palmerreport--2020-12-19--Trump’s Pentagon loyalists, the Russian hack, and the Pentagon’s sudden transition stall-out

Shortly after Donald Trump lost the election , he installed a number of partisan loyalists in civilian positions at the Pentagon .
At the time , the move made no sense , even from a villain standpoint .
It wasn ’ t as if these loyalists were in a position to magically start a war as a distraction or anything .
So why did Trump make a point of putting them there ?
Then this week we learned that Russia hacked into several key U.S. agencies several months ago , and has since gained access to an unknown but potentially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Friday , the Pentagon suddenly stopped cooperating with the Biden transition , in a move that was such a panic drill , it couldn ’ t even get its excuses straight for the holdup .
This could all be one big coincidence .
But it ’ s starting to feel like it isn ’ t one .
What if Trump knew about the hacking before the public did , and that ’ s why he sent in his loyalists ?
It could be that the U.S. government discovered the hacks last month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could also be that Putin realized his hack was about to be discovered , and tipped off Trump that action needed to be taken .
To that end , what if Trump ’ s loyalists at the Pentagon are now suddenly panicking and making up excuses to stall , because they ’ ve realized they can ’ t cover it up before Team Biden gets a look at it ?
Trump has consistently shown that protecting Putin ’ s interests is his top priority , even at the expense of his own interests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and circles the drain , perhaps he ’ s still frantically trying to help Putin out as the clock strikes zero .

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Shortly after Donald Trump lost the election, he installed a number of partisan loyalists in civilian positions at the Pentagon. At the time, the move made no sense, even from a villain standpoint. It wasn’t as if these loyalists were in a position to magically start a war as a distraction or anything. So why did Trump make a point of putting them there?
Then this week we learned that Russia hacked into several key U.S. agencies several months ago, and has since gained access to an unknown but potentially devastating amount of secret intel. Then on Friday, the Pentagon suddenly stopped cooperating with the Biden transition, in a move that was such a panic drill, it couldn’t even get its excuses straight for the holdup.
This could all be one big coincidence. But it’s starting to feel like it isn’t one. What if Trump knew about the hacking before the public did, and that’s why he sent in his loyalists? It could be that the U.S. government discovered the hacks last month and briefed Trump on it. It could also be that Putin realized his hack was about to be discovered, and tipped off Trump that action needed to be taken.
To that end, what if Trump’s loyalists at the Pentagon are now suddenly panicking and making up excuses to stall, because they’ve realized they can’t cover it up before Team Biden gets a look at it? Trump has consistently shown that protecting Putin’s interests is his top priority, even at the expense of his own interests. As Trump runs out of time and circles the drain, perhaps he’s still frantically trying to help Putin out as the clock strikes zero.
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palmerreport--2020-12-19--U.S. Army rebukes Michael Flynn

U.S. Army rebukes Michael Flynn

This week Michael Flynn publicly called on Donald Trump to send out the U.S. military to hold a new 2020 presidential election .
To be clear , Trump isn ’ t within a million miles of having the muscle to pull off something like this .
But now Flynn is facing pushback for even saying such a thing .
The U.S. Army Chief of Staff , and the Secretary of the Army , issued a joint statement on Friday saying that “ There is no role for the U.S. military in determining the outcome of an American election.
” Presumably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in this manner because he ’ s a retired U.S. Army General himself .
Donald Trump recently pardoned Flynn for the one felony he was convicted on , as well as for all the crimes he hasn ’ t yet been charged with in the Mueller probe .
But this kind of preemptive pardon is constitutionally flimsy , and it may not prevent Flynn from being charged for other Mueller probe crimes .
In any case , Flynn ’ s call for the military to nullify the election could be seen as sedition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to escalate , it could be a matter of time before he commits additional felonies .
Keep in mind that while a preemptive pardon attempts to cover crimes that a person hasn ’ t yet been charged with , a pardon does not cover any crimes that are committed after the pardon is granted .
Flynn could end up behind bars after all .

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This week Michael Flynn publicly called on Donald Trump to send out the U.S. military to hold a new 2020 presidential election. To be clear, Trump isn’t within a million miles of having the muscle to pull off something like this. But now Flynn is facing pushback for even saying such a thing.
The U.S. Army Chief of Staff, and the Secretary of the Army, issued a joint statement on Friday saying that “There is no role for the U.S. military in determining the outcome of an American election.” Presumably they felt compelled to rebuke Michael Flynn in this manner because he’s a retired U.S. Army General himself.
Donald Trump recently pardoned Flynn for the one felony he was convicted on, as well as for all the crimes he hasn’t yet been charged with in the Mueller probe. But this kind of preemptive pardon is constitutionally flimsy, and it may not prevent Flynn from being charged for other Mueller probe crimes.
In any case, Flynn’s call for the military to nullify the election could be seen as sedition. If Flynn’s antics continue to escalate, it could be a matter of time before he commits additional felonies. Keep in mind that while a preemptive pardon attempts to cover crimes that a person hasn’t yet been charged with, a pardon does not cover any crimes that are committed after the pardon is granted. Flynn could end up behind bars after all.
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palmerreport--2020-12-19--Donald Trump just gave away that he has no idea what he’s even trying to do

Trump leaks that he ’ s going to pardon a bunch of people today , then he doesn ’ t do it .
Trump announces a last minute mystery event , then he immediately cancels it .
The most underreported aspect of Trump ’ s final days is the sheer extent of his tepid and confused indecisiveness .
He has no earthly idea what he ’ s even trying to do .
– So now Trump ’ s Space Force has stolen its logo from Star Trek and its naming conventions from Guardians of the Galaxy .
I ’ d @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Space Force is the joke .
– Here ’ s what stands out about Trump ’ s people at the Pentagon suddenly refusing to work with the Biden transition team : they can ’ t get their story straight .
Trump ’ s Pentagon people have floated at least four different excuses for it today .
This gives away that it ’ s not some orchestrated plan , or else they ’ d have their story lined up in advance .
Instead it comes across as a panic move , because they realized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their corruption .
Trump ’ s people don ’ t have the muscle to pull something like this off – they ’ ll cave – and now they ’ ve unwittingly given away what we should be looking for .

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Trump leaks that he’s going to pardon a bunch of people today, then he doesn’t do it. Trump announces a last minute mystery event, then he immediately cancels it. The most underreported aspect of Trump’s final days is the sheer extent of his tepid and confused indecisiveness. He has no earthly idea what he’s even trying to do.
– So now Trump’s Space Force has stolen its logo from Star Trek and its naming conventions from Guardians of the Galaxy. I’d make a joke about it, but Space Force is the joke.
– Here’s what stands out about Trump’s people at the Pentagon suddenly refusing to work with the Biden transition team: they can’t get their story straight. Trump’s Pentagon people have floated at least four different excuses for it today. This gives away that it’s not some orchestrated plan, or else they’d have their story lined up in advance. Instead it comes across as a panic move, because they realized they were about to reveal some aspect of their corruption. Trump’s people don’t have the muscle to pull something like this off – they’ll cave – and now they’ve unwittingly given away what we should be looking for.
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palmerreport--2020-12-20--Good news for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in the Georgia runoffs

Some new data published by the Atlanta Journal Constitution has revealed a bit of good news for Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in the upcoming Georgia runoffs : A surge of new voters who registered to vote since the November 3 election .
Of the 76,000 new people who registered to vote , over 56 % of them are under 35 – an age group that ’ s overwhelmingly Democratic .
In just Georgia alone , Joe Biden won this demographic by 10 points , and won first-time voters by a 7-point margin , according to exit polls .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the work of Fair Fight Action , the voting rights group launched by Stacey Abrams whose primary mission has been to register as many new voters as possible before the Jan. 5 Senate runoff elections .
Efforts to drive up voter registration are clearly working , and it ’ s clear that even after Donald Trump is out of the picture , voters are now fired up against Mitch McConnell and more determined than ever to take away his power .
While Democrats have shown an enthusiasm advantage , crucial in close elections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into some bad optics – and this is after the very public feud between Trumpers and mainstream Republicans .
On Thursday , they managed to lose not one but two frivolous lawsuits related to voting – one against ballot drop boxes and one specifically targeting newly registered voters to stop their votes from counting .
It ’ s never been clearer why Democrats need to retake the Senate if we want to keep democracy alive – and also clear why we can not afford to be complacent .
Let ’ s do everything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Raphael Warnock elected on January 5 .
You can donate to Ossoff and Warnock here .

