"Barbara O’Brien’s wide-ranging account of Zen history is conveyed with a master storyteller’s ability to keep the forest from getting lost in a myriad of trees. Wearing her scholarship lightly, she blends just the right amount of skepticism about her hagiographic sources with a deep appreciation for the Dharma." — Barry Magid, author of
Nothing Is Hidden and
Ending the Pursuit of Happiness Order here!
I worked today and did not have the chance to read anything but the highlights in the Interwebs. I'm not sure if there's much new stuff in the report that I haven't read from the J6 Committee and the indictment.
The high point of the report isn't in the report itself. From what I read, Trump plans to rewrite history in his last term. I suspect we'll see official reports of what happened with Covid rewritten. Trump will "prove" that he won in 2020. The J6 Insurrection will be rewritten to something totally benign. Trump will go after everyone on the J6 Committee to try to "prove" the conclusions of the committee were fraudulent. Af the same time, Trump will (probably is) using his thugs in the House to remove and destroy evidence.
The report seals Trump's long-term legacy with other liars and losers from history, The report is "out there" in the Internet with evidence and testimony. It's not just the J6 Committee and going after a lawyer of Jack Smith's stature will be a colossal mistake. MAGA will never look at facts – those of us who were engaged in the last four years know. In thirty years, historians will sift through what was said and look for facts that support or refute the narrative. The truth will not be kind to Trump, nor will history.
The short-term will be ugly, especially since major news outlets will temporarily bend the knee to Trump. The narrative will become Gospel to some and there will be violence against those who try to speak the truth openly. But Trump seems committed to atrocities against minorities and to the illusion that tariffs are free money for the US that other countries pay. The consequences of those two policies will bite Trump on his fat behind real quick. Prices will go up almost as fast as unemployment. All the double talk in the world won't bail Trump out.