palmerreport--2020-03-17--Donald Trump caught in stunning new lie about coronavirus test kits

When Donald Trump held yet another pointless press conference today , the stock market took a swift nosedive , because investors like competence and Trump is anything but competent .
Of course Trump is also a corrupt liar , and sure enough , he got caught in a stunning new lie about coronavirus test kits today .
Donald Trump is under fire because the United States is devastatingly far behind other nations when it comes to acquiring coronavirus test kits and putting them to use .
Trump appears to have shunned opportunities to acquire test kits because he wanted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instead .
Near the end of his press conference today , Trump asserted that the U.S. didn ’ t buy the World Health Organization certified test kits because they were a “ bad test.
” This is an out-and-out lie .
MSNBC host Joy Reid dug in and picked apart Donald Trump ’ s false claim .
She documented that it was actually Trump ’ s own CDC that had the “ bad ” test kits , and that the WHO certified test kits that Trump refused to buy are working just fine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entire thread here .

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When Donald Trump held yet another pointless press conference today, the stock market took a swift nosedive, because investors like competence and Trump is anything but competent. Of course Trump is also a corrupt liar, and sure enough, he got caught in a stunning new lie about coronavirus test kits today.
Donald Trump is under fire because the United States is devastatingly far behind other nations when it comes to acquiring coronavirus test kits and putting them to use. Trump appears to have shunned opportunities to acquire test kits because he wanted to steer the business toward his corrupt cronies instead. Near the end of his press conference today, Trump asserted that the U.S. didn’t buy the World Health Organization certified test kits because they were a “bad test.”
This is an out-and-out lie. MSNBC host Joy Reid dug in and picked apart Donald Trump’s false claim. She documented that it was actually Trump’s own CDC that had the “bad” test kits, and that the WHO certified test kits that Trump refused to buy are working just fine. You can read Joy’s entire thread here.
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--Michigan Attorney General rips Donald Trump to pieces

Earlier today , Donald Trump decided that the best way to handle the coronavirus crisis was to dishonestly and generically @ @ @ @ @ .
We all know why ; Whitmer is a Democrat , and Trump still thinks @ @ @ @ @ play politics .
But Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has had just about enough of @ @ @ @ @ – and she let him know it : Shame on you , @ realDonaldTrump .
@ @ @ @ @ to lead our state through these diff times .
You could learn a lot about @ @ @ @ @ looks like from her .
You just can ’ t stop being a jerk-can you @ @ @ @ @ Grow up and try leading by example .
https : //t.co/pdo4Seokx2

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Earlier today, Donald Trump decided that the best way to handle the coronavirus crisis was to dishonestly and generically attack Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. We all know why; Whitmer is a Democrat, and Trump still thinks this is a time to play politics.
But Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has had just about enough of Donald Trump’s crap – and she let him know it:
Shame on you, @realDonaldTrump. @GovWhitmer is working tirelessly to lead our state through these diff times. You could learn a lot about what a REAL chief exec looks like from her. You just can’t stop being a jerk-can you? People are dying. Grow up and try leading by example. https://t.co/pdo4Seokx2 — Dana Nessel (@dananessel) March 17, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--Donald Trump just screwed the stock market again

After a stunning three thousand point drop in the Dow Jones yesterday , the stock market was desperate to rally today .
We saw in overnight trading last night , when Dow Futures surged more than a thousand points and hit an automatic limit .
Sure enough , the Dow Jones was up around 1,200 by lunchtime today .
Then Donald Trump started speaking .
While Donald Trump babbled , fumbled , and insulted his way through yet another pointless press conference today , the Dow Jones reversed course and plummeted about eight hundred points .
Remarkably , after Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jones began sharply climbing again .
We saw a similar pattern yesterday .
The Dow Jones had been down roughly two thousand points for most of the day , which was awful , but at least it had seemingly stabilized .
But when Trump held a press conference during the market ’ s final hour , it promptly plummeted an additional thousand points .
Just how toxic is Donald Trump ?
All he has to do is show his face and remind everyone that the United States really is stuck with a clown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immediately start bailing out of the market .
The best thing Trump can do for the stock market , and for most Americans , is to simply stop talking .
Or better yet , resign .

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After a stunning three thousand point drop in the Dow Jones yesterday, the stock market was desperate to rally today. We saw in overnight trading last night, when Dow Futures surged more than a thousand points and hit an automatic limit. Sure enough, the Dow Jones was up around 1,200 by lunchtime today. Then Donald Trump started speaking.
While Donald Trump babbled, fumbled, and insulted his way through yet another pointless press conference today, the Dow Jones reversed course and plummeted about eight hundred points. Remarkably, after Trump got off the stage, the Dow Jones began sharply climbing again.
We saw a similar pattern yesterday. The Dow Jones had been down roughly two thousand points for most of the day, which was awful, but at least it had seemingly stabilized. But when Trump held a press conference during the market’s final hour, it promptly plummeted an additional thousand points.
Just how toxic is Donald Trump? All he has to do is show his face and remind everyone that the United States really is stuck with a clown like him for President, and investors immediately start bailing out of the market. The best thing Trump can do for the stock market, and for most Americans, is to simply stop talking. Or better yet, resign.
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--Donald Trump goes completely bonkers as it all goes wrong for him

We saw it coming when Donald Trump posted a profoundly racist tweet last night referring to the coronavirus as the “ Chinese Virus.
” With everything failing for him , he was looking to solidify his racist base , for fear he ’ ll lose his remaining supporters as the pandemic grows worse .
Today , Trump ’ s behavior continued to veer into the gutter .
First Trump attacked New York Governor Andrew Cuomo , while bizarrely insisting that politics be left out of it : Cuomo wants “ all states to be treated the same.
” But all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Some are being hit hard by the Chinese Virus , some are being hit practically not at all .
New York is a very big “ hotspot ” , West Virginia has , thus far , zero cases .
Andrew , keep politics out of it… .
Then Trump decided to go after Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer – and it ’ s obvious he doesn ’ t even know her name : Of course the thing these two Governors have in common is that they ’ re both Democrats , so he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump knows he can ’ t win New York in November , so he ’ s throwing the entire state under the bus .
Trump is holding out hope of winning Michigan , so he ’ s attacking the Governor while pretending to care about the people of the state .
Talk about playing politics .

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We saw it coming when Donald Trump posted a profoundly racist tweet last night referring to the coronavirus as the “Chinese Virus.” With everything failing for him, he was looking to solidify his racist base, for fear he’ll lose his remaining supporters as the pandemic grows worse. Today, Trump’s behavior continued to veer into the gutter.
First Trump attacked New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, while bizarrely insisting that politics be left out of it:
Cuomo wants “all states to be treated the same.” But all states aren’t the same. Some are being hit hard by the Chinese Virus, some are being hit practically not at all. New York is a very big “hotspot”, West Virginia has, thus far, zero cases. Andrew, keep politics out of it…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2020
Then Trump decided to go after Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer – and it’s obvious he doesn’t even know her name:
Failing Michigan Governor must work harder and be much more proactive. We are pushing her to get the job done. I stand with Michigan! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2020
Of course the thing these two Governors have in common is that they’re both Democrats, so he’s attacking them both with abandon. Donald Trump knows he can’t win New York in November, so he’s throwing the entire state under the bus. Trump is holding out hope of winning Michigan, so he’s attacking the Governor while pretending to care about the people of the state. Talk about playing politics.
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--The real reason Donald Trump is so profoundly screwed

