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guys the empty spaces are where you are supposed to vote. i copied and pasted fromal.com and i do not see a link to click on. but folks are supposed to be able to vote on it. help this ol geezer out as i am sure it will be fun for a lot of you. i am still going to see what i can about getting it straight but i am not hopeful.

https://www.al.com/auburn/2023/05/vote-now-for-the-best-auburn-football-team-of-all-time.html

but we are haters right? the truth of the matter is jesus is all about love. hell he loved the man that betrayed and sent him to his doom. and many on here will argue but i was told to pay attention to the teachings of jesus. other stuff in the bible are histories and not always the word of god. plus i look at what so many have turned religion into and i do not trust what a lot of the bible says. maybe the pack of bears sent to murder kids because they kept throwing rocks at an old man? i am pretty sure that is a fable.

i have come to the conclusion ol abbott is pretty out there.

it is a very bad look and it ended up badly. is the choke hold not outlawed by police and i assume illegal for anyone? at the same time marines are trained to kill. they grind that training into you until it becomes second nature. but here is what i do not understand is all i see was the man hollering? i read nothing said he was attacking anyone. if this is true then what happened was wrong in holding him in that choke hold too long was wrong. i do not know a single person who has his breath cut off that would not struggle. i imagine the homeless guy was nasty and stunk and that probably prejudiced some folks. but some talking heads are celebrating this death and that is wrong. all you have to do is scan the headlines. i will offer taking a life is wrong if you can help it but if the guy was threatening folks i can see why it happened.

did the rat snake look like trump?

