palmerreport--2020-12-29--Even Donald Trump’s hotel is now admitting Trump lost the election

Donald Trump is still pretending he can somehow magically steal himself a second presidential term , even though that would be literally impossible at this point .
It ’ s debatable to what extent he ’ s just that delusional , and to what extent this is all about using it as an excuse to continue fundraising .
Either way , even Trump ’ s own hotel is now admitting he ’ s lost and it ’ s over .
The Trump International Hotel in Washington DC has now unblocked all of the rooms it was holding for inauguration week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a discount .
In other words , the Trump Hotel just gave away all the rooms that it had been holding for Trump ’ s entourage , because Trump won ’ t be having an inauguration on that day ; Joe Biden will .
This means that Donald Trump and/or the people he has running his hotel have decided that they ’ re not willing to lose money by keeping these rooms reserved for an imaginary Trump inauguration , just to keep up the appearance that a Trump inauguration is happening .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump knows it ’ s over .

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Donald Trump is still pretending he can somehow magically steal himself a second presidential term, even though that would be literally impossible at this point. It’s debatable to what extent he’s just that delusional, and to what extent this is all about using it as an excuse to continue fundraising. Either way, even Trump’s own hotel is now admitting he’s lost and it’s over.
The Trump International Hotel in Washington DC has now unblocked all of the rooms it was holding for inauguration week, and is offering them individually at a discount. In other words, the Trump Hotel just gave away all the rooms that it had been holding for Trump’s entourage, because Trump won’t be having an inauguration on that day; Joe Biden will.
This means that Donald Trump and/or the people he has running his hotel have decided that they’re not willing to lose money by keeping these rooms reserved for an imaginary Trump inauguration, just to keep up the appearance that a Trump inauguration is happening. It’s the latest sign that even Trump knows it’s over.
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Dr. Jill Biden

Permit me for a moment to review the Republican Playbook .
Not so much for your benefit , brothers and sisters , as for mine .
I know many of you know it forward and backward , but it still stretches my comprehension of the inner machinations of the evil of the Republican Party to limits that I may have a harder time believing than some of you .
Take the outgoing First Lady versus the incoming First Lady , for example .
The former is a woman of obvious limited talents who exaggerated her academic bona fides and parlayed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instances of outright pornography — into getting into some kind of “ in ” group that went to the kind of parties where she was likely to meet a certain kind of man of which Donald Trump is one .
She saw her main chance and managed to marry him .
I won ’ t use words like “ sugar daddy ” or “ gold digger ” or “ trophy bride ” — but you get the idea .
The latter — I ’ ll call her Dr. Jill Biden because I know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and educator who went to prestigious Villanova for her MA and the University of Delaware for her doctorate in education .
She met Joe Biden on a blind date .
She is a decent woman .
There are no scandals in her life , prurient or otherwise .
So , back to the Republican playbook .
As many of you already know , Dr. Jill Biden has been excoriated by Republican nitwits on Fox News and the Wall Street Journal and other places for referring to herself as “ Doctor.
” Because — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you need to be sitting down — it could turn tragic if some poor guy should have a heart attack and mistakenly think that Dr. Biden can somehow save him because she ’ s a medical doctor when in fact she ’ s not .
That might give the poor guy a second heart attack .
Get it ?
Me neither .
But that ’ s the Republican Playbook for you .
It turns little absurdities into much bigger absurdities .
Now , I ’ m not going to use the word “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because it ’ s a sexist term and there are just as many men who are whores are there women who are whores , but you can bet your bottom dollar that scum-sucking Republicans would be calling Jill Biden just that if she were the one with the “ modeling ” antecedents instead of Melania Trump .
Instead they have to settle for picking on her PhD , a thing she has every right to be justly proud of .
All of which brings me to the disgusting person known as Melissa Carone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whistleblower .
You may remember her .
She was the walking catastrophe who slurred her way through her idiotic “ testimony ” about “ irregularities ” in the 2020 election earlier this month , with all the credibility of the sloppy drunk at the end of the bar .
You remember her , she was the one that made Kimberly Guilfoyle almost look sane .
Well it turns out that earlier last week Attorneys representing Dominion Voting Systems , warning of imminent litigation , demanded that many of Donald Trump ’ s allies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defamatory claims that the company somehow “ rigged or improperly influenced ” the 2020 presidential election .
The list of individuals sent such letters included one to the aforementioned Mellissa Carone .
By all reports , Ms. Carone ’ s letter was the most scathing of all : “ You gained international infamy earlier this month as Rudy Giuliani ’ s so-called ‘ star witness ’ who could supposedly corroborate outlandish accusations that Dominion has somehow rigged or otherwise improperly influenced the outcome of the Nov. 2020 U.S. presidential election , ” attorneys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Without a shred of corroborating evidence , you have claimed that you witnessed several different versions of voter fraud—ranging from one story involving a van , to other accusations that votes were counted multiple times .
You published these statements even though you knew all along that your attacks on Dominion have no basis in reality .
“ We write to you now because you have positioned yourself as a prominent leader of the ongoing misinformation campaign by pretending to have some sort of ‘ insider ’ s knowledge ’ regarding Dominion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reality you were hired through a staffing agency for one day to clean glass on machines and complete other menial tasks.
” I bring Ms. Carone to the fore as Exhibit — what ?
I have run out of letters .
Can we use Greek letters ?
Cyrillic ?
Hanzi ?
There seems to be no end to Republican perfidy .
Is there no “ expert witness ” too disreputable , too tawdry , too disgusting , that Republicans won ’ t stoop to use them ?
Of course not .
Because the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s all they have .
This Carone Virus .
That ’ s the best they can do .
You see , our incoming First Lady isn ’ t a gold digger , she didn ’ t marry Joe Biden for his money .
Biden isn ’ t into “ trophy brides.
” Dr. Jill Biden really does have a legitimate education .
But you know what ?
This PhD “ scandal ” is probably going to haunt her for the rest of her tenure as First Lady and beyond , just as Benghazi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clinton .
Because Republicans are low-energy , low-information , lazy sexist scum .
You don ’ t need to think any further about it than that .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Permit me for a moment to review the Republican Playbook. Not so much for your benefit, brothers and sisters, as for mine. I know many of you know it forward and backward, but it still stretches my comprehension of the inner machinations of the evil of the Republican Party to limits that I may have a harder time believing than some of you.
Take the outgoing First Lady versus the incoming First Lady, for example. The former is a woman of obvious limited talents who exaggerated her academic bona fides and parlayed a modelling career — which degenerated into instances of outright pornography — into getting into some kind of “in” group that went to the kind of parties where she was likely to meet a certain kind of man of which Donald Trump is one. She saw her main chance and managed to marry him. I won’t use words like “sugar daddy” or “gold digger” or “trophy bride” — but you get the idea.
The latter — I’ll call her Dr. Jill Biden because I know Republicans hate that — is a professor and educator who went to prestigious Villanova for her MA and the University of Delaware for her doctorate in education. She met Joe Biden on a blind date. She is a decent woman. There are no scandals in her life, prurient or otherwise.
So, back to the Republican playbook. As many of you already know, Dr. Jill Biden has been excoriated by Republican nitwits on Fox News and the Wall Street Journal and other places for referring to herself as “Doctor.” Because — and here’s the part where you need to be sitting down — it could turn tragic if some poor guy should have a heart attack and mistakenly think that Dr. Biden can somehow save him because she’s a medical doctor when in fact she’s not. That might give the poor guy a second heart attack. Get it? Me neither.
But that’s the Republican Playbook for you. It turns little absurdities into much bigger absurdities. Now, I’m not going to use the word “whore” when referring to Melania Trump because it’s a sexist term and there are just as many men who are whores are there women who are whores, but you can bet your bottom dollar that scum-sucking Republicans would be calling Jill Biden just that if she were the one with the “modeling” antecedents instead of Melania Trump. Instead they have to settle for picking on her PhD, a thing she has every right to be justly proud of.
All of which brings me to the disgusting person known as Melissa Carone, the former Dominion contractor and self-proclaimed whistleblower. You may remember her. She was the walking catastrophe who slurred her way through her idiotic “testimony” about “irregularities” in the 2020 election earlier this month, with all the credibility of the sloppy drunk at the end of the bar. You remember her, she was the one that made Kimberly Guilfoyle almost look sane.
Well it turns out that earlier last week Attorneys representing Dominion Voting Systems, warning of imminent litigation, demanded that many of Donald Trump’s allies cease and desist from making false and defamatory claims that the company somehow “rigged or improperly influenced” the 2020 presidential election. The list of individuals sent such letters included one to the aforementioned Mellissa Carone. By all reports, Ms. Carone’s letter was the most scathing of all:
“You gained international infamy earlier this month as Rudy Giuliani’s so-called ‘star witness’ who could supposedly corroborate outlandish accusations that Dominion has somehow rigged or otherwise improperly influenced the outcome of the Nov. 2020 U.S. presidential election,” attorneys Thomas Clare and Megan Meier wrote. “Without a shred of corroborating evidence, you have claimed that you witnessed several different versions of voter fraud—ranging from one story involving a van, to other accusations that votes were counted multiple times. You published these statements even though you knew all along that your attacks on Dominion have no basis in reality. “We write to you now because you have positioned yourself as a prominent leader of the ongoing misinformation campaign by pretending to have some sort of ‘insider’s knowledge’ regarding Dominion’s business activities, when in reality you were hired through a staffing agency for one day to clean glass on machines and complete other menial tasks.”
I bring Ms. Carone to the fore as Exhibit — what? I have run out of letters. Can we use Greek letters? Cyrillic? Hanzi? There seems to be no end to Republican perfidy. Is there no “expert witness” too disreputable, too tawdry, too disgusting, that Republicans won’t stoop to use them? Of course not. Because the bottom line is this: that’s all they have. This Carone Virus. That’s the best they can do.
You see, our incoming First Lady isn’t a gold digger, she didn’t marry Joe Biden for his money. Biden isn’t into “trophy brides.” Dr. Jill Biden really does have a legitimate education. But you know what? This PhD “scandal” is probably going to haunt her for the rest of her tenure as First Lady and beyond, just as Benghazi and “her emails” haunted Hillary Clinton. Because Republicans are low-energy, low-information, lazy sexist scum. You don’t need to think any further about it than that. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-12-29--On a personal note…

