occupydemocrats--2020-10-30--Ivanka Trump shares video of woman doing the “Trump dance” not realizing it was mocking him

President Trump ’ s recent campaign rally dancing antics have been a source of much amusement to social media users , who have found the addled old racist ’ s intensely awkward and jerky movements to unlicensed popular music to be extremely funny .
Perhaps taking a leaf from Trump lipsyncher Sarah Cooper ’ s book , a young woman named Julia Keith went megaviral on the app TikTok with her video imitating the president , which was happily promoted by his daughter , Ivanka Trump , from her Twitter account : But it turns out the 26-year-old was making @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white dad dance moves ” and has no intention of voting for Trump .
Speaking to BuzzFeed News , Keith said that she was mocking him because he “ dances like how a lot of white people in America dance ” ( i.e .
poorly and without rhythm ) and “ I was just making people laugh — I don ’ t want to be a MAGA icon…definitely not a pro-Trump dance.
” “ I thought the dance was hilarious , it was the ultimate white dad type of dance moves .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I did classical ballet for 15 years and I got up to try to do his dance and I was stumped .
It took me an hour !
” laughed Keith .
“ It was so bad , it was impressive.
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Keith was horrified to realize that TikTok algorithms sent her video directly to MAGA social media circles and her video was being interpreted as a pro-Trump dance .
So she made a second video clarifying her position @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ this was NOT what I had intended !
Her most recent TikTok work has focused on showing voters how to properly file their ballots — for Joe Biden .
Perhaps Ivanka should have done her homework before passing this on !

President Trump’s recent campaign rally dancing antics have been a source of much amusement to social media users, who have found the addled old racist’s intensely awkward and jerky movements to unlicensed popular music to be extremely funny.
Perhaps taking a leaf from Trump lipsyncher Sarah Cooper’s book, a young woman named Julia Keith went megaviral on the app TikTok with her video imitating the president, which was happily promoted by his daughter, Ivanka Trump, from her Twitter account:
But it turns out the 26-year-old was making fun of the President for his “white dad dance moves” and has no intention of voting for Trump. Speaking to BuzzFeed News, Keith said that she was mocking him because he “dances like how a lot of white people in America dance” (i.e. poorly and without rhythm) and “I was just making people laugh — I don’t want to be a MAGA icon…definitely not a pro-Trump dance.”
“I thought the dance was hilarious, it was the ultimate white dad type of dance moves. I’d been dancing my whole life. I did classical ballet for 15 years and I got up to try to do his dance and I was stumped. It took me an hour!” laughed Keith. “It was so bad, it was impressive.”
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Keith was horrified to realize that TikTok algorithms sent her video directly to MAGA social media circles and her video was being interpreted as a pro-Trump dance. So she made a second video clarifying her position to her newfound audience, declaring that “this was NOT what I had intended!
Her most recent TikTok work has focused on showing voters how to properly file their ballots — for Joe Biden.
Perhaps Ivanka should have done her homework before passing this on!
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-31--Ocasio-Cortez roasts “wet napkin” Lindsey Graham after he smears her in debate

Last night , Sen. Lindsey Graham held his final debate with his Democratic challenger , Jamie Harrison , who has been racing up the polls and is within striking distance of the suddenly unpopular South Carolina politician .
Attempting to take a leaf out of President Trump ’ s “ book , ” Graham tried to smear Harrison as a communist and a radical , warning that Harrison would take South Carolina “ down the path of AOC , ” rudely referring to everyone ’ s favorite Congresswoman from Queens .
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was quick to fire back , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : the flip-flopping which has tarred him as untrustworthy and spineless by both Republicans and Democrats alike : Graham has seriously hurt his standing with the MAGA crowd for his prior disloyalty towards the president , having foolishly disparaged him after Trump trounced the 2016 GOP field and hilariously read out Graham ’ s phone number at a campaign event .
Since Trump took office , Graham has played both the part of the sycophantic lapdog while trying to keep up his pretensions at being a “ pRiNciPleD RePuBlIcAn , ” leading him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ often than his base deems acceptable .
In addition , he has publicly flip-flopped on several major issues , most recently on the nomination of a Supreme Court Justice during an election year .
Graham even unwisely bragged that his rivals should “ use his own words against him , ” which they are eagerly taking him up on .
Having firmly established himself as untrustworthy and unprincipled while systematically making an enemy out of all non-Republican voters with his outrageous Trump bootlickery , Graham is right to be worried .
Donate to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Graham packing !

Last night, Sen. Lindsey Graham held his final debate with his Democratic challenger, Jamie Harrison, who has been racing up the polls and is within striking distance of the suddenly unpopular South Carolina politician. Attempting to take a leaf out of President Trump’s “book,” Graham tried to smear Harrison as a communist and a radical, warning that Harrison would take South Carolina “down the path of AOC,” rudely referring to everyone’s favorite Congresswoman from Queens.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was quick to fire back, hitting him where it hurts the most: the flip-flopping which has tarred him as untrustworthy and spineless by both Republicans and Democrats alike:
.@LindseyGrahamSC I’m not sure you believe in *anything* except preserving yourself. & let’s not get started on your climate denial. I’ve seen a lot of spinelessness in DC, but you’re at the top when it comes to folding on your own values like a wet napkin. SC deserves better. https://t.co/daiXUObkTX — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 31, 2020
Graham has seriously hurt his standing with the MAGA crowd for his prior disloyalty towards the president, having foolishly disparaged him after Trump trounced the 2016 GOP field and hilariously read out Graham’s phone number at a campaign event.
If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed…….and we will deserve it. — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) May 3, 2016
Since Trump took office, Graham has played both the part of the sycophantic lapdog while trying to keep up his pretensions at being a “pRiNciPleD RePuBlIcAn,” leading him to break with the President far more often than his base deems acceptable. In addition, he has publicly flip-flopped on several major issues, most recently on the nomination of a Supreme Court Justice during an election year. Graham even unwisely bragged that his rivals should “use his own words against him,” which they are eagerly taking him up on.
Having firmly established himself as untrustworthy and unprincipled while systematically making an enemy out of all non-Republican voters with his outrageous Trump bootlickery, Graham is right to be worried.
Donate to Jaime Harrison’s campaign and send Graham packing!
Lindsey knows we can win and he's going to hit us with everything he's got. Donate now to make sure we're ready. https://t.co/alawQNQRZv — Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) September 18, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-31--Loser: low-energy, defeated Trump gives mopey, concession-like speech in final pitch to voters

Four days before the long-awaited 2020 election , President Trump does not sound like a guy who is very confident in his chances of winning re-election .
In a very low-energy , almost conession-like speech this afternoon in Bucks County , Pennsylvania , Trump sadly moped that he “ could have been the greatest ” if it weren ’ t for Biden raising $ 300 million a month : Which is not exactly the fire-and-brimstone energy we would expect to hear from a man certain that he was about to win his re-election and insulate himself from a torrent of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years .
Trump ’ s desperation was clearly evident in his barrel-scraping attacks on former Vice-President Joe Biden , veering off the rails into the realm of outrageous hyperbole and ridiculous invention .
Grasping at anything to try to convince people to vote for him , Trump painted a bleak picture of the future under Joe Biden — a future where , according to Trump , there will be no future .
No graduations , no Christmas .
No more hotdogs , or grandmas , or sunlight , or mowing the grass , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ online .
All that and more will be gone under Joe Biden , if President Trump ’ s slurring is to be believed .
The president also warned that Rep. Ilhan Omar ( D-MN ) would be put in charge of the Department of Homeland Security , which is obviously a racist dogwhistle to his supporters but would be in practice a wonderful idea , as Rep. Omar is one of the few American politicians who could be trusted to take the aggressive , controversial , and nessessary steps needed to purge the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and put an end to the vile concentration camps that ICE detains innocent migrants in , where they are put to slave labor and systematically abused by their jailors .
These declarations are obviously ridiculous and even Trump ’ s most fanatic supporters have to know they are entirely divorced from reality ; but if that ’ s what he needs to say to make himself feel better , then by all means .
He ’ s definitely not picking up any new votes with this kind of energy !
Let ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !

Four days before the long-awaited 2020 election, President Trump does not sound like a guy who is very confident in his chances of winning re-election. In a very low-energy, almost conession-like speech this afternoon in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Trump sadly moped that he “could have been the greatest” if it weren’t for Biden raising $300 million a month:
The President seems subdued and this almost sounds like concession speech pic.twitter.com/JFZdARZ9Ck — Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) October 31, 2020
Which is not exactly the fire-and-brimstone energy we would expect to hear from a man certain that he was about to win his re-election and insulate himself from a torrent of civil lawsuits and prosecution for another four years.
Trump’s desperation was clearly evident in his barrel-scraping attacks on former Vice-President Joe Biden, veering off the rails into the realm of outrageous hyperbole and ridiculous invention. Grasping at anything to try to convince people to vote for him, Trump painted a bleak picture of the future under Joe Biden — a future where, according to Trump, there will be no future.
“There’ll be no school, there’ll be no graduations, there’ll be no weddings, no Thanksgivings, no Christmas, no Easters, no Fourth of Julys. There’ll be nothing. We’ll be nothing.” — Trump on what will happen if Biden wins pic.twitter.com/ann6m4xLel — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 31, 2020
No graduations, no Christmas. No more hotdogs, or grandmas, or sunlight, or mowing the grass, or looking at pictures of cute dogs online. All that and more will be gone under Joe Biden, if President Trump’s slurring is to be believed.
Trump makes stuff up, says Ilhan Omar will be Biden's Homeland Security secretary pic.twitter.com/T1KETfs9rt — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 31, 2020
The president also warned that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) would be put in charge of the Department of Homeland Security, which is obviously a racist dogwhistle to his supporters but would be in practice a wonderful idea, as Rep. Omar is one of the few American politicians who could be trusted to take the aggressive, controversial, and necessary steps needed to purge the agency of its jack-booted white supremacist agents and put an end to the vile concentration camps that ICE detains innocent migrants in, where they are put to slave labor and systematically abused by their jailors.
These declarations are obviously ridiculous and even Trump’s most fanatic supporters have to know they are entirely divorced from reality; but if that’s what he needs to say to make himself feel better, then by all means. He’s definitely not picking up any new votes with this kind of energy! Let’s make his nightmare a reality this Tuesday!
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-31--Video shows Trump goons ramming Biden staffer’s car, harassing campaign bus

As the moon rises and the election draws near , tensions are at an all-time high across the United States — and you can probably guess which side is getting nasty .
The Joe Biden team was forced to cancel several campaigns stops in Texas yesterday after a convoy of armed Trump supporters began harassing and tailgating them across the state .
Driving enormous , overcompensating pickup trucks emblazoned with TRUMP slogans and covered in flags , the 12-vehicle “ Trump Train ” followed the Biden Bus for hundreds of miles , creating traffic jams and putting the Biden team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ particularly disturbing video appears to show a Trumper attempting to ram a Biden volunteer ’ s car off the road .
The anti-Biden protesters far outnumbered the present officers of the Texas police , who are staunchly pro-Trump and refused to help anyway .
It can not be understated how disturbing it is to see American law enforcement looking the other way while the goons of a white supremacist fascist use thuggery , intimidation , and violence to interfere with a presidential election campaign .
These goons know exactly what they are doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to turn blue for the first time since 1976 , and Trump ’ s fans will clearly stop at nothing in their efforts to make sure that Biden ’ s get-out-the-vote efforts don ’ t deliver the political upset of the century .
This kind of political aggression is the kind of thing you see in the nations across the global south whose democracies have been upended by CIA meddling , and it breaks the heart to see it happen here .
With four days left before the 2020 election , it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be higher — and we must drive Trump and his fascist cronies from office if we want to save our country as we know it .

As the moon rises and the election draws near, tensions are at an all-time high across the United States — and you can probably guess which side is getting nasty. The Joe Biden team was forced to cancel several campaigns stops in Texas yesterday after a convoy of armed Trump supporters began harassing and tailgating them across the state. Driving enormous, overcompensating pickup trucks emblazoned with TRUMP slogans and covered in flags, the 12-vehicle “Trump Train” followed the Biden Bus for hundreds of miles, creating traffic jams and putting the Biden team in danger with their antics.
This is a 1st for me – but we just cancelled a joint event in Pflugerville w/ @JoeBiden campaign, @AustinYoungDems, & more, due to security reasons. Unfortunately, Pro-Trump Protestors have escalated well beyond safe limits. Sorry to all who looked forward to this fun event. https://t.co/tSq4moqro0 — Sheryl Cole (@SherylCole1) October 30, 2020
Today, @realDonaldTrump supporters followed the Biden bus throughout central Texas to intimidate Biden supporters. They ran into a person's car, yelling curse words and threats. Don't let bullies win, vote. pic.twitter.com/CIyEWwbvqU — Katie Naranjo (@KatieNaranjo) October 30, 2020
One particularly disturbing video appears to show a Trumper attempting to ram a Biden volunteer’s car off the road.
These tactics have no place in Texas, my home state, and no place in America. Please vote. Please volunteer this weekend. The future of our democracy is at stake. pic.twitter.com/G0O4yg2vnJ — Dr. Eric Cervini (@ericcervini) October 31, 2020
The anti-Biden protesters far outnumbered the present officers of the Texas police, who are staunchly pro-Trump and refused to help anyway. It cannot be understated how disturbing it is to see American law enforcement looking the other way while the goons of a white supremacist fascist use thuggery, intimidation, and violence to interfere with a presidential election campaign.
The police refused to help. When I flagged down one officer, he said his hands were tied: “not my jurisdiction.” He was wearing a blue stripe bandana. 4/ — Dr. Eric Cervini (@ericcervini) October 31, 2020
These goons know exactly what they are doing. The state of Texas is threatening to turn blue for the first time since 1976, and Trump’s fans will clearly stop at nothing in their efforts to make sure that Biden’s get-out-the-vote efforts don’t deliver the political upset of the century. This kind of political aggression is the kind of thing you see in the nations across the global south whose democracies have been upended by CIA meddling, and it breaks the heart to see it happen here. With four days left before the 2020 election, it’s clear the stakes couldn’t be higher — and we must drive Trump and his fascist cronies from office if we want to save our country as we know it.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-02--Trump pulls out all the stops to attack Biden in Sunday Twitter barrage

That ’ s Donald Trump ’ s modus operandi on the last weekend before election day .
Whether Trump ’ s statements about his opponent Joe Biden — whether in his tweets or in his rally speeches — contain even a shred of truth or not matters very little at this point .
If there still any undecided voters at this point it ’ s likely that they are a minuscule percentage of the overall populace and will be much more unlikely to change the balance of the election than spreading lies designed to encourage the president ’ s already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the polls in an atmosphere of voter intimidation and pandemic paranoia .
Nonetheless , Trump slathered his tweets with lies and accusations against the former Vice President that only served to remind the president ’ s most fervent detractors of his own multiple misdeeds since he tends to accuse his opponents of exactly that which he himself is most guilty .
Take this tweet from this afternoon and substitute Trump ’ s own name for Biden ’ s to get a true picture of reality for everyone except the Republican candidate and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats to EXPAND THE COURT in 2021 !
The idea that the notoriously self-serving Trump gives a whit about anyone except himself and those who could benefit him personally is laughable to anyone not blinded by the right-wing propaganda factories serving up his electoral lies undiluted by fact .
Despite the fact that Joe Biden is the most moderate of the Democrats who sought the presidential nomination this year , Trump continues to portray his agenda as that of a dangerous , God-less socialist in direct contradiction of Biden ’ s own words @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accusation in that last tweet is an insult not only to Biden ’ s actual views but to the intelligence of anyone who reads it .
Parents , in particular , should know that not every child is a “ Sacred Gift from God , ” especially since the president himself was once a child — albeit a spoiled and privileged one — and his existence is surely more of a curse from any deity who was responsible for his creation .
Even more ludicrous was Trump ’ s characterization of the people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have already decided to vote for Biden .
Anyone truly law-abiding simply can ’ t wait to see Trump stripped of his presidential immunity so he can be prosecuted to the full extent of the law for his numerous floutings of the laws that he seems to think don ’ t apply to anything that he does .
One can only wonder how gullible Trump voters must be if they swallow this truckload of intentionally false claims , misrepresentations , and outright lies .
It ’ s hard to fault Trump for trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have invested so much of their identities into his electoral success .
He knows that prison likely awaits him if he loses this election and has nothing more to lose by committing any additional fraud at this point .
Soon , however , the forces of good in this country will regain control , and scrolling through Twitter to see Trump ’ s latest posted atrocity will become a faint memory of these nightmare times .
Now go vote and make sure that a happy future can truly manifest itself .
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Go to a superspreader rally. Leave, tweet, repeat.
That’s Donald Trump’s modus operandi on the last weekend before election day.
Whether Trump’s statements about his opponent Joe Biden — whether in his tweets or in his rally speeches — contain even a shred of truth or not matters very little at this point.
If there still any undecided voters at this point it’s likely that they are a minuscule percentage of the overall populace and will be much more unlikely to change the balance of the election than spreading lies designed to encourage the president’s already committed supporters to actually make it to the polls in an atmosphere of voter intimidation and pandemic paranoia.
Nonetheless, Trump slathered his tweets with lies and accusations against the former Vice President that only served to remind the president’s most fervent detractors of his own multiple misdeeds since he tends to accuse his opponents of exactly that which he himself is most guilty.
Take this tweet from this afternoon and substitute Trump’s own name for Biden’s to get a true picture of reality for everyone except the Republican candidate and his followers.
For decades, Joe Biden let other countries rip you off and cheat America blind! The only people who’ve benefited from his policies are himself & his family. He shows up every 4 years, and then goes back to D.C. and caters to his special interests. My only special interest is YOU. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2020
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The idea that the notoriously self-serving Trump gives a whit about anyone except himself and those who could benefit him personally is laughable to anyone not blinded by the right-wing propaganda factories serving up his electoral lies undiluted by fact.
Despite the fact that Joe Biden is the most moderate of the Democrats who sought the presidential nomination this year, Trump continues to portray his agenda as that of a dangerous, God-less socialist in direct contradiction of Biden’s own words and the Democratic party platform.
Biden will terminate school choice, eliminate charter schools, defund religious schools, ban prayer in public schools, indoctrinate your children with Anti-American lies, and force you to subsidize extreme late-term abortion. We believe that every child is a Sacred Gift from God! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2020
Every accusation in that last tweet is an insult not only to Biden’s actual views but to the intelligence of anyone who reads it.
Parents, in particular, should know that not every child is a “Sacred Gift from God,” especially since the president himself was once a child — albeit a spoiled and privileged one — and his existence is surely more of a curse from any deity who was responsible for his creation.
Even more ludicrous was Trump’s characterization of the people who support him versus the people who have already decided to vote for Biden.
Joe Biden is the candidate of rioters, looters, arsonists, gun-grabbers, flag-burners, Marxists, lobbyists, and special interests. I am the candidate of farmers, factory workers, police officers, and hard-working, law-abiding patriots of every race, religion and creed! #MAGA — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2020
Anyone truly law-abiding simply can’t wait to see Trump stripped of his presidential immunity so he can be prosecuted to the full extent of the law for his numerous floutings of the laws that he seems to think don’t apply to anything that he does.
One can only wonder how gullible Trump voters must be if they swallow this truckload of intentionally false claims, misrepresentations, and outright lies.
It’s hard to fault Trump for trying to continue to mislead his voters who have invested so much of their identities into his electoral success.
He knows that prison likely awaits him if he loses this election and has nothing more to lose by committing any additional fraud at this point.
Soon, however, the forces of good in this country will regain control, and scrolling through Twitter to see Trump’s latest posted atrocity will become a faint memory of these nightmare times.
Now go vote and make sure that a happy future can truly manifest itself.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-01--Texas Supreme Court delivers a massive setback to the GOP in curbside voting decision

