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Trump Boasts ‘Every Rally Is Full’ as Camera Immediately Pans to Empty Seats, People Leaving
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-boasts-every-rally-full-164805029.html
Comment: This is one of Trump's little lies. It's his big lies that you've got to worry about.
CNN Fact-Checker Spots 'Most Egregious Example Yet' Of A Deceptive Donald Trump Ad
https://www.yahoo.com/news/cnn-fact-checker-spots-most-100027645.html
Comment: "CNN fact-checking reporter Daniel Dale on Tuesday exposed the latest instance of what he described as the Donald Trump campaign’s "habit of deceptively using quotes in its TV ads, cutting out words and taking stuff way out of context.' "
"Dale noted in a thread on the Elon Musk-owned platform how the video 'purports to quote the New York Times as writing, ‘Harris is seeking to significantly raise taxes,‘ ' when the Times’ article actually read, 'Harris is seeking to significantly raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans and large corporations.' "
"The journalist also flagged how a CBS News report on Harris vowing to keep President Joe Biden’s border crackdown was shortened by Trump’s team to say, 'Harris vows to keep Biden’s border.' "
The Donald Trump campaign will lie, deceive, and do whatever it takes in their attempt to win.
CNN: Elon Musk’s misleading election claims have been viewed more than 2 billion times on X, analysis finds
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/04/media/elon-musk-election-x-misinformation-trump-harris/index.html
Comment: It's not just Trump spreading lies and misinformation. His billionaires buddy is helping.
"In the run up to the high-stakes 2024 presidential election, Elon Musk has posted a blizzard of false and misleading claims about the election on his social media platform that have generated more than 2 billion views this year, according to new analysis from a nonprofit that tracks misinformation."
"Musk, the billionaire X owner who endorsed former President Donald Trump in July, has emerged as a leading figure in US politics, in addition to his longstanding reputation as an enterprising science leader at Tesla and SpaceX. He has given more than $118 million to a pro-Trump super PAC and hit the campaign trail to stump for Trump in Pennsylvania."
"On his social media platform, Musk has posted a seemingly endless stream of political messages, many in support of Trump and far-right political narratives, generating more than 17.1 billion views since the July endorsement, according to the Center for Countering Digital Hate. Musk’s enormous megaphone generated twice as many views as all political ads on the platform combined during the period, the equivalent of spending roughly $24 million in campaign ads, the group said."
"As polls have shown a tight race between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, Musk has used the platform to repeatedly raise the false claim that Democrats are 'importing voters’ by 'flying millions' of undocumented immigrants into the US, so they can vote for Harris in the 2024 election and 'make swing states permanently blue.' He has posted dozens of iterations of this debunked far-right conspiracy theory to his more than 200 million X followers."
" 'Given the sheer frequency of Elon Musk’s posting of disinformation and partisan rhetoric, it is almost inevitable that he will be one of the top spreaders of election-related disinformation in this cycle,' Imran Ahmed, the group’s founder, told CNN on Saturday.'"
POLITICO: Freedom Caucus leader says North Carolina should consider giving Trump its electors before votes are counted
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/25/trump-freedom-caucus-north-carolina-electors-00185520
Comment: "The chair of the conservative House Freedom Caucus says the North Carolina Legislature should consider allocating the state’s presidential electors to Donald Trump even before votes are counted in the swing state."
"Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) said Thursday that such a step by North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Legislature 'makes a lot of sense' given the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene in the western part of the state. Counties in that region are expected to vote heavily for Trump."
North Carolina is a very competitive "swing state" that could go to either Harris or Trump, if the votes are counted.
This ridiculous proposal is made by the head (chair) of the right-wing GOP Freedom Caucus. Please note that our Congressman, Barry Moore, is a member of the so called Freedom Caucus and has stated that he is not sure if he'll vote to certify the 2024 presidential election results. He did not vote to certify the 2020 presidential election results, despite having taken an oath to defend the Constitution against all threats, both foreign and domestic.
MSNBC: Opinion | I preach against abortion. But I’m voting for Kamala Harris.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/evangelical-abortion-same-sex-marriage-harris-rcna178294
Comment: "So why, then, am I, the senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in Arlington, Texas, for 41 years, voting for the Democrat, Vice President Kamala Harris, for president? As I wrote Wednesday on X, I’m voting for character and competence and for the candidate who 'has the capacity and bandwidth to demonstrate respect and high regard' for everybody made in the image of God. Republican Donald Trump doesn’t have Harris’ character, her competence or her capacity."
"It’s sickening to see people who say they read and believe the same Bible I do not only refuse to denounce Trump but endorse his candidacy."
Opinion - Patriots, be brave: Don’t waste your vote on a write-in like George Washington
https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-patriots-brave-don-t-130000467.html
Comment: "Individual voters also have a task. Many conservatives who refuse to vote for Trump plan to write in “George Washington” as their choice for president. But that is not enough. You must put your personal feelings aside and choose what is best for democracy and for America. We ask the men and women of our military to risk their lives to defend America. Is it so much for you to check a box?"
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good people do nothing. If we have a platform, we must speak out. If we are voting, we must square our shoulders, grit our teeth, and cast a vote for Harris. Anything less, and we, too, will be complicit."
"Chris Truax is an appellate attorney who served as Southern California chair for John McCain’s primary campaign in 2008."
NPR: Russia is behind fake video of ballots being destroyed, U.S. officials say
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/25/nx-s1-5165593/russia-ballot-video-bucks-county
Comment: "Russia manufactured and spread a fake video that purports to show someone destroying ballots marked for former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, U.S. officials said on Friday."
"The phony video was quickly debunked by local election officials and the district attorney’s office in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. But it still circulated widely on social media, including Elon Musk's X, where it racked up hundreds of thousands of views."
" 'This Russian activity is part of Moscow's broader effort to raise unfounded questions about the integrity of the U.S. election and stoke divisions among Americans,' the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said in a joint statement."
The Hill: McConnell: ‘MAGA movement is completely wrong’
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4950971-mcconnell-criticizes-trump-maga-gop/
Comment: "Outgoing Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) said former President Trump has hurt the Republican Party’s ability to compete and that the 'MAGA movement is completely wrong.' "
" '“I think Trump was the biggest factor in changing the Republican Party from what Ronald Reagan viewed and he wouldn’t recognize today,' McConnell said, according to a new biography penned by Michael Tackett of The Associated Press."
" 'Trump is appealing to people who haven’t been as successful as other people and providing an excuse for that, that these more successful people have somehow … cheated and you don’t deserve to think of yourself as less successful because things haven’t been fair,' McConnell said."
"Some of McConnell’s strongest comments were focused on Trump’s behavior after he lost the 2020 election, calling him 'erratic.' He also criticized his fitness for office."
