occupydemocrats--2020-12-18--Republican Jim Jordan provokes firestorm of outrage after telling suffering workers to “get a job”

Americans are still dying en masse from COVID-19 thanks in large part to the criminally negligent approach the Trump administration has taken towards the pandemic since day one .
The fallout from the president ’ s disastrous leadership has since been compounded by utter apathy on the part of Congressional Republicans , who have refused to pass the kind of stimulus bill out of work Americans so desperately need right now .
The Democratically-controlled House passed a $ 3 trillion stimulus package back in May but the Republican-controlled Senate has refused to even take it up for a vote .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ massive spending when it ’ s time to give out needless tax cuts to the super-wealthy but when it comes to helping a single mother put food on her table after getting laid off they can ’ t seem to scrape together a handful of pennies .
Even during a historic crisis , the GOP will always choose to serve its corporate masters over the American people .
Simply standing by idly as the people they swore an oath to serve suffer and die isn ’ t enough for these ghouls though .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to injury by patronizing us as they wait for the pandemic to end , comfortably insulated in their privilege in wealth .
Rep. Jim Jordan ( R-OH ) , a man infamous for ignoring rampant sexual abuse during his time as a coach at Ohio State University , tweeted today that the “ best stimulus ” is a “ job.
” Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede !
It ’ s difficult to fully articulate just how truly disgusting Jordan ’ s sentiment is .
Thanks to him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ haven ’ t received the financial support from their government that their tax dollars and basic human dignity entitle them to .
His tweet implies that unemployed people are simply lazy , completely ignoring the devastation the coronavirus has visited on our economy .
It ’ s not that people don ’ t want to work , it ’ s that most places aren ’ t hiring .
Most of us can ’ t rely on taxpayer-funded salaries like Jim here .
Most of us have to actually work to pay our bills @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his , Jordan has chosen to spit on us .
One would say that he should be ashamed of himself , but a man who happily ignored sexual abuse during his climb to power is obviously incapable of shame .
The people of Ohio would be wise to make sure that after his next reelection attempt , Jordan instead finds himself suddenly unemployed .
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Americans are still dying en masse from COVID-19 thanks in large part to the criminally negligent approach the Trump administration has taken towards the pandemic since day one. The fallout from the president’s disastrous leadership has since been compounded by utter apathy on the part of Congressional Republicans, who have refused to pass the kind of stimulus bill out of work Americans so desperately need right now.
The Democratically-controlled House passed a $3 trillion stimulus package back in May but the Republican-controlled Senate has refused to even take it up for a vote. Apparently, conservatives have no problem with massive spending when it’s time to give out needless tax cuts to the super-wealthy but when it comes to helping a single mother put food on her table after getting laid off they can’t seem to scrape together a handful of pennies. Even during a historic crisis, the GOP will always choose to serve its corporate masters over the American people.
Simply standing by idly as the people they swore an oath to serve suffer and die isn’t enough for these ghouls though. They feel the need to add insult to injury by patronizing us as they wait for the pandemic to end, comfortably insulated in their privilege in wealth. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), a man infamous for ignoring rampant sexual abuse during his time as a coach at Ohio State University, tweeted today that the “best stimulus” is a “job.”
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
It’s difficult to fully articulate just how truly disgusting Jordan’s sentiment is. Thanks to him and his Republican cronies, Americans still haven’t received the financial support from their government that their tax dollars and basic human dignity entitle them to. His tweet implies that unemployed people are simply lazy, completely ignoring the devastation the coronavirus has visited on our economy. It’s not that people don’t want to work, it’s that most places aren’t hiring.
Most of us can’t rely on taxpayer-funded salaries like Jim here. Most of us have to actually work to pay our bills and rather than thanking us for paying his, Jordan has chosen to spit on us. One would say that he should be ashamed of himself, but a man who happily ignored sexual abuse during his climb to power is obviously incapable of shame. The people of Ohio would be wise to make sure that after his next reelection attempt, Jordan instead finds himself suddenly unemployed.
The best stimulus? A job. — Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) December 18, 2020
Twitter users responded with understandable rage.
https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/1339943667432378369?s=20
You should get one. — Scott Dworkin (@funder) December 18, 2020
You should get a real one — Rob (@robrousseau) December 18, 2020
Ohio lost more jobs in 2019 than any year since 2008. We needed jobs BEFORE the pandemic! Yet you did NOTHING to help Ohioans as usual. Tweeting isn’t leading. DO YOUR JOB! — preising (@preising) December 18, 2020
The best wrestling coach? Someone who reports a molester. — Untucked with Jeremy Newberger (@jeremynewberger) December 18, 2020
i'm sure the over 15 million unemployed and the 8 million pushed into poverty agree with you, jim — Bes (@besf0rt) December 18, 2020
Well actually presently it's wearing a mask, socially distancing, washing hands, not sharing meals/holidays and getting vaccinations Ask Wall Street, The Fed, economists of all ideologies, and reality.. — Shannon in Ohio 4 (@ShannonFreshour) December 18, 2020
You're definitely a fucker. — David Weissman (@davidmweissman) December 18, 2020
Must be nice to sit there and say that with your taxpayer funded salary and healthcare. Love your gerrymandered district too. — Helen (@luvtheusa76) December 18, 2020
The best stimulus? Not dying from a viral pandemic. Also, reporting sexual assaults. — Andrew C Laufer, Esq (@lauferlaw) December 18, 2020
https://twitter.com/gebert_eric/status/1339939028007854080?s=20
This is so fucking stupid there is no way to actually explain how it's so fucking stupid. — Pé (@4everNeverTrump) December 18, 2020
The best way to create jobs during a pandemic and economic crisis? A government that supports its people. https://t.co/MwUC7S3k4v — Buffy Wicks (@BuffyWicks) December 18, 2020
A universal jobs guarantee of $174,000 to sit in Congress and rant about shit you saw on TV https://t.co/W4AeoTacGE — area tweeter (@jesseltaylor) December 18, 2020
So pro-life that he’s ok if you die https://t.co/n9agsfc6ZU — Khary Penebaker (@kharyp) December 18, 2020
bout ready to set a few fires to the capitol building (parody) https://t.co/PSN3xALLih — nuanced opinion guy (@charles_kinbote) December 18, 2020
What a piece of shit…. https://t.co/bk29OcVNQ3 — lisastark35 (@lisastark351) December 18, 2020
https://twitter.com/NataliaAntonova/status/1339955373122478086?s=20
Talk about white republican privilege? How do sit there in your cozy job when the economy is tanking, businesses closing because you wont give them financial assistance and then say “get a job”? How about creating jobs?! Do your job! https://t.co/YowLzGyCAc — John Leguizamo (@JohnLeguizamo) December 18, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-19--Trump unveils new twist in his stolen election narrative in sad plea for rescue

On Saturday morning , soon-to-be ex-president Donald Trump continued to push the ridiculous narrative that somehow he had actually won the 2020 election .
The latest twist to his fantastical delusions is the idea that Biden lost all six swing states ( by a lot ! )
and then Democrats “ dumped hundreds of thousands of votes ” to steal the states .
How this enormously complex conspiracy could have been pulled off without anyone with more credibility than Newsmax finding out is never explained , but facts or reality have never been of much consequence for Donald Trump .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Twitter for being fake news , though one wishes they could summon up a little more vehemence than just saying the election was “ called differently , ” which is as tepid as it gets .
His desperate cry of delusion was accompanied by a plea to “ Republican politicians ” to not be “ weak fools ” and somehow bail him out of the mess that he ’ s put himself in — and save him from the avalanche of trouble awaiting him the millisecond he steps out of the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ childish and extremely lazy performance of idiot kabuki for the benefit of Donald Trump and the most gullible of his devoted supporters , whose carefully constructed and incredibly delusional worldviews are predicated on a victimhood complex that by necessity requires the actions of some mysterious evil force — the deep state , antifa , fake news media , biased family court judges — to explain away why they aren ’ t winning at everything .
Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede !
He can name call all he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change the fact that President Joe Biden will be sworn in and retake the White House in just a few weeks .
More troubling is the long-term effects of Trump ’ s incessant refusal to stop discrediting the integrity of the 2020 election and poisoning the minds of his followers with his preposterous conspiracies — bringing the Trumpers back to reality will be a Herculean task indeed .

