After last night’s news dump, today was mostly follow-up while everyone takes a deep breath before tomorrow’s presidential debates. Since last night was a late one and the morning early, I’m going to take advantage of the lack of big news to rest up for tomorrow.
Yeah...this day & time a "slower" news day means fewer scandals that in a normal universe would be major, earth-shattering stories. Today really wore me out and I'm turning in too. I most likely will not watch the debates tomorrow night simply because I detest Dear Leader with the white-hot fire of a thousand suns, plus I can't bear to look at him or listen to that voice. I'll wait to see and read summaries of it. I still wouldn't be surprised if Trump refuses to show up at the rest of them. We'll all need strong stomachs tomorrow...
I think the more compelling issue is that corporations are paying less in taxes because of the manipulation of the tax code by congress and this administration. Amazon paid nothing. Hundreds of others pay nothing. The oil companies are subsidized by the government and pay little in taxes, if anything, not to mention the vast environmental destruction. The greed of this one man, albeit the President, which has wider implications, reveals a much deeper problem.
The Kentucky Grand Jurer's call for publication of the proceedings in the Breonna Taylor affaire and calls for clarification of the results of their deliberations suggests that the AG could be doing a "Barr" just as Barr miss-qualified the results of the Meuller "Russian Collusion" report to protect Trump, so the local look-alike might have tried to stop prosecution of the policemen involved for murder for his own political reasons. This is not "the rule of law" but the rule by personal fiat...not for the people, by the people! How many more Republican AGs are doing the same?
With all the attention on his lack of paying taxes, I think not enough is placed on what a huge security risk he and his family are to the nation. Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC had the best explanation from 2 former FBI guys. It’s not just now that he & his family, esp. Jared are risks, but after he leaves office. Our nuclear capability, the security of our electrical grids, etc, but also the location of the WH bunker for a direct hit!!!! That puts Biden and every future president in danger. Terrifying! He and his entire family need to be in maximum security prison.
The Brad Parscale story looks interesting. This is the second person to "blow a fuse" around Trump that we know of in the last few days after I forget who's rant followed by medical "vacation"; pressure is rising fast.
That such people are bullies and cowards and often beat their spouses and terrorize their children I have no doubt. For these people it is "normal". I trust melania has a codicil on violence to her person and her children in her "iron-clad" contract as well as the financial settlements.
I'm betting that, until the Tik-Tok hiccough, Parscale thought he was home and dry, protected in all he did and could see significant light ahead for himself...if not for his family. Then Trump withdrew his protection and all hell let loose; no certitude anymore , just dangerous waters in which he was exposed and alone. There are doubtless financial and other storms ahead for this expendable pawn in the coming Trump Titanic: a useful lesson for any who think that Trump will take care of them.
So my question is there actually more to the story to the Brad Parscale’s suicide scare, as the news tonight dropped that the 2016 Trump campaign targeted suppression of black votes through Facebook ads using Cambridge Analytics... a directly link back to Parscale. And then there is his demotion just last month from campaign manager back to social-media-jockey because of the Trump rally tiktok false ticket sales fiasco I'm guessing.
Is he being used as a scapegoat? Is he being blackmailed? Did he leek something? Is there more to this story?
News of the wildfires seems to have dropped from headlines, when in fact, they should be up front every day. I guess when there's so much other "news" wildfires are considered old news, even though they continue to rage. I had no idea the death toll was up to 26. So sad for those who lost loved ones or their homes.
It is interesting that another tRumpster, Brad Parscale, has fallen prey to psychological stress like Mike Caputo. That's what "loyalty" does to those who follow the leader of the pack. Michael Cohen has shown us the depths that (mostly) men will go to be allowed into the inner circle. While I am finding Cohen a VERY unlikeable man, he has very adeptly shown how tRump sucks people in and then holds them captive. Wonder who will be the next of his thugs to flip out.
I'll try to watch tonight, but am not sure how far I'll get. As soon as tRump goes after Biden or his family, I'll have to shut it down.....and that could be in the first minute.
I'd like to think the silence of the Republicans is due to their personal shock at the facts of this. That, of course, would require them to be decent people with integrity. "Decent with integrity" are not terms one uses to describe the Pseudo-Conservatives and Southern Traitors that currently populate the Confederate White People's Treason Party.
