occupydemocrats--2020-07-20--Video shows white woman call her Black neighbor the N-word and “Aunt Jemima”

There seems to be no end to the steady stream of racist videos flooding social media .
The pattern by now is all too familiar : a white person approaches a person of color yelling racial slurs or similar harassment , the encounter is caught on video and goes viral , and then the aggressor usually ends up losing their job or facing some kind of criminal charges .
While the behavior of some of these aggressive , vocal bigots can certainly be attributed to the fact that our hateful president regularly emboldens them with his rhetoric , these problems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House .
Historically , these incidents would have gone unseen except for those immediately present for them .
The proliferation of smartphones has changed that and now we ’ re getting an unvarnished 1080p high-definition look at what goes on in this country on a daily basis .
The latest clip comes to us from Staten Island , New York .
It shows a woman unleashing a shockingly racist tirade on her neighbor , a Black NYPD officer .
SIlive reports that the woman , Lenore Arce , has had a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the twenty past years she ’ s lived in the neighborhood .
Lisa Williams , the Black officer being accosted in the video , told SIlive the verbal harassment occurs “ every day ” for “ no reason.
” “ This woman is a nuisance , she ’ s been a nuisance to everyone who lives in this neighborhood .
It ’ s just too much and it ’ s not stopping , ” said Williams .
Numerous neighbors confirmed to SIlive that Arce is indeed a neighborhood menace .
“ I got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come out .
If I see her outside , I won ’ t go out .
But as soon as you step out of your house , she comes running out , ” explained one anonymous neighbor .
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The video is disturbing to watch .
“ You ’ re a f*cking sick negro and I ’ m going to keep pushing until you get f*cked , ” Arce can be heard screaming out her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her comments are so rage-inflected and poorly articulated as to be almost impossible to decipher .
“ Put it up your f*cking n*****r ass , ” the woman goes on , seemingly saying something about having Williams arrested .
“ You f*cking piece of Black trash .
Black trash !
Black trash !
” The video then appears to lapse in time and then Arce can be heard moaning , “ Oh am I afraid of the negro ?
The negro ’ s recording .
Oh , the n****r recording .
Am I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
” Another time-lapse occurs and then Arce is outside , filming over the fence , and telling the officer to take as “ many pictures ” as she wants while asserting that it ’ s her property .
She mocks Williams , calling her “ Aunt Jemima.
” The video ends with her repeating some of her earlier insults .
The video is a shocking example of the most unapologetic brand of racism and is all the more surprising for how little the white woman clearly cares about being filmed .
Some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so actively proud of it that they don ’ t care if the whole world sees them engaging in it .
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There seems to be no end to the steady stream of racist videos flooding social media. The pattern by now is all too familiar: a white person approaches a person of color yelling racial slurs or similar harassment, the encounter is caught on video and goes viral, and then the aggressor usually ends up losing their job or facing some kind of criminal charges.
While the behavior of some of these aggressive, vocal bigots can certainly be attributed to the fact that our hateful president regularly emboldens them with his rhetoric, these problems existed long before Donald Trump slithered into the White House. Historically, these incidents would have gone unseen except for those immediately present for them. The proliferation of smartphones has changed that and now we’re getting an unvarnished 1080p high-definition look at what goes on in this country on a daily basis.
The latest clip comes to us from Staten Island, New York. It shows a woman unleashing a shockingly racist tirade on her neighbor, a Black NYPD officer. SIlive reports that the woman, Lenore Arce, has had a barrage of complaints filed against her over the twenty past years she’s lived in the neighborhood.
Lisa Williams, the Black officer being accosted in the video, told SIlive the verbal harassment occurs “every day” for “no reason.”
“This woman is a nuisance, she’s been a nuisance to everyone who lives in this neighborhood. It’s just too much and it’s not stopping,” said Williams.
Numerous neighbors confirmed to SIlive that Arce is indeed a neighborhood menace.
“I got to look out my window before I come out. If I see her outside, I won’t go out. But as soon as you step out of your house, she comes running out,” explained one anonymous neighbor.
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The video is disturbing to watch.
“You’re a f*cking sick negro and I’m going to keep pushing until you get f*cked,” Arce can be heard screaming out her window in the video. Some of her comments are so rage-inflected and poorly articulated as to be almost impossible to decipher.
“Put it up your f*cking n*****r ass,” the woman goes on, seemingly saying something about having Williams arrested. “You f*cking piece of Black trash. Black trash! Black trash!”
The video then appears to lapse in time and then Arce can be heard moaning, “Oh am I afraid of the negro? The negro’s recording. Oh, the n****r recording. Am I scared? Grow the f*ck up n****r!”
Another time-lapse occurs and then Arce is outside, filming over the fence, and telling the officer to take as “many pictures” as she wants while asserting that it’s her property. She mocks Williams, calling her “Aunt Jemima.” The video ends with her repeating some of her earlier insults.
The video is a shocking example of the most unapologetic brand of racism and is all the more surprising for how little the white woman clearly cares about being filmed. Some people are so comfortable in their racism, so actively proud of it that they don’t care if the whole world sees them engaging in it.
Watch the shocking encounter below.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-20--Twitter roasts Mitch McConnell for wearing a tan suit in the Oval Office

It ’ s no secret that the most shocking political scandal in all of American history is that of the infamous Tan Suit .
At least one might have thought so if you followed right-wing media at the time .
President Obama ’ s decision to wear a tan suit in the Oval Office famously shocked and horrified conservatives , who argued that it wasn ’ t professional enough for a president to wear even though tan suits had been worn by at least six other presidents before him .
But those presidents were white and therefore deserved to not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mud , no matter how stupid or pedestrian it was .
That ridiculous reaction was so over the top it became a meme unto itself in the Trump era , whose administration has been characterized by an endless series of appalling political scandals that involve the deaths of thousands of Americans and the most outrageous corruption our nation has ever witnessed — but is met with stony silence from his Republican enablers .
That meme roared back into the national consciousness today when Mitch McConnell wore a tan suit in the Oval Office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social media .
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It’s no secret that the most shocking political scandal in all of American history is that of the infamous Tan Suit. At least one might have thought so if you followed right-wing media at the time. President Obama’s decision to wear a tan suit in the Oval Office famously shocked and horrified conservatives, who argued that it wasn’t professional enough for a president to wear even though tan suits had been worn by at least six other presidents before him.
But those presidents were white and therefore deserved to not have their every move dragged through the mud, no matter how stupid or pedestrian it was.
That ridiculous reaction was so over the top it became a meme unto itself in the Trump era, whose administration has been characterized by an endless series of appalling political scandals that involve the deaths of thousands of Americans and the most outrageous corruption our nation has ever witnessed — but is met with stony silence from his Republican enablers.
That meme roared back into the national consciousness today when Mitch McConnell wore a tan suit in the Oval Office, prompting widespread mockery and derision on social media.
Here’s a selection of the best posts:
Today Mitch McConnell wore a tan suit in the Oval Office, which is nothing like the time Barack Obama wore a tan suit, the worst scandal in presidential history. pic.twitter.com/eRiQafhfv1 — The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) July 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/Caveman469/status/1285266925791121410?s=20
Tan Suit I think I remember when the GOP & Fox News lost their shit over Obama wearing a tan suit. Oh, and using Dijon mustard. Oh, and putting his feet on the desk. Hmmm, I wonder why they praise a total degenerate like Trump now. — Republican Swine (@RepublicanSwine) July 20, 2020
This is a fucking fashion abomination! BLACK socks? BROWN shoes?
Where are the Fashion Police? Arrest that man! https://t.co/A2kUr97tvT — Gιɳɠҽɾ (@Ginger624) July 20, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-20--Police searching for New Jersey couple after they allegedly whipped and spit on employee over masks

As mask ordinances are imposed across the United States in an effort to help contain the spread of the coronavirus , a new form of viral video has quickly emerged as unhinged people — generally white — react in outrageous ways to being told to do something that might benefit someone other than themselves .
Some of the situations , like a recent video from this weekend , feature some astonishing violence .
A New Jersey couple allegedly assaulted an employee at the Ocean County Mall on July 9th for asking them to put their masks on , spitting on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a belt .
The victim told police a man and woman walked into Zumiez , which sells skateboards and apparel , with their face masks hanging around their necks .
The victim , who works at Zumiez , told the two they needed to wear their masks properly to shop .
She told police the man became irate , yelling , and picked up a belt and snapped it hat her , hitting her with the belt , Messina said .
As the man and woman left the store , the woman turned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then spit at her , Messina said .
The assailants have not been identified .
This is only the most recent in a string of violent reactions to mask mandates .
It truly speaks to how even the most pedestrian of issues has become highly politicized in the era of Trump , to the point where a basic concern for public safety and the lives of those around you is somehow a controversial issue .
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As mask ordinances are imposed across the United States in an effort to help contain the spread of the coronavirus, a new form of viral video has quickly emerged as unhinged people — generally white — react in outrageous ways to being told to do something that might benefit someone other than themselves.
Some of the situations, like a recent video from this weekend, feature some astonishing violence. A New Jersey couple allegedly assaulted an employee at the Ocean County Mall on July 9th for asking them to put their masks on, spitting on the person, and hitting them with a belt.
Patch.com reports:
The victim told police a man and woman walked into Zumiez, which sells skateboards and apparel, with their face masks hanging around their necks. The victim, who works at Zumiez, told the two they needed to wear their masks properly to shop. She told police the man became irate, yelling, and picked up a belt and snapped it hat her, hitting her with the belt, Messina said.
As the man and woman left the store, the woman turned around and yelled at the employee, then spit at her, Messina said. The assailants have not been identified. This is only the most recent in a string of violent reactions to mask mandates. It truly speaks to how even the most pedestrian of issues has become highly politicized in the era of Trump, to the point where a basic concern for public safety and the lives of those around you is somehow a controversial issue. Original reporting by Karen Wall at Patch.com
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-20--Missouri’s Republican governor tells kids that getting COVID-19 is something they have to “get over”

The lack of concern over public welfare exhibited by some Republican governors has been the biggest scandal of the Covid-19 pandemic that hasn ’ t originated in the Donald Trump White House .
From Georgia Governor Brian Kemp suing Atlanta ’ s mayor to prevent her from implementing a mandatory mask ordinance to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his obstructionist mismanagement of the worst outbreak in the nation , Trump acolytes in statehouses across the country are responsible for some of the worst offenses against science , public safety , and common sense that have caused the coronavirus to become @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that continues to stay — uninvited — long past the point of forbearance .
Now , Missouri Republican Governor Mike Parson is facing controversy over remarks he made in a radio interview on Friday that expressed either a total lack of scientific and medical knowledge , a casual disregard for the health of his state ’ s school-age children , or both .
In an interview with St. Louis talk radio station KFTK , Parson acknowledged that reopening the state ’ s schools in the fall would likely lead to even more COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with whom the children come into close contact — but that the governor is OK with that .
“ These kids have got to get back to school , ” Parson said .
“ They ’ re at the lowest risk possible .
And if they do get COVID-19 , which they will — and they will when they go to school — they ’ re not going to the hospitals .
They ’ re not going to have to sit in doctor ’ s offices .
They ’ re going to go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get over it.
” “ We got ta move on , ” he said .
“ We can ’ t just let this thing stop us in our tracks.
” While children do typically have less severe symptoms than adults , they are equally adept as adults at shedding their virus load and infecting others who may not have immune systems as resilient as theirs and can become major superspreaders in their homes , infecting more vulnerable parents and grandparents as well as their teachers and other school staff .
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Dr. Alex Garza , incident commander of the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force , pointed out the perils involved in reopening schools in Missouri — which hit a new record for the increased number of cases yesterday — and any other state not meeting the published CDC guidelines .
“ We worry about those in school who are not children — teachers , support staff and volunteers .
Many of those people will have a much more serious response to the virus and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
These children could also come home and spread the virus to others in their household who could also be at a greater risk of a serious outcome.
” State Auditor Nicole Galloway , Parson ’ s Democratic challenger for the governorship , told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that her rival ’ s comments demonstrated “ stunning ignorance … on how COVID-19 affects children .
He admitted that he ’ s okay with your kids ( and your families ) getting the deadly disease when he sends them back to school .
Does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ died after being infected ?
” In addition to his ignorant and compassionless proclamations on the coronavirus , Parson also indicated that he would probably grant a pardon to the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters who marched by their mansion during a BLM protest last month if they were prosecuted and convicted of a crime .
Parson cited the Castle Doctrine , which gives homeowners more leeway to shoot people on their property , as his rationale for the prospective pardon .
Hopefully , the Trumpian rhetoric that Paron spouts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ convince Missourians that he is as fit for the statehouse as Trump is for the White House .
In other words , vote this man who cares naught for your health and safety out of office as soon as possible .
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The lack of concern over public welfare exhibited by some Republican governors has been the biggest scandal of the Covid-19 pandemic that hasn’t originated in the Donald Trump White House.
From Georgia Governor Brian Kemp suing Atlanta’s mayor to prevent her from implementing a mandatory mask ordinance to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his obstructionist mismanagement of the worst outbreak in the nation, Trump acolytes in statehouses across the country are responsible for some of the worst offenses against science, public safety, and common sense that have caused the coronavirus to become America’s unwanted houseguest, one that continues to stay — uninvited — long past the point of forbearance.
Now, Missouri Republican Governor Mike Parson is facing controversy over remarks he made in a radio interview on Friday that expressed either a total lack of scientific and medical knowledge, a casual disregard for the health of his state’s school-age children, or both.
In an interview with St. Louis talk radio station KFTK, Parson acknowledged that reopening the state’s schools in the fall would likely lead to even more COVID-19 infections among children — and many adults with whom the children come into close contact — but that the governor is OK with that.
“These kids have got to get back to school,” Parson said. “They’re at the lowest risk possible. And if they do get COVID-19, which they will — and they will when they go to school — they’re not going to the hospitals. They’re not going to have to sit in doctor’s offices. They’re going to go home and they’re going to get over it.” “We gotta move on,” he said. “We can’t just let this thing stop us in our tracks.”
While children do typically have less severe symptoms than adults, they are equally adept as adults at shedding their virus load and infecting others who may not have immune systems as resilient as theirs and can become major superspreaders in their homes, infecting more vulnerable parents and grandparents as well as their teachers and other school staff.
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Dr. Alex Garza, incident commander of the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force, pointed out the perils involved in reopening schools in Missouri — which hit a new record for the increased number of cases yesterday — and any other state not meeting the published CDC guidelines.
“We worry about those in school who are not children — teachers, support staff and volunteers. Many of those people will have a much more serious response to the virus and that is what we want to avoid. These children could also come home and spread the virus to others in their household who could also be at a greater risk of a serious outcome.”
State Auditor Nicole Galloway, Parson’s Democratic challenger for the governorship, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that her rival’s comments demonstrated “stunning ignorance … on how COVID-19 affects children. He admitted that he’s okay with your kids (and your families) getting the deadly disease when he sends them back to school. Does he not realize multiple American kids have died after being infected?”
In addition to his ignorant and compassionless proclamations on the coronavirus, Parson also indicated that he would probably grant a pardon to the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters who marched by their mansion during a BLM protest last month if they were prosecuted and convicted of a crime.
Parson cited the Castle Doctrine, which gives homeowners more leeway to shoot people on their property, as his rationale for the prospective pardon.
Hopefully, the Trumpian rhetoric that Paron spouts and his subsequent destructive decision making will convince Missourians that he is as fit for the statehouse as Trump is for the White House. In other words, vote this man who cares naught for your health and safety out of office as soon as possible.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-20--Mark Cuban tells Ted Cruz to “have some balls for once” in hilarious Twitter spat

Senator Ted Cruz ( R-TX ) needs to get his priorities straight .
The nation he ’ s sworn to serve is struggling to survive a deadly pandemic that has claimed almost 140,000 American lives already and an economy has been reduced to financial rubble .
One would expect someone with as much power and influence as a United States senator to be laser-focused on alleviating the suffering of the American people but instead , he seems to be entirely preoccupied with pointless culture war battles .
“ Preoccupied ” is perhaps too generous a word , since Cruz ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Goya beans instead of COVID-19 is an intentional , deeply cynical strategy aimed at distracting voters from the ongoing crisis in the hopes that they ’ ll somehow dupe themselves into supporting Republicans in November .
Ted Cruz ’ s priority is , as always , Ted Cruz .
The Texas senator ’ s latest bad faith attempt to draw attention away from his party ’ s disastrous handling of the pandemic involved attacking billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban .
The digital dustup started after Cuban responded to a talk show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support for the Mavericks this season is contingent upon none of the players kneeling during the anthem , a gesture which has come to signify opposition to police brutality for many but which has been warped and misrepresented by conservatives as signifying blanket anti-Americanism .
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Davis urged Cuban to “ lead the way ” in preventing such kneeling and Cuban retweeted him and simply wrote “ Bye ” making it abundantly clear he has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such a fashion .
He followed up with a second tweet , saying that the “ National Anthem Police are out of control ” and pointed out that people working at normal jobs aren ’ t forced by their employers to listen to the National Anthem every day .
Cruz soon swooped in like a vulture .
Rather than retweeting Cuban directly and thus alerting him to his attack , he shared a screenshot of Cuban ’ s tweet and wrote “ Really ?
?
!
?
” like an irritated tween .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ telling off of one person into a claim that the “ NBA is telling everyone who stands for the flag , who honors our cops and veterans , to ‘ piss off ’ ?
” He then feigned extra indignation over the fact that the Mavericks are a Texas-based basketball team .
It was an embarrassingly transparent attempt to stir up Republican rage over a total nonissue and a reminder that Cruz can never be expected to interpret anything in good faith .
If he sees some sort of political gain in twisting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do it every time .
Cuban responded to Cruz by telling him to “ have some balls for once ” and told him to speak to him directly about the tweet .
It was a crude insult but one that surely stung , since the senator is hardly known as a paragon of traditional masculinity .
After all , Cruz is a man who ended up endorsing Donald Trump even after he essentially called his wife ugly .
Cruz responded by asking for Cuban ’ s thoughts on China , a complete nonsequitur @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he started this little Twitter tiff was to reel off a series of grievances , even if they have nothing to do with each other .
Desperate for more attention , he followed up with another tweet about China when Cuban failed to immediately respond ( presumably because unlike Cruz he has things to do and can ’ t waste all day on Twitter ) .
The NBA ’ s track record on China , particularly as it relates to Hong Kong , has been abysmal but one would have to be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the issue .
He doesn ’ t even care about his own constituents , as evinced by his failure to push for better healthcare and his support of a president who is weakening our country by the day .
To Cruz , Hong Kong is just one more bad faith cudgel he can wield against his enemies .
He should be neither listened to nor respected .
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Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) needs to get his priorities straight. The nation he’s sworn to serve is struggling to survive a deadly pandemic that has claimed almost 140,000 American lives already and an economy has been reduced to financial rubble. One would expect someone with as much power and influence as a United States senator to be laser-focused on alleviating the suffering of the American people but instead, he seems to be entirely preoccupied with pointless culture war battles.
“Preoccupied” is perhaps too generous a word, since Cruz’s decision to talk about things like Goya beans instead of COVID-19 is an intentional, deeply cynical strategy aimed at distracting voters from the ongoing crisis in the hopes that they’ll somehow dupe themselves into supporting Republicans in November. Ted Cruz’s priority is, as always, Ted Cruz.
The Texas senator’s latest bad faith attempt to draw attention away from his party’s disastrous handling of the pandemic involved attacking billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.
The digital dustup started after Cuban responded to a talk show host named Mark Davis saying that his support for the Mavericks this season is contingent upon none of the players kneeling during the anthem, a gesture which has come to signify opposition to police brutality for many but which has been warped and misrepresented by conservatives as signifying blanket anti-Americanism.
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Davis urged Cuban to “lead the way” in preventing such kneeling and Cuban retweeted him and simply wrote “Bye” making it abundantly clear he has no intention of controlling his players in such a fashion. He followed up with a second tweet, saying that the “National Anthem Police are out of control” and pointed out that people working at normal jobs aren’t forced by their employers to listen to the National Anthem every day.
Cruz soon swooped in like a vulture. Rather than retweeting Cuban directly and thus alerting him to his attack, he shared a screenshot of Cuban’s tweet and wrote “Really??!?” like an irritated tween. He expanded Cuban’s relatively benign telling off of one person into a claim that the “NBA is telling everyone who stands for the flag, who honors our cops and veterans, to ‘piss off’?” He then feigned extra indignation over the fact that the Mavericks are a Texas-based basketball team.
It was an embarrassingly transparent attempt to stir up Republican rage over a total nonissue and a reminder that Cruz can never be expected to interpret anything in good faith. If he sees some sort of political gain in twisting someone’s words he’ll do it every time.
Really??!? NBA is telling everyone who stands for the flag, who honors our cops and our veterans, to “piss off”? In Texas, no less? Good luck with that. pic.twitter.com/AVWLMZIqu0 — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) July 20, 2020
Cuban responded to Cruz by telling him to “have some balls for once” and told him to speak to him directly about the tweet. It was a crude insult but one that surely stung, since the senator is hardly known as a paragon of traditional masculinity. After all, Cruz is a man who ended up endorsing Donald Trump even after he essentially called his wife ugly.
Have some balls for once @tedcruz. Speak to me. It's my tweet. https://t.co/QGza2qWoRR — Mark Cuban (@mcuban) July 20, 2020
Cruz responded by asking for Cuban’s thoughts on China, a complete nonsequitur and proof positive that the only reason he started this little Twitter tiff was to reel off a series of grievances, even if they have nothing to do with each other. Desperate for more attention, he followed up with another tweet about China when Cuban failed to immediately respond (presumably because unlike Cruz he has things to do and can’t waste all day on Twitter).
The NBA’s track record on China, particularly as it relates to Hong Kong, has been abysmal but one would have to be a fool to think that Cruz genuinely cares about the issue. He doesn’t even care about his own constituents, as evinced by his failure to push for better healthcare and his support of a president who is weakening our country by the day. To Cruz, Hong Kong is just one more bad faith cudgel he can wield against his enemies. He should be neither listened to nor respected.
Speaking of balls, tell us what you think about China. I’ll wait. https://t.co/s68JYk9MLR — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) July 20, 2020
Still no answer from @mcuban Let’s try simpler. Mark, tough guy, can you say “Free Hong Kong”? Can your players put that on their jerseys? Can you condemn the CCP’s concentration camps w/ 1 million Uyghurs? Can you say ANYTHING other than “Chairman Mao is beautiful & wise”? https://t.co/0XpLRaFSw2 — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) July 20, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-21--Trump’s comments on accused sex trafficker get him in hot water

The presidential coronavirus briefings are back !
Please try to restrain your enthusiasm .
Since the president discontinued commandeering his coronavirus task force briefings — press assemblages that he transformed into mini-campaign rallies while the lockdown around the country prevented him from assembling large crowds of his deplorables to boost his ego — the pandemic has only grown , contrary to the “ great job ” Trump claimed his administration was doing in combatting the outbreak .
With Trump ’ s earlier briefings being the source of the most insane and self-sabotaging moments of his presidency to date — care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — anticipation was high for today ’ s return to center stage .
Those who may have expected an all-out campaign speech were mostly disappointed by the president ’ s remarks today , where he mostly read from prepared remarks and statistics of dubious credibility before taking an abbreviated amount of time answering questions from the journalists at the White House .
Trump undercut his primary new message about the importance of face coverings and social distancing to help curtail the spread of COVID-19 by refusing to wear a mask in front of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ despite having tweeted out a photo of his orange mug partially covered with a villain ’ s black mask yesterday to signal his new change of heart .
As if to prove that his new decision to endorse mask-wearing as a sensible thing to do hadn ’ t altered his essential character , Trump began the briefing with his usual off-hand racism by referring to COVID-19 as the “ china virus ” yet again .
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He also for the first time seemed to acknowledge the severity of the pandemic rather than dismissing it with assurances that it will simply disappear , saying that Americans can expect the contagion to “ get worse before it gets better.
” Hmmm , wonder what that spice could be ?
Probably crushed red pepper flakes made with the world ’ s hottest pepper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Testing was on the president ’ s mind as he managed to remain remarkably disciplined in sticking to his scripted remarks about COVID-19 , even when he was responding to journalists ’ questions .
The one exception was his apparent contradiction of his own press secretary , Kayleigh McEnany , who had told reporters earlier in the day that Trump was tested for the virus “ multiple times a day.
” The president disavowed that statement from McEnany saying that he doesn ’ t remember being tested more than once a day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the passage of the Veteran ’ s Choice Act which was enacted two years before he took office in the same way that he ’ s claimed credit for the economy that Barack Obama salvaged from the wreckage of the Bush administration ’ s catastrophic stewardship of the nation ’ s financial health .
The president ’ s other major departure from his pre-written comments came when a reporter asked him about his old pal Ghislaine Maxwell , who was recently arrested in conjunction with the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rumored to touch the lives of many yet-to-be-definitively-named powerful people .
Trump ’ s message to the woman with whom he has been photographed laughing and joking was perhaps not phrased as appropriately towards someone accused of such heinous depravity as one would like .
Sensing that the questioning was departing from the pandemic and could offer other foot-in-mouth opportunities , Trump quickly brought his coronavirus task force reunion to a close .
Without Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx present , however , the whole affair seemed like a Rolling Stones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Watts .
Trump was asked where they were and ignored Dr. Fauci altogether , saying only that Dr. Birx was “ right outside.
” Despite the carefully scripted version of the misinformation regarding testing capacity and the administration ’ s progress in fighting COVID-19 that the president was peddling today , CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale pegged the relatively gaffe-free briefing today perfectly in his analysis of what always happens after a reigned-in version of Donald Trump makes an appearance .
New Trump — like new Coke before him — retains everything that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and sweeter package .
That doesn ’ t mean you have to swallow what they ’ re selling .
If we had impeached him , we wouldn ’ t be in this woeful state today .
The sooner we get rid of him , the sooner this country can recuperate and heal .
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The presidential coronavirus briefings are back! Please try to restrain your enthusiasm.
Since the president discontinued commandeering his coronavirus task force briefings — press assemblages that he transformed into mini-campaign rallies while the lockdown around the country prevented him from assembling large crowds of his deplorables to boost his ego — the pandemic has only grown, contrary to the “great job” Trump claimed his administration was doing in combatting the outbreak.
With Trump’s earlier briefings being the source of the most insane and self-sabotaging moments of his presidency to date — care to ingest some bleach, anyone? — anticipation was high for today’s return to center stage.
Those who may have expected an all-out campaign speech were mostly disappointed by the president’s remarks today, where he mostly read from prepared remarks and statistics of dubious credibility before taking an abbreviated amount of time answering questions from the journalists at the White House.
Trump undercut his primary new message about the importance of face coverings and social distancing to help curtail the spread of COVID-19 by refusing to wear a mask in front of the cameras at the press conference, despite having tweeted out a photo of his orange mug partially covered with a villain’s black mask yesterday to signal his new change of heart.
As if to prove that his new decision to endorse mask-wearing as a sensible thing to do hadn’t altered his essential character, Trump began the briefing with his usual off-hand racism by referring to COVID-19 as the “china virus” yet again.
Trump starts his July 21 coronavirus briefing with some casual xenophobia pic.twitter.com/6rtJMLIYvk — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 21, 2020
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Trump went on to announce that a full six months after the first U.S. case of the coronavirus was reported in Washington state in January, he was finally beginning to develop a strategy.
He also for the first time seemed to acknowledge the severity of the pandemic rather than dismissing it with assurances that it will simply disappear, saying that Americans can expect the contagion to “get worse before it gets better.”
"significant spice in virus cases" pic.twitter.com/qv7Bf5teGF — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 21, 2020
Hmmm, wonder what that spice could be? Probably crushed red pepper flakes made with the world’s hottest pepper, the appropriately named “Carolina Reaper.”
Testing was on the president’s mind as he managed to remain remarkably disciplined in sticking to his scripted remarks about COVID-19, even when he was responding to journalists’ questions.
The one exception was his apparent contradiction of his own press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, who had told reporters earlier in the day that Trump was tested for the virus “multiple times a day.”
The president disavowed that statement from McEnany saying that he doesn’t remember being tested more than once a day.
Asked why McEnany says he sometimes gets multiple tests a day, Trump says he doesn't know of any day where he's gotten more than one and that he usually gets one every couple days. — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 21, 2020
Trump's list of first term accomplishments includes legislation signed into law by President Obama in 2014 pic.twitter.com/vSpzrdlRS6 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 21, 2020
Trump’s been claiming credit for the passage of the Veteran’s Choice Act which was enacted two years before he took office in the same way that he’s claimed credit for the economy that Barack Obama salvaged from the wreckage of the Bush administration’s catastrophic stewardship of the nation’s financial health.
The president’s other major departure from his pre-written comments came when a reporter asked him about his old pal Ghislaine Maxwell, who was recently arrested in conjunction with the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein’s teen sex slave ring that has been rumored to touch the lives of many yet-to-be-definitively-named powerful people.
Trump’s message to the woman with whom he has been photographed laughing and joking was perhaps not phrased as appropriately towards someone accused of such heinous depravity as one would like.
Trump abruptly wraps things up after taking just a handful of questions pic.twitter.com/oynuLmr8xX — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 21, 2020
Sensing that the questioning was departing from the pandemic and could offer other foot-in-mouth opportunities, Trump quickly brought his coronavirus task force reunion to a close.
Without Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx present, however, the whole affair seemed like a Rolling Stones reunion concert missing Keith Richards and Charlie Watts.
Trump was asked where they were and ignored Dr. Fauci altogether, saying only that Dr. Birx was “right outside.”
Despite the carefully scripted version of the misinformation regarding testing capacity and the administration’s progress in fighting COVID-19 that the president was peddling today, CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale pegged the relatively gaffe-free briefing today perfectly in his analysis of what always happens after a reigned-in version of Donald Trump makes an appearance.
This is one of those New Trump prepared speeches that, historically, has been immediately followed by unscripted Trump/Twitter Trump sounding like he always sounds. — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 21, 2020
New Trump — like new Coke before him — retains everything that is bad for your health in a shinier and sweeter package.
That doesn’t mean you have to swallow what they’re selling.
If we had impeached him, we wouldn’t be in this woeful state today. The sooner we get rid of him, the sooner this country can recuperate and heal.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-21--Ilhan’s challenger busted using dark money corps to spend millions in right-wing PAC dollars

The primary challenge is a vital part of a healthy democracy , helping us to hold our elected officials accountable and to ensure that they are receptive to the needs and desires of their constituents .
But in the age of unrestricted dark money spending , they also provide an opportunity for outside groups to prop up “ astroturf candidates ” and wage ideological or prejudice-based punishment campaigns against Congressmembers who upset the wrong rich people .
Ever since making history and becoming the first Muslim refugee elected to Congress , Rep. Ilhan Omar ( D-WI ) has been a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human dignity and protect society ’ s most vulnerable members .
Entirely undaunted by a psychotic and unceasing barrage of death threats , smear attacks , and truly shocking racism from conservatives , she has been courageously outspoken in her criticism of violent and racist institutions like the Minneapolis Police Department and Binyamin Netanyahu ’ s right-wing expansionist government in Israel .
In doing so , she has earned herself powerful enemies who have funneled $ 3 million dollars to her primary challenger , attorney Antone Melton-Meaux , who in turn has set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order to spend it all .
The Too Much Information Substack blog analyzed Melton-Meaux ’ s most recent FEC filing and discovered that Melton-Meaux ’ s campaign has paid more than 65 % of his $ 3 million war chest to three anonymous companies , allowing him to conceal the vendors that he uses and conveniently sidestep the DCCC ’ s threat to punish any vendors who work to help primary Democratic Congressmembers .
The majority of the money — over a million dollars — was routed to a company labeled “ WCPA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any corporate registration records , however , a company named “ WPCA , LLC , ” was registered in Delaware on May 29 — right before the money started rolling in .
His campaign has also been reported to have paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to two more Delaware-based LLC corporations .
“ The law requires campaigns to report their spending so that the public can know how political campaign money is being spent .
When 65 percent of a campaign ’ s spending is flowing through anonymous Delaware LLCs , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Schemes like this hide which individuals or companies are working for the campaign , the nature of the work , and how much they are being paid , ” said Brendan Fischer , a lawyer at the Campaign Legal Center , to TMI .
As Democrats , we value transparency in our elections and fight for an end to the wild corruption that runs rampant in our political system , so it is deeply disturbing to see a Democratic candidate using these kinds of shady tactics to hide the way that they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high-profile and extremely valuable Democrats .
It looks even worse once you find out where a significant portion of the money is coming from .
Omar ’ s criticism that the pro-Israeli lobby wields too much influence in American politics proved prescient when it was discovered that two right-wing PACs , Pro-Israel America , and NORPAC , have poured nearly half a million dollars into Melton-Meaux ’ s war chest .
Another right-wing PAC , “ Americans For Tomorrow ’ s Future , ” has been recorded spending $ 223,000 in mailer buys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 160,000 to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ’ s war chest and one of its major donors , Steve Jonas , has donated the personal maximum of $ 5,600 to Donald Trump and $ 8,900 to the RNC .
A look at Pro-Israel America ’ s OpenSecrets file shows that they also give money to Donald Trump ’ s loudest defenders , like Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. Kevin McCarthy .
While these lobbying groups donate money to right-wing Democratic candidates as well , it is clear that they are just as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are Democrats — anyone will do as long as there ’ s never any change in America ’ s unconditional support for the Israeli government , no matter how appalling their treatment of their Palestinian minority is and no matter how far down the road to apartheid they may tread .
Standing up for the human rights of Palestinians and recognizing their humanity is a moral imperative but sadly , the treatment of Ilhan Omar shows how politically dangerous a thing this is to do .
While Rep. Omar certainly could have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be more careful with her words to avoid any anti-Semitic tropes , she has made it clear that her criticism comes from a place of love for all humanity and from a burning desire to make sure that nobody ever has to endure the suffering that she witnessed in a refugee camp as a child .
Her ultimate political aim is a reimagined American foreign policy that “ centers on human rights , justice , and peace as the pillars of America ’ s engagement in the world ” and maintains its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to our friends and our enemies.
” It is obvious that hysterical outpouring of accusations of anti-Semitism against her was nothing but bad faith prejudice from people who suddenly don ’ t have anything to say now that Donald Trump and the GOP are openly using Nazi symbology and anti-Semitic dog whistles in their campaign advertisements .
While Melton-Meaux has every right to challenge Ilhan Omar for her seat , we absolutely must demand answers for the dark money spending corporations he has set up to hide his use of campaign money and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s acceptable to accept so much money from right-wing PACs that spend so much trying to get Republicans elected .
Please help Ilhan Omar keep her seat by donating here .

The primary challenge is a vital part of a healthy democracy, helping us to hold our elected officials accountable and to ensure that they are receptive to the needs and desires of their constituents. But in the age of unrestricted dark money spending, they also provide an opportunity for outside groups to prop up “astroturf candidates” and wage ideological or prejudice-based punishment campaigns against Congressmembers who upset the wrong rich people.
Ever since making history and becoming the first Muslim refugee elected to Congress, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-WI) has been a powerful advocate for progressive policies that uphold human dignity and protect society’s most vulnerable members.
Entirely undaunted by a psychotic and unceasing barrage of death threats, smear attacks, and truly shocking racism from conservatives, she has been courageously outspoken in her criticism of violent and racist institutions like the Minneapolis Police Department and Binyamin Netanyahu’s right-wing expansionist government in Israel.
In doing so, she has earned herself powerful enemies who have funneled $3 million dollars to her primary challenger, attorney Antone Melton-Meaux, who in turn has set up a disturbing dark money network in order to spend it all.
The Too Much Information Substack blog analyzed Melton-Meaux’s most recent FEC filing and discovered that Melton-Meaux’s campaign has paid more than 65% of his $3 million war chest to three anonymous companies, allowing him to conceal the vendors that he uses and conveniently sidestep the DCCC’s threat to punish any vendors who work to help primary Democratic Congressmembers.
The majority of the money — over a million dollars — was routed to a company labeled “WCPA” that does not shows up in any corporate registration records, however, a company named “WPCA, LLC,” was registered in Delaware on May 29 — right before the money started rolling in. His campaign has also been reported to have paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to two more Delaware-based LLC corporations.
“The law requires campaigns to report their spending so that the public can know how political campaign money is being spent. When 65 percent of a campaign’s spending is flowing through anonymous Delaware LLCs, the public is kept in the dark. Schemes like this hide which individuals or companies are working for the campaign, the nature of the work, and how much they are being paid,” said Brendan Fischer, a lawyer at the Campaign Legal Center, to TMI.
As Democrats, we value transparency in our elections and fight for an end to the wild corruption that runs rampant in our political system, so it is deeply disturbing to see a Democratic candidate using these kinds of shady tactics to hide the way that they’re spending money to try and unseat high-profile and extremely valuable Democrats.
It looks even worse once you find out where a significant portion of the money is coming from.
Omar’s criticism that the pro-Israeli lobby wields too much influence in American politics proved prescient when it was discovered that two right-wing PACs, Pro-Israel America, and NORPAC, have poured nearly half a million dollars into Melton-Meaux’s war chest. Another right-wing PAC, “Americans For Tomorrow’s Future,” has been recorded spending $223,000 in mailer buys against Omar.
NORPAC has also given $160,000 to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s war chest and one of its major donors, Steve Jonas, has donated the personal maximum of $5,600 to Donald Trump and $8,900 to the RNC. A look at Pro-Israel America’s OpenSecrets file shows that they also give money to Donald Trump’s loudest defenders, like Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. Kevin McCarthy.
While these lobbying groups donate money to right-wing Democratic candidates as well, it is clear that they are just as happy to see Republicans in power as they are Democrats — anyone will do as long as there’s never any change in America’s unconditional support for the Israeli government, no matter how appalling their treatment of their Palestinian minority is and no matter how far down the road to apartheid they may tread.
Standing up for the human rights of Palestinians and recognizing their humanity is a moral imperative but sadly, the treatment of Ilhan Omar shows how politically dangerous a thing this is to do.
While Rep. Omar certainly could have phrased certain things more judiciously and needs to be more careful with her words to avoid any anti-Semitic tropes, she has made it clear that her criticism comes from a place of love for all humanity and from a burning desire to make sure that nobody ever has to endure the suffering that she witnessed in a refugee camp as a child. Her ultimate political aim is a reimagined American foreign policy that “centers on human rights, justice, and peace as the pillars of America’s engagement in the world” and maintains its credibility by “applying the same standards to our friends and our enemies.”
It is obvious that hysterical outpouring of accusations of anti-Semitism against her was nothing but bad faith prejudice from people who suddenly don’t have anything to say now that Donald Trump and the GOP are openly using Nazi symbology and anti-Semitic dog whistles in their campaign advertisements.
While Melton-Meaux has every right to challenge Ilhan Omar for her seat, we absolutely must demand answers for the dark money spending corporations he has set up to hide his use of campaign money and ask him why he thinks it’s acceptable to accept so much money from right-wing PACs that spend so much trying to get Republicans elected.
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Original reporting by Andrew Perez at TMI.
Additional reporting by Daniel Marans at HuffPost.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-21--Video shows Black man hogtied and tazed by cops for test-riding bike he bought his son

Some people still find it hard to believe that there is actually a disparity in the way that police treat people of color and the white majority , as unimaginable as this may seem .
When you encounter such a person , it may be helpful to recount the story of Stanley Gracius who was merely trying to buy a bike at a Walmart in Wyomissing , Pennsylvania when he was tackled , tased , and arrested by police in a way that would never have happened to a white man .
Apparently , Gracius was trying to confirm that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for his son was in proper operating condition by taking a short test ride down the aisle of the store .
No one in the store immediately around him seemed to mind .
Stanley then proceeded to the checkout counter to pay for his new purchase .
While he was at the counter paying , police officers arrived and began accosting him and wrestling him to the ground without any apparent cause as Gracius loudly protested that he had a receipt for his purchase .
The video posted to Twitter by a witness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dealing with a man with presumed innocence who isn ’ t even given a reason for his sudden tasing and detainment as the witness describes in her posts .
Another witness followed the action in the parking lot outside the store as the police officers forcibly put Gracius into a police car after he unsuccessfully pleads with them to provide a reason for his arrest .
When local BLM activists heard about the unwarranted arrest and immediately began mobilizing .
The local activists later provided more detail on the police officers who arrested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ testing a bike in a Walmart aisle .
Now tell me again how there is no disparity in how police treat people of color ?
!
?
!
If this was the exception rather than the norm , we wouldn ’ t have thousands of people continuing to march in the streets for social justice .
Unless we prevent Trump from winning a second term , we can expect scenes like this to continue and injustice will prevail .
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Some people still find it hard to believe that there is actually a disparity in the way that police treat people of color and the white majority, as unimaginable as this may seem.
When you encounter such a person, it may be helpful to recount the story of Stanley Gracius who was merely trying to buy a bike at a Walmart in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania when he was tackled, tased, and arrested by police in a way that would never have happened to a white man.
Apparently, Gracius was trying to confirm that the bicycle he was about to purchase for his son was in proper operating condition by taking a short test ride down the aisle of the store.
No one in the store immediately around him seemed to mind.
“The kind man was test riding a bike through the store while playing some music and telling random strangers he hopes they have a great day and complimenting them,” one witness to the scene wrote. “He was absolutely no bother to anyone.”
Stanley then proceeded to the checkout counter to pay for his new purchase.
While he was at the counter paying, police officers arrived and began accosting him and wrestling him to the ground without any apparent cause as Gracius loudly protested that he had a receipt for his purchase.
The video posted to Twitter by a witness shows the unnecessary police violence involved in dealing with a man with presumed innocence who isn’t even given a reason for his sudden tasing and detainment as the witness describes in her posts.
today in walmart (1135 berkshire blvd in Wyomissing, PA) the police unnecessarily used excessive force by tazing a black man who did NOTHING WRONG. (1) pic.twitter.com/MJ7q3vOPu0 — layla (@labousaab44) July 21, 2020
his hand and twisted it as he tried to forcefully arrest him. i couldn't tell you the reason. the man kept asking why he was being arrested and telling the officer to check the receipt to prove he paid for everything at checkout and was clearly unaware of why everything was (3) — layla (@labousaab44) July 21, 2020
had no idea what was going on. he kept calmly repeating that he did not understand why he was being arrested and harassed the way he was. eventually the officers tied his feet up with a belt and were able to forcefully shove him into their vehicle. officers kept ignoring (5) — layla (@labousaab44) July 21, 2020
(which he wasn't) they should have dealt with the situation more reasonably. they could have made him leave or kicked him out. there was NO NEED TO TACKLE AND TAZE THIS INNOCENT MAN. AS HE WAS LEAVING. it's not even like he was still playing music and riding the bike. (7) — layla (@labousaab44) July 21, 2020
if only he knew what it's like to be a freaking minority in this country. but alas! ACAB. (9) pic.twitter.com/HzsY2gKmmV — layla (@labousaab44) July 21, 2020
Another witness followed the action in the parking lot outside the store as the police officers forcibly put Gracius into a police car after he unsuccessfully pleads with them to provide a reason for his arrest.
When local BLM activists heard about the unwarranted arrest and immediately began mobilizing.
update‼‼did that say FELONY? here we go again, slapping felonies on people so they cant vote…. WE NEED TO BE LOUDER!!! pic.twitter.com/ehyz5eS1pF — BLM (@wingwallah) July 21, 2020
The local activists later provided more detail on the police officers who arrested and charged Gracius with a felony for testing a bike in a Walmart aisle.
Now tell me again how there is no disparity in how police treat people of color?!?!
If this was the exception rather than the norm, we wouldn’t have thousands of people continuing to march in the streets for social justice.
Unless we prevent Trump from winning a second term, we can expect scenes like this to continue and injustice will prevail.
You know what you need to do.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-21--Outrage erupts after ABC News claims Trump is displaying a “new tone” and recognizes “gravity of the

Outrage erupts after ABC News claims Trump is displaying a “new tone” and recognizes “gravity of the moment”

There is a persistent effort among members of the mainstream media to try and normalize Trump and portray him as having “ turned a corner , ” no matter how outrageous his behavior is and no matter how poorly he treats their publications .
On Tuesday , ABC ’ s Rick Klein published an article arguing that Trump is displaying a “ new tone ” and “ new level of engagement ” after urging from his advisors — and undermined his own take by pointing out that even though the President had indeed tweeted out a photograph of himself wearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ masks cause problems ” literally the day before .
The president is displaying a new tone and a new level of engagement , after aides and allies have pleaded with him to recognize the gravity of the moment .
His tweet of himself wearing a mask came just a day after another interview aired where he said people should have ‘ freedom ’ and that ‘ masks cause problems , too . '
” At this point in the presidency , we should all be capable of recognizing when the president is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his political advisors that everyone knows is meaningless and performative — but for some reason , Klein felt the need to make it seem like Trump had had an epiphany and would now be behaving like a responsible president when it came to the coronavirus crisis .
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Social media users quickly let ABC News how frustrated they were with this inexplicable attempt to put lipstick on our swine president :

There is a persistent effort among members of the mainstream media to try and normalize Trump and portray him as having “turned a corner,” no matter how outrageous his behavior is and no matter how poorly he treats their publications.
On Tuesday, ABC’s Rick Klein published an article arguing that Trump is displaying a “new tone” and “new level of engagement” after urging from his advisors — and undermined his own take by pointing out that even though the President had indeed tweeted out a photograph of himself wearing a mask, Trump had claimed that “masks cause problems” literally the day before.
The president is displaying a new tone and a new level of engagement, after aides and allies have pleaded with him to recognize the gravity of the moment. His tweet of himself wearing a mask came just a day after another interview aired where he said people should have ‘freedom’ and that ‘masks cause problems, too.'”
At this point in the presidency, we should all be capable of recognizing when the president is making a one-off course correction to appease his political advisors that everyone knows is meaningless and performative — but for some reason, Klein felt the need to make it seem like Trump had had an epiphany and would now be behaving like a responsible president when it came to the coronavirus crisis.
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Social media users quickly let ABC News how frustrated they were with this inexplicable attempt to put lipstick on our swine president:
i too am sounding newly presidential, two seconds before america completely collapses thanks in large part to my able doings https://t.co/PhifvSO7tk — Naomi Fry (@frynaomifry) July 21, 2020
definitely excited to see this new tone at work when the white house advocates for cutting testing and tracing funding to states pic.twitter.com/NekhQH1kR7 — Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) July 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1285629569685487616?s=20
And here we go again. Trump didn't shit in a paper bag and set it on fire so, according to the media, he's "displaying a new tone." https://t.co/VQZyg4cj40 — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) July 21, 2020
the man just pushed through an unconstitutional reading of the census but go off — Kelsey D. Atherton (@AthertonKD) July 21, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-21--Video shows white man screaming racial slur and pounding on Verizon store window

There ’ s nothing like watching an unrepentant racist raging in his full bile-laden anger , caught on video for the whole world to see his bonafide deplorability in its complete wretchedness while ruining his reputation amongst the civilized folks and possibly ensuring his dismissal from his job .
While watching the incident on video from the safety of our homes may provide us with the satisfaction of feeling morally superior to any combustible bundle of racial animosity , when you witness such a scene in person it ’ s another story altogether .
Just ask Percell Wright , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a visibly out-of-control man as Wright was holding the door to help an elderly man enter a Verizon retail store this past weekend , according to his Facebook post .
Wright told the story behind the appalling video footage when posting the clip to his page on the social media platform .
“ VERIZON KEVIN assaulted me before entering store throwing phones inside store then picking them up leaving the store claiming he had something else for us .
I IMMEDIATELY locked the door behind him .
PLEASE help me get him FIRED @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at me .
I know his name is Robert .
Robert initially pulled up to store in a company truck making a hard stop in front of store before jumping out and assaulting me while I was holding door for elderly man .
He was only charged with Disorderly conduct .
When police arrived I asked about assault charges .
Robert stated he tripped before he hit me..true but his intentions before he tripped was to hit me I believe…as you can see what I mean Watch the video.. Robert works for Mid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Stafford , Virginia…Let get Robert Fired .
Please Share…… ” You can watch the encounter in the video below .
While it ’ s good to know that the policeman we see chatting with “ Robert ” at the end of the video finally arrested the violent racist on disorderly conduct charges , the fact that he didn ’ t charge the man with assault after being told of what he did to Wright makes for a disappointing denouement for the incident .
Such is America in the Trump era .
Let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for racists like this again .
We can start by as soon as possible removing from the office of the presidency the man who has somehow made such behavior acceptable in the more ignorant circles of society .
Scenes like the one above show us how important and necessary it is .

There’s nothing like watching an unrepentant racist raging in his full bile-laden anger, caught on video for the whole world to see his bonafide deplorability in its complete wretchedness while ruining his reputation amongst the civilized folks and possibly ensuring his dismissal from his job.
While watching the incident on video from the safety of our homes may provide us with the satisfaction of feeling morally superior to any combustible bundle of racial animosity, when you witness such a scene in person it’s another story altogether.
Just ask Percell Wright, a Stafford Virginia man who was assaulted by a visibly out-of-control man as Wright was holding the door to help an elderly man enter a Verizon retail store this past weekend, according to his Facebook post.
Wright told the story behind the appalling video footage when posting the clip to his page on the social media platform.
“VERIZON KEVIN assaulted me before entering store throwing phones inside store then picking them up leaving the store claiming he had something else for us. I IMMEDIATELY locked the door behind him. PLEASE help me get him FIRED. He used racial slurs and spit at me. I know his name is Robert. Robert initially pulled up to store in a company truck making a hard stop in front of store before jumping out and assaulting me while I was holding door for elderly man. He was only charged with Disorderly conduct. When police arrived I asked about assault charges. Robert stated he tripped before he hit me..true but his intentions before he tripped was to hit me I believe…as you can see what I mean Watch the video.. Robert works for Mid Atlantic Fire Protection # 757-455-8888 Incident occurred in Stafford, Virginia…Let get Robert Fired. Please Share……”
You can watch the encounter in the video below.
Thorazine dart gun, anyone?
While it’s good to know that the policeman we see chatting with “Robert” at the end of the video finally arrested the violent racist on disorderly conduct charges, the fact that he didn’t charge the man with assault after being told of what he did to Wright makes for a disappointing denouement for the incident.
Such is America in the Trump era.
Let’s make America an unwelcoming place for racists like this again.
We can start by as soon as possible removing from the office of the presidency the man who has somehow made such behavior acceptable in the more ignorant circles of society.
Scenes like the one above show us how important and necessary it is.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-21--Ohio’s GOP House Speaker and prominent Republicans arrested for $60m racketeering scheme

A major corruption scandal is rippling through the Republican Party right now , with The Cincinnati Enquirer reporting that Ohio ’ s House Speaker Larry Householder ( R ) was arrested this morning over his connection to a $ 60 million bribery case .
Four other individuals were also arrested : Jeffrey Longstreth , an advisor to Householder , Neil Clark , a former GOP staffer turned consultant , former Ohio Republican Party Chair Matthew Borges , Juan Cespedes , a co-founder of the Oxley Group .
The Enquirer reached out to U.S. Attorney David DeVillers ’ office to obtain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at this stage the ins and outs of are still being kept under wraps .
A source did reveal to The Enquirer that undercover federal agents were involved in the government ’ s investigatory operations .
Devillers ’ s spokesperson stated that the charges are related to “ public corruption racketeering conspiracy involving $ 60 million.
” A press conference is scheduled for later today and given the massive financial scale of the alleged conspiracy , this is certain to become a massive story .
While most of the details are still to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crushing blow to the GOP in Ohio .
As state House Speaker and one of Ohio ’ s most prominent Republican officials , Householder wields an enormous amount of influence and political power .
The charges are sure to further damage the reputation of a party which has seen its credibility and popularity steadily erode under leader Donald Trump .
More bad press is the last thing these people need .
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It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s first run-in with the law .
In 2004 he and several of his associates came under federal scrutiny over possible connections to money laundering and corrupt campaign practices .
The federal government ultimately declined to officially bring charges , a decision which it appears may have emboldened Householder to engage in further underhanded behavior .
These charges are incredibly serious but not entirely surprising given the rotten state of the Republican Party in general .
An organization that elevates a racist game show host to its top position is an organization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which will attract the most unscrupulous of individuals to its ranks .
The GOP stands for little more than bigotry , corruption , and the interests of the super-rich .
Hopefully , justice is served in this case and more Americans come to see the Republican Party for exactly what it is : a criminal menace .
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A major corruption scandal is rippling through the Republican Party right now, with The Cincinnati Enquirer reporting that Ohio’s House Speaker Larry Householder (R) was arrested this morning over his connection to a $60 million bribery case.
Four other individuals were also arrested: Jeffrey Longstreth, an advisor to Householder, Neil Clark, a former GOP staffer turned consultant, former Ohio Republican Party Chair Matthew Borges, Juan Cespedes, a co-founder of the Oxley Group.
Also reportedly arrested: -Neil Clark from Grant Street Consultants in Columbus
– Matthew Borges, former Ohio Republican Party chair and consultant
-Juan Cespedes, co-founder of The Oxley Group in Columbus
-Jeffrey Longstreth, adviser to Householder https://t.co/EuHOtjcGt8 — Jennifer Smola (@jennsmola) July 21, 2020
The Enquirer reached out to U.S. Attorney David DeVillers’ office to obtain the full details of the case but at this stage the ins and outs of are still being kept under wraps. A source did reveal to The Enquirer that undercover federal agents were involved in the government’s investigatory operations.
Devillers’s spokesperson stated that the charges are related to “public corruption racketeering conspiracy involving $60 million.” A press conference is scheduled for later today and given the massive financial scale of the alleged conspiracy, this is certain to become a massive story.
While most of the details are still to be released, this news represents a crushing blow to the GOP in Ohio. As state House Speaker and one of Ohio’s most prominent Republican officials, Householder wields an enormous amount of influence and political power. The charges are sure to further damage the reputation of a party which has seen its credibility and popularity steadily erode under leader Donald Trump. More bad press is the last thing these people need.
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It’s worth noting that this is not Householder’s first run-in with the law. In 2004 he and several of his associates came under federal scrutiny over possible connections to money laundering and corrupt campaign practices. The federal government ultimately declined to officially bring charges, a decision which it appears may have emboldened Householder to engage in further underhanded behavior.
These charges are incredibly serious but not entirely surprising given the rotten state of the Republican Party in general. An organization that elevates a racist game show host to its top position is an organization that cannot be trusted and one which will attract the most unscrupulous of individuals to its ranks. The GOP stands for little more than bigotry, corruption, and the interests of the super-rich. Hopefully, justice is served in this case and more Americans come to see the Republican Party for exactly what it is: a criminal menace.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-21--Civil war erupts in House Republican conference as Freedom Caucus turns on Liz Cheney

Under President Donald Trump , the Republican Party — and American conservatism in general — has , by and large , abandoned the pretense that they stand for any principles or ideological framework beyond being the political manifestation of white men ’ s grievances and prejudices .
This much was made extremely clear on Tuesday morning when the mewling toddlers in the Freedom Caucus turned their ire on Rep. Liz Cheney ( R-WY ) .
Cheney is a bloodthirsty war hawk who regularly disparages the most basic of social safety net programs as “ socialism ” and is as staunchly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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But since she crossed the line and defended medical expert Dr. Fauci and occasionally disagreed with the president , she was publicly lambasted by the nihilistic Trump-fanatics in the Freedom Caucus during this morning ’ s House GOP caucus .
Make no mistake .
This should not be taken as evidence that somehow Liz Cheney is a “ voice of reason ” in a party full of extremists ; she is just as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American democracy and starting needless foreign wars as all the rest of them are .
She proved this by leaving the meeting and immediately reiterating her opposition to the election of Joe Biden and keeping Donald Trump from having another four years to destroy this country as we know it .
But it is very interesting to see how willing the selfish ingrates who make up the GOP are to eat each other alive at the slightest sign of disloyalty — a weakness prime for exploitation as the 2020 election approaches .

Under President Donald Trump, the Republican Party — and American conservatism in general — has, by and large, abandoned the pretense that they stand for any principles or ideological framework beyond being the political manifestation of white men’s grievances and prejudices.
This much was made extremely clear on Tuesday morning when the mewling toddlers in the Freedom Caucus turned their ire on Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY).
Cheney is a bloodthirsty war hawk who regularly disparages the most basic of social safety net programs as “socialism” and is as staunchly “conservative” as anyone can be.
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But since she crossed the line and defended medical expert Dr. Fauci and occasionally disagreed with the president, she was publicly lambasted by the nihilistic Trump-fanatics in the Freedom Caucus during this morning’s House GOP caucus.
POLITICO reporter Melania Zanona observed the fireworks:
Now Rep. Chip Roy is attacking Cheney for her support of Dr. Fauci, per source in the room. He lamented that his liberal primary opponent retweeted Cheney’s tweet about Fauci. — Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) July 21, 2020
It sounds like this conference meeting — the first in-person GOP meeting in months — is turning into a full blown Freedom Caucus venting session/pile on. — Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) July 21, 2020
Cheney did not back down from confrontation: She defended Fauci. She told Gaetz I look forward to seeing ur HBO doc. She told Massie his issue is w/ Trump, not her. She told Jordan I look forward to hearing ur comments about being a team player when we’re back in the majority — Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) July 21, 2020
Make no mistake. This should not be taken as evidence that somehow Liz Cheney is a “voice of reason” in a party full of extremists; she is just as radical and devoted to the dismantling of American democracy and starting needless foreign wars as all the rest of them are.
She proved this by leaving the meeting and immediately reiterating her opposition to the election of Joe Biden and keeping Donald Trump from having another four years to destroy this country as we know it.
Just spoke with Liz Cheney about this. She downplayed dispute and said it was a “healthy exchange of views” and it is clear “we are all unified in recognizing the danger the country would face if Joe Biden were elected president.” She claimed she and Massie are “in a good place” https://t.co/0yyl5woQoU — Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 21, 2020
But it is very interesting to see how willing the selfish ingrates who make up the GOP are to eat each other alive at the slightest sign of disloyalty — a weakness prime for exploitation as the 2020 election approaches.
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-21--Trump brutally mocked for claiming his disastrous, sweaty Chris Wallace interview got “good reviews”

Donald Trump ’ s decision to sit down with Fox ‘ s Chris Wallace for the one-on-one interview that aired this past weekend was inexplicable .
Wallace has for some time been the only moderate voice at the conservative network and has proven more than willing to criticize the president on his show .
Going in , the White House had to expect that the president would face questions outside his softball comfort zone .
Trump , for his part , has largely refused to talk to anchors who aren ’ t sympathetic to his disastrous presidency , preferring instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who can be trusted to paper over his lies and compliment him on his blunders .
Now that the Wallace interview has been released , it ’ s apparent that Trump should have stuck to his tried-and-tested strategy .
It came out over the weekend and by any conceivable metric was an unmitigated disaster for the president .
Trump found his misinformation about Joe Biden fact-checked in real-time , had his claim that the cognitive test he took was difficult humorously shredded , and was generally made to look like a buffoon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perspiring , rendering the entire performance all the more pathetic and unsettling .
Nobody who was on the fence about Trump ’ s reelection could have possibly walked away from watching the interview with a stronger desire to vote for him .
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His horrendous performance has clearly been weighing on Trump because this morning he took to Twitter to express thanks for the “ good reviews and comments ” on his Chris Wallace interview @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has penned to date .
He claimed that they met have “ set a record ” for doing their interview in the heat .
“ It was 100 degrees , making things very interesting !
” he claimed , making an incredibly clumsy stab at trying to excuse his profuse sweating .
It ’ s worth noting that Chris Wallace didn ’ t appear to be perspiring .
There are really only two possible explanations for Trump ’ s tweet .
Either he knows the interview was a PR catastrophe and wants to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vain hope of recovering his dignity , or his inner circle is outright lying to him and feeding him a warped version of how people perceived the clips .
Both explanations are deeply embarrassing and do nothing to change the fact that Trump is doing a wonderful job of scuttling his own reelection prospects .
Here ’ s hoping he does more interviews like this one .
The tweet unleashed a wave of mockery , including everything from straightforward criticism to hilariously edited versions of the interview .
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Donald Trump’s decision to sit down with Fox‘s Chris Wallace for the one-on-one interview that aired this past weekend was inexplicable. Wallace has for some time been the only moderate voice at the conservative network and has proven more than willing to criticize the president on his show. Going in, the White House had to expect that the president would face questions outside his softball comfort zone.
Trump, for his part, has largely refused to talk to anchors who aren’t sympathetic to his disastrous presidency, preferring instead to speak with sycophants like Sean Hannity, who can be trusted to paper over his lies and compliment him on his blunders.
Now that the Wallace interview has been released, it’s apparent that Trump should have stuck to his tried-and-tested strategy. It came out over the weekend and by any conceivable metric was an unmitigated disaster for the president. Trump found his misinformation about Joe Biden fact-checked in real-time, had his claim that the cognitive test he took was difficult humorously shredded, and was generally made to look like a buffoon.
Throughout it all he was visibly perspiring, rendering the entire performance all the more pathetic and unsettling. Nobody who was on the fence about Trump’s reelection could have possibly walked away from watching the interview with a stronger desire to vote for him.
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His horrendous performance has clearly been weighing on Trump because this morning he took to Twitter to express thanks for the “good reviews and comments” on his Chris Wallace interview, as delusional a tweet as he has penned to date. He claimed that they met have “set a record” for doing their interview in the heat.
“It was 100 degrees, making things very interesting!” he claimed, making an incredibly clumsy stab at trying to excuse his profuse sweating. It’s worth noting that Chris Wallace didn’t appear to be perspiring.
There are really only two possible explanations for Trump’s tweet. Either he knows the interview was a PR catastrophe and wants to give it a positive spin in the vain hope of recovering his dignity, or his inner circle is outright lying to him and feeding him a warped version of how people perceived the clips.
Both explanations are deeply embarrassing and do nothing to change the fact that Trump is doing a wonderful job of scuttling his own reelection prospects. Here’s hoping he does more interviews like this one.
Thank you for the good reviews and comments on my interview with Chris Wallace of @FoxNews. We may have set a record for doing such an interview in the heat. It was 100 degrees, making things very interesting! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 21, 2020
The tweet unleashed a wave of mockery, including everything from straightforward criticism to hilariously edited versions of the interview.
what planet are you on? you bragged about pointing to an elephant — Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) July 21, 2020
Ate you kidding?! Everyone saw you as beyond ignorant, incompetent, dishonest and off-the-rails batshit crazy… #Trump #ChrisWallace — Andy Ostroy (@AndyOstroy) July 21, 2020
I especially liked the part where you mentioned the cognitive assessment test, and tried to lie about Biden wanting to defund police…it was profound. My mother aced the same test when she had early symptoms of dementia. I aced it after my stroke: MoCA — Janet McIlwee (@JanetMcIlwee) July 21, 2020
Hey there, Don. You’re correct abt two things – a record number for you. Yes, it is hot, which begs the question as to why you didn’t have the interview indoors. And the interview has dominated the news since it aired. Good job. P.S. 142,000 ppl are dead. — Susan Pick Kamala Harris Becraft (@AliceTinker1943) July 21, 2020
Good reviews? The only one getting “Good reviews,” is Chris Wallace for making you look like a fool! — Mrs. Krassenstein (@HKrassenstein) July 21, 2020
Has Kayleigh been lying to you again? Sad! The reviews actually said you were an #UnpresidentedIdiot. @MeidasTouch even made an ad about it using your own exact words! pic.twitter.com/84CMjpMkQ2 — The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) July 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/JustVent6/status/1285520538161623041?s=20
1. Your Chris Wallace interview was an unmitigated disaster
2. Having the interview in the heat was YOUR idea, moron
3. Chris Wallace was bone dry, while you were drenched in sweat
4. YOU ARE A JOKE. pic.twitter.com/g2OoAgwOWG — BrooklynDad_Defiant Rep John Lewis! (@mmpadellan) July 21, 2020
Lol will Donald ever actually answer any questions instead of saying just look at the “stuff” or “I’m doing fantastic” he doesn’t answer anything actually — xJWarner (@xJWarner2) July 21, 2020
Trump’s doctor had him take a dementia test. This should terrify everyone. pic.twitter.com/8U1YzpyMvt — katybear9 (@katybear91) July 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/the_resistor/status/1285576335138541568?s=20
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occupydemocrats--2020-07-21--AOC fires back after Republican Ted Yoho harasses her on Capitol steps, calls her “f*cking b*tch”

The unhinged hostility and aggression that President Donald Trump displays towards his political enemies have demonstrably been rubbing off on the rest of the Republican Party , encouraging them to embrace a thoroughly undemocratic disgust for Democrats and ideas that run contrary to their own .
It ’ s gotten so bad that members of Congress are harassing each other on the steps of Capitol Hill — and getting personal for no reason .
Rep. Ted Yoho ( R-FL ) , an outspoken Trump supporter and a 65-year-old man , accosted Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez yesterday morning and confronted her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spike in New York petty property crimes to COVID-induced poverty and the government ’ s failure to provide substantial relief for regular people , calling them “ disgusting ” and that she was “ out of her freaking mind.
” When she told him he was being “ rude , ” he continued down the stairs before adding “ f**king b*tch.
” Ever since she ousted Rep. Joe Crowley on a progressive platform , Ocasio-Cortez has been the subject of an obsessive psychosexual smear campaign by the right-wing , tarred as a communist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right-wing media machine from the fakest of news blogs to the President himself .
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The prospect of a young Latinx woman being so outspoken in her dedication to progressive policy and the fight for human dignity drives the chuds absolutely wild , and it ’ s disgusting to see her fellow Congressmen behaving like schoolchildren , pulling her proverbial hair on the playground and calling her names .
“ That kind of confrontation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — ever .
I ’ ve never had that kind of abrupt , disgusting kind of disrespect levied at me , ” said Ocasio-Cortez to reporters about the incident .
“ In all these intense news cycles , I have never , ever been treated that way by another member before .
I ’ m frankly quite taken aback.
” Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter and made sure she had the last laugh .
If you ’ d like to tell Ted Yoho how you feel about his comments , his office can be @ @ @ @

The unhinged hostility and aggression that President Donald Trump displays towards his political enemies have demonstrably been rubbing off on the rest of the Republican Party, encouraging them to embrace a thoroughly undemocratic disgust for Democrats and ideas that run contrary to their own. It’s gotten so bad that members of Congress are harassing each other on the steps of Capitol Hill — and getting personal for no reason.
Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL), an outspoken Trump supporter and a 65-year-old man, accosted Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez yesterday morning and confronted her about comments she had made linking a spike in New York petty property crimes to COVID-induced poverty and the government’s failure to provide substantial relief for regular people, calling them “disgusting” and that she was “out of her freaking mind.”
When she told him he was being “rude,” he continued down the stairs before adding “f**king b*tch.”
Ever since she ousted Rep. Joe Crowley on a progressive platform, Ocasio-Cortez has been the subject of an obsessive psychosexual smear campaign by the right-wing, tarred as a communist and a radical by every level of the right-wing media machine from the fakest of news blogs to the President himself.
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The prospect of a young Latinx woman being so outspoken in her dedication to progressive policy and the fight for human dignity drives the chuds absolutely wild, and it’s disgusting to see her fellow Congressmen behaving like schoolchildren, pulling her proverbial hair on the playground and calling her names.
“That kind of confrontation hasn’t ever happened to me — ever. I’ve never had that kind of abrupt, disgusting kind of disrespect levied at me,” said Ocasio-Cortez to reporters about the incident. “In all these intense news cycles, I have never, ever been treated that way by another member before. I’m frankly quite taken aback.”
Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter and made sure she had the last laugh.
https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1285574615910227968?s=20
If you’d like to tell Ted Yoho how you feel about his comments, his office can be reached at 202-225-5744.
Colin Taylor Opinion columnist and former editor-in-chief of Occupy Democrats. He graduated from Bennington College with a Bachelor's degree in history and political science. He now focuses on advancing the cause of social justice and equality in America. Latest Posts