On a personal note…

I don ’ t usually talk about this kind of thing , but on a personal note , I ’ ve had worsening back issues the entire election cycle .
It obviously hasn ’ t kept me from writing , but I ’ ve had to keep finding new ways to work around the issue , and let ’ s just say that it wasn ’ t getting easier during those final days of the election .
Since the election ended I ’ ve begun carving out time for proper treatment , often sneaking out in the middle of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t worry , I have no intention of cutting back on my overall writing and publishing schedule .
There ’ s so much work left to be done in 2021 .
But as I get further into this , I want to be up front with all of you about what ’ s going on , as I may have to take the occasional day off here and there for tests or treatment .
This time around they ’ ve injected a steroid called dexamethasone into my spine .
I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the same thing they gave Trump when he was in the hospital , so I ’ m worried the side effects may or may not include treason 😉

I don’t usually talk about this kind of thing, but on a personal note, I’ve had worsening back issues the entire election cycle. It obviously hasn’t kept me from writing, but I’ve had to keep finding new ways to work around the issue, and let’s just say that it wasn’t getting easier during those final days of the election.
Since the election ended I’ve begun carving out time for proper treatment, often sneaking out in the middle of the workday for diagnostics and such. Don’t worry, I have no intention of cutting back on my overall writing and publishing schedule. There’s so much work left to be done in 2021. But as I get further into this, I want to be up front with all of you about what’s going on, as I may have to take the occasional day off here and there for tests or treatment.
This time around they’ve injected a steroid called dexamethasone into my spine. I’m feeling somewhat better already. But dexamethasone is the same thing they gave Trump when he was in the hospital, so I’m worried the side effects may or may not include treason 😉


palmerreport--2020-12-29--Donald Trump’s remaining supporters inexplicably dress him up like Benedict Arnold

Dozens of Republicans in Congress are now tacitly moving on from Donald Trump by voting in favor of the increased @ @ @ @ @ ’ s demands about sideshow things being added to the legislation .
But among those @ @ @ @ @ , they ’ re doing it more loudly – and stupidly – than ever .
@ @ @ @ @ this image of Donald Trump last night : As numerous observers on social media have @ @ @ @ @ pretty clearly being depicted as infamous traitor Benedict Arnold : How ironic that Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ just like the man whose name is synonymous with being a traitor , Benedict Arnold @ @ @ @ @ he lost thousands of Revolutionary War soldiers to a smallpox plague because he refused to @ @ @ @ @ ’ s right , Trump ’ s remaining supporters tried to dress him up like @ @ @ @ @ but they picked Benedict Arnold because they don ’ t know anything about America – @ @ @ @ @ to commit treason .
Either way , this is just embarrassing .

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Dozens of Republicans in Congress are now tacitly moving on from Donald Trump by voting in favor of the increased stimulus package while ignoring Trump’s demands about sideshow things being added to the legislation. But among those Republicans still propping Trump up, they’re doing it more loudly – and stupidly – than ever.
The Arizona Republican Party tweeted this image of Donald Trump last night:
As numerous observers on social media have pointed out, Trump is pretty clearly being depicted as infamous traitor Benedict Arnold:
How ironic that Donald Trump's supporters dressed him up just like the man whose name is synonymous with being a traitor, Benedict Arnold. Did you know that he lost thousands of Revolutionary War soldiers to a smallpox plague because he refused to perform inoculations? pic.twitter.com/5pbAsXEVX9 — Grant Stern  (@grantstern) December 29, 2020
That’s right, Trump’s remaining supporters tried to dress him up like an American war figure, but they picked Benedict Arnold because they don’t know anything about America – or maybe they want him to commit treason. Either way, this is just embarrassing.
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palmerreport--2020-12-29--Donald Trump’s own failing schemes are now betraying him

The bully known as Donald Trump backed down late Sunday and signed the stimulus bill that had been agreed upon by the House and Senate .
Unfortunately , his eleventh-hour decision made little difference to many .
Unemployment aid had already lapsed , and Trump ’ s games became a real-life consequence for Americans who now depend on unemployment to feed their families and keep roofs over their heads .
As CNN pointed out , Trump was the only person with the power to prevent this from happening , but he did nothing — purposefully did nothing .
While Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holding out for more money , CNN put in perspective that Trump was merely playing games and seeking revenge on Republicans who refused to support his false claims of election fraud .
Trump enjoyed making the American people guess what he planned to do .
He teased his plans , directly avoiding questions about his intentions .
While he enjoyed his time at Mar-a-Lago , with no expense spared—he held the lives of millions of Americans in his hands , and he decided it would be a good idea to play with those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mike Pence was enjoying his ski vacation in Vail while Mnuchin lounged on the beach in Cabo .
Trump ’ s supporters are up in arms about his election loss , yet they say nothing about the way he is playing with the American people .
We can only assume none of them work , so his games are neither here nor there for them , but for millions of others , concern about having to re-apply for benefits they could have continued receiving is marring what should be a time of celebration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a statement following his delayed signing of the bill , claiming that one of the reasons for delay was a promise from lawmakers “ to focus strongly on the very substantial voter fraud which took place in the November 3 presidential election.
” What the hell ?
Surely , Trump did not hold up aid to millions of Americans over his imaginary voter fraud scheme .
There has been absolutely no evidence of any type of voter fraud in the election , and 60 or so dismissed or abandoned court cases back that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might fall for that nonsense , but no one else of sound mind will .
Besides , McConnell spoke after Trump and mentioned no such thing .
Adam Kinzinger ( R-IL ) said on CNN ’ S State of the Union that he does not get Trump ’ s actions “ unless it ’ s just to create chaos and show power and be upset because you lost the election.
” Bingo .
The election is not the only thing Trump lost .
He appears to have lost his mind .
Trump has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ box .
Likely , someone told Trump what he wanted to hear to get him to sign the bill .
It is bad enough that unemployment beneficiaries must start all over again , but a government shutdown would have only made matters worse .
As we counted down to the November 3 election , which turned out quite well , we now turn to inauguration day : Twenty-two days and counting .

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The bully known as Donald Trump backed down late Sunday and signed the stimulus bill that had been agreed upon by the House and Senate. Unfortunately, his eleventh-hour decision made little difference to many. Unemployment aid had already lapsed, and Trump’s games became a real-life consequence for Americans who now depend on unemployment to feed their families and keep roofs over their heads.
As CNN pointed out, Trump was the only person with the power to prevent this from happening, but he did nothing — purposefully did nothing. While Trump tried to snow us that he was holding out for more money, CNN put in perspective that Trump was merely playing games and seeking revenge on Republicans who refused to support his false claims of election fraud.
Trump enjoyed making the American people guess what he planned to do. He teased his plans, directly avoiding questions about his intentions. While he enjoyed his time at Mar-a-Lago, with no expense spared—he held the lives of millions of Americans in his hands, and he decided it would be a good idea to play with those lives. At the same time, Mike Pence was enjoying his ski vacation in Vail while Mnuchin lounged on the beach in Cabo. Trump’s supporters are up in arms about his election loss, yet they say nothing about the way he is playing with the American people. We can only assume none of them work, so his games are neither here nor there for them, but for millions of others, concern about having to re-apply for benefits they could have continued receiving is marring what should be a time of celebration.
Making things worse, Trump made a statement following his delayed signing of the bill, claiming that one of the reasons for delay was a promise from lawmakers “to focus strongly on the very substantial voter fraud which took place in the November 3 presidential election.” What the hell? Surely, Trump did not hold up aid to millions of Americans over his imaginary voter fraud scheme. There has been absolutely no evidence of any type of voter fraud in the election, and 60 or so dismissed or abandoned court cases back that up. Perhaps Trump’s supporters might fall for that nonsense, but no one else of sound mind will.
Besides, McConnell spoke after Trump and mentioned no such thing. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said on CNN’S State of the Union that he does not get Trump’s actions “unless it’s just to create chaos and show power and be upset because you lost the election.” Bingo. The election is not the only thing Trump lost. He appears to have lost his mind.
Trump has never been the brightest bulb in the box. Likely, someone told Trump what he wanted to hear to get him to sign the bill. It is bad enough that unemployment beneficiaries must start all over again, but a government shutdown would have only made matters worse. As we counted down to the November 3 election, which turned out quite well, we now turn to inauguration day: Twenty-two days and counting.
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palmerreport--2020-12-29--This is just pathetic

