Their rapid response team is impeccable.
Via NBC: The #Harris campaign responds to Donald #Trump’s post about Taylor Swift this morning.
Their rapid response team is impeccable.
Via NBC: The #Harris campaign responds to Donald #Trump’s post about Taylor Swift this morning.
“#Trump’s campaign on Sunday said the GOP presidential candidate is “safe” after “gunshots in his vicinity.”
No further details at this time,” Trump communications director Steven Cheung said in a statement.
The statement did not provide any further information.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4880877-trump-campaign-safe-gunshots/
#SCOTUS was hit by a flurry of damaging new leaks Sunday as a series of confidential memos written by the chief justice were revealed by The New York Times.
The court’s Chief Justice John Roberts was clear to his fellow justices in February: He wanted the court to take up a case weighing #Trump’s right to presidential immunity—and he seemed inclined to protect the former president.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-roberts-secret-trump-memo-revealed-in-huge-scotus-leak https://ca.news.yahoo.com/john-roberts-secret-trump-memo-143303014.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr
To be fair, she is more mature.
"Donald Trump Says He ‘Hates' Taylor Swift. She Hasn't Mentioned His Name."
"The pop star has focused her messaging on encouraging fans to register to vote -- and hasn't attacked him personally."
#GOP #Republicans #Trump #TaylorSwift #Swifties #Harris #Election
Via Josh Gerstein:
JUST IN: #Trump lawyers decry special counsel #JackSmith's bid to file up-to-180-page brief detailing evidence against then-prez in 2020 election case. Trump says it goes against DOJ's prior calls for gag order & policy against pre-election publicity. Doc: https://documentcloud.org/documents/25172256-trumpresponse
Let's hope she's right! That would be a HUGE relief.
Via Anna Bower 🧵 (Thread Reader App):
NEW: The new election rules in #Georgia will almost certainly *not* hamstring the certification of the state’s electoral votes. And even if certification is delayed, such delays do not open up a legal loophole for #Trump to steal the presidency. I explain.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1838282810265575516?refresh=1727121979
The suspect in the apparent assassination attempt of #Trump is Ryan Routh, 58, federal officials said - Bloomberg
First Trump assassin: Bullied, seemingly apolitical Republican kid looking to go out with a bang.
Second Trump assassin: Ramaswamy/ Haley supporter, Trump-Biden “double hater” and possible Never Trump Republican whose motive is yet unknown.
"Trump Immediately Tried To Fundraise Off Of Possible 2nd Assassination Attempt"
"After shots were fired in his vicinity, Donald Trump sent out a fundraising email looking for cash."
No. NOT a joke. Detestable Trumpian cop-out “JK” is BS…& potentially deadly.
“Hours after what the FBI called a 2nd attempted assassination of #Trump, Elon #Musk wrote on his social media site — and then deleted — a post suggesting it was odd that nobody had tried to kill President #Biden or Vice President Kamala #Harris.
Musk said the post on X had been intended as a joke.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/us/politics/musk-deleted-tweet-biden-kamala.html
“A man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting #Trump was charged Monday with federal gun crimes. During an 8-minute hearing, prosecutors levied two charges against him: possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
Officials said #Routh could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted on the first charge, and a possible five-year sentence on the second charge.”
https://apnews.com/live/trump-shooting-west-palm-beach-updates?taid=66e849628b01790001c6b0b8&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter
#Trump, #Outrage & the Modern Era of #PoliticalViolence
The latest apparent assassination attempt against Trump indicates how much the American political landscape has been shaped by #anger stirred by him & against him.
Within days of Trump #vilifying #immigrants on national TV w/ #lies about #Haitian #immigrants eating pets in #Ohio, people began threatening to blow up #schools, #CityHall & other public bldgs, forcing #evacuations & prompting a wave of #fear.
-PeterBaker
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/us/politics/trump-violence-assassination-attempt.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb&ngrp=mnp&pvid=CF8B20A1-9295-4D22-895D-B8B8DF64FCD6
THE #INSURRECTIONISTS NEXT DOOR
#AshliBabbitt’s mother & the wife of a notorious #Jan6 rioter are at the center of a new mythology on the #right. They are also my neighbors.
By Hanna Rosin
#radicalization #DomesticTerrorism #extremism #MAGA #Republicans #PoliticalViolence #Insurrection #BigLie #ConspiracyTheories #Trump
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/10/jan-6-capitol-attack-ashli-babbitt-dc-residents/679563/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxcAtglrydgqNGsTv5vo8OhU&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
“Mark Meadows, #Trump’s former White House chief of staff, failed to convince a judge that his criminal case related to the 2020 election in #Arizona should be moved to federal court, which could have made it easier to have the charges dismissed.”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/16/politics/mark-meadows-arizona-loss?cid=ios_app
With the usual caveat about polls shmolls:
Margin of error: 1%
“#Harris is leading #Trump nationally by 6 points, according to a polling released a week after the first debate between the major party nominees.
The Morning Consult survey, published Tuesday, found Harris garnered 51% support among likely voters — her highest margin to date — compared to Trump’s 45%.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4883524-kamala-harris-donald-trump-post-debate-polling/
Of course. She’d fit in perfectly in a Trump #SCOTUS.
“Judge Aileen #Cannon Failed to Disclose a Right-Wing Junket
Cannon, whose oversight of the Donald #Trump classified documents case has garnered widespread criticism, has repeatedly violated a rule requiring that federal judges disclose their attendance at private seminars.”
— ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/judge-aileen-cannon-trump-documents-case-travel-disclosures
Lol, what a total idiot.
Via Ron Filipkowski:
#Trump praises former Senator “Snoop Jackson.” (It’s Scoop Jackson).
Is there a gaping loophole in the law barring federal contractors “from making contributions or expenditures to any political party, committee, or candidate for federal office,” or do we just rely too much on this guy to get stuff into space to enforce it?
#elonmusk #fascism #Election2024 #trump
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-super-pac-spending-competitive-house-races-republicans-2024-9
Via Paul Krugman:
So #Trump has gone from claiming that tariffs don’t raise prices to claiming that tariffs on imported food will make groceries cheaper. Coming next: tariffs will make you lose weight without dieting or exercising.
#ProLifeMyAss “During #Trump’s admin their managers at #EPA began pressuring them to make new chemicals they were vetting seem safer than they really were. They were encouraged to delete evidence of chemicals’ harms, incl cancer, miscarriage & neuro probs, from their reports — & in some cases their managers deleted the info themselves.
After the scientists pushed back, they received negative performance reviews & 3 were removed, reassigned to jobs elsewhere in EPA”
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-scientists-faced-retaliation-after-finding-harm-from-chemicals
#Barron Bails On His #Trump #Crypto Launch Speech Because Dad's #Blathering Took Too Long
In what may be the most perfectest Trump product launch ever, Barron (evidently eager to prove #KamalaHarris right about his Dad’s rallies) decided to bail on his presentation as the “visionary” behind the project because his Dad’s blathering took too long. Perfect. So so perfect.
#idiocracy #grift #weird #insane #Nonsense
#CommonSense #sanity #RealityBasedPolitics #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/9/17/2271082/-Barron-Bails-On-His-Trump-Crypto-Launch-Speech-Because-Dad-s-Blathering-Took-Too-Long
#EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From #Chemicals. A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against.
Three reports issued by the agency’s inspector general detailed personal attacks suffered by the scientists — including being called “stupid,” “piranhas” and “pot-stirrers” — and called on the EPA to take “appropriate corrective action” in response.
#News #Science #Retaliation #Government #Environment #Safety #Whistleblower #Trump #Project2025
According to recent polling, young men like tfg because he’s a “successful self-made businessman.”
According to records provided by Mary Trump, nis niece, DonOld took $451M from his father, Fred Trump, cheated his siblings of their shares, and then lost most of it in bad investments. Apparently, Trump made a small fortune by starting with a big fortune.
You know anyone who is interested in tfg? Have them read this.