On Saturday morning, soon-to-be ex-president Donald Trump continued to push the ridiculous narrative that somehow he had actually won the 2020 election. The latest twist to his fantastical delusions is the idea that Biden lost all six swing states (by a lot!) and then Democrats “dumped hundreds of thousands of votes” to steal the states.
How this enormously complex conspiracy could have been pulled off without anyone with more credibility than Newsmax finding out is never explained, but facts or reality have never been of much consequence for Donald Trump.
Unsurprisingly, the tweet was immediately tagged by Twitter for being fake news, though one wishes they could summon up a little more vehemence than just saying the election was “called differently,” which is as tepid as it gets.
His desperate cry of delusion was accompanied by a plea to “Republican politicians” to not be “weak fools” and somehow bail him out of the mess that he’s put himself in — and save him from the avalanche of trouble awaiting him the millisecond he steps out of the White House.
He didn’t win the Election. He lost all 6 Swing States, by a lot. They then dumped hundreds of thousands of votes in each one, and got caught. Now Republican politicians have to fight so that their great victory is not stolen. Don’t be weak fools! https://t.co/d9Bgu8XPIj — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 19, 2020
The whole thing is a childish and extremely lazy performance of idiot kabuki for the benefit of Donald Trump and the most gullible of his devoted supporters, whose carefully constructed and incredibly delusional worldviews are predicated on a victimhood complex that by necessity requires the actions of some mysterious evil force — the deep state, antifa, fake news media, biased family court judges — to explain away why they aren’t winning at everything.
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
He can name call all he wants, but nothing is going to change the fact that President Joe Biden will be sworn in and retake the White House in just a few weeks. More troubling is the long-term effects of Trump’s incessant refusal to stop discrediting the integrity of the 2020 election and poisoning the minds of his followers with his preposterous conspiracies — bringing the Trumpers back to reality will be a Herculean task indeed.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-21--McConnell finally allows stimulus package with paltry $600 payment to all Americans

The word from Washington today is that an agreement has finally been reached between Democrats who passed a $ 3 billion-plus stimulus package to combat the financial crisis caused by the pandemic months ago , only to face an immovable object in the form of Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) blocking the monetary relief to suffering Americans at every turn…until now .
Having already admitted that he would not allow a bill that helped ordinary Americans pay for food , clothing , and shelter without horse-trading immunity from liability for corporations that put their workers in harm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McConnell finally gave in after it became clear that his own power was in danger because the lack of a stimulus bill was threatening the election of two GOP senators in Georgia that his return as Senate Majority Leader will depend on .
After initially rejecting the idea of any further direct payment to individuals while slathering dollars on corporate interests , McConnell finally agreed to a paltry $ 600 one-time payment that the Democratic negotiators were forced to accept rather than see people continue to get absolutely no help from the government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their rent and mortgages are due .
As word of the agreement spread , people on social media attacked the new payments as too little , too late , and blamed McConnell and the rest of his caucus for their pitiful parsimony when it comes to the health and welfare of ordinary Americans .
No matter how many people shame the Republican Party that is responsible for this abominably minuscule pandemic relief check , don ’ t expect them to have an ounce of shame .
The GOP has been bought and paid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and their shamelessness is legendary .
They ’ ve got theirs and don ’ t worry about you at all .
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Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to win the Georgia Senate runoffs and remove McConnell from the leadership of the Senate , I don ’ t know what will .
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The word from Washington today is that an agreement has finally been reached between Democrats who passed a $3 billion-plus stimulus package to combat the financial crisis caused by the pandemic months ago, only to face an immovable object in the form of Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) blocking the monetary relief to suffering Americans at every turn…until now.
Having already admitted that he would not allow a bill that helped ordinary Americans pay for food, clothing, and shelter without horse-trading immunity from liability for corporations that put their workers in harm’s way during the pandemic, McConnell finally gave in after it became clear that his own power was in danger because the lack of a stimulus bill was threatening the election of two GOP senators in Georgia that his return as Senate Majority Leader will depend on.
After initially rejecting the idea of any further direct payment to individuals while slathering dollars on corporate interests, McConnell finally agreed to a paltry $600 one-time payment that the Democratic negotiators were forced to accept rather than see people continue to get absolutely no help from the government as their unemployment insurance runs out and their rent and mortgages are due.
As word of the agreement spread, people on social media attacked the new payments as too little, too late, and blamed McConnell and the rest of his caucus for their pitiful parsimony when it comes to the health and welfare of ordinary Americans.
Mitch McConnell held the American people hostage for 8 months, only to give American families $600. That’s not a stimulus package; that’s a slap in the face. — Kim Mangone for Congress 2020 (@KimMangone) December 21, 2020
$600 won't cover funeral expenses. Hell it won't cover cremation expenses. Sorry for being so dire, but it does show on some level just how our Congressional representatives have betrayed us in this pandemic. There's not one of them, thx to US, are in such need. #Obscene — MC (@cammac491) December 21, 2020
WV Gov. Jim Justice’s family companies received at least $6.3 million from a federal rescue package meant to keep small businesses afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.
You’re getting $600.
Remember that shit. https://t.co/1K35GmcqIg — Lynn Rousseau-Tuitt (@WVJAPpalachia) December 21, 2020
This isn't let them eat cake, it's let them eat cat food. — Ted Corcoran (RedTRaccoon) (@RedTRaccoon) December 20, 2020
Please stop saying Congress when it's specifically Mitch McConnell. Please stop saying Speaker Pelosi when it's specifically the GOP Senate. Please stop saying both sides when it's specifically the Republican party. It's lazy, inaccurate & irresponsible. — And The Tweet Goes On (@lacadri34) December 20, 2020
Joel Osteen got $4.4million. You get $600. It’s immoral. — Rep. Malcolm ‘Wear A Mask’ Kenyatta (@malcolmkenyatta) December 20, 2020
Just going to leave this here so you can see what other countries are and have been doing during the pandemic. pic.twitter.com/On1prO2G5e — Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) December 21, 2020
~ They are making it look like, they are being generous, by tossing us peanuts. ~ Hell, they are keeping the peanuts for themselves and tossing us the empty shells. ~ This is one hell of a hollow bill, that is supposed to help people who are suffering. ~ https://t.co/KHIDJObU6A — Becky Werner (@bw71961) December 21, 2020
Live look at Congress passing out $600 stimulus payments. #StimulusCheck pic.twitter.com/anWw2M5KMF — Nick Pennebaker (@pennebaker) December 20, 2020
Members of Congress have each been paid 16 paydays of $7,125 base salaries for a total of $114,000 since sending you $1,200 to live on 240 days ago. You got 20 cents a day, they got $475 a day. And they took a recess (paid vacation). #coronavirus #StimulusCheck pic.twitter.com/7aWUpYbIBh — Douglas Karr (@douglaskarr) December 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/GirlResisting/status/1340823246812241921?s=20
https://twitter.com/BrandonBukas/status/1340655037773656065?s=20
https://twitter.com/FeoChin/status/1340828066126458885?s=20
US Citizens: no one can live off of a one time $600 #StimulusCheck!! What about rent?? Food?? The Senate: pic.twitter.com/bk1eEn3yBN — Francesca Calo (@Monetatwork) December 18, 2020
https://twitter.com/itza_marlo/status/1340097907110850561?s=20
https://twitter.com/iPicNews/status/1339356690223915008?s=20
No matter how many people shame the Republican Party that is responsible for this abominably minuscule pandemic relief check, don’t expect them to have an ounce of shame.
The GOP has been bought and paid for by corporate interests for decades now, and their shamelessness is legendary. They’ve got theirs and don’t worry about you at all.
If this doesn’t inspire you to contribute to the campaigns of Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to win the Georgia Senate runoffs and remove McConnell from the leadership of the Senate, I don’t know what will.
Here’s a link to donate. It will be the best money you ever spent, even in the face of difficult financial circumstances.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-20--Top GOP leaders skip the queue to get COVID vaccinations and social media erupts in anger

