occupydemocrats--2020-11-04--Chaos erupts as Republican goons try to break into and disrupt the Michigan vote count

The winner of the presidential election has yet to be declared but right now signs look good for a Joe Biden victory .
The former vice president appears to be on track to win Michigan which would give him a big electoral bump towards the coveted 270 and represent a major step towards declaring him the winner .
Meanwhile , Trump and his surrogates are scrambling to delegitimize the process by working to stop the ballot counting and spreading wild conspiracy theories about the vote .
The president ’ s team has already announced a lawsuit to stop the counting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the Republicans care far more about clinging to power than they do about respecting the democratic will of the American people .
As a result of Trump ’ s rhetoric and the senseless fervor that has infected his MAGA movement , things are heating up on the ground in The Wolverine State .
Numerous reports are hitting Twitter showing Trump fans showing up at the ballot counting center in Detroit in an effort to disrupt the process .
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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican and Democrat challengers have been blocked from entering the building since both parties have already hit their maximum of 134 challengers for the vote center .
Republicans seem unwilling to accept this reality and are growing more agitated as they demand entry .
To many , the efforts are eerily similar to the so-called Brooks Brothers Riot in 2000 , during which Republican operatives disrupted the Florida recount on behalf of George W. Bush .
Video clips confirm that police have been deployed to safeguard the vote but the protestors appear undeterred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no attempt to hide their intentions and began chanting “ stop the count , ” as if their displeasure over the electoral outcome is justification for invalidating the legitimate votes of other Michiganders .
There is no charitable way to interpret what these people are doing .
This is a direct assault on democracy itself , one cultivated and encouraged by a president who knows he is likely to lose this election .
Hopefully , their authoritarian efforts are held at bay and a full tally is completed .

The winner of the presidential election has yet to be declared but right now signs look good for a Joe Biden victory. The former vice president appears to be on track to win Michigan which would give him a big electoral bump towards the coveted 270 and represent a major step towards declaring him the winner.
Meanwhile, Trump and his surrogates are scrambling to delegitimize the process by working to stop the ballot counting and spreading wild conspiracy theories about the vote. The president’s team has already announced a lawsuit to stop the counting in Michigan, making it abundantly clear that the Republicans care far more about clinging to power than they do about respecting the democratic will of the American people.
As a result of Trump’s rhetoric and the senseless fervor that has infected his MAGA movement, things are heating up on the ground in The Wolverine State. Numerous reports are hitting Twitter showing Trump fans showing up at the ballot counting center in Detroit in an effort to disrupt the process.
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The Detroit News reports that both additional Republican and Democrat challengers have been blocked from entering the building since both parties have already hit their maximum of 134 challengers for the vote center. Republicans seem unwilling to accept this reality and are growing more agitated as they demand entry. To many, the efforts are eerily similar to the so-called Brooks Brothers Riot in 2000, during which Republican operatives disrupted the Florida recount on behalf of George W. Bush.
Video clips confirm that police have been deployed to safeguard the vote but the protestors appear undeterred.
Some of these Trump supporters made no attempt to hide their intentions and began chanting “stop the count,” as if their displeasure over the electoral outcome is justification for invalidating the legitimate votes of other Michiganders. There is no charitable way to interpret what these people are doing. This is a direct assault on democracy itself, one cultivated and encouraged by a president who knows he is likely to lose this election. Hopefully, their authoritarian efforts are held at bay and a full tally is completed.
#BREAKING: Large, animated crush of “stop the count” protestors trying to push their way into TCF hall in #Detroit where ballots are being counted. They’re being blocked by guards at the door. Pizza boxes are pushed against the window to obstruct view. It’s tense. @NBCNews pic.twitter.com/zFhzd88skX — Steve Patterson (@PattersonNBC) November 4, 2020
Here too. Can confirm. Police have now been called in to the Detroit counting room to try and protect the doors. Feels like the fake GOP “riots” in Florida in 2000. https://t.co/2eBltkP70w pic.twitter.com/1ZX095w4N4 — Ray Wert (@raywert) November 4, 2020
Police and security gather at Central Counting Board doors to limit entry as crowd gathers. #detroit #Election2020 @BridgeDet313 pic.twitter.com/nIQvW5AtBY — Bisma Parvez (@BismaPar) November 4, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-04--Outrage: Trump team files lawsuit to STOP counting Michigan votes

Donald Trump and his Republican enablers don ’ t want every American ’ s vote to count .
The rejection of that basic democratic principle of one person , one vote has been obvious for quite a while as the president railed about non-existent fraud connected to mail-in ballots for long before the first votes were even cast .
Now that those votes are actually being counted , Trump is doing what he long telegraphed that he would do if the outcome of the election wasn ’ t leaning in his favor — unleash a bevy of lawyers to attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the will of the electorate .
After demanding what will likely be a fruitless recount in Wisconsin earlier this morning , the Trump campaign went after the ballot tabulation in another tight race in a crucial swing state , this time targeting Michigan .
Democratic contender Joe Biden overtook the lead in the Great Lakes State overnight as results from mail-in ballots in Detroit and other heavily Democratic areas were added to Michigan ’ s totals , leaving Trump down by nearly 40 thousand votes .
Predictably , it was to file a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a complete halt until its representatives are given access to observe the counting process .
Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien issued the following statement announcing the legal action .
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Seems like someone ’ s got trust issues .
Stepien may claim that Trump is committed to ensuring that all legal votes are counted , but at this point , his chief aim seems to be to disqualify the valid expression of the people ’ s will to try to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legs of defeat .
With results from mail-in ballots in Michigan continuing to be counted — and expected to lean heavily towards Biden after the president spent so much time discouraging Republicans from trusting the postal service to deliver their votes — it remains to be seen whether Trump ’ s stalling tactics will actually be able to affect the final outcome of the contest for Michigan ’ s 16 electoral votes .
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Donald Trump and his Republican enablers don’t want every American’s vote to count.
The rejection of that basic democratic principle of one person, one vote has been obvious for quite a while as the president railed about non-existent fraud connected to mail-in ballots for long before the first votes were even cast.
Now that those votes are actually being counted, Trump is doing what he long telegraphed that he would do if the outcome of the election wasn’t leaning in his favor — unleash a bevy of lawyers to attack the vote-counting process and try to invalidate the will of the electorate.
After demanding what will likely be a fruitless recount in Wisconsin earlier this morning, the Trump campaign went after the ballot tabulation in another tight race in a crucial swing state, this time targeting Michigan.
Democratic contender Joe Biden overtook the lead in the Great Lakes State overnight as results from mail-in ballots in Detroit and other heavily Democratic areas were added to Michigan’s totals, leaving Trump down by nearly 40 thousand votes.
The Trump campaign’s response to Biden’s newly acquired lead?
Predictably, it was to file a lawsuit to bring the ballot tabulation to a complete halt until its representatives are given access to observe the counting process.
Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien issued the following statement announcing the legal action.
Add your name to states not to cave Trump. COUNT EVERY VOTE!
Seems like someone’s got trust issues.
Stepien may claim that Trump is committed to ensuring that all legal votes are counted, but at this point, his chief aim seems to be to disqualify the valid expression of the people’s will to try to snatch victory from between the tightly closed legs of defeat.
With results from mail-in ballots in Michigan continuing to be counted — and expected to lean heavily towards Biden after the president spent so much time discouraging Republicans from trusting the postal service to deliver their votes — it remains to be seen whether Trump’s stalling tactics will actually be able to affect the final outcome of the contest for Michigan’s 16 electoral votes.
In the end, however, two things are certain: lawyers representing the Trump campaign are in for a big payday and American citizens’ faith in their electoral process will diminish greatly.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-04--Flailing Republicans concoct absurd “Sharpiegate” delusion to make themselves feel better

The eyes of the entire world are turned on the United States right now as we wait to see if Joe Biden will triumph over President Trump .
As things stand right now , it looks like the former vice president has a good chance of seizing the White House even if he ultimately ends up saddled with a Republican Senate .
While it wouldn ’ t be the ideal outcome many of us hoped for , it would be a massive victory for the American people and the future of this nation .
For his part , Trump seems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the votes are properly tallied .
Last night , he gave a despicable authoritarian speech and claimed that Democrats are trying to steal the election from him .
It was the rhetoric of a man desperate to somehow claw victory from the jaws of defeat .
Not surprising , the MAGA crowd has followed his lead and its adherents are doing their best right now to sow misinformation , alleging fraud and all manner of baseless conspiracy theories .
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COUNT EVERY VOTE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ narrative working its way through the right-wing digital landscape right now is something called “ Sharpiegate.
” The Daily Beast ’ s Will Sommer reports that some conservatives are claiming that Arizona Trump voters were duped into marking their ballots with Sharpie felt-tipped pen by poll workers .
They claim that using such writing instruments invalidated the ballots , a patently false idea .
The conspiracy theory was boosted by Mark Schlapp , President of the American Conservative Union as well as several other prominent pro-MAGA Twitter accounts .
Unfortunately for those clinging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is absolutely no evidence that Sharpie use invalidates ballots .
The Arizona Secretary of State has already said as much as has a spokesperson for the Maricopa County Elections Department .
Pima Country officials also relayed this plain fact on Twitter .
Clearly , there is something deeply wrong with the GOP .
These people are unable or unwilling to wrap their minds around the idea that anyone could reject a man like Donald Trump and so instead of recalibrating their worldview they ’ re receding further and further into delusion .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ from office the spell will finally break but at this rate , it seems unlikely .
Even with a Biden win , this country has a long road ahead till sanity is once again the law of the land .

The eyes of the entire world are turned on the United States right now as we wait to see if Joe Biden will triumph over President Trump. As things stand right now, it looks like the former vice president has a good chance of seizing the White House even if he ultimately ends up saddled with a Republican Senate. While it wouldn’t be the ideal outcome many of us hoped for, it would be a massive victory for the American people and the future of this nation.
For his part, Trump seems convinced that he will lose if all of the votes are properly tallied. Last night, he gave a despicable authoritarian speech and claimed that Democrats are trying to steal the election from him. It was the rhetoric of a man desperate to somehow claw victory from the jaws of defeat. Not surprising, the MAGA crowd has followed his lead and its adherents are doing their best right now to sow misinformation, alleging fraud and all manner of baseless conspiracy theories.
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One truly deranged and frankly hilarious narrative working its way through the right-wing digital landscape right now is something called “Sharpiegate.” The Daily Beast’s Will Sommer reports that some conservatives are claiming that Arizona Trump voters were duped into marking their ballots with Sharpie felt-tipped pen by poll workers. They claim that using such writing instruments invalidated the ballots, a patently false idea. The conspiracy theory was boosted by Mark Schlapp, President of the American Conservative Union as well as several other prominent pro-MAGA Twitter accounts.
AZ update: apparently the use of sharpie pens in gop precincts is causing ballots to be invalidated. Could be huge numbers of mostly Trump supporters. More to come — Matt Schlapp (@mschlapp) November 4, 2020
In Arizona, which turned blue last night, conservatives are cooking up a conspiracy theory that is already being called #SharpieGate. The gist is they believe poll workers gave Trump supporters Sharpie markers to fill out ballots, which then somehow invalidated their votes. pic.twitter.com/qO0ppAZCDT — Nick Martin (@nickmartin) November 4, 2020
Unfortunately for those clinging to this manufactured and baseless narrative, there is absolutely no evidence that Sharpie use invalidates ballots. The Arizona Secretary of State has already said as much as has a spokesperson for the Maricopa County Elections Department. Pima Country officials also relayed this plain fact on Twitter.
If it does bleed through, the ballot will most likely get sent for duplication so it can be read by the scanner. The image is the text from the @SecretaryHobbs Elections Manual, Chapter 10, Section D, subsection 3. 2/3https://t.co/3ANZ7oKMwZ pic.twitter.com/Kjn5H4tChL — Official Pima County (@pimaarizona) November 4, 2020
Clearly, there is something deeply wrong with the GOP. These people are unable or unwilling to wrap their minds around the idea that anyone could reject a man like Donald Trump and so instead of recalibrating their worldview they’re receding further and further into delusion. Perhaps once their crazed leader is removed from office the spell will finally break but at this rate, it seems unlikely. Even with a Biden win, this country has a long road ahead till sanity is once again the law of the land.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-04--Irony: Scott Walker pours cold water on Trump’s desperate plea for recount in Wisconsin

You knew that he wouldn ’ t just accept a losing total quietly .
So it should come as no surprise that the campaign of Donald Trump is questioning the results of the voting tabulated so far in Wisconsin where late tallies from urban areas have led to an over 20,000 vote lead for Joe Biden with more than 98 % of the ballots counted as of midday on Wednesday .
The Trump campaign announced their intention to call for a recount of the Badger State ’ s votes in a tweet sent by the Trump War Room and quoting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name to tell Democrats to EXPAND THE COURT in 2021 !
Stepien didn ’ t bother specifying what the supposed “ irregularities ” he alleged to have taken place were exactly , but Trump will force any excuse that he can get to raise doubts about any result that shows him losing to Biden .
The advisability and ultimate efficacy of the Trump campaign ’ s demand for a recount don ’ t bode well for the president ’ s ability to actually change the results of the Wisconsin electorate ’ s decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warned Trump on Twitter that Biden ’ s lead may prove insurmountable given the meager number of votes changed in previous ballot recounts in the state .
Forbes reporter Andrew Solender cited a report from Fairvote.org that confirmed that the average change in ballot tallies in Wisconsin after a recount was less than three hundred votes , seemingly ensuring a Biden win of the state ’ s electoral votes even if this recount wildly exceeds that average .
Donald Trump is basically within his rights to demand a recount under Wisconsin state law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within a single percentage point between two candidates , the trailing candidate can force a recount .
The good news is that his stalling tactics won ’ t ultimately affect the outcome in all likelihood .
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You knew that he wouldn’t just accept a losing total quietly.
So it should come as no surprise that the campaign of Donald Trump is questioning the results of the voting tabulated so far in Wisconsin where late tallies from urban areas have led to an over 20,000 vote lead for Joe Biden with more than 98% of the ballots counted as of midday on Wednesday.
The Trump campaign announced their intention to call for a recount of the Badger State’s votes in a tweet sent by the Trump War Room and quoting campaign manager Bill Stepien.
Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien: "There have been reports of irregularities in several Wisconsin counties which raise serious doubts about the validity of the results. The President is well within the threshold to request a recount and we will immediately do so.” pic.twitter.com/YwiNAxzocx — Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) November 4, 2020
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Stepien didn’t bother specifying what the supposed “irregularities” he alleged to have taken place were exactly, but Trump will force any excuse that he can get to raise doubts about any result that shows him losing to Biden.
The advisability and ultimate efficacy of the Trump campaign’s demand for a recount don’t bode well for the president’s ability to actually change the results of the Wisconsin electorate’s decision.
Former Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker warned Trump on Twitter that Biden’s lead may prove insurmountable given the meager number of votes changed in previous ballot recounts in the state.
After recount in 2011 race for WI Supreme Court, there was a swing of 300 votes. After recount in 2016 Presidential race in WI, @realDonaldTrump numbers went up by 131. As I said, 20,000 is a high hurdle. #Election2020 https://t.co/CEr82eiCWH — Scott Walker (@ScottWalker) November 4, 2020
Forbes reporter Andrew Solender cited a report from Fairvote.org that confirmed that the average change in ballot tallies in Wisconsin after a recount was less than three hundred votes, seemingly ensuring a Biden win of the state’s electoral votes even if this recount wildly exceeds that average.
Donald Trump is basically within his rights to demand a recount under Wisconsin state law which specifies that if a race is within a single percentage point between two candidates, the trailing candidate can force a recount.
The good news is that his stalling tactics won’t ultimately affect the outcome in all likelihood.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-04--It begins: Trump cries foul play and attacks mail-in ballots as his lead slips away

We all knew it was coming .
Donald Trump has been making it clear for months that he has no intention of allowing the electoral process to play out , and given the way that this election was likely to play out with the overwhelming amount of pandemic-related early voting and mail in-ballots , it was easy to predict that at some point during the lengthy counting process that the President would begin casting doubt on the integrity of the mail-in ballots and absentee ballots as his percentage of the vote began to dwindle .
Unfortunately , we didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On Wednesday morning , the President took to Twitter and complained that his lead was “ magically ” disappearing as “ surprise ” ballot dumps were counted .
In a second tweet , the president bizarrely complained that mail-in ballot dumps were “ devastating ” and had a “ power of destruction ” as if they were bombs and not , you know , boxes of ballots .
In a third , he wondered “ WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT , ” planting even more seeds of doubt .
For the record , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ untoward about any of these ballots .
If Trump had wanted a bigger share of the late vote , he shouldn ’ t have been telling his supporters to only vote on Election Day for the past couple months — but of course , this is exactly what he wants , because it allows him to potentially set up an election steal by stopping the vote count through some bizarre Supreme Court shenanigans .
During his speech last night , the President claimed victory and made it clear he was putting all his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election for him .
“ All of a sudden , I said , what happened to the election ?
It ’ s off .
You know what happened .
They knew they couldn ’ t win , so they said , let ’ s go to court , ” said Trump .
“ We ’ ll be going to the U.S. Supreme Court .
We want all voting to stop .
We don ’ t want them to find any ballots at 4:00 in the morning and add them to the list.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do this , it still is horrifying to see the President of the United States implying that the counting of votes that aren ’ t for him is somehow an effort to steal the election away from him when he himself is the one who is attempting to steal the election by putting a stop to the counting of votes !
All we can do right now is hope that the mail-in votes deliver a margin of victory to Biden large enough that no court would overturn it…and that the Republican Party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s political career .

We all knew it was coming.
Donald Trump has been making it clear for months that he has no intention of allowing the electoral process to play out, and given the way that this election was likely to play out with the overwhelming amount of pandemic-related early voting and mail in-ballots, it was easy to predict that at some point during the lengthy counting process that the President would begin casting doubt on the integrity of the mail-in ballots and absentee ballots as his percentage of the vote began to dwindle.
Unfortunately, we didn’t have to wait very long. On Wednesday morning, the President took to Twitter and complained that his lead was “magically” disappearing as “surprise” ballot dumps were counted.
Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted. VERY STRANGE, and the “pollsters” got it completely & historically wrong! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020
In a second tweet, the president bizarrely complained that mail-in ballot dumps were “devastating” and had a “power of destruction” as if they were bombs and not, you know, boxes of ballots.
How come every time they count Mail-In ballot dumps they are so devastating in their percentage and power of destruction? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020
In a third, he wondered “WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT,” planting even more seeds of doubt.
WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT? https://t.co/6487pYLZnL — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020
For the record, there is nothing magic or surprising or untoward about any of these ballots. If Trump had wanted a bigger share of the late vote, he shouldn’t have been telling his supporters to only vote on Election Day for the past couple months — but of course, this is exactly what he wants, because it allows him to potentially set up an election steal by stopping the vote count through some bizarre Supreme Court shenanigans.
During his speech last night, the President claimed victory and made it clear he was putting all his hopes on the Supreme Court to steal the election for him. “All of a sudden, I said, what happened to the election? It’s off. You know what happened. They knew they couldn’t win, so they said, let’s go to court,” said Trump. “We’ll be going to the U.S. Supreme Court. We want all voting to stop. We don’t want them to find any ballots at 4:00 in the morning and add them to the list.”
While we knew he was going to do this, it still is horrifying to see the President of the United States implying that the counting of votes that aren’t for him is somehow an effort to steal the election away from him when he himself is the one who is attempting to steal the election by putting a stop to the counting of votes!
All we can do right now is hope that the mail-in votes deliver a margin of victory to Biden large enough that no court would overturn it…and that the Republican Party apparatus will choose our democracy over Donald Trump’s political career.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-03--AOC takes the Election Day gloves off and slams cowardly Republicans for enabling Trump

Donald Trump may be headed for defeat today — if the polls are correct — but the degradation of the Democratic process instigated by his attacks on mail-in ballots and his contact insinuations that the voting process will somehow be rigged against him by the “ Deep State ” or whatever other bogeymen he may choose to blame can ’ t be laid at his feet alone .
In one of the most disturbing phenomenons of the Trump era , the capitulation of nearly the entire Republican party to the whims of the deranged and corrupt president is what enabled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of election fraud without being contradicted by those who know better and should have spoken up .
After MSNBC ’ s Katy Tur forwarded a comment and a link to a Politico article focusing on cowardly GOP legislators who remain publicly silent about the bad behavior of the president while bitching vociferously about Trump behind closed doors , Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez felt compelled to correct the headline that both Tur and Politico attached to their story , changing just one word to make sure that the Republicans were given full credit for their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worst excesses .
In the New York City representative ’ s eyes , silence equals complicity and it ’ s not enough to simply ignore the president ’ s misdeeds and his undermining of the legitimate electoral process by staying quiet and trying to avoid shouldering any of the responsibility for the subsequent chaos .
Luckily as the polls draw near to closing across the country today , complicit Republicans will get their reckoning at the ballot box .
Let ’ s see how silent they stay tomorrow , particularly if they lose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Senate as many polls predict could be a likely outcome due to the disastrous record and incompetent campaign of Donald Trump .
Perhaps there will be a much smaller number of the GOP minority ’ s congresspeople in the Ocasio-Cortez ’ s own chamber , the House of Representatives , when the next Congress rolls around .
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Donald Trump may be headed for defeat today — if the polls are correct — but the degradation of the Democratic process instigated by his attacks on mail-in ballots and his contact insinuations that the voting process will somehow be rigged against him by the “Deep State” or whatever other bogeymen he may choose to blame can’t be laid at his feet alone.
In one of the most disturbing phenomenons of the Trump era, the capitulation of nearly the entire Republican party to the whims of the deranged and corrupt president is what enabled the president to make such unsubstantiated claims of election fraud without being contradicted by those who know better and should have spoken up.
After MSNBC’s Katy Tur forwarded a comment and a link to a Politico article focusing on cowardly GOP legislators who remain publicly silent about the bad behavior of the president while bitching vociferously about Trump behind closed doors, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez felt compelled to correct the headline that both Tur and Politico attached to their story, changing just one word to make sure that the Republicans were given full credit for their spineless acquiescence to the president’s worst excesses.
In the New York City representative’s eyes, silence equals complicity and it’s not enough to simply ignore the president’s misdeeds and his undermining of the legitimate electoral process by staying quiet and trying to avoid shouldering any of the responsibility for the subsequent chaos.
Luckily as the polls draw near to closing across the country today, complicit Republicans will get their reckoning at the ballot box.
Let’s see how silent they stay tomorrow, particularly if they lose both the White House and control of the Senate as many polls predict could be a likely outcome due to the disastrous record and incompetent campaign of Donald Trump.
Perhaps there will be a much smaller number of the GOP minority’s congresspeople in the Ocasio-Cortez’s own chamber, the House of Representatives, when the next Congress rolls around.
If there are, AOC can tell you exactly who is to blame for their own demise.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-03--Don Jr. mocked relentlessly after tweeting an error-riddled Trump “electoral map” of the world

After four years of hell , Election Day 2020 has finally arrived .
For those of us desiring a return to a stable , powerful , and prosperous America prognostications look good coming into today .
Joe Biden maintains a healthy lead in the polls , thanks in large to a President Trump who consistently failed to articulate a coherent reelection argument beyond his usual low-efforts smears and transparent fearmongering .
This cruel , venial man has weakened our nation to its core and the time has finally come for us to pay him back for his myriad betrayals by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s yawping minions and sycophantic surrogates are currently engaged in a display of arrogance or deep delusion , flooding the airwaves and internet with claims that the president stands poised to ride into a second term with a stunning victory .
No one is as committed to this deranged idea as First Son Donald Trump Jr. , a hollow little man so subsumed by his father ’ s larger-than-life personality that every word to come out of his mouth seems specifically engineered to glean love from a man pathologically incapable of feeling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ users have been spending their time during the countdown to the election results is generating electoral maps that represent their best guess at which states Biden and Trump will each carry .
Donald Trump Jr. , ever the charmless troll , decided to join the fun by sharing a parody of the electoral map depicting the entire world rather than just the United States .
Almost every territory is painted red to signify Trump except for the meaningful exclusions of New York state , California , Mexico , Cuba , China , India @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The one part that does make sense in this scenario is that Russia went for Trump .
New York and California were predictably pictured as blue because they ’ re Democratic bastions .
Mexico is blue because Trump spent much of his 2016 campaign lambasting the country and its citizens and continues to demonize the undocumented immigrants he claims are swarming across the U.S. border .
It ’ s old fashioned racism at work .
China is blue because the Trumps want voters to believe that Biden is somehow in the pocket of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ son Hunter is wrapped up in corrupt business deals with the Sino-juggernaut .
The irony , of course , is that Donald Trump himself has a Chinese bank account that we only recently learned about .
Just as suspiciously , Ivanka Trump saw her trademark requests in China suddenly rammed through after her father won in 2016 .
If anyone is selling the American people out to the authoritarian Chinese state , it ’ s the washed-up businessman turned president who has spent his entire life engaged in crooked deals and burying himself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is red because Republicans still want to peddle the ridiculous idea that the Democratic Party is a Communist organization in line with the Castro regime .
It ’ s unclear why India and Sri Lanka are shown as Biden supporting regions except perhaps to toss some red meat to the bigots in the MAGA base .
India in particular is an odd inclusion since the country is currently run by a far-right party whose members are broadly sympathetic towards Trump .
And then why is Liberia red ?
Apparently , because the alt-right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ map from thinks that “ Liberia ” sounds like it ’ s full of “ liberals.
” Yes , these are the towering intellects showing up in droves to vote for President Trump .
It ’ s worth noting that Israel seems to be completely excised from the map , an odd choice coming from a man whose father claims to be the world ’ s biggest supporter of that nation .
The explanation is obvious though .
The digital fever swamp of alt-right memes that the First Son dredged this image up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who would love nothing more than to see the Jewish state eradicated .
It ’ s possible Don Jr. simply didn ’ t notice , but with these people it ’ s always difficult to tell where malice ends and idiocy begins .
Indian Hindu-nationalists made sure to make their anger over Donald Jr. ’ s tweet known , with many of them incensed that he had erased Indian territorial claims .
Other Twitter users were content to simply mock the First Son .

After four years of hell, Election Day 2020 has finally arrived. For those of us desiring a return to a stable, powerful, and prosperous America prognostications look good coming into today. Joe Biden maintains a healthy lead in the polls, thanks in large to a President Trump who consistently failed to articulate a coherent reelection argument beyond his usual low-efforts smears and transparent fearmongering. This cruel, venial man has weakened our nation to its core and the time has finally come for us to pay him back for his myriad betrayals by booting him out of office.
Trump’s yawping minions and sycophantic surrogates are currently engaged in a display of arrogance or deep delusion, flooding the airwaves and internet with claims that the president stands poised to ride into a second term with a stunning victory. No one is as committed to this deranged idea as First Son Donald Trump Jr., a hollow little man so subsumed by his father’s larger-than-life personality that every word to come out of his mouth seems specifically engineered to glean love from a man pathologically incapable of feeling it.
One way that some Twitter users have been spending their time during the countdown to the election results is generating electoral maps that represent their best guess at which states Biden and Trump will each carry. Donald Trump Jr., ever the charmless troll, decided to join the fun by sharing a parody of the electoral map depicting the entire world rather than just the United States. Almost every territory is painted red to signify Trump except for the meaningful exclusions of New York state, California, Mexico, Cuba, China, India, Sri Lanka, and Liberia.
The one part that does make sense in this scenario is that Russia went for Trump.
New York and California were predictably pictured as blue because they’re Democratic bastions. Mexico is blue because Trump spent much of his 2016 campaign lambasting the country and its citizens and continues to demonize the undocumented immigrants he claims are swarming across the U.S. border. It’s old fashioned racism at work.
China is blue because the Trumps want voters to believe that Biden is somehow in the pocket of the Chinese Communist Party or that his son Hunter is wrapped up in corrupt business deals with the Sino-juggernaut. The irony, of course, is that Donald Trump himself has a Chinese bank account that we only recently learned about. Just as suspiciously, Ivanka Trump saw her trademark requests in China suddenly rammed through after her father won in 2016. If anyone is selling the American people out to the authoritarian Chinese state, it’s the washed-up businessman turned president who has spent his entire life engaged in crooked deals and burying himself beneath mountains of foreign debt.
Cuba is red because Republicans still want to peddle the ridiculous idea that the Democratic Party is a Communist organization in line with the Castro regime.
It’s unclear why India and Sri Lanka are shown as Biden supporting regions except perhaps to toss some red meat to the bigots in the MAGA base. India in particular is an odd inclusion since the country is currently run by a far-right party whose members are broadly sympathetic towards Trump.
And then why is Liberia red? Apparently, because the alt-right troll account that Donald Jr. cribbed the map from thinks that “Liberia” sounds like it’s full of “liberals.” Yes, these are the towering intellects showing up in droves to vote for President Trump.
It’s worth noting that Israel seems to be completely excised from the map, an odd choice coming from a man whose father claims to be the world’s biggest supporter of that nation. The explanation is obvious though. The digital fever swamp of alt-right memes that the First Son dredged this image up from is swarming with anti-Semites, people who would love nothing more than to see the Jewish state eradicated. It’s possible Don Jr. simply didn’t notice, but with these people it’s always difficult to tell where malice ends and idiocy begins.
Mystery solved. The answer is as dumb as you think. From the creator: https://t.co/8TNzF76gsP — Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) November 3, 2020
Indian Hindu-nationalists made sure to make their anger over Donald Jr.’s tweet known, with many of them incensed that he had erased Indian territorial claims.
Other Twitter users were content to simply mock the First Son.
Fully fund Social Studies. This is a mess. https://t.co/8gG79N0etD — Jamaal Bowman (@JamaalBowmanNY) November 3, 2020
Junior's idea that almost all of Africa is for Trump after the “shithole countries” bit is… special. https://t.co/IJ3sD2fWIv — Touré (@Toure) November 3, 2020
What brand of glue do you think Don Jr wakes up and eats every day? It's stronger than Elmer's. https://t.co/U2Dy7Qb1UJ — Luvvie is the #ProfessionalTroublemaker. PREORDER. (@Luvvie) November 3, 2020
Why is the Black Sea colored in lmao pic.twitter.com/wKlpeUQQrh — Aidan Smith ⧖ (@aidan_smx) November 3, 2020
The only map the Trump Family will need after today. pic.twitter.com/gvzQfVD18c — The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) November 3, 2020
Not even going to sugarcoat it, you are one stupid motherfucker. https://t.co/M7JzzhFx00 — Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) November 3, 2020
He made Liberia, founded by freed US slaves, blue. Because the Douche doesn't fall far from the Bag. https://t.co/siJTGTR0tV — John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) November 3, 2020
How many of these countries do you think he could even identify? https://t.co/4kAqAUhTqp — John Iadarola (@johniadarola) November 3, 2020
Oh shit, Trump's got The Thing's vote in Antarctica!!! https://t.co/VH5xmBPJRz — Keaton Patti (@KeatonPatti) November 3, 2020
Ok looks like my earlier comments on election predictions and statistical models need adjusting. New models from high-level sources are suggesting that the Antarctic penguins and the mermaids of the Black and Caspian seas will make this decisively a Trump victory. https://t.co/fVzaR6E9H3 — vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) November 3, 2020
Iran goes for Trump! https://t.co/yhhdotN2DR — John Sipher (@john_sipher) November 3, 2020
I think he tried to make a real one, realized he didn't know all the states, and did this instead https://t.co/bPGb73Bd2s — Autumnal Gambino (@PrettyBadLefty) November 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/ne0liberal/status/1323646946268139521?s=20
When your dad came to the UK we made a balloon of him as a baby and a statue of him shitting on a toilet that blared out comical fart sounds. https://t.co/BfNeXFK8ja — James Felton (@JimMFelton) November 3, 2020
How many days has it been since you last slept? — Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) November 3, 2020
… are you aware that Black people get to vote now in South Africa? — Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) November 3, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-05--Trump Jr. calls for electors to ignore the votes and pick his dad anyway

When you can ’ t win fairly through the Democratic process , it ’ s time to move on to a new strategy .
That the Trump campaign has all but given up hope that their incumbent candidate could win by legitimate means — for the first time , many would say — seems pretty certain at this point , with only a few straggling mail-in ballots yet to be counted .
Their attempts to snatch victory despite their multi-million deficit in the popular vote now hinges on frivolous and unsubstantiated lawsuits challenging the ballot processing procedures and the individual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without evidence to have voted illegally .
They also are now looking at a desperate hail mary effort to utilize obscure constitutional provisions to throw out the results of the voters ’ choices in several states and replace their decision with that of Republican-controlled state legislators in the choice of electors in the Electoral College .
The seriousness with which this move is being contemplated can be discerned by the fact that a tweet proposing that exact tactic written by right-wing extremist talk radio host Mark Levin was prominently retweeted by presidential offspring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump Jr. Add your name to states not to cave Trump .
COUNT EVERY VOTE !
If you thought the demonstrations over police brutality and violence in the BLM protests this year had gotten out of control , you likely haven ’ t seen anything like what would happen if Trump and his political cronies try to steal the election by ignoring the demonstrable will of the electorate .
Levin ’ s tweet and the implied endorsement of the Trump scion have already set off a furious backlash on social media , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blatantly undermining American democracy pervading on Twitter .
Just in case you were thinking “ well , that ’ s just a bunch of progressive jerks on Twitter mouthing off , ” there are plenty more where those came from and all were equally indignant at the attack on democracy that Donald Trump Jr. was propagating .
In fact , if you aren ’ t totally outraged and ready to march in the streets if this proposal actually gets beyond the “ partisan lunatic ranting on social media ” phase , then the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t mean very much to you .
It ’ s bad enough that we are still saddled with the slavery-based compromise that is the Electoral College rather than a straight popular vote in the ultimate election of our Commander in Chief .
For the selection of our president to be even less of an example of direct democracy would be an elitist regression that this nation isn ’ t likely to ever recover from .
Mark Levin and Donald Trump Jr. ’ s unthinkable proposal needs to be condemned by every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or the wrath of an angry mob of the disenfranchised may soon come knocking on their doors with pitchforks and burning torches sooner than they realize .
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When you can’t win fairly through the Democratic process, it’s time to move on to a new strategy.
That the Trump campaign has all but given up hope that their incumbent candidate could win by legitimate means — for the first time, many would say — seems pretty certain at this point, with only a few straggling mail-in ballots yet to be counted.
Their attempts to snatch victory despite their multi-million deficit in the popular vote now hinges on frivolous and unsubstantiated lawsuits challenging the ballot processing procedures and the individual votes cast by people that they deem without evidence to have voted illegally.
They also are now looking at a desperate hail mary effort to utilize obscure constitutional provisions to throw out the results of the voters’ choices in several states and replace their decision with that of Republican-controlled state legislators in the choice of electors in the Electoral College.
The seriousness with which this move is being contemplated can be discerned by the fact that a tweet proposing that exact tactic written by right-wing extremist talk radio host Mark Levin was prominently retweeted by presidential offspring and rumored 2024 GOP presidential contender Donald Trump Jr.
Add your name to states not to cave Trump. COUNT EVERY VOTE!
If you thought the demonstrations over police brutality and violence in the BLM protests this year had gotten out of control, you likely haven’t seen anything like what would happen if Trump and his political cronies try to steal the election by ignoring the demonstrable will of the electorate.
Levin’s tweet and the implied endorsement of the Trump scion have already set off a furious backlash on social media, with comments excoriating the very concept of so blatantly undermining American democracy pervading on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/wildwestpie/status/1324421665862819840?s=20
https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/1324432122032119811?s=20
So now you lunatics are reaching out to Republican State Legislatures and saying they should go against the will of voters as a constitutional duty. I suggest you read the constitution of the United States of America, not some other country. — Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) November 5, 2020
He's shouting but the ppl have spoken and we can't hear him. pic.twitter.com/dlSLHZNekO — BestBet (@grtamericanovel) November 5, 2020
Yes, exactly. To (mis)quote Sean Connery, Democrats always bring a knife to a gunfight. They’ve gotta start learning how to level up. — Kate Dee (@DeeNoEvil) November 5, 2020
Is he really suggesting what I think hes suggesting ? When did Trumps way become best for everyone. These people are either craven sycophants or suffering some really profound Stockholm syndrome. — CallTime (@CallTime4) November 5, 2020
Your assuming he cares about integrity and professional ethics which obviously he does not! — MURRAY (@murray_nyc) November 5, 2020
Also, you may feel that screaming out in all caps gets your message out better, but it actually decreases readability by about 60%. — Tami Burages (@tburages) November 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/sandibaise1/status/1324476030980104195?s=20
Just in case you were thinking “well, that’s just a bunch of progressive jerks on Twitter mouthing off,” there are plenty more where those came from and all were equally indignant at the attack on democracy that Donald Trump Jr. was propagating.
In fact, if you aren’t totally outraged and ready to march in the streets if this proposal actually gets beyond the “partisan lunatic ranting on social media” phase, then the values that our nation was founded on can’t mean very much to you.
It’s bad enough that we are still saddled with the slavery-based compromise that is the Electoral College rather than a straight popular vote in the ultimate election of our Commander in Chief.
For the selection of our president to be even less of an example of direct democracy would be an elitist regression that this nation isn’t likely to ever recover from.
Mark Levin and Donald Trump Jr.’s unthinkable proposal needs to be condemned by every leading government official in both parties immediately or the wrath of an angry mob of the disenfranchised may soon come knocking on their doors with pitchforks and burning torches sooner than they realize.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-05--McConnell announces he will obstruct Biden nominees — but Trump gives Biden a workaround

The election hasn ’ t even been officially decided yet and already Mitch McConnell has announced plans to obstruct our likely President Joe Biden ’ s cabinet picks in order to force more conservatives into the White House itself .
While Donald Trump is likely on his way out of office , the rest of the election was absolutely disastrous for Democrats .
Despite shoveling over a billion dollars into the pockets of the bloodsucking consultant caste and advertising companies , the Democratic Party has just one net Senate seat and several fewer House seats to show for it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in over a decade , McConnell will emerge from another election as the Senate Majority Leader and is already chomping at the bit to bring Biden ’ s entire agenda to a screeching halt .
A source close to McConnell told Axios that Democrats should be prepared for “ armed camps ” and that they would be willing to work with the Biden team to appoint “ centrists , ” while any “ radical progressives ” would be blocked .
The need for a liberal team that will spend aggressively on public welfare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporter Jeff Stein warned ominously that a “ dark winter ” is approaching the United States as millions of Americans are set to lose their extra unemployment benefits , student loan and renter protections set to end , and a huge proportion of the hospitality and service industry on the verge of collapsing .
Add your name to states not to cave Trump .
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Mitch McConnell has already made it painfully clear over the past few months that he has every intention of letting state governments go bankrupt and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monstrous attempt to force the Democrats to shoulder the blame for the Trump administration ’ s disastrous mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic recession .
Even in the weeks leading up to the election , McConnell refused to lift a finger to help the American people , infuriatingly crying “ fiscal responsibility ” after he and Trump ’ s tax cuts blew a trillion-dollar hole in the national deficit .
Now that the election is over , McConnell has said that he says a coronavirus stimulus is back on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only willing to spend a meager $ 500 billion during the most recent negotiations , there ’ s no reason to think he would be any more generous this time around .
He certainly won ’ t be willing to confirm anyone who he believes will argue in increasing federal spending or doing anything that doesn ’ t directly benefit the wealthy .
But there is a catch .
President Trump has put forward so many unqualified candidates that he largely stopped bothering to have the Senate confirm them to their positions .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have had an “ Acting ” official filling the role , some for years on end .
Thanks to that precedent , there ’ s nothing stopping Joe Biden from simply filling those cabinet posts with whoever the hell he wants , if he has the political will and determination to do so .
Since he ’ s already announced that he ’ s going to be a one-term president , there isn ’ t even the threat of re-election backlash to worry about .
If Biden does end up winning — which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — there is an opportunity here for him to be the most consequential president in American history , but only if he treats the Republican Party the exact same way that they treat us .
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It never ends.
The election hasn’t even been officially decided yet and already Mitch McConnell has announced plans to obstruct our likely President Joe Biden’s cabinet picks in order to force more conservatives into the White House itself.
While Donald Trump is likely on his way out of office, the rest of the election was absolutely disastrous for Democrats. Despite shoveling over a billion dollars into the pockets of the bloodsucking consultant caste and advertising companies, the Democratic Party has just one net Senate seat and several fewer House seats to show for it, which means that for the fifth time in over a decade, McConnell will emerge from another election as the Senate Majority Leader and is already chomping at the bit to bring Biden’s entire agenda to a screeching halt.
A source close to McConnell told Axios that Democrats should be prepared for “armed camps” and that they would be willing to work with the Biden team to appoint “centrists,” while any “radical progressives” would be blocked.
The need for a liberal team that will spend aggressively on public welfare has never been direr. Washington Post reporter Jeff Stein warned ominously that a “dark winter” is approaching the United States as millions of Americans are set to lose their extra unemployment benefits, student loan and renter protections set to end, and a huge proportion of the hospitality and service industry on the verge of collapsing.
Add your name to states not to cave Trump. COUNT EVERY VOTE!
After election, US faces “dark winter”: — Enormous unemployment programs 4 millions to expire
— Protections 4 renters, student borrowers end
— ACA at Supreme Court
— Gov shutdown Dec 11
— 40% restaurants, 66% hotels face closure
— 1M travel jobs at riskhttps://t.co/I5WVQnHTal — Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) November 2, 2020
Mitch McConnell has already made it painfully clear over the past few months that he has every intention of letting state governments go bankrupt and lay off thousands of workers in a monstrous attempt to force the Democrats to shoulder the blame for the Trump administration’s disastrous mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic recession.
Even in the weeks leading up to the election, McConnell refused to lift a finger to help the American people, infuriatingly crying “fiscal responsibility” after he and Trump’s tax cuts blew a trillion-dollar hole in the national deficit. Now that the election is over, McConnell has said that he says a coronavirus stimulus is back on the table — but given that he was only willing to spend a meager $500 billion during the most recent negotiations, there’s no reason to think he would be any more generous this time around.
He certainly won’t be willing to confirm anyone who he believes will argue in increasing federal spending or doing anything that doesn’t directly benefit the wealthy.
But there is a catch. President Trump has put forward so many unqualified candidates that he largely stopped bothering to have the Senate confirm them to their positions. One in every nine Senate-confirmed government positions have had an “Acting” official filling the role, some for years on end.
Thanks to that precedent, there’s nothing stopping Joe Biden from simply filling those cabinet posts with whoever the hell he wants, if he has the political will and determination to do so. Since he’s already announced that he’s going to be a one-term president, there isn’t even the threat of re-election backlash to worry about.
almost the entire government is being run by "acting" secretaries. tell Mitch to go pound sand https://t.co/DGjH7QwrtU — ryan cooper (@ryanlcooper) November 5, 2020
If Biden does end up winning — which it very much looks like he might — there is an opportunity here for him to be the most consequential president in American history, but only if he treats the Republican Party the exact same way that they treat us.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-05--Greta Thunberg gets the last laugh in her feud with Trump by dancing on his political grave

With Trump now on the verge of being defeated by Joe Biden and hurled from the White House like a sack of festering garbage , expect the countless people and communities he has wronged over the past four years to emerge and dance on his political grave .
First in line appears to be teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg .
Thunberg has become a favorite target of right-wingers who either refuse to accept that climate change is an existential threat or who recognize it as such but lie about it in service of the fossil fuel companies .
The president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the past , oblivious to how truly pathetic it is for the most powerful man in the world to go to the rhetorical mat with a child , especially since Thunberg ended up besting him .
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Last January , President Trump whined when Thunberg was named TIME magazine ’ s Person of the Year , calling the decision “ ridiculous.
” In an incredibly petty tweet for a man of his advanced age , he told her to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and suggested she go to a “ good old fashioned movie with a friend.
” ” Chill Greta , Chill !
” added the man infamous for his frequent public meltdowns .
Thunberg responded by trolling the president in her Twitter bio and the back-and-forth eventually died down .
Now with his electoral defeat all-but-certain , Thunberg has popped up to rub it in the president ’ s face .
She quote-tweeted his caps lock demand to stop the vote count and repeated word for word his tweet about anger management and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perfect form of revenge and this time—given his petulant demeanor and fallen state—it seems unlikely that Trump will have the stomach to fight back .
Expect her to get the last word , now and forever .
President Trump will slink off into the night and Thunberg will continue to fight for the survival of mankind .

With Trump now on the verge of being defeated by Joe Biden and hurled from the White House like a sack of festering garbage, expect the countless people and communities he has wronged over the past four years to emerge and dance on his political grave. First in line appears to be teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg.
Thunberg has become a favorite target of right-wingers who either refuse to accept that climate change is an existential threat or who recognize it as such but lie about it in service of the fossil fuel companies. The president and his family have feuded with her in the past, oblivious to how truly pathetic it is for the most powerful man in the world to go to the rhetorical mat with a child, especially since Thunberg ended up besting him.
Add your name to states not to cave Trump. COUNT EVERY VOTE!
Last January, President Trump whined when Thunberg was named TIME magazine’s Person of the Year, calling the decision “ridiculous.” In an incredibly petty tweet for a man of his advanced age, he told her to work on her “Anger Management problem” and suggested she go to a “good old fashioned movie with a friend.” ”
Chill Greta, Chill!” added the man infamous for his frequent public meltdowns. Thunberg responded by trolling the president in her Twitter bio and the back-and-forth eventually died down.
So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill! https://t.co/M8ZtS8okzE — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2019
Now with his electoral defeat all-but-certain, Thunberg has popped up to rub it in the president’s face. She quote-tweeted his caps lock demand to stop the vote count and repeated word for word his tweet about anger management and chilling. It was a simple yet perfect form of revenge and this time—given his petulant demeanor and fallen state—it seems unlikely that Trump will have the stomach to fight back. Expect her to get the last word, now and forever. President Trump will slink off into the night and Thunberg will continue to fight for the survival of mankind.
So ridiculous. Donald must work on his Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Donald, Chill! https://t.co/4RNVBqRYBA — Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) November 5, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-05--Cowardly Trump official attacks reporter on Twitter after running away from his questions in real li

Cowardly Trump official attacks reporter on Twitter after running away from his questions in real life

After being dutifully hounded for proof of the poorly-convincing allegations of voter fraud that he was disseminating for the Trump campaign in Nevada , former Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell took to Twitter to try to turn the tables on his journalistic interrogators with another wild accusation .
Grenell and other Trump campaign surrogates had been trying to peddle the woman in question ’ s claim that she was denied the opportunity to vote in person after a dispute with local election officials over whether she had already submitted a mail-in ballot as proof of widespread election fraud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the election results .
The local officials had examined the signature on the ballot the woman claimed that she had never sent in and determined that the signature was indeed a match for the one that they had on file .
Essentially their actions proved that the system in place to prevent voter fraud was working as it was intended to by denying a second vote to someone who had already cast their ballot .
One can imagine that the same woman would have been brought up to the podium if she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time as an example of the illusory widespread number of illegal ballots .
For Grenell , his idea of what a journalist ’ s job should be seemingly consists of simply writing down and regurgitating whatever puerile pablum of lies and misinformation that the administration feeds them , accepted unquestioningly .
Grenell had earlier refused to even identify himself at a press conference unveiling a new lawsuit attempting to stop the ballot count in Nevada when asked his name by reporters and expressed his dismissive attitude towards the role of journalists in our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you ’ re here to take in information !
” The assembled press reportedly laughed in his face when he made that ignorant assertion about the nature of their roles .
After years of being subjected to — and dutifully reporting on — the partisan political propaganda that the Trump administration continually tried to shove down their throats without a shred of evidence for the president ’ s overblown assertions , reporters are at last becoming more aggressive in confronting GOP mouthpieces when they make clearly unsubstantiated claims about election fraud as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Trump campaign — in a telling sign of how conspicuously they have blurred the lines between the supposedly non-partisan U.S. intelligence community and their efforts to ensure another term for the incumbent president — sent Grenell to Nevada to host a press conference to announce a lawsuit to stop the counting of what it calls “ illegal votes ” in the state .
Alleging that there are “ tens of thousands ” of people who voted in Nevada who no longer actually live in the state — a highly unlikely conjecture @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not seeking to stop the vote but rather ensure that its own definitions of what does and does not constitute a “ legal “ vote are followed by local election officials .
Grenell and his co-hosts of the press conference — former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt , chairman of the American Conservative Union Matt Schlapp , and Nevada GOP Chair Michael McDonald — are trying to claim that Nevada election officials haven ’ t provided answers as to why they haven ’ t had a “ check ” on mail ballots , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apartments where individuals no longer lived but were nonetheless subsequently filled out and cast , according to their desperate allegations .
The same source also claimed that there has been “ no observation for signature matches whatsoever ” and said , in general , there have not been observers watching the counting — specifically in Clark County .
“ We have proof they are counting illegal votes , ” the source said .
Rather than simply accept the assertions without proof — and in defiance of reporters ’ own observations of the poll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counting — MSNBC reporter Jacob Soboroff pursued Grenell after the press conference to confront him on the inconsistencies in his claims and to demand to see some proof of what the campaign was trying to sell to the American public .
Luckily , his encounter with the former acting intelligence chief was broadcast live as he intercepted and grilled Grenell while constantly peppering him with objective reality .
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Bravo to Soboroff for countering the blatant partisan propaganda that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the public .
If only the media could have done a more aggressive and convincing job of refuting the administration ’ s lies beginning four years ago , we wouldn ’ t be waiting breathlessly for the late tabulations from five states to figure out who actually won the election .
At least now they are finally stepping up to combat the libelous labeling of their investigative efforts as “ fake news ” and making a greater effort to call Trump ’ s lies out for what they are .
If only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that someone with Trump ’ s abysmal track record — in every aspect of his job — deserves a second term could be convinced .
Original reporting by John Roberts and Brooke Singman at Fox News and by Jacob Soboroff at MSNBC .
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After being dutifully hounded for proof of the poorly-convincing allegations of voter fraud that he was disseminating for the Trump campaign in Nevada, former Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell took to Twitter to try to turn the tables on his journalistic interrogators with another wild accusation.
Grenell and other Trump campaign surrogates had been trying to peddle the woman in question’s claim that she was denied the opportunity to vote in person after a dispute with local election officials over whether she had already submitted a mail-in ballot as proof of widespread election fraud that should call into question the accuracy of the election results.
The local officials had examined the signature on the ballot the woman claimed that she had never sent in and determined that the signature was indeed a match for the one that they had on file.
Essentially their actions proved that the system in place to prevent voter fraud was working as it was intended to by denying a second vote to someone who had already cast their ballot.
One can imagine that the same woman would have been brought up to the podium if she had been allowed to vote a second time as an example of the illusory widespread number of illegal ballots.
For Grenell, his idea of what a journalist’s job should be seemingly consists of simply writing down and regurgitating whatever puerile pablum of lies and misinformation that the administration feeds them, accepted unquestioningly.
Grenell had earlier refused to even identify himself at a press conference unveiling a new lawsuit attempting to stop the ballot count in Nevada when asked his name by reporters and expressed his dismissive attitude towards the role of journalists in our society when he exclaimed “Listen, you’re here to take in information!”
The assembled press reportedly laughed in his face when he made that ignorant assertion about the nature of their roles.
After years of being subjected to — and dutifully reporting on — the partisan political propaganda that the Trump administration continually tried to shove down their throats without a shred of evidence for the president’s overblown assertions, reporters are at last becoming more aggressive in confronting GOP mouthpieces when they make clearly unsubstantiated claims about election fraud as the ballot counting comes down to the wire.
The Trump campaign — in a telling sign of how conspicuously they have blurred the lines between the supposedly non-partisan U.S. intelligence community and their efforts to ensure another term for the incumbent president — sent Grenell to Nevada to host a press conference to announce a lawsuit to stop the counting of what it calls “illegal votes” in the state.
Alleging that there are “tens of thousands” of people who voted in Nevada who no longer actually live in the state — a highly unlikely conjecture — the campaign claimed that it is not seeking to stop the vote but rather ensure that its own definitions of what does and does not constitute a “legal“ vote are followed by local election officials.
“We are confident that when all legal votes are tallied — and only legal votes are tallied — President Trump will win the state of Nevada,” Grenell told Fox News.
Grenell and his co-hosts of the press conference — former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, chairman of the American Conservative Union Matt Schlapp, and Nevada GOP Chair Michael McDonald — are trying to claim that Nevada election officials haven’t provided answers as to why they haven’t had a “check” on mail ballots, which the campaign alleges were sent to apartments where individuals no longer lived but were nonetheless subsequently filled out and cast, according to their desperate allegations.
“A source familiar with the lawsuit told Fox News that campaign officials have proof that people who have died have been found to have voted,” the cable news network reported, ignoring the fact that Republicans have actually sent a dead man to the state legislature in North Dakota, after he contracted COVID-19 and passed away in October after ballots were too late to be changed.
The same source also claimed that there has been “no observation for signature matches whatsoever” and said, in general, there have not been observers watching the counting — specifically in Clark County. “We have proof they are counting illegal votes,” the source said.
Rather than simply accept the assertions without proof — and in defiance of reporters’ own observations of the poll monitors from both parties during the ballot counting — MSNBC reporter Jacob Soboroff pursued Grenell after the press conference to confront him on the inconsistencies in his claims and to demand to see some proof of what the campaign was trying to sell to the American public.
Luckily, his encounter with the former acting intelligence chief was broadcast live as he intercepted and grilled Grenell while constantly peppering him with objective reality.
BREAKING: @jacobsoboroff demands evidence from Ric Grenell, Trump adviser and former acting director of national intelligence, to back up his assertions about votes in Nevada. pic.twitter.com/glaBjSHJk8 — MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 5, 2020
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Bravo to Soboroff for countering the blatant partisan propaganda that the Trump surrogates were attempting to seamlessly peddle to the public.
If only the media could have done a more aggressive and convincing job of refuting the administration’s lies beginning four years ago, we wouldn’t be waiting breathlessly for the late tabulations from five states to figure out who actually won the election.
At least now they are finally stepping up to combat the libelous labeling of their investigative efforts as “fake news” and making a greater effort to call Trump’s lies out for what they are.
If only the 49% of Americans who believe that someone with Trump’s abysmal track record — in every aspect of his job — deserves a second term could be convinced.
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Original reporting by John Roberts and Brooke Singman at Fox News and by Jacob Soboroff at MSNBC.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-05--Fox reporter brings up specter of stolen George W. Bush election to cast doubt on Biden win

If the current vote counting trends continue in the still-undeclared battleground states , we will soon be rid of President Trump .
After four years of his disastrous , deadly leadership the American people stand poised to restore sanity to the White House and hold those responsible accountable for the cruelties they ’ ve inflicted on so many .
As this reality has gradually sunk in for Trump and his enablers , we ’ ve seen them resort to the same kind of blatant misinformation and victim narratives they ’ ve been displaying since Inauguration Day 2017 .
Republicans are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ theories , and voter fraud allegations in a desperate bid to delegitimize the election and give Trump some kind of legal wiggle room to contest the election .
There is absolutely zero evidence for any of their paranoid claims and it ’ s likely many of the conservatives spreading them are aware they ’ re false and simply don ’ t care about the truth .
What we ’ re witnessing is a cynical , calculated effort to destabilize the country ’ s faith in its electoral process .
It ’ s a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it seems doomed to fail , could inflict long-lasting damage on our institutions .
Add your name to states not to cave Trump .
COUNT EVERY VOTE !
The misinformation is not relegated simply to online spaces like Facebook and Twitter and Fox News is now muddying the waters .
Today , Fox ’ s John Roberts alluded to possible voting “ irregularities ” and stated that “ there is no question ” that something is “ going on ” that makes the infamously contentious Florida recount in 2000 with its “ hanging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ look pale in comparison.
” Tellingly , Roberts failed to explain what exactly he finds suspicious about the counting process this year , relying on murky innuendo instead .
It was a reckless statement from Roberts because there is zero evidence that anything is amiss with the vote this year ( other than the Republican efforts to suppress it ) .
Furthermore , this year is nothing like Florida in 2000 when George W. Bush ended up stealing the election from Al Gore by blocking the counting of votes that would have tipped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is cruising towards a clear , inarguable victory right now and journalists like Roberts would serve us all better if they refrained from baseless speculation .

If the current vote counting trends continue in the still-undeclared battleground states, we will soon be rid of President Trump. After four years of his disastrous, deadly leadership the American people stand poised to restore sanity to the White House and hold those responsible accountable for the cruelties they’ve inflicted on so many. As this reality has gradually sunk in for Trump and his enablers, we’ve seen them resort to the same kind of blatant misinformation and victim narratives they’ve been displaying since Inauguration Day 2017.
Republicans are spreading all manner of rumors, conspiracy theories, and voter fraud allegations in a desperate bid to delegitimize the election and give Trump some kind of legal wiggle room to contest the election. There is absolutely zero evidence for any of their paranoid claims and it’s likely many of the conservatives spreading them are aware they’re false and simply don’t care about the truth. What we’re witnessing is a cynical, calculated effort to destabilize the country’s faith in its electoral process. It’s a transparent power grab which, even though it seems doomed to fail, could inflict long-lasting damage on our institutions.
Add your name to states not to cave Trump. COUNT EVERY VOTE!
The misinformation is not relegated simply to online spaces like Facebook and Twitter and Fox News is now muddying the waters. Today, Fox’s John Roberts alluded to possible voting “irregularities” and stated that “there is no question” that something is “going on” that makes the infamously contentious Florida recount in 2000 with its “hanging and dimpled chads and all of that look pale in comparison.” Tellingly, Roberts failed to explain what exactly he finds suspicious about the counting process this year, relying on murky innuendo instead.
It was a reckless statement from Roberts because there is zero evidence that anything is amiss with the vote this year (other than the Republican efforts to suppress it). Furthermore, this year is nothing like Florida in 2000 when George W. Bush ended up stealing the election from Al Gore by blocking the counting of votes that would have tipped the election towards the Democrats. Biden is cruising towards a clear, inarguable victory right now and journalists like Roberts would serve us all better if they refrained from baseless speculation.
There's not a shred of election fraud and yet @johnrobertsFox says "there's no question what we're seeing going on right now in the US almost makes what looked like happened in Florida [in 2000] with the hanging and dimpled chads look pale in comparison." pic.twitter.com/B33kSShjjz — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 5, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-05--MSNBC reporter confronts Trump toady Grenell and demands evidence of alleged voter fraud

After years of being subjected to — and dutifully reporting on — the lies and misinformation that the Trump administration continually tried to shove down their throats without a shred of evidence for the president ’ s overblown assertions , reporters are at last becoming more aggressive in confronting GOP mouthpieces when they make clearly unsubstantiated claims about election fraud as the ballot counting comes down to the wire .
The Trump campaign — in a telling sign of how conspicuously they have blurred the lines between the supposedly non-partisan U.S. intelligence community and their efforts to ensure another term @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell to Nevada to host a press conference to announce a lawsuit to stop the counting of what it calls “ illegal votes ” in the state .
Alleging that there are “ tens of thousands ” of people who voted in Nevada who no longer actually live in the state — a highly unlikely conjecture — the campaign claimed that it is not seeking to stop the vote but rather ensure that its own definitions of what does and does not constitute a “ legal “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Grenell and his co-hosts of the press conference — former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt , chairman of the American Conservative Union Matt Schlapp , and Nevada GOP Chair Michael McDonald — are trying to claim that Nevada election officials haven ’ t provided answers as to why they haven ’ t had a “ check ” on mail ballots , which the campaign alleges were sent to apartments where individuals no longer lived but were nonetheless subsequently filled out and cast , according to their desperate allegations .
The same source @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no observation for signature matches whatsoever ” and said , in general , there have not been observers watching the counting — specifically in Clark County .
“ We have proof they are counting illegal votes , ” the source said .
Rather than simply accept the assertions without proof — and in defiance of reporters ’ own observations of the poll monitors from both parties during the ballot counting — MSNBC reporter Jacob Soboroff pursued Grenell after the press conference to confront him on the inconsistencies in his claims and to demand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign was trying to sell to the American public .
Luckily , his encounter with the former acting intelligence chief was broadcast live as he intercepted and grilled Grenell while constantly peppering him with objective reality .
Add your name to states not to cave Trump .
COUNT EVERY VOTE !
Bravo to Soboroff for countering the blatant partisan propaganda that the Trump surrogates were attempting to seamlessly peddle to the public .
If only the media could have done a more aggressive and convincing job of refuting the administration ’ s lies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t be waiting breathlessly for the late tabulations from five states to figure out who actually won the election .
At least now they are finally stepping up to combat the libelous labeling of their investigative efforts as “ fake news ” and making a greater effort to call Trump ’ s lies out for what they are .
If only the 49 % of Americans who believe that someone with Trump ’ s abysmal track record — in every aspect of his job — deserves a second term could be convinced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brooke Singman at Fox News and by Jacob Soboroff at MSNBC .
We want to hear what YOU have to say .
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Mainstream media is finally fighting back.
After years of being subjected to — and dutifully reporting on — the lies and misinformation that the Trump administration continually tried to shove down their throats without a shred of evidence for the president’s overblown assertions, reporters are at last becoming more aggressive in confronting GOP mouthpieces when they make clearly unsubstantiated claims about election fraud as the ballot counting comes down to the wire.
The Trump campaign — in a telling sign of how conspicuously they have blurred the lines between the supposedly non-partisan U.S. intelligence community and their efforts to ensure another term for the incumbent president — sent former Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell to Nevada to host a press conference to announce a lawsuit to stop the counting of what it calls “illegal votes” in the state.
Alleging that there are “tens of thousands” of people who voted in Nevada who no longer actually live in the state — a highly unlikely conjecture — the campaign claimed that it is not seeking to stop the vote but rather ensure that its own definitions of what does and does not constitute a “legal“ vote are followed by local election officials.
“We are confident that when all legal votes are tallied — and only legal votes are tallied — President Trump will win the state of Nevada,” Grenell told Fox News.
Grenell and his co-hosts of the press conference — former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, chairman of the American Conservative Union Matt Schlapp, and Nevada GOP Chair Michael McDonald — are trying to claim that Nevada election officials haven’t provided answers as to why they haven’t had a “check” on mail ballots, which the campaign alleges were sent to apartments where individuals no longer lived but were nonetheless subsequently filled out and cast, according to their desperate allegations.
“A source familiar with the lawsuit told Fox News that campaign officials have proof that people who have died have been found to have voted,” the cable news network reported, ignoring the fact that Republicans have actually sent a dead man to the state legislature in North Dakota, after he contracted COVID-19 and passed away in October after ballots were too late to be changed.
The same source also claimed that there has been “no observation for signature matches whatsoever” and said, in general, there have not been observers watching the counting — specifically in Clark County. “We have proof they are counting illegal votes,” the source said.
Rather than simply accept the assertions without proof — and in defiance of reporters’ own observations of the poll monitors from both parties during the ballot counting — MSNBC reporter Jacob Soboroff pursued Grenell after the press conference to confront him on the inconsistencies in his claims and to demand to see some proof of what the campaign was trying to sell to the American public.
Luckily, his encounter with the former acting intelligence chief was broadcast live as he intercepted and grilled Grenell while constantly peppering him with objective reality.
BREAKING: @jacobsoboroff demands evidence from Ric Grenell, Trump adviser and former acting director of national intelligence, to back up his assertions about votes in Nevada. pic.twitter.com/glaBjSHJk8 — MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 5, 2020
Add your name to states not to cave Trump. COUNT EVERY VOTE!
Bravo to Soboroff for countering the blatant partisan propaganda that the Trump surrogates were attempting to seamlessly peddle to the public.
If only the media could have done a more aggressive and convincing job of refuting the administration’s lies beginning four years ago, we wouldn’t be waiting breathlessly for the late tabulations from five states to figure out who actually won the election.
At least now they are finally stepping up to combat the libelous labeling of their investigative efforts as “fake news” and making a greater effort to call Trump’s lies out for what they are.
If only the 49% of Americans who believe that someone with Trump’s abysmal track record — in every aspect of his job — deserves a second term could be convinced.
Follow Vinnie Longobardo on Twitter.
Original reporting by John Roberts and Brooke Singman at Fox News and by Jacob Soboroff at MSNBC.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-05--GOP operative filmed wandering alone after threatening to bring “team” to Philly to help Trump

From the White House down , Republicans are growing increasingly frantic about the election .
We ’ re still counting the votes in several key states but at this point it seems likely that Joe Biden will be announced president-elect sometime today .
President Trump has predictably been throwing sporadic fits about such an outcome , alleging all manner of voter fraud and improprieties .
He ’ s even tried to desperately “ hereby claim ” states that he lost , a strategy that succeeded in netting him nothing but widespread mockery .
Those with a vested interest in another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in vain , unable to accept the inevitable .
Harlan Hill—a Republican operative who was dropped by Fox News as a frequent guest after he referred to vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris as an “ insufferable lying b*tch ” on Twitter—went viral last night after he tweeted out his intention to visit Philadelphia with a “ team ” because he said : “ This is war.
” ‘ Add your name to states not to cave Trump .
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Social media users quickly dogpiled Hill , who has cultivated an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nasty individual who likes to present himself as an internet tough guy .
In reality , he ’ s an absurd , physically unintimidating goof with a fondness for bowties and the appearance of an overgrown schoolboy .
True to form , Hill didn ’ t take the deluge of jokes at his expense particularly well and lashed out at a reporter , calling her a “ c*nt.
” One Philadelphia Twitter user managed to spot Hill walking through the city today and approached him .
“ Yo bro , where ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked mockingly .
“ Yo bro !
” he repeated , audibly trying to stifle a laugh .
Hill eventually turned around to face the man .
Rather than displaying the bravado he likes to manufacture on Twitter , Hill seemed docile , even nervous .
When asked where his army was , Hill replied in a small voice that he was going to have a “ big group.
” Hill then apparently tried to fistbump the man recording , who said “ nah ” and stepped back .
The clip ends with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ with .
”

From the White House down, Republicans are growing increasingly frantic about the election. We’re still counting the votes in several key states but at this point it seems likely that Joe Biden will be announced president-elect sometime today. President Trump has predictably been throwing sporadic fits about such an outcome, alleging all manner of voter fraud and improprieties. He’s even tried to desperately “hereby claim” states that he lost, a strategy that succeeded in netting him nothing but widespread mockery.
Those with a vested interest in another Trump term are resorting to flailing about in vain, unable to accept the inevitable. Harlan Hill—a Republican operative who was dropped by Fox News as a frequent guest after he referred to vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris as an “insufferable lying b*tch” on Twitter—went viral last night after he tweeted out his intention to visit Philadelphia with a “team” because he said: “This is war.”‘
Add your name to states not to cave Trump. COUNT EVERY VOTE!
Social media users quickly dogpiled Hill, who has cultivated an attitude for being a generally crude and nasty individual who likes to present himself as an internet tough guy. In reality, he’s an absurd, physically unintimidating goof with a fondness for bowties and the appearance of an overgrown schoolboy. True to form, Hill didn’t take the deluge of jokes at his expense particularly well and lashed out at a reporter, calling her a “c*nt.”
https://twitter.com/Harlan/status/1324223442288336897?s=20
One Philadelphia Twitter user managed to spot Hill walking through the city today and approached him.
“Yo bro, where’s your army at?” the user asked mockingly. “Yo bro!” he repeated, audibly trying to stifle a laugh. Hill eventually turned around to face the man. Rather than displaying the bravado he likes to manufacture on Twitter, Hill seemed docile, even nervous. When asked where his army was, Hill replied in a small voice that he was going to have a “big group.”
Hill then apparently tried to fistbump the man recording, who said “nah” and stepped back. The clip ends with Hill asking him who he’s “with.”
https://twitter.com/davidhogg111/status/1324381262967152641?s=20
I don't know who he is, and I don't care, but look at his picture, then think about Philadelphia. https://t.co/NKpvF3ljIw — Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) November 5, 2020
This dude and the rest of his Lollipop Guild are going to get wedgied to within an inch of their lives in Philly. https://t.co/PQ1CBXjG3d — Rob Haffey (@rbhaffey) November 5, 2020
buddy you are an old baby — guy normalman (@bobby) November 5, 2020
Hate to see that America has started using child soldiers https://t.co/LXtWHeCja2 — Build Back Broader (@PrettyBadLefty) November 5, 2020
unfortunately a hotel bellhop just ran over harlan hill with a luggage cart and his trip had to be canceled https://t.co/2gVxa7uFGT — MIKE GINN (@shutupmikeginn) November 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/dmeisner99/status/1324229961088004096?s=20
when mommy won't let u have ur birthday at chuck e cheese https://t.co/zpXKdZMzHr — my pal andy (@andylevy) November 5, 2020
literally any resident of the city of philadelphia, regardless of size, strength or age, could take this man down in one punch https://t.co/JmoPjCxdZd — lauren (@LLW902) November 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/carterd0tn/status/1324272705554706432?s=20
Harlan was trampled by a ladybug on his way to the airport. Please allow his family to celebrate in peace. https://t.co/RoDXX4YFCo — Guy Endore-Kaiser (@GuyEndoreKaiser) November 5, 2020
are you gonna dwive a big twuck? — link in bio (@broazay) November 5, 2020
this is going to be worse then the time someone in front of harlan took the last brownie at the old country buffet (i mean he's going to fill his pants with even more poo poo) https://t.co/491RPwnoK0 — Goy Division/Jew Order (@ben_geier) November 5, 2020
you aren't going to do shit — jordan (@JordanUhl) November 5, 2020
what kinda oompa loompa ass reinforcements are you bringing with you — Carlos Maza (@gaywonk) November 5, 2020
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