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Trump is out of control. The U.S. Constitution allows for the immediate removal from office of a president "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office."
Former Congressman Kucinich, who filed articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush and Vice President Richard Cheney for manipulating intelligence on Iraq, deceiving the public into war, violating international law, warrantless surveillance, and abuse of executive power, calls upon Congress to uphold its duty and oath of office to the Constitution of the United States
WASHINGTON, April 6, 2026 — Dennis J. Kucinich, who served as a Member of Congress from 1997 to 2013 and led efforts to avoid, avert, and ultimately end the war against Iraq, will present the constitutional case for the impeachment and removal from office of Donald J. Trump at a national legal symposium.
The event, titled Expert Legal Symposium on Impeachment and the Meaning of “Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors”, will take place Wednesday, April 8, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2044. Kucinich is scheduled to speak at approximately 9:30 a.m.
A new Israeli law seeks to authorize the execution of Palestinian detainees—Muslims and Christians alike—and the world’s response has been disturbingly muted. Nearly 10,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons need global attention now more than ever.
The legislation would apply the death penalty exclusively to Palestinians convicted in Israeli military courts, while exempting Jewish Israelis who commit politically motivated killings against Palestinians. Human rights organizations inside and outside Israel have condemned the bill as discriminatory and dangerous.
The legal disparity is stark. Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are tried under military law, while Israeli settlers living in the same territory are subject to civilian law. The bill would allow military judges to impose the death penalty without unanimous agreement, and executions would be carried out within 90 days with no possibility of appeal. Methods include hanging or lethal injection.
After decades of bipartisan deference to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the likely contenders for the next Democratic presidential nomination have been distancing themselves from the powerful organization. The shift is significant. But disavowing AIPAC has become a box-checking exercise, useful for politicians who remain firm supporters of Israel.
Polling last month found that registered Democrats – by a margin of 67-17 percent – were more sympathetic toward Palestinians than Israelis. For elected officials on automatic pilot for Israel, such numbers are a big jolt. In response, the evident quest is to satisfy the majority of Democratic voters who have negative views of Israel, while at the same time not angering its supporters.
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Hope you enjoyed your Easter weekend!
Next Monday, April 13, we will reconvene to deal with ever more nuclear madness and the escalating attempt to trash the 2026 election.
Utilities earning record profits
Consumers have seen their electric bills rise dramatically over recent years. Many blame the explosion of data center development, or the rising cost of natural gas, or demand placed on the grid as drivers transition from gasoline vehicles to electric.
But another reason for the escalating rates are utility profit margins, which have increased dramatically, according to a recent report released by the Energy & Policy Institute - a watchdog organization that evaluated financial data from 110 investor-owned utilities from 2021 through 2025.
The analysis found that a substantial share of what consumers pay for electricity ends up in the pockets of investors as profit. About 13 cents of every dollar paid to the analyzed utilities between 2021-24 was retained as profit. This amount rose to 15 percent in 2025.
You already know that President Trump hates democracy, but some of his best friends aren’t just in Washington D.C.
They also work at Columbus City Hall.
And remember that this is with a strong dose of corporatocracy.
The goal of Columbus business leaders is to make decisions for the Mayor and City Council to follow. You are still allowed to vote, but all the candidates believe the same thing and follow what they are told.
They protect each other and communicate as little as possible with the public.
All decisions are made in secret and the media only exists to support their agenda (as chosen by corporations and billionaires). This is corporatocracy and it works exactly as designed.
Columbus City Hall Loves Billionaires.
Time has a new article out in which unnamed sources assert that the Pentagon was caught totally off-guard by Iran’s aggressive retaliation against the US-Israeli onslaught which began last month, reporting the following:
This past week was what many Christians regard as Holy Week, starting with celebration of Jesus Christ’s Last Supper on Holy Thursday; mourning Christ’s crucifixion and death on Good Friday; continuing with prayer and church services on Holy Saturday; and concluding with the glory of Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday. Here in Washington things were predictably a bit different, starting with a President Donald Trump speech to the nation on Wednesday night which was a series of lies including how great the economy is doing. The intention was to address the American public concern over the ongoing war with Iran, in which he praised the valor of the US troops who are slaughtering Iranian schoolchildren before launching into a tirade demanding that Iran de facto surrender or he would bomb the country “back to the Stone Ages where it belongs” if it did not comply. On Holy Saturday Trump was at it again, threatening Iran.