Trump’s Goon Squads’ Magical Misery Tour
- President Trump announced this week he’s taking his show of federal force on the road, a transparent effort to trumpet “law and order” as he stares down potential political defeat in November. Trump announced a “surge” of federal law enforcement in Chicago and Albuquerque, slipping in a few digs against Democrats for good measure.
- The epicenter of the federal government’s aggressive use of force has been in Portland, Oregon, where protests have kept up in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd.
- On Wednesday night, the mayor of Portland was tear-gassed by federal officers amid protests in the city. Trump seemed pleased with the scene, gloating during a Fox News interview Thursday night. “He made a fool out of himself,” Trump said of the mayor.
- A federal judge dealt a blow to the efforts in Portland, however, ruling on Thursday that federal agents could not detain protesters or journalists for the time being.
AOC Hammers GOP Colleague After Sexist Remark
- An offensive comment really came back to haunt Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) this week. It all started when a reporter for The Hill overheard the Florida congressman get into a disagreement with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on the steps of the Capitol. After the lawmakers parted ways, Yoho allegedly called Ocasio-Cortez a “f*cking b*tch.”
- Ocasio-Cortez shot back at Yoho, tweeting “Hey, b*tches get things done.”
- On Wednesday, Yoho took to the House floor to offer a half-hearted apology for any “misunderstanding.” He denied uttering the vulgar phrase.
- The next day, Ocasio-Cortez laid into Yoho during a floor speech of her own. “To see that excuse and to see our Congress accept it as legitimate and accept it as an apology and to accept silence as a form of acceptance, I could not allow that to stand,” she said.
Trump Premieres Season 2 Of The Coronavirus Briefings
- The nationwide surge of coronavirus cases, along with the mounting death toll, finally forced Trump back into the White House briefing room. This week, he resumed his coronavirus briefings after a months-long absence.
- The very first briefing went wildly off the rails when he offered well wishes to Ghislaine Maxwell, the indicted alleged enabler of Jeffrey Epstein.
- Trump has also used the briefings to once again display his rosy thinking that the coronavirus pandemic will “disappear.” The President also painted himself as Mr. Mask, after shunning the simple but effective face coverings for months.
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As MoscowMitch and…
In addition to cruelty for the 99% as a feature, NOT extending the much needed additional $600 per week pandemic aid as well as the eviction moratorium to millions of Americans, this will potentially push those on tight economic situation into more anger, frustration and desperation.
This on-going economic fire could potentially turn into more unrest - which plays right into Trump’s ‘American Carnage” made for TV production that will justify his amplification of Trump’s Thugs.
All these is to stoke his base so that Trump could get re-elected to avoid jail time!
https://twitter.com/RonWyden/status/1286401260749561864
From Der Spiegel headline “Der Feuerteufel” = “Fire Devil” = Trump!
Trump is clearing fomenting unrest so he can enforce his version of law and order = lawless and disorder against Americans to keep him in power!
Via TRMS and from the book “On Tyranny” by Timothy Snyder are 20 Lessons…
#6 Be wary of paramilitaries
Right now in Portland, Trump’s Thugs of unnamed forces akin to paramilitary, are kidnapping, tear gassing or beating those predominantly peaceful protesters and journalists unconstitutionally AND violates our A1 rights!
We all should be very concerned about lesson #6 because Trump wants to fulfill his sick fantasy of American Carnage to stay in power!
It is now becoming clear to thinking people that Trump and his maladministration are turning to fascist tactics, including manufacturing bloodshed in order to try to extend his administration through the manipulation of fear to gain at the ballot box. Perhaps it is time to remind Trump and his sycophants what has happened to fascists throughout history; it never ends well for them.
Trump has done his best to erode our democratic institutions. Look at the politicization of the Department of Justice, especially with respect to Flynn. He also pays no attention to either the Constitution or any norms. He refused to comply with Congressional subpoenas and actively supported obstruction of justice. He attempted to extort fake political evidence against Biden from Ukraine. He has illegally placed multiple communications on Top Secret servers in order to keep them from investigators. He has asked for and received aid from Russia through Wikileaks through Stone’s manipulations, and he has pardoned Stone for his lying to the FBI and obstruction. He has asked China for political aid. He has done absolutely nothing about Russian bounties on the heads of our soldiers stationed in Afghanistan. He has removed newborn infants from lactating mothers at our southern border. He has caged children. He has permanently separated families. And to top it all off, he has also abdicated all responsibility for an absolutely necessary national response to a deadly pandemic. Trump is a monster.
One way or another, this fascist shall be removed from power.
How much money is being spent on this “show of force”?
Inquiring minds and all…