occupydemocrats--2020-12-06--Trump announces that Rudy Giuliani has caught COVID and social media erupts in derision

One of the last remaining troops in Donald Trump ’ s army of attorneys — the ones fighting to parley a paucity of actual evidence of voter fraud into a reversal of America ’ s clear decision to boot him out of office — has fallen…at least temporarily .
The losing incumbent president announced on his Twitter feed this afternoon that the lead attorney managing his legal team ’ s abysmal series of court defeats , the former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani , has contracted COVID-19 in an ironic coda to the unprecedented 2020 election and Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s legitimacy .
Unsurprisingly , the defeated incumbent vowed to carry on his quixotic fight against the inevitability of the inauguration of President Joe Biden in just 45 days , while referring to the virus that has brought down his primary lawyer with a racist name , instead of the term that many angry Americans have begun referring to it as in light of the outgoing president ’ s massive failures in addressing the resurgent pandemic — The Trump virus .
The announcement was particularly surprising given the fact that Giuliani was seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Sunday Morning Futures speaking with anchor Maria Bartiromo while peddling a wild conspiracy theory that “ somebody in Washington ” had coordinated the theft of the election from Donald Trump .
While Trump ’ s announcement of the news about Giuliani ’ s medical condition likely violates laws about disclosing the private health details of others publicly , it did not prevent an avalanche of schadenfreude-laden posts on social media commenting on the hair-dye-dripping legal representative ’ s condition .
While it may be difficult at this point to muster up much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ destroying our democratic institutions by eroding the public trust in the security of our election mechanisms , one must feel a modicum of regret for those who were forced to come into contact with the infectious attorney at his “ hearings ” in Michigan and Georgia last week while trying to convince GOP state legislators to undermine the will of their states ’ voters .
Special sympathy has to be afforded to the poor masked woman sitting next to Giuliani at the hearing in Michigan earlier this week whom he requested remove her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her better .
While there is no word yet on the severity of Typhoid Giuliani ’ s symptoms outside of the obvious intestinal distress he exhibited publicly earlier this week , one can only hope that he hasn ’ t managed to increase the case count significantly in his travels around the country shilling for Trump ’ s futile attempt to deny his inevitable loss .
With Giuliani likely to receive the same privileged access to the advanced treatments that helped Trump himself recuperate from his bout with the disease , there is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recovery .
Ler ’ s just hope that his infirmity includes the persistent coughing that will prevent him from speaking at length about the president ’ s delusional election fraud claims and keeps him sidelined until the electoral college confirms Joe Biden as the true winner of the presidential election .
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One of the last remaining troops in Donald Trump’s army of attorneys — the ones fighting to parley a paucity of actual evidence of voter fraud into a reversal of America’s clear decision to boot him out of office — has fallen…at least temporarily.
The losing incumbent president announced on his Twitter feed this afternoon that the lead attorney managing his legal team’s abysmal series of court defeats, the former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, has contracted COVID-19 in an ironic coda to the unprecedented 2020 election and Trump’s subsequent denial of the election’s legitimacy.
.@RudyGiuliani, by far the greatest mayor in the history of NYC, and who has been working tirelessly exposing the most corrupt election (by far!) in the history of the USA, has tested positive for the China Virus. Get better soon Rudy, we will carry on!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 6, 2020
Unsurprisingly, the defeated incumbent vowed to carry on his quixotic fight against the inevitability of the inauguration of President Joe Biden in just 45 days, while referring to the virus that has brought down his primary lawyer with a racist name, instead of the term that many angry Americans have begun referring to it as in light of the outgoing president’s massive failures in addressing the resurgent pandemic — The Trump virus.
The announcement was particularly surprising given the fact that Giuliani was seen just hours earlier on Fox New‘s Sunday Morning Futures speaking with anchor Maria Bartiromo while peddling a wild conspiracy theory that “somebody in Washington” had coordinated the theft of the election from Donald Trump.
While Trump’s announcement of the news about Giuliani’s medical condition likely violates laws about disclosing the private health details of others publicly, it did not prevent an avalanche of schadenfreude-laden posts on social media commenting on the hair-dye-dripping legal representative’s condition.
Can you spread the virus by passing gas? — R (@APrettyGoodLife) December 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/BewitchingTales/status/1335692066035093504?s=20
He is not elected, not an official anything. (Working at nothing but sedition). Is he going be the recipient of that “special cocktail” treatment that no else can get? — G Nesbitt (@ginscience1) December 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/BlackSherrybl/status/1335691196438630400?s=20
Never heard of the China virus, what is that? — Andy (@Clippers89) December 6, 2020
lol. — Jeffrey Guterman (@JeffreyGuterman) December 6, 2020
It’s his first tweet in over a month that hasn’t been flagged with a disclaimer — Full on Randy Quaid (@paxtonkempf) December 6, 2020
Dark….but I still love it — Robert Richards (@RobertR00947210) December 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/zteca72/status/1335683231513866240?s=20
I wish him extreme sickness but a recovery just in time to watch our new President being sworn in — Kat Borseth (@KatBorsethW) December 6, 2020
While it may be difficult at this point to muster up much sympathy for a man so hell-bent on destroying our democratic institutions by eroding the public trust in the security of our election mechanisms, one must feel a modicum of regret for those who were forced to come into contact with the infectious attorney at his “hearings” in Michigan and Georgia last week while trying to convince GOP state legislators to undermine the will of their states’ voters.
Special sympathy has to be afforded to the poor masked woman sitting next to Giuliani at the hearing in Michigan earlier this week whom he requested remove her facial covering so that he could hear her better.
Rudy Giuliani asking one of his witnesses: “Would you be comfortable taking your mask off some people can hear you?” He was unmasked at the Michigan election hearing on Wednesday for over 4 hours. Giuliani now tests #COVID19 positive today.pic.twitter.com/OZFdCzuVwC — Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) December 6, 2020
While there is no word yet on the severity of Typhoid Giuliani’s symptoms outside of the obvious intestinal distress he exhibited publicly earlier this week, one can only hope that he hasn’t managed to increase the case count significantly in his travels around the country shilling for Trump’s futile attempt to deny his inevitable loss.
With Giuliani likely to receive the same privileged access to the advanced treatments that helped Trump himself recuperate from his bout with the disease, there is little need to wish him a speedy recovery.
Ler’s just hope that his infirmity includes the persistent coughing that will prevent him from speaking at length about the president’s delusional election fraud claims and keeps him sidelined until the electoral college confirms Joe Biden as the true winner of the presidential election.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-06--Trump uses racist apartheid propaganda to scare his supporters into believing his fraud claims

