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Understanding Bad Faith Insurance Practices in Florida, New Jersey, and New York

What is Bad Faith Insurance?

Bad faith insurance practices involve an insurer's intentional refusal to honor its contractual obligations to the policyholder. This occurs when an insurance company fails to act in good faith and fair dealing, which it is legally required to do. Bad faith can be both first-party (directly against the policyholder) and third-party (against a party making a claim against the policyholder).

How Does Bad Faith Occur?

Bad faith can occur through various deliberate actions by the insurer, including:

Misrepresentation of Policy Terms: Insurers may intentionally misrepresent the terms of the policy to deny coverage.

Improper Investigation: Conducting a biased or incomplete investigation to justify denying a claim.

Unreasonable Denial or Delay: Denying or delaying payment without a reasonable basis.

Lowball Offers: Offering settlements far below the claim's actual value.

Florida Law

Under Florida Statutes §624.155, an insurer can be held liable for bad faith if it fails to settle claims when it could and should have done so, had it acted fairly and honestly toward its insured and with due regard for their interests.

New Jersey Law

In New Jersey, the "fairly debatable" standard applies, meaning the insurer must demonstrate a reasonable basis for denying a claim. The case of Pickett v. Lloyd’s, 131 N.J. 457 (1993), is a pivotal ruling that requires insurers to justify their actions reasonably.

New York Law

In New York, proving bad faith requires showing that the insurer engaged in egregious conduct or a pattern of unfair practices, as established in Pavia v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co., 82 N.Y.2d 445 (1993). This case demonstrates the high burden of proof required to establish bad faith.

What to Do If You Suspect Bad Faith

If you believe your insurance company is acting in bad faith, take the following steps:

Understand Your Policy: Review your insurance policy to understand your coverage and rights.

Document Everything: Keep detailed records of all communications with your insurer, including emails, letters, and phone calls.

File a Complaint: You can file a complaint with your state's insurance regulatory agency. In Florida, this is the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation; in New Jersey, it's the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance; and in New York, it's the New York State Department of Financial Services.

Seek Legal Advice: Consult with an experienced attorney who specializes in insurance bad faith claims. They can help you understand your rights and take appropriate legal action.

State-Specific Tips

Handling bad faith insurance claims varies significantly depending on the state.

Each jurisdiction has its own laws, procedures, and standards that affect how these cases are approached. Below, we provide specific tips for Florida, New Jersey, and New York to help you effectively address bad faith practices in your state. These tailored insights will help you take appropriate action and protect your rights based on your location.

Florida Tip

In Florida, policyholders have the right to file a Civil Remedy Notice (CRN) with the Department of Financial Services. This notice gives the insurer 60 days to resolve the issue before a lawsuit can be filed (Fla. Stat. §624.155).

New Jersey Tip

In New Jersey, keeping meticulous records of all interactions with the insurer is crucial for building a strong case under the "fairly debatable" standard. Refer to the case Pickett v. Lloyd’s, 131 N.J. 457 (1993), for guidance on how courts assess these claims.

New York Tip

In New York, due to the high burden of proof required to establish bad faith, it is essential to gather substantial evidence of the insurer's egregious conduct or pattern of unfair practices. Refer to Pavia v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co., 82 N.Y.2d 445 (1993) for more details on the legal standards applied in these cases.

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Sam Levine at The Guardian:

A judge dismissed a bankruptcy case filed by the Gateway Pundit on Wednesday, saying the far-right outlet did not file the case in good faith. The ruling from US bankruptcy judge Mindy Mora in the southern district of Florida comes as the outlet faces significant defamation cases from two Georgia election workers and a former Dominion Voting Systems employee who say the site spread false claims about them after the 2020 election.

Calling the site’s assets “eye-catching”, Mora noted that they were 22 times the size of its liabilities. The company reported nearly $3.1m in revenue in 2023. “TGP remains both balance sheet and cash flow solvent. There is no present financial distress, no looming foreclosure sale, no prospect of a market crash. There is only the State Court Litigation in which TGP must defend itself. That’s not a basis for bankruptcy relief; it’s the justice system in operation,” Mora wrote. The proceedings had also revealed that the company may have been operating in Florida for three years without a proper business license and could owe back taxes to the state, Mora wrote in her 28-page ruling. The Gateway Pundit declared bankruptcy on 24 April saying it was doing so as a litigation strategy in the defamation cases filed against it. Filing for bankruptcy pauses all civil proceedings against a business. The bankruptcy dismissal means the defamation cases can probably continue.

The bankruptcy filing came as lawyers representing Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, the two election workers, were completing discovery in their defamation case and had informed the company it intended to take depositions of the Gateway Pundit founder Jim Hoft and his twin brother, Joe Hoft, who is a contributor. “This is a common tool for reorganization and to consolidate litigation when attacks are coming from all sides. It allows TGP to consolidate this lawfare in one court for ultimate resolution,” Jim Hoft wrote at the time. “While we greatly appreciate the Judge’s careful consideration of the facts of this case, we believe some of the findings are not supported by the existing law or underlying circumstances presented at the hearing or otherwise contained within the record. The Debtor continues to consider its options and will move forward in its legal and business path,” Bart Houston, a lawyer representing the company, said in a statement.

The defamation cases are being closely watched because they are testing whether US libel law can be an effective tool to combat misinformation. The collateral bankruptcy cases are seen as an effort to try to avoid accountability for lying. A judge earlier this month also dismissed a bankruptcy case filed by Rudy Giuliani, who was ordered to pay the two Georgia election workers $148.1m for defaming them last year. After the 2020 election, the Gateway Pundit published several articles falsely saying that Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss, both election workers in Fulton county, Georgia, were involved in a plot to scan ballots multiple times and steal the election. The claims were immediately debunked and both women have been cleared of any wrongdoing. The false claims were amplified by Giuliani and other Trump allies and became central to their efforts to overturn the election results. When Trump called Georgia’s top election official and asked him “to find 11,780 votes”, he mentioned Freeman by name.

Judge Mindy Mora dismissed far-right propaganda outlet The Gateway Pundit’s bankruptcy filing on Wednesday because the company filed it for bad faith reasons.

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Please tell me about prophecy and the seventh sign and any other movies/media that explores the dynamics you're talking about I wanna hear!!

WALL OF TEXT!

For anyone reading this who doesn't know what this is about, I am recommending movies with religious themes that are not like... NICE religious. These are more along the lines of "Angels do not have free will and exist to do God's bidding - God's will frequently involves horrible, horrible things. Source: the Bible." My mother, who was raised to be devoutly Protestant and is now a devout atheist with religious trauma, loves movies like this. She calls them "nasty angel movies" but in general she likes things with religious themes that aren't preachy - and in fact might be the opposite. She likes media with the premise that God (of abrahamic faiths, particularly christianity) is real, but not benevolent. i'm struggling to define this genre because it's late lol

so, The Prophecy (1995)! fucking great movie. it's told mostly from the perspective of a detective who was previously training to be a catholic priest but lost his faith because of horrible visions. Christopher Walken portrays the angel Gabriel who has come to claim an extremely evil soul as a weapon for a second war in heaven. he is NOT a nice angel. i THINK the angels are upset that God has focused all His energy on humanity? but i may be misremembering. anyway this evilest soul ever has been placed temporarily in the body of a little native american girl who immediately becomes ill and is looked after by her teacher mostly, and Gabriel is looking for it and he's the villain of the movie, basically. it does have potentially uh,, slightly 90s ideas of Native American spirituality? possibly problematic/stereotyping? but i'm british and know almost nothing about native americans so i can't tell you if it's egregiously bad, or if its just a bit cringe. but the movie itself is really really good imo. also, Viggo Mortensen as Lucifer. Can't really go into that too much without spoilers, but he's INCREDIBLE. He makes the entire film.

