"These are not small lies. They are not political hyperbole. They are lies that cut to the core of our entire system of self-government. They undermine belief in our democracy and system of justice.
It is one thing for Donald Trump – a pathological liar and sociopath – to conjure up these lies. He is nuts...
But for an entire political party to wittingly repeat these lies amounts to organized treason."
"Americans love a strong leader. Donald Trump scores high with many voters precisely because he acts like a despotic strongman, seemingly unrestrained by rules, laws, international agreements, or even social conventions. By contrast, Joe Biden is a competent and cool executive, leading an administration that adheres to established norms, operates by consultation, and follows the data-driven advice of experts." But what does it mean that Biden is now showing a tougher side? Jay Kuo digs into this question in last week's piece from The Big Picture. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/biden-tough-israel-russia-border
In a misguided effort to be "unbiased," most news media have stopped calling Trump's Big Lie about the 2020 election what it is. Instead they're using terms like "false statements" or "claims without evidence."
Memo to the media: Calling out lies isn't "biased." It's your job.
@georgetakei The sicko also let slip some years ago that he would be dating his own daughter... it's these rare occasions where
the #CheetoBenito inadvertently lets slip out that behind his clown make-up there is a monster not unlike in a #StephenKing novel. #Trump
@georgetakei he thought Hannibal Lecter was a real person (and a great person), so this does not surprise me. Since Bruce Wayne is a billionaire, I assume #Trump hit him up for a campaign contribution?
Convicted felon Donald Trump has succeeded in getting his three remaining criminal trials postponed indefinitely.
If he really thought he was innocent of the 54 remaining charges, don't you think he'd want the trials to happen before the election so he could clear his name?
@rbreich He won't win the election, so it's a futile exercise. The next 4.5 years will be more of the same whining from both sides of politics, with no real progress toward cohesion. All parties, right, left & centre, are on corporate payrolls, so I doubt we'll see any fundamental change. What I do however foresee is more people voting independent, which can only be a good thing #politics#trump#biden#independant
Remember: Trump's jury was made up of ordinary citizens — selected with input from Trump's own lawyers. The jurors were not politicians or members of the "Deep State." They were Americans who did their civic duty.
@rbreich#Trump Supporters will first repeat the lie of a 'rigged' trial and a "conflicted judge" (what the hell is that even supposed to mean, can he speak English? Being conflicted is not the same as having a conflict of interests). Anyhow, when pushed about the verdict being handed by a #jury not a judge, supporters say & I quote 'ah but that's #NewYork, it's clown show, what do you want?". Yes. Can't wait for Trump's #America flag to contain 11 states again. What will that country be called?
34 felony convictions
54 pending criminal charges
2 impeachments
2 popular vote losses
$88M owed to E Jean Carroll
$450M owed for civil fraud
$8T added to nat'l debt
2.9M net loss of jobs
Is this what Trump meant when he promised "numbers like we've never seen"?
@rbreich Stay focused on what people want, #economy, #abortion and #democratic_freedoms. #trump's sycophants won't believe or accept any guilty verdict, They've made up their minds and don't want to be confused with facts.
Trump insists on calling Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg "Soros backed" (posting the phrase at least 3x in the last 24 hours).
George Soros did not endorse or contribute to Bragg. By falsely connecting them, Trump is playing into a range of baseless antisemitic conspiracy theories.
Justice Samuel Alito flew not one, but two pro-insurrection flags at his homes.
Alito not being forced to recuse from Trump's immunity case and upcoming Jan 6 cases tells you everything you need to know about the SCOTUS code of "ethics" established last year.
@rbreich
If the #GOP manages to seize power (losing the election is moot as they will refuse to accept the results again) #Trump will only leave in a coffin and will be replaced by his chosen successor (Baron, likely, unless Ivanka gets back on the daddy program).
If #Republicans take power in 2024 there will no longer be real elections and America will fall to fascism.
When Trump openly and repeatedly exclaims that migrants are “poisoning the blood of our country,” or shares a video calling for a “unified Reich,” he is literally echoing the language of Hitler.
Trump is not a “populist.” He’s not a “strongman.” He is a fascist.