palmerreport--2020-10-19--What’s really tripping up Donald Trump

What’s really tripping up Donald Trump

– Donald Trump has committed the greatest sin any failed entertainer can commit : he ’ s become boring .
@ @ @ @ @ drivel .
He posts the same stupid lying tweets every day .
No one believes @ @ @ @ @ no one cares .
He ’ s become a boring villain .
– Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ the Beastie Boys during football games today .
Donald Trump just got cease and desisted @ @ @ @ @ Steve Bannon , who was recently arrested for corruption , is now randomly accusing the @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s the political equivalent of “ I know you are but what @ @ @ @ @ Love is the kind of turd who stole the “ Beach Boys ” name and @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s not The Beach Boys , so it shouldn ’ t surprise anyone @ @ @ @ @ Trump supporter .
Brian Wilson , the driving force behind the Beach Boys , has @ @ @ @ @ pro-Trump antics .

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– Donald Trump has committed the greatest sin any failed entertainer can commit: he’s become boring. His rally speeches are repetitive drivel. He posts the same stupid lying tweets every day. No one believes him. But mostly, no one cares. He’s become a boring villain.
– Joe Biden is running TV ads with the Beastie Boys during football games today. Donald Trump just got cease and desisted by Phil Collins.
– Steve Bannon, who was recently arrested for corruption, is now randomly accusing the other side of being corrupt. It’s the political equivalent of “I know you are but what am I.”
– Mike Love is the kind of turd who stole the “Beach Boys” name and tours under it even though he’s not The Beach Boys, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone that he’s a Trump supporter. Brian Wilson, the driving force behind the Beach Boys, has emphatically disavowed Love’s pro-Trump antics.
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palmerreport--2020-10-19--Here comes Donald Trump’s endgame

Here comes Donald Trump’s endgame

Heading into the critical last two weeks of the election and no matter what , we can not get complacent .
Hillary Clinton had 91 % odds to win the 2016 election and we all know how that turned out .
Trump , with his polling numbers in the tank , still has a 1-in-6 chance of winning .
That we have a 1-in-6 chance of losing our country , our republic , our democracy , to a psychopathic fascist is terrifying .
We must remain vigilant at all costs .
Because Republican projection is the key here .
Ron @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his Fourth of July in Moscow in 2018 , is now implying there is child pornography on Hunter Biden ’ s laptop .
He ’ s pressuring the FBI to look into it at the same time Don Jr. is claiming his father has to break up the FBI in his next term because of the “ Deep State ” his father has had four years to eradicate .
All of this is projection .
The Epstein scandal is nowhere near ended yet and Trump needs to watch himself as he is very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ press in 2016 made very little of the “ Jane Doe ” lawsuit that alleged Trump raped a 13-year-old girl , but , subsequently , dozens of women have come forward with lawsuits alleging sexual abuse .
Alleging Hunter Biden is the pedophile is Republican Gaslighting 101 .
Alleging the FBI is a toxic swamp of Democratic corruption is par for the course .
Never mind that Trump and William Barr have control over the FBI ; Republicans always must be the victims .
This is another narcissistic gaslighting technique that we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the next two weeks .
When they complain , tell them you ’ ll call them a “ wambulance ” but force them to cite legitimate sources for their grief .
Trump and his family are so corrupt one wearies of pointing out the lies .
But until he and his family are cooling their heels in ADX Florence super max prison , we can not stop .
They will spout numerous outrages the next two weeks , so take a breath , make Google your friend , and read up on each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out to the Trumpsters that their disinformation is coming from Russian propaganda sites .
Cite legitimate references .
It probably won ’ t change anyone ’ s vote , but you never know .
There are some who might find moral clarity in the voting booth and take that 1 in 6 chance down to zero .
We have to try .
The good and the honorable are depending on us keep in America free .

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Heading into the critical last two weeks of the election and no matter what, we cannot get complacent. Hillary Clinton had 91% odds to win the 2016 election and we all know how that turned out. Trump, with his polling numbers in the tank, still has a 1-in-6 chance of winning. That we have a 1-in-6 chance of losing our country, our republic, our democracy, to a psychopathic fascist is terrifying. We must remain vigilant at all costs. Because Republican projection is the key here.
Ron Johnson, the Republican Senator who spent his Fourth of July in Moscow in 2018, is now implying there is child pornography on Hunter Biden’s laptop. He’s pressuring the FBI to look into it at the same time Don Jr. is claiming his father has to break up the FBI in his next term because of the “Deep State” his father has had four years to eradicate.
All of this is projection. The Epstein scandal is nowhere near ended yet and Trump needs to watch himself as he is very close to the Epstein sinkhole. The press in 2016 made very little of the “Jane Doe” lawsuit that alleged Trump raped a 13-year-old girl, but, subsequently, dozens of women have come forward with lawsuits alleging sexual abuse. Alleging Hunter Biden is the pedophile is Republican Gaslighting 101. Alleging the FBI is a toxic swamp of Democratic corruption is par for the course.
Never mind that Trump and William Barr have control over the FBI; Republicans always must be the victims. This is another narcissistic gaslighting technique that we are bound to see a lot of in the next two weeks. When they complain, tell them you’ll call them a “wambulance” but force them to cite legitimate sources for their grief.
Trump and his family are so corrupt one wearies of pointing out the lies. But until he and his family are cooling their heels in ADX Florence super max prison, we cannot stop. They will spout numerous outrages the next two weeks, so take a breath, make Google your friend, and read up on each and every new supposed scandal. Point out to the Trumpsters that their disinformation is coming from Russian propaganda sites. Cite legitimate references. It probably won’t change anyone’s vote, but you never know. There are some who might find moral clarity in the voting booth and take that 1 in 6 chance down to zero. We have to try. The good and the honorable are depending on us keep in America free.
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palmerreport--2020-10-19--Rudy Giuliani’s New York Post stunt just turned into even more of a disaster

To give you an idea of just how badly Rudy Giuliani ’ s “ Hunter Biden laptop ” story has flopped , his fellow Kremlin asset Ron Johnson resorted to making the desperate false claim today that there were inappropriate pictures of children on the laptop .
No one is falling for this crap who wasn ’ t already voting for Trump , meaning the whole thing was pointless Now it ’ s gotten even uglier .
It turns out the New York Post article in question – which was so obviously a work of fiction that Twitter banned it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ written by a reporter who ended up having such doubts about the story , he refused to allow his name to be placed on it .
The New York Times is reporting that multiple people at the Post thought the story was nonsense .
But it gets even worse , because Rudy is now running his mouth .
Rudy admitted that he gave the story to the New York Post because “ either nobody else would take it , or if they took it , they would spend all the time they could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put it out.
” That ’ s right , Rudy is flat out admitting that if he gave the story to any news outlet that might scrutinize it before publishing it , the story would fall apart and never get published at all .
It ’ s one thing to do this , which is shady .
It ’ s another to admit it out loud , which is stupid and self-sabotaging .
In any case , there is no indication that this phony “ Hunter Biden laptop ” scandal is having any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The only people who are choosing to fall for it are the people who were already voting for Trump anyway .
It ’ s simply up to the rest of us to turn out in full force and vote him out .

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To give you an idea of just how badly Rudy Giuliani’s “Hunter Biden laptop” story has flopped, his fellow Kremlin asset Ron Johnson resorted to making the desperate false claim today that there were inappropriate pictures of children on the laptop. No one is falling for this crap who wasn’t already voting for Trump, meaning the whole thing was pointless Now it’s gotten even uglier.
It turns out the New York Post article in question – which was so obviously a work of fiction that Twitter banned it from even being linked to – was written by a reporter who ended up having such doubts about the story, he refused to allow his name to be placed on it. The New York Times is reporting that multiple people at the Post thought the story was nonsense. But it gets even worse, because Rudy is now running his mouth.
Rudy admitted that he gave the story to the New York Post because “either nobody else would take it, or if they took it, they would spend all the time they could to try to contradict it before they put it out.” That’s right, Rudy is flat out admitting that if he gave the story to any news outlet that might scrutinize it before publishing it, the story would fall apart and never get published at all. It’s one thing to do this, which is shady. It’s another to admit it out loud, which is stupid and self-sabotaging.
In any case, there is no indication that this phony “Hunter Biden laptop” scandal is having any impact on the outcome of the election. The only people who are choosing to fall for it are the people who were already voting for Trump anyway. It’s simply up to the rest of us to turn out in full force and vote him out.
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palmerreport--2020-10-20--Rachel Maddow just nailed it

Rachel Maddow just nailed it

When the debate commission announced this evening that it would be cutting off the mic of whichever candidate isn ’ t speaking during this week ’ s final debate , Palmer Report pointed out that this left Donald Trump with a no-win decision .
He really needs this debate , and can ’ t afford to boycott it .
But if he ’ s forced to play by the rules , does he stand a chance in the debate anyway ?
Rachel Maddow made a great point on her MSNBC show tonight .
Joe Biden is currently on a path @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reason or need to participate in this final debate .
In fact , considering how much of a joke Trump turned the debates into , probably the only reason Biden hasn ’ t bailed on the final debate is that he would risk taking heat for doing so .
But now we ’ re in a situation where neither candidate wants the debate , which means that it could simply get quietly canceled .
Meanwhile , Rachel Maddow also pointed out tonight that if you ’ re worried about whether the pundits and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election , the only proper response is to get out there and do something about it .
You can phone bank for a campaign , volunteer to work at a polling place , or simply make sure the people in your personal circle turn out to vote .