I ’ m not sure how many biographies of Hitler I ’ ve read .
A dozen or more ?
Each promised and each failed to reveal the “ man beneath the Fuhrer.
” I ’ m halfway through volume II of Ian Kershaw ’ s mighty biography , “ Adolf Hitler , Nemesis : 1938-1945.
” While it ’ s the most compelling biography thus far , I still can not fathom the individual underneath .
I think I have stumbled on a reason , and that reason came from an unrelated , but hardly unexpected , corner , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump .
In “ The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump , ” Northwestern University psychologist Dan P. McAdams tells us that Trump lacks what he refers to as an “ inner story , ” or what psychologists call a “ narrative identity.
” Trump is a “ truly authentic fake ” in that his emotional underpinnings and psychological motivations are entirely transactional and have nothing to do with who he is or how he developed as a person .
In effect , he represents an extreme of a human personality continuum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the outermost opposite ends , not unlike the way Hitler and Stalin resided on extreme opposite ideological ends .
In other words , occupying either extreme is decidedly not a good thing to do .
With Hitler , everything was about an inner story , and that story had everything to do with his fanatical ideological hatred of the forces that humiliated Germany at the end of the Great War .
Hitler also had a cast of villains for his inner story and the principal actors of that cast were the Jewish people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ideology and had no human component .
For that reason Hitler became monomaniacal about his drive to punish the western powers and the Jews .
Trump , on the other hand , is a combination of no inner story without any human component .
He lives moment to moment with each moment about ( and only about ) victory and defeat , where he must in every case be the victor .
This is why his presidency has no narrative thread , no guiding ideological principles .
It ’ s also why he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing from his mistakes because he can not admit that he has made any mistakes .
Trump can ’ t grow into the job because , as McAdams puts it , “ to grow you have to have once been small.
” “ He sees the U.S. as a force in the world , but not a moral force , ” McAdams says .
“ Unlike any U.S. president for the past 100 years , Trump does not even feign interest in championing such hallowed American values as respect for human rights or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transactional.
” His transactional nature is one reason why he admires dictators and strong men and has such contempt for America ’ s western allies .
Dictators get things done and they don ’ t have to endure the level of criticism Trump does as a leader of a free society with a free press .
All of which sheds light on Trump ’ s bizarre handling of the coronavirus crisis .
Coronavirus can not be bullied into submission or lied into oblivion .
Trump can ’ t spin American deaths into a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths on President Obama .
This is a crisis on his watch alone , one that is also devastating gains in the stock market and will soon do the same to unemployment , two former favorite bragging points for Trump and his acolytes .
The best he can do these days is resort to claims that it ’ s not his fault , which must ring in the ears of many who loved him as a position of cowardice and weakness .
If I had to put it in metaphysical terms I would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hitler , has no human soul .
That can mean whatever it means to each individual considering the question .
I don ’ t pretend to define it , but I do recognize a lack of soul as a necessary underpinning for evil .
Trump and Hitler are exemplars of why extreme ideology and extreme nothingness can look , in the end , so very similar .

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I’m not sure how many biographies of Hitler I’ve read. A dozen or more? Each promised and each failed to reveal the “man beneath the Fuhrer.” I’m halfway through volume II of Ian Kershaw’s mighty biography, “Adolf Hitler, Nemesis: 1938-1945.” While it’s the most compelling biography thus far, I still cannot fathom the individual underneath. I think I have stumbled on a reason, and that reason came from an unrelated, but hardly unexpected, corner, a review of a new book about Donald Trump.
In “The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump,” Northwestern University psychologist Dan P. McAdams tells us that Trump lacks what he refers to as an “inner story,” or what psychologists call a “narrative identity.” Trump is a “truly authentic fake” in that his emotional underpinnings and psychological motivations are entirely transactional and have nothing to do with who he is or how he developed as a person. In effect, he represents an extreme of a human personality continuum of which he and Hitler reside on the outermost opposite ends, not unlike the way Hitler and Stalin resided on extreme opposite ideological ends. In other words, occupying either extreme is decidedly not a good thing to do.
With Hitler, everything was about an inner story, and that story had everything to do with his fanatical ideological hatred of the forces that humiliated Germany at the end of the Great War. Hitler also had a cast of villains for his inner story and the principal actors of that cast were the Jewish people. Hitler’s story was all ideology and had no human component. For that reason Hitler became monomaniacal about his drive to punish the western powers and the Jews.
Trump, on the other hand, is a combination of no inner story without any human component. He lives moment to moment with each moment about (and only about) victory and defeat, where he must in every case be the victor. This is why his presidency has no narrative thread, no guiding ideological principles. It’s also why he contradicts himself so often. Trump learns nothing from his mistakes because he cannot admit that he has made any mistakes. Trump can’t grow into the job because, as McAdams puts it, “to grow you have to have once been small.”
“He sees the U.S. as a force in the world, but not a moral force,” McAdams says. “Unlike any U.S. president for the past 100 years, Trump does not even feign interest in championing such hallowed American values as respect for human rights or opposition to tyranny. He is purely transactional.” His transactional nature is one reason why he admires dictators and strong men and has such contempt for America’s western allies. Dictators get things done and they don’t have to endure the level of criticism Trump does as a leader of a free society with a free press.
All of which sheds light on Trump’s bizarre handling of the coronavirus crisis. Coronavirus cannot be bullied into submission or lied into oblivion. Trump can’t spin American deaths into a victory nor can he convincingly blame those deaths on President Obama. This is a crisis on his watch alone, one that is also devastating gains in the stock market and will soon do the same to unemployment, two former favorite bragging points for Trump and his acolytes. The best he can do these days is resort to claims that it’s not his fault, which must ring in the ears of many who loved him as a position of cowardice and weakness.
If I had to put it in metaphysical terms I would conclude that Donald Trump, like Adolf Hitler, has no human soul. That can mean whatever it means to each individual considering the question. I don’t pretend to define it, but I do recognize a lack of soul as a necessary underpinning for evil. Trump and Hitler are exemplars of why extreme ideology and extreme nothingness can look, in the end, so very similar.
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--This is completely out of control

This is completely out of control

“ President ” Donald Trump continues to do what he does best : lie .
This time , his lies are deadly .
Even as one of the top infectious disease experts warns of the dangers of coronavirus , including the fact that thousands in the U.S. can die unless everyone joins the effort , Trump continues to insist that “ the virus is under tremendous control.
” To help us understand the impact of this pandemic in the U.S. , CNN reveals that infections went up to at least 3,485 ( with 65 deaths ) , which is an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The virus has not reached its peak and is rapidly accelerating .
Instead of spending his time looking at these alarming numbers and considering solutions , Trump tweeted about pardoning Michael Flynn .
Even as Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke on “ State of the Union , ” Trump was contradicting his findings .
Dr. Fauci warned that if we fail to embrace social distance and self-isolation , the U.S. can find itself in the same shape as Italy , where , according to Aljazeera , 368 died in 24 hours , bringing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost 25,000 positive cases .
Trump continues to ignore the obvious and continues to fan the flames of racism by pointing his finger at China .
He also continues to address the nation like a 6-year-old : “ It ’ s a very contagious virus , it ’ s incredible , but it ’ s something we have tremendous control of.
” Meanwhile , the man he most fears — Joe Biden — addressed us in presidential fashion during the debate : “ This is like a war , and in a war @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done to take care of your people.
” Adding salt to Trump ’ s ignorant wound , President Obama tweeted about the virus , and according to Bipartisan Report , Twitter lit up like Broadway .
Everyone in the world sees what an incompetent , useless piece of crap Donald Trump is except for Trump .
He ’ s more concerned about the stock market and the economy , pushing the Federal Reserve Board to cut interest rates to zero .
This is a very dangerous precedent .
Where will we turn as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is extremely poor planning by a poor excuse for a president .
Politico then reported that Trump ’ s mishandling of the coronavirus is starting to hit him where it really hurts : some of his followers are moving away from him .
While some Trump supporters , continue to call this deadly virus “ a media-lefty mass hysteria , ” Jason Miller , Trump ’ s own campaign adviser , has been complaining about Trump ’ s handling of this global crisis .
As Politico reported , if Trumps fails to limit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leadership , he will lose the election and “ cripple ” his movement .
Good .
It ’ s about time they woke up .
Trump has done absolutely nothing positive , yet they continue to bow to him as if he created the world .
Instead , he is showing them that he is merely the emperor with no clothes .
He has talked a big game since day one , and now , when the country needs true leadership , he ’ s showing his incompetence .
We need to follow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medical experts like Dr. Fauci , and we can then look forward to having a real leader in the White House .

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“President” Donald Trump continues to do what he does best: lie. This time, his lies are deadly. Even as one of the top infectious disease experts warns of the dangers of coronavirus, including the fact that thousands in the U.S. can die unless everyone joins the effort, Trump continues to insist that “the virus is under tremendous control.”
To help us understand the impact of this pandemic in the U.S., CNN reveals that infections went up to at least 3,485 (with 65 deaths), which is an average of 500 cases per day. The virus has not reached its peak and is rapidly accelerating. Instead of spending his time looking at these alarming numbers and considering solutions, Trump tweeted about pardoning Michael Flynn.
Even as Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke on “State of the Union,” Trump was contradicting his findings. Dr. Fauci warned that if we fail to embrace social distance and self-isolation, the U.S. can find itself in the same shape as Italy, where, according to Aljazeera, 368 died in 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 1,809 and almost 25,000 positive cases. Trump continues to ignore the obvious and continues to fan the flames of racism by pointing his finger at China. He also continues to address the nation like a 6-year-old: “It’s a very contagious virus, it’s incredible, but it’s something we have tremendous control of.”
Meanwhile, the man he most fears — Joe Biden — addressed us in presidential fashion during the debate: “This is like a war, and in a war you do whatever is needed to be done to take care of your people.” Adding salt to Trump’s ignorant wound, President Obama tweeted about the virus, and according to Bipartisan Report, Twitter lit up like Broadway. Everyone in the world sees what an incompetent, useless piece of crap Donald Trump is except for Trump. He’s more concerned about the stock market and the economy, pushing the Federal Reserve Board to cut interest rates to zero. This is a very dangerous precedent. Where will we turn as this virus continues to rage? This is extremely poor planning by a poor excuse for a president. Politico then reported that Trump’s mishandling of the coronavirus is starting to hit him where it really hurts: some of his followers are moving away from him.
While some Trump supporters, continue to call this deadly virus “a media-lefty mass hysteria,” Jason Miller, Trump’s own campaign adviser, has been complaining about Trump’s handling of this global crisis. As Politico reported, if Trumps fails to limit the spread of coronavirus and show some leadership, he will lose the election and “cripple” his movement. Good. It’s about time they woke up.
Trump has done absolutely nothing positive, yet they continue to bow to him as if he created the world. Instead, he is showing them that he is merely the emperor with no clothes. He has talked a big game since day one, and now, when the country needs true leadership, he’s showing his incompetence. We need to follow the advice of the CDC and other medical experts like Dr. Fauci, and we can then look forward to having a real leader in the White House.
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--This is just devastating for Donald Trump

Just how badly has Donald Trump screwed up the coronavirus response , and how much damage has he done to @ @ @ @ @ powerful medium , and this new two minute video from Eleven Films is nothing short @ @ @ @ @ : You can follow Eleven Films here and find more of its work here .