"He wept when he addressed his staff hours after Trump supporters ransacked Senate offices, telling them: 'You are my family, and I hate the fact that you had to go through this.' "
"He called the incident a 'shocking occurrence and further evidence of Donald Trump’s complete unfitness for office.' "
CNN: Elon Musk and other billionaires invest staggering sums into electing Trump, plus other takeaways from third-quarter filings
Comment: "Some of the world’s wealthiest figures – led by conservative donor Miriam Adelson and tech billionaire Elon Musk – have funneled tens of millions of dollars into political groups in recent months to boost Donald Trump's White House bid, new reports filed Tuesday with federal regulators show."
"Musk, the world’s richest person, gave nearly $75 million to a pro-Trump super PAC that he helped form over the summer – a massive cash infusion aimed at helping turn out voters in key battleground states. Adelson, a staunch Trump backer and heir to a casino fortune, gave even more, plowing $95 million into another outside group backing the former president, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission covering the three months ended September 30."
MSNBC: On secret chats with Vladimir Putin, Trump changes his tune
Comment: After Trump initially denied speaking with Putin after he left office, Trump now says the following:
" 'Well, I don’t comment on that, but I will tell you that if I did, it’s a smart thing,' he said. 'If I’m friendly with people. If I can have a relationship with people, that’s a good thing, not a bad thing in terms of a country.' "
"To be sure, that wasn’t an explicit confirmation, but given the comments, the qualifiers and the tone in which he made the comments, it’s hardly a stretch to think the allegations raised in Woodward’s book are credible."
Axios: Logan Act: Why it could be illegal for Trump to call Putin
https://www.axios.com/2024/10/09/logan-act-trump-putin-calls-explained
Comment: "News of Trump's reported phone calls with Putin have caught the attention of his opponents as a possible violation of the Logan Act, which restricts private citizens from engaging in diplomatic affairs with U.S. rivals."
"A spokesperson for the Harris campaign told Axios Tuesday that Trump's engagement in diplomacy outside of the government could be illegal under the Logan Act — a view echoed by former Biden White House advisor Susan Rice on X Wednesday."
" 'Private citizens are forbidden under the federal Logan Act from engaging in foreign policy undercutting America. So why did private citizen Donald Trump have at least SEVEN one on one phone calls with Putin since he left the White House (in which time Putin invaded Ukraine)?' the Lincoln Project, a group of anti-Trump Republicans, wrote on X Tuesday."
"Woodward reported that — according to an unidentified Trump aide — the former president and Putin have had 'as many as seven' personal conversations since Trump left office in 2021."
Woodward also reported "that Trump sent Putin COVID-19 testing machines during the early days of the pandemic for the Russian leader's personal use."
"The Kremlin on Wednesday confirmed Woodward's claim that Trump had indeed sent Putin COVID-19 testing equipment but denied the report about the two men's phone calls."
Donald Trump Says He’ll Ask Rupert Murdoch to Direct Fox News to Halt Negative Ads Against Him
https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-says-ll-ask-163140751.html
Comment: So much for "fair and balanced." Even worse, what does this mean for the future of freedom of the press if Trump wins a second term?
Politifact: Vance said Trump did not lose. Pants on Fire!
Comment: "After weeks of avoiding a direct answer to the question of whether former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, U.S. Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, finally got definitive."
"But it was a false answer."
"At an Oct. 16 event in Pennsylvania, a reporter asked Vance, 'What message do you think it sends to independent voters when you do not directly answer the question, ‘Did Donald Trump lose in 2020?’ "
" 'On the election of 2020, I have answered this question directly a million times: No. I think there were serious problems in 2020. So, did Donald Trump lose the election? Not by the words that I would use, OK? I really couldn't care less if you agree or disagree with me on this issue.' "
'Damning non-answer': Vance refuses to acknowledge Trump lost the 2020 election
Comment: "Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance refused to acknowledge that Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election during the vice presidential debate Tuesday and downplayed the seriousness of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which injured more than 140 law enforcement officers."
"He also declined to say whether he would seek to challenge the results of this year's election."
" 'America, I think you've got a real clear choice on this election on who's going to honor that democracy and who's going to honor Donald Trump,' Walz said Tuesday."
Republicans file lawsuits in swing states over counting of military and overseas ballots
https://share.newsbreak.com/9gjpsaeh
Comment: "On any given day, more than 170,000 active-duty, U.S. military personnel put their lives on the line far from home."
"When it comes time to cast a ballot for elections back home, their right to vote — as well as those of U.S. citizens living overseas — is guaranteed through a federal law, known as the 'Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.' "
" 'It's been in place for 40 years, and since 2009, it's been amended and modernized — which means lots of the services are online,' said Susan Dzieduszycka-Suinat, president and CEO of the U.S. Vote Foundation and Overseas Votes."
" 'We have to go through just as much in terms of security checks, checking our data, where we lived, our personal information ID, signature, authentication on ballots — all of that,' she said."
"The Republican National Committee, though, filed lawsuits in Michigan and North Carolina and several Republican members of Congress filed one in Pennsylvania, seeking to limit the counting of some overseas ballots, including some of voters actively serving in the U.S. military overseas, because of what they allege are lax verification requirements."
Just another attempt to limit voting and create election chaos so that Trump can gain power, even if it means denying our service men and women the ability to vote.
NPR: How we know voter fraud is very rare in U.S. elections
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/11/nx-s1-5147732/voter-fraud-explainer
Comment: "Following Trump’s false claims, leaders in Republican-run states have been ramping up investigations into alleged voter fraud. Despite the increased efforts, the number of potential instances of fraud they are actually finding amounts to a tiny fraction of the number of ballots cast in a state’s election."
"Also after the 2020 election, The Associated Press contacted local election officials in six swing states. In their analysis, they found 475 potential voter fraud cases — which amounts to an extraordinarily small percentage of the more than 25 million ballots that were cast in those six states."
NBC News: Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro: Law enforcement should 'take a look at' Elon Musk voter payments
Comment: If you think billionaires aren't trying to buy the 2024 election, please read this article.
"Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Sunday that tech mogul Elon Musk’s plan to give money to registered voters in Pennsylvania is 'deeply concerning' and 'it’s something that law enforcement could take a look at.' "
"Shapiro’s comments on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” come one day after Musk announced in Pennsylvania that every day until Election Day, he would give $1 million to a random registered voter who signs a petition circulated by his super PAC 'in favor of free speech and the right to bear arms.' "
"The super PAC has made signing the petition a prerequisite for attending rallies headlined by Musk, and on Saturday he surprised one rally attendee by giving away the first $1 million check onstage."
The Daily Beast: Fox Host Neil Cavuto Rails Against Trump’s Hurricane Helene Misinformation
Comment: When even a Fox News host calls out Donald Trump you know his actions are bad.
Fact check: Six days of Trump lies about the Hurricane Helene response
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/06/politics/fact-check-trump-helene-response-north-carolina
NBC News: False claims about FEMA disaster funds and migrants pushed by Trump
Comment: "False claims that federal emergency disaster money was given to migrants in the U.S. illegally have spread quickly in recent days, boosted by former President Donald Trump and some of his most high-profile supporters."
