crooksandliars--2020-12-03--Trump 'Voter Fraud' Witness Says Voter ID Needed Because 'All Chinese Look Alike'

On Wednesday , Trump 's legal team , led by Rudy Giuliani , sunk to new levels of depravity and moral decay when a Republican poll watcher demanded that we need strict voter ID because 'all Chinese look-alike . '
I 'm not kidding .
This is one of their experts .
First drunks , and now this .
Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis have promoted this insanity and showed no embarrassment or shame .
The Michigan State Legislature held a kangaroo court yesterday and a naturalized American citizen from India who served as a Republican poll watcher in Detroit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michigan Oversight Committee chair then asked her what she would propose to avoid future election fraud and that 's where she could n't contain in her inner fruitcake .
“ And the fact that now , as the other representatives said , you can actually show up and vote without an ID .
It ’ s shocking .
How can you allow that to happen ? ''
she asked .
“ Like , a lot of people think all Indians look alike .
I think all Chinese look alike .
So how would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up , you can be anybody and you can vote .
And if somebody with my name — you can ’ t even tell my name — anybody can vote on my behalf .
So ID should be the basic requirement.
” I 've never heard anybody say all Indians look alike but that 's beside the point .
To use that as a justification to make a very racist voter ID claim is beyond the pale .
This is what Trump and Rudy Giuliani are using to try to undermine the 2020 @ @ @

On Wednesday, Trump's legal team, led by Rudy Giuliani, sunk to new levels of depravity and moral decay when a Republican poll watcher demanded that we need strict voter ID because 'all Chinese look-alike.'
I'm not kidding. This is one of their experts. First drunks, and now this.
Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis have promoted this insanity and showed no embarrassment or shame.
The Michigan State Legislature held a kangaroo court yesterday and a naturalized American citizen from India who served as a Republican poll watcher in Detroit describe some of her interactions.
The Michigan Oversight Committee chair then asked her what she would propose to avoid future election fraud and that's where she couldn't contain in her inner fruitcake.
“And the fact that now, as the other representatives said, you can actually show up and vote without an ID. It’s shocking. How can you allow that to happen?" she asked.
“Like, a lot of people think all Indians look alike. I think all Chinese look alike. So how would you tell? If some Chow shows up, you can be anybody and you can vote. And if somebody with my name — you can’t even tell my name — anybody can vote on my behalf. So ID should be the basic requirement.”
I've never heard anybody say all Indians look alike but that's beside the point. To use that as a justification to make a very racist voter ID claim is beyond the pale.
This is what Trump and Rudy Giuliani are using to try to undermine the 2020 presidential election.


crooksandliars--2020-12-03--CA Megachurch Pastor Who Held Services Despite Pandemic Has Died From COVID

The 26,000 strong congregation went to outside services during the summer months but went back inside on October 31 , though used social distancing and masks .
It still was n't enough .
A pastor at a California megachurch which continued to hold services throughout the pandemic has died from COVID-19 complications a week after being hospitalized .
Bob Bryant , 58 , a pastor at the Water of Life Community Church in Fontana , fell ill with coronavirus symptoms while on vacation , according to the Daily Bulletin .
He tested positive , as did his wife and their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who had diabetes and high blood pressure , became severely ill and was hospitalized within hours of his diagnosis .
He suffered a heart attack and contracted pneumonia before passing away on Monday .
The family claim they do not know where Bryant became infected and that he had always been careful because of his underlying health conditions .
The megachurch , which continued to welcome hundreds to services despite the ever rising cases in California , has said it will continue to hold services with social distancing despite Bryant 's death @

The 26,000 strong congregation went to outside services during the summer months but went back inside on October 31, though used social distancing and masks. It still wasn't enough.
Source: Daily Mail
A pastor at a California megachurch which continued to hold services throughout the pandemic has died from COVID-19 complications a week after being hospitalized.
Bob Bryant, 58, a pastor at the Water of Life Community Church in Fontana, fell ill with coronavirus symptoms while on vacation, according to the Daily Bulletin. He tested positive, as did his wife and their son, on November 22.
Bryant, who had diabetes and high blood pressure, became severely ill and was hospitalized within hours of his diagnosis. He suffered a heart attack and contracted pneumonia before passing away on Monday.
The family claim they do not know where Bryant became infected and that he had always been careful because of his underlying health conditions.
The megachurch, which continued to welcome hundreds to services despite the ever rising cases in California, has said it will continue to hold services with social distancing despite Bryant's death.


crooksandliars--2020-12-03--Florida Lawyer Advocates Republicans Pretend To Move To GA To Vote In Senate Runoff Election

Guys - we FOUND voter fraud !
And it is ON VIDEO !
And it is SHOCKING !
WSBTV in Atlanta is reporting that a Florida attorney was in a Facebook live video , taped just hours after Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were declared the winners of the Presidential election .
In the video , he encouraged viewers to pretend to move to Georgia to allow them to vote in the Senate runoff on January 5th .
He said : “ We absolutely have to hold the Senate and we have to start fighting back , and we have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if that means changing your address for the next two months , so be it .
I ’ m doing that .
I ’ m moving to Georgia and I ’ m gon na fight and I want you all to fight with me.
” He told the viewers that he was `` moving '' to his brother 's address in Georgia in order to allow him to vote in the January Senate runoff .
This was n't a vague promise .
He *spelled his brother 's name and address* , allowing viewers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a viewer if they can register to vote there , he responds `` sure '' .
He then explains how folks who definitely live out of state can change their address online : “ It can be done online or you can request your ballot at your new address in Georgia by mail .
You just go to the secretary of state ’ s website for the state of Georgia and register to vote there .
If they need a driver ’ s license , I ’ m going to get a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need mail , I ’ m going to have mail there .
We have to win that election in Georgia , and so I ’ m moving to my brother ’ s house in Hiram , Georgia and I ’ m registering to vote .
And we are going to win that election in January .
That ’ s what needs to be done .
If you don ’ t want to do it , fine .
Might as well move to Venezuela now .
Get used to that lifestyle , cause that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When reporters reached out to Carr via email , he claimed he was joking .
He said : But guess what ?
Reporters from Channel 2 confirmed that Carr DID change his address , swearing to an affidavit that he was a Georgia resident when he is definitely not .
The election county office was notified and have requested that he provide his driver 's license to prove his address .
The office had also been contacted by investigators who were investigating this case .
Shortly after the video came to light , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jordan Fuchs confirmed the office would be exploring the felony charges tied to Carr 's fraudulent voter registration in Georgia .
If convicted , Carr faces up to a ten-year sentence and $ 100,000 fine .

Guys - we FOUND voter fraud! And it is ON VIDEO! And it is SHOCKING! WSBTV in Atlanta is reporting that a Florida attorney was in a Facebook live video, taped just hours after Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were declared the winners of the Presidential election.
In the video, he encouraged viewers to pretend to move to Georgia to allow them to vote in the Senate runoff on January 5th.
This is illegal.
He said: “We absolutely have to hold the Senate and we have to start fighting back, and we have to do whatever it takes. And if that means changing your address for the next two months, so be it. I’m doing that. I’m moving to Georgia and I’m gonna fight and I want you all to fight with me.”
He told the viewers that he was "moving" to his brother's address in Georgia in order to allow him to vote in the January Senate runoff. This wasn't a vague promise. He *spelled his brother's name and address*, allowing viewers to write it down.
When asked by a viewer if they can register to vote there, he responds "sure".
This is illegal.
He then explains how folks who definitely live out of state can change their address online:
“It can be done online or you can request your ballot at your new address in Georgia by mail. You just go to the secretary of state’s website for the state of Georgia and register to vote there. If they need a driver’s license, I’m going to get a driver’s license. If they need mail, I’m going to have mail there. We have to win that election in Georgia, and so I’m moving to my brother’s house in Hiram, Georgia and I’m registering to vote. And we are going to win that election in January. That’s what needs to be done. If you don’t want to do it, fine. Might as well move to Venezuela now. Get used to that lifestyle, cause that’s what’s coming.”
When reporters reached out to Carr via email, he claimed he was joking. He said:
“Thanks for reaching out. I did not change my voter registration and I don’t have 2 million roommates. But if my humorous comments bring attention to the massive and widespread voter fraud in Georgia, I would submit to you that it’s a good thing.”
But guess what? Reporters from Channel 2 confirmed that Carr DID change his address, swearing to an affidavit that he was a Georgia resident when he is definitely not.
This is illegal.
The election county office was notified and have requested that he provide his driver's license to prove his address. The office had also been contacted by investigators who were investigating this case.
Shortly after the video came to light, Georgia’s Deputy Secretary of State Jordan Fuchs confirmed the office would be exploring the felony charges tied to Carr's fraudulent voter registration in Georgia. If convicted, Carr faces up to a ten-year sentence and $100,000 fine.
PS. The Republican Party ALWAYS projects:


crooksandliars--2020-12-03--Witness At Election Fraud 'Hearing' Goes Viral For...Well, You Have To See It

To call these hearings embarrassing sadly understates things .
A travesty really does n't do justice either to the spectacle the Trump campaign is subjecting the nation to right now .
Weeks after Melissa Carone was tapped by the Trump campaign as a star witness in Michigan , little appeared to be going as planned with the contract IT worker ’ s testimony — an unverified series of claims about ballot fraud at Detroit ’ s vote-counting center .
In interviews with conservative-leaning media last month , her offbeat tale suggesting ballots were being smuggled inside food vans seemed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Two days later , a Wayne County judge ruled that her allegations “ simply are not credible.
” Yet , there she was in front of a Michigan House panel on Wednesday , dressing down a Republican lawmaker as she loudly insisted , without proof , that tens of thousands of votes had been counted twice .
At one point , she was audibly shushed by Trump campaign attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani .
“ I know what I saw , ” Carone told state Rep. Steven Johnson ( R ) , raising @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signed something saying if I ’ m wrong , I can go to prison .
Did you ?
” On social media , her pointed declarations , Midwestern lilt and poofy , blond updo drew comparisons to “ Saturday Night Live ” characters played by Victoria Jackson and Cecily Strong .
By early Thursday , one clip of her exchange with Johnson had been viewed about 9 million times .

To call these hearings embarrassing sadly understates things. A travesty really doesn't do justice either to the spectacle the Trump campaign is subjecting the nation to right now.
Source: Washington Post
Weeks after Melissa Carone was tapped by the Trump campaign as a star witness in Michigan, little appeared to be going as planned with the contract IT worker’s testimony — an unverified series of claims about ballot fraud at Detroit’s vote-counting center.
In interviews with conservative-leaning media last month, her offbeat tale suggesting ballots were being smuggled inside food vans seemed to baffle even Fox Business host Lou Dobbs. Two days later, a Wayne County judge ruled that her allegations “simply are not credible.”
Yet, there she was in front of a Michigan House panel on Wednesday, dressing down a Republican lawmaker as she loudly insisted, without proof, that tens of thousands of votes had been counted twice. At one point, she was audibly shushed by Trump campaign attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani.
“I know what I saw,” Carone told state Rep. Steven Johnson (R), raising her eyebrows sharply. “And I signed something saying if I’m wrong, I can go to prison. Did you?”
On social media, her pointed declarations, Midwestern lilt and poofy, blond updo drew comparisons to “Saturday Night Live” characters played by Victoria Jackson and Cecily Strong. By early Thursday, one clip of her exchange with Johnson had been viewed about 9 million times.


crooksandliars--2020-12-03--Sen. Durbin: McConnell Never Bothered To Sit In On Stimulus Talks

Kasie Hunt wants to know why Democrats did n't compromise sooner for the pandemic relief package .
`` My question for you is , if you 're willing to do this now , $ 908 billion , why were n't you willing to do this before the election ?
Democrats held out to spend closer to $ 2.2 trillion .
This relief was just as badly needed before the election .
what 's changed ? ''
she demanded .
Durbin explained that not only did the White House not want to negotiate , Mitch McConnell could n't even be bothered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would n't sit down at the table .
Well , we decided we could n't wait any longer .
Yes , I want a lot more money than $ 908 billion , and we 're going to need it for basic things like the administering the vaccines , but take what we can get at this moment , $ 908 billion is a bare minimum .
But let 's do it together on a bipartisan basis and actually help the people of this country , '' he said .
Willie Geist asked how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` We 're hopeful that some of the Republican members that have told us privately they 're upset with the decision by McConnell will step up .
If they tell him it 's not business as usual , we 're not going to spend Christmas Day here in Washington because Senator McConnell does n't want a matter even debated on the floor of the United States Senate .
If enough Democrats and Republicans say that , I think we can force the issue , '' Durbin said .
`` Still , most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden the president-elect .
What do they say to you privately about this when you ask them ? ''
`` They 're afraid of the Trump voters , the backlash in their states and districts , that they 'll lose the next primary .
That 's it .
That 's the bottom line , '' he said .
`` I think they 're embarrassed by the circumstances that they face .
Listen , General Flynn is calling for martial law .
Some of these other folks in the Republican party are calling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I mean , this is a situation which is -- it 's comic in a way , I understand that , but it 's serious in a way , too .
We 've got at stake the stability of the United States and the American republic .
It 's time for both political parties to get serious .
Let 's move on this covid-19 relief . ''

Kasie Hunt wants to know why Democrats didn't compromise sooner for the pandemic relief package.
"My question for you is, if you're willing to do this now, $908 billion, why weren't you willing to do this before the election? Democrats held out to spend closer to $2.2 trillion. This relief was just as badly needed before the election. what's changed?" she demanded.
(Gee, I don't know, Kasie. Maybe because now they know there's an incoming Democratic administration and they can get more money later, they'll deal with immediate needs now?)
Durbin explained that not only did the White House not want to negotiate, Mitch McConnell couldn't even be bothered to talk about it.
"He wouldn't sit down at the table. Well, we decided we couldn't wait any longer. Yes, I want a lot more money than $908 billion, and we're going to need it for basic things like the administering the vaccines, but take what we can get at this moment, $908 billion is a bare minimum. But let's do it together on a bipartisan basis and actually help the people of this country," he said.
Willie Geist asked how he could change the dynamic with McConnell.
"We're hopeful that some of the Republican members that have told us privately they're upset with the decision by McConnell will step up. If they tell him it's not business as usual, we're not going to spend Christmas Day here in Washington because Senator McConnell doesn't want a matter even debated on the floor of the United States Senate. If enough Democrats and Republicans say that, I think we can force the issue," Durbin said.
"Still, most Republicans in the Senate won't call Joe Biden the president-elect. What do they say to you privately about this when you ask them?"
"They're afraid of the Trump voters, the backlash in their states and districts, that they'll lose the next primary. That's it. That's the bottom line," he said.
"I think they're embarrassed by the circumstances that they face. Listen, General Flynn is calling for martial law. Some of these other folks in the Republican party are calling for the mobs in the streets. I mean, this is a situation which is -- it's comic in a way, I understand that, but it's serious in a way, too. We've got at stake the stability of the United States and the American republic. It's time for both political parties to get serious. Let's move on this covid-19 relief."


crooksandliars--2020-12-04--Manitoba's Premier: 'I'm The Guy Who Is Stealing Christmas'

The Canadian province of Manitoba has some of the harshest measures anywhere in North America to deal with COVID-19 .
Not wearing a mask ?
Fines of $ 1000 are n't uncommon .
Large house party ?
Fines of $ 100,000 .
Opening a non-essential business in a time of lockdown ?
Expect a visit from the police immediately .
And so on .
So when their Premier ( equivalent to a Governor ) instituted even harsher measures before the holiday season he wanted to make sure that Manitobans took what he said seriously , even if they did n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pallister has a strong message for Manitobans disrespecting public health orders and is telling people to celebrate the holidays differently this year .
“ If you don ’ t think that COVID is real right now , you ’ re an idiot , ” the premier said during a news conference Thursday morning .
The premier provided an update on the provincial government ’ s response at a news conference Thursday during which he advised Manitobans to change their Christmas and holiday celebrations to prevent the spread of COVID-19 .
“ I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christmas to keep you safe because you need to do this now , ” he said .
Pallister said he hoped Manitobans would respect him in the coming years for “ having the guts ” to tell them to do the right thing even if they aren ’ t happy with him now .
The premier said Manitobans will have much to celebrate next year , but for the time being , the right thing to do is to protect each other and stay safe by social distancing , wearing masks , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

The Canadian province of Manitoba has some of the harshest measures anywhere in North America to deal with COVID-19. Not wearing a mask? Fines of $1000 aren't uncommon. Large house party? Fines of $100,000. Opening a non-essential business in a time of lockdown? Expect a visit from the police immediately. And so on.
So when their Premier (equivalent to a Governor) instituted even harsher measures before the holiday season he wanted to make sure that Manitobans took what he said seriously, even if they didn't like it.
Source: CTV News
WINNIPEG -- Premier Brian Pallister has a strong message for Manitobans disrespecting public health orders and is telling people to celebrate the holidays differently this year. “If you don’t think that COVID is real right now, you’re an idiot,” the premier said during a news conference Thursday morning. The premier provided an update on the provincial government’s response at a news conference Thursday during which he advised Manitobans to change their Christmas and holiday celebrations to prevent the spread of COVID-19. “I’m the guy who’s stealing Christmas to keep you safe because you need to do this now,” he said. Pallister said he hoped Manitobans would respect him in the coming years for “having the guts” to tell them to do the right thing even if they aren’t happy with him now. The premier said Manitobans will have much to celebrate next year, but for the time being, the right thing to do is to protect each other and stay safe by social distancing, wearing masks, and socializing only with people in their household.


crooksandliars--2020-12-04--Trump's 'Eyes And Ears' Banned From DOJ Premises

Maybe here is another reason Donald Trump is so pissy about Bill Barr at the moment .
Trump planted a s-p-y at the Department of Justice to pry `` sensitive information '' out of staffers there about the non-existent election fraud that lives only in his tiny shriveled brain .
The Justice Department did not take kindly to this particular invasion , and banned Heidi Stirrup from the premises .
According to the AP : The official serving as President Donald Trump ’ s eyes and ears at the Justice Department has been banned from the building after trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about election fraud and other matters she could relay to the White House , three people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press .
I 'm sorry , `` EYES AND EARS ? ''
I know it seems like decades , nay — centuries !
— since before Trump oozed into the White House , but if memory serves , the DOJ is supposed to operate independently of the administration , and administer justice in a non-partisan fashion .
But perhaps I 'm just being naïve .
Not only was Stirrup — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
— pressuring staffers to reveal secret info to which she was not entitled , she was attempting to make personnel decisions , as well !
Nicolle Wallace was comparing this breaking news to the Onion , and asked Emily Jane Fox for her take on this particular piece of ridiculousness .
Wallace noted , `` It 's impossible to separate out the fact they all think they need pardons , and conduct such as this .
This obviously is n't legal to leak information about ongoing criminal investigations to political appointees at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how the Trump family is spending its last weeks . ''
Fox agreed , but reassured us that the pardons will be completely useless on the state level , where there is still a whole lotta crimin ' being investigated .
FOX : All of these things we witnessed over the last four years have eroded all norms , all sense of decency , all sense of what 's right .
[ ... ] But what awaits them , even if there 's a potential pardon down the line from her father , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people in state offices and local offices .
A pardon ca n't fix that .
Installing people in the department of justice ca n't fix that either .
There are people in this country who believe in the rule of law and exercise their powers to do right .
That is what awaits them once their father leaves office in January .

Maybe here is another reason Donald Trump is so pissy about Bill Barr at the moment. Trump planted a s-p-y at the Department of Justice to pry "sensitive information" out of staffers there about the non-existent election fraud that lives only in his tiny shriveled brain. The Justice Department did not take kindly to this particular invasion, and banned Heidi Stirrup from the premises.
According to the AP:
The official serving as President Donald Trump’s eyes and ears at the Justice Department has been banned from the building after trying to pressure staffers to give up sensitive information about election fraud and other matters she could relay to the White House, three people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press.
I'm sorry, "EYES AND EARS?" I know it seems like decades, nay — centuries! — since before Trump oozed into the White House, but if memory serves, the DOJ is supposed to operate independently of the administration, and administer justice in a non-partisan fashion. But perhaps I'm just being naïve.
Not only was Stirrup — a Stephen Miller protegé, to boot! — pressuring staffers to reveal secret info to which she was not entitled, she was attempting to make personnel decisions, as well!
Stirrup had also extended job offers to political allies for positions at some of the highest levels of the Justice Department without consulting any senior department officials or the White House counsel’s office and also attempted to interfere in the hiring process for career staffers, a violation of the government’s human resources policies, one of the people said.
Nicolle Wallace was comparing this breaking news to the Onion, and asked Emily Jane Fox for her take on this particular piece of ridiculousness. Wallace noted, "It's impossible to separate out the fact they all think they need pardons, and conduct such as this. This obviously isn't legal to leak information about ongoing criminal investigations to political appointees at the White House, but this is how the Trump family is spending its last weeks." Fox agreed, but reassured us that the pardons will be completely useless on the state level, where there is still a whole lotta crimin' being investigated.
FOX: All of these things we witnessed over the last four years have eroded all norms, all sense of decency, all sense of what's right. [...] But what awaits them, even if there's a potential pardon down the line from her father, is a string of investigations led by people in state offices and local offices. A pardon can't fix that. Installing people in the department of justice can't fix that either. There are people in this country who believe in the rule of law and exercise their powers to do right. That is what awaits them once their father leaves office in January.


crooksandliars--2020-12-04--Mike's Blog Round Up

Mike's Blog Round Up

Juanita Jean ’ s : Pardoned felon Roger Stone assures us Trump would have won the election but for North @ @ @ @ @ of ballots through a harbor in Maine .
SCOTUS Blog : After their recent decision @ @ @ @ @ Supremes seem set on backing COVID Vectors for Jesus in California , New Jersey and @ @ @ @ @ Risk : The consensus for the November jobs report was for 500,000 gained and a @ @ @ @ @ percent .
How did that work out ?
Speaking of which , your quote of @ @ @ @ @ buffoon could have kept the recovery going , and in fact one has so far @ @ @ @ @ Psaki , former Obama communications director , September 9 , 2018 ) Guest blogging Mike @ @ @ @ @ week is Jon Perr from Perrspectives .
Send your tips , recommendations , comments and @ @ @ @ @ DOT com .

Juanita Jean’s: Pardoned felon Roger Stone assures us Trump would have won the election but for North Korea’s clandestine shipment of ballots through a harbor in Maine.
SCOTUS Blog: After their recent decision involving New York, the Supremes seem set on backing COVID Vectors for Jesus in California, New Jersey and Kentucky, too.
Mahablog: President-Elect Biden’s economic team is looking pretty good.
Calculated Risk: The consensus for the November jobs report was for 500,000 gained and a drop in unemployment to 6.7 percent. How did that work out?
Speaking of which, your quote of the day:
"A buffoon could have kept the recovery going, and in fact one has so far." (Rep. Jen Psaki, former Obama communications director, September 9, 2018)
Guest blogging Mike's Blog Round Up this week is Jon Perr from Perrspectives. Send your tips, recommendations, comments and angst to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.


crooksandliars--2020-12-04--Republicans In Georgia ‘Laying The Groundwork For New Limits On Voting’

Republican officials in Georgia are reportedly using President Donald Trump ’ s false allegations of election fraud to enact new voter suppression techniques .
The New York Times pointed out the strategy in a report on Wednesday .
“ Aside from trying to assuage Mr. Trump , Republicans in Georgia also appear to be laying the groundwork for new limits on voting , and particularly on absentee voting , ” the Times explained .
According to the report , Georgia Gov .
Brian Kemp ( R ) has echoed Trump ’ s concern about absentee voting and “ has called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ absentee ballot envelopes from the recent election.
” Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger , a Republican , has also opened investigations into get-out-the-vote organizations like the New Georgia Project , which was founded by former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams .
To the left , this smacks of voter suppression — a charge Ms. Abrams often brought against Mr. Kemp when he was secretary of state and presided over his own gubernatorial contest with Ms. Abrams in 2018 .
This week , Nse Ufot , chief executive of the New Georgia Project , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to desperate attempts to smear law-abiding organizations and scare eligible Georgians from registering to vote in critical upcoming elections.
” Mr. Raffensperger ’ s office said on Wednesday that Ms. Ufot ’ s group had sent an absentee ballot registration form to his dead son .
The concerns about voter suppression come ahead of a Georgia runoff election on Jan. 5 that will decide control of the U.S. Senate .

Republican officials in Georgia are reportedly using President Donald Trump’s false allegations of election fraud to enact new voter suppression techniques.
The New York Times pointed out the strategy in a report on Wednesday.
“Aside from trying to assuage Mr. Trump, Republicans in Georgia also appear to be laying the groundwork for new limits on voting, and particularly on absentee voting,” the Times explained.
According to the report, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) has echoed Trump’s concern about absentee voting and “has called for a sample audit of signatures on absentee ballot envelopes from the recent election.”
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, has also opened investigations into get-out-the-vote organizations like the New Georgia Project, which was founded by former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams.
The Times noted:
To the left, this smacks of voter suppression — a charge Ms. Abrams often brought against Mr. Kemp when he was secretary of state and presided over his own gubernatorial contest with Ms. Abrams in 2018. This week, Nse Ufot, chief executive of the New Georgia Project, said that Mr. Raffensperger was “resorting to desperate attempts to smear law-abiding organizations and scare eligible Georgians from registering to vote in critical upcoming elections.” Mr. Raffensperger’s office said on Wednesday that Ms. Ufot’s group had sent an absentee ballot registration form to his dead son.
The concerns about voter suppression come ahead of a Georgia runoff election on Jan. 5 that will decide control of the U.S. Senate.


crooksandliars--2020-12-04--The Virus Front Line

The Virus Front Line

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crooksandliars--2020-12-04--Trump Just Purged A Pentagon Advisory Board, Seated Campaign Managers Instead

It ’ s not clear what Trump ’ s goal is , other than to give an FU to the country that dared to toss him out of office .
What is for certain is that it ’ s not going to benefit the Pentagon or the U.S. CNN notes that neither Bossie nor Lewandowski have served in the military or have any apparent experience with the defense industry .
Trump seems to have put all the same careful planning into this move he puts into his other decisions , i.e .
none .
From Politico : '' A number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a form letter .
In my experience , I was very surprised that the White House would , at the eleventh hour , adjust an advisory board that for 19 years has had a record of nonpartisan support with the department , '' Michael Bayer , who until today was board chair , told POLITICO .
The firings came as a shock to the board members , who had not received any negative feedback or warning prior to their termination .
One former board member lamented the move , noting that the board @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” … Besides Lewandowski and Bossie , the other new members are Henry Dreifus , Robert McMahon , Cory Mills , Bill Bruner , Christopher Shank , Joseph Schmidt , Keary Miller , Allen Weh and Earl Matthews .
Joy Reid has some theories about what is afoot :

It’s not clear what Trump’s goal is, other than to give an FU to the country that dared to toss him out of office. What is for certain is that it’s not going to benefit the Pentagon or the U.S. CNN notes that neither Bossie nor Lewandowski have served in the military or have any apparent experience with the defense industry.
Trump seems to have put all the same careful planning into this move he puts into his other decisions, i.e. none. From Politico:
"A number of board members have been terminated with a form letter. In my experience, I was very surprised that the White House would, at the eleventh hour, adjust an advisory board that for 19 years has had a record of nonpartisan support with the department," Michael Bayer, who until today was board chair, told POLITICO. … The firings came as a shock to the board members, who had not received any negative feedback or warning prior to their termination. One former board member lamented the move, noting that the board “has never been political, ever.”
…
Besides Lewandowski and Bossie, the other new members are Henry Dreifus, Robert McMahon, Cory Mills, Bill Bruner, Christopher Shank, Joseph Schmidt, Keary Miller, Allen Weh and Earl Matthews.
Joy Reid has some theories about what is afoot:
The Purge continues... what is he up to, and how does it help Russia (I mean you have to ask...) https://t.co/v9EOvFQccW — Joy WE VOTED!! WEAR A MASK!! Reid 😷) (@JoyAnnReid) December 4, 2020


crooksandliars--2020-12-04--GOP Tries To Adjourn House With Millions Going Hungry, Covid Surging

With mass layoffs persisting at an unprecedented clip , coronavirus deaths surging , and hunger on the rise nationwide , a group of House Republicans on Thursday attempted to pass a motion to adjourn the chamber in what Democratic lawmakers denounced as an `` outrageous '' stunt by members of a party that continues to stand in the way of desperately needed economic relief .
Though the motion , introduced by House Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Andy Biggs ( R-Ariz. ) , was ultimately defeated by the Democrat-controlled House , the attempt to adjourn was viewed as another telling example @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seriously the coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic crisis .
`` People are going hungry and they 're treating this like a game , '' Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-N.Y. ) tweeted in response to the motion , which Republicans used to complain about House rules allowing proxy voting to prevent the spread of Covid-19 on Capitol Hill .
`` Leaders do n't abandon people in their time of greatest need . ''
Rep. Eric Swalwell ( D-Calif. ) called the GOP ploy `` batty '' and noted that `` Americans are in dire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Over the opposition of the chamber 's Republicans , House Democrats in October passed legislation that would send another stimulus check to most Americans , restore the lapsed $ 600-per-week federal unemployment boost , and provide aid to cash-strapped state and local governments .
The Republican-controlled Senate , led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) , has refused to consider the measure .
`` More people died yesterday from Covid-19 than any day since , '' Swalwell said Thursday .
`` We have work to do .
Yet , the House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What the hell are they doing ? ''
`` Is n't this a procedural stunt you ask ?
Sure , '' Swalwell continued .
`` What makes it outrageous is a single vote now takes well over an hour to occur with Covid-19 restrictions in place .
Then the chamber must be sanitized .
These are final days of Congress .
It 's like pulling the fire alarm during a final exam . ''
Other Democratic members voiced similar outrage over the motion , introduced as U.S. coronavirus hospitalizations soared to a record @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a million Americans filed jobless claims last week , a blaring signal that the economic crisis is nowhere near over .
The House GOP 's procedural maneuver came as coronavirus relief negotiations showed signs of life for the first time in weeks , with a possible government shutdown just seven days away and the end of the year rapidly approaching .
Failure to approve additional Covid-19 relief before year 's end would be disastrous , economists have warned , particularly given that more than 13 million Americans are set to lose unemployment benefits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 26 .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) , Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ( D-N.Y. ) , and President-elect Joe Biden have expressed support for using a $ 908 billion bipartisan compromise proposal unveiled earlier this week as a framework for talks going forward , while acknowledging that the plan—which lacks direct payments and provides just $ 300 per week in additional unemployment benefits—is nowhere near sufficient .
`` The McConnell Senate enabled the Trump administration 's mismanagement of the health crisis and still insists on doing as little as possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ —Jeremy Funk , Accountable.US '' Of course , we and others will offer improvements , but the need to act is immediate and we believe that with good-faith negotiations we could come to an agreement , '' Pelosi and Schumer said in a joint statement Wednesday .
`` In light of the urgency of meeting the needs of the American people and the hope that the vaccine presents , it 's time for Leader McConnell to sit down with Democrats to finally begin a true , bipartisan effort to meet the needs of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spoke by phone Thursday afternoon for the first time since the presidential election and , according to the Kentucky Republican , had a `` good conversation '' about coronavirus relief and an end-of-year spending package to avert a government shutdown .
`` Compromise is within reach , '' McConnell said in a floor speech Thursday .
`` We know where we agree .
We can do this . ''
The Republican leader 's remarks came just days after he circulated a relief proposal of his own that was immediately dismissed as a non-starter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who lambasted the plan 's sweeping liability shield for corporations and exclusion of additional weekly unemployment benefits .
Jeremy Funk , spokesperson for government watchdog group Accountable.US , slammed McConnell for `` shilling for special interests '' instead of offering real relief to the tens of millions of Americans struggling to afford basic necessities and possibly facing eviction in the near future .
`` The McConnell Senate enabled the Trump administration 's mismanagement of the health crisis and still insists on doing as little as possible to contain the economic fallout , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ big idea of giving corporations permission to mistreat workers with impunity during a pandemic and giving more handouts to coal CEOs means absolutely nothing to the millions of families who face hunger and homelessness in the Trump recession . ''

With mass layoffs persisting at an unprecedented clip, coronavirus deaths surging, and hunger on the rise nationwide, a group of House Republicans on Thursday attempted to pass a motion to adjourn the chamber in what Democratic lawmakers denounced as an "outrageous" stunt by members of a party that continues to stand in the way of desperately needed economic relief.
Though the motion, introduced by House Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), was ultimately defeated by the Democrat-controlled House, the attempt to adjourn was viewed as another telling example of the GOP's refusal to take seriously the coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic crisis.
"People are going hungry and they're treating this like a game," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) tweeted in response to the motion, which Republicans used to complain about House rules allowing proxy voting to prevent the spread of Covid-19 on Capitol Hill. "Leaders don't abandon people in their time of greatest need."
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) called the GOP ploy "batty" and noted that "Americans are in dire need of food and paychecks."
Over the opposition of the chamber's Republicans, House Democrats in October passed legislation that would send another stimulus check to most Americans, restore the lapsed $600-per-week federal unemployment boost, and provide aid to cash-strapped state and local governments. The Republican-controlled Senate, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), has refused to consider the measure.
"More people died yesterday from Covid-19 than any day since," Swalwell said Thursday. "We have work to do. Yet, the House GOP just motioned to adjourn Congress. What the hell are they doing?"
"Isn't this a procedural stunt you ask? Sure," Swalwell continued. "What makes it outrageous is a single vote now takes well over an hour to occur with Covid-19 restrictions in place. Then the chamber must be sanitized. These are final days of Congress. It's like pulling the fire alarm during a final exam."
Other Democratic members voiced similar outrage over the motion, introduced as U.S. coronavirus hospitalizations soared to a record high and the Labor Department reported that a million Americans filed jobless claims last week, a blaring signal that the economic crisis is nowhere near over.
Right now a Republican member has put up a Motion to Adjourn, I am voting against it. I seriously don’t know why any member wants to adjourn while we have work to do on behalf of so many Americans who are suffering right now. — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) December 3, 2020 Nearly 18 million adults are behind on rent & mortgage payments.@SenateGOP refuses to act on numerous relief bills the House has passed & @HouseGOP just issued a motion to adjourn. The Republican party’s contempt for working people is on full display.https://t.co/NC31S3HUJy — Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (@RepPressley) December 3, 2020
The House GOP's procedural maneuver came as coronavirus relief negotiations showed signs of life for the first time in weeks, with a possible government shutdown just seven days away and the end of the year rapidly approaching. Failure to approve additional Covid-19 relief before year's end would be disastrous, economists have warned, particularly given that more than 13 million Americans are set to lose unemployment benefits as emergency federal programs expire on December 26.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and President-elect Joe Biden have expressed support for using a $908 billion bipartisan compromise proposal unveiled earlier this week as a framework for talks going forward, while acknowledging that the plan—which lacks direct payments and provides just $300 per week in additional unemployment benefits—is nowhere near sufficient.
"The McConnell Senate enabled the Trump administration's mismanagement of the health crisis and still insists on doing as little as possible to contain the economic fallout."
—Jeremy Funk, Accountable.US
"Of course, we and others will offer improvements, but the need to act is immediate and we believe that with good-faith negotiations we could come to an agreement," Pelosi and Schumer said in a joint statement Wednesday. "In light of the urgency of meeting the needs of the American people and the hope that the vaccine presents, it's time for Leader McConnell to sit down with Democrats to finally begin a true, bipartisan effort to meet the needs of the country."
McConnell and Pelosi spoke by phone Thursday afternoon for the first time since the presidential election and, according to the Kentucky Republican, had a "good conversation" about coronavirus relief and an end-of-year spending package to avert a government shutdown.
"Compromise is within reach," McConnell said in a floor speech Thursday. "We know where we agree. We can do this."
The Republican leader's remarks came just days after he circulated a relief proposal of his own that was immediately dismissed as a non-starter by many Senate Democrats and progressive critics, who lambasted the plan's sweeping liability shield for corporations and exclusion of additional weekly unemployment benefits.
Jeremy Funk, spokesperson for government watchdog group Accountable.US, slammed McConnell for "shilling for special interests" instead of offering real relief to the tens of millions of Americans struggling to afford basic necessities and possibly facing eviction in the near future.
"The McConnell Senate enabled the Trump administration's mismanagement of the health crisis and still insists on doing as little as possible to contain the economic fallout," said Funk. "McConnell's big idea of giving corporations permission to mistreat workers with impunity during a pandemic and giving more handouts to coal CEOs means absolutely nothing to the millions of families who face hunger and homelessness in the Trump recession."
Republished from Common Dreams (Jake Johnson, staff writer) under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License.


crooksandliars--2020-12-04--Kansas Town Abused Doctor For Months; Now They're Overwhelmed With COVID

She had to be escorted from a town hall by sheriff 's deputies who feared for her safety , after @ @ @ @ @ a 30-day mask ordinance .
Of course , the town hall meeting featured people spewing @ @ @ @ @ McKenney has been shunned , threatened , and verbally assaulted for trying to get people @ @ @ @ @ the virus seriously .
Now the town is riddled with it .
In the first @ @ @ @ @ that small town ( pop , 2500 ) had 60 cases of covid .
In @ @ @ @ @ 've seen 80 cases .
This would n't be the first time people in Fredonia @ @ @ @ @ stubborn .

MSNBC profiles Dr. Jennifer McKenney, a county health official in Fredonia, Kansas.
She had to be escorted from a town hall by sheriff's deputies who feared for her safety, after the town's leaders approved a 30-day mask ordinance. Of course, the town hall meeting featured people spewing Trump lies about freedoms.
McKenney has been shunned, threatened, and verbally assaulted for trying to get people to wear masks and take the virus seriously. Now the town is riddled with it. In the first 7 months of the pandemic that small town (pop, 2500) had 60 cases of covid. In the past week, they've seen 80 cases.
This wouldn't be the first time people in Fredonia, Kansas died from being stubborn.


crooksandliars--2020-12-04--Friday News Dump: Not Ready To Make Nice, And Other News

I do n't know about you , but I ca n't see myself `` moving on '' past all the evil these Republicans have been up to : Seriously , is @ RepKinsey going to be calling for `` civility '' when the Republicans jam through more destructive bullshit budgets or jam through attacks on voting rights ?
This bipartisan bullshit is only real to those who want to unilaterally disarm their own side for the GOP The Hill : Georgia Republicans push for photo ID for future absentee voting .
Georgia 's voter suppression efforts were n't enough to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so the `` How To Cheat Your Way To Victory '' GOP election guidebook will be updated with a new tactic.🙄 pic.twitter.com/jBLXCEOi2Q And here 's the NY Post , with another in their series of investigative reporters into `` Joe Biden , Senile Old Coot '' : '' The ACLU wants Biden to allow separated families to return to the United States to be given 'some kind of legal status , ' Gelernt said . ''
➡ `` 'We think that ’ s only fair given what they ’ ve been put through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : //t.co/fTsa9B6nH2 # FamiliesBelongTogether '' Why aren ’ t more Republicans standing up & speaking out about Trump ’ s reprehensible acts ?
...
It ’ s time to stop parsing the motivations behind their silence & say what the real answer is , which is almost too scary to admit .
They ’ re fine with it .
All of it .
`` https : //t.co/cN9Ef20NnP .
@ ahylton26 reports from rural Kansas , where Covid-19 cases are rising , along with some threats and animosity towards health professionals .
“ People @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t blame a virus that is too small to be seen , so they blame people like me , ” one doctor says .
pic.twitter.com/SC6KZ2f2QY I hope you all have a wonderful weekend !
Wash your hands and wear your masks !

I don't know about you, but I can't see myself "moving on" past all the evil these Republicans have been up to:
Seriously, is @RepKinsey going to be calling for "civility" when the Republicans jam through more destructive bullshit budgets or jam through attacks on voting rights?
This bipartisan bullshit is only real to those who want to unilaterally disarm their own side for the GOP — Asymptomatic Coup Survivor (@pennslinger) December 4, 2020
Pennsylvania's GOP legislative leaders just quietly announced they're planning to make voting harder next year... pic.twitter.com/hBnT81nLjB — Zachary Roth (@zackroth) December 4, 2020
I rarely agree with @nytdavidbrooks but he's spot-on here. @senatemajldr is The Night King. He will kill thousands by blocking real pandemic relief. It's not "just politics" as usual. This is just pure unadulterated evil. https://t.co/ZwhxTEnmGM — Gregg Gonsalves (@gregggonsalves) December 4, 2020
The Hill: Georgia Republicans push for photo ID for future absentee voting.
Georgia's voter suppression efforts weren't enough to subvert the will of the voters, so the "How To Cheat Your Way To Victory" GOP election guidebook will be updated with a new tactic.🙄 pic.twitter.com/jBLXCEOi2Q — LA Resists 🌊 (@LALewman) December 3, 2020
You generally don’t want top pentagon appointees calling for the President to impose martial law https://t.co/wneudSBZwS — Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 4, 2020
Fascism Unmasked -- With A Trump Trademark - National Memo https://t.co/8BRYGuYzxy — MA_NYC (@ma_nyc7) December 4, 2020
Federal agents guard Fauci so 'nobody tries to break in [to my home] and, as Steve Bannon would like, have somebody behead me' https://t.co/tIwUd9vzEq — Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) December 4, 2020
And here's the NY Post, with another in their series of investigative reporters into "Joe Biden, Senile Old Coot":
Joe Biden says he broke foot tripping after shower when he pulled dog's tail https://t.co/0MA1rBPGkB pic.twitter.com/iHhFfIcURr — New York Post (@nypost) December 4, 2020
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Trump has a really good grift going. He’s not going to let go of it any day soon.
Trump raises $495 million since mid-October, including a massive haul fueled by misleading appeals about election … https://t.co/UU1LyqckGm — Thom Hartmann (@Thom_Hartmann) December 4, 2020
"We don't need a second stimulus because the job market is rapidly recovering" the @GOP told Americans in August.
November marks the fifth straight month of declining job growth, with 245K new jobs created. That's WAY below analyst estimates. https://t.co/LEaDjkUuFx — Max Burns (@themaxburns) December 4, 2020
A wide ranging corruption scandal involving a police chief and a prosecutor was uncovered because a public defender listened to his client, who insisted he had been falsely accused of stealing a mailbox.
A gripping tale out of Hawaii. https://t.co/NY5lBxUdXs pic.twitter.com/H3NLJI8PTv — Carissa Byrne Hessick (@CBHessick) December 4, 2020
A Texas high school football player charged onto the field and bowled over a referee Thursday night, angered after being ejected from the game. https://t.co/y6twYkUZTR — CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) December 4, 2020
Find Your Place in the Vaccine Line https://t.co/2wPGixi74l — Suburban Guerrilla Ω (@SusieMadrak) December 4, 2020
NEW: US House will vote Friday on a historic bill that would decriminalize cannabis and clear the way to erase nonviolent federal marijuana convictions. https://t.co/zMbckkEiJT — NBC News (@NBCNews) December 4, 2020
Michael Cohen on What Trump Wants Now https://t.co/KF7juks4Lh via @BulwarkOnline — Suburban Guerrilla Ω (@SusieMadrak) December 4, 2020
"It is often claimed Republicans are suffering from 'cowardice'...[they] secretly know the truth but...the political price of his fearsome rage-tweets is too great. This badly undersells [Republicans'] bottomless bad faith & dishonorable instrumentalism."https://t.co/6Y2VHSkoLg — Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) December 4, 2020
"The ACLU wants Biden to allow separated families to return to the United States to be given 'some kind of legal status,' Gelernt said."
➡ "'We think that’s only fair given what they’ve been put through,' Gelernt said." https://t.co/fTsa9B6nH2 #FamiliesBelongTogether — Gabe Ortíz (@TUSK81) December 4, 2020
2021 if you don't hurry up and bring yo azz on .... https://t.co/lNcF2McgNZ via @davidmackau — (((RuggedAmethyst))) (@GrooveSDC) December 4, 2020
If you're trying to get through the pandemic without a giant, deluxe walk-in pantry, you're apparently doing it wrong. https://t.co/xPiQ9FILlQ pic.twitter.com/5dVBl7maJy — Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) December 4, 2020
According to Larry Kudlow, we’re still in a ‘V’-shaped recovery and an unemployment rate of “6.7% is an awful good number” Today’s jobs numbers were bad. Just bad. Kudlow is in some parallel universe https://t.co/ulAswugLwv — Steven Rattner (@SteveRattner) December 4, 2020
It might not be so simple for Trump to pardon his children and Giuliani https://t.co/Hwzx55Yj34 — MA_NYC (@ma_nyc7) December 4, 2020
Texas High School football.
This kid was ejected from the game.
A few moments later - he ran onto the field and body slammed the referee who tossed him...pic.twitter.com/7OHaKI3dKS — Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) December 4, 2020
Influencer marketing school in China. With the right marketing and strategy, being an Influencer can be a lucrative source of income. Especially now, with tech and globalisation rising, brands WANT micro/macro-influencers. pic.twitter.com/ivbFocEZ7t — Menteri Instagram (@MenteriTiktok) December 1, 2020
their reunion next month will be in hospital https://t.co/oPkfl8TtCt — Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) December 4, 2020
"Trump nominated Kavanaugh only after it was a grand slam home run that Baseball Cards came ready to trade. If the last four years taught us anything, it’s that...the Don has world-class skills at finding Major Leaguers ready to throw the Series."https://t.co/zVY9mvAXvN — Greg Olear (@gregolear) December 4, 2020
"Why aren’t more Republicans standing up & speaking out about Trump’s reprehensible acts?...It’s time to stop parsing the motivations behind their silence & say what the real answer is, which is almost too scary to admit. They’re fine with it. All of it."https://t.co/cN9Ef20NnP — Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) December 4, 2020
Right-wingers like Tucker Carlson have not only politicized the virus but they’ve decided they’re on the side of the virus pic.twitter.com/XtQD54tuQb — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 4, 2020
Border Patrol supplied local police with weapons to use against Americans who protested. This must stop. Border Patrol gave big firepower to small Texas towns for George Floyd protests - https://t.co/orI9jVVWfW https://t.co/cTz7aWiFkq — Jenn Budd ✊🏻 (@BuddJenn) December 4, 2020
RNC makes astoundingly large payment to Donald Trump Jr for his latest book: Report https://t.co/0oUbTmgqhd — Raw Story (@RawStory) December 4, 2020
.@ahylton26 reports from rural Kansas, where Covid-19 cases are rising, along with some threats and animosity towards health professionals.
“People want to blame something, and they can’t blame a virus that is too small to be seen, so they blame people like me,” one doctor says. pic.twitter.com/SC6KZ2f2QY — MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 4, 2020
New York Attorney General Letitia James says her investigation into the Trump Organization will continue after Trump leaves the White House. https://t.co/FsCbanaYDP — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 4, 2020
These are iPad stations being prepared for virtual ICU end of life visits by a palliative care doc I know. Jesus. pic.twitter.com/lIgbg0FhaL — i cant drive, n95 (@roto_tudor) December 3, 2020
DEPT. OF NICE THINGS, PUPPIES AND CHRISTMAS
This is 94-year-old Philip Springer.
Watch him play (beautifully) 'Moonlight Sonata' by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Springer is the composer of "Santa Baby" and still writes dozens of songs each year...pic.twitter.com/BJAfO9gPw9 — Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) December 3, 2020
Fun Fact: Jack only enters the pool like this pic.twitter.com/IhwrPyhb2M — M_Crouton (@m_crouton) December 3, 2020
🚨 🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 🚨
There is currently a monolith at the top of Pine Mountain in Atascadero!!
(Photos by @Atownreporter) pic.twitter.com/0vPhEWYkeY — Connor Allen (@ConnorCAllen) December 2, 2020
A fourth monolith has been located... pic.twitter.com/aoqH5kXGHf — Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) December 3, 2020
My heart couldn't take this pic.twitter.com/Y6CoVXcHql — Puppies 🐶 (@PopularPuppies) November 26, 2020
Oh how I wish I was singing on stage with @jimmyfallon in real life 😍 Watch the official music video for “All I Want For Christmas is You” now! https://t.co/9jodYn2Et9 pic.twitter.com/MmglYR1Ddg — Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) December 4, 2020
Notre-Dame Cathedral choir will return to the damaged cathedral on Christmas Eve to perform a concert that will be broadcast live from Paris. https://t.co/rZlgwJSUOQ — Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) December 4, 2020
The holy trinity, aka Mariah, JHud, and Ariana, have blessed us with a remix and music video for Mariah's 2010 Christmas anthem "Oh Santa" https://t.co/5PeNqvcQzH — Vulture (@vulture) December 4, 2020
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Wash your hands and wear your masks!


crooksandliars--2020-12-04--David Perdue Acknowledges That Biden Won The Election In Video Call

Georgia 's dynamic duo of awfulness , David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler , have so far refused to acknowledge in public that Joe Biden won the election , yet in private , or semi-private as this video call was not supposed to be made public , at least one of them does just that .
Hypocrites , scammers , crooks and liars , every last one of them .
Sen. David Perdue ( R-Ga. ) appeared to tacitly acknowledge President-elect Joe Biden ’ s victory in a video recording obtained by The Washington Post on Thursday , speaking just days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Georgia to campaign for Perdue and fellow senator Kelly Loeffler .
Neither Loeffler ( R-Ga. ) nor Perdue has acknowledged Biden ’ s victory in public , and both have supported the president ’ s unfounded claims that fraud tainted the election .
But in a video meeting recorded Wednesday with members of the Republican Jewish Coalition ( RJC ) , Perdue spoke pragmatically about the role a GOP-controlled Senate could play as a check on the Biden administration .
He did not discuss Trump ’ s efforts to overturn the election .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ command at the top will mean with our foreign relations , ” Perdue said in the video , adding : “ If we can keep the majority in the Senate , we can at least be a buffer on some of the things that the Biden camp has been talking about in terms of their foreign policy .
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Georgia's dynamic duo of awfulness, David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, have so far refused to acknowledge in public that Joe Biden won the election, yet in private, or semi-private as this video call was not supposed to be made public, at least one of them does just that.
Hypocrites, scammers, crooks and liars, every last one of them.
Source: Washington Post
Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) appeared to tacitly acknowledge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in a video recording obtained by The Washington Post on Thursday, speaking just days before President Trump plans to travel to Georgia to campaign for Perdue and fellow senator Kelly Loeffler. Neither Loeffler (R-Ga.) nor Perdue has acknowledged Biden’s victory in public, and both have supported the president’s unfounded claims that fraud tainted the election. But in a video meeting recorded Wednesday with members of the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC), Perdue spoke pragmatically about the role a GOP-controlled Senate could play as a check on the Biden administration. He did not discuss Trump’s efforts to overturn the election. “We know what this change of command at the top will mean with our foreign relations,” Perdue said in the video, adding: “If we can keep the majority in the Senate, we can at least be a buffer on some of the things that the Biden camp has been talking about in terms of their foreign policy.”


crooksandliars--2020-12-04--Keith Olbermann On Republicans Who Enabled Trump's Coup: 'F*** Them'

`` So I see we 're at the 'plant a spy in your own justice department so she can steal info for phony election fraud claims ' stage of the coup now while we 're still at the martial law stage of the coup , the 'pardon convicted General Michael Flynn ' stage of the coup , in which he sends out tweets calling for martial law and for suspending the Constitution ' and the Trump attorney Linn Wood stage of the coup where he calls for martial law and for preparations for civil war and the Rudy Giuliani continuing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nationwide fraud tour now joined by that woman who was either Drunk Karen from Kalamazoo or the next Mrs Rudy Giuliani .
We 're also at that stage of the coup in which Republicans like Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin are insisting that they are all going along with all this simply because no Republican could overlook Trump 's vote total , that somehow we have to accommodate the 74 million Trump voters and the answer to the question 'How do you accommodate these people is , ' F*ck them ! '
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so bracing to hear someone say it all out loud .
Because we all know how this story ended the last time :

Keith Olbermann, as usual, doesn't mince words.
"So I see we're at the 'plant a spy in your own justice department so she can steal info for phony election fraud claims' stage of the coup now while we're still at the martial law stage of the coup, the 'pardon convicted General Michael Flynn' stage of the coup, in which he sends out tweets calling for martial law and for suspending the Constitution' and the Trump attorney Linn Wood stage of the coup where he calls for martial law and for preparations for civil war and the Rudy Giuliani continuing part of the coup.
"His nationwide fraud tour now joined by that woman who was either Drunk Karen from Kalamazoo or the next Mrs Rudy Giuliani. We're also at that stage of the coup in which Republicans like Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin are insisting that they are all going along with all this simply because no Republican could overlook Trump's vote total, that somehow we have to accommodate the 74 million Trump voters and the answer to the question 'How do you accommodate these people is, 'F*ck them!' "
Watch the whole thing, it's so bracing to hear someone say it all out loud. Because we all know how this story ended the last time:


crooksandliars--2020-12-04--Is Trump Administration Deliberately Sabotaging Vaccine Distribution?

Well , this is scary , and yet , sadly not surprising .
Morning Joe reports on the Trump administration 's refusal to plan for Phase 2 of federal vaccine distribution , and it appears to be an attempt to undermine the incoming Biden adminstration .
`` Let 's bring in NBC News correspondent Heidi Przybyla with new reporting on federal vaccine distribution plans .
Heidi , we 're not quite at Phase 1 yet .
But already concerns on what Phase 2 will look like .
This is complicated , '' Mika Brzezinski said .
`` I talked with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the picture here is becoming pretty clear that the Trump administration has really done a lot to try and ensure that Phase 1 goes smoothly , '' Przybala said .
`` We have an existing infrastructure for doctors and nurses to get vaccinated at the hospitals and the elderly are stationary .
They will get the doses and we have individuals from Walgreens and CVS coming in .
And when we hit phase 2 , there 's an eclipse of planning when it comes to the responsibilities that should be held by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for .
`` I 'll give you a few examples .
I talked with so many state officials who are not just not aware of what any kind of standard , of what you 'd expect , public relations outreach to try and organize a way to reach these communities that are already so skeptical that you talked about earlier in the show , to educate those populations , to target those populations .
this one was a shocker .
`` I also talked with the head of some of the state and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 're not seeing the coordination because they say , 'Look , it 's good that we 're bringing the private sector in here .
We like this coordination , but do n't leave us out , okay ?
We 're not getting the type of communications that we should be getting . '
The funding , we talked about that .
There 's just no money to do this at this point .
So Congress has got to get on the ball on that .
`` And then again , another one that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a really integrated IT , sophisticated IT structure to do this .
Again , I talked with state and local health officials who say 'We knew that we were going to have to pull off a feat unlike we have seen in modern history and yet , this did not start .
`` This type of planning did not start at the same time that the vaccine planning started , which is when it should have started , about nine months ago , and so at this point , I 'm told it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this together .
We have so many different types of local and state different health-type IT systems that not talking to each other .
We are trying within the past 60 days at the federal level to integrate a lot of the information to the Tiberius system and a person said , `` It 's pretty obvious that everyone , including on Warp Speed , how this is going to go , and that is , that as early as February , this is going to fall off a cliff in terms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been done to put Phase 2 into effect . '
`` I said , 'Do you mean coinciding with Joe Biden taking office ? '
and this person said , ' I 'll let you draw conclusions , but all of us who talk every day , it 's pretty obvious how this is going down unless things change . '
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Well, this is scary, and yet, sadly not surprising. Morning Joe reports on the Trump administration's refusal to plan for Phase 2 of federal vaccine distribution, and it appears to be an attempt to undermine the incoming Biden adminstration.
"Let's bring in NBC News correspondent Heidi Przybyla with new reporting on federal vaccine distribution plans. Heidi, we're not quite at Phase 1 yet. But already concerns on what Phase 2 will look like. This is complicated," Mika Brzezinski said.
"I talked with numerous federal and state health officials and the picture here is becoming pretty clear that the Trump administration has really done a lot to try and ensure that Phase 1 goes smoothly," Przybala said.
"We have an existing infrastructure for doctors and nurses to get vaccinated at the hospitals and the elderly are stationary. They will get the doses and we have individuals from Walgreens and CVS coming in. And when we hit phase 2, there's an eclipse of planning when it comes to the responsibilities that should be held by the federal government that are not been planned for.
"I'll give you a few examples. I talked with so many state officials who are not just not aware of what any kind of standard, of what you'd expect, public relations outreach to try and organize a way to reach these communities that are already so skeptical that you talked about earlier in the show, to educate those populations, to target those populations. this one was a shocker.
"I also talked with the head of some of the state and local public health officials associations. They're not seeing the coordination because they say, 'Look, it's good that we're bringing the private sector in here. We like this coordination, but don't leave us out, okay? We're not getting the type of communications that we should be getting.' The funding, we talked about that. There's just no money to do this at this point. So Congress has got to get on the ball on that.
"And then again, another one that was really surprising was a lack of a really integrated IT, sophisticated IT structure to do this. Again, I talked with state and local health officials who say 'We knew that we were going to have to pull off a feat unlike we have seen in modern history and yet, this did not start.
"This type of planning did not start at the same time that the vaccine planning started, which is when it should have started, about nine months ago, and so at this point, I'm told it's really too late to pull all of this together. We have so many different types of local and state different health-type IT systems that not talking to each other. We are trying within the past 60 days at the federal level to integrate a lot of the information to the Tiberius system and a person said, "It's pretty obvious that everyone, including on Warp Speed, how this is going to go, and that is, that as early as February, this is going to fall off a cliff in terms of all the things that haven't been done to put Phase 2 into effect.'
"I said, 'Do you mean coinciding with Joe Biden taking office?' and this person said, 'I'll let you draw conclusions, but all of us who talk every day, it's pretty obvious how this is going down unless things change.'"


