palmerreport--2020-12-11--Donald Trump’s final election lawsuit turns out to be the dead end freak show we always knew it was

Pro tip : if you ’ re going to file a Supreme Court lawsuit asking for the creation of a @ @ @ @ @ and a “ New Nevada state ” you should try not to misspell “ state.
@ @ @ @ @ , in the latest reminder that Donald Trump ’ s final election lawsuit is a @ @ @ @ @ going nowhere , some crackpot lawyer has signed onto the case , claiming to represent @ @ @ @ @ New Nevada .
This whole thing is just a freak show , and it isn @ @ @ @ @ anything more .
Trump has literally zero chance of prevailing in court , and that @ @ @ @ @ change .
– Congratulations to Donald Trump for getting impeached , catching coronavirus , and @ @ @ @ @ same year .
– 2020 has been the worst year ever but we ’ re @ @ @ @ @ of Donald Trump , the arrival of the vaccine , and as a bonus , @ @ @ @ @ today .
So maybe there ’ s hope after all .

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Pro tip: if you’re going to file a Supreme Court lawsuit asking for the creation of a “New California state” and a “New Nevada state” you should try not to misspell “state.”
That’s right, in the latest reminder that Donald Trump’s final election lawsuit is a total joke and is obviously going nowhere, some crackpot lawyer has signed onto the case, claiming to represent states called New California and New Nevada. This whole thing is just a freak show, and it isn’t pretending to be anything more. Trump has literally zero chance of prevailing in court, and that isn’t going to change.
– Congratulations to Donald Trump for getting impeached, catching coronavirus, and losing reelection all in the same year.
– 2020 has been the worst year ever but we’re ending it with the downfall of Donald Trump, the arrival of the vaccine, and as a bonus, one last Chris Cornell album today. So maybe there’s hope after all.
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palmerreport--2020-12-11--New York ramps up criminal case against Donald Trump at just the right time

For at least a year , the Manhattan District Attorney has had a grand jury empaneled against Donald Trump ; we all learned of its existence when it subpoenaed Trump ’ s tax returns .
Grand juries exist to criminally indict people , and since Trump is clearly the target , he ’ s getting indicted – but when ?
Trump can ’ t stop state charges or indictments from being brought against him .
But it would have been difficult , and probably logistically impossible , for New York to arrest Donald Trump while he was still in office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the big question has been when New York will indict him .
Such things are generally preceded by a ramp-up in grand jury activity , and sure enough , that ’ s now happening .
The New York Times is now reporting that in recent weeks , the Manhattan DA has been putting employees from Deutsche Bank and insurance broker Aon in front of the grand jury .
This means that they ’ re going to indict Trump for crimes along the lines of bank fraud , mortgage fraud , and insurance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ juries basically always indict on these kinds of straightforward charges , and trial juries nearly always convict on these kinds of charges .
From the time the New York grand jury became public knowledge , it was clear that Donald Trump was going to prison if he lost the election , because he can ’ t pardon himself on state charges .
Even with the New York probe ramping up , that doesn ’ t necessarily mean Trump will be indicted and arrested the minute he leaves office .
The grand jury is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , such as Trump ’ s federal tax returns .
Prosecutors can indict Trump now on the banking and insurance fraud , and then bring a superseding indictment on the tax fraud later , or they can wait and bring all the indictments at once .
We don ’ t know what path they ’ ll take .
We also don ’ t know which , if any , other Trump family members are being targeted by this grand jury .
But we now know that it ’ s ramping up at just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ available for arrest in just about six weeks .

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For at least a year, the Manhattan District Attorney has had a grand jury empaneled against Donald Trump; we all learned of its existence when it subpoenaed Trump’s tax returns. Grand juries exist to criminally indict people, and since Trump is clearly the target, he’s getting indicted – but when?
Trump can’t stop state charges or indictments from being brought against him. But it would have been difficult, and probably logistically impossible, for New York to arrest Donald Trump while he was still in office. Now that he’s lost, the big question has been when New York will indict him. Such things are generally preceded by a ramp-up in grand jury activity, and sure enough, that’s now happening.
The New York Times is now reporting that in recent weeks, the Manhattan DA has been putting employees from Deutsche Bank and insurance broker Aon in front of the grand jury. This means that they’re going to indict Trump for crimes along the lines of bank fraud, mortgage fraud, and insurance fraud.
Keep in mind that grand juries basically always indict on these kinds of straightforward charges, and trial juries nearly always convict on these kinds of charges. From the time the New York grand jury became public knowledge, it was clear that Donald Trump was going to prison if he lost the election, because he can’t pardon himself on state charges.
Even with the New York probe ramping up, that doesn’t necessarily mean Trump will be indicted and arrested the minute he leaves office. The grand jury is still waiting for other pieces of evidence, such as Trump’s federal tax returns. Prosecutors can indict Trump now on the banking and insurance fraud, and then bring a superseding indictment on the tax fraud later, or they can wait and bring all the indictments at once. We don’t know what path they’ll take. We also don’t know which, if any, other Trump family members are being targeted by this grand jury. But we now know that it’s ramping up at just the right time, with Trump being available for arrest in just about six weeks.
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300,000

By the time you read this , brothers and sisters , the 300,000th American will have died from COVID-19 .
To put that number in perspective , 116,516 Americans died in World War I , 405,399 died in World War II .
By the time Joe Biden ascends to the presidency in January , the COVID death toll will have easily exceeded the death toll of the Second World War .
These American deaths are at the feet of Donald Trump .
He could have stopped most of it .
Instead he chose to politicize the disease and create confusion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people for wearing masks .
He faked irritation at reporters wearing masks and pretended to have difficulty hearing them because their voices were muffled — even though their words were easily discernible .
He mocked Joe and Jill Biden for wearing masks .
He downplayed the severity of the disease itself , even though we know that he knew how deadly it really was — thanks to a February recording of an interview with Bob Woodward .
Trump made not wearing a mask a macho thing , a thing of pride , thereby @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We wear them to protect each other , to keep others safe , to sacrifice our comfort in the name of the health and comfort of our fellow human beings .
The average Trump supporter doesn ’ t understand this .
Even though many of them are slow and stupid , it ’ s a simple message that they could have easily learned : wearing a mask is one of the bravest and most selfless and most patriotic things you can do .
Donald Trump provided his low-information devotees with a smorgasbord @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pandemic , and many of those reasons contradicted the other reasons .
He began by saying it was a “ Democrat hoax.
” Then he said that it would disappear in the spring .
Then he hinted it was a deadly pathogen created in a lab in China .
Then he claimed that it was only killing the very old , and they didn ’ t matter anyway , that the rest of us were just fine .
Then he claimed a victory and falsely insisted that the pandemic was over , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climbed to two thousand deaths a day , and now three three thousand deaths a day .
Then — in a staggering orgy of hypocrisy — Donald Trump claimed the pandemic had been politicized , and that the announcement of the vaccine was deliberately withheld until after the election in order to hurt him politically .
And the drooling cretins who follow him uncritically believe all of it .
Trump ’ s strategy these days is to ignore the pandemic and focus on the provably false claim that the election was stolen from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up to the election his focus was on Hunter Biden and the “ dangers ” of voting by mail , it remains scattered on inaninities — focused anywhere except on this devastating pandemic .
Welcome to the party of “ pro-life.
” Welcome to the party where facts no longer matter , where the narrative can be anything you want it to be as long as it suits the capricious goal of the moment .
Americans have been waiting four long years to see how far Donald Trump could push the envelope before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have our answer .
There is no limit .
Republicans will never push back .
Donald Trump can be as destructive and murderous as he wants to be , even in his death throes , and Republicans are content to allow a bunch of tinfoil hat-wearing lunatics to be their spokespeople .
It ’ s at times like this when the Napoleonic edict , to never interrupt your enemy when he ’ s making a mistake , is at its most applicable .
I ’ m content to let their whole stinking Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him .
If Donald Trump is the end of the Republican Party , then he may have finally done us a favor by accident .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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By the time you read this, brothers and sisters, the 300,000th American will have died from COVID-19. To put that number in perspective, 116,516 Americans died in World War I, 405,399 died in World War II. By the time Joe Biden ascends to the presidency in January, the COVID death toll will have easily exceeded the death toll of the Second World War.
These American deaths are at the feet of Donald Trump. He could have stopped most of it. Instead he chose to politicize the disease and create confusion and conflict around it.
Trump mocked people for wearing masks. He faked irritation at reporters wearing masks and pretended to have difficulty hearing them because their voices were muffled — even though their words were easily discernible. He mocked Joe and Jill Biden for wearing masks. He downplayed the severity of the disease itself, even though we know that he knew how deadly it really was — thanks to a February recording of an interview with Bob Woodward.
Trump made not wearing a mask a macho thing, a thing of pride, thereby confusing the very reason we wear masks. We wear them to protect each other, to keep others safe, to sacrifice our comfort in the name of the health and comfort of our fellow human beings. The average Trump supporter doesn’t understand this. Even though many of them are slow and stupid, it’s a simple message that they could have easily learned: wearing a mask is one of the bravest and most selfless and most patriotic things you can do.
Donald Trump provided his low-information devotees with a smorgasbord of reasons to mistrust the reality of the pandemic, and many of those reasons contradicted the other reasons. He began by saying it was a “Democrat hoax.” Then he said that it would disappear in the spring. Then he hinted it was a deadly pathogen created in a lab in China. Then he claimed that it was only killing the very old, and they didn’t matter anyway, that the rest of us were just fine. Then he claimed a victory and falsely insisted that the pandemic was over, just days before the thousand-a-day death toll climbed to two thousand deaths a day, and now three three thousand deaths a day.
Then — in a staggering orgy of hypocrisy — Donald Trump claimed the pandemic had been politicized, and that the announcement of the vaccine was deliberately withheld until after the election in order to hurt him politically. And the drooling cretins who follow him uncritically believe all of it.
Trump’s strategy these days is to ignore the pandemic and focus on the provably false claim that the election was stolen from him. Just as in the run up to the election his focus was on Hunter Biden and the “dangers” of voting by mail, it remains scattered on inaninities — focused anywhere except on this devastating pandemic.
Welcome to the party of “pro-life.” Welcome to the party where facts no longer matter, where the narrative can be anything you want it to be as long as it suits the capricious goal of the moment. Americans have been waiting four long years to see how far Donald Trump could push the envelope before Republicans finally pushed back. We now have our answer. There is no limit. Republicans will never push back. Donald Trump can be as destructive and murderous as he wants to be, even in his death throes, and Republicans are content to allow a bunch of tinfoil hat-wearing lunatics to be their spokespeople.
It’s at times like this when the Napoleonic edict, to never interrupt your enemy when he’s making a mistake, is at its most applicable. I’m content to let their whole stinking Republican pirate ship of corruption go down with him. If Donald Trump is the end of the Republican Party, then he may have finally done us a favor by accident. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-12-11--Donald Trump’s endgame is spiraling out of control

