palmerreport--2020-06-01--OUT GO THE LIGHTS

OUT GO THE LIGHTS

Even as thousands of people protest against him in the park across the street , and fires have broken out @ @ @ @ @ Trump is reportedly hiding in an underground bunker beneath the White House .
He ’ @ @ @ @ @ tonight , not on Twitter and not to the cameras .
Now the exterior flood @ @ @ @ @ , which typically remain on all night , have been turned off : There ’ @ @ @ @ @ if this measure is being made by a security detail , or if Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ turned off .
Either way , the symbolism couldn ’ t be more fitting .
@ @ @ @ @ the fake President is hiding in a bunker with the lights turned out .

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Even as thousands of people protest against him in the park across the street, and fires have broken out within the park, Donald Trump is reportedly hiding in an underground bunker beneath the White House. He’s had nothing to say tonight, not on Twitter and not to the cameras.
Now the exterior flood lights on the White House, which typically remain on all night, have been turned off:
Lights that usually illuminate exterior of the WH have been turned off. pic.twitter.com/mHfUEhT4Xd — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) June 1, 2020
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There’s no way to know if this measure is being made by a security detail, or if Donald Trump ordered that the lights be turned off. Either way, the symbolism couldn’t be more fitting. America is burning, and the fake President is hiding in a bunker with the lights turned out.
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palmerreport--2020-06-01--Donald Trump is having a terrible night, and the Lincoln Project just made it even worse for him

Donald Trump is having an absolutely terrible night .
He ’ s apparently hiding in an underground bunker tonight as @ @ @ @ @ him outside the White House .
He ’ s saying nothing , providing no leadership @ @ @ @ @ is falling apart in real time .
Now the Lincoln Project , the anti-Trump republican @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s night even worse .
The new TV ad flat out states that @ @ @ @ @ choosing America or Trump ( if the video below won ’ t load on your @ @ @ @ @ ) : No patriotic American should brandish or proudly celebrate the iconography of a rebellion @ @ @ @ @ , the loss of more than 620,000 American lives , and the continued subjugation of @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump is having an absolutely terrible night. He’s apparently hiding in an underground bunker tonight as thousands of people protest against him outside the White House. He’s saying nothing, providing no leadership, and his failed presidency is falling apart in real time.
Now the Lincoln Project, the anti-Trump republican group, has made Donald Trump’s night even worse. The new TV ad flat out states that this is a time for choosing America or Trump (if the video below won’t load on your device, go here instead):
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No patriotic American should brandish or proudly celebrate the iconography of a rebellion that resulted in tremendous devastation, the loss of more than 620,000 American lives, and the continued subjugation of Black America. pic.twitter.com/wc0VxVOrxA — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 1, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-01--Fire rages outside White House as Donald Trump runs and hides

Tonight we all learned that Donald Trump has indeed been hiding in an underground bunker beneath the White House at certain points during this weekend , due to the protesters across the street in Lafayette Park .
It ’ s not yet clear if he ’ s back in the underground bunker tonight , but the protests outside the White House are getting more fierce by the minute .
As can be seen on the live broadcasts on CNN and MSNBC , a major structure in Lafayette Park is now on fire , just outside the White House .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flash bangs to try to disperse the crowd of protesters .
Meanwhile Donald Trump has nothing to say to the nation tonight , having merely tweeted “ FAKE NEWS !
” two hours ago before going silent .
Is he in the basement ?
Is he hiding under his bed ?
Is he passed out ?
Either way , he ’ s hiding from the public , and hiding from his duties .
This is pathetic .
Meanwhile Joe Biden went out and met with protesters today , and they embraced him eagerly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more clear tonight .

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Tonight we all learned that Donald Trump has indeed been hiding in an underground bunker beneath the White House at certain points during this weekend, due to the protesters across the street in Lafayette Park. It’s not yet clear if he’s back in the underground bunker tonight, but the protests outside the White House are getting more fierce by the minute.
As can be seen on the live broadcasts on CNN and MSNBC, a major structure in Lafayette Park is now on fire, just outside the White House. This comes even as police have begun firing flash bangs to try to disperse the crowd of protesters. Meanwhile Donald Trump has nothing to say to the nation tonight, having merely tweeted “FAKE NEWS!” two hours ago before going silent. Is he in the basement? Is he hiding under his bed? Is he passed out? Either way, he’s hiding from the public, and hiding from his duties. This is pathetic.
Meanwhile Joe Biden went out and met with protesters today, and they embraced him eagerly. The contrast couldn’t be more clear tonight.
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palmerreport--2020-06-01--Hey Donald Trump, who’s hiding in the bunker now?

Over the past forty-eight hours , as Donald Trump has largely hid from public view while providing no leadership and merely posting inflammatory tweets , Palmer Report has quipped that he was either hiding under his bed or hiding under his desk .
Now it turns out Trump was literally in hiding .
Multiple major news outlets are confirming tonight that at one point over the weekend , Donald Trump hid in an underground bunker beneath the White House , because there were some peaceful protesters across the street .
We have no way of knowing for sure if this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by his security detail .
But either way , it ’ s a perfectly on-the-nose turn of events .
Back when the pandemic was at its worst , Joe Biden was quarantining himself in his basement , because it was the responsible thing to do – but Donald Trump spent the entire time lampooning him for it ( even as Trump also remained almost exclusively at home ) .
What ’ s remarkable is that Joe Biden ventured out today – complete with a mask – to speak with protesters in Delaware .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is so afraid of the protesters , he ’ s been literally hiding underground .

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Over the past forty-eight hours, as Donald Trump has largely hid from public view while providing no leadership and merely posting inflammatory tweets, Palmer Report has quipped that he was either hiding under his bed or hiding under his desk. Now it turns out Trump was literally in hiding.
Multiple major news outlets are confirming tonight that at one point over the weekend, Donald Trump hid in an underground bunker beneath the White House, because there were some peaceful protesters across the street. We have no way of knowing for sure if this decision was made by Trump himself or by his security detail. But either way, it’s a perfectly on-the-nose turn of events.
Back when the pandemic was at its worst, Joe Biden was quarantining himself in his basement, because it was the responsible thing to do – but Donald Trump spent the entire time lampooning him for it (even as Trump also remained almost exclusively at home).
What’s remarkable is that Joe Biden ventured out today – complete with a mask – to speak with protesters in Delaware. They eagerly embraced him. Yet Donald Trump is so afraid of the protesters, he’s been literally hiding underground.
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palmerreport--2020-06-02--President Obama comes out swinging after Donald Trump’s insane speech

Donald Trump stepped into the White House Rose Garden and threatened to send U.S. military troops to murder Americans in @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t actually do this , because even the Insurrection Act states that governors @ @ @ @ @ send troops .
But even Trump ’ s bluff was enough to send chills down @ @ @ @ @ American , because it ’ s more clear than ever that Trump isn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ Trump finished speaking , President Obama came out swinging .
He tweeted the words of @ @ @ @ @ Terrence Floyd : “ Let ’ s do this another way .
Let ’ s @ @ @ @ @ ’ t matter and vote .
Not just for the president…educate yourself and know who @ @ @ @ @ .
And that ’ s how we ’ re going to hit ’ em.
” @ @ @ @ @ Obama is reminding us that there is only one true way out of this nightmare @ @ @ @ @ of office in record numbers .

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Donald Trump stepped into the White House Rose Garden and threatened to send U.S. military troops to murder Americans in their own streets. He can’t actually do this, because even the Insurrection Act states that governors must ask the president to send troops. But even Trump’s bluff was enough to send chills down the spine of every reasonable American, because it’s more clear than ever that Trump isn’t an American.
Moments after Trump finished speaking, President Obama came out swinging. He tweeted the words of George Floyd’s brother Terrence Floyd: “Let’s do this another way. Let’s stop thinking our voice don’t matter and vote. Not just for the president…educate yourself and know who you’re voting for. And that’s how we’re going to hit ’em.”
In so doing, President Obama is reminding us that there is only one true way out of this nightmare: voting Donald Trump out of office in record numbers.
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palmerreport--2020-06-01--Martial law? Go ahead, Donald Trump, try it!

