bipartisanreport--2020-09-02--Trump Spazzes Out On Twitter With Weird New Biden Nickname

Democratic presidential pick Joe Biden is not hiding in his basement .
He has never been hiding in his basement , according to any ordinary meaning of the phrase or idea .
The fact that President Donald Trump and his allies keep claiming otherwise proves how pointlessly shallow that the Trump campaign for re-election really is .
On Wednesday afternoon , Trump took to Twitter to claim that Joe Hiden ’ — a ridiculous new nickname for the Democratic nominee — would wreck the U.S. economy .
There is no evidence for this claim .
Biden was in office as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ post-Great Recession economic recovery that occurred during the Obama Administration , in fact .
Trump tweeted — using emojis , for some reason : Trump didn ’ t mention the fact that recent spikes in value at the stock market came after huge dips in value during the early parts of the Coronavirus pandemic .
Also — the status of the stock market doesn ’ t even really have any big impact on the lives of large swathes of Americans .
Millions of Americans have lost their jobs throughout the Coronavirus crisis — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to help them , exactly ?
Trump also tweeted about an incident in which protesters in Portland , Oregon , decided to “ occupy ” the apartment where the city ’ s Mayor Ted Wheeler lives .
Trump claimed that Wheeler ‘ just got harassed out of his own home in Portland by so-called “ friendly protesters , ” ‘ adding that “ Anarchists , Agitators and Looters treat him HORRIBLY , even though he is so nice and respectful to them.
” Wheeler does not tolerate violent rioting , and neither @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rule — Biden has offered specific , repeated denunciations of violence , in all its forms .
Claims otherwise from Trump and his allies are lies .

Democratic presidential pick Joe Biden is not hiding in his basement. He has never been hiding in his basement, according to any ordinary meaning of the phrase or idea. The fact that President Donald Trump and his allies keep claiming otherwise proves how pointlessly shallow that the Trump campaign for re-election really is. On Wednesday afternoon, Trump took to Twitter to claim that Joe Hiden’ — a ridiculous new nickname for the Democratic nominee — would wreck the U.S. economy. There is no evidence for this claim. Biden was in office as vice president for the entirety of the post-Great Recession economic recovery that occurred during the Obama Administration, in fact.
Trump tweeted — using emojis, for some reason:
‘The Dow Jones Industrial just closed above 29,000! You are so lucky to have me as your President. With Joe Hiden’ it would crash.’
The Dow Jones Industrial just closed above 29,000! You are so lucky to have me as your President😉With Joe Hiden’ it would crash😧 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 2, 2020
Trump didn’t mention the fact that recent spikes in value at the stock market came after huge dips in value during the early parts of the Coronavirus pandemic. Also — the status of the stock market doesn’t even really have any big impact on the lives of large swathes of Americans. Millions of Americans have lost their jobs throughout the Coronavirus crisis — how’s a rising stock market going to help them, exactly?
Trump also tweeted about an incident in which protesters in Portland, Oregon, decided to “occupy” the apartment where the city’s Mayor Ted Wheeler lives. Trump claimed that Wheeler ‘just got harassed out of his own home in Portland by so-called “friendly protesters,”‘ adding that “Anarchists, Agitators and Looters treat him HORRIBLY, even though he is so nice and respectful to them.” Wheeler does not tolerate violent rioting, and neither does the Democratic Party, as a rule — Biden has offered specific, repeated denunciations of violence, in all its forms. Claims otherwise from Trump and his allies are lies.
Mayor Wheeler just got harassed out of his own home in Portland by so-called “friendly protesters”. The Anarchists, Agitators and Looters treat him HORRIBLY, even though he is so nice and respectful to them. Criminals only understand strength! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 2, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-09-02--Presidential Debate Moderator Announced & Trump Will Hate It

The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced the moderators for the three upcoming presidential debates ( and the one upcoming vice presidential debate ) , and the list includes none other than Chris Wallace of Fox News as the moderator for the first face-off between the presidential candidates .
Trump has frequently complained about Wallace — just recently , for instance , he complained on Twitter that ‘ Chris Wallace “ forgot ” to ask… Senator Chrisie Coons , why Biden fought me when I put an extremely early BAN on people coming into our Country from heavily infected China.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden did not fight against the travel restrictions , and that ’ s all they were : restrictions , not a “ ban.
” Besides Wallace , the moderators for the upcoming presidential debates include C-SPAN ’ s Steve Scully and NBC News ’ Kristen Welker , who will be handling the second and third debates , respectively .
Susan Page , of USA Today , will be handling the debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence , which is scheduled for October 7 — a little more than a month away .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the debate moderators were announced .
Spokesman Tim Murtaugh said : ‘ These are not the moderators we would have recommended if the campaign had been allowed to have any input .
Some can be identified as clear opponents of President Trump , meaning Joe Biden will actually have a teammate on stage most of the time to help him excuse the radical , leftist agenda he is carrying .
One thing is sure : Chris Wallace ’ s selection ensures that Biden will finally see him face-to-face after dodging his interview @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually shows up.
’ There is no reason to believe that Biden might not show up to any of the debates — he ’ s made clear that he ’ s ready to face-off with Trump .
Basically , the Trump campaign simply appears to be sticking to pointlessly grandiose fearmongering as the general election gets ever-closer , with Trump still behind Biden by an average of over 7 percent as of Wednesday afternoon , according to FiveThirtyEight .
That site ’ s Nate Silver says there is a 99 percent chance of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wins the national popular vote by a margin of 7 to 8 percent .

The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced the moderators for the three upcoming presidential debates (and the one upcoming vice presidential debate), and the list includes none other than Chris Wallace of Fox News as the moderator for the first face-off between the presidential candidates. Trump has frequently complained about Wallace — just recently, for instance, he complained on Twitter that ‘Chris Wallace “forgot” to ask… Senator Chrisie Coons, why Biden fought me when I put an extremely early BAN on people coming into our Country from heavily infected China.’ It’s worth noting: Biden did not fight against the travel restrictions, and that’s all they were: restrictions, not a “ban.”
BREAKING: The @Debates moderator list is out. Chris Wallace will helm the first Trump-Biden debate. Susan Page will moderate the VP debate. Steve Scully will moderate the second presidential debate. Kristen Welker will moderate the final one. — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 2, 2020
Besides Wallace, the moderators for the upcoming presidential debates include C-SPAN’s Steve Scully and NBC News’ Kristen Welker, who will be handling the second and third debates, respectively. Susan Page, of USA Today, will be handling the debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence, which is scheduled for October 7 — a little more than a month away.
The Trump campaign issued a combative statement after the debate moderators were announced. Spokesman Tim Murtaugh said:
‘These are not the moderators we would have recommended if the campaign had been allowed to have any input. Some can be identified as clear opponents of President Trump, meaning Joe Biden will actually have a teammate on stage most of the time to help him excuse the radical, leftist agenda he is carrying. One thing is sure: Chris Wallace’s selection ensures that Biden will finally see him face-to-face after dodging his interview requests. That is, if Biden actually shows up.’
The differences between the Biden and Trump campaigns, distilled, in statements about the debate mods: pic.twitter.com/jGPmkEHnVR — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 2, 2020
There is no reason to believe that Biden might not show up to any of the debates — he’s made clear that he’s ready to face-off with Trump. Basically, the Trump campaign simply appears to be sticking to pointlessly grandiose fearmongering as the general election gets ever-closer, with Trump still behind Biden by an average of over 7 percent as of Wednesday afternoon, according to FiveThirtyEight. That site’s Nate Silver says there is a 99 percent chance of Biden winning the electoral college if he wins the national popular vote by a margin of 7 to 8 percent.
Chance of a Biden Electoral college win if he wins the popular vote by X points: 0-1 points: just 6%!
1-2 points: 22%
2-3 points: 46%
3-4 points: 74%
4-5 points: 89%
5-6 points: 98%
6-7 points: 99% — Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) September 2, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-09-02--‘The Lincoln Project’ Strikes Again With Wednesday Trump Take-Down

There are large swathes of Americans who are not going to sit by idly and let President Donald Trump wreck the country .
This Wednesday , following a particularly bizarre Trump interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham , the anti-Trump conservative group known as The Lincoln Project published a brief recap , insisting that Trump is “ crazy ” and “ unraveling ” and admonishing observers to “ wake up.
” The specific segment of the interview that the group highlighted featured Trump claiming that people in “ the dark shadows ” are controlling Democratic presidential pick Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earth he ’ s talking about .
In the clip , Ingraham asked Trump who he thinks is “ pulling Biden ’ s strings.
” Trump replied : Again , it ’ s entirely unclear what on earth Trump is talking about or even thinks he ’ s talking about .
“ People that are controlling the streets ” ?
What ?
Who does he think is controlling the streets ?
“ Antifa ” ?
Antifa , which is short for anti-fascist , isn ’ t even a nationally centralized organization .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diverse coalition of left-wing activists .
What on earth is he talking about ?
He ’ s talking somewhat like there was some small kernel of information that he stumbled across at some point and has now grown into a nonsensical web of paranoid rambling .
How could people even get on a plane with the supposedly nefarious “ gear ” that Trump is talking about ?
Did he forget that the TSA exists ?
Watch the Lincoln Project video below : The interview moment spotlighted in the above video is not the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recently .
Back in July , Trump went on a long-winded rant about rioters supposedly using , uh , big “ bags of soup ” to attack law enforcement personnel .
It ’ s unclear what on earth he was talking about then , too .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to the new Lincoln Project video below :

