Part 1 – Trump Crimes & RBG
We only have a few articles on Trump’s illegal activities in this first section, but under that are commentaries & links including the huge news of this past week, the passing of Justice RBG & all the ramifications that are sprouting from that. It’s got Americans all riled up with the election season already underway & the abortion issue arousing passions on both sides. But we’ll begin with more criminal updates which are definitely credible, with this bombshell story landing today that should get more play if the overload of news headlines weren’t so overwhelming (which is why we have a lot to say in our post today): https://www.yahoo.com/news/
Furthermore, Russia is going full-bore again by interfering in our election, seeking to aggravate the bitter divides in our nation while smearing Trump’s political opponent much like they did in 2016. Isn’t it ironic the Trump team of stooges, featuring Barr, Rudy & Sen. Johnson, are looking to pull off the same type of collusion crimes with foreign powers for this election as what happened in the last election. So if we happen to see a phony Durham report sprung on us as an October surprise, rest assured it’s the current version of the Russia-Trump coordinated WikiLeaks email dump or the Trump attempt at bribery/extortion with Ukraine. Cheating defines who Trump has always been. That new 2020 collusion story is explained inside these links along with other reports of crimes that point straight towards Trump & his crime syndicate, plus there are details why the Mueller Russian probe was absurdly incomplete:
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/former-robert-mueller-aide-admits-the-smoking-gun-in-the-trump-russia-scandal-was-sitting-right-under-his-nose/32454/
RBG & the Fallout
She was a powerful presence, a powerful intellect & a trailblazer, who even became a pop icon in recent years. She was also extremely tough & resilient in her long battle with cancer. This new news may dominate right up through the election & beyond, so isn’t it amazing how the main issues holding our attention can turn on a dime. When I first heard the news of Justice RBG’s passing, my instant reaction from a political standpoint was a keg of dynamite just exploded right before this most bitterly contentious & critically important election. My first thought was how this will really amp up the deceived Trumpist side of his evangelical base who only vote based on one issue, but then I rationed how at least as many voters on the Dem side will also be inspired to vote. This will be a base election more than any other in that turnout holds the key, which this one is destined to have a sky-high turnout on both sides. Polling suggests the interest in this election is at the highest levels on record, which is indeed likely to play out in record turnout, while the prospects of a coming imbalanced conservative court is sure to ignite the pro-choice crowd: https://www.msn.com/en-us/
I was encouraged right after the news of RBG’s passing broke, David Gergen on CNN said he felt the backlash would help Dems win this election. I agree the GOP senate is likely toast & I’m optimistic Biden will win, especially if he holds his own against Trump during the debates. With the abortion issue ratcheting up passions, it could well be most of the Trump-worshiping pro-life evangelicals & even like-minded Catholics were going to vote anyway, whereas those on the left who had been complacent about voting Biden have now been inspired to vote in far greater numbers. I really hope that happens: https://www.newsweek.com/
The highest passion over abortion is on the right since that’s all some of them care about & vote on, whereas the higher turnout numbers may be sparked more from the left, especially as the Dems intertwine a conservative court with not just the prospect of losing the pro-choice issue, but the real threat of having health insurance taken away: https://www.politico.com/news/
Trump no doubt welcomes this new narrative since his flailing campaign needed something else to run on, especially as he keeps trying to bury the tragic virus news, so he’s jumping at the chance to nominate someone this week (he says it will be a woman judge) way out on the fringe right: https://news.yahoo.com/trump-
The country needs reminded how blatantly hypocritical the GOP is being: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/
It’s also possible Biden could make the pick on the current vacancy if Trump’s nominee is seen as too extreme, where a couple other GOP senators could join possibly Murkowski & Collins in voting down the selection that I anticipate would occur during the lame duck: https://www.msn.com/en-us/
The vacant court seat likely gives evangelicals license to again align with a totally immoral & dangerous earthly leader, reflecting horribly on them. Those of us who haven’t signed on with that cult of Trump but are nonetheless pro-life, we should not let that situation overlook that a vote for Trump really is still a vote for a corrupt, lying, bullying, unprincipled, chaotic, clueless & reckless demagogue who’s an aspiring dictator! It’s not worth the risk, since I’d rather save our democracy over having a conservative court! The bottom line is, this singular issue does not justify electing a president who is such a threat to bring down our country. Inside this next link, can I get an AMEN!: https://www.yahoo.com/news/