The lengths to which some are going to protect Donald Trump are simply astounding .
The man lost the election , yet he and his Republican cronies continue pushing ridiculous cases before the courts .
The case filed by Texas attorney general Ken Paxton is likely the most ridiculous .
Paxton ’ s suit requests delaying the electoral votes in Georgia , Michigan , Pennsylvania , and Wisconsin to “ allow investigations of voting issues to continue.
” There is one problem : Paxton has no standing .
Tom Goldstein , an attorney in Washington , D.C. who frequently argues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ This case is hopeless .
Texas has no right to bring a lawsuit over election procedures in other states.
” While SCOTUS does typically hear disputes between states , the moving party must show that no other forum can resolve the dispute .
Given that the Texas case is merely a conglomeration of claims already heard and dismissed in lower courts , Paxton is merely trying to get a second bite at the same rotten apple .
Paxton ’ s move is nothing more than his attempt to ingratiate himself with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case that remains pending against him .
In Paxton ’ s case , this ridiculous move is self-serving , but what about the charges leveled against Robert Redfield of the CDC ?
According to Politico , someone from the CDC advised congressional investigators that Redfield instructed staff to delete an email from the Trump appointee who sought to gain control over the CDC ’ s reports on the pandemic .
Congress was already investigating the Trump White House ’ s response to coronavirus , including their interference at the CDC , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s interference makes Redfield complicit .
Charlotte Kent , MMWR editor , told investigators that she was instructed to delete Alexander ’ s email , but when she looked for it , the email was already gone .
Kent understood the directive to come directly from Redfield .
Why in the world is Redfield trying to shield Trump ?
Trump blew his own cover when he spoke to Bob Woodward , admitting that he downplayed the seriousness of the virus to the American people .
This “ watering down ” of CDC reports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to defraud the public .
Defrauding people over money is one thing but doing something that could lead to even more deaths is despicable .
Jim Clyburn wrote to Redfield and Alex Azar that deleting this email is not only unethical but violates federal record-keeping requirements .
The legacy of deception created by the Trump administration is unlike anything in modern politics .
Redfield , like most Trump appointees , blatantly lied to a Senate Committee on September 16 when he claimed that the scientific integrity of MMWR had not been compromised and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his ] watch.
” Yet , he followed that directive to the letter , including delaying a July report on the spread of coronavirus at a Georgia summer camp .
Fortunately , these despicable people will soon be relieved of their duties , but the toll they have taken on the American people will last long into the future .

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The lengths to which some are going to protect Donald Trump are simply astounding. The man lost the election, yet he and his Republican cronies continue pushing ridiculous cases before the courts. The case filed by Texas attorney general Ken Paxton is likely the most ridiculous.
Paxton’s suit requests delaying the electoral votes in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin to “allow investigations of voting issues to continue.” There is one problem: Paxton has no standing. Tom Goldstein, an attorney in Washington, D.C. who frequently argues before the Supreme Court, told NBC: “This case is hopeless. Texas has no right to bring a lawsuit over election procedures in other states.”
While SCOTUS does typically hear disputes between states, the moving party must show that no other forum can resolve the dispute. Given that the Texas case is merely a conglomeration of claims already heard and dismissed in lower courts, Paxton is merely trying to get a second bite at the same rotten apple. Paxton’s move is nothing more than his attempt to ingratiate himself with Trump for a pardon on the securities case that remains pending against him. In Paxton’s case, this ridiculous move is self-serving, but what about the charges leveled against Robert Redfield of the CDC?
According to Politico, someone from the CDC advised congressional investigators that Redfield instructed staff to delete an email from the Trump appointee who sought to gain control over the CDC’s reports on the pandemic. Congress was already investigating the Trump White House’s response to coronavirus, including their interference at the CDC, and the concealment of evidence of Paul Alexander’s interference makes Redfield complicit. Charlotte Kent, MMWR editor, told investigators that she was instructed to delete Alexander’s email, but when she looked for it, the email was already gone. Kent understood the directive to come directly from Redfield. Why in the world is Redfield trying to shield Trump?
Trump blew his own cover when he spoke to Bob Woodward, admitting that he downplayed the seriousness of the virus to the American people. This “watering down” of CDC reports was part and parcel of that attempt to defraud the public. Defrauding people over money is one thing but doing something that could lead to even more deaths is despicable. Jim Clyburn wrote to Redfield and Alex Azar that deleting this email is not only unethical but violates federal record-keeping requirements. The legacy of deception created by the Trump administration is unlike anything in modern politics.
Redfield, like most Trump appointees, blatantly lied to a Senate Committee on September 16 when he claimed that the scientific integrity of MMWR had not been compromised and would not be compromised “under [his] watch.” Yet, he followed that directive to the letter, including delaying a July report on the spread of coronavirus at a Georgia summer camp. Fortunately, these despicable people will soon be relieved of their duties, but the toll they have taken on the American people will last long into the future.
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palmerreport--2020-12-11--The price Donald Trump will pay

The price Donald Trump will pay

I ’ ve been asked whether Donald Trump ’ s seditious post-election behavior will increase the odds that he ultimately pays a price for all of this .
That ’ s a good question , and the answer comes in two parts .
First , Trump is already just about a lock for prison in New York State on financial charges , which nearly always result in a conviction .
It ’ s possible that in response to Trump ’ s worsening behavior , New York could decide to indict Trump sooner than it was otherwise planning .
But if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still in office , will this scare him into toning down his antics , or cause him to panic and ramp up his antics ?
That ’ s something New York would have to consider .
Second , there is the ongoing question of federal charges .
Because Trump will try to pardon himself and that self-pardon will take time to get thrown out in court , there could be a significant delay before the DOJ even legally has the option of federally charging Trump .
By that time he could already be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more symbolic than anything .
But Trump ’ s worsening antics could leave America with the kind of lasting bad taste that ultimately demands federal criminal charges once they ’ re an option .

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I’ve been asked whether Donald Trump’s seditious post-election behavior will increase the odds that he ultimately pays a price for all of this. That’s a good question, and the answer comes in two parts.
First, Trump is already just about a lock for prison in New York State on financial charges, which nearly always result in a conviction. It’s possible that in response to Trump’s worsening behavior, New York could decide to indict Trump sooner than it was otherwise planning. But if Trump is indicted while he’s still in office, will this scare him into toning down his antics, or cause him to panic and ramp up his antics? That’s something New York would have to consider.
Second, there is the ongoing question of federal charges. Because Trump will try to pardon himself and that self-pardon will take time to get thrown out in court, there could be a significant delay before the DOJ even legally has the option of federally charging Trump. By that time he could already be in state prison, making the charges more symbolic than anything. But Trump’s worsening antics could leave America with the kind of lasting bad taste that ultimately demands federal criminal charges once they’re an option.
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palmerreport--2020-12-12--Kayleigh McEnany throws a fit after Supreme Court finishes off Donald Trump

As Donald Trump has utterly humiliated himself with one laughable false claim about the election after another over the past five weeks , plenty of his underlings and allies have given lip service to his antics .
But no one has been more prominent in pushing Trump ’ s election lies than Kayleigh McEnany .
It ’ s not clear what she thought she was signing on for by completely destroying her reputation with false claims of election fraud and embarrassing streams of lies .
But when the Supreme Court finished Trump off on Friday night , it can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was looking for .
So it ’ s not surprising that Kayleigh McEnany went on Fox News tonight and threw a fit about it : Now comes the part where Trump ’ s White House advisers have to look for new jobs .
The kicker is that Kayleigh McEnany didn ’ t just spend a couple years ruining her credibility by lying every day at White House briefings .
She then made a point of making sure that she left the worst taste possible in everyone ’ s mouth on her way out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ respectable job after that .
She may have even boxed herself out of Fox News hiring territory at this point .

