palmerreport--2020-07-24--Now you can add kidnapping to Donald Trump’s rap sheet

Among the many human rights violations committed almost daily by the Trump administration , one particularly egregious breach of the public trust is effectuated under the aegis of the Department of Homeland Security , and goes by the name “ Operation Legend.
” It ’ s really a “ black op ” in the truest sense of the expression , because it was legally stillborn almost the instant it was conceived .
Operation Legend ’ s ostensible remit is to employ anonymous federal law enforcement officers , deployed in anonymous uniforms without name tags and mobilised in unmarked rented vans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in American cities .
So far so good if that ’ s all they do .
But it ’ s not all they do , and somebody is going to be in big trouble some day because of it .
For one thing , the federal officers in question are abducting peaceful protesters off the street and detaining them for unspecified reasons and unspecified intervals without habeas corpus or Miranda rights .
This is actually illegal , and it doesn ’ t even matter if the people they are abducting are committing crimes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not , as nearly as can be ascertained . )
One reason it ’ s illegal is because a federal officer can only lawfully arrest someone if the suspect is committing a federal crime ( as opposed to an ordinary state crime covered by local statute ) , otherwise enforcement of the crime is strictly up to the states .
Since these anonymous federal thugs are abducting innocent protesters exercising Constitutionally protected speech away from federal property , the officers are actually the ones who are committing a federal crime .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it can be shown that Donald Trump is the ultimate mastermind behind these kidnappings , then you can add “ kidnapper ” to Trump ’ s growing list of nefarious crimes to date .
Thus , Trump ’ s crimes include rape , child rape , sexual predation , murderer , theft , money laundering , fraud , embezzlement , treason and now kidnapping .
That ’ s quite a list .
Right now Operation Legend officers are deployed in Portland , Oregon , but Trump is planning to take the whole thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cities across the nation .
( Trump And Barr intend expanding to Chicago , Albuquerque , Kansas City and Missouri . )
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler had this to say about Operation Legend : “ It ’ s the presence of these federal officers , the way they came into the city , the way they have trampled over the Constitution , the way they have pulled people into vans , they way they have fired munitions at nonviolent demonstrators , in one case nearly killing somebody , the way they ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this is what is making Portlanders so angry right now.
” In other words , everything was fine until the feds showed up and turned a peaceful situation rotten .
“ We don ’ t want you here , we don ’ t need you here , and we want you to go home before somebody gets killed , ” the Mayor added .
In the lawless cesspool that is the corrupt Trump White House , that isn ’ t likely to happen soon .
The only thing that might stop him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lose the election if he doesn ’ t stop .
Concern about the Constitutional rights of the protesters doesn ’ t enter in .
Whatever the outcome , it matters that DHS is using black ops for their dirty work .
It ’ s the kind of thing one expects to find in third world countries , tinpot dictatorships and fascistic regimes like Nazi Germany or Russia or North Korea , not in the land of the free and the home of the brave .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States and must go in November , and this has been another one .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Among the many human rights violations committed almost daily by the Trump administration, one particularly egregious breach of the public trust is effectuated under the aegis of the Department of Homeland Security, and goes by the name “Operation Legend.” It’s really a “black op” in the truest sense of the expression, because it was legally stillborn almost the instant it was conceived.
Operation Legend’s ostensible remit is to employ anonymous federal law enforcement officers, deployed in anonymous uniforms without name tags and mobilised in unmarked rented vans, to protect federal property from vandalism in American cities. So far so good if that’s all they do. But it’s not all they do, and somebody is going to be in big trouble some day because of it.
For one thing, the federal officers in question are abducting peaceful protesters off the street and detaining them for unspecified reasons and unspecified intervals without habeas corpus or Miranda rights. This is actually illegal, and it doesn’t even matter if the people they are abducting are committing crimes. (In point of fact they are not, as nearly as can be ascertained.)
One reason it’s illegal is because a federal officer can only lawfully arrest someone if the suspect is committing a federal crime (as opposed to an ordinary state crime covered by local statute), otherwise enforcement of the crime is strictly up to the states. Since these anonymous federal thugs are abducting innocent protesters exercising Constitutionally protected speech away from federal property, the officers are actually the ones who are committing a federal crime. It’s known as kidnapping.
If it can be shown that Donald Trump is the ultimate mastermind behind these kidnappings, then you can add “kidnapper” to Trump’s growing list of nefarious crimes to date. Thus, Trump’s crimes include rape, child rape, sexual predation, murderer, theft, money laundering, fraud, embezzlement, treason and now kidnapping. That’s quite a list.
Right now Operation Legend officers are deployed in Portland, Oregon, but Trump is planning to take the whole thing on the road and into other major cities across the nation. (Trump And Barr intend expanding to Chicago, Albuquerque, Kansas City and Missouri.)
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler had this to say about Operation Legend: “It’s the presence of these federal officers, the way they came into the city, the way they have trampled over the Constitution, the way they have pulled people into vans, they way they have fired munitions at nonviolent demonstrators, in one case nearly killing somebody, the way they’ve trampled over the requirement for probable cause, this is what is making Portlanders so angry right now.” In other words, everything was fine until the feds showed up and turned a peaceful situation rotten.
“We don’t want you here, we don’t need you here, and we want you to go home before somebody gets killed,” the Mayor added. In the lawless cesspool that is the corrupt Trump White House, that isn’t likely to happen soon. The only thing that might stop him is the certain conviction that Trump will lose the election if he doesn’t stop. Concern about the Constitutional rights of the protesters doesn’t enter in.
Whatever the outcome, it matters that DHS is using black ops for their dirty work. It’s the kind of thing one expects to find in third world countries, tinpot dictatorships and fascistic regimes like Nazi Germany or Russia or North Korea, not in the land of the free and the home of the brave.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to serve as president of the United States and must go in November, and this has been another one. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-25--Rachel Maddow just nailed it

Rachel Maddow just nailed it

When Donald Trump announced weeks ago that all public schools must open in the fall nationwide despite the worsening pandemic , Palmer Report pointed out two things .
First , Trump doesn ’ t have that power to begin with ; it ’ s up to state and local officials .
Second , when we push back against these things , we win more often than not .
That brings us to Rachel Maddow .
On her show tonight , Maddow listed off a number of places around the country where Republican officials announced that the schools would have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to push back and force a change in policy .
For instance , Arizona ’ s Governor has begun incrementally backing down and allowing for guidelines that will determine when , where , or if schools will reopen .
Rachel Maddow is absolutely right about the importance of pushing back against this kind of thing more fiercely than ever .
Donald Trump , his regime , and his allies love to simply announce that they ’ re going to do something awful as if it were a done deal – in the hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve won and we ’ ve lost .
When we don ’ t fall for their doomsday proclamations , and we fight back , we frequently win .

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When Donald Trump announced weeks ago that all public schools must open in the fall nationwide despite the worsening pandemic, Palmer Report pointed out two things. First, Trump doesn’t have that power to begin with; it’s up to state and local officials. Second, when we push back against these things, we win more often than not. That brings us to Rachel Maddow.
On her show tonight, Maddow listed off a number of places around the country where Republican officials announced that the schools would have to reopen, only for activists and protesters to push back and force a change in policy. For instance, Arizona’s Governor has begun incrementally backing down and allowing for guidelines that will determine when, where, or if schools will reopen.
Rachel Maddow is absolutely right about the importance of pushing back against this kind of thing more fiercely than ever. Donald Trump, his regime, and his allies love to simply announce that they’re going to do something awful as if it were a done deal – in the hope of tricking us into believing that they’ve won and we’ve lost. When we don’t fall for their doomsday proclamations, and we fight back, we frequently win.
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palmerreport--2020-07-25--Donald Trump has a whole new “Gestapo” problem

In the days since Donald Trump has sent federal agents to Portland , he ’ s already being met with significant pushback across the country – which is only likely to get worse with his tendency to regularly melt down during the COVID briefings he ’ s decided to resume giving .
After the earliest reports of people in Portland being seized by unidentified agents , variations of # TrumpGestapo started appropriately trending on Twitter , making light of what looks like a blatant authoritarian power grab .
One group , calling itself the Really American PAC has decided to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a commercial that really tries to make the name stick .
They play a series of clips showing how Donald Trump ’ s demented rhetoric has only helped escalate violence throughout the country from the moment he announced his candidacy in 2015 and started holding rallies where he incited cheering supporters to assault any protestors who got too close .
Not only does it show that Trump ’ s been building up to this moment for a long time and anyone who even barely follows politics can connect the dots , it also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ always been dependent on how effective Trump is at playing a strongman – from his absurd declaration that “ I alone can fix it ” at the 2016 Republican convention , to his absurd and blatantly racist rants about a caravan traveling to the United States , all the way to now where he ’ s rambling about crimewaves in major cities and ignoring the very real threat COVID-19 poses .
Donald Trump may see himself as a strongman and so do many of his supporters , but he ’ s not a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contributes to the real crises America is facing , while making up ones that are non-existent .
This is the message we have to push louder than ever if we ’ re to beat him and take back the White House on November 3 .