yahoo.com Stark warning over Republicans’ ‘dehumanizing’ rhetoric on crime Adam Gabbatt 7–9 minutes Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images Republican and rightwing rhetoric over the state of crime in the US could spark a rise in violent incidents and worsen the country’s mass incarceration problem, experts say, as “tough-on-crime” political ads and messaging seem set to play a large role in the 2024 election. Violent crime was a huge focus for Republican candidates during the 2022 midterm elections. Republicans spent about $50m on crime ads in the two months leading up to those elections, the ads pushing a dystopian vision of cities ridden by murder, robbery and assault, and of Democratic politicians unwilling to act. Related: George Santos, liar and fantasist, fits the Republican party just fine | Moira Donegan As the 2024 contest heaves into view, it is clear that Republicans plan to follow the same playbook. “Joe Biden and the defund-the-police Democrats have turned our once-great cities into cesspools of bloodshed and crime,” Trump said in a recent campaign video. Trump said if elected president he would order police forces to reinstate “stop and frisk” – a police tactic which has been shown to disproportionately target young Black men – and said he wanted to introduce the death penalty for drug dealers. Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor who is expected to be Trump’s closest rival for the Republican presidential nomination, has also leaned into tough-on-crime rhetoric and policy. Last month, DeSantis signed a law lowering the death penalty threshold in Florida, allowing people convicted of certain crimes to be sentenced to death if eight or more jury members recommend it. “They think that’s the way to score political victories,” said Udi Ofer, a professor at Princeton University and the former deputy national political director of the American Civil Liberties Union. “I think there’s a bit of a kneejerk, and, quite frankly, lazy attitude that tough-on-crime is the only way to win an election, despite the fact that we have so much evidence today that shows there are other ways.” There is also an element of Republicans, and, Ofer said, some Democrats, pouncing on an increase in violent crime during the Covid pandemic. The Brennan Center for Justice found that the number of murders per 100,000 people rose by nearly 30% nationwide in 2020, while aggravated assault rose by 11.4%. The rate of murder rose in big cities, which tend to vote Democratic and which are repeatedly demonized by Republicans and the rightwing media. But it also rose across the rest of the country. “So-called red states actually saw some of the highest murder rates of all,” the Brennan Center said. Since that peak, most types of violent crime have now dropped. Crime declined in 35 large cities in 2022, according to the Council on Criminal Justice, although rates remain higher than pre-pandemic levels. Still, the rate of homicide in major cities was about half that of historic peaks in the 1980s and early 1990s. The 1980s was when tough-on-crime rhetoric “exploded”, Ofer said. It culminated in the election of prosecutors who promised more convictions and longer sentences. The impact, Ofer said, was “an exponential growth in incarceration” in the US. About 300,000 people were in prisons and jails in 1973, but by 2009 that number had grown to 2.2m – making the US the largest incarcerator in the world. “This was a result of hundreds of new laws and practices at the local level, at the state level, at the federal level, including new mandatory minimum laws, more cash bail and pre-trial detention, and more aggressive prosecutorial and policing practices,” Ofer said. In this crime crackdown, not everyone was treated equally. Black people have been historically more likely to be arrested than white people, which led to higher rates of incarceration. A 2003 report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics found that in 2001 “an estimated 16.6% of adult black males were current or former State or Federal prisoners”. Just 2.6% of adult white males had been incarcerated. Some progress has been made in the last two decades. By 2020 the number of people in jail or prison was down to 1.2 million – meaning the US still has the fifth highest incarceration rate in the world – but the obsession with tackling crime, through measures including more arrests, more prosecutions and more imprisonments, could see a reversal. “We are on the verge again of seeing the types of policies that devastated particularly low-income communities of color grow again as it did in the 1980s and 1990s.” Republicans have led the charge on crime rhetoric, Ofer said. But now Democrats are getting in on the act – “we are seeing a growing movement within the Democratic party pushing for more tough-on-crime policies”, Ofer said. The rhetoric and fearmongering over crime has led, in part, to an expansion of “stand-your-ground” laws in the US. In the past 10 years, 14 states in the US have added some form of the law, which can rule that people determined to have acted in self-defense can escape prosecution for actions up to and including murder. A 2022 investigation by Reveal found that 38 states now have some version of “stand your ground” – and the laws have proved devastating: a study published in 2022 found that the legislation was linked with an 8-11% increase in homicides. There are direct consequences on the ground for people of color, immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community Stephen Piggott Ironically, given the accusation from the right that Democrats are too soft on crime, it appears to be traditionally “red states” that have the more serious crime problem. “The murder rate in the 25 states that voted for Donald Trump has exceeded the murder rate in the 25 states that voted for Joe Biden in every year from 2000 to 2020,” Third Way, a US thinktank, reported in January. Third Way also found that in 2020 murder rates “were 40% higher in Trump-voting states than Biden-voting states”. Although Republicans harangued Democrats over crime in the 2020 midterms, the strategy seems to have had mixed success. Republicans largely underperformed in those elections, and Ofer pointed to the success of progressive prosecutors across the country as evidence that a tough-on-crime message is not always a successful route to take. As well as the impact on incarceration and violent offenses, the tough-on-crime approach can also lead to the demonization of certain communities, said Stephen Piggott, a researcher at Western States Center, a non-profit organization which works to strengthen democracy. Republican talking points about the danger of immigrants and people who live in inner cities could be behind an increase in attacks on minority groups. “In recent years, there’s been a real mainstreaming of both violent and dehumanizing rhetoric, and it’s espoused by elected officials and media personalities,” Piggott said. “And it’s really served to kind of normalize this political violence. When you have individuals with large platforms, like elected officials and media personalities, and they’re talking about things like an impending civil war, it could lead to folks kind of taking that to heart and then acting on it.” The number of hate crimes in the US increased by 12% in 2021, according to the FBI, although the true number is likely to be much higher, given data from some of America’s largest cities was not included in the FBI’s report. About 65% of the hate-crime victims were targeted because of their race, according to the report, while 16% were targeted over their sexual orientation and 14% of cases involved religious bias. “So there are direct consequences on the ground for people of color, immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community,” Piggott said. “There’s a lot of impact going on right now.”