I personally loved it because Gabriel is the angel who told Mary she would be giving birth to the son of God, right? most children raised in Western Christian nations are familiar with the Nativity and angel Gabriel above all others. But he's not a nice guy here - he's a servant of God, and he's mad about it. He uses humans as tools, kills, he's horrible lol. Interestingly, wikipedia seems to suggest that most people thought it was bad but it's gone on to become a cult film? idk i think its great.

Seventh Sign (1988) I didn't enjoy as much (personal opinion, my mum loves it) but the concept is really good. Basically, signs of the biblical apocalypse are happening and mostly being explained away, but they're happening. Leans a little bit into Hebrew theology too. A woman (demi moore) is pregnant with a baby, but there were a limited amount of souls in heaven, and now the first baby without a soul is soon to be born, and it's hers.

My mother also recommends Devil's Advocate (1997) which I've not seen myself but the main actors are Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino so I reckon it must be good lol. From the wikipedia it seems to be more of a horror, so if you have triggers I'd search on "does the dog die" (i've heard it's good for spoiler free trigger warnings) but according to wikipedia: "Based on Andrew Neiderman's 1990 novel of the same name, it is about a gifted young Florida lawyer invited to work for a major New York City law firm. As his wife becomes haunted by frightening visions, the lawyer slowly realizes the firm's owner, John Milton, is in fact, the Devil."

She also likes Constantine and Legion but i've not seen either nor talked to her about them so can't say anything about those lol

also this is a series and not a movie but I NEED you to watch Midnight Mass. it's by the same director who did The Fall of the House of Usher and the Haunting of Hill House and it's just absolutely incredible. It's a single series and it's about a village of like, a hundred or so people that's dying because small village. it's quite a religious town, the centre of the community is the catholic church, and the aging and senile priest has gone on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. He doesn't return, and instead, a younger, unknown priest returns with new enigmatic sermons and then he performs actual miracles - he heals a girl in a wheelchair, for example. I don't want to spoil this but weird shit starts happening and it's a horror series again. My mum particularly liked (hated) a character called Bev Keane, she said she reminded her of her mother. The most miserable, awful, religious zealot, who never actually says anything cruel - she hides her awfulness behind scripture and religious quotes and is impossible to argue with or accuse of anything because she serves god! she's awful in such a hard to define way. Honestly the whole series is fantastic, and it's so well done. its one of those series where its impossible to make a sequel because its done perfectly. can you tell i liked this one

Also i think everyone on tumblr knows this one, but Good Omens. Obviously not a horror show like the others, and the "bad angels who are meant to only do god's will" thing is taken much more lightly here, but still worthy of inclusion imo. The book and the series are different, but not hugely. Humorous take on the apocalypse, and a demon and an angel who've been watching over earth for 6000 years and have decided actually, they like earth, and they dont want it to explode because heaven and hell are actually full of pricks and they dont want to deal with them, theyre too busy enjoying earth. so they decide to stop the apocalypse. they're not very good and it all goes a bit wrong a few times.

Final "religious themes" rec is Small Gods by Terry Pratchett, who also cowrote good omens and it's not actually about christian religion or angels but I think it's worth a mention because it's about a young monk called Brutha who is training in the city of Omnia, a religious city state on the Discworld that is devoted solely to the worship of the Great God Om. The church of Om run the entire city and everyone is a believer, the church is ultimately powerful, and everyone lives in fear of upsetting the church. And then the Great God Om is dropped from the sky from the talons of an eagle, and lands in a garden in the main church citadel - because he's a tortoise. He's been stuck in the form of a tortoise for years because he has no power anymore, because in Pratchett's discworld, there are many many gods and they only have power if someone believes in them. Om has just one believer - Brutha. Brutha is the only person in the ENTIRE CITY who actually believes in the god they claim to worship - the rest just believe in the system, in the religion and in oppression, because that's very real. Brutha knows more about Omnian religion than Om does, because to say Om was an absentee god is putting it mildly. it was the first discworld book i read and it's what got me into the series, it's absolutely great. Also really, really funny as well as reorients your worldview a bit. Pratchett is good at that

okay i need to stop, I have work in the morning, but hopefully this enormous wall of text wasn't too much for you!

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..."In August 2022, the Republican governor suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, complaining that the local prosecutor wasn’t prosecuting the kind of culture war cases DeSantis wanted to see.

A Tampa Bay Times report noted at the time that DeSantis’ order suspending the state attorney did not cite “any specific examples of Warren not prosecuting individual cases, pointing instead to Warren’s public comments on abortion, transgender issues and office policies Warren has adopted.”

The newspaper’s editorial board added that the governor’s move was “politically craven, legally suspect, suspiciously timed and odorously soaked in autocracy, partisanship and bad faith.” Under a headline that reminded DeSantis that he isn’t “the king of Florida,” the Times went on to characterize the suspension as a “gross abuse of power.”

The criticisms were well grounded. DeSantis had already been accused of authoritarian pursuits, and this didn’t help matters. The people of Hillsborough County elected Warren more than once. The governor could’ve tried to help elect a rival candidate in the next election, but instead, DeSantis took it upon himself to suspend the prosecutor and install someone else that he preferred.

In effect, the Republican told Hillsborough County voters, “Sure, you may have chosen a state attorney through the democratic process, but I think I know better.”

Making matters worse, an earlier New York Times report noted while DeSantis said his move against Warren was necessary in the interests of “public safety,” the claim was completely baseless: “Mr. DeSantis and his advisers had failed to find a connection between Mr. Warren’s policies and public safety in his community.”

In fact, the Times added that the Republican’s lawyers lamented the fact that they couldn’t find anything in the local crime statistics to justify the local prosecutor’s suspension."

DeSantis suspended the state attorney anyway. The point, by all appearances, was to give the governor something else to brag about on the presidential campaign trail — a concern that was soon confirmed when the Floridian started boasting to Iowans about ousting the progressive state prosecutor.

But DeSantis did not have the final word on the subject. The 11th Circuit took a closer look and concluded what was plainly true: The governor targeted Warren for political purposes based on comments the prosecutor made about major issues of the day.

The matter is now headed back to a lower court, but in the meantime, it’s worth pausing to appreciate just how frequently the GOP governor’s culture war efforts have struggled in the courts. Last summer, for example, DeSantis’ policies against drag shows and trans care have suffered legal setbacks, which were part of a lengthy pattern.

DeSantis also lost when a court blocked Florida’s “Stop WOKE Act”; his anti-protest measure was also blocked by a federal judge; the Republican’s law to regulate social media companies was blocked by a different federal judge; and the cases brought by his elections police unit have largely fallen short."

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As a top-notch attorney in Florida, Andrew Mongelluzzi is widely recognized for his outstanding legal expertise, exceptional professionalism, and unwavering commitment to protecting his clients' rights. With a wealth of experience and a passion for the law, Mongelluzzi has dedicated his career to providing top-tier legal services to individuals and businesses alike.

In this article, we'll explore Mongelluzzi's background, his areas of practice, and his impressive track record of success. We'll also delve into his passion for the law and his commitment to serving his clients with the utmost dedication and integrity. So, let's get started!

Table of Contents

Early Life and Education

Career Trajectory

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury Law

Civil Litigation

Insurance Law

Mongelluzzi's Approach to Legal Representation

A Client-Centered Approach

Dedication to Justice

Integrity and Professionalism

Success Stories

Case 1: (Personal Injury)

Case 2: (Civil Litigation)

Case 3: (Insurance Law)

Frequently Asked Questions

Conclusion

1. Early Life and Education

Andrew Mongelluzzi was born and raised in Florida. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of South Florida in Tampa before attending Stetson University College of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor degree.