I'm in France (but an American), and we have a British TV box. Last night, BBC4 aired a short documentary on how in 2016, the Trump campaign, through digital referencing had information on (mostly) black voters in key states, Wisconsin for one, and determined they were able to be dissuaded from voting. Disenfranchised. Ads were run targeting them and in keys states like Wisconsin, PA, Georgia, numbers were significantly down among those voters. Cannot argue that it was CNBC, that people say is slanted left; this was a different country. We are an international joke. The Brits are relieved that Trump is worse than Johnson, although they are similarly unqualified. Johnson was fired from two jobs for lying and became PM. I'm sure he's not the outright cheating corrupt wastrel Trump is though.
What I find so interesting about ALL this news is that it somehow seems quite old. As you indicated, we've been waiting for his tax returns since 2016, and there's never really been any doubt that they would show financial distress and tax fraud. The news all feels like an echo.
Thank you, Professor Richardson – looking forward to the debate and learning your take on it.
I had a thought, probably not practical, but wouldn’t it be fun to watch the debate with the folks in this forum?
There are so many thoughtful people here, I think it would be interesting to “read” the debate live before the media and the spinmeisters of the respective campaigns start framing the results.
I don’t know if Substack is able to handle the volume … FB maybe?
I used up all my words yesterday. So, I'll be in strength and endurance training all day as prep for "Debate 1: Descent into Trump's Cesspool." Don't. See. It. Alone!
Just a thought but Trump made more out of "The Apprentice" fantasy/reality tv show than Disney made out of their film, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" made in 2010. Disney only racked up $215.3 million on their feeble attempt. Somehow I prefer Disney's original, made in 1940, called "Fantasia". The sorcerer's apprentice was played by Mickey Mouse....that would seem more appropriate to our current predicament.
Sleep well, Heather. I have been tossing and turning since midnight, finally gave up. We've all heard the 'bull in a china shop' analogy regarding Trump. But I looked at it slightly differently a bit ago and thought, "yes, he is a bull in a china shop - a raging bull - and he's done an astounding amount of damage just incidentally. Imagine if he really were a 'stable genius' and had set out with a plan to wreck the entire nation!
As to the thundering silence of the GOP, maybe that's an even worse scandal than the jerk in the White House - allegedly, many of them are fairly bright and for sure should know better, so what's THEIR excuse?
Yes, the news of wildfires, their cause and effects, have been eclipsed by the tsunami of other events. Climate is, front and center, the single most pressing issue that humanity must address. I offer up a little video that is posted on YouTube that might be useful in opening the conversation with those who are blind and deaf to this existential threat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhBElM6fBac
Yeah...this day & time a "slower" news day means fewer scandals that in a normal universe would be major, earth-shattering stories. Today really wore me out and I'm turning in too. I most likely will not watch the debates tomorrow night simply because I detest Dear Leader with the white-hot fire of a thousand suns, plus I can't bear to look at him or listen to that voice. I'll wait to see and read summaries of it. I still wouldn't be surprised if Trump refuses to show up at the rest of them. We'll all need strong stomachs tomorrow...
I think the more compelling issue is that corporations are paying less in taxes because of the manipulation of the tax code by congress and this administration. Amazon paid nothing. Hundreds of others pay nothing. The oil companies are subsidized by the government and pay little in taxes, if anything, not to mention the vast environmental destruction. The greed of this one man, albeit the President, which has wider implications, reveals a much deeper problem.
thank you. that's a lot of not-much.
The Kentucky Grand Jurer's call for publication of the proceedings in the Breonna Taylor affaire and calls for clarification of the results of their deliberations suggests that the AG could be doing a "Barr" just as Barr miss-qualified the results of the Meuller "Russian Collusion" report to protect Trump, so the local look-alike might have tried to stop prosecution of the policemen involved for murder for his own political reasons. This is not "the rule of law" but the rule by personal fiat...not for the people, by the people! How many more Republican AGs are doing the same?
With all the attention on his lack of paying taxes, I think not enough is placed on what a huge security risk he and his family are to the nation. Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC had the best explanation from 2 former FBI guys. It’s not just now that he & his family, esp. Jared are risks, but after he leaves office. Our nuclear capability, the security of our electrical grids, etc, but also the location of the WH bunker for a direct hit!!!! That puts Biden and every future president in danger. Terrifying! He and his entire family need to be in maximum security prison.
The Brad Parscale story looks interesting. This is the second person to "blow a fuse" around Trump that we know of in the last few days after I forget who's rant followed by medical "vacation"; pressure is rising fast.
That such people are bullies and cowards and often beat their spouses and terrorize their children I have no doubt. For these people it is "normal". I trust melania has a codicil on violence to her person and her children in her "iron-clad" contract as well as the financial settlements.