Opinion: Chuck Edwards and his Republican Party seem to be the 'Party of Blatant Lies' Pat Brothwell 5–6 minutes Guest opinion columnist Pat Brothwell A popular right-wing rhetorical choice is to call anyone slightly liberal-leaning “a lemming,” intimating they blindly follow whatever lies “the media” or “radical leftists” serve. I am of the belief that people often criticize things they don’t like about themselves in others. How else can you explain Republican voters buying the flagrant lies and hypocrisies the party feeds them? How else can you explain today’s Republican party continuing to gain support despite their mission and messaging being based on lies and hypocrisies so flimsy they’re embarrassing? More: Opinion: When will gun violence stop? Trying to understand Edwards' gun violence stance More: Opinion: Chuck Edwards is out of touch with today's North Carolinians and religion I could have started this piece by telling you that I’m an award-winning, multimillionaire novelist who just bought my third investment property, drives a vintage BMW, and keeps my thousands of Instagram followers titillated through pictures of my six-pack abs. It’s a ludicrous claim even the lightest of Googling would debunk — I’m a marketing writer who lives in a one-bedroom apartment, drives a 2019 Chevy Equinox (arguably, vintage), and haven’t seen an ab since getting mono in 2013. However, I bet I could get people to believe it, seeing how easily blatant lies — not misinformation, bold lies — are consumed without a second thought. We have the freedom to say whatever we’d like. That doesn’t mean it’s true, and so many people seem to be willfully ignorant of that. The most egregious lie perpetuated by today’s Republican party is that it’s the party of freedom. According to PEN America reporting, during the 2022-2023 school year, there have been 1,477 school book bans across the country. Thirteen book ban bills have been introduced. How is banning books congruent with “freedom”? Last year the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Remember, it was mostly Republicans rallying against vaccine and mask mandates, claiming they were free to do what was best for their bodies. A record number of anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced this year, targeting everything from drag performances to education. Most of these bills rely on Judeo-Christian “beliefs,” meaning that for most Republicans, imposing one’s own religious beliefs on others trumps freedom of religion. N.C. State Rep. Jeff Zenger recently introduced House Bill 673 that would enable criminal charges to be filed against anyone participating in “public,” “live adult entertainment,” which it defines as “a performance featuring topless dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, or male or female impersonators who provide entertainment that appeals to a prurient interest.” Zenger’s website states that he “believes in the God-given rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” that he “knows that the rights of the individual must come first,” and that he believes the, “role of government should be small,” and yet … he’s the one using his government position to enact legislation that would directly affect North Carolinians' rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (not to mention that morality policing directly contradicts “small government”). More: Editor: Open call for women to share their voices, during Women's History Month and always All this legislation is the antithesis of independence. I recently wrote to our congressional Rep. Chuck Edwards, asking why, in the wake of the recent spate of mass shootings, he wouldn’t consider helping enact an assault weapons ban. Edwards wrote back, predictably saying that his heart goes out to all the victims of the recent school shooting in Nashville, but we must not legislate with emotions. He then proceeded to make weak, party-approved excuses for doing nothing. Republicans are so used to having so many people unquestioningly believe their nonsense they no longer check themselves for optics or hypocrisy. “Please trust,” Edwards wrote, “that I will keep your comments in mind should any legislation regarding gun violence or mental health be brought to the House floor for a vote.” This is another blatant lie. On May 3, Edwards retweeted a missive from the official @HouseGOP account. “House Republicans are committed to a nation that's safe, and that means focusing on securing our Southern Border. House Republicans’ Secure the Border Act would end the #BidenBorderCrisis and restore sanity, safety, and security for all,” the tweet reads. On May 6, another American with tactical gear and a gun fetish shot up a Texas mall. Eight people died, including a pair of elementary-aged sisters and a young couple and their 3-year-old son — their 6-year-old is the only surviving member of that family. @HouseGop didn’t acknowledge the shooting but tweeted or retweeted 16 more times between May 6-8 that focusing on the border will keep Americans safe. Pat Brothwell is a former high school teacher, and current writer and marketing professional living and working in Asheville. This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: Rep. Chuck Edwards and Republican Party is the Party of Blatant Lies

but but but you love them anyway right JJ? i mean god made us all so pardon me if i believe god does not care who you love.

Jen Psaki Tears Apart Trump-Defending Republicans Over Rape Verdict Ben Blanchet 2–3 minutes MSNBC’s Jen Psaki slammed GOP lawmakers who defended former President Donald Trump after a Manhattan jury found him liable for sexual abuse. (Watch below.) Psaki, a White House press secretary in the Biden administration, named the party’s “one big problem” ahead of 2024: Trump, whose comments about lawsuit plaintiff E. Jean Carroll brought laughter and applause to a CNN town hall on Wednesday. “It was definitely disturbing, but unfortunately not necessarily surprising,” Psaki said. “Because why should Republican voters take Trump’s wrongdoing seriously when the party leaders never call him out?” “If someone asks you: ‘Do you stand by somebody who is found liable for sexual abuse?’ the answer should be some version of no. But outside of a handful of Republican lawmakers, they have — by and large — pretty much avoided criticizing the former president.” Psaki proceeded to knock Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), who said the verdict makes him “want to vote for Trump twice,” and Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.). “You heard that right. Trump’s sexual abuse makes the senator want to vote for him twice,” Psaki said. The host went on to bash former Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for their commentary. She also noted that 2024 Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haleysidestepped a question about the verdict. “What I didn’t hear was any kind of condemnation of someone who was just found liable for sexual abuse,” Psaki said of Haley’s roundabout commentary about the legal process.