Mongelluzzi's academic achievements were marked by his leadership and involvement in several law school organizations, including the Moot Court Board and the Student Bar Association. He also served as a legal intern for the Pinellas County State Attorney's Office and the Honorable Judge Amy Williams in the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida.

2. Career Trajectory

After graduating from law school, Mongelluzzi began his legal career as an associate attorney at a Tampa-based law firm. There, he gained valuable experience in personal injury law, civil litigation, and insurance defense. In 2010, he founded Mongelluzzi Law, a boutique law firm specializing in personal injury and civil litigation.

Over the years, Mongelluzzi has earned a reputation as a fierce advocate for his clients, securing millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts on their behalf. He has also been recognized for his legal excellence, receiving accolades such as the Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star award and the National Trial Lawyers' Top 40 Under 40 award.

3. Areas of Practice

Mongelluzzi has a diverse legal practice, with a focus on personal injury law, civil litigation, and insurance law.

3.1 Personal Injury Law

As a personal injury attorney, Mongelluzzi represents clients who have been injured as a result of someone else's negligence or wrongdoing. He handles a wide range of personal injury cases, including car accidents, slip and fall accidents, and wrongful death cases.

Mongelluzzi's approach to personal injury cases is client-centered, focusing on the individual needs and circumstances of each client. He understands the physical, emotional, and financial toll that an injury can take on a person and their family, and he works tirelessly to ensure that his clients receive the compensation they deserve.

3.2 Civil Litigation

Mongelluzzi also has extensive experience in civil litigation, representing clients in a wide range of disputes, including contract disputes, business torts, and real estate disputes. He is known for his tenacity and strategic thinking in the courtroom, and he works closely with his clients to achieve the best possible outcome in each

3.3 Insurance Law

In addition to personal injury and civil litigation, Mongelluzzi has a strong background in insurance law. He has represented policyholders in a variety of insurance disputes, including bad faith claims, coverage disputes, and insurance fraud cases. Mongelluzzi's deep understanding of insurance law and his experience as an insurance defense attorney make him uniquely qualified to handle these complex cases.

4. Mongelluzzi's Approach to Legal Representation

Mongelluzzi is known for his client-centered approach to legal representation, which focuses on understanding his clients' unique needs and circumstances. He believes that effective legal representation requires not only legal expertise but also empathy and understanding.

4.1 A Client-Centered Approach

Mongelluzzi takes the time to get to know his clients, their goals, and their concerns. He understands that every case is different, and he works closely with his clients to develop a customized legal strategy that meets their needs. He communicates regularly with his clients to keep them informed of developments in their case and to ensure that they are comfortable with the progress of their case.

4.2 Dedication to Justice

Mongelluzzi is passionate about the law and its ability to protect people's rights. He believes that justice is not just a concept but a reality that can be achieved through hard work, dedication, and perseverance. He is committed to fighting for justice on behalf of his clients and holding wrongdoers accountable for their actions.

4.3 Integrity and Professionalism

Mongelluzzi is known for his unwavering integrity and professionalism. He believes that honesty and transparency are essential in the legal profession and strives to maintain the highest standards of ethical conduct. He treats every client with respect and dignity, and he is committed to providing them with the highest level of legal representation.

5. Success Stories

Mongelluzzi has a long track record of success in representing clients in personal injury, civil litigation, and insurance law cases. Here are three of his success stories:

5.1 Case 1: (Personal Injury)

Mongelluzzi represented a young woman who was seriously injured in a car accident caused by a drunk driver. He was able to secure a settlement of $2.1 million on her behalf, which provided her with the financial resources she needed to recover and move on with her life.

5.2 Case 2: (Civil Litigation)

Mongelluzzi represented a business owner who was being sued for breach of contract. He was able to successfully defend the client and secure a judgment in their favor, saving them from significant financial losses.

5.3 Case 3: (Insurance Law)

Mongelluzzi represented a homeowner whose insurance company had wrongfully denied their claim for damages caused by a hurricane. He was able to successfully argue that the insurance company had acted in bad faith and secure a settlement that fully compensated the client for their losses.

6. Frequently Asked Questions

1. What areas of law does Andrew Mongelluzzi practice?

Andrew Mongelluzzi focuses on personal injury law, civil litigation, and insurance law.

2. What sets Andrew Mongelluzzi apart from other attorneys?

Mongelluzzi's client-centered approach, dedication to justice, and unwavering professionalism set him apart from other attorneys.

3. What is Mongelluzzi's approach to personal injury cases?

Mongelluzzi's approach to personal injury cases is client-centered, focusing on the individual needs and circumstances of each client.

4. What types of disputes does Mongelluzzi handle in civil litigation?

Mongelluzzi handles a wide range of disputes in civil litigation, including contract disputes, business torts, and realestate disputes.

5. How does Mongelluzzi handle insurance disputes?

Mongelluzzi has a deep understanding of insurance law and handles a variety of insurance disputes, including bad faith claims, coverage disputes, and insurance fraud cases.

6. What is Mongelluzzi's success rate in personal injury cases?

Mongelluzzi has a long track record of success in personal injury cases, having secured millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts on behalf of his clients.

7. Does Mongelluzzi offer free consultations?

Yes, Mongelluzzi offers free consultations to potential clients, where they can discuss their legal concerns and learn about their legal options.

7. Conclusion

Andrew Mongelluzzi is a skilled and experienced attorney who is dedicated to providing his clients with the highest level of legal representation. His client-centered approach, dedication to justice, and unwavering professionalism set him apart from other attorneys. With a strong background in personal injury law, civil litigation, and insurance law, Mongelluzzi is uniquely qualified to handle a wide range of legal issues. If you are in need of legal representation, contact Andrew Mongelluzzi for a free consultation.

8. FAQs

1. What areas of law does Andrew Mongelluzzi practice?

Andrew Mongelluzzi focuses on personal injury law, civil litigation, and insurance law.

2. What sets Andrew Mongelluzzi apart from other attorneys?

Mongelluzzi's client-centered approach, dedication to justice, and unwavering professionalism set him apart from other attorneys.

3. What is Mongelluzzi's success rate in personal injury cases?

Mongelluzzi has a long track record of success in personal injury cases, having secured millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts on behalf of his clients.

4. Does Mongelluzzi offer free consultations?

Yes, Mongelluzzi offers free consultations to potential clients, where they can discuss their legal concerns and learn about their legal options

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Judge John Middlbrooks in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida imposed nearly $1 Million in sanctions against trump and alina habba, his lawyer for filing a “frivolous” lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and others

trump’s suit, sought $70 million in damages from Hillary Clinton and 30 other Defendants, including the Democratic National Committee and former FBI Officials for conspiring against him to “weave a false narrative” claiming during the 2016 election he and his campaign were colluding with Russia in their efforts to win the race.

The Judge wrote in his decision... “We are confronted with a lawsuit that should never have been filed, which was completely Frivolous, Both Factually and Legally, and which was brought in bad faith for an improper purpose,”

The Judge in his order noted “tump is a prolific and sophisticated litigant who is repeatedly using the courts to seek revenge on political adversaries. He is the mastermind of strategic abuse of the judicial process, and he cannot be seen as a litigant blindly following the advice of a lawyer,”

Ending with “He {trump} knew full well the impact of his actions... As such, I find that sanctions should be imposed upon trump and his lead counsel, habba.”

I think Judge Middlbrooks gives trump far more credit than he deserves by calling trump "a sophisticated litigant and the mastermind of strategic abuse of the judicial process"

We all know trump uses the Court as a prop to influence his confederate maga loyalist and to drag out taking any responsibility for his lies and actions, but this in no way shows trump to be a "sophisticated litigant and a mastermind" of anything, especially since more often than not trump loses.

