occupydemocrats--2020-06-26--Giuliani floats wild conspiracy about a secret Rolex watch antifa treasury

The Republican Party as a collective institution refuses to deal honestly with the George Floyd Protests .
Racist ideas and xenophobic policies are so deeply entrenched in the party apparatus that not even the recorded murder of a Black man at the hands of police and subsequent worldwide protests against police brutality can convince them to publicly consider the possibility that policing in this country is in need of reform .
Of course , the GOP can ’ t come out and say that they hear the protestors ’ demands for racial justice but would rather not heed them .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the BLM movement and the Floyd protestors , accusing them of being everything from Antifa to communists to violent anarchists .
Conspiracy theories abound in conservative media and many of them are coming directly from the White House .
These fabricated narratives are often as nonsensical as they are deranged .
Rudy Giuliani , perhaps President Trump ’ s most fundamentally unhinged henchman , discussed the protests on his ironically titled “ Common Sense ” Youtube show .
Channeling the paranoia that we ’ ve come to expect from him and which clearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the demonstrations were “ orchestrated ” and could not have been “ spontaneous.
” He invoked his past as a U.S. Attorney , a pathetic gambit given the fact that his service to Trump has shredded his credibility beyond repair .
He may have once been a respected prosecutor , now he ’ s just another one of our goonish president ’ s shameless minions .
The clip took a turn for the truly bizarre when Giuliani brought up the debunked story that some $ 2.4 million in Rolex watches were looted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Those are not Rolex watches that people are stealing for themselves , ” Giuliani said of the heist that never actually occurred .
“ Those are Rolex watches that are going to be sold and go into the treasury of Antifa and Black Lives Matter and groups that pay for this , that pay to move people around , that pay to do research on ‘ Hey let ’ s not do a stupid riot like we used to do in the past and go burn down , you know , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entire Black section of New York .
In fact , there were little or no riots in those sections of our city , ” said Giuliani .
If these sound like the ramblings of an old man losing his grasp on the world , that ’ s because they are .
Giuliani shouldn ’ t be exerting any power over our country at this point in his psychological and moral devolution , and the fact that Trump is employing him proves that neither should the president .
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The Republican Party as a collective institution refuses to deal honestly with the George Floyd Protests. Racist ideas and xenophobic policies are so deeply entrenched in the party apparatus that not even the recorded murder of a Black man at the hands of police and subsequent worldwide protests against police brutality can convince them to publicly consider the possibility that policing in this country is in need of reform.
Of course, the GOP can’t come out and say that they hear the protestors’ demands for racial justice but would rather not heed them. No, instead they have to smear the BLM movement and the Floyd protestors, accusing them of being everything from Antifa to communists to violent anarchists. Conspiracy theories abound in conservative media and many of them are coming directly from the White House. These fabricated narratives are often as nonsensical as they are deranged.
Rudy Giuliani, perhaps President Trump’s most fundamentally unhinged henchman, discussed the protests on his ironically titled “Common Sense” Youtube show. Channeling the paranoia that we’ve come to expect from him and which clearly indicates an unwell mind, he alleged that the demonstrations were “orchestrated” and could not have been “spontaneous.”
He invoked his past as a U.S. Attorney, a pathetic gambit given the fact that his service to Trump has shredded his credibility beyond repair. He may have once been a respected prosecutor, now he’s just another one of our goonish president’s shameless minions.
The clip took a turn for the truly bizarre when Giuliani brought up the debunked story that some $2.4 million in Rolex watches were looted in New York City but rioters.
“Those are not Rolex watches that people are stealing for themselves,” Giuliani said of the heist that never actually occurred. “Those are Rolex watches that are going to be sold and go into the treasury of Antifa and Black Lives Matter and groups that pay for this, that pay to move people around, that pay to do research on ‘Hey let’s not do a stupid riot like we used to do in the past and go burn down, you know, the entire Black section of Detroit, the entire Black section of New York. In fact, there were little or no riots in those sections of our city,” said Giuliani.
If these sound like the ramblings of an old man losing his grasp on the world, that’s because they are. Giuliani shouldn’t be exerting any power over our country at this point in his psychological and moral devolution, and the fact that Trump is employing him proves that neither should the president.
Media Matters for America’s Jason Campbell boosted the clip on Twitter.
Rudy Giuliani alleges that Antifa and Black Lives Matter have a "treasury" full of stolen watch money pic.twitter.com/Ac6imRydsd — Jason Campbell (@JasonSCampbell) June 26, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-26--Ivanka flooded with mockery after hypocritically touting her father’s “skills-based” hiring

A lot of words probably immediately spring to mind when one thinks of First Daughter Ivanka Trump , but “ skilled ” is certainly not one of them .
She is a woman who owes her prominent station in the world completely to nepotism .
While she originally tried to market herself as a “ moderating influence ” in her father ’ s White House , it soon became clear that she was unwilling or unable to reign him in at all , choosing instead to remain silent as he attacked our democratic institutions and destroyed our national reputation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ than Donald Trump , but she is every bit as sinister .
Serving in Trump ’ s administration may have helped Ivanka build powerful connections and push her brands , but it has been an absolute nightmare for her reputation .
She has quickly become one of the most reviled people in the country , largely because of how clearly unqualified she is to hold the power she does .
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Today , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ propaganda video of Ivanka shilling for her father ’ s agenda .
She started by saying straightfaced and without a trace of irony that Donald Trump , oligarch and con artist , has always been a “ champion for the American worker.
” She claimed that through his “ Pledge for the American Workers ” the president is focused on “ skills training.
” Hilariously , she said he wants to “ overhaul ” how the federal government goes about hiring people so that there ’ s more focus on getting people with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jobs properly .
He should start by firing her , Jared Kushner , and then resigning himself if he actually has any interest in staffing the government with skilled people .
Twitter couldn ’ t help but unleash a wave of mockery over the hypocrisy of the First Daughter ’ s message .
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A lot of words probably immediately spring to mind when one thinks of First Daughter Ivanka Trump, but “skilled” is certainly not one of them. She is a woman who owes her prominent station in the world completely to nepotism. While she originally tried to market herself as a “moderating influence” in her father’s White House, it soon became clear that she was unwilling or unable to reign him in at all, choosing instead to remain silent as he attacked our democratic institutions and destroyed our national reputation. She is perhaps more polished and articulate than Donald Trump, but she is every bit as sinister.
Serving in Trump’s administration may have helped Ivanka build powerful connections and push her brands, but it has been an absolute nightmare for her reputation. She has quickly become one of the most reviled people in the country, largely because of how clearly unqualified she is to hold the power she does.
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Today, The White House Twitter account shared a propaganda video of Ivanka shilling for her father’s agenda. She started by saying straightfaced and without a trace of irony that Donald Trump, oligarch and con artist, has always been a “champion for the American worker.” She claimed that through his “Pledge for the American Workers” the president is focused on “skills training.”
Hilariously, she said he wants to “overhaul” how the federal government goes about hiring people so that there’s more focus on getting people with the “skill” to do their jobs properly. He should start by firing her, Jared Kushner, and then resigning himself if he actually has any interest in staffing the government with skilled people.
Today, President @realDonaldTrump will sign an executive order to transform the federal hiring process—and replace one-size-fits-all, degree-based hiring with skills-based hiring. More from @IvankaTrump: pic.twitter.com/W8xhiyCRBy — The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 26, 2020
Twitter couldn’t help but unleash a wave of mockery over the hypocrisy of the First Daughter’s message.
Hiring based on skill? Ivanka better pack her things. — The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) June 26, 2020
Who is this lady? We want ELECTED officials not Nepotism Losers — MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) June 26, 2020
What do you even do in the WH? — Jess Balzer (@jessicajbalzer) June 26, 2020
https://twitter.com/OwnRules/status/1276561969512960001?s=20
Then you’re not viable. YOU HAVE NO SKILLS! — oso bonita votes (@bearismytotem) June 26, 2020
124,000 dead and not a word, but our princess needs her photo ops. — Jennifer (@jerseymom473) June 26, 2020
It's so nice of Daughter-Wife Ivanka, who was hired at the White House despite having no skills, to take time out of her busy day of doing absolutely nothing to tell everyone about skills-based hiring — Trumpy Trumpy (parody) (@outofcontroljb) June 26, 2020
From the nepotism Barbie who has never applied for a job in her life. pic.twitter.com/l0XKWKWRjy — Rhonda Harbison (@rhonda_harbison) June 26, 2020
What exactly is @IvankaTrump skill other than making sweat shop clothing? — Kate Smith (@KateSmithAZ) June 26, 2020
Ivanka's talking about skills-based hiring? The hypocrisy is astounding. — Adrian ''Corfu '06'' Wapcaplet (@AdrianWapcapIet) June 26, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-26--Arizona GOP ex-official pleads guilty to smuggling pregnant teen prostitutes, running baby-selling a

Arizona GOP ex-official pleads guilty to smuggling pregnant teen prostitutes, running baby-selling adoption scheme