This is just pathetic

– According to Donald Trump ’ s Twitter account , his new slogan is “ He ’ s what ’ @ @ @ @ @ sounds like it was written by four competing focus groups who each picked a word @ @ @ @ @ drunk and fell down .
Also , why does Trump need a new slogan ?
@ @ @ @ @ It ’ s yet another reason why he ’ s becoming more irrelevant by the @ @ @ @ @ will be remembered as the guy who got caught with his hands down his pants @ @ @ @ @ then gave coronavirus to a bunch of people by farting on them during a fraudulent @ @ @ @ @ went to prison for treason .
– Tweet of the day , from Julia Louis-Dreyfus @ @ @ @ @

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– According to Donald Trump’s Twitter account, his new slogan is “He’s what’s for America.” It sounds like it was written by four competing focus groups who each picked a word of it, then got drunk and fell down. Also, why does Trump need a new slogan? This is just embarrassing. It’s yet another reason why he’s becoming more irrelevant by the day.
– Rudy Giuliani will be remembered as the guy who got caught with his hands down his pants in a Borat movie, then gave coronavirus to a bunch of people by farting on them during a fraudulent hearing, and then later went to prison for treason.
– Tweet of the day, from Julia Louis-Dreyfus:
https://twitter.com/i/timeline
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palmerreport--2020-12-30--“Nobody can be this stupid” – Donald Trump has complete meltdown as it all goes wrong for him

At this point everything is going wrong for Donald Trump .
Mike Pence can ’ t magically give him a second term .
New York State is accelerating its criminal case against Trump , helping to ensure that he ’ s destined for prison .
Even Deutsche Bank has turned against Trump , because he ’ s about to become useless to his creditors .
So what ’ s Trump doing about it ?
Whining in maniacal yet defeated fashion , of course .
Most of Trump ’ s tweets are irrelevant these days .
But every now and then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clues about where his head is , and whom he ’ s trying to take down with him .
For instance , tonight Trump tried to set Georgia ’ s Republican Party on fire .
After a wide scale signature match investigation concluded on Tuesday that there was absolutely no systemic mail-in voter fraud , Trump announced that the Republicans running Georgia are “ are a complete disaster and don ’ t have a clue , or worse .
Nobody can be this stupid.
” Trump went on to beg Georgia ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ find the crime , and turn the state Republican.
” That ’ s right , Trump is now reduced to begging to be allowed to just manufacture some phony election fraud , and somehow magically announce that he secretly won Georgia , and have it all somehow work out for him .
This has reached a hallucinatory point of desperation .
Trump ’ s life is over , and he ’ s reaching into the furthest recesses of fantasy to keep faint hope alive that some kind of magic carpet ride is going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minute .
It won ’ t .

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At this point everything is going wrong for Donald Trump. Mike Pence can’t magically give him a second term. New York State is accelerating its criminal case against Trump, helping to ensure that he’s destined for prison. Even Deutsche Bank has turned against Trump, because he’s about to become useless to his creditors. So what’s Trump doing about it?
Whining in maniacal yet defeated fashion, of course. Most of Trump’s tweets are irrelevant these days. But every now and then one of his meltdowns still gives us clues about where his head is, and whom he’s trying to take down with him. For instance, tonight Trump tried to set Georgia’s Republican Party on fire.
After a wide scale signature match investigation concluded on Tuesday that there was absolutely no systemic mail-in voter fraud, Trump announced that the Republicans running Georgia are “are a complete disaster and don’t have a clue, or worse. Nobody can be this stupid.”
Trump went on to beg Georgia’s Republican leaders to “allow us to find the crime, and turn the state Republican.” That’s right, Trump is now reduced to begging to be allowed to just manufacture some phony election fraud, and somehow magically announce that he secretly won Georgia, and have it all somehow work out for him. This has reached a hallucinatory point of desperation. Trump’s life is over, and he’s reaching into the furthest recesses of fantasy to keep faint hope alive that some kind of magic carpet ride is going to whisk him away at the last minute. It won’t.
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palmerreport--2020-12-30--Donald Trump just lost again

Donald Trump just lost again

Ever since Joe Biden was declared the winner of Georgia in the 2020 presidential election , Donald Trump has continually insisted that he only lost the state due to fraudulent mail-in votes .
He predicted that if signature matching tests were performed , it would prove that the mail-in votes for Biden were all somehow fake .
Accordingly , the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has announced the results of its signature match audit in Democrat-heavy Cobb County .
Out of 15,000 votes that were probed , just two of them had mismatched signatures .
That ’ s right , two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t even intentional fraud ; it was simply a matter of a wife signing her ballot and her husband ’ s ballot , and both votes getting flagged as a result .
In other words , Joe Biden just won Georgia yet again .
For that matter , Donald Trump ’ s little tantrum could end up causing the Republicans problems in next week ’ s Georgia Senate runoff races .
If the Republicans lose , but try to claim that they only lost due to mail-in voter fraud , this Georgia Bureau @ @ @ @ @ @ @ type of fraud simply doesn ’ t exist .

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Ever since Joe Biden was declared the winner of Georgia in the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump has continually insisted that he only lost the state due to fraudulent mail-in votes. He predicted that if signature matching tests were performed, it would prove that the mail-in votes for Biden were all somehow fake.
Accordingly, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has announced the results of its signature match audit in Democrat-heavy Cobb County. Out of 15,000 votes that were probed, just two of them had mismatched signatures. That’s right, two votes. These two votes weren’t even intentional fraud; it was simply a matter of a wife signing her ballot and her husband’s ballot, and both votes getting flagged as a result.
In other words, Joe Biden just won Georgia yet again. For that matter, Donald Trump’s little tantrum could end up causing the Republicans problems in next week’s Georgia Senate runoff races. If the Republicans lose, but try to claim that they only lost due to mail-in voter fraud, this Georgia Bureau of Investigation probe just proved that this type of fraud simply doesn’t exist.
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palmerreport--2020-12-30--Don’t fall for it

Don’t fall for it

On Monday , the House with broad support approved the $ 2,000 stimulus checks that Donald Trump argued should be issued to eligible Americans .
The proposal then went over to the Senate .
As we know , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is the master of killing bills .
This Senate will go down as one of the least productive in many decades , with just 30 or so bills passing and being signed into law .
In an effort to pull the wool over Georgia voters ’ eyes , Republicans Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue , as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to go out and strongly , vociferously support the stimulus increase .
McConnell has done what he always does , he has blocked the Democrats ’ request to vote on the increased stimulus amount .
While Senate Democrats have warned that they will filibuster consideration of the NDAA defense bill veto override , it appears that McConnell will do whatever he can to deny the American people , other than the fattest cats , relief from the pandemic .
Georgia voters should not buy into this nonsensical situation , with Loeffler and Perdue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day of want , promoting how strongly they are in favor of providing needed relief .
Voters must turn out these two and in turn make McConnell just another member of the Senate , with no power to prevent progress .

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On Monday, the House with broad support approved the $2,000 stimulus checks that Donald Trump argued should be issued to eligible Americans. The proposal then went over to the Senate. As we know, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is the master of killing bills. This Senate will go down as one of the least productive in many decades, with just 30 or so bills passing and being signed into law.
In an effort to pull the wool over Georgia voters’ eyes, Republicans Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, as well as some others, have been permitted to go out and strongly, vociferously support the stimulus increase. McConnell has done what he always does, he has blocked the Democrats’ request to vote on the increased stimulus amount. While Senate Democrats have warned that they will filibuster consideration of the NDAA defense bill veto override, it appears that McConnell will do whatever he can to deny the American people, other than the fattest cats, relief from the pandemic.
Georgia voters should not buy into this nonsensical situation, with Loeffler and Perdue, neither of whom has had a day of want, promoting how strongly they are in favor of providing needed relief. Voters must turn out these two and in turn make McConnell just another member of the Senate, with no power to prevent progress.
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palmerreport--2020-12-30--The real reason Deutsche Bank is selling out Donald Trump

Last week , various news outlets reported that Deutsche Bank ’ s private bankers who lent to Donald Trump and Jared Kushner resigned .
One of the loan officers was “ responsible for arranging hundreds of millions of dollars worth of loans ” over the years .
This struck me as odd .
Why ?
Well , The Independent article linked above states explicitly that the reasons for the resignations are not clear , but that it should be noted the Manhattan District Attorney ’ s office is investigating Deutsche Bank in connection with an ongoing investigation concerning Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump was a notorious deadbeat and would never pay back his loans , which has made his relationship with Deutsche Bank all the more suspicious .
My immediate thought was that these people resigned as part of a cooperation deal with the Manhattan DA , but I ’ m basing that purely on my gut feeling rather than any evidence that truly points me in that direction .
What also struck me as odd is that , just a few months ago , Deutsche Bank began to try to distance itself from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The timing of this concern is suspicious to me because , in large part , Deutsche Bank has a well-known reputation for not giving a damn about the reputations of the people it lends to .
It hasn ’ t cared about Trump ’ s horrendous reputation for years , and yet now it claims it does .
To me , this looks more like a move in furtherance of a necessary distancing from Trump rather than a voluntary one .
If Deutsche Bank is being essentially forced by prosecutors to divulge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ makes sense that they would try to distance themselves before the charges drop .
We need to remember that a Trump self-pardon or even a President Pence pardon for Trump would not shield Trump from debt collectors .
Trump , amazingly , secured his enormous Deutsche Bank loans personally , which means that the bank can seize his assets to make up for his unpaid debt .
This includes many of his properties and big-ticket assets .
Just imagine if Trump gets hit with charges of loan fraud and loses at least some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ karma after all .

