occupydemocrats--2020-09-14--Top Trump official accuses scientists of treason and calls for armed revolt if Trump loses

Michael Caputo is the Republican political strategist and lobbyist who was appointed by Donald Trump as assistant secretary of public affairs in the Department of Health and Human Services in April of this year .
While Caputo has deep ties to Russia and is considered a protege of Trump ’ s unofficial minister of dirty political tricks , Roger Stone , his experience in the areas that the DHHS is responsible for has been nil , given his total lack of medical or scientific expertise .
Caputo has been in the news in recent days after it was discovered that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to review and seek changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ’ s weekly scientific reports charting the progress of the coronavirus pandemic , in what officials characterized as an attempt to intimidate the reports ’ authors and water down their communications to health professionals , ” according to an expose by Politico that details his “ substantial efforts to align the reports with Trump ’ s statements , including the president ’ s claims that fears about the outbreak are overstated , or stop the reports altogether.
” With his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impartial scientific data reports — in order to conform to Donald Trump ’ s lunatic version of politically-expedient reality — now exposed , Caputo is striking back at his critics who somehow retain the belief that doctoring COVID-19 statistics to benefit the president while harming the public through the dissemination of misinformation is tantamount to a criminal act .
Caputo erupted in a wailing jeremiad yesterday that rivaled any of the president ’ s own wild conspiratorial fantasies when he lashed out at unnamed career government scientists , accusing them of “ sedition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and issuing a completely unfounded warning that left-wing hit squads were gearing up for armed insurrection after the election .
Caputo ’ s insane allegations may as well have come straight from Donald Trump ’ s twitter feed , so divorced from reality and steeped in desperate campaign rhetoric that they are .
Caputo also demonstrated his supreme idiocy by confusing the unit at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dedicated to researching antibiotic-resistant bacteria — a phenomenon that has become a major medical problem as the overuse of antibiotics has led @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impervious to existing pharmaceutical solutions — with a non-existent left-wing political resistance group at the CDC .
Caputo ’ s manic paranoia was exhibited in a live stream that he hosted on his personal Facebook page yesterday where he told his followers : “ You understand that they ’ re going to have to kill me , and unfortunately , I think that ’ s where this is going , ” the DHHS public affairs official said .
He went on to claim that he was under assault by the news media and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affected and his “ mental health has definitely failed.
” He won ’ t get any argument from us on that account .
As he indicated earlier , his “ mental health has definitely failed.
” The Trump mouthpiece then launched into an epic conspiracy theory that upended the most typical predictions about how the outcome of the November elections will turn out , predicting a Trump victory and refusal to concede by his challenger , Joe Biden .
Caputo ’ s urging of political violence alone should be enough to ensure that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government as soon as possible , but the evidence of his insanity runs even deeper and warrants his involuntary commitment to psychiatric care .
Take these comments about the cabal of evil “ deep state ” scientists whom he claims “ deep in the bowels of the C.D.C .
have given up science and become political animals.
” According to The New York Times , Caputo explained his Facebook remarks today by claiming that “ Since joining the administration my family and I have been continually threatened ” and harassed by people who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weighs heavily on us , and we deeply appreciate the friendship and support of President Trump as we address these matters and keep our children safe.
” You can read more about Michael Caputo and his desperately damaged notions in response to his political meddling in what should be impartial scientific reports in this New York Times article .
Original reporting by Dan Diamond at Politico and by The New York Times .
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Michael Caputo is the Republican political strategist and lobbyist who was appointed by Donald Trump as assistant secretary of public affairs in the Department of Health and Human Services in April of this year.
While Caputo has deep ties to Russia and is considered a protege of Trump’s unofficial minister of dirty political tricks, Roger Stone, his experience in the areas that the DHHS is responsible for has been nil, given his total lack of medical or scientific expertise.
Caputo has been in the news in recent days after it was discovered that the political appointee “demanded the right to review and seek changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly scientific reports charting the progress of the coronavirus pandemic, in what officials characterized as an attempt to intimidate the reports’ authors and water down their communications to health professionals,” according to an expose by Politico that details his “substantial efforts to align the reports with Trump’s statements, including the president’s claims that fears about the outbreak are overstated, or stop the reports altogether.”
With his condemnable efforts to taint what should be impartial scientific data reports — in order to conform to Donald Trump’s lunatic version of politically-expedient reality — now exposed, Caputo is striking back at his critics who somehow retain the belief that doctoring COVID-19 statistics to benefit the president while harming the public through the dissemination of misinformation is tantamount to a criminal act.
Caputo erupted in a wailing jeremiad yesterday that rivaled any of the president’s own wild conspiratorial fantasies when he lashed out at unnamed career government scientists, accusing them of “sedition” in their handling of the pandemic and issuing a completely unfounded warning that left-wing hit squads were gearing up for armed insurrection after the election.
Caputo’s insane allegations may as well have come straight from Donald Trump’s twitter feed, so divorced from reality and steeped in desperate campaign rhetoric that they are.
Caputo also demonstrated his supreme idiocy by confusing the unit at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dedicated to researching antibiotic-resistant bacteria — a phenomenon that has become a major medical problem as the overuse of antibiotics has led to the evolution of “superbugs” impervious to existing pharmaceutical solutions — with a non-existent left-wing political resistance group at the CDC.
Caputo’s manic paranoia was exhibited in a live stream that he hosted on his personal Facebook page yesterday where he told his followers: “You understand that they’re going to have to kill me, and unfortunately, I think that’s where this is going,” the DHHS public affairs official said.
He went on to claim that he was under assault by the news media and said that his physical health has been affected and his “mental health has definitely failed.”
He won’t get any argument from us on that account.
“I don’t like being alone in Washington,” Caputo continued, describing “shadows on the ceiling in my apartment, there alone, shadows are so long.”
As he indicated earlier, his “mental health has definitely failed.”
The Trump mouthpiece then launched into an epic conspiracy theory that upended the most typical predictions about how the outcome of the November elections will turn out, predicting a Trump victory and refusal to concede by his challenger, Joe Biden.
“And when Donald Trump refuses to stand down at the inauguration, the shooting will begin,” he said. “The drills that you’ve seen are nothing.” He added: “If you carry guns, buy ammunition, ladies and gentlemen, because it’s going to be hard to get.”
Caputo’s urging of political violence alone should be enough to ensure that he is booted out of the federal government as soon as possible, but the evidence of his insanity runs even deeper and warrants his involuntary commitment to psychiatric care.
Take these comments about the cabal of evil “deep state” scientists whom he claims “deep in the bowels of the C.D.C. have given up science and become political animals.”
They “haven’t gotten out of their sweatpants except for meetings at coffee shops” to scheme about “how they’re going to attack Donald Trump next,” Caputo ranted. “There are scientists who work for this government who do not want America to get well, not until after Joe Biden is president.”
According to The New York Times, Caputo explained his Facebook remarks today by claiming that “Since joining the administration my family and I have been continually threatened” and harassed by people who have later been prosecuted. “This weighs heavily on us, and we deeply appreciate the friendship and support of President Trump as we address these matters and keep our children safe.”
You can read more about Michael Caputo and his desperately damaged notions in response to his political meddling in what should be impartial scientific reports in this New York Times article.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-14--South Dakota’s Republican Attorney General hit and killed a man but said it was a deer