Roger Stoned?

Holeeee Cow , Roger Stone came up with the coolest conspiracy theory ever .
Stone claims , without any inkling @ @ @ @ @ Korea interfered in our election .
Well , I shouldn ’ t say no proof @ @ @ @ @ details .
“ I just learned of absolute incontrovertible evidence of North Korean boats delivering @ @ @ @ @ Maine , the state of Maine , ” Stone said .
“ If this checks @ @ @ @ @ looked into that and it turned out to be true , it would be proof @ @ @ @ @ election.
” See the little red dot ?
That ’ s North Korea .
I @ @ @ @ @ is .
Helluva trip .
Plus , I would think North Korean boats in a @ @ @ @ @ attention .
We don ’ t trade with North Korea .
See , here they @ @ @ @ @ and everybody just laughs at them .

Holeeee Cow, Roger Stone came up with the coolest conspiracy theory ever.
Stone claims, without any inkling of proof, that North Korea interfered in our election. Well, I shouldn’t say no proof. He does have some details.
He says —
“I just learned of absolute incontrovertible evidence of North Korean boats delivering ballots through a harbor in Maine, the state of Maine,” Stone said. “If this checks out, if law enforcement looked into that and it turned out to be true, it would be proof of foreign involvement in the election.”
Okay, here’s a map.
See the little red dot? That’s North Korea.
I trust you know where Maine is.
Helluva trip. Plus, I would think North Korean boats in a Maine harbor would draw some attention. We don’t trade with North Korea.
See, here they come up with true facts and everybody just laughs at them.
Published with permission of JuanitaJean.com


crooksandliars--2020-12-05--My Pillow Guy Says Trump Will Be President In Strange Rant

Mediaite wrote up a brief video of Mike Lindell , My Pillow CEO , who was hosting a multicity tour trying to convince all the other MAGAts that there was just so much voter fraud , etc , etc , etc , that Trump will be declared the winner after all .
Lindell 's source that makes him so sure of this ?
Another braintrust , Sidney Powell , who even Trump has distanced himself : Live from a protest outside Republican Georgia Governor Brian Kemp ’ s house , Lindell told Fox News , “ I want the word @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be our president for the next four years.
” “ I talked to Sidney Powell about three , four days ago , so I know firsthand , ” he explained , adding , “ When I go all in like I did for the president in 2016 , I do my due diligence and I get out there , and I could sit here and tell you , 100 % .
Not 98 , 100 % .
” “ We are going all the way across the country , I sponsored this , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in D.C. , ” Lindell continued .
“ I want people to have the awareness of what went on because the mainstream media is not showing you this , but all the corruption , by the time it ’ s all opened up here and they see it , even the Democrats are going to go , ‘ Wow , at least my party tried to steal it . '
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Mediaite wrote up a brief video of Mike Lindell, My Pillow CEO, who was hosting a multicity tour trying to convince all the other MAGAts that there was just so much voter fraud, etc, etc, etc, that Trump will be declared the winner after all. Lindell's source that makes him so sure of this? Another braintrust, Sidney Powell, who even Trump has distanced himself:
Live from a protest outside Republican Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s house, Lindell told Fox News, “I want the word to get out that Donald Trump will be our president for the next four years.”
“I talked to Sidney Powell about three, four days ago, so I know firsthand,” he explained, adding, “When I go all in like I did for the president in 2016, I do my due diligence and I get out there, and I could sit here and tell you, 100%. Not 98, 100%.”
“We are going all the way across the country, I sponsored this, and we are going to end up in D.C.,” Lindell continued. “I want people to have the awareness of what went on because the mainstream media is not showing you this, but all the corruption, by the time it’s all opened up here and they see it, even the Democrats are going to go, ‘Wow, at least my party tried to steal it.'”


crooksandliars--2020-12-06--Trump's Legal Strategy: Winning By Losing

A couple of days ago , I had reported that even before the partial recount in Wisconsin was completed , the frivolous lawsuits were flying in fast and furious .
In the short time since then , Trump has managed to add to his legal losses .
On Thursday , the Wisconsin Supreme Court chose not to accept Trump 's case on a 4-3 basis , because state law requires for his legal team to have filed the lawsuit in circuit court first .
Even before ink was dry , Trump had filed appeals in both Milwaukee and Dane Counties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was not just that three of the four conservative judges had chosen to disregard the law and the constitution , but their irrational reasoning behind their decision .
In her dissent , Justice Rebecca Bradley , a Federalist disguised as a Supreme Court Justice , wrote this : Later on Thursday , the Supreme Court also declined to hear the lawsuit filed by Wisconsin Voters Alliance , citing the ridiculousness of trying to have the entire election declared null and void .
On Friday , the Court declined to hear the case Dean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the absentee ballot drop boxes .
The case was declined without explanation .
The latter two were also decided by the same split of 4-3 .
Also on Friday , it was learned that Trump 's lawsuit filed in federal court faces a dubious future .
Federal Judge Brett Ludwig , who was appointed by Trump , expressed skepticism , questioning why this lawsuit had even been filed , since they wanted the legislature to be given control of the 10 electors .
When Trump 's attorney explained that they needed to find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so that they could take it to the legislature , Ludwig turned up the heat on Trump 's team : Trump attorney William Bock said the president needed the court to determine the election that Biden won by about 21,000 votes was flawed so that the issue could be handed off to lawmakers .
Ludwig remained dubious that such a question was one a federal court could decide .
`` I get the argument but I have a very , very hard time seeing how this is justiciable in the federal court , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump 's lawsuit was `` really bizarre '' because it asks to `` remand '' the case to the Legislature , noting that remanding a case typically means returning it to a lower court for reconsideration .
`` I think the term 'remand ' might be inartful , '' Bock responded .
Ludwig put Trump in a bigger bind by scheduling the next hearing on December 19th , only four days before the electoral college meets to finalize their count .
As stated before , even if Trump could manage to turn the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't matter .
Biden would still have enough electoral votes to be the official winner .
But before you laugh and call Trump a loser , you should be aware that he is actually winning .
In my last article about this , I pointed out that these lawsuits were just a vehicle for him to put the squeeze on his supporters , because he 's going to need as much cash as possible to pay off all his campaign debts , and to fund a legal defense against the civil and criminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 21st .
And it is working out for him : Whoever said that crime does n't pay had n't met Trump .

A couple of days ago, I had reported that even before the partial recount in Wisconsin was completed, the frivolous lawsuits were flying in fast and furious.
In the short time since then, Trump has managed to add to his legal losses. On Thursday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court chose not to accept Trump's case on a 4-3 basis, because state law requires for his legal team to have filed the lawsuit in circuit court first. Even before ink was dry, Trump had filed appeals in both Milwaukee and Dane Counties.
What was disconcerting about the decision was not just that three of the four conservative judges had chosen to disregard the law and the constitution, but their irrational reasoning behind their decision. In her dissent, Justice Rebecca Bradley, a Federalist disguised as a Supreme Court Justice, wrote this:
In a separate, scorching dissent, Justice Rebecca Bradley maintained that leaving legal questions to the Elections Commission "deals a death blow to democracy." "The majority's failure to act leaves an indelible stain on our most recent election," she wrote in a dissent that Roggensack and Ziegler joined.
Later on Thursday, the Supreme Court also declined to hear the lawsuit filed by Wisconsin Voters Alliance, citing the ridiculousness of trying to have the entire election declared null and void.
On Friday, the Court declined to hear the case Dean Mueller filed based on his not liking the absentee ballot drop boxes. The case was declined without explanation.
The latter two were also decided by the same split of 4-3.
Also on Friday, it was learned that Trump's lawsuit filed in federal court faces a dubious future. Federal Judge Brett Ludwig, who was appointed by Trump, expressed skepticism, questioning why this lawsuit had even been filed, since they wanted the legislature to be given control of the 10 electors. When Trump's attorney explained that they needed to find the election results to be flawed, so that they could take it to the legislature, Ludwig turned up the heat on Trump's team:
Trump attorney William Bock said the president needed the court to determine the election that Biden won by about 21,000 votes was flawed so that the issue could be handed off to lawmakers. Ludwig remained dubious that such a question was one a federal court could decide. "I get the argument but I have a very, very hard time seeing how this is justiciable in the federal court," Ludwig said. He added that Trump's lawsuit was "really bizarre" because it asks to "remand" the case to the Legislature, noting that remanding a case typically means returning it to a lower court for reconsideration. "I think the term 'remand' might be inartful," Bock responded.
Ludwig put Trump in a bigger bind by scheduling the next hearing on December 19th, only four days before the electoral college meets to finalize their count.
As stated before, even if Trump could manage to turn the vote in Wisconsin over, it wouldn't matter. Biden would still have enough electoral votes to be the official winner.
But before you laugh and call Trump a loser, you should be aware that he is actually winning. In my last article about this, I pointed out that these lawsuits were just a vehicle for him to put the squeeze on his supporters, because he's going to need as much cash as possible to pay off all his campaign debts, and to fund a legal defense against the civil and criminal lawsuits he will be facing on January 21st.
And it is working out for him:
.President Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee have raised more than $207.5 million in the weeks since Election Day, his campaign said Thursday, as their claims of voting fraud have generated a financial windfall that could be deployed in future political ventures.
Whoever said that crime doesn't pay hadn't met Trump.
Cross posted from Cognitive Dissidence


crooksandliars--2020-12-06--Will Amy Coney Barrett Help Conservatives Ban Affirmative Action?