There are large swathes of Americans who are not going to sit by idly and let President Donald Trump wreck the country. This Wednesday, following a particularly bizarre Trump interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, the anti-Trump conservative group known as The Lincoln Project published a brief recap, insisting that Trump is “crazy” and “unraveling” and admonishing observers to “wake up.” The specific segment of the interview that the group highlighted featured Trump claiming that people in “the dark shadows” are controlling Democratic presidential pick Joe Biden. It is entirely unclear what on earth he’s talking about.
In the clip, Ingraham asked Trump who he thinks is “pulling Biden’s strings.” Trump replied:
‘People that you’ve never heard of. People that are in the dark shadows… People that you haven’t heard of. They’re people that are on the streets. They’re people that are controlling the streets.’
CNN Fact-Checker: Trump's 'Dark Shadows' Claim Is 'Almost Too Stupid' To Debunk https://t.co/VY70wd72pk via @Yahoo — Don Winslow (@donwinslow) September 2, 2020
Again, it’s entirely unclear what on earth Trump is talking about or even thinks he’s talking about. “People that are controlling the streets”? What? Who does he think is controlling the streets? “Antifa”? Antifa, which is short for anti-fascist, isn’t even a nationally centralized organization. It’s just a nickname for a diverse coalition of left-wing activists.
The story about unknown people in the "dark shadows" controlling all world leaders is less a "new conspiracy theory" and more like the starting template for all conspiracy theory narratives. https://t.co/qGBdz3pC57 — Travis View (@travis_view) September 1, 2020
In the Ingraham interview, Trump added:
‘We had somebody get on a plane from a certain city this weekend, and in the plane, it was almost completely loaded with thugs, wearing these dark uniforms, black uniforms, with gear and this and that — they were on a plane.’
What on earth is he talking about? He’s talking somewhat like there was some small kernel of information that he stumbled across at some point and has now grown into a nonsensical web of paranoid rambling. How could people even get on a plane with the supposedly nefarious “gear” that Trump is talking about? Did he forget that the TSA exists? Watch the Lincoln Project video below:
He is crazy. He is unraveling. Wake up. pic.twitter.com/YkhIl4FkUZ — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) September 2, 2020
The interview moment spotlighted in the above video is not the only bizarre Trump behavior to go viral recently. Back in July, Trump went on a long-winded rant about rioters supposedly using, uh, big “bags of soup” to attack law enforcement personnel. It’s unclear what on earth he was talking about then, too.
Trump in July: And you have people coming over with bags of soup and the anarchists… start throwing it at our cops… And if it hits you, that’s worse than a brick because that’s got force… And when they get caught, they say, “No, this is just soup for my family.” pic.twitter.com/xs9tcY9aA5 — Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) September 1, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to the new Lincoln Project video below:


bipartisanreport--2020-09-02--Biden Gives Perfect Response To Trump’s Shady Hospital Visit

According to a new book from New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt , during a sudden trip that President Donald Trump took to Walter Reed Medical Center last November , Vice President Mike Pence was on standby to temporarily assume the powers of the presidency in case Trump had to be placed under anesthesia .
That report seriously undercuts the claims from the president and his allies that the visit , which was not announced ahead of time , was just part of a routine check-up .
Speaking with reporters on Wednesday , Democratic presidential pick Joe Biden noted that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to “ speculate ” about any potential secret purposes of the visit , “ nothing this administration does is normal.
” Biden was asked if , as vice president , he ’ d ever had to be placed on any sort of standby when then-President Barack Obama went in for a medical visit , and the reporter also asked about Biden ’ s general thoughts about Trump ’ s infamous Walter Reed visit , which , as mentioned , was not publicly announced ahead of time , which broke with protocol .
‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on what it means , but what I can say is , nothing this administration does is normal .
I ’ m not being facetious when I say that , so who in God ’ s name knows what this is all about ?
I just don ’ t know .
I don ’ t know , and I ’ m not going to speculate — I ’ ll let the experts do that .
The only time that I have been on notice is when the president ’ s out of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country — not that I should wait for something or immediately be aware of anything , but that that ’ s something that might be called for .
It wasn ’ t called for.
’ Check out video of his remarks below : This week , President Trump took to Twitter to emphatically deny that he ’ d had a “ series of mini-strokes ” — but it ’ s unclear who ’ d even made that specific allegation in the first place .
Where did he get the idea ?
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a stroke or strokes — there ’ s no evidence for that claim .

According to a new book from New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt, during a sudden trip that President Donald Trump took to Walter Reed Medical Center last November, Vice President Mike Pence was on standby to temporarily assume the powers of the presidency in case Trump had to be placed under anesthesia. That report seriously undercuts the claims from the president and his allies that the visit, which was not announced ahead of time, was just part of a routine check-up. Speaking with reporters on Wednesday, Democratic presidential pick Joe Biden noted that, although he wasn’t going to “speculate” about any potential secret purposes of the visit, “nothing this administration does is normal.”
Biden was asked if, as vice president, he’d ever had to be placed on any sort of standby when then-President Barack Obama went in for a medical visit, and the reporter also asked about Biden’s general thoughts about Trump’s infamous Walter Reed visit, which, as mentioned, was not publicly announced ahead of time, which broke with protocol.
Biden said:
‘I’m not going to speculate on what it means, but what I can say is, nothing this administration does is normal. I’m not being facetious when I say that, so who in God’s name knows what this is all about? I just don’t know. I don’t know, and I’m not going to speculate — I’ll let the experts do that. The only time that I have been on notice is when the president’s out of the country, and I’m in the country — not that I should wait for something or immediately be aware of anything, but that that’s something that might be called for. It wasn’t called for.’
Check out video of his remarks below:
Biden on new reports about Trump's trip to Walter Reed hospital: "I will not speculate on what it means. Nothing this administration does is normal… Who in God's name knows what this is all about?" (Recall that one of Trump's talking points is that Biden can't answer questions) pic.twitter.com/yGGt6HzhnZ — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 2, 2020
This week, President Trump took to Twitter to emphatically deny that he’d had a “series of mini-strokes” — but it’s unclear who’d even made that specific allegation in the first place. Where did he get the idea? Trump countered that Biden himself may have suffered a stroke or strokes — there’s no evidence for that claim.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-02--New Biden Fundraising Totals Have Trump & GOP In Panic

By all appearances , Trump opponents are hyped about the possibility of holding Donald accountable for his corruption via voting him out of office this November .
In August , the Joe Biden presidential campaign ( alongside its partners in the Democratic Party ) raised what seems to be the highest single-month fundraising haul of any U.S. presidential campaign ever , as Axios reports .
The total — $ 364.5 million throughout August — is about two and a half times the about $ 143 million that the Trump campaign raised in August of 2016 ( and it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million that the Clinton campaign raised in that same month ) .
‘ Last month we raised $ 364.5 million — 95 % of the donations from grassroots supporters like you and the majority online .
Working people are powering our campaign — and I ’ m grateful .
We ’ ve got a long way to go to close the fundraising gap and win — but we can do it .
Together.
’ Some $ 205 million of the Biden campaign ’ s August 2020 fundraising haul came from “ online , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , adding that over “ 1.5 million Americans contributed last month for the first time ” — a staggering number of first-time donors .
‘ Biden ’ s massive haul reflects how energized Democrats are heading into the general election against President Trump .
The nature of the pandemic has allowed Biden , and now Harris , to host virtual fundraisers almost daily .
These allow for even more donors to “ attend , ” which has helped the campaign rake in cash quickly.
’ Some boosts in fundraising for the Democrats came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Harris as Biden ’ s running mate and during the Democratic National Convention , which occurred just recently as an all-online event .
In contrast to past years , this year ’ s event featured frequently pre-recorded speeches that were broadcast across the nation .
( Biden ’ s speech formally accepting the party ’ s presidential nomination was one of the components that was not pre-recorded . )
During the convention , which lasted for four days , the Biden campaign raised about $ 70 million .
Meanwhile , in the 24 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announcement as Biden ’ s VP pick , the campaign raised $ 26 million .
During the four days of the recent Republican National Convention ( RNC ) , the Trump campaign says that it raised $ 76 million , suggesting that there ’ s definitely a lot of attention on the presidential race from both sides .
As of Wednesday afternoon , Biden leads Trump in national polls by an average of 7.5 percent , FiveThirtyEight reports .