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Some new data published by the Atlanta Journal Constitution has revealed a bit of good news for Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in the upcoming Georgia runoffs: A surge of new voters who registered to vote since the November 3 election. Of the 76,000 new people who registered to vote, over 56% of them are under 35 – an age group that’s overwhelmingly Democratic. In just Georgia alone, Joe Biden won this demographic by 10 points, and won first-time voters by a 7-point margin, according to exit polls.
We’re seeing some fruitful results from the work of Fair Fight Action, the voting rights group launched by Stacey Abrams whose primary mission has been to register as many new voters as possible before the Jan. 5 Senate runoff elections. Efforts to drive up voter registration are clearly working, and it’s clear that even after Donald Trump is out of the picture, voters are now fired up against Mitch McConnell and more determined than ever to take away his power.
While Democrats have shown an enthusiasm advantage, crucial in close elections, the Republican candidates have recently run into some bad optics – and this is after the very public feud between Trumpers and mainstream Republicans. On Thursday, they managed to lose not one but two frivolous lawsuits related to voting – one against ballot drop boxes and one specifically targeting newly registered voters to stop their votes from counting. It’s never been clearer why Democrats need to retake the Senate if we want to keep democracy alive – and also clear why we cannot afford to be complacent. Let’s do everything we can to get Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock elected on January 5. You can donate to Ossoff and Warnock here.
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palmerreport--2020-12-20--Twitter finds new way to crack down on Donald Trump’s false tweets

For the past month and a half , Twitter has been routinely slapping warning labels on Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ .
Twitter has been impressive with the swiftness and consistency upon which it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ s also become clear that more severe action is necessary .
Now that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ awhile now , whenever Trump has falsely claimed that he won the election , Twitter @ @ @ @ @ that said “ Official sources called this election differently.
” But now that all fifty @ @ @ @ @ and the Electoral College has voted , Twitter ’ s new warning label says “ @ @ @ @ @ Biden as the winner of the U.S. Presidential election.
” This means that each time @ @ @ @ @ forward that he won , his tweet will also state that Joe Biden really won @ @ @ @ @ enough ; Trump ’ s tweets are growing so dangerous that he should be removed @ @ @ @ @ But this is a step in the right direction .

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For the past month and a half, Twitter has been routinely slapping warning labels on Donald Trump’s false tweets about the election. Twitter has been impressive with the swiftness and consistency upon which it’s acted. But it’s also become clear that more severe action is necessary. Now that’s beginning to happen.
For awhile now, whenever Trump has falsely claimed that he won the election, Twitter has attached a warning label that said “Official sources called this election differently.” But now that all fifty states have certified their results and the Electoral College has voted, Twitter’s new warning label says “Election officials have certified Joe Biden as the winner of the U.S. Presidential election.”
This means that each time Trump posts a tweet going forward that he won, his tweet will also state that Joe Biden really won. This isn’t enough; Trump’s tweets are growing so dangerous that he should be removed from the platform entirely. But this is a step in the right direction.
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palmerreport--2020-12-20--Donald Trump is about to take a tumble in Atlantic City

Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in a blowout , and it ’ s now clear that neither the courts nor the military will let the defeated loafer hang around for one minute past noon on January 20 .
Speaking of blowouts , the Atlantic City eyesore known as the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino is scheduled for implosion soon after Biden ’ s inauguration .
If you ’ ve got the cash , you can be the one to press the button and make it happen .
Bodnar ’ s Auction Sales has announced a “ once in a lifetime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ experience ” as well as the “ right ” to blow up Trump ’ s failed and now decrepit casino .
The auction , which so far has attracted 15 bids , is already at $ 60,000 and is estimated to climb as high as $ 500,000 , if not much more , by the time the hammer falls next month .
The winner will blow up Trump Plaza on January 29 , safely nearby or remotely “ anywhere in the world.
” Since Trump Plaza shut down in 2014 , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ways .
First , it has been deteriorating while growing uglier , becoming more hated , and accomplishing nothing .
Second , it has proven dangerous and unpredictable , with large chunks of the hotel towers crashing to the ground earlier this year and debris falling onto the Boardwalk once in stormy weather .
Speaking of stormy , Trump might watch his casino get blown up by a familiar face from a million scandals ago .
A fan of Stormy Daniels set up a GoFundMe page , which has been accepting donations since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a report from the New York Daily News .
Upon learning about this unusual potential opportunity for poetic justice , Daniels needled Trump , tweeting that “ we all know I ’ m good at pressing buttons .
LOL.
” The planned implosion of this aging structure bearing Trump ’ s name will finally allow the door to be opened for something new that can benefit the community and improve the economy .
What ’ s more is that all of the auction ’ s proceeds will benefit the Boys & Girls Club @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s .
It ’ s amazing what can happen once Trump is no longer in the picture .

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Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in a blowout, and it’s now clear that neither the courts nor the military will let the defeated loafer hang around for one minute past noon on January 20. Speaking of blowouts, the Atlantic City eyesore known as the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino is scheduled for implosion soon after Biden’s inauguration. If you’ve got the cash, you can be the one to press the button and make it happen.
Bodnar’s Auction Sales has announced a “once in a lifetime opportunity” for what it calls the “experience” as well as the “right” to blow up Trump’s failed and now decrepit casino. The auction, which so far has attracted 15 bids, is already at $60,000 and is estimated to climb as high as $500,000, if not much more, by the time the hammer falls next month. The winner will blow up Trump Plaza on January 29, safely nearby or remotely “anywhere in the world.”
Since Trump Plaza shut down in 2014, the casino has resembled its namesake in unflattering ways. First, it has been deteriorating while growing uglier, becoming more hated, and accomplishing nothing. Second, it has proven dangerous and unpredictable, with large chunks of the hotel towers crashing to the ground earlier this year and debris falling onto the Boardwalk once in stormy weather.
Speaking of stormy, Trump might watch his casino get blown up by a familiar face from a million scandals ago. A fan of Stormy Daniels set up a GoFundMe page, which has been accepting donations since Friday for her bid, according to a report from the New York Daily News. Upon learning about this unusual potential opportunity for poetic justice, Daniels needled Trump, tweeting that “we all know I’m good at pressing buttons. LOL.”
The planned implosion of this aging structure bearing Trump’s name will finally allow the door to be opened for something new that can benefit the community and improve the economy. What’s more is that all of the auction’s proceeds will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City, according to Bodnar’s. It’s amazing what can happen once Trump is no longer in the picture.
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palmerreport--2020-12-19--Now is not the time to cower to Donald Trump

If Trump tries to scare you by threatening to have a tornado hit your house , and you cower to him over it , then you make him stronger , because now he can hang that imaginary threat over your head .
But if you tell him you know he can ’ t pull off conjuring up a tornado , then you weaken him , because you take away the thing he was trying to use as leverage against you .
It ’ s the same thing with Trump ’ s impossible threat of a military coup .
If he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ d be doing it instead of ranting about it .
U.S. military leaders publicly stated as recently as yesterday that the military has no role in elections .
And no , he can ’ t just magically replace the military leaders and expect to get anywhere with it .
Nothing is that magically simplistic .
When someone makes an impossible threat , and you cower to them as if they could actually do it , you ’ re giving them the greenlight to demand concessions in return for not doing that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyway .
You ’ re handing them negotiating leverage for no good reason .
If Trump can trick enough of you into believing he could somehow magically pull off a military coup , then you ’ ll end up giving him concessions ( such as an immunity deal ) in exchange for not carrying out his coup .
Trump is defeated , crippled , and merely fantasizing out loud about the things he wishes he could do to save himself .
If you cower to him at this point , you risk breathing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his presidency .
Don ’ t be your own worst enemy .
Use your voice to make sure Trump knows that you know he can ’ t magically pull off a military coup .
Then he ’ ll have to move on from that impossible threat , and acknowledge that ’ s negotiating from a defeated position of weakness .
Trump is merely trying to carve out a softer landing for himself with regard to the prison and bankruptcy he ’ s facing .
Don ’ t make it easier for him by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in office .

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If Trump tries to scare you by threatening to have a tornado hit your house, and you cower to him over it, then you make him stronger, because now he can hang that imaginary threat over your head. But if you tell him you know he can’t pull off conjuring up a tornado, then you weaken him, because you take away the thing he was trying to use as leverage against you.
It’s the same thing with Trump’s impossible threat of a military coup. If he could pull off such a thing, he’d be doing it instead of ranting about it. U.S. military leaders publicly stated as recently as yesterday that the military has no role in elections. And no, he can’t just magically replace the military leaders and expect to get anywhere with it. Nothing is that magically simplistic.
When someone makes an impossible threat, and you cower to them as if they could actually do it, you’re giving them the greenlight to demand concessions in return for not doing that imaginary thing they couldn’t do anyway. You’re handing them negotiating leverage for no good reason.
If Trump can trick enough of you into believing he could somehow magically pull off a military coup, then you’ll end up giving him concessions (such as an immunity deal) in exchange for not carrying out his coup. Trump is defeated, crippled, and merely fantasizing out loud about the things he wishes he could do to save himself. If you cower to him at this point, you risk breathing life into the rotting corpse that is his presidency. Don’t be your own worst enemy.
Use your voice to make sure Trump knows that you know he can’t magically pull off a military coup. Then he’ll have to move on from that impossible threat, and acknowledge that’s negotiating from a defeated position of weakness. Trump is merely trying to carve out a softer landing for himself with regard to the prison and bankruptcy he’s facing. Don’t make it easier for him by cowering to him in his final days in office.
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palmerreport--2020-12-19--Donald Trump just gave away that he’s more of a Russian puppet than ever

How painfully obvious is it that Russia is behind the massive hack of several U.S. federal government agencies ?
Even @ @ @ @ @ of State Mike Pompeo publicly admitted as much yesterday .
But Trump is still sticking @ @ @ @ @ Putin has given him .
CNN is now reporting that the White House was planning @ @ @ @ @ that Russia was behind the attack , but Donald Trump blocked it from being released @ @ @ @ @ bizarre rant today , insisting that the attack is overblown , suggesting that China may @ @ @ @ @ , and claiming that this is all somehow proof that he secretly won the election @ @ @ @ @ Trump is tantamount to treason .
He ’ s criminally conspiring with Russia in its @ @ @ @ @ States , and he ’ s doing it in plain sight .
Nothing less than @ @ @ @ @ acceptable when it comes to Trump ’ s fate .

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How painfully obvious is it that Russia is behind the massive hack of several U.S. federal government agencies? Even Donald Trump’s Secretary of State Mike Pompeo publicly admitted as much yesterday. But Trump is still sticking to the script that Vladimir Putin has given him.
CNN is now reporting that the White House was planning to release a statement confirming that Russia was behind the attack, but Donald Trump blocked it from being released. Instead Trump tweeted a bizarre rant today, insisting that the attack is overblown, suggesting that China may have been behind it instead, and claiming that this is all somehow proof that he secretly won the election.
This tweet from Donald Trump is tantamount to treason. He’s criminally conspiring with Russia in its cyberterrorist attack against the United States, and he’s doing it in plain sight. Nothing less than life in prison will be acceptable when it comes to Trump’s fate.
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palmerreport--2020-12-19--Here’s how we make the 25th Amendment happen against Donald Trump

The 25th Amendment is trending on Twitter right now , for two reasons .
One is that Donald Trump is publicly siding with Russia after the Kremlin hacked several U.S. agencies .
The other is that Trump is vaguely threatening some kind of military coup , and while he knows he ’ s not within a million miles of having the muscle to pull it off , the mere fact that he ’ s making such a threat is grounds for immediate removal .
But how does it happen ?
There ’ s widespread confusion on this , but the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sitting Vice President is the only person who can forcibly invoke it against the President .
That means this is all , unfortunately , on Mike Pence .
Even once he initiates it , a majority of the Trump cabinet would need to go along with it .
No one knows if there are the cabinet votes to sustain it or not .
But either way , only Pence can initiate such a vote .
There are no magic wand solutions for getting around this stipulation .
It ’ s Mike Pence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surely wants to believe that he has some kind of political future after this .
He probably sees himself running for President in 2024 .
If he invokes the 25th Amendment against Donald Trump , he ’ ll lose the support of Trump voters .
But if he doesn ’ t invoke it , he ’ ll lose the support of everyone else .
Even Pence can do the math and see that Trump voters alone aren ’ t enough to win an election ; Trump just lost by 7 million votes after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s incumbent upon us to make sure Mike Pence realizes that if he wants any shot at ever winning an election of any kind in the future , he needs to do the right thing now .
There are ways to put political pressure on Pence , and we ’ ll surely see Democratic leaders begin applying that pressure in the coming hours and days .
For instance , Congressman Ted Lieu is already calling on Pence to look at the 25th .
Our job will be to support Democratic leaders ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 25th .
It ’ s worth pointing out that there is one other method of removing Donald Trump .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could inform the House that he wants Trump impeached again , and once the House sends over articles of impeachment , McConnell could instruct Republican Senators to vote to convict and remove Trump .
In fact McConnell could essentially force Trump to resign simply by threatening to do such a thing .
But there is no indication that McConnell is willing to do this , which brings us back @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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The 25th Amendment is trending on Twitter right now, for two reasons. One is that Donald Trump is publicly siding with Russia after the Kremlin hacked several U.S. agencies. The other is that Trump is vaguely threatening some kind of military coup, and while he knows he’s not within a million miles of having the muscle to pull it off, the mere fact that he’s making such a threat is grounds for immediate removal. But how does it happen?
There’s widespread confusion on this, but the 25th Amendment is very clear in that the sitting Vice President is the only person who can forcibly invoke it against the President. That means this is all, unfortunately, on Mike Pence. Even once he initiates it, a majority of the Trump cabinet would need to go along with it. No one knows if there are the cabinet votes to sustain it or not. But either way, only Pence can initiate such a vote.
There are no magic wand solutions for getting around this stipulation. It’s Mike Pence or bust. That said, Pence surely wants to believe that he has some kind of political future after this. He probably sees himself running for President in 2024. If he invokes the 25th Amendment against Donald Trump, he’ll lose the support of Trump voters. But if he doesn’t invoke it, he’ll lose the support of everyone else. Even Pence can do the math and see that Trump voters alone aren’t enough to win an election; Trump just lost by 7 million votes after relying on Trump voters.
So it’s incumbent upon us to make sure Mike Pence realizes that if he wants any shot at ever winning an election of any kind in the future, he needs to do the right thing now. There are ways to put political pressure on Pence, and we’ll surely see Democratic leaders begin applying that pressure in the coming hours and days. For instance, Congressman Ted Lieu is already calling on Pence to look at the 25th. Our job will be to support Democratic leaders’ efforts to convince Pence to invoke the 25th.
It’s worth pointing out that there is one other method of removing Donald Trump. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could inform the House that he wants Trump impeached again, and once the House sends over articles of impeachment, McConnell could instruct Republican Senators to vote to convict and remove Trump. In fact McConnell could essentially force Trump to resign simply by threatening to do such a thing. But there is no indication that McConnell is willing to do this, which brings us back to Pence and the 25th Amendment.
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palmerreport--2020-12-19--Crippled Donald Trump is trying to scare us with talk of a military coup he knows he can’t pull off

One of the most consistent aspects of Donald Trump ’ s behavior : when he leaks that he ’ s going to do something dastardly , it means he knows he doesn ’ t have the muscle to do it , and he ’ s merely trying to create the appearance of strength .
Accordingly , when Trump is actually going to do something dastardly , he doesn ’ t threaten to do it first ; he just does it .
The New York Times is now reporting that during a meeting last night , Donald Trump asked his handlers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ military to somehow magically keep himself in office .
This means that Trump knows he doesn ’ t have the muscle to pull off something like that , and he leaked it because he wants us all cowering to him .
If Trump were going to do something like this , according to his own pattern of behavior , he ’ d be doing it instead of threatening to do it .
That said , even the fact that Donald Trump is talking about such an impossible scenario is grounds for his immediate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the only person in the U.S. government who can initiate the 25th Amendment , and we must place as much political pressure on Pence as possible to get him to do it .
We must also not cower to Donald Trump .
We ’ ve already defeated him .
He ’ s now crippled and he knows it .
His future consists of bankruptcy and prison , and he knows that too .
If we cower to his impossible threats , it ’ ll hand him leverage for negotiating some kind of immunity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
One of the most important things we can do right now is to make sure Trump knows that we know he can ’ t magically pull off a military coup .
This takes away whatever leverage he ’ s trying to carve out right now with his threats to do impossible things to us .

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One of the most consistent aspects of Donald Trump’s behavior: when he leaks that he’s going to do something dastardly, it means he knows he doesn’t have the muscle to do it, and he’s merely trying to create the appearance of strength. Accordingly, when Trump is actually going to do something dastardly, he doesn’t threaten to do it first; he just does it.
The New York Times is now reporting that during a meeting last night, Donald Trump asked his handlers about the possibility of using the U.S. military to somehow magically keep himself in office. This means that Trump knows he doesn’t have the muscle to pull off something like that, and he leaked it because he wants us all cowering to him. If Trump were going to do something like this, according to his own pattern of behavior, he’d be doing it instead of threatening to do it.
That said, even the fact that Donald Trump is talking about such an impossible scenario is grounds for his immediate removal from office. Mike Pence is the only person in the U.S. government who can initiate the 25th Amendment, and we must place as much political pressure on Pence as possible to get him to do it.
We must also not cower to Donald Trump. We’ve already defeated him. He’s now crippled and he knows it. His future consists of bankruptcy and prison, and he knows that too. If we cower to his impossible threats, it’ll hand him leverage for negotiating some kind of immunity deal on his way out of office. One of the most important things we can do right now is to make sure Trump knows that we know he can’t magically pull off a military coup. This takes away whatever leverage he’s trying to carve out right now with his threats to do impossible things to us.
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palmerreport--2020-12-19--Donald Trump and his goons go completely off the deep end

With 32 days until inauguration , the nightmare we are living will soon be over .
Things will take time to get fixed and back to normal , but we will be able to rest more easily , knowing Cult 45 has been removed .
That resting easily includes being rid of Mr. MyPillow , Mike Lindell .
In the latest nuttiness from this guy , Lindell has spent more than $ 1 million of his own money seeking to challenge and uncover the “ fraud ” he claims to have discovered over Joe Biden ’ s victory .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Powell in their continued efforts with respect to the elections , the latest challenges coming in Georgia .
In the latest action , Wood is the plaintiff and filing actions against various officials .
It might be the craziest of the filings revolving around the election to date .
Lindell has claimed : When everybody sees the fraud , there ’ s not going to be any civil war .
Everybody on the left and even Trump-haters are going to go , ‘ Wow , he really did win.
’ They ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point of rioting , because they ’ ll see they didn ’ t win fairly , and let me tell you , a lot of people are going to go to prison for this , and I think there are evil Deep Staters involved in this , too .
This president won by a lot , by a landslide..
I know there was fraud , and I ’ m not just some pillow guy that they can mock out there .
One thing I know is deviations .
I look at numbers and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I apply that to voting margins .
He is not just some pillow guy “ they can mock , ” he is a man who appears to not be grounded in reality .
Rest easily , America , Lindell does not represent reality .

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With 32 days until inauguration, the nightmare we are living will soon be over. Things will take time to get fixed and back to normal, but we will be able to rest more easily, knowing Cult 45 has been removed. That resting easily includes being rid of Mr. MyPillow, Mike Lindell.
In the latest nuttiness from this guy, Lindell has spent more than $1 million of his own money seeking to challenge and uncover the “fraud” he claims to have discovered over Joe Biden’s victory. That work includes assisting Lin Wood and Sidney Powell in their continued efforts with respect to the elections, the latest challenges coming in Georgia. In the latest action, Wood is the plaintiff and filing actions against various officials. It might be the craziest of the filings revolving around the election to date. Lindell has claimed:
When everybody sees the fraud, there’s not going to be any civil war. Everybody on the left and even Trump-haters are going to go, ‘Wow, he really did win.’ They’re not going to be upset to the point of rioting, because they’ll see they didn’t win fairly, and let me tell you, a lot of people are going to go to prison for this, and I think there are evil Deep Staters involved in this, too. This president won by a lot, by a landslide.. I know there was fraud, and I’m not just some pillow guy that they can mock out there. One thing I know is deviations. I look at numbers and charts every single day, and now I apply that to voting margins.
He is not just some pillow guy “they can mock,” he is a man who appears to not be grounded in reality. Rest easily, America, Lindell does not represent reality.
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palmerreport--2020-12-19--The real reason Donald Trump may be trying to make sure the Republicans lose the Georgia runoffs

Donald Trump is still trying to convince anyone who will listen that he somehow secretly won the 2020 presidential election , and that the whole thing was rigged against him .
It allows him to continue fundraising and pocketing the money .
It also allows him to avoid having to admit to himself that he ’ s just that unpopular .
This creates something of an odd situation for him in the Georgia runoffs .
Let ’ s say the Republicans win the Senate runoffs in January .
It ’ ll mean that the Republicans were able to win Georgia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ballot , after having just lost Georgia with Trump ’ s name on the ballot in November .
It ’ ll prove that the only difference was Trump and his toxic unpopularity .
In such case Trump will try to shift his conspiracy theory such that only he was targeted by election fraud , and for some reason the Democrats allowed the Republicans to win the Senate runoffs instead of rigging that too .
But at that point Trump ’ s conspiracy logic will be so twisted in a knot , even he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In Donald Trump ’ s mind , the best thing that could happen for him is if the Republicans lose the Georgia Senate runoffs .
Then he can insist that it was somehow rigged , just as the November election was somehow rigged .
It ’ ll help keep Trump ’ s conspiracy theory alive , at least in his own deranged mind .
It may explain why Trump is doing the absolute bare minimum to help with the Georgia runoffs , and why so many of Trump ’ s prominent allies are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay home instead of voting in the runoffs .
Trump is going down either way .
But if the Republicans lose the runoffs , he ’ ll be in a better position to reassure himself that he secretly won , even as he ’ s being hauled off to prison .
Feel free to help make that a reality by donating to Democratic candidates Warnock and Ossoff here .

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Donald Trump is still trying to convince anyone who will listen that he somehow secretly won the 2020 presidential election, and that the whole thing was rigged against him. It allows him to continue fundraising and pocketing the money. It also allows him to avoid having to admit to himself that he’s just that unpopular. This creates something of an odd situation for him in the Georgia runoffs.
Let’s say the Republicans win the Senate runoffs in January. It’ll mean that the Republicans were able to win Georgia without Trump’s name on the ballot, after having just lost Georgia with Trump’s name on the ballot in November. It’ll prove that the only difference was Trump and his toxic unpopularity.
In such case Trump will try to shift his conspiracy theory such that only he was targeted by election fraud, and for some reason the Democrats allowed the Republicans to win the Senate runoffs instead of rigging that too. But at that point Trump’s conspiracy logic will be so twisted in a knot, even he may have trouble clinging to it.
In Donald Trump’s mind, the best thing that could happen for him is if the Republicans lose the Georgia Senate runoffs. Then he can insist that it was somehow rigged, just as the November election was somehow rigged. It’ll help keep Trump’s conspiracy theory alive, at least in his own deranged mind.
It may explain why Trump is doing the absolute bare minimum to help with the Georgia runoffs, and why so many of Trump’s prominent allies are now flat out telling Republican voters to stay home instead of voting in the runoffs. Trump is going down either way. But if the Republicans lose the runoffs, he’ll be in a better position to reassure himself that he secretly won, even as he’s being hauled off to prison. Feel free to help make that a reality by donating to Democratic candidates Warnock and Ossoff here.
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palmerreport--2020-12-19--Ron Johnson’s war on America

Ron Johnson’s war on America

One of the more annoying traditions that the GOP has every year is claiming there ’ s a war on Christmas that Democrats are waging , even though no one ’ s ever been fined or imprisoned for saying “ Merry Christmas !
” which they claim is some bold , offensive political statement to make , and there ’ s never been any changes in legislation due to this supposed War on Christmas .
I guess you could argue , however , that this year it ’ s the Republicans who waged the War on Christmas , or at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stimulus checks for workers not once , but twice in one day .
With one week to go before Christmas when Americans are concerned about simply having enough money for food , Johnson is blocking a bill that would provide $ 1,200 stimulus checks because he ’ s ( pretending to be ) concerned about the deficit .
Instead , he ’ s bringing up the same classic Republican talking points about more tax cuts and slashing regulations – even if it further jeopardizes the seats of fellow Senators David Perdue and Kelly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the runoffs for Senate control .
Aside from not having relief funds that workers should have gotten months ago , Johnson is probably hoping that his performance will set the pace for when Joe Biden becomes president and Republicans can go right back to pretending to be fiscal conservatives – resisting every time Biden and his allies make a case for spending money on the people who need it .
Instead , Raphael Warnock is seizing on this farce of a stump speech as a case for why America urgently needs to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate .
It should be yet another reason why Johnson is unfit to lead and why Wisconsin needs to replace him as senator when his term is up in 2022 .

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One of the more annoying traditions that the GOP has every year is claiming there’s a war on Christmas that Democrats are waging, even though no one’s ever been fined or imprisoned for saying “Merry Christmas!” which they claim is some bold, offensive political statement to make, and there’s never been any changes in legislation due to this supposed War on Christmas. I guess you could argue, however, that this year it’s the Republicans who waged the War on Christmas, or at least, Ron Johnson did by blocking stimulus checks for workers not once, but twice in one day.
With one week to go before Christmas when Americans are concerned about simply having enough money for food, Johnson is blocking a bill that would provide $1,200 stimulus checks because he’s (pretending to be) concerned about the deficit. Instead, he’s bringing up the same classic Republican talking points about more tax cuts and slashing regulations – even if it further jeopardizes the seats of fellow Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler who still have to face voters in the runoffs for Senate control.
Aside from not having relief funds that workers should have gotten months ago, Johnson is probably hoping that his performance will set the pace for when Joe Biden becomes president and Republicans can go right back to pretending to be fiscal conservatives – resisting every time Biden and his allies make a case for spending money on the people who need it. Instead, Raphael Warnock is seizing on this farce of a stump speech as a case for why America urgently needs to be rid of GOP control in the Senate. It should be yet another reason why Johnson is unfit to lead and why Wisconsin needs to replace him as senator when his term is up in 2022.
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palmerreport--2020-12-19--Donald Trump was right for once

Donald Trump was right for once

Well , I finally have to admit it .
Donald Trump was right .
There really is rampant fraud in the 2020 election .
Forget about the fact that this time a candidate won in the Electoral College by 74 votes .
Forget about the fact that this time the same candidate who won the Electoral College vote also won the popular vote by 7 million .
Despite all that , numerous Republicans still insist that the winning candidate actually lost , with absolutely not one shred of evidence to back them up .
The Supreme Court refused to even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases emphatically ruled against them , yet still they persist in the narrative that Joe Biden mysteriously stole the election .
So yes , I think we finally have to call it what it is .
Fraud .
As a direct result of this monstrous fraud , millions of Americans have been needlessly and cynically whipped into a frenzy .
A protest movement , “ Stop the Steal ” has swept the land , and much of it is turning ugly .
Don ’ t be surprised if many Americans die from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prominent Republicans promoting this garbage .
Once again the rotting corpse of the Hunter Biden “ scandal ” has been dug up and re-outfitted in a new suit .
It is yet another example of bad loser Republicans fraudulently promoting the false narrative of “ rampant corruption ” in the incoming administration .
Is this going to be the new go-to strategy for Republicans every time they lose , promulgating conspiracy theories of cheating and lying about corruption because they don ’ t like the results ?
Very possibly .
Why not , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news that comes from any source that ’ s remotely critical of Donald Trump .
So the idea that any election they don ’ t win is also fake news is a short step to make .
As long as I ’ m in the neighborhood , I ’ ll surprise you again and tell you who else was also right besides Donald Trump : Lindsey Graham .
On May 3 , 2016 , Senator Graham said , “ If we nominate Trump , we will get destroyed — and we will deserve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominated him , you were destroyed and yes , you deserved it .
This evil rubbish is promoted week after week by Republicans trying to subvert the democratic process by interfering in America ’ s duly constituted elections .
Meanwhile real outrages are happening .
In the last week alone , as I write this , a staggering 18,000 Americans have lost their lives due to coronavirus — as a direct result of the catastrophic indifference Donald Trump and the Republicans have displayed toward this devastating pandemic .
As I write this there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden is inaugurated President of the United States .
We are seeing firsthand how truly ugly the death throes of the Republican Party can be .
Let ’ s hope Lindsey Graham was right , that Republicans have been destroyed .
They are leaving absolutely no doubt that they do indeed deserve it .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Well, I finally have to admit it. Donald Trump was right. There really is rampant fraud in the 2020 election. Forget about the fact that this time a candidate won in the Electoral College by 74 votes. Forget about the fact that this time the same candidate who won the Electoral College vote also won the popular vote by 7 million.
Despite all that, numerous Republicans still insist that the winning candidate actually lost, with absolutely not one shred of evidence to back them up. The Supreme Court refused to even consider their complaint and some 60 court cases emphatically ruled against them, yet still they persist in the narrative that Joe Biden mysteriously stole the election. So yes, I think we finally have to call it what it is. Fraud.
As a direct result of this monstrous fraud, millions of Americans have been needlessly and cynically whipped into a frenzy. A protest movement, “Stop the Steal” has swept the land, and much of it is turning ugly. Don’t be surprised if many Americans die from the violent mobs inspired by Fox News and prominent Republicans promoting this garbage.
Once again the rotting corpse of the Hunter Biden “scandal” has been dug up and re-outfitted in a new suit. It is yet another example of bad loser Republicans fraudulently promoting the false narrative of “rampant corruption” in the incoming administration.
Is this going to be the new go-to strategy for Republicans every time they lose, promulgating conspiracy theories of cheating and lying about corruption because they don’t like the results? Very possibly. Why not, Republicans now label as fake news any news that comes from any source that’s remotely critical of Donald Trump. So the idea that any election they don’t win is also fake news is a short step to make.
As long as I’m in the neighborhood, I’ll surprise you again and tell you who else was also right besides Donald Trump: Lindsey Graham. On May 3, 2016, Senator Graham said, “If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed — and we will deserve it.” Well, Lindsey, you nominated him, you were destroyed and yes, you deserved it.
This evil rubbish is promoted week after week by Republicans trying to subvert the democratic process by interfering in America’s duly constituted elections. Meanwhile real outrages are happening. In the last week alone, as I write this, a staggering 18,000 Americans have lost their lives due to coronavirus — as a direct result of the catastrophic indifference Donald Trump and the Republicans have displayed toward this devastating pandemic.
As I write this there are only 32 more days until Joe Biden is inaugurated President of the United States. We are seeing firsthand how truly ugly the death throes of the Republican Party can be. Let’s hope Lindsey Graham was right, that Republicans have been destroyed. They are leaving absolutely no doubt that they do indeed deserve it. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-12-19--Fox News forced to finally crack down on lunatic host Lou Dobbs

Just how much of a lunatic tinfoil hat conspiracy theorist has Lou Dobbs become ?
Fox News doesn ’ t even air him on its main network , and instead airs him on Fox Business Channel .
Dobbs ’ show generally consists of laugh out loud conspiracy theories , with a healthy heaping of racism and pro-Trump cheerleading .
But now Lou Dobbs ’ nonsense has finally gotten him in trouble .
After one voting machine company demanded that Fox stop allowing hosts like Dobbs to spread phony conspiracy theories about its machines , Fox responded by forcing Dobbs to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , shooting down his own claims .
What ’ s more , Mediaite says that Fox is going to force Judge Jeanine Pirro to air the same fact check during her show this weekend .
Hosts like Lou Dobbs and Jeanine Pirro are unwatchably inane , and we ’ ve long suspected that Fox only keeps them around because Donald Trump is a fan of them .
We ’ ve wondered if the end of Trump ’ s presidency might eventually mean the end of their shows .
At this rate they might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expecting .

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Just how much of a lunatic tinfoil hat conspiracy theorist has Lou Dobbs become? Fox News doesn’t even air him on its main network, and instead airs him on Fox Business Channel. Dobbs’ show generally consists of laugh out loud conspiracy theories, with a healthy heaping of racism and pro-Trump cheerleading.
But now Lou Dobbs’ nonsense has finally gotten him in trouble. After one voting machine company demanded that Fox stop allowing hosts like Dobbs to spread phony conspiracy theories about its machines, Fox responded by forcing Dobbs to air a two minute long fact check, shooting down his own claims. What’s more, Mediaite says that Fox is going to force Judge Jeanine Pirro to air the same fact check during her show this weekend.
Hosts like Lou Dobbs and Jeanine Pirro are unwatchably inane, and we’ve long suspected that Fox only keeps them around because Donald Trump is a fan of them. We’ve wondered if the end of Trump’s presidency might eventually mean the end of their shows. At this rate they might not last as long as we were expecting.
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palmerreport--2020-12-20--That ship has sailed

That ship has sailed

Fun fact : tonight was the final episode of Saturday Night Live with Donald Trump still in office .
It @ @ @ @ @ that , yes , we really are moving on from the Trump nightmare .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ let go of the attention just yet , of course , so he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ try to keep the focus on himself .
Late on Saturday night , Trump tweeted @ @ @ @ @ plenty of other Bolton stupid stories.
” No one has any idea what he ’ @ @ @ @ @ of the day , from Travis Akers : “ I can ’ t believe I @ @ @ @ @ .
The U.S. military will not assist any president in overturning election results , nor @ @ @ @ @ martial law or execute unlawful orders to do so .
An officer ’ s oath @ @ @ @ @ not a person .
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Fun fact: tonight was the final episode of Saturday Night Live with Donald Trump still in office. It’s the latest reminder that, yes, we really are moving on from the Trump nightmare.
Trump doesn’t want to let go of the attention just yet, of course, so he’s saying anything he can to try to keep the focus on himself. Late on Saturday night, Trump tweeted “I’ve got plenty of other Bolton stupid stories.” No one has any idea what he’s talking about.
Tweet of the day, from Travis Akers: “I can’t believe I am having to say this. The U.S. military will not assist any president in overturning election results, nor will they enforce unconstitutionally declared martial law or execute unlawful orders to do so. An officer’s oath is to the Constitution, not a person.”
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palmerreport--2020-12-20--Martial law? Not even close, as Donald Trump’s late night meltdown reveals how hobbled he is

It ’ s midnight and Donald Trump is ranting about John Bolton and the Republican Governor of Georgia – a reminder of just how cornered , hobbled , powerless , desperate , and defeated Trump really is , even amidst all this “ martial law ” nonsense .
The Army Chief of Staff and the Secretary of the Army just put out a joint statement confirming that the military has no role in elections .
So no , martial law isn ’ t somehow happening .
For that matter , the reporting reveals that Meadows , Cipollone , and Cuccinelli @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump commit various other crimes – all explained to him that it would be literally impossible for him to somehow magically invoke the military .
We ’ re not doing ourselves any favors by running around suggesting that Trump might somehow be able to pull off something like martial law .
That hands him leverage that he doesn ’ t have .
The cold hard reality is that Trump is trying to trick us into believing he can just magically remain in office , so we ’ ll give him something in return @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crucial than ever that we not fall for this nonsense , and not cower to Trump ’ s impossible threats on his way down .

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It’s midnight and Donald Trump is ranting about John Bolton and the Republican Governor of Georgia – a reminder of just how cornered, hobbled, powerless, desperate, and defeated Trump really is, even amidst all this “martial law” nonsense.
The Army Chief of Staff and the Secretary of the Army just put out a joint statement confirming that the military has no role in elections. So no, martial law isn’t somehow happening. For that matter, the reporting reveals that Meadows, Cipollone, and Cuccinelli – three people who are actively helping Trump commit various other crimes – all explained to him that it would be literally impossible for him to somehow magically invoke the military.
We’re not doing ourselves any favors by running around suggesting that Trump might somehow be able to pull off something like martial law. That hands him leverage that he doesn’t have. The cold hard reality is that Trump is trying to trick us into believing he can just magically remain in office, so we’ll give him something in return for leaving. It’s more crucial than ever that we not fall for this nonsense, and not cower to Trump’s impossible threats on his way down.
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palmerreport--2020-12-20--Trump stooge David Perdue runs and hides in the Georgia runoffs

David Perdue ’ s strategy since the 2020 election ended has largely been to run for cover .
He ’ s refused to show his face in public not just because he ’ s facing scandal after scandal and not doing his job in the Senate but because part of his plan to win in January is to act like he ’ s won already – to not even try fighting every accusation of corruption that comes his way or act like his opponent Jon Ossoff deserves even the courtesy of a debate .
The trouble is that every time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he makes himself look even worse .
Despite Donald Trump doing the absolute , bare minimum he ’ s obligated to do on Perdue ’ s behalf , while sending some not so subtle messages that he wants his voters to boycott the Georgia runoffs , Perdue is still doing what he can to cave to Donald Trump .
Unfortunately , he ’ s stuck in a position where he ’ ll either anger the local Georgia Republican Party , led by figures like Governor Brian Kemp or Secretary of State Brad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for its ignorance of the law , or he ’ ll face the wrath of Donald Trump and his surrogates at a time when Democrats are gaining momentum .
Somehow , he thinks the best way to appease both is to promise his potential voters that he ’ ll contest the election in Donald Trump ’ s favor when it comes to Congress to approve it .
Consequently , he ’ s trying a move that is more liable to annoy both factions rather than prove his loyalty to anyone .
The problem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made to his voters is that his term expires on January 3 , three days before Congress votes to approve the election results .
He ’ s made a promise he can ’ t fulfill while taking an antidemocratic stance – as though voters needed another reason to make sure he loses re-election on January 5 .
Do what you can to support Jon Ossoff ’ s senate bid by donating and phone banking .

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David Perdue’s strategy since the 2020 election ended has largely been to run for cover. He’s refused to show his face in public not just because he’s facing scandal after scandal and not doing his job in the Senate but because part of his plan to win in January is to act like he’s won already – to not even try fighting every accusation of corruption that comes his way or act like his opponent Jon Ossoff deserves even the courtesy of a debate. The trouble is that every time Perdue does step out into the spotlight, he makes himself look even worse.
Despite Donald Trump doing the absolute, bare minimum he’s obligated to do on Perdue’s behalf, while sending some not so subtle messages that he wants his voters to boycott the Georgia runoffs, Perdue is still doing what he can to cave to Donald Trump. Unfortunately, he’s stuck in a position where he’ll either anger the local Georgia Republican Party, led by figures like Governor Brian Kemp or Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger who has publicly ridiculed his campaign for its ignorance of the law, or he’ll face the wrath of Donald Trump and his surrogates at a time when Democrats are gaining momentum.
Somehow, he thinks the best way to appease both is to promise his potential voters that he’ll contest the election in Donald Trump’s favor when it comes to Congress to approve it. Consequently, he’s trying a move that is more liable to annoy both factions rather than prove his loyalty to anyone. The problem with this new promise he’s made to his voters is that his term expires on January 3, three days before Congress votes to approve the election results. He’s made a promise he can’t fulfill while taking an antidemocratic stance – as though voters needed another reason to make sure he loses re-election on January 5. Do what you can to support Jon Ossoff’s senate bid by donating and phone banking.
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palmerreport--2020-12-20--Joe Biden just nailed it

Joe Biden just nailed it

Donald Trump spent today publicly siding with Russia in its cyberterrorist attacks against U.S. government agencies , and trying to @ @ @ @ @ impossible threat of some kind of military coup .
Meanwhile , President-elect Joe Biden spent @ @ @ @ @ beat Trump by seven million votes .
Biden held an event to roll out multiple @ @ @ @ @ Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior , Jennifer Granholm as Secretary of Energy , @ @ @ @ @ Administrator .
These are all highly qualified people who will be able to hit the @ @ @ @ @ .
Climate guru Al Gore was overwhelmingly pleased with Joe Biden ’ s picks , @ @ @ @ @ Biden has assembled not only an “ A ” team to lead his climate agenda @ @ @ @ @ A+ ” team !
Each appointee is ready on Day 1 to take on the @ @ @ @ @ the climate crisis , while creating millions of new jobs & protecting frontline communities .
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Donald Trump spent today publicly siding with Russia in its cyberterrorist attacks against U.S. government agencies, and trying to scare people by making the impossible threat of some kind of military coup. Meanwhile, President-elect Joe Biden spent today reminding us why he beat Trump by seven million votes.
Biden held an event to roll out multiple new cabinet members, including Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior, Jennifer Granholm as Secretary of Energy, and Michael Regan as EPA Administrator. These are all highly qualified people who will be able to hit the ground running on day one.
Climate guru Al Gore was overwhelmingly pleased with Joe Biden’s picks, tweeting this: “President-elect Biden has assembled not only an “A” team to lead his climate agenda forward, but an “A+” team! Each appointee is ready on Day 1 to take on the urgent, existential threat of the climate crisis, while creating millions of new jobs & protecting frontline communities.”
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700 HOURS

Tonight ’ s stimulus relief bill hammered out by Congress – which includes mere $ 600 direct checks for most Americans – is insufficient by any measure .
It ’ s simply the most that Senate Republicans were going to allow under the current circumstances .
When Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the deal tonight , she stressed the most important part of this : once Trump is gone , the political landscape will shift .
Pelosi promised to deliver a better stimulus deal under President Biden , which she pointed out will happen in about “ 700 hours.
” That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how close to being finished Donald Trump is .
Whatever he does over the next 700 hours , he ’ ll still be out on his butt in 700 hours .
At some point he ’ ll have to focus on trying to soften his landing with regard to prison and bankruptcy , instead of trying to terrorize us with dire threats he knows he can ’ t carry out .
And in any case , we ’ re now at a point where we can count down the hours until he ’ @ @ @

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Tonight’s stimulus relief bill hammered out by Congress – which includes mere $600 direct checks for most Americans – is insufficient by any measure. It’s simply the most that Senate Republicans were going to allow under the current circumstances.
When Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the deal tonight, she stressed the most important part of this: once Trump is gone, the political landscape will shift. Pelosi promised to deliver a better stimulus deal under President Biden, which she pointed out will happen in about “700 hours.”
That should serve to truly drive home just how close to being finished Donald Trump is. Whatever he does over the next 700 hours, he’ll still be out on his butt in 700 hours. At some point he’ll have to focus on trying to soften his landing with regard to prison and bankruptcy, instead of trying to terrorize us with dire threats he knows he can’t carry out. And in any case, we’re now at a point where we can count down the hours until he’s gone.
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palmerreport--2020-12-21--Donald Trump’s stimulus grift

Donald Trump’s stimulus grift

Democrats and Republicans have finally reached a stimulus relief deal that includes $ 600 direct payments to most Americans .
It should have been at least $ 1200 .
The deal sucks .
But don ’ t go blaming the Democrats for it .
The Republicans didn ’ t want to do a relief package at all .
The Democrats somehow got them to cough up this much .
It ’ s crap , but you ’ re on the wrong track entirely if you blame the Democrats or “ Congress ” for the Republicans ’ evil agenda .
Here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not want to give a single penny in pandemic relief money to working class Americans .
But Donald Trump has repeatedly tweeted that he was in support of direct payments .
Why would he even bother ?
He gains nothing from it at this point – except he does .
Trump is still running a con on his gullible supporters , encouraging them to donate to his imaginary election legal defense fund , so he can pocket the money .
Because a couple hundred million Americans are about to receive checks , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turn around and donate a portion of it back to Trump ’ s fake election fund .
This is surely Trump ’ s thinking , because everything is a grift for him .
Meanwhile , if you ’ re dissatisfied with this relief package and you want a better one next month , it ’ s all the more reason to throw your weight behind the Democrats in the Georgia Senate runoffs in two weeks .
If the Democrats take control of the Senate , the next relief package will be precisely what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For now , this is the most we could get out of the Republicans who are still holding the Senate hostage .
You can donate to Ossoff and Warnock here .