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I’m not sure if people have completely wrapped their minds around this, but we have an entire political party that has converted into an authoritarian—albeit Americanized version—style of politics that cares nothing about U.S. democracy or anyone who is not white.

With the exception of a few dissenting Republican senators who aren’t up for reelection until 2024 or 2026 (only Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is on the ballot in 2022) or are retiring, the GOP not only acquitted Donald Trump of inciting an insurrection that he clearly incited, but they told Republican voters that the lies Trump told them were true: The election was stolen and you have a right to be angry about that.

And it’s working.

During the impeachment trial last week, his defense lawyers reinforced those lies, and Republicans basically sat by and said nothing to counter them. They, in effect, are a party of turncoats. What makes their behavior so terrifying is that Democrats, who hold control of the Senate by only Vice President Kamala Harris’ tie-breaking vote, are left with no choice but to negotiate with the very people whose leading members encouraged the coup and instigated supporters to undermine American institutions.

Pam Keith, a U.S. Navy veteran who ran out of Florida’s 18th Congressional District as the Democratic nominee, told The Root that Democrats should give up on working with Republicans as if they are operating in good faith and have shown that they will be as corrupt and obstructionist as Trump.

“What they’re saying is we don’t care that he broke the law,” said Keith, who also hosts the politics show But What It Really Means. “He’s our guy and we’re with our guy and there’s nothing you can say to make us turn on our guy. He’s above the law. He’s above the Constitution. He is above the well-being of the United States because he’s our mechanism to retaining power. That is the absolute definition of totalitarian dictatorship. We don’t care what he does—especially if what he does hurts you,” she said.

“You cannot live in a diverse country when the paradigm is oppressed or be oppressed. That’s what’s going on in South Sudan right now. There’s only one way: bloody conflict. The only way a country like ours survives is through mutual agreement to set a standard. That’s what the Constitution is. That’s what the rule of law is. If you don’t have that, then there’s no incentive to peacefully allow the other sides to exercise power.”

Kyle Bibby, national campaign manager at Common Defense and a former Marine Corps Infantry officer, told The Root that had a foreign entity engaged in an attack similar to the Jan. 6 coup attempt or rallied the support of the main culprit thereafter, the U.S. military would have responded with an offensive strike or at the minimum stiff economic penalties. But he added that the militias and Trump supporters who were there are ultimately not so much the issue as is the Republican Party that empowers them.

When asked about the violent insurrectionists, Bibby said, “If they were in Afghanistan, we would’ve hit them. Either a raid, drop a bomb on them, whatever it is.” He continued, “But the organizations that are funding this and who are backing this that are creating the political movement behind this are organizations like Fox News, Breitbart, One America News Network, and the Republican Party. If these organizations existed in another country, we would be sanctioning them. We would be seizing their assets for inciting terroristic threats against an American ally or against U.S. interests.”

Mind you, Republicans lead a meaningless investigation into the Benghazi attack, accusing Democrats of being soft on terrorism. They forced Susan Rice to withdraw her name from consideration for Obama’s secretary of state because of their unfounded claims that she did not react appropriately to the 2012 attacks on the American consulate in Libya. They drilled former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in very bad faith, for hours over her management of the tragedy during a hearing in 2015. Meanwhile, when it comes to the attack on the U.S. Capitol, Republican Congress members called for the nation to move on and acquitted the man responsible for inciting it.

“The bottom line is that this kind of white nationalist violence was never taken seriously,” Pam Campos-Palma, director of Peace & Security at the Working Families Party, told The Root, “because it is inherent to the GOP, policing and national security institutions.”

In addition to terrorism against their fellow citizens and authoritarian behavior, Republicans also traffic in conspiracy theories. Newly sworn member of Congress Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga) has become Trump’s loudest disseminator of conspiracy theories and lies about the 2020 election, according to CNN:

Greene also peddled in 2017 the debunked “Clinton Kill List” or “Clinton Body Count” conspiracy, which alleges the Clintons have assassinated their associates. She spread false conspiracies the Clintons were involved in sextrafficking and peddled the cruel conspiracy that Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich was not killed during an attempted robbery but murdered by Democratic actors.

CNN’s KFile previously reported that Greene in 2017 peddled the “Pizzagate” conspiracy, a debunked conspiracy alleging that Clinton and other Democratic Party leaders were running a human-trafficking and pedophilia ring out of a pizzeria in Washington, DC. In a blog post, she suggested that the White supremacist rally held in 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia, that killed one woman was an “inside job” to “further the agenda of the elites.” Greene also endorsed 9/11 trutherism conspiracies and falsely claimed there was no evidence a plane crashed into the Pentagon, according to reporting from Media Matters.

She was stripped of her committee assignments, but the GOP leadership still supported her.

In Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is blaming wind turbines and the Green New Deal for power outages across his state—which are lies. MSNBC’s Chris Hayes spent more than seven minutes debunking right-wing media lies about the outages, but Republicans in Congress aren’t doing much to quell them. In fact, they are spreading them. Much of why they are doing this is because they feel their power is being threatened and the only way to galvanize support for their causes is through lying and scaring people so intensely that they will see lies as truth. Those people are the ideal type of supporters Republicans can groom into ill-informed and lethal insurrectionists and white supremacists who will help you maintain power—even if it destroys the country, so long as enough of the “enemy”—Black folks and people of color—suffer and/or die as a result.

Malcolm Nance, a national security expert and author of the upcoming book, They Want to Kill Americans: The Armed Militias, The Fanatical Terrorists, and The Deranged Ideology of the Coming Trump Insurgency, told The Root that not only is the Republican Party behaving like a terror group, he predicted soon after the Charlottesville, Va., attacks in 2017 that Trump’s use of insurrectionist language—“stand down and stand by”—essentially would become a white supremacist call to arms akin to kind of terrorist extremism he saw as a military intelligence officer.

“If Trump wins, these unofficial paramilitaries, the Proud Boys, the Boogaloo Boys, the state militias, all these other groups, are essentially going to become semi-official Brownshirts [the original paramilitary of Germany’s Nazi Party] of the Trump campaign,” he said. “If Trump loses, these people are going to become the Iraq insurgents. They’re going to go underground. They’re going to be furious and, over time, with the Trump campaign leading as the political wing of this insurgency. With a president in exile, those people will resort to armed violence, political standoffs, and terrorism.”

He said the reason why these threats aren’t taken seriously is because white people do not take white terrorism seriously. He brought up a post-election appearance on Bill Maher where he was a guest with an expert from George Washington University who said his analysis was over the top.

“She’s all, ‘Tone it down. Kumbaya,’ and I’m telling her what I’ve seen for the last six months, which is, the alt-right has transformed itself into the paramilitary arm of the Trump campaign,” he said. “Now that Trump has lost that election, they are going to be the Iraq insurgents. The Republican Party will view themselves as Sinn Fein and the Republican base will view themselves as the white Catholics who think they’ve got to support the IRA.”

Nance added: “Black evidence is never believed until a white person confirms it.”

Democrats introduced a resolution calling for an investigation into white supremacy earlier this month. This week, the NAACP, civil rights law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss) are suing Trump, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani and two white nationalist groups over the coup. While these are promising steps, Democrats have few options to get to the heart of white terrorism because their Republican colleagues in Congress benefit from it politically. We have to view the GOP as enemy combatants because, for years, they have proven that Democrats are theirs.

As far as Keith is concerned, Democrats have to go hard. That means going as far as pressuring any Democrat who supports the filibuster into changing their mind or face a primary challenge. The days of compromise are dead. Obama should have taught us that much. The GOP went to war with him for eight years and Democrats, along with much of America, suffered.

