palmerreport--2020-07-08--Even more GOP Senators bail on Donald Trump’s sinking ship

Last night we brought you the story of how Republican Senator Chuck Grassley has decided not to attend the Republican National Convention .
Even though Grassley was using the coronavirus as an excuse instead of flat out saying that he didn ’ t want to be seen standing next to Donald Trump , it was still a kick in Trump ’ s teeth , considering how hard Trump is trying to convince everyone that the coronavirus crisis isn ’ t happening .
Now it turns out Grassley is just one of five GOP Senators who are confirmed not to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alexander , Mitt Romney , Susan Collins , and Lisa Murkowski will also be skipping the event .
This list isn ’ t particularly surprising .
Romney openly hates Trump .
Alexander is retiring .
Collins and Murkowski keep trying to avoid being seen as either for or against Trump .
Of course all these people – except Romney , who voted to convict and remove – are cowards .
They ’ re just trying to avoid having to stand on Donald Trump ’ s sinking ship , particularly at a a very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic that will likely end up being widely viewed negatively by the media and the public .
But the fact that they ’ re tacitly betting against Trump is a sign of things to come .
We expect the list of non-attendees to end up being a lot higher than five .

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Last night we brought you the story of how Republican Senator Chuck Grassley has decided not to attend the Republican National Convention. Even though Grassley was using the coronavirus as an excuse instead of flat out saying that he didn’t want to be seen standing next to Donald Trump, it was still a kick in Trump’s teeth, considering how hard Trump is trying to convince everyone that the coronavirus crisis isn’t happening.
Now it turns out Grassley is just one of five GOP Senators who are confirmed not to be in attendance at the convention. Lamar Alexander, Mitt Romney, Susan Collins, and Lisa Murkowski will also be skipping the event. This list isn’t particularly surprising. Romney openly hates Trump. Alexander is retiring. Collins and Murkowski keep trying to avoid being seen as either for or against Trump.
Of course all these people – except Romney, who voted to convict and remove – are cowards. They’re just trying to avoid having to stand on Donald Trump’s sinking ship, particularly at a a very dangerous and pointless in-person convention during a pandemic that will likely end up being widely viewed negatively by the media and the public. But the fact that they’re tacitly betting against Trump is a sign of things to come. We expect the list of non-attendees to end up being a lot higher than five.
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palmerreport--2020-07-08--Turns out Donald Trump hasn’t actually withdrawn the U.S. from the World Health Organization

Donald Trump carried out his earlier threat today when he formally withdrew the United States from the World Health Organization .
The means the U.S. is going is alone during a worsening pandemic , and cutting itself off from a planet ’ s worth of medical resources and knowledge .
Or at least that ’ s what it would have meant , if Trump had actually withdrawn the U.S. from the WHO .
It turns out Trump submitted paperwork today that will withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization on July 6th , 2021 – a year from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Joe Biden will simply rip up this paperwork , and the United States won ’ t have actually withdrawn from the WHO .
In other words , this is merely yet another instance of Donald Trump pretending he ’ s done something .
He ’ s stomping his feet about it and making a big show of something he didn ’ t even really do .
He wants to be able to campaign on having left the WHO , without having to deal with the fallout of actually leaving the WHO .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is a con artist through and through .

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Donald Trump carried out his earlier threat today when he formally withdrew the United States from the World Health Organization. The means the U.S. is going is alone during a worsening pandemic, and cutting itself off from a planet’s worth of medical resources and knowledge. Or at least that’s what it would have meant, if Trump had actually withdrawn the U.S. from the WHO.
It turns out Trump submitted paperwork today that will withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization on July 6th, 2021 – a year from now. If Trump loses the election, Joe Biden will simply rip up this paperwork, and the United States won’t have actually withdrawn from the WHO.
In other words, this is merely yet another instance of Donald Trump pretending he’s done something. He’s stomping his feet about it and making a big show of something he didn’t even really do. He wants to be able to campaign on having left the WHO, without having to deal with the fallout of actually leaving the WHO. As Mary Trump just reminded us, Trump is a con artist through and through.
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palmerreport--2020-07-07--Donald Trump and his Republican Party just reached a whole new low

Instead of attacking American public schools and about two-thirds of the country from one of the nation ’ s most famous landmarks , Joe Biden offered Americans a promise that we all needed to hear : a promise to rebuild our democratic institutions by taking important measures like restoring the Voting Rights Act .
Biden ’ s address to the country was about more than the damage done by Donald Trump , however .
He called on Americans that they have a chance to be better and to strive towards creating a more perfect union .
Somehow , Republicans still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump , like much of the party , likes to paint all Democrats as people who hate America and indoctrinate upcoming generations to hate it too , Biden ’ s letter opened with emphasizing what a significant and cherished day the Fourth is for so many Americans .
They took issue , however , with what he thought it meant : “ But Independence Day is a celebration of our persistent march toward greater justice — the natural expansion of our founding notion from “ all men are created equal ” to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be treated equally throughout their lives.
” Most people probably would agree without seeing anything controversial about that statement .
For RNC spokeswoman Liz Harrington , however , it was a different story .
On Fox News , she accused the Biden campaign of having the audacity to rewrite the Declaration of Independence and all that it stood for .
In her outburst , however , she gave a bit more away than she was supposed to .
For all of their rhetoric about how “ all lives matter , ” or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republicans don ’ t believe any of it .
It ’ s amusing to think that they ’ re trying to spin a basic national goal as propaganda and are outraged by it , but this moment is probably the single best example of why Republicans need to be voted out in November .

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Instead of attacking American public schools and about two-thirds of the country from one of the nation’s most famous landmarks, Joe Biden offered Americans a promise that we all needed to hear: a promise to rebuild our democratic institutions by taking important measures like restoring the Voting Rights Act. Biden’s address to the country was about more than the damage done by Donald Trump, however. He called on Americans that they have a chance to be better and to strive towards creating a more perfect union.
Somehow, Republicans still took offense to it. Even though Donald Trump, like much of the party, likes to paint all Democrats as people who hate America and indoctrinate upcoming generations to hate it too, Biden’s letter opened with emphasizing what a significant and cherished day the Fourth is for so many Americans. They took issue, however, with what he thought it meant: “But Independence Day is a celebration of our persistent march toward greater justice — the natural expansion of our founding notion from “all men are created equal” to “all people are created equal and should be treated equally throughout their lives.”
Most people probably would agree without seeing anything controversial about that statement. For RNC spokeswoman Liz Harrington, however, it was a different story. On Fox News, she accused the Biden campaign of having the audacity to rewrite the Declaration of Independence and all that it stood for. In her outburst, however, she gave a bit more away than she was supposed to. For all of their rhetoric about how “all lives matter,” or an economy that works for everyone, Republicans don’t believe any of it. It’s amusing to think that they’re trying to spin a basic national goal as propaganda and are outraged by it, but this moment is probably the single best example of why Republicans need to be voted out in November.
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WHAT AN IDIOT!

As a general rule , Donald Trump doesn ’ t know anything .
He doesn ’ t read , he @ @ @ @ @ he doesn ’ t do his homework , he doesn ’ t care , and @ @ @ @ @ entrenched in lies it doesn ’ t matter anyway .
But as Trump continues to @ @ @ @ @ , and his handlers either can ’ t compensate for him or can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ keeps getting worse – and more sloppy .
For instance , the Donald Trump campaign @ @ @ @ @ a famous statue in Brazil as if it were in the United States .
Congressman @ @ @ @ @ to task for it :

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As a general rule, Donald Trump doesn’t know anything. He doesn’t read, he doesn’t listen, he doesn’t do his homework, he doesn’t care, and his rhetoric is so deeply entrenched in lies it doesn’t matter anyway. But as Trump continues to fail in the cognitive department, and his handlers either can’t compensate for him or can’t be bothered, his idiocy keeps getting worse – and more sloppy.
For instance, the Donald Trump campaign recently tried to pass off a famous statue in Brazil as if it were in the United States. Congressman Eric Swalwell promptly took him to task for it:
Before you declare yourself the savior of America’s monuments, you should — I don’t know — learn America’s monuments? https://t.co/l6vsddVNXR — Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) July 6, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-07-07--One problem with having a stupid president