The light is now visible at the end of the tunnel , but it still seems so far away .
With a little over six weeks left until President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated , Donald Trump is still insisting that he was robbed of a victory that he somehow considers rightfully his despite receiving nearly seven million fewer votes than his opponent .
While the in-denial lame-duck president was unusually quiet on Twitter this morning , his feed was still laden with the clips from his extraordinarily delusional speech at a rally in southern Georgia last night .
Ostensibly an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler — the Republican nominees in the runoff races that will determine which party gets to control the U.S. Senate — the rally was instead an unnecessary COVID superspreader event in the midst of the worst days of the pandemic to date and was focused more on long diatribes about Trump ’ s fantasies of how massive voter fraud of which he and his legal cronies have yet to provide any credible evidence than on any serious effort to promote the GOP Senate candidates .
Much ink has already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paranoid accusations of stolen elections that Trump again tossed out to his supporters last night like steaks to a pack of hungry dogs , but some accounts may have missed one of the newest racist tactics that the desperate president-reject has decided to employ in his fear-mongering hatefests — an appropriation of propaganda points imported from apartheid-era South Africa .
Yes , according to Trump — who likely sees the loss of his White House residence and his presidential immunity as the functional equivalent of having your farmland redistributed — those scary Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in addition to your guns .
Besides pandering to the most baseless fears of his rural , farm-owning fans , Trump ’ s new claims have as much validity as his claims that the COVID-19 was a political hoax that would just disappear after the November elections rather than climbing to new heights , as those who don ’ t habitually deny science have predicted all along .
That Trump would make up literally incredible lies to feed to his rabble to support his delusions that he wasn ’ t actually soundly rejected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is the man that continued to insist that Democrats would turn the United States into a socialist hell-hole , using Venezuela as a cautionary example , despite the fact that Biden had declined to even support the type of universal healthcare that is available in every other major industrialized country in the world .
This is the man that continued to insist that Democrats would defund the police , despite the fact that Biden has specifically said that he did not support that mischaracterized idea of reallocating some police funds to social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police intervention in situations where other skills would better handle the problems being faced .
Only 45 days , until the new president-elect is sworn in .
The light is now visible at the end of the tunnel , but , until Trump concedes and stops his politically destabilizing attack on the integrity of an election that even state-level Republican officials agree was conducted lawfully , it ’ s difficult to tell if that light is the imminent breath of fresh air or the headlight of an onrushing train .
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The light is now visible at the end of the tunnel, but it still seems so far away.
With a little over six weeks left until President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated, Donald Trump is still insisting that he was robbed of a victory that he somehow considers rightfully his despite receiving nearly seven million fewer votes than his opponent.
While the in-denial lame-duck president was unusually quiet on Twitter this morning, his feed was still laden with the clips from his extraordinarily delusional speech at a rally in southern Georgia last night.
Ostensibly an event to help promote the candidacies of David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler — the Republican nominees in the runoff races that will determine which party gets to control the U.S. Senate — the rally was instead an unnecessary COVID superspreader event in the midst of the worst days of the pandemic to date and was focused more on long diatribes about Trump’s fantasies of how massive voter fraud of which he and his legal cronies have yet to provide any credible evidence than on any serious effort to promote the GOP Senate candidates.
Much ink has already been spilled about the repeated false and paranoid accusations of stolen elections that Trump again tossed out to his supporters last night like steaks to a pack of hungry dogs, but some accounts may have missed one of the newest racist tactics that the desperate president-reject has decided to employ in his fear-mongering hatefests — an appropriation of propaganda points imported from apartheid-era South Africa.
Just a reminder. Last night ex-President Trump name-checked a white supremacist conspiracy theory about "white farms" being confiscated and given to black people. But most of the press missed it. https://t.co/zyU6Yz66lG — Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 6, 2020
Yes, according to Trump — who likely sees the loss of his White House residence and his presidential immunity as the functional equivalent of having your farmland redistributed — those scary Democrats are coming to take away your farm in addition to your guns.
Besides pandering to the most baseless fears of his rural, farm-owning fans, Trump’s new claims have as much validity as his claims that the COVID-19 was a political hoax that would just disappear after the November elections rather than climbing to new heights, as those who don’t habitually deny science have predicted all along.
That Trump would make up literally incredible lies to feed to his rabble to support his delusions that he wasn’t actually soundly rejected by the American electorate is unsurprising.
This is the man that continued to insist that Democrats would turn the United States into a socialist hell-hole, using Venezuela as a cautionary example, despite the fact that Biden had declined to even support the type of universal healthcare that is available in every other major industrialized country in the world.
This is the man that continued to insist that Democrats would defund the police, despite the fact that Biden has specifically said that he did not support that mischaracterized idea of reallocating some police funds to social services that would obviate the need for police intervention in situations where other skills would better handle the problems being faced.
Only 45 days, until the new president-elect is sworn in.
The light is now visible at the end of the tunnel, but, until Trump concedes and stops his politically destabilizing attack on the integrity of an election that even state-level Republican officials agree was conducted lawfully, it’s difficult to tell if that light is the imminent breath of fresh air or the headlight of an onrushing train.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-07--London Madame Tussaud’s is already dressing dummy Trump for retirement

While Donald Trump continues to insist that , no really , he WON the election against Joe Biden despite all evidence to the contrary , the rest of the world has already moved on .
The renowned tourist attraction Madame Tussaud ’ s wax museum in London has already started to revamp its Trump exhibit for a new era by changing its waxen replica of the 45th American president out of its boring presidential suit and tie and dressing it up in the more characteristic golf resort wear that the disgraced president will be likely to be wearing before he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prison stripes .
Here ’ s a shot of how Trump was initially portrayed by the London branch of the famous hall of wax replicas of the famous and the infamous .
There is no word on whether the museum also bothered to change the Depends on the waxen effigy at the same time as the wardrobe renewal .
Compared to the Berlin branch of Madame Tussaud ’ s , the London museum was a model of restraint .
Even before the fateful election day that confirmed Trump ’ s fate as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the waxworks redesigned their exhibit featuring a Trump mannequin , still wearing an appropriately presidential suit , into a tableau of political prognostication .
The displayed the Trump dummy ( please excuse the redundancy ) in a trash bin festooned with a Dump Trump sign and surrounded by faux tweets and stuffed garbage bags with a caption in German that read : Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede !
The incredibly life-like full-sized wax figurines of Trump are actually a better substitute for the soon-to-be-ex-president than the real @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lie or cheat .
They don ’ t attempt to destroy democracy with their phony claims of election fraud .
They don ’ t try to con their supporters out of millions of dollars using fraud claims as a cynical ploy to rake in the dough .
While their IQs are a smidgen lower than the living version of Donald Trump , at least they don ’ t display their stupidity by speaking or making social media posts .
Too bad we didn ’ t substitute Madame Tussaud ’ s version of Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House !
The last four years would surely have been a hell of a lot easier if we had .
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While Donald Trump continues to insist that, no really, he WON the election against Joe Biden despite all evidence to the contrary, the rest of the world has already moved on.
The renowned tourist attraction Madame Tussaud’s wax museum in London has already started to revamp its Trump exhibit for a new era by changing its waxen replica of the 45th American president out of its boring presidential suit and tie and dressing it up in the more characteristic golf resort wear that the disgraced president will be likely to be wearing before he may be forced to exchange it for prison stripes.
Madame Tussaud’s waxworks in London reports that it has already redressed its effigy of the American President to wear retirement golf clothes: pic.twitter.com/ssttAaFEfd — Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) December 7, 2020
Here’s a shot of how Trump was initially portrayed by the London branch of the famous hall of wax replicas of the famous and the infamous.
There is no word on whether the museum also bothered to change the Depends on the waxen effigy at the same time as the wardrobe renewal.
Compared to the Berlin branch of Madame Tussaud’s, the London museum was a model of restraint.
Even before the fateful election day that confirmed Trump’s fate as a massive loser, the Berlin outpost of the waxworks redesigned their exhibit featuring a Trump mannequin, still wearing an appropriately presidential suit, into a tableau of political prognostication.
The displayed the Trump dummy (please excuse the redundancy) in a trash bin festooned with a Dump Trump sign and surrounded by faux tweets and stuffed garbage bags with a caption in German that read:
“The US elections are imminent and we are making room for the next president.”
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
The incredibly life-like full-sized wax figurines of Trump are actually a better substitute for the soon-to-be-ex-president than the real thing.
The mute statues do not lie or cheat.
They don’t tweet.
They don’t attempt to destroy democracy with their phony claims of election fraud.
They don’t try to con their supporters out of millions of dollars using fraud claims as a cynical ploy to rake in the dough.
While their IQs are a smidgen lower than the living version of Donald Trump, at least they don’t display their stupidity by speaking or making social media posts.
Too bad we didn’t substitute Madame Tussaud’s version of Donald Trump for the one in the White House!
The last four years would surely have been a hell of a lot easier if we had.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-07--Ivanka’s tone deaf Pearl Harbor tweet sparks brutal backlash on Twitter

