What we should be asking is "What did personal benefit did Trump demand from Ukraine in exchange for this"? We know he extorts bribes from countries, and he did so with Ukraine over military aid during his previous term.

It was revealed during the trial that FHP had agreements with pathologists, where some % of tests with abnormal but inconclusive results would be reported as normal, preventing tests and costs. These agreements were once in writing, but for obvious reasons, became verbal. But the practice continued.

This was known when the controlled substances act was passed too. In 1970. over 50 years ago. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shafer_.... Nixon and segregationists wanted to keep it though. No more segregationists among the Dems. But they do like to think they're appealing to 'moderates'.

So while Anton says this feud is about speech credit, I think it's about clothing. IMO, to understand Anton's psyche, you have to spend years with him on an obscure menswear forum. I invite journalists to contact me in the future on White House feuds involving Anton.

Yep. I to some degree wonder how much we're getting into "population density map" territory here. ie: politicians from locations get donations from people in those locations who have enough disposable income, and when companies are concentrated in a particular location, they can dominate dontations

We all know "A Christmas Story" isn't a Christmas movie. They could have been giving gifts at another time of the year. It's just the setting 😈