al.com Scarbinsky: Here’s a hot college baseball story that isn’t a scandal Published: May. 14, 2023, 5:45 a.m. 2–3 minutes By Kevin Scarbinsky | Special to AL.com This is an opinion column. Now that college baseball has our attention in Alabama for all the wrong reasons, thanks to recently dismissed Crimson Tide head coach Brad Bohannon, perhaps we should focus on the field for a moment on the other side of the state. While the Alabama players keep battling despite the suspicious wager tied to Bohannon that got him fired, the Auburn program keeps winning. And winning. And winning. And winning some more. Is it hot in here or is it the Tigers? Yes. Both. Ask reigning national champion Ole Miss. This Rebel team is not that team, but it might not matter if it were. Auburn, which lost to Ole Miss in their College World Series opener last season, got a little payback with a sweep in Oxford, punctuated by a 13-5 beatdown Saturday. If you’re keeping score at home, that’s four straight weekend series victories for the Tigers in the most dog-eat-dog conference in the country. No one else in the league is on that kind of heater as we approach the final week of the regular season. How good is SEC baseball top to bottom? Better than SEC football or SEC basketball on the regular. SEC football has become Georgia and Alabama and everyone else. Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl likes to say every conference game in his sport is a rock fight. More like rock, paper, scissors compared to SEC hardball, even though Auburn and Alabama roundball have reached No. 1 in the polls during the last two seasons. Put this in your advanced metrics and smoke it like brisket. Starting in 2008, every College World Series but one has had at least one SEC team - in the finals. The outlier was 2016. The league has won eight of the last 13 titles with two separate three-peats: LSU, South Carolina and the Gamecocks again from 2009-11, Vanderbilt in 2019, Mississippi State in 2021 and Ole Miss in 2022. Only COVID stopped the SEC in 2020 when it shut down the season. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.

lets get the blood pumping this morning shall we? worth a repeat...........

si.com Auburn football listed as a team to watch for a bounce-back season in 2023 Jack Singley ~3 minutes Athlon Sports says Auburn is one of five teams ready to bounce back. Auburn has the potential to break through into contention in the 2023 season, and Athlon Sports recognizes this potential. The site mentioned Auburn as one of its five teams to watch in the 2023 season. Auburn along with another SEC school, Texas A&M, are mentioned. The reason A&M is on the list is similar to that of Auburn, a revamped coaching staff along with key acquisitions in the portal lead to a potentially promising Aggie season. Specifically for the Aggies, new Offensive Coordinator Bobby Petrino will look to work his magic on Conner Weigman and the rest of the A&M offense. Auburn under the helm of a completely new staff that is headed up by Hugh Freeze was tabbed for a rebound season due to the SEC experience that Freeze has and the aggressive acquisitions they have made during the portal windows. Freeze and staff managed to grab the third-best portal class in the country according to 247Sports. The headliners of the class are Rivaldo Fairweather, Payton Thorne, Brian Battie, and a handful of offensive linemen that all look to start for the Tigers. It is hard to imagine that a 5-7 team that won two of its five games with an interim head coach could turn it around in just one year, but with this new age of college football, it has become clear that a one-year turnaround is not a pipe dream. The coaching improvement itself will also lead to a much more improved on-field product. Freeze and Offensive Coordinator Philip Montgomery got their man in Payton Thorne and will look to scheme around his strengths and lead to a much more improved offense compared to the Harsin-led offense that ended up with one of the worst scoring offenses in the SEC. The defense under new Defensive Coordinator Ron Roberts will also look to improve from their bottom-half finish in both stopping the run and total points allowed. The list rounded out with Miami, Nebraska, and Oklahoma being listed as the non-SEC teams expected to perform well following a letdown season in 2022.