We don’t want to be as gangsta as they are,” Keith said of Democrats in Congress. “We still have this delusion of bipartisanship. There’s no fucking bipartisanship. Get off that ship. It does not work. It’s sinking. It’s done. It’s at the bottom of the ocean. It’s the fucking Titanic. It’s down in the water. Let it go.”

Update: 2/19/2012, 5:23 p.m. ET: A quote by Kyle Bibby was clarified to reflect that he meant that the insurrectionists would be bombed not the GOP.

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U. S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, 64 – Massachusetts Democrat

Ms. Warren is another influencial radical, second-wave feminist who thrives on irrational lies and is incapable of connecting-the-dots in order to determine the falsehoods that underpin her bizarre assumptions. And the reason? She has adopted the Marxist infused ideology of radical, second-wave feminism, as her bible.

Radical, second-wave feminism is notoriously successful at diffusing the truth, especially for women who are susceptible to their socialist way of thinking. And in 1970, Ms. Warren was that perfect young, female patsy – white, middle-class and one of the oldest female baby boomers, having been born in 1949.

Ms. Warren followed radical feminism’s handbook almost from Day 1. She married her high school sweetheart Jim Warren in 1968, just as feminism was coming of age. But soon after having her two de rigueur children, Warren began to veer away from home.

Soon after graduating from Rutgers University Law School, she began teaching law at Rutgers in 1977, divorced her inconvenient engineer husband in 1978, married another lawyer, Bruce Mann (but kept her surname) and never looked back.

Concerning her first marriage (to the now deceased Jim Warren) she would say that he was “not a bad guy.” But, it was the 1970s and she was the mom, which, thanks to radical, second-wave feminism, was no longer enough.

Later, Warren would again write about her first husband, “He had married a nineteen-year-old girl, and she hadn’t grown into the woman we had both expected. I was very, very sorry, but I couldn’t change what I had become (a radical, second-wave feminist). I was supposed to be the Betty Crocker award winner, but I set things on fire.” Typical snarky feminist remark.

Concerning her second marriage —- as soon as her Aunt Bee agreed to come and care for her two little children (so that Warren could keep teaching law), she filed for divorce. Not surprisingly, Warren was already involved with Bruce Mann. They had met earlier at a reception for a conference on law and economics in Florida.

Elizabeth Warren and Bruce Mann’s wedding day

The very timid Mann, who had never been married, was immediately smittened by the outgoing Warren and would soon begin to fly to Warren’s home on the weekends. Elizabeth Warren and Bruce Mann would be married within six months of her ­divorce. And, Aunt Bee? She would stay for the next 15 years.

So, in less than 10 years, Warren was transformed, by radical feminism, from a stay-at-home mom to a full-blown radical, second-wave feminist. She was the product of the feminist-imbued 1970s, jettisoning the traditional values of her Christian faith along the way and adopting radical feminism’s ideology in its place, becoming a liberated, self-centered, free-love, divorced, “career” woman instead.

According the radical feminism, Warren “had it all” – a “career” at a university that was looking for female law professors, a wimpy man (wife) waiting in the wings, and a babysitter for her inconvenient children. So now, it was truly, all-about-her.

In 1995, after having taught law at universities in Texas, Michigan and Pennsylvania, the final transition to official radical, second-wave feminist would come when she began to vote Democrat. Somehow, I find it hard to believe that this was a coincidence, as she was made the Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law at Harvard University at the exact same time. So now, she was now a full-fledged, radical, feminist “believer.”

Scott Brown

By 2011, Warren was no longer content to spread feminist ideology, just to the young. She decided to expand her sphere of influence and enter politics. She chose to run, as a Democrat, for one of the two U.S. Senate seats in Massachusetts. This race would be against Republican Senator Scott Brown, who won a special election in 2010 to complete the remainder of the term of deceased Ted Kennedy.

Unfortunately, the highly touted Scott Brown, who was the first Republican elected to the U. S. Senate from Massachusetts since 1972, blew his credibility when he crossed party lines on many major issues. He voted for the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the START Treaty and a $13 billion payroll-tax exemption for employers willing to hire unemployed workers.

Brown also voted against Republican Paul Ryan’s plan to overhaul Medicare. And then voted to support taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood and the two month extension of unemployment benefits.  All of which a majority of Republicans, especially the leadership, opposed. As a result, Brown’s strong support from the Tea Party, in his 2010 bid for Kennedy’s seat, all but disappeared and Warren won the 2012 election by a margin of 53% to 47%.

Former Republican Senator from Massachusetts – Scott Brown

Elizabeth Warren and her husband Bruce Mann

Warren’s campaign would begin to expose her devious nature and her inability to stick with the truth.

1.  It began with her daughter, Amelia Warren Tyagi’s, efforts to manipulate the race. Her company, Demos.org sued the state of Massachusetts to enforce the National Voter Registration Act. The state settled and mailed voter registration forms to welfare recipients. Sen. Brown claimed this was done to boost Democrat voter numbers and to increase the turnout for Warren.

Amelia Warren Tyagi

Amelia Warren Tyagi and Associates

Demos.org

Pauline Reed Herring and her daughter Elizabeth

2.  Then it was revealed that she had lied on employment forms and law teaching directories when she claimed to have Native American (Cherokee and Delaware) ancestry on her mother’s (Pauline Reed Herring) side of the family. It would soon be shown that her claims were based only on family lore and that there was no documentation, or evidence, to prove her assertions. In fact, no one who attended her mother’s funeral in 1995, or her three older brothers, or her two children have come forward to corroborate Ms. Warren’s, “I’m a minority. Give me special treatment”, story.

3.  Warren also took liberties with the truth when she claimed to be the “first nursing mother to take a bar exam in the state of New Jersey.” Oh please. How pathetic that she resorts to fabrications on this low level. She reminds me of Texas gubernatorial candidate Sen. Wendy Davis’s pathetic pattern of inconsequential lies.

4.  Once elected, Warren’s one-sided, radical, second-wave feminist views on capitalism, and the Christian businessmen whose monumental efforts sustain it, would continue to color her politics when she was quoted as saying – “You Didn’t Built It.”

“I hear all this, you know, ‘Well, this is class warfare, this is whatever.’ No. There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own — nobody. You built a factory out there? Good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police-forces and fire-forces that the rest of us paid for. You didn’t have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory — and hire someone to protect against this — because of the work the rest of us did. Now look, you built a factory and it turned into something terrific, or a great idea. God bless — keep a big hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is, you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along.”

Obviously, every American is provided with those same “advantages” and yet very few men are capable of creating a thriving, successful business. And their success has nothing to do with the roads and everything to do with the talent, tenacity, trustworthiness, character, ambition, honesty and the drive each man brings to his business every day! Only a radical, second-wave feminist, who has been trained to abhor strong men in general, and strong, successful, Christian men in particular, could come to such an outlandish, irrational, and socialist conclusion.

Bill Gates – Microsoft

Donald Trump

Steve Jobs – Apple

5.  Now lets talk about Warren’s minimum wage IQ. I can’t even decipher her twisted views on this topic. But basically she thinks that the minimum wage should be around $22.00 per hour, based on “economic developments” since the 1960s. And since it’s only $7.25, she claims the missing $14.75 was “stolen” by those baaaadd male employers. If you want to torture yourself with her reasoning, click here Realclearpolitics.com

Larry Summers

6.  Now let’s move on to why the Catholic Church will never allow women to become priests. Simply put, women can’t keep a confidence. And Ms. Warren’s stunning, and naive revelation, about her conversation with Larry Summers, shows that she doesn’t even know enough to keep a confidence (given to her as a newbie) by very big “insider”. The very same Larry Summers, who at the time was the director of the National Economic Council and a top economic adviser to President Obama. She wrote the following in her book:

“After dinner, “Larry leaned back in his chair and offered me some advice. I had a choice. I could be an insider or I could be an outsider. Outsiders can say whatever they want. But people on the inside don’t listen to them. Insiders, however, get lots of access and a chance to push their ideas. People — powerful people — listen to what they have to say. But insiders also understand one unbreakable rule: They don’t criticize other insiders.”

