The good:
We don't like constantly referring to polls with weeks to go before the mid-terms, but try to find other "good news" stories out there! Anyway, if you want some clues about where to send a contribution for those Senate races above, the closer the race, the more the MAGAt party/ cult will be flooding with money. We need to make sure it's not too one-sided.
Oh, and let's make sure we make this election is a referendum on the sociopathic narcissist moron Malignant Fascist, just as he wants!
The bad:
President Donald Trump
left countless onlookers aghast Sunday after publishing three dozen
bizarre online posts in the span of two hours, one of which suggested
the United States owned the moon.
“Something is very wrong with the president,” wrote Tom Nichols,
staff writer for The Atlantic, in a social media post on X Sunday. “And
yet, still has the codes to our nuclear arsenal and is the single person
who can order their use.”
Among Trump’s bizarre online posts were
images that appeared to be generated with artificial intelligence (AI)
depicting him in hellish landscapes with threatening messages. One
depicts Trump walking in Washington, D.C. alongside an army of robots
and soldiers with red glowing eyes, and the message, “THEY WILL NEVER
SLEEP AGAIN.” Another depicts Trump sitting atop a black throne amid a hellish and war-torn landscape in front of giant humanoid robots.
In another post, Trump suggested renaming the state of New Mexico to “New America,” and in another,
redrawing Iran’s borders to mirror the silhouette of Trump’s profile.
One post, also likely generated with AI, depicts the destruction of
Iran’s Kharg Island with the message, “Bye bye, Kharg.”
Trump also shared an image of the moon that included the text, “THE MOON IS OURS,” alongside an American flag.
“This is not normal,” wrote John Jackson, a political commentator and self-proclaimed U.S. veteran of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and former trial lawyer. “It’s like watching a slow-motion train crash. Historians will be aghast.”
Independent journalist Aaron Rupar called Trump’s string of online posts “absolutely bonkers” in a social media post on X to his more than 1.1 million followers.
Trump also shared an AI-generated image depicting himself blowing up the earth, as well as an AI-generated image depicting himself buying stocks in the Oval Office, alongside the admission that he had “made Hundreds of Billions of Dollars on Stocks, and Many other type Holdings.”
Digby has helpfully collected the erratic, mentally damaged Malignant Fascist's nut-grams so you can review in one click. (Are you feeling like the country has become a bizarre carnival fun house with psychopathic clowns running the show? You're not alone.)
The ugly:
Leaders with the Democratic Party said police arrested a person after an alleged assault during Democratic gubernatorial candidate Doctor Amy Acton’s appearance at the Canfield Fair.
Mahoning County Democratic Party chairman Chris Anderson said an altercation involving Dr. Acton occurred at the MCDP tent Sunday afternoon.
A person with a weapon came to the tent and shoved an attendee before security rushed in, taking the suspect to the ground. The sheriff was called in before troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol took the individual into custody, according to Anderson.
According to a statement from John Boccieri, candidate for the Ohio House of Representatives 58th District (D), the man was found carrying a handgun, which was taken before matters escalated.
“The Canfield Fair is a cherished community tradition where families and neighbors should be able to gather safely,” Boccieri said. “This incident is a sobering reminder that political leaders must lower the temperature, reject violent rhetoric and treat the safety of our fellow citizens as a shared responsibility.”
Anderson posted on his personal Facebook page thanking OSHP for their quick response — as well as condemning the use of political violence.
A statement was put out by Dr. Acton’s communications director, Addie Bullock, regarding the incident at the fair.
“While attending the Canfield Fair, an armed individual lunged at Dr. Acton, injuring multiple people. Dr. Acton and Eric are grateful for the swift and decisive action of law enforcement and are praying for the recovery of those injured. This kind of violence has no place in Ohio. Dr. Acton will always stand up to the chaos, hate and vitriol that pits us against one another,” Bullock said.
Dr. Acton was not harmed during the incident...
No confirmation at this writing what the motivation of the attacker was, but it's pretty obvious that he had a political agenda, and we're grateful that his assault was foiled when it was. UPDATE: We're learning more about the attacker now.