Donald Trump , with his presidency failing , and his political muscle having been reduced to nearly zero , and his ego bruised after being mocked for hiding from peaceful protesters in an underground bunker , is now trying out the strongman routine .
Things are about to get very , very , ugly .
The trouble for Trump : he ’ s not within a million miles of having the muscle to pull it off .
When you look past the bluster that Trump displayed in the Rose Garden today and you look strictly at his words , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump merely urged the governors to employ the National Guard , and he made vague threats to send in the U.S. military if he doesn ’ t get his way .
Yes , Trump reportedly invoked the Insurrection Act , but even that only allows him to send in the military if a governor asks for it .
The majority of governors won ’ t take him up on it .
So no , this isn ’ t “ martial law , ” even as that term trends on Twitter .
It isn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What we ’ re seeing is a crippled weakling president , who knows he ’ s just about finished , trying to beat his chest and create the appearance that he ’ s a strongman .
Make no mistake : things are going to get even worse in America as a result of Donald Trump ’ s press conference .
But this doesn ’ t mean he ’ s now somehow magically winning , or in charge .
Trump ’ s fate will continue to be 100 % determined by his approval rating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep getting worse .
Trump is on track to lose the election badly and rot in prison .
If he wants to try some kind of phony martial law gambit , it ’ ll only help ensure he loses by an even bigger margin .

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Donald Trump, with his presidency failing, and his political muscle having been reduced to nearly zero, and his ego bruised after being mocked for hiding from peaceful protesters in an underground bunker, is now trying out the strongman routine. Things are about to get very, very, ugly. The trouble for Trump: he’s not within a million miles of having the muscle to pull it off.
When you look past the bluster that Trump displayed in the Rose Garden today and you look strictly at his words, he hasn’t actually done anything. Trump merely urged the governors to employ the National Guard, and he made vague threats to send in the U.S. military if he doesn’t get his way. Yes, Trump reportedly invoked the Insurrection Act, but even that only allows him to send in the military if a governor asks for it. The majority of governors won’t take him up on it.
So no, this isn’t “martial law,” even as that term trends on Twitter. It isn’t anything like martial law. What we’re seeing is a crippled weakling president, who knows he’s just about finished, trying to beat his chest and create the appearance that he’s a strongman.
Make no mistake: things are going to get even worse in America as a result of Donald Trump’s press conference. But this doesn’t mean he’s now somehow magically winning, or in charge. Trump’s fate will continue to be 100% determined by his approval rating and his poll numbers, and they keep getting worse. Trump is on track to lose the election badly and rot in prison. If he wants to try some kind of phony martial law gambit, it’ll only help ensure he loses by an even bigger margin.
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palmerreport--2020-06-01--Donald Trump’s Rose Garden press conference is a violence-themed disaster

Over the weekend , Donald Trump hid in an underground bunker and turned out the White House lights , cowering even as thousands of Americans peacefully protested against him in the park across the street .
Now that Trump is being accurately branded a coward by all sides , he ’ s decided to flex his nonexistent muscles by recklessly holding a press conference outside the White House .
It ’ s already off to a disastrous start .
Trump started off by playing up “ Second Amendment rights , ” because he ’ s clearly trying to make sure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ s sending “ thousands ” of unspecified personnel to the cities , while merely threatening to illegally send the military to carry out law enforcement duties .
In other words , Trump didn ’ t actually announce any real action .
His “ press conference ” today was merely an attempt at ratcheting up the the tension by threatening to carry out violence against Americans .
He ’ s a small , fading , crippled , powerless man who is going to prison after he loses the election .
His @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him from that fate .
He ’ s just trying to cause as much trouble as he can on his way down .
And why not ?
He ’ s already going to prison for the rest of his life .

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Over the weekend, Donald Trump hid in an underground bunker and turned out the White House lights, cowering even as thousands of Americans peacefully protested against him in the park across the street. Now that Trump is being accurately branded a coward by all sides, he’s decided to flex his nonexistent muscles by recklessly holding a press conference outside the White House. It’s already off to a disastrous start.
Trump started off by playing up “Second Amendment rights,” because he’s clearly trying to make sure the violence escalates. He also announced that he’s sending “thousands” of unspecified personnel to the cities, while merely threatening to illegally send the military to carry out law enforcement duties.
In other words, Trump didn’t actually announce any real action. His “press conference” today was merely an attempt at ratcheting up the the tension by threatening to carry out violence against Americans. He’s a small, fading, crippled, powerless man who is going to prison after he loses the election. His violence-themed antics today won’t save him from that fate. He’s just trying to cause as much trouble as he can on his way down. And why not? He’s already going to prison for the rest of his life.
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palmerreport--2020-06-01--Even some of Donald Trump’s most prominent supporters are turning against him as he hides like a cow

Even some of Donald Trump’s most prominent supporters are turning against him as he hides like a coward

The popular theory all along was that Donald Trump ’ s base wouldn ’ t abandon him no matter what .
Of course , the poll numbers show that over the past few months he ’ s lost a chunk of supporters who were never part of his base .
But what about his true believers ?
Some of them are willing to go down with the ship – but others clearly aren ’ t .
For instance Mike Cernovich , best known for the pizzagate lunatic conspiracy theory , tweeted this last night : “ Does Trump have dementia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fat ass right now isn ’ t the right move.
” To be clear , Cernovich wants Trump to take deranged steps against protesters , so he ’ s definitely on the wrong side of all this .
But with Trump hiding in a bunker and refusing to do anything , some of his biggest cheerleaders are outraged that he ’ s seemingly given up altogether .
Then there ’ s Ann Coulter , who tweeted last night that Trump must be in his underground bunker hunting for new leads in the Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turned against Trump entirely , and she ’ s now using him as a daily punching bag .
Again , she ’ s still very much on the wrong side of things , but she ’ s now trying to convince the far-right that Trump is a weakling who failed them .
Even lunatic Pat Robertson says Trump has been too distracted by the rocket launch to provide leadership .
Again , none of these people are suddenly on the correct side of things .
Rather , they ’ re simply turning against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being too weak , cowardly , and distracted .
They still want to be rooting for him , but they ’ re too discouraged by his failure .
If people like this stay home on election day instead of voting for Trump , it ’ ll sink his chances .

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The popular theory all along was that Donald Trump’s base wouldn’t abandon him no matter what. Of course, the poll numbers show that over the past few months he’s lost a chunk of supporters who were never part of his base. But what about his true believers? Some of them are willing to go down with the ship – but others clearly aren’t.
For instance Mike Cernovich, best known for the pizzagate lunatic conspiracy theory, tweeted this last night: “Does Trump have dementia or something? Because sitting on his fat ass right now isn’t the right move.” To be clear, Cernovich wants Trump to take deranged steps against protesters, so he’s definitely on the wrong side of all this. But with Trump hiding in a bunker and refusing to do anything, some of his biggest cheerleaders are outraged that he’s seemingly given up altogether.
Then there’s Ann Coulter, who tweeted last night that Trump must be in his underground bunker hunting for new leads in the Joe Scarborough murder conspiracy. She’s turned against Trump entirely, and she’s now using him as a daily punching bag. Again, she’s still very much on the wrong side of things, but she’s now trying to convince the far-right that Trump is a weakling who failed them. Even lunatic Pat Robertson says Trump has been too distracted by the rocket launch to provide leadership.
Again, none of these people are suddenly on the correct side of things. Rather, they’re simply turning against Donald Trump because they perceive him as being too weak, cowardly, and distracted. They still want to be rooting for him, but they’re too discouraged by his failure. If people like this stay home on election day instead of voting for Trump, it’ll sink his chances.
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palmerreport--2020-06-01--Donald Trump, man of blood