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Just how badly has Donald Trump screwed up the coronavirus response, and how much damage has he done to Americans? Video is a powerful medium, and this new two minute video from Eleven Films is nothing short of devastating to Donald Trump:
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You can follow Eleven Films here and find more of its work here.
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--You should be hearing this from Donald Trump, not from me

I heard a useful analogy this morning that I found very effective for me .
Imagine you are offered an M & M from a bowl containing 100 .
Your host says you may have one and only one , but cautions you that three of them , distributed at random in the M & M population , are deadly poison and will kill you .
I suppose if you are like most people you would decline the offer entirely .
I find that analogy far more compelling than the dry statistic that 3.4 % of cases of COVID-19 are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question a tangible practicality that is intuitively useful and particularly motivating .
If you also find it useful then please do use it .
Yet there ’ s a heuristic going about that sounded brilliant at first and was originally offered by a doctor , I believe , that in practical application I found to be all but unusable .
I ’ m referring to the notion that the best way to keep yourself safe from infection is to behave as though you already have it and are trying to keep others safe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when my wife and I went shopping this morning and it didn ’ t work for several reasons .
First , I worried about touching my nose after touching the trolly ( shopping cart ) handle , a thing that wouldn ’ t have bothered me in the least had I already been infected by COVID-19 .
Second , when the cashier gave me my receipt with a hand that had ( no doubt ) already that morning handled thousands of products teeming with the germs of hundreds of people , it wouldn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at all were I COVID-19 positive .
As it was , it concerned me a great deal .
Third , worrying about walking through the airspace polluted with the coughs and sneezes of other people again would not have concerned me were I COVID-19 positive .
I understand why people want to spread these untested spurious bits of advice about like , well , like viruses .
They want to be thought of as mavens , experts , heroes .
But there ’ s too much at stake and we need to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There ’ s much bad information out there that needs to be sanitized with a healthy wash of google from sources we can trust , like the WHO , CDC and WebMD .
For example , there is no coronavirus self test , and anyone sending you unsolicited messages needs to be educated accordingly .
They would know this if they ’ d bothered to spend fifteen seconds on google first , but in their headlong rush to be the bringer of useful information they themselves forgot to apply that all-important informational disinfectant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wife and I set out to lay in supplies for what we are convinced is the coming quarantine , or should be .
We brought hand sanitizer with us ( pre-pandemic , that we already owned ) and agreed between us that we would avoid touching our own faces until we were back at the car and had accordingly sanitized our hands .
We were also hyper-alert against coming into physical contact with others and tried as best we could to occupy our own airspace .
We picked Monday morning at 9am for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a very slow time for the local superstore .
Needless to say the car park was packed end to end and the store heaving with humanity .
Many shelves were empty or partially denuded of the obvious products like toilet paper , hand sanitizer , pasta and bread , and some not so obvious products like ice cream .
As I ’ d recently made the transition from vegetarian to vegan for reasons unrelated to the pandemic , that which was available to me was limited but largely overlooked by the locusts , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is neither vegan nor vegetarian , had no trouble getting most of what she needed either .
All in all it was a successful shopping trip .
I was surprised how easy it was not to touch my face in the course of the experience .
Once or twice I was able to satisfy an itchy nose with the sleeve of my sweatshirt near my elbow .
Otherwise I was fine .
The danger lies , no doubt , in as much as these experiences become more routine and precautions become increasingly perfunctory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be more prone to error .
That ’ s why we have agreed between us , my wife and I , to always think while we are out and try always to remain frostily alert to danger .
That was our small experience and I hope you found it useful , such as it was .
I ’ m sorry this has to come from me at all and not from our governments who are charged to protect us .
But both our governments are run by conservatives whose advice is too often @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But I think we are smarter than they are and , not only will we defeat this odious outbreak , I think we will also ultimately defeat these execrable governments .
Until then , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , be safe .

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I heard a useful analogy this morning that I found very effective for me. Imagine you are offered an M&M from a bowl containing 100. Your host says you may have one and only one, but cautions you that three of them, distributed at random in the M&M population, are deadly poison and will kill you. I suppose if you are like most people you would decline the offer entirely.
I find that analogy far more compelling than the dry statistic that 3.4% of cases of COVID-19 are lethal. It lends the whole coronavirus question a tangible practicality that is intuitively useful and particularly motivating. If you also find it useful then please do use it.
Yet there’s a heuristic going about that sounded brilliant at first and was originally offered by a doctor, I believe, that in practical application I found to be all but unusable. I’m referring to the notion that the best way to keep yourself safe from infection is to behave as though you already have it and are trying to keep others safe from you.
I applied that notion when my wife and I went shopping this morning and it didn’t work for several reasons. First, I worried about touching my nose after touching the trolly (shopping cart) handle, a thing that wouldn’t have bothered me in the least had I already been infected by COVID-19. Second, when the cashier gave me my receipt with a hand that had (no doubt) already that morning handled thousands of products teeming with the germs of hundreds of people, it wouldn’t have caused me any concerns at all were I COVID-19 positive. As it was, it concerned me a great deal. Third, worrying about walking through the airspace polluted with the coughs and sneezes of other people again would not have concerned me were I COVID-19 positive.
I understand why people want to spread these untested spurious bits of advice about like, well, like viruses. They want to be thought of as mavens, experts, heroes. But there’s too much at stake and we need to be wise and thoughtful above all else. There’s much bad information out there that needs to be sanitized with a healthy wash of google from sources we can trust, like the WHO, CDC and WebMD.
For example, there is no coronavirus self test, and anyone sending you unsolicited messages needs to be educated accordingly. They would know this if they’d bothered to spend fifteen seconds on google first, but in their headlong rush to be the bringer of useful information they themselves forgot to apply that all-important informational disinfectant.
This morning (Monday) my wife and I set out to lay in supplies for what we are convinced is the coming quarantine, or should be. We brought hand sanitizer with us (pre-pandemic, that we already owned) and agreed between us that we would avoid touching our own faces until we were back at the car and had accordingly sanitized our hands. We were also hyper-alert against coming into physical contact with others and tried as best we could to occupy our own airspace.
We picked Monday morning at 9am for our shop because it’s traditionally a very slow time for the local superstore. Needless to say the car park was packed end to end and the store heaving with humanity. Many shelves were empty or partially denuded of the obvious products like toilet paper, hand sanitizer, pasta and bread, and some not so obvious products like ice cream. As I’d recently made the transition from vegetarian to vegan for reasons unrelated to the pandemic, that which was available to me was limited but largely overlooked by the locusts, thank goodness. My wife, who is neither vegan nor vegetarian, had no trouble getting most of what she needed either. All in all it was a successful shopping trip.
I was surprised how easy it was not to touch my face in the course of the experience. Once or twice I was able to satisfy an itchy nose with the sleeve of my sweatshirt near my elbow. Otherwise I was fine. The danger lies, no doubt, in as much as these experiences become more routine and precautions become increasingly perfunctory, diligence will decline and we will be more prone to error. That’s why we have agreed between us, my wife and I, to always think while we are out and try always to remain frostily alert to danger.
That was our small experience and I hope you found it useful, such as it was. I’m sorry this has to come from me at all and not from our governments who are charged to protect us. But both our governments are run by conservatives whose advice is too often dangerously insane, inconsistent and unsympathetic. But I think we are smarter than they are and, not only will we defeat this odious outbreak, I think we will also ultimately defeat these execrable governments. Until then, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, be safe.
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--What to really expect from today’s chaotic Democratic primaries in Florida, Arizona, Illinois, and (

What to really expect from today’s chaotic Democratic primaries in Florida, Arizona, Illinois, and (not) Ohio

To give you an idea of how chaotic America has become , the boldest prediction one could have made about today ’ s Ohio primary is whether it was going to happen or not .
The state ’ s Republican Governor tried to shut it down last night , with judges intervening and ordering it to happen , and the Governor illegally vowing to try to defy the court ’ s orders .
But let ’ s talk about the three states voting today whose primaries haven ’ t turned into a bizarre reality show .
The final polling averages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden up by 39 points in Florida , 29 points in Illinois , and 18 points in Arizona .
We ’ ll likely see lower turnout today due to the coronavirus crisis .
But it ’ s worth keeping in mind that people who bother to vote in primary races tend to be motivated voters to begin with .
There has been some suggestion that older voters could turn out in lesser numbers , as they ’ re statistically more vulnerable to the effects of the coronavirus .
But in this primary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ haven ’ t been bothering to turn out , even before the virus threat .
If in-person voting numbers are significantly down today , it ’ ll give a lot more statistical weight to those who voted early .
Our guess is that older voters will have cast enough early votes to make up for any absence of older voters showing up today , but then again , there ’ s never been a modern election scenario quite like this one .
The upshot is this .
If any of today ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to begin with , the strange circumstances could make the results unpredictable .
But with Joe Biden ahead by margins this huge , the turnout would have to be skewed massively today for him to actually lose any of these states .
Our expectation is that Biden will still win every state – just don ’ t ask us to predict the specific margins .
But margin of victory matters when it comes to pressuring Bernie Sanders to give up the ghost of his dead-end campaign and drop out sooner rather than later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of these states and you ’ re safely able to vote today , you should definitely do so .
The primary should be over tonight , both for the sake of unity , and for the sake of not needing to hold the upcoming primaries in the coming weeks as the coronavirus threat continues to get worse .

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To give you an idea of how chaotic America has become, the boldest prediction one could have made about today’s Ohio primary is whether it was going to happen or not. The state’s Republican Governor tried to shut it down last night, with judges intervening and ordering it to happen, and the Governor illegally vowing to try to defy the court’s orders.
But let’s talk about the three states voting today whose primaries haven’t turned into a bizarre reality show. The final polling averages, and calculated by RealClearPolitics, have Joe Biden up by 39 points in Florida, 29 points in Illinois, and 18 points in Arizona.
We’ll likely see lower turnout today due to the coronavirus crisis. But it’s worth keeping in mind that people who bother to vote in primary races tend to be motivated voters to begin with. There has been some suggestion that older voters could turn out in lesser numbers, as they’re statistically more vulnerable to the effects of the coronavirus. But in this primary race it’s younger voters who haven’t been bothering to turn out, even before the virus threat.
If in-person voting numbers are significantly down today, it’ll give a lot more statistical weight to those who voted early. Our guess is that older voters will have cast enough early votes to make up for any absence of older voters showing up today, but then again, there’s never been a modern election scenario quite like this one.
The upshot is this. If any of today’s primary states were going to be close to begin with, the strange circumstances could make the results unpredictable. But with Joe Biden ahead by margins this huge, the turnout would have to be skewed massively today for him to actually lose any of these states. Our expectation is that Biden will still win every state – just don’t ask us to predict the specific margins.
But margin of victory matters when it comes to pressuring Bernie Sanders to give up the ghost of his dead-end campaign and drop out sooner rather than later. So if you’re in one of these states and you’re safely able to vote today, you should definitely do so. The primary should be over tonight, both for the sake of unity, and for the sake of not needing to hold the upcoming primaries in the coming weeks as the coronavirus threat continues to get worse.
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--Bernie Sanders’ dead-end campaign begins to unravel from within as ugly leaks begin

Now that Joe Biden has pulled insurmountably ahead with three more blowout wins on Tuesday , we ’ re hoping that Bernie Sanders will do the right thing by swiftly dropping out and and endorsing Biden .
After all , there ’ s a pandemic going on , and the need to unite against Donald Trump is more crucial than ever .
If Sanders doesn ’ t drop out soon , it looks like some of his own disenchanted campaign advisers are planning to do him in anyway .
An unnamed person described as a “ senior Sanders aide ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has no idea what it ’ s doing , the leadership is in disarray , there ’ s a “ lack of direction ” coming from Sanders himself , and “ there is no plan ” for what to do next .
Ouch .
That ’ s rough .
The thing about high level leaks like this is that once they start , they usually only get worse .
This same adviser says it ’ s “ time for some hard decisions ” – which means the adviser is going to push Sanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to drop out , this clearly exasperated adviser will probably end up leaking uglier things in the name of trying to force the issue .
There ’ s a reason candidates generally end their campaigns once they no longer have a chance of winning .
It ’ s not just that the candidate , obviously , won ’ t get into office .
It ’ s that once the hardest working people in the campaign realize the candidate is dragging them along on some kind of vanity exercise , it tends to turn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t get out of the race soon , let ’ s just say a leak like this one is just the tip of the iceberg .

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Now that Joe Biden has pulled insurmountably ahead with three more blowout wins on Tuesday, we’re hoping that Bernie Sanders will do the right thing by swiftly dropping out and and endorsing Biden. After all, there’s a pandemic going on, and the need to unite against Donald Trump is more crucial than ever.
If Sanders doesn’t drop out soon, it looks like some of his own disenchanted campaign advisers are planning to do him in anyway. An unnamed person described as a “senior Sanders aide” is telling Yahoo News that the campaign has no idea what it’s doing, the leadership is in disarray, there’s a “lack of direction” coming from Sanders himself, and “there is no plan” for what to do next.
Ouch. That’s rough. The thing about high level leaks like this is that once they start, they usually only get worse. This same adviser says it’s “time for some hard decisions” – which means the adviser is going to push Sanders to drop out. If Sanders refuses to drop out, this clearly exasperated adviser will probably end up leaking uglier things in the name of trying to force the issue.
There’s a reason candidates generally end their campaigns once they no longer have a chance of winning. It’s not just that the candidate, obviously, won’t get into office. It’s that once the hardest working people in the campaign realize the candidate is dragging them along on some kind of vanity exercise, it tends to turn ugly fast. If Sanders doesn’t get out of the race soon, let’s just say a leak like this one is just the tip of the iceberg.
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--Former GOP Congressman votes for Joe Biden in effort to stop Donald Trump

There are plenty of Republicans and conservatives who say they want to stop Donald Trump .
But how many of them are willing to put their vote where their mouth is ?
On Tuesday we got an encouraging answer when former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh , a far right conservative , revealed that he voted for Joe Biden in the Illinois Democratic primary race as part of his ongoing effort to stop Trump : I just did it .
I just voted in the Democratic Primary for the very 1st time .
I voted for Joe Biden .
First time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrat for President .
You see , Donald Trump is a horrible human being .
He must be defeated .
We all got ta # BeBrave this year to get it done .
pic.twitter.com/le5vHtMzDH Walsh had already publicly committed to voting for the 2020 Democratic nominee , whether it ended up being Biden , Sanders or some other Democrats .
Now that Biden is set as the nominee , Walsh says he ’ s planning to campaign for Biden over Trump in the general election : Bring it on 2020 .
I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the Democratic nominee .
That looks to be Joe Biden .
I am going to go into the battleground states & encourage disaffected Republicans to be brave enough to come out and vote for Biden .
Trump must lose .
It ’ s time to # BeBrave .

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There are plenty of Republicans and conservatives who say they want to stop Donald Trump. But how many of them are willing to put their vote where their mouth is? On Tuesday we got an encouraging answer when former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh, a far right conservative, revealed that he voted for Joe Biden in the Illinois Democratic primary race as part of his ongoing effort to stop Trump:
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I just did it. I just voted in the Democratic Primary for the very 1st time. I voted for Joe Biden. First time I’ve ever voted for a Democrat for President. You see, Donald Trump is a horrible human being. He must be defeated. We all gotta #BeBrave this year to get it done. pic.twitter.com/le5vHtMzDH — Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) March 17, 2020
Walsh had already publicly committed to voting for the 2020 Democratic nominee, whether it ended up being Biden, Sanders or some other Democrats. Now that Biden is set as the nominee, Walsh says he’s planning to campaign for Biden over Trump in the general election:
Bring it on 2020. I’ve pledged to work my ass off for the Democratic nominee. That looks to be Joe Biden. I am going to go into the battleground states & encourage disaffected Republicans to be brave enough to come out and vote for Biden. Trump must lose. It’s time to #BeBrave. — Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) March 18, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--Joe Biden wins Arizona in a blowout, seals the deal

When Joe Biden won Florida and Illinois this evening in blowouts that were largely in line with what the polls predicted , it made two things clear .
First , Biden is every bit as popular as we thought .
Second , the coronavirus threat wasn ’ t impacting the outcome .
So it ’ s not a surprise that , based on the vote totals coming out of Arizona thus far , Joe Biden has also won the Grand Canyon state in a blowout tonight .
Arizona doesn ’ t allow any results to be reported until an hour @ @ @ @ @ @ @ votes are counted before then , meaning we just got a deluge of voting data right at 11pm eastern time .
In fact MSNBC , which is sometimes slow to call states , just called Arizona for Biden .
So this seals the deal .
Joe Biden won all three states today in blowouts .
In terms of where the race mathematically stands now , the polling and demographics of the upcoming states , and the obvious momentum involved , there is zero question that Biden will be the 2020 Democratic nominee .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to be close .
Considering that this primary race is already over in a blowout , and we ’ re facing a pandemic that ’ s going to make it unsafe to go out and vote in the coming weeks , and the fact that upcoming primary contests are being postponed for safety reasons anyway , it ’ s time for Bernie Sanders to drop out .