Granted, I’m not the least bit impressed with Mr. Summers legacy, but, as a Progressive, Ms. Warren should be. So, why did she do it?

Well, being a feminist first, this deliberate betrayal has to have its roots in radical feminism once again. Hummm? But, of course! This Larry Summers is the very same Larry Summers who was ousted as President of Harvard (while Ms. Warren was employed there) because he had the unmitigated gall to speak the truth about the statistical disparity between men and women and their mathematical abilities. This is what he said while speaking at the National Bureau of Economic Research conference in 2005:

“It does appear that on many, many different human attributes—height, weight, propensity for criminality, overall IQ, mathematical ability, scientific ability—there is relatively clear evidence that whatever the difference in means—which can be debated—there is a difference in the standard deviation, and variability of a male and a female population.”

Remember, radical feminists are feminists first and foremost and they reserve their greatest ire for those who refuse to maintain the smoke screen of lies surrounding their ideology, especially when it comes to the radical feminist high jinx, concerning the “equality of the sexes.” Mr. Summers overlooked this little detail and now we know why Warren threw him under the bus.

7.  Now for her claim that interest rates on government issued student loans are “morally wrong.” Despite Ms. Warren’s claim that she is a consumer finance expert, she fails to connect the dots on the simple fact that if the kids, who take out the loans, don’t pay something for the privilege, the taxpayers will have to pick up the slack! AGAIN! Considering the fact that, even with the kids interest payments included, the government’s student loan “program” is already one billion dollars in debt, Warren’s comment is upside-down, off-the-charts, socialist, STUPID!

8. In her misguided efforts to get the minimum wage raised again, Warren tweeted that it “no longer keeps a mom and her baby out of poverty.” What? It never kept single mothers (aka. radical feminists) out of poverty because it was never intended to support a mother and her children. Moms and their children are not a viable economic unit under any circumstances. That’s why God invented fathers! The minimum wage was originally intended for entry-level jobs for unskilled teenagers, period. And for Warren to claim otherwise is just plain dishonest (something at which she excels).

Sen. Elizabeth Warren

It is rumored that Warren is considering a run for the Presidency in 2016. She better reconsider because there’s just too many of her own quotes to use against her. Shall we continue?

The following is a list of more preposterous quotes from Warren which were put together by thedailybanter.com in 2013.

1. “People feel like the system is rigged against them, and here is the painful part, they’re right. The system is rigged.” (It is rigged against average people – by politicians like radical feminist, and socialist, Elizabeth Warren. kqd)

2. “If there had been a Financial Product Safety Commission in place 10 years ago, the current financial crisis would have been averted.” (OMG. What a simpleton. The financial crisis was deliberately caused by financial ditz’ s Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Chris Dodd and Rep. Barney Frank (Heads of Federal Banking Committee) who relaxed the banking regs which caused a feeding frenzy in the industry.kqd)

Sen. Chuck Schumer, 64 NY

Sen. Chris Dodd – Conn, (D)

Rep. Barney Frank – Mass. (D)

3. “You built a factory out there, good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads that the rest of us paid for. You hired workers that the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for.” (Duh, again. kqd)

4. “Look around. Oil companies guzzle down the billions in profits. Billionaires pay a lower tax rate than their secretaries, and Wall Street CEOs, the same ones the direct our economy and destroyed millions of jobs still strut around Congress, no shame, demanding favors, and acting like we should thank them. Does anyone here have a problem with that?” (WHAT? Radical feminist ideology again. Capitalists don’t destroy jobs, they create them!!! Plus, they are the primary supply line for the taxes on which the government functions! What an arrogant dope! kqd)

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5. “I do not understand how it is that financial institutions could think that they could take taxpayer money and then turn around and act like it’s business as usual. I don’t understand how they can’t see that the world has changed in a fundamental way, that it is not business as usual when you take taxpayer dollars.” (Well, maybe this would be true, if it weren’t for the fact that the incompetent, meddling GOVERNMENT REGULATORS initiated the meltdown that the banking industry endured. kqd)

Sen. Chuck Schumer, 64 NY

Sen. Chris Dodd – Conn, (D)

Rep. Barney Frank – Mass. (D)

Mitt Romney – Former Massachusetts Governor, Christian and co-founder of Bain Capitol Investment Firm

6. “Mitt Romney is the guy who said corporations are people. No, Governor Romney, corporations are not people.” (OK. I’m not even going to respond to this totally absurd comment. kqd)

7. “You didn’t have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything in your factory and hire someone to protect against this because of the work the rest of us did.” (A repeat. For radical, second-wave feminists, the “battle” never ends – radical feminist vs. Christian men, over and over again. kqd)

8. “In a democracy, hostage tactics are the last resort for those who can’t win their fights through elections, can’t win their fights in Congress, can’t win their fights for the presidency, and can’t win their fights in the courts. For this right-wing minority, hostage taking is all they have left, a last gasp for those who cannot cope with the realities of our democracy.” (Hostage tactics? Cannot cope with the realities of our democracy? Come on. I don’t think so. Warren and her ilk are the ones who are trashing democracy. It’s very difficult to win when the system is rigged against the productive Christian businessmen, by influential lesbian-led, radical, second-wave feminists, like political hack Ms. Warren, and her socialist cohorts, who are in cahoots with atheists like the vindictive, litigious Atty. Mikey Weinstein. It’s time for Christian men to FIGHT BACK. kqd)

9. “If you’re caught with an ounce of cocaine, the chances are good you’re going to jail….Evidently, if you launder nearly a billion dollars for drug cartels and violate our international sanctions, your company pays a fine and you go home and sleep in your own bed at night.” (Only if he’s, i.e. a friend of Democrat Eric Holder/Bill Clinton. kqd)

Eric Holder

Bill Clinton

Marc Rich

10. “Nobody’s safe. Health insurance? That didn’t protect 1 million Americans who were financially ruined by illness or medical bills last year.” (OMG! Alert! Alert! Nobody’s safe! – The truth is that nobody’s safe because radical, second-wave feminist Elizabeth Warren is roaming the halls of Congress and, the truth is, she knows EXACTLY what she’s up to! Beware. If the Christian men don’t stop her soon, she’ll throw us all under the bus! kqd) Current EVEntS – Radical, Second-Wave Feminist Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Mass (D) – Just Doesn’t Get It, or Does She? U. S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, 64 - Massachusetts Democrat Ms. Warren is another influencial radical, second-wave feminist who thrives on irrational lies and is incapable of connecting-the-dots in order to determine the falsehoods that underpin her bizarre assumptions.

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Donald Trump sought to reverse course on Tuesday, after top Republicans scrambled to distance themselves from his behavior in his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. 

Even then, Trump could not resist muddying the waters further. Speaking to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, the president stated that he accepted the assessment of US intelligence agencies that Russia interfered in the 2016 US election – and then, moments later, cast doubt on who was responsible.

“Let me be totally clear in saying that … I accept our intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election took place,” Trump said, reading from a prepared script. He then added: “It could be other people also. There’s a lot of people out there.”On Monday, Trump met Putin with only interpreters in attendance for two hours then held a press briefing in which he sided with the Kremlin and against US intelligence services.

