Ripples In A Teacup

Five days ago, on July 26th, Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden appeared in court to plead guilty to federal tax crimes and it appeared that the controversial investigation against Hunter Biden would draw to a close. However, the hearing didn’t go as scheduled. As per the plea bargain announced in June , Hunter was to be charged with two misdemeanour counts for failing to pay his taxes on time in 2017 and 2018. Hunter was also to admit that he had illegally possessed a gun while being a drug user. In exchange, Hunter would be spared serious felony charges which could lead to imprisonment. Hunter also had to agree to take treatment for drug abuse and be subject to monitoring. How did the deal fall through? I’m no lawyer and I’m not sure I’ve understood this fully,  but let me take a crack at explaining. In a plea bargain, the defendant broadly admits to his criminal conduct and prosecutors agree to only file charges for some of these crimes, as well as promise that they won’t bring charges fo

Former President Donald Trump is acontender to be the next American president . Trump has been recently indicatedon three additional charges . The most recent charges involve the illegal possession of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. What am I missing? How can such a person be in the running to be the next President of the United States. Donald Trump is the front-runner among Republican hopefuls seeking to defeat Joe Biden. Why aren’t there better Republican candidates who can appeal to ordinary Americans who support the Republican party? At a very recent Iowa campaign event for the Republican party's annual Lincoln Dinner fundraiser , Trump told attendees that he was the only candidate who can win next year's election and suggested this was the only reason he faces a raft of criminal and civil charges. Polls have shown that Mr Trump leads over his rivals even as his legal woes mount. Donald Trump’s chief rival Ron DeSantis is so far behind Trump that it

 Folks, "College Days" a short story I wrote at the height of Covid (those dark times) has now been published on Spillwords . Here's the link .  I hope such a dystopian vision never becomes a reality!