The 2024 U.S. Presidential race

[Cindy Claveau]

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Good for Kohl's!

Milwaukee-based retail giant Kohl’s says ‘No’ to sponsoring Republican convention events | CNBC

 

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'It’s time we put a felon in the White House,’ sheriff says

California’s Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco says he is tired of legislators and elected officials not caring about the rule of law.

That’s why he says he’s endorsing former President Donald Trump, who was convicted last week in the state of New York on 34 counts of falsifying business records, in the November election.

Irony is not just dead. It's body has been pushed through a wood chipper, and those remains fed to sharks.

 

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Maglink

 

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[Cindy Claveau]

Trump claims to be 6'3". Logan Paul is 6'2".

 

[Cindy Claveau]

 

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Shit on the town before you go to be nominated there. The man is a genius!

Donald Trump calls Milwaukee 'a horrible city' weeks before RNC comes to town

In a meeting on Capitol Hill with House Republicans, Donald Trump called Milwaukee, the host of this Republican National Convention, 'a horrible city.'

www.jsonline.com

Donald Trump on Thursday called Milwaukee — where in a little over a month he will be declared the Republican nominee for president — a "horrible city."

Trump made the comment to House Republicans in a morning meeting on Capitol Hill to discuss campaign strategies, among other GOP priorities, ahead of the 2024 election. His remarks came five days before he is scheduled to visit Racine for a campaign rally.

"Milwaukee, where we are having our convention, is a horrible city," Trump told the GOP lawmakers, according to a report from Punchbowl News.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Shit on the town before you go to be nominated there. The man is a genius!

Donald Trump calls Milwaukee 'a horrible city' weeks before RNC comes to town

In a meeting on Capitol Hill with House Republicans, Donald Trump called Milwaukee, the host of this Republican National Convention, 'a horrible city.'

www.jsonline.com

A very stable genius even!

 

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Not horrible. The age thing is...ok.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Cindy Claveau]

 

[Cindy Claveau]

Sinclair floods local news websites with hundreds of deceptive articles about Biden's mental fitness

This month, Sinclair Broadcast Group has flooded a vast network of local news websites with misleading articles suggesting that President Biden is mentally unfit for office. The articles are based on specious social media posts by the Republican National Committee (RNC), which are then repackaged to resemble news reports. The thinly disguised political attacks are then syndicated to dozens of local news websites owned by Sinclair, where they are given the imprimatur of mainstream media brands, including NBC, ABC, and CBS.

For example, on June 10, Biden attended an event on the White House lawn celebrating Juneteenth. The event included a musical performance, and Biden listened with a broad smile but did not dance. The RNC's "research" team posted a clip of Biden on X with the caption, "Why isn't Biden moving?" Hours later, the RNC's post was embedded into an article published by Sinclair's National Desk, with the headline, "Biden appears to freeze, slur words during White House Juneteenth event."
The article claims, without evidence, that Biden was "dazed" and only "snapped out of his stupor" when the man next to him put his arm around his shoulder. It also quotes the Trump campaign's social media response to the same RNC video: "Lights are on but no one’s home." The incident was described as one of "multiple senior moments" for Biden during the event.

I was one of my late Dad's caregivers before his death. I know what it's like to deal with dementia + elderly stubborness. It makes me extraordinarily angry to see the Right play these dishonest, insulting games. This goes way beyond politics!

It also helps explain why I have no problems mocking and belittling the Fascists. They deserve every attack and revelation on their lack of integrity as well as the danger they present to our democracy.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

It also helps explain why I have no problems mocking and belittling the Fascists. They deserve every attack and revelation on their lack of integrity as well as the danger they present to our democracy.

 

[Noodles]

Sinclair floods local news websites with hundreds of deceptive articles about Biden's mental fitness



I was one of my late Dad's caregivers before his death. I know what it's like to deal with dementia + elderly stubborness. It makes me extraordinarily angry to see the Right play these dishonest, insulting games. This goes way beyond politics!

It also helps explain why I have no problems mocking and belittling the Fascists. They deserve every attack and revelation on their lack of integrity as well as the danger they present to our democracy.

The TV station I used to work for got taken over by Sinclair. I am so glad I dodged that bullet even if it meant working for "The Death Star."

 

[Cindy Claveau]

Ouch

We talk a lot, rightly, about how Democrats are often instinctively cautious about going on the political attack. I just got a mass-email press release from the Biden campaign that is part of their “felon” push and the jousting in the lead up to the debate. I don’t have anything particular to add beside, jeez, this is intense stuff, by which I mean not “intense” in the slangish mean of “good” but intense. Like totally going off. One needs to do this with a full spectrum approach, in press conferences, ads, surrogates etc. But if this press release is any measure, they’re not holding back.
Text after the jump … (links are the ones that came embedded in the email).

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2024

Trump’s Debate Lies Show How Scared He Is

Donald Trump is a liar and a fraud. His campaign is full of liars and frauds. And their desperate leaks and lies to the right-wing media only underscore how scared Donald Trump is to debate.This is Donald’s debate playbook: lies, distractions, and deceit.Donald Trump and his campaign are scared because they can’t defend his record, personal conduct, or extreme agenda in front of the American people.Donald can’t defend that he’s a criminal who has been convicted of 34 felonies, was found liable for sexual assault, committed financial fraud, and is only out for himself. Donald can’t defend his endorsement of state abortion bans, including ones that track women’s pregnancies, threaten access to IVF, and punish women. Donald can’t defend that he has the worst jobs record of any modern president and oversaw the largest increase in the murder rate on record. Donald can’t defend his economic agenda of higher prices for working Americans and Social Security cuts – all so he can give corporations and billionaires more tax handouts. Donald can’t defend that he’s unhinged about losing by 7 million votes to Joe Biden in 2020, is proposing to be a “dictator” on day one, and a violent “bloodbath” when he loses again in November. Donald can’t defend his actions on or leading up to January 6. Donald can’t defend his extreme Supreme Court nominees. Donald can’t defend being a lifelong racist who failed Black and brown America as president. Donald can’t defend wanting to rip away health care protections from more than 100 million Americans. Donald can’t defend insulting veterans, law enforcement, and the American people.We are at an inflection point as a nation. Our freedoms, our democracy, our middle class, our leadership on the world stage are all at stake.To lead America, the land of possibilities, you need a vision for the future of what America can and should be. Donald Trump does not have a vision of anything beyond the failure he sees in the mirror. Statement from TJ Ducklo, Biden-Harris 2024 Senior Advisor for Communications:“Donald Trump has been playing games around debates for years: lying about negotiations, bailing at the last minute, and making insane accusations about moderators and microphones all because he’s terrified to defend the dangerous and extreme things he’s done and promises to do again.“Joe Biden will be at the debate standing up for our democracy, our freedoms, and the American people. If Trump would like to sit down behind his podium he can, but we’re worried he may fall asleep. If he shows up at all.”

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

New York Post image cropping bullshit:

https://mastodon.xyz/@randahl@mastodon.social/112636414691247333

 

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New York Post image cropping bullshit:

https://mastodon.xyz/@randahl@mastodon.social/112636414691247333

It's not just the NY Post doing this. It's Murdoch's media operations in general.

WH Rips ‘Desperate’ Murdoch Press Over Deceptive Biden Video

A deceptively edited video posted on X by The New York Post drew the attention of the White House senior deputy press secretary.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[Beebo Brink]

"Virtually no public information": Trump campaign pays over $3 million to mystery company | Salon.com

 

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For those asking questions about Project 2025, John Oliver and crew tackle the subject.