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When Joe Biden won Florida and Illinois this evening in blowouts that were largely in line with what the polls predicted, it made two things clear. First, Biden is every bit as popular as we thought. Second, the coronavirus threat wasn’t impacting the outcome.
So it’s not a surprise that, based on the vote totals coming out of Arizona thus far, Joe Biden has also won the Grand Canyon state in a blowout tonight. Arizona doesn’t allow any results to be reported until an hour after the polls close. But the votes are counted before then, meaning we just got a deluge of voting data right at 11pm eastern time. In fact MSNBC, which is sometimes slow to call states, just called Arizona for Biden.
So this seals the deal. Joe Biden won all three states today in blowouts. In terms of where the race mathematically stands now, the polling and demographics of the upcoming states, and the obvious momentum involved, there is zero question that Biden will be the 2020 Democratic nominee. In fact it’s not even going to be close.
Considering that this primary race is already over in a blowout, and we’re facing a pandemic that’s going to make it unsafe to go out and vote in the coming weeks, and the fact that upcoming primary contests are being postponed for safety reasons anyway, it’s time for Bernie Sanders to drop out.
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--What is going on with Donald Trump’s Twitter account tonight?

When Tuesday began , Donald Trump used his Twitter account to viciously and dishonestly attack the Democratic Governors of New York and Michigan over their handling of his coronavirus mess .
It was a clear sign that his brief moment of non-psychotic behavior during Monday ’ s press conference was a mere blip .
But by the time Tuesday ended , Donald Trump was using his Twitter account to try to atone for his idiocy .
He retweeted the coronavirus messages posted by the Democratic Governors of New Jersey and Louisiana .
He tweeted “ The world is at war @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stark departure from his racist insistence last night that America is at war with a “ Chinese Virus.
” So the question has to be asked : what ’ s going on with Trump ’ s Twitter account tonight ?
Have Donald Trump ’ s handlers once again briefly dragged him back to rational behavior ?
Or are they merely posting these tweets and retweets behind his back , while he ’ s passed out face down in a bowl of Cheetos somewhere ?
We deserve answers as to what ’ s going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wildly back and forth between completely incompatible sentiments , suggesting some kind of psychological break .
At worst , Trump is such a goner that his own staffers are clumsily trying to cover for him .
Either way , it ’ s not a good look .

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When Tuesday began, Donald Trump used his Twitter account to viciously and dishonestly attack the Democratic Governors of New York and Michigan over their handling of his coronavirus mess. It was a clear sign that his brief moment of non-psychotic behavior during Monday’s press conference was a mere blip.
But by the time Tuesday ended, Donald Trump was using his Twitter account to try to atone for his idiocy. He retweeted the coronavirus messages posted by the Democratic Governors of New Jersey and Louisiana. He tweeted “The world is at war with a hidden enemy,” a stark departure from his racist insistence last night that America is at war with a “Chinese Virus.” So the question has to be asked: what’s going on with Trump’s Twitter account tonight?
Have Donald Trump’s handlers once again briefly dragged him back to rational behavior? Or are they merely posting these tweets and retweets behind his back, while he’s passed out face down in a bowl of Cheetos somewhere? We deserve answers as to what’s going on. At best Trump is swinging wildly back and forth between completely incompatible sentiments, suggesting some kind of psychological break. At worst, Trump is such a goner that his own staffers are clumsily trying to cover for him. Either way, it’s not a good look.
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--Rand Paul is trying to get us all killed tonight

It ’ s bad enough that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has spent the past few days dragging out the @ @ @ @ @ response legislation that could easily have been passed over the weekend .
Now that McConnell @ @ @ @ @ letting the vote take place , we have an even bigger jerk doing an even @ @ @ @ @ harm us all .
Rand Paul has decided to purposely slow down the Senate vote @ @ @ @ @ an amendment that has no chance of being added , according to NBC News .
@ @ @ @ @ ?
Either he ’ s so far removed from the reality of the current national @ @ @ @ @ a point with his amendment is more important than saving lives , or he ’ @ @ @ @ @ people killed .
Either way , Rand Paul is once again reminding us that he @ @ @ @ @ shouldn ’ t be anywhere near the United States Senate .
This amendment on his @ @ @ @ @ act .
He belongs in prison – or perhaps in a rubber room .

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It’s bad enough that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has spent the past few days dragging out the vote on bipartisan emergency coronavirus response legislation that could easily have been passed over the weekend. Now that McConnell is finally coming around and letting the vote take place, we have an even bigger jerk doing an even uglier job of trying to harm us all.
Rand Paul has decided to purposely slow down the Senate vote on the legislation by attaching an amendment that has no chance of being added, according to NBC News. Why is he doing this? Either he’s so far removed from the reality of the current national emergency that he thinks making a point with his amendment is more important than saving lives, or he’s purposely trying to get people killed.
Either way, Rand Paul is once again reminding us that he’s complete garbage who shouldn’t be anywhere near the United States Senate. This amendment on his part is essentially a criminal act. He belongs in prison – or perhaps in a rubber room.
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--It’s over. Bernie Sanders needs to drop out before his stubbornness starts getting people killed in

It’s over. Bernie Sanders needs to drop out before his stubbornness starts getting people killed in this pandemic.

Thus far tonight Joe Biden has won the large states of Florida and Illinois by huge margins .
Florida is a particularly large blowout , with Biden getting nearly three times as many votes as Bernie Sanders .
The Arizona results haven ’ t started coming in yet .
But considering Florida and Illinois have produced results highly similar to what the polls were predicting , Arizona will also be a blowout in Biden ’ s favor ( Update , 11:10pm : Biden won Arizona in a blowout ) .
This primary race is over .
It ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over .
Bernie Sanders has no path to the nomination that doesn ’ t involve magic wands .
Looking at the rest of the calendar , you can ’ t find a single upcoming day where Sanders will pull off a delegate win .
It ’ s not even clear if he ’ ll win another state .
Based on what happened in 2016 , it would be absurd for Sanders to remain in the race .
He risks forcing the Democratic Party and its leaders to wait three or four months before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden in the fight against Donald Trump .
Considering there ’ s a pandemic going on , if Sanders moves forward with what at this point is a mere vanity campaign , it ’ ll be unconscionable .
It was risky enough for Bernie Sanders to have remained in the race through today , thus forcing people to go out and put themselves at risk just to vote for Joe Biden , in order to make sure Sanders couldn ’ t pick off a state due to coronavirus-depressed turnout .
But now that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden ’ s favor as expected , Sanders will be playing life and death games if he remains in the race and continues forcing Biden ’ s voters to turn out just to keep him from pulling a fast one .
Bernie Sanders loves to talk about bringing health care to more Americans .
If Sanders is a man of decency , he ’ ll concede the race right now and allow the rest of the primaries to be called off .
If he doesn ’ t drop out tomorrow , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in danger for the sake of his own ego .
Of course states are starting to postpone their primaries anyway , so Sanders is getting shut down one way or the other .
Or is he just planning to use this as an excuse to make up more imaginary conspiracy theories about why he ’ s getting his ass kicked ?
Sanders has been pulling this infantile nonsense since 2015 .
Is he finally ready to grow up ?