By all appearances, Trump opponents are hyped about the possibility of holding Donald accountable for his corruption via voting him out of office this November. In August, the Joe Biden presidential campaign (alongside its partners in the Democratic Party) raised what seems to be the highest single-month fundraising haul of any U.S. presidential campaign ever, as Axios reports. The total — $364.5 million throughout August — is about two and a half times the about $143 million that the Trump campaign raised in August of 2016 (and it’s over four times the about $90 million that the Clinton campaign raised in that same month).
A statement posted to Biden’s Twitter account acknowledging the huge fundraising haul read:
‘Last month we raised $364.5 million — 95% of the donations from grassroots supporters like you and the majority online. Working people are powering our campaign — and I’m grateful. We’ve got a long way to go to close the fundraising gap and win — but we can do it. Together.’
Last month we raised $364.5 million — 95% of the donations from grassroots supporters like you and the majority online. Working people are powering our campaign — and I’m grateful. We’ve got a long way to go to close the fundraising gap and win — but we can do it. Together. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 2, 2020
Some $205 million of the Biden campaign’s August 2020 fundraising haul came from “online, small-dollar donations,” as Axios summarizes, adding that over “1.5 million Americans contributed last month for the first time” — a staggering number of first-time donors.
As Axios reports:
‘Biden’s massive haul reflects how energized Democrats are heading into the general election against President Trump. The nature of the pandemic has allowed Biden, and now Harris, to host virtual fundraisers almost daily. These allow for even more donors to “attend,” which has helped the campaign rake in cash quickly.’
Some boosts in fundraising for the Democrats came after the announcement of California Senator Kamala Harris as Biden’s running mate and during the Democratic National Convention, which occurred just recently as an all-online event. In contrast to past years, this year’s event featured frequently pre-recorded speeches that were broadcast across the nation. (Biden’s speech formally accepting the party’s presidential nomination was one of the components that was not pre-recorded.) During the convention, which lasted for four days, the Biden campaign raised about $70 million. Meanwhile, in the 24 hours after Harris’s August 11 announcement as Biden’s VP pick, the campaign raised $26 million.
During the four days of the recent Republican National Convention (RNC), the Trump campaign says that it raised $76 million, suggesting that there’s definitely a lot of attention on the presidential race from both sides. As of Wednesday afternoon, Biden leads Trump in national polls by an average of 7.5 percent, FiveThirtyEight reports.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-02--Neo-Nazi Cash Funnel To Devin Nunes  Uncovered By Senate Investigation

Representative Devin Nunes ( R-CA ) is one of Donald Trump ’ s government fixers .
As the president ’ s former attorney Michael Cohen was a fixer on the outside , so too , is Nunes one on the inside .
The representative should have known that standing in POTUS deflected light comes at a very big price .
When Cohen testified before a Congressional committee , Trump sent Nunes up to the Hill to intimidate his former attorney of 15 years .
The representative stood just inside Cohen ’ s peripheral vision , a silent reminder that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Now , the Senate Intelligence Report has revealed that Nunes accepted campaign donations this year from the Neo-Nazi Leader Morris Gulett , as did his boss .
Judd Legum tweeted : Of course , people will say that was not much of a donation .
True , but that had little to do with the underlying crime of accepting money from a hostile foreign government , Russia .
The evidence was in the 1,000 Senate report on Russia interfering in the 2016 US presidential election .
It has taken a while to dig @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from this tome .
People have been paying attention , though .
According to one of The Fresno Bee ’ s letters to the editors , this one by Michael Reddin , Clovis , California : The San Francisco newspaper ’ s letter to the editor contained some interesting comments .
Leo Pedretti of Fresno , California said in his letter : ‘ Yesterday ( Aug. 1 ) I received two pieces of campaign literature , disguised as requests for my opinion with my response likely going into a political database .
Previously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ July 24th , 27th , and 28th ( “ second chance ” ) .
All of these mailings were “ prepared , published and mailed at taxpayer expense.
” One brochure , received yesterday , states “ A New Year ’ s Resolutioh For The Left And Never Trump : Apologize to Devin Nunes.
” ’ ‘ I vote for both Republicans and Democrats , as well as candidates from other parties , depending on who I think will serve the people they represent equitably .
I suggest that the honorable Devin Nunes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spending our money on his campaign ; I assume his opponents do not get taxpayer money for their campaigns.
’ Twitter world caught fire when the crime was unearthed .
Take a look at some of our favorite responses below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA) is one of Donald Trump’s government fixers. As the president’s former attorney Michael Cohen was a fixer on the outside, so too, is Nunes one on the inside. The representative should have known that standing in POTUS deflected light comes at a very big price.
When Cohen testified before a Congressional committee, Trump sent Nunes up to the Hill to intimidate his former attorney of 15 years. The representative stood just inside Cohen’s peripheral vision, a silent reminder that the commander-in-chief was watching the errant attorney.
Now, the Senate Intelligence Report has revealed that Nunes accepted campaign donations this year from the Neo-Nazi Leader Morris Gulett, as did his boss. Judd Legum tweeted:
‘.@DevinNunes has accepted $734 in campaign donations this year from neo-Nazi leader Morris Gulett’
Of course, people will say that was not much of a donation. True, but that had little to do with the underlying crime of accepting money from a hostile foreign government, Russia. The evidence was in the 1,000 Senate report on Russia interfering in the 2016 US presidential election.
It has taken a while to dig out some of the more significant nuggets from this tome. People have been paying attention, though. According to one of The Fresno Bee’s letters to the editors, this one by Michael Reddin, Clovis, California:
‘The report firmly concludes Russian interference was — and is — no “hoax.” The report confirms the findings of U.S. intelligence agencies and the Mueller Report on Russian interference. It traces the debunked Ukraine meddling theory advanced by Nunes to a career Russian intelligence officer. Russians are floating several false stories, the report found, as part of a classic misdirection campaign to cover their crimes.’
Reddin continued:
‘Nunes supports the same narrative pushed by Vladimir Putin, the guy who pays bounties for U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan and has opposition leaders and dissidents murdered.’
The San Francisco newspaper’s letter to the editor contained some interesting comments. Leo Pedretti of Fresno, California said in his letter:
‘Yesterday (Aug. 1) I received two pieces of campaign literature, disguised as requests for my opinion with my response likely going into a political database. Previously, I received similar individual requests on July 24th, 27th, and 28th (“second chance”). All of these mailings were “prepared, published and mailed at taxpayer expense.” One brochure, received yesterday, states “A New Year’s Resolutioh For The Left And Never Trump: Apologize to Devin Nunes.”’ ‘I vote for both Republicans and Democrats, as well as candidates from other parties, depending on who I think will serve the people they represent equitably. I suggest that the honorable Devin Nunes apologize to me and other taxpayers for spending our money on his campaign; I assume his opponents do not get taxpayer money for their campaigns.’
Twitter world caught fire when the crime was unearthed. Take a look at some of our favorite responses below:
Featured image is a screenshot via YouTube.
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-02--W.H. Caught Hiding Scathing Russian Election Interference Report

Back in July , the Department of Homeland Security was set to submit a report to law enforcement partners outlining a Russian plot to depict Democratic presidential pick Joe Biden as mentally unfit for office — but after an abrupt intervention involving Trump ’ s handpicked acting department chief Chad Wolf , the report never went out .
The document described “ allegations about the poor mental health ” of Biden that have apparently been peddled by Russia-linked actors , and on July 7 , the legislative and public affairs office at the department began a review of the material @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a copy , the department ’ s Chief of Staff John Gountanis asked them to “ hold on sending this one out ” until a review from Wolf .
After Wolf “ asked questions , ” as a department spokesperson put it , the document never went out .
The document insisted with what it called “ high confidence ” that “ Russian malign influence actors are likely to continue denigrating presidential candidates through allegations of poor mental or physical health to influence the outcome of the 2020 election , ” and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Denigrate Health of US Candidates to Influence 2020 Election.
” It ’ s worth noting — despite Trump ’ s own highly dubious mental and physical states , the Trump campaign has gone all in with peddling this exact same line of attack against Biden .
Trump and Biden are both in their 70s , and Trump was himself the oldest person to be inaugurated as U.S. president ever in 2016 .
Amidst his desperation to secure his own political standing , Trump has repeatedly tried to downplay the threat of foreign interference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who worked at the Department of Homeland Security during the Obama administration , told ABC : ‘ We are hearing concerns being raised publicly that , in this administration , intelligence community reporting is being modified or blocked for political reasons — or to not anger the president .
By blocking information from being released that describes threats facing the nation , it undermines the ability of the public and state and local authorities to work with the federal government to counteract the threat.
’ A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson claimed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plot to cast doubts about Biden ’ s mental health “ lacked the necessary context and evidence for broader dissemination outside of the Department of Homeland Security ’ s Office of Intelligence and Analysis.
” The Biden campaign blamed Trump for the curtailing of the dissemination of important intelligence about foreign interference in U.S. elections , although it ’ s unclear what personal role he may have had in the situation surrounding the report about Russian efforts against Biden .
Biden campaign spokesperson Andrew Bates said : ‘ [ Trump ] is blocking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and state law enforcement a crucial finding : that Russia is disseminating false and scurrilous attacks on the health of Joe Biden — one that aligns with Trump ’ s own constantly-backfiring attacks .
And why would he do this ?
Because Russia and the Trump campaign are speaking from the same script of smears and lies.
’ In the time since the buried report was supposed to go out , a separate report has come out publicly from Bill Evanina , who leads the United States National Counterintelligence and Security Center and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China , and Iran .

