occupydemocrats--2020-07-01--Trump trashes “Black Lives Matter” as a “symbol of hate” in whiny tweet about Trump Tower street

As President Trump ’ s re-election prospects grow dimmer by the day and the coronavirus crisis resurges with a vengeance , Trump has desperately tripled-down on his open support for white supremacy and the enforcers of the American racial caste system , its police .
In an antagonistic Twitter outburst this morning , President Trump decried New York City ’ s decision to cut $ 1 billion from the NYPD ’ s staggering $ 6 billion budget .
He connected this to the unrelated plan to paint “ Black Lives Matter ” on Fifth Avenue — which just so happens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tower building — and claimed that it would “ denigrate ” the avenue , which is telling choice of words if we ’ ve ever seen it .
He heaped praise on the police and called the words “ Black Lives Matter ” a “ symbol of hate , ” which will surely delight the president ’ s white supremacist supporters and the police ( two groups that are often not mutually exclusive ) .
The “ Pigs in a Blanket ” chant is from a 2015 Black Lives Matter march and is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meant more as a joke , as BLM activist Trahern Crews explained to MSNBC ’ s Chris Hayes .
Crews explained that a police officer had been laughing with them and had shouted “ everybody loves bacon !
” into the microphone .
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The words “ Black Lives Matter ” themselves are threatening to racists like Donald Trump and his fans ; they are an existential challenge to the white supremacist superstructure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which the police exist to maintain .
It is a reminder that the comfortable position that whites hold in American society is a product of monstrosity and inequality , and so produces the white fear that the other shoe is about to drop .
It is to this fear that the president is appealing to with his hateful tweets and statements and his defense of Confederate statues , the provocation of our primitive instincts and prejudices .
It is up to us to vote him out in November and prove to the whole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a new country , accept the sins of our past , and begin building a better future for all Americans that truly embodies the noble ideals our nation was founded on .

As President Trump’s re-election prospects grow dimmer by the day and the coronavirus crisis resurges with a vengeance, Trump has desperately tripled-down on his open support for white supremacy and the enforcers of the American racial caste system, its police.
In an antagonistic Twitter outburst this morning, President Trump decried New York City’s decision to cut $1 billion from the NYPD’s staggering $6 billion budget. He connected this to the unrelated plan to paint “Black Lives Matter” on Fifth Avenue — which just so happens to be in front of his Trump Tower building — and claimed that it would “denigrate” the avenue, which is telling choice of words if we’ve ever seen it.
He heaped praise on the police and called the words “Black Lives Matter” a “symbol of hate,” which will surely delight the president’s white supremacist supporters and the police (two groups that are often not mutually exclusive).
….horrible BLM chant, “Pigs In A Blanket, Fry ‘Em Like Bacon”. Maybe our GREAT Police, who have been neutralized and scorned by a mayor who hates & disrespects them, won’t let this symbol of hate be affixed to New York’s greatest street. Spend this money fighting crime instead! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 1, 2020
The “Pigs in a Blanket” chant is from a 2015 Black Lives Matter march and is taken out of context; it was meant more as a joke, as BLM activist Trahern Crews explained to MSNBC’s Chris Hayes. Crews explained that a police officer had been laughing with them and had shouted “everybody loves bacon!” into the microphone.
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The words “Black Lives Matter” themselves are threatening to racists like Donald Trump and his fans; they are an existential challenge to the white supremacist superstructure upon which our country is built and which the police exist to maintain. It is a reminder that the comfortable position that whites hold in American society is a product of monstrosity and inequality, and so produces the white fear that the other shoe is about to drop.
It is to this fear that the president is appealing to with his hateful tweets and statements and his defense of Confederate statues, the provocation of our primitive instincts and prejudices. It is up to us to vote him out in November and prove to the whole world that we are ready to become a new country, accept the sins of our past, and begin building a better future for all Americans that truly embodies the noble ideals our nation was founded on.
Colin Taylor Opinion columnist and former editor-in-chief of Occupy Democrats. He graduated from Bennington College with a Bachelor's degree in history and political science. He now focuses on advancing the cause of social justice and equality in America. Latest Posts


occupydemocrats--2020-07-02--Fox News host publicly shreds GOP Rep. for saying White House should disband COVID-19 task force

When historians look back on the COVID-19 pandemic one can only imagine the horror with which they ’ ll write about the Republican Party .
As the United States descended into mass deaths and economic ruin the GOP remained lockstep with their buffoonish president , even as he repeatedly downplayed the risks of coronavirus and wasted away his days ranting on Twitter .
Republican officials continue to parrot the president ’ s misinformation , with many of them choosing to pander to their ignorant base by mocking mask-wearing and insisting that we completely reopen the economy even if it results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve tacitly declared that they are anti-science and regularly reject the expert opinions of medical professionals .
The GOP ’ s coronavirus behavior has gotten so egregious that even Fox News is starting to push back .
Neil Cavuto , one of the network ’ s few remaining relatively level-headed anchors , interviewed Rep. Andy Biggs ( R-AZ ) today .
This is the same Biggs who has insanely demanded that the White House disband its coronavirus task force because he doesn ’ t like its messaging about the pandemic .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that simply ignoring the virus and lying about its effects will make it go away .
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During his conversation with Cavuto , Biggs said that Dr. Birx and Dr. Fauci have “ expired ” and that they are no longer useful .
He slammed them for making statements that “ engender panic and hysteria and undermine what the president ’ s doing.
” His contention that the president alone should be responsible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump is an infamous liar .
Cavuto pushed back , pointing out that Trump rightfully defers to the concerns of his health experts .
Biggs responded by casting aspersions on Fauci ’ s medical credentials .
“ When ’ s the last time Dr. Fauci met with and treated a patient on an individual basis ?
Or Dr. Birx ?
And yet when you start talking to people on the ground working in emergency rooms… ” said Biggs .
“ When ’ s the last time you have ?
” interjected Cavuto @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time you have ?
” “ I ’ m not a trained physician !
What I am however is someone who can read data and who talks to people , ” said Biggs .
“ But you ’ re telling the ones who are to get out , get off the commission , we don ’ t need you !
” said Cavuto , raising his voice and visibly losing his patience with the ignorant Congressman .
Biggs then repeated his inane talking points about “ undermining ” the president .
“ Alright @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these upticking cases you think it ’ s a good idea to disband this commission now , in the middle of this ?
” asked Cavuto .
Biggs struggled to respond before admitting that yes , he thinks it ’ s a good idea .
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When historians look back on the COVID-19 pandemic one can only imagine the horror with which they’ll write about the Republican Party. As the United States descended into mass deaths and economic ruin the GOP remained lockstep with their buffoonish president, even as he repeatedly downplayed the risks of coronavirus and wasted away his days ranting on Twitter.
Republican officials continue to parrot the president’s misinformation, with many of them choosing to pander to their ignorant base by mocking mask-wearing and insisting that we completely reopen the economy even if it results in loss of life. They’ve tacitly declared that they are anti-science and regularly reject the expert opinions of medical professionals.
The GOP’s coronavirus behavior has gotten so egregious that even Fox News is starting to push back. Neil Cavuto, one of the network’s few remaining relatively level-headed anchors, interviewed Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) today.
This is the same Biggs who has insanely demanded that the White House disband its coronavirus task force because he doesn’t like its messaging about the pandemic. It’s as if this right-wing lunatic thinks that simply ignoring the virus and lying about its effects will make it go away.
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During his conversation with Cavuto, Biggs said that Dr. Birx and Dr. Fauci have “expired” and that they are no longer useful. He slammed them for making statements that “engender panic and hysteria and undermine what the president’s doing.” His contention that the president alone should be responsible for COVID-19 messaging conveniently ignores the fact that Trump is an infamous liar.
Cavuto pushed back, pointing out that Trump rightfully defers to the concerns of his health experts. Biggs responded by casting aspersions on Fauci’s medical credentials.
“When’s the last time Dr. Fauci met with and treated a patient on an individual basis? Or Dr. Birx? And yet when you start talking to people on the ground working in emergency rooms…” said Biggs.
“When’s the last time you have?” interjected Cavuto. “When’s the last time you have?”
“I’m not a trained physician! What I am however is someone who can read data and who talks to people,” said Biggs.
“But you’re telling the ones who are to get out, get off the commission, we don’t need you!” said Cavuto, raising his voice and visibly losing his patience with the ignorant Congressman.
Biggs then repeated his inane talking points about “undermining” the president.
“Alright you’re saying in the middle of these upticking cases you think it’s a good idea to disband this commission now, in the middle of this?” asked Cavuto.
Biggs struggled to respond before admitting that yes, he thinks it’s a good idea.
Watch the astonishing display of idiocy below and make sure to vote in November. Republicans cannot be trusted in office and can be expected to prioritize the financial interest of their wealthy donors over the lives of average Americans every time. They pose a legitimate and pressing danger to all of us.
Fox's Neil Cavuto is so, so done with this dangerous Trump sycophant anti-science bullshit. Cavuto: When's the last time you have [treated a patient]?
Biggs: I'm not a trained physician–
Cavuto: But you're telling the ones who ARE to get out! pic.twitter.com/MZtKdaQsVw — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) July 2, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-02--Speaker Pelosi dismantles Trump’s Russia Bountygate excuses, exposes his “con”

