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trump is really priming his evangelical base up. He made a modest statement for the first time in his life! "Someone said to me the other day, 'you're the most famous person in the world by far.' I said, 'no, I'm not'

I like it and sent it off as a recommendation for The Lincoln Project.

Desperation for trump's base, the GOP and trump. Que the theme song of the GOP.

twitter has blocked this story, yet in SC it continues. The NYP story Emails reveal how Hunter Biden tried to cash in big on behalf of family with Chinese firm. Released today has also been blocked. Ted Cruz naturally is going to haul the CEO of twitter before a senate committee to explain this "outrage of censorship". Obviously the NYP sees the desperation in the losing trump campaign and trump's best buddy, Murdoch, is riding to the rescue.

So in the US where the public expects lies, coverup, tribalism and other actions that kill hundreds of thousands of its citizens. With no real accountability, no mechanism for the courts to hold incompetent lying politicians to account for those crimes....er actions. In France, Coronavirus: French police raid ministers' homes in pandemic inquiry "French police have raided the homes of senior government and health officials as part of an investigation into their handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Health Minister Olivier Véran and the director of the national health agency, Jérôme Salomon, are among those whose properties were searched on Thursday. The raids came after a court launched an inquiry earlier this year into the government's handling of the pandemic. It has faced criticism over shortages of equipment and slow response times. Prime Minister Jean Castex is also under investigation, French media report, as is his predecessor Edouard Philippe and Mr Véran's predecessor Agnès Buzyn. The prime minister and Mr Véran have been at the forefront of France's new policy of imposing night-time curfews in nine cities, including Paris, from Saturday, which will be enforced by 12,000 police." Oh to be a GOP senator or congressman. Feed at the trough, lie, steal, toe the party line and kill thousands and claim immunity for it all.

‘I never understood wind’: Trump goes on bizarre tirade against wind turbines Someone could try to explain to trump how air flows from high pressure systems to low pressure systems. But that would be a waste of time since he can't seem to understand anything science related.

This likely explains it better. Aside from the fact that the GOP health care "free market competition" system is the costliest system in the entire world! Imagine the carnage if trump and his GOP lackeys had actually got a health care system in place to replace the ACA. "During this pandemic, people in the United States are dying at rates unparalleled elsewhere in the world. A new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that in the past five months, per capita deaths in the U.S., both from COVID-19 and other causes, have been far greater than in 18 other high-income countries. "It's shocking. It's horrible," says Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, a professor of health policy and medical ethics at the University of Pennsylvania and one of the authors of the study. "The United States really has done remarkably badly compared to other countries," he says. "I mean, remarkably badly." Overall deaths in the United States this year are more than 85% higher than in places such as Germany, Israel and Denmark after adjusting for population size. Deaths in the U.S. are 29% higher than even in Sweden, "which ignored everything for so long," Emanuel says. Sweden made a point of refusing to order strict social restrictions and never went in to a full lockdown. "We have 29% more mortality than we should have if we'd followed Sweden's path and Sweden virtually did nothing." I took a WAS at 30% but ended up off one percent. Sometimes I surprise myself. Story October 13, 2020, NPR.

Sweden average lifespan 84 years for women and 81 years for men. Compared to the US for those over 65 there are 4.5% more Swedes still alive. Universal health care and a right to in home paid care. "Their rate of economic vulnerability is just 4%, while nearly 25% of US seniors often worry about having enough money to buy nutritious meals or pay for necessities such as housing. Only 2% of high-need older adults in Sweden struggle with cost, while in the US it’s 31%. But a holistic approach to health isn’t just about reducing economic vulnerability, it’s about helping people live their best life, and this shows across many dimensions." Which results in 50% higher diabetes,14% higher blood pressure,twice the asthma, etc. in the US trump calls such an approach "socialism" and his 'herd mentality' approach would likely cost 30% more deaths than in Sweden.

Its amazing that Murdoch can generate such trolling and SC's trolling enabler can solicit such response. If any of this including Hillary's e-mails has any substance Barr would have been after it like trump's propensity to grab pussy. Barr, Barr,baaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrr and the US DOJ can't find squat. So Murdoch and FOX are at it again. After all its only 98 days until trump can be served as a ordinary citizen.

"In 1976, Rupert Murdoch, the owner of News Corp, acquired The New York Post ...The Post has been known for its over-the-top sensational headlines." According to an LA Times article, the New York Post was reported to be the preferred newspaper of U.S. President Donald Trump, who maintains frequent contact with its owner, Rupert Murdoch. The Post, According to a survey conducted by Pace University in 2004, was rated the least-credible major news outlet in New York. Further, The Post has been criticized since the beginning of Murdoch’s ownership for “sensationalism, blatant advocacy, and conservative bias.”

trump's lapdog Barr has had 18 months to investigate yet instead he's turned the DOJ after Omarosa. Too bad trump's lapdogs hide everywhere.

I like surveys because it accurately summarizes opinions and beliefs. I agree with the article but IMO it misses how the internet and news groups spoon feed target audiences. Remember Breitbart? In the absence of FOX there could be others but FOX is very successful in painting a narrative that appeals to the less critical minds on the right. The narrative that the Murdoch family, Koch brothers, etc. like to peddle.

The first death from a coronavirus reinfection has been reported in the Netherlands "The first known death from a coronavirus reinfection has been reported in the Netherlands. A paper accepted for publication in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases details the death of an 89-year-old Dutch woman who has become the first known person to die after contracting COVID-19 twice." Which would be a case for caution on any vaccine. So the question becomes: Should anyone tell trump? He stated yesterday that he wanted to "kiss everyone" at his rally. He stated that he "is stronger than ever". Nah. He always represents that he knows everything.

So I flipped the channel to the Barrett confirmation hearings and Lindsey Graham is questioning her. Q- How would you rule if a law banning gay marriage comes before you? A- Well someone would have to file a claim. Then the state courts would have to overturn existing case law. So i would likely never have to rule on that. Paraphrase Graham. Oh Ok that certainly clears up that contentious issue! Graham onto next question. What B.S. theater. Makes you wonder if the GOP doesn't rehearse questions beforehand.

"Republicans want their opponents to play by the old rules, as if the game is theirs alone to shape. A typical response comes from Rich Lowry of National Review magazine who, in a comment on Twitter directed at Biden’s reluctance to answer a question about court expansion, declared, You can’t be the candidate of norms and refuse to say whether or not you are going to undertake a truly radical attempt to destroy the legitimacy of one of our key governing institutions." So the GOP wants democrats and Biden to obey norms of behavior in the face of their corruption and disavowing every promise. Biden is smart by not responding to the baiting. But an expansion of the SC to undercut the luciferian deal between trump and his base. Is legitimate and warranted.

Touche

trump took America from #16th to #23 on the world corruption index rankings. Not third world yet. But with one more term the US could tie the highest ranking African country(Botswana) for corruption.

QAnon is a Nazi Cult, Rebranded "I have studied and worked to prevent genocide for forty years. Genocide Watch and the Alliance Against Genocide, the first international anti-genocide coalition, see such hate-filled conspiracy theories as early warning signs of deadly genocidal violence. The plot, described above, was the conspiracy “revealed” in the most influential anti-Jewish pamphlet of all time. It was called The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. It was written by Russian anti-Jewish propagandists around 1902. It collected myths about a Jewish plot to take over the world that had existed for hundreds of years. Central to its mythology was the Blood Libel, which claimed that Jews kidnapped and slaughtered Christian children and drained their blood to mix in the dough for matzos consumed on Jewish holidays.... In fact, according to Eric Feinberg, vice president of content moderation at the Coalition for a Safer Web, which aims to combat extremism online, references to the Elders of Zion and to a “Zionist-occupied government” are common on QAnon forums. He said QAnon adherents are latching on to widespread Jewish support for Democrats, especially as the election approaches. “In terms of Elders of Zion, calling out Hollywood, which tends to be Jewish, calling out specific Jewish congresspeople as pedophiles,” said Feinberg, describing antisemitic ideas found in QAnon. “Also, it tends to be that Jewish people align more with Democrats. They use that against us to basically say that Jews are pedophiles.”

I'm not so sure about that. It could easily spawn more groups like the Michigan 13. QAnon Is Thriving in Germany. The Extreme Right Is Delighted. "as thousands of American troops began NATO maneuvers in Germany, Attila Hildmann did a quick YouTube search to see what it was all about. He quickly came across videos posted by German followers of QAnon. In their telling, this was no NATO exercise. It was a covert operation by President Trump to liberate Germany from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government — something they applauded. “The Q movement said these are troops that will free the German people from Merkel,” said Mr. Hildmann, a vegan celebrity cook who had not heard of QAnon before last spring. “I very much hope that Q is real.” Just as crazy as the Michigan group's idea of a "citizens arrest" is. So is the idea that trump will direct a coup in Germany. Yet traction for these ideas grows with those with a detached sense of reality colored by right wing ideology. Below images from Qanon protests Germany.

True republicans not like the charlatans allied with trumpism.

So like a cult or religion then!

Because they laughed at and rejected America's invitation from President trump!

The democratic house, democratic senate and President Biden will be having an announcement to all "centrists" on January 20th. The Trump administration said it would lower the annual cap on refugees further into rock-bottom record territory as President Trump pursues pre-election xenophobic attacks. Anyone who is Non-Norwegian goes to the front of the line.

Just following trumps statements that violence is the ultimate arbitrator in any disagreement or debate.