Fear of Flynn?

For John, BLUF:  This is a phantasmagoric view of the Russiagate story, but not one to be dismissed too lightly.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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To Stop the Deep State, Bring Back Mike Flynn!

From PJ Media, by Mr David P Goldman, 3 April 2019.

Here is the lede plus two:

Why did the Deep State throw caution to the winds in an desperate effort to frame Donald Trump for alleged collusion with Russia--and failing that, to entrap him in an obstruction of justice case?  There are a lot of reasons for the Establishment to hate Donald Trump, but one of them stands out.  During the campaign, Donald Trump denounced the Obama administration for having created ISIS.  That claim drew ridicule from the mainstream media, but it is entirely correct.  Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn, Trump's campaign adviser, was head of the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2012 when the DIA blew the whistle on CIA backing for Sunni Islamists fighting the Assad regime during the then-raging Syrian civil war.  As my friend Michael Ledeen wrote at PJ Media on March 26, the Mueller investigation was all about Flynn.

President Trump should pardon Gen. Flynn right now and summon him back to Washington.  Mueller forced Flynn to plead guilty to an invented charge of lying to FBI agents, even though the FBI agents who interviewed him about Russian contacts said that they thought he was telling the truth.  Now that the Mueller investigation has come up with nothing, the frame-up of Gen. Flynn appears all the more heinous.  The Deep State feared Mike Flynn, with good reason. Trump should reappoint him to a top job, and really terrify his opponents.

Flynn's Defense Intelligence Agency produced a now-notorious 2012 report warning that CIA backing for Sunni rebels fighting Assad would lead to the rise of a new Caliphate movement, namely ISIS.  The Obama administration threw its support behind the "Arab Spring" rebellion in Syria, ignoring the fact that Islamist terrorists led the opposition to Assad.  This was reported exhaustively in specialist media, for example, Brad Hoff's July 2016 essay in Foreign Policy Journal:  Flynn humiliated the bungling CIA and exposed the incompetence and deception of the Obama administration, and got fired for it.

For sure, within the Intelligence Community, Lieutenant General Flynn was a disruptive force.  Perhaps what happened was that what started as a small, quiet, effort to keep Candidate Trump's campaign advisor on national security under control got away from them.  It morphed into an insurance policy, if you will.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff

Demographics Can Change

For John, BLUF:  There is a chance that the Democratic Party identity politics are looking at the wrong way people identify.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Hispanics Rally to Trump, Boosting His 2020 Chances

From Real Clear Politics, by Reporter Steve Cortes, 2 April 2019.

Here is the lede:

Get ready for the anti-Trump “resistance” to go truly loco, because new polling data indicates Hispanic support for the president is swelling, a trend that could seal his 2020 re-election victory.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff

Empires Come and Empires Go

For John, BLUF:  How did the Inca Empire replace the Tiwanaku Empire?  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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A Mystery Religion Pre-Dated The Incas by 500 Years, Stunning Lake Discovery Reveals

From Science Alert, by Mr Peter Dockrill, 2 April 2019.

The Tiwanaku Empire (550-1000 AD) was replaced by the Inca Empire.

Hat tip to the Drudge Report.

Regards  —  Cliff

Population Change

For John, BLUF:  My whole life I have been receiving messages about the dangers of population growth.  Maybe that isn't the future.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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THE WORLD MIGHT ACTUALLY RUN OUT OF PEOPLE

From Wired Magazine, by Reporter Megan Molteni, 4 February 2019.

Here is the lede plus two:

YOU KNOW THE story.  Despite technologies, regulations, and policies to make humanity less of a strain on the earth, people just won’t stop reproducing.  By 2050 there will be 9 billion carbon-burning, plastic-polluting, calorie-consuming people on the planet.  By 2100, that number will balloon to 11 billion, pushing society into a Soylent Green scenario.  Such dire population predictions aren’t the stuff of sci-fi; those numbers come from one of the most trusted world authorities, the United Nations.

But what if they’re wrong?  Not like, off by a rounding error, but like totally, completely goofed?

That’s the conclusion Canadian journalist John Ibbitson and political scientist Darrell Bricker come to in their newest book, Empty Planet, due out February 5th.  After painstakingly breaking down the numbers for themselves, the pair arrived at a drastically different prediction for the future of the human species.  “In roughly three decades, the global population will begin to decline,” they write.  “Once that decline begins, it will never end.”

I don't buy into a never-ending decline in population.  The rest makes good sense.  Some people love having and raising children.  Others don't.  The trend is the don't folks outnumber those who want lots of children.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff

Good News in the Commonwealth

For John, BLUF:  Notwithstanding losing the race for State Treasurer, Ms Keiko Orrall is a strong presence in the Mass GOP, and young.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Former state representative to lead tourism office

From The Boston Globe, by Reporter Matt Stout, 29 March 2019.

Here is the lede:

Keiko M. Orrall, a former lawmaker and leading Republican Party figure, has been tapped by Governor Charlie Baker’s administration to return to state government, this time to take over the state Office of Travel and Tourism.

Welcome back, Keiko!

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff

Going After Biden

For John, BLUF:  A jaundiced view of former Vice President Joe Biden's recent #MeToo issues.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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The Timing Of All This Biden “Scrutiny” Is Certainly Convenient, Eh?

From Hot Air, by Blogger Jazz Shaw, 1 April 2019.

Internal Progressive action to try and cut down the Front Runner.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff

Mired in the Past?

For John, BLUF:  Even Democrats in the Hinterland want to move on.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Why these Democrats fear ‘Mueller madness’ will boost Trump in 2020

From The New York Post! by Reporter Salena Zito, 30 March 2019.

Here is the lede plus two:

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Now that special counsel Robert Mueller has concluded that no one from Trump’s presidential campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia, five residents of this Adams County town hope the national media moves on.

This has nothing to do with liking or voting for the president (they don’t and they didn’t) and everything to do with opinion news increasingly replacing straight news reporting.

Jim Henry, a fan of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” tuned into his favorite cable news program recently only to find the hosts still speculating about a Trump-Russia connection two days after the summary report was released.  “They just harp on the same thing, and you would think there’s nothing else Trump’s done wrong,” said Henry, 73.  “That’s the only thing they have on him?  Come on, talk about the other stuff.”

If the Democrats try to get President Trump by overthrowing the Mueller Report they will likely fail, and lose in 2020.

Overreach?  Yes.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff