While I have difficulty reconciling the concept of God with my scientific understanding of the universe, as a Michigan football fan I cannot ignore the possibility that God exists and is a giant fucking asshole.
DK's follow up from yesterday's announcement DHS gutting election protection because Individual-1 needs Russian interference in 2020
more from the dueling rallies, per dk Uh-oh: Beto is driving Trump nuts already! Rally sizes, branding and more! Beto: Driving Trump nuts with his star power before he even decides whether or not to run for President On Monday night, Donald Trump and Beto O’Rourke held dueling rallies in El Paso, and it appears that Beto’s success in drawing a crowd and making a name for himself is driving Trump nuts. From NBC News: Referring to the protest that former Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-Texas, and other El Paso leaders had organized, Trump said: “A young man who’s got very little going for himself, except he’s got a great first name… He challenged us. So we have let's, say, 35,000 people tonight. And he has 200 people, 300 people. Not too good.” Spoiler [...] Later in the speech, Trump once again brought up the former congressman. “Well, how about Beto? Beto was defeated too, right? But he suffered a great defeat. Watch what the news does tomorrow, though, they won’t mention the disparity [in crowd size], they won’t mention the disparity tomorrow. They’ll say “Beto O’Rourke” – that’s his last name, right, O’Rourke? – “Beto O’Rourke had a wonderful rally, although about 15 people…” We’re news people, so we’ll mention the crowd estimates, per NBC’s and others’ reporting: About 7,000 to 8,000 attended O’Rourke’s protest, while 6,500 attended Trump’s rally (that’s the capacity per the Fire Department) and several thousands more Trump supporters assembled outside the arena. Sounds like Trump thinks Beto has some good name recognition/branding going on— just like Trump himself did when he entered the 2016 race. It also sounds like he’s worried about Beto’s ability to draw a crowd, which is why Trump is trying to preemptively diminish interest in him by playing the “lie about crowd size” card. This stuff seems stupid, but for as much of an idiot as Trump is, he’s right. And Trump’s response to Beto should tell progressives something important about how a race might play out if Beto chooses to run. Beto has become a household name, certainly for a lot of progressives who aren’t hyper-engaged in politics, and who don’t spend every hour of every day scrutinizing political news, but who will be voting in primaries and caucusing in 2020. A high level of name recognition is what Trump accomplished with all his tabloid press and “The Apprentice” and it helped him when he entered the GOP primary in 2016. Marco Rubio would have killed for the name recognition and branding Trump had, even if 60% of the country thinks Trump is a total douche. It’s also what Obama accomplished thanks to the support and attention he got early on from Oprah, his 2004 Democratic Convention speech, and general celebrity appeal, which Beto also shares. Everyone knew the name Trump. Everyone knew the name Obama. And now it sounds like Trump is admitting that everyone knows the name Beto, and that it’ll work to Beto’s advantage. Trump’s a clown, but he does know about branding and how to raise your name ID. And while the media likes to pretend that crowd size doesn’t matter and this is just a weird Trump obsession (OK, clearly, Trump is way too obsessed with it— remember all Sean Spicer’s strange lying about inauguration crowd size from the podium in the first days of the Trump administration in 2017?), actually, crowd size is kind of important in politics. Big crowds tend to equal big media attention. And big media attention often ends up meaning big election results. Just ask Trump. Or ask Obama. The point here is, Beto has some advantages he can work over and above other candidates already in the race if he chooses to run for President. And if he does, whether or not he’s anyone’s first choice candidate, he might end up getting a lot of progressive love just because he obviously bothers Trump— maybe even scares him— so very, very much. No one else seems to have gotten under Trump’s skin the way Beto has, except for Elizabeth Warren. And that seems notable, even if it’s not a reason to support him in and of itself.
It’s not just fuck them but his ability to lie about this will help with his re-election. “See j promised a wall and gave you a wall that Mexico (through tougher trade deals) paid for”
He’s actually maintained libertarian principles as opposed to turning into a complete grifter or hack like Rand.
just found a new sub at Reddit, Russia-Largo first three links: Third suspect in Skripal poisoning is Russian GRU agent - Bellingcat uk.reuters.com/articl... Every Day Is a New Low in Trump's White House The president steps over bright ethical and moral lines wherever he encounters them. Everyone in America saw it when he fired my boss. But I saw it firsthand time and time again. theatlantic.com/politi... Mueller just caught a fourth Trump aide lying about contact with the Russians: Importantly, included in the three instances in which Manafort made false statements, one involved his business associate in Ukraine, Konstantin Kilimnik. Kilimnik is an increasingly important figure in the Russia probe. washingtonpost.com/politi...
Of course he does. So far, every opponent has been black, brown, gay or a woman. Trump doesn't respect any of them so he doesn't fear them. On the other hand, a straight white man...
Hello lawsuits. Now next dem prez has precedent set to actually declare a climate emergency with more accurate data to defend it in court.
Hell yeah - national emergency for gun legislation. National emergency for climate change / green legislation. National emergency for whatever the fuck we want
It will likely end up in the Supreme Court and they'll end up redefining the precedent for what constitutes a national emergency.
Not to mention the DoD echoing the threat of the crisis. Can’t wait for mental gymnastics from the right on why Dems are lying about the climate.
Can't congress block this with a veto proof majority? Trot aoc out saying climate change / gun violence is also a national emergency and that veto proof majority will appear
Kavanaugh will side with expanding executive power because he's a neo-monarchist. Gorsuch might actually say it's Congress's job to fund projects. Just wild ass guessing
Roberts wouldn’t, because he’s not a total fucking moron. GOP allowing a fake Republican who definitely is not a Conservative expand Exec power drastically. And oh by the way, same guy is also a Russian shill we will see ample evidence that he sold out foreign policy for money and election help. A bullet, 6 feet of rope, and a knife with a simple message to the cowards of the Republican Party: do the right thing.
This is a huge win for Democrats. Trump gets his wall, but loses in courts? Trump takes a massive L, and Dems win. Trump gets his wall, and precedent is set for future executive actions in the court system? Dems can finally move forward on so many real crisis. The wall is a prop, nothing more, nothing less. It’s not going to change anything as far as immigration or anything related. It’s just a stupid thing that Trump wants to say he was able to get a “win” on. But his “win” will likely lead to even bigger “wins” for Democrats down the road by being able to use this same precedent. As Obama said, “please proceed ..”
some of you are much more confident than i am in the dems having enough backbone to go the national emergency route like they should if this goes through
You think President AOC is going to give a fuck? The tentative pussyfooting Dem archetype is going to phase out as the more active, angry youth take the reins.