Back in July, the Department of Homeland Security was set to submit a report to law enforcement partners outlining a Russian plot to depict Democratic presidential pick Joe Biden as mentally unfit for office — but after an abrupt intervention involving Trump’s handpicked acting department chief Chad Wolf, the report never went out. The document described “allegations about the poor mental health” of Biden that have apparently been peddled by Russia-linked actors, and on July 7, the legislative and public affairs office at the department began a review of the material. Almost immediately after the office got a copy, the department’s Chief of Staff John Gountanis asked them to “hold on sending this one out” until a review from Wolf. After Wolf “asked questions,” as a department spokesperson put it, the document never went out.
The document insisted with what it called “high confidence” that “Russian malign influence actors are likely to continue denigrating presidential candidates through allegations of poor mental or physical health to influence the outcome of the 2020 election,” and the document was titled “Russia Likely to Denigrate Health of US Candidates to Influence 2020 Election.” It’s worth noting — despite Trump’s own highly dubious mental and physical states, the Trump campaign has gone all in with peddling this exact same line of attack against Biden. Trump and Biden are both in their 70s, and Trump was himself the oldest person to be inaugurated as U.S. president ever in 2016.
Amidst his desperation to secure his own political standing, Trump has repeatedly tried to downplay the threat of foreign interference in U.S. elections. John Cohen, who worked at the Department of Homeland Security during the Obama administration, told ABC:
‘We are hearing concerns being raised publicly that, in this administration, intelligence community reporting is being modified or blocked for political reasons — or to not anger the president. By blocking information from being released that describes threats facing the nation, it undermines the ability of the public and state and local authorities to work with the federal government to counteract the threat.’
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson claimed to ABC that the document outlining the Russian plot to cast doubts about Biden’s mental health “lacked the necessary context and evidence for broader dissemination outside of the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis.”
The Biden campaign blamed Trump for the curtailing of the dissemination of important intelligence about foreign interference in U.S. elections, although it’s unclear what personal role he may have had in the situation surrounding the report about Russian efforts against Biden. Biden campaign spokesperson Andrew Bates said:
‘[Trump] is blocking the intelligence community from sharing with federal and state law enforcement a crucial finding: that Russia is disseminating false and scurrilous attacks on the health of Joe Biden — one that aligns with Trump’s own constantly-backfiring attacks. And why would he do this? Because Russia and the Trump campaign are speaking from the same script of smears and lies.’
In the time since the buried report was supposed to go out, a separate report has come out publicly from Bill Evanina, who leads the United States National Counterintelligence and Security Center and who outlined election threats from Russia, China, and Iran.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-02--Trump Sees New Lincoln Project Ad & Erupts Into Fit Of Rage

Recently , Nielsen ratings revealed that more people seem to have watched the Democratic National Convention ( DNC ) than the Republican National Convention ( RNC ) across major television networks .
According to the data , 23.4 million television viewers tuned into Trump ’ s speech in which he formally accepted the Republican Party ’ s presidential nomination , but 24.6 million viewers watched Democratic presidential pick Joe Biden accepting his own party ’ s nomination the previous week .
( The GOP didn ’ t fare better when averaging the respective conventions ’ total viewers each night .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ down on Twitter this Wednesday in apparent response to a Lincoln Project ad pointing out the low ratings .
‘ We had FAR more people ( many millions ) watching us at the RNC than did Sleepy Joe and the DNC , and yet an ad just ran saying the opposite .
This is what we ’ re up against .
Lies .
But we will WIN !
’ The Trump campaign has touted supposed total viewership numbers for their convention proceedings that include online views .
However , anyone who ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for an online view — online views are a lot less relevant to the U.S. presidential race than U.S.-based views on U.S.-based television channels .
According to that metric , Trump lost , plain and simple : on average , the RNC garnered 19.4 million television viewers a night , while the DNC had an average of 21.6 viewers a night .
Both totals ( and the total television viewers for Trump and Biden ’ s speeches ) are lower than the 2016 levels , but Democrats still led .
Check out the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off the president below : On Wednesday morning , Trump also complained about a video tape that has emerged showing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) utilizing the services of a California beauty salon that was apparently closed at the time to everyday customers .
( Salons in the area were apparently allowed to reopen , for outdoor services only , just recently . )
While on the premises , she at least temporarily did not have personal protective gear on .
Pelosi ’ s office acknowledged the incident , saying that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the salon that having one customer inside the salon at a time was allowed , although that interpretation of local COVID rules was actually incorrect .
It ’ s worth noting — while the issue over Pelosi ’ s usage of a hair salon stems from an isolated instance of privately taped developments , Trump spent months publicly downplaying the threat of the Coronavirus , and it took him months to even endorse wearing face masks , which is a very basic step .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to Trump @ @

Recently, Nielsen ratings revealed that more people seem to have watched the Democratic National Convention (DNC) than the Republican National Convention (RNC) across major television networks. According to the data, 23.4 million television viewers tuned into Trump’s speech in which he formally accepted the Republican Party’s presidential nomination, but 24.6 million viewers watched Democratic presidential pick Joe Biden accepting his own party’s nomination the previous week. (The GOP didn’t fare better when averaging the respective conventions’ total viewers each night.) Despite these facts, Trump melted down on Twitter this Wednesday in apparent response to a Lincoln Project ad pointing out the low ratings.
He tweeted:
‘We had FAR more people (many millions) watching us at the RNC than did Sleepy Joe and the DNC, and yet an ad just ran saying the opposite. This is what we’re up against. Lies. But we will WIN!’
We had FAR more people (many millions) watching us at the RNC than did Sleepy Joe and the DNC, and yet an ad just ran saying the opposite. This is what we’re up against. Lies. But we will WIN! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 2, 2020
The Trump campaign has touted supposed total viewership numbers for their convention proceedings that include online views. However, anyone who’s anywhere in the world can be responsible for an online view — online views are a lot less relevant to the U.S. presidential race than U.S.-based views on U.S.-based television channels. According to that metric, Trump lost, plain and simple: on average, the RNC garnered 19.4 million television viewers a night, while the DNC had an average of 21.6 viewers a night. Both totals (and the total television viewers for Trump and Biden’s speeches) are lower than the 2016 levels, but Democrats still led.
Check out the Lincoln Project ad that may have set off the president below:
On Wednesday morning, Trump also complained about a video tape that has emerged showing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) utilizing the services of a California beauty salon that was apparently closed at the time to everyday customers. (Salons in the area were apparently allowed to reopen, for outdoor services only, just recently.) While on the premises, she at least temporarily did not have personal protective gear on. Pelosi’s office acknowledged the incident, saying that they’d been told by someone at the salon that having one customer inside the salon at a time was allowed, although that interpretation of local COVID rules was actually incorrect.
It’s worth noting — while the issue over Pelosi’s usage of a hair salon stems from an isolated instance of privately taped developments, Trump spent months publicly downplaying the threat of the Coronavirus, and it took him months to even endorse wearing face masks, which is a very basic step.
The Beauty Parlor owner must really dislike Crazy Nancy Pelosi. Turning her in, on tape, is a really big deal. She probably treats him like she treats everyone else…And she strongly supported a Kennedy who just lost in, of all places, Massachusetts! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 2, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response to Trump below:


bipartisanreport--2020-09-02--U.S. Military Veterans Publicly Rebuke Trump With Wednesday Video Release

A recently released poll that was conducted by Military Times and surveyed active-duty members of the U.S. military revealed that just 37.8 percent of respondents said that they had a favorable view of the president .
In contrast , a full 49.9 percent of respondents — close to a majority — said that they had an unfavorable view of Trump .
These numbers stand in stark contrast to the traditional Republican strength among military communities .
This week , the progressive veterans group VoteVets came out with a hard-hitting video ad insisting that Trump ’ s behavior towards the military @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president as desperate to gloss over his own problems .
In the ad , a narrator says : ‘ Donald Trump is panicking , finding any excuse to show up in military communities .
He knows if elections were held today , he ’ d lose the military vote in a landslide .
60 percent of active-duty officers disapprove of his presidency , because Donald Trump disrespects those who serve… Our troops are in more danger today because of Donald Trump ’ s betrayals… His weakness emboldens the enemy… Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ security is dangerous .
His refusal to stand up for our troops is humiliating.
’ Check out the video below : In the video , the narrator has plenty of examples of Trump ’ s misconduct .
For instance , they referenced his refusal to take reports seriously of an apparent Russian plot to give Afghan fighters bounties in exchange for the murder of American troops .
The narrator also hammered Trump over his recent threats to send active-duty troops into the streets to confront protesters , most of whom have been peaceful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the recently released Military Times polling , a full 74 percent of the respondents ( who were all active-duty military members ) said that they disagreed with the president ’ s “ suggestion that active-duty military personnel should be used to respond to civil unrest in American cities , including the ongoing racial equality protests , ” as the publication summarized it .
Trump is not only sinking among members of the military — as of Wednesday morning , he loses to Democratic presidential pick Joe Biden by an average of 7.2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to FiveThirtyEight .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to the new VoteVets ad below :

A recently released poll that was conducted by Military Times and surveyed active-duty members of the U.S. military revealed that just 37.8 percent of respondents said that they had a favorable view of the president. In contrast, a full 49.9 percent of respondents — close to a majority — said that they had an unfavorable view of Trump. These numbers stand in stark contrast to the traditional Republican strength among military communities. This week, the progressive veterans group VoteVets came out with a hard-hitting video ad insisting that Trump’s behavior towards the military has been “humiliating” and characterizing the president as desperate to gloss over his own problems.
In the ad, a narrator says:
‘Donald Trump is panicking, finding any excuse to show up in military communities. He knows if elections were held today, he’d lose the military vote in a landslide. 60 percent of active-duty officers disapprove of his presidency, because Donald Trump disrespects those who serve… Our troops are in more danger today because of Donald Trump’s betrayals… His weakness emboldens the enemy… Trump’s refusal to defend America’s national security is dangerous. His refusal to stand up for our troops is humiliating.’
Check out the video below:
Our military has been repeatedly BETRAYED by Trump. Now he is panicking, using any excuse to show up in military communities. Like today, in Wilmington, NC. But service members know better. Donald Trump, you are going to lose. #TrumpYouLose #TraitorTrump pic.twitter.com/08LhsmbWKn — VoteVets (@votevets) September 2, 2020
In the video, the narrator has plenty of examples of Trump’s misconduct. For instance, they referenced his refusal to take reports seriously of an apparent Russian plot to give Afghan fighters bounties in exchange for the murder of American troops. The narrator also hammered Trump over his recent threats to send active-duty troops into the streets to confront protesters, most of whom have been peaceful. It’s worth noting: in the recently released Military Times polling, a full 74 percent of the respondents (who were all active-duty military members) said that they disagreed with the president’s “suggestion that active-duty military personnel should be used to respond to civil unrest in American cities, including the ongoing racial equality protests,” as the publication summarized it.
Trump is not only sinking among members of the military — as of Wednesday morning, he loses to Democratic presidential pick Joe Biden by an average of 7.2 percent on the national level, according to FiveThirtyEight.
Check out Twitter’s response to the new VoteVets ad below:


bipartisanreport--2020-09-02--New Damaging Secret Trump Family Audio Uncovered In ‘September Surprise’

