occupydemocrats--2020-10-26--Surprise Trump Executive Order promises purge of federal workforce if he’s re-elected

The White House just released a new Executive Order signed by President Trump which would re-classify anywhere from tens to hundreds of thousands of federal workers ’ jobs to strip them of civil service protections and union representation .
President Trump ’ s “ Executive Order on Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service ” is innocuously named , but represents a sweeping and historic attack on workers ’ rights for 2.1 million federal employees with one goal : to make the government ’ s experts subject to total political control or face summary dismissal .
However , the order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rather fast-tracks a review process to completion by Jan. 19th , 2021 which is not-coincidentally the day before the next presidential inauguration .
A former right-wing Heritage Foundation think-tank alum wrote the policy for Trump , which is the ultimate swipe at federal employees he slanders as a “ deep state , ” knowledgeable experts whose fact-based decisions and accounts of corruption the pathological liar President decries for stopping his worst abuses or trying to save the lives of Americans to little avail during the coronavirus crisis .
If Trump ’ s order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Washington Post reports it would be “ a historic assault on the civil service ” : A day after issuing a directive crafted in such secrecy that senior officials across the government had no idea it was coming , Trump railed to donors that he presides over a government of miscreants .
The White House has declined to say how many jobs would be swept into a class of employees with fewer civil service rights , but civil service experts and union leaders estimated anywhere from tens of thousands to hundreds of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Each administration names about 4,000 political appointees , who typically change with each administration .
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“ They kept falling back on , ‘ We ’ ve had 48 hours to digest this , ' ” Rep. Gerry Connelly ( D-VA ) , who represents Virginia suburbs of the capital , told the Post disturbing news about a briefing with the White House Office of Personnel and Management .
“ This is a remarkable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the government ’ s personnel operation.
” The Democrat promised to draft legislation stopping Trump ’ s purge and to attach it to a must-pass spending bill this December .
The House is controlled by Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA ) and Democrats , so there ’ s a strong chance such a measure will make it into the lower chamber ’ s bill .
“ I am calling this a declaration of war on the civil service , ” Richard Loeb told the US Armed Forces ’ editorially independent news outlet Stars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ senior policy counsel for the American Federation of Government Employees , the largest union representing federal workers .
S & S reported : It would be a profound reimagining of the career workforce , but one that may end up as a statement of purpose rather than anything else .
The order fast-tracks a process that gives agencies until Jan. 19 to review potentially affected jobs .
That ’ s a day before the next presidential inauguration .
An administration under Democratic nominee Joe Biden would be unlikely to allow the changes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coming less than two weeks before the election , represents a stunning effort to reshape large parts of the nonpartisan government , which is supposed to serve as a cadre of subject-matter experts for every administration .
Ironically , the Stars & Stripes itself grew to become a symbol to Donald Trump ’ s vehement opposition to independent thought in public service just last month when the President got caught trying to defund the news outlet .
America ’ s merit-based federal government of trained professionals hasn ’ t always existed for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ typically hires approximately 4,000 political appointees to put their policies into the federal government right now .
But until 1883 , the United States government operated under what is politely termed the “ Spoils System , ” so-called after a New York Senator declared that “ to the victor go the spoils ” when the genocidal racist General Andrew Jackson won the election of 1828 and got to direct the federal government .
It ’ s also called a system of “ patronage ” where cronyism , nepotism , and any other -ism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wild in their pure , undiluted form .
The end goal of the President ’ ss purge order would free him , if re-elected , to quite literally hire a member of the GOP to any and every position based upon loyalty or what kind of kickbacks he could achieve , after sweeping away the career professionals this country depends on for its safety and continued wellbeing .
Donald Trump wants to turn the entire federal government into a den of thieves , liars , and ne ’ er do wells just like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and the only thing standing in his way is an election that he claims is rigged while he refuses to publicly honor the peaceful transfer of power .
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The White House just released a new Executive Order signed by President Trump which would re-classify anywhere from tens to hundreds of thousands of federal workers’ jobs to strip them of civil service protections and union representation.
President Trump’s “Executive Order on Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service” is innocuously named, but represents a sweeping and historic attack on workers’ rights for 2.1 million federal employees with one goal: to make the government’s experts subject to total political control or face summary dismissal.
However, the order isn’t effective immediately, but rather fast-tracks a review process to completion by Jan. 19th, 2021 which is not-coincidentally the day before the next presidential inauguration.
A former right-wing Heritage Foundation think-tank alum wrote the policy for Trump, which is the ultimate swipe at federal employees he slanders as a “deep state,” knowledgeable experts whose fact-based decisions and accounts of corruption the pathological liar President decries for stopping his worst abuses or trying to save the lives of Americans to little avail during the coronavirus crisis. If Trump’s order were to go into full effect, the Washington Post reports it would be “a historic assault on the civil service”:
A day after issuing a directive crafted in such secrecy that senior officials across the government had no idea it was coming, Trump railed to donors that he presides over a government of miscreants. The White House has declined to say how many jobs would be swept into a class of employees with fewer civil service rights, but civil service experts and union leaders estimated anywhere from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands in the 2.1 million-strong workforce. Each administration names about 4,000 political appointees, who typically change with each administration.
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“They kept falling back on, ‘We’ve had 48 hours to digest this,'” Rep. Gerry Connelly (D-VA), who represents Virginia suburbs of the capital, told the Post disturbing news about a briefing with the White House Office of Personnel and Management. “This is a remarkable statement to make when you’re the government’s personnel operation.”
The Democrat promised to draft legislation stopping Trump’s purge and to attach it to a must-pass spending bill this December. The House is controlled by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Democrats, so there’s a strong chance such a measure will make it into the lower chamber’s bill.
“I am calling this a declaration of war on the civil service,” Richard Loeb told the US Armed Forces’ editorially independent news outlet Stars & Stripes, in his role as senior policy counsel for the American Federation of Government Employees, the largest union representing federal workers. S&S reported:
It would be a profound reimagining of the career workforce, but one that may end up as a statement of purpose rather than anything else. The order fast-tracks a process that gives agencies until Jan. 19 to review potentially affected jobs. That’s a day before the next presidential inauguration. An administration under Democratic nominee Joe Biden would be unlikely to allow the changes to proceed. Still, the order, coming less than two weeks before the election, represents a stunning effort to reshape large parts of the nonpartisan government, which is supposed to serve as a cadre of subject-matter experts for every administration.
Ironically, the Stars & Stripes itself grew to become a symbol to Donald Trump’s vehement opposition to independent thought in public service just last month when the President got caught trying to defund the news outlet.
America’s merit-based federal government of trained professionals hasn’t always existed for the benefit of every citizen. Each president typically hires approximately 4,000 political appointees to put their policies into the federal government right now.
But until 1883, the United States government operated under what is politely termed the “Spoils System,” so-called after a New York Senator declared that “to the victor go the spoils” when the genocidal racist General Andrew Jackson won the election of 1828 and got to direct the federal government. It’s also called a system of “patronage” where cronyism, nepotism, and any other -ism related to corruption are invited to run wild in their pure, undiluted form.
The end goal of the President’ss purge order would free him, if re-elected, to quite literally hire a member of the GOP to any and every position based upon loyalty or what kind of kickbacks he could achieve, after sweeping away the career professionals this country depends on for its safety and continued wellbeing.
Donald Trump wants to turn the entire federal government into a den of thieves, liars, and ne’er do wells just like his White House and the Republican Party, and the only thing standing in his way is an election that he claims is rigged while he refuses to publicly honor the peaceful transfer of power.
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-26--Trump performs offensive impression of Kamala and mimics her laugh at Pennsylvania rally

