alternet--2020-10-24--How QAnon uses satanic rhetoric to set up a narrative of ‘good vs. evil’

In front of a TV audience on Oct. 15 , President Donald Trump declared that he knew “ nothing about '' QAnon , before correcting himself to say : “ I do know they are very much against pedophilia . ''
What he did n't do was disavow what has been referred to as a “ collective delusion . ''
Part of that could be down to QAnon followers holding up Trump as some sort of savior – someone playing four-dimensional chess against shadowy political insiders and power players known as the “ Deep State . ''
But that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of QAnon – believe .
What Trump did n't mention is the atrocious claims that underlie this supposed chess match , and the demonic imagery and language that are used in the course of the conspiracy .
As a professor of religion who teaches courses on the cultural significance of monsters , I see many similarities between Anon claims and prior rumor panics that employed satanic rhetoric .
Moreover , given the growing popularity of the QAnon conspiracy – and its encroachment into mainstream politics – I believe that ignoring this rhetoric risks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The QAnon conspiracy theory started with an anonymous 4chan post in October 2017 .
The author , who later signed his or her posts as “ Q '' , remains unknown .
Since then Q has posted anonymous messages , known as Qdrops , on 8chan and now 8kun – on both online message and image boards .
The conspiracy claims that deep-state politicians and the “ Hollywood elite '' are involved in a large child abduction network that harvests the chemical compound adrenochrome — which is obtained from the oxidation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to satanic rituals .
Anons say that adrenochrome is consumed by some Democratic politicians and Hollywood elites for its psychedelic and anti-aging effects and is more potent when harvested from a frightened victim .
Trump , they believe , is planning a day of reckoning that will see the arrest , conviction and even execution of dozens of current and former government officials for their involvement in child sex trafficking .
In analyzing the Qdrops , I have noted a discourse of evil woven throughout Q 's nearly 5,000 messages .
Peppering the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our government worship Satan . ''
According to Anons , Trump is engaged in a battle of cosmic significance between the “ children of light '' and the “ children of darkness '' and is working to dismantle pedophile networks that are abducting children for satanic rites .
Protesters at a rally in Minnesota .
QAnon supporters believe the chemical compound adrenochrome is being harvested from abused children .
In using such language and imagery , Q does not portray perceived political adversaries as merely having a difference of opinion , but as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an Aug. 10 , 2018 , Qdrop titled “ Many in Power Worship the Devil , '' Q states : “ PURE EVIL .
HOW MANY IN WASHINGTON AND THOSE AROUND THE WORLD ( IN POWER ) WORSHIP THE DEVIL ? ''
On Aug. 26 , 2020 , Q posted an image suggesting that the 2020 Democratic National Convention logo resembled a Satanic Baphomet pentagram , which incorporates a goat 's head and a five-pointed star .
Accompanying text asserts that one party – Republicans – discusses God while the other party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dialogue rises beyond the level of us versus them .
Instead , for Q and Anons it elevates the conspiracy to a matter of cosmic good versus monstrous evil .
This , I believe , is of grave concern .
Presenting opponents as monstrously evil dehumanizes them .
Through that process , Anons may see themselves as would-be monster-killers ready to use violence to remove the evil .
This process of using the language of evil to dehumanize a perceived enemy is nothing new .
It was seen in conspiracies such as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Protocols , a fictional document first published in Russia in the early 1900s , link a satanic Jewish cabal to the Antichrist .
Examining past rhetoric targeting Jews reveals how such a discourse lubricates the machinery of violence – Hitler called the Protocols “ immensely instructive . ''
Jewish communities faced the blood libel — the idea that Jews kidnapped children for blood sacrifices — for centuries before it resurfaced in the Protocols .
In the Middle Ages this was driven by a fear of Jewish magicians kidnapping and stabbing children for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these rites was rumored to be ritually consumed as drink or mixed into matzo .
It was a demonic fantasy not based in any reality .
It is noteworthy that Anon claims about child abduction and blood consumption are linked to prominent Jewish figures such as billionaire philanthropist George Soros and the Rothschild family .
Joel Finkelstein , of the anti-hate watchdog the Network Contagion Research Institute has noted that the QAnon conspiracy is becoming increasingly anti-Semitic .
Indeed , renowned genocide scholar Gregory Stanton warned in an article in September that QAnon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ version of the Protocols '' and noted that the conspiracy was gaining traction in neo-Nazi circles .
For those who remember the “ satanic panic '' of the 1980s , these Anon narratives will sound hauntingly familiar .
The satanic panic was based on a series of rumors spread by concerned parents and authority figures , ranging from therapists to law enforcement agencies , convinced that a demonic cabal had infiltrated society to its highest levels .
Organizations set up to counter this perceived threat , like Believe the Children , argued that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ care centers run by secret satanists .
Prosecutors accepted , with apparent earnest seriousness , the claims being made about child sexual abuse , secret tunnels , and satanic rituals at the McMartin Preschool in Manhattan Beach , California .
Similar sensational charges were brought against the Fells Acres Day School and the Wee Care Nursery School .
Charges were eventually dropped or reversed in many of these cases .
As the unjust prosecutions demonstrate , the satanic panic damaged the reputations and livelihoods of innocent people .
QAnon is poised to cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people .
Already there have been incidents including the apparent QAnon-inspired shooting of a mob boss and a live-streamed effort to “ take out '' Joe Biden .
Anons are beginning to show a willingness to take matters into their own hands .
Why it matters now It is tempting to dismiss QAnon as too small and fringe to lead to the violence associated with prior satanic panics .
However , the emerging influence of Q is evident .
It is seen not only in the growing number of supporters – QAnon Facebook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but also in Washington with a president who declines to disavow the conspiracy and a Republican QAnon supporter , Marjorie Taylor Greene , looking set to head to Congress in November .
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The size of the QAnon community is difficult to estimate .
It is , by no means , mainstream .
But past experience has shown us that when a minority drapes its cause in a cosmic discourse of good versus evil , atrocities can follow .
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In front of a TV audience on Oct. 15, President Donald Trump declared that he knew “nothing about" QAnon, before correcting himself to say: “I do know they are very much against pedophilia."
What he didn't do was disavow what has been referred to as a “collective delusion." Part of that could be down to QAnon followers holding up Trump as some sort of savior – someone playing four-dimensional chess against shadowy political insiders and power players known as the “Deep State."
But that is only part of what Anons – followers of QAnon – believe. What Trump didn't mention is the atrocious claims that underlie this supposed chess match, and the demonic imagery and language that are used in the course of the conspiracy.
As a professor of religion who teaches courses on the cultural significance of monsters, I see many similarities between Anon claims and prior rumor panics that employed satanic rhetoric. Moreover, given the growing popularity of the QAnon conspiracy – and its encroachment into mainstream politics – I believe that ignoring this rhetoric risks harm to those targeted by the conspiracy.
Accusations of evil
The QAnon conspiracy theory started with an anonymous 4chan post in October 2017. The author, who later signed his or her posts as “Q", remains unknown. Since then Q has posted anonymous messages, known as Qdrops, on 8chan and now 8kun – on both online message and image boards.
The conspiracy claims that deep-state politicians and the “Hollywood elite" are involved in a large child abduction network that harvests the chemical compound adrenochrome — which is obtained from the oxidation of adrenaline — from sexually abused children subjected to satanic rituals.
Anons say that adrenochrome is consumed by some Democratic politicians and Hollywood elites for its psychedelic and anti-aging effects and is more potent when harvested from a frightened victim. Trump, they believe, is planning a day of reckoning that will see the arrest, conviction and even execution of dozens of current and former government officials for their involvement in child sex trafficking.
In analyzing the Qdrops, I have noted a discourse of evil woven throughout Q's nearly 5,000 messages. Peppering the Qdrops are claims like “many in our government worship Satan." According to Anons, Trump is engaged in a battle of cosmic significance between the “children of light" and the “children of darkness" and is working to dismantle pedophile networks that are abducting children for satanic rites.
Protesters at a rally in Minnesota. QAnon supporters believe the chemical compound adrenochrome is being harvested from abused children.
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
In using such language and imagery, Q does not portray perceived political adversaries as merely having a difference of opinion, but as being downright evil.
For example, in an Aug. 10, 2018, Qdrop titled “Many in Power Worship the Devil," Q states: “PURE EVIL. HOW MANY IN WASHINGTON AND THOSE AROUND THE WORLD (IN POWER) WORSHIP THE DEVIL?"
On Aug. 26, 2020, Q posted an image suggesting that the 2020 Democratic National Convention logo resembled a Satanic Baphomet pentagram, which incorporates a goat's head and a five-pointed star. Accompanying text asserts that one party – Republicans – discusses God while the other party – Democrats – discusses darkness.
Such dialogue rises beyond the level of us versus them. Instead, for Q and Anons it elevates the conspiracy to a matter of cosmic good versus monstrous evil.
This, I believe, is of grave concern. Presenting opponents as monstrously evil dehumanizes them. Through that process, Anons may see themselves as would-be monster-killers ready to use violence to remove the evil.
Remembering the past
This process of using the language of evil to dehumanize a perceived enemy is nothing new. It was seen in conspiracies such as the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. The Protocols, a fictional document first published in Russia in the early 1900s, link a satanic Jewish cabal to the Antichrist.
Examining past rhetoric targeting Jews reveals how such a discourse lubricates the machinery of violence – Hitler called the Protocols “immensely instructive."
Jewish communities faced the blood libel — the idea that Jews kidnapped children for blood sacrifices — for centuries before it resurfaced in the Protocols. In the Middle Ages this was driven by a fear of Jewish magicians kidnapping and stabbing children for evil rituals. The blood produced from these rites was rumored to be ritually consumed as drink or mixed into matzo. It was a demonic fantasy not based in any reality.
It is noteworthy that Anon claims about child abduction and blood consumption are linked to prominent Jewish figures such as billionaire philanthropist George Soros and the Rothschild family.
Joel Finkelstein, of the anti-hate watchdog the Network Contagion Research Institute has noted that the QAnon conspiracy is becoming increasingly anti-Semitic. Indeed, renowned genocide scholar Gregory Stantonwarned in an article in September that QAnon's demonic fantasy was “a rebranded version of the Protocols" and noted that the conspiracy was gaining traction in neo-Nazi circles.
'Satanic Panic'
For those who remember the “satanic panic" of the 1980s, these Anon narratives will sound hauntingly familiar. The satanic panic was based on a series of rumors spread by concerned parents and authority figures, ranging from therapists to law enforcement agencies, convinced that a demonic cabal had infiltrated society to its highest levels. Organizations set up to counter this perceived threat, like Believe the Children, argued that children were most at risk in day care centers run by secret satanists. Prosecutors accepted, with apparent earnest seriousness, the claims being made about child sexual abuse, secret tunnels, and satanic rituals at the McMartin Preschool in Manhattan Beach, California. Similar sensational charges were brought against the Fells Acres Day School and the Wee Care Nursery School. Charges were eventually dropped or reversed in many of these cases.
As the unjust prosecutions demonstrate, the satanic panic damaged the reputations and livelihoods of innocent people.
QAnon is poised to cause similar disruptions in the lives of innocent people. Already there have been incidents including the apparent QAnon-inspired shooting of a mob boss and a live-streamed effort to “take out" Joe Biden. Anons are beginning to show a willingness to take matters into their own hands.
Why it matters now
It is tempting to dismiss QAnon as too small and fringe to lead to the violence associated with prior satanic panics. However, the emerging influence of Q is evident. It is seen not only in the growing number of supporters – QAnon Facebook pages alone boast 3 million followers – but also in Washington with a president who declines to disavow the conspiracy and a Republican QAnon supporter, Marjorie Taylor Greene, looking set to head to Congress in November.
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The size of the QAnon community is difficult to estimate. It is, by no means, mainstream. But past experience has shown us that when a minority drapes its cause in a cosmic discourse of good versus evil, atrocities can follow.
Paul Thomas, Chair and Professor of Religious Studies, Radford University
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.


alternet--2020-10-24--Election holds future of young, undocumented immigrants in the balance

SAN DIEGO — Among the many policies that will be on the ballot Nov. 3 is what will happen to @ @ @ @ @ undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children.The Trump administration has tried to @ @ @ @ @ Childhood Arrivals program , known as DACA , which began under the Obama administration .
@ @ @ @ @ , Trump officials have argued that the program is illegal and should be stopped.DACA has @ @ @ @ @ court intervention .
Even after the Supreme Court issued a decision in June that it @ @ @ @ @ it wa ...

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alternet--2020-10-24--Ethiopia accuses Trump of inciting 'war' over Nile dam

Addis Ababa ( AFP ) - Ethiopia on Saturday accused Donald Trump of inciting `` war '' over a massive @ @ @ @ @ US president spoke out against the project and suggested Egypt might destroy it.Foreign Minister Gedu @ @ @ @ @ Raynor to clarify Trump 's comments , which mark the US president 's latest foray @ @ @ @ @ dispute between Ethiopia and downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan .
Gedu told Raynor that `` @ @ @ @ @ Ethiopia and Egypt by a sitting US president neither reflects the long-standing partnership and str @


alternet--2020-10-24--Georgia made more competitive by 1 million new voters since 2016 election

ATLANTA — The latest list of Georgia voters makes it easy to see why the state is in play this @ @ @ @ @ 2016 .
A younger , more racially diverse electorate .
Rapid changes in Georgia ’ @ @ @ @ @ a record 7.6 million registered voters in Georgia , according to voter registration rolls obtained @ @ @ @ @ the secretary of state ’ s office after the Oct. 5 registration deadline.Shifts among Georgia @ @ @ @ @ state ’ s 28-year run of consecutive Republican victories in presidential races , said Charles @ @ @ @ @


alternet--2020-10-24--Trump's negative impact is ripping through the GOP and eroding their chances of maintaining Senate c

Trump's negative impact is ripping through the GOP and eroding their chances of maintaining Senate control

As Election Day approaches , President Donald Trump 's poll standings have signaled trouble ahead not only for him but also his Republican lawmakers .
While Trump has expressed confidence in Republicans ' ability to take back the House of Representatives , well-documented polls suggest otherwise .
Not only has Trump jeopardized his own chances of re-election but also Republican lawmakers ' possibility of retaining control of the Senate .
According to a report published by CNN , Trump is trailing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in every critical battleground state including : Arizona ( by 7 points ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maine ( by 5 points ) , Iowa ( by 2 points ) and North Carolina ( by 3 points ) .
In 2016 , Trump carried three out of five of the critical states—which were Arizona , Iowa , and North Carolina .
However , it does not look that will be the case for the upcoming election .
In fact , not only is Biden leading in key states but there is only a 3-point difference in his polling margin compared to that of Democratic lawmakers .
The chances of Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even lower than the possibility of the maintaining control of the Senate .
The report also laid out an explanation to explain the downward trajectory of Republican presence in the chambers .
`` The chance of Republicans recovering in the race for the House is much lower .
They lost their majority in 2018 , when Republicans lost almost every single seat in districts carried by Hillary Clinton in 2016.This year , Republicans ' chances at a House majority have been all but squashed because they 're doing poorly in what should be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that has transpired over the last several months , Republicans also appear to be suffering from the reality that Trump is not as popular among voters as he once was .
Here is one of the main explanation of the difference in Trump 's current polling compared to his stance in 2016 that led to a campaign victory .
`` Look at Maine 's 2nd district , New Jersey 's 2nd district and New York 's 22nd district .
Trump won them by margins ranging from 5 points ( New Jersey 's 2nd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's 22nd ) .
Today , polls have Trump doing 9 points to 17 points worse than he did in 2016 .
He is ahead in none of these districts .
Not surprisingly , the Republican House candidate faces a deficit in all these districts . ''
Although Election Day is still more than a week away , it may be too late for Republicans to change the trajectory of the election since more than 50 million Americans have already cast early votes for the 2020 election .

As Election Day approaches, President Donald Trump's poll standings have signaled trouble ahead not only for him but also his Republican lawmakers.
While Trump has expressed confidence in Republicans' ability to take back the House of Representatives, well-documented polls suggest otherwise. Not only has Trump jeopardized his own chances of re-election but also Republican lawmakers' possibility of retaining control of the Senate.
According to a report published by CNN, Trump is trailing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in every critical battleground state including: Arizona (by 7 points), Colorado (by 9 points), Maine (by 5 points), Iowa (by 2 points) and North Carolina (by 3 points). In 2016, Trump carried three out of five of the critical states—which were Arizona, Iowa, and North Carolina. However, it does not look that will be the case for the upcoming election. In fact, not only is Biden leading in key states but there is only a 3-point difference in his polling margin compared to that of Democratic lawmakers.
The chances of Republican lawmakers taking the House of Representatives is even lower than the possibility of the maintaining control of the Senate. The report also laid out an explanation to explain the downward trajectory of Republican presence in the chambers.
"The chance of Republicans recovering in the race for the House is much lower. They lost their majority in 2018, when Republicans lost almost every single seat in districts carried by Hillary Clinton in 2016.This year, Republicans' chances at a House majority have been all but squashed because they're doing poorly in what should be red territory."
Based on all that has transpired over the last several months, Republicans also appear to be suffering from the reality that Trump is not as popular among voters as he once was.
Here is one of the main explanation of the difference in Trump's current polling compared to his stance in 2016 that led to a campaign victory.
"Look at Maine's 2nd district, New Jersey's 2nd district and New York's 22nd district. Trump won them by margins ranging from 5 points (New Jersey's 2nd) to 16 points (New York's 22nd). Today, polls haveTrumpdoing 9 points to 17 points worse than he did in 2016. He is ahead in none of these districts. Not surprisingly, the Republican House candidate faces a deficit in all these districts."
Although Election Day is still more than a week away, it may be too late for Republicans to change the trajectory of the election since more than 50 million Americans have already cast early votes for the 2020 election.


alternet--2020-10-24--Critics laugh at GOP's boastful tweets about Trump's 'accomplishments'

With less than two weeks until the upcoming presidential election , the Republican Party is going to great lengths to justify their support of President Donald Trump being elected for a second term .
But their latest attempt to boast about Trump 's `` accomplishments '' has fallen flat and Twitter users are taking advantage of the moment .
On Friday , the Republican Party took to Twitter with a series of boastful tweets detailing the president 's accomplishments during his first-term .
The first tweet read , `` Pres .
Trump is fighting for YOU !
Here are some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : *Establish Permanent Manned Presence on The Moon *Send the 1st Manned Mission to Mars *Build World 's Greatest Infrastructure System *Establish National High-Speed Wireless Internet Network . ''
The party shared a total of three tweets but Twitter users quickly began weighing in with a comical array of responses .
While some users insisted that the list of accomplishments only magnifies the broken promises Trump has failed to keep over the last four years as others were left reeling over Trump being lauded for `` permanent manned presence on the moon '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Mars . ''
`` With a global pandemic and a tanking American economy , why is the @ GOP listing a mission to Mars as a top priority ? ''
LGBTQ activist Eric Rosswood tweeted .
Even celebrities shared colorful responses as they criticized the Republican Party for the lackluster list of accomplishments .
`` Pineapple Express '' star Seth Rogan tweeted , `` Who in the fuck gives a flying fuck about putting motherfuckers on The Moon and Mars ? ''
Alyssa Milano accused Republicans of being `` so completely and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Veteran news anchor Dan Rather sarcastically criticized the party for their focus on outer space as opposed to focusing on the problems here on Earth .
`` This all makes a lot of sense when you realize COVID-19 is n't a problem outside of Earth .
Oh , and `` Waiting for Infrustructure Week '' gets renewed .
Yay , '' Others were flabbergasted by the fact that the series of tweets were not satirical .
As of Saturday , October 24 , nearly 50 million Americans have already cast their vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rate , the Republican Party may already be aware that they are facing an uphill battle in their fight to get the president re-elected .

With less than two weeks until the upcoming presidential election, the Republican Party is going to great lengths to justify their support of President Donald Trump being elected for a second term. But their latest attempt to boast about Trump's "accomplishments" has fallen flat and Twitter users are taking advantage of the moment.
On Friday, the Republican Party took to Twitter with a series of boastful tweets detailing the president's accomplishments during his first-term. The first tweet read, "Pres. Trump is fighting for YOU! Here are some of his priorities for a 2nd term: *Establish Permanent Manned Presence on The Moon *Send the 1st Manned Mission to Mars *Build World's Greatest Infrastructure System *Establish National High-Speed Wireless Internet Network."
Pres. Trump is fighting for YOU! Here are some of his priorities for a 2nd term:
*Establish Permanent Manned Presence on The Moon
*Send the 1st Manned Mission to Mars
*Build World's Greatest Infrastructure System
*Establish National High-Speed Wireless Internet Network
— GOP (@GOP) October 23, 2020
Pres. Trump is fighting for YOU!
Here are some of his priorities for a 2nd term:
*Further Cut Prescription Drug Prices
*Lower Healthcare Insurance Premiums
*End Surprise Billing
*Cover All Pre-Existing Conditions
— GOP (@GOP) October 23, 2020
The party shared a total of three tweets but Twitter users quickly began weighing in with a comical array of responses. While some users insisted that the list of accomplishments only magnifies the broken promises Trump has failed to keep over the last four years as others were left reeling over Trump being lauded for "permanent manned presence on the moon" and sending the first "manned mission to Mars."
"With a global pandemic and a tanking American economy, why is the @GOP listing a mission to Mars as a top priority?" LGBTQ activist Eric Rosswood tweeted.
Even celebrities shared colorful responses as they criticized the Republican Party for the lackluster list of accomplishments. "Pineapple Express" star Seth Rogan tweeted, "Who in the fuck gives a flying fuck about putting motherfuckers on The Moon and Mars?"
Who in the fuck gives a flying fuck about putting motherfuckers on The Moon and Mars?
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) October 23, 2020
Alyssa Milano accused Republicans of being "so completely and totally out of touch" with reality. Veteran news anchor Dan Rather sarcastically criticized the party for their focus on outer space as opposed to focusing on the problems here on Earth.
"This all makes a lot of sense when you realize COVID-19 isn't a problem outside of Earth. Oh, and "Waiting for Infrustructure Week" gets renewed. Yay,"
Others were flabbergasted by the fact that the series of tweets were not satirical.
As of Saturday, October 24, nearly 50 million Americans have already cast their vote for the upcoming election. At this rate, the Republican Party may already be aware that they are facing an uphill battle in their fight to get the president re-elected.


alternet--2020-10-24--The only Chicagoan of the Chicago 7 just wrote a memoir and says he's a fan of the Netflix movie 'Tr

The only Chicagoan of the Chicago 7 just wrote a memoir and says he's a fan of the Netflix movie 'Trial of the Chicago 7'

CHICAGO — Lee Weiner was the only defendant in the 1969 trial of the Chicago 7 who was from Chicago @ @ @ @ @ South Shore ; while facing federal charges of inciting a riot and teaching his fellow @ @ @ @ @ , he was a research assistant in the sociology department at Northwestern University .
Yet @ @ @ @ @ Sorkin movie , “ The Trial of the Chicago 7 , ” which hits Netflix @ @ @ @ @ barely a supporting character .
Which isn ’ t far from the truth : If @ @ @ @ @ they were initially ) was considered a dream team of magnetic war protestors — Abbie @ @


alternet--2020-10-24--Trump's America gets caught with its pants down in 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm'

We ’ ll zip up the matter of Rudy Giuliani ’ s pants in a minute .
First , though @ @ @ @ @ the new “ Borat ” movie has people talking about anything else.It goes by the @ @ @ @ @ “ Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.
” Sacha Baron Cohen ’ s most useful satiric creation — @ @ @ @ @ from Kazakhstan first introduced on Cohen ’ s “ Da Ali G Show , ” @ @ @ @ @ wonderful , hit-and-run 2006 feature — captures intermittent flashes of lightning in his return to @ @ @ @ @ than the gun-toting Dogpatch of the second Bush term , as depicted in th ...


alternet--2020-10-24--Pennsylvania small business owners have a drastically different take on Trump than they did 4 years

Pennsylvania small business owners have a drastically different take on Trump than they did 4 years ago

Small business owners in Pennsylvania are sharing their reaction to life after four years under President Donald Trump , the only Republican president to win the state since 1988 .
With all that has occurred over the last several months , many voters are having reservations about the possibility of Trump winning a second term .
It is no secret that small businesses have been hit particularly hard amid the ongoing pandemic .
Joshua Mast , who owns a small business venue and restaurant in Scranton , Penn.
, happens to be one of them .
He expressed concern about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his business is not better off than it was four years ago .
He also shared his concerns about health care .
`` I would have to say over the past four years we have not been better off , '' Mast said .
`` It would definitely take one level of stress away if [ health ] insurance was paid for or even reasonable .
For any small business , that 's a huge burden . ''
Mast also noted some of the characteristics he expects the president to have .
Not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have extensive knowledge of Washington , he also wants a president who will be proactive in the advancement of small businesses .
`` I feel right now we need somebody who knows Washington , who is going to do something for the small-business owner and who 's going to get something done . ''
Mast admitted that while he can manage to keep the doors of his business open , he knows that it will not be able to grow with Trump in office another four years .
`` I will continue to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to be able to keep my business open , '' he said .
`` But I will not be able to grow if we have another four years of this president . ''
Like Mast , many other Pennsylvania business owners are also facing financial difficulties due to the pandemic .
In fact , according to PennLive , requests for COVID relief funds for small businesses in Pennsylvania are reportedly outpacing the state 's funds available by more than $ 600 million .
The staggering deficit signals are major problem that could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impacts , on small businesses in the state .
In addition to business owners like Mast , the Post-Gazette also reports that at least 33 mayors in Pennsylvania cities have also announced their support of Biden .

Small business owners in Pennsylvania are sharing their reaction to life after four years under President Donald Trump, the only Republican president to win the state since 1988.
With all that has occurred over the last several months, many voters are having reservations about the possibility of Trump winning a second term. It is no secret that small businesses have been hit particularly hard amid the ongoing pandemic.
Joshua Mast, who owns a small business venue and restaurant in Scranton, Penn., happens to be one of them. He expressed concern about Trump's presidency as he admitted that his business is not better off than it was four years ago. He also shared his concerns about health care.
"I would have to say over the past four years we have not been better off," Mast said. "It would definitely take one level of stress away if [health] insurance was paid for or even reasonable. For any small business, that's a huge burden."
Mast also noted some of the characteristics he expects the president to have. Not only does he expect the president to have extensive knowledge of Washington, he also wants a president who will be proactive in the advancement of small businesses.
"I feel right now we need somebody who knows Washington, who is going to do something for the small-business owner and who's going to get something done."
Mast admitted that while he can manage to keep the doors of his business open, he knows that it will not be able to grow with Trump in office another four years.
"I will continue to have side hustles, as they say, to be able to keep my business open," he said. "But I will not be able to grow if we have another four years of this president."
Like Mast, many other Pennsylvania business owners are also facing financial difficulties due to the pandemic. In fact, according to PennLive, requests for COVID relief funds for small businesses in Pennsylvania are reportedly outpacing the state's funds available by more than $600 million. The staggering deficit signals are major problem that could lead to long-term, and possibility permanent impacts, on small businesses in the state.
In addition to business owners like Mast, the Post-Gazette also reports that at least 33 mayors in Pennsylvania cities have also announced their support of Biden.


alternet--2020-10-24--Here's the list of white supremacist and extremist Trump donors the president's campaign refuses to

Here's the list of white supremacist and extremist Trump donors the president's campaign refuses to denounce

President Donald Trump continues to deny that he is a racist but his ties to the white supremacists and extremists that his presidential campaign refuses to sever ties with and denounce have raised more questions about his beliefs .
While most presidential campaigns typically decline financial donations and endorsements from people and organizations they do not align with , that has not been the case for the Trump campaign .
From small donations to thousand-dollar donations , American Bridge 21st Century compiled a report based on Federal Election Commission ( FEC ) filings that revealed approximately 30 white supremacists , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump 's official re-election campaign and multiple other political action committees ( PACs ) including the Trump Make America Great Again Committee and Trump Victory , according to The Huffington Post .
Here is a list of the white supremacists and extremist Trump supporters who have donated to the president 's re-election campaign .
In total , extremists have donated a total of $ 120,000 since 2015 , including about $ 50,000 donated for Trump 's 2020 re-election campaign .
Reports about these donations come less than two weeks before the upcoming election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first presidential debate and faced heightened controversy for his refusal to denounce white supremacy .
In fact , during the final presidential debate , Trump claimed he was the `` least racist '' person in the room .
Around the same time , another White House staffer Julia Hahn , was exposed as having a deep connection with the white supremacist movement .
Kyle Morse , an American Bridge 21st Century spokesperson , weighed in on the Southern Poverty Law Center report .
`` Any white supremacist would be proud of the way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and campaign , '' Morse told the HuffPost .
`` That 's why they are forking over cash hand over fist to reelect the most openly racist president in modern history . ''

President Donald Trump continues to deny that he is a racist but his ties to the white supremacists and extremists that his presidential campaign refuses to sever ties with and denounce have raised more questions about his beliefs.
While most presidential campaigns typically decline financial donations and endorsements from people and organizations they do not align with, that has not been the case for the Trump campaign.
From small donations to thousand-dollar donations, American Bridge 21st Century compiled a report based on Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings that revealed approximately 30 white supremacists, bigots, and extremists donated directly to Trump's official re-election campaign and multiple other political action committees (PACs) including the Trump Make America Great Again Committee and Trump Victory, according to The Huffington Post.
Here is a list of the white supremacists and extremist Trump supporters who have donated to the president's re-election campaign.
Steven Alembik
James Allsup
Pamela Geller
Skylor Jernigan
Laura Loomer
Michael Masters
K.C. McAlpin
Peter Zieve
In total, extremists have donated a total of $120,000 since 2015, including about $50,000 donated for Trump's 2020 re-election campaign. Reports about these donations come less than two weeks before the upcoming election and one month since Trump bombed the first presidential debate and faced heightened controversy for his refusal to denounce white supremacy. In fact, during the final presidential debate, Trump claimed he was the "least racist" person in the room.
Around the same time, another White House staffer Julia Hahn, was exposed as having a deep connection with the white supremacist movement. Kyle Morse, an American Bridge 21st Century spokesperson, weighed in on the Southern Poverty Law Center report.
"Any white supremacist would be proud of the way Donald Trump has run his White House and campaign," Morse told the HuffPost. "That's why they are forking over cash hand over fist to reelect the most openly racist president in modern history."


alternet--2020-10-24--After Trump: In a year of worsening pandemic and avoidable tragedy, we must find the strength to reb

After Trump: In a year of worsening pandemic and avoidable tragedy, we must find the strength to rebuild

How many times can you say `` I 'm so sorry '' without the words losing their meaning ?
How many times can you answer a text or an instant message or an email by typing `` I 'm so sorry '' without becoming inured to the feeling of sorrow ?
Even if you manage to pause your constant grief , you 're hit between the eyes with another statistic , another story .
The day the coronavirus death total hit 220,000 , we learned that the parents of 545 children who were separated at the border can not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Can you imagine being a three-year-old child and not knowing where your mommy and daddy are ?
Can you imagine being a father or a mother and having no idea if you 'll ever see your daughter or your son again ?
We are spending so much time simply coping that we do n't have the time to express to ourselves the deep sense of loss and sorrow that has been with us every day .
Do you remember how you actually felt the day you saw the cell phone footage of George @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a policeman kneeling on his neck ?
I 'm sure the image is still with you , but do you remember how you actually felt ?
Anger ?
Sadness that it had happened again , yet another unarmed Black man killed by police on a street in an American city .
You lose track of the names .
Who was the guy who was shot in Kenosha , Wisconsin ?
Was it Rayshard Brooks ?
No , he was the guy who fell asleep in his car blocking the drive-through lane at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Georgia , and was shot twice in the back as he tried to get away .
It was Jacob Blake who was shot seven times in the back as he got into the driver 's seat of his car in Kenosha .
You lose track of the spread of the COVID virus .
Which states are the ones with the highest incidence of new infections this week ?
Is it Georgia and North Carolina ?
No , it 's South Dakota , with 35 percent testing positive this week , and Idaho , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Montana and Wisconsin ?
There was something about both states being really bad , was n't there ?
Well , yes , Montana is up 48 percent in new cases from two weeks ago , and Wisconsin is up 43 percent .
But the numbers just keep going up , do n't they ?
Yes .
That 's the answer , every single day .
The numbers keep going up .
We 've now got 21 states in what they call the `` red zone , '' which indicates `` unchecked community spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got 21 states in the `` orange zone , '' with `` escalating community spread . ''
And we 've got 8 states in the `` yellow zone , '' where there is `` potential community spread . ''
We have zero states where the disease is `` close to containment , '' which is how they classify the so-called `` green zone . ''
There were 81,010 new coronavirus cases on Friday , the highest number since the disease hit .
Think of it .
This disease has been with us for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ learned a thing .
But it 's not all just statistics , is it ?
It 's sadness , deep , deep sadness at the tragedy of it all , and sadness at the individual losses , one by one as they happen .
Every single one of the 223,845 deaths from coronavirus , which is the total tracked as this article was edited on Friday evening , was an unknowably tragic loss to someone , or in most cases , many someones .
Mothers .
Fathers .
Sisters .
Brothers .
Husbands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high school classmates .
Teachers .
Neighbors .
Friends .
Acquaintances from the local supermarket or gas station or hardware store or school .
Maybe somebody you regularly sit next to at your son 's Friday night football games , or your daughter 's cheer competitions .
Or somebody you see a couple of times a week waiting for the subway or picking up your mail at the mailroom in the lobby .
Then there are the fires in the West , and the hurricanes along the Gulf , one , two , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Laura in Louisiana and Sally in Alabama .
Laura alone caused $ 14 billion in damage and 77 deaths .
Houses incinerated , whole neighborhoods flooded and blown away , people wandering around in the ashes and the soggy remains of fires and winds and rain , people who lost loved ones , homes , cars , businesses , everything .
And still they rage , the fires now in Colorado with another month of hurricane season to come , all the destruction and death doubly tragic in the time of COVID @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you see the faces of family members of the people shot by the police , the mothers and sisters and brothers of Breonna Taylor or George Floyd or Daniel Prude , who died of asphyxiation , naked in the street , as police restrained him in a `` spit hood '' with a knee on his neck in the midst of a mental breakdown .
You see the faces of the dead men and women in photographs taken during happy times in their lives , and you realize they were n't just statistics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hands of the police .
They were real people , with real lives , and hopes and dreams and brothers and sisters and wives and lovers who cared for them and loved them deeply , and now they are gone .
They wo n't be there on Saturday to drink beer and watch the game with the guys , they wo n't be a phone call away when you ca n't find that recipe for sausage biscuits they gave you , and you ca n't remember how much baking soda it calls for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then there is time , the hours and days and weeks and months we are losing to the coronavirus .
Our children are losing a year out of their lives , a year they spent as an eighth-grader or a sophomore in college , a year when they did n't get the chance to stand around with their friends in the hallway of their school gossiping about who 's dating who , or who got caught by their parents smoking pot in their bedroom with the window open , or whose exhaust pipes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or who 's got the coolest North Face fleece jacket or hottest Lululemon yoga pants with that new cresting wave design up the sides .
We 're so busy staying safe ourselves , and wearing our masks and figuring out when the Target has the fewest customers so we can safely pick up more toilet paper and shampoo and see if they 've got the spray cleaner with bleach in stock that we 're almost unaware of what we 've lost .
And then you remember your college classmate who died from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , struggling on a respirator in an ICU , and you remember hearing how his wife could n't be there with him because it was too dangerous and the hospital was overrun with cases , and she could n't see him at the morgue , they just sealed him up and put him in a coffin , and they could n't even have a real funeral for him .
His classmates could n't come , all the guys he went to college with , and all their friends from the neighborhood , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them could be there to say goodbye .
They posted a few pictures online of the family 's service at the graveside , and that was it .
No celebration of his life .
No remembrance of the good times we all had , those nights hanging out at the neighborhood bar , the afternoons playing pick-up touch football in the park , how he could quote Philip Larkin and Anne Sexton , whole poems from memory , how much he meant to us , how much he is missed by everyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must be like for his family , for all the families out there , the hundreds of thousands of them , their grief and loss and sadness ?
And yet as vivid as his loss is , as profoundly as he will be missed , he is just one more death in a year of constant sorrow that is still with us and will be with us for many more months to come , so many tears , so many times you write the words , say the words , dive evermore deeply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so sorry . ''
We ca n't be mournful enough in this plague .
All we can do is go on and try to make their lives count by remembering them .
We will vote and make a better world , because that is our duty , but the world will never be the same after this .

How many times can you say "I'm so sorry" without the words losing their meaning? How many times can you answer a text or an instant message or an email by typing "I'm so sorry" without becoming inured to the feeling of sorrow? Even if you manage to pause your constant grief, you're hit between the eyes with another statistic, another story. The day the coronavirus death total hit 220,000, we learned that the parents of 545 children who were separated at the border cannot be found. Can you even imagine? Can you imagine being a three-year-old child and not knowing where your mommy and daddy are? Can you imagine being a father or a mother and having no idea if you'll ever see your daughter or your son again?
We are spending so much time simply coping that we don't have the time to express to ourselves the deep sense of loss and sorrow that has been with us every day. Do you remember how you actually felt the day you saw the cell phone footage of George Floyd murdered on a street in Minneapolis by a policeman kneeling on his neck? I'm sure the image is still with you, but do you remember how you actually felt? Anger? Sadness that it had happened again, yet another unarmed Black man killed by police on a street in an American city.
You lose track of the names. Who was the guy who was shot in Kenosha, Wisconsin? Was it Rayshard Brooks? No, he was the guy who fell asleep in his car blocking the drive-through lane at a fast food restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, and was shot twice in the back as he tried to get away. It was Jacob Blake who was shot seven times in the back as he got into the driver's seat of his car in Kenosha.
You lose track of the spread of the COVID virus. Which states are the ones with the highest incidence of new infections this week? Is it Georgia and North Carolina? No, it's South Dakota, with 35 percent testing positive this week, and Idaho, with 33 percent positive. What about Montana and Wisconsin? There was something about both states being really bad, wasn't there? Well, yes, Montana is up 48 percent in new cases from two weeks ago, and Wisconsin is up 43 percent.
But the numbers just keep going up, don't they?
Yes. That's the answer, every single day. The numbers keep going up. We've now got 21 states in what they call the "red zone," which according to NPR indicates "unchecked community spread" of the disease. We've got 21 states in the "orange zone," with "escalating community spread." And we've got 8 states in the "yellow zone," where there is "potential community spread." We have zero states where the disease is "close to containment," which is how they classify the so-called "green zone." There were 81,010 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the highest number since the disease hit. Think of it. This disease has been with us for nine months, and we haven't learned a thing.
But it's not all just statistics, is it? It's sadness, deep, deep sadness at the tragedy of it all, and sadness at the individual losses, one by one as they happen. Every single one of the 223,845 deaths from coronavirus, which is the total tracked as this article was edited on Friday evening, was an unknowably tragic loss to someone, or in most cases, many someones. Mothers. Fathers. Sisters. Brothers. Husbands. Wives. Co-workers. College or high school classmates. Teachers. Neighbors. Friends. Acquaintances from the local supermarket or gas station or hardware store or school. Maybe somebody you regularly sit next to at your son's Friday night football games, or your daughter's cheer competitions. Or somebody you see a couple of times a week waiting for the subway or picking up your mail at the mailroom in the lobby.
Then there are the fires in the West, and the hurricanes along the Gulf, one, two, three of them, Hannah in Texas and Laura in Louisiana and Sally in Alabama. Laura alone caused $14 billion in damage and 77 deaths. Houses incinerated, whole neighborhoods flooded and blown away, people wandering around in the ashes and the soggy remains of fires and winds and rain, people who lost loved ones, homes, cars, businesses, everything. And still they rage, the fires now in Colorado with another month of hurricane season to come, all the destruction and death doubly tragic in the time of COVID.
You turn on the TV and you see the faces of family members of the people shot by the police, the mothers and sisters and brothers of Breonna Taylor or George Floyd or Daniel Prude, who died of asphyxiation, naked in the street, as police restrained him in a "spit hood" with a knee on his neck in the midst of a mental breakdown. You see the faces of the dead men and women in photographs taken during happy times in their lives, and you realize they weren't just statistics, another Black person dead at the hands of the police. They were real people, with real lives, and hopes and dreams and brothers and sisters and wives and lovers who cared for them and loved them deeply, and now they are gone. They won't be there on Saturday to drink beer and watch the game with the guys, they won't be a phone call away when you can't find that recipe for sausage biscuits they gave you, and you can't remember how much baking soda it calls for, or how much salt.
And then there is time, the hours and days and weeks and months we are losing to the coronavirus. Our children are losing a year out of their lives, a year they spent as an eighth-grader or a sophomore in college, a year when they didn't get the chance to stand around with their friends in the hallway of their school gossiping about who's dating who, or who got caught by their parents smoking pot in their bedroom with the window open, or whose exhaust pipes on their beater Camaro are loudest, or who's got the coolest North Face fleece jacket or hottest Lululemon yoga pants with that new cresting wave design up the sides.
We're so busy staying safe ourselves, and wearing our masks and figuring out when the Target has the fewest customers so we can safely pick up more toilet paper and shampoo and see if they've got the spray cleaner with bleach in stock that we're almost unaware of what we've lost.
And then you remember your college classmate who died from the virus, his lungs filled with fluid, struggling on a respirator in an ICU, and you remember hearing how his wife couldn't be there with him because it was too dangerous and the hospital was overrun with cases, and she couldn't see him at the morgue, they just sealed him up and put him in a coffin, and they couldn't even have a real funeral for him. His classmates couldn't come, all the guys he went to college with, and all their friends from the neighborhood, and the people he worked with, none of them could be there to say goodbye. They posted a few pictures online of the family's service at the graveside, and that was it. No celebration of his life. No remembrance of the good times we all had, those nights hanging out at the neighborhood bar, the afternoons playing pick-up touch football in the park, how he could quote Philip Larkin and Anne Sexton, whole poems from memory, how much he meant to us, how much he is missed by everyone.
Can you even imagine what it must be like for his family, for all the families out there, the hundreds of thousands of them, their grief and loss and sadness? And yet as vivid as his loss is, as profoundly as he will be missed, he is just one more death in a year of constant sorrow that is still with us and will be with us for many more months to come, so many tears, so many times you write the words, say the words, dive evermore deeply into the abyss of "I'm so sorry."
We can't be mournful enough in this plague. All we can do is go on and try to make their lives count by remembering them. We will vote and make a better world, because that is our duty, but the world will never be the same after this.


alternet--2020-10-24--Keith Olbermann erupts over Trump's 'stupid and dull' debate -- 'oxygen of his rise to power was gon

Keith Olbermann erupts over Trump's 'stupid and dull' debate -- 'oxygen of his rise to power was gone'

On his new political show on YouTube , commentator Keith Olbermann ripped into President Donald Trump for his performance during @ @ @ @ @ Olbermann said that Trump `` ran out of bullsh*t '' as he tried to attack @ @ @ @ @ `` I do n't mean to say that he was honest , '' he clarified @ @ @ @ @ was lying and manipulating reality at an even higher rate than usual .
But with @ @ @ @ @ the salesmanship , the oxygen of his rise to power , was gone . ''
@ @ @ @ @ a debate knockout . ''
Instead , the incumbent president just appeared `` stupid and @ @ @ @ @ the crazy pills-grade performance of Trump 's first debate would have served him better in @ @ @ @ @ 'Hail Mary ' than did 90 minutes where it sounded like his only function was @ @ @ @ @ his podium down , '' he said .
`` It does n't matter if Trump @ @ @ @ @ That was his chance .
He blew it . ''

On his new political show on YouTube, commentator Keith Olbermann ripped into President Donald Trump for his performance during the final presidential debate. Olbermann said that Trump "ran out of bullsh*t" as he tried to attack his rival Joe Biden.
"I don't mean to say that he was honest," he clarified. "It seems he was lying and manipulating reality at an even higher rate than usual. But with a few momentary exceptions, the salesmanship, the oxygen of his rise to power, was gone."
Olbermann said Trump needed "a debate knockout." Instead, the incumbent president just appeared "stupid and dull."
"Even the crazy pills-grade performance of Trump's first debate would have served him better in his bid for the proverbial 'Hail Mary' than did 90 minutes where it sounded like his only function was as a big weight holding his podium down," he said.
"It doesn't matter if Trump now returns to abnormal. That was his chance. He blew it."
Watch:
https://twitter.com/KeithOlbermann/status/1319832232689885184


alternet--2020-10-24--'Nuts!' Lincoln Project mocks Jared and Ivanka for their 'comical' threat to sue over Times Square b

'Nuts!' Lincoln Project mocks Jared and Ivanka for their 'comical' threat to sue over Times Square billboards

The Lincoln Project on Friday night fired back at White House advisors Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump for threatening to sue over billboards in Times Square attacking their response to the coronavirus crisis .
The ads show the couple smiling alongside coronavirus death tolls for New Yorkers and Americans .
Kushner and Trump 's attorney , Marc Kasowitz , on Friday sent a letter to the Lincoln Project warning that the billboards were defamatory .
“ Those ads show Ms. Trump smiling and gesturing toward a death count of Americans and New Yorkers , and attribute to Mr. Kushner the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are going to suffer and that 's their problem '' ( alteration in original ) , with body bags underneath , '' the letter read .
`` If these billboard ads are not immediately removed , we will sue you for what will doubtless be enormous compensatory and punitive damages , '' the letter continued .
“ Nuts ! ''
the Lincoln Project replied , an allusion to commander Anthony McAuliffe 's response when German forces demanded the U.S. 101st Airborne Division surrender during the Battle of the Bulge .
`` The level @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump have shown towards The Lincoln Project for exposing their indifference for the more than 223,000 people who have lost their lives due to their reckless mismanagement of COVID-19 is comical , '' the group added in a statement .

The Lincoln Project on Friday night fired back at White House advisors Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump for threatening to sue over billboards in Times Square attacking their response to the coronavirus crisis.
The ads show the couple smiling alongside coronavirus death tolls for New Yorkers and Americans.
https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1319294071513346053?s=20
Kushner and Trump's attorney, Marc Kasowitz, on Friday sent a letter to the Lincoln Project warning that the billboards were defamatory. “Those ads show Ms. Trump smiling and gesturing toward a death count of Americans and New Yorkers, and attribute to Mr. Kushner the statement that “[New Yorkers] are going to suffer and that's their problem" (alteration in original), with body bags underneath," the letter read.
"If these billboard ads are not immediately removed, we will sue you for what will doubtless be enormous compensatory and punitive damages," the letter continued.
“Nuts!" the Lincoln Project replied, an allusion to commander Anthony McAuliffe's response when German forces demanded the U.S. 101st Airborne Division surrender during the Battle of the Bulge.
"The level of indignant outrage Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump have shown towards The Lincoln Project for exposing their indifference for the more than 223,000 people who have lost their lives due to their reckless mismanagement of COVID-19 is comical," the group added in a statement.
View their full statement below:


alternet--2020-10-24--Trump is headed for a demographic disaster on Election Day by dismissing this key group of voters

For months now , independent and undecided voters have been a strong focal point for the upcoming election but President Donald Trump is missing one key group of voters that could greatly contribute to his downfall on Election Day .
It is no secret that Trump is not the typical Republican but his political approach may have a lasting impact on the party and voters ' view of the Republican Party principles , namely Millennials and Generation Z voters , who are just years away from becoming the voting majority .
With Trump in office , the Republican Party has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of America in a manner .
However , Millennial and Gen Z voters are considered to be the most diverse voters in American history which may not lead to a favorable outcome for the Republican Party .
Ben Wessel , executive director of NextGen America , an organization that works to mobilize younger voters for the Democratic Party , spoke with The Atlantic about the full scope of the voting trajectory .
`` There 's a consistent picture coming together that says we 're going to have the highest youth turnout since 2008 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wessel said , adding , `` And they are rebuking Trump and the Republicans in a way we have n't seen since the 2008 presidential '' race .
Long-term trends may prove to be more baleful toward the Republican Party .
The publication reports that the latest movement may be just as vast as the rise of the Baby Boomer voters in the 1980s .
The electorate is beginning its most profound generational transition since the early 1980s , when Baby Boomers became the largest voting bloc , dislodging the Greatest Generation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Depression and World War II .
Although Trump typically goes with his gut by taking an aggressive approach toward politics despite his advisors and constituents urging him to tone down his rhetoric , his tactics may backfire against him and usher in a more progressive movement .

For months now, independent and undecided voters have been a strong focal point for the upcoming election but President Donald Trump is missing one key group of voters that could greatly contribute to his downfall on Election Day.
It is no secret that Trump is not the typical Republican but his political approach may have a lasting impact on the party and voters' view of the Republican Party principles, namely Millennials and Generation Z voters, who are just years away from becoming the voting majority.
With Trump in office, the Republican Party has aimed to push Conservatism to the forefront of America in a manner. However, Millennial and Gen Z voters are considered to be the most diverse voters in American history which may not lead to a favorable outcome for the Republican Party.
Ben Wessel, executive director of NextGen America, an organization that works to mobilize younger voters for the Democratic Party, spoke with The Atlantic about the full scope of the voting trajectory.
"There's a consistent picture coming together that says we're going to have the highest youth turnout since 2008, and maybe since 1992," Wessel said, adding, "And they are rebuking Trump and the Republicans in a way we haven't seen since the 2008 presidential" race.
Long-term trends may prove to be more baleful toward the Republican Party. The publication reports that the latest movement may be just as vast as the rise of the Baby Boomer voters in the 1980s.
The electorate is beginning its most profound generational transition since the early 1980s, when Baby Boomers became the largest voting bloc, dislodging the Greatest Generation of Americans, who came of age during the Depression and World War II.
Although Trump typically goes with his gut by taking an aggressive approach toward politics despite his advisors and constituents urging him to tone down his rhetoric, his tactics may backfire against him and usher in a more progressive movement.