First Lady Melania Trump ’ s former friend Stephanie Winston Wolkoff has a book coming out soon called Melania and Me : The Rise and Fall of My Friendship with the First Lady , and during an appearance on Rachel Maddow ’ s MSNBC show this week , she confirmed that she has tapes to back up at least some of the anecdotes that she shares in her book .
Wolkoff is releasing the book after she was made into a scapegoat for some of the legal problems surrounding the committee that handled Trump ’ s inauguration in 2017 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has , among other issues , been accused in court by the D.C. Attorney General of being improperly used to benefit the Trump family , and other financial mismanagement may have taken place .
‘ One of the reasons why I ’ m going to share this with you this evening is because I ’ ve been accused of taping my friend , as the White House said , and how horrible of a human being I am for doing that .
And they ’ re right .
If she was my friend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Melania and the White House have accused me of criminal activity , had publicly shamed and fired me and made me their scapegoat .
At that moment in time , that ’ s when I pressed record , she was no longer my friend… I was going to do anything in my power to make sure that I was protected .
And at first I really did think maybe she would come to my aid , maybe she would tell the truth .
She turned her back , she did .
She folded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was shocked when she did it.
’ Watch Wolkoff ’ s comments in the video below : At one point , Wolkoff worked as an adviser for the First Lady in the White House .
The New York Times has reported that “ senior administration officials privately said she had been ousted from her job , primarily because the president and the first lady were angry over the spending ” surrounding the inauguration , which has drawn the legal scrutiny .
( Allegedly , she was also fired because of being “ difficult @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million of inaugural cash went to a company that she had incorporated , and about $ 1.6 million went to a firm that she led .
According to the Times , Wolkoff personally received about half a million dollars .
As for the firing dispute , Wolkoff says she was let go because all of the administration ’ s “ gratuitous service agreements ” ( including hers ) were getting cancelled rather than an issue with her specifically .
Those kinds of agreements were informal arrangements for services .
Books have haunted the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instance , Trump ’ s former national security adviser John Bolton has published a book revealing a slew of the president ’ s corruption .
Trump ’ s own niece Mary has also published a book that essentially contains a psychological profile of the president .
Trump responded by calling Mary “ unstable ” and “ shunned , ” essentially proving her point about his own belligerence .

First Lady Melania Trump’s former friend Stephanie Winston Wolkoff has a book coming out soon called Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship with the First Lady, and during an appearance on Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC show this week, she confirmed that she has tapes to back up at least some of the anecdotes that she shares in her book. Wolkoff is releasing the book after she was made into a scapegoat for some of the legal problems surrounding the committee that handled Trump’s inauguration in 2017, which she worked with. That committee has, among other issues, been accused in court by the D.C. Attorney General of being improperly used to benefit the Trump family, and other financial mismanagement may have taken place.
Speaking with Maddow this week, Wolkoff explained:
‘One of the reasons why I’m going to share this with you this evening is because I’ve been accused of taping my friend, as the White House said, and how horrible of a human being I am for doing that. And they’re right. If she was my friend, it would be horrible, but Melania and the White House have accused me of criminal activity, had publicly shamed and fired me and made me their scapegoat. At that moment in time, that’s when I pressed record, she was no longer my friend… I was going to do anything in my power to make sure that I was protected. And at first I really did think maybe she would come to my aid, maybe she would tell the truth. She turned her back, she did. She folded like a deck of cards and I was shocked when she did it.’
Watch Wolkoff’s comments in the video below:
At one point, Wolkoff worked as an adviser for the First Lady in the White House. The New York Times has reported that “senior administration officials privately said she had been ousted from her job, primarily because the president and the first lady were angry over the spending” surrounding the inauguration, which has drawn the legal scrutiny. (Allegedly, she was also fired because of being “difficult to work with.”)
Previously, Wolkoff has retorted:
‘Was I fired? No. Did I personally receive $26 million or $1.6 million? No. Was I thrown under the bus? Yes.’
$26 million of inaugural cash went to a company that she had incorporated, and about $1.6 million went to a firm that she led. According to the Times, Wolkoff personally received about half a million dollars. As for the firing dispute, Wolkoff says she was let go because all of the administration’s “gratuitous service agreements” (including hers) were getting cancelled rather than an issue with her specifically. Those kinds of agreements were informal arrangements for services.
Books have haunted the White House in the past. For instance, Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton has published a book revealing a slew of the president’s corruption.
Trump’s own niece Mary has also published a book that essentially contains a psychological profile of the president. Trump responded by calling Mary “unstable” and “shunned,” essentially proving her point about his own belligerence.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-03--Twitter Penalizes Trump’s Account After He Encourages Crime

President Donald Trump has recently taken to encouraging his supporters to commit election fraud .
Specifically , he has insisted that folks should submit their mail-in ballots and then also attempt to vote in-person in order to essentially test the system and see if their earlier ballot was counted because , supposedly , if it was , then poll workers would block them from voting a second time .
Even just trying to vote twice is a crime ( at least in North Carolina , where Trump first made the suggestion , but likely elsewhere too — voting twice itself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump is encouraging his supporters to try and commit a crime in order to get around a problem ( systemic problems with mail-in voting ) that he himself made up .
Twitter flagged two of Trump ’ s Thursday tweets in which he reiterated the conspiratorial plan .
On Twitter , Trump said , in part : ‘ [ In ] order for you to MAKE SURE YOUR VOTE COUNTS & IS COUNTED , SIGN & MAIL IN your Ballot as EARLY as possible .
On Election Day , or Early Voting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether or not your Mail In Vote has been Tabulated ( Counted ) .
If it has you will not be able to Vote & the Mail In System worked properly.
’ Subsequently , Trump added the claim that if voters ’ mail-in ballot arrives after they vote in person , then “ that Ballot will not be used or counted in that your vote has already been cast & tabulated.
” Trump is showing a profoundly ignorant understanding of the way that the U.S. election system works .
Many voters can simply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ online — they don ’ t need to try and commit a crime to test the system .
In North Carolina , which is where Trump first unveiled the kooky plan , it ’ s actually a crime to even “ induce ” someone to vote twice , which is what Trump seems to be doing .
Twitter placed messages alongside the original text of Trump ’ s tweets .
When accessing the tweets from his profile , the messages block the text until a user clicks “ view ” to reveal the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ message says : This latest nonsense is the latest front in the president ’ s consistent paranoia about the election .

President Donald Trump has recently taken to encouraging his supporters to commit election fraud. Specifically, he has insisted that folks should submit their mail-in ballots and then also attempt to vote in-person in order to essentially test the system and see if their earlier ballot was counted because, supposedly, if it was, then poll workers would block them from voting a second time. Even just trying to vote twice is a crime (at least in North Carolina, where Trump first made the suggestion, but likely elsewhere too — voting twice itself is definitely a crime, everywhere). Trump is encouraging his supporters to try and commit a crime in order to get around a problem (systemic problems with mail-in voting) that he himself made up. Twitter flagged two of Trump’s Thursday tweets in which he reiterated the conspiratorial plan.
Twitter has had to flag Trump tweets again. This time, a public interest notice was put on two of his tweets for encouraging people to potentially vote twice. pic.twitter.com/TeYBBlT4Qi — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 3, 2020
On Twitter, Trump said, in part:
‘[In] order for you to MAKE SURE YOUR VOTE COUNTS & IS COUNTED, SIGN & MAIL IN your Ballot as EARLY as possible. On Election Day, or Early Voting go to your Polling Place to see whether or not your Mail In Vote has been Tabulated (Counted). If it has you will not be able to Vote & the Mail In System worked properly.’
Subsequently, Trump added the claim that if voters’ mail-in ballot arrives after they vote in person, then “that Ballot will not be used or counted in that your vote has already been cast & tabulated.”
Trump is showing a profoundly ignorant understanding of the way that the U.S. election system works. Many voters can simply track the status of their mail-in ballot online — they don’t need to try and commit a crime to test the system. In North Carolina, which is where Trump first unveiled the kooky plan, it’s actually a crime to even “induce” someone to vote twice, which is what Trump seems to be doing.
Twitter placed messages alongside the original text of Trump’s tweets. When accessing the tweets from his profile, the messages block the text until a user clicks “view” to reveal the president’s original rant. The message says:
‘This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules about civic and election integrity. However, Twitter has determined that it may be in the public’s interest for the Tweet to remain accessible.’
This latest nonsense is the latest front in the president’s consistent paranoia about the election.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-03--Cash Funnel From USPS to DeJoy Associated Businesses Uncovered

