WHAT A WASTE

After all the hoopla and wasting people ’ s time and taxpayer dollars , Republican senators have revealed what we knew they would get from their investigation of Joe and Hunter Biden : Nothing .
What a surprise .
Washington Post reported the senators call Hunter Biden ’ s position with Burisma “ problematic ” and “ awkward ” and claims that his position “ interfered with efficient execution of policy ” during the Obama administration .
Hunter ’ s job did no such thing , or they would have produced documents or other materials that supported those claims .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can call it that , is that Hunter ( and other Biden relatives ) “ cashed in on Joe Biden ’ s vice presidency.
” This is laughable , especially given the Trump administration ’ s blatant nepotism and wrongdoings .
They included in their report that the impact of Hunter Biden ’ s job on U.S. policy respecting Ukraine “ is not clear.
” So , after all this , they have nothing .
How many told them before they even began this fool ’ s errand that Joe and Hunter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no more than the typical Republican response when the truth is staring them in the face .
They think they are smarter and more skilled than anyone else , including the intelligence community .
As Biden campaign spokesman Andrew Bates said , “ Johnson tried to subsidize a foreign attack against the sovereignty of our elections with taxpayer dollars—an attack founded on long-disproven , hardcore right-wing conspiracy theory.
” There you have it : Your tax dollars at waste , and for what ?
We know that Donald Trump did , in fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election by blackmailing Ukraine President Zelensky .
Even though his crooked counterparts in the senate acquitted him despite overwhelming evidence of his guilt , this is their way of retaliating against those who dared to bring truth to the American people .
When are people going to realize that Republicans represent only themselves ?
They certainly do nothing for the poorest state in the nation , Mississippi , but citizens of that state consistently elect Republicans to represent their interests .
That , my friends , is “ cutting off your nose to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mention stupid .
Washington Post reported that Trump expected to detail allegations against Hunter Biden in the debate , and if he does so , considering this ludicrous report , he is even stupider than we think .
Grassley and Johnson came up with this scheme , and the most they managed to accomplish was outing Johnson as a spreader of Russian disinformation .
As the old saying goes , “ what is done in the dark always comes to the light.
” That certainly proved true in this case .
Senator Ron @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Finance Committee , referred to this report as exactly what it is : a “ sham investigation that relied in part on Kremlin disinformation.
” They should be feeling stupid right about now , but let ’ s face it : Republicans have no shame .
Ultimately , what they accomplished was making their committee look like a complete joke .
Republicans continue to do things that will hamper chances of ever creating norms again in American institutions , not that they want to .
They will , however , be unable to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and do whatever they want in return , though you can rest assured they will .
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After all the hoopla and wasting people’s time and taxpayer dollars, Republican senators have revealed what we knew they would get from their investigation of Joe and Hunter Biden: Nothing. What a surprise. Washington Post reported the senators call Hunter Biden’s position with Burisma “problematic” and “awkward” and claims that his position “interfered with efficient execution of policy” during the Obama administration. Hunter’s job did no such thing, or they would have produced documents or other materials that supported those claims. Their biggest “complaint,” if you can call it that, is that Hunter (and other Biden relatives) “cashed in on Joe Biden’s vice presidency.” This is laughable, especially given the Trump administration’s blatant nepotism and wrongdoings.
They included in their report that the impact of Hunter Biden’s job on U.S. policy respecting Ukraine “is not clear.” So, after all this, they have nothing. How many told them before they even began this fool’s errand that Joe and Hunter Biden did nothing wrong? This is no more than the typical Republican response when the truth is staring them in the face. They think they are smarter and more skilled than anyone else, including the intelligence community. As Biden campaign spokesman Andrew Bates said, “Johnson tried to subsidize a foreign attack against the sovereignty of our elections with taxpayer dollars—an attack founded on long-disproven, hardcore right-wing conspiracy theory.”
There you have it: Your tax dollars at waste, and for what? We know that Donald Trump did, in fact, try to interfere in the upcoming election by blackmailing Ukraine President Zelensky. Even though his crooked counterparts in the senate acquitted him despite overwhelming evidence of his guilt, this is their way of retaliating against those who dared to bring truth to the American people. When are people going to realize that Republicans represent only themselves? They certainly do nothing for the poorest state in the nation, Mississippi, but citizens of that state consistently elect Republicans to represent their interests. That, my friends, is “cutting off your nose to spite your face,” not to mention stupid.
Washington Post reported that Trump expected to detail allegations against Hunter Biden in the debate, and if he does so, considering this ludicrous report, he is even stupider than we think. Grassley and Johnson came up with this scheme, and the most they managed to accomplish was outing Johnson as a spreader of Russian disinformation. As the old saying goes, “what is done in the dark always comes to the light.” That certainly proved true in this case.
Senator Ron Wyden, the top Democrat on the Finance Committee, referred to this report as exactly what it is: a “sham investigation that relied in part on Kremlin disinformation.” They should be feeling stupid right about now, but let’s face it: Republicans have no shame. Ultimately, what they accomplished was making their committee look like a complete joke. Republicans continue to do things that will hamper chances of ever creating norms again in American institutions, not that they want to. They will, however, be unable to say one word when Democrats take control and do whatever they want in return, though you can rest assured they will.
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palmerreport--2020-09-24--Joe Biden just nailed it

Joe Biden just nailed it

We ’ ve reached the stage of the election where Donald Trump no longer believes he has a realistic shot at winning , or even at keeping it close enough to successfully cheat .
So he ’ s moved on to hurling scary nonsense at the wall about how he ’ s going to magically remain in power no matter what , in the hope of making you too discouraged to keep putting in the work required to finish him off .
When Joe Biden was asked about Trump ’ s latest empty threat last night , he gave the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government is perfectly capable of escorting trespassers out of the White House.
” If Biden wins , he ’ ll be sworn in on the Capitol steps with or without Trump ’ s participation .
At that moment Trump will be trespassing if he ’ s still in the White House , and his own Secret Service agents would immediately drag him out .
Trump knows this too .
He ’ s not within a million miles of having the muscle to just magically remain in office .
He would never even try @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result in him going to prison immediately , instead of potentially being able to remain out on bail while his criminal trial in New York plays out .
But by making the empty threat to remain in office , Trump is hoping to then get something in return for leaving peacefully , such as leniency on his criminal charges .
Of course this kind of bluff only works if the public is gullible enough to believe that Donald Trump can somehow just magically remain in office after he loses , as if this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden nailed it by pointing out that this is something that Trump literally can not do .
Any media outlets trying to juice their ratings by playing up this nonsense should be ashamed of themselves .
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We’ve reached the stage of the election where Donald Trump no longer believes he has a realistic shot at winning, or even at keeping it close enough to successfully cheat. So he’s moved on to hurling scary nonsense at the wall about how he’s going to magically remain in power no matter what, in the hope of making you too discouraged to keep putting in the work required to finish him off.
When Joe Biden was asked about Trump’s latest empty threat last night, he gave the perfect answer: “The United States government is perfectly capable of escorting trespassers out of the White House.” If Biden wins, he’ll be sworn in on the Capitol steps with or without Trump’s participation. At that moment Trump will be trespassing if he’s still in the White House, and his own Secret Service agents would immediately drag him out.
Trump knows this too. He’s not within a million miles of having the muscle to just magically remain in office. He would never even try something so boneheaded, because it would result in him going to prison immediately, instead of potentially being able to remain out on bail while his criminal trial in New York plays out. But by making the empty threat to remain in office, Trump is hoping to then get something in return for leaving peacefully, such as leniency on his criminal charges.
Of course this kind of bluff only works if the public is gullible enough to believe that Donald Trump can somehow just magically remain in office after he loses, as if this were some perverse fairy tale. Joe Biden nailed it by pointing out that this is something that Trump literally cannot do. Any media outlets trying to juice their ratings by playing up this nonsense should be ashamed of themselves.
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palmerreport--2020-09-25--“Help me!” – Lindsey Graham gets desperate as it all slips away from him

