Oh wait, do you mean JEFFREY EPSTEIN, the President's BFF for 15+ years, whose pedo parties he frequently attended in NYC and Palm Beach? At one of which he's alleged to've raped a thirteen-year-old girl? *That* Jeffrey Epstein?
The saddest part about all this nonsense, is that FOX News viewers will implicitly believe all of the Administration's distorted and/or made up data. Hopefully, the MSM will use Judd's deconstruction of each Trump data point to reframe the debate. Trump's LA >4,000 troop military deployment to support ICE ultimately hurt his polling on immigration. We can only hope his pivot to "use the military to fight crime" approach will bottom out just as quickly.
So, in your estimation because the White House was burned to the ground in 1814 (by foreigners) and some (homegrown) lunatics overran the Capitol on January 6, 2021, we need to beef up the police force in the city? Hmmm. Okay but can we rename the city something like District of Carnage? Or even get rid of that dated "Washington?" I mean, he's got a big dick monument, the dollar bill and an entire state out West. Let's rename the Capitol! Now what would be a good solid name for a despot's revenge?
Donald Trump's assult of America has nothing to do with crime, and everything to do with power. It's like how rape has nothing to do with sex, and everything to do with power. How long before Trump makes good on one of his very first campaign promises and actually shoots someone in Times Square, just to prove he can?
It WON'T be long. He let millions die during COVID. Shooting a few more won't disturb his already disturbed mind.
Safeguard the vote, get registered, and if already, make sure it is still active. Get everyone you know to do that, and show up in 2026. It's the only way to stop the carnage.
I'm registered. I vote every opportunity I am given; all general, primary and local elections. I do my best to understand who I am voting for, every time, using the many resources available to read about and listen to the candidates. With freedom comes great responsibility. At least that's what my elders taught me. You have the freedom to vote for whomever you want, and the responsibility to make that selection carefully. We seem to have lost sight of some of that. There is a lot of party line voting, because people think it absolves them of their responsibility to understand who it is they are voting for. But they are wrong.
Correct. At this time, it's almost hypocritical to tell people to vote out the republican party when there are many Democratic politicians who are also to blame for the state of affairs we are living. But the Democrats at this time won't give trump a blank check on destroying democracy here. This must be the beginning of bringing back civics awareness and the lesson for our youth that if they want to live free, they must always participate in the democratic process. It is up to us to save this democracy, improve it and make the necessary changes needed in the Constitution to do just that.
A thoughtful and informed electorate would be a welcome change. The strength of a democracy always rests in the hands of the people, but it sure is difficult getting them all lined up in a row...lol
With crime down, the prison populations are also down. So now we have to manufacture fake crimes to imprison innocent people to do slave labor and raise the profits of the companies running the for-profit prison system
Another desperate attempt to distract the country from the real criminals in DC - Trump and his enablers. I'm reading that the people of DC are treating the feds with the respect they deserve - derision and insults - and that the most dangerous desperado apprehended was a drunk who threw a $5 foot long at some asshole in a tactical vest.
Militarizing LA & DC with federal troop deployments using false pretexts is part of his illegal plan for the military in policing Blue cities & states. False claims of stolen elections, election rigging, & “out of control” crime are Trump/MAGA go to pretexts for taking & keeping authoritarian control. #Resist & #Vote Blue.
Meanwhile, on Epstein even MAGA world can smell the lingering stench. You don’t need to be detective Poirot or Sherlock Holmes to know that Trump Is hiding something. The convicted fraudster turns to "Pam"s" DOJ to cover up his crimes & prosecute/extort critics. https://newrepublic.com/article/198931/epstein-maga-world-trump-hiding-something
Lies and data manipulation (hereafter just "lies") are rather beside the point. Trump's whole life has been one long lie. Behind his lies are the real goals of fascism: each act, regardless of its nominal rationale, extends fascist power into yet another sphere of public life.
The lies told during this process are routine; refuting them (constantly) does not do very much to illuminate the fundamentals of the process, which is the critical point.
Fascism is the takeover of state power to impose radical and involuntary changes in social power relationships. These power shifts are what need to be recognized as the reality of fascism, regardless of the details of the lies told incidentally.
The federal incursion into LA was a test case. What can a favorable court judgement for CA do against an armed force of police and marines? The DC takeover is part 2 of the game plan. In normal times, DC officials have maintained the civic peace as best they could considering it is the locus of government and thus the locale for supporters to rally, protesters to seek redress of grievances, and mobs to attack the Capitol. These are not normal times! Yesterday's press conference and the immediate deployments are not a "distraction". They are the latest deliberate act in a scripted series of acts on which the election of DJT raised the curtain. What power do the people have to fight against fearsomely attired and armed police and military soldiers? The slow-moving court system's favorable decisions need local and state police and federal marshals to enforce them when politicians resist or ignore them; as during school desegregation and forced busing. They are now, as they were then, charged to obey the directions of the President and his cabinet officers. Will enough of them disobey orders to stop the playing out of the remainder of this script? Were you surprised by LA? How about DC? Will you be surprised by the next deployment he revealed to be either Chicago, Baltimore, or Oakland? He usually has done what he said he would do; and he is on a roll: "now they are allowed to do whatever the hell they want. And they can hit real hard”. Either way it goes, this will continue to be a very, very ugly path to authoritarianism.
