Thursday, August 13, 2020

Dereliction of Duty,


As the Lake Fire continues to grow, I’m thinking of the families who've just lost their homes in the middle of a pandemic. It's unthinkable. Deeply grateful to everyone working tirelessly to prevent further losses. Remember: please heed evacuation warnings from local officials.


.@MSNBC: "When was the last time you had a conversation with the Secretary of Education?" Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers: "Not since I invited her to the schools in Ohio that day in April 2017."


The truth comes out. He's trying to steal the election by withholding funding from @USPS & obstructing vote by mail. This is a direct attack on the foundation of our democracy—free & fair elections. The American people decide elections. Not Donald Trump.


It is not an overstatement to say that Trump’s politically self-serving assault on the Postal Service is a threat to our national security.


Nancy Pelosi said I was “below the dignity of Congress” because I stated a fact about her I do not apologize for calling her a b**** That’s the nicest word I could think of when trying to describe her What’s below the dignity of Congress is her impeachment of @realDonaldTrump!


Opinion: Trump confesses to voter suppression


Michael Cohen has released the cover of his upcoming book, kick-starting the publicity campaign for his tell-all book promising graphic and unflattering details from his years working as President Trump's personal attorney and fixer


Joe Biden calls for nationwide mask mandate. "Let's institute a mask mandate, nationwide, starting immediately—and we will save lives."


Dear Unemployed: We want a vacation, so DROP DEAD. Sincerely, @SenateGOP


Thread: NEW: Sen. Ron JOHNSON told an interviewer this week that he expects his investigation "would certainly help Donald Trump win reelection." The Biden camp is crying foul.


NEW TODAY: A federal judge in Pennsylvania told the Trump campaign and the Republican Party that they must produce evidence they have of vote-by-mail fraud in the state by Friday. This is part of a lawsuit about postal voting in PA brought by the Trump campaign


Bret

ICYMI

Wouldn't it be funny if Trump suppressed his own vote?


You asked. We answered. Lincoln Masks. Get yours now:


The Senate has adjourned until September 8 without a coronavirus relief deal.


Reporter asks President Trump, "After three-and-a-half years, do you regret at all — all the lying you have done to the American people?" Trump gives no answer and calls on another reporter


Trump ignores this question: "After 3-and-a-half years, do you regret at all, all the lying you've done to the American people, all the dishonesties?"


Can you get a Nobel peace prize for killing your own people.


NEW: Florida sheriff who gave Jeffrey Epstein cushy work release gig rents lavish new office digs, and gets private jet on the taxpayer dime.


Massachusetts officials are encouraging residents to wear masks inside their homes.


"Excess death" rate for the current outbreak in New York City has quadrupled, according to a new analysis


BREAKING: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just responded to Trump calling her a poor student: "Let’s make a deal, Mr. President: You release your college transcript, I’ll release mine, and we’ll see who was the better student.Loser has to fund the Post Office."


After five draft deferments Donald Trump has finally found a war he wants to fight - against the USPS! If he had served, he'd know veterans rely on the USPS for voting, medication, and employment. We take this VERY personally, and so should you. #TrumpYouLose


QAnon supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene is "crazier than a shithouse rat" and a racist according to @therickwilson. "And Trump’s Republican party is increasingly full of Marjorie Taylor Greenes." Yikes, that can't be good.


There’s no football. Grandparents can’t leave their home. Kids aren’t going to school. Trump has wrecked the American way of life.


Nikki Haley demands her popcorn, Herman Cain tweets lies from the dead, a QAnon terrorist is likely to join Congress, fucker Tucker Carlson mocks a woman of color’s name, Ted Cruz laughs at suffering Americans, Jeanine Pirro threatens Joe Biden’ life. A summary of MAGA in panic.


GOP normals to the nutball wing: Please cut out the crazy conspiracy shit.


Our Florida governor, making the perfectly normal comparison between kids going back to school and the SEAL mission to capture Bin Laden


Trump v. Putin: A vaccine manhood contest


Florida governor compares reopening schools during covid-19 to U.S. military raid that killed Osama bin Laden - The Washington Post


At every turn, he focused not on the public health threat but on protecting his trade relationship with Xi.


Fox & Friends want NFL gladiators


NEW: A federal judge REJECTS Ghislaine Maxwell's latest bid to delay the unsealing process based on unspecified "critical new information." "As Ms. Maxwell knows, her ipse dixit does not provide compelling grounds for relief," Judge Preska wrote, using the Latin for her say-so.


A moment to behold. Q: What do you mean by an "invasion" in the suburbs if VP Joe Biden is elected? President Trump: "They're going to destroy suburbia. And 30 percent of the people in suburbia are minorities. They say 35 percent, but I like to cut it lower."


Jared Kushner is working with Kanye West, so that West’s run helps Trump. In other words, Trump is exploiting West’s mental illness to try and win an election. Anyone surprised?


A top federal health official is issuing a dire warning: Follow recommended coronavirus measures or risk having the worst fall in US public health history.


You can track political giving by state or zip code using our handy Get Local tool! Curious as to which candidates are getting the most from the people in your neighborhood? Follow the money here:


NEW: Sen. Kamala Harris is the only contender across both presidential tickets who enjoys a net positive favorability rating, new @ABC News/Ipsos poll finds.


I am not making this up. "Just as the SEALs surmounted obstacles to bring Osama bin Laden to justice, so too will the Martin County school system find a way to provide parents with the meaningful choice of in-person instruction or continued distance learning."


Post offices nationwide are reporting that Trump’s Postmaster General has been removing mail sorting machines as he takes his mail-in voting sabotage to a new level.


