occupydemocrats--2020-08-15--Protestors surround Postmaster General’s home in raucous demonstration against election meddling mea

Protestors surround Postmaster General’s home in raucous demonstration against election meddling measures

Republicans thought it was a breakdown of civil society when at the height of the family separation policy a number of senior Trump administration officials like Stephen Miller and then-Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen had their dinners rudely interrupted by outraged protestors .
They hadn ’ t seen anything yet .
This morning , protestors — livid at the blatant manipulation of the U.S .
Postal Service in service of Donald Trump ’ s outrageous battles against the type of widespread mail-in voting that he sees as antithetical to his re-election — appeared on the front lawn of the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s home in Northwest Washington D.C. to stage a “ noise demonstration ” to alert DeJoy of their disgust with his dismantling of the U.S .
Postal Service in the service of voter suppression .
Organized by the direct action group Shut Down D.C. , the demonstrators wielded pots and pans and other noisemaking devices to proved a wake-up call to the Postmaster General to inform him that his actions would not go unchallenged and that he wouldn ’ t be sleeping in on weekends until this travesty was rectified .
After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the protestors marched in a group towards DeJoy ’ s home While banging on their kitchen implements .
When they arrived they continued their cacophonous clattering and stuffed fake absentee ballots into the wrought-iron gate covering the postmaster ’ s apartment building door .
Kolbie Satterfield , a reporter for local TV outlet WUSA9 , posted a lengthy Twitter thread with footage from the protest as well as some background on their legitimate grievances about already reduced postal services in the Washington D.C. area .
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While the protests have yet to yield an official response from DeJoy or the Trump administration , showing up at the postmaster ’ s door is sure to draw more attention to their demonstrations than they may have otherwise have had in another place .
Given the unprecedented attack on free and fair elections by the sitting president of the United States , America needs these types of loud and vehement protests in every city in the land to let the Trump administration know that we will not sit by idly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his own favor .
The House of Representatives needs to be called back from their August recess to immediately begin a wide-ranging investigation of DeJoy and his machinations — as well as the massive conflicts of interest he has through his association with private competitors to the Postal Service .
While they ’ re at it , they may as well begin a new set of impeachment proceedings for Donald Trump at the same time .
Perhaps Republican senators will realize how badly the president is dragging down their own future political prospects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when it would be so beneficial for the nation to do so .
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Republicans thought it was a breakdown of civil society when at the height of the family separation policy a number of senior Trump administration officials like Stephen Miller and then-Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen had their dinners rudely interrupted by outraged protestors.
They hadn’t seen anything yet.
This morning, protestors — livid at the blatant manipulation of the U.S. Postal Service in service of Donald Trump’s outrageous battles against the type of widespread mail-in voting that he sees as antithetical to his re-election — appeared on the front lawn of the president’s hand-picked Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s home in Northwest Washington D.C. to stage a “noise demonstration” to alert DeJoy of their disgust with his dismantling of the U.S. Postal Service in the service of voter suppression.
Organized by the direct action group Shut Down D.C., the demonstrators wielded pots and pans and other noisemaking devices to proved a wake-up call to the Postmaster General to inform him that his actions would not go unchallenged and that he wouldn’t be sleeping in on weekends until this travesty was rectified.
“DeJoy has fired or reassigned much of the existing USPS leadership and ordered the removal of mail sorting machines that are fundamental to the functioning of the postal service. Meanwhile, mail delivery is slowing down under other decisions made by DeJoy, such as eliminating overtime for postal workers,” Shut Down D.C. said in a statement.
After first gathering in a nearby park, the protestors marched in a group towards DeJoy’s home While banging on their kitchen implements. When they arrived they continued their cacophonous clattering and stuffed fake absentee ballots into the wrought-iron gate covering the postmaster’s apartment building door.
Kolbie Satterfield, a reporter for local TV outlet WUSA9, posted a lengthy Twitter thread with footage from the protest as well as some background on their legitimate grievances about already reduced postal services in the Washington D.C. area.
Protesters are making their way to the Postmaster General’s house for what they call a “wake-up call” pic.twitter.com/swK0CEboPv — Kolbie Satterfield (@KolbieReports) August 15, 2020
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The portion of Connecticut Ave outside the apartment building remains closed @wusa9 #dctraffic pic.twitter.com/ahT2XPNf81 — Kolbie Satterfield (@KolbieReports) August 15, 2020
In Southeast DC people some people have gone WEEKS without mail. One man told me while at the post office he desperately needed his medicine, but his mail hadn’t been getting delivered and they didn’t have it inside the post office. https://t.co/lfg8Ns40km — Kolbie Satterfield (@KolbieReports) August 15, 2020
While the protests have yet to yield an official response from DeJoy or the Trump administration, showing up at the postmaster’s door is sure to draw more attention to their demonstrations than they may have otherwise have had in another place.
Given the unprecedented attack on free and fair elections by the sitting president of the United States, America needs these types of loud and vehement protests in every city in the land to let the Trump administration know that we will not sit by idly while he rigs the upcoming election in his own favor.
The House of Representatives needs to be called back from their August recess to immediately begin a wide-ranging investigation of DeJoy and his machinations — as well as the massive conflicts of interest he has through his association with private competitors to the Postal Service.
While they’re at it, they may as well begin a new set of impeachment proceedings for Donald Trump at the same time.
Perhaps Republican senators will realize how badly the president is dragging down their own future political prospects and jettison Trump for good this time when it would be so beneficial for the nation to do so.
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Original reporting by Khalida Volou at WUSA9.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-16--Democratic Representatives call for arrest of Postmaster General if he refuses to honor subpoena

Congressman Gerry Connolly ( D-VA ) is angry over the shenanigans at the U.S .
Postal Service since the Postmaster General position has been handed over to wealthy Trump-donor Louis DeJoy .
With the extensive delivery delays , the decommissioning of mail sorting machines , and the sudden carting away of postal boxes across the country , DeJoy seems to be doing everything he can to undermine the ability of the Postal Service to handle the unprecedented number of mail-in ballots — expected to be overwhelmingly in favor of Joe Biden as our next president — that will be sent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As the suspicious changes in normal postal operations begin to reach public awareness , House Democrats have called for DeJoy to testify in front of Congress about exactly what changes are taking place and why they are being implemented so close to the presidential election .
Representative Conolly went even further than his colleagues in warning the Postmaster that he should not try to simply refuse to appear for the Congressional hearings to which he is being summoned as so many Trump administration officials have done in the past .
Congressman Connolly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one realizes what he means by exercising the congressional power of “ inherent contempt , ” a little-used tactic that would allow the House Sargeant-at-Arms to arrest the offending official ignoring their subpoenas and deliver them to the floor of Congress to face whatever punishment the legislators deem appropriate .
Last used in the Senate in 1934 — ironically in another postmaster investigation — inherent contempt can result in the person cited being subject to fines and imprisonment of up to a full year at congressional discretion .
That the rarely used provision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the seriousness with which Democrats are taking the latest Trump administration scandal at the USPS , since they didn ’ t even employ it during their impeachment hearings last autumn .
Representative Connolly wasn ’ t the only Democratic legislator threatening DeJoy with an inherent contempt citation .
With Speaker Pelosi contemplating calling the House back from its August recess early to deal with this crisis — one that they thought that they had resolved by passing a bill providing $ 25 billion to the USPS as part of their Republican Senate-stalled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become apparent whether DeJoy will willingly testify before Congress and whether the Speaker will employ the cudgel of inherent contempt if he refuses to do so .
Stay tuned for what will surely prove to be one of the most interesting weeks in politics since , well , at least last week .
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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) is angry over the shenanigans at the U.S. Postal Service since the Postmaster General position has been handed over to wealthy Trump-donor Louis DeJoy.
With the extensive delivery delays, the decommissioning of mail sorting machines, and the sudden carting away of postal boxes across the country, DeJoy seems to be doing everything he can to undermine the ability of the Postal Service to handle the unprecedented number of mail-in ballots — expected to be overwhelmingly in favor of Joe Biden as our next president — that will be sent through their systems in this plague-stricken era.
As the suspicious changes in normal postal operations begin to reach public awareness, House Democrats have called for DeJoy to testify in front of Congress about exactly what changes are taking place and why they are being implemented so close to the presidential election.
“The President has explicitly stated his intention to manipulate the Postal Service to deny eligible voters access to the ballot in pursuit of his own re-election,” a statement from House Democrats read. “Alarmingly, the Postmaster General – a Trump mega-donor – has acted as an accomplice in the President’s campaign to cheat in the election, as he launches sweeping new operational changes that degrade delivery standards and delay the mail.”
Representative Conolly went even further than his colleagues in warning the Postmaster that he should not try to simply refuse to appear for the Congressional hearings to which he is being summoned as so many Trump administration officials have done in the past.
A note to DeJoy: this invite is not optional. Congress must assert itself if he wont appear. That means subpoenas and if we have to then we must use inherent contempt. https://t.co/bxVJe5VoIb — Rep. Gerry Connolly (@GerryConnolly) August 16, 2020
Congressman Connolly’s threat seems fairly mild until one realizes what he means by exercising the congressional power of “inherent contempt, ” a little-used tactic that would allow the House Sargeant-at-Arms to arrest the offending official ignoring their subpoenas and deliver them to the floor of Congress to face whatever punishment the legislators deem appropriate.
Last used in the Senate in 1934 — ironically in another postmaster investigation — inherent contempt can result in the person cited being subject to fines and imprisonment of up to a full year at congressional discretion.
That the rarely used provision is being contemplated at this juncture speaks to the seriousness with which Democrats are taking the latest Trump administration scandal at the USPS, since they didn’t even employ it during their impeachment hearings last autumn.
Representative Connolly wasn’t the only Democratic legislator threatening DeJoy with an inherent contempt citation.
Tennessee Democrat Congressman Jim Cooper made a similar suggestion on Twitter.
I called Speaker Pelosi today and asked her to call the House back into session immediately to deal with the crisis at the post office. Trump is attempting to sabotage the USPS. https://t.co/TMKhoewyey — Jim Cooper (@repjimcooper) August 15, 2020
It’s not just ballots that are being slowed. It’s life-saving medication and checks for our veterans and our elderly. Tampering with the mail is a federal crime, and DeJoy — on Trump’s orders — is tampering. — Jim Cooper (@repjimcooper) August 15, 2020
With Speaker Pelosi contemplating calling the House back from its August recess early to deal with this crisis — one that they thought that they had resolved by passing a bill providing $25 billion to the USPS as part of their Republican Senate-stalled pandemic relief package — it will soon become apparent whether DeJoy will willingly testify before Congress and whether the Speaker will employ the cudgel of inherent contempt if he refuses to do so.
Stay tuned for what will surely prove to be one of the most interesting weeks in politics since, well, at least last week.
The prospect of seeing yet another Trump crony arrested should have us all on our seats!
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Original reporting by David Edwards at RawStory.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-16--Trump takes to Twitter to channel his grief over brother’s death…with campaign propaganda

Losing a younger sibling is a difficult wakeup call for one ’ s own mortality .
Losing any close family member is difficult enough and often triggers a period of self-reflection and personal examination during an extended grieving period as one adjusts to the sudden loss of a loved one .
So how has Donald Trump responded to the death of his younger brother Robert on Saturday evening ?
The only outward signs that we ’ ve been able to see come through the president ’ s Twitter feed , with the initial announcement of Robert ’ s death coming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany .
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While we know from news reports that Trump visited his brother in a New York City hospital on Friday , wearing a face mask as he entered the medical facility and commenting afterward that his brother was having “ a tough time , ” we also know that he spent the morning of the day his brother died playing golf at his Bedminster , NJ golf resort .
Perhaps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ golf clubs .
One might think that Trump would be avoiding social media as he mourns his brother , but his Twitter feed was just as filled with partisan attacks and lie-filled campaign propaganda as it normally is , augmented by the occasional retweeted condolence message , the first of which was posted only after nearly a dozen vitriolic partisan retweets were posted after McEnany ’ s tweet announced his brother ’ s death .
Here are some of the first few posts that Trump retweeted after the death notice and an announcement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president would be tuning into on Sunday morning .
Obviously , the president is not so stricken with grief that he can ’ t devote what remains of his consciousness to partisan attacks , even as his opponents send tweets of condolence to him over his brother ’ s death .
After nearly a dozen of these types of tweets , Trump began to pepper in retweets of a few condolence messages — most of which also included support for the president ’ s re-election — in between large chunks of similarly belligerent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his retweets of memorial posts from his daughter Ivanka and his son Eric .
Apparently the president wasn ’ t impressed enough with Don Jr. ’ s terse post about his uncle to bother reposting it , but here it is anyway for your reference .
Just dripping with sorrow and sincerity , that Don Jr. !
In between his attacks on Democrats and the few brotherly tributes , Trump found time to opine on a few of his favorite subjects through whatever amount of tears he was shedding .
There was his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fox News ’ weekend lineup as his formerly reliable ally begins hedging its bets as its own polls showing the president headed for a historic defeat in November motivate a reevaluation of its coverage of the Trump administration .
While many would expand the time period that Fox News is unwatchable to the full 24 hours in a day , Trump ’ s disenchantment with any media outlet that dares question him in any way is as predictable as his inability to tell the truth about anything that crosses his path .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against the mail-in voting that he sees as connected to his inevitable electoral downfall .
“ Carefully done , according to the guidelines ” seems to be the rub here as nothing that the Trump administration has done in response to the COVID-19 pandemic thus far has met those qualifications .
That ’ s a quick rundown of the day in Trump ’ s social media activity so far .
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Losing a younger sibling is a difficult wakeup call for one’s own mortality.
Losing any close family member is difficult enough and often triggers a period of self-reflection and personal examination during an extended grieving period as one adjusts to the sudden loss of a loved one.
So how has Donald Trump responded to the death of his younger brother Robert on Saturday evening?
The only outward signs that we’ve been able to see come through the president’s Twitter feed, with the initial announcement of Robert’s death coming through a retweet of a statement from White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany.
From President @realDonaldTrump on the passing of his brother and best friend, Robert – “We will meet again”: pic.twitter.com/1mBgx1td26 — Kayleigh McEnany (@PressSec) August 16, 2020
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While we know from news reports that Trump visited his brother in a New York City hospital on Friday, wearing a face mask as he entered the medical facility and commenting afterward that his brother was having “a tough time,” we also know that he spent the morning of the day his brother died playing golf at his Bedminster, NJ golf resort.
Perhaps the president channels his grief through his golf clubs.
One might think that Trump would be avoiding social media as he mourns his brother, but his Twitter feed was just as filled with partisan attacks and lie-filled campaign propaganda as it normally is, augmented by the occasional retweeted condolence message, the first of which was posted only after nearly a dozen vitriolic partisan retweets were posted after McEnany’s tweet announced his brother’s death.
Here are some of the first few posts that Trump retweeted after the death notice and an announcement of the virtual church service that the president would be tuning into on Sunday morning.
Leave Democrat cities. Let them rot. The media and @TheDemocrats have activated this mental illness and it’s going to get more and more people hurt and killed. #WalkAway from the radical left. And do it quickly. https://t.co/BIAZliK1Tf — Brandon Straka (@BrandonStraka) August 16, 2020
I just hope your registered as a Republican and are voting up and down the ticket republican. That goes for everybody voting. Don't just vote for @POTUS people…you gotta check all the boxes. @realDonaldTrump needs the house and senate. — If It Wasn't 4TheLAW (@youbetcha2020) August 16, 2020
https://twitter.com/VFL2013/status/1295031321874567168?s=20
https://twitter.com/my3monkees/status/1281552312159424514?s=20
Obviously, the president is not so stricken with grief that he can’t devote what remains of his consciousness to partisan attacks, even as his opponents send tweets of condolence to him over his brother’s death.
After nearly a dozen of these types of tweets, Trump began to pepper in retweets of a few condolence messages — most of which also included support for the president’s re-election — in between large chunks of similarly belligerent campaign posts.
The only exceptions were his retweets of memorial posts from his daughter Ivanka and his son Eric.
Uncle Robert, we love you. You are in our hearts and prayers, always. — Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) August 16, 2020
Robert Trump was an incredible man – strong, kind and loyal to the core. Anyone who encountered him felt his warmth immediately. He will be deeply missed by our entire family. — Eric Trump (@EricTrump) August 16, 2020
Apparently the president wasn’t impressed enough with Don Jr.’s terse post about his uncle to bother reposting it, but here it is anyway for your reference.
Uncle Rob, we love you and we will miss you. R.I.P — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) August 16, 2020
Just dripping with sorrow and sincerity, that Don Jr.!
In between his attacks on Democrats and the few brotherly tributes, Trump found time to opine on a few of his favorite subjects through whatever amount of tears he was shedding.
There was his urgent post lamenting the downward fall of Fox News’ weekend lineup as his formerly reliable ally begins hedging its bets as its own polls showing the president headed for a historic defeat in November motivate a reevaluation of its coverage of the Trump administration.
.@FoxNews is not watchable during weekend afternoons. It is worse than Fake News @CNN. I strongly suggest turning your dial to @OANN. They do a really “Fair & Balanced” job! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 16, 2020
While many would expand the time period that Fox News is unwatchable to the full 24 hours in a day, Trump’s disenchantment with any media outlet that dares question him in any way is as predictable as his inability to tell the truth about anything that crosses his path.
Trump also found time to continue his crusade against the mail-in voting that he sees as connected to his inevitable electoral downfall.
“If carefully done, according to the guidelines, there is no reason why you shouldn’t be able to do that (vote at polling place).” Doctor Anthony Fauci — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 16, 2020
“Carefully done, according to the guidelines” seems to be the rub here as nothing that the Trump administration has done in response to the COVID-19 pandemic thus far has met those qualifications.
That’s a quick rundown of the day in Trump’s social media activity so far.
If the president is overcome with grief due to the death of his younger brother, one would hardly know it from his Twitter feed.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-16--Trump’s Defense Secretary looks to cut $2.2 billion from military health care during pandemic