Donald Trump may have renounced his New York roots by claiming his Florida residence at Mar-a-Lago as his official address , but his state tax-dodging residency issues aside , he reveals his upbringing as a New Yorker through the pale imitation of a Borscht Belt comedian that he delivers during his campaign rally speeches .
Take the routine that the president — as amateur in his comedic delivery as he is in the execution of his president duties — attempted to pull off at his Allentown , Pennsylvania rally this morning .
Mark Twain once said that “ the secret @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but sorrow.
” In Donald Trump ’ s case , one can add desperation to that adage .
With the country in its third wave of COVID-19 infections that has brought the nation to the highest number of daily cases since the pandemic began , Trump ’ s campaign is flailing as the disparity between his false promises of a disappearing virus and the reality of health statistics becomes increasingly apparent .
The uniformly dismal predictions for Trump in the latest polling in the presidential race have elicited a dark current of fatalistic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the president ’ s improvisatory stump speech .
Take a look at the latest batch of clips from the Allentown rally , courtesy of Vox ‘ s Aaron Rupar ’ s diligent mining on the Fox News feed , to see for yourself .
Trump began by engaging in a bit of self-serving paranoia , insinuating that the only reason the media is even reporting about the COVID pandemic is to ensure his defeat .
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or the fact that the audience is giving him a laugh track-quality response to this lame material .
It ’ s even more disturbing to hear the audience cheer and laugh during a portion of his speech where Trump threatens to withhold aid to Pennsylvania in an extortionate move similar to the quid pro quo with Ukraine that resulted in his impeachment .
Hearing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should cancel their election because he ’ s so far ahead in that red state is perhaps the most chilling display of a disconnect between an offhand joke and its underlying implications that the public has experienced in the campaign to date .
Still , it must be difficult for the president to campaign for re-election when even his friendly broadcast partners at Fox News feel compelled to interrupt their coverage of his rally to interject with a bulletin noting the stock market plummeting because of Trump ’ s inability to address the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deal with Congress .
This is Trump in full insult comic mode .
Raise your hand if you think Triumph , the Insult Comic Dog does this much better than the president and is better looking to boot .
It ’ s just incredibly sad to realize that there are people who find this funny and laugh along with it .
Trump continued with his routine of criticizing his opponents rather than explaining how he would govern during a second term , largely because the only plans he seems to have made focus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of prison .
It wasn ’ t until the end of his appearance that Trump revealed his true desperation and underlying panic at his current situation .
How many of us would love to see Trump achieve his dream and hop in a truck and drive away forever ?
Perhaps if he could learn to focus on other people being able to have a good life , he wouldn ’ t be in the predicament that he now finds himself in .
Perhaps that ’ s why he ’ s trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s been a network TV star before , and now maybe he ’ s aiming at a Las Vegas residency for his new routines .
Who ’ s on first ?
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Donald Trump may have renounced his New York roots by claiming his Florida residence at Mar-a-Lago as his official address, but his state tax-dodging residency issues aside, he reveals his upbringing as a New Yorker through the pale imitation of a Borscht Belt comedian that he delivers during his campaign rally speeches.
Take the routine that the president — as amateur in his comedic delivery as he is in the execution of his president duties — attempted to pull off at his Allentown, Pennsylvania rally this morning.
Mark Twain once said that “the secret source of humor is not joy, but sorrow.” In Donald Trump’s case, one can add desperation to that adage.
With the country in its third wave of COVID-19 infections that has brought the nation to the highest number of daily cases since the pandemic began, Trump’s campaign is flailing as the disparity between his false promises of a disappearing virus and the reality of health statistics becomes increasingly apparent.
The uniformly dismal predictions for Trump in the latest polling in the presidential race have elicited a dark current of fatalistic humor peppered between the lies and denialism of the president’s improvisatory stump speech.
Take a look at the latest batch of clips from the Allentown rally, courtesy of Vox‘s Aaron Rupar’s diligent mining on the Fox News feed, to see for yourself.
Trump began by engaging in a bit of self-serving paranoia, insinuating that the only reason the media is even reporting about the COVID pandemic is to ensure his defeat.
Trump seems to believe that the use of wind energy means people wouldn't be able to watch him on TV when the wind isn't blowing pic.twitter.com/XS7oKbFQ33 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 26, 2020
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It’s difficult to determine which is more disturbing: the president’s mischaracterization of how renewable energy works (has this man never heard of a battery?) or the fact that the audience is giving him a laugh track-quality response to this lame material.
It’s even more disturbing to hear the audience cheer and laugh during a portion of his speech where Trump threatens to withhold aid to Pennsylvania in an extortionate move similar to the quid pro quo with Ukraine that resulted in his impeachment.
Trump tries to push back on polls showing him losing the election by bragging about his polling in places like Utah and West Virginia pic.twitter.com/0vY5NTA97C — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 26, 2020
Hearing the crowd reaction to Trump suggesting that Montana should cancel their election because he’s so far ahead in that red state is perhaps the most chilling display of a disconnect between an offhand joke and its underlying implications that the public has experienced in the campaign to date.
Still, it must be difficult for the president to campaign for re-election when even his friendly broadcast partners at Fox News feel compelled to interrupt their coverage of his rally to interject with a bulletin noting the stock market plummeting because of Trump’s inability to address the mounting coronavirus cases and cut a stimulus deal with Congress.
Trump mocks Kamala Harris's laugh and they bashes Lesley Stahl pic.twitter.com/rvf55g75sq — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 26, 2020
This is Trump in full insult comic mode. Raise your hand if you think Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog does this much better than the president and is better looking to boot.
It’s just incredibly sad to realize that there are people who find this funny and laugh along with it.
Trump continued with his routine of criticizing his opponents rather than explaining how he would govern during a second term, largely because the only plans he seems to have made focus exclusively on his political survival and staying out of prison.
"Nice trucks. You think I could hop into one of them and drive it away? I'd love to do it. Just drive the hell out of here. Just get the hell out of this. I had such a good life." — Trump pic.twitter.com/0sZC13WH9O — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 26, 2020
It wasn’t until the end of his appearance that Trump revealed his true desperation and underlying panic at his current situation.
How many of us would love to see Trump achieve his dream and hop in a truck and drive away forever?
Perhaps if he could learn to focus on other people being able to have a good life, he wouldn’t be in the predicament that he now finds himself in.
Perhaps that’s why he’s trying to hone his comedy chops. He’s been a network TV star before, and now maybe he’s aiming at a Las Vegas residency for his new routines.
Who’s on first? We don’t know but we don’t want it to be Donald Trump.
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Original reporting by Aaron Rupar at Vox.
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-26--Kushner claims a problem with Black Americans is that they don’t “want to be successful”

Despite all of the trust apparently placed in him by his father-in-law Donald Trump , Jared Kushner doesn ’ t seem to have particularly well-honed political instincts .
With the president trailing behind Joe Biden amongst Black voters by a staggering margin in the polls , one might expect Kushner and other Trump surrogates to try to woo these voters by appealing to their interests and downplaying the racism that has defined this administration since day one .
Instead , Kushner seems intent on insulting Black Americans .
During an appearance on Fox News today , Kushner claimed that Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ break out of the problems that they ’ re complaining about but that he can ’ t want them to be successful more than they want to be successful , ” clearly implying that many Black Americans simply decide to not be “ successful.
” The choice of the word “ complaining ” also seems to indicate that Kushner believes the concerns of Black Americans to be exaggerated or illegitimate .
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The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Black communities when the majority of his policies have overwhelmingly benefitted the super-rich and white is a slap in the face to anyone who has been paying attention to this president ’ s bigoted agenda for the past four years .
More importantly , Kushner ’ s insistence that Black Americans simply need to “ want to be successful ” in order to become so is deeply offensive and painfully ignorant .
Kushner , born into the lap of privilege and buoyed through life on a powerful sea of nepotism , has never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let alone the unique challenges facing the Black community .
Systemic racism has never affected Jared Kushner or his billionaire convict father , denial of generational access to capital has never affected him , inordinate police brutality has never affected him , and white politicians like Trump pandering to racists has never affected him .
Not only does he not understand the challenges facing the Black community , he clearly has no interest in educating himself and seems content to lecture on topics he does not understand .
Were it not for his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most of us would not even know who Jared Kushner is .
Once Trump is voted out of office , we can banish Kushner and his staggering ignorance from our television sets and out of our lives for good .
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Despite all of the trust apparently placed in him by his father-in-law Donald Trump, Jared Kushner doesn’t seem to have particularly well-honed political instincts. With the president trailing behind Joe Biden amongst Black voters by a staggering margin in the polls, one might expect Kushner and other Trump surrogates to try to woo these voters by appealing to their interests and downplaying the racism that has defined this administration since day one. Instead, Kushner seems intent on insulting Black Americans.
During an appearance on Fox News today, Kushner claimed that Trump’s policies can help Black Americans “break out of the problems that they’re complaining about but that he can’t want them to be successful more than they want to be successful,” clearly implying that many Black Americans simply decide to not be “successful.” The choice of the word “complaining” also seems to indicate that Kushner believes the concerns of Black Americans to be exaggerated or illegitimate.
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The idea that Trump is trying to help Black communities when the majority of his policies have overwhelmingly benefitted the super-rich and white is a slap in the face to anyone who has been paying attention to this president’s bigoted agenda for the past four years.
More importantly, Kushner’s insistence that Black Americans simply need to “want to be successful” in order to become so is deeply offensive and painfully ignorant. Kushner, born into the lap of privilege and buoyed through life on a powerful sea of nepotism, has never had to face any real challenges, let alone the unique challenges facing the Black community.
Systemic racism has never affected Jared Kushner or his billionaire convict father, denial of generational access to capital has never affected him, inordinate police brutality has never affected him, and white politicians like Trump pandering to racists has never affected him. Not only does he not understand the challenges facing the Black community, he clearly has no interest in educating himself and seems content to lecture on topics he does not understand. Were it not for his father-in-law endowing him with unearned power, most of us would not even know who Jared Kushner is. Once Trump is voted out of office, we can banish Kushner and his staggering ignorance from our television sets and out of our lives for good.
WATCH: Jared Kushner implies many Black Americans do not “want to be successful.” pic.twitter.com/QolVpNFxPP — DNC War Room (@DNCWarRoom) October 26, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-28--Trump goes off on weird rant about “O Canada” song before trashing them at rally

The closer we get to election day , the more insanity pours out of Donald Trump ’ s mouth .
While foreign policy has been given very little attention in this election cycle — unjustifiably so , given how Trump has alienated most of America ’ s traditional allies around the world as he cozies up to the world ’ s tyrants and dictators — the president briefly touched upon our nation ’ s relationship with our northernmost neighbor in a barely coherent rant that had all the international diplomacy gravitas of a Bozo the clown appearing before a convention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the complete misunderstanding of the reasons behind the kneeling protests during the national anthem at sporting events , Trump uses his criticism of a warmed-over controversy that has long been eclipsed by Black Lives Matters marches in cities across the country to launch into a back-handed attack on the NAFTA trade deal that has already been replaced by a new trade agreement that is barely much different than what preceded it .
It is still a mystery how anyone could possibly see this footage — and the subsequent clip where he can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most advanced new weapon under development by the U.S. military in response to Russia ’ s program to deploy similar technology — and believe that this man deserves a second term rather than being shuttled off to a nursing home where his apparent creeping dementia can be treated without harming anyone .
If you want a president who can string a decipherable sentence together and follow a line of thought to its logical conclusion rather than present the results of a series of randomly firing neurons , get out and vote for Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be able to go visit Canada again someday , once Trump is removed from office and a competent president takes charge with an actual federal plan to combat the pandemic — a pandemic that has run amok in the U.S. and forced our neighbors to close their borders to prevent infected Americans from spreading disease .
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The closer we get to election day, the more insanity pours out of Donald Trump’s mouth.
While foreign policy has been given very little attention in this election cycle — unjustifiably so, given how Trump has alienated most of America’s traditional allies around the world as he cozies up to the world’s tyrants and dictators — the president briefly touched upon our nation’s relationship with our northernmost neighbor in a barely coherent rant that had all the international diplomacy gravitas of a Bozo the clown appearing before a convention of drunken used car salesmen.
Trump just bragged about the military's "Hydrosonic" missiles. Hydrosonic is a toothbrush brand. pic.twitter.com/LMKVmCbNqW — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 27, 2020
Besides the complete misunderstanding of the reasons behind the kneeling protests during the national anthem at sporting events, Trump uses his criticism of a warmed-over controversy that has long been eclipsed by Black Lives Matters marches in cities across the country to launch into a back-handed attack on the NAFTA trade deal that has already been replaced by a new trade agreement that is barely much different than what preceded it.
It is still a mystery how anyone could possibly see this footage — and the subsequent clip where he can’t even remember the name of the most advanced new weapon under development by the U.S. military in response to Russia’s program to deploy similar technology — and believe that this man deserves a second term rather than being shuttled off to a nursing home where his apparent creeping dementia can be treated without harming anyone.
If you want a president who can string a decipherable sentence together and follow a line of thought to its logical conclusion rather than present the results of a series of randomly firing neurons, get out and vote for Joe Biden.
Maybe we’ll even be able to go visit Canada again someday, once Trump is removed from office and a competent president takes charge with an actual federal plan to combat the pandemic — a pandemic that has run amok in the U.S. and forced our neighbors to close their borders to prevent infected Americans from spreading disease.
Make it happen people. Get out and vote!
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-27--Melania goes full Trump and bullies his enemies after complaining about setting bad examples for kid

Melania goes full Trump and bullies his enemies after complaining about setting bad examples for kids

First Lady Melania Trump held a solo campaign rally today in Pennsylvania in an effort to boost her husband ’ s flagging poll numbers and ended up engaging in some of the most ludicrous hypocrisy and rank partisanship we ’ ve seen from her to date .
Rather than striking a more moderate tone than her odious husband she chose instead to mimic his volcanic rhetoric , smearing Democrats and lobbing accusations devoid of not only truth but common sense .
Demonstrating all of the political insight of a tinfoil-hat wearing right-wing basement dweller , she accused the famously moderate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ socialist agenda ” and favorably referred to what her husband ’ s administration has allegedly “ built ” in the past few years .
Presumably , she was not referring to the 220,000+ American deaths from COVID-19 , the economic shambles we now find ourselves in because of Trump ’ s failed response to the pandemic , the methodical shredding of America ’ s global reputation , or the top-to-bottom corruption that this president has unleashed within our federal government .
Without a trace of irony , she accused Democrats of putting their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s wellbeing , ” a description which far more aptly describes the manner in which Donald Trump misled the public about COVID-19 in the hopes of salvaging his poll numbers and artificially propping up the economy .
Doubling down on the absurdity , she accused Democrats of trying to create a “ divide ” in America , this after four years of her husband intentionally and repeatedly stoking racial divisions in this country for political gain .
Add your name to demand Pence stop endangering lives to campaign as the virus spreads @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the worst part of the First Lady ’ s ignorant speech though was she brought up the children of America .
“ Children watching and learning about politics in our country deserve a better display of political responsibility , ” she said , attacking the Democrats ’ justified and righteous impeachment of President Trump after he tried to coerce a foreign nation into providing dirt on Joe Biden and his son Hunter .
The idea that Melania and Donald care one iota about the kind of examples being set for children is rendered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ glance at the public record .
Donald Trump is a crude , cruel boor who brags about sexual assault , lies every time he opens his mouth , and who regularly engages in the lowest form of petty insults .
One can scarcely imagine a more execrable role model for children and Melania ’ s failure to acknowledge that reality constitutes a deep moral failing on her part .
History will remember her not as a victim of Donald Trump , but a willing accomplice .
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First Lady Melania Trump held a solo campaign rally today in Pennsylvania in an effort to boost her husband’s flagging poll numbers and ended up engaging in some of the most ludicrous hypocrisy and rank partisanship we’ve seen from her to date. Rather than striking a more moderate tone than her odious husband she chose instead to mimic his volcanic rhetoric, smearing Democrats and lobbing accusations devoid of not only truth but common sense.
Demonstrating all of the political insight of a tinfoil-hat wearing right-wing basement dweller, she accused the famously moderate Joe Biden of pushing for a “socialist agenda” and favorably referred to what her husband’s administration has allegedly “built” in the past few years. Presumably, she was not referring to the 220,000+ American deaths from COVID-19, the economic shambles we now find ourselves in because of Trump’s failed response to the pandemic, the methodical shredding of America’s global reputation, or the top-to-bottom corruption that this president has unleashed within our federal government.
Without a trace of irony, she accused Democrats of putting their agenda ahead of the “American people’s wellbeing,” a description which far more aptly describes the manner in which Donald Trump misled the public about COVID-19 in the hopes of salvaging his poll numbers and artificially propping up the economy. Doubling down on the absurdity, she accused Democrats of trying to create a “divide” in America, this after four years of her husband intentionally and repeatedly stoking racial divisions in this country for political gain.
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By far the worst part of the First Lady’s ignorant speech though was she brought up the children of America.
“Children watching and learning about politics in our country deserve a better display of political responsibility,” she said, attacking the Democrats’ justified and righteous impeachment of President Trump after he tried to coerce a foreign nation into providing dirt on Joe Biden and his son Hunter.
The idea that Melania and Donald care one iota about the kind of examples being set for children is rendered utterly preposterous by even the most cursory glance at the public record. Donald Trump is a crude, cruel boor who brags about sexual assault, lies every time he opens his mouth, and who regularly engages in the lowest form of petty insults. One can scarcely imagine a more execrable role model for children and Melania’s failure to acknowledge that reality constitutes a deep moral failing on her part. History will remember her not as a victim of Donald Trump, but a willing accomplice.
First Lady Melania Trump slams Democrats: "Children watching and learning about politics in our country deserve a better display of political responsibility." pic.twitter.com/Hk1sLukjyW — The Hill (@thehill) October 27, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-27--Biden victory crucial as dangerous methane suddenly begins to leak out of Arctic ice