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When the debate commission announced this evening that it would be cutting off the mic of whichever candidate isn’t speaking during this week’s final debate, Palmer Report pointed out that this left Donald Trump with a no-win decision. He really needs this debate, and can’t afford to boycott it. But if he’s forced to play by the rules, does he stand a chance in the debate anyway?
Rachel Maddow made a great point on her MSNBC show tonight. Joe Biden is currently on a path to victory, so he has no reason or need to participate in this final debate. In fact, considering how much of a joke Trump turned the debates into, probably the only reason Biden hasn’t bailed on the final debate is that he would risk taking heat for doing so. But now we’re in a situation where neither candidate wants the debate, which means that it could simply get quietly canceled.
Meanwhile, Rachel Maddow also pointed out tonight that if you’re worried about whether the pundits and polls and prognosticators are correct about the election, the only proper response is to get out there and do something about it. You can phone bank for a campaign, volunteer to work at a polling place, or simply make sure the people in your personal circle turn out to vote.
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palmerreport--2020-10-20--The debate commission just backed Donald Trump into a no-win corner

Earlier today the Trump campaign sent an angry and juvenile letter to the debate commission , demanding that the topics be changed to include a number of conspiracy theories that Donald Trump has made up about Joe Biden .
At the time , Palmer Report pointed out that Trump has no leverage here , because he ’ s losing and he needs the final debate .
Now it just got worse for him .
This evening the debate commission announced that in order to ensure each candidate can deliver an uninterrupted answer , the other candidate ’ s microphone will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This means that when Joe Biden is speaking , Donald Trump won ’ t be able to simply jump in and start pushing conspiracy theories .
This rule is fair and will be applied equally to both candidates .
But it ’ s a blow to Trump , because he ’ s the one who spent the first debate trying to talk over Biden ’ s answers the entire time .
In fact , we ’ re of the belief that Trump bailed on the second debate because it was going to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it easier to cut his mic .
Now that the final debate will in fact have this rule , we ’ re left to wonder if Donald Trump will once again bail on it .
Then again , he ’ s far behind in the polls and the debate will be his last best opportunity to reach a broad audience – so he kind of has to participate .
On the other hand , Trump is now so self destructive , he may bail anyway .

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Earlier today the Trump campaign sent an angry and juvenile letter to the debate commission, demanding that the topics be changed to include a number of conspiracy theories that Donald Trump has made up about Joe Biden. At the time, Palmer Report pointed out that Trump has no leverage here, because he’s losing and he needs the final debate. Now it just got worse for him.
This evening the debate commission announced that in order to ensure each candidate can deliver an uninterrupted answer, the other candidate’s microphone will be cut off during that answer. This means that when Joe Biden is speaking, Donald Trump won’t be able to simply jump in and start pushing conspiracy theories.
This rule is fair and will be applied equally to both candidates. But it’s a blow to Trump, because he’s the one who spent the first debate trying to talk over Biden’s answers the entire time. In fact, we’re of the belief that Trump bailed on the second debate because it was going to be held virtually, which would have made it easier to cut his mic.
Now that the final debate will in fact have this rule, we’re left to wonder if Donald Trump will once again bail on it. Then again, he’s far behind in the polls and the debate will be his last best opportunity to reach a broad audience – so he kind of has to participate. On the other hand, Trump is now so self destructive, he may bail anyway.
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palmerreport--2020-10-20--Donald Trump just got dealt a major election blow by John Roberts and the Supreme Court

Donald Trump and the GOP clearly believe that the only way they can win the 2020 election is if people ’ s votes don ’ t count .
We were reminded of this once again when they asked the Supreme Court to enact overly strict rules for mail-in ballots to be counted .
But in a somewhat surprising development , Chief Justice John Roberts just shot Trump down .
Roberts joined the three liberal Justices to hand down a 4-4 ruling , which means that the lower court ruling remains in place .
The lower court ruled that if the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is illegible , that vote will count as long as it ’ s received within three days after Election Day .
This is a major victory for Joe Biden and the Democrats , but more importantly , a victory for American voting rights .
It ’ s also a reminder of why Trump and the Republicans are trying to use their last gasp in office to put a corrupt extremist like Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court .
In any case , this election will ultimately be decided by turnout – so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voting numbers .

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Donald Trump and the GOP clearly believe that the only way they can win the 2020 election is if people’s votes don’t count. We were reminded of this once again when they asked the Supreme Court to enact overly strict rules for mail-in ballots to be counted. But in a somewhat surprising development, Chief Justice John Roberts just shot Trump down.
Roberts joined the three liberal Justices to hand down a 4-4 ruling, which means that the lower court ruling remains in place. The lower court ruled that if the postmark on a mail-in ballot in Pennsylvania is illegible, that vote will count as long as it’s received within three days after Election Day.
This is a major victory for Joe Biden and the Democrats, but more importantly, a victory for American voting rights. It’s also a reminder of why Trump and the Republicans are trying to use their last gasp in office to put a corrupt extremist like Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court. In any case, this election will ultimately be decided by turnout – so let’s turn out in record voting numbers.
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palmerreport--2020-10-20--Donald Trump’s Russian hacker problem

Donald Trump’s Russian hacker problem

15 days until the election .
Get used to hearing these terms : Fancy Bear , Cozy Bear and GRU 74455 .
These are all names for Russian military intelligence units who have now been charged with cyberattacks on the US .
Before he was shut down , Robert Mueller managed to charge 13 Russian officers with hacking and malware .
In today ’ s new DOJ indictment , we have a total of 19 .
Remember Roger Stone ’ s pal , Guccifer 2.0 ?
That ’ s these guys , GRU , Russian military intelligence .
The initial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this massive worldwide cyberattack seems to date from November 2015 .
A curious date , indeed .
Regardless , the WikiLeaks hack was clearly a Russian GRU operation , and because of the hard work of Cybercom , the FBI , the NSA , the CIA and others , the US is on it .
The timing of these charges is not an accident , however .
Russia has no extradition treaty with the US .
It ’ s highly unlikely those charged will ever be rounded up and sent to prison .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Because , “ If it ’ s what you say , I love it , especially later in the summer , ” to quote Don Junior .
Rudy Giuliani , Roger Stone and their buddies have a clear connection to these guys .
These Russian military officers aren ’ t going to see the inside of a US prison , but those traitors who worked with our enemies are going to die inside of one .
Trump ’ s minions ’ interaction with GRU to steal the election is clear treason .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rule of Law is restored once more , be prepared to see these traitors topple like dominos .

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15 days until the election. Get used to hearing these terms: Fancy Bear, Cozy Bear and GRU 74455. These are all names for Russian military intelligence units who have now been charged with cyberattacks on the US. Before he was shut down, Robert Mueller managed to charge 13 Russian officers with hacking and malware. In today’s new DOJ indictment, we have a total of 19. Remember Roger Stone’s pal, Guccifer 2.0? That’s these guys, GRU, Russian military intelligence.
The initial suspicion that the Russians were engaged in this massive worldwide cyberattack seems to date from November 2015. A curious date, indeed. Regardless, the WikiLeaks hack was clearly a Russian GRU operation, and because of the hard work of Cybercom, the FBI, the NSA, the CIA and others, the US is on it. The timing of these charges is not an accident, however.
Russia has no extradition treaty with the US. It’s highly unlikely those charged will ever be rounded up and sent to prison. So why all these useless indictments now? Because, “If it’s what you say, I love it, especially later in the summer,” to quote Don Junior. Rudy Giuliani, Roger Stone and their buddies have a clear connection to these guys.
These Russian military officers aren’t going to see the inside of a US prison, but those traitors who worked with our enemies are going to die inside of one. Trump’s minions’ interaction with GRU to steal the election is clear treason. And on January 20th, when the Rule of Law is restored once more, be prepared to see these traitors topple like dominos.
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palmerreport--2020-10-20--Exxon pushes back after Donald Trump’s #QuidProQuo confession

Donald Trump stood in front of his supporters today and told a very detailed story about using a phone call @ @ @ @ @ $ 25 million campaign donation in exchange for government policy concessions .
Of course Trump @ @ @ @ @ , there has been widespread debate as to whether Trump was confessing to a felony @ @ @ @ @ self destructive lie .
As the discussion about Donald Trump ’ s remark reached such @ @ @ @ @ QuidProQuo began trending on Twitter , even Exxon felt it had to weigh in .
@ @ @ @ @ Twitter posted this : “ We are aware of the President ’ s statement regarding @ @ @ @ @ CEO…and just so we ’ re all clear , it never happened.
” That ’ @ @ @ @ @ has taken his corrupt lunacy and incoherent hallucinations to such an extreme that even a @ @ @ @ @ now feels compelled to push back against whatever it was that he was saying today @ @ @ @ @ the bend and then some .

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Donald Trump stood in front of his supporters today and told a very detailed story about using a phone call to ask Exxon for a $25 million campaign donation in exchange for government policy concessions. Of course Trump is so incoherent these days, there has been widespread debate as to whether Trump was confessing to a felony or merely telling yet another self destructive lie.
As the discussion about Donald Trump’s remark reached such a fever pitch that #QuidProQuo began trending on Twitter, even Exxon felt it had to weigh in. The official ExxonMobil account on Twitter posted this: “We are aware of the President’s statement regarding a hypothetical call with our CEO…and just so we’re all clear, it never happened.”
That’s right, Donald Trump has taken his corrupt lunacy and incoherent hallucinations to such an extreme that even a soulless fossil fuel industry company now feels compelled to push back against whatever it was that he was saying today. Trump has gone round the bend and then some.
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palmerreport--2020-10-19--What the heck is going on with Bill Barr?

One of the quietly remarkable things about this final stretch of the election is how thoroughly Bill Barr has disappeared .
After he was exposed to coronavirus , he went into quarantine , and apart from one minor public appearance , hasn ’ t been seen or heard from since .
This comes even as Donald Trump keeps publicly attacking him , and the DOJ appears to be doing things without him .
Trump asserted today that the only reason Joe Biden and/or his associates haven ’ t been arrested is that Bill Barr won ’ t allow it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggests that Barr expects Trump to lose , and Barr doesn ’ t want to go to prison for felony obstruction of justice , so he ’ s drawn the line at falsely arresting people .
But it ’ s not just that .
The DOJ criminally indicted six members of the Kremlin GRU today for hacking , in a clear attempt at laying down the law when it comes to Russian meddling in the 2020 election .
Donald Trump clearly didn ’ t want this to happen .
So is Bill Barr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or has Barr simply lost control over the DOJ ?
This all just keeps getting more strange .
It ’ s as if Bill Barr has tried to take himself off the table , in the hope that he ’ ll be forgotten about once the Trump regime collapses .
Good luck with that ; Barr is going to prison .

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One of the quietly remarkable things about this final stretch of the election is how thoroughly Bill Barr has disappeared. After he was exposed to coronavirus, he went into quarantine, and apart from one minor public appearance, hasn’t been seen or heard from since. This comes even as Donald Trump keeps publicly attacking him, and the DOJ appears to be doing things without him.
Trump asserted today that the only reason Joe Biden and/or his associates haven’t been arrested is that Bill Barr won’t allow it. If this is the case, it suggests that Barr expects Trump to lose, and Barr doesn’t want to go to prison for felony obstruction of justice, so he’s drawn the line at falsely arresting people. But it’s not just that.
The DOJ criminally indicted six members of the Kremlin GRU today for hacking, in a clear attempt at laying down the law when it comes to Russian meddling in the 2020 election. Donald Trump clearly didn’t want this to happen. So is Bill Barr defying Trump by letting it happen, or has Barr simply lost control over the DOJ?
This all just keeps getting more strange. It’s as if Bill Barr has tried to take himself off the table, in the hope that he’ll be forgotten about once the Trump regime collapses. Good luck with that; Barr is going to prison.
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palmerreport--2020-10-19--Donald Trump campaign hits the panic button over final debate

Donald Trump is currently losing by a healthy margin .
His rallies and messaging aren ’ t working for him .
The phony scandals he ’ s creating about Joe Biden aren ’ t going anywhere .
His last best shot is the final presidential debate , meaning he has to participate – but he and his people are clearly concerned about the debate .
Donald Trump ’ s big October surprise , a laughably phony story about Hunter Biden ’ s laptop , has landed with a thud .
It ’ s enough of a non-story that when the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obviously didn ’ t include Hunter Biden .
But Trump ’ s campaign manager Bill Stepien isn ’ t too happy about this .
Stepien has sent an angry public letter to the Debate Commission – which he idiotically calls the “ Biden Debate Commission ” – spelling out a series of lunatic conspiracy theories about Joe Biden , and demanding to know why none of them are listed as topics .
To be clear , this letter will have zero impact on the debate topics .
This won ’ t stop Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these deranged false accusations during the course of the debate , and we ’ ll see how moderator Kristen Welker decides to handle him .
But this letter reveals that the Trump campaign is in absolute panic mode .
What ’ s more , Stepien has to know this letter will merely be laughed at by everyone , and he ’ s seemingly only releasing it to try to appease Trump , who has clearly lost the plot altogether .

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Donald Trump is currently losing by a healthy margin. His rallies and messaging aren’t working for him. The phony scandals he’s creating about Joe Biden aren’t going anywhere. His last best shot is the final presidential debate, meaning he has to participate – but he and his people are clearly concerned about the debate.
Donald Trump’s big October surprise, a laughably phony story about Hunter Biden’s laptop, has landed with a thud. It’s enough of a non-story that when the moderator announced her planned topics, they obviously didn’t include Hunter Biden. But Trump’s campaign manager Bill Stepien isn’t too happy about this.
Stepien has sent an angry public letter to the Debate Commission – which he idiotically calls the “Biden Debate Commission” – spelling out a series of lunatic conspiracy theories about Joe Biden, and demanding to know why none of them are listed as topics. To be clear, this letter will have zero impact on the debate topics.
This won’t stop Donald Trump from rudely and inappropriately shouting out these deranged false accusations during the course of the debate, and we’ll see how moderator Kristen Welker decides to handle him. But this letter reveals that the Trump campaign is in absolute panic mode. What’s more, Stepien has to know this letter will merely be laughed at by everyone, and he’s seemingly only releasing it to try to appease Trump, who has clearly lost the plot altogether.
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palmerreport--2020-10-19--Andrew Cuomo rips Donald Trump to pieces

With time running out , Donald Trump has everything to lose – his presidency , his assets , his freedom .
With the pressure mounting , Trump ’ s behavior has grown more hostile and erratic than ever in recent days .
Today alone , he ’ s called Dr. Fauci an “ idiot ” and called CNN “ dumb bastards.
” Trump is also attacking New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for daring to release a book about how he ’ s held his state together during the coronavirus crisis .
In Trump ’ s imagination , New York City @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” that has “ sunk to historic lows.
” But Cuomo is having none of it .
Governor Cuomo tweeted this in response : “ C ’ mon Donald—you didn ’ t read my book , everyone knows you don ’ t read .
There are lessons to learn & you still haven ’ t .
With 8.2M+ Americans infected , you are the # 1 super-spreader .
Enjoy life in FL ( POS rate 12 % ) in 2 weeks ; NY ( POS rate 1.1 % ) won ’ t miss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ”

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With time running out, Donald Trump has everything to lose – his presidency, his assets, his freedom. With the pressure mounting, Trump’s behavior has grown more hostile and erratic than ever in recent days. Today alone, he’s called Dr. Fauci an “idiot” and called CNN “dumb bastards.”
Trump is also attacking New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for daring to release a book about how he’s held his state together during the coronavirus crisis. In Trump’s imagination, New York City has now become a “ghost town” that has “sunk to historic lows.” But Cuomo is having none of it.
Governor Cuomo tweeted this in response: “C’mon Donald—you didn’t read my book, everyone knows you don’t read. There are lessons to learn & you still haven’t. With 8.2M+ Americans infected, you are the #1 super-spreader. Enjoy life in FL (POS rate 12%) in 2 weeks; NY (POS rate 1.1%) won’t miss you. PS- Wear a mask.”
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palmerreport--2020-10-19--The real danger right now

