palmerreport--2020-06-08--Speaker Nancy Pelosi comes out swinging

Speaker Nancy Pelosi comes out swinging

There ’ s an old saying that says you should strike while the iron is hot .
With public sentiment @ @ @ @ @ a corner when it comes to police reform , Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House @ @ @ @ @ aimed at doing precisely that .
Nancy Pelosi appeared on MSNBC today and spelled out @ @ @ @ @ , what it ’ s set to accomplish , and how it ’ s being @ @ @ @ @ video below won ’ t load on your device , go here instead ) :

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There’s an old saying that says you should strike while the iron is hot. With public sentiment across the nation finally turning a corner when it comes to police reform, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House are pushing forward with legislation aimed at doing precisely that.
Nancy Pelosi appeared on MSNBC today and spelled out how the legislation came together, what it’s set to accomplish, and how it’s being moved forward (if the video below won’t load on your device, go here instead):
True justice can only be achieved with full, comprehensive action. Democrats are taking steps to achieve justice and save lives. pic.twitter.com/JhcUIkH8DK — Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) June 8, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-06-08--These new Biden-Trump poll numbers are nothing short of stunning

Realistically , presidential general election polling exists within a fairly narrow range .
Because so many Americans are already locked into one side or the other for various ideological reasons , each candidates starts with about 40 % .
That means neither candidate can get above 60 % .
And when you factor in protest votes , neither side can get above about 55 % .
In other words , a presidential election basically exists in the 40 % to 55 % range .
Theoretically , a fifteen point lead is the largest you can have .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for instance , but an eight point lead is considered large .
For one candidate to have a fifteen point lead , the other candidate would have to be a radioactive hyena with rabies .
That brings us to today ’ s new poll numbers from CNN , which have Joe Biden at 55 % and Donald Trump at 41 % .
Wait a minute here .
We just said that , in theory , no one can go any higher than about 55 % or any lower than about 40 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump is so uniquely hated , he ’ s testing the limits of just how unpopular a general election candidate can be .
This is nothing short of stunning .
Of course the key here is that this is just one poll .
With the political landscape in America moving quickly right now , we ’ ll see if the other major polls also show Joe Biden widening his lead when those polls are updated as the week goes on .
If the averages confirm that Biden really is up by fourteen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if we keep putting in the work , it ’ ll be entirely realistic to not only put Biden in office , but also flip the Senate .

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Realistically, presidential general election polling exists within a fairly narrow range. Because so many Americans are already locked into one side or the other for various ideological reasons, each candidates starts with about 40%. That means neither candidate can get above 60%. And when you factor in protest votes, neither side can get above about 55%.
In other words, a presidential election basically exists in the 40% to 55% range. Theoretically, a fifteen point lead is the largest you can have. It’s why a four point is considered small, for instance, but an eight point lead is considered large. For one candidate to have a fifteen point lead, the other candidate would have to be a radioactive hyena with rabies.
That brings us to today’s new poll numbers from CNN, which have Joe Biden at 55% and Donald Trump at 41%. Wait a minute here. We just said that, in theory, no one can go any higher than about 55% or any lower than about 40%. So these new poll numbers mean that Trump is so uniquely hated, he’s testing the limits of just how unpopular a general election candidate can be. This is nothing short of stunning.
Of course the key here is that this is just one poll. With the political landscape in America moving quickly right now, we’ll see if the other major polls also show Joe Biden widening his lead when those polls are updated as the week goes on. If the averages confirm that Biden really is up by fourteen points, it’ll mean that if we keep putting in the work, it’ll be entirely realistic to not only put Biden in office, but also flip the Senate.
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palmerreport--2020-06-08--What we can learn about the fall of Donald Trump from the fall of Adolf Hitler

It ’ s easy to conflate the Adolf Hitler who stood before adoring crowds and exhorted and mesmerised them in gruff , Austrian-accented German , with the guy who gave us World War II .
But they are two different Hitlers .
The former represented Adolf Hitler when he was popular , the latter when he was considerably less so .
To be sure , there were occasional , overlapping , stunningly victorious moments that provided photo-ops in the early days of the war .
Most notably the summer of 1940 after the fall of Paris .
But it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the chilling realization that Operation Barbarossa — Hitler ’ s exquisitely ill-advised , ill-timed attack on the Soviet Union — was turning from a fait accompli victory to a dwindling desperate hope , that certain Home Truths came home to roost .
Lucky for Der Fuhrer that he wasn ’ t up for re-election that November .
No more Springtime for Hitler .
Those began the days when Adolf Hitler virtually disappeared from the German landscape and spent the vast majority of the rest of his dictatorship hunkered down and bunkered down in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Grumbling back home was considerable .
The German people signed on for jobs , prosperity , restored national pride and the autobahn .
They didn ’ t sign on for yet another long , brutal war of bombing , privation and bread lines .
That ’ s how fickle a population can be .
One minute they adore you the next they don ’ t .
And it doesn ’ t take much either , just a measurable reduction in the Good Life and you ’ re done .
James Carville was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nearly thirty years ago : “ It ’ s the economy , stupid.
” I mean , what ’ s a fascistic tyrant to do ?
If you filter out that part of the press that wants to become the next Michael Moore by predicting yet another Trump victory , you can easily see for yourself that Trump is almost certainly finished .
Whether you ’ re a fascist tyrant or merely wish you could be one , the bottom line is always the same .
All rule is rule by consent .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been .
Every government that ever existed since Homo sapiens started walking upright has been , at its core , a democracy .
“ Rule by consent ” summarizes every government that ever was , and Donald Trump has finally lost his consent .
Where governments differ — and here ’ s the catch — is how long it takes for them to topple once they ’ ve lost that consent .
If the system is sufficiently entrenched it can take a very long time indeed .
The Soviet Union , just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disheartening 72 years for the regime ( and the whole rotten bureaucracy propping it up ) to fall .
The good news is , in a democratic republic like the United States of America , one only needs to wait for a periodic four year boundary to change governments and , lucky for us , one is coming up in less than five months .
The cracks are showing just in time .
It ’ s still disheartening to see those cracks exist mostly in people who are former members of the government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actual courage is .
If Spartacus had been in the Republican Senate he would have been the only one to stand up and identify himself .
That Lisa Murkowski is kinda , sorta , maybe not so sure about Trump doesn ’ t count .
But even their silence is telling .
It took them long enough but even they see the handwriting on the wall .
In the pre-pandemic days Trump was right to run for re-election on the economy .
It was his best bet .
Not enough people noticed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ineffectual buffoon and that the economy we were all enjoying back then had nothing to do with him .
Human capacity for misidentifying causality is nothing new .
But his own indolence and entrenched inability to adapt to the new situation caused by coronavirus and racial unrest has justly exposed him for the incompetent that he is .
A great leader would have seized the moment and made it his own .
Trump is no kind of leader at all .
He ’ s a petulant fool who spends his days watching television @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and it took a collapsed economy to fully expose him .
Maybe next time we ’ ll be better able to see another Trump coming , but somehow I doubt it .
It took Republicans a little over a meager six years to elect another president after Nixon resigned .
But at least , for now , we can bask in the notion that soon Donald Trump will be gone .
Of course , we must vote in November , and we must not lose our enthusiasm nor our resolve .
Trump must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only ones who can remove him .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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It’s easy to conflate the Adolf Hitler who stood before adoring crowds and exhorted and mesmerised them in gruff, Austrian-accented German, with the guy who gave us World War II. But they are two different Hitlers. The former represented Adolf Hitler when he was popular, the latter when he was considerably less so.
To be sure, there were occasional, overlapping, stunningly victorious moments that provided photo-ops in the early days of the war. Most notably the summer of 1940 after the fall of Paris. But it was by late summer, 1941, when the chilling realization that Operation Barbarossa — Hitler’s exquisitely ill-advised, ill-timed attack on the Soviet Union — was turning from a fait accompli victory to a dwindling desperate hope, that certain Home Truths came home to roost. Lucky for Der Fuhrer that he wasn’t up for re-election that November. No more Springtime for Hitler.
Those began the days when Adolf Hitler virtually disappeared from the German landscape and spent the vast majority of the rest of his dictatorship hunkered down and bunkered down in various forward positions near the Eastern Front. Grumbling back home was considerable. The German people signed on for jobs, prosperity, restored national pride and the autobahn. They didn’t sign on for yet another long, brutal war of bombing, privation and bread lines.
That’s how fickle a population can be. One minute they adore you the next they don’t. And it doesn’t take much either, just a measurable reduction in the Good Life and you’re done. James Carville was right when he said it first, nearly thirty years ago: “It’s the economy, stupid.” I mean, what’s a fascistic tyrant to do?
If you filter out that part of the press that wants to become the next Michael Moore by predicting yet another Trump victory, you can easily see for yourself that Trump is almost certainly finished. Whether you’re a fascist tyrant or merely wish you could be one, the bottom line is always the same. All rule is rule by consent. There are no exceptions and there never have been. Every government that ever existed since Homo sapiens started walking upright has been, at its core, a democracy. “Rule by consent” summarizes every government that ever was, and Donald Trump has finally lost his consent.
Where governments differ — and here’s the catch — is how long it takes for them to topple once they’ve lost that consent. If the system is sufficiently entrenched it can take a very long time indeed. The Soviet Union, just to pick an example, took a disheartening 72 years for the regime (and the whole rotten bureaucracy propping it up) to fall. The good news is, in a democratic republic like the United States of America, one only needs to wait for a periodic four year boundary to change governments and, lucky for us, one is coming up in less than five months.
The cracks are showing just in time. It’s still disheartening to see those cracks exist mostly in people who are former members of the government. It reminds us of how rare actual courage is. If Spartacus had been in the Republican Senate he would have been the only one to stand up and identify himself. That Lisa Murkowski is kinda, sorta, maybe not so sure about Trump doesn’t count. But even their silence is telling. It took them long enough but even they see the handwriting on the wall.
In the pre-pandemic days Trump was right to run for re-election on the economy. It was his best bet. Not enough people noticed that Trump is a lazy, ignorant, ineffectual buffoon and that the economy we were all enjoying back then had nothing to do with him. Human capacity for misidentifying causality is nothing new. But his own indolence and entrenched inability to adapt to the new situation caused by coronavirus and racial unrest has justly exposed him for the incompetent that he is. A great leader would have seized the moment and made it his own. Trump is no kind of leader at all. He’s a petulant fool who spends his days watching television and making angry, insulting tweets, and it took a collapsed economy to fully expose him.
Maybe next time we’ll be better able to see another Trump coming, but somehow I doubt it. It took Republicans a little over a meager six years to elect another president after Nixon resigned. But at least, for now, we can bask in the notion that soon Donald Trump will be gone. Of course, we must vote in November, and we must not lose our enthusiasm nor our resolve. Trump must be removed, and we are the only ones who can remove him. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-08--Donald Trump’s downward spiral is accelerating

Everything in recent news cycles is pointing to the U.S. having a new ( real ) president in November .
The tide was already turning against “ president ” Donald Trump for his mishandling of coronavirus .
We watched as Trump ’ s numbers began a downward spiral when voters ’ opinions were sought regarding his handling of the pandemic .
Because Trump is not and never has been a thinker , he should have followed the lead of prior presidents who surrounded themselves with knowledgeable people .
Trump has consistently surrounded himself with “ yes ” men and women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been about Donald Trump and not anything or anyone else .
Then , the murder of George Floyd occurred , and the downward spiral for Trump worsened .
Instead of focusing on the protests and doing something to create calm among the people of America , Trump spent his time tweeting and name-calling .
Many believe this is why General Mattis finally broke his silence , with John Kelly backing him up .
Other former military officers have also come out against Trump , the latest being Colin Powell .
In his appearance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that Trump “ has drifted away from the Constitution.
” Powell was the first black Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , and in response , Trump began attacking him on Twitter , calling him “ a real stiff.
” For someone who claims to court the black vote , Trump ’ s actions are idiotic .
Powell was not shy in telling Tapper that he would be supporting Biden for president .
He said that he and Biden have worked together for “ 35 to 40 ” years .
Powell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an effective president ” and adds that Trump “ lies all the time.
” This is not a good look for Trump , not that there ever was one .
Both President Bush and Mitt Romney have explicitly stated that they can not support Trump .
Lisa Murkowski has said something remarkably similar , and Trump has vowed to campaign against her in Alaska regardless of who runs against her .
Trump ’ s vindictive nature is slowly coming back to haunt him , among other fatal errors .
At this critical time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hang his hat on the dying economy .
He crowed and bragged on the May jobs report , but according to the Stamford Advocate , the report had a “ misclassification error ” which made the numbers look lower than reality .
Instead of 13.3 , the Bureau of Labor Statistics said the number is more likely 16.3 , well on the way to the 20 % unemployment rate predicted by forecasters .
Trump might just want to find something else to hang his hat on , but we know he has no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead over Trump in Michigan to 12 points in one new poll , and the Trump campaign is pouring money into Ohio out of desperation as that state slips away .

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Everything in recent news cycles is pointing to the U.S. having a new (real) president in November. The tide was already turning against “president” Donald Trump for his mishandling of coronavirus. We watched as Trump’s numbers began a downward spiral when voters’ opinions were sought regarding his handling of the pandemic. Because Trump is not and never has been a thinker, he should have followed the lead of prior presidents who surrounded themselves with knowledgeable people. Trump has consistently surrounded himself with “yes” men and women because his “presidency” has always been about Donald Trump and not anything or anyone else. Then, the murder of George Floyd occurred, and the downward spiral for Trump worsened.
Instead of focusing on the protests and doing something to create calm among the people of America, Trump spent his time tweeting and name-calling. Many believe this is why General Mattis finally broke his silence, with John Kelly backing him up. Other former military officers have also come out against Trump, the latest being Colin Powell. In his appearance with Jake Tapper on CNN, Powell said that Trump “has drifted away from the Constitution.”
Powell was the first black Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and in response, Trump began attacking him on Twitter, calling him “a real stiff.” For someone who claims to court the black vote, Trump’s actions are idiotic. Powell was not shy in telling Tapper that he would be supporting Biden for president. He said that he and Biden have worked together for “35 to 40” years. Powell further said that Trump is “not an effective president” and adds that Trump “lies all the time.” This is not a good look for Trump, not that there ever was one.
Both President Bush and Mitt Romney have explicitly stated that they cannot support Trump. Lisa Murkowski has said something remarkably similar, and Trump has vowed to campaign against her in Alaska regardless of who runs against her. Trump’s vindictive nature is slowly coming back to haunt him, among other fatal errors.
At this critical time in our nation, Trump continues to hang his hat on the dying economy. He crowed and bragged on the May jobs report, but according to the Stamford Advocate, the report had a “misclassification error” which made the numbers look lower than reality. Instead of 13.3, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said the number is more likely 16.3, well on the way to the 20% unemployment rate predicted by forecasters. Trump might just want to find something else to hang his hat on, but we know he has no other options.
Biden has widened his lead over Trump in Michigan to 12 points in one new poll, and the Trump campaign is pouring money into Ohio out of desperation as that state slips away.
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palmerreport--2020-06-08--Donald Trump goes berserk after NFL commissioner goes against him

To fully understand the shift that ’ s taken place in American society when it comes to the Black Lives Matter movement , consider that Mitt Romney of all people was out there marching with the protesters on Sunday , even as NFL commissioner Roger Goodell publicly apologized to black football players for not having listened to their concerns about racial injustice .
Donald Trump doesn ’ t seem to understand that while the NFL “ kneeling ” controversy may have worked for him as a wedge issue a couple years ago , the numbers are no longer on his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went against him on this and sided with the players .
When quarterback Drew Brees stated several days ago that he was still opposed to kneeling during the National Anthem , his teammates and league-mates ate him alive for it , prompting him to back down and apologize .
When Trump criticized Brees for caving , Brees responded by publicly telling Trump that he was wrong and he should back off .
Trump still seems unable to figure out that this is now a losing issue for him and that he should leave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he tweeted , “ Could it be even remotely possible that in Roger Goodell ’ s rather interesting statement of peace and reconciliation , he was intimating that it would now be O.K .
for the players to KNEEL , or not to stand , for the National Anthem , thereby disrespecting our Country & our Flag ?
” The more Donald Trump pushes this issue , the more it ’ ll work against him .
The polls , and the marchers in the streets , clearly show that more white Americans are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are siding with the anti-kneeling crowd .
Trump seems to think it ’ s still 2016 .
It ’ s as if he ’ s too far gone in the cognitive department to figure out that the nation has shifted , and also too far gone to come up with a new strategy .

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To fully understand the shift that’s taken place in American society when it comes to the Black Lives Matter movement, consider that Mitt Romney of all people was out there marching with the protesters on Sunday, even as NFL commissioner Roger Goodell publicly apologized to black football players for not having listened to their concerns about racial injustice.
Donald Trump doesn’t seem to understand that while the NFL “kneeling” controversy may have worked for him as a wedge issue a couple years ago, the numbers are no longer on his side. It’s why Goodell went against him on this and sided with the players. When quarterback Drew Brees stated several days ago that he was still opposed to kneeling during the National Anthem, his teammates and league-mates ate him alive for it, prompting him to back down and apologize. When Trump criticized Brees for caving, Brees responded by publicly telling Trump that he was wrong and he should back off.
Trump still seems unable to figure out that this is now a losing issue for him and that he should leave it alone. Late on Sunday night he tweeted, “Could it be even remotely possible that in Roger Goodell’s rather interesting statement of peace and reconciliation, he was intimating that it would now be O.K. for the players to KNEEL, or not to stand, for the National Anthem, thereby disrespecting our Country & our Flag?”
The more Donald Trump pushes this issue, the more it’ll work against him. The polls, and the marchers in the streets, clearly show that more white Americans are siding with Black Lives Matter protesters than are siding with the anti-kneeling crowd. Trump seems to think it’s still 2016. It’s as if he’s too far gone in the cognitive department to figure out that the nation has shifted, and also too far gone to come up with a new strategy.
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palmerreport--2020-06-09--Donald Trump is getting played

Donald Trump is getting played

For weeks now we ’ ve seen reporting , rumblings , and accusations that Donald Trump ’ s 2020 campaign advisers aren ’ t actually trying to win .
Instead they see it as a lost cause and they ’ re just trying to lull Trump into thinking he ’ s winning so they can keep their cushy campaign jobs through election day .
But how true is this narrative ?
Now , one piece of anecdotal but crucial evidence makes clear that Trump ’ s campaign advisers really are playing to an audience of one – and playing him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Daily Beast , the Trump 2020 campaign is now running certain TV ads on cable news , just in the Washington DC market , to make sure Donald Trump sees them when he ’ s binge-watching cable news each day .
Let ’ s think this through .
For starters , the three electoral votes in Washington DC are all but automatically going to Joe Biden .
The Trump 2020 campaign won ’ t gain anything election-wise by running these ads .
It ’ s clear that the Trump campaign is wasting this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ads and think that his campaign is doing something .
It gets worse .
On Monday night we noticed that the Trump 2020 campaign has begun running TV ads on MSNBC in primetime hours .
Why would the Trump campaign be trying to get votes from the MSNBC crowd ?
There are no votes to be had there .
Even if the Trump campaign were trying to convince MSNBC viewers not to turn out for Joe Biden , it would be running anti-Biden attack ads .
Instead the Trump campaign is merely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The campaign is clearly running this just in case Donald Trump is watching .
Trump is getting played by his own goons .

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For weeks now we’ve seen reporting, rumblings, and accusations that Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign advisers aren’t actually trying to win. Instead they see it as a lost cause and they’re just trying to lull Trump into thinking he’s winning so they can keep their cushy campaign jobs through election day. But how true is this narrative?
Now, one piece of anecdotal but crucial evidence makes clear that Trump’s campaign advisers really are playing to an audience of one – and playing him for a fool. According to the Daily Beast, the Trump 2020 campaign is now running certain TV ads on cable news, just in the Washington DC market, to make sure Donald Trump sees them when he’s binge-watching cable news each day.
Let’s think this through. For starters, the three electoral votes in Washington DC are all but automatically going to Joe Biden. The Trump 2020 campaign won’t gain anything election-wise by running these ads. It’s clear that the Trump campaign is wasting this money just so Donald Trump will see the ads and think that his campaign is doing something. It gets worse.
On Monday night we noticed that the Trump 2020 campaign has begun running TV ads on MSNBC in primetime hours. Why would the Trump campaign be trying to get votes from the MSNBC crowd? There are no votes to be had there. Even if the Trump campaign were trying to convince MSNBC viewers not to turn out for Joe Biden, it would be running anti-Biden attack ads. Instead the Trump campaign is merely running a generic ad praising Trump. The campaign is clearly running this just in case Donald Trump is watching. Trump is getting played by his own goons.
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palmerreport--2020-06-09--Donald Trump’s Lisa Murkowski problem just got even uglier for him

Feel free to give Lisa Murkowski no credit for finally sorta kinda standing up to Donald Trump last week by saying she agrees with General Mattis and she might not support him in the 2020 election .
Too little , too late , whatever .
This isn ’ t about whether she ’ s good or bad .
It ’ s about Trump – and how this is becoming a problem for him at a time when he can ’ t afford more problems .
After Murkowski said what she said , Trump went on a lengthy Twitter tirade , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign for any Republican willing to run against her when she ’ s up for reelection in 2022 .
Trump was clearly hoping she would get scared and back down .
Instead , she doubled down on her comments to CNN on Monday , adding that she doesn ’ t care about retribution because “ I can not live in fear of a tweet.
” The wording here is important .
Lisa Murkowski is betting that by the time she has to run in 2022 , Donald Trump will be long gone from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ irrelevant to politics .
More to the point , she ’ s calling out the fact that all he can do is tweet about her ; he doesn ’ t have any real way of punishing her .
Murkowski isn ’ t afraid of Donald Trump .
At least she ’ s not that afraid of him .
If Trump can ’ t make an example out of Murkowski for her remarks , or Mitt Romney for his impeachment vote , then he has no leverage for keeping the other Republican Senators in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with him no matter what .
But if Trump ’ s numbers continue to tank , some of them are going to be selfishly thinking more about their own careers than about his .

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Feel free to give Lisa Murkowski no credit for finally sorta kinda standing up to Donald Trump last week by saying she agrees with General Mattis and she might not support him in the 2020 election. Too little, too late, whatever. This isn’t about whether she’s good or bad. It’s about Trump – and how this is becoming a problem for him at a time when he can’t afford more problems.
After Murkowski said what she said, Trump went on a lengthy Twitter tirade, vowing to travel to Alaska and personally campaign for any Republican willing to run against her when she’s up for reelection in 2022. Trump was clearly hoping she would get scared and back down. Instead, she doubled down on her comments to CNN on Monday, adding that she doesn’t care about retribution because “I cannot live in fear of a tweet.”
The wording here is important. Lisa Murkowski is betting that by the time she has to run in 2022, Donald Trump will be long gone from office, facing criminal charges, and irrelevant to politics. More to the point, she’s calling out the fact that all he can do is tweet about her; he doesn’t have any real way of punishing her.
Murkowski isn’t afraid of Donald Trump. At least she’s not that afraid of him. If Trump can’t make an example out of Murkowski for her remarks, or Mitt Romney for his impeachment vote, then he has no leverage for keeping the other Republican Senators in line. Some of them will stick with him no matter what. But if Trump’s numbers continue to tank, some of them are going to be selfishly thinking more about their own careers than about his.
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palmerreport--2020-06-09--Donald Trump’s stooge Kayleigh McEnany just completely humiliated herself

Donald Trump has heard in the last few days about how tone deaf and out of touch he is when it comes to “ law and order ” and race relationships in this nation .
Over the weekend , Senator Mitt Romney marched in Washington , D.C. , with the Black Lives Matter protesters .
Our fuhrer does not like dissention and desertion and , despite the photos of the intimate dinner when Trump was beginning his presidency , Trump is not a fan of Romney .
Turns out Romney , despite often earning the nickname “ milquetoast , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occasion and disagree with Trump .
Today , White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany came back with what she thought must have been a full diss of Romney , stating “ Mitt Romney can say three words outside on Pennsylvania Avenue but I would note this – that President Trump won 8 % of the black vote.
” Eight percent , as if that is a big deal .
Biden is leading Trump among black voters 81 % to 3 % in the latest Quinnipiac poll .
So it ’ s not even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has any idea why a press secretary or anyone would brag about 8 % of any constituency .
It shows that you did not resonate with that group , plain and simple .
Sure , Mitt Romney only got 2 % of the black vote in 2012 .
But at this point Romney would likely get far more black votes than Trump .
Given Trump ’ s handling of the George Floyd matter , the most recent polls are not surprising .
Rhetoric and racism will not heal a nation hurting from George @ @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump has heard in the last few days about how tone deaf and out of touch he is when it comes to “law and order” and race relationships in this nation. Over the weekend, Senator Mitt Romney marched in Washington, D.C., with the Black Lives Matter protesters. Our fuhrer does not like dissention and desertion and, despite the photos of the intimate dinner when Trump was beginning his presidency, Trump is not a fan of Romney.
Turns out Romney, despite often earning the nickname “milquetoast,” actually does on occasion rise to the occasion and disagree with Trump. Today, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany came back with what she thought must have been a full diss of Romney, stating “Mitt Romney can say three words outside on Pennsylvania Avenue but I would note this – that President Trump won 8% of the black vote.”
Eight percent, as if that is a big deal. Biden is leading Trump among black voters 81% to 3% in the latest Quinnipiac poll. So it’s not even 8% at this point. Nobody has any idea why a press secretary or anyone would brag about 8% of any constituency. It shows that you did not resonate with that group, plain and simple.
Sure, Mitt Romney only got 2% of the black vote in 2012. But at this point Romney would likely get far more black votes than Trump. Given Trump’s handling of the George Floyd matter, the most recent polls are not surprising. Rhetoric and racism will not heal a nation hurting from George Floyd’s murder.
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palmerreport--2020-06-09--How to finish Donald Trump off

How to finish Donald Trump off

We ’ ve heard the mantra so many times over the past few years , it ’ s almost become a given : Donald Trump ’ s base won ’ t abandon him no matter what he says , what he does , or how badly he screws up .
The thing is , though , Trump ’ s base alone isn ’ t why he ’ s in office .
Any demographic analysis will tell you that Trump ’ s true base – the people who worship him – are somewhere between 15 % and 20 % of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ math says .
It ’ s what FiveThirtyEight ’ s math says .
The thing is , though , his approval rating has always been around 40 % .
This means that in addition to his base , Trump has also always had a large group of people who have never worshipped him , and have only supported him passively .
They lean in his ideological direction , or they ’ re simply with him because the economy is strong , or stick with him for other passive reasons .
Now that Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is teetering , and he ’ s shown no leadership during nationwide civil discord , his non-base supporters are finally starting to incrementally turn against him .
His recent approval rating numbers and poll numbers prove it .
I said from day one that Donald Trump ’ s base was irrelevant .
It was always about the people outside his base who were just sort of hanging in there with him without thinking about it too much .
If he ever lost them , he ’ d be toast .
Now he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Want to finish Trump off ?
Focus on those people .

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We’ve heard the mantra so many times over the past few years, it’s almost become a given: Donald Trump’s base won’t abandon him no matter what he says, what he does, or how badly he screws up. The thing is, though, Trump’s base alone isn’t why he’s in office.
Any demographic analysis will tell you that Trump’s true base – the people who worship him – are somewhere between 15% and 20% of the country. It’s what my math says. It’s what FiveThirtyEight’s math says. The thing is, though, his approval rating has always been around 40%. This means that in addition to his base, Trump has also always had a large group of people who have never worshipped him, and have only supported him passively. They lean in his ideological direction, or they’re simply with him because the economy is strong, or stick with him for other passive reasons.
Now that Trump has botched a pandemic, the economy is teetering, and he’s shown no leadership during nationwide civil discord, his non-base supporters are finally starting to incrementally turn against him. His recent approval rating numbers and poll numbers prove it.
I said from day one that Donald Trump’s base was irrelevant. It was always about the people outside his base who were just sort of hanging in there with him without thinking about it too much. If he ever lost them, he’d be toast. Now he’s on the brink of losing them. Want to finish Trump off? Focus on those people.
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palmerreport--2020-06-10--Donald Trump is losing at his own game today

The most noble of politicians will tell you that integrity and honesty are the most important yardsticks of political success @ @ @ @ @ might point to approval ratings , and reelection prospects instead .
Then there ’ s @ @ @ @ @ to think that making the biggest splash on Twitter is the most important .
ButTrump @ @ @ @ @ , falsely accusing an elderly man of staging his fall at the hands of the @ @ @ @ @ being some kind of domestic terrorist , keeps becoming more unpopular as the day goes @ @ @ @ @ tweet now has 145,000 comments , nearly all of them negative , and just 130,000 @ @ @ @ @ getting ratioed by a widening margin .
Trump thinks Twitter is everything , but he @ @ @ @ @ .
He ’ s losing at his own sick game .

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The most noble of politicians will tell you that integrity and honesty are the most important yardsticks of political success. The more cynical politicians might point to approval ratings, and reelection prospects instead. Then there’s Donald Trump, who seems to think that making the biggest splash on Twitter is the most important.
ButTrump’s insane tweet today, falsely accusing an elderly man of staging his fall at the hands of the police, while also secretly being some kind of domestic terrorist, keeps becoming more unpopular as the day goes on. Trump’s tweet now has 145,000 comments, nearly all of them negative, and just 130,000 likes. He’s getting ratioed by a widening margin. Trump thinks Twitter is everything, but he’s losing Twitter today. He’s losing at his own sick game.
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palmerreport--2020-06-09--What would Martin Luther King do right now?

As a painter in oils I use burnt umber , titanium white , French ultramarine blue , cadmium yellow and cadmium red to represent human flesh .
I hope you noticed I didn ’ t specify what kind of human flesh .
It makes no difference whether the subject is black , white or brown .
Those are the colors I use , just those five .
It might further interest you to know that those five are the only colors I use — for everything .
In other words , everything in the natural world that can be painted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That ought to give you an idea of how little Nature herself thinks of hue .
Artists with palettes ranging across twenty-five different kinds of tubes obviously didn ’ t get Nature ’ s memo that she just isn ’ t all that fussy about color .
Then why are we ?
Martin Luther King dreamed of the day that his four children would be judged , not by the color of their skin , but by the content of their character .
I think he would be surprised to learn how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far we haven ’ t come in the 57 years since he said that .
I think he ’ d be surprised , for example , that forty five years after he said it , America elected its first black president .
Then he ’ d be surprised anew to learn that eight years after that America elected its first openly racist monster .
When discussing American history Kurt Vonnegut put it this way : “ Color was everything.
” And it still is .
Martin Luther King ’ s central message was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to equality , but the notion that we are all the same on the inside was the guiding principle of that forward movement .
I believe if he were alive today — a not absurd proposition , he was three years younger than Elizabeth II — he would still think that way .
It appears that the world agrees with him .
The vast majority of protests of the murder of George Floyd across the world are peaceful .
On Sunday in central England ’ s Wolverhampton West Park , for example , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minutes and 46 seconds to represent the time prosecutors said the police officer had his knee on George Floyd ’ s neck .
Most of the violence , when violence is to be found , is committed by the police .
Donald Trump needs the protests to be violent so he can dismiss the demonstrations as insurrections and the demonstrators as thugs , employ brutal , militaristic repression and create a climate of division .
Trump is trying to find a way to cynically manipulate this tragedy to his advantage so he can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his pirate ship of goons understand .
Therefore , never before has the peaceful way of Martin Luther King been more clearly the correct one .
Great wisdom usually has the advantage of being timeless .
Barack Obama had to be an exemplary human being to be elected president .
He was a black man , so not only did he have to graduate top of his class at Columbia and Harvard , he had to be a model family man and a tireless advocate for the American people .
Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any white man to become president , even a huckster , a game show host , a phoney , a child-raping thief , as long as he ’ s rich and famous and above all— white .
We are a long way away from the ideal dreamed of by Martin Luther King .
But the road ahead that he paved , the way of peace , remains the correct one .
It ’ s possible that no one reading these words will live to see that day , the day when we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our skin , but by the quality of our character .
That day will come sooner if we all unite to repudiate Donald Trump and remove him from office in November .
Four more years of Trump would be disastrous for the cause of racial justice and the dream of Martin Luther King .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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As a painter in oils I use burnt umber, titanium white, French ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow and cadmium red to represent human flesh. I hope you noticed I didn’t specify what kind of human flesh. It makes no difference whether the subject is black, white or brown. Those are the colors I use, just those five.
It might further interest you to know that those five are the only colors I use — for everything. In other words, everything in the natural world that can be painted can be painted using those five colors. That ought to give you an idea of how little Nature herself thinks of hue. Artists with palettes ranging across twenty-five different kinds of tubes obviously didn’t get Nature’s memo that she just isn’t all that fussy about color. Then why are we?
Martin Luther King dreamed of the day that his four children would be judged, not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. I think he would be surprised to learn how far we’ve come and how far we haven’t come in the 57 years since he said that. I think he’d be surprised, for example, that forty five years after he said it, America elected its first black president. Then he’d be surprised anew to learn that eight years after that America elected its first openly racist monster. When discussing American history Kurt Vonnegut put it this way: “Color was everything.” And it still is.
Martin Luther King’s central message was that peaceful protest was the way forward to equality, but the notion that we are all the same on the inside was the guiding principle of that forward movement. I believe if he were alive today — a not absurd proposition, he was three years younger than Elizabeth II — he would still think that way. It appears that the world agrees with him. The vast majority of protests of the murder of George Floyd across the world are peaceful. On Sunday in central England’s Wolverhampton West Park, for example, protesters fell silent and knelt for eight minutes and 46 seconds to represent the time prosecutors said the police officer had his knee on George Floyd’s neck. Most of the violence, when violence is to be found, is committed by the police.
Donald Trump needs the protests to be violent so he can dismiss the demonstrations as insurrections and the demonstrators as thugs, employ brutal, militaristic repression and create a climate of division. Trump is trying to find a way to cynically manipulate this tragedy to his advantage so he can get re-elected. Power is all Trump and his pirate ship of goons understand. Therefore, never before has the peaceful way of Martin Luther King been more clearly the correct one. Great wisdom usually has the advantage of being timeless.
Barack Obama had to be an exemplary human being to be elected president. He was a black man, so not only did he have to graduate top of his class at Columbia and Harvard, he had to be a model family man and a tireless advocate for the American people. Donald Trump proved that it’s possible for any white man to become president, even a huckster, a game show host, a phoney, a child-raping thief, as long as he’s rich and famous and above all— white.
We are a long way away from the ideal dreamed of by Martin Luther King. But the road ahead that he paved, the way of peace, remains the correct one. It’s possible that no one reading these words will live to see that day, the day when we are all judged, not by the color of our skin, but by the quality of our character. That day will come sooner if we all unite to repudiate Donald Trump and remove him from office in November. Four more years of Trump would be disastrous for the cause of racial justice and the dream of Martin Luther King. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-06-09--Stephen Miller just made Donald Trump’s mess even worse

When we first heard over the weekend that Donald Trump was preparing to give a speech on race relations , we thought it was a joke .
When we heard earlier today that Trump ’ s white supremacist adviser Stephen Miller was writing the speech , we really thought it was a joke .
But while this is all very much a joke – and an unfunny one at that – it turns out it ’ s true .
Respected CNN correspondent April Ryan says that Stephen Miller really is writing Trump ’ s race relations speech .
We ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with this .
An avowed racist like Miller writing a speech about racial unity is like… well , we don ’ t even need to come up with a metaphor , do we ?
This speech will be a disaster .
It was going to be a disaster no matter who wrote it , because no one in that building understands or cares about America , and Donald Trump is incapable of even pretending he cares .
But now that we know Miller is the one writing the speech , it will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s almost as if Trump wakes up each day and tries to figure out ways to drive his poll numbers even lower .

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When we first heard over the weekend that Donald Trump was preparing to give a speech on race relations, we thought it was a joke. When we heard earlier today that Trump’s white supremacist adviser Stephen Miller was writing the speech, we really thought it was a joke.
But while this is all very much a joke – and an unfunny one at that – it turns out it’s true. Respected CNN correspondent April Ryan says that Stephen Miller really is writing Trump’s race relations speech. We’re not even sure where to start with this. An avowed racist like Miller writing a speech about racial unity is like… well, we don’t even need to come up with a metaphor, do we?
This speech will be a disaster. It was going to be a disaster no matter who wrote it, because no one in that building understands or cares about America, and Donald Trump is incapable of even pretending he cares. But now that we know Miller is the one writing the speech, it will be an unqualified disaster. At this point it’s almost as if Trump wakes up each day and tries to figure out ways to drive his poll numbers even lower.
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palmerreport--2020-06-09--“Wickedness in high places” – Rev. Al Sharpton rips Donald Trump to pieces during George Floyd eulog

“Wickedness in high places” – Rev. Al Sharpton rips Donald Trump to pieces during George Floyd eulogy

George Floyd ’ s funeral service took place in Houston today , with Reverend Al Sharpton delivering the televised eulogy .
Sharpton ’ s speech was lengthy and covered a number of key topics – but the part that ’ ll get the most headlines is the part where he ripped Donald Trump to pieces .
Reverend Sharpton said this , in obvious reference to Donald Trump : “ You ’ re sitting down trying to figure out how you ’ re going to stop the protests , rather than how you ’ re going to stop the brutality .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , trying to figure out how it ’ s going to affect your vote , rather than how it ’ s going to affect our lives .
You ’ re scheming on how you can spin the story , rather than you can achieve justice .
Wickedness in high places .
You take rubber bullets and tear gas to clear out peaceful protesters , and then take a Bible and walk in front of a church , and use a church as a prop .
Wickedness in high places.
” It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t have made his eulogy this overtly political if he didn ’ t have the blessing of George Floyd ’ s family to do so .
Floyd ’ s brother has previously stated that when Donald Trump called him on the phone last week , Trump behaved like a jerk the whole time .
Meanwhile , the family invited Joe Biden to speak during the funeral via video .

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George Floyd’s funeral service took place in Houston today, with Reverend Al Sharpton delivering the televised eulogy. Sharpton’s speech was lengthy and covered a number of key topics – but the part that’ll get the most headlines is the part where he ripped Donald Trump to pieces.
Reverend Sharpton said this, in obvious reference to Donald Trump: “You’re sitting down trying to figure out how you’re going to stop the protests, rather than how you’re going to stop the brutality. You’re calling your cabinet in, trying to figure out how it’s going to affect your vote, rather than how it’s going to affect our lives. You’re scheming on how you can spin the story, rather than you can achieve justice. Wickedness in high places. You take rubber bullets and tear gas to clear out peaceful protesters, and then take a Bible and walk in front of a church, and use a church as a prop. Wickedness in high places.”
It’s worth noting that Al Sharpton surely wouldn’t have made his eulogy this overtly political if he didn’t have the blessing of George Floyd’s family to do so. Floyd’s brother has previously stated that when Donald Trump called him on the phone last week, Trump behaved like a jerk the whole time. Meanwhile, the family invited Joe Biden to speak during the funeral via video.
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palmerreport--2020-06-09--Andrew Cuomo just destroyed Donald Trump

This morning Donald Trump came up with arguably his most deranged tweet yet , when he claimed that the seventy-five @ @ @ @ @ shoved to the ground by the police was actually a domestic terrorist who had staged @ @ @ @ @ it to say that the tweet didn ’ t go over well .
New York @ @ @ @ @ has jurisdiction over the Buffalo police department , used his press conference today to rip @ @ @ @ @ it : “ What do you think it was , staged ?
Do you think @ @ @ @ @ his head was staged ?
Is that what you ’ re saying ?
… How @ @ @ @ @ how mean , how cruel ?
I mean if there was ever a reprehensible dumb @ @ @ @ @ President of the United States , at this moment of anguish and anger .
What @ @ @ @ @ gasoline on the fire .
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This morning Donald Trump came up with arguably his most deranged tweet yet, when he claimed that the seventy-five year old guy who was shoved to the ground by the police was actually a domestic terrorist who had staged the entire incident. Suffice it to say that the tweet didn’t go over well.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has jurisdiction over the Buffalo police department, used his press conference today to rip Donald Trump to shreds over it: “What do you think it was, staged? Do you think the blood coming out of his head was staged? Is that what you’re saying? … How reckless, how irresponsible, how mean, how cruel? I mean if there was ever a reprehensible dumb comment, and from the President of the United States, at this moment of anguish and anger. What does he do? Pours gasoline on the fire.”
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palmerreport--2020-06-09--Now Donald Trump has a whole other problem

This week , we ’ re seeing a rapid plummet of Donald Trump ’ s numbers , as he goes into the second half of an election year with historically ugly disapproval ratings .
He ’ s facing two major crises that he can ’ t possibly solve , and just about every effort he ’ s made so far has only made them even worse .
Last week alone , he forced a swab factory to destroy its supplies just because he refuses to be seen in public without a face mask , and picked a fight with NFL @ @ @ @ @ @ @ football players to protest .
Regardless of what happens , he ’ s doubling down on the ignorance and bigotry that brought out his base in 2016 , even though fewer and fewer people in positions of influence agree with him on these things , and the average voter identifies with the protestors and not Donald Trump .
Now there ’ s another number that ’ s not looking so great for Trump and could hurt any Republican who chooses to parrot his xenophobic views on immigration .
According to a new CBS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans support allowing DACA recipients to stay in the country – including 84 % of independents and even 73 % of Republicans .
This is just one poll , but the program ’ s recipients have been steadily gaining support over the last two years , following Donald Trump ’ s ill-advised decision to end the program early in his presidency .
That decision served two goals – to spite President Obama and to throw red meat to his base .
Now , the US Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to legally end the program .
However the ruling turns out , it ’ s going to be a disaster for Trump .
If the administration loses , you can expect his approval rating to drop even further as they ’ ll be forced to admit that they were unable to not only fulfill a major campaign promise , but admit that Trump isn ’ t the strongman he pretends to be .
If they win , however , you can expect a rallying of support behind the dreamers and a great deal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ballot box in November .
If people have a lack of confidence in Trump ’ s leadership now , it ’ s likely to get much worse .

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This week, we’re seeing a rapid plummet of Donald Trump’s numbers, as he goes into the second half of an election year with historically ugly disapproval ratings. He’s facing two major crises that he can’t possibly solve, and just about every effort he’s made so far has only made them even worse.
Last week alone, he forced a swab factory to destroy its supplies just because he refuses to be seen in public with a face mask, and picked a fight with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell over the right of football players to protest. Regardless of what happens, he’s doubling down on the ignorance and bigotry that brought out his base in 2016, even though fewer and fewer people in positions of influence agree with him on these things, and the average voter identifies with the protestors and not Donald Trump.
Now there’s another number that’s not looking so great for Trump and could hurt any Republican who chooses to parrot his xenophobic views on immigration. According to a new CBS News poll, the overwhelming majority of Americans support allowing DACA recipients to stay in the country – including 84% of independents and even 73% of Republicans. This is just one poll, but the program’s recipients have been steadily gaining support over the last two years, following Donald Trump’s ill-advised decision to end the program early in his presidency.
That decision served two goals – to spite President Obama and to throw red meat to his base. Now, the US Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on whether or not Donald Trump is allowed to legally end the program. However the ruling turns out, it’s going to be a disaster for Trump. If the administration loses, you can expect his approval rating to drop even further as they’ll be forced to admit that they were unable to not only fulfill a major campaign promise, but admit that Trump isn’t the strongman he pretends to be. If they win, however, you can expect a rallying of support behind the dreamers and a great deal of backlash against the GOP at the ballot box in November. If people have a lack of confidence in Trump’s leadership now, it’s likely to get much worse.
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palmerreport--2020-06-09--Donald Trump has berserk meltdown about General James Mattis and Sebastian Gorka

Last week General James Mattis , who served as Donald Trump ’ s Secretary of Defense , publicly condemned Trump for being unfit and deranged .
Most people , including some Republicans , sided with Mattis .
But Trump ’ s longtime white supremacist sidekick Sebastian Gorka insisted that the highly decorated and widely respected Mattis is somehow “ no Marine.
” To the surprise of no one , Trump is siding with Gorka over Mattis .
Trump tweeted this gobbledygook today : “ Mattis was our Country ’ s most overrated General .
He talked a lot , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He was terrible !
Someday I will tell the real story on him and others – both good and bad !
” This doesn ’ t even make sense .
If General Mattis was “ terrible ” then why did Donald Trump keep him on as Secretary of Defense for years ?
What does it even mean that he supposedly never brought home the bacon ?
He ’ s a military guy , not… whoever it is that brings home bacon .
And why is Donald Trump threatening to someday reveal people ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a tell-all book for after he loses the election ?
This is beyond bizarre .

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Last week General James Mattis, who served as Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense, publicly condemned Trump for being unfit and deranged. Most people, including some Republicans, sided with Mattis. But Trump’s longtime white supremacist sidekick Sebastian Gorka insisted that the highly decorated and widely respected Mattis is somehow “no Marine.”
To the surprise of no one, Trump is siding with Gorka over Mattis. Trump tweeted this gobbledygook today: “Mattis was our Country’s most overrated General. He talked a lot, but never “brought home the bacon.” He was terrible! Someday I will tell the real story on him and others – both good and bad!”
This doesn’t even make sense. If General Mattis was “terrible” then why did Donald Trump keep him on as Secretary of Defense for years? What does it even mean that he supposedly never brought home the bacon? He’s a military guy, not… whoever it is that brings home bacon.
And why is Donald Trump threatening to someday reveal people’s secrets? Is he already planning a tell-all book for after he loses the election? This is beyond bizarre.
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palmerreport--2020-06-09--Donald Trump just got ratioed

Donald Trump just got ratioed

When you post a particularly offensive or stupid tweet , and you end up getting more negative comments than likes , it ’ s called “ being ratioed.
” It ’ s generally a sign that you ’ ve screwed up pretty badly , because everyone is piling on .
Donald Trump gets plenty of negative comments on his tweets .
But if he ’ s ever been ratioed , I haven ’ t seen it – until just now .
Trump posted a tweet this morning about the seventy-five year old man who was shoved to the ground by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the sidewalk .
For some reason Trump thought it was a good idea to accuse that guy of being a domestic terrorist who staged his own assault for strategic purposes .
This tweet was awful on an almost inexplicable level , even for Donald Trump .
With his poll numbers and approval rating already falling , it ’ s almost as if he woke up and tried to see how many additional voters he could chase away today .
Sure enough , Trump got ratioed .
As of this moment he has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likes .
This means that Donald Trump ’ s detractors are now speaking more loudly on his Twitter account than his supporters .
Elections aren ’ t won or lost on Twitter , but this “ ratio ” is symbolic of how the overall tide truly is turning against Trump – and how more people are speaking up against him by the day .

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When you post a particularly offensive or stupid tweet, and you end up getting more negative comments than likes, it’s called “being ratioed.” It’s generally a sign that you’ve screwed up pretty badly, because everyone is piling on. Donald Trump gets plenty of negative comments on his tweets. But if he’s ever been ratioed, I haven’t seen it – until just now.
Trump posted a tweet this morning about the seventy-five year old man who was shoved to the ground by Buffalo police and then left there bleeding on the sidewalk. For some reason Trump thought it was a good idea to accuse that guy of being a domestic terrorist who staged his own assault for strategic purposes.
This tweet was awful on an almost inexplicable level, even for Donald Trump. With his poll numbers and approval rating already falling, it’s almost as if he woke up and tried to see how many additional voters he could chase away today. Sure enough, Trump got ratioed. As of this moment he has 93 thousand comments and only 85 thousand likes.
This means that Donald Trump’s detractors are now speaking more loudly on his Twitter account than his supporters. Elections aren’t won or lost on Twitter, but this “ratio” is symbolic of how the overall tide truly is turning against Trump – and how more people are speaking up against him by the day.
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palmerreport--2020-06-09--Donald Trump promotes bizarre OANN conspiracy about 75 year old police victim Martin Gugino, and all

Donald Trump promotes bizarre OANN conspiracy about 75 year old police victim Martin Gugino, and all hell breaks loose

We all watched the police forcefully shove seventy-five year old Martin Gugino to the ground , and then leave him lying there after he hit his head and started profusely bleeding .
The two police officers who shoved him are being criminally charged with assault .
But Donald Trump apparently watched some other video .
In what might actually be the worst tweet that Trump has ever come up with , he posted this : “ Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur .
75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ equipment .
@ OANN I watched , he fell harder than was pushed .
Was aiming scanner .
Could be a set up ?
” We ’ re not even sure where to start .
We all saw the video .
We know what really happened .
Yet Trump has now decided that the old guy in the video is somehow a part of Antifa , an imaginary domestic terrorist group .
Suffice it to say that Trump ’ s tweet is not going over well .
It ’ s as if he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see how many additional voters he could lose today .

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We all watched the police forcefully shove seventy-five year old Martin Gugino to the ground, and then leave him lying there after he hit his head and started profusely bleeding. The two police officers who shoved him are being criminally charged with assault. But Donald Trump apparently watched some other video.
In what might actually be the worst tweet that Trump has ever come up with, he posted this: “Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment. @OANN I watched, he fell harder than was pushed. Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up?”
We’re not even sure where to start. We all saw the video. We know what really happened. Yet Trump has now decided that the old guy in the video is somehow a part of Antifa, an imaginary domestic terrorist group. Suffice it to say that Trump’s tweet is not going over well. It’s as if he woke up this morning and decided to see how many additional voters he could lose today.
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palmerreport--2020-06-09--Too little too late

Too little too late

“ President ” Donald Trump is not exactly the brightest bulb in the box .
He fans the flames of racism that are permeating the country , and now , he comes up with what is arguably his stupidest idea to date : he wants to address the nation on the race issue .
Washington Post discusses what is wrong with this idea , and it is frankly surprising that Trump ’ s advisers can not see the folly of this endeavor .
Of course , they probably do , and Trump is just tuning them out as he normally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ little , too late — far too late .
Trump has made things worse with his hateful rhetoric and attacks on U.S. citizens .
He sits squarely at the root of our problems .
Up to this point , Trump has tried to pretend the pandemic is not happening , lied about an economic recovery that is not happening , and made the protests worse by sending the federal police out to gas protestors for a photo op .
WaPo deems Trump ’ s missteps with the pandemic , economic depression , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failures .
Indeed , WaPo believes this entire situation may well be fatal for Trump .
Good .
Let him continue to crash and burn .
Given all of Trump ’ s missteps , it is little wonder that the tide in turning .
American Bridge , a Democratic Super PAC , is targeting seniors in Wisconsin , Michigan , and Pennsylvania with a spot featuring a Vietnam veteran who voted for Trump in 2016 and will now be voting for Joe Biden because Biden “ has the good of the country in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has impacted the lives of seniors , this is a good starting point .
Another ad features an elderly woman who said that if Biden had been president , he “ would have come forward at the very beginning and told people the truth.
” These ads are apparently helping Biden , as he has opened up a 12-point lead in Michigan in one new poll .
WaPo further reveals that Joe Biden is leading Trump by 7 points in the NBC News-Wall Street Journal and NPR-PBS-Marist polls .
He is leading by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poll , 11 points in the Monmouth poll , and 14 points in a CNN poll released Monday .
While polls can certainly be unreliable and Trump claims that the CNN poll “ is as fake as its news ” because they showed Clinton winning ( and she did win the popular vote ) , Clinton never reached 50 % according to RealClearPolitics .
These recent polls , however , show Biden clearly ahead with numbers at or above 50 % .
Trump might want to stop tweeting and start worrying .
His @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % to 39 % in Pennsylvania and 51 % to 41 % in Wisconsin .
Trump is probably about to lose what ’ s left of his mind .
A world free of Trump .
Do we dare even dream ?
To borrow from President Obama , “ yes , we can.
” We can make it happen , and we will .
We should encourage Trump to make his speech on race and unity very soon .
That speech will likely finish him off .

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“President” Donald Trump is not exactly the brightest bulb in the box. He fans the flames of racism that are permeating the country, and now, he comes up with what is arguably his stupidest idea to date: he wants to address the nation on the race issue. Washington Post discusses what is wrong with this idea, and it is frankly surprising that Trump’s advisers cannot see the folly of this endeavor. Of course, they probably do, and Trump is just tuning them out as he normally does.
First, this is too little, too late — far too late. Trump has made things worse with his hateful rhetoric and attacks on U.S. citizens. He sits squarely at the root of our problems. Up to this point, Trump has tried to pretend the pandemic is not happening, lied about an economic recovery that is not happening, and made the protests worse by sending the federal police out to gas protestors for a photo op. WaPo deems Trump’s missteps with the pandemic, economic depression, and now, the racial divide, as failures. Indeed, WaPo believes this entire situation may well be fatal for Trump. Good. Let him continue to crash and burn.
Given all of Trump’s missteps, it is little wonder that the tide in turning. American Bridge, a Democratic Super PAC, is targeting seniors in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania with a spot featuring a Vietnam veteran who voted for Trump in 2016 and will now be voting for Joe Biden because Biden “has the good of the country in his heart.” Given how much coronavirus has impacted the lives of seniors, this is a good starting point. Another ad features an elderly woman who said that if Biden had been president, he “would have come forward at the very beginning and told people the truth.”
These ads are apparently helping Biden, as he has opened up a 12-point lead in Michigan in one new poll. WaPo further reveals that Joe Biden is leading Trump by 7 points in the NBC News-Wall Street Journal and NPR-PBS-Marist polls. He is leading by 10 in the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll, 11 points in the Monmouth poll, and 14 points in a CNN poll released Monday.
While polls can certainly be unreliable and Trump claims that the CNN poll “is as fake as its news” because they showed Clinton winning (and she did win the popular vote), Clinton never reached 50% according to RealClearPolitics. These recent polls, however, show Biden clearly ahead with numbers at or above 50%. Trump might want to stop tweeting and start worrying. His own internal polling shows Biden ahead 55% to 39% in Pennsylvania and 51% to 41% in Wisconsin. Trump is probably about to lose what’s left of his mind.
A world free of Trump. Do we dare even dream? To borrow from President Obama, “yes, we can.” We can make it happen, and we will. We should encourage Trump to make his speech on race and unity very soon. That speech will likely finish him off.
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palmerreport--2020-06-09--I’ll keep saying it until it sinks in

I’ll keep saying it until it sinks in

Joe Biden has been ahead of Donald Trump in the polls for every single moment of the 2020 election cycle .
Now that Trump is falling to pieces and Biden is even further ahead than he had been , there ’ s been a popular notion that we should be afraid of this .
The theory says that because we were winning in 2016 and lost , the only way we can win in 2020 is if we pretend we ’ re losing .
If that makes no sense to you , don ’ t worry , it makes no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us all feeling so burned , there ’ s a tendency to think that we did everything wrong , and we must therefore do the opposite in 2020 .
But that ’ s simply not the case .
I ’ ll keep saying it until it sinks in : Hillary didn ’ t lose because of her strategy , or because we got complacent .
She lost because Comey ’ s last minute letter completely upended the election .
Trump didn ’ t win because of his strategy .
He ran an ineffective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worst thing we can do is to learn the wrong lessons from 2016 .
If you look at the facts , Michigan and Wisconsin were never in play until the Comey letter .
Hillary had them locked up .
She was correct to put her time and resources into the states likes Florida and Ohio , which were in danger .
By the time the Comey letter changed the entire map , it was too late to change course .
Short of having ESP to see the Comey letter coming , or a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things after the Comey letter dropped , Hillary didn ’ t actually get anything wrong in 2016 .
Nor did we .
More to the point , Trump didn ’ t make a single move that helped him in the entire 2016 general election .
His every move backfired .
He pushed an ineffective message that left him with a too-small base .
He put his focus into the wrong states .
Even his Russian collusion didn ’ t work well for him ; it wasn ’ t enough to put him over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Comey letter , all that Russian collusion would have been for nothing .
Yet we somehow cower in fear over the idea of him using the same losing strategies again .
We should be hoping he runs the same ineffective campaign again .
Should Biden spend some time and money in Michigan and Wisconsin ?
Sure .
Should he spend too much of his time and money there , while neglecting other swing states , because of a whacked out fluke in 2016 ?
Of course not .
All we know about 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does happen , it won ’ t be the same fluke , so it won ’ t have the same specific impact in the same states .
You can go crazy trying to guess what might happen , overcorrecting .
But it ’ s smarter to just use sound strategy all around .
In any case , this notion that we can only win if we pretend we ’ re losing ?
Silly and counterproductive .
People like voting for a winning team , not for a team that goes around moping about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s going to lose .
You want to run up the score ?
Start by making it okay to admit you ’ re winning to begin with .

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Joe Biden has been ahead of Donald Trump in the polls for every single moment of the 2020 election cycle. Now that Trump is falling to pieces and Biden is even further ahead than he had been, there’s been a popular notion that we should be afraid of this. The theory says that because we were winning in 2016 and lost, the only way we can win in 2020 is if we pretend we’re losing.
If that makes no sense to you, don’t worry, it makes no sense period. But because 2016 left us all feeling so burned, there’s a tendency to think that we did everything wrong, and we must therefore do the opposite in 2020. But that’s simply not the case. I’ll keep saying it until it sinks in: Hillary didn’t lose because of her strategy, or because we got complacent. She lost because Comey’s last minute letter completely upended the election. Trump didn’t win because of his strategy. He ran an ineffective campaign and he got lucky.
The worst thing we can do is to learn the wrong lessons from 2016. If you look at the facts, Michigan and Wisconsin were never in play until the Comey letter. Hillary had them locked up. She was correct to put her time and resources into the states likes Florida and Ohio, which were in danger. By the time the Comey letter changed the entire map, it was too late to change course. Short of having ESP to see the Comey letter coming, or a time machine to go back and redo things after the Comey letter dropped, Hillary didn’t actually get anything wrong in 2016. Nor did we.
More to the point, Trump didn’t make a single move that helped him in the entire 2016 general election. His every move backfired. He pushed an ineffective message that left him with a too-small base. He put his focus into the wrong states. Even his Russian collusion didn’t work well for him; it wasn’t enough to put him over the top. If not for the Comey letter, all that Russian collusion would have been for nothing. Yet we somehow cower in fear over the idea of him using the same losing strategies again. We should be hoping he runs the same ineffective campaign again.
Should Biden spend some time and money in Michigan and Wisconsin? Sure. Should he spend too much of his time and money there, while neglecting other swing states, because of a whacked out fluke in 2016? Of course not. All we know about 2020 is that if a last minute fluke does happen, it won’t be the same fluke, so it won’t have the same specific impact in the same states.
You can go crazy trying to guess what might happen, overcorrecting. But it’s smarter to just use sound strategy all around. In any case, this notion that we can only win if we pretend we’re losing? Silly and counterproductive. People like voting for a winning team, not for a team that goes around moping about how it’s afraid it’s going to lose. You want to run up the score? Start by making it okay to admit you’re winning to begin with.
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palmerreport--2020-06-10--Donald Trump is in total freefall right now

While “ president ” Donald Trump sits around spreading conspiracy theories , Joe Biden is running away with the upcoming election .
Trump ’ s pastimes have never served him well .
He is supposed to be running the U.S. but he instead spends his time tweeting and watching television .
Trump ’ s conspiracy theories have now evolved into something so spectacularly stupid that it is clear that he is either losing his mind or setting himself up to lose the 2020 election .
Trump hit an all-time low when he accused Martin Gugino of being an operative for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who was pushed to the ground by two New York police officers and remains in serious but stable condition .
Trump tweeted that Gugino ’ s presence was a “ set up ” and that he “ fell harder than he was pushed.
” Trump further claimed that Gugino had “ scanning capabilities ” in his cell phone and was using it to intercept police radio .
Next , we will expect Trump to claim he saw little green men walking on the White House roof .
Trump ’ s new network of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ OANN ” ) , which Mother Jones calls a “ propogandist conspiracy network.
” According to both Mother Jones and Daily Beast , one of OANN ’ s main conspiracy theorists is Kristian Rouz , who at one time wrote for Sputnik , a Russian state media outlet .
Rouz was responsible for the ridiculous conspiracy theories that Hillary Clinton funded Antifa and that coronavirus is a conspiracy involving the Clintons , George Soros , Bill Gates , Dr. Anthony Fauci , and the Chinese government .
Have mercy .
We can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ network .
Given Trump ’ s lies and fictional works , he fits right in .
Sadly — at least for Trump — he is so easily distracted by shiny things , that he does not even see that Joe Biden is killing him in the polls .
Even as Trump spirals out of control , Biden remains the voice of calm .
Trump has accused Biden of “ siding with liberal activists to defund the police.
” Where does Trump get these things ?
Biden very calmly responded that while he does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggest that federal funds provided to law enforcement should require “ decency and honor ” among officers .
Biden has no time for Trump ’ s frays .
Instead , he traveled to Houston to offer his condolences to the family of George Floyd .
Instead of spouting conspiracy theories and fanning the flames of anger and frustration , Biden recorded a beautiful video to George Floyd ’ s daughter Gianna , telling her that her daddy is so proud of her and that he understands she has questions that no child should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black children have the same question .
The video was played at Floyd ’ s memorial service and was quite moving .
Biden does not need to do anything but be his authentic self .
He does care , and he feels our pain .
He honestly and wholeheartedly intends to tackle the racial injustice issue permeating our society .
Just show who you are , Joe Biden , and let Trump keep doing what he does best , sow anger and discontent .
Trump is his own worst enemy and the best @ @ @ @ @ @

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While “president” Donald Trump sits around spreading conspiracy theories, Joe Biden is running away with the upcoming election. Trump’s pastimes have never served him well. He is supposed to be running the U.S. but he instead spends his time tweeting and watching television. Trump’s conspiracy theories have now evolved into something so spectacularly stupid that it is clear that he is either losing his mind or setting himself up to lose the 2020 election.
Trump hit an all-time low when he accused Martin Gugino of being an operative for Antifa. Gugino is the 75-year-old man who was pushed to the ground by two New York police officers and remains in serious but stable condition. Trump tweeted that Gugino’s presence was a “set up” and that he “fell harder than he was pushed.” Trump further claimed that Gugino had “scanning capabilities” in his cell phone and was using it to intercept police radio. Next, we will expect Trump to claim he saw little green men walking on the White House roof.
Trump’s new network of choice is One America News Network (“OANN”), which Mother Jones calls a “propogandist conspiracy network.” According to both Mother Jones and Daily Beast, one of OANN’s main conspiracy theorists is Kristian Rouz, who at one time wrote for Sputnik, a Russian state media outlet. Rouz was responsible for the ridiculous conspiracy theories that Hillary Clinton funded Antifa and that coronavirus is a conspiracy involving the Clintons, George Soros, Bill Gates, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and the Chinese government. Have mercy. We can see why Trump is attracted to the network. Given Trump’s lies and fictional works, he fits right in. Sadly — at least for Trump — he is so easily distracted by shiny things, that he does not even see that Joe Biden is killing him in the polls.
Even as Trump spirals out of control, Biden remains the voice of calm. Trump has accused Biden of “siding with liberal activists to defund the police.” Where does Trump get these things? Biden very calmly responded that while he does not support this action, he did suggest that federal funds provided to law enforcement should require “decency and honor” among officers. Biden has no time for Trump’s frays. Instead, he traveled to Houston to offer his condolences to the family of George Floyd. Instead of spouting conspiracy theories and fanning the flames of anger and frustration, Biden recorded a beautiful video to George Floyd’s daughter Gianna, telling her that her daddy is so proud of her and that he understands she has questions that no child should have to ask, even though many black children have the same question. The video was played at Floyd’s memorial service and was quite moving.
Biden does not need to do anything but be his authentic self. He does care, and he feels our pain. He honestly and wholeheartedly intends to tackle the racial injustice issue permeating our society. Just show who you are, Joe Biden, and let Trump keep doing what he does best, sow anger and discontent. Trump is his own worst enemy and the best gift Joe Biden could have.
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palmerreport--2020-06-10--E. Jean Carroll drops the hammer on Donald Trump

Donald Trump has been credibly accused of sexually assaulting dozens of women over the years .
As his victims keep @ @ @ @ @ trying to hide behind the office of the presidency to fend them off .
For @ @ @ @ @ is seeking a DNA sample from Trump as part of her suit against him , @ @ @ @ @ to tie it up in court .
When Donald Trump tried to make an argument @ @ @ @ @ , E. Jean Carroll dropped the hammer on him :

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Donald Trump has been credibly accused of sexually assaulting dozens of women over the years. As his victims keep coming forward, he keeps trying to hide behind the office of the presidency to fend them off. For instance, E. Jean Carroll is seeking a DNA sample from Trump as part of her suit against him, but Trump has been trying to tie it up in court.
When Donald Trump tried to make an argument about the police on Tuesday, E. Jean Carroll dropped the hammer on him:
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palmerreport--2020-06-10--This is an absolute outrage

This is an absolute outrage

Corrupt criminal Brian Kemp abused his position as Georgia Secretary of State to rig his own election so be could become the Governor of Georgia .
Now he ’ s predictably abusing his position as Governor to try to rig the 2020 election in favor of his fellow Republicans .
In today ’ s primary voting in Georgia there were lines around the block and then some , but generally only in districts and precincts that were heavily democratic or heavily non-white .
Take a look at this post tonight from Black Voters Matter cofounder LaTosha Brown : This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corrupt , it ’ s racist , and it ’ s in violation of everything that we hold dear as a democracy .
Brian Kemp and his co-conspirator Donald Trump aren ’ t even trying to hide what they ’ re doing here .
Georgia is on the verge of turning blue , so the Republicans are doing everything they can to suppress the votes of the people who are most likely to vote Democrat .
We must fight every legal battle , every court battle , and shine every light on this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ November .
We must also have record-setting turnout in November , in order to overcome the attempted cheating that we already know the Republicans will try to pull off .
You can follow Black Voters Matter here .

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Corrupt criminal Brian Kemp abused his position as Georgia Secretary of State to rig his own election so be could become the Governor of Georgia. Now he’s predictably abusing his position as Governor to try to rig the 2020 election in favor of his fellow Republicans. In today’s primary voting in Georgia there were lines around the block and then some, but generally only in districts and precincts that were heavily democratic or heavily non-white.
Take a look at this post tonight from Black Voters Matter cofounder LaTosha Brown:
Y’all it’s 10pm in Georgia and Black folk are STILL in line waiting to vote!!!!! Here are photos taken by @cliff_notes 5 minutes ago. 😡😡@angela_rye @sunny pic.twitter.com/hqc1eGJ36t — LaTosha Brown (@MsLaToshaBrown) June 10, 2020
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This is an absolute outrage. It’s corrupt, it’s racist, and it’s in violation of everything that we hold dear as a democracy. Brian Kemp and his co-conspirator Donald Trump aren’t even trying to hide what they’re doing here. Georgia is on the verge of turning blue, so the Republicans are doing everything they can to suppress the votes of the people who are most likely to vote Democrat.
We must fight every legal battle, every court battle, and shine every light on this racist voter suppression corruption between now and November. We must also have record-setting turnout in November, in order to overcome the attempted cheating that we already know the Republicans will try to pull off. You can follow Black Voters Matter here.
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palmerreport--2020-06-10--Ugly new turn in Donald Trump’s decision to turn National Guard loose on DC protesters

Donald Trump was already facing an ugly scandal for turning the National Guard and other personnel loose on peaceful protesters in Washington DC .
After a series of ugly and scandalous incidents around the district , Trump ’ s own Secretary of Defense sent the troops home while Trump was visiting Maine .
Now it turns out there ’ s an ugly aftershock coming .
There is now a confirmed coronavirus outbreak within the Washington DC National Guard , according to the local ABC News affiliate in Washington DC .
It ’ s not yet being revealed how many personnel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DC they were patrolling , or which protest incidents they may have been involved in .
It ’ s also not clear if the protesters infected the guardsmen , or if it was the other way around .
But it is clear that Trump ’ s decision to line the streets of DC with needless troops has resulted in a worsening viral outbreak .
This is before you get to the part where Donald Trump and Bill Barr have brought mysterious law enforcement personnel to Washington DC from around the nation , at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where coronavirus cases are still going up in number .
This is only going to get uglier .

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Donald Trump was already facing an ugly scandal for turning the National Guard and other personnel loose on peaceful protesters in Washington DC. After a series of ugly and scandalous incidents around the district, Trump’s own Secretary of Defense sent the troops home while Trump was visiting Maine. Now it turns out there’s an ugly aftershock coming.
There is now a confirmed coronavirus outbreak within the Washington DC National Guard, according to the local ABC News affiliate in Washington DC. It’s not yet being revealed how many personnel have tested positive, which parts of DC they were patrolling, or which protest incidents they may have been involved in. It’s also not clear if the protesters infected the guardsmen, or if it was the other way around. But it is clear that Trump’s decision to line the streets of DC with needless troops has resulted in a worsening viral outbreak.
This is before you get to the part where Donald Trump and Bill Barr have brought mysterious law enforcement personnel to Washington DC from around the nation, at least some of whom came from regions where coronavirus cases are still going up in number. This is only going to get uglier.
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