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Last week, various news outlets reported that Deutsche Bank’s private bankers who lent to Donald Trump and Jared Kushner resigned. One of the loan officers was “responsible for arranging hundreds of millions of dollars worth of loans” over the years.
This struck me as odd. Why? Well, The Independent article linked above states explicitly that the reasons for the resignations are not clear, but that it should be noted the Manhattan District Attorney’s office is investigating Deutsche Bank in connection with an ongoing investigation concerning Donald Trump. It should also be noted that Trump was a notorious deadbeat and would never pay back his loans, which has made his relationship with Deutsche Bank all the more suspicious. My immediate thought was that these people resigned as part of a cooperation deal with the Manhattan DA, but I’m basing that purely on my gut feeling rather than any evidence that truly points me in that direction.
What also struck me as odd is that, just a few months ago, Deutsche Bank began to try to distance itself from the Trump family due to “negative publicity.” The timing of this concern is suspicious to me because, in large part, Deutsche Bank has a well-known reputation for not giving a damn about the reputations of the people it lends to. It hasn’t cared about Trump’s horrendous reputation for years, and yet now it claims it does. To me, this looks more like a move in furtherance of a necessary distancing from Trump rather than a voluntary one. If Deutsche Bank is being essentially forced by prosecutors to divulge Trump’s financial improprieties, it makes sense that they would try to distance themselves before the charges drop.
We need to remember that a Trump self-pardon or even a President Pence pardon for Trump would not shield Trump from debt collectors. Trump, amazingly, secured his enormous Deutsche Bank loans personally, which means that the bank can seize his assets to make up for his unpaid debt. This includes many of his properties and big-ticket assets. Just imagine if Trump gets hit with charges of loan fraud and loses at least some of his properties. Maybe there is karma after all.
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palmerreport--2020-12-31--Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago meltdown

Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago meltdown

Donald Trump knows full well that once he ’ s booted from office in three weeks , it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ New York State indicts and arrests him .
He appears to be planning to try @ @ @ @ @ let him serve house arrest at Mar-a-Lago in Florida while awaiting trial .
The trouble @ @ @ @ @ already finding a way to be miserable there .
Trump began renovations at Mar-a-Lago immediately @ @ @ @ @ , in an apparent attempt at strengthening his homestead claim there .
But it turns @ @ @ @ @ , and he ’ s been rather loudly and angrily blaming Melania for it , @ @ @ @ @ .
It appears Donald Trump is rapidly reaching the point where he ’ s so @ @ @ @ @ life , he ’ s now griping about everything he encounters .
If he ’ @ @ @ @ @ now , just wait until he ends up under home confinement there while awaiting trial @

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Donald Trump knows full well that once he’s booted from office in three weeks, it’s a matter of time before New York State indicts and arrests him. He appears to be planning to try to convince the judge to let him serve house arrest at Mar-a-Lago in Florida while awaiting trial. The trouble is, he’s already finding a way to be miserable there.
Trump began renovations at Mar-a-Lago immediately after he lost the election, in an apparent attempt at strengthening his homestead claim there. But it turns out he hates the renovations, and he’s been rather loudly and angrily blaming Melania for it, to anyone who will listen.
It appears Donald Trump is rapidly reaching the point where he’s so unhappy with his rapidly shattering life, he’s now griping about everything he encounters. If he’s melting down about Mar-a-Lago now, just wait until he ends up under home confinement there while awaiting trial.
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palmerreport--2020-12-31--Jon Ossoff just dropped the hammer on Kelly Loeffler

In the Georgia Senate runoff races , Democrat Jon Ossoff is running against Republican David Perdue , while Democrat Raphael @ @ @ @ @ Kelly Loeffler .
But the two races have become intertwined , both because they ’ @ @ @ @ @ same runoff cycle , and because the Republicans are using the same dirty tricks as @ @ @ @ @ a microphone in Jon Ossoff ’ s face today , so he used it as @ @ @ @ @ the Fox audience .
When the Fox reporter asked Ossoff about a phony scandal that @ @ @ @ @ , Ossoff fired back with “ Kelly Loeffler has been campaigning with Klansman.
” You @ @ @ @ @ minute Jon Ossoff interview here :

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In the Georgia Senate runoff races, Democrat Jon Ossoff is running against Republican David Perdue, while Democrat Raphael Warnock is running against Republican Kelly Loeffler. But the two races have become intertwined, both because they’re taking place in the same runoff cycle, and because the Republicans are using the same dirty tricks as ever.
Fox News stuck a microphone in Jon Ossoff’s face today, so he used it as an opportunity to speak to the Fox audience. When the Fox reporter asked Ossoff about a phony scandal that Loeffler made up about Warnock, Ossoff fired back with “Kelly Loeffler has been campaigning with Klansman.”
You can watch the full two minute Jon Ossoff interview here:
FOX News walked up rolling live, and I appreciated the free air time! Also, Kelly Loeffler campaigned with a klansman. pic.twitter.com/ZlmO0xoFvr — Jon Ossoff (@ossoff) December 31, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-12-31--Here comes the cavalry

Here comes the cavalry

Even though Donald Trump is begrudgingly holding what will surely be a disastrous campaign rally on Monday for Perdue and @ @ @ @ @ ’ s spent all week dishonestly attacking Georgia ’ s Republican leadership , meaning he @ @ @ @ @ his party ’ s chances .
Meanwhile , President-elect Joe Biden , who just won @ @ @ @ @ to campaign in person in the state on behalf of Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock @ @ @ @ @ deal because if both Democrats win , President Biden will be dealing with a Democratic-controlled @ @ @ @ @ ’ s current Senate cesspool .
Meanwhile Donald Trump is busy tweeting conspiracy theories about @ @ @ @ @ Raffensperger ’ s imaginary brother , while calling for Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to resign @ @ @ @ @ is over , and he ’ s trying to take the Republicans down with him @ @ @ @ @ wait to see how much damage he does to his own party during his rally @ @ @

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Even though Donald Trump is begrudgingly holding what will surely be a disastrous campaign rally on Monday for Perdue and Loeffler in Georgia, he’s spent all week dishonestly attacking Georgia’s Republican leadership, meaning he’s not really helping his party’s chances.
Meanwhile, President-elect Joe Biden, who just won Georgia, is now set to campaign in person in the state on behalf of Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. This is a big deal because if both Democrats win, President Biden will be dealing with a Democratic-controlled Senate instead of Mitch McConnell’s current Senate cesspool.
Meanwhile Donald Trump is busy tweeting conspiracy theories about Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s imaginary brother, while calling for Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to resign. Trump knows his life is over, and he’s trying to take the Republicans down with him. We can’t wait to see how much damage he does to his own party during his rally on Monday.
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palmerreport--2020-12-30--Mike Pence backs away slowly

Mike Pence backs away slowly

When lunatic Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert filed a lawsuit asking the courts to rule that Vice President Mike Pence somehow magically has the power to overturn the election on January 6th , Palmer Report explained in detail why it wasn ’ t even a real thing , and that Pence literally can ’ t do any such thing .
Sure enough , Mike Pence is now refusing to sign onto Gohmert ’ s suit .
This isn ’ t surprising at all , because – as we ’ ve seen again and again and again over the past six weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no case at all , it automatically gets thrown out .
Pence has simply decided that he doesn ’ t want the embarrassment of having his name on Gohmert ’ s laughable suit when it gets tossed .
This is a reminder that even Pence understands that he has literally no power to do anything on January 6th .
He can stand there and whine about the election results if he wants , but that ’ ll have no impact on anything .
Nor will there be any impact whatsoever if Republican Senator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stunt of pretending to “ contest ” the election results on January 6th , when he can ’ t do that either .
These simply aren ’ t real things .
Now that Mike Pence is backing away slowly from the entire January 6th hallucination , the next question will be whether Donald Trump begins lashing out at Pence for refusing to play along with the fantasy .
But either way , nothing at all will happen on January 6th , beyond some sore-loser foot stomping .
There is a literally 100 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Inauguration Day .
Anyone ( on either side ) who believes otherwise has simply lost the plot .

