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We’re gonna tell the people of Greenland they have to leave unless they were born on the continental US. What about antifa tho...
GOP candidate drops out of congressional race after calling himself a 'white nationalist' Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY Published 1:15 p.m. ET Aug. 15, 2019 A Republican congressional candidate in Georgia has dropped out of the congressional race after calling himself a "white nationalist." Donnie Bolena, a longshot candidate running to challenge Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., said in a 22-minute long Facebook video that the local Fulton County Republican Party had pressured him to exit the race, reported the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Spoiler Two days before he posted the video on August 10, Bolena had called himself a "white nationalist," according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Bolena doubled down on his remarks in the video and discussed the post he had previously made. “I said I was a proud white nationalist," he said while wearing a red Trump hat. "Due to the shootings that happened in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, I was very aggravated and very mad at the way the liberal media comes after conservatives. It comes after our Second Amendment.” Bolena said that the chair of the party had approached Bolena about leaving, though the Fulton County Republican Party did not respond to USA TODAY's requests for comment. “I said this to the chairman when I talked to him this morning. I said, I am so sick of being attacked for being white. Why are white people apologizing for being white?...I don’t see no black people out there apologizing for being black. And I don’t see no Asian people out there apologizing for being Asian. I don’t get it." Bolena argued that he "wanted to be a guy with a voice for the people" and make it "okay if you want to be a nationalist." He made a Facebook post on Wednesday saying that "I don't think White Nationalist are the problem," along with an article from a far-right outlet about shootings in Chicago. "Yet all we Here [sic] is about White Nationalist? I don’t think White Nationalist are the problem, I think we all know what the real problem is now don’t we? Yet, not a word about this in the Lame Stream Media. Just another day at the office right," he wrote. Later Wednesday, it appeared that Bolena had left the Republican Party. He posted about his formation of a new political party, the "Ultra Conservative Party."
He'd build the greatest Viking themed hotel and casino the world has ever seen. The Best casino, the biggest Casino!
I'd bet a sizable chunk of money it's an ego thing and he only wants to do it so he can name the largest island on the planet after himself. Turning it over to mining and oil companies for profit is just a secondary benefit. But he wants Trumpland or Trump Island or something on the globe before he dies.
Lmao I hope that guy went home and ate himself to death. Does it really get lower than President Big Mac calling you a fat fuck?
I like to picture him being like: "Man, fuck that fat fucking asshole. I just wanted him to be mean to blacks and browns, not me. I thought he was one of us. *takes bite of Twinkie, throws the wrapper, camera pans over to foot tall pile of twinkie wrappers and boxes*"
And the mob mentality of everyone joining in without thinking about whether the person is a protester or not. Unbelievably perfect summation of trumpers. They just want to be hateful so bad.
So how far along this stupid timeline before he tweets about using the military to help “secure” Greenland?
Currently cleaning out my inbox and I found this gem from April: Spoiler Obama failed to stop Russian interference in 2016. | [sflnole], The FAKE NEWS media is failing to tell you the truth (again) so that they can push their liberal agenda. The Waste of Money Mueller Report is out and we know two things for sure: There was NO COLLUSION or OBSTRUCTION by President Trump Obama knew about potential Russian interference in the 2016 Election and did virtually nothing to stop it Obama’s administration knew in 2014 that the Russians were planning to interfere and what did he do? HE DROPPED THE BALL (just like he did during his entire presidency). Now that we know the truth about Cheatin’ Obama’s disgraceful actions, President Trump wants to know what YOU think, [sflnole]. That’s why we launched the Official Obama-Russia Accountability Survey to see what American voters think of Obama’s failure to protect American Elections. Please take our Official Obama-Russia Accountability Survey before 9:00 PM TONIGHT. >> OFFICIAL OBAMA-RUSSIA ACCOUNTABILITY SURVEY SUPPORTER: [sflnole email address] SURVEY ID: 83724 - 2019 SURVEY RESPONSE: PENDING DEADLINE: 9:00 PM TONIGHT 1) Do you believe Obama doing nothing gave Russians the green light to interfere in the 2016 Election? ⚪ YES ⚪ NO ⚪ UNSURE TAKE THE SURVEY NOW Attention: Please share your thoughts by 9:00 PM TONIGHT to be sure your answers are submitted on time: https://action.donaldjtrump.com/obama-russia-accountability The tables are finally turning on the Angry Democrats’ Witch Hunt, and President Trump really needs your input. We’re sending him the responses tomorrow to personally review, so respond before 9:00 PM TONIGHT to make sure he hears your thoughts. Take our Official Survey now. >> Thank you, Team Trump 2020 TAKE THE SURVEY NOW Contributions to the Trump Make America Great Again Committee are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. Paid for by Trump Make America Great Again Committee, a joint fundraising committee authorized by and composed of Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. and the Republican National Committee. Trump Make America Great Again Committee, 138 Conant Street, 2nd Floor, Beverly, MA 01915 We believe this is an important way to reach our grassroots supporters with the most up-to-date information regarding the efforts of the Trump Make America Great Again Committee and President Trump, and we’re glad you’re on our team. It’s because of grassroots supporters like you that we will Make America Great Again, and we appreciate your support. Thank you for all that you do!
I would pay to see the 2 senators Greenland would put in our Senate. If they already think Dems are radical socialists whoo boy they would think those guys were literally the antichrist
from something called EuroNews nothing but R-E-S-P-E-C-T for Merika Unpicking Donald Trump’s psychopathology helps explain the toxic reality facing America ǀ View Spoiler last updated: 14/08/2019 - 22:54 By Ian Hughes Opinions expressed in View articles are solely those of the authors. Text size Aa Aa Two hypotheses - if true - would explain America’s alarming descent into bitter division and moral confusion. The first hypothesis is that President Trump’s divisive behaviour is a result of a narcissistic disorder. There is plenty of evidence to support this hypothesis. Just after the 2016 election, three psychiatrists wrote to President Obama expressing “grave concerns” over Trump’s “widely reported symptoms of mental instability—including grandiosity, impulsivity, hypersensitivity to slights or criticism, and an apparent inability to distinguish between fantasy and reality.” This is a textbook description of narcissistic personality disorder. More recently, Yale psychiatrist Bandy Lee edited a revised version of the book ‘The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump’ in which 37 mental health professionals warn that Trump suffers from a dangerous mental instability (I contributed a chapter describing how a strengthening of democracy is urgently needed as a defence against individuals with dangerous personalities). Individuals with narcissistic personality disorder see themselves as history makers. They view themselves as great heroes who, unbound by the rules which govern lesser human beings, can bend history to their will and refashion the world in their image. Ian Hughes Author and Senior Research Fellow at MaREI Centre, University College Cork Thanks in part to Donald Trump, many of the features of narcissistic personality disorder are now common knowledge, including those outlined in the letter to President Obama. Given the prevalence of this disorder, the assertion that Trump may suffer from narcissistic personality disorder is not an unreasonable one. Current estimates are that narcissistic personality disorder affects around 1% of the general population, meaning that there are over three million people in the United States with the disorder. Given their compulsion to seek positions in the upper echelons of society, individuals with this disorder are likely to be overrepresented in the corridors of power. The second hypothesis is that this dangerous minority exercises a malign influence on society disproportionate to their numbers. This hypothesis owes its origin to Polish psychologist Andrew Lobaczewski who coined the term ‘pathocracy’ to describe the situation when individuals with dangerous personality disorders predominate in positions of power. Lobaczewski formed this hypothesis based on his painful experience of living under the regimes of both Hitler and Stalin, as each took turns at occupying and destroying his native Poland. In the half-century after Lobaczewski formulated the concept, pathocracy did not become mainstream thinking. One major reason for this is that there was no clear mechanism through which a toxic individual could come to influence an entire society. In the absence of such a mechanism, the idea of pathocracy remained fanciful to many. Now, thanks largely to Donald Trump, that is no longer true. In the last few years, the mechanism through which an extreme narcissist can influence an entire society has become clear. The key to understanding this dynamic is what is called ‘the toxic triangle.’ The basic idea is that it is not simply the toxic leader that matters. In order to come to power, such leaders need both a core base of followers and an environment that is conducive to their rise to power. The dynamics of the toxic triangle work as follows. Individuals with dangerous personality disorders are always present in society and are always seeking power. Such individuals are trapped within a narrow range of extreme thoughts, feelings and behaviours that focus on rage, arrogance, self-importance, denigration of others, scapegoating, disregard for the rights of others and a propensity towards cruelty and revenge. The majority of us who do not have these disorders can, of course, also exhibit the thoughts, feelings and behaviours that characterise dangerous personalities. But we can also exhibit a much wider spectrum of thoughts and behaviours including empathy, cooperation, compromise, curiosity about and compassion towards others, and openness to changing our minds. Under normal circumstances, therefore, toxic individuals find it difficult to attract sufficient support to be elected to power. The difficulty arises when the context within which we live changes in ways that make us begin to think and feel in the way that toxically disordered individuals think and feel. This can happen when we face acute economic hardship, when profound cultural changes occur with which we personally disagree, when we feel threatened by crime or violence, or when we feel that the political system under which we live has failed us. Under such circumstances, we too can come to feel angry and vindictive, leading us to search for scapegoats on which to focus our disappointment and rage. When the mood of a sizeable proportion of the population shifts in this way, it creates the conducive environment for toxic leaders to rise to prominence by “capturing the public mood.” Of course, they are not capturing the public mood at all. They have always felt arrogant, angry, vindictive and scornful of others. All that has changed is that a lot of us suddenly agree with them. They are not prophets; they are simply angry hatemongers whose time has come. When this shift in public mood occurs, a second stage in the social dynamic kicks in. We have seen that over three million people in the United States suffer from a narcissistic personality disorder. Add to this another twelve million people who are estimated to suffer from a paranoid personality disorder, which makes them prone to seeing enemies everywhere. As Lobaczewski observed over half a century ago, many individuals with these disorders - whose psychology chimes with that of the toxic leader - now emerge in every walk of life and in every part of the country to actively support their leader, repeating his lies, cheering his prejudices, condoning his cruelty and normalising his pathological worldview. Their collective psychopathology brings about a sudden transition to a post-truth world in which scapegoating and aggression replace compassion and reason. Once in power, individuals with narcissistic personality disorder see themselves as history makers. They view themselves as great heroes who, unbound by the rules which govern lesser human beings, can bend history to their will and refashion the world in their image. If there is hope in our present situation, it lies in the fact that the current occupant of the White House, in attempting to do just that, is opening our eyes to the reality that individuals with dangerous personalities can plunge entire societies into division and moral confusion. Creating a collective understanding of this fundamental truth is the first essential step to recovery from the collective madness. • Ian Hughes is the author of Disordered Minds: How Dangerous Personality Disorders Are Destroying Democracy and contributing author to The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the MaREI Centre, Environmental Research Institute, at University College Cork in Ireland _____ Are you a recognised expert in your field? At Euronews, we believe all views matter. Contact us at [email protected] to send pitches or submissions and be part of the conversation bonus links at end of article, have not read btw You might also like Racial division is a hallmark of Trump's presidency Trump threatens Iran with 'obliteration,' Iran says White House 'mentally retarded'
Amendment 4 constitutional? Judge wonders out loud during voting rights hearing U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle said he wants both sides to address an issue that hasn’t been dealt with in court filings: whether the amendment itself is unconstitutional, and what it would mean if it is. [ROBERT BURKE | Tampa Tribune] By News Service of Florida 4 hours ago A federal judge added a new twist Thursday in the legal battle over whether convicted felons who’ve served their time behind bars should be required to pay court-ordered financial obligations before voting rights are restored. Spoiler Plaintiffs in the case are challenging a state law that carries out a constitutional amendment granting voting rights to felons “who have completed all terms of their sentence, including parole or probation.” The amendment, approved by voters in November, excluded people “convicted of murder or a felony sexual offense.” Under a measure approved by the Republican-dominated Legislature this spring and signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis, felons have to pay all “financial obligations” ordered by courts as part of sentencing --- including fees, fines and restitution — to be eligible to have their voting rights restored. Voting- and civil-rights groups who filed the lawsuit allege that hinging the right to vote on finances amounts to an unconstitutional “poll tax” and is a vestige of Jim Crow-era policies aimed at preventing black voters from participating in elections. But during a telephone hearing Thursday, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle said he wants both sides to address an issue that hasn’t been dealt with in court filings: whether the amendment itself is unconstitutional, and what it would mean if it is. The law passed this spring by the Legislature “makes clear that a plaintiff cannot vote until the plaintiff has satisfied all the financial obligations,” Hinkle said during the hour-long hearing. “If it should turn out that the Florida constitutional provision, Amendment 4, also provides that a plaintiff cannot vote unless the plaintiff satisfies all the financial obligations, then the question becomes, what happens if that’s unconstitutional?” the judge said. Plaintiffs maintain that about 1.4 million Floridians have been convicted of felonies but are no longer incarcerated. The requirement to pay financial obligations would prevent about 80 percent of them from having their voting rights automatically restored, the lawyers argued. While offering myriad reasons why the financial-obligations requirement runs afoul of the U.S. Constitution, the plaintiffs’ lawyers have focused solely on the state law and avoided consideration about whether those complaints mirror concerns about Amendment 4. But Hinkle instructed them to tackle the issue by Aug. 29. “If the plaintiffs are correct that requiring felons to satisfy the financial obligations is unconstitutional as applied to 80 percent of the otherwise eligible felons, does that mean that the financial obligation requirement should essentially be severed from Amendment 4, at least as applied to that 80 percent, or does it mean that Amendment 4 is unconstitutional and we’re back where we were before it was passed?” Hinkle asked lawyers Wednesday. “Nobody’s raised that, but it seems to me to be a question that at some point has got to be addressed.” Voting-rights advocates launched the effort to change the Florida Constitution because the state’s restoration-of-rights process has been cumbersome, often taking years to navigate. Republican lawmakers said they needed to pass legislation this spring to carry out details of the constitutional amendment, That prompted a highly contentious debate during the legislative session, which was followed by the voting- and civil-rights groups going to federal court. GOP lawmakers and attorneys representing the DeSantis administration defend the law, maintaining that it is more permissive than the language of the constitutional amendment. DeSantis and Laurel Lee, appointed by the governor as secretary of state early this year, have asked Hinkle to toss the lawsuit, arguing in part that it belongs in state and not federal court. In a motion to dismiss filed this month, lawyers for the state wrote that, even if the newly passed law is struck down, Florida felons would still be unable to vote because Amendment 4’s “use of the phrase ‘all terms of sentence’ would serve as a bar to relief even if the statute being challenged was found unconstitutional.” But Hinkle on Wednesday said he was “not impressed” by that argument. “I’m not worried about the argument that, well you wouldn’t be able to vote anyway under the Florida Constitution,” he told the lawyers. Plaintiffs have also argued that the law is unconstitutional because the state lacks a single centralized database where felons, referred to as “returning citizens,” can find out if they have outstanding financial obligations. Local databases maintained by county clerks have “inconsistent, incomplete and inaccurate” information, the plaintiffs’ lawyers wrote this month. Hinkle set an Oct. 7 hearing on the plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction to block the law and suggested it “might be helpful” to have a witness “who really knows how this stuff works,” such as a county clerk of court. The judge said he routinely sees records related to Florida convictions, which must be taken into account when sentencing defendants in federal court. The ability of court officers responsible for compiling the documents to obtain accurate information is hit and miss, Hinkle indicated. “Sometimes we get a one-page sheet that’s a little bit hard to figure out,” he said, adding it “might very well be helpful to have a good description of what is and is not available, and how one would determine who is eligible to vote and who is not.”
mr president please don't apologize to me. you were right to say that i am worthless pond scum and you have nothing to apologize for. thank you, sir
LMAO, just too perfect. "Thanks for your support, you're still a fat little piggie you piece of shit."
The latest Pod Save America episode is horrifying, however, worth a listen. Based on the recent polling they did in Wisconsin, it really gets into how little the non-MAGA Republican or independent seems to care about how fucking awful his policies really are and how little coverage it gets. And, how easily we forget his alleged sexual transgressions.