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As Donald Trump has utterly humiliated himself with one laughable false claim about the election after another over the past five weeks, plenty of his underlings and allies have given lip service to his antics. But no one has been more prominent in pushing Trump’s election lies than Kayleigh McEnany.
It’s not clear what she thought she was signing on for by completely destroying her reputation with false claims of election fraud and embarrassing streams of lies. But when the Supreme Court finished Trump off on Friday night, it can’t have been the outcome that McEnany was looking for.
So it’s not surprising that Kayleigh McEnany went on Fox News tonight and threw a fit about it:
Kayleigh on Supreme Court: Yeah there’s no way to say it other than they dodged. They dodged. They hid behind procedure and they refused to use their authority to enforce the constitution. pic.twitter.com/VLi04yIrIC — Acyn (@Acyn) December 12, 2020
Now comes the part where Trump’s White House advisers have to look for new jobs. The kicker is that Kayleigh McEnany didn’t just spend a couple years ruining her credibility by lying every day at White House briefings. She then made a point of making sure that she left the worst taste possible in everyone’s mouth on her way out the door. Good luck finding a respectable job after that. She may have even boxed herself out of Fox News hiring territory at this point.
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palmerreport--2020-12-12--Donald Trump throws late night tantrum after Supreme Court says it’s over for him

When the Supreme Court agreed by a 9-0 margin tonight that Donald Trump ’ s final election case had no @ @ @ @ @ a 7-2 margin to not even hear the case before throwing it out , it @ @ @ @ @ .
He ’ ll now be gone from office within weeks , and on track @ @ @ @ @ that .
Five hours after the ruling came down , Palmer Report pointed out at @ @ @ @ @ ’ t said anything about it .
He had seemingly been stunned into silence .
@ @ @ @ @ , just five minutes after our article , Trump erupted with his inevitable meltdown .
@ @ @ @ @ from Fox News , Trump ended up tweeting this : “ The Supreme Court really @ @ @ @ @ Wisdom , No Courage !
” Well okay then .
Is this a concession speech @ @ @ @ @ there ’ s no further recourse for anyone beyond the Supreme Court ?
Whatever , @ @ @ @ @ him .

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When the Supreme Court agreed by a 9-0 margin tonight that Donald Trump’s final election case had no merit, and voted by a 7-2 margin to not even hear the case before throwing it out, it meant the end for Trump. He’ll now be gone from office within weeks, and on track for prison and bankruptcy after that.
Five hours after the ruling came down, Palmer Report pointed out at 11:32pm that Trump still hadn’t said anything about it. He had seemingly been stunned into silence. But as if on cue, just five minutes after our article, Trump erupted with his inevitable meltdown.
After posting some incoherent quotes from Fox News, Trump ended up tweeting this: “The Supreme Court really let us down. No Wisdom, No Courage!” Well okay then. Is this a concession speech? Does he know that there’s no further recourse for anyone beyond the Supreme Court? Whatever, it’s over for him.
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palmerreport--2020-12-12--Supreme Court ruling stuns Donald Trump into silence and sends him into hiding

It ’ s now been roughly five hours since the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to throw out Donald Trump ’ s final election case instead of hearing it , and unanimously agreed 9-0 that the case would have failed even if it had been heard .
It is , effectively speaking , the end of Donald Trump .
Now he gets ejected from office in six weeks , and faces a life of prison and bankruptcy .
Apparently , the Supreme Court ruling has also marked the end of Trump ’ s ability to speak or willingness to show his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being .
He ’ s gone silent on Twitter , apart from a video about the coronavirus vaccine that was obviously pre-taped and tweeted by his handlers on his behalf .
Trump also bailed on tonight ’ s White House Christmas Party .
So here we have Donald Trump , fully defeated with nothing left , sitting in stunned silence and refusing to show up to his own party .
It ’ s precisely the kind of tepid sore loser response one would expect from him .
By morning he ’ ll surely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whine about .
But it ’ s clear that there ’ s no real fight left in him , or we ’ d be hearing from him right now .

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It’s now been roughly five hours since the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to throw out Donald Trump’s final election case instead of hearing it, and unanimously agreed 9-0 that the case would have failed even if it had been heard. It is, effectively speaking, the end of Donald Trump. Now he gets ejected from office in six weeks, and faces a life of prison and bankruptcy.
Apparently, the Supreme Court ruling has also marked the end of Trump’s ability to speak or willingness to show his face, at least for the time being. He’s gone silent on Twitter, apart from a video about the coronavirus vaccine that was obviously pre-taped and tweeted by his handlers on his behalf. Trump also bailed on tonight’s White House Christmas Party.
So here we have Donald Trump, fully defeated with nothing left, sitting in stunned silence and refusing to show up to his own party. It’s precisely the kind of tepid sore loser response one would expect from him. By morning he’ll surely have figured out what he wants to whine about. But it’s clear that there’s no real fight left in him, or we’d be hearing from him right now.
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palmerreport--2020-12-12--Donald Trump’s worst day yet

Donald Trump’s worst day yet

– So far today Donald Trump has had his presidency ended by the Supreme Court , and he learned that New York State is ramping up the criminal case that ’ s going to put him in prison after he ’ s out of office .
This is the worst day he ’ s had so far .
He ’ ll end up having plenty of days even worse than this .
– Donald Trump managed to lose in court roughly sixty times in the past month .
That ’ s got to be a record .
The courts normally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible for the same person to lose sixty times in a year .
But Trump went for it , and while the courts were willing to move quickly for him , they moved against him every time .
What an all-time loser .
– Trump fans are calling for “ succession ” when they mean when they mean secession , and that ’ s pretty much how their night is going .
It ’ s also a reminder that we need to invest more in education .
– The Zodiac Killer code gets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court denies Ted Cruz his chance to argue Trump ’ s case before the court .
Coincidence ?
You decide .

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– So far today Donald Trump has had his presidency ended by the Supreme Court, and he learned that New York State is ramping up the criminal case that’s going to put him in prison after he’s out of office. This is the worst day he’s had so far. He’ll end up having plenty of days even worse than this.
– Donald Trump managed to lose in court roughly sixty times in the past month. That’s got to be a record. The courts normally move so slowly, it would be possible for the same person to lose sixty times in a year. But Trump went for it, and while the courts were willing to move quickly for him, they moved against him every time. What an all-time loser.
– Trump fans are calling for “succession” when they mean when they mean secession, and that’s pretty much how their night is going. It’s also a reminder that we need to invest more in education.
– The Zodiac Killer code gets cracked and in the same evening the Supreme Court denies Ted Cruz his chance to argue Trump’s case before the court. Coincidence? You decide.
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palmerreport--2020-12-12--Donald Trump bails on White House Christmas Party after Supreme Court ends his presidency

Tonight the Supreme Court officially ended Donald Trump ’ s quest to extend his presidency by illegally stealing another term .
Trump can ’ t possibly have expected the court to have bailed him out , after he lost by margins this big , and after he was reduced to banking on a lawsuit this unintentionally hilarious .
But still , he appears to be taking the news hard .
After the Supreme Court ruling came down , Trump made the last minute decision to bail on the White House Christmas Party .
You ’ d think that if Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deliver about how he was going to magically overturn the election – even if he didn ’ t believe it himself – he ’ d have gone and delivered it to his cronies at the party .
Instead , Trump is refusing to appear at the party at all .
This means he ’ s either too embarrassed to show his face – even among friends at his own party – or this decision has broken him and he ’ s simply given up .
We ’ ll see , but it looks @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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Tonight the Supreme Court officially ended Donald Trump’s quest to extend his presidency by illegally stealing another term. Trump can’t possibly have expected the court to have bailed him out, after he lost by margins this big, and after he was reduced to banking on a lawsuit this unintentionally hilarious. But still, he appears to be taking the news hard.
After the Supreme Court ruling came down, Trump made the last minute decision to bail on the White House Christmas Party. You’d think that if Trump had any new line of BS to deliver about how he was going to magically overturn the election – even if he didn’t believe it himself – he’d have gone and delivered it to his cronies at the party.
Instead, Trump is refusing to appear at the party at all. This means he’s either too embarrassed to show his face – even among friends at his own party – or this decision has broken him and he’s simply given up. We’ll see, but it looks like he’s simply devastated.
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palmerreport--2020-12-13--Nope, that wasn’t Dr. Fauci

