palmerreport--2020-07-30--This is incredibly foolish for Donald Trump

Some time ago , I predicted in the Palmer Report that whatever way the Supreme Court ruled on DACA , it was liable to go poorly for Donald Trump .
Even if they ruled in his favor , it was an issue with a lot of bipartisan support and could further unite Trump ’ s opposition , boosting their November turnout .
Now that they ’ ve ruled against him , things are only getting worse .
Since Trump made the mistake of making DACA ’ s repeal a part of his 2020 campaign , he ’ s given Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swinging against him over it .
“ President Trump will stop at nothing to push his anti-immigrant political agenda , ” Biden said in a publicly released statement , “ even at the expense of young people who have grown up in this country and are Americans through and through.
” Even though the Supreme Court ruled against him on dismantling the DACA program , Trump decided to do what he typically does : defy court orders and circumvent the process any way possible , using the Department of Homeland Security to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accept new applicants to the program .
While Trump is clearly hoping to fire up the loudest racists in his base , nearly 80 % of the country , including a majority of Republicans support letting Dreamers stay – many of whom are essential workers in medical professions , making Trump ’ s decision especially hazardous .
It ’ s incredibly foolish for Trump to make any moves against it before the election , especially since Joe Biden has now fully committed to reinstating DACA if he is elected .
It is yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump the door on November 3 .

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Some time ago, I predicted in the Palmer Report that whatever way the Supreme Court ruled on DACA, it was liable to go poorly for Donald Trump. Even if they ruled in his favor, it was an issue with a lot of bipartisan support and could further unite Trump’s opposition, boosting their November turnout. Now that they’ve ruled against him, things are only getting worse. Since Trump made the mistake of making DACA’s repeal a part of his 2020 campaign, he’s given Joe Biden the perfect opportunity to come out swinging against him over it.
“President Trump will stop at nothing to push his anti-immigrant political agenda,” Biden said in a publicly released statement, “even at the expense of young people who have grown up in this country and are Americans through and through.”
Even though the Supreme Court ruled against him on dismantling the DACA program, Trump decided to do what he typically does: defy court orders and circumvent the process any way possible, using the Department of Homeland Security to do his bidding and announcing they will not accept new applicants to the program.
While Trump is clearly hoping to fire up the loudest racists in his base, nearly 80% of the country, including a majority of Republicans support letting Dreamers stay – many of whom are essential workers in medical professions, making Trump’s decision especially hazardous. It’s incredibly foolish for Trump to make any moves against it before the election, especially since Joe Biden has now fully committed to reinstating DACA if he is elected. It is yet another reason why we must show Donald Trump the door on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-07-30--Chris Cuomo just nailed Donald Trump

Chris Cuomo just nailed Donald Trump

There are a large number of suburban white voters who have a hard time spotting racism – meaning they can @ @ @ @ @ racist lies – but are turned off explicit racism is shoved in their faces .
@ @ @ @ @ or just pure site , Donald Trump is giving up on these voters , and @ @ @ @ @ on the voters who are outright racists .
We saw that today when Trump tweeted @ @ @ @ @ to protect middle class people who don ’ t want to be “ bothered ” @ @ @ @ @ .
He ’ s not even trying to give himself a shred of deniability anymore @ @ @ @ @ racist tropes .
On his show tonight , CNN host Chris Cuomo nailed that point @ @ @ @ @ video below doesn ’ t load on your device , go here instead ) :

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There are a large number of suburban white voters who have a hard time spotting racism – meaning they can be manipulated by thinly veiled racist lies – but are turned off explicit racism is shoved in their faces. Whether due to stupid strategy or just pure site, Donald Trump is giving up on these voters, and he’s focusing purely on the voters who are outright racists.
We saw that today when Trump tweeted that he’s going to protect middle class people who don’t want to be “bothered” by having low income neighbors. He’s not even trying to give himself a shred of deniability anymore when it comes to his racist tropes.
On his show tonight, CNN host Chris Cuomo nailed that point home: (if the video below doesn’t load on your device, go here instead):
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palmerreport--2020-07-30--Eric Swalwell just destroyed Donald Trump

Even as his poll numbers and approval rating continue to get worse , Donald Trump keeps trying to find ways @ @ @ @ @ good graces of white suburban voters .
The trouble for Trump is that he thinks @ @ @ @ @ , and a lot of people just aren ’ t falling for that anymore .
@ @ @ @ @ most derangedly racist tweets yet today .
Fortunately , Congressman Eric Swalwell was on hand @ @ @ @ @ his place : This isn ’ t just racist .
It ’ s factually wrong @ @ @ @ @ of a city council that required developers to blend market-rate & affordable housing .
Guess @ @ @ @ @ have gone up in the last decade and Dublin has never been a more desirable @ @ @ @ @ : //t.co/MzyEDHYUXs

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Even as his poll numbers and approval rating continue to get worse, Donald Trump keeps trying to find ways to get himself into the good graces of white suburban voters. The trouble for Trump is that he thinks racist lies are the key, and a lot of people just aren’t falling for that anymore.
Trump posted one of his most derangedly racist tweets yet today. Fortunately, Congressman Eric Swalwell was on hand to factually put Trump in his place:
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This isn’t just racist. It’s factually wrong. I was a part of a city council that required developers to blend market-rate & affordable housing. Guess what happened? Home values have gone up in the last decade and Dublin has never been a more desirable place to live. https://t.co/MzyEDHYUXs — Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) July 29, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-07-31--Alan Dershowitz has a real problem tonight

Earlier this evening the unsealing began of evidence from a civil suit involving Jeffrey Epstein , Ghislaine Maxwell , one @ @ @ @ @ Epstein ’ s lawyer Alan Dershowitz .
The Dershowitz-related evidence is still being released , @ @ @ @ @ taken a sharply ugly turn for him .
The transcripts from the civil suit allege @ @ @ @ @ multiple underage girls , and that Dershowitz witnessed Epstein and other unnamed individuals abusing other @ @ @ @ @ allege that after Dershowitz committed these hideous crimes , he wrote the non-prosecution agreement that @ @ @ @ @ and the other co-conspirators wouldn ’ t be prosecuted .
Dershowitz has long denied that @ @ @ @ @ Epstein ’ s crime spree .
Thus far he ’ s been quiet on Twitter @ @ @ @ @ say that if these allegations are true and can be proven , Dershowitz is facing @ @ @ @ @ when all is said and done .

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Earlier this evening the unsealing began of evidence from a civil suit involving Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, one of their victims, and Epstein’s lawyer Alan Dershowitz. The Dershowitz-related evidence is still being released, but it’s already taken a sharply ugly turn for him.
The transcripts from the civil suit allege that Alan Dershowitz sexually abused multiple underage girls, and that Dershowitz witnessed Epstein and other unnamed individuals abusing other girls. The transcripts also allege that after Dershowitz committed these hideous crimes, he wrote the non-prosecution agreement that ensured he, Epstein, and the other co-conspirators wouldn’t be prosecuted.
Dershowitz has long denied that he had any involvement in Epstein’s crime spree. Thus far he’s been quiet on Twitter tonight. Suffice it to say that if these allegations are true and can be proven, Dershowitz is facing a life sentence in prison when all is said and done.
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palmerreport--2020-07-31--Anthony Scaramucci reveals Donald Trump is “destabilizing”

This morning Donald Trump threatened to postpone the election – something he absolutely can ’ t do .
It was so over the top that even the likes of Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy quickly and loudly pushed back against it , making clear they wanted nothing to do with Trump ’ s mess .
By the afternoon , Trump was holding a hastily assembled press briefing , during which he had nothing to say in particular .
When he was asked about his threat , he gave a rambling , tepid , confused answer and he sounded like he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So what was even going on ?
Trump ’ s former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci , who has since become a harsh Trump critic , appeared on MSNBC this evening and revealed what ’ s really going on with Trump .
Mooch said that Trump is “ somebody that ’ s gotten pushed back pretty hard by the Republican caucus ” and that the pushback is “ destabilizing him.
” Trump is a bully by nature , it ’ s the only tactic he knows , and on days like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pushed around .

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This morning Donald Trump threatened to postpone the election – something he absolutely can’t do. It was so over the top that even the likes of Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy quickly and loudly pushed back against it, making clear they wanted nothing to do with Trump’s mess.
By the afternoon, Trump was holding a hastily assembled press briefing, during which he had nothing to say in particular. When he was asked about his threat, he gave a rambling, tepid, confused answer and he sounded like he didn’t want to be there. So what was even going on?
Trump’s former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci, who has since become a harsh Trump critic, appeared on MSNBC this evening and revealed what’s really going on with Trump. Mooch said that Trump is “somebody that’s gotten pushed back pretty hard by the Republican caucus” and that the pushback is “destabilizing him.” Trump is a bully by nature, it’s the only tactic he knows, and on days like this he’s the one getting pushed around.
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palmerreport--2020-07-31--Donald Trump campaign pulls the plug

Donald Trump campaign pulls the plug

The surest sign that Donald Trump is losing ?
It ’ s not the national polling averages , though those are devastating .
It ’ s not the fact that Trump is losing in every swing state , or even the fact that he ’ s tied in red states like Texas and Alaska .
It ’ s that the Trump campaign knows Trump is losing .
The Trump campaign is now pulling the plug on all of its advertising while it tries to figure out what ’ s going so horribly wrong with its strategy , according to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s one thing to reevaluate things .
It ’ s another to bring a halt to current advertising entirely while reevaluating things ; that ’ s an admission that the current ad strategy is accomplishing literally nothing .
In the days since Donald Trump took the campaign reins away from professional idiot Brad Parscale , we ’ ve been somewhat concerned that the campaign might shift strategy .
But come to think of it , no one in the Trump campaign has a clue what they ’ re doing , so it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strategy will be any less stupid than the old one .