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Thus far tonight Joe Biden has won the large states of Florida and Illinois by huge margins. Florida is a particularly large blowout, with Biden getting nearly three times as many votes as Bernie Sanders. The Arizona results haven’t started coming in yet. But considering Florida and Illinois have produced results highly similar to what the polls were predicting, Arizona will also be a blowout in Biden’s favor (Update, 11:10pm: Biden won Arizona in a blowout).
This primary race is over. It’s not just essentially over, it’s over. Bernie Sanders has no path to the nomination that doesn’t involve magic wands. Looking at the rest of the calendar, you can’t find a single upcoming day where Sanders will pull off a delegate win. It’s not even clear if he’ll win another state.
Based on what happened in 2016, it would be absurd for Sanders to remain in the race. He risks forcing the Democratic Party and its leaders to wait three or four months before being able to formally unite behind Joe Biden in the fight against Donald Trump. Considering there’s a pandemic going on, if Sanders moves forward with what at this point is a mere vanity campaign, it’ll be unconscionable.
It was risky enough for Bernie Sanders to have remained in the race through today, thus forcing people to go out and put themselves at risk just to vote for Joe Biden, in order to make sure Sanders couldn’t pick off a state due to coronavirus-depressed turnout. But now that today’s states are blowouts in Biden’s favor as expected, Sanders will be playing life and death games if he remains in the race and continues forcing Biden’s voters to turn out just to keep him from pulling a fast one.
Bernie Sanders loves to talk about bringing health care to more Americans. If Sanders is a man of decency, he’ll concede the race right now and allow the rest of the primaries to be called off. If he doesn’t drop out tomorrow, he’ll be purposely putting Americans’ lives in danger for the sake of his own ego. Of course states are starting to postpone their primaries anyway, so Sanders is getting shut down one way or the other. Or is he just planning to use this as an excuse to make up more imaginary conspiracy theories about why he’s getting his ass kicked? Sanders has been pulling this infantile nonsense since 2015. Is he finally ready to grow up?
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--Mike Bloomberg just put his money where his mouth is

When Mike Bloomberg dropped out of the race and endorsed Joe Biden , it raised questions about how Bloomberg would @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s a given that Bloomberg will run anti-Trump television ads during the @ @ @ @ @ was whether Bloomberg would spread his money around to help make sure the Democrats can @ @ @ @ @ we ’ re starting to see that answer .
Mike Bloomberg is donating two million @ @ @ @ @ activist group Swing Left .
Two million dollars may be a drop in the bucket @ @ @ @ @ but for downticket races , it can make all the difference .

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When Mike Bloomberg dropped out of the race and endorsed Joe Biden, it raised questions about how Bloomberg would use his money going forward. It’s a given that Bloomberg will run anti-Trump television ads during the general election. The question was whether Bloomberg would spread his money around to help make sure the Democrats can flip the Senate.
Now we’re starting to see that answer. Mike Bloomberg is donating two million dollars to respected liberal political activist group Swing Left. Two million dollars may be a drop in the bucket to someone like Bloomberg, but for downticket races, it can make all the difference.
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--Joe Biden just won Illinois in a blowout

By 7:15pm eastern time , the partial voting results in Florida left zero mathematical doubt that Joe Biden would win the state in a blowout , so Palmer Report called the state for him .
The TV networks wanted to wait until the polls closed in the western part of the Florida panhandle , which is in the central time zone .
But sure enough , at 8pm , CNN and MSNBC both called Florida for Biden .
This brings us to Illinois .
The vote totals in Illinois are still very early , but here ’ s all you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state is trending and by how much : If that ’ s not enough , Redistrict is now calling Illinois for Joe Biden : We ’ re not sure how much longer the TV networks will wait to call Illinois .
MSNBC said that it wasn ’ t able to conduct proper exit polling in Illinois due to coronavirus fears , meaning the network will have to rely on other numbers to make its call .
But it ’ s over .
Joe Biden has won Illinois .
Update , 8:30pm : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Biden .

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By 7:15pm eastern time, the partial voting results in Florida left zero mathematical doubt that Joe Biden would win the state in a blowout, so Palmer Report called the state for him. The TV networks wanted to wait until the polls closed in the western part of the Florida panhandle, which is in the central time zone. But sure enough, at 8pm, CNN and MSNBC both called Florida for Biden. This brings us to Illinois.
The vote totals in Illinois are still very early, but here’s all you need to know to see which way the state is trending and by how much:
If that’s not enough, Redistrict is now calling Illinois for Joe Biden:
Joe Biden wins the Illinois primary. — Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) March 18, 2020
We’re not sure how much longer the TV networks will wait to call Illinois. MSNBC said that it wasn’t able to conduct proper exit polling in Illinois due to coronavirus fears, meaning the network will have to rely on other numbers to make its call. But it’s over. Joe Biden has won Illinois. Update, 8:30pm: the Associated Press has also called Illinois for Biden.
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--Here’s proof that Joe Biden’s win in Florida tonight is fully legitimate, no matter what Bernie Sand

Here’s proof that Joe Biden’s win in Florida tonight is fully legitimate, no matter what Bernie Sanders might say

Joe Biden has won the Florida primary tonight .
The majority of votes have now been counted , and Biden is ahead by around forty points .
The final margin could be a little larger or smaller , but won ’ t change much from here .
Still , we ’ re going to hear some Bernie Sanders surrogates – and probably Donald Trump – claiming that Biden ’ s Florida victory was somehow illegitimate because the coronavirus crisis resulted in lower turnout .
Based on the results coming in , it turns out voter turnout in Florida is way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hundreds of thousands more votes have been cast in the 2020 Florida Democratic primary than in the 2016 Democratic primary .
Florida relies heavily on mail in voting and early voting , so this isn ’ t shocking to see .
But what ’ s fascinating is why turnout is up .
Joe Biden has received the vast majority of the votes in Florida , meaning that the higher overall turnout was mostly a product of people voting in droves for Biden .
Considering that Bernie Sanders is the only other person still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fair to presume that turnout was up because Biden is just that popular , and because Floridians really wanted to make sure Sanders didn ’ t win .
The bottom line is that the increased overall turnout in Florida means that Joe Biden ’ s decisive win is as legitimate as you can get – if his roughly forty point margin of victory wasn ’ t already enough evidence for you .

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Joe Biden has won the Florida primary tonight. The majority of votes have now been counted, and Biden is ahead by around forty points. The final margin could be a little larger or smaller, but won’t change much from here. Still, we’re going to hear some Bernie Sanders surrogates – and probably Donald Trump – claiming that Biden’s Florida victory was somehow illegitimate because the coronavirus crisis resulted in lower turnout.
Based on the results coming in, it turns out voter turnout in Florida is way up in 2020. It appears that hundreds of thousands more votes have been cast in the 2020 Florida Democratic primary than in the 2016 Democratic primary. Florida relies heavily on mail in voting and early voting, so this isn’t shocking to see. But what’s fascinating is why turnout is up.
Joe Biden has received the vast majority of the votes in Florida, meaning that the higher overall turnout was mostly a product of people voting in droves for Biden. Considering that Bernie Sanders is the only other person still in the race, it’s fair to presume that turnout was up because Biden is just that popular, and because Floridians really wanted to make sure Sanders didn’t win.
The bottom line is that the increased overall turnout in Florida means that Joe Biden’s decisive win is as legitimate as you can get – if his roughly forty point margin of victory wasn’t already enough evidence for you.
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--Donald Trump regime admits to terrible news, sends stock market plunging overnight

After weeks of massive losses , and a stunning three thousand point Dow Jones plunge yesterday , investors were desperate for a respite today .
They sent the market spiking right out of the gate this morning , and apart from a steep plunge while Donald Trump was giving a press conference , the market had a good day .
But tonight is a different story , thanks to some terrible news .
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is telling people in the Senate that he now expects a twenty percent unemployment rate in the United States as a result of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News .
Mnuchin is likely referring to the worst case scenario , in the hope of prompting reluctant Republican Senators to vote for emergency stimulus legislation .
But still , this is a truly sobering prospect , considering the Great Depression had a twenty-five percent unemployment rate .
Investors are naturally seeing this as bad news .
Dow Futures are currently down nearly six hundred points tonight .
We weren ’ t expecting today ’ s rally to last long , but now it looks like it could all be wiped out before @ @

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After weeks of massive losses, and a stunning three thousand point Dow Jones plunge yesterday, investors were desperate for a respite today. They sent the market spiking right out of the gate this morning, and apart from a steep plunge while Donald Trump was giving a press conference, the market had a good day. But tonight is a different story, thanks to some terrible news.
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is telling people in the Senate that he now expects a twenty percent unemployment rate in the United States as a result of the coronavirus crisis, according to NBC News. Mnuchin is likely referring to the worst case scenario, in the hope of prompting reluctant Republican Senators to vote for emergency stimulus legislation. But still, this is a truly sobering prospect, considering the Great Depression had a twenty-five percent unemployment rate.
Investors are naturally seeing this as bad news. Dow Futures are currently down nearly six hundred points tonight. We weren’t expecting today’s rally to last long, but now it looks like it could all be wiped out before nightfall.
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--House Republican tests positive for coronavirus

With the coronavirus spreading quickly in the United States , and a number of high ranking U.S. politicians having already @ @ @ @ @ exposure , it was a matter of time before someone in the U.S. government tested @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s now happened .
Republican Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida announced this evening @ @ @ @ @ been informed that he ’ s tested positive for coronavirus , after having been in @ @ @ @ @ Saturday : I 'm feeling much better .
However , it 's important that everyone @ @ @ @ @ @ CDCgov guidelines in order to avoid getting sick & mitigate the spread of this @ @ @ @ @ to work together to emerge stronger as a country during these trying times .
pic.twitter.com/g5W5vSQIyH @ @ @ @ @ clear how Congressman Diaz-Balart caught the coronavirus , when he caught it , or who @ @ @ @ @ exposed to the virus before he started having symptoms .
The good news is that @ @ @ @ @

