occupydemocrats--2020-09-21--Video shows “Karen” assaulting Native protesters at Trump’s wall

One of the worst consequences of the Trump presidency by far has been the widespread emboldening of racists in America .
These bigots have always existed and many of them have long been proud to display their hatred , but the election of a blatant white nationalist-sympathizer to the White House convinced others who previously thought they had to keep their racism hidden that it was acceptable to flaunt their vile beliefs .
They came skittering out from beneath their rocks and wave after wave of videos showing white people harassing people of color began to flood the internet .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ was shared on Instagram last Friday .
Posted by an indigenous initiative aimed at stopping the construction of Trump ’ s racist border wall , the segment purports to show an incredibly aggressive white woman attacking Native Americans for protesting against the wall in San Diego County .
With all the toxic entitlement we ’ ve come to expect from these “ Karens , ” the woman charges towards the tribe members hurling profanities and repeatedly telling the peaceful protestors to “ get the f*ck ” out of the area .
At one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the protestors for praying to the Earth .
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“ This is my community and you guys are disturbing the job , ” the woman screams , referring to the xenophobic barrier that the MAGA president absurdly promised would solve this country ’ s problems .
She then proceeds to slap two of the protestors who in turn attempt to physically defuse the situation without hitting her back .
Displaying a level of grace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only dream off , the protestors actually begin singing and chanting to peacefully deescalate .
The Instagram caption explains some of the indigenous group ’ s beliefs about helping future generations and ending xenophobia and calls on people who are not Black or indigenous to lend their voices and support to this cause .
“ Say a prayer for these folks who are disconnected to themselves .
Make space for those who are so hurt they act violently .
The reason why these incidents happen is because we are so dehumanized in their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happening since the beginning of invasion .
We stay non violent .
We stay in prayer , ” the Instagram caption concludes .
Watch the woman ’ s shameful assault below and then reflect on the staggering self-control displayed by the protestors weathering her bigotry in stride .
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One of the worst consequences of the Trump presidency by far has been the widespread emboldening of racists in America. These bigots have always existed and many of them have long been proud to display their hatred, but the election of a blatant white nationalist-sympathizer to the White House convinced others who previously thought they had to keep their racism hidden that it was acceptable to flaunt their vile beliefs. They came skittering out from beneath their rocks and wave after wave of videos showing white people harassing people of color began to flood the internet.
The latest such video to go viral was shared on Instagram last Friday. Posted by an indigenous initiative aimed at stopping the construction of Trump’s racist border wall, the segment purports to show an incredibly aggressive white woman attacking Native Americans for protesting against the wall in San Diego County.
With all the toxic entitlement we’ve come to expect from these “Karens,” the woman charges towards the tribe members hurling profanities and repeatedly telling the peaceful protestors to “get the f*ck” out of the area. At one point she can be heard ignorantly mocking the protestors for praying to the Earth.
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“This is my community and you guys are disturbing the job,” the woman screams, referring to the xenophobic barrier that the MAGA president absurdly promised would solve this country’s problems. She then proceeds to slap two of the protestors who in turn attempt to physically defuse the situation without hitting her back. Displaying a level of grace and patience that the aggressor woman could only dream off, the protestors actually begin singing and chanting to peacefully deescalate.
The Instagram caption explains some of the indigenous group’s beliefs about helping future generations and ending xenophobia and calls on people who are not Black or indigenous to lend their voices and support to this cause.
“Say a prayer for these folks who are disconnected to themselves. Make space for those who are so hurt they act violently. The reason why these incidents happen is because we are so dehumanized in their eyes. And it’s been happening since the beginning of invasion. We stay non violent. We stay in prayer,” the Instagram caption concludes.
Watch the woman’s shameful assault below and then reflect on the staggering self-control displayed by the protestors weathering her bigotry in stride.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-21--New Yorkers pour mockery on Trump and Barr after they declare NYC an “anarchy zone”

In case you haven ’ t noticed , the anarchists have taken over Times Square , the Statue of Liberty , and the Empire State Building .
At least , that is what Attorney General William Barr would have you believe .
Barr officially declared New York City , along with Portland , Oregon , and Seattle , Washington to be “ anarchy zones ” today after activists from BLM and other protest groups have continued to hold frequent protests against police brutality , racism , and other social ills while faced with open hostility and armed opposition from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the form of a Justice Department press release that explained the categorizations as stemming from what this administration claims is the fact that these three jurisdictions “ have permitted violence and destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake reasonable measures to counteract criminal activities.
” The singling out of New York , Portland , and Seattle is part of an effort to lend an air of legitimacy to Trump ’ s politically-motivated and extortionate threat to cut off federal funding for Democratic-controlled states that resist his federal stormtrooper tactics to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And in case you didn ’ t get the message clearly enough , Barr even included an explicit threat to other municipalities to either smother any other mass protests or face the loss of precious federal subsidies .
“ The Department of Justice is continuing to work to identify jurisdictions that meet the criteria set out in the President ’ s Memorandum and will periodically update the list of selected jurisdictions as required therein , ” The Department of Justice press release states .
“ The list was published on DOJ ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s memorandum of September 2 , 2020 , entitled ‘ Memorandum on Reviewing Funding to State and Local Government Recipients That Are Permitting Anarchy , Violence , and Destruction in American Cities.
, ' ” the statement continues .
“ ’ When state and local leaders impede their own law enforcement officers and agencies from doing their jobs , it endangers innocent citizens who deserve to be protected , including those who are trying to peacefully assemble and protest , ’ said Attorney General William P. Barr .
‘ We can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the safety of the citizenry hangs in the balance .
It is my hope that the cities identified by the Department of Justice today will reverse course and become serious about performing the basic function of government and start protecting their own citizens.
’ ” People who live in the cities supposedly rife with raving violent anarchists looked around and — failing to notice the types of conditions that Barr describes — took to social media to call manipulative , political B.S .
on the attorney general .
“ The party told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eyes and ears .
It was their final , most essential command.
” — George Orwell .
The Trump administration ’ s use of financial threats to push its political agenda may eventually backfire , especially since their premise is contradicted by both reality and the inconvenient fact that the states that the three cities cited reside in each contribute more or at least as much in tax revenue to the federal government than they receive in federal dollars sent back to their economies , unlike those mooching red states that take more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get desperate enough to fight back against the illegal manipulation of power for political ends , they could always stop sending money to the federal government and begin the breakdown of our system of federal government .
Or we could just vote this monster out of office in the upcoming election with an incontrovertible landslide for Joe Biden .
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In case you haven’t noticed, the anarchists have taken over Times Square, the Statue of Liberty, and the Empire State Building.
At least, that is what Attorney General William Barr would have you believe.
Barr officially declared New York City, along with Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington to be “anarchy zones” today after activists from BLM and other protest groups have continued to hold frequent protests against police brutality, racism, and other social ills while faced with open hostility and armed opposition from the Trump administration.
The designations came in the form of a Justice Department press release that explained the categorizations as stemming from what this administration claims is the fact that these three jurisdictions “have permitted violence and destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake reasonable measures to counteract criminal activities.”
The singling out of New York, Portland, and Seattle is part of an effort to lend an air of legitimacy to Trump’s politically-motivated and extortionate threat to cut off federal funding for Democratic-controlled states that resist his federal stormtrooper tactics to quell legitimate and necessary peaceful protests.
And in case you didn’t get the message clearly enough, Barr even included an explicit threat to other municipalities to either smother any other mass protests or face the loss of precious federal subsidies.
“The Department of Justice is continuing to work to identify jurisdictions that meet the criteria set out in the President’s Memorandum and will periodically update the list of selected jurisdictions as required therein,” The Department of Justice press release states. “The list was published on DOJ’s website today in response to President Trump’s memorandum of September 2, 2020, entitled ‘Memorandum on Reviewing Funding to State and Local Government Recipients That Are Permitting Anarchy, Violence, and Destruction in American Cities.,'” the statement continues. “’When state and local leaders impede their own law enforcement officers and agencies from doing their jobs, it endangers innocent citizens who deserve to be protected, including those who are trying to peacefully assemble and protest,’ said Attorney General William P. Barr. ‘We cannot allow federal tax dollars to be wasted when the safety of the citizenry hangs in the balance. It is my hope that the cities identified by the Department of Justice today will reverse course and become serious about performing the basic function of government and start protecting their own citizens.’”
People who live in the cities supposedly rife with raving violent anarchists looked around and — failing to notice the types of conditions that Barr describes — took to social media to call manipulative, political B.S. on the attorney general.
Just last week, I smuggled out my phone to capture the terrifying “anarchy” in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Once a peaceful respite. Now….this. https://t.co/DOGylxtB8j — Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) September 21, 2020
NYC isn’t in a state of anarchy. But that’s not the point. Outlawing & punishing opposition to the administration and civil protest: that’s the point. Justice Dept. brands NYC an 'anarchist jurisdiction,' targets federal funds https://t.co/oWGqk0OoZ3 — Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755) September 21, 2020
This is what anarchy in New York looks like pic.twitter.com/kfkpLuyMjG — Kyle Harris (@heykyleharris) September 21, 2020
friday night was especially harrowing pic.twitter.com/QNVddVlcgH — LRo (@LRo70) September 21, 2020
"Anarchist jurisdiction" makes us sound way more dope than we are I just took a peek outside — look at this anarchy outside my window pic.twitter.com/8mDMuhUwNb — Barred and Boujee (@AudreLawdAMercy) September 21, 2020
“The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” — George Orwell.
The Trump administration’s use of financial threats to push its political agenda may eventually backfire, especially since their premise is contradicted by both reality and the inconvenient fact that the states that the three cities cited reside in each contribute more or at least as much in tax revenue to the federal government than they receive in federal dollars sent back to their economies, unlike those mooching red states that take more than they give.
If the states get desperate enough to fight back against the illegal manipulation of power for political ends, they could always stop sending money to the federal government and begin the breakdown of our system of federal government.
Or we could just vote this monster out of office in the upcoming election with an incontrovertible landslide for Joe Biden.
Get out and vote!
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Original reporting by Sarah K. Burris at RawStory.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-21--Trump suggests Ginsburg’s granddaughter lied about her dying statement, cries Democrat hoax

On Monday morning , President Trump demonstrated once again that he has little respect for anything by publicly insinuating that the last wish of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a hoax .
On her deathbed , Ginsburg told her granddaughter that she wanted her seat to be filled after the election — but Trump turned this earnest desire into yet another of his conspiracy theories .
Calling into FOX and Friends for his weekly softball game , the president claimed that Ginsburg ’ s last request was in fact a “ hoax ” by Democratic politicians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ d be fine with him nominating her replacement .
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Earlier in the interview , Trump made it clear that he wanted the nomination to proceed before the election and had the audacity to falsely claim that RBG “ voted for him ” on a very important case , which he thought was “ nice.
” It ’ s truly repulsive to see him speak so disrespectfully of Justice Ginsburg ’ s wishes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with jokes about putting someone like Ainsely Earhardt on the Supreme Court .
The rights of millions of people hang in the balance , but for him , it ’ s just another wildly undeserved stroke of luck that he can claim as an accomplishment and make himself feel like a success .
We must do everything in our power to make sure that he does not get to to add a third justice to the Supreme Court .

On Monday morning, President Trump demonstrated once again that he has little respect for anything by publicly insinuating that the last wish of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a hoax.
On her deathbed, Ginsburg told her granddaughter that she wanted her seat to be filled after the election — but Trump turned this earnest desire into yet another of his conspiracy theories.
Calling into FOX and Friends for his weekly softball game, the president claimed that Ginsburg’s last request was in fact a “hoax” by Democratic politicians and made it clear he thought she’d be fine with him nominating her replacement.
“I don’t know that she said that, or was that written out by Adam Schiff & Schumer & Pelosi? I would be more inclined for the second” — Trump claims Schiff, Schumer, & Pelosi actually wrote RBG’s dying statement, & suggests she’d actually be fine w/him nominating her replacement pic.twitter.com/xLQq1csNTz — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 21, 2020
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Earlier in the interview, Trump made it clear that he wanted the nomination to proceed before the election and had the audacity to falsely claim that RBG “voted for him” on a very important case, which he thought was “nice.”
Trump's Fox & Friends tribute to RBG: "She actually voted for me in a very important case & I was shocked if you want to know the truth, b/c we lost a couple of conservative votes & she actually made it possible to get this approved" He then jokes about putting Ainsley on SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/FAmtoVz6Md — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 21, 2020
It’s truly repulsive to see him speak so disrespectfully of Justice Ginsburg’s wishes and make light of the serious situation with jokes about putting someone like Ainsely Earhardt on the Supreme Court. The rights of millions of people hang in the balance, but for him, it’s just another wildly undeserved stroke of luck that he can claim as an accomplishment and make himself feel like a success. We must do everything in our power to make sure that he does not get to to add a third justice to the Supreme Court.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-20--New York Attorney General Letitia James announces new police body camera policy for civilian deaths

The introduction of body cameras to the police forces across the country was meant to be a step promoting transparency and helping provide evidence of both crimes in progress and of any potential illegal actions by the police officers themselves .
While in theory , the idea of body cameras sounds good , they leave much to be desired in practice — not because of any technological deficiency , but because of the practices of the human beings operating the devices and the people who control the footage after it ’ s been recorded .
How many times have you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on their body camera when a disputed situation involving a civilian arises ?
How many times have police departments refused to release relevant body camera footage when it is easily available and would provide confirmation of what actually happened and what was said during a police interaction ?
New York Attorney General Letitia James addressed some of the issues surrounding body camera footage today when she announced on Twitter that henceforth her office would “ proactively release body-worn camera footage as part of our investigation into police-involved civilian deaths , ” whether local @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Attorney General James cites the discretion of local authorities as creating delays , causing confusion , and obscuring transparency in a law enforcement system that is under a considerable amount of justified criticism for appearing to be more interested in protecting police officers — whether they have followed proper procedures or not — than in pursuing actual justice .
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Judging from the response to her Tweets , Attorney General James has made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heartily agrees with during these times of nationwide protests against police brutality and misconduct .
Congratulations to Letitia James for her bold action in helping reform police practices and for her attempts at making justice more just for everyone .
Even those who deny the systemic problems in America ’ s law enforcement practices and who buy into the “ few bad eggs ” theory of police misconduct can ’ t object to the recording of what actually transpires when officers interact with the public .
With everyone from bank tellers to supermarket @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their activities , what would be the problem with doing the same with law enforcement personnel .
After all , the only ones who could possibly object are those who are behaving badly and not following the law .
Let ’ s see every other Attorney General in the country make the same commitment !
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The introduction of body cameras to the police forces across the country was meant to be a step promoting transparency and helping provide evidence of both crimes in progress and of any potential illegal actions by the police officers themselves.
While in theory, the idea of body cameras sounds good, they leave much to be desired in practice — not because of any technological deficiency, but because of the practices of the human beings operating the devices and the people who control the footage after it’s been recorded.
How many times have you heard that an officer did not turn on their body camera when a disputed situation involving a civilian arises?
How many times have police departments refused to release relevant body camera footage when it is easily available and would provide confirmation of what actually happened and what was said during a police interaction?
New York Attorney General Letitia James addressed some of the issues surrounding body camera footage today when she announced on Twitter that henceforth her office would “proactively release body-worn camera footage as part of our investigation into police-involved civilian deaths,” whether local officials agree with her decision or not.
Attorney General James cites the discretion of local authorities as creating delays, causing confusion, and obscuring transparency in a law enforcement system that is under a considerable amount of justified criticism for appearing to be more interested in protecting police officers — whether they have followed proper procedures or not — than in pursuing actual justice.
Up until now, the release of footage has been up to the discretion of local authorities. This process has caused confusion, delays, and has hampered transparency in a system that should be as open as possible. I am changing that. — NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) September 20, 2020
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Judging from the response to her Tweets, Attorney General James has made a move that much of the public heartily agrees with during these times of nationwide protests against police brutality and misconduct.
https://twitter.com/JaQuan_Penn/status/1307758424889978881?s=20
Videos should be auto-uploaded to a state server – take locals completely out and avoid "corrupted video". — Maggie VA (@MaggieVA44) September 20, 2020
Congratulations to Letitia James for her bold action in helping reform police practices and for her attempts at making justice more just for everyone.
Even those who deny the systemic problems in America’s law enforcement practices and who buy into the “few bad eggs” theory of police misconduct can’t object to the recording of what actually transpires when officers interact with the public.
With everyone from bank tellers to supermarket cashiers working with constant video surveillance of their activities, what would be the problem with doing the same with law enforcement personnel.
After all, the only ones who could possibly object are those who are behaving badly and not following the law.
Let’s see every other Attorney General in the country make the same commitment!
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-20--Another former GOP presidential candidate announces that they’ll vote for Biden

Maybe Donald Trump should have been nicer to some of his rivals for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination .
That ’ s the takeaway from the news that yet another former GOP political heavyweight has joined the increasing numbers of Republicans vowing to vote for Joe Biden rather than support a man who has destroyed the party that they once dominated with policies of both social and fiscal conservatism and now lays in white supremacist tatters at their feet .
Carly Fiorina , the former Hewlett-Packard chief executive and 2016 GOP presidential candidate , told The Atlantic magazine recently that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in supporting the candidacy of former Vice President Joe Biden .
Fiorina ’ s defection from the GOP is not surprising given that she supported the impeachment efforts against Trump and was the victim of the president ’ s insulting commentary on her appearance during the 2016 campaign .
“ Look at that face !
Would anyone vote for that ?
” Trump told Rolling Stone magazine during that race .
“ Can you imagine that , the face of our next president.
” “ I mean , she ’ s a woman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ posedta say bad things , but really , folks , come on .
Are we serious ?
” the misogynistic soon-to-be-president rudely exclaimed .
Trump reacted to the news of his former rival ’ s vote of no confidence predictably , by denouncing Fiorina as a “ failed presidential candidate ” who “ lost so badly to me.
” Hopefully , the exodus of moderate , business-oriented Republicans from the Trump coalition will result in an enormous landslide for Joe Biden and prove that not everyone in the GOP has gotten so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as to have lost their minds .
Join Carly Fiorina , the rest of the disaffected Republicans , aware independents , fervent Democrats , and practical progressives in ensuring Donald trump ’ s defeat at the ballot box in this election .
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Maybe Donald Trump should have been nicer to some of his rivals for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
That’s the takeaway from the news that yet another former GOP political heavyweight has joined the increasing numbers of Republicans vowing to vote for Joe Biden rather than support a man who has destroyed the party that they once dominated with policies of both social and fiscal conservatism and now lays in white supremacist tatters at their feet.
Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard chief executive and 2016 GOP presidential candidate, told The Atlantic magazine recently that she would join many other disaffected Republicans in supporting the candidacy of former Vice President Joe Biden.
“I am encouraged that Joe Biden is a person of humility and empathy and character. I think he’s demonstrated that through his life,” Fiorina said. “And I think we need humility and empathy everywhere in public life right now. And I think character counts.”
Fiorina’s defection from the GOP is not surprising given that she supported the impeachment efforts against Trump and was the victim of the president’s insulting commentary on her appearance during the 2016 campaign.
“Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that?” Trump told Rolling Stone magazine during that race. “Can you imagine that, the face of our next president.” “I mean, she’s a woman, and I’m not s’posedta say bad things, but really, folks, come on. Are we serious?” the misogynistic soon-to-be-president rudely exclaimed.
Trump reacted to the news of his former rival’s vote of no confidence predictably, by denouncing Fiorina as a “failed presidential candidate” who “lost so badly to me.”
Hopefully, the exodus of moderate, business-oriented Republicans from the Trump coalition will result in an enormous landslide for Joe Biden and prove that not everyone in the GOP has gotten so drunk on the president’s Kool-Aid as to have lost their minds.
Join Carly Fiorina, the rest of the disaffected Republicans, aware independents, fervent Democrats, and practical progressives in ensuring Donald trump’s defeat at the ballot box in this election.
Vote for Joe Biden and the rest of the Democratic ticket in your area as early as your state allows.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-20--BREAKING WIND! — Trump slammed for retweeting a vulgar trending hashtag this morning

The nation is falling apart — rife with hurricanes , wildfires , and pestilence , bursting with violent political and racial tension , divided by culture wars — and Donald Trump is retweeting one of the top trending hashtags on social media : # FartingSound .
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Scrolling through the president ’ s Twitter feed , the post barely sticks out like a sore thumb amidst the lies about Democrats coming to take away your 2nd Amendment rights , declarations about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bader Ginsburg with a justice committed to eliminating women ’ s reproductive rights , and other ploys to convince voters to give him a second term .
It ’ s unclear if Trump even noticed the onomatopoetic hashtag since the obvious attraction of the post for the president was the video of a figure with an eye-glass-wearing cat ’ s head affixed to their body , jet-packing over water while holding a Trump banner .
At least one Twitter commenter thought that the Republican president should have better things to occupy his mental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even though the connection between the # FartingSound hashtag and the attached video was obscure , it was among the most intelligent posts in Trump ’ s Twitter feed this morning , which was populated with attacks on his political rivals and the media , pats on his own back , and those all-caps , Tourettes-like outbursts of “ LAW & ORDER ” and “ MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.
” Yes , it ’ s come to this .
The most truthful thing tweeted by the president of the United States today was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Here ’ s the original post in its full glory .
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The nation is falling apart — rife with hurricanes, wildfires, and pestilence, bursting with violent political and racial tension, divided by culture wars — and Donald Trump is retweeting one of the top trending hashtags on social media: #FartingSound.
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Scrolling through the president’s Twitter feed, the post barely sticks out like a sore thumb amidst the lies about Democrats coming to take away your 2nd Amendment rights, declarations about replacing the late, much lamented Ruth Bader Ginsburg with a justice committed to eliminating women’s reproductive rights, and other ploys to convince voters to give him a second term.
It’s unclear if Trump even noticed the onomatopoetic hashtag since the obvious attraction of the post for the president was the video of a figure with an eye-glass-wearing cat’s head affixed to their body, jet-packing over water while holding a Trump banner.
At least one Twitter commenter thought that the Republican president should have better things to occupy his mental space than fart sounds.
Sadly, even though the connection between the #FartingSound hashtag and the attached video was obscure, it was among the most intelligent posts in Trump’s Twitter feed this morning, which was populated with attacks on his political rivals and the media, pats on his own back, and those all-caps, Tourettes-like outbursts of “LAW & ORDER” and “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.”
Yes, it’s come to this.
The most truthful thing tweeted by the president of the United States today was a retweet of a #FartingSound hashtag. Here’s the original post in its full glory.
https://twitter.com/posonaut/status/1307640889574129668?s=20
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-22--Trump refuses to answer reporter after he challenges him on 200,000 virus deaths

At least his press secretary tried to make it seem like Donald Trump actually cared about the new high watermark of American deaths that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused .
Kayleigh McEnany did her best to counter the probing and accusatory questions from CNN ’ s Jim Acosta and other White House correspondents about the new milestone of 200,000 fatalities in the United States during this pandemic when she held her daily press briefing today .
The president himself , however , undermined all of his press secretary ’ s carefully plotted efforts with one simple act as he took @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House lawn before taking off for another rally in Pennsylvania that will likely turn into another superspreader event for the coronavirus .
It was a simple , but a necessary question that the reporter posed : Donald Trump ’ s response tells you everything that you need to know before you cast your ballot in the upcoming presidential election even though you likely don ’ t need any further confirmation of your political leanings at this stage of the most disastrous presidency in modern history — one in which Trump managed to collapse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it took George W. Bush to accomplish that ignominious feat and exceed the number of American fatalities that took place on September 11th , 2001 by over 66 times .
Trump ’ s response to the most obvious of questions ?
Essentially it was an unspoken “ Go away , kid !
You bother me ” or “ that ’ s a horrible question !
I can ’ t believe you asked me that !
” although as it spilled forth from the president ’ s lips it was reduced to “ And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as he ineffectively tried to pretend that he didn ’ t even hear the question .
Take a look for yourself in the video clip below .
Seriously , why isn ’ t the entire country up in arms over his callousness and indifference to such an enormous number of American deaths ?
We ’ ll soon find out exactly how many people are tired of a president who can ’ t be bothered to even offer a word of condolence to the survivors of the plague victims , many of whom would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ competent and compassionate human being in the White House .
He simply can not be gone fast enough .
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At least his press secretary tried to make it seem like Donald Trump actually cared about the new high watermark of American deaths that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused.
Kayleigh McEnany did her best to counter the probing and accusatory questions from CNN’s Jim Acosta and other White House correspondents about the new milestone of 200,000 fatalities in the United States during this pandemic when she held her daily press briefing today.
The president himself, however, undermined all of his press secretary’s carefully plotted efforts with one simple act as he took questions directly from supporters on the White House lawn before taking off for another rally in Pennsylvania that will likely turn into another superspreader event for the coronavirus.
It was a simple, but a necessary question that the reporter posed:
“Why haven’t you said anything about the U.S. hitting 200,000 deaths?”
Donald Trump’s response tells you everything that you need to know before you cast your ballot in the upcoming presidential election even though you likely don’t need any further confirmation of your political leanings at this stage of the most disastrous presidency in modern history — one in which Trump managed to collapse the economy in half the time that it took George W. Bush to accomplish that ignominious feat and exceed the number of American fatalities that took place on September 11th, 2001 by over 66 times.
Trump’s response to the most obvious of questions? Essentially it was an unspoken “Go away, kid! You bother me” or “that’s a horrible question! I can’t believe you asked me that!” although as it spilled forth from the president’s lips it was reduced to “And, uhhhh, anybody else?” as he ineffectively tried to pretend that he didn’t even hear the question.
Take a look for yourself in the video clip below.
Reporter: "Why haven't you said anything about the U.S. hitting 200,000 deaths?" Trump: "Anybody else?" pic.twitter.com/IWaDCn3YS4 — The Recount (@therecount) September 22, 2020
Seriously, why isn’t the entire country up in arms over his callousness and indifference to such an enormous number of American deaths?
We’ll soon find out exactly how many people are tired of a president who can’t be bothered to even offer a word of condolence to the survivors of the plague victims, many of whom would still be alive if we had a competent and compassionate human being in the White House.
He simply cannot be gone fast enough. Make it happen people!
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-22--Jim Acosta confronts Trump’s press secretary over his “it affects virtually nobody” COVID remarks

Any White House Press Secretary in the administration of Donald Trump — and there have been a lot of them — is judged not on the effectiveness of their skills in transmitting the president ’ s policies in an easily explainable manner for the public , but by their skills in promulgating his lies with a straight face in front of a room full of by now quite skeptical political correspondents .
By that measure Trump ’ s latest paid liar , Kayleigh McEnany is doing her job in a manner that will likely be rewarded greatly by conservative media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House comes to an end , hopefully by January ’ s inauguration day or sooner .
Perhaps the White House Press Secretary missed her true calling as a thespian since her job requires incredible acting skills to defend her boss ’ s ludicrous campaign statements on a daily basis without falling to the ground in paroxysms of laughter or being smitten by a bolt of lightning cast by a truth-loving deity .
Take her award nomination performance today when CNN correspondent Jim Acosta , a frequent bain of this administration , asked her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump threw out to his mostly maskless virus receptacles at his Ohio pandemic party last night , including the mind-bogglingly unscientific claim that COVID-19 “ affects virtually nobody ” spoken on the eve of the day that U.S. casualties of the virus crossed the 200,000 threshold .
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Acosta would have been remiss had he not referenced the president ’ s conversation with journalist Bob Woodward wherein Trump told the author of the devastating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the outbreak that the virus affects “ not just older people , it ’ s young people , too , ” a statement for which Woodward has an audio recording of the president telling him .
After setting up his question with a preface featuring these incriminating contradictory statements from Trump , Acosta asked the press secretary “ At 200,000 deaths , shouldn ’ t the president be telling people the truth about this virus at the rallies about the virus ?
” Sadly , no lightning bolt was discharged from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reflexive reply : Acosta was quick to shoot back with a truth bomb .
“ No , he isn ’ t .
He ’ s saying it ‘ affects virtually nobody , ’ and it doesn ’ t affect young people .
He is not telling the truth , ” the CNN reporter said grounding himself in the objective reality that so eludes this administration .
“ You are taking the president out of context , ” McEnany stated , clarifying that President Trump “ was referring to young people.
” “ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ context .
If I said he was talking about younger people , then I ’ m not taking it out of context , ” Acosta pushed back in frustration .
“ You are taking it out of context because you are making an assertion that he is saying he is not giving critical information when , in fact , he is , ” McEnany replied .
“ He said this ‘ You know in some states thousands of people — and they have had nobody young , below the age of 18 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immune system , ’ ” McEnany countered .
The counterintuitive ( i.e.
, false ) argument was not good enough for the CNN White House correspondent .
McEnany shifted her semantics to soften the claims of what the president actually said into something that approached an opinion that could arguably be said by someone who wasn ’ t a compulsive liar or total ignoramus .
While that doesn ’ t explain away Trump ’ s comments that the COVID-19 virus “ affects virtually nobody , ” McEnany managed to reveal that the reason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ equal “ nobody ” is because he feels a sense of accomplishment at limiting the death toll to under two million , as the exchange in the video clip below shows .
Forget the fact that America would have to experience a disaster with a death toll equal to that of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon for over two months straight to reach the level of fatalities that the coronavirus pandemic has caused in this country .
For the Trump administration , the victims are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pre-existing conditions that they ’ re fighting in court to take away anyway .
Trump ’ s disastrous COVID pandemic performance just speeds the process up and keeps the Medicare costs down without the benefit cuts that he ’ s hinted at planning for his second term .
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Any White House Press Secretary in the administration of Donald Trump — and there have been a lot of them — is judged not on the effectiveness of their skills in transmitting the president’s policies in an easily explainable manner for the public, but by their skills in promulgating his lies with a straight face in front of a room full of by now quite skeptical political correspondents.
By that measure Trump’s latest paid liar, Kayleigh McEnany is doing her job in a manner that will likely be rewarded greatly by conservative media outlets once her time in the White House comes to an end, hopefully by January’s inauguration day or sooner.
Perhaps the White House Press Secretary missed her true calling as a thespian since her job requires incredible acting skills to defend her boss’s ludicrous campaign statements on a daily basis without falling to the ground in paroxysms of laughter or being smitten by a bolt of lightning cast by a truth-loving deity.
Take her award nomination performance today when CNN correspondent Jim Acosta, a frequent bain of this administration, asked her about the massive set of lies that Trump threw out to his mostly maskless virus receptacles at his Ohio pandemic party last night, including the mind-bogglingly unscientific claim that COVID-19 “affects virtually nobody” spoken on the eve of the day that U.S. casualties of the virus crossed the 200,000 threshold.
“It affects elderly people, elderly people with heart problems, and other problems. If they have other problems, that’s what it really affects, that’s it,” Trump said at his rally yesterday. “You know, in some states thousands of people, nobody young. Below the age of 18, like nobody. They have a strong immune system. Who knows? Take your hat off to the young, because they have a hell of an immune system.”
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Acosta would have been remiss had he not referenced the president’s conversation with journalist Bob Woodward wherein Trump told the author of the devastating new book Rage in the early days of the outbreak that the virus affects “not just older people, it’s young people, too,” a statement for which Woodward has an audio recording of the president telling him.
After setting up his question with a preface featuring these incriminating contradictory statements from Trump, Acosta asked the press secretary “At 200,000 deaths, shouldn’t the president be telling people the truth about this virus at the rallies about the virus?”
Sadly, no lightning bolt was discharged from the heavens when McEnany responded rapidly with her reflexive reply:
“The President is telling people the truth!” said the press secretary who laughably swore to never tell a lie when she assumed her position.
Acosta was quick to shoot back with a truth bomb.
“No, he isn’t. He’s saying it ‘affects virtually nobody,’ and it doesn’t affect young people. He is not telling the truth,” the CNN reporter said grounding himself in the objective reality that so eludes this administration. “You are taking the president out of context,” McEnany stated, clarifying that President Trump “was referring to young people.” “I’m not taking it out of context. If I said he was talking about younger people, then I’m not taking it out of context,” Acosta pushed back in frustration. “You are taking it out of context because you are making an assertion that he is saying he is not giving critical information when, in fact, he is,” McEnany replied. “He said this ‘You know in some states thousands of people — and they have had nobody young, below the age of 18, like nobody, they have a strong immune system,’” McEnany countered.
The counterintuitive (i.e., false) argument was not good enough for the CNN White House correspondent.
“For the president with 200,000 deaths to go to the rally and say it virtually affects nobody and that in some states it’s not affecting young people, that is glossing over the fact—and really diminishing the fact—that young people can catch this virus and spread it to older people. Younger people can also be sickened and killed by the virus,” Acosta correctly pointed out.
McEnany shifted her semantics to soften the claims of what the president actually said into something that approached an opinion that could arguably be said by someone who wasn’t a compulsive liar or total ignoramus.
“It is not a disease that affects young people in the same way as older people,” McEnany replied, “which is the exact point the president was making last night.”
While that doesn’t explain away Trump’s comments that the COVID-19 virus “affects virtually nobody,” McEnany managed to reveal that the reason that the president feels that 200,000 corpses equal “nobody” is because he feels a sense of accomplishment at limiting the death toll to under two million, as the exchange in the video clip below shows.
McEnany twists herself into a knot trying to defend Trump's lie that coronavirus "affects virtually nobody" pic.twitter.com/aBHdKRmJRE — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 22, 2020
Forget the fact that America would have to experience a disaster with a death toll equal to that of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon for over two months straight to reach the level of fatalities that the coronavirus pandemic has caused in this country.
For the Trump administration, the victims are just a bunch of old people with pre-existing conditions that they’re fighting in court to take away anyway.
Trump’s disastrous COVID pandemic performance just speeds the process up and keeps the Medicare costs down without the benefit cuts that he’s hinted at planning for his second term.
Vote these lying suckers out before we’re all collateral damage!
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-22--Trump busted for trying to do business with Castro’s Cuba in 2008 after promising he never would

A new report shows that Donald Trump attempted to do business with Castro ’ s Cuba in 2008 after having promised Miami ’ s expatriate community that he would never conduct business on the island so long as it remained communist .
This is the second time Trump ’ s machinations have surfaced on the heavily sanctioned island 90 miles south of Key West , although this is the first time he didn ’ t violate federal law by conducting business in Cuba .
Communism is still the number one issue for many Republican Cuban-Americans as evidenced by a hate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violent Proud Boys street gang two years ago during the last election , where its Chairperson led a screaming “ repudiation mob ” shouting “ comunista ” in a terrifying assault on a Democratic campaign office .
The New York developer ’ s foray into South Florida politics began with a speech to the top Cuban exile group in Republican politics while planning an abortive presidential campaign in 2000 , for which he published an op-editorial in the Miami Herald to specifically lie about his illegal attempts to circumvent sanctions and build a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ engaged in only seven months prior .
Now , there can be no disputing that Trump ’ s desire to run a commercial business with the communist island nation continued to be a top priority for most of this century , even while he continued to court votes from Miami ’ s Cuban exile community , a major block of voters who remains heavily invested in the Republican Party despite its racism towards other Latinos in America .
The Tampa Bay Times reports : The Cuban government approved Trump ’ s trademarks two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expired two years ago , apparently unused .
Because Cuba is considered a “ first to file ” jurisdiction for trademarks , meaning that whoever files the paperwork gets name protection regardless of if they ’ ve used it , American law makes an exception to allow citizens here to hire counsel there and complete their registrations .
Fidel Castro took over Cuba in a coup d ’ etat on New Year ’ s Day 1959 , overthrowing an American-backed puppet regime , but still maintaining support here as his highly publicized tour @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demonstrated .
However , things changed when Castro embraced the Soviet Union when facing US disapproval of his socialist policies which led President Dwight D. Eisenhower to finance a disastrous CIA-backed invasion of the island which his successor President John F. Kennedy allowed to move forward , but withdrew air support leading to a never forgotten rout at the Bay of Pigs .
Cuban exiles obtained a general amnesty in the late 1960s—which former GOP Presidential candidate Sen Marco Rubio ’ s ( R-FL ) grandfather availed himself of , only after having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forgave Kennedy for botching the reconquest of their home island and became Republican voters during an era when Florida ’ s Democrats controlled the state in a virtual one-party system .
Today , Cuban-Americans are a Republican dominant swing-voting block in Florida , a key presidential swing state , which prompted Donald Trump ’ s many visits over the past twenty years .
From the get-go , the trust-fund baby bankruptcy magnet deployed his usual mendacious tactics , telling the Cuban American National Foundation : “ As you know—and the people in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investing money in Cuba right now doesn ’ t go to the people of Cuba , ” Trump told the crowd .
“ It goes to Fidel Castro .
He ’ s a murderer .
He ’ s a killer .
He ’ s a bad guy in every respect , and , frankly , the embargo must stand if for no other reason than , if it does stand , he will come down.
” Trump also vowed to maintain the embargo against Castro , which he wound up renewing after President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with our southern neighbor and the re-establishment of an American embassy .
Donald Trump ’ s current re-election bid is generally thought to be in dire straits owing to his consistently low opinion polling , and there ’ s no doubt that re-election will be out of reach if he loses Florida .
Today ’ s news is another pain point for Donald Trump with a key GOP voting block in the most important swing state in America .
And once again , it turns out that he did literally everything within his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whom Cuban-American Republicans still despise to this very day , thereby proving that his base voters are the very people who should have the least trust in the King of Lies .

A new report shows that Donald Trump attempted to do business with Castro’s Cuba in 2008 after having promised Miami’s expatriate community that he would never conduct business on the island so long as it remained communist.
This is the second time Trump’s machinations have surfaced on the heavily sanctioned island 90 miles south of Key West, although this is the first time he didn’t violate federal law by conducting business in Cuba. Communism is still the number one issue for many Republican Cuban-Americans as evidenced by a hate rally the local GOP led with the violent Proud Boys street gang two years ago during the last election, where its Chairperson led a screaming “repudiation mob” shouting “comunista” in a terrifying assault on a Democratic campaign office.
The New York developer’s foray into South Florida politics began with a speech to the top Cuban exile group in Republican politics while planning an abortive presidential campaign in 2000, for which he published an op-editorial in the Miami Herald to specifically lie about his illegal attempts to circumvent sanctions and build a vacation resort with Fidel Castro he had engaged in only seven months prior.
Now, there can be no disputing that Trump’s desire to run a commercial business with the communist island nation continued to be a top priority for most of this century, even while he continued to court votes from Miami’s Cuban exile community, a major block of voters who remains heavily invested in the Republican Party despite its racism towards other Latinos in America. The Tampa Bay Times reports:
Donald Trump applied in 2008 to register his Trump trademark in the Caribbean nation for a variety of commercial activities, including investing in real estate, hotels, casinos and golf courses. A search of the Cuban Industrial Property Office database shows that Donald J. Trump hired a Cuban lawyer, Leticia Laura Bermúdez Benítez, to submit the application in October 2008. The address listed was that of the Trump Organization: 725 Fifth Avenue, New York, 10022.
The Cuban government approved Trump’s trademarks two years after he filed, but they expired two years ago, apparently unused.
Because Cuba is considered a “first to file” jurisdiction for trademarks, meaning that whoever files the paperwork gets name protection regardless of if they’ve used it, American law makes an exception to allow citizens here to hire counsel there and complete their registrations.
Fidel Castro took over Cuba in a coup d’etat on New Year’s Day 1959, overthrowing an American-backed puppet regime, but still maintaining support here as his highly publicized tour of New York City later that year demonstrated. However, things changed when Castro embraced the Soviet Union when facing US disapproval of his socialist policies which led President Dwight D. Eisenhower to finance a disastrous CIA-backed invasion of the island which his successor President John F. Kennedy allowed to move forward, but withdrew air support leading to a never forgotten rout at the Bay of Pigs.
Cuban exiles obtained a general amnesty in the late 1960s—which former GOP Presidential candidate Sen Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) grandfather availed himself of, only after having served as a top Castro official—but never forgave Kennedy for botching the reconquest of their home island and became Republican voters during an era when Florida’s Democrats controlled the state in a virtual one-party system.
Today, Cuban-Americans are a Republican dominant swing-voting block in Florida, a key presidential swing state, which prompted Donald Trump’s many visits over the past twenty years. From the get-go, the trust-fund baby bankruptcy magnet deployed his usual mendacious tactics, telling the Cuban American National Foundation:
“As you know—and the people in this room know better than anyone—putting money and investing money in Cuba right now doesn’t go to the people of Cuba,” Trump told the crowd. “It goes to Fidel Castro. He’s a murderer. He’s a killer. He’s a bad guy in every respect, and, frankly, the embargo must stand if for no other reason than, if it does stand, he will come down.”
Trump also vowed to maintain the embargo against Castro, which he wound up renewing after President Obama had successfully moved towards normalizing relations with our southern neighbor and the re-establishment of an American embassy.
Donald Trump’s current re-election bid is generally thought to be in dire straits owing to his consistently low opinion polling, and there’s no doubt that re-election will be out of reach if he loses Florida.
Today’s news is another pain point for Donald Trump with a key GOP voting block in the most important swing state in America.
And once again, it turns out that he did literally everything within his power to do business with the bogeyman whom Cuban-American Republicans still despise to this very day, thereby proving that his base voters are the very people who should have the least trust in the King of Lies.


occupydemocrats--2020-09-22--Visibly disheveled Trump Jr. tries to recruit voters to  “Army for Trump” for Election Day operation

Visibly disheveled Trump Jr. tries to recruit voters to  “Army for Trump” for Election Day operations

The Trump administration is not prepared for a free and fair election .
The incumbent president is an unmitigated disaster by every imaginable criterion and currently reigns over a country devastated by COVID-19 and the epiphenomenal economic downturn .
Over 200,000 Americans are dead due to Trump ’ s incompetence and his decision to mislead the public about the threat of the coronavirus .
In turn , Trump ’ s well-deserved unpopularity has prompted him and his GOP enablers to aggressively sow the seeds of doubt ahead of November 3rd .
If they can delegitimize a Biden win , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chokehold grasp over the federal government .
One of the Republicans ’ favorite talking points to undermine faith in the election , spearheaded by Trump , is that mail-in voting is unreliable and thus ripe for fraud .
As is so often the case with GOP claims , there is no truth to the allegations and there are in fact mountains of evidence indicating that voter fraud is so incredibly rare as to be completely inconsequential .
The simple truth is that Republicans don ’ t really want us voting .
They want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll help Trump .
To them , democracy is nothing but an inconvenient hurdle standing in the way of their goal to construct a reactionary nightmare where the United States of America once stood .
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To that end , the president ’ s pathetically parental-validation-seeking son Donald Trump Jr. has released a new video .
Sickly-looking and sickly-sounding , perhaps ill or perhaps hungover or perhaps something else , the First Son @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to work to join something ominously called “ Army for Trump.
” The video opens with him intoning that the “ radical left are laying the groundwork to steal this election from my father.
” From there , it only goes further off the rails .
“ They are planting stories that President Trump will have a landslide lead on election night but will lose when they finish counting the mail-in ballots .
Their plan is to add millions of fraudulent ballots that can cancel your vote and overturn the election .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the First Son says , echoing his father ’ s lies .
“ We need every able-bodied man and woman to join Army for Trump ’ s election security operation , ” says Junior while a massive call to “ ENLIST ” takes up half the screen .
“ We need you to help us watch them not just on Election Day but also during early voting and at the counting boards , ” he goes on , conjuring images of voter intimidation to those of us paying close enough attention to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The so-called “ Army for Trump ” turns out to be a nickname for Trump ’ s volunteer recruiting apparatus , an amorphous organization that is recruiting voters to do everything from making calls on behalf of the campaign to registering voters to bundling donors .
The URL that Junior peddles in the video , DefendYourBallot.com , redirects to the section of the Army for Trump website that recruits for the “ Election Day Team.
” While the Trump campaign has a right to recruit volunteers for legitimate election day operations like any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s rhetoric about watching for nonexistent fraud raises the specter of possible voter interference or intimidation .
Those planning to vote for their country ’ s future by voting Joe Biden must stay vigilant in response , and make sure that nobody is denied their right to vote by Trump or MAGA enforcers .
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The Trump administration is not prepared for a free and fair election. The incumbent president is an unmitigated disaster by every imaginable criterion and currently reigns over a country devastated by COVID-19 and the epiphenomenal economic downturn. Over 200,000 Americans are dead due to Trump’s incompetence and his decision to mislead the public about the threat of the coronavirus.
In turn, Trump’s well-deserved unpopularity has prompted him and his GOP enablers to aggressively sow the seeds of doubt ahead of November 3rd. If they can delegitimize a Biden win, they might be able to somehow maintain their chokehold grasp over the federal government.
One of the Republicans’ favorite talking points to undermine faith in the election, spearheaded by Trump, is that mail-in voting is unreliable and thus ripe for fraud. As is so often the case with GOP claims, there is no truth to the allegations and there are in fact mountains of evidence indicating that voter fraud is so incredibly rare as to be completely inconsequential.
The simple truth is that Republicans don’t really want us voting. They want to suppress turnout because they believe it’ll help Trump. To them, democracy is nothing but an inconvenient hurdle standing in the way of their goal to construct a reactionary nightmare where the United States of America once stood.
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To that end, the president’s pathetically parental-validation-seeking son Donald Trump Jr. has released a new video. Sickly-looking and sickly-sounding, perhaps ill or perhaps hungover or perhaps something else, the First Son urged his father’s deranged supporters to work to join something ominously called “Army for Trump.” The video opens with him intoning that the “radical left are laying the groundwork to steal this election from my father.” From there, it only goes further off the rails.
“They are planting stories that President Trump will have a landslide lead on election night but will lose when they finish counting the mail-in ballots. Their plan is to add millions of fraudulent ballots that can cancel your vote and overturn the election. We cannot let that happen,” the First Son says, echoing his father’s lies.
“We need every able-bodied man and woman to join Army for Trump’s election security operation,” says Junior while a massive call to “ENLIST” takes up half the screen. “We need you to help us watch them not just on Election Day but also during early voting and at the counting boards,” he goes on, conjuring images of voter intimidation to those of us paying close enough attention to be wary about Republican plans for November.
The so-called “Army for Trump” turns out to be a nickname for Trump’s volunteer recruiting apparatus, an amorphous organization that is recruiting voters to do everything from making calls on behalf of the campaign to registering voters to bundling donors. The URL that Junior peddles in the video, DefendYourBallot.com, redirects to the section of the Army for Trump website that recruits for the “Election Day Team.”
While the Trump campaign has a right to recruit volunteers for legitimate election day operations like any other campaign, the First Son’s rhetoric about watching for nonexistent fraud raises the specter of possible voter interference or intimidation. Those planning to vote for their country’s future by voting Joe Biden must stay vigilant in response, and make sure that nobody is denied their right to vote by Trump or MAGA enforcers.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-22--Chuck Schumer shreds McConnell on the floor of the Senate over Supreme Court vacancy

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ( D-NY ) is as horrified as the majority of Americans at not just the rank hypocrisy of Republicans seeking to ram through a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg so close to the presidential election but also at the total lack of respect paid by the vulturous GOP senators to the dying wishes that Ginsberg expressed asking that her replacement be chosen by whoever wins the November presidential election .
Unlike the rest of us , however , Senator Schumer has the platform to badger and shame his Republican colleagues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ultimate impotence of his party ’ s minority status in the chamber .
Schumer used the Senate floor to address the GOP and the nation , urging the application of a sense of decency and ideological consistency in the filling of the liberal justice ’ s seat on the bench while flanked by a large posterboard outlining what he calls “ the McConnell Rule ” that calls for the people ’ s voices to be heard in the selection of the next Supreme .
Starting with the premise that “ By all rights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” the Minority Leader berated and cajoled his opposition in a likely futile effort to shame them into changing course , knowing full well that the nakedly subservient Republican senators will likely blindly support whatever nominee Donald Trump places in front of them .
You can watch Senator Schumer ’ s speech on the Senate floor in the video clip attached below .
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While there is little past an interminable filibuster that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmation hearing and a full Senate vote on Trump ’ s eventual nominee — even with the much more urgent business of passing a stimulus bill to revive the moribund pandemic economy sitting idly in the docket — Schumer is making a valient effort despite the lack of power the Democrats ’ minority status has left him with .
Only a massive show of public disgust with Republicans , manifested at the ballot box in November to deliver the Democrats a new majority in the Senate— along with the defeat of Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court that could overturn Roe V. Wade and women ’ s reproductive freedom with a right-wing extremist majority in place .
Call your senators and insist that they only vote on a Supreme Court justice nominated by whoever wins the upcoming election .
Justice Ginsberg would have wanted it that way .
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is as horrified as the majority of Americans at not just the rank hypocrisy of Republicans seeking to ram through a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg so close to the presidential election but also at the total lack of respect paid by the vulturous GOP senators to the dying wishes that Ginsburg expressed asking that her replacement be chosen by whoever wins the November presidential election.
Unlike the rest of us, however, Senator Schumer has the platform to badger and shame his Republican colleagues over their despicable behavior, despite the ultimate impotence of his party’s minority status in the chamber.
Schumer used the Senate floor to address the GOP and the nation, urging the application of a sense of decency and ideological consistency in the filling of the liberal justice’s seat on the bench while flanked by a large posterboard outlining what he calls “the McConnell Rule” that calls for the people’s voices to be heard in the selection of the next Supreme .
Starting with the premise that “By all rights, we should honor her dying wish,” the Minority Leader berated and cajoled his opposition in a likely futile effort to shame them into changing course, knowing full well that the nakedly subservient Republican senators will likely blindly support whatever nominee Donald Trump places in front of them.
You can watch Senator Schumer’s speech on the Senate floor in the video clip attached below.
Sen. Chuck Schumer: "By all rights, we should honor her dying wish." pic.twitter.com/8VF8dRuBSl — The Hill (@thehill) September 22, 2020
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While there is little past an interminable filibuster that can slow down the progress of a confirmation hearing and a full Senate vote on Trump’s eventual nominee — even with the much more urgent business of passing a stimulus bill to revive the moribund pandemic economy sitting idly in the docket — Schumer is making a valient effort despite the lack of power the Democrats’ minority status has left him with.
Only a massive show of public disgust with Republicans, manifested at the ballot box in November to deliver the Democrats a new majority in the Senate— along with the defeat of Donald Trump — can make a difference in a Supreme Court that could overturn Roe V. Wade and women’s reproductive freedom with a right-wing extremist majority in place.
Call your senators and insist that they only vote on a Supreme Court justice nominated by whoever wins the upcoming election.
Justice Ginsburg would have wanted it that way.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-22--Trump-supporting GOP official indicted for strangling woman with computer cable

To quote an extremely unwise president , when the GOP sends its politicians to state legislatures , “ they ’ re not sending their best…They ’ re sending people that have lots of problems , and they ’ re bringing those problems with us .
They ’ re bringing drugs .
They ’ re bringing crime .
They ’ re rapists .
And some , I assume , are good people.
” Kentucky state Representative Robert S. Goforth ( R ) does not appear to be one of the good people .
At least that ’ s what a grand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indicted Goforth , a former Republican gubernatorial candidate , on one count of first-degree strangulation and one count of assault in the fourth degree , as initially reported in The Corbin Times-Tribune .
the 44-year-old Goforth is accused of strangling a woman with an ethernet cable until she was gasping for breath and threatening to “ hog-tie ” her in a dispute over his efforts to force her to unlock her mobile phone according to a police report that the local newspaper reviewed .
Ironically , Goforth had voted for a Kentucky bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increased penalties for strangulation charges and made prosecution of those charges as a Class D felony much easier in the state .
Predictably , Republican officials in Kentucky did not want to comment directly on the case involving one of their own .
Kentucky Democrats were not so sanguine about the incident .
“ State Representative Goforth should have resigned back in April and his party should have taken action against him when he refused to do so , ” Marisa McNee , a spokeswoman for the state Democratic Party , said in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ This is not the first time a victim of Mr. Goforth ’ s violent assaults has come forward .
Republican Leadership has ignored this for far too long , it is time for them to take action .
Goforth needs to go , ” The Post reported .
Goforth ’ s opponent in the November election was equally adamant that the GOP legislator both resign and drop out of the upcoming race , as he posted a photo of the alleged Kentucky strangler on his Facebook feed.= It looks like it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his cords with Kentucky politics altogether and goes forth to fight his battle to stay out of prison .
Let ’ s hope that whatever was on his alleged victim ’ s mobile phone was worth the destruction of his political career to obtain .
Original reporting by Teo Armus at The Washington Post .
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To quote an extremely unwise president, when the GOP sends its politicians to state legislatures, “they’re not sending their best…They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”
Kentucky state Representative Robert S. Goforth (R) does not appear to be one of the good people.
At least that’s what a grand jury determined last Friday, when it indicted Goforth, a former Republican gubernatorial candidate, on one count of first-degree strangulation and one count of assault in the fourth degree, as initially reported in The Corbin Times-Tribune.
the 44-year-old Goforth is accused of strangling a woman with an ethernet cable until she was gasping for breath and threatening to “hog-tie” her in a dispute over his efforts to force her to unlock her mobile phone according to a police report that the local newspaper reviewed.
“The alleged incident had left bruises on her leg and marks on her neck and arms, police said, and she was only able to leave the residence after she promised to open her cellphone for Goforth,” The Washington Post reported.
Ironically, Goforth had voted for a Kentucky bill that passed earlier in his term that increased penalties for strangulation charges and made prosecution of those charges as a Class D felony much easier in the state.
Predictably, Republican officials in Kentucky did not want to comment directly on the case involving one of their own.
“’While we reserve comment on this specific situation, the House Majority Caucus unequivocally denounces any form of domestic violence and has zero tolerance for it or its perpetrators,’ Kentucky House Speaker David Osborne (R) said in a statement at the time, according to WKMS. ‘A society that values human life must also condemn domestic abuse,'” The Washington Post article on the matter states.
Kentucky Democrats were not so sanguine about the incident.
“State Representative Goforth should have resigned back in April and his party should have taken action against him when he refused to do so,” Marisa McNee, a spokeswoman for the state Democratic Party, said in a statement, according to the Herald-Leader. “This is not the first time a victim of Mr. Goforth’s violent assaults has come forward. Republican Leadership has ignored this for far too long, it is time for them to take action. Goforth needs to go,” The Post reported.
Goforth’s opponent in the November election was equally adamant that the GOP legislator both resign and drop out of the upcoming race, as he posted a photo of the alleged Kentucky strangler on his Facebook feed.=
It looks like it’s time that Rep. Goforth cuts his cords with Kentucky politics altogether and goes forth to fight his battle to stay out of prison.
Let’s hope that whatever was on his alleged victim’s mobile phone was worth the destruction of his political career to obtain.
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Original reporting by Teo Armus at The Washington Post.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-22--Office of the Special Counsel launches investigation into Betsy DeVos for violating federal law

Over the past four years , numerous officials have cycled in and out of the Trump administration in what amounts to a neverending parade of clowns , fools , and opportunists .
Often they were compelled to resign in some state of sordid disgrace and often they were simply fired for failing to tell our impetuous president what he wants to hear .
One official who has somehow managed to keep her grasp on power—presumably because she ’ s terrible at her job and the GOP wants to gut the department she runs—is also perhaps the most widely disliked : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the billionaire heiress playacting as an education official , she now finds herself under the microscope .
Politico reports that the Office of the Special Counsel—the independent agency tasked with overseeing the Hatch Act—is now investigating DeVos for possibly violating that very act , which bars most forms of overt political activity by executive branch employees with exceptions for the president and vice president .
DeVos appears to have violated it by appearing on Fox News and attacking Democratic nominee Joe Biden .
Afterward , the Education Department abused its official resources @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on their Youtube page .
In the clip from early Septemeber , DeVos smeared Biden for wanting to repeal her “ school choice ” policies , a favored euphemism used by Republicans who want to sap as much money and as many children from the public education system as possible .
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“ Today he ’ s turned his back on the kids that we ’ re talking about and he ’ s turned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ union and what they have to say and what they have to demand and it ’ s really shameful , ” DeVos shamelessly claimed .
DeVos is far from the first Trump official to be investigated over the Hatch Act .
As Politico points out , at least 12 other administration officials have been accused by the Office of the Special Counsel of violating the act .
Ultimately , most of the incidents were deemed too minor for referrals .
Trump ’ s former counselor Kellyanne Conway was the only official accused of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Trump for action .
Unsurprisingly , our incredibly corrupt leader refused to take disciplinary action .
While it seems unlikely that DeVos will face any real consequences for her actions under this administration given the president ’ s fondness for completely ignoring the law when it ’ s convenient for him or his cronies , it ’ s still crucial that these kinds of violations are exposed and recorded .
The American people deserve a full accounting of this White House ’ s lawbreaking and history deserves to know what these ignominious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hear what YOU have to say .
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Over the past four years, numerous officials have cycled in and out of the Trump administration in what amounts to a neverending parade of clowns, fools, and opportunists. Often they were compelled to resign in some state of sordid disgrace and often they were simply fired for failing to tell our impetuous president what he wants to hear. One official who has somehow managed to keep her grasp on power—presumably because she’s terrible at her job and the GOP wants to gut the department she runs—is also perhaps the most widely disliked: Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.
Unfortunately for the billionaire heiress playacting as an education official, she now finds herself under the microscope. Politico reports that the Office of the Special Counsel—the independent agency tasked with overseeing the Hatch Act—is now investigating DeVos for possibly violating that very act, which bars most forms of overt political activity by executive branch employees with exceptions for the president and vice president.
DeVos appears to have violated it by appearing on Fox News and attacking Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Afterward, the Education Department abused its official resources to disseminate the segment by sharing it on their Youtube page. In the clip from early Septemeber, DeVos smeared Biden for wanting to repeal her “school choice” policies, a favored euphemism used by Republicans who want to sap as much money and as many children from the public education system as possible.
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“Today he’s turned his back on the kids that we’re talking about and he’s turned his face in favor of the teachers union and what they have to say and what they have to demand and it’s really shameful,” DeVos shamelessly claimed.
DeVos is far from the first Trump official to be investigated over the Hatch Act. As Politico points out, at least 12 other administration officials have been accused by the Office of the Special Counsel of violating the act. Ultimately, most of the incidents were deemed too minor for referrals. Trump’s former counselor Kellyanne Conway was the only official accused of a violation egregious enough to refer to President Trump for action. Unsurprisingly, our incredibly corrupt leader refused to take disciplinary action.
While it seems unlikely that DeVos will face any real consequences for her actions under this administration given the president’s fondness for completely ignoring the law when it’s convenient for him or his cronies, it’s still crucial that these kinds of violations are exposed and recorded. The American people deserve a full accounting of this White House’s lawbreaking and history deserves to know what these ignominious men and women did.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-22--Trump issues ridiculous lies about red states in sad excuse for inaction on stimulus

On Tuesday morning , President Trump took to Twitter to spread absurd disinformation about the current state of the latest round of COVID-19 relief talks , which have abruptly stalled in the face of callous Republican obstruction and for which there is now almost “ no hope ” of a deal .
Since returning from recess , Senate Republicans tried to pass a bare-bones $ 300 billion relief bill that would have provided $ 300 in enhanced weekly enhanced unemployment benefits , small business relief , and expanded coronavirus testing .
But Democrats rejected the bill over the Republican refusal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states and cities , who are desperately trying to avoid mass layoffs as the pandemic depletes their tax revenue .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) and Donald Trump have been working overtime to try and falsely paint this issue as one only affecting cities and states run by Democrats , calling it a “ blue bailout ” and blaming Democrats for poor governance and management while completely ignoring how their appalling mismanagement of the pandemic has resulted in nationwide economic chaos .
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Trump falsely claimed that Democrats were only interested in helping blue states and that Republican states are “ great , ” which they certainly are not .
“ This is not a partisan issue , ” said Lee Saunders , the president of the American Federation of State , County and Municipal Employees , to Slate back in April .
“ This is not a red or blue issue .
This is an issue about providing essential services to the people that rely upon them — and that ’ s the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it clear that both red and blue states will suffer equally if Republicans don ’ t lift a finger to help .
Mitch McConnell has made it painfully clear he would rather let the states go bankrupt than lift a finger to help keep our nation ’ s economy from sliding into a depression , suddenly deeply concerned about fiscal responsibility now that his wealthy patrons have gotten trillions of taxpayer dollars for their bailouts .
The truth of the matter is that Trump and McConnell don ’ t care about the American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demanding bailout money for every state because they care about people .
The coronavirus crisis that Donald Trump and his Republican allies have enabled has taken a sledgehammer to the budgets of blue and red state alike , and by refusing to pass relief for the states , Trump and McConnell are going to cause the layoffs of thousands and thousands of their own voters , just as they ’ ve caused their unemployment benefits to dry up and their family members to fall sick and die .
Proposing the spending of tax @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most basic display of “ caring ” that politicians can do .
This legislation would be downright transformative in the lives of some people , keeping roofs above their heads and food on the table for their children — but since it doesn ’ t benefit the megawealthy , Trump and McConnell have no interest in any of it .
The politicization of state and city government bailouts is a new low in nihilistic cruelty by a political party that has gleefully discarded all semblance of rationality and empathy in favor of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is projected to blow a half-trillion-dollar hole in the budgets of America ’ s 50 states .
If the states are not bailed out , the shortfall is likely to trigger crushing austerity , massive job losses , and an abrupt end to critical public services that could push our economy into years of recession or even a great depression to rival the 1929 crash .
To put it bluntly ; the Republicans are willing to tank the nation ’ s entire economy just to avoid having to spend a dollar that might @ @ @ @

On Tuesday morning, President Trump took to Twitter to spread absurd disinformation about the current state of the latest round of COVID-19 relief talks, which have abruptly stalled in the face of callous Republican obstruction and for which there is now almost “no hope” of a deal.
Since returning from recess, Senate Republicans tried to pass a bare-bones $300 billion relief bill that would have provided $300 in enhanced weekly enhanced unemployment benefits, small business relief, and expanded coronavirus testing. But Democrats rejected the bill over the Republican refusal to include to provide any money for states and cities, who are desperately trying to avoid mass layoffs as the pandemic depletes their tax revenue.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Donald Trump have been working overtime to try and falsely paint this issue as one only affecting cities and states run by Democrats, calling it a “blue bailout” and blaming Democrats for poor governance and management while completely ignoring how their appalling mismanagement of the pandemic has resulted in nationwide economic chaos.
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Trump falsely claimed that Democrats were only interested in helping blue states and that Republican states are “great,” which they certainly are not.
The Democrats are only interested in BAILING OUT their badly managed, high crime, Blue States. They are not interested in our workers or small businesses. Crazy Nancy will only do stimulus, which would be helpful, if we couple it with bailout money. Republican States are great!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2020
“This is not a partisan issue,” said Lee Saunders, the president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, to Slate back in April. “This is not a red or blue issue. This is an issue about providing essential services to the people that rely upon them — and that’s the entire country.”
Moodys’ Analytics makes it clear that both red and blue states will suffer equally if Republicans don’t lift a finger to help.
Mitch McConnell has made it painfully clear he would rather let the states go bankrupt than lift a finger to help keep our nation’s economy from sliding into a depression, suddenly deeply concerned about fiscal responsibility now that his wealthy patrons have gotten trillions of taxpayer dollars for their bailouts.
The truth of the matter is that Trump and McConnell don’t care about the American people and never did.
Democrats are demanding bailout money for every state because they care about people. The coronavirus crisis that Donald Trump and his Republican allies have enabled has taken a sledgehammer to the budgets of blue and red state alike, and by refusing to pass relief for the states, Trump and McConnell are going to cause the layoffs of thousands and thousands of their own voters, just as they’ve caused their unemployment benefits to dry up and their family members to fall sick and die.
Proposing the spending of tax dollars back on the public is literally the most basic display of “caring” that politicians can do. This legislation would be downright transformative in the lives of some people, keeping roofs above their heads and food on the table for their children — but since it doesn’t benefit the megawealthy, Trump and McConnell have no interest in any of it.
The politicization of state and city government bailouts is a new low in nihilistic cruelty by a political party that has gleefully discarded all semblance of rationality and empathy in favor of greed and bigotry. The coronavirus crisis is projected to blow a half-trillion-dollar hole in the budgets of America’s 50 states. If the states are not bailed out, the shortfall is likely to trigger crushing austerity, massive job losses, and an abrupt end to critical public services that could push our economy into years of recession or even a great depression to rival the 1929 crash.
To put it bluntly; the Republicans are willing to tank the nation’s entire economy just to avoid having to spend a dollar that might help a Democrat.
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occupydemocrats--2020-09-22--Ocasio-Cortez claps back after Republican candidate tries to call her stupid

Like young knights setting off on a quest to slay a mythical beast , there comes a time in every young Republican ’ s life when they try to find the courage within themselves to play the hero and finally own that evil communist witch , Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-NY ) .
But like so many frozen and sun-blinded climbers buried in the slopes of Mt .
Everest , none have yet to succeed .
Marjorie Taylor Greene , the psychotic QAnon devotee running for Georgia ’ s 14th Congressional District , made the unwise decision of trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As creatively bankrupt as every other Republican is these days , Greene decided to take the heavily-treaded and perpetually unsuccessful approach of “ AOC is stupid !
” with a blonde joke twist , which would probably have gone better if she had bothered to spell-check her tweet before sending it : The right-wing ’ s incessant efforts to portray Ocasio-Cortez as “ stupid ” largely does little more than making it clear that in fact , it is they who are the stupid ones , especially when AOC fires back with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the petition to tell Mitch McConnell : No vote on a new Supreme Court Justice until after inauguration !
The right-wing ’ s pathologically obsessive desire to own AOC recalls the infamous catchphrase from Omar in HBO smash hit the Wire : “ come at the king , you best not miss.
” Ocasio-Cortez graduated cum laude with a double major in political science and economics from Boston University and has a far better grasp on how the world works than anyone in the Republican Party .
When they send their people to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sending their best .
They ’ re sending morons who believe that anonymous government agents are sending them secret messages on mass shooter-breeding child pornography image boards .

Like young knights setting off on a quest to slay a mythical beast, there comes a time in every young Republican’s life when they try to find the courage within themselves to play the hero and finally own that evil communist witch, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
But like so many frozen and sun-blinded climbers buried in the slopes of Mt. Everest, none have yet to succeed.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, the psychotic QAnon devotee running for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, made the unwise decision of trying to go at Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter last night.
As creatively bankrupt as every other Republican is these days, Greene decided to take the heavily-treaded and perpetually unsuccessful approach of “AOC is stupid!” with a blonde joke twist, which would probably have gone better if she had bothered to spell-check her tweet before sending it:
https://twitter.com/mtgreenee/status/1307679451086548996?s=20
The right-wing’s incessant efforts to portray Ocasio-Cortez as “stupid” largely does little more than making it clear that in fact, it is they who are the stupid ones, especially when AOC fires back with one of her famous clapbacks.
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Don’t worry Mrs. Greene, I completely understand why you need to swing + miss at my intellect to make yourself feel better. You seem to have some trouble spelling your own insults correctly. Next time try “single-handedly,” it’ll work better. Good luck writing legislation! https://t.co/y33JXVfxDc — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 21, 2020
The right-wing’s pathologically obsessive desire to own AOC recalls the infamous catchphrase from Omar in HBO smash hit the Wire: “come at the king, you best not miss.”
Ocasio-Cortez graduated cum laude with a double major in political science and economics from Boston University and has a far better grasp on how the world works than anyone in the Republican Party.
When they send their people to insult her, they aren’t sending their best. They’re sending morons who believe that anonymous government agents are sending them secret messages on mass shooter-breeding child pornography image boards.
It's telling that all of these Republicans always seem to attack AOC only one time– and never again. I wonder why that is. — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) September 21, 2020
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