Senator Josh Hawley, A Smart Guy Who Exploits Ignorance

 I'm just warehousing here some of my Senator Hawley material from January, 2020.

I have contempt for Senator Hawley. He knows better.

Trump, Musk, Paul

Trump doesn't want to vet staff. He's doing his own thing. It's feeding time for his friends.

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If Musk brings Paul in, Paul has an expanded, federally-supported platform.

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Gold trading is certainly legitimate, and the Birch Group is an actual company. I wonder if and or how much Paul is compensated by the Birch Group?

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"Weaponization of Government"

 Whence the phrase "weaponization of government?" When did we start talking about "weaponized" agencies and institutions? Let's see what Google Trends says.

As of this writing (August, 2024), Google shows the term appearing in 2023, and peaking in February of that year.

What was going on at that time?

The Republican Party, after briefly waking up from Donald Trump's spell, returned to serving him and was in pushback mode. Raskin said it well.

When you hear, then, someone talk about government or institutions being "weaponized," it's not a conclusion. Rather, an accusation. And powerful accusations require compelling evidence. The subcommittee will make its final report shortly after its expiration in January, 2025.