You may have noticed that there is a pandemic going on right now , one that has already cost the lives of nearly 170,000 Americans with many officials thinking the total is actually much higher after examining the number of excess deaths that have taken place in the last six months in comparison with a similar period last year .
Judging from the actions of the Trump administration , however , one might be convinced that they have managed to ignore that simple fact as they carelessly stumble forward with their agenda that seemingly includes the destruction of every federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s citizens , almost as if they were following the direction of some evil foreign power bent on decreasing the power and influence of our formerly great nation .
It ’ s difficult to envision any other explanation for the news reported by Politico that Trump ’ s Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is proposing a drastic reduction in the health care budget for our armed forces , slashing it by $ 2.2 billion when the need for medical resources is greater than it ’ s ever been .
It is a proposal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grown accustomed to an open purse when it comes to military expenditures — have said “ could effectively gut the Pentagon ’ s health care system during a nationwide pandemic , ” as Politico writes .
Currently , the military medical system serves around 9.5 million active-duty personnel , military retirees , and their dependents through federal government-run facilities in hundreds of locations around the world .
Senior Pentagon officials want to tighten the budgets in an attempt to make the health care system more efficient rather than finding savings through the cancelation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spend billions on developing .
One Pentagon official tried to downplay the potential effects of the health budget cuts by telling Politico that they will be “ conditions-based and will only be implemented to the extent that the [ military health system ] can continue to maintain our beneficiaries access to quality care , be it through our military health care facilities or with our civilian health care provider partners.
” Another anonymous defense official was less sanguine about the cuts and the process that was used to arrive at the proposal .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ made in dark , smoky rooms , and it was driven by arbitrary numbers of cuts , ” said one senior official familiar with the process .
“ They wanted to book the savings to be able to report it.
” “ It imperils the ability to support our combat forces overseas , ” added a second senior official , arguing that Esper ’ s moves are damaging the ability to protect the health of active-duty troops in military theaters abroad .
“ They ’ re actively pushing very skilled medical people out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ largest worries about the cuts is that they “ would degrade military hospitals to the point that they will no longer be able to sustain the current training pipeline for the military ’ s medical force , potentially necessitating something akin to a draft of civilian medical workers into the military ” at a time when the number of medical personnel in the civilian world is in tight supply .
With private healthcare being more expensive than the government-provided medical services , any overflow of patients from the military system to the overcrowded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capability without actually saving money , ” according to the concerned Pentagon officials .
Sounds like a plan that should have Kremlin officials overjoyed as well as being a windfall for private health care companies who would reap the extra money from the new influx of patients .
All the more reason to check your voter registration to make sure it ’ s up to date and to vote this administration out of office in a record landslide in November .
Original reporting by Lara Seligman and Dan Diamond at Politico .
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You may have noticed that there is a pandemic going on right now, one that has already cost the lives of nearly 170,000 Americans with many officials thinking the total is actually much higher after examining the number of excess deaths that have taken place in the last six months in comparison with a similar period last year.
Judging from the actions of the Trump administration, however, one might be convinced that they have managed to ignore that simple fact as they carelessly stumble forward with their agenda that seemingly includes the destruction of every federal institution serving the interests of America’s citizens, almost as if they were following the direction of some evil foreign power bent on decreasing the power and influence of our formerly great nation.
It’s difficult to envision any other explanation for the news reported by Politico that Trump’s Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is proposing a drastic reduction in the health care budget for our armed forces, slashing it by $2.2 billion when the need for medical resources is greater than it’s ever been.
It is a proposal that some defense officials — who have grown accustomed to an open purse when it comes to military expenditures — have said “could effectively gut the Pentagon’s health care system during a nationwide pandemic,” as Politico writes.
“The proposed cut to the military health system over the next five years is part of a sweeping effort Esper initiated last year to eliminate inefficiencies within the Pentagon’s coffers. But two senior defense officials say the effort has been rushed and driven by an arbitrary cost-savings goal, and argue that the cuts to the system will imperil the health care of millions of military personnel and their families as the nation grapples with Covid-19,” the publication states.
Currently, the military medical system serves around 9.5 million active-duty personnel, military retirees, and their dependents through federal government-run facilities in hundreds of locations around the world.
Senior Pentagon officials want to tighten the budgets in an attempt to make the health care system more efficient rather than finding savings through the cancelation of experimental advanced weapons systems that they spend billions on developing.
One Pentagon official tried to downplay the potential effects of the health budget cuts by telling Politico that they will be “conditions-based and will only be implemented to the extent that the [military health system] can continue to maintain our beneficiaries access to quality care, be it through our military health care facilities or with our civilian health care provider partners.”
Another anonymous defense official was less sanguine about the cuts and the process that was used to arrive at the proposal.
“A lot of the decisions were made in dark, smoky rooms, and it was driven by arbitrary numbers of cuts,” said one senior official familiar with the process. “They wanted to book the savings to be able to report it.” “It imperils the ability to support our combat forces overseas,” added a second senior official, arguing that Esper’s moves are damaging the ability to protect the health of active-duty troops in military theaters abroad. “They’re actively pushing very skilled medical people out the door.”
Indeed one of the largest worries about the cuts is that they “would degrade military hospitals to the point that they will no longer be able to sustain the current training pipeline for the military’s medical force, potentially necessitating something akin to a draft of civilian medical workers into the military” at a time when the number of medical personnel in the civilian world is in tight supply.
With private healthcare being more expensive than the government-provided medical services, any overflow of patients from the military system to the overcrowded private sector could “hurt combat medical capability without actually saving money,” according to the concerned Pentagon officials.
Sounds like a plan that should have Kremlin officials overjoyed as well as being a windfall for private health care companies who would reap the extra money from the new influx of patients.
All the more reason to check your voter registration to make sure it’s up to date and to vote this administration out of office in a record landslide in November.
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Original reporting by Lara Seligman and Dan Diamond at Politico.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-16--Biden and Harris call a temporary partisan cease fire to allow Trump to mourn his brother

You know in your heart that Donald Trump wouldn ’ t have been as gracious if the roles were reversed .
While the president grieved in whatever way his hardened heart allows him to over the death of his younger brother Robert yesterday evening , his opponents on the Democratic ticket dropped their partisan attacks on his campaign to offer a temporary respite from the relentless battle that allowed them to express their sincere and humanistically appropriate condolences .
Former Vice President Joe Biden references his own experience of loss and deeply felt suffering from the passing of a close @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sent addressing Trump in his time of sorrow .
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In addition to losing his eldest son , Beau , to brain cancer in 2015 , Biden lost his first wife , Neilia , and their 13-month-old daughter in a car accident in 1972 after a tractor-trailer broadsided their Chevrolet station wagon just days before Christmas .
As a suddenly-minted single father , Biden , through the simultaneous loss of both a partner and a child , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stress that a person could face , a sad situation that left him with a deep sense of compassion for anyone who is forced to mourn the unexpected departure of a loved one .
Biden ’ s vice-presidential running mate , Senator Kamala Harris ( D-CA ) , joined the condolences with a tweet of her own .
Harris wisely doesn ’ t mention what she is thinking about the president in her message of empathy since revealing that bit of information might undermine the tweet ’ s otherwise comforting message .
Given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the way of condolences to the families of the nearly 170,000 people who have died from COVID-19 in this country , the gesture from the Democratic candidates was more of a statement of how people imbued with compassion act towards others than something that the president has earned through his behavior .
After all , this is the man who spent the last day of his brother ’ s life , not by his bedside , but golfing at his Bedminster , NJ resort .
Yes , it is a polite and morally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grieving sibling mourning the loss of his brother , but it must not stop us from mourning the loss of our American values and of our democracy as we ’ ve known it and doing everything in our powers to stop the now sorrowful Trump from damaging our nation further .
Unless some sudden spiritual epiphany triggered by the sudden confrontation with mortality from the death of his younger brother allows Trump to emerge from his mourning period with a completely new personality and a new-found empathy for people other than billionaire oligarchs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dangerous as ever and must be offered no additional allowances for his already fragile mental state .
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You know in your heart that Donald Trump wouldn’t have been as gracious if the roles were reversed.
While the president grieved in whatever way his hardened heart allows him to over the death of his younger brother Robert yesterday evening, his opponents on the Democratic ticket dropped their partisan attacks on his campaign to offer a temporary respite from the relentless battle that allowed them to express their sincere and humanistically appropriate condolences.
Former Vice President Joe Biden references his own experience of loss and deeply felt suffering from the passing of a close family member in this tweet that he sent addressing Trump in his time of sorrow.
Mr. President, Jill and I are sad to learn of your younger brother Robert’s passing. I know the tremendous pain of losing a loved one — and I know how important family is in moments like these. I hope you know that our prayers are with you all. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 16, 2020
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In addition to losing his eldest son, Beau, to brain cancer in 2015, Biden lost his first wife, Neilia, and their 13-month-old daughter in a car accident in 1972 after a tractor-trailer broadsided their Chevrolet station wagon just days before Christmas. As a suddenly-minted single father, Biden, through the simultaneous loss of both a partner and a child, experienced some of the greatest pain and stress that a person could face, a sad situation that left him with a deep sense of compassion for anyone who is forced to mourn the unexpected departure of a loved one.
Biden’s vice-presidential running mate, Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), joined the condolences with a tweet of her own.
Doug and I join the Biden family in sending our deepest condolences and prayers to the entire Trump family during this difficult time. Losing a loved one is never easy but know that we are thinking of you. https://t.co/j9cVKi8b5A — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 16, 2020
Harris wisely doesn’t mention what she is thinking about the president in her message of empathy since revealing that bit of information might undermine the tweet’s otherwise comforting message.
Given that Trump himself has offered little in the way of condolences to the families of the nearly 170,000 people who have died from COVID-19 in this country, the gesture from the Democratic candidates was more of a statement of how people imbued with compassion act towards others than something that the president has earned through his behavior.
After all, this is the man who spent the last day of his brother’s life, not by his bedside, but golfing at his Bedminster, NJ resort.
Yes, it is a polite and morally upstanding act to express sympathy for a grieving sibling mourning the loss of his brother, but it must not stop us from mourning the loss of our American values and of our democracy as we’ve known it and doing everything in our powers to stop the now sorrowful Trump from damaging our nation further.
Unless some sudden spiritual epiphany triggered by the sudden confrontation with mortality from the death of his younger brother allows Trump to emerge from his mourning period with a completely new personality and a new-found empathy for people other than billionaire oligarchs and foreign dictators, he is as dangerous as ever and must be offered no additional allowances for his already fragile mental state.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-17--Former DHS chief of staff claims Trump tried to use “magical authorities” to excuse illegal actions

The disaffected former DHS employee says that such episodes recurred with alarming regularity .
Taylor ’ s description of the dysfunctional White House decision-making process would send chills down your spine if you hadn ’ t already likely figured out for yourself how deeply disturbing that process is .
“ Trump would abruptly endorse policy proposals with little or no consideration , by him or his advisers , of possible knock-on effects , ” Taylor writes .
“ That was the case in 2018 when then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced , at the White House ’ s urging , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone who crossed the border illegally .
The agencies involved were unprepared to implement the policy , causing a disastrous backlog of detentions that ultimately left migrant parents and their children separated.
” “ Incredibly , after this ill-conceived operation was rightfully halted , in the following months the president repeatedly exhorted DHS officials to restart it and to implement a more deliberate policy of pulling migrant families apart en masse , so that adults would be deterred from coming to the border for fear of losing their children .
The president was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boss , then-Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen , refused.
” Even more damning is Taylor ’ s description of how senior DHS officials were “ regularly diverted from dealing with genuine security threats by the chore of responding to these inappropriate and often absurd executive requests , at all hours of the day and night.
” “ One morning it might be a demand to shut off congressionally appropriated funds to a foreign ally that had angered him , and that evening it might be a request to sharpen the spikes atop the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more damaging to human flesh ( “ How much would that cost us ?
” ) .
Meanwhile , Trump showed vanishingly little interest in subjects of vital national security interest , including cybersecurity , domestic terrorism and malicious foreign interference in U.S. affairs.
” Any suspicions you had of our president ’ s inherent sadism are confirmed beyond your wildest nightmares with that one detail about sharpening the spikes on the border wall .
Hopefully , Taylor will be available to testify if Trump is ever prosecuted for human rights abuses in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so thoroughly devastated Trump ’ s domestic Homeland Security policies and efforts , Taylor says that the president ’ s record in undermining U.S. security abroad is equally abysmal , referring his readers to former National Security Advisor John Bolton ’ s recent book as the definitive proof of that argument .
Trump has made America “ profoundly less safe ” not just through his national security policies , according to Taylor , but by “ stoking hatred and division ” and with his “ bungled response to the coronavirus pandemic.
” After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s concluding lines of his op-ed should come as no surprise .
“ It is more than a little ironic that Trump is campaigning for a second term as a law-and-order president .
His first term has been dangerously chaotic .
Four more years of this are unthinkable , ” he sums up his informed position .
Actually , it would be a terrible shame if every American refuses to think about the consequences of a second Trump term .
Only by imaging that catastrophic outcome can we be horrified enough to persist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from office and save our nation .
After making a splash with his op-ed , Taylor doubled-down on his activism against his former boss by endorsing his Democratic opponent Joe Biden in a Republicans Against Trump ad that quickly went viral with its accusations that Trump believed that he had “ magical abilities ” as president .
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The former DHS Chief of Staff goes on to recount how “the president has tried to turn DHS, the nation’s largest law enforcement agency, into a tool used for his political benefit,” citing “obviously partisan requests” that would harm areas that he knew he could never win an election in while sparing heavily Republican states from the same policies.As examples, Tayor points to the closing of the border between Mexico and California in 2019 while allowing it to remain open in Arizona and Texas, as well as the move “to ‘dump’ illegal immigrants in Democratic-leaning sanctuary cities and states to overload their authorities,” something that Taylor claims Trump “insisted’ upon “several times.”Taylor slams the president for a lack of discipline that borders on criminal negligence, relating how while Congressional leaders were awaiting direction from the White House on a deal to avoid a second government shutdown in February of 2019, Trump “demanded a DHS phone briefing to discuss the color of the wall. He was particularly interested in the merits of using spray paint and how the steel structure should be coated.”
The disaffected former DHS employee says that such episodes recurred with alarming regularity.
Taylor’s description of the dysfunctional White House decision-making process would send chills down your spine if you hadn’t already likely figured out for yourself how deeply disturbing that process is.
“Trump would abruptly endorse policy proposals with little or no consideration, by him or his advisers, of possible knock-on effects,” Taylor writes. “That was the case in 2018 when then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced, at the White House’s urging, a “zero tolerance” policy to prosecute anyone who crossed the border illegally. The agencies involved were unprepared to implement the policy, causing a disastrous backlog of detentions that ultimately left migrant parents and their children separated.” “Incredibly, after this ill-conceived operation was rightfully halted, in the following months the president repeatedly exhorted DHS officials to restart it and to implement a more deliberate policy of pulling migrant families apart en masse, so that adults would be deterred from coming to the border for fear of losing their children. The president was visibly furious on multiple occasions when my boss, then-Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, refused.”
Even more damning is Taylor’s description of how senior DHS officials were “regularly diverted from dealing with genuine security threats by the chore of responding to these inappropriate and often absurd executive requests, at all hours of the day and night.”
“One morning it might be a demand to shut off congressionally appropriated funds to a foreign ally that had angered him, and that evening it might be a request to sharpen the spikes atop the border wall so they’d be more damaging to human flesh (“How much would that cost us?”). Meanwhile, Trump showed vanishingly little interest in subjects of vital national security interest, including cybersecurity, domestic terrorism and malicious foreign interference in U.S. affairs.”
Any suspicions you had of our president’s inherent sadism are confirmed beyond your wildest nightmares with that one detail about sharpening the spikes on the border wall.
Hopefully, Taylor will be available to testify if Trump is ever prosecuted for human rights abuses in an international court of justice.
Having so thoroughly devastated Trump’s domestic Homeland Security policies and efforts, Taylor says that the president’s record in undermining U.S. security abroad is equally abysmal, referring his readers to former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s recent book as the definitive proof of that argument.
Trump has made America “profoundly less safe” not just through his national security policies, according to Taylor, but by “stoking hatred and division” and with his “bungled response to the coronavirus pandemic.”
After this litany of offenses, Taylor’s concluding lines of his op-ed should come as no surprise.
“It is more than a little ironic that Trump is campaigning for a second term as a law-and-order president. His first term has been dangerously chaotic. Four more years of this are unthinkable,” he sums up his informed position.
Actually, it would be a terrible shame if every American refuses to think about the consequences of a second Trump term.
Only by imaging that catastrophic outcome can we be horrified enough to persist in our unflagging efforts to remove him from office and save our nation.
After making a splash with his op-ed, Taylor doubled-down on his activism against his former boss by endorsing his Democratic opponent Joe Biden in a Republicans Against Trump ad that quickly went viral with its accusations that Trump believed that he had “magical abilities” as president.
Terrifying, indeed!
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-17--“Nasty Mexican dog!” Video shows California “Karen” screaming slurs at Latino man walking his dog