I'm betting that, until the Tik-Tok hiccough, Parscale thought he was home and dry, protected in all he did and could see significant light ahead for himself...if not for his family. Then Trump withdrew his protection and all hell let loose; no certitude anymore , just dangerous waters in which he was exposed and alone. There are doubtless financial and other storms ahead for this expendable pawn in the coming Trump Titanic: a useful lesson for any who think that Trump will take care of them.
So my question is there actually more to the story to the Brad Parscale’s suicide scare, as the news tonight dropped that the 2016 Trump campaign targeted suppression of black votes through Facebook ads using Cambridge Analytics... a directly link back to Parscale. And then there is his demotion just last month from campaign manager back to social-media-jockey because of the Trump rally tiktok false ticket sales fiasco I'm guessing.
Is he being used as a scapegoat? Is he being blackmailed? Did he leek something? Is there more to this story?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/28/trump-2016-campaign-targeted-35m-black-americans-to-deter-them-from-voting
News of the wildfires seems to have dropped from headlines, when in fact, they should be up front every day. I guess when there's so much other "news" wildfires are considered old news, even though they continue to rage. I had no idea the death toll was up to 26. So sad for those who lost loved ones or their homes.
It is interesting that another tRumpster, Brad Parscale, has fallen prey to psychological stress like Mike Caputo. That's what "loyalty" does to those who follow the leader of the pack. Michael Cohen has shown us the depths that (mostly) men will go to be allowed into the inner circle. While I am finding Cohen a VERY unlikeable man, he has very adeptly shown how tRump sucks people in and then holds them captive. Wonder who will be the next of his thugs to flip out.
I'll try to watch tonight, but am not sure how far I'll get. As soon as tRump goes after Biden or his family, I'll have to shut it down.....and that could be in the first minute.
I'd like to think the silence of the Republicans is due to their personal shock at the facts of this. That, of course, would require them to be decent people with integrity. "Decent with integrity" are not terms one uses to describe the Pseudo-Conservatives and Southern Traitors that currently populate the Confederate White People's Treason Party.
I'm in France (but an American), and we have a British TV box. Last night, BBC4 aired a short documentary on how in 2016, the Trump campaign, through digital referencing had information on (mostly) black voters in key states, Wisconsin for one, and determined they were able to be dissuaded from voting. Disenfranchised. Ads were run targeting them and in keys states like Wisconsin, PA, Georgia, numbers were significantly down among those voters. Cannot argue that it was CNBC, that people say is slanted left; this was a different country. We are an international joke. The Brits are relieved that Trump is worse than Johnson, although they are similarly unqualified. Johnson was fired from two jobs for lying and became PM. I'm sure he's not the outright cheating corrupt wastrel Trump is though.
What I find so interesting about ALL this news is that it somehow seems quite old. As you indicated, we've been waiting for his tax returns since 2016, and there's never really been any doubt that they would show financial distress and tax fraud. The news all feels like an echo.
Thank you, Professor Richardson – looking forward to the debate and learning your take on it.
I had a thought, probably not practical, but wouldn’t it be fun to watch the debate with the folks in this forum?
There are so many thoughtful people here, I think it would be interesting to “read” the debate live before the media and the spinmeisters of the respective campaigns start framing the results.
I don’t know if Substack is able to handle the volume … FB maybe?
Any thoughts?
I used up all my words yesterday. So, I'll be in strength and endurance training all day as prep for "Debate 1: Descent into Trump's Cesspool." Don't. See. It. Alone!
Just a thought but Trump made more out of "The Apprentice" fantasy/reality tv show than Disney made out of their film, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" made in 2010. Disney only racked up $215.3 million on their feeble attempt. Somehow I prefer Disney's original, made in 1940, called "Fantasia". The sorcerer's apprentice was played by Mickey Mouse....that would seem more appropriate to our current predicament.
Sleep well, Heather. I have been tossing and turning since midnight, finally gave up. We've all heard the 'bull in a china shop' analogy regarding Trump. But I looked at it slightly differently a bit ago and thought, "yes, he is a bull in a china shop - a raging bull - and he's done an astounding amount of damage just incidentally. Imagine if he really were a 'stable genius' and had set out with a plan to wreck the entire nation!
As to the thundering silence of the GOP, maybe that's an even worse scandal than the jerk in the White House - allegedly, many of them are fairly bright and for sure should know better, so what's THEIR excuse?
Yes, the news of wildfires, their cause and effects, have been eclipsed by the tsunami of other events. Climate is, front and center, the single most pressing issue that humanity must address. I offer up a little video that is posted on YouTube that might be useful in opening the conversation with those who are blind and deaf to this existential threat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhBElM6fBac