In the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton, we are reminded of two things: (1) Anybody can post anything on the internet, and (2) Republicans will believe it. NBC News reports (here) that Amy Kremer, a Republican National Committee member from Georgia, posted the photo at left on Oct. 3 with the ca[...]
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When photos are deceptive
Those people wearing “Auto Workers for Trump” t-shirts in the photo below? They’re Trump supporters who attended a Detroit campaign rally on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, where J.D. Vance was the featured speaker. They were “stationed in a featured spot” behind Vance as he [...]
People shouldn’t listen to Elon Musk
While federal officials angrily complain that “online falsehoods are complicating the federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton,” Elon Musk uses his social media to spread them, Politico reported the day before Milton slams into Tampa Bay (read story here). He’s echoing the [...]
October 8th, 2024 - 10:08 pm § in Politics, Republicans
Ohio GOP candidates shun J. D. Vance
He’s an Ohio senator, and their party’s vice presidential nominee, but Ohio GOP candidates want nothing to do with him. Vance is “conspicuously absent” from billboards that “prominently feature” Trump, Bernie Moreno, and Derek Merrin, according to Politico (read s[...]
Romney refuses to endorse Harris
Retiring Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) is against Trump, but won’t endorse Kamala Harris (read story here). He said, “I’ve made it very clear that I don’t want Donald Trump to be the next president of the United States.” Well, who does that leave? Um, Chase Oliver (Libertarian), Jill Stein ([...]
Should we abandon climate ostriches to fate?
When Miami-based TV weatherman John Morales (profiled here) issued a dire warning last week about incoming Hurricane Milton, some viewers called him a “climate militant” and accused him of “overhyping emerging weather threats” (read story here). Many Floridians are paying hug[...]
Will Florida voters ditch the GOP in 2024?
You wouldn’t think so, and Democratic strategists didn’t believe it, until they saw some shocking polling results. There are a million more registered Republicans than Democrats in the Sunshine State, where about 11 million people voted in 2020. They’ve elected a radically rightwin[...]
October 8th, 2024 - 1:45 am § in Politics, Republicans
First voting fraud of 2024 found!
After former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI; photo, left; bio here) retired from Congress, he bought a $1.6 million home in Coral Gables, Florida, claimed a “homestead” tax exemption on it, and registered to vote there. Then Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) decided to retire, too, and Rogers decided [...]
Is Tim Walz a liar?
J. D. Vance (image at left), Trump’s 2024 running mate, is a prodigious liar. The most egregious of Vance’s lies is “telling stories” about Haitian immigrants that are untrue, racist, and caused bomb threats and school closures. But Vance also drastically flip-flopped on Trum[...]
October 6th, 2024 - 11:33 pm § in Politics, Republicans
Elon Musk’s mother urges GOPers to “vote 10 times”
Maye Musk (photo, left), Elon’s mother, is a Trumper like her son. She also thinks Republicans committing voting fraud is perfectly okay. “You don’t have to register to vote,” she said. “On Election Day, have 10 fake names, go to 10 polling booths and vote 10 times. That’s 100 votes, and[...]