President Zelensky suggests Trump's election can strongly affect war.
The result of the upcoming 2024 U.S. presidential election can "very strongly" influence the course of Russia's war against Ukraine, President Zelensky said during a press conference on Dec. 19.
This is what I’ve been saying about a lot of this Biden hate being performative BS by people who don’t actually vote anyway
To be clear, this is no time to get complacent, but we shouldn’t be doom & gloom either
NYT: "#Biden leads by 6 pts among voters who particip in 2020 election while #Trump holds 22pt lead among those who did not vote in ‘20.
In our est, needless to say, 2020 nonvoters less likely to vote in 2024;that’s why we show Biden ahead among likely voters”
Biden campaign on #Trump's 'poisoning the blood of our country' remarks:
“Donald Trump channeled his role models as he parroted Adolf Hitler, praised Kim Jong Un, and quoted Vladimir Putin while running for president on a promise to rule as a dictator and threaten American democracy. Trump is not shying away from his plan to lock up millions of people into detention camps and continues to lie about that time when Joe Biden obliterated him by over 7 million votes three years ago."
Classic Trump: say something crazy outrageous, neo-Nazi-like & it gets headlines, creates outrage
So wait a little. Then say it again, no one notices, no coverage & it gets normalized and mainstreamed.
Let’s be clear: migrants ‘poisoning the blood’ is Hitler rhetoric.
#Trump: They’re poisoning the blood of country..They poison mental institutions & prisons all over the world not just in S America…but all over the world they’re coming into our country from Africa, from Asia
"Dark MAGA: The Latest Cycle in the Far-Right Aesthetics Laundromat" by Tim Squirrell (2022).
"Many people reading about the latest development in right-wing extremist aesthetics might think little of it or find it laughable – after all, Dark MAGA attempts to make a septuagenarian former President look cool and edgy. The problem with this reaction is that it both writes off the movement as fundamentally unserious – which it is not – and allows for further amplification by journalists and others who cover Dark MAGA as light news."
👀 Koch gang is endorsing Haley, plan to spend millions to defeat #Trump 🍿
“The political network founded by the #Koch brothers is endorsing #NikkiHaley in the Republican presidential primary race, giving her organizational muscle and financial heft as she battles Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida for second place in Iowa.” #2024election
Serious question. Did they find any evidence yet in all the trials and stuff going on that clearly shows #Trump intentionally want the capitol riot?
When it happened I saw little clear evidence it was intentional but at the same time based on his behavior and personality I totally would expect it was intentional and somewhere at some point there might have been a record of him saying he wanted it.... If there is any actual evidence I'd love to see it if anyone has any as I havent been following as closely as I should.
ICYMI, ChristoFascist Mike Johnson met with Crime-oFascist Trump at MarALago last night.
Via Emptywheel:
Waiting to see whether #Trump ordered Speaker Mike to trigger impeachment at the Mar-a-Lago visit.
Jordain Carney:
NEW: House GOP nearing a decision on pursuing #Biden#impeachment articles. They want to wrap up nearly all depositions this year and make call as soon as January.
Pres #Biden: "Let's be absolutely clear what Trump's bragging about. The only reason there is an #abortion ban in America is because of Donald #Trump. The only reason teenagers in Ohio are being forced to travel out of state to get their healthcare is because of Donald Trump. The only reason a fundamental right has been stripped away from the American people for the first time in American history is because of Donald Trump."
Tues 11/14 - SCOTUS "Code" "of" "Ethics," Special Counsel Says Trump Wants a Carnival, BK Judge Ethics Fallout, NYC Real Estate Brokerage Sued and Amazon <3s Casino Apps
#SCOTUS adopts a nonbinding, voluntary, code of ethics, Special counsel says #Trump is trying to start a carnival in court, more bankruptcy judge ethics fallout, #NYC real estate brokerages and #Amazon sued.
Holy shit. Univision, the nation's largest Spanish-language network, has decided to cancel ad-buys by the #Biden campaign in Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania, & Florida after #Trump met with their executives last week. Our media continues to fail us. This is how our democracy dies.
He is doing everything he can to get someone killed.
Via Kyle Griffin:
In a dangerous move, Donald #Trump just reposted a statement calling for a citizen's arrest of AG James and Judge Engoron.
New York law only allows for a citizen's arrest when a person has 'in fact' committed a felony in the presence of that citizen, according to Lisa Rubin
Mon 11/13 - Fortnite Dance Copyright Suit, ASC 606 Here to Stay, Trump Wants TV Cameras in Courtroom and CA Bar Passage is Down
We have a #Fortnite choreography suit revived, revenue rules are a hassle but no changes are coming, #Trump wants TV cameras in the courtroom, and the CA bar passage rate takes a down turn.
To be filed under: If you say I am a dictator, I will crush you like a dictator👇🏼
P Baker: Spox denies #Trump rhetoric echoes dictators like Hitler, Mussolini & declares those who say it does will find "their entire existence will be crushed when Trump returns to WH"
Emptywheel:
I bet 1 of reasons why [Stephen Miller] keeps RTing NYT story is bc NYT did him a solid by using good fascist image of Trump backlit rather than, say, showing what kids in concentration camps look like
This is why we should never “ignore” or turn away from #Trump. He’s a real and present danger. (That doesn’t mean we should post his rants, regurgitate his words without context and major pushback. It only means don’t pretend this isn’t happening. Confront it and end it.)
Trump tells us what he’s going to do. Pay attention.
Via New Yorker: A signal from #Trump that did not get much attention: “If I happen to be president and I see somebody who’s doing well and beating me very badly, I say, ‘Go down and indict them.' They’d be out of business. They’d be out of the election.”
There's a story about Ben Franklin emerging from the Constitutional Convention & telling a woman who asked what type of government they’d created, “a Republic, if you can keep it.” The #2024election is the moment where we find out if we can.
If #Trump wins in 2024, we lose the Republic. That’s not drama, and that’s not overstatement. That’s what Trump is promising. It's what he's been working on since at least October of 2020.
Weds 11/8 - Big Law Bonus, Cravath Nonequity Partnership, Ivanka to Testify, WeWork Bankruptcy, Amazon Antitrust Defense Preview and Column on Estate Tax and George Steinbrenner
#BigLaw bonus season begins, #Cravath adds a nonequity partner tier, #Ivanka to testify in #Trump trial, #WeWork wants to restructure, #Amazon previews its antitrust defense plan and a column on the estate tax.