occupydemocrats--2020-12-14--Stephen Miller grilled by Fox News over whether Trump has the “worst legal team” arguing his electio

Stephen Miller grilled by Fox News over whether Trump has the “worst legal team” arguing his election cases

President Trump has run out of options .
His pathetic , anti-democratic efforts to overturn the election in his favor have been dismissed by court after court , with the Supreme Court itself ruling last week that a case filed by Texas which sought to discard millions of ballots in swing states that went for President-elect Joe Biden lacked standing .
The president ’ s attorneys have proven to be laughably inept , seemingly far more interested in peddling conspiracy theories to right-wing outlets than in doing any actual lawyering .
Today , Trump ’ s Senior Advisor Stephen Miller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ devotion to his boss as well as his documented white nationalist sympathies , appeared on Fox News to complain about the election on behalf of Trump .
In what was perhaps an indication that even Fox is growing tired of the Trump team ’ s lies , Brian Kilmeade pointed out that the president ’ s legal team has lost again and again , sometimes even when arguing in front of Trump-appointed judges .
“ So do you have the worst legal team who just don ’ t seem to be presenting a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ late and this case should have been brought before the election ?
” asked Kilmeade , simultaneously challenging Miller while also giving him and his boss far too much credit .
The answer here is that the Rudy Giuliani-led team is terrible but the real problem is that they have no absolutely no case .
There is simply no convincing evidence to back up their wild accusations of widespread voter fraud and so the courts have had no choice but to repeatedly dismiss their paranoid fantasies .
Add your name to tell Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We did bring these cases before the election , ” responded Miller , gearing up in his trademark slimy manner .
“ But what you have to appreciate and realize is that the pressure from the corrupt corporate media to make everybody cave and bend is overwhelming !
It is overwhelming .
And so yes judges are caving .
Yes , politicians are caving .
We need heroes to step up and do the right thing , ” he added before going on to sling some of his usual mud at the Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deciding to dismiss valid cases brought by the President of the United States because of something they heard Rachel Maddow say on MSNBC or Anderson Cooper on CNN is patently ludicrous .
The only “ pressure ” being exerted is by Trump , who we know has directly contacted officials and attacked Republican politicians on Twitter in an effort to coerce them into breaking the law and delivering him a second term .
Thankfully , his efforts have all been in vain and soon enough he will be booted to the street where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he ’ d be wise to start shopping around for a new job .
Perhaps he can find something that better suits his specific sensibilities .
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President Trump has run out of options. His pathetic, anti-democratic efforts to overturn the election in his favor have been dismissed by court after court, with the Supreme Court itself ruling last week that a case filed by Texas which sought to discard millions of ballots in swing states that went for President-elect Joe Biden lacked standing. The president’s attorneys have proven to be laughably inept, seemingly far more interested in peddling conspiracy theories to right-wing outlets than in doing any actual lawyering.
Today, Trump’s Senior Advisor Stephen Miller, a man infamous for his Goebbels-like devotion to his boss as well as his documented white nationalist sympathies, appeared on Fox News to complain about the election on behalf of Trump. In what was perhaps an indication that even Fox is growing tired of the Trump team’s lies, Brian Kilmeade pointed out that the president’s legal team has lost again and again, sometimes even when arguing in front of Trump-appointed judges.
“So do you have the worst legal team who just don’t seem to be presenting a good case or are you just too late and this case should have been brought before the election?” asked Kilmeade, simultaneously challenging Miller while also giving him and his boss far too much credit. The answer here is that the Rudy Giuliani-led team is terrible but the real problem is that they have no absolutely no case. There is simply no convincing evidence to back up their wild accusations of widespread voter fraud and so the courts have had no choice but to repeatedly dismiss their paranoid fantasies.
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
“We did bring these cases before the election,” responded Miller, gearing up in his trademark slimy manner. “But what you have to appreciate and realize is that the pressure from the corrupt corporate media to make everybody cave and bend is overwhelming! It is overwhelming. And so yes judges are caving. Yes, politicians are caving. We need heroes to step up and do the right thing,” he added before going on to sling some of his usual mud at the Democratic Party.
The idea that judges are deciding to dismiss valid cases brought by the President of the United States because of something they heard Rachel Maddow say on MSNBC or Anderson Cooper on CNN is patently ludicrous. The only “pressure” being exerted is by Trump, who we know has directly contacted officials and attacked Republican politicians on Twitter in an effort to coerce them into breaking the law and delivering him a second term. Thankfully, his efforts have all been in vain and soon enough he will be booted to the street where he belongs.
As for Stephen Miller, he’d be wise to start shopping around for a new job. Perhaps he can find something that better suits his specific sensibilities. Might we suggest devouring live rats in a traveling freakshow?
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-16--CNN’s Don Lemon gives Kayleigh McEnany the send-off she deserves

As the Trump administration enters its waning days , the media is beginning to truly hold the departing president ’ s most deceptive enablers accountable .
Among those most now being finally fully called out for their sins during Trump ’ s term are the White House press team , those who repeated and reinforced the most despicable lies and propaganda being shoved down the nation ’ s throats by Donald Trump and other senior administration officials .
Previously , people like White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany had to be treated with at least a small amount of deference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other official information — as misleading and obfuscating as it may have been — depended on retaining press credentials that the Trump administration had no problem with withdrawing from correspondents whose coverage it didn ’ t appreciate .
With McEnany continuing to indulge Donald Trump ’ s fantasies about massive voter fraud and a crooked election costing him an election that he seditiously still refuses to concede , CNN ‘ s Don Lemon offered a less than fond farewell to the soon to be former press secretary who was once a colleague @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lemon — apparently fed up with her criticism of the media during a contentious press conference on Tuesday where McEnany continued to insist that the election had not been decided despite the clear official electoral college totals — bid the press secretary an extended goodbye with a blistering attack on her performance as press secretary , at least equalling the lows of the tenures of her predecessors Sean Spicer , Sarah Huckabee Sanders , and the nearly invisible Stephanie Grisham , who never actually presided over a single press briefing during her entire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes from the podium .
It ’ s just every day .
It ’ s like [ she ] comes out , reads propaganda , talks about what the media is doing , criticizes the media , ‘ this is what you should be covering ’ , ” Lemon slammed McEnany ’ s typical workday .
“ I think we got this .
You used to sit here on the set with us .
I think we got it .
When you sat here with us , you thought we had it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ But now we don ’ t know what we ’ re doing ?
” Lemon continued .
“ Girl , bye.
” Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede !
Lemon was echoing the parting question shouted by his colleague CNN White House Correspondent Jim Acosta at the end of yesterday ’ s briefing when he asked McEnany : “ Isn ’ t it hypocritical of you to accuse others of disinformation when you spread it every day ?
” It will be a joy to see Biden ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take over the role in January and return to a time before White House press briefings became a useless platform for the dissemination of Donald Trump ’ s disinformation campaign .
Likely the folks at reality-based media outlets like CNN will find it a refreshing change from the past four years .
You can watch Don Lemon offer his parting shots at Kayleigh McEnany in the video excerpt below .
Original reporting by Cameron Jenkins at The Hill .
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As the Trump administration enters its waning days, the media is beginning to truly hold the departing president’s most deceptive enablers accountable.
Among those most now being finally fully called out for their sins during Trump’s term are the White House press team, those who repeated and reinforced the most despicable lies and propaganda being shoved down the nation’s throats by Donald Trump and other senior administration officials.
Previously, people like White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany had to be treated with at least a small amount of deference since access to White House press briefings and other official information — as misleading and obfuscating as it may have been — depended on retaining press credentials that the Trump administration had no problem with withdrawing from correspondents whose coverage it didn’t appreciate.
With McEnany continuing to indulge Donald Trump’s fantasies about massive voter fraud and a crooked election costing him an election that he seditiously still refuses to concede, CNN‘s Don Lemon offered a less than fond farewell to the soon to be former press secretary who was once a colleague of his as a CNN commentator.
Lemon — apparently fed up with her criticism of the media during a contentious press conference on Tuesday where McEnany continued to insist that the election had not been decided despite the clear official electoral college totals — bid the press secretary an extended goodbye with a blistering attack on her performance as press secretary, at least equalling the lows of the tenures of her predecessors Sean Spicer, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and the nearly invisible Stephanie Grisham, who never actually presided over a single press briefing during her entire 281-day tenure.
“So much disinformation comes from the podium. It’s just every day. It’s like [she] comes out, reads propaganda, talks about what the media is doing, criticizes the media, ‘this is what you should be covering’,” Lemon slammed McEnany’s typical workday. “I think we got this. You used to sit here on the set with us. I think we got it. When you sat here with us, you thought we had it. You were happy to be here. But now we don’t know what we’re doing?” Lemon continued. “Girl, bye.”
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Lemon was echoing the parting question shouted by his colleague CNN White House Correspondent Jim Acosta at the end of yesterday’s briefing when he asked McEnany: “Isn’t it hypocritical of you to accuse others of disinformation when you spread it every day?”
It will be a joy to see Biden’s designated incoming Press Secretary Jen Psaki take over the role in January and return to a time before White House press briefings became a useless platform for the dissemination of Donald Trump’s disinformation campaign.
Likely the folks at reality-based media outlets like CNN will find it a refreshing change from the past four years.
You can watch Don Lemon offer his parting shots at Kayleigh McEnany in the video excerpt below.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-16--Senate Democrats bring down the roof on ridiculous Republican 2020 election hearing

The Electoral College officially certified President-elect Joe Biden ’ s victory on Monday , alleviating lingering fears for some that Trump might still manage through hook or crook to steal the election and cement a second disastrous term for himself .
Even so , it could be years before we get a full sense of the damage Trump has inflicted on our democracy with his baseless claims that the election was “ rigged ” and that voter fraud handed the win to Biden .
A non-negligible portion of Republican voters now believes that Trump actually won the election by millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ little if anything to push back on this lunacy for fear of alienating their base .
Many have decided to embrace a sort of gray wasteland in between embracing the president ’ s most insane claims and denouncing them and so they simply say that there are “ serious concerns ” about election integrity or that there are “ questions that need to be answered.
” The moral cowardice is astonishing .
Today , the Republican-controlled Senate decided to throw fuel on the fire .
The Senate Homeland Security held a hearing on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Election ” which is nothing more than a transparent attempt by the GOP to reify the myth that there were voting irregularities this election cycle despite the fact that Trump ’ s own Attorney General Bill Barr has already admitted that the Department of Justice found no evidence of widespread voter fraud .
In their pathetic , desperate crusade to appease the conspiracy theory-addled brains of Trump supporters , Republican officials are grinding faith in our democracy into a fine powder .
Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can possibly justify Republican behavior at this moment in history , we can take some solace in knowing that video clips of their shameful actions will last forever .
Future generations will know who did this and despise them accordingly .
At the same time , our federal government is not utterly devoid of standup public servants , and Democratic senators used the hearing to attack the GOP ’ s lies .
Senator Gary Peters ( D-MI ) distinguished himself by slamming the Republican “ conspiracy theories and lies ” as a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. Senate.
” During his testimony , Christopher Krebs former Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for DHS , bluntly stated that it ’ s time for the country to abandon the conversation about election “ irregularities.
” Sparks flew when Senator Ron Johnson ( R-WI ) decided to spew a stream of misinformation about election integrity and accused Democrats of spreading disinformation about him .
Senator Peters hit back hard against the “ false allegations ” and told Johnson what he was doing to the committee was “ terrible.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , one of the most reliably insufferable members of the GOP , beclowned himself by regurgitating the lie that the election was “ stolen.
” After today ’ s sham hearing Republicans can not be ever allowed to give lip service to their love for democracy again .
These men will burn the Republic to the ground if it means a few more shreds of power for themselves .
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The Electoral College officially certified President-elect Joe Biden’s victory on Monday, alleviating lingering fears for some that Trump might still manage through hook or crook to steal the election and cement a second disastrous term for himself. Even so, it could be years before we get a full sense of the damage Trump has inflicted on our democracy with his baseless claims that the election was “rigged” and that voter fraud handed the win to Biden.
A non-negligible portion of Republican voters now believes that Trump actually won the election by millions of votes and Republican politicians have done little if anything to push back on this lunacy for fear of alienating their base. Many have decided to embrace a sort of gray wasteland in between embracing the president’s most insane claims and denouncing them and so they simply say that there are “serious concerns” about election integrity or that there are “questions that need to be answered.” The moral cowardice is astonishing.
Today, the Republican-controlled Senate decided to throw fuel on the fire. The Senate Homeland Security held a hearing on: “Examining Irregularities in the 2020 Election” which is nothing more than a transparent attempt by the GOP to reify the myth that there were voting irregularities this election cycle despite the fact that Trump’s own Attorney General Bill Barr has already admitted that the Department of Justice found no evidence of widespread voter fraud. In their pathetic, desperate crusade to appease the conspiracy theory-addled brains of Trump supporters, Republican officials are grinding faith in our democracy into a fine powder.
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
While there is no excuse that can possibly justify Republican behavior at this moment in history, we can take some solace in knowing that video clips of their shameful actions will last forever. Future generations will know who did this and despise them accordingly. At the same time, our federal government is not utterly devoid of standup public servants, and Democratic senators used the hearing to attack the GOP’s lies.
Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) distinguished himself by slamming the Republican “conspiracy theories and lies” as a “destructive exercise that has no place in the U.S. Senate.”
Peters: "There were no widespread election irregularities that affected the final outcome. These claims are false. And giving them more oxygen is a grave threat to the future of our democracy… we have seen democracies around the world crumble b/c of similar words and actions." pic.twitter.com/ioGyB1Qxkr — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 16, 2020
Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) decried the proceedings as “shameful.”
.@SenatorCarper gets worked up: "This is shameful. Enough already. We have work to do to get America back on track starting right here in this Congress, in this house. All of us, Democrats and Republicans here in this body, need to do our jobs." pic.twitter.com/F0KabrSEvS — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 16, 2020
During his testimony, Christopher Krebs former Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for DHS, bluntly stated that it’s time for the country to abandon the conversation about election “irregularities.”
“I think we’re past the point where we need to be having conversations about the outcome of this election” — Krebs pic.twitter.com/NQfhDEvHTv — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 16, 2020
Sparks flew when Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) decided to spew a stream of misinformation about election integrity and accused Democrats of spreading disinformation about him. Senator Peters hit back hard against the “false allegations” and told Johnson what he was doing to the committee was “terrible.”
A very heated moment between Ron Johnson and Gary Peters pic.twitter.com/e1zuGb9Kbr — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 16, 2020
Senator Rand Paul (R-TX), one of the most reliably insufferable members of the GOP, beclowned himself by regurgitating the lie that the election was “stolen.”
“The election in many ways was stolen,” Rand Paul lies, citing no evidence pic.twitter.com/G4m7mU7qRV — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 16, 2020
After today’s sham hearing Republicans cannot be ever allowed to give lip service to their love for democracy again. These men will burn the Republic to the ground if it means a few more shreds of power for themselves.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-16--New report reveals Ivanka and Kellyanne Conway personally interfered in CDC’s pandemic work

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage across the United States and the death toll skyrockets above 300,000 lives lost , the behind-the-scenes story of the Trump administration ’ s deadly mismanagement and negligence continues to unfold — with each new development more infuriating than the last .
New reporting from the New York Times details how Trump and his cronies crushed the independence of the Center for Disease Control ( CDC ) and forced the agency to put science and fact aside in favor of the administration ’ s monstrous efforts to downplay the severity of the pandemic and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an election year .
Former CDC appointees Kyle McGowan , chief of staff , and his deputy , Amanda Campbell , made the courageous decision to go public with their story and tell the nation how their efforts to save lives were muffled by the White House and interfered with by unqualified Trumpworld bigwigs like his daughter Ivanka Trump and his spin doctor , Kellyanne Conway .
“ What was so different , though , was the political involvement , not only from H.H.S .
but then the White House , ultimately , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our scientists were able to do , ” said Campbell to the Times ’ Noah Weiland .
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The Trump team , as we know , was fixated on mitigating damage to the economy and worked hard to overrule the CDC ’ s recommendations for keeping people safe from the vicious disease and keep damaging information under wraps — including demands that the CDC “ revise , delay , or scuttle ” drafts of the agency ’ s Mortality and Morbidity reports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shouldering any blame for the staggering number of lives lost .
On top of that , Weiland reports that “ often , Mr. McGowan and Ms. Campbell mediated between [ CDC director ] Dr. Redfield and agency scientists when the White House ’ s requests and dictates would arrive : edits from [ White House budget director ] Mr. Vought and Kellyanne Conway , the former White House adviser , on choirs and communion in faith communities , or suggestions from Ivanka Trump , the president ’ s daughter and aide , on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ivanka and Kellyanne are both wildly unqualified to do anything involving the CDC ’ s work and have absolutely no business sticking their surgically altered noses anywhere near pandemic safety-related messaging , but did so anyway on behalf of the president and his lethal agenda .
Coupled with today ’ s concurrent report that showed a top Trump Health and Human Services appointee vigorously pushing for millions of Americans to contract COVID-19 in order for us to achieve “ herd immunity , ” it ’ s clear that the Trump administration is deliberately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 virus with the knowledge that the poor and minorities would be hit the hardest .
All those involved should face criminal charges for their negligence once the Joe Biden administration begins .
Original reporting by Noah Weiland at the New York Times .

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage across the United States and the death toll skyrockets above 300,000 lives lost, the behind-the-scenes story of the Trump administration’s deadly mismanagement and negligence continues to unfold — with each new development more infuriating than the last.
New reporting from the New York Times details how Trump and his cronies crushed the independence of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and forced the agency to put science and fact aside in favor of the administration’s monstrous efforts to downplay the severity of the pandemic and minimize the damage to the economy during an election year.
Former CDC appointees Kyle McGowan, chief of staff, and his deputy, Amanda Campbell, made the courageous decision to go public with their story and tell the nation how their efforts to save lives were muffled by the White House and interfered with by unqualified Trumpworld bigwigs like his daughter Ivanka Trump and his spin doctor, Kellyanne Conway.
“What was so different, though, was the political involvement, not only from H.H.S. but then the White House, ultimately, that in so many ways hampered what our scientists were able to do,” said Campbell to the Times’ Noah Weiland.
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The Trump team, as we know, was fixated on mitigating damage to the economy and worked hard to overrule the CDC’s recommendations for keeping people safe from the vicious disease and keep damaging information under wraps — including demands that the CDC “revise, delay, or scuttle” drafts of the agency’s Mortality and Morbidity reports in an effort to keep Trump from shouldering any blame for the staggering number of lives lost.
On top of that, Weiland reports that “often, Mr. McGowan and Ms. Campbell mediated between [CDC director] Dr. Redfield and agency scientists when the White House’s requests and dictates would arrive: edits from [White House budget director] Mr. Vought and Kellyanne Conway, the former White House adviser, on choirs and communion in faith communities, or suggestions from Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and aide, on schools.
It goes without saying that Ivanka and Kellyanne are both wildly unqualified to do anything involving the CDC’s work and have absolutely no business sticking their surgically altered noses anywhere near pandemic safety-related messaging, but did so anyway on behalf of the president and his lethal agenda.
Coupled with today’s concurrent report that showed a top Trump Health and Human Services appointee vigorously pushing for millions of Americans to contract COVID-19 in order for us to achieve “herd immunity,” it’s clear that the Trump administration is deliberately responsible for exacerbating the spread of the COVID-19 virus with the knowledge that the poor and minorities would be hit the hardest.
All those involved should face criminal charges for their negligence once the Joe Biden administration begins.
Original reporting by Noah Weiland at the New York Times.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-16--Tucker Carlson goes full Nazi with disgusting anti-Semitic rant

Donald Trump may have lost faith in Fox News , a network that he declared dead in a Twitter rampage this morning , but even a cursory glance at the channel ’ s programming demonstrates how much the Rupert Murdoch-controlled media outlet continues to carry the water of the defeated president and the right-wing conspiracy theories he has based his presidency upon .
The superannuated frat boy received considerable backlash from dedicated MAGA-types when he said — while Trump is still falsely claiming to have won the election — that although the 2020 presidential election “ was not fair , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a quick review of one of Carlson ’ s recent broadcasts clearly shows that the Fox News host continues to peddle the same anti-Semitic neo-Nazi conspiracy theories about financier George Soros that have been a staple of Donald Trump ’ s Twitter feed for years .
In a rant that would sound familiar to anyone who has read about The Protocols of the Elders of Zion , the fabricated anti-Semitic text purporting to describe a Jewish plan for global domination , Carlson described Soros , a Hungarian-born American billionaire investor and philanthropist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hitler speech at a Nazi bund rally .
Needless to say , one shouldn ’ t put an ounce of credence in any of Carlon ’ s accusations about George Soros , but the promulgation of these baseless conspiracy theories on a major media outlet finds an eager audience among disgruntled Trump supporters and does nothing but support the divisive agenda of the rejected president .
Take a look at how Carlson falsely attributes every ill that America faces to the nefarious influence of a secretive Jewish billionaire with an assurance that his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as deep-rooted anti-Semitism to complement their likely already present racism .
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If only Donald Trump ’ s angry response to Fox News ’ more cautious — and reality-based — approach to the election results now that the electoral college vote has declared Biden the lawful winner of the contest was actually true and this “ news ” network was really dead .
The less that this purveyor of divisiveness is seen , the better .
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Donald Trump may have lost faith in Fox News, a network that he declared dead in a Twitter rampage this morning, but even a cursory glance at the channel’s programming demonstrates how much the Rupert Murdoch-controlled media outlet continues to carry the water of the defeated president and the right-wing conspiracy theories he has based his presidency upon.
Take Tucker Carlson, for instance.
The superannuated frat boy received considerable backlash from dedicated MAGA-types when he said — while Trump is still falsely claiming to have won the election — that although the 2020 presidential election “was not fair,” Trump had lost it.
However, a quick review of one of Carlson’s recent broadcasts clearly shows that the Fox News host continues to peddle the same anti-Semitic neo-Nazi conspiracy theories about financier George Soros that have been a staple of Donald Trump’s Twitter feed for years.
In a rant that would sound familiar to anyone who has read about The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, the fabricated anti-Semitic text purporting to describe a Jewish plan for global domination, Carlson described Soros, a Hungarian-born American billionaire investor and philanthropist, in terms reminiscent of an Adolph Hitler speech at a Nazi bund rally.
Needless to say, one shouldn’t put an ounce of credence in any of Carlon’s accusations about George Soros, but the promulgation of these baseless conspiracy theories on a major media outlet finds an eager audience among disgruntled Trump supporters and does nothing but support the divisive agenda of the rejected president.
Take a look at how Carlson falsely attributes every ill that America faces to the nefarious influence of a secretive Jewish billionaire with an assurance that his gullible viewers will lap up and internalize as deep-rooted anti-Semitism to complement their likely already present racism.
Tucker Carlson: "If you're wondering why so many people are being robbed, raped and killed in American cities right now, George Soros is part of the reason for that" pic.twitter.com/PuKlJ2GPrs — Brendan Karet (@bad_takes) December 16, 2020
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If only Donald Trump’s angry response to Fox News’ more cautious — and reality-based — approach to the election results now that the electoral college vote has declared Biden the lawful winner of the contest was actually true and this “news” network was really dead.
The less that this purveyor of divisiveness is seen, the better.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-16--Trump sounds death knell for Fox News in wild outburst over their betrayal

Now that the Electoral College has officially confirmed President-elect Joe Biden ’ s victory , the MAGA fans still insisting that their glorious leader has a path to a second term look somewhat like those infamous Japanese soldiers from WWII who , stranded on remote islands in the Pacific , persisted in their belief that the war was still waging long after their country had surrendered to the Allies .
Trump lost .
No sane person can argue against that undeniable fact at this point .
Next month he will leave office and Biden will become president , beginning the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the nation and returning America to its previous position of authority and influence on the world stage .
Pathological liar and narcissist that he is , Donald still refuses to admit that the American people rejected him en masse .
He insists that some kind of fantastical widespread voter fraud conspiracy took place despite lacking even a shred of evidence to support such a claim .
The conspiracy theories aren ’ t enough for him though and so in an impressive display of cognitive dissonance even by Trumpian standards , he denies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s looking for people to blame for that loss .
Fox News , once the president ’ s favorite propaganda outlet , has quickly become one of his favorite electoral scapegoats .
He reportedly deeply resents that the network called Arizona for Biden so early ( even though the call was ultimately vindicated ) and has even discussed plans to launch his own right-wing network to “ wreck ” Rupert Murdoch ’ s reactionary outlet .
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This morning , Trump attacked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of his favorite lines of insult dating back to his reality television days .
He accused the network of playing “ right into the hands of the Radical Left Democrats ” and said it ’ s now “ floating in limboland.
” He singled out the decision to hire Democrat Donna Brazile and choosing to air “ endless negative and unedited commercials ” as major mistakes .
Anyone who has so much as glanced at Fox ’ s coverage over the past few weeks will realize how deeply delusional Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than enough airtime to the Trump team ’ s laughable conspiracy theories and has failed time and again to strongly denounce his authoritarian efforts to overturn the election .
But passive collaboration isn ’ t enough to satisfy him .
Nothing short of full-throated claims that the election has been stolen will do .
“ @ FoxNews is dead !
Really sad !
” Trump ended the tweet .
While Fox has taken sporadic rating hits since election day , the incredibly ( and unfortunately ) popular network is still far from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to feel even one iota of sympathy for Fox .
They created this monster , they have enabled him for four years as he attempted to rip up the studs of our democracy and rained down cruelty on marginalized communities .
Any damage he inflicts on them at this point is well-deserved .
Clearly still fuming , Trump followed up with another tweet a couple of hours later , stating that the “ biggest difference ” between 2016 and 2020 was the coverage from Fox News .
The claim is an odd one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ premise that Trump won in 2016 and lost in 2020 .
Luckily for us , Trump can screech “ Rigged Election !
!
!
” all he wants , in 35 short days Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America .
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Now that the Electoral College has officially confirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, the MAGA fans still insisting that their glorious leader has a path to a second term look somewhat like those infamous Japanese soldiers from WWII who, stranded on remote islands in the Pacific, persisted in their belief that the war was still waging long after their country had surrendered to the Allies.
Trump lost. No sane person can argue against that undeniable fact at this point. Next month he will leave office and Biden will become president, beginning the long arduous process of restoring the soul of the nation and returning America to its previous position of authority and influence on the world stage.
Pathological liar and narcissist that he is, Donald still refuses to admit that the American people rejected him en masse. He insists that some kind of fantastical widespread voter fraud conspiracy took place despite lacking even a shred of evidence to support such a claim. The conspiracy theories aren’t enough for him though and so in an impressive display of cognitive dissonance even by Trumpian standards, he denies that he lost even as he’s looking for people to blame for that loss.
Fox News, once the president’s favorite propaganda outlet, has quickly become one of his favorite electoral scapegoats. He reportedly deeply resents that the network called Arizona for Biden so early (even though the call was ultimately vindicated) and has even discussed plans to launch his own right-wing network to “wreck” Rupert Murdoch’s reactionary outlet.
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This morning, Trump attacked Fox’s ratings on Twitter, one of his favorite lines of insult dating back to his reality television days. He accused the network of playing “right into the hands of the Radical Left Democrats” and said it’s now “floating in limboland.” He singled out the decision to hire Democrat Donna Brazile and choosing to air “endless negative and unedited commercials” as major mistakes.
Anyone who has so much as glanced at Fox’s coverage over the past few weeks will realize how deeply delusional Trump’s tweet is. The network has given more than enough airtime to the Trump team’s laughable conspiracy theories and has failed time and again to strongly denounce his authoritarian efforts to overturn the election. But passive collaboration isn’t enough to satisfy him. Nothing short of full-throated claims that the election has been stolen will do.
“@FoxNews is dead! Really sad!” Trump ended the tweet. While Fox has taken sporadic rating hits since election day, the incredibly (and unfortunately) popular network is still far from dead. That said, one struggles to feel even one iota of sympathy for Fox. They created this monster, they have enabled him for four years as he attempted to rip up the studs of our democracy and rained down cruelty on marginalized communities. Any damage he inflicts on them at this point is well-deserved.
Can’t believe how badly @FoxNews is doing in the ratings. They played right into the hands of the Radical Left Democrats, & now are floating in limboland. Hiring fired @donnabraziIe, and far worse, allowing endless negative and unedited commercials. @FoxNews is dead. Really Sad! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 16, 2020
Clearly still fuming, Trump followed up with another tweet a couple of hours later, stating that the “biggest difference” between 2016 and 2020 was the coverage from Fox News. The claim is an odd one since it seems to implicitly accept the premise that Trump won in 2016 and lost in 2020. Luckily for us, Trump can screech “Rigged Election!!!” all he wants, in 35 short days Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America.
Perhaps the biggest difference between 2016 and 2020 is @FoxNews, despite the fact that I went from 63,000,000 Votes to 75,000,000 Votes, a record 12,000,000 Vote increase. Obama went down 3,000,000 Votes, and won. Rigged Election!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 16, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-17--Trump’s Proud Boy thugs busted plotting to disrupt Biden inauguration

Not content to “ stand back and stand by ” as Donald Trump infamously told them to do in his final presidential debate , the alt-right domestic terrorist group the Proud Boys are reportedly planning to try to infiltrate the scaled-back inauguration ceremonies for President-elect Joe Biden in Washington DC next month , according to a report in the Rupert Murdoch-owned British tabloid The Sun .
The idea that the violence-prone street gang would refrain from its reprehensible activities because of Trump ’ s begrudging demand during his likely insincere pledge at the debate to denounce white supremacists was erased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group burned Black Lives Mater banners that were hung at Black churches in the Washington DC area as part of the demonstrations at the “ Stop the Steal ” march in the nation ’ s capital that also saw sporadic clashes between members of the Proud Boys and counter-protestors .
The call to disrupt the Biden-Harris inauguration was revealed during a video posted on the YouTube channel of InfoWars alumnus Joe Biggs when his guest Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio urged the members of the group to “ kick off this presidency with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unlike Donald Trump , Tarrio is acknowledging that it will be Joe Biden standing at the podium on January 2oth .
“ Revolt motherf***ers , ” Tarrio exclaimed , while telling his fellow members to “ take over.
” “ Do whatever you got to do to f***ing get your tickets.
” “ You show up there in Biden gear and you turn his inauguration into a f***ing circus , a sign of resistance , a sign of revolution , ” the gang leader continued sedititously .
Add your name to tell Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likelihood of any significant number of Proud Boys gaining access to the inaugural festivities seems to be quite low since the Biden inaugural planners are expected to cut the number of invitations to the festivities drastically compared to previous years due to the dangers of turning the inauguration into a facsimile of one of Donald Trump ’ s superspreader campaign rallies .
Still , even if the gang members aren ’ t able to infiltrate the crowd at the inauguration , their stated intent to disrupt it should warrant an immediate investigation into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to stay away from the event .
Perhaps they can manage to get a hearing in a courtroom adjacent to the one that their object of admiration , Donald Trump , will likely be in to face the charges of corruption and malfeasance that he will hopefully face after exiting the presidency .
Original reporting by Patrick Knox at The Sun .
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Not content to “stand back and stand by” as Donald Trump infamously told them to do in his final presidential debate, the alt-right domestic terrorist group the Proud Boys are reportedly planning to try to infiltrate the scaled-back inauguration ceremonies for President-elect Joe Biden in Washington DC next month, according to a report in the Rupert Murdoch-owned British tabloid The Sun.
The idea that the violence-prone street gang would refrain from its reprehensible activities because of Trump’s begrudging demand during his likely insincere pledge at the debate to denounce white supremacists was erased this past weekend when members of the group burned Black Lives Mater banners that were hung at Black churches in the Washington DC area as part of the demonstrations at the “Stop the Steal” march in the nation’s capital that also saw sporadic clashes between members of the Proud Boys and counter-protestors.
The call to disrupt the Biden-Harris inauguration was revealed during a video posted on the YouTube channel of InfoWars alumnus Joe Biggs when his guest Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio urged the members of the group to “kick off this presidency with f***ing fireworks”.
At least, unlike Donald Trump, Tarrio is acknowledging that it will be Joe Biden standing at the podium on January 2oth.
“Revolt motherf***ers,” Tarrio exclaimed, while telling his fellow members to “take over.” “Do whatever you got to do to f***ing get your tickets.” “You show up there in Biden gear and you turn his inauguration into a f***ing circus, a sign of resistance, a sign of revolution,” the gang leader continued sedititously.
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
The likelihood of any significant number of Proud Boys gaining access to the inaugural festivities seems to be quite low since the Biden inaugural planners are expected to cut the number of invitations to the festivities drastically compared to previous years due to the dangers of turning the inauguration into a facsimile of one of Donald Trump’s superspreader campaign rallies.
Still, even if the gang members aren’t able to infiltrate the crowd at the inauguration, their stated intent to disrupt it should warrant an immediate investigation into their treasonous behavior and a court order to stay away from the event.
Perhaps they can manage to get a hearing in a courtroom adjacent to the one that their object of admiration, Donald Trump, will likely be in to face the charges of corruption and malfeasance that he will hopefully face after exiting the presidency.
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Original reporting by Patrick Knox at The Sun.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-17--Ana Navarro rips into Republicans for clutching their pearls over Biden staffer “f*ckers” incident

Senator Marco Rubio — or as the president he has enabled for four years likes to refer to him : “ Little Marco ” — has cultivated a reputation for being one of the most unbearably sanctimonious politicians on Twitter .
The failed presidential candidate lacks the spine to actually do anything about the countless inequities and cruelties his party regularly inflicts on the American people but he ’ s more than happy to blast out Bible quotes and tweets about love and courage .
Rubio stood by as Donald Trump pillaged our federal government and enabled mass death by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic .
As this president shredded our national reputation on the world stage , the Florida senator stood quietly on the side , terrified to speak up for fear of alienating the president ’ s base .
Now that Trump has been defeated by President-elect Biden , Rubio appears to be once again finding his voice as he rushes to denounce behavior from Democrats far tamer than what he tolerated from Trump .
In a new interview with Glamour magazine , Biden ’ s incoming Deputy Chief of Staff Jen O ’ Malley @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as “ f*ckers ” while discussing the possibility of compromise with the GOP .
“ The president-elect was able to connect with people over this sense of unity .
In the primary , people would mock him , like , ‘ You think you can work with Republicans ?
’ I ’ m not saying they ’ re not a bunch of f*ckers .
Mitch McConnell is terrible , ” said O ’ Malley Dillon .
“ But this sense that you couldn ’ t wish for that , you couldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rejected that .
From start to finish , he set out with this idea that unity was possible , that together we are stronger , that we , as a country , need healing , and our politics needs that too.
” Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede !
Never ones to miss an opportunity for staggering hypocrisy , Republican politicians are now clutching their pearls over the use of the word “ f*ckers , ” presumably because they think the rest of us are suffering from mass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supported a man who bragged on tape about sexually assaulting women .
The faux outrage emanating from the right over this utterly anodyne quote also intentionally ignores O ’ Malley Dillon ’ s point that bipartisanship is something to be desired .
Little Marco , as craven as ever , tweeted last night that President-elect Biden “ talks about unity and healing ” but chose a Deputy Chief of Staff who “ called Republicans in Congress a bunch of f***ers.
” Ignoring the obvious reality that many Congressional Republicans are in fact “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone is going to interpret his tweet in good faith ?
This is the same senator who stood on stage during the 2016 Republican primaries and implied that Donald Trump has a small penis .
A paragon of decency he is not .
The outspoken women who host the popular show The View were quick to slam Rubio and his Republican cronies over their fabricated outrage .
Ana Navarro , a Republican and frequent critic of the Trump administration , had particularly blunt words for the Florida senator .
“ I have an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I guess he ’ s been a little busy tweeting Bible verses and might have missed when the president they ’ ve been genuflecting to the last four years boasted about grabbing a woman by a word I can ’ t say on TV or said that people that came from Africa and Latin America came from countries that I can ’ t say on TV or called Black athletes who took a knee ‘ sons of b*tchs ’ and when Ted Yoho calls Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a ‘ b*tch ’ at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If you were okay with the likes of Steven Bannon as chief of staff and okay with the likes of Stephen Miller , if you ’ ve been okay with a president who paid hush money to a stripper and who has given us a slew of bad worded we can ’ t say on TV then I think you really should save your outrage , four faux outrage for an Emmy or Oscar-nominated speech at some point but just spare us this level of hypocrisy for the love of God .
Spare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ close to Christmas , ” she added , giving a voice to the collective frustration we all feel when confronted with such flagrant GOP bad faith .
Rubio ’ s tweet has since gone incredibly viral , with Twitter users both famous and unknown rushing in to pillory the little guy .
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Senator Marco Rubio — or as the president he has enabled for four years likes to refer to him: “Little Marco”— has cultivated a reputation for being one of the most unbearably sanctimonious politicians on Twitter. The failed presidential candidate lacks the spine to actually do anything about the countless inequities and cruelties his party regularly inflicts on the American people but he’s more than happy to blast out Bible quotes and tweets about love and courage.
Rubio stood by as Donald Trump pillaged our federal government and enabled mass death by failing to competently respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. As this president shredded our national reputation on the world stage, the Florida senator stood quietly on the side, terrified to speak up for fear of alienating the president’s base. Now that Trump has been defeated by President-elect Biden, Rubio appears to be once again finding his voice as he rushes to denounce behavior from Democrats far tamer than what he tolerated from Trump.
In a new interview with Glamour magazine, Biden’s incoming Deputy Chief of Staff Jen O’Malley Dillon not unreasonably referred to Republican politicians as “f*ckers” while discussing the possibility of compromise with the GOP.
“The president-elect was able to connect with people over this sense of unity. In the primary, people would mock him, like, ‘You think you can work with Republicans?’ I’m not saying they’re not a bunch of f*ckers. Mitch McConnell is terrible,” said O’Malley Dillon. “But this sense that you couldn’t wish for that, you couldn’t wish for this bipartisan ideal? He rejected that. From start to finish, he set out with this idea that unity was possible, that together we are stronger, that we, as a country, need healing, and our politics needs that too.”
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Never ones to miss an opportunity for staggering hypocrisy, Republican politicians are now clutching their pearls over the use of the word “f*ckers,” presumably because they think the rest of us are suffering from mass amnesia and have forgotten that they gleefully supported a man who bragged on tape about sexually assaulting women. The faux outrage emanating from the right over this utterly anodyne quote also intentionally ignores O’Malley Dillon’s point that bipartisanship is something to be desired.
Little Marco, as craven as ever, tweeted last night that President-elect Biden “talks about unity and healing” but chose a Deputy Chief of Staff who “called Republicans in Congress a bunch of f***ers.” Ignoring the obvious reality that many Congressional Republicans are in fact “f***ers,” does Rubio really think anyone is going to interpret his tweet in good faith? This is the same senator who stood on stage during the 2016 Republican primaries and implied that Donald Trump has a small penis. A paragon of decency he is not.
Biden talks about unity and healing, but you want to know what they really think? Read how the person he wants as the next WH deputy chief of staff called Republicans in Congress a bunch of f***ers — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) December 17, 2020
The outspoken women who host the popular show The View were quick to slam Rubio and his Republican cronies over their fabricated outrage. Ana Navarro, a Republican and frequent critic of the Trump administration, had particularly blunt words for the Florida senator.
“I have an issue with Marco Rubio and other Republicans, I guess he’s been a little busy tweeting Bible verses and might have missed when the president they’ve been genuflecting to the last four years boasted about grabbing a woman by a word I can’t say on TV or said that people that came from Africa and Latin America came from countries that I can’t say on TV or called Black athletes who took a knee ‘sons of b*tchs’ and when Ted Yoho calls Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a ‘b*tch’ at the capitol?” said Navarro.
“If you were okay with the likes of Steven Bannon as chief of staff and okay with the likes of Stephen Miller, if you’ve been okay with a president who paid hush money to a stripper and who has given us a slew of bad worded we can’t say on TV then I think you really should save your outrage, four faux outrage for an Emmy or Oscar-nominated speech at some point but just spare us this level of hypocrisy for the love of God. Spare me the hypocrisy at this point so close to Christmas,” she added, giving a voice to the collective frustration we all feel when confronted with such flagrant GOP bad faith.
Rubio’s tweet has since gone incredibly viral, with Twitter users both famous and unknown rushing in to pillory the little guy.
Pretty crazy you saw the incoming Deputy Chief of Staff’s interview in Glamour but never managed to see a single Trump tweet — Jason O. Gilbert (@gilbertjasono) December 17, 2020
Imagine staying silent for four years during the Trump era and then clutching your pearls about a Biden official *swearing.* Someone confused “born again” with “born yesterday.” — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) December 17, 2020
After carrying water for Trump for four years, you don’t get to act offended by anything ever again. — Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) December 17, 2020
Prove that you’re not a fucker, fucker — Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) December 17, 2020
Well, there is the small matter of you very much being a fucker. A spineless, obsequious, sycophantic, gutless little fucker. Sooo, ya know, accurate. — The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) December 17, 2020
You are all fuckers. He’s still willing to talk to you though. He is a kind and generous man. — Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 17, 2020
https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/1339388031640465409?s=20
What hypocritical hogwash. You have supported to the ends of the earth the most foul-mouthed racist ever to hold the presidency. And a single remark from a female aide offends you?! Spare me. — Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) December 17, 2020
You supported a man who said the 2nd amendment people could “take care of” Hillary Clinton. Sit down Marco. — Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) December 17, 2020
Marco you followed a known liar. Who broke commandments every day. Who called himself the “chosen one” you lay at the feet of the golden calf for 4 years. — Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) December 17, 2020
“Grab em by the pussy” Marco. That’s more the style you are cool with. — Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) December 17, 2020
https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/1339389866078040064?s=20
this fatuous little shit should be forced to dig every one of todays 3,400 graves with his mouth https://t.co/jWPXJybe75 — man it’s a hot zone, (@Mobute) December 17, 2020
Guy who has spent the last 8 years tweeting bible quotes and calling his political enemies everything from communists to unamerican to traitors, mad somebody said something mean about him. https://t.co/pPTEvVi2ZJ — Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) December 17, 2020
Says the guy who literally said nary a word when @RepTedYoho referred to @aoc—a specific, sitting member of Congress—as a “f**king b**ch.” https://t.co/pWMCBIiGmR — Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) December 17, 2020
You’re not fuckers. Too generic. You’re whores. You’ve whored yourselves and your party to totalitarianism and damaged the republic. You are a whore, @marcorubio. I am concerned the incoming White House Deputy Chief of Staff lacks sufficient precision, clarity and vocabulary. https://t.co/VXISm99R8x — David Simon (@AoDespair) December 17, 2020
Thanks to Marco, now all of the women have to change our Twitter names to Dr. Fuck. https://t.co/yId5ttFinf — Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) December 17, 2020
Tweets like this remind me why it was so darn easy for Donald Trump to take over the Republican Party back in 2016. https://t.co/EaGZbphGeg — Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) December 17, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-17--Tucker Carlson broadcasts ugly, misogynistic rant against Dr. Jill Biden

Just when you thought that Fox News ’ most reprehensible Nazi-sympathizer couldn ’ t go any lower , Tucker Carlson has hit the Mariana Trench of despicability .
This poor excuse for a TV journalist had the audacity to attack incoming First Lady Dr. Jill Biden not only for her desire to be properly respected by being addressed by her professional title as a Ph.D. in Education , but had the sophomoric nerve to label her as “ illiterate ” during his broadcast last night .
The attack came just days after Rupert Murdoch ’ s right-wing media empire first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of President-elect Joe Biden with an editorial deriding her for using the honorific of “ Doctor ” without a medical degree — something for which anyone who has put the long hours of study and effort into their doctoral dissertation surely deserves to be recognized and which is how media outlets have regularly referred to male holders of PhDs like Henry Kissinger .
In Tucker Carlson ’ s eyes the only recognition that Dr. Jill Biden .
deserves for her doctoral dissertation at the University of Delaware in 2007 is as “ our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needs reading glasses , ” Carlson said , as he picked apart the new First Lady ’ s thesis .
“ Either that or she ’ s borderline illiterate .
There are typos everywhere including in the first graph of the introduction .
Dr. Jill can ’ t write .
She can ’ t really think clearly either .
Parts of the dissertation seem to be written in a foreign language using English words .
They ’ re essentially pure nonsense like pig latin or dogs barking.
” “ The whole thing is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poor illiterate Jill Biden but to the college that considered this crap scholarship , embarrassing in fact to our entire system of higher education , to the nation itself , ” Carlson , who was expelled from boarding school and only earned a B.A .
degree in history , insulted Dr. Biden with an ill-considered critique that he was poorly positioned to make .
Perhaps Dr. Biden ’ s dissertation had way too many big words for the lesser-educated Fox News host to comprehend , but Carlson added injury to insult by beginning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a scenario in which someone who has suffered a massive heart attack is mistakenly brought to Dr. Biden instead of a cardiologist and subsequently succumbs to their affliction .
While such a scenario would certainly launch a huge lawsuit against whatever ambulance company was foolish enough to make the mistake of not rushing their patient straight to the emergency room at a hospital , it should also inspire a defamation lawsuit by Dr. Biden against an ignorant and misogynistic TV talking head .
Anticipating criticism like this for his attacks on the incoming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ d be cornered for his comments .
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This wasn ’ t the first time that Tucker Carlson addressed the issue of the otherwise unquestioned legitimacy of Jill Biden ’ s doctorate degree .
Just a day earlier , he claimed that she is “ not a doctor ” except “ maybe in the same sense Dr. Pepper is.
” A more appropriate question to ask is whether Tucker Carlson , one of the most prolific promulgators of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump White House , is a real journalist or not .
Journalism implies coverage of news that is fact-based , not something with which Tucker Carlson seems to have the least bit of familiarity .
As to the reasons behind Carlson ’ s regular display of misogyny , racism , and reactionary malevolence , Tucker is going to have to seek the opinion of a different type of doctor , a doctor of psychiatry .
You can raise your blood pressure by watching Tucker Carlson slander Dr. Jill Biden in the video clip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at The Hill .
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Just when you thought that Fox News’ most reprehensible Nazi-sympathizer couldn’t go any lower, Tucker Carlson has hit the Mariana Trench of despicability.
This poor excuse for a TV journalist had the audacity to attack incoming First Lady Dr. Jill Biden not only for her desire to be properly respected by being addressed by her professional title as a Ph.D. in Education, but had the sophomoric nerve to label her as “illiterate” during his broadcast last night.
The attack came just days after Rupert Murdoch’s right-wing media empire first launched its coordinated assault against the wife of President-elect Joe Biden with an editorial deriding her for using the honorific of “Doctor” without a medical degree — something for which anyone who has put the long hours of study and effort into their doctoral dissertation surely deserves to be recognized and which is how media outlets have regularly referred to male holders of PhDs like Henry Kissinger.
In Tucker Carlson’s eyes the only recognition that Dr. Jill Biden. deserves for her doctoral dissertation at the University of Delaware in 2007 is as “our national shame.”
“Dr. Jill needs reading glasses,” Carlson said, as he picked apart the new First Lady’s thesis. “Either that or she’s borderline illiterate. There are typos everywhere including in the first graph of the introduction. Dr. Jill can’t write. She can’t really think clearly either. Parts of the dissertation seem to be written in a foreign language using English words. They’re essentially pure nonsense like pig latin or dogs barking.” “The whole thing is just incredibly embarrassing and not simply to poor illiterate Jill Biden but to the college that considered this crap scholarship, embarrassing in fact to our entire system of higher education, to the nation itself,” Carlson, who was expelled from boarding school and only earned a B.A. degree in history, insulted Dr. Biden with an ill-considered critique that he was poorly positioned to make.
Perhaps Dr. Biden’s dissertation had way too many big words for the lesser-educated Fox News host to comprehend, but Carlson added injury to insult by beginning his segment about Dr. Biden by imagining a scenario in which someone who has suffered a massive heart attack is mistakenly brought to Dr. Biden instead of a cardiologist and subsequently succumbs to their affliction.
While such a scenario would certainly launch a huge lawsuit against whatever ambulance company was foolish enough to make the mistake of not rushing their patient straight to the emergency room at a hospital, it should also inspire a defamation lawsuit by Dr. Biden against an ignorant and misogynistic TV talking head.
Anticipating criticism like this for his attacks on the incoming First Lady, Carlson warned his viewers that he’d be cornered for his comments.
“Whatever you do, do not make fun of it. If you dare to notice that Dr. Jill isn’t a supergenius, you hate all women. You’re a dangerous misogynist,” Carlson declared, accusing Dr. Biden of using “fake” credentials to “justify their power over you.”
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This wasn’t the first time that Tucker Carlson addressed the issue of the otherwise unquestioned legitimacy of Jill Biden’s doctorate degree. Just a day earlier, he claimed that she is “not a doctor” except “maybe in the same sense Dr. Pepper is.”
A more appropriate question to ask is whether Tucker Carlson, one of the most prolific promulgators of the torrent of lies issued daily by the Trump White House, is a real journalist or not.
Journalism implies coverage of news that is fact-based, not something with which Tucker Carlson seems to have the least bit of familiarity.
As to the reasons behind Carlson’s regular display of misogyny, racism, and reactionary malevolence, Tucker is going to have to seek the opinion of a different type of doctor, a doctor of psychiatry.
You can raise your blood pressure by watching Tucker Carlson slander Dr. Jill Biden in the video clip below.
That's DOCTOR Jill Biden To You! pic.twitter.com/szFTBZxI3o — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) December 17, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-17--Weepy Marco Rubio virally mocked for whining about Biden staffer calling Republicans “f*ckers”

Senator Marco Rubio — or as the president he has enabled for four years likes to refer to him : “ Little Marco ” — has cultivated a reputation for being one of the most unbearably sanctimonious politicians on Twitter .
The failed presidential candidate lacks the spine to actually do anything about the countless inequities and cruelties his party regularly inflicts on the American people but he ’ s more than happy to blast out Bible quotes and tweets about love and courage .
Rubio stood by as Donald Trump pillaged our federal government and enabled mass death by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic .
As this president shredded our national reputation on the world stage , the Florida senator stood quietly on the side , terrified to speak up for fear of alienating the president ’ s base .
Now that Trump has been defeated by President-elect Biden , Rubio appears to be once again finding his voice as he rushes to denounce behavior from Democrats far tamer than what he tolerated from Trump .
In a new interview with Glamour magazine , Biden ’ s incoming Deputy Chief of Staff Jen O ’ Malley @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as “ f*ckers ” while discussing the possibility of compromise with the GOP .
“ The president-elect was able to connect with people over this sense of unity .
In the primary , people would mock him , like , ‘ You think you can work with Republicans ?
’ I ’ m not saying they ’ re not a bunch of f*ckers .
Mitch McConnell is terrible , ” said O ’ Malley Dillon .
“ But this sense that you couldn ’ t wish for that , you couldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rejected that .
From start to finish , he set out with this idea that unity was possible , that together we are stronger , that we , as a country , need healing , and our politics needs that too.
” Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede !
Never ones to miss an opportunity for staggering hypocrisy , Republican politicians are now clutching their pearls over the use of the word “ f*ckers , ” presumably because they think the rest of us are suffering from mass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supported a man who bragged on tape about sexually assaulting women .
The faux outrage emanating from the right over this utterly anodyne quote also intentionally ignores O ’ Malley Dillon ’ s point that bipartisanship is something to be desired .
Little Marco , as craven as ever , tweeted last night that President-elect Biden “ talks about unity and healing ” but chose a Deputy Chief of Staff who “ called Republicans in Congress a bunch of f***ers.
” Ignoring the obvious reality that many Congressional Republicans are in fact “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone is going to interpret his tweet in good faith ?
This is the same senator who stood on stage during the 2016 Republican primaries and implied that Donald Trump has a small penis .
A paragon of decency he is not .
Rubio ’ s tweet immediately went incredibly viral , with Twitter users both famous and unknown rushing in to pillory the little guy .
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Senator Marco Rubio — or as the president he has enabled for four years likes to refer to him: “Little Marco”— has cultivated a reputation for being one of the most unbearably sanctimonious politicians on Twitter. The failed presidential candidate lacks the spine to actually do anything about the countless inequities and cruelties his party regularly inflicts on the American people but he’s more than happy to blast out Bible quotes and tweets about love and courage.
Rubio stood by as Donald Trump pillaged our federal government and enabled mass death by failing to competently respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. As this president shredded our national reputation on the world stage, the Florida senator stood quietly on the side, terrified to speak up for fear of alienating the president’s base. Now that Trump has been defeated by President-elect Biden, Rubio appears to be once again finding his voice as he rushes to denounce behavior from Democrats far tamer than what he tolerated from Trump.
In a new interview with Glamour magazine, Biden’s incoming Deputy Chief of Staff Jen O’Malley Dillon not unreasonably referred to Republican politicians as “f*ckers” while discussing the possibility of compromise with the GOP.
“The president-elect was able to connect with people over this sense of unity. In the primary, people would mock him, like, ‘You think you can work with Republicans?’ I’m not saying they’re not a bunch of f*ckers. Mitch McConnell is terrible,” said O’Malley Dillon. “But this sense that you couldn’t wish for that, you couldn’t wish for this bipartisan ideal? He rejected that. From start to finish, he set out with this idea that unity was possible, that together we are stronger, that we, as a country, need healing, and our politics needs that too.”
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Never ones to miss an opportunity for staggering hypocrisy, Republican politicians are now clutching their pearls over the use of the word “f*ckers,” presumably because they think the rest of us are suffering from mass amnesia and have forgotten that they gleefully supported a man who bragged on tape about sexually assaulting women. The faux outrage emanating from the right over this utterly anodyne quote also intentionally ignores O’Malley Dillon’s point that bipartisanship is something to be desired.
Little Marco, as craven as ever, tweeted last night that President-elect Biden “talks about unity and healing” but chose a Deputy Chief of Staff who “called Republicans in Congress a bunch of f***ers.” Ignoring the obvious reality that many Congressional Republicans are in fact “f***ers,” does Rubio really think anyone is going to interpret his tweet in good faith? This is the same senator who stood on stage during the 2016 Republican primaries and implied that Donald Trump has a small penis. A paragon of decency he is not.
Biden talks about unity and healing, but you want to know what they really think? Read how the person he wants as the next WH deputy chief of staff called Republicans in Congress a bunch of f***ers — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) December 17, 2020
Rubio’s tweet immediately went incredibly viral, with Twitter users both famous and unknown rushing in to pillory the little guy.
Pretty crazy you saw the incoming Deputy Chief of Staff’s interview in Glamour but never managed to see a single Trump tweet — Jason O. Gilbert (@gilbertjasono) December 17, 2020
Imagine staying silent for four years during the Trump era and then clutching your pearls about a Biden official *swearing.* Someone confused “born again” with “born yesterday.” — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) December 17, 2020
After carrying water for Trump for four years, you don’t get to act offended by anything ever again. — Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) December 17, 2020
Prove that you’re not a fucker, fucker — Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) December 17, 2020
Well, there is the small matter of you very much being a fucker. A spineless, obsequious, sycophantic, gutless little fucker. Sooo, ya know, accurate. — The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) December 17, 2020
You are all fuckers. He’s still willing to talk to you though. He is a kind and generous man. — Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 17, 2020
https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/1339388031640465409?s=20
What hypocritical hogwash. You have supported to the ends of the earth the most foul-mouthed racist ever to hold the presidency. And a single remark from a female aide offends you?! Spare me. — Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) December 17, 2020
You supported a man who said the 2nd amendment people could “take care of” Hillary Clinton. Sit down Marco. — Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) December 17, 2020
Marco you followed a known liar. Who broke commandments every day. Who called himself the “chosen one” you lay at the feet of the golden calf for 4 years. — Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) December 17, 2020
“Grab em by the pussy” Marco. That’s more the style you are cool with. — Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) December 17, 2020
https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/1339389866078040064?s=20
this fatuous little shit should be forced to dig every one of todays 3,400 graves with his mouth https://t.co/jWPXJybe75 — man it’s a hot zone, (@Mobute) December 17, 2020
Guy who has spent the last 8 years tweeting bible quotes and calling his political enemies everything from communists to unamerican to traitors, mad somebody said something mean about him. https://t.co/pPTEvVi2ZJ — Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) December 17, 2020
Says the guy who literally said nary a word when @RepTedYoho referred to @aoc—a specific, sitting member of Congress—as a “f**king b**ch.” https://t.co/pWMCBIiGmR — Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) December 17, 2020
You’re not fuckers. Too generic. You’re whores. You’ve whored yourselves and your party to totalitarianism and damaged the republic. You are a whore, @marcorubio. I am concerned the incoming White House Deputy Chief of Staff lacks sufficient precision, clarity and vocabulary. https://t.co/VXISm99R8x — David Simon (@AoDespair) December 17, 2020
Thanks to Marco, now all of the women have to change our Twitter names to Dr. Fuck. https://t.co/yId5ttFinf — Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) December 17, 2020
Tweets like this remind me why it was so darn easy for Donald Trump to take over the Republican Party back in 2016. https://t.co/EaGZbphGeg — Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) December 17, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-18--“I want to hit this kid!” Bodycam footage shows Boston PD gleefully beating peaceful protestors

While Donald Trump and the right-wing propaganda machine have howled nonstop about the imaginary violence of “ antifa ” and Black Lives Matter activists — who they smear as “ thugs ” and “ terrorists ” — the body-camera footage from police officers makes it clear who the real goons are .
Analysis of 66 hours of bodycam film confirms what anyone present at the protests over the murder of George Floyd already knew : that police officers reveled in inflicting violence on the protestors and did so with a vindictive enthusiasm .
Attorney Carl Williams , who obtained the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their names , was horrified by what he saw .
“ It ’ s this mob mentality .
And I use ‘ mob ’ as a sort of a double entendre—mob like the mafia and mob like a group of a pack of wild people roaming the streets looking to attack people , ” said Williams to the Appeal .
“ This is not law enforcement .
That ’ s not what they ’ re doing right there in the streets , ganging up on people using weaponry…and they ’ re enjoying it.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the peace , ” these jackbooted thugs were recorded bragging to each other about using excessive force and deliberately targeting nonviolent protestors .
One video shows an officer using his baton to smack down a woman before immediately knocking a man off a motorcycle .
“ Let ’ s get this fucker !
” screams one .
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One video shows a police officer bragging about using his patrol car to hit protesters .
The footage has provoked outrage from legislators and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kind of appallingly violent police behavior that we have seen all over the country in response to the Black Lives Matter protests , and it highlights the fundamental contradiction within Democratic efforts to appease civil rights activists and avoid being tarred as “ weak on crime ” by Republicans : the middle road of “ reforming ” the police is a nonstarter because the police have made it clear that they do not want to be reformed and have no intention of changing anything .
If the Democratic Mayor of Boston and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their flowery rhetoric that Black Lives Matter , they need to think long and hard about fundamental changes they can make to the institution of policing in Boston , because these videos show that the institutional culture of the police is deeply rooted in fascist violence .
Original reporting by Eoin Higgins at the Appeal .
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While Donald Trump and the right-wing propaganda machine have howled nonstop about the imaginary violence of “antifa” and Black Lives Matter activists — who they smear as “thugs” and “terrorists” — the body-camera footage from police officers makes it clear who the real goons are.
Analysis of 66 hours of bodycam film confirms what anyone present at the protests over the murder of George Floyd already knew: that police officers reveled in inflicting violence on the protestors and did so with a vindictive enthusiasm.
Attorney Carl Williams, who obtained the footage to help his protester clients clear their names, was horrified by what he saw. “It’s this mob mentality. And I use ‘mob’ as a sort of a double entendre—mob like the mafia and mob like a group of a pack of wild people roaming the streets looking to attack people,” said Williams to the Appeal. “This is not law enforcement. That’s not what they’re doing right there in the streets, ganging up on people using weaponry…and they’re enjoying it.”
YOU: we don't need to *abolish* the police, we need to reform it and make it better THE POLICE: pic.twitter.com/fyznrnhZwN — Jay Willis (@jaywillis) December 18, 2020
Far from being “officers of the peace,” these jackbooted thugs were recorded bragging to each other about using excessive force and deliberately targeting nonviolent protestors. One video shows an officer using his baton to smack down a woman before immediately knocking a man off a motorcycle. “Let’s get this fucker!” screams one.
CONTENT WARNING: GRAPHIC VIOLENCE
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One video shows a police officer bragging about using his patrol car to hit protesters.
https://t.co/jxOQmjzW8b?amp=1
The footage has provoked outrage from legislators and city officials.
This is the exact kind of appallingly violent police behavior that we have seen all over the country in response to the Black Lives Matter protests, and it highlights the fundamental contradiction within Democratic efforts to appease civil rights activists and avoid being tarred as “weak on crime” by Republicans: the middle road of “reforming” the police is a nonstarter because the police have made it clear that they do not want to be reformed and have no intention of changing anything.
If the Democratic Mayor of Boston and the Democratic City Council of Boston truly mean their flowery rhetoric that Black Lives Matter, they need to think long and hard about fundamental changes they can make to the institution of policing in Boston, because these videos show that the institutional culture of the police is deeply rooted in fascist violence.
Original reporting by Eoin Higgins at the Appeal.
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occupydemocrats--2020-12-18--Trump child separation collaborator Miles Taylor rebrands as “Resistance” hero

As the national nightmare of the Trump presidency painfully inches towards a close , there seems to be a general sense among people that there will be at least some sort of consequence or retribution for Donald Trump , his family , and his cretinous lackeys .
But almost inevitably , some of the worst offenders are already showing how they ’ re going to whitewash themselves before our very eyes .
Miles Taylor , the ex-Trump DHS official ( and George W. Bush alum ) , who preemptively laid the groundwork for his rehabilitation with his “ Anonymous ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ running an anti-Trump consultancy firm with “ NeverTrumper ” Evan McMullin and ingratiating himself with the credulous sops in the # resistance by constantly tweeting vapid drivel about how awful Trump is and what a terrible threat he is to our democracy .
He ’ s working overtime to rewrite his story because , in a just society , he knows he would face a tribunal for crimes against humanity .
As the chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security , he played an active role in helping Kristjen Nielsen whitewash @ @ @ @ @ @ @ separation project , which tore thousands of innocent , young children away from their parents and incarcerated them in private-prison run concentration camps to be neglected and systematically abused by their jailors .
He was also directly involved in the development of the “ Remain in Mexico ” policy , which deported some 66,000 people , including more than 20,000 children , to overwhelmed Mexican refugee camps where they are subjected to murder , rape , torture , and kidnapping at the hands of vicious cartel gangs .
When it was clear that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and revealed he was the anonymous critic the whole time !
And now here he is , pretending he ’ s fucking sorry and that he ’ s a good little NeverTrumper with a Twitter feed that is suddenly full of performative outrage over Trump ’ s refusal to concede the election .
Even worse is his stated goal to help rehabilitate other Trump collaborators and make sure they survive the stigma of working for this monster and ensure they remain latched to the foul teat of political money .
In the blink @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CNN spots and sliding effortlessly into the role of Disgruntled Defector without any mention of the fact that barely two months ago , Taylor was publicly defending the Trump team for losing track of separated children and accused the migrant parents of “ not wanting their children back.
” Taylor ’ s work is responsible for the suffering , traumatization , abuse , and deaths of thousands of people .
But they were the lives of poor people of color , and this is America , where we decided long ago that those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is no reason why ending them should stand in the way of a lucrative career .
Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede !
Despite the endless lies that spew from his mouth , Donald Trump is , incredibly , somewhat of a truthbringer .
A primeval force of pure malevolence and ego , he leaves subtext , euphemism , and dogwhistle shredded in his wake , freely dispensing with the reassuring lies that we tell ourselves and driving the American people to embrace the narcissistic entitlement and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of America .
The tepid mantra of spineless worms like Miles Taylor that “ this isn ’ t who we are ” is gelded by the ugly truth that Donald Trump has inadvertently exposed : this is exactly who we are .
America thrives off , feeds on , and delights in the cruelty and abuse and torture and death of minorities , of the global poor , even off its own people .
One only needs to look at the perpetrators of the criminally mismanaged invasion and occupation of Iraq and what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ war was justified with orchestrated lies and would ultimately lead to the deaths of nearly a million people , a generation of deformed children in Fallujah , the rise of ISIS and the genocides they committed but that hasn ’ t stopped George W. Bush and Iraq war promoters like David Frum , Max Boot , Jennifer Rubin , and Rick Wilson from being eagerly embraced by liberals and into the arms of the mainstream Democratic Party for opportunistically taking a public opposition to Trump and his cronies .
Their rehabilitation is at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supremacy ; a declaration that the suffering and the mass death of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis is regretful but ultimately meaningless and should carry no consequence or stigma .
But in the era of Donald Trump , we decided that those crimes and those lost lives , the anguish of millions of grieving families , the terror felt by countless children don ’ t matter as long as the ghouls responsible for it performatively huff and tut-tut about the Integrity of Our Democracy and Respecting Our Institutions and The Functional Norms of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t even summon up any relief for their own voters in the middle of a pandemic as winter approaches .
Every week , there ’ s a new article in one of the nation ’ s leading papers calling for incoming president Joe Biden to let the Trump team walk away scot-free in a cynical and transparently insincere appeal to “ unity ” with the Republicans who refuse to accept that he even won the election ; Biden ’ s own team has indicated that it does not have much of an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and his minions for the staggeringly extensive list of atrocities and outrages they ’ ve committed over the past four years , preferring to maintaining the “ unifier ” brand that barely won him the White House rather than accede to the ferevent demands of justice .
The # resistance , which has spent four straight years screaming itself hoarse about Russia and treason and cheetos and Melania ’ s naked pictures , will doubtlessly be very disappointed to learn that Donald Trump and his administration of racist sociopaths and gluttonous grifters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have done .
Sadly , it turns out the powers that be care as little about their feelings as they themselves cared about a million lives lost in the War on Terror .
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As the national nightmare of the Trump presidency painfully inches towards a close, there seems to be a general sense among people that there will be at least some sort of consequence or retribution for Donald Trump, his family, and his cretinous lackeys.
But almost inevitably, some of the worst offenders are already showing how they’re going to whitewash themselves before our very eyes.
Miles Taylor, the ex-Trump DHS official (and George W. Bush alum), who preemptively laid the groundwork for his rehabilitation with his “Anonymous” op-ed and book, has pivoted to running an anti-Trump consultancy firm with “NeverTrumper” Evan McMullin and ingratiating himself with the credulous sops in the #resistance by constantly tweeting vapid drivel about how awful Trump is and what a terrible threat he is to our democracy.
He’s working overtime to rewrite his story because, in a just society, he knows he would face a tribunal for crimes against humanity. As the chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, he played an active role in helping Kristjen Nielsen whitewash and downplay the horrors of the child separation project, which tore thousands of innocent, young children away from their parents and incarcerated them in private-prison run concentration camps to be neglected and systematically abused by their jailors.
He was also directly involved in the development of the “Remain in Mexico” policy, which deported some 66,000 people, including more than 20,000 children, to overwhelmed Mexican refugee camps where they are subjected to murder, rape, torture, and kidnapping at the hands of vicious cartel gangs.
When it was clear that Trump was sunk, Taylor jumped ship and revealed he was the anonymous critic the whole time! And now here he is, pretending he’s fucking sorry and that he’s a good little NeverTrumper with a Twitter feed that is suddenly full of performative outrage over Trump’s refusal to concede the election. Even worse is his stated goal to help rehabilitate other Trump collaborators and make sure they survive the stigma of working for this monster and ensure they remain latched to the foul teat of political money.
In the blink of an eye, Taylor is booking CNN spots and sliding effortlessly into the role of Disgruntled Defector without any mention of the fact that barely two months ago, Taylor was publicly defending the Trump team for losing track of separated children and accused the migrant parents of “not wanting their children back.”
.@RepairRepublic Advisor @MilesTaylorUSA on recent remarks from the Trump legal team: "This rhetoric has jumped the tracks into violence." "@GaSecofState and others are on the receiving end…because they've gone out and told the American people the truth about this election." pic.twitter.com/30kK5qmwTU — #REPAIR (@RepairRepublic) December 1, 2020
Taylor’s work is responsible for the suffering, traumatization, abuse, and deaths of thousands of people. But they were the lives of poor people of color, and this is America, where we decided long ago that those lives mean absolutely nothing to us and there is no reason why ending them should stand in the way of a lucrative career.
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
Despite the endless lies that spew from his mouth, Donald Trump is, incredibly, somewhat of a truthbringer. A primeval force of pure malevolence and ego, he leaves subtext, euphemism, and dogwhistle shredded in his wake, freely dispensing with the reassuring lies that we tell ourselves and driving the American people to embrace the narcissistic entitlement and cruel indifference that rots in the heart of America.
The tepid mantra of spineless worms like Miles Taylor that “this isn’t who we are” is gelded by the ugly truth that Donald Trump has inadvertently exposed: this is exactly who we are. America thrives off, feeds on, and delights in the cruelty and abuse and torture and death of minorities, of the global poor, even off its own people.
One only needs to look at the perpetrators of the criminally mismanaged invasion and occupation of Iraq and what they’re doing today.
The war was justified with orchestrated lies and would ultimately lead to the deaths of nearly a million people, a generation of deformed children in Fallujah, the rise of ISIS and the genocides they committed but that hasn’t stopped George W. Bush and Iraq war promoters like David Frum, Max Boot, Jennifer Rubin, and Rick Wilson from being eagerly embraced by liberals and into the arms of the mainstream Democratic Party for opportunistically taking a public opposition to Trump and his cronies.
Their rehabilitation is at its very essence an expression of white supremacy; a declaration that the suffering and the mass death of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis is regretful but ultimately meaningless and should carry no consequence or stigma.
But in the era of Donald Trump, we decided that those crimes and those lost lives, the anguish of millions of grieving families, the terror felt by countless children don’t matter as long as the ghouls responsible for it performatively huff and tut-tut about the Integrity of Our Democracy and Respecting Our Institutions and The Functional Norms of our broken and useless government that can’t even summon up any relief for their own voters in the middle of a pandemic as winter approaches.
Every week, there’s a new article in one of the nation’s leading papers calling for incoming president Joe Biden to let the Trump team walk away scot-free in a cynical and transparently insincere appeal to “unity” with the Republicans who refuse to accept that he even won the election; Biden’s own team has indicated that it does not have much of an appetite for prosecuting Trump, his family, and his minions for the staggeringly extensive list of atrocities and outrages they’ve committed over the past four years, preferring to maintaining the “unifier” brand that barely won him the White House rather than accede to the ferevent demands of justice.
The #resistance, which has spent four straight years screaming itself hoarse about Russia and treason and cheetos and Melania’s naked pictures, will doubtlessly be very disappointed to learn that Donald Trump and his administration of racist sociopaths and gluttonous grifters will face no consequences for anything they have done. Sadly, it turns out the powers that be care as little about their feelings as they themselves cared about a million lives lost in the War on Terror.
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