Nope, that wasn’t Dr. Fauci

– This evening , Dr. Anthony Fauci joined Twitter with the username @ Fauci and quickly gained tens of thousands @ @ @ @ @ ’ t really him .
After AIDS activist Peter Staley and others confirmed that the @ @ @ @ @ Twitter suspended it .
Now comes the question of whether the real Dr. Fauci will @ @ @ @ @ least now the @ Fauci username is presumably available for him .
– Pro-Trump protesters @ @ @ @ @ because nothing says “ law and order ” like vandalizing churches .
The only good @ @ @ @ @ protesters are fairly small in number , and appear to be limiting their antics to @ @ @ @ @ scale violence .
But seriously , what kind of loser vandalizes a church ?
– @ @ @ @ @ to federal weapons charges that could put him in prison for up to ten years @ @ @ @ @ he made a point of endorsing Donald Trump in October ; he was likely fishing @ @ @ @ @

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– This evening, Dr. Anthony Fauci joined Twitter with the username @Fauci and quickly gained tens of thousands of followers… except it wasn’t really him. After AIDS activist Peter Staley and others confirmed that the account was a fake, Twitter suspended it. Now comes the question of whether the real Dr. Fauci will ever join Twitter. At least now the @Fauci username is presumably available for him.
– Pro-Trump protesters are now vandalizing churches, because nothing says “law and order” like vandalizing churches. The only good news is that the pro-Trump protesters are fairly small in number, and appear to be limiting their antics to petty stuff instead of wide scale violence. But seriously, what kind of loser vandalizes a church?
– Lil Wayne just pleaded guilty to federal weapons charges that could put him in prison for up to ten years. This probably explains why he made a point of endorsing Donald Trump in October; he was likely fishing for a federal pardon.
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palmerreport--2020-12-13--Donald Trump hits a wall

Donald Trump hits a wall

With a torrent of breaking news led by a worsening pandemic and a colicky sore loser ’ s conniption fit , important stories inevitably get buried .
One development that received little press this week concerns a pair of whistleblowers who have managed to expose Donald Trump ’ s border wall as an even more insulting failure than we knew .
This new puzzle piece of insight also serves as yet another stark reminder of the incredible depth and breadth of Trump ’ s corruption , incompetence , and amorality .
Trump ’ s wall was intended as a racist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not fit an increasingly shrinking definition of legal immigrant .
It was to be paid for by Mexico , without a penny coming from the American taxpayers he was always trying to dupe .
Trump promised an “ impenetrable ” barrier “ from sea to shining sea.
” Instead , what little was built of the wall proved to be a shameless boondoggle that wreaked havoc on its natural surroundings while revealing faults at every step of construction .
The allegations in a recently unsealed False Claims Act complaint filed early this year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whole new level of head shaking over Trump ’ s beloved pet project .
According to the whistleblowers , Sullivan Land Services , a construction company Trump hired to do his dirty work , smuggled Mexicans into the United States to guard the wall .
Without any government vetting , the Mexican workers were offered arms and cash to guard the construction sites .
The company even built an illegal dirt road and blocked security cameras with trucks to facilitate the border crossings that Trump was supposedly so against .
Ironically , not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s wall , but the company Trump hired intentionally overcharged the U.S. government for the Mexicans ’ work , according to the complaint , costing taxpayers bigly for this off-the-rails farce .
Speaking at her final campaign rally before the 2016 election , Hillary Clinton urged people to vote “ for an America where we build bridges , not walls.
” Four years later , despite more Trump-Russia collusion and without James Comey ’ s wildly inappropriate two cents , a record-breaking 81 million-plus Americans elected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ xenophobic wall will soon be carted off to the dustbin of history .
It ’ s time for America to back away from the cliff of division and otherness and start building bridges again .

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With a torrent of breaking news led by a worsening pandemic and a colicky sore loser’s conniption fit, important stories inevitably get buried. One development that received little press this week concerns a pair of whistleblowers who have managed to expose Donald Trump’s border wall as an even more insulting failure than we knew. This new puzzle piece of insight also serves as yet another stark reminder of the incredible depth and breadth of Trump’s corruption, incompetence, and amorality.
Trump’s wall was intended as a racist bludgeon to scare away anyone who does not fit an increasingly shrinking definition of legal immigrant. It was to be paid for by Mexico, without a penny coming from the American taxpayers he was always trying to dupe. Trump promised an “impenetrable” barrier “from sea to shining sea.” Instead, what little was built of the wall proved to be a shameless boondoggle that wreaked havoc on its natural surroundings while revealing faults at every step of construction.
The allegations in a recently unsealed False Claims Act complaint filed early this year by two former security contractors add a whole new level of head shaking over Trump’s beloved pet project. According to the whistleblowers, Sullivan Land Services, a construction company Trump hired to do his dirty work, smuggled Mexicans into the United States to guard the wall.
Without any government vetting, the Mexican workers were offered arms and cash to guard the construction sites. The company even built an illegal dirt road and blocked security cameras with trucks to facilitate the border crossings that Trump was supposedly so against. Ironically, not only did Mexico never pay for Trump’s wall, but the company Trump hired intentionally overcharged the U.S. government for the Mexicans’ work, according to the complaint, costing taxpayers bigly for this off-the-rails farce.
Speaking at her final campaign rally before the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton urged people to vote “for an America where we build bridges, not walls.” Four years later, despite more Trump-Russia collusion and without James Comey’s wildly inappropriate two cents, a record-breaking 81 million-plus Americans elected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Slat by slat, Trump’s xenophobic wall will soon be carted off to the dustbin of history. It’s time for America to back away from the cliff of division and otherness and start building bridges again.
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palmerreport--2020-12-13--Donald Trump’s final message to his supporters: “Destroy the GOP”

– Pro-Trump protesters are chanting “ Destroy the GOP ” at their rally today .
Donald Trump will be off @ @ @ @ @ too mired in criminal charges and financial collapse to remain interested in politics .
And @ @ @ @ @ s leaving with his supporters is they should never vote Republican again , because the @ @ @ @ @ enough to save him .
If Trump fans start staying home on election day , @ @ @ @ @ to us .
Let ’ s take advantage of it .
– Congrats to Sarah @ @ @ @ @ woman to ever score points in a major conference college football game today .
She @ @ @ @ @ Play Like A Girl .
You can donate to it here .
– Tweet of @ @ @ @ @ Biden ’ s incoming White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan : “ The climate @ @ @ @ @ crisis—and in 39 days , the United States will once again treat climate change as @ @ @ @ @ it is , including by rejoining the Paris Agreement .
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– Pro-Trump protesters are chanting “Destroy the GOP” at their rally today. Donald Trump will be off the political stage soon, too mired in criminal charges and financial collapse to remain interested in politics. And the lasting message he’s leaving with his supporters is they should never vote Republican again, because the party didn’t do enough to save him. If Trump fans start staying home on election day, it’s a gift to us. Let’s take advantage of it.
– Congrats to Sarah Fuller for becoming the first woman to ever score points in a major conference college football game today. She’s a supporter of Play Like A Girl. You can donate to it here.
– Tweet of the day, from President-elect Biden’s incoming White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan: “The climate crisis is a national security crisis—and in 39 days, the United States will once again treat climate change as the urgent national security priority it is, including by rejoining the Paris Agreement.”
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palmerreport--2020-12-12--Donald Trump’s Bill Barr endgame

Donald Trump’s Bill Barr endgame

There ’ s more buzz than ever that Donald Trump might fire Attorney General Bill Barr .
One of the consistent patterns over the past four years – that everyone has missed even though it ’ s been plain as day – is that whenever Trump keeps leaking that he ’ s going to do some aggressive or assertive thing , he almost never actually does it .
When Trump does aggressive or assertive things , he tends to do them in secret or with no warning .
When Trump keeps leaking that he ’ s going to do an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him trying to create the illusion of strength , on something he ’ s afraid to actually go through with .
Maybe Trump will fire Bill Barr .
We don ’ t know what the odds are of that .
But each time Trump leaks that he ’ s going to fire Barr , it ’ s a sign that he ’ s afraid to actually pull the trigger .
Trump ’ s pattern is that if he were likely to do it , he ’ d just do it , instead of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a middling bumbler .
His overall track record has made clear that he ’ s far removed from the capable evil genius that MSNBC and CNN tried to build him up to be .
But Barr isn ’ t stupid either .
How many times can your boss threaten to fire you over the same thing , and not go through with it , before you realize you ’ re probably not getting fired over that thing ?
In any case Trump can ’ t get anything done in these next 39 days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ selfish reasons , is clearly done trying to help Trump save himself .
Trump also wouldn ’ t get anything done in these next 39 days with Barr ’ s “ acting ” replacement .
That person would either be a non-corrupt career DOJ person who ’ s not willing to help Trump , or a corrupt but inept Trump loyalist who ’ s not able to help Trump .
There ’ s no scenario where Trump fires Barr and then gains magical DOJ powers .
At this point , crippled Trump isn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having that kind of muscle .
Bottom line , it really doesn ’ t matter if Trump fires Barr or not .
He ’ d be doing it purely to take out his frustration .
Trump will spend his final six weeks doing nothing to help America , and attempting petty schemes to try to help himself .
Plenty of damage will be done .
But there ’ s no Trump-Barr magic wand .
Never was .

