palmerreport--2020-04-18--Welcome back, Michael Cohen!

Welcome back, Michael Cohen!

I helped expose some of Michael Cohen ’ s crimes , so I ’ m arguably one of the people who helped put him in prison .
Now Cohen is being released from prison early , due to a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the prison system .
He ’ ll finish the rest of his term under house arrest .
Not that I get a vote in these things , but I ’ m fine with Cohen being released – with some caveats .
Michael Cohen was never violent to begin with , and he ’ s highly unlikely to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s a strong argument for a prisoner having the right to not be exposed to a deadly virus .
Throw in the fact that Cohen is nearly halfway through his sentence , and the fact that he ’ s provided cooperation to New York State that was potentially going to eventually end up in a reduced sentence anyway , and it ’ s hard to argue against his release .
All that said , we keep seeing the release of high profile prisoners who have powerful attorneys .
If Michael Cohen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so should every other prisoner who fits similar conditions of being nonviolent and highly unlikely to commit more crimes .
To be clear , Roger Stone doesn ’ t fit that description .
After Roger Stone learned he was being criminally investigated , he threatened to murder a witness .
After Stone was indicted , he threatened to shoot the judge .
This represents a pattern .
If Stone remains out of prison , he ’ ll likely commit more crimes .
Stone was criminally conspiring against the United States with a representative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If he ’ s allowed to avoid prison due to the pandemic , he ’ ll likely enter into a new criminal conspiracy to try to rig the 2020 election .
All prisoners deserve protections against coronavirus – but we ’ re not safe unless Stone is behind bars .
Again , this is just my view , and I don ’ t get a vote on these things .
It ’ ll be interesting to see what Michael Cohen does after his release .
Before going to prison , he became @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s crime spree .
Will Cohen be allowed to do things like use Twitter and do remote TV interviews while under house arrest ?
If so , his voice could end up having an impact on the 2020 election .
But for all we know , he may not have these privileges .
We ’ ll see .
These are interesting times .

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I helped expose some of Michael Cohen’s crimes, so I’m arguably one of the people who helped put him in prison. Now Cohen is being released from prison early, due to a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the prison system. He’ll finish the rest of his term under house arrest. Not that I get a vote in these things, but I’m fine with Cohen being released – with some caveats.
Michael Cohen was never violent to begin with, and he’s highly unlikely to commit additional crimes. In general, that’s a strong argument for a prisoner having the right to not be exposed to a deadly virus. Throw in the fact that Cohen is nearly halfway through his sentence, and the fact that he’s provided cooperation to New York State that was potentially going to eventually end up in a reduced sentence anyway, and it’s hard to argue against his release.
All that said, we keep seeing the release of high profile prisoners who have powerful attorneys. If Michael Cohen is going to be released early, so should every other prisoner who fits similar conditions of being nonviolent and highly unlikely to commit more crimes. To be clear, Roger Stone doesn’t fit that description.
After Roger Stone learned he was being criminally investigated, he threatened to murder a witness. After Stone was indicted, he threatened to shoot the judge. This represents a pattern. If Stone remains out of prison, he’ll likely commit more crimes. Stone was criminally conspiring against the United States with a representative of a foreign government to begin with. If he’s allowed to avoid prison due to the pandemic, he’ll likely enter into a new criminal conspiracy to try to rig the 2020 election. All prisoners deserve protections against coronavirus – but we’re not safe unless Stone is behind bars. Again, this is just my view, and I don’t get a vote on these things.
It’ll be interesting to see what Michael Cohen does after his release. Before going to prison, he became an outspoken critic of Donald Trump’s crime spree. Will Cohen be allowed to do things like use Twitter and do remote TV interviews while under house arrest? If so, his voice could end up having an impact on the 2020 election. But for all we know, he may not have these privileges. We’ll see. These are interesting times.
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palmerreport--2020-04-18--How is this guy still the President of anything?

This evening , Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker appeared on MSNBC and acknowledged that he had successfully arranged for a plane @ @ @ @ @ to land in his state in secret , so that the Trump regime couldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ That ’ s right , the Governor of Illinois had to land a plane in @ @ @ @ @ of the United States couldn ’ t steal what was on the plane and turn @ @ @ @ @ personal profit .
We all know by now that whatever Donald Trump is doing with @ @ @ @ @ ’ s seizing , he ’ s running some kind of petty con to line @ @ @ @ @ is this guy still the President of anything ?

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This evening, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker appeared on MSNBC and acknowledged that he had successfully arranged for a plane load of emergency medical supplies to land in his state in secret, so that the Trump regime couldn’t seize the equipment.
That’s right, the Governor of Illinois had to land a plane in secret, so the President of the United States couldn’t steal what was on the plane and turn around and sell it for personal profit. We all know by now that whatever Donald Trump is doing with the emergency medical equipment he’s seizing, he’s running some kind of petty con to line his own pockets. How is this guy still the President of anything?
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palmerreport--2020-04-19--This could all be over with tomorrow

This could all be over with tomorrow

Because Donald Trump has negligently and psychotically allowed the coronavirus outbreak to get this far , we ’ ll be stuck with this pandemic for awhile .
But we could be rid of Donald Trump by tomorrow , which would at least give Americans a fighting chance against the virus .
And while that won ’ t happen , let ’ s not forget who ’ s negligently refusing to remove him .
There are two groups of people who could oust Donald Trump immediately .
The first is Mike Pence and the majority of the cabinet , who could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The second group is the Republican Senate , which could ask the House to impeach Trump again , and then immediately vote to convict and remove him .
Both these groups are sitting on their hands – and in some instances conspiring with Donald Trump – instead of putting an end to Trump ’ s ongoing murder spree .
This means they ’ re every bit as guilty of conspiracy to commit mass murder as Trump is .
When this is over , they should be on criminal trial along with Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a murder spree , simply because they believe they might benefit from it politically .
If that ’ s not a crime , nothing is .
Lock them up .

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Because Donald Trump has negligently and psychotically allowed the coronavirus outbreak to get this far, we’ll be stuck with this pandemic for awhile. But we could be rid of Donald Trump by tomorrow, which would at least give Americans a fighting chance against the virus. And while that won’t happen, let’s not forget who’s negligently refusing to remove him.
There are two groups of people who could oust Donald Trump immediately. The first is Mike Pence and the majority of the cabinet, who could invoke the 25th Amendment at any time. The second group is the Republican Senate, which could ask the House to impeach Trump again, and then immediately vote to convict and remove him.
Both these groups are sitting on their hands – and in some instances conspiring with Donald Trump – instead of putting an end to Trump’s ongoing murder spree. This means they’re every bit as guilty of conspiracy to commit mass murder as Trump is. When this is over, they should be on criminal trial along with Trump. They’re unwilling to stop a murder spree, simply because they believe they might benefit from it politically. If that’s not a crime, nothing is. Lock them up.
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palmerreport--2020-04-18--Donald Trump’s Florida stooge Ron DeSantis gets completely humiliated

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has the dual distinction of being Donald Trump ’ s lap dog and being the worst @ @ @ @ @ .
DeSantis has handled the coronavirus crisis in a negligent , dishonest , and fatally @ @ @ @ @ s directly getting people killed by refusing to properly shut down the state and making @ @ @ @ @ .
For instance , Ron DeSantis has now announced that he ’ s closing Florida @ @ @ @ @ rest of the year , but he ’ s reopening the beaches .
One can @ @ @ @ @ eventually put on criminal trial for the murders he ’ s committing .
In the @ @ @ @ @ s any consolation , DeSantis just had this humiliating moment while trying and failing to @ @ @ @ @

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has the dual distinction of being Donald Trump’s lap dog and being the worst governor in the United States. DeSantis has handled the coronavirus crisis in a negligent, dishonest, and fatally unacceptable manner. He’s directly getting people killed by refusing to properly shut down the state and making up idiotic excuses for it.
For instance, Ron DeSantis has now announced that he’s closing Florida’s schools for the rest of the year, but he’s reopening the beaches. One can only hope that DeSantis is eventually put on criminal trial for the murders he’s committing. In the meantime, if it’s any consolation, DeSantis just had this humiliating moment while trying and failing to put on a mask:
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And here’s Florida Governor Ron DeSantis putting on his mask… pic.twitter.com/YKLHu7nuBo — Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) April 18, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-18--Whining, sniveling Donald Trump spends press briefing complaining about how it’s all gone wrong for

Whining, sniveling Donald Trump spends press briefing complaining about how it’s all gone wrong for him

There was some faint hope that Donald Trump wouldn ’ t hold a press briefing today , but in the end , he ended up deciding to take the stage after all .
It ’ s become clear over the past few days that Trump no longer sees a viable path to reelection .
Today he showed us just how sad and sullen he is about his declining fate .
Donald Trump opened his press briefing today by whining about how he supposedly inherited “ junk ” and “ garbage ” from his predecessor , in a transparent attempt at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s going wrong right now .
It ’ s not clear how Obama was supposed to have stocked up the nation three years ago with test kits for a virus that didn ’ t exist yet , but when you ’ re as desperate as Trump is , facts and logic rarely get in the way .
Once Trump began taking questions , he ended up attacking everyone from Independent Senator Angus King to Democratic Congressman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , for reasons that weren ’ t entirely clear .
Trump also seemed to attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but he was so incoherent , it was difficult to figure out what he was trying to say .
These press briefings are a joke and everyone knows it .
CNN once again refused to air Donald Trump ’ s opening propaganda statement , instead waiting until the experts and the reporters in the audience got to have their say .
MSNBC aired it from the start , but then cut away within minutes , explaining that Trump had lost the plot .

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There was some faint hope that Donald Trump wouldn’t hold a press briefing today, but in the end, he ended up deciding to take the stage after all. It’s become clear over the past few days that Trump no longer sees a viable path to reelection. Today he showed us just how sad and sullen he is about his declining fate.
Donald Trump opened his press briefing today by whining about how he supposedly inherited “junk” and “garbage” from his predecessor, in a transparent attempt at blaming President Obama for everything that’s going wrong right now. It’s not clear how Obama was supposed to have stocked up the nation three years ago with test kits for a virus that didn’t exist yet, but when you’re as desperate as Trump is, facts and logic rarely get in the way.
Once Trump began taking questions, he ended up attacking everyone from Independent Senator Angus King to Democratic Congressman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, for reasons that weren’t entirely clear. Trump also seemed to attack Muslims and mosques at one point, but he was so incoherent, it was difficult to figure out what he was trying to say.
These press briefings are a joke and everyone knows it. CNN once again refused to air Donald Trump’s opening propaganda statement, instead waiting until the experts and the reporters in the audience got to have their say. MSNBC aired it from the start, but then cut away within minutes, explaining that Trump had lost the plot.
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palmerreport--2020-04-18--Donald Trump’s stooge Lindsey Graham suddenly has a big problem

Lindsey Graham has attached himself at the hip to Donald Trump with a uniquely unhinged and fanatical fervor that we haven ’ t seen in American politics since Lindsey Graham attached himself at the hip to the late John McCain .
As Graham continues to unravel , and Trump continues to see his approval rating drop , the question has been whether Graham will pay the price accordingly .
Even though Lindsey Graham represents the traditionally deep red state of South Carolina , these are not normal times .
Graham is up for reelection , and scattered polling suggests that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a few points behind .
Considering Graham ’ s built-in name recognition , it ’ s not a good sign for a high profile incumbent to barely be ahead at this point in the race .
Now Graham is getting worse news .
In a sign of just how fed up people are with Lindsey Graham and his puppet master Donald Trump , disclosures show that Jaime Harrison significantly out-fundraised Graham in the month of March .
When you consider the fact that Graham has nearly thirty years of political connections to tap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is generally for sale to the highest bidder , it ’ s all the more remarkable that an upstart candidate like Harrison is out-fundraising him .
Jaime Harrison tweeted this in response to the news : “ This is the first time Lindsey Graham has been outraised in two decades .
Thanks to all of you , he ’ s in for the fight of his political career .
Let ’ s get this done , South Carolina !
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Lindsey Graham has attached himself at the hip to Donald Trump with a uniquely unhinged and fanatical fervor that we haven’t seen in American politics since Lindsey Graham attached himself at the hip to the late John McCain. As Graham continues to unravel, and Trump continues to see his approval rating drop, the question has been whether Graham will pay the price accordingly.
Even though Lindsey Graham represents the traditionally deep red state of South Carolina, these are not normal times. Graham is up for reelection, and scattered polling suggests that his Democratic opponent Jaime Harrison is only a few points behind. Considering Graham’s built-in name recognition, it’s not a good sign for a high profile incumbent to barely be ahead at this point in the race. Now Graham is getting worse news.
In a sign of just how fed up people are with Lindsey Graham and his puppet master Donald Trump, disclosures show that Jaime Harrison significantly out-fundraised Graham in the month of March. When you consider the fact that Graham has nearly thirty years of political connections to tap into, and the fact that Graham is generally for sale to the highest bidder, it’s all the more remarkable that an upstart candidate like Harrison is out-fundraising him.
Jaime Harrison tweeted this in response to the news: “This is the first time Lindsey Graham has been outraised in two decades. Thanks to all of you, he’s in for the fight of his political career. Let’s get this done, South Carolina!”
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palmerreport--2020-04-18--Donald Trump’s “people are dropping off like flies” meltdown isn’t exactly going over well

Donald Trump ’ s negligence has gotten tens of thousands of Americans killed , and yet he ’ s still only worried about how the death toll is impacting him .
In particular , Trump is upset with conservative pundit Matt Drudge from the Drudge Report , who dared to accurately report that the coronavirus death toll is still rising .
Not only is Trump stopping in the middle of a pandemic to have a meltdown about Drudge , he ’ s chosen an incredibly tone-deaf phrase in the process : That ’ s right , the President of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dropping off like flies ” in the middle of a deadly pandemic .
That ’ s bad enough on its face .
Worse , while he ’ s referring to the death toll , he appears to be merely complaining that his own supporters in the media are “ dropping off like flies ” by accurately reporting the death toll and making him look bad .
This is beyond the pale even for Donald Trump .
What kind of idiot President of the United States says “ people are dropping off like flies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many Americans are dying ?
And how much of a narcissistic sociopath does he have to be , to think that the death toll is all about him ?

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Donald Trump’s negligence has gotten tens of thousands of Americans killed, and yet he’s still only worried about how the death toll is impacting him. In particular, Trump is upset with conservative pundit Matt Drudge from the Drudge Report, who dared to accurately report that the coronavirus death toll is still rising.
Not only is Trump stopping in the middle of a pandemic to have a meltdown about Drudge, he’s chosen an incredibly tone-deaf phrase in the process:
I gave up on Drudge (a really nice guy) long ago, as have many others. People are dropping off like flies! https://t.co/L77SXS2mE8 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 18, 2020
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That’s right, the President of the United States just tweeted “people are dropping off like flies” in the middle of a deadly pandemic. That’s bad enough on its face. Worse, while he’s referring to the death toll, he appears to be merely complaining that his own supporters in the media are “dropping off like flies” by accurately reporting the death toll and making him look bad.
This is beyond the pale even for Donald Trump. What kind of idiot President of the United States says “people are dropping off like flies” in any context, when this many Americans are dying? And how much of a narcissistic sociopath does he have to be, to think that the death toll is all about him?
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palmerreport--2020-04-18--A doomsday of our very own making

A doomsday of our very own making

As political philosophies of government go , democracy , however flawed , is my favorite .
Its weakness , that it can be and occasionally is manipulated by the power elite , can not be disputed .
Imperfect though it may be , on balance it beats all other forms of government .
But when it comes to scientific knowledge I am most emphatically not a democrat .
Science , in my view , belongs to kings .
Scientific facts are not up for vote .
Scientific truth does not serve the common will .
“ My ignorance is just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not a permissible credo in the world of science .
I am an unapologetic scientific elitist .
Many people don ’ t understand this point of view .
Permit me to make an analogy .
Whether you ’ re a cab driver , a checkout clerk in a grocery store , a deliverer of packages — noble and essential trades all , and particularly courageous in these troubled times — you understand what it feels like for someone to come along and tell you your business .
When some snide observer sidles up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re doing “ wrong ” and why , you are justified in feeling the familiar frustration of being condescended to .
Hours turning into days turning into years of doing the same job has given you superlative insights and a legitimate expertise for your work , and that work can not easily be understood by the casual observer , no matter how “ clever ” that observer might be .
Imagine , then , what it must be like for scientists .
These are men and women who have labored for decades @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , enormously difficult body of knowledge that they diligently apply to their work on a daily basis , forty , fifty , sixty hours a week — for years .
Then along comes someone who doesn ’ t know anything at all about what scientists do , doesn ’ t even understand the language scientists speak nor the methods they use , and insists they are wrong .
Not only do they insist they are wrong , they arrogantly demand they receive equal time and equal respect for their ignorance .
They dismiss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and assert their personal point of view with a misplaced confidence that can only be described as unmitigated hubris .
A Facebook commenter recently began a sentence with the words , “ I don ’ t care what the scientists say.
” That the speaker was talking to a scientist when he wrote that and that his rhetorical overture went unchallenged is a testament to how inured even scientists have become to this kind of pandemic ignorance .
If the speaker doesn ’ t care what scientists say , what is he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ expert ” opinion ?
The opinion of politicians ?
The opinion of religious leaders ?
His “ gut ” instinct ?
Carl Sagan said , “ I try not to think with my gut .
If I ’ m serious about understanding the world , thinking with anything besides my brain , as tempting as that might be , is likely to get me into trouble.
” He concludes by saying , “ Really , it ’ s okay to reserve judgment until the evidence is in.
” In other words , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to unwarranted conclusions based on our gut .
We don ’ t need to “ get off the fence ” and assert our opinions .
It ’ s okay to wait for more evidence .
A bad theory is worse than no theory at all .
And yes , the preponderance of scientific opinion doesn ’ t just count for something , it counts for a lot .
Scientists are not always right , but they are right more often than anyone else when it comes to matters of science .
So when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t deliberately engineered in a lab , and they offer evidence that I can easily understand why this is so , I accept what they tell me .
I am not a biologist nor an epidemiologist , who am I to dispute them ?
More to the point , I do not have any reason to dispute what they say .
Even more to the point still , I ’ m not going to assert that they are wrong and insist , without evidence , that everyone who doesn ’ t believe what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is stupid .
Before I go on , I want to make one thing clear .
The possibility that coronavirus could have evolved at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and been accidentally released from there is being legitimately looked at .
That is not the same thing as the Bond Villain-variety notion that it was deliberately created as a bioweapon and is being used by some dark force in the world to disrupt the world economy .
There is absolutely no evidence of that , and there is very strong forensic evidence that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it is highly unlikely .
As I pointed out in a previous article , the novel coronavirus COVID-19 defies all computer models .
Based on computer models , no one could have predicted that it would have had any significant harmful effect on humans .
That it does has completely surprised everyone .
Also , I ’ m not going to go into the absurd-on-its-face idiocy that coronavirus is a byproduct of 5G technology .
There are some conspiracy theories that are so risible — like the Alex Jones stuff of , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or the moon hoax theory , or flat-earthers — as to be beneath contempt , and do not even merit a response .
Such lunacies are so silly they haven ’ t even risen to the dignity of mere error .
We ought to see clearly by now how dangerous it is when we let bad theories govern us .
Because the president of the United States is stupid and given to believing stupid theories , tens of thousands of Americans have died , and hundreds of thousands more will probably die before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That is the direct consequence of belief in bad theories .
That is also the direct consequence of having to endure nine more months of the presidency of this child-raping murderer .
America had the chance to boot him out of office in January and the Republicans blew it .
Conspiracy theorists aren ’ t harmless eccentrics , they are a malignant influencing force for the promotion of ignorance .
They have eroded the precious fund of human wisdom and caused us to become distracted by pointless irrelevancies .
They cater to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our discomfort in not knowing , our capacity to see patterns where none exist .
In short , we as a species need to grow up , and we need to do it in a hurry .
We are running out of time .
We have enough evil in the world without imagining more of it , and that without evidence .
Because if we don ’ t grow up we are going to die .
It ’ s just that simple .
This pandemic is the least of our problems .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ level event , global warming , and if we allow ourselves to be distracted from the actual evils of the world with illegitimately manufactured evils — global warming denialism , runaway corporate greed and unprecedented political corruption — then we will become the authors and finishers of a doomsday of our very own making .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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As political philosophies of government go, democracy, however flawed, is my favorite. Its weakness, that it can be and occasionally is manipulated by the power elite, cannot be disputed. Imperfect though it may be, on balance it beats all other forms of government.
But when it comes to scientific knowledge I am most emphatically not a democrat. Science, in my view, belongs to kings. Scientific facts are not up for vote. Scientific truth does not serve the common will. “My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge” is not a permissible credo in the world of science. I am an unapologetic scientific elitist.
Many people don’t understand this point of view. Permit me to make an analogy. Whether you’re a cab driver, a checkout clerk in a grocery store, a deliverer of packages — noble and essential trades all, and particularly courageous in these troubled times — you understand what it feels like for someone to come along and tell you your business. When some snide observer sidles up to you and tells you what you’re doing “wrong” and why, you are justified in feeling the familiar frustration of being condescended to. Hours turning into days turning into years of doing the same job has given you superlative insights and a legitimate expertise for your work, and that work cannot easily be understood by the casual observer, no matter how “clever” that observer might be.
Imagine, then, what it must be like for scientists. These are men and women who have labored for decades acquiring a very arcane, highly specialized, enormously difficult body of knowledge that they diligently apply to their work on a daily basis, forty, fifty, sixty hours a week — for years. Then along comes someone who doesn’t know anything at all about what scientists do, doesn’t even understand the language scientists speak nor the methods they use, and insists they are wrong. Not only do they insist they are wrong, they arrogantly demand they receive equal time and equal respect for their ignorance. They dismiss out of hand what the scientist says, and assert their personal point of view with a misplaced confidence that can only be described as unmitigated hubris.
A Facebook commenter recently began a sentence with the words, “I don’t care what the scientists say.” That the speaker was talking to a scientist when he wrote that and that his rhetorical overture went unchallenged is a testament to how inured even scientists have become to this kind of pandemic ignorance. If the speaker doesn’t care what scientists say, what is he basing his opinion on? His personal “expert” opinion? The opinion of politicians? The opinion of religious leaders? His “gut” instinct?
Carl Sagan said, “I try not to think with my gut. If I’m serious about understanding the world, thinking with anything besides my brain, as tempting as that might be, is likely to get me into trouble.” He concludes by saying, “Really, it’s okay to reserve judgment until the evidence is in.” In other words, we don’t have to jump to unwarranted conclusions based on our gut. We don’t need to “get off the fence” and assert our opinions. It’s okay to wait for more evidence. A bad theory is worse than no theory at all. And yes, the preponderance of scientific opinion doesn’t just count for something, it counts for a lot. Scientists are not always right, but they are right more often than anyone else when it comes to matters of science.
So when scientists tell me that coronavirus wasn’t deliberately engineered in a lab, and they offer evidence that I can easily understand why this is so, I accept what they tell me. I am not a biologist nor an epidemiologist, who am I to dispute them? More to the point, I do not have any reason to dispute what they say. Even more to the point still, I’m not going to assert that they are wrong and insist, without evidence, that everyone who doesn’t believe what I say and disbelieves what they say is stupid.
Before I go on, I want to make one thing clear. The possibility that coronavirus could have evolved at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and been accidentally released from there is being legitimately looked at. That is not the same thing as the Bond Villain-variety notion that it was deliberately created as a bioweapon and is being used by some dark force in the world to disrupt the world economy. There is absolutely no evidence of that, and there is very strong forensic evidence that not only is that not the case, it is highly unlikely. As I pointed out in a previous article, the novel coronavirus COVID-19 defies all computer models. Based on computer models, no one could have predicted that it would have had any significant harmful effect on humans. That it does has completely surprised everyone.
Also, I’m not going to go into the absurd-on-its-face idiocy that coronavirus is a byproduct of 5G technology. There are some conspiracy theories that are so risible — like the Alex Jones stuff of, say, 9/11 “Trutherism,” or the moon hoax theory, or flat-earthers — as to be beneath contempt, and do not even merit a response. Such lunacies are so silly they haven’t even risen to the dignity of mere error.
We ought to see clearly by now how dangerous it is when we let bad theories govern us. Because the president of the United States is stupid and given to believing stupid theories, tens of thousands of Americans have died, and hundreds of thousands more will probably die before this awful pandemic is done with us. That is the direct consequence of belief in bad theories. That is also the direct consequence of having to endure nine more months of the presidency of this child-raping murderer. America had the chance to boot him out of office in January and the Republicans blew it.
Conspiracy theorists aren’t harmless eccentrics, they are a malignant influencing force for the promotion of ignorance. They have eroded the precious fund of human wisdom and caused us to become distracted by pointless irrelevancies. They cater to our worst impulses, our paranoia, our discomfort in not knowing, our capacity to see patterns where none exist.
In short, we as a species need to grow up, and we need to do it in a hurry. We are running out of time. We have enough evil in the world without imagining more of it, and that without evidence. Because if we don’t grow up we are going to die. It’s just that simple.
This pandemic is the least of our problems. We are in the midst of an extinction level event, global warming, and if we allow ourselves to be distracted from the actual evils of the world with illegitimately manufactured evils — global warming denialism, runaway corporate greed and unprecedented political corruption — then we will become the authors and finishers of a doomsday of our very own making. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-04-18--Jim Acosta just destroyed Donald Trump and his goons

Yesterday CNN refused to begin airing Donald Trump ’ s press briefing until he had finished reading his opening propaganda @ @ @ @ @ ’ s new White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany to begin bashing the network over @ @ @ @ @ House correspondent Jim Acosta , a frequent target of Trump ’ s temper tantrums , @ @ @ @ @ fire back at Donald Trump and Kayleigh McEnany : Commentator turned current Press Secretary back @ @ @ @ @ will not see diseases like the coronavirus come here.
” https : //t.co/MsNMnn0tXW https : @ @ @ @ @ t take particularly well to CNN ’ s decision not to air the start of @ @ @ @ @ tweeting “ They are Fake News Losers !
” in the middle of the night @ @ @ @ @ to award Jim Acosta and CNN the victory on this one , both because Acosta @ @ @ @ @ because he managed to get under Trump ’ s skin simply by bringing the facts @

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Yesterday CNN refused to begin airing Donald Trump’s press briefing until he had finished reading his opening propaganda statement. This prompted Trump’s new White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany to begin bashing the network over this decision.
CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta, a frequent target of Trump’s temper tantrums, quickly used the facts to fire back at Donald Trump and Kayleigh McEnany:
Commentator turned current Press Secretary back in February: "we will not see diseases like the coronavirus come here.” https://t.co/MsNMnn0tXW https://t.co/TxFnkBXNPd — Jim Acosta (@Acosta) April 17, 2020
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Donald Trump didn’t take particularly well to CNN’s decision not to air the start of his press briefing, ultimately tweeting “They are Fake News Losers!” in the middle of the night. We’re going to award Jim Acosta and CNN the victory on this one, both because Acosta brought the facts, and because he managed to get under Trump’s skin simply by bringing the facts.
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palmerreport--2020-04-18--No, Donald Trump isn’t “getting away” with anything

With things as bleak as they are in America right now , pessimism and dread are more than understandable .
But lately I ’ ve been seeing a resurgence of the wildly inaccurate assertion that Donald Trump is “ getting away with it all ” – and it ’ s as important as ever that we push back against this false thinking .
If you ’ re a student and you ’ ve been negligently screwing around all along , and your grades are such that you ’ re going to get expelled at the end of the semester , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away ” with anything just because the semester hasn ’ t ended yet .
You just haven ’ t yet been handed your punishment , and when it does happen , it ’ s going to mess up your life .
Similarly , Donald Trump has spent his entire presidency negligently screwing around , and it ’ s landed him the kind of severely underwater approval rating that gives him very little chance of reelection .
And we all know that if Trump loses the election , he ’ ll go to prison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That ’ s the polar opposite of “ getting away with it all.
” Yes , our system sucks .
Yes , Donald Trump should have been gone a long time ago .
Yes , the two entities that could remove Trump right now – Mike Pence and the cabinet , and the Republican Senate majority – are being criminally negligent by refusing to remove him .
And yes , what ’ s happening in America right now is tragic beyond words .
But none of that adds up to Trump “ getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sit on your hands and let him win in November .
Trump is in the worst position for reelection that any modern U.S. presidential incumbent has ever faced .
All you have to do is put in the work in support of Joe Biden , and he ’ ll win , and Trump will be “ getting away with it all ” in solitary confinement .

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With things as bleak as they are in America right now, pessimism and dread are more than understandable. But lately I’ve been seeing a resurgence of the wildly inaccurate assertion that Donald Trump is “getting away with it all” – and it’s as important as ever that we push back against this false thinking.
If you’re a student and you’ve been negligently screwing around all along, and your grades are such that you’re going to get expelled at the end of the semester, you’re not currently “getting away” with anything just because the semester hasn’t ended yet. You just haven’t yet been handed your punishment, and when it does happen, it’s going to mess up your life.
Similarly, Donald Trump has spent his entire presidency negligently screwing around, and it’s landed him the kind of severely underwater approval rating that gives him very little chance of reelection. And we all know that if Trump loses the election, he’ll go to prison for the rest of his life. That’s the polar opposite of “getting away with it all.”
Yes, our system sucks. Yes, Donald Trump should have been gone a long time ago. Yes, the two entities that could remove Trump right now – Mike Pence and the cabinet, and the Republican Senate majority – are being criminally negligent by refusing to remove him. And yes, what’s happening in America right now is tragic beyond words. But none of that adds up to Trump “getting away” with anything, unless you sit on your hands and let him win in November. Trump is in the worst position for reelection that any modern U.S. presidential incumbent has ever faced. All you have to do is put in the work in support of Joe Biden, and he’ll win, and Trump will be “getting away with it all” in solitary confinement.
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palmerreport--2020-04-19--This new TV ad against Donald Trump is just devastating

Now that more and more Americans are seeing that Donald Trump screwed us all with his negligent and dishonest mishandling @ @ @ @ @ Trump is trying to scapegoat anyone he can .
Trump ’ s latest stunt involves @ @ @ @ @ somehow being at fault , or being in bed with China .
The whole thing @ @ @ @ @ ’ s difficult to even parse .
Fortunately , Joe Biden ’ s latest ad @ @ @ @ @ a manner that ’ s devastating for Donald Trump :

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Now that more and more Americans are seeing that Donald Trump screwed us all with his negligent and dishonest mishandling of the coronavirus crisis, Trump is trying to scapegoat anyone he can. Trump’s latest stunt involves falsely accusing Joe Biden of somehow being at fault, or being in bed with China.
The whole thing is so ridiculous, it’s difficult to even parse. Fortunately, Joe Biden’s latest ad spells it all out in a manner that’s devastating for Donald Trump:
Donald Trump left our country unprepared and unprotected for the worst public health and economic crisis in our lifetime — and now we're paying the price. pic.twitter.com/aCxcqQqUqw — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) April 18, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-19--This is just ugly

This is just ugly

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact , period .
But it ’ s worth looking at what kind of impact it ’ ll have in the near to long term future .
It doesn ’ t look good .
There ’ s a lot to talk about when it comes to the pandemic ’ s impact on society at large in the future , but I ’ m going to focus on the thing that gets more attention than anything else — the economy .
At the time of writing this , the markets are actually doing okay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t make any sense to me .
22 million Americans are now unemployed , first quarter business and loan losses are going to be enormous , and home sales are dramatically decreasing .
Two things : ( 1 ) these things do not get fixed overnight , and ( 2 ) in light of the economic bleakness , the stock market is significantly inflated .
Wall Street seems to be operating in a completely different universe from where it usually operates — it ’ s no longer losing confidence when it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ market optimism is being based almost exclusively on the prospects of a vaccine or infection plateau .
But the markets simply can not be reconciled on those things alone .
Right now , millions of Americans are seeing what little nest eggs they had whittle to nothing .
Many are not being paid as much as they typically would be and many aren ’ t being paid at all .
Food insecurity is exploding .
What does this all amount to ?
Unfortunately , even if things “ get back to normal , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go back to business as usual , the economy is in deep turmoil .
According to the International Monetary Fund , we could be looking at the prelude to the biggest economic depression since the 1930s .
It pains me to say this , but I fear we haven ’ t even begun the worst of this .
Too many people will be infected , too many people will die , and too many people will become desperately poor .
The pandemic has exposed profound weaknesses in the global economic system to which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Predicating economic health on infinite growth was never a good idea — mainly because infinite growth is impossible — but now we have to endure the consequences of a catastrophe that struck at the Achilles heel of our system .
The default , garbage credit , abysmal purchasing power , debt explosion , restricted trade , inflation , and bailouts are probably coming .
Be smart , stay healthy , and responsible .

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact, period. But it’s worth looking at what kind of impact it’ll have in the near to long term future. It doesn’t look good.
There’s a lot to talk about when it comes to the pandemic’s impact on society at large in the future, but I’m going to focus on the thing that gets more attention than anything else — the economy. At the time of writing this, the markets are actually doing okay in the US. Frankly, it doesn’t make any sense to me. 22 million Americans are now unemployed, first quarter business and loan losses are going to be enormous, and home sales are dramatically decreasing.
Two things: (1) these things do not get fixed overnight, and (2) in light of the economic bleakness, the stock market is significantly inflated. Wall Street seems to be operating in a completely different universe from where it usually operates — it’s no longer losing confidence when it normally would — and it seems like market optimism is being based almost exclusively on the prospects of a vaccine or infection plateau. But the markets simply cannot be reconciled on those things alone. Right now, millions of Americans are seeing what little nest eggs they had whittle to nothing. Many are not being paid as much as they typically would be and many aren’t being paid at all. Food insecurity is exploding.
What does this all amount to? Unfortunately, even if things “get back to normal,” meaning people can go outside and go back to business as usual, the economy is in deep turmoil. According to the International Monetary Fund, we could be looking at the prelude to the biggest economic depression since the 1930s. It pains me to say this, but I fear we haven’t even begun the worst of this. Too many people will be infected, too many people will die, and too many people will become desperately poor.
The pandemic has exposed profound weaknesses in the global economic system to which we’ve become so accustomed. Predicating economic health on infinite growth was never a good idea — mainly because infinite growth is impossible — but now we have to endure the consequences of a catastrophe that struck at the Achilles heel of our system. The default, garbage credit, abysmal purchasing power, debt explosion, restricted trade, inflation, and bailouts are probably coming. Be smart, stay healthy, and responsible.
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palmerreport--2020-04-20--Donald Trump’s senility is getting worse – and he knows it

When CBS White House correspondent Weijia Jiang asked Donald Trump a question he didn ’ t like today , Trump @ @ @ @ @ news outlet she worked for .
It was a clear giveaway that Trump had no @ @ @ @ @ which is remarkable when you consider that Trump famously got into a heated exchange with @ @ @ @ @ .
So it wasn ’ t surprising that when another reporter asked a question Donald @ @ @ @ @ , Trump responded by saying “ You don ’ t have the brains you were @ @ @ @ @ s a clunky way of accusing someone of going senile .
Trump is projecting here @ @ @ @ @ was surely aware that he knew Weijia Jiang from somewhere , and that he should @ @ @ @ @ but he couldn ’ t place her – a reminder to himself that his mind @ @ @

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When CBS White House correspondent Weijia Jiang asked Donald Trump a question he didn’t like today, Trump immediately responded by asking which news outlet she worked for. It was a clear giveaway that Trump had no idea who she was – which is remarkable when you consider that Trump famously got into a heated exchange with Jiang just two weeks ago.
So it wasn’t surprising that when another reporter asked a question Donald Trump didn’t like, Trump responded by saying “You don’t have the brains you were born with.” That’s a clunky way of accusing someone of going senile. Trump is projecting here, of course. He was surely aware that he knew Weijia Jiang from somewhere, and that he should know who she is, but he couldn’t place her – a reminder to himself that his mind is slipping.
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palmerreport--2020-04-20--Republican Governor slams Donald Trump

Republican Governor slams Donald Trump

It ’ s becoming more clear by the day that most Americans blame Donald Trump for his negligent and dishonest @ @ @ @ @ .
With the death toll tragically rising , and Trump behaving more psychotically than ever @ @ @ @ @ a choice of whether to go down with him or try to stand against him @ @ @ @ @ that people like Florida ’ s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis have decided to stick with @ @ @ @ @ end .
But a number of Republican Governors are quietly going against Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ prematurely reopened and that everything will be magically fine .
Maryland ’ s Republican Governor @ @ @ @ @ State of the Union today and stood against Trump rather loudly : President Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ enough tests to reopen “ is just absolutely false , ” says Maryland Gov .
@ @ @ @ @ ’ s not accurate to say there ’ s plenty of testing out there and @ @ @ @ @ it done .
That ’ s just not being straightforward.
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It’s becoming more clear by the day that most Americans blame Donald Trump for his negligent and dishonest mishandling of the coronavirus crisis. With the death toll tragically rising, and Trump behaving more psychotically than ever, Republican Governors now face a choice of whether to go down with him or try to stand against him.
We’ve seen that people like Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis have decided to stick with Donald Trump to the bitter end. But a number of Republican Governors are quietly going against Trump’s insistence that the country be prematurely reopened and that everything will be magically fine. Maryland’s Republican Governor Larry Hogan went on CNN State of the Union today and stood against Trump rather loudly:
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President Trump’s claim that states have enough tests to reopen “is just absolutely false,” says Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan. “It’s not accurate to say there’s plenty of testing out there and the governors should just get it done. That’s just not being straightforward.” #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/0K48hRAgzI — State of the Union (@CNNSotu) April 19, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-19--Donald Trump has completely lost the plot

How far gone is Donald Trump ?
He couldn ’ t read a list of ten countries during his press briefing today without forgetting that he ’ d just done so , and reading it again a moment later , only to botch it .
He couldn ’ t read a passage from a newspaper editorial without realizing that his own handlers seemed to be punking him by getting him to read the words “ It is hard to get aroused.
” At one point during Trump ’ s mostly unintelligible rambling today , he didn ’ t appear to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a Democrat or Republican .
Trump appeared to claim that he ’ s invoked the Defense Production Act to manufacture coronavirus testing kits , but it ’ s far from clear if this has actually happened , or if it ’ s something that Trump just made up .
You could make the argument that Donald Trump never had the plot to begin with .
But after what we watched on television just now , it ’ s more clear than ever that Trump has completely lost the plot .
This guy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s doing , what he ’ s talking about , or where he ’ s at .
Americans are dying by the tens of thousands , and we have a “ president ” who ’ s at least fifty percent senile .

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How far gone is Donald Trump? He couldn’t read a list of ten countries during his press briefing today without forgetting that he’d just done so, and reading it again a moment later, only to botch it. He couldn’t read a passage from a newspaper editorial without realizing that his own handlers seemed to be punking him by getting him to read the words “It is hard to get aroused.”
At one point during Trump’s mostly unintelligible rambling today, he didn’t appear to be sure if California Governor Gavin Newsom is a Democrat or Republican. Trump appeared to claim that he’s invoked the Defense Production Act to manufacture coronavirus testing kits, but it’s far from clear if this has actually happened, or if it’s something that Trump just made up.
You could make the argument that Donald Trump never had the plot to begin with. But after what we watched on television just now, it’s more clear than ever that Trump has completely lost the plot. This guy doesn’t know what he’s doing, what he’s talking about, or where he’s at. Americans are dying by the tens of thousands, and we have a “president” who’s at least fifty percent senile.
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palmerreport--2020-04-19--Donald Trump’s press briefing today just started and it’s already the worst thing I’ve ever seen

Donald Trump has been on stage for just a few minutes thus far today , and this press briefing is already on track to be his worst .
Trump is so far off track right now , this briefing is coming across more like a Saturday Night Live sketch aimed at making fun of his briefings .
Trump opened his briefing by reading off a list of ten countries .
Then a moment later he read off the same list of countries again , but this time he flubbed it .
Then he began reading from a newspaper op-ed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Trump because it included the line “ It is hard to get aroused ” – and Trump dutifully read that line aloud without realizing what he ’ d just said about himself .
Trump then proceeded to rip open a coronavirus testing swab and waste it , at a time when there ’ s a dire shortage of testing swabs .
That ’ s right , Trump just took a coronavirus test away from someone , thus putting lives at risk .
He also reiterated his belief that the 1918 flu took @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t even gotten to the Q & A session yet , which usually ends up being the most embarrassing part of his daily performance .
Notably , Donald Trump complained right off the top today that he ’ s tired .
This is the first time we ’ ve heard him admit this .
Malignant narcissists like Trump don ’ t usually admit that the pressure of their failures is getting to them .
You have to wonder if he ’ s truly cracking .
CNN is once again refusing to air Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no excuse for the fact that it ’ s airing this trash .

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Donald Trump has been on stage for just a few minutes thus far today, and this press briefing is already on track to be his worst. Trump is so far off track right now, this briefing is coming across more like a Saturday Night Live sketch aimed at making fun of his briefings.
Trump opened his briefing by reading off a list of ten countries. Then a moment later he read off the same list of countries again, but this time he flubbed it. Then he began reading from a newspaper op-ed that praised him. But the joke was on Trump because it included the line “It is hard to get aroused” – and Trump dutifully read that line aloud without realizing what he’d just said about himself.
Trump then proceeded to rip open a coronavirus testing swab and waste it, at a time when there’s a dire shortage of testing swabs. That’s right, Trump just took a coronavirus test away from someone, thus putting lives at risk. He also reiterated his belief that the 1918 flu took place in 1917. Trump hasn’t even gotten to the Q&A session yet, which usually ends up being the most embarrassing part of his daily performance.
Notably, Donald Trump complained right off the top today that he’s tired. This is the first time we’ve heard him admit this. Malignant narcissists like Trump don’t usually admit that the pressure of their failures is getting to them. You have to wonder if he’s truly cracking. CNN is once again refusing to air Trump’s opening monologue. MSNBC has no excuse for the fact that it’s airing this trash.
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palmerreport--2020-04-19--The real reason Donald Trump keeps burying himself with these disastrous press briefings

Donald Trump ’ s declining approval numbers make clear that a growing majority of Americans blame him for this coronavirus mess .
This means his daily coronavirus press briefings aren ’ t helping his cause , and are instead hurting him .
So why ’ s he really doing this ?
Yes , there is the base level argument that Donald Trump is doing these press briefings simply because he enjoys them , at a time when he can ’ t golf or hold rallies .
But Trump is currently on track to lose the election , and if he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prison for the rest of his life .
He ’ s not even close to being in a position where he can afford to indulge himself like this .
He must not understand the situation he ’ s in .
He must think his approval numbers are fine and his press briefings are working .
This means his closest handlers must be shielding him from the real numbers .
But why ?
Each day we see the same pattern .
Trump begins his briefings in a lethargic and confused state .
He ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But by about halfway through the briefing , the contentious back and forth seems to awaken him .
We see him gradually begin to morph from half comatose , to something resembling his old self .
He still comes off as cognitively compromised the entire time , but he ’ s fully awake , alert , combative .
Considering that Trump starts every one of his briefings in a half comatose state , we have to conclude he spends most of his day in that state .
This is a guy who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terms of cognitive decline – yet his handlers can see that whenever they send him out on stage , he comes back to life a bit .
Trump ’ s handlers know that these briefings are pushing his approval numbers further downward , and are increasing his odds of losing the election and ending up in prison .
But that ’ s a long term problem .
If he ’ s as far gone cognitively as all indications suggest he is , then they ’ re surely sending him out on stage in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and permanently slipping into the cognitive abyss .
Donald Trump ’ s people are trying to hide the fact that he ’ s too far gone cognitively to still be in office .
They ’ re trying to delay the inevitable point where he slips so far into the abyss , the average American can see that there ’ s almost nothing left of him .
As with any failing regime , the Trump regime is just trying to get through the day .
What makes this different is that Donald Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it even is .

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Donald Trump’s declining approval numbers make clear that a growing majority of Americans blame him for this coronavirus mess. This means his daily coronavirus press briefings aren’t helping his cause, and are instead hurting him. So why’s he really doing this?
Yes, there is the base level argument that Donald Trump is doing these press briefings simply because he enjoys them, at a time when he can’t golf or hold rallies. But Trump is currently on track to lose the election, and if he does, he’ll go to prison for the rest of his life. He’s not even close to being in a position where he can afford to indulge himself like this. He must not understand the situation he’s in. He must think his approval numbers are fine and his press briefings are working. This means his closest handlers must be shielding him from the real numbers. But why?
Each day we see the same pattern. Trump begins his briefings in a lethargic and confused state. He’s barely there, physically or cognitively. But by about halfway through the briefing, the contentious back and forth seems to awaken him. We see him gradually begin to morph from half comatose, to something resembling his old self. He still comes off as cognitively compromised the entire time, but he’s fully awake, alert, combative.
Considering that Trump starts every one of his briefings in a half comatose state, we have to conclude he spends most of his day in that state. This is a guy who’s just about gone, in terms of cognitive decline – yet his handlers can see that whenever they send him out on stage, he comes back to life a bit.
Trump’s handlers know that these briefings are pushing his approval numbers further downward, and are increasing his odds of losing the election and ending up in prison. But that’s a long term problem. If he’s as far gone cognitively as all indications suggest he is, then they’re surely sending him out on stage in an effort to keep him from fully and permanently slipping into the cognitive abyss.
Donald Trump’s people are trying to hide the fact that he’s too far gone cognitively to still be in office. They’re trying to delay the inevitable point where he slips so far into the abyss, the average American can see that there’s almost nothing left of him. As with any failing regime, the Trump regime is just trying to get through the day. What makes this different is that Donald Trump is too far gone to know what day it even is.
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palmerreport--2020-04-19--Donald Trump is about to get hit by the perfect storm

The perfect storm is about to hit Trump and it doesn ’ t even involve COVID 19 .
The trifecta is the unredacted Mueller Report , Roger Stone and Michael Cohen , all of them swirling around in Trump ’ s head like a hurricane .
And drawing with a Sharpie will not make the hurricane land where Trump wants it .
The judge is due to release ( finally ! )
the unredacted Mueller Report and it will be most interesting to see what Client 3 has been up to .
Client 3 is Sean Hannity , if you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cohen .
Hannity has seemed more and more unhinged along with Trump .
We suspect they are not happy that Cohen is being released to home confinement because of the coronavirus .
If he has full access to the press , Michael Cohen is going to yap like a chihuahua .
Roger Stone , with two weeks before he has to report to prison , is definitely going to bark .
No way is he going to do time while Trump rides around on Air Force One and plays golf .
Stone has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kibble , and we suspect Trump is terrified of him .
In Trump ’ s drug-fueled daily rant over who is to blame for all his incompetence and maliciousness , he has chosen to not hear the bullets coming his way from Stone , Cohen and Hannity .
Trump thinks he ’ s fighting the virus , but his real enemy now is time .
VOTE .

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The perfect storm is about to hit Trump and it doesn’t even involve COVID 19. The trifecta is the unredacted Mueller Report, Roger Stone and Michael Cohen, all of them swirling around in Trump’s head like a hurricane. And drawing with a Sharpie will not make the hurricane land where Trump wants it.
The judge is due to release (finally!) the unredacted Mueller Report and it will be most interesting to see what Client 3 has been up to. Client 3 is Sean Hannity, if you recall, the third client of Michael Cohen. Hannity has seemed more and more unhinged along with Trump. We suspect they are not happy that Cohen is being released to home confinement because of the coronavirus. If he has full access to the press, Michael Cohen is going to yap like a chihuahua.
Roger Stone, with two weeks before he has to report to prison, is definitely going to bark. No way is he going to do time while Trump rides around on Air Force One and plays golf. Stone has many little nuggets to add to this kibble, and we suspect Trump is terrified of him.
In Trump’s drug-fueled daily rant over who is to blame for all his incompetence and maliciousness, he has chosen to not hear the bullets coming his way from Stone, Cohen and Hannity. Trump thinks he’s fighting the virus, but his real enemy now is time. VOTE.
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palmerreport--2020-04-19--Donald Trump has no idea what he’s trying to do

COVID-19 is still infecting and killing Americans .
It ’ s spreading .
But quarantine measures seem to be flattening the curve – or at least they will if we continue them .
Now , as I ’ m sure you ’ ve heard , Trump is itching to get everybody back to normal .
Why ?
Because he wants the economy and confidence to bounce back .
Will it work ?
Not a chance .
The simple fact is that if Trump dismisses quarantine orders and tells people to return to normal , or even something less than normal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we will no longer flatten the curve .
COVID is still spreading — it ’ s just that with quarantine measures in place , it ’ s not spreading as quickly .
That ’ s what flattening the curve means .
Trump has taken a dangerously and aggressively science-illiterate stance here : he ’ s declared victory over the virus , he ’ s caving to political pressures from Republicans instead of listening to experts , and he ’ s cut funding to the World Health Organization at a time when it needs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that funding cut is probably illegal because he made the decision without Congressional approval ( https : //www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/neal-katyal-trump-cutting-who-funding-shows-blatant-illegality-82104901648 ) .
Just one week ago , WHO warned that the virus could have a resurgence if quarantine orders are prematurely lifted .
Just a few days ago is when Trump decided to cut funding to WHO .
This to me echoes his responses to the states — give funding to those who ingratiate him , ignore those that don ’ t .
His vindictive nature reflects his fragile ego , and it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to him , everything he sees , touches , and hears needs to be praiseful to him in some way .
This dangerous selfishness is leading us down a very risky path during the pandemic .
And of course , the Trump base is making a field day out of this .
After a mass shooting , you always hear Republicans say something along the lines of “ We can ’ t politicize tragedy , ” and now we ’ re hearing them say “ Politicize this tragedy.
” Around the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make bizarre and misunderstood overtures to fundamental constitutional rights .
Conservative pundits have a new rallying cry : “ Death before depression ” .
These sentiments will keep eating away at the polity and more people will feel compelled to defy quarantine , thus ensuring a greater pandemic impact in the US .
And of course , amid all this , Trump also decided to let the states decide when to reopen .
Taking a backseat leadership style is a lot easier than actually leading , right ?
If there ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among the states as to how they plan reopening , then a second wave seems virtually guaranteed .
Take this to the ballot box in November .

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COVID-19 is still infecting and killing Americans. It’s spreading. But quarantine measures seem to be flattening the curve – or at least they will if we continue them. Now, as I’m sure you’ve heard, Trump is itching to get everybody back to normal. Why? Because he wants the economy and confidence to bounce back. Will it work? Not a chance.
The simple fact is that if Trump dismisses quarantine orders and tells people to return to normal, or even something less than normal but still less stringent than quarantine, we will no longer flatten the curve. COVID is still spreading — it’s just that with quarantine measures in place, it’s not spreading as quickly. That’s what flattening the curve means. Trump has taken a dangerously and aggressively science-illiterate stance here: he’s declared victory over the virus, he’s caving to political pressures from Republicans instead of listening to experts, and he’s cut funding to the World Health Organization at a time when it needs funding very urgently. Oh yeah, and that funding cut is probably illegal because he made the decision without Congressional approval (https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/neal-katyal-trump-cutting-who-funding-shows-blatant-illegality-82104901648).
Just one week ago, WHO warned that the virus could have a resurgence if quarantine orders are prematurely lifted. Just a few days ago is when Trump decided to cut funding to WHO. This to me echoes his responses to the states — give funding to those who ingratiate him, ignore those that don’t. His vindictive nature reflects his fragile ego, and it’s clearer now more than ever that, to him, everything he sees, touches, and hears needs to be praiseful to him in some way. This dangerous selfishness is leading us down a very risky path during the pandemic.
And of course, the Trump base is making a field day out of this. After a mass shooting, you always hear Republicans say something along the lines of “We can’t politicize tragedy,” and now we’re hearing them say “Politicize this tragedy.” Around the country, Trump supporters are defying quarantine orders to make bizarre and misunderstood overtures to fundamental constitutional rights. Conservative pundits have a new rallying cry: “Death before depression”. These sentiments will keep eating away at the polity and more people will feel compelled to defy quarantine, thus ensuring a greater pandemic impact in the US.
And of course, amid all this, Trump also decided to let the states decide when to reopen. Taking a backseat leadership style is a lot easier than actually leading, right? If there’s an appreciable lack of coordination or continuity among the states as to how they plan reopening, then a second wave seems virtually guaranteed. Take this to the ballot box in November.
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palmerreport--2020-04-19--Here’s how we put Donald Trump in prison

No one wants to see Donald Trump in prison more than I do .
No one .
But whether or not it happens is another question .
But there ’ s a reason why putting Trump in prison isn ’ t a major part of every Democratic candidate ’ s platform .
And it ’ s complicated .
For one thing , this is America , and America is not in the political prisoner business .
I know , Trump going to jail isn ’ t a partisan issue , it ’ s a criminal one .
And I further @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a Republican campaign slogan that was interchangeable with “ Make America Great Again.
” But the idea of putting someone in jail because their political opinions differ from ours has always been justly odious to most sane Americans .
That is the stuff of tinpot dictators , not us .
But I further know and agree that if Trump goes to prison it won ’ t be for his political ideologies , if he has any , it will be because he has committed actual crimes .
These crimes could include ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to murder , rape , sexual assault , emoluments violations , money laundering , perjury , conspiracy as outlined in the Logan Act ( committed when Trump was a presidential candidate ) , reckless endangerment , espionage ( specifically , the unlawful passing of American secrets to a foreign power ) , extortion ( and yes , what he did to Ukraine is not bribery , it ’ s extortion ) , theft , insider trading and stocks manipulation .
These are real crimes .
I get that .
But Republicans won ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will see it as pure politics , Democrats getting payback because Donald Trump was “ too strong.
” That Trump is a weakling is lost on them .
The point is that ’ s how Republicans will see it , and you should have figured that out by now after listening to the Republican rants during the impeachment hearings .
Also , if you don ’ t think Republicans believe they owe us an impeachment , think again .
The next time the Republicans are in power , that is , the next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a supermajority in the Senate and a Democratic President , they will impeach and convict that president .
We already have that much to contend with without Trump seeing a day in jail .
What ’ s that , you say , you doubt the Republicans will ever return to power after Trump ?
Well here ’ s something for you to think about : six years after Watergate — six years !
— the Reagan era began , characterized by twelve years of unrestrained Republican deregulating , “ trickle down , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many Democrats are worried about putting Trump in prison .
They know perfectly well it could happen to them .
Yes , it would be outrageous , yes it would be a gross miscarriage of justice , but there will be no one to stop them .
I don ’ t think the Republican Party that was around during Watergate would take such vengeance .
But the current one will .
The current Republican Party doesn ’ t merely support Donald Trump , they have become Donald Trump .
And Donald Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States we have ever had .
If Trump could send everyone who has ever said anything remotely unflattering about him to prison he would do it .
And that is what the Republican Party has become .
And that is why the Republican Party has to go .
This is no longer about partisan politics as usual .
We can ’ t “ work with Republicans ” any more than the Allied Forces could work with the Nazis .
( The fact that they did anyway was to their enduring shame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They have become pure evil .
Once Republicans are gone we also have to remove money from politics .
Completely .
All candidates should have federally mandated free equal time on the television and in the media , with no one candidate receiving special privileges .
Political donations must become illegal .
A presidential candidacy should cost $ 100 in filing fees .
That ’ s it .
There is nothing in the Constitution that says we have to have two political parties .
In fact , Alexander Hamilton was opposed to political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parties they will have to satisfy certain legal requirements , and those requirements should include that no political party can hold affiliations with terrorist organizations , such as the American Nazi Party , the Ku Klux Klan or the NRA .
Nor can they be terrorist organizations themselves , as the Republican Party has become .
John F. Kennedy once said that you can ’ t negotiate with someone who says , “ What ’ s mine is mine and what ’ s yours is negotiable.
” America has a standing policy of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s start enforcing that policy the minute we reclaim power by eliminating the greatest American terrorist organization of all , the Republican Party .
Because if we don ’ t get rid of the GOP , putting Donald Trump in prison could prove very dangerous .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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No one wants to see Donald Trump in prison more than I do. No one. But whether or not it happens is another question. But there’s a reason why putting Trump in prison isn’t a major part of every Democratic candidate’s platform. And it’s complicated.
For one thing, this is America, and America is not in the political prisoner business. I know, Trump going to jail isn’t a partisan issue, it’s a criminal one. And I further know that “lock her up” was a Republican campaign slogan that was interchangeable with “Make America Great Again.” But the idea of putting someone in jail because their political opinions differ from ours has always been justly odious to most sane Americans. That is the stuff of tinpot dictators, not us.
But I further know and agree that if Trump goes to prison it won’t be for his political ideologies, if he has any, it will be because he has committed actual crimes. These crimes could include (but are not limited to) incitement to murder, rape, sexual assault, emoluments violations, money laundering, perjury, conspiracy as outlined in the Logan Act (committed when Trump was a presidential candidate), reckless endangerment, espionage (specifically, the unlawful passing of American secrets to a foreign power), extortion (and yes, what he did to Ukraine is not bribery, it’s extortion), theft, insider trading and stocks manipulation. These are real crimes. I get that.
But Republicans won’t see it that way. Republicans will see it as pure politics, Democrats getting payback because Donald Trump was “too strong.” That Trump is a weakling is lost on them. The point is that’s how Republicans will see it, and you should have figured that out by now after listening to the Republican rants during the impeachment hearings.
Also, if you don’t think Republicans believe they owe us an impeachment, think again. The next time the Republicans are in power, that is, the next time they hold a majority in Congress with a supermajority in the Senate and a Democratic President, they will impeach and convict that president. We already have that much to contend with without Trump seeing a day in jail.
What’s that, you say, you doubt the Republicans will ever return to power after Trump? Well here’s something for you to think about: six years after Watergate — six years! — the Reagan era began, characterized by twelve years of unrestrained Republican deregulating, “trickle down,” elitist rule.
This is why many Democrats are worried about putting Trump in prison. They know perfectly well it could happen to them. Yes, it would be outrageous, yes it would be a gross miscarriage of justice, but there will be no one to stop them.
I don’t think the Republican Party that was around during Watergate would take such vengeance. But the current one will. The current Republican Party doesn’t merely support Donald Trump, they have become Donald Trump. And Donald Trump is the most petty and vindictive president of the United States we have ever had. If Trump could send everyone who has ever said anything remotely unflattering about him to prison he would do it. And that is what the Republican Party has become.
And that is why the Republican Party has to go. This is no longer about partisan politics as usual. We can’t “work with Republicans” any more than the Allied Forces could work with the Nazis. (The fact that they did anyway was to their enduring shame.) Republicans are beyond rehabilitation. They have become pure evil.
Once Republicans are gone we also have to remove money from politics. Completely. All candidates should have federally mandated free equal time on the television and in the media, with no one candidate receiving special privileges. Political donations must become illegal. A presidential candidacy should cost $100 in filing fees. That’s it.
There is nothing in the Constitution that says we have to have two political parties. In fact, Alexander Hamilton was opposed to political parties. But if there must be parties they will have to satisfy certain legal requirements, and those requirements should include that no political party can hold affiliations with terrorist organizations, such as the American Nazi Party, the Ku Klux Klan or the NRA. Nor can they be terrorist organizations themselves, as the Republican Party has become.
John F. Kennedy once said that you can’t negotiate with someone who says, “What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.” America has a standing policy of never negotiating with terrorists. Let’s start enforcing that policy the minute we reclaim power by eliminating the greatest American terrorist organization of all, the Republican Party. Because if we don’t get rid of the GOP, putting Donald Trump in prison could prove very dangerous. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-04-19--Donald Trump is walking into a trap

Donald Trump is walking into a trap

“ President ” Donald Trump knows the only way he can win reelection is by stoking the fires under his racist followers and sewing discord among Democratic voters .
He is busy doing both things , though the latter may not be as successful as he thinks .
Politico writer David Siders believes that the unity of the Democratic party will be a big problem for him .
Trump , who listens to no one and nothing , is walking into his own trap .
Donald Trump claims that the Democratic party “ stole ” the election from Bernie Sanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ old talking point , but Trump is trying to use it to his advantage .
At the same time , the Democratic party is uniting its base .
The more that Biden embraces Warren ’ s and Sanders ’ platforms , the more these talking points will not be viable .
Instead of accepting his fate and moving on , Trump hopes to take the rest of us with him to hell .
He ’ s going to have a very difficult time doing that .
Siders points out several issues that stand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
First , he must successfully divide the Democratic party , which he obviously has no idea how to do .
Second , Trump barely “ won ” the White House to begin with , capturing only 46 % of the vote .
He continues to poll below 50 % — even during what should have been a “ rally around the flag ” moment — and no one is clamoring to get behind him after the way he has botched the coronavirus response .
Most important , Trump is an insufferable , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is going to change , especially in the eyes of independents , a group Trump desperately needs to win .
Trump ’ s campaign doesn ’ t get it and continues with their “ divide and conquer ” strategy .
Trump ’ s campaign is running Facebook ads targeting Sanders supporters , hoping to capitalize on the so-called divide between progressive and moderate Democrats .
Sanders , Biden , and Obama are working together to close the divide , something Trump and his people don ’ t understand .
At the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sense of reality , and he is slowly falling apart .
While Trump continues to come unhinged , Biden is pointing out his shortcomings , which will likely drive him even further over the edge .
Biden is turning the screws .
During his recent town hall , Biden pointed out that Trump is “ throwing temper tantrums ” instead of doing his job .
Biden is correct .
“ He likes to say he ’ s a wartime President .
Well , he needs to begin to step up and act like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hall attendees .
That will never happen .
Trump continues to blame others for his own shortcomings , while Biden continues picking away at him .
Biden asked : “ Have we heard him offer anything that approaches a sincere expression of empathy for the people that are hurting ?
” Of course not , and we never will .
Narcissists have no capacity for empathy , which will always prevent Trump from doing the right thing .
Biden just needs to keep holding Trump accountable and capitalize on his shortcomings .

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“President” Donald Trump knows the only way he can win reelection is by stoking the fires under his racist followers and sewing discord among Democratic voters. He is busy doing both things, though the latter may not be as successful as he thinks. Politico writer David Siders believes that the unity of the Democratic party will be a big problem for him. Trump, who listens to no one and nothing, is walking into his own trap.
Donald Trump claims that the Democratic party “stole” the election from Bernie Sanders. This is such a tired, old talking point, but Trump is trying to use it to his advantage. At the same time, the Democratic party is uniting its base. The more that Biden embraces Warren’s and Sanders’ platforms, the more these talking points will not be viable. Instead of accepting his fate and moving on, Trump hopes to take the rest of us with him to hell. He’s going to have a very difficult time doing that.
Siders points out several issues that stand between “president” Trump and reelection. First, he must successfully divide the Democratic party, which he obviously has no idea how to do. Second, Trump barely “won” the White House to begin with, capturing only 46% of the vote. He continues to poll below 50% — even during what should have been a “rally around the flag” moment — and no one is clamoring to get behind him after the way he has botched the coronavirus response. Most important, Trump is an insufferable, egotistical, narcissistic asshole. None of that is going to change, especially in the eyes of independents, a group Trump desperately needs to win. Trump’s campaign doesn’t get it and continues with their “divide and conquer” strategy.
Trump’s campaign is running Facebook ads targeting Sanders supporters, hoping to capitalize on the so-called divide between progressive and moderate Democrats. Sanders, Biden, and Obama are working together to close the divide, something Trump and his people don’t understand. At the same time, Trump has an incredibly warped sense of reality, and he is slowly falling apart. While Trump continues to come unhinged, Biden is pointing out his shortcomings, which will likely drive him even further over the edge.
Biden is turning the screws. During his recent town hall, Biden pointed out that Trump is “throwing temper tantrums” instead of doing his job. Biden is correct. “He likes to say he’s a wartime President. Well, he needs to begin to step up and act like one,” Biden told his town hall attendees. That will never happen. Trump continues to blame others for his own shortcomings, while Biden continues picking away at him. Biden asked: “Have we heard him offer anything that approaches a sincere expression of empathy for the people that are hurting?” Of course not, and we never will. Narcissists have no capacity for empathy, which will always prevent Trump from doing the right thing. Biden just needs to keep holding Trump accountable and capitalize on his shortcomings.
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palmerreport--2020-04-19--At least Donald Trump is going broke

At least Donald Trump is going broke

Donald Trump is getting tens of thousands of Americans killed in a desperate and incoherent attempt at somehow boosting his pathetic approval rating going into the election .
All signs suggest that Trump ’ s inept plan is only making his election prospects even worse .
Now there are further signs that Trump ’ s negligence isn ’ t just killing and bankrupting the nation , it ’ s bankrupting him too .
It all started when , just a couple weeks after the United States economy started to shut down , Donald Trump and the Trump Organization were already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loan repayments .
This wasn ’ t particularly surprising , considering Trump has always run his businesses from a cash-poor and debt-heavy angle .
Best anyone can tell , his debts outstrip his assets , meaning he ’ s not a billionaire and has a negative net worth .
Now comes the news from CNN that Donald Trump is laying off thousands of workers at his properties , including Mar-a-Lago and Doral .
It ’ s a reminder that Trump ’ s idiotically self-destructive endgame is wiping him out financially as well as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why Donald Trump ’ s puppet , Florida Governor Ron DeSantis , is so desperate to reopen the state ’ s economy in the middle of a deadly pandemic .
DeSantis isn ’ t up for reelection for another two-plus years , so if he were acting in his own best interest , he ’ d be playing the long game with the pandemic .
Instead he appears to be trying to get Trump ’ s properties in Florida reopened , before Trump goes completely bankrupt .
Go figure .

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Donald Trump is getting tens of thousands of Americans killed in a desperate and incoherent attempt at somehow boosting his pathetic approval rating going into the election. All signs suggest that Trump’s inept plan is only making his election prospects even worse. Now there are further signs that Trump’s negligence isn’t just killing and bankrupting the nation, it’s bankrupting him too.
It all started when, just a couple weeks after the United States economy started to shut down, Donald Trump and the Trump Organization were already reduced to begging Deutsche Bank to delay loan repayments. This wasn’t particularly surprising, considering Trump has always run his businesses from a cash-poor and debt-heavy angle. Best anyone can tell, his debts outstrip his assets, meaning he’s not a billionaire and has a negative net worth.
Now comes the news from CNN that Donald Trump is laying off thousands of workers at his properties, including Mar-a-Lago and Doral. It’s a reminder that Trump’s idiotically self-destructive endgame is wiping him out financially as well as politically.
This also raises questions about why Donald Trump’s puppet, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, is so desperate to reopen the state’s economy in the middle of a deadly pandemic. DeSantis isn’t up for reelection for another two-plus years, so if he were acting in his own best interest, he’d be playing the long game with the pandemic. Instead he appears to be trying to get Trump’s properties in Florida reopened, before Trump goes completely bankrupt. Go figure.
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palmerreport--2020-04-20--Everyone piles on after Donald Trump inexplicably spends his press briefing talking about getting “a

Everyone piles on after Donald Trump inexplicably spends his press briefing talking about getting “aroused”

“ Once is was reluctantly aroused .
It was hard to get it aroused , and it is hard to @ @ @ @ @ we got it aroused.
” Donald Trump actually said these words during his press briefing @ @ @ @ @ , he did .
And if you ’ re looking for context , there really @ @ @ @ @ mentioning .
Suffice it to say that no one could quite figure out what Trump @ @ @ @ @ absolutely no one wanted to hear Trump repeatedly talking about his arousal in any context @ @ @ @ @ , on a Sunday at the White House , `` It was hard to get @ @ @ @ @ is hard to get it aroused , but we got it aroused .
`` # @ @ @ @ @

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“Once is was reluctantly aroused. It was hard to get it aroused, and it is hard to get it aroused, but we got it aroused.” Donald Trump actually said these words during his press briefing on Sunday. No really, he did. And if you’re looking for context, there really wasn’t any worth mentioning.
Suffice it to say that no one could quite figure out what Trump was talking about, and absolutely no one wanted to hear Trump repeatedly talking about his arousal in any context:
Paging Dr. Freud, paging Dr. Freud… Trump, just now, on a Sunday at the White House, "It was hard to get it aroused, and it is hard to get it aroused, but we got it aroused."#Coronavirus #COVID19 #TrumpPressConf — DrJackBrown 🌊 (@DrGJackBrown) April 19, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-04-20--Joe Biden comes out swinging

Joe Biden comes out swinging

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@ DrBiden and I are keeping the loved ones of the more than 40,000 people in the U.S. we @ @ @ @ @ in our prayers .
This is a solemn day for our nation , and there @ @ @ @ @ ahead .
But if we pull together , we will get through this .
I @ @ @ @ @

.@DrBiden and I are keeping the loved ones of the more than 40,000 people in the U.S. we've lost due to COVID-19 in our prayers. This is a solemn day for our nation, and there will be more hard days ahead. But if we pull together, we will get through this. I promise. https://t.co/WznDkIMRo8
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) April 19, 2020