Real Treason

Anybody who has accused Resident Dump of treason has been beset by indignant commenters saying that the definition of treason is giving aid and comfort to the enemy in time of war. Well, the U.S. is at war in Afghanistan (undeclared of course, that part of the Constitution has become quaint) and now the NYT reports that Russia has put a bounty on the heads of U.S. troops in that unfortunate country. (I'm not linking to the Times story directly because of the paywall.) The report also claims that Resident Dump was briefed on this at least as early as March, and did nothing about it. In fact he invited Russia to join the G7.

Maybe congress will hold 1/20th of the hearings on this as they did on Benghazi. There is so far nothing about it at CNN, CBS or ABC, but perhaps they are trying to get some independent corroboration. I presume whoever was willing to talk to the Times will talk to them. Maybe they'll even come forward publicly. That would be the patriotic thing to do, no? I'm not holding my breath.

And another thing: You know what? There has been a lot of violence associated with the Black Lives Matter protests. You know who perpetrated it? The police:

Police forces across the United States have committed widespread and egregious human rights violations in response to largely peaceful assemblies protesting systemic racism and police violence, including the killing of Black people.

Amnesty International has documented 125 separate incidents of police violence against protesters in 40 states and the District of Columbia between 26 May and 5 June 2020. These acts of excessive force were committed by members of state and local police departments, as well as by National Guard troops and security force personnel from several federal agencies. Among the abuses documented are beatings, the misuse of tear gas and pepper spray, and the inappropriate and, at times, indiscriminate firing of less-lethal projectiles, such as sponge rounds and rubber bullets.