crooksandliars--2020-12-16--Palm Beach Neighbors To Trump: No, You Can't Move Into Mar-a-Lago

Trump 's next door neighbors in Palm Beach have notified the man they see as a low-class interloper he ca n't use Mar-a-Lago as a personal residence .
Via the Washington Post : That message was formally delivered Tuesday morning in a demand letter delivered to the town of Palm Beach and also addressed to the U.S. Secret Service asserting that Trump lost his legal right to live at Mar-a-Lago because of an agreement he signed in the early 1990s when he converted the storied estate from his private residence to a private club .
The legal maneuver could , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to publicly address whether Trump can make Mar-a-Lago his legal residence and home , as he has been expected to do , when he becomes an ex-president after the swearing-in of Joe Biden on Jan. 20 .
The contretemps sets up a potentially awkward scenario , unique in recent history , in which a former Oval Office occupant would find himself having to officially defend his choice of a place to live during his post-presidency .
It also could create a legal headache for Trump because he changed his official domicile to Mar-a-Lago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lived before being elected president and came to fame as a brash , self-promoting developer .
( Trump originally tried to register to vote in Florida using the White House in Washington as his address , which is not allowed under Florida law .
He later changed the registration to the Mar-a-Lago address . )
In the demand letter , obtained by The Washington Post , an attorney for the Mar-a-Lago neighbors says the town should notify Trump that he can not use Mar-a-Lago as his residence .
Making that move would “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outgoing president moves to the club and later has to be ordered to leave , according to the letter sent on behalf of the neighbors , the DeMoss family , which runs an international missionary foundation .

Trump's next door neighbors in Palm Beach have notified the man they see as a low-class interloper he can't use Mar-a-Lago as a personal residence. Via the Washington Post:
That message was formally delivered Tuesday morning in a demand letter delivered to the town of Palm Beach and also addressed to the U.S. Secret Service asserting that Trump lost his legal right to live at Mar-a-Lago because of an agreement he signed in the early 1990s when he converted the storied estate from his private residence to a private club. The legal maneuver could, at long last, force Palm Beach to publicly address whether Trump can make Mar-a-Lago his legal residence and home, as he has been expected to do, when he becomes an ex-president after the swearing-in of Joe Biden on Jan. 20.
The contretemps sets up a potentially awkward scenario, unique in recent history, in which a former Oval Office occupant would find himself having to officially defend his choice of a place to live during his post-presidency. It also could create a legal headache for Trump because he changed his official domicile to Mar-a-Lago, leaving behind Manhattan, where he lived before being elected president and came to fame as a brash, self-promoting developer. (Trump originally tried to register to vote in Florida using the White House in Washington as his address, which is not allowed under Florida law. He later changed the registration to the Mar-a-Lago address.)
In the demand letter, obtained by The Washington Post, an attorney for the Mar-a-Lago neighbors says the town should notify Trump that he cannot use Mar-a-Lago as his residence. Making that move would “avoid an embarrassing situation” if the outgoing president moves to the club and later has to be ordered to leave, according to the letter sent on behalf of the neighbors, the DeMoss family, which runs an international missionary foundation.


crooksandliars--2020-12-16--Newsmax Guest Says Trump Packing Defense Dept. With ‘Loyalists’ For ‘Wartime Phase’

Trump campaign surrogate Brian Trascher revealed on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is now entering the “ wartime phase ” @ @ @ @ @ the 2020 election .
During a panel discussion on Newsmax , Trascher was asked to @ @ @ @ @ Barr ’ s recent resignation .
“ I ’ m not really surprised at all @ @ @ @ @ “ You know , Bill Barr accidentally misspoke a couple weeks ago when he said @ @ @ @ @ enough evidence of fraud to overturn the election.
” “ The last couple of weeks @ @ @ @ @ members of the Justice Department leaving , being replaced by people who are Trump loyalists @ @ @ @ @ “ Just like at the Department of Defense.
” Trascher added : “ President Trump @ @ @ @ @ true wartime phase of this operation with the rigged election and he needs a wartime @ @ @ @ @ s just not that guy .
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Trump campaign surrogate Brian Trascher revealed on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is now entering the “wartime phase” of his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
During a panel discussion on Newsmax, Trascher was asked to comment on Attorney General Bill Barr’s recent resignation.
“I’m not really surprised at all,” Trascher explained. “You know, Bill Barr accidentally misspoke a couple weeks ago when he said he hadn’t seen enough evidence of fraud to overturn the election.”
“The last couple of weeks you’ve seen senior members of the Justice Department leaving, being replaced by people who are Trump loyalists,” he continued. “Just like at the Department of Defense.”
Trascher added: “President Trump is about to enter the true wartime phase of this operation with the rigged election and he needs a wartime consigliere and Bill Barr’s just not that guy.”


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crooksandliars--2020-12-17--Russian Hackers Got To U.S. Nuclear Weapons Agency, Trump Silent

Numerous agencies were infiltrated by hackers over the last 6 to 9 months and it is only being discovered recently , the AP reports .
The intrusions into computer systems were carried out by Russian hackers , yet Trump has not said ONE word about it .
Did he know ?
If so , did he approve it ?
The nation 's cybersecurtiy agency `` warned of a “ grave ” risk to government and private networks . ''
Further , they stated that the intrusion had `` compromised federal agencies as well as “ critical infrastructure ” in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and will be difficult to undo . ''
It was not made public what agencies had been breached , but on Thursday afternoon Politico broke the news that one of the agencies breached was Energy Department and National Nuclear Security Administration , which manages our nuclear stockpile !
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It has been reported that the breaches began in March , which is absolutely shocking .
One official , who wished to remain anonymous , told the AP : “ This is looking like it ’ s the worst hacking case in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everything.
” Regarding the nuclear weapons , Politico is reporting that the Energy Department and National Nuclear Security Administration `` have evidence that hackers accessed their networks as part of an extensive espionage operation that has affected at least half a dozen federal agencies . ''
It is not clear what they were able to access and/or steal .
Was this Donald Trump 's final payment to Putin ?
Turning a blind eye to the literal hack of our national secrets , including nuclear weapons ?
We were worried about him selling national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
No one considered he would let it happen while he was STILL IN OFFICE .

Numerous agencies were infiltrated by hackers over the last 6 to 9 months and it is only being discovered recently, the AP reports. The intrusions into computer systems were carried out by Russian hackers, yet Trump has not said ONE word about it. Did he know? If so, did he approve it?
The nation's cybersecurtiy agency "warned of a “grave” risk to government and private networks." Further, they stated that the intrusion had "compromised federal agencies as well as “critical infrastructure” in a sophisticated attack that was hard to detect and will be difficult to undo."
It was not made public what agencies had been breached, but on Thursday afternoon Politico broke the news that one of the agencies breached was Energy Department and National Nuclear Security Administration, which manages our nuclear stockpile!!!
It has been reported that the breaches began in March, which is absolutely shocking. One official, who wished to remain anonymous, told the AP: “This is looking like it’s the worst hacking case in the history of America. They got into everything.”
Regarding the nuclear weapons, Politico is reporting that the Energy Department and National Nuclear Security Administration "have evidence that hackers accessed their networks as part of an extensive espionage operation that has affected at least half a dozen federal agencies." It is not clear what they were able to access and/or steal.
Was this Donald Trump's final payment to Putin? Turning a blind eye to the literal hack of our national secrets, including nuclear weapons? We were worried about him selling national secrets and intelligence AFTER he left office. No one considered he would let it happen while he was STILL IN OFFICE.


crooksandliars--2020-12-17--Marco Rubio Hates Being Called A 'F*cker'

I 'm sure at this point you 've heard that President-elect Joe Biden 's incoming Deputy Chief of Staff , Jen O'Malley Dillon referred to Republicans on Capitol Hill as `` fuckers . ''
Big whoop , right ?
Well , apparently , it 's a very big whoop .
Commence the pearl-clutching on the right , particularly by those who remained suspiciously silent as Trump bragged about grabbing women by the p*ssy , insulted other nations by calling them `` Sh*thole countries , '' not to mention calling reporters , politicians , and members of their families `` Idiots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , of course , before we get to the number of 9/11s that happen daily now , thanks to Trump 's negligence and grift , and the crimes against humanity occurring on the border and in ICE camps , and American soldiers with Russian bounties on their heads in Afghanistan that he is totally cool with .
Case in point : Senator from the great state of Floriduh , Marco Rubio .
Well , the stars of the Twitterverse quickly gathered to put him in his place , beginning ( and ending , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But honestly , there were so many stellar knock-out punches , it was hard to limit them to even these next few .
This must have wounded Rubio , since his next tweet seemed to be an attempt to remind people how very godly and Christ-like he was .
That did n't go well , either .
Nothing , though , and I mean nothing , beats what my one of C & L colleagues said when we learned Jen O'Malley Dillon was being pressured to apologize .
Of course , O'Malley @ @ @ @ @ @ @ C & L-er hoped that if she does , she says , `` I 'm sorry I called those Nazis 'fuckers . '
'' UPDATE : ( Karoli ) O'Malley Dillon did apologize , sort of .
She admitted she probably could have thought of a better word .
I think she could have too .
`` Ratfuckers '' , for example .
`` Murdering fuckers '' could be another .

