professor of Politics, Centre College, “Donald Trump, the Republican Party, and the future of American democracy are at a crossroads”, 02/26/2017, huffingtonpost.com

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From Daily Kos: “MAJOR BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: SCOTUS docket # 16-907 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FOR CONFERENCE to the Justices on March 17, 2017!”

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NOTE: This was also a discussion topic here:#Thinkwing: Mon,2/20/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: “Not My President’s Day, What happens in Sweden …. , A Govt by Generals & Billionaires, What sayeth the 1st Amendment?, ‘Writ of Mandamus before SCOTUS, A Govt Civics Discussion-How Our Govt Is Designed – A Primer, More. GUEST: OPEN FORUM [AUDIO]

FEBRUARY 22, 2017 – I have been following this story in Daily Kos since early February. I’ve talked about twice on each of my last two shows.

Despite it’s potential Constitutional importance, it seems to be flying under the proverbial radar in every other major media outlet to the point of invisibility, and yet it is of potentially — and literally — of world-shaking importance.

There is a Writ of Mandamus before the Supreme Court.

Until today, it was ‘merely’ a request to be considered before the Court for oral arguments. A decision was due by February 21, 2017. Today, it has been decided that the Writ will be distributed among all the Justices for consideration for open oral arguments before the full SCOTUS.

Original Filing requesting the SCOTUS to issue a Writ of Mandamus, as screen-captured from https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docketfiles/16-907.htm

Here is how the request for a Writ is being put before the court, as explained in the original article:

“While the world is paying attention to theatrical battles over President Trump’s executive orders and cabinet nominees, a largely unnoticed and potentially landmark case sits before the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. A petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to nullify the results of the 2016 U.S. Presidential election sits on the SCOTUS docket.

The article goes on the explain the significance of the Writ request:

“A petition for a writ of mandamus is a filing imploring a Court to take mandatory action in the nature of public duty. The writ – filed Jan 18, 2017 by Diane Blumstein, Donna Soodalter-Toman, and Nancy Goodman – has been assigned docket number 16-907.”

The grounds for the writ are as follows:

“The main argument for the writ is that, per Article IV § 4 of the U.S. Constitution, it is the job of the federal government to keep U.S. territory safe from foreign invasion. The Constitution stipulates, “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion.” The petition cites evidence of such an invasion, namely the Russian hacking, and asks that the entire 2016 election be nullified, all the way back to the primaries, on the grounds that cyber-territory in the U.S. was invaded with the intention of altering the results of our Presidential election. The petitioners seek an entirely new election.

Now comes the earth-shaking, Constitutional Crisis-inducing demand of the Writ:

“Per Title 28 of the U.S. Code § 1251, SCOTUS has “original jurisdiction” over cases like this due to the involvement of a foreign state. There is no remedy for the foreign cyber-invasion, they argue, other than complete nullification.”

It will be at least another month before we get the next chapter in this astonishing chapter of US history.

ADDITIONAL LINKS:

Precedent?: Russian Interference Could Give Courts Legal Authority To Install Clinton, By Alex Mohajer, Political Writer and Commentator (Huffington Post) 12/10/2016 06:28 am ET | Updated 6 days ago (12/13/2016)
- Some audio discussion here: #Thinkwing: Mon,12/26/2016, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: Does Marks v. Stinson open a door?, Trump v. Obama trash talk, Groundwater crisis looming worldwide, China further militarizes South China Sea, Climate Data At Risk, Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, 25th Amendment to the Constitution, Support Progressive Causes, more. Open Forum! [AUDIO]
Donald Trump is making a strong case for a recount of his own 2016 election win, By Aaron Blake, Nov 28, 2016 (Washington Post):
- Some audio discussion here:#Thinkwing: Mon,2/13/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: Writ of Mandamus before SCOTUS, Presidential Propecia, Banality of Evil – American Villains, Reuters Instructs Reporters to Cover Trump Like Any Other Authoritarian’, Trump vs Duterte – Should we be worried?, A Govt Civics Discussion-How Our Govt Is Designed – A Primer, +More

#Thinkwing: Mon,2/20/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: “Not My President’s Day, What happens in Sweden …. , A Govt by Generals & Billionaires, What sayeth the 1st Amendment?, ‘Writ of Mandamus before SCOTUS, A Govt Civics Discussion-How Our Govt Is Designed – A Primer, More. GUEST: OPEN FORUM [AUDIO]

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“In my work with the defendants [at the Nuremberg Trials, 1945-1949] I was searching for the nature of evil and I now think I have come close to defining it. A lack of empathy. It’s the one characteristic that connects all the defendants, a genuine incapacity to feel with their fellow men. Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy.” ~ Captain G. M. Gilbert, the Army psychologist assigned to watching the defendants at the Nuremberg trials http://www.crisispapers.org/essays8p/empathy.htm (For attribution, I found this information here. Thanks to edwinrutsch3.)

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TOPIC: SUPPORT KPFT! ‘Reuters Instructs Reporters to Cover Trump Like Any Other Authoritarian’, A Govt Civics Discussion-How Our Govt Is Designed – A Primer, More

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You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

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“Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy.” Captain G. M. Gilbert, the Army psychologist , Nuremberg trials

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#Thinkwing: Mon,2/6/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: ‘Reuters Instructs Reporters to Cover Trump Like Any Other Authoritarian’, A Govt Civics Discussion-How Our Govt Is Designed – A Primer, +More GUEST: OPEN FORUM [AUDIO]

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Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

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“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” ~ Edmund Burke (Lived Jan 12, 1729 – Jul 09, 1797) See discussion of attribution here.

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An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

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TODAY’S ACTION OF RESISTANCE: Audit for President Trump’s financial concerns

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From my friend, Shari Adler Fogler:

TODAY’S ACTION – Send ONE email

Addressed to: siggerudk@gao.gov; minellit@gao.gov; congrel@gao.gov

Subject line: Re: Audit for President Trump’s financial concerns

Dear Ms. Siggerud and Mr. Minelli,

I’m writing in support of Senator Elizabeth Warren’s request for an audit of our incoming President Trump’s finances, to prohibit conflicts of interest that would prevent him from carrying out the responsibilities of the office without corrupt influence. An audit is essential immediately.

Sincerely,

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Police falsely told a man he couldn’t film them. ‘I’m an attorney,’ he said. ‘I know what the law is.’ (with VIDEOS),

By Peter Holley [WASHINGTON POST] March 10, 2017 at 7:35 AM

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