There seems to be no end to the stream of racist videos going viral during the Trump era .
Time and time again we see white people harassing and insulting people of color , so secure in their own white privilege and entitlement that they are completely unperturbed by the fact that their bigotry is being captured on camera .
The latest such video to explode across social media comes from a Twitter user who claims that her boyfriend was walking his dog somewhere in the Bay Area when a white woman accosted him and began hurling vile racial slurs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the white woman grimacing and calling the man a “ nasty Mexican dog ” over and over again .
The man manages to maintain his composure and replies “ God bless you ” to the woman , clearly trying to de-escalate the encounter .
He then tries to walk away while still filming , and the woman follows him , repeating her “ Mexican dog ” insult .
“ Keep following me and I ’ ll call the police on you , ” the man says .
“ I ’ m not following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dog , ” the woman says several times while following him closely .
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“ God bless you , ” the man says again .
“ Jesus loves you , God bless you .
Don ’ t be talking to me like that , ” the man replies .
“ No don ’ t talk to me about Jesus !
I don ’ t want to talk to you , you started talking to me nasty dog @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Don ’ t start talking to me like that , ” the man said , still managing to remain calm despite the verbal abuse .
“ You started talking to me nasty dog !
” she says .
“ Mexican nasty turd-colored dog .
Turd !
Turd !
Turd nasty Mexican turd dog , ” the woman shouts right before the video ends .
There ’ s no way to know for sure how this encounter started before the camera was rolling , but there is absolutely no excuse for this woman ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like this have always existed in this country , the election of Trump has emboldened them .
Luckily , the proliferation of smartphones means that for the first time in history we are getting an unvarnished look at the hateful interactions people of color face on a daily basis .
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There seems to be no end to the stream of racist videos going viral during the Trump era. Time and time again we see white people harassing and insulting people of color, so secure in their own white privilege and entitlement that they are completely unperturbed by the fact that their bigotry is being captured on camera.
The latest such video to explode across social media comes from a Twitter user who claims that her boyfriend was walking his dog somewhere in the Bay Area when a white woman accosted him and began hurling vile racial slurs at him.
The clip starts with the white woman grimacing and calling the man a “nasty Mexican dog” over and over again. The man manages to maintain his composure and replies “God bless you” to the woman, clearly trying to de-escalate the encounter. He then tries to walk away while still filming, and the woman follows him, repeating her “Mexican dog” insult.
“Keep following me and I’ll call the police on you,” the man says.
“I’m not following you, you’re following me dog,” the woman says several times while following him closely.
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“God bless you,” the man says again.
“No don’t bless… F*ck off!” the woman shouts.
“Jesus loves you, God bless you. Don’t be talking to me like that,” the man replies.
“No don’t talk to me about Jesus! I don’t want to talk to you, you started talking to me nasty dog,” the woman claims.
“Don’t start talking to me like that,” the man said, still managing to remain calm despite the verbal abuse.
“You started talking to me nasty dog!” she says.
“Calm down,” he says.
“Mexican nasty turd-colored dog. Turd! Turd! Turd nasty Mexican turd dog,” the woman shouts right before the video ends.
There’s no way to know for sure how this encounter started before the camera was rolling, but there is absolutely no excuse for this woman’s shockingly racist language. While racists like this have always existed in this country, the election of Trump has emboldened them. Luckily, the proliferation of smartphones means that for the first time in history we are getting an unvarnished look at the hateful interactions people of color face on a daily basis. Now, we can start holding people accountable.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-17--Video shows family screaming in terror as Boaters For Trump parade sinks their boat

One of the more bizarre developments of the 2020 political landscape has been the rise of the Boaters For Trump , a group of politically-minded boating enthusiasts who also enjoy racism .
After videos of their boat parades and streaming TRUMP 2020 flags went viral , Trump himself shoved them squarely into the national consciousness with his tweets praising our “ beautiful boaters ” and bragging about how Joe Biden never has any boat parades for him .
But it appears the boaters have gone too far .
In a ridiculous scene straight out of Caddyshack — and a painfully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entire presidency — a new video shows an obnoxious Boaters for Trump parade on the Williamette River in Portland Oregon creating such a disturbance in the water that they flooded and then sank a non-Trump family boat as the occupants screamed in terror .
The boat entirely disappears beneath the waves as the occupants are forced to jump ship , and are quickly rescued by other boats in the area .
In the COVID-19 era , boat parades have replaced Trump rallies as the go-to venue for his baying and hooting supporters to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man who has almost certainly never driven a boat himself and once nearly told the Boy Scout Jamboree about a sex party he attended on a yacht once .
The president ’ s tweets have promoted a Boaters For A Brighter Future PAC , which you will not be surprised to learn does not actually exist .
The Daily Beast reports that founders Scott Crabtree and Carlton Morris were planning to start a PAC but the project died with their accountant after he had a heart attack on his boat .
Now it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pair promote ridiculous anti-Green New Deal propaganda and warn Americans of the coming war between “ boat folks ” and “ woke folks.
” “ Do you trust them with your boat ?
” asks the website next to pictures of Democratic leaders .
Ironically , Crabtree himself does not own a boat , but he does own a boat-related financial advice company .
Original reporting by Sophie Tanno at the Daily Mail .
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One of the more bizarre developments of the 2020 political landscape has been the rise of the Boaters For Trump, a group of politically-minded boating enthusiasts who also enjoy racism. After videos of their boat parades and streaming TRUMP 2020 flags went viral, Trump himself shoved them squarely into the national consciousness with his tweets praising our “beautiful boaters” and bragging about how Joe Biden never has any boat parades for him.
Thank you very much to our beautiful “boaters.” I will never let you down! pic.twitter.com/Ot5Ffnjj9G — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 3, 2020
But it appears the boaters have gone too far.
In a ridiculous scene straight out of Caddyshack — and a painfully appropriate metaphor for Donald Trump’s entire presidency — a new video shows an obnoxious Boaters for Trump parade on the Williamette River in Portland Oregon creating such a disturbance in the water that they flooded and then sank a non-Trump family boat as the occupants screamed in terror. The boat entirely disappears beneath the waves as the occupants are forced to jump ship, and are quickly rescued by other boats in the area.
https://twitter.com/jimirosenk/status/1295130927769640965
In the COVID-19 era, boat parades have replaced Trump rallies as the go-to venue for his baying and hooting supporters to congregate and show their devotion to a man who has almost certainly never driven a boat himself and once nearly told the Boy Scout Jamboree about a sex party he attended on a yacht once.
The president’s tweets have promoted a Boaters For A Brighter Future PAC, which you will not be surprised to learn does not actually exist. The Daily Beast reports that founders Scott Crabtree and Carlton Morris were planning to start a PAC but the project died with their accountant after he had a heart attack on his boat. Now it only exists as a website, where the pair promote ridiculous anti-Green New Deal propaganda and warn Americans of the coming war between “boat folks” and “woke folks.” “Do you trust them with your boat?” asks the website next to pictures of Democratic leaders.
Ironically, Crabtree himself does not own a boat, but he does own a boat-related financial advice company.
Original reporting by Sophie Tanno at the Daily Mail.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-17--Kellyanne Conway’s daughter goes on Twitter and trashes her mom for supporting Trump

No longer a child , beset with a flood of unfamiliar and life-altering hormones , subject to aching decisions about an increasingly uncertain future , it ’ s a difficult period in anyone ’ s life .
Of course , some teens have it better than others .
Some may not live in stable family homes ; some must work when not in school to survive ; some have every opportunity and amenity provided for them by well-to-do parents .
Then there are those teens who — despite the ample financial support from their family — are mortified by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ daily activities are publicly chronicled on TV and in social media .
Claudia Conway , the daughter of Trump Senior Advisor Kellyanne Conway and Lincoln Project co-founder George Conway , decidedly fits in this last category .
At 15-years-old , Claudia has become the latest poster girl for teenage rebellion against parents who , although they have diametrically opposed views on the character of Donald Trump , are both conservative luminaries .
As Claudia has developed her own political outlook , she has decidedly sided with her father ’ s “ Never Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media activity , expressed views on social issues that are as far from conservative as one would expect any modern urban teenager would hold .
Once the media discovered Claudia ’ s Twitter feed , her outspoken criticism of her mother ’ s boss and her perspective on internal family squabbles soon led to a suspension of online privileges for the rebellious daughter .
In today ’ s connected world of remote online classes , it was impossible to keep Claudia off of social media for long .
She soon returned to posting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than even the most scathing Lincoln Project ads that her father helped develop .
Claudia has been particularly active in the last 24 hours , beginning with a gauntlet of opposition to the president that she threw down yesterday as her mission statement and raison d ’ être .
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The Conway daughter quickly demonstrated her ethos with her sarcastic comments on a post by Trump ludicrously claiming that he ’ s the most pro-woman president in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ touchy in her next tweet , where she poses a question in response to a tweet by her own mother that is laden with implicit accusations of political hypocrisy .
Claudia is apparently learning firsthand the lessons of political media manipulation where ends , not means , are all that matters .
How far the scion of conservative media stars has drifted from the philosophies of those that spawned her is made evident in her next tweet , a fan-girl plea to the progressive beacon , Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-NY ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s progressive beliefs and the mother ’ s role as a primary spokesperson for the president came into stark view when Claudia lamented about being forced to watch her own mother on TV next to the person that she has already indicated she holds more animosity towards than anyone else in the world .
It ’ s tough being a teen and coming to the realization that life just isn ’ t fair .
Still being a teen means that you get to send tweets like this next one out , displaying all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can muster .
Just make sure you call your mom next time she ’ s live on Fox News , Claudia .
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Being a teenager is notoriously tough.
No longer a child, beset with a flood of unfamiliar and life-altering hormones, subject to aching decisions about an increasingly uncertain future, it’s a difficult period in anyone’s life.
Of course, some teens have it better than others.
Some may not live in stable family homes; some must work when not in school to survive; some have every opportunity and amenity provided for them by well-to-do parents.
Then there are those teens who — despite the ample financial support from their family — are mortified by the embarrassment caused by their celebrity parents whose daily activities are publicly chronicled on TV and in social media.
Claudia Conway, the daughter of Trump Senior Advisor Kellyanne Conway and Lincoln Project co-founder George Conway, decidedly fits in this last category.
At 15-years-old, Claudia has become the latest poster girl for teenage rebellion against parents who, although they have diametrically opposed views on the character of Donald Trump, are both conservative luminaries.
As Claudia has developed her own political outlook, she has decidedly sided with her father’s “Never Trump” philosophy and, through her social media activity, expressed views on social issues that are as far from conservative as one would expect any modern urban teenager would hold.
Once the media discovered Claudia’s Twitter feed, her outspoken criticism of her mother’s boss and her perspective on internal family squabbles soon led to a suspension of online privileges for the rebellious daughter.
In today’s connected world of remote online classes, it was impossible to keep Claudia off of social media for long.
She soon returned to posting content that was even more virulently anti-Trump than even the most scathing Lincoln Project ads that her father helped develop.
Claudia has been particularly active in the last 24 hours, beginning with a gauntlet of opposition to the president that she threw down yesterday as her mission statement and raison d’être.
https://twitter.com/claudiamconwayy/status/1295041314434830337?s=20
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The Conway daughter quickly demonstrated her ethos with her sarcastic comments on a post by Trump ludicrously claiming that he’s the most pro-woman president in history.
grab em by the p**sy, right? https://t.co/b3i9wM2fwJ — CLAUDIA CONWAY (@claudiamconwayy) August 14, 2020
Things get a bit more touchy in her next tweet, where she poses a question in response to a tweet by her own mother that is laden with implicit accusations of political hypocrisy.
so CNN isn’t fake news then? https://t.co/gOfsIpo1zd — CLAUDIA CONWAY (@claudiamconwayy) August 17, 2020
Claudia is apparently learning firsthand the lessons of political media manipulation where ends, not means, are all that matters.
How far the scion of conservative media stars has drifted from the philosophies of those that spawned her is made evident in her next tweet, a fan-girl plea to the progressive beacon, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
https://twitter.com/claudiamconwayy/status/1295329391476649984?s=20
The cognitive dissonance between the daughter’s progressive beliefs and the mother’s role as a primary spokesperson for the president came into stark view when Claudia lamented about being forced to watch her own mother on TV next to the person that she has already indicated she holds more animosity towards than anyone else in the world.
you know life isn’t fair when you wake up to your own mother speaking aside a homophobe and a rapist https://t.co/mTQSMfVA3a — CLAUDIA CONWAY (@claudiamconwayy) August 17, 2020
It’s tough being a teen and coming to the realization that life just isn’t fair.
Still being a teen means that you get to send tweets like this next one out, displaying all of the transgressive glory that adolescents alone can muster.
gonna go on my mother’s phone and set WAP as her ringtone for me — CLAUDIA CONWAY (@claudiamconwayy) August 17, 2020
Just make sure you call your mom next time she’s live on Fox News, Claudia.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-17--Trump says ballots are being mailed to dogs in outrageous Fox interview

The Republican Party is waging war against the United States Postal Service .
Trump ’ s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has been working around the clock to gut the agency , employing tactics ranging from cutting back on overtime for postal workers , to delaying delivery times , to facilitating the physical removal of crucial mail sorting equipment .
The goal is to make mail-in voting harder to process and to undermine faith in the Postal Service ahead of the election .
Trump does not want people to vote easily because he knows there ’ s a very good chance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him .
Voter suppression is the goal .
Today , Trump appeared on Fox & Friends where he was asked by host Steve Doocy about the “ sabotaging ” of the Postal Service .
Even though Trump has already essentially admitted that that ’ s what he ’ s doing , he denied it .
“ No , I ’ m just making it good .
We have a very very good business guy running it and I want to make , I jokingly say but it ’ s true , I want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Okay ?
” said Trump .
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“ This has been one of the disasters of the world , the way it ’ s been run .
It ’ s been run horribly .
And we ’ re going to make it good , ” the president said of the extremely popular agency .
“ They come and they drop all their mail to a post office , not all of it , but a big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ‘ Here , you deliver it , you stupid people , ’ We ’ re losing a fortune .
And I said , you ’ ve got to raise the rates , ” said Trump , making it clear that he has little understanding of how people actually interact with the Postal Service .
The president ranted and raved , eventually circling back to the issue of mail-in voting .
“ Now with that being said , I have to tell you that if you go with this universal mail-in where you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , tens of millions of ballots being sent to everybody and their dogs , okay ?
Dogs are getting them , okay ?
People that have been dead for 25 years are getting them .
You have to see what ’ s happening , ” Trump claimed .
As usual , Trump is lying .
There is no evidence that mail-in voting fraud is anything beyond a right-wing conspiracy theory aimed at denying Americans their right to vote .
One study found only eight cases of mail-in fraud out 16 million votes cast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dead people are not voting en masse and obviously dogs aren ’ t either .
The Republicans love to bring up the case of a pet owner who received a voter application for her dead cat but such a mistake is hardly a pressing problem because an application is not the same as a ballot .
If the owners had tried to return the application in their cat ’ s name they would have been caught and charged with voter fraud .
This simply isn ’ t a real issue .
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The Republican Party is waging war against the United States Postal Service. Trump’s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has been working around the clock to gut the agency, employing tactics ranging from cutting back on overtime for postal workers, to delaying delivery times, to facilitating the physical removal of crucial mail sorting equipment.
The goal is to make mail-in voting harder to process and to undermine faith in the Postal Service ahead of the election. Trump does not want people to vote easily because he knows there’s a very good chance that they’ll be voting against him. Voter suppression is the goal.
Today, Trump appeared on Fox & Friends where he was asked by host Steve Doocy about the “sabotaging” of the Postal Service. Even though Trump has already essentially admitted that that’s what he’s doing, he denied it.
“No, I’m just making it good. We have a very very good business guy running it and I want to make, I jokingly say but it’s true, I want to make the post office great again. Okay?” said Trump.
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“This has been one of the disasters of the world, the way it’s been run. It’s been run horribly. And we’re going to make it good,” the president said of the extremely popular agency.
“They come and they drop all their mail to a post office, not all of it, but a big percentage of it, and they say, ‘Here, you deliver it, you stupid people,’ We’re losing a fortune. And I said, you’ve got to raise the rates,” said Trump, making it clear that he has little understanding of how people actually interact with the Postal Service.
The president ranted and raved, eventually circling back to the issue of mail-in voting.
“Now with that being said, I have to tell you that if you go with this universal mail-in where you send millions of votes, in California, tens of millions of ballots being sent to everybody and their dogs, okay? Dogs are getting them, okay? People that have been dead for 25 years are getting them. You have to see what’s happening,” Trump claimed.
As usual, Trump is lying. There is no evidence that mail-in voting fraud is anything beyond a right-wing conspiracy theory aimed at denying Americans their right to vote. One study found only eight cases of mail-in fraud out 16 million votes cast over the course of thirteen years. Dead people are not voting en masse and obviously dogs aren’t either.
The Republicans love to bring up the case of a pet owner who received a voter application for her dead cat but such a mistake is hardly a pressing problem because an application is not the same as a ballot. If the owners had tried to return the application in their cat’s name they would have been caught and charged with voter fraud. This simply isn’t a real issue.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-17--Trump gets immediately called out for “insidious lie” about drop boxes for mail-in ballots

President Trump ’ s unrelenting assault on the postal service and the vote-by-mail program that the United States has successfully used since the Civil War continued on Monday morning with the President tweeting what commentators immediately condemned as an “ insidious lie.
” Absentee ballots and mail-in ballots are essentially the same thing , the only difference being that absentee ballots are specifically intended for voters who can not physically make it to the polls — because they are out of state for some reason , at college , in prison , or possibly avoiding exposure to a pandemic — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states to all voters , whether they can make it to the polls or not .
President Trump himself votes absentee and “ drop boxes ” are used in his home county of Palm Beach , Florida , but all of that is entirely irrelevant as he wages a two-front war against the United States Postal Service itself and against the concept of mail-in voting itself as COVID-19 makes in-person voting an extremely dangerous prospect .
Republican have spent decades using the imaginary specter of voter fraud as an excuse to pass restrictive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ youth voters , but this represents an unprecedented escalation of rhetoric that not only spits in the face of reality but is a clear-cut attempt to tilt the election in Donald Trump ’ s favor .
This is even more disturbing considering how he continually floats the idea of disputing the election result if it goes against him , like he did this morning on FOX and Friends : Prominent political commentators immediately lined up in defense of the truth :

President Trump’s unrelenting assault on the postal service and the vote-by-mail program that the United States has successfully used since the Civil War continued on Monday morning with the President tweeting what commentators immediately condemned as an “insidious lie.”
Some states use “drop boxes” for the collection of Universal Mail-In Ballots. So who is going to “collect” the Ballots, and what might be done to them prior to tabulation? A Rigged Election? So bad for our Country. Only Absentee Ballots acceptable! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2020
Absentee ballots and mail-in ballots are essentially the same thing, the only difference being that absentee ballots are specifically intended for voters who cannot physically make it to the polls — because they are out of state for some reason, at college, in prison, or possibly avoiding exposure to a pandemic — and mail-in ballots are sent by some states to all voters, whether they can make it to the polls or not.
President Trump himself votes absentee and “drop boxes” are used in his home county of Palm Beach, Florida, but all of that is entirely irrelevant as he wages a two-front war against the United States Postal Service itself and against the concept of mail-in voting itself as COVID-19 makes in-person voting an extremely dangerous prospect.
Republican have spent decades using the imaginary specter of voter fraud as an excuse to pass restrictive voting laws designed to disenfranchise minority and youth voters, but this represents an unprecedented escalation of rhetoric that not only spits in the face of reality but is a clear-cut attempt to tilt the election in Donald Trump’s favor.
This is even more disturbing considering how he continually floats the idea of disputing the election result if it goes against him, like he did this morning on FOX and Friends:
Given a chance to reassure people that he will indeed leave office if he loses in November, Trump immediately changes the topic to bashing Hillary Clinton. He eventually suggests he’ll challenge the results in the event of a Biden win. pic.twitter.com/NQHspG8Wvg — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 17, 2020
Prominent political commentators immediately lined up in defense of the truth:
This is a brazen lie about how voting works. Dem and GOP officials run elections with "ballot drop boxes" across the country. They say it works great and voters love it. There are safeguards in place, like 24/7 video surveillance. Learn the truth here –> https://t.co/Ht8OzskPOh https://t.co/ceqWh5cmov — Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) August 17, 2020
This is an insidious lie. Palm Beach County, where Trump voted by mail despite not being legally entitled to live at the address he used as his legal residence, uses drop boxes. Ultimately the ballots’ signatures are checked against registered voters. https://t.co/E79ZFPQrfO — S.V. Dáte (@svdate) August 17, 2020
Drop boxes are a safe and secure way for voters to return their ballots. They complement other options for returning ballots. Trump continues his baseless attacks which are intended to cause chaos and confusion. pic.twitter.com/XwQAi4cSYP — Kristen Clarke (@KristenClarkeJD) August 17, 2020
In Ohio, which has no-excuse absentee voting, ballots from drop boxes must be collected once daily by both a Republican and Democratic member from the board of elections. https://t.co/lMysMWZhph https://t.co/jqtotP78C2 — Sam Levine (@srl) August 17, 2020
1) Election officials monitor the boxes and collect the ballots 2) Drop boxes aren’t solely used in states with all-mail elections, but also in states that require voters to affirmately request ballots, like Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, etc https://t.co/idSdtJxuoR — Grace Panetta (@grace_panetta) August 17, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-17--New video appears to show Melania refusing twice to hold Trump’s hand

The president ’ s relationship with his wife Melania is infamous for being rather on the frosty side of things — unsurprisingly so , considering the way that his rampant infidelity led to a hush-money payment to a porn star and a criminal investigation that sent his personal lawyer Michael Cohen to prison .
That frostiness was on full display in a recent video clip that shows the President attempting to hold her hand twice times as they descend the steps of Air Force One — but it appears she wasn ’ t having any of it .
While he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was already holding her handbag , the speed with which she jerks her hand away indicates that this rejection was not just out of inconvenience .
Further supporting this hypothesis is the multiple videos that show Melania previously refusing to hold his hand .
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In May 2017 , Melania famously swatted the president ’ s hand away on the tarmac in Tel Aviv : Melania appeared to dodge the grasping of his deficient digits in February @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : She also refused to hold his hand in April 2018 while welcoming French President Emanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte .
It appears all is not well behind the scenes in the East Wing — but given Donald Trump ’ s performance as President , his long history of infidelity , and the many sexual harassment and assaults allegations against him — some of which allegedly occurred while Melania was in the house — can you blame her ?

The president’s relationship with his wife Melania is infamous for being rather on the frosty side of things — unsurprisingly so, considering the way that his rampant infidelity led to a hush-money payment to a porn star and a criminal investigation that sent his personal lawyer Michael Cohen to prison.
That frostiness was on full display in a recent video clip that shows the President attempting to hold her hand twice times as they descend the steps of Air Force One — but it appears she wasn’t having any of it.
Melania repeatedly refuses to hold Donald Trump's hand in excruciating clip pic.twitter.com/NiFo3NZs8m — The Independent (@Independent) August 17, 2020
While he was attempting to hold the hand that was already holding her handbag, the speed with which she jerks her hand away indicates that this rejection was not just out of inconvenience. Further supporting this hypothesis is the multiple videos that show Melania previously refusing to hold his hand.
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In May 2017, Melania famously swatted the president’s hand away on the tarmac in Tel Aviv:
Melania appeared to dodge the grasping of his deficient digits in February 2018 on the way to Marine One:
WATCH: President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump depart the White House on their way to Ohio pic.twitter.com/unoZ5xyEXN — NBC News (@NBCNews) February 5, 2018
She also refused to hold his hand in April 2018 while welcoming French President Emanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte.
–Body language–
Trump: tap, tap
Melania:
Trump: pinky tap
Melania:
Trump: pinky tap, tap < 2 mill>
Melania:
Trump: 3 finger brush <3 mill>
Melania: #Maddow pic.twitter.com/10mKIwS9he — Polly Sigh (@dcpoll) April 24, 2018
It appears all is not well behind the scenes in the East Wing — but given Donald Trump’s performance as President, his long history of infidelity, and the many sexual harassment and assaults allegations against him — some of which allegedly occurred while Melania was in the house — can you blame her?
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-17--Trump selfishly makes interview about his dead brother all about himself and his “success”

This weekend , President Donald Trump lost his brother , Robert Trump , who he has not mentioned once in the four years of his presidency .
While publicly the president made all the appropriate mournful statements and expressions of grief , it wasn ’ t lost on anyone that he didn ’ t bother going to the hospital to see his brother before he passed , instead choosing to play golf .
On Monday morning , Trump joined FOX and Friends for an interview , and he once again proved his incapable of tempering his sociopathic narcissism in any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ selfishness , Trump turned the discussion about Fred Trump into a plug for his own “ success ” and praised his brother for not being “ jealous ” of him .
He even threw in a passive-aggressive jab at his dead brother , claiming that he was “ smart , but he wasn ’ t , you know… ” Sign the petition to tell Congress to stop Trump ’ s sabotage of the post office !
The president ’ s remarks prove once again that loyalty and flattery are the only virtues of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only thing that stands out to Trump about his brother , who had , in fact , had been estranged from him for years before his death , is that he never publicly criticized him or envied him , even though Trump clearly thinks Robert should have been envious of him , because he was sooooooo “ successful.
” The way that the remarks dovetail into Trump ’ s formulaic blaming of China for the coronavirus crisis both hints that Robert Trump died of COVID-19 ( cause of death has not been released @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of what he just said has any relation to reality at all , given the way that the remarks are peppered with meaningless platitudes like “ a lot of people have already forgotten , and you can ’ t forget.
” The president ’ s apparent unfamiliarity with the term “ best friend ” raises a whole host of questions about the President and the way in which he views the people around him .
While it ’ s almost expected at this point , it is still breathtaking to see the ease @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including the death of his brother , and callously twist it to make it all about himself .
His entire presidency has been laser-focused on his burnishing his ego , and the tens of millions of Americans who are facing sickness , eviction , and poverty from the COVID-19 crisis are a grim testament to his neglectful narcissism .
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This weekend, President Donald Trump lost his brother, Robert Trump, who he has not mentioned once in the four years of his presidency. While publicly the president made all the appropriate mournful statements and expressions of grief, it wasn’t lost on anyone that he didn’t bother going to the hospital to see his brother before he passed, instead choosing to play golf.
On Monday morning, Trump joined FOX and Friends for an interview, and he once again proved his incapable of tempering his sociopathic narcissism in any situation. In a stunning show of selfishness, Trump turned the discussion about Fred Trump into a plug for his own “success” and praised his brother for not being “jealous” of him. He even threw in a passive-aggressive jab at his dead brother, claiming that he was “smart, but he wasn’t, you know…”
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Here's the transcript of Trump's remarks on his brother's death: pic.twitter.com/2vs2MjXNXp — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 17, 2020
The president’s remarks prove once again that loyalty and flattery are the only virtues of any value to Donald Trump. The only thing that stands out to Trump about his brother, who had, in fact, had been estranged from him for years before his death, is that he never publicly criticized him or envied him, even though Trump clearly thinks Robert should have been envious of him, because he was sooooooo “successful.”
The way that the remarks dovetail into Trump’s formulaic blaming of China for the coronavirus crisis both hints that Robert Trump died of COVID-19 (cause of death has not been released) and calls into question whether any of what he just said has any relation to reality at all, given the way that the remarks are peppered with meaningless platitudes like “a lot of people have already forgotten, and you can’t forget.”
The president’s apparent unfamiliarity with the term “best friend” raises a whole host of questions about the President and the way in which he views the people around him.
While it’s almost expected at this point, it is still breathtaking to see the ease with which Trump will take any subject, including the death of his brother, and callously twist it to make it all about himself. His entire presidency has been laser-focused on his burnishing his ego, and the tens of millions of Americans who are facing sickness, eviction, and poverty from the COVID-19 crisis are a grim testament to his neglectful narcissism.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-18--DeJoy swears to halt changes at postal service but is the damage already done?

Facing copious heat for his removal of mail-sorting machines and blue mailboxes and the closure of some mail-processing facilities at the U.S .
Postal Service , Postmaster General Louis DeJoy issued a statement today rescinding all policy changes at the USPS until after the November election .
DeJoy was asked to report to Congress to explain the sudden deterioration of mail services after he began an efficiency initiative at the Postal Service that eliminated staff overtime , closed facilities , and removed necessary equipment suspiciously around the same time that Donald Trump saw his negative opinion polls and started railing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as more dangerous than the identical absentee voting that he has regularly utilized to exercise his own franchise .
Given that DeJoy had no previous Postal Service experience before being appointed to his position and the fact that he is a major donor to Donald Trump with investments in companies that compete with the USPS , his reassurances regarding the ability of the mail carriers to handle the volume of increased voting by mail in October and November was met with skepticism .
“ The Postal Service is ready today to handle whatever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fall , ” DeJoy said today .
“ Even with the challenges of keeping our employees and customers safe and healthy as they operate amid a pandemic , we will deliver the nation ’ s election mail on time and within our well-established service standards .
The American public should know that this is our number one priority between now and election day , ” he claimed .
Senator Elizabeth Warren ( D-MA ) generously responded to DeJoy ’ s statement as “ a start , ” but wanted to ensure that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is reversed and that the Postmaster ’ s conflicts are thoroughly investigated .
Others on Twitter were even more skeptical and urged the public to keep up the pressure on the Trump administration .
It seems like the jury is still out on whether the problems with the Postal Service have been solved by the public outrage over Trump ’ s attempts to undermine the USPS in order to make it more difficult for Americans to vote against him .
At least one type of jury will get to inquire further into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ testimony on Friday .
Stay tuned for updates .
Original reporting by Emily Gooden at The Daily Mail .
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Facing copious heat for his removal of mail-sorting machines and blue mailboxes and the closure of some mail-processing facilities at the U.S. Postal Service, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy issued a statement today rescinding all policy changes at the USPS until after the November election.
“To avoid even the appearance of any impact on election mail, I am suspending these initiatives until after the election is concluded,” DeJoy said after being called to testify before angry Congressional committees beginning this coming Friday.
DeJoy was asked to report to Congress to explain the sudden deterioration of mail services after he began an efficiency initiative at the Postal Service that eliminated staff overtime, closed facilities, and removed necessary equipment suspiciously around the same time that Donald Trump saw his negative opinion polls and started railing against mail-in voting which he inexplicably saw as more dangerous than the identical absentee voting that he has regularly utilized to exercise his own franchise.
Given that DeJoy had no previous Postal Service experience before being appointed to his position and the fact that he is a major donor to Donald Trump with investments in companies that compete with the USPS, his reassurances regarding the ability of the mail carriers to handle the volume of increased voting by mail in October and November was met with skepticism.
“The Postal Service is ready today to handle whatever volume of election mail it receives this fall,” DeJoy said today. “Even with the challenges of keeping our employees and customers safe and healthy as they operate amid a pandemic, we will deliver the nation’s election mail on time and within our well-established service standards. The American public should know that this is our number one priority between now and election day,” he claimed.
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) generously responded to DeJoy’s statement as “a start,” but wanted to ensure that the damage already inflicted on the Postal Service is reversed and that the Postmaster’s conflicts are thoroughly investigated.
This is a start. But we still need to reverse all the damage, fully fund @USPS, & investigate DeJoy’s conflicts. And we need to keep our eyes on DeJoy so he keeps his promise & doesn’t find new ways to dismantle the USPS. I’ll be watching DeJoy’s actions – not just his words. pic.twitter.com/DNlGKqZSwt — Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 18, 2020
Others on Twitter were even more skeptical and urged the public to keep up the pressure on the Trump administration.
It seems like the jury is still out on whether the problems with the Postal Service have been solved by the public outrage over Trump’s attempts to undermine the USPS in order to make it more difficult for Americans to vote against him.
At least one type of jury will get to inquire further into the burgeoning scandal when DeJoy begins his congressional testimony on Friday. Stay tuned for updates.
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Original reporting by Emily Gooden at The Daily Mail.
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