As host Dr. Jason Johnson said in his introduction , the conservative group , with the racism-disguising name of Students for Fair Admissions , is “ mounting a barrage of lawsuits ” they are happy to lose because the losses could enable an appeal to the Trumpy Supreme Court .
Attorney David Hinojosa explained that this is part of “ a long effort ” by a guy named Edward Blum , an “ anti-school-diversity '' activist and `` borderline racist ” who fails to recognize the need for affirmative action or to honor the 40-plus years of legal precedents that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Harvard , UNC Chapel Hill , UT Austin and is `` trying to intervene into '' Yale , Hinojosa said , hoping the Supreme Court will throw out affirmative action just four years after they ruled it still legal .
Johnson pointed out that the conservative strategy is to paint affirmative action as a privilege for “ ungrateful Black people and Hispanic people ” that penalizes other minorities , such as Asians and Arab Americans .
But guest Sally Chen , of the Chinese for Affirmative Action group shot down the whole premise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % of Asian Americans support affirmative action and that only 17 % oppose it .
She described the plaintiffs as “ a small but vocal minority . ''
She also called it “ a myth ” that Asian Americans don ’ t benefit from affirmative action , citing her own experience as the child of monolingual working-class Chinese immigrants as an example .
Chen said she testified in support of affirmative action in the Harvard lawsuit .
All too often , Johnson added , affirmative action is viewed as a “ wedge issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ address systematic racism that still exists .
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As host Dr. Jason Johnson said in his introduction, the conservative group, with the racism-disguising name of Students for Fair Admissions, is “mounting a barrage of lawsuits” they are happy to lose because the losses could enable an appeal to the Trumpy Supreme Court.
Attorney David Hinojosa explained that this is part of “a long effort” by a guy named Edward Blum, an “anti-school-diversity" activist and "borderline racist” who fails to recognize the need for affirmative action or to honor the 40-plus years of legal precedents that have upheld it. Blum has sued Harvard, UNC Chapel Hill, UT Austin and is "trying to intervene into" Yale, Hinojosa said, hoping the Supreme Court will throw out affirmative action just four years after they ruled it still legal.
Johnson pointed out that the conservative strategy is to paint affirmative action as a privilege for “ungrateful Black people and Hispanic people” that penalizes other minorities, such as Asians and Arab Americans.
But guest Sally Chen, of the Chinese for Affirmative Action group shot down the whole premise. She said polling shows that 70% of Asian Americans support affirmative action and that only 17% oppose it. She described the plaintiffs as “a small but vocal minority." She also called it “a myth” that Asian Americans don’t benefit from affirmative action, citing her own experience as the child of monolingual working-class Chinese immigrants as an example. Chen said she testified in support of affirmative action in the Harvard lawsuit.
All too often, Johnson added, affirmative action is viewed as a “wedge issue as opposed to a necessary policy to address systematic racism that still exists.”


crooksandliars--2020-12-05--Trump's Star Witness From Michigan Hearing  Has A Rap Sheet, And We Don't Mean Music

Everyone , meet Mellissa Carone .
Remember that banana pants lady with the beehive and slurred speech from Thursday 's hearing in Michigan ?
Well , do we have an update for you !
It looks like Rudy 's favorite star witness is a criminal who just got off probation for a pretty nasty crime — she sent her boyfriend 's ex-wife videos of them having sex .
Deadline reports that obscenity and computer crime charges were filed against Carone following a '' harassment campaign '' she waged against her boyfriend 's 42-year-old ex-wife in 2018 and 2019 .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are that between November 2018 and September 2019 , the victim received three videos from unknown email addresses showing Carone and her boyfriend having sex .
Police traced the IP address to Carone , who ironically claimed during the Michigan hearing to be some sort of IT specialist -- who apparently does n't know how to use a VPN .
Oh , and this genius thought that getting a new router and switching service providers would definitely solve all the problems .
Not .
IT Specialist and Sober Star Witness Carone served one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ended right before she was brought on to do temp work at Detroit 's TCF Center during the November election .
I , for one , can not wait to see Cecily Strong play Carone on SNL , although I am not sure anyone could do this crazy train justice .

Everyone, meet Mellissa Carone. Remember that banana pants lady with the beehive and slurred speech from Thursday's hearing in Michigan? Well, do we have an update for you!
It looks like Rudy's favorite star witness is a criminal who just got off probation for a pretty nasty crime — she sent her boyfriend's ex-wife videos of them having sex. Deadline reports that obscenity and computer crime charges were filed against Carone following a" harassment campaign" she waged against her boyfriend's 42-year-old ex-wife in 2018 and 2019. She pleaded down to disorderly conduct.
Reports are that between November 2018 and September 2019, the victim received three videos from unknown email addresses showing Carone and her boyfriend having sex. Police traced the IP address to Carone, who ironically claimed during the Michigan hearing to be some sort of IT specialist -- who apparently doesn't know how to use a VPN. Oh, and this genius thought that getting a new router and switching service providers would definitely solve all the problems. Not.
IT Specialist and Sober Star Witness Carone served one year of probation. Ironically, it ended right before she was brought on to do temp work at Detroit's TCF Center during the November election.
I, for one, cannot wait to see Cecily Strong play Carone on SNL, although I am not sure anyone could do this crazy train justice.


crooksandliars--2020-12-05--Tiffany Cross: Trumps Are ‘Human Embodiment’ Of Why Blacks Distrust Legal System

Tiffany Cross dropped the mic on Donald Trump ’ s record with Black people and it was a great omen for her future as a permanent replacement for Joy Reid .
Cross demolished the myth that Trump is a friend to Blacks : CROSS : This entire notion that Donald Trump and Jared Kushner did so much for Black people is as asinine as Mitch McConnell writing an op-ed about his role in the civil rights movement .
It ’ s quite ridiculous and unworthy of a segment on a show that this fabulous Dr. Jason Johnson is hosting .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the audience that the first year that Donald Trump was in office , Jared and Ivanka Kushner made over $ 80 million while they were in office .
The second year , that inflated to $ 135 million .
So why might he be trying to pre-pardon his children in his last few days in office ?
And I 'm really curious how this will all play out .
Jason , you know , being raised in households like we were , we were raised to distrust the system .
Everyone around me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work , he 's going to leave .
These people are the human embodiment of why we are so distrustful of a system that has routinely and historically and consistently harmed us .
And so now we see the results of centuries of white supremacy that has elevated this very below-average , basic , unintelligent man to the highest office in the land , as his first job in government being president of the United States .
And here we are in the grips of a global pandemic that disproportionately harms black and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while these bread lines are getting longer .
And I should point out that he 's also rushing through executions , federal executions , at this point in his presidency .
Interestingly , former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance thinks that state and local prosecutors may be the ones to save us : VANCE : One of the most fascinating features of the legal landscape here is that traditionally state prosecutors have stepped aside to let the federal government prosecute corruption cases .
The federal government has more resources , it moves more quickly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But I think that your question is an important one to ask here .
We know Cy Vance in Manhattan is pushing cases on the Trumps .
Mimi Rocah will be the district attorney in Westchester County .
She will likely have jurisdiction over some Trump-related cases .
We do n't know what other state and local DAs will proceed but I suspect that they will pick up the slack if there is any .
And I would be remiss if I did n't pick up on Tiffany 's point about concerns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in executions as it draws to a close , to make the point that this week , I was proud to be one of over 100 prosecutors , state and federal , Democrat and Republican , who wrote to say that the death penalty is something that this country should no longer push forward with , that it 's outmoded and unfair .
And perhaps what we will see is state prosecutors take on responsibility for the corruption cases , is that this push to reform the criminal justice system , to end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also come from them as well .

Tiffany Cross dropped the mic on Donald Trump’s record with Black people and it was a great omen for her future as a permanent replacement for Joy Reid.
Cross demolished the myth that Trump is a friend to Blacks:
CROSS: This entire notion that Donald Trump and Jared Kushner did so much for Black people is as asinine as Mitch McConnell writing an op-ed about his role in the civil rights movement. It’s quite ridiculous and unworthy of a segment on a show that this fabulous Dr. Jason Johnson is hosting. But I do just want to remind the audience that the first year that Donald Trump was in office, Jared and Ivanka Kushner made over $80 million while they were in office. The second year, that inflated to $135 million. So why might he be trying to pre-pardon his children in his last few days in office? And I'm really curious how this will all play out. Jason, you know, being raised in households like we were, we were raised to distrust the system. Everyone around me keeps saying the system is going to work, he's going to leave. These people are the human embodiment of why we are so distrustful of a system that has routinely and historically and consistently harmed us. And so now we see the results of centuries of white supremacy that has elevated this very below-average, basic, unintelligent man to the highest office in the land, as his first job in government being president of the United States. And here we are in the grips of a global pandemic that disproportionately harms black and brown folks and an increasingly problematic economy while these bread lines are getting longer. And I should point out that he's also rushing through executions, federal executions, at this point in his presidency.
Interestingly, former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance thinks that state and local prosecutors may be the ones to save us: