occupydemocrats--2020-09-29--FOX’s “journalists” push conspiracy about Biden wearing secret electronic ear device

In the lead up to tonight ’ s highly anticipated debate , the right-wing propaganda machine is pulling out all the stops and laying a foundation of lies for them to justify to themselves and excuse a poor performance by Donald Trump and paint Joe Biden as having somehow “ cheated ” at a debate .
Their first line of attack is the ridiculous notion that Biden will be secretly wearing an earpiece , through which he will be given the questions in advance for the debate and possibly have his handlers whisper answers to the questions and help hide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suffers from .
The right-wing clearly doesn ’ t understand how debates work ; Biden is not taking the SATs and this isn ’ t Trivia Night , it ’ s a debate whose topics have already been publicly announced ( upsettingly , there will be no discussion of climate change ) and whose answers are subjective discussions of policy — or in Trump ’ s case , just making things up .
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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ways to troll their opponent , publicly demanded that a “ neutral ” third-party examine Joe Biden for any secret electronic devices , which his campaign naturally refused to do , which prompted a breathless avalanche of baseless speculation from right-wing media that went viral thanks to the way that Facebook and other social media companies enable the spread of Trumpian propaganda .
Even more disturbing , however , is how the network hosting tonight ’ s debate is helping push this ridiculous conspiracy theory .
During this morning ’ s newscast , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discuss the “ interesting ” news that the Biden team won ’ t agree to have his ear checked for secret earpieces .
This conspiracy theory appears to have originated from the titular head of the QAnon cult and quickly spread through social media .
It is a deeply alarming sign of the times that FOX News ’ supposed “ straight journalist ” teams are openly pushing QAnon conspiracies and that the entire right-wing media apparatus is losing its mind at the slightest sign of impropriety by the Biden team , no matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really speaks to how insecure they are about Trump ’ s potential performance tonight — and how hard they will work to reframe the debate that we will watch tonight with our own eyes into their own twisted version of reality .

In the lead up to tonight’s highly anticipated debate, the right-wing propaganda machine is pulling out all the stops and laying a foundation of lies for them to justify to themselves and excuse a poor performance by Donald Trump and paint Joe Biden as having somehow “cheated” at a debate.
Their first line of attack is the ridiculous notion that Biden will be secretly wearing an earpiece, through which he will be given the questions in advance for the debate and possibly have his handlers whisper answers to the questions and help hide the dementia that right-wing conspirators allege he suffers from.
The right-wing clearly doesn’t understand how debates work; Biden is not taking the SATs and this isn’t Trivia Night, it’s a debate whose topics have already been publicly announced (upsettingly, there will be no discussion of climate change) and whose answers are subjective discussions of policy — or in Trump’s case, just making things up.
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The Trump team, always looking for ways to troll their opponent, publicly demanded that a “neutral” third-party examine Joe Biden for any secret electronic devices, which his campaign naturally refused to do, which prompted a breathless avalanche of baseless speculation from right-wing media that went viral thanks to the way that Facebook and other social media companies enable the spread of Trumpian propaganda.
Even more disturbing, however, is how the network hosting tonight’s debate is helping push this ridiculous conspiracy theory. During this morning’s newscast, FOX hosts Bret Baier and Bill Hemmer discuss the “interesting” news that the Biden team won’t agree to have his ear checked for secret earpieces.
Bill Hemmer and @BretBaier float conspiracy that Biden may have secret ear pieces hidden in his ear, call it “interesting” that Biden campaign hasn’t agreed to a thorough inspection. They are supposedly part of Fox’s “straight news” team. pic.twitter.com/8o82Y2UAWk — Angelo Carusone (@GoAngelo) September 29, 2020
This conspiracy theory appears to have originated from the titular head of the QAnon cult and quickly spread through social media.
Here are the biggest pre-debate conspiracy tweets on Twitter: – Notorious QAnon influencer EyesOnQ (didn't Twitter say they'd take these accounts down?) – Q-curious Newsmax host – Charlie Kirk – CatTurd2, who is somehow very much a known entity in the pro-Trump disinfo sphere pic.twitter.com/yAnZU4xFto — Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) September 29, 2020
The Biden earpiece conspiracy theory (which originated in a tweet from a single anonymous source to a NYPost reporter, and was instantly denied by the campaign) is everywhere on Facebook. Absolutely everywhere. pic.twitter.com/AIdXoy4ZIi — Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) September 29, 2020
It is a deeply alarming sign of the times that FOX News’ supposed “straight journalist” teams are openly pushing QAnon conspiracies and that the entire right-wing media apparatus is losing its mind at the slightest sign of impropriety by the Biden team, no matter how ridiculous it might be.
It really speaks to how insecure they are about Trump’s potential performance tonight — and how hard they will work to reframe the debate that we will watch tonight with our own eyes into their own twisted version of reality.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-29--Lawsuit claims Fox’s Judge Napolitano forced waiter to perform “bizarre sex act”

Yet another scandal has rocked Fox News with the revelation that the network ’ s premiere legal analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano has been accused in a lawsuit of forcing a New Jersey waiter to engage in a “ bizarre sex act ” with him .
New York Daily News reports that James Kruzenick filed the $ 15 million suit on Monday in New Jersey Superior Court .
Kruzenick claims that he met Napolitano at the Mohawk House while working and that the former judge groped him in the restroom .
While Kruzenick says that he was uninterested in a sexual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ maintain a friendship and was “ flattered ” that such a famous person wanted to spend time with him .
In September of 2015 , Kruzelnick visited Napolitano ’ s house .
Kruzlenick was in the living room when Napolitano allegedly entered the room in a state of partial undress and revealed that he was “ really into certain things ” and that he wanted Kruzelnick to “ do something ” for him.
” The lawsuit outlines what happened next .
“ Napolitano walked up to Plaintiff ’ s chair , and suddenly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Napolitano then told Plaintiff that ‘ I want you to start slapping me really hard.
’ Before Plaintiff could say anything in response , defendant Andrew Napolitano then demanded that James Kruzelnick spank his exposed buttocks while Napolitano masturbated on his lap , ” the lawsuit reads .
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When Kruzelnick pushed back against Napolitano ’ s fetish advances , saying he didn ’ t want to partake in the “ sex game @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to “ just f*cking do it !
” The kink encounter escalated as Napolitano ordered Kruzelnick to refer to him as “ son ” while telling him to play “ daddy.
” Kruzelnick claims that Napolitano managed to maintain a relationship with him by dangling the possibility that he would help him work through some personal legal issues he was encountering as well as his brother ’ s criminal charges .
From 2016 to 2017 , Napolitano allegedly “ continued to exert severe psychological domination and control ” over the plaintiff .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incident according to Kruzelnick .
The lawsuit states that he and a Fox News intern visited Napolitano ’ s house .
Kruzelnickj was given a drink and “ within 10 to 15 minutes of consuming the beverage , Plaintiff felt extremely woozy as if he had been drugged .
He woke up hours later in Napolitano ’ s bed , with blurred memories of engaging in a sexual threesome with Napolitano and the Fox News intern.
” During Kruzelnick ’ s final encounter with Napolitano , the Fox analyst allegedly tried to rape @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegations of sexual impropriety leveled at Napolitano .
Earlier this month he was sued by a man named Charles Corbishley who claims that the former judge sexually abused him while presiding over a case he was involved in .
Corbishley and Kruzelnick are represented by the same law firm .
Napolitano ’ s attorney Tom Clare says he categorically denies the allegations .
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Yet another scandal has rocked Fox News with the revelation that the network’s premiere legal analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano has been accused in a lawsuit of forcing a New Jersey waiter to engage in a “bizarre sex act” with him. New York Daily News reports that James Kruzenick filed the $15 million suit on Monday in New Jersey Superior Court.
Kruzenick claims that he met Napolitano at the Mohawk House while working and that the former judge groped him in the restroom. While Kruzenick says that he was uninterested in a sexual relationship with Napolitano, he wanted to maintain a friendship and was “flattered” that such a famous person wanted to spend time with him.
In September of 2015, Kruzelnick visited Napolitano’s house. Kruzlenick was in the living room when Napolitano allegedly entered the room in a state of partial undress and revealed that he was “really into certain things” and that he wanted Kruzelnick to “do something” for him.” The lawsuit outlines what happened next.
“Napolitano walked up to Plaintiff’s chair, and suddenly threw himself onto Plaintiff’s lap. Napolitano then told Plaintiff that ‘I want you to start slapping me really hard.’ Before Plaintiff could say anything in response, defendant Andrew Napolitano then demanded that James Kruzelnick spank his exposed buttocks while Napolitano masturbated on his lap,” the lawsuit reads.
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When Kruzelnick pushed back against Napolitano’s fetish advances, saying he didn’t want to partake in the “sex game,” Napolitano insisted and told him to “just f*cking do it!” The kink encounter escalated as Napolitano ordered Kruzelnick to refer to him as “son” while telling him to play “daddy.”
Kruzelnick claims that Napolitano managed to maintain a relationship with him by dangling the possibility that he would help him work through some personal legal issues he was encountering as well as his brother’s criminal charges. From 2016 to 2017, Napolitano allegedly “continued to exert severe psychological domination and control” over the plaintiff.
The son-father roleplay was not the only sexual incident according to Kruzelnick. The lawsuit states that he and a Fox News intern visited Napolitano’s house. Kruzelnickj was given a drink and “within 10 to 15 minutes of consuming the beverage, Plaintiff felt extremely woozy as if he had been drugged. He woke up hours later in Napolitano’s bed, with blurred memories of engaging in a sexual threesome with Napolitano and the Fox News intern.”
During Kruzelnick’s final encounter with Napolitano, the Fox analyst allegedly tried to rape him.
These are not the first allegations of sexual impropriety leveled at Napolitano. Earlier this month he was sued by a man named Charles Corbishley who claims that the former judge sexually abused him while presiding over a case he was involved in. Corbishley and Kruzelnick are represented by the same law firm.
Napolitano’s attorney Tom Clare says he categorically denies the allegations.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-29--Watergate prosecutor: Trump and Ivanka could definitely face jail for their tax scams

