occupydemocrats--2020-05-13--Wrongful death lawsuit is filed against Louisville police for killing black EMT in her home

Once again , the United States is faced with the horrifying killing of an African-American in their own home by an overzealous and murderously careless police force .
On March 13th , the Louisville police burst into the home of Breonna Taylor while executing a drug warrant .
Thinking they were being robbed , Taylor ’ s boyfriend Kenneth Walker fired at the intruders , provoking a blind fire 20 shot barrage from the police that riddled Taylor with eight bullets , killing her .
Now the family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Louisville Police Department , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warrant ( meaning they did not have to identify themselves ) for a crack house many miles away , targeting an individual who was already in police custody .
“ Not one person has talked to me .
Not one person has explained anything to me .
I want justice for her .
I want them to say her name .
There ’ s no reason Breonna should be dead at all , ” says Tamika Palmer , Taylor ’ s mother .
No disciplinary action has been taken against the officers involved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kenneth Walker has been arrested and charged with attempted murder on a police officer and assault for using a firearm — which he had a license for — to defend himself from intruders .
Nothing highlights the grim double standard of race in the United States quite like the images of rifle-toting white militiamen screaming in the faces of stoic , motionless police officers juxtaposed with the treatment of Taylor and Walker .
It is clear that the supposed right to “ stand your ground ” and use firearms to defend your home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America ’ s wildly reckless gun ownership laws and firearm proliferation — only applies to white Americans .
The case has garnered little attention in a national media that is preoccupied with the coronavirus crisis and is instinctively deferential to law enforcement when it comes to the constant incidents of unnecessary police violence and the killings of African-Americans in this country .
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On the one hand , it shouldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upstanding citizens who never had a criminal record of any kind or that Taylor selflessly served her community as an EMT in a time of crisis , because no American deserves to be gunned down like an animal without charge or trial .
But on the other hand , it ’ s appalling to know that police can kill a sleeping Black EMT worker and arrest her boyfriend after botching a drug raid , and the nation barely blinks .
Why has the killing of Breonna Taylor taken so long to reach national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months and the release of the gruesome footage of his killing for the state of Georgia to take actions against the men who lynched Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery ?
It feels like black lives matter even less in America these days .
How could they not , when the federal government and the oligarch class is making it painfully obvious that not even white lives are worth protecting ?

Once again, the United States is faced with the horrifying killing of an African-American in their own home by an overzealous and murderously careless police force.
On March 13th, the Louisville police burst into the home of Breonna Taylor while executing a drug warrant. Thinking they were being robbed, Taylor’s boyfriend Kenneth Walker fired at the intruders, provoking a blind fire 20 shot barrage from the police that riddled Taylor with eight bullets, killing her.
Now the family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Louisville Police Department, alleging that the police had a no-knock warrant (meaning they did not have to identify themselves) for a crack house many miles away, targeting an individual who was already in police custody.
“Not one person has talked to me. Not one person has explained anything to me. I want justice for her. I want them to say her name. There’s no reason Breonna should be dead at all,” says Tamika Palmer, Taylor’s mother.
No disciplinary action has been taken against the officers involved; to add injustice to murder, Kenneth Walker has been arrested and charged with attempted murder on a police officer and assault for using a firearm — which he had a license for — to defend himself from intruders.
Nothing highlights the grim double standard of race in the United States quite like the images of rifle-toting white militiamen screaming in the faces of stoic, motionless police officers juxtaposed with the treatment of Taylor and Walker.
It is clear that the supposed right to “stand your ground” and use firearms to defend your home — the most commonly cited justification for America’s wildly reckless gun ownership laws and firearm proliferation — only applies to white Americans.
The case has garnered little attention in a national media that is preoccupied with the coronavirus crisis and is instinctively deferential to law enforcement when it comes to the constant incidents of unnecessary police violence and the killings of African-Americans in this country.
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On the one hand, it shouldn’t matter that Taylor and her boyfriend were upstanding citizens who never had a criminal record of any kind or that Taylor selflessly served her community as an EMT in a time of crisis, because no American deserves to be gunned down like an animal without charge or trial.
But on the other hand, it’s appalling to know that police can kill a sleeping Black EMT worker and arrest her boyfriend after botching a drug raid, and the nation barely blinks.
Why has the killing of Breonna Taylor taken so long to reach national news?
Why did it take two months and the release of the gruesome footage of his killing for the state of Georgia to take actions against the men who lynched Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery?
It feels like black lives matter even less in America these days. How could they not, when the federal government and the oligarch class is making it painfully obvious that not even white lives are worth protecting?
Original reporting by Minyvonne Burke at NBC News.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-13--Adult man Donald Trump Jr. mocks teenager Greta Thunberg for joining CNN virus panel

CNN announced today that teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg—who may have recovered from COVID-19 earlier this year—will take part in a coronavirus panel tomorrow which will also include a former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a former Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services .
While perhaps surprising at first glance , Thunberg ’ s inclusion makes a lot of sense upon brief consideration .
Obviously , she won ’ t be expounding upon the medical and scientific nuances of epidemiology but what she should be able to do is draw attention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comorbidity of climate change and global pandemics .
As sea levels rise and millions of human beings are displaced from newly uninhabitable coastal regions we will see mass migrations of people and unprecedented refugee crises .
Some estimates state that we could see as many as 1 billion environmental migrants by 2050 .
As more and more people are packed into tighter , less sanitary conditions the threat of disease transmission will skyrocket .
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Regions that were previously largely impervious to certain strains of disease could suddenly become highly susceptible to them , pushing existing healthcare infrastructures to their breaking points .
Republicans , who love to attack Thunberg whenever given the chance , have pounced on the CNN announcement , showcasing their own ignorance in the process .
Donald Trump Jr. , the president ’ s buffoonish son , ran to Twitter to attack the child activist .
The First Son mocked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” as a “ world renowned infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist ” and a “ leading scientific voice when it comes to climate change.
” Thunberg claims to be neither , but conservatives despise her for having the gall to stand up to fossil fuel companies and fight for a better , healthier world for future generations .
“ Just wow so impressive , ” added Don Jr. , a man who has never accomplished anything in his life that wasn ’ t handed to him by his father on a silver platter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that this a fully grown man , son of the most powerful man in the world , picking an online fight with a child .
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CNN announced today that teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg—who may have recovered from COVID-19 earlier this year—will take part in a coronavirus panel tomorrow which will also include a former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a former Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
While perhaps surprising at first glance, Thunberg’s inclusion makes a lot of sense upon brief consideration. Obviously, she won’t be expounding upon the medical and scientific nuances of epidemiology but what she should be able to do is draw attention to the civilizational threat posed by the comorbidity of climate change and global pandemics.
As sea levels rise and millions of human beings are displaced from newly uninhabitable coastal regions we will see mass migrations of people and unprecedented refugee crises. Some estimates state that we could see as many as 1 billion environmental migrants by 2050. As more and more people are packed into tighter, less sanitary conditions the threat of disease transmission will skyrocket.
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Additionally, severe shifts in climate will affect where different kinds of viruses can thrive and spread. Regions that were previously largely impervious to certain strains of disease could suddenly become highly susceptible to them, pushing existing healthcare infrastructures to their breaking points.
Republicans, who love to attack Thunberg whenever given the chance, have pounced on the CNN announcement, showcasing their own ignorance in the process. Donald Trump Jr., the president’s buffoonish son, ran to Twitter to attack the child activist.
The First Son mocked Thunberg as having a “remarkable career” as a “world renowned infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist” and a “leading scientific voice when it comes to climate change.” Thunberg claims to be neither, but conservatives despise her for having the gall to stand up to fossil fuel companies and fight for a better, healthier world for future generations.
“Just wow so impressive,” added Don Jr., a man who has never accomplished anything in his life that wasn’t handed to him by his father on a silver platter.
Again, it must be stressed that this a fully grown man, son of the most powerful man in the world, picking an online fight with a child. As this sniveling son of privilege so often does, Trump Jr. has once again embarrassed himself in front of the entire world.
Greta Thunberg having a remarkable career already in that as a teenager she’s now a world renowned infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist AND a leading scientific voice when it comes to global climate policy.
Just wow so impressive. https://t.co/398T4wXDry — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 13, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-13--New report shows that COVID-19 test used in Trump’s White House could be wrong almost half the time

If you ’ re wondering why the White House has suddenly become a COVID-19 hot spot , a new report from New York University may help shed some light on the issue .
The findings from the NYU analysis show that the highly-touted high-speed coronavirus testing system from Abbott Laboratories provides falsely negative results anywhere from 33 % to 48 % of the time , far above the 0.02 % false-negative results rate claimed by the company .
While the results from NYU have yet to confirmed , replicated , or vetted by other scientists , if the initial reports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rapid-testing that Donald Trump has taken to trumpeting may have been providing a false sense of security to White House personnel as many asymptomatic cases among the staff may have been missed .
With such high-profile officials as Vice President Mike Pence ’ s press secretary , Katie Miller — wife of extreme anti-immigration advocate Stephen Miller — as well as one of the president ’ s personal valets and 11 Secret Service members having tested positive for the virus , some White House staff describe themselves as terrified to go to work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cramped working conditions in the building leave them vulnerable to the virus Trump has described as “ the invisible enemy.
” According to Bloomberg News , which broke the story of the potentially inaccurate testing results : “ The White House is frequently testing staff , governors , lawmakers , reporters and others who come in close contact with the president using ID Now .
The testing machine , which is roughly the size of a toaster , is portable and doesn ’ t require deep nasal swabs , about which President Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pleasant.
’ ” ‘ Trump touted the Abbott machine with great fanfare in the White House Rose Garden after the Food and Drug Administration approved it for emergency use , saying it could be a godsend for hospitals and workplaces because it ‘ delivers lightning-fast results in as little as five minutes.
’ ” “ ’ That ’ s a whole new ballgame , ’ the president said at the March 30 event.
” Previously , Abbott Laboratories identified potential issues with high false-negative rates when samples collected from patients were transported in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ test and lead to inaccurate results .
While the company took measures to provide clinicians with information to prevent this issue , the NYU study showed that using completely dry nasal swabs to conduct the tests reduced their accuracy even further .
Abbott Laboratories ’ response to the test mirrored the president ’ s overall response to the coronavirus crisis , immediate denial .
With the FDA under pressure to approve testing regimens without the normal vetting processes due to the emergency situation , doctors are concerned about the accuracy of the test @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients who show obvious symptoms of COVID-19 yet repeatedly test negative before eventually testing positive .
It ’ s ironic that one of Trump ’ s own over-hyped “ solutions ” to America ’ s testing capacity problem may be the cause of the explosion of contagion in the very White house in which he “ works , ” dwells , and tweets .
The U.S. is now neck-deep in the Big Muddy and our modern , enormous fool is saying : open the floodgates .
To borrow a phrase from conservative saint @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
” Stay home if you can , stay safe , and don ’ t sacrifice your health to help foster Trump ’ s bid for another term .
Original reporting by Michelle Fay Cortez , Robert Langreth , and Kristen V. Brown at Bloomberg News .
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If you’re wondering why the White House has suddenly become a COVID-19 hot spot, a new report from New York University may help shed some light on the issue.
The findings from the NYU analysis show that the highly-touted high-speed coronavirus testing system from Abbott Laboratories provides falsely negative results anywhere from 33% to 48% of the time, far above the 0.02% false-negative results rate claimed by the company.
While the results from NYU have yet to confirmed, replicated, or vetted by other scientists, if the initial reports prove to be true, then the rapid-testing that Donald Trump has taken to trumpeting may have been providing a false sense of security to White House personnel as many asymptomatic cases among the staff may have been missed.
With such high-profile officials as Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary, Katie Miller — wife of extreme anti-immigration advocate Stephen Miller — as well as one of the president’s personal valets and 11 Secret Service members having tested positive for the virus, some White House staff describe themselves as terrified to go to work each day now, feeling that the cramped working conditions in the building leave them vulnerable to the virus Trump has described as “the invisible enemy.”
According to Bloomberg News, which broke the story of the potentially inaccurate testing results:
“The White House is frequently testing staff, governors, lawmakers, reporters and others who come in close contact with the president using ID Now. The testing machine, which is roughly the size of a toaster, is portable and doesn’t require deep nasal swabs, about which President Donald Trump once said there is ‘nothing pleasant.’” ‘Trump touted the Abbott machine with great fanfare in the White House Rose Garden after the Food and Drug Administration approved it for emergency use, saying it could be a godsend for hospitals and workplaces because it ‘delivers lightning-fast results in as little as five minutes.’” “’That’s a whole new ballgame,’ the president said at the March 30 event.”
Previously, Abbott Laboratories identified potential issues with high false-negative rates when samples collected from patients were transported in a liquid media that could dilute the test and lead to inaccurate results.
While the company took measures to provide clinicians with information to prevent this issue, the NYU study showed that using completely dry nasal swabs to conduct the tests reduced their accuracy even further.
Abbott Laboratories’ response to the test mirrored the president’s overall response to the coronavirus crisis, immediate denial.
“It’s unclear if the samples were tested correctly, and we’re further evaluating the results. The test is performing as expected when it’s used correctly,” an Abbott spokeswoman, Darcy Ross, said.
With the FDA under pressure to approve testing regimens without the normal vetting processes due to the emergency situation, doctors are concerned about the accuracy of the test results that they are getting back from patients who show obvious symptoms of COVID-19 yet repeatedly test negative before eventually testing positive.
It’s ironic that one of Trump’s own over-hyped “solutions” to America’s testing capacity problem may be the cause of the explosion of contagion in the very White house in which he “works,” dwells, and tweets.
“Waist deep in the Big Muddy, and the big fool says to push on” as Pete Seeger once sang about the Vietnam War.
The U.S. is now neck-deep in the Big Muddy and our modern, enormous fool is saying: open the floodgates. To borrow a phrase from conservative saint Nancy Reagan: “Just say no!”
Stay home if you can, stay safe, and don’t sacrifice your health to help foster Trump’s bid for another term.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-13--The virus expert Trump fired is set to expose Trump team’s failures in Congressional testimony

Dr. Rick Bright , the former head of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority ( BARDA ) , found out the hard way what happens to government scientists when they choose to promote policies based on science rather than the opportunistic political goals of Donald Trump .
His experience being ousted from BARDA last month has led him to become one of the most important whistleblowers exposing the behind-the-scenes jousting over the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Trump administration between medical professionals concerned with public health outcomes and economic and political advisors who are more concerned about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the November elections .
Having refused to go quietly after being reassigned from his position as one of the nation ’ s leading vaccine development experts after clashing with political appointees at the Department of Health and Human Services when he objected to the promotion of the use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine — the drugs being touted by the president to treat the coronavirus — Dr .
Bright is now scheduled to testify tomorrow before the Subcommittee on Health , part of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce .
CNN managed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prepared testimony , and it appears that the vaccine expert will not be treading lightly in his criticism of the administration ’ s response so far to the pandemic and will be painting a bleak picture of the future if the federal government doesn ’ t begin the rapid development of a nationally coordinated plan to combat the disease .
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Bright plans on telling Congress that his warnings to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a looming shortage of medical supplies were ignored from his first alerts in January until the end of March .
After urging the agency to ramp up production of masks , respirators , and medical supplies , his warnings were dismissed and he was “ cut out of key high-level meetings to combat COVID-19 , ” Dr .
Bright claims .
While he knows that “ for now , we need to focus on getting things right going forward , ” he still feels it important to point out the lapses that occurred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when Health and Human Services officials “ missed early warning signals ” and “ forgot important pages from our pandemic playbook.
” Dr .
Bright also plans on detailing the political pressure he faced to drop his objection to the use of the drugs that Trump was early on promoting as miracle cures for COVID-19 despite the lack of evidence for their efficacy and safety .
His fears were well-founded , as proven earlier this month when the FDA issued a warning to doctors about the potentially life-threatening side effects of using the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is Dr.
Bright ’ s warnings of a bleak prognosis for the future if the Trump administration does not get its act together that should garner the most attention in tomorrow ’ s planned testimony if his prepared statement is any indication .
The vaccine expert ’ s dire warning of a rapidly shrinking time frame in which to act — combined with the denialism emanating from the White House — puts the onus for action on both Congress and the already overburdened and financially suffering state governments which , unlike the federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money to address the crisis .
Dr .
Bright will not be unprepared to offer prescriptive solutions to the problems to which he is starkly calling attention .
He will strongly urge Congress to push for a national strategy to fight the pandemic , emphasizing “ tests that are accurate , rapid , easy to use , low cost , and available to everyone who needs them , ” contradicting the president ’ s deceptive and deluded fantasies that these goals have already been achieved .
Still , it is the vaccine specialist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the winter ahead if the nation continues with the Trump administration ’ s bumbling and inept response to the crisis that will likely resonate the most with a nation in the throes of anxiety over the future .
Hopefully , Dr.
Bright ’ s dark warning will inspire Congress to act expeditiously to force the administration to take action with any leverage that they may have .
With a president still so self-centered that his own re-election takes precedence over the health and safety of the nation , however , it may make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bleakest winter in modern times .
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Dr. Rick Bright, the former head of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), found out the hard way what happens to government scientists when they choose to promote policies based on science rather than the opportunistic political goals of Donald Trump.
His experience being ousted from BARDA last month has led him to become one of the most important whistleblowers exposing the behind-the-scenes jousting over the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Trump administration between medical professionals concerned with public health outcomes and economic and political advisors who are more concerned about the president’s rapidly shrinking prospects in the November elections.
Having refused to go quietly after being reassigned from his position as one of the nation’s leading vaccine development experts after clashing with political appointees at the Department of Health and Human Services when he objected to the promotion of the use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine — the drugs being touted by the president to treat the coronavirus — Dr. Bright is now scheduled to testify tomorrow before the Subcommittee on Health, part of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
CNN managed to get an advance copy of his prepared testimony, and it appears that the vaccine expert will not be treading lightly in his criticism of the administration’s response so far to the pandemic and will be painting a bleak picture of the future if the federal government doesn’t begin the rapid development of a nationally coordinated plan to combat the disease.
Breaking via Axios: Dr. Rick Bright is expected to testify that the Trump admin was unprepared for the coronavirus, and that the U.S. could face the "darkest winter in modern history" if it doesn't develop a national coordinated response.https://t.co/qhSSfvYrvN — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 13, 2020
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Dr. Bright plans on telling Congress that his warnings to senior officials at the HHS Department about a looming shortage of medical supplies were ignored from his first alerts in January until the end of March.
After urging the agency to ramp up production of masks, respirators, and medical supplies, his warnings were dismissed and he was “cut out of key high-level meetings to combat COVID-19,” Dr. Bright claims.
While he knows that “for now, we need to focus on getting things right going forward,” he still feels it important to point out the lapses that occurred during the initial phases of the pandemic when Health and Human Services officials “missed early warning signals” and “forgot important pages from our pandemic playbook.”
Dr. Bright also plans on detailing the political pressure he faced to drop his objection to the use of the drugs that Trump was early on promoting as miracle cures for COVID-19 despite the lack of evidence for their efficacy and safety. His fears were well-founded, as proven earlier this month when the FDA issued a warning to doctors about the potentially life-threatening side effects of using the antimalarial drug in coronavirus cases.
It is Dr. Bright’s warnings of a bleak prognosis for the future if the Trump administration does not get its act together that should garner the most attention in tomorrow’s planned testimony if his prepared statement is any indication.
“I continue to believe that we must act urgently to effectively combat this deadly disease. Our window of opportunity is closing. If we fail to develop a national coordinated response, based in science, I fear the pandemic will get far worse and be prolonged, causing unprecedented illness and fatalities.”
The vaccine expert’s dire warning of a rapidly shrinking time frame in which to act — combined with the denialism emanating from the White House — puts the onus for action on both Congress and the already overburdened and financially suffering state governments which, unlike the federal government, can’t simply mint money to address the crisis.
Dr. Bright will not be unprepared to offer prescriptive solutions to the problems to which he is starkly calling attention.
He will strongly urge Congress to push for a national strategy to fight the pandemic, emphasizing “tests that are accurate, rapid, easy to use, low cost, and available to everyone who needs them,” contradicting the president’s deceptive and deluded fantasies that these goals have already been achieved.
Still, it is the vaccine specialist’s Game of Thrones-like prophecy about the winter ahead if the nation continues with the Trump administration’s bumbling and inept response to the crisis that will likely resonate the most with a nation in the throes of anxiety over the future.
“Without clear planning and implementation of the steps that I and other experts have outlined, 2020 will be darkest winter in modern history.”
Hopefully, Dr. Bright’s dark warning will inspire Congress to act expeditiously to force the administration to take action with any leverage that they may have.
With a president still so self-centered that his own re-election takes precedence over the health and safety of the nation, however, it may make sense for everyone to prepare for the bleakest winter in modern times.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-13--Prominent figures react with horror after Jared Kushner floats postponing 2020 election