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With the coronavirus spreading quickly in the United States, and a number of high ranking U.S. politicians having already quarantined themselves due to potential exposure, it was a matter of time before someone in the U.S. government tested positive. Sure enough, that’s now happened.
Republican Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida announced this evening that he’s just been informed that he’s tested positive for coronavirus, after having been in self-quarantine in Washington DC since Saturday:
I'm feeling much better. However, it's important that everyone take this seriously and follow @CDCgov guidelines in order to avoid getting sick & mitigate the spread of this virus. We must continue to work together to emerge stronger as a country during these trying times. pic.twitter.com/g5W5vSQIyH — Mario Diaz-Balart (@MarioDB) March 18, 2020
It’s not yet clear how Congressman Diaz-Balart caught the coronavirus, when he caught it, or who else he might have unknowingly exposed to the virus before he started having symptoms. The good news is that he’s recovering. Update, 9:18pm: a second House member has also tested positive.
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--That’s the end of the stock market

That’s the end of the stock market

How hard has the U.S. stock market fallen ?
At one point during trading today , it dipped below where it had been on the day Donald Trump took office .
This means all of his gains are gone .
He inherited a roaring Obama economy , and he ’ s negligently killed it .
But not only are his gains gone , now the stock exchange is literally shutting down .
In the latest sign of just how severely Donald Trump ’ s bumbling coronavirus response is affecting American life , the New York Stock Exchange is shutting down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notice .
The exchange will instead be limited to electronic trading only , which means we ’ re in entirely new territory .
Because this has never happened before under any circumstances , and because we just happen to be in the midst of a stock market collapse , there ’ s no way of predicting how this shift will end up impacting stock market trading going forward .
Donald Trump always claimed he was so good for Wall Street .
But now , thanks to his negligence , Wall Street is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shutting down .

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How hard has the U.S. stock market fallen? At one point during trading today, it dipped below where it had been on the day Donald Trump took office. This means all of his gains are gone. He inherited a roaring Obama economy, and he’s negligently killed it. But not only are his gains gone, now the stock exchange is literally shutting down.
In the latest sign of just how severely Donald Trump’s bumbling coronavirus response is affecting American life, the New York Stock Exchange is shutting down its trading floor next week until further notice. The exchange will instead be limited to electronic trading only, which means we’re in entirely new territory.
Because this has never happened before under any circumstances, and because we just happen to be in the midst of a stock market collapse, there’s no way of predicting how this shift will end up impacting stock market trading going forward. Donald Trump always claimed he was so good for Wall Street. But now, thanks to his negligence, Wall Street is not only crashing, it’s physically shutting down.
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--Donald Trump’s stooge John Cornyn goes completely off the deep end

It ’ s funny how Donald Trump didn ’ t start referring to the coronavirus as the “ Chinese Virus ” until the stock market collapsed and he needed to spin up a racist distraction .
Actually , it ’ s not funny , it ’ s disgusting .
What ’ s even worse is that Trump ’ s Republican sycophants are taking their cues and diving headfirst into the racism themselves .
Sen. John Cornyn : `` China is to blame because the culture where people eat bats & snakes & dogs & things like that , these viruses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people and that 's why China has been the source of a lot of these viruses like SARS , like MERS , the Swine Flu . ''
pic.twitter.com/N4TIlGFqAL Wow .
To be clear , most of the viruses that he listed off didn ’ t even come from Asia .
That ’ s so ignorantly and viciously racist , we ’ re not even sure where to start .
The good news is that John Cornyn is up for reelection in November , and his Democratic opponent MJ Hegar has a real shot @ @ @ @

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It’s funny how Donald Trump didn’t start referring to the coronavirus as the “Chinese Virus” until the stock market collapsed and he needed to spin up a racist distraction. Actually, it’s not funny, it’s disgusting. What’s even worse is that Trump’s Republican sycophants are taking their cues and diving headfirst into the racism themselves.
Take, for instance, worthless GOP Senator John Cornyn:
Sen. John Cornyn: "China is to blame because the culture where people eat bats & snakes & dogs & things like that, these viruses are transmitted from the animal to the people and that's why China has been the source of a lot of these viruses like SARS, like MERS, the Swine Flu." pic.twitter.com/N4TIlGFqAL — The Hill (@thehill) March 18, 2020
Wow. To be clear, most of the viruses that he listed off didn’t even come from Asia. That’s so ignorantly and viciously racist, we’re not even sure where to start. The good news is that John Cornyn is up for reelection in November, and his Democratic opponent MJ Hegar has a real shot at ousting him.
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--Kellyanne Conway has complete meltdown in front of the television cameras

When things get bad for Donald Trump , he ’ ll send his surrogates in front of the television cameras @ @ @ @ @ narrative in his direction .
When things get really bad for Trump , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ front of the cameras so she can say something stupid , fall flat on her @ @ @ @ @ distraction .
The trouble is , even Kellyanne can ’ t seem to pull it @ @ @ @ @ decided today that neither she nor anyone she works with can possibly be racist against @ @ @ @ @ s married to one ( George Conway is half Filipino ) : This is deranged @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s yet another reminder that there ’ s no one in Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ any clue , any competence , or any psychological capacity to deal with the crisis @ @ @ @ @ is the team mascot for the gang that couldn ’ t grift straight .

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When things get bad for Donald Trump, he’ll send his surrogates in front of the television cameras to try to spin the narrative in his direction. When things get really bad for Trump, he’ll send Kellyanne Conway in front of the cameras so she can say something stupid, fall flat on her face, and cause a distraction. The trouble is, even Kellyanne can’t seem to pull it off anymore.
Kellyanne Conway decided today that neither she nor anyone she works with can possibly be racist against Asians, because she’s married to one (George Conway is half Filipino):
"I'm married to an Asian" — Kellyanne Conway downplays White House official reportedly calling coronavirus "Kung-Flu" and Trump using the term "Chinese Virus" pic.twitter.com/aI9TubIfGz — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 18, 2020
This is deranged, even for her. It’s yet another reminder that there’s no one in Donald Trump’s White House with any clue, any competence, or any psychological capacity to deal with the crisis at hand. Kellyanne Conway is the team mascot for the gang that couldn’t grift straight.
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--This sick piece of crap Donald Trump is at it again

Just an hour ago , Donald Trump ’ s official Twitter account was suddenly tweeting decent , unifying things .
@ @ @ @ @ it was way too late for that , as Trump had just finished spelling out @ @ @ @ @ televised press conference .
Now the prick is at it again : I only signed @ @ @ @ @ combat the Chinese Virus should we need to invoke it in a worst case scenario @ @ @ @ @ there will be no need , but we are all in this TOGETHER !
That @ @ @ @ @ Trump is back to calling it the “ Chinese Virus ” for no reason than @ @ @ @ @ racial division as possible .
This creep just won ’ t stop – which is @ @ @ @ @ have to unite behind Democratic nominee Joe Biden to take Trump down once and for @ @ @ @

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Just an hour ago, Donald Trump’s official Twitter account was suddenly tweeting decent, unifying things. Palmer Report pointed out that it was way too late for that, as Trump had just finished spelling out his divisive racism during his televised press conference. Now the prick is at it again:
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I only signed the Defense Production Act to combat the Chinese Virus should we need to invoke it in a worst case scenario in the future. Hopefully there will be no need, but we are all in this TOGETHER! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 18, 2020
That’s right, Donald Trump is back to calling it the “Chinese Virus” for no reason than to stir up as much racial division as possible. This creep just won’t stop – which is yet another reason why we have to unite behind Democratic nominee Joe Biden to take Trump down once and for all in November.
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--It’s too late for Donald Trump now

It’s too late for Donald Trump now

Donald Trump , or more likely one of his social media handlers , decided this afternoon that it was time @ @ @ @ @ sound like a unifying figure – maybe even a leader .
The trouble is , @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump posted this tweet , which in a vacuum , might have been fine @ @ @ @ @ Americans to understand : we are at war with an invisible enemy , but that @ @ @ @ @ the spirit and resolve of the American people It can not overcome the dedication of @ @ @ @ @ and scientists — and it can not beat the LOVE , PATRIOTISM , and DETERMINATION @ @ @ @ @ and United , WE WILL PREVAIL !
” But this came shortly after Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ conference and defended his decision to start referring to the coronavirus as a fight against @ @ @ @ @ Everyone can see this sicko for precisely who he is .
It ’ s too @ @ @ @ @ his handlers , to try to sanitize him after the fact .