I'm sure at this point you've heard that President-elect Joe Biden's incoming Deputy Chief of Staff, Jen O'Malley Dillon referred to Republicans on Capitol Hill as "fuckers." Big whoop, right?
Well, apparently, it's a very big whoop. Commence the pearl-clutching on the right, particularly by those who remained suspiciously silent as Trump bragged about grabbing women by the p*ssy, insulted other nations by calling them "Sh*thole countries," not to mention calling reporters, politicians, and members of their families "Idiots" to their faces. That's, of course, before we get to the number of 9/11s that happen daily now, thanks to Trump's negligence and grift, and the crimes against humanity occurring on the border and in ICE camps, and American soldiers with Russian bounties on their heads in Afghanistan that he is totally cool with.
Case in point: Senator from the great state of Floriduh, Marco Rubio.
Biden talks about unity and healing, but you want to know what they really think?
Read how the person he wants as the next WH deputy chief of staff called Republicans in Congress a bunch of f***ers — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) December 17, 2020
Well, the stars of the Twitterverse quickly gathered to put him in his place, beginning (and ending, in my opinion) with Nicolle Wallace.
Are we really talking about the f word in any context other than the f-ing people who stood by Trump as he boasted about “grabbing women in the pussy”, smeared “shit hole countries” called black NFL players “sons of bitches” and assaulted our democracy while ignoring covid? — Nicolle Wallace (@NicolleDWallace) December 17, 2020
But honestly, there were so many stellar knock-out punches, it was hard to limit them to even these next few.
I am constantly bewildered by people offended by the f word and the c word but still comfortable with blatant Nazism — lumos kiwi🇳🇿🐝 (@HayleyHoppe3) December 17, 2020
Oh for Gods sake. 300,000 are dead & you’re tweeting about swear words? Get your priorities straight! I know you like Bible verses. Remember this one? “Do not stand idly by while your neighbors blood is shed” Lev 19:16 — Rabbi Jill Zimmerman (@RabbiJill) December 17, 2020
Well, there is the small matter of you very much being a fucker.
A spineless, obsequious, sycophantic, gutless little fucker.
Sooo, ya know, accurate. — The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) December 17, 2020
i still have this for sale to li'l marco if he wants pic.twitter.com/LhROtu4KtG — terryZ (@zeszut) December 17, 2020
It was locker room talk — Travis Allen 🇺🇸 (@TravisAllen02) December 17, 2020
This must have wounded Rubio, since his next tweet seemed to be an attempt to remind people how very godly and Christ-like he was.
Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel,who alone does wonderful deeds. Blessed be his glorious name forever;may he fill all the earth with his glory.
Psalms 72:18-19 — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) December 17, 2020
That didn't go well, either.
Thou shall release the children who are being sexually assaulted and the women who are given unwanted hysterectomies EN MASSE in RUBIO OWNED ICE PRISONS
Crimes Against Humanity 1:20:21 — Brown Eyed Susan (@smc429) December 17, 2020
Nothing, though, and I mean nothing, beats what my one of C&L colleagues said when we learned Jen O'Malley Dillon was being pressured to apologize. Of course, O'Malley Dillon shouldn't apologize, but this C&L-er hoped that if she does, she says, "I'm sorry I called those Nazis 'fuckers.'"
UPDATE: (Karoli) O'Malley Dillon did apologize, sort of. She admitted she probably could have thought of a better word. I think she could have too. "Ratfuckers", for example. "Murdering fuckers" could be another.


crooksandliars--2020-12-17--Trump's Use Of The Authoritarian Playbook Will Have Lasting Consequences

Six weeks after the U.S. election , President Donald Trump had still not accepted defeat .
This behavior is not typical in mature democracies .
And it ’ s reminiscent of countries with what political scientists call “ hybrid regimes ” – nations that have elements of democracy but in practice are not democracies .
For us – politics scholars studying Latin America and the former Soviet Union – Trump ’ s resistance to election results underscores the fragility of democratic institutions when confronted with authoritarian practices .
These include deligitimizing election results , interfering with judicial independence and attacking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of a global trend in authoritarianism .
The United States can learn a great deal from other countries where democracies fell victim to the authoritarian playbook .
Trump and members of the Republican Party claimed fraud in the presidential elections .
They attempted to overturn legally cast ballots in Pennsylvania , Georgia , Wisconsin and Michigan .
Trump , furthermore , has urged state leaders to ignore the will of voters and give their electoral votes to him .
Disregard for voters and electoral rules are tactics well documented in hybrid regimes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. election was rigged , it was not .
Truly rigged elections involve practices like ballot box stuffing – adding false ballots to legitimate ones , or buying the electorate by offering citizens money or jobs in exchange for votes .
Barring opposition candidates from running for office , as Russia has done , is another tactic .
Other regimes , like Alexander Lukashenko ’ s in Belarus , pressure electoral officials to falsify electoral results to ensure victories with wide margins .
This triggered massive protests in August .
In Venezuela , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chávez seized control of vote processing and counting through the National Electoral Council , a branch of government that oversees elections .
This way , any election irregularities always hurt the opposition .
And Chávez encouraged the electorate to vote for him if they were state employees or received government benefits .
At times , they received outright threats that they would lose their jobs if they did not vote for him .
Other forms of “ encouragement ” in Venezuela included “ red tents ” next to polling stations .
These were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for government benefits and receive small gifts .
President Trump did something similar by putting his name on stimulus checks in April , which may have been illegal but was never adjudicated .
He also tried to rig the U.S. election by insisting that mail-in votes should not be counted after Election Day , and then attempted to overturn election results based on that claim .
Coined by the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin , the phrase “ enemies of the people ” – used against all who disagreed with him – has entered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his presidency , Trump called the press the “ enemies of the people.
” More recently , Brad Raffensperger , Georgia ’ s Republican secretary of state , earned this title from Trump after defending his state ’ s election process .
Russian President Vladimir Putin , who has been in power since 2000 and consolidated his autocratic rule by amending the Russian constitution , has a long list of opposition leaders , civil groups and journalists who have become “ enemies of the people.
” Before the election , Trump insisted mail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to overturn Nevada ’ s vote-by-mail law .
He insisted that there would be election disputes and that filling the Supreme Court seat was crucial for that reason .
Yes , the high court has rejected Trump ’ s efforts to overturn election results .
But Trump ’ s audacious attempt mirrors tactics used by authoritarian leaders .
Similar scenarios to the one Trump hoped for played out with Evo Morales in Bolivia and Juan Orlando Hernández in Honduras .
Morales and Hernández were able to install judges who ruled that clauses in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That , in turn , allowed both leaders to run successfully for reelection .
Authoritarian leaders also favor “ law and order ” arguments to justify their legitimacy .
They paint themselves as the ultimate arbiters of what presents a threat .
Russia ’ s Putin has emphasized his commitment to stability and security , elevating the status of security forces loyal to him , known as siloviki .
These security forces now hold high positions in Russian politics , business and society .
Trump has also cultivated the image of a strongman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Guard to quell racial justice protests .
Similar to autocratic leaders in Venezuela , Nicaragua and Ukraine , Trump has refused to denounce far-right militias like the Proud Boys , telling them instead to “ stand back and stand by , ” which was interpreted as a command .
And he suggested that people “ liberate ” Michigan from the state ’ s social distancing measures amid the pandemic , a move critics denounced for inciting insurrection .
Trump has used ploys from the autocratic playbook throughout his presidency , and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s rejection of election results damages the legitimacy of the democratic process .
In general , it encourages other autocrats and would-be autocrats to challenge the electoral process if they don ’ t like the results .
For the U.S. , it promotes the belief that President-elect Joe Biden ’ s presidency will be illegitimate .
A country ’ s stability largely depends on people accepting the results if their side loses .
If a significant portion of the public refuses to , history shows that violence will not be far behind .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is stark .
Surviving the recent electoral turmoil does not guarantee it will outlast a similar scenario the next time .
Republican leaders ’ failure to repudiate baseless allegations of electoral fraud – and some Republicans ’ willingness to pursue legal action based on these claims – further undermines the legitimacy of the democratic process .
Trump was defeated , but Trumpism will have a lasting effect .
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Lena Surzhko Harned , Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science , Penn State and Luis Jimenez , Associate Professor of Political Science , University of Massachusetts Boston This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license .
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Lena Surzhko Harned, Penn State and Luis Jimenez, University of Massachusetts Boston
Six weeks after the U.S. election, President Donald Trump had still not accepted defeat. This behavior is not typical in mature democracies. And it’s reminiscent of countries with what political scientists call “hybrid regimes” – nations that have elements of democracy but in practice are not democracies.
For us – politics scholars studying Latin America and the former Soviet Union – Trump’s resistance to election results underscores the fragility of democratic institutions when confronted with authoritarian practices. These include deligitimizing election results, interfering with judicial independence and attacking independent media and opposition.
Trump is part of a global trend in authoritarianism. The United States can learn a great deal from other countries where democracies fell victim to the authoritarian playbook.
Rigging elections
Trump and members of the Republican Party claimed fraud in the presidential elections. They attempted to overturn legally cast ballots in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin and Michigan. Trump, furthermore, has urged state leaders to ignore the will of voters and give their electoral votes to him.
Disregard for voters and electoral rules are tactics well documented in hybrid regimes. Although Trump has charged that the U.S. election was rigged, it was not.
Truly rigged elections involve practices like ballot box stuffing – adding false ballots to legitimate ones, or buying the electorate by offering citizens money or jobs in exchange for votes.
Barring opposition candidates from running for office, as Russia has done, is another tactic.
Other regimes, like Alexander Lukashenko’s in Belarus, pressure electoral officials to falsify electoral results to ensure victories with wide margins. This triggered massive protests in August.
In Venezuela, since roughly 2005, former President Hugo Chávez seized control of vote processing and counting through the National Electoral Council, a branch of government that oversees elections. This way, any election irregularities always hurt the opposition.
And Chávez encouraged the electorate to vote for him if they were state employees or received government benefits. At times, they received outright threats that they would lose their jobs if they did not vote for him.
Other forms of “encouragement” in Venezuela included “red tents” next to polling stations. These were government stations where people could sign up for government benefits and receive small gifts.
President Trump did something similar by putting his name on stimulus checks in April, which may have been illegal but was never adjudicated.
He also tried to rig the U.S. election by insisting that mail-in votes should not be counted after Election Day, and then attempted to overturn election results based on that claim.
‘Enemies of the people’
Coined by the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, the phrase “enemies of the people” – used against all who disagreed with him – has entered Trump’s vocabulary.
Earlier in his presidency, Trump called the press the “enemies of the people.” More recently, Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s Republican secretary of state, earned this title from Trump after defending his state’s election process.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been in power since 2000 and consolidated his autocratic rule by amending the Russian constitution, has a long list of opposition leaders, civil groups and journalists who have become “enemies of the people.”
Pet judiciaries
Before the election, Trump insisted mail voting was riddled with fraud and tried to overturn Nevada’s vote-by-mail law. He insisted that there would be election disputes and that filling the Supreme Court seat was crucial for that reason.
Yes, the high court has rejected Trump’s efforts to overturn election results. But Trump’s audacious attempt mirrors tactics used by authoritarian leaders.
Similar scenarios to the one Trump hoped for played out with Evo Morales in Bolivia and Juan Orlando Hernández in Honduras.
Morales and Hernández were able to install judges who ruled that clauses in the constitutions prohibiting reelection were unconstitutional. That, in turn, allowed both leaders to run successfully for reelection.
‘Law and order’
Authoritarian leaders also favor “law and order” arguments to justify their legitimacy. They paint themselves as the ultimate arbiters of what presents a threat.
Russia’s Putin has emphasized his commitment to stability and security, elevating the status of security forces loyal to him, known as siloviki. These security forces now hold high positions in Russian politics, business and society.
Trump has also cultivated the image of a strongman, calling for the mobilization of the National Guard to quell racial justice protests.
Similar to autocratic leaders in Venezuela, Nicaragua and Ukraine, Trump has refused to denounce far-right militias like the Proud Boys, telling them instead to “stand back and stand by,” which was interpreted as a command.
And he suggested that people “liberate” Michigan from the state’s social distancing measures amid the pandemic, a move critics denounced for inciting insurrection.
Lasting effects
Trump has used ploys from the autocratic playbook throughout his presidency, and that will have lasting consequences.
Trump’s rejection of election results damages the legitimacy of the democratic process.
In general, it encourages other autocrats and would-be autocrats to challenge the electoral process if they don’t like the results. For the U.S., it promotes the belief that President-elect Joe Biden’s presidency will be illegitimate.
A country’s stability largely depends on people accepting the results if their side loses. If a significant portion of the public refuses to, history shows that violence will not be far behind.
For the United States, the lesson is stark. Surviving the recent electoral turmoil does not guarantee it will outlast a similar scenario the next time.
Republican leaders’ failure to repudiate baseless allegations of electoral fraud – and some Republicans’ willingness to pursue legal action based on these claims – further undermines the legitimacy of the democratic process.
Trump was defeated, but Trumpism will have a lasting effect.
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Lena Surzhko Harned, Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science, Penn State and Luis Jimenez, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Boston
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.


crooksandliars--2020-12-17--Rand Paul Says The Quiet Part Out Loud, Promotes Voter Fraud Conspiracy Theories

Rand Paul joined Maria Bartiromo on FOX Business and claimed there was `` massive voter fraud '' in the presidential election ( with no proof ) .
And then he attacked Georgia 's election officials for promoting mail-in voting due to the pandemic .
Never forget that Rand Paul , also told Fox News viewers that masks do n't keep us safe from the virus .
This morning he responded to Bartiromo 's lunacy about mail-in ballots for the Georgia runoff coming in January .
`` They are mailing out a solicitation .
They 're mailing everybody out a solicitation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Paul said .
Delegitimizing Democratic voter outreach as somehow `` fraudulent '' is standard operating practice for the racist Republican Party .
And how is voting not a right for a US citizen ?
He continued , `` This is not the state law .
This is something that has been created out of whole cloth by the Secretary of State , but if they do it again I 'm very very concerned if you solicit from typically nonvoters that you will affect and change the outcome .
His meaning is clear .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fewer chances Republicans will keep their seats .
And we know this is what they will say .
If Republicans win the Senate runoffs in January then there was no voter fraud , but if Ossoff and Warnock win the races then there would have been massive voter fraud in Georgia `` stealing '' the Senate .
And Georgia has been a red state since Jimmy Carter 's term ended .
On Fox and Friends , Rand Paul claimed that LBJ committed voter fraud back in the 60s with shoe boxes full @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entire voter rolls .
Back when Rand Paul was running for the Senate , Rachel Maddow exposed him as a piece of sh*t for his views on the Civil Rights Act and he continues to be one of the `` f**kers from the Republican Party .

Rand Paul joined Maria Bartiromo on FOX Business and claimed there was "massive voter fraud" in the presidential election (with no proof).
And then he attacked Georgia's election officials for promoting mail-in voting due to the pandemic.
Never forget that Rand Paul, also told Fox News viewers that masks don't keep us safe from the virus.
This morning he responded to Bartiromo's lunacy about mail-in ballots for the Georgia runoff coming in January.
"They are mailing out a solicitation. They're mailing everybody out a solicitation to vote by mail," Sen. Paul said.
Delegitimizing Democratic voter outreach as somehow "fraudulent" is standard operating practice for the racist Republican Party. And how is voting not a right for a US citizen?
He continued, "This is not the state law. This is something that has been created out of whole cloth by the Secretary of State, but if they do it again I'm very very concerned if you solicit from typically nonvoters that you will affect and change the outcome.
His meaning is clear. The more people in Georgia vote, the fewer chances Republicans will keep their seats.
And we know this is what they will say. If Republicans win the Senate runoffs in January then there was no voter fraud, but if Ossoff and Warnock win the races then there would have been massive voter fraud in Georgia "stealing" the Senate.
And Georgia has been a red state since Jimmy Carter's term ended.
On Fox and Friends, Rand Paul claimed that LBJ committed voter fraud back in the 60s with shoe boxes full of ballots and that we must purge entire voter rolls.
Back when Rand Paul was running for the Senate, Rachel Maddow exposed him as a piece of sh*t for his views on the Civil Rights Act and he continues to be one of the "f**kers from the Republican Party.
Sen. Paul continues to prove Maddow right.


crooksandliars--2020-12-17--Pearl Clutching Back In Style As DC Feigns Outrage Over A Woman Cursing

It was expected , once Donald Trump shuffled off stage taking with him plans to overthrow the government and collaborate with dictators , that Republicans would set the outrage bar back to the point where suit color or condiment choice were rant worthy .
Just like Republicans can be expected to miraculously recover the ability to comprehend the word “ deficit.
” What ’ s surprising is just how fast this reset of delicate sensibilities is kicking into gear .
On Wednesday evening , Republicans dragged their fainting couches out of storage , dusted them off , and promptly sprawled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden ’ s choice to be White House deputy chief of staff called Republicans in Congress `` f*ckers ” in a yet to be published Glamour Magazine interview .
Sorry , folks in the Northeast .
Before you take your children out to play , be advised that that ’ s not a blizzard outside .
It ’ s just Republicans returning to their snowflake form .
As Axios reports , there is widespread concern because Jen O'Malley Dillon called Republicans on Capitol Hill … one of the kinder terms she might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ search finds 41 times that Donald Trump referred to people as “ idiots ” it would seem that Republicans have a decidedly unidirectional thin skin .
There are also the 246 times in the last few years that Trump tweeted about someone being “ stupid , ” including the time when he talked about Pennsylvania Gov .
Tom Wolf ’ s “ stupid wife.
” It ’ s unclear whether this is worse than when Trump insulted Ted Cruz ’ s wife , which apparently caused Cruz to swear his undying affection .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ comments to Access Hollywood , was all just “ locker room talk.
” According to the Axios story , some donors to Biden are also concerned .
They feel like Jen O'Malley Dillon should apologize “ to Biden and perhaps to congressional Republicans , ” because her statement doesn ’ t fit with the idea of Biden trying to bring the nation together .
Here ’ s the problem with those donors … they are also f*ckers .
Yes , Joe Biden intends to run a White House that ’ s not just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of showing concern for healing the rift that Trump has spent the last four years prying open with crowbars of racism , intolerance , and generic hate .
But that rift will not be healed by ignoring it , or by ignoring how Republicans on Capitol Hill didn ’ t just stand by , but brought buckets of salt for the wound .
You don ’ t get past a crime by refusing to recognize the criminals .
The Republicans that Biden ’ s incoming deputy chief of staff called out are those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demeaning the press , diminishing the role of medical experts in a time of crisis , and exacerbating both racism and intolerance of the LGBTQ community .
Preventing Jen O'Malley Dillon from leveling a nice , meaty Anglo-Saxon term their way isn ’ t healing a wound , it ’ s pretending that these people—126 of whom just signed on to an attempt to explicitly overturn the government—are not complicit in Trump ’ s actions .
Even if these sensitive souls are convinced that America needs a truth and reconciliation committee more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years on an oh-so-satisfying quest to see that everyone who helped Trump grease the slope to authoritarianism gets their day in court ( and months in jail ) , truth and reconciliation starts with truth .
Jen O'Malley Dillon was just delivering the truth .

It was expected, once Donald Trump shuffled off stage taking with him plans to overthrow the government and collaborate with dictators, that Republicans would set the outrage bar back to the point where suit color or condiment choice were rant worthy. Just like Republicans can be expected to miraculously recover the ability to comprehend the word “deficit.” What’s surprising is just how fast this reset of delicate sensibilities is kicking into gear.
On Wednesday evening, Republicans dragged their fainting couches out of storage, dusted them off, and promptly sprawled full length in trembling concern because … Joe Biden’s choice to be White House deputy chief of staff called Republicans in Congress "f*ckers” in a yet to be published Glamour Magazine interview. Sorry, folks in the Northeast. Before you take your children out to play, be advised that that’s not a blizzard outside. It’s just Republicans returning to their snowflake form.
As Axios reports, there is widespread concern because Jen O'Malley Dillon called Republicans on Capitol Hill … one of the kinder terms she might have used. Considering that a quick search finds 41 times that Donald Trump referred to people as “idiots” it would seem that Republicans have a decidedly unidirectional thin skin. There are also the 246 times in the last few years that Trump tweeted about someone being “stupid,” including the time when he talked about Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s “stupid wife.” It’s unclear whether this is worse than when Trump insulted Ted Cruz’s wife, which apparently caused Cruz to swear his undying affection. Maybe that, like Trump’s comments to Access Hollywood, was all just “locker room talk.”
According to the Axios story, some donors to Biden are also concerned. They feel like Jen O'Malley Dillon should apologize “to Biden and perhaps to congressional Republicans,” because her statement doesn’t fit with the idea of Biden trying to bring the nation together.
Here’s the problem with those donors … they are also f*ckers.
Yes, Joe Biden intends to run a White House that’s not just progressive but positive, with an intention of showing concern for healing the rift that Trump has spent the last four years prying open with crowbars of racism, intolerance, and generic hate. But that rift will not be healed by ignoring it, or by ignoring how Republicans on Capitol Hill didn’t just stand by, but brought buckets of salt for the wound. You don’t get past a crime by refusing to recognize the criminals.
The Republicans that Biden’s incoming deputy chief of staff called out are those who have aided and abetted Trump in demeaning the press, diminishing the role of medical experts in a time of crisis, and exacerbating both racism and intolerance of the LGBTQ community. Preventing Jen O'Malley Dillon from leveling a nice, meaty Anglo-Saxon term their way isn’t healing a wound, it’s pretending that these people—126 of whom just signed on to an attempt to explicitly overturn the government—are not complicit in Trump’s actions.
Even if these sensitive souls are convinced that America needs a truth and reconciliation committee more than it needs to spend the next four years on an oh-so-satisfying quest to see that everyone who helped Trump grease the slope to authoritarianism gets their day in court (and months in jail), truth and reconciliation starts with truth. Jen O'Malley Dillon was just delivering the truth.
Posted with permission from Daily Kos.


crooksandliars--2020-12-17--Defund The Police?  Kelly Loeffler's Huge Tax Break Defunded Public Services

On Tuesday , Joy Reid discussed the huge tax break that Kelly Loeffer and her husband got when her house value suddenly decreased by $ 6 million with her panel , Sam Brodey and Georgia Rep-Elect Nikema Williams .
The meat of the discussion focused on how this tax break will hurt taxpayers and public services alike : JOY ANN REID : How much money did she and her husband , who i should note is the CEO of the New York stock exchange , they 're already rich , so all of the things she has been accused of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't need the money .
like she 's rich .
how much money did they save in taxes ?
SAM : They saved $ 110,000 in property taxes their first year and then this change happened in 2016. their home since then has not come even close to the initial value of $ 10.5 million it once had .
So it saved them somewhere around half a million dollars in the last five years .
this is one of the most valuable properties in the entire city of Atlanta .
a huge generator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the property sphere so it 's just unusual that a drop like this would occur .
we were told it got -- got various theories from experts on this who said a number of things could have happened .
It could have been a mistake .
somebody could have changed it , the review , which is odd because this is the only house to see a drop like this .
But the only thing we really know is whatever happened on the county side two of the wealthiest people in Atlanta got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
REID : Deprived Atlanta and the state of Georgia of tax revenue that could help pay for schools in Atlanta .
I just think we should note that .
Representative Williams , this sounds for all the world like corruption .
It just does .
There is no explanation .
I think it is important we clarify the scope of what Sam Brodey was able to find .
As an elected official , what do you make of the fact that at least 500,000 or so dollars in tax revenue was , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Georgia ?
NIKEMA WILLIAMS : Joy , I think when people show you who they are , we should believe them .
We have seen time and time again even at the brink of this pandemic , Kelly Loeffler looked out for herself , her own stock portfolio , and lined her own pockets instead of the best interests of everyday Georgians .
This just tracks in the same playbook .
and so I know that when everybody else was prepping and trying to buy toilet paper and preparing for the pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who is a student in Atlanta public schools , who could have used that additional revenue in our school system , she was not looking out for the best interests of everyday Georgians but for herself .
So this is in line with who she has shown us that she is .

On Tuesday, Joy Reid discussed the huge tax break that Kelly Loeffer and her husband got when her house value suddenly decreased by $6 million with her panel, Sam Brodey and Georgia Rep-Elect Nikema Williams. The meat of the discussion focused on how this tax break will hurt taxpayers and public services alike:
JOY ANN REID: How much money did she and her husband, who i should note is the CEO of the New York stock exchange, they're already rich, so all of the things she has been accused of that make her richer, she doesn't need the money. like she's rich. how much money did they save in taxes?
SAM : They saved $110,000 in property taxes their first year and then this change happened in 2016. their home since then has not come even close to the initial value of $10.5 million it once had. So it saved them somewhere around half a million dollars in the last five years. this is one of the most valuable properties in the entire city of Atlanta. a huge generator of tax revenue for the county and the property sphere so it's just unusual that a drop like this would occur. we were told it got -- got various theories from experts on this who said a number of things could have happened. It could have been a mistake. somebody could have changed it, the review, which is odd because this is the only house to see a drop like this. But the only thing we really know is whatever happened on the county side two of the wealthiest people in Atlanta got an enormous tax break on their home.
REID: Deprived Atlanta and the state of Georgia of tax revenue that could help pay for schools in Atlanta. I just think we should note that. Representative Williams, this sounds for all the world like corruption. It just does. There is no explanation. I think it is important we clarify the scope of what Sam Brodey was able to find. As an elected official, what do you make of the fact that at least 500,000 or so dollars in tax revenue was, you know, lost to the state of Georgia?
NIKEMA WILLIAMS: Joy, I think when people show you who they are, we should believe them. We have seen time and time again even at the brink of this pandemic, Kelly Loeffler looked out for herself, her own stock portfolio, and lined her own pockets instead of the best interests of everyday Georgians. This just tracks in the same playbook. and so I know that when everybody else was prepping and trying to buy toilet paper and preparing for the pandemic, I was getting my son, who is a student in Atlanta public schools, who could have used that additional revenue in our school system, she was not looking out for the best interests of everyday Georgians but for herself. So this is in line with who she has shown us that she is.


crooksandliars--2020-12-17--Chris Christie Addresses New PSA To Anti-Maskers: 'Please Wear A Mask'

This message is n't for everyone .
It 's for all those people who refuse to wear a mask .
You know , lying in isolation in ICU for seven days , I thought about how wrong I was to remove my mask at the White House , and how wrong it is to let mask wearing divide us .
If you do n't do the right thing , we could all end up on the wrong side of history .
pPlease wear a mask .
`` That is former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie , sending out a message @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very important for a large segment of this society to hear .
People who have attacked those who wear masks .
I know that there -- it 's gone in the other direction as well .
but , you know , Mika has shown me a story or two of people on their death beds who have regretted being duped and being wrong about , well , just about everything in this covid crisis , '' Joe Scarborough said .
`` This is -- when we first started talking about this in early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Trump every day and saying I was very hopeful that people would follow scientists and doctors , my plea was this .
That this pandemic is not going to be about politics .
It 's going to be about medicine .
It 's going to be about science , and viruses do n't care about your politics .
They do n't care about your political registration .
They do n't care about your talking point .
Viruses are just looking to attach to people and to get them sick and kill them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ All -- over 300,000 deaths later , it 's still necessary for public opinion shapers to come out and tell you to wear a mask .
I hope you 'll listen because Chris Christie saw up close and personal in a way that we do n't want you or any of your loved ones to ever have to experience what he experienced .
What happens when you do brush aside medicine , when you do dismiss health care officials , when you do ignore science . ''

Chris Christie has a new public service announcement:
This message isn't for everyone. It's for all those people who refuse to wear a mask. You know, lying in isolation in ICU for seven days, I thought about how wrong I was to remove my mask at the White House, and how wrong it is to let mask wearing divide us. If you don't do the right thing, we could all end up on the wrong side of history. pPlease wear a mask.
"That is former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, sending out a message. Believe it or not, still very important for a large segment of this society to hear. People who have attacked those who wear masks. I know that there -- it's gone in the other direction as well. but, you know, Mika has shown me a story or two of people on their death beds who have regretted being duped and being wrong about, well, just about everything in this covid crisis," Joe Scarborough said.
"This is -- when we first started talking about this in early March, when i was pleading with President Trump every day and saying I was very hopeful that people would follow scientists and doctors, my plea was this. That this pandemic is not going to be about politics. It's going to be about medicine. It's going to be about science, and viruses don't care about your politics. They don't care about your political registration. They don't care about your talking point. Viruses are just looking to attach to people and to get them sick and kill them.
"So here we are. All -- over 300,000 deaths later, it's still necessary for public opinion shapers to come out and tell you to wear a mask. I hope you'll listen because Chris Christie saw up close and personal in a way that we don't want you or any of your loved ones to ever have to experience what he experienced. What happens when you do brush aside medicine, when you do dismiss health care officials, when you do ignore science."


crooksandliars--2020-12-17--Trump Advisor: Trump Is 'Throwing A F**king Temper Tantrum' Over Leaving

Trump 's mind is set on revenge , CNN 's Erin Burnett reported last night .
`` President Trump tonight wants the Justice Department to help him get even with his political enemies , pushing extensively , we are learning tonight , for the acting attorney general , Jeffrey Rosen , to name two special counsels , '' she said .
`` And CNN also learning that the president is now asking those around him if he , himself , can appoint the special counsels .
The answer is , no , no , he can not , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have a plan with the attorney general to do so .
Facts and laws , of course , do n't seem to matter to Trump .
He wants one special counsel to investigate Joe Biden 's son Hunter , and the other to investigate the president 's baseless claims of election fraud .
In the case of Hunter Biden , there 's already an investigation .
In the case of the election , the Justice Department , the Department of Homeland Security , the Supreme court , courts across this country , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on and on -- there 's no there there .
`` Trump does n't care about the truth .
We all know that this is now about one thing and one thing only , and that is revenge against the man he sees as his enemy , Joseph R. Biden .
And it comes as sources tell CNN that the president has pulled a 180 , no longer privately , quote/unquote , 'getting the joke , ' not that it was ever funny .
But he used to privately accept the reality that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , no .
He 's now starting to believe his own lies , that the election was stolen .
and this comes while some thought this talk of a rigged election was , you know , just talk , right ?
`` It was all about making money .
Go get a radio show , make a lot of money because you never had as much as you said you had .
you would stay relevant , be a kingmaker .
that 's what it was all about .
but after 39 days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claims about the election , and this -- The election was rigged .
So many votes were stolen .
We won the election easily .
`` He now believes that , so much so that Trump has told some advisers that he may not leave the White House on Inauguration Day .
Literally saying such a thing , putting words to the sentiment .
and one adviser telling CNN , quote , 'He 's throwing an effing temper tantrum .
He 's going to leave .
He 's just lashing out . '
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a person not right in the mind .
Let 's just say it is like it is .
Temper tantrums , lashing out , talking about not leaving the White House .
`` Trump is not 4 , right ?
He 's 74. and despite his increasingly deranged delusions , he still has the power to instill cowardice and fear and sycophancy in others , like the chair of the committee who held a hearing today on something that did not impact the election , fraud , a hearing that should never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump 's own former top elections security official , Chris Krebs . ''

Trump's mind is set on revenge, CNN's Erin Burnett reported last night.
"President Trump tonight wants the Justice Department to help him get even with his political enemies, pushing extensively, we are learning tonight, for the acting attorney general, Jeffrey Rosen, to name two special counsels," she said.
"And CNN also learning that the president is now asking those around him if he, himself, can appoint the special counsels. The answer is, no, no, he cannot, according to Justice Department rules, so he needs to have a plan with the attorney general to do so. Facts and laws, of course, don't seem to matter to Trump. He wants one special counsel to investigate Joe Biden's son Hunter, and the other to investigate the president's baseless claims of election fraud. In the case of Hunter Biden, there's already an investigation. In the case of the election, the Justice Department, the Department of Homeland Security, the Supreme court, courts across this country, all the states, the list goes on and on -- there's no there there.
"Trump doesn't care about the truth. We all know that this is now about one thing and one thing only, and that is revenge against the man he sees as his enemy, Joseph R. Biden. And it comes as sources tell CNN that the president has pulled a 180, no longer privately, quote/unquote, 'getting the joke,' not that it was ever funny. But he used to privately accept the reality that he lost the election, but now, no. He's now starting to believe his own lies, that the election was stolen. and this comes while some thought this talk of a rigged election was, you know, just talk, right?
"It was all about making money. Go get a radio show, make a lot of money because you never had as much as you said you had. you would stay relevant, be a kingmaker. that's what it was all about. but after 39 days and roughly 1,100 tweets, mostly false claims about the election, and this --
The election was rigged. So many votes were stolen. We won the election easily.
"He now believes that, so much so that Trump has told some advisers that he may not leave the White House on Inauguration Day. Literally saying such a thing, putting words to the sentiment. and one adviser telling CNN, quote, 'He's throwing an effing temper tantrum. He's going to leave. He's just lashing out.' Okay. That description is the behavior of a person not right in the mind. Let's just say it is like it is. Temper tantrums, lashing out, talking about not leaving the White House.
"Trump is not 4, right? He's 74. and despite his increasingly deranged delusions, he still has the power to instill cowardice and fear and sycophancy in others, like the chair of the committee who held a hearing today on something that did not impact the election, fraud, a hearing that should never have even taken place, according to Trump's own former top elections security official, Chris Krebs."


crooksandliars--2020-12-17--Ron Johnson Unsure Whether He'll Keep Pledge To Retire

Politico is reporting that Wisconsin 's dumb senator , RoJo , is unsure if he 'll seek a third term or not : Ron Johnson is embracing President Donald Trump as tightly as possible as he decides whether to run for reelection to a must-win Senate seat for Republicans .
Johnson , a steadfast Trump ally who has endeared himself to the president with his various investigative pursuits , is defending his approach , even as he faces a possible reelection campaign in a state that President-elect Joe Biden won in November .
And Democrats are taking notice .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not yet decided whether to seek a third term in 2022 , has used his perch as the chairman of the Senate ’ s chief oversight body to investigate Trump ’ s political foes — from Hunter Biden to Hillary Clinton and the slew of Obama administration officials who launched the Russia probe — and is set to hold a hearing Wednesday on alleged “ irregularities ” in the election even as he recognizes Biden as the president-elect .
The fact that RoJo is even considering another run is not surprising in itself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he only pledged to retire in 2022 .
In the ten years that RoJo has been in the Senate , I 'm still waiting for him to keep one promise or even show a minutiae of scruples and integrity .
To be honest , who knows why he is even considering another run .
He 's not done anything to endear him to the voters .
He is part of the Trump syndicate as well as a Russian asset .
He 's repeatedly abused his authority by conducting political witch huts against Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actively participated in the biggest lie of the year by denying and minimizing the dangers of COVID-19 .
It should also be noted that it has been rumored that RoJo has been contemplating a possible gubernatorial bid .
I doubt that his chances would be as good as getting reelected to the Senate , which is not saying a lot .
Even though RoJo might not be aware of how vulnerable he is , the Democrats sure do .
In fact , one Democrat , Tom Nelson , has already announced he 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , even though there 's still two years to go .

Politico is reporting that Wisconsin's dumb senator, RoJo, is unsure if he'll seek a third term or not:
Ron Johnson is embracing President Donald Trump as tightly as possible as he decides whether to run for reelection to a must-win Senate seat for Republicans. Johnson, a steadfast Trump ally who has endeared himself to the president with his various investigative pursuits, is defending his approach, even as he faces a possible reelection campaign in a state that President-elect Joe Biden won in November. And Democrats are taking notice. The Wisconsin Republican, who says he has not yet decided whether to seek a third term in 2022, has used his perch as the chairman of the Senate’s chief oversight body to investigate Trump’s political foes — from Hunter Biden to Hillary Clinton and the slew of Obama administration officials who launched the Russia probe — and is set to hold a hearing Wednesday on alleged “irregularities” in the election even as he recognizes Biden as the president-elect.
The fact that RoJo is even considering another run is not surprising in itself. I mean, after all, he only pledged to retire in 2022. In the ten years that RoJo has been in the Senate, I'm still waiting for him to keep one promise or even show a minutiae of scruples and integrity.
To be honest, who knows why he is even considering another run. He's not done anything to endear him to the voters. He is part of the Trump syndicate as well as a Russian asset. He's repeatedly abused his authority by conducting political witch huts against Trump's opponents. Most egregiously, he actively participated in the biggest lie of the year by denying and minimizing the dangers of COVID-19.
It should also be noted that it has been rumored that RoJo has been contemplating a possible gubernatorial bid. I doubt that his chances would be as good as getting reelected to the Senate, which is not saying a lot.
Even though RoJo might not be aware of how vulnerable he is, the Democrats sure do. In fact, one Democrat, Tom Nelson, has already announced he's exploring a run for RoJo's seat, even though there's still two years to go.


crooksandliars--2020-12-17--'Not Very Bright' And 'Borderline Illiterate': Tucker Carlson Launches Vile Sexist Attack On Dr. Jil

'Not Very Bright' And 'Borderline Illiterate': Tucker Carlson Launches Vile Sexist Attack On Dr. Jill Biden

Swanson food heir and Trump suck-up Tucker Carlson wants us to believe his misogynistic attack of Dr. Jill Biden has nothing to do with sexism , and that he actually took the time to read her dissertation before mocking it on his show this Wednesday .
Carlson repeatedly mocked Biden over her 2007 dissertation , calling her `` borderline illiterate '' even though we 've never heard a word from Carlson or any of his fellow hosts on Trump-TV about the fact that Dear Leader Trump often sounds like he 's half drunk and can barely string two sentences together @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his Twitter feed is an incoherent mess filled with typos and rantings that sound like someone who is insane .
But sure , let 's rail against the future First Lady for some typos in a 137 page dissertation that someone on Twitter attacked before Fox picked it up , and Carlson told his audience that `` we '' read her dissertation .
Yeah , sure you did , Tucker .
Here 's the transcript of Carlson 's sexist trolling from Mediaite : Dr. Jill needs reading glasses .
Either that , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are typos everywhere , including in the first graph of the introduction .
Dr. Jill can ’ t write , she can ’ t really think clearly either .
Parts of the dissertation seems to be written in a foreign language using English words .
They ’ re essentially pure nonsense like pig Latin or dogs barking .
The whole thing is just incredibly embarrassing .
And not simply to poor illiterate Jill Biden , but to the college that considered this crap scholarship .
Embarrassing , in fact , to our entire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nation itself .
Jill Biden ’ s doctoral dissertation is our national shame .
They ’ re telling you that no one would ever call a man dumb Okay , well , that ’ s wrong .
We call Dr. Jill ’ s husband dumb all the time .
In fact , we ’ re going to go full feminist here and admit that Dr. Jill is a lot smarter than the man she married .
Not that it ’ s saying much .
Joe Biden never wrote a dissertation , even on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden has written recently are reminder notes to himself to wear matching socks .
So it ’ s not a sexism thing .
What it is actually is a class thing .
We have a class system in this country .
And it ’ s based on credentials like the ones Dr. Jill Biden has .
Sorry Carlson , but attacking someone as `` illiterate , '' blind , dumb or unable to speak English over some typos in a 13 year old dissertation when they 're obviously not ( just from their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) smacks of sexism , and it smacks of desperation , just as it did when you and your network found countless baseless crap to attack the Obamas endlessly for eight years .
Someone call me when Tucker has something to say about this moron .

Swanson food heir and Trump suck-up Tucker Carlson wants us to believe his misogynistic attack of Dr. Jill Biden has nothing to do with sexism, and that he actually took the time to read her dissertation before mocking it on his show this Wednesday.
Carlson repeatedly mocked Biden over her 2007 dissertation, calling her "borderline illiterate" even though we've never heard a word from Carlson or any of his fellow hosts on Trump-TV about the fact that Dear Leader Trump often sounds like he's half drunk and can barely string two sentences together -- on top of the fact that his Twitter feed is an incoherent mess filled with typos and rantings that sound like someone who is insane.
But sure, let's rail against the future First Lady for some typos in a 137 page dissertation that someone on Twitter attacked before Fox picked it up, and Carlson told his audience that "we" read her dissertation. Yeah, sure you did, Tucker.
Here's the transcript of Carlson's sexist trolling from Mediaite:
Dr. Jill needs reading glasses. Either that, or she’s borderline illiterate. There are typos everywhere, including in the first graph of the introduction. Dr. Jill can’t write, she can’t really think clearly either. Parts of the dissertation seems to be written in a foreign language using English words. They’re essentially pure nonsense like pig Latin or dogs barking. The whole thing is just incredibly embarrassing. And not simply to poor illiterate Jill Biden, but to the college that considered this crap scholarship. Embarrassing, in fact, to our entire system of higher education, to the nation itself. Jill Biden’s doctoral dissertation is our national shame. [...] They’re telling you that no one would ever call a man dumb Okay, well, that’s wrong. We call Dr. Jill’s husband dumb all the time. In fact, we’re going to go full feminist here and admit that Dr. Jill is a lot smarter than the man she married. Not that it’s saying much. Joe Biden never wrote a dissertation, even on community colleges. The only thing Joe Biden has written recently are reminder notes to himself to wear matching socks. So it’s not a sexism thing. What it is actually is a class thing. We have a class system in this country. And it’s based on credentials like the ones Dr. Jill Biden has.
Sorry Carlson, but attacking someone as "illiterate," blind, dumb or unable to speak English over some typos in a 13 year old dissertation when they're obviously not (just from their public appearances if you ignored everything else) smacks of sexism, and it smacks of desperation, just as it did when you and your network found countless baseless crap to attack the Obamas endlessly for eight years.
Someone call me when Tucker has something to say about this moron.