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The surest sign that Donald Trump is losing? It’s not the national polling averages, though those are devastating. It’s not the fact that Trump is losing in every swing state, or even the fact that he’s tied in red states like Texas and Alaska. It’s that the Trump campaign knows Trump is losing.
The Trump campaign is now pulling the plug on all of its advertising while it tries to figure out what’s going so horribly wrong with its strategy, according to a new report from NBC News. It’s one thing to reevaluate things. It’s another to bring a halt to current advertising entirely while reevaluating things; that’s an admission that the current ad strategy is accomplishing literally nothing.
In the days since Donald Trump took the campaign reins away from professional idiot Brad Parscale, we’ve been somewhat concerned that the campaign might shift strategy. But come to think of it, no one in the Trump campaign has a clue what they’re doing, so it’s unlikely that the new campaign strategy will be any less stupid than the old one.
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palmerreport--2020-07-31--Ghislaine Maxwell’s secret communications with Jeffrey Epstein have begun surfacing tonight

For a minute there it looked like we ’ d have to wait another few days .
But now the @ @ @ @ @ suit involving Ghislaine Maxwell , Jeffrey Epstein , and one of their victims is starting @ @ @ @ @ includes emails between Maxwell and Epstein .
For instance , when Ghislaine Maxwell argued that @ @ @ @ @ on bail , she insisted that she hadn ’ t had any contact with Jeffrey @ @ @ @ @ decade .
It turns out that was a lie .
These new emails reveal that @ @ @ @ @ Maxwell was asking Epstein to help her with her PR problems .
This first email @ @ @ @ @ ’ t exactly salacious , but it proves that Maxwell is so afraid of what @ @ @ @ @ she lied to the court about it .
We recommend following the Twitter feed of @ @ @ @ @ Courthouse News , as he continues to sift through the newly released evidence tonight .

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For a minute there it looked like we’d have to wait another few days. But now the evidence in the long-settled civil suit involving Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein, and one of their victims is starting to surface tonight. This includes emails between Maxwell and Epstein.
For instance, when Ghislaine Maxwell argued that she should be let out on bail, she insisted that she hadn’t had any contact with Jeffrey Epstein in at least a decade. It turns out that was a lie. These new emails reveal that as recently as 2015, Maxwell was asking Epstein to help her with her PR problems. This first email out of the gate isn’t exactly salacious, but it proves that Maxwell is so afraid of what was in these emails, she lied to the court about it.
We recommend following the Twitter feed of the great Adam Klasfeld from Courthouse News, as he continues to sift through the newly released evidence tonight.
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palmerreport--2020-08-01--Donald Trump has a hissy fit about Nancy Pelosi

Here ’ s how you know Donald Trump has figured out that he ’ s not going to get his way on the latest stimulus bill : he ’ s now whining and crying like a baby about Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer , because he knows they ’ ve once again largely gotten the best of him .
First Trump tweeted this tantrum : “ Pelosi & Schumer blocked desperately needed unemployment payments , which is so terrible , especially since they fully understand that it was not the workers fault that they are unemployed , it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be clear , that ’ s a lie about Pelosi , that ’ s a racist remark about China , and Trump left out an apostrophe somewhere in there .
Then Trump tweeted this crybaby followup : “ Pelosi & Schumer have no interest in making a deal that is good for our Country and our People .
All they want is a trillion dollars , and much more , for their Radical Left Governed States , most of which are doing very badly .
It is called a BAILOUT for many years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we ’ re not even sure what he ’ s talking about with this one .
Imagine being this far removed from reality .
By the time Donald Trump went for Round Three by falsely claiming that Schumer blocked unemployment payments , we ’ d lost interest .
It ’ s clear that Trump knows he ’ s been bested again .
He tried to push a corrupt bill , but Pelosi and Schumer have forced the Senate GOP to go along with something that helps the people .
Trump ended his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ON NOVEMBER 3RD !
” Yep , we ’ ll do that by voting Trump out in record numbers .

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Here’s how you know Donald Trump has figured out that he’s not going to get his way on the latest stimulus bill: he’s now whining and crying like a baby about Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, because he knows they’ve once again largely gotten the best of him.
First Trump tweeted this tantrum: “Pelosi & Schumer blocked desperately needed unemployment payments, which is so terrible, especially since they fully understand that it was not the workers fault that they are unemployed, it’s the fault of China!” To be clear, that’s a lie about Pelosi, that’s a racist remark about China, and Trump left out an apostrophe somewhere in there.
Then Trump tweeted this crybaby followup: “Pelosi & Schumer have no interest in making a deal that is good for our Country and our People. All they want is a trillion dollars, and much more, for their Radical Left Governed States, most of which are doing very badly. It is called a BAILOUT for many years of bad Dem Mgmt!” Okay, we’re not even sure what he’s talking about with this one. Imagine being this far removed from reality.
By the time Donald Trump went for Round Three by falsely claiming that Schumer blocked unemployment payments, we’d lost interest. It’s clear that Trump knows he’s been bested again. He tried to push a corrupt bill, but Pelosi and Schumer have forced the Senate GOP to go along with something that helps the people. Trump ended his meltdown by tweeting “DRAIN THE SWAMP ON NOVEMBER 3RD!” Yep, we’ll do that by voting Trump out in record numbers.
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palmerreport--2020-07-31--“Liar!” – Donald Trump just got destroyed

Donald Trump has spent today signaling that he knows he ’ s largely lost the negotiations over the latest economic @ @ @ @ @ taking out his frustrations by hurling weird personal attacks at Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer @ @ @ @ @ were also something else : lies .
In a development that would be considered stunning @ @ @ @ @ the office , so many people on Twitter are calling Donald Trump a liar right @ @ @ @ @ liar ” is trending right now .
Just to put this in context , this @ @ @ @ @ of the United States .
Donald Trump has so thoroughly disgraced the office of President @ @ @ @ @ everyone is just flat out destroying him right now by calling him the “ liar @ @ @ @ @ What an embarrassment this guy is .

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Donald Trump has spent today signaling that he knows he’s largely lost the negotiations over the latest economic relief bill. Trump keeps taking out his frustrations by hurling weird personal attacks at Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer. Trump’s words were also something else: lies.
In a development that would be considered stunning if anyone else were in the office, so many people on Twitter are calling Donald Trump a liar right now that the word “liar” is trending right now. Just to put this in context, this is happening to the President of the United States.
Donald Trump has so thoroughly disgraced the office of President of the United States that everyone is just flat out destroying him right now by calling him the “liar” that he is. What an embarrassment this guy is.
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palmerreport--2020-07-31--I’m sick of this “Anyone but Kamala Harris” narrative

Over the past week multiple Democratic Party operatives , some of them anonymously and some of them under their own names , have begun publicly pushing the narrative that Kamala Harris shouldn ’ t be Joe Biden ’ s running mate because she ’ s too “ ambitious ” or cut-throat .
Joe Biden has a number of strong choices for running mate , and I trust him to make the pick that he thinks will be best for his administration and for the nation .
Apparently some of these political operatives don ’ t trust Biden , because they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kamala Harris – and they ’ re so dead set against it , they ’ re leaking horrible sentiments about her .
Let ’ s be clear here .
Everyone who wants to be President or Vice President is “ ambitious ” by definition .
But you only hear that word used negatively in politics when it ’ s in reference to a woman or a person of color .
This backlash against Kamala Harris , simply for being a highly qualified person who wants to move up the ladder , is sexist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to stop .
In addition to the sexism and racism on display here , this is also yet another instance of liberals and Democrats falling into the “ anyone but the frontrunner ” trap .
Most observers think Kamala Harris is the frontrunner for VP , and so some people have decided that it should be anyone but her , because frontrunners are somehow inherently bad .
We see this nonsense every primary season , where Democrats start bandwagoning on in favor of anyone they can find , just so they can feel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frontrunner .
It ’ s harmful and stupid , and it costs us elections , and it needs to stop too .
Joe Biden ’ s pick isn ’ t going to be influenced by this kind of anti-woman , anti-minority , or anti-frontrunner idiocy .
He has plenty of strong choices .
The contenders have all conducted themselves with honor .
Biden will pick whoever he picks .
It has to be his decision in the end .
The other contenders will all support Biden ’ s pick .
But some of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this process sure are revealing an ugly side of themselves .