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Democrats and Republicans have finally reached a stimulus relief deal that includes $600 direct payments to most Americans. It should have been at least $1200. The deal sucks. But don’t go blaming the Democrats for it. The Republicans didn’t want to do a relief package at all. The Democrats somehow got them to cough up this much. It’s crap, but you’re on the wrong track entirely if you blame the Democrats or “Congress” for the Republicans’ evil agenda.
Here’s the kicker. Republicans obviously did not want to give a single penny in pandemic relief money to working class Americans. But Donald Trump has repeatedly tweeted that he was in support of direct payments. Why would he even bother? He gains nothing from it at this point – except he does.
Trump is still running a con on his gullible supporters, encouraging them to donate to his imaginary election legal defense fund, so he can pocket the money. Because a couple hundred million Americans are about to receive checks, a fraction of them are going to turn around and donate a portion of it back to Trump’s fake election fund. This is surely Trump’s thinking, because everything is a grift for him.
Meanwhile, if you’re dissatisfied with this relief package and you want a better one next month, it’s all the more reason to throw your weight behind the Democrats in the Georgia Senate runoffs in two weeks. If the Democrats take control of the Senate, the next relief package will be precisely what we all need it to be. For now, this is the most we could get out of the Republicans who are still holding the Senate hostage. You can donate to Ossoff and Warnock here.
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palmerreport--2020-12-20--Looks like Donald Trump is bailing out to Mar-a-Lago

Since he lost the election , Donald Trump has become even more tepid and indecisive than ever .
So at this point we won ’ t be shocked if he ends up changing his plans yet again at the last minute .
But as things stand right now , Trump is set to bail out to Mar-a-Lago this Wednesday .
The question then becomes how long he ’ ll remain there .
Various observers , including Michael Cohen , have predicted that at some point Trump will leave the White House for “ vacation ” and then simply never return @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to leave the White House on Joe Biden ’ s inauguration day .
Now that Trump is apparently heading to Mar-a-Lago for the holidays , it raises the question of whether he ’ ll ever go back to Washington .
Trump claims he ’ ll be holding a rally in Georgia for the Senate runoffs in the first days of January , so it looks like he isn ’ t done traveling .
But if he does leave the White House this Wednesday , the odds of him ever returning to it might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As wishy washy as he ’ s become , even he may not be sure what he ’ s going to do next .
We ’ ll see .

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Since he lost the election, Donald Trump has become even more tepid and indecisive than ever. So at this point we won’t be shocked if he ends up changing his plans yet again at the last minute. But as things stand right now, Trump is set to bail out to Mar-a-Lago this Wednesday. The question then becomes how long he’ll remain there.
Various observers, including Michael Cohen, have predicted that at some point Trump will leave the White House for “vacation” and then simply never return, saving him the embarrassment of having to leave the White House on Joe Biden’s inauguration day. Now that Trump is apparently heading to Mar-a-Lago for the holidays, it raises the question of whether he’ll ever go back to Washington.
Trump claims he’ll be holding a rally in Georgia for the Senate runoffs in the first days of January, so it looks like he isn’t done traveling. But if he does leave the White House this Wednesday, the odds of him ever returning to it might not be any better than 50-50. As wishy washy as he’s become, even he may not be sure what he’s going to do next. We’ll see.
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palmerreport--2020-12-20--The cavalry is coming

The cavalry is coming

One month from today , Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in .
One month from today , Donald Trump will be out on his butt .
One month from today , Trump will cease having any power over us , and he ’ ll become eligible for indictment , arrest , and asset forfeiture .
The next month won ’ t be easy , to say the least .
Trump will become less powerful , not more powerful , as the month goes on and he continues to lose what was left of his leverage .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paralyze us with impossible threats , petty revenge , and deranged stunts .
Meanwhile the pandemic continues to get worse as we await the vaccine , the newly discovered hacking means we ’ ll have to deliver even more of a blow to Russia once Trump is gone , and Republicans are intent on making sure the economy is a mess when Biden takes office .
And with all this going on , we have to find a way to win the Georgia runoffs in two weeks .
But the cavalry is coming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away from Trump .
And after having fought through this nightmare for four years , we ’ re now just one month from having control of our country again .
In the meantime , the cavalry is us .
Let ’ s hang in there .

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One month from today, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in. One month from today, Donald Trump will be out on his butt. One month from today, Trump will cease having any power over us, and he’ll become eligible for indictment, arrest, and asset forfeiture.
The next month won’t be easy, to say the least. Trump will become less powerful, not more powerful, as the month goes on and he continues to lose what was left of his leverage. But he’s intent on trying to paralyze us with impossible threats, petty revenge, and deranged stunts.
Meanwhile the pandemic continues to get worse as we await the vaccine, the newly discovered hacking means we’ll have to deliver even more of a blow to Russia once Trump is gone, and Republicans are intent on making sure the economy is a mess when Biden takes office. And with all this going on, we have to find a way to win the Georgia runoffs in two weeks.
But the cavalry is coming. The playing field continues to shift away from Trump. And after having fought through this nightmare for four years, we’re now just one month from having control of our country again. In the meantime, the cavalry is us. Let’s hang in there.
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palmerreport--2020-12-20--Befuddled child Marco Rubio goes off the deep end

Now that Trump has been destroyed , various Republican Senators are reacting in the way you ’ d expect .
Some are pretending they never propped him up to begin with .
Some of them are auditioning to be the fascist heir apparent .
Then there ’ s the befuddled child , Marco Rubio .
Rubio has always come off as a ten year old , standing on stilts , hiding them with a trench coat , and hoping no one notices that he doesn ’ t fit in with the adults around him .
But while he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fully aware that he helped create Trump ’ s reign of terror .
Rubio always told himself he was fine with the destruction , treason , and death that Trump brought , because it meant Rubio ’ s side was winning .
But now the bubble has burst , and Rubio is having to admit to himself that he helped facilitate all that destruction for nothing .
Rubio ’ s tweets this past week reveal that he ’ s still desperate to pretend that he has the high ground , but he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that , let alone anyone else .
And that internal struggle seems to be driving him mad .
Rubio has been on the verge before .
In 2016 he was reduced to standing on stage and repeating the same rehearsed line over and over again , cracking under the pressure and malfunctioning on the most basic level .
Then he announced he was quitting politics , before changing his mind .
But this time Rubio knows he has blood on his hands .
He ’ s a traitor , a murderer .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s bothering him , but not enough of a conscience to take responsibility , and too little intellect to figure out how to split the difference .
The conservative establishment wants Marco Rubio to run for president again in 2024 , but at this rate he ’ ll be lucky if he keeps his senate seat in 2022 .
And he may well self destruct before that .
He ’ s simply too soft to handle the mass murder and treason he knows he participated in .
It ’ s eating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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Now that Trump has been destroyed, various Republican Senators are reacting in the way you’d expect. Some are pretending they never propped him up to begin with. Some of them are auditioning to be the fascist heir apparent. Then there’s the befuddled child, Marco Rubio.
Rubio has always come off as a ten year old, standing on stilts, hiding them with a trench coat, and hoping no one notices that he doesn’t fit in with the adults around him. But while he’s a child, he’s also fully aware that he helped create Trump’s reign of terror.
Rubio always told himself he was fine with the destruction, treason, and death that Trump brought, because it meant Rubio’s side was winning. But now the bubble has burst, and Rubio is having to admit to himself that he helped facilitate all that destruction for nothing.
Rubio’s tweets this past week reveal that he’s still desperate to pretend that he has the high ground, but he’s unable to even convince himself of that, let alone anyone else. And that internal struggle seems to be driving him mad.
Rubio has been on the verge before. In 2016 he was reduced to standing on stage and repeating the same rehearsed line over and over again, cracking under the pressure and malfunctioning on the most basic level. Then he announced he was quitting politics, before changing his mind.
But this time Rubio knows he has blood on his hands. He’s a traitor, a murderer. He has just enough of a conscience that it’s bothering him, but not enough of a conscience to take responsibility, and too little intellect to figure out how to split the difference.
The conservative establishment wants Marco Rubio to run for president again in 2024, but at this rate he’ll be lucky if he keeps his senate seat in 2022. And he may well self destruct before that. He’s simply too soft to handle the mass murder and treason he knows he participated in. It’s eating him alive, and he deserves it.
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palmerreport--2020-12-20--Donald Trump just got shut out by the Supreme Court again

The Supreme Court of the United States is well known for its lengthy opinions that set precedents on a wide range of important issues .
But , often enough , the Court paves the way to progress through its inaction .
We saw this recently when the Court slammed the door on Texas ’ frivolous attempt to magically overturn the will of the people in four states because , essentially , the voters preferred Joe Biden .
In just the past week , we saw this again , as the Supreme Court sent two more ill-conceived legal disputes to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these cases been allowed to proceed , the conservative Court could have later ruled on the merits in a way that would push America even further toward becoming a nation that prides itself on bigotry and hate .
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from the State of Indiana regarding the rights of same-sex parents .
At issue was a state law that barred same-sex parents from being listed on a child ’ s birth certificate .
By choosing not to hear the appeal , the Supreme Court passively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stand and the law be invalidated .
This is a major win for LGBTQ families , who have been in limbo with this issue for years , according to reporting from Slate.com .
On Friday , the Supreme Court again passed on an opportunity to rule , this time concerning the legality of Donald Trump ’ s plan to exclude residents living in the United States illegally from the census .
Although the Court ’ s dismissal means Trump remains free to pursue his plan , the Court did not give the plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the contrary , the six conservative justices behind the unsigned majority opinion criticized the Trump administration ’ s arguments as “ riddled with contingencies and speculation.
” The justices also conceded that they “ simply do not know whether and to what extent ” Trump would be able to pull off his plan of “ excluding the estimated 10.5 million aliens without lawful status.
” Not surprisingly , the Trump administration has mostly given up on this issue , according to the Los Angeles Times .
Realistically , the worst possible scenario at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to exclude only the tens of thousands of immigrants awaiting deportation .
However , it would then be up to the Biden administration to carry out Trump ’ s plan , which is a bit hard to imagine .
In any event , the much smaller number of exclusions from the census would likely not change how Congressional representatives are apportioned within a state .
Trump managed to nominate three justices to the Supreme Court in his single failed term , handing them off to a salivating Mitch McConnell who then rammed them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 6-3 conservative majority .
Despite all this , the Supreme Court didn ’ t overturn the election for Trump , and the justices aren ’ t Trump worshippers bending over backwards to serve the gluttonous creature the heaping portion of wins he foolishly expected .
Trump is supremely screwed .