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When lunatic Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert filed a lawsuit asking the courts to rule that Vice President Mike Pence somehow magically has the power to overturn the election on January 6th, Palmer Report explained in detail why it wasn’t even a real thing, and that Pence literally can’t do any such thing.
Sure enough, Mike Pence is now refusing to sign onto Gohmert’s suit. This isn’t surprising at all, because – as we’ve seen again and again and again over the past six weeks – when you go into court with no case at all, it automatically gets thrown out. Pence has simply decided that he doesn’t want the embarrassment of having his name on Gohmert’s laughable suit when it gets tossed.
This is a reminder that even Pence understands that he has literally no power to do anything on January 6th. He can stand there and whine about the election results if he wants, but that’ll have no impact on anything. Nor will there be any impact whatsoever if Republican Senator Josh Hawley goes through with his planned stunt of pretending to “contest” the election results on January 6th, when he can’t do that either. These simply aren’t real things.
Now that Mike Pence is backing away slowly from the entire January 6th hallucination, the next question will be whether Donald Trump begins lashing out at Pence for refusing to play along with the fantasy. But either way, nothing at all will happen on January 6th, beyond some sore-loser foot stomping. There is a literally 100% chance that Joe Biden will take office on Inauguration Day. Anyone (on either side) who believes otherwise has simply lost the plot.
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palmerreport--2020-12-30--Ivanka Trump can’t run for office while she’s running from the law

For quite awhile now , the media has been abuzz with speculation that Ivanka Trump would run for office somewhere for something .
Jared Kushner and Ivanka have recently fanned the rumor flame by buying land in Florida , with speculation now centered around Ivanka running for one of Florida ’ s senate seats and possibly replacing Marco Rubio .
There ’ s only one problem with all this speculation — it ’ s assuming Ivanka doesn ’ t end up in jail .
We need to remember that Ivanka and her bone-headed older brothers have been Trump Organization executives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all likely been privy to the various criminal acts of the Trump Organization , they ’ ve probably all committed criminal acts for the Trump Organization .
Even if Donald Trump pardons Ivanka , the Manhattan District Attorney ’ s office ( and other state-level prosecutors ) can file charges against Ivanka and she could face criminal sentencing and even jail time .
None of this portends success for an Ivanka senate run , even in Florida .
But even if Ivanka remains unscathed by criminal charges , it isn ’ t clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , her father is a cult figure who has a stranglehold on the Republican party , but even when Trump has endorsed politicians rather vociferously , they haven ’ t always done too well .
Trump ’ s support has even hurt some Republican candidates , and Republican voter turnout hasn ’ t been great when Trump hasn ’ t been on the ballot .
One final thing to consider is that even Donald Trump ’ s support might wane sufficiently by the time Ivanka could run for senate ( or governor or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give her an appreciable boost in support .
None of this is to say that we shouldn ’ t be on the lookout for an Ivanka run , but rather that the media hype over her potential run is probably overblown .
The same is true for really any of Trump ’ s three eldest children — Eric and Don Jr. , who are broadly stupider and less polished than Ivanka , would have as hard or even a harder time than Ivanka at winning a seat in public office .

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For quite awhile now, the media has been abuzz with speculation that Ivanka Trump would run for office somewhere for something. Jared Kushner and Ivanka have recently fanned the rumor flame by buying land in Florida, with speculation now centered around Ivanka running for one of Florida’s senate seats and possibly replacing Marco Rubio. There’s only one problem with all this speculation — it’s assuming Ivanka doesn’t end up in jail.
We need to remember that Ivanka and her bone-headed older brothers have been Trump Organization executives for years. Not only have they all likely been privy to the various criminal acts of the Trump Organization, they’ve probably all committed criminal acts for the Trump Organization. Even if Donald Trump pardons Ivanka, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office (and other state-level prosecutors) can file charges against Ivanka and she could face criminal sentencing and even jail time.
None of this portends success for an Ivanka senate run, even in Florida. But even if Ivanka remains unscathed by criminal charges, it isn’t clear that voters really like Ivanka. Yes, her father is a cult figure who has a stranglehold on the Republican party, but even when Trump has endorsed politicians rather vociferously, they haven’t always done too well. Trump’s support has even hurt some Republican candidates, and Republican voter turnout hasn’t been great when Trump hasn’t been on the ballot.
One final thing to consider is that even Donald Trump’s support might wane sufficiently by the time Ivanka could run for senate (or governor or whatever) that he wouldn’t give her an appreciable boost in support. None of this is to say that we shouldn’t be on the lookout for an Ivanka run, but rather that the media hype over her potential run is probably overblown. The same is true for really any of Trump’s three eldest children — Eric and Don Jr., who are broadly stupider and less polished than Ivanka, would have as hard or even a harder time than Ivanka at winning a seat in public office.
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palmerreport--2020-12-30--Donald Trump’s evaporating power

Donald Trump’s evaporating power

Six or seven years ago a Canadian friend of mine created a Facebook group that actually became somewhat famous .
It was called We Support the Survivors of Bill Cosby , and was occasionally mentioned in books and the national news .
He and I speak by phone every month or so and the last time we spoke one of us marveled at how irrelevant Cosby has become .
We ourselves almost never speak of him any more .
We decided it ’ s what prison does , it ’ s what loss of fame does and what loss of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cosby any longer .
His power has evaporated and the world has largely left him behind because there ’ s no longer anything that ’ s fascinating about him .
Believe it or not and for a similar reason , I think we are closer to the age of “ Donald who ?
” than you might otherwise think , brothers and sisters .
Soon the slow dismantling of Donald Trump ’ s empire will leave nothing behind .
Since much of what he is is fiction it will be all the easier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in reality a money hole , a colossal debt on the order of a billion dollars .
His fabled ability to negotiate his way out of anything will become a punchline at cocktail parties .
His long standing talent for walking away from unprofitable deals unscathed , with others left behind to pick up the pieces , will become a thing of the past .
It will soon become apparent that there really is nothing special about Donald Trump , there is no there , there .
His phenomenal luck will run out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good fortune because in a world of nearly eight billion people a subset of those people will be lucky just because , and Trump , like Cosby , was one of them .
Like Cosby his luck is going to run out very soon .
Like Cosby he will spend his old age in the most miserable , most humiliating , most awful of circumstances .
It will happen because luck doesn ’ t care what or who you are or what you ’ ve done in the past .
Sometimes the coin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can .
The media echo chamber that created Trump by underestimating him in 2016 now appears to be overestimating him in 2020 .
Many think Trump and the rabid cretins who drool over him on the outside will become an unstoppable juggernaut of power .
I ’ m not among them .
I think his brand will fade .
In some ways , it will fade the way the brand of all ex-presidents fade .
The aura of power no longer clings quite so tenaciously to the Clintons and the Obamas and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the way it works .
So it will work for Trump .
But Trump is a special case .
He may be the very first president in history to be jailed for crimes he committed before and during his presidency .
Prison is an informational black hole .
And because there will be nothing new on Trump should he go to prison , people will cease to care .
After all , you can ’ t write or film a story about nothing , and nothing is all that usually comes out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resident .
It doesn ’ t seem possible now , but the fickle public has a short attention span .
We will soon be talking about something other than Donald Trump .
And for a malignant narcissist like Donald Trump , that ’ s a fate even worse than prison .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Six or seven years ago a Canadian friend of mine created a Facebook group that actually became somewhat famous. It was called We Support the Survivors of Bill Cosby, and was occasionally mentioned in books and the national news. He and I speak by phone every month or so and the last time we spoke one of us marveled at how irrelevant Cosby has become. We ourselves almost never speak of him any more. We decided it’s what prison does, it’s what loss of fame does and what loss of fortune does. No one cares about Cosby any longer. His power has evaporated and the world has largely left him behind because there’s no longer anything that’s fascinating about him.
Believe it or not and for a similar reason, I think we are closer to the age of “Donald who?” than you might otherwise think, brothers and sisters. Soon the slow dismantling of Donald Trump’s empire will leave nothing behind. Since much of what he is is fiction it will be all the easier to dismantle. His alleged wealth is in reality a money hole, a colossal debt on the order of a billion dollars. His fabled ability to negotiate his way out of anything will become a punchline at cocktail parties. His long standing talent for walking away from unprofitable deals unscathed, with others left behind to pick up the pieces, will become a thing of the past.
It will soon become apparent that there really is nothing special about Donald Trump, there is no there, there. His phenomenal luck will run out. He enjoyed streak after streak of good fortune because in a world of nearly eight billion people a subset of those people will be lucky just because, and Trump, like Cosby, was one of them. Like Cosby his luck is going to run out very soon. Like Cosby he will spend his old age in the most miserable, most humiliating, most awful of circumstances. It will happen because luck doesn’t care what or who you are or what you’ve done in the past. Sometimes the coin comes up tails — just because it can.
The media echo chamber that created Trump by underestimating him in 2016 now appears to be overestimating him in 2020. Many think Trump and the rabid cretins who drool over him on the outside will become an unstoppable juggernaut of power. I’m not among them. I think his brand will fade. In some ways, it will fade the way the brand of all ex-presidents fade. The aura of power no longer clings quite so tenaciously to the Clintons and the Obamas and the Bush’s because that’s the way it works. So it will work for Trump.
But Trump is a special case. He may be the very first president in history to be jailed for crimes he committed before and during his presidency. Prison is an informational black hole. And because there will be nothing new on Trump should he go to prison, people will cease to care. After all, you can’t write or film a story about nothing, and nothing is all that usually comes out of prisons, no matter how famous the resident.
It doesn’t seem possible now, but the fickle public has a short attention span. We will soon be talking about something other than Donald Trump. And for a malignant narcissist like Donald Trump, that’s a fate even worse than prison. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-12-30--Josh Hawley, please proceed