Lindsey Graham seems to have finally figured out that he backed the wrong horse .
As a direct result of corruptly aligning himself with toxically unpopular criminal Donald Trump , Graham now finds himself tied in his own reelection bid – and his Democratic opponent Jaime Harrison has most of the money and all of the momentum .
Lindsey Graham is , to say the least , panicking .
He appeared on the Sean Hannity show on Thursday night and said this in a desperate sounding tone of voice : “ I ’ m being overwhelmed … help me , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , help me !
” Of course Lindsey Graham never had any trouble getting reelected back when he was a reasonable Republican Senator who worshipped John McCain .
But now that Graham has transformed into a lying corrupt mentally unstable extremist who worships Donald Trump , he ’ s in real danger of losing his seat .
Graham gets what he deserves .
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Lindsey Graham seems to have finally figured out that he backed the wrong horse. As a direct result of corruptly aligning himself with toxically unpopular criminal Donald Trump, Graham now finds himself tied in his own reelection bid – and his Democratic opponent Jaime Harrison has most of the money and all of the momentum.
Lindsey Graham is, to say the least, panicking. He appeared on the Sean Hannity show on Thursday night and said this in a desperate sounding tone of voice: “I’m being overwhelmed … help me, they’re killing me money wise, help me!”
Of course Lindsey Graham never had any trouble getting reelected back when he was a reasonable Republican Senator who worshipped John McCain. But now that Graham has transformed into a lying corrupt mentally unstable extremist who worships Donald Trump, he’s in real danger of losing his seat. Graham gets what he deserves. You can donate to Jaime Harrison here.
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palmerreport--2020-09-25--The Brett Kavanaugh factor that no one is talking about

If anyone thinks they know for certain how the Supreme Court nomination battle will play out , they ’ re being foolish .
There are far too many moving parts here .
One of them is the threat that the Democrats are making to expand the court after the election if they win the Senate majority .
But there ’ s another factor that no one is talking about .
It ’ s easy to have forgotten about it because it feels like it was a lifetime ago , but Brett Kavanaugh committed provable perjury during his confirmation hearing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t run out yet .
If Donald Trump loses , the post-Trump DOJ could easily have Kavanaugh indicted for perjury , leaving Kavanaugh with little choice but to resign as part of a plea deal or non-prosecution deal .
We have no way of knowing for sure if this is going to happen .
But given the way things are playing out , would anyone expect the post-Trump DOJ not to ring up Kavanaugh for perjury ?
Certainly , Senate Democrats will make the criminal referral to the DOJ , and the DOJ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So the bottom line is that if Trump installs a Supreme Court nominee and then loses , there is a possibility that Brett Kavanaugh could end up coming off the Supreme Court sometime after the election .
The Democrats would then still need to expand the court in order regain a majority , but it wouldn ’ t require adding as many judges – which could make it easier to pull it off in the court of public opinion .
Of course all of this only matters if the Democrats win the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House , so it ’ s added motivation for us to work even harder during these final six weeks before election day .
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If anyone thinks they know for certain how the Supreme Court nomination battle will play out, they’re being foolish. There are far too many moving parts here. One of them is the threat that the Democrats are making to expand the court after the election if they win the Senate majority. But there’s another factor that no one is talking about.
It’s easy to have forgotten about it because it feels like it was a lifetime ago, but Brett Kavanaugh committed provable perjury during his confirmation hearing, and the statute of limitations hasn’t run out yet. If Donald Trump loses, the post-Trump DOJ could easily have Kavanaugh indicted for perjury, leaving Kavanaugh with little choice but to resign as part of a plea deal or non-prosecution deal.
We have no way of knowing for sure if this is going to happen. But given the way things are playing out, would anyone expect the post-Trump DOJ not to ring up Kavanaugh for perjury? Certainly, Senate Democrats will make the criminal referral to the DOJ, and the DOJ could very well act on it.
So the bottom line is that if Trump installs a Supreme Court nominee and then loses, there is a possibility that Brett Kavanaugh could end up coming off the Supreme Court sometime after the election. The Democrats would then still need to expand the court in order regain a majority, but it wouldn’t require adding as many judges – which could make it easier to pull it off in the court of public opinion.
Of course all of this only matters if the Democrats win the White House, the Senate, and the House, so it’s added motivation for us to work even harder during these final six weeks before election day.
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palmerreport--2020-09-25--Donald Trump’s back is against the wall

Donald Trump’s back is against the wall

There ’ s been a lot of media attention over the last few days to Donald Trump ’ s scare tactics that he ’ s been making as he hopes to frighten anyone even thinking of voting against him to stay home and chalk the election up to a hopeless loss .
While his latest rantings are demented and hardly the language a president who cares about democracy , and should be rebuked , as they are , the news has been missing out on something else : Nancy Pelosi just beat the Republicans at their own game .
Last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out the possibility of impeaching Trump a second time , should it come to that .
This largely got reported that she was actually considering impeachment again – possibly as retaliation against Donald Trump filling Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’ s seat before the election .
Now , things are a bit clearer .
By simply not ruling it out , Nancy Pelosi got the GOP in a panic about another potential impeachment – for any number of the crimes Trump might have committed while in office , despite never actually saying the word @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McCarthy came out saying he ’ d force a vote to remove her as House Speaker if she tried it and made a fool of himself because this is something he doesn ’ t have any muscle to pull off .
Now , the GOP is using this non-existent issue in their campaign literature , unwittingly bringing up the fact that Donald Trump was already impeached for betraying the United States and is clearly terrified he might get impeached again .
This might fire up the die-hard Trumpers who plan to vote for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the middle , it just makes the GOP look like the desperate and easily startled creeps they are , still haunted by impeachment .
It also reminds voters that every Republican senator up for re-election this year failed to do their job .
While we always need to be vigilant , there ’ s much more room for optimism on our side than there is for the GOP right now .
While you may be anxious over the election , it ’ s clear that the other team is even more anxious .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the score now by phone banking and volunteering to elect Joe Biden and Democrats down the ballot by November 3 .
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There’s been a lot of media attention over the last few days to Donald Trump’s scare tactics that he’s been making as he hopes to frighten anyone even thinking of voting against him to stay home and chalk the election up to a hopeless loss. While his latest rantings are demented and hardly the language a president who cares about democracy, and should be rebuked, as they are, the news has been missing out on something else: Nancy Pelosi just beat the Republicans at their own game.
Last weekend, Pelosi didn’t rule out the possibility of impeaching Trump a second time, should it come to that. This largely got reported that she was actually considering impeachment again – possibly as retaliation against Donald Trump filling Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat before the election. Now, things are a bit clearer. By simply not ruling it out, Nancy Pelosi got the GOP in a panic about another potential impeachment – for any number of the crimes Trump might have committed while in office, despite never actually saying the word.
Today, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy came out saying he’d force a vote to remove her as House Speaker if she tried it and made a fool of himself because this is something he doesn’t have any muscle to pull off. Now, the GOP is using this non-existent issue in their campaign literature, unwittingly bringing up the fact that Donald Trump was already impeached for betraying the United States and is clearly terrified he might get impeached again. This might fire up the die-hard Trumpers who plan to vote for him anyway, but for anyone in the middle, it just makes the GOP look like the desperate and easily startled creeps they are, still haunted by impeachment. It also reminds voters that every Republican senator up for re-election this year failed to do their job.
While we always need to be vigilant, there’s much more room for optimism on our side than there is for the GOP right now. While you may be anxious over the election, it’s clear that the other team is even more anxious. This is our chance to run up the score now by phone banking and volunteering to elect Joe Biden and Democrats down the ballot by November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-09-26--Lawrence O’Donnell just nailed it