The Trump administration is struggling to survive one of its most damaging PR battles to date over the revelation that Trump failed to inform the American people that Russia has been offering cash bounties to the Taliban for the killing of American soldiers .
Even worse than our commander-in-chief ’ s failure to speak out is his failure to take steps to stop the murderous bounties or to punish Vladimir Putin and his criminal thugs for imposing them .
So far , the White House has claimed that Trump was unaware of the bounties .
Their truly unbelievable claim is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t 100 % verified it wasn ’ t deemed worthy of the president ’ s eyes .
In reality , intelligence reports are rarely if ever verified beyond a shadow of doubt and something like this would have certainly been brought to the president .
According to The Associated Press , White House officials were aware of the classified bounty intelligence in 2019 .
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has claimed that he informed the president of the report in March of that year .
The White House is ridiculously insisting that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russian actions .
They ’ re claiming blanket ignorance .
The suggestion that the intelligence agencies wouldn ’ t brief the president on an issue as serious as Russian operatives paying to have American soldiers killed is ludicrous at face value .
It flies in the face of not only common sense but the word of a U.S. official who says the bounty intelligence was included in the President ’ s Daily Briefing this past spring .
Former intelligence officials who spoke to CNN dismissed the president ’ s denial as “ absurd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ inconceivable.
” While most of us have come to expect nothing but rank and consistent mendacity from this administration , this latest batch of obvious lies is so far beyond the pale as to be truly unforgivable .
The president has many duties but his most crucial and sacrosanct is defending the American people .
Instead , we have a leader who ignores the slaughter of our soldiers at the hands of a foreign power and then lies about even knowing about it .
There is no forgiving something like this .
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Today , Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA ) —a woman who has always approached national security with the seriousness and close attention it deserves—addressed the Russian bounty intelligence and accused the White House of carrying out a “ con.
” “ Let me just say this : You got the con , ” she said to reporters .
“ The White House put on a con , that if you don ’ t have 100 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t rise to a certain level .
Well , we would practically be investigating nothing if you had to start off at 100 % .
So don ’ t buy into that and neither does the intelligence community.
” “ It ’ s an investigation , it ’ s gathering intelligence , and they have enough intelligence to know where we have to go next with it .
So I don ’ t know what the point of your question is that just because they didn ’ t have 100 % consensus should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President of the United States ?
When it involves the security and safety of our men and women in uniform ?
As we said in our statement , Chuck Schumer and I , he should spend more time reading the presidential daily brief than planning military parades and preserving the relics of the Confederacy , ” she added .
In Pelosi ’ s remarks , we see a key fact distilled : for all of their ranting about how they “ support the troops ” the Republicans couldn ’ t care less for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ women .
The Democrats are the party of national security and they are the only ones that can be trusted to stand up to America ’ s enemies abroad .
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The Trump administration is struggling to survive one of its most damaging PR battles to date over the revelation that Trump failed to inform the American people that Russia has been offering cash bounties to the Taliban for the killing of American soldiers. Even worse than our commander-in-chief’s failure to speak out is his failure to take steps to stop the murderous bounties or to punish Vladimir Putin and his criminal thugs for imposing them.
So far, the White House has claimed that Trump was unaware of the bounties. Their truly unbelievable claim is that because the Russia intel wasn’t 100% verified it wasn’t deemed worthy of the president’s eyes. In reality, intelligence reports are rarely if ever verified beyond a shadow of doubt and something like this would have certainly been brought to the president.
According to The Associated Press, White House officials were aware of the classified bounty intelligence in 2019. Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has claimed that he informed the president of the report in March of that year. The White House is ridiculously insisting that Trump was never personally briefed on the Russian actions. They’re claiming blanket ignorance.
The suggestion that the intelligence agencies wouldn’t brief the president on an issue as serious as Russian operatives paying to have American soldiers killed is ludicrous at face value. It flies in the face of not only common sense but the word of a U.S. official who says the bounty intelligence was included in the President’s Daily Briefing this past spring. Former intelligence officials who spoke to CNN dismissed the president’s denial as “absurd,” “ridiculous,” and “inconceivable.”
While most of us have come to expect nothing but rank and consistent mendacity from this administration, this latest batch of obvious lies is so far beyond the pale as to be truly unforgivable. The president has many duties but his most crucial and sacrosanct is defending the American people. Instead, we have a leader who ignores the slaughter of our soldiers at the hands of a foreign power and then lies about even knowing about it. There is no forgiving something like this.
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Today, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)—a woman who has always approached national security with the seriousness and close attention it deserves—addressed the Russian bounty intelligence and accused the White House of carrying out a “con.”
“Let me just say this: You got the con,” she said to reporters. “The White House put on a con, that if you don’t have 100% consensus on intelligence that it shouldn’t rise to a certain level. Well, we would practically be investigating nothing if you had to start off at 100%. So don’t buy into that and neither does the intelligence community.”
“It’s an investigation, it’s gathering intelligence, and they have enough intelligence to know where we have to go next with it. So I don’t know what the point of your question is that just because they didn’t have 100% consensus should this be not briefed? Should the President of the United States? When it involves the security and safety of our men and women in uniform? As we said in our statement, Chuck Schumer and I, he should spend more time reading the presidential daily brief than planning military parades and preserving the relics of the Confederacy,” she added.
In Pelosi’s remarks, we see a key fact distilled: for all of their ranting about how they “support the troops” the Republicans couldn’t care less for the safety of our military servicemen and women. The Democrats are the party of national security and they are the only ones that can be trusted to stand up to America’s enemies abroad.
PELOSI RE: the Russia bounty intel: "You got the con, the WH put on a con that if you don't have 100% consensus on intel that it shouldn't rise to a certain level. Well, we would practically be investigating nothing if you had to start off at 100%, so don't buy into that…" — Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) July 2, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-02--Trump launches into bizarre rant about the COVID-19 virus: “It’s like life, it’s got a life.”

As we trudge through the dark heart of the coronavirus pandemic with no concrete end date in sight , it can be easy to lose sight of why things have gotten so bad .
Over 127,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 , tens of millions of people have lost their jobs from the ensuing economic fallout , and while no single person deserves the full blame for something as unpredictable as a global viral outbreak , the Republican Party and their reality TV leader deserve a huge portion of that blame .
What we have witnessed from the GOP-controlled Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months is nothing short of stunning , historical incompetence .
Trump started out by downplaying the risks of the coronavirus , insisting it would miraculously vanish , then pivoted to claiming that he did a wonderful job responding to the outbreak despite the mountains of evidence to the contrary before pushing to prematurely open the economy , endangering countless lives in the process .
Every step of the way he has botched our national response .
Add your name to tell states and police to reject Trump ’ s calls to use violence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is currently weathering a dire surge of COVID-19 cases and still , Trump refuses to directly and honestly confront the problem .
During a press conference today , he bragged about a dip down to 11 % unemployment , a statistic that when presented in such a way obscures the reality of our dire economic situation .
Many states are already starting to reinstitute lockdowns and business closures so the 11 % is unfortunately just a temporary blip .
The president then lied and said that we are “ getting it under control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is hitting single-day records for new cases .
He further claimed that areas which were “ hard hit ” are “ now doing very well.
” Conveniently , he failed to specify which areas he was referring to .
President Trump then rambled on a bit in his vague , incoherent fashion before dipping into some truly bizarre rhetoric .
“ It ’ s like life , it ’ s got a life , ” he said of COVID-19 .
“ And we ’ re putting out that life because that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re talking about , ” he added .
The strange way of phrasing this idea— which is presumably his way of saying that we have to eradicate the virus—may seem like a small thing to focus on , but it reveals the scatterbrained manner in which he views these issues .
He doesn ’ t really know what he ’ s talking about and so can ’ t be trusted to take appropriate measures .
If we allow him to win reelection in November , things will only get worse .
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As we trudge through the dark heart of the coronavirus pandemic with no concrete end date in sight, it can be easy to lose sight of why things have gotten so bad.
Over 127,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, tens of millions of people have lost their jobs from the ensuing economic fallout, and while no single person deserves the full blame for something as unpredictable as a global viral outbreak, the Republican Party and their reality TV leader deserve a huge portion of that blame.
What we have witnessed from the GOP-controlled Senate and Oval Office over the past few months is nothing short of stunning, historical incompetence. Trump started out by downplaying the risks of the coronavirus, insisting it would miraculously vanish, then pivoted to claiming that he did a wonderful job responding to the outbreak despite the mountains of evidence to the contrary before pushing to prematurely open the economy, endangering countless lives in the process. Every step of the way he has botched our national response.
Add your name to tell states and police to reject Trump’s calls to use violence against peaceful protestors!
The United States is currently weathering a dire surge of COVID-19 cases and still, Trump refuses to directly and honestly confront the problem. During a press conference today, he bragged about a dip down to 11% unemployment, a statistic that when presented in such a way obscures the reality of our dire economic situation. Many states are already starting to reinstitute lockdowns and business closures so the 11% is unfortunately just a temporary blip.
The president then lied and said that we are “getting it under control” in regards to the coronavirus, which is hitting single-day records for new cases. He further claimed that areas which were “hard hit” are “now doing very well.” Conveniently, he failed to specify which areas he was referring to.
President Trump then rambled on a bit in his vague, incoherent fashion before dipping into some truly bizarre rhetoric.
“It’s like life, it’s got a life,” he said of COVID-19. “And we’re putting out that life because that’s a bad life that we’re talking about,” he added.
The strange way of phrasing this idea— which is presumably his way of saying that we have to eradicate the virus—may seem like a small thing to focus on, but it reveals the scatterbrained manner in which he views these issues. He doesn’t really know what he’s talking about and so can’t be trusted to take appropriate measures. If we allow him to win reelection in November, things will only get worse.
Despite record new US case numbers, Trump claims the coronavirus is "getting under control," then goes on a weird rant about how the virus has "got a life, and we're putting out that life, because that's a bad life that we're talking about." pic.twitter.com/gf4VMsxgn3 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 2, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-02--Woman gets evicted after being caught on video screaming racial slurs at Black veteran

