palmerreport--2020-12-07--Bye bye, Betsy DeVos

Bye bye, Betsy DeVos

There are three ways to get rich from what ’ s variously called a multilevel marketing or network marketing or referral marketing scheme .
One way is for you to be a charismatic Jim Jones type who has no difficulty putting your conscience to sleep — if you have one — and using your natural charms and powers of persuasion to talk bushels full of people into joining your “ downline.
” Another is to get lucky and have such an actual Jim Jones character or two in your downline .
The third way , and the only way that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to start your own network marketing company and rake in a Boeing 777 amounts of cash from all the gullible fools who join up .
Whatever option you have available to you , your wealth will come as the direct result of suckers who will start poor and stay that way .
For them , getting a worthwhile piece of the cash grab is a mathematical impossibility .
The vast majority of the real money is reserved for the select few , and those few make gaslighting you into a positive art form @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make any money on you and you alone , and ignoring the mathematics .
I prefer to call these companies pyramid schemes or Ponzi schemes , because that ’ s what they actually are .
They ’ re zero sum games with lots and lots of losers and damned few winners .
They all have cult-like followings and multiply faster than rabbits .
They are aberrations in the world of otherwise legitimate business .
Betsy DeVos is an heiress of one of these scams called called Amway .
No , that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” it ’ s the original pyramid scheme that has ripped off a lot of poor people in its relentless , and heartless pursuit of money for many decades , and made the founders breathtakingly , staggeringly , obscenely , disgustingly rich .
Rich enough to own 10 super yachts and a fleet of jets .
Betsy DeVos is the outgoing Secretary of Education , one of a handful of Trump cabinet appointments who is sufficiently evil and conscienceless to have lasted Trump ’ s entire first and only term .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the anticipatory champagne corks have been popping across the land and in the homes of American educators on that account .
Public school educators despise her , and for good reason .
DeVos is notorious for rolling back and rewriting Obama-era guidance and regulations , including those that protect the rights of transgender students , students of color and survivors of campus sexual assault .
She also revoked higher education regulations that curb bad actors in the for-profit college sector .
She blocked the discharging of student loan debt for borrowers who were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consistently shown herself to be a friend of the filthy rich elite and the enemy of the voiceless , working class , little guy .
Betsy DeVos is a woman of legendary tone deafness who is almost absurdly incompetent .
Her departure is being universally praised and celebrated by almost all teachers of both parties .
Above all , DeVos , an evangelical Christian , ignored the needs of America ’ s public schools to “ build God ’ s kingdom ” instead .
Throughout her tenure she has actively promoted private evangelical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , white elite — over poor , inner city schools .
Most recently , DeVos used the $ 2 trillion coronavirus stabilization law to redirect money intended for public schools and colleges to private and religious schools instead .
Fortunately , as a bonus counterweight to DeVos ’ departure , the incoming First Lady , Jill Biden , is an intelligent and talented educator .
Unlike the outgoing First Lady , Dr. Biden has actually worked for a living .
But I digress .
Back to DeVos .
Mandy Manning , the 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this to say about the departing DeVos , “ We are so excited to see a return to support for public schools because , while we have a lot of work to do in order to be able to serve each and every student , public schools are where that ’ s actually going to happen .
I am so hopeful and it ’ s such a good feeling after not having that for so long.
” Much normality will soon be restored to government in America , normality that has been missing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It will be a delight to show the toxic monster in the White House and his pirate ship of buccaneers the door , and watching Betsy DeVos go — who has justly earned the moniker “ Cruella DeVos ” — will be a particular delight to educators and right-thinking people everywhere .
And , as ever , ladies and , gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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There are three ways to get rich from what’s variously called a multilevel marketing or network marketing or referral marketing scheme. One way is for you to be a charismatic Jim Jones type who has no difficulty putting your conscience to sleep — if you have one — and using your natural charms and powers of persuasion to talk bushels full of people into joining your “downline.” Another is to get lucky and have such an actual Jim Jones character or two in your downline. The third way, and the only way that’s just about guaranteed, is to start your own network marketing company and rake in a Boeing 777 amounts of cash from all the gullible fools who join up.
Whatever option you have available to you, your wealth will come as the direct result of suckers who will start poor and stay that way. For them, getting a worthwhile piece of the cash grab is a mathematical impossibility. The vast majority of the real money is reserved for the select few, and those few make gaslighting you into a positive art form — that is, blaming your failure to make any money on you and you alone, and ignoring the mathematics.
I prefer to call these companies pyramid schemes or Ponzi schemes, because that’s what they actually are. They’re zero sum games with lots and lots of losers and damned few winners. They all have cult-like followings and multiply faster than rabbits. They are aberrations in the world of otherwise legitimate business.
Betsy DeVos is an heiress of one of these scams called called Amway. No, that’s not pig Latin for “Wam,” it’s the original pyramid scheme that has ripped off a lot of poor people in its relentless, and heartless pursuit of money for many decades, and made the founders breathtakingly, staggeringly, obscenely, disgustingly rich. Rich enough to own 10 super yachts and a fleet of jets.
Betsy DeVos is the outgoing Secretary of Education, one of a handful of Trump cabinet appointments who is sufficiently evil and conscienceless to have lasted Trump’s entire first and only term. She will be gone in January, and the anticipatory champagne corks have been popping across the land and in the homes of American educators on that account. Public school educators despise her, and for good reason.
DeVos is notorious for rolling back and rewriting Obama-era guidance and regulations, including those that protect the rights of transgender students, students of color and survivors of campus sexual assault. She also revoked higher education regulations that curb bad actors in the for-profit college sector. She blocked the discharging of student loan debt for borrowers who were defrauded by unscrupulous lenders.
DeVos has consistently shown herself to be a friend of the filthy rich elite and the enemy of the voiceless, working class, little guy. Betsy DeVos is a woman of legendary tone deafness who is almost absurdly incompetent. Her departure is being universally praised and celebrated by almost all teachers of both parties.
Above all, DeVos, an evangelical Christian, ignored the needs of America’s public schools to “build God’s kingdom” instead. Throughout her tenure she has actively promoted private evangelical schools — the province of the rich, white elite — over poor, inner city schools. Most recently, DeVos used the $2 trillion coronavirus stabilization law to redirect money intended for public schools and colleges to private and religious schools instead.
Fortunately, as a bonus counterweight to DeVos’ departure, the incoming First Lady, Jill Biden, is an intelligent and talented educator. Unlike the outgoing First Lady, Dr. Biden has actually worked for a living.
But I digress. Back to DeVos. Mandy Manning, the 2018 National Teacher of the Year, had this to say about the departing DeVos, “We are so excited to see a return to support for public schools because, while we have a lot of work to do in order to be able to serve each and every student, public schools are where that’s actually going to happen. I am so hopeful and it’s such a good feeling after not having that for so long.”
Much normality will soon be restored to government in America, normality that has been missing from the world the last four years. It will be a delight to show the toxic monster in the White House and his pirate ship of buccaneers the door, and watching Betsy DeVos go — who has justly earned the moniker “Cruella DeVos”— will be a particular delight to educators and right-thinking people everywhere. And, as ever, ladies and, gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-12-07--Everyone piles on after Ivanka Trump’s bizarre Mount Rushmore meltdown

Donald Trump has lost reelection in a seven million vote blowout , he ’ s on track to be remembered @ @ @ @ @ President in United States history , and it ’ s fairly clear that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ New York State for a litany of crimes .
But don ’ t tell that @ @ @ @ @ is either trying to make her dad feel better about the destruction of his life @ @ @ @ @ denial herself .
Ivanka just tweeted a photo of Donald Trump standing in front of @ @ @ @ @ happened to be taken at an angle which makes it appear that his face is @ @ @ @ @ This is going over so poorly , Ivanka ’ s tweet already has more than @ @ @ @ @ in the two hours since she posted it .
In reality there are forty-something other @ @ @ @ @ on Mount Rushmore before Donald Trump would ever be considered .

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Donald Trump has lost reelection in a seven million vote blowout, he’s on track to be remembered as by far the worst President in United States history, and it’s fairly clear that he’s headed to prison in New York State for a litany of crimes.
But don’t tell that to Ivanka Trump, who is either trying to make her dad feel better about the destruction of his life, or is still in denial herself. Ivanka just tweeted a photo of Donald Trump standing in front of Mount Rushmore, which just happened to be taken at an angle which makes it appear that his face is part of Mount Rushmore.
This is going over so poorly, Ivanka’s tweet already has more than ten thousand mostly negative replies in the two hours since she posted it. In reality there are forty-something other Presidents who would end up on Mount Rushmore before Donald Trump would ever be considered.
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palmerreport--2020-12-07--Great news for President-elect Joe Biden

New U.S. Presidents always get something of a grace period .
Even after contentious or controversial elections , they tend to enter office with an approval rating well above 50 % , as folks in the middle decide to give them a chance .
This gives a new President a lot of clout and muscle coming in the door .
That approval rating usually drops over time , like a shiny coat of paint wearing thin , and eventually stabilizes somewhere .
In hindsight , Donald Trump ’ s presidency was doomed the minute he took office with an approval @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no viable plan for how to improve it .
Sure enough , four years later , he lost in a seven million vote blowout , just as his consistently low approval made clear that he would .
So it ’ s notable that in the month since Joe Biden won the election , his approval rating has begun to climb .
Gallup , for example , now has Biden pegged at 55 % .
So much for the notion that Trump ’ s refusal to concede , or his supporters ’ resulting denial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s perceived legitimacy .
His numbers should continue rising as we get closer to inauguration , meaning Biden will take office with significant clout in the minds of the American people .
Meanwhile , Gallup now has Trump ’ s approval rating at 41 % .
That ’ s even lower than it was just before the election .
In other words , some folks in the middle were still giving him the benefit of the doubt ( or merely a public stamp of approval for patriotic reasons ) the entire time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they ’ re increasingly done with him .

