politicususa--2020-10-16--Trump’s Own Former Chief Of Staff John Kelly Calls Him Pathetic

Former Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly talked about the depths of Trump ’ s dishonesty and called the president pathetic .
Gen. Kelly told CNN , “ The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me .
The dishonesty , the transactional nature of every relationship , though it ’ s more pathetic than anything else .
He is the most flawed person I ’ ve ever met in my life.
” It is good that Gen. Kelly is putting his thoughts about Trump out there before the election , but it would have been much more useful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loudly and publicly spoken up at any time since he left the Trump administration .
Kelly ’ s comments are similar to those of Sen. Ben Sasse ( R-NE ) who said in a call with supporters everything about Trump that Republicans refuse to say publicly .
The fact that Republicans are increasingly leaking their real feelings about Trump suggests that the Republican Party thinks that Trump is going to lose to Joe Biden , and they are in the process of throwing the sitting president overboard to distance themselves from his failure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The situation is being driven by political expediency , as Republicans aren ’ t just kicking Trump when he ’ s down .
They ’ re kicking him out , while still lacking political courage .
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Former Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly talked about the depths of Trump’s dishonesty and called the president pathetic.
Gen. Kelly told CNN, “The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me. The dishonesty, the transactional nature of every relationship, though it’s more pathetic than anything else. He is the most flawed person I’ve ever met in my life.”
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Former Trump Chief of Staff, John Kelly, "the depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me. The dishonesty, the transactional nature of every relationship, though it's more pathetic than anything else. He is the most flawed person I've ever met in my life." pic.twitter.com/aUIDEsNA7b — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) October 16, 2020
It is good that Gen. Kelly is putting his thoughts about Trump out there before the election, but it would have been much more useful for the country if he would have loudly and publicly spoken up at any time since he left the Trump administration.
Kelly’s comments are similar to those of Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) who said in a call with supporters everything about Trump that Republicans refuse to say publicly.
The fact that Republicans are increasingly leaking their real feelings about Trump suggests that the Republican Party thinks that Trump is going to lose to Joe Biden, and they are in the process of throwing the sitting president overboard to distance themselves from his failure and salvage their reputations for the future.
The situation is being driven by political expediency, as Republicans aren’t just kicking Trump when he’s down. They’re kicking him out, while still lacking political courage.
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politicususa--2020-10-16--Trump Supporter Calls For ABC News Reporter To Be Shot At Rally

As Donald Trump continues to watch his presidency slip away , his supporters are calling on journalists to be shot .
A person in line at one of Trump ’ s Florida campaign stops told an ABC News reporter , ABC News…Put a bullet in your head , buddy .
I got one… ” Given their leader ’ s constant demonizing of the free press and his willingness to throw violent threats around , more of this type of behavior should be expected from Trump supporters .
Donald Trump ’ s cult-like supporters have been fed a fantasy for years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media outlets , the MAGA crowd sincerely believes that Trump is going to win and that the only reality is what they see on their conservative outlets of choice .
In democracies , we don ’ t call for journalists to be killed because they are reporting facts that a president may not like or agree with .
Trump may lose this election , but the mentality that he has allowed to flourish is not going to disappear within the Republican Party .
The authoritarian impulses and contempt for the free press will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if voters kick Trump and Senate Republicans to the curb .
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As Donald Trump continues to watch his presidency slip away, his supporters are calling on journalists to be shot.
A person in line at one of Trump’s Florida campaign stops told an ABC News reporter, ABC News…Put a bullet in your head, buddy. I got one…”
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Trump supporter in line at Ocala FL rally shouts off camera: “ABC News…Put a bullet in your head, buddy. I got one…” pic.twitter.com/lpDl5kIR4w — Will Steakin (@wsteaks) October 16, 2020
Given their leader’s constant demonizing of the free press and his willingness to throw violent threats around, more of this type of behavior should be expected from Trump supporters.
Donald Trump’s cult-like supporters have been fed a fantasy for years. Between the president himself and conservative media outlets, the MAGA crowd sincerely believes that Trump is going to win and that the only reality is what they see on their conservative outlets of choice.
In democracies, we don’t call for journalists to be killed because they are reporting facts that a president may not like or agree with.
Trump may lose this election, but the mentality that he has allowed to flourish is not going to disappear within the Republican Party. The authoritarian impulses and contempt for the free press will not go away among the right even if voters kick Trump and Senate Republicans to the curb.
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politicususa--2020-10-16--Trump Melts Down In Florida And Accuses Biden Of Running A Crime Family

At a taxpayer-funded official White House event in Florida , Trump accused Joe Biden of being the head of a crime family .
Trump said , “ I ’ ll bet you Hunter is a middle man .
He ’ s collecting .
He ’ s like a vacuum cleaner .
He follows his father around collecting .
What a disgrace .
It ’ s a crime family .
You want to know something ?
It ’ s a crime family .
Hunter Biden is a middle man .
Oh , that ’ s wild .
These people are amazing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
You ’ re right.
” Joe Biden and his family are not under criminal investigation .
Donald Trump and his kids are under criminal investigation in New York for bank and financial fraud .
Joe Biden and his family are not $ 421 million in debt and refusing to release their tax returns .
Trump is playing the same game that he played in 2016 , but Joe Biden is not Hillary Clinton .
Trump is trying to muddy the water on the potential Trump family crime and corruption by projecting it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s con isn ’ t working because the American people like Joe Biden and know the truth about him .
They also know the truth about Donald Trump .
The President can ’ t run a real campaign so he is trying to create conspiracies to dirty up his opponent , but Joe Biden isn ’ t playing his game and remains solely focused on winning the White House in less than a month .
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At a taxpayer-funded official White House event in Florida, Trump accused Joe Biden of being the head of a crime family.
Trump said, “I’ll bet you Hunter is a middle man. He’s collecting. He’s like a vacuum cleaner. He follows his father around collecting. What a disgrace. It’s a crime family. You want to know something? It’s a crime family. Hunter Biden is a middle man. Oh, that’s wild. These people are amazing. He’s a middle man. You’re right.”
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Your taxpayer dollars are paying for Trump to deliver a speech in Florida today in which he's blasting Hunter Biden and smearing the Biden family as a "crime family." #projection pic.twitter.com/cMG8GMOQdm — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 16, 2020
Joe Biden and his family are not under criminal investigation. Donald Trump and his kids are under criminal investigation in New York for bank and financial fraud. Joe Biden and his family are not $421 million in debt and refusing to release their tax returns.
Trump is playing the same game that he played in 2016, but Joe Biden is not Hillary Clinton. Trump is trying to muddy the water on the potential Trump family crime and corruption by projecting it all on to Joe Biden.
Trump’s con isn’t working because the American people like Joe Biden and know the truth about him. They also know the truth about Donald Trump.
The President can’t run a real campaign so he is trying to create conspiracies to dirty up his opponent, but Joe Biden isn’t playing his game and remains solely focused on winning the White House in less than a month.
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politicususa--2020-10-16--Biden Beats Trump By Millions Of Viewers In Broadcast Town Hall Ratings

Joe Biden drew nearly two million more viewers than Donald Trump for their head to head town halls carried on ABC and NBC .
Joe Biden outdrew President Donald Trump in the broadcast-only ratings for their competing town-hall events Thursday , but the incumbent might well pull ahead when cable ratings come in later Friday .
The Democratic challenger attracted 12.2 million viewers on ABC , according to early Nielsen data .
Trump drew 10.4 million viewers on NBC .
The numbers will be subject to adjustments later Friday that could dramatically increase NBC ’ s total , including the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by parent Comcast Corp. Biden and Trump were not competing head to head on cable , so the broadcast numbers are the only accurate apples to apples comparison of how the candidates fared .
If one believes that viewership of candidate events is a circumstantial signal of how an election is tilting , the news that Biden got more viewers than Trump could be seen as a good omen for Democratic election chances in roughly two and a half weeks .
The ratings do show that Trump fatigue is real .
Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2016 was overstated , mainly by Trump himself , and after four years of his relentless need for constant attention , many Americans are tired of him .
Nothing that Trump has been doing is working in the 2020 campaign , and that includes the disaster of a town hall on NBC .
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Joe Biden drew nearly two million more viewers than Donald Trump for their head to head town halls carried on ABC and NBC.
Bloomberg reported:
Joe Biden outdrew President Donald Trump in the broadcast-only ratings for their competing town-hall events Thursday, but the incumbent might well pull ahead when cable ratings come in later Friday.
The Democratic challenger attracted 12.2 million viewers on ABC, according to early Nielsen data. Trump drew 10.4 million viewers on NBC. The numbers will be subject to adjustments later Friday that could dramatically increase NBC’s total, including the addition of audiences from cable channels operated by parent Comcast Corp.
Biden and Trump were not competing head to head on cable, so the broadcast numbers are the only accurate apples to apples comparison of how the candidates fared.
If one believes that viewership of candidate events is a circumstantial signal of how an election is tilting, the news that Biden got more viewers than Trump could be seen as a good omen for Democratic election chances in roughly two and a half weeks.
The ratings do show that Trump fatigue is real. Donald Trump’s impact as a ratings draw in 2016 was overstated, mainly by Trump himself, and after four years of his relentless need for constant attention, many Americans are tired of him.
Nothing that Trump has been doing is working in the 2020 campaign, and that includes the disaster of a town hall on NBC.
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politicususa--2020-10-16--Even Trump’s Own Campaign Manager Thinks He Is Going To Lose