Donald Trump just tweeted : “ ’ COVID-19 ( China Virus ) Death Rate PLUNGES From Peak In U.S ’ ” A Tenfold Decrease In Mortality .
The Washington Times @ WashTimes Valerie Richardson .
We have the lowest Mortality Rate in the World .
The Fake News should be reporting these most important of facts [ sic ] , but they don ’ t !
” What the child-raping , murdering fool is jabbering about is an apparent levelling off and dropping of the recent death statistics .
I noticed it too , because I report these statistics every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RAHarrington ) in the form : “ I like presidents who don ’ t kill 132,979 people .
( As of 6 July , 2020 ) ” I ’ ve noticed recently , especially this morning ( 7th of July ) , that the numbers are increasing by successively smaller numbers .
While I , like any decent human being , applaud this apparent trend , as I pointed out in a previous article , I know the reason for it .
I also explained it to the president of the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clinton instead of Donald Trump such an explanation wouldn ’ t be necessary , first and foremost because the death toll would be staggeringly lower , by one or even two orders of magnitude .
Yet through it all this gibbering , delirious clown can ’ t help from taking a bigoted shot at China .
Trump ’ s insistence on rechristening the SARS-CoV-2 virus the “ China Virus ” is arguably the most pitiful attempt by any responsible adult to dodge the bullet of culpability I have ever seen .
That aside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America owns only 4.2 % of the world ’ s total population , the most powerful country on earth has a whopping 25 % of COVID-19 deaths .
Death is the inevitable result of this unprecedented situation , where racism remains an official American policy and immunity to facts its guiding principle .
There is nothing that can be said in the face of this kind of ignorance , which is only possible when ignorance is embraced with the ferocious willingness of religious fanaticism .
The zealots backing Donald Trump are no longer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bent on protecting Trump ’ s ego to the point where Americans must die in that service .
This is the problem with having a stupid president , especially one who is both stupid and evil , as Donald Trump most certainly is .
He must go and we must make him gone in November .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Donald Trump just tweeted: “’COVID-19 (China Virus) Death Rate PLUNGES From Peak In U.S’” A Tenfold Decrease In Mortality. The Washington Times @WashTimes Valerie Richardson. We have the lowest Mortality Rate in the World. The Fake News should be reporting these most important of facts [sic], but they don’t!”
What the child-raping, murdering fool is jabbering about is an apparent levelling off and dropping of the recent death statistics. I noticed it too, because I report these statistics every morning from my Twitter account (@RAHarrington) in the form: “I like presidents who don’t kill 132,979 people. (As of 6 July, 2020)”
I’ve noticed recently, especially this morning (7th of July), that the numbers are increasing by successively smaller numbers. While I, like any decent human being, applaud this apparent trend, as I pointed out in a previous article, I know the reason for it. I also explained it to the president of the United States:
The apparent drop in disgraceful numbers of deaths that you caused is due to an illusion from a statistical phenomenon known as “Simpson’s paradox.” You’re too stupid to understand it, but America is in for unparalleled death numbers in the coming days, you heartless monster.
Had the president been named Hillary Clinton instead of Donald Trump such an explanation wouldn’t be necessary, first and foremost because the death toll would be staggeringly lower, by one or even two orders of magnitude.
Yet through it all this gibbering, delirious clown can’t help from taking a bigoted shot at China. Trump’s insistence on rechristening the SARS-CoV-2 virus the “China Virus” is arguably the most pitiful attempt by any responsible adult to dodge the bullet of culpability I have ever seen. That aside, the disgraceful point remains, while America owns only 4.2% of the world’s total population, the most powerful country on earth has a whopping 25% of COVID-19 deaths.
Death is the inevitable result of this unprecedented situation, where racism remains an official American policy and immunity to facts its guiding principle. There is nothing that can be said in the face of this kind of ignorance, which is only possible when ignorance is embraced with the ferocious willingness of religious fanaticism. The zealots backing Donald Trump are no longer public servants; they are dangerous commissars bent on protecting Trump’s ego to the point where Americans must die in that service.
This is the problem with having a stupid president, especially one who is both stupid and evil, as Donald Trump most certainly is. He must go and we must make him gone in November. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-07--Deutsche Bank just came clean on Jeffrey Epstein, and it’s the last thing Donald Trump needs

Deutsche Bank , which seems to be at the financial center of every Donald Trump scandal , came clean today about what we all already long suspected : it helped facilitate Jeffrey Epstein ’ s payoffs to his alleged co-conspirators in his serial child rape scheme .
The bank is paying a $ 150 million fine , which isn ’ t nearly enough considering what it helped Epstein get away with it .
Here ’ s the thing , though .
It ’ s the New York State Department of Financial Services that ’ s bringing this penalty , not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t do anything to interfere with how this is going to play out .
Further , New York says that Deutsche Bank has provided “ exemplary cooperation ” in the investigation .
This surely means that Deutsche Bank has turned over detailed financial records about these payments to Jeffrey Epstein ’ s alleged co-conspirators – meaning that New York State now has a money trail for identifying , investigating , and prosecuting Epstein ’ s co-conspirators .
Epstein and Donald Trump go back decades .
This is the last thing Trump @ @ @ @

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Deutsche Bank, which seems to be at the financial center of every Donald Trump scandal, came clean today about what we all already long suspected: it helped facilitate Jeffrey Epstein’s payoffs to his alleged co-conspirators in his serial child rape scheme.
The bank is paying a $150 million fine, which isn’t nearly enough considering what it helped Epstein get away with it. Here’s the thing, though. It’s the New York State Department of Financial Services that’s bringing this penalty, not the federal government. That means Trump can’t do anything to interfere with how this is going to play out. Further, New York says that Deutsche Bank has provided “exemplary cooperation” in the investigation.
This surely means that Deutsche Bank has turned over detailed financial records about these payments to Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators – meaning that New York State now has a money trail for identifying, investigating, and prosecuting Epstein’s co-conspirators. Epstein and Donald Trump go back decades. This is the last thing Trump needs right now.
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palmerreport--2020-07-07--The rules of engagement

The rules of engagement

We ’ ve all seen it before , many times .
A news event occurs .
A popular discussion ensues .
One particular thread begins trending , claiming that the news media and certain political operatives are “ misreporting ” everything .
What we see on television is in fact a “ false flag event ” intended to deceive the “ sheeple ” who have fallen for it , it is maintained .
Only the people who see through all this are smart enough to get at the actual truth , they condescendingly insist .
September 11th , therefore , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aver .
MMR vaccinations are causing autism , they persist .
Coronavirus was created in the lab and disseminated by 5G technology and Bill Gates , they pontificate .
What ’ s particularly fascinating is these claims are so often asserted as if the claimant himself or herself only just thought of it themselves .
“ The first time I heard about this , ” they say , “ I noticed something funny about the whole thing .
It just didn ’ t add up.
” Then the predictable list of claims-without-evidence follows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from other sources .
This kind of thing keeps happening because we let it happen .
It is popularly tolerated because most people aren ’ t educated in the acceptable rules of engagement .
“ My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge ” wouldn ’ t be tolerated for a minute in a culture where truth isn ’ t up for grabs .
The internet is a culture where anything goes , and we have a Trump presidency and more than a hundred thousand human deaths to remind us just how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ culture I ’ m referring to is philosophical naïveté , the idea that because a thing is plausible it must be true .
It ought to give you pause when plausibility is the only thing a theory you support has going for it .
But more sooner than later it ’ s adopted not only as the logical explanation , but the only one .
Any dissenting voice is shouted down .
Part of the pressure comes from the human predilection to take sides and take sides now .
Too many of us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our minds .
It ’ s a short step from offering a list of possibilities to deciding on the spot and without evidence that one member on the list of possibilities is the truth .
Sometimes we just have to wait until all the evidence is in .
Or at least until enough of the evidence is in for us to make a rational guess .
But I get ahead of myself .
What needs to be understood first and foremost is that the burden of proof for all claims rests with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are going to authoritatively insist that 5G is being used to manipulate our minds then make with the science and make with it now .
And no , I ’ m not talking about science you just read on Wikipedia and barely understood , I ’ m talking about the specific detailed mechanism that makes mental manipulation possible .
No arm-waving allowed .
If you can ’ t tell me how it happens explicitly then you ’ re full of crap .
You ’ re the sheeple , you ’ re the parrot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ require extraordinary evidence , ” as Carl Sagan put it .
The funny thing is , we accept nonsense in the news far more readily than we accept nonsense in our own private lives .
If we conducted our personal affairs with the same irresponsible disregard for facts that we conduct our beliefs about what goes on in the world “ out there ” our lives would be a disaster .
When the cookie jar is smashed on the kitchen floor and little Tommy ’ s mouth is covered in cookie crumbs we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Deep State explanation .
We don ’ t assume he ’ s been set up .
We go with the obvious .
Even then , we ask Tommy questions .
We listen to his side , too .
We make rational decisions based on known facts .
We each have our own private Due Process .
If ours were a culture where , whenever a politician or authority opened his or her mouth and made a claim , we insisted on evidence for that claim then and there , we wouldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place .
Donald Trump thrives because our culture is simply too fuzzy about the rules of engagement .
You have an extraordinary claim ?
Great , let ’ s hear the extraordinary evidence for it .
And you ’ d better have lots of real science behind it and expert opinion to back you up .
If every claimant to some bizarre theory involving false flags , Deep States and UFOs understood that the burden of proof rests with them and them alone , and they had to provide that evidence or face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a lot less bullshit on the internet and a lot fewer politicians like Donald Trump .
Donald Trump recently proclaimed that 99 % of coronavirus cases are “ totally harmless ” and his Chief of Staff backed him up on that .
Neither would have said any such thing if they knew that they were expected — even required — to prove it .
More to the point , even if the press didn ’ t demand proof , an educated and well-informed public would have .
A public armed with full @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have insisted that the claimant make with the science .
Anything less should not be tolerated .
Before we can expect such responsibility to be practiced by politicians we must learn to practice it ourselves and insist it be taught in our schools .
We on the left side of the political spectrum should be , above all , the rational ones .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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We’ve all seen it before, many times. A news event occurs. A popular discussion ensues. One particular thread begins trending, claiming that the news media and certain political operatives are “misreporting” everything. What we see on television is in fact a “false flag event” intended to deceive the “sheeple” who have fallen for it, it is maintained. Only the people who see through all this are smart enough to get at the actual truth, they condescendingly insist. September 11th, therefore, was really an inside job, they aver. MMR vaccinations are causing autism, they persist. Coronavirus was created in the lab and disseminated by 5G technology and Bill Gates, they pontificate.
What’s particularly fascinating is these claims are so often asserted as if the claimant himself or herself only just thought of it themselves. “The first time I heard about this,” they say, “I noticed something funny about the whole thing. It just didn’t add up.” Then the predictable list of claims-without-evidence follows. Much of it cut and paste from other sources.
This kind of thing keeps happening because we let it happen. It is popularly tolerated because most people aren’t educated in the acceptable rules of engagement. “My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge” wouldn’t be tolerated for a minute in a culture where truth isn’t up for grabs. The internet is a culture where anything goes, and we have a Trump presidency and more than a hundred thousand human deaths to remind us just how deadly that culture can be.
The culture I’m referring to is philosophical naïveté, the idea that because a thing is plausible it must be true. It ought to give you pause when plausibility is the only thing a theory you support has going for it. But more sooner than later it’s adopted not only as the logical explanation, but the only one. Any dissenting voice is shouted down.
Part of the pressure comes from the human predilection to take sides and take sides now. Too many of us are in a hurry to make up our minds. It’s a short step from offering a list of possibilities to deciding on the spot and without evidence that one member on the list of possibilities is the truth. Sometimes we just have to wait until all the evidence is in. Or at least until enough of the evidence is in for us to make a rational guess.
But I get ahead of myself. What needs to be understood first and foremost is that the burden of proof for all claims rests with the claimant — every time. If you are going to authoritatively insist that 5G is being used to manipulate our minds then make with the science and make with it now. And no, I’m not talking about science you just read on Wikipedia and barely understood, I’m talking about the specific detailed mechanism that makes mental manipulation possible. No arm-waving allowed. If you can’t tell me how it happens explicitly then you’re full of crap. You’re the sheeple, you’re the parrot, not me. “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence,” as Carl Sagan put it.
The funny thing is, we accept nonsense in the news far more readily than we accept nonsense in our own private lives. If we conducted our personal affairs with the same irresponsible disregard for facts that we conduct our beliefs about what goes on in the world “out there” our lives would be a disaster. When the cookie jar is smashed on the kitchen floor and little Tommy’s mouth is covered in cookie crumbs we don’t go in search of a Deep State explanation. We don’t assume he’s been set up. We go with the obvious. Even then, we ask Tommy questions. We listen to his side, too. We make rational decisions based on known facts. We each have our own private Due Process.
If ours were a culture where, whenever a politician or authority opened his or her mouth and made a claim, we insisted on evidence for that claim then and there, we wouldn’t have Donald Trump in the first place. Donald Trump thrives because our culture is simply too fuzzy about the rules of engagement. You have an extraordinary claim? Great, let’s hear the extraordinary evidence for it. And you’d better have lots of real science behind it and expert opinion to back you up.
If every claimant to some bizarre theory involving false flags, Deep States and UFOs understood that the burden of proof rests with them and them alone, and they had to provide that evidence or face scorn and ridicule, we’d have a lot less bullshit on the internet and a lot fewer politicians like Donald Trump.
Donald Trump recently proclaimed that 99% of coronavirus cases are “totally harmless” and his Chief of Staff backed him up on that. Neither would have said any such thing if they knew that they were expected — even required — to prove it. More to the point, even if the press didn’t demand proof, an educated and well-informed public would have. A public armed with full knowledge of the rules of engagement would have insisted that the claimant make with the science. Anything less should not be tolerated.
Before we can expect such responsibility to be practiced by politicians we must learn to practice it ourselves and insist it be taught in our schools. We on the left side of the political spectrum should be, above all, the rational ones. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-07--Mary Trump exposes how Donald Trump cheated on his SATs and more

Yesterday we got the news that Mary Trump ’ s new tell-all book about Donald Trump is being released two weeks sooner than expected .
Today we ’ re seeing some of the juicy details of that book surfacing in the media .
For instance , it turns out Donald Trump cheated on his SAT exam .
If you ’ ve ever wondered how someone with Donald Trump ’ s fairly low academic intelligence could get into a prestigious school like Wharton , now you have your answer .
The New York Times says that according to Mary Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ else to take his SATs for him .
The book also reveals that Donald Trump went to see a movie while his brother Fred Trump was dying alone in the hospital .
In addition , Mary quotes Donald Trump ’ s sister Maryanne Trump as saying that it ’ s “ mind boggling ” that Donald got the evangelical vote in 2016 because “ he has no principles.
” Mary Trump also touches on something that the rest of us have long found difficult : how to properly classify the array of psychological @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She says that “ Donald ’ s pathologies are so complex and his behaviors so often inexplicable that coming up with an accurate and comprehensive diagnosis would require a full battery of psychological and neurophysical tests that he ’ ll never sit for.
” You can order Mary Trump ’ s book here .

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Yesterday we got the news that Mary Trump’s new tell-all book about Donald Trump is being released two weeks sooner than expected. Today we’re seeing some of the juicy details of that book surfacing in the media. For instance, it turns out Donald Trump cheated on his SAT exam.
If you’ve ever wondered how someone with Donald Trump’s fairly low academic intelligence could get into a prestigious school like Wharton, now you have your answer. The New York Times says that according to Mary Trump’s book, Donald simply hired someone else to take his SATs for him.
The book also reveals that Donald Trump went to see a movie while his brother Fred Trump was dying alone in the hospital. In addition, Mary quotes Donald Trump’s sister Maryanne Trump as saying that it’s “mind boggling” that Donald got the evangelical vote in 2016 because “he has no principles.”
Mary Trump also touches on something that the rest of us have long found difficult: how to properly classify the array of psychological conditions and failings that affect him. She says that “Donald’s pathologies are so complex and his behaviors so often inexplicable that coming up with an accurate and comprehensive diagnosis would require a full battery of psychological and neurophysical tests that he’ll never sit for.” You can order Mary Trump’s book here.
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palmerreport--2020-07-07--Justin Trudeau sticks it to Donald Trump

With his failed presidency crumbling and his reelection prospects circling the drain , Donald Trump is trying out a variety of ideas for turning things around .
For instance he ’ s launched a racist attack on a popular black NASCAR driver ; it ’ s not going well for him .
He ’ s also trying to pretend that the minor revisions he ’ s made to NAFTA are somehow a big deal .
The USMCA trade deal , or whatever Trump is calling it this week , is about to go into effect .
Canada and Mexico have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is trying to make a big deal out of holding a White House signing ceremony , and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau now says he ’ s not interested in attending .
He ’ s citing both the pandemic and Trump ’ s tariff idiocy .
With a worsening pandemic in the United States and the economy on the verge of collapse , we can ’ t imagine that anyone cares about Donald Trump ’ s overhyped trade deal one way or the other .
But Trump seemed to believe that this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ magic bullet for getting back in the race – and now it ’ s turned into something closer to being stood up on a date .

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With his failed presidency crumbling and his reelection prospects circling the drain, Donald Trump is trying out a variety of ideas for turning things around. For instance he’s launched a racist attack on a popular black NASCAR driver; it’s not going well for him. He’s also trying to pretend that the minor revisions he’s made to NAFTA are somehow a big deal.
The USMCA trade deal, or whatever Trump is calling it this week, is about to go into effect. Canada and Mexico have both agreed to sign it. But Trump is trying to make a big deal out of holding a White House signing ceremony, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau now says he’s not interested in attending. He’s citing both the pandemic and Trump’s tariff idiocy.
With a worsening pandemic in the United States and the economy on the verge of collapse, we can’t imagine that anyone cares about Donald Trump’s overhyped trade deal one way or the other. But Trump seemed to believe that this trade deal was going to be his magic bullet for getting back in the race – and now it’s turned into something closer to being stood up on a date.
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palmerreport--2020-07-07--The downward spiral that will take Donald Trump out of the White House

Donald Trump continues the downward spiral that will take him out of the White House .
The good news is that the GOP Senate might be going with him .
They are certainly deserving of going down with their Titanic .
From Mitch McConnell continuing to pack the courts with unqualified conservative judges to John Cornyn vigorously applauding Trump ’ s latest racist speech , it is past time for all of them to go .
They do not care about any of us .
All they care about is leaving a legacy of hate and tipping the scales of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most of them have everything they could possibly want or need .
They are the epitome of greed and all the things that are wrong in our country .
The latest Politico/Morning Consult poll reveals that 75 % of Americans believe { the country is heading in the wrong direction .
Adding to that number is Trump ’ s abysmally low approval rating , as Joe Biden ’ s star continues to rise .
Politico ’ s forecasters have , for the first time , classified Biden as “ the clear favorite ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hanging on to the Senate by a pinkie nail , and Democrats are looking strong in states that were previously listed as “ up for grabs.
” Politico explains that its forecasting , like CNN , takes into consideration more than just polling numbers .
Politico examines the political landscape and further bases its findings on continuous interviews with strategists and operatives in addition to looking at polls and other data , giving them a clearer picture of what all these numbers mean .
Trump ’ s numbers continue to trend downward for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of control , contrary to his opinion—and his mishandling of the racial unrest .
Politico reports that these numbers show two of the most important issues to voters , and if Trump continues down the path he is on—and we know he will—he will not only take himself out of the White House but he will take a few Republican senators and congresspeople with him .
They tied themselves to him , and they will pay the price in November .
Even as Trump ’ s campaign tries to act nonchalant , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Georgia , indicating that they fear losing those states .
While Joe Biden released words of comfort and hope in his Fourth of July message , Trump was at Mount Rushmore , stoking the fires of racism and hate .
Trump has nothing else on which to run , so he leans back on his same old schtick , which is nothing more than that .
At the same time , Mark Kelly is in terrific shape to defeat Martha McSally , and John Hickenlooper is already leading Cory Gardner .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Greenfield , and Democratic Governor Steve Bullock ’ s stock is rising from his handling of the pandemic in Montana .
Adding icing to the proverbial cake , Democratic gubernatorial candidates are also doing well .
Imagining a world without Trump and his enablers is almost too much to hope for , but as Biden said in his video , “ we can and we will ” make this happen .

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Donald Trump continues the downward spiral that will take him out of the White House. The good news is that the GOP Senate might be going with him. They are certainly deserving of going down with their Titanic. From Mitch McConnell continuing to pack the courts with unqualified conservative judges to John Cornyn vigorously applauding Trump’s latest racist speech, it is past time for all of them to go. They do not care about any of us. All they care about is leaving a legacy of hate and tipping the scales of justice in their own favor even though most of them have everything they could possibly want or need. They are the epitome of greed and all the things that are wrong in our country.
The latest Politico/Morning Consult poll reveals that 75% of Americans believe {the country is heading in the wrong direction. Adding to that number is Trump’s abysmally low approval rating, as Joe Biden’s star continues to rise. Politico’s forecasters have, for the first time, classified Biden as “the clear favorite” in the upcoming election. Republicans are hanging on to the Senate by a pinkie nail, and Democrats are looking strong in states that were previously listed as “up for grabs.” Politico explains that its forecasting, like CNN, takes into consideration more than just polling numbers. Politico examines the political landscape and further bases its findings on continuous interviews with strategists and operatives in addition to looking at polls and other data, giving them a clearer picture of what all these numbers mean.
Trump’s numbers continue to trend downward for his mishandling of coronavirus—which is far out of control, contrary to his opinion—and his mishandling of the racial unrest. Politico reports that these numbers show two of the most important issues to voters, and if Trump continues down the path he is on—and we know he will—he will not only take himself out of the White House but he will take a few Republican senators and congresspeople with him. They tied themselves to him, and they will pay the price in November.
Even as Trump’s campaign tries to act nonchalant, they have increased spending in Ohio, Iowa, and Georgia, indicating that they fear losing those states. While Joe Biden released words of comfort and hope in his Fourth of July message, Trump was at Mount Rushmore, stoking the fires of racism and hate. Trump has nothing else on which to run, so he leans back on his same old schtick, which is nothing more than that. At the same time, Mark Kelly is in terrific shape to defeat Martha McSally, and John Hickenlooper is already leading Cory Gardner. Joni Ernst is slipping to Democrat Theresa Greenfield, and Democratic Governor Steve Bullock’s stock is rising from his handling of the pandemic in Montana. Adding icing to the proverbial cake, Democratic gubernatorial candidates are also doing well.
Imagining a world without Trump and his enablers is almost too much to hope for, but as Biden said in his video, “we can and we will” make this happen.
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palmerreport--2020-07-07--Things just got even uglier for Donald Trump

Never look at just one poll out of context .
Always look at the polling averages .
But when things are already trending in a certain direction , and one major poll takes a jump further in that direction , it can be a harbinger for what ’ s to come .
That ’ s why Trump should be worried about what just happened in the Gallup poll .
The Gallup poll has always jumped around a little too much for my liking .
For instance , while Trump ’ s approval rating average climbed a few points into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had him spiking all the way to 49 % .
That number never fit with the averages .
But as recently as six weeks ago , Gallup still had Trump at 49 % ; it stubbornly refused to budge , even as Trump began to inch downward in other polls .
Now , however , Trump has suddenly plummeted to 38 % in the Gallup poll , putting him below the averages .
Now that Donald Trump has plummeted eleven points in the Gallup poll , it ’ ll be worth watching to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less-jumpy polls as well .
Forty percent is essentially a baseline of zero for a sitting President ; if he has an approval rating in the thirties , it generally means he ’ s out of the game and not in contention for reelection .
Trump now appears to be on the verge of dropping below that mark .
Stay tuned .

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Never look at just one poll out of context. Always look at the polling averages. But when things are already trending in a certain direction, and one major poll takes a jump further in that direction, it can be a harbinger for what’s to come. That’s why Trump should be worried about what just happened in the Gallup poll.
The Gallup poll has always jumped around a little too much for my liking. For instance, while Trump’s approval rating average climbed a few points into the low-mid forties in the spring, Gallup had him spiking all the way to 49%. That number never fit with the averages. But as recently as six weeks ago, Gallup still had Trump at 49%; it stubbornly refused to budge, even as Trump began to inch downward in other polls. Now, however, Trump has suddenly plummeted to 38% in the Gallup poll, putting him below the averages.
Now that Donald Trump has plummeted eleven points in the Gallup poll, it’ll be worth watching to see if he plunges in the other less-jumpy polls as well. Forty percent is essentially a baseline of zero for a sitting President; if he has an approval rating in the thirties, it generally means he’s out of the game and not in contention for reelection. Trump now appears to be on the verge of dropping below that mark. Stay tuned.
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palmerreport--2020-07-08--Another reason why Donald Trump is going to lose in November

A recent study has revealed a fascinating statistic .
When Donald Trump ’ s approval ratings are broken down county by county , it turns out that in counties where coronavirus deaths surpass 28 per one hundred thousand the approval for Trump begins to decline precipitously .
In other words , when the bad stuff caused by Trump starts happening to them , Republicans abandon him .
This statistic exposes a fundamental flaw in the average Trump supporter .
They lack both empathy and backbone .
To my mind that summarizes Trump supporters I have encountered everywhere .
They ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other people — minorities , LGBQT , foreigners — but when it happens to them , suddenly , miraculously , they become “ concerned.
” It is a prominent feature of the calloused , unsympathetic sociopath to redress the imbalance caused by their lack of empathy for others with an excess of empathy for themselves .
The police can deprive people of color of their human rights — and even their lives — all day long as far as Republicans are concerned .
But require them to wear a mask ?
All of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rage and demanding their civil rights .
If this soulless hypocrisy can be exploited I ’ m all for it .
The inevitable truth is coronavirus deaths will soon leap to alarming heights , and those county statistics are going to turn deadly for Trump ’ s chances for re-election .
There is a just irony in it , a karmic instance where Trump is hoist on his own petard .
He ’ s been warning us with screaming tweets that , thanks to mail-in ballots , dead people will start voting in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be coming true in a way that he can do nothing about .
The deaths he ’ s causing from his negligence is going to cause survivors to turn against him .
Thankfully Trump is too stupid to fix the problem he ’ s made for himself .
He could still fix it , but he lacks the intellectual wattage to see it .
A clever person in Trump ’ s predicament just might have enough time left to start enacting sweeping reforms and save the election .
The bottom line is Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ d rather go to prison .
And therein is another irony , because that is the very slur people like Trump have levelled at the poor , the voiceless , the American minority for centuries , the people from whose industry and strength America has always derived what greatness she still has .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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A recent study has revealed a fascinating statistic. When Donald Trump’s approval ratings are broken down county by county, it turns out that in counties where coronavirus deaths surpass 28 per one hundred thousand the approval for Trump begins to decline precipitously. In other words, when the bad stuff caused by Trump starts happening to them, Republicans abandon him.
This statistic exposes a fundamental flaw in the average Trump supporter. They lack both empathy and backbone. To my mind that summarizes Trump supporters I have encountered everywhere. They’re fine when bad things happen to other people — minorities, LGBQT, foreigners — but when it happens to them, suddenly, miraculously, they become “concerned.”
It is a prominent feature of the calloused, unsympathetic sociopath to redress the imbalance caused by their lack of empathy for others with an excess of empathy for themselves. The police can deprive people of color of their human rights — and even their lives — all day long as far as Republicans are concerned. But require them to wear a mask? All of a sudden they’re livid with rage and demanding their civil rights.
If this soulless hypocrisy can be exploited I’m all for it. The inevitable truth is coronavirus deaths will soon leap to alarming heights, and those county statistics are going to turn deadly for Trump’s chances for re-election. There is a just irony in it, a karmic instance where Trump is hoist on his own petard. He’s been warning us with screaming tweets that, thanks to mail-in ballots, dead people will start voting in the election. His prophecy just may be coming true in a way that he can do nothing about. The deaths he’s causing from his negligence is going to cause survivors to turn against him.
Thankfully Trump is too stupid to fix the problem he’s made for himself. He could still fix it, but he lacks the intellectual wattage to see it. A clever person in Trump’s predicament just might have enough time left to start enacting sweeping reforms and save the election. The bottom line is Trump is too lazy to work and he’d rather go to prison. And therein is another irony, because that is the very slur people like Trump have levelled at the poor, the voiceless, the American minority for centuries, the people from whose industry and strength America has always derived what greatness she still has. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-09--Ghislaine Maxwell’s day of reckoning

Ghislaine Maxwell’s day of reckoning

Ghislaine Maxwell is sitting in a cell right now , charged with a half a dozen felonies in relation to @ @ @ @ @ child rape .
There ’ s been a lot of speculation about what all Maxwell @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll end up cutting a plea deal to try to avoid a long term @ @ @ @ @ is about to get at least a bit clearer .
Ghislaine Maxwell is having her @ @ @ @ @ six days from now , on July 14th .
This is will serve as something @ @ @ @ @ for her .
She ’ s surely hoping to get released on bail .
But @ @ @ @ @ and her penchant for disappearing , and the ugliness of her alleged crimes , it @ @ @ @ @ be denied .
At that point Maxwell will have to seriously think about whether to @ @ @ @ @ The alternative will be to rot in a cell until her trial , which could @ @ @ @ @ away .
It looks like her day of reckoning may be upon us .

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Ghislaine Maxwell is sitting in a cell right now, charged with a half a dozen felonies in relation to Jeffrey Epstein’s serial child rape. There’s been a lot of speculation about what all Maxwell knows, and whether she’ll end up cutting a plea deal to try to avoid a long term prison sentence.
That picture is about to get at least a bit clearer. Ghislaine Maxwell is having her arraignment and bail hearing just six days from now, on July 14th. This is will serve as something of a day of reckoning for her. She’s surely hoping to get released on bail. But considering her frequent overseas travel and her penchant for disappearing, and the ugliness of her alleged crimes, it seems likely her bail will be denied.
At that point Maxwell will have to seriously think about whether to cut that plea deal. The alternative will be to rot in a cell until her trial, which could be several months or more away. It looks like her day of reckoning may be upon us.
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palmerreport--2020-07-09--The real reason Donald Trump and Bill Barr are feuding over a Roger Stone pardon

So here ’ s a storyline we never thought we ’ d see , although on second blush it makes darkly logical sense .
Donald Trump wants to commute Roger Stone ’ s sentence – which is a de facto pardon – yet Bill Barr is so opposed to the move , he ’ s talking about a “ mutiny ” at the Department of Justice if it happens .
So what ’ s really going on ?
This surreal development , courtesy of Vanity Fair , is a reminder of just how criminal of an enterprise the Trump administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s become .
The Vanity Fair piece doesn ’ t really get at why Barr is opposed to Trump bailing out Stone , but we don ’ t think it ’ s all that difficult to parse .
We ’ ve already seen Bill Barr take corrupt , extreme , and criminal measures to try to bail out Roger Stone and other Trump co-conspirators .
So it ’ s not as if Barr has suddenly grown a conscience .
Nor do we believe that Barr suddenly cares what anyone in the DOJ thinks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spent the past couple years simply getting rid of everyone who isn ’ t corrupt enough for his tastes .
The reality is that with all the counts of felony obstruction of justice that Bill Barr has committed since taking office , he ’ s going to need a pardon himself , on Donald Trump ’ s way out the door .
But if Trump pardons or commutes Roger Stone now , it ’ ll set off a legal battle that could result in the courts ruling that Trump can ’ t pardon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case Trump wouldn ’ t be able to pardon Barr on his way out the door .
Donald Trump may only be able to pull off one round of co-conspirator pardons before getting shut down , and we suspect Bill Barr doesn ’ t want Trump wasting it on Stone now .
But Stone sure must be sitting on some ugly dirt about Trump , if Trump is willing to use his one shot now to keep Stone quiet , even at the risk of not being able to pardon his own kids @ @

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So here’s a storyline we never thought we’d see, although on second blush it makes darkly logical sense. Donald Trump wants to commute Roger Stone’s sentence – which is a de facto pardon – yet Bill Barr is so opposed to the move, he’s talking about a “mutiny” at the Department of Justice if it happens. So what’s really going on?
This surreal development, courtesy of Vanity Fair, is a reminder of just how criminal of an enterprise the Trump administration is – and how desperate it’s become. The Vanity Fair piece doesn’t really get at why Barr is opposed to Trump bailing out Stone, but we don’t think it’s all that difficult to parse.
We’ve already seen Bill Barr take corrupt, extreme, and criminal measures to try to bail out Roger Stone and other Trump co-conspirators. So it’s not as if Barr has suddenly grown a conscience. Nor do we believe that Barr suddenly cares what anyone in the DOJ thinks of him, as he’s spent the past couple years simply getting rid of everyone who isn’t corrupt enough for his tastes.
The reality is that with all the counts of felony obstruction of justice that Bill Barr has committed since taking office, he’s going to need a pardon himself, on Donald Trump’s way out the door. But if Trump pardons or commutes Roger Stone now, it’ll set off a legal battle that could result in the courts ruling that Trump can’t pardon his own alleged co-conspirators. In such case Trump wouldn’t be able to pardon Barr on his way out the door.
Donald Trump may only be able to pull off one round of co-conspirator pardons before getting shut down, and we suspect Bill Barr doesn’t want Trump wasting it on Stone now. But Stone sure must be sitting on some ugly dirt about Trump, if Trump is willing to use his one shot now to keep Stone quiet, even at the risk of not being able to pardon his own kids later.
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palmerreport--2020-07-08--Donald Trump’s latest cheating scandal could finally cost him

Donald Trump ’ s newest cheating scandal is actually one of his oldest cheating scandals .
To the surprise of absolutely no one who ’ s been paying attention , it turns out Trump cheated on his SATs in order to get into the prestigious Wharton School , according to his niece Mary Trump .
Here ’ s the thing .
This could actually cost him .
When a college admissions cheating scandal erupted last year involving multiple celebrities , it prompted quite a bit of reform .
Raw Story has flagged the fact that the University of Pennsylvania , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has instituted a new policy for revoking degrees from students who engage in practices such as “ providing false information on an application for admission.
” This quickly becomes troublesome for Donald Trump , because if Mary Trump ’ s assertion can be proven , it ’ ll mean that Donald is in clear violation of the rule that would lead to his degree being revoked .
This would be a thoroughly embarrassing blow for the sitting President of the United States , and particularly for an insecure narcissist who has spent a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Obama ’ s academic history .
It would also come at a time when Donald Trump ’ s approval rating numbers are dropping at least partly due to the growing perception that he ’ s a dishonest fraud .
Having his college degree revoked could end up being more of a blow to Trump right now , under these circumstances , than it otherwise would have .
Maybe Trump ’ s lifelong patterns of cheating will finally cost him .

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Donald Trump’s newest cheating scandal is actually one of his oldest cheating scandals. To the surprise of absolutely no one who’s been paying attention, it turns out Trump cheated on his SATs in order to get into the prestigious Wharton School, according to his niece Mary Trump. Here’s the thing. This could actually cost him.
When a college admissions cheating scandal erupted last year involving multiple celebrities, it prompted quite a bit of reform. Raw Story has flagged the fact that the University of Pennsylvania, where the Wharton School is located, has instituted a new policy for revoking degrees from students who engage in practices such as “providing false information on an application for admission.”
This quickly becomes troublesome for Donald Trump, because if Mary Trump’s assertion can be proven, it’ll mean that Donald is in clear violation of the rule that would lead to his degree being revoked. This would be a thoroughly embarrassing blow for the sitting President of the United States, and particularly for an insecure narcissist who has spent a lot of time making silly accusations about President Obama’s academic history.
It would also come at a time when Donald Trump’s approval rating numbers are dropping at least partly due to the growing perception that he’s a dishonest fraud. Having his college degree revoked could end up being more of a blow to Trump right now, under these circumstances, than it otherwise would have. Maybe Trump’s lifelong patterns of cheating will finally cost him.
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palmerreport--2020-07-08--Suffer the little children

Suffer the little children

I once asked my brother why it was that he caught so many cold and flu bugs .
I should have guessed the answer .
His wife is an elementary school teacher .
Who needs a Petri dish for common viruses when you ’ ve got the modern American classroom ?
So is anyone surprised that Donald Trump is all for putting that Petri dish to nefarious work ?
Not content to be a mere child rapist and murderer , Donald Trump has raised his game and combined his greatest crimes into one : child murderer .
He and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Deville , education secretary and actual billionaire Betsy DeVos , have a cunning plan .
They want to repopulate America ’ s schools with America ’ s school children this Fall , just in time for a spike in the soon-to-be worst pandemic in American history .
Before you spout the party line , that children seldom get sick and even fewer die of coronavirus , the fact is they do both — and many will get sick and die , thanks to Trump and DeVos .
But there ’ s even a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can also carry the bug just as easily as any adult .
And they will .
They will carry it back into their homes where they will infect mom and dad and grandma and grandpa .
It will magnify this problem pandemic to the point where it will kill millions of Americans before the year is out .
As if that ’ s not bad enough , a raging coronavirus spike is on its way .
The numbers are starting to look ominous again and the daily death tolls are creeping back up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in two other articles , a statistical anomaly called Simpson ’ s paradox has falsely made it look like the number of coronavirus deaths are falling .
That is not the actual case , and we will learn just how bad it is in the coming days .
But that doesn ’ t stop the Cretin-in-Chief from crowing and claiming an early victory .
The truly amazing bit is that he doesn ’ t have a clue how heartlessly insensitive it makes him look to do a victory tap dance on the corpses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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I once asked my brother why it was that he caught so many cold and flu bugs. I should have guessed the answer. His wife is an elementary school teacher. Who needs a Petri dish for common viruses when you’ve got the modern American classroom?
So is anyone surprised that Donald Trump is all for putting that Petri dish to nefarious work? Not content to be a mere child rapist and murderer, Donald Trump has raised his game and combined his greatest crimes into one: child murderer. He and the woman who frequently gets mistaken for Cruella Deville, education secretary and actual billionaire Betsy DeVos, have a cunning plan. They want to repopulate America’s schools with America’s school children this Fall, just in time for a spike in the soon-to-be worst pandemic in American history.
Before you spout the party line, that children seldom get sick and even fewer die of coronavirus, the fact is they do both — and many will get sick and die, thanks to Trump and DeVos. But there’s even a greater hazard still. Recall that children can also carry the bug just as easily as any adult. And they will. They will carry it back into their homes where they will infect mom and dad and grandma and grandpa. It will magnify this problem pandemic to the point where it will kill millions of Americans before the year is out.
As if that’s not bad enough, a raging coronavirus spike is on its way. The numbers are starting to look ominous again and the daily death tolls are creeping back up into four digits. As I wrote in two other articles, a statistical anomaly called Simpson’s paradox has falsely made it look like the number of coronavirus deaths are falling. That is not the actual case, and we will learn just how bad it is in the coming days.
But that doesn’t stop the Cretin-in-Chief from crowing and claiming an early victory. The truly amazing bit is that he doesn’t have a clue how heartlessly insensitive it makes him look to do a victory tap dance on the corpses of one hundred and thirty thousand dead Americans. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-08--Trump is bluffing again

Trump is bluffing again

Donald Trump has a consistent habit of loudly threatening to do things that he either can ’ t realistically pull off , or literally can ’ t do .
He then counts on the Resistance either not being aware that he can ’ t actually do such a thing , or being too scared by the threat to think it through .
That ’ s why it ’ s so important that we all keep a level head when Trump makes a particularly evil threat , such as forcing schools to reopen in the fall , in the midst of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the threat itself can tend to overshadow the reality that the President doesn ’ t even decide if schools open ; Governors and local authorities do .
Trump is threatening to cut off funding to schools that don ’ t open , but he doesn ’ t hold those purse strings .
Congress does , and we don ’ t imagine Speaker Pelosi caving to him on this .
Trump may try to find a way to push around some funds to pressure school districts , but that would lead to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Trump doesn ’ t tend to win those .
At the end of the day – and it always comes back to this – Donald Trump doesn ’ t have a magic wand .
There are some idiot Republican Governors who will try to force schools to open simply because Trump wants them open , but that doesn ’ t mean Trump can just unilaterally open schools across the nation .
Moreover , Trump knows this .
He ’ s bluffing yet again , in the hope we ’ ll be too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t actually do what he ’ s threatening to do .
It ’ s more important than ever that we don ’ t cave to this guy when he ’ s bluffing .

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Donald Trump has a consistent habit of loudly threatening to do things that he either can’t realistically pull off, or literally can’t do. He then counts on the Resistance either not being aware that he can’t actually do such a thing, or being too scared by the threat to think it through.
That’s why it’s so important that we all keep a level head when Trump makes a particularly evil threat, such as forcing schools to reopen in the fall, in the midst of a worsening pandemic. The sheer horror of the threat itself can tend to overshadow the reality that the President doesn’t even decide if schools open; Governors and local authorities do.
Trump is threatening to cut off funding to schools that don’t open, but he doesn’t hold those purse strings. Congress does, and we don’t imagine Speaker Pelosi caving to him on this. Trump may try to find a way to push around some funds to pressure school districts, but that would lead to a court battle over misappropriation of funds, and Trump doesn’t tend to win those.
At the end of the day – and it always comes back to this – Donald Trump doesn’t have a magic wand. There are some idiot Republican Governors who will try to force schools to open simply because Trump wants them open, but that doesn’t mean Trump can just unilaterally open schools across the nation. Moreover, Trump knows this. He’s bluffing yet again, in the hope we’ll be too scared to remember that he can’t actually do what he’s threatening to do. It’s more important than ever that we don’t cave to this guy when he’s bluffing.
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palmerreport--2020-07-08--Here’s the thing about Colonel Vindman retiring

With his scheduled promotion in jeopardy due to Donald Trump ’ s desire for revenge , Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman has announced that he ’ s retiring from the U.S. Army .
His attorney says he ’ s faced a “ campaign of bullying , intimidation , and retaliation ” after having testified during Donald Trump ’ s impeachment hearing .
This is sad , pointless , and a great loss to the country .
It ’ s also yet another reminder of how profoundly unfit Donald Trump is for office , and how much destruction he ’ s willing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its people as he seeks revenge for the collapse of his own presidency .
Here ’ s the thing , though .
We don ’ t know what Colonel Vindman will decide to go on to do next .
But we do know that he ’ ll join the growing list of highly qualified people who have been pushed out of public service because of Donald Trump , and who will be readily available to serve in a Joe Biden administration if they want to .
It ’ s yet another reason why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elect Biden by an overwhelming margin in the fall .

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With his scheduled promotion in jeopardy due to Donald Trump’s desire for revenge, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman has announced that he’s retiring from the U.S. Army. His attorney says he’s faced a “campaign of bullying, intimidation, and retaliation” after having testified during Donald Trump’s impeachment hearing.
This is sad, pointless, and a great loss to the country. It’s also yet another reminder of how profoundly unfit Donald Trump is for office, and how much destruction he’s willing to bring down on this country and its people as he seeks revenge for the collapse of his own presidency. Here’s the thing, though.
We don’t know what Colonel Vindman will decide to go on to do next. But we do know that he’ll join the growing list of highly qualified people who have been pushed out of public service because of Donald Trump, and who will be readily available to serve in a Joe Biden administration if they want to. It’s yet another reason why it’s so crucial that we elect Biden by an overwhelming margin in the fall.
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palmerreport--2020-07-08--The real reason Mary Trump’s book is so devastating to Donald Trump