November 3rd , 2020 is the date on the calendar that Donald Trump , if he has any sense left at all , is dreading above all others .
It ’ s the day that the American people , after four long nightmarish years , will finally be given the chance to expel the worst president in our history from the Oval Office .
Given his abysmal track record as president—in particular his utterly incompetent COVID-19 leadership—it seems exceedingly likely that we will kick this monster to the curb of 1600 Pennslyvania Avenue and usher in a Joe Biden administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into ignominy and the United States will once again ascend to the position of leader of the free world .
Of course , given Trump ’ s authoritarian impulses and his utter disdain for our democratic institutions , there ’ s no guarantee that he will go quietly or that he ’ ll respect the election at all .
New comments from his son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner have raised concerns about the latter .
In an interview with Time , the president ’ s golden boy was asked if the November @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He said the White House believes so , but didn ’ t rule out the possibility of postponement .
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“ I ’ m not sure I can commit one way or the other , but right now that ’ s the plan , ” Kushner said , despite the fact the neither he nor the president has the power to move the election .
The fact that he would even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or , more concerningly , perhaps indicates that backroom conversations are already underway in the White House to figure out how the election might be unconstitutionally rescheduled .
Twitter erupted after the Kushner comments surfaced , with many users—including former Secretary of State and 2016 popular vote victor Hillary Clinton—pointing out the sheer ignorance of his statement .
Others voiced serious concerns that this is an avenue Trump and his lackeys might actually try to pursue .
No matter how little respect this administration has for the rule of law , they can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reschedule the election .
Donald J. Trump will be held accountable at the ballot box this November and finally discarded into the wastebin of history where he belongs .
In the wake of the backlash , Kushner issued a damage control statement .
“ I have not been involved in , nor am I aware of any discussions about trying to change the date of the Presidential election , ” he claimed .
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November 3rd, 2020 is the date on the calendar that Donald Trump, if he has any sense left at all, is dreading above all others. It’s the day that the American people, after four long nightmarish years, will finally be given the chance to expel the worst president in our history from the Oval Office.
Given his abysmal track record as president—in particular his utterly incompetent COVID-19 leadership—it seems exceedingly likely that we will kick this monster to the curb of 1600 Pennslyvania Avenue and usher in a Joe Biden administration. Donald Trump will be sent packing into ignominy and the United States will once again ascend to the position of leader of the free world.
Of course, given Trump’s authoritarian impulses and his utter disdain for our democratic institutions, there’s no guarantee that he will go quietly or that he’ll respect the election at all. New comments from his son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner have raised concerns about the latter.
In an interview with Time, the president’s golden boy was asked if the November 3rd election will be held as scheduled. He said the White House believes so, but didn’t rule out the possibility of postponement.
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“I’m not sure I can commit one way or the other, but right now that’s the plan,” Kushner said, despite the fact the neither he nor the president has the power to move the election.
The fact that he would even entertain the idea speaks either to delusion or, more concerningly, perhaps indicates that backroom conversations are already underway in the White House to figure out how the election might be unconstitutionally rescheduled.
Twitter erupted after the Kushner comments surfaced, with many users—including former Secretary of State and 2016 popular vote victor Hillary Clinton—pointing out the sheer ignorance of his statement. Others voiced serious concerns that this is an avenue Trump and his lackeys might actually try to pursue.
No matter how little respect this administration has for the rule of law, they cannot and will not be able to reschedule the election. Donald J. Trump will be held accountable at the ballot box this November and finally discarded into the wastebin of history where he belongs.
I can’t believe I have to write this sentence, but the president's son-in-law doesn't get to decide when the election is. https://t.co/7CrpHny6TF — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 13, 2020
The opinion of a White House staff member has no bearing on when the election is held. https://t.co/QUX1F6Y4RQ — Annie Karni (@anniekarni) May 13, 2020
Today Jared Kushner acted like the November election date could be moved, because he has no idea what he’s talking about. — Scott Dworkin (@funder) May 13, 2020
(1) The President cannot postpone the election; only Congress can, through legislation (even then, presidential term still ends on Jan. 20, per Constiution) (2) Jared freakin’ Kushner sure as hell can’t do any of this so it means nothing if he “can commit one way or the other.” https://t.co/AtF4R9MLrg — Elie Honig (@eliehonig) May 13, 2020
Dumber than dirt https://t.co/nYt1kjrVuB — Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) May 13, 2020
Imagine Jared Kushner getting to decide whether the United States postpones its presidential election — Laura Bassett (@LEBassett) May 13, 2020
He’s so far over his head and ahead of his skis that he’s at risk of doing something anatomically impossible to himself https://t.co/P4WWfct4z5 — Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) May 13, 2020
I’m sorry. So we’re setting aside Art II section 1 of the Constitution and the federal statute 3 U.S.C. section 1 to let Jared Kushner decide whether we will hold our presidential election this November? Even putting this question to him is an insult to the rule of law. https://t.co/5B1xNDA5cm — Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) May 12, 2020
First of all, the headline should be "President's son-in-law doesn't rule out delaying election." This is either colossal ignorance or a dangerous trial balloon to unconstitutionally keep his father-in-law in power. Or both. Congress: pay attention. https://t.co/jowUht8JUS — Richard Stengel (@stengel) May 13, 2020
In the wake of the backlash, Kushner issued a damage control statement.
“I have not been involved in, nor am I aware of any discussions about trying to change the date of the Presidential election,” he claimed. Given the penchant for lying he shares with his father-in-law, there’s no reason to believe he’s telling the truth.
New statement from Kushner, in light of his remark in this Time interview. https://t.co/mEGSNUKbN7 “I have not been involved in, nor am I aware of any discussions about trying to change the date of the Presidential election.” — Annie Karni (@anniekarni) May 13, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-13--Trump issues bizarre complaint about “so-called rich guys” doing “barely legal” big betting