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The Supreme Court of the United States is well known for its lengthy opinions that set precedents on a wide range of important issues. But, often enough, the Court paves the way to progress through its inaction. We saw this recently when the Court slammed the door on Texas’ frivolous attempt to magically overturn the will of the people in four states because, essentially, the voters preferred Joe Biden.
In just the past week, we saw this again, as the Supreme Court sent two more ill-conceived legal disputes to the jurisprudential graveyard. Had either one of these cases been allowed to proceed, the conservative Court could have later ruled on the merits in a way that would push America even further toward becoming a nation that prides itself on bigotry and hate.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from the State of Indiana regarding the rights of same-sex parents. At issue was a state law that barred same-sex parents from being listed on a child’s birth certificate. By choosing not to hear the appeal, the Supreme Court passively let the Seventh Circuit’s decision stand and the law be invalidated. This is a major win for LGBTQ families, who have been in limbo with this issue for years, according to reporting from Slate.com.
On Friday, the Supreme Court again passed on an opportunity to rule, this time concerning the legality of Donald Trump’s plan to exclude residents living in the United States illegally from the census. Although the Court’s dismissal means Trump remains free to pursue his plan, the Court did not give the plan the thumbs up he wanted.
On the contrary, the six conservative justices behind the unsigned majority opinion criticized the Trump administration’s arguments as “riddled with contingencies and speculation.” The justices also conceded that they “simply do not know whether and to what extent” Trump would be able to pull off his plan of “excluding the estimated 10.5 million aliens without lawful status.”
Not surprisingly, the Trump administration has mostly given up on this issue, according to the Los Angeles Times. Realistically, the worst possible scenario at this point is that Trump will try to exclude only the tens of thousands of immigrants awaiting deportation. However, it would then be up to the Biden administration to carry out Trump’s plan, which is a bit hard to imagine. In any event, the much smaller number of exclusions from the census would likely not change how Congressional representatives are apportioned within a state.
Trump managed to nominate three justices to the Supreme Court in his single failed term, handing them off to a salivating Mitch McConnell who then rammed them through to tilt the court to a 6-3 conservative majority. Despite all this, the Supreme Court didn’t overturn the election for Trump, and the justices aren’t Trump worshippers bending over backwards to serve the gluttonous creature the heaping portion of wins he foolishly expected. Trump is supremely screwed.
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palmerreport--2020-12-20--Donald Trump, stochastic terrorist

Donald Trump, stochastic terrorist

I am pleased to note that more newsreaders , national security experts and law enforcement personnel are recognizing and referring to Donald Trump as a stochastic terrorist .
If you don ’ t know what that is , Wiktionary defines it as “ The use of mass public communication , usually against a particular individual or group , which incites or inspires acts of terrorism which are statistically probable but happen seemingly at random.
” Think of many of Donald Trump ’ s tweets and public utterances .
Tweets like “ Liberate Michigan ” or coded utterances to the Proud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and stand by.
” Trump ’ s apologists tell us that he means to promote no violence or that he ’ s “ only kidding.
” If that were true then he ’ d stop doing it .
But he doesn ’ t stop doing it , he doubles down instead .
Because some of his more violently disposed supporters know exactly what he means and they don ’ t think any of it is funny , violence and hate crimes continue to happen as a direct result of Trump ’ s hate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Governor and numerous death threats against various other people ( like Dr. Fauci ) have been the result .
Consider this recent tweet posted by Trump : “ The entire WORLD is being badly hurt by the China Virus , but if you listen to the Fake News Lamestream Media , and Big Tech , you would think that we are the only one .
No , but we are the Country that developed vaccines , and years ahead of schedule !
” It is a tweet that is full of blame .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ China Virus.
” Trump wants to transfer the blame for the 323,401 America deaths ( as I write this ) from himself to China .
Hate crimes against Chinese Americans are vastly on the increase because of his predilection to call it China Virus to protect his ego .
He also blames the news media for the perception that coronavirus is his fault .
Then he tries to take undue credit for the vaccine .
In a series of recent tweets , Harvard professor and former advisor to Homeland Security Juliette @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s going on .
Part of the problem is the message hasn ’ t been clear enough : Her most brilliant insight comes with her final tweet on the topic : Donald Trump is a serial felon whose crimes range from rape to money laundering to murder to treason .
But his most devastatingly impactful crime , stochastic terrorism , may be the one for which he is never prosecuted .
The implications and consequences of Trump ’ s terrorist tweets and utterances are far ranging and devastating .
They have led @ @ @ @ @ @ @ active violence to passive resistance of life-saving measures , like wearing a mask .
This is why as soon as Donald Trump is out of office Twitter must ban Donald Trump for life from using their application .
They should have done it a long time ago .
If they don ’ t ban him — or at least ban his more provocative tweets — then they will become accomplices in his continued acts of stochastic terrorism .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one .
In just 31 days we will be rid of the bastard .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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I am pleased to note that more newsreaders, national security experts and law enforcement personnel are recognizing and referring to Donald Trump as a stochastic terrorist. If you don’t know what that is, Wiktionary defines it as “The use of mass public communication, usually against a particular individual or group, which incites or inspires acts of terrorism which are statistically probable but happen seemingly at random.”
Think of many of Donald Trump’s tweets and public utterances. Tweets like “Liberate Michigan” or coded utterances to the Proud Boys such as, “Stand back and stand by.” Trump’s apologists tell us that he means to promote no violence or that he’s “only kidding.” If that were true then he’d stop doing it. But he doesn’t stop doing it, he doubles down instead.
Because some of his more violently disposed supporters know exactly what he means and they don’t think any of it is funny, violence and hate crimes continue to happen as a direct result of Trump’s hate speech. Threats against Michigan’s Governor and numerous death threats against various other people (like Dr. Fauci) have been the result.
Consider this recent tweet posted by Trump: “The entire WORLD is being badly hurt by the China Virus, but if you listen to the Fake News Lamestream Media, and Big Tech, you would think that we are the only one. No, but we are the Country that developed vaccines, and years ahead of schedule!”
It is a tweet that is full of blame. It begins by referring to coronavirus as the “China Virus.” Trump wants to transfer the blame for the 323,401 America deaths (as I write this) from himself to China. Hate crimes against Chinese Americans are vastly on the increase because of his predilection to call it China Virus to protect his ego. He also blames the news media for the perception that coronavirus is his fault. Then he tries to take undue credit for the vaccine.
In a series of recent tweets, Harvard professor and former advisor to Homeland Security Juliette Kayyam said,
“For years, the President of the United States Donald Trump has utilized his pulpit, twitter and his WH team to perfect a technique known as #stochasticterrorism, inciting random but predictable violence by supporters.” “His goal was to promote violence for political gain. That’s terrorism. The first time I used the words publicly was in Oct, 2018 after the serial bomber arrest, but Trump was already a pro.”
Doctor Kayyam understands what’s going on. Part of the problem is the message hasn’t been clear enough:
“We should stop using ‘violence’ to describe what Trump is promoting with words. In fact, he is promoting the unlawful use of violence in furtherance of political or social goals. That is terrorism, a specific type of violence. Trump is promoting terrorism. #stochasticterrorism”
Her most brilliant insight comes with her final tweet on the topic:
“But if you asked me what is Trump’s most successful legacy, on a weekend of DC violence and when statehouses had to protect electors from a violence he cultivated, it would be this: his power to incite terrorism and not have us even call it that.”
Donald Trump is a serial felon whose crimes range from rape to money laundering to murder to treason. But his most devastatingly impactful crime, stochastic terrorism, may be the one for which he is never prosecuted. The implications and consequences of Trump’s terrorist tweets and utterances are far ranging and devastating. They have led to every kind of deadly consequence from active violence to passive resistance of life-saving measures, like wearing a mask.
This is why as soon as Donald Trump is out of office Twitter must ban Donald Trump for life from using their application. They should have done it a long time ago. If they don’t ban him — or at least ban his more provocative tweets — then they will become accomplices in his continued acts of stochastic terrorism.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, this has been another one. In just 31 days we will be rid of the bastard. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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