Donald Trump, man of blood

If I thought along such lines , I would suspect there is an evil , supernatural Dark Force alive in the world that wants to keep Donald Trump in power , even though Trump isn ’ t smart enough to take advantage of its gifts .
Trump could have used the COVID-19 pandemic to turn his presidency around by cynically posing as a compassionate leader .
Having blown that to an extent I would not have thought possible , even for Trump , this fictional Dark Force of mine has presented Trump with this latest opportunity in the form of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is blowing that , too , it would appear .
Not so fast , our fictional Beelzubub might perhaps be thinking , maybe Trump is on to something .
After observing 30 seconds of amateur remorse for the death of George Floyd , Trump has turned to the one thing he loves more than anything else , inciting hatred .
That incitement comes in the form of those martial sentiments disguised as patriotism that Trump and his followers know so well .
Flags , guns and streets running with blood — that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what they love .
But no , even in this Trump has blown it .
Trump has made it clear that he can ’ t incite convincing hatred for very long .
For one thing , he ’ s fallen back on Antifa , the fading nemesis of the alt-right .
Trump claims that Antifa has spread like a dark pool of blood across the United States and is doing the violent , dirty work for the protesters who march against the killing of George Floyd .
Unfortunately for Trump there is no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less brain dead acolytes of the alt-right know this already .
This latest Antifa conspiracy narrative is dead on arrival .
Antifa , in case you missed it , was for a time the bete noir of the alt-right conspiracy theory loonies , loonies who believed ( or claimed to believe ) it to be an underground , left wing terrorist organization , possibly funded by the Deep State .
That narrative faded from view as actual evidence for such an organization failed to materialize .
What is Antifa really ?
It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the word .
The European flavor of the movement was founded in the 1920s as a group dedicated to resisting Benito Mussolini ’ s fascism .
They soon incorporated Adolf Hitler ’ s rising fascism into their remit .
The modern American Antifa offshoot movement began in the 1980s with a group called Anti-Racist Action .
Its principal remit was to resist and confront neo-Nazis .
While some of them promoted the use of violence the overwhelming majority were nonviolent .
That the name itself is a portmanteau for “ Anti Fascism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their tracks from trying to co-opt it as a left wing fringe group and represent it as a bad thing .
But the fact remains , Trump to the contrary , it is not a terrorist organization and , as such , can not be officially declared one .
But that didn ’ t stop Trump from artlessly declaring on Twitter Sunday night : I could not resist a refutation from my recently activated twitter account ( @ RAHarrington ) : We have been very lucky in one way .
If Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exploited the current situation into a full blown civil or race war .
As it is he instead constantly reminds us he ’ s an impotent fool .
Trump has no remedy in law against Antifa , whether it exists or not .
For one thing he runs smack into this bothersome thing that keeps tripping him up : the First Amendment to the Constitution .
If the evangelicals are correct and there really is such a thing as Satan , then he ’ s as stupid and incompetent as Donald Trump .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the last fifty years warning us about the Antichrist , then turning around and electing him president of the United States .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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If I thought along such lines, I would suspect there is an evil, supernatural Dark Force alive in the world that wants to keep Donald Trump in power, even though Trump isn’t smart enough to take advantage of its gifts. Trump could have used the COVID-19 pandemic to turn his presidency around by cynically posing as a compassionate leader. Having blown that to an extent I would not have thought possible, even for Trump, this fictional Dark Force of mine has presented Trump with this latest opportunity in the form of the ghastly murder of George Floyd. Trump is blowing that, too, it would appear.
Not so fast, our fictional Beelzubub might perhaps be thinking, maybe Trump is on to something. After observing 30 seconds of amateur remorse for the death of George Floyd, Trump has turned to the one thing he loves more than anything else, inciting hatred. That incitement comes in the form of those martial sentiments disguised as patriotism that Trump and his followers know so well. Flags, guns and streets running with blood — that, more than anything else, is what they love.
But no, even in this Trump has blown it. Trump has made it clear that he can’t incite convincing hatred for very long. For one thing, he’s fallen back on Antifa, the fading nemesis of the alt-right. Trump claims that Antifa has spread like a dark pool of blood across the United States and is doing the violent, dirty work for the protesters who march against the killing of George Floyd. Unfortunately for Trump there is no “there” there, and the less brain dead acolytes of the alt-right know this already. This latest Antifa conspiracy narrative is dead on arrival.
Antifa, in case you missed it, was for a time the bete noir of the alt-right conspiracy theory loonies, loonies who believed (or claimed to believe) it to be an underground, left wing terrorist organization, possibly funded by the Deep State. That narrative faded from view as actual evidence for such an organization failed to materialize.
What is Antifa really? It is a movement, in the loosest sense of the word. The European flavor of the movement was founded in the 1920s as a group dedicated to resisting Benito Mussolini’s fascism. They soon incorporated Adolf Hitler’s rising fascism into their remit. The modern American Antifa offshoot movement began in the 1980s with a group called Anti-Racist Action. Its principal remit was to resist and confront neo-Nazis. While some of them promoted the use of violence the overwhelming majority were nonviolent.
That the name itself is a portmanteau for “Anti Fascism” ought to stop smarter people dead in their tracks from trying to co-opt it as a left wing fringe group and represent it as a bad thing. But the fact remains, Trump to the contrary, it is not a terrorist organization and, as such, cannot be officially declared one.
But that didn’t stop Trump from artlessly declaring on Twitter Sunday night:
The United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a terrorist organization.
I could not resist a refutation from my recently activated twitter account (@RAHarrington):
ANTIFA isn’t a group. Hezbollah, Isis, al Qaeda — those are groups, and they are worthy of the name “terrorist.” ANTIFA is an anti-fascist movement. Designating it a terrorist group is like designating the Me Too movement a terrorist group. You twit. @realDonaldTrump
We have been very lucky in one way. If Trump were smart and energetic he could have exploited the current situation into a full blown civil or race war. As it is he instead constantly reminds us he’s an impotent fool. Trump has no remedy in law against Antifa, whether it exists or not. For one thing he runs smack into this bothersome thing that keeps tripping him up: the First Amendment to the Constitution.
If the evangelicals are correct and there really is such a thing as Satan, then he’s as stupid and incompetent as Donald Trump. And so are they, for spending the last fifty years warning us about the Antichrist, then turning around and electing him president of the United States. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-01--Donald Trump gets dunked on by San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich

Last week Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr condemned Donald Trump for his antics , calling him a “ psychopath.
” Now , San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is adding his voice to the fray , calling Trump “ deranged ” and asserting that Trump has no brain .
Popovich said this to The Nation last night : “ If Trump had a brain , even if it was 99 percent cynical , he would come out and say something to unify people .
But he doesn ’ t care about bringing people together .
Even now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is .
It ’ s all about him .
It ’ s all about what benefits him personally .
It ’ s never about the greater good.
” Popovich and Kerr have criticized Donald Trump before .
But at this point they ’ re not remotely holding back .
It ’ s a microcosm for how the nation at large now feels .
Protesters are in the streets , and outside the White House , to protest racism in general , police brutality in particular , and the role that Trump has played @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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Last week Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr condemned Donald Trump for his antics, calling him a “psychopath.” Now, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is adding his voice to the fray, calling Trump “deranged” and asserting that Trump has no brain.
Popovich said this to The Nation last night: “If Trump had a brain, even if it was 99 percent cynical, he would come out and say something to unify people. But he doesn’t care about bringing people together. Even now. That’s how deranged he is. It’s all about him. It’s all about what benefits him personally. It’s never about the greater good.”
Popovich and Kerr have criticized Donald Trump before. But at this point they’re not remotely holding back. It’s a microcosm for how the nation at large now feels. Protesters are in the streets, and outside the White House, to protest racism in general, police brutality in particular, and the role that Trump has played in making to all a lot worse.
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palmerreport--2020-06-01--Donald Trump has psychotic meltdown during conference call with the governors

To give you an idea of how frantic and panicked Donald Trump is about growing civil unrest and the collapse of his presidency , he spent part of the weekend hiding in an underground bunker with the White House lights turned off , in what will forever be a fitting symbol of his cowardly failed tenure .
Today Trump held a conference call with the governors , and revealed just how severe his psychotic breakdown is .
Trump called the governors “ fools ” today and told them that “ most of you are weak , ” according to multiple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the phone call reveals that Trump ’ s tone of voice was one of desperation and exasperation .
It ’ s clear that Trump is worried that the worsening civil tensions are going to finish off what little is left of his presidency , with his poll numbers continuing to get uglier as this mess goes on .
Throw in the fact that he ’ s been hiding in the basement with the lights out and hoping everyone forgets he ’ s still the President , it ’ s clear that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ phone call reveals that Donald Trump has no idea how to turn things around for himself , and no expectation that any of it is going to go his way .
If there was something he thought he could convince the governors to do differently , he ’ d have taken a very different approach today instead of merely whining at them .
Trump is out of ideas , out of options , and in five months he ’ ll be out of time .