Josh Hawley, please proceed

Republican Senator Josh Hawley is now threatening to “ contest ” the 2020 presidential election results on January 6th .
@ @ @ @ @ .
I hope Hawley and a few of these other slime balls have a meltdown @ @ @ @ @ January 6th .
Let them humiliate themselves in the name of kissing up to Trump @ @ @ @ @ is off the stage .
Let them damage their own Republican Party ’ s viability @ @ @ @ @ idiots in the eyes of the average voter .
It won ’ t hurt Biden @ @ @ @ @ ’ t somehow magically keep Biden from taking office on Inauguration Day .
Don ’ @ @ @ @ @ like Hawley ; just let them self destruct .
– My entire lifetime has consisted @ @ @ @ @ mess and democratic presidents cleaning it up .

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Republican Senator Josh Hawley is now threatening to “contest” the 2020 presidential election results on January 6th. Good. Go for it. I hope Hawley and a few of these other slime balls have a meltdown over the election results on January 6th.
Let them humiliate themselves in the name of kissing up to Trump one last time before Trump is off the stage. Let them damage their own Republican Party’s viability going forward by looking like idiots in the eyes of the average voter. It won’t hurt Biden one bit. It won’t somehow magically keep Biden from taking office on Inauguration Day. Don’t cower to the clowns like Hawley; just let them self destruct.
– My entire lifetime has consisted of republican presidents making a mess and democratic presidents cleaning it up.
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palmerreport--2020-12-30--Bill Barr isn’t helping his case when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein’s death

I ’ ve long tried to avoid taking a definitive position on whether Jeffrey Epstein really committed suicide , and whether Bill Barr was behind it all .
One way or another , the truth was going to come out eventually , and why pretend to know for sure in the meantime ?
But Barr hasn ’ t exactly helped his case on his way out the door .
During his final days as Attorney General , Bill Barr obsessively put as many death row inmates to death as possible .
Most of them were Black , which was one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up racist .
But it also proved that Barr felt perfectly justified in killing people in order to further his deranged goals .
In other words , if Bill Barr had it in him to obsessively kill a bunch of Black people to further his racism , then he at least theoretically had it in him to kill Jeffrey Epstein in order to further his desire to protect Trump and maintain his own position of power .
Again , the real Epstein story will come out one way or the other .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ murdered , and make it look like a suicide , would have involved enough people that sooner or later one of them will decide it ’ s in their own personal best interest to talk about it .
I ’ m just saying that Bill Barr ’ s recent killing spree isn ’ t exactly helping his case when it comes to his insistence that he had nothing to do with Epstein ’ s death .

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I’ve long tried to avoid taking a definitive position on whether Jeffrey Epstein really committed suicide, and whether Bill Barr was behind it all. One way or another, the truth was going to come out eventually, and why pretend to know for sure in the meantime? But Barr hasn’t exactly helped his case on his way out the door.
During his final days as Attorney General, Bill Barr obsessively put as many death row inmates to death as possible. Most of them were Black, which was one final reminder that Barr was a straight up racist. But it also proved that Barr felt perfectly justified in killing people in order to further his deranged goals.
In other words, if Bill Barr had it in him to obsessively kill a bunch of Black people to further his racism, then he at least theoretically had it in him to kill Jeffrey Epstein in order to further his desire to protect Trump and maintain his own position of power.
Again, the real Epstein story will come out one way or the other. The kind of conspiracy required to have Epstein murdered, and make it look like a suicide, would have involved enough people that sooner or later one of them will decide it’s in their own personal best interest to talk about it. I’m just saying that Bill Barr’s recent killing spree isn’t exactly helping his case when it comes to his insistence that he had nothing to do with Epstein’s death.
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palmerreport--2020-12-30--Score one for the good guys

Score one for the good guys

Chalk up another one for the good guys .
If Republicans took the effort they have employed in trying to suppress the vote and instead applied it to useful issues , just imagine what we could get accomplished .
Numerous suits to suppress votes were filed in Georgia ahead of the Senate runoff scheduled for January 5 to ensure victories for Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue .
They have been unsuccessful .
In a turn of events , Democracy Forward filed a suit against election officials in Muscogee and Ben Hill Counties to stop the purging of voters from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ District Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner , the sister of Stacey Abrams , ruled that those voters must remain on the rolls .
Ralph Russell , a voter in Muscogee County , challenged the eligibility of 4,033 voters and took his challenge to the Muscogee Board .
Russell ’ s challenge was based on his belief that certain people had made changes of address outside of Muscogee County .
He claimed that he compared the Muscogee County voter registration rolls to the National Change of Address Registry to discovery the discrepancies .
The Board @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ probable cause ” existed and placed those voters on a list that would allow them to vote by provisional ballot only .
Keep in mind they asked not one of these voters to prove their residency ; they merely took Ralph Russell ’ s word for it , as if Russell is some type of expert .
Not surprisingly , Muscogee County was carried overwhelmingly by President-elect Joe Biden .
Similarly , in Ben Hill County , Tommy Roberts , a member of the city council , made a challenge based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Like Muscogee County ’ s election board , Ben Hill County met and determined 152 people ineligible to vote other than by provisional ballot .
Muscogee County ’ s board filed a recusal motion against Judge Gardner , apparently because she is Stacey Abrams ’ sister .
Why assume that Judge Gardner could not be impartial regardless of her relationship to her sister ?
Judges are appointed to rule on the law , family notwithstanding , and in this case , the law was not with the two county boards .
These @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Majority Forward , the main Plaintiff in this case , is a non-profit that supports both voter turnout and voter registration .
They are on top of issues such as these that seek to limit the ability of people to vote .
Majority Forward is represented by Marc E. Elias of Perkins Coie , who is a stanch defender of all types of attempts to suppress the votes of Americans and runs a website called “ Democracy Dockets , ” where he posts cases such as these and their outcomes to keep us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensure they retain control at any costs , this organization and its chief litigator help ensure that Republicans ’ efforts fail .
As a result of their work , Judge Gardner ruled that Defendants ’ actions violated federal law and violated the right to vote of the targeted voters , and their votes will be counted with all others on January 5 , 2021 .

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Chalk up another one for the good guys. If Republicans took the effort they have employed in trying to suppress the vote and instead applied it to useful issues, just imagine what we could get accomplished. Numerous suits to suppress votes were filed in Georgia ahead of the Senate runoff scheduled for January 5 to ensure victories for Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. They have been unsuccessful. In a turn of events, Democracy Forward filed a suit against election officials in Muscogee and Ben Hill Counties to stop the purging of voters from the rolls in those two counties. U.S. District Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner, the sister of Stacey Abrams, ruled that those voters must remain on the rolls.
Ralph Russell, a voter in Muscogee County, challenged the eligibility of 4,033 voters and took his challenge to the Muscogee Board. Russell’s challenge was based on his belief that certain people had made changes of address outside of Muscogee County. He claimed that he compared the Muscogee County voter registration rolls to the National Change of Address Registry to discovery the discrepancies. The Board, with no further evidence, found that “probable cause” existed and placed those voters on a list that would allow them to vote by provisional ballot only. Keep in mind they asked not one of these voters to prove their residency; they merely took Ralph Russell’s word for it, as if Russell is some type of expert. Not surprisingly, Muscogee County was carried overwhelmingly by President-elect Joe Biden.
Similarly, in Ben Hill County, Tommy Roberts, a member of the city council, made a challenge based on the National Change of Address Registry. Like Muscogee County’s election board, Ben Hill County met and determined 152 people ineligible to vote other than by provisional ballot. Muscogee County’s board filed a recusal motion against Judge Gardner, apparently because she is Stacey Abrams’ sister. Why assume that Judge Gardner could not be impartial regardless of her relationship to her sister? Judges are appointed to rule on the law, family notwithstanding, and in this case, the law was not with the two county boards.
These cases reek of attempted voter suppression. Majority Forward, the main Plaintiff in this case, is a non-profit that supports both voter turnout and voter registration. They are on top of issues such as these that seek to limit the ability of people to vote. Majority Forward is represented by Marc E. Elias of Perkins Coie, who is a stanch defender of all types of attempts to suppress the votes of Americans and runs a website called “Democracy Dockets,” where he posts cases such as these and their outcomes to keep us informed. With Republicans working overtime to ensure they retain control at any costs, this organization and its chief litigator help ensure that Republicans’ efforts fail. As a result of their work, Judge Gardner ruled that Defendants’ actions violated federal law and violated the right to vote of the targeted voters, and their votes will be counted with all others on January 5, 2021.
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palmerreport--2020-12-30--Donald Trump’s dead-enders are playing a dangerous game

After Donald Trump lost the election , he began installing a handful of corrupt partisan loyalists in key civilian positions at places like the Department of Defense .
These people were never going to have the power to undo the election result or start a war .
But they have managed to slow down the transition to President Biden in small and petty yet significant ways .
Here ’ s the thing , though .
They run the risk of this blowing up in their faces .
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Bromwich explained it this way : What ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ automatically lose these jobs the minute Trump is gone , so there ’ s no real gain for them career-wise .
Perhaps these goons are counting on federal pardons from Trump .
But preemptive pardons are constitutionally flimsy and can be challenged in court – particularly when they ’ re granted to co-conspirators .
So why did these “ dead enders ” even take these positions ?
Even they probably don ’ t know .
They were just the last true believers that Donald Trump had left in his orbit , and so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s dumbest and most pointless of petty stunts .
Now they could end up in prison for it .