Is South Dakota ’ s Republican Attorney General responsible for the death of a 55-year-old man ?
That ’ s the question that South Dakota police are trying to determine after Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg reported hitting a deer with his sedan while headed westbound on U.S. Highway 14 on Saturday night .
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety said Monday morning that rather than an animal , it was a human being that Ravnsborg actually struck with his vehicle , a fact that wasn ’ t discovered until the next morning .
The DPS press release says that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ County Sheriff ’ s Office that around 10:30 p.m. he hit a deer a mile west of Highmore , ” South Dakota .
What the press release doesn ’ t reveal is whether “ Ravnsborg stopped to confirm that he hit a deer or inspect his vehicle for damage .
It also doesn ’ t say if Ravnsborg called 911 , the non-emergency line or someone from the office , ” The Rapid City Journal reports .
The newspaper states that it has requested audio recordings of this call and all other calls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmed that the body of 55-year-old Joe Boever was discovered the morning after Ravnsborg reported hitting a deer , the press release does not indicate exactly where Boever was found and the circumstances of the discovery .
Because the agency that would typically investigate an incident such as this , the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation , reports into the attorney general ’ s office officials have asked their neighboring state ’ s North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation to help conduct the investigation to avoid any appearance of a conflict of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ravnsborg was reportedly driving home after attending the Spink County Lincoln Day Dinner earlier in the evening at a bar and grill when the collision took place .
According to Bloomberg News , Ravnsborg claims that he wasn ’ t drinking at the event , but it also reports that “ Ravnsborg has received six traffic tickets for speeding in South Dakota over the last six years .
He also received tickets for a seat belt violation and for driving a vehicle without a proper exhaust and muffler system.
” The family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and run accident is demanding answers .
“ A deer doesn ’ t look like a human , ” said Boever ’ s cousin , former state Rep. Nick Nemec ( D ) , according to the Dickinson Press .
“ My cousin got run over by the Attorney General.
” “ We ’ ve got questions why it took so long to contact us , ” Nemec said .
“ Was our cousin laying dead on the highway for nearly a day while they were investigating ?
I don ’ t know.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ an easier time distinguishing someone guilty of leaving the scene of an accident than the attorney general was apparently capable of noticing the difference between a deer and a human .
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Is South Dakota’s Republican Attorney General responsible for the death of a 55-year-old man?
That’s the question that South Dakota police are trying to determine after Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg reported hitting a deer with his sedan while headed westbound on U.S. Highway 14 on Saturday night.
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety said Monday morning that rather than an animal, it was a human being that Ravnsborg actually struck with his vehicle, a fact that wasn’t discovered until the next morning.
The DPS press release says that the attorney general “told the Hyde County Sheriff’s Office that around 10:30 p.m. he hit a deer a mile west of Highmore,” South Dakota.
What the press release doesn’t reveal is whether “Ravnsborg stopped to confirm that he hit a deer or inspect his vehicle for damage. It also doesn’t say if Ravnsborg called 911, the non-emergency line or someone from the office,” The Rapid City Journal reports. The newspaper states that it has requested audio recordings of this call and all other calls related to the crash.
While police confirmed that the body of 55-year-old Joe Boever was discovered the morning after Ravnsborg reported hitting a deer, the press release does not indicate exactly where Boever was found and the circumstances of the discovery.
Because the agency that would typically investigate an incident such as this, the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, reports into the attorney general’s office officials have asked their neighboring state’s North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation to help conduct the investigation to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest in the inquiry into the incident.
Ravnsborg was reportedly driving home after attending the Spink County Lincoln Day Dinner earlier in the evening at a bar and grill when the collision took place.
According to Bloomberg News, Ravnsborg claims that he wasn’t drinking at the event, but it also reports that “Ravnsborg has received six traffic tickets for speeding in South Dakota over the last six years. He also received tickets for a seat belt violation and for driving a vehicle without a proper exhaust and muffler system.”
The family of the man killed in the hit and run accident is demanding answers.
“A deer doesn’t look like a human,” said Boever’s cousin, former state Rep. Nick Nemec (D), according to the Dickinson Press. “My cousin got run over by the Attorney General.” “We’ve got questions why it took so long to contact us,” Nemec said. “Was our cousin laying dead on the highway for nearly a day while they were investigating? I don’t know.”
Hopefully, the investigators will have an easier time distinguishing someone guilty of leaving the scene of an accident than the attorney general was apparently capable of noticing the difference between a deer and a human.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-14--Michael Cohen’s daughter describes how creepy Trump would ogle her when she was a teen

Donald Trump ’ s borderline pedophiliac tendencies have been noted before .
From his comments on his own then-teenaged daughter Ivanka to his parading though the dressing room filled with semi-naked Miss Teen USA contestants to his recently revealed comments about the then 15-year-old daughter of his former attorney and Trump Organization fixer Michael Cohen , Trump ’ s behavior has put his friendship with the late Jeffrey Epstein in an even more chilling light .
Samantha Cohen , now 24 , reacted to the creepy anecdote related by her father in his recent confessional book Disloyal : A Memoir @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Alisyn Camerota .
Camerota read an excerpt from a recent Vanity Fair article about the book where her father described Trump whistling at Samantha ’ s 15-year-old self and called her a “ piece of ass.
” The now-adult Ms. Cohen remembers the incident , but more for how Trump used his comments on her body to humiliate her father than for the leering lechery that his boss exhibited .
“ What stood out to me in that moment was he said to my dad , ‘ Well , there ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from you , thank God you married a beautiful woman , ’ ” Ms. Cohen told the CNN host .
“ And I was desensitized to men making creepy comments about me , but I was not desensitized to someone blatantly insulting and degrading my father in front of me.
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Samantha Cohen doesn ’ t think that Donald Trump was actually trying to put the moves on her , but she did get the distinct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ younger women and that , you know , women would age out for him and that when one woman became too old , he ’ d find a new younger one.
” It ’ s a word of warning that Melania has hopefully addressed in her pre-nuptial agreement with her husband , given that the scenario that Samantha Cohen describes has been the story of Trump ’ s first two marriages .
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Donald Trump’s borderline pedophiliac tendencies have been noted before.
From his comments on his own then-teenaged daughter Ivanka to his parading though the dressing room filled with semi-naked Miss Teen USA contestants to his recently revealed comments about the then 15-year-old daughter of his former attorney and Trump Organization fixer Michael Cohen, Trump’s behavior has put his friendship with the late Jeffrey Epstein in an even more chilling light.
Samantha Cohen, now 24, reacted to the creepy anecdote related by her father in his recent confessional book Disloyal: A Memoir during a recent interview with CNN’s Alisyn Camerota.
Camerota read an excerpt from a recent Vanity Fair article about the book where her father described Trump whistling at Samantha’s 15-year-old self and called her a “piece of ass.”
The now-adult Ms. Cohen remembers the incident, but more for how Trump used his comments on her body to humiliate her father than for the leering lechery that his boss exhibited.
“What stood out to me in that moment was he said to my dad, ‘Well, there’s no way that she got her looks from you, thank God you married a beautiful woman,’” Ms. Cohen told the CNN host. “And I was desensitized to men making creepy comments about me, but I was not desensitized to someone blatantly insulting and degrading my father in front of me.”
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Samantha Cohen doesn’t think that Donald Trump was actually trying to put the moves on her, but she did get the distinct impression that “he was interested in younger women and that, you know, women would age out for him and that when one woman became too old, he’d find a new younger one.”
It’s a word of warning that Melania has hopefully addressed in her pre-nuptial agreement with her husband, given that the scenario that Samantha Cohen describes has been the story of Trump’s first two marriages.
You can watch a clip of CNN’s Alisyn Camerota interviewing Samantha Cohen in the video below.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-14--Video shows the Los Angeles police are lying about assault and arrest of NPR reporter

An incident in Los Angeles this weekend makes it disturbingly clear that not only are the police eager to use violence against journalists there to document the violence they inflict on peaceful protesters , they will also lie about it without a second thought .
On Saturday night , LA County Sheriff deputies brutally tackled NPR-affiliate KPCC reporter Josie Huang to the ground and arrested her , entirely ignoring her protests that she was a journalist and leaving her with scrapes and bruises .
They held her in custody for five hours and hit her with an obstruction charge that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The police say that Huang didn ’ t have credentials and ignored their demands to leave the area , but unsurprisingly , video evidence recorded by Huang shows that they are lying .
As the president has demonized the press , so too have the police begun treating them like the enemy .
Since the murder of George Floyd , American riot police have been observed deliberately targeting journalists at least 382 times with arrest or assault during the protests , punishing them for recording their actions for the world to see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by shooting her in the eye with a rubber bullet .
Incidents like this make it clear that nothing the police say can ever be taken at face value .
It is a simple fact of life in America that the police are routinely dishonest about everything and that lying is a fundamental part of police culture , which is a reason the cops are so hostile towards the press and can never be counted on to have their body cams running when it is needed the most .
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It is very disturbing to see the police abuse their power to repress our free press and treat our journalists with such naked contempt and hostility , yet more evidence that substantial reform and defunding is desperately needed to fix the crisis of fascistic authoritarianism in American law enforcement .