Seventy-nine years ago today , the Empire of Japan launched a devastating surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor , resulting in the deaths of thousands of brave Americans .
The ill-considered attack fundamentally reshaped the flow of history as it drew America into World War II and ultimately led to the defeat of the Axis Powers and the rise of the United States as the world ’ s supreme superpower .
For those of us who see the U.S. as the world ’ s foremost battlement against global fascism , today is a day to reflect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for this country and to offer appreciation for their sacrifices .
For people like the Trumps—for whom authoritarianism is a desirable state of governance so long as they ’ re holding the reins of authority—today offers them another cynical opportunity to pay lip service to this nation ’ s most sacred values while undermining them at every turn .
To those ends Ivanka Trump penned a tweet about Pearl Harbor today , claiming that she is “ forever grateful for the fortitude and spirit of the great generation before us.
” Add your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
Concede !
The message should not for even a moment be interpreted in good faith given the manner in which she has supported her father even as he has weakened the pillars of our democracy and demeaned dead service members .
The Trumps have far more in common with the Japanese pilots who strafed sailors at Pearl Harbor and the Germans who manned the pillboxes at Normandy than they do with the Americans who fought in that war .
On days like today , it would be better if Ivanka simply said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a disgrace to those who died on December 7 , 1941 because it ’ s obvious she ’ s retching up this rhetoric for purely political reasons .
It all takes on especially gross tint when one considers the number of Americans who have died from COVID-19 due to her father ’ s inaction and incompetence .
The Trump family will have the blood of perhaps hundreds of thousands of Americans on their hands before this pandemic ends .
The Kamikaze could have only ever dreamed of such devastation .
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Seventy-nine years ago today, the Empire of Japan launched a devastating surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, resulting in the deaths of thousands of brave Americans. The ill-considered attack fundamentally reshaped the flow of history as it drew America into World War II and ultimately led to the defeat of the Axis Powers and the rise of the United States as the world’s supreme superpower. For those of us who see the U.S. as the world’s foremost battlement against global fascism, today is a day to reflect on those who have given their lives for this country and to offer appreciation for their sacrifices.
For people like the Trumps—for whom authoritarianism is a desirable state of governance so long as they’re holding the reins of authority—today offers them another cynical opportunity to pay lip service to this nation’s most sacred values while undermining them at every turn. To those ends Ivanka Trump penned a tweet about Pearl Harbor today, claiming that she is “forever grateful for the fortitude and spirit of the great generation before us.”
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
The message should not for even a moment be interpreted in good faith given the manner in which she has supported her father even as he has weakened the pillars of our democracy and demeaned dead service members. The Trumps have far more in common with the Japanese pilots who strafed sailors at Pearl Harbor and the Germans who manned the pillboxes at Normandy than they do with the Americans who fought in that war.
On days like today, it would be better if Ivanka simply said nothing at all. Her tepid tweet is a disgrace to those who died on December 7, 1941 because it’s obvious she’s retching up this rhetoric for purely political reasons.
It all takes on especially gross tint when one considers the number of Americans who have died from COVID-19 due to her father’s inaction and incompetence. The Trump family will have the blood of perhaps hundreds of thousands of Americans on their hands before this pandemic ends. The Kamikaze could have only ever dreamed of such devastation.
https://twitter.com/IvankaTrump/status/1335980648964743169?s=20
Twitter users were understandably outraged by the First Daughter’s tweet.
A Pear Harbor’s worth of Americans is dying every day thanks to your father’s and husband’s criminal negligence. — Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) December 7, 2020
The whole of WW1 , WW2 , Korea, Vietnam , 2 Gulf Wars, Afghanistan and Iraq and not a Trump to be seen anywhere, I mean, there was nothing in it for them was there ! — Johnthecab3.5% (@johnthecab55) December 7, 2020
https://twitter.com/7Veritas4/status/1335981150792249349?s=20
Your father wants to veto a defense bill, because his feelings were hurt over a Twitter trend.. — Trumpisapos (@exposethe45cult) December 7, 2020
The greatest generation actually fought Nazis, they didn't invite them to hate rallies and sell them red hats. — G (@giancarloqui1) December 7, 2020
Tell me, who in your family put their life in the line to serve our country? I believe the answer is nobody. — Linda Kukor (@kukor_linda) December 7, 2020
The president should be laying a wreath AT Pearl Harbor. For my entire military career including time stationed in Hawaii, a president has laid a wreath AT Pearl on December 7th. I have yet to see the photo of trump doing that. My military heart aches at the disrespect he shows. — Show u Rite (@picean79) December 7, 2020
What do you or your family know about sacrifice or honor? We're on the edge of our seat. — By Grabthar's Hammer (@RealAceFox1) December 7, 2020
I find it repugnant when you and your family talk of service and sacrifice. Best you say nothing at all. Signed, an ex serviceman. — Matt (@thebigkaboosh) December 7, 2020
Like you REALLY care! The only reason you keep tweeting ANYTHING is to keep your name out there. Well we will see how much you like your name in the news when Daddy Diaper Don aka @realDonaldTrump is no longer protected after 1/20/21 from the State of NY & that includes YOU! https://t.co/5KkubhVX1J — D (@janelle80220) December 7, 2020
Who writes this rubbish? You hypocrite. Go on. Tell us how you are remembering the 79th anniversary. By not eating sushi? You really are an empty vessel, as they will find out when you are in prison when Helen Herpes, or Virginia Warts becomes your protector. https://t.co/6Qww7Ox32S — Colin Johnston (@misswibbleshome) December 7, 2020
https://twitter.com/uhhhlili/status/1335996671969247232?s=20
That was back in the day when our servicemen didn't fake bone spurs. https://t.co/iU5yKMRYyi — Hooter2 (@moonturtles2) December 7, 2020
https://twitter.com/TheAngelOrsini/status/1335990297197764610?s=20
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-07--Trump escalates his attacks again Republican governor and implies he’s “hiding” something sinister

One would think that Donald Trump is a sucker for humiliation given the number of times that he seemingly wants to relive his election loss to Joe Biden in the multiple swing states where he continues against all odds and common sense to contest the balloting as fraudulent and fatally flawed .
Yet on a day when the Georgia state election officials are set to re-certify the results after a third recount of the ballots continued to stubbornly show Trump losing the state ’ s electoral college votes to Biden , here is the rejected candidate posting yet another tweet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to illegally intervene with yet another audit of the mail-in votes , this time hoping that an analysis of signature matching will disqualify enough Biden votes to reverse the outcome .
Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede !
The internecine fighting in the GOP is a lovely sight to behold , particularly as the balance of power in the United States Senate will be determined by the January 5th runoff elections in Georgia , and the fracturing of Republican party unity does not bode well for an efficient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to convince Trump supporters to turn out when they are being bombarded with messages telling them that the voting process is corrupt and the outcome fixed .
It couldn ’ t have helped that Trump spent the bulk of his Saturday night rally in Georgia — ostensibly an event to support the two Republican incumbents , Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler — talking about himself and continuing to rail against a fraudulent voting process in the state , that is when he wasn ’ t fear-mongering with tales of socialist farm seizures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ focus on signature verification as a method of disqualifying a sufficient number of ballots to deliver him a dishonest victory is facing pushback from Georgia Governor Brian Kemp who continues to claim that he does not have the authority under the state ’ s constitution to order such an audit and who is reluctant to call a special legislative session to overturn the will of the electorate and simply assign a Trump-friendly slate of electoral college delegates to vote for the incumbent president .
Trump ’ s bullying of state officials is turning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he has been proven the loser of the election in contested state after contested .
state , failed lawsuit after failed lawsuit .
That he turns to condemn his former staunch GOP allies so quickly when he doesn ’ t get his way proves that Trump has no reciprocal loyalty to those who have enabled him , not an endearing quality nor one that will serve him well when he has no longer holds the power of the executive branch in his fingertips .
Trump ’ s incitement of a civil war among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that finally brings the party down for good .
If he manages to accomplish that , then there will be at least one positive enduring legacy that emerges from the Trump era .
Whether that happens and whether it will have been worth the pain of the past four years to achieve remains to be seen .
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One would think that Donald Trump is a sucker for humiliation given the number of times that he seemingly wants to relive his election loss to Joe Biden in the multiple swing states where he continues against all odds and common sense to contest the balloting as fraudulent and fatally flawed.
Yet on a day when the Georgia state election officials are set to re-certify the results after a third recount of the ballots continued to stubbornly show Trump losing the state’s electoral college votes to Biden, here is the rejected candidate posting yet another tweet desperately condemning the Republican Governor of Georgia to illegally intervene with yet another audit of the mail-in votes, this time hoping that an analysis of signature matching will disqualify enough Biden votes to reverse the outcome.
The Republican Governor of Georgia refuses to do signature verification, which would give us an easy win. What’s wrong with this guy? What is he hiding? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2020
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
The internecine fighting in the GOP is a lovely sight to behold, particularly as the balance of power in the United States Senate will be determined by the January 5th runoff elections in Georgia, and the fracturing of Republican party unity does not bode well for an efficient political machine or the success of efforts to convince Trump supporters to turn out when they are being bombarded with messages telling them that the voting process is corrupt and the outcome fixed.
It couldn’t have helped that Trump spent the bulk of his Saturday night rally in Georgia — ostensibly an event to support the two Republican incumbents, Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler — talking about himself and continuing to rail against a fraudulent voting process in the state, that is when he wasn’t fear-mongering with tales of socialist farm seizures targeting white farmers.
Trump’s focus on signature verification as a method of disqualifying a sufficient number of ballots to deliver him a dishonest victory is facing pushback from Georgia Governor Brian Kemp who continues to claim that he does not have the authority under the state’s constitution to order such an audit and who is reluctant to call a special legislative session to overturn the will of the electorate and simply assign a Trump-friendly slate of electoral college delegates to vote for the incumbent president.
Trump’s bullying of state officials is turning out to be less effective now that he has been proven the loser of the election in contested state after contested. state, failed lawsuit after failed lawsuit.
That he turns to condemn his former staunch GOP allies so quickly when he doesn’t get his way proves that Trump has no reciprocal loyalty to those who have enabled him, not an endearing quality nor one that will serve him well when he has no longer holds the power of the executive branch in his fingertips.
Trump’s incitement of a civil war among Republican loyalists may just be the thing that finally brings the party down for good.
If he manages to accomplish that, then there will be at least one positive enduring legacy that emerges from the Trump era. Whether that happens and whether it will have been worth the pain of the past four years to achieve remains to be seen.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-07--Morning Joe slams MAGA dead-enders for supporting a “fascist” and creating a “sick society”

In a just world , the Republican Party would never live down its embrace of Donald Trump , a man so fundamentally cruel and stupid that he should never have been allowed to so much as tour the White House let alone run it .
The sad reality though is that over 74 million Americans voted for Trump , showing that a large portion either can not recognize or simply does not care about bad governance .
Worse still , many conservatives have happily swallowed Trump ’ s lie that the election was stolen from him by widespread voter fraud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such a ludicrous claim .
The president and his lackeys are trying ( and luckily thus far failing ) to overturn the will of the American people , snatch victory from President-elect Biden , and ultimately put an end to American democracy .
Meanwhile , the vast majority of elected GOP officials are lending credence to the president ’ s dangerous lies by either refusing to admit that Biden won or actively amplifying Trump ’ s fraud accusations .
Earlier today , former Republican Joe Scarborough addressed the phenomenon of MAGA dead-enders on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those attending the soon-to-be-former president ’ s rallies to members of the counterculture who flocked to San Francisco in the 1960s , specifically in the way their troubled lives were explored by the writer Joan Didion in her essay “ Slouching Towards Bethlehem.
” “ I read and reread Joan Didion a lot of these days as she was coming to terms with the radicalism of the 1960s , feeling like she lived in a country that she no longer understood and I just thought , I thought how remarkable it was that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my family was scared and I think most of Middle America was scared by a lot of the radical changes they saw in a country they didn ’ t recognize anymore , and here we are 50 years later and a lot of Americans are scared again , ” said Scarborough .
“ Here we are from Haight-Ashbury in 1967… ” said Scarborough , referencing the famous district where the counterculture sprang into being , “ …and Joan Didion talking about a world going haywire , and we fast forward to 2020 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and it ’ s people living in another world , ” Scarborough said .
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Scarborough went on to cite Didion ’ s assessment that the radicalism of the 60s eventually went “ haywire .
He said that Trumpism represents a similar kind of corruption of conservatism , adding that Trump Republicans are trying to “ undermine America ” and “ create an alternate reality.
” He made sure to stress the fact there is no “ moral equivocation ” between hippies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States actively working to transform this country into an authoritarian dystopia despite the aesthetic similarities .
The Morning Joe host also said that his parents would have struggled to understand what has happened to the GOP and more broadly the idea of conservatism during the Trump era .
Scarborough didn ’ t mince his words and said bluntly that MAGA supporters “ are following an authoritarian ” and that they are people “ following a fascist leader , who want to overturn democratically elected results.
” “ But we ’ re talking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of that society who have lost their way and you look in those crowds in Valdosta and that ’ s what frightens me , ” said Scarborough .
It ’ s not Donald Trump .
It frightens me that those people hate democracy so much , those people have been so swayed by a fascist leader that they now are actively calling for the overturning of millions and millions of votes , and what is , in effect , a coup.
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In a just world, the Republican Party would never live down its embrace of Donald Trump, a man so fundamentally cruel and stupid that he should never have been allowed to so much as tour the White House let alone run it. The sad reality though is that over 74 million Americans voted for Trump, showing that a large portion either cannot recognize or simply does not care about bad governance.
Worse still, many conservatives have happily swallowed Trump’s lie that the election was stolen from him by widespread voter fraud despite the complete lack of evidence for such a ludicrous claim. The president and his lackeys are trying (and luckily thus far failing) to overturn the will of the American people, snatch victory from President-elect Biden, and ultimately put an end to American democracy. Meanwhile, the vast majority of elected GOP officials are lending credence to the president’s dangerous lies by either refusing to admit that Biden won or actively amplifying Trump’s fraud accusations.
Earlier today, former Republican Joe Scarborough addressed the phenomenon of MAGA dead-enders on his Morning Joe show. Scarborough compared those attending the soon-to-be-former president’s rallies to members of the counterculture who flocked to San Francisco in the 1960s, specifically in the way their troubled lives were explored by the writer Joan Didion in her essay “Slouching Towards Bethlehem.”
“I read and reread Joan Didion a lot of these days as she was coming to terms with the radicalism of the 1960s, feeling like she lived in a country that she no longer understood and I just thought, I thought how remarkable it was that when I was a small child, my family was scared and I think most of Middle America was scared by a lot of the radical changes they saw in a country they didn’t recognize anymore, and here we are 50 years later and a lot of Americans are scared again,” said Scarborough.
“Here we are from Haight-Ashbury in 1967…” said Scarborough, referencing the famous district where the counterculture sprang into being, “…and Joan Didion talking about a world going haywire, and we fast forward to 2020 and it’s Valdosta, Georgia, and it’s people living in another world,” Scarborough said.
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
Scarborough went on to cite Didion’s assessment that the radicalism of the 60s eventually went “haywire. He said that Trumpism represents a similar kind of corruption of conservatism, adding that Trump Republicans are trying to “undermine America” and “create an alternate reality.” He made sure to stress the fact there is no “moral equivocation” between hippies doing LSD and the President of the United States actively working to transform this country into an authoritarian dystopia despite the aesthetic similarities.
The Morning Joe host also said that his parents would have struggled to understand what has happened to the GOP and more broadly the idea of conservatism during the Trump era. Scarborough didn’t mince his words and said bluntly that MAGA supporters “are following an authoritarian” and that they are people “following a fascist leader, who want to overturn democratically elected results.”
“But we’re talking about a sick society and a large part of that society who have lost their way and you look in those crowds in Valdosta and that’s what frightens me,” said Scarborough. It’s not Donald Trump. It frightens me that those people hate democracy so much, those people have been so swayed by a fascist leader that they now are actively calling for the overturning of millions and millions of votes, and what is, in effect, a coup.”
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-08--Trump celebrates infection rates and goes off the delusion rails in vaccine presser

It doesn ’ t matter if the lame-duck president is supposedly holding a press conference about the progress his Operation Warp Speed ahs made in the development and the upcoming distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine , these days if Donald Trump opens his mouth the topic will be how he really won the election that he claims without evidence was stolen from him .
True , Donald Trump began the briefing talking about his administration ’ s response to the coronavirus pandemic , primarily using his speech to claim undue credit for the success of the vaccine development effort and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to purchase a sufficient quantity of the vaccine to innoculate the entire U.S. populace .
However , it didn ’ t take the president with false delusions of electoral victory long to begin his railing against the reality of his being crushed by Democrat Joe Biden when all the counting , recounting , and triple-counting of the ballots have been completed .
Vox ‘ s Aaron Rupar conveniently condensed Trump ’ s appearance this afternoon into bite-sized digestible morsels for your viewing pleasure and dumbstruck amazement at the soon-to-be ex-president ’ s continued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he and his conned followers dwells within .
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Concede !
Despite the obvious resurgence of the COVID-19 virus to the highest number of cases ever in this country — and in the world — Trump refuses to acknowledge that his claims that COVID would just disappear once the election was completed were as wrong as just about everything else that passes through his lips .
His obliviousness when it comes to the reality of what average Americans face when seeking treatment for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free health care has blinded him to the situation most people will have to face .
Why anyone would believe any predictions as to the trajectory of the pandemic made by the same person that said it would disappear “ like magic ” once summer arrived is something that sociologists will likely study for decades in their analysis of mass delusions .
The fact that Trump went on to tout the wide-spread contagion currently affecting our country as “ terrific ” should alone be grounds for the immediate invocation of the 25th Amendment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the White House , but he used the question and answer portion of the briefing to play the Grinch who wants to try to steal the election from the unquestioned winner of the popular vote , President-elect Joe Biden .
Yes , the popularly-evicted current President of the United States is fomenting sedition and the overthrow of our democratic processes in an official press briefing and hasn ’ t been taken into custody yet .
How openly does one have to violate the law , even as president , to face the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s far past the time for Trump ’ s avaricious fund-raising charade to end .
America doesn ’ t care that his ego is bruised because a significant majority of the nation ’ s voters have found him unfit for office .
We just want him gone from our lives forever and held accountable for his misdeeds in order to prevent any other scoundrel from trying to repeat his dastardly formula for a fascist takeover of our republic .
We ’ ll give it until January 20th and not a second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ YOU have to say .
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It doesn’t matter if the lame-duck president is supposedly holding a press conference about the progress his Operation Warp Speed ahs made in the development and the upcoming distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine, these days if Donald Trump opens his mouth the topic will be how he really won the election that he claims without evidence was stolen from him.
True, Donald Trump began the briefing talking about his administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, primarily using his speech to claim undue credit for the success of the vaccine development effort and then attempting to coverup for his failure to purchase a sufficient quantity of the vaccine to innoculate the entire U.S. populace.
However, it didn’t take the president with false delusions of electoral victory long to begin his railing against the reality of his being crushed by Democrat Joe Biden when all the counting, recounting, and triple-counting of the ballots have been completed.
Vox‘s Aaron Rupar conveniently condensed Trump’s appearance this afternoon into bite-sized digestible morsels for your viewing pleasure and dumbstruck amazement at the soon-to-be ex-president’s continued detachment from the dimension that everyone but he and his conned followers dwells within.
"In just a few minutes I will sign an Executive Order to ensure that the United States government prioritizes the getting out of the vaccine to American citizens before sending it to other nations" — Trump pic.twitter.com/8tG277aNft — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 8, 2020
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
Despite the obvious resurgence of the COVID-19 virus to the highest number of cases ever in this country — and in the world — Trump refuses to acknowledge that his claims that COVID would just disappear once the election was completed were as wrong as just about everything else that passes through his lips.
His obliviousness when it comes to the reality of what average Americans face when seeking treatment for the coronavirus shows that his privileged access to free health care has blinded him to the situation most people will have to face.
"the numbers should skyrocket downward" pic.twitter.com/06JRWqqcp7 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 8, 2020
Why anyone would believe any predictions as to the trajectory of the pandemic made by the same person that said it would disappear “like magic” once summer arrived is something that sociologists will likely study for decades in their analysis of mass delusions.
The fact that Trump went on to tout the wide-spread contagion currently affecting our country as “terrific” should alone be grounds for the immediate invocation of the 25th Amendment,
Asked why the White House is holding in-person parties in violation of CDC guidance, Trump says, "well, they're Christmas parties." pic.twitter.com/3gy7BILpRX — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 8, 2020
Trump may be the superspreader Santa of the White House, but he used the question and answer portion of the briefing to play the Grinch who wants to try to steal the election from the unquestioned winner of the popular vote, President-elect Joe Biden.
Trump calls for judges and Republican legislators to have the "courage" to help him overthrow the election, then says, "I'll tell you what, life will be much easier for this country." He then exits the White House event to cheers. pic.twitter.com/tb7QiskANf — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 8, 2020
Yes, the popularly-evicted current President of the United States is fomenting sedition and the overthrow of our democratic processes in an official press briefing and hasn’t been taken into custody yet.
Talk about white privilege.
How openly does one have to violate the law, even as president, to face the repercussions for one’s actions?
It’s far past the time for Trump’s avaricious fund-raising charade to end.
America doesn’t care that his ego is bruised because a significant majority of the nation’s voters have found him unfit for office.
We just want him gone from our lives forever and held accountable for his misdeeds in order to prevent any other scoundrel from trying to repeat his dastardly formula for a fascist takeover of our republic.
We’ll give it until January 20th and not a second more.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-08--Lou Dobbs blows his top at Stephen Miller over “gutless” Republicans in Trump loss meltdown

While the vast majority of the country has accepted the fact that Donald Trump has lost the 2020 election and will soon be departing the White House and taking his cohort of dead-eyed psychotic ghouls with him , they themselves are having issues grappling with the reality that faces them — which is a source of deeply satisfying schadenfreude for the rest of us .
Trump devotee Lou Dobbs and criminal against humanity Stephen Miller vented about the Republican Party ’ s unwillingness to “ stop the steal ” in a particularly hilarious clip from Dobbs ’ FOX News show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on talking over each other and cutting each other off .
“ What ’ s wrong with the Republican Party ?
Where the hell are the Republicans , Steven ?
Where are they ?
” raged Dobbs at Miller , who appeared taken aback by Dobbs ’ vehemence and had trouble forcing out an appropriate level of outrage .
“ Tens of millions of – no signature checks — You ’ re right Lou , tens of millions of ballots nationwide , no signature checks , no residency checks , no age checks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even checking if you are alive or dead ?
Are we a third-world country ?
Are we a banana republic ?
If you only counted legal ballots from legal residents , this president gets four more years !
” Dobbs goes on to bring up Sen. Ted Cruz ’ s ( R-TX ) laughable offer to argue for the Trump team at the Supreme court and demanded to know why on “ God ’ s green earth the White House wouldn ’ t jump on that ?
” Add your name to tell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Miller appears uneasy about that prospect and tries to change the subject , and gets an earful from Dobbs : “ No , no Stephen , I ’ m not gon na let you do that .
You and I , we ’ re reasonably smart and decent fellows .
Why don ’ t you answer me ?
That ’ s all I ’ m asking here , Stephen .
Why don ’ t you guys jump and salute Ted Cruz and say yes , we want you on the team now .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ time for internecine nonsense in the Republican Party , which is watching its blood drain into the streets because they ’ re GUTLESS.
” Miller tries to calm down Dobbs , but is unable to placate him and refuses to answer why Trump won ’ t accept Ted Cruz on to his team , which is probably because Trump has never forgiven Ted Cruz for opposing him in 2016 and still resents him despite the pathetic lengths Cruz has gone to get himself back in good favor .
After the four years of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is so gratifying to see Trump ’ s cheerleaders and accomplices seethe and rage at against reality — and take solace in the fact that we ’ ll hopefully never have to see them again .
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While the vast majority of the country has accepted the fact that Donald Trump has lost the 2020 election and will soon be departing the White House and taking his cohort of dead-eyed psychotic ghouls with him, they themselves are having issues grappling with the reality that faces them — which is a source of deeply satisfying schadenfreude for the rest of us.
Trump devotee Lou Dobbs and criminal against humanity Stephen Miller vented about the Republican Party’s unwillingness to “stop the steal” in a particularly hilarious clip from Dobbs’ FOX News show, not the least because they kept on talking over each other and cutting each other off.
“What’s wrong with the Republican Party? Where the hell are the Republicans, Steven? Where are they?” raged Dobbs at Miller, who appeared taken aback by Dobbs’ vehemence and had trouble forcing out an appropriate level of outrage.
“Tens of millions of – no signature checks — You’re right Lou, tens of millions of ballots nationwide, no signature checks, no residency checks, no age checks, no criminal record checks, not even checking if you are alive or dead? Are we a third-world country? Are we a banana republic? If you only counted legal ballots from legal residents, this president gets four more years!”
Dobbs goes on to bring up Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) laughable offer to argue for the Trump team at the Supreme court and demanded to know why on “God’s green earth the White House wouldn’t jump on that?”
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
Miller appears uneasy about that prospect and tries to change the subject, and gets an earful from Dobbs: “No, no Stephen, I’m not gonna let you do that. You and I, we’re reasonably smart and decent fellows. Why don’t you answer me? That’s all I’m asking here, Stephen. Why don’t you guys jump and salute Ted Cruz and say yes, we want you on the team now. My god, this is not a time for internecine nonsense in the Republican Party, which is watching its blood drain into the streets because they’re GUTLESS.”
Stephen Miller tries to calm @LouDobbs down, does not succeed. pic.twitter.com/A42nn8wTAv — Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) December 8, 2020
Miller tries to calm down Dobbs, but is unable to placate him and refuses to answer why Trump won’t accept Ted Cruz on to his team, which is probably because Trump has never forgiven Ted Cruz for opposing him in 2016 and still resents him despite the pathetic lengths Cruz has gone to get himself back in good favor.
After the four years of hell these monsters put us through, it is so gratifying to see Trump’s cheerleaders and accomplices seethe and rage at against reality — and take solace in the fact that we’ll hopefully never have to see them again.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-08--McConnell and Republican leaders refuse to recognize Biden’s victory in controversial vote

Whether the top Republican congressional leaders are simply humoring Donald Trump in his delusional efforts to declare the 2020 presidential election invalid because of evidence-free claims of voter fraud or whether they are openly colluding with the rejected president to plan a coup of unprecedented proportions shouldn ’ t have to be a question that we are asking ourselves right now .
Yet here we are , just a week before the electoral college is set to meet to finalize the election of Joe Biden , the man who won more than seven million more votes than Trump , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the results of the election haven ’ t been obviously settled for weeks already .
The latest manifestation of the GOP ’ s potentially seditious refusal to acknowledge the inevitability of a Biden presidency came today at a meeting of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inauguration Ceremonies ( JCCIC ) where Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) and Senator Roy Blunt ( R-MO ) joined House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy ( R-CA ) to block a motion affirming that the committee is actually preparing for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ itself for a second Trump inaugural .
The move to block Hoyer ’ s motion effectively killed the seemingly pro-forma declaration that the Maryland congressman had introduced which read in its entirety : Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede !
Democratic House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer ( D-MD ) called out his Republican colleagues on the committee for their partisan obstructionism of his innocuous resolution in a statement he released after the committee meeting ended .
“ The extent to which Republicans are refusing to accept the outcome @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Kamala Harris as our next President and Vice President is astounding , ” Hoyer said following the JCCIC meeting .
“ Their continued deference to President Trump ’ s post-election temper tantrums threatens our democracy and undermines faith in our system of elections .
Today is the safe-harbor deadline , and states have now certified their results , confirming that Joe Biden will be the forty-sixth President of the United States and Kamala Harris will be the first woman and first Black and South Asian American to serve as Vice President .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ plans for their inauguration and coordinate with the Biden Presidential Inaugural Committee .
Instead , Republicans are refusing even to allow JCCIC to say that President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris will be inaugurated on January 20 , even when there is no serious dispute over that fact.
” At some point , perhaps today , the safe-harbor deadline for states to certify the validity of their election results —which every state except Wisconsin has done — Republicans will have to stop their sniveling attempts to protect Trump ’ s crystalline-fragile ego from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accused of truly engaging in a seditious exercise designed to topple the peaceful transition of our democratic system of government .
Enough already .
If GOP leaders can ’ t recognize the results of an election declared free and fair by the administration ’ s own election officials , then they should resign immediately and crawl back into their partisan rat-holes .
They obviously are putting their own power-hungry ambitions over the principles of democracy and have no claims to legitimacy in representing any of their state ’ s citizens with their obstructionist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ press release from Representative Steny Hoyer at this link .
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Whether the top Republican congressional leaders are simply humoring Donald Trump in his delusional efforts to declare the 2020 presidential election invalid because of evidence-free claims of voter fraud or whether they are openly colluding with the rejected president to plan a coup of unprecedented proportions shouldn’t have to be a question that we are asking ourselves right now.
Yet here we are, just a week before the electoral college is set to meet to finalize the election of Joe Biden, the man who won more than seven million more votes than Trump, and senior GOP officials are still acting like the results of the election haven’t been obviously settled for weeks already.
The latest manifestation of the GOP’s potentially seditious refusal to acknowledge the inevitability of a Biden presidency came today at a meeting of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inauguration Ceremonies (JCCIC) where Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) joined House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to block a motion affirming that the committee is actually preparing for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris and not readying itself for a second Trump inaugural.
The move to block Hoyer’s motion effectively killed the seemingly pro-forma declaration that the Maryland congressman had introduced which read in its entirety:
“I move that the committee notify the American people that we are preparing for the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden Jr., and his Vice President, Kamala Harris, in coordination with the Biden Presidential Inaugural Committee and public health experts to ensure the health and safety of the American people as we observe this transition of power.”
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Democratic House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) called out his Republican colleagues on the committee for their partisan obstructionism of his innocuous resolution in a statement he released after the committee meeting ended.
“The extent to which Republicans are refusing to accept the outcome of the election and recognize Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as our next President and Vice President is astounding,” Hoyer said following the JCCIC meeting. “Their continued deference to President Trump’s post-election temper tantrums threatens our democracy and undermines faith in our system of elections. Today is the safe-harbor deadline, and states have now certified their results, confirming that Joe Biden will be the forty-sixth President of the United States and Kamala Harris will be the first woman and first Black and South Asian American to serve as Vice President. It is imperative that JCCIC proceed with plans for their inauguration and coordinate with the Biden Presidential Inaugural Committee. Instead, Republicans are refusing even to allow JCCIC to say that President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris will be inaugurated on January 20, even when there is no serious dispute over that fact.”
At some point, perhaps today, the safe-harbor deadline for states to certify the validity of their election results —which every state except Wisconsin has done — Republicans will have to stop their sniveling attempts to protect Trump’s crystalline-fragile ego from the reality of his loss or be accused of truly engaging in a seditious exercise designed to topple the peaceful transition of our democratic system of government.
Enough already. If GOP leaders can’t recognize the results of an election declared free and fair by the administration’s own election officials, then they should resign immediately and crawl back into their partisan rat-holes.
They obviously are putting their own power-hungry ambitions over the principles of democracy and have no claims to legitimacy in representing any of their state’s citizens with their obstructionist hi-jinks.
You can read the full press release from Representative Steny Hoyer at this link.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-08--Republican Senator issues rare public rebuke of Trump “completely unacceptable” election shenanigans

History will not soon forget those who enabled Donald Trump during his four-year crusade to undermine our democracy and transform our government into an engine designed to line the pockets of his family and closest cronies .
In their self-interested pursuit of power and influence , they revealed themselves to be nothing less than the lowest form of parasites , more than willing to betray all of the values this nation is supposed to hold dear .
One might expect these unAmerican cowards to change their tune now that President-elect Biden has defeated Trump and denied him a second disastrous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GOP officials seem so cowed by the president that they refuse to stand up to him even as he works to overturn the will of the people and steal the presidency through the courts .
Thankfully , Trump has had zero success in his election efforts thus far , though that in no way absolves Republicans of culpability for entertaining his fascist efforts .
It ’ s this slavish devotion to Trump that makes it all the more notable when a Republican does step forward to stand up for what is right .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) broke ranks and condemned Trump ’ s efforts to overturn the election in Pennslyvania .
Yesterday , it was revealed that the president asked the state ’ s Republican Speaker of the House to challenge Biden ’ s legitimate victory in the state .
Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede !
“ It ’ s completely unacceptable and it ’ s not going to work and the president should give up trying to get legislatures to overturn the results of the elections in their respective states , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with The Philadelphia Inquirer .
He stated that the “ outcome of the election is clear and that is that Joe Biden won the election.
” Toomey also said that he had a “ very pleasant conversation ” with President-elect Biden during which he congratulated him on his electoral win .
It ’ s perhaps worth noting that Toomey is not running for reelection when his term expires in 2022 , so he has less reason to fear the ire of the base than some other Republican officials do .
While Toomey recognizes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team are inflicting on the American people ’ s faith in their elections , he is still a Republican and felt the need to ding Democrats as well .
He said that some GOP voters are willing to listen to the president ’ s lies about voter fraud because they “ witnessed the way he ’ s been treated for the last four years by the left and the press.
” Someone not blinded by Republican partisanship would be quick to point out that the press was actually far too lenient with Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the worst president in American history .
Perhaps other Republicans will see Toomey ’ s statement and grow spines of their own .
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History will not soon forget those who enabled Donald Trump during his four-year crusade to undermine our democracy and transform our government into an engine designed to line the pockets of his family and closest cronies. In their self-interested pursuit of power and influence, they revealed themselves to be nothing less than the lowest form of parasites, more than willing to betray all of the values this nation is supposed to hold dear.
One might expect these unAmerican cowards to change their tune now that President-elect Biden has defeated Trump and denied him a second disastrous term, but the vast majority of GOP officials seem so cowed by the president that they refuse to stand up to him even as he works to overturn the will of the people and steal the presidency through the courts.
Thankfully, Trump has had zero success in his election efforts thus far, though that in no way absolves Republicans of culpability for entertaining his fascist efforts. It’s this slavish devotion to Trump that makes it all the more notable when a Republican does step forward to stand up for what is right.
Today, Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) broke ranks and condemned Trump’s efforts to overturn the election in Pennslyvania. Yesterday, it was revealed that the president asked the state’s Republican Speaker of the House to challenge Biden’s legitimate victory in the state.
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“It’s completely unacceptable and it’s not going to work and the president should give up trying to get legislatures to overturn the results of the elections in their respective states,” said Toomey during a phone call with The Philadelphia Inquirer. He stated that the “outcome of the election is clear and that is that Joe Biden won the election.”
Toomey also said that he had a “very pleasant conversation” with President-elect Biden during which he congratulated him on his electoral win. It’s perhaps worth noting that Toomey is not running for reelection when his term expires in 2022, so he has less reason to fear the ire of the base than some other Republican officials do.
While Toomey recognizes the damage that Trump and his legal team are inflicting on the American people’s faith in their elections, he is still a Republican and felt the need to ding Democrats as well. He said that some GOP voters are willing to listen to the president’s lies about voter fraud because they “witnessed the way he’s been treated for the last four years by the left and the press.” Someone not blinded by Republican partisanship would be quick to point out that the press was actually far too lenient with Trump given the fact he is almost certainly the worst president in American history.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-08--Ex-Trump cyber official hits Trump team with major conspiracy lawsuit

Chris Krebs , the former Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security , found out the hard way .
Krebs thought he would be commended for the job that he helped supervise that ensured that the 2020 U.S. presidential race was “ the most secure in American history , ” as he described it , much to the extreme chagrin of Donald Trump who was so incensed over losing to Democrat Joe Biden that he embarked on a seditious campaign to blame that ego-destroying loss on non-existent election fraud and didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the contrary .
Instead of a hearty pat on the back and approbation for a job well done , Krebs was summarily fired by Trump and became the target of such frightening threats from the defeated president ’ s more despicable followers that he was forced to move his family out of their home .
An even worse threat came from one of Trump ’ s own legal team , Joseph diGenova , who publicly called for Krebs ’ execution on a program broadcast on Trump ’ s latest right-wing extremist media ally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede !
Now Krebs is suing diGenova , Newsmax , and the Trump campaign for conducting “ a calculated and pernicious conspiracy ” to retaliate against Republican party members who fail to get on board with the president ’ s evidence-free claims of election manipulation .
Saying that Krebs “ faces a genuine risk of imminent harm , ” the lawsuit accuses diGenova of issuing “ an unlawful and inflammatory ‘ call to action ’ for ” Krebs to “ suffer the fate of a convicted traitor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and infliction of emotional distress caused diGenova ’ s call for violence in service of the Trump campaign ’ s “ conspiracy to undermine Americans ’ confidence in the election through false information.
” It ’ s hard to imagine that Krebs ’ legal action will be unsuccessful , particularly when he recounts how he received multiple threats by tweet , email , and text in the wake of diGenova ’ s lynching call and how his 10-year-old child asked him if “ Daddy ’ s going to get executed ?
” .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ his damaged reputation , Krebs says that his suit is intended to encourage other Republicans not to be “ intimidated into silence.
” While awaiting the trial and the resolution of Kreb ’ s complaint , you can read the entirety of his lawsuit here : Original reporting by Alan Feuer at The New York Times .
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It’s tough being a principled officeholder in a totally corrupt administration.
Chris Krebs, the former Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, found out the hard way.
Krebs thought he would be commended for the job that he helped supervise that ensured that the 2020 U.S. presidential race was “the most secure in American history,” as he described it, much to the extreme chagrin of Donald Trump who was so incensed over losing to Democrat Joe Biden that he embarked on a seditious campaign to blame that ego-destroying loss on non-existent election fraud and didn’t want to hear any assurances to the contrary.
Instead of a hearty pat on the back and approbation for a job well done, Krebs was summarily fired by Trump and became the target of such frightening threats from the defeated president’s more despicable followers that he was forced to move his family out of their home.
An even worse threat came from one of Trump’s own legal team, Joseph diGenova, who publicly called for Krebs’ execution on a program broadcast on Trump’s latest right-wing extremist media ally, Newsmax.
“Anybody who thinks that this election went well, like that idiot Krebs who used to be the head of cybersecurity,” diGenova said on Newsmax’s The Howie Carr Show. “That guy is a class A moron. He should be drawn and quartered. Taken out at dawn and shot.”
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Now Krebs is suing diGenova, Newsmax, and the Trump campaign for conducting “a calculated and pernicious conspiracy” to retaliate against Republican party members who fail to get on board with the president’s evidence-free claims of election manipulation.
Saying that Krebs “faces a genuine risk of imminent harm,” the lawsuit accuses diGenova of issuing “an unlawful and inflammatory ‘call to action’ for” Krebs to “suffer the fate of a convicted traitor” and is seeking damages for defamation and infliction of emotional distress caused diGenova’s call for violence in service of the Trump campaign’s “conspiracy to undermine Americans’ confidence in the election through false information.”
It’s hard to imagine that Krebs’ legal action will be unsuccessful, particularly when he recounts how he received multiple threats by tweet, email, and text in the wake of diGenova’s lynching call and how his 10-year-old child asked him if “Daddy’s going to get executed?”.
In addition to helping him to reclaim his damaged reputation, Krebs says that his suit is intended to encourage other Republicans not to be “intimidated into silence.”
“We need to make it clear that these behaviors are not acceptable in a civil society,” he told The New York Times‘ Alan Feuer.
While awaiting the trial and the resolution of Kreb’s complaint, you can read the entirety of his lawsuit here:
KREBS complaint 1
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-08--Wrestling legend Dan Gable subtly dings Trump for walking out of Medal of Honor presser after inaugu

Wrestling legend Dan Gable subtly dings Trump for walking out of Medal of Honor presser after inauguration question

As the end of the Donald Trump presidency rapidly and thankfully approaches , his behavior is no less mystifyingly crass than it ever has been before .
“ Does he sometimes forget where he is and what he ’ s doing , or is he just a self-centered jackass ?
” is a question that Americans have struggled with for four long years , and a recent display by Trump in the Oval Office has once again brought the issue up for debate .
While he was awarding the Medal of Freedom to legendary wrestler Dan Gable on Monday afternoon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enough and just walked out , abandoning the award-winner to awkwardly face the media with no idea what was going on .
“ He ’ s gone ” was all Gable had to say .
Maybe it had something to do with the question that a reporter shouted at Trump about the upcoming inauguration of Joe Biden that prompted him to cut and run , which Gable made sure to highlight when discussing the incident this morning with FOX & Friends .
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Concede @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the president tried to use Gable ’ s professional career to boost his own ego and falsely claim that he was “ 2-0 ” in elections , even though everybody knows by now that is not the case .
Gable wasn ’ t having any of it and made sure to dispel the president ’ s delusion that Trump could “ take ” him .
Thankfully , we have only about a month left of this kind of embarrassing behavior from the President of the United States .
Soon , we can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ functions of the presidency — from the most important tasks like coordinating a vaccination campaign and the most pedestrian like the awarding of medals — will be handled with the competence and decorum that the office demands .
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As the end of the Donald Trump presidency rapidly and thankfully approaches, his behavior is no less mystifyingly crass than it ever has been before. “Does he sometimes forget where he is and what he’s doing, or is he just a self-centered jackass?” is a question that Americans have struggled with for four long years, and a recent display by Trump in the Oval Office has once again brought the issue up for debate.
While he was awarding the Medal of Freedom to legendary wrestler Dan Gable on Monday afternoon, Trump decided he’d had enough and just walked out, abandoning the award-winner to awkwardly face the media with no idea what was going on.
“He’s gone” was all Gable had to say.
This is unreal. Trump abruptly walked out of Dan Gable’s Medal of Freedom ceremony today, leaving Gable shrugging and at a complete loss about what he was supposed to do. pic.twitter.com/mOzlLn8poC — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 8, 2020
Maybe it had something to do with the question that a reporter shouted at Trump about the upcoming inauguration of Joe Biden that prompted him to cut and run, which Gable made sure to highlight when discussing the incident this morning with FOX & Friends.
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Dan Gable on Trump: "He's never made me mad. He might've walked out of the press conference yesterday a little bit perturbed with a couple newspaper people but I was having a great time." Kilmeade: "He left you in the office by yourself with your family!" Gable: "That's ok." pic.twitter.com/uzOlZoz8kR — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 8, 2020
This, of course, came after the president tried to use Gable’s professional career to boost his own ego and falsely claim that he was “2-0” in elections, even though everybody knows by now that is not the case. Gable wasn’t having any of it and made sure to dispel the president’s delusion that Trump could “take” him.
“Dan is a true GOAT,” Trump says. I’m larger than you — think I could take you? the president asks Iowa wrestling legend Dan Gable. “You’d have no chance,” Gable answers. pic.twitter.com/F603pqSDqO — Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) December 7, 2020
Thankfully, we have only about a month left of this kind of embarrassing behavior from the President of the United States. Soon, we can once again rest assured that all the functions of the presidency — from the most important tasks like coordinating a vaccination campaign and the most pedestrian like the awarding of medals — will be handled with the competence and decorum that the office demands.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-08--Trump tweets and deletes embarrassing tweet about the “troupes”

With the end of his presidency rapidly approaching , Donald Trump is reverting more and more to his true form : that of a glorified internet troll .
Unable to overturn the election in a soft coup due to the laughably weak cases his attorneys have brought to court , he ’ s reduced to sporadically blasting out tweets to falsely claim that he actually won and that President-elect Joe Biden benefited from mass voter fraud .
More and more he is a creature that exists solely in the digital space , offering perhaps a glimpse at what his cretinous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic is still raging with cases on the rise across the country , but Trump decided the best use of his time today was not addressing the crisis but rather whining once again about social media .
He urged House Republicans to vote against the National Defense Authorization Act , calling it “ very weak ” because he wants it to also include a repeal of Section 230 , the statute that shields social media giants like Twitter and Facebook from legal liability for the content posted on their websites .
It also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their platforms and decide what to delete or keep up .
Lately , Trump has been threatening to use his veto power over the roughly $ 740 billion military budget unless 230 is addressed .
He and other Republicans believe or at least pretend to believe that social media companies are violating the rights of conservatives and unfairly suppressing their opinions on their websites .
The allegations are unproven and conveniently overlook the fact that many right-wingers are often banned or censored on social media for violating the relevant terms of services—for reasons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to targeted harassment to the spreading of blatant misinformation Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede !
There is perhaps nothing more Trumpian than being willing to endanger America ’ s national security over some petty social media issue .
The man is nothing more than a bloated ego housed in human form .
He long ago made it abundantly clear that he has little respect for our service members and even less respect for the United States .
Trump also tacked in some complaints about “ National Monuments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coded defense of Confederate statutes , urged for the allowance of 5G and “ troupe reductions in foreign lands.
” While we know that this president doesn ’ t read his daily briefings and likely has little real idea of what ’ s going on in the Middle East , at a bare minimum he should know that we don ’ t have “ troupes ” of circus clowns deployed overseas .
We have troops .
Trump deleted the tweet with the typo and sent out another one with the correct spelling but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forever .
It seems he ’ s determined to embarrass himself right up until the moment he ’ s escorted out of the White House for good .
As usual , Twitter was more than happy to mock the president ’ s mistake and generally rain well-deserved abuse down on him .
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With the end of his presidency rapidly approaching, Donald Trump is reverting more and more to his true form: that of a glorified internet troll. Unable to overturn the election in a soft coup due to the laughably weak cases his attorneys have brought to court, he’s reduced to sporadically blasting out tweets to falsely claim that he actually won and that President-elect Joe Biden benefited from mass voter fraud. More and more he is a creature that exists solely in the digital space, offering perhaps a glimpse at what his cretinous post-presidency will look like.
The COVID-19 pandemic is still raging with cases on the rise across the country, but Trump decided the best use of his time today was not addressing the crisis but rather whining once again about social media. He urged House Republicans to vote against the National Defense Authorization Act, calling it “very weak” because he wants it to also include a repeal of Section 230, the statute that shields social media giants like Twitter and Facebook from legal liability for the content posted on their websites. It also gives them near unlimited leeway to police their platforms and decide what to delete or keep up.
Lately, Trump has been threatening to use his veto power over the roughly $740 billion military budget unless 230 is addressed. He and other Republicans believe or at least pretend to believe that social media companies are violating the rights of conservatives and unfairly suppressing their opinions on their websites. The allegations are unproven and conveniently overlook the fact that many right-wingers are often banned or censored on social media for violating the relevant terms of services—for reasons ranging from the posting of Nazi memes to targeted harassment to the spreading of blatant misinformation
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
There is perhaps nothing more Trumpian than being willing to endanger America’s national security over some petty social media issue. The man is nothing more than a bloated ego housed in human form. He long ago made it abundantly clear that he has little respect for our service members and even less respect for the United States.
Trump also tacked in some complaints about “National Monuments,” which is really just a coded defense of Confederate statutes, urged for the allowance of 5G and “troupe reductions in foreign lands.” While we know that this president doesn’t read his daily briefings and likely has little real idea of what’s going on in the Middle East, at a bare minimum he should know that we don’t have “troupes” of circus clowns deployed overseas. We have troops.
Trump deleted the tweet with the typo and sent out another one with the correct spelling but by now he should realize screenshots last forever. It seems he’s determined to embarrass himself right up until the moment he’s escorted out of the White House for good.
I hope House Republicans will vote against the very weak National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which I will VETO. Must include a termination of Section 230 (for National Security purposes), preserve our National Monuments, & allow for 5G & troop reductions in foreign lands! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 8, 2020
As usual, Twitter was more than happy to mock the president’s mistake and generally rain well-deserved abuse down on him.
we all saw you spell it "troupe," Einstein — Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) December 8, 2020
Sorry, your first try at this was more notable, 'troupe reductions in foreign lands'! I was on the fucking floor!!! Hahahahaha Troupe: a group of dancers, actors, or other entertainers who tour to different venues.
"a dance troupe" — kdino (@kdino) December 8, 2020
Putting your non military related wish list in a defense spending bill is the definition of SWAMP — abbie (@abbierenn) December 8, 2020
The US is the world's oldest continuous democracy, but Trump wants to in effect end that. He's ignoring Biden's 306 electoral votes & victory in the popular vote With his baseless claims of fraud, he is pressing state lawmakers to overturn our democratic elections—UNCONSCIONABLE — Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) December 8, 2020
You already did this one today…slow day over there so you’re already on repeat mode? pic.twitter.com/n3MKWeoPRn — Icculus The Brave (@FirenzeMike) December 8, 2020
https://twitter.com/cjgproduxions/status/1336318955242233865?s=20
https://twitter.com/cjtruth/status/1336324282457022464?s=20
https://twitter.com/the_resistor/status/1336319651429580805?s=20
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-09--Katie Porter blasts McConnell for giving corporations a “license to kill” in relief bill

Congresswoman Katie Porter ( D-CA ) may not be a member of the Senate , but she has a lot to say about that legislative chamber ’ s Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) , none of it particularly flattering to the tortoise-faced Machiavellian obstructionist .
Representative Porter went on the attack against McConnell during the past 24 hours , initially in a brutal social media thread posted yesterday evening , then later in a televised interview on MSNBC .
In both instances , Rep. Porter took on the responsibility of exposing “ corruption in real time , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legislative voice for prioritizing the “ imaginary need ” of corporations and billionaires over the more pressingly immediate requirements of a population of everyday Americans devastated by the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic .
Let ’ s start with her Twitter thread , which excoriated McConnell for his dogged attempts to torpedo the newly negotiated $ 908 billion bi-partisan pandemic relief bill that was already a significant step backward from the $ 3 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the House of Representatives months ago and sitting fallow on the Senate leader ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a jeremiad on McConnell ’ s stubbornly misplaced priorities and his heartless disregard for the plight of anyone without a few billion dollars in their pockets ready to contribute to GOP campaign coffers .
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Concede !
While Porter is not saying much that those who have been observing the GOP Majority Leader ’ s obstructionist tactics since the Republicans took control of the Senate didn ’ t already suspect , her confirmation that it is McConnell ’ s single-handed refusal to allow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needy citizens without first absolving corporations of any liability for putting their employees in harms way through their negligence or deliberate flouting of known safety protocols— a refusal that is preventing quick post-election action on pandemic relief — is all the more reason to fight for both Democrats to win the Georgia Senate runoff elections in January .
Congresswoman Porter reiterated many of the same points when she made an appearance on MSNBC today but added a pointed explanation that the reason that Senator McConnell has been able to act as the virtual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corrupt and distorting nature of America ’ s campaign finance system which allows deep-pocketed corporations to donate unlimited funds to a bottomless pit of compliant politicians who then are at their beck and call .
According to Rep. Porter , “ this is about Senator McConnell holding out , kind of basically giving a license to kill to big corporations that engage in reckless behavior to endanger workers and employees and Americans.
” You can watch Congresswoman Porter ’ s MSNBC interview in the video excerpt below .
Until a constitutional amendment is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Citizens United decision that treats corporations like people when it comes to political donations , America should consider itself lucky to have real patriots like Katy Porter looking after our interests .
She ’ s not yet a member of the Senate , but many citizens of her home state of California certainly are hoping that Governor Gavin Newsom is giving serious consideration to appointing Porter to the seat being vacated by Senator Kamala Harris once she takes over the vice-presidency .
There is no one who could do a better job in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where she could rejoin her former law professor Senator Elizabeth Warren ( D-MA ) .
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Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) may not be a member of the Senate, but she has a lot to say about that legislative chamber’s Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), none of it particularly flattering to the tortoise-faced Machiavellian obstructionist.
Representative Porter went on the attack against McConnell during the past 24 hours, initially in a brutal social media thread posted yesterday evening, then later in a televised interview on MSNBC.
In both instances, Rep. Porter took on the responsibility of exposing “corruption in real time,” denouncing the GOP’s most powerful legislative voice for prioritizing the “imaginary need” of corporations and billionaires over the more pressingly immediate requirements of a population of everyday Americans devastated by the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Let’s start with her Twitter thread, which excoriated McConnell for his dogged attempts to torpedo the newly negotiated $908 billion bi-partisan pandemic relief bill that was already a significant step backward from the $3 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the House of Representatives months ago and sitting fallow on the Senate leader’s desk ever since.
It reads as a jeremiad on McConnell’s stubbornly misplaced priorities and his heartless disregard for the plight of anyone without a few billion dollars in their pockets ready to contribute to GOP campaign coffers.
When I came to Congress, I knew I had a responsibility to pull back the curtain for the American people and expose corruption in real time. So, I’m filling you in on Senator McConnell’s attempts over the last 8 days to tank a *bipartisan* COVID relief bill. (THREAD) — Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) December 9, 2020
Everyone at the negotiating table—including Senate Rs—has agreed to a compromise. Except one. Mitch McConnell is refusing to bring it to the floor unless it wipes away all COVID-related lawsuits filed that “allege injury or death” due to corporate negligence. (3/5) — Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) December 9, 2020
The same McConnell who said that President Trump is “100% within his rights” to pursue baseless lawsuits alleging election fraud is now refusing to pass urgently-needed relief unless it strips those same rights from the most vulnerable among us. This must be exposed. (5/5) — Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) December 9, 2020
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While Porter is not saying much that those who have been observing the GOP Majority Leader’s obstructionist tactics since the Republicans took control of the Senate didn’t already suspect, her confirmation that it is McConnell’s single-handed refusal to allow a penny of relief to flow to needy citizens without first absolving corporations of any liability for putting their employees in harms way through their negligence or deliberate flouting of known safety protocols— a refusal that is preventing quick post-election action on pandemic relief — is all the more reason to fight for both Democrats to win the Georgia Senate runoff elections in January.
Congresswoman Porter reiterated many of the same points when she made an appearance on MSNBC today but added a pointed explanation that the reason that Senator McConnell has been able to act as the virtual personal lobbyist for corporate America is the corrupt and distorting nature of America’s campaign finance system which allows deep-pocketed corporations to donate unlimited funds to a bottomless pit of compliant politicians who then are at their beck and call.
According to Rep. Porter, “this is about Senator McConnell holding out, kind of basically giving a license to kill to big corporations that engage in reckless behavior to endanger workers and employees and Americans.”
You can watch Congresswoman Porter’s MSNBC interview in the video excerpt below.
Until a constitutional amendment is passed reversing the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision that treats corporations like people when it comes to political donations, America should consider itself lucky to have real patriots like Katy Porter looking after our interests.
She’s not yet a member of the Senate, but many citizens of her home state of California certainly are hoping that Governor Gavin Newsom is giving serious consideration to appointing Porter to the seat being vacated by Senator Kamala Harris once she takes over the vice-presidency.
There is no one who could do a better job in the Senate than Congresswoman Katie Porter, where she could rejoin her former law professor Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).
Please, Governor Newsom!
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