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New U.S. Presidents always get something of a grace period. Even after contentious or controversial elections, they tend to enter office with an approval rating well above 50%, as folks in the middle decide to give them a chance. This gives a new President a lot of clout and muscle coming in the door. That approval rating usually drops over time, like a shiny coat of paint wearing thin, and eventually stabilizes somewhere.
In hindsight, Donald Trump’s presidency was doomed the minute he took office with an approval rating in the low forties, with no viable plan for how to improve it. Sure enough, four years later, he lost in a seven million vote blowout, just as his consistently low approval made clear that he would.
So it’s notable that in the month since Joe Biden won the election, his approval rating has begun to climb. Gallup, for example, now has Biden pegged at 55%. So much for the notion that Trump’s refusal to concede, or his supporters’ resulting denial, was going to somehow harm Biden’s perceived legitimacy. His numbers should continue rising as we get closer to inauguration, meaning Biden will take office with significant clout in the minds of the American people.
Meanwhile, Gallup now has Trump’s approval rating at 41%. That’s even lower than it was just before the election. In other words, some folks in the middle were still giving him the benefit of the doubt (or merely a public stamp of approval for patriotic reasons) the entire time – yet now that Trump has lost, they’re increasingly done with him.
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palmerreport--2020-12-07--The devil came down to Georgia

The devil came down to Georgia

The devil came down to Georgia .
He was looking for an election to steal .
He called out to Governor Kemp to help his scheme , but Kemp refused his deal .
So continues the saga of the man who can not and will not admit he lost .
As many Republicans feared , Trump did not come to Georgia to help Perdue and Loeffler win their races .
He came to continue to push Governor Kemp to do something to overturn the election results in Georgia , even if it meant breaking the law .
Trump is no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this comes as no surprise .
It is obvious that Trump has lost what was left of his mind .
Much of Trump ’ s visit in Georgia contained rants about his delusional election grievances .
His teams are being kicked out of courts left and right , but he can not accept that ( a ) no one cheated and ( b ) he lost .
He will likely continue to stir up trouble long after he is gone , and there is not a whole lot anyone can do about that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican enablers reined him in early on , things might be different .
They did not , and some of them are even determined to stand beside him to the bitter end .
It is a sad , sorry situation for the Republican party , and they apparently have no idea how to fix the very crisis they created .
The state of the Republican party , however , is the least of Trump ’ s concerns .
Trump could barely focus on Perdue and Loeffler because he was too busy focusing on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Georgia to help in their runoff races .
He repeatedly complained about the election being “ rigged , ” as he lorded over a crowd filled with people sans masks with not one word or concern about coronavirus .
Trump , in fact , has never been concerned about the virus , making him the single most dangerous aspect of the virus .
Trump was even more unhinged than normal , talking about votes in suitcases and claiming that he will reverse the 2020 election results .
He told his followers : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” though there is absolutely no way that he can do so .
Just like Trump , his followers could care less about Loeffler or Perdue , chanting “ Stop the Steal ” and “ Fight for Trump.
” Trump is so done there is no need to stick a fork in him .
Anyone who believes otherwise is as insane as Trump .
The runoffs will go forward on January 5 , regardless of what Trump thinks and despite any craziness he continues to put out in the universe .
While Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out and vote for Loeffler and Perdue , his “ lawyers ” Lin Wood and Sydney Powell held their own rally , encouraging Republicans not to vote on January 5 .
Taking advantage of Republican stupidity , a progressive PAC has erected a billboard in Georgia : “ Perdue/Loeffler didn ’ t deliver for Trump .
DON ’ T deliver for them.
” Let us hope that the crew that follows and hangs on Trump ’ s every word falls for it .

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The devil came down to Georgia. He was looking for an election to steal. He called out to Governor Kemp to help his scheme, but Kemp refused his deal. So continues the saga of the man who cannot and will not admit he lost. As many Republicans feared, Trump did not come to Georgia to help Perdue and Loeffler win their races. He came to continue to push Governor Kemp to do something to overturn the election results in Georgia, even if it meant breaking the law. Trump is no stranger to breaking the law, so this comes as no surprise. It is obvious that Trump has lost what was left of his mind.
Much of Trump’s visit in Georgia contained rants about his delusional election grievances. His teams are being kicked out of courts left and right, but he cannot accept that (a) no one cheated and (b) he lost. He will likely continue to stir up trouble long after he is gone, and there is not a whole lot anyone can do about that. The problem is that had his Republican enablers reined him in early on, things might be different. They did not, and some of them are even determined to stand beside him to the bitter end. It is a sad, sorry situation for the Republican party, and they apparently have no idea how to fix the very crisis they created. The state of the Republican party, however, is the least of Trump’s concerns.
Trump could barely focus on Perdue and Loeffler because he was too busy focusing on himself, even though he was allegedly in Georgia to help in their runoff races. He repeatedly complained about the election being “rigged,” as he lorded over a crowd filled with people sans masks with not one word or concern about coronavirus. Trump, in fact, has never been concerned about the virus, making him the single most dangerous aspect of the virus. Trump was even more unhinged than normal, talking about votes in suitcases and claiming that he will reverse the 2020 election results. He told his followers: “We will still win it,” though there is absolutely no way that he can do so. Just like Trump, his followers could care less about Loeffler or Perdue, chanting “Stop the Steal” and “Fight for Trump.” Trump is so done there is no need to stick a fork in him. Anyone who believes otherwise is as insane as Trump.
The runoffs will go forward on January 5, regardless of what Trump thinks and despite any craziness he continues to put out in the universe. While Trump finally told the crowd they should go out and vote for Loeffler and Perdue, his “lawyers” Lin Wood and Sydney Powell held their own rally, encouraging Republicans not to vote on January 5. Taking advantage of Republican stupidity, a progressive PAC has erected a billboard in Georgia: “Perdue/Loeffler didn’t deliver for Trump. DON’T deliver for them.” Let us hope that the crew that follows and hangs on Trump’s every word falls for it.
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palmerreport--2020-12-07--Georgia Governor Brian Kemp just told Donald Trump to get lost

On Saturday morning , Donald Trump called Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and asked him to convene a legislative special session @ @ @ @ @ s electoral votes from Joe Biden to Trump .
At the time , Kemp responded @ @ @ @ @ the media – a de facto confirmation that Kemp wasn ’ t willing to play @ @ @ @ @ night , Governor Kemp and Georgia ’ s Lieutenant Governor have jointly released a formal @ @ @ @ @ special session will be called .
Their reasoning echoes what legal experts everywhere have already @ @ @ @ @ be against state law , federal , law , and the Constitution .
This is @ @ @ @ @ never going to have any chance of succeeding ; the courts would automatically overturn any @ @ @ @ @ ’ s good that Kemp isn ’ t even willing to try such a stunt @

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On Saturday morning, Donald Trump called Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and asked him to convene a legislative special session to reassign the state’s electoral votes from Joe Biden to Trump. At the time, Kemp responded by leaking the conversation to the media – a de facto confirmation that Kemp wasn’t willing to play ball.
Then on Sunday night, Governor Kemp and Georgia’s Lieutenant Governor have jointly released a formal statement, confirming that no special session will be called. Their reasoning echoes what legal experts everywhere have already confirmed: doing so would be against state law, federal, law, and the Constitution.
This is why state legislature antics were never going to have any chance of succeeding; the courts would automatically overturn any such antics. But it’s good that Kemp isn’t even willing to try such a stunt.
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palmerreport--2020-12-08--Everyone piles on after Donald Trump’s pathetic Ken Starr meltdown

– Former special prosecutor Ken Starr is yet another corrupt has-been Republican who has been trying to regain his relevance @ @ @ @ @ Trump .
That ’ s not working out well for any of them , now @ @ @ @ @ But Trump keeps quoting Ken Starr tonight on Twitter anyway , and the people of @ @ @ @ @ stop laughing .
– Both parties in Congress are now signaling that they ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ military budget , but also override any Trump veto .
Palmer Report predicted this .
@ @ @ @ @ to be seen as defunding the military , just because Trump didn ’ t get @ @ @ @ @ to adding an anti-Twitter provision to the military budget .
– Kayleigh McEnany , speaking @ @ @ @ @ now insisting that Georgia ’ s Republican Governor Brian Kemp is “ no different ” @ @ @ @ @ , fine .
If Trump wants his last act to consist of costing a number @ @ @ @ @ then I ’ ll gladly take it .

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– Former special prosecutor Ken Starr is yet another corrupt has-been Republican who has been trying to regain his relevance by kissing up to Donald Trump. That’s not working out well for any of them, now that Trump has lost. But Trump keeps quoting Ken Starr tonight on Twitter anyway, and the people of Twitter just can’t stop laughing.
– Both parties in Congress are now signaling that they’ll not only pass the U.S. military budget, but also override any Trump veto. Palmer Report predicted this. The republicans were never going to be seen as defunding the military, just because Trump didn’t get his way when it came to adding an anti-Twitter provision to the military budget.
– Kayleigh McEnany, speaking for Donald Trump, is now insisting that Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp is “no different” than Stacey Abrams. Okay, fine. If Trump wants his last act to consist of costing a number of Republican Governors re-election, then I’ll gladly take it.
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palmerreport--2020-12-08--Judge Sullivan hears legal arguments against Trump’s pardon of Michael Flynn

When Donald Trump granted a preemptive pardon to Michael Flynn , Palmer Report pointed out that it wasn ’ t a magic wand .
There isn ’ t clear precedent as to whether preemptive pardons ( for charges not yet brought ) are constitutional , because they ’ ve never been properly challenged in court .
They ’ ll surely be challenged during the course of Trump ’ s pardon spree , and we ’ ve been wondering if Judge Emmet Sullivan would initiate that process himself .
After all , he ’ s been going out of his way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Flynn case .
That prospect got a boost over the weekend when another Federal Judge , Reggie Walton , publicly urged Sullivan to consider ruling that Flynn ’ s pardon doesn ’ t apply to charges not yet brought .
Sure enough , Sullivan announced today that he ’ ll hear friend of the court amicus briefs from legal experts who are arguing that Flynn ’ s pardon isn ’ t valid for charges that haven ’ t been brought yet .
There ’ s no roadmap for where this is headed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sullivan is at least considering formal arguments against the scope of Flynn ’ s pardon .
This could open the door for the DOJ to hit Flynn with additional criminal charges once Trump is gone .

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When Donald Trump granted a preemptive pardon to Michael Flynn, Palmer Report pointed out that it wasn’t a magic wand. There isn’t clear precedent as to whether preemptive pardons (for charges not yet brought) are constitutional, because they’ve never been properly challenged in court. They’ll surely be challenged during the course of Trump’s pardon spree, and we’ve been wondering if Judge Emmet Sullivan would initiate that process himself. After all, he’s been going out of his way to stop Bill Barr from sabotaging the Flynn case.
That prospect got a boost over the weekend when another Federal Judge, Reggie Walton, publicly urged Sullivan to consider ruling that Flynn’s pardon doesn’t apply to charges not yet brought. Sure enough, Sullivan announced today that he’ll hear friend of the court amicus briefs from legal experts who are arguing that Flynn’s pardon isn’t valid for charges that haven’t been brought yet.
There’s no roadmap for where this is headed. But we now have confirmation that Judge Sullivan is at least considering formal arguments against the scope of Flynn’s pardon. This could open the door for the DOJ to hit Flynn with additional criminal charges once Trump is gone.
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palmerreport--2020-12-08--Donald Trump gives up and wanders off during ceremony

In the month-plus since he lost the election , Donald Trump hasn ’ t even tried to keep up the @ @ @ @ @ the job .
He ’ s ignored the pandemic entirely .
He ’ s gone @ @ @ @ @ the business of the nation .
Despite his insistence that he somehow secretly won the @ @ @ @ @ clearly given up and checked out .
Today Trump made the rare move of going @ @ @ @ @ presidency , by giving the Medal of Freedom to wrestling legend Dan Gable .
But @ @ @ @ @ got bored and/or confused , and simply wandered away , leaving Gable to shrug and @ @ @ @ @ this point Trump only seems interested in pretending he won , pilfering whatever money he @ @ @ @ @ criminal pals , with no interest in doing the job .
Then again , that @ @ @ @ @ Trump did for four years before he lost .

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In the month-plus since he lost the election, Donald Trump hasn’t even tried to keep up the appearance that he still wants the job. He’s ignored the pandemic entirely. He’s gone golfing instead of tending to the business of the nation. Despite his insistence that he somehow secretly won the election, he’s clearly given up and checked out.
Today Trump made the rare move of going through the motions of the presidency, by giving the Medal of Freedom to wrestling legend Dan Gable. But during the ceremony, Trump got bored and/or confused, and simply wandered away, leaving Gable to shrug and wonder what happened:
This is unreal. Trump abruptly walked out of Dan Gable’s Medal of Freedom ceremony today, leaving Gable shrugging and at a complete loss about what he was supposed to do. pic.twitter.com/mOzlLn8poC — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 8, 2020
At this point Trump only seems interested in pretending he won, pilfering whatever money he can, and protecting his criminal pals, with no interest in doing the job. Then again, that’s pretty much what Trump did for four years before he lost.
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palmerreport--2020-12-08--Donald Trump and the GOP are playing a deadly game

While much of the world is getting ready for the release of an effective COVID vaccine , Senate Republicans aren ’ t ready just yet to give up the grift .
Sen. Ron Johnson , one of Trump ’ s staunchest lackeys , invited an anti-vaccine doctor to testify before Congress to promote hydroxychloroquine – a drug not only proven ineffective at combating coronavirus , but actually dangerous .
Dr. Jane Orient will be one of four witnesses testifying on Tuesday morning before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee headed by Johnson , where she hopes to further @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on it , while using baseless claims to cast doubt on the success of a vaccine – at a time when there is already a strong element of distrust over a potential COVID vaccine .
Already , a number of doctors are speaking out against Orient and this dangerous sideshow as they should , but this is a sign of bad things to come .
As Palmer Report has already warned , the Republicans aren ’ t cowards , because that would imply that they want to do the right thing by speaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is the latest sign that Republicans are actively complicit in every dangerous action taken by the Trump administration – and that they ’ re actively working against the well-being of the American people .
This alone makes clear why Democrats need to retake the Senate in January and need to immediately begin recruiting a strong candidate who will unseat Ron Johnson when he ’ s up for re-election in 2022 .

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While much of the world is getting ready for the release of an effective COVID vaccine, Senate Republicans aren’t ready just yet to give up the grift. Sen. Ron Johnson, one of Trump’s staunchest lackeys, invited an anti-vaccine doctor to testify before Congress to promote hydroxychloroquine – a drug not only proven ineffective at combating coronavirus, but actually dangerous.
Dr. Jane Orient will be one of four witnesses testifying on Tuesday morning before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee headed by Johnson, where she hopes to further promote hydroxychloroquine and lift arbitrary federal restrictions on it, while using baseless claims to cast doubt on the success of a vaccine – at a time when there is already a strong element of distrust over a potential COVID vaccine.
Already, a number of doctors are speaking out against Orient and this dangerous sideshow as they should, but this is a sign of bad things to come. As Palmer Report has already warned, the Republicans aren’t cowards, because that would imply that they want to do the right thing by speaking up against Trump but are afraid to. This is the latest sign that Republicans are actively complicit in every dangerous action taken by the Trump administration – and that they’re actively working against the well-being of the American people.
This alone makes clear why Democrats need to retake the Senate in January and need to immediately begin recruiting a strong candidate who will unseat Ron Johnson when he’s up for re-election in 2022.
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palmerreport--2020-12-09--Rachel Maddow just nailed it

Rachel Maddow just nailed it

When corrupt Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a bizarre election lawsuit today aimed at helping Donald Trump , Palmer @ @ @ @ @ had literally zero chance of going anywhere , and that Paxton was surely just trying @ @ @ @ @ him .
Sure enough , Rachel Maddow used her MSNBC show tonight to go into @ @ @ @ @ .
Paxton is facing a potential ninety-nine year prison sentence in Texas for financial fraud @ @ @ @ @ been abusing his office to fend off .
But as Maddow pointed out , Paxton @ @ @ @ @ investigation by the FBI .
No wonder Paxton is trying to impress Trump in the @ @ @ @ @ .
Meanwhile , Maddow also confirmed something that Palmer Report was hoping would be the @ @ @ @ @ of the Michael Flynn case today , Judge Emmet Sullivan did indeed include language expressing @ @ @ @ @ ’ s preemptive pardon can prevent him from being charged with additional crimes .
This @ @ @ @ @ DOJ to indict Flynn again once Trump is gone .

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When corrupt Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a bizarre election lawsuit today aimed at helping Donald Trump, Palmer Report pointed out that it had literally zero chance of going anywhere, and that Paxton was surely just trying to get Trump to pardon him.
Sure enough, Rachel Maddow used her MSNBC show tonight to go into more detail about the story. Paxton is facing a potential ninety-nine year prison sentence in Texas for financial fraud, which he’s been abusing his office to fend off. But as Maddow pointed out, Paxton is also now under active investigation by the FBI. No wonder Paxton is trying to impress Trump in the hope of a federal pardon.
Meanwhile, Maddow also confirmed something that Palmer Report was hoping would be the case. In his dismissal of the Michael Flynn case today, Judge Emmet Sullivan did indeed include language expressing doubt as to whether Flynn’s preemptive pardon can prevent him from being charged with additional crimes. This opens the door for the DOJ to indict Flynn again once Trump is gone.
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palmerreport--2020-12-09--Ron DeSantis appointee resigns in protest of DeSantis’ psychotic behavior toward whistleblower

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis might be the dumbest corrupt politician of all time .
After scientist Rebekah Jones blew the @ @ @ @ @ at covering up his pandemic failures , he had the police raid Jones ’ home @ @ @ @ @ has only brought more attention to the scandal , and more controversy .
Ron Filipowski @ @ @ @ @ Florida , just resigned in protest .
Here is Filipowski ’ s resignation letter : @ @ @ @ @ beginning .
DeSantis claims he had no knowledge of the police raid , but no @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s proven that he and his office were behind it , he can @ @ @ @ @ charges for retaliation against a whistleblower .

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis might be the dumbest corrupt politician of all time. After scientist Rebekah Jones blew the whistle on DeSantis’ attempts at covering up his pandemic failures, he had the police raid Jones’ home at gunpoint yesterday. This has only brought more attention to the scandal, and more controversy.
Ron Filipowski, a DeSantis appointee in Florida, just resigned in protest. Here is Filipowski’s resignation letter:
My resignation letter to Governor Desantis. pic.twitter.com/Wc78tgr6Ef — Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) December 8, 2020
This could be just the beginning. DeSantis claims he had no knowledge of the police raid, but no one believes him. Once it’s proven that he and his office were behind it, he can potentially be prosecuted on federal charges for retaliation against a whistleblower.
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palmerreport--2020-12-09--John Cornyn is bluffing

John Cornyn is bluffing

Republican Senator and longtime Trump stooge John Cornyn has begun loudly weighing in on each of President Biden ’ s nominees , and announcing which ones will be rejected , as if he has that kind of power .
In reality he does not .
For starters if the Democrats win the Georgia Senate runoffs , then Biden gets all his nominees .
If we lose the runoffs , then Romney , Collins , and Murkowski will be the swing votes on nominees .
They ’ re not to be trusted , but they ’ re not Cornyn .
My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Murkowski will approve the majority of Biden ’ s nominees , because they don ’ t want to be seen as obstructionists , but they would make a point of rejecting one or two Biden nominees in order to play both sides .
This is clearly not the outcome we want , so let ’ s make sure to win the Georgia runoffs .
But let ’ s also keep in mind that someone like John Cornyn doesn ’ t suddenly have a magic wand just because he starts running his mouth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because the media regurgitates it while failing to point out that Cornyn has no such power .
The reality is that Cornyn has zero say when it comes to Biden ’ s cabinet .
Either ignore Cornyn , or go remind him on Twitter that he ’ s bluffing .

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Republican Senator and longtime Trump stooge John Cornyn has begun loudly weighing in on each of President Biden’s nominees, and announcing which ones will be rejected, as if he has that kind of power. In reality he does not.
For starters if the Democrats win the Georgia Senate runoffs, then Biden gets all his nominees. If we lose the runoffs, then Romney, Collins, and Murkowski will be the swing votes on nominees. They’re not to be trusted, but they’re not Cornyn.
My guess is that Romney, Collins, and Murkowski will approve the majority of Biden’s nominees, because they don’t want to be seen as obstructionists, but they would make a point of rejecting one or two Biden nominees in order to play both sides. This is clearly not the outcome we want, so let’s make sure to win the Georgia runoffs.
But let’s also keep in mind that someone like John Cornyn doesn’t suddenly have a magic wand just because he starts running his mouth in an authoritative manner, and just because the media regurgitates it while failing to point out that Cornyn has no such power. The reality is that Cornyn has zero say when it comes to Biden’s cabinet. Either ignore Cornyn, or go remind him on Twitter that he’s bluffing.
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palmerreport--2020-12-08--Donald Trump goes out with a whimper

Donald Trump goes out with a whimper

When Donald Trump lost the election by five and six digit margins in the deciding swing states , Palmer Report pointed out that he had literally zero chance of getting the courts to overturn the result .
If he ’ d lost the deciding state by a few hundred votes , sure .
But no court , not even the corrupt Supreme Court , would be able to find an excuse to overturn states that Joe Biden won by 20,000 or 80,000 votes .
Palmer Report further pointed out that because the Supreme Court was going to have to automatically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the conservative Justices on the court would likely decide against even hearing the case , so they wouldn ’ t have to vote against Trump .
Sure enough , this evening , the Supreme Court refused to hear Trump ’ s case aimed at overturning the Pennsylvania results .
So , with the safe harbor deadline coming at the end of today , barring any additional last minute Supreme Court moves , this is how it ends .
Trump put all that effort into putting a criminal like Kavanaugh and a lunatic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just so they could bail him out if he lost the election in close fashion , but he lost so badly that even they couldn ’ t help him .
Sure , Trump fans will hold out hope that the Electoral College will somehow magically hand him the election on Monday .
But that would be literally impossible , as the Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that laws against faithless electors are valid .
In other words , it ’ s over .
It ’ s been over , from the start @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he had literally zero chance of overturning the election .
That was never in doubt .
Only his gullible supporters , and the more nervous members of the Resistance , ever mistakenly believed otherwise .
But rather than ending with some big climax , Trump is going out with a whimper .
The fact that he ’ s dragged it out like this , in such pathetic fashion , merely ensures he ’ ll be remembered as even more of a loser .

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When Donald Trump lost the election by five and six digit margins in the deciding swing states, Palmer Report pointed out that he had literally zero chance of getting the courts to overturn the result. If he’d lost the deciding state by a few hundred votes, sure. But no court, not even the corrupt Supreme Court, would be able to find an excuse to overturn states that Joe Biden won by 20,000 or 80,000 votes.
Palmer Report further pointed out that because the Supreme Court was going to have to automatically vote against Trump in any election case, the conservative Justices on the court would likely decide against even hearing the case, so they wouldn’t have to vote against Trump. Sure enough, this evening, the Supreme Court refused to hear Trump’s case aimed at overturning the Pennsylvania results.
So, with the safe harbor deadline coming at the end of today, barring any additional last minute Supreme Court moves, this is how it ends. Trump put all that effort into putting a criminal like Kavanaugh and a lunatic like Barrett on the Supreme Court, just so they could bail him out if he lost the election in close fashion, but he lost so badly that even they couldn’t help him.
Sure, Trump fans will hold out hope that the Electoral College will somehow magically hand him the election on Monday. But that would be literally impossible, as the Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that laws against faithless electors are valid.
In other words, it’s over. It’s been over, from the start. At the margins Trump lost by, he had literally zero chance of overturning the election. That was never in doubt. Only his gullible supporters, and the more nervous members of the Resistance, ever mistakenly believed otherwise. But rather than ending with some big climax, Trump is going out with a whimper. The fact that he’s dragged it out like this, in such pathetic fashion, merely ensures he’ll be remembered as even more of a loser.
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palmerreport--2020-12-08--In the end, even Brett Kavanaugh wasn’t willing to try to save Donald Trump

Just how thoroughly did Donald Trump lose the election ?
In the end , even Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney @ @ @ @ @ to stick their necks out for what they knew would have been a losing cause @ @ @ @ @ ?
Barrett is trying to establish long term viability , and Kavanaugh is just hoping @ @ @ @ @ ring him up for felony perjury .
In the end , these types always care @ @ @ @ @ they do about saving a “ friend ” like Trump .
Now we get to @ @ @ @ @ it takes Trump to start ranting on Twitter that the Supreme Court Justices he appointed @ @ @ @ @ State conspiracy against him .
Then again , we don ’ t really have to @ @ @ @ @ Trump tweets at this point ?
He ’ s finished .

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Just how thoroughly did Donald Trump lose the election? In the end, even Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett weren’t willing to stick their necks out for what they knew would have been a losing cause.
And why would they? Barrett is trying to establish long term viability, and Kavanaugh is just hoping the DOJ doesn’t ring him up for felony perjury. In the end, these types always care more about protecting themselves than they do about saving a “friend” like Trump.
Now we get to wait and see how long it takes Trump to start ranting on Twitter that the Supreme Court Justices he appointed are part of the Deep State conspiracy against him. Then again, we don’t really have to wait. Who cares what Trump tweets at this point? He’s finished.
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palmerreport--2020-12-08--Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump’s election case; so much for Alito and SCOTUS saving him

Today is the safe harbor deadline , meaning that after today , the presidential election results can no longer be disputed or revised .
So it ’ s a big deal that the U.S. Supreme Court just refused to hear a case brought by Donald Trump and his allies , which sought to overturn the results in Pennsylvania .
Notably , this was the case that was presented to conservative Trump-friendly Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito .
So the rejection , which doesn ’ t note any dissenters , suggests that Alito agreed with the rejection – and that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this could be the end of it .
We ’ ll see if the Supreme Court makes any additional moves tonight , before the safe harbor deadline at the end of the day .
But it looks like Donald Trump has finally , fully lost his to bid to magically overturn the election .
Trump always had literally zero chance of pulling this off , at the margins he lost by .
But it ’ s comforting that Trump ’ s failure to magically overturn the election is becoming more official by the @ @

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Today is the safe harbor deadline, meaning that after today, the presidential election results can no longer be disputed or revised. So it’s a big deal that the U.S. Supreme Court just refused to hear a case brought by Donald Trump and his allies, which sought to overturn the results in Pennsylvania.
Notably, this was the case that was presented to conservative Trump-friendly Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. So the rejection, which doesn’t note any dissenters, suggests that Alito agreed with the rejection – and that it may well have been unanimous.
So this could be the end of it. We’ll see if the Supreme Court makes any additional moves tonight, before the safe harbor deadline at the end of the day. But it looks like Donald Trump has finally, fully lost his to bid to magically overturn the election.
Trump always had literally zero chance of pulling this off, at the margins he lost by. But it’s comforting that Trump’s failure to magically overturn the election is becoming more official by the hour.
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palmerreport--2020-12-08--Here’s the thing about Joe Biden’s Secretary of Defense pick Lloyd Austin

President-elect Joe Biden has announced retired General Lloyd Austin as his nominee for Secretary of Defense , stating “ In the many hours we ’ ve spent together in the Situation Room and with our troops—I ’ ve witnessed General Austin ’ s character .
He shares my belief that we are strongest when we lead not only by the example of our power , but by the power of our example.
” Republicans will attack Austin because he ’ s not a warmonger .
“ Progressives ” will attack Austin because they ’ re trying to look cool .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ good solid pick .
Skeptics will point to Austin ’ s connection to Raytheon .
But that connection will now end , obviously .
And pretty much anyone you ’ re going to pick for Secretary of Defense is going to have some kind of connection to the defense industry .
Otherwise you ’ re picking someone who has never dealt with the defense industry and therefore has no idea how to deal with it .
The question is whether they ’ ve had a corrupt relationship with the industry , and by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Biden picked Austin despite media leaks about Michéle Flournoy having been in consideration for the job .
This is the latest reminder that these “ in consideration ” leaks are never coming from inside Biden ’ s team , which is why they always turn out to be wrong .

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President-elect Joe Biden has announced retired General Lloyd Austin as his nominee for Secretary of Defense, stating “In the many hours we’ve spent together in the Situation Room and with our troops—I’ve witnessed General Austin’s character. He shares my belief that we are strongest when we lead not only by the example of our power, but by the power of our example.”
Republicans will attack Austin because he’s not a warmonger. “Progressives” will attack Austin because they’re trying to look cool. But I think he’s a good solid pick. Skeptics will point to Austin’s connection to Raytheon. But that connection will now end, obviously. And pretty much anyone you’re going to pick for Secretary of Defense is going to have some kind of connection to the defense industry. Otherwise you’re picking someone who has never dealt with the defense industry and therefore has no idea how to deal with it. The question is whether they’ve had a corrupt relationship with the industry, and by all accounts, Austin doesn’t.
Biden picked Austin despite media leaks about Michéle Flournoy having been in consideration for the job. This is the latest reminder that these “in consideration” leaks are never coming from inside Biden’s team, which is why they always turn out to be wrong.
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palmerreport--2020-12-08--Arizona GOP goes off the violent deep end as Donald Trump circles the drain

As a general rule , when random pro-Trump idiots threaten violence online , we don ’ t like to give @ @ @ @ @ re craving .
But what happens when the Arizona GOP starts giving those idiots attention @ @ @ @ @ up the violent rhetoric ?
These two tweets from the Arizona GOP last night are @ @ @ @ @ view , potentially criminal : This comes after Trump lawyer Joe diGenova and Trump operative @ @ @ @ @ for specific acts of violence against Trump ’ s adversaries .
Bannon is already awaiting @ @ @ @ @ .
But all of these folks need to be criminally investigated for specifically trying to @ @ @

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As a general rule, when random pro-Trump idiots threaten violence online, we don’t like to give them the attention they’re craving. But what happens when the Arizona GOP starts giving those idiots attention, and trying to ramp up the violent rhetoric?
These two tweets from the Arizona GOP last night are alarming, and in our view, potentially criminal:
Official Arizona GOP Twitter account overnight: pic.twitter.com/lspQunuRGU — Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) December 8, 2020
This comes after Trump lawyer Joe diGenova and Trump operative Steve Bannon both recently called for specific acts of violence against Trump’s adversaries. Bannon is already awaiting criminal trial on other charges. But all of these folks need to be criminally investigated for specifically trying to incite violence.
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palmerreport--2020-12-08--No, this Texas election case with the Supreme Court isn’t going anywhere

For those asking : No , this Texas lawsuit won ’ t magically overturn anything .
It ’ s even @ @ @ @ @ ’ s last fifty election lawsuits , all of which went nowhere .
No , @ @ @ @ @ t intervene when there ’ s no case to be had .
Yes , the @ @ @ @ @ place at the end of today ’ s safe harbor deadline .
No , there @ @ @ @ @ worry about .
Joe Biden won , and there is literally zero chance of that @ @ @ @ @ the day , from Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul : “ I feel sorry for @ @ @ @ @ are being wasted on such a genuinely embarrassing lawsuit .
Texas is as likely to @ @ @ @ @ Ice Bowl as it is to overturn the will of Wisconsin voters in the 2020 @ @ @ @ @ ’ re not even going to tell us if Rudy Giuliani lived or died ?
@ @ @ @ @ is this ?

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For those asking: No, this Texas lawsuit won’t magically overturn anything. It’s even more legally vacuous than Trump’s last fifty election lawsuits, all of which went nowhere. No, the Supreme Court won’t intervene when there’s no case to be had. Yes, the results will be locked in place at the end of today’s safe harbor deadline. No, there’s absolutely nothing to worry about. Joe Biden won, and there is literally zero chance of that changing.
– Tweet of the day, from Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul: “I feel sorry for Texans that their tax dollars are being wasted on such a genuinely embarrassing lawsuit. Texas is as likely to change the outcome of the Ice Bowl as it is to overturn the will of Wisconsin voters in the 2020 presidential election.”
– They’re not even going to tell us if Rudy Giuliani lived or died? What kind of reality show is this?
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palmerreport--2020-12-08--Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis reportedly has coronavirus – and she apparently spread it around the White

Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis reportedly has coronavirus – and she apparently spread it around the White House

When Rudy Giuliani was hospitalized with coronavirus over the weekend , we suspected it was part of a much larger outbreak .
Giuliani and the rest of Donald Trump ’ s election legal team had spent the week traveling the country and holding mask-less meetings with Republican legislators .
Sure enough , Trump election lawyer Jenna Ellis has now also tested positive for coronavirus .
But it gets worse .
Axios is reporting that Ellis very recently attended the White House Christmas party , meaning she probably spread coronavirus to Trump ’ s political advisers and staff .
So it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be headed for yet another ugly outbreak .
Meanwhile , multiple state legislatures are currently shut down because some of their Republican members were exposed to Rudy .
– No , Texas won ’ t get anywhere by suing the swing states over the election results .
That case will only survive for precisely as long as it takes the judges to stop laughing and dismiss it .
This is simply a matter of Texas ’ corrupt Attorney General Ken Paxton , who is facing a potential prison sentence , fishing for a @ @ @ @ @

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When Rudy Giuliani was hospitalized with coronavirus over the weekend, we suspected it was part of a much larger outbreak. Giuliani and the rest of Donald Trump’s election legal team had spent the week traveling the country and holding mask-less meetings with Republican legislators. Sure enough, Trump election lawyer Jenna Ellis has now also tested positive for coronavirus. But it gets worse.
Axios is reporting that Ellis very recently attended the White House Christmas party, meaning she probably spread coronavirus to Trump’s political advisers and staff. So it looks like the Trump White House may be headed for yet another ugly outbreak. Meanwhile, multiple state legislatures are currently shut down because some of their Republican members were exposed to Rudy.
– No, Texas won’t get anywhere by suing the swing states over the election results. That case will only survive for precisely as long as it takes the judges to stop laughing and dismiss it. This is simply a matter of Texas’ corrupt Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is facing a potential prison sentence, fishing for a pardon from Donald Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-12-08--Donald Trump’s final shame

Donald Trump’s final shame

It has been variously ( and falsely ) proclaimed over the last four years that we live in a “ post-truth ” era .
We in fact no more live in a post-truth era than we live in a post-gravity era .
A thing is true or not , independent of what people believe about it , and independent of whether or not people have come to cynically insist that truth no longer matters .
I will grant that people today are measurably more comfortable telling lies than they were when I was a child .
But that has no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in and of itself , is true or not .
If people step off a tall building they will fall to the ground and die .
Their disbelief in gravity will play no part .
So it makes no difference if Donald Trump tells a crowd of idiots that he won the state of Georgia in the last election and they cheer him for it .
The fact remains that Donald Trump lost the election in Georgia .
There is no doubt about this , only confusion among the willfully self-deceived .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Truth remains alive and well .
Truth is not something that can be killed .
Truth can be discounted and mocked , of course .
Of telling untruths , Francis Bacon said , “ There is no vice , that doth so cover a man with shame , as to be found false and perfidious.
” That may have been true in Bacon ’ s day , but it seems less so today .
Donald Trump is “ false and perfidious ” dozens of times every day .
So much so , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noticing .
But that doesn ’ t change the fact that he is false and perfidious more than just about anyone else , and certainly more by far than any president of the United States in history .
Trump should have been “ covered in shame ” for his constant lying from the very beginning .
That he was not , that he was instead given undue respect by the mainstream media isn ’ t truth ’ s fault , it ’ s theirs .
Trump has never earned our respect at any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should have been shunned and shamed and condemned and impeached for his constant lying from the very first .
But just as there is a difference in degree and severity in law between wilfully killing someone and accidentally killing them , there should also be a difference between wilfully and accidentally repeating a lie .
In law , the difference in punishments between first degree murder and manslaughter can range in severity from as much as the death penalty for the former to as little as a few months in jail , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the latter .
Someone who tells an untruth by accident is not necessarily a liar .
They are to blame for the untruths they repeat only to the extent to which they were being irresponsible for repeating them .
It is now demonstrably irresponsible for Trump supporters to believe Donald Trump and to repeat his lies .
As far as we should be concerned , their irresponsible belief in Trump has long since reached the point of absurdity .
They are no longer the deceived , they have become the deceivers .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deceiving , the voluntarily glassy-eyed cultist idolaters .
They have become the People of the Lie — and they stand without excuse or justification .
By noon on January 20 , 2020 , Donald Trump will have told on the order of 25,000 lies in the course of his misbegotten presidency .
And those are the lies that we know about .
That is a staggering number .
But Trump will be gone , and his lies will cease to matter as much .
But the People of the Lie will remain behind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legacy , and we are going to have to deal with them .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States , this has been another one .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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It has been variously (and falsely) proclaimed over the last four years that we live in a “post-truth” era. We in fact no more live in a post-truth era than we live in a post-gravity era. A thing is true or not, independent of what people believe about it, and independent of whether or not people have come to cynically insist that truth no longer matters.
I will grant that people today are measurably more comfortable telling lies than they were when I was a child. But that has no bearing on whether or not a statement, in and of itself, is true or not. If people step off a tall building they will fall to the ground and die. Their disbelief in gravity will play no part.
So it makes no difference if Donald Trump tells a crowd of idiots that he won the state of Georgia in the last election and they cheer him for it. The fact remains that Donald Trump lost the election in Georgia. There is no doubt about this, only confusion among the willfully self-deceived. They didn’t kill the truth. Truth remains alive and well. Truth is not something that can be killed.
Truth can be discounted and mocked, of course. Of telling untruths, Francis Bacon said, “There is no vice, that doth so cover a man with shame, as to be found false and perfidious.” That may have been true in Bacon’s day, but it seems less so today. Donald Trump is “false and perfidious” dozens of times every day. So much so, many of us have become weary of noticing. But that doesn’t change the fact that he is false and perfidious more than just about anyone else, and certainly more by far than any president of the United States in history.
Trump should have been “covered in shame” for his constant lying from the very beginning. That he was not, that he was instead given undue respect by the mainstream media isn’t truth’s fault, it’s theirs. Trump has never earned our respect at any time in his misbegotten presidency. He should have been shunned and shamed and condemned and impeached for his constant lying from the very first.
But just as there is a difference in degree and severity in law between wilfully killing someone and accidentally killing them, there should also be a difference between wilfully and accidentally repeating a lie. In law, the difference in punishments between first degree murder and manslaughter can range in severity from as much as the death penalty for the former to as little as a few months in jail, or even no punishment at all, for the latter. Someone who tells an untruth by accident is not necessarily a liar. They are to blame for the untruths they repeat only to the extent to which they were being irresponsible for repeating them.
It is now demonstrably irresponsible for Trump supporters to believe Donald Trump and to repeat his lies. As far as we should be concerned, their irresponsible belief in Trump has long since reached the point of absurdity. They are no longer the deceived, they have become the deceivers. They are the wilfully faithless, the deliberately deceiving, the voluntarily glassy-eyed cultist idolaters. They have become the People of the Lie — and they stand without excuse or justification.
By noon on January 20, 2020, Donald Trump will have told on the order of 25,000 lies in the course of his misbegotten presidency. And those are the lies that we know about. That is a staggering number. But Trump will be gone, and his lies will cease to matter as much. But the People of the Lie will remain behind. They are Trump’s shameful legacy, and we are going to have to deal with them.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, this has been another one. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-12-08--This could end up biting Donald Trump

This could end up biting Donald Trump

On his way out of office , Donald Trump has decided to weaken environmental protections , workers ’ rights , immigration , sabotage diplomacy with China and Iran , and more .
Of course , this is fantastically depraved and given that he ’ s damaging the nation , it ’ s traitorous too .
Luckily , however , legal recourse isn ’ t impossible , even with a self-pardon or pardon from a 10-minute Pence “ presidency.
” Let ’ s assume Trump has been legally pardoned , one way or the other .
Assuming it were a blanket @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fair assumption , Trump would then be immune from federal charges .
So far , bad news for justice .
As you probably know , a presidential pardon does not shield recipients from state-level charges , hence Trump ’ s New York AG and Manhattan DA bugbears .
But here ’ s where it gets good : Trump could , in theory , be charged at the state level for criminal charges that stem from his official and unofficial acts as president once out of office .
The US Supreme Court case Nixon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court states that the president isn ’ t immune from legal liability concerning acts outside his official duties , but it also states that presidential immunity , something that the president enjoys while in office , does not include “ protection from criminal prosecution ” ( recall that the Office of Legal Counsel only has a memo the position that sitting presidents shouldn ’ t be charged or indicted , which is a far cry from what the Supreme Court or Constitution say can be done ) .
The president ’ s protections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of office .
So yes , it ’ s possible that Trump ’ s end-of-office treason spree can end up biting him in the orange ass .
Will he be held liable for his actions ?
I don ’ t know .
It ’ s hard to say right now , but I do think it might be difficult for states to show they have legal standing in some cases ( a whole other legal issue ) , which could stop any cases from even starting in the first place .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state-level cases for Trump ’ s sabotage are possible .
Let ’ s just hope state AGs figure out how to make them happen .

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On his way out of office, Donald Trump has decided to weaken environmental protections, workers’ rights, immigration, sabotage diplomacy with China and Iran, and more. Of course, this is fantastically depraved and given that he’s damaging the nation, it’s traitorous too. Luckily, however, legal recourse isn’t impossible, even with a self-pardon or pardon from a 10-minute Pence “presidency.”
Let’s assume Trump has been legally pardoned, one way or the other. Assuming it were a blanket pardon, which I think is a fair assumption, Trump would then be immune from federal charges. So far, bad news for justice. As you probably know, a presidential pardon does not shield recipients from state-level charges, hence Trump’s New York AG and Manhattan DA bugbears. But here’s where it gets good: Trump could, in theory, be charged at the state level for criminal charges that stem from his official and unofficial acts as president once out of office.
The US Supreme Court case Nixon v. Fitzgerald is instructive here. The Court states that the president isn’t immune from legal liability concerning acts outside his official duties, but it also states that presidential immunity, something that the president enjoys while in office, does not include “protection from criminal prosecution” (recall that the Office of Legal Counsel only has a memo the position that sitting presidents shouldn’t be charged or indicted, which is a far cry from what the Supreme Court or Constitution say can be done). The president’s protections drop off considerably once he’s out of office.
So yes, it’s possible that Trump’s end-of-office treason spree can end up biting him in the orange ass. Will he be held liable for his actions? I don’t know. It’s hard to say right now, but I do think it might be difficult for states to show they have legal standing in some cases (a whole other legal issue), which could stop any cases from even starting in the first place. But I do think that at least some state-level cases for Trump’s sabotage are possible. Let’s just hope state AGs figure out how to make them happen.
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palmerreport--2020-12-08--Lindsey Graham floats last ditch scheme to keep himself and Donald Trump out of prison

What do Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham have in common ?
They ’ re both traitors who are trying to @ @ @ @ @ themselves out of prison .
Trump has committed every crime under the sun and is @ @ @ @ @ New York State , no matter what the DOJ does or doesn ’ t do @ @ @ @ @ been caught committing felony election tampering in multiple states , and also has to worry @ @ @ @ @ So it ’ s no surprise that Graham , the current head of the Senate @ @ @ @ @ publicly threatening to reject any Biden Attorney General nominee who is planning to investigate Trump @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not difficult to figure out why Graham is doing this ; he ’ @ @ @ @ @ will prosecute him as well .
This makes it more important than ever that the @ @ @ @ @ and take control of the Senate , so President Biden can have the cabinet nominees @ @ @ @ @ Democratic candidates Warnock and Ossoff here .

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What do Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham have in common? They’re both traitors who are trying to figure out how to keep themselves out of prison. Trump has committed every crime under the sun and is a lock for prison in New York State, no matter what the DOJ does or doesn’t do to him. Graham has been caught committing felony election tampering in multiple states, and also has to worry about being locked up.
So it’s no surprise that Graham, the current head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is now publicly threatening to reject any Biden Attorney General nominee who is planning to investigate Trump’s crimes. It’s not difficult to figure out why Graham is doing this; he’s afraid an aggressive AG will prosecute him as well.
This makes it more important than ever that the Democrats win the Georgia runoffs and take control of the Senate, so President Biden can have the cabinet nominees he deserves. Donate to Democratic candidates Warnock and Ossoff here.
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palmerreport--2020-12-09--Donald Trump has found a whole new way to lose

– Donald Trump now has more election lawyers with coronavirus than he has election wins in court .
At this @ @ @ @ @ tired of winning ; this was over a long time ago .
But if Trump @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s at least fun watching him lose the election over and over again @ @ @ @ @ apparently tweeting from his hospital bed , is now accusing Georgia ’ s Republican Governor @ @ @ @ @ and Republican legislature of criminally conspiring against Donald Trump .
Make up your own joke @ @ @ @ @ day , from former Senator Claire McCaskill : “ Fascinating that Republicans are willing to @ @ @ @ @ bill he swore to veto , but aren ’ t willing to state the obvious…he @ @ @ @ @

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– Donald Trump now has more election lawyers with coronavirus than he has election wins in court. At this point I actually am getting tired of winning; this was over a long time ago. But if Trump must drag this out, it’s at least fun watching him lose the election over and over again.
– Rudy Giuliani, apparently tweeting from his hospital bed, is now accusing Georgia’s Republican Governor, Republican Lieutenant Governor, and Republican legislature of criminally conspiring against Donald Trump. Make up your own joke.
– Tweet of the day, from former Senator Claire McCaskill: “Fascinating that Republicans are willing to defy Trump by passing a bill he swore to veto, but aren’t willing to state the obvious…he lost the election.”
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palmerreport--2020-12-09--Donald Trump has been stunned into silence

We all know it ’ s coming eventually .
But it ’ s been more than six hours since the U.S. Supreme Court denied to even so much as hear Donald Trump ’ s request to overturn the election results in Pennsylvania , and Trump still has yet to say or tweet a word about it .
That ’ s notable when you consider how stunning and essentially fatal of a blow this is .
It puts a very real end to Donald Trump ’ s imaginary battle to overturn the election ; he can keep trying to fight , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fight in .
The Supreme Court , including three Justices that he appointed specifically to bail him out in the election , unanimously told him to go pound sand .
Not only does this mean that Trump is a one-term president , it means he ’ s now on a clear path to bankruptcy and prison .
He knows it too , because even an uneducated dunderhead like Trump understands that the Supreme Court is the final stop in any dispute in this country .
Yet Trump still hasn ’ t spoken up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lash out at the Justices he appointed , or accuse them of being part of the Deep State .
Trump hasn ’ t bothered to threaten to expose Kavanaugh ’ s dirty secrets and what-not .
It ’ s all coming .
Trump is clinically incapable of remaining quiet forever , even when he knows he should .
But for now , Trump has been stunned into silence by the sheer magnitude of the blow that he just took .
His life is over , and he surely knows it .

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We all know it’s coming eventually. But it’s been more than six hours since the U.S. Supreme Court denied to even so much as hear Donald Trump’s request to overturn the election results in Pennsylvania, and Trump still has yet to say or tweet a word about it.
That’s notable when you consider how stunning and essentially fatal of a blow this is. It puts a very real end to Donald Trump’s imaginary battle to overturn the election; he can keep trying to fight, but there’s no venue to fight in. The Supreme Court, including three Justices that he appointed specifically to bail him out in the election, unanimously told him to go pound sand.
Not only does this mean that Trump is a one-term president, it means he’s now on a clear path to bankruptcy and prison. He knows it too, because even an uneducated dunderhead like Trump understands that the Supreme Court is the final stop in any dispute in this country.
Yet Trump still hasn’t spoken up. He hasn’t bothered to lash out at the Justices he appointed, or accuse them of being part of the Deep State. Trump hasn’t bothered to threaten to expose Kavanaugh’s dirty secrets and what-not. It’s all coming. Trump is clinically incapable of remaining quiet forever, even when he knows he should. But for now, Trump has been stunned into silence by the sheer magnitude of the blow that he just took. His life is over, and he surely knows it.
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palmerreport--2020-12-09--Something doesn’t add up about Rudy Giuliani’s coronavirus

– Now that Donald Trump ’ s election case has been rejected by the Supreme Court , will he try appealing to Supreme Court Total Landscaping ?
– Speaking of Rudy Giuliani ’ s failures , he ( or whoever is running his Twitter account ) keeps tweeting today that he ’ s “ feeling strong.
” There ’ s a problem with that .
If Rudy was in bad enough shape with coronavirus yesterday to need hospitalization , then there ’ s no way he ’ s already feeling better by today , which means he ’ s lying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really is in good shape today , then it means his condition didn ’ t warrant hospitalization yesterday , and it suggests strings were pulled to give him a bed that should have gone to someone else who needed it .
– As some kind of weird consolation prize for losing the election , Trump supporters have decided to buy Donald Trump ’ s childhood home and give it to him as a gift .
Thus far they ’ ve raised a total of just 45 dollars .
Trump supporters really do suck @ @ @

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– Now that Donald Trump’s election case has been rejected by the Supreme Court, will he try appealing to Supreme Court Total Landscaping?
– Speaking of Rudy Giuliani’s failures, he (or whoever is running his Twitter account) keeps tweeting today that he’s “feeling strong.” There’s a problem with that. If Rudy was in bad enough shape with coronavirus yesterday to need hospitalization, then there’s no way he’s already feeling better by today, which means he’s lying about his health. And if Rudy really is in good shape today, then it means his condition didn’t warrant hospitalization yesterday, and it suggests strings were pulled to give him a bed that should have gone to someone else who needed it.
– As some kind of weird consolation prize for losing the election, Trump supporters have decided to buy Donald Trump’s childhood home and give it to him as a gift. Thus far they’ve raised a total of just 45 dollars. Trump supporters really do suck at everything.
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palmerreport--2020-12-10--Jared Kushner under investigation

Jared Kushner under investigation

Donald Trump is still in office for another six weeks , but the trouble for him and his family is already mounting .
For instance , House and Senate Democrats are now launching a probe into whether Jared Kushner pushed Trump into altering U.S. foreign policy so that Middle Eastern governments would bail out Kushner ’ s troubled real estate portfolio .
Why bother investigating the matter now , with Trump leaving office ?
Actually , this is the perfect time to do so .
This kind of congressional probe can uncover evidence , and educate the public about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trump regime .
Trump ’ s base may not care , but the rest of the nation will .
In addition , if this probe uncovers evidence of criminal behavior , Congress can refer it to Department of Justice for criminal prosecution once Trump is gone .
Trump is reportedly planning to try to preemptively pardon his family , including Kushner , on his way out the door .
The more the public is made aware of Kushner ’ s potential crimes beforehand , the more cover prosecutors will have for filing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ preemptive pardons .

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Donald Trump is still in office for another six weeks, but the trouble for him and his family is already mounting. For instance, House and Senate Democrats are now launching a probe into whether Jared Kushner pushed Trump into altering U.S. foreign policy so that Middle Eastern governments would bail out Kushner’s troubled real estate portfolio.
Why bother investigating the matter now, with Trump leaving office? Actually, this is the perfect time to do so. This kind of congressional probe can uncover evidence, and educate the public about the level of corruption that went on during the Trump regime. Trump’s base may not care, but the rest of the nation will.
In addition, if this probe uncovers evidence of criminal behavior, Congress can refer it to Department of Justice for criminal prosecution once Trump is gone. Trump is reportedly planning to try to preemptively pardon his family, including Kushner, on his way out the door. The more the public is made aware of Kushner’s potential crimes beforehand, the more cover prosecutors will have for filing charges and challenging the legality of the preemptive pardons.
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Civil War? Nope.

Now that all fifty states have certified their results and Joe Biden has ( once again ) won the 2020 election , the fatalists on our side have become convinced that Trump fans are about to turn violent on a massive scale , and we ’ re about to have a Civil War .
In fact there ’ s so much doomsday chatter about this , “ Civil War ” has begun trending on Twitter .
No , there isn ’ t going to be a Civil War just because some Trump supporters don ’ t like that he lost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Civil War just because some republican Attorneys General signed on to a dead-end lawsuit to score some partisan political points .
Nothing works that way .
It just doesn ’ t .
We have enough real problems to deal with .
Let ’ s not invent imaginary doomsday ones .
The fatalists on our side insisted that Trump would somehow magically postpone the election .
Then after they were wrong about that , they insisted that Trump would magically rig the election and win .
Then after they were wrong about that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they insisted that the courts would magically hand Trump the election .
Now that they ’ re wrong about that , they ’ re insisting there ’ s going to be a Civil War .
At some point we have to stop listening to these doomsday types , because they keep us from focusing on real solutions to real problems .

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Now that all fifty states have certified their results and Joe Biden has (once again) won the 2020 election, the fatalists on our side have become convinced that Trump fans are about to turn violent on a massive scale, and we’re about to have a Civil War. In fact there’s so much doomsday chatter about this, “Civil War” has begun trending on Twitter.
No, there isn’t going to be a Civil War just because some Trump supporters don’t like that he lost. Nor is there going to be a Civil War just because some republican Attorneys General signed on to a dead-end lawsuit to score some partisan political points. Nothing works that way. It just doesn’t. We have enough real problems to deal with. Let’s not invent imaginary doomsday ones.
The fatalists on our side insisted that Trump would somehow magically postpone the election. Then after they were wrong about that, they insisted that Trump would magically rig the election and win. Then after they were wrong about that and Trump lost in a blowout, they insisted that the courts would magically hand Trump the election. Now that they’re wrong about that, they’re insisting there’s going to be a Civil War. At some point we have to stop listening to these doomsday types, because they keep us from focusing on real solutions to real problems.
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palmerreport--2020-12-10--Melania Trump gives up the ghost

Melania Trump gives up the ghost

With the Supreme Court having already rejected him , and the Safe Harbor deadline having already passed , Donald Trump has all but officially lost the election .
Once the Electoral College votes on Monday , it ’ s over .
In fact it ’ s been over for weeks .
But Trump is still dragging out the illusion that he ’ s contesting the election , so he can continue fundraising on it , and not have to admit to himself that he lost .
But even his wife has moved on from the notion .
Melania Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the White House back to Mar-a-Lago , and is already trying to figure out how to have some kind of post-White House life , according to CNN .
Moreover , she must not be doing it in particularly discreet fashion , or else CNN wouldn ’ t know about it .
In other words , Melania has given up the ghost of Donald ’ s fantasy that he somehow secretly won the 2020 election .
Notably , CNN is also suggesting that Melania has no interest in playing along if Donald announces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fundraise money .
Of course Donald will be in prison long before 2024 anyway .

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With the Supreme Court having already rejected him, and the Safe Harbor deadline having already passed, Donald Trump has all but officially lost the election. Once the Electoral College votes on Monday, it’s over. In fact it’s been over for weeks. But Trump is still dragging out the illusion that he’s contesting the election, so he can continue fundraising on it, and not have to admit to himself that he lost. But even his wife has moved on from the notion.
Melania Trump is already figuring out what to have sent from the White House back to Mar-a-Lago, and is already trying to figure out how to have some kind of post-White House life, according to CNN. Moreover, she must not be doing it in particularly discreet fashion, or else CNN wouldn’t know about it.
In other words, Melania has given up the ghost of Donald’s fantasy that he somehow secretly won the 2020 election. Notably, CNN is also suggesting that Melania has no interest in playing along if Donald announces a pretend 2024 campaign in order to fundraise money. Of course Donald will be in prison long before 2024 anyway.
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palmerreport--2020-12-09--Donald Trump’s rapidly unraveling headspace

Donald Trump keeps humiliating himself with increasingly desperate and farcical legal antics that merely serve to underscore what a sore loser he is .
These antics are cementing his legacy as an unfunny punchline .
But he ’ s just doing this so he can fundraise money off it – right ?
He ’ s not so far gone that he ’ s humiliating himself out of pure spite , is he ?
That ’ s a question we ’ re about to get answered .
Trump can surely find some suckers to donate to his lost-cause election battle all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaves office , so he has a logical basis for continuing the farce all the way until the end .
But now he faces a different quandary .
Trump publicly threatened to veto the entire U.S. military budget unless Congress adds a provision that would allow him to punish Twitter .
This is a bridge too far even for the Republicans , who don ’ t want to be seen as screwing with the military , for fear it could be used against them when they ’ re up for reelection .
Accordingly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ land on Trump ’ s desk , without his precious anti-Twitter provision , and with enough bipartisan votes to override a veto .
There ’ s no reason to expect that anyone who voted for the military budget the first time will vote against it the second time .
So if Trump does veto it , he ’ ll be doing it out of pure spite , knowing he ’ ll lose the battle , humiliating himself in the process , and gaining nothing at all from it .
If Trump does take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time to conclude that he ’ s now willing to humiliate himself for the sake of spite and spite alone , which would mean he ’ s shifted into a new headspace that ’ s acutely self destructive .
It would suggest that once he leaves office , he ’ ll spitefully destroy himself in rather swift fashion .
That said , if Trump doesn ’ t veto the budget and instead quietly swallows it , then it ’ ll suggest that he ’ s still in the same old mindset as ever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ ll work , and then meekly backing down whenever he sees that they ’ re not going to work .

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Donald Trump keeps humiliating himself with increasingly desperate and farcical legal antics that merely serve to underscore what a sore loser he is. These antics are cementing his legacy as an unfunny punchline. But he’s just doing this so he can fundraise money off it – right? He’s not so far gone that he’s humiliating himself out of pure spite, is he?
That’s a question we’re about to get answered. Trump can surely find some suckers to donate to his lost-cause election battle all the way up until the day he leaves office, so he has a logical basis for continuing the farce all the way until the end. But now he faces a different quandary.
Trump publicly threatened to veto the entire U.S. military budget unless Congress adds a provision that would allow him to punish Twitter. This is a bridge too far even for the Republicans, who don’t want to be seen as screwing with the military, for fear it could be used against them when they’re up for reelection.
Accordingly, the military budget is set to land on Trump’s desk, without his precious anti-Twitter provision, and with enough bipartisan votes to override a veto. There’s no reason to expect that anyone who voted for the military budget the first time will vote against it the second time. So if Trump does veto it, he’ll be doing it out of pure spite, knowing he’ll lose the battle, humiliating himself in the process, and gaining nothing at all from it.
If Trump does take this step, it’ll be time to conclude that he’s now willing to humiliate himself for the sake of spite and spite alone, which would mean he’s shifted into a new headspace that’s acutely self destructive. It would suggest that once he leaves office, he’ll spitefully destroy himself in rather swift fashion.
That said, if Trump doesn’t veto the budget and instead quietly swallows it, then it’ll suggest that he’s still in the same old mindset as ever: making big threats to see if they’ll work, and then meekly backing down whenever he sees that they’re not going to work.
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palmerreport--2020-12-09--All 50 states certify election results: Joe Biden wins with 306 electoral votes

With yesterday ’ s “ safe harbor ” deadline having come and gone , all fifty states have now certified their presidential election results .
To the surprise of precisely no one outside of Donald Trump ’ s idiot base , Joe Biden has won the Presidency with 306 electoral votes .
Sure , the Electoral College still has to vote on Monday , but that ’ s a formality at this point .
Faithless electors aren ’ t really a thing , as the Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of state laws that prohibit electors from going rogue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a Texas lawsuit going anywhere .
In other words , it ’ s over .
Of course it ’ s been over for more than a month .
Trump is still pretending to drag it out , partly because he ’ s still raising “ election legal funds ” from his gullible supporters , which he ’ s then mostly pocketing .
But that doesn ’ t change the fact that it ’ s over .
Joe Biden is the President-elect , and Donald Trump is just a guy who ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evicted ahead of facing severe legal troubles .

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With yesterday’s “safe harbor” deadline having come and gone, all fifty states have now certified their presidential election results. To the surprise of precisely no one outside of Donald Trump’s idiot base, Joe Biden has won the Presidency with 306 electoral votes.
Sure, the Electoral College still has to vote on Monday, but that’s a formality at this point. Faithless electors aren’t really a thing, as the Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of state laws that prohibit electors from going rogue. Nor is Trump’s joke of a Texas lawsuit going anywhere. In other words, it’s over.
Of course it’s been over for more than a month. Trump is still pretending to drag it out, partly because he’s still raising “election legal funds” from his gullible supporters, which he’s then mostly pocketing. But that doesn’t change the fact that it’s over. Joe Biden is the President-elect, and Donald Trump is just a guy who’s about to lose his job and get evicted ahead of facing severe legal troubles.
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