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In the days since Donald Trump has sent federal agents to Portland, he’s already being met with significant pushback across the country – which is only likely to get worse with his tendency to regularly melt down during the COVID briefings he’s decided to resume giving. After the earliest reports of people in Portland being seized by unidentified agents, variations of #TrumpGestapo started appropriately trending on Twitter, making light of what looks like a blatant authoritarian power grab.
One group, calling itself the Really American PAC has decided to take things a step further, making a commercial that really tries to make the name stick. They play a series of clips showing how Donald Trump’s demented rhetoric has only helped escalate violence throughout the country from the moment he announced his candidacy in 2015 and started holding rallies where he incited cheering supporters to assault any protestors who got too close.
Not only does it show that Trump’s been building up to this moment for a long time and anyone who even barely follows politics can connect the dots, it also shows that his campaign for president has always been dependent on how effective Trump is at playing a strongman – from his absurd declaration that “I alone can fix it” at the 2016 Republican convention, to his absurd and blatantly racist rants about a caravan traveling to the United States, all the way to now where he’s rambling about crimewaves in major cities and ignoring the very real threat COVID-19 poses.
Donald Trump may see himself as a strongman and so do many of his supporters, but he’s not a very good one – he somehow always contributes to the real crises America is facing, while making up ones that are non-existent. This is the message we have to push louder than ever if we’re to beat him and take back the White House on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-07-24--Donald Trump has humiliatingly idiotic meltdown about “Obama and his team of lowlifes”

Considering that the Trump regime has spent the day trying to convince us that the cartoon TV show Paw Patrol has been canceled when it hasn ’ t actually been canceled , it ’ s a pretty good indicator that Donald Trump is once again not taking this deadly pandemic seriously .
Trump ’ s humiliatingly idiotic meltdown just now is also another strong indicator that he ’ s lost in the weeds : So Obama and his team of lowlifes spied on my campaign , and got caught – Open and shut case !
More papers released today which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever pay the price ?
The political Crime of the Century !
To be clear , nothing was released today that was in any way bad or incriminating for the Obama administration .
It ’ s also notable that Trump is simply whining about the fact that President Obama isn ’ t going to “ pay the price ” for his imaginary crimes – an admission on Trump ’ s part that he doesn ’ t have the muscle to try to actually prosecute Obama .
Then again , Trump is so weak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michael Cohen from getting out of prison today .

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Considering that the Trump regime has spent the day trying to convince us that the cartoon TV show Paw Patrol has been canceled when it hasn’t actually been canceled, it’s a pretty good indicator that Donald Trump is once again not taking this deadly pandemic seriously.
Trump’s humiliatingly idiotic meltdown just now is also another strong indicator that he’s lost in the weeds:
So Obama and his team of lowlifes spied on my campaign, and got caught – Open and shut case! More papers released today which are devastating to them. Will they ever pay the price? The political Crime of the Century! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 24, 2020
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To be clear, nothing was released today that was in any way bad or incriminating for the Obama administration. It’s also notable that Trump is simply whining about the fact that President Obama isn’t going to “pay the price” for his imaginary crimes – an admission on Trump’s part that he doesn’t have the muscle to try to actually prosecute Obama. Then again, Trump is so weak, he couldn’t even prevent Michael Cohen from getting out of prison today.
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palmerreport--2020-07-24--This is just plain disastrous for Donald Trump

Over the past month Palmer Report has been documenting how Joe Biden ’ s once-small lead continues to expand in the crucial swing state of Florida .
So we ’ re not surprised that the respected Cook Political Report is now changing its Florida rating from “ toss up ” to “ lean Democrat.
” But it ’ s what ’ s going on in some other states that is truly disastrous for Donald Trump .
The Cook Political Report is also shifting the deep red states of Missouri , Kansas , and Indiana from “ solid Republican ” to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t necessarily mean that Biden should go on the offensive in these three states , as there are other red states that he could more easily pick off by focusing on .
But it does mean that Joe Biden now has the same shot at winning Missouri , Kansas , and Indiana that Donald Trump has at winning Florida .
This comes amid the news earlier this week that the usually red state of Texas is now officially a swing state this time around , with the polls having Biden and Trump essentially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an opportunity to truly run up the score by doubling down on things like voter registration and voter turnout , to make sure Trump loses in a statement-making blowout .

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Over the past month Palmer Report has been documenting how Joe Biden’s once-small lead continues to expand in the crucial swing state of Florida. So we’re not surprised that the respected Cook Political Report is now changing its Florida rating from “toss up” to “lean Democrat.” But it’s what’s going on in some other states that is truly disastrous for Donald Trump.
The Cook Political Report is also shifting the deep red states of Missouri, Kansas, and Indiana from “solid Republican” to “lean Republican.” This doesn’t necessarily mean that Biden should go on the offensive in these three states, as there are other red states that he could more easily pick off by focusing on. But it does mean that Joe Biden now has the same shot at winning Missouri, Kansas, and Indiana that Donald Trump has at winning Florida.
This comes amid the news earlier this week that the usually red state of Texas is now officially a swing state this time around, with the polls having Biden and Trump essentially tied in the state. This represents an opportunity to truly run up the score by doubling down on things like voter registration and voter turnout, to make sure Trump loses in a statement-making blowout.
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palmerreport--2020-07-24--Dora The Explorer slam dunks Donald Trump

When Donald Trump ’ s White House Press Secretary incorrectly announced today that Paw Patrol had been canceled , the @ @ @ @ @ a statement confirming that it ’ s still on the air .
Now Trump is @ @ @ @ @ cartoon show of the day , thanks to Dora The Explorer .
Jimmy Fallon came @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump repeating “ Person , woman , man , camera , TV ” interspersed @ @ @ @ @ her friends cheering him on as if he were a toddler : Fátima Ptacek , @ @ @ @ @ The Explorer , then tweeted that there was “ something deeply satisfying ” about hearing @ @ @ @ @ mocking Donald Trump .
That ’ s right , Trump is getting dunked on by @ @ @ @ @ the real life Dora voice actress .
If the above video won ’ t load @ @ @ @ @ can watch it here instead .

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When Donald Trump’s White House Press Secretary incorrectly announced today that Paw Patrol had been canceled, the cartoon show had to issue a statement confirming that it’s still on the air. Now Trump is facing pushback from his second cartoon show of the day, thanks to Dora The Explorer.
Jimmy Fallon came up with this video of Donald Trump repeating “Person, woman, man, camera, TV” interspersed with Dora The Explorer and her friends cheering him on as if he were a toddler:
Can you say “cognitively there”? pic.twitter.com/ygm9ZmYNLN — Jimmy Fallon (@jimmyfallon) July 24, 2020
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Fátima Ptacek, who spent years voicing Dora The Explorer, then tweeted that there was “something deeply satisfying” about hearing her voice in a video mocking Donald Trump. That’s right, Trump is getting dunked on by the fictional Dora character and the real life Dora voice actress. If the above video won’t load on your device, you can watch it here instead.
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palmerreport--2020-07-24--Nikki Haley totally jumps the shark

Nikki Haley totally jumps the shark

Nikki Haley destroyed her once-promising political career when she took a job in the Donald Trump administration , which she ended up resigning amid controversy .
Now that her career is basically over , she ’ s still periodically trying to prop Trump up , in the faint hope that Trump might put her on the 2020 ticket in Mike Pence ’ s place .
Even though it ’ s getting close to being too late for Trump to make a ballot switch , Nikki Haley is still openly begging him to bail out her career .
Unfortunately for her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at this point .
She posted this utterly humiliating tweet today , calling Trump “ selfless ” for whatever this nonsense was : We know how much @ realDonaldTrump wanted to have a blowout convention.Proud of the selfless leadership he has shown in cancelling the convention .
He has a great story to tell on how he turned our economy & foreign policy around .
We look forward to sharing it in the next 100 days !
This merely prompted Nikki Haley ’ s name to start trending on Twitter , along with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everyone made fun of her desperate idiocy .
Her tweet ended up getting more negative comments than likes , making clear just how much of a failure her tweet was .
Of course she was only tweeting it for an audience of one : Donald Trump .
Then again , we ’ re still not convinced he can read .