Trump ’ s own advisers think that he is going to lose to Joe Biden and take Senate Republicans down with him .
Three senior Trump advisers who recently talked to campaign manager Bill Stepien walked away believing he believes they will lose .
The Trump campaign is filled with internal blaming and pre-spinning of a potential loss , accelerating a dire mood that ’ s driven by a daily barrage of bleak headlines , campaign , and White House officials tell me .
“ A lot of this is the president himself , ” one adviser said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who doesn ’ t want to take the diagnosis.
” Stepien is publicly saying the right things about Trump winning the election , but privately , the Trump campaign is counting on winning Ohio , Florida , Georgia , Iowa and Maine ’ s second congressional district as their baseline .
If Trump loses any of these states , he is knocked out and it is game over .
It should be noted that Trump is currently tied or losing in all of these states and Maine ’ s second congressional district .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ paths to victory .
On top of winning the states listed above they also need to win Arizona , North Carolina , and Pennsylvania .
Joe Biden currently has solid leads in Arizona and Pennsylvania , and narrowly leads in North Carolina .
The other two scenarios are even more remote .
In scenario two , Trump would have to win Arizona , North Carolina , and Michigan .
Biden ’ s lead has been solid and consistent in Michigan .
The third option borders on fantasy with Trump winning North Carolina , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump has one plausible path to victory .
He has to win Georgia , Florida , Iowa , Ohio , Maine ’ s second congressional district , Pennsylvania , North Carolina , and Arizona .
The odds of Trump winning all of these states where he currently leads in none of them are not good .
Unlike 2016 , Trump is saddled with a record and pandemic that he can ’ t run from .
Trump also doesn ’ t have an opponent who is unpopular and mired in scandal .
Until all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump could win , so Democrats should not let up , but even Trump ’ s own staff sees current the writing on the wall .
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Trump’s own advisers think that he is going to lose to Joe Biden and take Senate Republicans down with him.
Axios reported:
Three senior Trump advisers who recently talked to campaign manager Bill Stepien walked away believing he believes they will lose.
The Trump campaign is filled with internal blaming and pre-spinning of a potential loss, accelerating a dire mood that’s driven by a daily barrage of bleak headlines, campaign, and White House officials tell me.
“A lot of this is the president himself,” one adviser said. “You can’t heal a patient who doesn’t want to take the diagnosis.”
Stepien is publicly saying the right things about Trump winning the election, but privately, the Trump campaign is counting on winning Ohio, Florida, Georgia, Iowa and Maine’s second congressional district as their baseline.
If Trump loses any of these states, he is knocked out and it is game over. It should be noted that Trump is currently tied or losing in all of these states and Maine’s second congressional district.
The Trump campaign has laid out three paths to victory. On top of winning the states listed above they also need to win Arizona, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Joe Biden currently has solid leads in Arizona and Pennsylvania, and narrowly leads in North Carolina.
The other two scenarios are even more remote. In scenario two, Trump would have to win Arizona, North Carolina, and Michigan. Biden’s lead has been solid and consistent in Michigan.
The third option borders on fantasy with Trump winning North Carolina, Michigan, and Nevada.
Basically, Trump has one plausible path to victory. He has to win Georgia, Florida, Iowa, Ohio, Maine’s second congressional district, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Arizona. The odds of Trump winning all of these states where he currently leads in none of them are not good.
Unlike 2016, Trump is saddled with a record and pandemic that he can’t run from. Trump also doesn’t have an opponent who is unpopular and mired in scandal.
Until all the votes are counted the possibility remains that Trump could win, so Democrats should not let up, but even Trump’s own staff sees current the writing on the wall.
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politicususa--2020-10-16--Trump Administration Rejects California’s Request for Disaster Relief to Tackle Wildfires

The Trump administration has rejected California ’ s request for disaster relief funds to tackle wildfires and to help residents displaced by a string of fires that have impacted the state .
“ The request for a Major Presidential Disaster Declaration for early September fires has been denied by the federal administration , ” said Brian Ferguson , a spokesman for the governor ’ s office of emergency services .
The state announced plans to appeal the decision ; Ferguson said there is a “ strong case that California ’ s request meets the federal requirements for approval.
” Damage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fires were not of such severity and magnitude to exceed the combined capabilities of the state , affected local governments , voluntary agencies and other responding federal agencies , ” according to Lizzie Litzow , a press secretary for FEMA .
President Donald Trump visited California several weeks ago and blamed the blazes on “ poor forest management.
” He denied that climate change is intensifying these fires .
“ When trees fall down after a short period of time , they become very dry — really like a matchstick , ” Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they can explode .
Also leaves .
When you have dried leaves on the ground , it ’ s just fuel for the fires.
” He added that he doesn ’ t think “ science knows ” what is behind the fires .
Shortly afterward , he suggested that “ European forest cities ” do a better job of handling climate change than the state of California .
“ You have forests all over the world .
You don ’ t have fires like you do in California , ” Trump told the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ In Europe they have forest cities .
You look at countries , Austria , you look at so many countries , they live in the forest , they ’ re considered forest cities , so many of them .
And they don ’ t have fires like this and they have more explosive trees .
They have trees that will catch easier but they maintain their fire , they have an expression , they thin the fuel .
The fuel is what ’ s on the ground , the leaves , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ re like a matchstick after 18 months , if they ’ re on the ground longer than 18 months , they ’ re very explosive stuff , they have to manage that stuff .
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The Trump administration has rejected California’s request for disaster relief funds to tackle wildfires and to help residents displaced by a string of fires that have impacted the state.
“The request for a Major Presidential Disaster Declaration for early September fires has been denied by the federal administration,” said Brian Ferguson, a spokesman for the governor’s office of emergency services.
The state announced plans to appeal the decision; Ferguson said there is a “strong case that California’s request meets the federal requirements for approval.”
Damage assessments “determined that the early September fires were not of such severity and magnitude to exceed the combined capabilities of the state, affected local governments, voluntary agencies and other responding federal agencies,” according to Lizzie Litzow, a press secretary for FEMA.
President Donald Trump visited California several weeks ago and blamed the blazes on “poor forest management.” He denied that climate change is intensifying these fires.
“When trees fall down after a short period of time, they become very dry — really like a matchstick,” Trump said at the time. “And they can explode. Also leaves. When you have dried leaves on the ground, it’s just fuel for the fires.” He added that he doesn’t think “science knows” what is behind the fires.
Shortly afterward, he suggested that “European forest cities” do a better job of handling climate change than the state of California.
“You have forests all over the world. You don’t have fires like you do in California,” Trump told the hosts of “Fox and Friends.” “In Europe they have forest cities. You look at countries, Austria, you look at so many countries, they live in the forest, they’re considered forest cities, so many of them. And they don’t have fires like this and they have more explosive trees. They have trees that will catch easier but they maintain their fire, they have an expression, they thin the fuel. The fuel is what’s on the ground, the leaves, the trees that fall, that dry, they’re like a matchstick after 18 months, if they’re on the ground longer than 18 months, they’re very explosive stuff, they have to manage that stuff.”


politicususa--2020-10-17--Trump Rally Designated As A Coronavirus Outbreak

Public health officials in Minnesota have designated Donald Trump ’ s rally in the state a COVID outbreak after 20 people have been sickened .
CNN reported , “ In Minnesota , public health officials say they ’ ve so far traced at least 20 cases of the virus back to a rally held by President Trump last month , or to related events .
Of the 20 cases,16 are among people who attended the rally .
Four people said they participated in counter-protests the same day , the state ’ s health department told CNN .
It has now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rallies are causing coronavirus outbreaks and endangering public health .
Not only is Trump not doing anything to keep Americans safe during the pandemic , but he is also actively working to make more people sick and the virus stronger .
Trump thinks that he is showing strength and winning by holding these rallies , but what most voters in swing states see when Trump comes to their town is a president doesn ’ t care about keeping people healthy .
People are getting sick because Donald Trump only cares about himself .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ literally spreading the virus and proving to America that he is a danger to the health of every city and state that he visits .
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Public health officials in Minnesota have designated Donald Trump’s rally in the state a COVID outbreak after 20 people have been sickened.
CNN reported, “In Minnesota, public health officials say they’ve so far traced at least 20 cases of the virus back to a rally held by President Trump last month, or to related events. Of the 20 cases,16 are among people who attended the rally. Four people said they participated in counter-protests the same day, the state’s health department told CNN.
It has now been confirmed that Donald Trump’s rallies are causing coronavirus outbreaks and endangering public health. Not only is Trump not doing anything to keep Americans safe during the pandemic, but he is also actively working to make more people sick and the virus stronger.
Trump thinks that he is showing strength and winning by holding these rallies, but what most voters in swing states see when Trump comes to their town is a president doesn’t care about keeping people healthy.
People are getting sick because Donald Trump only cares about himself. The example that Trump is setting is literally spreading the virus and proving to America that he is a danger to the health of every city and state that he visits.
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politicususa--2020-10-17--Opinion: Theocracy Alert – Trump’s SCOTUS pick wants religion to play a major role in public life

Around the world there are several nations with brutally authoritarian governments that embrace the concept of imposing religion to play a major role of public life .
It is what is known as theocracy and evangelical fanatics are a step closer to imposing their extremist vision of social conservatism on every aspect of all Americans ’ daily life .
Those theocratic religious regimes include the likes of the Taliban , ISIS , Iran ’ s Supreme Council , and Saudi Arabia ’ sWahhabist Sunnis .
If Trump ’ s religious extremist nominated to define the law of the land over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Americans will know firsthand what it ’ s like to live under a harsh evangelical theocracy .
What many observers label America ’ s Taliban .
It is a terrifying prospect that Republicans are very excited about because they will be able to enforce biblically-approved domination over American women and members of the LGBTQ community under the auspices of the United States Federal government .
To say that Amy Coney Barrett ’ s judicial record is lacking is a gross understatement .
The sum total of her experience as a jurist is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her for a lifetime appointment on the nation ’ s highest court for one simple reason and it is not solely because she is an Antonin Scalia conservative ; it is because she is an extreme social conservative and rabid religious right cultist who spent her entire life being trained to believe that it is an atrocity that religion is not a major force in every Americans ’ public life .
Barrett claims to be a Catholic ; likely why she embraces the 1968 Papal edict that any unnatural form of birth control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the group Barrett subscribes to is considered “ the lunatic fringe of the Catholic faith ” and more in line with far right extremists in the evangelical movement Republicans are intent on allowing free rein over the American people – especially women .
According to a 2017 article by the New York Times ’ Laurie Goodstein , Barrett ’ s religious group , People of Praise , is considered a “ cult ” to most Catholics and more akin to freakish fundamental Pentecostals – “ Holy Rollers.
” Ms. Goodstein writes : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pentecostal Protestantism ( such as speaking in tongues ) and is considered a cult in mainstream Catholicism .
Its practices include requiring members to swear an oath of loyalty to the group and teaching that wives must be submissive to their husbands , and in the past , People of Praise called its female leaders “ handmaidens ” —which is downright chilling if one is familiar with Margaret Atwood ’ s 1985 novel “ The Handmaid ’ s Tale.
” People of Praise embrace a highly patriarchal ideology , believing that women ultimately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that means for America ’ s women is that everything patriarchal Republicans have pushed for decades will be imposed on the people under the authority and support of the Supreme Court ’ s conservative majority .
It is almost certainly why an inexperienced federal judge was tapped to sit on the High Court – to put an abrupt end to women ’ s basic human right to control their own bodies or decide when they give birth .
For example , Barrett has made it clear that according to her religion , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life begins at the moment of conception .
That mindset is the death knell of women ’ s reproductive rights .
In a dissenting opinion on why she believes a woman can not terminate a pregnancy based on the lifelong issues a damaged fetus presents , Barrett concurred with religious maniacs that doing so was eugenics in action .
Unfortunately SCOTUS Associate Justice and alleged sexual abuser Clarence Thomas fully agrees with Barrett and takes it one step farther claiming that women who use contraception are practicing Nazi-era eugenics .
Barrett also made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the idiotic idea that being gay is a personal choice and not any part of natural life .
Woe to any LGBTQ person expecting protection under the U.S. Constitution ’ s ( 14th Amendment ) provision that all American citizens , including women and gays , have the right to pursue their version of happiness in their lives .
However , the greatest threat posed by Barrett is her undying belief that religion should play a major role in public life as defined by the religious Republicans and the religious conservatives on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ joining religious Associate Justices Thomas , Kavanaugh , Alito , and most likely Gorsuch is absolutely a dire threat to any concept of Americans enjoying freedom from religion .
Most Americans are aware that Republicans across the nation have attempted to , or have , proposed theocratic legislation like mandatory school prayers , requirements for politicians to pass a Christian bible-based examination to qualify for serve in public office and unrestricted taxpayer funding of religious education .
Those items are just a sampling of what Barrett , and nearly all evangelical extremists , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ role in public life.
” It is noteworthy that a very significant majority of Americans believe religion , any religion , has no place in the political decisions , but that significant majority also believes that women ’ s right to control their own bodies is not to be abridged for any reason .
However , America is being governed by a minority of religious extremists with as much fealty to the U.S. Constitution ’ s separation of church and state as they do adhering to the commands of their religion ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his Republican facilitators are guilty of forcing on the American people , installing a dyed-in-the-wool evangelical extremist on the nation ’ s highest court is beyond comprehension in a nation under a secular Constitution in a representative democracy – a dying democracy that Trump and McConnell put to death to sate the vicious religious right that promised to make America a Christian nation by 2020 and a promise Trump pledged to make happen on his watch .

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Around the world there are several nations with brutally authoritarian governments that embrace the concept of imposing religion to play a major role of public life. It is what is known as theocracy and evangelical fanatics are a step closer to imposing their extremist vision of social conservatism on every aspect of all Americans’ daily life.
Those theocratic religious regimes include the likes of the Taliban, ISIS, Iran’s Supreme Council, and Saudi Arabia’sWahhabist Sunnis. If Trump’s religious extremist nominated to define the law of the land over the next generation is confirmed next week, Americans will know firsthand what it’s like to live under a harsh evangelical theocracy. What many observers label America’s Taliban.
It is a terrifying prospect that Republicans are very excited about because they will be able to enforce biblically-approved domination over American women and members of the LGBTQ community under the auspices of the United States Federal government.
To say that Amy Coney Barrett’s judicial record is lacking is a gross understatement. The sum total of her experience as a jurist is barely three years and yet Trump tapped her for a lifetime appointment on the nation’s highest court for one simple reason and it is not solely because she is an Antonin Scalia conservative; it is because she is an extreme social conservative and rabid religious right cultist who spent her entire life being trained to believe that it is an atrocity that religion is not a major force in every Americans’ public life.
Barrett claims to be a Catholic; likely why she embraces the 1968 Papal edict that any unnatural form of birth control is a mortal sin. However, the group Barrett subscribes to is considered “the lunatic fringe of the Catholic faith” and more in line with far right extremists in the evangelical movement Republicans are intent on allowing free rein over the American people – especially women.
According to a 2017 article by the New York Times’ Laurie Goodstein, Barrett’s religious group, People of Praise, is considered a “cult” to most Catholics and more akin to freakish fundamental Pentecostals – “Holy Rollers.” Ms. Goodstein writes:
“People of Praise incorporates elements of fundamentalist Pentecostal Protestantism (such as speaking in tongues) and is considered a cult in mainstream Catholicism. Its practices include requiring members to swear an oath of loyalty to the group and teaching that wives must be submissive to their husbands, and in the past, People of Praise called its female leaders “handmaidens”—which is downright chilling if one is familiar with Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel “The Handmaid’s Tale.” People of Praise embrace a highly patriarchal ideology, believing that women ultimately must submit to male authority.”
What that means for America’s women is that everything patriarchal Republicans have pushed for decades will be imposed on the people under the authority and support of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority. It is almost certainly why an inexperienced federal judge was tapped to sit on the High Court – to put an abrupt end to women’s basic human right to control their own bodies or decide when they give birth.
For example, Barrett has made it clear that according to her religion, and the 1968 Papal edict on reproduction, life begins at the moment of conception. That mindset is the death knell of women’s reproductive rights.
In a dissenting opinion on why she believes a woman cannot terminate a pregnancy based on the lifelong issues a damaged fetus presents, Barrett concurred with religious maniacs that doing so was eugenics in action.
Unfortunately SCOTUS Associate Justice and alleged sexual abuser Clarence Thomas fully agrees with Barrett and takes it one step farther claiming that women who use contraception are practicing Nazi-era eugenics.
Barrett also made it abundantly clear that she labors under the idiotic idea that being gay is a personal choice and not any part of natural life. Woe to any LGBTQ person expecting protection under the U.S. Constitution’s (14th Amendment) provision that all American citizens, including women and gays, have the right to pursue their version of happiness in their lives.
However, the greatest threat posed by Barrett is her undying belief that religion should play a major role in public life as defined by the religious Republicans and the religious conservatives on the Supreme Court.
The idea of Barrett joining religious Associate Justices Thomas, Kavanaugh, Alito, and most likely Gorsuch is absolutely a dire threat to any concept of Americans enjoying freedom from religion. Most Americans are aware that Republicans across the nation have attempted to, or have, proposed theocratic legislation like mandatory school prayers, requirements for politicians to pass a Christian bible-based examination to qualify for serve in public office and unrestricted taxpayer funding of religious education. Those items are just a sampling of what Barrett, and nearly all evangelical extremists, believe is “religion playing a major role in public life.”
It is noteworthy that a very significant majority of Americans believe religion, any religion, has no place in the political decisions, but that significant majority also believes that women’s right to control their own bodies is not to be abridged for any reason. However, America is being governed by a minority of religious extremists with as much fealty to the U.S. Constitution’s separation of church and state as they do adhering to the commands of their religion’s namesake.
Of all the atrocities Trump and his Republican facilitators are guilty of forcing on the American people, installing a dyed-in-the-wool evangelical extremist on the nation’s highest court is beyond comprehension in a nation under a secular Constitution in a representative democracy – a dying democracy that Trump and McConnell put to death to sate the vicious religious right that promised to make America a Christian nation by 2020 and a promise Trump pledged to make happen on his watch.


politicususa--2020-10-17--Trump Spends His Saturday Morning Melting Down At Ben Sasse As His Campaign Burns

Trump is spending his Saturday morning with precious few days left until election day attacking Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of @ @ @ @ @ because Sasse strategically leaked all of the criticisms that Republicans have in private of him @ @ @ @ @ Trump doesn ’ t see that the leaked phone call is a sign that his @ @ @ @ @ is weakening .
Republicans are throwing him overboard and preparing for political life after Joe @ @ @ @ @ .
With a little more than two weeks before election day , Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ his Democratic opponent Joe Biden , but instead , he is continuing to self-destruct by @ @ @ @ @ for petty feuds ahead of the larger goal of winning an election .
Trump can @ @ @ @ @ because Republicans see what ’ s coming .
Trump isn ’ t likely to be @ @ @ @ @ .
He could be facing a historic rejection at the ballot box .
Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ is on the road to irrelevance .

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Trump is spending his Saturday morning with precious few days left until election day attacking Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska.
Trump tweeted:
…Nomination to run for a second term. Then he went back to his rather stupid and obnoxious ways. Must feel he can’t lose to a Dem. Little Ben is a liability to the Republican Party, and an embarrassment to the Great State of Nebraska. Other than that, he’s just a wonderful guy! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 17, 2020
Trump is mad because Sasse strategically leaked all of the criticisms that Republicans have in private of him and his presidency.
Donald Trump doesn’t see that the leaked phone call is a sign that his hold over the Republican Party is weakening. Republicans are throwing him overboard and preparing for political life after Joe Biden wins the White House.
With a little more than two weeks before election day, Trump’s only focus should be on his Democratic opponent Joe Biden, but instead, he is continuing to self-destruct by placing his ego and need for petty feuds ahead of the larger goal of winning an election.
Trump can’t bully Ben Sasse because Republicans see what’s coming. Trump isn’t likely to be around in a few months. He could be facing a historic rejection at the ballot box.
Donald Trump has no idea that he is on the road to irrelevance.


politicususa--2020-10-17--Russia Has Been Planning To Use Rudy Giuliani To Attack Biden And The Election Since 2019

Russia has been planning to use Trump ’ s lawyer , Rudy Giuliani , to leak fake Biden in emails in the weeks before election day since 2019 .
The Daily Beast reported : The reluctance of Bolton ’ s NSC team to engage with Giuliani shows that as early as the spring of 2019 , the former New York mayor was seen as a conduit for Russia ’ s evolving efforts to manipulate the forthcoming election .
One former senior White House official recalled a series of discussions in the early days of 2019 that Russia was working on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or “ fake ” emails through intermediaries in the weeks leading up to the 2020 election .
Officials viewed Giuliani as a possible target for such a leak , that person said .
Another former official said Russia ’ s penetration of the servers of Ukranian energy company Burisma—where Hunter Biden once sat on the board—prompted “ informed speculation among professionals that this would be the entree to fabricate material connecting Hunter Biden to corruption inside Burisma , and it wouldn ’ t take more than 10 percent truth.
” Trump was told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he did nothing , presumably because the Russian attack was intended to help his reelection campaign .
Given this information , the Russians likely fabricated the emails , which were then given to Rudy Giuliani who turned them over to Rupert Murdoch ’ s New York Post for publication .
The point of the plan was to inject false and damaging disinformation about Joe Biden into the 2020 election through conservative media with Rudy Giuliani being the delivery mechanism .
Joe Biden was correct to scold a reporter who asked him about it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia is trying to re-elect Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani is their willing asset .

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Russia has been planning to use Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, to leak fake Biden in emails in the weeks before election day since 2019.
The Daily Beast reported:
The reluctance of Bolton’s NSC team to engage with Giuliani shows that as early as the spring of 2019, the former New York mayor was seen as a conduit for Russia’s evolving efforts to manipulate the forthcoming election. One former senior White House official recalled a series of discussions in the early days of 2019 that Russia was working on a scheme to leak “forged” or “fake” emails through intermediaries in the weeks leading up to the 2020 election.
Officials viewed Giuliani as a possible target for such a leak, that person said. Another former official said Russia’s penetration of the servers of Ukranian energy company Burisma—where Hunter Biden once sat on the board—prompted “informed speculation among professionals that this would be the entree to fabricate material connecting Hunter Biden to corruption inside Burisma, and it wouldn’t take more than 10 percent truth.”
Trump was told about this Russian campaign in 2019 and he did nothing, presumably because the Russian attack was intended to help his reelection campaign.
Given this information, the Russians likely fabricated the emails, which were then given to Rudy Giuliani who turned them over to Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post for publication. The point of the plan was to inject false and damaging disinformation about Joe Biden into the 2020 election through conservative media with Rudy Giuliani being the delivery mechanism.
The Ukraine/Biden story is Russian propaganda.
Joe Biden was correct to scold a reporter who asked him about it as if it was legitimate news.
Russia is trying to re-elect Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani is their willing asset.


politicususa--2020-10-17--Joe Biden Nails Reporter Who Pushes Rudy Giuliani’s Russian Disinformation

Joe Biden had a fiery response to a CBS reporter who asked him about the Russian disinformation pushed by Rudy Giuliani and published by Rupert Murdoch .
Bo Erickson of CBS News asked about the NY Post story that is do toxic that Facebook and Twitter blocked it .
Biden answered , “ I know you ’ d ask it .
I have no response , it ’ s another smear campaign , right up your alley , those are the questions you always ask.
” Paula Reid of CBS complained about Biden attacking her colleague : The reason why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the reporter is that some in the media have learned nothing from 2016 .
The question was not legitimate and should not have been asked .
The sourcing for the question has come from Russia through Rudy Giuliani .
Instead of asking Biden to react to an attack on America to help Trump , Erickson should have asked for Biden ’ s reaction on Russia trying to plant stories to interfere in the election .
Asking the question of Biden only serves to legitimize the disinformation from Russia and help Trump .
Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to every other careless reporter who wants to treat a Russian attack to help Donald Trump like just another election story .

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Joe Biden had a fiery response to a CBS reporter who asked him about the Russian disinformation pushed by Rudy Giuliani and published by Rupert Murdoch.
Bo Erickson of CBS News asked about the NY Post story that is do toxic that Facebook and Twitter blocked it.
Biden answered, “I know you’d ask it. I have no response, it’s another smear campaign, right up your alley, those are the questions you always ask.”
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I asked Joe Biden: What is your response to the NYPost story about your son, sir? He called it a “smear campaign” and then went after me. “I know you’d ask it. I have no response, it’s another smear campaign, right up your alley, those are the questions you always ask.” pic.twitter.com/Eo6VD4TqxD — Bo Erickson CBS (@BoKnowsNews) October 17, 2020
Paula Reid of CBS complained about Biden attacking her colleague:
Biden adopts Trump playbook – attacking pool reporter @BoKnowsNews for asking about Hunter Biden story which has been a focus of President Trump’s campaign over past few days. Fine to attack the story, but why personally insult Bo? https://t.co/PgOsLgu2DT — Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCBS) October 17, 2020
The reason why it was fine for Biden to scold the reporter is that some in the media have learned nothing from 2016. The question was not legitimate and should not have been asked. The sourcing for the question has come from Russia through Rudy Giuliani.
Instead of asking Biden to react to an attack on America to help Trump, Erickson should have asked for Biden’s reaction on Russia trying to plant stories to interfere in the election.
Asking the question of Biden only serves to legitimize the disinformation from Russia and help Trump.
Biden’s answer should be a lesson to every other careless reporter who wants to treat a Russian attack to help Donald Trump like just another election story.


politicususa--2020-10-19--Opinion: McConnell’s Plan On Relief Bills To Pick and Choose Which Americans Get Help And Punish Ene

Opinion: McConnell’s Plan On Relief Bills To Pick and Choose Which Americans Get Help And Punish Enemies

Yesterday Senate Majority Leader Mitch MCconnell announced he will be bringing to vote in the Senate this week two stand-alone COVID-19 relief packages .
On Tuesday , he will put to vote a Paycheck Protection Program bill to help small businesses , and on Wednesday he will bring back the same $ 500 billion stimulus package Democrats rejected last month .
Democrats have repeatedly pressed for a much more comprehensive plan providing more funding for a COVID-19 testing and , in particular , funding for state and local municipalities that have been hit doubly hard by the pandemic , suffering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic slow-down while also incurring substantial expenses to address the effects of the pandemic .
Months ago a $ 2.2 trillion dollar relief bill , the HEROES act , passed in the House , only to languish on McConnell ’ s desk , never coming to a vote in the Senate .
It might initially seem like a good idea for Senate Democrats to pass relief bills piecemeal in order to get aid to as many suffering Americans as possible as soon as humanly possible .
Indeed , with the recent drying up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , 8 million more Americans fell into poverty .
The need is dire .
And yet , what McConnell and the GOP are trying to do with these stand-alone bills is precisely to play favorites and have the right to pick and choose exactly which people or sectors will be favored with relief funding and which will , effectively , be punished by being excluded from their bills .
Were the Democrats to approve these relief packages in isolation , the Republicans could simply walk away from upcoming bills representing other discrete @ @ @ @ @ @ @ designed to address the needs of all suffering Americans .
Funding for state and local governments has been the biggest target for Trump , McConnell , and the GOP .
Indeed , as Claire Hansen reported for U.S. News and World Report last week , chronicling discussions between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin : The dynamic here is clear .
Trump , McConnell , and the GOP are committed to representing and serving only part of America , what some have called Trump ’ s “ United Base of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we need to recognize , has built into it another target—unionized public workers who often have state-funded pensions .
And this attack on public-sector workers is equally an attack on all of us living states , as it means states may not be able to pay for teachers , firefighters , police officers , and a whole range of vital services upon which all of us depend for roads , parks , libraries , public schools , affordable state universities , clean water supplies , police and fire protection , garbage pick-up , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and more .
We have to wonder : why wouldn ’ t the federal government provide similar assistance to states losing out on key revenues because of the pandemic so teachers can keep educating children , police can keep the peace , workers can maintain infrastructure , hospitals can receive aid , firefighters can address emergencies , and so forth ?
These services may be far more essential than the t-shirt shop down the block .
So why is funding states and helping to keep state workers employed and thus vital services available @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While McConnell and the GOP want to protect the paychecks of employees in the private sector , public-sector employees will , in their plan , be hung out to dry , as will all of us depending on the vital services those employees provide .
In earlier iterations of relief funding proposals , McConnell has simply said he refuses to bail out states who have created their own fiscal problems through mismanagement and underfunding pension systems .
He thinks states should declare bankruptcy , although it is actually illegal for states to declare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pension obligations .
As I ’ ve explained elsewhere in the pages of PoliticusUsa , McConell is actually exploiting this moment—and Americans ’ suffering—to pursue his long-desired political plot of getting states , particularly blue states with robust public sectors and a substantial unionized workforce , under the budget jurisdiction of the Federal judicial system .
Bankruptcy proceedings are overseen by federal courts , so if McConnell can pass legislation allowing states to declare bankruptcy , he can get these blue state budgets—and also their governing policies—under federal control .
We can see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ maneuverings when we consider the recent past .
First , remember back in the Great Recession when banks behaved badly , irresponsibly issuing toxic loans and mortgage-backed securities and derivatives , leading to the near total collapse of the U.S. economy ?
They were not punished for their behavior , for “ problems they created for themselves.
” They were bailed out supposedly to save the economy , because they were “ too big to fail , ” even though many Americans still suffered foreclosure , eviction , and job loss .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well , at least that ’ s a problem caused by trying to help people live a dignified retirement .
Whereas banks created their problems in the Great Recession because they were greedy and trying to rip people off .
Moreover , aren ’ t states too big to fail , also ?
States laying off workers and being unable to provide basic services and maintain infrastructure , will be a huge hit to the economy .
Trump , McConnell , and the GOP , though , simply aren ’ t thinking about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needs in these ways .
They are too busy politicizing this situation and seeking vengeance of their political enemies—a mode of governing that inevitably harms the American people , leaving us hung out to dry .

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Yesterday Senate Majority Leader Mitch MCconnell announced he will be bringing to vote in the Senate this week two stand-alone COVID-19 relief packages. On Tuesday, he will put to vote a Paycheck Protection Program bill to help small businesses, and on Wednesday he will bring back the same $500 billion stimulus package Democrats rejected last month.
Democrats have repeatedly pressed for a much more comprehensive plan providing more funding for a COVID-19 testing and, in particular, funding for state and local municipalities that have been hit doubly hard by the pandemic, suffering loss of significant revenues because of the economic slow-down while also incurring substantial expenses to address the effects of the pandemic. Months ago a $2.2 trillion dollar relief bill, the HEROES act, passed in the House, only to languish on McConnell’s desk, never coming to a vote in the Senate.
It might initially seem like a good idea for Senate Democrats to pass relief bills piecemeal in order to get aid to as many suffering Americans as possible as soon as humanly possible. Indeed, with the recent drying up of relief benefits passed earlier in the year, 8 million more Americans fell into poverty. The need is dire.
And yet, what McConnell and the GOP are trying to do with these stand-alone bills is precisely to play favorites and have the right to pick and choose exactly which people or sectors will be favored with relief funding and which will, effectively, be punished by being excluded from their bills. Were the Democrats to approve these relief packages in isolation, the Republicans could simply walk away from upcoming bills representing other discrete pieces of a comprehensive and overall package designed to address the needs of all suffering Americans.
Funding for state and local governments has been the biggest target for Trump, McConnell, and the GOP.
Indeed, as Claire Hansen reported for U.S. News and World Report last week, chronicling discussions between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin:
Mnuchin said Wednesday that there was not only disagreement over the top-line cost of the package but also over specific policy provisions within the bill, including the funding for states and localities. Trump has repeatedly signaled his resistance to “bailing out” states and cities run by Democratic leaders.
The dynamic here is clear. Trump, McConnell, and the GOP are committed to representing and serving only part of America, what some have called Trump’s “United Base of America.”
The attack on states, we need to recognize, has built into it another target—unionized public workers who often have state-funded pensions.
And this attack on public-sector workers is equally an attack on all of us living states, as it means states may not be able to pay for teachers, firefighters, police officers, and a whole range of vital services upon which all of us depend for roads, parks, libraries, public schools, affordable state universities, clean water supplies, police and fire protection, garbage pick-up, snow removal, public health services, and more.
We have to wonder: why wouldn’t the federal government provide similar assistance to states losing out on key revenues because of the pandemic so teachers can keep educating children, police can keep the peace, workers can maintain infrastructure, hospitals can receive aid, firefighters can address emergencies, and so forth?
These services may be far more essential than the t-shirt shop down the block. So why is funding states and helping to keep state workers employed and thus vital services available to people, such an issue?
While McConnell and the GOP want to protect the paychecks of employees in the private sector, public-sector employees will, in their plan, be hung out to dry, as will all of us depending on the vital services those employees provide.
In earlier iterations of relief funding proposals, McConnell has simply said he refuses to bail out states who have created their own fiscal problems through mismanagement and underfunding pension systems. He thinks states should declare bankruptcy, although it is actually illegal for states to declare bankruptcy and default on obligations, including pension obligations.
As I’ve explained elsewhere in the pages of PoliticusUsa, McConell is actually exploiting this moment—and Americans’ suffering—to pursue his long-desired political plot of getting states, particularly blue states with robust public sectors and a substantial unionized workforce, under the budget jurisdiction of the Federal judicial system. Bankruptcy proceedings are overseen by federal courts, so if McConnell can pass legislation allowing states to declare bankruptcy, he can get these blue state budgets—and also their governing policies—under federal control.
We can see that these actions are simply nefarious political maneuverings when we consider the recent past.
First, remember back in the Great Recession when banks behaved badly, irresponsibly issuing toxic loans and mortgage-backed securities and derivatives, leading to the near total collapse of the U.S. economy? They were not punished for their behavior, for “problems they created for themselves.” They were bailed out supposedly to save the economy, because they were “too big to fail,” even though many Americans still suffered foreclosure, eviction, and job loss.
If states are having trouble funding pensions, well, at least that’s a problem caused by trying to help people live a dignified retirement. Whereas banks created their problems in the Great Recession because they were greedy and trying to rip people off.
Moreover, aren’t states too big to fail, also? States laying off workers and being unable to provide basic services and maintain infrastructure, will be a huge hit to the economy.
Trump, McConnell, and the GOP, though, simply aren’t thinking about the economy and people’s dire needs in these ways.
They are too busy politicizing this situation and seeking vengeance of their political enemies—a mode of governing that inevitably harms the American people, leaving us hung out to dry.


politicususa--2020-10-18--The Beastie Boys Ad License A Song For The First Time Ever To Support Joe Biden

The Beastie Boys granted their first-ever ad song license for an ad , and it was to support Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden .
The Beastie Boys had never before licensed any of their songs for an advertisement , but that commercial blackout came to an end during Sunday ’ s Steelers/Browns game when the sounds of “ Sabotage ” accompanied a spot for the Joe Biden presidential campaign .
A Biden campaign spokesperson said the Beastie Boys , who had “ never licensed music for an ad until now , ” agreed to the use of “ Sabotage ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ importance of the election.
” Here is the ad : The Beastie Boys don ’ t pimp out their music to sell cars or fast food , but this election is so important that they are allowing Joe Biden to use one of their most iconic songs to reach voters in two critical swing states .
Airing the ad during the Browns/Steelers game was an excellent strategy .
The Steelers are a religion in Western Pennsylvania , and the Steelers/Browns rivalry had a boost in the arm coming into the game with both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As Donald Trump is unable to compete on TV , Joe Biden is getting an assist from The Beastie Boys , you can also hear the classic Cannonball from The Breeders as well , to appeal to voters in two critical swing states with election day a couple of weeks away .
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The Beastie Boys granted their first-ever ad song license for an ad, and it was to support Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
Variety reported:
The Beastie Boys had never before licensed any of their songs for an advertisement, but that commercial blackout came to an end during Sunday’s Steelers/Browns game when the sounds of “Sabotage” accompanied a spot for the Joe Biden presidential campaign.
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A Biden campaign spokesperson said the Beastie Boys, who had “never licensed music for an ad until now,” agreed to the use of “Sabotage” in the spot “because of the importance of the election.
Here is the ad:
https://youtu.be/SW86jyTsYe4
The Beastie Boys don’t pimp out their music to sell cars or fast food, but this election is so important that they are allowing Joe Biden to use one of their most iconic songs to reach voters in two critical swing states.
Airing the ad during the Browns/Steelers game was an excellent strategy. The Steelers are a religion in Western Pennsylvania, and the Steelers/Browns rivalry had a boost in the arm coming into the game with both teams a combined 8-1 on the season.
As Donald Trump is unable to compete on TV, Joe Biden is getting an assist from The Beastie Boys, you can also hear the classic Cannonball from The Breeders as well, to appeal to voters in two critical swing states with election day a couple of weeks away.
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politicususa--2020-10-18--The Hunter Biden Emails Story Has Totally Fallen Apart

Writers at The New York Post refused to allow their bylines to be used on the alleged Hunter Biden emails story because they doubted the sourcing and credibility of the materials .
Via The New York Times : The New York Post ’ s front-page article about Hunter Biden on Wednesday was written mostly by a staff reporter who refused to put his name on it , two Post employees said .
Many Post staff members questioned whether the paper had done enough to verify the authenticity of the hard drive ’ s contents , said five people with knowledge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Staff members also had concerns about the reliability of its sources and its timing , the people said .
As deadline approached , editors pressed staff members to add their bylines to the story — and at least one aside from Mr. Golding refused , two Post journalists said .
A Post spokeswoman had no comment on how the article was written or edited .
Rudy Giuliani , who is a target of a Russian influence operation , was one of the sources for this hard drive , and Steve Bannon , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the other .
Sen. Ron Johnson ( R-WI ) has done a hard pivot after the emails flopped and is now claiming that Hunter Biden engaged in criminal activity and is demanding an FBI investigation .
The reality is that the supposed Hunter Biden emails have not been authenticated by anyone , and appear to be part of a Russian disinformation operation that planned on leaked faked Biden emails in the weeks before the 2020 election .
Twitter and Facebook shut the Post story down on their platforms for good reason .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russians to interfere in the election to help Donald Trump .
The plot failed because media and social media companies did not take the bait , and now the scheme has collapsed , as the connections between Trump ’ s inner circle , Russians , and the Republican Party have never been made more clear .

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Writers at The New York Post refused to allow their bylines to be used on the alleged Hunter Biden emails story because they doubted the sourcing and credibility of the materials.
Via The New York Times:
The New York Post’s front-page article about Hunter Biden on Wednesday was written mostly by a staff reporter who refused to put his name on it, two Post employees said.
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Many Post staff members questioned whether the paper had done enough to verify the authenticity of the hard drive’s contents, said five people with knowledge of the tabloid’s inner workings. Staff members also had concerns about the reliability of its sources and its timing, the people said.
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As deadline approached, editors pressed staff members to add their bylines to the story — and at least one aside from Mr. Golding refused, two Post journalists said. A Post spokeswoman had no comment on how the article was written or edited.
Rudy Giuliani, who is a target of a Russian influence operation, was one of the sources for this hard drive, and Steve Bannon, who is under federal indictment, was the other.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) has done a hard pivot after the emails flopped and is now claiming that Hunter Biden engaged in criminal activity and is demanding an FBI investigation.
The reality is that the supposed Hunter Biden emails have not been authenticated by anyone, and appear to be part of a Russian disinformation operation that planned on leaked faked Biden emails in the weeks before the 2020 election.
Twitter and Facebook shut the Post story down on their platforms for good reason. The episode looks like an effort by the Russians to interfere in the election to help Donald Trump. The plot failed because media and social media companies did not take the bait, and now the scheme has collapsed, as the connections between Trump’s inner circle, Russians, and the Republican Party have never been made more clear.


politicususa--2020-10-18--Gretchen Whitmer Bluntly Says Trump Is Inciting Domestic Terrorism

Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer ( D-MI ) said on Sunday that President Trump is trying to incentivize and incite domestic terrorism .
And then finally , last night , and at the top of our show we made reference , and you became a target of the president personally , a “ Lock her up ” chant targeting you started and seemed to be almost encouraged at times by the president there .
You ’ ve already come under threat once .
What does something like this do to you personally ?
I ’ m just — I know how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m just wondering how this impacts your family personally .
I mean , that ’ s a lot to deal with .
You know , it ’ s incredibly disturbing that the president of the United States , ten days after a plot to kidnap , put me on trial , and execute me — ten days after that was uncovered — the president is at it again and inspiring and incentivizing and inciting this kind of domestic terrorism .
It is wrong .
It ’ s got to end .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ me and my family , but for public servants everywhere who are doing their jobs and trying to protect their fellow Americans .
People of good will on both sides of the aisle need to step up and call this out and bring the heat down .
This is the United States of America .
We do not tolerate actions like he is giving comfort to .
And that ’ s why we all have to be in this together .
Trump has always incentivized and incited at minimum the threat of violence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would not discuss Trump ’ s role in promoting violence .
In 2020 , elected officials and the press are talking about Trump ’ s conduct at his rallies and the message that he is sending to his supporters in ways that they would not before .
Donald Trump has been incentivizing violence and intimidation for years .
The only difference is that he is being called out for it now .
Trump thinks that he and his supporters can scare their way into keeping power , but as Gov .
Whitmer showed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are coming to take their country back .
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) said on Sunday that President Trump is trying to incentivize and incite domestic terrorism.
Transcript via Meet The Press:
CHUCK TODD:
And then finally, last night, and at the top of our show we made reference, and you became a target of the president personally, a “Lock her up” chant targeting you started and seemed to be almost encouraged at times by the president there. You’ve already come under threat once. What does something like this do to you personally? I’m just — I know how you’re acting professionally here. I’m just wondering how this impacts your family personally. I mean, that’s a lot to deal with.
GOV. GRETCHEN WHITMER:
You know, it’s incredibly disturbing that the president of the United States, ten days after a plot to kidnap, put me on trial, and execute me — ten days after that was uncovered — the president is at it again and inspiring and incentivizing and inciting this kind of domestic terrorism. It is wrong. It’s got to end. It is dangerous, not just for me and my family, but for public servants everywhere who are doing their jobs and trying to protect their fellow Americans. People of good will on both sides of the aisle need to step up and call this out and bring the heat down. This is the United States of America. We do not tolerate actions like he is giving comfort to. And that’s why we all have to be in this together.
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WATCH: Trump’s supporters chant “lock her up” at Mich. rally.@GovWhitmer: “Ten days after a plot to kidnap, put me on trial and execute me. Ten days after that was uncovered, the president is at it again. And inspiring and incentivizing and inciting … domestic terrorism.” pic.twitter.com/ipN3xvEbQ7 — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) October 18, 2020
Trump has always incentivized and incited at minimum the threat of violence. In 2016, the corporate media would not discuss Trump’s role in promoting violence. In 2020, elected officials and the press are talking about Trump’s conduct at his rallies and the message that he is sending to his supporters in ways that they would not before.
Donald Trump has been incentivizing violence and intimidation for years. The only difference is that he is being called out for it now.
Trump thinks that he and his supporters can scare their way into keeping power, but as Gov. Whitmer showed, good people are not afraid and are coming to take their country back.
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politicususa--2020-10-18--Joe Biden Drives Mitch McConnell To The Unemployment Line At North Carolina Rally

Joe Biden hammered Senate Republicans at his drive up North Carolina rally and made the argument that leave Mitch McConnell unemployed .
Why do Republicans have the time to hold a hearing on the Supreme Court instead of addressing the economic needs of communities .
I ’ ll tell you why for real .
It is about wiping Obamacare off the books .
That is what it is about .
Because their nominee has said in the past the law should be struck down .
If they get their way , 100 million Americans will lose their protections for pre-existing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 7 million people infected will become the next plea conditioning condition allowing insurers to jack up their premiums or deny your coverage altogether .
And women again will be charged more for their health just because they are women .
Folks , we can do so much better .
I will build on the affordable care act so you can keep your private insurance , you can choose a medicare-like option .
We ’ ll increase subsidies and lower your premiums .
Biden has the perfect argument for helping Democrats win the Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ level of this election is striking .
Republicans are grumbling that Trump has no coherent message and his hurting his party down-ballot with his flailing about and rambling attacks .
If Mitch McConnell ’ s time as Senate majority leader comes to an end , some of the credit should go to Joe Biden ’ s campaign for taking McConnell and Trump ’ s strategic error on the Barrett nomination and turning it into a Democratic Senate majority .
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Joe Biden hammered Senate Republicans at his drive up North Carolina rally and made the argument that leave Mitch McConnell unemployed.
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Joe Biden asks North Carolina voters why Senate Republicans have time to hold a Supreme Court hearing, but don't have the time to pass legislation to help them? pic.twitter.com/tMec5qXV1Q — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) October 18, 2020
Biden said:
Why do Republicans have the time to hold a hearing on the Supreme Court instead of addressing the economic needs of communities. I’ll tell you why for real. It is about wiping Obamacare off the books. That is what it is about. Because their nominee has said in the past the law should be struck down.
If they get their way, 100 million Americans will lose their protections for pre-existing conditions. Complications of COVID-19, over 7 million people infected will become the next plea conditioning condition allowing insurers to jack up their premiums or deny your coverage altogether. And women again will be charged more for their health just because they are women. Folks, we can do so much better. I will build on the affordable care act so you can keep your private insurance, you can choose a medicare-like option. We’ll increase subsidies and lower your premiums.
Biden has the perfect argument for helping Democrats win the Senate majority. The contrast at the down-ballot level of this election is striking. Republicans are grumbling that Trump has no coherent message and his hurting his party down-ballot with his flailing about and rambling attacks.
If Mitch McConnell’s time as Senate majority leader comes to an end, some of the credit should go to Joe Biden’s campaign for taking McConnell and Trump’s strategic error on the Barrett nomination and turning it into a Democratic Senate majority.
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politicususa--2020-10-18--Putin Mouthpiece Sen. Ron Johnson Totally Changes His Story On Hunter Biden

The fake Russian emails didn ’ t gain any traction in the media , so Sen. Ron Johnson ( R-WI ) is now falsely accusing Hunter Biden of criminal activity .
Johnson and Fox News accused Hunter Biden , with zero evidence , of having child pornography on his computer .
The misinformation that Sen. Johnson is pushing is part of a Russian operation that has been in motion since 2019 to spread fake Hunter Biden emails to Rudy Giuliani in the weeks before the 2020 election .
I think you just made the connection .
Again , I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come clean about .
This isn ’ t a standard investigation , where the FBI doesn ’ t indict somebody everything remains confidential .
This is something as we were talking about relates to national security , and if there ’ s criminal activity involved to be tied back to Hunter Biden , his business associates , or even possibly tied back to other members of the Biden family….this needs to be known before Americans go to the polls .
Sen. Johnson , Trump , and Putin as using the same playbook as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to leak emails that evidence suggests the Russians faked , and when that didn ’ t work , they moved on to phase two which is trying to legitimize the allegations by getting the FBI to open an investigation into Joe Biden and his family in the days before the election .
They are replaying the same disinformation campaign in 2020 .
The difference is that this time , the media outside of the right-wing bubble has for the most part not taken the bait .
Ron Johnson is Putin ’ s Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread Russian disinformation in a bid to get Trump reelected .

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The fake Russian emails didn’t gain any traction in the media, so Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is now falsely accusing Hunter Biden of criminal activity.
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Ron Johnson is on Fox News suggesting there's child pornography on the computer that purportedly belongs to Hunter Biden pic.twitter.com/rwvyL1UH4i — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 18, 2020
Johnson and Fox News accused Hunter Biden, with zero evidence, of having child pornography on his computer.
The misinformation that Sen. Johnson is pushing is part of a Russian operation that has been in motion since 2019 to spread fake Hunter Biden emails to Rudy Giuliani in the weeks before the 2020 election.
Johnson mouthed Russian disinformation on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures:
I think you just made the connection. Again, I think this is what the FBI has to come clean about. This isn’t a standard investigation, where the FBI doesn’t indict somebody everything remains confidential. This is something as we were talking about relates to national security, and if there’s criminal activity involved to be tied back to Hunter Biden, his business associates, or even possibly tied back to other members of the Biden family….this needs to be known before Americans go to the polls.
Sen. Johnson, Trump, and Putin as using the same playbook as in 2016. First, they tried to leak emails that evidence suggests the Russians faked, and when that didn’t work, they moved on to phase two which is trying to legitimize the allegations by getting the FBI to open an investigation into Joe Biden and his family in the days before the election.
They are replaying the same disinformation campaign in 2020. The difference is that this time, the media outside of the right-wing bubble has for the most part not taken the bait.
Ron Johnson is Putin’s Senate mouthpiece and his misusing his office to spread Russian disinformation in a bid to get Trump reelected.


politicususa--2020-10-18--Twitter Removes Trump COVID Adviser Tweet Containing False Information

Twitter removed a tweet from Trump ’ s favorite COVID adviser because it contained false or misleading information .
Here is a screengrab of the false tweet from Dr. Scott Atlas : Twitter told CNN why the tweet was taken down , “ According to Twitter , the policy Atlas violated prohibits sharing false or misleading content related to Covid-19 that could lead to harm.
” The reason why coronavirus cases are surging is that the country is being led by an administration that wants to ignore the pandemic and is disavowing science because it makes them look bad .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ science .
They would rather kill and sicken Americans than see Trump lose an election .
The coronavirus will not be under control in the United States until Trump and his crew is booted out of office and replaced by an administration that will develop a national plan and take the pandemic seriously .
Atlas isn ’ t an infectious disease expert .
He is a political hack who is using the MD after his name to spread misinformation and illness .
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Twitter removed a tweet from Trump’s favorite COVID adviser because it contained false or misleading information.
Here is a screengrab of the false tweet from Dr. Scott Atlas:
Why is the message to wear masks so difficult? Look at this tweet from Trump's covid "expert" Scott Atlas. pic.twitter.com/mBcILZUohw — Blue Girl in a Red State (@BlueGirlsRule) October 18, 2020
Twitter told CNN why the tweet was taken down, “According to Twitter, the policy Atlas violated prohibits sharing false or misleading content related to Covid-19 that could lead to harm.”
The reason why coronavirus cases are surging is that the country is being led by an administration that wants to ignore the pandemic and is disavowing science because it makes them look bad. The Trump administration has placed politics over science. They would rather kill and sicken Americans than see Trump lose an election.
The coronavirus will not be under control in the United States until Trump and his crew is booted out of office and replaced by an administration that will develop a national plan and take the pandemic seriously.
Atlas isn’t an infectious disease expert. He is a political hack who is using the MD after his name to spread misinformation and illness.
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politicususa--2020-10-18--Opinion: Battle to Exclude Undocumented People from Census Exemplifies Trump Agenda: Make Many Lives

Opinion: Battle to Exclude Undocumented People from Census Exemplifies Trump Agenda: Make Many Lives Not Count

Last Friday the Supreme Court indicated that on November 30 it will hear arguments in the Trump administration ’ s appeal regarding its efforts to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted in the census numbers used to calculate the apportionment of congressional districts .
Last September a federal appeals court in Manhattan rejected the Trump administration ’ s bid to exclude undocumented residents from this count .
As with many of Trump ’ s mean-spirited power-play shenanigans , this exclusion effort is “ unprecedented , ” an adjective we have heard far too often modifying Trump ’ s behaviors .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ throughout the entirety of U.S. history the tally of persons used to determine how many seats are allotted to each state in the House of Representatives has “ included every person residing in the United States at the time of the census , whether citizen or non-citizen and whether living here with legal status or without.
” The court observed in quite matter-of-fact terms that Trump ’ s gambit has no basis in the language of the Constitution , in black letter law , emphasizing that “ the Presidential Memorandum violates the statute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they reside in the United States , illegal aliens qualify as ‘ persons in ’ a ‘ State ’ as Congress used those words.
” But black letter law is not that meaningful to some of the current justices .
So , we ’ ll see what Supreme Court Justices such as Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito say .
Alito , joined by Thomas , went to town last summer in a hysterical dissent to the landmark ruling granting LGBTQ people protection from discrimination in the workplace on “ the basis of sex.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ dozens of pages , citing myriad dictionaries , arguing that the word “ sex ” designated only the biologically based male-female binary and did not include sexual orientation or gender identity .
In this case , we will see how the gang of justices , perhaps including Amy Coney Barrett , wrestle with the basic meaning of who counts as a “ person.
” This definition of who counts as a “ person , ” basic as it might seem , has been a crucial point of contention in legal and cultural terms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , throughout our history and in quite intense ways during Trump ’ s presidency .
We have to understand Trump ’ s move to attack the Constitutional grounds on which the census is conducted in this context .
The Black Lives Matter movement , for example , boiled down to its simplest terms , is an assertion that African Americans are persons and thus , in the language of the 14th amendment , deserve equal protection under the law such that they can not be discounted or devalued , treated as less than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the language of the 14th amendment , which includes the clause : This amendment provides a humane corrective to other language in the Constitution that denies African Americans full personhood and hence equal protection of the laws—in addition to the right to be counted as human beings possessing full personhood .
Indeed , the original language of Article One of the Constitution , spelling out the process of the census , did not count all residents as full persons , reading : Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to their respective Numbers , which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons , including those bound to Service for a Term of Years , and excluding Indians not taxed , three fifths of all other Persons .
The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States , and within every subsequent Term of ten Years , in such Manner as they shall by Law direct .
The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ State shall have at Least one Representative .
Despite the 14th amendment , though , full personhood is denied to many still .
The Equal Rights Amendment still has never been ratified by Congress .
And here ’ s the statement in the ERA this nation trembles to validate : It seems to state what the 14th amendment already does—unless women are considered as not falling within the definition of “ person.
” In fact , women have not been granted personhood , and anti-abortion groups have opposed the ERA precisely because in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rights of women to control their bodies and reproductive processes will be reinforced .
The effort to not count certain human beings as persons has been a hallmark agenda of the Trump administration , of which this attempt to deny the counting of undocumented residents is just one piece .
Many lives do not count , don ’ t matter , in the eyes , in the policies , of Trump .
Despite the landmark Supreme Court ruling granting LGBTQ people protection from discrimination in employment , Trump has made it possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes to their access to health care .
In his insistence on opening the economy without adequately addressing the COVID-19 pandemic , he has shown little care for the elderly and for workers he has insisted to return to unsafe workplaces .
Trump and many other Republicans have vociferously declared that saving the economy is more important than saving human lives .
He doesn ’ t see workers as persons of equal value to others , which was clear when he mocked Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her having been a waitress , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her , made her matter less .
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic , Trump ’ s inaction has shown he puts little value on the majority of American lives .
His efforts to discount people in data , to make sure they don ’ t have representation in Congress , is just part and parcel of his governing worldview in which most of us simply don ’ t count .
Just like the military members he denounces , he views us as “ suckers ” and “ losers.
” And just as he can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of us he can ’ t respect , he doesn ’ t want anybody representing us .

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Last Friday the Supreme Court indicated that on November 30 it will hear arguments in the Trump administration’s appeal regarding its efforts to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted in the census numbers used to calculate the apportionment of congressional districts.
Last September a federal appeals court in Manhattan rejected the Trump administration’s bid to exclude undocumented residents from this count.
As with many of Trump’s mean-spirited power-play shenanigans, this exclusion effort is “unprecedented,” an adjective we have heard far too often modifying Trump’s behaviors. Indeed, the court duly noted that throughout the entirety of U.S. history the tally of persons used to determine how many seats are allotted to each state in the House of Representatives has “included every person residing in the United States at the time of the census, whether citizen or non-citizen and whether living here with legal status or without.”
The court observed in quite matter-of-fact terms that Trump’s gambit has no basis in the language of the Constitution, in black letter law, emphasizing that “the Presidential Memorandum violates the statute governing apportionment because, so long as they reside in the United States, illegal aliens qualify as ‘persons in’ a ‘State’ as Congress used those words.”
But black letter law is not that meaningful to some of the current justices.
So, we’ll see what Supreme Court Justices such as Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito say. Alito, joined by Thomas, went to town last summer in a hysterical dissent to the landmark ruling granting LGBTQ people protection from discrimination in the workplace on “the basis of sex.” Alito’s rant droned for dozens of pages, citing myriad dictionaries, arguing that the word “sex” designated only the biologically based male-female binary and did not include sexual orientation or gender identity.
In this case, we will see how the gang of justices, perhaps including Amy Coney Barrett, wrestle with the basic meaning of who counts as a “person.”
This definition of who counts as a “person,” basic as it might seem, has been a crucial point of contention in legal and cultural terms, and in social and political practices, throughout our history and in quite intense ways during Trump’s presidency.
We have to understand Trump’s move to attack the Constitutional grounds on which the census is conducted in this context.
The Black Lives Matter movement, for example, boiled down to its simplest terms, is an assertion that African Americans are persons and thus, in the language of the 14th amendment, deserve equal protection under the law such that they cannot be discounted or devalued, treated as less than full persons.
Let’s recall the language of the 14th amendment, which includes the clause:
“nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
This amendment provides a humane corrective to other language in the Constitution that denies African Americans full personhood and hence equal protection of the laws—in addition to the right to be counted as human beings possessing full personhood.
Indeed, the original language of Article One of the Constitution, spelling out the process of the census, did not count all residents as full persons, reading:
Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct. The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative.
(It should be noted here, too, that “persons” clearly does entail citizenship status, as the paragraph preceding the above reads: “No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.” Thus, we see the framers clearly and specifically indicated “Citizen” when intended.)
Despite the 14th amendment, though, full personhood is denied to many still.
The Equal Rights Amendment still has never been ratified by Congress. And here’s the statement in the ERA this nation trembles to validate:
“Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex.”
It seems to state what the 14th amendment already does—unless women are considered as not falling within the definition of “person.”
In fact, women have not been granted personhood, and anti-abortion groups have opposed the ERA precisely because in granting women full personhood, they fear the rights of women to control their bodies and reproductive processes will be reinforced.
The effort to not count certain human beings as persons has been a hallmark agenda of the Trump administration, of which this attempt to deny the counting of undocumented residents is just one piece.
Many lives do not count, don’t matter, in the eyes, in the policies, of Trump.
Despite the landmark Supreme Court ruling granting LGBTQ people protection from discrimination in employment, Trump has made it possible to discriminate against LGBTQ people when it comes to their access to health care.
In his insistence on opening the economy without adequately addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, he has shown little care for the elderly and for workers he has insisted to return to unsafe workplaces. Trump and many other Republicans have vociferously declared that saving the economy is more important than saving human lives.
He doesn’t see workers as persons of equal value to others, which was clear when he mocked Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her having been a waitress, as if serving in this role somehow diminished her, made her matter less.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Trump’s inaction has shown he puts little value on the majority of American lives.
We don’t count.
His efforts to discount people in data, to make sure they don’t have representation in Congress, is just part and parcel of his governing worldview in which most of us simply don’t count.
Just like the military members he denounces, he views us as “suckers” and “losers.”
And just as he cannot reasonably represent the interests of those of us he can’t respect, he doesn’t want anybody representing us.


politicususa--2020-10-19--Trump’s World Is Collapsing As He Owes $900 Million In Loans

Trump ’ s debt is even worse than reported as over the next four years , he has $ 900 million in loans coming due on his properties .
Whether or not Donald Trump wins the election , lenders will expect his businesses to pay back an estimated $ 900 million in the next four years , an alarmingly accelerated timetable that involves more than twice as much debt as the president previously indicated .
In order to emerge unscathed , Trump will likely have to engage in a series of high-stakes , big-money transactions—deals that could produce arguably the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president has ever had to face .
About half of the debt coming due from the start of 2021 to the end of 2024 is secured against assets that the president and his children own outright .
He will have to pay back loans against his hotel in Washington , D.C. , his golf resort in Miami and his tower in Chicago .
He ’ ll also have to sort out the debt against Trump Tower and Trump Plaza in New York City .
It had previously been reported that Trump has $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the situation is even worse as the president has more than twice that amount coming due in loan payments .
Since Trump has not walled himself from his business , there is no way that this massive amount of debt would not influence US policy if he won a second term .
Should Trump lose the election , his situation will be that of an ex-president whose business has been propped up for years by taxpayer dollars .
Trump ’ s business was on the decline when he ran for president , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could have gone bankrupt again .
Trump is looking at a life of massive debt , potential criminal charges , and a brand that will be damaged beyond repair by his one-term presidency .
If Trump loses to Biden , he is facing nothing less than total collapse and ruin .
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Trump’s debt is even worse than reported as over the next four years, he has $900 million in loans coming due on his properties.
Forbes reported:
Whether or not Donald Trump wins the election, lenders will expect his businesses to pay back an estimated $900 million in the next four years, an alarmingly accelerated timetable that involves more than twice as much debt as the president previously indicated. In order to emerge unscathed, Trump will likely have to engage in a series of high-stakes, big-money transactions—deals that could produce arguably the biggest conflicts of interest than an American president has ever had to face.
About half of the debt coming due from the start of 2021 to the end of 2024 is secured against assets that the president and his children own outright. He will have to pay back loans against his hotel in Washington, D.C., his golf resort in Miami and his tower in Chicago. He’ll also have to sort out the debt against Trump Tower and Trump Plaza in New York City.
It had previously been reported that Trump has $421 million in current debt, but the situation is even worse as the president has more than twice that amount coming due in loan payments. Since Trump has not walled himself from his business, there is no way that this massive amount of debt would not influence US policy if he won a second term.
Should Trump lose the election, his situation will be that of an ex-president whose business has been propped up for years by taxpayer dollars. Trump’s business was on the decline when he ran for president, and without winning the White House, he could have gone bankrupt again.
Trump is looking at a life of massive debt, potential criminal charges, and a brand that will be damaged beyond repair by his one-term presidency.
If Trump loses to Biden, he is facing nothing less than total collapse and ruin.
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politicususa--2020-10-19--50 Cent Wants His Followers To Vote for Trump So His Taxes Don’t Go up

During the recent debates , Donald Trump and Mike Pence repeatedly told Americans that Joe Biden would immediately raise taxes on the middle class .
This is not true .
Biden ’ s tax plan is readily available on his campaign website .
The people that Biden will be raising taxes on , however , are the wealthy .
Rapper 50 Cent , thanks to his musical success , as well as his some smart business decisions , has become a very rich man .
And he does not want to share that money with others .
The rapper took @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had New Yorkers paying 62 % in taxes under Biden ’ s plan .
He wrote , “ WHAT THE F*CK !
( VOTE ForTRUMP ) IM OUT , F*CK NEW YORK The KNICKS never win anyway.
” The entertainer also acknowledged Trump ’ s major problems with African Americans .
But that didn ’ t seem to matter to his as much as his tax returns .
He continued , “ I don ’ t care Trump doesn ’ t like black people 62 % are you out of ya f*cking mind.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 50 Cent ’ s opinion on the current president .
Back in September of 2016 , he was much more cautious about a Trump presidency .
He tweeted at the time , “ Let us pray , lord please don ’ t let Trump into office .
We will spin out of control.
” Fans of the president were thrilled to hear the rapper ’ s message and we happy to invite him to the team .
Fox host Tomi Lahren replied , “ Welcome to the Trump Train !
Amen !
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During the recent debates, Donald Trump and Mike Pence repeatedly told Americans that Joe Biden would immediately raise taxes on the middle class. This is not true. Biden’s tax plan is readily available on his campaign website.
The people that Biden will be raising taxes on, however, are the wealthy. Rapper 50 Cent, thanks to his musical success, as well as his some smart business decisions, has become a very rich man. And he does not want to share that money with others.
The rapper took to Instagram, sharing an image that had New Yorkers paying 62% in taxes under Biden’s plan. He wrote, “WHAT THE F*CK! (VOTE ForTRUMP) IM OUT, F*CK NEW YORK The KNICKS never win anyway.”
The entertainer also acknowledged Trump’s major problems with African Americans. But that didn’t seem to matter to his as much as his tax returns. He continued, “I don’t care Trump doesn’t like black people 62% are you out of ya f*cking mind.”
This is quite a change in 50 Cent’s opinion on the current president. Back in September of 2016, he was much more cautious about a Trump presidency. He tweeted at the time, “Let us pray, lord please don’t let Trump into office. We will spin out of control.”
Let us pray, lord please don't let Trump into office. We will spin out of control. https://t.co/4xrFC31v2c pic.twitter.com/xvB8IhVpgh — 50cent (@50cent) September 22, 2016
Fans of the president were thrilled to hear the rapper’s message and we happy to invite him to the team. Fox host Tomi Lahren replied, “Welcome to the Trump Train! Amen!!!!”