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THANK BERNIE: The Trains Will Stop, and So Will Your EV | Steve Berman

THANK BERNIE: The Trains Will Stop, and So Will Your EV | Steve Berman


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If Congress doesn’t act, the railroad unions could strike as early as Friday morning. This would be really bad, and its widespread effects would be felt immediately, nationwide. Congress and previous presidents have acted before to block railroad unions and other critical industries like coal from striking. The railroads are a strange bird when it comes to U.S. industry. …

INFLATION: Billionaire Economics is Killing Us | Steve Berman

INFLATION: Billionaire Economics is Killing Us | Steve Berman


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I might have just stumbled on the most bipartisan thing our political system has going. Both Democrats and Republicans are the party of the billionaires. Except right now, Democrats are doing everything they can do destroy the middle class, force half the country to be totally dependent on the government (read: socialism), and make basic …

GOD, FAMILY, COUNTRY: What is a Christian’s Patriotic Duty? | Steve Berman

GOD, FAMILY, COUNTRY: What is a Christian’s Patriotic Duty? | Steve Berman


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Two events have this question at the top of my mind. First, yesterday was the anniversary of 9/11, which in its aftermath witnessed one of the greatest increases in church attendance ever seen in America. It also inaugurated a season of war, where non-Christian “evil-doers” and their enablers were to be purged from the face …

KRAKEN HUNT: Coffee County, a Smoking Gun? | Steve Berman

KRAKEN HUNT: Coffee County, a Smoking Gun? | Steve Berman


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The pitied two dozen members of the Fulton County special grand jury investigating election interference by Donald J. Trump and others has uncovered something that should be a huge story and it just now finding its way into the mainstream media. One day after the failed attempt by Trump to illegally declare himself the “winner” …

EXPLOSIVE: After Winning a Special Master, Here’s Trump’s Next Move | Steve Berman

EXPLOSIVE: After Winning a Special Master, Here’s Trump’s Next Move | Steve Berman


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“Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.” —Winston Churchill, 1898. This has been Donald J. Trump’s mantra, really for his whole life.  Trump is fresh from a victory in obtaining a special master to slow down the DOJ’s case regarding documents seized at Mar-a-Lago. His lawyers picked a judge …

BIDEN: You’re All Threats to Democracy | Steve Berman

BIDEN: You’re All Threats to Democracy | Steve Berman


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President Biden gave the speech I implored him to give yesterday. Almost. Speaking at the iconic Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Biden made a sweeping denunciation of “MAGA Republicans” and the lunacy of Donald Trump’s beliefs. And here, in my view, is what is true: MAGA Republicans do not respect the Constitution. They do not believe in the rule of …

CONSPIRACY? It’s Probably Not Trump’s Conspiracy | Steve Berman

CONSPIRACY? It’s Probably Not Trump’s Conspiracy | Steve Berman


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After U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon indicated her “preliminary intent” to appoint a special master to review the evidence seized from Mar-a-Lago by the FBI on August 8th, the government responded in two ways. “It’s too late, baby” was the first shot, saying that the FBI had completed its “taint team” work and the evidence …