palmerreport--2020-09-27--Donald Trump’s executive order goes completely off the rails

On Thursday in North Carolina , Donald Trump announced something surreal : he was signing an executive order to offer Americans something they already have and that he has been desperately trying to take away .
Trump ’ s order promises a “ steadfast commitment to always protecting individuals with pre-existing conditions ” —even while the Department of Justice is suing to invalidate the Affordable Care Act , the law that accomplishes this .
While this announcement was both ridiculous and insulting , the other big headline from Trump ’ s speech has already blossomed into a full-blown scandal .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the America First Healthcare Plan , Trump boasted that “ 33 million Medicare beneficiaries will soon receive a card in the mail containing $ 200 that they can use to help pay for prescription drugs.
” The clueless fool was surely hoping that his pandering would win over seniors on Election Day .
Instead , Trump ’ s brashness and ignorance about how government works threw a big question mark onto his plans .
Trump ’ s half-baked promise has an odd backstory .
After months of difficult negotiations with the pharmaceutical industry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they broke down after Trump ’ s Chief of Staff Mark Meadows insisted the companies pay to send $ 100 gift cards for all seniors .
Even though Meadows seemed to promise that Trump ’ s name would not appear on the cards , the companies refused to go along , citing the political optics plus the fact it ’ s just a lame idea , according to a report from the New York Times .
Rather than shelve the plan and heed the industry ’ s advice , Trump ( of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down , promising seniors a $ 200 card courtesy of Uncle Sam .
Apparently , Trump ’ s plan was to leave the details about the card ’ s legality and affordability to his surprised underlings , who have since been finding more blockades and hurdles than Trump could have imagined .
These expensive cards ( carrying a total value of $ 6.6 billion ) may wind up getting paid out of Medicare ’ s quickly diminishing trust fund , which could result in even higher premiums for seniors , according to an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump boondoggle somehow manages to move forward , White House officials now admit most seniors wouldn ’ t get their money until after Election Day , according to reporting from Inside Health Policy .
So , Trump now risks that seniors might rethink their vote if their assistance doesn ’ t arrive “ soon , ” as he promised .
Americans deserve honest and thoughtful leaders whom they can trust .
The Biden-Harris administration stands ready to deliver for the American people , and they deserve our enthusiastic votes on November 3 .
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On Thursday in North Carolina, Donald Trump announced something surreal: he was signing an executive order to offer Americans something they already have and that he has been desperately trying to take away. Trump’s order promises a “steadfast commitment to always protecting individuals with pre-existing conditions”—even while the Department of Justice is suing to invalidate the Affordable Care Act, the law that accomplishes this. While this announcement was both ridiculous and insulting, the other big headline from Trump’s speech has already blossomed into a full-blown scandal.
Promoting his latest snake oil known as the America First Healthcare Plan, Trump boasted that “33 million Medicare beneficiaries will soon receive a card in the mail containing $200 that they can use to help pay for prescription drugs.” The clueless fool was surely hoping that his pandering would win over seniors on Election Day. Instead, Trump’s brashness and ignorance about how government works threw a big question mark onto his plans.
Trump’s half-baked promise has an odd backstory. After months of difficult negotiations with the pharmaceutical industry to lower drug prices were nearing success, they broke down after Trump’s Chief of Staff Mark Meadows insisted the companies pay to send $100 gift cards for all seniors. Even though Meadows seemed to promise that Trump’s name would not appear on the cards, the companies refused to go along, citing the political optics plus the fact it’s just a lame idea, according to a report from the New York Times.
Rather than shelve the plan and heed the industry’s advice, Trump (of course) chose to proceed and double down, promising seniors a $200 card courtesy of Uncle Sam. Apparently, Trump’s plan was to leave the details about the card’s legality and affordability to his surprised underlings, who have since been finding more blockades and hurdles than Trump could have imagined. These expensive cards (carrying a total value of $6.6 billion) may wind up getting paid out of Medicare’s quickly diminishing trust fund, which could result in even higher premiums for seniors, according to an analysis by Slate.
If this latest Trump boondoggle somehow manages to move forward, White House officials now admit most seniors wouldn’t get their money until after Election Day, according to reporting from Inside Health Policy. So, Trump now risks that seniors might rethink their vote if their assistance doesn’t arrive “soon,” as he promised. Americans deserve honest and thoughtful leaders whom they can trust. The Biden-Harris administration stands ready to deliver for the American people, and they deserve our enthusiastic votes on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-09-28--Donald Trump aide Brad Parscale hospitalized after barricading himself in his house, threatening sui

Donald Trump aide Brad Parscale hospitalized after barricading himself in his house, threatening suicide

About two months ago , Donald Trump demoted his 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale , due to poor campaign performance and a variety of questions about where all the campaign ’ s money was going .
Now , according to a stunning report tonight from Local 10 , the local ABC News affiliate in South Florida , Parscale has been hospitalized after barricading himself .
Local 10 is reporting that Brad Parscale ’ s wife called police and said that he ’ d locked himself in the house with a number of weapons and was threatening to commit suicide .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ under the Baker Act .
We ’ re not quite sure what to make of this disturbing story .
But it comes even as the Trump 2020 campaign is unraveling in a variety of ways .
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About two months ago, Donald Trump demoted his 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale, due to poor campaign performance and a variety of questions about where all the campaign’s money was going. Now, according to a stunning report tonight from Local 10, the local ABC News affiliate in South Florida, Parscale has been hospitalized after barricading himself.
Local 10 is reporting that Brad Parscale’s wife called police and said that he’d locked himself in the house with a number of weapons and was threatening to commit suicide. He was forcibly taken to the hospital under the Baker Act. We’re not quite sure what to make of this disturbing story. But it comes even as the Trump 2020 campaign is unraveling in a variety of ways.
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palmerreport--2020-09-28--Donald Trump goes on jealous rant as Mike Bloomberg helps nail down Florida for Joe Biden

Donald Trump has long been unable to hide his jealousy over the fact that Mike Bloomberg is an actual billionaire , who ’ s actually respected in their shared hometown of New York City .
Now Bloomberg is making good on his promise to support Joe Biden , by helping to pay off the debts of felons in Florida so they can vote .
Naturally , Donald Trump isn ’ t taking the news well , because Trump has to win Florida to keep his faint hope of winning the election alive , and winning Florida requires significant voter suppression @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bloomberg of some kind of ill-defined crime : Wow , nobody realized how far Mini Mike Bloomberg went in bribing ex-prisoners to go out and vote for Sleepy Joe .
He is desperate to get back into the good graces of the people who not only badly beat him , but made him look like a total fool .
Now he ’ s committed a serious crime !
To be clear , absolutely no crime has been committed by Mike Bloomberg , and this accusation is almost hilariously pathetic on Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ s afraid Florida may be slipping away from him , thus costing him the election .
Of course money only goes so far , so now is the time for you to start phone banking in key states like Florida , if you haven ’ t already .
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Donald Trump has long been unable to hide his jealousy over the fact that Mike Bloomberg is an actual billionaire, who’s actually respected in their shared hometown of New York City. Now Bloomberg is making good on his promise to support Joe Biden, by helping to pay off the debts of felons in Florida so they can vote.
Naturally, Donald Trump isn’t taking the news well, because Trump has to win Florida to keep his faint hope of winning the election alive, and winning Florida requires significant voter suppression. So now Trump is falsely accusing Bloomberg of some kind of ill-defined crime:
Wow, nobody realized how far Mini Mike Bloomberg went in bribing ex-prisoners to go out and vote for Sleepy Joe. He is desperate to get back into the good graces of the people who not only badly beat him, but made him look like a total fool. Now he’s committed a serious crime!
To be clear, absolutely no crime has been committed by Mike Bloomberg, and this accusation is almost hilariously pathetic on Donald Trump’s part. Trump is giving away that he’s afraid Florida may be slipping away from him, thus costing him the election. Of course money only goes so far, so now is the time for you to start phone banking in key states like Florida, if you haven’t already.
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palmerreport--2020-09-27--Donald Trump is broke and facing criminal charges

Now that the New York Times has revealed the ugly details of twenty years of Donald Trump ’ s tax returns , a number of things are quickly becoming clear .
Trump is either the world ’ s worst failed businessman , or he ’ s been committing tax fraud , or more likely both .
It ’ s also more clear than ever why Donald Trump has been fighting so hard to keep his tax returns from the New York grand jury that subpoenaed them .
If Trump is as broke as he claims , then he committed felony @ @ @ @ @ @ @ potential lenders .
And if he isn ’ t as broke as he claims , then he ’ s going down for tax fraud .
Congressman Eric Swalwell summed up Donald Trump ’ s situation on Twitter like this : “ He ’ s broke .
And facing criminal charges .
That ’ s why DonaldTrump is sabotaging the mail , welcoming foreign interference , and inciting violence to win an election .
This is going to be a rocky ride — but civic participation and unity are our antidotes.
” It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if Donald Trump loses the election , he ’ s going to prison for the rest of his life .
All we have to do is vote him out in sufficient numbers , and his life is over .
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Now that the New York Times has revealed the ugly details of twenty years of Donald Trump’s tax returns, a number of things are quickly becoming clear. Trump is either the world’s worst failed businessman, or he’s been committing tax fraud, or more likely both.
It’s also more clear than ever why Donald Trump has been fighting so hard to keep his tax returns from the New York grand jury that subpoenaed them. If Trump is as broke as he claims, then he committed felony fraud by inflating his net worth to potential lenders. And if he isn’t as broke as he claims, then he’s going down for tax fraud.
Congressman Eric Swalwell summed up Donald Trump’s situation on Twitter like this: “He’s broke. And facing criminal charges. That’s why DonaldTrump is sabotaging the mail, welcoming foreign interference, and inciting violence to win an election. This is going to be a rocky ride — but civic participation and unity are our antidotes.”
It’s now more clear than ever that if Donald Trump loses the election, he’s going to prison for the rest of his life. All we have to do is vote him out in sufficient numbers, and his life is over.
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palmerreport--2020-09-27--Donald Trump has complete meltdown on live national television after his tax returns surface

This evening the New York Times published a lengthy exposé based on having obtained twenty years of his tax returns .
For instance , Trump paid just $ 750 in 2016 and 2017 , and prior to taking office he paid nothing at all in most years .
Either Trump is the world ’ s worst businessman and he ’ s drowning in debt , or he lied on his tax returns .
Trump held a televised press conference – which somehow inexplicably included the presence of fugitive from justice Rudy Giuliani – just as his tax returns were surfacing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he went completely off the deep end , whining about how poorly the IRS treats him , and ( falsely ) insisting that he ’ s somehow still under audit – a claim he ’ s been making since 2015 .
Trump also went on a completely incoherent rant about how people ’ s Pulitzer Prizes should be taken away , and instead given to people like Sean Hannity .
None of it made even a lick of sense , which at this point isn ’ t surprising .
Trump knows darn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is about to get its hands on his tax returns , and he ’ s looking at a criminal indictment that ’ ll send him away for life .
No wonder he ’ s melting down .
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This evening the New York Times published a lengthy exposé based on having obtained twenty years of his tax returns. For instance, Trump paid just $750 in 2016 and 2017, and prior to taking office he paid nothing at all in most years. Either Trump is the world’s worst businessman and he’s drowning in debt, or he lied on his tax returns.
Trump held a televised press conference – which somehow inexplicably included the presence of fugitive from justice Rudy Giuliani – just as his tax returns were surfacing. When he got asked about it, he went completely off the deep end, whining about how poorly the IRS treats him, and (falsely) insisting that he’s somehow still under audit – a claim he’s been making since 2015.
Trump also went on a completely incoherent rant about how people’s Pulitzer Prizes should be taken away, and instead given to people like Sean Hannity. None of it made even a lick of sense, which at this point isn’t surprising. Trump knows darn well that the New York grand jury is about to get its hands on his tax returns, and he’s looking at a criminal indictment that’ll send him away for life. No wonder he’s melting down.
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palmerreport--2020-09-27--Donald Trump’s tax returns just surfaced, and wow is he in trouble

Donald Trump has been so desperate to keep the New York grand jury from getting its hands on his tax returns , he ’ s still trying to fight it in court , even after the Supreme Court ruled against him .
But now Trump ’ s tax returns have somehow been obtained by the New York Times , and details are already being published .
Trump ’ s tax returns appear to show what we ’ ve all along known or suspected : he ’ s a terrible businessman who routinely loses huge amounts of money , and he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any income taxes – even as he tries to keep up the illusion with the public that he ’ s wealthy and successful .
For instance , in 2016 , Trump ’ s businesses did so poorly , he paid just $ 750 .
That ’ s not a typo .
This raises a number of questions .
For instance , is Donald Trump really the world ’ s most comically inept businessman , as his tax returns claim ?
Or has he been falsely overstating his losses on his tax returns in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will now be able to start matching up Trump ’ s real world financial transactions with what he ’ s claimed in his returns , to find discrepancies .
The biggest issue of all may be this : now that his tax returns have been obtained by the media anyway , the ongoing court battle may be instantly moot .
If the New York grand jury subpoenas the returns from the New York Times , then Trump ’ s ongoing stall tactics may not matter .
Further , Trump ’ s accounting firm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signal to go ahead and hand over the returns , instead of waiting for Trump ’ s last ditch dead-end court filings to play out .
For that matter , New York prosecutors are likely already poring over what ’ s included in tonight ’ s lengthy NYT expose , for incriminating details .
The bottom line is that Donald Trump is in more trouble than ever .
This expose will set off a week ’ s worth of stories in the media about how he ’ s a terrible businessman , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tax cheat – at a time when the election is just 37 days away .
This also makes it even more clear that Trump is going to be criminally indicted on financial charges in New York if he loses , and state charges can ’ t be pardoned by any president .
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Donald Trump has been so desperate to keep the New York grand jury from getting its hands on his tax returns, he’s still trying to fight it in court, even after the Supreme Court ruled against him. But now Trump’s tax returns have somehow been obtained by the New York Times, and details are already being published.
Trump’s tax returns appear to show what we’ve all along known or suspected: he’s a terrible businessman who routinely loses huge amounts of money, and he goes to great lengths to avoid paying any income taxes – even as he tries to keep up the illusion with the public that he’s wealthy and successful. For instance, in 2016, Trump’s businesses did so poorly, he paid just $750. That’s not a typo.
This raises a number of questions. For instance, is Donald Trump really the world’s most comically inept businessman, as his tax returns claim? Or has he been falsely overstating his losses on his tax returns in order to avoid paying taxes? Researchers will now be able to start matching up Trump’s real world financial transactions with what he’s claimed in his returns, to find discrepancies.
The biggest issue of all may be this: now that his tax returns have been obtained by the media anyway, the ongoing court battle may be instantly moot. If the New York grand jury subpoenas the returns from the New York Times, then Trump’s ongoing stall tactics may not matter. Further, Trump’s accounting firm Mazars could take this as a final signal to go ahead and hand over the returns, instead of waiting for Trump’s last ditch dead-end court filings to play out. For that matter, New York prosecutors are likely already poring over what’s included in tonight’s lengthy NYT expose, for incriminating details.
The bottom line is that Donald Trump is in more trouble than ever. This expose will set off a week’s worth of stories in the media about how he’s a terrible businessman, a total con artist, and likely a tax cheat – at a time when the election is just 37 days away. This also makes it even more clear that Trump is going to be criminally indicted on financial charges in New York if he loses, and state charges can’t be pardoned by any president.
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palmerreport--2020-09-27--Bill Barr just struck out big time

Bill Barr just struck out big time

When Attorney General Bill Barr instructed U.S. Attorney John Durham to investigate the people who investigated Donald Trump ’ s Russia scandal , Palmer Report predicted with near certainty that nothing would come of it .
Durham wasn ’ t going to find anything , because there wasn ’ t anything to find .
And because Durham isn ’ t corrupt , he wasn ’ t going to be willing to manufacture something .
Now even Fox News is admitting that Durham has found nothing .
Fox Business Channel reporter Maria Bartiromo , a pro-Trump propagandist , says that according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issue any report before the election – and there will be no indictments .
Well of course there will be no indictments ; the people who investigated Donald Trump did nothing wrong , and Bill Barr isn ’ t even close to having enough muscle to criminally indict them without Durham ’ s consent .
So this puts an end to Bill Barr ’ s latest corrupt scheme .
As usual , Barr has struck out .
That doesn ’ t mean he won ’ t try again with something else .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weak ; he also failed in his attempts at meddling in the Flynn , Stone , Cohen , Lev , Igor , and Bannon cases .
When Bill Barr suddenly ordered Durham to launch a dead-end investigation into the Clinton Foundation earlier this week , Palmer Report pointed out that this almost certainly meant Durham had found nothing in his probe of the Trump-Russia investigation .
Sure enough , we now have confirmation of this .
Barr is clearly sending Durham on another goose chase just to keep Trump sated , and Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barr is just playing him .
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When Attorney General Bill Barr instructed U.S. Attorney John Durham to investigate the people who investigated Donald Trump’s Russia scandal, Palmer Report predicted with near certainty that nothing would come of it. Durham wasn’t going to find anything, because there wasn’t anything to find. And because Durham isn’t corrupt, he wasn’t going to be willing to manufacture something.
Now even Fox News is admitting that Durham has found nothing. Fox Business Channel reporter Maria Bartiromo, a pro-Trump propagandist, says that according to her sources, Durham will not issue any report before the election – and there will be no indictments. Well of course there will be no indictments; the people who investigated Donald Trump did nothing wrong, and Bill Barr isn’t even close to having enough muscle to criminally indict them without Durham’s consent.
So this puts an end to Bill Barr’s latest corrupt scheme. As usual, Barr has struck out. That doesn’t mean he won’t try again with something else. But Barr’s track record is laughably weak; he also failed in his attempts at meddling in the Flynn, Stone, Cohen, Lev, Igor, and Bannon cases.
When Bill Barr suddenly ordered Durham to launch a dead-end investigation into the Clinton Foundation earlier this week, Palmer Report pointed out that this almost certainly meant Durham had found nothing in his probe of the Trump-Russia investigation. Sure enough, we now have confirmation of this. Barr is clearly sending Durham on another goose chase just to keep Trump sated, and Trump is clearly too far gone to realize Barr is just playing him.
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palmerreport--2020-09-27--Donald Trump has complete meltdown about Joe Biden, gives something away

With just forty-eight hours to go before the first presidential debate , Donald Trump is now making an utterly bizarre demand of his opponent , frontrunner Joe Biden .
In so doing , Trump appears to be giving something away .
Trump posted this whacked out tweet today : “ I will be strongly demanding a Drug Test of Sleepy Joe Biden prior to , or after , the Debate on Tuesday night .
Naturally , I will agree to take one also .
His Debate performances have been record setting UNEVEN , to put it mildly .
Only drugs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
” To be clear , there won ’ t be any drug testing .
Biden isn ’ t going to go along with such an absurd farce , and Trump is making the demand far too late for it to be implemented anyway .
So what ’ s really going on here ?
Based on Trump ’ s increasingly erratic behavior in recent public appearances , and his overall debate history , there ’ s little doubt that he uses some form of “ uppers ” to get through these performances .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday ’ s debate , and he ’ s expecting to get called out for it by the public , so he ’ s trying to deflect by randomly accusing Biden of being on drugs .
But there ’ s more to it .
Donald Trump is also giving away that he – or more likely his handlers who posted this tweet – expect Joe Biden to win the debate .
They ’ re trying to lower expectations for Trump already .
It ’ s also a sign that Trump knows it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to this debate as his physical and cognitive health continue to slip away .
But he ’ ll likely show up nonetheless , because his narcissism won ’ t allow him to turn away from the spotlight .
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With just forty-eight hours to go before the first presidential debate, Donald Trump is now making an utterly bizarre demand of his opponent, frontrunner Joe Biden. In so doing, Trump appears to be giving something away. Trump posted this whacked out tweet today:
“I will be strongly demanding a Drug Test of Sleepy Joe Biden prior to, or after, the Debate on Tuesday night. Naturally, I will agree to take one also. His Debate performances have been record setting UNEVEN, to put it mildly. Only drugs could have caused this discrepancy???”
To be clear, there won’t be any drug testing. Biden isn’t going to go along with such an absurd farce, and Trump is making the demand far too late for it to be implemented anyway. So what’s really going on here? Based on Trump’s increasingly erratic behavior in recent public appearances, and his overall debate history, there’s little doubt that he uses some form of “uppers” to get through these performances. Trump is planning to get high during Tuesday’s debate, and he’s expecting to get called out for it by the public, so he’s trying to deflect by randomly accusing Biden of being on drugs.
But there’s more to it. Donald Trump is also giving away that he – or more likely his handlers who posted this tweet – expect Joe Biden to win the debate. They’re trying to lower expectations for Trump already. It’s also a sign that Trump knows it’s a bad idea to show up to this debate as his physical and cognitive health continue to slip away. But he’ll likely show up nonetheless, because his narcissism won’t allow him to turn away from the spotlight.
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Fifty-seven percent

Fifty-seven percent .
In US politics , that ’ s called a landslide .
Except I ’ m not talking about an election — I ’ m talking about how many people think the election winner should take the late Justice Ginsburg ’ s seat on the Supreme Court .
The ABC News/Washington Post Poll is clear .
This country doesn ’ t want Trump to choose the next justice unless absolutely necessary .
And it shouldn ’ t be surprising .
Trump ’ s nomination , Judge Amy Coney Barrett , would be the fifth current Supreme Court justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t even win the popular vote .
That ’ s frankly disgusting .
The framers of the Constitution agreed on the electoral college to ensure smaller states would have a chance at having their voices heard , but this has become so warped that we ’ re quite literally having to live under the tyranny of the minority .
What ’ s worse is that Judge Barrett is deeply , fastidiously conservative .
Her agenda isn ’ t a secret either .
She ’ s written about how she believes Catholicism should affect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made all the more harrowing by the fact that she ’ s a member of a secretive Catholic fundamentalist group that ’ s been likened to a cult .
On top of this , she has written about how she thinks stare decisis — which is a judicial principle that legal precedent should guide a court ’ s decision and is critical to keeping justice fair and consistent — is a “ soft rule , ” with constitutional cases being the “ easiest to overrule.
” Taken together , Judge Barrett ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the most basic principles of jurisprudence would position the Supreme Court ’ s 6-3 majority not just “ to the right , ” but “ to the Bronze Age.
” Again , fifty-seven percent of Americans want the winner of the presidential election to choose the next Supreme Court justice .
That too was Justice Ginsburg ’ s dying wish .
If the Senate confirms Judge Barrett , it would be a punch in the face of the American people and a torch to the monument of Justice Ginsburg ’ s incredible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less apt to confirm Judge Barrett if Trump loses .
We need to make sure that ’ s exactly what happens .
That means vote , register others to vote , and safely go to the polls , if possible .
To overcome the tyranny of the minority , we need to overcome the systemic imbalances that oppress the enlightened will of the majority .
Do it for Justice Ginsburg .
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Fifty-seven percent. In US politics, that’s called a landslide. Except I’m not talking about an election — I’m talking about how many people think the election winner should take the late Justice Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court. The ABC News/Washington Post Poll is clear. This country doesn’t want Trump to choose the next justice unless absolutely necessary.
And it shouldn’t be surprising. Trump’s nomination, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, would be the fifth current Supreme Court justice nominated by a president who didn’t even win the popular vote. That’s frankly disgusting. The framers of the Constitution agreed on the electoral college to ensure smaller states would have a chance at having their voices heard, but this has become so warped that we’re quite literally having to live under the tyranny of the minority.
What’s worse is that Judge Barrett is deeply, fastidiously conservative. Her agenda isn’t a secret either. She’s written about how she believes Catholicism should affect a judge’s decision-making — something made all the more harrowing by the fact that she’s a member of a secretive Catholic fundamentalist group that’s been likened to a cult. On top of this, she has written about how she thinks stare decisis — which is a judicial principle that legal precedent should guide a court’s decision and is critical to keeping justice fair and consistent — is a “soft rule,” with constitutional cases being the “easiest to overrule.”
Taken together, Judge Barrett’s extremist beliefs and her lack of respect for the most basic principles of jurisprudence would position the Supreme Court’s 6-3 majority not just “to the right,” but “to the Bronze Age.” Again, fifty-seven percent of Americans want the winner of the presidential election to choose the next Supreme Court justice. That too was Justice Ginsburg’s dying wish. If the Senate confirms Judge Barrett, it would be a punch in the face of the American people and a torch to the monument of Justice Ginsburg’s incredible achievements.
The Senate would be far less apt to confirm Judge Barrett if Trump loses. We need to make sure that’s exactly what happens. That means vote, register others to vote, and safely go to the polls, if possible. To overcome the tyranny of the minority, we need to overcome the systemic imbalances that oppress the enlightened will of the majority. Do it for Justice Ginsburg.
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palmerreport--2020-09-27--Amy Coney Barrett is a deranged freak show of an extremist

– Amy Coney Barrett is a deranged freak show of an extremist who is creepily obsessed with taking away the most basic rights of a couple hundred million Americans .
If the media portrays her in any other way , they ’ re being dishonest about it .
Then again , Amy Coney Barrett is basically Mike Pence when it comes to deranged extremism , and the media continues to falsely portray Pence as some kind of reasonable person .
We have to continue to pressure the media to do better .
– The thing that continues to define this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different from 2016 – is that Joe Biden ’ s lead is still holding as steady as ever .
For instance , the new ABC News poll has Biden up by ten points nationwide , which is precisely where it had him six weeks ago .
The overall national polling averages continue to have Biden up by eight points , where he ’ s been for the entire race .
In other words , if we turn out in proper numbers , we ’ ll win , and it won ’ t be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Senate landscape .
Over the past week we ’ ve seen a number of Senate races come alive for the Democrats , along with huge fundraising hauls .
Get to know Theresa Greenfield in Iowa , Jaime Harrison in South Carolina , MJ Hegar in Texas , Jon Ossoff in Georgia race # 1 , Raphael Warnock in Georgia race # 2 , and Mike Espy in Mississippi .
They can all win , and we can take the Senate majority .
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– Amy Coney Barrett is a deranged freak show of an extremist who is creepily obsessed with taking away the most basic rights of a couple hundred million Americans. If the media portrays her in any other way, they’re being dishonest about it. Then again, Amy Coney Barrett is basically Mike Pence when it comes to deranged extremism, and the media continues to falsely portray Pence as some kind of reasonable person. We have to continue to pressure the media to do better.
– The thing that continues to define this election – and what makes it fundamentally different from 2016 – is that Joe Biden’s lead is still holding as steady as ever. For instance, the new ABC News poll has Biden up by ten points nationwide, which is precisely where it had him six weeks ago. The overall national polling averages continue to have Biden up by eight points, where he’s been for the entire race. In other words, if we turn out in proper numbers, we’ll win, and it won’t be close.
– What is shifting is the Senate landscape. Over the past week we’ve seen a number of Senate races come alive for the Democrats, along with huge fundraising hauls. Get to know Theresa Greenfield in Iowa, Jaime Harrison in South Carolina, MJ Hegar in Texas, Jon Ossoff in Georgia race #1, Raphael Warnock in Georgia race #2, and Mike Espy in Mississippi. They can all win, and we can take the Senate majority.
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palmerreport--2020-09-28--Donald Trump has whacked out late night meltdown as it all goes wrong for him

On Sunday evening the world got to see what a New York grand jury has been trying to see for the past year : Donald Trump is a career criminal and tax fraudster who ’ s flat broke and deeply in debt to shadowy figures .
It ’ s also becoming more clear than ever that Trump is on a path to prison if he loses the election .
When Trump held his press conference on Sunday to respond to the bombshell , he simply insisted it was “ fake news.
” Then late on Sunday night , Palmer Report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Al Capone yelled ‘ fake news ’ and it kept him out of prison ?
” Just eleven minutes later , Trump went ahead and posted a whacked out tweet indeed calling the whole thing “ Fake news.
” Trump then went on a completely incoherent rant about some fringe right wing conspiracy theory in Minnesota that didn ’ t even remotely make sense .
In other words , Donald Trump is completely rattled , and he has no idea how to even try to push back against any of this .
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On Sunday evening the world got to see what a New York grand jury has been trying to see for the past year: Donald Trump is a career criminal and tax fraudster who’s flat broke and deeply in debt to shadowy figures. It’s also becoming more clear than ever that Trump is on a path to prison if he loses the election.
When Trump held his press conference on Sunday to respond to the bombshell, he simply insisted it was “fake news.” Then late on Sunday night, Palmer Report tweeted this: “Remember the time Al Capone yelled ‘fake news’ and it kept him out of prison?” Just eleven minutes later, Trump went ahead and posted a whacked out tweet indeed calling the whole thing “Fake news.”
Trump then went on a completely incoherent rant about some fringe right wing conspiracy theory in Minnesota that didn’t even remotely make sense. In other words, Donald Trump is completely rattled, and he has no idea how to even try to push back against any of this. Fake news? More like fake President!
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palmerreport--2020-09-28--Michael Cohen piles on as Donald Trump’s bad day gets even worse

Donald Trump ’ s newly released tax returns reveal that his entire life is a financial lie , and a criminally fraudulent one .
It was Michael Cohen whose testimony prompted the New York state criminal investigation which ended up involving a subpoena of Trump ’ s tax returns , so in a way Cohen set this whole thing in motion .
Now Cohen is piling on with this tweet : Everything I have stated about Donald Trump has been proven100 % # TRUE !
On page 94 of my # 1 book Disloyal , Trump showed me a 10 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ check and exclaimed , “ Can you believe how fucking stupid the IRS is ?
” …they are so stupid !
” Of course this is just a peek at what Michael Cohen has already given prosecutors and the New York grand jury .
He clearly gave them enough to send them down the road of subpoenaing Donald Trump ’ s tax returns , and now Cohen is rubbing it in , as he should .
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Donald Trump’s newly released tax returns reveal that his entire life is a financial lie, and a criminally fraudulent one. It was Michael Cohen whose testimony prompted the New York state criminal investigation which ended up involving a subpoena of Trump’s tax returns, so in a way Cohen set this whole thing in motion. Now Cohen is piling on with this tweet:
Everything I have stated about Donald Trump has been proven100% #TRUE! On page 94 of my #1 book Disloyal, Trump showed me a 10 million dollar #IRS “refund” check and exclaimed, “Can you believe how fucking stupid the IRS is?”…they are so stupid!”
Of course this is just a peek at what Michael Cohen has already given prosecutors and the New York grand jury. He clearly gave them enough to send them down the road of subpoenaing Donald Trump’s tax returns, and now Cohen is rubbing it in, as he should. Cohen has gotten out of prison just in time to see Trump heading on a path into prison.
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palmerreport--2020-09-28--Ivanka Trump is in deep trouble over Donald Trump’s tax returns

The release of Donald Trump ’ s tax returns on Sunday night reveals that he ’ s the world ’ s worst businessman , he ’ s flat broke and deeply in debt , and he ’ s a tax fraudster .
It turns out Donald isn ’ t the only member of the Trump family who has to be worried about the ramifications .
Donald Trump paid huge chunks of money to his daughter Ivanka Trump as a “ consultant ” for the Trump Organization , and he wrote off those payments accordingly .
But Ivanka was already an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s tax fraud .
Ivanka is going to have a heck of a time trying to explain how she somehow wasn ’ t a party to this fraud .
At best she ’ ll be compelled to testify to the grand jury against Donald Trump or face contempt charges .
At worst she could potentially be criminally charged herself .
This has opened a whole can of worms , and the reverberations are just getting started .
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The release of Donald Trump’s tax returns on Sunday night reveals that he’s the world’s worst businessman, he’s flat broke and deeply in debt, and he’s a tax fraudster. It turns out Donald isn’t the only member of the Trump family who has to be worried about the ramifications.
Donald Trump paid huge chunks of money to his daughter Ivanka Trump as a “consultant” for the Trump Organization, and he wrote off those payments accordingly. But Ivanka was already an employee of the Trump Organization, so that’s tax fraud.
Ivanka is going to have a heck of a time trying to explain how she somehow wasn’t a party to this fraud. At best she’ll be compelled to testify to the grand jury against Donald Trump or face contempt charges. At worst she could potentially be criminally charged herself. This has opened a whole can of worms, and the reverberations are just getting started.
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palmerreport--2020-09-28--Joe Biden just went there

Joe Biden just went there

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said what so many of us have been thinking : Donald Trump is pretty much a Nazi .
Biden said that Trump is “ sort of like Goebbels , ” in reference to Adolf Hitler ’ s Reich Minister of Propaganda for the Nazi regime , Joseph Goebbels .
Biden ’ s comparison specifically referred to Trump ’ s penchant for repeating lies to the public so much that the public starts to understand them as true .
Trump hasn ’ t yet responded to Biden ’ s jab , although it wouldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a compliment .
Some of you might think this is hyperbolic .
Some of you might think this is just an example of Godwin ’ s law—a sort of rule of the internet that as an online discourse continues , the likelihood of some comparison to Hitler or Nazism becomes almost guaranteed—but you ’ d be wrong .
How am I so sure of that , you ask ?
Because Germany ’ s own neo-Nazis have co-opted the greater Trump persona and treat Trump as one of their de facto spiritual leaders , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so sure .
Sometimes comparing evil people to the Nazis is legitimate , and sometimes it ’ s necessary .
Here , it ’ s both .
An article in The Washington Post put it bluntly : “ the Reichstag is burning.
” He writes : “ It ’ s abundantly clear that Trump plans to fabricate an election ‘ emergency.
’ ” The burning of the Reichstag , for those of you who don ’ t know , was just that .
It was a ploy by the Nazis to conjure nationalist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guess what ?
It bloody worked .
In the late 1920s , the Nazi party only won 2.6 % of the vote .
In the late 2000s , the Tea Party was similarly fringe .
Nazism blossomed and so too did the Tea Party ’ s radical ideals .
Arguably , they made Trump ’ s brand of conservative lunacy mainstream and gave him a clear path to the hearts and minds of conservative America .
Like Hitler , Trump was democratically elected .
What happened after Hitler was calamity .
What happens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stamp of a second term ?
So here we are .
There ’ s a strong argument that we currently sit at the precipice of autocracy .
Whether we dive into it is up to you , the voter .
What side of history do you want to be on ?
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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said what so many of us have been thinking: Donald Trump is pretty much a Nazi. Biden said that Trump is “sort of like Goebbels,” in reference to Adolf Hitler’s Reich Minister of Propaganda for the Nazi regime, Joseph Goebbels. Biden’s comparison specifically referred to Trump’s penchant for repeating lies to the public so much that the public starts to understand them as true. Trump hasn’t yet responded to Biden’s jab, although it wouldn’t surprise me if Trump took it as a compliment.
Some of you might think this is hyperbolic. Some of you might think this is just an example of Godwin’s law—a sort of rule of the internet that as an online discourse continues, the likelihood of some comparison to Hitler or Nazism becomes almost guaranteed—but you’d be wrong. How am I so sure of that, you ask?
Because Germany’s own neo-Nazis have co-opted the greater Trump persona and treat Trump as one of their de facto spiritual leaders, that’s how I’m so sure. Sometimes comparing evil people to the Nazis is legitimate, and sometimes it’s necessary. Here, it’s both. An article in The Washington Post put it bluntly: “the Reichstag is burning.” He writes: “It’s abundantly clear that Trump plans to fabricate an election ‘emergency.’” The burning of the Reichstag, for those of you who don’t know, was just that. It was a ploy by the Nazis to conjure nationalist support for the Nazi party. And guess what? It bloody worked.
In the late 1920s, the Nazi party only won 2.6% of the vote. In the late 2000s, the Tea Party was similarly fringe. Nazism blossomed and so too did the Tea Party’s radical ideals. Arguably, they made Trump’s brand of conservative lunacy mainstream and gave him a clear path to the hearts and minds of conservative America. Like Hitler, Trump was democratically elected. What happened after Hitler was calamity. What happens now if Trump is given the rubber stamp of a second term?
So here we are. There’s a strong argument that we currently sit at the precipice of autocracy. Whether we dive into it is up to you, the voter. What side of history do you want to be on?
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palmerreport--2020-09-28--No wonder Donald Trump started threatening to refuse to leave office

A few days ago , seemingly out of nowhere , Donald Trump suddenly began hinting that he would somehow just magically remain in office if he loses the election .
It was obviously a scare tactic , and it doesn ’ t take much to figure out that it ’ s an empty threat he can ’ t actually pull off .
But now we seemingly know why he was looking to create such a distraction .
Like a bad poker player , Donald Trump has a tell .
Whenever a major newspaper is about to publish a bombshell story @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paper customarily asks the White House if Trump wants to provide comment for the story .
This typically happens a day or two before publication .
Based on the timing , it ’ s now fairly clear that Donald Trump was asked for comment on the New York Times bombshell about his tax returns , right around the time that he suddenly began threatening to refuse to leave office .
In other words , this was an attempt at distracting from the tax returns story , under the premise that the public can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a time .
If anything , Trump jumped the gun and created his distraction too early ; perhaps the New York Times waited a few extra days to publish the tax returns story out of respect for Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’ s passing .
In any case , now we know why Trump tried to create such a scene .
It didn ’ t work .
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A few days ago, seemingly out of nowhere, Donald Trump suddenly began hinting that he would somehow just magically remain in office if he loses the election. It was obviously a scare tactic, and it doesn’t take much to figure out that it’s an empty threat he can’t actually pull off. But now we seemingly know why he was looking to create such a distraction.
Like a bad poker player, Donald Trump has a tell. Whenever a major newspaper is about to publish a bombshell story about one of his scandals, that paper customarily asks the White House if Trump wants to provide comment for the story. This typically happens a day or two before publication.
Based on the timing, it’s now fairly clear that Donald Trump was asked for comment on the New York Times bombshell about his tax returns, right around the time that he suddenly began threatening to refuse to leave office. In other words, this was an attempt at distracting from the tax returns story, under the premise that the public can only pay attention to so many scandals at a time.
If anything, Trump jumped the gun and created his distraction too early; perhaps the New York Times waited a few extra days to publish the tax returns story out of respect for Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing. In any case, now we know why Trump tried to create such a scene. It didn’t work.
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palmerreport--2020-09-28--Lindsey Graham is broke and busted

Lindsey Graham is broke and busted

Lindsey Graham threw away his legacy and his soul when he hitched his wagon to the toxically unpopular Donald Trump .
As Graham ’ s corrupt pro-Trump antics become more egregious , Graham ’ s prospects for reelection in November keep getting uglier – and Graham is falling apart in public accordingly .
Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison is now vastly out-fundraising Lindsey Graham , in a race that the polls say is tied .
Now Graham is resorting to popping up on Fox News repeatedly and begging for donations , suggesting that his campaign is too broke to compete down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out something important on Twitter : Lindsey Graham : We can ’ t give people extra money during a pandemic because they won ’ t go back to work .
Also Lindsey Graham : Give me money so I can do my job !
No wonder Lindsey Graham Is Losing That ’ s right , this is the same Lindsey Graham who actively worked to block unemployment benefits and financial relief during the pandemic-fueled economic crisis .
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Lindsey Graham threw away his legacy and his soul when he hitched his wagon to the toxically unpopular Donald Trump. As Graham’s corrupt pro-Trump antics become more egregious, Graham’s prospects for reelection in November keep getting uglier – and Graham is falling apart in public accordingly.
Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison is now vastly out-fundraising Lindsey Graham, in a race that the polls say is tied. Now Graham is resorting to popping up on Fox News repeatedly and begging for donations, suggesting that his campaign is too broke to compete down the final stretch. Jaime Harrison pointed out something important on Twitter:
Lindsey Graham: We can’t give people extra money during a pandemic because they won’t go back to work. Also Lindsey Graham: Give me money so I can do my job! No wonder Lindsey Graham Is Losing
That’s right, this is the same Lindsey Graham who actively worked to block unemployment benefits and financial relief during the pandemic-fueled economic crisis. You can donate to Jaime Harrison at this link.
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palmerreport--2020-09-29--Rachel Maddow just nailed it

Rachel Maddow just nailed it

Donald Trump ’ s newly unearthed tax returns reveal that he ’ s either the world ’ s worst businessman , or he committed felony tax fraud by pretending to be the world ’ s worst businessman .
Of course if he told the truth in his tax returns , it means he lied to his potential lenders , which is also a felony .
Either way he committed a crime ; it ’ s just a matter of digging into the numbers and figuring out which crime ( s ) he committed .
Rachel Maddow pointed out on her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ currently are for Donald Trump , he could very well be about to make it even worse for himself .
It was one thing for Trump to privately tell the IRS that he ’ s flat broke and a terrible businessman .
But now that this admission has become public , it ’ s embarrassing for Trump , a narcissist whose sense of self worth is largely rooted in creating the illusion that he ’ s wealthy .
Trump is also increasingly erratic and self destructive in his behavior as everything unravels for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the embarrassment of being exposed as a broke loser could prompt Trump to blurt out that he lied in his tax returns , and that his businesses actually did better than that .
In such case Trump could be confessing to felony tax fraud , and making it extraordinarily easy to get a conviction against him .
Keep in mind that even if he tries to pardon himself on federal charges , New York could nail him on state level income tax evasion .
Investigators ’ lives will get a whole lot easier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them in the right direction .
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Donald Trump’s newly unearthed tax returns reveal that he’s either the world’s worst businessman, or he committed felony tax fraud by pretending to be the world’s worst businessman. Of course if he told the truth in his tax returns, it means he lied to his potential lenders, which is also a felony. Either way he committed a crime; it’s just a matter of digging into the numbers and figuring out which crime(s) he committed.
Rachel Maddow pointed out on her show tonight that as bad as things currently are for Donald Trump, he could very well be about to make it even worse for himself. It was one thing for Trump to privately tell the IRS that he’s flat broke and a terrible businessman. But now that this admission has become public, it’s embarrassing for Trump, a narcissist whose sense of self worth is largely rooted in creating the illusion that he’s wealthy.
Trump is also increasingly erratic and self destructive in his behavior as everything unravels for him. As Maddow pointed out, the embarrassment of being exposed as a broke loser could prompt Trump to blurt out that he lied in his tax returns, and that his businesses actually did better than that.
In such case Trump could be confessing to felony tax fraud, and making it extraordinarily easy to get a conviction against him. Keep in mind that even if he tries to pardon himself on federal charges, New York could nail him on state level income tax evasion. Investigators’ lives will get a whole lot easier if Trump’s big mouth points them in the right direction.
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palmerreport--2020-09-29--Lindsey Graham has a whole new problem tonight

Over the past week Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has begun freaking out in public about how badly he ’ s getting out-fundraised in his reelection bid .
This has been for good reason : Graham is tied in the polls with Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison , and he lacks the funds to try to advertise his way into the lead .
Now it ’ s gotten even uglier for him .
Sensing blood in the water , the main Democratic Senate super PAC is now throwing its weight and money behind Jaime Harrison .
The individual donations pouring into Harrison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been based largely on the belief that Graham should lose and Harrison should win .
But a major super PAC only gets involved if it believes Graham can lose and Harrison can win .
So the mere fact that the super PAC has entered this contest is a sign that , yes , Lindsey Graham really does have a good shot of losing the race .
And the arrival of the super PAC money serves to make it even more likely that Graham will in fact lose .
Meanwhile , Graham is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every few hours and begging for money for his seemingly broke campaign .
That ’ s what Graham gets for having aligned himself so thoroughly with the toxically unpopular criminal Donald Trump .
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Over the past week Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has begun freaking out in public about how badly he’s getting out-fundraised in his reelection bid. This has been for good reason: Graham is tied in the polls with Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison, and he lacks the funds to try to advertise his way into the lead. Now it’s gotten even uglier for him.
Sensing blood in the water, the main Democratic Senate super PAC is now throwing its weight and money behind Jaime Harrison. The individual donations pouring into Harrison’s campaign from around the country have been based largely on the belief that Graham should lose and Harrison should win. But a major super PAC only gets involved if it believes Graham can lose and Harrison can win.
So the mere fact that the super PAC has entered this contest is a sign that, yes, Lindsey Graham really does have a good shot of losing the race. And the arrival of the super PAC money serves to make it even more likely that Graham will in fact lose. Meanwhile, Graham is reduced to calling in to Fox News every few hours and begging for money for his seemingly broke campaign. That’s what Graham gets for having aligned himself so thoroughly with the toxically unpopular criminal Donald Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-09-28--Donald Trump’s flat broke campaign cancels TV ads in even more swing states

Last night Donald Trump ’ s leaked tax returns confirmed that he ’ s roughly as flat broke as anyone paying close attention knew he was .
Now we ’ re getting yet another reminder that Trump ’ s 2020 campaign is also broke , as it continues to ditch its TV ads in key swing states .
Medium Buying is reporting that the Trump 2020 campaign is canceling its planned TV ads this upcoming week in Ohio and Iowa .
This is a huge deal because Trump win both these states in 2016 and needs to win them both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ahead by a few points in Ohio in the polling averages , and Iowa is tied .
The last thing Trump should be doing right now is canceling his ads in these states , and the only reason to do it is that there simply isn ’ t enough cash on hand to pay for them .
To be clear , it ’ s not just that the Trump campaign is failing to run ads where it should be running them .
It ’ s canceling ads that it had already booked in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and likely at a financial penalty .
What ’ s remarkable is that it doesn ’ t appear the Trump campaign is shifting the money to other states .
It appears that there simply is no money to go around .
Meanwhile Joe Biden is spending big on TV ads right now , both nationwide and in key swing states .
It ’ s an opportunity for Biden supporters to focus in on volunteering , phone banking , and voter registration , and really drive up the score .
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Last night Donald Trump’s leaked tax returns confirmed that he’s roughly as flat broke as anyone paying close attention knew he was. Now we’re getting yet another reminder that Trump’s 2020 campaign is also broke, as it continues to ditch its TV ads in key swing states.
Medium Buying is reporting that the Trump 2020 campaign is canceling its planned TV ads this upcoming week in Ohio and Iowa. This is a huge deal because Trump win both these states in 2016 and needs to win them both again. This time around Biden is ahead by a few points in Ohio in the polling averages, and Iowa is tied. The last thing Trump should be doing right now is canceling his ads in these states, and the only reason to do it is that there simply isn’t enough cash on hand to pay for them.
To be clear, it’s not just that the Trump campaign is failing to run ads where it should be running them. It’s canceling ads that it had already booked in these states, at the last minute and likely at a financial penalty. What’s remarkable is that it doesn’t appear the Trump campaign is shifting the money to other states. It appears that there simply is no money to go around.
Meanwhile Joe Biden is spending big on TV ads right now, both nationwide and in key swing states. It’s an opportunity for Biden supporters to focus in on volunteering, phone banking, and voter registration, and really drive up the score.
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palmerreport--2020-09-28--This is a grim milestone

This is a grim milestone

The world has reached a grim milestone .
As I write this , one million , two thousand , three hundred and eighty-nine human beings have died from COVID-19 worldwide .
We are now talking about deaths in excess of a million , or holocaust orders of magnitude deaths from a disease that Donald Trump said would “ go away like a miracle ” just seven short months ago .
As I write this , 209,453 Americans have died from coronavirus .
That ’ s more than 20 % of the world ’ s deaths from a nation that contains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s population .
Meanwhile Donald Trump has given up on fighting this pandemic .
Get ready for Trump ’ s stone-throwing-in-a-glass-house rationale .
He ’ s trying to change the narrative to Joe Biden ’ s occasional verbal gaffs .
Back in the day when the United States “ only ” had 100,000 coronavirus deaths , Biden misspoke and called it 100 million .
Trump frequently harps on this , among a few other things .
Trump , a man who called herd immunity “ herd mentality , ” who thinks that hurricanes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stared directly into the sun during a solar eclipse , who used a sharpie to reroute a hurricane , who thinks there were airports ( and hence airplanes ) during the American Revolution , who believes Frederick Douglass is still alive , and who ’ s presiding over an admininstration that has , to date , witnessed more than 7 million cases and 200,000 deaths from a deadly pandemic which he still refuses to act on , thinks accidentally misspeaking a million for a thousand is proof of his opponent ’ s unfitness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done lately about coronavirus ?
Nothing , except mock people for wearing masks and refusing to wear them consistently , while showing visible irritation at reporters whose voices are marginally muffled because they wear masks .
He also continues to crow about his partial travel ban from China .
That ’ s right , back in late January he partially banned travel from China .
To hear him tell it , when he made the decision , “ everyone in the room ” was against it .
Not true .
In his book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Woodward points out that in a meeting in January in the Oval Office , Trump was encouraged by several scientists , including Dr. Anthony Fauci , to place a temporary travel ban on China .
Not only does Trump now take credit for the idea , he also claims that the people who actually thought of it were against it and told him it wouldn ’ t work .
Trump ’ s narrative now is that he alone held out for the idea .
In any case , it was a prophylactic that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In fact these same experts told Trump about the dangers of coronavirus as early as February , and Trump lied about those dangers to the American people .
We know this unequivocally because Trump says so on a digital recording provided by Bob Woodward .
This Keystone Cops approach to running the country is why the United States of America has more than 20 % of the world ’ s coronavirus deaths .
Trump ’ s only recourse is to change the subject .
It is a vestige of his complete incompetence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try to change the focus to Joe Biden ’ s occasional and quite harmless verbal gaffs .
On the subject I think Dr. Jill Biden says it best : “ You can not even go there .
After Donald Trump you can not even say the word ‘ gaffe.
’ ” But as long as we ’ re reaching for whataboutisms , what about the fact that there ’ s an 8.5 % unemployment rate ?
What about Trump referring to military personnel as “ suckers ” and “ losers ?
” What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and their mothers who have received forced hysterectomies ?
What about the rampant fraud revealed in Trump ’ s newly released tax returns ?
What about Trump ’ s extorting a foreign country for dirt on the Bidens then orchestrating a coverup to hide it ?
What about Trump ’ s campaign finance violations ?
What about Trump ’ s ten instances of obstruction of justice ?
Sure , once we ’ ve discussed those things , we can chat about Joe Biden ’ s occasional gaffes .
Meanwhile , a million human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 200,000 of those human beings were Americans .
Trump , together with the corruption and incompetence of other failed world leaders , is the reason .
Just as there are a million dead , there are a million other reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to remain president of the United States .
This has been a million more .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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The world has reached a grim milestone. As I write this, one million, two thousand, three hundred and eighty-nine human beings have died from COVID-19 worldwide. We are now talking about deaths in excess of a million, or holocaust orders of magnitude deaths from a disease that Donald Trump said would “go away like a miracle” just seven short months ago.
As I write this, 209,453 Americans have died from coronavirus. That’s more than 20% of the world’s deaths from a nation that contains only 4.2% of the world’s population. Meanwhile Donald Trump has given up on fighting this pandemic. Get ready for Trump’s stone-throwing-in-a-glass-house rationale. He’s trying to change the narrative to Joe Biden’s occasional verbal gaffs.
Back in the day when the United States “only” had 100,000 coronavirus deaths, Biden misspoke and called it 100 million. Trump frequently harps on this, among a few other things. Trump, a man who called herd immunity “herd mentality,” who thinks that hurricanes can be defeated by nukes, who stared directly into the sun during a solar eclipse, who used a sharpie to reroute a hurricane, who thinks there were airports (and hence airplanes) during the American Revolution, who believes Frederick Douglass is still alive, and who’s presiding over an admininstration that has, to date, witnessed more than 7 million cases and 200,000 deaths from a deadly pandemic which he still refuses to act on, thinks accidentally misspeaking a million for a thousand is proof of his opponent’s unfitness to replace him.
What has Trump done lately about coronavirus? Nothing, except mock people for wearing masks and refusing to wear them consistently, while showing visible irritation at reporters whose voices are marginally muffled because they wear masks. He also continues to crow about his partial travel ban from China. That’s right, back in late January he partially banned travel from China. To hear him tell it, when he made the decision, “everyone in the room” was against it.
Not true. In his book “Rage” by Bob Woodward, Woodward points out that in a meeting in January in the Oval Office, Trump was encouraged by several scientists, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, to place a temporary travel ban on China. Not only does Trump now take credit for the idea, he also claims that the people who actually thought of it were against it and told him it wouldn’t work. Trump’s narrative now is that he alone held out for the idea. In any case, it was a prophylactic that was porous and ineffectual and solved nothing.
In fact these same experts told Trump about the dangers of coronavirus as early as February, and Trump lied about those dangers to the American people. We know this unequivocally because Trump says so on a digital recording provided by Bob Woodward.
This Keystone Cops approach to running the country is why the United States of America has more than 20% of the world’s coronavirus deaths. Trump’s only recourse is to change the subject. It is a vestige of his complete incompetence that one of his strategies is to try to change the focus to Joe Biden’s occasional and quite harmless verbal gaffs. On the subject I think Dr. Jill Biden says it best: “You cannot even go there. After Donald Trump you cannot even say the word ‘gaffe.’”
But as long as we’re reaching for whataboutisms, what about the fact that there’s an 8.5% unemployment rate? What about Trump referring to military personnel as “suckers” and “losers?” What about the thousands of children in cages and their mothers who have received forced hysterectomies? What about the rampant fraud revealed in Trump’s newly released tax returns? What about Trump’s extorting a foreign country for dirt on the Bidens then orchestrating a coverup to hide it? What about Trump’s campaign finance violations? What about Trump’s ten instances of obstruction of justice? Sure, once we’ve discussed those things, we can chat about Joe Biden’s occasional gaffes.
Meanwhile, a million human beings worldwide are dead, and more than 200,000 of those human beings were Americans. Trump, together with the corruption and incompetence of other failed world leaders, is the reason.
Just as there are a million dead, there are a million other reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to remain president of the United States. This has been a million more. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-09-28--Video footage of Brad Parscale’s arrest

Video footage of Brad Parscale’s arrest

Yesterday Donald Trump ’ s recently demoted 2020 campaign manager was taken into police custody and hospitalized after he barricaded himself in his home , and threatened to commit suicide .
Now the Fort Lauderdale police are releasing footage of Parscale ’ s arrest , which includes some serious tackling : There will be some debate as to whether the police tackle was necessary in order to take him into custody .
But it ’ s worth keeping in mind that Parscale had just left the house after having barricaded himself with a cache of weapons , and after having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having beaten up his wife a few days earlier .
It ’ s also worth pointing out that if Parscale were Black , he might be dead right now .
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Yesterday Donald Trump’s recently demoted 2020 campaign manager was taken into police custody and hospitalized after he barricaded himself in his home, and threatened to commit suicide. Now the Fort Lauderdale police are releasing footage of Parscale’s arrest, which includes some serious tackling:
There will be some debate as to whether the police tackle was necessary in order to take him into custody. But it’s worth keeping in mind that Parscale had just left the house after having barricaded himself with a cache of weapons, and after having allegedly threatened to harm himself, after having beaten up his wife a few days earlier. It’s also worth pointing out that if Parscale were Black, he might be dead right now.
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FALLOUT

– What ’ s the fallout going to be from Trump ’ s tax returns ?
It ’ s not about how Trump ’ s idiot base responds to his financial fraud or the revelation that he ’ s secretly broke .
It ’ s never been about his base .
It ’ s about voters in the middle who don ’ t like Trump and are trying to decide whether to make the effort to go vote him out .
Focus on them .
– Trump is still ranting today about Joe Biden take a drug test .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how much Adderall is he planning to snort before the debate ?
– During the primary race , Elizabeth Warren pointed out that Trump was going to prison if he lost the election , and a lot of pundits gave her grief for it .
Those pundits should apologize .
They knew Warren was correct .
They just didn ’ t want her getting out ahead of the narrative .
The media has always wanted to save the “ Trump is going to prison ” narrative for closer to election day .
– @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so much money , and still be flat broke ?
When you ’ re as deeply in debt as he is , everything you bring in goes right back out to make minimum loan payments and stave off bankruptcy for another day .
Trump ’ s massive debts are a bottomless pit , and no matter how much money he throws into them , he still remains flat broke .
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– What’s the fallout going to be from Trump’s tax returns? It’s not about how Trump’s idiot base responds to his financial fraud or the revelation that he’s secretly broke. It’s never been about his base. It’s about voters in the middle who don’t like Trump and are trying to decide whether to make the effort to go vote him out. Focus on them.
– Trump is still ranting today about Joe Biden take a drug test. Trump is projecting worse than ever. Just how much Adderall is he planning to snort before the debate?
– During the primary race, Elizabeth Warren pointed out that Trump was going to prison if he lost the election, and a lot of pundits gave her grief for it. Those pundits should apologize. They knew Warren was correct. They just didn’t want her getting out ahead of the narrative. The media has always wanted to save the “Trump is going to prison” narrative for closer to election day.
– How can Donald Trump steal and embezzle so much money, and still be flat broke? When you’re as deeply in debt as he is, everything you bring in goes right back out to make minimum loan payments and stave off bankruptcy for another day. Trump’s massive debts are a bottomless pit, and no matter how much money he throws into them, he still remains flat broke.
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palmerreport--2020-09-28--Donald Trump’s Brad Parscale scandal just got even uglier

Last night Donald Trump ’ s recently demoted 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale was hospitalized after he reportedly barricaded himself inside his home with a weapons cache and threatened to commit suicide .
Now it turns out the whole story has gotten even uglier .
NBC News is now reporting that Brad Parscale ’ s wife had bruises on her , and told police that he beat her .
So this is now a domestic violence case in addition to a mental breakdown , and that Parscale is likely to face battery charges once his current psych hold is released @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having blown through huge amounts of Trump 2020 campaign money in reckless and potentially corrupt fashion , and he may have been looking at prison on federal charges if Trump loses .
But Trump can ’ t pardon Parscale on any local domestic violence charges , and he could have no choice but to cut a plea deal against Trump .
This also comes within the context of today ’ s bombshell coming from the British press , revealing that Trump 2016 campaign data analysis arm Cambridge Analytica used the stolen data of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tactics to manipulate targeted voters .
Brad Parscale was the head of Trump ’ s 2016 data analysis operation , and worked alongside Cambridge Analytica .
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Last night Donald Trump’s recently demoted 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale was hospitalized after he reportedly barricaded himself inside his home with a weapons cache and threatened to commit suicide. Now it turns out the whole story has gotten even uglier.
NBC News is now reporting that Brad Parscale’s wife had bruises on her, and told police that he beat her. So this is now a domestic violence case in addition to a mental breakdown, and that Parscale is likely to face battery charges once his current psych hold is released. Parscale was already under scrutiny for having blown through huge amounts of Trump 2020 campaign money in reckless and potentially corrupt fashion, and he may have been looking at prison on federal charges if Trump loses. But Trump can’t pardon Parscale on any local domestic violence charges, and he could have no choice but to cut a plea deal against Trump.
This also comes within the context of today’s bombshell coming from the British press, revealing that Trump 2016 campaign data analysis arm Cambridge Analytica used the stolen data of 200 million Americans in order use online tactics to manipulate targeted voters. Brad Parscale was the head of Trump’s 2016 data analysis operation, and worked alongside Cambridge Analytica.
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palmerreport--2020-09-28--Donald Trump’s Cambridge Analytica scandal just exploded

Last night ’ s bombshell revelation about Donald Trump ’ s tax returns was profoundly ugly for him .
But as it turns out , it may just be the start of an avalanche of ugly scandalous stories coming his way .
Today the British press is finally blowing open an old Trump scandal : Cambridge Analytica .
It ’ s long been generally known that data firm Cambridge Analytica , while acting as an arm of the Trump 2016 campaign , used stolen user data to identify and mislead targeted voters .
But now thanks to a major data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4 News has the details of what went down .
It turns out the data firm had secret files on 200 million Americans , and it labeled 3.5 million Black Americans as “ deterrence ” – meaning they were specifically targeted with disinformation in an effort to trick them out of voting for Hillary Clinton .
This helps confirm what anyone who has been paying close attention has known all along : Donald Trump and his 2016 campaign committed criminal acts in the name of rigging the election .
It ’ s worth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been suspected of having ties to the Kremlin , and of course everything in Trump land ends up being traced back to Vladimir Putin .
It ’ s also worth pointing out that Brad Parscale , who ran the data analytics operation for the Trump 2016 campaign and worked alongside Cambridge Analytica , was arrested last night and placed on a psych hold after barricading himself in his home with a weapons cache .
We ’ ll see if these things end up being related .
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Last night’s bombshell revelation about Donald Trump’s tax returns was profoundly ugly for him. But as it turns out, it may just be the start of an avalanche of ugly scandalous stories coming his way. Today the British press is finally blowing open an old Trump scandal: Cambridge Analytica.
It’s long been generally known that data firm Cambridge Analytica, while acting as an arm of the Trump 2016 campaign, used stolen user data to identify and mislead targeted voters. But now thanks to a major data leak, the UK’s Channel 4 News has the details of what went down. It turns out the data firm had secret files on 200 million Americans, and it labeled 3.5 million Black Americans as “deterrence” – meaning they were specifically targeted with disinformation in an effort to trick them out of voting for Hillary Clinton.
This helps confirm what anyone who has been paying close attention has known all along: Donald Trump and his 2016 campaign committed criminal acts in the name of rigging the election. It’s worth pointing out that Cambridge Analytica has long been suspected of having ties to the Kremlin, and of course everything in Trump land ends up being traced back to Vladimir Putin.
It’s also worth pointing out that Brad Parscale, who ran the data analytics operation for the Trump 2016 campaign and worked alongside Cambridge Analytica, was arrested last night and placed on a psych hold after barricading himself in his home with a weapons cache. We’ll see if these things end up being related.
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