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To give you an idea of how frantic and panicked Donald Trump is about growing civil unrest and the collapse of his presidency, he spent part of the weekend hiding in an underground bunker with the White House lights turned off, in what will forever be a fitting symbol of his cowardly failed tenure. Today Trump held a conference call with the governors, and revealed just how severe his psychotic breakdown is.
Trump called the governors “fools” today and told them that “most of you are weak,” according to multiple major news outlets. Leaked audio from the phone call reveals that Trump’s tone of voice was one of desperation and exasperation.
It’s clear that Trump is worried that the worsening civil tensions are going to finish off what little is left of his presidency, with his poll numbers continuing to get uglier as this mess goes on. Throw in the fact that he’s been hiding in the basement with the lights out and hoping everyone forgets he’s still the President, it’s clear that he’s fully rattled.
Moreover, this phone call reveals that Donald Trump has no idea how to turn things around for himself, and no expectation that any of it is going to go his way. If there was something he thought he could convince the governors to do differently, he’d have taken a very different approach today instead of merely whining at them. Trump is out of ideas, out of options, and in five months he’ll be out of time.
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palmerreport--2020-06-01--P!nk slams Donald Trump, vows to help take him down

When it comes to getting ripped to pieces by famous musicians , Donald Trump has had something of a banner @ @ @ @ @ with Taylor Swift vowing to help vote him out of office .
Then last night @ @ @ @ @ Axl Rose called Trump “ repulsive.
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nk is vowing @ @ @ @ @ .
After Donald Trump idiotically yelled out “ LAW & ORDER !
” in the @ @ @ @ @ , P !
nk fired back accordingly : You ’ re a coward and a @ @ @ @ @ else you ’ ve ever attempted in your life , A COMPLETE AND UTTER FAILURE @ @ @ @ @ wait to vote you out in November .
Maybe you ’ ll see the results @ @ @ @ @ : //t.co/YL12ogOsfD

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When it comes to getting ripped to pieces by famous musicians, Donald Trump has had something of a banner week. It started off with Taylor Swift vowing to help vote him out of office. Then last night Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose called Trump “repulsive.” Now pop singer P!nk is vowing to help take Trump down.
After Donald Trump idiotically yelled out “LAW & ORDER!” in the midst of growing civil unrest, P!nk fired back accordingly:
You’re a coward and a racist and just like everything else you’ve ever attempted in your life, A COMPLETE AND UTTER FAILURE. I can’t wait to vote you out in November. Maybe you’ll see the results from your baby bunker https://t.co/YL12ogOsfD — P!nk (@Pink) June 1, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-01--Donald Trump’s war with Twitter keeps getting uglier

Trump ’ s war against Twitter might have destructive implications for other social media platforms , but there ’ s one that Trump very much wants to keep on his good side .
Facebook .
For months , Twitter has been inching towards calling out Trump ’ s tweets when they include misinformation ( which is pretty much always ) .
On May 26 , Twitter finally did it — they labeled one of Trump ’ s tweets as “ potentially misleading.
” Reflexively , Trump signed an executive order aimed at “ preventing online censorship , ” but actually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As NPR and the New Yorker note , experts say this is mostly just political theater and probably will not adversely affect the companies it targets , but it is nevertheless absurd , infantile , and worthy of derision .
Quick to come out and say that Facebook wouldn ’ t be following in Twitter ’ s footsteps was Mark Zuckerberg , on Fox News no less .
Zuckerberg ’ s bizarre obsession with being a techno-anarchist and Trump ’ s Facebook propaganda machine are a dangerous combination .
Zuckerberg doesn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in coming out to Fox News about his disinterest in targeting misinformation , he effectively went up to Trump and told him face-to-face that he ’ s safe .
Zuckerberg said it in no uncertain terms : “ I just believe strongly that Facebook shouldn ’ t be the arbiter of truth.
” But despite Zuckerberg ’ s kowtowing to Trump , Twitter doubled down .
On Friday , Twitter labeled one of Trump ’ s tweets as “ glorifying violence , ” which it very much did .
In his tweet , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the shooting starts ” and threatened to send in the National Guard to control protests that have erupted in the wake of black American George Floyd ’ s murder at the hands of Minneapolis police .
What does all this mean for Trump and his relationship with Twitter and Facebook ?
Well , it looks like it ’ s going to make the 2020 election interesting .
Conservatives have already slammed Twitter for censoring Trump ’ s “ free speech ” ( read : hate speech and inciteful speech ) .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump get away with eroding the truth any longer , and Trump might sever ties with the brand if it keeps neutering his bullshit proclamations .
Facebook , on the other hand , is quite different .
Trump does well on Facebook .
He buys many enormous numbers of ads on Facebook .
This executive order , while probably toothless , flexes power that Zuckerberg wants to avoid .
His interest is in keeping Facebook as profitable as possible , which means taking as much of Trump ’ s money as possible .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Facebook loses money , and without Facebook , Trump loses a propaganda outlet .
In sum : Expect to see escalations in Trump ’ s new social media assault and expect the consequences to transcend US borders .
After all , election meddling is the new fad in town .

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Trump’s war against Twitter might have destructive implications for other social media platforms, but there’s one that Trump very much wants to keep on his good side. Facebook.
For months, Twitter has been inching towards calling out Trump’s tweets when they include misinformation (which is pretty much always). On May 26, Twitter finally did it — they labeled one of Trump’s tweets as “potentially misleading.” Reflexively, Trump signed an executive order aimed at “preventing online censorship,” but actually limited legal protections for social media companies. As NPR and the New Yorker note, experts say this is mostly just political theater and probably will not adversely affect the companies it targets, but it is nevertheless absurd, infantile, and worthy of derision.
Quick to come out and say that Facebook wouldn’t be following in Twitter’s footsteps was Mark Zuckerberg, on Fox News no less. Zuckerberg’s bizarre obsession with being a techno-anarchist and Trump’s Facebook propaganda machine are a dangerous combination. Zuckerberg doesn’t care about the consequences, and in coming out to Fox News about his disinterest in targeting misinformation, he effectively went up to Trump and told him face-to-face that he’s safe. Zuckerberg said it in no uncertain terms: “I just believe strongly that Facebook shouldn’t be the arbiter of truth.”
But despite Zuckerberg’s kowtowing to Trump, Twitter doubled down. On Friday, Twitter labeled one of Trump’s tweets as “glorifying violence,” which it very much did. In his tweet, Trump said “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” and threatened to send in the National Guard to control protests that have erupted in the wake of black American George Floyd’s murder at the hands of Minneapolis police.
What does all this mean for Trump and his relationship with Twitter and Facebook? Well, it looks like it’s going to make the 2020 election interesting. Conservatives have already slammed Twitter for censoring Trump’s “free speech” (read: hate speech and inciteful speech). It looks like Twitter won’t let Trump get away with eroding the truth any longer, and Trump might sever ties with the brand if it keeps neutering his bullshit proclamations.
Facebook, on the other hand, is quite different. Trump does well on Facebook. He buys many enormous numbers of ads on Facebook. This executive order, while probably toothless, flexes power that Zuckerberg wants to avoid. His interest is in keeping Facebook as profitable as possible, which means taking as much of Trump’s money as possible. They need each other. Without Trump, Facebook loses money, and without Facebook, Trump loses a propaganda outlet.
In sum: Expect to see escalations in Trump’s new social media assault and expect the consequences to transcend US borders. After all, election meddling is the new fad in town.
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palmerreport--2020-06-01--The gap just got even bigger

