The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that Georgia House Speaker David Ralston (R. GA) reached out to both U.S. Senators David Perdue (R. GA) & Kelly Loeffler (R. GA) last week about Congress approving a $500 billion relief package to help states stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. Ralston emphasized helping the thousands federal employees furloughed…
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Should Democrats impeach Trump after he loses re-election to prevent him from pardoning himself?
If Trump loses his re-election bid, we can reasonably count on the period from Election Day until Inaugaration Day (Nov. 3, 2020 to Jan. 20, 2021) to be one of the most perilous, corrupt and weird periods in U.S. history. One thing that seems certain is that Trump will attempt to pardon himself. It is an open legal question (maybe)…
Announcing a vaccine in October will not be surprising – surviving Trump after November will be
Peter Nicholas throws cold water on the gaslight that is building up, anticipating stunts galore before November’s election day. Jobless numbers, 151,000 dead, and basic incompetence could still be tolerable for a “majority”, considering the faults in the US election system. Too many stupid things can still happen. GOTV. “If Trump could shoot someone on Fifth…
Our climate destiny is grim after 25 top climate scientists rule out best case scenarios.
I keep vigil. I wish I knew how to get people to care, but we seem determined to kill ourselves and ignore all of the code red warnings that the science is telling us. I guess it comes down to what outrages folks and it isn’t our survival. Perhaps it is for the best, all of…
after Trump's 145 retweets: Trust the plan. Enjoy the show. Expect more mischief
Fortunately Twitter decided to rein in QAnon, one of many cults projecting both the main tenets of Trumpism but also serving as a channel for non-domestic malign actors to invest in GOP disinformation and disruption. Twitter’s crackdown comes too late to stop QAnon’s growth. While QAnon’s presence on Twitter will almost certainly shrink after the…
AZ-Sen: After Telling People To Wear Masks, McSally (R) Attends Event With No One Wearing A Mask
From Dan Desai Martin at The American Independent: Sen. Martha McSally (R. AZ), Rep. Paul Gosar (R. AZ) & Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) was photographed this past weekend alongside a number of other prominent Republicans at a GOP picnic, mingling with a crowd of maskless attendees. The event was…
Tie or Toss-Up? The GOP wishes it were, after possibly 224,000 deaths by Election Day
Trump said if there were 100,000 deaths, “then we’ll have done a good job”. Low-Information Individualism may continue among the Trumpist population to November. There will be more conflicts on mask policies, as if resistance was a pro-Trump statement. And the death toll will likely rise. “We’ll have done a good job if only 100,000…
Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday: The second year after Anthony Bourdain's death
Kitchen Table Kibitzing is a community series for those who wish to share a virtual kitchen table with other readers of Daily Kos who aren’t throwing pies at one another. Drop by to talk about music, your weather, your garden, or what you cooked for supper…. Newcomers may notice that many who post in this…
After Maria passed in 2017, Trump suggested selling Puerto Rico in its greatest moment of need.
“Quit being so emotional, Elaine, it’s not about the people, it’s about the money.” Mick Mulvaney to Elaine Duke, acting director of Homeland security in 2017. Of course, he did. Some news outlets stated that he was joking, where have we heard that canard before? If we have learned anything it is that when a…
After Maria passed in 2017, Trump suggested selling Puerto Rico during its greatest moment of need.
“Quit being so emotional, Elaine, it’s not about the people, it’s about the money.” Mick Mulvaney to Elaine Duke, acting director of Homeland security in 2017. Of course, he did. Some news outlets stated that he was joking, where have we heard that canard before? If we have learned anything about the GOP it is…
Lincoln Project goes after Moscow Mitch as #RichMitch
Having raised more than $16 million last quarter, the Lincoln Project is now further expanding its targets to include the high value Senate Majority Leader. And including the number of former Republican operatives that the Project does, they know where the bodies are buried. Take a look: x YouTube Video
'Bounty-gate' won't go away, Trump still claims he knew nothing after being briefed
So many hoaxes, so much evidence. Money transfers, middle-men. The issue is less about the bounty since it likely is SOP, but more that Trump has denied it. One expects that reciprocity will happen, but even SecDef Esper admitting knowing the existence of the reports is troubling, despite the (usual) Trumpian ignorance. Esper said he didn’t…
After Russia Put Bounties on U.S. Troops, Trump Struck Back – At White House Leakers
Among the criticisms most often leveled at Donald Trump is that he has been a negligent president who spends the bulk of his time on self-serving trivialities like golf, Twitter, and watching Fox News. As it turns out, that may be an unfair analysis. Trump isn't nearly as lazy as the past three and half…
After his morning round of golf, Trump gets bored watching Fox News, worries about losing
More Trump whining and preparing for the post-Trump days by building that Trump media channel audience for more grifting with many minor outlets beyond Fox News. In the midst of a pandemic he has time on his hands. x pic.twitter.com/iS2lXlQbc9— liberal Dajuana (@LiberalForever5) July 5, 2020 x Now that OANN (describes itself as “one of…
Trump continued to praise Putin after discovering Russia put bounties on U.S. soldiers' heads
So you’ve no doubt seen this explosive New York Times story about Donald Trump’s treachery, fecklessness, and sickening lack of patriotism. If not, here’s the gist: American intelligence officials have concluded that a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing coalition forces in Afghanistan — including targeting American troops — amid…
Trump's walk to White House after failed rally is the saddest, most wonderful thing you'll ever see
And someone set it to Ken Burns Civil War music. x Done 👠pic.twitter.com/f25DvZ4SeF — Tyler Pruett (@aufrwpfu) June 21, 2020 He didn’t get his leg sawed off by 19th century field surgeons who’d trained as butchers, but it was pretty close. I’m not sure I can hold this much schadenfreude in my heart at once….
A day after WaPo wrote about people penetrating Trump's wall, Trump claimed it's impenetrable
During the Sad Man Rambles Show yesterday, Donald Trump brain-farted out something about his vanity wall, which has evoked a steady stream of lies and misinformation since he first claimed Mexico would pay for it. At around minute 37 of his speech — while most of the White House press corps was thinking about the leftover…
No Way Can Biden Choose Klobuchar After the Floyd Murder [Updated w/ Corrected Sources]
Updated Friday, May 29, 2020 · 4:36:46 AM +00:00 · Dan K Political Wire, where I found the story this morning, has modified it slightly, saying that “An earlier version of this post linked to a source that may not be credible, although the reporting is similar.” That is the version I had used…
