BLAST FROM THE PAST: LET'S FACE FACTS, THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: IT WAS A RIGGED, NEITHER HILLARY CLINTON OR BERNIE SANDERS WOULD HAVE WON.

...That even with the results of the 2016 Presidential Election staring them in the face, neither the REPUBLICANS OR DEMOCRATS are going to contest the BOGUS ELECTION RESULTS THAT HANDED DONALD TRUMP THE OVAL OFFICE. So, if valid and fair Elections are a priority for you, I SUGGEST WORKING VERY HARD AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVELS, TO ENSURE THAT RESULTS ARE AUDITED, COMPUTER RESULTS ARE CHECKED AND RECHECKED, AND THAT THOSE WHO ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE HONESTY AND ACCURACY ARE INVESTIGATED FOR ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Apparently, at the Federal Level it is not a priority. DO NOT TAKE THE WORD OF YOUR OWN PARTY, BECAUSE HONEST AND OPEN ELECTIONS MIGHT NOT BE IMPORTANT. 

Just a reminder, these results were ACHIEVED BY THE ALTERING OF THE FINAL VOTE COUNTS.  Feeding or Providing one side with information detrimental to the other, COULD HAVE INFLUENCED VOTERS BEFORE THEY ENTERED THE POLLS, BUT WOULD NOT GUARANTEE VICTORY. THERE IS NO WAY TO QUANTIFY THE AMOUNT OF INFLUENCE SUCH INFORMATION WOULD HAVE. The Final Vote counts were determined by ILLEGALLY ENTERING THE SYSTEM , AND ENSURING THAT THE TOTALS GAVE DONALD TRUMP VICTORY.

Along the same lines; It is hilarious that Democrats are still turning on one another, ATTEMPTING TO EXPLAIN THE DONALD TRUMP VICTORY AT THE POLLS.

GUESS WHAT?: IT WAS A RIGGED ELECTION, NEITHER HILLARY CLINTON OR BERNIE SANDERS WOULD HAVE WON. TRY LOOKING FOR ACTUAL SOLUTIONS, INSTEAD OF GIVING DONALD TRUMP AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT DEMOCRATIC PARTY DISUNITY, SO HE CAN AVOID TALKING ABOUT THE UNMITIGATED DISASTER HIS ADMINISTRATION HAS BECOME.

DONALD TRUMP: IMPEACHMENT AND TRIAL, THE BOTTOM LINE. (INTRO.)

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Well, with the trial of DONALD TRUMP COMING TO AN END, the nonsense and fiction being shoveled by the REPUBLICAN PARTY IS STARTING TO PILE UP. Therefore, it is important to separate fact from fiction now, before the RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT AND AMERICAN FASCISTS ARE HANDED ANOTHER UNCHALLENGED VICTORY, LIKE THE BOGUS 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

To do this, it is necessary to breakdown the whole process from start to finish, and separate FACT from FICTION. This includes;

-    Impeachment vs Trial.

-   Presiding Officers.

-   Guilt vs Innocence.

-   Admittance of Evidence.

-   Jury responsibility.

-   Is the outcome the end 
    of the matter? 

-  What makes this process 
    SIMILAR OR DIFFERENT
    from what the average AMERICAN
    CITIZEN WOULD ENCOUNTER IF
    THEY WERE PART OF AN OFFICIAL
    INVESTIGATION?

-  Finally, how the Outcome could be 
   a POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE 
   INFLUENCE ON HOW AMERICAN
   GOVERNMENT CONDUCTS BUSINESS
   IN THE FUTURE?

LOOK FOR PART 1.
 

AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION: Central Division Meeting: The Teaching Hub.

Dear DAVID,   Have you registered for the 2020 Central Division meeting, February 26–29 in Chicago, IL? If not, take a moment to register online now! This year’s meeting will feature the popular Teaching Hub, a two-day series of workshops and sessions that address the teaching of philosophy at all levels. The Teaching Hub, sponsored by the APA and the American Association of Philosophy Teachers, will run from Thursday, February 27, through Friday, February 28, 2020. Central Division meeting registrants are invited to attend any or all of the sessions. The 2020 Central Meeting Teaching Hub will include the following sessions (visit the APA website for more details): Bringing Research and Pedagogy Together in the Classroom AAPT Workshop: Best Practices Graduate Voices in Teaching Philosophy Teaching Introductory Courses Without Canonical Texts Teaching Core Texts: Teaching the Social Contract and Its Critics through In-Class Simulations Using Pre-College Philosophy to Engage with Controversial Subjects and Difficult Conversations Navigating Working Conditions as Philosophy Teachers Students Teaching Teachers: What Do Teachers Need to Know? Workshop on Curricular Development: Adding Asian Philosophy to Your Existing Course Syllabus Closing Reception: Undergraduate Research and Faculty SoTL Poster Session Register online now for the 2020 Central Division meeting! Early bird registration rates ($125 for APA members, $240 for non-members, and $40 for student members) are available until February 12. Online registration will be unavailable February 13 through February 25, but will reopen on February 26, the first day of the meeting. You can also register at the registration desk on-site at the meeting. Please note: on-site registration rates will be $50 higher than early bird registration for all categories.   If you haven’t already done so, renew your membership for 2019–2020 now to be eligible for the APA member registration rates.   You’ll save an additional $5 on meeting registration if you opt not to receive a paper copy of the program. The meeting program is available online, and our free meeting app for smartphones and tablets also contains the full program. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago!   All the best,   Amy E. Ferrer Executive Director   P.S. Deadline extension: The Palmer House Hilton has extended the deadline for reservations at the APA group rate. The group rate of $169 per night (plus applicable taxes and fees) is now available until February 3. Make your hotel reservations today!

TWITTER NEWS (U.S.) John Bolton's book alleges Trump tied Ukraine aid freeze to the Democratic investigations.

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According to an unpublished manuscript from then-national security adviser John Bolton, President Trump said $391 million in aid to Ukraine should be frozen until Ukrainian officials announced investigations into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, The New York Times first reported on Sunday. Trump responded to the allegations, saying: “If John Bolton said this, it was only to sell a book.”

Republican Senator Mitt Romney told the press on Monday that Bolton's reported revelation would "very likely" sway some of his GOP Senate colleagues to call for Bolton's testimony in the president's ongoing impeachment trial.