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#Bezos is wrong to think that this will protect him from #Trump's retribution. WashPo's reporting on Trump (like all accurate reporting on Trump) has consistently put him in a bad light and made Trump want to settle the score.
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Jeff Bezos reportedly killed the Washington Post’s Kamala Harris endorsement
WaPo reports that its billionaire owner intervened to cancel an editorial board endorsement that had already been written.Elizabeth Lopatto (The Verge)
Via Joyce Vance:
Mass deportations is not just "#Trump talking" like some people have told me to justify their votes: "his team is considering withholding federal police grants from local law enforcement agencies that decline to take part in the deportations" nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elec…
Trump is considering halting federal grants to police that decline to participate in mass deportations
As Trump promises the largest mass deportation of undocumented immigrants in US history if re-elected, his team is considering withholding federal police grants from local law enforcement agencies that decline to take part in the deportations.Julia Ainsley (NBC News)
Ex-NBC Executive Regrets Role in Building Up Trump
“Former NBC chief marketing officer John Miller told Vanity Fair he regrets mythologizing Donald #Trump’s business savvy on “The #Apprentice” and recalls the host’s “racist tendencies,” creepy pageant behavior, and how he could be manipulated with compliments.”
politicalwire.com/2024/10/29/e…
Ex-NBC Executive Regrets Role in Building Up Trump
Former NBC chief marketing officer John Miller told Vanity Fair he regrets mythologizing Donald Trump’s business savvy on "The Apprentice" and recalls the host’s “racist tendencies,” creepy pageant behavior, and how he could be manipulated with compl…Political Wire
USpol #Elections2024
Has the racist #MadisonSquareGarden debacle cost #Trump the Puertorican vote and thus #PA?
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...shown #Harris in the lead, it has continued to shrink week to week as 👉Trump has been gaining ground and taken the lead in 5 of the 7 crucial swing states, now likely to determine the race..."👈
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Has the racist #MadisonSquareGarden debacle cost #Trump the Puertorican vote and thus #PA?
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Via #MariaFrancis #USAToday
"Election Day is just one week away...
👉Pennsylvania has just swung back into Vice President Kamala Harris's favor by a very slim margin in the polls👈 over former president #DonaldTrump, 👉but the other swing states have not.👈
While the last two months worth of national polls have consistently...
Reprehensible 🤬
Primarily the middle class will be affected.
I’m sure Trump and #Musk won’t feel a thing
Trump Ally #ElonMusk Warns of 'Necessary' Economic Collapse if #Trump Elected
“Elon Musk has offered a sobering preview of Donald Trump’s economic plan for America if he is re-elected, revealing that a period of intentional “temporary hardship” is on the horizon for American households.
Rather than cautioning against it, #Musk described this hardship as necessary and inevitable, supporting #Trump’s blueprint for restructuring the economy by slashing government program”
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Trump Ally Elon Musk Warns of 'Necessary' Economic Collapse if Trump Elected
Musk says everyday Americans must embrace the pain if Trump gets back in the Oval OfficeMeidasTouch Network (Meidas+)
“Ahead of the election, anti-government militias are using Facebook to recruit, coordinate training, and promote ballot box stakeouts. Meta isn’t shutting their groups down and is even auto-generating pages.”
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#Facebook #Meta #extremism #militia #RightWingNutJobs #DOMTERR #trump #zuckerberg
"How is it possible that an indicted insurrectionist, adjudicated sex offender, and convicted felon could very possibly be elected president for the second time?
The news of this past week gives us a clue. Billionaire newspaper owners Jeff Bezos (Washington Post) and Patrick Soon-Shiong (LA Times) each killed an already-approved editorial board endorsement of Kamala Harris."
~ Michael Podhorzer
#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #Bezos #LosAngelesTimes #SoonShiong
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The John Roberts Election
Politicians in Robes Part II: How the billionaires captured the Court to remake American “democracy” in their own imageMichael Podhorzer (Weekend Reading)
"Attempts to blame Harris or find an alternate reason for why voters didn’t consciously choose an authoritarian strongman will be an exercise in reality avoidance. It will be an attempt to avoid grappling with who, and what, our country is."