The new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy ’ s previous employer the $ 16 billion XPO Logistics has been dancing cheek-by-jowl with the United States Postal Service ( USPS ) for seven years .
As one of the company ’ s top executives , DeJoy still holds a $ 30 million slice of the business — minimum .
Does that sound like much of a conflict of interest ?
Since 2013 , XPO has received $ 286 million by contracting with the Post Office .
DeJoy refused to divest the $ 30 million piece of the business he owned when Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York Times .
The Postal Service has had around 100 contracts with the logistics company and its subsidiaries .
That brought in $ 33.7 million to $ 45.2 million in other services such as streamlining transportation every year since 2014 .
Then , the Post Office sharply ramped up its contracts with XPO and its subsidiaries to $ 14 million in just the past 10 weeks .
In 2019 , that figure was $ 3.4 million and $ 4.7 million in 2018 .
DeJoy took office June 15 , 2020 about 10 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Coincidence or not ?
A spokesperson for XPO indicated that the growing USPS contract was put into action last December , well before Trump picked DeJoy as his new postmaster .
Chair of the House Oversight Committee Representative Carolyn Maloney ( D-NY ) sent DeJoy a subpoena requesting USPS documents that touched upon the mail delays .
It also requested all DeJoy communications with the Trump campaign , including his calendar and any company where he has a financial stake .
The subpoena gave DeJoy until September 16 to comply .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” with it .
The committee had given DeJoy a deadline to voluntarily comply with its request .
When that passed , Maloney sent out the subpoena .
Spokesperson for the Postal Service David Partenheimer said that DeJoy was not involved in contracting : Not only did DeJoy retain his $ 30 to $ 75 million investment into XPO , he was the CEO of the businesses ’ supply chain business until 2015 .
Then , he was on the board until 2018 .
Last year alone , DeJoy earned $ 1.86 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump found DeJoy when the man started ramping up his own donations to the Trump campaign .
Once he was in office , he immediately began to slow down the mail service by removing rapid computerized mechanical sorters .
He said that he was making USPS more efficient and saving money .
Does that make any sense ?
He has implemented a number of questionable rules that have left the largest trucks hauling mail cross-country taking off empty .
Mail carriers have seen their overtime hours and that pay evaporate .
Mail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mail carriers .
In the meantime , POTUS has been on a wild campaign to discredit voting by mail .
He has said that that type of voting was “ fraudulent ” and “ rigged , ” but he quietly sent out information to his base encouraging them to vote by mail .
Why ?
Republicans have traditionally done the best with mail-in votes .
The Congressional investigation has not been the only game in town .
The USPS ’ s inspector general has been investigating DeJoy ’ s changes and his personal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ testified before Congress last week regarding his ethical obligations .
He claimed to have complete met all federal ethics rules : Parenheimer explained that the USPS ’ payroll ran over four billion dollars each month .
It also has spent over $ 12 billion contracting out services : XPO released a statement on its website trying to downplay its relationship with the USPS , “ industry analysts say that comprises only a sliver of the company ’ s overall business : ” Twitter world went after the postmaster .
Take a look at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

The new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s previous employer the $16 billion XPO Logistics has been dancing cheek-by-jowl with the United States Postal Service (USPS) for seven years. As one of the company’s top executives, DeJoy still holds a $30 million slice of the business — minimum. Does that sound like much of a conflict of interest?
Since 2013, XPO has received $286 million by contracting with the Post Office. DeJoy refused to divest the $30 million piece of the business he owned when Trump appointed him Postmaster, according to The New York Times.
The Postal Service has had around 100 contracts with the logistics company and its subsidiaries. That brought in $33.7 million to $45.2 million in other services such as streamlining transportation every year since 2014.
Then, the Post Office sharply ramped up its contracts with XPO and its subsidiaries to $14 million in just the past 10 weeks. In 2019, that figure was $3.4 million and $4.7 million in 2018.
DeJoy took office June 15, 2020 about 10 weeks ago, The Forbes magazine reported. Coincidence or not?
A spokesperson for XPO indicated that the growing USPS contract was put into action last December, well before Trump picked DeJoy as his new postmaster.
Chair of the House Oversight Committee Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) sent DeJoy a subpoena requesting USPS documents that touched upon the mail delays. It also requested all DeJoy communications with the Trump campaign, including his calendar and any company where he has a financial stake.
The subpoena gave DeJoy until September 16 to comply. He indicated that he would “fully comply” with it. The committee had given DeJoy a deadline to voluntarily comply with its request. When that passed, Maloney sent out the subpoena.
Spokesperson for the Postal Service David Partenheimer said that DeJoy was not involved in contracting:
‘The postmaster general correctly stated that he has ‘nothing to do with’ XPO’s contracts with the Postal Service. The contracting officers making contracting decisions about work with XPO are many levels below the C.E.O. on the organization chart. [DeJoy] prohibited by the government ethics rules from any involvement with XPO’s U.S.P.S. contracts.’
Not only did DeJoy retain his $30 to $75 million investment into XPO, he was the CEO of the businesses’ supply chain business until 2015. Then, he was on the board until 2018. Last year alone, DeJoy earned $1.86 million in rent money through a leasing agreement.
Trump found DeJoy when the man started ramping up his own donations to the Trump campaign. Once he was in office, he immediately began to slow down the mail service by removing rapid computerized mechanical sorters. He said that he was making USPS more efficient and saving money. Does that make any sense?
He has implemented a number of questionable rules that have left the largest trucks hauling mail cross-country taking off empty. Mail carriers have seen their overtime hours and that pay evaporate. Mail is ramping up and stressing out the mail carriers.
In the meantime, POTUS has been on a wild campaign to discredit voting by mail. He has said that that type of voting was “fraudulent” and “rigged,” but he quietly sent out information to his base encouraging them to vote by mail. Why? Republicans have traditionally done the best with mail-in votes.
The Congressional investigation has not been the only game in town. The USPS’s inspector general has been investigating DeJoy’s changes and his personal finances, especially regarding XPO.
DeJoy testified before Congress last week regarding his ethical obligations. He claimed to have complete met all federal ethics rules:
‘I have a significant investment in XPO Logistics, which I vetted before with the ethics department of the Postal Service, and I was given specific types of guidelines that I needed to adhere to. It’s a very, very small part of the Postal Service business I have nothing to do with.’
Parenheimer explained that the USPS’ payroll ran over four billion dollars each month. It also has spent over $12 billion contracting out services:
“XPO was not one of our top 50 contractors last year or this year.’
XPO released a statement on its website trying to downplay its relationship with the USPS, “industry analysts say that comprises only a sliver of the company’s overall business:”
‘If the U.S.P.S. scales down and performs less of its own service, it will benefit companies that deliver packages to people’s doors, not XPO.’
Twitter world went after the postmaster. Take a look at what some of them said:
NEW: Post office inspector general found 1.7% slowdown of election-related mail, including ballots, in April-June. New report says “lack of management oversight and unclear guidance” could pose huge problems in November.https://t.co/8hFUSoAxsK — Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) September 3, 2020
Featured image is a screenshot via YouTube.
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-03--NY Attorney General Issues Direct Threat To Trump During Thursday Rebuke

On Wednesday , President Donald Trump signed a belligerent five-page memo in which he demanded federal agencies to explore the possibilities of withholding federal funds from four cities that have seen intense recent protests over police brutality and related issues : Seattle , Washington ; Portland , Oregon ; New York City ; and Washington , D.C .
In the memo , Trump said that his “ Administration will not allow Federal tax dollars to fund cities that allow themselves to deteriorate into lawless zones.
” Those cities are not “ lawless zones.
” New York state Attorney General Letitia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration numerous times in the past , threatened legal action against Trump if he continues on with the threatening plan outlined in the memo .
‘ President Trump ’ s threats to deny funds to New York are nothing more than a desperate , last ditch election strategy by a president too weak to lead us through the crises our nation is facing .
President Trump , prepare for legal action if you threaten New York again.
’ It ’ s entirely unclear what legal grounds that the Trump administration may even have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high-profile cities around the country .
New York ’ s Governor Andrew Cuomo , a Democrat who has also sparred with Trump in the past , characterized the memo as illegal .
In a statement posted to Twitter , he said : ‘ President Trump has actively sought to punish NYC since day one .
He let COVID ambush New York .
He refuses to provide funds that states and cities MUST receive to recover .
He is not a king .
He can not “ defund ” NYC .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ memo , Trump said the following : ‘ To ensure that Federal funds are neither unduly wasted nor spent in a manner that directly violates our Government ’ s promise to protect life , liberty , and property , it is imperative that the Federal Government review the use of Federal funds by jurisdictions that permit anarchy , violence , and destruction in America ’ s cities.
’ No jurisdiction “ permits… violence.
” Trump and his political allies have completely made up that Democrats , as a whole , are supposedly okay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lie : figures like Democratic presidential pick Joe Biden have condemned violence over and over again .