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After Donald Trump lost the election, he began installing a handful of corrupt partisan loyalists in key civilian positions at places like the Department of Defense. These people were never going to have the power to undo the election result or start a war. But they have managed to slow down the transition to President Biden in small and petty yet significant ways.
Here’s the thing, though. They run the risk of this blowing up in their faces. Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Bromwich explained it this way:
Trump dead-enders at DOD and OMB are playing a dangerous game–for the country and themselves. It wouldn't take a particularly creative prosecutor to charge them with conspiracy to defraud the US by obstructing the orderly functions of government — i.e., the transition. https://t.co/zkjhcNwEbh — Michael R. Bromwich (@mrbromwich) December 28, 2020
What’s particularly odd is these people will automatically lose these jobs the minute Trump is gone, so there’s no real gain for them career-wise. Perhaps these goons are counting on federal pardons from Trump. But preemptive pardons are constitutionally flimsy and can be challenged in court – particularly when they’re granted to co-conspirators.
So why did these “dead enders” even take these positions? Even they probably don’t know. They were just the last true believers that Donald Trump had left in his orbit, and so they were willing to go along with Trump’s dumbest and most pointless of petty stunts. Now they could end up in prison for it.
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palmerreport--2020-12-31--Everyone piles on after Donald Trump floats Trump News Network

With just three weeks until he becomes irrelevant to all but the criminal justice system , Donald Trump isn ’ @ @ @ @ @ of media coverage he ’ d like .
Now he ’ s lashing out in @ @ @ @ @ News is “ almost as bad ” as CNN , and that “ new alternatives @ @ @ @ @ response , everyone is just making fun of him .
In fact so many people @ @ @ @ @ him launching some kind of Trump News Network , the phrase is currently trending atop @ @ @ @ @ the question , though : on the day Donald Trump is arrested by New York @ @ @ @ @ Trump News Network cover ?
At that point its top headline might end up being @ @ @ @ @ , a squirrel !
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With just three weeks until he becomes irrelevant to all but the criminal justice system, Donald Trump isn’t exactly getting the kind of media coverage he’d like. Now he’s lashing out in frustration, suggesting that Fox News is “almost as bad” as CNN, and that “new alternatives are developing!”
In response, everyone is just making fun of him. In fact so many people are mocking the idea of him launching some kind of Trump News Network, the phrase is currently trending atop Twitter.
Here’s the question, though: on the day Donald Trump is arrested by New York State officials, what will Trump News Network cover? At that point its top headline might end up being “Hey look over there, a squirrel!”
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palmerreport--2020-12-31--Donald Trump is now facing international legal trouble once he’s out of office

Although the media has treated Donald Trump ’ s pardons as some sort of magic wand for all of his legal troubles , things are a bit more complicated than that – as being pardoned revokes their right to invoke the fifth amendment – and there ’ s a whole host of state charges that Trump is facing in New York state which he won ’ t be able to pardon away .
Now , a United Nations panel could make Donald Trump ’ s life post-presidency with the announcement that Trump ’ s pardons of former Blackwater contractors , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were a violation of international law .
“ Pardoning the Blackwater contractors is an affront to justice and to the victims of the Nisour Square massacre and their families , ” Jelena Aparac , secretariat of the U.N.Human Rights Council wrote in a statement .
The panel agreed that Trump ’ s pardons violate the Geneva Convention ’ s call to hold war criminals accountable , a description fitting the contractors who were convicted of killing 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians .
It ’ s not quite clear what could happen with this , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why Trump wants to stay president , so he can avoid being held accountable – and it ’ s also why it ’ s not so likely that he ’ ll try to flee the country to avoid prosecution , since this makes it clear that there won ’ t be too many other countries where he can live free .
There could soon be international pressure to make an example of him .
Even without criminal investigations from the state of New York and elsewhere , Donald Trump is primed to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where he may even see pardons of his presidency be overturned .

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Although the media has treated Donald Trump’s pardons as some sort of magic wand for all of his legal troubles, things are a bit more complicated than that – as being pardoned revokes their right to invoke the fifth amendment – and there’s a whole host of state charges that Trump is facing in New York state which he won’t be able to pardon away. Now, a United Nations panel could make Donald Trump’s life post-presidency with the announcement that Trump’s pardons of former Blackwater contractors, convicted of killing civilians in Baghdad, were a violation of international law.
“Pardoning the Blackwater contractors is an affront to justice and to the victims of the Nisour Square massacre and their families,” Jelena Aparac, secretariat of the U.N.Human Rights Council wrote in a statement. The panel agreed that Trump’s pardons violate the Geneva Convention’s call to hold war criminals accountable, a description fitting the contractors who were convicted of killing 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians.
It’s not quite clear what could happen with this, but it’s yet another reason why Trump wants to stay president, so he can avoid being held accountable – and it’s also why it’s not so likely that he’ll try to flee the country to avoid prosecution, since this makes it clear that there won’t be too many other countries where he can live free. There could soon be international pressure to make an example of him.
Even without criminal investigations from the state of New York and elsewhere, Donald Trump is primed to have a miserable post-presidency of isolation, one where he may even see pardons of his presidency be overturned.
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palmerreport--2020-12-31--Donald Trump races back to the White House as everything falls apart for him

When Donald Trump bailed out of Washington DC for Mar-a-Lago last week , there was general agreement that he wouldn ’ t return to DC until after the new year – and some wondered if he would return at all .
But now Trump is suddenly racing back to DC tomorrow , skipping his own New Year ’ s Eve party in Florida in the process .
So what ’ s going on ?
CNN says that Trump has become obsessed with his fantasies about January 6th , a completely unimportant day that he ’ s delusionally built into some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pence and the Senate somehow magically overthrow the election .
Now Trump is apparently racing back to the White House in order to focus more heavily on his imaginary January 6th plans .
This comes amid reports that Donald Trump has been complaining about Mar-a-Lago nonstop since he got there , even going so far as to whine about some remodeling that Melania did .
It ’ s clear that Trump is unhappy about being relegated to Mar-a-Lago while he awaits his inevitable arrest at the hands of New York State .
Now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decided he ’ d rather get dragged out of the White House .
Whatever .
He ’ s hobbled , powerless , and finished – and no amount of hallucinating about January 6th is going to change that .

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When Donald Trump bailed out of Washington DC for Mar-a-Lago last week, there was general agreement that he wouldn’t return to DC until after the new year – and some wondered if he would return at all. But now Trump is suddenly racing back to DC tomorrow, skipping his own New Year’s Eve party in Florida in the process. So what’s going on?
CNN says that Trump has become obsessed with his fantasies about January 6th, a completely unimportant day that he’s delusionally built into some kind of imaginary opportunity to have Mike Pence and the Senate somehow magically overthrow the election. Now Trump is apparently racing back to the White House in order to focus more heavily on his imaginary January 6th plans.
This comes amid reports that Donald Trump has been complaining about Mar-a-Lago nonstop since he got there, even going so far as to whine about some remodeling that Melania did. It’s clear that Trump is unhappy about being relegated to Mar-a-Lago while he awaits his inevitable arrest at the hands of New York State. Now it appears that Trump may have just decided he’d rather get dragged out of the White House. Whatever. He’s hobbled, powerless, and finished – and no amount of hallucinating about January 6th is going to change that.
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palmerreport--2020-12-31--Pie in the sky nonsense

Pie in the sky nonsense

As January 6th looms , there are still a few Trump sycophants living outside of reality who think they can force Mike Pence into somehow magically making Donald Trump ’ s second term happen .
The fact that Rep. Louie Gohmert is the brains behind it is really all you need to know to realize it ’ s not going anywhere and it hasn ’ t even stirred up the same scares for media ratings the way stories about Trump ’ s plot to pack the Electoral College did .
Not only are Trump ’ s detractors not having any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gaining much traction in Trump ’ s camp either .
Alyssa Farah , former White House Communications Director of Strategic Services who recently left her job as Mike Pence ’ s press secretary , openly ridiculed the idea on Twitter by directly responding to a news article with the words : “ Uh guys , why don ’ t we focus our efforts on winning back the House in ‘ 22 ?
” She gets zero points for this , of course .
She ’ s obviously still on Team Trump , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nonsense that will only fool the most clueless of Trumpers while making the rest of the GOP look as desperate as they actually are to hold onto power .
She ’ s also right – in the sense that 2022 is important enough that we should stay focused on it now – by making the midterms a referendum on the GOP and their failure to co-exist with reality , as their candidates will likely spend a great deal of time between now and then trying to distance themselves from the likes of Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t give them that chance .