"Trump and his allies appear to be conflating two different funds. FEMA has dedicated disaster relief money that cannot be used for other purposes. Separately, it was tasked by Congress in 2022 to disseminate money from Customs and Border Protection to help communities that received influxes of migrants."
" 'No money is being diverted from disaster response needs. FEMA’s disaster response efforts and individual assistance is funded through the Disaster Relief Fund, which is a dedicated fund for disaster efforts,' FEMA said in its post. 'Disaster Relief Fund money has not been diverted to other, non-disaster related efforts.' "
"FEMA added: 'FEMA has enough money right now for immediate response and recovery needs. If you were affected by Helene, do not hesitate to apply for disaster assistance as there is a variety of help available for different needs.' "
Trump makes false claims about federal response as he campaigns in area ravaged by Helene | AP News
Comment: "Donald Trump repeatedly spread falsehoods Monday about the federal response to Hurricane Helene despite claiming not to be politicizing the disaster as he toured hard-hit areas in south Georgia."
"The former president and Republican nominee claimed upon landing in Valdosta that President Joe Biden was 'sleeping' and not responding to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who he said was 'calling the president and hasn’t been able to get him.' He repeated the claim at an event with reporters after being told Kemp said he had spoken to Biden."
" 'He’s lying, and the governor told him he was lying,' Biden said Monday."
"The White House previously announced that Biden spoke by phone Sunday night with Kemp and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, as well as Scott Matheson, mayor of Valdosta, Georgia, and Florida Emergency Management Director John Louk. Kemp confirmed Monday morning that he spoke to Biden the night before."
New evidence unsealed of how Trump's Jan. 6, 2021 rally was funded
https://www.yahoo.com/news/evidence-unsealed-trumps-jan-6-184557339.html
Comment: "The newly released documents also show that an unnamed organization budgeted as much as $3 million on the Jan. 6 rally and related events, including for bringing VIP guests and protesters to Washington and ad buys for a show of force."
The article then goes on to describe how this $3 million was spent.
NBC News: Trump claims new Jack Smith filing is election interference. Here's how it became public.
Comment: "Former President Donald Trump and his campaign have accused special counsel Jack Smith of violating long-standing Justice Department norms by including new revelations about his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in a filing released Wednesday."
"In reality, a federal judge, not Smith, made the decision to release the filing to the public."
"Smith wasn’t aware that Chutkan was going to make the decision to release the document nor when, two sources familiar with the matter who were not authorized to speak publicly said."
"Chutkan has repeatedly made it clear in court hearings that Trump’s presidential run and campaign schedule — despite the Trump team’s protests — will have no impact on the criminal case before her. She made that point explicitly in an order last month, writing that Trump’s 'concern with the political consequences of these proceedings does not bear on the pretrial schedule.' "
"Trump's attacks on the Justice Department are similar to those prosecutors have highlighted in the more than 1,500 criminal cases against Jan. 6 defendants, the kinds of comments that federal prosecutors have argued show a lack of remorse and disrespect for the law and therefore warrant longer sentences."
11 damning details in Jack Smith’s new brief in the Trump election case
https://www.yahoo.com/news/11-damning-details-jack-smith-014536998.html
Comment: The article describes "the most significant and striking details in Smith’s brief." It's well organized and concise in outlining 11 key points. Recommended reading.
CNN: Pence and Trump’s frayed relationship leading up to Jan. 6 insurrection on full display in latest special counsel filing
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/03/politics/pence-trump-january-6-special-counsel-filing/index.html
Comment: "Former Vice President Mike Pence’s role in certifying Joe Biden’s 2020 election win over Donald Trump and his repeated refusals to help the former president overturn the results, was under a microscope in special counsel Jack Smith’s detailed court filing Wednesday."
The court filing details Trump's continued attempts to coerce Pence into rejecting the 2020 Electoral College results. It also details Trump's actions and communications on January 6th, as the mob breached the Capitol building, resulting in danger to the Vice President and calls by the mob to hang Mike Pence.
CNN: Special counsel Jack Smith provides fullest picture yet of his 2020 election case against Trump in new filing
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/02/politics/jack-smith-donald-trump-filing/index.html
Comment: "Federal prosecutors laid out their most extensive case to date against former President Donald Trump for his effort to overturn the 2020 election in a sweeping legal brief that was unsealed Wednesday by a federal judge [Emphasis added] who is weighing the explosive criminal charges against him."
"It includes new details of Trump’s frayed relationship with former Vice President Mike Pence; FBI evidence of Trump’s phone usage on January 6, 2021, when rioters overtook the US Capitol; and conversations with family members and others where the then-president was fighting his loss to Joe Biden."
"The filing weaves together what prominent witnesses told a federal grand jury and the FBI about Trump, along with other never-before-disclosed evidence investigators gathered about the former president’s actions leading up to and on January 6."
"More evidence could come out in coming days. A hefty appendix accompanying Wednesday’s filing remains under seal, and the judge has asked both sides to weigh in on how much of it should be made public. Among the documents in the appendix are grand jury transcripts and notes from FBI interviews conducted during the years long investigation."
Please read the article to learn about details of Trump's schemes.
Two men have re-engineered the US electoral system in favor of Republicans | David Daley
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/04/electoral-college-map-gerrymandering
Comment: "Two men recognized and exploited the anti-democratic loopholes within America’s rickety democracy in order to deliver Republicans victories that they could never win at the ballot box."
"Now their willfully minoritarian creations threaten the very essence of a representative democracy: if Donald Trump, rightwing courts, gerrymandered state legislatures and an extreme Republican caucus in the US House of Representatives create constitutional chaos over the certification of this presidential election, two men cleared the path."
"The single-minded determination of Leonard Leo built a conservative supermajority on the US supreme court and stacked lower and state courts with Republican ideologues that have pushed the nation to the right via the least accountable branch of government."
"Chris Jankowski masterminded the partisan gerrymanders that tilted state legislatures and congressional delegations across the south and the purple midwest toward extreme Republicans, ended Barack Obama’s second term before it started, and rendered elections in Wisconsin and North Carolina all but meaningless over the last decade and a half."
NBC News: Apocalypse delayed: Trump keeps promising a doom that never comes
Comment: In 2020, "Trump predicted that if Biden won, the economy would collapse, crime would soar and Christmas would be canceled. None of that happened, but he's reusing those claims anyway."
Fact check: 12 completely fictional stories Trump has told in the last month | CNN Politics
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/fact-check-donald-trump-fictional-stories/index.html
Comment: "This isn’t run-of-the-mill political spin, the kind of statistic-twisting and accomplishment-exaggerating that political candidates of all stripes engage in. Rather, the Republican presidential nominee is telling colorful lies that are completely untethered to reality."
Why Trump and Vance’s strategy is ‘say anything, make up anything’ | US elections 2024 | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/22/trump-vance-create-fake-stories-lies-election
Fact check: Trump won’t stop telling a lie that there were no terror attacks during his presidency
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/24/politics/fact-check-trump-terror-attacks-presidency
Comment: "Trump’s claim is false. There were numerous terror attacks during his presidency, including high-profile jihadist attacks in his hometown of New York City. Terror attacks under Trump killed dozens of people."
Article discusses numerous attacks, including both foreign and domestic acts of terrorism.
Murder and other violent crime dropped across the U.S. last year, FBI data shows
Comment: "Violent crime was down about 3% from 2022 to 2023, and property crime took a similar drop of 2.4%, the FBI reported in its annual 'Summary of Crime in the Nation.' The most serious crimes went down significantly: murder and non-negligent manslaughter were down an estimated 11.6% — the largest single year decline in two decades — while rape decreased by an estimated 9.4%."
"As part of his 2024 campaign, Trump has tried to spread the notion that the United States is undergoing a crime wave, and he called the FBI's prior numbers a 'fraud' during his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, saying that some cities weren't included. But the FBI factors in the information gaps into their estimates. The bureau noted that its 2023 data included full-year numbers from 'every city agency covering a population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants.'"
"President Joe Biden issued a statement Monday saying the FBI numbers confirm 'that Americans are safer than when we took office,' adding violent crime was near a 50-year low."
"'None of this happened by accident. Vice President Harris and I invested in public safety and took action to stop the illegal flow of guns into our communities. Our American Rescue Plan — which every Republican in Congress voted against — helped deliver over $15 billion in public safety funding that enabled over 1,000 state, city, and county governments to avoid cuts to police budgets, invest in community violence interventions, and take other essential steps to keep communities safe,' Biden said."
FBI finds violent crime declined in 2023. Here's what to know | AP News
2024 brings back fake electors for Donald Trump, even some facing charges for 2020
Comment: "Fourteen so-called fake electors who participated in former President Donald Trump's 2020 scheme to throw the election results into chaos will once again serve as electors for Trump in 2024, including several who currently face criminal charges."
The Hill: GOP congressman representing Springfield: Trump claims ‘tearing the community apart’
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4890148-mike-turner-denounces-false-claims-springfield-ohio/
‘A piece of garbage’: Republican Ohio Gov. condemns Trump-Vance false immigrant pet-eating conspiracy
The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio's largest Christian group decries Trump, Vance attacks on Springfield Haitian migrants
Bomb threats rattle Springfield for 2nd day as Ohio city finds itself at center of latest Trump controversy
Comment: "Former President Donald Trump continues to push the baseless claim that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, have been stealing pets and eating them. And the city has been feeling the effects this week."
Opinion - ‘Donald Downer’ puts down and shuts down America, to his advantage
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4876633-trump-demands-proof-citizenship-vote/
Comment: "Proving there is no limit to the suffering he is willing to inflict on Americans if he thinks it will benefit him, Donald Trump is demanding that congressional Republicans shut down the federal government unless both houses mandate that people present proof that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote."
Trump echoes racist conspiracy theory about noncitizens voting : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/13/g-s1-22583/trump-great-replacement-conspiracy-theory
Comment: "When former President Donald Trump told millions of Americans during Tuesday's presidential debate that 'our elections are bad, and a lot of these illegal immigrants coming in, they're trying to get them to vote,' he was not just repeating a baseless claim intended to undermine the results of the upcoming 2024 election."
"He was also echoing the latest iteration of a once-fringe racist conspiracy theory that has now become mainstream in the Republican Party. The conspiracy — known as the 'great replacement' — claims there is a plan to bring nonwhite immigrants into the United States and other Western countries to replace white voters to achieve a political agenda."
How much did Trump inherit from his father?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/much-did-trump-inherit-father-184422971.html
Comment: "Among the various topics touched on during Tuesday’s presidential debate was the inheritance former President Donald Trump received, used as a point of contrast by Vice President Kamala Harris as she tried to relate to the middle class."
"How much Trump received has seemingly been a sensitive point for the former president. He has often claimed it was a 'very small loan,' but a 2018 report by the New York Times largely refuted that."
"The Times claimed that, after reviewing financial documents, it determined Trump received more than $413 million — in 2018 dollars — from his New York City developer father, Fred, for years."
Simulcast - ABC News Presidential Debate | C-SPAN.org
https://www.c-span.org/video/?538053-1/simulcast-abc-news-presidential-debate
Comment: You can watch the entire Sept.10th debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump at this link.
The debate between Harris and Trump wasn’t close — and other takeaways : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/11/g-s1-22023/debate-harris-trump-takeaways
Comment: "Here are 5 takeaways:"
"1. This debate wasn’t close."
"2. The spotlight should now be on Trump’s incoherence and general lack of any serious grasp on policy."
"3. Trump was on the defensive and evasive, even on issues that should benefit him — and didn’t land much, if anything, that stuck."
"4. The moderators fact-checked unlike in the previous debate."
"5. Harris has done everything right — and could still lose."
Trump Issues Frightening Threat After Disastrous Debate Performance
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-issues-frightening-threat-disastrous-172452659.html
Comment: "Donald Trump really did not like getting live fact checked by ABC News during Tuesday night’s debate, so much so he wants the network shut down."
"'They ought to take away their license for the way they did that,' said Trump, in a clear threat to ABC News."
FCC Chair Responds to Trump’s Demand to Shut Down ABC After Debate
https://share.newsbreak.com/8vtkgxgo
Comment: "The chair of the Federal Communications Commission flat-out rejected Donald Trump's call for ABC to lose its broadcasting licenses over the way its moderators treated him during his debate against Kamala Harris on the network earlier this month."
"'The Commission does not revoke licenses for broadcast stations simply because a political candidate disagrees with or dislikes content or coverage.' She added that her agency licenses 'broadcast stations in a manner consistent with the Constitution' and other laws. 'There are no exceptions,' Rosenworcel wrote."
Why the ‘one-two punch’ of Liz and Dick Cheney backing Harris matters - POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/09/liz-cheney-trump-kamala-harris-00178093
Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/liz-cheney-dick-cheney-kamala-harris/
Comment: "Former Vice President Dick Cheney plans to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris, just like his daughter, former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney."
"'In our nation's 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,' Dick Cheney said in a statement Friday. 'He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him. He can never be trusted with power again. As citizens, we each have a duty to put country above partisanship to defend our Constitution. That is why I will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.'"
Liz Cheney endorses Harris for president
Comment: "Former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., on Wednesday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, the latest high-profile Republican endorsement for Democrats."
"'Because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris,' Cheney said in a video of remarks posted to X."
"The former congresswoman said in her remarks that it is 'crucially important' for people to understand that people do not have 'the luxury of writing in candidates’ names, particularly in swing states.'"