Back on US soil, Trump claimed the fury that greeted his display was the result of a misspoken word. Citing the transcript of his remarks, Trump said his assertion that he did not see “any reason why it would be Russia” behind election inference should have been: “I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t be Russia.”

“So you can put that in,” he said.

Trump said much more in Helsinki. Standing beside Putin, he said: “I have great confidence in my intelligence people, but I will tell you that President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today.” He also repeated conspiracist-tinged complaints about a Democratic National Committee server and the FBI.

On Tuesday, Trump had made handwritten notes to his script. According to a copy shared by a CNN reporter, these included a misspelling: “There was no colusion”.

Trump also said his decision to meet Putin as the result of “the firm conviction that diplomacy and engagement is better than hostility and conflict”.

Before Trump spoke, Republicans struggled to defend him on Capitol Hill. House speaker Paul Ryan told reporters: “They did interfere in our elections. It’s really clear. They should be no doubt about that. Russia is trying to undermine democracy itself.

“I understand the desire and the need to have good relations. That’s perfectly reasonable. But Russia is a menacing government that does not share our interests and it does not share our values.”

Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said: “The Russians need to understand there are a lot of us who really understand what happened in 2016 and it really better not happen again in 2018.”

Concrete legal or political action, however, was conspicuous by its absence.

Asked if he agreed with former CIA director John Brennan’s characterization of the president’s actions as “treasonous”, Ryan said: “I do not.”

In Helsinki, Trump recorded two interviews with supportive Fox News hosts. Sean Hannity’s interview went out on Monday night. In excerpts of the Tucker Carlson interview publicised by Fox before its broadcast on Tuesday night, Trump lashed out at Brennan, who led the CIA under Barack Obama.

“I think Brennan is a very bad guy and if you look at it a lot of things happened under his watch,” Trump said. “I think he’s a very bad person.”

He also said the FBI agent Peter Strzok, former FBI lawyer Lisa Page, former FBI director James Comey and former deputy director Andrew McCabe, all targets of Republican fire over the Russia investigation, were “bad people, and they’re being exposed for what they are”.

Democratic leaders escalated their criticism of Trump and insisted any response from Republicans would be insufficient without an attempt to hold him accountable. Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, said secretary of state Mike Pompeo and other members of the national security team who travelled to Finland should testify before Congress.

“The debasement of American interests before a foreign adversary demands a response,” the New Yorker said on the Senate floor. “Our Republican colleagues cannot just go, ‘Tsk, tsk, tsk.’ They must act if they want to help America.”

Schumer’s request was denied by John Cornyn, the second-ranking Senate Republican, who said: “There have been a lot of hearings.”

Cornyn told reporters he thought new sanctions might pass, saying: “We could find common ground to turn the screws on Russia.”

McConnell said there was a “possibility” for the Senate to take up bipartisan legislation that would levy further sanctions if Russia meddled in future elections. The bill, sponsored by Marco Rubio of Florida and Chris van Hollen of Maryland, would require the implementation of penalties within 10 days if the director of national intelligence determined interference took place.

McConnell was also pressed on whether Republicans had faith in Trump’s approach to Nato and Russia. “I’m not here to critique anyone else,” he said. “I’m here to speak for myself.”

Neither Ryan nor McConnell joined calls for Congress to pass bipartisan legislation aimed at protecting special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russian interference and links between Trump aides and Moscow. From the podium in Helsinki, Trump repeatedly denied collusion.

“I’ve been clear from day one,” Ryan said. “[Mueller] should be allowed to finish his investigation and carry out his work. Nothing’s changed.”

Some Republicans did concede it was time to send a clear message to Trump. Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee, told reporters one appropriate course of action would be to pass legislation limiting presidential authority on trade tariffs. A measure approved last week was entirely symbolic.

“It feels like the dam is breaking,” Corker said. But when asked if the Trump-Putin summit marked an actual turning point in US politics, he said he was “not sure”.

“Things change around here so rapidly,” Corker said. “This has become like a reality show on a daily basis.”

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Jayden Pharr

How Black Women Saw Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Hearing

Watching the nomination of the new judge of the supreme court as well as the first ever black woman judge to be elected with such a position was enticing. However, the treatment of Ketanji Brown Jackson was spiteful and discouraging for other black women. A 25-year-old aspiring lawyer in Valdosta, Ga., Jordan Simpson was excited to watch the Senate confirmation hearing for Ketanji Brown, until Senator Ted Cruz’s line of discouraging questioning.

Jackson's interview sparked emotions within many women of color as they could relate themselves and equally egregious treatment to their own experiences. Fentrice Driskell, a Democrat and a Florida state representative, was reminded of how white male students interrupted her, and rarely gave her the benefit of the doubt, when she was elected the first Black student government president of Harvard College.

Andra Gillespie, a professor at Emory University who studies race and politics, fielded a phone call from her mother, who said that the political spectacle had made her so upset that she was going to seek solace in church. Black women across America had their pride and hope overshadowed by disgust and anguish as Republicans in the Senate Judiciary Committee bombarded judge Jackson with critical race theory and gender identity, also claiming her to be lenient towards people followed with child sexual abuse imagery. The questions from the Republican party had no relevance to Brown's duty as a judge.

“When I was on the Senate Judiciary Committee, we did not ask that many questions about crime,” said Carol Moseley Braun, who represented Illinois in the Senate from 1993 to 1999 as a Democrat and was the first Black woman elected to the chamber. “So why are you singling this woman out? Is it because of her color? Because of her race?”

Throughout the questioning Ketanji steeled herself to not loose her temper; resulting in more intense inquiries. But her her body language and responses didn't go unnoticed to her women audience. “Every sigh, every time her jaw tightens, every time her eyebrow raises a certain way,” said Jazzi McGilbert, 33, the owner and founder of Reparations Club, a concept bookstore and creative space in Los Angeles. “Every Black woman speaks that language.” They also recognized Judge Jackson’s response: the same steely endurance that they have tried to display through gritted teeth, even when under far less intense public scrutiny.

Judge Jackson's composure inspired many women as she stood ferm and stronge against the jury's grilling claims and questioning. However not every member of the Senate Judiciary Committee rebuked Judge Jackson as Senator Cory Booker, Democrat of New Jersey, tell Judge Jackson all agreed that she truly earned her position and is worthy. These comments touched the hearts of not only Ketanji but other women.

Some spectators of the interview started questioning the future state of America. “If America as a country does not course-correct, this is a harbinger of bad things to come,” said Ms. Driskell, who is 43 and a lawyer. “Because the end result will be the undermining of public faith and confidence in the judicial system.”

That is in part why the Supreme Court needs Judge Jackson, said Denise Lewin Loyd, a childhood friend of Judge Jackson who is an associate dean and business professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she studies how diversity affects the performance of small teams. “She will add so much value to the court because of this,” she said. “I’m thrilled.”

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This article impacts the society of women communities. Ketanji's election as Supreme Court Judge would provide many values the the nation. Offering many different perspectives on how our Judge system could improve as well as represent the power and abilities women have.

My question to you is how would Judge Jackson shift the views of the nation and what values will come from her?

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The New York Times:How Black Women Saw Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Hearing, Patricia Mazzei, Tariro Mzezewa, and Jill Cowan.

