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From Salon.com writer Chauncey Devega, a look at the Malignant Loser's pledge to be a dictator, and how he's been embraced by the deranged Christofascist identity movement as a demi-god in their "final battle between good and evil":
"The Republican National Convention in Milwaukee was Donald Trump’s official coronation.
Trump has promised to be the country’s first dictator. At a rally in Michigan several days ago, Trump praised China's Xi Jinping as a “brilliant man" who rules over 1.4 billion people with his "iron fist." Trump then said such authoritarian leaders make President Joe Biden look like a “baby.” Trump’s promise to be America’s first dictator is not hyperbolic or idle. He has plans to achieve such a goal as detailed in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, his own Agenda 47 and elsewhere.
Donald Trump has also repeatedly shown that he is a megalomaniac with a god complex. The personal is very political for authoritarians and demagogues. As such, Trump’s political project reflects his personality defects and other great deficiencies in character, values, and behavior. Such personalities, especially if they are charismatic, attract similar people. The MAGA movement and other such neofascist and fake populist movements are a prime example." (our emphasis)
It's one of his greatest cons to convince these deluded "Christians" that he -- an irreligious, adulterous, lying, violent, blaspheming cheat -- has been sent by heaven to defeat the evildoers. The botched assassination attempt made him even more of a cult god. He's an example of the fake, self-righteous "Christianity" which many of his followers preach but don't practice. As he's shown on their anti-reproductive freedom issue, he's happy to undercut their harsh positions if he feels he'll get more votes as a result, and few of his flock will revolt.
VP Harris' Big Mo --
I covered the Clinton campaign, the Women's March, the anti-Trump resistance, the wave of women in the 2018 midterms... and the momentum for Harris over the last 5 days is basically like all of that rolled together. These organizers built muscle memory and it never went away
— Charlotte Alter (@CharlotteAlter) July 26, 2024
Not playing --
The Harris campaign ain't playing one bit: "78-year-old Criminal's Fox News appearance." Too good. pic.twitter.com/xP8zk0VDA7
— Victor Shi (@Victorshi2020) July 25, 2024
An endorsement that says it all --
I’ll just say: Endorsement as a stepmom from your partner’s ex is possibly… the hardest endorsement in the whole damn world. https://t.co/uQrT7o5Qw0
— Ashley Parker (@AshleyRParker) July 25, 2024
Namaste! --
A meme floating around Indian WhatsApp pic.twitter.com/zd75foD4SF
— Ishaan Tharoor (@ishaantharoor) July 23, 2024
We're not going to have a male convicted felon President, especially you --
I can’t believe he said this……on camera. pic.twitter.com/ah96O62JDl
— Brian Baez (@MentallyDivine) July 24, 2024
The J.D. "Junior Demagogue" Vance ongoing disaster --
NEW: JD Vance argued for higher tax rate on childless Americans in 2021 interview
— Will Steakin (@wsteaks) July 26, 2024
Vance said the country needed to "reward the things that we think are good" and "punish the things that we think are bad" in resurfaced interview
More w.@KFaulders https://t.co/am92fm4SQe
Unearthed audio: JD Vance calls for a “federal response” to block women in red states from traveling to another state to get an abortion pic.twitter.com/t9YAbFuoPc
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) July 26, 2024
Nice try, MAGA Mike! --
New: CNN survey finds 48 states say Harris can get on ballot instead of Biden, rejecting claim switch breaks state laws
— Casey Gannon (@caseyagannon) July 26, 2024
w/ @PaulaReidCNN and @ddale8 https://t.co/bl2DQ4y3eW
MAGA world's ultra-reactionary "Catholic" connection (not Leonard Leo and SCOTUS this time!) --
Surprise, surprise: Kevin Roberts, architect of Project 2025, has close ties to radical Catholic group Opus Dei https://t.co/Gto1DmXUzI
— Craig Unger (@craigunger) July 26, 2024
Trump's mentor Putin continues purging his military --
Yet another Russian top military official has been arrested as the Kremlin’s purge of the defense sector continues. This time it’s former deputy defense minister Dmitry Bulgakov, who ran logistics for the Russian army during the disastrous first months of the Ukraine invasion. pic.twitter.com/ePaDO4nMNa
— max seddon (@maxseddon) July 26, 2024
Happy Friday, and Happy Olympics! --
Olympics! https://t.co/wSBaOfZJlh pic.twitter.com/X6fRn4Lebz
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) July 26, 2024
Asheville, NC- based multi-instrumentalist singer/ songwriter MJ (Jake) Lenderman, who also plays with the band Wednesday, has his fifth album coming out in September, "Manning Fireworks" (so close!). This is his second single from that album, "She's Leaving You." Hope you enjoy.
"... Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination for a third time on July 17 with a rambling, incoherent mess of a speech that offered a terrifying vision for America during its rare moments of coherence. His performance was widely regarded as a disaster. But a range of major newspapers didn’t cover it that way.
"More than a few headlines actually raved about it. The Boston Globe: 'In a departure, Trump calls for unity, healing in America.' The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 'Trump urges unity after assassination attempt while proposing sweeping populist agenda.' Baltimore Sun: 'Subdued Trump describes assassination try, accepts nomination.'
"As media critic Parker Molloy pointed out, these papers seemingly reported on Trump’s speech based on the prepared remarks, not the speech as he actually delivered it.
"In reality, Trump’s RNC coronation was a collective failure of our
justice system, political process, and a mainstream media ecosystem that
has consistently failed to hold him accountable. He still faces a tough
challenge to win this election — especially now that Harris is on the
top of the ticket — but he got a significant propaganda boost from a
credulous, optics-obsessed press..." -- Aaron Rupar, in Public Notice, on the continuing role of the media in portraying the convicted felon Malignant Loser as a near- mythical strongman. If we survive as a democracy, it will be in spite of the media, not because of it.
As expected (but nice, personal vid) --
While it was a foregone conclusion, the Obamas had been waiting for the process for nominating Harris to unfold before formally endorsing. Now that she has secured the votes of more than enough delegates to be the nominee, the endorsement went forward.
Also as expected, the convicted felon's campaign chickens out on having a "prosecutor vs. felon" debate. From the convicted felon's lying ass, frightened campaign (via DailyKos):
Given the continued political chaos surrounding Crooked Joe Biden and the Democrat Party, general election debate details cannot be finalized until Democrats formally decide on their nominee. There is a strong sense by many in the Democrat Party - namely Barack Hussein Obama - that Kamala Harris is a Marxist fraud who cannot beat President Trump, and they are still holding out for someone “better.” Therefore, it would be inappropriate to schedule things with Harris because Democrats very well could still change their minds.
How many lies and how much gaslighting can you put in one paragraph?! Also, still with the "Barack Hussein Obama" dogwhistle? Racist losers all!
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Great campaign video from V.P. Harris --
I’m Kamala Harris, and I’m running for President of the United States. pic.twitter.com/6qAM32btjj
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) July 25, 2024
Trump said that his disabled nephew should be left to die. Nazi eugenics plan much? --
In @time, Trump’s nephew recounts a conversation w/ then-president Trump after 2020 White House meeting with disability advocates.
— Anna Bower (@AnnaBower) July 24, 2024
“Those people…” Trump said of people w/ complex care needs. “The shape they’re in, all the expenses, maybe those kinds of people should just die.” pic.twitter.com/jj9PleICKi
I recall this being a popular opinion in 1930s-40s Germany…
— Brian O’Malley (@JaxJag713) July 24, 2024
More on the Malignant Loser's "vision" --
Tonight, President Joe Biden said “We are a great nation because we are a good people.”
— Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) July 25, 2024
Earlier today, Donald Trump said: “We are a stupid country that’s led by stupid people.”
Who do you think we are?
And who do you want to be?
Can you imagine being a non-white person living in a country where no matter how hard you work, the majority views you as a “DEI” hire?
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) July 25, 2024
That is Trump’s vision for America.
Comer says that the next Trump administration will prosecute the Biden family pic.twitter.com/m8haR9MDxm
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 25, 2024
Shitbird J. D. "Junior Demagogue" Vance and his "childless cat women" slur... --
Doug Emhoff’s ex-wife (@keprettybird) responds to attacks on @KamalaHarris for being “childless” pic.twitter.com/p1O6iO9k0I
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) July 25, 2024
The thing about JD Vance’s comments about “childless women” is that he’s not the only man who believes those sentiments. He’s just giving permission for them to say it out loud now.
— Ally Sammarco (@Ally_Sammarco) July 25, 2024
I like to imagine that every night, JD Vance has nightmares about the cat lazy from the Simpsons just shouting while hurling cats at him and this thought gives me comfort.
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) July 24, 2024
— Spiro’s Ghost (@AntiToxicPeople) July 23, 2024
...and rumors of him having sex with a sofa. "It is irresponsible not to speculate" --
This article’s headline doesn’t meet the ordinarily high standards of the Associated Press.
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) July 25, 2024
The most anyone can say at this point is he didn’t put it in his memoir, NOT that he never put it in the sofa. https://t.co/GrcX2ffRZB
Manly Sen. "Cancun Ted" Cruz will defend his cheeseburgers from V.P. Harris! --
But the guy who said your wife is ugly and your dad killed JFK can have your dignity. https://t.co/7FZtbT7YBt
— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) July 25, 2024
"Step on it!" --
"There's no time to explain, just get in the car" pic.twitter.com/GeSpgLuMio
— Paul Bronks (@SlenderSherbet) July 25, 2024
The strongest economy in the world continues to perform:
Economic activity in the U.S. was considerably stronger than expected during the second quarter, according to an initial estimate Thursday from the Commerce Department.
Real gross domestic product, a measure of all the goods and services produced during the April-through-June period, increased at a 2.8% annualized pace adjusted for seasonality and inflation. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for growth of 2.1% following a 1.4% increase in the first quarter.
Consumer spending helped propel the growth number higher, as did contributions from private inventory investment and nonresidential fixed investment. [snip]
There was some good news on the inflation front: the personal consumption expenditures price index, a key measure for the Federal Reserve, increased 2.6% for the quarter, down from the 3.4% move in Q1. Excluding food and energy, core PCE prices, which the Fed focuses on even more as a longer-term inflation indicator, was up 2.9%, down from 3.7% in the prior period.
The so-called chain-weighted price index, which takes into account changes in consumer behavior, increased 2.3% for the quarter, below the 2.6% estimate...
Reality continues to not jibe with those darn "vibes"!
The convicted felon Malignant Loser's unlikable running mate, Sen. J.D. "Junior Demagogue" Vance, is the subject of two hilarious takes on his inauthentic, stumbling start to the campaign, causing some buyer's remorse in MAGA world. First, from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, then a brilliant cartoon remix with a voice over by impressionist J-L Cauvin. Let's all fervently hope he stays on the MAGA Republican ticket!
ICYMI last night, this is President Biden's historic speech to the nation, a thoughtful, patriotic, and poignant message from a consequential President who'll become more beloved and valued as time goes on:
We have 102 days until Election Day. As the next President of the United States said the other day, "When we fight, we win." Now, let's go out and do just that -- for democracy, for freedom, for justice, and for Joe!
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From Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign kickoff speech in Wisconsin yesterday:
“I took on perpetrators of all kinds. Predators who abused women. Fraudsters who ripped off consumers. Cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain. So hear me when I say, I know Donald Trump’s type.”
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“Ultimately, in this election, we each face a question: What kind of country do we want to live in? Do we want to live in a country of freedom, compassion and rule of law, or a country of chaos, fear and hate?
"We each have the power to answer that question. The power is with the people."
Misogynist MAGAts floundering over Harris' candidacy --
Her "whole history" is winning six local, statewide, and national elections. https://t.co/E8FT543tHr
— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) July 23, 2024
I’m going to vote Harris 20 years to the day from when I led a SEAL sniper team into Fallujah where we cleared houses with frags and breached doors with green tip because we ran out of PETN and C-4.
— Dan Barkhuff (@DBarkhuff) July 23, 2024
I feel OK about my man card.
Where were you during the war champ? https://t.co/US7sIHXnMB
GOP is stuck in it's misogyny. That's the default. They can't move or pivot. Oooh boy. https://t.co/1pSXQd46h7
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) July 23, 2024
Let me get this straight:
— Bryan Behar (@bryanbehar) July 24, 2024
According to MAGA, the woman who was a prosecutor, a District Attorney, an Attorney General, a U.S. Senator, and the Vice President of the United States is a “DEI hire.”
But the guy who wrote the hillbilly book & is in his 2nd year of government isn’t?
Women who saw this happen in 2016 are not about to let it happen again.
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) July 24, 2024
I haven't seen so much floundering since I lived at the bottom of the sea https://t.co/F8dT0N9ije
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 23, 2024
Unlikable Sen. J.D. "Junior Demagogue" Vance's personal misogyny, cont. --
What a normal, relatable guy who certainly doesn't hate women having freedoms. https://t.co/aa9UJaM8CU
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 23, 2024
Sorry Donald, you must carry him to term. pic.twitter.com/qID9LOJ2Kg
— Dear Lustful Medicant (@gfrancie) July 23, 2024
A musical salute to Junior Demagogue from Britain's Marsh Family --
Didn't like the way this @JDVance1 bloke (newly picked as #Trump's running mate) slagged off the UK lately. Looked into him. Not great. Made a parody song inspired by @ABBA called "Vance VP" 🎶
— MarshFamilySongs (@MarshSongs) July 20, 2024
Shout out #americast (@BBCsarahsmith/@awzurcher) & @RestIsPolitics for ℹ️ profiles 👍 pic.twitter.com/OLjGJ4haOZ
Trump's only "wise investment" --
Was a wise investment pic.twitter.com/S7C18nDFzA
— Jared Moskowitz (@JaredEMoskowitz) July 21, 2024
And boom goes the Biscuit! --
Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park has been temporarily closed due to a “localized hydrothermal explosion”https://t.co/zo2eyIwZDy pic.twitter.com/k2FhjZSoPC
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 23, 2024