First , it was Mike Pence .
When the vice-president rolled up his sleeves and was vaccinated with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on live TV , most people ’ s initial reaction — besides how the hell hadn ’ t Pence already caught the virus while working in the White House , one of the nation ’ s known hot spots — was that while Pence didn ’ t exactly fit the category of an essential worker or senior citizen , at least he was demonstrating the safety of the vaccine for those people more skeptical of the hastily developed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaders such as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) and Senator Marco Rubio ( R-FL ) get their shots , however , public sentiment turned more towards outrage — outrage that members of a party that has happily allowed Donald Trump to mismanage our nation ’ s pandemic response and has fought tooth and nail against Democratic efforts to provide meaningful pandemic financial relief to America ’ s most desperate citizens — all while trying to exempt their corporate benefactors from liability for their failures to properly protect their workers — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
While Senator McConnell and other congressional leaders of both parties who have managed to get vaccinated ahead of the nation ’ s first responders at least fit into the Medicare-eligible high-risk category of the elderly , the 49-year-old Senator Rubio , a healthy specimen who would normally have to wait his turn with the rest of the nation until his risk group was eligible , inspired particular rage .
Many angry citizens took to Twitter to express their disgust and revulsion towards the hypocritical Republican .
Add your name to tell Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rubio wasn ’ t the only GOP senator taken to task for his line-jumping to get the vaccine that is still in short supply .
Senator Lindsey Graham , who also rushed to get his shot , was equally savaged by an indignant public .
While the public revulsion towards these two particularly hypocritical Republican politicians is overwhelming and expected , the behavior of the senators is not the least bit surprising given their long history of saying or doing whatever they need to do to support Donald Trump at every juncture .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ face the Florida voters and convince them that he is worthy of re-election in two years , Lindsey Graham was just improbably re-elected to another 6-year term in office , so the only way to get rid of him would likely be as a result of a criminal conviction or natural causes .
Now with the COVID antibodies in his bloodstream , thanks to the premature vaccine delivery , Graham can avoid one natural cause to which his pandemic denialism may have previously left him vulnerable .
Perhaps the good people of South @ @ @ @ @ @

First, it was Mike Pence.
When the vice-president rolled up his sleeves and was vaccinated with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on live TV, most people’s initial reaction — besides how the hell hadn’t Pence already caught the virus while working in the White House, one of the nation’s known hot spots — was that while Pence didn’t exactly fit the category of an essential worker or senior citizen, at least he was demonstrating the safety of the vaccine for those people more skeptical of the hastily developed drug.
After seeing other senior Republican leaders such as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) get their shots, however, public sentiment turned more towards outrage — outrage that members of a party that has happily allowed Donald Trump to mismanage our nation’s pandemic response and has fought tooth and nail against Democratic efforts to provide meaningful pandemic financial relief to America’s most desperate citizens — all while trying to exempt their corporate benefactors from liability for their failures to properly protect their workers — were allowed early access to the vaccine.
While Senator McConnell and other congressional leaders of both parties who have managed to get vaccinated ahead of the nation’s first responders at least fit into the Medicare-eligible high-risk category of the elderly, the 49-year-old Senator Rubio, a healthy specimen who would normally have to wait his turn with the rest of the nation until his risk group was eligible, inspired particular rage.
Many angry citizens took to Twitter to express their disgust and revulsion towards the hypocritical Republican.
Something wrong when Marco Rubio — who downplayed COVID and mocked people wearing masks — is among first to get the vaccine. — Robert Reich (@RBReich) December 20, 2020
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
Marco Rubio getting the vaccine before my ICU doctor husband and his 102 year old, nursing home dwelling grandmother gets one really chaps my ass. Fuck you, Republican hypocrite fuckers. https://t.co/l5ETwPfJVd — Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) December 20, 2020
.@marcorubio, what would you call someone who politicized COVID and then took someone's opportunity for vaccine, causing someone who did everything right and needed the vaccine to get COVID and possibly die. I think "fucker" would be appropriate.
https://t.co/nOOjX1sI0j — Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) December 20, 2020
Marco Rubio should work three straight shifts in a hospital intensive care ward and then get back to me about what America needs right now — Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) December 20, 2020
Marco Rubio will NEVER be President — Fernand R. Amandi (@AmandiOnAir) December 20, 2020
People are tired of Bible-quoting hypocrites like Marco Rubio who attend super-spreader events, don't wear a mask, mock those who do, but STILL get to the front of the vaccine line. Fuck you, Marco. https://t.co/tawKWhOgak — BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) December 20, 2020
Marco Rubio spoke at several Trump Superspreaders last month. Yesterday he cut to front of line to get vaccine pic.twitter.com/ONLwNvDCGp — Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) December 20, 2020
Marco Rubio is 49 years old, healthy, and has access to FREE 24/7 care from the attending physician as a member of the Senate. He was also vaccinated yesterday and has opinions on how the plebs should go about their non-immune lives. https://t.co/T0MwKVKAGV — Angry Staffer (@Angry_Staffer) December 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/ReneeAlida/status/1340725104515424257?s=20
Marco Rubio wasn’t the only GOP senator taken to task for his line-jumping to get the vaccine that is still in short supply.
Senator Lindsey Graham, who also rushed to get his shot, was equally savaged by an indignant public.
In October, Lindsey Graham refused a COVID-19 test before debate with Jaime Harrison even though he was exposed to virus. Today, he cut to front of line to get vaccine. pic.twitter.com/N3NnDOc66P — Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) December 19, 2020
When Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio get the vaccine before thousands of healthcare workers after downplaying the virus and refusing to support a stimulus bill, you get the feeling they don’t really give a sh*t about anyone but themselves. — Nicholas Ponticello (@NickPonticello) December 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/Goss30Goss/status/1340432722339241986?s=20
I’m a nurse and Lindsey Graham got a vaccine before me. — Pebs 2.0 ♍ (@RubyWaves_) December 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/dumptrump33/status/1340771387418537985?s=20
Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio and Mike Pence have gotten the vaccine. This is Dr. Claudia William—She works in urgent care and sees “a high volume of COVID patients”. She says she has “no idea” yet when she’ll get her vaccination. She’s not the only one. It’s a national disgrace! pic.twitter.com/kGRFh1bP7F — Nicholas Ponticello (@NickPonticello) December 20, 2020
My dog should have received the vaccine before that pu$$y, Lindsey Graham. — Mark Schweitzer (@MarkSchweitzer) December 20, 2020
Lindsey Graham & Marco Rubio, who backed Trump's claim Covid-19 threat was overstated – who refused to wear masks & spread virus – these two getting vaccinated before seniors, nurses, frontline workers are as despicable as men shoving aside women & children to get into lifeboats — Charles Campisi (@1813Doncarlo) December 20, 2020
I'm furoous that politicians who go maskless to patries and call COVID a hoax get vaccinated before our frontline healthcare workers, before seniors and before essential workers! Marco Rubio of FL and Lindsey Graham of SC should've waited! #Fuckers pic.twitter.com/Jwnp9PX0ZL — Thoughts From The Fly On The Wall (@CindySchoolmas1) December 20, 2020
While the public revulsion towards these two particularly hypocritical Republican politicians is overwhelming and expected, the behavior of the senators is not the least bit surprising given their long history of saying or doing whatever they need to do to support Donald Trump at every juncture.
While Marco Rubio at least has to face the Florida voters and convince them that he is worthy of re-election in two years, Lindsey Graham was just improbably re-elected to another 6-year term in office, so the only way to get rid of him would likely be as a result of a criminal conviction or natural causes.
Now with the COVID antibodies in his bloodstream, thanks to the premature vaccine delivery, Graham can avoid one natural cause to which his pandemic denialism may have previously left him vulnerable.
Perhaps the good people of South Carolina can initiate a recall.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-20--Fox News forced to issue retraction on election fraud claims after legal challenge

As Donald Trump continues to stamp his feet and throw lunatic Twitter tantrums insisting that he really did win the presidential election , his media enablers are finally being held to account .
A Washington Post story details the efforts that Fox News was forced to make after the election technology company Smartmatic sent a 20-page legal demand letter to the network demanding that it issue “ a full and complete retraction of all false and defamatory statements and reports ” aired in its coverage of the presidential election and its tallying .
With numerous hosts on Fox News amplifying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election was stolen from him by a massive campaign of coordinated voter fraud and interviewing guests such as members of the defeated president ’ s motley legal team who spouted tin-foil hat conspiracy theories about Smartmatic ’ s supposedly malicious vote-counting software , the letter was the first salvo in the company ’ s response to the unproven , evidence-free accusations by the Trump campaign .
According to the software company , its role in this year ’ s election was relatively minor , acting only as an election contractor for Los Angeles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legal threat from the tech company , Fox News viewers this weekend were treated to the viewing of an early holiday feast as some of the network ’ s top hosts were forced to eat their words by broadcasting a segment refuting all the claims they had earlier been gleefully disseminating .
Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede !
On Friday evening , the anchor of the top-rated program on Fox Business Network , Lou Dobbs , could be seen introducing a very different segment than his usual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was stolen from Trump by a rigged election .
Indeed , Dobbs ’ program has in recent weeks included what Smartmatic called “ false and defamatory statements/implications ” from both Dobbs himself and Trump attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell , with the Fox Business host characterizing the company ’ s management as “ left-wing radicals.
” The segment that aired on Dobb ’ s show on Friday night also aired on other programs hosted by the most vociferous of the president ’ s election fraud-claim enablers on Fox News channels including those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Smartmatic ’ s legal team has reportedly sent similar letters to both Newsmax and OAN , two other right-wing media outlets that have made similar false claims on their airwaves about the company , but neither of those channels has yet to make efforts to address the tech company ’ s demands .
You can read the entire article regarding Smartmatic ’ s efforts to rehabilitate its reputation after the coordinated campaign by Trump and his media lapdogs to destroy it in an effort to reverse his landslide loss to Joe Biden here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Jeremy Barr at The Washington Post .
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As Donald Trump continues to stamp his feet and throw lunatic Twitter tantrums insisting that he really did win the presidential election, his media enablers are finally being held to account.
A Washington Post story details the efforts that Fox News was forced to make after the election technology company Smartmatic sent a 20-page legal demand letter to the network demanding that it issue “a full and complete retraction of all false and defamatory statements and reports” aired in its coverage of the presidential election and its tallying.
With numerous hosts on Fox News amplifying Trump’s baseless claims that the election was stolen from him by a massive campaign of coordinated voter fraud and interviewing guests such as members of the defeated president’s motley legal team who spouted tin-foil hat conspiracy theories about Smartmatic’s supposedly malicious vote-counting software, the letter was the first salvo in the company’s response to the unproven, evidence-free accusations by the Trump campaign.
“Fox News has engaged in a concerted disinformation campaign against Smartmatic. Fox News told its millions of viewers and readers that Smartmatic was founded by [the late Venezuelan President] Hugo Chávez, that its software was designed to fix elections, and that Smartmatic conspired with others to defraud the American people and fix the 2020 U.S. election by changing, inflating, and deleting votes,” Smartmatic’s letter asserted.
According to the software company, its role in this year’s election was relatively minor, acting only as an election contractor for Los Angeles County in California.
Thanks to the legal threat from the tech company, Fox News viewers this weekend were treated to the viewing of an early holiday feast as some of the network’s top hosts were forced to eat their words by broadcasting a segment refuting all the claims they had earlier been gleefully disseminating.
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On Friday evening, the anchor of the top-rated program on Fox Business Network, Lou Dobbs, could be seen introducing a very different segment than his usual post-election rants about how a second term was stolen from Trump by a rigged election.
“There are lots of opinions about the integrity of the election, the irregularities of mail-in voting, of election voting machines and voting software,” Dobbs said while introducing Edward Perez, an expert with the nonprofit Open Source Election Technology Institute, to give “his assessment of Smartmatic and recent claims about the company” in a pre-taped segment that was obviously mandated by Fox‘s legal department.
Indeed, Dobbs’ program has in recent weeks included what Smartmatic called “false and defamatory statements/implications” from both Dobbs himself and Trump attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, with the Fox Business host characterizing the company’s management as “left-wing radicals.”
The segment that aired on Dobb’s show on Friday night also aired on other programs hosted by the most vociferous of the president’s election fraud-claim enablers on Fox News channels including those of Jeanine Pirro and Maria Bartiromo.
Smartmatic’s legal team has reportedly sent similar letters to both Newsmax and OAN, two other right-wing media outlets that have made similar false claims on their airwaves about the company, but neither of those channels has yet to make efforts to address the tech company’s demands.
You can read the entire article regarding Smartmatic’s efforts to rehabilitate its reputation after the coordinated campaign by Trump and his media lapdogs to destroy it in an effort to reverse his landslide loss to Joe Biden here in The Washington Post.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-21--Right-wing extremists armed with AR-15s invade Oregon state legislature and clash with state police

The fallout from Donald Trump ’ s extended tantrum over his election loss and his bogus claims of a stolen election is beginning to get real and dangerous .
Emulating the armed militias who invaded the Michigan state legislature back in the spring , a large group of gun-toting extremists tried to force their way into a closed special legislative session of the Oregon state legislature that was convened to consider pandemic relief and public health measures in the state .
The angry militant right-wing extremists clashed with police at a “ Stop the Steal ” rally being held outside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oregon , and law enforcement was forced to declare an unlawful assembly this morning as a small number of the armed group managed to partially push their way into the building in anger over what they considered to be an “ illegitimate ” session closed to the public .
Freelance journalist Laura Jedeed was on the scene and live-tweeted events as they unfolded .
Her account below is a chilling description of what happens when a defeated president promulgates fake accusations about election mischief and erodes people ’ s trust in governmental institutions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : You Lost !
Concede !
It didn ’ t take long for the militants to demonstrate both their fondness for conspiracy theories and their inherent racism .
Of course , there was no lack of opportunistic state Republican politicians on the scene to encourage the militants for their own selfish political purposes and make the whole situation even worse .
The armed insurgents apparently have as little respect for democracy as the president they support .
Ironically , the people fighting with the police were likely the same ones who were marching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s BLM protests earlier this year .
Their tone has changed considerably since then .
Anyone who may have thought recent talk about an impending civil war was overblown may want to reconsider their opinion after listening to some of the AR-15-toting revolutionaries in Salem , Oregon .
Oddly , these folks still consider themselves to be patriotic .
What is most depressing about this violent protest is that these folks can ’ t recognize that it was the failure of the president whose loss they seek to reverse to properly manage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ desperation .
Jedeed perceptively notes that police are treating the right-wing militias with kid gloves compared to how progressives at BLM protests have been handled with violent suppression .
Still , some of the protestors are finally learning first hand about what the BLM marchers ’ calls for an end to brutal policing were trying to inform them about .
At this point , law enforcement had finally reached the limits of its patience , and the police declared an unlawful assembly .
Jedeed continued to live-tweet the denouement of the protest of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of the attempted invasion of the Capitol building was over by now .
You can read the rest of Laura Jadeed ’ s Twitter thread here , with more video from the armed conflict promised later today .
The fruit of Donald Trump ’ s malevolent propaganda is ready for harvest , and this fracas in Oregon today is likely just the beginning .
This is what the incoming Biden administration will need to deal with as it takes office with Donald Trump likely egging on his followers from the sidelines .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ swift action to avoid more of these types of desperate right-wing militias from breaking out in the kind of violent revolutionary acts that they always like to accuse Antifa of committing .
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The fallout from Donald Trump’s extended tantrum over his election loss and his bogus claims of a stolen election is beginning to get real and dangerous.
Emulating the armed militias who invaded the Michigan state legislature back in the spring, a large group of gun-toting extremists tried to force their way into a closed special legislative session of the Oregon state legislature that was convened to consider pandemic relief and public health measures in the state.
The angry militant right-wing extremists clashed with police at a “Stop the Steal” rally being held outside the state Capitol building in Salem, Oregon, and law enforcement was forced to declare an unlawful assembly this morning as a small number of the armed group managed to partially push their way into the building in anger over what they considered to be an “illegitimate” session closed to the public.
Freelance journalist Laura Jedeed was on the scene and live-tweeted events as they unfolded. Her account below is a chilling description of what happens when a defeated president promulgates fake accusations about election mischief and erodes people’s trust in governmental institutions.
And holy shit things got real IMMEDIATELY They just tried to force their way into the building. Fights with cops. A great deal of mace. Footage incoming — Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) December 21, 2020
Things apparently unraveled quickly.
How it started pic.twitter.com/HyKbwmAphT — Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) December 21, 2020
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It didn’t take long for the militants to demonstrate both their fondness for conspiracy theories and their inherent racism.
Someone saw "a Chinese person" in the window earlier. The claim now is that the Chinese are inside the building, which is why they don't want us inside — Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) December 21, 2020
Of course, there was no lack of opportunistic state Republican politicians on the scene to encourage the militants for their own selfish political purposes and make the whole situation even worse.
ThrbSenator from Roseburg is here. He says we have every right to be in that building, and that refusing to allow the crowd in is treason. It is against God and country "Anyone who says otherwise is an elitist and a tyrant!" "Than let us in!" Someone yells — Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) December 21, 2020
Telling people who believe the election was rigged to vote is certainly an interesting choice It's going over about as well as you'd expect — Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) December 21, 2020
The armed insurgents apparently have as little respect for democracy as the president they support.
The senator is back. "This won't change things!" He says "Easy to say that when we pay your salary!!" "Hey, he's on our side!!" "No he isn't!" — Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) December 21, 2020
We've been in here for a hot second. Luckily for the troopers they are protected by the one thing the far right loves more than anything: glass windows Massive numbers of troopers behind the door. Pappas waa kicking the doors earlier but things have calmed down slightly — Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) December 21, 2020
Ironically, the people fighting with the police were likely the same ones who were marching against defunding law enforcement during the state’s BLM protests earlier this year. Their tone has changed considerably since then.
Door opened a crack and some kind of conversation ensued. People now pounding the walls and chanting "Let us in!!" — Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) December 21, 2020
Anyone who may have thought recent talk about an impending civil war was overblown may want to reconsider their opinion after listening to some of the AR-15-toting revolutionaries in Salem, Oregon.
Talk turning to revolution. Abolishing a government that no longer serve the people. Door still cracked. A call for everyone with gas masks to go to the front "Consider this a warning. Next time we aren't gonna be so nice and we ain't playing" Pappas says — Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) December 21, 2020
They are now singing the National Anthem — Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) December 21, 2020
Oddly, these folks still consider themselves to be patriotic.
Always interesting to see who runs and who says when the munitions come out It's a standoff now. Chand: "enemies of the state!" — Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) December 21, 2020
"you're heaving birthday parties while you shut us down!" It's important to understand that they rage is real, and that some of it is extremely legit. There's desperation and fear here because people have no way to survive — Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) December 21, 2020
What is most depressing about this violent protest is that these folks can’t recognize that it was the failure of the president whose loss they seek to reverse to properly manage the pandemic that has caused their current desperation.
Someone is changing "this is what democracy looks like," I can't get away from my least favorite chant no matter where I go I've said it before: protests are what it looks like when democracy fails — Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) December 21, 2020
Jedeed perceptively notes that police are treating the right-wing militias with kid gloves compared to how progressives at BLM protests have been handled with violent suppression.
The cops said someone would address the crowd if it went back outside and the crowd very sensibly pointed out they could address us right here — Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) December 21, 2020
Still, some of the protestors are finally learning first hand about what the BLM marchers’ calls for an end to brutal policing were trying to inform them about.
They've found a ladder and placed jr longways on front of the door Still not an unlawful assembly. Obviously They're reciting the pledge of allegiance now — Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) December 21, 2020
At this point, law enforcement had finally reached the limits of its patience, and the police declared an unlawful assembly.
I swear to God if I get arrested for the first time at a far right protest I'm gonna lose my fucking MIND — Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) December 21, 2020
Can't wait to see how the cops deal with a far right unlawful assembly, this is amazing — Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) December 21, 2020
The
Someone screams that a side door is open and part of the crowd runs over there "I'm giving you one chance!" Pappas yells dramatically at the cops just inside the door. "Join us!!" The dialogue is just terrible in this movie — Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) December 21, 2020
"I don't even care. They destroyed my business! How many kids are hungry because of them?! I'm done!" -Pappas He says it's more the cop's fault than Kate Brown, which is quite a turn — Laura Jedeed, Space Professional (@LauraJedeed) December 21, 2020
Jedeed continued to live-tweet the denouement of the protest of around 150 militants, but the worst part of the attempted invasion of the Capitol building was over by now.
You can read the rest of Laura Jadeed’s Twitter thread here, with more video from the armed conflict promised later today.
The fruit of Donald Trump’s malevolent propaganda is ready for harvest, and this fracas in Oregon today is likely just the beginning.
This is what the incoming Biden administration will need to deal with as it takes office with Donald Trump likely egging on his followers from the sidelines. The new president will have to take swift action to avoid more of these types of desperate right-wing militias from breaking out in the kind of violent revolutionary acts that they always like to accuse Antifa of committing.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-21--Attorney General Barr shoots down Trump’s last-ditch effort to overturn the election