And although the GOP controls the process a few more months, we shouldn’t bemoan whether the eventual outcome is certain to go against us nor consider ourselves powerless: https://www.theweek.com/
I’ve always contended a lopsided conservative court can do more harm than good, as revealed by decisions supporting gerrymandering, Citizens United, voter suppression, removing environmental standards, favoring big corporate interests over workers & various other destructive conservative causes. An extremist far-right court would also likely kick millions off their health care, as we’d lose Obamacare & coverage for preexisting conditions: https://www.theweek.com/
I’ve also often said becoming a pro-life nation shouldn’t come about through a Supreme Court jamming their dictates down our throats as a society, but rather through changing hearts & minds so as a citizenry there’s a majority consensus that abortion is too hideous of a procedure to be permitted. I personally find abortion deplorable, but as an older white male is it up to me to decide what women can do with their own bodies? It would also conflict with the will of the people. At this stage our country is trending more in favor of pro-choice (https://slate.com/news-and-
There’s no refuting that people behind any movement can’t change hearts & minds when others perceive them as hypocritical & morally duplicitous buffoons. Promoting a sustainable pro-life stance could have only been made possible through an ethical, unifier-type president with an argument based on compassion & not forced edicts. With the GOP tone-deafness & hypocrisy sending their own unpopularity to outrageous proportions, any temporary victories would end up being obliterated should voters usher in Dem domination for a generation or more. Also consider a pro-life court that repeals Roe v. Wade could come with a caveat the reelection of Trump may find America slipping into fascist tyranny (I’m not kidding, see the analysis & articles in Part 2). Just from the perspective of pro-lifers whether they realize this or not, the ideal scenario might be one term of Trump giving them the conservative court they’ve always longed for, but denying him a second term could prevent permanent irretrievable damage to our nation, their party & their evangelical church: https://thebulwark.com/but-no-
https://www.dailykos.com/
Part 2 – The Dangers are Real
In every Part 2 we always expose the risk of dictatorial fascism, of which President Trump is a unique threat in American history. More than any other menace we’ve ever encountered, this is what the election comes down to: https://www.yahoo.com/news/
Let’s let history be our guide: https://www.vanityfair.com/
Alarmist Trumpeters offer up fake-news examples of Venezuelan socialism as our future fate should Dems be put in power, but might I counter with the thought a continuation of demagogic Trumpism might ultimately end in a Venezuelan-type fascist state: https://www.washingtonpost.
There are many dangers that do require our attention & need to be taken seriously, so we’re prepared to hopefully intercept them before being carried out: https://www.lawfareblog.com/
Dictators don’t rise to power on their own. Much like Trump is attempting a coup over all the levers of governmental power, his sinister AG Barr is orchestrating a coup over the entire Justice Dept. Barr’s many faults against the rule of law are well documented, but recently he even went so far as comparing Coronavirus restrictions to slavery, a stunning case of verbal diarrhea that’s hard to swallow!: https://www.msn.com/en-us/
In other news seen in the links below, we read where there are a few select cities declared anarchist zones so Trump can withhold federal funding. Also, there’s yet another woman who came out claiming Trump sexually abused her in the past. Can all two dozen accusers be lying?: https://www.msn.com/en-us/
Trump is also bent on discrediting & destroying the free press along with the First Amendment, a classic move any dictator would seek. The prez even told a cult-rally crowd the accounts of a MSNBC reporter being injured covering a protest, calling a video of the incident a “beautiful sight:” https://slate.com/news-and-
Other reports have the FBI Director warning of the most serious threats from ongoing Russian interference & white supremacism, which Trump takes offense to the facts when it doesn’t match his campaign rhetoric. Any official that dares tell the truth is immediately at risk of being replaced by some sycophantic Trump henchman. A second term will surely feature a dramatic increase in putting incompetent, corrupt & blind loyalists in key leadership positions, while the punishment & vengeance against political opponents could rise to a whole new level. A Trump unleashed without the containment of facing another election could make the next 4 years a living hell! And because the prez demands spin over facts, those Trumpian blind spots & his administration’s miserable diplomatic efforts while shunning long-time loyal allies, plus his tepid response to the pandemic fight, all that is badly damaging America’s reputation & leadership mandate throughout the world: https://www.axios.com/trump-
Primarily thanks to the cult of Trump & echo-narratives that have drifted way out to the extremist right through the years, the modern-day GOP has become a bastardization of conservatism that has abandoned truths, to the point where a real conservative movement is no more: https://www.washingtonpost.
https://www.businessinsider.
https://www.alternet.org/2020/
Fox Fake News the Key Propaganda Source Vital to this Authoritarian Regime
An obvious lie from the bamboozled far-right is their unrelenting slogan of fake news when they describe the real media, while they place their unconditional trust in the truth-challenged echo-media. They’ve got it all bass ackwards! The real media with real journalists base their reporting on real facts even though they are quite tough on Trump, but it’s their job to call out the constant lying, bullying, incompetence, cluelessness, corruption & illegal activities that define this president far more than any other. It’s the right-wing echo spearheaded by Fox that is demonstrably & verifiable churning out false info, distortions & conspiracies on a steady basis. Granted, the opinionated talk shows on either side can be entrenched in their partisan politics since that’s exactly what their audiences have come to expect, but another standard mantra from the far-right that’s a lie coming straight from the pit of hell is that both sides have news reporting from the extreme fringe. Again, the real media may mean left but rightly so in this current unique environment, whereas the radicalized echo has become a pure propaganda machine in support of their demagogic leader.
In other words, Fox is in a league of their own for lying compared to CNN or MSNBC. Just like Trump can lie to his base all he wants because they believe him irregardless, the same applies to Fox fake news & their viewers. They actually feed off each other & coordinate the crazy spin: https://www.motherjones.com/
https://www.mediamatters.org/
Crazy Train Section
Just look at what the messaging from Trump & his echo have unleashed! These dim nudniks described in these articles are mentally disturbed beyond measure, certifiably being several watts short of an illuminated light bulb. Every day they routinely dismiss reason & common sense, oblivious to how nonsensical & destructive their view of life has become. Yep, those fanatics are flat-out nuts & here is the evidence!:
https://www.theguardian.com/
Evangelicals & Their False God
In the perpetual battle between good vs. evil, here’s hoping & praying evangelicals can start getting on the righteous side. I can’t believe there’s any doubt over such obvious truths, but the loony mentality seen at Trump’s rallies are certainly not of Christ: https://www.salon.com/2020/09/
Part 3 – The Economy, Virus & Campaigns
Virus or no virus, the main challenge to fixing our economy for the long run is featured in this article, since the working class have been getting robbed for far too long: https://www.msn.com/en-us/
I also say there is one glaring omission in the Dem messaging, a mistake fatal to Hillary’s campaign: https://www.msn.com/en-us/
Obviously the virus has only made the situation multiple times worse. Yet even with the election season upon us, the constant bickering still prevents another much-needed rescue package from getting done. How many bankrupt businesses & families will it take before DC addresses the desperation? While Congress is beset by entrenched polarization, MAGA has been infested by maggots. Why does Trump get any credit at all for his disastrous running of the economy? He has no idea how to even do his job: https://thebulwark.com/the-
Biden is wisely reminding voters of his working class background, whereas Trump was born into the elite class with a silver spoon in his mouth. So Uncle Joe relates to the folks of Scranton far more than Park Ave.: https://thehill.com/policy/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/
https://www.washingtonpost.
https://www.salon.com/2020/09/21/nations-who-have-recovered-fasted-quarantined-the-fastest-the-ruling-elites-wont-allow-that-here/
200,000 & Counting which that High Number was only brought about through Incompetence
It should have never gotten this bad, but we just reached that tragic milestone: https://www.thedailybeast.com/
Health experts even within the administration like CDC director Redfield now believe wearing masks may provide more protection than any coming vaccine: https://www.msn.com/en-us/
Plus how can the states set up the distribution channels for the vaccine before the election like Trump had insisted, when we don’t know which vaccine it might be even if one were ready by then. Among the candidates are vaccines that would require two doses & need to be stored at very low temperatures such as -70F. A big reason why we’re in the mess we are in is because we’ve never gotten universal compliance on wearing masks: https://www.newsweek.com/u-s-
Other assorted topics in the links below, incredibly it was the department of HHS who actually wrote health guidelines on behalf of the CDC, even putting their reckless spin on the CDC website over objections from CDC scientists: https://www.msn.com/en-us/
Another big blunder was Trump insisting the economy reopen prematurely back in the spring before the individual states’ data showed any bending of the curve. We’d be so much better off now had we only been patient back then. The one & only thing Trump brags about doing right was the China travel ban, but even that made things worse: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/
Our response was so inept it’s become a worldwide joke: https://www.dailykos.com/
By our calculations, if we had the same mortality rate as Canada, we’d have 117,000 fewer deaths. If we had the same mortality rates as Israel or Russia, we’d have 157,000 fewer deaths. If we had the same mortality rate as Germany, we’d have 163,000 fewer deaths. If we had the same mortality rate as Japan, we’d have 196,000 fewer deaths. If we had the same mortality rate as South Korea, we’d have 198,000 fewer deaths. If we had the same mortality rates as Singapore or New Zealand, we’d have 199,000 fewer deaths. And if we had the same mortality rates as Vietnam or Taiwan, we’d basically have almost 200,000 fewer deaths. Does anyone see a pattern here? Naturally, the delusional & narcissistic Trump just graded his performance fighting the virus as an A+. Maybe he’ll need to downgrade his score to A- if the number of deaths double by year’s end. It seems like our prez needs to refresh his memory by reading the Woodward book.
A big part of the problem is a White House political strategy that barely acknowledges COVID or pretends it’s already past us, forfeiting his leadership authority to rally the nation around much-needed measures to effectively fight the virus. The prez isn’t responsible for all 200,000 deaths, but the families of every one of those victims can rightly wonder if Trump’s botched response did cost them the lives of their loved ones. It’s an unmitigated tragedy President Trump’s incompetence & failures have undoubtedly killed countless thousands of Americans! As Bob Woodward correctly stated about Trump’s unprecedented mismanagement contributing to the deaths of 200,000 Americans & counting, it was a monumental, catastrophic leadership failure: https://thehill.com/policy/
https://www.axios.com/
What a Wild Election Season
This presidential election is more than a choice between Trump or Biden. It could be nothing less than a choice between Trump or democracy. We need to reject buffoonery & get back to being a great nation: https://thehill.com/opinion/
Some people say I gripe a lot in these messages. But that’s how we can identify our problems so we know what needs fixed. Everything basically needs fixed after suffering through Trump’s leadership soince 2017. Looking at life through rose-colored glasses can be counterproductive when surrounded by misery. And let’s face it, for most of us 2020 has been a miserable year. It’s far better to strive towards tackling our multiple challenges rather than sticking our heads in the sand while our problems fester & multiply: https://www.msn.com/en-us/
The Trump campaign is realizing based on consistent polling that their best & perhaps only chance to win is to cheat. Not just giving the Russians a free pass again on tainting the election, but also through various means of voter suppression, voter intimidation & disqualifying votes in urban/minority areas. It ranges from throwing out ballots based on signatures & ensuring long lines within the inner cities on election day, hobbling the post office & curtailing mail-in voting, plus encouraging partisan Trumpeters to patrol election locations on Nov. 3rd. The president’s cronies are also colluding with Russia again which will be revealed in the coming conspiratorial Durham report. So when our current prez falsely barks out how the Dems will rig the election, he’s projecting onto others the wrongs he’s committing himself. And if he does lose, Trump may resort to the courts in declaring him king, or incite his white-supremacist Trumpeters to start a civil war in taking back power. This stuff sounds crazy & it is crazy, but don’t put anything past this guy!
Polling continues to show a bloodbath with Biden’s huge advantage over Trump among women, minorities & young people. The one category Trump still leads bigly is among white/non-college. But compared to 2016, he’s hemorrhaging white votes: https://www.msn.com/en-us/
With less than 1-1/2 month to go & voting starting already in some places, Dems have united around this being the most important election in our lifetimes with Trump being an existential threat to our democracy. Joe Biden has got to win since the alternative is unthinkable! These links indicate we can be optimistic without taking anything for granted, so please get involved with us in helping spread the message. I probably shouldn’t say anything that might bring on complacency, but at this point I believe a Biden landslide is more likely than another Trump narrow win. Be mindful a lot can still happen. Let’s finish strong since the stakes are enormous, so there is nothing more important the next few weeks than helping to inform & warn our fellow citizens, which is why we need & welcome your participation as collectively we can avoid a catastrophe:
https://www.washingtonpost.
https://www.axios.com/
https://www.dailykos.com/
Lookin’ for a Leader
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