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed a belligerent five-page memo in which he demanded federal agencies to explore the possibilities of withholding federal funds from four cities that have seen intense recent protests over police brutality and related issues: Seattle, Washington; Portland, Oregon; New York City; and Washington, D.C. In the memo, Trump said that his “Administration will not allow Federal tax dollars to fund cities that allow themselves to deteriorate into lawless zones.” Those cities are not “lawless zones.” New York state Attorney General Letitia James, who has confronted the Trump administration numerous times in the past, threatened legal action against Trump if he continues on with the threatening plan outlined in the memo.
She tweeted:
‘President Trump’s threats to deny funds to New York are nothing more than a desperate, last ditch election strategy by a president too weak to lead us through the crises our nation is facing. President Trump, prepare for legal action if you threaten New York again.’
President Trump’s threats to deny funds to New York are nothing more than a desperate, last ditch election strategy by a president too weak to lead us through the crises our nation is facing. President Trump, prepare for legal action if you threaten New York again. — NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) September 3, 2020
It’s entirely unclear what legal grounds that the Trump administration may even have for issuing denials of federal funds to high-profile cities around the country. New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat who has also sparred with Trump in the past, characterized the memo as illegal.
.@NYCLU’s Susan Lieberman on @realDonaldTrump’s memo: “Trump's move to 'defund' New York City is an illegal stunt designed to sow chaos and threaten our democracy. New Yorkers won't tolerate political grandstanding driven by racism and fear-mongering." — Emily Ngo (@emilyngo) September 3, 2020
In a statement posted to Twitter, he said:
‘President Trump has actively sought to punish NYC since day one. He let COVID ambush New York. He refuses to provide funds that states and cities MUST receive to recover. He is not a king. He cannot “defund” NYC. It’s an illegal stunt.’
President Trump has actively sought to punish NYC since day one. He let COVID ambush New York. He refuses to provide funds that states and cities MUST receive to recover. He is not a king. He cannot "defund" NYC. It's an illegal stunt. — Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) September 2, 2020
In his original memo, Trump said the following:
‘To ensure that Federal funds are neither unduly wasted nor spent in a manner that directly violates our Government’s promise to protect life, liberty, and property, it is imperative that the Federal Government review the use of Federal funds by jurisdictions that permit anarchy, violence, and destruction in America’s cities.’
No jurisdiction “permits… violence.” Trump and his political allies have completely made up that Democrats, as a whole, are supposedly okay with violent rioting. That is a lie: figures like Democratic presidential pick Joe Biden have condemned violence over and over again.
Biden: "Rioting is not protesting. Looting is not protesting… it's lawlessness, plain & simple… violence will not bring change. It will only bring destruction… this POTUS long ago forfeited any moral leadership. He cannot stop the violence b/c for years he has fomented it." pic.twitter.com/6fWRemMnld — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 31, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-09-03--W.H. Press Secretary Embarrasses Herself With Desperate New Pelosi Attack

The United States is suffering under the weight of crises like the Coronavirus pandemic , which , throughout its duration , has killed what ’ s fast approaching 200,000 Americans and has left millions unemployed amidst the economic upheaval of trying to get the virus under control .
That upheaval has been exacerbated , big time , by the president ’ s own consistent refusal to take the Coronavirus seriously — but the Trump administration seems far more interested in trying to score petty political points .
This Thursday , at a White House press conference , press secretary Kayleigh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ short video on loop that depicted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) inside a hair salon without a mask over her face .
Pelosi ’ s office has explained that she used the salon only after being informed by someone at the business that it would supposedly be in line with local Coronavirus-related restrictions for her to do so .
Pelosi herself suggested that the incident was a “ set-up ” — and it ’ s worth noting that the salon ’ s owner did leak the video to Fox News .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Pelosi has consistently taken the Coronavirus seriously .
Months ago , the Democrat-led House passed a relief package worth trillions of dollars .
In contrast , it took months for Trump to even publicly endorse wearing masks at all , which is a very basic step .
The Trump team has rarely ever cared about pushing Coronavirus-related business restrictions .
This is all an act from McEnany !
The Trump team , by all appearances , doesn ’ t care about logical consistency .
They care about political points .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said as the video played in the background .
“ As you can see , we found Nancy Pelosi going into her hair salon .
We will be playing the video on loop for all of you to see during the duration of this introduction.
” After the Pelosi video debacle , McEnany followed up by refusing to directly answer the basic question of whether or not she acknowledges that it ’ s illegal to vote twice in the same election .
Trump has now repeatedly insisted that his followers should try to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ security of the system ( which he falsely claims is faulty ) and ensure that their their vote gets counted ( which they don ’ t need to try to commit a crime to do ! )
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Context doesn ’ t exactly salvage the president ’ s nonsense .
He is asking his supporters to try and commit a crime in order to get around supposed systematic voting problems that he made up .

The United States is suffering under the weight of crises like the Coronavirus pandemic, which, throughout its duration, has killed what’s fast approaching 200,000 Americans and has left millions unemployed amidst the economic upheaval of trying to get the virus under control. That upheaval has been exacerbated, big time, by the president’s own consistent refusal to take the Coronavirus seriously — but the Trump administration seems far more interested in trying to score petty political points. This Thursday, at a White House press conference, press secretary Kayleigh McEnany opened the proceedings by playing a short video on loop that depicted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) inside a hair salon without a mask over her face.
Pelosi’s office has explained that she used the salon only after being informed by someone at the business that it would supposedly be in line with local Coronavirus-related restrictions for her to do so. Pelosi herself suggested that the incident was a “set-up” — and it’s worth noting that the salon’s owner did leak the video to Fox News. Furthermore: it’s abundantly clear that Pelosi has consistently taken the Coronavirus seriously. Months ago, the Democrat-led House passed a relief package worth trillions of dollars. In contrast, it took months for Trump to even publicly endorse wearing masks at all, which is a very basic step.
#NEW: Nancy Pelosi says she takes responsibility for trusting the word of a San Francisco hair salon that it was OK to come in for a solo visit — even though the city still does not allow indoor beauty services. But the Speaker called Monday’s visit a “set-up”. (Per AP) 1/2 — Jennifer Franco (@jennfranconews) September 3, 2020
The Trump team has rarely ever cared about pushing Coronavirus-related business restrictions. This is all an act from McEnany! The Trump team, by all appearances, doesn’t care about logical consistency. They care about political points. “We have found Nancy Pelosi,” McEnany said as the video played in the background. “As you can see, we found Nancy Pelosi going into her hair salon. We will be playing the video on loop for all of you to see during the duration of this introduction.”
Kayleigh McEnany is playing a video of Pelosi entering a salon on loop during today's press briefing. Totally bonkers. pic.twitter.com/rqmD5PCDLU — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 3, 2020
After the Pelosi video debacle, McEnany followed up by refusing to directly answer the basic question of whether or not she acknowledges that it’s illegal to vote twice in the same election. Trump has now repeatedly insisted that his followers should try to vote twice in order to test the security of the system (which he falsely claims is faulty) and ensure that their their vote gets counted (which they don’t need to try to commit a crime to do!).
McEnany said:
‘The president does not condone unlawful voting. The president’s been very clear about this. Once again, I’m not surprised that the media’s taking the president out of context.’
Context doesn’t exactly salvage the president’s nonsense. He is asking his supporters to try and commit a crime in order to get around supposed systematic voting problems that he made up.
McEnany won't affirm that it's illegal to vote twice in the same election pic.twitter.com/MIarcVo365 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 3, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-09-03--Governor Cuomo Emasculates Trump Over Morning Hissy-Fit