#Trump #fascism #Republicans #KamalaHarris
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"If Trump wins, it isn’t going to be because Kamala Harris gave a bad answer to a question on The View.
It will be because some large percentage of the American public looked at these two candidates and decided that they wanted Trump."
~ Jonathan V. Last
#Trump #fascism #Republicans #KamalaHarris
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What More Do You People Want from Kamala Harris? (Part Deux)
She's done everything voters could reasonably have asked for.Jonathan V. Last (The Bulwark)
"Billionaire Trump backer Elon Musk – who has top-secret security clearance and 'extraordinary' influence over the federal government through his companies (New York Times) – has been in regular contact with Vladimir Putin since late 2022 (Wall Street Journal), in addition to having started his own career working in this country illegally (Washington Post) despite his own enthusiasm for Trump’s promises of violent mass deportations. "
Marc Anthony:
I’m here to tell you that even though some have forgotten … I remember.
I remember what it was like when Trump was president.
I remember what he did and said, about Puerto Rico…
About our people ...
I remember after Hurricane Maria devastated our island…
Trump blocked billions in relief … while thousands died.
I remember that when our families lacked clean water and electricity,
Trump threw paper towels and called Puerto Rico “dirty” and “poor.”
#uspol #trump #puertorico
Meta: We’re gonna get out of the politics business!
Also #Meta:
wired.com/story/facebook-milit…
#fascism #trump #Election2024
Via Rupar:
Tim #Walz bringing 🔥 in Georgia: "Let's just talk turkey about things. Donald #Trump is a loser in everything that he's done."
..."We should offer classes to these guys to learn how to talk to women."
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Aaron Rupar (@aaron.rupar) on Threads
Tim Walz bringing 🔥 in Georgia: "Let's just talk turkey about things. Donald Trump is a loser in everything that he's done."Threads
Fat chance, redux:
The Archbishop of San Juan is asking #Trump to personally apologize for the racist comments made during Trump's MSG debacle.
"It is not sufficient for your campaign to apologize," Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez writes. "It is important that you, personally, apologize for these comments."
The letter was posted in both English and Spanish.
I think we all knew this was happening—why else overpay by $25b?—but I guess confirmation is good.
Imagine being the kind of chump who clings to Zombie Twitter because “that’s where the conversation is” only to have your work throttled while everyone is guaranteed to see Catturd’s latest insights.
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#elonmusk #trump #Election2024 #media #fascism
Did the leopards not see that my face is white?!?
texastribune.org/2024/10/29/te…
This Trump supporter was labeled a noncitizen and kicked off Texas’ voter rolls
Mary Howard-Elley is the 10th U.S. citizen identified by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Votebeat whose registration was canceled after her citizenship was questioned. Her saga shows how tough it can be for eligible voters to get reinstated.Lexi Churchill (The Texas Tribune)
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"She said she had a #miscarriage — then got arrested under an #abortion law"
'...five men eyed Frazier from the driveway
...hands on their holsters as if bracing to shoot.
Frazier told the female sheriff’s deputy that her boyfriend wasn’t home
...the 26-year-old had a terrifying realization.
The officers were there for her.
Earlier that month, Frazier had shared a #Facebook post about the son she lost.'
#vote!
#womensrights #reproductivefreedom
“She Supports #Trump’s Anti-Immigration Policies. #Texas Incorrectly Flagged Her as a “Noncitizen” on Its Voting Rolls.
Mary Howard-Elley is the 10th U.S. citizen identified by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Votebeat whose registration was canceled after her citizenship was questioned. Her saga shows how tough it can be for eligible voters to get reinstated”
texastribune.org/2024/10/29/te…
This Trump supporter was labeled a noncitizen and kicked off Texas’ voter rolls
Mary Howard-Elley is the 10th U.S. citizen identified by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Votebeat whose registration was canceled after her citizenship was questioned. Her saga shows how tough it can be for eligible voters to get reinstated.Lexi Churchill (The Texas Tribune)
Americans' #Trust in #Media Remains at Trend Low
Trust in political and civic institutions highest for local and state #governments, lowest for media and #Congress
Source: news.gallup.com/poll/651977/am…
In an age of #fake news, #propaganda, #maga, #Twitter #bots and Russian #troll factories, we actually need trustworthy journalism. I must once again explicitly point out that the principle of "trust nobody" does not mean no longer believing official sources and only consuming unfiltered news from Russian-controlled #Telegram channels and basing your world view on them.