I'd love to see the pretender in cheese eats his words. If the DC cops can now do "whatever the hell they want" one hopes they'd want to lock his orange-dusty ass up and throw away the key. Wishful thinking is cathartic at times.
This is terrifying. And this is America. The first thing they did was dumb down the populace by distracting them with their little entertainment machines, noses down! eyes down! Nothing to see here. Everything you need is in that little box in your hand. Second thing, fill that little box with lies and distractions. Check on that. Next thing, take away their rights: they are too stupid and distracted to notice everything that is said by the WH is a lie. Everything. Not misinformation but complete disinformation. The WH knows they are lying. But it's good for the country! And since white men know best, rid the halls of those pesky colored folk and women of all stripes. Now everyone raise their right arm straight out to the forever fuhrer and with full hearts shout, "Heil! Heil! Heil!"
If the mainstream/corporate media isn’t publishing this data, too, they’re as complicit in Trump’s authoritarian takeover as anybody. Trump is a congenital liar and fraud: they, like Congress, are supposedly there to speak truth to power and provide crucial checks and balances. If all the key institutions of society capitulate, it’s going to be tough to have fair elections in 2026.
I so appreciate this reasonable and rational discussion of the current news crisis. On a personal note, it took me a long time to become a functioning adult and damn them all to hell I intend to stay one. You and your team help me stay stable. Thank you.
urgent action - give every person 'on the street' in D.C. a sign that says:
I AM NOT IN THE EPSTEIN FILES
John Galton
Epstein? Who's Epstein?
Oh wait, do you mean JEFFREY EPSTEIN, the President's BFF for 15+ years, whose pedo parties he frequently attended in NYC and Palm Beach? At one of which he's alleged to've raped a thirteen-year-old girl? *That* Jeffrey Epstein?
The saddest part about all this nonsense, is that FOX News viewers will implicitly believe all of the Administration's distorted and/or made up data. Hopefully, the MSM will use Judd's deconstruction of each Trump data point to reframe the debate. Trump's LA >4,000 troop military deployment to support ICE ultimately hurt his polling on immigration. We can only hope his pivot to "use the military to fight crime" approach will bottom out just as quickly.
Hilarious. It might be worth a trip to the Capitol just to do just that.
Especially since the media seems to be putting the epstein files on the backburner, exactly what the WH wanted.
As usual, a very useful and thorough analysis of the President’s false claims. Many thanks, team!
Trump is right to worry about crime in Washington, D.C. You never know when an insurrection at the Capitol might break out.
Oh, wait.
So, in your estimation because the White House was burned to the ground in 1814 (by foreigners) and some (homegrown) lunatics overran the Capitol on January 6, 2021, we need to beef up the police force in the city? Hmmm. Okay but can we rename the city something like District of Carnage? Or even get rid of that dated "Washington?" I mean, he's got a big dick monument, the dollar bill and an entire state out West. Let's rename the Capitol! Now what would be a good solid name for a despot's revenge?
Good question. I'd have to think about it, but let's rename the District of Columbia while we're at it.
Donald Trump's assult of America has nothing to do with crime, and everything to do with power. It's like how rape has nothing to do with sex, and everything to do with power. How long before Trump makes good on one of his very first campaign promises and actually shoots someone in Times Square, just to prove he can?
It WON'T be long. He let millions die during COVID. Shooting a few more won't disturb his already disturbed mind.
Safeguard the vote, get registered, and if already, make sure it is still active. Get everyone you know to do that, and show up in 2026. It's the only way to stop the carnage.
I'm registered. I vote every opportunity I am given; all general, primary and local elections. I do my best to understand who I am voting for, every time, using the many resources available to read about and listen to the candidates. With freedom comes great responsibility. At least that's what my elders taught me. You have the freedom to vote for whomever you want, and the responsibility to make that selection carefully. We seem to have lost sight of some of that. There is a lot of party line voting, because people think it absolves them of their responsibility to understand who it is they are voting for. But they are wrong.
Correct. At this time, it's almost hypocritical to tell people to vote out the republican party when there are many Democratic politicians who are also to blame for the state of affairs we are living. But the Democrats at this time won't give trump a blank check on destroying democracy here. This must be the beginning of bringing back civics awareness and the lesson for our youth that if they want to live free, they must always participate in the democratic process. It is up to us to save this democracy, improve it and make the necessary changes needed in the Constitution to do just that.