The New York Times was careful to frame its article about Donald Trump ’ s hidden tax return info with couched references to “ tax avoidance ” rather than “ tax evasion , ” likely on the advice of its libel attorneys .
While tax avoidance is a perfectly legal , if morally dubious , strategy to reduce one ’ s federal income tax liability , tax evasion crosses the line into criminal territory and is punishable , depending on the nature and severity of the individual case , by a penalty of up to $ 250,000 and up to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as set forth in the handy dandy IRS Tax Crimes Handbook .
Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman , who dug into former President Richard Nixon ’ s tax crimes as part of that investigation , was less queasy about accusing Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka of criminal activity when he appeared anchor Erin Burnett ’ s program on CNN last night .
Beginning by saying that compared to Donald Trump , the disgraced former President Nixon was a “ rookie amateur ” in his IRS violations , Akerman boldly declared that The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the current president paid no federal income taxes for at least 11 years and just $ 750 in 2016 and 2017 actually describes not “ tax avoidance , ” but multiple instances of tax fraud by both Trump and his daughter Ivanka .
“ Tax avoidance is simply taking the tax code and getting the most deductions you can get under the code that is perfectly legal , ” Akerman told CNN .
“ Tax fraud , however , is lying about what your income was , lying about what your deductions are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of items that just stand out in that report from The New York Times that really appear to go beyond tax avoidance.
” One item in particular that caught Akerman ’ s attention was the deduction for the $ 747,622 in consulting fees that the Trump Organization paid to an outside consultant for hotel projects in Hawaii and Vancouver , British Columbia in 2017 .
Was it a bizarre coincidence that Ivanka Trump ’ s 2017 taxes , filed while she was still a paid executive at the Trump Organization , show a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consulting firm that she co-owns ?
“ There is no legitimate reason for her to get those consulting fees since she was being paid already as a Trump employee , ” Akerman said confidently .
“ The only possible reason for doing this was to somehow move money around so that it wouldn ’ t be taxed to Donald Trump but would in effect go on Ivanka Trump ’ s tax return , who probably had certain losses that she could take against it .
So in the end , the government gets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s eyes , this would cross that line from tax avoidance into evasion and leads him to believe that there is “ no question ” that the president his daughter could face at least five years in prison for tax evasion .
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Akerman pointed out the primary reason that Donald Trump is so desperate to win re-election by explaining what will likely happen if he loses to Joe Biden in the November @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vance , Jr. currently examining Trump ’ s financial records , Trump may face additional state charges in New York that even a presidential self-pardon can ’ t help him escape .
We can save the schadenfreude until the indictments are filed , but the opinion of an experienced federal prosecutor well-versed in presidential tax scams certainly gives one hope that our crooked president will one day face the music for his offenses , music that will be loud , painful , and very punishing .
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The New York Times was careful to frame its article about Donald Trump’s hidden tax return info with couched references to “tax avoidance” rather than “tax evasion,” likely on the advice of its libel attorneys.
While tax avoidance is a perfectly legal, if morally dubious, strategy to reduce one’s federal income tax liability, tax evasion crosses the line into criminal territory and is punishable, depending on the nature and severity of the individual case, by a penalty of up to $250,000 and up to one to five years in federal prison as set forth in the handy dandy IRS Tax Crimes Handbook.
Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman, who dug into former President Richard Nixon’s tax crimes as part of that investigation, was less queasy about accusing Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka of criminal activity when he appeared anchor Erin Burnett’s program on CNN last night.
Beginning by saying that compared to Donald Trump, the disgraced former President Nixon was a “rookie amateur” in his IRS violations, Akerman boldly declared that The New York Times story that revealed that the current president paid no federal income taxes for at least 11 years and just $750 in 2016 and 2017 actually describes not “tax avoidance,” but multiple instances of tax fraud by both Trump and his daughter Ivanka.
“Tax avoidance is simply taking the tax code and getting the most deductions you can get under the code that is perfectly legal,” Akerman told CNN. “Tax fraud, however, is lying about what your income was, lying about what your deductions are, and there’s a couple of items that just stand out in that report from The New York Times that really appear to go beyond tax avoidance.”
One item in particular that caught Akerman’s attention was the deduction for the $747,622 in consulting fees that the Trump Organization paid to an outside consultant for hotel projects in Hawaii and Vancouver, British Columbia in 2017.
Was it a bizarre coincidence that Ivanka Trump’s 2017 taxes, filed while she was still a paid executive at the Trump Organization, show a payment for that exact amount to a consulting firm that she co-owns?
Akerman thinks not.
“There is no legitimate reason for her to get those consulting fees since she was being paid already as a Trump employee,” Akerman said confidently. “The only possible reason for doing this was to somehow move money around so that it wouldn’t be taxed to Donald Trump but would in effect go on Ivanka Trump’s tax return, who probably had certain losses that she could take against it. So in the end, the government gets zero dollars.”
In the former prosecutor’s eyes, this would cross that line from tax avoidance into evasion and leads him to believe that there is “no question” that the president his daughter could face at least five years in prison for tax evasion.
“It is a pretty serious crime and the more money that is stolen the longer you go to jail for,” Akerman told Burnett. “The only thing saving him at this point is the Department of Justice’s guideline that says you can’t indict a sitting president,” he reminded the viewing audience.
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Akerman pointed out the primary reason that Donald Trump is so desperate to win re-election by explaining what will likely happen if he loses to Joe Biden in the November contest.
“Any decent prosecutor looking at this evidence would be able to put together a pretty viable tax case,” the Watergate legal wunderkind said.
With Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. currently examining Trump’s financial records, Trump may face additional state charges in New York that even a presidential self-pardon can’t help him escape.
We can save the schadenfreude until the indictments are filed, but the opinion of an experienced federal prosecutor well-versed in presidential tax scams certainly gives one hope that our crooked president will one day face the music for his offenses, music that will be loud, painful, and very punishing.
You can watch former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman speak about the Trumps’ legal liability in the video attached below.
Ex-Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman says the NYT’s report on Trump’s taxes shows that both he and his daughter, Ivanka could face legal liabilities. “The only thing saving him at this point is the Department of Justice’s guideline that says you can’t indict a sitting president.” pic.twitter.com/kOytMsQTgQ — CNN (@CNN) September 29, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-29--Ana Navarro obliterates Ivanka after Trump toady goes after Biden’s kids