"Trust nobody but don't stop thinking - if you belive the earth is flat you are far beyond a border no one should pass!"
#news #Problem #society #government #journalism #Press #fail #usa #conspiracy #deepstate #future #politics #internet #fakenews #russia #trump #bot #trolls
Americans' Trust in Media Remains at Trend Low
Americans' confidence in the media is at its lowest point, as Democrats' confidence is near the record low and Republicans' is almost nonexistent.by Megan Brenan (Gallup)
As Americans vote, exhausted and outmanned Ukrainian soldiers are holding defensive lines under constant Russian fire, knowing the results will dictate their future.
#Harris, who has decried President Vladimir #Putin’s “brutality,” would likely carry on President Joe #Biden’s policy of support.
#Trump has repeatedly taken issue with #US aid to #Ukraine, made vague vows to end the war and has praised #Putin.
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The trajectory of Ukraine's fight against Russia hangs on the outcome of the US election
The decisions of the next U.S. president will determine the trajectory of Ukraine's fight against Russia’s invasion.SAMYA KULLAB (AP News)
“I believe we face a very real threat of #autocracy in the candidacy of Donald #Trump,” Hoffman added in his letter to #Editorial Page Editor #DavidShipley, which was obtained by NPR. “I find it untenable & unconscionable that we have lost our voice."
Hoffman says he intends to remain at the paper, saying he "refuses to give up on The Post, where I have spent 42 years.
The decision by #Bezos, the #billionaire founder of #Amazon, was first reported by NPR on Friday. In the days since, 2 columnists have resigned from the paper & 2 writers have stepped down from the #editorial board.
One of those #writers, Molly Roberts, warned of the possible consequences of the 11th-hour decision to stay quiet rather than publish the editorial endorsing #Harris. "#Trump is not yet a #dictator," she wrote in a stmnt. "But the quieter we are, the closer he comes."
@volkris@qoto.org
Volkris,
"Both #Trump and #Harris are ridiculous candidates, ..."
Due to past exchanges,
I've really been (overly) patient with you. However, with that sentence, you've clearly outed yourself as a *Russian troll*, actively engaging in information warfare on behalf of the fascist #WarCriminal in the #Kremlin trying to undermine democracy, in particular in the #US.
You're *blocked*!
@KamalaHarrisWin
@indivisibleteam
@democracydocket
@democratsabroad
Both #Trump and #Harris are ridiculous candidates, and the parties need to be held accountable for that.
I can't help but keep thinking about how Harris has been openly talking about ignoring Congress, ignoring the law, ignoring the democratic process, to implement her preferences while claiming that Trump is the authoritarian even as he is also being bashed for promising to give up power, promising to relinquish power away from the federal government to the states.
This is the level of nonsense we have in #USPolitics these days. It's absolutely #Orwellian.
And beside all of that, this platform seems really eager to promote those propagandistic messages.
Over 200,000 subscribers reportedly flee The Washington Post after owner Jeff Bezos blocked an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
@npr reports "the figure represents about 8% of the paper’s paid circulation of 2.5 million subscribers, which includes print as well." Several columnists have also resigned from the paper over the decision.
#WashingtonPost #Bezos #USPolitics #JeffBezos #Media #Politics #Trump #News #Journalism
Via Ammar Moussa:
Substance aside...the #Trump campaign vetted every single speakers' remarks.
Trump's entire closing argument rally was about...him. It was about getting revenge and attacking fellow Americans.
You'll hear a very different vision from Kamala #Harris the next 8 days.
Sam Stein:
🚨🚨 The shock comic who opened for Trump at MSG was planning to call Harris a "c*nt" in his set. It got flagged by the campaign.
Pressed on Russian election interference, Vance gives the wrong answer
As extraordinary as it’s been to watch Donald Trump echo a Kremlin-friendly script, let’s not overlook the fact that JD Vance is doing the same thing.Steve Benen (MSNBC)
Donald Trump's Political rally at Madison Square Garden reminds Americans once again what a vile, immoral, racist, hate-filled piece of white (orange) trash Donald Trump is in his soul
AMERICA HAS MORALS!