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Nikki Haley destroyed her once-promising political career when she took a job in the Donald Trump administration, which she ended up resigning amid controversy. Now that her career is basically over, she’s still periodically trying to prop Trump up, in the faint hope that Trump might put her on the 2020 ticket in Mike Pence’s place.
Even though it’s getting close to being too late for Trump to make a ballot switch, Nikki Haley is still openly begging him to bail out her career. Unfortunately for her, it’s just getting sad at this point. She posted this utterly humiliating tweet today, calling Trump “selfless” for whatever this nonsense was:
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We know how much @realDonaldTrump wanted to have a blowout convention.Proud of the selfless leadership he has shown in cancelling the convention. He has a great story to tell on how he turned our economy & foreign policy around. We look forward to sharing it in the next 100 days! — Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) July 24, 2020
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This merely prompted Nikki Haley’s name to start trending on Twitter, along with the word “selfless,” as everyone made fun of her desperate idiocy. Her tweet ended up getting more negative comments than likes, making clear just how much of a failure her tweet was. Of course she was only tweeting it for an audience of one: Donald Trump. Then again, we’re still not convinced he can read.
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palmerreport--2020-07-24--Donald Trump’s stooge Kayleigh McEnany goes dishonestly berserk about Paw Patrol cartoon

The Trump regime has always been eager to tell any lie it can think of in order to make whatever ridiculous argument it ’ s trying to push on any given day .
But for this to be effective , the lie has to be believable , or obscure , or something that can be spun .
That brings us to today ’ s press briefing , where Donald Trump ’ s White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany made a point of complaining about how Paw Patrol , a cartoon about police officers , was canceled a few weeks ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police .
Here ’ s the thing : Paw Patrol wasn ’ t canceled .
It ’ s still on the air .
It aired as recently as yesterday .
It ’ s not clear if McEnany is lying on purpose , or if she was merely being sloppy .
Last month there was an online meme going around about how Paw Patrol had supposedly been canceled due to backlash against the police ; perhaps she came across the meme and didn ’ t do her homework .
In any case , Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as dishonest as they are evil as they are inept as they are stupid .
That ’ s no way to go through life .
And it ’ s no way to run the country .
There ’ s a pandemic going on , for crying out loud .
Now if you ’ ll excuse us , we have to go save a fictional cartoon from imaginary cancelation .

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The Trump regime has always been eager to tell any lie it can think of in order to make whatever ridiculous argument it’s trying to push on any given day. But for this to be effective, the lie has to be believable, or obscure, or something that can be spun.
That brings us to today’s press briefing, where Donald Trump’s White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany made a point of complaining about how Paw Patrol, a cartoon about police officers, was canceled a few weeks ago in the wake of pushback against the police. Here’s the thing: Paw Patrol wasn’t canceled. It’s still on the air. It aired as recently as yesterday.
It’s not clear if McEnany is lying on purpose, or if she was merely being sloppy. Last month there was an online meme going around about how Paw Patrol had supposedly been canceled due to backlash against the police; perhaps she came across the meme and didn’t do her homework.
In any case, Donald Trump and his people are every bit as dishonest as they are evil as they are inept as they are stupid. That’s no way to go through life. And it’s no way to run the country. There’s a pandemic going on, for crying out loud. Now if you’ll excuse us, we have to go save a fictional cartoon from imaginary cancelation.
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This is alarming

Following a relative dip in deaths from coronavirus in the United States , thanks in part to large cities and Democratic governors taking the pandemic seriously , the record has taken an alarming uptick .
America has passed the thousand a day mark for coronavirus deaths two days in a row .
This is why alleged violence in American cities has suddenly become the topic of distraction .
Trump doesn ’ t want us to notice that people are now going to start dying by the thousands every day and not just the hundreds .
Meanwhile Donald Trump has created @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where none previously existed .
Peaceful Black Lives Matter protests were winding down there when Trump sent in federal troops in unlabelled body armor and rented vans to stir them up again .
That way he could have an “ emergency ” talking point to distract away from coronavirus deaths .
Trump is proving once again that when an election is coming he can move quickly and move troops .
Recall as Exhibit A , Trump ’ s deployment of troops in 2018 to America ’ s southern border when the “ hordes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Central America .
That “ emergency ” evaporated the day after the election — just like this “ emergency ” will as well .
Meanwhile coronavirus is attacking and killing people in red states in record numbers .
The folly of aping their lord and master by not wearing masks and not practicing social distancing is coming home to roost .
( In a delectable instance of poetic justice , Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt caught coronavirus at Trump ’ s Tulsa rally . )
And since America has now passed the ostensible 4 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is now rocketing its way to five million , the numbers are going to get increasingly alarming .
CDC Director Robert Redfield estimates that the number of coronavirus cases may be closer to 40 million than to 4 .
This suggests that the death toll could reach the million mark by the end of the summer , because 40 million sick people can easily infect 60 million more .
I and every sane person hopes not .
We will see .
Trump , of course doesn ’ t care , unless it hurts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Italy was scorned by the world as the example of how to do coronavirus wrong .
The Italian bureaucracy is notoriously labyrinthian and Italians famously independent .
But they got the pandemic under control in a way that the United States could now only envy .
Even though Italy suffered from many of the disadvantages America has , it had one advantage : Italy didn ’ t have to endure disastrous leadership .
Trump ’ s red-handed mismanagement of coronavirus is the very thing Adam Schiff warned us of in the impeachment hearings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Collins insouciantly overlooked .
Stop for a moment and imagine four more years of this .
Then get your ass to the polls in November , and take as many people with you as you possibly can manage .
Donald Trump will have killed a million people by then .
Try to imagine how many more lives he could destroy with four more years .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to occupy the office of President of the United States , this has been another one .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Following a relative dip in deaths from coronavirus in the United States, thanks in part to large cities and Democratic governors taking the pandemic seriously, the record has taken an alarming uptick. America has passed the thousand a day mark for coronavirus deaths two days in a row. This is why alleged violence in American cities has suddenly become the topic of distraction. Trump doesn’t want us to notice that people are now going to start dying by the thousands every day and not just the hundreds.
Meanwhile Donald Trump has created a problem in Portland, Oregon, where none previously existed. Peaceful Black Lives Matter protests were winding down there when Trump sent in federal troops in unlabelled body armor and rented vans to stir them up again. That way he could have an “emergency” talking point to distract away from coronavirus deaths.
Trump is proving once again that when an election is coming he can move quickly and move troops. Recall as Exhibit A, Trump’s deployment of troops in 2018 to America’s southern border when the “hordes” in caravans were marching north from Central America. That “emergency” evaporated the day after the election — just like this “emergency” will as well.
Meanwhile coronavirus is attacking and killing people in red states in record numbers. The folly of aping their lord and master by not wearing masks and not practicing social distancing is coming home to roost. (In a delectable instance of poetic justice, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt caught coronavirus at Trump’s Tulsa rally.) And since America has now passed the ostensible 4 million mark of people infected, and is now rocketing its way to five million, the numbers are going to get increasingly alarming.
CDC Director Robert Redfield estimates that the number of coronavirus cases may be closer to 40 million than to 4. This suggests that the death toll could reach the million mark by the end of the summer, because 40 million sick people can easily infect 60 million more. I and every sane person hopes not. We will see. Trump, of course doesn’t care, unless it hurts his re-election chances.
Not long ago Italy was scorned by the world as the example of how to do coronavirus wrong. The Italian bureaucracy is notoriously labyrinthian and Italians famously independent. But they got the pandemic under control in a way that the United States could now only envy. Even though Italy suffered from many of the disadvantages America has, it had one advantage: Italy didn’t have to endure disastrous leadership.
Trump’s red-handed mismanagement of coronavirus is the very thing Adam Schiff warned us of in the impeachment hearings, and the very thing that Susan Collins insouciantly overlooked. Stop for a moment and imagine four more years of this. Then get your ass to the polls in November, and take as many people with you as you possibly can manage. Donald Trump will have killed a million people by then. Try to imagine how many more lives he could destroy with four more years.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to occupy the office of 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--2020-07-24--Donald Trump has senile meltdown about Senator Jim Inhofe

One of the many reasons Donald Trump has failed so badly since taking office is that he doesn ’ t seem to understand how anything works in politics .
Nearly four years later , he still hasn ’ t bothered to learn the basics , or he ’ s incapable of understanding them .
For instance , the House and Senate have both passed legislation that removes the names of Confederate traitors from U.S. military bases , with overwhelming bipartisan veto-proof numbers .
It still has to go back to committee before it ’ s voted on by the full @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not as if anyone is going to vote against it after having just voted for it .
Just don ’ t tell that to Donald Trump .
This morning he tweeted this : No one has any idea what Trump is talking about – least of all him .
He seems to be under the impression that the legislation hasn ’ t been voted on yet , or that Jim Inhofe has a magic wand , or something equally absurd .
Trump either can ’ t understand , or can ’ t accept @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has already overwhelmingly committed itself to going against him on this one .
Like we said earlier today , it ’ s all slipping away from him .

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One of the many reasons Donald Trump has failed so badly since taking office is that he doesn’t seem to understand how anything works in politics. Nearly four years later, he still hasn’t bothered to learn the basics, or he’s incapable of understanding them.
For instance, the House and Senate have both passed legislation that removes the names of Confederate traitors from U.S. military bases, with overwhelming bipartisan veto-proof numbers. It still has to go back to committee before it’s voted on by the full Senate again, but it’s not as if anyone is going to vote against it after having just voted for it.
Just don’t tell that to Donald Trump. This morning he tweeted this:
I spoke to highly respected (Chairman) Senator @JimInhofe, who has informed me that he WILL NOT be changing the names of our great Military Bases and Forts, places from which we won two World Wars (and more!). Like me, Jim is not a believer in “Cancel Culture”. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 24, 2020
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No one has any idea what Trump is talking about – least of all him. He seems to be under the impression that the legislation hasn’t been voted on yet, or that Jim Inhofe has a magic wand, or something equally absurd. Trump either can’t understand, or can’t accept the fact that, his own party has already overwhelmingly committed itself to going against him on this one. Like we said earlier today, it’s all slipping away from him.
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palmerreport--2020-07-24--It’s all slipping away from him

It’s all slipping away from him

The worse things get for Donald Trump , the more we keep hearing about how he must have some kind of secret evil genius master plan up his sleeve .
He wouldn ’ t dig himself such a deep hole if he didn ’ t have a magic trap door for getting out of it , right ?
But even as too many people on our side spend too much time trying to figure out Donald Trump ’ s secret master plan , he keeps showing us that there simply isn ’ t one .
What , you thought Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ move the Republican National Convention from North Carolina over a mask dispute ?
His tantrum left him with no convention at all .
You thought Trump had a plan when he had Bill Barr throw Michael Cohen back in prison to try to keep Cohen ’ s book from coming out ?
Cohen is getting back out of prison today , and the book is still set to be released on schedule .
You thought Trump had a plan when he sent his goons to invade Portland ?
Everyone from the Oregon Attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now pushing back against it .
And Trump certainly wasn ’ t carrying out a secret master plan when he randomly invited a retired baseball player to speak at his coronavirus press conference in a way that impressed no one .
The reality is that Donald Trump is in over his head , he doesn ’ t know any way out of this , it ’ s all slipping away from him , and he ’ s running out of time .
He ’ s three and a half months from very likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does lose , he ’ s rotting in solitary confinement for the rest of his life .
Let ’ s work hard .
Let ’ s stay vigilant .
But let ’ s not delude ourselves into believing that Trump has any idea what he ’ s doing .
He doesn ’ t .
There simply is no plan .

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The worse things get for Donald Trump, the more we keep hearing about how he must have some kind of secret evil genius master plan up his sleeve. He wouldn’t dig himself such a deep hole if he didn’t have a magic trap door for getting out of it, right?
But even as too many people on our side spend too much time trying to figure out Donald Trump’s secret master plan, he keeps showing us that there simply isn’t one. What, you thought Trump had a plan when he tried to move the Republican National Convention from North Carolina over a mask dispute? His tantrum left him with no convention at all.
You thought Trump had a plan when he had Bill Barr throw Michael Cohen back in prison to try to keep Cohen’s book from coming out? Cohen is getting back out of prison today, and the book is still set to be released on schedule. You thought Trump had a plan when he sent his goons to invade Portland? Everyone from the Oregon Attorney General to the DOJ Inspector General is now pushing back against it. And Trump certainly wasn’t carrying out a secret master plan when he randomly invited a retired baseball player to speak at his coronavirus press conference in a way that impressed no one.
The reality is that Donald Trump is in over his head, he doesn’t know any way out of this, it’s all slipping away from him, and he’s running out of time. He’s three and a half months from very likely losing an election – and if he does lose, he’s rotting in solitary confinement for the rest of his life. Let’s work hard. Let’s stay vigilant. But let’s not delude ourselves into believing that Trump has any idea what he’s doing. He doesn’t. There simply is no plan.
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WRONG ANSWER

If Donald Trump thinks that sending his armed goons to mess with peaceful protesters in places like Portland is going @ @ @ @ @ , his worsening poll numbers suggest the opposite .
But he ’ ll still trying @ @ @ @ @ his idiotic move instead of changing course .
Now he ’ s once again trying @ @ @ @ @ or something .
Trump posted this bizarre tweet which seems to falsely imply that the @ @ @ @ @ federal buildings : This is patently the wrong answer from Donald Trump .
Not only @ @ @ @ @ , he ’ s not helping his own cause .
The more he tries to @ @ @ @ @ violent mob , the more people see that he ’ s the real problem .
@ @ @ @ @ and military veterans who are now marching against him in growing numbers .

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If Donald Trump thinks that sending his armed goons to mess with peaceful protesters in places like Portland is going to help his reelection odds, his worsening poll numbers suggest the opposite. But he’ll still trying to find ways to justify his idiotic move instead of changing course. Now he’s once again trying to make it about statues or something.
Trump posted this bizarre tweet which seems to falsely imply that the protesters in Portland are attacking federal buildings:
Anarchists, Agitators or Protestors who vandalize or damage our Federal Courthouse in Portland, or any Federal Buildings in any of our Cities or States, will be prosecuted under our recently re-enacted Statues & Monuments Act. MINIMUM TEN YEARS IN PRISON. Don’t do it! @DHSgov — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 27, 2020
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This is patently the wrong answer from Donald Trump. Not only is he full of crap, he’s not helping his own cause. The more he tries to paint peaceful protesters as a violent mob, the more people see that he’s the real problem. Just ask the suburban moms and military veterans who are now marching against him in growing numbers.
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palmerreport--2020-07-28--This is idiotic even for Donald Trump

This is idiotic even for Donald Trump

Donald Trump likes to say that all the polls showing him trailing Joe Biden are fake – even when they come from Fox News , which used to be his favorite news network until he accused them of conspiring with the Democrats to sabotage him during an incoherent meltdown .
Even before that , he thought it was a good idea to vindictively fire his own pollsters when they showed him losing rather than change his campaign strategy to one that moderates could get behind .
Instead , Donald Trump has decided to treat his campaign staffers the same way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make it clear that loyalty is worth more than dealing with reality .
The problem is , it ’ s pretty hard to see the bright side for Trump ’ s re-election prospects and cherry pick polls that don ’ t show Trump being blown out of the water in all the places he needs to win .
It ’ s gotten so bad that Jenna Ellis , his campaign ’ s senior legal advisor , thought it would be a good idea to go on OAN News – the only station that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than Fox News – and boast about Trump ’ s performance in Twitter polls .
Yes , she actually said that , and if the other question you had was wondering if these polls are scientific , the answer is no .
They can be answered by anyone , and they ’ re about as reliable as a movie rating on IMDb .
Yet somehow , Ellis is making the case that these polls answered by Trump ’ s swamp of trolls reveal the hidden voters that will magically win him re-election , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are regularly ratioed with unfavorable responses .
It ’ s an argument so idiotic that it would never see the light of day at a legitimate news outlet .
The good news is that all of your efforts to defeat this criminal administration are working , and we need to keep them running scared until we vote them out on November 3 .

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Donald Trump likes to say that all the polls showing him trailing Joe Biden are fake – even when they come from Fox News, which used to be his favorite news network until he accused them of conspiring with the Democrats to sabotage him during an incoherent meltdown. Even before that, he thought it was a good idea to vindictively fire his own pollsters when they showed him losing rather than change his campaign strategy to one that moderates could get behind.
Instead, Donald Trump has decided to treat his campaign staffers the same way he’s treated his voters: make it clear that loyalty is worth more than dealing with reality. The problem is, it’s pretty hard to see the bright side for Trump’s re-election prospects and cherry pick polls that don’t show Trump being blown out of the water in all the places he needs to win. It’s gotten so bad that Jenna Ellis, his campaign’s senior legal advisor, thought it would be a good idea to go on OAN News – the only station that sucks up to Donald Trump even more than Fox News – and boast about Trump’s performance in Twitter polls.
Yes, she actually said that, and if the other question you had was wondering if these polls are scientific, the answer is no. They can be answered by anyone, and they’re about as reliable as a movie rating on IMDb. Yet somehow, Ellis is making the case that these polls answered by Trump’s swamp of trolls reveal the hidden voters that will magically win him re-election, even while Trump’s own tweets are regularly ratioed with unfavorable responses.
It’s an argument so idiotic that it would never see the light of day at a legitimate news outlet. The good news is that all of your efforts to defeat this criminal administration are working, and we need to keep them running scared until we vote them out on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-07-27--Everyone piles on as Melania Trump’s Rose Garden stunt goes off the rails

With the coronavirus continuing to ravage the United States in deadly and worsening fashion , the resulting economic impact continuing to worsen , and civil unrest in the streets , Donald Trump keeps finding new ways to show us how out of touch he is .
He tweets about inane nonsense all day , then he goes golfing – a reminder to voters that he ’ s uniquely unfit for office .
Now his wife is trying to compete with him on that front .
Melania Trump has announced that with the nation falling apart at the seams , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House Rose Garden ?
Wait , that can ’ t be right .
Except it is .
The New York Times says that Melania is planning to install a new walkway and electrical equipment in the Rose Garden as an “ act of expressing hope and optimism for the future.
” Wait , really ?
She ’ s that far out of touch ?
No one who ’ s trying to fend off a deadly virus , or trying to figure out how to make rent this month , or trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ murdered by the police , cares about this kind of thing even a little bit .
There ’ s a reason the name “ Marie Antoinette ” is trending right now .
Melania may be even more derangedly out of touch than her husband .

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With the coronavirus continuing to ravage the United States in deadly and worsening fashion, the resulting economic impact continuing to worsen, and civil unrest in the streets, Donald Trump keeps finding new ways to show us how out of touch he is. He tweets about inane nonsense all day, then he goes golfing – a reminder to voters that he’s uniquely unfit for office. Now his wife is trying to compete with him on that front.
Melania Trump has announced that with the nation falling apart at the seams, she’s going to focus on… renovating the White House Rose Garden? Wait, that can’t be right. Except it is. The New York Times says that Melania is planning to install a new walkway and electrical equipment in the Rose Garden as an “act of expressing hope and optimism for the future.”
Wait, really? She’s that far out of touch? No one who’s trying to fend off a deadly virus, or trying to figure out how to make rent this month, or trying to figure out how not to get murdered by the police, cares about this kind of thing even a little bit. There’s a reason the name “Marie Antoinette” is trending right now. Melania may be even more derangedly out of touch than her husband.
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palmerreport--2020-07-27--Donald Trump has berserk meltdown about Twitter’s trending topics

Twitter ’ s trending topics list is simply a reflection of what ’ s being discussed on the social network each day .
There are some filters to keep out spam , slurs , and so on .
But it ’ s not as if Twitter employees are picking out things to put on the trending list , or anything like that .
The trouble for Donald Trump is that as he becomes even more unpopular , the discussions taking place on sites like Twitter are becoming even more negative toward him .
Accordingly , most ( not all ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things that Trump doesn ’ t like .
Now Trump has decided that the trending topics are not only a conspiracy against him , but an “ illegal ” one : So disgusting to watch Twitter ’ s so-called “ Trending ” , where sooo many trends are about me , and never a good one .
They look for anything they can find , make it as bad as possible , and blow it up , trying to make it trend .
Really ridiculous , illegal , and , of course , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this idiot has no idea how anything works .
There is no conspiracy .
It ’ s just that the majority of Americans hate him .

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Twitter’s trending topics list is simply a reflection of what’s being discussed on the social network each day. There are some filters to keep out spam, slurs, and so on. But it’s not as if Twitter employees are picking out things to put on the trending list, or anything like that.
The trouble for Donald Trump is that as he becomes even more unpopular, the discussions taking place on sites like Twitter are becoming even more negative toward him. Accordingly, most (not all) of Twitter’s trending topics are things that Trump doesn’t like.
Now Trump has decided that the trending topics are not only a conspiracy against him, but an “illegal” one:
So disgusting to watch Twitter’s so-called “Trending”, where sooo many trends are about me, and never a good one. They look for anything they can find, make it as bad as possible, and blow it up, trying to make it trend. Really ridiculous, illegal, and, of course, very unfair! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 27, 2020
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That’s right, this idiot has no idea how anything works. There is no conspiracy. It’s just that the majority of Americans hate him.
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palmerreport--2020-07-27--Coronavirus creeps closer to Donald Trump

Donald Trump keeps insisting that the coronavirus is under control , or harmless , or a hoax , or whatever @ @ @ @ @ given day .
But back in the real world , the coronavirus keeps infecting more @ @ @ @ @ .
Now it turns out the virus is creeping a lot closer to Trump himself @ @ @ @ @ announced that Donald Trump ’ s National Security Advisor Robert O ’ Brien has tested @ @ @ @ @ mildly ill .
The Trump regime is claiming that O ’ Brien didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ or Mike Pence to infect them , but we all know not to take anything @ @ @ @ @ face value .
Meanwhile , Trump surrogate Herman Cain – who appears to have caught @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s Tulsa rally – is still in the hospital weeks later .
It @ @ @ @ @ Herman Cain and Donald Trump are the same age .

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Donald Trump keeps insisting that the coronavirus is under control, or harmless, or a hoax, or whatever his storyline is on any given day. But back in the real world, the coronavirus keeps infecting more people and claiming more lives. Now it turns out the virus is creeping a lot closer to Trump himself.
Earlier today it was announced that Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien has tested positive for coronavirus and is mildly ill. The Trump regime is claiming that O’Brien didn’t get close enough to Trump or Mike Pence to infect them, but we all know not to take anything this White House says at face value.
Meanwhile, Trump surrogate Herman Cain – who appears to have caught the coronavirus while attending Donald Trump’s Tulsa rally – is still in the hospital weeks later. It’s worth noting that Herman Cain and Donald Trump are the same age.
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palmerreport--2020-07-27--Donald Trump’s stooge Tom Cotton goes completely off the rails

Senator Tom Cotton is a military veteran and a Harvard trained lawyer , but like his fellow Harvard alum , Kayleigh McEnany , being able to attend a high-falutin ’ school does not guarantee awareness and sense .
Cotton has often said things that are extremist , even within the context of his own Republican Party .
Cotton recently tried to ban the teaching of the 1619 Project in schools , with his Saving American History Act of 2020 , which his office announced “ would prohibit the use of federal funds to teach the 1619 Project by K-12 schools @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 1619 Project would also be ineligible for federal professional-development grants.
” Cotton also went on an additional attack against the New York Times project , named after the first year slaves were imported to America .
The quote from Cotton over the weekend was : “ We have to study the history of slavery and its role and impact on the development of our country because otherwise we can ’ t understand our country .
As the Founding Fathers said , it was the necessary evil upon which the union was built @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a way , as Lincoln said , to put slavery on the course to its ultimate extinction.
” When the media reported the above quote , Tom Cotton said the “ fake news ” had once again distorted what he said .
Read the quote as it is , and however you parse , he states it was “ as the Founding Fathers said ” and he does not dispute that or explain why it was a necessary evil .

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Senator Tom Cotton is a military veteran and a Harvard trained lawyer, but like his fellow Harvard alum, Kayleigh McEnany, being able to attend a high-falutin’ school does not guarantee awareness and sense.
Cotton has often said things that are extremist, even within the context of his own Republican Party. Cotton recently tried to ban the teaching of the 1619 Project in schools, with his Saving American History Act of 2020, which his office announced “would prohibit the use of federal funds to teach the 1619 Project by K-12 schools or school districts. Schools that teach the 1619 Project would also be ineligible for federal professional-development grants.”
Cotton also went on an additional attack against the New York Times project, named after the first year slaves were imported to America. The quote from Cotton over the weekend was: “We have to study the history of slavery and its role and impact on the development of our country because otherwise we can’t understand our country. As the Founding Fathers said, it was the necessary evil upon which the union was built, but the union was built in a way, as Lincoln said, to put slavery on the course to its ultimate extinction.”
When the media reported the above quote, Tom Cotton said the “fake news” had once again distorted what he said. Read the quote as it is, and however you parse, he states it was “as the Founding Fathers said” and he does not dispute that or explain why it was a necessary evil.
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palmerreport--2020-07-27--Baseball’s Miami Marlins just caused a huge problem for Donald Trump

When the NBA and NHL announced that their shortened seasons would be played in an isolated bubble which prevented players from coming into contact with anyone in the outside world , it seemed like a solid plan .
When Major League Baseball attempted to start the season by having teams travel to each other ’ s cities for games , it felt iffy at best .
Sure enough , just a few games into the season , a double digit number of Miami Marlins players , coaches , and employees have already tested positive for coronavirus .
The Marlins are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to figure out whether or not it ’ ll have to cancel the entire season .
So what does this have to do with Donald Trump ?
Trump has been trying to sell Americans on the notion that the coronavirus threat has dissipated , or that it was all a hoax , and that it ’ s safe to do things like reopen schools and indoor places of business .
But the Marlins just demonstrated that it ’ s not even safe for a baseball team to travel to a different city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when that team is taking all possible precautions .
If the baseball season gets canceled , or if it continues but results in even worse coronavirus outbreaks , it ’ ll blow a huge hole in Donald Trump ’ s narrative that everything is just fine .
It ’ ll serve as a reminder to all Americans that Trump has mad a complete mess of the pandemic , that it ’ s getting even worse , and that he ’ s lying about it .
For Trump ’ s lies to stick , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go well – and instead they ’ re already going south .

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When the NBA and NHL announced that their shortened seasons would be played in an isolated bubble which prevented players from coming into contact with anyone in the outside world, it seemed like a solid plan. When Major League Baseball attempted to start the season by having teams travel to each other’s cities for games, it felt iffy at best.
Sure enough, just a few games into the season, a double digit number of Miami Marlins players, coaches, and employees have already tested positive for coronavirus. The Marlins are now canceling games, and MLB is trying to figure out whether or not it’ll have to cancel the entire season. So what does this have to do with Donald Trump?
Trump has been trying to sell Americans on the notion that the coronavirus threat has dissipated, or that it was all a hoax, and that it’s safe to do things like reopen schools and indoor places of business. But the Marlins just demonstrated that it’s not even safe for a baseball team to travel to a different city for games without catastrophic results – even when that team is taking all possible precautions.
If the baseball season gets canceled, or if it continues but results in even worse coronavirus outbreaks, it’ll blow a huge hole in Donald Trump’s narrative that everything is just fine. It’ll serve as a reminder to all Americans that Trump has mad a complete mess of the pandemic, that it’s getting even worse, and that he’s lying about it. For Trump’s lies to stick, he needs things like sports games to go well – and instead they’re already going south.
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palmerreport--2020-07-27--They just don’t like you, Donald Trump

They just don’t like you, Donald Trump

One of the great things about living in Europe , apart from the fact that I can leave my bank cards at home when going to the doctor ’ s office , is that I can openly declare my disdain of Donald Trump and rarely encounter a dissenting voice .
Of course there are fringe elements here who love him , particularly among the racist ignorati .
And I haven ’ t gone to London in a while so I don ’ t have to include London cabbies in my sample .
But in England in particular and Europe in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even hated .
Even in Westminster , where the word is that the Prime Minister is privately hoping for a Biden win .
Say what you like about Boris Johnson , and I ’ ve said plenty that is negative , he is his own unconventional , eccentric person .
He doesn ’ t like Trump .
Much of it probably comes down to ego ( we are discussing politicians here , after all ) because Boris didn ’ t appreciate having the phone slammed down in his ear by Trump when he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deal with Huawei to help develop Britain ’ s 5G network .
The UK ultimately relented following the imposition of US sanctions on the company .
However , the conflict has helped to reduce Johnson ’ s government ’ s appetite to strike a new trade deal with Trump .
This is particularly good news in Britain because I ’ d like to go on leaving my bank card at home when I go to the doctor ’ s office , as previously mentioned .
And of course it doesn ’ t help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States is best friends with a man who murdered a British citizen .
Dawn Sturgess , a neighbor of mine , was poisoned by the Russian binary nerve agent called “ novichok , ” enlisted in an unsuccessful effort to kill a Russian defector .
In Germany , Angela Merkel has stood fast against readmitting Russia into G7 , despite Trump ’ s overtures to reinstate him .
Germans are aghast that the president of the United States would want to have anything to do with a man who puts out murder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would appear that some Germans are horrified at this in ways that some Americans are not .
Trump is about as welcome in Germany as Congressman Ted Yoho at a Cinco de Mayo celebration .
The Scots have a long history of hating Donald Trump .
Trump ’ s golf courses on the British Isles have long served as a nexus for his attempts to enrich himself while in office , and his recent attempt to persuade the British ambassador to get the British Open for one of Trump ’ s golf courses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disposition toward him .
You get the idea .
Trump isn ’ t big here .
We don ’ t like him .
I ’ m glad to live in the midst of such fine company .
I lack the temperament to be philosophical about Americans who display the flags of traitors and enemies and claim to be patriots .
Europeans wouldn ’ t understand such hypocrisy .
Indeed , I ’ m glad to live in a land that only displays the Cross of St. George in solidarity with the English football @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the flag largely remains in the closet .
Too much patriotism is too much like jingoism which is too much like religion with guns .
And I ’ m glad to live in a nation where guns are largely nonexistent .
I think America could learn a lot from Europe .
For one thing , Europe doesn ’ t like Trump .
And I think America will get a chance to learn just how bad Trump has been for her after November 3rd .
Until then , as ever , ladies and gentlemen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ friends , stay safe .

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One of the great things about living in Europe, apart from the fact that I can leave my bank cards at home when going to the doctor’s office, is that I can openly declare my disdain of Donald Trump and rarely encounter a dissenting voice. Of course there are fringe elements here who love him, particularly among the racist ignorati. And I haven’t gone to London in a while so I don’t have to include London cabbies in my sample. But in England in particular and Europe in general, Donald Trump is disliked, even hated.
Even in Westminster, where the word is that the Prime Minister is privately hoping for a Biden win. Say what you like about Boris Johnson, and I’ve said plenty that is negative, he is his own unconventional, eccentric person. He doesn’t like Trump. Much of it probably comes down to ego (we are discussing politicians here, after all) because Boris didn’t appreciate having the phone slammed down in his ear by Trump when he refused to repudiate the UK’s deal with Huawei to help develop Britain’s 5G network. The UK ultimately relented following the imposition of US sanctions on the company.
However, the conflict has helped to reduce Johnson’s government’s appetite to strike a new trade deal with Trump. This is particularly good news in Britain because I’d like to go on leaving my bank card at home when I go to the doctor’s office, as previously mentioned.
And of course it doesn’t help at all that the president of the United States is best friends with a man who murdered a British citizen. Dawn Sturgess, a neighbor of mine, was poisoned by the Russian binary nerve agent called “novichok,” enlisted in an unsuccessful effort to kill a Russian defector.
In Germany, Angela Merkel has stood fast against readmitting Russia into G7, despite Trump’s overtures to reinstate him. Germans are aghast that the president of the United States would want to have anything to do with a man who puts out murder contracts on his own troops. It would appear that some Germans are horrified at this in ways that some Americans are not. Trump is about as welcome in Germany as Congressman Ted Yoho at a Cinco de Mayo celebration.
The Scots have a long history of hating Donald Trump. Trump’s golf courses on the British Isles have long served as a nexus for his attempts to enrich himself while in office, and his recent attempt to persuade the British ambassador to get the British Open for one of Trump’s golf courses hasn’t sweetened Scotland’s disposition toward him.
You get the idea. Trump isn’t big here. We don’t like him. I’m glad to live in the midst of such fine company. I lack the temperament to be philosophical about Americans who display the flags of traitors and enemies and claim to be patriots. Europeans wouldn’t understand such hypocrisy. Indeed, I’m glad to live in a land that only displays the Cross of St. George in solidarity with the English football team during the World Cup. Otherwise the flag largely remains in the closet. Too much patriotism is too much like jingoism which is too much like religion with guns. And I’m glad to live in a nation where guns are largely nonexistent.
I think America could learn a lot from Europe. For one thing, Europe doesn’t like Trump. And I think America will get a chance to learn just how bad Trump has been for her after November 3rd. Until then, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-27--Good news for Joe Biden

Good news for Joe Biden

If you ask Donald Trump , he ’ ll tell you that there ’ s only one measure of popularity : attention .
Of course he doesn ’ t get that a whole lot of people only watch his incoherent press briefings and read his deranged tweets because they can ’ t look away from the train wreck – and that kind of attention doesn ’ t exactly help with legitimate metrics like approval ratings .
That said , there are still plenty of pundits who have insisted that Donald Trump is somehow more popular than Joe Biden because he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does .
The good news for Biden is that he ’ s now gaining followers in short order .
Just a couple months ago he only had about five million followers .
Now he ’ s spiked all the way to 7.3 million followers , a sign that a rapidly increasing number of people are interested in what he has to say .
Trump will still surely brag that he still has more Twitter followers than Joe Biden does .
But if we ’ re going to use that metric out of context @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barack Obama has 36 million more followers than Trump does .

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If you ask Donald Trump, he’ll tell you that there’s only one measure of popularity: attention. Of course he doesn’t get that a whole lot of people only watch his incoherent press briefings and read his deranged tweets because they can’t look away from the train wreck – and that kind of attention doesn’t exactly help with legitimate metrics like approval ratings.
That said, there are still plenty of pundits who have insisted that Donald Trump is somehow more popular than Joe Biden because he has more Twitter followers than Joe Biden does. The good news for Biden is that he’s now gaining followers in short order. Just a couple months ago he only had about five million followers. Now he’s spiked all the way to 7.3 million followers, a sign that a rapidly increasing number of people are interested in what he has to say.
Trump will still surely brag that he still has more Twitter followers than Joe Biden does. But if we’re going to use that metric out of context, Trump should be reminded that President Barack Obama has 36 million more followers than Trump does.
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palmerreport--2020-07-27--This is a well deserved slap in Donald Trump’s face

Another day , another slap in the face for “ president ” Donald Trump .
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute issued a “ cease and desist ” to the Trump campaign for use of President Reagan ’ s likeness in fundraising emails .
On July 19 , the Trump campaign sent an email to supporters , offering “ limited edition ” gold coins depicting the likenesses of Reagan and Trump for a contribution of $ 45 or more .
Trump ’ s attempts to capitalize off Reagan are not new .
Trump shared a meme in July 2019 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ For the life of me , and I ’ ll never know how to explain it , when I met that young man , I felt like I was the one shaking hands with the president.
” Trump , in his juvenile way , accompanied the meme with “ Cute !
” The chief administrative officer of the Reagan Foundation confirmed that Ronald Reagan “ did not ever say that about Donald Trump.
” This shows how desperately Trump wants a second term by using the likeness of a real Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RNC communications director Michael Ahrens feigned surprise at the request , stating : “ President Reagan was a proud Republican and supporter of a party that has carried on his fight for conservative principles of economic opportunity and limited government.
” Trump is none of the things represented by real members of the Republican party .
Ahrens further shared that the Foundation “ regularly hosts debates for our presidential candidates.
” At some point , Ahrens should figure out that the Foundation does not consider Trump worthy of its support including the fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to take money from their own campaigns to prop up their failing businesses .
Forbes investigated Trump ’ s use of campaign funds , which should come as no surprise to anyone .
Trump has collected over $ 2.2 million in revenue from his own campaign , the RNC , other committees , and grassroots supporters .
Trump gets away with this by hosting functions for the campaign and its staff .
Trump has donated nothing to his own reelection bid , yet he continues to rake in revenue from those who have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2.2 million came directly through the campaign , but he has also taken an additional $ 2.3 million from his fundraising committees , Trump Victory and Trump Make America Great Again .
Forbes reviewed the Federal Election Commission records , which reveal that the RNC has spent an additional $ 2.4 million at Trump ’ s properties for a total of almost $ 7 million that has gone straight into Trump ’ s pocket .
He should change his campaign slogan from “ Make America Great Again ” to “ Make Trump Rich @ @ @ @ @ @ @ desire to retain the office he stole .
He has raked in more in four years than much of the lifetimes of his failed properties .
Now , it all makes sense .
This also explains Trump ’ s desire for dictatorship .
If he reports to no one , who can complain about what he is doing ?
It is vital that we give Trump a rude awakening in November .
We must let him know that his hustling days have come to an end , and he can return to bankrupting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It can not happen soon enough .

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Another day, another slap in the face for “president” Donald Trump. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute issued a “cease and desist” to the Trump campaign for use of President Reagan’s likeness in fundraising emails. On July 19, the Trump campaign sent an email to supporters, offering “limited edition” gold coins depicting the likenesses of Reagan and Trump for a contribution of $45 or more.
Trump’s attempts to capitalize off Reagan are not new. Trump shared a meme in July 2019 with a quote allegedly from Ronald Reagan: “For the life of me, and I’ll never know how to explain it, when I met that young man, I felt like I was the one shaking hands with the president.” Trump, in his juvenile way, accompanied the meme with “Cute!” The chief administrative officer of the Reagan Foundation confirmed that Ronald Reagan “did not ever say that about Donald Trump.” This shows how desperately Trump wants a second term by using the likeness of a real Republican who would never have supported Trump.
RNC communications director Michael Ahrens feigned surprise at the request, stating: “President Reagan was a proud Republican and supporter of a party that has carried on his fight for conservative principles of economic opportunity and limited government.” Trump is none of the things represented by real members of the Republican party. Ahrens further shared that the Foundation “regularly hosts debates for our presidential candidates.” At some point, Ahrens should figure out that the Foundation does not consider Trump worthy of its support including the fact that it is not normal for Republicans to take money from their own campaigns to prop up their failing businesses.
Forbes investigated Trump’s use of campaign funds, which should come as no surprise to anyone. Trump has collected over $2.2 million in revenue from his own campaign, the RNC, other committees, and grassroots supporters. Trump gets away with this by hosting functions for the campaign and its staff. Trump has donated nothing to his own reelection bid, yet he continues to rake in revenue from those who have donated. Forbes revealed that the $2.2 million came directly through the campaign, but he has also taken an additional $2.3 million from his fundraising committees, Trump Victory and Trump Make America Great Again.
Forbes reviewed the Federal Election Commission records, which reveal that the RNC has spent an additional $2.4 million at Trump’s properties for a total of almost $7 million that has gone straight into Trump’s pocket. He should change his campaign slogan from “Make America Great Again” to “Make Trump Rich Again.” This clarifies Trump’s desire to retain the office he stole. He has raked in more in four years than much of the lifetimes of his failed properties. Now, it all makes sense. This also explains Trump’s desire for dictatorship. If he reports to no one, who can complain about what he is doing?
It is vital that we give Trump a rude awakening in November. We must let him know that his hustling days have come to an end, and he can return to bankrupting his own businesses instead of our country. It cannot happen soon enough.
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palmerreport--2020-07-27--The double digit fight of our lives

The double digit fight of our lives

There are now ninety-nine days until Election Day .
Many states have lengthy early voting periods , which means that the first votes in the 2020 election will be cast far fewer than ninety-nine days from now .
The past four years have been a nonstop battle for the soul of the nation – but this next double digit number of days will be the fight of our lives .
Make no mistake : Donald Trump is also in the fight of his life .
If he doesn ’ t win reelection , he ’ ll quickly be dismantled by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll very likely spend the rest of his life penniless in prison .
Trump is behind by a double digit margin in the polls .
And while the polls aren ’ t always accurate , suffice it to say that if Trump could switch places with Joe Biden in the standings , he ’ d do it in a heartbeat – which is the surest sign that Trump is the one who ’ s currently in a deep hole .
If we keep working hard on things like voter registration and voter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such a big margin that no amount of cheating , posturing , or whining on the part of Donald Trump will make a difference .
The tricky part is that we have to put in this final ninety-nine days of work while Trump is negligently and psychotically causing the country to crumble around us .
That ’ s merely a reminder that our work is more important than ever .

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There are now ninety-nine days until Election Day. Many states have lengthy early voting periods, which means that the first votes in the 2020 election will be cast far fewer than ninety-nine days from now. The past four years have been a nonstop battle for the soul of the nation – but this next double digit number of days will be the fight of our lives.
Make no mistake: Donald Trump is also in the fight of his life. If he doesn’t win reelection, he’ll quickly be dismantled by criminal and civil cases, and he’ll very likely spend the rest of his life penniless in prison. Trump is behind by a double digit margin in the polls. And while the polls aren’t always accurate, suffice it to say that if Trump could switch places with Joe Biden in the standings, he’d do it in a heartbeat – which is the surest sign that Trump is the one who’s currently in a deep hole.
If we keep working hard on things like voter registration and voter turnout, Joe Biden will win by such a big margin that no amount of cheating, posturing, or whining on the part of Donald Trump will make a difference. The tricky part is that we have to put in this final ninety-nine days of work while Trump is negligently and psychotically causing the country to crumble around us. That’s merely a reminder that our work is more important than ever.
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palmerreport--2020-07-27--This is a joke

This is a joke

Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he ’ ll no longer be throwing out the first pitch at a New @ @ @ @ @ 15th , citing the number of meetings he has scheduled that day .
Palmer Report @ @ @ @ @ rather obviously canceling because he knew most or all the of players would take a @ @ @ @ @ those lines .
Now former federal prosecutor Daniel Goldman is pointing out just how much @ @ @ @ @ ’ s excuse is : August 15 is a Saturday three weeks from now .
@ @ @ @ @ wall on our southern border that Trump plays golf that day in Bedminster , NJ @ @ @ @ @ Stadium , and does not currently have any scheduled meetings that day .
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Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he’ll no longer be throwing out the first pitch at a New York Yankees game on August 15th, citing the number of meetings he has scheduled that day. Palmer Report pointed out that Trump was rather obviously canceling because he knew most or all the of players would take a knee, or something along those lines.
Now former federal prosecutor Daniel Goldman is pointing out just how much of a joke Donald Trump’s excuse is:
August 15 is a Saturday three weeks from now. I’d bet a wall on our southern border that Trump plays golf that day in Bedminster, NJ, not far from Yankee Stadium, and does not currently have any scheduled meetings that day. https://t.co/pLxrbKarGX — Daniel Goldman (@danielsgoldman) July 27, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-07-27--Donald Trump’s parade just got rained on

Donald Trump is now insisting on Twitter that it ’ s okay that he ’ s way behind in the polls , because his minority of voters are more “ enthusiastic.
” It ’ s not clear if he actually believes that means they can vote for him twice , or what .
But Trump ’ s handlers are working overtime to try to convince Trump that he ’ s not actually losing .
For instance , the @ TrumpWarRoom account on Twitter – which is officially run by the Trump 2020 campaign – tweeted on Sunday that “ There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden !
” This sounds like something that a parody account would tweet , or something that the Resistance would throw in Trump ’ s face in order to make fun of how little he understands about how any of this works .
But no , this is something that Donald Trump ’ s own handlers are actually tweeting , because they think it ’ ll cheer Trump up and convince him he ’ s secretly winning while his poll numbers collapse .
It ’ s clear that , even with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump 2020 campaign still exists to blow smoke up Donald Trump ’ s backside , rather than to try to actually win the election .

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Donald Trump is now insisting on Twitter that it’s okay that he’s way behind in the polls, because his minority of voters are more “enthusiastic.” It’s not clear if he actually believes that means they can vote for him twice, or what. But Trump’s handlers are working overtime to try to convince Trump that he’s not actually losing.
For instance, the @TrumpWarRoom account on Twitter – which is officially run by the Trump 2020 campaign – tweeted on Sunday that “There has NEVER been a boat parade for Joe Biden!” This sounds like something that a parody account would tweet, or something that the Resistance would throw in Trump’s face in order to make fun of how little he understands about how any of this works.
But no, this is something that Donald Trump’s own handlers are actually tweeting, because they think it’ll cheer Trump up and convince him he’s secretly winning while his poll numbers collapse. It’s clear that, even with the recent swap-out in campaign managers, the Trump 2020 campaign still exists to blow smoke up Donald Trump’s backside, rather than to try to actually win the election.
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palmerreport--2020-07-27--Donald Trump goes totally bonkers as key swing states slip away from him

With a hundred days to go until Election Day , it ’ s more important than ever for us to be vigilant when it comes to things like voter registration and voter turnout .
But the cold hard reality for Donald Trump is that his 2020 prospects are getting uglier by the day .
Trump ’ s poll numbers in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania are bottoming out , with the polling averages now suggesting he ’ s behind by a whopping seven points .
If Trump doesn ’ t win Pennsylvania , he ’ ll have little shot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an arguably even stronger sign of just how badly things are slipping away from Trump overall , the red state of Texas is now statistically tied in the polling averages .
If Trump loses Texas , it ’ s totally over for him .
So it ’ s not surprising that Donald Trump is melting down today about how Pennsylvania is slipping away from him , tweeting “ There is NO WAY a place like Pennsylvania can vote for the Radical Left and their puppet , Joe Biden ” – whatever that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tacked on “ Likewise , Texas ” in an acknowledgement that he ’ s in trouble in the Lone State state as well .

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With a hundred days to go until Election Day, it’s more important than ever for us to be vigilant when it comes to things like voter registration and voter turnout. But the cold hard reality for Donald Trump is that his 2020 prospects are getting uglier by the day.
Trump’s poll numbers in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania are bottoming out, with the polling averages now suggesting he’s behind by a whopping seven points. If Trump doesn’t win Pennsylvania, he’ll have little shot at winning the Electoral College. In an arguably even stronger sign of just how badly things are slipping away from Trump overall, the red state of Texas is now statistically tied in the polling averages. If Trump loses Texas, it’s totally over for him.
So it’s not surprising that Donald Trump is melting down today about how Pennsylvania is slipping away from him, tweeting “There is NO WAY a place like Pennsylvania can vote for the Radical Left and their puppet, Joe Biden” – whatever that’s supposed to mean. Trump also tacked on “Likewise, Texas” in an acknowledgement that he’s in trouble in the Lone State state as well.
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palmerreport--2020-07-27--Damning Donald Trump with faint praise

Damning Donald Trump with faint praise

I think every so often we should take a step back and try to view the Trump presidency from the lens of pre post-truth America .
Admittedly , when I did that , I found that Trump ’ s presidency looked even worse than I think many of us perceive it now .
In particular , it ’ s easy now to overlook comparatively minor Trump misdeeds that would have led to serious investigations in administrations past .
Not long after doing this , a friend of mine brought up a very good point , another I think many of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attention or adequate perspective — what has Trump actually accomplished ?
The answer should tell us a lot about what a second Trump presidency would look like .
My quest to find good things Trump has accomplished ended rather quickly .
I was able to find a few things : ( 1 ) USMCA led to better labor standards in Mexico , ( 2 ) Trump signed an executive order banning bump stocks ( which effectively turn semi-automatic guns into automatic guns , ( 3 ) the First Step Act expanded earned-time credits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to transition into society via halfway homes and similar initiatives , ( 4 ) NATO allies have increased defense spending ( which is a good thing depending on your priorities and weariness of Russia ) , and ( 5 ) gave the okay to have Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed .
While , arguably , there is a little more than this , there really isn ’ t much .
Additionally , you have to wonder how much of these five things I ’ ve listed actually were Trump ’ s ideas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
By contrast , Trump has a veritable mountain of misdeeds that , in my view , so greatly dwarf any of his accomplishments that it clearly shows he ’ s the worst American President in history who didn ’ t commit genocide , labeled “ Lest We Forget the Horrors : A Catalog of Trump ’ s Worst Cruelties , Collusions , Corruptions , and Crimes , ” with number 43 being at the time of his inauguration .
At the time of publication , this list is 796 atrocities long , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ July 2020 .
I encourage you to read through some of these atrocities and share them .
People can not forget , can not let this feel normal , can not justify , and can not be complacent .
If Trump were elected again , I bet that this list would more than double because he would feel more emboldened , unchecked , and powerful than ever .
A second term would not be the same kind of bad—it would be worse .
So , what has Trump accomplished since being elected ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for his and his family ’ s bank accounts , his rich buddies ’ bank accounts , white supremacy , fascism , and foreign adversaries .

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I think every so often we should take a step back and try to view the Trump presidency from the lens of pre post-truth America. Admittedly, when I did that, I found that Trump’s presidency looked even worse than I think many of us perceive it now. In particular, it’s easy now to overlook comparatively minor Trump misdeeds that would have led to serious investigations in administrations past. Not long after doing this, a friend of mine brought up a very good point, another I think many of us don’t quite give due attention or adequate perspective — what has Trump actually accomplished? The answer should tell us a lot about what a second Trump presidency would look like.
My quest to find good things Trump has accomplished ended rather quickly. I was able to find a few things: (1) USMCA led to better labor standards in Mexico, (2) Trump signed an executive order banning bump stocks (which effectively turn semi-automatic guns into automatic guns, (3) the First Step Act expanded earned-time credits for prisoners and gave prisoners more opportunity to transition into society via halfway homes and similar initiatives, (4) NATO allies have increased defense spending (which is a good thing depending on your priorities and weariness of Russia), and (5) gave the okay to have Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed. While, arguably, there is a little more than this, there really isn’t much. Additionally, you have to wonder how much of these five things I’ve listed actually were Trump’s ideas. I’m guessing none were.
By contrast, Trump has a veritable mountain of misdeeds that, in my view, so greatly dwarf any of his accomplishments that it clearly shows he’s the worst American President in history who didn’t commit genocide, labeled “Lest We Forget the Horrors: A Catalog of Trump’s Worst Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes,” with number 43 being at the time of his inauguration. At the time of publication, this list is 796 atrocities long, and that doesn’t even include July 2020.
I encourage you to read through some of these atrocities and share them. People cannot forget, cannot let this feel normal, cannot justify, and cannot be complacent. If Trump were elected again, I bet that this list would more than double because he would feel more emboldened, unchecked, and powerful than ever. A second term would not be the same kind of bad—it would be worse.
So, what has Trump accomplished since being elected? The answer is clear: net positives for his and his family’s bank accounts, his rich buddies’ bank accounts, white supremacy, fascism, and foreign adversaries.
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palmerreport--2020-07-27--Lindsey Graham is going to hate this

Lindsey Graham is going to hate this

There are a number of things going wrong for Lindsey Graham right now .
His reputation is forever ruined , @ @ @ @ @ at propping up Donald Trump .
And Graham ’ s poll numbers just keep getting @ @ @ @ @ shaping up to be a close race against Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison .
If Lindsey @ @ @ @ @ s going on right now , he ’ s really going to hate this in @ @ @ @ @ right , even Lindsey Graham ’ s next door neighbor has had enough of his @ @

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There are a number of things going wrong for Lindsey Graham right now. His reputation is forever ruined, thanks to his deranged attempt at propping up Donald Trump. And Graham’s poll numbers just keep getting uglier, in what is shaping up to be a close race against Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison.
If Lindsey Graham is hating what’s going on right now, he’s really going to hate this in particular:
This is the house next door to Lindsey Graham with a @harrisonjaime yard sign. Made my day! pic.twitter.com/f0695qrPbo — faith b (@bfaith49) July 25, 2020
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That’s right, even Lindsey Graham’s next door neighbor has had enough of his crap.
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