Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Political Developments in Late March of 2023.

 

Trump was wrong in his prediction that he would be indicted on Tuesday. Yet, his House GOP allies want to stop him from being indicted in New York City, Georgia, and in D.C. They want Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's testimony and want to stop his investigation involved the alleged hush money payment to Stormy Daniels. Trump's actions have a guilt complex, because making false predictions, refusing to take accountability, and desiring no indictments outline his fear of the truth coming out. Trump's lawyer in Georgia wants a new filing. We know that Trump spoke on tape in trying to cause the Georgia election to go his way which is immoral. People are waiting what the grand juries will do in Georgia and in New York state. Drew Findling is Trump's lawyer in Georgia desiring to throw out any possible indictment against Trump because of one grand juror's comments in the media. Yet, free speech doesn't apply to an attempt to steal an election in Georgia. 


Trump's legal team fights the probes in New York and Georgia at the same time. Michael Cohen has been a huge witness in the New York case. Donald Trump is being accused to trying to steal the election in Georgia and paying hush money payments to Stormy Daniels. The Manhattan District Attorney must decide to indict Trump or not. Recently, the Trump ally Costello (he claims that Michael Cohen paid money to Stormy Daniels on his own. Michael Cohen denies this) spoke about his experience after his grand jury appearance. Donald Trump is desperate to claim that he didn't anything wrong. The reality is that Trump glorified violence for years, he refused to follow legal subpoenas, and he is a habitual liar. When he was asked questions by investigators, he pled the Fifth Amendment tons of times. This is not a sign of an innocent person. This is a sign of a person who has something to hide. Manhattan District Attorney Alivn Bragg has a huge responsibility. He is part of history.


Recently, Chinese President Xi meet with President Putin in Moscow. China and Russia have an economic and political alliance, because they want a multipolar world with America, China, and Russia having equal influences globally. The American government wants America to have a preeminent role in foreign policy affairs, especially among American allies. They disagree on the future of geopolitics is real. China is increasing its influence in Africa, the Caribbean, Russia, and other nations. America is working with Japan, Australia, and even Vietnam for a military and political alliance against Chinese economic growth in the world. The paradox is that America and China have massive political disagreements, but both nations have economic links spanning decades. They are economically interconnected in an overt fashion. China has a large naval system, army, and airforce. President Xi wants a balancing act to fund Russia but have some trade dealings with the West in a competitive fashion.


Many corporate monopolies seek wealth and power at the expense of workers and human beings at in general. Many of these monopolies block workers from desiring better work conditions and even living wages. No one can survive successful with 7 dollars an hour, but that is the federal minimum wage. Most Americans desire a higher living wage federally and nationwide. Some of these monopolies harm the economy by depriving growing businesses of talented people and even trying to harm other economic entities. Raising interest rates doesn't work now from the FED. It puts the burden on fighting inflation mostly on working class people. That is why many people want a windfall profit tax, price controls, and antitrust enforcement. The massive economic inequality in the world now has no justification. This centralization of the wealth causes political corruption, economic instability, and a situation where poverty persists massive in many quarters of the world.


Protests continue across France over the National Assembly accepting Marcon's pension cuts without a vote. Protesters, both young and older people, have protested in front of the French police. Macron's cuts are adopted as law without a parliamentary vote, which is blatantly anti-democratic. Millions of people have gone out to the streets to oppose the pension plan. There are more strikes among airline, rail, and refinery workers. Now, fuel shortages are in southeastern France. A nationwide protest strike is being planned on March 23, 2023. This time saw a worldwide increase of the labor rights movement from America to France including other places of the world. The Macron administration has launched a brutal police crackdown on the protests all over France. Riot police armed with plastic shields, pistols, and assault rifles fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters and brutally beat protesters, including women, with batons. There are clashes in Toulouse, Strasbourg, Lyon, Paris, and in other places. Many people are fighting back against the austerity measures in America (there is the recent Los Angeles teachers' strike going on), France, the UK, Belgium, Greece, and worldwide.


By Timothy






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