ELECT KAMALA HARRIS!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #HarrisWalz #USA #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews #Trump #opinion #morals
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'#Slaughter these #people': #Trump #rally #speaker amps up #Violent #rhetoric in calling for more #votes
#Miami-based #privateequity #manager #GrantCardone, #speaking at the #rally, ratcheted up the rhetoric as he condemned Vice President Kamala Harris and her "pimp handlers."
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'Slaughter these people': Trump rally speaker amps up rhetoric in calling for more votes
Donald Trump's Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden in New York featured a speaker who suggested MAGA needs an electoral "slaughter" for the former president to be elected again.David McAfee (Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism)
A #Trump #Rally #Speaker #Trashed #PuertoRicans. #Democratic #PresidentialNominee #KamalaHarris Reached Out to Them.
Her #campaign moved swiftly to #highlight that even as a #speaker at Trump’s rally in #NewYork made #offensive #remarks about #PuertoRico and #Latinos, she was visiting #PuertoRican #voters in #Philadelphia.
#Authoritarianism #Expert #BreaksDown #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump's #MadisonSquareGarden #Rally
#RuthBenGhiat also #exposed the real #purpose a #claim repeatedly made at the event.
When speakers claimed that “#they” had tried to #assassinate #Trump, she responded: “The #purpose of this is to #conjure a #threat #environment sufficient to #justify #authoritarian #action if they win. Old #trick of those #planning #coups as well.”
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Authoritarianism Expert Breaks Down Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden Rally
Ruth Ben-Ghiat also exposed the real purpose of one claim that was repeatedly made at the event.Lee Moran (HuffPost)
The mask has come off: ‘#Racist’ #Trump #Rally #Comedian Tells #Black, #Latino #Voters How #MAGA Really Feels About Them
#TonyHinchcliffe said the #quietpart out loud.
— Remember he was #reading his #Speech off of a #teleprompter.
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Mask Off: ‘Racist’ Trump Rally Comedian Tells Black, Latino Voters How MAGA Really Feels About Them
Tony Hinchcliffe told racist jokes about Blacks and Latinos at a Trump rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City.Bruce C.T. Wright (NewsOne)
#ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump’s #Racist #NYC #Rally Was #Vile. It Was Also #PoliticalSuicide
The #MadisonSquareGarden #rally, operatic in its #repulsive #bigotry, will almost certainly #alienate more #voters who might have #voted for #Trump.
— If you #vote for Trump you are a #racist and #Nazi. #Period, #EndoftheDiscussion.
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Donald Trump’s Racist NYC Rally Was Vile. It Was Also Political Suicide
The Madison Square Garden rally, operatic in its repulsive bigotry, will almost certainly alienate more voters who might have voted for Trump.David Rothkopf (The Daily Beast)
'#Fascism on Full Display' at #Trump's #MadisonSquareGarden #Rally
"No #dogwhistles, no #plausible #deniability," wrote one #historian. "It's a #show of #power and an another attempt to make this look and feel #normal."
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'Fascism on Full Display' at Trump's Madison Square Garden Rally
"No dog whistles, no plausible deniability," wrote one historian. "It's a show of power and an another attempt to make this look and feel normal."jake-johnson (Common Dreams)
#GOP #Senator #RickScott #Rips #Trump #Rally #Comic for #PuertoRican ‘#Garbage’ #Joke
‘It’s Not #Funny and It’s Not #True’
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Rick Scott Rips Comedian for Puerto Rico Joke at MAGA Rally
In the hours after Hinchcliffe attracted backlash for equating Puerto Rico with "garbage," Scott took to X to share a report about the backlash.Kipp Jones (Mediaite)
#BillyGraham's #granddaughter #pens #oped #endorsing #KamalaHarris, calls #Trump a #megalomaniac.
#JerushahDuford's #oped draws #kudos from #GeorgeConway.
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Billy Graham's granddaughter pens op-ed endorsing Kamala Harris, calls Trump 'megalomaniac'
Jerushah Duford, the granddaughter of the late Rev Billy Graham, recently penned an op-ed endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris and accusing former President Donald Trump of being a megalomaniacJon Brown (The Christian Post)