crooksandliars--2020-12-18--Brianna Keilar Traces Faux Outrage Over Biden's Aide's 'F*ckers Comment To Misogyny

Brianna Keilar is not here for your f*cking sexism , Douchebro Republicans .
She wrapped up her show by delineating the disgust for , and contempt with which the GOP holds women .
Just Democratic women , to be clear .
It 's been on rampant display in the last few decades , but in particular , Keilar began with the juvenile , cartoonish eyelash fluttering by Marco Rubio at Jen O'Malley Dillon 's use of the word `` f*ckers '' to describe Republicans on Capitol Hill .
You know , the same Rubio who made fun of Trump 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She went after Kayleigh McEnany , who was `` sickened '' by O'Malley Dillon 's comments , yet McEnany 's own colleague posted a picture of President-elect Biden with a poop emoji on his head and she stayed silent .
Keilar noted that McEnany was perfectly fine supporting her male president , who uses a fair number of sentence enhancers to describe colleagues and people around him .
KEILAR : The recording of Trump bragging about sexually assaulting women and grabbing them by the P-word that nearly derailed his candidacy in 2016 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spending his presidency name-calling and cursing prolifically in private and public .
Some of the words that he has enjoyed using : haters , losers , dummies , bastards , stupid , weak , pathetic , slobs , morons , crazy , very dumb , sons of bitches , dope , assholes , bullshit , dummies , phony , dope , sleazebag , flunky , psycho , and then this one that should really offend McEnany and Rubio by the standard they set for this Biden aide : -- quote -- `` Every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ losers , I do so with great love and affection .
They can not help the fact that they were born f*cked up ! ''
Keilar piled on by playing eight clips of that lost , bygone era of four whole years ago , when both McEnany and Rubio actually expressed revulsion for Trump and his tactics , vulgar language included .
Then , she teased out the REAL rot of the GOP , which reaches all the way down to the base of the pillars upon which the entire Republican party teeters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the most hypocritical things about Republicans ' faux outrage over biden 's campaign manager for cursing about them is that it fits a pattern of holding female Democrats to a standard that they do n't hold the president to .
Just look at who else they 've excoriated for cursing , or using insults .
Democratic Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , and Rashida Tlaib , the President-elect 's pick for Budget Director , Neera Tanden , whose confirmation is up in the air over `` her combative and insulting comments about many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Republican senator , John Cornyn , who , it 's worth noting , ran an ad against his recent opponent , a former helicopter pilot who had been shot down by the Taliban during one of her three deployments to Afghanistan , for cursing .
{ clip plays } Now , the message here from the GOP is clear .
Boys will be boys , but women better not drop an F-bomb .
Mind you , it was just fine when former GOP senator Martha McSally dropped the F-bomb when urging her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan done in Congress , was n't it ?
Do you remember Democrats pulling out the fainting couch or calling for smelling salts , let alone an apology for bad language , let alone blowback from her fellow Republicans ?
Of course not .
Classic case of `` It 's Okay If You 're A Republican . ''

Brianna Keilar is not here for your f*cking sexism, Douchebro Republicans.
She wrapped up her show by delineating the disgust for, and contempt with which the GOP holds women. Just Democratic women, to be clear. It's been on rampant display in the last few weeks decades, but in particular, Keilar began with the juvenile, cartoonish eyelash fluttering by Marco Rubio at Jen O'Malley Dillon's use of the word "f*ckers" to describe Republicans on Capitol Hill. You know, the same Rubio who made fun of Trump's alleged penis size during a presidential debate.
She went after Kayleigh McEnany, who was "sickened" by O'Malley Dillon's comments, yet McEnany's own colleague posted a picture of President-elect Biden with a poop emoji on his head and she stayed silent. Keilar noted that McEnany was perfectly fine supporting her male president, who uses a fair number of sentence enhancers to describe colleagues and people around him.
KEILAR: The recording of Trump bragging about sexually assaulting women and grabbing them by the P-word that nearly derailed his candidacy in 2016, it doesn't stop him from spending his presidency name-calling and cursing prolifically in private and public. Some of the words that he has enjoyed using: haters, losers, dummies, bastards, stupid, weak, pathetic, slobs, morons, crazy, very dumb, sons of bitches, dope, assholes, bullshit, dummies, phony, dope, sleazebag, flunky, psycho, and then this one that should really offend McEnany and Rubio by the standard they set for this Biden aide: -- quote -- "Every time I speak of the haters and losers, I do so with great love and affection. They cannot help the fact that they were born f*cked up!"
Keilar piled on by playing eight clips of that lost, bygone era of four whole years ago, when both McEnany and Rubio actually expressed revulsion for Trump and his tactics, vulgar language included. Then, she teased out the REAL rot of the GOP, which reaches all the way down to the base of the pillars upon which the entire Republican party teeters. Misogyny.
KEILAR: But perhaps one of the most hypocritical things about Republicans' faux outrage over biden's campaign manager for cursing about them is that it fits a pattern of holding female Democrats to a standard that they don't hold the president to. Just look at who else they've excoriated for cursing, or using insults. Democratic Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Rashida Tlaib, the President-elect's pick for Budget Director, Neera Tanden, whose confirmation is up in the air over "her combative and insulting comments about many members of the Senate," according to Republican senator, John Cornyn, who, it's worth noting, ran an ad against his recent opponent, a former helicopter pilot who had been shot down by the Taliban during one of her three deployments to Afghanistan, for cursing.
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Now, the message here from the GOP is clear. Boys will be boys, but women better not drop an F-bomb.
Mind you, it was just fine when former GOP senator Martha McSally dropped the F-bomb when urging her conference to get Trump's Zombie Healthcare plan done in Congress, wasn't it? Do you remember Democrats pulling out the fainting couch or calling for smelling salts, let alone an apology for bad language, let alone blowback from her fellow Republicans? Of course not. Classic case of "It's Okay If You're A Republican."


crooksandliars--2020-12-18--Rand Paul Wants To ‘Put People In Jail For Stuffing The Ballot Box’

Sen. Rand Paul ( R-KY ) on Thursday said that he wanted to “ punish ” people for stealing the election from President Donald Trump — even though there is no evidence of widespread election fraud .
“ I think if you want less fraud in our elections , if you want the elections to be legitimate and considered to be legitimate , you have to punish those who committed fraud , ” he told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo .
“ So 1,500 people were ineligible to vote because they were deceased in Nevada , whoever did that needs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aliens voted .
They need to not be allowed to vote , but whoever allowed it to happen needs to go to jail .
It needs to be fixed.
” “ We have a history of cheating in our country , ” Paul continued .
“ But if you don ’ t put people in jail for stuffing the ballot box then you will get more of it.
” According to Paul , “ The problem we have in our country is courts don ’ t like to hear this stuff during elections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , courts across the country have reviewed scores of cases brought by President Donald Trump and his supporters .
The plaintiffs , however , have failed to convince any court that there was systemic fraud in the 2020 elections .

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Thursday said that he wanted to “punish” people for stealing the election from President Donald Trump — even though there is no evidence of widespread election fraud.
“I think if you want less fraud in our elections, if you want the elections to be legitimate and considered to be legitimate, you have to punish those who committed fraud,” he told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo. “So 1,500 people were ineligible to vote because they were deceased in Nevada, whoever did that needs to go to jail. 4,000 illegal aliens voted. They need to not be allowed to vote, but whoever allowed it to happen needs to go to jail. It needs to be fixed.”
“We have a history of cheating in our country,” Paul continued. “But if you don’t put people in jail for stuffing the ballot box then you will get more of it.”
According to Paul, “The problem we have in our country is courts don’t like to hear this stuff during elections are right after elections.”
In fact, courts across the country have reviewed scores of cases brought by President Donald Trump and his supporters. The plaintiffs, however, have failed to convince any court that there was systemic fraud in the 2020 elections.


crooksandliars--2020-12-18--Pro-Authoritarian Allen West: Georgia Is Close Because 'Blue State People' Moved There

Traitor Allen West wants to overthrow the 2020 election .
So on Friday morning , he skipped on over to Fox and Friends to claim that reason Georgia flipped to Joe Biden was that `` Blue State people '' are moving to Georgia and then voting for Democrats .
This is , of course , a lie .
Trump propaganda team co-host Brian Kilmeade was perplexed that the two Senate runoffs were as close as they are .
A hot and bothered Kilmeade said , `` What does it say now that there 's only a one-point separation in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ? ''
West lied and said , `` It 's the migration of people that are leaving these failed blue states of California , Illinois , New York , New Jersey they come down to successful red states such as Georgia , such as Texas . ''
The man who wants Trump to declare martial law to overthrow the 2020 presidential election attacked Democratic challenger Warnock by saying his parents would never have voted for him .
West said , `` So this shows the infiltration , the migration the people coming down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
In reality , Georgians are fed up .
The do-nothing Senate led by Mitch McConnell , the Republican Senate candidates ' , plural , alleged insider trading , and their deep disgust at the entire Trump administration .
Co-propagandist Ainsley Earhardt then attacked the fictitious `` blue wave of people leaving blue states '' to undermine Georgia .
Earhardt said , `` To that point a lot of these New Yorkers and Californians moving down to Texas and moving down to Florida ?
They do n't have to pay taxes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the cities , but then you 're taking the Democratic agendas with them .
You would think if they were not happy with New York and California and being taxed so much in the policies there , that they would change their party , right ? ''
The U.S. Census Bureau just released new statistics that highlight geographic mobility in the United States in 2019 .
So MORE Americans are actually moving to California and New York in huge amounts , which spits in the face of their alternative facts .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ story .
If New Yorkers were flocking to Florida then why did n't Joe Biden when Florida or Texas or North Carolina ?
As a matter of fact , here are the top five states from which people moved to Georgia .
Do you notice any blue states in there ?
Allen West is a Groundswell Christopath who apparently has never heard about that `` thou shalt not bear false witness '' commandment .

Traitor Allen West wants to overthrow the 2020 election.
So on Friday morning, he skipped on over to Fox and Friends to claim that reason Georgia flipped to Joe Biden was that "Blue State people" are moving to Georgia and then voting for Democrats.
This is, of course, a lie.
Trump propaganda team co-host Brian Kilmeade was perplexed that the two Senate runoffs were as close as they are.
A hot and bothered Kilmeade said, "What does it say now that there's only a one-point separation in the polls? Why is this even close?"
West lied and said, "It's the migration of people that are leaving these failed blue states of California, Illinois, New York, New Jersey they come down to successful red states such as Georgia, such as Texas."
The man who wants Trump to declare martial law to overthrow the 2020 presidential election attacked Democratic challenger Warnock by saying his parents would never have voted for him.
West said, "So this shows the infiltration, the migration the people coming down -- and what could end up happening."
In reality, Georgians are fed up. The do-nothing Senate led by Mitch McConnell, the Republican Senate candidates', plural, alleged insider trading, and their deep disgust at the entire Trump administration.
Co-propagandist Ainsley Earhardt then attacked the fictitious "blue wave of people leaving blue states" to undermine Georgia.
Earhardt said, "To that point a lot of these New Yorkers and Californians moving down to Texas and moving down to Florida? They don't have to pay taxes. They're not happy with the system of the cities, but then you're taking the Democratic agendas with them. You would think if they were not happy with New York and California and being taxed so much in the policies there, that they would change their party, right?"
The U.S. Census Bureau just released new statistics that highlight geographic mobility in the United States in 2019.
According to the new data, the top 10 states that Americans moved to were Florida, 601,611; Texas, 559,661; California, 480,204; North Carolina, 315,215; Georgia, 284,541; Pennsylvania, 267,465; Virginia, 264,855; New York, 254,806; Arizona, 253,295; and Colorado, 240,600.
So MORE Americans are actually moving to California and New York in huge amounts, which spits in the face of their alternative facts.
And the migration facts tell a completely different story. If New Yorkers were flocking to Florida then why didn't Joe Biden when Florida or Texas or North Carolina?
As a matter of fact, here are the top five states from which people moved to Georgia. Do you notice any blue states in there?
Florida 46,235
Texas 22,452
South Carolina 18,828
Tennessee 17,210
North Carolina 15,580
Allen West is a Groundswell Christopath who apparently has never heard about that "thou shalt not bear false witness" commandment.
Allen West is the chairman of the Texas Republican Party and he's committing treason by calling for secession. This man is a war criminal who beat the shit out of an Iraqi police officer & tortured him for no reason. This man needs to be seceded into a jail cell. pic.twitter.com/6AFNieZO7q — Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) December 12, 2020
@AllenWest has responsibilities as a retired officer to protect the union. Needs to be courtmartialed and stripped of his pension. Texas not having standing is Middle School Civics. Shameful!! — Alan Nichols (@AlanNicholsFTL) December 13, 2020


crooksandliars--2020-12-18--Acting Defense Secretary Ordered A Halt To Pentagon Briefing With Biden Transition Team: Report

In another petty and dangerous move against The United States of America , the Trump administration cut off President-elect Joe Biden 's Pentagon briefings with no explanation .
Axios is reporting , `` Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller ordered a Pentagon-wide halt to cooperation with the transition of President-elect Biden , shocking officials across the Defense Department , senior administration officials tell Axios . ''
As usual , the Biden transition team had no idea this was happening .
Trump has basically abdicated his duty as the outgoing president except for rage-tweeting about the election he lost .
The U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia that apparently reached into our nuclear facilities .
The so-called president has said nothing about this attack to the public or the press , but he sure has a lot to say about non-existent `` election fraud '' .
Even supporters like General Keane wants to hear from the president on this breach by Russia , but instead Trump blocks President-elect Joe Biden once again .
The country is trying to roll out the newly approved vaccines and deal with this massive cyberattack while Trump is only thinking about restarting The Apprentice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ final weeks in office , amid a winter surge in coronavirus deaths , President Donald Trump has mentioned to confidants that he ’ s thinking about resurrecting The Apprentice or The Celebrity Apprentice reality TV show , two people with direct knowledge of the situation , and another person close to the president , tell The Daily Beast .

In another petty and dangerous move against The United States of America, the Trump administration cut off President-elect Joe Biden's Pentagon briefings with no explanation.
Axios is reporting, "Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller ordered a Pentagon-wide halt to cooperation with the transition of President-elect Biden, shocking officials across the Defense Department, senior administration officials tell Axios."
As usual, the Biden transition team had no idea this was happening. Trump has basically abdicated his duty as the outgoing president except for rage-tweeting about the election he lost.
The U.S. just suffered a massive cybersecurity attack by Russia that apparently reached into our nuclear facilities.
The so-called president has said nothing about this attack to the public or the press, but he sure has a lot to say about non-existent "election fraud".
Even supporters like General Keane wants to hear from the president on this breach by Russia, but instead Trump blocks President-elect Joe Biden once again.
Brian Kilmeade's quick aside that his guest "would love to hear from the president on this" was the only mention of Trump in a segment about Russia's large and ongoing cyberattack against the federal government, which Trump has said nothing about. And no, nobody followed up. pic.twitter.com/mfmUQVHM2F — Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) December 18, 2020
The country is trying to roll out the newly approved vaccines and deal with this massive cyberattack while Trump is only thinking about restarting The Apprentice on TV.


crooksandliars--2020-12-18--Friday News Dump: Vice President Mike Pence Gets Vaccinated, And Other News

I ca n't stand Mike Pence , but at least you can count on him for some basic vice-presidenting , and considering his evangelical base , it was a good thing for him to get public vaccinated this morning .
At least some of his people who would n't consider it will rethink their positions , thanks to him .
( And God knows , I 've never said that before ! )
This is good and important .
I have pretty much nothing positive to say about Mike Pence , but this act is unequivocally positive .
A lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccine is n't championed by Republicans and Democrats alike .
https : //t.co/cYtetn5FcX If only he could do something about this : Pfizer says it has *millions more doses* sitting in warehouses awaiting instructions from the U.S. government for where to ship and it has shipped all 2.9 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine that the U.S. government ordered this weekhttps : //t.co/hDLOZeNR92 NEW : Nearly a dozen immigrants arrested by ICE were kept in solitary confinement for more than 2 months , including 2 people who were isolated for more than 300 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Homeland Security IG report obtained by BuzzFeed News.https : //t.co/CHQlICw66m Yesterday one American died every 30 seconds .
But no one has the tolerance to talk about it any longer .
We ’ re forced to talk about the economy .
Because enough people are apparently no long motivated by 3600 people dying .
In a day .
6/ While I 'm on this whatever happened to Putin 's cyber proposal at Helsinki ?
Where the notes got destroyed '' We can analyze [ evidence ] through the joint working group on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discussed during our previous contacts , ” Putin suggested Hicks fought for years to get the forensic evidence in his case reviewed .
Now , Potkin said , he ’ s focused on returning to society , building on his relationship with his son , now 24 , and meeting a 2-year-old grandson for the first time .
https : //t.co/Wbr8QRwVry Trump DoD official on suspending cooperation til January says they are too busy .
“ These same senior leaders needed to do their day jobs and were being consumed by transition activities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taking a knee for two weeks.
” https : //t.co/B9HVvzZhz9 The CRS has joined every objective lawyer I 'm aware of in finding that the Biden Administration could restart these lending programs next year .
That 's why Senate Republicans are fighting so hard for last-second language in this relief bill to take that option off the table .
thank god we elected the guy who looked the other way as Russia meddled in elections and put bounties on soldiers ' heads and hacked into government computers , and not the lady who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that would have been a national fucking security nightmare It 's almost Christmas !
Stay home as much as possible , wash your hands , wear your masks .
Here 's my very favorite Christmas flash mob , from England :