The gap just got even bigger

Joe Biden has written a beautiful piece for Medium called “ We are a nation furious at injustice.
” This is the discussion that a nation in turmoil needs , not having the flames fanned to burn even higher .
That behavior is what “ president ” Donald Trump lives for , and his supporters love it .
While Trump continues to make things worse with his non-action and inflammatory tweets , Biden gives us a message of hope .
In fact , hope seems to be coming from all sides .
Instead of donning himself in combat gear and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ County Sheriff Chris Swanson joined them .
Swanson told the crowd that he and the other police officers with him “ love you .
You tell us what you need to do ” and suggested that instead of a protest , they have a parade .
The crowd began chanting “ walk with us , ” and off they went .
This was a beautiful moment created by an officer who knew how to handle the situation .
This is how we acknowledge the pain surrounding these senseless murders and find a way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hope came courtesy of former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich , who believes we have heard the final nail in the coffin of the Trump “ presidency.
” He wrote a piece for the Guardian called “ Fire , pestilence and a country at war with itself : The Trump presidency is over.
” This quote says it all : “ A pandemic unabated , an economy in meltdown , cities in chaos over police killing .
All our supposed leader does is tweet.
” Trump has checked out .
As has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” when the going gets tough , Trump plays golf .
Yet , he believes he deserves a second term .
Only if that term is spent in hell—the same hell that we have been living these past three and a half years .
If we can just hang onto our hope , things are going to change .
Biden has widened his lead over Trump to ten points nationwide in one new poll , further confirming his current lead in every major poll .
The bad news is that Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Look , it does not matter if Biden was your first choice .
What matters is getting the insolent child out of our White House .
The differences between Biden and Trump are stark .
According to CNN , George Floyd ’ s brother Philonise Floyd said that when Trump called , he would not even allow him to speak .
Joe Biden ’ s call was completely different .
Floyd said that he “ poured his heart out ” to Biden , asking for justice for his brother .
When asked about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ I was trying to talk to him , but he just kept , like , pushing me off , like ‘ I don ’ t want to hear what you ’ re talking about.
’ ” Typical Trump .
Likely , he found some way to make the conversation about himself .
If Joe Biden the man fails to get you excited , then think about “ president ” Trump and what he brings to our world : chaos .
The only thing that can start both healing and change is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House .

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Joe Biden has written a beautiful piece for Medium called “We are a nation furious at injustice.” This is the discussion that a nation in turmoil needs, not having the flames fanned to burn even higher. That behavior is what “president” Donald Trump lives for, and his supporters love it. While Trump continues to make things worse with his non-action and inflammatory tweets, Biden gives us a message of hope. In fact, hope seems to be coming from all sides.
Instead of donning himself in combat gear and demanding the protestors go home, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson joined them. Swanson told the crowd that he and the other police officers with him “love you. You tell us what you need to do” and suggested that instead of a protest, they have a parade. The crowd began chanting “walk with us,” and off they went. This was a beautiful moment created by an officer who knew how to handle the situation. This is how we acknowledge the pain surrounding these senseless murders and find a way to change things.
Another ray of hope came courtesy of former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, who believes we have heard the final nail in the coffin of the Trump “presidency.” He wrote a piece for the Guardian called “Fire, pestilence and a country at war with itself: The Trump presidency is over.” This quote says it all: “A pandemic unabated, an economy in meltdown, cities in chaos over police killing. All our supposed leader does is tweet.” Trump has checked out. As has been his practice throughout his “presidency,” when the going gets tough, Trump plays golf. Yet, he believes he deserves a second term. Only if that term is spent in hell—the same hell that we have been living these past three and a half years. If we can just hang onto our hope, things are going to change.
Biden has widened his lead over Trump to ten points nationwide in one new poll, further confirming his current lead in every major poll. The bad news is that Trump’s supporters are supposedly more “enthusiastic.” Look, it does not matter if Biden was your first choice. What matters is getting the insolent child out of our White House. The differences between Biden and Trump are stark. According to CNN, George Floyd’s brother Philonise Floyd said that when Trump called, he would not even allow him to speak. Joe Biden’s call was completely different. Floyd said that he “poured his heart out” to Biden, asking for justice for his brother. When asked about his call with Trump, Floyd said, “I was trying to talk to him, but he just kept, like, pushing me off, like ‘I don’t want to hear what you’re talking about.’” Typical Trump. Likely, he found some way to make the conversation about himself.
If Joe Biden the man fails to get you excited, then think about “president” Trump and what he brings to our world: chaos. The only thing that can start both healing and change is getting this man out of the White House.
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palmerreport--2020-06-01--It all just keeps getting stranger

It all just keeps getting stranger

During the final hours of May 2020 , America was literally on fire , the police were murdering people , @ @ @ @ @ , and failed “ President ” Donald Trump was hiding in an underground bunker with @ @ @ @ @ off .
Welcome to June .
If we ’ ve learned anything over the past @ @ @ @ @ that we really have no way of predicting what we ’ ll see over the @ @ @ @ @ May 1st , did anyone have American cities on fire , and Trump cowering in @ @ @ @ @ all we had to deal with was a virus that was killing 100,000 Americans – @ @ @ @ @ Americans .
Donald Trump is the straw that stirs the poison , so it ’ @ @ @ @ @ getting fundamentally better until he ’ s gone from office .
All we can really @ @ @ @ @ the country together and make it to the election – and make sure we run @ @ @ @ @ Biden by as much as possible .

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During the final hours of May 2020, America was literally on fire, the police were murdering people, the plague was still raging, and failed “President” Donald Trump was hiding in an underground bunker with the White House lights turned off. Welcome to June.
If we’ve learned anything over the past month, it’s that we really have no way of predicting what we’ll see over the next month. Back on May 1st, did anyone have American cities on fire, and Trump cowering in a bunker? Back then all we had to deal with was a virus that was killing 100,000 Americans – and still continues to kill Americans.
Donald Trump is the straw that stirs the poison, so it’s difficult to imagine anything getting fundamentally better until he’s gone from office. All we can really do is try to hold the country together and make it to the election – and make sure we run up the score for Joe Biden by as much as possible.
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palmerreport--2020-06-02--Jake Tapper just blew up Donald Trump’s stooge Scott Walker

After spending parts of the weekend hiding in an underground bunker with the lights turned out , Donald Trump finally @ @ @ @ @ and he had the U.S. military attack peaceful protesters so he could have an awkward @ @ @ @ @ a church that didn ’ t want him there .
This was one of the @ @ @ @ @ history of the U.S. presidency , and it may be looked back upon as effectively @ @ @ @ @ ’ s presidency .
But Trump ’ s remaining stooges defended his treasonous stunt more @ @ @ @ @ former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker , who declared on Twitter that “ Hard to imagine @ @ @ @ @ the guts to walk out of the White House like this.
” Scott Walker promptly @ @ @ @ @ three times as many negative comments as likes .
As everyone piled on , CNN @ @ @ @ @ have summed it up best : “ Ike was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary @ @ @ @ @ and Bush Sr were war heroes during WWII .
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After spending parts of the weekend hiding in an underground bunker with the lights turned out, Donald Trump finally emerged from hiding today – and he had the U.S. military attack peaceful protesters so he could have an awkward photo op in front of a church that didn’t want him there.
This was one of the absolute low points in the history of the U.S. presidency, and it may be looked back upon as effectively the end of Donald Trump’s presidency. But Trump’s remaining stooges defended his treasonous stunt more loudly than ever, including former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, who declared on Twitter that “Hard to imagine any other @POTUS having the guts to walk out of the White House like this.”
Scott Walker promptly got ratioed, with roughly three times as many negative comments as likes. As everyone piled on, CNN’s Jake Tapper may have summed it up best: “Ike was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe and JFK and Bush Sr were war heroes during WWII.”
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palmerreport--2020-06-02--Congressman calls on U.S. military to defy Donald Trump’s illegal orders

Because Donald Trump is a deranged and mentally unstable criminal , there has always been the question of what would happen if he ordered the U.S. military to begin killing the American people .
Unfortunately we ’ re now a lot closer to getting that answer .
Trump has ordered the U.S. military to begin attacking peaceful protesters in Washington DC , the only place in the nation he can give such an order , because there ’ s no governor to override him .
But troops aren ’ t required to follow a plainly illegal order .
This brings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who is a Marine Corps veteran in his own right .
Moulton tweeted this on Monday night : We are a nation founded in dissent , birthed in freedom , committed to equality , and yet regularly reminded that we struggle to achieve all three .
The President has made it clear that the fight for these Constitutional principles is a fight against himself .
We must therefore , with every ounce of conviction , every commitment to peace , and every glimmer of hope , join in lawful protest to overcome @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to abuse the military as a tyrant would do—to stifle dissent , suppress freedom , & cement inequality—then I call on all our proud young men & women in uniform , as a veteran & a patriot , to lay down your arms , uphold your oath , & join this new march for freedom .
Be on the right side of history : the side of patriots , of our Constitution , of our flag , and of our freedom .
The key words here are “ lay down your arms.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ military to defy any illegal orders that Donald Trump gives them .
We ’ ve always suspected that this is what will happen if it ever comes to it .
Hopefully we don ’ t have to find out – but with the way Trump is going , we could end up finding out rather soon .