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Over the past week multiple Democratic Party operatives, some of them anonymously and some of them under their own names, have begun publicly pushing the narrative that Kamala Harris shouldn’t be Joe Biden’s running mate because she’s too “ambitious” or cut-throat.
Joe Biden has a number of strong choices for running mate, and I trust him to make the pick that he thinks will be best for his administration and for the nation. Apparently some of these political operatives don’t trust Biden, because they think he’s going to pick Kamala Harris – and they’re so dead set against it, they’re leaking horrible sentiments about her.
Let’s be clear here. Everyone who wants to be President or Vice President is “ambitious” by definition. But you only hear that word used negatively in politics when it’s in reference to a woman or a person of color. This backlash against Kamala Harris, simply for being a highly qualified person who wants to move up the ladder, is sexist and racist in nature. It needs to stop.
In addition to the sexism and racism on display here, this is also yet another instance of liberals and Democrats falling into the “anyone but the frontrunner” trap. Most observers think Kamala Harris is the frontrunner for VP, and so some people have decided that it should be anyone but her, because frontrunners are somehow inherently bad. We see this nonsense every primary season, where Democrats start bandwagoning on in favor of anyone they can find, just so they can feel good about not having to support the frontrunner. It’s harmful and stupid, and it costs us elections, and it needs to stop too.
Joe Biden’s pick isn’t going to be influenced by this kind of anti-woman, anti-minority, or anti-frontrunner idiocy. He has plenty of strong choices. The contenders have all conducted themselves with honor. Biden will pick whoever he picks. It has to be his decision in the end. The other contenders will all support Biden’s pick. But some of the political operatives floating around the edges of this process sure are revealing an ugly side of themselves.
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palmerreport--2020-07-31--Looks like the ghost of Jeffrey Epstein is going to take some people down after all

Last night a fraction of the sealed evidence was publicly released from the long-settled lawsuit involving Jeffrey Epstein , Ghislaine Maxwell , and one of their victims .
That evidence alone is sending shockwaves – and it ’ s likely just the start of an avalanche .
For instance , the emails released last night appear to prove that Ghislaine Maxwell lied when she insisted in her bail hearing that she hadn ’ t communicated with Jeffrey Epstein in a decade .
She already lost her bail hearing , but this helps ensure it won ’ t get overturned .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Epstein ’ s attorney Alan Dershowitz .
Epstein ’ s victim asserted in her testimony that Dershowitz sexually assaulted multiple underage girls , and that Dershowitz crafted the non-prosecution agreement that ensured Epstein ’ s co-conspirators wouldn ’ t go down .
If this can be proven true , it should help invalidate that non-prosecution agreement , and it could land Dershowitz in prison for the rest of his life .
He ’ s denying everything , but it feels like this is going to end up being decided by a jury at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the start .
Trump fans are excited because Bill Clinton ’ s name is mentioned in the transcripts , but there ’ s nothing in there that incriminates him .
What Trump fans should be worried about is the part where the victim testified that Epstein and Maxwell preyed on her while she was at Donald Trump ’ s Mar-a-Lago .
Of course the evidence will end up being what it is , and anyone who participated in or covered up Epstein ’ s crimes should go down for it , regardless of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it ’ s all starting to come out .
Additional evidence in this civil suit is tentatively set to be released on Monday .
And that ’ s before getting to the criminal case against Maxwell .
It looks like Jeffrey Epstein is going to take some people down after all .

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Last night a fraction of the sealed evidence was publicly released from the long-settled lawsuit involving Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and one of their victims. That evidence alone is sending shockwaves – and it’s likely just the start of an avalanche.
For instance, the emails released last night appear to prove that Ghislaine Maxwell lied when she insisted in her bail hearing that she hadn’t communicated with Jeffrey Epstein in a decade. She already lost her bail hearing, but this helps ensure it won’t get overturned. Then there’s the matter of Epstein’s attorney Alan Dershowitz.
Epstein’s victim asserted in her testimony that Dershowitz sexually assaulted multiple underage girls, and that Dershowitz crafted the non-prosecution agreement that ensured Epstein’s co-conspirators wouldn’t go down. If this can be proven true, it should help invalidate that non-prosecution agreement, and it could land Dershowitz in prison for the rest of his life. He’s denying everything, but it feels like this is going to end up being decided by a jury at some point.
And this is just the start. Trump fans are excited because Bill Clinton’s name is mentioned in the transcripts, but there’s nothing in there that incriminates him. What Trump fans should be worried about is the part where the victim testified that Epstein and Maxwell preyed on her while she was at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago.
Of course the evidence will end up being what it is, and anyone who participated in or covered up Epstein’s crimes should go down for it, regardless of their political leanings. The point is that it’s all starting to come out. Additional evidence in this civil suit is tentatively set to be released on Monday. And that’s before getting to the criminal case against Maxwell. It looks like Jeffrey Epstein is going to take some people down after all.
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palmerreport--2020-07-31--Donald Trump has berserk meltdown about Congressman Jim Clyburn

Congressman Jim Clyburn has long been known as a champion of the people , and he ’ s most recently known for having provided a well-timed endorsement for Joe Biden .
So it ’ s not surprising to see Donald Trump , who doesn ’ t care about the people and who is intensely jealous of Biden , going berserk about Clyburn .
Trump tweeted this : “ Somebody please tell Congressman Clyburn , who doesn ’ t have a clue , that the chart he put up indicating more CASES for the U.S. than Europe , is because we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country in the World .
If we had no testing , or bad testing , we would show very few CASES .
Our massive testing capability , rather than being praised , is used by the Lamestream Media and their partner , the Do Nothing Radical Left Democrats , as a point of scorn .
This testing , and what we have so quickly done , is used as a Fake News weapon .
Sad !
How can Donald Trump still be sticking to this gibberish about the U.S. only having a coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been done ?
No one outside his shrinking base is falling for it .
Trump is a one-trick con artist who keeps running his one trick with diminishing returns , because it ’ s all he knows .
No wonder he ’ s losing .

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Congressman Jim Clyburn has long been known as a champion of the people, and he’s most recently known for having provided a well-timed endorsement for Joe Biden. So it’s not surprising to see Donald Trump, who doesn’t care about the people and who is intensely jealous of Biden, going berserk about Clyburn.
Trump tweeted this: “Somebody please tell Congressman Clyburn, who doesn’t have a clue, that the chart he put up indicating more CASES for the U.S. than Europe, is because we do MUCH MORE testing than any other country in the World. If we had no testing, or bad testing, we would show very few CASES. Our massive testing capability, rather than being praised, is used by the Lamestream Media and their partner, the Do Nothing Radical Left Democrats, as a point of scorn. This testing, and what we have so quickly done, is used as a Fake News weapon. Sad!
How can Donald Trump still be sticking to this gibberish about the U.S. only having a coronavirus crisis because a lot of testing has been done? No one outside his shrinking base is falling for it. Trump is a one-trick con artist who keeps running his one trick with diminishing returns, because it’s all he knows. No wonder he’s losing.
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palmerreport--2020-07-31--Turns out Donald Trump and Jared Kushner let everybody die on purpose

Throughout his 2016 presidential campaign , Donald Trump promised he would hire the “ best people.
” He never told us that meant the best people for screwing things up .
As we have seen over the past three-and-a-half years , Trump ’ s ideal underling is someone who shares his toxic blend of stunning immorality and gross incompetence .
As an alarming new report reveals , Jared Kushner fits this profile even more than we knew .
On Thursday , Vanity Fair detailed a Kushner-led White House plan for an “ aggressive , coordinated COVID-19 response.
” If carried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States in a far safer , prosperous , and advantageous position today against this pandemic .
Instead , the plan , which was always legally dubious , wound up being so sloppily executed that , according to one participant in the program , it “ went poof into thin air.
” A cornerstone of the plan involved purchasing one million coronavirus tests , manufactured in China and funneled through the United Arab Emirates .
In typical Trumpian fashion , Kushner ’ s team neglected to follow several critical steps aimed at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with federal government procurements .
Only after the White House received the tests and distributed them to states through FEMA , government labs discovered that all one million tests were “ contaminated and unusable.
” Bureaucratic confusion reigned for three months as a shady company with close ties to the UAE ’ s ruling family demanded payment for 3.5 million tests through an invoice ( misspelling its own name ) to the tune of $ 52,500,000 .
During this period , the virus exploded throughout the United States , sickening 2.4 million Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of Kushner ’ s secret charge was to implement a grand plan for coordinated testing at the federal level .
Such a plan would have unified the nation in battling COVID-19 effectively while preventing state and local governments from competing for limited supplies and resources .
Instead , Kushner gave up “ for reasons that remain murky.
” Although some details of this story remain unclear , an expert told Vanity Fair that a member of Kushner ’ s team confirmed a chillingly hyper-partisan motive .
Trump and his advisors believed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and so they decided their best bet was to scrap a national plan in favor of later blaming Democratic governors for failing ( hands tied behind their back ) to control the virus .
Kushner is among the very worst of Trump ’ s “ best people ” — a cadre of perversely unqualified , morally depraved , and colossally inept minions committed to implementing a destructive and deadly “ America Last ” policy on all constituents .
On Election Day , we must send a resounding message that the Trump administration is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thin air.
” America deserves better than this genocidal carnival barker and his parade of sad clowns .