The Republican party ’ s antipathy to the full exercise of every American citizen ’ s right to participate in our democracy has long been documented with suppression efforts ramping up since the Supreme Court invalidated the Voting Rights Act back in 2013 .
Since that fateful decision , voter suppression efforts have taken many forms , from the purging of voter rolls — a significant factor in the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election — to the elimination of polling places in historically Democratic districts to attempts to intimidate voters with threats of violence that have already been taking place in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down of the U.S .
Postal Service delivery to prevent ballots from arriving on time to be filled out or counted .
No attempt to disenfranchise voters who have already cast their ballots legally has been more blatant than the actions of the Texas Republicans who took their case trying to invalidate nearly 127,000 ballots — cast at drive-thru polling sites set up in order to make voting safe during the COVID-19 pandemic in the relatively blue bastion of Harris County which includes the city of Houston — to the Texas Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the drive-thru program was an expansion of curbside voting , and under state election law should only be available for voters with disabilities , despite the fact that drive-thru ballots account for about 10 % of all in-person ballots cast during early voting in Harris County .
The rejection of these ballots could determine the outcome of an election in Texas that has turned much more competitive than any Republican could have imagined before Donald Trump ’ s disastrous handling of the coronavirus pandemic sent normally reliable GOP voters scrambling for an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a political process they may have skipped in the last presidential election .
Any hopes that these anti-democracy forces in the GOP had having the Texas Supreme Court assist them in stealing the rights to have the drive-thru voters ’ voices heard in this election were dashed today when the court denied their petition to have the ballots disallowed in a decision issued without a written opinion .
Local election officials in Harris County rejoiced at the news .
Add your name to tell Democrats to EXPAND THE COURT in 2021 !
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assuming that they were making valid votes are still not assured that their votes will be counted , however .
The Republican plaintiffs are still pursuing a similar lawsuit in federal court , hoping to get the votes thrown out by arguing that drive-thru voting violates the U.S. constitution .
It will be interesting to see how the originalists on the Supreme Court , including the recently installed Amy Coney Barrett , tackle this issue that was likely never contemplated in the horse and buggy days of our nation ’ s founding fathers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attempt to invalidate the ballots of legitimate voters — no matter how they cast their votes — simply demonstrates the fact that , despite their attempts at portraying themselves as the party of the educationally-challenged blue-collar class , the GOP is a party of elitists who are afraid to face true democracy and can only retain power for their oligarchical masters by cheating in any manner that they can and invalidating legitimate votes .
Let ’ s hope that they find no more success in the federal courts than they did in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jolie McCullough at The Texas Tribune and by CNN .
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The Republican party’s antipathy to the full exercise of every American citizen’s right to participate in our democracy has long been documented with suppression efforts ramping up since the Supreme Court invalidated the Voting Rights Act back in 2013.
Since that fateful decision, voter suppression efforts have taken many forms, from the purging of voter rolls — a significant factor in the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election — to the elimination of polling places in historically Democratic districts to attempts to intimidate voters with threats of violence that have already been taking place in this current election to even a slow down of the U.S. Postal Service delivery to prevent ballots from arriving on time to be filled out or counted.
No attempt to disenfranchise voters who have already cast their ballots legally has been more blatant than the actions of the Texas Republicans who took their case trying to invalidate nearly 127,000 ballots — cast at drive-thru polling sites set up in order to make voting safe during the COVID-19 pandemic in the relatively blue bastion of Harris County which includes the city of Houston — to the Texas Supreme Court.
The GOP activists tried to argue that the drive-thru program was an expansion of curbside voting, and under state election law should only be available for voters with disabilities, despite the fact that drive-thru ballots account for about 10% of all in-person ballots cast during early voting in Harris County.
The rejection of these ballots could determine the outcome of an election in Texas that has turned much more competitive than any Republican could have imagined before Donald Trump’s disastrous handling of the coronavirus pandemic sent normally reliable GOP voters scrambling for an alternative and motivated Democratic-leaning voters to rejoin a political process they may have skipped in the last presidential election.
Any hopes that these anti-democracy forces in the GOP had having the Texas Supreme Court assist them in stealing the rights to have the drive-thru voters’ voices heard in this election were dashed today when the court denied their petition to have the ballots disallowed in a decision issued without a written opinion.
Local election officials in Harris County rejoiced at the news.
“We know that the law is on our side,” Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins told CNN after the Supreme Court issued its ruling. “We know that we should be protecting these votes, making sure that all of our residents here can have their voice heard, can have their say in our democracy.”
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The citizens who have already submitted their ballots assuming that they were making valid votes are still not assured that their votes will be counted, however.
The Republican plaintiffs are still pursuing a similar lawsuit in federal court, hoping to get the votes thrown out by arguing that drive-thru voting violates the U.S. constitution.
It will be interesting to see how the originalists on the Supreme Court, including the recently installed Amy Coney Barrett, tackle this issue that was likely never contemplated in the horse and buggy days of our nation’s founding fathers.
Suffice it to say that any attempt to invalidate the ballots of legitimate voters — no matter how they cast their votes — simply demonstrates the fact that, despite their attempts at portraying themselves as the party of the educationally-challenged blue-collar class, the GOP is a party of elitists who are afraid to face true democracy and can only retain power for their oligarchical masters by cheating in any manner that they can and invalidating legitimate votes.
Let’s hope that they find no more success in the federal courts than they did in the Texas judicial system.
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Original reporting by Jolie McCullough at The Texas Tribune and by CNN.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-01--Trump makes desperate last-minute pitch to supporters at frigid Michigan rally

Donald Trump trudged off to Michigan this morning for another superspreader rally after a sleepless night spent pitching last-minute lie bombs on Twitter .
Vox ’ s Aaron Rupar has been diligently covering most of Trump ’ s public appearances this year , from his COVID task force press conferences to his political rallies , and couldn ’ t avoid the comparison of Trump ’ s desperate blitz of rabble-rousing swing state appearances in the waning days of the election to the bund rallies supporting Adolph Hitler during the ascending days of the German Nazi party .
Here ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s gathering of frigid Trump fans in Washington , Michigan that is sure to send that state ’ s COVID positivity rates soaring in the days of post-election recriminations .
Trump ’ s rallies are usually collections of the president ’ s grievances packaged for easy consumption for his adoring deplorable , but he outdid himself today by adding the weather to his list of complaints .
With only two days before the election , Trump amped up his lies and fear-mongering to new heights .
Add your name to tell Democrats to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seemingly expects his audience to forget the fact that the Obama administration singlehandedly saved the American auto industry from bankruptcy after the Republican-induced 2008 financial meltdown with Joe Biden taking a leading role in managing the economic recovery that enabled Trump to brag about the momentum of that effort as being his doing .
Instead , he simply lies about the reality of Michigan ’ s manufacturing sector which has lost 5,300 manufacturing jobs last year , the first decline in manufacturing jobs in the state since 2009 , according to Bureau of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t take long before Trump ’ s rhetorical excesses in ginning up potential violence from his followers in response to the election forced Rupar to begin his comparisons of the rally to Nazi propaganda .
Trump engaged in a recounting of another one of his imaginary conversations with world leaders that are among the most creative endeavors of his presidency in their sheer fabulism .
From this point on , the comparisons to a Nazi rally become increasingly apt , in Rupar ’ s view , as Trump egged the crowd on to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speeches have become a sign of the dystopian authoritarian vision that could have scarcely been imagined in this country a few short years ago .
They provide a glimpse into a potential future that we can only prevent from becoming an even worse form of our current reality by defeating Trump at the ballot box on Tuesday .
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Donald Trump trudged off to Michigan this morning for another superspreader rally after a sleepless night spent pitching last-minute lie bombs on Twitter.
Vox’s Aaron Rupar has been diligently covering most of Trump’s public appearances this year, from his COVID task force press conferences to his political rallies, and couldn’t avoid the comparison of Trump’s desperate blitz of rabble-rousing swing state appearances in the waning days of the election to the bund rallies supporting Adolph Hitler during the ascending days of the German Nazi party.
Here’s a selection of clips from today’s gathering of frigid Trump fans in Washington, Michigan that is sure to send that state’s COVID positivity rates soaring in the days of post-election recriminations.
Trump’s rallies are usually collections of the president’s grievances packaged for easy consumption for his adoring deplorable, but he outdid himself today by adding the weather to his list of complaints.
I'm not watching Trump's first rally of the day in Washington, Michigan, live, but I did tune in just in time to hear Trump complaining about the weather. #TrumpComplainsAboutTheWeatherWhereverHeGoes pic.twitter.com/DRhF7vjnsR — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 1, 2020
With only two days before the election, Trump amped up his lies and fear-mongering to new heights.
Tens of millions of people are voting for this. We’re on the cusp of becoming a failed state. pic.twitter.com/5YyDrfnZF6 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 1, 2020
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Trump seemingly expects his audience to forget the fact that the Obama administration singlehandedly saved the American auto industry from bankruptcy after the Republican-induced 2008 financial meltdown with Joe Biden taking a leading role in managing the economic recovery that enabled Trump to brag about the momentum of that effort as being his doing.
Instead, he simply lies about the reality of Michigan’s manufacturing sector which has lost 5,300 manufacturing jobs last year, the first decline in manufacturing jobs in the state since 2009, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Trump tells two different lies in back to back statements pic.twitter.com/0ZUJqkv90a — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 1, 2020
It didn’t take long before Trump’s rhetorical excesses in ginning up potential violence from his followers in response to the election forced Rupar to begin his comparisons of the rally to Nazi propaganda.
Aspiring fascist leader glorifies brownshirt violence pic.twitter.com/HSMXZGWPr7 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 1, 2020
Trump engaged in a recounting of another one of his imaginary conversations with world leaders that are among the most creative endeavors of his presidency in their sheer fabulism.
I know we’re numb to it but it’s remarkable that Trump can totally fabricate a call he supposedly had with Shinzo Abe and people just shrug pic.twitter.com/0qH8zq73UC — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 1, 2020
From this point on, the comparisons to a Nazi rally become increasingly apt, in Rupar’s view, as Trump egged the crowd on to cheers and chants.
This is the stuff of Nazi rallies, part 2 pic.twitter.com/rhkMJU7WlA — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 1, 2020
This is the stuff of Nazi rallies, part 4 pic.twitter.com/CRnqguyxNE — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 1, 2020
Trump’s speeches have become a sign of the dystopian authoritarian vision that could have scarcely been imagined in this country a few short years ago.
They provide a glimpse into a potential future that we can only prevent from becoming an even worse form of our current reality by defeating Trump at the ballot box on Tuesday.
Do your part to prevent a fascist regime from controlling our nation for four more years.
Vote for Joe Biden and help shovel this president into the dustbins of history and a future as an asterisk in the history of American political experience.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-01--Trump tries to pay tribute to Sean Connery, but makes it all about himself

As the most prominent public example of an extreme malignant narcissist , Donald Trump rarely can make a sincere statement of empathy towards other human beings .
Trump demonstrated yet again his inordinate ability to turn any expression of sympathy or respect into ultimately a statement about himself when he attempted to pay tribute to Sean Connery , the Scottish actor who gained his initial fame as the first man to play the iconic fictional British secret agent 007 , James Bond .
Trump posted a couple of tweets this morning about Connery that mostly ignored everything for which the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on his “ tough “ character ” — an apparently appealing attribute to the over-compensating macho president — and Connery ’ s role as a life-long avid golfer , an avocation that led the renowned Scottish thespian to urge the local government in his home region of Great Britain to speed approval of Trump ’ s golf resorts in the area .
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Yes , it appears as if the way to worm oneself into this president ’ s good graces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sees advancing his own financial interests .
Forget about all the artistic achievements that gave Sean Connery the prominence and credibility to have his words be heeded by the Scottish authorities .
The only reason that Trump sees to commemorate the late actor is his role in helping the president see his golfing empire succeed and grow .
Trump ’ s tweet about Connery is the perfect example of Trump ’ s extreme self-centeredness and his malignant narcissism and should provide one more reason to reject his bid for a second term in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proper form of the past tense of the verb “ to pass ” alone should disqualify him from office .
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As the most prominent public example of an extreme malignant narcissist, Donald Trump rarely can make a sincere statement of empathy towards other human beings.
Trump demonstrated yet again his inordinate ability to turn any expression of sympathy or respect into ultimately a statement about himself when he attempted to pay tribute to Sean Connery, the Scottish actor who gained his initial fame as the first man to play the iconic fictional British secret agent 007, James Bond.
Trump posted a couple of tweets this morning about Connery that mostly ignored everything for which the actor was most noted and instead focused on his “tough “character” — an apparently appealing attribute to the over-compensating macho president — and Connery’s role as a life-long avid golfer, an avocation that led the renowned Scottish thespian to urge the local government in his home region of Great Britain to speed approval of Trump’s golf resorts in the area.
….all I needed, everything went swimmingly from there. He was so highly regarded & respected in Scotland and beyond that years of future turmoil was avoided. Sean was a great actor and an even greater man. Sincere condolences to his family! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2020
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Yes, it appears as if the way to worm oneself into this president’s good graces is simply to do something that he sees advancing his own financial interests.
Forget about all the artistic achievements that gave Sean Connery the prominence and credibility to have his words be heeded by the Scottish authorities.
The only reason that Trump sees to commemorate the late actor is his role in helping the president see his golfing empire succeed and grow.
Trump’s tweet about Connery is the perfect example of Trump’s extreme self-centeredness and his malignant narcissism and should provide one more reason to reject his bid for a second term in office.
His inability to use the proper form of the past tense of the verb “to pass” alone should disqualify him from office.
With only a few days left until this election becomes history, make sure that you cast your vote for Joe Biden to ensure that empathy and consideration for others beyond one’s own financial self-interest can return to the White House.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-01--Trump spends sleepless night posting partisan attacks in extraordinary Twitter rage

As the witching hour of election day draws near , Donald Trump mounted an early morning Twitter offensive today that , while presenting a brave and confident face , clearly indicated that the president is lying awake at night in sleepless concern about the record turnout in this contest so far .
He began his insomniac session at 3:26 AM with a warning shot to those conservative Republicans who may dislike Trump ’ s personality and performance but who have blocked their olfactory organs to tolerate the stench of corruption and incompetence because the president has reliably delivered them a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will help enforce their vision of an America rooted in the disappearing values from before the middle of the 20th century .
For the vast majority of Americans for whom the COVID-19 pandemic and its related financial concerns form the most pressing issues heading their worry lists , Biden ’ s judicial strategy is far from the top of their minds .
It seems as if , even in the last days before the final ballot is cast , Trump can ’ t move beyond trying to shore up his base of right-wing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a wider spectrum of voters .
It is hopefully a fatal mistake that will damn his re-election bid by limiting his appeal only to the minority who already support him , a diminishing percentage of Americans as the pandemic reaches new heights while Trump lies that the nation is “ turning a corner ” against the virus .
Trump continued his self-delusion in his next post , a mischaracterization of the national and state-level polls that could be repudiated by the tiniest bit of research by anyone who reads it .
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Unless the president knows something about voter suppression plans yet to be executed , every public indication shows that it is his campaign that is headed for the chasm , not the coalition of progressive and moderate Democrats , independents , and revolted , repulsed straying Republicans that are aligned against him .
In his sleepless propaganda push , swing states weighed heavily on the president ’ s mind .
Trump needed to come up with something to advance his case in Michigan , a state he narrowly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exorbitant promises about bringing manufacturing jobs back to the state .
In his next post , he created a fairy tale version of his record in addressing the state ’ s manufacturing employment deficit that likely won ’ t fool anyone with direct experience of the state ’ s current economy .
Who can know which countries Trump is referring to when he says that they are now treating the U.S. and Michigan with respect ?
It certainly isn ’ t our former Europea allies who have snickered behind his back at his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ His continual lies about Michigan ’ s economic reality aren ’ t likely to change their opinion of him , especially when the truth is that manufacturing jobs over the last three years have increased in Michigan by less than 2 % — half the national average and that the state lost 5,300 manufacturing jobs last year , the first decline in manufacturing jobs in the state since 2009 , according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data .
Trump may have then tried to fit in a little shut-eye since he waited until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , launching a series of false accusations against his Democratic opponent Joe Biden .
He started by trying to turn the African American youth vote away from their demonstrated support for the candidate who doesn ’ t spend his rallies spouting racist dog whistles .
With nary a true word included in that last tweet , Trump delved even further into paranoid fear-mongering with his next post of COVID denialism , employing pandemic fatigue as a careless weapon against Biden in a move that may backfire considering the record explosion of cases — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past week .
Trump acts as if COVID-19 needed additional help in spreading itself across the country and he is providing a new Marshall plan to aid the disease in its deadly multiplication .
A couple of hours later , Trump again demonstrated that he still thinks he ’ s running against Hillary Clinton when he returned with a repeat of his lie that Biden called young Black men by a term once uttered by his former opponent , but never by his current one .
The president continued to post his partisan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the polls showing him far behind his rival in the popular vote again , including this one to file in the “ words to be eaten with pitiful hindsight ” category .
Unless Congressman Jordan is privy to some secret polls or plans to disrupt the conduct of the election set for a record turnout , it ’ s difficult to see how his prediction was anything more than a Halloween whistling in the dark during the frightful leadup to election day .
With only two more days before we hopefully get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump will lose to Joe Biden by , the president ’ s last-minute attempts to turn back the political tide that will wash him and his administration out to sea are a likely futile move that will flounder in the rolling seas as he ’ s dragged under the crashing blue waves .
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As the witching hour of election day draws near, Donald Trump mounted an early morning Twitter offensive today that, while presenting a brave and confident face, clearly indicated that the president is lying awake at night in sleepless concern about the record turnout in this contest so far.
He began his insomniac session at 3:26 AM with a warning shot to those conservative Republicans who may dislike Trump’s personality and performance but who have blocked their olfactory organs to tolerate the stench of corruption and incompetence because the president has reliably delivered them a bevy of extremist right-wing federal judges who will help enforce their vision of an America rooted in the disappearing values from before the middle of the 20th century.
People have long been voting but Joe Biden has still not released his Supreme Court List of Radical Left Judges that he would like to put on the Court. Also, is he going to Court Pack? He thinks he can bluff his way through these two important questions. Can only vote against!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2020
For the vast majority of Americans for whom the COVID-19 pandemic and its related financial concerns form the most pressing issues heading their worry lists, Biden’s judicial strategy is far from the top of their minds.
It seems as if, even in the last days before the final ballot is cast, Trump can’t move beyond trying to shore up his base of right-wing ideologues and at least attempting to appeal to a wider spectrum of voters.
It is hopefully a fatal mistake that will damn his re-election bid by limiting his appeal only to the minority who already support him, a diminishing percentage of Americans as the pandemic reaches new heights while Trump lies that the nation is “turning a corner” against the virus.
Trump continued his self-delusion in his next post, a mischaracterization of the national and state-level polls that could be repudiated by the tiniest bit of research by anyone who reads it.
Our numbers are looking VERY good all over. Sleepy Joe is already beginning to pull out of certain states. The Radical Left is going down! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2020
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Unless the president knows something about voter suppression plans yet to be executed, every public indication shows that it is his campaign that is headed for the chasm, not the coalition of progressive and moderate Democrats, independents, and revolted, repulsed straying Republicans that are aligned against him.
In his sleepless propaganda push, swing states weighed heavily on the president’s mind.
Trump needed to come up with something to advance his case in Michigan, a state he narrowly won in 2016 in part by making exorbitant promises about bringing manufacturing jobs back to the state.
In his next post, he created a fairy tale version of his record in addressing the state’s manufacturing employment deficit that likely won’t fool anyone with direct experience of the state’s current economy.
…The place was a mess and would have lost much more business if I hadn’t come along. Many new plants are starting. Foreign countries and companies now treat the USA, and Michigan, with respect. Big jobs plans. Please remember this when you go to cast your very important vote! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2020
Who can know which countries Trump is referring to when he says that they are now treating the U.S. and Michigan with respect?
It certainly isn’t our former Europea allies who have snickered behind his back at his ignorant arrogance and incompetent diplomatic efforts.
His continual lies about Michigan’s economic reality aren’t likely to change their opinion of him, especially when the truth is that manufacturing jobs over the last three years have increased in Michigan by less than 2% — half the national average and that the state lost 5,300 manufacturing jobs last year, the first decline in manufacturing jobs in the state since 2009, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Trump may have then tried to fit in a little shut-eye since he waited until nearly 5 AM to begin posting again, launching a series of false accusations against his Democratic opponent Joe Biden.
He started by trying to turn the African American youth vote away from their demonstrated support for the candidate who doesn’t spend his rallies spouting racist dog whistles.
Joe Biden called Black Youth SUPER PREDATORS. They will NEVER like him, or vote for him. They are voting for “TRUMP”. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2020
With nary a true word included in that last tweet, Trump delved even further into paranoid fear-mongering with his next post of COVID denialism, employing pandemic fatigue as a careless weapon against Biden in a move that may backfire considering the record explosion of cases — particularly in swing states — in the past week.
Biden wants to LOCKDOWN our Country, maybe for years. Crazy! There will be NO LOCKDOWNS. The great American Comeback is underway!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2020
Trump acts as if COVID-19 needed additional help in spreading itself across the country and he is providing a new Marshall plan to aid the disease in its deadly multiplication.
A couple of hours later, Trump again demonstrated that he still thinks he’s running against Hillary Clinton when he returned with a repeat of his lie that Biden called young Black men by a term once uttered by his former opponent, but never by his current one.
Joe Biden constantly used the term “Super Predator” when referring to young Black Men, according to my sources. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2020
The president continued to post his partisan attacks by spreading doubts about the accuracy of the polls showing him far behind his rival in the popular vote again, including this one to file in the “words to be eaten with pitiful hindsight” category.
GOP Rep. Jordan: Trump Winning Margin ‘Is Going to Be So Strong‘ — ‘It‘s Going to Be a No-Doubter‘ https://t.co/o3iCRi4ROc via @BreitbartNews — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2020
Unless Congressman Jordan is privy to some secret polls or plans to disrupt the conduct of the election set for a record turnout, it’s difficult to see how his prediction was anything more than a Halloween whistling in the dark during the frightful leadup to election day.
With only two more days before we hopefully get the first indication of the margins that Trump will lose to Joe Biden by, the president’s last-minute attempts to turn back the political tide that will wash him and his administration out to sea are a likely futile move that will flounder in the rolling seas as he’s dragged under the crashing blue waves.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-02--Trump ominously claims he could tell “stories” about Lady Gaga and says Bon Jovi kisses his “ass”

Election Day is tomorrow and somehow President Trump has convinced himself that in the face of overwhelming poll numbers indicating a likely win for Joe Biden , his time is best spent attacking celebrities rather than addressing the material concerns of the American people .
Yesterday , he went after Lady Gaga over her support for the Democratic nominee because apparently he believes voters would rather watch him feud with a popstar than discuss how he plans to dig us out of this COVID-19 nightmare he ’ s landed us in .
His tweets yesterday clearly weren ’ t enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ popular musician out of his system though , as he decided to bring her name up at a rally in Pennsylvania today .
“ Now he ’ s got Lady Gaga , ” Trump said of Biden .
“ Lady Gaga…is not too good , ” he went on as his crowd booed on cue .
“ I could tell you plenty of stories .
I could tell you stories about Lady Gaga .
I know a lot of stories .
Lady Gaga !
” said Trump , clearly implying that he has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gaga .
It ’ s a cheap rhetorical tactic that he often employs when attacking someone in public .
He will allude to some sinister secret then fail to provide any explanation or evidence , letting his listeners ’ imaginations run wild with possible scenarios .
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“ And Jon Bon Jovi , every time I see him he kisses my ass , ” said Trump , pivoting to attack another pro-Biden musician .
“ ‘ Oh , Mr. President.
’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of it just like everyone is , ” he added before devolving into his usual inane spiel about crowd sizes .
These attacks represent little more than a blunt articulation of Trump ’ s own howling insecurities .
He has always desperately wanted to be accepted by Hollywood and and deeply resents that he has been ostracized by the glitterati .
He is obsessed with celebrity and fame which is why with such little time left to campaign for his own reelection he ’ s wasting his time ranting about feuds that only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a toxic narcissist who—barring some national electoral tragedy—will soon be banished from the public square .

Election Day is tomorrow and somehow President Trump has convinced himself that in the face of overwhelming poll numbers indicating a likely win for Joe Biden, his time is best spent attacking celebrities rather than addressing the material concerns of the American people. Yesterday, he went after Lady Gaga over her support for the Democratic nominee because apparently he believes voters would rather watch him feud with a popstar than discuss how he plans to dig us out of this COVID-19 nightmare he’s landed us in.
His tweets yesterday clearly weren’t enough to get his resentment towards the incredibly popular musician out of his system though, as he decided to bring her name up at a rally in Pennsylvania today.
“Now he’s got Lady Gaga,” Trump said of Biden. “Lady Gaga…is not too good,” he went on as his crowd booed on cue. “I could tell you plenty of stories. I could tell you stories about Lady Gaga. I know a lot of stories. Lady Gaga!” said Trump, clearly implying that he has some kind of damaging dirt on Lady Gaga. It’s a cheap rhetorical tactic that he often employs when attacking someone in public. He will allude to some sinister secret then fail to provide any explanation or evidence, letting his listeners’ imaginations run wild with possible scenarios.
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“And Jon Bon Jovi, every time I see him he kisses my ass,” said Trump, pivoting to attack another pro-Biden musician. “‘Oh, Mr. President.’ But he’ll get something out of it just like everyone is,” he added before devolving into his usual inane spiel about crowd sizes.
These attacks represent little more than a blunt articulation of Trump’s own howling insecurities. He has always desperately wanted to be accepted by Hollywood and and deeply resents that he has been ostracized by the glitterati. He is obsessed with celebrity and fame which is why with such little time left to campaign for his own reelection he’s wasting his time ranting about feuds that only he genuinely cares about. The man is a toxic narcissist who—barring some national electoral tragedy—will soon be banished from the public square.
"I can tell you stories about Lady Gaga. I know a lot of stories, Trump says cryptically, then immediately adds: "Jon Bon Jovi, every time I see him, he kisses my ass." pic.twitter.com/l37CDoiSZ4 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 2, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-02--Lady Gaga hits back at Trump campaign comms director after he smears her and Biden

Through consistent and charming online advocacy , pop superstar Lady Gaga has proven herself to be a true ally of American democracy this election cycle .
Using her vast social media influence to reach her millions of fans , she has been aggressively advocating for everyone to vote for Joe Biden and restore some sanity to our country .
Her Twitter account alone is littered with clips , often funny , of Gaga talking about the election and her enthusiasm for the Democratic ticket .
Some of the tweets have racked up hundreds of thousands of likes .
Not surprisingly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kindly to Gaga ’ s support for his opponent .
Last night , the president attacked “ Sleepy Joe Biden ” for campaigning with “ proud member of ‘ Artists Against Fracking ' ” Lady Gaga .
Trump claimed that the former vice president ’ s association with the musical titan validates his lie that Joe Biden wants to ban fracking—as if all of Gaga ’ s beliefs are also Biden ’ s .
The truth is that Biden has repeatedly stated that he does not want to ban fracking overnight , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ energy sources to fight climate change .
The president continues to lie about Biden ’ s plan because he ’ s desperate to alienate Biden from swing-state voters who work in fracking .
At the same time , Trump refuses to admit that global climate change is an existential threat and has no plan to transition to safer energy sources .
Trump is willing to let the world fall into ecological ruin if it means he might be able to squeak out an election victory .
In doing so he ’ s putting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of not just the American people but the entire world .
Tim Murtaugh , the Communications Director for Trump ’ s reelection campaign , also attacked Biden over Lady Gaga , claiming that his embrace of her support for him amounts to a “ sharp stick in the eye ” for Pennsylvanian fracking workers .
It ’ s the exact kind of fact-free fearmongering that Trump ’ s surrogates have been employing for months and a clear indication that they know they can not win this election by telling the truth .
Lady @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying that she is “ SO HAPPY ” to “ BE LIVING RENT FREE ” in his head , throwing in a # BidenHarris for good measure .
She included a screenshot of a Trump fundraising email about her , Biden , and fracking with “ LOL ” superimposed onto it as well as “ Heeey Donald… ” and a joke that she doesn ’ t know what fracking is but that PA can keep its jobs .
In short , she treated Murtaugh ’ s ridiculous lie as seriously as it deserves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Through consistent and charming online advocacy, pop superstar Lady Gaga has proven herself to be a true ally of American democracy this election cycle. Using her vast social media influence to reach her millions of fans, she has been aggressively advocating for everyone to vote for Joe Biden and restore some sanity to our country. Her Twitter account alone is littered with clips, often funny, of Gaga talking about the election and her enthusiasm for the Democratic ticket. Some of the tweets have racked up hundreds of thousands of likes.
Category: Ballot Drop Off Realness pic.twitter.com/3cYeStflOH — Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) October 27, 2020
That’s a pic of me in Pennsylvania when I lived in Lancaster. I LOVE THIS STATE. I’m here now! This place is filled with good hearted people—good hearted people that @JoeBiden loves. He’s a good friend. He’s the President this country needs to bring us back together. #vote #Biden pic.twitter.com/3Yo4XddYId — Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) November 1, 2020
I AM SO EXCITED to be back in Pennsylvania! (Pittsburgh where I used to fly into to visit my grandma!). See you tomorrow at Joe’s rally! WE NEED EVERY VOTE PA – make a plan. This election depends on you! ❤ #Biden #vote pic.twitter.com/K7WYuuoPrB — Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) November 1, 2020
Not surprisingly, our celebrity-obsessed president has not taken kindly to Gaga’s support for his opponent. Last night, the president attacked “Sleepy Joe Biden” for campaigning with “proud member of ‘Artists Against Fracking'” Lady Gaga.
Trump claimed that the former vice president’s association with the musical titan validates his lie that Joe Biden wants to ban fracking—as if all of Gaga’s beliefs are also Biden’s. The truth is that Biden has repeatedly stated that he does not want to ban fracking overnight, but instead wants to gradually transition towards greener energy sources to fight climate change.
The president continues to lie about Biden’s plan because he’s desperate to alienate Biden from swing-state voters who work in fracking. At the same time, Trump refuses to admit that global climate change is an existential threat and has no plan to transition to safer energy sources. Trump is willing to let the world fall into ecological ruin if it means he might be able to squeak out an election victory. In doing so he’s putting his own narcissistic desires over the welfare of not just the American people but the entire world.
…As I said at the debate – “Will you remember that Texas?Pennsylvania? Ohio? New Mexico?” I will always protect American Energy and American Jobs! Get out and VOTE #MAGA! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 2, 2020
Tim Murtaugh, the Communications Director for Trump’s reelection campaign, also attacked Biden over Lady Gaga, claiming that his embrace of her support for him amounts to a “sharp stick in the eye” for Pennsylvanian fracking workers. It’s the exact kind of fact-free fearmongering that Trump’s surrogates have been employing for months and a clear indication that they know they cannot win this election by telling the truth.
Nothing exposes Biden’s disdain for the forgotten working men & women of PA like campaigning with anti-fracking activist Lady Gaga. This desperate effort to drum up enthusiasm is actually a sharp stick in the eye for 600,000 Pennsylvanians who work in the fracking industry. pic.twitter.com/p5LqLFl4Dl — Tim Murtaugh (@TimMurtaugh) November 1, 2020
Lady Gaga responded to Murtaugh shortly after, saying that she is “SO HAPPY” to “BE LIVING RENT FREE” in his head, throwing in a #BidenHarris for good measure. She included a screenshot of a Trump fundraising email about her, Biden, and fracking with “LOL” superimposed onto it as well as “Heeey Donald…” and a joke that she doesn’t know what fracking is but that PA can keep its jobs.
In short, she treated Murtaugh’s ridiculous lie as seriously as it deserves. Be like Gaga. Vote Biden.
HEY TIM HEY @realDonaldTrump SO HAPPY IM GLAD TO BE LIVING RENT FREE in your HEAD. #BidenHarris https://t.co/k2ODfQNkF3 pic.twitter.com/Iy3Nj8aYMR — Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) November 1, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-02--Trump refuses to condemn his fans for ramming Biden staffer’s car, claims it is “fake”

Donald Trump ’ s last-minute social media strategy for this election seems to consist of posting every possible negative accusation that he can think of about his opponent , former Vice President Joe Biden , to his Twitter feed and see what he can get to stick with low-information voters who haven ’ t already been repelled by his incompetence and reputation for limitless lies .
Mostly he ’ s been fabricating falsehoods about Biden ’ s policy positions on taxes , socialism , and healthcare , but Trump opened a Pandora ’ s box today when he foolishly attacked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last big viral outbreak that threatened the health of Americans : the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic .
If you can barely recall this particular viral outbreak , it ’ s likely that it ’ s because the Obama administration responded effectively against it , as the ultimate death toll of just over 12 thousand people — compared to the current number of nearly 231 thousand COVID-19 fatalities — demonstrates .
Trump was not to be deterred , however , from depicting Joe Biden as in dangerously over his head during the swine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , no matter how little justification there was for that characterization .
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As luck would have it , the very chief of staff who worked with Biden at the time saw Trump ’ s post and responded almost immediately to set the record straight and tell the president that his projections weren ’ t fooling anyone with half a brain and the ability to compare the resultant deaths from the contrasting pandemics .
The nice thing about statistics and objective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ logic of outright malicious propaganda .
Other social media respondents were equally appalled at Trump ’ s attempts to rewrite history .
Trump ’ s tweets at this point reek of desperation and panic as he seems willing to blurt out anything no matter how insane , erroneous , or laughable to try to turn around his flailing and failing campaign .
With no accomplishments to boast of — aside from providing an unnecessary tax cut to billionaires who needed it the least — Trump has to resort to spreading lies about Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Get out and vote for the Biden/Harris ticket — and every other Democrat on your local ballot — and restore normalcy to our nation .
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Donald Trump’s last-minute social media strategy for this election seems to consist of posting every possible negative accusation that he can think of about his opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, to his Twitter feed and see what he can get to stick with low-information voters who haven’t already been repelled by his incompetence and reputation for limitless lies.
Mostly he’s been fabricating falsehoods about Biden’s policy positions on taxes, socialism, and healthcare, but Trump opened a Pandora’s box today when he foolishly attacked his rival over his performance during the last big viral outbreak that threatened the health of Americans: the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic.
If you can barely recall this particular viral outbreak, it’s likely that it’s because the Obama administration responded effectively against it, as the ultimate death toll of just over 12 thousand people — compared to the current number of nearly 231 thousand COVID-19 fatalities — demonstrates.
Trump was not to be deterred, however, from depicting Joe Biden as in dangerously over his head during the swine flu outbreak in his social media propaganda, no matter how little justification there was for that characterization.
Biden was a pathetic laughing stock all over Washington for the horrible way he handled the H1N1 Swine Flu. Even his own Chief of Staff said he didn’t know what he was doing! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 2, 2020
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As luck would have it, the very chief of staff who worked with Biden at the time saw Trump’s post and responded almost immediately to set the record straight and tell the president that his projections weren’t fooling anyone with half a brain and the ability to compare the resultant deaths from the contrasting pandemics.
I’m that guy. And if Donald Trump really cares about what I think, here you go: no President has bungled anything, ever, as badly as Trump has bungled COVID. Period. https://t.co/mZhVgBhfGR — Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) November 2, 2020
Ouch! The truth must surely hurt.
The nice thing about statistics and objective reality is that they easily refute the logic of outright malicious propaganda.
Other social media respondents were equally appalled at Trump’s attempts to rewrite history.
A very big failure yet the people @marcorubio @SenTedCruz @Jim_Jordan @senatemajldr around him cowardly support him because of party. They have forgotten that day were elected in the positions that they have now because someone thought they would do a good job! Big mistake — The World As I Know It (@TheWorldAsIKno3) November 2, 2020
Trump’s tweets at this point reek of desperation and panic as he seems willing to blurt out anything no matter how insane, erroneous, or laughable to try to turn around his flailing and failing campaign.
With no accomplishments to boast of — aside from providing an unnecessary tax cut to billionaires who needed it the least — Trump has to resort to spreading lies about Biden to try to salvage his presidency.
Don’t let the lying cheater win.
Get out and vote for the Biden/Harris ticket — and every other Democrat on your local ballot — and restore normalcy to our nation.
We’ll see who the real laughing stock is soon enough.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-02--Trump’s final pitch to voters features weird extended discussion of his favorite TV hosts

With just a day until the election , President Trump still refuses to accept that the polls indicate he is likely to lose the White House to Joe Biden .
The former vice president has managed to maintain a consistent lead on this disastrous incumbent , seemingly an indication that Americans are tired of Trump ’ s weak leadership and yearn for a return to some kind of political normalcy .
Egomaniac that he is , Trump is incapable of processing the idea that the majority of voters in this country will be happy if they never have to hear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he rejects perfectly legitimate polls as “ fake.
” At a rally in Fayetteville , North Carolina today , Trump put these electoral delusions on full display by attacking Fox News—an outlet that has been so consistently pro-Trump that it essentially functions as state propaganda—for its “ horrible ” polls .
In MAGA-land , it ’ s not important whether or not a poll is accurate , all that matters is whether or not it paints this doddering old ignoramus in a positive light .
Anything that doesn ’ t fit the narrative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him to reign forever is dismissed out of hand .
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“ The Fox polls are horrible .
Every time I have a Fox poll it ’ s horrible .
I mean I like some of the things on Fox .
Certainly Sean and Laura and Tucker , ” said Trump , reeling off the names of the hosts of Hannity , The Ingraham Angle , and Tucker Carlson Tonight respectively .
It ’ s of course no accident that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right-wing network .
They regularly downplay the worst of Trump ’ s cruelty and incompetence and heap undeserved praise on him for imagined accomplishments .
For some reason , he decided to keep rambling about Fox .
He complimented Fox & Friends , Harris Faulkner , Lou Dobbs , Jeanine Pirro , Jesse Watters , and Pete Hegseth before making the ludicrous claim that Fox ’ s coverage is 90 % negative towards Trump .
Per usual , this whiny president is wasting his time claiming victimhood and ignoring the very real @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to imagine a single moderate or undecided voter listening to this weird and pointless Fox rant and being swayed to vote for this man .
Hopefully , tomorrow we finally wrest our country back from his madness .
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With just a day until the election, President Trump still refuses to accept that the polls indicate he is likely to lose the White House to Joe Biden. The former vice president has managed to maintain a consistent lead on this disastrous incumbent, seemingly an indication that Americans are tired of Trump’s weak leadership and yearn for a return to some kind of political normalcy. Egomaniac that he is, Trump is incapable of processing the idea that the majority of voters in this country will be happy if they never have to hear from again after this election and so he rejects perfectly legitimate polls as “fake.”
At a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina today, Trump put these electoral delusions on full display by attacking Fox News—an outlet that has been so consistently pro-Trump that it essentially functions as state propaganda—for its “horrible” polls. In MAGA-land, it’s not important whether or not a poll is accurate, all that matters is whether or not it paints this doddering old ignoramus in a positive light. Anything that doesn’t fit the narrative that America loves Donald Trump and wants him to reign forever is dismissed out of hand.
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“The Fox polls are horrible. Every time I have a Fox poll it’s horrible. I mean I like some of the things on Fox. Certainly Sean and Laura and Tucker,” said Trump, reeling off the names of the hosts of Hannity, The Ingraham Angle, and Tucker Carlson Tonight respectively. It’s of course no accident that he chose the most sycophantic talking heads on the right-wing network. They regularly downplay the worst of Trump’s cruelty and incompetence and heap undeserved praise on him for imagined accomplishments.
For some reason, he decided to keep rambling about Fox. He complimented Fox & Friends, Harris Faulkner, Lou Dobbs, Jeanine Pirro, Jesse Watters, and Pete Hegseth before making the ludicrous claim that Fox’s coverage is 90% negative towards Trump. Per usual, this whiny president is wasting his time claiming victimhood and ignoring the very real problems facing this country. One struggles to imagine a single moderate or undecided voter listening to this weird and pointless Fox rant and being swayed to vote for this man. Hopefully, tomorrow we finally wrest our country back from his madness.
The day before the election and as the pandemic death toll goes over 230,000, Trump complains about Fox News polls showing him behind Biden and runs through the list of Fox News hosts he likes – Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, etc. pic.twitter.com/WejTrMdLjg — The American Independent (@AmerIndependent) November 2, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-05--Trump whines about losing Pennsylvania two hours after he claimed he won the state

Sure , it ’ s a confusing time with claims and counter-claims about yesterday ’ s elections being shot off the sides of the political parties ’ campaign warships faster than any automatic weapon could fire them .
Determining what to believe might be difficult , until , that is , you realize that one of the two parties in the battle is headed by Donald Trump whose lips have never uttered anything remotely resembling the truth .
Here is a man who can ’ t even get his story straight from one hour to the next .
A man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flop-sweat that it ’ s amazing that he can see with all the water pouring from his forehead down into his eyes ( metaphorically , of course , for the benefit of you over-zealous fact-checkers ) .
A man who just an hour ago made a regrettable false and overreaching claim of victory in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania — conveniently clarified as being “ for electoral vote purposes ” — as well as in Georgia , North Carolina , and Michigan , despite the fact that none of those states having officially finished @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Now , Donald Trump — having selected that fine example of probity and sober living , Rudy Giuliani , to head up his legal team in order to sue the Pennsylvania Election Board into submission — is complaining that a lack of “ meaningful access ” by his self-deputized “ poll watchers ” is damaging public faith in the integrity of the United States ’ election system .
He expressed his displeasure in the usual manner , through his Twitter feed .
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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is open for discussion , perhaps he should contemplate his own role in demolishing the integrity of the elections with his constant spewing of lies and misinformation throughout the campaign , particularly his ludicrous and incoherent demonization of the mail-in balloting process that was so transparently an effort to suppress the vote from Democrats who actually have enough brains to chose perfectly legal mail-in voting as their preferred method of exercising their franchise in the midst of an ever-worsening pandemic .
Trump ’ s sudden turnabout in attacking the results of a contest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the afternoon led to much derision on social media , Oddly , there were few signs of MAGA fans dwelling amongst the replies to this tweet .
Perhaps they are all busy making unwarranted attacks on state election offices trying to “ observe ” the counting of mail-in ballots .
Let ’ s face it .
No one expected Donald Trump to leave quietly in dignified defeat .
We just never knew how low he would go to embarrass himself in the process as he stamps his feet and cries “ Not fair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eye on him until he ’ s permanently removed and can ’ t destroy the White House on his way out .
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Sure, it’s a confusing time with claims and counter-claims about yesterday’s elections being shot off the sides of the political parties’ campaign warships faster than any automatic weapon could fire them.
Determining what to believe might be difficult, until, that is, you realize that one of the two parties in the battle is headed by Donald Trump whose lips have never uttered anything remotely resembling the truth.
Here is a man who can’t even get his story straight from one hour to the next.
A man who is so panicked and covered with flop-sweat that it’s amazing that he can see with all the water pouring from his forehead down into his eyes (metaphorically, of course, for the benefit of you over-zealous fact-checkers).
A man who just an hour ago made a regrettable false and overreaching claim of victory in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania — conveniently clarified as being “for electoral vote purposes” — as well as in Georgia, North Carolina, and Michigan, despite the fact that none of those states having officially finished counting their ballots and certifying the results.
Now, Donald Trump — having selected that fine example of probity and sober living, Rudy Giuliani, to head up his legal team in order to sue the Pennsylvania Election Board into submission — is complaining that a lack of “meaningful access” by his self-deputized “poll watchers” is damaging public faith in the integrity of the United States’ election system.
He expressed his displeasure in the usual manner, through his Twitter feed.
Our lawyers have asked for “meaningful access”, but what good does that do? The damage has already been done to the integrity of our system, and to the Presidential Election itself. This is what should be discussed! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020
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Well if Trump is open for discussion, perhaps he should contemplate his own role in demolishing the integrity of the elections with his constant spewing of lies and misinformation throughout the campaign, particularly his ludicrous and incoherent demonization of the mail-in balloting process that was so transparently an effort to suppress the vote from Democrats who actually have enough brains to chose perfectly legal mail-in voting as their preferred method of exercising their franchise in the midst of an ever-worsening pandemic.
Trump’s sudden turnabout in attacking the results of a contest that he claimed victory in earlier in the afternoon led to much derision on social media,
You have received the same “meaningful access” as every other Presidential candidate is in the past. You don’t deserve any more or any less. — Mrs. Krassenstein (@HKrassenstein) November 4, 2020
https://twitter.com/Olliesnell92/status/1324134112739889155?s=20
yes he did — Lulu (@Dianegagne16) November 5, 2020
Every vote, whether it’s a Trump vote or a Biden vote, must be counted. You can’t just count the Trump votes and call all the Biden votes fraudulent and throw them out. We live in a democracy. Every vote matters. And every vote must be counted to ensure we have a fair election. — Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) November 4, 2020
No shit, as soon as you got ahead they should have stopped the vote! I mean you were ahead at one point.
So unfair! Boo Whooo! pic.twitter.com/417cYPjl43 — Jeff Mart (@Jgmart1) November 5, 2020
Trump getting the popular vote, but losing the electoral vote, would have resulted in him self combating all over fox news. As an Aussie, I find the whole process bizarre. — Donna Arandt (@LouieLouie46) November 5, 2020
This is what should be discussed! — Katrina Bailey (@kitty73990) November 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/JustVent6/status/1324132693509066753?s=20
so does this mean all of us around the world have to stop viewing most americans as uneducated and slow in the head….coz there was still a lot who voted for trump, just saying — choppa (@choppa554) November 4, 2020
https://twitter.com/JAG77154637/status/1324141915323789312?s=20
Oh yeah!!!! There’s covid all over that place!!! — EvaRoby (@EvaRoby3) November 5, 2020
Oddly, there were few signs of MAGA fans dwelling amongst the replies to this tweet.
Perhaps they are all busy making unwarranted attacks on state election offices trying to “observe” the counting of mail-in ballots.
Let’s face it. No one expected Donald Trump to leave quietly in dignified defeat.
We just never knew how low he would go to embarrass himself in the process as he stamps his feet and cries “Not fair!!!”
Once a slimy weasel, always a slimy weasel.
Better keep an eye on him until he’s permanently removed and can’t destroy the White House on his way out.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-04--Trump hounded with mockery for trying to “hereby claim” Michigan after CNN calls it for Biden

CNN has declared Michigan for Biden , pushing his electoral count to 253 and bringing him within reach of the needed 270 .
If Nevada and Arizona go for the former vice president like it seems they will , Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the United States .
Unsurprisingly , Trump is taking his looming likely defeat poorly .
Minions of the president are already trying to contest the results in Michigan and Wisconsin and Trump himself has been ranting on Twitter all day long , spewing conspiracy theories and victimhood narratives in keeping with what many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for us , it doesn ’ t matter what Trump says .
The president can whine and moan all he wants , if the votes tilt the electoral college towards Biden it ’ s over .
Full stop .
That simple reality won ’ t stop Trump from being Trump though , which means we can expect a steady river of misinformation and bizarre claims from him in the coming days .
Trump tweeted that he has “ claimed , for Electoral Vote purposes ” Pennsylvania , Georgia , and North Carolina .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ allow observers , a blatant attempt to sow distrust in the final count .
He went on to “ hereby claim ” Michigan , a frankly hilarious turn of phrase that his addled mind must think sounds official and convincing .
Trump can “ hereby claim ” anything he wants , the rest of us don ’ t have to live in his delusional little world .
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The president also claimed , without evidence and without truth , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were “ secretly dumped.
” Twitter ended up flagging the tweets , noting in the first that states he claimed victory in have not been called and tagging the second tweet as possibly misleading .
All these tweets really show is that Trump thinks he ’ s going to lose the election .
Let him thrash about online and picture what life will look like when he ’ s gone in a few months .
Twitter users were quick to mock the president .

CNN has declared Michigan for Biden, pushing his electoral count to 253 and bringing him within reach of the needed 270. If Nevada and Arizona go for the former vice president like it seems they will, Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the United States. Unsurprisingly, Trump is taking his looming likely defeat poorly.
Minions of the president are already trying to contest the results in Michigan and Wisconsin and Trump himself has been ranting on Twitter all day long, spewing conspiracy theories and victimhood narratives in keeping with what many of us expected from him.
Luckily for us, it doesn’t matter what Trump says. The president can whine and moan all he wants, if the votes tilt the electoral college towards Biden it’s over. Full stop. That simple reality won’t stop Trump from being Trump though, which means we can expect a steady river of misinformation and bizarre claims from him in the coming days.
Trump tweeted that he has “claimed, for Electoral Vote purposes” Pennsylvania, Georgia, and North Carolina. He also claimed that Pennsylvania will not allow observers, a blatant attempt to sow distrust in the final count. He went on to “hereby claim” Michigan, a frankly hilarious turn of phrase that his addled mind must think sounds official and convincing. Trump can “hereby claim” anything he wants, the rest of us don’t have to live in his delusional little world.
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The president also claimed, without evidence and without truth, that a “large number” of ballots were “secretly dumped.” Twitter ended up flagging the tweets, noting in the first that states he claimed victory in have not been called and tagging the second tweet as possibly misleading.
All these tweets really show is that Trump thinks he’s going to lose the election. Let him thrash about online and picture what life will look like when he’s gone in a few months.
Twitter users were quick to mock the president.
we have claimed, for electoral vote purposes, that the president of the united states is a fucking lunatic — Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) November 4, 2020
I DECLARE PRESIDENCY — man it’s a hot zone, (@Mobute) November 4, 2020
Did he just… try to call dibs on states that he didn't win? — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) November 4, 2020
Lol no. — Amy Siskind (@Amy_Siskind) November 4, 2020
https://twitter.com/ezralevin/status/1324108730934398977?s=20
https://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/status/1324116206585077762?s=20
You can't just "claim" a state and declare yourself the winner. The fuck are you even talking about? https://t.co/CxLP8n5pge — Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) November 4, 2020
You can’t just claim states like you are orchestrating a coup. The American people claim the President. Not the Fascist leader! — Mrs. Krassenstein (@HKrassenstein) November 4, 2020
They aren’t beach chairs, Slappy McFuckstick. You can’t put your towel down and be like “These are mine now.” — The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) November 4, 2020
Do not TOUCH North Carolina!! I already claimed it an hour ago. I texted Ivanka that it’s mine, so it’s mine. That’s how it works. Ask Rudy. — Andy Cohen (@Andy) November 4, 2020
Hey Bubbles, this isn't gold mining. You don't just stake claims. You get people to vote for you. Nobody printed out a cartoon for you to look at to understand how all this works? — JeremyNewberger (@jeremynewberger) November 4, 2020
He typed it out and then crossed his fingers and whispered please — Michaela Okland (@MichaelaOkla) November 4, 2020
“we hereby claim” doesn’t fly — Elie Honig (@eliehonig) November 4, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-04--Trump team baselessly declares “victory” in PA, sues to stop vote count in naked power grab

In an extraordinarily petty and childish attempt to disrupt the election , President Donald Trump ’ s team has unilaterally declared “ victory ” in the must-win state of Pennsylvania while claiming to file a lawsuit to stop the counting of mail-in ballots immediately .
Like a toddler claiming that the game is over now that he ’ s head , the President and his team are simply going to try to bully their way into stealing a victory and hope that their lawsuits will somehow carry them over the finish line .
But seeing as he is currently suing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Wisconsin , where his margin of defeat is likely too large to meet the legal requirements for a recount at the exact same time , it ’ s hard to see how any judge , even a Trump-nominated one , could take his argument seriously .
Trump campaign spokesman Bill Stepien claimed they were making that declaration based on “ math , ” but if you look at the facts , it ’ s clearly the “ math that you do as a Republican to make yourself feel better , ” as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during the 2012 elections .
Even though by this point we are all painfully numb to Donald Trump ’ s undemocratic antics , it can not be understated how cowardly and duplicitous this little stunt really is .
It is a direct threat to our democracy that will accomplish nothing but highlight how little respect that Trump and the Republican political machine have for our democratic process .
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Obsessed with retaining power simply for the sake of it — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worked hard to implement any kind of ideological agenda beyond tax cuts and cruelty to immigrants — he is once again proving , hopefully for the last time , how monstrously unqualified he is to hold the presidency .
It ’ s up to us to make sure that the election plays out the way its supposed to and that the rule of law is once again restored to the White House .

In an extraordinarily petty and childish attempt to disrupt the election, President Donald Trump’s team has unilaterally declared “victory” in the must-win state of Pennsylvania while claiming to file a lawsuit to stop the counting of mail-in ballots immediately.
Like a toddler claiming that the game is over now that he’s head, the President and his team are simply going to try to bully their way into stealing a victory and hope that their lawsuits will somehow carry them over the finish line. But seeing as he is currently suing to demand a recount in the state of Wisconsin, where his margin of defeat is likely too large to meet the legal requirements for a recount at the exact same time, it’s hard to see how any judge, even a Trump-nominated one, could take his argument seriously.
Trump campaign spokesman Bill Stepien claimed they were making that declaration based on “math,” but if you look at the facts, it’s clearly the “math that you do as a Republican to make yourself feel better,” as Megyn Kelly infamously quipped to Karl Rove during the 2012 elections.
1.4 million expected votes outstanding, Biden down less than 400,000. Most remaining votes are in Democratic areas like Philadelphia, the Philly suburbs and Pittsburgh, + are absentee ballots that strongly broke toward Dems (per early vote data) No one else has called this race https://t.co/vq8FzMoaaj — Allan Smith (@akarl_smith) November 4, 2020
Even though by this point we are all painfully numb to Donald Trump’s undemocratic antics, it cannot be understated how cowardly and duplicitous this little stunt really is. It is a direct threat to our democracy that will accomplish nothing but highlight how little respect that Trump and the Republican political machine have for our democratic process.
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Obsessed with retaining power simply for the sake of it — it’s not like Trump has worked hard to implement any kind of ideological agenda beyond tax cuts and cruelty to immigrants — he is once again proving, hopefully for the last time, how monstrously unqualified he is to hold the presidency. It’s up to us to make sure that the election plays out the way its supposed to and that the rule of law is once again restored to the White House.
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