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Donald Trump, or more likely one of his social media handlers, decided this afternoon that it was time for Trump to try to sound like a unifying figure – maybe even a leader. The trouble is, no one is buying it.
Trump posted this tweet, which in a vacuum, might have been fine: “I want all Americans to understand: we are at war with an invisible enemy, but that enemy is no match for the spirit and resolve of the American people It cannot overcome the dedication of our doctors, nurses, and scientists — and it cannot beat the LOVE, PATRIOTISM, and DETERMINATION of our citizens. Strong and United, WE WILL PREVAIL!”
But this came shortly after Donald Trump held a nationally televised press conference and defended his decision to start referring to the coronavirus as a fight against the “Chinese virus.” Everyone can see this sicko for precisely who he is. It’s too late for him, or his handlers, to try to sanitize him after the fact.
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--Bernie Sanders has profane meltdown as pressure mounts for him to drop out

After Bernie Sanders got blown out in all three primary states last night and his chances of being the Democratic nominee dropped from near-zero to zero , pressure mounted for him to drop out of the race .
When the news broke today that he was suspending his campaign ads on Facebook , some took this as a first step in suspending his campaign .
Accordingly , reporters have tried to ask Bernie Sanders today about whether his campaign is ending .
Suffice it to say that he didn ’ t like the question very much .
CNN ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sanders about dropping out , Sanders responded with this : I ’ m dealing with a fucking global crisis .
You know , we ’ re dealing with … Well right now , right now I ’ m trying to do my best to make sure that we don ’ t have an economic meltdown and that people don ’ t die .
Is that enough for you to keep me busy for today ?
Hoo boy , this is ugly .
We get where Bernie Sanders is coming from .
In his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s trying to help get the emergency coronavirus legislation passed today that the Republicans have been stalling on .
But still , he ’ s melting down .
If he truly feels he needs to focus on his role in the Senate , why is he insisting on continuing with a dead-end presidential campaign that only helps Donald Trump ’ s chances of remaining in power ?

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After Bernie Sanders got blown out in all three primary states last night and his chances of being the Democratic nominee dropped from near-zero to zero, pressure mounted for him to drop out of the race. When the news broke today that he was suspending his campaign ads on Facebook, some took this as a first step in suspending his campaign.
Accordingly, reporters have tried to ask Bernie Sanders today about whether his campaign is ending. Suffice it to say that he didn’t like the question very much. CNN’s Manu Raju tweeted that when he asked Sanders about dropping out, Sanders responded with this:
I’m dealing with a fucking global crisis. You know, we’re dealing with … Well right now, right now I’m trying to do my best to make sure that we don’t have an economic meltdown and that people don’t die. Is that enough for you to keep me busy for today?
Hoo boy, this is ugly. We get where Bernie Sanders is coming from. In his role as a U.S. Senator, he’s trying to help get the emergency coronavirus legislation passed today that the Republicans have been stalling on. But still, he’s melting down. If he truly feels he needs to focus on his role in the Senate, why is he insisting on continuing with a dead-end presidential campaign that only helps Donald Trump’s chances of remaining in power?
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--I’m so sick of Donald Trump’s attacks on Chinese Americans and Asian Americans, I could vomit

Here ’ s the thing about privilege .
When you ’ ve never experienced being on the wrong side of it , you ’ re left with blind spots that can keep you from seeing the full picture , even when you see it clearly .
When Donald Trump suddenly decided this week that the coronavirus is now the “ Chinese virus , ” I knew exactly what he was doing .
He ’ s afraid his base will abandon him now that America is facing economic collapse and a pandemic .
So he ’ s trying to fire up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he used to assemble his base to begin with : racism .
As such , I immediately began calling Trump out for trying to scapegoat Chinese Americans .
But many of you have since pointed out that Trump ’ s racism is actually impacting all Asian Americans .
You ’ re correct , of course .
The bigotry that would drive someone to target or harass a Chinese American over the coronavirus is the same bigotry that would prompt someone not to care if the person they ’ re harassing is Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bigots don ’ t tend to discriminate when it comes to how they discriminate .
As a few of you have pointed out , we saw this after 9/11 .
The bigots not only targeted Muslim Americans for being Muslims , they also targeted Sikh Americans for wearing turbans .
At least America ’ s ignorant failure of a President back then had the decency to ask people not to scapegoat Muslim Americans .
The current ignorant failure of a President is begging people to target Chinese Americans and Asian Americans .
Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it makes me want to vomit – and I ’ m not even one of the people being targeted .
I can ’ t imagine how it feels to be on the receiving end of it .

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Here’s the thing about privilege. When you’ve never experienced being on the wrong side of it, you’re left with blind spots that can keep you from seeing the full picture, even when you see it clearly.
When Donald Trump suddenly decided this week that the coronavirus is now the “Chinese virus,” I knew exactly what he was doing. He’s afraid his base will abandon him now that America is facing economic collapse and a pandemic. So he’s trying to fire up his base by using the same tactic that he used to assemble his base to begin with: racism. As such, I immediately began calling Trump out for trying to scapegoat Chinese Americans.
But many of you have since pointed out that Trump’s racism is actually impacting all Asian Americans. You’re correct, of course. The bigotry that would drive someone to target or harass a Chinese American over the coronavirus is the same bigotry that would prompt someone not to care if the person they’re harassing is Chinese, or Korean, or Japanese. Bigots don’t tend to discriminate when it comes to how they discriminate.
As a few of you have pointed out, we saw this after 9/11. The bigots not only targeted Muslim Americans for being Muslims, they also targeted Sikh Americans for wearing turbans. At least America’s ignorant failure of a President back then had the decency to ask people not to scapegoat Muslim Americans. The current ignorant failure of a President is begging people to target Chinese Americans and Asian Americans. Donald Trump’s racism is so sickening, it makes me want to vomit – and I’m not even one of the people being targeted. I can’t imagine how it feels to be on the receiving end of it.
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palmerreport--2020-03-18--What Bernie Sanders doesn’t get

What Bernie Sanders doesn’t get

Dear Bernie Sanders – I don ’ t know where you find these people , but most of your top advisers are just chaos agents who want to burn it all down and couldn ’ t care less about your progressive agenda .
Since no one around you is going to be straight with you , I will .
I ’ m going to give you a piece of advice that ’ s crucial to you getting the most out of this possible .
The thing is , Bernie , that politics is governed entirely by leverage .
Politics isn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or rallies , or foot stomping , it ’ s leverage .
I know you don ’ t like spending a lot of time focusing on this side of politics , which is why none of your Senate bills have ever been passed , even though many of them had merit .
But right now , Bernie , you have leverage .
You won ’ t for long .
Bernie , you can go to Joe Biden this week and offer to drop out and endorse him in exchange for policy concessions , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ return .
Biden would love to put this primary race to bed , so he could pivot to fighting Donald Trump this early .
It would be worth a lot to him , so he ’ d be willing to give you more for it .
But Bernie , if you drag this out for a few months , you ’ ll have already cost Biden the opportunity to pivot to the general election early .
Your exit and endorsement won ’ t be worth nearly as much to him at that point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you nearly as much in return .
Listen , Bernie Sanders .
This is just how politics works .
It ’ s how politics has always worked , and will always work .
It ’ s just human nature .
You say you want to enact as many of your legislative priorities as possible .
Literally the only way for you to do that is to drop out and endorse Joe Biden right now , while you still have something to offer him .
If you follow the bad advice of your terrible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you ’ ll be betraying every progressive principle you ’ ve ever claimed to care about .
But if you drop out now , you ’ ll actually get a win out of this .

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Dear Bernie Sanders – I don’t know where you find these people, but most of your top advisers are just chaos agents who want to burn it all down and couldn’t care less about your progressive agenda. Since no one around you is going to be straight with you, I will. I’m going to give you a piece of advice that’s crucial to you getting the most out of this possible.
The thing is, Bernie, that politics is governed entirely by leverage. Politics isn’t governed by magic wand, or rallies, or foot stomping, it’s leverage. I know you don’t like spending a lot of time focusing on this side of politics, which is why none of your Senate bills have ever been passed, even though many of them had merit. But right now, Bernie, you have leverage. You won’t for long.
Bernie, you can go to Joe Biden this week and offer to drop out and endorse him in exchange for policy concessions, and you can get a ton in return. Biden would love to put this primary race to bed, so he could pivot to fighting Donald Trump this early. It would be worth a lot to him, so he’d be willing to give you more for it.
But Bernie, if you drag this out for a few months, you’ll have already cost Biden the opportunity to pivot to the general election early. Your exit and endorsement won’t be worth nearly as much to him at that point, so he won’t give you nearly as much in return.
Listen, Bernie Sanders. This is just how politics works. It’s how politics has always worked, and will always work. It’s just human nature. You say you want to enact as many of your legislative priorities as possible. Literally the only way for you to do that is to drop out and endorse Joe Biden right now, while you still have something to offer him. If you follow the bad advice of your terrible advisers and remain in the race, you’ll be betraying every progressive principle you’ve ever claimed to care about. But if you drop out now, you’ll actually get a win out of this.
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