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Because Donald Trump is a deranged and mentally unstable criminal, there has always been the question of what would happen if he ordered the U.S. military to begin killing the American people. Unfortunately we’re now a lot closer to getting that answer.
Trump has ordered the U.S. military to begin attacking peaceful protesters in Washington DC, the only place in the nation he can give such an order, because there’s no governor to override him. But troops aren’t required to follow a plainly illegal order. This brings us to current Democratic Congressman Seth Moulton, who is a Marine Corps veteran in his own right. Moulton tweeted this on Monday night:
We are a nation founded in dissent, birthed in freedom, committed to equality, and yet regularly reminded that we struggle to achieve all three. The President has made it clear that the fight for these Constitutional principles is a fight against himself. We must therefore, with every ounce of conviction, every commitment to peace, and every glimmer of hope, join in lawful protest to overcome his tyranny. And if he chooses to abuse the military as a tyrant would do—to stifle dissent, suppress freedom, & cement inequality—then I call on all our proud young men & women in uniform, as a veteran & a patriot, to lay down your arms, uphold your oath, & join this new march for freedom. Be on the right side of history: the side of patriots, of our Constitution, of our flag, and of our freedom.
The key words here are “lay down your arms.” Congressman Moulton is calling on the U.S. military to defy any illegal orders that Donald Trump gives them. We’ve always suspected that this is what will happen if it ever comes to it. Hopefully we don’t have to find out – but with the way Trump is going, we could end up finding out rather soon.
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palmerreport--2020-06-02--#DicklessRapist hashtag takes over Twitter as everyone hammers Donald Trump

Donald Trump declared war against the United States tonight , literally , by sending the U.S. military to attack peaceful protesters outside the White House , all so he could pose for a disingenuous photo op outside a church .
Everyone from the New York Attorney General to the head of the Episcopal Church has condemned Trump for his actions , and Washington DC has dissolved into a war zone tonight .
Meanwhile back on Twitter , some people are fighting back against Trump in the only way they know how .
The secretive group Anonymous , or whatever unknown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anonymous right now , decided to begin pushing the ridiculous hashtag # DicklessRapist on Twitter just to try to get under Donald Trump ’ s skin .
Anonymous is a mixed bag in general , and the hashtag is pretty vulgar , but it did provide an opportunity to reveal just how angry and outraged Americans are at Trump right now .
Within a few minutes , the # DicklessRapist hashtag was trending atop Twitter , as everyone took the opportunity to condemn Donald Trump for being a serial sexual assaulter , among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just one of those nights .

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Donald Trump declared war against the United States tonight, literally, by sending the U.S. military to attack peaceful protesters outside the White House, all so he could pose for a disingenuous photo op outside a church. Everyone from the New York Attorney General to the head of the Episcopal Church has condemned Trump for his actions, and Washington DC has dissolved into a war zone tonight. Meanwhile back on Twitter, some people are fighting back against Trump in the only way they know how.
The secretive group Anonymous, or whatever unknown entity might currently be purporting to be Anonymous right now, decided to begin pushing the ridiculous hashtag #DicklessRapist on Twitter just to try to get under Donald Trump’s skin. Anonymous is a mixed bag in general, and the hashtag is pretty vulgar, but it did provide an opportunity to reveal just how angry and outraged Americans are at Trump right now.
Within a few minutes, the #DicklessRapist hashtag was trending atop Twitter, as everyone took the opportunity to condemn Donald Trump for being a serial sexual assaulter, among other awful things. It’s just one of those nights.
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palmerreport--2020-06-02--Washington DC is an absolute war zone tonight

Donald Trump can ’ t invoke the Insurrection Act in any state without the approval of that state ’ s governor , so his huffing and puffing during his press conference today was mostly just that .
But because Washington DC has no governor , Trump can send the U.S. military to attack protesters near the White House , and that ’ s precisely what ’ s happening tonight .
It ’ s not just that Trump had the military fire tear gas at peaceful protesters outside the White House so that he could do a photo shoot .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ military abuse of force have emerged across the city .
The TV networks are broadcasting footage of helicopters hovering low over protesters to try to force them to disperse , and of personnel firing flashbangs at protesters across DC .
Things have gotten so out of control , nearby Arlington County , Virginia announced on Twitter that it was pulling its officers out of Washington DC , because Donald Trump ’ s antics were putting everyone involved in danger : “ We ordered @ ArlingtonVaPD to immediately leave DC .
Appalled mutual aid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safety for a photo op .
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Donald Trump can’t invoke the Insurrection Act in any state without the approval of that state’s governor, so his huffing and puffing during his press conference today was mostly just that. But because Washington DC has no governor, Trump can send the U.S. military to attack protesters near the White House, and that’s precisely what’s happening tonight.
It’s not just that Trump had the military fire tear gas at peaceful protesters outside the White House so that he could do a photo shoot. It’s that afterward, images of military abuse of force have emerged across the city. The TV networks are broadcasting footage of helicopters hovering low over protesters to try to force them to disperse, and of personnel firing flashbangs at protesters across DC.
Things have gotten so out of control, nearby Arlington County, Virginia announced on Twitter that it was pulling its officers out of Washington DC, because Donald Trump’s antics were putting everyone involved in danger: “We ordered @ArlingtonVaPD to immediately leave DC. Appalled mutual aid agreement abused to endanger their and others safety for a photo op.”
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palmerreport--2020-06-02--Episcopal Church condemns Donald Trump for deranged Bible stunt

Donald Trump had the U.S. military fire tear gas at peaceful protesters outside the White House just to clear them out so he could stand in front of St. John ’ s church and hold a Bible upside down for a photo op .
Not only is he facing sharp criticism and rebuke from all sides , he ’ s now getting slammed by the Bishop who oversees the church in question .
Mariann Budde , the Episcopal Bishop for the District of Columbia , told the media that Donald Trump had no business pulling the stunt , and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Bible , because “ everything he has said and done is to enflame violence.
” Then Bishop Michael Curry , who presides over the Episcopal Church , tweeted this : “ This evening , the President of the United States stood in front of St. John ’ s Episcopal Church , lifted up a bible , and had pictures of himself taken .
In so doing , he used a church building and the Holy Bible for partisan political purposes .
This was done in a time of deep hurt and pain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did nothing to help us or to heal us .
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Donald Trump had the U.S. military fire tear gas at peaceful protesters outside the White House just to clear them out so he could stand in front of St. John’s church and hold a Bible upside down for a photo op. Not only is he facing sharp criticism and rebuke from all sides, he’s now getting slammed by the Bishop who oversees the church in question.
Mariann Budde, the Episcopal Bishop for the District of Columbia, told the media that Donald Trump had no business pulling the stunt, and that in particular he has no business invoking the Bible, because “everything he has said and done is to enflame violence.”
Then Bishop Michael Curry, who presides over the Episcopal Church, tweeted this: “This evening, the President of the United States stood in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church, lifted up a bible, and had pictures of himself taken. In so doing, he used a church building and the Holy Bible for partisan political purposes. This was done in a time of deep hurt and pain in our country, and his action did nothing to help us or to heal us.”
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palmerreport--2020-06-02--Anderson Cooper blurts out “Oh my God” after learning the real reason for Donald Trump’s deranged mi

Anderson Cooper blurts out “Oh my God” after learning the real reason for Donald Trump’s deranged military stunt

This evening Donald Trump had the U.S. military fire tear gas on peaceful protesters outside the White House , so he could give an idiotic speech and then walk across the street and take a photo outside St. John ’ s church .
Now Trump ’ s real motivation is surfacing , and let ’ s just say that it ’ s about as small minded as you might have expected .
While Anderson Cooper was hosting his CNN show tonight , one of his guests reported on air that Trump staged the entire stunt of walking to the church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how he ’ d been mocked for hiding in an underground bunker .
When Cooper heard the news , he blurted out “ Oh my God ” and then added “ We ’ re in trouble.
” Anderson Cooper is speaking for us all .
Donald Trump has virtually no muscle left at this point , and he can ’ t send the military to the states without the approval of the governors , which he doesn ’ t have .
But all that said , Trump is an increasingly unhinged maniac who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even as the nation is barely holding itself together .

