slcw, to random
@slcw@newsie.social avatar

Everything is . Of course, he's never done anything wrong, and the nearly 100 against him are just evidence of what a poor, persecuted victim he is. It's all just one obscenely enormous involving thousands of public servants led by (from his basement coma suite). This is the abject bullshit is hoping you believe, which is why he repeats it everytime a camera is nearby. Persuasion through repetition.

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/rigged-lara-trump-is-already-claiming-the-debates-her-father-in-law-agreed-to-are-fixed/

NewsDesk, (edited ) to random
@NewsDesk@flipboard.social avatar

U.S. President Joe Biden and former U.S. President and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump have agreed to debate in two televised broadcasts. These events are usually organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates, but the Biden and Trump teams directly negotiated the terms of the showdowns. The Biden campaign says the Commission “is out of step with changes in the structure of our elections and the interests of voters.” But there’s some strategic thinking involved in the move, too. Yahoo! News has more about the changes and why they’re important.

https://flip.it/wz4AGY

TruthSandwich, to Russia
@TruthSandwich@fedi.truth-sandwich.com avatar
morax, to conservative
@morax@satanodon.com avatar

This title wins todays internet
"Devout Christian Mike Johnson Shows Up to Hush Money Trial to Defend a Guy Accused of Cheating on His Wife With a Porn Star"
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/mike-johnson-shows-up-to-hush-money-trial-to-defend-a-guy-accused-of-cheating-on-his-wife-with-a-porn-star

billykaren, to news
@billykaren@mstdn.social avatar

Cable refused to report ’s bombshell quid pro quo offer to Big Oil execs

https://www.alternet.org/cable-news-trump-big-oil/

wdlindsy, to journalism
@wdlindsy@toad.social avatar

“In a fair world, in a just world, the mainstream media would be covering these cases with the weight they deserve, with at least some of the intensity they have devoted to Biden’s age, how much milk has cost under his presidency, or how the withdrawal from Afghanistan was executed.”

~ Oliver Willis


/1

https://open.substack.com/pub/oliverwillis/p/donald-trump-is-on-trial-democrats

wdlindsy,
@wdlindsy@toad.social avatar

“But we don’t live in a fair world and while the media needs constant and intense criticism and oversight, the likelihood of them getting better at their jobs is remote — at best.

So the task falls to the opposition party. That is not ideal but it is where we are.”


/2

obtener, to random
@obtener@mastodon.world avatar

" supporters swiftly replied to his post with a blitz of attacks on Merchan. The comments soon turned ugly. Some called for Merchan and other judges hearing cases against Trump to be killed....The April 23 post by Trump and the menacing responses from his followers illustrate the incendiary impact of his broadsides against the judges handling the criminal and civil suits against him."

Story from USA Today https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-attacks-judge-juan-merchan-093305131.html

obtener, to random
@obtener@mastodon.world avatar

Speaker " is not just some rising GOP lawmaker – although he may owe his job after fighting off an attempt to unseat him .... The speaker’s appearance is different, given the constitutional heft of his office... is hardly a victim. He is fully availing himself of the protections of the legal system he frequently lambasts. ...And his charges in this case were not just dreamed up – they emerged from a grand jury" \

Story from CNN https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-johnson-appearance-manhattan-courthouse-231539025.html

obtener, to random
@obtener@mastodon.world avatar

fails on policy

Some_Emo_Chick, to news
@Some_Emo_Chick@mastodon.social avatar

Arizona officials say they can’t find Rudy Giuliani to serve him with indictment notice

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/14/politics/arizona-officials-giuliani-indictment-2020/index.html

GottaLaff, to random
@GottaLaff@mastodon.social avatar

Agree.

My take: This is not a debate, it's spectacle.

Via Jennifer Mercieca:

I mean, can debate him if he wants to, but authoritarians like don’t debate. Trump will be there for one reason: to humiliate Biden.

GottaLaff, to random
@GottaLaff@mastodon.social avatar

Wow. Good for you @atrupar, who tweeted:

Nate, almost murdered during a last cycle by rolling up on the stage as a biological weapon. Norms and traditions went out the window long ago.

Nate Silver:

You're supposed to be the candidate who stands up for norms and traditions and now you're ducking this tradition?

"The President will not be participating in the Commission of Presidential Debates' announced debates."

Nonilex, to random
@Nonilex@masto.ai avatar

& agreed Wed to a June 27 debate on @CNN, hours after Biden announced he would bypass the decades-old tradition of 3 fall meetings organized by the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates (Trump stipulation, bc CPD has guidelines)
After Biden publicly embraced a proposal on social media, a Trump adviser,…said the presumptive nominee would accept that event. (We’ll see)


https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/15/biden-trump-presidential-debates/

Nonilex,
@Nonilex@masto.ai avatar

“I am Ready & Willing to Debate Crooked Joe at the two proposed times in June & September,” wrote earlier Wed on Truth Social. “I would strongly recommend more than two debates &, for excitement purposes, a very large venue, although Biden is supposedly afraid of crowds.”
(🤦🏼‍♀️This effing guy)
“Just tell me when, I’ll be there,” he continued, before referencing a tag line from professional boxing. “'Let’s get ready to Rumble!!!”

tangledwing, to news
@tangledwing@ohai.social avatar
iuculano, to abc
@iuculano@masto.ai avatar

Via

accepts News offer to debate on September 10

dromografos, to Slovakia

‘He is borrowing from #Trump’: the rise of Robert #Fico, #Slovakia’s populist leader

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/15/robert-fico-rise-of-slovakia-populist-leader

The veteran politician shot and wounded on Wednesday, is a fan of Viktor #Orbán and has embraced ever more extreme positions to retain power

christianschwaegerl, to random German
@christianschwaegerl@mastodon.social avatar

If you want a better understanding of why has so much support, read this in-depth interview with 12 US women from different backgrounds and parts of society who have one thing in common. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/15/opinion/trump-women-focus-group.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sE0._HD6.OmvZb1A-IkU9&smid=url-share

GottaLaff, to random
@GottaLaff@mastodon.social avatar

Pres. tweet:

Donald lost two debates to me in 2020. Since then, he hasn’t shown up for a debate.

Now he’s acting like he wants to debate me again.

Well, make my day, pal.

GottaLaff,
@GottaLaff@mastodon.social avatar

2/ Via Angry Staffer:

has already accepted this challenge, which is interesting given how badly he lost the previous debates — and how much he’s declined since 2020.

I suspect he’ll find a way to back out.

GottaLaff, to random
@GottaLaff@mastodon.social avatar

suggested that the two candidates could pick some dates, taking a dig at Trump’s ongoing New York hush money trial by noting that the Republican is “free on Wednesdays,” the usual day off in the trial”

https://apnews.com/article/6b1d1dbb2ed61c7637041b23662d7da8

helma, to random
@helma@mastodon.social avatar

"Trump blasts his trial judges. Then his fans call for violence."

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-election-threats-courts/

tagesschau, to random German
@tagesschau@ard.social avatar

Cohen-Aussage gegen Trump: "Ein schwieriger Zeuge" im Kreuzverhör

Im Schweigegeld-Prozess gegen Ex-US-Präsident Trump hat das Kreuzverhör von Kronzeuge Cohen begonnen. Der ehemalige Anwalt hatte zuvor schwere Anschuldigungen erhoben. Trump selbst präsentierte einen prominenten Fürsprecher. Von Charlotte Voß.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/trump-prozess-cohen-kreuzverhoer-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

realcaseyrollins, to conservative in CNN Called Out For Not Fact-Checking Biden Interview With Erin Burnett
@realcaseyrollins@noauthority.social avatar

@BobaFuttbucker I don't like being lumped in with "conservatives" writ large, their blind unwillingness to criticize #Trump is embarrassing.

Which #MSM network on cable would you say is better than #CNN?

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