With tonight ’ s first debate between Donald Trump and his rival for the presidency , Democrat Joe Biden , imminent , pundits on cable TV news networks have gone into overdrive predicting what may take place on the stage at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland this evening .
CNN welcomed former Trump campaign advisor David Urban to one of their ubiquitous panels of talking heads to discuss his prognostications about what may take place on tonight ’ s debate stage , and he immediately made the not very surprising prediction that the president would attack his opponent with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s son Hunter over his dealings with Ukraine and China .
Urban then asked his fellow panelist , the never-Trump Republican Ana Navarro , her opinion on the best strategy for Biden to take in replying to Trump ’ s likely attacks on his progeny .
Navarro had the answer on the tip of her tongue .
“ Ivanka Trump , ” Navarro immediately declared .
“ You want to bring up Hunter Biden , go ahead , go right ahead .
I think Joe Biden has an answer for that and I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has to explain why he had his daughter on his corporate payroll and at the same time was paying her $ 750,000 in consulting fees .
Which is a tax scam — that is a tax scam.
” “ How he ’ s used the bully pulpit of the presidency and the platforms of the government to promote his properties and push money towards his properties , whether it ’ s the websites or whether it ’ s trying to hold the — you know , G8 at Doral or making his hotels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go .
He ’ s going to have to explain all that , ” she continued .
“ So if he wants to talk about corruption , go ahead — make our day.
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Navarro hit upon the perfect example of how this president continues to trash talk his opponents over invented scandals when his own backyard has much worse political and legal atrocities piled to the ceilings and based on actual facts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden handles what Donald Trump throws at him during the debate tonight , but we already know how the president will respond to any allegations that his rival brings up about his many alleged illegal actions — denial , lies , and counter-accusations .
The question then becomes one of credibility , and , in that case , Biden has already won the debate without even speaking a word yet .
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With tonight’s first debate between Donald Trump and his rival for the presidency, Democrat Joe Biden, imminent, pundits on cable TV news networks have gone into overdrive predicting what may take place on the stage at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland this evening.
CNN welcomed former Trump campaign advisor David Urban to one of their ubiquitous panels of talking heads to discuss his prognostications about what may take place on tonight’s debate stage, and he immediately made the not very surprising prediction that the president would attack his opponent with accusations of corruption against Joe Biden’s son Hunter over his dealings with Ukraine and China.
Urban then asked his fellow panelist, the never-Trump Republican Ana Navarro, her opinion on the best strategy for Biden to take in replying to Trump’s likely attacks on his progeny.
“If the president brings up Hunter Biden as we have heard some suggest he will repeatedly, how do you think Joe Biden should respond?” Urban queried Navarro.
Navarro had the answer on the tip of her tongue.
“Ivanka Trump,” Navarro immediately declared. “You want to bring up Hunter Biden, go ahead, go right ahead. I think Joe Biden has an answer for that and I think, right now, Donald Trump has to explain why he had his daughter on his corporate payroll and at the same time was paying her $750,000 in consulting fees. Which is a tax scam — that is a tax scam.” “How he’s used the bully pulpit of the presidency and the platforms of the government to promote his properties and push money towards his properties, whether it’s the websites or whether it’s trying to hold the — you know, G8 at Doral or making his hotels and golf courses the place where people go. He’s going to have to explain all that,” she continued. “So if he wants to talk about corruption, go ahead — make our day.”
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Navarro hit upon the perfect example of how this president continues to trash talk his opponents over invented scandals when his own backyard has much worse political and legal atrocities piled to the ceilings and based on actual facts.
We’ll see just how Joe Biden handles what Donald Trump throws at him during the debate tonight, but we already know how the president will respond to any allegations that his rival brings up about his many alleged illegal actions — denial, lies, and counter-accusations.
The question then becomes one of credibility, and, in that case, Biden has already won the debate without even speaking a word yet.
You can watch the exchange on CNN between David Urban and Ana Navarro in the video excerpt below.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-29--White gun-toting father and son are arrested for hunting Black teens

Two white men , a father and son , have been arrested in Yazoo County , Mississippi after a disturbing display of racism unfolded Sunday night .
WLBT reports that the two alleged criminals ambushed two Black teenagers as the two alleged victims were out driving ATVs on a road commonly used for such activities .
According to the mother of the teens , the father and son fired guns at them and rammed into the back of one of the ATVs .
“ Not only did they shoot at him , they also ran into the back of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been murder right then and there , ” she explained .
Wade Oscar Twiner and Lane Twiner , the alleged aggressors , notably chose not to harass or attack anyone else riding an ATV in the area .
It ’ s further worth noting that the two teenagers were the only Black individuals using the road that day .
Based on these simple facts alone , it seems self-evident that there was a racial motivation for the attack .
Sheriff Jacob Sheriff stated that authorities and the District Attorney ’ s office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could constitute a hate crime .
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The Twiners tried to defend their indefensible behavior by stating that since they own land on either side of the road and pay their taxes they have a right to prevent people from driving ATVs in the area , which they claim is illegal .
It ’ s worth noting again that no white ATV drivers were accosted by the Twiners .
It appears they think this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to terrorizing Black children .
“ Wade Oscar Twiner and his son Lane Twiner pursued them and tried to stop them and to shoot them and bump them with the four wheeler , so they were charged with aggravated assault , ” Sheriff Jacob Sheriff said .
WLBT spoke to one of the alleged victims and he described the ways in which the attack haunts him .
He stated that if he closes his eyes he can still hear the gunshots ringing out and can remember exactly how it felt when then Twiners @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He can recall what it looked like as the men were shooting at him and that the entire experience has made it difficult for him to get any sleep .
While this incident thankfully ended without bloodshed , it serves as a sobering reminder that racism is a violent , powerful force in many parts of this country .
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Two white men, a father and son, have been arrested in Yazoo County, Mississippi after a disturbing display of racism unfolded Sunday night. WLBT reports that the two alleged criminals ambushed two Black teenagers as the two alleged victims were out driving ATVs on a road commonly used for such activities. According to the mother of the teens, the father and son fired guns at them and rammed into the back of one of the ATVs.
“Not only did they shoot at him, they also ran into the back of his four wheeler, and that could also have been murder right then and there,” she explained.
Wade Oscar Twiner and Lane Twiner, the alleged aggressors, notably chose not to harass or attack anyone else riding an ATV in the area. It’s further worth noting that the two teenagers were the only Black individuals using the road that day. Based on these simple facts alone, it seems self-evident that there was a racial motivation for the attack. Sheriff Jacob Sheriff stated that authorities and the District Attorney’s office are exploring whether or not the incident could constitute a hate crime.
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The Twiners tried to defend their indefensible behavior by stating that since they own land on either side of the road and pay their taxes they have a right to prevent people from driving ATVs in the area, which they claim is illegal. It’s worth noting again that no white ATV drivers were accosted by the Twiners. It appears they think this “right” of theirs only applies to terrorizing Black children.
“Wade Oscar Twiner and his son Lane Twiner pursued them and tried to stop them and to shoot them and bump them with the four wheeler, so they were charged with aggravated assault,” Sheriff Jacob Sheriff said.
WLBT spoke to one of the alleged victims and he described the ways in which the attack haunts him. He stated that if he closes his eyes he can still hear the gunshots ringing out and can remember exactly how it felt when then Twiners’ truck rammed into his ATV. He can recall what it looked like as the men were shooting at him and that the entire experience has made it difficult for him to get any sleep.
While this incident thankfully ended without bloodshed, it serves as a sobering reminder that racism is a violent, powerful force in many parts of this country. It falls to all of us to remain vigilant and root out bigotry wherever we see it.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-29--Trump campaign communications director melts down on CNN over tax revelations

CNN is becoming increasingly aggressive in countering the propaganda blitz of Trump administration surrogates who come on their airwaves to pimp the president ’ s latest canned talking points .
Yesterday the cable news network ’ s host Poppy Harlow threatened to cut off an interview with White House spokesperson Brian Morgenstern after he tried to baselessly accuse The New York Times of coordinating their release of Donald Trump ’ s tax return information with the Democrats as part of a political hit job .
This morning , anchor Jim Sciutto ’ s interview with Trump campaign communications director Tim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the CNN host pursued a line of questioning about the blockbuster revelations about the president ’ s now-documented tex avoidance schemes that allowed him to pay no taxes at all for 10 years and only $ 750 for 2016 and 2017 , his first year in office .
Murtaugh was seemingly perturbed that Sciutto didn ’ t limit his queries to the topic he believed he had been invited to discuss — tonight ’ s first debate between Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden .
When Sciutto sprayed Murtaugh with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s taxes and his profitability as a businessman , the Trump campaign communications director launched into a series of attacks on CNN and accused Sciutto — who had worked in the State Department in the Beijing Embassy during the Obama administration — of still “ working for your old boss.
” Interrupting the anchor ’ s questions by talking over them , Murtaugh was accused by Sciutto of evading the tough questions that he was asking .
The frustrated guest responded by attempting to bring the conversation back to this evening ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anchor could get out before being interrupted again by the Trump campaign communications director .
It ’ s good to see that CNN is no longer just letting Trump surrogates spread their lies and gain free media exposure for their underfunded re-election campaign without challenging their assertions and pinning them down with the difficult questions that they are doing their best to evade and to equivocate upon .
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CNN is becoming increasingly aggressive in countering the propaganda blitz of Trump administration surrogates who come on their airwaves to pimp the president’s latest canned talking points.
Yesterday the cable news network’s host Poppy Harlow threatened to cut off an interview with White House spokesperson Brian Morgenstern after he tried to baselessly accuse The New York Times of coordinating their release of Donald Trump’s tax return information with the Democrats as part of a political hit job.
This morning, anchor Jim Sciutto’s interview with Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh turned into an on-air shout fest after the CNN host pursued a line of questioning about the blockbuster revelations about the president’s now-documented tex avoidance schemes that allowed him to pay no taxes at all for 10 years and only $750 for 2016 and 2017, his first year in office.
Murtaugh was seemingly perturbed that Sciutto didn’t limit his queries to the topic he believed he had been invited to discuss — tonight’s first debate between Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden.
When Sciutto sprayed Murtaugh with a series of detailed questions about Trump’s taxes and his profitability as a businessman, the Trump campaign communications director launched into a series of attacks on CNN and accused Sciutto — who had worked in the State Department in the Beijing Embassy during the Obama administration — of still “working for your old boss.”
Interrupting the anchor’s questions by talking over them, Murtaugh was accused by Sciutto of evading the tough questions that he was asking.
The frustrated guest responded by attempting to bring the conversation back to this evening’s matchup.
“Jim, are you aware there’s debate tonight? Can we talk about that maybe?” Murtaugh asked his interrogator. “I’m aware,” Sciutto quickly replied, “Can you answer this question? Does the president –”
That was all the CNN anchor could get out before being interrupted again by the Trump campaign communications director.
“Are you standing in for Joe Biden?” Murtaugh asked accusingly. “No, I’m asking you questions — the communications director for –,” Sciutto tried to reply before Murtaugh again jumped in. “I’m standing in a debate hall. See the debate hall, there’s a big event here tonight, are you aware of that?” he cattily replied.
It’s good to see that CNN is no longer just letting Trump surrogates spread their lies and gain free media exposure for their underfunded re-election campaign without challenging their assertions and pinning them down with the difficult questions that they are doing their best to evade and to equivocate upon.
You can watch the political fireworks for yourself in the video excerpt below.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-29--Eric Trump fumbles and appears to say he’s part of the gay community in FOX mishap

On Tuesday morning , the president ’ s son Eric Trump joined Fox and Friends for the weekly Trump family softball game , hosted by his loyal cheerleaders .
Unfortunately for him , even the friendliest of environments wasn ’ t enough to keep Eric from shoving his foot in his mouth in public , again .
In a truly absurd show of delusion , the crew discussed the newest myth that the right-wing has concocted to make Trump feel better : the “ secret Trump voter , ” the latest imaginary figure from conservative NYT op-ed writer and bedbug @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is particularly lazy , warning Democrats that he found one Trump voter in New York City who is gay and therefore Democrats need to be wary , because “ if the Democratic Party and its allies can ’ t hold on to a voter like Chris , who else might they be losing ?
” The answer , of course , is they have lost Bret Stephens , who is both a Republican and a moron and clearly just wants an excuse to be able to vote for Trump without being judged by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s issuing this unsubtle warning that Democrats need to work even harder to appeal to people whose entire worldview is framed by right-wing propaganda and conspiracy theories .
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But nothing will stop the Trump team from promoting the ridiculous notion that there are hundreds of secret gay Trump voters who are just too scared of being “ cancelled ” by leftist censors to show their support publicly since that idea would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unstable and insecure Trump — which led to the following moment : “ The LGBT community , they are incredible .
And you should see how they come out in full force for my father every single day .
I ’ m part of that community , and we love the man , ” said Eric .
After some examination , it appears he meant to be quoting some other likely imaginary gay Trump voter but made himself seem like the subject of the sentence , leading to much amusement among LGBT posters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trump administration is wildly hostile to LGBTQIA Americans and have been steadily working to roll back their rights .
His administration has banned trans people from serving in the military , made it easier for healthcare providers to discriminate against LGBT Americans , rolled back Obama-era protective guidance for trans students , and publicly praised anti-LGBT hate group leaders .
While the American voter can be a fickle , idiosyncratic , and often illogical beast , it ’ s safe to say that the vast majority of LGBTQ Americans know what Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — and are more intent than ever on sending him packing in November .

On Tuesday morning, the president’s son Eric Trump joined Fox and Friends for the weekly Trump family softball game, hosted by his loyal cheerleaders. Unfortunately for him, even the friendliest of environments wasn’t enough to keep Eric from shoving his foot in his mouth in public, again.
In a truly absurd show of delusion, the crew discussed the newest myth that the right-wing has concocted to make Trump feel better: the “secret Trump voter,” the latest imaginary figure from conservative NYT op-ed writer and bedbug enthusiast Bret Stephens. His latest production is particularly lazy, warning Democrats that he found one Trump voter in New York City who is gay and therefore Democrats need to be wary, because “if the Democratic Party and its allies can’t hold on to a voter like Chris, who else might they be losing?”
The answer, of course, is they have lost Bret Stephens, who is both a Republican and a moron and clearly just wants an excuse to be able to vote for Trump without being judged by his pseudointellectual peers, which is why he’s issuing this unsubtle warning that Democrats need to work even harder to appeal to people whose entire worldview is framed by right-wing propaganda and conspiracy theories.
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But nothing will stop the Trump team from promoting the ridiculous notion that there are hundreds of secret gay Trump voters who are just too scared of being “cancelled” by leftist censors to show their support publicly since that idea would definitely bring some solace to an increasingly unstable and insecure Trump — which led to the following moment:
“The LGBT community, they are incredible. And you should see how they come out in full force for my father every single day. I’m part of that community, and we love the man,” said Eric. After some examination, it appears he meant to be quoting some other likely imaginary gay Trump voter but made himself seem like the subject of the sentence, leading to much amusement among LGBT posters on social media.
eric trump coming out is not the birthday gift this homosexual wanted — Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) September 29, 2020
In reality, the Trump administration is wildly hostile to LGBTQIA Americans and have been steadily working to roll back their rights. His administration has banned trans people from serving in the military, made it easier for healthcare providers to discriminate against LGBT Americans, rolled back Obama-era protective guidance for trans students, and publicly praised anti-LGBT hate group leaders.
While the American voter can be a fickle, idiosyncratic, and often illogical beast, it’s safe to say that the vast majority of LGBTQ Americans know what Trump has done to them and their community — and are more intent than ever on sending him packing in November.
Social media users were quite amused:
fellas, is it gay to be eric trump? https://t.co/cWXPtdgpgn — insane clown pedagogy (@doinkpatrol) September 29, 2020
we, the gay committee, have had an emergency meeting and we have rejected Eric Trump's application https://t.co/6ZJWrYhpZh — Erica Lenti (@ericalenti) September 29, 2020
For him, it's probably the Liquor, Guns, Bacons, and Tits version… — Christian Picard (@Christian_Pic) September 29, 2020
No community on the planet, be it plant, animal or mineral does. — Milenaac (@milenaac) September 29, 2020
Or bisexual, I suppose. — Dave Littler (@DaveLittler) September 29, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-29--CNN host owns Trump spokesperson after he claims NY Times schemed with Dems on tax story

Mainstream media has been rightly criticized for continuing to allow Trump surrogates to come on their airwaves and disseminate the same talking points filled with lies and misinformation that the president himself constantly spews without really challenging the truthfulness of their guests .
So used to old-style political battles and the notion that each side must be given the opportunity to present their side of the debate , cable news outlets have often failed their viewers by giving equal weight to both sides , even when one side ’ s point of view is based in rationality and facts and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ theories that sprang directly from the inner recesses of the president ’ s failing mind .
Now , it seems as if at least CNN may now be calling an end to this practice if CNN anchor Poppy Harlow ’ s on-air interaction with White House spokesperson Brian Morgenstern today is any indication .
Harlow was discussing the blockbuster scoop published by The New York Times late yesterday that indicated that the supposed billionaire president paid next to no federal income taxes over a period of over 10 years including his first year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ massive amount of debt hanging over his head that could be considered a national security liability .
Morgenstern immediately accused The New York Times of writing the story to deliberately harm Trump in his re-election bid , echoing Trump ’ s own characterization of the newspaper ’ s reporting as “ Fake News.
” He also steered the conversation to a discussion of the alleged financial crimes that Trump has been trying to pin on his rival Joe Biden and his son Hunter in that use of psychological projection that the president loves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crimes of which he himself is most likely guilty .
Harlow quickly warned the White House flack to leave Hunter Biden out of the conversation , since he is not on the November ballot .
The Trump mouthpiece then continued assailing The New York Times and repeating his false claim that the newspaper ’ s coverage of Trump ’ s tax data was “ coordinated with the Democrats as a political hit.
” That was enough to have Harlow threaten to end the interview there and then if Morgenstern continued with his own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to see cable news hosts finally challenging the liars sent to spew propaganda on their broadcasts and give Trump valuable free airtime for his re-election .
You can watch the entire inspiring exchange in the video excerpt below .
Original reporting by Evan Brechtel at Second Nexus .
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Mainstream media has been rightly criticized for continuing to allow Trump surrogates to come on their airwaves and disseminate the same talking points filled with lies and misinformation that the president himself constantly spews without really challenging the truthfulness of their guests.
So used to old-style political battles and the notion that each side must be given the opportunity to present their side of the debate, cable news outlets have often failed their viewers by giving equal weight to both sides, even when one side’s point of view is based in rationality and facts and the other side is weaving fantastical conspiracy theories that sprang directly from the inner recesses of the president’s failing mind.
Now, it seems as if at least CNN may now be calling an end to this practice if CNN anchor Poppy Harlow’s on-air interaction with White House spokesperson Brian Morgenstern today is any indication.
Harlow was discussing the blockbuster scoop published by The New York Times late yesterday that indicated that the supposed billionaire president paid next to no federal income taxes over a period of over 10 years including his first year in office and that he had a massive amount of debt hanging over his head that could be considered a national security liability.
Morgenstern immediately accused The New York Times of writing the story to deliberately harm Trump in his re-election bid, echoing Trump’s own characterization of the newspaper’s reporting as “Fake News.”
“The New York Times reported basically the same thing four years ago on the eve of the debate. The Democrats had ads up and running within minutes of this coming out which means that it’s probably a coordinated political smear,” Morgenstern claimed, adding a conspiracy with Democratic politicians to his allegations against The New York Times.
He also steered the conversation to a discussion of the alleged financial crimes that Trump has been trying to pin on his rival Joe Biden and his son Hunter in that use of psychological projection that the president loves to do, accusing others of the crimes of which he himself is most likely guilty.
Harlow quickly warned the White House flack to leave Hunter Biden out of the conversation, since he is not on the November ballot.
“The New York Times reported basically the same thing four years ago on the eve of the debate. The Democrats had ads up and running within minutes of this coming out which means that it’s probably a coordinated political smear,” she told Morgenstern.
The Trump mouthpiece then continued assailing The New York Times and repeating his false claim that the newspaper’s coverage of Trump’s tax data was “coordinated with the Democrats as a political hit.”
That was enough to have Harlow threaten to end the interview there and then if Morgenstern continued with his own media-bashing lies.
“I’m just going to stop you there. These are remarkable reporters from The New York Times that went through 20 years of documents. It’s not okay to accuse them, with no facts, of coordinating with the Democratic Party. Please stop doing that or this interview will end,” the CNN anchor bluntly told the Trump surrogate.
It’s wonderful to see cable news hosts finally challenging the liars sent to spew propaganda on their broadcasts and give Trump valuable free airtime for his re-election.
You can watch the entire inspiring exchange in the video excerpt below.
CNN's Poppy Harlow to WH Spox Brian Morgenstern: "These are remarkable reporters from the NYTimes… It is not OK for you to accuse them with no facts of coordinating with the Democratic Party. Please stop doing that or this interview will end. Brian, stop attacking the press." pic.twitter.com/XrXx8Gz8IL — The Hill (@thehill) September 28, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-30--Trump responds to backlash over dog whistle to racist Proud Boy group

After getting savaged by the public for his refusal to clearly condemn white supremacists during last night ’ s presidential debate debacle , Donald Trump told reporters today that he doesn ’ t “ know who the Proud Boys are , ” after telling the violent group yesterday to “ stand back and stand by ” in what most people saw as a veiled threat to unleash his brown-shirt equivalents when the election doesn ’ t go the way he wants it to .
Speaking to journalists on the White House lawn this afternoon , Trump tried to backtrack on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ repeating his call for the Proud Boys to stand down from their violent activities around the country and particularly in Portland , Oregon where clashes between the racist group and protestors demanding an end to police brutality against Black Americans have been both frequent and brutally savage .
Unfortunately , the president continued to promulgate his false claim that antifa , anarchists , and leftist extremists are responsible for the bulk of the terrorist violence taking place in the United States in recent years , even though his own FBI and the Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right-wing white supremacist groups comprise the largest threat of domestic terrorism by far of any possible source of violence .
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The Proud Boys , a far-right , neo-fascist , male-only organization that espouses a racist white-genocide conspiracy theory and which first became widely known through their participation as some of the “ very fine people ” attending the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville , Virginia in August of 2017 , celebrated Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being featured so prominently in the debate .
According to The New York Times : Trump ’ s claims to have never heard of the Proud Boys was met with serious skepticism by MSNBC ’ s Katy Tur who commented on-air today that “ I think he probably does know who they are , and if he doesn ’ t , maybe one of his aides might want to whisper it in his ear.
” The same network ’ s Nichole Wallace saw the president ’ s comments today as a clumsy attempt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set off a firestorm of negative publicity for Trump ’ s flailing campaign .
“ Joe Biden had , not only , the moral high ground there , but the facts on his side , ” Wallace said today .
“ And just in the last hour , Donald Trump sought to put the toothpaste back in the tube by telling the Proud Boys to , ‘ stand down and let law enforcement do its job.
’ Now , think about that .
He said that as though law enforcement ’ s job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This comes after Donald Trump ’ s own FBI director , like Biden said there , testified that white supremacists represent the greatest domestic terror threat , not Antifa , which Donald Trump , of course , tried to conflate last night.
” Even if you give the president the benefit of a doubt that he surely doesn ’ t deserve and take him at his revised word today that he wants all groups to stand down and let law enforcement — ironically the target of the BLM protests for their own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s clear that the Proud Boys did not interpret his comments that way .
What ’ s even more clear is the fact that , unless Trump is defeated at the ballot box in numbers that are incontrovertible , the threat of political violence summoned by the president remains a real , and frightening , possibility .
By now you know what you need to do .
Go vote for Joe Biden and make sure that everyone you know does the same .
If we defeat Trump and rid the nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history , ” as Joe Biden called Trump at the debate last night , then we can all be legitimately proud .
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After getting savaged by the public for his refusal to clearly condemn white supremacists during last night’s presidential debate debacle, Donald Trump told reporters today that he doesn’t “know who the Proud Boys are,” after telling the violent group yesterday to “stand back and stand by” in what most people saw as a veiled threat to unleash his brown-shirt equivalents when the election doesn’t go the way he wants it to.
Speaking to journalists on the White House lawn this afternoon, Trump tried to backtrack on his perhaps intentional gaffe last night by repeating his call for the Proud Boys to stand down from their violent activities around the country and particularly in Portland, Oregon where clashes between the racist group and protestors demanding an end to police brutality against Black Americans have been both frequent and brutally savage.
Unfortunately, the president continued to promulgate his false claim that antifa, anarchists, and leftist extremists are responsible for the bulk of the terrorist violence taking place in the United States in recent years, even though his own FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have each concluded that right-wing white supremacist groups comprise the largest threat of domestic terrorism by far of any possible source of violence.
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The Proud Boys, a far-right, neo-fascist, male-only organization that espouses a racist white-genocide conspiracy theory and which first became widely known through their participation as some of the “very fine people” attending the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in August of 2017, celebrated Trump’s comments on social media after being featured so prominently in the debate.
According to The New York Times:
“Within minutes, members of the group were posting in private social media channels, calling the president’s comments ‘historic.’ In one channel dedicated to the Proud Boys on Telegram, a private messaging app, group members called the president’s comment a tacit endorsement of their violent tactics.”
Trump’s claims to have never heard of the Proud Boys was met with serious skepticism by MSNBC’s Katy Tur who commented on-air today that “I think he probably does know who they are, and if he doesn’t, maybe one of his aides might want to whisper it in his ear.”
The same network’s Nichole Wallace saw the president’s comments today as a clumsy attempt at damage control after his initial words set off a firestorm of negative publicity for Trump’s flailing campaign.
“Joe Biden had, not only, the moral high ground there, but the facts on his side,” Wallace said today. “And just in the last hour, Donald Trump sought to put the toothpaste back in the tube by telling the Proud Boys to, ‘stand down and let law enforcement do its job.’ Now, think about that. He said that as though law enforcement’s job wouldn’t include policing white extremism. This comes after Donald Trump’s own FBI director, like Biden said there, testified that white supremacists represent the greatest domestic terror threat, not Antifa, which Donald Trump, of course, tried to conflate last night.”
Even if you give the president the benefit of a doubt that he surely doesn’t deserve and take him at his revised word today that he wants all groups to stand down and let law enforcement — ironically the target of the BLM protests for their own violent behavior — do their jobs, it’s clear that the Proud Boys did not interpret his comments that way.
What’s even more clear is the fact that, unless Trump is defeated at the ballot box in numbers that are incontrovertible, the threat of political violence summoned by the president remains a real, and frightening, possibility.
By now you know what you need to do. Go vote for Joe Biden and make sure that everyone you know does the same.
If we defeat Trump and rid the nation of “the worst president in American history,” as Joe Biden called Trump at the debate last night, then we can all be legitimately proud.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-30--CNN fact-checker pummels Trump with evidence refuting his deluded claim that he won the debate