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This evening Donald Trump had the U.S. military fire tear gas on peaceful protesters outside the White House, so he could give an idiotic speech and then walk across the street and take a photo outside St. John’s church. Now Trump’s real motivation is surfacing, and let’s just say that it’s about as small minded as you might have expected.
While Anderson Cooper was hosting his CNN show tonight, one of his guests reported on air that Trump staged the entire stunt of walking to the church solely because he didn’t like how he’d been mocked for hiding in an underground bunker. When Cooper heard the news, he blurted out “Oh my God” and then added “We’re in trouble.”
Anderson Cooper is speaking for us all. Donald Trump has virtually no muscle left at this point, and he can’t send the military to the states without the approval of the governors, which he doesn’t have. But all that said, Trump is an increasingly unhinged maniac who’s unraveling in real time, even as the nation is barely holding itself together.
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palmerreport--2020-06-02--New York Attorney General Tish James fights back against Donald Trump’s maniacal dictator push

With his presidency failing and the country falling apart , Donald Trump announced this evening that he ’ s going @ @ @ @ @ to mow down Americans in their own streets .
Trump can ’ t actually do @ @ @ @ @ Act doesn ’ t allow for it without the permission of the governors , which @ @ @ @ @ .
But it ’ s nonetheless incredibly disturbing that Trump would even pretend he ’ @ @ @ @ @ military .
Fortunately , New York Attorney General Tish James is fighting back against Donald @ @ @ @ @ not a dictator & he doesn ’ t have the right to unilaterally deploy U.S. @ @ @ @ @ We will guard the right to peaceful protest & will not hesitate to go to @ @ @ @ @ rights during this time & well into the future .

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With his presidency failing and the country falling apart, Donald Trump announced this evening that he’s going to send the U.S. military to mow down Americans in their own streets. Trump can’t actually do this; even the Insurrection Act doesn’t allow for it without the permission of the governors, which he doesn’t have. But it’s nonetheless incredibly disturbing that Trump would even pretend he’s going to dispatch the military.
Fortunately, New York Attorney General Tish James is fighting back against Donald Trump:
President Trump is not a dictator & he doesn’t have the right to unilaterally deploy U.S. military across American states. We will guard the right to peaceful protest & will not hesitate to go to court to protect our constitutional rights during this time & well into the future. — NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) June 2, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--Are those Blackwater troops patrolling Washington DC right now?

Donald Trump can ’ t send the military to attack protesters in any state without the governor ’ s permission , so instead he ’ s got troops attacking protesters in Washington DC , which has no governor .
The thing is , it ’ s difficult to figure out just who these “ troops ” are on the streets of DC – and the whole thing may be uglier than we thought .
Mother Jones reporter Dan Friedman noted that the “ troops ” stationed around the city are in military-style gear , but they lack any sort of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. military branch , or from the National Guard , or from any police force , they ’ d bear the insignia from that group .
When Friedman asked them who they ’ re with , their answer was the “ Department of Justice.
” To be clear , there ’ s no such thing as a Department of Justice police force or military force .
Instead , this appears to be some kind of private quasi-military contractor hired by the Department of Justice to patrol the streets of Washington DC .
Various @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the troops in the photo posted by Friedman are wearing uniforms that are highly similar to that of Blackwater , the private military contracting firm run by Erik Prince , the brother of Donald Trump ’ s Secretary of Education .
Whether these troops are from Blackwater or some other non-government contractor , this whole thing keeps getting uglier by the minute .
The Department of Justice doesn ’ t have the legal authority to send quasi-government troops into the streets like this .
And if there weren ’ t something corrupt going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ troops wouldn ’ t be such a secret .

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Donald Trump can’t send the military to attack protesters in any state without the governor’s permission, so instead he’s got troops attacking protesters in Washington DC, which has no governor. The thing is, it’s difficult to figure out just who these “troops” are on the streets of DC – and the whole thing may be uglier than we thought.
Mother Jones reporter Dan Friedman noted that the “troops” stationed around the city are in military-style gear, but they lack any sort of insignia. If they were from any U.S. military branch, or from the National Guard, or from any police force, they’d bear the insignia from that group. When Friedman asked them who they’re with, their answer was the “Department of Justice.”
To be clear, there’s no such thing as a Department of Justice police force or military force. Instead, this appears to be some kind of private quasi-military contractor hired by the Department of Justice to patrol the streets of Washington DC. Various people on social media have noted that the troops in the photo posted by Friedman are wearing uniforms that are highly similar to that of Blackwater, the private military contracting firm run by Erik Prince, the brother of Donald Trump’s Secretary of Education.
Whether these troops are from Blackwater or some other non-government contractor, this whole thing keeps getting uglier by the minute. The Department of Justice doesn’t have the legal authority to send quasi-government troops into the streets like this. And if there weren’t something corrupt going on here, the identity of these troops wouldn’t be such a secret.
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palmerreport--2020-06-03--Admiral Mike Mullen drops the hammer on Donald Trump

Donald Trump isn ’ t even close to having the muscle that he ’ s now trying to flex .
That always leads to blowback .
For instance , Trump ’ s decision to use the military to tear gas peaceful protesters last night , just so he could stage a photo op , has been widely condemned .
Now a respected military figure is firing back at Trump over the vile stunt .
Admiral Mike Mullen , the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , wrote an op-ed published in the Atlantic today .
He said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to speak publicly about Donald Trump , but that last night ’ s debacle prompted him to speak out : Whatever Trump ’ s goal in conducting his visit , he laid bare his disdain for the rights of peaceful protest in this country , gave succor to the leaders of other countries who take comfort in our domestic strife , and risked further politicizing the men and women of our armed forces .
It ’ s notable that Admiral Mullen twice referred to the incident as a “ stunt.
” Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but Mullen is correct in that he ’ s merely conveying weakness .

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Donald Trump isn’t even close to having the muscle that he’s now trying to flex. That always leads to blowback. For instance, Trump’s decision to use the military to tear gas peaceful protesters last night, just so he could stage a photo op, has been widely condemned. Now a respected military figure is firing back at Trump over the vile stunt.
Admiral Mike Mullen, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wrote an op-ed published in the Atlantic today. He said that up to now he’s hesitated to speak publicly about Donald Trump, but that last night’s debacle prompted him to speak out:
Whatever Trump’s goal in conducting his visit, he laid bare his disdain for the rights of peaceful protest in this country, gave succor to the leaders of other countries who take comfort in our domestic strife, and risked further politicizing the men and women of our armed forces.
It’s notable that Admiral Mullen twice referred to the incident as a “stunt.” Donald Trump may think he’s conveying strength, but Mullen is correct in that he’s merely conveying weakness.
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palmerreport--2020-06-02--Everyone piles on after Donald Trump posts insane tweet about the “Black Community”