"Cheney previously served in Republican caucus leadership before being ousted for her criticism of former President Donald Trump. Cheney has also said that Trump would attempt to stay in power beyond four years if he was elected to a second term."
Although not mentioned in the article, Republican Liz Cheney is the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney.
U.S. intelligence says Russians created fake CA news site to fabricate Harris scandal
https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-intelligence-says-russians-created-204517385.html
Comment: "Russian actors created a fake San Francisco news station that published a staged video this month in an attempt to generate a scandal about Vice President Kamala Harris — the latest example of Moscow’s attempt to denigrate the Democratic presidential nominee in her campaign against former President Donald Trump, U.S. intelligence officials said on Monday."
"A website posing as a nonexistent San Francisco news outlet, called KBSF-TV, published a story on Sept. 2 claiming Harris was involved in a hit-and-run in the city while serving as California’s attorney general in 2011. The story included a video in which a woman alleged that Harris was involved in the incident, leaving her paralyzed."
"The story was entirely fictitious, as was the website, registered in Iceland and created just a few weeks prior to the story’s publication. But the fabrication nonetheless spread quickly across right-wing social media."
The Hill: DOJ shines a light on Russian use of conservative influencers
Comment: "But others see a severe lack of due diligence on the part of influencers who were receiving significant sums to make the content. One of the influencers was paid $400,000 a month while another was given $100,000 per video."
"'I would love to be a victim of a crime where I get paid $400,000,' quipped A.J. Bauer, a professor at the University of Alabama who studies right-wing media."
"'Even if they were unaware that Russia was the one providing the funds, if somebody’s giving you $100,000 per podcast episode, that should raise some questions, right? Who’s bankrolling this?'"
"He described the conservative media landscape as a highly entrepreneurial space that has long been funded by wealthy Americans seeking to influence public opinion — a legal activity when pushed by U.S. citizens."
The Associated Press: Right-wing influencers were duped to work for covert Russian influence operation, US says
Comment: This is why we encourage you to get your news from trusted news sources (like those provided in these links) and not to rely on social media.
CNN: Biden administration announces major actions to tackle Russian efforts to influence 2024 election
Comment: "At Russian President Vladimir Putin’s direction, three Russian companies used fake profiles to promote false narratives on social media, US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said in a statement. Internal documents produced by one of those Russian companies show one of the goals of the propaganda effort was to boost the candidacy of Donald Trump or whoever emerged as the Republican nominee for president, according to an FBI affidavit."
Trump Makes Shocking Promise After Ex-Adviser Charged in Russia Scheme
https://newrepublic.com/post/185652/trump-sanctions-promise-adviser-charged-russia-media
Comment: "Hours after the Justice Department announced it is charging a former Trump adviser over his work with Russian media, Donald Trump made a shocking promise: He’ll lift U.S. sanctions on Russia."
Is it any wonder that Vladimir Putin is working hard to help elect Donald Trump?
Right-Wing Influencer Accused of Taking Kremlin Cash Fired
https://share.newsbreak.com/8kgbuecd
Comment: "Chen, a co-founder of Tenet Media, had been collecting checks from the right-wing Blaze Media for creating YouTube content and appearing on BlazeTV, which was founded by the former Fox News host Glenn Beck. "
"The unsealed indictment alleged that prominent right-wing influencers—like Tim Pool, Dave Rubin, and Benny Johnson—were secretly funded by Russian state media employees to create content of their choosing."
JD Vance on Lower Childcare Costs: Have Grandma and Grandpa Help Out - Business Insider
Comment: "Vance, former President Donald Trump's running mate, addressed the issue of high childcare costs in the US during a discussion with Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative organization Turning Point Action."
"JD Vance's plan to tackle high childcare costs may not take into account the looming retirement crisis facing millions of older Americans."
Clearly, JD Vance does not understand the real needs of working class and middle class families, along with his lack of understanding of the challenges faced by many aging Americans.
US Army rebukes Trump campaign for incident at Arlington National Cemetery | CNN Politics
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/29/politics/us-army-rebukes-trump-campaign-arlington-incident/index.html
Comment: "The US Army issued a stark rebuke of former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign over the incident on Monday at Arlington National Cemetery, saying in a statement on Thursday that participants in the ceremony 'were made aware of federal laws' regarding political activity at the cemetery, and 'abruptly pushed aside' an employee of the cemetery."
ABC News: Trump posts campaign video of Arlington National Cemetery visit after 'incident'
Comment: "While the cemetery did not immediately provide specifics, NPR reported that a source had told the publication that two Trump campaign officials engaged in a verbal and physical altercation with a cemetery staff member during Trump's visit, which came on the third anniversary of the deaths of 13 service members during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan."
"The alleged altercation took place after the Trump campaign officials were asked not to take photos and videos in Section 60, a section of the cemetery where recent U.S. veterans are buried, NPR reported."
Just another example of Trump's disrespect for military veterans and their sacrifices, in an attempt to score a political point.
USA TODAY: 'Furious': Veterans slam Trump team's altercation at Arlington National Cemetery
Members of the Kennedy family denounce RFK Jr.'s decision to endorse Trump
Comment: If any of you voters are impressed by the Kennedy name and the legacy of John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy Sr., please read this article to see how the rest of the Kennedy family feels about RFK Jr,'s endorsement of Trump.
"'We believe in Harris and Walz,' the statement continued. 'Our brother Bobby's decision to endorse Trump today is a betrayal of the values that our father and our family hold most dear. It is a sad ending to a sad story.'"
RFK says Trump team tapped him for transition role
https://www.axios.com/2024/08/26/trump-rfk-jr-transition-team-2024-republicans
Comment: "Why it matters: Kennedy, who on Friday suspended his campaign and endorsed Trump, told Carlson that he would help 'pick the people who will be running the government' during a second Trump term."
RFK Jr. will join Howard Lutnick (representing Wall Street) and Linda McMahan (former president and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment - WWE) on the transition team, so what could possibly go wrong with their personnel picks? (Looking for sarcasm emoji.)
The Associated Press: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he’s suspending his presidential bid and backing Donald Trump
https://apnews.com/article/rfk-jr-trump-speech-arizona-a2638f89ddcb5de03edbe4574ca17d45
Comment: "Kennedy suggested Trump offered him a job if he returns to the White House, but neither he nor Trump offered details."
"Kennedy’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, this week entertained the idea that Kennedy could join Trump’s administration as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services."
Does anybody doubt that Donald Trump would offer that anti-vaxx extremist the head of the Department of Health and Human Services if he thought it would get him a few more votes. Forget about the Covid vaccine. Kennedy wants to get rid of the requirements for the MMR (mumps, measles, and Rubella) vaccine, routinely given to school children to prevent epidemics of these dangerous illnesses.
