occupydemocrats--2020-09-11--Ted Cruz hilariously demolished by social media after he says many liberals have no “balls”

Of all the pathetic mannerisms and nauseating habits of the putrified hodgepodge we call modern American conservatism , few are as tiresome as the faux-masculine posturing that seems to fascinate just about every elected male Republican official .
Incredibly wealthy men , most of whom have never known a single real hardship in their lives , love to play-act as tough guys , chomping cigars and posing with guns while talking like characters out of a bad spaghetti western .
Donald Trump is obviously guilty of this habit but Senator Ted Cruz ( R-TX ) is by far one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abject moral coward .
He has enabled Trump ’ s dismantling of our democracy and voted to acquit the president of impeachment charges despite the mountains of evidence indicating vast abuses of office , likely criminality , and a singular unfitness for the job .
The man has completely subsumed himself to the MAGA rot at the heart of the GOP .
All of this he decided to do even after Trump called his wife ugly and implied his father was involved in the JFK assassination .
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Were Cruz a man of any sort , those two offenses alone would have compelled him to despise Trump for the rest of the days .
Instead , he chose to swallow his dignity and it now looks that the reward for doing so could possibly be a seat on the Supreme Court .
With all of these facts in mind , Cruz ’ s tweet today is laughably hypocritical .
The senator retweeted a story about Trevor Noah talking about gender and commented that : “ Many liberal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might imagine , Twitter users were quick to tear into old Teddy , pointing out the staggering irony of a man who failed to defend his wife and father talking about anyone ’ s “ balls.
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Of all the pathetic mannerisms and nauseating habits of the putrified hodgepodge we call modern American conservatism, few are as tiresome as the faux-masculine posturing that seems to fascinate just about every elected male Republican official. Incredibly wealthy men, most of whom have never known a single real hardship in their lives, love to play-act as tough guys, chomping cigars and posing with guns while talking like characters out of a bad spaghetti western. Donald Trump is obviously guilty of this habit but Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) is by far one of the worst offenders.
Cruz is an abject moral coward. He has enabled Trump’s dismantling of our democracy and voted to acquit the president of impeachment charges despite the mountains of evidence indicating vast abuses of office, likely criminality, and a singular unfitness for the job. The man has completely subsumed himself to the MAGA rot at the heart of the GOP. All of this he decided to do even after Trump called his wife ugly and implied his father was involved in the JFK assassination.
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Were Cruz a man of any sort, those two offenses alone would have compelled him to despise Trump for the rest of the days. Instead, he chose to swallow his dignity and it now looks that the reward for doing so could possibly be a seat on the Supreme Court.
With all of these facts in mind, Cruz’s tweet today is laughably hypocritical. The senator retweeted a story about Trevor Noah talking about gender and commented that: “Many liberal males never grow balls…”
A fair point. Many liberal males never grow balls…. https://t.co/FhHmIPFUpJ — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) September 11, 2020
As one might imagine, Twitter users were quick to tear into old Teddy, pointing out the staggering irony of a man who failed to defend his wife and father talking about anyone’s “balls.” Read some of the best jabs below.›
Ted, you are a pathetic coward. pic.twitter.com/a8DN4o1yoK — The Good Liars (@TheGoodLiars) September 11, 2020
Say the guy who let Trump play golf with his pair. @tedcruz https://t.co/1ZfgdfgoaQ — NoelCaslerComedy (@CaslerNoel) September 11, 2020
you are quite possibly the most cucked man on earth https://t.co/ZsTNUuo4V1 pic.twitter.com/RfHYqK6ldl — Brendan Karet (@bad_takes) September 11, 2020
rt if you've "grown balls" (or haven't) and would gladly fight @tedcruz anytime, anywhere … https://t.co/O4xEV2bl0U — Don Cheadle (@DonCheadle) September 11, 2020
Remember when Trump called your wife ugly and said your dad killed Kennedy and then you campaigned for him like your sad little life depended on it? https://t.co/tqyrhLDSJU — Jennifer Wright (@JenAshleyWright) September 11, 2020
Ted Cruz supported Donald Trump after Trump attacked his wife and accused his father of helping assassinate JFK. — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 11, 2020
Quite the lecture from the guy who rolled over when Trump called his wife ugly in front of the entire country. — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) September 11, 2020
Ted Cruz didn't even have the balls to stand up for his wife when Donald Trump insulted her appearance. https://t.co/qXwwL0QUcI — Miranda Yaver (@mirandayaver) September 11, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-11--Ted Cruz liked a stepmom porn tweet on 9/11

September 11th is a day that will live in infamy for many reasons .
But considering the extraordinarily grim circumstances facing the nation right now , we would be amiss if we did not also give recognition to one of the funniest events in the history of Republicans Being Online : the day that Ted Cruz liked a porn tweet .
Not just any video , but a pornographic video entitled “ D*ck For Two ” which depicts all-but-incest between three people who are somehow all portrayed as step-relatives .
Ted Cruz blamed it on a staffer , stating “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not going to happen again , ” in an interview with CNN ’ s Dana Bash , adding that “ there are a number of people on the team that have access to the account and it appears that someone inadvertently hit the like button.
” But considering the vague similarity between starring actress Cory Chase and his wife Heidi Cruz , we have serious reason to doubt his explanation .
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Sen. Ted Cruz @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and unhealthy aversion to anything sexual .
He ’ s spent his entire life shaming people for expressing their sexuality – especially women .
Cruz never deviated from his smug and self-righteous imposition of his own morals on those around him ; when he was in college he told his friend ’ s mother she was a “ whore ” for having an abortion and recently assertions that he would force women to carry their rapist ’ s baby to term .
As a solicitor general , he argued that Americans have no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have the right to masturbate at all .
“ There is no substantive-due-process right to stimulate one ’ s genitals for non-medical purposes unrelated to procreation or outside of an interpersonal relationship ” he argued in defense of a state ban on dildos in 2004 , as apparently they are “ obscene ” devices that likely contain demons that are released upon orgasm or whatever primitive nonsense that evangelicals use to justify the imposition of Christian sharia law .
Of course , all that flew out the window the moment Donald Trump was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yes-man for the serial sexual predator , philanderer , and transparent heathen who publicly insulted Cruz ’ s wife and bragged about sexually assaulting women .
; Since Trump took office , liking a porn tweet is the most notable thing that the worm-like Cruz has done ; he is a man who cucked his own career so badly that his once-rising star has sunk into the gutter of tired irrelevance .
He didn ’ t even get a speaking slot at the Republican National Convention !
Reminding him of this petty humiliation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this diminished but still just as loathsome shell of a man .

September 11th is a day that will live in infamy for many reasons. But considering the extraordinarily grim circumstances facing the nation right now, we would be amiss if we did not also give recognition to one of the funniest events in the history of Republicans Being Online: the day that Ted Cruz liked a porn tweet.
Not just any video, but a pornographic video entitled “D*ck For Two” which depicts all-but-incest between three people who are somehow all portrayed as step-relatives.
Ted Cruz blamed it on a staffer, stating “It was not me, and it’s not going to happen again,” in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, adding that “there are a number of people on the team that have access to the account and it appears that someone inadvertently hit the like button.”
But considering the vague similarity between starring actress Cory Chase and his wife Heidi Cruz, we have serious reason to doubt his explanation.
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Sen. Ted Cruz is well known for his tyrannical puritanism and unhealthy aversion to anything sexual. He’s spent his entire life shaming people for expressing their sexuality – especially women. Cruz never deviated from his smug and self-righteous imposition of his own morals on those around him; when he was in college he told his friend’s mother she was a “whore” for having an abortion and recently assertions that he would force women to carry their rapist’s baby to term.
As a solicitor general, he argued that Americans have no right to sell sex toys or even have the right to masturbate at all. “There is no substantive-due-process right to stimulate one’s genitals for non-medical purposes unrelated to procreation or outside of an interpersonal relationship” he argued in defense of a state ban on dildos in 2004, as apparently they are “obscene” devices that likely contain demons that are released upon orgasm or whatever primitive nonsense that evangelicals use to justify the imposition of Christian sharia law.
Of course, all that flew out the window the moment Donald Trump was elected; Cruz gleefully became a sycophantic yes-man for the serial sexual predator, philanderer, and transparent heathen who publicly insulted Cruz’s wife and bragged about sexually assaulting women.;
Since Trump took office, liking a porn tweet is the most notable thing that the worm-like Cruz has done; he is a man who cucked his own career so badly that his once-rising star has sunk into the gutter of tired irrelevance. He didn’t even get a speaking slot at the Republican National Convention!
Reminding him of this petty humiliation is almost an act of mercy for this diminished but still just as loathsome shell of a man.
Colin Taylor Opinion columnist and former editor-in-chief of Occupy Democrats. He graduated from Bennington College with a Bachelor's degree in history and political science. He now focuses on advancing the cause of social justice and equality in America. Latest Posts


occupydemocrats--2020-09-11--Trump threatens to “put down” protesters who riot if he wins again

Right now , Joe Biden seems poised to defeat Donald Trump in November .
The former vice president has been consistently leading the incumbent in the polls and it seems that every day that passes finds Trump embroiled in some shocking new scandal .
Last week , it was revealed that the referred to fallen U.S. soldiers as “ suckers ” and losers.
” This week , we found out that Trump intentionally misled the American public about the risks of COVID-19 , choosing to downplay the danger even as he confided in private to Bob Woodward that it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that these heinous revelations—which in a normal , functioning democracy would completely disqualify Trump and make it impossible for him to win reelection—have not managed to turn the entire country against this man .
The MAGA movement is so far removed from reality and anything that could be traditionally referred to as morality that there seems to be no crime , no degradation that can turn Trump supporters against their cult leader president .
Consequently , there is still a chance that the worst president in American history could win another four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nonzero chance , given the Republican Party ’ s penchant for voter suppression , Trump ’ s efforts to end mail-in voting , and the GOP ’ s refusal to stand up to foreign interference , that this election ’ s results could end up looking illegitimate and in dispute .
If that happens , there ’ s no real telling what will happen .
Presumably , protestors will take to the streets , which in turn could incite right-wing militias to descend on urban areas to counter-protest , lighting a fuse that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There ’ s also a chance a Biden win could drive the MAGA crowd , which has embraced numerous unhinged conspiracy theories , to lash out violently .
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In a new interview with Fox ’ s Jeanine Piro set to air this weekend , Trump spoke ominously of November .
While discussing how he intends to respond to “ rioting ” that might spring up if he wins he painted an ominous picture .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quickly if they do that , ” said Trump , discussing his political enemies as if they were sick animals about to be euthanized .
“ We have the right to do that .
We have the power to do that , if we want .
Look , it ’ s called insurrection .
We just send in , and we do it very easy .
I mean , it ’ s very easy .
I ’ d rather not do that because there ’ s no reason for it , but if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do that and put it down within minutes , ” he went on .
Since it ’ s Trump , we know that he is more than willing to do as he says when it comes to naked authoritarianism .
When the George Floyd protests broke out he encouraged a wave of police brutality all across the country .
In D.C. , he deployed the National Guard and used heavily armed law enforcement agents to gas , beat , and disperse peaceful protestors .
He clearly can not be trusted with this kind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensure he ’ s stripped of it is to mobilize en masse and show up at the ballot box in such overwhelming numbers that Joe Biden wins a historic victory , Trump is humiliated , and the MAGA movement is consigned to the dustbin of history .
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Right now, Joe Biden seems poised to defeat Donald Trump in November. The former vice president has been consistently leading the incumbent in the polls and it seems that every day that passes finds Trump embroiled in some shocking new scandal. Last week, it was revealed that the referred to fallen U.S. soldiers as “suckers” and losers.” This week, we found out that Trump intentionally misled the American public about the risks of COVID-19, choosing to downplay the danger even as he confided in private to Bob Woodward that it was “deadly stuff.”
The astonishing thing is that these heinous revelations—which in a normal, functioning democracy would completely disqualify Trump and make it impossible for him to win reelection—have not managed to turn the entire country against this man. The MAGA movement is so far removed from reality and anything that could be traditionally referred to as morality that there seems to be no crime, no degradation that can turn Trump supporters against their cult leader president. Consequently, there is still a chance that the worst president in American history could win another four years.
There’s also a nonzero chance, given the Republican Party’s penchant for voter suppression, Trump’s efforts to end mail-in voting, and the GOP’s refusal to stand up to foreign interference, that this election’s results could end up looking illegitimate and in dispute. If that happens, there’s no real telling what will happen.
Presumably, protestors will take to the streets, which in turn could incite right-wing militias to descend on urban areas to counter-protest, lighting a fuse that could end in any number of ways. There’s also a chance a Biden win could drive the MAGA crowd, which has embraced numerous unhinged conspiracy theories, to lash out violently.
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In a new interview with Fox’s Jeanine Piro set to air this weekend, Trump spoke ominously of November. While discussing how he intends to respond to “rioting” that might spring up if he wins he painted an ominous picture.
“We’ll put them down very quickly if they do that,” said Trump, discussing his political enemies as if they were sick animals about to be euthanized. “We have the right to do that. We have the power to do that, if we want. Look, it’s called insurrection. We just send in, and we do it very easy. I mean, it’s very easy. I’d rather not do that because there’s no reason for it, but if we had to, we’d do that and put it down within minutes,” he went on.
Since it’s Trump, we know that he is more than willing to do as he says when it comes to naked authoritarianism. When the George Floyd protests broke out he encouraged a wave of police brutality all across the country. In D.C., he deployed the National Guard and used heavily armed law enforcement agents to gas, beat, and disperse peaceful protestors. He clearly cannot be trusted with this kind of power and the only way to ensure he’s stripped of it is to mobilize en masse and show up at the ballot box in such overwhelming numbers that Joe Biden wins a historic victory, Trump is humiliated, and the MAGA movement is consigned to the dustbin of history.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-11--Grumpy Trump appears to flub Pledge of Allegiance and honors “9/11 members” in memorial ceremony

It couldn ’ t be more obvious to everyone involved that President Trump ’ s “ patriotism ” and solemn respect for those lost in the September 11th terrorist attacks is nothing but a callously insincere performance designed to placate the rubes still gullible enough to buy his increasingly lazy efforts at pretending to be president — but just in case it wasn ’ t , Trump ’ s laughable behavior during today ’ s commemoration ceremony should put the issue to rest .
Just look at this body language .
He ’ s clearly bored and frustrated for having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the losers and suckers who lost their lives in the worst attack in our nation ’ s history .
While he ’ s spent his entire presidency questioning the patriotism of Democrats and especially of Muslim Democrats , Trump almost certainly doesn ’ t even know the words to the pledge of allegiance , as video from today ’ s 9/11 memorial ceremony shows : Perhaps it ’ s because he owes his allegiance to a different nation ?
On top of that , the president gave a very low-energy and trite speech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ referred to the 9/11 “ members , ” as if the victims and those affected by the tragedies are part of some kind of exclusive club which jacks up the price of membership when the founder becomes president .
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The Twin Towers hadn ’ t even finished falling before Trump began boasting about how his tower was now the largest in New York , which is the perfect example of how monstrously selfish and cruel he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infuriating and mind-blowing to try to comprehend how his legions of hooting and baying supporters don ’ t see through his charade and realize that he not only doesn ’ t care about them but is literally emotionally incapable of doing so !
May this be the last solemn occasion we have to endure with this sociopathic buffoon .

It couldn’t be more obvious to everyone involved that President Trump’s “patriotism” and solemn respect for those lost in the September 11th terrorist attacks is nothing but a callously insincere performance designed to placate the rubes still gullible enough to buy his increasingly lazy efforts at pretending to be president — but just in case it wasn’t, Trump’s laughable behavior during today’s commemoration ceremony should put the issue to rest.
Just look at this body language. He’s clearly bored and frustrated for having to sit through yet another ceremony for the losers and suckers who lost their lives in the worst attack in our nation’s history.
Guess they're both really bored pic.twitter.com/lv4XLV8IRU — Kaili Joy Gray (@KailiJoy) September 11, 2020
While he’s spent his entire presidency questioning the patriotism of Democrats and especially of Muslim Democrats, Trump almost certainly doesn’t even know the words to the pledge of allegiance, as video from today’s 9/11 memorial ceremony shows:
Trump doesn't seem to know the words to the Pledge of Allegiance https://t.co/LTQqccPuXC — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 11, 2020
Perhaps it’s because he owes his allegiance to a different nation?
On top of that, the president gave a very low-energy and trite speech which had one eyebrow-raising moment where he referred to the 9/11 “members,” as if the victims and those affected by the tragedies are part of some kind of exclusive club which jacks up the price of membership when the founder becomes president.
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What is a "9/11 member"? pic.twitter.com/2ObxkhOqfd — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 11, 2020
The Twin Towers hadn’t even finished falling before Trump began boasting about how his tower was now the largest in New York, which is the perfect example of how monstrously selfish and cruel he is at his core. It is infuriating and mind-blowing to try to comprehend how his legions of hooting and baying supporters don’t see through his charade and realize that he not only doesn’t care about them but is literally emotionally incapable of doing so!
May this be the last solemn occasion we have to endure with this sociopathic buffoon.
Trump is bad at literally every part of being president, but the solemn moments are absolutely excruciating. — Kaili Joy Gray (@KailiJoy) September 11, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-11--Trump promoted wildly false Islamophobic smear accusing Rep. Ilhan Omar of “partying” on 9/11

Last year , President Donald Trump retweeted a since-deleted video from conservative “ comedian ” Terrence K. Williams which falsely claimed that Rep. Ilhan Omar ( D-MN ) celebrated the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by “ partying.
” Omar has become one president ’ s favorite targets because she ’ s both Muslim and a woman of color , two demographics that far too much of the Republican base feels nothing but antipathy towards .
Omar is one of the four Congresswomen of color who Trump told to “ go back ” to where they came from .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he is once again endorsing racist , Islamaphobic smears of the Congresswoman .
For those unfamiliar with Williams ( presumably most people ) , he ’ s a Trump fanatic whose brand of humor largely consists of incoherent , bad-faith attacks on Democrats sprinkled with forced , cringe-inducing laughing .
He ’ s the kind of grating joker who thinks that cruelly mocking transgender people or serving up the same reheated jokes about “ triggering liberals ” is the height of comedy .
The funniest joke Williams has ever told is : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say that he ’ s aggressively mediocre and could never build a real comedy career is to insult comedians who are actually mediocre .
Instead , he ’ s managed to carve out a following of MAGA maniacs who at this point are so desperate for any kind of entertainer who shares their odious political beliefs that they ’ ll embrace anyone who panders to them , regardless of how pathetic the jokes are .
The fact that either Twitter or Williams deleted his dishonest tweet as soon as it started to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exist .
Trump , on the other hand , has not deleted his endorsement of Williams ’ s lie , even though his retweet now links to a deleted page .
Of course , the president doesn ’ t care about the truth .
He cares about inciting his hateful supporters .
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Omar , never one to back down from a fight with the most powerful man in the world , responded to Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her “ partying ” that appeared in Williams ’ s video was not a 9/11 celebration but rather a Congressional Black Caucus event from this past weekend which was thrown to celebrate Black women in Congress .
She went on to correctly accuse Trump of endangering her life by spreading vicious lies about her and called on Twitter to take action against the blatant misinformation .
MSNBC ’ s political analyst Zerlina Maxwell came to Omar ’ s defense and disproved Trump ’ s lie .
CNN ’ s Jake Tapper also defended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a smear ” which thoroughly broke down the truth .
There is perhaps no better encapsulation of Trumpism than this debacle : cynically misrepresenting a celebration of Black women serving in Congress as a celebration of terrorism , endangering the life of a Muslim public servant in the process , then refusing to apologize .
Shameful does not even begin to describe the president ’ s behavior .
This is who he is .
He will not change and so the responsibility falls to American voters to eject him from the Oval @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people hurt .

Last year, President Donald Trump retweeted a since-deleted video from conservative “comedian” Terrence K. Williams which falsely claimed that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) celebrated the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by “partying.”
Omar has become one president’s favorite targets because she’s both Muslim and a woman of color, two demographics that far too much of the Republican base feels nothing but antipathy towards. Omar is one of the four Congresswomen of color who Trump told to “go back” to where they came from. It should come as little surprise then that he is once again endorsing racist, Islamaphobic smears of the Congresswoman.
For those unfamiliar with Williams (presumably most people), he’s a Trump fanatic whose brand of humor largely consists of incoherent, bad-faith attacks on Democrats sprinkled with forced, cringe-inducing laughing. He’s the kind of grating joker who thinks that cruelly mocking transgender people or serving up the same reheated jokes about “triggering liberals” is the height of comedy. The funniest joke Williams has ever told is: “I’m a comedian.”
To say that he’s aggressively mediocre and could never build a real comedy career is to insult comedians who are actually mediocre. Instead, he’s managed to carve out a following of MAGA maniacs who at this point are so desperate for any kind of entertainer who shares their odious political beliefs that they’ll embrace anyone who panders to them, regardless of how pathetic the jokes are.
The fact that either Twitter or Williams deleted his dishonest tweet as soon as it started to get attention is largely irrelevant since screenshots still exist.
Trump, on the other hand, has not deleted his endorsement of Williams’s lie, even though his retweet now links to a deleted page. Of course, the president doesn’t care about the truth. He cares about inciting his hateful supporters.
IIhan Omar, a member of AOC Plus 3, will win us the Great State of Minnesota. The new face of the Democrat Party! https://t.co/aQFEygSa4D — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 18, 2019
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Omar, never one to back down from a fight with the most powerful man in the world, responded to Trump’s retweet and explained that the clip of her “partying” that appeared in Williams’s video was not a 9/11 celebration but rather a Congressional Black Caucus event from this past weekend which was thrown to celebrate Black women in Congress. She went on to correctly accuse Trump of endangering her life by spreading vicious lies about her and called on Twitter to take action against the blatant misinformation.
This is from a CBC event we hosted this weekend to celebrate black women in Congress. The President of the United States is continuing to spread lies that put my life at risk. What is Twitter doing to combat this misinformation? https://t.co/XdkRVrU7mZ — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) September 18, 2019
MSNBC’s political analyst Zerlina Maxwell came to Omar’s defense and disproved Trump’s lie.
The president just RT’d a lie. We all know this video of Ilhan is from this weekend bc we saw them post it in real time. https://t.co/ruIhQekmzz — Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) September 18, 2019
CNN’s Jake Tapper also defended Omar by writing up an “anatomy of a smear” which thoroughly broke down the truth.
1/ Anatomy of a smear: progressive activist @AdamGreen posts on Sept 13, at a reception for the Congressional Black Caucus annual legislative conference, video of @IlhanMN dancing:https://t.co/sYFKN76rto — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 18, 2019
2/ The president of the United States RTs the lie to his 64.4 million followers that she was dancing on the anniversary of 9/11. It's completely false, it's a smear, and no doubt it raises security issues.https://t.co/4SjI4TUELb — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 18, 2019
3/ Is there really no one in the @WhiteHouse, no one in the @GOP, who sees that this is indecent and unacceptable behavior? — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 18, 2019
There is perhaps no better encapsulation of Trumpism than this debacle: cynically misrepresenting a celebration of Black women serving in Congress as a celebration of terrorism, endangering the life of a Muslim public servant in the process, then refusing to apologize.
Shameful does not even begin to describe the president’s behavior. This is who he is. He will not change and so the responsibility falls to American voters to eject him from the Oval Office before his behavior gets even more people hurt.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-11--FLASHBACK: Trump invokes the “7-11” terror attacks in speech to New Yorkers

While campaigning in New York in , Donald Trump referred to the September 11 attacks as having occurred on “ 7/11 , ” an unmistakable reference to the chain of slushy-selling convenience stores .
While shamefully invoking the ghosts of 9/11 for a couple of cheap political points , he couldn ’ t even be bothered to get the date right .
“ I was down there and I watched our police and our firemen , down on 7-11 , down at the World Trade Center , right after it came down , and I saw the greatest people I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he said during a rally in Buffalo , New York .
“ I saw the bravest people I ’ ve ever seen , including the construction workers , including every person down there .
That ’ s what New York values are about.
” It just goes to show how performative and ultimately meaningless all his flowery words about the tragedy and the first responders who saved so many lives are .
Knowing what we know about the president and his diet , perhaps it was a subliminal expression of his body @ @ @ @ @ @ @ syrup .

While campaigning in New York in, Donald Trump referred to the September 11 attacks as having occurred on “7/11,” an unmistakable reference to the chain of slushy-selling convenience stores.
While shamefully invoking the ghosts of 9/11 for a couple of cheap political points, he couldn’t even be bothered to get the date right.
“I was down there and I watched our police and our firemen, down on 7-11, down at the World Trade Center, right after it came down, and I saw the greatest people I’ve ever seen in action,” he said during a rally in Buffalo, New York.
“I saw the bravest people I’ve ever seen, including the construction workers, including every person down there. That’s what New York values are about.”
It just goes to show how performative and ultimately meaningless all his flowery words about the tragedy and the first responders who saved so many lives are. Knowing what we know about the president and his diet, perhaps it was a subliminal expression of his body’s yearning for high fructose corn syrup.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-11--Report shows Trump took $150,000 in 9/11 reconstruction money after lying about using it to “help pe

Report shows Trump took $150,000 in 9/11 reconstruction money after lying about using it to “help people”

Americans across the nation should be outraged to remember that President Donald Trump has lied about his actions following the devastating 9/11 terrorist attacks— which he infamously once called 7-11 — for cheap political gain .
An investigative report has compared Trump ’ s rhetoric with the facts on the ground – and the two are not even remotely in line with one another .
At issue is $ 150,000 granted to Trump by the government , which the President claimed was due to his generous help following the worst terrorist attack on American soil .
In April 2016 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and boasted , “ It was probably a reimbursement for the fact that I allowed people , for many months , to stay in the building and use the building and store things in the building.
” One can note Trump , even then , hedged his lie by saying it was “ probably a reimbursement , ” of which he was just so proud .
“ I was happy to do it , and to this day I am still being thanked for the many people I helped .
The value of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the money talked about , much of which was sent automatically to building owners in the area ” claimed Trump .
If Donald Trump is being thanked for his service to New York City following the 9/11 attacks , the individuals doing the alleged thanking can not be located .
In fact , there is not a single person on the record ever thanking Donald Trump for allowing them , or their organizations , to use his property at 40 Wall St. A simple search of records from the “ Empire State Development @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of administering the repayment for the recovery program , found that Trump was indeed reimbursed — but not for the reasons which he publicly stated .
In fact , Trump ’ s company requested reimbursement for “ repair ” , “ cleanup ” , and “ rent loss.
” Absolutely none of the records show Trump ever asked to be compensated for helping individuals , and there is absolutely zero evidence to substantiate Trump ’ s claim .
What the evidence does show is Trump lied again – and this time his lies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on that horrific day .
Furthermore , even if Trump were telling the truth and the records magically disappeared , which they didn ’ t , there is still the lingering fact that the program recovery program was only for reimbursing businesses which suffered uninsured losses , and not for reimbursing individuals for their philanthropic work .
David Catalfamo , who was working with New York ’ s governor George Pataki , helped to administer the program .
He confirmed that Trump was lying and stated , “ He ’ s clearly wrong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s obviously wrong.
” Catalfamo went on to describe how the program actually worked for everyone else outside of Trump ’ s warped version of reality , “ It was not part of the program to give money away for the other ancillary stuff .
The way the program worked was to help businesses cover for uninsured losses .
Businesses came forward with their losses and we covered part of them.
” To add insult to injury , as if Trump dishonoring the 9/11 victims wasn ’ t enough , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 150,000 from the government .
New York had fewer requirements to determine the definition of “ small business ” , and apparently Trump fell within those guidelines .
So did Morgan Stanley and Bank of China , both multi-billion dollar corporations .
Billionaires leeching off funds which small businesses desperately needed to repair their operations is what individuals should remember about this debacle .
Trump ’ s callousness in lying about his efforts , while knowing he essentially rigged the system to receive $ 150,000 is an illuminating point about Trump .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ get ahead , even if it means stealing money from the 9/11 fund .
Never forget .

Americans across the nation should be outraged to remember that President Donald Trump has lied about his actions following the devastating 9/11 terrorist attacks— which he infamously once called 7-11 — for cheap political gain. An investigative report has compared Trump’s rhetoric with the facts on the ground – and the two are not even remotely in line with one another.
At issue is $150,000 granted to Trump by the government, which the President claimed was due to his generous help following the worst terrorist attack on American soil. In April 2016, Trump gave an interview to TIME magazine and boasted, “It was probably a reimbursement for the fact that I allowed people, for many months, to stay in the building and use the building and store things in the building.”
One can note Trump, even then, hedged his lie by saying it was “probably a reimbursement,” of which he was just so proud. “I was happy to do it, and to this day I am still being thanked for the many people I helped. The value of what I did was far greater than the money talked about, much of which was sent automatically to building owners in the area” claimed Trump.
If Donald Trump is being thanked for his service to New York City following the 9/11 attacks, the individuals doing the alleged thanking can not be located. In fact, there is not a single person on the record ever thanking Donald Trump for allowing them, or their organizations, to use his property at 40 Wall St.
A simple search of records from the “Empire State Development Corporation”, which was in charge of administering the repayment for the recovery program, found that Trump was indeed reimbursed — but not for the reasons which he publicly stated.
In fact, Trump’s company requested reimbursement for “repair”, “cleanup”, and “rent loss.” Absolutely none of the records show Trump ever asked to be compensated for helping individuals, and there is absolutely zero evidence to substantiate Trump’s claim. What the evidence does show is Trump lied again – and this time his lies dishonor the 2,997 individuals who were killed on that horrific day.
Furthermore, even if Trump were telling the truth and the records magically disappeared, which they didn’t, there is still the lingering fact that the program recovery program was only for reimbursing businesses which suffered uninsured losses, and not for reimbursing individuals for their philanthropic work.
David Catalfamo, who was working with New York’s governor George Pataki, helped to administer the program. He confirmed that Trump was lying and stated, “He’s clearly wrong. I saw him say that and he’s obviously wrong.” Catalfamo went on to describe how the program actually worked for everyone else outside of Trump’s warped version of reality, “It was not part of the program to give money away for the other ancillary stuff. The way the program worked was to help businesses cover for uninsured losses. Businesses came forward with their losses and we covered part of them.”
To add insult to injury, as if Trump dishonoring the 9/11 victims wasn’t enough, he also manipulated the system to receive that $150,000 from the government.
New York had fewer requirements to determine the definition of “small business”, and apparently Trump fell within those guidelines. So did Morgan Stanley and Bank of China, both multi-billion dollar corporations.
Billionaires leeching off funds which small businesses desperately needed to repair their operations is what individuals should remember about this debacle. Trump’s callousness in lying about his efforts, while knowing he essentially rigged the system to receive $150,000 is an illuminating point about Trump. He is willing to do anything to get ahead, even if it means stealing money from the 9/11 fund. Never forget.
Read Politifact’s report on Trump’s extremely bizarre relationship with 9/11.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-12--“Papers please!” – Georgia deputies pull over Lyft driver and assault passenger for not having ID

The stereotypical depiction of totalitarian oppression in the movie world invariably includes a scene where a random traveler is stopped by the police and asked for their identification documents .
With a crisp , demand of “ Papers , please !
” , at least the authoritarian goons in these fictional depictions of fascist or communist societies past were polite enough to say please .
Americans — who have no national law requiring them to carry and always hold on their person any sort of national identity document — have always found the very idea of a national registry of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ antithetical to the principles of life , liberty , and the pursuit of happiness enshrined in our Constitution and the Bill of Rights .
Yet in the modern , data-driven , digital society that we now inhabit , the erosion of individual privacy has been widespread but inadequately discussed in public debate .
The reality of this abstract manifestation of individual liberty literally hit home for one astonished Lyft passenger in Georgia caught on a viral video that showed him being detained and assaulted by sheriff ’ s deputies after he couldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enforcement officers .
While the beginnings of the incident were not caught on camera , bystanders refute the deputies claims about being bitten by the man as they brutally punch him as his child looks on in fear and horror while the woman capturing the needless physical abuse on camera shrieks at what she ’ s afraid will end up as the police killing of a presumably unarmed Black man in violation of constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure .
A second camera shows the unfolding scene from a different angle and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failed to yield any further details on what may have been the motivation for the sheriff ’ s deputies to stop the Lyft vehicle to begin with , the unnecessary brutality and the enthusiasm with which the blows are delivered does nothing to change the image of police as unable to scale the scope of their response to the situation at hand .
If the Georgia sheriffs indeed had a valid reason to detain the passenger , they certainly weren ’ t sharing their information with the bystanders .
Trump may rant about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the law is enforced unevenly and unjustly in such an obvious manner , the majority of the nation knows that the way police interact with citizens of all races and colors needs to change dramatically .
If it doesn ’ t we may soon be living in a society where the constant refrain of “ Papers , please !
” echoes through the land and totalitarianism rules .
Vote Donald Trump out of office if you value your freedoms and want to see things in this country headed back on the right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ YOU have to say .
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The stereotypical depiction of totalitarian oppression in the movie world invariably includes a scene where a random traveler is stopped by the police and asked for their identification documents.
With a crisp, demand of “Papers, please!”, at least the authoritarian goons in these fictional depictions of fascist or communist societies past were polite enough to say please.
Americans — who have no national law requiring them to carry and always hold on their person any sort of national identity document — have always found the very idea of a national registry of every individual residing in the country as antithetical to the principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness enshrined in our Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Yet in the modern, data-driven, digital society that we now inhabit, the erosion of individual privacy has been widespread but inadequately discussed in public debate.
The reality of this abstract manifestation of individual liberty literally hit home for one astonished Lyft passenger in Georgia caught on a viral video that showed him being detained and assaulted by sheriff’s deputies after he couldn’t produce satisfactory identification for the law enforcement officers.
Police in Georgia pull over a Lyft driver then assault a passenger for not having his ID pic.twitter.com/L2Uxc68gvP — Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) September 12, 2020
While the beginnings of the incident were not caught on camera, bystanders refute the deputies claims about being bitten by the man as they brutally punch him as his child looks on in fear and horror while the woman capturing the needless physical abuse on camera shrieks at what she’s afraid will end up as the police killing of a presumably unarmed Black man in violation of constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure.
A second camera shows the unfolding scene from a different angle and in longer detail.
Police in Georgia pull over a Lyft driver then assaults a passenger IN FRONT OF HIS KID for not having ID (another angle part 2) pic.twitter.com/AGWKWK2vCB — Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) September 12, 2020
While online searches failed to yield any further details on what may have been the motivation for the sheriff’s deputies to stop the Lyft vehicle to begin with, the unnecessary brutality and the enthusiasm with which the blows are delivered does nothing to change the image of police as unable to scale the scope of their response to the situation at hand.
If the Georgia sheriffs indeed had a valid reason to detain the passenger, they certainly weren’t sharing their information with the bystanders.
Trump may rant about “Law & Order,” but when the law is enforced unevenly and unjustly in such an obvious manner, the majority of the nation knows that the way police interact with citizens of all races and colors needs to change dramatically.
If it doesn’t we may soon be living in a society where the constant refrain of “Papers, please!” echoes through the land and totalitarianism rules.
Vote Donald Trump out of office if you value your freedoms and want to see things in this country headed back on the right track.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-12--Trump’s attacks on Hillary Clinton and former FBI investigator McCabe are brutally fact checked

Among the few tweets that Donald Trump has sent so far today on this unusually meager presidential posting day , one has received less attention than it deserves .
In between the president ’ s lamentations over being investigated for collusion with Russia and his urging his supporters to commit felony voter fraud , Trump posed a question harking back to 2016 election-era scandals that most people couldn ’ t care less about in this time of pestilence , hellish , climate-emergency-induced wildfires , and economic uncertainty .
As long as the president was “ just askin ’ , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provide an answer to his paranoid , conspiracy-minded query .
Ruth Marcus , the deputy editorial page editor and a columnist with The Washington Post , gathered the facts and threw them right back in Donald Trump ’ s face , completely undermining any political potency that the president ’ s insinuating misinformation may have had with anyone outside of the most gullible sycophants in his army of deplorables .
When one realizes that the above fact check that Ms. Marcus confronts the president with dates back to July of 2017 , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same batch of discredited lies for over three years now tends to inspire a great deal of anger and frustration among his many opponents .
Other Twitter responders pointed out that Trump ’ s arguments were totally demolished by the findings of the Republican-controlled Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Russian interference in that 2016 election , a threat that still looms large over the 2020 election .
While Twitter at least put a warning notice on Trump ’ s other tweet today urging his voters to illegally vote both by mail and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fraud detection systems , this passel of documented false insinuations against his former investigator and his former presidential rival is allowed to remain on his feed without any official notice of its harmful misinformation .
Everyone should write to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to ask him to do a better job of protecting the public from the president ’ s harmful and untruthful propaganda by booting him off the platform .
at least until the election is over .
In the meantime , we ’ ll have to ignore Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hope that everyone else does the same .
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Among the few tweets that Donald Trump has sent so far today on this unusually meager presidential posting day, one has received less attention than it deserves.
In between the president’s lamentations over being investigated for collusion with Russia and his urging his supporters to commit felony voter fraud, Trump posed a question harking back to 2016 election-era scandals that most people couldn’t care less about in this time of pestilence, hellish, climate-emergency-induced wildfires, and economic uncertainty.
Was Andy McCabe ever forced to pay back the $700,000 illegally given to him and his wife, for his wife’s political campaign, by Crooked Hillary Clinton while Hillary was under FBI investigation, and McCabe was the head of the FBI??? Just askin’? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2020
As long as the president was “just askin’,” the denizens of twitter were happy to provide an answer to his paranoid, conspiracy-minded query.
Ruth Marcus, the deputy editorial page editor and a columnist with The Washington Post, gathered the facts and threw them right back in Donald Trump’s face, completely undermining any political potency that the president’s insinuating misinformation may have had with anyone outside of the most gullible sycophants in his army of deplorables.
Since you asked:
-$675k not $700
-not from HRC, from Terry McAuliffe PAC
-not to Andy McCabe, to his wife's campaign
-McCabe was not acting head of FBI until you fired Comey
-donation was reported. Not illegal.https://t.co/8ktB6O7Lxc — Ruth Marcus (@RuthMarcus) September 12, 2020
When one realizes that the above fact check that Ms. Marcus confronts the president with dates back to July of 2017, the awareness that Trump has been successfully peddling the same batch of discredited lies for over three years now tends to inspire a great deal of anger and frustration among his many opponents.
Other Twitter responders pointed out that Trump’s arguments were totally demolished by the findings of the Republican-controlled Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Russian interference in that 2016 election, a threat that still looms large over the 2020 election.
While Twitter at least put a warning notice on Trump’s other tweet today urging his voters to illegally vote both by mail and in-person to test the validity of electoral fraud detection systems, this passel of documented false insinuations against his former investigator and his former presidential rival is allowed to remain on his feed without any official notice of its harmful misinformation.
Everyone should write to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to ask him to do a better job of protecting the public from the president’s harmful and untruthful propaganda by booting him off the platform. at least until the election is over.
In the meantime, we’ll have to ignore Donald Trump’s tweets on a manual basis and simply hope that everyone else does the same.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-12--Twitter censors Trump’s latest post over its election integrity rule violations

Whoever holds the office of the presidency has protections not enjoyed by ordinary citizens of this nation .
Besides the ubiquitous Secret Service detail warding off any potential threats to his well-being .
Donald Trump has greatly benefited from a constitutionally-untested Justice Department interpretation claiming that he is immune from prosecution while still in office .
Salvaging and continuing that immunity is likely the primary motivation for Trump ’ s eagerness to be re-elected to an office that he reportedly never expected to win if you believe his former fixer Michael Cohen ’ s claims that the entire 2016 presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the publicity hound president .
Unfortunately , Trump ’ s heavily demonstrated lack of character — combined with his desperation over his negative polling numbers in the race — has led him to some underhanded tactics when it comes to eroding public trust in the integrity of America ’ s electoral system , with ballot systems run by each state individually .
Trump ’ s mixed-message attack on mail-in voting — essentially that it ’ s not to be trusted unless you live in a GOP-governed state or a member of the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ storm of misinformation surrounding the absentee voting process , including claims of a non-existent distinction between a mail-in ballot and an absentee ballot .
In a call for an illegal tactic that the president has repeatedly been condemned for propagating , Trump again urged his supporters to commit voter fraud by voting twice , once by mail-in ballot , and then going to the polls in person again on election day to check whether their ballot has been registered .
Sign the petition to tell Congress to stop Trump ’ s sabotage of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vary by state , voting twice is verboten in all of them , so the illegality here is lays entirely at the president ’ s feet .
After Trump posted his tweet , Twitter determined that the post had “ violated the Twitter Rules about civic and election integrity.
” The social media giant , however , extended the president the courtesy not granted to mere peons in the Twitterverse .
Rather than deleting the offending post — a post that incited his supporters to commit felonies by violating voter fraud laws — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that read “ Twitter has determined that it may be in the public ’ s interest for the Tweet to remain accessible.
” In one way , the policy makes sense as a way of preserving evidence of electoral malfeasance that could be prosecuted when Trump is voted out of his presidential immunity , but it ’ s likely that Twitter could have preserved forensic evidence of the offending post without allowing its illegal call for mass voter fraud to remain publicly available .
At what point do a president ’ s actions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law that he faces the consequences of those actions ?
If not from the Justice Department , already so neutered by his compliant accomplice in subverting accountability for his administration , Attorney General William Barr , then at least from the proprietors of the social media platforms that Trump uses so effectively to spread his noxious messages .
The ultimate accountability will be at the ballot box in November , and in the early mail-in voting in October .
We suspect , and in our hearts know , that Trump is laying the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is likely to come up far short of Biden in the popular vote .
We can ’ t allow him to pervert the will of a free and fair democratic election .
Trump must be voted out in a landslide .
Please do your part to make this our new reality !
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Whoever holds the office of the presidency has protections not enjoyed by ordinary citizens of this nation.
Besides the ubiquitous Secret Service detail warding off any potential threats to his well-being. Donald Trump has greatly benefited from a constitutionally-untested Justice Department interpretation claiming that he is immune from prosecution while still in office.
Salvaging and continuing that immunity is likely the primary motivation for Trump’s eagerness to be re-elected to an office that he reportedly never expected to win if you believe his former fixer Michael Cohen’s claims that the entire 2016 presidential campaign was merely a branding exercise for the publicity hound president.
Unfortunately, Trump’s heavily demonstrated lack of character — combined with his desperation over his negative polling numbers in the race — has led him to some underhanded tactics when it comes to eroding public trust in the integrity of America’s electoral system, with ballot systems run by each state individually.
Trump’s mixed-message attack on mail-in voting — essentially that it’s not to be trusted unless you live in a GOP-governed state or a member of the Trump family or administration — has created a storm of misinformation surrounding the absentee voting process, including claims of a non-existent distinction between a mail-in ballot and an absentee ballot.
In a call for an illegal tactic that the president has repeatedly been condemned for propagating, Trump again urged his supporters to commit voter fraud by voting twice, once by mail-in ballot, and then going to the polls in person again on election day to check whether their ballot has been registered.
NORTH CAROLINA: To make sure your Ballot COUNTS, sign & send it in EARLY. When Polls open, go to your Polling Place to see if it was COUNTED. IF NOT, VOTE! Your signed Ballot will not count because your vote has been posted. Don’t let them illegally take your vote away from you! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2020
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While voting regulations vary by state, voting twice is verboten in all of them, so the illegality here is lays entirely at the president’s feet.
After Trump posted his tweet, Twitter determined that the post had “violated the Twitter Rules about civic and election integrity.”
The social media giant, however, extended the president the courtesy not granted to mere peons in the Twitterverse.
Rather than deleting the offending post — a post that incited his supporters to commit felonies by violating voter fraud laws — Twitter hid the post behind a disclaimer that read “Twitter has determined that it may be in the public’s interest for the Tweet to remain accessible.”
In one way, the policy makes sense as a way of preserving evidence of electoral malfeasance that could be prosecuted when Trump is voted out of his presidential immunity, but it’s likely that Twitter could have preserved forensic evidence of the offending post without allowing its illegal call for mass voter fraud to remain publicly available.
At what point do a president’s actions go so far beyond the rule of law that he faces the consequences of those actions?
If not from the Justice Department, already so neutered by his compliant accomplice in subverting accountability for his administration, Attorney General William Barr, then at least from the proprietors of the social media platforms that Trump uses so effectively to spread his noxious messages.
The ultimate accountability will be at the ballot box in November, and in the early mail-in voting in October.
We suspect, and in our hearts know, that Trump is laying the groundwork to contest the election that he is likely to come up far short of Biden in the popular vote.
We can’t allow him to pervert the will of a free and fair democratic election. Trump must be voted out in a landslide.
Please do your part to make this our new reality!
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-12--Trump fights against his avalanche of negative news with a new distraction aimed at his regular foes

At this point — after weeks of cascading disastrous revelations about his criminally negligent behavior managing the COVID-19 pandemic , his shocking insults towards the military , and his contempt for the rule of law by urging his followers to vote twice — Donald Trump ’ s desperation and paranoia are not surprising .
Nor is the president ’ s taking to social media to vent his campaign flop sweat the least bit unexpected as his hopes for reelection dwindle down to a hail Mary pass — whether from Vladimir Putin or from some other foreign power or in some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — to create an October surprise that can salvage his future from becoming an unrelenting series of prosecutions and lawsuits .
Thus , Trump began his day with a tweet that attempted to resurrect the notion that the only victim that mattered after the nation approaches 200,000 dead from the pandemic and the West suffers from climate change-induced catastrophic wildfires is himself .
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The president is presenting us here with another example of his extreme desperation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conversation away from his murderous downplaying of the coronavirus pandemic that Bob Woodward ’ s audio recordings reveal that he knew would be incredibly deadly as early as February of this year .
Only desperation could lead Trump to fall back on stale accusations against his eternal nemeses Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team and to reignite the extinguished and discredited topic of Hillary Clinton ’ s emails .
It ’ s almost as if Trump has no sense of proportion whatsoever since his and his family ’ s own use of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ methods has gone far beyond any of the heavily investigated use of private servers by the former Secretary of State , who was ultimately exonerated by the FBI of any wrong-doing .
“ A big price must be paid ” sure sounds like a threat that should be taken seriously from a man who despite his obvious mental illnesses still has a heavy hand on the levers of power .
The responses to Trump ’ s tweet included some doubts about the legitimacy of the president ’ s accusations towards Miller ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facing American society currently .
Trump ’ s malignant narcissism is never clearer when he laments about how different his life would have been if this “ illegitimate Witch Hunt ” — the details of which were justified and confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate Intelligence Committee — had never taken place .
Unfortunately for the president , all his self-victimization lament does is remind voters of how different our own lives would be if this fraud of a president had never been in office to begin with .
Let ’ s insist that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the question posed to America by then-Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan when he debated incumbent president Jimmy Carter 40 years ago : “ Are you better off today than you were four years ago ?
” Unless you ’ re in the top one percent of the population that benefited greatly from the GOP income redistribution scheme called the Republican tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy , your answer to that question is likely no .
You know what you have to do .
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At this point — after weeks of cascading disastrous revelations about his criminally negligent behavior managing the COVID-19 pandemic, his shocking insults towards the military, and his contempt for the rule of law by urging his followers to vote twice — Donald Trump’s desperation and paranoia are not surprising.
Nor is the president’s taking to social media to vent his campaign flop sweat the least bit unexpected as his hopes for reelection dwindle down to a hail Mary pass — whether from Vladimir Putin or from some other foreign power or in some dubiously concocted scheme created within his campaign — to create an October surprise that can salvage his future from becoming an unrelenting series of prosecutions and lawsuits.
Thus, Trump began his day with a tweet that attempted to resurrect the notion that the only victim that mattered after the nation approaches 200,000 dead from the pandemic and the West suffers from climate change-induced catastrophic wildfires is himself.
….It has now been determined that the Mueller Scam should never have been set up in the first place, there were no grounds. It was all an illegitimate Witch Hunt, & a big price must be paid. How different my life would have been if this fraud on America was never committed!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2020
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The president is presenting us here with another example of his extreme desperation to change the focus of the media conversation away from his murderous downplaying of the coronavirus pandemic that Bob Woodward’s audio recordings reveal that he knew would be incredibly deadly as early as February of this year.
Only desperation could lead Trump to fall back on stale accusations against his eternal nemeses Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team and to reignite the extinguished and discredited topic of Hillary Clinton’s emails.
It’s almost as if Trump has no sense of proportion whatsoever since his and his family’s own use of social media and other insecure electronic communications methods has gone far beyond any of the heavily investigated use of private servers by the former Secretary of State, who was ultimately exonerated by the FBI of any wrong-doing.
“A big price must be paid” sure sounds like a threat that should be taken seriously from a man who despite his obvious mental illnesses still has a heavy hand on the levers of power.
The responses to Trump’s tweet included some doubts about the legitimacy of the president’s accusations towards Miller’s team and their relevance given everything else facing American society currently.
Trump’s malignant narcissism is never clearer when he laments about how different his life would have been if this “illegitimate Witch Hunt” — the details of which were justified and confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate Intelligence Committee — had never taken place.
Unfortunately for the president, all his self-victimization lament does is remind voters of how different our own lives would be if this fraud of a president had never been in office to begin with.
Let’s insist that Trump be held to the standards of the question posed to America by then-Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan when he debated incumbent president Jimmy Carter 40 years ago: “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?”
Unless you’re in the top one percent of the population that benefited greatly from the GOP income redistribution scheme called the Republican tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy, your answer to that question is likely no.
You know what you have to do. Vote Donald Trump out of office and give Joe Biden the biggest landslide in U.S. history.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-13--Mike Bloomberg tweets — then deletes — hilarious video response to Trump’s abusive AM attacks

Former Democratic presidential candidate and New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg found a perfect vehicle for his response to Donald Trump ’ s raging twitter rant that the president sent after hearing that the business media kingpin would be dedicating $ 100 million to help Joe Biden win Florida in the upcoming election .
Here are the two tweets that Trump posted this morning , full of insults and insinuations about his former Republican adversary .
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After seeing those tweets , the billionaire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hilarious riposte that featured his own head on the body of someone driving a speedboat straight towards a vessel — labeled “ Trump ’ s Chances in Florida ” and featuring someone with Donald Trump ’ s head pasted on their body who frantically waves them off .
Upon reaching the boat on which the Trump figure is standing on the deck , Bloomberg ’ s ship slows down only to drop anchor right on top of Trump ’ s flimsy vessel , shattering the boat ’ s hull and sending it sinking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the media moguls millions will do to the president ’ s re-election efforts in the Sunshine state .
Bloomberg must have had second thoughts about the propriety of the overt video that presumably results with Trump sinking into the watery depths of Florida ’ s Intracoastal Waterway since he deleted the video shortly after posting it .
Luckily eagle-eyed Twitterites noticed and retweeted a copy of the video for posterity .
Watch and enjoy Mike Bloomberg ’ s enthusiastic conquering fantasy of revenge and retribution in full in the video below .
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Former Democratic presidential candidate and New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg found a perfect vehicle for his response to Donald Trump’s raging twitter rant that the president sent after hearing that the business media kingpin would be dedicating $100 million to help Joe Biden win Florida in the upcoming election.
Here are the two tweets that Trump posted this morning, full of insults and insinuations about his former Republican adversary.
I thought Mini Mike was through with Democrat politics after spending almost 2 Billion Dollars, and then giving the worst and most inept Debate Performance in the history of Presidential Politics. Pocahontas ended his political career on first question, OVER! Save NYC instead. https://t.co/WgbVvEUt2N — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 13, 2020
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In the highly competitive world of high tech, how come nobody has ever challenged Mini Mike Bloomberg and his very average, & supposedly outdated, “stuff” that he sells to so many? Did he use his position as Mayor of New York to create what is now a monopoly? Just askin’? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 13, 2020
After seeing those tweets, the billionaire former mayor initially decided to post a hilarious riposte that featured his own head on the body of someone driving a speedboat straight towards a vessel — labeled “Trump’s Chances in Florida” and featuring someone with Donald Trump’s head pasted on their body who frantically waves them off.
Upon reaching the boat on which the Trump figure is standing on the deck, Bloomberg’s ship slows down only to drop anchor right on top of Trump’s flimsy vessel, shattering the boat’s hull and sending it sinking, in a perfect metaphor for what the media moguls millions will do to the president’s re-election efforts in the Sunshine state.
Bloomberg must have had second thoughts about the propriety of the overt video that presumably results with Trump sinking into the watery depths of Florida’s Intracoastal Waterway since he deleted the video shortly after posting it.
Luckily eagle-eyed Twitterites noticed and retweeted a copy of the video for posterity.
Watch and enjoy Mike Bloomberg’s enthusiastic conquering fantasy of revenge and retribution in full in the video below.
https://twitter.com/eyitzanthony/status/1305246095426179074?s=20
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-13--Ted Cruz rejects the idea of serving on Trump’s Supreme Court: “I want to stay fighting”

America has one less nightmare scenario to contemplate today as Senator Ted Cruz ( R-TX ) said that he wouldn ’ t accept a nomination to the Supreme Court if offered one by Donald Trump .
The president had included Senator Cruz on a list of potential conservative nominees to the nation ’ s highest court in a likely bid to overcome evangelical doubts about the wisdom of re-electing a man whose own behavior has violated every tenet of their supposed religious beliefs .
Appearing on Fox News ‘ s Sunday Morning Futures , Senator Cruz told host Maria Bartiromo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been included on the list , it was not a job that he is particularly interested in .
“ It is deeply honoring , ” Cruz said .
“ It ’ s humbling to be included in the list .
I ’ m grateful that the president has that confidence in me.
” “ But it ’ s not the desire of my heart , ” he continued .
“ I want to be in the political fight .
I want to be fighting to nominate and confirm three , four , five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to stay fighting right where I am in the U.S. Senate , ” Cruz added .
We ’ ll let the citizens of an increasingly blue Texas determine how much longer Cruz gets to continue to fight to put right-wing ideologues on the Supreme Court as a Senator , but in the meantime , Trump ’ s evangelical potential voters will have to make do with the other nominees he included on his shortlist .
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That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Missouri ’ s Josh Hawley — who has also said that he has no interest in joining the court — and Senator Tom Cotton ( R-AR ) who has already publicly stated that it is “ time for Roe v. Wade to go.
” Despite the withdrawal of both Senators Cruz and Hawley from consideration for nomination as a Supreme Court Justice , there are plenty of other reactionary candidates capable of rolling back American jurisprudence to an imagined past of strict constitutionalism and original intent .
All the more reason to ensure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ polls in November is massive and incontrovertible .
You can watch an excerpt of Senator Ted Cruz ’ s appearance on Fox News this morning in the video clip below .
Original reporting by Justine Coleman at The Hill .
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America has one less nightmare scenario to contemplate today as Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) said that he wouldn’t accept a nomination to the Supreme Court if offered one by Donald Trump.
The president had included Senator Cruz on a list of potential conservative nominees to the nation’s highest court in a likely bid to overcome evangelical doubts about the wisdom of re-electing a man whose own behavior has violated every tenet of their supposed religious beliefs.
Appearing on Fox News‘s Sunday Morning Futures, Senator Cruz told host Maria Bartiromo that while he was proud to have been included on the list, it was not a job that he is particularly interested in.
“It is deeply honoring,” Cruz said. “It’s humbling to be included in the list. I’m grateful that the president has that confidence in me.” “But it’s not the desire of my heart,” he continued. “I want to be in the political fight. I want to be fighting to nominate and confirm three, four, five principled constitutionalist justices.” “I want to stay fighting right where I am in the U.S. Senate,” Cruz added.
We’ll let the citizens of an increasingly blue Texas determine how much longer Cruz gets to continue to fight to put right-wing ideologues on the Supreme Court as a Senator, but in the meantime, Trump’s evangelical potential voters will have to make do with the other nominees he included on his shortlist.
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That list includes such other sitting senators as Missouri’s Josh Hawley — who has also said that he has no interest in joining the court — and Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) who has already publicly stated that it is “time for Roe v. Wade to go.”
Despite the withdrawal of both Senators Cruz and Hawley from consideration for nomination as a Supreme Court Justice, there are plenty of other reactionary candidates capable of rolling back American jurisprudence to an imagined past of strict constitutionalism and original intent.
All the more reason to ensure Donald Trump’s defeat at the polls in November is massive and incontrovertible.
You can watch an excerpt of Senator Ted Cruz’s appearance on Fox News this morning in the video clip below.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-13--“We’ll negotiate” — Trump raises specter of third term while campaigning in Nevada

It ’ s difficult to argue that he ’ s just joking at this point .
Donald Trump repeated his oft-uttered vow , so contemptuous of the U.S. Constitution , that he would “ negotiate ” a third term after winning the current election as he campaigned in Nevada last night .
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Many people took Trump ’ s unearned sense of personal victimhood over the way he has been “ treated ” as a threat to bypass the constitutional processes necessary to overturn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just two terms .
The amendment , passed after Franklin Delano Roosevelt ’ s record four presidential victories , would require that states ratify a new amendment using the same process that led to the ratification of the 22nd Amendment .
Given that the ratification would hardly be a matter subject to “ negotiation , ” Trump ’ s careless words suggested a more insidious manner of extending his term .
Who exactly does he imagine negotiating with to achieve his unconstitutional desire for an unending position of presidential power , a position @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the many alleged crimes he has committed both before and after taking office ?
Even more relevant who actually believes that this overweight , obviously unhealthy , mentally-diminished 74-year-old man is still going to be cogent or even still alive in 2024 ?
Given that Trump has repeated his fantasies of a third term multiple times during this campaign , one can no longer see his comments as a mere joke any longer .
It ’ s obvious that he is envious of the power and longevity of the totalitarian regimes of those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ objects of adulation , such as Vladimir Putin who engineered a suspect election to overturn term limits to allow him to remain president when it would have been previously prohibited .
Trump is apparently equally enamored of North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un , another leader who claims a divine mandate and wields unlimited authoritarian power .
An even more attractive model for the president may be in Saudi Arabia where the royal family not only rules with an iron fist but can execute a dissident journalist without even a hint of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their nation ’ s petroleum reserves .
Luckily Trump has signaled his evil Constitution-violating desires well ahead of any planned actions to push his plans forward and still must pass the hurdle of the current election to even begin seriously considering how to execute his likely planned push to become president for life .
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It’s difficult to argue that he’s just joking at this point.
Donald Trump repeated his oft-uttered vow, so contemptuous of the U.S. Constitution, that he would “negotiate” a third term after winning the current election as he campaigned in Nevada last night.
President @realDonaldTrump: "52 days we're going to win Nevada and we're going to win 4 more years in the White House — and then after that we'll negotiate. Based on the way we were treated, we're probably entitled to another 4 after that." pic.twitter.com/eIUsrtm4WK — The Hill (@thehill) September 13, 2020
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Many people took Trump’s unearned sense of personal victimhood over the way he has been “treated” as a threat to bypass the constitutional processes necessary to overturn the 22nd Amendment which limits presidents to just two terms.
The amendment, passed after Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s record four presidential victories, would require that states ratify a new amendment using the same process that led to the ratification of the 22nd Amendment.
Given that the ratification would hardly be a matter subject to “negotiation,” Trump’s careless words suggested a more insidious manner of extending his term.
Who exactly does he imagine negotiating with to achieve his unconstitutional desire for an unending position of presidential power, a position which incidentally protects him from prosecutions for the many alleged crimes he has committed both before and after taking office?
Even more relevant who actually believes that this overweight, obviously unhealthy, mentally-diminished 74-year-old man is still going to be cogent or even still alive in 2024?
Given that Trump has repeated his fantasies of a third term multiple times during this campaign, one can no longer see his comments as a mere joke any longer.
It’s obvious that he is envious of the power and longevity of the totalitarian regimes of those that he sees as his peers and objects of adulation, such as Vladimir Putin who engineered a suspect election to overturn term limits to allow him to remain president when it would have been previously prohibited.
Trump is apparently equally enamored of North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, another leader who claims a divine mandate and wields unlimited authoritarian power.
An even more attractive model for the president may be in Saudi Arabia where the royal family not only rules with an iron fist but can execute a dissident journalist without even a hint of international protest while earning untold wealth from their nation’s petroleum reserves.
Luckily Trump has signaled his evil Constitution-violating desires well ahead of any planned actions to push his plans forward and still must pass the hurdle of the current election to even begin seriously considering how to execute his likely planned push to become president for life.
We must subvert his unthinkable ambitions immediately by voting Joe Boden into the presidency in an unprecedented landslide.
Let’s make America normal again.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-13--Trump attacks Mike Bloomberg after billionaire pledges $100 million to help Biden win Florida

Donald Trump hasn ’ t paid a lot of attention to billionaire Mike Bloomberg since the former New York City mayor dropped out of the Democratic race for president after a dismal performance in early March ’ s Super Tuesday primary contest , despite the business media mogul ’ s copious campaign spending .
That changed today when news of Bloomberg ’ s intention to spend $ 100 million to help Joe Biden capture Florida ’ s electoral college votes caught the president ’ s attention .
Trump lashed out in the only way he knows how to attack his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the former mayor over his diminutive stature and his failed primary ambitions .
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One shot at Bloomberg apparently wasn ’ t enough for the vengeful president , already seething over the dismal poll numbers that have never seen him leading Biden on a national basis .
His next tweet practically invited vulture capitalists to take on the primary source of Bloomberg ’ s wealth , his business media empire .
“ Just askin ' ” is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s vernacular that he ’ s employed frequently recently .
It allows him some plausible deniability while he ’ s shit-stirring the political waters since he can simply say he never actually accused Bloomberg of profiting off of his political office .
No , he was just innocently asking about it .
It takes a lot of nerve — and psychological projection — to allege , however , so obliquely , that someone else is using their political power for personal profit after the president has soaked the U.S. taxpayers for hundreds of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cart rentals for his own Secret Service details at his resorts that he visits so frequently and has turned his Washington DC Hotel into a lucrative GOP canteen .
That Trump was so incensed over the news of Bloomberg ’ s assistance in Biden ’ s Florida campaign confirms the importance of the swing state in any scenario that could result in the president ’ s re-election .
While Biden still maintains a lead over Trump in the state ’ s polls , the difference has narrowed in recent weeks as support for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has grown as Trump ’ s efforts to paint Biden as a socialist in the mold of Fidel Castro appears to be having its intended effect .
The infusion of Bloomberg bucks into the campaign could make a significant difference in countering the Trump campaign ’ s resurgence , something that the president will do everything he can to try to prevent .
Even — or rather especially — send mean tweets .
With a Republican governor and state-controlled election commission , all eyes will be on the Florida vote count after the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election between George W. Bush and Al Gore .
Let ’ s hope that at least some of Bloomberg ’ s millions will help pay for careful election monitoring and a deep-pocketed legal defense fund post-election to contest any potential shenanigans by a GOP desperate to stem its inevitable losses after their disastrous handling of the pandemic and the economy .
And , by the way , thank you Mike Bloomberg for coming through on your post-primary promise to financially support the eventual nominee .
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Donald Trump hasn’t paid a lot of attention to billionaire Mike Bloomberg since the former New York City mayor dropped out of the Democratic race for president after a dismal performance in early March’s Super Tuesday primary contest, despite the business media mogul’s copious campaign spending.
That changed today when news of Bloomberg’s intention to spend $100 million to help Joe Biden capture Florida’s electoral college votes caught the president’s attention.
Trump lashed out in the only way he knows how to attack his opponents — with belittling tweets that insulted the former mayor over his diminutive stature and his failed primary ambitions.
I thought Mini Mike was through with Democrat politics after spending almost 2 Billion Dollars, and then giving the worst and most inept Debate Performance in the history of Presidential Politics. Pocahontas ended his political career on first question, OVER! Save NYC instead. https://t.co/WgbVvEUt2N — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 13, 2020
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One shot at Bloomberg apparently wasn’t enough for the vengeful president, already seething over the dismal poll numbers that have never seen him leading Biden on a national basis.
His next tweet practically invited vulture capitalists to take on the primary source of Bloomberg’s wealth, his business media empire.
In the highly competitive world of high tech, how come nobody has ever challenged Mini Mike Bloomberg and his very average, & supposedly outdated, “stuff” that he sells to so many? Did he use his position as Mayor of New York to create what is now a monopoly? Just askin’? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 13, 2020
“Just askin'” is a relatively new addition to Trump’s vernacular that he’s employed frequently recently.
It allows him some plausible deniability while he’s shit-stirring the political waters since he can simply say he never actually accused Bloomberg of profiting off of his political office.
No, he was just innocently asking about it.
It takes a lot of nerve — and psychological projection — to allege, however, so obliquely, that someone else is using their political power for personal profit after the president has soaked the U.S. taxpayers for hundreds of thousands of dollars in accommodations and golf cart rentals for his own Secret Service details at his resorts that he visits so frequently and has turned his Washington DC Hotel into a lucrative GOP canteen.
That Trump was so incensed over the news of Bloomberg’s assistance in Biden’s Florida campaign confirms the importance of the swing state in any scenario that could result in the president’s re-election.
While Biden still maintains a lead over Trump in the state’s polls, the difference has narrowed in recent weeks as support for the president among Cuban Americans in Florida has grown as Trump’s efforts to paint Biden as a socialist in the mold of Fidel Castro appears to be having its intended effect.
The infusion of Bloomberg bucks into the campaign could make a significant difference in countering the Trump campaign’s resurgence, something that the president will do everything he can to try to prevent.
Even — or rather especially — send mean tweets.
With a Republican governor and state-controlled election commission, all eyes will be on the Florida vote count after the hanging chads debacle in the 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore.
Let’s hope that at least some of Bloomberg’s millions will help pay for careful election monitoring and a deep-pocketed legal defense fund post-election to contest any potential shenanigans by a GOP desperate to stem its inevitable losses after their disastrous handling of the pandemic and the economy.
And, by the way, thank you Mike Bloomberg for coming through on your post-primary promise to financially support the eventual nominee. It’s all hands on deck time, and your support is appreciated.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-14--Trump blames “exploding trees” for wildfires in bizarre press pool

The world laughed at Donald Trump the last time he visited California to tour the damage from raging wildfires .
The ridicule from Finland was particularly harsh given that the U.S. president erroneously cited their forest management practices as the basis for his exhortations to California to rake their forests in order to prevent further devastating blazes .
Now in the midst of an unprecedented series of wildfires up and down the entire west coast of the United States — burning hotter and covering a larger acreage than ever — Trump is repeating his risible and ill-informed solution while taking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign rallies to tour the site of another catastrophic inferno that actual scientists attribute to the effects of the global climate emergency that the president has studiously ignored .
Arriving in Sacramento to meet with California Governor Gavin Newsom ( D ) and other state officials , the president continued to insist that a lack of forest maintenance was the primary issue at hand while mansplaining the concept of dried leaves and dead trees being susceptible to conflagrations as if the public were all kindergarten students .
The stupidity of the president ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meet Governor Newsom and his staff and learn that it is in fact the federal government that owns and is responsible for the “ raking ” of the vast majority of combustible forest land in the west .
Trump ’ s stubborn denial of climate science continued as Wade Crowfoot , California Secretary for Natural Resources , appealed to the president to not ignore the science involved in determining the reasons behind the conditions that have led to the most devastating series of infernos in his state ’ s history .
Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential race , saw Trump ’ s skepticism of the ability of science to explain natural phenomena and weighed in with his own verdict on the credibility of scientific experts in climate discussions .
It only took Biden two words to demolish Trump ’ s laughable ignorance and set himself up as the candidate still rooted in some modality of normalcy .
With Trump off to another opportunity for his maskless followers to infect each other — and everyone else they may come into contact within the next few weeks — one can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t produce so much smoke that Airforce One can ’ t find its way out of California.
, unless Most of the people in the now-flaming state don ’ t want him here…unless he pitches in and starts wielding his rake .
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The world laughed at Donald Trump the last time he visited California to tour the damage from raging wildfires.
The ridicule from Finland was particularly harsh given that the U.S. president erroneously cited their forest management practices as the basis for his exhortations to California to rake their forests in order to prevent further devastating blazes.
Now in the midst of an unprecedented series of wildfires up and down the entire west coast of the United States — burning hotter and covering a larger acreage than ever — Trump is repeating his risible and ill-informed solution while taking a brief break from his coronavirus superspreader campaign rallies to tour the site of another catastrophic inferno that actual scientists attribute to the effects of the global climate emergency that the president has studiously ignored.
Arriving in Sacramento to meet with California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) and other state officials, the president continued to insist that a lack of forest maintenance was the primary issue at hand while mansplaining the concept of dried leaves and dead trees being susceptible to conflagrations as if the public were all kindergarten students.
"They can explode" — Trump's attempt to explain how poor forest management leads to wildfires is totally beyond parody pic.twitter.com/8yYmJ7lR8O — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 14, 2020
The stupidity of the president’s comments continued as he proceeded to meet Governor Newsom and his staff and learn that it is in fact the federal government that owns and is responsible for the “raking” of the vast majority of combustible forest land in the west.
Check out Trump's body language as Gavin Newsom informs him that the vast majority of forest land in California is owned by the federal government pic.twitter.com/HqoIDQYbd3 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 14, 2020
Trump’s stubborn denial of climate science continued as Wade Crowfoot, California Secretary for Natural Resources, appealed to the president to not ignore the science involved in determining the reasons behind the conditions that have led to the most devastating series of infernos in his state’s history.
President Trump, at today's wildfires briefing: "It'll start getting cooler. You just watch." Wade Crowfoot, California Secretary for Natural Resources: "I wish science agreed with you." President Trump: "Well, I don't think science knows actually." pic.twitter.com/EEbhUvdPVT — The Recount (@therecount) September 14, 2020
Joe Biden, Trump’s opponent in the presidential race, saw Trump’s skepticism of the ability of science to explain natural phenomena and weighed in with his own verdict on the credibility of scientific experts in climate discussions.
It only took Biden two words to demolish Trump’s laughable ignorance and set himself up as the candidate still rooted in some modality of normalcy.
With Trump off to another opportunity for his maskless followers to infect each other — and everyone else they may come into contact within the next few weeks — one can only hope that the fires don’t produce so much smoke that Airforce One can’t find its way out of California., unless
Most of the people in the now-flaming state don’t want him here…unless he pitches in and starts wielding his rake.
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