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There’s more buzz than ever that Donald Trump might fire Attorney General Bill Barr. One of the consistent patterns over the past four years – that everyone has missed even though it’s been plain as day – is that whenever Trump keeps leaking that he’s going to do some aggressive or assertive thing, he almost never actually does it.
When Trump does aggressive or assertive things, he tends to do them in secret or with no warning. When Trump keeps leaking that he’s going to do an assertive thing, it’s just him trying to create the illusion of strength, on something he’s afraid to actually go through with.
Maybe Trump will fire Bill Barr. We don’t know what the odds are of that. But each time Trump leaks that he’s going to fire Barr, it’s a sign that he’s afraid to actually pull the trigger. Trump’s pattern is that if he were likely to do it, he’d just do it, instead of whining.
Barr is nothing more than a middling bumbler. His overall track record has made clear that he’s far removed from the capable evil genius that MSNBC and CNN tried to build him up to be. But Barr isn’t stupid either. How many times can your boss threaten to fire you over the same thing, and not go through with it, before you realize you’re probably not getting fired over that thing?
In any case Trump can’t get anything done in these next 39 days with Bill Barr, who for whatever selfish reasons, is clearly done trying to help Trump save himself.
Trump also wouldn’t get anything done in these next 39 days with Barr’s “acting” replacement. That person would either be a non-corrupt career DOJ person who’s not willing to help Trump, or a corrupt but inept Trump loyalist who’s not able to help Trump. There’s no scenario where Trump fires Barr and then gains magical DOJ powers. At this point, crippled Trump isn’t within a million miles of having that kind of muscle.
Bottom line, it really doesn’t matter if Trump fires Barr or not. He’d be doing it purely to take out his frustration. Trump will spend his final six weeks doing nothing to help America, and attempting petty schemes to try to help himself. Plenty of damage will be done. But there’s no Trump-Barr magic wand. Never was.
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palmerreport--2020-12-12--Joe Biden’s big cleanup

Joe Biden’s big cleanup

No matter how many times Donald Trump got laughed out of court this past month , it didn ’ t stop the impeached sore loser from filing new lawsuits to overturn millions of American votes simply because they were cast for his opponent .
Despite being one-third comprised of Trump nominees , the U.S. Supreme Court finally put an end to Trump ’ s devil-may-care sedition on Friday by refusing to entertain his frivolous , narcissistic arguments .
While our democracy may have been rescued once again from Trump ’ s evil talons , the peril to our planet continues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demands an unprecedented level of attention in 2021 .
As promised , Trump has drained the swamp in Washington—only to replace it with something so foul and corrupt as to make whatever may have been the old swamp seem like Brita-filtered water .
Trump has been gleefully and systematically destroying the Earth through an unconscionable combination of inaction and steroidal deregulation .
The fact Trump is leaving office in little over a month has not stopped this wounded monster from regurgitating over what is left of our planet ’ s limited natural resources @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Times analysis , the Trump administration has succeeded in reversing 84 key environmental rules and regulations while still rushing to pursue an additional 20 rollbacks .
Trump has removed vital protections for clean air , water , land , wildlife , and climate , often doing so quietly while distracting us with more immediate and outlandish shenanigans and scandals .
Instead of packing his bags , Trump is tripping over himself to finalize new rules that would further cement his legacy as Earth ’ s most enthusiastic wrecking ball .
In the area @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one example , one rule would let appliance manufacturers devise their own ways of determining if their products meet government standards while another rule would grant manufacturers automatic waivers from complying at all .
Fortunately , the incoming Biden administration will be able to reverse some of Trump ’ s destructive measures promptly .
Biden will take immediate action to stop the bleeding by issuing executive orders and pursuing global action such as rejoining the Paris Climate Accord and “ lead [ ing ] an effort to get every major country to ramp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ targets , ” according to the Biden-Harris transition website .
However , to truly reign in climate change and reverse the damage of the last four years will require nothing less than sweeping legislation by the 117th Congress .
The upcoming Georgia Senate runoff elections are critical because they will determine whether Mitch McConnell can continue standing in the way of urgent efforts to repair and protect our precious planet .
We must double our efforts to get out the vote for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock on January 5 .
Our planet @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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No matter how many times Donald Trump got laughed out of court this past month, it didn’t stop the impeached sore loser from filing new lawsuits to overturn millions of American votes simply because they were cast for his opponent. Despite being one-third comprised of Trump nominees, the U.S. Supreme Court finally put an end to Trump’s devil-may-care sedition on Friday by refusing to entertain his frivolous, narcissistic arguments.
While our democracy may have been rescued once again from Trump’s evil talons, the peril to our planet continues to grow at an alarming rate and demands an unprecedented level of attention in 2021. As promised, Trump has drained the swamp in Washington—only to replace it with something so foul and corrupt as to make whatever may have been the old swamp seem like Brita-filtered water.
Trump has been gleefully and systematically destroying the Earth through an unconscionable combination of inaction and steroidal deregulation. The fact Trump is leaving office in little over a month has not stopped this wounded monster from regurgitating over what is left of our planet’s limited natural resources.
According to a recent New York Times analysis, the Trump administration has succeeded in reversing 84 key environmental rules and regulations while still rushing to pursue an additional 20 rollbacks. Trump has removed vital protections for clean air, water, land, wildlife, and climate, often doing so quietly while distracting us with more immediate and outlandish shenanigans and scandals.
Instead of packing his bags, Trump is tripping over himself to finalize new rules that would further cement his legacy as Earth’s most enthusiastic wrecking ball. In the area of energy efficiency, to cite just one example, one rule would let appliance manufacturers devise their own ways of determining if their products meet government standards while another rule would grant manufacturers automatic waivers from complying at all.
Fortunately, the incoming Biden administration will be able to reverse some of Trump’s destructive measures promptly. Biden will take immediate action to stop the bleeding by issuing executive orders and pursuing global action such as rejoining the Paris Climate Accord and “lead[ing] an effort to get every major country to ramp up the ambition of their domestic climate targets,” according to the Biden-Harris transition website.
However, to truly reign in climate change and reverse the damage of the last four years will require nothing less than sweeping legislation by the 117th Congress. The upcoming Georgia Senate runoff elections are critical because they will determine whether Mitch McConnell can continue standing in the way of urgent efforts to repair and protect our precious planet. We must double our efforts to get out the vote for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock on January 5. Our planet’s survival depends on it.
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palmerreport--2020-12-12--That’s Dr. Jill Biden to you

That’s Dr. Jill Biden to you

The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed today that was so absurd , I hesitate to even mention the columnist ’ s name , because he doesn ’ t deserve to be mentioned .
In it he insists that because incoming First Lady Jill Biden had a Ph.D. and not a medical doctorate , she should cease referring to herself as “ Dr .
Biden.
” First , as a practical matter , this is incorrect .
Whatever you think of a Ph.D. in general , Jill Biden is a college professor .
It ’ s a profession where it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ph.D. to be referred to as “ Doctor.
” Jill Biden isn ’ t a politician .
She didn ’ t run for office and wasn ’ t elected to office .
She ’ s not suddenly changing careers .
While she ’ s willing to carry out the ceremonial role that ’ s traditionally been expected of the President ’ s spouse , she ’ s still a professor .
Why would she be expected to change her title ?
Second , and more importantly , the entire WSJ op-ed openly reeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ columnist refers to Jill Biden as “ kiddo , ” which gives you an idea of the overall tone .
It gives away that the author isn ’ t even trying to make a point about Ph.D. titles in general ; he ’ s just using it as an excuse to take a sexist shot at a powerful woman who probably intimidates him .
This kind of crap only makes me more likely to refer to Jill Biden as “ Dr .
Biden ” when I write about her .