For the past few days , President Trump has been obsessing over everything and anything that will take attention away from his continual bungling of the COVID-19 pandemic .
For days now , his Twitter feed has consisted almost entirely of tweets and retweets about the contrived and nonexistent “ Obamagate ” scandal that the president and his cronies are trying to force into the news cycle , the rate of digital messaging ebbing and flowing with the tides of the FOX News programming schedule .
On Wednesday , the President took a break from promoting conspiracy theories to complain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on television but left the rest of us scratching our heads in confusion .
Taking aim at “ so-called rich guys ” ( a classic example of Trump projection , since he himself is widely believed to be lying about his networth ) , the president appeared to complain about the methods of market manipulation that he himself uses on a regular basis before wondering if it was “ barely legal ?
” Trump has used his Twitter account to influence the markets on multiple occasions during his presidency , most notably wiping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Boeing in 2016 with a single complaint on social media .
It appears in this case that he is accusing the unknown “ so-called rich guys ” of deliberately souring confidence in the markets and making the economy look weaker before changing their tune and making “ the big line go up ” as the memes say .
The president has clung to the strong economy he inherited from President Obama and tried to claim it as his own ; now that it ’ s been demolished by the ravages of coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to convince the nation that everything is fine and we ’ re going to “ transition to greatness ” once again .
It seems that he doesn ’ t appreciate the manipulations of the “ so-called rich guys ” messing with his narrative .

For the past few days, President Trump has been obsessing over everything and anything that will take attention away from his continual bungling of the COVID-19 pandemic. For days now, his Twitter feed has consisted almost entirely of tweets and retweets about the contrived and nonexistent “Obamagate” scandal that the president and his cronies are trying to force into the news cycle, the rate of digital messaging ebbing and flowing with the tides of the FOX News programming schedule.
On Wednesday, the President took a break from promoting conspiracy theories to complain about something that he had doubtlessly seen on television but left the rest of us scratching our heads in confusion. Taking aim at “so-called rich guys” (a classic example of Trump projection, since he himself is widely believed to be lying about his networth), the president appeared to complain about the methods of market manipulation that he himself uses on a regular basis before wondering if it was “barely legal?”
When the so-called “rich guys” speak negatively about the market, you must always remember that some are betting big against it, and make a lot of money if it goes down. Then they go positive, get big publicity, and make it going up. They get you both ways. Barely legal? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 13, 2020
Trump has used his Twitter account to influence the markets on multiple occasions during his presidency, most notably wiping a billion dollars off the stock price of Boeing in 2016 with a single complaint on social media.
It appears in this case that he is accusing the unknown “so-called rich guys” of deliberately souring confidence in the markets and making the economy look weaker before changing their tune and making “the big line go up” as the memes say.
The president has clung to the strong economy he inherited from President Obama and tried to claim it as his own; now that it’s been demolished by the ravages of coronavirus, he’s been desperately trying to convince the nation that everything is fine and we’re going to “transition to greatness” once again.
It seems that he doesn’t appreciate the manipulations of the “so-called rich guys” messing with his narrative.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-14--Trump Jr. throws radio tantrum after Howard Stern insults his dad: “That’s total bullsh*t!”

Donald Trump Junior , upset that some people aren ’ t playing nice with his father , decided to throw a little fit during an interview on the Jim Norton & Sam Robert radio show today .
The First Son drew issue with recent remarks that the wildly popular radio shock jock Howard Stern made on his own show on Wednesday .
“ I do think it would be extremely patriotic of Donald to say , ‘ I ’ m in over my head , and I don ’ t want to be president anymore.
’ It ’ d be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him , and then I ’ d go back to Mar-a-Lago and have a meal with him and feel good about him because it would be such an easy thing to do , ” said Stern .
Although he and Donald were once friendly and the real estate mogul appeared on his show several times , Stern has become an outspoken critic of his as it ’ s become increasingly clear that the Trump administration is a complete disaster .
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The radio host also had harsh words for those who continue to support Trump .
“ The oddity in all of this is the people Trump despises most , love him the most .
The people who are voting for Trump , for the most part … H wouldn ’ t even let them in a f*cking hotel , ” said Stern .
“ He ’ d be disgusted by them .
Go to Mar-a-Lago , see if there ’ s any people who look like you .
I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stern ’ s blunt analysis was spot-on , which is perhaps why Donald Trump Jr. was so incensed over it .
“ That ’ s total bullsh*t , ” the First Son said of Stern ’ s remarks.
“ The reality is this : My dad was able to do what he did when he won this election by being able to relate to those guys , the blue-collar worker that Donald Trump spent his entire career with.
” As anyone who paid attention to the 2016 election can attest , Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into racism and by promising things to the working class that he never intended to deliver on .
The moment he was in office he set about lining his pockets and those of his ultra-rich buddies , focusing on tax cuts for the top 1 % rather than prioritizing healthcare or better wages for average Americans .
Don Jr. , clearing lacking a coherent or convincing argument against the shock jock ’ s Wednesday comments , flailed about and nonsensically compared Stern to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton .
“ He ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you know , probably what cost her some of the election was calling half the country ‘ deplorables ’ for wanting to support someone who ’ s going to get things done for them , and he did , ” the First Son said .
“ I don ’ t know if he just got a taste of Hollywood when he went on , you know , the T.V .
show and all of the sudden the establishment ’ s sort of politically correct people that he used to hate , now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them , ” Donald Jr. went on , conveniently ignoring the fact that his father , as a reality television star , is the epitome of “ Hollywood.
” The son of the man who needs attention so desperately he can ’ t stop tweeting all hours of the day then had the gall to accuse Stern of simply wanting attention .
“ I imagine that Stern ’ s trying to , you know , grab some attention .
There ’ s a lot of other people doing sort of , you know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think he was a real innovator years ago , but took his model and are frankly just doing it much better now .
So I think he ’ s just probably trying to grab headlines , ” said the First Son .
In some sense , it makes a lot of sense that Donald Trump Jr. would be so protective of his father despite the man ’ s cruelty and incompetence : without the constant drip of nepotism to feed on Trump Jr. would have no career and no public profile .
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Donald Trump Junior, upset that some people aren’t playing nice with his father, decided to throw a little fit during an interview on the Jim Norton & Sam Robert radio show today. The First Son drew issue with recent remarks that the wildly popular radio shock jock Howard Stern made on his own show on Wednesday.
“I do think it would be extremely patriotic of Donald to say, ‘I’m in over my head, and I don’t want to be president anymore.’ It’d be so patriotic that I’d hug him, and then I’d go back to Mar-a-Lago and have a meal with him and feel good about him because it would be such an easy thing to do,” said Stern.
Although he and Donald were once friendly and the real estate mogul appeared on his show several times, Stern has become an outspoken critic of his as it’s become increasingly clear that the Trump administration is a complete disaster.
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The radio host also had harsh words for those who continue to support Trump.
“The oddity in all of this is the people Trump despises most, love him the most. The people who are voting for Trump, for the most part … H wouldn’t even let them in a f*cking hotel,” said Stern. “He’d be disgusted by them. Go to Mar-a-Lago, see if there’s any people who look like you. I’m talking to you in the audience.”
Stern’s blunt analysis was spot-on, which is perhaps why Donald Trump Jr. was so incensed over it.
“That’s total bullsh*t,” the First Son said of Stern’s remarks.“The reality is this: My dad was able to do what he did when he won this election by being able to relate to those guys, the blue-collar worker that Donald Trump spent his entire career with.”
As anyone who paid attention to the 2016 election can attest, Donald Trump actually won the presidency by leaning heavily into racism and by promising things to the working class that he never intended to deliver on. The moment he was in office he set about lining his pockets and those of his ultra-rich buddies, focusing on tax cuts for the top 1% rather than prioritizing healthcare or better wages for average Americans.
Don Jr., clearing lacking a coherent or convincing argument against the shock jock’s Wednesday comments, flailed about and nonsensically compared Stern to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
“He’s acting like Hillary, which was, you know, probably what cost her some of the election was calling half the country ‘deplorables’ for wanting to support someone who’s going to get things done for them, and he did,” the First Son said.
“I don’t know if he just got a taste of Hollywood when he went on, you know, the T.V. show and all of the sudden the establishment’s sort of politically correct people that he used to hate, now he really wants to be loved by them,” Donald Jr. went on, conveniently ignoring the fact that his father, as a reality television star, is the epitome of “Hollywood.”
The son of the man who needs attention so desperately he can’t stop tweeting all hours of the day then had the gall to accuse Stern of simply wanting attention.
“I imagine that Stern’s trying to, you know, grab some attention. There’s a lot of other people doing sort of, you know, that took his model. I think he was a real innovator years ago, but took his model and are frankly just doing it much better now. So I think he’s just probably trying to grab headlines,” said the First Son.
In some sense, it makes a lot of sense that Donald Trump Jr. would be so protective of his father despite the man’s cruelty and incompetence: without the constant drip of nepotism to feed on Trump Jr. would have no career and no public profile.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-14--Trump says it is “incredible” and “beautiful” to see nurses “running into death” in bizarre, ramblin

Trump says it is “incredible” and “beautiful” to see nurses “running into death” in bizarre, rambling remarks

There are few things President Trump loves more than effusive , exaggerated praise to cover up for his own failings , and he put that tendency on chilling display today while visiting a personal protective equipment factory in Allentown , Pennsylvania .
While addressing the assembled factory workers , Trump proclaimed that it was a “ beautiful thing ” to see doctors and nurses “ running into death ” in a bizarre jumble of words that didn ’ t always make sense but reminded the viewer of an actor on television pretending to be drunk .
“ From the moment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each of you has worked relentlessly to get the vital supplies to our healthcare warriors — and they are warriors , aren ’ t they , when you see them going into those hospitals and they ’ re putting the stuff that you deliver , they ’ re wrapping themselves and the doors are opening and they ’ re going through the doors and they ’ re not even ready to go through those doors — they probably shouldn ’ t !
— but they can ’ t get there fast enough , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like soldiers run into bullets !
in a true sense , I see that with the doctors and the nurses and so many of the people that go into those hospitals , it ’ s incredible to see and it ’ s beautiful to see !
” It is truly galling to hear the President shower hyperbolic praise on the doctors and nurses whose lives have been turned into hell on earth thanks to his deliberate negligence and mismanagement of the coronavirus crisis .
Our healthcare workers certainly do deserve every word of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to save lives , but the president ’ s words take on a different tone when you remember that he and his Republican allies are largely responsible for the crippling shortages of personal protective equipment across the country .
While Trump ’ s words are garbled and half-formed , his reference to them “ wrapping themselves in it ” evokes images from just a month ago when America ’ s healthcare workers were forced to wear trash bags and use other household items to protect themselves .
Just this morning , the ousted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress that dire warnings from CDC officials about our nation ’ s low stockpile of PPE were ignored by the Trump administration .
Investigations by Congressmembers have discovered that as late as February 2nd , the Trump team was encouraging American companies to export PPE supplies and ventilators to China while dropping the imports of such equipment .
It is unknown how many healthcare workers have died from COVID-19 so far , but the toll is at least 1,000 people .
To add insult to injury , Trump and the Republicans have done @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our healthcare workers beyond one meager $ 1,200 cheque — and they both deserve and could really use some help .
Buzzfeed reports that “ More than 800,000 healthcare workers and almost 1.1 million of their children live in poverty across the US , according to a 2019 study published in the American Journal of Public Health .
The researchers found that roughly 18.5 million people are employed in the US health industry .
And nearly 10 % of them — 1.7 million — earn so little that they get healthcare through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health insurance at all.
” Many are forced to work throughout this crisis without health insurance and must continue working even if they get sick .
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But rather than doing anything to help the people on the front lines , Trump and the GOP are content to just fawn over them as “ heroes ” and lazily attempt to appease them with macabre displays of imperial might while refusing to spend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their lives easier — just like they do with the soldiers on the front lines of their imperial wars .
So if Trump really wants to help our healthcare workers out , he should sign off on the $ 3 trillion stimulus bill recently proposed by House Democrats , which would provide deserved hazard pay for America ’ s healthcare workers and another round of stimulus checks .
And even if he does , he should spend every moment from now until November begging for forgiveness for all the lives that have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ambitions .
He can save his empty praise and his nonsensical ramblings .

There are few things President Trump loves more than effusive, exaggerated praise to cover up for his own failings, and he put that tendency on chilling display today while visiting a personal protective equipment factory in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
While addressing the assembled factory workers, Trump proclaimed that it was a “beautiful thing” to see doctors and nurses “running into death” in a bizarre jumble of words that didn’t always make sense but reminded the viewer of an actor on television pretending to be drunk.
“From the moment this terrible virus reached our shores, each of you has worked relentlessly to get the vital supplies to our healthcare warriors — and they are warriors, aren’t they, when you see them going into those hospitals and they’re putting the stuff that you deliver, they’re wrapping themselves and the doors are opening and they’re going through the doors and they’re not even ready to go through those doors — they probably shouldn’t! — but they can’t get there fast enough, and they’re running into death like soldiers run into bullets! in a true sense, I see that with the doctors and the nurses and so many of the people that go into those hospitals, it’s incredible to see and it’s beautiful to see!”
Trump says doctors and nurses are "running into death just like soldiers running into bullets" and that "it's a beautiful thing to see." pic.twitter.com/UEHUi3gIhT — The American Independent (@AmerIndependent) May 14, 2020
It is truly galling to hear the President shower hyperbolic praise on the doctors and nurses whose lives have been turned into hell on earth thanks to his deliberate negligence and mismanagement of the coronavirus crisis.
Our healthcare workers certainly do deserve every word of praise and thanks for their tireless efforts to save lives, but the president’s words take on a different tone when you remember that he and his Republican allies are largely responsible for the crippling shortages of personal protective equipment across the country.
While Trump’s words are garbled and half-formed, his reference to them “wrapping themselves in it” evokes images from just a month ago when America’s healthcare workers were forced to wear trash bags and use other household items to protect themselves.
Just this morning, the ousted vaccine chief Dr. Rick Bright testified before Congress that dire warnings from CDC officials about our nation’s low stockpile of PPE were ignored by the Trump administration. Investigations by Congressmembers have discovered that as late as February 2nd, the Trump team was encouraging American companies to export PPE supplies and ventilators to China while dropping the imports of such equipment.
Ousted vaccine chief Rick Bright: “I’ll never forget the emails I received from Mike Bowen indicating that our masks supply, our N95 respirator supply was completely decimated. And he said, ‘We’re in deep shit. The world is. And we need to act.’” pic.twitter.com/fQDy9BnL1L — Axios (@axios) May 14, 2020
It is unknown how many healthcare workers have died from COVID-19 so far, but the toll is at least 1,000 people. To add insult to injury, Trump and the Republicans have done very little to improve the material lives of our healthcare workers beyond one meager $1,200 cheque — and they both deserve and could really use some help.
Buzzfeed reports that “More than 800,000 healthcare workers and almost 1.1 million of their children live in poverty across the US, according to a 2019 study published in the American Journal of Public Health. The researchers found that roughly 18.5 million people are employed in the US health industry. And nearly 10% of them — 1.7 million — earn so little that they get healthcare through Medicaid. Another 1.4 million have no health insurance at all.” Many are forced to work throughout this crisis without health insurance and must continue working even if they get sick.
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But rather than doing anything to help the people on the front lines, Trump and the GOP are content to just fawn over them as “heroes” and lazily attempt to appease them with macabre displays of imperial might while refusing to spend a dollar of federal money to make their lives easier — just like they do with the soldiers on the front lines of their imperial wars.
when it come to preventable bloodbaths in this country we have just one script for everything: demanding the people on the front lines act as human sandbags, and paying them back in meaningless pieties and praise pic.twitter.com/TqOcVDDk5z — inverted vibe curve: plunder mode (@PatBlanchfield) May 14, 2020
So if Trump really wants to help our healthcare workers out, he should sign off on the $3 trillion stimulus bill recently proposed by House Democrats, which would provide deserved hazard pay for America’s healthcare workers and another round of stimulus checks. And even if he does, he should spend every moment from now until November begging for forgiveness for all the lives that have been lost thanks to his greed and selfish ambitions.
He can save his empty praise and his nonsensical ramblings.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-14--Graham announces new probe into Mueller team after Trump tweets at him to go after Obama

Anyone who has had the cosmic misfortune of ending up on the president ’ s Twitter account in recent days would be able to tell you that he has been obsessively ranting about “ Obamagate.
” What they might not be able to tell you is what Obamagate actually is .
In the simplest terms , it ’ s Trump ’ s latest desperate attempt to distract from his administration ’ s profound pandemic failures and to draw attention away from the fact that 1.4 million Americans now have COVID-19 and at least 85,000 have died so far .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a convoluted and absurdly incoherent conspiracy theory revolving around allegations that President Obama wielded the federal government in an attempt to destroy Trump ’ s 2016 campaign .
On some level , it ’ s Trump trying once again to tarnish the legacy of the first Black president and it also offers him the opportunity to further smear the legitimate and necessary investigation into the disturbing connections between some of his campaign officials and operatives of the Russian government .
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Like other conspiracies Trump has deployed in the past , it ’ s lazily constructed and relies mostly on innuendo and the vague suggestions of wrongdoing .
Although it shouldn ’ t need to be said , the entire thing is bunk .
In fact , when he was asked by a reporter to explain what crime he ’ s accusing Obama of Trump floundered and blurted out “ Obamagate ” in response before launching into a confused , rambling rant .
Not even the president himself understands this idiotic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extraordinary step of tweeting out that a “ Senator or Congressman ” should call former President Obama to testify about the “ biggest political crime ” in American history .
Trump claimed that his predecessor “ knew EVERYTHING.
” As usual , he conveniently failed to explain what “ EVERYTHING ” is and exactly what kind of crime he ’ s alleging was committed .
The tweet ended with Trump urging Senator Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) , one of his more reliable and obsequious henchmen , to call Obama to testify .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ No more talk !
” he concluded .
It can not be overstated what a terrifying overreach this is .
Trump is abusing his powers of office to pressure Congress into holding a show trial for an enemy in order to help himself politically .
It ’ s the kind of thing one expects from a tinpot dictator , not the President of the United States .
Disturbingly , it appears that Graham may already be taking steps to heed Trump ’ s orders .
CNN ’ s Manu Raju reports that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ broad probe ” into the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation and the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller .
Graham promises “ multiple , in-depth congressional hearings ” related to Crossfire Hurricane , the code name for the FBI ’ s investigation into the connections between the Trump campaign and Russia .
At best , this is a partisan attempt to muddy the waters ahead of the 2020 election and paint Trump as some martyred victim of federal investigators .
At worst , it ’ s Graham laying the groundwork to eventually summon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to dishonorably smear him for the current president ’ s benefit .
We are entering dangerous , uncharted waters here and if the American people don ’ t stand up to Trump we could see our democracy erode into something unrecognizable .
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Anyone who has had the cosmic misfortune of ending up on the president’s Twitter account in recent days would be able to tell you that he has been obsessively ranting about “Obamagate.” What they might not be able to tell you is what Obamagate actually is.
In the simplest terms, it’s Trump’s latest desperate attempt to distract from his administration’s profound pandemic failures and to draw attention away from the fact that 1.4 million Americans now have COVID-19 and at least 85,000 have died so far.
In more fleshed out terms, it’s a convoluted and absurdly incoherent conspiracy theory revolving around allegations that President Obama wielded the federal government in an attempt to destroy Trump’s 2016 campaign.
On some level, it’s Trump trying once again to tarnish the legacy of the first Black president and it also offers him the opportunity to further smear the legitimate and necessary investigation into the disturbing connections between some of his campaign officials and operatives of the Russian government.
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Like other conspiracies Trump has deployed in the past, it’s lazily constructed and relies mostly on innuendo and the vague suggestions of wrongdoing. Although it shouldn’t need to be said, the entire thing is bunk. In fact, when he was asked by a reporter to explain what crime he’s accusing Obama of Trump floundered and blurted out “Obamagate” in response before launching into a confused, rambling rant. Not even the president himself understands this idiotic narrative.
Today, Trump took the extraordinary step of tweeting out that a “Senator or Congressman” should call former President Obama to testify about the “biggest political crime” in American history. Trump claimed that his predecessor “knew EVERYTHING.” As usual, he conveniently failed to explain what “EVERYTHING” is and exactly what kind of crime he’s alleging was committed.
The tweet ended with Trump urging Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), one of his more reliable and obsequious henchmen, to call Obama to testify. “No more Mr. Nice Guy. No more talk!” he concluded.
It cannot be overstated what a terrifying overreach this is. Trump is abusing his powers of office to pressure Congress into holding a show trial for an enemy in order to help himself politically. It’s the kind of thing one expects from a tinpot dictator, not the President of the United States.
If I were a Senator or Congressman, the first person I would call to testify about the biggest political crime and scandal in the history of the USA, by FAR, is former President Obama. He knew EVERYTHING. Do it @LindseyGrahamSC, just do it. No more Mr. Nice Guy. No more talk! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 14, 2020
Disturbingly, it appears that Graham may already be taking steps to heed Trump’s orders. CNN’s Manu Raju reports that the South Carolina senator has announced a “broad probe” into the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation and the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller.
Graham promises “multiple, in-depth congressional hearings” related to Crossfire Hurricane, the code name for the FBI’s investigation into the connections between the Trump campaign and Russia.
At best, this is a partisan attempt to muddy the waters ahead of the 2020 election and paint Trump as some martyred victim of federal investigators. At worst, it’s Graham laying the groundwork to eventually summon former President Obama before Congress in order to dishonorably smear him for the current president’s benefit.
We are entering dangerous, uncharted waters here and if the American people don’t stand up to Trump we could see our democracy erode into something unrecognizable.
Lindsey Graham announces broad probe into how the Russia probe got started and whether Mueller was needed. “The Judiciary Committee will begin holding multiple, in-depth congressional hearings regarding all things related to Crossfire Hurricane starting in early June.” — Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 14, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-14--Trump orders Graham to stop being “Mr. Nice Guy” and haul Obama before Congress for “Obamagate”

Anyone who has had the cosmic misfortune of ending up on the president ’ s Twitter account in recent days would be able to tell you that he has been obsessively ranting about “ Obamagate.
” What they might not be able to tell you is what Obamagate actually is .
In the simplest terms , it ’ s Trump ’ s latest desperate attempt to distract from his administration ’ s profound pandemic failures and to draw attention away from the fact that 1.4 million Americans now have COVID-19 and at least 85,000 have died so far .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a convoluted and absurdly incoherent conspiracy theory revolving around allegations that President Obama wielded the federal government in an attempt to destroy Trump ’ s 2016 campaign .
On some level , it ’ s Trump trying once again to tarnish the legacy of the first Black president and it also offers him the opportunity to further smear the legitimate and necessary investigation into the disturbing connections between some of his campaign officials and operatives of the Russian government .
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Like other conspiracies Trump has deployed in the past , it ’ s lazily constructed and relies mostly on innuendo and the vague suggestions of wrongdoing .
Although it shouldn ’ t need to be said , the entire thing is bunk .
In fact , when he was asked by a reporter to explain what crime he ’ s accusing Obama of Trump floundered and blurted out “ Obamagate ” in response before launching into a confused , rambling rant .
Not even the president himself understands this idiotic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extraordinary step of tweeting out that a “ Senator or Congressman ” should call former President Obama to testify about the “ biggest political crime ” in American history .
Trump claimed that his predecessor “ knew EVERYTHING.
” As usual , he conveniently failed to explain what “ EVERYTHING ” is and exactly what kind of crime he ’ s alleging was committed .
The tweet ended with Trump urging Senator Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) , one of his more reliable and obsequious henchmen , to call Obama to testify .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ No more talk !
” he concluded .
It can not be overstated what a terrifying overreach this is .
Trump is abusing his powers of office to pressure Congress into holding a show trial for an enemy in order to help himself politically .
It ’ s the kind of thing one expects from a tinpot dictator , not the President of the United States .
We are entering dangerous , uncharted waters here and if the American people don ’ t stand up to Trump we will see our democracy erode @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hear what YOU have to say .
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Anyone who has had the cosmic misfortune of ending up on the president’s Twitter account in recent days would be able to tell you that he has been obsessively ranting about “Obamagate.” What they might not be able to tell you is what Obamagate actually is.
In the simplest terms, it’s Trump’s latest desperate attempt to distract from his administration’s profound pandemic failures and to draw attention away from the fact that 1.4 million Americans now have COVID-19 and at least 85,000 have died so far.
In more fleshed out terms, it’s a convoluted and absurdly incoherent conspiracy theory revolving around allegations that President Obama wielded the federal government in an attempt to destroy Trump’s 2016 campaign.
On some level, it’s Trump trying once again to tarnish the legacy of the first Black president and it also offers him the opportunity to further smear the legitimate and necessary investigation into the disturbing connections between some of his campaign officials and operatives of the Russian government.
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Like other conspiracies Trump has deployed in the past, it’s lazily constructed and relies mostly on innuendo and the vague suggestions of wrongdoing. Although it shouldn’t need to be said, the entire thing is bunk. In fact, when he was asked by a reporter to explain what crime he’s accusing Obama of Trump floundered and blurted out “Obamagate” in response before launching into a confused, rambling rant. Not even the president himself understands this idiotic narrative.
Today, Trump took the extraordinary step of tweeting out that a “Senator or Congressman” should call former President Obama to testify about the “biggest political crime” in American history. Trump claimed that his predecessor “knew EVERYTHING.” As usual, he conveniently failed to explain what “EVERYTHING” is and exactly what kind of crime he’s alleging was committed.
The tweet ended with Trump urging Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), one of his more reliable and obsequious henchmen, to call Obama to testify. “No more Mr. Nice Guy. No more talk!” he concluded.
It cannot be overstated what a terrifying overreach this is. Trump is abusing his powers of office to pressure Congress into holding a show trial for an enemy in order to help himself politically. It’s the kind of thing one expects from a tinpot dictator, not the President of the United States.
We are entering dangerous, uncharted waters here and if the American people don’t stand up to Trump we will see our democracy erode into something unrecognizable.
If I were a Senator or Congressman, the first person I would call to testify about the biggest political crime and scandal in the history of the USA, by FAR, is former President Obama. He knew EVERYTHING. Do it @LindseyGrahamSC, just do it. No more Mr. Nice Guy. No more talk! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 14, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-14--Trump tries to intimidate virus whistleblower with Twitter attack right before his testimony

The federal government and its whistleblowers have always had an uneasy relationship , but never before have we witnessed the appalling spectacle of the President of the United States engaging in open intimidation and insult of whistleblowers from his Twitter account — but under a president like Donald J. Trump , it feels like it was only a matter of time .
On Thursday morning , Trump took to Twitter to trash Rick Bright , the former vaccine chief who was unceremoniously ousted from Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority ( BARDA ) after refusing to endorse the president ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ efficacy of the drug hydroxychloroquine in treating the COVID-19 virus , which had become an object of Trump obsession as the president sought a quick fix to the crisis he had knowingly allowed to escalate .
The attack tweet came hours before Bright was set to testify before the Health subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce , where he is expected to warn that the United States faces the “ darkest winter in modern history ” and “ unprecedented illness and fatalities ” if it does not develop a more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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From the beginning of the crisis , President Trump ’ s sole driving motivation was not the preservation of American life but to minimize the crisis in order to protect the economy and his re-election chances .
His administration deliberately ignored the warnings and refused to step up COVID-19 testing in order to not spook the markets , giving the virus all the time it needed to make the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Having criminally mismanaged the beginning of the crisis , the Trump administration is intent on mismanaging the middle of it too , pushing for far-too early economic re-openings and misleading the public on the effectiveness of our testing program to the point that we will be dealing with a virus resurgence sooner rather than later .
Now the president is clearly attempting to intimidate and silence those brave men who are trying to sound the alarm and save American lives .
It would be quite appropriate if we began referring to COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since he ’ s been it ’ s biggest supporter since day one .

The federal government and its whistleblowers have always had an uneasy relationship, but never before have we witnessed the appalling spectacle of the President of the United States engaging in open intimidation and insult of whistleblowers from his Twitter account — but under a president like Donald J. Trump, it feels like it was only a matter of time.
On Thursday morning, Trump took to Twitter to trash Rick Bright, the former vaccine chief who was unceremoniously ousted from Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) after refusing to endorse the president’s unconfirmed and untested assertions about the efficacy of the drug hydroxychloroquine in treating the COVID-19 virus, which had become an object of Trump obsession as the president sought a quick fix to the crisis he had knowingly allowed to escalate.
I don’t know the so-called Whistleblower Rick Bright, never met him or even heard of him, but to me he is a disgruntled employee, not liked or respected by people I spoke to and who, with his attitude, should no longer be working for our government! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 14, 2020
The attack tweet came hours before Bright was set to testify before the Health subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, where he is expected to warn that the United States faces the “darkest winter in modern history” and “unprecedented illness and fatalities” if it does not develop a more coordinated national response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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From the beginning of the crisis, President Trump’s sole driving motivation was not the preservation of American life but to minimize the crisis in order to protect the economy and his re-election chances.
His administration deliberately ignored the warnings and refused to step up COVID-19 testing in order to not spook the markets, giving the virus all the time it needed to make the United States the epicenter of the global pandemic.
Having criminally mismanaged the beginning of the crisis, the Trump administration is intent on mismanaging the middle of it too, pushing for far-too early economic re-openings and misleading the public on the effectiveness of our testing program to the point that we will be dealing with a virus resurgence sooner rather than later.
Now the president is clearly attempting to intimidate and silence those brave men who are trying to sound the alarm and save American lives. It would be quite appropriate if we began referring to COVID-19 as the “Trump Bug,” since he’s been it’s biggest supporter since day one.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-15--Angry truckers publicly call out Trump for lying about their horns today

Bluntly put , the Republican Party as a whole does not care if Americans live or die , it does not care if they lose their jobs and it does not care if they can afford to feed their families .
GOP officials are concerned solely with maintaining power and for that reason they ’ ll give lip service to caring about all of the above things , but when it comes time to actually pass legislation they prove time and again that their only true loyalty lies with the ultra-rich benefactors who put them in power .
With the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been made more apparent than ever before .
House Democrats stand poised to pass the “ Hero Bill , ” a $ 3 trillion coronavirus relief bill , aimed at giving more financial support to the Americans so desperately in need of it .
True to form , the Republican-controlled Senate and President Trump have already announced their intentions to block the bill once it leaves the House .
Their disdain for the American people could not be any more clear .
As the federal government under Trump refuses to act , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of truck drivers showed up outside the White House to protest , demanding that the government lend them support to make up for the economic burden caused by lower shipping rates .
During a press conference in the Rose Garden , the truckers could be heard honking their horns in the distance .
Trump , unable to ignore it , decided instead to lie about it .
Mid-speech , he stopped and looked off in the direction of the noise .
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“ And you hear that outside , that beautiful sound ?
Those are truckers that are with us all the way .
They ’ re protesting in favor of President Trump as opposed to against , ” Trump said , apparently ignorant of what the word “ protesting ” means .
“ There ’ s hundreds of trucks out there and that ’ s the sign of love , not the sign of your typical protest .
So I want to thank our great truckers .
They like me and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The truckers themselves felt a need to speak up after witnessing Trump ’ s blatant lie .
CNN ’ s Daniel Dale reports that the truckers have stated that they are in fact protesting , and not in support of the president .
Writes Dale : Trucker Greg Anderson correctly accused Trump of having “ lie on national television.
” “ This is a protest .
Mr. Trump elaborated that we were here to support him , ” said Anderson .
“ Our message to him would be this is a protest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truck insurance , so on and so forth .
This is not here to support Trump .
We ’ re here to get resolution and bring awareness to our problem and fix our problems , ” he added .
“ This is not a protest in support of Donald Trump or a rally for Trump , ” explained trucker protestor Brian Brase .
“ Not that we ’ re against him by any means .
Most of these guys here actually probably voted for him , honestly .
But we ’ ve been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ Transportation ] Secretary Elaine Chao , by the FMCSA.
” Chief executive of the United States Transportation Alliance Michael Landis stated that while some of the protesters do support Trump , some do not .
All of them , however , are trying to get the president ’ s attention in the hopes of persuading him to take action to help them as they struggle to survive the nationwide economic downturn .
Ridiculous and dishonest comments from the president aside , these truckers deserve to be heard .
Congress needs to take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other job sectors and President Trump needs to endorse more relief funding .
Maybe then there will be reason to believe that he actually “ likes ” them .
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Bluntly put, the Republican Party as a whole does not care if Americans live or die, it does not care if they lose their jobs and it does not care if they can afford to feed their families.
GOP officials are concerned solely with maintaining power and for that reason they’ll give lip service to caring about all of the above things, but when it comes time to actually pass legislation they prove time and again that their only true loyalty lies with the ultra-rich benefactors who put them in power. With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic that truth has been made more apparent than ever before.
House Democrats stand poised to pass the “Hero Bill,” a $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill, aimed at giving more financial support to the Americans so desperately in need of it. True to form, the Republican-controlled Senate and President Trump have already announced their intentions to block the bill once it leaves the House. Their disdain for the American people could not be any more clear.
As the federal government under Trump refuses to act, workers suffer. Today, a group of truck drivers showed up outside the White House to protest, demanding that the government lend them support to make up for the economic burden caused by lower shipping rates.
Trump pauses his remarks on vaccine development to note that the loud honking in the background is from truckers who are protesting in favor of him, calling it a “sign of love.” The truckers are protesting low shipping rates during the pandemic and are seeking gov’t support. — Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) May 15, 2020
During a press conference in the Rose Garden, the truckers could be heard honking their horns in the distance. Trump, unable to ignore it, decided instead to lie about it. Mid-speech, he stopped and looked off in the direction of the noise.
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“And you hear that outside, that beautiful sound? Those are truckers that are with us all the way. They’re protesting in favor of President Trump as opposed to against,” Trump said, apparently ignorant of what the word “protesting” means.
“There’s hundreds of trucks out there and that’s the sign of love, not the sign of your typical protest. So I want to thank our great truckers. They like me and I like them,” he added.
Trump acknowledges trucking industry protesters who are protesting by honking their horns during his event, but says “they’re protesting in favor of President Trump … that’s the sign of love.” pic.twitter.com/9vSIIBjewa — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 15, 2020
The truckers themselves felt a need to speak up after witnessing Trump’s blatant lie. CNN’s Daniel Dale reports that the truckers have stated that they are in fact protesting, and not in support of the president. Writes Dale:
“The truckers’ grievances are numerous and varied. They include what they say are unfairly low freight rates during the coronavirus pandemic, price-gouging by the brokers, ill-conceived safety regulations and permissive federal attitudes toward the autonomous vehicles that threaten their occupation.”
Trucker Greg Anderson correctly accused Trump of having “lie on national television.”
“This is a protest. Mr. Trump elaborated that we were here to support him,” said Anderson. “Our message to him would be this is a protest against bad regulation, broker transparency, truck insurance, so on and so forth. This is not here to support Trump. We’re here to get resolution and bring awareness to our problem and fix our problems,” he added.
“This is not a protest in support of Donald Trump or a rally for Trump,” explained trucker protestor Brian Brase. “Not that we’re against him by any means. Most of these guys here actually probably voted for him, honestly. But we’ve been let down by the administration, by [Transportation] Secretary Elaine Chao, by the FMCSA.”
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Chief executive of the United States Transportation Alliance Michael Landis stated that while some of the protesters do support Trump, some do not. All of them, however, are trying to get the president’s attention in the hopes of persuading him to take action to help them as they struggle to survive the nationwide economic downturn.
Ridiculous and dishonest comments from the president aside, these truckers deserve to be heard. Congress needs to take more aggressive action to help them and other job sectors and President Trump needs to endorse more relief funding. Maybe then there will be reason to believe that he actually “likes” them.
"He lied on national television." Truckers protesting in DC say they are indeed protesters (Trump said they're just supporters of his), they're not there to praise Trump (Trump said it's a pro-Trump protest), and they aren't thrilled with his dishonesty: https://t.co/Omlidsz2Gw — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 15, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-15--Louie Gohmert slammed for attacking proxy voting as a “wish-washy” fear of dying from virus

The death toll of the coronavirus pandemic continues to rise but Republicans are now determined to prematurely reopen the economy .
Forced to choose between the lives of American workers and the economic interests of the donors who helped elect them , GOP officials are overwhelmingly choosing the latter .
To that end , they are working to downplay the importance of saving lives , arguing that other ( less important ) things should take precedence .
Today , Rep. Louie Gohmert ( R-TX ) —by far one of the more execrable members of Congress—pushed this seeming death wish to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the floor of the House , he ranted and raved against the incredibly reasonable proposal from Democrats that Congress be permitted to vote via proxy on new legislation as a precaution against COVID-19 .
“ You can ’ t pass a bill on this floor with proxies and have it upheld unless you change the Constitution , and this doesn ’ t do it .
Now some here say , ‘ But if it saves one life , it ’ s worth it , ' ” Gohmert said mockingly .
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“ How about the million Americans who laid down their lives not for a wishy-washy ‘ Oh maybe we should be afraid we might get something and die ?
’ They didn ’ t do that in the Spanish flu days , they didn ’ t do it in the Civil War , but now we ’ re going to do it ?
Come on , ” Gohmert added , as if the high fatality rates of the Spanish Flue and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ society to aspire to .
Putting aside the incredible callousness it takes to refer to the understandable fear of coronavirus-related death as “ wishy-washy , ” Gohmert ’ s comments are absurd .
American servicemen and women laid down their lives for the safety of the civilian population .
Their sacrifice doesn ’ t demand needless , disease-related sacrifice .
Since Gohmert ’ s rationale is so clearly rubbish , one must presume he has ulterior motives .
If the Democratically-controlled House is prohibited from voting by proxy it becomes harder for them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ excuse they want to avoid passing more coronavirus relief packages .
Rep. Jim McGovern ( D-MA ) was less than impressed with Gohmert ’ s performance .
“ Oh my goodness , ” said McGovern , the Chairman of the House Rules Committee .
“ The gentleman refers to the Spanish flu .
Let me just say : That is not an example of something we want to aspire to .
The Congress was basically paralyzed .
So please , let ’ s get real here , ” he added .
McGovern is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s good to see someone in the chamber had the common sense to take Gohmert to task for his stupidity .
Watch Gohmert ’ s embarrassing remarks below .
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The death toll of the coronavirus pandemic continues to rise but Republicans are now determined to prematurely reopen the economy. Forced to choose between the lives of American workers and the economic interests of the donors who helped elect them, GOP officials are overwhelmingly choosing the latter. To that end, they are working to downplay the importance of saving lives, arguing that other (less important) things should take precedence.
Today, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX)—by far one of the more execrable members of Congress—pushed this seeming death wish to an absurd new low. Speaking on the floor of the House, he ranted and raved against the incredibly reasonable proposal from Democrats that Congress be permitted to vote via proxy on new legislation as a precaution against COVID-19.
“You can’t pass a bill on this floor with proxies and have it upheld unless you change the Constitution, and this doesn’t do it. Now some here say, ‘But if it saves one life, it’s worth it,'” Gohmert said mockingly.
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“How about the million Americans who laid down their lives not for a wishy-washy ‘Oh maybe we should be afraid we might get something and die?’ They didn’t do that in the Spanish flu days, they didn’t do it in the Civil War, but now we’re going to do it? Come on,” Gohmert added, as if the high fatality rates of the Spanish Flue and American Civil War are something for modern society to aspire to.
Putting aside the incredible callousness it takes to refer to the understandable fear of coronavirus-related death as “wishy-washy,” Gohmert’s comments are absurd. American servicemen and women laid down their lives for the safety of the civilian population. Their sacrifice doesn’t demand needless, disease-related sacrifice.
Since Gohmert’s rationale is so clearly rubbish, one must presume he has ulterior motives. If the Democratically-controlled House is prohibited from voting by proxy it becomes harder for them to pass legislation and gives Republicans the excuse they want to avoid passing more coronavirus relief packages.
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) was less than impressed with Gohmert’s performance.
“Oh my goodness,” said McGovern, the Chairman of the House Rules Committee. “The gentleman refers to the Spanish flu. Let me just say: That is not an example of something we want to aspire to. The Congress was basically paralyzed. So please, let’s get real here,” he added.
McGovern is, of course, correct and it’s good to see someone in the chamber had the common sense to take Gohmert to task for his stupidity. Watch Gohmert’s embarrassing remarks below.
“We’ve got to preserve the Constitution; not abuse it with a House Rule.” pic.twitter.com/sb6Cp8Nb8n — Louie Gohmert (@replouiegohmert) May 15, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-15--Trump reveals development of a “super duper missile” in cringey Oval Office event

On Friday , President Trump held an event in the White House to celebrate the creation of the Space Force , the latest tentacle to spawn from the overfed leviathan that is the United States military .
After the unfurling of the flag and logo ( which was obviously cribbed from Star Trek ) and some remarks about what a historic day it was , the president appeared to reveal the development of what he chose to call a “ super-duper missile.
” Inexplicably choosing to describe the device as a six-year-old would , this missile apparently can travel up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regular missile .
When pressed for comment , the Pentagon referred the media back to the White House , making it unclear if the president had just revealed classified information to the world or if the Pentagon had no idea what he was talking about and the “ Super Duper Missile ” was a product of his imagination or possibly a reference to a movie he had recently seen .
The president has famously had a hard time understanding how most technology works , let alone military tech .
He appears to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ literally invisible to the naked eye rather than difficult to detect on radar , claimed that the noise from windmills causes cancer , and argued that low flush toilets require the user to flush “ ten or fifteen times.
” The White House Press Secretary also had no information on the “ super duper missile .
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On Friday, President Trump held an event in the White House to celebrate the creation of the Space Force, the latest tentacle to spawn from the overfed leviathan that is the United States military. After the unfurling of the flag and logo (which was obviously cribbed from Star Trek) and some remarks about what a historic day it was, the president appeared to reveal the development of what he chose to call a “super-duper missile.”
"I call it the super duper missile" Trump explaining how he describes a missile being developed by the Space Force that is travels at a speed 17x faster than current missiles. pic.twitter.com/bFmJj2slIJ — Brian A. Cahn, MD (@brian_cahn) May 15, 2020
Inexplicably choosing to describe the device as a six-year-old would, this missile apparently can travel up to seventeen times the speed of a regular missile.
When pressed for comment, the Pentagon referred the media back to the White House, making it unclear if the president had just revealed classified information to the world or if the Pentagon had no idea what he was talking about and the “Super Duper Missile” was a product of his imagination or possibly a reference to a movie he had recently seen.
Pentagon spokesperson's response: "I'm going to have to refer you back to the White House on that. I don't have any information to give you on that." https://t.co/xTbGj3mtZE — Elizabeth McLaughlin (@Elizabeth_McLau) May 15, 2020
The president has famously had a hard time understanding how most technology works, let alone military tech. He appears to be convinced that the F-35 fighter jet is literally invisible to the naked eye rather than difficult to detect on radar, claimed that the noise from windmills causes cancer, and argued that low flush toilets require the user to flush “ten or fifteen times.”
The White House Press Secretary also had no information on the “super duper missile.”
"The president said the Pentagon is developing a 'super duper missile' … what was the president describing?" — this exchange is basically an SNL skit pic.twitter.com/QmREiE2RDy — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 15, 2020
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