The scourge of human trafficking and the buying and selling of people is as alive today as it ever was before , and often times hides in broad daylight .
A former Republican official from Arizona has pleaded guilty to a federal human smuggling charge , putting an end to a deeply disturbing child selling ring in which pregnant girls from the Marshall Islands were trafficked into the United States so their babies could be put up for adoption .
Former Maricopa county assessor and “ adoption lawyer ” Paul D. Petersen faces up to ten years in prison and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the multi-state human trafficking ring in Arkansas alone ; he faced a total of 62 felony counts between indictments in Arkansas , Utah , and Arizona .
Petersen would pay the women , some of whom were as young as fifteen years old , between $ 7,300 and $ 10,800 to travel to the U.S. and have their babies .
Petersen would then charge adoptive families up to $ 30,000 for his work as a “ legal facilitator , ” while racking up tens of thousands more in “ expenses , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he told the families their money would be used to pay for things like medical expenses , he also provided false residency information in order to get Arizona ’ s Medicaid program to pay for the births of at least 29 women .
Unsurprisingly , he would also falsify the information on adoption papers to get courts to approve them .
He would then send the women back to the Marshall Islands after he sold their babies .
The girls were procured in the Marshall Islands by his co-conspirator , Lynwood Jennett , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the girls underage , they were also taken from a prostitution camp where they were exploited for sex work in exchange for food and shelter .
Jennett , who is from the Marshall Islands but lives in the United States , would receive a call whenever one of the women at the camp fell pregnant .
The Marshall Islands has a long history of exploitation by American adoption agencies , so much so that the visa treaty between the U.S. and the Marshall Islands specifically forbids traveling to the United States for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appalling to find out that this pro-life Republican , who was once a Mormon missionary , was selling the children of exploited teen prostitutes for his own personal gain — but honestly , it ’ s extremely on brand for today ’ s modern Republican Party .
Original reporting by Azi Paybarah at the New York Times .
Additional reporting from Dillion Roseblatt at the AZ Capitol Times .

The scourge of human trafficking and the buying and selling of people is as alive today as it ever was before, and often times hides in broad daylight. A former Republican official from Arizona has pleaded guilty to a federal human smuggling charge, putting an end to a deeply disturbing child selling ring in which pregnant girls from the Marshall Islands were trafficked into the United States so their babies could be put up for adoption.
Former Maricopa county assessor and “adoption lawyer” Paul D. Petersen faces up to ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine for his role in the multi-state human trafficking ring in Arkansas alone; he faced a total of 62 felony counts between indictments in Arkansas, Utah, and Arizona.
Petersen would pay the women, some of whom were as young as fifteen years old, between $7,300 and $10,800 to travel to the U.S. and have their babies. Petersen would then charge adoptive families up to $30,000 for his work as a “legal facilitator,” while racking up tens of thousands more in “expenses,” reports the New York Times. While he told the families their money would be used to pay for things like medical expenses, he also provided false residency information in order to get Arizona’s Medicaid program to pay for the births of at least 29 women.
Unsurprisingly, he would also falsify the information on adoption papers to get courts to approve them. He would then send the women back to the Marshall Islands after he sold their babies.
The girls were procured in the Marshall Islands by his co-conspirator, Lynwood Jennett, who revealed that not only were many of the girls underage, they were also taken from a prostitution camp where they were exploited for sex work in exchange for food and shelter. Jennett, who is from the Marshall Islands but lives in the United States, would receive a call whenever one of the women at the camp fell pregnant.
The Marshall Islands has a long history of exploitation by American adoption agencies, so much so that the visa treaty between the U.S. and the Marshall Islands specifically forbids traveling to the United States for the purposes of adoption.
It is appalling to find out that this pro-life Republican, who was once a Mormon missionary, was selling the children of exploited teen prostitutes for his own personal gain — but honestly, it’s extremely on brand for today’s modern Republican Party.
Original reporting by Azi Paybarah at the New York Times.
Additional reporting from Dillion Roseblatt at the AZ Capitol Times.
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-26--Trump totally stumped when Hannity asks about his second term plans, rambles incoherently instead

After a first term as disastrous as his , Donald Trump is going to have dig deep and get incredibly creative in order to offer up a pitch for his second term that might convince anyone outside his diehard core of supporters that he deserves to remain president .
Trump has no real accomplishments to run on and his resumé includes : a massive tax cut for the super-rich , the botching of the United States ’ COVID-19 response , the near-total attenuation of our relationships with our international allies , the deepening of racial divides and tacit support for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s been reduced to ashes .
With such an uphill battle ahead of him in order to make the case for his reelection , one might expect that Trump would have his team hammering out a clear message for him to sell .
Instead , he and his campaign appear every bit as disorganized as his administration .
If there is some way to make a second Trump term sound appealing , they ’ ve yet to discover it .
Last night , Trump appeared on the embarrassingly sycophantic Sean Hannity ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
At one point Hannity—one of the president ’ s most outspoken fans—asked Trump what Americans can expect from him if he secures a second term .
The answer Trump gave was utterly incoherent , even by his subterranean low standards .
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First , Trump rambled on about experience and how it ’ s a “ very important word , ” perhaps talking around a claim that he himself now has the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ articulating such an idea .
He then switched to talking about how he never lived in Washington D.C. before and alluded to some “ story ” about he and First Lady Melania driving down Pennsylvania Avenue when he apparently said , “ This is great.
” After bouncing nonsensically around a bit more , he admitted that “ you make some mistakes ” and attacked his former National Security Advisor John Bolton as an “ idiot ” for wanting to “ drop bombs on everybody.
” As usual , Trump failed to address @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hired this “ idiot ” in the first place .
He takes no responsibility for his mistakes .
Watch the bewildering remarks below and then try to imagine the kind of person who could see and hear this and still decide to vote for Trump .
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After a first term as disastrous as his, Donald Trump is going to have dig deep and get incredibly creative in order to offer up a pitch for his second term that might convince anyone outside his diehard core of supporters that he deserves to remain president.
Trump has no real accomplishments to run on and his resumé includes: a massive tax cut for the super-rich, the botching of the United States’ COVID-19 response, the near-total attenuation of our relationships with our international allies, the deepening of racial divides and tacit support for police brutality, and an economy that’s been reduced to ashes.
With such an uphill battle ahead of him in order to make the case for his reelection, one might expect that Trump would have his team hammering out a clear message for him to sell. Instead, he and his campaign appear every bit as disorganized as his administration. If there is some way to make a second Trump term sound appealing, they’ve yet to discover it.
Last night, Trump appeared on the embarrassingly sycophantic Sean Hannity’s Fox News program for an interview. At one point Hannity—one of the president’s most outspoken fans—asked Trump what Americans can expect from him if he secures a second term. The answer Trump gave was utterly incoherent, even by his subterranean low standards.
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First, Trump rambled on about experience and how it’s a “very important word,” perhaps talking around a claim that he himself now has the experience to be president without ever clearly articulating such an idea.
He then switched to talking about how he never lived in Washington D.C. before and alluded to some “story” about he and First Lady Melania driving down Pennsylvania Avenue when he apparently said, “This is great.”
After bouncing nonsensically around a bit more, he admitted that “you make some mistakes” and attacked his former National Security Advisor John Bolton as an “idiot” for wanting to “drop bombs on everybody.” As usual, Trump failed to address the fact that it was he who hired this “idiot” in the first place. He takes no responsibility for his mistakes.
Watch the bewildering remarks below and then try to imagine the kind of person who could see and hear this and still decide to vote for Trump.
Here's the transcript of Trump's response when he was asked what are his top priorities for a second term. pic.twitter.com/XKMawRiXFs — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 26, 2020
Asked what his top priorities for a second term are, Trump can’t name a single thing pic.twitter.com/fF6xXaDAy0 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 26, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-26--Video shows cop threatening a child, terrorizing a family who called him over a domestic disturbance

“ It was just on from there .
I mean as soon as that man broke through my threshold , he was aggressive .
It was just awful .
It was a nightmare , ” said Kandy Dowell to KAIT8 News .
“ That ’ s when I see that red dot hit my child ’ s stomach and I lost it .
I was like , ‘ He is so out of his mind , I think he ’ s fixin ’ to kill my child.
’ Aiming for my husband , but shoot my child in the process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I was scared for all of our lives.
” Kevin Dowell suffers from PTSD and depression , and police calls to the Dowell home is a common occurrence to help defuse fights .
“ They come out here and they usually help us grab a bag and we leave .
That ’ s usually the end of it , but this time it was not.
” Kandy Dowell said that “ certain cops knew exactly how to handle her husband.
” The incident was resolved when a Sheriff arrived and escalated the situation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation .
Dowell tried to warn the cop about her husband ’ s mental struggles but to no avail .
“ He did not listen to me at all when I tried to tell him about my husband ’ s mental illnesses , ” said Dowell .
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The incident is terrifyingly similar to the Sunday killing of George Zapantis by the NYPD , who was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cardiac arrest .
A neighbor tried to tell the police that Zapantis was bipolar , but he too was ignored .
While the officer ’ s behavior was appalling , it is beyond frustrating that there was nobody else that the Dowells could have called .
A minor domestic disturbance such as this should not require a police officer , but you can not simply call a social worker to respond to incidents like this in the vast majority of the country , because there aren ’ t any .
Nor is there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dowell to take advantage of and teach him to deal with his PTSD in healthier ways .
Instead , families are forced to call the police , who spend 61 hours in their astonishingly short training regimes learning how to shoot a gun but just 8 hours on conflict resolution .
As the Dowells learned the hard way , it is a roll of the dice to see how the police will react when they are called ; especially if the citizens involved are black , there is a significant chance that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help in the first place who are harassed , arrested , or even killed .
This sad incident is just more evidence that America needs to defund its gargantuan police departments and start spending money on services to help people who really need it .
It is unfair and unreasonable of us to ask our police officers to be social workers , marriage counselors , babysitters and crime-stoppers at all once — but we spend so much on our cops that there ’ s no money left for anything else .
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“It was just on from there. I mean as soon as that man broke through my threshold, he was aggressive. It was just awful. It was a nightmare,” said Kandy Dowell to KAIT8 News. “That’s when I see that red dot hit my child’s stomach and I lost it. I was like, ‘He is so out of his mind, I think he’s fixin’ to kill my child.’ Aiming for my husband, but shoot my child in the process. I was scared to death. I was scared for all of our lives.”
Kevin Dowell suffers from PTSD and depression, and police calls to the Dowell home is a common occurrence to help defuse fights. “They come out here and they usually help us grab a bag and we leave. That’s usually the end of it, but this time it was not.” Kandy Dowell said that “certain cops knew exactly how to handle her husband.”
The incident was resolved when a Sheriff arrived and deescalated the situation. The officer involved has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation.
Dowell tried to warn the cop about her husband’s mental struggles but to no avail. “He did not listen to me at all when I tried to tell him about my husband’s mental illnesses,” said Dowell. Add your name to tell states and police to reject Trump’s calls to use violence against peaceful protestors! The incident is terrifyingly similar to the Sunday killing of George Zapantis by the NYPD, who was tased twice by officers and died of cardiac arrest. A neighbor tried to tell the police that Zapantis was bipolar, but he too was ignored.
While the officer’s behavior was appalling, it is beyond frustrating that there was nobody else that the Dowells could have called. A minor domestic disturbance such as this should not require a police officer, but you cannot simply call a social worker to respond to incidents like this in the vast majority of the country, because there aren’t any. Nor is there any free mental health services for Mr. Dowell to take advantage of and teach him to deal with his PTSD in healthier ways.
Instead, families are forced to call the police, who spend 61 hours in their astonishingly short training regimes learning how to shoot a gun but just 8 hours on conflict resolution. As the Dowells learned the hard way, it is a roll of the dice to see how the police will react when they are called; especially if the citizens involved are black, there is a significant chance that it will be the people who called for help in the first place who are harassed, arrested, or even killed.
This sad incident is just more evidence that America needs to defund its gargantuan police departments and start spending money on services to help people who really need it. It is unfair and unreasonable of us to ask our police officers to be social workers, marriage counselors, babysitters and crime-stoppers at all once — but we spend so much on our cops that there’s no money left for anything else.
Original reporting by Jurnee Taylor at KAIT8.com
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-27--Trump fills his Twitter feed with wanted posters for people attacking federal monuments

Donald Trump may not have any great love for the U.S .
Postal Service — in fact , he seems to be doing everything possible to hasten its demise , particularly since it will be the method that so many mail-in votes for Joe Biden will be delivered to election authorities — but today the president tried to emulate a post office wall on his Twitter feed .
Having come back from his morning golfing excursion — you know , the one that he took to his Virginia Trump National golf club after canceling his trip to his rainy New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to “ make sure LAW & ORDER is enforced ” — the president fulfilled his promise to keep “ the arsonists , anarchists , looters , and agitators ” at bay in a way that few would have initially expected .
Trump ’ s idea of ingenuity in enforcing the law against those who would tear down his precious monuments to those defenders of slavery and the Confederacy enshrined in marble and granite was to transform his Twitter feed into a series of 15 wanted posters featuring photos of protestors who tried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jackson in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House .
Formatted as an “ Attempt to Identify ” the individuals whose photos are included in the posts by the United States Park Police , Trump ’ s use of his Twitter feed to turn attention away from the major news of the day — that Russia paid the Taliban a bounty for each U.S. soldier that they killed — and his failure to address that hostile act was somewhat laughable given that , unlike the Trump followers who risked COVID-19 to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the people in the photos have their faces covered by protective masks that have the added benefit of concealing their identities while providing anti-viral protection .
Here are a few examples of Trump ’ s investigative call for snitches and doxxers to turn in the subjects of his ire .
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Yes , the nation is exploding with new coronavirus cases , the economy is headed for collapse , police violence against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Putin is paying Afghani rebels to kill U.S. military personnel , and Trump is emulating J. Edgar Hoover and playing junior G-man while the country ’ s citizens are calling for leadership and action .
If you aren ’ t convinced of Donald Trump ’ s complete and utter inability to rise to the position to which a minority of Americans elected him with the help of some Russian interference by now , then you never will be .
If Trump thinks that this is the most important matter for him to address @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course — his skewed priorities demonstrate yet one more reason why he needs to be removed from office substantially sooner than the November elections .
Who knows if the country can survive until then ?
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Donald Trump may not have any great love for the U.S. Postal Service — in fact, he seems to be doing everything possible to hasten its demise, particularly since it will be the method that so many mail-in votes for Joe Biden will be delivered to election authorities — but today the president tried to emulate a post office wall on his Twitter feed.
Having come back from his morning golfing excursion — you know, the one that he took to his Virginia Trump National golf club after canceling his trip to his rainy New Jersey Bedminster resort supposedly because he was going to “make sure LAW & ORDER is enforced” — the president fulfilled his promise to keep “the arsonists, anarchists, looters, and agitators” at bay in a way that few would have initially expected.
Trump’s idea of ingenuity in enforcing the law against those who would tear down his precious monuments to those defenders of slavery and the Confederacy enshrined in marble and granite was to transform his Twitter feed into a series of 15 wanted posters featuring photos of protestors who tried to bring down the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House.
Formatted as an “Attempt to Identify” the individuals whose photos are included in the posts by the United States Park Police, Trump’s use of his Twitter feed to turn attention away from the major news of the day — that Russia paid the Taliban a bounty for each U.S. soldier that they killed — and his failure to address that hostile act was somewhat laughable given that, unlike the Trump followers who risked COVID-19 to attend his rallies this week, many of the people in the photos have their faces covered by protective masks that have the added benefit of concealing their identities while providing anti-viral protection.
Here are a few examples of Trump’s investigative call for snitches and doxxers to turn in the subjects of his ire.
Add your name to tell states and police to reject Trump’s calls to use violence against peaceful protestors!
Yes, the nation is exploding with new coronavirus cases, the economy is headed for collapse, police violence against people of color is running rampant, Putin is paying Afghani rebels to kill U.S. military personnel, and Trump is emulating J. Edgar Hoover and playing junior G-man while the country’s citizens are calling for leadership and action.
If you aren’t convinced of Donald Trump’s complete and utter inability to rise to the position to which a minority of Americans elected him with the help of some Russian interference by now, then you never will be.
If Trump thinks that this is the most important matter for him to address — after his golf game, of course — his skewed priorities demonstrate yet one more reason why he needs to be removed from office substantially sooner than the November elections.
Who knows if the country can survive until then?
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-27--Trump campaign workers removed warning stickers from seats in Tulsa rally venue despite virus spike

Anyone foolish enough to have visited Donald Trump ’ s embarrassingly poorly attended rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma last weekend may have had to sign a waiver declaring that they would hold the Trump campaign harmless if they caught COVID-19 while sitting among the unmasked , MAGA-hatted true believers , however , if anyone had a change of heart after going and falling ill with the virus , their legal options may not be completely exhausted after all .
After reports emerged this week that a number of Trump campaign staffers and Secret Service agents came down with the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not to cancel his rally — despite the skyrocketing spread new cases of the disease in Oklahoma — comes even more disturbing news that campaign staffers deliberately removed stickers with warnings reading “ Do Not Sit Here , Please !
” that had been placed on every other seat of the BOK Center by the operators of the venue in order to promote social distancing at the event .
Billboard magazine broke the news yesterday of the active measures by eager Trump campaign officials to make the venue look as crowded as possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the 19,000 seat arena only managed to attract a fraction of that number .
According to Thornton , the arena operator was faithfully executing the company ’ s new VenueShield program — a program developed with doctors , industry experts and infectious disease specialists to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at ASM ’ s 325 venues worldwide .
The seat stickers were an essential component of the program , and the BOK Center employees reportedly continued to place the stickers on alternating seats to comply with the protective measures .
Soon , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the venue operators hadn ’ t planned for : Actively undermining the BOK Center ’ s virus mitigation plans was perhaps an easy decision to make after insuring that ticket holders had signed away their rights to sue if they contracted the disease while attending the rally , but the removal of the warning stickers by campaign staffers adds a level of complexity to the situation that could have liability lawyers salivating at the chance to test the validity of the waivers of responsibility in these circumstances .
“ We know that eight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tested positive for the coronavirus and we know that two of them were intermingling with the people in the arena , ” said Tulsa Police Department corporal David Crowduring a Tulsa Public Facilities Authority meeting Tuesday .
“ Obviously , we know that that event probably triggered some type of broader infection.
” “ In a public health crisis like this we need to make sure we are following the advice of medical experts and we are not doing things for politics , or doing things to impress people or whatever last Saturday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Crow said .
Still , the event had been cleared by both state and city officials in advance , ASM ’ s Thornton emphasized .
The venue operator now knows that the president and his staff are willing to ignore any concerns about the health of attendees at his events , putting them in an uncomfortable position for the months ahead .
ASM manages all of the venues in Jacksonville , Florida — another location where coronavirus cases have been spiking upwards rapidly — where Trump has had his acceptance speech for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the original location in North Carolina refused to guarantee that social distancing requirements would be waived to allow the president to speak before the tightly-packed , ego-gratifying crowds that he so desires .
With Vice President Mike Pence already having canceled upcoming campaign events in Arizona and Florida due to the spike in new COVID-19 cases as the U.S. sets records for new infections on a daily basis , it remains to be seen whether the Trump administration will continue with its plans for additional rallies in the weeks ahead , but one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and venality at one ’ s own risk .
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Anyone foolish enough to have visited Donald Trump’s embarrassingly poorly attended rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma last weekend may have had to sign a waiver declaring that they would hold the Trump campaign harmless if they caught COVID-19 while sitting among the unmasked, MAGA-hatted true believers, however, if anyone had a change of heart after going and falling ill with the virus, their legal options may not be completely exhausted after all.
After reports emerged this week that a number of Trump campaign staffers and Secret Service agents came down with the coronavirus after the president’s unfortunate decision not to cancel his rally — despite the skyrocketing spread new cases of the disease in Oklahoma — comes even more disturbing news that campaign staffers deliberately removed stickers with warnings reading “Do Not Sit Here, Please!” that had been placed on every other seat of the BOK Center by the operators of the venue in order to promote social distancing at the event.
Billboard magazine broke the news yesterday of the active measures by eager Trump campaign officials to make the venue look as crowded as possible to avoid further ridicule after the rally at the 19,000 seat arena only managed to attract a fraction of that number.
“Campaign staff quickly radioed over to an executive at ASM Global and asked the arena to stop labeling the seats. In fact, ‘they also told us that they didn’t want any signs posted saying we should social distance in the venue,’ says Doug Thornton, executive vp for ASM Global, who oversees nearly 100 arenas across five continents for the venue management company created by the 2019 merger of AEG and SMG,” the music industry publication reported.
According to Thornton, the arena operator was faithfully executing the company’s new VenueShield program — a program developed with doctors, industry experts and infectious disease specialists to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at ASM’s 325 venues worldwide.
The seat stickers were an essential component of the program, and the BOK Center employees reportedly continued to place the stickers on alternating seats to comply with the protective measures. Soon, however, Thornton said something happened that the venue operators hadn’t planned for:
“The campaign went through and removed the stickers.”
According to Billboard:
“A video created by a third party and reviewed by Billboard shows Trump staffers methodically walking the aisles of BOK Center and peeling the three-inch square stickers from thousands of chairs ahead of the “Make America Great Again” rally. (Trump’s campaign did not respond to Billboard’s request for comment.)”
Actively undermining the BOK Center’s virus mitigation plans was perhaps an easy decision to make after insuring that ticket holders had signed away their rights to sue if they contracted the disease while attending the rally, but the removal of the warning stickers by campaign staffers adds a level of complexity to the situation that could have liability lawyers salivating at the chance to test the validity of the waivers of responsibility in these circumstances.
“We know that eight Trump campaign staff members that were here tested positive for the coronavirus and we know that two of them were intermingling with the people in the arena,” said Tulsa Police Department corporal David Crowduring a Tulsa Public Facilities Authority meeting Tuesday. “Obviously, we know that that event probably triggered some type of broader infection.” “In a public health crisis like this we need to make sure we are following the advice of medical experts and we are not doing things for politics, or doing things to impress people or whatever last Saturday’s performance was all about,” Crow said.
Still, the event had been cleared by both state and city officials in advance, ASM’s Thornton emphasized.
“We would never make a call on an event like this without contacting the local officials, to get their approval,” he explains. “An ASM executive even reached out to the mayor’s office and asked, ‘Are you OK with us going forward with this?’ Their response was, ’Yeah, proceed to the fullest extent that the President has requested,’” Thorton says.
The venue operator now knows that the president and his staff are willing to ignore any concerns about the health of attendees at his events, putting them in an uncomfortable position for the months ahead.
ASM manages all of the venues in Jacksonville, Florida — another location where coronavirus cases have been spiking upwards rapidly — where Trump has had his acceptance speech for the Republican National Convention moved to after the original location in North Carolina refused to guarantee that social distancing requirements would be waived to allow the president to speak before the tightly-packed, ego-gratifying crowds that he so desires.
“We’re going to be working with the same Trump campaign staff that we worked with in Tulsa,” Thornton says. “And I suspect there’ll be more rallies between now and the end of the year. If we’re going to do an event, we’ll need to continue to have conversations with our clients and the people who own our buildings and work through any governance issues.”
With Vice President Mike Pence already having canceled upcoming campaign events in Arizona and Florida due to the spike in new COVID-19 cases as the U.S. sets records for new infections on a daily basis, it remains to be seen whether the Trump administration will continue with its plans for additional rallies in the weeks ahead, but one should underestimate the president’s stupidity and venality at one’s own risk.
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-27--Trump golfs again despite claiming that he’d stay in DC to “make sure LAW & ORDER is enforced”

If Donald Trump was trying to project strength and dedication to his job when he announced yesterday that he was canceling his weekend trip to his Bedminster New jersey golf club to “ stay in Washington , D.C. to make sure LAW & ORDER is enforced , ” any political benefit he may have wanted to achieve was completely undermined by what he chose to do instead .
Yesterday , Trump posted this notice on Twitter making it sound like he would be patrolling the streets personally to keep “ the arsonists , anarchists , looters , and agitators ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that instead , the president had merely moved his golfing excursion from New Jersey — where the weather was currently rainy and soggy — to the Trump National Golf Club in the Washington DC suburbs , where the skies were precipitation-free , indicated that Trump was only going to be ensuring “ LAW & ORDER ” on his own property today .
If the president was hoping that no one would notice his hypocrisy in trying to transform a weather-related decision into a faux-boast about protecting the nation ’ s capital from all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was sorely mistaken , as he was called out repeatedly for his easily discovered deception .
Low information voters may not be aware of Trump ’ s attempts to pull the wool over their eyes because they are too busy complaining about the masks they are being asked to cover their mouths and noses , but the rest of us can see the president ’ s sloth and his inability to rise to the necessities of his position of responsibility .
It ’ s just one more reason to ensure that he is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If he resigns tomorrow , I ’ m sure we can all chip in to ensure that a putting green can be installed in whatever prison cell he eventually lands in .
It ’ s a one day offer only !
Better take advantage of it while you can , Donnie .
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If Donald Trump was trying to project strength and dedication to his job when he announced yesterday that he was canceling his weekend trip to his Bedminster New jersey golf club to “stay in Washington, D.C. to make sure LAW & ORDER is enforced,” any political benefit he may have wanted to achieve was completely undermined by what he chose to do instead.
Yesterday, Trump posted this notice on Twitter making it sound like he would be patrolling the streets personally to keep “the arsonists, anarchists, looters, and agitators” at bay.
…I am doing what is necessary to keep our communities safe — and these people will be brought to Justice! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 26, 2020
Today’s news that instead, the president had merely moved his golfing excursion from New Jersey — where the weather was currently rainy and soggy — to the Trump National Golf Club in the Washington DC suburbs, where the skies were precipitation-free, indicated that Trump was only going to be ensuring “LAW & ORDER” on his own property today.
If the president was hoping that no one would notice his hypocrisy in trying to transform a weather-related decision into a faux-boast about protecting the nation’s capital from all those nasty, monument-destroying protestors, he was sorely mistaken, as he was called out repeatedly for his easily discovered deception.
#Trump yesterday – canceling NJ trip because he "wanted to stay in Washington, D.C. to make sure LAW & ORDER is enforced”. Trump today: At Trump National Golf Club in Virginia (363rd day at one of his properties and 271st day at one of his golf clubs since sworn in) — Michael Holmes (@holmescnn) June 27, 2020
Off to Trump national golf club, 361 golf trips at our expense for flight, secret service etc etc. No mask, no cares. Remove this ass — freddie (@freddie52391790) June 27, 2020
When in fact: “President Trump arrived at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia at 10:23am, per the pool. This is the President's 363rd day at one of his properties and 271st day at one of his golf clubs since the beginning of his presidency.” https://t.co/0e3EBEeLDF — Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) June 27, 2020
I'm going to Trump National Golf Club to watch Trump protect the fake civil war plaque he put up between the 14th hole and 15th tee.
Skipping NJ because of the forecasted rain…. @ProjectLincoln pic.twitter.com/j4bMiTaPSk — BLUE WAVE News™ خبر彙報 ข่าว Tin Tức OLA AZUL (@Lazo77400) June 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/EugestShirley/status/1276906509633372160?s=20
President Donald Trump tees off while golfing at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, VA on Saturday. Trump was scheduled to spend the weekend at his club in Bedminster, NJ but cancelled his trip yesterday afternoon. #golf pic.twitter.com/tXgiwYpY77 — Al Drago (@Al_Drago) June 27, 2020
Low information voters may not be aware of Trump’s attempts to pull the wool over their eyes because they are too busy complaining about the masks they are being asked to cover their mouths and noses, but the rest of us can see the president’s sloth and his inability to rise to the necessities of his position of responsibility.
It’s just one more reason to ensure that he is removed from office as expeditiously as possible. If he resigns tomorrow, I’m sure we can all chip in to ensure that a putting green can be installed in whatever prison cell he eventually lands in.
It’s a one day offer only! Better take advantage of it while you can, Donnie.
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-27--WATCH: Anti-mask “Karen” accused of staging tantrum at newly-opened LA Trader Joe’s

Despite the difficult business environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic , specialty supermarket chain Trader Joe ’ s nonetheless went ahead with their plans to open a brand new store in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles this morning .
What would normally be a celebratory environment was marred , however , when one woman went on an extended public freakout over the requirement to wear masks inside the store as Governor Gavin Newsom has mandated in the latest guidelines issued in the face of infection rates in the state that are still consistently rising , with Los Angeles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus crisis .
According to eyewitnesses , the screaming tantrum appeared to be deliberately staged as a political protest by the woman over the supposed violation of her rights to go mask-free and potentially spread the deadly virus to others in the vicinity .
Watch the video below taken by an astounded bystander who witnesses the woman call the workers and patrons of the new branch of the supermarket “ Democratic pigs ” as she stomps angrily out of the store after flinging her empty shopping basket to the floor .
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Now read the account of the incident posted to Twitter by another patron in the store this morning who claims that the woman wore a mask while standing in line to enter the store and only took it off once inside .
This witness claims that the angry anti-mask crusader then pretended to shop for a while without actually ever putting a thing into her shopping basket while seeming to be looking to provoke someone to ask her to comply with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a public display of her ignorant , harmful , and anti-social political convictions .
The backstory of the incident was further filled out by this additional video footage in which the woman claims to have a “ breathing problem ” that prevents her from wearing a mask — something that apparently wasn ’ t a problem while she was waiting outside the market to enter the store — without ever producing a doctor ’ s note exempting her from the mask rules .
Social media denizens reacted to the videos and the backstory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expect .
Given that anti-shut down protestors stormed the statehouse in Michigan last month demanding their freedoms to ignore public health guidelines and endanger the health of their fellow citizens — all while armed to the teeth — the scenario described in the last comment is all too concerning .
Call her a “ Karen , ” call her a deranged QAnon devotee , call her a hysterical crisis actor , but perhaps the best name for any woman who reacts like this to disease prevention measures is a shopworn term from an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to hear what YOU have to say .
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Despite the difficult business environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, specialty supermarket chain Trader Joe’s nonetheless went ahead with their plans to open a brand new store in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles this morning.
What would normally be a celebratory environment was marred, however, when one woman went on an extended public freakout over the requirement to wear masks inside the store as Governor Gavin Newsom has mandated in the latest guidelines (Updated:03/15/2022) issued in the face of infection rates in the state that are still consistently rising, with Los Angeles as the epicenter of California’s coronavirus crisis.
According to eyewitnesses, the screaming tantrum appeared to be deliberately staged as a political protest by the woman over the supposed violation of her rights to go mask-free and potentially spread the deadly virus to others in the vicinity.
Watch the video below taken by an astounded bystander who witnesses the woman call the workers and patrons of the new branch of the supermarket “Democratic pigs” as she stomps angrily out of the store after flinging her empty shopping basket to the floor.
https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1276882898730323968?s=20
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Now read the account of the incident posted to Twitter by another patron in the store this morning who claims that the woman wore a mask while standing in line to enter the store and only took it off once inside.
This witness claims that the angry anti-mask crusader then pretended to shop for a while without actually ever putting a thing into her shopping basket while seeming to be looking to provoke someone to ask her to comply with the mask regulations so she could make a public display of her ignorant, harmful, and anti-social political convictions.
The backstory of the incident was further filled out by this additional video footage in which the woman claims to have a “breathing problem” that prevents her from wearing a mask — something that apparently wasn’t a problem while she was waiting outside the market to enter the store — without ever producing a doctor’s note exempting her from the mask rules.
Saw this video first, which seems to pick up right after the other video ended. Then I saw this thread. Thanks for the extra info.https://t.co/xtYvpeLrPe — cstephens2 (@cstephens2) June 27, 2020
Social media denizens reacted to the videos and the backstory as with the revulsion that one would expect.
"Ma'am, why are you standing in line with an empty basket?" — Captain Renault (@NotClaudeRains) June 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/held_space/status/1276926507634565120?s=20
“Making a scene in a line outside” brings your chances of a Fox News hagiography way down — Misandrosaurus Bex (@bexone) June 27, 2020
Given that anti-shut down protestors stormed the statehouse in Michigan last month demanding their freedoms to ignore public health guidelines and endanger the health of their fellow citizens — all while armed to the teeth — the scenario described in the last comment is all too concerning.
Call her a “Karen,” call her a deranged QAnon devotee, call her a hysterical crisis actor, but perhaps the best name for any woman who reacts like this to disease prevention measures is a shopworn term from an earlier era: Typhoid Mary.
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Update: This story contains a new link to California’s mask guidelines after a reader pointed out that our old link was broken.
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-27--“Treason!”: Trump blasted after Russia revealed to have paid Taliban bounty for US military deaths

After an explosive report in The New York Times revealed that American intelligence agencies have concluded that a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing U.S. armed forces in Afghanistan , the backlash against Donald Trump erupted on social media .
With the article alleging that the president was briefed on the finding which was discussed by Trump ’ s National Security Council in late March , the administration ’ s failure to authorize a single retaliatory step against these hostile attacks by the proxies of a foreign power on America ’ s soldiers inspired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and demands for Trump ’ s ouster as Americans processed the news by sending the hashtag # TraitorTrump trending on Twitter .
Compounding the outrage over the Trump administration ’ s failure to sanction the Kremlin after the bounties were discovered was the fact that the president continued to call for Russia to be invited to the next G7 meeting of world leaders and that he had scarce ventilators shipped to that country to help in the treatment of their surging COVID-19 infections after the paid incentives to kill American troops were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the president on Twitter were savage in their assessment of Trump ’ s behavior , labeling it as a treasonous and cowardly abdication of his responsibility to protect American lives .
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After an explosive report in The New York Times revealed that American intelligence agencies have concluded that a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing U.S. armed forces in Afghanistan, the backlash against Donald Trump erupted on social media.
With the article alleging that the president was briefed on the finding which was discussed by Trump’s National Security Council in late March, the administration’s failure to authorize a single retaliatory step against these hostile attacks by the proxies of a foreign power on America’s soldiers inspired outrage, further accusations of Russian collusion, and demands for Trump’s ouster as Americans processed the news by sending the hashtag #TraitorTrump trending on Twitter.
Compounding the outrage over the Trump administration’s failure to sanction the Kremlin after the bounties were discovered was the fact that the president continued to call for Russia to be invited to the next G7 meeting of world leaders and that he had scarce ventilators shipped to that country to help in the treatment of their surging COVID-19 infections after the paid incentives to kill American troops were already known in intelligence circles.
Critics of the president on Twitter were savage in their assessment of Trump’s behavior, labeling it as a treasonous and cowardly abdication of his responsibility to protect American lives.
https://twitter.com/kirkacevedo/status/1276884071503691777?s=20
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Remember, after Trump found out that Putin is paying bounties for Taliban mercenaries to hunt US soldiers serving in Afghanistan: Trump had at least 2 phone talks with Putin
Trump declared he'd REDUCE US troops in Germany
Trump tried to end Russia sanctions at G7#TraitorTrump pic.twitter.com/rlBDWyvYNn — Tomi T Ahonen (@tomiahonen) June 27, 2020
Light up the switchboards, fill up the answer machines, flood Twitter. Register your righteous indignation! #TraitorTrump @senatemajldr
#TraitorInChief — Catann (@corgiboys) June 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/LALewman/status/1276906031084457984?s=20
https://twitter.com/TheRealTT13/status/1276904776710721538?s=20
Are you sitting on the fence with this one too? @GOP @marcorubio @VernBuchanan @SenRickScott American Troops and American Citizens lives are in danger. Everyone of you has aided in putting us there. #TraitorTrump #TraitorGOP https://t.co/hSL7oJ51EU — joym2u2 (@joym2u2) June 27, 2020
TELL your reps in Congress to investigate: Trump knew about Russian bounties paid to the Taliban to kill U.S. Troops in MARCH. Trump administration has taken NO action. But Trump wanted Russia invited to the G7 Summit. Trump has committed Treason against the U.S. #TraitorTrump https://t.co/a1AuhGUpPF — Nancy Levine (@nancylevine) June 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/taradublinrocks/status/1276903639622115328?s=20
https://twitter.com/EarlOfEnough/status/1276903048917528578?s=20
Putin's paying to have our soldiers killed and tRump knew. Have you had enough yet America?#TraitorTrump#PutinsPuppet — Dad Of 4A's (@4a_of) June 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/MzCheng363/status/1276901999070625795?s=20
https://twitter.com/taradublinrocks/status/1276901080283009025?s=20
How many more straws can this country take before our backs are broken?
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Trump needs to be removed from office immediately and his GOP enablers voted out of power wherever they hold it.
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-28--The Rolling Stones tell Trump to get off of their cloud, seek satisfaction over song use

Donald Trump played with fire and now he ’ s been burned .
Now he ’ s learned that he can ’ t always get what he wants and will be getting no satisfaction whatsoever .
All because wild horses couldn ’ t convince the Rolling Stones to allow an American president who tries to keep the nation under his thumb from using their songs as part of the entertainment at his rallies to keep up their energy all down the line .
The Stones have told Trump to get off of their cloud many times before , dating back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the campaign with cease and desist orders that Trump has repeatedly ignored as if he couldn ’ t hear them knocking .
Rather than simply succumbing to a nineteenth nervous breakdown over the intellectual property and copyright violations by the American president , the group has devised a strategy to sway Trump to stop using their music by working with performing rights organization BMI to sue the president ’ s campaign for violating licensing agreements .
After hearing “ You Can ’ t Always Get What you Want ” played at Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Rolling Stones were shattered and decided that it was all over now .
In a statement issued to the publication partly named after themselves , the band told Rolling Stone magazine : With no expectations that Trump will suddenly decide that he is subject to the rule of law , the Stones ’ lawyers will likely be getting their rocks off on starting up the litigation before too long .
With the election quickly approaching , the band knows that the law , as well as time , is on their side @ @ @ @ @ @ @ devil , these street fighting men will continue to refuse to be Trump ’ s musical beasts of burden , as have many other musicians like Bruce Springsteen , the estate of the late Tom Petty , Axl Rose of Guns N ’ Roses , and Neil Young .
As for Donald Trump , you can be sure that once he ’ s defeated in November neither the Rolling Stones nor any of the other rock stars mentioned above — nor any rational American — will be humming “ Miss You ” as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — preferably in chains — and becomes yesterday ’ s papers .
Instead , may we suggest a more appropriate , if lesser-known , song from the Stones ’ canon that we could loudly sing all together with far-away eyes on that blessed occasion : “ I ’ m Free.
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Donald Trump played with fire and now he’s been burned.
Now he’s learned that he can’t always get what he wants and will be getting no satisfaction whatsoever.
All because wild horses couldn’t convince the Rolling Stones to allow an American president who tries to keep the nation under his thumb from using their songs as part of the entertainment at his rallies to keep up their energy all down the line.
The Stones have told Trump to get off of their cloud many times before, dating back to his 2016 campaign when they served the campaign with cease and desist orders that Trump has repeatedly ignored as if he couldn’t hear them knocking.
Rather than simply succumbing to a nineteenth nervous breakdown over the intellectual property and copyright violations by the American president, the group has devised a strategy to sway Trump to stop using their music by working with performing rights organization BMI to sue the president’s campaign for violating licensing agreements.
After hearing “You Can’t Always Get What you Want” played at Trump’s disastrous Tulsa rally last weekend, the Rolling Stones were shattered and decided that it was all over now.
In a statement issued to the publication partly named after themselves, the band told Rolling Stone magazine:
“This could be the last time Trump uses any Jagger/Richards songs on his campaigns,” the Stones said yesterday. “If Donald Trump disregards the exclusion and persists, then he would face a lawsuit.”
With no expectations that Trump will suddenly decide that he is subject to the rule of law, the Stones’ lawyers will likely be getting their rocks off on starting up the litigation before too long.
With the election quickly approaching, the band knows that the law, as well as time, is on their side.
With no sympathy for this particular devil, these street fighting men will continue to refuse to be Trump’s musical beasts of burden, as have many other musicians like Bruce Springsteen, the estate of the late Tom Petty, Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses, and Neil Young.
As for Donald Trump, you can be sure that once he’s defeated in November neither the Rolling Stones nor any of the other rock stars mentioned above — nor any rational American — will be humming “Miss You” as he walks out the White House doors — preferably in chains — and becomes yesterday’s papers.
Instead, may we suggest a more appropriate, if lesser-known, song from the Stones’ canon that we could loudly sing all together with far-away eyes on that blessed occasion: “I’m Free.”
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-28--Trump forced to delete “white power” video he retweeted after only Black GOP senator objects

Donald Trump ’ s affinity for the KKK and other white supremacist advocacy groups finally has the president on the defensive as public pressure forced him to delete a controversial video that he retweeted earlier today that included one of his supporters at a Florida retirement community openly calling for “ white power.
” Trump originally sent the tweet to thank his fans at The Villages retirement community for unrepentant racists ( although that last descriptor is apparently not an official part of the name of the development ) this morning , and it immediately created a furor for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
After Trump surrogates were put in the difficult position of defending the president ’ s actions on Sunday morning news programs , the president deleted his post , although the original tweet containing the offensive racism was still on Twitter as part of the original posters feed .
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Perhaps the man most embarrassed by the president ’ s tweet was the only African American Republican Senator , Tim Scott of South @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeared on CNN ‘ s State of the Union where host Jake Tapper asked him his reaction to Trump ’ s retweeting of the “ white power ” declaration which had likely yet to be posted when the senator was booked on the show to discuss his rejected Republican police reform plan .
You can only imagine what was running through Senator Scott ’ s mind when he realized that he would be compelled to tell Tapper that he found the president ’ s tweet offensive and that he should delete it from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it had already been viewed millions of times .
Scott ’ s condemnation of the tweet was likely the impetus that Trump needed to finally remove the video from his posts , but the damage had already been done .
Trump ’ s virtual admission that he was the favored candidate of white supremacists was there for all the world to see , although anyone who hadn ’ t already surmised as much from the last three years of his term in office needs to pay a little more attention to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
You can watch a clip of Senator Scott ’ s appearance on CNN ‘ s State of the Union in the video in the tweet below .
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Donald Trump’s affinity for the KKK and other white supremacist advocacy groups finally has the president on the defensive as public pressure forced him to delete a controversial video that he retweeted earlier today that included one of his supporters at a Florida retirement community openly calling for “white power.”
Trump originally sent the tweet to thank his fans at The Villages retirement community for unrepentant racists (although that last descriptor is apparently not an official part of the name of the development) this morning, and it immediately created a furor for the blatancy of its cries of racial superiority.
After Trump surrogates were put in the difficult position of defending the president’s actions on Sunday morning news programs, the president deleted his post, although the original tweet containing the offensive racism was still on Twitter as part of the original posters feed.
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Seniors from The Villages in Florida protesting against each other: pic.twitter.com/2h9hVegawm
Show this thread" — donald Berrier (@GungaDon1) June 28, 2020
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Perhaps the man most embarrassed by the president’s tweet was the only African American Republican Senator, Tim Scott of South Carolina.
Scott was cornered when he appeared on CNN‘s State of the Union where host Jake Tapper asked him his reaction to Trump’s retweeting of the “white power” declaration which had likely yet to be posted when the senator was booked on the show to discuss his rejected Republican police reform plan.
You can only imagine what was running through Senator Scott’s mind when he realized that he would be compelled to tell Tapper that he found the president’s tweet offensive and that he should delete it from his Twitter feed, despite the fact that it had already been viewed millions of times.
.@SenatorTimScott tells me that Trump RTing this “is indefensible. He should take it down.” https://t.co/I1dFcGpFia — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) June 28, 2020
Scott’s condemnation of the tweet was likely the impetus that Trump needed to finally remove the video from his posts, but the damage had already been done.
Trump’s virtual admission that he was the favored candidate of white supremacists was there for all the world to see, although anyone who hadn’t already surmised as much from the last three years of his term in office needs to pay a little more attention to the information from outlets other than Fox News.
You can watch a clip of Senator Scott’s appearance on CNN‘s State of the Union in the video in the tweet below.
These Black Trump supporters are pathetic. Jake Tapper, who is white, had to push Republican Senator Tim Scott, who is black, just to get Scott to admit the obvious point that Trump tweeting a “white power” video is offensive.pic.twitter.com/63Ogiiny74 — Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) June 28, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-28--Trump finally addresses Russian bounty payments for U.S. soldiers in Sunday AM tweet frenzy

After spending Saturday golfing and posting wanted posters to his Twitter feed , Donald Trump finally addressed the most compelling and incriminating news story of the weekend through his social media posts this morning .
With Twitter being Trump ’ s preferred forum for attacking his critics and disseminating his own skewed perspective on the news media ’ s revelations of the misdeeds he ’ s committed and the failures he ’ s presided over , it was somewhat surprising that it took the president so long to respond to the bombshell news that had a large portion of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for him to suffer the appropriate penalty for that crime .
Predictably , Trump responded to the reports that he has known since March that U.S. intelligence agencies had concluded that Russia had offered a bounty to the Taliban in Afghanistan for every American soldier that they could kill with denials and accusations of “ Fake News.
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The president ’ s assertion that neither he nor his seniormost aides had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our troops in Afghanistan by Russians ” raises several significant questions .
If the intelligence reports exist and are true , was Trump briefed and simply ignored the information ?
If they exist and the president wasn ’ t briefed on them , why ?
Were the intelligence agencies too afraid to present Trump with information that they thought would induce a presidential tantrum ?
Or were they too distrustful of the man who snatched the notes from the interpreter ’ s hands at the end of his private meeting with Putin to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever being accessible ?
If , as Trump suggests , “ everybody is denying it , ” does he mean the intelligence agencies that reached the conclusion or does he mean that , like when the Russian president denied responsibility for interfering in the 2016 U.S. elections , Vladimir Putin had told him that he hadn ’ t offered any bounty and our president foolishly took him at his word again ?
While anyone of the possible answers to these questions would be concerning enough , the outrage that they engender pales in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s offhanded and casual dismissal of U.S. casualties in Afghanistan as minimal .
Even one Taliban attack on American armed forces motivated by Russian lucre is too many in the eyes of most U.S. citizens , one imagines .
It ’ s unsurprising that the “ I don ’ t take any responsibility ” president immediately pivots to an attack on Joe Biden and former President Obama .
By now , every thoughtful American has incorporated the Trump secret decoder ring in their brains and can translate the president ’ s tweets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opponents that they contain is actually a confession of his own worst sins .
Calling Biden corrupt is a sure sign of Trump ’ s guilt of that very accusation , as it was when the president still labeled his rival “ sleepy ” and when he attacks his opponent ’ s age and mental acuity .
Trump ’ s insistence that the story of his failure to address the intel on Russian bounties on U.S. soldiers is “ another phony Times hit job ” is a virtual assurance that the newspaper ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That Trump is flummoxed by the polls showing that he ’ s heading for a resounding defeat in the November election as even formerly loyal members of his base begin to get a whiff of the stench of incompetence and failure surrounding his pandemic response was made obvious by his next two tweets , each of which was aimed squarely at his electoral opponent .
There is an obvious logical fallacy in simultaneously calling Obama and Biden weak on Russia while noting their expulsion of Russia from the G7 forum of global leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supporters not being smart enough to notice it .
However , Trump ’ s real audacity comes with his credulity-straining attack on Biden in healthcare issues in the same week that his Justice Department filed suit in court to once again try to eliminate the Affordable Care Act with its protections for people with pre-existing conditions in the middle of a pandemic !
This is a used car salesman sending you out on a test drive from the top of a hill in a shell of a car without an engine , steering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to push his fact-free vision of alternative reality and magical thinking in his next tweet which claimed that the mythical “ silent majority ” of the Richard Nixon era was still alive and was firmly committed to his re-election .
Forget the fact that poll after poll shows that the vast majority of Americans oppose Trump and his agenda and disapprove of his performance as president .
After all , Trump ’ s supposed majority is silent and wouldn ’ t answer a pollster ’ s questions .
At least this tweet contains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Low IQ person in charge of our Country.
” Joe Biden , back to being called “ Sleepy ” in this tweet , has more intelligence in his pinky than Trump ever had in his entire body , even long ago when he was in what passed for his prime .
The man who was called a “ moron ” by his own Secretary of State , among other epithets of ignorance hurled his way by people who were forced to work with him , displays his own stupidity with his low-road @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the many reasons his poll numbers keep plummeting and that he will be defeated in spectacular fashion in November…if he lasts even that long before resigning his office and abandoning the race with a phony excuse to avoid a humiliating landslide loss .
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After spending Saturday golfing and posting wanted posters to his Twitter feed, Donald Trump finally addressed the most compelling and incriminating news story of the weekend through his social media posts this morning.
With Twitter being Trump’s preferred forum for attacking his critics and disseminating his own skewed perspective on the news media’s revelations of the misdeeds he’s committed and the failures he’s presided over, it was somewhat surprising that it took the president so long to respond to the bombshell news that had a large portion of the Twittersphere accusing him of treason and calling for him to suffer the appropriate penalty for that crime.
Predictably, Trump responded to the reports that he has known since March that U.S. intelligence agencies had concluded that Russia had offered a bounty to the Taliban in Afghanistan for every American soldier that they could kill with denials and accusations of “Fake News.”
…Nobody’s been tougher on Russia than the Trump Administration. With Corrupt Joe Biden & Obama, Russia had a field day, taking over important parts of Ukraine – Where’s Hunter? Probably just another phony Times hit job, just like their failed Russia Hoax. Who is their “source”? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 28, 2020
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The president’s assertion that neither he nor his seniormost aides had been briefed on the “so-called attacks on our troops in Afghanistan by Russians” raises several significant questions.
If the intelligence reports exist and are true, was Trump briefed and simply ignored the information?
If they exist and the president wasn’t briefed on them, why? Were the intelligence agencies too afraid to present Trump with information that they thought would induce a presidential tantrum? Or were they too distrustful of the man who snatched the notes from the interpreter’s hands at the end of his private meeting with Putin to prevent any record of the conversation from ever being accessible?
If, as Trump suggests, “everybody is denying it,” does he mean the intelligence agencies that reached the conclusion or does he mean that, like when the Russian president denied responsibility for interfering in the 2016 U.S. elections, Vladimir Putin had told him that he hadn’t offered any bounty and our president foolishly took him at his word again?
While anyone of the possible answers to these questions would be concerning enough, the outrage that they engender pales in comparison to that generated by the president’s offhanded and casual dismissal of U.S. casualties in Afghanistan as minimal.
Even one Taliban attack on American armed forces motivated by Russian lucre is too many in the eyes of most U.S. citizens, one imagines.
It’s unsurprising that the “I don’t take any responsibility” president immediately pivots to an attack on Joe Biden and former President Obama.
By now, every thoughtful American has incorporated the Trump secret decoder ring in their brains and can translate the president’s tweets by realizing that every attack on his opponents that they contain is actually a confession of his own worst sins.
Calling Biden corrupt is a sure sign of Trump’s guilt of that very accusation, as it was when the president still labeled his rival “sleepy” and when he attacks his opponent’s age and mental acuity.
Trump’s insistence that the story of his failure to address the intel on Russian bounties on U.S. soldiers is “another phony Times hit job” is a virtual assurance that the newspaper’s reports are in fact true.
That Trump is flummoxed by the polls showing that he’s heading for a resounding defeat in the November election as even formerly loyal members of his base begin to get a whiff of the stench of incompetence and failure surrounding his pandemic response was made obvious by his next two tweets, each of which was aimed squarely at his electoral opponent.
Funny to see Corrupt Joe Biden reading a statement on Russia, which was obviously written by his handlers. Russia ate his and Obama’s lunch during their time in office, so badly that Obama wanted them out of the then G-8. U.S. was weak on everything, but especially Russia! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 28, 2020
Corrupt Joe Biden has confirmed that he “would give UNLIMITED Healthcare to Illegal Immigrants”. This would break our system and bring millions of people to the USA. @foxandfriends — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 28, 2020
There is an obvious logical fallacy in simultaneously calling Obama and Biden weak on Russia while noting their expulsion of Russia from the G7 forum of global leaders, but Trump is counting on his supporters not being smart enough to notice it.
However, Trump’s real audacity comes with his credulity-straining attack on Biden in healthcare issues in the same week that his Justice Department filed suit in court to once again try to eliminate the Affordable Care Act with its protections for people with pre-existing conditions in the middle of a pandemic! This is a used car salesman sending you out on a test drive from the top of a hill in a shell of a car without an engine, steering wheel, or brakes.
Trump continued to push his fact-free vision of alternative reality and magical thinking in his next tweet which claimed that the mythical “silent majority” of the Richard Nixon era was still alive and was firmly committed to his re-election.
THE VAST SILENT MAJORITY IS ALIVE AND WELL!!! We will win this Election big. Nobody wants a Low IQ person in charge of our Country, and Sleepy Joe is definitely a Low IQ person! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 28, 2020
Forget the fact that poll after poll shows that the vast majority of Americans oppose Trump and his agenda and disapprove of his performance as president. After all, Trump’s supposed majority is silent and wouldn’t answer a pollster’s questions.
At least this tweet contains one true statement: “Nobody wants a Low IQ person in charge of our Country.”
Joe Biden, back to being called “Sleepy” in this tweet, has more intelligence in his pinky than Trump ever had in his entire body, even long ago when he was in what passed for his prime.
The man who was called a “moron” by his own Secretary of State, among other epithets of ignorance hurled his way by people who were forced to work with him, displays his own stupidity with his low-road attacks on his opponent.
It is one of the many reasons his poll numbers keep plummeting and that he will be defeated in spectacular fashion in November…if he lasts even that long before resigning his office and abandoning the race with a phony excuse to avoid a humiliating landslide loss.
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-30--Trump’s Press Secretary desperately tries to argue Trump reads and pays attention to briefings

Donald Trump finds himself embroiled in one of the most serious scandals of his entire presidency now that it ’ s been revealed that Vladimir Putin ’ s expansionist , cryptocriminal Russia has been placing bounties on the heads of American soldiers in Afghanistan , payable to the Taliban .
Trump failed to reveal this information to the American people and more importantly failed to take any action in the face of such naked Russian aggression .
The man whose entire political shtick is pretending to be a “ tough guy ” has failed his most basic responsibilities as commander-in-chief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Press , White House officials were aware of the classified bounty intelligence in 2019 .
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has claimed that he informed the president of the report in March of that year .
The White House is ridiculously insisting that Trump was never personally briefed on the Russian actions and that he still has not been briefed .
They ’ re claiming blanket ignorance .
The suggestion that the intelligence agencies wouldn ’ t brief the president on an issue as serious as Russian operatives paying to have American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It flies in the face of not only common sense but the word of a U.S. official who says the bounty intelligence was included in the President ’ s Daily Briefing this past spring .
Former intelligence officials who spoke to CNN dismissed the president ’ s denial as “ absurd , ” “ ridiculous , ” and “ inconceivable.
” The challenging wrinkle for the administration here is that Trump infamously rarely reads in general and barely if ever reads his PDBs specifically .
At this point , the White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they can claim the president didn ’ t read the briefing with the Russia intelligence in it , admitting that he is failing his most basic duties as president in the process , they can admit that he did read it and as such was aware of the bounties , or they can claim that he did read the PDB but that the information wasn ’ t in his PDB .
Any one of these strategies could prove to be a disaster as the true story emerges .
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In the meantime , Trump ’ s cadre of paid liars is scrambling to do damage control .
Today , White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany fielded questions about Russian Bountygate and displayed the remarkable lack of candor that has come to define her tenure .
“ The president does read and he also consumes intelligence verbally , ” McEnany claimed with a straight face .
“ This president I ’ ll tell you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Earth when it comes to the threats that we face.
” “ You have Ambassador O ’ Brien who sees him in person twice a day , who sometimes takes the upwards of half a dozen calls with this president .
He ’ s constantly being informed and briefed on intelligence matters .
Um , but I ’ m not going to allow The New York Times to dictate when we give Top Secret information and don ’ t give Top Secret information .
That ’ s an untenable proposition , ” added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at this point honestly believes that Trump is well-informed , let alone “ the most informed.
” The man is incapable of discussing domestic or foreign policy with any kind of nuance and relies on broad , almost always incorrect sweeping statements when discussing geopolitics .
He is uniquely unsuited to be president and every day he remains in office American lives are put at stake .
Come November , he must be voted out .
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Donald Trump finds himself embroiled in one of the most serious scandals of his entire presidency now that it’s been revealed that Vladimir Putin’s expansionist, cryptocriminal Russia has been placing bounties on the heads of American soldiers in Afghanistan, payable to the Taliban.
Trump failed to reveal this information to the American people and more importantly failed to take any action in the face of such naked Russian aggression. The man whose entire political shtick is pretending to be a “tough guy” has failed his most basic responsibilities as commander-in-chief yet again.
According to The Associated Press, White House officials were aware of the classified bounty intelligence in 2019. Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has claimed that he informed the president of the report in March of that year. The White House is ridiculously insisting that Trump was never personally briefed on the Russian actions and that he still has not been briefed. They’re claiming blanket ignorance.
The suggestion that the intelligence agencies wouldn’t brief the president on an issue as serious as Russian operatives paying to have American soldiers killed is ludicrous at face value. It flies in the face of not only common sense but the word of a U.S. official who says the bounty intelligence was included in the President’s Daily Briefing this past spring. Former intelligence officials who spoke to CNN dismissed the president’s denial as “absurd,” “ridiculous,” and “inconceivable.”
The challenging wrinkle for the administration here is that Trump infamously rarely reads in general and barely if ever reads his PDBs specifically. At this point, the White House really only has three options. Ether they can claim the president didn’t read the briefing with the Russia intelligence in it, admitting that he is failing his most basic duties as president in the process, they can admit that he did read it and as such was aware of the bounties, or they can claim that he did read the PDB but that the information wasn’t in his PDB. Any one of these strategies could prove to be a disaster as the true story emerges. Their lies won’t stand up to scrutiny.
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In the meantime, Trump’s cadre of paid liars is scrambling to do damage control. Today, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany fielded questions about Russian Bountygate and displayed the remarkable lack of candor that has come to define her tenure.
“The president does read and he also consumes intelligence verbally,” McEnany claimed with a straight face. “This president I’ll tell you is the most informed person on planet Earth when it comes to the threats that we face.”
“You have Ambassador O’Brien who sees him in person twice a day, who sometimes takes the upwards of half a dozen calls with this president. He’s constantly being informed and briefed on intelligence matters. Um, but I’m not going to allow The New York Times to dictate when we give Top Secret information and don’t give Top Secret information. That’s an untenable proposition,” added McEnany.
One struggles to imagine who at this point honestly believes that Trump is well-informed, let alone “the most informed.” The man is incapable of discussing domestic or foreign policy with any kind of nuance and relies on broad, almost always incorrect sweeping statements when discussing geopolitics. He is uniquely unsuited to be president and every day he remains in office American lives are put at stake. Come November, he must be voted out.
Press Sec. Kayleigh McEnany: "This President is the most informed person on planet Earth when it comes to the threats that we face." pic.twitter.com/VXgCYbXvIl — The Hill (@thehill) June 30, 2020
"The president does read," press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says. "The president is the most informed person on planet Earth when it comes to the threats that we face." — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) June 30, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-06-30--“Karen” does bizarre rage-dance and then gets racist towards a pair of girls for eating berries

“ Karen ” has struck again , this time doing a crazy little dance , cursing at pair of girls of color and then telling them to “ go back to where they came from ” for… eating berries off a branch in a regional park .
“ You sound like complete twits !
” begins the woman in the video as the girls , social media users @ PashandiSara and @ pwncssleeka , protest and point out that she ’ s the one who is freaking out over the pair picking some berries .
“ Eat all the berries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take the whole bush with you !
” complains the woman .
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When the girls hold up the little branch of berries they had taken and then ask her why she doesn ’ t mind her own business , Canadian Karen loses it .
Obviously infuriated at being talked back to , the woman spits that “ that is the f*cking rudest thing you ’ ve said to me !
Why don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ YOU CAME FROM if you want to [ unintelligible ] .
The girls then call her a “ colonizer , ” which leads to the incredible admission that this woman is an American who wasn ’ t even born in Canada at all !
The frequency with which these kinds of videos emerge makes it obvious that there is a continent-wide pandemic of self-entitled white people growing furiously angry at having to share spaces with other people and resorting to petty racism the moment they perceive an ounce of pushback .

“Karen” has struck again, this time doing a crazy little dance, cursing at pair of girls of color and then telling them to “go back to where they came from” for… eating berries off a branch in a regional park.
“You sound like complete twits!” begins the woman in the video as the girls, social media users @PashandiSara and @pwncssleeka, protest and point out that she’s the one who is freaking out over the pair picking some berries. “Eat all the berries you want, just don’t take the whole bush with you!” complains the woman.
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When the girls hold up the little branch of berries they had taken and then ask her why she doesn’t mind her own business, Canadian Karen loses it. Obviously infuriated at being talked back to, the woman spits that “that is the f*cking rudest thing you’ve said to me! Why don’t you go back to where YOU CAME FROM if you want to [unintelligible].
The girls then call her a “colonizer,” which leads to the incredible admission that this woman is an American who wasn’t even born in Canada at all!
The frequency with which these kinds of videos emerge makes it obvious that there is a continent-wide pandemic of self-entitled white people growing furiously angry at having to share spaces with other people and resorting to petty racism the moment they perceive an ounce of pushback.
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