Another day , another outrageous incident of racism in Donald Trump ’ s United States of America .
A woman who was filmed screaming racial slurs at a Black veteran who just returned from Afghanistan has promptly been kicked out of her apartment for her bizarre display .
Diamonte Ugbesia was on his way to visit a friend in Fayetteville , North Carolina , when a woman began hurling racial abuse at him from her apartment .
“ I hate Black people .
I hate n*****s. I hate Black people , ” screamed the woman .
“ Get the f*** @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want anything to do with you .
Don ’ t record .
You better kill that n****r. ” Another man appears in the hallway and tells her to cut it out .
“ Let him go , just go inside , ” the man said .
“ I will never f**k a Black person in my life , ” she replies .
“ Get down !
He ’ s like taking a picture of me right now !
” “ Because you ’ re being ridiculous , ” sighs the other man .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I never heard somebody flat out call me the n-word or say they hate me .
I got deployed to Afghanistan .
Me coming home from Afghanistan serving my country to a person saying they hate me based off my skin color ?
That ’ s what I was mad about ” said the veteran to ABC11 .
Consequences came swiftly for the unknown racist , who was evicted by her apartment building .
“ We have a zero-tolerance policy for inappropriate behavior or failure to live in a cooperative manner .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ our lease agreement but the ethical standards of our community and company and will not be tolerated .
We have taken immediate legal action to terminate the tenancy of the resident in violation ” said Kings Housing Management in a statement to its tenants .

Another day, another outrageous incident of racism in Donald Trump’s United States of America.
A woman who was filmed screaming racial slurs at a Black veteran who just returned from Afghanistan has promptly been kicked out of her apartment for her bizarre display. Diamonte Ugbesia was on his way to visit a friend in Fayetteville, North Carolina, when a woman began hurling racial abuse at him from her apartment.
“I hate Black people. I hate n*****s. I hate Black people,” screamed the woman. “Get the f*** back down. I don’t want anything to do with you. Don’t record. You better kill that n****r.”
Another man appears in the hallway and tells her to cut it out. “Let him go, just go inside,” the man said. “I will never f**k a Black person in my life,” she replies. “Get down! He’s like taking a picture of me right now!”
“Because you’re being ridiculous,” sighs the other man.
Ugbesia was astonished at his treatment. “I never heard somebody flat out call me the n-word or say they hate me. I got deployed to Afghanistan. Me coming home from Afghanistan serving my country to a person saying they hate me based off my skin color? That’s what I was mad about” said the veteran to ABC11.
Consequences came swiftly for the unknown racist, who was evicted by her apartment building.
“We have a zero-tolerance policy for inappropriate behavior or failure to live in a cooperative manner. Particularly, this incident not only violates our lease agreement but the ethical standards of our community and company and will not be tolerated. We have taken immediate legal action to terminate the tenancy of the resident in violation” said Kings Housing Management in a statement to its tenants.
Serves her right.
Original reporting by Akilah Davis at ABC11.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-03--Claudia Conway roasts her parents on Twitter: “sorry your marriage failed”

The Conway family has become a fascinating preoccupation for the # resistance and Washington political circles at large .
We have the mother , Kellyanne Conway , who eagerly plays the role of Josef Goebbels to Trump ’ s Hitler , the shameless spin doctor who coined the phrase “ alternative facts ” to describe categorically false information presented as true .
She has invented false terror attacks that never happened , violated federal law on 60 separate occasions , publicly trashed a priest after Trump ’ s goons tear-gassed her , and tried to use MLK quotes to excuse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Entirely devoid of conscience and a serial abuser of the truth , she is one of the most loathsome people in Washington today .
Then there is her husband , George Conway , who has spent his entire career supporting the Republican Party and the carefully nurtured undercurrent of white supremacy which the Reagans and Bushes used to hold power and animated their policies .
But now that the metaphorical Ku KluxKlankenstein is alive and in the White House , Conway doesn ’ t even have the stones to look upon his creation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cabal of other washed-up and obsolete husks of Reagan-style Republicanism have formed what they call the “ Lincoln Project ” to try to save their sorry careers and make sure that the stain of Trumpism doesn ’ t keep them from getting invited to dinner parties in D.C. once Trump golfs his way out of the White House .
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This “ Lincoln Project ” ostensibly exists to appeal to the largely mythical “ good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it exists to sell themselves to liberals .
Now that blood-and-soil fascism and QAnon conspiracy theorists have possessed the GOP , Conway and his gutless loser pals have decided they will be the vanguard of the “ ex ” Republican invasion of the Democratic Party , buying our approval with snarky high-quality ads and outrageous anti-Russian Cold War jingoism designed to stimulate the fear receptors of Russiagate-paranoid liberals .
This is not because they actually want to defeat Trump so much as they and the rest of their fellow blood-drenched Iraq War promoters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Max Boot can remain politically relevant and thus ensure the flow of MSNBC contributor checks into their pockets — and not to mention dragging the Democratic Party further rightward until it is what the Republican Party was 20 years ago , just a little nicer to gay people .
Finally , we have fifteen-year-old Claudia Conway , our based and BLM-pilled zoomer TikTok star who has skyrocketed to social media fame by openly opposing Trump on the Chinese short video-sharing app .
It appears that her posts have begun to bother her parents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been trying to get her to delete her social media accounts .
Claudia has taken serious issue with this , and publicly exposed her mother ’ s efforts to silence her on Twitter .
Which she then deleted and posted this instead : Once her father posted a tweet telling journalists to stay away from Claudia , which they should , Claudia fired back with a brutal smackdown .
It is incredibly ironic that her mother , who spends her entire life fighting for a political movement that is largely based around the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conservatives ( by which they mean speech should be “ free ” from consequences or criticism ) , is trying to silence her daughter for publicly opposing a serial rapist who has destroyed the economy for the foreseeable future and drastically worsened a climate crisis which Claudia ’ s generation will suffer from the worst .
While we can ’ t comment on the Conways ’ marriage , one has to wonder how a supposedly pRinCipLeD man like George Conway could stomach his wife reveling in the task of state propagandist for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Sounds like there ’ s going to be some awkwardness around the Conway house this weekend !

The Conway family has become a fascinating preoccupation for the #resistance and Washington political circles at large. We have the mother, Kellyanne Conway, who eagerly plays the role of Josef Goebbels to Trump’s Hitler, the shameless spin doctor who coined the phrase “alternative facts” to describe categorically false information presented as true.
She has invented false terror attacks that never happened, violated federal law on 60 separate occasions, publicly trashed a priest after Trump’s goons tear-gassed her, and tried to use MLK quotes to excuse the president’s impeachable crimes. Entirely devoid of conscience and a serial abuser of the truth, she is one of the most loathsome people in Washington today.
Then there is her husband, George Conway, who has spent his entire career supporting the Republican Party and the carefully nurtured undercurrent of white supremacy which the Reagans and Bushes used to hold power and animated their policies.
But now that the metaphorical Ku KluxKlankenstein is alive and in the White House, Conway doesn’t even have the stones to look upon his creation in the face. He and a cabal of other washed-up and obsolete husks of Reagan-style Republicanism have formed what they call the “Lincoln Project” to try to save their sorry careers and make sure that the stain of Trumpism doesn’t keep them from getting invited to dinner parties in D.C. once Trump golfs his way out of the White House.
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This “Lincoln Project” ostensibly exists to appeal to the largely mythical “good Republicans” — but in reality, it exists to sell themselves to liberals. Now that blood-and-soil fascism and QAnon conspiracy theorists have possessed the GOP, Conway and his gutless loser pals have decided they will be the vanguard of the “ex” Republican invasion of the Democratic Party, buying our approval with snarky high-quality ads and outrageous anti-Russian Cold War jingoism designed to stimulate the fear receptors of Russiagate-paranoid liberals.
This is not because they actually want to defeat Trump so much as they and the rest of their fellow blood-drenched Iraq War promoters like Bill Kristol and Jennifer Rubin and Max Boot can remain politically relevant and thus ensure the flow of MSNBC contributor checks into their pockets — and not to mention dragging the Democratic Party further rightward until it is what the Republican Party was 20 years ago, just a little nicer to gay people.
But I digress.
Finally, we have fifteen-year-old Claudia Conway, our based and BLM-pilled zoomer TikTok star who has skyrocketed to social media fame by openly opposing Trump on the Chinese short video-sharing app. It appears that her posts have begun to bother her parents, especially Kellyanne, who allegedly has been trying to get her to delete her social media accounts.
Claudia has taken serious issue with this, and publicly exposed her mother’s efforts to silence her on Twitter.
She originally posted this tweet:
Which she then deleted and posted this instead:
Once her father posted a tweet telling journalists to stay away from Claudia, which they should, Claudia fired back with a brutal smackdown.
https://twitter.com/claudiamconwayy/status/1279125374396510209?s=20
It is incredibly ironic that her mother, who spends her entire life fighting for a political movement that is largely based around the idea of “free speech” of conservatives (by which they mean speech should be “free” from consequences or criticism), is trying to silence her daughter for publicly opposing a serial rapist who has destroyed the economy for the foreseeable future and drastically worsened a climate crisis which Claudia’s generation will suffer from the worst.
While we can’t comment on the Conways’ marriage, one has to wonder how a supposedly pRinCipLeD man like George Conway could stomach his wife reveling in the task of state propagandist for a repulsive shell of a man like Trump.
Sounds like there’s going to be some awkwardness around the Conway house this weekend!
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-03--White woman assaults jogging Black teen with her handbag in wild video

Another day brings yet another appalling instance of racism in Donald Trump ’ s United States .
This “ Karen ” story features a black man who was out for a jog — and assault by a handbag .
17-year old Steven Johnson of the Bay Area was out for a run when he heard someone coming up behind him , yelling at him to get out of the way .
“ There ’ s this lady coming behind me , she ’ s getting like really loud and yelling belligerent things at me , telling me to get out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jr. to NBC Bay Area .
Thinking fast , he whipped out his phone and started recording her , which prompted her to threaten him and swing her bag at him .
“ I will smack your … head for taking a photograph of me !
Get your f*cking phone off of me !
” she screams .
“ I ’ m GON NA CALL THE POLICE !
” It is unclear what set her off in the first place , but Johnson believes he was targeted because he is Black .
Johnson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not to defend himself .
His father was understandably furious .
“ I had to save up a lot of money , spend a lot of rent just so my son can run down to the store and not have to worry about gang violence .
But now it ain ’ t even gang violence .
It ’ s people in nice neighborhoods , so called nice neighborhoods , attacking children !
” complained Steven Johnson Sr. to NBC News .
The fact that this woman specifically brought up the police makes it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ based .
“ Calling the police ” on Black Americans is tantamount to a death threat .
It is the act of calling to demand the enforcers of white supremacy remove this Black person from her space simply because she feels threatened by him .
The frequency that these incidents occur makes it very obvious how volatile white fear can be — and how deeply embedded it is , even in supposed “ liberal ” areas like San Francisco and the Bay .

Another day brings yet another appalling instance of racism in Donald Trump’s United States.
This “Karen” story features a black man who was out for a jog — and assault by a handbag. 17-year old Steven Johnson of the Bay Area was out for a run when he heard someone coming up behind him, yelling at him to get out of the way.
“There’s this lady coming behind me, she’s getting like really loud and yelling belligerent things at me, telling me to get out of the way,” said Johnson Jr. to NBC Bay Area. Thinking fast, he whipped out his phone and started recording her, which prompted her to threaten him and swing her bag at him.
“I will smack your … head for taking a photograph of me! Get your f*cking phone off of me!” she screams. “I’m GONNA CALL THE POLICE!”
It is unclear what set her off in the first place, but Johnson believes he was targeted because he is Black. Johnson is a nationally ranked boxer but chose not to defend himself.
A Peninsula Teen shared video of a confrontation with a lady who he says started berating him as he was about to start his daily run. He says he feels targeted because he’s Black. He and his father say they’re rattled that a confrontation like this happened in the Bay Area. pic.twitter.com/zrBBdC56rF — Sergio Quintana (@svqjournalist) July 3, 2020
His father was understandably furious. “I had to save up a lot of money, spend a lot of rent just so my son can run down to the store and not have to worry about gang violence. But now it ain’t even gang violence. It’s people in nice neighborhoods, so called nice neighborhoods, attacking children!” complained Steven Johnson Sr. to NBC News.
The fact that this woman specifically brought up the police makes it clear her animosity and fear was racially based. “Calling the police” on Black Americans is tantamount to a death threat. It is the act of calling to demand the enforcers of white supremacy remove this Black person from her space simply because she feels threatened by him.
The frequency that these incidents occur makes it very obvious how volatile white fear can be — and how deeply embedded it is, even in supposed “liberal” areas like San Francisco and the Bay.
Original reporting by Sergio Quintana at NBC Bay Area.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-03--Sudden FEC resignation means there will likely be NO enforcement of dark & foreign money laws in 202

Sudden FEC resignation means there will likely be NO enforcement of dark & foreign money laws in 2020 election

The faster the 2020 election approaches , the faster Donald Trump ’ s re-election hopes seem to sink — but a disturbing new development could open the floodgates of dark money even wider and allow all sorts of foreign actors and scheming billionaires to interfere with our ailing democracy .
The comically ineffective and overwhelmed watchdog body created to enforce our laughable campaign finance laws , the Federal Elections Commission , is now entirely unable to perform its duties .
Republican commissioner Caroline Hunter has resigned her post to go work for the Koch Brothers ’ “ philanthropic ” dark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commission with just three members — one short of the quorum of four needed to pass any rules , levy any fines , or launch any investigations .
Deliberately designed to be as useless as possible , the FEC is perpetually hamstrung by the decision to make commissioner appointments partisan and the membership number even .
Unsurprisingly , the Republican-controlled FEC board has not felt the need to launch any investigations since Donald Trump took office .
In fact , since the board ’ s creation in 2010 , the FEC has not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outside political groups .
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To make matters worse , there is almost no chance the position is filled before the election .
The FEC hasn ’ t even been able to meet for the past ten months , thanks to the August 2019 resignation of Vice Chairman Matthew Petersen .
Trump ’ s latest commissioner , Trey Trainor , was nominated in September 2017 , but the Senate didn ’ t even hold a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was sworn in on June 5th , 2020 ; less than a month later , the quorum was lost once again .
Trump ’ s replacement for Hunter is a pro-corruption champion whose nomination will be voraciously opposed by Senate Democrats .
Allen Dickerson runs a dark money advocacy group predictably named the Institute for Free Speech , which wages legal battles against any and all efforts to crack down on the rampant political spending that is corrupting our democracy .
Confirming him would be the equivalent of confirming Wiley .
E @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and it ’ s not gon na happen .
Of course , that ’ s only if Sen. Mitch McConnell even wanted to bring him up for a hearing at all ; considering that he and his party have no intention of ever regulating campaign finance , the likelihood of that is almost nonexistent .
Even if Dickerson was somehow magically confirmed in record time , the FEC has a backlog of over three hundred cases .
Efforts by the sole Democratic commissioner , Ellen Weintraub , to pass new rules forcing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their identities have gone nowhere since the 2016 election .
Spending on digital ads is projected to be in the billions during this election cycle and because of FEC dysfunction , foreign entities can freely purchase ads on behalf of Trump with the public none the wiser .
Trump ’ s Republican commissioners are not likely to want to change any rules that might negatively affect Trump ’ s re-election campaign , leaving the 2020 election wholly without a campaign finance watchdog .
If Joe Biden wins this election , as he should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be major reform to the FEC to bring the lawless labyrinth of dark money in American politics under control .
This is ridiculous .

The faster the 2020 election approaches, the faster Donald Trump’s re-election hopes seem to sink — but a disturbing new development could open the floodgates of dark money even wider and allow all sorts of foreign actors and scheming billionaires to interfere with our ailing democracy.
The comically ineffective and overwhelmed watchdog body created to enforce our laughable campaign finance laws, the Federal Elections Commission, is now entirely unable to perform its duties. Republican commissioner Caroline Hunter has resigned her post to go work for the Koch Brothers’ “philanthropic” dark money network Stand Together, leaving the commission with just three members — one short of the quorum of four needed to pass any rules, levy any fines, or launch any investigations.
Deliberately designed to be as useless as possible, the FEC is perpetually hamstrung by the decision to make commissioner appointments partisan and the membership number even. Unsurprisingly, the Republican-controlled FEC board has not felt the need to launch any investigations since Donald Trump took office. In fact, since the board’s creation in 2010, the FEC has not penalized any illegal coordination between campaigns and outside political groups.
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To make matters worse, there is almost no chance the position is filled before the election. The FEC hasn’t even been able to meet for the past ten months, thanks to the August 2019 resignation of Vice Chairman Matthew Petersen. Trump’s latest commissioner, Trey Trainor, was nominated in September 2017, but the Senate didn’t even hold a hearing until nearly three years later; he was sworn in on June 5th, 2020; less than a month later, the quorum was lost once again.
Trump’s replacement for Hunter is a pro-corruption champion whose nomination will be voraciously opposed by Senate Democrats. Allen Dickerson runs a dark money advocacy group predictably named the Institute for Free Speech, which wages legal battles against any and all efforts to crack down on the rampant political spending that is corrupting our democracy.
Confirming him would be the equivalent of confirming Wiley. E Coyote to the Commission of Roadrunner Management, and it’s not gonna happen. Of course, that’s only if Sen. Mitch McConnell even wanted to bring him up for a hearing at all; considering that he and his party have no intention of ever regulating campaign finance, the likelihood of that is almost nonexistent.
Even if Dickerson was somehow magically confirmed in record time, the FEC has a backlog of over three hundred cases.
Efforts by the sole Democratic commissioner, Ellen Weintraub, to pass new rules forcing the buyers of digital advertisements to disclose their identities have gone nowhere since the 2016 election. Spending on digital ads is projected to be in the billions during this election cycle and because of FEC dysfunction, foreign entities can freely purchase ads on behalf of Trump with the public none the wiser.
Trump’s Republican commissioners are not likely to want to change any rules that might negatively affect Trump’s re-election campaign, leaving the 2020 election wholly without a campaign finance watchdog.
If Joe Biden wins this election, as he should, one of his first acts needs to be major reform to the FEC to bring the lawless labyrinth of dark money in American politics under control. This is ridiculous.
Original reporting by Karl Evers-Hillstrom at OpenSecrets.org.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-04--Trump doubles down on COVID-19 misinformation in July 4th tweetstorm

Independence day is meant to be a celebration of freedom and liberty for all of the citizens of the United States .
As Donald Trump ’ s divisive , grievance-heavy , racially polarizing “ Mt .
RussiaMore ” speech last night demonstrated , some Americans still believe that the inclusive vision of American liberty should be as exclusively reserved for its white population as a southern lunch counter in the 1950s .
While it may be too much to expect of this particular president to promote and personify the lofty goals of an all-inclusive version of patriotism , one would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a day off from social media on the 4th of July from his daily routine of phobic political propaganda and ego-gratifying self-praise .
Today was decidedly not that day .
Before delving into any substantial original posts of his own , Trump retweeted a flurry of posts that were either the equivalent of him burning candles of worship at his own altar or else vicious attacks on those that would oppose him and his abhorrent policies…or both as in this example .
The most remarkable thing about Trump ’ s posts today is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mistake in his handling the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic as the evidence of his policy and execution failures grow with the national case count every day .
Instead , the president doubled down on his promotion of hydroxychloroquine , the now-discredited drug that he promoted as a miracle cure for the coronavirus by retweeting a series of tweets from his former Acting Director of National Intelligence , Richard Grennell .
Did some American GOP politicians encourage people to NOT take the coronavirus seriously enough to wear facemasks and practice social distancing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the disease and the additional loss of lives in order to prevent further damage to an unequal economy and salvage their re-election efforts one is tempted to ask in reply ?
Still waging a war with the media that keeps exposing his treasonous behavior surrounding his seemingly willful ignorance and denial of the Russian payments to the Taliban for killing American armed forces , Trump continued his battle by attacking the newspaper that revealed his dereliction of duty in ignoring the intelligence reports that were documented as having been presented to him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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After a number of other onanistic retweets like these last two , Trump again demonstrated why he is so unfit for the office he holds by repeating the imbecilic logic claiming that increased testing is the only reason that the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has skyrocketed as if he believes that the American educational system has rendered the rest of the nation to the same level of idiocy that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ignores the fact that some hospitals in Texas and Arizona have already exceeded their normal patient handling capacity and that health care workers in the hardest-hit areas still suffer from a lack of personal protective equipment and , yes , ventilators .
Seeing Trump ’ s 4th of July social media posts makes many people wish that someone would just take a couple of fully-loaded hot dogs and shove them in Donald Trump ’ s mouth to prevent him from speaking , at least until the rest of us can celebrate the holiday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ devoid of self-serving Trumpian propaganda for at least one day .
In the meantime , we can look forward to the future when Donald Trump is ushered out of the White House with this inspirational verse from the late singer-songwriter Elliot Smith : We want to hear what YOU have to say .
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Independence day is meant to be a celebration of freedom and liberty for all of the citizens of the United States.
As Donald Trump’s divisive, grievance-heavy, racially polarizing “Mt. RussiaMore” speech last night demonstrated, some Americans still believe that the inclusive vision of American liberty should be as exclusively reserved for its white population as a southern lunch counter in the 1950s.
While it may be too much to expect of this particular president to promote and personify the lofty goals of an all-inclusive version of patriotism, one would at least hope that he would take a day off from social media on the 4th of July from his daily routine of phobic political propaganda and ego-gratifying self-praise.
Today was decidedly not that day.
Before delving into any substantial original posts of his own, Trump retweeted a flurry of posts that were either the equivalent of him burning candles of worship at his own altar or else vicious attacks on those that would oppose him and his abhorrent policies…or both as in this example.
Thank you Tammy. You have quickly become a great voice for freedom! https://t.co/5JRqWqFFfm — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 4, 2020
The most remarkable thing about Trump’s posts today is his remarkable refusal to admit a single mistake in his handling the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic as the evidence of his policy and execution failures grow with the national case count every day.
Instead, the president doubled down on his promotion of hydroxychloroquine, the now-discredited drug that he promoted as a miracle cure for the coronavirus by retweeting a series of tweets from his former Acting Director of National Intelligence, Richard Grennell.
Did some American GOP politicians encourage people to NOT take the coronavirus seriously enough to wear facemasks and practice social distancing when it could have prevented the spread of the disease and the additional loss of lives in order to prevent further damage to an unequal economy and salvage their re-election efforts one is tempted to ask in reply?
Still waging a war with the media that keeps exposing his treasonous behavior surrounding his seemingly willful ignorance and denial of the Russian payments to the Taliban for killing American armed forces, Trump continued his battle by attacking the newspaper that revealed his dereliction of duty in ignoring the intelligence reports that were documented as having been presented to him as early as March of last year.
The @nytimes is a very corrupt and dishonest media outlet that suffers TDS at a level rarely seen. They will lose any remaining credibility on the evening of November 3rd. https://t.co/SuwZAIem2u — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 4, 2020
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Thank you my friend. America loves India! https://t.co/mlvJ51l8XJ — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 4, 2020
After a number of other onanistic retweets like these last two, Trump again demonstrated why he is so unfit for the office he holds by repeating the imbecilic logic claiming that increased testing is the only reason that the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has skyrocketed as if he believes that the American educational system has rendered the rest of the nation to the same level of idiocy that he apparently suffers from.
….In a certain way, our tremendous Testing success gives the Fake News Media all they want, CASES. In the meantime, Deaths and the all important Mortality Rate goes down. You don’t hear about that from the Fake News, and you never will. Anybody need any Ventilators??? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 4, 2020
Trump seemingly ignores the fact that some hospitals in Texas and Arizona have already exceeded their normal patient handling capacity and that health care workers in the hardest-hit areas still suffer from a lack of personal protective equipment and, yes, ventilators.
Seeing Trump’s 4th of July social media posts makes many people wish that someone would just take a couple of fully-loaded hot dogs and shove them in Donald Trump’s mouth to prevent him from speaking, at least until the rest of us can celebrate the holiday with a vision of freedom and liberty devoid of self-serving Trumpian propaganda for at least one day.
In the meantime, we can look forward to the future when Donald Trump is ushered out of the White House with this inspirational verse from the late singer-songwriter Elliot Smith:
“I saw you out
A perfect place
It’s gonna happen soon
But not today
So go to sleep
Amid the change
I’ll meet you here tomorrow
Independence day
Independence day
Independence day” — Elliot Smith – “Independence Day”
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-04--Is it immoral to gloat when bad things happen to horrible people? Don Jr.’s girlfriend gets COVID-19

If , like me , your initial response upon waking up to the news today that Kimberly Guilfoyle , the former Fox News host and current paramour of Donald Trump Jr. , had contracted a coronavirus infection was to smile gleefully for a second ( or several minutes ) before admonishing yourself for violating your own moral code that posits the value of wishing ill to no other living thing , you have reached peak Trump-era cognitive dissonance .
Guilfoyle tested positive yesterday after traveling to South Dakota in advance of the bund-like rally at Mt .
Rushmore — dubbed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who continue to be enraged by Donald Trump ’ s failure to react to the Kremlin bounty paid to the Taliban for each American soldier killed in Afghanistan — where the president delivered an address to a largely maskless crowd , ignoring social distancing recommendations , that was likely the most divisive of his elocutionary-challenged career .
If , like me , you were initially somewhat disappointed to learn that Ms. Guilfoyle is still asymptomatic and that she and the president ’ s eldest son had not traveled with Donald Trump on Air @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mutant patriotism for an American status quo of inequality , don ’ t feel guilty for your momentary tinges of schadenfreude .
The very fact that you questioned the legitimacy and the morality of your instinctual emotional response to the news of the misfortune of someone who represents all that you view as the root of the nation ’ s misdirection and maleficence means that you have already evolved to a higher state of consciousness than the objects of your gloating — who have exhibited not a shred of regret for the lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to enable the most destructive president in our nation ’ s history .
Why should you feel the least bit of guilt over feeling intellectually superior to someone who ignored the advice of the nation ’ s best infectious disease experts and traveled to Donald Trump ’ s ill-fated Tulsa rally last month which turned into exactly the hotbed of disease that the scientists predicted it would , with multiple diagnoses of positive indications of COVID-19 among the campaign staff and Secret Service members who were obligated to work at the ill-conceived , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Add your name to demand an investigation into Trump letting Putin pay Taliban fighters to kill US troops !
One could take the position that these people were exercising their much-vaunted “ freedom ” in deciding to voluntarily continue working at demonstrably dangerous jobs despite the known risks and therefore deserve whatever outcome befalls them .
The problem is that it is exactly that sort of thinking that progressives love to condemn when the logic of personal responsibility is used by those who refuse to accept any responsibility of their own for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they share this planet .
By celebrating the misfortune of others and placing the blame on their own actions and conscious decision-making , we risk turning into that which we rightfully condemn .
With Donald Trump ’ s prospects for re-election dwindling further every day due to his failures to contain the worst pandemic in .
modern history , one realizes that as much as one may want to celebrate the day he leaves office , it would be a dangerous and dubious occasion in this plague era for mass public gatherings and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and hope .
Perhaps then the most appropriate first response on the day that Trump is definitively defeated and removed from office would be a national day of mourning for all the unnecessary lives destroyed by the monster that we let occupy our nation ’ s highest office .
At least that way we could celebrate afterward with our moral superiority intact and begin the hard slog back to restoring America to the land of the free and the home of the compassionate .
And as much as it pains us to say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Guilfoyle doesn ’ t infect anyone else who is close to her if we wish to retain the basic sense of humanity that often is the only thing distinguishing those on the left from the hard-hearted right-wingers .
With Guilfoyle and the president ’ s son now reportedly driving back to the East Coast from South Dakota out of a sense of caution over infecting any fellow passengers on a plane , she will have ample opportunity to reflect on her life choices and will have to suffer Don Jr. ’ s company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of penance , or karma , that many people would not want to endure themselves .
Original reporting by Maggie Haberman at The New York Times .
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If, like me, your initial response upon waking up to the news today that Kimberly Guilfoyle, the former Fox News host and current paramour of Donald Trump Jr., had contracted a coronavirus infection was to smile gleefully for a second (or several minutes) before admonishing yourself for violating your own moral code that posits the value of wishing ill to no other living thing, you have reached peak Trump-era cognitive dissonance.
Guilfoyle tested positive yesterday after traveling to South Dakota in advance of the bund-like rally at Mt. Rushmore — dubbed Mt. Russia-more by social media wits who continue to be enraged by Donald Trump’s failure to react to the Kremlin bounty paid to the Taliban for each American soldier killed in Afghanistan — where the president delivered an address to a largely maskless crowd, ignoring social distancing recommendations, that was likely the most divisive of his elocutionary-challenged career.
If, like me, you were initially somewhat disappointed to learn that Ms. Guilfoyle is still asymptomatic and that she and the president’s eldest son had not traveled with Donald Trump on Air Force One to the celebration of faux mutant patriotism for an American status quo of inequality, don’t feel guilty for your momentary tinges of schadenfreude.
The very fact that you questioned the legitimacy and the morality of your instinctual emotional response to the news of the misfortune of someone who represents all that you view as the root of the nation’s misdirection and maleficence means that you have already evolved to a higher state of consciousness than the objects of your gloating — who have exhibited not a shred of regret for the lives that they have cost as they continue to enable the most destructive president in our nation’s history.
Why should you feel the least bit of guilt over feeling intellectually superior to someone who ignored the advice of the nation’s best infectious disease experts and traveled to Donald Trump’s ill-fated Tulsa rally last month which turned into exactly the hotbed of disease that the scientists predicted it would, with multiple diagnoses of positive indications of COVID-19 among the campaign staff and Secret Service members who were obligated to work at the ill-conceived, and even more poorly-attended, event?
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One could take the position that these people were exercising their much-vaunted “freedom” in deciding to voluntarily continue working at demonstrably dangerous jobs despite the known risks and therefore deserve whatever outcome befalls them.
The problem is that it is exactly that sort of thinking that progressives love to condemn when the logic of personal responsibility is used by those who refuse to accept any responsibility of their own for the welfare of the other people with whom they share this planet.
By celebrating the misfortune of others and placing the blame on their own actions and conscious decision-making, we risk turning into that which we rightfully condemn.
With Donald Trump’s prospects for re-election dwindling further every day due to his failures to contain the worst pandemic in. modern history, one realizes that as much as one may want to celebrate the day he leaves office, it would be a dangerous and dubious occasion in this plague era for mass public gatherings and parties to express relief, joy, and hope.
Perhaps then the most appropriate first response on the day that Trump is definitively defeated and removed from office would be a national day of mourning for all the unnecessary lives destroyed by the monster that we let occupy our nation’s highest office.
At least that way we could celebrate afterward with our moral superiority intact and begin the hard slog back to restoring America to the land of the free and the home of the compassionate.
And as much as it pains us to say it, we must hope that Kimberly Guilfoyle doesn’t infect anyone else who is close to her if we wish to retain the basic sense of humanity that often is the only thing distinguishing those on the left from the hard-hearted right-wingers.
With Guilfoyle and the president’s son now reportedly driving back to the East Coast from South Dakota out of a sense of caution over infecting any fellow passengers on a plane, she will have ample opportunity to reflect on her life choices and will have to suffer Don Jr.’s company during the entire trip — a form of penance, or karma, that many people would not want to endure themselves.
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Original reporting by Maggie Haberman at The New York Times.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-05--Trump betrays Fox News and erupts in crime rant in Sunday afternoon Twitter barrage

The ill-fated romance between Fox News and Donald Trump has hit its rockiest patch yet .
The public got the first hints that all was not the same between the Rupert Murdoch-owned right-wing “ news ” organization and the president — whose incessant coverage by the network helped propel him to an electoral college victory with a sizable assist from the Kremlin ’ s social media campaign — when the first hints of the truth about their lionized figurehead began emerging from the mouths of those on-air Fox News hosts considered actual journalists rather than the political opinion-espousing talking heads @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been labeled as fact-free entertainment by the network ’ s own attorneys .
When the reality check provided by the likes of Chris Wallace began catching the president ’ s attention , he began making his dissatisfaction with Fox News known to his motley legion of followers , most of whom ’ s psyches had been cerebrally-scrubbed by the network to slavishly believe every lie that Trump uttered .
It wasn ’ t until recently when Fox News ’ insistence on faithfully reporting the results of their legitimately conducted election polling damaged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was on track to suffer an epic loss to his presumed Democratic opponent Joe Biden , that Trump ’ s new-found antipathy to his formerly faithful media lapdog made him realize that he was no longer dealing with the network controlled by the late GOP schemer Roger Ailes and the now-fired alleged sexual predator Bill O ’ Reilly .
After filling the coffers of his Virginia golf club from the public trough this morning , Trump took to Twitter to tell the world that the Fox News polls that show him significantly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not the “ REAL ” polls .
Apparently any poll in which Trump is not predicted to win , no matter how sound the methodology and the sample of the electorate it utilizes may be , is not “ REAL.
” Whether Trump is truly delusional enough to actually believe his own bravado-laden claims that some silent , unpolled , majority will propel him to victory as his job approval rating sinks to new lows due to his disastrous management of the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout — as well as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be determined .
Trump ’ s anger at Fox News was such that he couldn ’ t contain his reaction to a single tweet .
In his next post , the president actively tried to hurt his former sweetheart network , by announcing publicly that he was beginning to be attracted to other networks , and actively urging his followers to join him in terminating his relationship with Fox News .
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It wasn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was occupying the limited space in the president ’ s brain this morning .
Having decided that his only path to victory in November will come by swiping a page from the antiquated “ LAW & ORDER ” political playbook of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan , Trump ginned up his fear-mongering machine , offering help to urban centers that want nothing to do with him and the stormtroopers he ’ s offering up to violently quell social unrest that is the direct result of his unrepentant racism .
Unemployment and hunger are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his Republican enablers would rather spend money on deploying a militarized police force to subdue righteous unrest rather than devise and pass any plans that would both help stop the spread of COVID-19 and provide money for food , shelter , and healthcare to those sidelined by the coronavirus-related economic collapse of the job market .
Trump ’ s final tweet of the afternoon so far continues to avoid discussion of solutions to our current national crises in favor of debilitating political attacks and blatant mischaracterization of the Democratic stance on police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ word in this misleading tweet is true — if you apply it to the author of the post — “ CRAZY !
” Trump ’ s separation oozes out of every post he makes these days .
Too stubborn and ignorant to realize that his Twitter posts are the social media equivalent of digging his own grave , Trump continues to use the platform to peddle his lies to an increasingly hostile audience .
If only he were shoveling an equivalent amount of B.S .
in real life rather than online , then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ walking up and down ramps with all the extra physical strength such an endeavor would result in .
In the meantime , his posts are best suited for the trashbin of history where future scholars of the decline and fall of the American empire can retrieve them to be astonished by what Americans in the first quarter of the 21st century had to endure from their supposed leader .
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The ill-fated romance between Fox News and Donald Trump has hit its rockiest patch yet.
The public got the first hints that all was not the same between the Rupert Murdoch-owned right-wing “news” organization and the president — whose incessant coverage by the network helped propel him to an electoral college victory with a sizable assist from the Kremlin’s social media campaign — when the first hints of the truth about their lionized figurehead began emerging from the mouths of those on-air Fox News hosts considered actual journalists rather than the political opinion-espousing talking heads whose effusive commentary about the Trump administration has been labeled as fact-free entertainment by the network’s own attorneys.
When the reality check provided by the likes of Chris Wallace began catching the president’s attention, he began making his dissatisfaction with Fox News known to his motley legion of followers, most of whom’s psyches had been cerebrally-scrubbed by the network to slavishly believe every lie that Trump uttered.
It wasn’t until recently when Fox News’ insistence on faithfully reporting the results of their legitimately conducted election polling damaged Trump’s fragile ego by showing he was on track to suffer an epic loss to his presumed Democratic opponent Joe Biden, that Trump’s new-found antipathy to his formerly faithful media lapdog made him realize that he was no longer dealing with the network controlled by the late GOP schemer Roger Ailes and the now-fired alleged sexual predator Bill O’Reilly.
After filling the coffers of his Virginia golf club from the public trough this morning, Trump took to Twitter to tell the world that the Fox News polls that show him significantly trailing Biden in the 2020 presidential race are not the “REAL” polls.
.@FoxNews gladly puts up the phony suppression polls as soon as they come out. We are leading in the REAL polls because people are sick & tired of watching the Democrat run cities, in all cases, falling apart. Also, now 96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Another 2016! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 5, 2020
Apparently any poll in which Trump is not predicted to win, no matter how sound the methodology and the sample of the electorate it utilizes may be, is not “REAL.”
Whether Trump is truly delusional enough to actually believe his own bravado-laden claims that some silent, unpolled, majority will propel him to victory as his job approval rating sinks to new lows due to his disastrous management of the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout — as well as his divisive race-baiting — still remains to be determined.
Trump’s anger at Fox News was such that he couldn’t contain his reaction to a single tweet.
In his next post, the president actively tried to hurt his former sweetheart network, by announcing publicly that he was beginning to be attracted to other networks, and actively urging his followers to join him in terminating his relationship with Fox News.
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It wasn’t only his disloyal media partner that was occupying the limited space in the president’s brain this morning.
Having decided that his only path to victory in November will come by swiping a page from the antiquated “LAW & ORDER” political playbook of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, Trump ginned up his fear-mongering machine, offering help to urban centers that want nothing to do with him and the stormtroopers he’s offering up to violently quell social unrest that is the direct result of his unrepentant racism.
Chicago and New York City crime numbers are way up. 67 people shot in Chicago, 13 killed. Shootings up significantly in NYC where people are demanding that @NYGovCuomo & @NYCMayor act now. Federal Government ready, willing and able to help, if asked! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 5, 2020
Unemployment and hunger are way up as well, but Trump and his Republican enablers would rather spend money on deploying a militarized police force to subdue righteous unrest rather than devise and pass any plans that would both help stop the spread of COVID-19 and provide money for food, shelter, and healthcare to those sidelined by the coronavirus-related economic collapse of the job market.
Trump’s final tweet of the afternoon so far continues to avoid discussion of solutions to our current national crises in favor of debilitating political attacks and blatant mischaracterization of the Democratic stance on police reform in America.
Democrats want to Defund & Abolish Police. This despite poor crime numbers in cities that they run. CRAZY! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 5, 2020
At least one word in this misleading tweet is true — if you apply it to the author of the post — “CRAZY!”
Trump’s separation oozes out of every post he makes these days.
Too stubborn and ignorant to realize that his Twitter posts are the social media equivalent of digging his own grave, Trump continues to use the platform to peddle his lies to an increasingly hostile audience.
If only he were shoveling an equivalent amount of B.S. in real life rather than online, then he may not have so much trouble walking up and down ramps with all the extra physical strength such an endeavor would result in.
In the meantime, his posts are best suited for the trashbin of history where future scholars of the decline and fall of the American empire can retrieve them to be astonished by what Americans in the first quarter of the 21st century had to endure from their supposed leader.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-05--Female QAnon devotee in Scottsdale, Arizona destroys Target mask display in an angry rampage

The line between political dissatisfaction — combined with frustration over the public health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic — and mental illness is so thin these days as to make them indistinguishable at times .
The latest example comes from Scottsdale , Arizona , the wealthy Phoenix suburb that , like the rest of Arizona , is currently experiencing a steep upward trend in COVID-19 infections and has instituted a mandatory mask requirement for anyone who goes out in public .
For one woman shopping at a local Target , it was a display of face masks for sale that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ profanity-laden rampage that she was so proud of that she herself recorded a video of her actions — actions apparently inspired by her belief in the insane conspiracy theories propounded by the followers of QAnon .
Enraged by the very presence of masks that she seemingly thinks are part of a vast left-wing conspiracy to deprive her of her rights to infect others , the woman began tearing masks from the display and flinging them around the store while obsessively spouting a vulgar glossolalia of lunatic ravings .
“ This sh*t is all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before furiously repeating her words over and over again .
“ This .
Sh*t. Is .
F*ckin ’ .
Over !
This sh*t ’ s over .
This sh*t ’ s over .
This sh*t ’ s over .
This sh*t ’ s over .
This sh*t ’ s over .
This sh*t ’ s over .
F*ck this sh*t !
Not doin ’ it .
I ’ m not doin ’ it .
No , I ’ m not doin ’ it .
We don ’ t want this anymore , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s carefully arranged mask display .
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Astonished Target employees tried to stop her , but apparently she felt her skin color gave her the right to cause whatever damage she wanted to as she compared it to the damage caused by opportunistic looters at BLM protests whom she felt were allowed to get away without consequences .
Somehow , the brainwashed QAnon devotee made it out of the store without being detained , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her doorstep , at which point she decided to live-stream her arrest on Instagram while claiming that she was a spokesperson for the White House and QAnon , setting herself up for a credible insanity defense once her case winds its way through the justice system .
Hopefully , she will be given the mental health treatment that she so obviously needs as a result of her behavior and subsequent arrest .
In the meantime , you can watch her Target freakout in the videos attached below .
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The line between political dissatisfaction — combined with frustration over the public health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic — and mental illness is so thin these days as to make them indistinguishable at times.
The latest example comes from Scottsdale, Arizona, the wealthy Phoenix suburb that, like the rest of Arizona, is currently experiencing a steep upward trend in COVID-19 infections and has instituted a mandatory mask requirement for anyone who goes out in public.
For one woman shopping at a local Target, it was a display of face masks for sale that set her off on a destructive, profanity-laden rampage that she was so proud of that she herself recorded a video of her actions — actions apparently inspired by her belief in the insane conspiracy theories propounded by the followers of QAnon.
Enraged by the very presence of masks that she seemingly thinks are part of a vast left-wing conspiracy to deprive her of her rights to infect others, the woman began tearing masks from the display and flinging them around the store while obsessively spouting a vulgar glossolalia of lunatic ravings.
“This sh*t is all f*ckin’ over!” she screamed before furiously repeating her words over and over again. “This. Sh*t. Is. F*ckin’. Over! This sh*t’s over. This sh*t’s over. This sh*t’s over. This sh*t’s over. This sh*t’s over. This sh*t’s over. F*ck this sh*t! Not doin’ it. I’m not doin’ it. No, I’m not doin’ it. We don’t want this anymore,” she ranted as she destroyed the store’s carefully arranged mask display.
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Astonished Target employees tried to stop her, but apparently she felt her skin color gave her the right to cause whatever damage she wanted to as she compared it to the damage caused by opportunistic looters at BLM protests whom she felt were allowed to get away without consequences.
Somehow, the brainwashed QAnon devotee made it out of the store without being detained, but she soon found Scottsdale police at her doorstep, at which point she decided to live-stream her arrest on Instagram while claiming that she was a spokesperson for the White House and QAnon, setting herself up for a credible insanity defense once her case winds its way through the justice system.
Hopefully, she will be given the mental health treatment that she so obviously needs as a result of her behavior and subsequent arrest.
In the meantime, you can watch her Target freakout in the videos attached below.
…then she got arrested on IG Live saying she is a spokesperson for QAnon & the White House and to “call Donald Trump and ask him” because she can’t share any “classified information.” pic.twitter.com/Bg1OPaimUQ — Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) July 5, 2020
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Original reporting by Sarah K. Burris at RawStory.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-05--“White, a woman and entitled”: Maskless Illinois woman gives a pitiful excuse for her defiance

Gather round children , for you need to hear the story of how things used to be — before the memory of those better times begins to fade from the consciousnesses of those whose lives have been forever changed by our current reality .
It wasn ’ t really very long ago , although the intervening years have made it seem like eons have passed .
But it was not far in the past when the average American would be ashamed at expressing their racist opinions publicly for fear of overwhelming censure by those around them .
Yes , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about how racism had ended because we had elected a racially-mixed president , a time when the Supreme Court was so certain that voter suppression had been eradicated sufficiently in the former Confederate states that they ended federal supervision of election practices in those states , a time when “ white power ’ was heard more frequently in clothing detergent ads than spewed forth with potentially coronavirus-laden droplets from the mouths of angry , maskless people whose traditional dominance is being questioned by a restive underclass of oppressed and exploited minorities .
Now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cynically greedy right-wing media outlets who parrot each other ’ s words back and forth to each other in an evil echo chamber , the nation finds itself with its social mores stripped and newly emboldened racists stepping out of the closet to proudly display their bigotry .
Until that is , someone tries to video their behavior and threatens to expose their prejudices to an even wider public on social media .
Given that such viral exposure for their worst instincts could lead to dismissal from their jobs as suddenly sanctimonious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the more socially conscious members of our society , the proud racism that they displayed becomes a liability that they ’ d rather avoid having disseminated for everyone else to witness .
At least that seems to be the case in the latest “ Karen ” video to take the internet by storm .
This one takes place in a Home Depot in Illinois , where a white woman was confronted by another patron for her refusal to wear a required mask .
While the unidentified maskless offender seems perfectly happy to declare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a white woman automatically grants her the privilege and entitlement to do whatever the hell she wants , the rest of humanity be damned , and state her allegiance to “ white power , ” she simultaneously tries to block every effort by the woman confronting her to record her face by holding her own phone in front of her to block the camera .
She even tries to swat the camera out of the other woman ’ s hands as she tries to dance around in order to get a clear shot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face .
You can watch the encounter in the video attached below .
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Apparently this woman believes that her entitlement extends to a lack of accountability for her own deeply offensive opinions and her extreme selfishness in ignoring public health orders that she likely believes her skin color exempts her from observing .
Luckily , the woman who captured the video of the encounter managed to get a few frames with the privileged woman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that her identity can be discovered .
She will soon likely face internet infamy with her name as well as her face associated forever with an ideology that in times past would have had her ostracized by polite society .
Unfortunately , in Donald Trump ’ s America , she could likely be the subject of a presidential retweet and become a right-wing celebrity of note in deplorable circles filled with people who share her condemnably regressive opinions .
If only these people would realize that the shame they bear comes from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the circulation of their faces on the internet , as they did in the not-too-distant past .
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Gather round children, for you need to hear the story of how things used to be — before the memory of those better times begins to fade from the consciousnesses of those whose lives have been forever changed by our current reality.
It wasn’t really very long ago, although the intervening years have made it seem like eons have passed.
But it was not far in the past when the average American would be ashamed at expressing their racist opinions publicly for fear of overwhelming censure by those around them.
Yes, there was a time when newspapers published articles about how racism had ended because we had elected a racially-mixed president, a time when the Supreme Court was so certain that voter suppression had been eradicated sufficiently in the former Confederate states that they ended federal supervision of election practices in those states, a time when “white power’ was heard more frequently in clothing detergent ads than spewed forth with potentially coronavirus-laden droplets from the mouths of angry, maskless people whose traditional dominance is being questioned by a restive underclass of oppressed and exploited minorities.
Now, largely thanks to Donald Trump and the cynically greedy right-wing media outlets who parrot each other’s words back and forth to each other in an evil echo chamber, the nation finds itself with its social mores stripped and newly emboldened racists stepping out of the closet to proudly display their bigotry.
Until that is, someone tries to video their behavior and threatens to expose their prejudices to an even wider public on social media.
Given that such viral exposure for their worst instincts could lead to dismissal from their jobs as suddenly sanctimonious employers face threats of business boycotts by the more socially conscious members of our society, the proud racism that they displayed becomes a liability that they’d rather avoid having disseminated for everyone else to witness.
At least that seems to be the case in the latest “Karen” video to take the internet by storm.
This one takes place in a Home Depot in Illinois, where a white woman was confronted by another patron for her refusal to wear a required mask.
While the unidentified maskless offender seems perfectly happy to declare that she believes that her status as a white woman automatically grants her the privilege and entitlement to do whatever the hell she wants, the rest of humanity be damned, and state her allegiance to “white power, ” she simultaneously tries to block every effort by the woman confronting her to record her face by holding her own phone in front of her to block the camera.
She even tries to swat the camera out of the other woman’s hands as she tries to dance around in order to get a clear shot of the racist woman’s maskless face.
You can watch the encounter in the video attached below.
https://twitter.com/MeliMels99/status/1279806498827309056?s=20
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Apparently this woman believes that her entitlement extends to a lack of accountability for her own deeply offensive opinions and her extreme selfishness in ignoring public health orders that she likely believes her skin color exempts her from observing.
Luckily, the woman who captured the video of the encounter managed to get a few frames with the privileged woman’s face in the clear so that her identity can be discovered. She will soon likely face internet infamy with her name as well as her face associated forever with an ideology that in times past would have had her ostracized by polite society.
Unfortunately, in Donald Trump’s America, she could likely be the subject of a presidential retweet and become a right-wing celebrity of note in deplorable circles filled with people who share her condemnably regressive opinions.
If only these people would realize that the shame they bear comes from the racist views that they hold and not in the circulation of their faces on the internet, as they did in the not-too-distant past.
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Original reporting by Tom Boggioni at RawStory.
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