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The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed today that was so absurd, I hesitate to even mention the columnist’s name, because he doesn’t deserve to be mentioned. In it he insists that because incoming First Lady Jill Biden had a Ph.D. and not a medical doctorate, she should cease referring to herself as “Dr. Biden.”
First, as a practical matter, this is incorrect. Whatever you think of a Ph.D. in general, Jill Biden is a college professor. It’s a profession where it’s commonplace for people with a Ph.D. to be referred to as “Doctor.”
Jill Biden isn’t a politician. She didn’t run for office and wasn’t elected to office. She’s not suddenly changing careers. While she’s willing to carry out the ceremonial role that’s traditionally been expected of the President’s spouse, she’s still a professor. Why would she be expected to change her title?
Second, and more importantly, the entire WSJ op-ed openly reeks of sexism. At one point the columnist refers to Jill Biden as “kiddo,” which gives you an idea of the overall tone. It gives away that the author isn’t even trying to make a point about Ph.D. titles in general; he’s just using it as an excuse to take a sexist shot at a powerful woman who probably intimidates him. This kind of crap only makes me more likely to refer to Jill Biden as “Dr. Biden” when I write about her.
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palmerreport--2020-12-12--Donald Trump isn’t going to like what’s coming next

– Donald Trump now says “ we have just begun to fight.
” He ’ s right .
He ’ @ @ @ @ @ rest of his life trying and failing to fight off bankruptcy , criminal charges , @ @ @ @ @ far today Trump has attacked the conservative Supreme Court , called for multiple Republican Governors @ @ @ @ @ and vaguely threatened to fire Attorney General Bill Barr .
Trump is losing the ability @ @ @ @ @ by harming the general public , so now he ’ s taking it out on @ @ @ @ @ .
That ’ s what they get for having supported him for so long .
@ @ @ @ @ , from David Hogg : “ Floridians deserve a Senator that in the wake of @ @ @ @ @ shootings in US history acts to protect kids – not the NRA and gun lobby @ @ @ @ @ deserve a Senator that fights for Florida not the NRA We deserve better than an @ @ @ @ @ .
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– Donald Trump now says “we have just begun to fight.” He’s right. He’s about to spend the rest of his life trying and failing to fight off bankruptcy, criminal charges, and prison.
– So far today Trump has attacked the conservative Supreme Court, called for multiple Republican Governors to lose their jobs, and vaguely threatened to fire Attorney General Bill Barr. Trump is losing the ability to get his deranged jollies by harming the general public, so now he’s taking it out on the people closest to him. That’s what they get for having supported him for so long.
– Tweet of the day, from David Hogg: “Floridians deserve a Senator that in the wake of one of the deadliest school shootings in US history acts to protect kids – not the NRA and gun lobby that own him. We deserve a Senator that fights for Florida not the NRA We deserve better than an NRA puppet like Marco Rubio.”
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palmerreport--2020-12-12--Next stop: Donald Trump’s arraignment

Next stop: Donald Trump’s arraignment

– Now that the Supreme Court has told Donald Trump to go pound sand , his doomed legal battle over the election is officially over .
Even if he tries to bring more election cases after the Electoral College votes on Monday , they won ’ t get a whiff of a hearing .
In fact , the next time Trump goes to court , it ’ ll likely be his arraignment when he ’ s arrested .
– Over on pro-Trump social network Parler , these idiots are saying… oh who cares , they lost .
– Did Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he put on the court were going to stick their necks out to try to help him in a scenario like this ?
Sure , they might have helped him if he ’ d lost the deciding state by a few hundred votes .
But after Biden won in a blowout , they were never going to be able to hand him the election , so they weren ’ t going to burn up their own viability by trying .
It ’ s simply how things work in conservative politics .
Trump , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that out .
– Tweet of the day , from conservative pundit Bill Kristol : “ The Whig Party fractured and died in the 1850s over slavery .
Will the Republican Party fracture and die in the 2020s over democracy ?
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– Now that the Supreme Court has told Donald Trump to go pound sand, his doomed legal battle over the election is officially over. Even if he tries to bring more election cases after the Electoral College votes on Monday, they won’t get a whiff of a hearing. In fact, the next time Trump goes to court, it’ll likely be his arraignment when he’s arrested.
– Over on pro-Trump social network Parler, these idiots are saying… oh who cares, they lost.
– Did Trump really think the three Supreme Court Justices he put on the court were going to stick their necks out to try to help him in a scenario like this? Sure, they might have helped him if he’d lost the deciding state by a few hundred votes. But after Biden won in a blowout, they were never going to be able to hand him the election, so they weren’t going to burn up their own viability by trying. It’s simply how things work in conservative politics. Trump, ever the narcissist, never did figure that out.
– Tweet of the day, from conservative pundit Bill Kristol: “The Whig Party fractured and died in the 1850s over slavery. Will the Republican Party fracture and die in the 2020s over democracy?”
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palmerreport--2020-12-12--The enemy of Democracy

The enemy of Democracy

The late Christopher Hitchens was once asked , if confronted with absolute proof of the existence of God , would he then believe ?
To which Hitchens replied , “ Of course I would , what an absurd question.
” I don ’ t think he was being disingenuous calling such a question absurd .
I think he was instead signaling that he clearly understood the difference between himself and many people .
Whatever you may think of Christopher Hitchens ( and I thought and still think a great deal of him ) he was above all not a coward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Not everybody can .
The fact is , many people have at least some beliefs that they claim they arrived at carefully and rationally , but that are in fact a set of unfalsifiable dogmas , certainties they will not relinquish for any price or in the face of any contradicting evidence .
In other words there exists no amount of evidence on earth that will persuade them they are wrong .
When presented with facts at variance with their dogma , no explanation is too absurd to be recruited in defense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positing whole battalions of sinister underground figures secretly doing the bidding of the forces arrayed against them .
These can include the Deep State , Antifa , the George W. Bush administration , the Warren Commission and Lyndon Johnson , NASA , the CIA , and so on .
You get the idea .
This is what we mean when we refer to a position as being unfalsifiable .
Hitchens ’ position on God was not unfalsifiable , that is , if presented with proof of God ’ s existence he would accept @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work that way .
Many people will continue to believe what they want to believe no matter the evidence to the contrary .
This is where we find ourselves with Republicans who believe Donald Trump did not lose the election .
If you think there is evidence out there that can convince them they are wrong you ’ re deceiving yourselves .
No amount of evidence will persuade them that the election was not stolen from Trump .
Before you ’ re too quick to congratulate yourself for being fair minded , however @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presented with irrefutable evidence that the election really was stolen from Trump , that an actual majority voted for him and the voting machines were tinkered with in such a way as to make them falsely report that Biden won , would you change your position ?
I hope so .
Real Democracy doesn ’ t allow for summer soldiers and sunshine patriots .
Real Democracy is hard .
It means enduring the endless quacking of cretins in the name of free speech .
It means accepting outcomes consistent with the will of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with your own wishes .
The good news is there is no evidence that the election was stolen — absolutely not a shred .
If it were otherwise , the proponents of this nonsense would have shown it to us by now .
They haven ’ t because it ’ s not there .
What they will do instead is continue to shout that the election was stolen , because they know the value of a lie when repeated over and over and over .
They will continue to insist that there are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but , with classic gaslighting , accuse us of refusing to examine the evidence because we know they ’ re right , or because we ’ re lazy , or because we ’ re corrupt or dishonest , and so on .
This is why the Republican Party , as it is currently constituted , must go .
It has long ceased to be consistent with the ideal of Democracy .
The Republican Party has , in fact , become Democracy ’ s most bitter enemy .
Republicans want the majority to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is on its side .
When it is not it wants the majority to step aside and let them rule in its place .
That ’ s not Democracy , that ’ s tyranny .
This is why a group of 126 House Republicans , more than half of the GOP caucus in the chamber , signed an amicus brief filed Thursday in support of a lawsuit backed by Donald Trump that sought to overturn the election .
Their belief in Donald Trump ’ s victory has become an unfalsifiable dogma , an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cult of personality .
Democracy is hard .
It sometimes takes us places we don ’ t want to go .
For four long years it took most of us ( remember , most of us voted for Hillary Clinton ) down a road we did not want to go .
But we went down that road anyway — because we believed in Democracy .
Now these House Republicans are revealing their true colors .
These sunshine patriots and summer soldiers have reverted to their totalitarian type in the face of a loss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the majority because they do not believe in the Will of the People , they openly reject that basic underpinning of Democracy .
In short , they don ’ t have what it takes to be Americans .
We do .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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The late Christopher Hitchens was once asked, if confronted with absolute proof of the existence of God, would he then believe? To which Hitchens replied, “Of course I would, what an absurd question.” I don’t think he was being disingenuous calling such a question absurd. I think he was instead signaling that he clearly understood the difference between himself and many people. Whatever you may think of Christopher Hitchens (and I thought and still think a great deal of him) he was above all not a coward. He could handle being proven wrong. Not everybody can.
The fact is, many people have at least some beliefs that they claim they arrived at carefully and rationally, but that are in fact a set of unfalsifiable dogmas, certainties they will not relinquish for any price or in the face of any contradicting evidence. In other words there exists no amount of evidence on earth that will persuade them they are wrong.
When presented with facts at variance with their dogma, no explanation is too absurd to be recruited in defense of it, up to and including positing whole battalions of sinister underground figures secretly doing the bidding of the forces arrayed against them. These can include the Deep State, Antifa, the George W. Bush administration, the Warren Commission and Lyndon Johnson, NASA, the CIA, and so on. You get the idea.
This is what we mean when we refer to a position as being unfalsifiable. Hitchens’ position on God was not unfalsifiable, that is, if presented with proof of God’s existence he would accept it. Many people don’t work that way. Many people will continue to believe what they want to believe no matter the evidence to the contrary.
This is where we find ourselves with Republicans who believe Donald Trump did not lose the election. If you think there is evidence out there that can convince them they are wrong you’re deceiving yourselves. No amount of evidence will persuade them that the election was not stolen from Trump.
Before you’re too quick to congratulate yourself for being fair minded, however, ask yourself this question. If presented with irrefutable evidence that the election really was stolen from Trump, that an actual majority voted for him and the voting machines were tinkered with in such a way as to make them falsely report that Biden won, would you change your position? I hope so. Real Democracy doesn’t allow for summer soldiers and sunshine patriots. Real Democracy is hard. It means enduring the endless quacking of cretins in the name of free speech. It means accepting outcomes consistent with the will of a majority that is sometimes at variance with your own wishes.
The good news is there is no evidence that the election was stolen — absolutely not a shred. If it were otherwise, the proponents of this nonsense would have shown it to us by now. They haven’t because it’s not there.
What they will do instead is continue to shout that the election was stolen, because they know the value of a lie when repeated over and over and over. They will continue to insist that there are mountains of evidence to support their claim, but, with classic gaslighting, accuse us of refusing to examine the evidence because we know they’re right, or because we’re lazy, or because we’re corrupt or dishonest, and so on.
This is why the Republican Party, as it is currently constituted, must go. It has long ceased to be consistent with the ideal of Democracy. The Republican Party has, in fact, become Democracy’s most bitter enemy. Republicans want the majority to rule if and only if the majority is on its side. When it is not it wants the majority to step aside and let them rule in its place. That’s not Democracy, that’s tyranny.
This is why a group of 126 House Republicans, more than half of the GOP caucus in the chamber, signed an amicus brief filed Thursday in support of a lawsuit backed by Donald Trump that sought to overturn the election. Their belief in Donald Trump’s victory has become an unfalsifiable dogma, an article of faith in obeisance to a cult of personality.
Democracy is hard. It sometimes takes us places we don’t want to go. For four long years it took most of us (remember, most of us voted for Hillary Clinton) down a road we did not want to go. But we went down that road anyway — because we believed in Democracy.
Now these House Republicans are revealing their true colors. These sunshine patriots and summer soldiers have reverted to their totalitarian type in the face of a loss. They cannot accept the decision of the majority because they do not believe in the Will of the People, they openly reject that basic underpinning of Democracy. In short, they don’t have what it takes to be Americans. We do. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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Bankruptcy and prison

On Friday morning Donald Trump learned that New York State has spent weeks ramping up its criminal case against him , putting witnesses from his bank and insurance broker in front of a grand jury , meaning Trump is going to be indicted for financial crimes .
On Friday evening , Trump learned that the Supreme Court wasn ’ t going to magically bail him out .
Short of those who have passed away , has any American political figure ever had a worse day than the one that Trump just had ?
Not only is he going down on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pardon , they ’ re the kind of cut and dry financial charges that he all but certainly can ’ t beat at trial .
Moreover , the charges point to the total unraveling of Trump ’ s financial house of cards in the process of sending him to prison .
The only way Donald Trump was going to avoid prison was if he managed to somehow magically remain in office indefinitely , and now that ’ s out the window .
It ’ s the ultimate one-two gut punch that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing .
From the day Trump lost the election by a sizable margin , this was always going to be the outcome .
New York was always going to indict him on financial charges ; you don ’ t have a grand jury target someone for more than a year like this , without substantial criminal charges arising from it in the end .
The courts were never going to overturn the election result unless it came down to a few hundred votes in the deciding state .
It ’ s been over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But he ’ s even lost the one thing he had left : desperate hope .
His life is about prison and bankruptcy now .

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On Friday morning Donald Trump learned that New York State has spent weeks ramping up its criminal case against him, putting witnesses from his bank and insurance broker in front of a grand jury, meaning Trump is going to be indicted for financial crimes. On Friday evening, Trump learned that the Supreme Court wasn’t going to magically bail him out.
Short of those who have passed away, has any American political figure ever had a worse day than the one that Trump just had? Not only is he going down on criminal charges that he can’t pardon, they’re the kind of cut and dry financial charges that he all but certainly can’t beat at trial. Moreover, the charges point to the total unraveling of Trump’s financial house of cards in the process of sending him to prison.
The only way Donald Trump was going to avoid prison was if he managed to somehow magically remain in office indefinitely, and now that’s out the window. It’s the ultimate one-two gut punch that’s suddenly left him with, well, nothing.
From the day Trump lost the election by a sizable margin, this was always going to be the outcome. New York was always going to indict him on financial charges; you don’t have a grand jury target someone for more than a year like this, without substantial criminal charges arising from it in the end. The courts were never going to overturn the election result unless it came down to a few hundred votes in the deciding state. It’s been over for Trump for more than a month. But he’s even lost the one thing he had left: desperate hope. His life is about prison and bankruptcy now.
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palmerreport--2020-12-13--Here comes the shouting

Here comes the shouting

The Electoral College will vote on Monday , and at this point it ’ s nothing more than a formality .
The Supreme Court just shut down the last of Trump ’ s legal avenues , and the Supreme Court previously ruled in favor of state laws banning faithless electors .
It ’ ll all be over on Monday , and there ’ s nothing Trump can do to stop it – which is why we ’ ll likely see so much last minute empty hysterics coming from Trump ’ s side .
Keep in mind that everything said tomorrow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threat will be a toothless one , every gesture will be an empty one .
Just ignore the hyperbole on Sunday , and the Electoral College will slam the door on Monday .
– Imagine spending as much time on self promotion as Donald Trump does , and still being as unpopular as Donald Trump is .
The guy lost by more votes than anyone has ever lost by .
The kicker is that if he ’ d been less obsessed with his popularity , and instead spent more time doing the right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be quite so unpopular .

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The Electoral College will vote on Monday, and at this point it’s nothing more than a formality. The Supreme Court just shut down the last of Trump’s legal avenues, and the Supreme Court previously ruled in favor of state laws banning faithless electors.
It’ll all be over on Monday, and there’s nothing Trump can do to stop it – which is why we’ll likely see so much last minute empty hysterics coming from Trump’s side. Keep in mind that everything said tomorrow will mean nothing at all, every threat will be a toothless one, every gesture will be an empty one. Just ignore the hyperbole on Sunday, and the Electoral College will slam the door on Monday.
– Imagine spending as much time on self promotion as Donald Trump does, and still being as unpopular as Donald Trump is. The guy lost by more votes than anyone has ever lost by. The kicker is that if he’d been less obsessed with his popularity, and instead spent more time doing the right thing, he probably wouldn’t be quite so unpopular.
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palmerreport--2020-12-13--Donald Trump and Bill Barr get into bizarre war of words as everything unravels for them both

Earlier today , Palmer Report explained why it really doesn ’ t much matter at this point whether or not Donald Trump fires Attorney General Bill Barr .
But things do seem to be coming to a head tonight between the two of them , even as everything unravels for them both .
According to CNN , a “ source familiar with ” Bill Barr is now leaking that Barr views Trump ’ s post-election threats and antics as nothing more than “ the deposed King ranting.
” To be clear , Barr has a consistent history of leaking things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it coming from a ” source familiar with ” him .
In other words , Barr is putting these fighting words out there on purpose .
So what is Barr doing ?
At this point it sounds like he ’ s trying to get fired .
Why would he do this ?
Once Trump is out of office in just 39 days , the DOJ will have to decide whether to criminally charge Barr for the several counts of felony obstruction of justice that he committed in the name of helping Trump .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ get Trump to fire him , it ’ ll allow him to argue that he couldn ’ t have possibly been corruptly in league with Trump .
This won ’ t work , but Barr is facing prison , and he has to try something .
In any case , if Bill Barr is indeed now trying to get fired , it suggests that either Donald Trump has already secretly pardoned Barr , or that Barr has concluded he ’ s not going to get a pardon one way or the other .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it won ’ t suddenly give Trump some kind of magical DOJ powers .
It would generate a lot of scary ratings-driven hype from pundits , but it really wouldn ’ t change much .

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Earlier today, Palmer Report explained why it really doesn’t much matter at this point whether or not Donald Trump fires Attorney General Bill Barr. But things do seem to be coming to a head tonight between the two of them, even as everything unravels for them both.
According to CNN, a “source familiar with” Bill Barr is now leaking that Barr views Trump’s post-election threats and antics as nothing more than “the deposed King ranting.” To be clear, Barr has a consistent history of leaking things to the media under the guise of it coming from a ” source familiar with” him. In other words, Barr is putting these fighting words out there on purpose.
So what is Barr doing? At this point it sounds like he’s trying to get fired. Why would he do this? Once Trump is out of office in just 39 days, the DOJ will have to decide whether to criminally charge Barr for the several counts of felony obstruction of justice that he committed in the name of helping Trump. Perhaps Barr figures that if he can get Trump to fire him, it’ll allow him to argue that he couldn’t have possibly been corruptly in league with Trump. This won’t work, but Barr is facing prison, and he has to try something.
In any case, if Bill Barr is indeed now trying to get fired, it suggests that either Donald Trump has already secretly pardoned Barr, or that Barr has concluded he’s not going to get a pardon one way or the other. And again, if Trump fires Barr, it won’t suddenly give Trump some kind of magical DOJ powers. It would generate a lot of scary ratings-driven hype from pundits, but it really wouldn’t change much.
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palmerreport--2020-12-13--Joe Biden knew what he was doing

Joe Biden knew what he was doing

– Joe Biden knew what he was doing when he ignored Trump and let him play himself out with all @ @ @ @ @ 0 % chance of working anyway .
Trump painted himself as a fool , and @ @ @ @ @ , ready to lead as President .
– Now that he ’ s lost in @ @ @ @ @ is probably wondering if he can appeal to Judge Jeanine .
– Tweet of the @ @ @ @ @ : – We ’ ve taken down Donald Trump .
It was a long , @ @ @ @ @ but we ’ ve done it .
Now we can rather quickly take down Mitch @ @ @ @ @ the Georgia runoffs , and taking McConnell ’ s Majority Leader position away from him @ @ @ @ @ Democratic Senate candidates Warnock and Ossoff here .

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– Joe Biden knew what he was doing when he ignored Trump and let him play himself out with all these election challenges that had 0% chance of working anyway. Trump painted himself as a fool, and Biden kept his hands clean, ready to lead as President.
– Now that he’s lost in the Supreme Court, Trump is probably wondering if he can appeal to Judge Jeanine.
– Tweet of the day, from Willie Garson:
"IF I LOSE, YOU'LL NEVER HEAR FROM ME AGAIN"—-@realDonaldTrump Well, we did our part, you? — Willie Garson 🇺🇸 (@WillieGarson) December 12, 2020
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– We’ve taken down Donald Trump. It was a long, difficult, bruising battle, but we’ve done it. Now we can rather quickly take down Mitch McConnell, simply by winning the Georgia runoffs, and taking McConnell’s Majority Leader position away from him. You can donate to Democratic Senate candidates Warnock and Ossoff here.
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palmerreport--2020-12-14--The real reason Donald Trump is going to prison

I ’ m often reminded that I ’ m known as “ the guy who says Trump is going to prison.
” This often comes from people who thank me for being willing to speak the truth about it , and it sometimes comes from people who derisively accuse me of pushing false hope or a pipe dream .
But this really isn ’ t about me .
If I ’ m known as “ the guy ” who says Trump is going to prison , then by definition it means that no other pundits ( on either side of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That ’ s sad , because they all know it ’ s true .
Given the news that keeps coming out of the New York grand jury , it ’ s easy to draw a straight line from Trump to state prison , and it ’ s very difficult to come up with any magic wand scenario that somehow keeps Trump out of state prison .
Yet even the major news outlets who have been breaking the New York grand jury news , have been unwilling to spell out what it actually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it ’ s a risk to get too far ahead of the narrative , even if you know with 100 % certainty that you ’ ll eventually be proven right .
When Trump does land in prison , I ’ ll be congratulated for having said as much .
But because no one knows when the indictment will come down , or how long it ’ ll take for his trial to be scheduled , or when his sentence will begin after his conviction , it ’ ll be some time before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meantime , detractors ( on both sides ) can take the easiest of cheap shots at me by simply pointing out that Trump isn ’ t in prison yet .
This is why most pundits don ’ t want to stick their necks out by predicting something that they know for certain will happen eventually , but won ’ t happen this week or next .
They know that grand juries essentially always return indictments on financial crimes , and that trial juries essentially always convict on financial crimes .
They know that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t going to pardon Trump on state crimes .
They know that Trump is going to prison .
They just don ’ t want to take crap in the short term for making a prediction that could take awhile to be proven correct .

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I’m often reminded that I’m known as “the guy who says Trump is going to prison.” This often comes from people who thank me for being willing to speak the truth about it, and it sometimes comes from people who derisively accuse me of pushing false hope or a pipe dream.
But this really isn’t about me. If I’m known as “the guy” who says Trump is going to prison, then by definition it means that no other pundits (on either side of the aisle) are really saying it. That’s sad, because they all know it’s true.
Given the news that keeps coming out of the New York grand jury, it’s easy to draw a straight line from Trump to state prison, and it’s very difficult to come up with any magic wand scenario that somehow keeps Trump out of state prison. Yet even the major news outlets who have been breaking the New York grand jury news, have been unwilling to spell out what it actually means.
I suspect the reason is that it’s a risk to get too far ahead of the narrative, even if you know with 100% certainty that you’ll eventually be proven right. When Trump does land in prison, I’ll be congratulated for having said as much. But because no one knows when the indictment will come down, or how long it’ll take for his trial to be scheduled, or when his sentence will begin after his conviction, it’ll be some time before Trump is actually caged. In the meantime, detractors (on both sides) can take the easiest of cheap shots at me by simply pointing out that Trump isn’t in prison yet.
This is why most pundits don’t want to stick their necks out by predicting something that they know for certain will happen eventually, but won’t happen this week or next. They know that grand juries essentially always return indictments on financial crimes, and that trial juries essentially always convict on financial crimes. They know that the Governor of New York isn’t going to pardon Trump on state crimes. They know that Trump is going to prison. They just don’t want to take crap in the short term for making a prediction that could take awhile to be proven correct.
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palmerreport--2020-12-14--This isn’t a winning argument

This isn’t a winning argument

– It turns out Trump administration officials are getting vaccinated first .
There are a lot of obvious reasons why this is unfair , hypocritical , and inappropriate .
But you won ’ t get very far by complaining about it , because the average American just wants a functional government , which can ’ t happen if top government officials are sick with a virus .
Instead , your winning argument is that the Trump government was never functional to begin with .
– The pattern we ’ ve seen , when the media first announced Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Supreme Court announced Trump ’ s defeat this weekend , has been mere isolated violence and nothing systemic or widespread .
Let ’ s hope this pattern holds .
I suspect it just might .
– Donald Trump spent today at his golf club , which tells you how hard he ’ s working at trying to overthrow the election ( hint : he ’ s not trying at all ) .
It couldn ’ t be any more obvious that he knows this is just a ruse .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are too gullible and clueless to figure it out .

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– It turns out Trump administration officials are getting vaccinated first. There are a lot of obvious reasons why this is unfair, hypocritical, and inappropriate. But you won’t get very far by complaining about it, because the average American just wants a functional government, which can’t happen if top government officials are sick with a virus. Instead, your winning argument is that the Trump government was never functional to begin with.
– The pattern we’ve seen, when the media first announced Trump’s defeat last month, and again when the Supreme Court announced Trump’s defeat this weekend, has been mere isolated violence and nothing systemic or widespread. Let’s hope this pattern holds. I suspect it just might.
– Donald Trump spent today at his golf club, which tells you how hard he’s working at trying to overthrow the election (hint: he’s not trying at all). It couldn’t be any more obvious that he knows this is just a ruse. It’s telling that most of his own supporters are too gullible and clueless to figure it out.
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palmerreport--2020-12-13--Joe Biden takes charge

Joe Biden takes charge

President-elect Joe Biden tweeted this today : “ We ’ re in the teeth of the COVID-19 crisis right now @ @ @ @ @ presidential leadership .
Leadership that is willing to model the steps we all should be @ @ @ @ @ ” Donald Trump tweeted this today : “ MOST CORRUPT ELECTION IN U.S. HISTORY !
@ @ @ @ @ !
… THE BIGGEST WINNER OF OUR NEW DEFENSE BILL IS CHINA !
” No @ @ @ @ @ Trump by seven million votes .
The Electoral College votes tomorrow .
Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ And no , Trump can ’ t have House Republicans somehow magically overturn the Electoral @ @ @ @ @ that way .
Joe Biden is scheduled to give a speech tomorrow night at 8pm @ @ @ @ @ ll be focused on the Electoral College results , the fact that he ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ where the nation goes from here .

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President-elect Joe Biden tweeted this today: “We’re in the teeth of the COVID-19 crisis right now, and this nation needs presidential leadership. Leadership that is willing to model the steps we all should be taking in our own lives.”
Donald Trump tweeted this today: “MOST CORRUPT ELECTION IN U.S. HISTORY! … A Swing State hustle! … THE BIGGEST WINNER OF OUR NEW DEFENSE BILL IS CHINA!”
No wonder Joe Biden beat Donald Trump by seven million votes. The Electoral College votes tomorrow. Trump’s grift is nearly over. And no, Trump can’t have House Republicans somehow magically overturn the Electoral College result. Nothing works that way.
Joe Biden is scheduled to give a speech tomorrow night at 8pm eastern time. It’ll be focused on the Electoral College results, the fact that he’ll officially be President-elect, and where the nation goes from here.
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