I'm hearing that the US Supreme Court have decided to hear Trump's Colorado ballot ban case.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Whilst it’s obviously true that not all information is made public to go on from that and assume that your pet conspiracy theory is probably true is just what conspiracy theorists do!

They deliberately replace “possibly” with “probably”.

Every country has secrets. You cannot allow your enemies to know certain things so, unfortunately, that means that no one can, other than a highly restricted group.

That is both the source of speculation for those who distrust authority and for those writing screen plays. I often think that those who invent or latch onto conspiracy theories are watching too many movies for their own good.

Many things are possible, but that doesn’t make them probable and without proof to claim they are just because you think you are cleverer than others is disingenuous.

I would expect the CIA to have complete knowledge of what Epstein was doing, irrespective of whether any particular computer went missing. I would also expect them not to release that information. Not because they are protecting anyone but because of the security risks should they do so. Undermining public confidence and handing propaganda to your enemies is not in the public interest. That the public are interested is not the same thing.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

Oh the old 'national security' meme....The old, 'I'm lying to you for your own good'....Yeah, that gets used as a kind of 'hall pass' to cover all sins. The 'used car salesman' excuse of politics.

If you think the people currently holding those positions have the best of intentions or even competence.....well, I have to say I differ.

Even in the past when the covert agencies were doing illegal stuff and hiding it eventually the truth came out in books....or when things were really messed up, it came out publicly....Iran/Contra for example......Pretty messed up.

It should be remembered that these agencies are meant to be working for the public, because the public pay their wages. I wonder how many USA taxpayers actually think the CIA are actually completely on their side rather than on their own agendas.....And let's not forget that Epstein was probably working far more for Mossad than the US.

Anyway, the old 'national security' meme doesn't work so well when we are talking about the sexual abuse of underage children and sex slaves......when covert agencies are involved in this stuff the hammer has to come down somewhere.

I suppose in a way we should hope that they don't clear house because it just means that the whole sick house of cards comes down sooner than would have been.

Though to be fair, regardless of who wins in November it's going to be hard to keep America together......it's gonna be a wild ride.

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'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Whoever is tweeting on the old perv's X account doesn't even seem to know how America came to be independent.

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'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

I might have strong political views but I don’t have a “side”. I am a centralist who can see the strengths and weaknesses of most arguments.

I am implacably opposed to extremism and authoritarianism whether it comes from the left or the right and can sense bs pretty easily. It just so happens that at present most of it is coming from the right but if you had ever seen my responses to Corbyn you might have been surprised.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

The Brexit campaign was fought with both the major parties allowing their members to decide for themselves. From that perspective there were no “sides”.

I understand the argument put in favour of Brexit. I was convinced at the time that it was wrong and was being manipulated by those who sought to undermine us. That opinion has only hardened with time. I can see no valid arguments of any kind why being outside the EU is better for us than being inside, That’s not to say that the EU is perfect or that it is incapable of improvement. Only that being inside and arguing for reform is better than being out.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.