Steve Thomas

Kirk, All of the Leadership said that the vote on Santos was a Vote of Conscience. They would not tell the membership how to vote. Then at the last minute, the Leadership announced that they would all side with Santos. The ordinary members are now looking sideways at their Leadership. "You'd side with That Guy? Is that where your conscience lies? Maybe we'd better rethink this whole Leadership thing." Their naked lust for power, even at the cost of their own souls, has been exposed for all to see. Steve Thomas

D.C. Judge Tanya Chutkan has denied a bid by former President Donald Trump to dismiss the 2020 election interference charges by "presidential immunity." Click on the word "denied" for her full 48 page page opinion. It's a doozy. Trump's not immune from civil lawsuits, now it's been ruled that he's not immune from criminal charges either. Chris Christie says Trump is in for some "legal medicine". I think it's castor oil. Steve Thomas

There is much wailing and gnashing of teeth tonight among the Maga crazies in the House. "Oh woe is us! We've been betrayed and stabbed in the back by our fellow spineless Republicans, the dirty low-down jelleyfish scoundrels!" Donald Trump wanted to keep this guy. Not only was Geprge Satos repudiated. The entire Republican House Leadership was repudiated. Johnson, Scalise, Stefanik and Emmer all voted not to expel Santos. Over 100 Republicans said, 'We don't care what you want. We're going to go our own way." The Leadership has lost control of its Conference. Chaos reigns in the House of Representatives tonight. Steve Thomas

A petition having been filed with this Court on November 15, 2023, seeking to annul and vacate pursuant to CPLR 7803(2) and (3): (1) orders of the Supreme Court, New York County, entered on or about October 20, 2023 and on or about October 26, 2023 constituting summary findings of contempt against petitioner Donald J. Trump; (2) a “gag order” of the same court and justice entered on the record on or about October 03, 2023, and so-ordered on or about October 26, 2023, and a “supplemental limited gag order” of the same court and justice entered on or about November 03, 2023, And petitioners having moved to stay enforcement of the aforesaid gag order and supplemental limited gag order pending hearing and determination of the instant petition, Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon, It is ordered that the motion is denied; the interim relief granted by order of a Justice of this Court, dated November 16, 2023, is hereby vacated. ENTERED: November 30, 2023 Steve Thomas

Ron, It's a little late, but I'm thinking ow that H-11, pp. 417-419 is Chapter 11 in a book authored by somebody whose name begins with the letter H. Pages 417-419 would fit with a Chapter number as late as 11. I don't know who this might be. I think the last book I read on the JFK Assassination was Six Seconds in Dallas back in the 1960's. 😀 Steve Thomas

I just thought I would let you all know that I am going to go kill myself. I just found out that the new Rolling Stones tour is being sponsored by AARP. So many fans tried to buy tickets, that it caused the AARP website to crash. My life is over. Goodbye cruel world. Steve Thomas

Donald Trump has given the religious right multiple orgasms by promising to "cast out" Communists, Fascists, hippie commie pinko freaks, women, dogs, cats, pigeons, horses and all manner of evil. Steve Thomas

An "incentive to curry favor..." Looks like Donald Trump is trying again to get Mike Pence killed. Trump lawyers suggest Mike Pence is colluding with Biden to bring down their client by Brad Reed November 28, 2023 https://www.rawstory.com/mike-pence-2666375046/ “In a filing flagged by Politico's Kyle Cheney, Trump attorneys suggested that Pence may have felt incentivized to turn on Trump because of leverage held over him by government prosecutors investigating his handling of classified documents. "In January 2023, Vice President Mike Pence reportedly turned over at least a "dozen" documents bearing classification markings," the attorneys argue. "In February 2023, the FBI found at least one additional classified document at Vice President Pence's home... The potential charges faced by Vice President Pence gave him an incentive to curry favor with authorities by providing information that is consistent with the Biden Administration's preferred, and false, narrative regarding this case." In fact, most legal experts predicted that Pence would face no charges at all for his retention of classified documents because, unlike Trump, he cooperated with investigators and did not try to obstruct law enforcement officials who were attempting to retrieve any documents.” Can you spell bullseye on his back? Steve Thomas