Attorney General William Barr may need to reconsider his early departure from the Trump administration .
Last week Barr announced that he would be ending his tenure heading up the Justice Department on this Wednesday before the administration officially ends less than a month later on January 20th with the inauguration of President Joe Biden .
Now , with Donald Trump seemingly getting crazier and more unhinged by the second — discussing the declaration of martial law to rerun the elections in the swing states he lost with his pardoned former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and considering appointing his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is unbelievably even more incompetent and prone to deranged conspiracy theories than even Rudy Giuliani , as a special counsel to investigate his accusations of election fraud — the nation improbably may need Barr to remain in office a few more weeks just to restrain Trump from doing something even more dangerous to our country .
That the once-loyal lapdog to the departing president — a man who lied about the contents of the Mueller investigation , tried to drop the prosecution of Michael Flynn and took numerous other actions of dubious ethics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boss — is now abandoning Trump in defeat was made all the more clear today as Barr declared in a press conference that he would not agree to appoint Powell — or anyone else — as a special counsel to investigate the lame-duck president ’ s evidence-free claims of massive voter fraud .
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While Barr claimed that there is some fraud in “ most elections , ” his comments stating that the level of malfeasance was too small to affect the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his earlier refusal to join the Trump voter fraud conspiracy train earlier this month , a move that reportedly enraged the desperate president whose future prosecutions hang in the balance .
Of course , Barr can decline to name a special counsel this week and then Jeffrey Rosen , the replacement Acting Attorney General already appointed by Trump , can simply decide to rescind that decision and bow to the unhinged president ’ s desires .
In this craziest of years , who would have thought that we would be looking to Bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ begging to stick around longer to prevent Trump from doing something that is too drastic for even the most obsequious of his enablers , a right-wing ideologue whom progressives have been condemning for the entirety of his term ?
You can watch a clip of Attorney General William Barr contradicting his patron and telling the world that there is no need for a special counsel to investigate voter fraud in the video clip below .
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Attorney General William Barr may need to reconsider his early departure from the Trump administration.
Last week Barr announced that he would be ending his tenure heading up the Justice Department on this Wednesday before the administration officially ends less than a month later on January 20th with the inauguration of President Joe Biden.
Now, with Donald Trump seemingly getting crazier and more unhinged by the second — discussing the declaration of martial law to rerun the elections in the swing states he lost with his pardoned former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and considering appointing his most discredited attorney Sidney Powell, who is unbelievably even more incompetent and prone to deranged conspiracy theories than even Rudy Giuliani, as a special counsel to investigate his accusations of election fraud — the nation improbably may need Barr to remain in office a few more weeks just to restrain Trump from doing something even more dangerous to our country.
That the once-loyal lapdog to the departing president — a man who lied about the contents of the Mueller investigation, tried to drop the prosecution of Michael Flynn and took numerous other actions of dubious ethics and legality in order to protect his boss — is now abandoning Trump in defeat was made all the more clear today as Barr declared in a press conference that he would not agree to appoint Powell — or anyone else — as a special counsel to investigate the lame-duck president’s evidence-free claims of massive voter fraud.
“If I thought a special counsel at this stage was the right tool and was appropriate, I would name one, and I haven’t, and I’m not going to,” the Attorney General told the assembled journalists.
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While Barr claimed that there is some fraud in “most elections,” his comments stating that the level of malfeasance was too small to affect the outcome of this election hark back to his earlier refusal to join the Trump voter fraud conspiracy train earlier this month, a move that reportedly enraged the desperate president whose future prosecutions hang in the balance.
Of course, Barr can decline to name a special counsel this week and then Jeffrey Rosen, the replacement Acting Attorney General already appointed by Trump, can simply decide to rescind that decision and bow to the unhinged president’s desires.
In this craziest of years, who would have thought that we would be looking to Bill Barr as someone who we would be begging to stick around longer to prevent Trump from doing something that is too drastic for even the most obsequious of his enablers, a right-wing ideologue whom progressives have been condemning for the entirety of his term?
You can watch a clip of Attorney General William Barr contradicting his patron and telling the world that there is no need for a special counsel to investigate voter fraud in the video clip below.
Bill Barr says he will not name a special counsel to investigate Trump's (unfounded) claims of election fraud: "If I thought a special counsel at this stage was the right tool, I would name one, but I haven't and I'm not going to." pic.twitter.com/QUAEpKX5D8 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 21, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-21--Former attorney for Trump’s DOJ pulls back curtain on the damage done, says she is “haunted” by it

As the Trump era finally draws to a close and the MAGA movement is forced to reckon with its sudden expulsion from power , we can expect officials who happily served in this disastrous administration over the past four years to emerge into the light , wringing their hands in faux penitence as they try to convince all of us that they truly regret having served such a cruel agenda .
While it ’ s certainly possible that some of the men and women who planned and executed the presidents draconian police do indeed feels pangs of guilt for what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presumption to apply to most of them is that they ’ re simply trying to salvage their reputations and evade the consequences of their actions .
With that in mind , one can ’ t help but cast a critical eye on a new piece in The New York Times from Erica Newland , an attorney who worked at the Department of Justice under Trump .
Her insights into the DOJ ’ s behavior should be examined even if her true motives for offering them up are impossible to discern for certain .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be sincerity woven throughout the article .
In her piece , Newland explains that she was already working at the DOJ when Trump won the presidency in 2016 , having started during the Obama years .
She likens the department ’ s Office of Legal Counsel , where she worked , to a place “ where presidents turn for permission slips that say their executive orders and other contemplated actions are lawful.
” Newland claims she “ never harbored delusions ” about what Trump ’ s presidency would entail but decided to remain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ longer “ bear it.
” She claims that she wanted to serve her country by minimizing the damage but has since realized she must “ reconsider that decision.
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Newland was responsible for adjusting Trump ’ s executive orders so that they arguably adhered to the law .
She believed that by “ narrowing them ” she would able to make them “ less destructive.
” While this could be the case , it ’ s also the case that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resign in protest and publicly come forward to denounce the president ’ s orders allowed truly evil policies like the Muslim ban and child separation initiatives to proceed with less scrutiny than they may have otherwise received .
Newland herself admits that while they were able to diminish some of the damage , they also made the orders “ more palatable to the courts.
” After the Supreme Court upheld Trump ’ s third stab at the Muslim ban in 2018 , Newland says she felt a need to reflect on the projects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actions aimed at undocumented residents to shielding Trump ’ s naked corruption from legal consequences .
Soon after , she decided that in staying she would ultimately accomplish more ill than good for the country and quit .
At the time , she thought that her colleagues who chose to remain might manage to eke out some positive outcomes .
“ I was wrong , ” she now realizes .
Newland believes that if the DOJ had responded with a more robust opposition to Trump ’ s actions he would have had far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trump campaign ’ s attacks on the election results , I now see what might have happened if , rather than nip and tuck the Trump agenda , responsible Justice Department attorneys had collectively — ethically , lawfully — refused to participate in President Trump ’ s systematic attacks on our democracy from the beginning .
The attacks would have failed , ” she writes .
Newland believes that the president ’ s recent attempts to overturn President-elect Bide legitimate electoral win would be seen in a much harsher light if officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it first became clear what kind of agenda Trump was going to pursue .
She points out that had these career professionals abandoned him , the president would have been forced to rely on the hack lawyers he ultimately deployed in the wake of the election .
To illustrate her point , she asks us to imagine how much different ( and less successfully ) the Muslim ban would have gone if it was Rudy Giuliani hired to argue for it in court .
Towards the end of her piece , Newland says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actions and admits that she and her colleagues “ enabled ” the very destruction they were hoping to mitigate .
Regardless of their intentions , she believes they were “ complicit.
” She offers the country an apology and warns government lawyers to learn from her experiences going forward to ensure that what happened under Trump never happens again .
Newland appears sincere in her convictions and regrets , but like others who served under Trump , one can ’ t be certain that her decision to stay for two years was really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rather than a simple desire to keep a prestigious job .
Ultimately , the intention matters far less than the effects and the effects are manifold and monstrous .
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As the Trump era finally draws to a close and the MAGA movement is forced to reckon with its sudden expulsion from power, we can expect officials who happily served in this disastrous administration over the past four years to emerge into the light, wringing their hands in faux penitence as they try to convince all of us that they truly regret having served such a cruel agenda. While it’s certainly possible that some of the men and women who planned and executed the presidents draconian police do indeed feels pangs of guilt for what they’ve done, the safest presumption to apply to most of them is that they’re simply trying to salvage their reputations and evade the consequences of their actions.
With that in mind, one can’t help but cast a critical eye on a new piece in The New York Times from Erica Newland, an attorney who worked at the Department of Justice under Trump. Her insights into the DOJ’s behavior should be examined even if her true motives for offering them up are impossible to discern for certain. That said, there does seem to be sincerity woven throughout the article.
In her piece, Newland explains that she was already working at the DOJ when Trump won the presidency in 2016, having started during the Obama years. She likens the department’s Office of Legal Counsel, where she worked, to a place “where presidents turn for permission slips that say their executive orders and other contemplated actions are lawful.”
Newland claims she “never harbored delusions” about what Trump’s presidency would entail but decided to remain in her position until she could no longer “bear it.” She claims that she wanted to serve her country by minimizing the damage but has since realized she must “reconsider that decision.”
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
Newland was responsible for adjusting Trump’s executive orders so that they arguably adhered to the law. She believed that by “narrowing them” she would able to make them “less destructive.” While this could be the case, it’s also the case that the failure by her and her colleagues to resign in protest and publicly come forward to denounce the president’s orders allowed truly evil policies like the Muslim ban and child separation initiatives to proceed with less scrutiny than they may have otherwise received. Newland herself admits that while they were able to diminish some of the damage, they also made the orders “more palatable to the courts.”
After the Supreme Court upheld Trump’s third stab at the Muslim ban in 2018, Newland says she felt a need to reflect on the projects she had been assigned which ranged from actions aimed at undocumented residents to shielding Trump’s naked corruption from legal consequences. Soon after, she decided that in staying she would ultimately accomplish more ill than good for the country and quit.
At the time, she thought that her colleagues who chose to remain might manage to eke out some positive outcomes. “I was wrong,” she now realizes. Newland believes that if the DOJ had responded with a more robust opposition to Trump’s actions he would have had far less success with them.
“Watching the Trump campaign’s attacks on the election results, I now see what might have happened if, rather than nip and tuck the Trump agenda, responsible Justice Department attorneys had collectively — ethically, lawfully — refused to participate in President Trump’s systematic attacks on our democracy from the beginning. The attacks would have failed,” she writes.
Newland believes that the president’s recent attempts to overturn President-elect Bide legitimate electoral win would be seen in a much harsher light if officials had left the DOJ en masse when it first became clear what kind of agenda Trump was going to pursue. She points out that had these career professionals abandoned him, the president would have been forced to rely on the hack lawyers he ultimately deployed in the wake of the election. To illustrate her point, she asks us to imagine how much different (and less successfully) the Muslim ban would have gone if it was Rudy Giuliani hired to argue for it in court.
Towards the end of her piece, Newland says she is “haunted” by her actions and admits that she and her colleagues “enabled” the very destruction they were hoping to mitigate. Regardless of their intentions, she believes they were “complicit.” She offers the country an apology and warns government lawyers to learn from her experiences going forward to ensure that what happened under Trump never happens again.
Newland appears sincere in her convictions and regrets, but like others who served under Trump, one can’t be certain that her decision to stay for two years was really rooted in a desire to minimize damage rather than a simple desire to keep a prestigious job. Ultimately, the intention matters far less than the effects and the effects are manifold and monstrous.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-23--Trump issues shocking pardons of mass murderers, GOP criminals, and Russia cronies

“ Pardonpalooza has begun , ” more than one internet wag declared this afternoon as Donald Trump ’ s latest batch of pardons became public knowledge .
With only 29 days left to exercise his most unquestioned and unlimited presidential power , the outgoing president predicably offered clemency to figures caught up in the Mueller investigation of Russian interference in his own election , to disgraced Republican politicians , and to convicted war criminals • George Papadopoulos , the man Trump denigrated a mere “ coffee boy , ” who served prison time for lying to federal officials in connection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ van der Zwaan , a lawyer who pleaded guilty to the same charge as part of the special counsel ’ s inquiry .
• Duncan Hunter , the former California Republican congressman , who was set to begin serving 11 months in prison next month after being convicted of embezzling and improperly using campaign funds for personal expenses .
• Chris Collins , a former New York GOP congressman , who is currently serving a 26-month sentence for securities fraud conspiracy and lying to the FBI .
• Steve Stockman , a convicted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and money laundering who was previously the U.S. congressional representative for Texas ’ s 9th congressional district .
In addition to corrupt Republican politicians and his former colleagues , Trump also gave clean legal bills of health to four private militia contractors who had worked for Blackwater , the private security firm run by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos ’ brother Eric Prince , and who had been convicted at great federal government expense of purposefully and indiscriminately murdering Iraqi civilians during the Iraq war , an act most people would consider among the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
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Twitter was flooded with angry responses from people outraged that such obviously guilty criminals would be granted pardons by someone who should be behind bars himself ( and hopefully will be shortly ) .
However , rather than include a large collection of those legitimately livid comments about the lack of deservedness of each of the pardonees and a full regurgitation of their criminal histories , we will defer to the fact that no matter what anyone says , there is nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or any other president ’ s constitutional discretion to pardon anyone he may well want to , no matter how corrupt .
The only limitations on this most uncircumscribed of presidential powers are that the pardons are only valid for federal offenses and that it is still not completely certain whether Trump can legally pardon himself .
With a few weeks left in power , these are not likely to be the last of the pardons that the lame-duck president grants .
With Harvard Law School professor Jack Goldsmith having calculated that 88 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ date either helped someone with personal ties to the president or were in service to his political goals , it seems likely that Trump will soon issue pardons to his family members and his legal team , including Rudy Giuliani whose investigation by federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York has been reportedly heating up in .
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“Pardonpalooza has begun,” more than one internet wag declared this afternoon as Donald Trump’s latest batch of pardons became public knowledge.
With only 29 days left to exercise his most unquestioned and unlimited presidential power, the outgoing president predicably offered clemency to figures caught up in the Mueller investigation of Russian interference in his own election, to disgraced Republican politicians, and to convicted war criminals
On the list:
George Papadopoulos, the man Trump denigrated a mere “coffee boy,” who served prison time for lying to federal officials in connection with the Russia investigation.
Alex van der Zwaan, a lawyer who pleaded guilty to the same charge as part of the special counsel’s inquiry.
Duncan Hunter, the former California Republican congressman, who was set to begin serving 11 months in prison next month after being convicted of embezzling and improperly using campaign funds for personal expenses.
Chris Collins, a former New York GOP congressman, who is currently serving a 26-month sentence for securities fraud conspiracy and lying to the FBI.
Steve Stockman, a convicted felon serving a 10-year sentence for fraud and money laundering who was previously the U.S. congressional representative for Texas’s 9th congressional district.
In addition to corrupt Republican politicians and his former colleagues, Trump also gave clean legal bills of health to four private militia contractors who had worked for Blackwater, the private security firm run by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ brother Eric Prince, and who had been convicted at great federal government expense of purposefully and indiscriminately murdering Iraqi civilians during the Iraq war, an act most people would consider among the most heinous of war crimes.
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Twitter was flooded with angry responses from people outraged that such obviously guilty criminals would be granted pardons by someone who should be behind bars himself (and hopefully will be shortly).
However, rather than include a large collection of those legitimately livid comments about the lack of deservedness of each of the pardonees and a full regurgitation of their criminal histories, we will defer to the fact that no matter what anyone says, there is nothing that can be done to reverse this or any other president’s constitutional discretion to pardon anyone he may well want to, no matter how corrupt.
The only limitations on this most uncircumscribed of presidential powers are that the pardons are only valid for federal offenses and that it is still not completely certain whether Trump can legally pardon himself.
With a few weeks left in power, these are not likely to be the last of the pardons that the lame-duck president grants.
With Harvard Law School professor Jack Goldsmith having calculated that 88 percent of Trump’s pardons to date either helped someone with personal ties to the president or were in service to his political goals, it seems likely that Trump will soon issue pardons to his family members and his legal team, including Rudy Giuliani whose investigation by federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York has been reportedly heating up in. recent weeks.
Stay tuned.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-22--Trump’s awards lovely parting gifts — cushy jobs — to his loyal enablers

As an experienced reality TV/game show host , Donald Trump is surely familiar with the practice of providing contestants with lovely parting gifts for their participation in the proceedings .
Now , that his presidency is reaching its end — whether Trump himself is willing to publicly admit it or not — it appears that the ousted head of the Executive Branch of our government is providing those who participated in his four-year debacle with some parting gifts of their own : appointments to prestigious federal government positions that will far outlast Trump ’ s 29 remaining days in office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House , the lame-duck president issued an official press release announcing his “ Intent to Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts ” for an administration that will soon be no more .
The list includes a bevy of Trump cronies and political supporters whose main qualifications for the positions they are being named to seem to be their unquestioning loyalty to the exiting president .
The former White House director of strategic communications and teenage model with no background in education will soon be among those deciding who gets the prestigious scholarships @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump impeachment attorney will be helping choose which performers are awarded the center ’ s annual honors , likely politicizing an honor that was formerly chosen strictly on artistic merit .
Joining Bondi on the JFK Center board will be Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao , the spouse of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) , and Paolo Zampolli , Melania Trump ’ s former modeling agent , both of whom have questionable expertise about artistic talent .
Grenell , a former acting Director of National Intelligence and ambassador to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criticized for his ties to the German far-right during his ambassadorship , so the reaction to this appointment should be interesting .
Presumably , the former White House Press Secretary will be able to contribute some educational insight into how a press secretary can conduct her duties without ever holding a single press briefing with reporters .
The former Senior Advisor to the president seems to be getting a comparatively less-than-prime position in this post-administration gifting and grifting , perhaps because of her husband George ’ s prominence as a vocal member of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name to tell Trump : You Lost !
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These last-minute political patronage gifts , along with a raft of others , unfortunately , can only be reversed by the Biden administration if the appointees provide cause for dismissal .
Americans can expect to see more lame-duck appointments and who knows what other desperate last-minute measures from Trump in the sunset days of his term .
The good news ?
Only 29 days left before our nation has a real president again .
You can see the complete list of the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Donald Trump today at this link .
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As an experienced reality TV/game show host, Donald Trump is surely familiar with the practice of providing contestants with lovely parting gifts for their participation in the proceedings.
Now, that his presidency is reaching its end — whether Trump himself is willing to publicly admit it or not — it appears that the ousted head of the Executive Branch of our government is providing those who participated in his four-year debacle with some parting gifts of their own: appointments to prestigious federal government positions that will far outlast Trump’s 29 remaining days in office.
Despite his imminent departure from the White House, the lame-duck president issued an official press release announcing his “Intent to Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts” for an administration that will soon be no more.
The list includes a bevy of Trump cronies and political supporters whose main qualifications for the positions they are being named to seem to be their unquestioning loyalty to the exiting president.
Among the appointments:
Hope Charlotte Hicks, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
The former White House director of strategic communications and teenage model with no background in education will soon be among those deciding who gets the prestigious scholarships.
Pam Bondi, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The former Florida Attorney General and Trump impeachment attorney will be helping choose which performers are awarded the center’s annual honors, likely politicizing an honor that was formerly chosen strictly on artistic merit.
Joining Bondi on the JFK Center board will be Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, the spouse of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Paolo Zampolli, Melania Trump’s former modeling agent, both of whom have questionable expertise about artistic talent.
Richard Grenell, of California, to be a Member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.
Grenell, a former acting Director of National Intelligence and ambassador to the country that perpetrated the Holocaust, was criticized for his ties to the German far-right during his ambassadorship, so the reaction to this appointment should be interesting.
Stephanie Grisham, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences.
Presumably, the former White House Press Secretary will be able to contribute some educational insight into how a press secretary can conduct her duties without ever holding a single press briefing with reporters.
Kellyanne Elizabeth Conway, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Air Force Academy.
The former Senior Advisor to the president seems to be getting a comparatively less-than-prime position in this post-administration gifting and grifting, perhaps because of her husband George’s prominence as a vocal member of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project.
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
These last-minute political patronage gifts, along with a raft of others, unfortunately, can only be reversed by the Biden administration if the appointees provide cause for dismissal.
Americans can expect to see more lame-duck appointments and who knows what other desperate last-minute measures from Trump in the sunset days of his term.
The good news? Only 29 days left before our nation has a real president again.
You can see the complete list of the “Individuals Appointed to Key Administration Posts” by Donald Trump today at this link.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-22--Trump makes a pitiful last stand over the official POTUS twitter account

As the inevitability of his removal sinks in , President Trump has responded with an unwavering commitment to finding increasingly stupid ways to spite incoming president-elect Joe Biden .
Now that his efforts to steal the election through conspiracy or court battle have all fallen flat , the gears of government are being deployed to obstruct and irritate the transition as much as possible .
Some of those stunts are very serious , like the Pentagon ’ s abrupt cancellation of cooperation for the Biden team , but others , like today ’ s announcement that Trump would not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he inherited from President Obama on the official @ POTUS Twitter account , are downright laughable in their pettiness .
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This latest refusal really speaks to how Trump has been entirely consumed by his own delusions .
Incapable of conceiving that Joe Biden is not just as obsessed with social media as he would be , the Trump team clearly thinks this constitutes some kind of an actual power move instead of a minor inconvenience that will immediately be forgotten @ @ @ @ @ @ @ significance follows President Biden the moment his account goes live .
Nor would it even matter that much in the first place , since Biden will be addressing the nation directly when he needs to instead of spending his day furiously posting about whether or not FOX News hosts were sufficiently obsequious today .
But it is a new low for a narcissistic sociopath who seems intent on sinking the entire White House into the mud before he ’ ll vacate his swampy warren .

As the inevitability of his removal sinks in, President Trump has responded with an unwavering commitment to finding increasingly stupid ways to spite incoming president-elect Joe Biden. Now that his efforts to steal the election through conspiracy or court battle have all fallen flat, the gears of government are being deployed to obstruct and irritate the transition as much as possible.
Some of those stunts are very serious, like the Pentagon’s abrupt cancellation of cooperation for the Biden team, but others, like today’s announcement that Trump would not be giving up the millions of Twitter followers that he inherited from President Obama on the official @POTUS Twitter account, are downright laughable in their pettiness.
Biden transition says Trump admin has refused to transfer the @POTUS and @WhiteHouse Twitter accounts with followers and that Biden must start from zero — reversing goodwill gesture from Obama admin in 2016. — Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) December 22, 2020
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This latest refusal really speaks to how Trump has been entirely consumed by his own delusions. Incapable of conceiving that Joe Biden is not just as obsessed with social media as he would be, the Trump team clearly thinks this constitutes some kind of an actual power move instead of a minor inconvenience that will immediately be forgotten as soon as every person of any significance follows President Biden the moment his account goes live.
Nor would it even matter that much in the first place, since Biden will be addressing the nation directly when he needs to instead of spending his day furiously posting about whether or not FOX News hosts were sufficiently obsequious today.
But it is a new low for a narcissistic sociopath who seems intent on sinking the entire White House into the mud before he’ll vacate his swampy warren.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-22--The close friend Melania betrayed gets her revenge in brutal new interview

First Lady Melania Trump will be remembered primarily for two things : her emphatic disdain for Christmas decorations and her craven silence as her husband , the worst president in the history of the United States , inflicted untold cruelties on the most vulnerable members of our society , mismanaged the COVID-19 pandemic , and ended his tenure by assaulting the very foundations of our democracy by trying to overturn a legitimate election .
It remains to be seen what kind of horror stories will yet emerge about the Trumps ’ time in the White House , but Melania is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of public opinion .
Her former friend and advisor Stephanie Winston Wolkoff wrote a book about her time with the First Lady which revealed all manner of embarrassing anecdotes , ranging from Melania ’ s toilet hangups to her dislike of First Daughter Ivanka .
In a new interview with Molly Jong-Fast , Wolkoff reveals that Melania tried to get her to take the fall for stories about inauguration overspending before ejecting her from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue .
“ I begged her to just come out and say that I was her friend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing .
So the betrayal , the pain of that was like—I gave up my whole life for this woman .
No one else would help Melania .
I mean , she was alone .
I should ’ ve known better .
She is just like her husband , ” said Wolkoff , who ultimately decided to tape her conversations with the First Lady which for some reason continued even after she was removed from her advisor position .
“ Taping a friend is , it ’ s unacceptable .
It really is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ friend when I pressed record .
Because when I pressed record on the conversations I had with her , it was only after she , Donald , and the PIC [ Presidential Inauguration Committee ] [ tried ] to make me the scapegoat and to falsely accuse me for the overspending of $ 107 million of the inaugural funds .
First and foremost , I taped to protect myself because I needed to be protected once I knew I was going to be under investigation , ” explained Wolkoff .
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Wolkoff also discussed the now-infamous “ I Don ’ t Care ” coat worn by Melania during a trip to a detention center for undocumented children .
Photos of the outfit sparked understandable outrage , as many interpreted the message as a direct commentary on her apathy towards the suffering of caged children .
When Herve Pierre—a fashion designer who was friends with both the First Lady and Wolkoff and who made dresses for Melania in the past—was criticized over the incident despite not being involved with it ( the jacket @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reached out to the First Lady and asked if she would be issuing a public explanation over the scandal .
Melania acknowledged that Pierre had nothing to do with the coat but delighted in the fact it was “ driving liberals crazy ” because “ they deserve it.
” “ When I sent [ Pierre ] the photograph [ of Melania ’ s jacket ] , he immediately wrote me back saying , ‘ Is this Photoshop ?
’ And I wanted so desperately to say yes .
He was devastated , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so much callousness .
Even in just trying to get [ Pierre ] paid for collaborating with her and making her first dress , it was like pulling teeth .
There is no empathy or remorse for the fact that here ’ s someone who was blamed because he ’ s known as her ‘ stylist , ” Wolkoff went on .
Wolkoff ’ s insights into Melania ’ s characters are more important than ever now that the Trumps will soon be reentering the world as private citizens .
This vile First @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her legacy .
Even if she were to divorce her husband and denounce his actions over the past four years it wouldn ’ t mean anything at this point .
She enabled him and gleefully profited from his power and influence .
She is every bit as culpable as the rest of her crooked family .
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First Lady Melania Trump will be remembered primarily for two things: her emphatic disdain for Christmas decorations and her craven silence as her husband, the worst president in the history of the United States, inflicted untold cruelties on the most vulnerable members of our society, mismanaged the COVID-19 pandemic, and ended his tenure by assaulting the very foundations of our democracy by trying to overturn a legitimate election.
It remains to be seen what kind of horror stories will yet emerge about the Trumps’ time in the White House, but Melania is already taking a beating in the court of public opinion. Her former friend and advisor Stephanie Winston Wolkoff wrote a book about her time with the First Lady which revealed all manner of embarrassing anecdotes, ranging from Melania’s toilet hangups to her dislike of First Daughter Ivanka.
In a new interview with Molly Jong-Fast, Wolkoff reveals that Melania tried to get her to take the fall for stories about inauguration overspending before ejecting her from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
“I begged her to just come out and say that I was her friend, I was loyal. Nope, nothing. So the betrayal, the pain of that was like—I gave up my whole life for this woman. No one else would help Melania. I mean, she was alone. I should’ve known better. She is just like her husband,” said Wolkoff, who ultimately decided to tape her conversations with the First Lady which for some reason continued even after she was removed from her advisor position.
“Taping a friend is, it’s unacceptable. It really is. But Melania was no longer my friend when I pressed record. Because when I pressed record on the conversations I had with her, it was only after she, Donald, and the PIC [Presidential Inauguration Committee] [tried] to make me the scapegoat and to falsely accuse me for the overspending of $107 million of the inaugural funds. First and foremost, I taped to protect myself because I needed to be protected once I knew I was going to be under investigation,” explained Wolkoff.
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
Wolkoff also discussed the now-infamous “I Don’t Care” coat worn by Melania during a trip to a detention center for undocumented children. Photos of the outfit sparked understandable outrage, as many interpreted the message as a direct commentary on her apathy towards the suffering of caged children.
When Herve Pierre—a fashion designer who was friends with both the First Lady and Wolkoff and who made dresses for Melania in the past—was criticized over the incident despite not being involved with it (the jacket was purchased from Zara), Wolkoff reached out to the First Lady and asked if she would be issuing a public explanation over the scandal. Melania acknowledged that Pierre had nothing to do with the coat but delighted in the fact it was “driving liberals crazy” because “they deserve it.”
“When I sent [Pierre] the photograph [of Melania’s jacket], he immediately wrote me back saying, ‘Is this Photoshop?’ And I wanted so desperately to say yes. He was devastated,” explained Wolkoff.
“There’s so much callousness. Even in just trying to get [Pierre] paid for collaborating with her and making her first dress, it was like pulling teeth. There is no empathy or remorse for the fact that here’s someone who was blamed because he’s known as her ‘stylist,” Wolkoff went on.
Wolkoff’s insights into Melania’s characters are more important than ever now that the Trumps will soon be reentering the world as private citizens. This vile First Lady cannot be permitted to whitewash her legacy. Even if she were to divorce her husband and denounce his actions over the past four years it wouldn’t mean anything at this point. She enabled him and gleefully profited from his power and influence. She is every bit as culpable as the rest of her crooked family.
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