I can't stand Mike Pence, but at least you can count on him for some basic vice-presidenting, and considering his evangelical base, it was a good thing for him to get public vaccinated this morning. At least some of his people who wouldn't consider it will rethink their positions, thanks to him. (And God knows, I've never said that before!)
“I didn’t feel a thing,” Pence says after getting his coronavirus vaccine. pic.twitter.com/Lt6ocSoL78 — Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) December 18, 2020
WATCH: The moment Vice President Pence, second lady Karen Pence and Surgeon General Jerome Adams publicly receive their COVID-19 vaccine shots https://t.co/plzKpT9bWq pic.twitter.com/Mlo1dDX6Vo — CBS News (@CBSNews) December 18, 2020
This is good and important. I have pretty much nothing positive to say about Mike Pence, but this act is unequivocally positive. A lot of Americans will needlessly die if the vaccine isn't championed by Republicans and Democrats alike. https://t.co/cYtetn5FcX — Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) December 18, 2020
If only he could do something about this:
Pfizer says it has *millions more doses* sitting in warehouses awaiting instructions from the U.S. government for where to ship and it has shipped all 2.9 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine that the U.S. government ordered this weekhttps://t.co/hDLOZeNR92 — Emma Kinery (@EmmaKinery) December 17, 2020
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It could take years for the United States to get Russia out of our hacked U.S. networks according to President Trump's former Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert.@KenDilanianNBC explains.@MSNBC pic.twitter.com/1TXBdyExZR — MSNBC Live with Stephanie Ruhle (@RuhleOnMSNBC) December 17, 2020
NEW: Nearly a dozen immigrants arrested by ICE were kept in solitary confinement for more than 2 months, including 2 people who were isolated for more than 300 days, according to a draft Department of Homeland Security IG report obtained by BuzzFeed News.https://t.co/CHQlICw66m — Hamed Aleaziz (@Haleaziz) December 17, 2020
“Trump combines the ambitions of a despot with the strategic planning and operational competence of a hamster. He is an evil mastermind without the mastermind part.” https://t.co/TSUxr7ApQM — Michael Gerson (@MJGerson) December 17, 2020
Yesterday one American died every 30 seconds. But no one has the tolerance to talk about it any longer.
We’re forced to talk about the economy. Because enough people are apparently no long motivated by 3600 people dying. In a day. 6/ — Andy Slavitt @ 🏡🇺🇸 (@ASlavitt) December 18, 2020
Anyone still advocating that we shouldn’t investigate/prosecute Trump because . . . you know . . . healing? #JusticeMatters
Former top Postal Service official testifies Mnuchin and White House were involved in slowing mail - CBS News https://t.co/NdEyjf50Ut — Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) December 18, 2020
Remember in January 2017 Trump tapped @RudyGiuliani to head a cyber advisory group and be his cybersecurity adviser. What ever happened with that? — Olga Lautman (@OlgaNYC1211) December 18, 2020
I know he went on to work w Russian agents in Ukraine but never heard about that again after that announcement. — Olga Lautman (@OlgaNYC1211) December 18, 2020
While I'm on this whatever happened to Putin's cyber proposal at Helsinki? Where the notes got destroyed
"We can analyze [evidence] through the joint working group on cybersecurity, the establishment of which we discussed during our previous contacts,” Putin suggested — Olga Lautman (@OlgaNYC1211) December 18, 2020
September 25, 2020 (prior to election): https://t.co/WffCBTEmJ2 — March to the Sea (@Carpe_Snarkum) December 18, 2020
One year ago today. And it’s hard to believe that the trial in January didn’t end up remotely being one of the big stories of the year. pic.twitter.com/IYoyvGnMU1 — Michael Li 李之樸 (@mcpli) December 18, 2020
So honored to have Grammy award-winning singer @pattiaustin join MediasTouch to release her new song ‘Georgia Ur Votin 4ME2’ promoting a record voter turnout in Georgia 🎶🎶 pic.twitter.com/cHH7QaKAI9 — MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) December 18, 2020
Hicks fought for years to get the forensic evidence in his case reviewed. Now, Potkin said, he’s focused on returning to society, building on his relationship with his son, now 24, and meeting a 2-year-old grandson for the first time. https://t.co/Wbr8QRwVry — Howard Altman (@haltman) December 18, 2020
Hey @realDonaldTrump ... you hear that sound? That's the sound of MOVING VANS.
33 days.#TrumpLost pic.twitter.com/fqDh7LRMhq — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) December 18, 2020
I shouldn’t be surprised Bloomberg has this level of data tracking where the vaccine is being administered cause they have this level of data on everything. But dang. https://t.co/4SQAPs7DCf — Shannon Pettypiece (@spettypi) December 18, 2020
Uber to offer free, discounted rides for people getting coronavirus vaccinations https://t.co/ej9g1NQaqz pic.twitter.com/frEoC3QJuF — The Hill (@thehill) December 18, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden has marked the 48th anniversary of the accident that killed his first wife and baby daughter by attending Mass at the church where they are buried.https://t.co/8tqgpy9U65 — New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) December 18, 2020
Here's a look at the 6-week conflict + subsequent humanitarian crisis in #Ethiopia with @Reuters text, pictures, video + data, all pulled together by the wonderful @AditiHBhandari from @ReutersGraphics https://t.co/rkF5yLT1yx — David Lewis (@DG_Lewis) December 18, 2020
Daily News | Americans could get $600-$700 direct payments, $300-a-week federal unemployment in next stimulus https://t.co/e57N0CDtOT — Philly Daily News (@PhillyDailyNews) December 18, 2020
SCOOP w @mikeallen : Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller ordered a Pentagon-wide halt to cooperation with the transition of President-elect Biden, shocking officials across the Defense Department, senior administration officials tell Axios. https://t.co/swM0wx2GN8 — Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) December 18, 2020
Acting SecDef Miller informed people of his decision last night, White House was involved in the conversations. https://t.co/w21Filr2jZ — Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) December 18, 2020
Trump DoD official on suspending cooperation til January says they are too busy. “These same senior leaders needed to do their day jobs and were being consumed by transition activities. ... With the holidays we are taking a knee for two weeks.” https://t.co/B9HVvzZhz9 — Laura Rozen (@lrozen) December 18, 2020
turns out Jen O'Malley Dillon was right huh pic.twitter.com/H0xTcmpiSq — Harry Hawkings (@HarryHawkings) December 18, 2020
In case you missed it yesterday, the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service found that Secretary Mnuchin was completely wrong in claiming that he was legally required to terminate trillions in potential CARES Act aid at year-end. https://t.co/VVTfxt9fxH — Bharat Ramamurti (@BharatRamamurti) December 18, 2020
The CRS has joined every objective lawyer I'm aware of in finding that the Biden Administration could restart these lending programs next year. That's why Senate Republicans are fighting so hard for last-second language in this relief bill to take that option off the table. — Bharat Ramamurti (@BharatRamamurti) December 18, 2020
thank god we elected the guy who looked the other way as Russia meddled in elections and put bounties on soldiers' heads and hacked into government computers, and not the lady who was careless with three emails, because that would have been a national fucking security nightmare — Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) December 18, 2020
More evidence near my home that maybe only half--even health care workers--will take vaccine: "COVID-19 vaccine skeptics are focus of Hudson Valley's education, outreach efforts" https://t.co/ENrrPdE5c8 via @lohud — Greg Mitchell (@GregMitch) December 18, 2020
New from me: Rs are increasingly making abortion central to their attacks on "pro-choice pastor" Raphael Warnock
But in the wake of Gov. Kemp's 6-week abortion ban push, and GOP's suburban erosion in Georgia, Dems think it'll backfirehttps://t.co/OQod2JdyX4 — Sam Brodey (@sambrodey) December 18, 2020
It will take up to 8,000 Boeing 747 freighters to distribute COVID-19 vaccines across the globe — and lobbyists are calling for aviation employees to be considered essential workers in vaccination campaigns. https://t.co/FdFXxva60E — ABC News (@ABC) December 18, 2020
Georgia sets new voting record for runoffs https://t.co/QXNdSDz1k3 — Scott Wong (@scottwongDC) December 18, 2020
New: SCOTUS puts off deciding whether Trump can exclude undocumented immigrants from 2020 Census data used to divvy up seats in Congress, instead tossing a challenge as "premature." Sotomayor, Kagan, Breyer dissent. https://t.co/K10Ii2Wu7y pic.twitter.com/OZlfQ4NYEs — Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) December 18, 2020
Remember & never forget, Dermot Shea (@NYPDShea), head of NYPD, praised his force for their "restraint" in their brutal suppression of peaceful protests & slammed criticism, despite all the video, all witness statements, a Human Rights Watch investigation. https://t.co/VWVQCbx8nq — Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) December 18, 2020
Elmo and Big Bird are back on CNN for the holidays! Join @DrSanjayGupta and the @SesameStreet crew for a brand new The ABCs of Covid-19: A #CNNSesameStreet Town Hall for Families, Saturday at 10 a.m. ET pic.twitter.com/RegvHk3jGn — CNN (@CNN) December 18, 2020
President Trump has appointed a slew of prominent aides, supporters and fundraisers to federal advisory boards since losing re-election https://t.co/DSm57MmVGB — Bloomberg (@business) December 18, 2020
Trump has discussed rebooting 'The Apprentice' as he prepares to leave the White House, according to a report (@tpgcolson / Business Insider)https://t.co/fG4eixTYawhttps://t.co/0jYpsoAJz5 — memeorandum (@memeorandum) December 18, 2020
'1970' 3-disc set, out on 2/26. Includes previously unreleased outtakes from the 'Self Portrait' and 'New Morning’ sessions plus the complete May 1, 1970 studio recordings with George Harrison, performing together on nine tracks. https://t.co/vKiTpzQ79E pic.twitter.com/ImWKDGClbE — Bob Dylan (@bobdylan) December 18, 2020
“Lawmakers clash”? C‘mon.
No - at the last minute, as a deal was coming together, Senate Republicans suddenly demanded to strip Biden’s Federal Reserve of an important tool to restart the economy. A tool they didn’t care about until Biden won. https://t.co/b0yJq0wCdc — Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) December 18, 2020
An undocumented caregiver: “As undocumented workers, we didn’t get anything — and it’s not just me, there are many of us, undocumented domestic workers, who didn’t get any help."https://t.co/ugxvWi933k — NBC Latino (@NBCLatino) December 18, 2020
DEPT. OF CHRISTMAS CHEER
Keith Richards is 77 today. Happy Birthday Keef, you amazing rock n' roll legend. pic.twitter.com/Hgo68keVQS — Eric Alper 🎧 (@ThatEricAlper) December 18, 2020
Get outta the way bitch 😂🐾💕 pic.twitter.com/ObL0NdPsew — Jay Arnold 🎬 (@jadedcreative) December 18, 2020
Is there still kindness left in the world? We adapted a simple experiment from the world of social science to find out.@tonydokoupil shows us what happened when we "lost" our wallets, as hidden cameras rolled. pic.twitter.com/UGzSBOcfH3 — CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) December 18, 2020
Prison escape and the sound effects are the best pic.twitter.com/j8a33bV0UE — Shelly Splainin’ (@sheLLbeLL_xo) December 17, 2020
Sure, major winter storms mean plenty of shoveling and transit delays, but it also makes for a whole lot of happy kids, like 12-year-old Julian Jimenez, who finally got a chance to use their sleds and saucers. #NY1Snow https://t.co/Bq5G8NPTdD pic.twitter.com/WiRyoD4pYr — Spectrum News NY1 (@NY1) December 18, 2020
Pretending to work at my desk...
🎥: george.thegoldenpup (IG)#mydogiscutest pic.twitter.com/Ceac5vFqRw — My Dog Is Cutest (@mydogiscutest) December 16, 2020
me, whenever i see a dog
(viralhog) pic.twitter.com/0X0xPZOqnR — Humor And Animals (@humorandanimals) December 17, 2020
It's almost Christmas! Stay home as much as possible, wash your hands, wear your masks. Here's my very favorite Christmas flash mob, from England: