palmerreport--2020-07-14--Mary Trump speaks up on the eve of her book launch

Earlier this evening , the courts lifted the temporary gag order that had been restricting Mary Trump from discussing the @ @ @ @ @ and its contents .
Now suddenly her long-dormant Twitter account has come to life accordingly @ @ @ @ @ hadn ’ t tweeted anything since 2018 , but this evening Mary tweeted this : @ @ @ @ @ @ MaryLTrump hasn ’ t been verified , but best anyone can tell , it @ @ @ @ @ The reference to “ infrastructure week ” is a long running gag about how each @ @ @ @ @ into particular trouble , his White House tries to change the subject by announcing that @ @ @ @ @ .
In any case , you can order Mary Trump ’ s new book here @

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Earlier this evening, the courts lifted the temporary gag order that had been restricting Mary Trump from discussing the release of her new book and its contents. Now suddenly her long-dormant Twitter account has come to life accordingly.
The @MaryLTrump account hadn’t tweeted anything since 2018, but this evening Mary tweeted this:
Happy Infrastructure Week — Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) July 14, 2020
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To be clear, the @MaryLTrump hasn’t been verified, but best anyone can tell, it really is Mary Trump. The reference to “infrastructure week” is a long running gag about how each time Donald Trump gets himself into particular trouble, his White House tries to change the subject by announcing that it’s infrastructure week. In any case, you can order Mary Trump’s new book here.
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palmerreport--2020-07-14--Tucker Carlson cuts and runs

Tucker Carlson cuts and runs

Resident Fox News white supremacist Tucker Carlson suffered an ugly scandal over the weekend when one of his show ’ s top writers was caught posting a long series of horrific sexist and racist remarks under a fake name .
That writer has since resigned , and tonight Carlson addressed the controversy on air .
Then he conveniently announced that he was cutting and running .
Tucker Carlson announced on the air tonight that he ’ s going on a vacation .
He claims it ’ s long been planned and has nothing to do with the scandal .
Fine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But Fox News hosts have a long and consistent history of suddenly going on “ vacation ” whenever they get into particularly ugly scandals .
Sometimes they return from those vacations , and as in the case of Bill O ’ Reilly , sometimes they don ’ t .
We ’ ll see if Tucker Carlson still has a show when he ’ s done going on a “ vacation ” in the middle of a pandemic .
We know that Fox News doesn ’ t care how racist he is .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ lose advertisers , making his show a problem in the profit-and-loss column .
If he loses any more advertisers as a result of his latest scandal , he ’ s in real danger of losing his show .

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Resident Fox News white supremacist Tucker Carlson suffered an ugly scandal over the weekend when one of his show’s top writers was caught posting a long series of horrific sexist and racist remarks under a fake name. That writer has since resigned, and tonight Carlson addressed the controversy on air. Then he conveniently announced that he was cutting and running.
Tucker Carlson announced on the air tonight that he’s going on a vacation. He claims it’s long been planned and has nothing to do with the scandal. Fine, that could well be the case. But Fox News hosts have a long and consistent history of suddenly going on “vacation” whenever they get into particularly ugly scandals. Sometimes they return from those vacations, and as in the case of Bill O’Reilly, sometimes they don’t.
We’ll see if Tucker Carlson still has a show when he’s done going on a “vacation” in the middle of a pandemic. We know that Fox News doesn’t care how racist he is. But his racism keeps causing him to lose advertisers, making his show a problem in the profit-and-loss column. If he loses any more advertisers as a result of his latest scandal, he’s in real danger of losing his show.
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palmerreport--2020-07-14--Mary Trump just defeated Donald Trump again

Donald Trump ’ s legal team did what they could do to stop his niece Mary Trump from publishing her tell-all book , but since they had no legal standing , that effort predictably failed .
Now , not only is the book being released tomorrow , it turns out Mary Trump has scored another big victory over her uncle .
The courts have just lifted the temporary restraining order that had been placed on Mary Trump , barring her from discussing her book , according to her attorney .
That ’ s left her in a position where , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interviews and/or a book tour , she wouldn ’ t be able to .
But that ’ s no longer the case , and she can say whatever she wants .
Mary Trump ’ s book is already at # 1 overall on the Amazon charts , so it ’ s not as if she even needs to do any publicity for it at this point .
Nonetheless , she ’ s now won the right to do so if she wants , thus underscoring the total lack of legal standing that Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can order the book here .

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Donald Trump’s legal team did what they could do to stop his niece Mary Trump from publishing her tell-all book, but since they had no legal standing, that effort predictably failed. Now, not only is the book being released tomorrow, it turns out Mary Trump has scored another big victory over her uncle.
The courts have just lifted the temporary restraining order that had been placed on Mary Trump, barring her from discussing her book, according to her attorney. That’s left her in a position where, even if she wanted to do press interviews and/or a book tour, she wouldn’t be able to. But that’s no longer the case, and she can say whatever she wants.
Mary Trump’s book is already at #1 overall on the Amazon charts, so it’s not as if she even needs to do any publicity for it at this point. Nonetheless, she’s now won the right to do so if she wants, thus underscoring the total lack of legal standing that Donald Trump had to begin with. You can order the book here.
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palmerreport--2020-07-14--Donald Trump just hit a wall

Donald Trump just hit a wall

It was something of a joke at the end of 2018 , when in the midst of a government shutdown , some right-wingers decided to start their own GoFundMe to raise funds for Donald Trump ’ s racist border wall monument .
The biggest problems should have been obvious .
First of all , even though Trump said he could get Mexico to pay for the wall at no cost to the United States , it was clear that wasn ’ t happening .
Not only was it not happening , Trump inadvertently got a bunch of people in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money upfront and make the wall happen .
The group , “ We Build the Wall , ” also never came close to raising the amount of money they needed – and all their donors looked hopelessly pathetic and selfish as they gave money towards an imaginary wall during the holiday season rather than spend it on friends and family .
Using the funds , Fisher Industries has constructed a three-mile fence of steel posts right next to the banks of the Rio Grande .
To the surprise of no one , erosion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fence .
Instead of pretending that the wall is a success , Donald Trump decided to go in the opposite direction .
“ I disagreed with doing this very small ( tiny ) section of wall , in a tricky area , by a private group which raised money by ads , ” Trump tweeted .
“ It was only done to make me look bad , and perhsps [ sic ] it now doesn ’ t even work.
” It ’ s the usual pattern of Trump turning on his biggest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – and things get even more questionable when you consider that the crowdfunded campaign only spent a little over $ 1 million of what they raised – meaning his own supporters probably got stiffed .
Fisher Industries was also recently awarded a $ 1.3 billion contract from the federal government , so if they intended to make Trump look bad , something their CEO denies , they did a better job of it than Donald Trump probably even realizes .

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It was something of a joke at the end of 2018, when in the midst of a government shutdown, some right-wingers decided to start their own GoFundMe to raise funds for Donald Trump’s racist border wall monument. The biggest problems should have been obvious. First of all, even though Trump said he could get Mexico to pay for the wall at no cost to the United States, it was clear that wasn’t happening.
Not only was it not happening, Trump inadvertently got a bunch of people in his base of idiots to donate their own money upfront and make the wall happen. The group, “We Build the Wall,” also never came close to raising the amount of money they needed – and all their donors looked hopelessly pathetic and selfish as they gave money towards an imaginary wall during the holiday season rather than spend it on friends and family.
Using the funds, Fisher Industries has constructed a three-mile fence of steel posts right next to the banks of the Rio Grande. To the surprise of no one, erosion is already happening to the land around the fence. Instead of pretending that the wall is a success, Donald Trump decided to go in the opposite direction.
“I disagreed with doing this very small (tiny) section of wall, in a tricky area, by a private group which raised money by ads,” Trump tweeted. “It was only done to make me look bad, and perhsps [sic] it now doesn’t even work.” It’s the usual pattern of Trump turning on his biggest sycophants when they make him look bad – and things get even more questionable when you consider that the crowdfunded campaign only spent a little over $1 million of what they raised – meaning his own supporters probably got stiffed. Fisher Industries was also recently awarded a $1.3 billion contract from the federal government, so if they intended to make Trump look bad, something their CEO denies, they did a better job of it than Donald Trump probably even realizes.
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palmerreport--2020-07-15--Donald Trump just caved

Donald Trump just caved

Here ’ s the consistent thing about Donald Trump .
When he gets away with villainy , it ’ s usually because he does it in secret and no one knows about it , or because the public doesn ’ t care enough about the issue to fight him hard enough on it .
When his antics become a controversial big deal , he often backs down , and moves on to his next deranged plot .
It turns out Donald Trump has caved again .
Just days after his administration announced that it would use virtual university classes as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is backing down .
This is going to save about a million students from being abruptly and baselessly kicked out of the United States .
There are those who will say that Trump still “ won ” on this issue because he forced us to spend time fighting him on it .
But the reality is that Trump and his racist regime very much wanted to get away with this one , and likely would have gotten away with it if we hadn ’ t fought them so hard on it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ all our might , we usually beat him .
Keep that in mind as we head into the election season .

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Here’s the consistent thing about Donald Trump. When he gets away with villainy, it’s usually because he does it in secret and no one knows about it, or because the public doesn’t care enough about the issue to fight him hard enough on it. When his antics become a controversial big deal, he often backs down, and moves on to his next deranged plot.
It turns out Donald Trump has caved again. Just days after his administration announced that it would use virtual university classes as an excuse to deport international students, Trump is backing down. This is going to save about a million students from being abruptly and baselessly kicked out of the United States.
There are those who will say that Trump still “won” on this issue because he forced us to spend time fighting him on it. But the reality is that Trump and his racist regime very much wanted to get away with this one, and likely would have gotten away with it if we hadn’t fought them so hard on it. Whenever we fight Trump on something with all our might, we usually beat him. Keep that in mind as we head into the election season.
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palmerreport--2020-07-15--Ivanka Trump just completely humiliated herself

In the past twenty-four hours , Donald Trump Jr has seen his own words used against his father in a devastating new TV commercial , and Eric Trump misspelled “ incompetent ” while accusing someone of being “ incompetent.
” So you ’ d think that their sister Ivanka Trump would have a hard time topping them in the embarrassment department today .
You ’ d be wrong .
Now that Donald Trump has negligently and psychotically destroyed the U.S. economy , Ivanka Trump has come up with a brilliant idea for fixing it all : all the unemployed people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No really , that ’ s literally her new slogan : “ Find Something New.
” We swear to God we ’ re not making this up .
It ’ s right there on the front page of major news outlets .
This really is Ivanka Trump ’ s big idea for turning things around .
This is more privileged and tone-deaf than “ pull yourself up by your bootstraps ” and “ let them eat cake ” combined .
Here ’ s a thought : the entire Trump family should go “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politics .
They suck at reality television .
They suck a real estate .
They suck at money .
They should go find something new to do as far away as possible from the rest of us .

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In the past twenty-four hours, Donald Trump Jr has seen his own words used against his father in a devastating new TV commercial, and Eric Trump misspelled “incompetent” while accusing someone of being “incompetent.” So you’d think that their sister Ivanka Trump would have a hard time topping them in the embarrassment department today. You’d be wrong.
Now that Donald Trump has negligently and psychotically destroyed the U.S. economy, Ivanka Trump has come up with a brilliant idea for fixing it all: all the unemployed people should just go find something new. No really, that’s literally her new slogan: “Find Something New.”
We swear to God we’re not making this up. It’s right there on the front page of major news outlets. This really is Ivanka Trump’s big idea for turning things around. This is more privileged and tone-deaf than “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” and “let them eat cake” combined.
Here’s a thought: the entire Trump family should go “find something new.” They suck at politics. They suck at reality television. They suck a real estate. They suck at money. They should go find something new to do as far away as possible from the rest of us.
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palmerreport--2020-07-14--Jim Acosta destroys Donald Trump over his embarrassing Rose Garden press conference debacle

Donald Trump ’ s White House Rose Garden press conference this afternoon was an embarrassment for the ages .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ sounded like he was near death , and seemed to be just trying to take @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s nemesis , CNN correspondent Jim Acosta , destroyed Trump for it .
@ @ @ @ @ Rose Garden debacle : “ Trump soiled the WH Rose Garden with that performance .
@ @ @ @ @ Rose Garden in that kind of naked political fashion .
That was not a press @ @ @ @ @ described it .
It was a campaign rally disguised as a press conference .
It @ @ @ @ @ ” The feedback to Trump ’ s press conference has been nearly all negative .
@ @ @ @ @ News pointed out that if President Obama had ever given a Rose Garden speech that @ @ @ @ @ been all over him for it .
Others pointed out that Trump ’ s disastrous @ @ @ @ @ de facto TV commercial for the Joe Biden campaign .

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Donald Trump’s White House Rose Garden press conference this afternoon was an embarrassment for the ages. Trump rambled offensively and incoherently, sounded like he was near death, and seemed to be just trying to take everyone down with him. Trump’s nemesis, CNN correspondent Jim Acosta, destroyed Trump for it.
Acosta tweeted this about the Rose Garden debacle: “Trump soiled the WH Rose Garden with that performance. Presidents do not use the Rose Garden in that kind of naked political fashion. That was not a press conference, as the WH described it. It was a campaign rally disguised as a press conference. It was a bait and switch.”
The feedback to Trump’s press conference has been nearly all negative. Even Bret Baier of Fox News pointed out that if President Obama had ever given a Rose Garden speech that deranged, republicans would have been all over him for it. Others pointed out that Trump’s disastrous press briefing was unwittingly a de facto TV commercial for the Joe Biden campaign.
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palmerreport--2020-07-14--Donald Trump comes off as half dead in disastrous Rose Garden press conference

Donald Trump abruptly called a press conference in the White House Rose Garden today for reasons that are still entirely unclear .
He didn ’ t really announce anything .
He had no apparent agenda .
He just seemed like he ’ d grown frustrated and he wanted to babble on camera about it .
Unfortunately for Trump , he can ’ t even remember his own talking points these days .
Trump insisted today that Americans are feeling really good about where the country is heading , which of course stands in direct odds with the polling that says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country is going off the rails .
More importantly , Trump looked like absolute hell today .
He looked worn and wobbly .
He sounded defeated , confused , and mostly not really there .
If Trump ’ s handlers were doing their jobs , there ’ s no way they would have let him go out in public in this condition and mindset .
Of course with such a deficit in the polls , they can ’ t exactly just keep Trump locked up in his bedroom until election day .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be flies buzzing around Trump ’ s head today , and if that isn ’ t a metaphor for his dying carcass of a presidency , we don ’ t know what is .

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Donald Trump abruptly called a press conference in the White House Rose Garden today for reasons that are still entirely unclear. He didn’t really announce anything. He had no apparent agenda. He just seemed like he’d grown frustrated and he wanted to babble on camera about it.
Unfortunately for Trump, he can’t even remember his own talking points these days. Trump insisted today that Americans are feeling really good about where the country is heading, which of course stands in direct odds with the polling that says nearly all Americans on all sides think the country is going off the rails.
More importantly, Trump looked like absolute hell today. He looked worn and wobbly. He sounded defeated, confused, and mostly not really there. If Trump’s handlers were doing their jobs, there’s no way they would have let him go out in public in this condition and mindset.
Of course with such a deficit in the polls, they can’t exactly just keep Trump locked up in his bedroom until election day. But at one point there appeared to be flies buzzing around Trump’s head today, and if that isn’t a metaphor for his dying carcass of a presidency, we don’t know what is.
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palmerreport--2020-07-14--Donald Trump whines and cries like a baby as it all slips away from him

Donald Trump went on a bender yesterday about how Fox News doesn ’ t cover him in sufficiently positive fashion anymore , blaming leftist radicals for the network ’ s decision .
Of course in reality Fox has begun going incrementally negative against Trump – particularly during the daytime and weekends – because it ’ s what Fox ’ s own audience wants .
It ’ s a sign that even a number of conservatives are turning against Trump as he continues to destroy everything he touches .
Trump is continuing to gripe about his media coverage today , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News ’ longtime former slogan “ fair and balanced ” in what appears to be yet another attack on the network : Would be so great if the Media would get the word out to the people in a “ fair and balanced ” way .
We will win anyway , but they are a far more difficult adversary than their Radical Left Do Nothing Democrat Partner !
So in Donald Trump ’ s mind , Fox News has now partnered with the Democrats to take him down , for no apparent reason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a time Trump and his handlers are having trying to spin his ongoing downfall .
Also , how can the Democrats be “ Radical ” and “ Do Nothing ” at the same time .
Aren ’ t those opposites ?
Do you know a lot of do-nothing radicals ?
But hey , whatever Trump has to tell himself as he whines and cries like a baby .

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Donald Trump went on a bender yesterday about how Fox News doesn’t cover him in sufficiently positive fashion anymore, blaming leftist radicals for the network’s decision. Of course in reality Fox has begun going incrementally negative against Trump – particularly during the daytime and weekends – because it’s what Fox’s own audience wants. It’s a sign that even a number of conservatives are turning against Trump as he continues to destroy everything he touches.
Trump is continuing to gripe about his media coverage today, and this time he’s invoking Fox News’ longtime former slogan “fair and balanced” in what appears to be yet another attack on the network:
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Would be so great if the Media would get the word out to the people in a “fair and balanced” way. We will win anyway, but they are a far more difficult adversary than their Radical Left Do Nothing Democrat Partner! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 14, 2020
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So in Donald Trump’s mind, Fox News has now partnered with the Democrats to take him down, for no apparent reason. It shows just how hard of a time Trump and his handlers are having trying to spin his ongoing downfall. Also, how can the Democrats be “Radical” and “Do Nothing” at the same time. Aren’t those opposites? Do you know a lot of do-nothing radicals? But hey, whatever Trump has to tell himself as he whines and cries like a baby.
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palmerreport--2020-07-14--What Donald Trump just doesn’t get

What Donald Trump just doesn’t get

Even though his campaign commercials seem to imply that a Biden presidency would mean a descent into anarchy ( while using footage of America under Trump ’ s presidency ) , Donald Trump doesn ’ t think that would be the worst thing about him losing to Joe Biden in November , and he gave as much away on Twitter : “ Is this what you want for your President ?
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” Trump tweeted , along with an edited video of Biden with campaign staff .
“ With no ratings , media will go down along with our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about everything wrong with Donald Trump as a president – that however bad things get , it only matters if the president is somehow driving the news cycle – as though ratings are worth more than human lives and the only thing that guides the day-to-day decisions he makes , and that the media should somehow echo his sentiments along with the supposedly high levels of support he has throughout the country .
In making this statement , he probably makes the best case for Joe Biden – that we ’ ll no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cycle and the potential consequences of everything that comes with a president who doesn ’ t know what he ’ s supposed to be doing , or doomsday scenarios of what might happen if the president recklessly continues to break the law .
In fact , we ’ re already seeing the contrast now – as most of the media stories about Joe Biden talk about his policy proposals and how the Democrats will be able to build a coalition to pull them off , while Trump stories tend to be about how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hole deeper yet again , and largely because he ’ s a narcissist who refuses to let things go or take responsibility .
We have the potential to make a number of policies on jobs , housing and healthcare come true if we turn out in significant numbers to vote blue on November 3 .

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Even though his campaign commercials seem to imply that a Biden presidency would mean a descent into anarchy (while using footage of America under Trump’s presidency), Donald Trump doesn’t think that would be the worst thing about him losing to Joe Biden in November, and he gave as much away on Twitter: “Is this what you want for your President???” Trump tweeted, along with an edited video of Biden with campaign staff. “With no ratings, media will go down along with our great USA!”
This demonstrates just about everything wrong with Donald Trump as a president – that however bad things get, it only matters if the president is somehow driving the news cycle – as though ratings are worth more than human lives and the only thing that guides the day-to-day decisions he makes, and that the media should somehow echo his sentiments along with the supposedly high levels of support he has throughout the country.
In making this statement, he probably makes the best case for Joe Biden – that we’ll no longer have to obsess over the news cycle and the potential consequences of everything that comes with a president who doesn’t know what he’s supposed to be doing, or doomsday scenarios of what might happen if the president recklessly continues to break the law.
In fact, we’re already seeing the contrast now – as most of the media stories about Joe Biden talk about his policy proposals and how the Democrats will be able to build a coalition to pull them off, while Trump stories tend to be about how he’s managed to dig the hole deeper yet again, and largely because he’s a narcissist who refuses to let things go or take responsibility. We have the potential to make a number of policies on jobs, housing and healthcare come true if we turn out in significant numbers to vote blue on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-07-14--The thing everyone is missing about Donald Trump and the New York grand jury

Grand juries generally conduct their business in secret .
In fact the only way we tend to find out they ’ re underway is if they issue a subpoena or some other legal demand , and the recipient goes public with it , or if someone spots it in a court filing .
So it ’ s unusual that we even know that the New York grand jury targeting Donald Trump exists .
It ’ s even more odd that , despite the full and clear and indisputable existence of this grand jury , almost no one is talking about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jury is convened : to criminally indict the person or people being targeted .
The mere fact that this New York grand jury exists , and is subpoenaing Trump ’ s tax returns , is proof that New York is in the process of indicting Trump on state-level criminal charges .
This isn ’ t wishful thinking .
This isn ’ t optimism .
As a statement of proven fact , Donald Trump is in the process of being criminally indicted .
Grand juries can fail to return an indictment , but that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like this .
The grand jury merely has to conclude that there ’ s enough evidence to warrant a trial , and in financial crime cases , the evidence is right there on paper .
Even before this grand jury subpoenaed Donald Trump ’ s tax returns , there were various media reports confirming that the likes of Michael Cohen gave evidence against Trump to the prosecutors who convened the grand jury .
In other words , whether they find anything in Trump ’ s taxes or not , he ’ s going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have already been well documented , such as mortgage fraud , insurance fraud , and campaign finance fraud .
We have no idea when New York prosecutors and the grand jury are planning to indict Donald Trump .
It could be before or after the election .
For all we know , the grand jury may have already indicted Trump , and it ’ s still under seal .
After all , the DOJ memo about not indicting a sitting President only applies to federal charges .
Questions abound about what ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grand jury .
But we know it ’ s been ongoing since at least last year , we know it ’ s found cause to subpoena Trump ’ s financial records , and it ’ s very likely Trump is going to be criminally indicted on state charges .
Donald Trump is going to be indicted , arrested , and put on trial – and yet even as everyone focuses so intently on this grand jury ’ s Supreme Court victory , no one is talking about what this really means : Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election .

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Grand juries generally conduct their business in secret. In fact the only way we tend to find out they’re underway is if they issue a subpoena or some other legal demand, and the recipient goes public with it, or if someone spots it in a court filing. So it’s unusual that we even know that the New York grand jury targeting Donald Trump exists.
It’s even more odd that, despite the full and clear and indisputable existence of this grand jury, almost no one is talking about the one and only reason a grand jury is convened: to criminally indict the person or people being targeted. The mere fact that this New York grand jury exists, and is subpoenaing Trump’s tax returns, is proof that New York is in the process of indicting Trump on state-level criminal charges.
This isn’t wishful thinking. This isn’t optimism. As a statement of proven fact, Donald Trump is in the process of being criminally indicted. Grand juries can fail to return an indictment, but that’s extremely rare in a case like this. The grand jury merely has to conclude that there’s enough evidence to warrant a trial, and in financial crime cases, the evidence is right there on paper.
Even before this grand jury subpoenaed Donald Trump’s tax returns, there were various media reports confirming that the likes of Michael Cohen gave evidence against Trump to the prosecutors who convened the grand jury. In other words, whether they find anything in Trump’s taxes or not, he’s going to be indicted on the crimes that have already been well documented, such as mortgage fraud, insurance fraud, and campaign finance fraud.
We have no idea when New York prosecutors and the grand jury are planning to indict Donald Trump. It could be before or after the election. For all we know, the grand jury may have already indicted Trump, and it’s still under seal. After all, the DOJ memo about not indicting a sitting President only applies to federal charges.
Questions abound about what’s really going on with that New York grand jury. But we know it’s been ongoing since at least last year, we know it’s found cause to subpoena Trump’s financial records, and it’s very likely Trump is going to be criminally indicted on state charges. Donald Trump is going to be indicted, arrested, and put on trial – and yet even as everyone focuses so intently on this grand jury’s Supreme Court victory, no one is talking about what this really means: Trump is going to prison if he loses the election.
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Oh brother

I realize now that no program for keeping a nervously watchful eye on the country of my birth can be regarded as complete without a Twitter account .
I added mine ( as @ RAHarrington ) in November and only became active on it on the ninth of May of this year .
Better late than never , as they say .
It has been a fruitful educational experience .
For example .
Apart from learning that the president of the United States doesn ’ t actually have a job , I ’ ve also discovered that , of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Dumber ” to Eric Trump ’ s “ Dumb.
” Don ’ t get me wrong , they are both equally a couple of ( what the English call ) gormless twits .
But , judging from Eric ’ s somewhat more dialed down tweets , one gets the sense that on some level Eric may actually know ( or suspect ) he ’ s stupid .
Junior hasn ’ t a clue .
For instance , Junior used Twitter to announce his upcoming book , “ Liberal Privilege , Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] Defense of the Indefensible , ” complete with a snapshot of part of the cover .
In his inaugural tweet about the book , Junior left out the subtitle .
But that didn ’ t stop me from poking public fun at him anyway by wondering aloud if he ’ d read it yet , or if he planned to tell us who was ghosting it .
That ’ s another pleasure about Twitter , you can mock the president and his idiot sons in real time .
I ’ ll bet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Junior ’ s book is up to as well .
It ’ s going to be a lot of high and mighty talk about how us liberals are all a bunch of virtue-signalling phoneys who think we ’ re “ woke ” when in fact we are nothing more than a bunch of liberal phoneys .
And so on .
Holden Caulfield for Dummies .
It will be full of carefully crafted anecdotes data-mined to reflect only one side of the social issues .
Junior spends a lot of time on Twitter mocking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Black Lives Matter movement , excoriating his bete noir antifa bogeyman , retweeting anecdotal , and often strategically edited videos to make his point .
( Funny thing about the videos that Trump *pere* and Trump *fils* like to retweet : they are almost always short snippets , as if they ’ re afraid of the context . )
Junior ’ s tweets are , as you might imagine if you have never read them , full of sound and fury .
To me , being “ woke ” means to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to acknowledge differences and diversity .
It means to care what happens to people outside my immediate family or race .
It takes a Republican to find something wrong with that .
The Black Lives Matter movement is a largely peaceful movement intended to draw attention to police murders of people of color .
I don ’ t know about you but I ’ m glad I don ’ t have a job where I have to gaslight the American people over that one , by carrying water for a racist president who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Antifa rally was called D-Day .
It happened in June of 1944 .
It was a rip-roaring success .
And so on .
As I say , Junior hates the idea of being “ woke.
” He supports the idea that the Black Lives Matter movement is hate speech .
He thinks Antifa is unamerican .
And now he ’ s hired someone to write a book about it , and about how all those wonderful causes somehow track back to a thing he calls “ liberal privilege.
” Well , I , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ am privileged to be a liberal .
But in the end , like my brother and sister fellow-travellers , I am more interested in discerning right from wrong than right from left .
As to Junior ’ s book , I can ’ t wait not to read it .
I have no time for hateful propaganda .
I suspect it ’ s going to sell briskly to a tiny but persistent handful of fanatical morons .
Mary L. Trump ’ s book is going to do much , much better .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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I realize now that no program for keeping a nervously watchful eye on the country of my birth can be regarded as complete without a Twitter account. I added mine (as @RAHarrington) in November and only became active on it on the ninth of May of this year. Better late than never, as they say. It has been a fruitful educational experience.
For example. Apart from learning that the president of the United States doesn’t actually have a job, I’ve also discovered that, of the two brothers, Donald Trump Junior is ”Dumber” to Eric Trump’s “Dumb.” Don’t get me wrong, they are both equally a couple of (what the English call) gormless twits. But, judging from Eric’s somewhat more dialed down tweets, one gets the sense that on some level Eric may actually know (or suspect) he’s stupid. Junior hasn’t a clue.
For instance, Junior used Twitter to announce his upcoming book, “Liberal Privilege, Joe Biden and the Democrat’s[sic] Defense of the Indefensible,” complete with a snapshot of part of the cover. In his inaugural tweet about the book, Junior left out the subtitle. But that didn’t stop me from poking public fun at him anyway by wondering aloud if he’d read it yet, or if he planned to tell us who was ghosting it. That’s another pleasure about Twitter, you can mock the president and his idiot sons in real time.
(If you’ve ever read “The Art of the Deal,” as I attempted to in the 80s, then you would be justified in wondering if Donald Trump ever read it, let alone had any involvement in its development. Whichever the case, it’s a crashing bore of a book. It’s one of only a handful of books I have never been able to finish. Another was “Mein Kampf.”)
I’ll bet I have a pretty good idea what Junior’s book is up to as well. It’s going to be a lot of high and mighty talk about how us liberals are all a bunch of virtue-signalling phoneys who think we’re “woke” when in fact we are nothing more than a bunch of liberal phoneys. And so on. Holden Caulfield for Dummies. It will be full of carefully crafted anecdotes data-mined to reflect only one side of the social issues.
Junior spends a lot of time on Twitter mocking the idea of being woke, mocking the Black Lives Matter movement, excoriating his bete noir antifa bogeyman, retweeting anecdotal, and often strategically edited videos to make his point. (Funny thing about the videos that Trump *pere* and Trump *fils* like to retweet: they are almost always short snippets, as if they’re afraid of the context.) Junior’s tweets are, as you might imagine if you have never read them, full of sound and fury.
To me, being “woke” means to be aware of social injustice, discrimination and to acknowledge differences and diversity. It means to care what happens to people outside my immediate family or race. It takes a Republican to find something wrong with that.
The Black Lives Matter movement is a largely peaceful movement intended to draw attention to police murders of people of color. I don’t know about you but I’m glad I don’t have a job where I have to gaslight the American people over that one, by carrying water for a racist president who hates such protests. The last big Antifa rally was called D-Day. It happened in June of 1944. It was a rip-roaring success. And so on.
As I say, Junior hates the idea of being “woke.” He supports the idea that the Black Lives Matter movement is hate speech. He thinks Antifa is unamerican. And now he’s hired someone to write a book about it, and about how all those wonderful causes somehow track back to a thing he calls “liberal privilege.”
Well, I, for one, love those causes and am privileged to be a liberal. But in the end, like my brother and sister fellow-travellers, I am more interested in discerning right from wrong than right from left. As to Junior’s book, I can’t wait not to read it. I have no time for hateful propaganda. I suspect it’s going to sell briskly to a tiny but persistent handful of fanatical morons. Mary L. Trump’s book is going to do much, much better. And rightly so. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-14--Something doesn’t add up about Michael Cohen’s re-arrest

Whether or not you think Michael Cohen should have been let out of prison on house arrest to begin with , it ’ s becoming increasingly clear that something stinks about his recent re-arrest .
We ’ ve already seen reports that Cohen was told he ’ d have to agree not to release his tell-all book about Donald Trump if he wanted to remain out of prison .
Now things have gotten even more curious .
CNN is now reporting that before Bureau of Prison officials in New York arrested Michael Cohen last week , they were in contact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not entirely clear who those higher-ups were , and of course the BOP and DOJ are insisting that nothing underhanded transpired .
But it ’ s pretty clear that something is wrong here .
We continue to expect Michael Cohen to challenge his arrest in court , in the hope of convincing a judge that he was unfairly targeted by Donald Trump ’ s DOJ for daring to write a Trump tell-all book .
Meanwhile , Cohen recently tweeted that his book was nearly done , and would be ready for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still reason to expect that ’ ll happen .

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Whether or not you think Michael Cohen should have been let out of prison on house arrest to begin with, it’s becoming increasingly clear that something stinks about his recent re-arrest. We’ve already seen reports that Cohen was told he’d have to agree not to release his tell-all book about Donald Trump if he wanted to remain out of prison. Now things have gotten even more curious.
CNN is now reporting that before Bureau of Prison officials in New York arrested Michael Cohen last week, they were in contact with higher-ups at the DOJ. It’s not entirely clear who those higher-ups were, and of course the BOP and DOJ are insisting that nothing underhanded transpired. But it’s pretty clear that something is wrong here.
We continue to expect Michael Cohen to challenge his arrest in court, in the hope of convincing a judge that he was unfairly targeted by Donald Trump’s DOJ for daring to write a Trump tell-all book. Meanwhile, Cohen recently tweeted that his book was nearly done, and would be ready for release in September. There’s still reason to expect that’ll happen.
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palmerreport--2020-07-15--Ivanka Trump just made a total mess for herself

By the time Tuesday night rolled around , Ivanka Trump had already thoroughly embarrassed herself by rolling out a “ @ @ @ @ @ which encouraged unemployed Americans to simply find a new career by magic wand or something @ @ @ @ @ an opportunity to miss an opportunity , so Ivanka found a way to humiliate herself @ @ @ @ @ posted this tweet – and yes , it ’ s real : That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ now doing straight up product placement , like something out of The Price Is Right @ @ @ @ @ a brand that ’ s facing widespread boycotts because its CEO came out in support @ @ @ @ @ .
The thing is , Ivanka just stepped in it .
This idiotic photo of @ @ @ @ @ in her face for as long as she ’ s in the public eye .

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By the time Tuesday night rolled around, Ivanka Trump had already thoroughly embarrassed herself by rolling out a “Find Something New” campaign which encouraged unemployed Americans to simply find a new career by magic wand or something. The Trumps never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity, so Ivanka found a way to humiliate herself even further.
Ivanka Trump posted this tweet – and yes, it’s real:
If it’s Goya, it has to be good.
Si es Goya, tiene que ser bueno. pic.twitter.com/9tjVrfmo9z — Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) July 15, 2020
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That’s right, Ivanka Trump is now doing straight up product placement, like something out of The Price Is Right, to try to reward a brand that’s facing widespread boycotts because its CEO came out in support of a sinking Donald Trump. The thing is, Ivanka just stepped in it. This idiotic photo of her will be thrown back in her face for as long as she’s in the public eye.
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palmerreport--2020-07-15--It’s all over for Jeff Sessions

It’s all over for Jeff Sessions

Jeff Sessions has officially failed in his effort at taking back his old Senate seat , losing in a major blowout in tonight ’ s republican primary contest .
This means Sessions is finished in politics , having lost his career as a result of joining the Trump administration before ultimately getting fired for not being corrupt enough .
Sessions , a throughly corrupt racist , deserves every bad thing that ’ s happening to him .
In fact , considering he committed felony perjury during his confirmation hearing , he deserves prison .
It ’ s the latest reminder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost never works out well for anyone in the end .
In fact Trump ended up loudly supporting Sessions ’ republican opponent Tommy Tuberville , a reminder that Trump is never loyal to anyone who ’ s loyal to him .
While the good news is that Jeff Sessions is gone from the race , the bad news is that Tuberville is just as awful .
It ’ s more important than ever that we rally behind Democratic Senator Doug Jones as he attempts to hang onto the Senate seat in Alabama .

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Jeff Sessions has officially failed in his effort at taking back his old Senate seat, losing in a major blowout in tonight’s republican primary contest. This means Sessions is finished in politics, having lost his career as a result of joining the Trump administration before ultimately getting fired for not being corrupt enough.
Sessions, a throughly corrupt racist, deserves every bad thing that’s happening to him. In fact, considering he committed felony perjury during his confirmation hearing, he deserves prison. It’s the latest reminder that getting into bed with Donald Trump almost never works out well for anyone in the end. In fact Trump ended up loudly supporting Sessions’ republican opponent Tommy Tuberville, a reminder that Trump is never loyal to anyone who’s loyal to him.
While the good news is that Jeff Sessions is gone from the race, the bad news is that Tuberville is just as awful. It’s more important than ever that we rally behind Democratic Senator Doug Jones as he attempts to hang onto the Senate seat in Alabama.
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palmerreport--2020-07-15--The real reason Geraldo Rivera is defending Ghislaine Maxwell in the Jeffrey Epstein case

Jeffrey Epstein ’ s alleged co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell was denied bail on Tuesday , meaning she ’ ll rot in jail until her trial date arrives in 2021 .
This wasn ’ t surprising , considering the hideous nature of the charges , the strong evidence against her , and her penchant for disappearing .
No one seems interested in defending Maxwell – except , curiously , for Geraldo Rivera .
That ’ s right , Fox News host Geraldo Rivera is loudly defending Ghislaine Maxwell , insisting that the case against her is “ wobbly , ” and accusing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public opinion by denying bail .
Okay this is just weird .
What is Geraldo doing ?
He ’ s certainly not going to gain any points with anyone – not even his own audience – by taking this stance .
There are a few possibilities .
One would be that Geraldo , who stopped being relevant a long time ago and mainly only sticks around by virtue of being absurd , is taking the most outlandish position he can think of .
Another could be that he ’ s friends with Maxwell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A lot of people on social media are asking if perhaps Maxwell has dirt on Geraldo , though there ’ s no known evidence of this .
We ’ ll see .
Whatever is going on with this Epstein-Maxwell travesty , it ’ ll all come out in the end .
We ’ re too far down the rabbit hole now .
All the secrets in this case are going to come out , wherever they may lead .

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Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell was denied bail on Tuesday, meaning she’ll rot in jail until her trial date arrives in 2021. This wasn’t surprising, considering the hideous nature of the charges, the strong evidence against her, and her penchant for disappearing. No one seems interested in defending Maxwell – except, curiously, for Geraldo Rivera.
That’s right, Fox News host Geraldo Rivera is loudly defending Ghislaine Maxwell, insisting that the case against her is “wobbly,” and accusing the judge of having merely caved to public opinion by denying bail. Okay this is just weird. What is Geraldo doing? He’s certainly not going to gain any points with anyone – not even his own audience – by taking this stance.
There are a few possibilities. One would be that Geraldo, who stopped being relevant a long time ago and mainly only sticks around by virtue of being absurd, is taking the most outlandish position he can think of. Another could be that he’s friends with Maxwell and is trying to stand by her. A lot of people on social media are asking if perhaps Maxwell has dirt on Geraldo, though there’s no known evidence of this.
We’ll see. Whatever is going on with this Epstein-Maxwell travesty, it’ll all come out in the end. We’re too far down the rabbit hole now. All the secrets in this case are going to come out, wherever they may lead.
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palmerreport--2020-07-15--Donald Trump suffers humiliatingly senile moment on camera

With his poll numbers continuing to drop due to his negligent mishandling of the coronavirus crisis , Donald Trump has decided that the best way to turn things around for himself is to handle the crisis even more poorly .
He ’ s now doing everything he can to pressure the schools to open in the fall , despite the deadly cost involved .
The trouble for Trump is that his brain is so addled , he has no idea what he ’ s even talking about .
Trump sat down for an interview with CBS News , and he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to parents and teachers who aren ’ t on board with his reckless reopening plan .
Trump ’ s answer : “ I would tell parents and teachers that you should find yourself a new person whoever ’ s in charge of that decision because it ’ s a terrible decision because children and parents are dying from that trauma too .
They ’ re dying because they can ’ t do what they ’ re doing … We ’ re starting to do very well in the polls because I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear , Donald Trump is not “ starting to do very well in the polls.
” Beyond that , we have no idea what he was even trying to say – and surely neither does he .
This wasn ’ t merely a matter of Trump getting tongue tied .
He was babbling and not saying anything at all .
This was a humiliatingly senile moment for him .
It couldn ’ t happen to a nicer fascist .

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With his poll numbers continuing to drop due to his negligent mishandling of the coronavirus crisis, Donald Trump has decided that the best way to turn things around for himself is to handle the crisis even more poorly. He’s now doing everything he can to pressure the schools to open in the fall, despite the deadly cost involved. The trouble for Trump is that his brain is so addled, he has no idea what he’s even talking about.
Trump sat down for an interview with CBS News, and he was asked what he has to say to parents and teachers who aren’t on board with his reckless reopening plan. Trump’s answer: “I would tell parents and teachers that you should find yourself a new person whoever’s in charge of that decision because it’s a terrible decision because children and parents are dying from that trauma too. They’re dying because they can’t do what they’re doing … We’re starting to do very well in the polls because I’m for law and order.”
To be clear, Donald Trump is not “starting to do very well in the polls.” Beyond that, we have no idea what he was even trying to say – and surely neither does he. This wasn’t merely a matter of Trump getting tongue tied. He was babbling and not saying anything at all. This was a humiliatingly senile moment for him. It couldn’t happen to a nicer fascist.
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palmerreport--2020-07-16--Sebastian Bach drops the hammer on Donald Trump

These days Donald Trump is taking hits from all sides .
His poll numbers and approval rating are in the @ @ @ @ @ growing worse .
His behavior is growing more deranged and deadly .
He just scapegoated @ @ @ @ @ and condemnation of Trump is coming far and wide .
Now heavy metal singer Sebastian @ @ @ @ @ band Skid Row , is slamming Donald Trump and not mincing words : If you @ @ @ @ @ against rock n ' roll 😷 and every musician in America who has been put @ @ @ @ @ reality television show host does n't believe in science What ’ s notable here is @ @ @ @ @ Bach condemning Donald Trump for his negligent mishandling of the pandemic overall , but also @ @ @ @ @ that Trump ’ s negligence is having on the music industry and music fans .
@ @ @ @ @ costing us the big things and the little things that we care about .

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These days Donald Trump is taking hits from all sides. His poll numbers and approval rating are in the toilet. His scandals are growing worse. His behavior is growing more deranged and deadly. He just scapegoated his campaign manager. Criticism and condemnation of Trump is coming far and wide.
Now heavy metal singer Sebastian Bach, formerly of the band Skid Row, is slamming Donald Trump and not mincing words:
If you support Donald Trump you stand against rock n' roll 😷 and every musician in America who has been put out of work because a reality television show host doesn't believe in science — Sebastian Bach™ (@sebastianbach) July 16, 2020
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What’s notable here is that not only is Sebastian Bach condemning Donald Trump for his negligent mishandling of the pandemic overall, but also specifically for the negative impact that Trump’s negligence is having on the music industry and music fans. At this point Trump is costing us the big things and the little things that we care about.
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palmerreport--2020-07-16--Donald Trump has committed murder

Donald Trump has committed murder

Is Donald Trump really a murderer ?
What do I mean by that ?
What I mean is , is he actually a murderer in the legal sense of the word , in the sense that he could be indicted , found guilty in a court of law and sent to prison for murder ?
I ’ ve spent most of my short career as a political observer referring to Donald Trump as a child-rapist .
Only this year , by my lights , did he graduate to “ child-rapist and murderer , ” when he wilfully and needlessly allowed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus .
So I ’ m satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that , due to gross incompetence and abuse of authority , Donald Trump is directly responsible for those deaths .
Were I serving on a jury I would vote him guilty of second degree murder , or manslaughter .
But , in asking the question if Trump is guilty of murder , I ’ m not interested in what I think is true morally , or what I would do if I was on a jury .
I ’ m interested in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rhetorical .
And when I put the question to myself with those restrictions I must answer , frankly , that I do not believe he could be held criminally accountable for those deaths .
Until now .
I think Donald Trump may have finally crossed a line .
I think the line he has crossed is a clearly defined legal one .
Donald Trump has told Americans that he wants their children back in school , and he has made no provisions for safeguarding the health of the children , the health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the parents of those children .
What is more , Trump has threatened school systems with penalties for noncompliance , including denying them federal funding if they refuse to risk the health of their teachers and children .
Once children are returned to school and infecting adults at an alarming rate , some of those adults will die .
Yes , I believe Donald Trump will be criminally liable for those deaths .
The law Trump can be prosecuted for is known as “ reckless endangerment.
” Reckless endangerment is a criminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in conduct that creates a substantial risk of death or grievous bodily harm to another individual .
The individual does not have to have been intentionally reckless with the purpose to cause that harm to be accused of reckless endangerment , they only have to engage in the action that leads to it .
Now , presidents take calculated risks with the health of people all the time .
It ’ s the unavoidable nature of the job .
But Trump ’ s reckless push to return children to school in the midst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of calculated risk .
Trump has contravened the public trust and betrayed his oath of office .
Specifically , Trump has sworn to “ preserve , protect and defend ” the Constitution , which includes requirements for government to “ provide for the general Welfare ” of the people .
As I write this , 140,140 Americans lie dead from COVID-19 , which represents almost 24 % of the world ’ s dead from the pandemic .
As I write this , 3,549,519 Americans are COVID-19 positive , which represents more than 26 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the pandemic .
Those are scandalous statistics for a nation that comprises only 4.2 % of the world ’ s population , let alone a country that used to be the most scientifically advanced nation on earth .
There is one reason and one reason alone for this brace of disgraceful statistics : Donald John Trump .
Those statistics come from the Atlanta Centers for Disease Control ( CDC ) .
Meanwhile , Trump has ordered that all hospitals bypass the CDC and send coronavirus data directly to the Department of Health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fox can keep a baleful eye on the chickens .
So with Trump now in charge of the data , you would be reasonable to expect him to lie about it , just like he lies about the polls that show he ’ s going to lose in November .
Our days of being able to report reliable statistics about coronavirus may soon be over .
Trump hasn ’ t attended a Coronavirus Task Force meeting since April .
He ’ s not interested in doing the work required to make Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ watch television , play golf and make free commercials for Goya foods from behind the Resolute Desk .
Meanwhile , 67,417 new coronavirus cases were reported for the United States on Tuesday .
That ’ s the highest number of new coronavirus cases for a single day anywhere on earth .
According to current mortality statistics , about 2,700 of those people will die .
In other words , unless the government does something positive about it America is headed towards death rates on the order of September 11th , 2001 — every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lies about the pandemic and crowing about how great everything is .
He ’ s also sowing the seeds to contest the election in the event he should lose , including claiming without evidence that all mail-in ballots are fraudulent .
Make no mistake , we can still lose this election through Republican fraud and dirty tricks .
We must therefore turn out in November in numbers so overwhelming as to defeat this child-raping , murdering monster so decisively that no sane person could credibly dispute it .
They call us “ snowflakes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
Let ’ s come together and give them an avalanche .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Is Donald Trump really a murderer? What do I mean by that? What I mean is, is he actually a murderer in the legal sense of the word, in the sense that he could be indicted, found guilty in a court of law and sent to prison for murder?
I’ve spent most of my short career as a political observer referring to Donald Trump as a child-rapist. Only this year, by my lights, did he graduate to “child-rapist and murderer,” when he wilfully and needlessly allowed Americans to be exposed to the novel coronavirus. So I’m satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that, due to gross incompetence and abuse of authority, Donald Trump is directly responsible for those deaths. Were I serving on a jury I would vote him guilty of second degree murder, or manslaughter.
But, in asking the question if Trump is guilty of murder, I’m not interested in what I think is true morally, or what I would do if I was on a jury. I’m interested in what can realistically happen legally, beyond the rhetorical. And when I put the question to myself with those restrictions I must answer, frankly, that I do not believe he could be held criminally accountable for those deaths.
Until now. I think Donald Trump may have finally crossed a line. I think the line he has crossed is a clearly defined legal one. Donald Trump has told Americans that he wants their children back in school, and he has made no provisions for safeguarding the health of the children, the health of teachers and educators and the health of the parents of those children. What is more, Trump has threatened school systems with penalties for noncompliance, including denying them federal funding if they refuse to risk the health of their teachers and children.
Once children are returned to school and infecting adults at an alarming rate, some of those adults will die. Yes, I believe Donald Trump will be criminally liable for those deaths. The law Trump can be prosecuted for is known as “reckless endangerment.” Reckless endangerment is a criminal offense in which an individual recklessly engages in conduct that creates a substantial risk of death or grievous bodily harm to another individual. The individual does not have to have been intentionally reckless with the purpose to cause that harm to be accused of reckless endangerment, they only have to engage in the action that leads to it.
Now, presidents take calculated risks with the health of people all the time. It’s the unavoidable nature of the job. But Trump’s reckless push to return children to school in the midst of a pandemic goes beyond the province of calculated risk. Trump has contravened the public trust and betrayed his oath of office. Specifically, Trump has sworn to “preserve, protect and defend” the Constitution, which includes requirements for government to “provide for the general Welfare” of the people.
As I write this, 140,140 Americans lie dead from COVID-19, which represents almost 24% of the world’s dead from the pandemic. As I write this, 3,549,519 Americans are COVID-19 positive, which represents more than 26% of the world’s infected from the pandemic. Those are scandalous statistics for a nation that comprises only 4.2% of the world’s population, let alone a country that used to be the most scientifically advanced nation on earth.
There is one reason and one reason alone for this brace of disgraceful statistics: Donald John Trump. Those statistics come from the Atlanta Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Meanwhile, Trump has ordered that all hospitals bypass the CDC and send coronavirus data directly to the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, where the fox can keep a baleful eye on the chickens. So with Trump now in charge of the data, you would be reasonable to expect him to lie about it, just like he lies about the polls that show he’s going to lose in November. Our days of being able to report reliable statistics about coronavirus may soon be over.
Trump hasn’t attended a Coronavirus Task Force meeting since April. He’s not interested in doing the work required to make Americans safe, preferring instead to hate-tweet, watch television, play golf and make free commercials for Goya foods from behind the Resolute Desk.
Meanwhile, 67,417 new coronavirus cases were reported for the United States on Tuesday. That’s the highest number of new coronavirus cases for a single day anywhere on earth. According to current mortality statistics, about 2,700 of those people will die. In other words, unless the government does something positive about it America is headed towards death rates on the order of September 11th, 2001 — every single day.
Meanwhile Trump is spreading lies about the pandemic and crowing about how great everything is. He’s also sowing the seeds to contest the election in the event he should lose, including claiming without evidence that all mail-in ballots are fraudulent.
Make no mistake, we can still lose this election through Republican fraud and dirty tricks. We must therefore turn out in November in numbers so overwhelming as to defeat this child-raping, murdering monster so decisively that no sane person could credibly dispute it. They call us “snowflakes,” so let’s prove it. Let’s come together and give them an avalanche. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-16--This new Donald Trump interview is utterly deranged, even for him

The words “ tone deaf ” and “ out of touch ” are often used in conversations about Donald Trump .
His behavior during the racial unrest in our country reveals just how tone deaf and out of touch he is .
He should be in his office , trying to formulate plans to deal with this .
People are hurting , and he does not care .
Perhaps it is the result of his racist upbringing and his former life where no one dared say “ no ” to him .
To openly criticize taking down monuments that bring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the proverbial tip of the iceberg for Trump ’ s unfeeling , uncaring nature , and it ’ s gotten worse .
In an interview with Catherine Herridge of CBS News , Trump claimed that more White people have died at the hands of police than Blacks and the confederate flag is a “ beloved symbol.
” To whom , pray tell ?
Certainly not to the many Americans who believe in and fight for equal rights .
The confederate flag is merely a reminder of a very dark stain on this country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ culture ; ” it is a symbol of our negative past .
As if this was not enough , Trump also decided to speak about the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protestors , telling Herridge that “ they had a right to do so.
” No , they did not .
These people were not trespassing ; they were walking down a road .
Just because the road came near these people ’ s house gave them no right to pull out their guns .
You can bet your last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Black people pointing guns at whites would have been under the jail in no time flat or dead .
While Trump told Herridge that the murder of George Floyd was “ terrible , ” when she asked why Black people continue to die at the hands of police , Trump responded , “ So are white people.
” He went on to tell Herridge that she asked “ a terrible question , ” which is Trump-speak for “ I have no plausible response to your question.
” Politico called Trump on his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show Blacks are more likely to die at the hands of police than Whites .
One study went deeper .
While 52 % killed by police in 17 states between 2009 and 2012 were White , Blacks have a 2.8 higher likelihood of being killed .
This must be where Trump got his idea that more White people die at the hands of the police than black .
Heaven forbid Trump would ever read past a headline to get the full story .
Trump further told Herridge : “ I know people that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re not thinking about slavery.
” What a shock that Trump knows people who like the flag .
Hell , it is probably hanging in his house .
Instead of speaking to the unrest and trying to find some compromise , Trump decided to focus on his racism .
Once again , Trump is on the wrong side , and once he is defeated in November , he will be nothing more than another dark stain on our history .

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The words “tone deaf” and “out of touch” are often used in conversations about Donald Trump. His behavior during the racial unrest in our country reveals just how tone deaf and out of touch he is. He should be in his office, trying to formulate plans to deal with this. People are hurting, and he does not care. Perhaps it is the result of his racist upbringing and his former life where no one dared say “no” to him. To openly criticize taking down monuments that bring pain to so many people is only the proverbial tip of the iceberg for Trump’s unfeeling, uncaring nature, and it’s gotten worse.
In an interview with Catherine Herridge of CBS News, Trump claimed that more White people have died at the hands of police than Blacks and the confederate flag is a “beloved symbol.” To whom, pray tell? Certainly not to the many Americans who believe in and fight for equal rights. The confederate flag is merely a reminder of a very dark stain on this country’s history. It is not “culture;” it is a symbol of our negative past. As if this was not enough, Trump also decided to speak about the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protestors, telling Herridge that “they had a right to do so.” No, they did not. These people were not trespassing; they were walking down a road. Just because the road came near these people’s house gave them no right to pull out their guns. You can bet your last dollar that had the roles been reversed, Black people pointing guns at whites would have been under the jail in no time flat or dead.
While Trump told Herridge that the murder of George Floyd was “terrible,” when she asked why Black people continue to die at the hands of police, Trump responded, “So are white people.” He went on to tell Herridge that she asked “a terrible question,” which is Trump-speak for “I have no plausible response to your question.” Politico called Trump on his non-response by pointing to multiple studies that show Blacks are more likely to die at the hands of police than Whites. One study went deeper. While 52% killed by police in 17 states between 2009 and 2012 were White, Blacks have a 2.8 higher likelihood of being killed. This must be where Trump got his idea that more White people die at the hands of the police than black. Heaven forbid Trump would ever read past a headline to get the full story.
Trump further told Herridge: “I know people that like the Confederate flag, and they’re not thinking about slavery.” What a shock that Trump knows people who like the flag. Hell, it is probably hanging in his house. Instead of speaking to the unrest and trying to find some compromise, Trump decided to focus on his racism. Once again, Trump is on the wrong side, and once he is defeated in November, he will be nothing more than another dark stain on our history.
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palmerreport--2020-07-16--Donald Trump’s Death Star just crashed and burned

After Donald Trump ran a 2016 campaign so laughably ineffective that even the Russians couldn ’ t bail him out , and then he was gifted an accidental victory by the last minute Comey letter , the media rushed to label Trump ’ s various idiot campaign advisers as geniuses .
But Donald Trump ’ s floundering 2020 campaign has proven that people like Brad Parscale never did have any idea what they were doing – not four years ago and not now – and Trump just admitted as much by demoting him .
So much for Parscale ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a secret evil genius plan up his sleeve ; he was simply another clueless stooge .
Of course we ’ re now going to hear about how Donald Trump ’ s new campaign manager Bill Stepien is the real secret evil genius who ’ s somehow magically going to turn Trump ’ s dying 2020 campaign around , even though Stepien has no skills or track record to indicate that he ’ s capable of any such thing .
In fact Stepien is best known for being a part of Chris Christie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s right , Trump is now left plucking people from that far down in the bottom of the barrel .
It ’ s not that we can rest easy now .
But there is absolutely no reason to believe that Trump ’ s new campaign stooge is going to do any better than his last campaign stooge .
Trump is doing nothing to win – and he ’ s too far behind to even cheat effectively .
If he does win it ’ ll either be because of a fluke , or because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not let that happen .
Let ’ s get to work and finish Trump off .

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After Donald Trump ran a 2016 campaign so laughably ineffective that even the Russians couldn’t bail him out, and then he was gifted an accidental victory by the last minute Comey letter, the media rushed to label Trump’s various idiot campaign advisers as geniuses.
But Donald Trump’s floundering 2020 campaign has proven that people like Brad Parscale never did have any idea what they were doing – not four years ago and not now – and Trump just admitted as much by demoting him. So much for Parscale’s “Death Star.” He never did have a secret evil genius plan up his sleeve; he was simply another clueless stooge.
Of course we’re now going to hear about how Donald Trump’s new campaign manager Bill Stepien is the real secret evil genius who’s somehow magically going to turn Trump’s dying 2020 campaign around, even though Stepien has no skills or track record to indicate that he’s capable of any such thing. In fact Stepien is best known for being a part of Chris Christie’s bridgegate scandal. That’s right, Trump is now left plucking people from that far down in the bottom of the barrel.
It’s not that we can rest easy now. But there is absolutely no reason to believe that Trump’s new campaign stooge is going to do any better than his last campaign stooge. Trump is doing nothing to win – and he’s too far behind to even cheat effectively. If he does win it’ll either be because of a fluke, or because our side got lazy. Let’s not let that happen. Let’s get to work and finish Trump off.
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palmerreport--2020-07-16--Chris Cuomo goes absolutely nuclear on Donald Trump

On Tuesday , Ivanka Trump humiliated herself on Twitter ( and violated the law ) by promoting Goya beans as @ @ @ @ @ from The Price is Right .
On Wednesday , Donald Trump took things to an @ @ @ @ @ promoting Goya products on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office on his Instagram page @ @ @ @ @ is having absolutely none of it .
On his Wednesday night show , he went @ @ @ @ @ Trump “ has time for this bullshit in the middle of a pandemic ” ( @ @ @ @ @ ’ t load on your device , go here instead ) :

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On Tuesday, Ivanka Trump humiliated herself on Twitter (and violated the law) by promoting Goya beans as if she were a model from The Price is Right. On Wednesday, Donald Trump took things to an even more corrupt level by promoting Goya products on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office on his Instagram page.
CNN host Chris Cuomo is having absolutely none of it. On his Wednesday night show, he went nuclear, asking how Donald Trump “has time for this bullshit in the middle of a pandemic” (if the video below doesn’t load on your device, go here instead):
"You tell me how a president in the middle of a pandemic has time for this bullshit! Are you kidding me?" 🔥 — @ChrisCuomo pic.twitter.com/k2ihbG3ZyO — Matt Rogers (@Politidope) July 16, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-07-16--This is absolutely dismal for Donald Trump

“ Voter enthusiasm ” might be one of the most annoying catchphrases of the 2020 election that we hear over and over again .
If we ’ re to believe people who bring this up , it doesn ’ t matter who ’ s actually ahead in polls , but who voters are the most excited about coming out to support .
It doesn ’ t make much sense when you think about it for more than a minute , since ballots cast by unenthusiastic voters count just as much as ones by voters who are passionate about their candidate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approval rating is absolutely dismal for an election year – and wasn ’ t a whole lot better during his term , never cracking 50 % – we ’ ve been hearing this constant narrative among media pundits that Trump voters are far more enthusiastic than the Democrats are about voting for Joe Biden in November , and that this will somehow propel Trump to victory .
It ’ s the same narrative that Trump ’ s shady former campaign manager Brad Parscale has been peddling lately to keep the donations coming in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tantrum .
Ironically , it could be Donald Trump who has the enthusiasm problem .
While the Trump campaign touted a USA Today poll that showed about half of Trump ’ s supporters being very enthusiastic this election and only about 27 % of Biden ’ s voters feeling the same way , they fail to mention that only about 22 % of voters strongly approve of Trump ’ s performance , and nearly half of voters strongly disapprove .
It ’ s fair to say there ’ s a decent number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ removed from office .
The enthusiasm gap tends to make a difference when the numbers are close in an election , but the numbers we ’ ve been seeing lately are anything but .
Of course , these polls only matter if we turn out on November 3 , and getting rid of Donald Trump and his criminal administration should be all the motivation anyone needs to cast their vote .

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“Voter enthusiasm” might be one of the most annoying catchphrases of the 2020 election that we hear over and over again. If we’re to believe people who bring this up, it doesn’t matter who’s actually ahead in polls, but who voters are the most excited about coming out to support. It doesn’t make much sense when you think about it for more than a minute, since ballots cast by unenthusiastic voters count just as much as ones by voters who are passionate about their candidate.
Even though Donald Trump’s approval rating is absolutely dismal for an election year – and wasn’t a whole lot better during his term, never cracking 50% – we’ve been hearing this constant narrative among media pundits that Trump voters are far more enthusiastic than the Democrats are about voting for Joe Biden in November, and that this will somehow propel Trump to victory. It’s the same narrative that Trump’s shady former campaign manager Brad Parscale has been peddling lately to keep the donations coming in and to keep Trump from throwing another tantrum.
Ironically, it could be Donald Trump who has the enthusiasm problem. While the Trump campaign touted a USA Today poll that showed about half of Trump’s supporters being very enthusiastic this election and only about 27% of Biden’s voters feeling the same way, they fail to mention that only about 22% of voters strongly approve of Trump’s performance, and nearly half of voters strongly disapprove. It’s fair to say there’s a decent number of voters who are enthusiastic about Trump being removed from office.
The enthusiasm gap tends to make a difference when the numbers are close in an election, but the numbers we’ve been seeing lately are anything but. Of course, these polls only matter if we turn out on November 3, and getting rid of Donald Trump and his criminal administration should be all the motivation anyone needs to cast their vote.
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palmerreport--2020-07-16--Eric Swalwell just destroyed Donald Trump

After Donald Trump was hit with series of ugly new poll numbers today , including a new Quinnipiac poll that @ @ @ @ @ points behind Joe Biden , Trump finally took action – sort of – by demoting @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump posted a lengthy tweet storm praising Parscale while demoting him , raising questions @ @ @ @ @ so loyal to the guy when he ’ s so disloyal to most others in @ @ @ @ @ any case , Congressman Eric Swalwell put his finger on the real problem with Donald @ @ @ @ @ That ’ s right , the real problem with Donald Trump ’ s campaign is @ @ @ @ @ s that simple .
But don ’ t let Trump ’ s worsening poll numbers @ @ @ @ @ is an opportunity to work harder than ever on voter registration and voter turnout , @ @ @ @ @ of the water .

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After Donald Trump was hit with series of ugly new poll numbers today, including a new Quinnipiac poll that has him an astounding fifteen points behind Joe Biden, Trump finally took action – sort of – by demoting his campaign manager Brad Parscale.
Trump posted a lengthy tweet storm praising Parscale while demoting him, raising questions about why Trump is still so loyal to the guy when he’s so disloyal to most others in his inner circle. In any case, Congressman Eric Swalwell put his finger on the real problem with Donald Trump’s campaign:
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You can swap out the salesman, but we still don't want what you're sellin'. https://t.co/36ZJ0tJwYb — Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) July 16, 2020
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That’s right, the real problem with Donald Trump’s campaign is Donald Trump. It’s that simple. But don’t let Trump’s worsening poll numbers make you complacent. This is an opportunity to work harder than ever on voter registration and voter turnout, and really blow Trump out of the water.
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palmerreport--2020-07-16--Donald Trump has already written his own story

How incapable does a president need to be for the 25th Amendment to be invoked ?
If Donald Trump has not yet met that ambiguous standard , it is unlikely that any future president will arrive at that level of disqualification .
Trump was unprepared for the role when he rode down the gilded escalator .
At this point , the lack of knowledge and skills almost seems secondary to the fact that Donald Trump is a danger to the nation .
Since the Coronavirus pandemic became part of the national conversation , Trump has shown that he is unable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American people .
Gone are the thinly veiled policies that benefit Trump covertly .
Gone is the international intrigue of intervention by other nations .
Gone is Wikileaks .
At this time in American history , Donald Trump offers us four more years , and we should trust him because he is the “ victim.
” In his mind , Trump was the victim of the Russia investigation , and therefore as the “ Law and Order ” president , he needed to pardon Roger Stone .
Trump also believes he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Schools are choosing to stay closed because “ they ” want to harm him .
Keeping schools closed has nothing to do with fears of sickness and death .
Instead , the plan to keep schools closed is a deep-state plot by Democrats to harm Trump .
We should also be aware that the terror invoked by confederate flags is not a reasonable visceral response by descendants of slaves .
In Trump ’ s mind , everyone but him misunderstands that flying the confederate flag is an expression of the First Amendment , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ army .
Would flying the Nazi flag or a rally of people in white hoods also be expressions of the First Amendment ?
Access to numbers of coronavirus patients and the availability of ventilators will be hidden to control the dissemination of information .
Coronavirus testing is unnecessary because it “ creates ” cases .
People in Jacksonville will be able to get tests because it is the location of the Republican National Convention , but as of now , no one wants to come to Trump ’ s COVID party .
Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ His only concern is to avoid the law and the label of a loser .
Too late , he has already written his own story .

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How incapable does a president need to be for the 25th Amendment to be invoked? If Donald Trump has not yet met that ambiguous standard, it is unlikely that any future president will arrive at that level of disqualification. Trump was unprepared for the role when he rode down the gilded escalator. At this point, the lack of knowledge and skills almost seems secondary to the fact that Donald Trump is a danger to the nation.
Since the Coronavirus pandemic became part of the national conversation, Trump has shown that he is unable to propose decisions for the benefit of the American people. Gone are the thinly veiled policies that benefit Trump covertly. Gone is the international intrigue of intervention by other nations. Gone is Wikileaks. At this time in American history, Donald Trump offers us four more years, and we should trust him because he is the “victim.” In his mind, Trump was the victim of the Russia investigation, and therefore as the “Law and Order” president, he needed to pardon Roger Stone.
Trump also believes he’s the victim of the pandemic. Schools are choosing to stay closed because “they” want to harm him. Keeping schools closed has nothing to do with fears of sickness and death. Instead, the plan to keep schools closed is a deep-state plot by Democrats to harm Trump. We should also be aware that the terror invoked by confederate flags is not a reasonable visceral response by descendants of slaves. In Trump’s mind, everyone but him misunderstands that flying the confederate flag is an expression of the First Amendment, not a hateful symbol of a losing army. Would flying the Nazi flag or a rally of people in white hoods also be expressions of the First Amendment?
Access to numbers of coronavirus patients and the availability of ventilators will be hidden to control the dissemination of information. Coronavirus testing is unnecessary because it “creates” cases. People in Jacksonville will be able to get tests because it is the location of the Republican National Convention, but as of now, no one wants to come to Trump’s COVID party. Donald Trump is a danger to America. His only concern is to avoid the law and the label of a loser. Too late, he has already written his own story.
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palmerreport--2020-07-16--Donald Trump dumps Brad Parscale as his poll numbers collapse into total freefall

If you ’ ve been wondering what it would take for Donald Trump to finally dump his beleaguered and laughably incompetent 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale , you finally got your answer today .
Trump got hit with a brutal round of new polls this evening , including a Quinnipiac poll that has Trump down an astounding fifteen points to Joe Biden nationwide , and now Trump is finally pulling the trigger .
Trump posted this rather amusing tweet just now : “ I am pleased to announce that Bill Stepien has been promoted to the role of Trump Campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been with me for a very long time and has led our tremendous digital and data strategies , will remain in that role , while being a Senior Advisor to the campaign .
Both were heavily involved in our historic 2016 win , and I look forward to having a big and very important second win together .
This one should be a lot easier as our poll numbers are rising fast , the economy is getting better , vaccines and therapeutics will soon be on the way , and Americans want safe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ words , Donald Trump is demoting Brad Parscale to a lesser role , but he ’ s trying to allow Parscale to save face .
Parscale ’ s 2020 campaign strategy was a total disaster .
We ’ ll see if Stepien makes any major changes to that strategy , and if those changes help Trump ’ s prospects in any way .
But this move makes clear that Trump is currently losing so badly , even he now fully understands that he ’ s losing .

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If you’ve been wondering what it would take for Donald Trump to finally dump his beleaguered and laughably incompetent 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale, you finally got your answer today. Trump got hit with a brutal round of new polls this evening, including a Quinnipiac poll that has Trump down an astounding fifteen points to Joe Biden nationwide, and now Trump is finally pulling the trigger.
Trump posted this rather amusing tweet just now: “I am pleased to announce that Bill Stepien has been promoted to the role of Trump Campaign Manager. Brad Parscale, who has been with me for a very long time and has led our tremendous digital and data strategies, will remain in that role, while being a Senior Advisor to the campaign. Both were heavily involved in our historic 2016 win, and I look forward to having a big and very important second win together. This one should be a lot easier as our poll numbers are rising fast, the economy is getting better, vaccines and therapeutics will soon be on the way, and Americans want safe streets and communities!”
In other words, Donald Trump is demoting Brad Parscale to a lesser role, but he’s trying to allow Parscale to save face. Parscale’s 2020 campaign strategy was a total disaster. We’ll see if Stepien makes any major changes to that strategy, and if those changes help Trump’s prospects in any way. But this move makes clear that Trump is currently losing so badly, even he now fully understands that he’s losing.
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palmerreport--2020-07-16--The Lincoln Project just destroyed Ivanka Trump

Yesterday Ivanka Trump tweeted a photo of herself holding a can of Goya beans .
She was making a ridiculous @ @ @ @ @ at propping up the company , after it suffered a boycott because its deranged CEO @ @ @ @ @ Trump .
Ivanka received widespread pushback for the stunt .
Various groups pointed out that @ @ @ @ @ the tweet .
Others pointed out that she looked a a model from The Price @ @ @ @ @ Lincoln Project hit the hardest with this tweet :

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Yesterday Ivanka Trump tweeted a photo of herself holding a can of Goya beans. She was making a ridiculous – and illegal – attempt at propping up the company, after it suffered a boycott because its deranged CEO professed his love for Donald Trump.
Ivanka received widespread pushback for the stunt. Various groups pointed out that she broke the law with the tweet. Others pointed out that she looked a a model from The Price Is Right. But the Lincoln Project hit the hardest with this tweet:
I had to. pic.twitter.com/aJxblGCHYC — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) July 15, 2020
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