Poll-driven “balance” reps a dubious safe harbor when the central issue is preserving or abandoning free & fair elections, sovereignty & the #ruleofaw. #J6 wrote Trump’s intentions in blood. He promises more depredations & his authoritarian platform calls for turning the fed bureaucracy into his personal instrument. He vows to make the DOJ a weapon of “retribution” against his enemies, & raises the specter of violence “if we don’t win.”
One clear sign of how ignorant and immature the college protesters are is how they all don't seem to want to be held accountable for the crimes they committed.
I wish that our U.S. campuses would at least still assign students to read MLK's Letter from a Birmingham jail, and Thoreau's essay on Civil Disobedience.
I think these protesters have failed the guidelines of: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self-purification; and effective direct action.
There cannot be double legal and moral standards, ..."with liberty and Justice for all.”
As a sidenote:
History will judge whether the current presiden of Russia or Israel or the former president of the US, #TFG, will have caused the most lasting damage to their respective countries in the long run.
What is at stake for the USA is nothing less than Democracy and individual...
#MAGAMike parrots his mentor's xenophobic rhetoric & says he'll help #TFG round up undocumented immigrants & deport ppl who've paid taxes & contributed to their communities & the workforce for years, sometimes, decades:
"Less than 24 hours after Democrats saved his job, Speaker Johnson vows to ‘round Up’ 11 million undocumented people, & likely deport them."
Does AG Garland FEAR #TFG, R Sens., Reps...? *Silent for 3 years re R senators/MOC who were complicit with #J6 & has done little to hold #TFG resp. for his crimes.
"The Biden admin has said a major invasion would be a red line -noting that it could result in more civilian deaths. Aid groups -already having difficulty distributing much needed aid to the >1.4M ppl -current fighting: killed dozens of people in the last 24 hrs -more robust IDF presence now. 2 brigades, one’s a specialist in tunnels & the other one were the perpetrators of the WCK incident. Those are the 2 brigades operating now & in South Rafa."
Netanyahu is going it alone? IL officials sound like #TFG & Rs.
DEF Min. Galant: "I'm telling IL's enemies & its best friends -the State of IL cannot be subdued -not the IDF, not the Min. of DEF, not the security estab., not the State of IL. We'll stand, we'll achieve our goals."
Minister of Nat. Sec. Ben Gvi's X post:
Hamas ❤️Biden
"We stand by allies, we don’t second guess them. Biden’s dithering on Israel weapons is bad policy & a terrible message to IL, our allies, & the world."
-M Romney
Netanyahu's alliance with #TFG was known, but the fact that he did the IL PM's bidding, is why he'd prefer TFG to Biden in Nov:
"Back in the day Netanyahu asked Trump to support his request, sent via then-Mossad director Y Cohen, to Qatar, to get more money to Hamas. Trump agreed. Billions flowed. Trump was 100% all in.
#Netanyahu, under the illusion he's a Jewish Churchill in a bunker fighting Hitler, reposts his Armageddon "WE WILL STAND ALONE." 5/5/24 speech
-N Tarnopolsky
The Biden admin has surprised Wall Street & economists, with a higher 2Q GDP. Many are Republicans, who want #TFG or another Republican to become president, so they downplay the admin's successes.
We need to ensure that Americans see this great economic news:
US Atlanta Fed GDP Q2 estimate is now: 4.18% (prev 3.31%).
"Why are these professional propagandists who weaken democracies & support authoritarians treated with any respect at all?
They should be shamed & shunned, not normalized by being invited to cushy media & tech conferences as happens now."
-R Ben-Ghiat
"We’re disappointed for multiple reasons that there wasn’t a more competitive primary season." -Fox Chief L Murdoch on earnings call when asked about pol advertising during pres. election campaigns." #TFG
"Top NYT Editor Offers Stunning Defense of Coverage of Trump."
"The failure to clearly describe Trump's plan to cancel prosecutions of himself & other elements of his legal strategy as threats to the system itself, that is, as efforts to put himself above the law."
The Biden admin must improve its messaging & campaign ads. The pres. should have a young, charismatic orator speak for him at some events & in ads that tout the admin's many achievements, esp. CHIPS, INFRA, IRA, #climate... & goals for the future.
Biden touts his four major infrastructure & clean energy laws. Voters doubt they’re working. Even when they do see positive benefits, many voters aren’t giving the credit to Biden, a new poll shows.
@Runyan50 Some polls aren't very accurate, however, they provide Americans' sentiments at that moment. And even if the polls are off, it's concerning. In a 'normal' time, #TFG would be in a jail awaiting trial (s) & he wouldn't be the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.
GOP leaders do #TFG's bidding. The #RuleOfLaw will disappear if Biden isn't reelected:
#MAGAMike announced that Congress, on behalf of TFG, is going to use every power available to him/colleagues to nullify America’s court system.
“Trump has done nothing wrong here & he continues to be the target of endless lawfare -has to stop. & you’re gonna see Congress address this in every possible way that we can, bc we need accountability -all these cases need to be dropped..." https://hartmannreport.com/p/why-america-needs-to-know-about-trump
#MAGAMike, who has relied on the #TFG's support to hold off a bid to oust him from leadership by Rep Marjorie Greene, said measure was aimed at preventing noncitizens from voting in Nov.
"We all know -intuitively -that a lot of illegals are voting in fed elections. But it's not been something that is easily provable," Johnson told reporters w/o offering evidence to support the claim."
2016: Only 30 incidents of
possible noncitizen voting, or 0.0001% of votes cast.
"The planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of 100s of scientists finds."
The Biden admin has accomplished more for #climate than any former admin, but goals won't be achieved if #TFG or any R is elected pres. Trifecta: necessary for real progress.
I recommend listening to the linked #RollingStone interview:
"By RedStateRachel — May 8, 2024
👉House Speaker Mike Johnson's Christian Nationalist views are alarming👈, and Americans need to understand more about the Republican leader who is second in the line of succession after Vice President Harris.
Speaker Johnson's beliefs are far outside the mainstream, and he believes that a "depraved"...
Yes, #MAGA is, in fact, a cult.
But not only. It is the nucleus of the rebirth of the #AmericaFirst Party, which could also be called the #FascistPartyOfAmerica.
When #TFG called for the “termination” of the Const. to restore him to power, Rs: little to say. 336 Rs in CREW's “tracker” *current/fmr govs +MOC, only 36 even commented on TFG’s “termination” post.
If the voters don’t know TFG called for terminating the Const, they can’t make their decision based on that & many voters don’t. In the 2 days after TFGs post, Fox News devoted a little>1 min. to the news *still LIE/hide the truth for TFG.
McConnell/11 R Sens. threaten sanctions in defense of Netanyahu (normalizes lethal violence as a tool to oppress the 'enemy' *for disagreeing with BN/#TFG/Rs...). They remind #ICC PROS Khan: US demonstrated in the American Service-Mems’ Protection Act the lengths to which we'll go to protect its sovereignty"-authorizes: pres. “to use all means necessary & appropriate” to bring about the release not just of US persons but also allies who're imprisoned or detained by:🚨 ICC. https://zeteo.com/p/exclusive-you-have-been-warned-republican
RNC MAL fundraiser: R senators, MOC & a few hundred rich... 2 donors paid $1M to get up on stage to support TFG -said Jack Smith is a “fucking asshole,” “deranged” & an “evil thug.”
+Billionaires got together last week to support TFG’s hatred for Biden & Dems, incl. immigrants Musk/Sacks/Thiel/Murdoch.
Musk: upset about poor Black & Brown ppl trying to achieve the American Dream.
The country seems to have shrugged -moved along to hating college students.
#TFG: "These ppl are running a Gestapo admin... it’s the only thing they have -only way they’re going to win, in their opinion, & it’s actually killing them. But it doesn’t bother me. When you are Dem, you start off essentially at 40% bc you have civil service, unions, welfare -don’t underestimate welfare. They get welfare to vote-then they CHEAT."
TFG in a TS post: Rep Cuellar was singled out bc of his border policies.
The NRCC plans to accuse Dems of a double standard if they stay mum on Cuellar following their pressure on ex-Rep Santos to resign.
TFG: "The DOJ indicted Cuellar bc the Respected Dem Congressman wouldn't play Crooked Joe's Open Border game. He was for Border Control, so they said, "Let's use the FBI & DOJ to take him out!" This is the way they operate." https://www.axios.com/2024/05/06/trump-house-gop-cuellar-resign
The EXEC DIR of the NYT believes ensuring: 'democracy doesn't die in darkness' isn't a priority. To WaPo's credit, it unveiled that slogan in 2017 -intended to reach younger readers, before adding it to its website. If TFG wins, the press loses their freedom, but he's good for bus:
Brother: "My family will never see Brian Sicknick’s smile again, or hear his voice...
Many have tried to discredit Brian, his fellow officers, & those who sought to find out the truth of how & why J6 occurred. Many still deny that J6 wasn't a “peaceful protest.” If we refuse to denounce a mvt that brought us to the very brink of our destruction -we'll never recover. Can we heal the wounds inflicted on J6? I've deep doubts now. https://www.salon.com/2024/05/04/my-brother-officer-brian-sicknick-after-january-6-continued-to-pull-my-family-apart/