Miami Herald: I’m done trying to understand Trump supporters. Why don’t they try to understand me?

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I'm not sorry...the "free on Wednesdays" was the coolest shade I've ever heard thrown.  Absolute magic. 

 

Keep it up, Joe.  👍

[China]

On 2/15/2024 at 11:32 PM, mistertim said:

At this point how does Tucker not have to register as a foreign agent? His shilling for Russia has gone to insane lengths.

 

Kremlin TV Drops ‘New’ Tucker Carlson Show

 

The Kremlin propaganda machine has made Tucker Carlson its newest star television host, whether he likes it or not.

 

The former Fox News host has gotten his own show on the state-run channel Rossiya 24—except it’s not quite as new as the channel would have people believe. The program, called “Tucker. Rossiya 24,” treats viewers to days-old episodes of Carlson’s own show posted on X and YouTube, but with a Russian voiceover.

 

An episode was aired Monday night, for example, featuring Carlson discussing conspiracy theories about Lyme disease being used as a bioweapon under the title “ticks–nuclear weapons for the poor.” The same episode, minus the Russian voiceover, was available to American social media users on May 10.

 

The website of the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company features several other episodes of the supposedly new show, all of them featuring praise for Moscow, criticism of Ukraine, or grim predictions concerning the fate of the U.S.

 

In a description of the program, the site notes that Carlson “has actively criticized U.S. authorities for helping Ukraine since the start of the [war],” and that he was added to a well-known database of “enemies of Ukraine” last summer.

 

Click on the link for the full article

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[Larry]

2 hours ago, China said:

Kremlin TV Drops ‘New’ Tucker Carlson Show

 

I'm reluctant to click the link.  

 

But what I'm wondering is - does the Russian show accurately show what Tucker is saying on his show?  

 

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I'm fantasizing about a lawsuit.  

 

The US Constitution states that "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice . . . "  And if Trump won the 2020 election, then he's already been elected twice.  

[China]

10 minutes ago, Larry said:

 

I'm reluctant to click the link.  

 

 

 

It's not a link to a Russian site.  It's a link to a Daily Beast article.

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Larry's got me doin' research...

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19 minutes ago, China said:

 

It's not a link to a Russian site.  It's a link to a Daily Beast article.

It would be helpful if you mentioned the source in text somewhere "click the link to read more via the Daily Beast". Your sharing format otherwise is A+. 

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[skinsmarydu]

Because she can. 

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Legal scholar Alan Dershowitz says, “The worst department in terms of antisemitism and anti-Israel are Jewish studies departments."

 

He slips at the end. Dersh says at the end the Jewish studies departmenta are filled with "antizionists". That's the real problem he has with Jewish professors on American campuses. They're not hardcore enough.  🤣

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9 hours ago, Cooked Crack said:

 

Did she ever hear of a bronx cheer?  The level of in your face disengenuosness is astounding.

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[China]

Trump Trashes Loyalist Republican Who Attended Hush-Money Trial

 

It turns out that crawling on one’s proverbial knees to pay homage to Donald Trump at his ongoing hush-money trial won’t actually stop the former president from trashing you publicly. Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) is learning this the hard way. 

 

Earlier this month, Good, chair of the pro-MAGA House Freedom Caucus, traveled to New York as part of a contingent of Congressional Trump sycophants to make a public show of his support for the former president during his trial. Good, along with his primary opponent John McGuire, even hitched a ride in Trump’s motorcade. 

 

“We’re here to have his back,” Good said. “We’re here to defend him and to tell the truth about this travesty of justice, this political persecution, this election interference, this rigging of elections.”

 

On Tuesday, ahead of closing arguments in the trial, Trump went out of his way to bash Good in his public endorsement of McGuire. 

 

“Bob Good is BAD FOR VIRGINIA, AND BAD FOR THE USA,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “He turned his back on our incredible movement, and was constantly attacking and fighting me until recently, when he gave a warm and ‘loving’ Endorsement — But really, it was too late. The damage had been done!”

 

Good had previously incurred Trumpwold’s wrath by endorsing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in his bid for the 2024 Republican nomination. 

 

“I just want to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, and the person that can most help me do that is Navy Seal and highly respected State Legislator, John McGuire, a true American Hero,” he continued. “John, who fought the Cartels on the Front Line, and then came home and fought the drug dealers in Virginia, will ALWAYS PUT AMERICA FIRST.”

 

Virginia’s House Republican primary is scheduled to take place on June 18, with early voting having already opened. The race between Good and McGuire has devolved into a heated battle over the candidates’ Republican bona fides, and Trump putting a last-minute finger on the scale could very well cost Good his seat. 

 

Click on the link for the full article

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https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/27/nation-world-news/trumps-post-verdict-playbook-anger-and-retribution-regardless-of-the-outcome/

 

Trump’s post-verdict playbook: Anger and retribution, regardless of the outcome

If the past is any guide, even with a full acquittal, Trump will be angry and vengeful, and will direct attacks against everyone he perceives to be responsible for the Manhattan district attorney’s prosecution. He will continue to level the attacks publicly, at rallies and on Truth Social, and privately encourage his House Republican allies to subpoena his Democratic enemies.

The pattern is firmly established: After Trump escaped impeachment twice and survived a special counsel investigation led by Robert Mueller into ties between his 2016 campaign and Russia, he immediately went into revenge mode — complaining about the injustices he was forced to endure and urging his allies to investigate the investigators.

“Regardless of the outcome, the playbook is the same,” said Alyssa Farah Griffin, Trump’s former White House communications director, who began working for him shortly after his first impeachment trial but has since become a sharp critic of her former boss.

 

Some of Trump’s former staff members who spent time with him after his previous investigations said that he was in no mood to celebrate after these purported victories but instead sought retribution.

 

Immediately after the release of Mueller’s report, Trump demanded punishment for the people who led the inquiry. His attorney general, William Barr, appointed a special counsel, John Durham, to investigate the intelligence and law enforcement officials behind it. But the Durham investigation proceeded too slowly for Trump; he wanted his enemies prosecuted pronto, according to several people who worked in the administration and who were not authorized to speak publicly. That did not happen.

 

And after surviving his first impeachment, in early 2020, for trying to pressure President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine into investigating Biden and his son Hunter, Trump was in a mood so foul that it surprised some of his aides who were relieved the episode was over. He sat in his private dining room adjoining the Oval Office, scowling at the television and spewing expletives, according to a person with direct knowledge of the events.

 

Trump often lingers longer than necessary over perceived wounds. “In general,” Griffin said, “he is completely incapable of taking a win, even when it would benefit him to.”

On the morning of Feb. 6, 2020, a day after the Republican-controlled Senate voted to acquit Trump on both articles of impeachment — what should have been a morning of relief and celebration — he appeared furious.

 

Edited Tuesday at 07:50 PM by BringMetheHeadofBruceAllen

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[China]

Trump warning the rest of the GOP that only he's allowed to grift off of his conviction:

 

Trump campaign warns GOP candidates not to fundraise off Trump’s conviction

 

Donald Trump’s campaign is sending a blunt message to down ballot Republicans who are looking to fundraise for themselves off of the ex-president’s conviction: Back off.

 

Trump’s political operation views the guilty verdict in the New York hush money trial as a small-dollar goldmine — so much so that they are warning other Republicans not to raise money off it and siphon off money that could otherwise go to the Trump campaign.

 

“Any Republican elected official, candidate or party committee siphoning money from President Trump’s donors are no better than Judge Merchan’s daughter,” said Trump co-campaign manager Chris LaCivita. “We’re keeping a list, we’ll be checking it twice and we aren’t in the spirit of Christmas.”

 

Trump’s campaign has sent out a stream of fundraising appeals to prospective donors – one text message sent Thursday evening asked supporters to “Stand with” Trump “following this injustice” — with an eye toward filling its coffers. But they aren’t alone. Some candidates, such as Colorado Republican Dave Williams, have been looking to direct proceeds to themselves.

 

Click on the link for the full article

 

Edited Friday at 06:38 PM by China

[China]

'Shameful': Republicans quickly come to Trump's defense after his conviction

 

After a jury found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts in his New York criminal trial, Republicans quickly came to their presumptive presidential nominee's defense.

 

One of the first reactions came from Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, one of Trump's staunchest allies in Washington, who called it "a travesty of justice."

 

"The Manhattan kangaroo court shows what happens when our justice system is weaponized by partisan prosecutors in front of a biased judge with an unfair process, designed to keep President Trump off the campaign trail and avoid bringing attention to President Biden's failing radical policies," Jordan said in a statement. "Americans see through Democrats' lawfare tactics and know President Trump will be vindicated on appeal."

 

Many congressional Republicans offered a similar response, including Speaker Mike Johnson.

 

Click on the link for the full article

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I love that none of them acknowledge that there was a jury.