auburnwire.usatoday.com Playoffs? CBS Sports says Auburn has a chance Taylor Jones 3–4 minutes The SEC has dominated the College Football Playoff since its’ inaugural season in 2015. The conference has been represented every season and has won six of the nine possible championships, including the last four. Alabama, Georgia, and LSU have all reached the top of the college football world by winning a College Football Playoff championship, but CBS Sports feels that a new member of the SEC could make a run to the 2024 playoffs. Buy Tigers Tickets Shehan Jeyarajah of CBS Sports recently shared his picks for “dark horse” candidates for each of the Power Five conferences. His pick for the SEC? The Auburn Tigers. Jeyarajah chose teams with 50-1 odds to make the College Football Playoff or lower by Caesars Sportsbook as part of his criteria. At 100-1 odds, the Tigers are a risky, yet interesting pick. Picking an SEC squad is especially difficult as five teams are excluded from consideration. So ultimately, we’re going way off the board and betting on Hugh Freeze to be a wild card in the SEC West with a revitalized staff and dynamic energy. The path through the SEC — which includes Alabama and Georgia — makes things more complicated, but it also presents a major opportunity. The Tigers ranked No. 18 in 247Sports Talent Composite in 2022, far ahead of their 5-7 results. Furthermore, Auburn fortified the passing game by adding veteran Michigan State signal caller Payton Thorne and Ohio State wide receiver transfer Caleb Burton. A fresh coaching staff and key pieces in the passing game could lead to a quick turnaround if Freeze can get everyone on the same page. Although the Tigers appear to have improved drastically based on talent acquisition alone, Auburn still has “long shot” odds to win the College Football Playoff National Championship. BetMGM, like Caesars, gives Auburn 100-1 odds to win, while FanDuel gives the Tigers 200-1 odds. Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinion. You can also follow Taylor on Twitter @TaylorJones__

salty is alright. i have no bad feelings for him. he is truthful when many on his side are not. and with all the crap going on in the world i can see why someone might drink or smoke one. i get it.

poor ol IAM had such high hopes because he wants our leader to be as bad or more corrupt than his boy. it is just not happening. we are still waiting on proof..........

yahoo.com GOP Oversight Chair Says He’s Lost Track of His Biden Corruption Informant AJ McDougall ~4 minutes Craig Hudson/Reuters A top witness in a Republican investigation into the Biden family has apparently up and disappeared without a trace—or at least that’s what Rep. James Comer (R-KY) said Sunday on Fox News. On Wednesday, Comer—the chairman of the House Oversight Committee—held a much-hyped press conference in which he promised to expose the preliminary findings of four months’ worth of scrutiny into the Biden family’s business dealings. Publicized as a “judgment day” for President Joe Biden, the conference ultimately proved anticlimactic, largely consisting of Comer throwing around vague, unsubstantiated accusations and failing to link the president to any of his relatives’ alleged “influence peddling.” But on Fox’s Sunday Morning Futures, Comer offered up what appeared to be a partial excuse: The probe’s primary informant had flown the coop. “Well, unfortunately, we can’t track down the informant,” the Kentucky representative told host Maria Bartiromo. “We’re hopeful that the informant is still there. The whistleblower knows the informant. The whistleblower is very credible.” A credulous Bartiromo interrupted. “Hold on a second, Congressman. Did you just say that the whistleblower or the informant is now missing?” “Well, we’re hopeful that we can find the informant,” Comer said. “Remember, these informants are kind of in the spy business, so they don’t make a habit of being seen a lot or being high profile or anything like that.” With this sort-of-spy having apparently melted into the shadows, Comer said that Republicans had “basic information with respect” to what they had alleged, “and it’s very serious.” He went on to briefly outline an alleged “quid pro quo” deal for foreign aid between an Obama-era Biden and an unnamed country. “This is a very serious accusation,” Comer repeated. He explained to Bartiromo that “nine of the ten people that we’ve identified that have very good knowledge with respect to the Bidens—they’re one of three things, Maria. They’re either currently in court, they're currently in jail, or they're currently missing.” Comer implied hazily that witnesses were being intimidated by an unnamed force within the White House, and that Democrats on the Oversight Committee were playing “criminal defense attorney” to the Bidens. “Absolutely extraordinary,” Bartiromo remarked. She later concluded the segment by saying, “Just stunning. A stunning breaking news story this morning that some of these people now may be missing.” Bartiromo is one of the few voices—even at Fox—willing to take Comer’s claims at face value. On Thursday, her colleague Steve Doocey interviewed the Kentuckian with considerable skepticism. “Your party, the Republican investigators, say that that’s proof of influence peddling by Hunter and James [Biden], but that’s just your suggestion,” Doocey said. “You don’t actually have any facts to that point. You’ve got some circumstantial evidence.” “Of all those names,” he added, “the one person who didn’t profit—there’s no evidence that Joe Biden did anything illegally.” Less than an hour later, Comer jumped into an interview with none other than Bartiromo, promising her that Republicans would “move forward with plan B,” without elaborating. well wednesday came and went and here we are with a a big ol fat nothing burger. poor ol IAM talked a big game and was left with..............nothing lol