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Throughout his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised he would hire the “best people.” He never told us that meant the best people for screwing things up. As we have seen over the past three-and-a-half years, Trump’s ideal underling is someone who shares his toxic blend of stunning immorality and gross incompetence. As an alarming new report reveals, Jared Kushner fits this profile even more than we knew.
On Thursday, Vanity Fair detailed a Kushner-led White House plan for an “aggressive, coordinated COVID-19 response.” If carried out properly, it would have positioned the United States in a far safer, prosperous, and advantageous position today against this pandemic. Instead, the plan, which was always legally dubious, wound up being so sloppily executed that, according to one participant in the program, it “went poof into thin air.”
A cornerstone of the plan involved purchasing one million coronavirus tests, manufactured in China and funneled through the United Arab Emirates. In typical Trumpian fashion, Kushner’s team neglected to follow several critical steps aimed at preventing waste, fraud, and abuse with federal government procurements. Only after the White House received the tests and distributed them to states through FEMA, government labs discovered that all one million tests were “contaminated and unusable.”
Bureaucratic confusion reigned for three months as a shady company with close ties to the UAE’s ruling family demanded payment for 3.5 million tests through an invoice (misspelling its own name) to the tune of $52,500,000. During this period, the virus exploded throughout the United States, sickening 2.4 million Americans and claiming 123,331 lives.
The other part of Kushner’s secret charge was to implement a grand plan for coordinated testing at the federal level. Such a plan would have unified the nation in battling COVID-19 effectively while preventing state and local governments from competing for limited supplies and resources. Instead, Kushner gave up “for reasons that remain murky.”
Although some details of this story remain unclear, an expert told Vanity Fair that a member of Kushner’s team confirmed a chillingly hyper-partisan motive. Trump and his advisors believed that COVID-19 was mainly a blue-state problem, and so they decided their best bet was to scrap a national plan in favor of later blaming Democratic governors for failing (hands tied behind their back) to control the virus.
Kushner is among the very worst of Trump’s “best people” — a cadre of perversely unqualified, morally depraved, and colossally inept minions committed to implementing a destructive and deadly “America Last” policy on all constituents. On Election Day, we must send a resounding message that the Trump administration is what needs to go “poof into thin air.” America deserves better than this genocidal carnival barker and his parade of sad clowns.
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palmerreport--2020-07-31--Stephen Miller goes berserk

Stephen Miller goes berserk

How defeated is Donald Trump right now ?
During his press conference yesterday he came off as having no idea @ @ @ @ @ wanting to be there , amid reports that his failing campaign has pulled the plug @ @ @ @ @ is usually the time when underlings step up and try to carry the load .
@ @ @ @ @ underling is Stephen Miller .
Stephen Miller , a guy so toxic that even coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ him , is now trying to help his boss Donald Trump by… attacking remarks that @ @ @ @ @ funeral ?
Wait , that can ’ t be right .
And yet it is @ @ @ @ @ Obama ’ s remarks were “ shockingly political ” in nature .
Really ?
If @ @ @ @ @ John Lewis , he ’ d know that Lewis would have wanted it precisely that @ @ @ @ @ considering how openly racist Miller is , he probably hasn ’ t heard of John @ @ @ @

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How defeated is Donald Trump right now? During his press conference yesterday he came off as having no idea what to say and not wanting to be there, amid reports that his failing campaign has pulled the plug on its advertising. This is usually the time when underlings step up and try to carry the load. Unfortunately for Trump, that underling is Stephen Miller.
Stephen Miller, a guy so toxic that even coronavirus apparently didn’t want him, is now trying to help his boss Donald Trump by… attacking remarks that President Obama made at a funeral? Wait, that can’t be right. And yet it is. Miller is insisting that Obama’s remarks were “shockingly political” in nature.
Really? If Stephen Miller knew anything about John Lewis, he’d know that Lewis would have wanted it precisely that way. Then again, considering how openly racist Miller is, he probably hasn’t heard of John Lewis. Sheesh.
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palmerreport--2020-07-31--Donald Trump’s paper tigers

Donald Trump’s paper tigers

I ’ m reminded of the story of the late Member of Parliament and British lieutenant-colonel Airey Neave , an ex-prisoner of the Gestapo who was one of the military lawyers at Nuremberg , when he went from cell to cell and thought , “ We were frightened for years by this ?
This gaggle of sniggering , talentless , self-pitying picknoses ?
” What he meant by “ this ” was the dreary remnant of the Third Reich .
What remained behind , once the luminescing glow of fanaticism had winked out of their eyes , was the mostly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they only known how bad it really was they would have fought against it , they claimed .
In the end they were , after all , only following orders , they claimed .
And here we are once more , wondering on yet another occasion what we are going to do with the fascists once they ’ re safely tucked away in their modern Nuremberg equivalents .
Once Trump is safely out of office a lot of people are probably going to prison .
We need to decide in advance that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We must remain diligently just by recalling , above all , how many Americans are now dead , disenfranchised , bullied , marginalised and unjustly excoriated and blamed by this awful man and his disgusting , fawning , lickspittle regime .
We deserve our day in court .
Above all we have a right and a duty to imagine how they would have behaved had they recouped power for another four years .
If we learn nothing else from Trump and his ilk we must learn that he and they get worse with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the contrary , Donald Trump never “ learns his lesson.
” It ’ s important to remember that we have a little less than six months left in which to endure Donald Trump .
Before you comfort yourself with the knowledge of how short a time that is , recall that six months ago it was January , 2020 , and we knew nothing of George Floyd and little of coronavirus .
Portland ?
Which do you mean , Maine or Oregon ?
How different the socio-political landscape has become in so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ viciousness has spewed forth from the bile and blood-splattered Oval Office since .
Here I ’ m going to use the f-word again , fascism .
Trump ’ s make believe problem with the November election , calling it in advance “ the most rigged election in history ” 90 some days before it even happens is pure fascism .
Trump claims he wants a fair election but he can ’ t allow it to go forward if it ’ s rigged , of course .
First , let ’ s be clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forward .
The statute decreeing that it will go forward as scheduled , on time and on this third of November was enacted in 1845 , and it can only be changed by an act of Congress .
Congress isn ’ t about to change it .
Donald Trump ’ s paper tiger threat backed by his paper tiger attorney general is a hollow one .
They simply lack that power .
Trump is preparing the way to deny the election results in the event he loses .
That is why we must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vote in such overwhelming numbers for Joe Biden as to leave no doubt that Trump isn ’ t wanted any more , and he isn ’ t wanted by a convincing landslide .
One day , and that day is not far away , you will look at these men and women in the docks of federal courtrooms across the land and you will ask yourselves , “ We were frightened for years by this ?
This gaggle of sniggering , talentless , self-pitying picknoses ?
” Trump and his paper tigers will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outrages they commit or try to commit between now and their unceremonious eviction from office in January will also be held against them in a court of law , together with the other crimes they have committed over the years .
Until then hang on to your hats , this is not over yet .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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I’m reminded of the story of the late Member of Parliament and British lieutenant-colonel Airey Neave, an ex-prisoner of the Gestapo who was one of the military lawyers at Nuremberg, when he went from cell to cell and thought, “We were frightened for years by this? This gaggle of sniggering, talentless, self-pitying picknoses?”
What he meant by “this” was the dreary remnant of the Third Reich. What remained behind, once the luminescing glow of fanaticism had winked out of their eyes, was the mostly moist-eyed insincerity of grovelling self-justification. Had they only known how bad it really was they would have fought against it, they claimed. In the end they were, after all, only following orders, they claimed.
And here we are once more, wondering on yet another occasion what we are going to do with the fascists once they’re safely tucked away in their modern Nuremberg equivalents. Once Trump is safely out of office a lot of people are probably going to prison. We need to decide in advance that we are not going to be lenient. We must remain diligently just by recalling, above all, how many Americans are now dead, disenfranchised, bullied, marginalised and unjustly excoriated and blamed by this awful man and his disgusting, fawning, lickspittle regime. We deserve our day in court.
Above all we have a right and a duty to imagine how they would have behaved had they recouped power for another four years. If we learn nothing else from Trump and his ilk we must learn that he and they get worse with age, not better. Susan Collins to the contrary, Donald Trump never “learns his lesson.”
It’s important to remember that we have a little less than six months left in which to endure Donald Trump. Before you comfort yourself with the knowledge of how short a time that is, recall that six months ago it was January, 2020, and we knew nothing of George Floyd and little of coronavirus. Portland? Which do you mean, Maine or Oregon? How different the socio-political landscape has become in so little time, and how much cruel viciousness has spewed forth from the bile and blood-splattered Oval Office since.
Here I’m going to use the f-word again, fascism. Trump’s make believe problem with the November election, calling it in advance “the most rigged election in history” 90 some days before it even happens is pure fascism. Trump claims he wants a fair election but he can’t allow it to go forward if it’s rigged, of course.
First, let’s be clear about something. The election will go forward. The statute decreeing that it will go forward as scheduled, on time and on this third of November was enacted in 1845, and it can only be changed by an act of Congress. Congress isn’t about to change it. Donald Trump’s paper tiger threat backed by his paper tiger attorney general is a hollow one. They simply lack that power.
Trump is preparing the way to deny the election results in the event he loses. That is why we must heed Hillary Clinton’s injunction to vote in such overwhelming numbers for Joe Biden as to leave no doubt that Trump isn’t wanted any more, and he isn’t wanted by a convincing landslide.
One day, and that day is not far away, you will look at these men and women in the docks of federal courtrooms across the land and you will ask yourselves, “We were frightened for years by this? This gaggle of sniggering, talentless, self-pitying picknoses?” Trump and his paper tigers will soon be gone, and whatever new outrages they commit or try to commit between now and their unceremonious eviction from office in January will also be held against them in a court of law, together with the other crimes they have committed over the years. Until then hang on to your hats, this is not over yet. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-31--Things are falling apart for Donald Trump in real time

“ President ” Donald Trump really thinks he is a dictator .
His latest tweet shows just how insane he is : “ With Universal Mail-in Voting ( not Absentee Voting , which is good ) , 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRADULENT Election in history .
It will be a great embarrassment to the USA .
Delay the Election until people can properly , securely and safely vote ?
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” There is so much wrong with Trump ’ s tweet .
Trump said mail-in voting will be “ a great embarrassment to the USA.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embarrassed the U.S. more than we can ever possibly be embarrassed .
He also thinks we should wait “ until people can securely and safely vote.
” Sure , he does .
We have no idea when or if coronavirus will clear .
Responding to Trump ’ s ridiculous tweet , NPR confirmed that Trump does not hold the power to move an election date .
This law has been in effect since 1845 , but only someone arrogant and crazy would even suggest such a thing .
Not only has the law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it would require an agreement between the House and Senate to change it if they were even inclined to entertain such a ridiculous idea .
It is amazing how this man has the gall to think he can overturn laws .
He has always had a twisted view of the presidency , but this goes beyond anything he has said to date .
Even though everything about Donald Trump is illogical , there is some logical reasoning behind this most recent meltdown .
NPR pointed to the timing of Trump ’ s insane @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news of the worst quarterly economic performance in U.S. history .
According to Al Jazeera , the U.S. entered a recession in February with a 5 % drop from the year before .
The pandemic created worldwide lockdowns , bringing the economy to a complete halt , and Republicans — especially Trump — pushed to reopen .
While reopening did create a brief upswing , it also created an increase in cases , which put us right back at square one .
Now , our economy has dropped 32.9 % between April and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of coming back anytime soon .
Because Trump has always considered the economy as his failsafe , he knows he now has literally nothing .
Knowing Trump , he also likely wanted to distract from Congressman John Lewis ’ life celebration , which television covered for hours .
Barack Obama used his powerful speaking skills to highlight what is wrong in our country , and both President George Bush and President Bill Clinton spoke .
Jimmy Carter sent an intermediary with a heartfelt letter , which was read by Pastor Raphael Warnock .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ what a decent president is like , and it probably drove Trump crazy .
Because he has nothing and former presidents spent the day upstaging him , Trump ’ s feeble little brain is likely about to explode .
He should spend his days packing and worrying about how he is going to stay out of jail next year instead of tweeting his craziness .
The good news is the more he tweets , the more he alienates voters .

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“President” Donald Trump really thinks he is a dictator. His latest tweet shows just how insane he is: “With Universal Mail-in Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRADULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???” There is so much wrong with Trump’s tweet.
Trump said mail-in voting will be “a great embarrassment to the USA.” Is he kidding? He has already embarrassed the U.S. more than we can ever possibly be embarrassed. He also thinks we should wait “until people can securely and safely vote.” Sure, he does. We have no idea when or if coronavirus will clear. Responding to Trump’s ridiculous tweet, NPR confirmed that Trump does not hold the power to move an election date. This law has been in effect since 1845, but only someone arrogant and crazy would even suggest such a thing. Not only has the law been in effect for 175 years, it would require an agreement between the House and Senate to change it if they were even inclined to entertain such a ridiculous idea.
It is amazing how this man has the gall to think he can overturn laws. He has always had a twisted view of the presidency, but this goes beyond anything he has said to date. Even though everything about Donald Trump is illogical, there is some logical reasoning behind this most recent meltdown.
NPR pointed to the timing of Trump’s insane tweet, which came 15 minutes after news of the worst quarterly economic performance in U.S. history. According to Al Jazeera, the U.S. entered a recession in February with a 5% drop from the year before. The pandemic created worldwide lockdowns, bringing the economy to a complete halt, and Republicans — especially Trump — pushed to reopen. While reopening did create a brief upswing, it also created an increase in cases, which put us right back at square one. Now, our economy has dropped 32.9% between April and June, and it shows no signs of coming back anytime soon. Because Trump has always considered the economy as his failsafe, he knows he now has literally nothing.
Knowing Trump, he also likely wanted to distract from Congressman John Lewis’ life celebration, which television covered for hours. Barack Obama used his powerful speaking skills to highlight what is wrong in our country, and both President George Bush and President Bill Clinton spoke. Jimmy Carter sent an intermediary with a heartfelt letter, which was read by Pastor Raphael Warnock. We were reminded, once again, what a decent president is like, and it probably drove Trump crazy.
Because he has nothing and former presidents spent the day upstaging him, Trump’s feeble little brain is likely about to explode. He should spend his days packing and worrying about how he is going to stay out of jail next year instead of tweeting his craziness. The good news is the more he tweets, the more he alienates voters.
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palmerreport--2020-08-01--Sorry Donald Trump, you can’t get rid of Sarah Cooper that easily

This evening Donald Trump announced that he ’ s banning the popular video app TikTok .
We suspect it ’ s because TikTok users organized an effort to flood Trump ’ s Tulsa rally with fake signups , which ended up proving embarrassing for him when no one showed up .
Some folks out there think it ’ s because Sarah Cooper , who lip syncs along to Trump ’ s dumbest moments in hilariously witty fashion , frequently uses the platform .
Whatever Trump ’ s goal is here , it won ’ t work .
The “ TikTok @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from which to taunt and humiliate Trump .
For that matter Microsoft is in talks to buy TikTok anyway , which would make it impossible for Trump to use national security concerns as an excuse to ban it .
And if Sarah Cooper can no longer use TikTok , she can easily put out her videos on some other platform .
Donald Trump is every bit as petty as he is stupid .
Attempting to ban TikTok won ’ t help Trump one bit .
All it ’ ll do is to help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been using the platform .
This is going to blow up in Trump ’ s face something fierce .
And for the record , we expect Sarah Cooper to still be standing long after Trump has been banned from society in general .

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This evening Donald Trump announced that he’s banning the popular video app TikTok. We suspect it’s because TikTok users organized an effort to flood Trump’s Tulsa rally with fake signups, which ended up proving embarrassing for him when no one showed up. Some folks out there think it’s because Sarah Cooper, who lip syncs along to Trump’s dumbest moments in hilariously witty fashion, frequently uses the platform.
Whatever Trump’s goal is here, it won’t work. The “TikTok kids” can easily find another platform from which to taunt and humiliate Trump. For that matter Microsoft is in talks to buy TikTok anyway, which would make it impossible for Trump to use national security concerns as an excuse to ban it. And if Sarah Cooper can no longer use TikTok, she can easily put out her videos on some other platform.
Donald Trump is every bit as petty as he is stupid. Attempting to ban TikTok won’t help Trump one bit. All it’ll do is to help amplify and embolden his detractors who have been using the platform. This is going to blow up in Trump’s face something fierce. And for the record, we expect Sarah Cooper to still be standing long after Trump has been banned from society in general.
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palmerreport--2020-08-01--Donald Trump panics and tries to backtrack after saying that he ran against Obama four years ago

Earlier this evening Donald Trump tweeted “ We beat Obama 4 years ago ” – and it created the widespread @ @ @ @ @ so senile , he actually believes he ran against Obama in 2016 and not Hillary @ @ @ @ @ mocking , derision , and trending topics galore .
Now Trump is frantically trying to @ @ @ @ @ that he simply meant that Obama campaigned for Hillary Clinton four years ago and Trump @ @ @ @ @ worked harder for Hillary Clinton and the losing Clinton Campaign than she worked for herself @ @ @ @ @ working with Sleepy Joe – will be same result .
MAGA is energized like never @ @ @ @ @ .
Whatever .
Donald Trump might have been trying to say with his initial tweet @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s having to backtrack like this is a sign of just how many @ @ @ @ @ going senile to begin with .

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Earlier this evening Donald Trump tweeted “We beat Obama 4 years ago” – and it created the widespread impression that Trump has gone so senile, he actually believes he ran against Obama in 2016 and not Hillary Clinton. This led to mocking, derision, and trending topics galore.
Now Trump is frantically trying to cover his tracks by insisting that he simply meant that Obama campaigned for Hillary Clinton four years ago and Trump still won: “Obama worked harder for Hillary Clinton and the losing Clinton Campaign than she worked for herself! Now he’s working with Sleepy Joe – will be same result. MAGA is energized like never before!”
Okay fine. Whatever. Donald Trump might have been trying to say with his initial tweet, the mere fact that he’s having to backtrack like this is a sign of just how many people thinks he’s going senile to begin with.
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palmerreport--2020-08-01--Donald Trump just made a huge TikTok mistake

This evening Donald Trump announced to the media that he ’ s banning the popular app TikTok .
He ’ s claiming that it ’ s due to international security concerns involving TikTok ’ s China-based parent company .
But we all know why Trump is doing this : the “ TikTok kids , ” as the app ’ s most fervent users are known , humiliated Trump by organizing mass signups for Trump ’ s Tulsa rally that never materialized .
Trump has made a huge mistake here .
It ’ s not just that it ’ s unclear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ban the app .
And when you consider today ’ s news that U.S. firm Microsoft is close to buying TikTok , Trump ’ s ability to ban the app may be going up in smoke anyway .
But Trump ’ s real mistake here is that he ’ s just encouraged the TikTok kids to come after him with a vengeance .
Donald Trump may or may not be able to ban this app , but he can ’ t ban its users .
They ’ ll regroup on some other app @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no idea what they might do in retaliation .
But considering they helped sabotage his Tulsa rally just because they didn ’ t like him , and now he ’ s outright gunning for them , imagine how motivated they ’ ll be to really humiliate him .

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This evening Donald Trump announced to the media that he’s banning the popular app TikTok. He’s claiming that it’s due to international security concerns involving TikTok’s China-based parent company. But we all know why Trump is doing this: the “TikTok kids,” as the app’s most fervent users are known, humiliated Trump by organizing mass signups for Trump’s Tulsa rally that never materialized.
Trump has made a huge mistake here. It’s not just that it’s unclear how he even intends to try to ban the app. And when you consider today’s news that U.S. firm Microsoft is close to buying TikTok, Trump’s ability to ban the app may be going up in smoke anyway. But Trump’s real mistake here is that he’s just encouraged the TikTok kids to come after him with a vengeance.
Donald Trump may or may not be able to ban this app, but he can’t ban its users. They’ll regroup on some other app if they have to. We have no idea what they might do in retaliation. But considering they helped sabotage his Tulsa rally just because they didn’t like him, and now he’s outright gunning for them, imagine how motivated they’ll be to really humiliate him.
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palmerreport--2020-08-01--Donald Trump’s stooge Jim Jordan goes completely off the rails

Dr. Anthony Fauci and Admiral Brett Giroir , as well as CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield , testified to the House on Friday .
The Republicans on the committee proved once again that they ’ ll never let a serious crisis get in the way of political potshots and blind loyalty to their Fuhrer Donald Trump .
One of them in particular stood out as the perhaps model for the Beatles song , “ The Fool on the Hill.
” Jim Jordan , who has been under intense scrutiny for his role in the Ohio State wrestling program sexual abuse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On Friday , Jordan once again just looked stupid and small and petty .
At one point , in an exchange with Fauci , they debated protests : “ Crowding together , particularly when you ’ re not wearing a mask , contributes to the spread of the virus.
” Fauci responded .
“ Should we limit the protesting ?
” Jordan continued .
“ I ’ m not in a position to determine what the government can do in a forceful way , ” Fauci responded .
“ I haven ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out and harm police officers or burn buildings , ” Jordan continued .
“ No limit to protests , but you can ’ t go to church on Sunday.
” “ I said crowds , ” said Fauci .
“ I didn ’ t say protests do anything … Crowds are known , particularly when you don ’ t have a mask to increase the acquisition and transmission.
” Jordan summarized it after the hearings on Twitter : “ Can ’ t go to church .
Can ’ t go to work .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Even Dr. Fauci says protesting is dangerous .
But Democrats encourage people to riot and protest in the streets.
” That ’ s not what Fauci said .
And if Jim Jordan had done his homework , he might be startled to see that in rural communities , during the week of July 25th , 56,400 new cases were cited , up 16 % from the previous week .
Almost half of all rural counties had higher case counts than in the previous week .
Of the 2,000 rural counties , more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the red zone for over a month .
That is not from protests and rallies .
The fool on the hill is from Ohio .

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Dr. Anthony Fauci and Admiral Brett Giroir, as well as CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield, testified to the House on Friday. The Republicans on the committee proved once again that they’ll never let a serious crisis get in the way of political potshots and blind loyalty to their Fuhrer Donald Trump.
One of them in particular stood out as the perhaps model for the Beatles song, “The Fool on the Hill.” Jim Jordan, who has been under intense scrutiny for his role in the Ohio State wrestling program sexual abuse coverup scandal, is that fool.
On Friday, Jordan once again just looked stupid and small and petty. At one point, in an exchange with Fauci, they debated protests: “Crowding together, particularly when you’re not wearing a mask, contributes to the spread of the virus.” Fauci responded. “Should we limit the protesting?” Jordan continued. “I’m not in a position to determine what the government can do in a forceful way,” Fauci responded. “I haven’t seen people during a church service go out and harm police officers or burn buildings,” Jordan continued. “No limit to protests, but you can’t go to church on Sunday.”
“I said crowds,” said Fauci. “I didn’t say protests do anything … Crowds are known, particularly when you don’t have a mask to increase the acquisition and transmission.”
Jordan summarized it after the hearings on Twitter: “Can’t go to church. Can’t go to work. Can’t go to school. Even Dr. Fauci says protesting is dangerous. But Democrats encourage people to riot and protest in the streets.”
That’s not what Fauci said. And if Jim Jordan had done his homework, he might be startled to see that in rural communities, during the week of July 25th, 56,400 new cases were cited, up 16% from the previous week. Almost half of all rural counties had higher case counts than in the previous week. Of the 2,000 rural counties, more than a quarter (549) have been in the red zone for over a month. That is not from protests and rallies. The fool on the hill is from Ohio.
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palmerreport--2020-08-01--Everyone piles on after senile idiot Donald Trump claims he “beat Obama 4 years ago”

Donald Trump isn ’ t just a criminal and a deranged maniac .
He ’ s also a shrinking idiot whose cognitive abilities are increasingly coming into question .
Trump did himself no favors tonight when he appeared to assert that he ran against President Obama four years ago .
No , really .
Here ’ s what Trump tweeted : “ We beat Obama 4 years ago , he worked harder than Crooked Hillary , and we ’ ll do it again !
” Okay , so he ’ s referencing Hillary Clinton somewhere in there , and maybe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that President Obama campaigned for Hillary .
But Trump isn ’ t exactly known for those kinds of complex thoughts .
And within the context of his worsening cognitive failures , this sounds a lot like Trump believes he ran against Obama four years ago .
This set off such a furor that the phrases “ Beat Obama ” and “ Obama 4 ” began trending on Twitter , as everyone piled on about how stupid Donald Trump ’ s tweet sounded .
Has he gotten so bad at trying to put a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something he didn ’ t intend to ?
Is he hallucinating ?
Is he drunk ?
Is he just that senile ?

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Donald Trump isn’t just a criminal and a deranged maniac. He’s also a shrinking idiot whose cognitive abilities are increasingly coming into question. Trump did himself no favors tonight when he appeared to assert that he ran against President Obama four years ago. No, really.
Here’s what Trump tweeted: “We beat Obama 4 years ago, he worked harder than Crooked Hillary, and we’ll do it again!” Okay, so he’s referencing Hillary Clinton somewhere in there, and maybe he’s trying to point out that President Obama campaigned for Hillary. But Trump isn’t exactly known for those kinds of complex thoughts. And within the context of his worsening cognitive failures, this sounds a lot like Trump believes he ran against Obama four years ago.
This set off such a furor that the phrases “Beat Obama” and “Obama 4” began trending on Twitter, as everyone piled on about how stupid Donald Trump’s tweet sounded. Has he gotten so bad at trying to put a sentence together, he ended up saying something he didn’t intend to? Is he hallucinating? Is he drunk? Is he just that senile?
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palmerreport--2020-08-02--Donald Trump just got bulldozed

Donald Trump just got bulldozed

Donald Trump lies constantly .
Everyone knows it .
His supporters are comforted by it .
Trump ’ s lies @ @ @ @ @ whole lot of Americans killed .
The higher the death toll climbs , the more @ @ @ @ @ become .
Fortunately , Congressman Ted Lieu was on hand to bulldoze Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ If we tested less , we wouldn ’ t have less cases .
We just @ @ @ @ @ the cases , because as you said , the virus is invisible .
# Covid19 @ @ @ @ @ test or not .
That ’ s why over 153,000 Americans have died from it @ @ @ @ @ : //t.co/ajbhaG9htx Ted Lieu also slammed Trump for going golfing on today of all days @ @ @ @ @ from # COVID19 & the virus is surging in many areas – @ CIA assessed @ @ @ @ @ to kill US troops But the below is what @ realDonaldTrump is focused on today @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump lies constantly. Everyone knows it. His supporters are comforted by it. Trump’s lies about coronavirus are getting a whole lot of Americans killed. The higher the death toll climbs, the more deranged and deadly his lies become.
Fortunately, Congressman Ted Lieu was on hand to bulldoze Donald Trump’s latest deadly lie:
Dear @realDonaldTrump: You lie. If we tested less, we wouldn’t have less cases. We just wouldn’t know about the cases, because as you said, the virus is invisible. #Covid19 is infecting people whether you test or not. That’s why over 153,000 Americans have died from it. Get it? https://t.co/ajbhaG9htx — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 1, 2020
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Ted Lieu also slammed Trump for going golfing on today of all days:
-Federal unemployment aid expired yesterday -Over 153,000 Americans died from #COVID19 & the virus is surging in many areas –@CIA assessed Russia paid money to people to kill US troops But the below is what @realDonaldTrump is focused on today. https://t.co/5Teo0kR2GD — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 1, 2020
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It’s getting worse

When I recently compared Friday ’ s and Thursday ’ s figures on worldometer.com , a website that tallies coronavirus statistics including American deaths from COVID-19 , I noticed something that spookily pricked my memory .
Worldometer revealed that between those dates , 1,462 Americans had died .
I recalled that there are 1,440 minutes in a day , so a little more than one American per minute died from COVID-19 between Thursday and Friday .
Those numbers have been fairly consistent for the last few days .
They will soon increase , of course , but for now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every day from COVID-19 .
Sundays too .
Taking into account that a typical 18 hole game of golf takes roughly four hours to play , every time Donald Trump plays golf , roughly 250 Americans die .
Of course , that number and more might die of hunger , or from automobile accidents , or from cancer .
What ’ s my point ?
My point is most of those deaths wouldn ’ t have happened if Trump had just done his job .
In other words , if he ’ d @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Germany or Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand or Katrín Jakobsdóttir of Iceland had done , to pick three exemplary leaders , most of those Americans would still be alive .
I believe the reason Trump never mentions the more than 155,000 American COVID-19 deaths ( as I write this ) is because his standard complaint , that America has more cases because America does more testing , doesn ’ t explain the deaths .
Even Trump must realize that , while more testing may reveal more cases , more testing doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by far than every other nation on the planet .
India is second with a grand total of 35,743 COVID deaths thus far .
Of the top 149 nations of the world , America is eighth in deaths per capita .
That represents a staggering failure on Trump ’ s part .
The grim consolation is that today there are 155,000 fewer Americans that must endure getting tired of winning , thanks to Donald Trump .
But in deadly earnestness , when I imagine grim statistics like fatalities , it ’ s difficult @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with human beings , particularly when grappling with numbers too large to readily visualise .
Each one of these people has left other people behind , some more some less , but the net effect is measurable in untold misery and grief .
We are shielded from most of the tears and most of the cries of inconsolable heartache , but I can assure you they are out there , and uncounted lives have been destroyed or disfigured by agony — because the president of the United States simply does not give a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than any of the million other reasons , that Donald Trump must go .
The blood of 155,000 dead Americans cries out to us .
We owe it to them and their grieving survivors to get rid of the menace in the Oval Office .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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When I recently compared Friday’s and Thursday’s figures on worldometer.com, a website that tallies coronavirus statistics including American deaths from COVID-19, I noticed something that spookily pricked my memory. Worldometer revealed that between those dates, 1,462 Americans had died. I recalled that there are 1,440 minutes in a day, so a little more than one American per minute died from COVID-19 between Thursday and Friday. Those numbers have been fairly consistent for the last few days. They will soon increase, of course, but for now, roughly one American dies every minute of every day from COVID-19. Sundays too.
Taking into account that a typical 18 hole game of golf takes roughly four hours to play, every time Donald Trump plays golf, roughly 250 Americans die. Of course, that number and more might die of hunger, or from automobile accidents, or from cancer. What’s my point? My point is most of those deaths wouldn’t have happened if Trump had just done his job. In other words, if he’d done even half what Angela Merkel of Germany or Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand or Katrín Jakobsdóttir of Iceland had done, to pick three exemplary leaders, most of those Americans would still be alive.
I believe the reason Trump never mentions the more than 155,000 American COVID-19 deaths (as I write this) is because his standard complaint, that America has more cases because America does more testing, doesn’t explain the deaths. Even Trump must realize that, while more testing may reveal more cases, more testing doesn’t explain why America has more COVID-19 deaths by far than every other nation on the planet.
India is second with a grand total of 35,743 COVID deaths thus far. Of the top 149 nations of the world, America is eighth in deaths per capita. That represents a staggering failure on Trump’s part. The grim consolation is that today there are 155,000 fewer Americans that must endure getting tired of winning, thanks to Donald Trump.
But in deadly earnestness, when I imagine grim statistics like fatalities, it’s difficult to remember that we’re dealing with human beings, particularly when grappling with numbers too large to readily visualise. Each one of these people has left other people behind, some more some less, but the net effect is measurable in untold misery and grief. We are shielded from most of the tears and most of the cries of inconsolable heartache, but I can assure you they are out there, and uncounted lives have been destroyed or disfigured by agony — because the president of the United States simply does not give a shit.
This is why, more than any of the million other reasons, that Donald Trump must go. The blood of 155,000 dead Americans cries out to us. We owe it to them and their grieving survivors to get rid of the menace in the Oval Office. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-08-01--Looks like Louie Gohmert has given coronavirus to at least one other House member

This week , Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert tested positive for coronavirus .
This was a big deal because he ’ @ @ @ @ @ stooges who has spent the past several weeks refusing to wear a mask during House @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve been waiting for news about whether Gohmert infected anyone else with his mask-less @ @ @ @ @ Raúl Grijalva has also tested positive for coronavirus , after having participated in a hearing @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not a certainty , but it is likely , that Grijalva caught it @ @ @ @ @ wearing a mask , but that doesn ’ t provide absolute protection when the other @ @ @ @ @ a mask .
It won ’ t happen , because the House Republican leadership is @ @ @ @ @ , but Louie Gohmert should be suspended from Congress for this .
He had no @ @ @ @ @ to wear a mask and infecting people .

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This week, Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert tested positive for coronavirus. This was a big deal because he’s one of the deranged stooges who has spent the past several weeks refusing to wear a mask during House meetings and hearings. We’ve been waiting for news about whether Gohmert infected anyone else with his mask-less stunt.
Now Democratic Congressman Raúl Grijalva has also tested positive for coronavirus, after having participated in a hearing with Louie Gohmert. It’s not a certainty, but it is likely, that Grijalva caught it from Gohmert. Grijalva was wearing a mask, but that doesn’t provide absolute protection when the other person is refusing to wear a mask.
It won’t happen, because the House Republican leadership is a bunch of useless cowards, but Louie Gohmert should be suspended from Congress for this. He had no right to go around refusing to wear a mask and infecting people.
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palmerreport--2020-08-01--Donald Trump goes completely bonkers with incoherent “Payroll” tweet

Donald Trump ’ s poll numbers are uglier than ever , he ’ s on track to get blown out in the election , the coronavirus pandemic is out of control , and people can ’ t find work , amid all kinds of chaos .
So what is Trump doing right now ?
Well , he spent the morning golfing .
Now he ’ s spent the afternoon whining .
In a completely incoherent tweet , Trump insisted that “ Payroll Tax Cut plus Dollars !
” This was apparently some kind of attempt at weighing in on congressional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up sounding like Trump ’ s brain shattered mid-tweet .
Then Trump decided to begin attacking a conservative newspaper columnist : “ Peggy Noonan , a ‘ Concast ’ MSDNC @ WSJ puppet , doesn ’ t have a clue , and hasn ’ t for many years .
Never got the ‘ Trump thing ’ .
She plays right into the hands of the stupid people !
” Someone is going to have to explain to Trump that “ Concast MSDNC ” isn ’ t going to become clever no matter how @ @ @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump’s poll numbers are uglier than ever, he’s on track to get blown out in the election, the coronavirus pandemic is out of control, and people can’t find work, amid all kinds of chaos. So what is Trump doing right now? Well, he spent the morning golfing. Now he’s spent the afternoon whining.
In a completely incoherent tweet, Trump insisted that “Payroll Tax Cut plus Dollars!” This was apparently some kind of attempt at weighing in on congressional stimulus negotiations, but instead it ended up sounding like Trump’s brain shattered mid-tweet.
Then Trump decided to begin attacking a conservative newspaper columnist: “Peggy Noonan, a ‘Concast’ MSDNC @WSJ puppet, doesn’t have a clue, and hasn’t for many years. Never got the ‘Trump thing’. She plays right into the hands of the stupid people!” Someone is going to have to explain to Trump that “Concast MSDNC” isn’t going to become clever no matter how many times he repeats it.
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palmerreport--2020-08-01--Oh come on Donald Trump, not this again

Oh come on Donald Trump, not this again

In an orgy of self-righteous triumph and relief , Republicans are exhuming Trump ’ s hydroxychloroquine gaffe and claiming that he ’ s been exonerated after all , according to a recently published study by the Henry Ford Health System .
The study appears to indicate , according to the peer-reviewed article , that the use of hydroxychloroquine significantly reduced the incidence of death in COVID-19 patients .
So it turns out that Donald Trump was right after all , yes ?
Not so fast .
Trump was wrong for advocating the use of hydroxychloroquine no matter what any later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place .
More about that later .
Additionally , the Ford Health System study is flawed , and its flaws were artfully exposed by Dr. Anthony Fauci during Friday ’ s House subcommittee inquiry on the Trump administration ’ s coronavirus response .
After crowing about the findings of the study during the hearing , Republican Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer , who holds no medical qualifications whatsoever , smugly sat back .
No doubt he warmed himself with visions of sugar-tweets to come from his toad-god Donald Trump .
That ’ s when Dr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ study .
“ The Henry Ford Hospital study that was published , ” Fauci replied , “ was a non-controlled , retrospective cohort study that was confounded by a number of issues , including the fact that many of the people who were receiving hydroxychloroquine were also receiving corticosteroids , which we know from another study gives clear benefits in reducing deaths from advanced disease .
So that study is a flawed study , and I think anyone who examines it carefully [ will see that ] it is not a randomised placebo-controlled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Luetkemeyer said , “ It ’ s still peer-reviewed.
” Fauci replied , “ It doesn ’ t matter , you can peer review something that ’ s a bad study , but the fact is it is not a randomised placebo-controlled trial .
The point that I think is important … in any and all of the randomised placebo-controlled trials , which is the gold standard of determining if something is effective , none of them had shown any efficacy for hydroxychloroquine.
” In other words , Luetkemeyer and other Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to contradict the overwhelming majority of properly conducted other studies .
All the other studies concluded that hydroxychloroquine is entirely useless in combating COVID , and may indeed prove dangerous .
Instead they decided that the lone flawed one was correct .
Why ?
Probably to save Donald Trump ’ s ego and get potential brownie points in a favourable Tweet from Trump .
The ultimate value to the American people in the deadly game of using their lives to rescue the brittle president ’ s hopelessly frail ego was never once a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than that , really .
In the absence of medical advice , Donald Trump should never have made the suggestion to use hydroxychloroquine in the first place .
He is neither a doctor nor has he ever played one on TV .
It was an act of egregious negligence of his duty of care to the American people to gamble with their lives for the sake of his own ego .
Or , in the words of NASA Flight Controller Gene Krantz , “ Let ’ s not make things worse by guessing.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and the fallout months later is still distracting Republican lawmakers from doing the right thing by their constituents .
This is why anecdotal evidence is so deadly and useless .
Since the flawed study was not , properly speaking , a real study in the first place , it was the equivalent of anecdotal evidence .
Anecdotal evidence is commonly used by quacks and pseudoscientists all the time because they can not find randomised placebo-controlled trials to support their outlandish claims .
And Fauci was right , bad studies get peer-reviewed all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pass muster .
Scientists make mistakes , just as they did when disgraced and “ struck-off ” Doctor Andrew Wakefield , father of the incomprehensibly stupid anti-vaxxer movement , got a favourable peer review in the Lancet .
By the time their error was discovered and retracted , the incalculable damage caused by Wakefield had been done .
This is a subtlety that is often missed by voters , and it ’ s why Republicans , who are anti-science , use anecdotal evidence so often .
For example , Republicans will use video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police as “ proof ” that police brutality happens to white people too , despite the statistical evidence that people of color are overwhelmingly the objects of police violence .
So beware of anecdotal evidence .
The truth rests with properly employed , proven and tested statistics , together with properly performed randomised placebo-controlled trials .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States , this has been another one .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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In an orgy of self-righteous triumph and relief, Republicans are exhuming Trump’s hydroxychloroquine gaffe and claiming that he’s been exonerated after all, according to a recently published study by the Henry Ford Health System. The study appears to indicate, according to the peer-reviewed article, that the use of hydroxychloroquine significantly reduced the incidence of death in COVID-19 patients. So it turns out that Donald Trump was right after all, yes?
Not so fast. Trump was wrong for advocating the use of hydroxychloroquine no matter what any later studies may have said in the first place. More about that later. Additionally, the Ford Health System study is flawed, and its flaws were artfully exposed by Dr. Anthony Fauci during Friday’s House subcommittee inquiry on the Trump administration’s coronavirus response.
After crowing about the findings of the study during the hearing, Republican Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer, who holds no medical qualifications whatsoever, smugly sat back. No doubt he warmed himself with visions of sugar-tweets to come from his toad-god Donald Trump. That’s when Dr. Anthony Fauci proceeded to absolutely destroy the study.
“The Henry Ford Hospital study that was published,” Fauci replied, “was a non-controlled, retrospective cohort study that was confounded by a number of issues, including the fact that many of the people who were receiving hydroxychloroquine were also receiving corticosteroids, which we know from another study gives clear benefits in reducing deaths from advanced disease. So that study is a flawed study, and I think anyone who examines it carefully [will see that] it is not a randomised placebo-controlled trial.”
In a desperate counter gambit, Luetkemeyer said, “It’s still peer-reviewed.” Fauci replied, “It doesn’t matter, you can peer review something that’s a bad study, but the fact is it is not a randomised placebo-controlled trial. The point that I think is important … in any and all of the randomised placebo-controlled trials, which is the gold standard of determining if something is effective, none of them had shown any efficacy for hydroxychloroquine.”
In other words, Luetkemeyer and other Republicans found a single flawed study that appeared to contradict the overwhelming majority of properly conducted other studies. All the other studies concluded that hydroxychloroquine is entirely useless in combating COVID, and may indeed prove dangerous. Instead they decided that the lone flawed one was correct. Why? Probably to save Donald Trump’s ego and get potential brownie points in a favourable Tweet from Trump. The ultimate value to the American people in the deadly game of using their lives to rescue the brittle president’s hopelessly frail ego was never once a consideration.
But it’s worse than that, really. In the absence of medical advice, Donald Trump should never have made the suggestion to use hydroxychloroquine in the first place. He is neither a doctor nor has he ever played one on TV. It was an act of egregious negligence of his duty of care to the American people to gamble with their lives for the sake of his own ego. Or, in the words of NASA Flight Controller Gene Krantz, “Let’s not make things worse by guessing.” Trump made things worse by guessing, and the fallout months later is still distracting Republican lawmakers from doing the right thing by their constituents.
This is why anecdotal evidence is so deadly and useless. Since the flawed study was not, properly speaking, a real study in the first place, it was the equivalent of anecdotal evidence. Anecdotal evidence is commonly used by quacks and pseudoscientists all the time because they cannot find randomised placebo-controlled trials to support their outlandish claims.
And Fauci was right, bad studies get peer-reviewed all the time too, and sometimes they pass muster. Scientists make mistakes, just as they did when disgraced and “struck-off” Doctor Andrew Wakefield, father of the incomprehensibly stupid anti-vaxxer movement, got a favourable peer review in the Lancet. By the time their error was discovered and retracted, the incalculable damage caused by Wakefield had been done.
This is a subtlety that is often missed by voters, and it’s why Republicans, who are anti-science, use anecdotal evidence so often. For example, Republicans will use video of a white man being beaten by police as “proof” that police brutality happens to white people too, despite the statistical evidence that people of color are overwhelmingly the objects of police violence. So beware of anecdotal evidence. The truth rests with properly employed, proven and tested statistics, together with properly performed randomised placebo-controlled trials.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, this has been another one. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-08-01--Who’s going to be the the one to tell him?

As Donald Trump ’ s reelection prospects get uglier by the day , and his troubles continue to mount , he appears to be growing more delusional by the hour .
There are stretches where he gives away that he knows he ’ s in trouble .
But more often he seems lost in a haze of wishful thinking about how this is all going to magically work out for him .
Take this tweet , for instance : “ We just got 50 % in Rasmussen , and much higher in our internal polls .
We are doing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that will be out on Monday .
He has been brought even further LEFT than Crazy Bernie Sanders ever thought possible .
By the way , Bernie ’ s people love me on Trade !
” Who ’ s going to be the one to tell Donald Trump that none of the above is accurate ?
Rasmussen isn ’ t a legitimate poll ; he ’ s doing far worse in every other public poll .
And when it comes to his internal polls , they ’ re so awful that he just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And while Bernie Sanders has fully thrown his weight behind Joe Biden , Bernie would be the first to scoff at the idea that Biden is now somehow to the left of Bernie .
Also , there are no Bernie fans who love Trump on trade .
This is almost theatrically absurd .

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As Donald Trump’s reelection prospects get uglier by the day, and his troubles continue to mount, he appears to be growing more delusional by the hour. There are stretches where he gives away that he knows he’s in trouble. But more often he seems lost in a haze of wishful thinking about how this is all going to magically work out for him.
Take this tweet, for instance: “We just got 50% in Rasmussen, and much higher in our internal polls. We are doing a new ad campaign on Sleepy Joe Biden that will be out on Monday. He has been brought even further LEFT than Crazy Bernie Sanders ever thought possible. By the way, Bernie’s people love me on Trade!”
Who’s going to be the one to tell Donald Trump that none of the above is accurate? Rasmussen isn’t a legitimate poll; he’s doing far worse in every other public poll. And when it comes to his internal polls, they’re so awful that he just demoted his campaign manager over it. And while Bernie Sanders has fully thrown his weight behind Joe Biden, Bernie would be the first to scoff at the idea that Biden is now somehow to the left of Bernie. Also, there are no Bernie fans who love Trump on trade. This is almost theatrically absurd.
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