RFK Jr. as Trump’s health secretary? Here’s what he wants to do
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/rfk-jr-trump-health-secretary-anti-vaccine-rcna167588
Comment: "Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist, appears to be angling for a Cabinet role. He has advocated dismantling core functions of federal health agencies."
According to Kennedy, "'The priority should be finding treatments that work and building people’s immune systems,' he said, falsely adding that 'vaccines have probably caused more deaths than they’ve averted.' He mentioned ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine as treatments — which he says worked against Covid, even though numerous studies say they didn’t."
Trump and Kennedy: Two idiots working together to kill us.
The Hill: Veterans of Foreign Wars blasts Trump statement as ‘asinine’
https://thehill.com/homenews/4832324-vfw-donald-trump-medal-honor-statement/
Comment: "Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), one of the nation’s largest and oldest veteran advocacy organizations, on Friday condemned former President Trump’s recent statement comparing the Medal of Honor to a presidential award for civilians, calling his remarks 'asinine.'”
Trump's Comments: "“That’s the highest award you can get as a civilian. It’s the equivalent of the congressional Medal of Honor, but civilian version,' Trump told attendees at an event at his Bedminister, N.J. club, attended by GOP mega donor Miriam Adelson, who was awarded the Medal of Freedom in 2018."
Comment: Some have even questioned Adelson's 2018 civilian award, since it appeared by many to be the result of her family's massive political contributions. But even if her award could be somewhat justified, in no way can it be compared to the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Donald Trump could receive massive amount of funds from Adelson
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/16/donald-trump-miriam-adelson-campaign-funding.html
Comment: "GOP megadonor Miriam Adelson plans to do whatever it takes to help Trump win with $100 million PAC."
Do you think that might be why Trump recently told Ms. Adelson that her Medal of Freedom (that Trump awarded her in 2018 after previous huge donations) was equal to, or better, than the Congressional Medal of Honor awarded to extremely heroic military personnel? I suspect that the $100 million might be the reason.
Newsweek: Donald Trump's Medal Of Honor Remarks Spark Anger From Veterans
Comment: I wonder how local veterans feel about these remarks. Is this the guy you want to be Commander In Chief?
Trump’s Attempt to Defend His Offensive Comments Fails Miserably
https://newrepublic.com/post/185010/donald-trump-defend-offensive-comments-medal-fails
Comment: "Donald Trump decided to double down rather than explain what he meant when he denigrated the military’s highest award for valor in armed service, the Medal of Honor."
Donald Trump posts Taylor Swift AI-generated endorsement
Comment: "Donald Trump posts fake Taylor Swift endorsement, Swifties for Trump AI images"
This silly AI (artificial intelligence) generated attempt shows that Donald Trump will lie and mislead about anything to regain power and stay out of jail. Taylor Swift has not endorsed Donald Trump and previous comments indicate that she supports certain Democratic candidates.
Business Insider: Taylor Swift Can Sue Trump Over Bogus Endorsement Images: Experts
Comment: Despite being an old guy, I posted this just for all you "Swifties" out there.
Fake electors from 2020 giving thousands to Trump-Vance campaign
Comment: "The people who served as fake electors in an effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election have continued to donate to Donald Trump, JD Vance and other Republicans since then, campaign finance records show, underscoring the role they continue to play in US politics."
"Some fake electors face criminal charges for their actions. Some continue to hold key government roles."
El Paso, Texas continues to demand $500,000 from Trump four years after hosting rally | The Independent
Comment: Here's a cautionary warning to any municipality thinking about hosting a Trump campaign event. Trump doesn't pay his bills.
The Trump Campaign Just Tweeted Something Really Racist
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-campaign-just-tweeted-something-211358755.html
Comment: "On Tuesday, an official social media account of Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign posted a racist meme implying that if Vice President Kamala Harris wins the presidency in November, nice suburban neighborhoods will be overrun with hordes of Black people and immigrants."
Election 2024: Trump is putting mass deportations at the heart of his campaign | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/trump-mass-deportations-latino-voters-ec64f85e3633c9c7a8a247eaf9feb64f
Comment: "'Mass Deportation Now!' declared the signs at the Republican National Convention, giving a full embrace to Donald Trump's pledge to expel millions of migrants in the largest deportation program in American history."
"Some Republicans aren’t quite ready for that."
Republicans+line+up+to+endorse+Kamala+Harris
https://www.newsweek.com/kamala-harris-republicans-endorse-1934338
A conservative gathering provides a safe space for Republicans who aren’t on board with Trump
https://apnews.com/article/trump-harris-erickson-republican-support-636bf9b50112a8f00842668f509a438b
Comment: "At a recent conservative conference in Georgia, ... [t]here were few, if any, red hats at 'The Gathering,' the annual confab hosted by influential syndicated radio host Erick Erickson, and no rousing promises to 'Make America Great Again.' Instead, Erickson’s guests, from rank-and-file voters up to Trump’s onetime vice president, spent two days critiquing the GOP’s path in the Trump era. And when it came to the November election, many of them spent more time hand-wringing over a Kamala Harris presidency than celebrating the promise of another Trump administration."
Supreme Court injected into Trump-Harris race
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4806170-supreme-court-injected-into-trump-harris-race/
Georgia Republican condemns GOP for staying mum as Trump ‘throws sucker punches’ at Kemp
https://www.yahoo.com/news/georgia-republican-condemns-gop-staying-165314764.html
Comment: Trump continues insane MAGA comments at Atlanta rally, blasting Georgia Republican governor Kemp for failing to overturn 2020 Georgia election results. Most of the Republican party has gone full MAGA and cowardly keeps quiet about these ridiculous attacks. Sane Georgia republicans are welcome to join a new organization "Republicans for Harris."
Trump and his allies had a plan for how to hit Harris. Then he opened his mouth.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/01/donald-trump-kamala-harris-attack-plan-00172178
Comment: Trump's performance when speaking with the National Association of Black Journalists was truly embarrassing. "During a 34-minute question-and-answer appearance before the National Association of Black Journalists, Trump questioned Harris’ Black identity. He said he would pardon violent Jan. 6 rioters, and he didn’t directly answer when asked if his vice presidential pick, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, would be ready to assume the presidency." "But Trump’s comments Wednesday on Harris’ racial background drew some of the biggest gasps from the audience, and provided Democrats with ammunition. During the appearance, Trump said Harris 'happen[ed] to turn Black. … She was Indian all the way and all of a sudden she made a turn and she became a Black woman.'”
CBS Chicago: Trump spars with reporters at Black journalists' conference over Kamala Harris's ethnicity, immigration and jobs
A half-million records and one app: The group behind a massive effort to ‘clean’ voter rolls
Comment: This is why we strongly suggest that you check your voter registration to make sure that you have not been erroneously purged from the voter roles. If you live in Alabama, you can check at https://myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/voterview.