“. . . All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic”: An Open Letter to Gen. Milley If the commander in chief attempts to ignore the election’s results, you will face a choice.


Disgusting and also completely wrong. Newsweek needs to print a retraction and an apology.


Trump on women, in 1992: "You have to treat 'em like shit."


Trump on Kamala Harris: "Nasty Woman." Trump on Hillary Clinton: "Nasty Woman." Trump on Nancy Pelosi: "Nasty Woman." Trump on Ghislaine Maxwell: "I wish her well.


Nancy Pelosi and Donald Trump are putting down opposing wagers on where the economy is headed and who voters will blame if it goes south


See this thread. A potentially significant moment in Belarus as the huge BelAz factory goes out on strike


A sample of frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, authorities said Thursday, the latest in a series of reports of contaminated imported food products


“We hear from some Republicans that re­quir­ing mask­ing or dis­tanc­ing in­fringes on in­di­vid­ual lib­erty. Well, sure. So do red lights and speed lim­its—which, like masks, save lives. It’s no ex­ag­ger­a­tion; the anti-maskers are killing peo­ple.”


Portugal's' Pride Devin Nunes


Under Trump, the GOP has become a party of white nationalists and conspiracy-mongers. The Republican Party isn’t just catering to extremists — it’s led by one. By contrast, the Biden-Harris ticket is as mainstream & moderate as you can get.


So, let me get this straight. You think the Biden candidacy is going to be nuts and you're saying this FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE SINCE YOU DIED TWO WEEKS AGO


Meanwhile in Russia. A picture is worth a thousand words. Spoiler: they're not happy.


Seven months and over 5 million cases of coronavirus later, and the Trump administration still doesn’t have an adequate national testing strategy. That’s why we need @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris in the White House.


I’m going to keep screaming this: Democrats cannot stop voter suppression by the Post Office without the consent of @realDonaldTrump. That means we need to immediately start educating voters to overcome obstacles: Request your mail in ballot early. Sign the envelope. Vote early.


#TrumpKillsUSPS is trendin’ at #4. You know what to do!


n #Belarus, the state TV is showing visibly terrified detained protesters. They were probably beaten up before their public promises to no longer take part in anti-Lukashenka #protests. This is happening in #Europe in 2020. Just terrible.


Trump is telling everyone he will stop putting money in the social security trust fund if he wins. So, tell your parents and grandparents. Thank you.


1. If she’s talking about mental acuity, this is projection at its finest. 2. If she’s not, she should be taken off the air for inciting violence.


I am sure the Russian “vaccine” againist COVID is as safe as Russian state-organized doping machine which made Russia a sports shithole country everybody laughts at.


Five Indian ministers including Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s key aide have contracted the coronavirus


Looks like communism is quite profitable for some communist party members.


Three top leaders of China’s Communist Party have relatives who own assets in Hong Kong, including more than $51 million in luxury real estate, a NYT investigation shows.


“The [#Hongkong NS] law could protect the families of the party’s leaders by stopping the protests that wreaked havoc on the economy, or leave them vulnerable by driving down business confidence in the territory. It could also expose them to sanctions.”


Luxury Homes Tie Chinese Communist Elite to Hong Kong’s Fate

FFS

The adults have entered the chat.


Trump on the Post Office: "They don't have the money to do the mail in voting. Are they gonna do it even if they don't have the money?" Trump says that without the Postal Service money that he's blocking, the election will be "greatest fraud in history."


A major antibody study found 3.4 million people in England, 6% of the population, had Covid-19


It still is freaking me out that he looks up at the same time


Kentucky attorney general meets with Breonna Taylor’s family


On security risks from Chinese aps, @FSIStanford @alexstamos says "TikTok isn't even in my top 10,"


Helping hands: In the absence of the state, Lebanese have opened their homes to relatives, friends and neighbors after last week's explosion in Beirut. Armed with helmets and brooms, young volunteers have taken charge of the clean-up.


I was so proud to stand with @JoeBiden earlier today as our party's nominee for Vice President, and I do so mindful of all the heroic and ambitious women before me whose sacrifice, determination, and resilience makes my presence here even possible.


Germany recorded the highest number of new coronavirus cases in more than three months, with daily infections staying above 1,000 for three straight days


A nervous Mike Pence tells Hannity “it’s on”


No plan for COVID, but a plan for showerheads.


EXCLUSIVE: Putin releases first known photo of Russia’s “Sputnik V” vaccine for COVID-19


Mnuchin’s latest overture to Pelosi goes nowhere and relief talks stall again


On August 11, #NATO's air surveillance and control system detected sustained air activity in international airspace over the Black Sea. Allied fighters from Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria demonstrated readiness and vigilance safeguading Allied skies.


“I don’t think #COVID has made any difference to our posture here [...] NATO has been able to keep its forward presence ready to go if required.”


I'm sorry, but Pompeo is the Secretary of State, not the EAS Asst Secy. The US has global interests & should support universal values. Thousands of people have been beaten and arrested in neighboring Belarus. To not say a word is tone death & bad policy. Not one damn word.


Mark Diamondstein, the President of the American Postal Workers Union, warns that the Postal Service is under attack and being sabotaged by Trump.


Child porn found in documents Alex Jones sent to lawyers of Sandy Hook families, court filing says


Postal worker: ‘We do have the capacity to handle the election mail and we’re prepared to do that’


Rice: Overwhelming vote needed to end Trump threat to democracy


Biden campaign vetting of Kamala Harris 'incredibly thorough'


Trump postmaster downgrading of political mail draws scorn