Lawrence O’Donnell just nailed it

This week I ’ ve been critical of the mainstream media for jumping on a ridiculous story about Donald Trump somehow magically installing his own electors to rig the Electoral College , when doing so would be realistically impossible in some states and literally impossible in other states .
The media has been using this nonsensical story to push its “ Trump will win no matter what ” and “ all hope is lost ” narratives , which do real harm because they instruct people not to even bother voting against him .
But credit where it ’ s due @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who is helping to spell out why the story is nonsense .
He tweeted this : That ’ s absolutely correct .
It ’ s also true in a number of other states .
This simply isn ’ t a real thing .
The original article – which falsely painted this unrealistic premise as if it could really happen – was either poorly researched at best , or intentionally crafted to scare people into making it go viral at worst .
One of the biggest keys to winning this election is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work at hand by absurd nonsense .
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This week I’ve been critical of the mainstream media for jumping on a ridiculous story about Donald Trump somehow magically installing his own electors to rig the Electoral College, when doing so would be realistically impossible in some states and literally impossible in other states.
The media has been using this nonsensical story to push its “Trump will win no matter what” and “all hope is lost” narratives, which do real harm because they instruct people not to even bother voting against him. But credit where it’s due to MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell, who is helping to spell out why the story is nonsense. He tweeted this:
Stop the panic about Pennsylvania’s Republican state legislature discarding election result & naming electors for Trump to the Electoral College. They’d have to pass legislation changing Pennsylvania’s Electoral College statute which would be VETOed by the Democratic governor.
That’s absolutely correct. It’s also true in a number of other states. This simply isn’t a real thing. The original article – which falsely painted this unrealistic premise as if it could really happen – was either poorly researched at best, or intentionally crafted to scare people into making it go viral at worst. One of the biggest keys to winning this election is not allowing ourselves to be distracted from the work at hand by absurd nonsense.
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palmerreport--2020-09-26--Assistant U.S. Attorney demolishes Bill Barr

Attorney General Bill Barr has spent the past few days hurling all kinds of ineffective nonsense at the wall in the hope he could get any of it to stick – a sign that he ’ s got nothing viable in the tank .
Now we ’ re seeing a more concrete sign of just how vulnerable Barr might be , and it ’ s coming from within the Department of Justice .
James Herbert , the Assistant U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts , published a letter in the Boston Globe yesterday titled “ Barr dishonors Justice Department.
” In his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as to state that “ The current attorney general has brought shame on the department he purports to lead.
” ABC News is now confirming that Herbert really did write this letter .
This is a huge deal because , while numerous former Justice Department types have condemned Bill Barr over the past couple years , James Herbert is a current Assistant U.S. Attorney .
He answers to the DOJ .
Barr is his boss , and can theoretically fire him .
But Herbert doesn ’ t appear to be worried about that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barr has been when he ’ s tried to meddle in the Flynn , Stone , Cohen , Lev , Igor , and Bannon cases , and how miserably Barr failed when he tried to meddle with the leadership in the U.S. Attorney ’ s office in the SDNY , Herbert may be correct in assuming that Barr can ’ t really touch him .
It ’ s becoming increasingly clear that Barr is unable to actually pull off any of his corrupt schemes , and that they ’ re instead merely designed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s doing something to help him .
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Attorney General Bill Barr has spent the past few days hurling all kinds of ineffective nonsense at the wall in the hope he could get any of it to stick – a sign that he’s got nothing viable in the tank. Now we’re seeing a more concrete sign of just how vulnerable Barr might be, and it’s coming from within the Department of Justice.
James Herbert, the Assistant U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, published a letter in the Boston Globe yesterday titled “Barr dishonors Justice Department.” In his public letter, Herbert goes so far as to state that “The current attorney general has brought shame on the department he purports to lead.” ABC News is now confirming that Herbert really did write this letter.
This is a huge deal because, while numerous former Justice Department types have condemned Bill Barr over the past couple years, James Herbert is a current Assistant U.S. Attorney. He answers to the DOJ. Barr is his boss, and can theoretically fire him. But Herbert doesn’t appear to be worried about that prospect.
Considering how laughably ineffective Bill Barr has been when he’s tried to meddle in the Flynn, Stone, Cohen, Lev, Igor, and Bannon cases, and how miserably Barr failed when he tried to meddle with the leadership in the U.S. Attorney’s office in the SDNY, Herbert may be correct in assuming that Barr can’t really touch him. It’s becoming increasingly clear that Barr is unable to actually pull off any of his corrupt schemes, and that they’re instead merely designed to con Donald Trump into believing that he’s doing something to help him.
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palmerreport--2020-09-25--FBI Director Christopher Wray sticks it to Donald Trump

Because he ’ s about to lose so badly , Donald Trump is more desperate than ever to push the notion that there ’ s some kind of massive mail-in vote conspiracy against him .
The thing is , Trump would have to get a majority of the country to believe this nonsense , and no one outside his too-small base seems to be falling for it .
That ’ s why Trump has to find a way to get the serious and respected people in the government to repeat his lie about mail-in voting , before he runs out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a big deal that generally respected FBI Director Christopher Wray just said this in an open hearing : “ We have not seen , historically , any kind of coordinated national voter fraud effort in a major election , whether it is by mail or otherwise.
” It ’ s not as if Trump ’ s “ I only lost big because of mail-in voter fraud ” argument was going to get him anywhere to begin with .
But with the head of the FBI firmly and publicly sticking it to Trump by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it makes things even more difficult for Trump .
To give you an idea of how ugly this is for Donald Trump , some right wing propaganda sites are now frantically calling for Wray to be fired .
Of course Trump could theoretically do that .
But if Trump thought he had the muscle to pull off firing Wray , he ’ d have done it awhile ago .
The reality is that none of this is going the way Trump wants it to .
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Because he’s about to lose so badly, Donald Trump is more desperate than ever to push the notion that there’s some kind of massive mail-in vote conspiracy against him. The thing is, Trump would have to get a majority of the country to believe this nonsense, and no one outside his too-small base seems to be falling for it.
That’s why Trump has to find a way to get the serious and respected people in the government to repeat his lie about mail-in voting, before he runs out of time. So it’s a big deal that generally respected FBI Director Christopher Wray just said this in an open hearing: “We have not seen, historically, any kind of coordinated national voter fraud effort in a major election, whether it is by mail or otherwise.”
It’s not as if Trump’s “I only lost big because of mail-in voter fraud” argument was going to get him anywhere to begin with. But with the head of the FBI firmly and publicly sticking it to Trump by confirming that there is no mail-in fraud, it makes things even more difficult for Trump.
To give you an idea of how ugly this is for Donald Trump, some right wing propaganda sites are now frantically calling for Wray to be fired. Of course Trump could theoretically do that. But if Trump thought he had the muscle to pull off firing Wray, he’d have done it awhile ago. The reality is that none of this is going the way Trump wants it to.
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palmerreport--2020-09-25--Bill Barr is throwing things at the wall