Well , it is official .
Donald Trump declared war on America .
He says that it is a war between Republicans and Democrats , but that is wrong .
He only wants to use white nationalists to go to the front line and die .
You see , Trump does not care whether 187,070 or three million coronavirus-pandemic-struck Americans die as he steps over their bleeding bodies to reach the White House in November .
Not to worry though , a very powerful and very intelligent man just took POTUS on .
Trump just released a White House emo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which funds the president could reroute away from “ lawless ” and “ anarchist jurisdictions ” in Democratically-led cities .
Never mind that the House , not the Executive Branch , controls the distribution of federal funds .
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has had it with this piece of POTUS .
Trump left New York and every other city out to dry when he abdicated all responsibility to the individual governors .
It got worse .
The governors had to bring in shipments of medical PPE ( personal protective equipment ) secretly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all of it .
Cuomo took the worst outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and took it down to a one percent rate .
World-renowned expert on virology Dr. Anthony Fauci said that a 10 percent rate was good .
But Trump ’ s latest memo sent the New York governor into defense/offense mode .
Trump ’ s memo mentioned NYC , Washington DC , Seattle , and Portland .
The New York Post reported that he said these cities : The governor said that the orange man “ better have an army ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York City : White police murdered the gentle giant , a Black man , George Floyd in the spring .
Then , NYC ’ s murder rate reacted and spiked at 59 percent in July .
At the same time , the City Council cut the NYPD budget by one billion dollars .
The city receives seven billion dollars in federal funding , but with all the COVID-19 expenses , they need far more not less money .
‘ To ensure that Federal funds are neither unduly wasted nor spent in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s promise to protect life , liberty , and property , it is imperative that the Federal Government review the use of Federal funds by jurisdictions that permit anarchy , violence , and destruction in America ’ s cities.
’ ‘ In light of this unconscionable rise in violence , I have offered to provide Federal law enforcement assistance , but both Mayor de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo have rejected my offer.
’ One of the governor ’ s senior advisor later clarified what the governor meant .
Cuomo was speaking in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York City , Washington , DC , Seattle , and Portland are initial targets as Trump makes “ law and order ” aka “ lawlessness and wild disorder ” his motto : The amount of money impacted by Trump ’ s order could be massive .
New York City , for example , gets about $ 7 billion a year in federal aid .
The memo said that “ in New York City , city officials have allowed violence to spike : ” ‘ In light of this unconscionable rise in violence , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enforcement assistance , but both Mayor de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo have rejected my offer.
’ ‘ While violence has surged , arrests have plummeted .
In a 28-day period during the months of June and July , [ New York City ] arrests were down 62 percent from the same period in 2019 .
Amidst the rising violence , Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Council agreed to cut one billion dollars from the New York Police Department ( NYPD ) budget , including by cancelling the hiring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
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Well, it is official. Donald Trump declared war on America. He says that it is a war between Republicans and Democrats, but that is wrong. He only wants to use white nationalists to go to the front line and die. You see, Trump does not care whether 187,070 or three million coronavirus-pandemic-struck Americans die as he steps over their bleeding bodies to reach the White House in November. Not to worry though, a very powerful and very intelligent man just took POTUS on.
Trump just released a White House emo that ordered all federal agencies to analyze which funds the president could reroute away from “lawless” and “anarchist jurisdictions” in Democratically-led cities. Never mind that the House, not the Executive Branch, controls the distribution of federal funds.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has had it with this piece of POTUS. Trump left New York and every other city out to dry when he abdicated all responsibility to the individual governors. It got worse. The governors had to bring in shipments of medical PPE (personal protective equipment) secretly, because 45 would intercept and abscond all of it.
Cuomo took the worst outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and took it down to a one percent rate. World-renowned expert on virology Dr. Anthony Fauci said that a 10 percent rate was good. But Trump’s latest memo sent the New York governor into defense/offense mode.
Trump’s memo mentioned NYC, Washington DC, Seattle, and Portland. The New York Post reported that he said these cities:
‘[P]ermitted violence and the destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake reasonable measures.”
The governor said that the orange man “better have an army” to make sure he stayed safe in New York City:
‘It’s cheap, it’s political, it’s gratuitous, and it’s illegal.’ ‘He can’t have enough bodyguards to walk through New York City. Forget bodyguards. He better have an army if he thinks he’s going to walk down the street in New York. New Yorkers don’t want to have anything to do with him.’
White police murdered the gentle giant, a Black man, George Floyd in the spring. Then, NYC’s murder rate reacted and spiked at 59 percent in July. At the same time, the City Council cut the NYPD budget by one billion dollars. The city receives seven billion dollars in federal funding, but with all the COVID-19 expenses, they need far more not less money.
Trump wrote in his memo”
‘To ensure that Federal funds are neither unduly wasted nor spent in a manner that directly violates our Government’s promise to protect life, liberty, and property, it is imperative that the Federal Government review the use of Federal funds by jurisdictions that permit anarchy, violence, and destruction in America’s cities.’ ‘In light of this unconscionable rise in violence, I have offered to provide Federal law enforcement assistance, but both Mayor de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo have rejected my offer.’
Cuomo said:
‘From the point of view of New York City, [Trump] has been the worst president. President Ford said drop dead. President Trump has been actively trying to kill New York City ever since he was elected.’
One of the governor’s senior advisor later clarified what the governor meant. Cuomo was speaking in hyperbole to make his point:
‘[Trump is] persona non grata after everything he did to his now abandoned home town.’
New York City, Washington, DC, Seattle, and Portland are initial targets as Trump makes “law and order” aka “lawlessness and wild disorder” his motto:
‘My Administration will not allow Federal tax dollars to fund cities that allow themselves to deteriorate into lawless zones. To ensure that Federal funds are neither unduly wasted nor spent in a manner that directly violates our Government’s promise to protect life, liberty, and property, it is imperative that the Federal Government review the use of Federal funds by jurisdictions that permit anarchy, violence, and destruction in America’s cities.’
The amount of money impacted by Trump’s order could be massive. New York City, for example, gets about $7 billion a year in federal aid.
The memo said that “in New York City, city officials have allowed violence to spike:”
‘In light of this unconscionable rise in violence, I have offered to provide Federal law enforcement assistance, but both Mayor de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo have rejected my offer.’ ‘While violence has surged, arrests have plummeted. In a 28-day period during the months of June and July, [New York City] arrests were down 62 percent from the same period in 2019. Amidst the rising violence, Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Council agreed to cut one billion dollars from the New York Police Department (NYPD) budget, including by cancelling the hiring of 1,163 officers.’
‘As a result of these State and local government policies, persistent and outrageous acts of violence and destruction have continued unabated in many of America’s cities, such as Portland, Seattle, and New York.’ ‘Mayor Muriel Bowser [Washington DC] allowed rioters and anarchists to engage in violence and destruction in late May and early June, requiring me to call in the National Guard to maintain law and order in the Nation’s Capital.’
‘On July 1, Seattle declared the protest zone dismantled. But such failed leadership continues to harm the people of Seattle as, in recent weeks, rioters have engaged in violence and destruction of property across Seattle, resulting in at least 59 police officers being injured and multiple businesses and vehicles vandalized.’
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The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-09-03--Trump Sees New Fox News Polls & Flies Into Unhinged Hissy Fit

President Donald Trump consistently refuses to acknowledge even the possibility that he ’ s losing the presidential race to Democratic presidential pick Joe Biden .
He sounds like he ’ s hoping to essentially coast to victory on the fumes of his self-delusion .
On Thursday , following the previous day ’ s release of new polling data from Fox News that showed him losing to Biden by big margins in key states , Trump ( predictably ) melted down on Twitter .
He claimed that Fox ’ s polls “ are , as in the past , Fake News.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not a shred of evidence for Trump ’ s belligerent claims that the Fox polling is “ Fake.
” It ’ s very real .
‘ @ FoxNews Polls are , as in the past , Fake News .
They have been from the beginning , way off in 2016 .
Get a new pollster .
I believe we are leading BIG !
Do you notice that any time Fake News Suppression Polls are put out , like @ FoxNews , the Stock Market goes DOWN .
We are going to WIN !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ s winning “ big ” somehow has any relationship to whether or not he ’ s actually winning .
It doesn ’ t .
That ’ s not how reality works , although the self-aggrandizement-addicted president seems to consistently miss this fact .
In the Fox polling , Biden had significant leading margins in Arizona , North Carolina , and Wisconsin , all of which Trump won in 2016 .
In Arizona , Fox had Biden up by 9 percent , while in North Carolina and Wisconsin , Fox had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent , respectively .
In those latter two states , Biden garnered 50 percent of the support , making his lead almost insurmountable .
No number of undecided voters could possibly swing the election to Trump if Biden were to secure 50.1 percent of the vote in any given state .
It ’ s worth noting — polls weren ’ t actually that far off the mark in 2016 , no matter any common consensus .
The final average of national-level polls from RealClearPolitics had Clinton with a 3.2 percent lead , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ popular vote by 2.1 percent .
The problem is that the lower the leading candidate ’ s national popular vote margin is , the higher the chance is for the losing candidate to somehow eke out a victory in the electoral college , since they may still be able to win enough individual states to put them over the top .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to Trump below :

President Donald Trump consistently refuses to acknowledge even the possibility that he’s losing the presidential race to Democratic presidential pick Joe Biden. He sounds like he’s hoping to essentially coast to victory on the fumes of his self-delusion. On Thursday, following the previous day’s release of new polling data from Fox News that showed him losing to Biden by big margins in key states, Trump (predictably) melted down on Twitter. He claimed that Fox’s polls “are, as in the past, Fake News.” There is, of course, not a shred of evidence for Trump’s belligerent claims that the Fox polling is “Fake.” It’s very real.
He tweeted:
‘@FoxNews Polls are, as in the past, Fake News. They have been from the beginning, way off in 2016. Get a new pollster. I believe we are leading BIG! Do you notice that any time Fake News Suppression Polls are put out, like @FoxNews , the Stock Market goes DOWN. We are going to WIN!’
.@FoxNews Polls are, as in the past, Fake News. They have been from the beginning, way off in 2016. Get a new pollster. I believe we are leading BIG! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 3, 2020
Do you notice that any time Fake News Suppression Polls are put out, like @FoxNews, the Stock Market goes DOWN. We are going to WIN! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 3, 2020
Trump talks as if him believing that he’s winning “big” somehow has any relationship to whether or not he’s actually winning. It doesn’t. That’s not how reality works, although the self-aggrandizement-addicted president seems to consistently miss this fact.
In the Fox polling, Biden had significant leading margins in Arizona, North Carolina, and Wisconsin, all of which Trump won in 2016. In Arizona, Fox had Biden up by 9 percent, while in North Carolina and Wisconsin, Fox had Biden up by 4 percent and 8 percent, respectively. In those latter two states, Biden garnered 50 percent of the support, making his lead almost insurmountable. No number of undecided voters could possibly swing the election to Trump if Biden were to secure 50.1 percent of the vote in any given state.
NEW Fox News Polls ARIZONA
Joe Biden 49%
Donald Trump 40% NORTH CAROLINA
Joe Biden 50%
Donald Trump 46% WISCONSIN
Joe Biden 50%
Donald Trump 42%https://t.co/gm9zAAh2Mh — Pat Ward (@WardDPatrick) September 2, 2020
It’s worth noting — polls weren’t actually that far off the mark in 2016, no matter any common consensus. The final average of national-level polls from RealClearPolitics had Clinton with a 3.2 percent lead, and she ended up winning in the national popular vote by 2.1 percent. The problem is that the lower the leading candidate’s national popular vote margin is, the higher the chance is for the losing candidate to somehow eke out a victory in the electoral college, since they may still be able to win enough individual states to put them over the top.
Check out Twitter’s response to Trump below: