This story is just coming out now: From AP: Jonathan Lemire @JonLemire VP Pence, in Arizona now, has cancelled events in Indiana tomorrow and will be returning to Washington instead 1:29 PM · Oct 8, 2020·Twitter for iPhone From CBS News: VP Pence’s trip to homestate Indiana tomorrow cancelled. His spokesman says “nobody's sick” and…
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thoughts on the President's attempted electoral coup – UPDATE AT END
There are a number of issues to address, but let me start with this, from the 14th Amendment: But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the executive and judicial officers of a state, or the members…
Apocalypse San Francisco [Update with Satellite View]
We get sunrise in San Francisco around a quarter to seven these days. Which is about when the cats get me up (I’m the one they expect to feed them). This morning the cats were late, and when I looked out the window I could see why — it was pitch black outside. For the…
Lincoln Project goes hard after Lindsey Graham – w/update
comparing him to a parasite, and pointing out the way to get rid of a parasite is to deprive it of its host which in this case has the initials DJT WARNING — some of the images in the video are disturbing x South Carolinians have voted for Lindsey before, but this is the first…
Trump's Aides Defend Him by Calling Him an “A$$hole” [Update: GOP Not Defending Him This Time]
The Daily Beast actually starts its story with this headline: Trump’s Defenders: He Doesn’t Hate the Troops, He Just ‘Sounds Like an Asshole’ In The Daily Beast’s interviews with 11 senior administration officials, Trump aides, Republican operatives, and former and current friends of the president, several of them mounted a curious defense of Trump. Yes,…
UPDATE MA-Sen: 3 Polls Confirm Sen. Ed Markey (D) Beating Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D) In The Primary
Some good news today out of Massachusetts courtesy of two news polls. First, Data For Progress: x 🚨#MASEN Poll🚨 Markey: 46% (+8)Kennedy: 38% (w/leaners) Markey: 50% (+7)Kennedy: 43% 732 N | 8/24/2020 – 8/25/2020 | Text-to-webhttps://t.co/kJ9eFvEsZf— Data for Progress (@DataProgress) August 26, 2020 Click here for the full results. Second, the University of Massachusetts Lowell:…
Biden is Playing with Trump's Head over VP [Update: It's Kamala!]
The New York Times reports in its election updates that Joe Biden is expected to reveal his running mate as soon as today. Or maybe tomorrow. Or make that Thursday. An earlier update reports that the process is — finally! — drawing to a close and takes him to task for taking so long: In…
Lincoln Project: Wake Up – See update at end
is a 6 ½ minute video produced by jon Turteltaub, a Hollywood director. The conceit is a man has been in a coma for 3 ½ years and has just woken up. His family gathers around him, and tries, as loyal Republicans (as he was), to explain what has happened. This ad was premiered on…
Lincoln Project goes there, with “Maxwell” — now with an update
In an ad put up today. To the point. Using Trump’s words from his answer at the presser Here it is: x YouTube Video and note the end — the picture of Biden with affirmative words in the voice-over. UPDATE later in the day LP put up a 2nd ad, about which I wrote, but…
On the ground update: Acting DHS Secretary Wolf understates Portland crisis
Over the past 24 hours, Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf has faced a firestorm of criticism for his over-the-top rhetoric and grandstanding regarding the ongoing demonstrations in Portland, Oregon. In his memo justifying the deployment of federal marshals that neither the mayor nor the governor requested or wanted, the man supporters call…
Oregon Gov Accuses Trump of Stirring Up Violence to Help his Reelection [Update * 2]
Several stories are up about what’s going on in Portland OR right now. I’m writing this to highlight what Gov. Kate Brown is saying about it: this is purely and totally a political ploy to terrorize her citizens and turn peaceful protests into an excuse for “political theater” for no other reason to help Trump…
Eight World Leaders Take a Swipe at Trump [Update: Putin Out to Steal Vaccine Research]
Not in so many words, but eight world leaders wrote an op-ed in today’s Washington Post calling for any Covid-19 vaccine to be available worldwide: The international community must guarantee equal global access to a covid-19 vaccine [W]e must urgently ensure that vaccines will be distributed according to a set of transparent, equitable and scientifically…
Trudeau Declines to Die for a Trump Photo-Op [Update: Mex Pres Wanted Trudeau There with Him]
Canadian Primer Minister Justin Trudeau has quite wisely declined to risk sickness and death just so Trump can have a photo-op “celebrating” the new agreement between Canada, the US, and Mexico — which is pretty much the same as the old agreement, the most important part being that Obama’s signature won’t be on it. But…
Trump Returns From Tulsa With Tie Undone, Oh Sh!t Look on His Face [Update: Twitter Silence]
This photo is a screen grab off a video taken as Bunker Boy was leaving his helicopter after returning from the disaster that was Tulsa. So the quality isn’t the best. (But then, with Bunker Boy, it never is.) Here’s a link to the twitter feed of the video: https: //twitter.com/i/status/1274585675845828611 (DKos for some reason…
BREAKING: Trump Personally Fires SDNY DA – Or Did He? [Update 2: Berman Agrees to Leave]
The stories all yesterday and this morning have been that Barr can’t fire Berman at SDNY because he was appointed by the court. There’s been speculation whether Trump can fire him, but if so, he would have to do it personally. Five minutes ago, he did: Trump Personally Fires U.S. attorney Who Investigated His Associates…
10,000 Soldiers On the Streets of DC – Almost Happened [Update: Why Milley Wore Fatigues]
Several stories have been appearing in the media in the past few days about how Trump really wanted to put active-duty soldiers, lots of them, on the streets of the nation’s capital. The latest story is currently the lead on CNN: White House wanted 10k active duty troops to quell protesters The White House wanted…
Esper On the Outs with Bunker Boy [Update 2: WH Not Showing Confidence in Esper]
Mark Esper (SecDef for those versed in milspeak or govspeak) is in trouble with Bunker Boy (no other identification needed). Pentagon chief breaks from Trump over use of active-duty military forces to quell unrest Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper said Wednesday that he does not support the use of active-duty military forces in quelling countrywide…
Biden Expected to Attend Floyd's Funeral in Houston [Update: Some Confirmation]
This is how a mensch behaves: CNBC has just reported that Joe Biden expected to attend George Floyd funeral, family lawyer says Former vice president Joe Biden is expected to attend the funeral next week of George Floyd, the black man who died at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer, a lawyer for…
Merkel Declines to Die for Trump [Update: Macron May be Backing Out As Well]
A little over a week ago, Trump announced he wanted to have the G7 leaders meet in person in July. (The United States is this year’s host.) First it was going to be at Camp David, which is bad enough as a pandemic breeding ground, but then he changed to the White House, which is…
Merkel Declines to Die for Trump [Update*2: Trump Postpones G7 to At Least September]
A little over a week ago, Trump announced he wanted to have the G7 leaders meet in person in July. (The United States is this year’s host.) First it was going to be at Camp David, which is bad enough as a pandemic breeding ground, but then he changed to the White House, which is…