A thoughtful and informed electorate would be a welcome change. The strength of a democracy always rests in the hands of the people, but it sure is difficult getting them all lined up in a row...lol
I'm working on it one person at a time. Wish everyone would do the same.
With crime down, the prison populations are also down. So now we have to manufacture fake crimes to imprison innocent people to do slave labor and raise the profits of the companies running the for-profit prison system
Another desperate attempt to distract the country from the real criminals in DC - Trump and his enablers. I'm reading that the people of DC are treating the feds with the respect they deserve - derision and insults - and that the most dangerous desperado apprehended was a drunk who threw a $5 foot long at some asshole in a tactical vest.
Fabulous reporting. Next day, so thorough and grounded. You and your team are national treasures. Thank you.
p.s. Big Picture - Phase II of trial runs on a complete Takeover of America by a convicted criminal?
Convicted thug.
Militarizing LA & DC with federal troop deployments using false pretexts is part of his illegal plan for the military in policing Blue cities & states. False claims of stolen elections, election rigging, & “out of control” crime are Trump/MAGA go to pretexts for taking & keeping authoritarian control. #Resist & #Vote Blue.
https://newrepublic.com/post/198978/donald-trump-warns-fascist-dc-takeover-just-beginning
Meanwhile, on Epstein even MAGA world can smell the lingering stench. You don’t need to be detective Poirot or Sherlock Holmes to know that Trump Is hiding something. The convicted fraudster turns to "Pam"s" DOJ to cover up his crimes & prosecute/extort critics. https://newrepublic.com/article/198931/epstein-maga-world-trump-hiding-something
Lies and data manipulation (hereafter just "lies") are rather beside the point. Trump's whole life has been one long lie. Behind his lies are the real goals of fascism: each act, regardless of its nominal rationale, extends fascist power into yet another sphere of public life.
The lies told during this process are routine; refuting them (constantly) does not do very much to illuminate the fundamentals of the process, which is the critical point.
Fascism is the takeover of state power to impose radical and involuntary changes in social power relationships. These power shifts are what need to be recognized as the reality of fascism, regardless of the details of the lies told incidentally.
The federal incursion into LA was a test case. What can a favorable court judgement for CA do against an armed force of police and marines? The DC takeover is part 2 of the game plan. In normal times, DC officials have maintained the civic peace as best they could considering it is the locus of government and thus the locale for supporters to rally, protesters to seek redress of grievances, and mobs to attack the Capitol. These are not normal times! Yesterday's press conference and the immediate deployments are not a "distraction". They are the latest deliberate act in a scripted series of acts on which the election of DJT raised the curtain. What power do the people have to fight against fearsomely attired and armed police and military soldiers? The slow-moving court system's favorable decisions need local and state police and federal marshals to enforce them when politicians resist or ignore them; as during school desegregation and forced busing. They are now, as they were then, charged to obey the directions of the President and his cabinet officers. Will enough of them disobey orders to stop the playing out of the remainder of this script? Were you surprised by LA? How about DC? Will you be surprised by the next deployment he revealed to be either Chicago, Baltimore, or Oakland? He usually has done what he said he would do; and he is on a roll: "now they are allowed to do whatever the hell they want. And they can hit real hard”. Either way it goes, this will continue to be a very, very ugly path to authoritarianism.
I'd love to see the pretender in cheese eats his words. If the DC cops can now do "whatever the hell they want" one hopes they'd want to lock his orange-dusty ass up and throw away the key. Wishful thinking is cathartic at times.
Sometimes it’s the only thing that keeps me from screaming in the street, Adam
Me too. All day every GD day!
This is terrifying. And this is America. The first thing they did was dumb down the populace by distracting them with their little entertainment machines, noses down! eyes down! Nothing to see here. Everything you need is in that little box in your hand. Second thing, fill that little box with lies and distractions. Check on that. Next thing, take away their rights: they are too stupid and distracted to notice everything that is said by the WH is a lie. Everything. Not misinformation but complete disinformation. The WH knows they are lying. But it's good for the country! And since white men know best, rid the halls of those pesky colored folk and women of all stripes. Now everyone raise their right arm straight out to the forever fuhrer and with full hearts shout, "Heil! Heil! Heil!"
Citing anything from the New York Post should end the discussion.
So now that Trump has fired most of the economists and statisticians, he is free to govern by anecdote. There’s no one left to contradict him.
If the mainstream/corporate media isn’t publishing this data, too, they’re as complicit in Trump’s authoritarian takeover as anybody. Trump is a congenital liar and fraud: they, like Congress, are supposedly there to speak truth to power and provide crucial checks and balances. If all the key institutions of society capitulate, it’s going to be tough to have fair elections in 2026.
I so appreciate this reasonable and rational discussion of the current news crisis. On a personal note, it took me a long time to become a functioning adult and damn them all to hell I intend to stay one. You and your team help me stay stable. Thank you.