MSNBC: Why President Joe Biden is retiring, but not resigning
Comment: Calls from the Republican Party calling for Joe Biden's resignation show that they would rather play politics than help govern this nation. Biden did not quit his candidacy because he was unfit for office. He quit his candidacy because he realized that, due to his age, he might be unable to simultaneously address the rigors of the 2024 campaign while continuing his important responsibility as President. Realizing the inherent danger of a future Donald Trump presidency, President Biden chose to sacrifice any personal ambitions and motivations, so as to improve the chances of defeating Trump. It was a difficult decision because Biden's motive has always been to fight the danger to our democracy posed by Donald Trump. Biden's record shows that he has been an effective President. However, by quitting the campaign and endorsing Kamala Harris, Biden can now focus on his current term and on continuing to work for the American people.
The "spin" that Republicans are trying place on this decision is based solely on political considerations. Republicans would love nothing better than to suddenly and unnecessarily dump presidential responsibility on Kamala Harris at this time, so that it might distract her from the 2024 campaign. I have no doubt that Kamala Harris could be an effective President at this time, but that additional responsibility might make her campaign more difficult. That's the GOP playbook, regardless of how it affects the nation.
PBS News: Fact-checking Trump's RNC Speech
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-trumps-rnc-speech
After Trump’s Speech, It’s Absurd to Suggest He Can’t Be Beaten
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-acceptance-speech-2024-analysis/
Comment: Despite all attempts by his handlers for Trump to give a disciplined speech stressing unity, he rambled off on lengthy and insane tangents reminiscent of his typical campaign rallies, including lies, misstatements, and bizarre references to Hannibal Lecter, the character from the movie "Silence of the Lambs." The acceptance speech was the longest in RNC history.
Donald Trump sticking with JD Vance divides GOP senators
Axios: Some Republicans express buyer's remorse over Vance VP pick
https://www.axios.com/2024/07/25/jd-vance-kamala-harris-trump-election
CNN: It’s not just ‘cat ladies’: JD Vance has a history of disparaging people without kids
GOP official at JD Vance rally ‘afraid’ civil war needed if Trump loses, later recants
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4786515-gop-jd-vance-ohio-trump-2024-civil-war/
Comment: Civil War? These MAGA folks are nuts.
MAGA Makes Racist Attacks Against JD Vance's Wife - Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-wife-attacks-maga-trump-running-mate-1926194
Comment: That's the problem with promoting racism and immigration fears. Once they takes hold, they are sometimes difficult to control.
Biden addresses Trump rally shooting in Oval Office address: "Politics must never be a literal battlefield" - CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-oval-office-address-trump-shot/
Kinzinger says JD Vance’s response to shooting should ‘disqualify’ him from VP consideration
https://thehill.com/elections/4771791-kinzinger-jd-vance-trump-rally-shooting-vp-consideration/
Comment: Without any evidence whatsoever, Republican VP contender JD Vance claimed that Biden's campaign "rhetoric led directly to President Trump’s attempted assassination.” The alleged shooter was a registered Republican. Although the shooter's motive is under investigation and has not yet been ascertained, the alleged shooter is a young male and has been characterized as lonely and bullied. Behavioral analysis often shows that these personal characteristics are consistent with lone shooters looking for attention and fame. If Biden had held an outdoor rally near Pittsburg, perhaps he would have been the target.
Trump shooter probe so far shows no partisan motive for Crooks
Alabama Republican Party: Media ‘demonization and vilification’ of Trump partly to blame for shooting
Comment: Alabama GOP Chair John Wahl, never missing an opportunity for gaining political advantage from tragedy, blames the media and the Democratic Party for the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. "I call on the Democratic Party and mainstream media to stop their inflammatory attacks, which incites individuals against Donald Trump and his supporters,” Wahl added.
First of all, there is currently no evidence as to the motive of the shooter. (Please see comments above) Secondly, at least Democratic attacks on Trump are based on truth, rather than the election lies that lead to the January 6th insurrection.
After Supreme Court immunity ruling, Biden draws sharp contrast with Trump | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/biden-election-2024-debate-c47243b3cedb88ce6ea7905a1975e164
What to know about the Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling | AP News
Kaitlan Collins 'Can't Believe' She Has To Fact-Check Trump On Biden Accusation
https://www.yahoo.com/news/kaitlan-collins-cant-believe-she-124852860.html
Comment: CNN journalist's response to Trump's ridiculous claim that Biden was high on cocaine during State of the Union address.
Fact check: Trump says George Washington ‘probably didn’t’ own slaves. Washington did
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/24/politics/fact-check-trump-george-washington-slaves/index.html
Comment: This is just one of many, many false claims made by Trump at a recent speech to the Faith and Freedom Coalition. When examining the long list of falsehoods, it is difficult to determine whether the problem is ignorance or plain lies. Probably a combination of both.
Trump floats ‘migrant league of fighters’ in latest dehumanizing rhetoric against migrants
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/22/politics/trump-migrants-ufc/index.html
TV giant known for rightwing disinformation doubles down on its national news agenda
Comment: It's not just Fox News. Article discusses Sinclair.
Top Sinclair Anchor Confirms He Quit Over Station’s ‘Right-Wing Propaganda’
Donald Trump Claims Joan Rivers Voted Him for President. She Died 2 Years Before the Election
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/donald-trump-claims-joan-rivers-165703748.html
Comment: Some have claimed that 78 year old Trump has "severe memory issues."
Reclusive banking heir billionaire gave Trump $50m one day after hush money conviction
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pro-trump-businessman-gave-50-103456716.html
Comment: This is why the Biden campaign keeps asking for money from small donors, to keep up with huge donations from billionaires. $50m from one donor (?!?!?)
Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC being probed by two swing states | Fortune
https://fortune.com/2024/08/06/elon-musk-trump-america-pac-michigan-north-carolina-investigation/
Comment: These legally questionable PAC campaign tactics show that direct monetary contributions are not the only way that billionaires (like Elon Musk) are trying to help Trump.
Billionaires may love Trump, but CEOs ... that's another story
Yale Business Expert Uses ‘Telling Data Point’ To Shred Trump CEO Spin
https://share.newsbreak.com/7g0w3z9e
Trump Lawyer and Head of RNC’s ‘Election Integrity’ Unit Has Mugshot Taken in Election Fraud Case
https://share.newsbreak.com/7chnw6za
Comment: See previous 2 articles dealing with this "election integrity unit." Unbelievable hypocrisy and corruption.
Trump got the perfect birthday present: complete capitulation by the GOP
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/14/politics/donald-trump-mitch-mcconnell-gop-analysis/index.html
Comment: The GOP has been completely taken over by Trump and the MAGA faction. There is no longer any dissent. If there are any reasonable Republicans left, please join us in fighting the insanity and chaos that Trump brings.
'We are underreacting to how serious this moment is' | On Point
https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2024/06/05/democracy-election-denial-trump-2024-congress
Comment: A very good podcast from NPR talking about the 2024 election denial threat from Republicans,
Watch "Waters, Crockett & Beatty Inspire Voters! | BET News: What's At Stake" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/09lKS0EZiJQ?feature=shared
Comment: A very good video from BET News about the importance of voting in the 2024 election.