There are countless reasons to vote against Donald Trump in the 2020 election , which is just a week away , but the most important reason is by far the need to elect a leader who will lead the fight against climate change and help mitigate the looming ecological apocalypse that humanity ’ s excessive carbon pollution has made inevitable .
Scientists have recently discovered that the giant deposits of methane — a greenhouse gas 80x more potent than carbon dioxide — that have been locked in the Arctic ice for thousands of years are beginning to be released into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ temperatures in the region that are also the result of climate change .
An international team of scientists on the research ship R/V Akademik Keldysh in the Laptev Sea found that methane levels were four to eight times higher than usual and that this gas was venting into the atmosphere .
Monitoring a slope 150km long and 10 km wide , the researchers found clouds of methane bubbles at six different locations .
At one location , methane concentration was 400 times higher than expected .
While we may not feel the full @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once the process begins , there ’ s no turning back .
“ The discovery of actively releasing shelf slope hydrates is very important and unknown until now .
This is a new page .
Potentially they can have serious climate consequences , but we need more study before we can confirm that , ” said chief scientist Igor Semiletov .
Climate change activists and researchers have long worried that the release of these methane deposits will trigger a feedback loop in which the release of the greenhouse gases accelerates the rise in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in turn then leads to faster melting across the poles and an even faster release of trapped greenhouse gases into the atmosphere .
“ At this moment , there is unlikely to be any major impact on global warming , but the point is that this process has now been triggered .
This East Siberian slope methane hydrate system has been perturbed and the process will be ongoing , ” warned Swedish scientist Örjan Gustafsson .
Though these findings are still preliminary , they are a terrifying reminder of what awaits the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden and take immediate action to stem the amount of carbon emissions out of the United States , which currently emits 5.41 gigatons of greenhouse gas every year , 13 % of all global emissions — second only to China , which still emits less on a per capita basis than the United States does despite having four times our population .
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Rising sea levels , frequent natural disasters , famines , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rapidly melting iceberg — not to mention the chaotic violence , instability , mass migrations , that will surely follow in its wake .
As the world ’ s highest per-capita emitter of greenhouse gases , it is imperative that the United States elects a leader who believes in the basic science behind climate change and is willing to address the issue aggressively .
Whether or not Joe Biden will be aggressive enough to forestall civilization-ending disaster remains to be seen , but his ambitious proposal to spend $ 2 trillion to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is by far the best step in the right direction that our nation has ever considered taking .
Donald Trump and the army of oil lobbyists that run his Environmental Protection Agency have spent the past four years slashing every possible regulation and protection they possibly can , taking at least 159 separate actions to “ to scale back or wholly eliminate climate mitigation and adaptation measures , ” according to Columbia University ’ s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law .
While it sounds hyperbolic , the fact of the matter is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ democracy that ’ s on the ballot next week — it ’ s the future of human civilization as we know it .
It ’ s already far too late for humanity to stop climate change from happening , so it is of critical importance that we do everything we can to make it as painless as we reasonably can .
Trump has made it clear he will not only do nothing but will actively fight to make climate change happen faster .
Your grandchildren will thank you .
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There are countless reasons to vote against Donald Trump in the 2020 election, which is just a week away, but the most important reason is by far the need to elect a leader who will lead the fight against climate change and help mitigate the looming ecological apocalypse that humanity’s excessive carbon pollution has made inevitable.
Scientists have recently discovered that the giant deposits of methane — a greenhouse gas 80x more potent than carbon dioxide — that have been locked in the Arctic ice for thousands of years are beginning to be released into the atmosphere, thanks to abnormally high temperatures in the region that are also the result of climate change.
An international team of scientists on the research ship R/V Akademik Keldysh in the Laptev Sea found that methane levels were four to eight times higher than usual and that this gas was venting into the atmosphere. Monitoring a slope 150km long and 10 km wide, the researchers found clouds of methane bubbles at six different locations. At one location, methane concentration was 400 times higher than expected.
While we may not feel the full effects from these leaks for decades, once the process begins, there’s no turning back. “The discovery of actively releasing shelf slope hydrates is very important and unknown until now. This is a new page. Potentially they can have serious climate consequences, but we need more study before we can confirm that,” said chief scientist Igor Semiletov.
Climate change activists and researchers have long worried that the release of these methane deposits will trigger a feedback loop in which the release of the greenhouse gases accelerates the rise in global temperatures and extreme weather events that in turn then leads to faster melting across the poles and an even faster release of trapped greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
“At this moment, there is unlikely to be any major impact on global warming, but the point is that this process has now been triggered. This East Siberian slope methane hydrate system has been perturbed and the process will be ongoing,” warned Swedish scientist Örjan Gustafsson.
Though these findings are still preliminary, they are a terrifying reminder of what awaits the world if we don’t elect Joe Biden and take immediate action to stem the amount of carbon emissions out of the United States, which currently emits 5.41 gigatons of greenhouse gas every year, 13% of all global emissions — second only to China, which still emits less on a per capita basis than the United States does despite having four times our population.
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Rising sea levels, frequent natural disasters, famines, and droughts are just the tip of the rapidly melting iceberg — not to mention the chaotic violence, instability, mass migrations, that will surely follow in its wake.
As the world’s highest per-capita emitter of greenhouse gases, it is imperative that the United States elects a leader who believes in the basic science behind climate change and is willing to address the issue aggressively. Whether or not Joe Biden will be aggressive enough to forestall civilization-ending disaster remains to be seen, but his ambitious proposal to spend $2 trillion to make the United States emission neutral by 2050 is by far the best step in the right direction that our nation has ever considered taking.
Donald Trump and the army of oil lobbyists that run his Environmental Protection Agency have spent the past four years slashing every possible regulation and protection they possibly can, taking at least 159 separate actions to “to scale back or wholly eliminate climate mitigation and adaptation measures,” according to Columbia University’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.
While it sounds hyperbolic, the fact of the matter is that it’s not just American democracy that’s on the ballot next week — it’s the future of human civilization as we know it. It’s already far too late for humanity to stop climate change from happening, so it is of critical importance that we do everything we can to make it as painless as we reasonably can. Trump has made it clear he will not only do nothing but will actively fight to make climate change happen faster.
As it always does, the majority of the suffering caused by climate change will fall squarely on the shoulders of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable peoples. If you feel depressed and sad whenever you read about famines in Africa or flash floods in Bangladesh, know that a vote for Joe Biden is a vote for a potentially less apocalyptic future for millions of people.
Your grandchildren will thank you.
Original reporting by Jonathan Watts at the Guardian.
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-27--60 Minutes’ Leslie Stahl placed under 24 hour security after Trump interview brings death threats

It was only four short years ago that America was certainly much greater than it is today .
Before Donald Trump took office , journalists interviewing a president had little fear of receiving death threats from viewers incensed over their willingness to ask tough questions and push back on answers that defied credibility and generally accepted reality .
Now it ’ s a different story as CBS News has reportedly been forced to hire 24-hour a day security for 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl after one of her family members received a threat against their lives after the anchor ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ broadcast on the program on Sunday night .
As you may have heard , Trump was so displeased with the interview that he cut it short and walked out , expressing his displeasure by complaining furiously about how unfair the 60 Minutes correspondent was to him and petulantly ignoring copyright laws to post the unedited interview footage online before the program ’ s scheduled broadcast in an apparent attempt to sabotage the ratings of the show .
Typically for Trump , the move backfired and propelled 60 Minutes to it ’ s highest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s illicit paramour Stormy Daniels two years ago .
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The news about the full-time guards assigned to Stahl was revealed by TMZ today , which reported these details , citing “ multiple sources ” : Los Angeles police are reportedly investigating the death threat , but have yet to make any other comment on the situation .
Remember when journalists didn ’ t need the same type of armed security personnel that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Contemplate what Donald Trump ’ s presidency has wrought and then go vote for Joe Biden to return to those more innocent times when the White House was not imbued with paranoia , retribution , and recriminations .
Character matters , and the type of president who both inspires potentially murderous crazies to make a threat like this against a 78-year-old TV journalist and who refuses to condemn such behavior needs to be booted from office as soon as possible .
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It was only four short years ago that America was certainly much greater than it is today.
Before Donald Trump took office, journalists interviewing a president had little fear of receiving death threats from viewers incensed over their willingness to ask tough questions and push back on answers that defied credibility and generally accepted reality.
Now it’s a different story as CBS News has reportedly been forced to hire 24-hour a day security for 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl after one of her family members received a threat against their lives after the anchor’s interview with Donald Trump which was broadcast on the program on Sunday night.
As you may have heard, Trump was so displeased with the interview that he cut it short and walked out, expressing his displeasure by complaining furiously about how unfair the 60 Minutes correspondent was to him and petulantly ignoring copyright laws to post the unedited interview footage online before the program’s scheduled broadcast in an apparent attempt to sabotage the ratings of the show.
Typically for Trump, the move backfired and propelled 60 Minutes to it’s highest viewership since their interview with the president’s illicit paramour Stormy Daniels two years ago.
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The news about the full-time guards assigned to Stahl was revealed by TMZ today, which reported these details, citing “multiple sources”:
“CBS is now providing Stahl with around-the-clock security due to a death threat made to the home of one of her immediate family members on the west coast,” TMZ writes. “We’re told the network has guards monitoring the homes of Lesley and her family members, and escorting them if they go out in public. Law enforcement sources tell us the death threat call was reported to LAPD around 9 AM Thursday, October 22. We’re told the caller directed the threat toward Lesley and her family, and also said something about neo-Nazis.””The call came a couple days after word got out the President bailed on Lesley. That’s also a few hours before Trump released the full interview ahead of Sunday’s broadcast,” TMZ continued.
Los Angeles police are reportedly investigating the death threat, but have yet to make any other comment on the situation. Remember when journalists didn’t need the same type of armed security personnel that the president himself is protected by?Contemplate what Donald Trump’s presidency has wrought and then go vote for Joe Biden to return to those more innocent times when the White House was not imbued with paranoia, retribution, and recriminations. Character matters, and the type of president who both inspires potentially murderous crazies to make a threat like this against a 78-year-old TV journalist and who refuses to condemn such behavior needs to be booted from office as soon as possible. Follow Vinnie Longobardo on Twitter. Original reporting by TMZ. We want to hear what YOU have to say. Scroll down and let us know in our NEW comment section!
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-27--Trump claims post-Election Day ballot counting is illegal in veiled threat to steal election

Donald Trump isn ’ t hoping for a legitimate election .
He knows that he ’ s lagging far behind Joe Biden in the polls and that he stands a strong likelihood of losing the presidency if every ballot is counted and the will of the American people enacted .
It ’ s why he ’ s been trying to smear mail-in voting for months , alleging that it leads to rampant voter fraud despite the mountains of evidence to the contrary .
This is a man who neither respects nor believes in American democracy .
Due to the already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spike in mail-in votes in response to the ongoing pandemic , there ’ s a nonzero chance that we won ’ t have a clear winner declared on election night and that it could take days or even weeks to count all of the ballots .
In such a scenario , under normal circumstances , this would be cause for annoyance but not concern .
The correct solution would be to simply continue counting votes until we have a full tally .
Unfortunately , the would-be authoritarian in the White House is already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporters today , Trump claimed that it would be “ very , very proper and very nice if a winner were declared on November 3rd instead of counting ballots for two weeks.
” The implication here , of course , is that Trump thinks he might be ahead in the vote count the night of the election only to lose after more votes for Biden are tallied .
He went on to call counting the votes past the 3rd “ inappropriate ” and erroneously claimed that it might even be against the law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop endangering lives to campaign as the virus spreads through his inner circle !
It can not be stressed enough just how dangerous this kind of rhetoric is .
Trump is laying the groundwork for his followers to declare the election in his favor even if he loses so long as he achieves some kind of lead in the early ballot count .
Many of these supporters are heavily armed and hang on his every word , having long ago forsaken reality for the manufactured fantasy world peddled by their ignorant leader .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ opening the door to violence .
There ’ s also a distinct possibility that Trump will dispute the election and try to take it to the Supreme Court where , with its now incredibly conservative majority , it ’ s possible the will of the people might be annulled in favor of Republican minority rule .
That said , all of these concerns are moot points if Biden manages to achieve a blowout victory .
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Donald Trump isn’t hoping for a legitimate election. He knows that he’s lagging far behind Joe Biden in the polls and that he stands a strong likelihood of losing the presidency if every ballot is counted and the will of the American people enacted. It’s why he’s been trying to smear mail-in voting for months, alleging that it leads to rampant voter fraud despite the mountains of evidence to the contrary. This is a man who neither respects nor believes in American democracy.
Due to the already historic voter turnout this year and the spike in mail-in votes in response to the ongoing pandemic, there’s a nonzero chance that we won’t have a clear winner declared on election night and that it could take days or even weeks to count all of the ballots. In such a scenario, under normal circumstances, this would be cause for annoyance but not concern. The correct solution would be to simply continue counting votes until we have a full tally. Unfortunately, the would-be authoritarian in the White House is already attacking that basic idea.
Speaking to reporters today, Trump claimed that it would be “very, very proper and very nice if a winner were declared on November 3rd instead of counting ballots for two weeks.” The implication here, of course, is that Trump thinks he might be ahead in the vote count the night of the election only to lose after more votes for Biden are tallied. He went on to call counting the votes past the 3rd “inappropriate” and erroneously claimed that it might even be against the law.
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It cannot be stressed enough just how dangerous this kind of rhetoric is. Trump is laying the groundwork for his followers to declare the election in his favor even if he loses so long as he achieves some kind of lead in the early ballot count. Many of these supporters are heavily armed and hang on his every word, having long ago forsaken reality for the manufactured fantasy world peddled by their ignorant leader. By talking like this the president is opening the door to violence.
There’s also a distinct possibility that Trump will dispute the election and try to take it to the Supreme Court where, with its now incredibly conservative majority, it’s possible the will of the people might be annulled in favor of Republican minority rule.
That said, all of these concerns are moot points if Biden manages to achieve a blowout victory. The best strategy now is to hand him such an overwhelming win on election day that Trump has no choice but to accept it. Vote and make sure everyone you know does as well.
“It would be very, very proper and very nice if a winner were declared on Nov. 3, instead of counting ballots for two weeks, which is totally inappropriate, and I don’t believe that’s by our laws.” — Trump (In fact tallying all the ballots is consistent with the law.) pic.twitter.com/Dlj7DCiCT1 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 27, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-27--Fox News anchor demolishes Trump’s latest talking point on live TV

You know how when you ’ re walking down the street and come across someone obviously not in good shape , behaving erratically , and babbling so incoherently that you are convinced that they are not in full possession of their mental faculties ?
You very well may have slowly backed away after encountering someone like this , particularly if you ’ re convinced that they pose a danger to you and your family .
That scenario seems to be quite similar to how Fox News is now behaving towards Donald Trump lately .
One sign of the careful edging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rupert Murdoch-owned news channel is apparently delicately trying to execute is the fact that they devoted a full half-hour today to broadcasting former President Barack Obama ’ s Orlando , Florida speech today in support of his friend and former running mate Joe Biden .
It must have been a humiliating experience for Trump to see his formerly reliable media partner suddenly flirting with the opposition .
He immediately took to Twitter to express his displeasure at the free exposure being given to his opponent ’ s campaign surrogate by his normally faithful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demand Pence stop endangering lives to campaign as the virus spreads through his inner circle !
Trump ’ s anger and desperation were palpable in that tweet , especially when he resorts to outright lies about the amount of taxes that he supposedly “ PREPAID , ” an account unsupported by any of his tax documents recently uncovered by The New York Times and unverifiable without the full release of his IRS returns .
The coverage of the Obama speech wasn ’ t the only sign that the executives at Fox News are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ road-kill that is the Trump re-election bid .
Even the network ’ s on-air reporters now feel free to contradict the president ’ s message that the nation is turning the corner on the COVID-19 pandemic , particularly since those pesky caseload and death statistics make any confirmation of Trump ’ s assertions difficult to defend .
Whether this last-minute pivot to face reality is a new trend that will extend to Fox News ’ most ardent supporters of the president — those right-wing opinion-mongers like Sean Hannity , Laura Ingraham , Tucker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be seen , but survival instincts are likely to kick in once the final outcome of the election becomes known .
Whatever the extent of the network ’ s distancing itself from Trump , the signs that the unbridled loyalty of Fox News towards the president has been seriously eroded are unmistakable .
Facts and reality are forcing the network to contradict Donald Trump if they want to maintain a shred of credibility .
It ’ s difficult to defend the president ’ s misleading propaganda about the extent and nature of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your network and several of its top election correspondents are under quarantine just a week before Election Day .
It ’ s a fitting situation for a network that is still one of the primary sources repeating Trump ’ s pandemic misinformation .
Perhaps today ’ s intrusion of reality into the narrative marks a turning point , but the only real truing point will come once Trump is removed from office by a landslide Biden victory .
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You know how when you’re walking down the street and come across someone obviously not in good shape, behaving erratically, and babbling so incoherently that you are convinced that they are not in full possession of their mental faculties?
You very well may have slowly backed away after encountering someone like this, particularly if you’re convinced that they pose a danger to you and your family.
That scenario seems to be quite similar to how Fox News is now behaving towards Donald Trump lately.
One sign of the careful edging away from the Republican president that the Rupert Murdoch-owned news channel is apparently delicately trying to execute is the fact that they devoted a full half-hour today to broadcasting former President Barack Obama’s Orlando, Florida speech today in support of his friend and former running mate Joe Biden.
It must have been a humiliating experience for Trump to see his formerly reliable media partner suddenly flirting with the opposition.
He immediately took to Twitter to express his displeasure at the free exposure being given to his opponent’s campaign surrogate by his normally faithful news outlet.
Now @FoxNews is playing Obama’s no crowd, fake speech for Biden, a man he could barely endorse because he couldn’t believe he won. Also, I PREPAID many Millions of Dollars in Taxes. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 27, 2020
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Trump’s anger and desperation were palpable in that tweet, especially when he resorts to outright lies about the amount of taxes that he supposedly “PREPAID,” an account unsupported by any of his tax documents recently uncovered by The New York Times and unverifiable without the full release of his IRS returns.
The coverage of the Obama speech wasn’t the only sign that the executives at Fox News are trying to distance themselves from the likely road-kill that is the Trump re-election bid.
Even the network’s on-air reporters now feel free to contradict the president’s message that the nation is turning the corner on the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly since those pesky caseload and death statistics make any confirmation of Trump’s assertions difficult to defend.
Fox News correspondent: Trump says we're rounding the corner on coronavirus "but almost every single data point indicates that the US right now is not rounding the turn" pic.twitter.com/H6aNWvdfH0 — Lis Power (@LisPower1) October 27, 2020
Whether this last-minute pivot to face reality is a new trend that will extend to Fox News’ most ardent supporters of the president — those right-wing opinion-mongers like Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Tucker Carlson, and Jeanine Pirro — remains to be seen, but survival instincts are likely to kick in once the final outcome of the election becomes known.
Whatever the extent of the network’s distancing itself from Trump, the signs that the unbridled loyalty of Fox News towards the president has been seriously eroded are unmistakable.
Facts and reality are forcing the network to contradict Donald Trump if they want to maintain a shred of credibility.
It’s difficult to defend the president’s misleading propaganda about the extent and nature of the coronavirus pandemic when the president of your network and several of its top election correspondents are under quarantine just a week before Election Day.
It’s a fitting situation for a network that is still one of the primary sources repeating Trump’s pandemic misinformation.
Perhaps today’s intrusion of reality into the narrative marks a turning point, but the only real truing point will come once Trump is removed from office by a landslide Biden victory.
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-27--Trump goes full projection with crazed tweets about crowd size and “mental fog”

The 2020 election is now a week away and rather than crafting some kind of nuanced final stretch pitch for reelection , Donald Trump is engaged in the same kind of petty , dishonest rhetoric he ’ s displayed for the past four years .
The president seems either uninterested or unable to voice any kind of argument for himself that might appeal to moderates or undecided voters and is determined instead to simply appeal to the frothing right-wingers who constitute his core support base .
This morning , he woke up and launched yet another pathetic attack on Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their rallies , conveniently ignoring the fact that his own rallies , packed from wall to wall with MAGA maniacs , have proven time and again to be superspreader events for COVID-19 .
Trump bragged about “ drawing tens of thousands of peoples ” to his rallies as if forcing so many people into confined spaces at the height of a deadly pandemic is something to be proud of rather than resounding proof of his irresponsibility and apathy towards the loss of human life .
Over 220,000 Americans are now dead from coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s inaction , and he seems hellbent on pumping that number up even higher .
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“ The Great Red Wave is coming !
!
!
” Trump ended his tweet , evoking an image more akin to the bloody elevator scene from Stanley Kubrick ’ s The Shining than any kind of electoral victory .
The message is clearly just wishful thinking on Trump ’ s part because the polls show Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no indication that the election calculus will change barring some unforeseen catastrophe .
Not long after his inane crowd size tweet , Trump penned an even pettier and dishonest message .
He accused “ Sleepy Joe ” of having “ handlers ” and said that they “ ripped ” the former vice president off stage because he “ got lost in a ‘ mental fog . '
” The idea of Donald Trump—a man who struggles to get through a speech without meandering off into bizarre circuitous rants—accusing someone else of being in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ laughable .
More importantly , the tweet shows just how desperate Trump is at this stage in his campaign .
He can ’ t hit Biden on the issues , can ’ t stand on any real accomplishments of his own , so he ’ s reduced to peddling halfbaked conspiracy theories about his rival .
In less than a week , we will finally be able to banish this man from our political landscape and take a step back towards a sane nation .
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The 2020 election is now a week away and rather than crafting some kind of nuanced final stretch pitch for reelection, Donald Trump is engaged in the same kind of petty, dishonest rhetoric he’s displayed for the past four years. The president seems either uninterested or unable to voice any kind of argument for himself that might appeal to moderates or undecided voters and is determined instead to simply appeal to the frothing right-wingers who constitute his core support base.
This morning, he woke up and launched yet another pathetic attack on Obama and Biden for the crowd sizes at their rallies, conveniently ignoring the fact that his own rallies, packed from wall to wall with MAGA maniacs, have proven time and again to be superspreader events for COVID-19.
Trump bragged about “drawing tens of thousands of peoples” to his rallies as if forcing so many people into confined spaces at the height of a deadly pandemic is something to be proud of rather than resounding proof of his irresponsibility and apathy towards the loss of human life. Over 220,000 Americans are now dead from coronavirus, in large part due to Trump’s inaction, and he seems hellbent on pumping that number up even higher.
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“The Great Red Wave is coming!!!” Trump ended his tweet, evoking an image more akin to the bloody elevator scene from Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining than any kind of electoral victory. The message is clearly just wishful thinking on Trump’s part because the polls show Biden maintaining an impressive lead over him with no indication that the election calculus will change barring some unforeseen catastrophe.
Obama is drawing VERY small (tiny) numbers of people. Biden is drawing almost no one. We are drawing tens of thousands of people. You’ll see that again today. The Great Red Wave is coming!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 27, 2020
Not long after his inane crowd size tweet, Trump penned an even pettier and dishonest message. He accused “Sleepy Joe” of having “handlers” and said that they “ripped” the former vice president off stage because he “got lost in a ‘mental fog.'” The idea of Donald Trump—a man who struggles to get through a speech without meandering off into bizarre circuitous rants—accusing someone else of being in a “mental fog” is frankly laughable.
More importantly, the tweet shows just how desperate Trump is at this stage in his campaign. He can’t hit Biden on the issues, can’t stand on any real accomplishments of his own, so he’s reduced to peddling halfbaked conspiracy theories about his rival. In less than a week, we will finally be able to banish this man from our political landscape and take a step back towards a sane nation.
They (his handlers) ripped Sleepy Joe off the stage yesterday when he got lost in a “mental fog”. A disaster. Very little reporting on this! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 27, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-27--Morning Joe taunts McConnell, crows that Mitch’s own words justify undoing his stolen seats

Last night , the Republicans in the United States Senate rammed through the confirmation of Amy Coney Barret to the United States Supreme Court less than a week before the 2020 election in one of the most naked power grabs in all of American history .
Cementing a 6-3 conservative majority on our nation ’ s highest court for a generation with a yet another horrifyingly unqualified and politically radical vampire from the crypts of Castle Federalist Society , the loss of every progressive accomplishment since the New Deal suddenly seems like a very real possibility — unless , of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stones and play hardball .
A surprising endorsement of this approach came from MSNBC ’ s Joe Scarborough this morning .
The former Republican congressman took visible pleasure in the prospect of the Democrats expanding the Supreme Court to add more Justices and throwing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ’ s words back in his face .
“ I love watching stuff like this .
This is , like , do I need some popcorn ?
No , I ’ ll tell you why .
Every word that Mitch McConnell — every single @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a brain , and if they ’ re not wimps , they will actually lift that speech word for word and use it when they expand the court to 11 or 12 justices .
Because what Mitch McConnell said , you know , he ’ s right .
They have the constitutional right to do this .
Democrats shouldn ’ t whine , they should have won the last election .
Hey , Mitch McConnell , he has a constitutional right to lie through his teeth .
Lindsey Graham is maddening , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through his teeth to the people of South Carolina as he ’ s just done repeatedly , time and time again , ” said Scarborough .
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“ But here ’ s the deal .
What is true for Republicans is true for Democrats .
As Mitch McConnell said , this doesn ’ t violate the rules of the Senate , but , of course , he makes the rules of the Senate and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the United States .
Neither does expanding the Supreme Court to 11 or 12 justices — that doesn ’ t violate the Constitution and , again , everything Mitch said will apply to that next year in the Judiciary Reform Act of 2021 , ” he finished .
Surprisingly , Scarborough is right on the money with this take .
Sen. Mitch McConnell has balled up all the rules and norms and protocol in order to secure power for his wealthy backers , and justice demands that we do the same .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ way around it unless we are content to let Republicans and the oligarchs they serve tear down what little remains of our democracy and roll back every right that we deserve .
In the year 2020 , it is outrageous that the fates of millions of people are wholly in the hands of an unelected and highly political council of elders , and if packing the Supreme Court destroys its legitimacy , then good !
The American people deserve better than to have to pin all their hopes on winning at Old SCOTUS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have agency over their own bodies .

Last night, the Republicans in the United States Senate rammed through the confirmation of Amy Coney Barret to the United States Supreme Court less than a week before the 2020 election in one of the most naked power grabs in all of American history. Cementing a 6-3 conservative majority on our nation’s highest court for a generation with a yet another horrifyingly unqualified and politically radical vampire from the crypts of Castle Federalist Society, the loss of every progressive accomplishment since the New Deal suddenly seems like a very real possibility — unless, of course, the Democrats finally grow some stones and play hardball.
A surprising endorsement of this approach came from MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough this morning. The former Republican congressman took visible pleasure in the prospect of the Democrats expanding the Supreme Court to add more Justices and throwing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s words back in his face.
“I love watching stuff like this. This is, like, do I need some popcorn? No, I’ll tell you why. Every word that Mitch McConnell — every single word — and if Democrats have half a brain, and if they’re not wimps, they will actually lift that speech word for word and use it when they expand the court to 11 or 12 justices.
Because what Mitch McConnell said, you know, he’s right. They have the constitutional right to do this. Democrats shouldn’t whine, they should have won the last election. Hey, Mitch McConnell, he has a constitutional right to lie through his teeth. Lindsey Graham is maddening, but he has a constitutional right to lie through his teeth to the people of South Carolina as he’s just done repeatedly, time and time again,” said Scarborough.
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“But here’s the deal. What is true for Republicans is true for Democrats. As Mitch McConnell said, this doesn’t violate the rules of the Senate, but, of course, he makes the rules of the Senate and it doesn’t violate the Constitution of the United States. Neither does expanding the Supreme Court to 11 or 12 justices — that doesn’t violate the Constitution and, again, everything Mitch said will apply to that next year in the Judiciary Reform Act of 2021,” he finished.
Surprisingly, Scarborough is right on the money with this take. Sen. Mitch McConnell has balled up all the rules and norms and protocol in order to secure power for his wealthy backers, and justice demands that we do the same. Unfortunately, there is literally no other way around it unless we are content to let Republicans and the oligarchs they serve tear down what little remains of our democracy and roll back every right that we deserve.
In the year 2020, it is outrageous that the fates of millions of people are wholly in the hands of an unelected and highly political council of elders, and if packing the Supreme Court destroys its legitimacy, then good! The American people deserve better than to have to pin all their hopes on winning at Old SCOTUS Justice Death Roulette to ensure that women have agency over their own bodies.
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-28--Trump claims he’s never heard of “Anonymous” despite having tweeted about him months ago

For someone who likes to criticize his Democratic opponent as lacking the mental facilities to handle the job of the presidency , Donald Trump sure seems to be having some acute memory problems of his own .
After Miles Taylor — the former Chief of Staff to former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Acting Secretary Chad Wolf , revealed today that he was the author of The New York Times op-ed and the subsequent best selling book formerly attributed to “ Anonymous ” — the president posted this tweet claiming to never have heard of the former senior administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to argue that the perpetrator of “ FRAUD on the American people ” shouldn ’ t be punished , given that the president himself is the chief source of duplicity and deception in this administration , it seems like he should be the one being fired , shamed , and held accountable for his actions .
The clear sign of Trump ’ s mental decline , however , is his assertion that he has never heard of Miles Taylor .
Especially since it is a claim that he has made before , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he wrote back in August when Taylor became one of the first Trump administration insiders to publicly come out against his re-election .
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If Trump didn ’ t recall the tweet he posted a little over two months ago — it must be hard for him to remember everything he posts given the volume of tweets that he generates — perhaps his memory would be jogged by the reply that Taylor made to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ met the Chief of Staff for the federal department that he tasked with separating refugee children from their parents at the border and locking them up in heinous conditions .
After reviewing the evidence , most people would have to conclude that either Donald Trump ’ s brain is malfunctioning even more grossly than usual or that he is — shocking , we know — lying about not knowing who Taylor is .
The folks who replied to the president ’ s latest tweet claiming that he has no idea who this former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the latter explanation .
Hopefully , soon the day will come when everyone who has ever encountered Donald Trump will go out of their way to deny ever having met him as his evil legacy fades into the mists of time .
First , however , we have to get him out of the White House .
We need to vote Joe Biden in with such an overwhelming margin that Trump ’ s schemes to steal the election by rejecting mail-in ballots are doomed to fail .
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For someone who likes to criticize his Democratic opponent as lacking the mental facilities to handle the job of the presidency, Donald Trump sure seems to be having some acute memory problems of his own.
After Miles Taylor — the former Chief of Staff to former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, revealed today that he was the author of The New York Times op-ed and the subsequent best selling book formerly attributed to “Anonymous” — the president posted this tweet claiming to never have heard of the former senior administration official.
….associated with this FRAUD on the American people! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 28, 2020
While it’s difficult to argue that the perpetrator of “FRAUD on the American people” shouldn’t be punished, given that the president himself is the chief source of duplicity and deception in this administration, it seems like he should be the one being fired, shamed, and held accountable for his actions.
The clear sign of Trump’s mental decline, however, is his assertion that he has never heard of Miles Taylor.
Especially since it is a claim that he has made before, and presumably he would remember this tweet that he wrote back in August when Taylor became one of the first Trump administration insiders to publicly come out against his re-election.
Many thousands of people work for our government. With that said, a former DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEE named Miles Taylor, who I do not know (never heard of him), said he left & is on the open arms Fake News circuit. Said to be a real “stiff”. They will take anyone against us! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 18, 2020
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If Trump didn’t recall the tweet he posted a little over two months ago — it must be hard for him to remember everything he posts given the volume of tweets that he generates — perhaps his memory would be jogged by the reply that Taylor made to his first tweet claiming never to have met the Chief of Staff for the federal department that he tasked with separating refugee children from their parents at the border and locking them up in heinous conditions.
Alas, I’ll take the bait. Haven’t forgotten you though! I guess the only way to prove it is to tell some stories. Maybe until the election. What do you think? https://t.co/2dJhaLFNlN pic.twitter.com/m3msUsDJyZ — Miles Taylor (@MilesTaylorUSA) August 18, 2020
After reviewing the evidence, most people would have to conclude that either Donald Trump’s brain is malfunctioning even more grossly than usual or that he is — shocking, we know — lying about not knowing who Taylor is.
The folks who replied to the president’s latest tweet claiming that he has no idea who this former top official is tended to lean towards the latter explanation.
Just the coffee boy, like anyone who ever says anything bad about you, right? When he was “anonymous,” you claimed he wasn’t real and that the NYT was just making it up. Nice try. — Mrs. Krassenstein (@HKrassenstein) October 28, 2020
I’m looking forward to seeing all the Trump sycophants turn against him. After all, there is no loyalty among thieves. — Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) October 28, 2020
https://twitter.com/WELLTHATSLIFE4U/status/1321577754098237445?s=20
You never met him right?
Like Stormy Daniels.
Like George Papadopoulos.
Like Lev Parnas.
Thing is, you do know him.
You have met him.
There are of course, photos of you with him.
As for the FRAUD on the American people- that’s you.
You’re the fraud.
You’re the con.
You are. — Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) October 28, 2020
He won’t be anonymous. He’ll get a number like everyone else. pic.twitter.com/geJs3rqRr5 — orange (here we go again) crusher (@TweetyMcranter) October 28, 2020
Hopefully, soon the day will come when everyone who has ever encountered Donald Trump will go out of their way to deny ever having met him as his evil legacy fades into the mists of time.
First, however, we have to get him out of the White House. We need to vote Joe Biden in with such an overwhelming margin that Trump’s schemes to steal the election by rejecting mail-in ballots are doomed to fail.
With less than a week before election day, it’s imperative that you cast your ballot as soon as you can!
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-28--Trump goes on bizarre fantasy rant about Biden getting beat up in UFC fight

The presidential polls are holding steady in predicting a likely win for Joe Biden next week but President Trump continues to hold his COVID-19 superspreader rallies , engaging in the same kind of fact-free rhetoric , petty insults , and scaremongering that has characterized his reelection campaign since the beginning .
Staring down what could turn out to be a devastating defeat should enough voters show up to reclaim their country from his madness , Trump refuses to change tack .
Today , the president held a rally in Bullhead , Arizona seemingly to remind us all what a deeply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
During part of the scatterbrained rant that passes for a Trump speech he mentioned supporter Dana White , president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship .
He then suddenly struck on a random idea : Joe Biden fighting in a UFC match .
“ I don ’ t think Sleepy Joe would be a good fighter , do you ?
I asked Dana before , ” said Trump .
“ One little gentle touch to the face and he ’ s down .
He ’ s down and he wouldn ’ t get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mused the president , who himself is morbidly obese and recently recovered from a near-incapacitating bout of COVID-19 .
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“ Joe Biden ’ s only— ” Trump began , seemingly about to get back on topic before veering back to the weird UFC topic .
“ Remember he said : ‘ I ’ d like to take him to the back of the barn ?
’ Okay .
Now , if I ever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say : ‘ He practices violence .
The president practices violence.
’ No that ’ s right .
Remember he said : ‘ I would take him to the back of… ’ That ’ s like if you have to fight somebody that ’ s your dream fight right ?
” Trump rambled .
Trump was presumably riffing on comments Biden made in 2018 when he said that if he and Trump were in high school and Trump made the kind of crude comments about women that he regularly makes Biden would beat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In other words , Trump was addressing an old grudge that has absolutely nothing to do with the quickly approaching election .
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The presidential polls are holding steady in predicting a likely win for Joe Biden next week but President Trump continues to hold his COVID-19 superspreader rallies, engaging in the same kind of fact-free rhetoric, petty insults, and scaremongering that has characterized his reelection campaign since the beginning. Staring down what could turn out to be a devastating defeat should enough voters show up to reclaim their country from his madness, Trump refuses to change tack.
Today, the president held a rally in Bullhead, Arizona seemingly to remind us all what a deeply weird and unfocused leader he really is. During part of the scatterbrained rant that passes for a Trump speech he mentioned supporter Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He then suddenly struck on a random idea: Joe Biden fighting in a UFC match.
“I don’t think Sleepy Joe would be a good fighter, do you? I asked Dana before,” said Trump. “One little gentle touch to the face and he’s down. He’s down and he wouldn’t get up very quickly would he?” mused the president, who himself is morbidly obese and recently recovered from a near-incapacitating bout of COVID-19.
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“Joe Biden’s only—” Trump began, seemingly about to get back on topic before veering back to the weird UFC topic.
“Remember he said: ‘I’d like to take him to the back of the barn?’ Okay. Now, if I ever said that to him they’d say: ‘He practices violence. The president practices violence.’ No that’s right. Remember he said: ‘I would take him to the back of…’ That’s like if you have to fight somebody that’s your dream fight right?” Trump rambled.
Trump was presumably riffing on comments Biden made in 2018 when he said that if he and Trump were in high school and Trump made the kind of crude comments about women that he regularly makes Biden would beat him up behind the school gym. In other words, Trump was addressing an old grudge that has absolutely nothing to do with the quickly approaching election. As Biden surges ahead in the polls, Trump is busy jousting windmills.
Trump muses about how Joe Biden would fare if he fought in UFC, and how it would go if the two of them fought. Things are getting weird. pic.twitter.com/p1lSx82vfh — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 28, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-10-28--“Anonymous” Trump critic revealed as DHS official complicit in child separation and mass deportation

You may recall how an “ anonymous ” Trump official wrote an enormously self-indulgent and craven 2018 op-ed in the New York Times in which he criticized the President and claimed to have been part of a “ resistance ” which was “ undermining the Trump administration from within.
” To the great delight and anticipation of absolutely nobody , the “ Anonymous ” official decide to unmask himself on Wednesday afternoon , revealing himself to have been Miles Taylor ( no relation ) , the Chief of Staff to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristjen Nielsen .
The lengths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appearance of exculpatory evidence two years in advance make perfect sense once it became clear that this man is complicit in crimes against humanity .
He worked with Nielsen to help whitewash and downplay the horrors of the child separation project , which tore thousands of innocent , young children away from their parents and incarcerated them in private-prison run concentration camps to be neglected and systematically abused by their jailors .
Buzzfeed reports that “ But his own emails prove that not only was he there prior to its enactment , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an email to former DHS secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in the days before the policy was announced , he sent her talking points with the Orwellian title , ‘ Protecting Children Narrative . '
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Barely more than a week ago , Taylor was arguing that the Trump administration couldn ’ t find the parents of 545 children because their parents didn ’ t want them anymore .
It ’ s hard to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is considering that Taylor and the rest of the Department of Homeland Security failed to keep an accurate record of where the children and their parents were sent .
Not only was he involved in the child separation policy and the unimaginable suffering that was needlessly inflicted on thousands upon thousands of young kids whose parents had committed the crime of seeking a better life for their children , but he was also directly involved in the development of the Trump policy ’ s next illegal attempt to punish and deter migrants .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ directly involved in the development of the “ Remain in Mexico ” policy , which was also an exercise in deliberate cruelty .
The “ Migrant Protection Protocols ” involved deporting tens of thousands of immigrants to dangerous Mexico border towns to await an asylum hearing which usually would never grant aslyum .
66,000 people , including more than 20,000 children , have been sent to Mexico , where they are deposited in overwhelmed refugee camps and left to be preyed upon by vicious cartel gangs .
Immigration activist group RAICES reports that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against the MPP migrants , including murder , rape , torture , and kidnapping .
265 of the victims are children .
Miles Taylor was directly involved and complicit in not one but two ethnic cleansing programs designed to inflict cruelty and trauma on some of the world ’ s most vulnerable people on behalf of a wildly corrupt and sadistic President and his agenda of naked white supremacy .
Taylor clearly has no regrets about what he ’ s done , judging from his recent tweets ; instead , he cynically is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ post-Trump career of book deals and MSNBC contributor appearances like every scumbag ex-Republican from the Bush administration successfully did during the Trump era .
He probably believes that his self-unmasking will lead him to be hailed as a hero for “ resisting Trump ” within the organization .
Instead , it exposes him as not just a greedy coward but as a monster who should be facing a tribunal for crimes against humanity .
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You may recall how an “anonymous” Trump official wrote an enormously self-indulgent and craven 2018 op-ed in the New York Times in which he criticized the President and claimed to have been part of a “resistance” which was “undermining the Trump administration from within.”
To the great delight and anticipation of absolutely nobody, the “Anonymous” official decide to unmask himself on Wednesday afternoon, revealing himself to have been Miles Taylor (no relation), the Chief of Staff to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristjen Nielsen.
The lengths to which Taylor went to fabricate the appearance of exculpatory evidence two years in advance make perfect sense once it became clear that this man is complicit in crimes against humanity. He worked with Nielsen to help whitewash and downplay the horrors of the child separation project, which tore thousands of innocent, young children away from their parents and incarcerated them in private-prison run concentration camps to be neglected and systematically abused by their jailors.
Buzzfeed reports that “But his own emails prove that not only was he there prior to its enactment, he even helped prepare its roll out — in an email to former DHS secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in the days before the policy was announced, he sent her talking points with the Orwellian title, ‘Protecting Children Narrative.'”
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Barely more than a week ago, Taylor was arguing that the Trump administration couldn’t find the parents of 545 children because their parents didn’t want them anymore. It’s hard to put into words how monstrous that statement is considering that Taylor and the rest of the Department of Homeland Security failed to keep an accurate record of where the children and their parents were sent.
A few days ago, Taylor said the reason the Trump administration couldn't find the parents of 545 migrant children was that their parents didn't want them These were children who were separated by Trump administration policy that he helped administer (He deleted the tweet.) pic.twitter.com/lNirBLV6O3 — Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) October 28, 2020
Not only was he involved in the child separation policy and the unimaginable suffering that was needlessly inflicted on thousands upon thousands of young kids whose parents had committed the crime of seeking a better life for their children, but he was also directly involved in the development of the Trump policy’s next illegal attempt to punish and deter migrants.
NBC News reports that Miles Taylor was directly involved in the development of the “Remain in Mexico” policy, which was also an exercise in deliberate cruelty. The “Migrant Protection Protocols” involved deporting tens of thousands of immigrants to dangerous Mexico border towns to await an asylum hearing which usually would never grant aslyum.
66,000 people, including more than 20,000 children, have been sent to Mexico, where they are deposited in overwhelmed refugee camps and left to be preyed upon by vicious cartel gangs. Immigration activist group RAICES reports that there have been over 1,114 crimes committed against the MPP migrants, including murder, rape, torture, and kidnapping. 265 of the victims are children.
Miles Taylor was directly involved and complicit in not one but two ethnic cleansing programs designed to inflict cruelty and trauma on some of the world’s most vulnerable people on behalf of a wildly corrupt and sadistic President and his agenda of naked white supremacy.
Taylor clearly has no regrets about what he’s done, judging from his recent tweets; instead, he cynically is trying to set himself up for a post-Trump career of book deals and MSNBC contributor appearances like every scumbag ex-Republican from the Bush administration successfully did during the Trump era. He probably believes that his self-unmasking will lead him to be hailed as a hero for “resisting Trump” within the organization.
Instead, it exposes him as not just a greedy coward but as a monster who should be facing a tribunal for crimes against humanity.
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