Donald Trump only cares about the black community insofar as much as he cares about scapegoating them and trying to stir up racial division .
Yet Trump nonetheless occasionally tries to pander to the black community , perhaps only in the hope of conning white conservatives into believing he isn ’ t a racist .
Trump posted this bizarre tweet today : My Admin has done more for the Black Community than any President since Abraham Lincoln .
Passed Opportunity Zones with @ SenatorTimScott , guaranteed funding for HBCU ’ s , School Choice , passed Criminal Justice Reform , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crime rates in history… AND THE BEST IS YET TO COME !
” Let ’ s just say that most of the replies weren ’ t positive .
Various people were quick to point out that Donald Trump promoted the racist “ birther ” lie that President Obama wasn ’ t born in the United States .
Trump has also repeatedly cursed out black football players , questioned their intelligence , and called for them to lose their jobs .
And Trump called for the Central Park Five to receive the death penalty @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump only cares about the black community insofar as much as he cares about scapegoating them and trying to stir up racial division. Yet Trump nonetheless occasionally tries to pander to the black community, perhaps only in the hope of conning white conservatives into believing he isn’t a racist.
Trump posted this bizarre tweet today: My Admin has done more for the Black Community than any President since Abraham Lincoln. Passed Opportunity Zones with @SenatorTimScott, guaranteed funding for HBCU’s, School Choice, passed Criminal Justice Reform, lowest Black unemployment, poverty, and crime rates in history… AND THE BEST IS YET TO COME!”
Let’s just say that most of the replies weren’t positive. Various people were quick to point out that Donald Trump promoted the racist “birther” lie that President Obama wasn’t born in the United States. Trump has also repeatedly cursed out black football players, questioned their intelligence, and called for them to lose their jobs. And Trump called for the Central Park Five to receive the death penalty, even though they were innocent.
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palmerreport--2020-06-02--Donald Trump’s disapproval rating is now the worst of any U.S. President in the history of polling

Donald Trump can ’ t seem to make up his mind whether he wants to carry out brief strongman stunts @ @ @ @ @ outside the White House , or whether he wants to remain hiding in his underground @ @ @ @ @ he is .
But Americans are having less trouble making up their minds about Donald @ @ @ @ @ s incendiary moves over the past week have been aimed at boosting his terrible approval @ @ @ @ @ s having the opposite effect .
FiveThirtyEight now calculates Trump ’ s disapproval rating at @ @ @ @ @ weighted calculation of all the recent polls .
Nate Silver notes that no U.S. President @ @ @ @ @ disapproval rating , meaning Trump has the worst disapproval rating in the history of U.S. @ @ @

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Donald Trump can’t seem to make up his mind whether he wants to carry out brief strongman stunts like tear gassing peaceful protesters outside the White House, or whether he wants to remain hiding in his underground bunker like the coward that he is. But Americans are having less trouble making up their minds about Donald Trump.
If Trump’s incendiary moves over the past week have been aimed at boosting his terrible approval rating numbers, it’s having the opposite effect. FiveThirtyEight now calculates Trump’s disapproval rating at 54%, in a weighted calculation of all the recent polls. Nate Silver notes that no U.S. President has ever had a worse disapproval rating, meaning Trump has the worst disapproval rating in the history of U.S. Presidential polling.
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palmerreport--2020-06-02--Even President George W. Bush has had enough of this crap

As Americans of all races and ethnicities continue to protest against the brutal mistreatment of black people at the hands of the police , Donald Trump ordered the military to fire tear gas on peaceful protesters outside the White House last night .
It appears Trump ’ s maniacal stunt has finally prompted former President George W. Bush to speak up about the situation .
George W. Bush released a lengthy statement today , acknowledging America ’ s long history of institutional racism and racial injustice .
He posted it to his official website , which promptly crashed due to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Geoff Bennett of NBC managed to grab a screen shot : It ’ s only fair to ask why George W. Bush didn ’ t say any of these things , or appear to believe any of them , while he was doing his own disastrous job as President .
But at least he ’ s saying them now , at a time when America needs all the allies it can get against Donald Trump .
While Bush doesn ’ t mention Trump by name , he ’ s clearly pushing back against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is important .
Now , will Bush end up doing the right thing and endorsing Joe Biden ?
We ’ ll see .

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As Americans of all races and ethnicities continue to protest against the brutal mistreatment of black people at the hands of the police, Donald Trump ordered the military to fire tear gas on peaceful protesters outside the White House last night. It appears Trump’s maniacal stunt has finally prompted former President George W. Bush to speak up about the situation.
George W. Bush released a lengthy statement today, acknowledging America’s long history of institutional racism and racial injustice. He posted it to his official website, which promptly crashed due to the sheer amount of traffic, but Geoff Bennett of NBC managed to grab a screen shot:
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It’s only fair to ask why George W. Bush didn’t say any of these things, or appear to believe any of them, while he was doing his own disastrous job as President. But at least he’s saying them now, at a time when America needs all the allies it can get against Donald Trump. While Bush doesn’t mention Trump by name, he’s clearly pushing back against Trump’s escalating racist rhetoric, which is important. Now, will Bush end up doing the right thing and endorsing Joe Biden? We’ll see.
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palmerreport--2020-06-02--Donald Trump just fenced himself in

Donald Trump just fenced himself in

Donald Trump ’ s faux-strongman display last night was abusive and disturbing .
But it was nothing more than an @ @ @ @ @ believing that he has greater political muscle than he does .
In reality he ’ @ @ @ @ @ feckless clown who spent the weekend hiding in the White House basement with the lights @ @ @ @ @ reminder that Donald Trump is the one who ’ s truly scared in all this @ @ @ @ @ himself in – literally .
Overnight , he had a tall fence erected around the @ @ @ @ @ by Politico .
This is absurd .
The White House is already a fortress , @ @ @ @ @ hiding behind a fence of all things .
Of course when you consider that Donald @ @ @ @ @ miles of fence along the Mexican border , and he ’ s calling it a @ @ @ @ @ s convinced that this new fence around the White House is also a wall .
@ @ @ @ @ new ways to make himself look weak .

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Donald Trump’s faux-strongman display last night was abusive and disturbing. But it was nothing more than an attempt at scaring us into believing that he has greater political muscle than he does. In reality he’s still the same scared feckless clown who spent the weekend hiding in the White House basement with the lights turned off.
As a reminder that Donald Trump is the one who’s truly scared in all this, he’s fenced himself in – literally. Overnight, he had a tall fence erected around the White House, as photographed by Politico. This is absurd. The White House is already a fortress, yet now he’s hiding behind a fence of all things.
Of course when you consider that Donald Trump has built a few miles of fence along the Mexican border, and he’s calling it a wall, perhaps he’s convinced that this new fence around the White House is also a wall. This guy just keeps finding new ways to make himself look weak.
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palmerreport--2020-06-02--Donald Trump goes to hell

Donald Trump goes to hell

After Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military to fire tear gas on peaceful protesters last night so he could have a photo op outside St. John ’ s church , he faced criticism from all sides – including from the Bishop who ’ s in charge of the entire Episcopal Church .
But this didn ’ t deter Trump .
Today he visited a memorial for Pope John Paul II , and it earned him rebuke from the region ’ s Catholic Bishop as well .
We all know why Trump is doing this .
The polls say that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conservative “ evangelical ” Christians , so he ’ s lining up arbitrary religious stunts in a desperate effort to win them back .
That may or may not work , but it ’ s irrelevant .
The evangelicals alone aren ’ t even close to being large enough in number to reelect Trump on their own .
Nor is Trump ’ s entire base large enough to reelect him .
His problem is that he ’ s losing the people in the middle , who were never quite sure what to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deciding that they ’ ve had enough .

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After Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military to fire tear gas on peaceful protesters last night so he could have a photo op outside St. John’s church, he faced criticism from all sides – including from the Bishop who’s in charge of the entire Episcopal Church.
But this didn’t deter Trump. Today he visited a memorial for Pope John Paul II, and it earned him rebuke from the region’s Catholic Bishop as well. We all know why Trump is doing this. The polls say that he’s incrementally losing the support of conservative “evangelical” Christians, so he’s lining up arbitrary religious stunts in a desperate effort to win them back.
That may or may not work, but it’s irrelevant. The evangelicals alone aren’t even close to being large enough in number to reelect Trump on their own. Nor is Trump’s entire base large enough to reelect him. His problem is that he’s losing the people in the middle, who were never quite sure what to make of his spectacle, but are finally deciding that they’ve had enough.
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