- Donald Trump - "Happy Thanksgiving to ALL, including the Racist & Incompetent Attorney General of New York State, Letitia 'Peekaboo' James, who has let Murder & Violent Crime FLOURISH, & Businesses FLEE; the Radical Left Trump Hating Judge, a 'Psycho,' Arthur Engoron, who Criminally Defrauded the State of New York, & ME, by purposely Valuing my Assets at a 'tiny' Fraction of what they are really worth in order to convict me of Fraud before even a Trial, or seeing any PROOF, & used his Politically Biased & Corrupt Campaign Finance Violator, Chief Clerk Alison Greenfield, to sit by his side on the 'Bench' & tell him what to do; & Crooked Joe Biden, who has WEAPONIZED his Department of Injustice against his Political Opponent, & allowed our Country to go to HELL; & all of the other Radical Left Lunatics, Communists, Fascists, Marxists, Democrats, & RINOS, who are seriously looking to DESTROY OUR COUNTRY," the ex-president posted. "Have no fear, however, we will WIN the Presidential Election of 2024, & MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!" Just wait. Christmas is coming. Steve Thomas

Trump's new threat leads ex-RNC head to urge courts jail him immediately By Tom Boggioni November 19, 2023 https://www.rawstory.com/jail-trump/ "Reacting to Donald Trump reposting a threat from one of his followers calling for the citizen's arrest of Judge Arthur Engoron and New York Attorney General Letitia James on his Truth Social account, former RNC chair Michael Steele told an MSNBC host the time has come to arrest and jail the former president." That's what I said. Steve Thomas

Now we know how Hitler did it By Thom Hartmann November 19, 2023 https://www.rawstory.com/now-we-know-how-hitler-did-it/ Fascism is coming to America. Steve Thomas

We have zombie Republican presidential candidates, enabled by an undead media By Sidney Blumenthal https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/15/republicans-trump-zombie-candidates-sidney-blumenthal "... the whole Trump storyline the base has embraced is false. From his branding in The Apprentice as a master of the universe to the big lie, the greatest con in American history would collapse. Rejecting the fable would demand of his followers that they recognize their own fallibility and gullibility. But they mirror their hero in associating self-reflection as a trait of their cultural elite enemies. To shake their spell, they would have to undergo a reversal of the plot of the early film classic of humans turned into zombies, Invasion of the Body Snatchers. But the Republican party would be the last place to conduct intensive deprogramming of Republicans. Instead, its enchanted base is doubling down in intensity. When the first indictment against Trump came down in New York in the campaign fraud case of paying hush money to a porn star, Trump’s believers rallied to him as savior and martyr, his polls shot up and the electability ploy dissolved into thin air. His Republican opponents were left with their hands raised in a salute to whoever the nominee would be, which would be Trump. They were the living dead." Rather than accepting the fact that they could be so stupid, Trump's followers will double down and elevate him to the status of sainthood. Steve Thomas

- Donald Trump - "MY FANTASY... I WOULD LIKE TO SEE LITITIA [SIC] JAMES AND JUDGE ENGORON PLACED UNDER CITIZENS ARREST FOR BLATANT ELECTION INTERFERENCE AND HARASSMENT." This is a clarion call to militia group and Sovereign Citizen types. Trump needs to be in jail. Steve Thomas

Their existence will be crushed': Trump spokesperson delivers ominous warning to critics By Travis Gettys November 13, 2023 https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-vermin/ - Donald Trump - “We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country…” “ Numerous historians and other experts were disturbed by Trump language, saying they echoed words used by fascist dictators in the past to stir up violence against their enemies, but a spokesman for the ex-president offered a menacing denial. “Those who try to make that ridiculous assertion are clearly snowflakes grasping for anything because they are suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome and their entire existence will be crushed when President Trump returns to the White House," Steven Cheung, a Trump campaign spokesman, told the newspaper.” So, are you a Snowflake or a Vermin? Steve Thomas

Keyvan, Read up on George Bouhe. If you do a search for his name in the Forum, you'll find 219 threads. Steve Thomas

