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GASLIGHTING: Trump Investigation is 100% Political | Steve Berman

GASLIGHTING: Trump Investigation is 100% Political | Steve Berman


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Former Vice President Al Gore made $100 million in just twelve years after leaving office, “investing” in green energy companies. Meanwhile, green energy companies were lobbying Obama energy officials and the White House so strongly they wore out trouser legs of people like Jonathan Silver, who headed the DOE’s $38 billion cash bazaar. Imagine Oprah Winfrey: “you get a …

THE LEPER: Unvaxxed Djokovic Will Be Barred From Everywhere | Steve Berman

THE LEPER: Unvaxxed Djokovic Will Be Barred From Everywhere | Steve Berman


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Tennis champion Novak Djokovic has been booted from Australia, and likely will be prevented from entering France and Spain, therefore denied competition in two Grand Slam events, the French Open and Madrid Open. The Serbian Djokovic has become a leper of his own choice, and is being treated as such, to the cheers of his fellow countrymen. The basis …

SNUB FEST: Stacey Abrams Smells Biden’s Failure | Steve Berman

SNUB FEST: Stacey Abrams Smells Biden’s Failure | Steve Berman


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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will visit several Atlanta area civil rights landmarks today. The pair are scheduled to make remarks at Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse College, two historically Black schools, then lay a wreath at Dr. Martin Luther King’s grave, and visit Ebenezer Baptist Church, Dr. King’s pulpit (which was also formerly Sen. …

FEAR FOR DEMOCRACY: Jimmy Carter Says Jan 6th Isn’t The Problem | Steve Berman

FEAR FOR DEMOCRACY: Jimmy Carter Says Jan 6th Isn’t The Problem | Steve Berman


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Jimmy Carter fears for our democracy. In a New York Times op-ed, Carter comes loaded with facts, not the platitudes and frankly stupid comparisons that our current president and vice president made in their official remarks. It’s a remarkable piece, and I think you should take the five minutes to read the whole thing. When you’re done, join me …