My latest findings as of May 14th
Vindman's answer draws applause at impeachment hearing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU35QXoQ4E8
Decorated US Army officer. Served in the War in Iraq. Told the National Security Council that Trump was demanding the Ukrainians to investigate Biden. He did this out of duty. Because he was the National Security Council's top intelligence expert on Ukraine. He believed Trump was using US resources and the US intelligence relationship with Ukraine to bully our ally to go after Trump's political opponent.
He was immediately fired. And like EDS, he was walked out of the building by security.
And just a few weeks ago, Mike Johnson had to go against his party and bring a Ukrainian aid bill to vote. Why was the Republicans so steadfast against voting for that bill? Because currently unelected Trump told them not to vote on it. He knew the bill would would pass in any form.
The checks and balances of our government came into play.
A dedicated officer who served with distinction stepped up and reported wrong doing to his superiors.
A few years later, one party is steadfast against giving aid to one of our allies. An ally who has been invaded by our decades long adversary.
Tell me about the first hero of Ukraine again? Have we already forgotten?
If there is any single reason you need to vote for Biden? Know this. Biden doesn't want to micro manage every single detail. He wants dedicated experts like Lt Col Vindman. People that will do the right thing regardless the risk to their career.
In this race, Biden is the only choice. He is exactly what we need.
Not a dictator for a day. Not a tyrant who want's retribution on all of his enemies. Not someone who is demanding "immunity" from all of the felones he has been indicted for. And all of the charges he has been charged with.
He doesn't want his "day in court". He wants to delay these proceedings for just a few more months. So he can be elected and make these felones and crimes he has committed to "magically" go away.
Because, in a fair trial, TRUMP KNOWS HE IS GUILTY.
'Energizing': Maddow puts U.S. fight to defend democracy in global context:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjDxluLurPo
'Donald Trump is incapable of running anything': Union slams Trump in new ad:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iukr0Nj_sAs
Trump's Invitation for a "Big Protest" in D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021 (Democracy on Trial: Pt. 8):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZhkQ3SO9D8
Trump is a 'wrecker,' says historian Robert Kagan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl30n7s6AK8
Even the GOP Agrees...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO-oHWb-g7M
Trump's election denialism is a 'dagger at the heart of American democracy':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUFH_YBE91Y
'He's not welcome': Democratic Congresswoman on Trump's rally in New Jersey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRuNwLZVKTQ
Roger Stone on November 5, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0saxIVpLClg
This is election fraud. If you can't find it. Create it.
'He's not welcome': Democratic Congresswoman on Trump's rally in New Jersey
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ExmditA-rCA
Don't mince words. Tell us how you really feel.
We talked about a number of issues. I can only focus on a limited number of my concerns.
I tried to stick to videos that were from actual hearings or where actual speeches were made.
Feel free to skip past the commentators and listen to the actual speechs and testemony.
Republican Trump voters say "No.":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahBKWQssQ5o
Regardless of what you may think of my politics, listen to Republicans who voted for Trump in past elections.
I feel Trump doesn't care. Trump wants these people to stay home and not vote.
Republican Rep. Ken Buck Retirement Announcement. Says elected officials are "lying to America" about the stolen election:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6KbBpHHNqM
I cannot argue with him about this.
'Traitor!' Senator Lindsey Graham heckled by Trump supporters at airport - Reuters news:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbCI0syimnk
This is what happens if you cross Trump.
Easter Messages from Presidents. Present and Past:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WqF4GNQUSE
One person tries to relay a message of hope and renewal.
One person uses this moment to spread hate and perpetuate lies.
The Georgia Election Phone Call Between Brad Raffensperger & Trump:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GINMNyt7CLQ
Trump demands the Secretary of the State of Georgia "find" votes to allow Trump to win in 2020.
Jan. 6 hearing: Video shows Pelosi and Schumer pleading with Pentagon to call National Guard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRhB2m4qBhI
And why didn't the US Attorney General Jeffery Rosen immdiately go to President Trump and ask him to quell the insurrection?
Why does Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer have to ask him to do that hours later?
Trump fake elector in Wisconsin describes how he says he was tricked | 60 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3guirxwrXc
Trump's team convinced Wisconsin Republican electors that they need to sign a document saying Trump won.
This was just in case the courts overturned the Wisconsin election results from an appeal.
The main Republican elector could not understand why that was needed. But was put in a position to believe
that he personally could cause Trump to lose if they did not sign the document.
The document was instead used to fake a controversy over the election.
Proud Boys activity leading up to Jan 6th:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZYrxIKwkJk
Jan 6th was a planned attack. Trump called for everyone to be in DC to disrupt the election count. The Proud Boys planned, staged and reconned their attack.