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“Okay, let’s boogie.” Fumblingly Stuart tried to shove his pistol back into his coat pocket but at every attempt something seemed to catch, either metal or fabric. Frustrated he jammed it into the back of his belt and took off running. Winston was already throwing open the car door when he arrived and in one fluid movement the two slid into the vehicle, leaned their seats way back and shot off. An array of Spanish curses assailed them as squealing tires propelled them down to the next level of the parking deck, followed fast by bullets, pinging off the plated doors. “I think most of that will buff out.” “Good thought, too bad I left my Ding King at my ex-wife’s place.” “Man, you should’ve had a better lawyer.” “Says the man who would take a plea deal for life as long as it keeps him out of gen pop.” “I’ve seen Sons of Anarchy and I know what they do to guys like me in there. In this occupation good looks are a major hazard.” The round mirror marking the blind corner of the parking deck filled up quick as their sedan approached it, Winston cooling turning the wheel by the bottom while the other hand wrangled with the radio. Stuart leaned up slightly from where he was lying down against his seat, turning around to fire what could only be generously and vaguely referred to as suppressive fire out the back window. “We just had to come to the top of the deck, huh.” “It was all part of the plan, look at this, we have the whole way down to lose them. This is nothing but faith in your abilities.” “If they have time to radio in that we’re coming down hot you’d better have faith in Him instead.” Stuart pursed his lips and actually turned his head to aim the next few shots before opening the glove box and rummaging around. “I already ate all the twizzlers.” “Yeah yeah but what about the armor-piercing rounds, did we bring them?” “Not in the glovebox, console.” “Riight. Okay good.” Dropping the magazine of hollow points in the floorboard, Stuart reloaded to a more suitable ammunition. Winston shot him a side long glance and a quick ‘Yikes’ from under his mustache and sunglasses before leaning further over the steering wheel and slowing down. Pulling the barrel over the top of the by now thoroughly distressed headrest, Stuart opened up on their pursuers. Bullets probably once destined for revolutionary purposes found themselves put to far better use as they gored the front end of the Lincoln past the point of recognition. Flames appeared in ways and places which if this had been an action film, moviegoers would say looked ‘unrealistic’. For his part Winston just gunned it. All the ponies in the hood kicked as one and the two ne’er-do-wells lunged away from their assailants. “I wish I’d said something witty, like ‘Do you want to see a magic trick’ or something.” “That’s witty, ‘do you want to see a magic trick’? You sound like a pedophile.” “Okay smart guy, what would you say, probably some fucking weeb-trash. Omayo-wamo-desu” “Yeah okay, now that’s pretty good. No of course not I’d say like, pee pee poo poo and their last thoughts would be ‘Wow’.” “Imagine that being the last thing you see and hear. Live by the sword, die by the, uh, sword?” Rounding the corner of the second to last floor as fast as they could, a much unwanted sound reached their ears from below. Something heavy was coming up the deck, and fast. “Maybe it’s just a uh, a big hemi truck or something.” “Somehow I doubt that. I think it’s time for me to try something different.” As the roaring got louder, both the ol’ Pram and the boy’s new adversary came face to face for just a second before Winston shifted into action. A big SUV loaded to the teeth with wild-eyed Cubans approached, but before they could open fire, Winston swung the wheel hard to the side, turning the car over onto the two driver’s side wheels, on a direct collision course with the concrete railing. As soon as the belly of the car reached the side of the deck, another heave of the wheel sent them rolling over the wall and down the other side onto the opposite side wheels outside. Struggling to pull away from the wall, Winston fought with it just for a second before smoothly landing outside the deck, cat-like. “See, now that was a magic trick.” “No fire no magic trick that’s the rules, sorry bro.” From inside the SUV could be heard spinning around like a caged lion, clearly intent on escaping to continue pursuit. “We gotta shake them, let’s try some Assassin’s Creed shit.” “Okay yeah, and I’ve got the perfect idea.” Backing out of the parking lot quickly onto the road, Winston made a beeline for a procession of cars already heading somewhere, and wedged himself in with them. “As long as we act natural, I don’t think anyone will notice how shot up we are.” “Ahhh, I think they probably will.” Gesturing lazily with the barrel of his gun, Stuart pointed towards the black SUV which had managed to extricate itself from the parking deck and was now trailing the procession. “Okay, well depending on what this is they might play it cool and not-“ Winston was interrupted by the sudden impact of them being bumped from behind and like dominos bumping the car in front of them. “Aw fuck it.” The two unbuckled and jumped from the car, briefcase in hand, and ran out into the crowd which was already forming from all the people leaving their cars. “What’s going on, there’s so many people.” “Maybe like, the mayor died or something. Or a rich guy.” “Wouldn’t we have heard about that?” “I don’t watch the news, do you?” “Well, no, but usually-“ Gunshots erupted from the rear of the procession and chaos ruled as everyone from both the front and the back began to converse on the middle. Somehow the criminal elements chasing our heroes had managed to call in a second SUV which had now pulled itself in front of the cars near the front of the procession. Whoever these people driving in a line were, they emerged en masse, dressed like G-men and armed, and began firing back. “We’ve created a war,” Stuart began, only to turn and find his friend being pulled away by a group of the suited processioners. “Sir, we’ve got to get you out of here!” “No, wait-“ “Oh fuck me. This is not good.” Stuart turned to chase after the mob but more gunshots caused him to duck behind a convenient vehicle. Looking around and trying in vain to get his bearings, he finally found Winston, standing amongst a cluster of slain G-men, being grabbed by the Cubans. Wishing that he had had the presence of mind to bring more guns, he nevertheless ran towards the danger, firing at the mafiosos who replied in kind. For his part Winston seemed in a daze, and to have undertaken a costume change at some point, seeing as he was now wearing some kind of white tux or something. “What the-“ Taking cover again, Stuart looked around and got the full picture for the first time. One Winston was being dragged away by Cubans while another Winston was being stuffed into an armored car by the G-men. Somehow he had multiplied. “What a weird time for his super-powers to emerge. But I mean, kudos to him I guess. Gotta admit I’m a bit jealous.” Divided on which personage to pursue, Stuart’s decision was made for him when a stray bullet caught his right shoulder, knocking him bodily to the ground. Pulling himself up on his left arm, he cradled his gun and finally managed to shove it into his pocket. “Just goes to show.” Pushing himself back to his feet, he lurched away from the ongoing firefight and into the grassy ditches nearby to the road. Lying there in the mud and blood he looked back as both Winston’s were pushed into their captor’s vehicles and spirited away. His mind clouded by pain, Stuart hovered on the brink of consciousness. Tossing his gun away with a murmur of ‘goodbye old friend’ he passed out in the gutter, praying that a passerby might find him before an alligator. ------- Stuart woke up in a hospital bed. He blinked hard and looked around for his gun. Remembering the events of his last experience with being awake, he sighed deeply and tried to find the television remote instead. While his right arm was partially wrapped, his left arm was now handcuffed to the gurney. Well this is an excellent turn of events. “NURSE. NUUUUURSEEEEE!” A young woman came in running and Stuart shot her what he hoped was a winning grin. “Would you mind explaining why I’m cuffed to the bed?” “Well all the people that came in were either with that foreign government or they were gangbangers, so if the Prince’s people didn’t claim you, you got cuffed.” “Wait, what government?” “The Prince of Aceldia was here yesterday. That’s what the big roadway incident was, some maniacs tried to abduct him. Luckily he got away safe.” “Why would the prince of anywhere come to Florida?” “Well that’s a completely different question.” “Okay, ma’am, look, I need to talk to a police officer urgently because I am completely innocent and would like to be uncuffed. I was a completely innocent bystander. Secondly, I would like you to turn on the TV to keep me entertained while I’m busy.” “Alright, I’ll flip it on and see what I can do about the other thing. They’re busy though processing everyone that got nabbed though so it may take a while.” “Fine fine, I’ll be patient, just let me watch the news while you ring them.” Stuart attempted another winning and slightly flirtatious grin and the nurse sucked in one cheek and rolled her eyes. She turned on the tv and put the remote in his left hand. Flipping through the channels Stuart found exactly what he was looking for. A picture of Winston, this time all dressed in royal regalia, and the headline, “Visiting Prince Escapes Abduction Attempt and Returns to Aceldia”.