UFO skeptic Robert Sheaffer tells of the sobering effect of being physically on the scene where an interplanetary visitor allegedly landed .
The pure ordinariness of the surroundings kills much of the work done by the imagination .
There are no mists , no darkening swamps , no skeletons of clutching , leafless trees bending and creaking in the wind , just an ordinary , daylit American scene .
The difference between the canvas painted by the imagination and the image photographed by reality can be both shocking and intensely demystifying .
Unlike many idolatrous Trump disciples who carry sacred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump around in their wee little heads , Mary Lea Trump was actually there .
And , like the reporter on the ground as opposed to the worshipper from afar , she reports what she saw with the intellect of a trained clinical psychologist with a PhD .
It ’ s all in her new book , “ Too Much and Never Enough : How My Family Created the World ’ s Most Dangerous Man.
” The picture that emerges from Mary Trump ’ s manifestly laser-sharp mind is one that is far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mange than manger .
Sorry to let you down , Trump lovers , but Donald Trump ’ s antecedents are every bit as tawdry and disreputable as I and others have guessed over the years .
He is what we always said he was , a fake hero , a phoney , a lying , manipulating , hateful little loser from the very beginning .
Donald Trump is a piece of crap , and that is exactly how he started life .
As a piece of crap .
That ’ s how his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and she was there and you weren ’ t .
She was in , as it were , the womb where it happened .
It ’ s time to learn some lessons about what Donald Trump is really like — and it isn ’ t pretty .
What emerges from her book is that Donald , from the start , was motivated by cruelty and spiteful jealousy , misogyny , bigotry and insecurity , so much insecurity in fact that he had no confidence in his own native abilities .
And so he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used the family money to bribe someone else to take his high school Scholastic Aptitude Test ( SAT ) for him , so he could gain admission to a college that he wasn ’ t qualified to attend .
For Donald , cheating became a way of life .
The image that emerges from the book is one of an oafish vulgarian , intellectually limited and so inept at business that his father had to constantly step in to save him from himself .
His attitude toward his own family is characterised by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Holy shit , Mary , you ’ re stacked !
” is what the 48 year old Trump told his 29 year old niece when he first saw her in a bathing suit .
Dr. Trump also notes that of the nine diagnostic criteria for narcissism , her uncle Donald Trump satisfies them all — and then some .
For example , he also meets the criteria for antisocial personality disorder , which in its most severe form is generally considered sociopathy .
“ The fact is , ” Dr. Trump writes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so complex and his behaviors so often inexplicable that coming up with an accurate and comprehensive diagnosis would require a full battery of psychological and neurophysical tests that he ’ ll never sit for.
” The best parts about this demystifying book are , first , it ’ s going to ruin much of Donald ’ s fun .
Trump loves to lie about what a child prodigy he was and how brilliant a student he was .
Now he will carry around in the back of his mind the certain knowledge that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s book and they will all know better .
( His own elder sister , retired judge Maryanne Trump Barry , scoffed at Donald ’ s presidential run , calling him “ a clown ” while poking fun at his five bankruptcies . )
Second , the book is going to further hurt Trump ’ s chances for re-election .
At a time when his chances are fading fast , the book represents another ten penny nail in his considerable titanium political coffin .
And we can ’ t have too many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think of a more fitting end for this child raping , murdering monster , than for him to be brought down by someone who actually knows him for who and what he is .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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UFO skeptic Robert Sheaffer tells of the sobering effect of being physically on the scene where an interplanetary visitor allegedly landed. The pure ordinariness of the surroundings kills much of the work done by the imagination. There are no mists, no darkening swamps, no skeletons of clutching, leafless trees bending and creaking in the wind, just an ordinary, daylit American scene. The difference between the canvas painted by the imagination and the image photographed by reality can be both shocking and intensely demystifying.
Unlike many idolatrous Trump disciples who carry sacred, messianic icons of an imagined Donald Trump around in their wee little heads, Mary Lea Trump was actually there. And, like the reporter on the ground as opposed to the worshipper from afar, she reports what she saw with the intellect of a trained clinical psychologist with a PhD. It’s all in her new book, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man.”
The picture that emerges from Mary Trump’s manifestly laser-sharp mind is one that is far more messy than messianic, distinctly more mange than manger. Sorry to let you down, Trump lovers, but Donald Trump’s antecedents are every bit as tawdry and disreputable as I and others have guessed over the years. He is what we always said he was, a fake hero, a phoney, a lying, manipulating, hateful little loser from the very beginning. Donald Trump is a piece of crap, and that is exactly how he started life. As a piece of crap.
That’s how his niece Mary L. Trump tells it, and she was there and you weren’t. She was in, as it were, the womb where it happened. It’s time to learn some lessons about what Donald Trump is really like — and it isn’t pretty.
What emerges from her book is that Donald, from the start, was motivated by cruelty and spiteful jealousy, misogyny, bigotry and insecurity, so much insecurity in fact that he had no confidence in his own native abilities. And so he cheated — at everything. He even used the family money to bribe someone else to take his high school Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) for him, so he could gain admission to a college that he wasn’t qualified to attend. For Donald, cheating became a way of life.
The image that emerges from the book is one of an oafish vulgarian, intellectually limited and so inept at business that his father had to constantly step in to save him from himself. His attitude toward his own family is characterised by cruelty and crass, inappropriate conduct. “Holy shit, Mary, you’re stacked!” is what the 48 year old Trump told his 29 year old niece when he first saw her in a bathing suit.
Dr. Trump also notes that of the nine diagnostic criteria for narcissism, her uncle Donald Trump satisfies them all — and then some. For example, he also meets the criteria for antisocial personality disorder, which in its most severe form is generally considered sociopathy. “The fact is,” Dr. Trump writes, “Donald’s pathologies are so complex and his behaviors so often inexplicable that coming up with an accurate and comprehensive diagnosis would require a full battery of psychological and neurophysical tests that he’ll never sit for.”
The best parts about this demystifying book are, first, it’s going to ruin much of Donald’s fun. Trump loves to lie about what a child prodigy he was and how brilliant a student he was. Now he will carry around in the back of his mind the certain knowledge that many in his audience read Mary Trump’s book and they will all know better. (His own elder sister, retired judge Maryanne Trump Barry, scoffed at Donald’s presidential run, calling him “a clown” while poking fun at his five bankruptcies.)
Second, the book is going to further hurt Trump’s chances for re-election. At a time when his chances are fading fast, the book represents another ten penny nail in his considerable titanium political coffin. And we can’t have too many of those nails. I cannot think of a more fitting end for this child raping, murdering monster, than for him to be brought down by someone who actually knows him for who and what he is. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-08--Donald Trump goes berserk about the CDC

Donald Trump goes berserk about the CDC

With his poll numbers in freefall and his presidency collapsing , Donald Trump thinks he ’ s finally found a wedge issue that ’ ll magically deliver him the election : reopening schools in the middle of a deadly pandemic .
The thing is , even Trump ’ s own CDC isn ’ t willing to play this game .
First Trump threatened to cut off funding to schools if they don ’ t open in the fall , which seems a bit paradoxical , considering they won ’ t need funding if they don ’ t open : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sweden and many other countries , SCHOOLS ARE OPEN WITH NO PROBLEMS .
The Dems think it would be bad for them politically if U.S. schools open before the November Election , but is important for the children & families .
May cut off funding if not open !
” Then Trump decided that the CDC is the real problem : “ I disagree with @ CDCgov on their very tough & expensive guidelines for opening schools .
While they want them open , they are asking schools to do very impractical things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
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” Donald Trump appears to be betting on the notion that parents are so worn out from having to take care of their kids all day , and having so much trouble figuring out what to do with their kids while trying to get back to their jobs , they ’ ll side with Trump ’ s plan to reopen schools despite the danger .
But even if they do , it ’ ll quickly blow up in everyone ’ s faces .
The kids will pass around the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and infect their adult relatives – and this will certainly happen before election day in November .
Trump has picked yet another issue where he ’ s on the morally wrong side and the politically wrong side .

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With his poll numbers in freefall and his presidency collapsing, Donald Trump thinks he’s finally found a wedge issue that’ll magically deliver him the election: reopening schools in the middle of a deadly pandemic. The thing is, even Trump’s own CDC isn’t willing to play this game.
First Trump threatened to cut off funding to schools if they don’t open in the fall, which seems a bit paradoxical, considering they won’t need funding if they don’t open: “In Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and many other countries, SCHOOLS ARE OPEN WITH NO PROBLEMS. The Dems think it would be bad for them politically if U.S. schools open before the November Election, but is important for the children & families. May cut off funding if not open!”
Then Trump decided that the CDC is the real problem: “I disagree with @CDCgov on their very tough & expensive guidelines for opening schools. While they want them open, they are asking schools to do very impractical things. I will be meeting with them!!!”
Donald Trump appears to be betting on the notion that parents are so worn out from having to take care of their kids all day, and having so much trouble figuring out what to do with their kids while trying to get back to their jobs, they’ll side with Trump’s plan to reopen schools despite the danger. But even if they do, it’ll quickly blow up in everyone’s faces. The kids will pass around the virus at school, then bring it home and infect their adult relatives – and this will certainly happen before election day in November. Trump has picked yet another issue where he’s on the morally wrong side and the politically wrong side.
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palmerreport--2020-07-09--Donald Trump’s Tulsa debacle just got a whole lot uglier

We should have seen it coming when six members of Donald Trump ’ s advance team tested positive for coronavirus just before the start of the rally .
We definitely should have seen it coming when Trump surrogate Herman Cain tested positive after attending the rally .
In fact we did see it coming , and so did you , and now health officials have confirmed it : Trump ’ s rally made the coronavirus crisis in Tulsa a whole lot worse .
The number of coronavirus cases in Tulsa has surged since Donald Trump ’ s rally in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dr. Bruce Dart now says that Trump ’ s rally “ more than likely ” contributed to the increase in cases .
The Trump campaign is insisting that his rally can ’ t have been the cause of the spike , because everyone who attended was given a mask .
But this is absolute crap , considering no one was required to wear a mask , and Trump has made several public comments denigrating mask-wearing .
It ’ s still too early to tell if Donald Trump ’ s rally has resulted in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely come as well .
And of course , with Trump ’ s idiot supporters having come from neighboring cities and states to attend the rally , plenty of them took the virus home with them .