PBS Jan 6th Hearing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu01ypSzwDk
Vice President Pence continued to maintain the government while it was under siege. At the end, this was not a close race.
Rather than pursue other legal avenues to challenge the results, White House staff continued to demand Vice President Pence violate the law.
CBS Jan 6th Hearing. Trump asking the insurrectionists to stop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJuNHI2KP5w
He did not immediately ask the crowd to desperse when it first started hours earlier.
He did not plead with the crowd to stop and allow the law to take care of this.
He could have said "he" was going to fight this with every legal aveneue.
He had hours to craft a speech.
Instead, it was an off-the-cuff speech where he rants about how the election was "stolen".
Trump did not attempt to deescalate the situation. He did not simply ask the crowd to peacefully leave the capitol.
He continued to use rhetoric and false claims to insight the insurrectionists.
Trump on Jan 7th:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kih5hGkx5-M
Here Trump openly lies about his feelings of Jan 6th and the people who stormed the capital.
Why? Because he was told by his staff he would be imediately removed from office or impeached if he did not do that.
In the end, he refused to conceeded his loss. He only says a new administration is taking over.
Trump's final consession speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phujjJOsXu4
In more recent videos, he calls the insurrectionists patriots and hostages. He says he will pardon them on his first day.
(see the first minute of Morning Joe clip below.)
Which lie do you wish to believe? The lie that the insurrectionists should pay for their crimes?
Or the lie that he will pardon the insurrectionists on the first day?
Trump does for Trump. He does nothing for our nation except tear it apart.
Trump Belives Putin Intellegence services over his own FBI:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWiJEgSaHW8
Remember when I complained that Trump was replacing people over and over. He never accepts the blame of his own actions.
If there was ever an issue with our intellegence capabilities, those issues start at the top. With Trump himself.
Retaining and mishandling of classified documents is another example of his "intellegence" expertise.
Publically announcing our enemy's intellegence is better is not "Making America First".
Trump saying Putin is smart and NATO is Dumb:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOe9Ajxw2KE
Time and again, Trump attacks OUR country and OUR allies and promotes our ENEMIES!
How can that possibly "Make America First"?
Hillary Clinton's Consession Speech:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcck7hr9Su8
Hillary is a much better speaker than Trump. She conceeds to her loss. She thanks her staff and her supporters. She pledges support of the newly elected president.
She inspires all of America to come together and be a hopeful, better nation.
Project 2025 Recruitment Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTd5g9NYue8
If you think for a single moment there is not a plan to replace our government, you are wrong. Here is The Plan:
They are not concerned that anyone knows.
They do not want intellegent people making human decisions. They want an army of robots trained to follow and enforce one single group's directives.
You heard me talk about Wacko-hut. And there are other "private" security forces.
They want to replace Homeland Security and all of our federal law enforcement with these private contractors. We do not want this nightmare.
Regardless how much or how little of this plan is inacted by a re-elected Trump, he has already demonstrated his willingness to do these things.
Even now. Unelected. He controls too many people in our government.
One man does not need this much control of anything.
Look at the RNC when Trump's team took over. Everyone was fired or told they had to "reapply" for their job. This is our future goverment under Trump.
And in the public sector, Trump will happlily terminate expert and dedicated workers if he has anything to gain.
TED Talk. Barbara F. Walter on Civil War:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yilgr2SJ3xQ
I find her talk insightful. I don't believe her answers will ever be considered by more than a few. Not without an actual civil war.
Big business is already moving out of America. They can live/operate from anywhere in the world. They have no worry of sanctions against the U.S.
Understand, for the first year or so, many Germans thought Hitler was a good thing. It took the strife (and loss) of a global war to convince them otherwise.
How far can we push this line before we realise we have already gone too far?
Other things you may not want to watch. More commentary than I cared for but has actual speech, testemony and video that I think are important:
Morning Joe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4X9pOHVUTI
I have only seen a few "Morning Joe" clips. In a different clip, I saw him talk with a Republican friend. Both were wondering "what has happened with the RNC". (This was well before the Laura Trump takeover.)
However, in this clip, this is the first time I have seen Joe so visibly upset. For good reason. His other commentators could see it and appeared to be very concerned for him.
This clip is only the Trump segment (from their list of segments.)
Jamie Raskin in the Biden Impeachment Hearing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuk9K6gINrM
I mainly liked the testimony of the witness and the comments of Rep. Raskin. Find these at the beginning and at 2:35.
John Oliver six years ago during Trump's administration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCjk_NPsIqU
I find listening to these Trump issues depressing and exhausting. This comedian can mix tidbits of real points with a comedic flair and ridiculousness.
If you see nothing else of this clip, skip to 15:10 and watch the last Trump impersonator. And note the special guest at the end of that segment.