The real danger right now

Unlike Donald Trump , Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer cares about the citizens she serves .
She instituted protocols to reduce the spread of coronavirus , and she has been paying for it ever since .
It was recently reported that the FBI broke up a ring with designs on kidnapping Governor Whitmer and overturning the government of Michigan .
Why ?
Because they listened to the biggest idiot on the planet who told them to “ take back their state.
” While most normal people would ignore such nonsense , ever since Donald Trump became “ president , ” we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who were apparently there all along but took this moment to come out in public .
One might think that Trump would realize the danger in which his rhetoric placed Governor Whitmer , but as usual , he learned nothing .
In fact , he decided to make things worse .
MSN reported that at Trump ’ s rally in Michigan Saturday , he told his followers : “ You ’ ve got to get your governor to open up your state and get your schools open.
” What did Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chanting , “ lock her up , ” to which Trump added : “ Lock ‘ em all up.
” Whitmer hit the proverbial nail on the head when she tweeted : “ This is exactly the rhetoric that has put me , my family , and other government officials ’ lives in danger while we try to save the lives of our fellow Americans .
It needs to stop.
” Apparently , some people neither want nor feel the need to be saved from their own ignorance .
That is their right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they do not have the right to endanger others .
Whitmer ’ s deputy digital director Tori Saylor said that increased online attacks against Governor Whitmer directly coincide with Trump ’ s rhetoric .
Anthony Scaramucci , who briefly worked in the Trump white house , went one step further by saying that GOP leaders are complicit for not denouncing Trump ’ s behavior , but we all know they have their own selfish reasons for not doing so .
Then , there is Trump ’ s family , who say the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeared on CNN ’ s State of the Union to make the absurd claim that Trump “ was having fun.
” Really , Lara ?
How fun do you think it would be if some liberal politician acted similarly to Trump and a group came to kidnap you ?
She said , with a straight face , “ He wasn ’ t doing anything , I don ’ t think , to provoke people to threaten this woman at all.
” That is the problem , Lara .
You do not think .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ privilege is on display , a privilege which they think gives them the right to behave unprofessionally with no consequences .
Well , Trump family , your consequences are coming .
This is the very reason why Trump is losing the suburban female vote 60 % to 34 % to Joe Biden .
It is also why , as Politico reported , Nebraska , “ the reddest of the red states ” is poised to give its one of electoral votes to Joe Biden .
Keep kidding around , Trump .
Let ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The only shame is that Lara will likely not be joining you , though Donald Jr. and Ivanka might .
As Trump said on Saturday , “ Lock ‘ em all up .
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Unlike Donald Trump, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer cares about the citizens she serves. She instituted protocols to reduce the spread of coronavirus, and she has been paying for it ever since. It was recently reported that the FBI broke up a ring with designs on kidnapping Governor Whitmer and overturning the government of Michigan. Why? Because they listened to the biggest idiot on the planet who told them to “take back their state.” While most normal people would ignore such nonsense, ever since Donald Trump became “president,” we seem to be surrounded by abnormal people, who were apparently there all along but took this moment to come out in public. One might think that Trump would realize the danger in which his rhetoric placed Governor Whitmer, but as usual, he learned nothing. In fact, he decided to make things worse.
MSN reported that at Trump’s rally in Michigan Saturday, he told his followers: “You’ve got to get your governor to open up your state and get your schools open.” What did Trump’s feeble-minded supporters do? They started chanting, “lock her up,” to which Trump added: “Lock ‘em all up.” Whitmer hit the proverbial nail on the head when she tweeted: “This is exactly the rhetoric that has put me, my family, and other government officials’ lives in danger while we try to save the lives of our fellow Americans. It needs to stop.”
Apparently, some people neither want nor feel the need to be saved from their own ignorance. That is their right in a free society; however, they do not have the right to endanger others. Whitmer’s deputy digital director Tori Saylor said that increased online attacks against Governor Whitmer directly coincide with Trump’s rhetoric. Anthony Scaramucci, who briefly worked in the Trump white house, went one step further by saying that GOP leaders are complicit for not denouncing Trump’s behavior, but we all know they have their own selfish reasons for not doing so. Then, there is Trump’s family, who say the most ludicrous things of all.
Lara Trump appeared on CNN’s State of the Union to make the absurd claim that Trump “was having fun.” Really, Lara? How fun do you think it would be if some liberal politician acted similarly to Trump and a group came to kidnap you? She said, with a straight face, “He wasn’t doing anything, I don’t think, to provoke people to threaten this woman at all.” That is the problem, Lara. You do not think. None of this family does. Their privilege is on display, a privilege which they think gives them the right to behave unprofessionally with no consequences. Well, Trump family, your consequences are coming.
This is the very reason why Trump is losing the suburban female vote 60% to 34% to Joe Biden. It is also why, as Politico reported, Nebraska, “the reddest of the red states” is poised to give its one of electoral votes to Joe Biden. Keep kidding around, Trump. Let’s see how funny you find jail. The only shame is that Lara will likely not be joining you, though Donald Jr. and Ivanka might. As Trump said on Saturday, “Lock ‘em all up.”
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palmerreport--2020-10-19--Everyone piles on after Donald Trump Jr posts video of himself lying in bed and whining about how it

Everyone piles on after Donald Trump Jr posts video of himself lying in bed and whining about how it’s all going wrong for him

Yesterday Donald Trump Jr went on a bizarre Twitter rant about how Twitter is now plotting against him by keeping @ @ @ @ @ , though the number of likes on his tweet suggested he was simply hallucinating .
@ @ @ @ @ in an even stranger direction , whining about his lack of Instagram likes while filming @ @ @ @ @ Here ’ s the disturbing video that Donald Trump Jr posted , as captured by @ @ @ @ @ re not even sure where to start .
Why does Donald Trump Jr now think @ @ @ @ @ somehow plotting against him ?
Why does he sound so nasally ?
And why is @ @ @ @ @ ?
Junior ’ s behavior has been getting progressively weirder for months , as his @ @ @ @ @ life have unraveled – but this is weird even for him .

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Yesterday Donald Trump Jr went on a bizarre Twitter rant about how Twitter is now plotting against him by keeping people from seeing his tweets, though the number of likes on his tweet suggested he was simply hallucinating. Now Junior has taken things in an even stranger direction, whining about his lack of Instagram likes while filming himself tucked into bed.
Here’s the disturbing video that Donald Trump Jr posted, as captured by the Recount:
Donald Trump Jr. complains about his Instagram stats: "Just watching my algorithms get crushed." pic.twitter.com/OymRIiqJDh — The Recount (@therecount) October 19, 2020
We’re not even sure where to start. Why does Donald Trump Jr now think that Twitter and Instagram are somehow plotting against him? Why does he sound so nasally? And why is he making videos in bed? Junior’s behavior has been getting progressively weirder for months, as his father’s presidency and life have unraveled – but this is weird even for him.
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palmerreport--2020-10-19--Donald Trump goes completely berserk about Dr. Fauci and Bob Hope

Over the past week Donald Trump has vowed to leave the country if he loses the election , threatened to shave his head , and begun awkwardly dancing on stage at random .
The guy is completely unraveling , even by his standards .
Now he ’ s waging war on Dr. Anthony Fauci , and in the latest sign of how far gone Trump is , he ’ s bringing the late Bob Hope into it .
Trump tweeted this : Dr.Tony Fauci says we don ’ t allow him to do television , and yet I saw him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he seems to get more airtime than anybody since the late , great , Bob Hope .
All I ask of Tony is that he make better decisions .
He said “ no masks & let China in ” .
Also , Bad arm !
P.S .
Tony should stop wearing the Washington Nationals ’ Mask for two reasons .
Number one , it is not up to the high standards that he should be exposing .
Number two , it keeps reminding me that Tony threw out perhaps the worst first pitch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a minute… what ?
Donald Trump can ’ t possibly think he has anything to gain by publicly waging war with the popular and respected Dr. Fauci .
Also , why is Trump using Bob Hope as an example of someone who ’ s frequently on television ?
For a guy who watches television all day instead of doing his job , you ’ d think Trump could have come up with a more recent example .
And attacking the seventy-nine year old Fauci over his pitching arm is just stupid .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at this point .

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Over the past week Donald Trump has vowed to leave the country if he loses the election, threatened to shave his head, and begun awkwardly dancing on stage at random. The guy is completely unraveling, even by his standards. Now he’s waging war on Dr. Anthony Fauci, and in the latest sign of how far gone Trump is, he’s bringing the late Bob Hope into it. Trump tweeted this:
Dr.Tony Fauci says we don’t allow him to do television, and yet I saw him last night on @60Minutes, and he seems to get more airtime than anybody since the late, great, Bob Hope. All I ask of Tony is that he make better decisions. He said “no masks & let China in”. Also, Bad arm! P.S. Tony should stop wearing the Washington Nationals’ Mask for two reasons. Number one, it is not up to the high standards that he should be exposing. Number two, it keeps reminding me that Tony threw out perhaps the worst first pitch in the history of Baseball!
Wait a minute… what? Donald Trump can’t possibly think he has anything to gain by publicly waging war with the popular and respected Dr. Fauci. Also, why is Trump using Bob Hope as an example of someone who’s frequently on television? For a guy who watches television all day instead of doing his job, you’d think Trump could have come up with a more recent example. And attacking the seventy-nine year old Fauci over his pitching arm is just stupid. Trump isn’t even trying to win at this point.
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palmerreport--2020-10-19--This is just stupid

This is just stupid

There is an old movement afoot that is still in force throughout the land .
It is imbued with the ridiculous notion that helping Donald Trump win a second term is good for the long term prospects of the Left .
This is simply wrong , but it is supported by the less intellectually nimble among us and inculcated through repetition .
It ’ s no accident that many of the most ardent supporters of this rubbish are easy to spot because they can ’ t spell .
Good spelling is , after all , often a function of good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assisting this monster Donald Trump to a second helping of American institutional destruction and debasement is poor pattern recognition on a world class level .
Punishing the country , punishing the world and punishing the planet is not a roadmap to progress .
It ’ s a guarantee that many Americans will suffer and die , and irreversible harm will be done to the planet , its animals and its people .
It ’ s a stupid and insane idea .
In fact , it is so stupid and so insane , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a real tenet of actual liberal thought and not cooked up in , say , a Russian troll farm .
It isn ’ t just a stupid choice , it ’ s an immoral choice .
We have perhaps a decade , maybe two at the outside , to enact legislation and make changes that could positively impact climate change .
You can be an activist and have a chance of seeing this and other reforms completed under a Biden administration .
Re-electing Trump will mean an end to your activism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ courts with young , alt-right judges who will make reasonable progress impossible for a generation or more .
What ’ s more , the idea that allowing a far right administration to rule will magically move the Democratic Party to the left isn ’ t just stupid it ’ s historically disproven .
Eight years of Reagan followed immediately by four years of George H. W. Bush gave us Bill Clinton , arguably the most moderate Democrat in decades .
It did nothing at all for progressives then , and giving Trump another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now .
It ’ s a fool ’ s dream and a lazy person ’ s ideology to insist that their whole platform be agreed to now or they will burn everything to the ground .
It ’ s selfish , hateful and destructive .
But the contemptible idea that Trump and Biden “ are just as bad as each other ” isn ’ t just stupid it ’ s also intellectually lazy .
Anyone who tells you that Donald Trump and Joe Biden are the same refuses to think and can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the facts .
Joe Biden has his faults , and he wasn ’ t my first choice .
But Donald Trump is a racist , an arch criminal , a murderer , a rapist , a traitor and a conman .
There is no equivalency here but a false one .
If you ’ re not convinced , read both men ’ s tweets , listen to their speeches and read their quotes from the last week — or any week — and tell me then they are the same .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mandate and you can do what you want with it without approbation simply is not true .
In a free society where free speech is guaranteed , learn to expect a lot of anger directed at you if Trump wins a second term .
Not only will you become a pariah , you will deserve it .
Such anger and the social consequences that stem from it is Constitutionally protected , and there isn ’ t a damned thing you can do about it .
Securing the right of women to vote and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decades to achieve , and they certainly were not achieved by electing bigots and misogynists .
Political change is the art of slow , incremental change over time .
If you lack the wisdom , patience or historical insight to practice it , then have the good grace to admit it and find something else to do .
You don ’ t qualify to call yourself an activist , at least not of the kind that deserves to be taken seriously .
Fortunately we have the vast majority of Americans behind us this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the vote and win , and let ’ s end this pointless divisiveness and become , once again , the *United* States of America .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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There is an old movement afoot that is still in force throughout the land. It is imbued with the ridiculous notion that helping Donald Trump win a second term is good for the long term prospects of the Left. This is simply wrong, but it is supported by the less intellectually nimble among us and inculcated through repetition.
It’s no accident that many of the most ardent supporters of this rubbish are easy to spot because they can’t spell. Good spelling is, after all, often a function of good pattern recognition, and the idea that assisting this monster Donald Trump to a second helping of American institutional destruction and debasement is poor pattern recognition on a world class level.
Punishing the country, punishing the world and punishing the planet is not a roadmap to progress. It’s a guarantee that many Americans will suffer and die, and irreversible harm will be done to the planet, its animals and its people. It’s a stupid and insane idea. In fact, it is so stupid and so insane, it’s hard to believe that it’s a real tenet of actual liberal thought and not cooked up in, say, a Russian troll farm.
It isn’t just a stupid choice, it’s an immoral choice. We have perhaps a decade, maybe two at the outside, to enact legislation and make changes that could positively impact climate change. You can be an activist and have a chance of seeing this and other reforms completed under a Biden administration. Re-electing Trump will mean an end to your activism. Meanwhile, Trump will stack the courts with young, alt-right judges who will make reasonable progress impossible for a generation or more.
What’s more, the idea that allowing a far right administration to rule will magically move the Democratic Party to the left isn’t just stupid it’s historically disproven. Eight years of Reagan followed immediately by four years of George H. W. Bush gave us Bill Clinton, arguably the most moderate Democrat in decades. It did nothing at all for progressives then, and giving Trump another four years will do nothing for progressives now. It’s a fool’s dream and a lazy person’s ideology to insist that their whole platform be agreed to now or they will burn everything to the ground. It’s selfish, hateful and destructive.
But the contemptible idea that Trump and Biden “are just as bad as each other” isn’t just stupid it’s also intellectually lazy. Anyone who tells you that Donald Trump and Joe Biden are the same refuses to think and can’t be bothered to read or listen to the facts. Joe Biden has his faults, and he wasn’t my first choice. But Donald Trump is a racist, an arch criminal, a murderer, a rapist, a traitor and a conman. There is no equivalency here but a false one. If you’re not convinced, read both men’s tweets, listen to their speeches and read their quotes from the last week — or any week — and tell me then they are the same.
The smug insistence that it’s your mandate and you can do what you want with it without approbation simply is not true. In a free society where free speech is guaranteed, learn to expect a lot of anger directed at you if Trump wins a second term. Not only will you become a pariah, you will deserve it. Such anger and the social consequences that stem from it is Constitutionally protected, and there isn’t a damned thing you can do about it.
Securing the right of women to vote and ending slavery were noble ideals that took decades to achieve, and they certainly were not achieved by electing bigots and misogynists. Political change is the art of slow, incremental change over time. If you lack the wisdom, patience or historical insight to practice it, then have the good grace to admit it and find something else to do. You don’t qualify to call yourself an activist, at least not of the kind that deserves to be taken seriously.
Fortunately we have the vast majority of Americans behind us this time. Let’s get out the vote and win, and let’s end this pointless divisiveness and become, once again, the *United* States of America. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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Donald Trump’s laptop

I just randomly found Donald Trump ’ s laptop in a dumpster behind a Red Lobster in Mexico City , and I can ’ t wait to tell you what ’ s on it .
No , I ’ m just kidding , of course .
And you knew that before you had even finished reading that sentence , because things like that don ’ t just randomly happen .
Yet the tall tale that Rudy Giuliani has cooked up about “ Hunter Biden ’ s laptop ” isn ’ t really any less unrealistic , and Trump supporters have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were some kind of perfectly logical smoking gun .
It really does speak to just how far down the rabbit hole the Trump cult has gone .
Conservatism has always been based on lies .
But they ’ re lies of convenience , logical fallacies that allow selfishness to feel like moral superiority .
What we ’ re seeing with the Trump cult is something entirely different .
They ’ ll believe anything .
In fact , the more unrealistically over the top this laptop fantasy becomes , the more eagerly they lap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the point .
Then again , Voltaire once said that “ Those who can make you believe absurdities , can make you commit atrocities.
” Sure enough , Donald Trump ’ s entire foray into politics has consisted of selling a segment of people on absurd things that they know can ’ t be true .
Once Trump gets them to let go of the truth , he owns them .
Next thing you know , they ’ re raiding a pizza parlor at gunpoint , or trying to kidnap the Governor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disturbing but not surprising that after four years of a steady diet of increasingly false information , those who are still with Donald Trump are eager to believe senile Rudy Giuliani ’ s incoherent tale about a Biden laptop .
Will these Trump cult members ever come back to mental competence ?
We don ’ t know .
But first we have to vote Trump out in record numbers and put an end to this literal madness .

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I just randomly found Donald Trump’s laptop in a dumpster behind a Red Lobster in Mexico City, and I can’t wait to tell you what’s on it. No, I’m just kidding, of course. And you knew that before you had even finished reading that sentence, because things like that don’t just randomly happen.
Yet the tall tale that Rudy Giuliani has cooked up about “Hunter Biden’s laptop” isn’t really any less unrealistic, and Trump supporters have lapped up that gibberish as if it were some kind of perfectly logical smoking gun. It really does speak to just how far down the rabbit hole the Trump cult has gone.
Conservatism has always been based on lies. But they’re lies of convenience, logical fallacies that allow selfishness to feel like moral superiority. What we’re seeing with the Trump cult is something entirely different. They’ll believe anything. In fact, the more unrealistically over the top this laptop fantasy becomes, the more eagerly they lap it up. The absurdity seems to be the point.
Then again, Voltaire once said that “Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” Sure enough, Donald Trump’s entire foray into politics has consisted of selling a segment of people on absurd things that they know can’t be true. Once Trump gets them to let go of the truth, he owns them. Next thing you know, they’re raiding a pizza parlor at gunpoint, or trying to kidnap the Governor of Michigan.
So it’s disturbing but not surprising that after four years of a steady diet of increasingly false information, those who are still with Donald Trump are eager to believe senile Rudy Giuliani’s incoherent tale about a Biden laptop. Will these Trump cult members ever come back to mental competence? We don’t know. But first we have to vote Trump out in record numbers and put an end to this literal madness.
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palmerreport--2020-10-19--Joe Biden’s big Nebraska gambit

Joe Biden’s big Nebraska gambit

You might be familiar with Maine ’ s unusual system that awards Electoral College votes by congressional district .
What you might not be familiar with is the fact that one other state does this too — Nebraska — and that Nebraska is poised to have one of its five electoral college votes go to Joe Biden .
This tells us something interesting about the way we vote moving forward .
This is fairly remarkable .
As Politico notes , “ Over the past half-century , Nebraska has only once delivered one of its electoral votes to a Democratic presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year will mark the second time.
” Nebraska ’ s 2nd District includes Omaha , which is the state ’ s largest city .
There , Donald Trump is six to seven points behind Joe Biden depending on the poll .
In the grand scheme of things , one more electoral vote for Biden probably won ’ t make or break him , but this shift is notable for another reason , and it has to do with the United States ’ urban-rural political divide .
In short , liberals tend to live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tend to live in exurbs and rural parts of the country .
Nebraska is largely rural , but as noted Nebraska ’ s 2nd District includes Omaha , which is urban and is surrounded by suburbs .
This shift suggests that even in a state as traditionally red as Nebraska , the urban-rural divide is widening in one way or another .
We knew back in 2016 that the urban-rural divide was actually growing , and the Nebraska example appears to evince this clearly .
What this means for the future is still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll walk you through my thoughts .
I think if this trend continues , we will see two major things happen in the American political landscape : ( 1 ) we will see that rural voters will proportionately decrease in the pool of voters but they will retain power thanks to gerrymandering and the Senate , and ( 2 ) we will see the urban-suburban contingent grow increasingly intolerant of the vastly overpowered rural voter .
Short-term trends suggest that rural America might be being repopulated by city dwellers as they flee the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long-term trends suggest that young Americans from rural areas flee for the cities .
So where ’ s the silver lining ?
Well , I think the answer is simple : urban-suburban frustration at an unequal system will inevitably result in reform .
Will that result in the dissolution or reform of the Electoral College or Senate ?
I doubt it .
But weirdly , this brings me back to Nebraska .
I think a split voting system for the Electoral College just like Nebraska and Maine might be just the compromise we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not be as well represented as if the Electoral College or Senate were reformed or dissolved , but it ’ s a far better solution than what we have now .
Like I said before , one more Electoral College vote for Biden probably won ’ t make or break him , but if the Nebraska system were to apply across the country , it could probably make a Democratic candidate in the future .

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You might be familiar with Maine’s unusual system that awards Electoral College votes by congressional district. What you might not be familiar with is the fact that one other state does this too — Nebraska — and that Nebraska is poised to have one of its five electoral college votes go to Joe Biden. This tells us something interesting about the way we vote moving forward.
This is fairly remarkable. As Politico notes, “Over the past half-century, Nebraska has only once delivered one of its electoral votes to a Democratic presidential nominee. Barring a turnaround, this year will mark the second time.” Nebraska’s 2nd District includes Omaha, which is the state’s largest city. There, Donald Trump is six to seven points behind Joe Biden depending on the poll.
In the grand scheme of things, one more electoral vote for Biden probably won’t make or break him, but this shift is notable for another reason, and it has to do with the United States’ urban-rural political divide. In short, liberals tend to live in cities and their suburbs and conservatives tend to live in exurbs and rural parts of the country. Nebraska is largely rural, but as noted Nebraska’s 2nd District includes Omaha, which is urban and is surrounded by suburbs. This shift suggests that even in a state as traditionally red as Nebraska, the urban-rural divide is widening in one way or another.
We knew back in 2016 that the urban-rural divide was actually growing, and the Nebraska example appears to evince this clearly. What this means for the future is still not entirely clear, but I’ll walk you through my thoughts.
I think if this trend continues, we will see two major things happen in the American political landscape: (1) we will see that rural voters will proportionately decrease in the pool of voters but they will retain power thanks to gerrymandering and the Senate, and (2) we will see the urban-suburban contingent grow increasingly intolerant of the vastly overpowered rural voter. Short-term trends suggest that rural America might be being repopulated by city dwellers as they flee the heightened COVID threat in cities, but long-term trends suggest that young Americans from rural areas flee for the cities.
So where’s the silver lining? Well, I think the answer is simple: urban-suburban frustration at an unequal system will inevitably result in reform. Will that result in the dissolution or reform of the Electoral College or Senate? I doubt it. But weirdly, this brings me back to Nebraska. I think a split voting system for the Electoral College just like Nebraska and Maine might be just the compromise we need. Urban and suburban voters would not be as well represented as if the Electoral College or Senate were reformed or dissolved, but it’s a far better solution than what we have now.
Like I said before, one more Electoral College vote for Biden probably won’t make or break him, but if the Nebraska system were to apply across the country, it could probably make a Democratic candidate in the future.
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palmerreport--2020-10-19--This just keeps getting stranger

This just keeps getting stranger

Here ’ s a list of things that Donald Trump has done at his rallies within the past few days : Threatened to never visit several states again if he loses them .
Threatened to fire the Governor of Florida , which he can ’ t do , if he loses the state .
Danced like a fool .
Threatened to shave his head .
Threatened to leave the country if he loses .
Here ’ s the thing : if you ask people like Michael Cohen , they ’ ll tell you that Donald Trump doesn ’ t have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s always been eccentric , but he ’ s not one to joke around .
Yet the longer he ’ s been out on the campaign trail since abruptly leaving the hospital , the more of a vaudeville act he ’ s developing .
But he hasn ’ t become funny in a self aware way .
Instead he ’ s coming off like what you might expect Donald Trump to be like if he were on laughing gas , or his brain were deprived of oxygen .
There ’ s no precedent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not even in the movies .
He ’ s not going on some Bulworth truth-telling binge .
He ’ s not carrying out some darkly deranged but coherent plan like the Joker .
Instead we ’ re seeing a guy , who ’ s never come close to feeling or understanding human emotion , who ’ s coming up against the end of things and whose mind seems to be splintering before us .
Maybe Trump ’ s doctors have him pumped so full of drugs to keep him upright , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s just that high .
Or maybe Trump , who has spent his entire life making messes for himself and then finding a way to weasel out of them , doesn ’ t see a way out this time and can ’ t handle the reality of what he ’ s facing .
One thing is for sure : over these next two weeks , Trump ’ s behavior will only get stranger .
Our job is to vote him out in overwhelming numbers , so he stops being our problem .

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Here’s a list of things that Donald Trump has done at his rallies within the past few days: Threatened to never visit several states again if he loses them. Threatened to fire the Governor of Florida, which he can’t do, if he loses the state. Danced like a fool. Threatened to shave his head. Threatened to leave the country if he loses.
Here’s the thing: if you ask people like Michael Cohen, they’ll tell you that Donald Trump doesn’t have a sense of humor. He’s always been eccentric, but he’s not one to joke around. Yet the longer he’s been out on the campaign trail since abruptly leaving the hospital, the more of a vaudeville act he’s developing. But he hasn’t become funny in a self aware way. Instead he’s coming off like what you might expect Donald Trump to be like if he were on laughing gas, or his brain were deprived of oxygen.
There’s no precedent for how weird this is getting – not even in the movies. He’s not going on some Bulworth truth-telling binge. He’s not carrying out some darkly deranged but coherent plan like the Joker. Instead we’re seeing a guy, who’s never come close to feeling or understanding human emotion, who’s coming up against the end of things and whose mind seems to be splintering before us.
Maybe Trump’s doctors have him pumped so full of drugs to keep him upright, he’s simply behaving this way because he’s just that high. Or maybe Trump, who has spent his entire life making messes for himself and then finding a way to weasel out of them, doesn’t see a way out this time and can’t handle the reality of what he’s facing. One thing is for sure: over these next two weeks, Trump’s behavior will only get stranger. Our job is to vote him out in overwhelming numbers, so he stops being our problem.
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palmerreport--2020-10-20--What’s really going on here

What’s really going on here

Two things are equally true : 1 ) Joe Biden is overwhelmingly likely to win the election .
2 ) Donald Trump has a narrow chance of winning the election .
The latter should be enough to scare anyone into paying close attention to the final two weeks of this election .
And if it doesn ’ t , Trump ’ s increasingly unhinged behavior is making for the worst kind of must-see TV .
So you ’ d think the media wouldn ’ t feel compelled to oversell the notion that Trump could win this .
They ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these next two weeks , one way or the other .
Maybe they ’ re just trying to cover their backsides so they don ’ t eat crow if Trump does somehow pull it out .
But regardless of the reason , we ’ re seeing some pretty bizarre attempts at explaining how Trump could still win .
Most of that argument centers around “ The polls were wrong in 2016 , so they could be wrong in 2020.
” But the outcome in 2016 is actually an argument for why Biden is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clinton was ahead in the final polling averages by about four points .
She ended up winning by two points , which was within the margin of error .
It wasn ’ t enough to win the Electoral College .
Biden is up by about ten points in the polling averages .
If the polls are off by two points again , he ’ ll win by eight points , which would give Biden an Electoral College landslide .
The part that the media keeps leaving out is that Clinton only lost in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s letter , which completely upended the election .
Without that letter , she ’ d be in office today .
Polling analysts agree on this .
Even Comey has basically admitted it and expressed regret for it .
The whole thing was a historic fluke .
Yes , another fluke could happen , but – as the name suggests – historic flukes tend to be rare .
The bottom line is this : the notion that the polls are somehow off by eight or ten points , and that Trump is secretly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is therefore going to win no matter what , is absurd beyond words .
If that notion is keeping you up at night , let go of it .
Instead , consider the impact that a last minute fluke could have on this election , and how much that would suck , and how big of a lead you want Biden to have in order to guard against it .
Now let ’ s get to work on driving voter turnout , and sleep it off after the election .

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Two things are equally true: 1) Joe Biden is overwhelmingly likely to win the election. 2) Donald Trump has a narrow chance of winning the election. The latter should be enough to scare anyone into paying close attention to the final two weeks of this election. And if it doesn’t, Trump’s increasingly unhinged behavior is making for the worst kind of must-see TV.
So you’d think the media wouldn’t feel compelled to oversell the notion that Trump could win this. They’re going to get their ratings out of these next two weeks, one way or the other. Maybe they’re just trying to cover their backsides so they don’t eat crow if Trump does somehow pull it out. But regardless of the reason, we’re seeing some pretty bizarre attempts at explaining how Trump could still win.
Most of that argument centers around “The polls were wrong in 2016, so they could be wrong in 2020.” But the outcome in 2016 is actually an argument for why Biden is so likely to win in 2020. Clinton was ahead in the final polling averages by about four points. She ended up winning by two points, which was within the margin of error. It wasn’t enough to win the Electoral College. Biden is up by about ten points in the polling averages. If the polls are off by two points again, he’ll win by eight points, which would give Biden an Electoral College landslide.
The part that the media keeps leaving out is that Clinton only lost in the end because of James Comey’s letter, which completely upended the election. Without that letter, she’d be in office today. Polling analysts agree on this. Even Comey has basically admitted it and expressed regret for it. The whole thing was a historic fluke. Yes, another fluke could happen, but – as the name suggests – historic flukes tend to be rare.
The bottom line is this: the notion that the polls are somehow off by eight or ten points, and that Trump is secretly in the lead right now, and is therefore going to win no matter what, is absurd beyond words. If that notion is keeping you up at night, let go of it. Instead, consider the impact that a last minute fluke could have on this election, and how much that would suck, and how big of a lead you want Biden to have in order to guard against it. Now let’s get to work on driving voter turnout, and sleep it off after the election.
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palmerreport--2020-10-20--FOAMING AT THE MOUTH

FOAMING AT THE MOUTH

This morning Palmer Report documented just how much stranger than ever Donald Trump ’ s behavior has become over the past week .
He ’ s begun threatening to shave his head , and he ’ s openly talking about fleeing the country if he loses .
He ’ s begun dancing during rallies , with seemingly no awareness of how it gives away how thoroughly his coronavirus-infected body is broken .
Is it drugs ?
Is it the pressure ?
Is it a poorly timed psychotic break ?
We still don ’ t know .
But we warned you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even stranger between now and the end of the election cycle , and sure enough , he ’ s spent today proving us right .
Thus far today Trump has called Dr. Fauci an “ idiot.
” He ’ s called CNN “ dumb bastards.
” He ’ s called a reporter a “ criminal ” for not covering the phony Hunter Biden laptop scandal .
He told a story about him calling up Exxon and demanding a campaign donation in exchange for energy policy concessions , and it was so incoherent , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was being sarcastic or confessing to a felony .
At this point Donald Trump is outright foaming at the mouth .
He ’ s completely unraveling .
He ’ s doing himself no favors whatsoever .
And yet a large chunk of voters will still vote for this deranged puddle of babble no matter what , which means we have to turn out in overwhelming numbers to make sure he loses .

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This morning Palmer Report documented just how much stranger than ever Donald Trump’s behavior has become over the past week. He’s begun threatening to shave his head, and he’s openly talking about fleeing the country if he loses. He’s begun dancing during rallies, with seemingly no awareness of how it gives away how thoroughly his coronavirus-infected body is broken.
Is it drugs? Is it the pressure? Is it a poorly timed psychotic break? We still don’t know. But we warned you that Trump’s behavior would get even stranger between now and the end of the election cycle, and sure enough, he’s spent today proving us right.
Thus far today Trump has called Dr. Fauci an “idiot.” He’s called CNN “dumb bastards.” He’s called a reporter a “criminal” for not covering the phony Hunter Biden laptop scandal. He told a story about him calling up Exxon and demanding a campaign donation in exchange for energy policy concessions, and it was so incoherent, there’s widespread debate about whether he was being sarcastic or confessing to a felony.
At this point Donald Trump is outright foaming at the mouth. He’s completely unraveling. He’s doing himself no favors whatsoever. And yet a large chunk of voters will still vote for this deranged puddle of babble no matter what, which means we have to turn out in overwhelming numbers to make sure he loses.
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palmerreport--2020-10-20--Federal judge shuts down Donald Trump

Federal judge shuts down Donald Trump

If Marie Antoinette truly said , “ Let them eat cake , ” she at least wasn ’ t actively trying to make sure French peasants ate nothing .
That level of depraved leadership is classic Donald Trump , who has been hellbent on pushing nearly 700,000 Americans toward starvation even as the coronavirus pandemic rages on .
However , thanks to a federal judge ’ s ruling on Sunday , Trump ’ s latest sadistic fantasy will not become a dystopian reality .
Last December , the Trump administration came up with an idea for instituting work requirements for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( SNAP ) , commonly known as food stamps .
The stated goal at the time was “ to restore the dignity of work ” and “ be respectful of the taxpayers who fund the program.
” Since this idea was proposed before the pandemic hit , the fact it would disqualify 688,000 people from food benefits was simply another instance of Trump ’ s cruelty as usual .
Since that time , the coronavirus has infected over 8 million Americans and caused over 220,000 deaths .
Another 8 million Americans have fallen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Columbia University study published last week .
Given the extraordinary circumstances , other administrations might have tapped the breaks on this horrific idea .
Trump , however , has gone full speed ahead , once again proving he ’ s all about hurting the very Americans he swore an oath to protect .
U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell struck down Trump ’ s heartless proposal while slamming the administration for being “ icily silent ” about the high number of people who would lose benefits .
Judge Howell also pointed out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and abruptly alters decades of regulatory practice , leaving States scrambling and exponentially increasing food insecurity for tens of thousands of Americans.
” Judge Howell ’ s ruling comes after the Trump administration appealed her order that temporarily blocked the proposal in March on account of the pandemic .
Last month , Palmer Report told you about how Trump snuck a self-promoting letter into food boxes for needy families , aiming to turn the Farmers to Families Food Box Program into a free campaigning opportunity .
As if this was not corrupt enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stunt while working hard to drive hundreds of thousands of Americans toward starvation during a pandemic further cements the case for Biden-Harris on November 3 .
If Trump were smart , he would start focusing his attention on meal options in prison .

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If Marie Antoinette truly said, “Let them eat cake,” she at least wasn’t actively trying to make sure French peasants ate nothing. That level of depraved leadership is classic Donald Trump, who has been hellbent on pushing nearly 700,000 Americans toward starvation even as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. However, thanks to a federal judge’s ruling on Sunday, Trump’s latest sadistic fantasy will not become a dystopian reality.
Last December, the Trump administration came up with an idea for instituting work requirements for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps. The stated goal at the time was “to restore the dignity of work” and “be respectful of the taxpayers who fund the program.” Since this idea was proposed before the pandemic hit, the fact it would disqualify 688,000 people from food benefits was simply another instance of Trump’s cruelty as usual.
Since that time, the coronavirus has infected over 8 million Americans and caused over 220,000 deaths. Another 8 million Americans have fallen into poverty since May, according to a Columbia University study published last week. Given the extraordinary circumstances, other administrations might have tapped the breaks on this horrific idea. Trump, however, has gone full speed ahead, once again proving he’s all about hurting the very Americans he swore an oath to protect.
U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell struck down Trump’s heartless proposal while slamming the administration for being “icily silent” about the high number of people who would lose benefits. Judge Howell also pointed out that Trump’s proposal “radically and abruptly alters decades of regulatory practice, leaving States scrambling and exponentially increasing food insecurity for tens of thousands of Americans.” Judge Howell’s ruling comes after the Trump administration appealed her order that temporarily blocked the proposal in March on account of the pandemic.
Last month, Palmer Report told you about how Trump snuck a self-promoting letter into food boxes for needy families, aiming to turn the Farmers to Families Food Box Program into a free campaigning opportunity. As if this was not corrupt enough, the fact Trump pulled this shameless stunt while working hard to drive hundreds of thousands of Americans toward starvation during a pandemic further cements the case for Biden-Harris on November 3. If Trump were smart, he would start focusing his attention on meal options in prison.
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palmerreport--2020-10-20--Donald Trump’s Jeffrey Epstein – Ghislaine Maxwell scandal may have just turned into an October surp

Donald Trump’s Jeffrey Epstein – Ghislaine Maxwell scandal may have just turned into an October surprise

We haven ’ t heard much about Ghislaine Maxwell lately because she ’ s already been arrested and she ’ s awaiting trial , and prosecutors don ’ t usually say much until the trial happens .
But as it turns out there ’ s also a separate yet related court battle playing out over Maxwell ’ s sealed testimony in a years-old civil case , and she just lost her appeals court attempt at blocking its release .
The timetable for the release will be up to the judge who made the original ruling .
But we ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s transcript could be released before election day .
This is a big deal , because while it ’ s not known precisely what the transcript says about Donald Trump , it is known that Jeffrey Epstein recruited Maxwell to do his criminal bidding while they were both at Trump ’ s Mar-a-Lago .
While we don ’ t know what will be specifically said about Donald Trump in the Ghislaine Maxwell transcript , there ’ s a good bet something will be in there about Trump .
This is the last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ depending on the specific timing , it could end up being an October surprise .
But as always , we can ’ t count on this kind of variable to decide the outcome of the election ; it still comes down to overwhelming voter turnout .

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We haven’t heard much about Ghislaine Maxwell lately because she’s already been arrested and she’s awaiting trial, and prosecutors don’t usually say much until the trial happens. But as it turns out there’s also a separate yet related court battle playing out over Maxwell’s sealed testimony in a years-old civil case, and she just lost her appeals court attempt at blocking its release.
The timetable for the release will be up to the judge who made the original ruling. But we’re now facing the possibility that Ghislaine Maxwell’s transcript could be released before election day. This is a big deal, because while it’s not known precisely what the transcript says about Donald Trump, it is known that Jeffrey Epstein recruited Maxwell to do his criminal bidding while they were both at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago.
While we don’t know what will be specifically said about Donald Trump in the Ghislaine Maxwell transcript, there’s a good bet something will be in there about Trump. This is the last thing he needs right now. And depending on the specific timing, it could end up being an October surprise. But as always, we can’t count on this kind of variable to decide the outcome of the election; it still comes down to overwhelming voter turnout.
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palmerreport--2020-10-21--Exposed: secret bank account exposes money trail from China to Donald Trump

Once Donald Trump ’ s tax returns surfaced , Palmer Report predicted that they would end up being a roadmap to uncovering his sordid financial dealings , and that plenty more dominoes would start falling .
Sure enough , a new revelation helps reveal why Trump has been trying so hard lately to falsely paint his rival Joe Biden as being a Chinese financial puppet : Trump is in fact a Chinese financial puppet .
This evening the New York Times is reporting that Donald Trump ’ s company Trump International Hotels Management LLC has a secret bank account in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep under wraps by keeping it off his financial disclosure forms .
This is a problem for multiple reasons .
First , Chinese banks are controlled by the Chinese government , which means Trump is literally banking with the communist Chinese regime .
Second , Trump ’ s decision to hide this account suggests that it ’ s particularly shady .
But it gets worse .
The NYT says that in 2017 , Trump ’ s company saw a sudden $ 17.5 million spike in revenue , and that Trump then withdrew $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ words , this is some kind of money trail from China to Donald Trump .
And considering the comparatively small amount of money involved , it ’ s likely that this discovery is merely the tip of the iceberg .
In any case , this just keeps getting uglier for Trump , as it ’ s more clear than ever that he ’ s a financial puppet of hostile foreign governments .

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Once Donald Trump’s tax returns surfaced, Palmer Report predicted that they would end up being a roadmap to uncovering his sordid financial dealings, and that plenty more dominoes would start falling. Sure enough, a new revelation helps reveal why Trump has been trying so hard lately to falsely paint his rival Joe Biden as being a Chinese financial puppet: Trump is in fact a Chinese financial puppet.
This evening the New York Times is reporting that Donald Trump’s company Trump International Hotels Management LLC has a secret bank account in China that he’s tried to keep under wraps by keeping it off his financial disclosure forms. This is a problem for multiple reasons. First, Chinese banks are controlled by the Chinese government, which means Trump is literally banking with the communist Chinese regime. Second, Trump’s decision to hide this account suggests that it’s particularly shady. But it gets worse.
The NYT says that in 2017, Trump’s company saw a sudden $17.5 million spike in revenue, and that Trump then withdrew $15.1 million of it. In other words, this is some kind of money trail from China to Donald Trump. And considering the comparatively small amount of money involved, it’s likely that this discovery is merely the tip of the iceberg. In any case, this just keeps getting uglier for Trump, as it’s more clear than ever that he’s a financial puppet of hostile foreign governments.
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palmerreport--2020-10-21--Donald Trump dissolves into a total dumpster fire

With two weeks remaining in the election and Donald Trump still losing badly , he ’ s apparently decided that his closing argument should consist of attacking Dr. Fauci and Lesley Stahl .
At this rate no one will be entirely surprised if Trump spends next week attacking apple pie and Santa Claus .
It ’ s not just that Trump is self destructing in such a weird way .
It ’ s why he ’ s self destructing in this particular manner .
Is Trump behaving this way because he expects to lose and he no longer cares if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his mind become so warped that he believes these stunts are somehow going to help him win ?
We ’ re watching a guy throw away what ’ s left of his life .
It ’ s anyone ’ s guess as to whether or not he ’ s doing it on purpose .
This would all be disturbing enough if the guy in question weren ’ t the current President of the United States .
So now it ’ s our problem whether we want it to be or not .
All @ @ @ @ @ @ @ record numbers and vote him out in overwhelming fashion .

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With two weeks remaining in the election and Donald Trump still losing badly, he’s apparently decided that his closing argument should consist of attacking Dr. Fauci and Lesley Stahl. At this rate no one will be entirely surprised if Trump spends next week attacking apple pie and Santa Claus.
It’s not just that Trump is self destructing in such a weird way. It’s why he’s self destructing in this particular manner. Is Trump behaving this way because he expects to lose and he no longer cares if this stuff hurts him? Or has his mind become so warped that he believes these stunts are somehow going to help him win?
We’re watching a guy throw away what’s left of his life. It’s anyone’s guess as to whether or not he’s doing it on purpose. This would all be disturbing enough if the guy in question weren’t the current President of the United States. So now it’s our problem whether we want it to be or not. All we can do is turn out in record numbers and vote him out in overwhelming fashion.
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palmerreport--2020-10-20--So much for Donald Trump’s Law and Order

One of the trademarks of Donald Trump ’ s campaign has been “ law & order , ” claiming to be a champion of law enforcement agencies despite the fact that he has routinely called for the FBI to be abolished and committed obstruction of justice .
The reality is that for some time , “ law & order ” has been a not so subtle racist dog whistle that Trump is fully embracing , well aware of how his base understands it , even encouraging police brutality during his rallies .
He especially likes to draw a contrast between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his police union endorsements during their first debate together .
This is where Trump ’ s new problem comes in .
Due to these endorsements , a number of Black police officers are distancing themselves from their unions , including Rochelle Bilal who was elected the first Black female sheriff of Philadelphia last year .
Earlier this month , she spoke openly at several gatherings with other Black law enforcement groups in Philadelphia to condemn the Fraternal Order of Police ’ s endorsement of Trump , since he ’ s done everything in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throughout the country .
The city ’ s FOP Lodge 5 chapter , which consists of 6,500 members even went so far as to make a statement that the union ’ s decision to endorse Trump doesn ’ t speak for them – that despite being the largest lodge in the state , and the state considered most crucial to the presidential race , they were never even asked to vote for a candidate before the endorsement .
It ’ s not just in Pennsylvania either , as members of the Police Benevolent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not asked before the organization endorsed Trump without warning back in August , and a few individual chapters of police organizations are considering rescinding endorsements by the end of October .
This bit of news certainly cuts away the argument that law enforcement is solidly behind Trump , and much of America isn ’ t behind him either .
This is why we need to run up the score with phone banking and voter registration to elect Joe Biden on November 3 .

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One of the trademarks of Donald Trump’s campaign has been “law & order,” claiming to be a champion of law enforcement agencies despite the fact that he has routinely called for the FBI to be abolished and committed obstruction of justice. The reality is that for some time, “law & order” has been a not so subtle racist dog whistle that Trump is fully embracing, well aware of how his base understands it, even encouraging police brutality during his rallies. He especially likes to draw a contrast between himself and Joe Biden, boasting about his police union endorsements during their first debate together. This is where Trump’s new problem comes in.
Due to these endorsements, a number of Black police officers are distancing themselves from their unions, including Rochelle Bilal who was elected the first Black female sheriff of Philadelphia last year. Earlier this month, she spoke openly at several gatherings with other Black law enforcement groups in Philadelphia to condemn the Fraternal Order of Police’s endorsement of Trump, since he’s done everything in his power to make racial tensions worse throughout the country.
The city’s FOP Lodge 5 chapter, which consists of 6,500 members even went so far as to make a statement that the union’s decision to endorse Trump doesn’t speak for them – that despite being the largest lodge in the state, and the state considered most crucial to the presidential race, they were never even asked to vote for a candidate before the endorsement. It’s not just in Pennsylvania either, as members of the Police Benevolent Association in New York City were also not asked before the organization endorsed Trump without warning back in August, and a few individual chapters of police organizations are considering rescinding endorsements by the end of October. This bit of news certainly cuts away the argument that law enforcement is solidly behind Trump, and much of America isn’t behind him either. This is why we need to run up the score with phone banking and voter registration to elect Joe Biden on November 3.
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