Sidney Powell's defamtion case is the perfect opportunity for Powell to do what the Right has been clamoring to do, which even included disrupting the functions of government during January 6th insurrection:
Present their case that the election was stolen. 1/
One of the absolute defenses available to defendant's in defamation cases?
The truth.
So not only would Powell's defamation case provide an opportunity to present the evidence the Right not only claims to have about election fraud, but also claim the courts wouldn't hear,....2/
....but the defamation trial would also provide Powell with the most definitive and efficient defense for winning her case.
But instead, she's invoking a more subjective/less certain "reasonable man" defense.
Why would Powell fail to take advantage of that opportunity? 3/
Because, as @StuartStevens so comprehensively dissected:
"It Was All A Lie"....
.....and desperately claiming/pleading that no "reasonable person" would believe the gaslighting disinformation that she poisoned the country with is the only option she has. 4/
It's interesting to note that while Powell claims that no reasonable person would believe the gaslighting disinformation she spread, one of her defenses is that "SHE believed the allegations then and she believes them now".
And by doing so, Powell self-owned w/that admission. 5/
Some thoughts on the “constitutional crisis” of Trump inevitably defying Supreme Court orders, and thereby undermining the constitution’s separation of powers.
The most telling data point of what drives Musk is seen in this video when he preens, and does his shoulder shimmy after saying, “I’m not just MAGA….I’m dark gothic MAGA”:
Musk is desperately needy for validation, and to be “liked”.
Let's unpack...
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In 2019 I analyzed how Trump is actually a “pathological people pleaser” who punishes people he can’t “please”.
Trump is desperate for validation (narcissistic supply). He’ll often refer to himself as “your favorite president”, etc.
This desperate need is a major reason why he does so many rallies. The fragility of Trump’s ego causes him to vindictively punish people who reject, or don’t “like” him.
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As the Russia-Urkraine negotiations progress, it’s important to understand how Trump’s psychology, and Putin’s awareness of Trump’s psychological vulnerabilities, may factor into the outcome.
Remember, with Trump, it’s not about something actually occurring….it’s about the perception/appearance of it occurring.
For example:
1) Despite 6 bankruptcies, Trump created...with the help of a fictional reality TV show...the perception that he’s a great business man.
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2) In 2019, when Trump extorted Zelensky by threatening to withhold $400 million in congressionally approved aid to defend itself from Russia, Trump didn’t care about an actual investigation into Hunter/Joe Biden....
....he just wanted Zelensky to announce there was going to be one.
Trump just wanted to create the appearance/perception of corruption to influence the election.
But the same people condemning the manipulation of “well-meaning, faithful Christians into having their beliefs tethered to [antisemitic] psychopaths” (1:38)...
…are the same people who manipulated “well-meaning, faithful Christians into having their beliefs tethered" to a sociopathic narcissist......who is the antithesis of Christian values:
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And one of the same people (@jordanbpeterson) co-authoring this report about “well-meaning, faithful Christians having their beliefs tethered to [antisemitic] psychopaths”....
....also either incompetently....or dishonestly....manipulated “well-meaning, faithful Christians into having their beliefs tethered" to Trump....
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It should come as no surprise when people...
....who've been subjected to a decade of gaslighting, alternate realities, revisionist histories, and pathological dishonesty from Trump, and his legion of sycophants...
....are susceptible to being gaslighted into believing that Jews are the enemy?
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This was a very revealing, calculated meeting designed to characterize Zelensky/Ukraine as "deserving" of the "punishment" of an unfair deal that Trump/Vance are angling to give Putin.
The video starts with Trump claiming that he can’t speak negatively about Putin because it will undermine his role as a neutral mediator, and hamper negotiations.
However, that didn’t stop Trump from calling Zelensky a corrupt dictator.
At the :30 second mark, Trump says that Zelensky “has tremendous hatred” for Putin, and obligatorily points out that Putin is “not in love with” Zelensky, either.