'QAnon Shaman' files paperwork to run for political office in Arizona: report By M.L. Nestel November 11, 2023 https://www.rawstory.com/qanon-shaman-2666232218/ “The man who became the face of the Jan. 6 riot is ready to rule. Jacob Chansley, aka "QAnon Shaman," entered the Capitol building back in 2021 clad in fur pelts and horned headdress at the dais where Vice President Mike Pence had moments before been presiding at the certification of the 2020 election. Now he wants to become a change agent for Arizonans. He officially filed a statement of interest to run for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District in Congress, according to News 12. The move comes only months after the 35-year-old was released from a Phoenix halfway house having served about 27 months of his 41 month sentence.” W., tell the baboons to slide over one. *sigh* Steve Thomas

I 2as surprised to learn that Emmett Hudson knew Lee Harvey Oswald. See this Thread: Steve Thomas

- Robert P. Jones - https://www.salon.com/2023/11/06/apocalypticism-polling-expert-reveals-the-root-of-panic-among-conservative-christians/ "As I document in The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy, most white evangelicals sincerely believe that God designated America to be a promised land for white European Christians. That is not a joke to them. If a person sincerely believes such a thing and the country is changing and is not in agreement with that vision, it opens the door to political extremism and violence to secure that outcome. Many conservative White Christians truly believe that they have a divine mandate and entitlement to the country." Steve Thomas

Trump admits in court he wasn't president in 2021 when he was 'keeping our country safe' by David Edwards November 6, 2023 https://www.rawstory.com/trump-president-2021/ ""Trump brings up the 2021 valuation of the joint venture, but says he wasn't really involved with it," Law360 crime reporter Stewart Bishop revealed. "Trump says he was very busy as president." "My threshold was China, Russia and keeping our country safe," Trump reportedly said. Prosecutor Kevin Wallace offered to refresh Trump's memory. "And just to refresh your recollection, you were not president in 2021?" he asked. "No I wasn't," Trump admitted." This should be mentioned 400 times a day, every single day between now and November, 2024. Steve Thomas

Trump's plan to rig a swing state election in his favor could backfire on GOP: report By David McAfee November 4, 2023 https://www.rawstory.com/trump-rig-backfire/ "Instead of holding either a caucus or a primary, Nevada is holding both, just two days apart in early February. The primary, on Feb. 6, is being conducted by the state, using all the state voting precincts with ballots mailed to every registered Republican," according to the report. "The caucus, on Feb. 8, requires participants to find the site closest to their home designated by the pro-Trump state party during two specific hours that night to cast a paper ballot that will be counted by hand, by the pro-Trump state party." "If that pattern continues this year, the winner of the Feb. 6 primary could easily draw more votes than the winner of the Feb. 8 caucuses but wind up with none of the state’s 26 delegates to the summer nominating convention. Those will all be awarded based on the caucus result, and the party is not allowing candidates who participate in the primary to enter the caucus. Even if the winner of the February 6th Primary received more votes than the winner of the February 8th caucus, it won’t matter. They won’t get delegates,' Gibbs wrote," the report states. “The voters will not react well to that, nor will the campaigns.” Steve Thomas

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Tom, Crigler said that about a week after meeting Ofstein in August, he (Ofstein) had visited Crigler in his home, and that twice more he (Crigler) had visited Ofstein in his (Ofstein’s) house. On 12/4/63 FBI Special Agent Anatole Boguslav obtained from Dennis Ofstein three Russian language publications which Ofstein claimed he had received from Lee Harvey Oswald. One was called “Soviet White Russia”, the other two were called, “The Agitator” and “The Crocodile.” https://www.maryferr...eId=25&tab=page The were given FBI Document Number D81 and Warren Commission Exhibits, Q478, Q479, and Q480. Q478 is a magazine called “Agitator”, Issue# 6, March, 1963. Q479 is a magazine called, “The Crocodile”, Issue# 4, February 10, 1963 Q480 is a newspaper called “Soviet White Russia”, issue date date Thursday, March 28, 1963 These are pro-communist publications, put out by the Soviet government. Now, I don't want to put too fine a point on this, but Ofstein couldn't have seen a Russian newspaper called "White Soviet Russia" in "middle to late" February" that hadn't been published yet until March 28th. Were "The Agiator" and "The Crocodile" part of that "some Russian literature" that Ofstein mentioned that was over and above the "Soviet White Russia" newspaper? In August, 1963, Ofstein meets Crigler and tells him that he (Ofstein) knows a guy who speaks Russian and worries that he might be a security risk. Crigler couldn't remember if Ofstein mentioned Oswald's name. If Ofstein was worried that he knew a Russian speaking guy, and knowing him might jeapordize his (Osfstein's future employment, why would Ofstein still have pro-communist Russian language publications in his possession in December of 1963 that had been published in February and March? Steve Thomas

Remember too about Dennis Ofstein: Colin Crow: http://www.jfkassassinationforum.com/index.php?topic=11247.25;wap2 “OFSTEIN said this statement aroused his suspicions and he asked Sgt. TOM CRIGLER, who is employed with the U. S. Army Recruiting Station, Dallas, and is a resident of the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, regarding this. He said he told CRIGLER he had run into a fellow at work who had spent some time in Russia and he wondered if the FBI should run a security check on him inasmuch as he, OFSTEIN, did not want to jeopardize his own status for any possible future security clearances in the event he ever returned to the U. S. Army." The problem with the above is the fact that Sgt. Tom Crigler told the FBI that Ofstein contacted him in August, 1963. Five months AFTER Oswald had left Jaggars. Why would Ofstein suddenly want the FBI to run a check on Oswald in August, 1963 when he allegedly hadn't seen the guy in five months? Why would Ofstein be concerned about "future security clearances" a minimum of five months after Oswald had spoken to him about "microdots" and three months before the assassination? Why did Ofstein say it was the "microdot" conversation that pushed him into the Crigler meeting but fail to mention the meeting was in August? Ofstein also states that Oswald gave him the details of his P.O. Box address in Dallas and that he sent a letter to it after Oswald had left the company asking (AGAIN) if Oswald and his wife wanted to visit his house for dinner.” On December 6, 1963 Thomas Crigler was interviewed by the FBI. He said that he met Olfstein “accidentally” on the street. See FBI interview of Crigler December 6, 1963: CD 205 p. 478 https://maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=10672#relPageId=481&tab=page Thomas H. Crigler, Jr., 1705 McAdams, advised he is currently a Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Security Agency, Field Representative, assigned to U.S. Army Recruiting Station, Dallas. He advised that he and Dennis Ofstein were assigned to the same U.S. Army branch in Europe and that he knew Ofstein from about June, 1960 to December, 1960 purely as another person attached to the same unit with him. He said that he had never become socially or well acquainted with Ofstein at that time. He said the caption of their group was the 507th USASA Group, Heilbron, West Germany.” (This is actually spelled Heilbronn) However, he said later in his FBI interview that about a week after meeting Ofstein in the street in August, Ofstein and his family came to Crigler's house, and that twice more he and his wife visited Ofstein at his (Ofstein's) house. The 507th US Army Security Agency Group was established on August 10, 1957/ In researching the 507th UASA Group: https://www.usarmygermany.com/Sont.htm?https&&&www.usarmygermany.com/Units/ASA Europe/USAREUR_ASAE.htm In contrast to Vietnam where airborne COMINT was playing a significant role in the 1960s, there was no need for airborne COMINT assets in Europe where the ASA collected COMINT via a well-established network of fixed Field Stations.” “Our mission was communications monitoring and intercept “ https://www.usarmygermany.com/Sont.htm?https&&&www.usarmygermany.com/Units/ASA Europe/USAREUR_ASAE.htm In May 1951, HHC, 502nd Communications Reconnaissance (Comm Rcn) Group was activated at Ft. Devens, MA. The unit received orders to move to Germany in June 1952. Upon arrival in Europe, the Group was assigned to HQ ASA, Europe and ordered to Badenerhof Kaserne in Heilbronn. The 502nd was probably further attached to the Seventh Army and assigned the mission of providing signal intelligence and security support to the field army and its subordinate units. At this time, the 502d Group also assumed control of the 302d and 307th Communications Reconnaissance Battalions which were already in country. On 15 October 1957, the 502nd ASA Gp was redesignated as 507th USASA Gp. The 507th reported directly to Headquarters USA Europe. http://jfkassassination.net/russ/testimony/ofstein.htm Mr. OFSTEIN Well, when I went in the service I was interested in radio--I was a disc jockey at the time, and the closest thing my recruiting sergeant said that I could get to radio would be possibly with the Army security agency, so I signed up, and after basic training I went to Fort Devens, Mass., and was held there on a temporary status while the agency determined what type training I should have, and I was given a language ability test and passed that and had a choice of three languages to take, and Russian was my first choice and I was sent to Monterey to study. Ofstein was interviewed by FBI Agent, Kenneth Jackson on December 2, 1963. Jackson wrote up his Report on December 3, 1963. See CD 205 p. 472. https://maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=10672#relPageId=475&tab=page Ofstein told the FBI of his having sought out Thomas Crigler because he was suspicious of Oswald when Oswald told him (Ofstein) that microdots could be “hidden under postage stamps and used in espionage operations”. Thomas H. Crigler was interviewed by FBI Agent Kenneth Jackson on December 6, 1963. He told Jackson that he met Dennis Ofstein “accidentally on the street outside the U.S. Army Recruiting Station sometime in August, 1963, and that they then went into the office. https://maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=10672#relPageId=481&tab=page On 12/4/63 FBI Special Agent Anatole Boguslav obtained from Dennis Ofstein three Russian language publications which Ofstein claimed he had received from Lee Harvey Oswald. One was called “Soviet White Russia”, the other two were called, “The Agitator” and “The Crocodile.” In August, 1963, Ofstein meets Crigler and tells him that he (Ofstein) knows a guy who speaks Russian and worries that he might be a security risk. Crigler couldn't remember if Ofstein mentioned Oswald's name. Crigler said that about a week after meeting Ofstein in August, he (Ofstein) had visited Crigler in his home, and that twice more he (Crigler) had visited Ofstein in his (Ofstein’s) house. Mr. JENNER. Looking at Commission Exhibit No. 427 again, would you identify the handwriting and block printing on this Exhibit 427, if you can? There appears the word "terminated" with the date 4-6-63, which I assume is April 6, 1963? Mr. GRAEF. Yes. Ofstein's WC testimony was taken at 2 p.m., on March 30, 1964. Mr. OFSTEIN. No, sir. After Oswald was released from employment, I did ask the recruiting sergeant for Army security here in town, who I was stationed with overseas, about the possibility of getting the FBI to run a routine check on him because of the fact that I have done security work, and the. fact that I also--this was just before I wrote the letter to Oswald inviting him and his wife over--due to the fact that I wanted to keep my record clean. Well, I didn't suspect him as being a spy or anything like that--I just wanted to make sure I was with the right company, and he told me that it was probably nothing. So, Ofstein writes a letter to Oswald after meeting with the sergeant from the Army Security Agency. Did Crigler follow up? Did he contact the FBI about Oswald in August, 1963? Steve Thomas