If you tuned into the presidential debate last night you were subjected to one of the most disgraceful performances from any American politician in history as Donald Trump ranted , interrupted the moderator Chris Wallace and Joe Biden , hurled petty personal insults , and spat out one egregious lie after another .
He was unable to reign in his emotions or the burning sense of victimhood that defines his personality and ended up looking completely unhinged .
Biden offered a sharp contrast to Trump ’ s overgrown man-child antics .
Not only did he display an honesty and mastery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two things we used to expect from the American president—but he also seemed like a veteran statesman , like someone who can be trusted with the enormous powers of the Oval Office , someone who will work to forward the interests of the American people rather than simply lining his own pockets and those of his cronies like Trump has done .
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Post-debate polling bodes well for the former vice president .
CNN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Biden won the debate with a measly 28 % saying that Trump won .
A CBS News/YouGo poll found 48 % of voters think Biden won while 41 % said Trump .
Not surprisingly , our egomaniacal commander-in-chief is not processing his loss well .
CNN ’ s Daniel Dale reports that Trump told reporters that he thinks the debate went “ great ” and that he is getting “ tremendous reviews.
” The president claimed that “ by every measure , we won the debate easily last night.
” He took @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the he “ won the debate by almost every poll ” that he saw and insisted that at least six polls showed him victorious .
As he usually does when making a grand claim about people praising him , he failed to cite anyone specific or list polls that support his characterization of the public ’ s response .
Dale fact-checked Trump ’ s lies by pointing out that he lost in the reliable , scientific polls and won some “ anyone-can-click polls ” on Twitter .
Such polls are infamously unreliable and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the president .
They don ’ t reflect the larger voting populace , which now seems poised to vote this president out en masse come November .
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If you tuned into the presidential debate last night you were subjected to one of the most disgraceful performances from any American politician in history as Donald Trump ranted, interrupted the moderator Chris Wallace and Joe Biden, hurled petty personal insults, and spat out one egregious lie after another. He was unable to reign in his emotions or the burning sense of victimhood that defines his personality and ended up looking completely unhinged.
Biden offered a sharp contrast to Trump’s overgrown man-child antics. Not only did he display an honesty and mastery of the topics discussed that Trump lacks—incidentally two things we used to expect from the American president—but he also seemed like a veteran statesman, like someone who can be trusted with the enormous powers of the Oval Office, someone who will work to forward the interests of the American people rather than simply lining his own pockets and those of his cronies like Trump has done.
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Post-debate polling bodes well for the former vice president. CNN found that 6 in 10 viewers believe that Biden won the debate with a measly 28% saying that Trump won. A CBS News/YouGo poll found 48% of voters think Biden won while 41% said Trump. Not surprisingly, our egomaniacal commander-in-chief is not processing his loss well.
CNN’s Daniel Dale reports that Trump told reporters that he thinks the debate went “great” and that he is getting “tremendous reviews.” The president claimed that “by every measure, we won the debate easily last night.” He took the delusion a step further by saying the he “won the debate by almost every poll” that he saw and insisted that at least six polls showed him victorious. As he usually does when making a grand claim about people praising him, he failed to cite anyone specific or list polls that support his characterization of the public’s response.
Dale fact-checked Trump’s lies by pointing out that he lost in the reliable, scientific polls and won some “anyone-can-click polls” on Twitter. Such polls are infamously unreliable and are often targeted for swarming by fans of the president. They don’t reflect the larger voting populace, which now seems poised to vote this president out en masse come November.
Trump: "I thought the debate last night was great. We've gotten tremendous reviews on it." — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 30, 2020
Trump: "We won the debate by almost every poll that I saw. If you look at the, uh, the various polls, I looked at about six of 'em, we won every one of 'em." (Trump lost handily according to scientific polls. He won some unscientific anyone-can-click polls on Twitter and such.) — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 30, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-30--Proud Boy is arrested on 6 violent felonies the morning after Trump asks the group to “stand by”

While most of the Proud Boys were busy celebrating Donald Trump ’ s refusal to repudiate the white supremacist organization during the presidential debate last night , at least one member of the far-right , neo-fascist , male-only organization that regularly promotes and engages in political violence felt a backlash from his activities with the group this morning .
Alissa Azar , an independent journalist in Portland , Oregon — where the Proud Boys have been a long-standing disruptive presence at the protests against police violence and the unequal application of justice — posted to Twitter the details of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Office this morning of Alan Swinney , a member of the disreputable group that Trump asked to “ stand by , ” presumably to rise up once the president discovers that the election results are not to his liking .
Swinney was charged with six felonies and six misdemeanors related to violent assault , unlawful use of weapons , and teargas , menacing in relation to acts he has allegedly committed during the clashes at Portland ’ s protests .
He was held on $ 535,000 bail .
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That ’ s not the only trouble that Swinney finds himself in .
Four plaintiffs , including a former congressional candidate , a photojournalist , and two protestors , filed a $ 1.2 million lawsuit against Swinney and two other Proud Boys , Corey Wyatt and David Willis , accusing them of firing paintballs at them at close range and spraying them with bear mace during demonstrations in mid-August .
It ’ s not a surprising allegation against members of the group which espouses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first became widely known through their participation as some of the “ very fine people ” attending the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville , Virginia in August of 2017 .
As confirmed by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security — over the strenuous protestations of Donald Trump who falsely blames all political violence on antifa — extremist right-wing groups like the Proud Boys , the Oathkeepers , and other armed militia groups pose the biggest domestic terrorism threat to our nation right now , responsible for the vast majority of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are the people that Trump is asking to “ stand by ” in case he loses the election which he has manipulatively stated that he can not lose unless there is massive voting fraud .
It ’ s not as if you needed any further motivation to vote for Joe Biden over Donald Trump , but perhaps this latest example of the extremist danger our nation faces can help sway any progressives still butt-hurt over the victory of a centrist Democrat in that party ’ s primaries and who may decide to sit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that both candidates are equally evil .
We can ’ t afford delicate purist sensibilities to hold sway at this point in the battle against demonstrable fascism .
Any failure to vote for the Biden/Harris ticket is only a move that helps ensure that we wind up with another four years of “ the worst president in American history , ” as Biden so aptly described the orange menace .
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While most of the Proud Boys were busy celebrating Donald Trump’s refusal to repudiate the white supremacist organization during the presidential debate last night, at least one member of the far-right, neo-fascist, male-only organization that regularly promotes and engages in political violence felt a backlash from his activities with the group this morning.
Alissa Azar, an independent journalist in Portland, Oregon — where the Proud Boys have been a long-standing disruptive presence at the protests against police violence and the unequal application of justice — posted to Twitter the details of the arrest by the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office this morning of Alan Swinney, a member of the disreputable group that Trump asked to “stand by,” presumably to rise up once the president discovers that the election results are not to his liking.
Swinney was charged with six felonies and six misdemeanors related to violent assault, unlawful use of weapons, and teargas, menacing in relation to acts he has allegedly committed during the clashes at Portland’s protests. He was held on $535,000 bail.
Proud boy Alan Swinney was arrested this morning. 6 misdemeanors, 6 felonies and $535,000 bail. All his chargers are for acts of violence. Stand back and stand by! pic.twitter.com/h1mTlzEtJt — Alissa Azar (@R3volutionDaddy) September 30, 2020
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That’s not the only trouble that Swinney finds himself in.
Four plaintiffs, including a former congressional candidate, a photojournalist, and two protestors, filed a $1.2 million lawsuit against Swinney and two other Proud Boys, Corey Wyatt and David Willis, accusing them of firing paintballs at them at close range and spraying them with bear mace during demonstrations in mid-August.
It’s not a surprising allegation against members of the group which espouses a racist white-genocide conspiracy theory and which first became widely known through their participation as some of the “very fine people” attending the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in August of 2017.
As confirmed by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security — over the strenuous protestations of Donald Trump who falsely blames all political violence on antifa — extremist right-wing groups like the Proud Boys, the Oathkeepers, and other armed militia groups pose the biggest domestic terrorism threat to our nation right now, responsible for the vast majority of violent acts at recent protests.
These are the people that Trump is asking to “stand by” in case he loses the election which he has manipulatively stated that he cannot lose unless there is massive voting fraud.
It’s not as if you needed any further motivation to vote for Joe Biden over Donald Trump, but perhaps this latest example of the extremist danger our nation faces can help sway any progressives still butt-hurt over the victory of a centrist Democrat in that party’s primaries and who may decide to sit out the election with the false premise that both candidates are equally evil.
We can’t afford delicate purist sensibilities to hold sway at this point in the battle against demonstrable fascism.
Any failure to vote for the Biden/Harris ticket is only a move that helps ensure that we wind up with another four years of “the worst president in American history,” as Biden so aptly described the orange menace.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-30--AOC wallops Kellyanne Conway for trying to land cheap debate gotcha

Donald Trump and Joe Biden took to the stage last night for the first presidential debate of the 2020 general election cycle and after 90 minutes of back-and-forth , the differences between the candidates could not be more clear .
The incumbent president spent the entire debate interrupting Biden and moderator Chris Wallace , displaying all of the self-control of a child and spewing a neverending torrent of lies and misinformation .
Biden managed to rise above the embarrassing behavior of his opponent and spoke directly to the American people , laying out a blueprint for how he intends to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incompetence and devastation of the Trump era .
At one point in the course of the night , the issue of climate change came up .
As usual , Trump flaunted his anti-science beliefs , refusing to state unequivocally that humans are causing these existentially threatening changes , preferring instead to dissemble and ramble about forest fires so as to not upset his fossil fuel backers .
Biden on the other hand recognizes that addressing climate change is a life or death challenge for our species and has a robust plan for tackling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mitch McConnell : No vote on a new Supreme Court Justice until after inauguration !
In a hamfisted and ill-advised attempt to paint Biden as some super-leftist candidate , Trump claimed that Biden supports the Green New Deal backed by people like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-NY ) and Senator Ed Markey ( D-MA ) .
Without casting aspersions on the GND , Biden calmly explained that it is not , in fact , his climate plan and that he has his own Biden plan which aims to reach a 100 % clean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States by 2050 .
You can read all about it here .
Republicans saw Biden ’ s response and ignorantly interpreted it as an opportunity to divide the Democratic Party .
Kellyanne Conway tweeted out Biden ’ s quote about the Green New Deal and tagged Ocasio-Cortez and Markey , presumably thinking that they ’ d be angry that Biden wasn ’ t endorsing their specific approach to climate change .
It was a particularly bad faith stratagem on Conway ’ s part given the fact that the Republican plan for addressing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t exist while stuffing mountains of oil money into their party coffers .
Democrats may disagree on the best plan , but they agree that we need one .
AOC , never one to back down from a confrontation with Republicans , retweeted Conway ’ s message and said that it “ isn ’ t news ” that Biden ’ s plan is not the Green New Deal .
She explained that she has differences with the former vice president , but that those differences are why she joined his Climate Unity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can move past their differences and “ figure out an aggressive climate plan to address the planetary crisis at our feet.
” “ Trump doesn ’ t even believe climate change is real , ” Ocasio-Cortez concluded , making the only real point worth making when discussing climate change as it relates to the presidential race .
Trump and his surrogates have no leg to stand on with this issue and they ’ d be better off keeping their collective mouth shut .
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Donald Trump and Joe Biden took to the stage last night for the first presidential debate of the 2020 general election cycle and after 90 minutes of back-and-forth, the differences between the candidates could not be more clear. The incumbent president spent the entire debate interrupting Biden and moderator Chris Wallace, displaying all of the self-control of a child and spewing a neverending torrent of lies and misinformation.
Biden managed to rise above the embarrassing behavior of his opponent and spoke directly to the American people, laying out a blueprint for how he intends to build this country back up after the incompetence and devastation of the Trump era.
At one point in the course of the night, the issue of climate change came up. As usual, Trump flaunted his anti-science beliefs, refusing to state unequivocally that humans are causing these existentially threatening changes, preferring instead to dissemble and ramble about forest fires so as to not upset his fossil fuel backers. Biden on the other hand recognizes that addressing climate change is a life or death challenge for our species and has a robust plan for tackling it.
Sign the petition to tell Mitch McConnell: No vote on a new Supreme Court Justice until after inauguration!
In a hamfisted and ill-advised attempt to paint Biden as some super-leftist candidate, Trump claimed that Biden supports the Green New Deal backed by people like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA). Without casting aspersions on the GND, Biden calmly explained that it is not, in fact, his climate plan and that he has his own Biden plan which aims to reach a 100% clean energy economy and net-zero emissions in the United States by 2050. You can read all about it here.
Republicans saw Biden’s response and ignorantly interpreted it as an opportunity to divide the Democratic Party. Kellyanne Conway tweeted out Biden’s quote about the Green New Deal and tagged Ocasio-Cortez and Markey, presumably thinking that they’d be angry that Biden wasn’t endorsing their specific approach to climate change.
It was a particularly bad faith stratagem on Conway’s part given the fact that the Republican plan for addressing climate change is to pretend it doesn’t exist while stuffing mountains of oil money into their party coffers. Democrats may disagree on the best plan, but they agree that we need one.
"The Green New Deal Is Not My Plan" – @joebiden "I don't support the Green New Deal" cc: @AOC
cc: @EdMarkey — Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) September 30, 2020
AOC, never one to back down from a confrontation with Republicans, retweeted Conway’s message and said that it “isn’t news” that Biden’s plan is not the Green New Deal. She explained that she has differences with the former vice president, but that those differences are why she joined his Climate Unity Task Force. Together, the Democrats can move past their differences and “figure out an aggressive climate plan to address the planetary crisis at our feet.”
“Trump doesn’t even believe climate change is real,” Ocasio-Cortez concluded, making the only real point worth making when discussing climate change as it relates to the presidential race. Trump and his surrogates have no leg to stand on with this issue and they’d be better off keeping their collective mouth shut.
This isn’t news, Kellyanne. Our differences are exactly why I joined Biden’s Climate Unity Task Force – so we could set aside our differences & figure out an aggressive climate plan to address the planetary crisis at our feet. Trump doesn’t even believe climate change is real. https://t.co/Bj8SMD9Syf — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 30, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-30--Trump’s cheerleaders turn their back on him over refusal to condemn white supremacy

Last night ’ s presidential debate was widely seen as the worst in history after a bullying performance by Donald Trump wherein he repeatedly interrupting the proceedings with snide insults and repeated easily disprovable lies .
One got the sense while watching this encounter — one that CNN ’ s Dana Bash was so appalled by that she blurted out the word “ shitshow ” on live TV to describe it — that the president ’ s antics were alienating to anyone with an IQ over 80 while designed to make his supporters applaud his surly and domineering style .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the aftermath of the debate crowing about what beautiful clothes the emperor was wearing , a less flattering opinion was expressed by some of the president ’ s more usually reliable sycophants , the hosts of Fox News ‘ Fox & Friends morning show .
Brian Kilmeade started his take on the debate predictably enough , calling Joe Biden rude for saying that Trump is a clown and “ the worst president ever ” — although not presenting any evidence to refute those two assertions .
Kilmeade , however , then turned around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to forthrightly condemn white supremacy in this diverse country .
Jaws likely dropped in homes where Fox News is a regular staple in the occupants ’ daily viewing diet .
By adding “ Stand by ” to his call to the violent extremist far-right gang The Proud Boys to stand down , Trump fueled further fears that he will respond to any election result other than his own victory with accusations of a rigged election — allegations for which he has already laid substantial groundwork through his false allegations that mail-in ballots are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ call for violence from his armed and dangerous followers .
Trump ’ s calls for his voters to go to the polling places and “ monitor ” the poll workers raises the dread specter of widespread voter intimidation on election day and should encourage those who have the opportunity to take advantage of early voting or mail-in ballots to do so .
Brian Kilmeade wasn ’ t the only Fox & Friends host disappointed with Donald Trump ’ s performance in the debate .
Steve Doocy was equally unimpressed with the president .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the morning show , shared the observation she made while walking to work this morning .
Brian Kilmeade summed up the ultimate pan of the debate by noting that “ we were the big losers last night , ” referring to the American people , but equally and particularly applicable to the Trump campaign and the president ’ s deluded supporters .
You can watch the rare sight of Donald Trump being called out on Fox News for his failures in the video excerpt below .
Original reporting by Jamie Ross at The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what YOU have to say .
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Last night’s presidential debate was widely seen as the worst in history after a bullying performance by Donald Trump wherein he repeatedly interrupting the proceedings with snide insults and repeated easily disprovable lies.
One got the sense while watching this encounter — one that CNN’s Dana Bash was so appalled by that she blurted out the word “shitshow” on live TV to describe it — that the president’s antics were alienating to anyone with an IQ over 80 while designed to make his supporters applaud his surly and domineering style.
While just about every Trump surrogate spent the aftermath of the debate crowing about what beautiful clothes the emperor was wearing, a less flattering opinion was expressed by some of the president’s more usually reliable sycophants, the hosts of Fox News‘ Fox & Friends morning show.
Brian Kilmeade started his take on the debate predictably enough, calling Joe Biden rude for saying that Trump is a clown and “the worst president ever” — although not presenting any evidence to refute those two assertions.
Kilmeade, however, then turned around and slammed Trump for his shocking refusal to forthrightly condemn white supremacy in this diverse country.
“Donald Trump blew the biggest layup in the history of debates by saying, not condemning white supremacists,” he said. “I don’t know if he didn’t hear it, but he’s got to clarify that right away. That’s like ‘Are you against evil?’ Why the president didn’t knock that out of the park I’m not sure.”
Jaws likely dropped in homes where Fox News is a regular staple in the occupants’ daily viewing diet.
By adding “Stand by” to his call to the violent extremist far-right gang The Proud Boys to stand down, Trump fueled further fears that he will respond to any election result other than his own victory with accusations of a rigged election — allegations for which he has already laid substantial groundwork through his false allegations that mail-in ballots are rife with fraud — and with a call for violence from his armed and dangerous followers.
Trump’s calls for his voters to go to the polling places and “monitor” the poll workers raises the dread specter of widespread voter intimidation on election day and should encourage those who have the opportunity to take advantage of early voting or mail-in ballots to do so.
Brian Kilmeade wasn’t the only Fox & Friends host disappointed with Donald Trump’s performance in the debate.
Steve Doocy was equally unimpressed with the president.
“You know how you really look forward to Friday night, and you plan on going to your favorite restaurant, and you get there after a week of anticipation and it’s like ‘Hmm, that was just okay.’ I think a lot of people today are frustrated because we thought, on this, the post-game show, we’d have a winner… We didn’t see that.”
Ainsley Earhardt, the third host of the morning show, shared the observation she made while walking to work this morning.
“Everybody was just shaking their heads,” Earhardt said. She then went on to add: “Punches were thrown, it got a little nasty… But I don’t think any minds were changed after watching last night, there weren’t any big zingers.”
Brian Kilmeade summed up the ultimate pan of the debate by noting that “we were the big losers last night,” referring to the American people, but equally and particularly applicable to the Trump campaign and the president’s deluded supporters.
You can watch the rare sight of Donald Trump being called out on Fox News for his failures in the video excerpt below.
Fox & Friends' immediate debate takes — disappointed about no "knockout punch," "when we were walking into work this morning everyone was just shaking their heads," and "we were the big losers last night, meaning the American people." pic.twitter.com/Xc2yx6MGKJ — Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) September 30, 2020
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Original reporting by Jamie Ross at The Daily Beast.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-30--Trump swipes at Chris Wallace and projects insecurity morning after debate debacle

Given what we know about Donald Trump ’ s inability to resist the impulse to transparently project his insecurities , his Wednesday morning Twitter feed was bound to offer up a glimpse into how Trump and his team thinks that last night ’ s disaster of a debate went — and we were not disappointed .
The president quote-tweeted a New York Times article that proclaimed that debate moderator Chris Wallace “ struggled ” and bragged that thanks to him , Chris had had a “ tough ” night before complaining that he himself was facing “ two on one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moderator and his rules as being biased against him .
More telling , however , is Trump ’ s efforts to will into reality a left-wing abandonment of Joe Biden over his more conservative approach to governance , which speaks to both how insecure he really feels just weeks away from the election and his inability to properly assess the situation facing him .
He is very mistaken assuming that differences in healthcare policy and the Green New Deal between the Biden and Bernie Sanders wings of the party will result in progressives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ madman like Trump to gain another four years in power .
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While it ’ s true that over a hundred million people on both sides of the aisle didn ’ t vote in 2016 , it was largely expected that Hillary Clinton would win and the true malevolence of Donald Trump was yet to be revealed .
If there ’ s one thing that couldn ’ t be more clear four years later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a moral imperative more demanding than any we ’ ve ever faced before — and as Trump prepares to ram through his third Supreme Court Justice , the stakes could not be more higher .
Polling data from key battleground states proves that Trump ’ s efforts to splinter the Democratic Party are coming to naught — and seeing as little has changed in an entire year , there ’ s little likelihood that will change now .
“ Over all , voters in the battleground states who said Bernie Sanders was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ backed Mr. Biden over President Trump , 87 percent to 4 percent , ” reports the New York Times .
“ The findings , however , do not represent a change from last October , when Sanders and Warren supporters in the same six battleground states were asked whom they would vote for if the choice came down to Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump .
It was 89-4 for Mr. Biden back then ; it is 89-3 now.
” Trump is going to be sorely disappointed when he discovers his efforts to depress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a circus and antagonize the leftists who face off against his white supremacist goon squads on a weekly basis accomplishes nothing but widen the margin of his defeat come November .

Given what we know about Donald Trump’s inability to resist the impulse to transparently project his insecurities, his Wednesday morning Twitter feed was bound to offer up a glimpse into how Trump and his team thinks that last night’s disaster of a debate went — and we were not disappointed.
The president quote-tweeted a New York Times article that proclaimed that debate moderator Chris Wallace “struggled” and bragged that thanks to him, Chris had had a “tough” night before complaining that he himself was facing “two on one,” predictably trying to frame the moderator and his rules as being biased against him.
More telling, however, is Trump’s efforts to will into reality a left-wing abandonment of Joe Biden over his more conservative approach to governance, which speaks to both how insecure he really feels just weeks away from the election and his inability to properly assess the situation facing him.
He is very mistaken assuming that differences in healthcare policy and the Green New Deal between the Biden and Bernie Sanders wings of the party will result in progressives simply staying home and allowing a fascist madman like Trump to gain another four years in power.
Sign the petition to tell Mitch McConnell: No vote on a new Supreme Court Justice until after inauguration!
Chris had a tough night. Two on one was not surprising, but fun. Many important points made, like throwing Bernie, AOC PLUS 3, and the rest, to the wolves! Radical Left is dumping Sleepy Joe. Zero Democrat enthusiasm, WEAK Leadership! https://t.co/BGbPVHau3M — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30, 2020
Nobody wants Sleepy Joe as a leader, including the Radical Left (which he lost last night!). He disrespected Bernie, effectively calling him a loser! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30, 2020
While it’s true that over a hundred million people on both sides of the aisle didn’t vote in 2016, it was largely expected that Hillary Clinton would win and the true malevolence of Donald Trump was yet to be revealed. If there’s one thing that couldn’t be more clear four years later, it’s that stopping Trump is a moral imperative more demanding than any we’ve ever faced before — and as Trump prepares to ram through his third Supreme Court Justice, the stakes could not be more higher.
Polling data from key battleground states proves that Trump’s efforts to splinter the Democratic Party are coming to naught — and seeing as little has changed in an entire year, there’s little likelihood that will change now.
“Over all, voters in the battleground states who said Bernie Sanders was their top choice for president said they backed Mr. Biden over President Trump, 87 percent to 4 percent,” reports the New York Times. “The findings, however, do not represent a change from last October, when Sanders and Warren supporters in the same six battleground states were asked whom they would vote for if the choice came down to Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump. It was 89-4 for Mr. Biden back then; it is 89-3 now.”
Trump is going to be sorely disappointed when he discovers his efforts to depress the nation by turning the nation into a circus and antagonize the leftists who face off against his white supremacist goon squads on a weekly basis accomplishes nothing but widen the margin of his defeat come November.
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