Racketeering Charges Brought Against Trump and Others
Prosecutors brought counts against Trump and his associates, including forgery and racketeering, which is used to target members of organized crime group.
Read Moreby Jack Hassard | Aug 14, 2023 | Fulton County Trump Investigation
Prosecutors brought counts against Trump and his associates, including forgery and racketeering, which is used to target members of organized crime group.
by Jack Hassard | Aug 5, 2023 | Fulton County Trump Investigation, Indictment
Donald Trump, another strongman, made an imperfect phone call to the Georgia Secretary of State. This phone call could be essential evidence of crimes against Trump. Jack Smith criminally charged him in his 45-page indictment.
Fulton County Attorney General Fani Willis uses the phone call in her criminal investigation of election interference. Georgia Republican elites, Trump’s attorneys and advisors, and others may be indicted.
by Jack Hassard | Aug 4, 2023 | Indictment
It should be evident that there are totalitarian links among Trump, mobs, and the elite in our society. This attraction to totalitarian leaders by the elite is a clue to totalitarian movements as crucial as the connection to the mob ( Hannah Arendt).1 On January 3, 2023, Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to four charges related to the January 6 Capitol attack.
by Jack Hassard | Aug 1, 2023 | Insurrection, The Trump Files
Donald Trump was indicted for Jan 6 conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government and obstruct an official proceeding. Jack Smith appeared before reporters in Washington D.C. to announce the indictment.
by Jack Hassard | Jul 31, 2023 | Nuclear Threat
These books tell the stories of people directly affected by fallout from atmospheric nuclear explosions and the effects on those who mined for uranium in New Mexico and Arizona.
by Jack Hassard | Jul 28, 2023 | Nuclear Threat
Oppenheimer, the movie highlights the scientific achievement of making an atomic bomb. J. Robert Oppenheimer and his collaborators at Los Alamos carried out this achievement. But, there was little to no concern about those who would come in contact with the fallout from these nuclear explosions, or those who mined for uranium. The fallout from the 216 bombs dropped from 1945 – 1962 covers nearly all of the United States. People became sick and suffered severe anxiety, paranoia, and depression. Thousands died of cancer. Military and civilian personnel at these locations participated in all U.S. atom bomb tests since the Trinity test 1945.
by Jack Hassard | Jul 18, 2023 | The Authoritarian, The Trump Files
Donald Trump claims he is the target of a federal investigation of the January 6th insurrection. In this post, I speculate on one of the charges, and how, if he’s found guilty, he won’t be able to hold elected office in the U.S.
by Jack Hassard | Jul 14, 2023 | Climate Change
Ocean temperatures have been off the charts since mid-March 2023, with the highest average levels in 40 years of satellite monitoring, and the impact is breaking through in disruptive ways around the world.
What’s going on
by Jack Hassard | Jul 7, 2023 | Politics
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by Jack Hassard | Jun 19, 2023 | Progressive World-View
This post includes photos of the Juneteenth celebration sponsored by the Cobb County NAACP on June 16 – 18, 2023.