Donald Trump's lawyer is complaining that Trump has so many trials that he can't attend them all. He want to appear in Florida by telephone. "As the Court may be aware, the undersigned counsel for President Trump, Christopher M. Kise, is unable to attend the November 1st hearing in person because he is engaged at trial in New York State Supreme Court. Given this conflict, the undersigned respectfully requests that this Court allow him to attend the November 1, 2023, hearing telephonically," Kise wrote in his submission." But it's not Trump;s fault. "They" are just out to get him. ""The fact that they continue to contend that it is appropriate and not a violation of President Trump's due process rights to push forward with back-to-back multi-month trials in different districts with wholly different facts — over a defendant's objection — reveals a central truth about these cases," Kise wrote". Trump lawyer whines that ex-president has so many trials it's impossible to attend them By Sky Palma October 31, 2023 https://www.rawstory.com/christopher-m-kise/ Dirty old them. Them's just out to get him. Steve Thomas

Trump, who once appeared to defend January 6 threats against Pence, calls on his former VP to endorse him By Kate Sullivan and Kristen Holmes, CNN Sun October 29, 2023 https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/28/politics/trump-pence-endorsement-antisemitism-biden/index.html “Former President Donald Trump said Saturday that Mike Pence should endorse his bid for the White House after his former vice president dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination earlier in the day. “Because I had a great successful presidency, and he was the vice president, he should endorse me,” said Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 GOP nod. “I chose him, made him vice president. But … people in politics can be very disloyal. I’ve never seen anything like it.”” I know I tried to kill you and your family, but hey, you know... Steve Thomas