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Tim Hogan

@TimInHonolulu

8 Apr

1. Do you think Putin's crew knows about "The Trading with the Enemy Act?" It applies to nations and its nationals if the US is "at war" with the nation. It doesn't define "at war" as far as I can see. I searched for the term "at war." Found this is still in the books:

2. 25 U.S. Code § 128 Appropriations not paid to Indians at war with United States

None of the appropriations made for the Indian Service shall be paid to any band of Indians or any portion of any band while at war with the United States or with the white citizens of any of the

3. States or Territories. (Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 132, § 2, 18 Stat. 449.) law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/25…

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Tim Hogan

@TimInHonolulu

1 Apr

1. Kommersant tends to not openly engage in disinformation but it appears that may be changing. They are reporting the Sec Def readout
Минобороны Украины сообщило о гарантиях поддержки США при конфликте с Россией // Подробнее на сайте kommersant.ru/doc/4753396

2. to say that the US will go to war over a Russian attack on Ukraine. Here is the readout where Sec. Austin made clear he was reiterating "U.S. commitment to building the capacity of Ukraine's forces to defend more effectively against Russian aggression." Putin and the state

3. propaganda machine is trying to impact Russian perceptions to give the impression that war with the US is coming. This could be grooming the Russian public for a war or Putin's wagging the dog to divert public attention from Navalny, economic problems & the coming sanctions.

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Tim Hogan

@TimInHonolulu

29 Mar

1. #Syria #SDF: Excerpt from Briefing with Acting Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS John Godfrey On U.S. Participation in the Upcoming D-ISIS Ministerial.

state.gov/briefing-with-…

2. "On Syria, our partnership with the Syrian Democratic Forces remains strong. We continue to support them in the coalition’s fight against ISIS and the SDF continues to do great work in maintaining pressure against ISIS in the northeast part of the

3. country. We continue to closely monitor ISIS activity throughout the country and assess that ISIS has continued its efforts to regroup and carry out attacks in non-SDF-controlled areas – particularly, as one example, in the Badia desert.

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Tim Hogan

@TimInHonolulu

27 Mar

1. Why is Trump concerned about John Durham? First, his appointment violated DOJ regs that required he be unconnected to DOJ.

"The Special Counsel shall be selected from outside the United States Government."

28 CFR 28 CFR § 600.3 - Qualifications of the Special Counsel.

@JudiciaryDems

2. As the US Attorney for CN he accepted an appointment that violated the law and on that grounds could be removed and investigated for an ethics violation. So why is everyone being quiet at DOJ @JudiciaryDems and in the Beltway echo chamber?

3. My guess is that Durham agreed to accept the unlawful appointment because he believed the keeping Trump placated was advancing the cause of Justice. Is he actually engaged in an investigation of Trump's Russian conspiracy in 2016? If he were that might be a reason to keep

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Tim Hogan

@TimInHonolulu

26 Mar

1. I don't want to lessen the threat that these voter suppression efforts represent but by limiting absentee voting, the GQP is impairing the way much of how its largest demographic votes. Not smart. Also, by trying to suppress POC votes the GQP makes every

@TheDemocrats

2. election an existential threat to @TheDemocrats base, especially POC. Their current push for state legislatures to deny people the right to vote is already building Democratic party turnout for the 2022 midterms.

@theDemocrats

3. By energizing @theDemocrats' base the GQP will geta a high Democratic turnout when the GQP will struggle to turn out its own voters. GQP strategy is going to increase or at least hold the Democrats' turnout in an election without the orange pied piper of hate.

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