Trump Demands Biden Remove Ad of Him Calling Dead Soldiers ‘Suckers’ and ‘Losers’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-demands-biden-remove-ad-093232346.html
Comment: Credible witnesses heard Trump make these comments.
Trump guilty verdict: Republicans join Trump's attacks on justice system | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/trump-guilty-republicans-vengeance-a05db7fa2512a62afe035992f2baaf16
Donald Trump campaign claims former president was 'tortured' in jail
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4736777-trump-campaign-criticizes-jail/
Comment: More MAGA insanity and lies to raise campaign funds and help energize the Trump base.
Trump falsely claims Biden, FBI had plan to assassinate him during Mar-a-Lago search - ABC News
Trump revives false claim that Biden authorized ‘deadly force’ for Mar-a-Lago search | Donald Trump | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/27/trump-fbi-mar-a-lago-search
This email will shock you! But it’s just Trump trying to raise money
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/22/politics/donald-trump-fundraising-email-what-matters/index.html
Comment: Trump tells a dangerous lie to enrage his base, all so he can try to raise campaign funds.
Election deniers moving closer to GOP mainstream as Trump allies fill Congress, report shows | AP News
How 2020 election denialism became a litmus test for the GOP | PBS NewsHour
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-2020-election-denialism-became-a-litmus-test-for-the-gop
Comment: PBS video showing that 2020 election rigging claims were false, but that these false claims are still being touted by Republicans in the run up to the 2024 election.
Fact check: Trump revives lie that he was long ago named ‘Man of the Year’ in Michigan
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/16/politics/fact-check-donald-trump-michigan-man-of-the-year/index.html
MAGA Idiots Fail to Spin Away Embarrassing Fact on Trump Bronx Rally | The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/post/181931/maga-spin-trump-bronx-rally-size
Comment: Trump is back to lying about crowd size again.
The Associated Press: Democratic ad campaign tries to chip away at Trump support among rural swing voters in 3 key states
Comment: Since we are in a Pro-Trump rural area, can we learn anything about our messaging from this article?
Democrats probe Trump’s request for campaign cash from Big Oil
Trump asks Big Oil for $1B in campaign cash
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4654557-trump-big-oil-1b-campaign-cash-request/
Comment: I wonder if the oil companies will rebuild Mar-a-Lago when a climate change fueled hurricane surge swamps the property. Tough luck for everyone else.
Donald Trump Is Proudly Bought and Paid For By Big Oil and Gas - Democrats
https://democrats.org/news/donald-trump-is-proudly-bought-and-paid-for-by-big-oil-and-gas/
‘A little bold and gross’: Oil industry writes executive orders for Trump to sign - POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/08/oil-industry-orders-trump-day-one-00156705
Comment: If Big Oil writes a check for $1 Billion to Trump, it gets to write his executive orders regarding US energy policies. They are not even trying to hide the corruption.
American oil tycoon accused of trying to conspire with OPEC to inflate prices
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/02/energy/oil-ceo-opec-scott-sheffield
Comment: Anyone think such an investigation would occur in a Republican Administration? We don't.
Trump could owe more than $100 million in taxes as a result of IRS inquiry, New York Times report says | CNN Politics
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/11/politics/donald-trump-taxes-irs-report/index.html
Newsweek: Liz Cheney's Message to Supreme Court After Donald Trump Hearing
https://www.newsweek.com/liz-cheneys-message-supreme-court-after-donald-trump-hearing-1894883
Comment: If you vote for Donald Trump, you are likely to get more judges, including Supreme Court justices, who place politics above the rule of law. No one should be above the law. No President, including Trump or Biden (or Harris), should be granted absolute immunity from prosecution, which is what Trump's lawyers argued before the Supreme Court. Trump, and his lawyers, should have been laughed out of court, but instead, it appears that the Supreme Court will use this ridiculous argument to delay Trump's January 6th trial until after the November election. That's why Trump must be stopped, and it's the voters' responsibility to stop him.
Trump's Supreme Court immunity arguments make me wish Americans were immune to con artists
Comment: It's a shame that certain members of the Supreme Court didn't read this article before giving Trump immunity.
Former AG Alberto Gonzales endorses Harris, criticizes Trump
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/4875906-gonzales-endorses-harris-trump-threat/
Full List of Republicans Endorsing Kamala Harris - Newsweek
Comment: I feel certain that this is not a "full list", but it is a discussion and a list of prominent Republicans that have publicly endorsed Kamala Harris, as of the article's date of publication, August 14th, 2024.
Exclusive: Conservative Republican endorses Harris, calls Trump a threat to democracy
Former Vice President Mike Pence will not endorse Trump in 2024
Lisa Murkowski, done with Donald Trump, won’t rule out leaving GOP
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/24/politics/lisa-murkowski-done-with-trump/index.html
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan says he’s not voting for Trump : 'Character is too important'
Calls to 'fight' and echoes of Jan. 6 embraced by CPAC attendees
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/jack-posobiec-jan-6-2024-cpac-rcna140225
Comment: "Jack Posobiec set off a wave of alarm after a video of his welcome speech at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference went viral. In the video, the right-wing activist and media personality said he wanted to end democracy and finish the mission of Jan. 6, installing a God-first government."
"'Welcome to the end of democracy. We are here to overthrow it completely,' he said Thursday. 'We didn’t get all the way there on Jan. 6, but we will endeavor to get rid of it.'"
MSNBC: Pro-Trump CPAC speaker pledges 'end of democracy'
https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/pro-trump-cpac-speaker-pledges-end-of-democracy-204921925518
Comment: Watch the Jack Posobiec video and a discussion of the CPAC conference.
Here’s What Trump and RFK Jr. Were Plotting on That Bonkers Call
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-rfk-jr-were-plotting-181413710.html
RFK Jr. Adviser Makes Shocking Admission about Campaign’s True Goal
https://newrepublic.com/post/180532/rfk-jr-adviser-admission-campaign-true-goal
Comment: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s New York campaign director met with Republicans and stated that "our mutual enemy is Biden." The RFK Jr. campaign knows they can't possibly win, but they can help Trump if voters get fooled by the Kennedy name. The rest of the Kennedy family (other than RFK Jr.) support Joe Biden.
The Guardian US: Exclusive: Trump Media saved in 2022 by Russian-American under criminal investigation
To boost Trump, GOP attorneys general charge into battle over state election rules
https://share.newsbreak.com/6g9jywzs
Comment: Led By Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.
Liz Cheney on Trump RNC takeover: ‘Donors better beware’
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4541912-liz-cheney-trump-rnc-takeover-donors-better-beware/
Trump is funneling campaign money into cash-strapped businesses. Experts say it looks bad.