An incident in Los Angeles this weekend makes it disturbingly clear that not only are the police eager to use violence against journalists there to document the violence they inflict on peaceful protesters, they will also lie about it without a second thought.
On Saturday night, LA County Sheriff deputies brutally tackled NPR-affiliate KPCC reporter Josie Huang to the ground and arrested her, entirely ignoring her protests that she was a journalist and leaving her with scrapes and bruises. They held her in custody for five hours and hit her with an obstruction charge that could lead to a year in prison.
The police say that Huang didn’t have credentials and ignored their demands to leave the area, but unsurprisingly, video evidence recorded by Huang shows that they are lying.
Somehow I was able to start a new video right away. You see my phone clatter to the ground and I start shouting “I’m a reporter…I’m with KPCC.” I scream for help from the TV reporters I know are around the corner doing their 11 p.m. live hits pic.twitter.com/O9CZNuSrQI — Josie Huang (@josie_huang) September 13, 2020
As the president has demonized the press, so too have the police begun treating them like the enemy.
Since the murder of George Floyd, American riot police have been observed deliberately targeting journalists at least 382 times with arrest or assault during the protests, punishing them for recording their actions for the world to see. Minneapolis police even blinded a reporter by shooting her in the eye with a rubber bullet.
Incidents like this make it clear that nothing the police say can ever be taken at face value. It is a simple fact of life in America that the police are routinely dishonest about everything and that lying is a fundamental part of police culture, which is a reason the cops are so hostile towards the press and can never be counted on to have their body cams running when it is needed the most.
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Everywhere, casually and under oath, all the time. And face no consequences. https://t.co/ghGlqPCWlu — Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) September 13, 2020
It is very disturbing to see the police abuse their power to repress our free press and treat our journalists with such naked contempt and hostility, yet more evidence that substantial reform and defunding is desperately needed to fix the crisis of fascistic authoritarianism in American law enforcement.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-14--Fox & Friends airs terrifying North Korea-style Trump-worship video

If any broadcaster ever made those old enough to remember the FCC ’ s enforcement of the Fairness Doctrine — the requirement that TV stations present controversial issues of public importance in a manner that was honest , equitable , and balanced , a practice that was unsurprisingly abandoned in during the regulation-averse Reagan administration — nostalgiac for those more fair and balanced days of news coverage , it is Fox News .
The unbridled partisanship for right-wing ideologies at the cable news network likely stems from the conservative proclivities of its owner , Australian-born Rupert Murdoch , a man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a reactionary propaganda machine that he became an American citizen just so he could buy media assets that required American ownership .
The devolution of the news media from the reporting of neutral and unvarnished facts to flag-waving , jingoistic , partisan infomercials was perfectly exemplified today by the coverage of last night ’ s coronavirus superspreader event near Las Vegas , Nevada , a/k/a Donald Trump ’ s latest mask-eschewing campaign rally .
Fox News ‘ morning show Fox & Friends highlighted the transformation of objective news reporting into free virtual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their three-hour program block with a brief clip of the president blissfully smiling with ego gratification as the adoring crowd of potential disease carriers chanted “ We love you.
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A more blatant form of the free donation of valuable promotional airtime — without any accountability to federal campaign finance laws — to a presidential candidate would be difficult to find than this instance .
For all of Donald Trump ’ s demonization of the media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man who rose to national prominence as the star of a mediocre-at-best reality TV series relies heavily on the media , and Fox News in particular , for disseminating his divisive message of racist fear and impending socialist takeover to the rabid , if ill-informed , viewers of the opinion and entertainment-based channels that now pass for TV journalism .
A large part of the disunity and social incohesiveness of American society today can be attributed to the lack of an authoritative , reliable , and trusted source for unbiased information in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ideas about what exactly constitutes a fact .
It ’ s time to reinstate the FCC Fairness Doctrine so that no viewer can be exposed to just a single viewpoint on the major issues of our times .
The days when a single news outlet can slant its coverage of a presidential race blatantly in favor of a single candidate and affect the outcome of the race with a heavy hand on the media scale must come to an end if we are ever to see a return to a more civil and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chant of “ We love you , ” viewers should be presented with equally vehement footage of supporters chanting the same for the Democratic candidate , Joe Biden , or at the very least , footage of protestors shouting “ We hate your stinking guts !
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If any broadcaster ever made those old enough to remember the FCC’s enforcement of the Fairness Doctrine — the requirement that TV stations present controversial issues of public importance in a manner that was honest, equitable, and balanced, a practice that was unsurprisingly abandoned in during the regulation-averse Reagan administration — nostalgiac for those more fair and balanced days of news coverage, it is Fox News.
The unbridled partisanship for right-wing ideologies at the cable news network likely stems from the conservative proclivities of its owner, Australian-born Rupert Murdoch, a man so obsessed with creating an influential powerhouse of a reactionary propaganda machine that he became an American citizen just so he could buy media assets that required American ownership.
The devolution of the news media from the reporting of neutral and unvarnished facts to flag-waving, jingoistic, partisan infomercials was perfectly exemplified today by the coverage of last night’s coronavirus superspreader event near Las Vegas, Nevada, a/k/a Donald Trump’s latest mask-eschewing campaign rally.
Fox News‘ morning show Fox & Friends highlighted the transformation of objective news reporting into free virtual campaign advertisements by beginning each hour of their three-hour program block with a brief clip of the president blissfully smiling with ego gratification as the adoring crowd of potential disease carriers chanted “We love you.”
this is the news now pic.twitter.com/zRYfn6IVfS — Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) September 14, 2020
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A more blatant form of the free donation of valuable promotional airtime — without any accountability to federal campaign finance laws — to a presidential candidate would be difficult to find than this instance.
For all of Donald Trump’s demonization of the media as “fake news,” the man who rose to national prominence as the star of a mediocre-at-best reality TV series relies heavily on the media, and Fox News in particular, for disseminating his divisive message of racist fear and impending socialist takeover to the rabid, if ill-informed, viewers of the opinion and entertainment-based channels that now pass for TV journalism.
A large part of the disunity and social incohesiveness of American society today can be attributed to the lack of an authoritative, reliable, and trusted source for unbiased information in this time of cultural communications bubbles and warring ideas about what exactly constitutes a fact.
It’s time to reinstate the FCC Fairness Doctrine so that no viewer can be exposed to just a single viewpoint on the major issues of our times.
The days when a single news outlet can slant its coverage of a presidential race blatantly in favor of a single candidate and affect the outcome of the race with a heavy hand on the media scale must come to an end if we are ever to see a return to a more civil and informed public political discourse.
For every chant of “We love you,” viewers should be presented with equally vehement footage of supporters chanting the same for the Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, or at the very least, footage of protestors shouting “We hate your stinking guts!” at Donald Trump.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-14--Trump appears to call for the Justice Department to prosecute Mueller team over new “wiped cellphone

Trump appears to call for the Justice Department to prosecute Mueller team over new “wiped cellphone” faux-scandal

With just 50 days to go until the election , President Trump should be focused on making his case to the nation — but it appears he would rather spend his days seething about the Mueller investigation and calling for vengeance against those who have dared to do him wrong .
The president spent his Monday morning tweeting and retweeting conspiratorial accusations about the Special Counsel ’ s investigation into the Donald J. Trump for President campaign and its connections to Russia , appearing to call for the Department of Justice to prosecute the Mueller team for doing their jobs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Justice prosecute Hillary Clinton for the crime of deleting 33,000 personal emails that were not related to her work at the State Department .
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Exactly whose lives were “ destroyed ” by Mueller ’ s “ persecution squad ” is unclear .
The latest allegations against the Mueller probe appear to focus around some cellphones that were restored to factory settings due to the highly suspicious excuse of irreparably cracked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all of the data from the phone .
What damning information these cellphones were supposed to contain is unclear , but in the paranoid and delusional brain of right-wing conspiracy theorists , those phones definitely contained the evidence of a conspiracy against Trump that they are always juuuuuuuust on the verge of discovering .
This is nothing new for the president , but it is a disturbing reminder that the president of the United States believes the Department of Justice and its Attorney General to be his own personal hit squad , existing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political enemies and shield him from any potential consequences from the insane corruption and wildly illegal actions of the Trump administration .

With just 50 days to go until the election, President Trump should be focused on making his case to the nation — but it appears he would rather spend his days seething about the Mueller investigation and calling for vengeance against those who have dared to do him wrong.
The president spent his Monday morning tweeting and retweeting conspiratorial accusations about the Special Counsel’s investigation into the Donald J. Trump for President campaign and its connections to Russia, appearing to call for the Department of Justice to prosecute the Mueller team for doing their jobs.
He also demanded that the Department of Justice prosecute Hillary Clinton for the crime of deleting 33,000 personal emails that were not related to her work at the State Department.
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Exactly whose lives were “destroyed” by Mueller’s “persecution squad” is unclear. The latest allegations against the Mueller probe appear to focus around some cellphones that were restored to factory settings due to the highly suspicious excuse of irreparably cracked screens and forgotten passcodes, thus clearing all of the data from the phone. What damning information these cellphones were supposed to contain is unclear, but in the paranoid and delusional brain of right-wing conspiracy theorists, those phones definitely contained the evidence of a conspiracy against Trump that they are always juuuuuuuust on the verge of discovering.
Action must be taken! https://t.co/ELlsxLld8a — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 14, 2020
Push it hard Marsha. DOJ must act. This should include Crooked Hillary’s illegal deletion of her emails. SPEED! https://t.co/9ezIhnyPSC — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 14, 2020
This is nothing new for the president, but it is a disturbing reminder that the president of the United States believes the Department of Justice and its Attorney General to be his own personal hit squad, existing to abuse its power to persecute his political enemies and shield him from any potential consequences from the insane corruption and wildly illegal actions of the Trump administration.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-17--Trump tweets disgusting smear that delivering a vaccine to save lives makes Democrats “sad”

President Trump is treating COVID-19 not like the historic public health crisis it is but rather like any other campaign issue he has to contend with to maintain his greasy grip on the White House .
A real president would see that 200,00 Americans have died already and realize that a bipartisan approach to attacking this pandemic is the only way forward and that turning the outbreak into a Republican Vs. Democrat mud fight helps no one .
For that matter , a real president wouldn ’ t have misled the American public about the risks of the coronavirus and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beginning to curb the spread .
Of course , Trump is not a real president in any sense of the word and in fact seems to be barely human .
He knows that his bungling of the country ’ s COVID-19 response is going to hurt him in the coming election and believes that one way he can boost his poll numbers is to lie about what we can expect in the coming months .
By painting a rosy picture and promising a vaccine earlier than we can reasonably expect one he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Just yesterday , he contradicted his CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield .
Redfield told Congress that a vaccine could be ready by Quarter 2 or Quarter 3 of 2021 and Trump claimed during his press conference , without evidence , that the country can expect a vaccine much sooner .
He ’ s lying to us again because he simply doesn ’ t care what happens to us , getting votes and staying in office is his sole animating force .
Sign the petition to tell Congress to stop Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Trump tweeted that Democrats are “ just ANGRY ” that the “ vaccine and delivery are so far ahead of schedule , ” once again failing to provide evidence for his claim that the likely vaccine dispersal time frame has moved up .
“ They hate what there are seeing .
Saving lives should make them happy , not sad !
” he added , presenting a disgustingly distorted view of the Democrats ’ feelings about the vaccine .
It ’ s not that Democrats don ’ t want a vaccine sooner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is lying about it like has lied about coronavirus every step of the way .
Not only is Trump misleading the country about the vaccine , he ’ s using his own misleading statements to then go a step further and smear the Democrats .
It ’ s utterly despicable and by now , unfortunately , hardly a surprise .
He clearly can not be trusted to lead us out of this disaster .
We need President Joe Biden .
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President Trump is treating COVID-19 not like the historic public health crisis it is but rather like any other campaign issue he has to contend with to maintain his greasy grip on the White House.
A real president would see that 200,00 Americans have died already and realize that a bipartisan approach to attacking this pandemic is the only way forward and that turning the outbreak into a Republican Vs. Democrat mud fight helps no one. For that matter, a real president wouldn’t have misled the American public about the risks of the coronavirus and would have taken bolder steps at the beginning to curb the spread.
Of course, Trump is not a real president in any sense of the word and in fact seems to be barely human. He knows that his bungling of the country’s COVID-19 response is going to hurt him in the coming election and believes that one way he can boost his poll numbers is to lie about what we can expect in the coming months.
By painting a rosy picture and promising a vaccine earlier than we can reasonably expect one he’s aiming to give us false hope. Just yesterday, he contradicted his CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield. Redfield told Congress that a vaccine could be ready by Quarter 2 or Quarter 3 of 2021 and Trump claimed during his press conference, without evidence, that the country can expect a vaccine much sooner. He’s lying to us again because he simply doesn’t care what happens to us, getting votes and staying in office is his sole animating force.
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Today, Trump tweeted that Democrats are “just ANGRY” that the “vaccine and delivery are so far ahead of schedule,” once again failing to provide evidence for his claim that the likely vaccine dispersal time frame has moved up. “They hate what there are seeing. Saving lives should make them happy, not sad!” he added, presenting a disgustingly distorted view of the Democrats’ feelings about the vaccine.
It’s not that Democrats don’t want a vaccine sooner, it’s that they know Trump is lying about it like has lied about coronavirus every step of the way. Not only is Trump misleading the country about the vaccine, he’s using his own misleading statements to then go a step further and smear the Democrats. It’s utterly despicable and by now, unfortunately, hardly a surprise. He clearly cannot be trusted to lead us out of this disaster. We need President Joe Biden.
The Democrats are just ANGRY that the vaccine and delivery are so far ahead of schedule. They hate what they are seeing. Saving lives should make them happy, not sad! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 17, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-17--Fox News has Black host apologize for not defending Gingrich’s anti-Semitic rant

Yesterday , the philandering former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich appeared on Fox News to peddle some of the usual GOP misinformation talking points .
While discussing the widespread protests in cities around the country—rather than identifying them as the understandable and long-coming response to police brutality that they are—Gingrich blamed that favorite conservative bugaboo George Soros .
Soros , a billionaire philanthropist who has donated large sums of money to progressive causes in an effort to make the world a safer , more egalitarian place , is despised by right-wingers around the world for his political views @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Jewish .
As the Anti-Defamation League explains , the claim that Soros is using his money behind the scenes like some kind of sinister puppeteer working to destroy America taps into one of the oldest , vilest anti-Semitic tropes in existence .
It ’ s simple .
If you baselessly allege that a wealthy Jewish man is secretly working behind the scenes to undermine the country you ’ re engaging in anti-Semitism .
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Gingrich @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the unrest we see in many cities right now because he funded the campaigns of liberal District Attorneys .
Of course , the ones really responsible for the unrest are the police departments that refuse to stop brutalizing and murdering Black people .
Thankfully , Fox commentator Melissa Francis had the decency to stand up to Gingrich lest his bigoted conspiracy theories be pumped into the millions of American households without challenge .
“ I ’ m not sure we need to bring George Soros into this , ” said Francis .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ d get the last word Speaker , ” said Harris Faulker .
“ He paid for it !
I mean why can ’ t we discuss the fact of the millions of dollars he ’ s spent , ” pressed Gingrich .
“ No , he didn ’ t .
I agree with Melissa .
George Soros doesn ’ t need to be a part of this conversation , ” replied Fox commentator Marie Harf .
“ Okay .
So it ’ s verboten ?
” asked Gingrich , as if he were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not blow an anti-Semitic dog-whistle .
Astonishingly , it now appears that the higher-ups at Fox News were angry that Faulkner didn ’ t defend Gingrich more aggressively .
Today , she went on air and described the Gingrich segment as a “ little incident ” and said it was “ not smooth.
” Faulkner said she “ sat silently ” while it “ played out ” and claimed that her behavior was “ not ideal.
” “ Our guest , former House Speaker Newt Gingrich—who is beloved and needed to be allowed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that this show is all about—was interrupted , ” said Faulkner .
“ Do we debate with fire here ?
Yes , ” Faulkner went on .
“ But we must also give each other the space to express ourselves .
As the only original member of the six-year-old amazing daytime ride known as Outnumbered , I especially want to rock and roll with every voice and perspective at the table .
We don ’ t censor at this show and that ’ s why we ’ re winning .
Weekdays , at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that she apologized for not more aggressively defending the former Speaker ’ s anti-Semitism .
Fox News is charging headfirst into very dangerous territory .
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Yesterday, the philandering former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich appeared on Fox News to peddle some of the usual GOP misinformation talking points. While discussing the widespread protests in cities around the country—rather than identifying them as the understandable and long-coming response to police brutality that they are—Gingrich blamed that favorite conservative bugaboo George Soros.
Soros, a billionaire philanthropist who has donated large sums of money to progressive causes in an effort to make the world a safer, more egalitarian place, is despised by right-wingers around the world for his political views and in some cases simply because he’s Jewish.
As the Anti-Defamation League explains, the claim that Soros is using his money behind the scenes like some kind of sinister puppeteer working to destroy America taps into one of the oldest, vilest anti-Semitic tropes in existence. It’s simple. If you baselessly allege that a wealthy Jewish man is secretly working behind the scenes to undermine the country you’re engaging in anti-Semitism.
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Gingrich claimed that Soros is directly responsible for the unrest we see in many cities right now because he funded the campaigns of liberal District Attorneys. Of course, the ones really responsible for the unrest are the police departments that refuse to stop brutalizing and murdering Black people. Thankfully, Fox commentator Melissa Francis had the decency to stand up to Gingrich lest his bigoted conspiracy theories be pumped into the millions of American households without challenge.
“I’m not sure we need to bring George Soros into this,” said Francis.
“I was going to say you’d get the last word Speaker,” said Harris Faulker.
“He paid for it! I mean why can’t we discuss the fact of the millions of dollars he’s spent,” pressed Gingrich.
“No, he didn’t. I agree with Melissa. George Soros doesn’t need to be a part of this conversation,” replied Fox commentator Marie Harf.
“Okay. So it’s verboten?” asked Gingrich, as if he were trying to raise a reasonable point and not blow an anti-Semitic dog-whistle.
https://twitter.com/LisPower1/status/1306276541010239489?s=20
Astonishingly, it now appears that the higher-ups at Fox News were angry that Faulkner didn’t defend Gingrich more aggressively. Today, she went on air and described the Gingrich segment as a “little incident” and said it was “not smooth.” Faulkner said she “sat silently” while it “played out” and claimed that her behavior was “not ideal.”
“Our guest, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich—who is beloved and needed to be allowed to speak with the openness and respect that this show is all about—was interrupted,” said Faulkner.
“Do we debate with fire here? Yes,” Faulkner went on. “But we must also give each other the space to express ourselves. As the only original member of the six-year-old amazing daytime ride known as Outnumbered, I especially want to rock and roll with every voice and perspective at the table. We don’t censor at this show and that’s why we’re winning. Weekdays, at noon.”
Faulkner should be deeply ashamed that she apologized for not more aggressively defending the former Speaker’s anti-Semitism. Fox News is charging headfirst into very dangerous territory.
Holy shit. Harris apologizes for people interrupting Gingrich yesterday Faulkner: So we had a little incident on the show yesterday … we had interruptions, and I sat silently while all of that played out. Not ideal. Gingrich is beloved and needed to be allowed to speak pic.twitter.com/K4NwwH2SxV — Lis Power (@LisPower1) September 17, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-17--Sedated Trump announces plan for “patriotic education” in terrifying speech at National Archives

On Thursday afternoon , President Trump gave a downright terrifying speech on “ American History ” at the site of the National Archives , a building we are certain he did not know existed until today .
Burdened with giving a speech he did not write about subjects that do not interest him , the extremely low-energy Trump droned his way through a wildly fascistic and heavily fearmongering speech about the threat posed by the “ left-wing ” today , portraying them as rabid radicals determined to carry out a “ cultural revolution to destroy the American revolution.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of lies in our schools and classrooms , and teach our children the magnificent truth about our country .
We want our sons and daughters to know they are the citizens of the most exceptional nation in the history of the world ” begins Trump .
Sounding like a 1930s dictator with his hyperbolic nationalism and obsession with a vast left-wing conspiracy that does not exist , Trump framed the national fight against white supremacy and its enforcers as a crusade against American values .
“ Left-wing mobs have torn down statues of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and carried out a campaign of violence and anarchy .
Far-left demonstrators have chanted the words ‘ America was never great.
’ The left has launched a vicious and violent assault on law enforcement , the universal symbol of the law in America .
These radicals have been aided and abetted by liberal politicians , establishment media , and even large corporations .
Whether it is the mob on the street or the cancel culture in the boardroom , the goal is the same — to silence dissent , to scare you out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bully Americans into abandoning their values , their heritage , and their very way of life.
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By our founders , he means the founders of an explicitly white supremacist America , the Confederate States .
By our memorials , he means memorials to genociders and white supremacists .
By a vicious assault on law enforcement , he means protests against the enforcers of the racial caste system .
By cancel culture , he means the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very way of life he means a white supremacist superstructure that by and large keeps Black Americans as a perpetually disenfranchised , impoverished , and exploitable underclass .
As if the insinuations of cultural assault by Judeo-Bolshevism weren ’ t explicit enough , Trump announced he would be signing an executive order to promote “ patriotic education , ” called the 1776 commission — a clear shot at the New York Times ’ 1619 Project , which infuriated the right-wing for its efforts to center the experiences of Black Americans and reframe American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supremacy .
Completely unwilling to offer the American people any kind of material — or medical , for that matter — relief from the ravages of coronavirus , the Trump team is tripling down on full-throated appeals to white supremacy and racism as a way to woo nervous voters wary of any more instability in deeply chaotic times .
The essence of the culture war argument is that any kind of racial and social justice will knock white Americans from their once-comfy existences and elevate the Other at their expense .
While it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this kind of appalling display by the president should only be a reminder that we must redouble our efforts to convince those voters that more than a return to normalcy , the Democratic Party offers stability and the prospect of a better life for America and all of its children .

On Thursday afternoon, President Trump gave a downright terrifying speech on “American History” at the site of the National Archives, a building we are certain he did not know existed until today. Burdened with giving a speech he did not write about subjects that do not interest him, the extremely low-energy Trump droned his way through a wildly fascistic and heavily fearmongering speech about the threat posed by the “left-wing” today, portraying them as rabid radicals determined to carry out a “cultural revolution to destroy the American revolution.”
“We must clear away the twisted web of lies in our schools and classrooms, and teach our children the magnificent truth about our country. We want our sons and daughters to know they are the citizens of the most exceptional nation in the history of the world” begins Trump.
Sounding like a 1930s dictator with his hyperbolic nationalism and obsession with a vast left-wing conspiracy that does not exist, Trump framed the national fight against white supremacy and its enforcers as a crusade against American values.
“Left-wing mobs have torn down statues of our founders, desecrated our memorials, and carried out a campaign of violence and anarchy. Far-left demonstrators have chanted the words ‘America was never great.’ The left has launched a vicious and violent assault on law enforcement, the universal symbol of the law in America. These radicals have been aided and abetted by liberal politicians, establishment media, and even large corporations. Whether it is the mob on the street or the cancel culture in the boardroom, the goal is the same — to silence dissent, to scare you out of speaking the truth, and to bully Americans into abandoning their values, their heritage, and their very way of life.”
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By our founders, he means the founders of an explicitly white supremacist America, the Confederate States.
By our memorials, he means memorials to genociders and white supremacists.
By a vicious assault on law enforcement, he means protests against the enforcers of the racial caste system.
By cancel culture, he means the end of tolerated bigotry.
By our very way of life he means a white supremacist superstructure that by and large keeps Black Americans as a perpetually disenfranchised, impoverished, and exploitable underclass.
Trump sounds sedated today, but the content of what he's saying is bonkers pic.twitter.com/T65gCAJ0GV — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 17, 2020
As if the insinuations of cultural assault by Judeo-Bolshevism weren’t explicit enough, Trump announced he would be signing an executive order to promote “patriotic education,” called the 1776 commission — a clear shot at the New York Times’ 1619 Project, which infuriated the right-wing for its efforts to center the experiences of Black Americans and reframe American history in terms of slavery and white supremacy.
Completely unwilling to offer the American people any kind of material — or medical, for that matter — relief from the ravages of coronavirus, the Trump team is tripling down on full-throated appeals to white supremacy and racism as a way to woo nervous voters wary of any more instability in deeply chaotic times.
The essence of the culture war argument is that any kind of racial and social justice will knock white Americans from their once-comfy existences and elevate the Other at their expense. While it is deeply to disturbing to witness, this kind of appalling display by the president should only be a reminder that we must redouble our efforts to convince those voters that more than a return to normalcy, the Democratic Party offers stability and the prospect of a better life for America and all of its children.
Colin Taylor Opinion columnist and former editor-in-chief of Occupy Democrats. He graduated from Bennington College with a Bachelor's degree in history and political science. He now focuses on advancing the cause of social justice and equality in America. Latest Posts


occupydemocrats--2020-09-17--Oregon man tries to blame “antifa” after drunk driving his truck into a telephone pole

The Republican Party ’ s descent into madness is accelerating .
Egged on by their paranoid president , conservatives have begun to embrace all manner of deranged worldviews .
Much digital ink has already been spilled about the rise of QAnon , the elaborate far-right conspiracy theory that contends that Donald Trump is secretly battling to save the world from a secret cabal of satanic pedophile Democrats .
The incredibly disturbing and incredibly idiotic narrative is gaining steam within the GOP , to the point where several QAnon-supporting candidates have already won Republican primaries and could soon be serving in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ’ ve also seen the proliferation within conservative America of anti-semitic canards about liberal billionaire George Soros .
Fearmongering about anti-fascists ( antifa ) has also been mainstreamed within the GOP to the point where many otherwise average Americans have become convinced that black-clad death squads could descend on their suburban cul-de-sac at any moment .
Republican voters are gripped by fear and divorced from reality which—in addition to making it hard to discuss real solutions to this country ’ s problems wit them—makes it incredibly easy for grifters and bad faith @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and manipulate them .
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The fact that conservatives seem so willing to believe in the most ridiculous claims if they support their prior assumptions perhaps explains in some part a bizarre story to come out of Oregon .
Bellingcat ‘ s Robert Evans reports that he was in Portland and came across the scene of a startling car crash .
A vehicle had been upended against a telephone pole after a drunk man attempted to buy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ declined service , and raced out of the parking lot .
He struck a guide wire on the pole , flipping the vehicle .
The bizarre part of the story is that after clambering out of the vehicle , the man allegedly accused a bystander of being “ antifa ” and having caused the crash .
Who in their right mind would think anyone would believe such a pathetic defense ?
Whether he made the ludicrous accusation because some right-wing paranoia came surging up out of him or whether he was simply coming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ muster in his inebriated state is unclear .
What is clear is that the president ’ s antifa rhetoric is seeping deeper and deeper into our culture and if we don ’ t exorcise him from the White House this November there is no telling what will become of this country ’ s already damaged collective psyche .
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The Republican Party’s descent into madness is accelerating. Egged on by their paranoid president, conservatives have begun to embrace all manner of deranged worldviews.
Much digital ink has already been spilled about the rise of QAnon, the elaborate far-right conspiracy theory that contends that Donald Trump is secretly battling to save the world from a secret cabal of satanic pedophile Democrats. The incredibly disturbing and incredibly idiotic narrative is gaining steam within the GOP, to the point where several QAnon-supporting candidates have already won Republican primaries and could soon be serving in Congress.
On top of QAnon, we’ve also seen the proliferation within conservative America of anti-semitic canards about liberal billionaire George Soros. Fearmongering about anti-fascists (antifa) has also been mainstreamed within the GOP to the point where many otherwise average Americans have become convinced that black-clad death squads could descend on their suburban cul-de-sac at any moment.
Republican voters are gripped by fear and divorced from reality which—in addition to making it hard to discuss real solutions to this country’s problems wit them—makes it incredibly easy for grifters and bad faith actors within their own party to exploit and manipulate them.
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The fact that conservatives seem so willing to believe in the most ridiculous claims if they support their prior assumptions perhaps explains in some part a bizarre story to come out of Oregon. Bellingcat‘s Robert Evans reports that he was in Portland and came across the scene of a startling car crash. A vehicle had been upended against a telephone pole after a drunk man attempted to buy beer from a local store, was declined service, and raced out of the parking lot. He struck a guide wire on the pole, flipping the vehicle.
The bizarre part of the story is that after clambering out of the vehicle, the man allegedly accused a bystander of being “antifa” and having caused the crash. Who in their right mind would think anyone would believe such a pathetic defense?
Whether he made the ludicrous accusation because some right-wing paranoia came surging up out of him or whether he was simply coming up with the best excuse he could muster in his inebriated state is unclear. What is clear is that the president’s antifa rhetoric is seeping deeper and deeper into our culture and if we don’t exorcise him from the White House this November there is no telling what will become of this country’s already damaged collective psyche.
I'm in SE Portland, doing errands, where I just ran across this. The short story is that a drunk man attempted to buy beer from a Plaid Pantry. He was turned down and peeled hard out of the parking lot, where he struck the guide wire on that pole. pic.twitter.com/ergpOWo4eB — Robert Evans (The Only Robert Evans) (@IwriteOK) September 17, 2020
You can see the parking lot better in this shot. After crashing, the driver crawled out and, according to a witness, accused passersby of being “Antifa” and having caused the crash. pic.twitter.com/03tmlQgYot — Robert Evans (The Only Robert Evans) (@IwriteOK) September 17, 2020
Also: the driver is presently in Police custody. — Robert Evans (The Only Robert Evans) (@IwriteOK) September 17, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-17--Video appears to show white woman hurling glass bottle at Black jogger

A disturbing new video appears to show a white woman throwing a glass bottle at a Black jogger as she tries to get some exercise in .
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Tiffany Johnson says she was running through the Woodside area of Queens/Astoria in New York City when a white woman hurled a glass bottle at her .
She shared her story in a post on Facebook : “ I was attacked by a racist with a glass bottle .
Racism is truly real and alive even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , NY .
The hatres is real .
My freedom , my time , my humanity matters , my body matters .
I hope this helps to raise awareness to a real issue .
# runningwhileblack or literally doing ANYTHING while black .
This incident happened to me while I was jogging in 98 degree weather minding my business .
I had no idea somebody was filming this , it literally surfaced 1 month later and is now viral on the internet .
As a black woman I ’ m always cautious bc @ @ @ @ @ @ @ skin is triggering for certain people .
At the time i felt it was race related , but looking back at this video is 100 percent confirmation of a hate crime .
I am glad that I walked away because my freedom and time are my commodity .
This is the world that we live in .
Racism is being perceived as a threat due to the color of my skin .
That i dont feel pain the same way and am different somehow , therefore its permissable to hunt , threaten and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simple result .
That whether jogging or bbq or walking in a hoodie , somehow a human being whose skin color is brown is a threat , therefore force and violence is okay .
And however we react in response is somehow problematic .
I ’ m posting this video to bring awareness .
Bc it seems that message got lost… .
as per usual.
” These kinds of incidents are already far too common in a nation whose entire existence has been devoted to upholding of white supremacy ; as the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demonize Black Americans , the Black Lives Matter movement , and their anti-fascist allies , we can sadly only expect more of the same as the ignorant and the fearful lash out .

A disturbing new video appears to show a white woman throwing a glass bottle at a Black jogger as she tries to get some exercise in.
This happened to Tiffany Johnson is in Woodside, Queens, New York. This is a hate crime. Read her words: https://t.co/A1lC9XgvZ5 pic.twitter.com/RrfVyK37U6 — BallerAlert (@balleralert) September 16, 2020
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Tiffany Johnson says she was running through the Woodside area of Queens/Astoria in New York City when a white woman hurled a glass bottle at her. She shared her story in a post on Facebook:
“I was attacked by a racist with a glass bottle. Racism is truly real and alive even in a diverse area like Astoria/Woodside Queens, NY. The hatres is real. My freedom, my time, my humanity matters, my body matters. I hope this helps to raise awareness to a real issue. #runningwhileblack or literally doing ANYTHING while black. This incident happened to me while I was jogging in 98 degree weather minding my business. I had no idea somebody was filming this, it literally surfaced 1 month later and is now viral on the internet. As a black woman I’m always cautious bc i know that the color of my skin is triggering for certain people. At the time i felt it was race related, but looking back at this video is 100 percent confirmation of a hate crime. I am glad that I walked away because my freedom and time are my commodity. This is the world that we live in.
Racism is being perceived as a threat due to the color of my skin. That i dont feel pain the same way and am different somehow, therefore its permissable to hunt, threaten and or use excessive force to get a simple result. That whether jogging or bbq or walking in a hoodie, somehow a human being whose skin color is brown is a threat, therefore force and violence is okay. And however we react in response is somehow problematic. I’m posting this video to bring awareness. Bc it seems that message got lost…. as per usual.”
These kinds of incidents are already far too common in a nation whose entire existence has been devoted to upholding of white supremacy; as the president and the right-wing propaganda machine continue to demonize Black Americans, the Black Lives Matter movement, and their anti-fascist allies, we can sadly only expect more of the same as the ignorant and the fearful lash out.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-17--Trump engages in wild projection in telling tweet accusing Dems of not caring about his voters

On Thursday morning , President Trump took to Twitter to spread absurd disinformation about the current state of the latest round of COVID-19 relief talks , which have abruptly stalled in the face of callous Republican obstruction .
Since returning from recess , Senate Republicans tried to pass a bare-bones $ 300 billion relief bill that would have provided $ 300 in enhanced weekly enhanced unemployment benefits , small business relief , and expanded coronavirus testing .
But Democrats rejected the bill over the Republican refusal to include to provide any money for states and cities , who are desperately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic depletes their tax revenue .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) and Donald Trump have been working overtime to try and falsely paint this issue as one only affecting cities and states run by Democrats , calling it a “ blue bailout ” and blaming Democrats for poor governance and management .
McConnell has made it clear he would rather let the states go bankrupt than lift a finger to help keep our nation ’ s economy from sliding into a depression , suddenly deeply concerned about fiscal responsibility now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of taxpayer dollars for their bailouts .
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Trump echoed those sentiments this morning in a projecting tweet that makes it very clear what ’ s really going on — perhaps a bit too clear .
The truth of the matter is that Trump and McConnell are opposing the bailout money because they don ’ t care about people and never did .
Democrats are demanding bailout money for every state , because they care about people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his Republican allies have enabled has taken a sledgehammer to the budgets of blue and red state alike , and by refusing to pass relief for the states , Trump and McConnell are going to cause the layoffs of thousands and thousands of their own voters , just as they ’ ve caused their unemployment benefits to dry up and their family members to fall sick and die .
On the other hand , let ’ s take a look at what the Democratic proposal for coronavirus relief includes .
The HEROES @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McConnell ’ s desk since May , contains the following provisions : • nearly $ 1 trillion for state , local , and tribal governments • up to $ 6,000 in direct stimulus payments for every family • $ 200 billion in hazard pay for essential workers on the front lines of the crisis • $ 175 billion in housing support to keep people from losing their homes • a new tax credit to encourage businesses to not lay people off • require ALL voters be able to vote by mail in November @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the public is literally the most basic display of “ caring ” that politicians can do .
This legislation would be downright transformative in the lives of some people , keeping roofs above their heads and food on the table for their children — but since it doesn ’ t benefit the megawealthy , Trump and McConnell have no interest in any of it .
The politicization of state and city government bailouts is a new low in nihilistic cruelty by a political party that has gleefully discarded all semblance of rationality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bigotry .
The coronavirus crisis is projected to blow a half-trillion-dollar hole in the budgets of America ’ s 50 states .
If the states are not bailed out , the shortfall is likely to trigger crushing austerity , massive job losses , and an abrupt end to critical public services that could push our economy into years of recession or even a great depression to rival the 1929 crash .
To put it bluntly ; the Republicans are willing to tank the nation ’ s entire economy just to avoid having to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrat .
The president ’ s impulse to accuse his enemies of what he himself knows he is guilty of is infamous at this point ( “ Democrats are trying to steal the election !
Joe Biden is a pedophile !
etc ” ) , and it ’ s safe to say he ’ s never hit the mark quite this hard before .
Rather than react in frustration from the audacity of his lies , we must use this moment to remind all voters of what the Democrats are trying to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump himself is the obstacle to material improvements in their lives .

On Thursday morning, President Trump took to Twitter to spread absurd disinformation about the current state of the latest round of COVID-19 relief talks, which have abruptly stalled in the face of callous Republican obstruction.
Since returning from recess, Senate Republicans tried to pass a bare-bones $300 billion relief bill that would have provided $300 in enhanced weekly enhanced unemployment benefits, small business relief, and expanded coronavirus testing. But Democrats rejected the bill over the Republican refusal to include to provide any money for states and cities, who are desperately trying to avoid mass layoffs as the pandemic depletes their tax revenue.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Donald Trump have been working overtime to try and falsely paint this issue as one only affecting cities and states run by Democrats, calling it a “blue bailout” and blaming Democrats for poor governance and management.
McConnell has made it clear he would rather let the states go bankrupt than lift a finger to help keep our nation’s economy from sliding into a depression, suddenly deeply concerned about fiscal responsibility now that his wealthy patrons have gotten trillions of taxpayer dollars for their bailouts.
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Trump echoed those sentiments this morning in a projecting tweet that makes it very clear what’s really going on — perhaps a bit too clear.
Democrats only want BAILOUT MONEY for Blue States that are doing badly. They don’t care about the people, never did! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 17, 2020
The truth of the matter is that Trump and McConnell are opposing the bailout money because they don’t care about people and never did.
Democrats are demanding bailout money for every state, because they care about people. The coronavirus crisis that Donald Trump and his Republican allies have enabled has taken a sledgehammer to the budgets of blue and red state alike, and by refusing to pass relief for the states, Trump and McConnell are going to cause the layoffs of thousands and thousands of their own voters, just as they’ve caused their unemployment benefits to dry up and their family members to fall sick and die.
16 of the 20 most federally dependent states are red states. 14 of the least federally dependent states are blue states. The entire country needs bailout money right now — especially red states. https://t.co/Yekx3BKYx6 — Adam Best (@adamcbest) September 17, 2020
On the other hand, let’s take a look at what the Democratic proposal for coronavirus relief includes.
The HEROES Act, which has been sitting on McConnell’s desk since May, contains the following provisions:
nearly $1 trillion for state, local, and tribal governments
up to $6,000 in direct stimulus payments for every family
$200 billion in hazard pay for essential workers on the front lines of the crisis
$175 billion in housing support to keep people from losing their homes
student loan forgiveness
a new tax credit to encourage businesses to not lay people off
extension of unemployment benefits
$25 billion for the USPS
require ALL voters be able to vote by mail in November
Proposing the spending of tax dollars back on the public is literally the most basic display of “caring” that politicians can do. This legislation would be downright transformative in the lives of some people, keeping roofs above their heads and food on the table for their children — but since it doesn’t benefit the megawealthy, Trump and McConnell have no interest in any of it.
The politicization of state and city government bailouts is a new low in nihilistic cruelty by a political party that has gleefully discarded all semblance of rationality and empathy in favor of greed and bigotry. The coronavirus crisis is projected to blow a half-trillion-dollar hole in the budgets of America’s 50 states. If the states are not bailed out, the shortfall is likely to trigger crushing austerity, massive job losses, and an abrupt end to critical public services that could push our economy into years of recession or even a great depression to rival the 1929 crash.
To put it bluntly; the Republicans are willing to tank the nation’s entire economy just to avoid having to spend a dollar that might help a Democrat.
The president’s impulse to accuse his enemies of what he himself knows he is guilty of is infamous at this point (“Democrats are trying to steal the election! Joe Biden is a pedophile! etc”), and it’s safe to say he’s never hit the mark quite this hard before. Rather than react in frustration from the audacity of his lies, we must use this moment to remind all voters of what the Democrats are trying to do for them and make it clear that Trump himself is the obstacle to material improvements in their lives.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-17--Trump just threw his own CDC director under the bus for his Senate vaccine and mask testimony

As if the United States wasn ’ t experiencing enough furious infernos right now , the raging dumpster fire that Donald Trump calls his coronavirus press briefings took place again this afternoon after other campaign activities took precedence in recent days .
As usual , the briefing was full of lies about the success of the administration ’ s response to the pandemic and featured a number of false promises , but the highlight was watching the president try to completely contradict the testimony that his own Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Dr. Robert Redfield @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate Appropriations Committee today .
Dr. Redfield made two points today that directly contradict Trump ’ s own past statements on the pandemic .
The first was that any potential vaccine against COVID-19 wouldn ’ t be widely available to the general public until the second or third quarter of next year .
The second was Dr. Redfield ’ s opinion that facemasks are a better solution to virus prophylaxis than any vaccine , particularly one rushed to market without proper testing protocols because of political pressure .
In his briefing this afternoon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by trying to either claim that he knew better than the doctor and head of the agency specializing in infectious diseases or that Dr. Redfield had misunderstood the question .
Either explanation was a complete fabrication designed only to advance the president ’ s re-election campaign .
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Even worse than Trump ’ s nonsensical claims about vaccines and masks was his continued insistence that the United States only has more cases of coronavirus than any other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if the design was causing the virus to spread .
In the end , Trump revealed the real reason he is so unconcerned with the now nearly 200,000 American dead , so unconcerned that he has been knowingly downplaying the deadliness of the disease that Bob Woodward ’ s audio tapes now show that he knew all about as early as February of this year — that he is not among the victims .
When asked about reports that someone on the White House staff has tested positive for COVID-19 after the spate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ riskily held in recent days , Trump answered with supreme obliviousness to his own self-centeredness : “ it was not anybody that was near me ” It ’ s amazing that the president still believes that enough people will fall for his con-man routine to win a second term when any president not facing the threat of multiple prosecutions for criminal behavior at their term would have already resigned or at least dropped out of the race as Lydon Johnson did when he realized that he faced no path to victory .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t allow him to admit to the possibility of defeat .
Just how far he may go to ensure that his fragile ego won ’ t be shattered is what ’ s most worrying for the American public in the next two months .
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As if the United States wasn’t experiencing enough furious infernos right now, the raging dumpster fire that Donald Trump calls his coronavirus press briefings took place again this afternoon after other campaign activities took precedence in recent days.
As usual, the briefing was full of lies about the success of the administration’s response to the pandemic and featured a number of false promises, but the highlight was watching the president try to completely contradict the testimony that his own Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield, delivered under oath to the GOP-controlled Senate Appropriations Committee today.
Dr. Redfield made two points today that directly contradict Trump’s own past statements on the pandemic.
The first was that any potential vaccine against COVID-19 wouldn’t be widely available to the general public until the second or third quarter of next year.
Sen. Kennedy: When do you think we'll have a vaccine ready for the public? CDC Dir. Redfield: Vaccine initially available in Nov.-Dec. but in “very limited supply.” If asking when is it going to be generally available to the American public, you’re looking at late Q2-Q3 2021. pic.twitter.com/AopPUTsd9K — NBC News (@NBCNews) September 16, 2020
The second was Dr. Redfield’s opinion that facemasks are a better solution to virus prophylaxis than any vaccine, particularly one rushed to market without proper testing protocols because of political pressure.
NEW: CDC Director Redfield to US Senate cmte.: “These facemasks are the important, powerful public health tool we have … I might even go so far as to say that this facemask is more guaranteed to protect me against COVID than when I take a COVID vaccine.” pic.twitter.com/7LJZ3U9xi1 — NBC News (@NBCNews) September 16, 2020
In his briefing this afternoon, Trump threw Redfield under the bus by trying to either claim that he knew better than the doctor and head of the agency specializing in infectious diseases or that Dr. Redfield had misunderstood the question.
Either explanation was a complete fabrication designed only to advance the president’s re-election campaign.
"When I called up Robert [Redfield] today, I said to him, 'what's with the masks?' He said, 'I think I answered that question incorrectly.'" — Trump on the CDC director's congressional testimony pic.twitter.com/S1FpJRmsVO — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 16, 2020
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"I am the one who got football back," says the guy whose coronavirus bungling caused it to be delayed in the first place pic.twitter.com/G3sE0I5slb — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 16, 2020
Even worse than Trump’s nonsensical claims about vaccines and masks was his continued insistence that the United States only has more cases of coronavirus than any other country because of our extensive testing as if the design was causing the virus to spread.
This is just absolutely insane stuff. Completely bonkers. There aren't words for how unhinged the president is. pic.twitter.com/KFXKP1Cflz — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 16, 2020
In the end, Trump revealed the real reason he is so unconcerned with the now nearly 200,000 American dead, so unconcerned that he has been knowingly downplaying the deadliness of the disease that Bob Woodward’s audio tapes now show that he knew all about as early as February of this year — that he is not among the victims.
When asked about reports that someone on the White House staff has tested positive for COVID-19 after the spate of mask-averse rallies that the president has riskily held in recent days, Trump answered with supreme obliviousness to his own self-centeredness: “it was not anybody that was near me”
Kayleigh McEnany confirms that there was a positive Covid test among a White House staffer, but Trump quickly points out that "it was not anybody that was near me" as if he's the only person in the world that matters pic.twitter.com/xq6iOleSQ3 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 16, 2020
It’s amazing that the president still believes that enough people will fall for his con-man routine to win a second term when any president not facing the threat of multiple prosecutions for criminal behavior at their term would have already resigned or at least dropped out of the race as Lydon Johnson did when he realized that he faced no path to victory.
Trump’s malignant narcissism just won’t allow him to admit to the possibility of defeat. Just how far he may go to ensure that his fragile ego won’t be shattered is what’s most worrying for the American public in the next two months.
Vote to make sure that ego lies in pieces in the ground when November 3rd comes around.
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Original reporting by Aaron Rupar at Vox.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-16--Reporter confronts McEnany: “If he’s a law and order president why does he keep breaking the law?”

More than just about anything else , Donald Trump loves to make up false claims about himself .
He ’ s repeatedly insisted that he has been tough on Russia even as he bends over backward to appease Putin and fails to take substantive steps to prevent Russia from once again interfering in our elections .
He insists that he wants to protect health insurance coverage for preexisting conditions even as his administration argues in court to overturn the Affordable Care Act which protects that selfsame coverage .
Perhaps most absurdly , Trump continues to claim that he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” He regularly tweets about this idea , sometimes posting messages that simply say “ LAW & ORDER , ” as if such an inane form of messaging is going to be enough to convince anyone but the most intense MAGA zealots that he stands for these two principles .
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This is the same president who has since he first assumed office waged a war against our law enforcement agencies .
We saw it in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his attacks on Special Counsel Robert Mueller .
This is the same man who has been accused by numerous women of sexual assault and rape .
In fact , Donald Trump has such little regard for the law that he tried to strong-arm a foreign country into providing dirt on Joe Biden and his son Hunter , a gross abuse of power that resulted in his impeachment .
During a press briefing today , White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany once again repeated the lie that Trump stands for “ law and order.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brian Karem felt compelled to speak up and ask her why , if Trump is a law an order president he continues to break the law .
Not surprisingly , McEnany refused to respond to the question and quickly scurried out of the Briefing Room .
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More than just about anything else, Donald Trump loves to make up false claims about himself. He’s repeatedly insisted that he has been tough on Russia even as he bends over backward to appease Putin and fails to take substantive steps to prevent Russia from once again interfering in our elections. He insists that he wants to protect health insurance coverage for preexisting conditions even as his administration argues in court to overturn the Affordable Care Act which protects that selfsame coverage.
Perhaps most absurdly, Trump continues to claim that he’s the candidate of “law and order.” He regularly tweets about this idea, sometimes posting messages that simply say “LAW & ORDER,” as if such an inane form of messaging is going to be enough to convince anyone but the most intense MAGA zealots that he stands for these two principles.
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This is the same president who has since he first assumed office waged a war against our law enforcement agencies. We saw it in his firing of FBI Director James Comey and his attacks on Special Counsel Robert Mueller. This is the same man who has been accused by numerous women of sexual assault and rape. In fact, Donald Trump has such little regard for the law that he tried to strong-arm a foreign country into providing dirt on Joe Biden and his son Hunter, a gross abuse of power that resulted in his impeachment.
During a press briefing today, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany once again repeated the lie that Trump stands for “law and order.” Playboy’s White House correspondent Brian Karem felt compelled to speak up and ask her why, if Trump is a law an order president he continues to break the law. Not surprisingly, McEnany refused to respond to the question and quickly scurried out of the Briefing Room.
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NOW: @PressSec says @realDonaldTrump is a “Law and Order” President. I felt compelled to ask if he’s a law and order president why does he keep breaking the law? pic.twitter.com/3uFS9AsgV8 — Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) September 16, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-16--Trump official abruptly takes vacation after deranged Facebook video

After the assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services , Michael Caputo , posted a bonkers Facebook live stream this weekend , an eruption of outrage exploded on social media calling for his removal from office .
Today , Caputo short-circuited those calls for his dismissal when the DHHS announced that he “ has decided to take a leave of absence to focus on his health and the well-being of his family .
Mr. Caputo will be on leave for the next 60 days , ” the federal agency said in a press release @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leave until after the election is unsurprising coming from the man who claimed in his Facebook rant that he was under assault by the news media , that his physical health has been affected , and that his “ mental health has definitely failed.
” In the same ill-advised live stream , Caputo also went on to promote a bizarre conspiracy theory — one that incidentally is fairly identical to what Donald Trump regularly espouses on the campaign trail — that left-wing Antifa militias were standing by to embark on a murderous rampage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re-election bid .
Caputo also confused the unit at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dedicated to researching antibiotic-resistant bacteria — a phenomenon that has become a major medical problem as the overuse of antibiotics has led to the evolution of “ superbugs ” impervious to existing pharmaceutical solutions — with a non-existent left-wing political resistance group at the CDC .
The obviously mentally fragile public affairs official — who has also been accused of altering CDC COVID-19 data announcements to make them fit more in line with Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yesterday apologizing to staffers at the Department of Health and Human Services for his social media outburst and telegraphing his plans for an extended absence .
He also offered a playlist suggestion to the staffers to listen to while he was away .
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One imagines that “ Friend of the Devil , ” “ Brokedown Palace , ” “ Death Don ’ t Have No Mercy , ” “ Hurts Me Too , ” and even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prominently and appropriately in any Grateful Dead playlist that DHHS staffers may compile at their colleague ’ s suggestion .
One hopes that Mr. Caputo gets the psychiatric assistance that he has indicated that he needs .
Perhaps 60 days may not be enough to get to the root causes of whatever inspired him to spout such insanity as he did .
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After the assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services, Michael Caputo, posted a bonkers Facebook live stream this weekend, an eruption of outrage exploded on social media calling for his removal from office.
Today, Caputo short-circuited those calls for his dismissal when the DHHS announced that he “has decided to take a leave of absence to focus on his health and the well-being of his family. Mr. Caputo will be on leave for the next 60 days,” the federal agency said in a press release.
Caputo’s decision to take leave until after the election is unsurprising coming from the man who claimed in his Facebook rant that he was under assault by the news media, that his physical health has been affected, and that his “mental health has definitely failed.”
In the same ill-advised live stream, Caputo also went on to promote a bizarre conspiracy theory — one that incidentally is fairly identical to what Donald Trump regularly espouses on the campaign trail — that left-wing Antifa militias were standing by to embark on a murderous rampage if the president were to lose his re-election bid.
“And when Donald Trump refuses to stand down at the inauguration, the shooting will begin,” Caputo paranoically warned. “The drills that you’ve seen are nothing.” He added: “If you carry guns, buy ammunition, ladies and gentlemen, because it’s going to be hard to get.”
Caputo also confused the unit at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dedicated to researching antibiotic-resistant bacteria — a phenomenon that has become a major medical problem as the overuse of antibiotics has led to the evolution of “superbugs” impervious to existing pharmaceutical solutions — with a non-existent left-wing political resistance group at the CDC.
The obviously mentally fragile public affairs official — who has also been accused of altering CDC COVID-19 data announcements to make them fit more in line with Donald Trump’s pandemic campaign rhetoric — spent part of yesterday apologizing to staffers at the Department of Health and Human Services for his social media outburst and telegraphing his plans for an extended absence.
He also offered a playlist suggestion to the staffers to listen to while he was away.
UPDATE — Caputo has signaled his desire to take medical leave
— He claimed to staff he had never read a single MMWR, despite efforts to meddle w reports
— He concluded meeting by telling staff to listen to the Grateful Deadhttps://t.co/HoBYgDB7Ej with @adamcancryn @owermohle — Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) September 15, 2020
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One imagines that “Friend of the Devil,” “Brokedown Palace,” “Death Don’t Have No Mercy,” “Hurts Me Too,” and even “Keep On Trucking” should feature prominently and appropriately in any Grateful Dead playlist that DHHS staffers may compile at their colleague’s suggestion.
One hopes that Mr. Caputo gets the psychiatric assistance that he has indicated that he needs. Perhaps 60 days may not be enough to get to the root causes of whatever inspired him to spout such insanity as he did.
Let’s hope that he extends his leave to inauguration day after which it’s likely that President Joe Biden will decide that his services as a political appointee will no longer be needed anyway.
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Original reporting by Dareh Gregorian at NBC News.
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