i have read this several times in the last few days. people claim this is true. i am open to opinions but i want to know if the homosexuality thing was made up or a real thing? Why was Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed? It is a very common belief in Christianity that Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed because their residents did homosexual sex. Genesis 18:20 says God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed for committing "grave sin". Now what is this "grave sin". According to r/Christianity, the "grave sin" is that they didnt feed the poor and didnt help the needy, not homosexuality, they cite Book of Ezekiel to back their claim. As a new Christian, this is the first time I heard someone saying this. So I want a comprehensive answer here-Why was Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed?What is their "grave sin"?

Sometimes i wonder how smart trump is.he is lining up all his thugs again for his cabinet. but of course the trump butt kissers will claim Flynn was innocent when he is a disgrace. i agree with chris christie that trump get in office he will try and burn this country to the ground.

Trump Signals the Return of Michael Flynn If He Wins Reelection Peter Wade 3–4 minutes General Michael Flynn Campaigns With Senate Candidate Josh Mandel - Credit: Getty Images Although he canceled his outdoor rally in Iowa due to tornado warnings, Donald Trump did not let his Saturday night end without addressing a crowd. The former president called in to a pro-MAGA event featuring disgraced former national security advisor Michael Flynn and signaled he would make Flynn part of his next administration, confirming Rolling Stone’s reporting. “I want to thank you all for being here at the wonderful hotel,” Trump said as Flynn held a cell phone up to a microphone so the audience at the “ReAwaken America Tour” event, taking place at Trump National Doral Miami, could hear. “It’s a wonderful hotel, but you’re there for an even more important purpose.” More from Rolling Stone Anderson Cooper Suggests CNN Critics Get Out Of Their 'Silo' They Helped Trump Plan a Coup. He Wants Them Back for a Second Term Trump Appeals E. Jean Carroll Sexual Abuse Verdict Upon hearing Trump’s voice, the audience burst into screams and applause. “I will say, General Flynn, he’s some general. He’s some man,” Trump continued. “He took abuse like nobody could have handled, and he came out bigger, better, stronger than ever before.” “That’s right,” Flynn affirmed. “We love him,” Trump said. “He’s a leader, and you just stay wealthy and healthy and well, and everything. I want you to have great lives in general. You just have to stay healthy because we’re bringing you back. We’re gonna bring you back.” Flynn is a controversial figure. A Trump loyalist, Flynn pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI during the 2016 campaign regarding his contact with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. and his activity as a lobbyist and consultant to Turkey’s government. Flynn ultimately resigned in disgrace from the Trump White House in 2017 before going on to become a revered figure in the QAnon movement. Rolling Stone reported Thursday that Trump planned to include Flynn as well as Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official who allegedly worked to undermine the 2020 election on Trump’s behalf, including claiming in a letter to the Georgia Legislature that the department had found “significant fraud” in its election results and urging lawmakers to choose an alternate slate of electors. Flynn, who has become a popular figure in QAnon circles, also played a large part in the attempts to subvert democracy and halt the electoral count on Jan. 6. He urged Trump to “declare limited martial law” and “temporarily suspend the Constitution” and spoke at the “Stop the Steal” rally ahead of the attack on the Capitol. “President Trump calls Gen. Flynn a ‘hero’ all the time,” a source with direct knowledge told Rolling Stone. “Why wouldn’t he want a hero working for him?”