Even though the media keeps inexplicably hyping him as an immortal villain with a magic wand who can accomplish any evil thing he wants to , the reality is that Bill Barr strikes out most of the time .
For instance , he tried and failed to intervene in the Flynn , Stone , Cohen , Lev , Igor , and Bannon cases .
Now Barr ’ s Durham stunt has apparently failed as well .
This has left Bill Barr in the position of having to throw something at the wall , if only to convince Donald Trump that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evil genius plan up his sleeve .
But instead of rolling out one concrete con game , Barr is rolling out all kinds of piddly nonsense at once .
Take a look at this fascinating list assembled by Politico ’ s Kyle Cheney : To be clear , none of these things are anything .
None of them will have any impact on the election .
They ’ re all just smoke and mirrors .
The fact that Barr is throwing so many “ nothings ” at the wall at once is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is going anywhere .
Bill Barr has reached the point of desperation .
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Even though the media keeps inexplicably hyping him as an immortal villain with a magic wand who can accomplish any evil thing he wants to, the reality is that Bill Barr strikes out most of the time. For instance, he tried and failed to intervene in the Flynn, Stone, Cohen, Lev, Igor, and Bannon cases. Now Barr’s Durham stunt has apparently failed as well.
This has left Bill Barr in the position of having to throw something at the wall, if only to convince Donald Trump that he still has some kind of secret evil genius plan up his sleeve. But instead of rolling out one concrete con game, Barr is rolling out all kinds of piddly nonsense at once. Take a look at this fascinating list assembled by Politico’s Kyle Cheney:
In the last 36 hours, DOJ has: -Declassified a doc GOP lawmakers sought about the Steele Dossier
-Provided internal FBI messages to Flynn legal team
-Released an interview with one of the Flynn case agents
-Released questionable evidence of ballot irregularities in Pa.
To be clear, none of these things are anything. None of them will have any impact on the election. They’re all just smoke and mirrors. The fact that Barr is throwing so many “nothings” at the wall at once is a sign that even he knows none of this is going anywhere. Bill Barr has reached the point of desperation.
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palmerreport--2020-09-25--Donald Trump’s tax return nightmare just got even uglier for him

Donald Trump isn ’ t merely facing the humiliating prospect of losing the election .
He ’ s facing the prospect of going to prison if he loses the election .
New York prosecutors already have more than enough evidence to put Trump in prison .
But if and when they finally get their hands on Trump ’ s tax returns , it should be more than enough to put Trump away for the rest of his life .
That ’ s why Trump and his lawyers are still trying to fight an already-lost legal battle over his tax returns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down , but they ’ re still filing some useless appeals at the lower level in the hope of dragging out the inevitable just a bit longer .
But even that isn ’ t going well .
For instance , the appeals court judge is already telling Trump ’ s lawyers that their argument is “ highly contrived ” and “ legally inaccurate.
” In other words , this is going to be a quick rejection , and not the prolonged rejection that Team Trump was hoping for .
This means we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tax returns being turned over .
Keep in mind that Donald Trump ’ s accounting firm Mazars has already committed to turning over his tax returns once he ’ s finished exhausting his appeals .
So it ’ s not as if Trump can simply refuse to turn them over in defiance of a court order ; it ’ ll be entirely out of his hands .
And again , the New York grand jury is going to criminally indict Trump on state charges with or without his tax returns .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in even more felony counts and an even longer prison sentence .
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Donald Trump isn’t merely facing the humiliating prospect of losing the election. He’s facing the prospect of going to prison if he loses the election. New York prosecutors already have more than enough evidence to put Trump in prison. But if and when they finally get their hands on Trump’s tax returns, it should be more than enough to put Trump away for the rest of his life.
That’s why Trump and his lawyers are still trying to fight an already-lost legal battle over his tax returns. The Supreme Court already shot them down, but they’re still filing some useless appeals at the lower level in the hope of dragging out the inevitable just a bit longer. But even that isn’t going well.
For instance, the appeals court judge is already telling Trump’s lawyers that their argument is “highly contrived” and “legally inaccurate.” In other words, this is going to be a quick rejection, and not the prolonged rejection that Team Trump was hoping for. This means we’re even closer to Trump’s tax returns being turned over.
Keep in mind that Donald Trump’s accounting firm Mazars has already committed to turning over his tax returns once he’s finished exhausting his appeals. So it’s not as if Trump can simply refuse to turn them over in defiance of a court order; it’ll be entirely out of his hands. And again, the New York grand jury is going to criminally indict Trump on state charges with or without his tax returns. It’s that his tax returns would result in even more felony counts and an even longer prison sentence.
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palmerreport--2020-09-25--Joe Biden just scored a big win

Joe Biden just scored a big win

As his support is continuing to solidify in the polls , Joe Biden is still racking up a number of surprising endorsements .
Earlier this week , nearly 500 former military and national security officials endorsed him for president , warning of how perilous another four years of Donald Trump would be for national security and stability .
The endorsement was from people that largely don ’ t make endorsements or discuss their personal politics in the open , and have worked for both Republican and Democratic presidential administrations in the past .
Before that , Scientific American , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ candidate in its 175-year history , finally felt compelled to tell its readers that a Biden administration is the only guarantee that the United States will have leadership that cares about the current climate change crisis and will actively take measures to fight it .
Now , the risk assessment firm , Moody ’ s Analytics , released an analysis of the economic plans proposed by both Donald Trump and Joe Biden , and while they didn ’ t outright endorse Biden , they made it quite clear whose policies would benefit the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump likes to boast about his economy and the GOP backs him up , Moody ’ s team of economists outright say that the worst case scenario for the economy would be if Republicans were to sweep the White House and Congress .
Their model suggests that the economy wouldn ’ t return to full employment until at least the beginning of 2024 if such a scenario were to happen , and the risk is significantly higher because Trump would only double down on trade wars and immigration policies in a second term @ @ @ @ @ @ @ showed a better scenario in every possible way – with taxes on the middle class staying largely the same and significant investments being made to stimulate the economy while protecting Social Security and spending to benefit education and infrastructure .
The only way of course , to make his plans a reality is to vote for Joe Biden and Democrats down the ballot by November 3 .
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As his support is continuing to solidify in the polls, Joe Biden is still racking up a number of surprising endorsements. Earlier this week, nearly 500 former military and national security officials endorsed him for president, warning of how perilous another four years of Donald Trump would be for national security and stability. The endorsement was from people that largely don’t make endorsements or discuss their personal politics in the open, and have worked for both Republican and Democratic presidential administrations in the past.
Before that, Scientific American, a publication that has never endorsed a presidential candidate in its 175-year history, finally felt compelled to tell its readers that a Biden administration is the only guarantee that the United States will have leadership that cares about the current climate change crisis and will actively take measures to fight it. Now, the risk assessment firm, Moody’s Analytics, released an analysis of the economic plans proposed by both Donald Trump and Joe Biden, and while they didn’t outright endorse Biden, they made it quite clear whose policies would benefit the economy the most.
Even though Donald Trump likes to boast about his economy and the GOP backs him up, Moody’s team of economists outright say that the worst case scenario for the economy would be if Republicans were to sweep the White House and Congress. Their model suggests that the economy wouldn’t return to full employment until at least the beginning of 2024 if such a scenario were to happen, and the risk is significantly higher because Trump would only double down on trade wars and immigration policies in a second term.
By comparison, a Democratic sweep showed a better scenario in every possible way – with taxes on the middle class staying largely the same and significant investments being made to stimulate the economy while protecting Social Security and spending to benefit education and infrastructure. The only way of course, to make his plans a reality is to vote for Joe Biden and Democrats down the ballot by November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-09-25--Donald Trump Jr is in need of medical attention

Ever since his crazed , calamitous , frantic , teary-eyed speech at the Republican National Convention , various observers across social media have been wondering aloud whether Donald Trump Jr has a drug problem or if he ’ s in the midst of a mental breakdown .
Junior ’ s latest appearance is only serving to further fuel those questions .
Donald Trump Jr filmed this stunningly disturbing video , in which he can barely open his eyes , and he ’ s over-enunciating every word as if his life depended on it : Remarkably , the Donald Trump 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ idea to release this video publicly .
We ’ re left to wonder in all seriousness if Donald Trump Jr is filming videos like this because he ’ s trying to establish a “ not guilty by reason of mental defect ” defense for when he ’ s placed on criminal trial after his father loses the election .
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Ever since his crazed, calamitous, frantic, teary-eyed speech at the Republican National Convention, various observers across social media have been wondering aloud whether Donald Trump Jr has a drug problem or if he’s in the midst of a mental breakdown. Junior’s latest appearance is only serving to further fuel those questions.
Donald Trump Jr filmed this stunningly disturbing video, in which he can barely open his eyes, and he’s over-enunciating every word as if his life depended on it:
Donald Trump Jr sounds like he’s in need of medical attention. pic.twitter.com/r6LTxoDv63 — Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) September 25, 2020
Remarkably, the Donald Trump 2020 campaign thought it would be a good idea to release this video publicly. We’re left to wonder in all seriousness if Donald Trump Jr is filming videos like this because he’s trying to establish a “not guilty by reason of mental defect” defense for when he’s placed on criminal trial after his father loses the election.
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palmerreport--2020-09-25--Betsy Devos is now under investigation

Betsy Devos is now under investigation

Recall that Secretary of Education Betsy Devos enjoys a multi-billion dollar lifestyle , owns four airplanes , two helicopters , ten yachts ( and a full time employee known as a “ yacht scheduler ” ) and , still in time for Christmas , a gift buyer and toy repairer .
You might say she is a bit out of touch with the average American .
She ’ s also fully on board with Trump ’ s plan of sending kids back to school and declared , without evidence and without any plans to keep them safe , that “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggests that kids being in school is in any way dangerous.
” ( Donald Trump ’ s son Barron remains a “ virtual student , ” of course . )
Yet more than two thousand students , teachers and other school workers are now in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 , mere days into schools reopening .
As I write this , we are in the midst of a global pandemic that has claimed 207,538 American lives .
( As far as I know , none of them are members of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll have to get back to you on that . )
Devos seems oblivious to the truth .
Betsy Devos is also a law breaker .
She is in violation of the Hatch Act , a law that prohibits civil service employees in the executive branch of the federal government from engaging in some forms of political activity .
The complaint , now being investigated by the US Office of Special Counsel , begins with Devos being interviewed on Fox News , where she characterizes Joe Biden ’ s promise to abandon her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shameful.
” Specifically , she said that Biden has “ turned his back on the kids ” and “ turned his face in favor of the teachers union.
” Devos then had the clip from Fox News attached to an email with the subject header , “ Important Updates from U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos , ” distributed widely across her official government list and on her twitter account .
Unfortunately , the Hatch Act is only enforceable by the current sitting president .
But that doesn ’ t change the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of federal law .
Needless to say , were she a poor woman of color she could be gunned down in cold blood through her living room window for such an egregious disregard of the law .
As it sits now , because she is white and rich , she will get away with it , and will once again underscore the difference between rich , white privilege and the rest of the world .
This little vignette of casual , legal infidelity is brought to you by the Trump administration .
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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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Recall that Secretary of Education Betsy Devos enjoys a multi-billion dollar lifestyle, owns four airplanes, two helicopters, ten yachts (and a full time employee known as a “yacht scheduler”) and, still in time for Christmas, a gift buyer and toy repairer. You might say she is a bit out of touch with the average American.
She’s also fully on board with Trump’s plan of sending kids back to school and declared, without evidence and without any plans to keep them safe, that “There is nothing in the data that suggests that kids being in school is in any way dangerous.” (Donald Trump’s son Barron remains a “virtual student,” of course.)
Yet more than two thousand students, teachers and other school workers are now in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19, mere days into schools reopening. As I write this, we are in the midst of a global pandemic that has claimed 207,538 American lives. (As far as I know, none of them are members of the “Yacht Scheduler Union.” I’ll have to get back to you on that.) Devos seems oblivious to the truth.
Betsy Devos is also a law breaker. She is in violation of the Hatch Act, a law that prohibits civil service employees in the executive branch of the federal government from engaging in some forms of political activity.
The complaint, now being investigated by the US Office of Special Counsel, begins with Devos being interviewed on Fox News, where she characterizes Joe Biden’s promise to abandon her “school choice policies” as “shameful.” Specifically, she said that Biden has “turned his back on the kids” and “turned his face in favor of the teachers union.”
Devos then had the clip from Fox News attached to an email with the subject header, “Important Updates from U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos,” distributed widely across her official government list and on her twitter account. Unfortunately, the Hatch Act is only enforceable by the current sitting president. But that doesn’t change the fact that Devos is clearly in violation of federal law.
Needless to say, were she a poor woman of color she could be gunned down in cold blood through her living room window for such an egregious disregard of the law. As it sits now, because she is white and rich, she will get away with it, and will once again underscore the difference between rich, white privilege and the rest of the world.
This little vignette of casual, legal infidelity is brought to you by the Trump administration. 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--2020-09-25--Donald Trump just tipped off how badly he knows he’s losing

– Donald Trump is now reduced to bragging about how he ’ s winning in South Carolina .
In other words , he ’ s getting his butt kicked so badly in the swing states and even some red states , he ’ s reduced to bragging that he ’ s winning in a deep red state .
He just tipped off how badly he knows he ’ s losing .
– There is no America First Healthcare Plan .
It ’ s just an empty Trump executive order that does literally nothing .
Don ’ t let Trump try @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is quoting The Federalist , which means he ’ s still pandering solely to his too-small base , which means he ’ s losing and he has no idea how to turn things around .
Don ’ t let him fool you into thinking he has a plan for winning .
He doesn ’ t .
If he did , he ’ d be carrying it out , instead of trying to delude himself into believing he ’ s magically going to win .
– How ridiculously unsafe was Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NFL game also took place in Jacksonville last night , and only a fraction of the seats were allowed to be filled with socially distanced fans .
By NFL standards , that ’ s on the least safe end of the spectrum ; many NFL teams aren ’ t allowing any fans at their games .
Yet last night ’ s football game in Jacksonville was handled more safely and responsibility than the President of the United States ’ campaign rally .
Tells you all you need to know .
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– Donald Trump is now reduced to bragging about how he’s winning in South Carolina. In other words, he’s getting his butt kicked so badly in the swing states and even some red states, he’s reduced to bragging that he’s winning in a deep red state. He just tipped off how badly he knows he’s losing.
– There is no America First Healthcare Plan. It’s just an empty Trump executive order that does literally nothing. Don’t let Trump try to spin it any differently.
– Trump is quoting The Federalist, which means he’s still pandering solely to his too-small base, which means he’s losing and he has no idea how to turn things around. Don’t let him fool you into thinking he has a plan for winning. He doesn’t. If he did, he’d be carrying it out, instead of trying to delude himself into believing he’s magically going to win.
– How ridiculously unsafe was Donald Trump’s Jacksonville rally last night? An NFL game also took place in Jacksonville last night, and only a fraction of the seats were allowed to be filled with socially distanced fans. By NFL standards, that’s on the least safe end of the spectrum; many NFL teams aren’t allowing any fans at their games. Yet last night’s football game in Jacksonville was handled more safely and responsibility than the President of the United States’ campaign rally. Tells you all you need to know.
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palmerreport--2020-09-26--Donald Trump has bizarre late night meltdown involving President Obama and Ken Starr

Donald Trump wasted yet another day today , failing to do anything to close his deficit in the polls , as he now runs the danger of running out of days .
Instead of doing anything to try to turn around his losing campaign , Trump is instead hallucinating about President Obama and – for some reason – former special prosecutor Ken Starr .
Trump tweeted this nonsense : The Obama Administration was not out to get the facts , they were out to “ get Trump ” .
Ken Starr…And got caught red handed – All of them .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ said !
Well , some of those words go together , but not most of them .
We think he ’ s quoting Ken Starr , but if so , it ’ s unclear why he ’ s referring to Starr as “ they.
” In any case , there ’ s no reason for anyone to care what Starr , who is most famous for being out to “ get Bill Clinton , ” might have to say about the current situation .
Trump is wasting his time on hallucinatory nonsense , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Donald Trump wasted yet another day today, failing to do anything to close his deficit in the polls, as he now runs the danger of running out of days. Instead of doing anything to try to turn around his losing campaign, Trump is instead hallucinating about President Obama and – for some reason – former special prosecutor Ken Starr. Trump tweeted this nonsense:
The Obama Administration was not out to get the facts, they were out to “get Trump”. Ken Starr…And got caught red handed – All of them. “Trump was right”, they said!
Well, some of those words go together, but not most of them. We think he’s quoting Ken Starr, but if so, it’s unclear why he’s referring to Starr as “they.” In any case, there’s no reason for anyone to care what Starr, who is most famous for being out to “get Bill Clinton,” might have to say about the current situation. Trump is wasting his time on hallucinatory nonsense, which is why he’s losing.
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palmerreport--2020-09-26--Joe Biden just nailed it

Joe Biden just nailed it

By threatening to remain in office after he loses , Donald Trump is trying to scare people into thinking there ’ s no way to defeat him , so they won ’ t bother to vote against him .
In reality Trump can ’ t just magically remain in the White House after Joe Biden has been sworn in ; at that point the Secret Service would drag Trump out for trespassing .
Trump knows this , and he ’ s just trying to scare us into despair and inaction .
Fortunately , Joe Biden is showing precisely the kind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Yes , he ’ s got lawyers lined up around the block to make sure any feeble legal challenge by Trump gets shut down .
But Biden is making a point of telling the American people not to worry about Trump ’ s empty threats .
Biden is dismissing the stunt as a “ typical Trump distraction ” and pointing out that “ I don ’ t think it ’ s going to go anywhere , ” in a new NBC News interview .
This is exactly how you handle something like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for toxic behavior like panicking , fretting , or fatalism – which can cause us to lose an election we would have otherwise won .
Now is a time for voter registration , phone banking , and volunteering – the things that actually win elections .
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By threatening to remain in office after he loses, Donald Trump is trying to scare people into thinking there’s no way to defeat him, so they won’t bother to vote against him. In reality Trump can’t just magically remain in the White House after Joe Biden has been sworn in; at that point the Secret Service would drag Trump out for trespassing. Trump knows this, and he’s just trying to scare us into despair and inaction.
Fortunately, Joe Biden is showing precisely the kind of leadership we need in this scenario. Yes, he’s got lawyers lined up around the block to make sure any feeble legal challenge by Trump gets shut down. But Biden is making a point of telling the American people not to worry about Trump’s empty threats.
Biden is dismissing the stunt as a “typical Trump distraction” and pointing out that “I don’t think it’s going to go anywhere,” in a new NBC News interview. This is exactly how you handle something like this. Now is not a time for toxic behavior like panicking, fretting, or fatalism – which can cause us to lose an election we would have otherwise won. Now is a time for voter registration, phone banking, and volunteering – the things that actually win elections.
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palmerreport--2020-09-25--Betsy DeVos is now under investigation

Betsy DeVos is now under investigation


palmerreport--2020-09-27--What’s going on with Donald Trump’s health now?

With just five and a half weeks until election day , Donald Trump ’ s physical , mental , and cognitive seem to be worse off every time he appears in public .
Here ’ s what Palmer Report wrote on September 1st , which is worth revisiting as Trump prepares to appear in three debates on live national television : Originally published on Palmer Report on September 1st , 11:58am : Yesterday the New York Times reported that when Donald Trump was taken to Walter Reed Medical Center late last year , he was in such dire shape that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a medical “ procedure ” under anesthesia , and put Mike Pence on standby .
The specific nature of Trump ’ s medical emergency still hasn ’ t been revealed .
But when coupled with the visible decline in his physical and cognitive health in the nine months since , it ’ s not difficult to parse that Trump likely suffered a stroke or some other issue that impacted his cognitive and motor function .
Now Trump is naturally going berserk about the revelation .
Trump tweeted this today : “ It never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say that your favorite President , me , went to Walter Reed Medical Center , having suffered a series of mini-strokes .
Never happened to THIS candidate – FAKE NEWS .
Perhaps they are referring to another candidate from another Party !
” This is an oddly specific denial , considering no one is even reporting that Trump had a “ series of mini-strokes.
” While there has been a lot of speculation passed off as actual news in various tweets over the past twelve hours , in reality the Trump health issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ specified by any actual sources .
Yet Trump is so sure everyone is going to figure out it was a stroke , he ’ s already preemptively denying that it was a stroke .
He appears to have just given away what really happened .
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With just five and a half weeks until election day, Donald Trump’s physical, mental, and cognitive seem to be worse off every time he appears in public. Here’s what Palmer Report wrote on September 1st, which is worth revisiting as Trump prepares to appear in three debates on live national television:
Originally published on Palmer Report on September 1st, 11:58am: Yesterday the New York Times reported that when Donald Trump was taken to Walter Reed Medical Center late last year, he was in such dire shape that his handlers feared he’d need a medical “procedure” under anesthesia, and put Mike Pence on standby.
The specific nature of Trump’s medical emergency still hasn’t been revealed. But when coupled with the visible decline in his physical and cognitive health in the nine months since, it’s not difficult to parse that Trump likely suffered a stroke or some other issue that impacted his cognitive and motor function. Now Trump is naturally going berserk about the revelation.
Trump tweeted this today: “It never ends! Now they are trying to say that your favorite President, me, went to Walter Reed Medical Center, having suffered a series of mini-strokes. Never happened to THIS candidate – FAKE NEWS. Perhaps they are referring to another candidate from another Party!”
This is an oddly specific denial, considering no one is even reporting that Trump had a “series of mini-strokes.” While there has been a lot of speculation passed off as actual news in various tweets over the past twelve hours, in reality the Trump health issue in question still hasn’t been specified by any actual sources. Yet Trump is so sure everyone is going to figure out it was a stroke, he’s already preemptively denying that it was a stroke. He appears to have just given away what really happened.
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palmerreport--2020-09-26--Donald Trump knows he’s going to lose

Donald Trump knows he’s going to lose

– This election will not come down to whether Donald Trump has a magic scheme to rig things .
He doesn ’ t .
His tank could not be emptier .
This election will come down to whether Trump can psych you into believing he has a magic scheme to rig things , so you ’ ll get discouraged and stay home .
Don ’ t fall for it .
– This is an era where no one should be given a free pass for refusing to pick a side .
– Joe Biden is Catholic .
Amy Coney Barrett @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
– Texas says there may be a brain-eating amoeba in the water supply .
So that explains Ted Cruz .
– Trump is behaving like he ’ s losing because he knows he ’ s losing .
All we have to do is put in the work , and he will in fact lose , and he will go to prison , and we will rebuild America .
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– This election will not come down to whether Donald Trump has a magic scheme to rig things. He doesn’t. His tank could not be emptier. This election will come down to whether Trump can psych you into believing he has a magic scheme to rig things, so you’ll get discouraged and stay home. Don’t fall for it.
– This is an era where no one should be given a free pass for refusing to pick a side.
– Joe Biden is Catholic. Amy Coney Barrett is mentally deranged. Learn the difference.
– Texas says there may be a brain-eating amoeba in the water supply. So that explains Ted Cruz.
– Trump is behaving like he’s losing because he knows he’s losing. All we have to do is put in the work, and he will in fact lose, and he will go to prison, and we will rebuild America.
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palmerreport--2020-09-26--Donald Trump pushes America’s military leaders to the brink

“ President ” Donald Trump has changed so many things in our country — for the worse .
He has given white supremacists the boldness to come out of hiding and to believe they can do whatever they want .
He has taught his followers that it is okay to lie and obfuscate .
He has further taught his followers to believe that the media is “ the enemy of the people ” and to thumb their noses at norms that have existed in this country for decades .
His negativity has taught good people to realize that we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us to do things we might not ordinarily do .
Such is the case with retired military leaders .
Politico reported that two retired four-star officers who served under Trump have joined an ever-growing list of national security leaders who have endorsed Joe Biden for president .
Retired Air Force General Paul Selva signed an open letter released by the group .
Prior to his retirement , Selva served as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , the second-highest ranking officer in the military .
Members of the group , National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ president ” Trump has compromised national security and will continue to do so if reelected .
They should know ; securing our nation is their lives .
According to Politico , it is rare for high-ranking military officers to publicly endorse any political candidate or criticize the commander in chief , but Trump has left them no choice in their ongoing mission of protecting our nation .
The group ’ s open letter discusses these leaders ’ “ love for our country ” and “ fear for it ” if Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Harry S. Truman , the letter touched on the COVID-19 pandemic as proof that “ America needs principled , wise , and responsible leadership ” with a willingness to say “ the buck stops here.
” Donald Trump takes absolutely no blame for the way in which the pandemic has ravaged our country .
At the same time , these leaders call Biden “ a wise and honest leader ” who “ always puts the nation ’ s needs before his own.
” They further address the way in which Trump has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ North Korea and Russia .
While many people fail to understand the ramifications of Trump ’ s lack of leadership on the world stage , most understand his failures in protecting the country from COVID-19 .
In a recent Politico-Harvard University poll , Americans are clearly concerned about the pandemic and its impact on the economy , regardless of the false picture Trump continues to try to paint .
Following closely behind that concern is racial discrimination , which Trump flatly refuses to acknowledge .
Instead , he traveled to Atlanta , Georgia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” that is supposed to benefit racial minorities .
Yeah , right .
This man has had four years to do something for racial minorities , and the most visible thing he has done is empower racists .
Now , less than two months away from the election , he suddenly wants to help .
Sorry , but any Black person who buys into this obvious attempt to buy our votes is as delusional as Trump .
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“President” Donald Trump has changed so many things in our country — for the worse. He has given white supremacists the boldness to come out of hiding and to believe they can do whatever they want. He has taught his followers that it is okay to lie and obfuscate. He has further taught his followers to believe that the media is “the enemy of the people” and to thumb their noses at norms that have existed in this country for decades. His negativity has taught good people to realize that we are living in an abnormal time, forcing us to do things we might not ordinarily do. Such is the case with retired military leaders.
Politico reported that two retired four-star officers who served under Trump have joined an ever-growing list of national security leaders who have endorsed Joe Biden for president. Retired Air Force General Paul Selva signed an open letter released by the group. Prior to his retirement, Selva served as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the second-highest ranking officer in the military. Members of the group, National Security Leaders for Biden, are concerned that “president” Trump has compromised national security and will continue to do so if reelected. They should know; securing our nation is their lives. According to Politico, it is rare for high-ranking military officers to publicly endorse any political candidate or criticize the commander in chief, but Trump has left them no choice in their ongoing mission of protecting our nation.
The group’s open letter discusses these leaders’ “love for our country” and “fear for it” if Trump is reelected. Invoking the words of President Harry S. Truman, the letter touched on the COVID-19 pandemic as proof that “America needs principled, wise, and responsible leadership” with a willingness to say “the buck stops here.” Donald Trump takes absolutely no blame for the way in which the pandemic has ravaged our country. At the same time, these leaders call Biden “a wise and honest leader” who “always puts the nation’s needs before his own.” They further address the way in which Trump has alienated our allies while embracing enemies like North Korea and Russia. While many people fail to understand the ramifications of Trump’s lack of leadership on the world stage, most understand his failures in protecting the country from COVID-19.
In a recent Politico-Harvard University poll, Americans are clearly concerned about the pandemic and its impact on the economy, regardless of the false picture Trump continues to try to paint. Following closely behind that concern is racial discrimination, which Trump flatly refuses to acknowledge. Instead, he traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, to promote his “platinum plan” that is supposed to benefit racial minorities. Yeah, right. This man has had four years to do something for racial minorities, and the most visible thing he has done is empower racists. Now, less than two months away from the election, he suddenly wants to help. Sorry, but any Black person who buys into this obvious attempt to buy our votes is as delusional as Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-09-26--You’ll never guess which voters Donald Trump is losing ground with

The one demographic you might have thought that would be safe for Donald Trump is white voters , particularly white male voters with limited education .
It ’ s the demographic he panders to with dreary consistency .
Yet recent polling across the board suggests Trump is losing traction among white voters , and he ’ s losing it where it counts , in critical battleground states .
These are the white voters who voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and indicated as recently as last year that they would vote for him again in 2020 .
Obviously plenty of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voters with little education ) detest Donald Trump and always have .
But there ’ s now polling data to support the notion that he ’ s losing ground with what you might think of as the outer edges of his base , the truly rabid mistakers of “ their ” for “ there.
” This may have something to do with the number 208,440 .
That ’ s the number of Americans who have died from COVID-19 this year , as I write this .
The revelation that Donald Trump thinks of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suckers certainly didn ’ t help .
His taped message to Bob Woodward that he ’ s underplaying coronavirus also hurt him .
Nor did recent news that refugee women are being made to undergo involuntary hysterectomies improve his chances with anyone who wasn ’ t droolingly with him already .
Whatever the reason , Trump is losing traction among white voters from whom he previously could have relied on plenty of support .
Let ’ s look at some numbers .
In 2016 Trump won among white voters in Minnesota by 7 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ losing that same demographic by 2 points .
That ’ s a 9 point drop in Minnesota — just among white voters .
In Wisconsin , Trump won among uneducated white women by 16 points , he is now losing among uneducated white women by 9 points .
That ’ s a whopping 25 point drop in four years .
In Pennsylvania , where Trump and Biden used to be tied , Trump is losing among non-college educated white voters .
And so on .
One disadvantage normally enjoyed by incumbents among many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump , paradoxically , can not take advantage of .
Trump won many votes in 2016 on the strength of his being an outsider .
Nearly four years in the presidency has robbed him of any purported outsider status .
He can not play the rebel coming in to rescue a blighted America from a corrupt establishment .
America today is more blighted and corrupt than it ’ s ever been , and Trump is the establishment .
Trump ’ s failure to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , his endless games of golf when he promised he wouldn ’ t have time to play golf , his hours and hours of hate-tweeting and watching TV , his failure to release his taxes , and , of course , COVID-19 , have all hurt him badly .
The false bogeyman of Antifa doesn ’ t inspire as much fear or generate near enough anger and division as Trump and company might have hoped .
Not enough , anyway , to make up for his lost ground among the only demographic he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Recently , the FDA announced stricter guidelines for any early released COVID-19 vaccine , so Trump ’ s hope for an October Surprise may also be out the window .
Short of a miracle , it is looking more and more like Trump is going to lose the election .
But this is no time for complacency , he will win if we don ’ t vote .
So vote for Kamala Harris and Joe Biden , not as if your lives depend on it , but because they factually do .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .
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The one demographic you might have thought that would be safe for Donald Trump is white voters, particularly white male voters with limited education. It’s the demographic he panders to with dreary consistency. Yet recent polling across the board suggests Trump is losing traction among white voters, and he’s losing it where it counts, in critical battleground states.
These are the white voters who voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and indicated as recently as last year that they would vote for him again in 2020. Obviously plenty of white voters (even some white male voters with little education) detest Donald Trump and always have. But there’s now polling data to support the notion that he’s losing ground with what you might think of as the outer edges of his base, the truly rabid mistakers of “their” for “there.”
This may have something to do with the number 208,440. That’s the number of Americans who have died from COVID-19 this year, as I write this. The revelation that Donald Trump thinks of people in the military as losers and suckers certainly didn’t help. His taped message to Bob Woodward that he’s underplaying coronavirus also hurt him. Nor did recent news that refugee women are being made to undergo involuntary hysterectomies improve his chances with anyone who wasn’t droolingly with him already. Whatever the reason, Trump is losing traction among white voters from whom he previously could have relied on plenty of support.
Let’s look at some numbers. In 2016 Trump won among white voters in Minnesota by 7 points. Right now he’s losing that same demographic by 2 points. That’s a 9 point drop in Minnesota — just among white voters.
In Wisconsin, Trump won among uneducated white women by 16 points, he is now losing among uneducated white women by 9 points. That’s a whopping 25 point drop in four years. In Pennsylvania, where Trump and Biden used to be tied, Trump is losing among non-college educated white voters. And so on.
One disadvantage normally enjoyed by incumbents among many in the white disaffected demographic is one Trump, paradoxically, cannot take advantage of. Trump won many votes in 2016 on the strength of his being an outsider. Nearly four years in the presidency has robbed him of any purported outsider status. He cannot play the rebel coming in to rescue a blighted America from a corrupt establishment. America today is more blighted and corrupt than it’s ever been, and Trump is the establishment.
Trump’s failure to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it, his failure to get rid of ISIS, his endless games of golf when he promised he wouldn’t have time to play golf, his hours and hours of hate-tweeting and watching TV, his failure to release his taxes, and, of course, COVID-19, have all hurt him badly. The false bogeyman of Antifa doesn’t inspire as much fear or generate near enough anger and division as Trump and company might have hoped. Not enough, anyway, to make up for his lost ground among the only demographic he ever does anything for — white voters.
Recently, the FDA announced stricter guidelines for any early released COVID-19 vaccine, so Trump’s hope for an October Surprise may also be out the window. Short of a miracle, it is looking more and more like Trump is going to lose the election. But this is no time for complacency, he will win if we don’t vote. So vote for Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, not as if your lives depend on it, but because they factually do. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-09-26--Eric Trump just gave away the game

Eric Trump just gave away the game

We all know that Donald Trump will try to contest the election results if they end up being super close , along the lines of Bush-Gore in 2000 .
But for as long as this election has been going on , the polling averages have consistently shown that Joe Biden is about eight points ahead of Trump .
If Biden wins by that margin , or something close to it , Trump will simply get laughed at if he refuses to concede .
Eric Trump seems to have become the de facto family spokesman as his father continues to go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make disturbing public appearances that have raised widespread questions about potential drug use .
The trouble is , Eric isn ’ t up to the job .
Eric Trump inexplicably announced at a Trump rally yesterday that if Donald Trump “ got blown out of the water , ” he ’ ll concede .
Well of course he will .
We all know that .
But the entire point of Donald Trump ’ s empty threat to remain in office if he loses is that he ’ s trying to convince the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to magically win no matter what , and that there ’ s no point in bothering to vote against him .
Now Eric Trump is talking about the prospect of Donald Trump losing badly , and he ’ s admitting that in such case , Donald will of course be powerless to try to do anything .
Eric Trump just gave away the game .
This was dumb even for him .
To be clear , if Biden wins by his current eight point margin , that is a blowout by presidential election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sure that everyone who intends to vote for Biden actually gets out there and votes for him .
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We all know that Donald Trump will try to contest the election results if they end up being super close, along the lines of Bush-Gore in 2000. But for as long as this election has been going on, the polling averages have consistently shown that Joe Biden is about eight points ahead of Trump. If Biden wins by that margin, or something close to it, Trump will simply get laughed at if he refuses to concede.
Eric Trump seems to have become the de facto family spokesman as his father continues to go incrementally senile, and his brother continues to make disturbing public appearances that have raised widespread questions about potential drug use. The trouble is, Eric isn’t up to the job.
Eric Trump inexplicably announced at a Trump rally yesterday that if Donald Trump “got blown out of the water,” he’ll concede. Well of course he will. We all know that. But the entire point of Donald Trump’s empty threat to remain in office if he loses is that he’s trying to convince the average voter that he’s going to magically win no matter what, and that there’s no point in bothering to vote against him.
Now Eric Trump is talking about the prospect of Donald Trump losing badly, and he’s admitting that in such case, Donald will of course be powerless to try to do anything. Eric Trump just gave away the game. This was dumb even for him. To be clear, if Biden wins by his current eight point margin, that is a blowout by presidential election standards. Our job is to make sure that everyone who intends to vote for Biden actually gets out there and votes for him.
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palmerreport--2020-09-27--Donald Trump’s stooge Marco Rubio just got destroyed

One of Donald Trump ’ s few talents is that he ’ s able to identify bad people and make them even more corrupt on his behalf .
That brings us to Republican Senator Marco Rubio , who has always been a highly unintelligent buffoon , but who has now morphed in an utterly deranged lunatic on Trump ’ s watch .
After Trump picked psychotic extremist whack job Amy Coney Barrett as his Supreme Court nominee , Trump ’ s apologists tried to insist that Democrats only oppose her because she ’ s Catholic .
To that end , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Today the assault may be on Catholicism .
But tomorrow , no religion will be safe from the same attacks .
And then the message will be clear , if you want to serve in public office , especially on the highest court in the land , only those willing to hide or deny their faith need apply.
” It ’ s becoming clear that Donald Trump ’ s illiteracy is rubbing off on Marco Rubio , based on Rubio ’ s newfound inability to understand how commas work .
But the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ completely full of crap .
The current Democratic nominee for President , Joe Biden , is Catholic .
President Obama ’ s Supreme Court pick Sonia Sotomayor is Catholic .
This is insane .
Sure enough , Marco Rubio ’ s disgusting tweet was received so poorly , it ended up getting three times as many negative replies as it got likes .
Rubio then tweeted a link hawking t-shirts that promote Amy Coney Barrett as if she were Ruth Bader Ginsburg .
Rubio has devolved into one of most utterly deranged pieces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he must be voted out when he ’ s up for reelection .
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One of Donald Trump’s few talents is that he’s able to identify bad people and make them even more corrupt on his behalf. That brings us to Republican Senator Marco Rubio, who has always been a highly unintelligent buffoon, but who has now morphed in an utterly deranged lunatic on Trump’s watch.
After Trump picked psychotic extremist whack job Amy Coney Barrett as his Supreme Court nominee, Trump’s apologists tried to insist that Democrats only oppose her because she’s Catholic. To that end, Marco Rubio posted this asinine tweet:
“Today the assault may be on Catholicism. But tomorrow, no religion will be safe from the same attacks. And then the message will be clear,if you want to serve in public office,especially on the highest court in the land,only those willing to hide or deny their faith need apply.”
It’s becoming clear that Donald Trump’s illiteracy is rubbing off on Marco Rubio, based on Rubio’s newfound inability to understand how commas work. But the important part here is that Rubio is completely full of crap. The current Democratic nominee for President, Joe Biden, is Catholic. President Obama’s Supreme Court pick Sonia Sotomayor is Catholic. This is insane.
Sure enough, Marco Rubio’s disgusting tweet was received so poorly, it ended up getting three times as many negative replies as it got likes. Rubio then tweeted a link hawking t-shirts that promote Amy Coney Barrett as if she were Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Rubio has devolved into one of most utterly deranged pieces of crap on the planet, and he must be voted out when he’s up for reelection.
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