I’m not sure I agree with this Mother Jones article’s assessment (read it here) of why Trump won the 2024 election. But it has some interesting statistics. Summary: Wealth inequality has exploded under Republican governance. To wit: “In January 1981, when Reagan took office, the h[...]
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Trump’s first retribution target: Jack Smith
The federal criminal cases against Trump will wind down. Not because he’s innocent, but because when a criminal is elected president, national priorities take precedence over justice. Trump has won the prerogative from voters to not be prosecuted for his crimes. Now, his political allies are c[...]
Joe Kent is a serial loser
Joe Kent (photo, left; bio here), is an ex-military guy who tied himself to Trump and far, far-right politics who’s run for Congress twice in a GOP-leaning swing district that includes Vancouver, Washington, across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon. Two years ago, in 2022, Kent was slow[...]
Trump’s retribution list
“Donald Trump ran a campaign based on retribution. Now he is perfectly positioned to carry it out,” Politico said (here) the day after the 2024 election. Here’s the “enemies list” compiled by Politico, in case you want to check whether you’re on it: Joe Biden R[...]
November 6th, 2024 - 10:53 pm § in Donald Trump, Economics
Hello inflation, old friend
Brace for it: “Trump’s win could lead companies to push up prices. Here’s why.” ” … U.S. retailers that depend on foreign suppliers are prepared to pass along the cost of his proposed import tariffs to consumers, potentially leading to higher prices for a range of[...]
November 6th, 2024 - 12:55 pm § in America, Democrats, Donald Trump, Economics, Politics, Republicans
Silver linings in the 2024 elections
Trump’s re-election delivered a shock to Democrats and liberals, but all is not lost. First, however, a couple of preliminary observations. The pollsters were right; the White House race was a 50-50 tie. It really was close; Trump got 50% to 51% in all the battleground states. It was soooo clo[...]
Calling 911? Need police? Prove you voted for Trump!
Springfield, Ohio, was the locus of a false story about legal Haitian immigrant workers stealing and eating pets. Now Springfield is in the news again, because a sheriff’s patrol commander posted on Facebook that 911 callers must prove they voted for Trump before he’ll send deputies (rea[...]
Evangelical leader likes naked children
Jason C. Yates (photo below) is the founder and former CEO of My Faith Votes, which is “part of a loose network of nonprofit organizations rallying support for Donald Trump through get-out-the-vote operations.” In this video, he talks about “the freedom we have in Christ.” Ya[...]
November 5th, 2024 - 12:54 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Election 2024: How Dixville Notch voted
Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, has 6 voters, they’re first in the nation to vote, based on a tradition dating back to 1960. Registered voters: 4 Republicans, 2 Independents. For governor: Kelly Ayotte (Republican) got 5 votes, and Craig Joyce (Democrat) got 1 vote. For president: Harris got 3 [...]
Teen Trumper at Harris rally punches 70-year-old woman
He’s only 17 years old, but is an in-your-face kind of teenager. He wore a t-shirt emblazoned with the American flag and Trump raising a middle finger (it might’ve looked something like this). He’d gone to a Harris rally with friends to heckle and antagonize Harris supporters. He w[...]