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As January 6th looms, there are still a few Trump sycophants living outside of reality who think they can force Mike Pence into somehow magically making Donald Trump’s second term happen. The fact that Rep. Louie Gohmert is the brains behind it is really all you need to know to realize it’s not going anywhere and it hasn’t even stirred up the same scares for media ratings the way stories about Trump’s plot to pack the Electoral College did.
Not only are Trump’s detractors not having any of it, it’s not gaining much traction in Trump’s camp either. Alyssa Farah, former White House Communications Director of Strategic Services who recently left her job as Mike Pence’s press secretary, openly ridiculed the idea on Twitter by directly responding to a news article with the words: “Uh guys, why don’t we focus our efforts on winning back the House in ‘22?”
She gets zero points for this, of course. She’s obviously still on Team Trump, but knows this is pie in the sky nonsense that will only fool the most clueless of Trumpers while making the rest of the GOP look as desperate as they actually are to hold onto power. She’s also right – in the sense that 2022 is important enough that we should stay focused on it now – by making the midterms a referendum on the GOP and their failure to co-exist with reality, as their candidates will likely spend a great deal of time between now and then trying to distance themselves from the likes of Donald Trump and QAnon. We shouldn’t give them that chance.
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The Trump Virus

Since May I have made it a habit of tweeting ( as @ RAHarrington ) “ I like presidents who don ’ t kill … ” together with the latest number of Americans who have died to date .
For example , “ I like presidents who don ’ t kill 350,778 people .
( As of 30 December , 2020 ) .
” That daily practice keeps me in touch with just how many people Donald Trump is killing on a daily basis .
It motivates me each day to do my small part in the grim and necessary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his legacy .
The last 24 hours have been particularly disturbing as 4,199 people have died since the previous day , including actress Dawn Wells , who played Mary Ann on “ Gilligan ’ s Island.
” Now there is a new mutation of coronavirus in America .
It made its first appearance ( we believe ) here in the United Kingdom .
Steps were taken to contain it , steps which failed .
It is significantly more contagious than the previous strain .
Nearly twice as many Americans have died in December @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be worse in January , spectacularly so , because of the increase in human gatherings over Christmas and , no doubt , the efficacy of the new mutation .
Death is a trailing indicator of the increase in infection rate .
Meanwhile the soon-to-be erstwhile President of the United States plays golf and whines about losing the election .
According to the Trump Archive , as of December 30 Trump has sent out his 216th tweet using the word “ rigged ” to describe the election .
Trump averages at least one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hasn ’ t mentioned coronavirus , on the other hand , since December 8 .
Thanks to the Bob Woodward tapes , we now know this bastard lied to the American people about the severity of coronavirus .
He has brought America to where it currently is .
With just 4.2 % of the population of the world , America claims a staggering 20 % of the world ’ s coronavirus deaths .
( Paradoxically , one of the worst recorded outbreaks in the United States is among White House staff , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people on earth .
Trump ’ s cavalier attitude toward mask-wearing and social distancing is directly responsible . )
There is still no coordinated effort to track and control this virus .
The “ stable genius ” is too busy playing golf and whining about the election .
Jared Kushner , the human punchline that Donald Trump installed to head up a “ shadow task force ” on coronavirus is too busy managing shell corporations to steal money from the Trump campaign .
Mike Pence , head of the main coronavirus task force @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Why is the richest country in the world failing so spectacularly at containing coronavirus ?
Because in the world of the Republican , the only thing that matters is money .
People — especially poor people — can go ahead and die .
People of color are overrepresented in coronavirus deaths by a factor of 4 .
Republican politicians don ’ t care about them , particularly because most of them vote Democratic .
Most Americans who keep re-electing these sociopaths seem incapable of connecting the dots .
They continue to worship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They continue to re-elect monsters like Mitch McConnell , who only gets 9 % of his campaign money from individuals who live in Kentucky .
The rest comes from Wall Street .
What can you do as an individual ?
Against coronavirus : wear a mask , socially distance , wash your hands , avoid unnecessary gatherings .
Against the Trump Virus and the Republican Virus : vote , stay involved , talk to people , write and run for public office .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay safe .

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Since May I have made it a habit of tweeting (as @RAHarrington) “I like presidents who don’t kill …” together with the latest number of Americans who have died to date. For example, “I like presidents who don’t kill 350,778 people. (As of 30 December, 2020).”
That daily practice keeps me in touch with just how many people Donald Trump is killing on a daily basis. It motivates me each day to do my small part in the grim and necessary work of bringing him down and destroying his legacy. The last 24 hours have been particularly disturbing as 4,199 people have died since the previous day, including actress Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on “Gilligan’s Island.”
Now there is a new mutation of coronavirus in America. It made its first appearance (we believe) here in the United Kingdom. Steps were taken to contain it, steps which failed. It is significantly more contagious than the previous strain.
Nearly twice as many Americans have died in December as died in November. That increase will be worse in January, spectacularly so, because of the increase in human gatherings over Christmas and, no doubt, the efficacy of the new mutation. Death is a trailing indicator of the increase in infection rate.
Meanwhile the soon-to-be erstwhile President of the United States plays golf and whines about losing the election. According to the Trump Archive, as of December 30 Trump has sent out his 216th tweet using the word “rigged” to describe the election. Trump averages at least one such tweet every single day. He hasn’t mentioned coronavirus, on the other hand, since December 8.
Thanks to the Bob Woodward tapes, we now know this bastard lied to the American people about the severity of coronavirus. He has brought America to where it currently is. With just 4.2% of the population of the world, America claims a staggering 20% of the world’s coronavirus deaths. (Paradoxically, one of the worst recorded outbreaks in the United States is among White House staff, who ought to be among the most well-protected people on earth. Trump’s cavalier attitude toward mask-wearing and social distancing is directly responsible.)
There is still no coordinated effort to track and control this virus. The “stable genius” is too busy playing golf and whining about the election. Jared Kushner, the human punchline that Donald Trump installed to head up a “shadow task force” on coronavirus is too busy managing shell corporations to steal money from the Trump campaign. Mike Pence, head of the main coronavirus task force, is once again missing in action.
Why is the richest country in the world failing so spectacularly at containing coronavirus? Because in the world of the Republican, the only thing that matters is money. People — especially poor people — can go ahead and die. People of color are overrepresented in coronavirus deaths by a factor of 4. Republican politicians don’t care about them, particularly because most of them vote Democratic.
Most Americans who keep re-electing these sociopaths seem incapable of connecting the dots. They continue to worship at the feet of Donald Trump. They continue to re-elect monsters like Mitch McConnell, who only gets 9% of his campaign money from individuals who live in Kentucky. The rest comes from Wall Street.
What can you do as an individual? Against coronavirus: wear a mask, socially distance, wash your hands, avoid unnecessary gatherings. Against the Trump Virus and the Republican Virus: vote, stay involved, talk to people, write and run for public office. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-12-31--Don’t let Ben Sasse get away with it

Don’t let Ben Sasse get away with it

Republican Senator Ben Sasse voted to acquit Trump when he knew he was guilty .
It ’ s cute that @ @ @ @ @ correct side now that it ’ s all over and Trump is defeated .
But @ @ @ @ @ this .
Every republican senator who voted to acquit Trump should go to prison with @ @ @ @ @ Hawley ’ s real motive for pretending the “ contest ” the election results has @ @ @ @ @ to the surprise of no one – it ’ s about money .
So what @ @ @ @ @ between someone like Ben Sasse and someone like Josh Hawley ?
Sasse wants us to @ @ @ @ @ reasonable , forthright , mainstream , and that he morally opposed Trump from the start @ @ @ @ @ true .
Hawley is trying to cash in what ’ s left of the dying @ @ @ @ @ re merely two sides of the same despicable Republican Senate coin .

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Republican Senator Ben Sasse voted to acquit Trump when he knew he was guilty. It’s cute that Sasse is vaguely taking the correct side now that it’s all over and Trump is defeated. But Sasse gets zero points for this. Every republican senator who voted to acquit Trump should go to prison with him.
Republican Senator Josh Hawley’s real motive for pretending the “contest” the election results has been revealed, and – to the surprise of no one – it’s about money.
So what’s the real difference between someone like Ben Sasse and someone like Josh Hawley? Sasse wants us to believe that he’s reasonable, forthright, mainstream, and that he morally opposed Trump from the start – none of which is true. Hawley is trying to cash in what’s left of the dying Trump movement. They’re merely two sides of the same despicable Republican Senate coin.
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