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We should have seen it coming when six members of Donald Trump’s advance team tested positive for coronavirus just before the start of the rally. We definitely should have seen it coming when Trump surrogate Herman Cain tested positive after attending the rally. In fact we did see it coming, and so did you, and now health officials have confirmed it: Trump’s rally made the coronavirus crisis in Tulsa a whole lot worse.
The number of coronavirus cases in Tulsa has surged since Donald Trump’s rally in the city. Tulsa City-County Health Department Director Dr. Bruce Dart now says that Trump’s rally “more than likely” contributed to the increase in cases. The Trump campaign is insisting that his rally can’t have been the cause of the spike, because everyone who attended was given a mask. But this is absolute crap, considering no one was required to wear a mask, and Trump has made several public comments denigrating mask-wearing.
It’s still too early to tell if Donald Trump’s rally has resulted in additional deaths, but that’ll likely come as well. And of course, with Trump’s idiot supporters having come from neighboring cities and states to attend the rally, plenty of them took the virus home with them.
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palmerreport--2020-07-09--Donald Trump may need his diaper changed after tomorrow

There ’ s a lot to be said for Mary Trump and the release of her family horror story .
But those of us who ’ ve been following Donald Trump all these years of his “ presidency ” don ’ t need to read it .
Because of course , he ’ s a malignant narcissistic sociopath , and our money ’ s on the fact that Ivanka is probably generation four of this family ’ s sociopathy .
They feel no empathy for others .
Not even their children .
So , the tradition will continue in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will abandon even his darling Ivanka if the stakes involve his destruction .
Which is why tomorrow may turn out to be a red-letter day .
SCOTUS is going to announce what cases will have an opinion , and the last of their cases now involve Trump ’ s tax returns .
It ’ s always possible they ’ ll delay till the next session .
Kavanaugh comes to mind here because he might want to get his affairs in order when the investigation into his finances occurs under a Biden administration .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ rendering an opinion on Trump taxes , it won ’ t be a surprise .
But if they ’ re forced to go forward , Trump will be needing his diapers changed .
Again .
We haven ’ t even gotten to the Ghislaine Maxwell story .
There ’ s no doubt she ’ s singing like a canary .
Trump now demands things return to pre-COVID days when he could bask in the good economic numbers left to him by President Obama .
The schools will not be able to reopen because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parents generally aren ’ t willing to lose a child to please a sociopath .
By the end of August , COVID waves will be hitting emergency rooms hard and we aren ’ t even into the fall flu season yet .
There are a lot of pundits who believe between COVID , Maxwell and his taxes , Trump won ’ t even be on the ballot .
But the GOP doesn ’ t have the spine to ask him to go , nor the clean hands to not be afraid of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump will stay to his last breath .
Which is terrifying .
Hold on tight , folks .
And VOTE .

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There’s a lot to be said for Mary Trump and the release of her family horror story. But those of us who’ve been following Donald Trump all these years of his “presidency” don’t need to read it. Because of course, he’s a malignant narcissistic sociopath, and our money’s on the fact that Ivanka is probably generation four of this family’s sociopathy. They feel no empathy for others. Not even their children. So, the tradition will continue in the Trump family lineage. Chilling.
Trump will abandon even his darling Ivanka if the stakes involve his destruction. Which is why tomorrow may turn out to be a red-letter day. SCOTUS is going to announce what cases will have an opinion, and the last of their cases now involve Trump’s tax returns. It’s always possible they’ll delay till the next session. Kavanaugh comes to mind here because he might want to get his affairs in order when the investigation into his finances occurs under a Biden administration. If the right-wing judges attempt to delay rendering an opinion on Trump taxes, it won’t be a surprise. But if they’re forced to go forward, Trump will be needing his diapers changed. Again. We haven’t even gotten to the Ghislaine Maxwell story. There’s no doubt she’s singing like a canary.
Trump now demands things return to pre-COVID days when he could bask in the good economic numbers left to him by President Obama. The schools will not be able to reopen because no matter how much he pushes, parents generally aren’t willing to lose a child to please a sociopath. By the end of August, COVID waves will be hitting emergency rooms hard and we aren’t even into the fall flu season yet. There are a lot of pundits who believe between COVID, Maxwell and his taxes, Trump won’t even be on the ballot. But the GOP doesn’t have the spine to ask him to go, nor the clean hands to not be afraid of his wrath if they do. We predict Trump will stay to his last breath. Which is terrifying. Hold on tight, folks. And VOTE.
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palmerreport--2020-07-09--Donald Trump’s attempt at sabotaging Mary Trump’s book just backfired on him spectacularly

Considering that Donald Trump is the most hated man in the world , his niece Mary Trump ’ s tell-all @ @ @ @ @ going to sell well .
That ’ s part of why Donald went to court @ @ @ @ @ book down .
But his legal efforts failed , and now the whole thing is @ @ @ @ @ .
Donald Trump ’ s legal action served to increase interest in the book , @ @ @ @ @ publisher has moved the release date up two weeks .
Now things hav gotten even @ @ @ @ @ even better for Mary Trump ) , as the book has surged today from # @ @ @ @ @ chart to # 1 on the bestseller chart .
Considering how swiftly this is all @ @ @ @ @ seems a given that Donald ’ s attempt at sabotaging the book is what put @ @ @ @ @ You can order your copy here .

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Considering that Donald Trump is the most hated man in the world, his niece Mary Trump’s tell-all book about him was always going to sell well. That’s part of why Donald went to court and tried to shut the book down. But his legal efforts failed, and now the whole thing is backfiring on him rather spectacularly.
Donald Trump’s legal action served to increase interest in the book, to the point that the publisher has moved the release date up two weeks. Now things hav gotten even worse for Donald (and even better for Mary Trump), as the book has surged today from #4 on the Amazon bestseller chart to #1 on the bestseller chart. Considering how swiftly this is all now playing out, it seems a given that Donald’s attempt at sabotaging the book is what put it over the top. You can order your copy here.
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palmerreport--2020-07-10--Rachel Maddow just nailed it

Rachel Maddow just nailed it

Today has been one of the busier political news days we ’ ve had in quite some time – with a ton of bad news for Donald Trump , and some bad news for some other people as well .
Earlier this evening , Palmer Report pointed out that Michael Cohen ’ s re-arrest today seemed to have been an attempt at preventing his tell-all book from coming out , raising questions about what really happened .
Now Rachel Maddow has filled in the missing details .
As we explained earlier , after Cohen was seen eating in a restaurant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back in prison unless he agreed not to publish his book , or post anything on social media .
He refused these conditions , so he was sent back to prison , and we expect him to fight it in court .
On her show tonight , Rachel Maddow revealed that Cohen had been expected to make a public statement today after the Supreme Court ruling – but the Feds conveniently gobbled him up just before he could have done so .
This helps make it more clear that the Feds really were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everything to do with protecting Donald Trump .
We suspect this will boost Cohen ’ s odds of being able to convince a judge that he was improperly targeted , and that he should therefore be released again .
All of this aside , there is still every reason to expect that Michael Cohen ’ s book will be published on schedule .
Based on his recent tweets , he ’ s already written most or all of it .
And if Trump tries to block the book ’ s publication in court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when he tried to block Mary Trump ’ s book .

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Today has been one of the busier political news days we’ve had in quite some time – with a ton of bad news for Donald Trump, and some bad news for some other people as well. Earlier this evening, Palmer Report pointed out that Michael Cohen’s re-arrest today seemed to have been an attempt at preventing his tell-all book from coming out, raising questions about what really happened. Now Rachel Maddow has filled in the missing details.
As we explained earlier, after Cohen was seen eating in a restaurant, federal prosecutors threatened to put him back in prison unless he agreed not to publish his book, or post anything on social media. He refused these conditions, so he was sent back to prison, and we expect him to fight it in court. On her show tonight, Rachel Maddow revealed that Cohen had been expected to make a public statement today after the Supreme Court ruling – but the Feds conveniently gobbled him up just before he could have done so.
This helps make it more clear that the Feds really were targeting Michael Cohen today for reasons that everything to do with protecting Donald Trump. We suspect this will boost Cohen’s odds of being able to convince a judge that he was improperly targeted, and that he should therefore be released again.
All of this aside, there is still every reason to expect that Michael Cohen’s book will be published on schedule. Based on his recent tweets, he’s already written most or all of it. And if Trump tries to block the book’s publication in court, we saw how that played out when he tried to block Mary Trump’s book.
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