On 9-24-24, the Washington Post penned an Analysis that: "Trump keeps talking about criminalizing dissent", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

What needs more punishment is when candidates for elected office use unsourced or false information to condemn anyone or anything. While many states have laws that punish making false reports as crimes, we give a free pass to politicians? Who are seeking a post of trustworthiness? And such conduct reflects directly on their ability to represent others?

       On 9-21-24, the Washington Post penned an article that: "What Trump has promised to do on ‘day one’ as president", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

There's a rather poignant reminder for the dissatisfaction of Trump's bellicose claims of the executive actions he would enact given the power of Executive privilege. That reminder belongs to a unique club of still living Republican Presidential and Vice-Presidential elected and unelected candidates who have voiced opposition or claim no support for Trump.

Of the group only Vice-President candidate Sarah Palin voiced support for Trump. Enough said?

      On 9-23-24, the Washington Post penned an Analysis of: "Donald Trump’s imaginary and frightening world", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

We find out, (confirmed by our Intelligence agencies), that Russian, Iran and China all actively support and with their money pay for any made-up, (read lies), news reports that would cause us, (the citizens of our country), to question and reduce our confidence in the type of government that has provided us with our much-preferred-life style.

The idea being to create a chaos that would make representative government so suspect that a single leader with total powers were necessary. Just like the way they run their own countries. And of course, they don't have any problems with the demands of immigration. Nor do you hear about any of their other problems because there's no freedom of their media to tell anyone about it.

So, why is the political platform of Trump and his MAGA cult so similar in telling you the government doesn't work unless you give me (not Congress) full power and immunity? Or, that part, (read liberal, or is it freedom), of the news media that doesn't agree with my platform needs to, well, disappear? That's about the way I see it folks, how about you?

      On 9-19-24, the Washington Post penned that article that: "Alaska man charged with threatening to kill six Supreme Court justices", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

And how is this any less dangerous a threat than firing all the government's bureaucrats to satisfy the ego of a presidential candidate? Or usurping the legal process of voting by encouraging an uncontrolled mob of people to occupy the People's House while in his capacity as an elected governmental leader. Or inciting a significant portion of our people to riotous fervor by making false accusations of "stolen election"?

        On 9-15-24, the Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin penned the Opinion, "Debates don’t matter. Except when they really do." and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

"...many in the news media effectively kept his (Trump's) defects under wraps. With 60-plus million people watching, however, the jig was up. Trump, the country could see, was nuts. (Quotes the article)

The conservative media platforms did their best to put a positive spin on Trump's debate performance, but in its own way it became the electorate's vetting process for this Presidential election.

The candidate Trump was not able to hide his hidden agenda. The man is absolutely unqualified and incapable for bringing a thoughtful and reasoned mind to the demands of the office.

       On 9-13-24, the Washington Post penned an article that Secretary of State: "Blinken says Russian state media outlet runs intelligence operations", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

The Russians are pretty good at not spending money foolishly. Chances are they're intelligence efforts are best served by just making sure the bills are paid for ensuring operations of our own conservative media networks.

After all, who does a better job of spinning fake news and creating social divisiveness and supporting chaos than unregulated Fox News, Newsmax, Breibart, or Gateway Pundit, right?

      On 9-13-24, the Washington Post penned an article that: "Tech giants fight a plan to make them pay more for electric grid upgrades", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

Well, here's still another good reason to keep those conservative Republicans away from the people's house in Washington, D.C.  Way too many judicial and legislative actions of late favor big business who only want to create profit to buy back stock, or buy out competition, or pay for reelection of their legislative stooges.

      On 9-13-24, the Washington Post penned an Opinion that: "Fox News cleans up another Trump mess", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

And there you have it folks. The Justice Department is concerned with the efforts of countries, (who don't like us), making efforts to unfairly influence our Presidential election when the overwhelming efforts by our own conservative unregulated media sources are doing it for them. They've taken Fact Checking to a new unregulated height of absurdity.

Or are those unregulated sources actually in bed with outside sources?

      On 9-12-24, the Washington Post penned an article that: "Georgia judge dismisses two more charges against Trump in election case", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus: 

It appears the dismissed charges are based on solid argument that they do not belong in Georgia's state courts, so be it. What remains though are charges that make a solid argument that Trump and his co-defendants committed gross acts against the election rights for the State of Georgia. So, let's get that taken care of within due course. After all, it contributes to Trump's next book, "The Art of Corrupting Justice!"

      On 9-7-24, the Washington Post penned an article that: "Mother of Georgia suspect is said to have called school before shooting, warning of ‘emergency’", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

How do you as a school official or a law enforcement officer risk your reputation or humanitarian respect for the inherent rights of others when they are described by adults, (even parents), over a phone as offering verbal threats or exhibiting aberrant behavior they've heard or seen but you have not?

How do you, after the fact, respond to questions from a source wanting explanation you know would put the answers in the public domain with a spin you'd have no control over? Or, put out summaries of evidence that the very release may offer grounds jeopardizing the outcome of a trial to obtain control over further incident?

We're a society that demands our curiosity and lust to know more than others must be satisfied. And willing to make up a lot to appear knowledgeable. You can read it between the lines of comments made here.

But the fact remains, no amount of preventive action works better than having a lot less lethal weapons and a lot less accessibility to putting them in the wrong hands. A fact that the politically unmotivated can't abide.

      On 9-5-24, the Washington Post penned an article that: Trump lawyers spar with judge over pace of D.C. election interference case", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

So again, the point left unsaid here is, if Trump has exculpatory evidence, why not get to trial and prove his innocence.

No, this stalling is because Trump has no evidence of innocence and can only be saved from still more felony convictions by becoming the Emperor of America and pardon himself. You know, like those Kings, or Chairman, or Ayatollahs of the totalitarian countries that Trump's so enamored with would do for themselves.

      On 9-4-24, the Washington Post penned an article that: "A school cop admitted to sexually abusing two students. He got probation.", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

And still another sports "jock", spoiled by the collegiate system of fan entertainment with a business plan to use their talent without any attempt to refine their values. Then turned loose on society with their career-based, hero-deemed personas of I can do whatever I want to do.

      On 8-29-24, the Washington Post penned an Opinion that: "Harris is freaking Trump out by shrugging him off", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

But she, (Vice-President Harris) insisted in the article: “Listen, I am running because I believe that I am the best person to do this job at this moment for all Americans, regardless of race and gender.”

That's not a campaign brag, her successful experience, intellect, reason and judgement have been truthfully put forth. While Trump, (a former President who was kicked out of office by an overwhelming vote), continues to cast stones, blusters and brag and continues to avoid transparency for his qualifications because they show his lack of experience, intellect, reason and judgement. 

Even one of Trump's college professors' calls him "...the dumbest damned student I've ever had."