milkman , to random
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Still wondering just how supporters can possibly justify their beliefs?

Distressed about the poor media coverage of the movement?

Don't miss this extremely important and enlightening article by Dan Froomkin:



https://presswatchers.org/2024/01/how-much-of-trumps-support-is-due-to-racism/

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Hey, @romancelandia, please boost and share!

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https://forms.gle/h4yHf8VKQmsGaNQS8

For more context, here's a write up of the group from 2022:
https://www.themarysue.com/romancing-the-vote-stacey-abrams-fair-fight-midterms/

herhandsmyhands OP ,
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@romancelandia ICYMI:

are ramping up their efforts again, and you can sign up for email notifications here:

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Context:
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mnutty , to random
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  1. How much legal jeopardy is in?

The classified documents case will make use of a recording which indicates that had a highly sensitive document which he knew was NOT declassified.

The chain of evidence looks strong and while there is much news media spinning, a court of law is more rigorous environment where focus on fact is primary

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/us/politics/trump-documents-tape-audio.html

mnutty OP ,
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  1. There is nothing much left of the man known as , just a shell dreaming of revenge and the opportunity to vent his anger.

There are reasons for the way he is, it is sad to see somebody so broken. There is no joy in his life he is a pitiable creature

His Thanksgiving message ⬇️ is just one example of how he can never miss an opportunity to rage

To build, joy is needed in the heart, to destroy utterly requires only rage

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4324656-trump-thanksgiving-prosecutor-radical-left-lunatics

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    1. Much of the ugly anger that currently swirls through is directed at the community. A significant portion of that rage is based on an interpretation of Biblical verses translated into English.

    What if that post war translation was wrong?

    This is a that needs to be supported as it attacks religious bigotry at its root

    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/dec/01/christian-homophobia-bible-mistranslation-1946-documentary

    mnutty OP ,
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    1. Funding for the is now tied up in the by the who want policy changes

    Seems like the are now willing to sacrifice geopolitical stability unless they get their way on border priorities

    https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/12/06/congress/senate-gop-blocks-foreign-aid-ukraine-border-00130387

    mnutty OP ,
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    1. Good piece featuring from the folks at .

    Make sure you watch to the end where the former speaker is called out for kissing ’s ring at Mar-A-Lago only weeks after condemning Trump for fomenting the attempted coup

    Reporter Robert Costa does not pull any punches when he accuses McCarthy of ignoring ’s incipient and thirst for retribution. There is no core to McCarthy, just an empty suit

    https://youtu.be/ClzkKXh9lxs?si=13PLgmdiMhLvKjhs

    mnutty OP ,
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    1. Today we’ll witness the sad spectacle of President lobbying for support.

    That request will fall on deaf ears

    Let’s be clear what is going on here. It is not about budgetary prudence nor is it about the .

    It is about what wants and loves . The continuation of European democracy is irrelevant to the Trumpist who care for nothing except for what desire

    https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/4355200-zelensky-lobbies-speaker-for-ukraine-aid/

    mnutty OP ,
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    1. Lets be clear here. the GOP congressional concern on the security of the #SouthernBorder is simply a convenient blocking deflection

    Congressional #Republicans are busy tugging their forelocks before #DonaldTrump. Republican Senators don't care about geopolitical stability, they just want to keep #Trump happy who in turn wants to keep his friend #Putin happy, so no funding from the US for the #UkraineWar

    #USPolitics #Politics #Ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/us/politics/republicans-zelensky-border-ukraine-aid.html

    mnutty OP ,
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    1. Oh dear, file this one under when bad things happen to bad people.

    Naturally this will be appealed and recent news articles indicate the #RudyGiuliani’s personal finances are in poor shape. Bankruptcy looms as part of the final humiliation for #NYC’s former mayor

    https://www.npr.org/2023/12/15/1219048410/giuliani-defamation-trial-money-georgia-election-workers

    #Republicans #DonaldTrump #Trump #USPolitics #Politics #Ukraine

    mnutty OP ,
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    1. Hard as it is to believe the word is being used to describe the candidate for Preident. Even harder to belieft, that description is entirely apt.

    I was reluctant to use the word until started trotting out his and stump speech usages. The show is fitting all too well

    We have a Fascist running for President, he deserves the moniker

    https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/16/biden-trump-remarks-immigration-00132161

    mnutty OP ,
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    1. File this one under not surprising. I have my doubts as to whether has ever read any book

    I'm guessing has Mein Kampf committed to memory and whispered a Cliffs Notes version into 's ear. I'm sure they both find it soothing

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/us/politics/trump-immigrants-hitler-mein-kampf.html

    mnutty OP ,
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    1. ruled ineligible to run for president in . Clearly this is heading to the

    I've seen some hairsplitting around the 14th ammedment which is the basis for this ruling. Specifically whether the oath taken by makes him subject to the provision. Interesting that the arguments don't focus on the notion of an insurrection on .

    https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/19/colorado-disqualify-donald-trump-00132578

    mnutty OP ,
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    1. In an unsurprising development, has filed for bankruptcy and will spend the rest of his life in an endless appeal cycle as he tries to evade his legal debts etc

    One wonders how a single individual can run up debts in excess of $100 - 500 million. While we know, he owes $148 on the case, is that all that it is the bucket or is there more?

    That said, filing will not protect him from collection on the judgement

    https://www.reuters.com/legal/giuliani-seeks-bankruptcy-after-148-mln-judgment-defamation-case-filing-2023-12-21/

    mnutty OP ,
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    1. I’d suggest that it is a good idea to keep talking about Hitler comparisons

    He’s made his bed with Nazi rhetoric, let’s keep him tucked in there and busy defending himself.

    His attempts, to wriggle away and pretend he wasn’t referencing one of the most murdeous regimes of human history, just doesn’t pass the most elementary of sniff tests

    https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4373704-trump-im-not-a-student-of-hitler

    mnutty OP ,
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    1. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that the decided to avoid taking a position on ’s assertion of extraordinary presidential immunity.

    Likely they’re hoping that the case will be strung out past the election

    https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/scotus-rejects-jack-smiths-request-to-expedite-trump-appeal

    mnutty OP ,
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    1. What does #NikkiHaley’s flub of the most basic of #CivilWar questions tell us about the state of the #GOP?

    Simply put, the #RepublicanParty is committed to pandering to #racism both overt and subterranean.

    #Haley’s choice to avoid acknowledging slavery is the worst kind of pandering to retrograde types who would have us pretend that the disgusting, “peculiar institution” was not central to America’s great conflict

    https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/12/28/nikki-haley-civil-war-slavery-history-00133281

    #USPolitics #Election2024

    mnutty OP ,
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    1. Sadly we are faced with yet another bad mob movie sequel for 2024

    A brilliant set of portraits of America’s most loathsome family from the wonderful

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/03/ann-telnaes-cartoon-trump-family-legal-issues/

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    mnutty OP ,
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    1. Can anyone say skinflint ?

    Amusing to hear on this morning, that had raised a whole $10,000 on behalf of rioters

    The former narcissist-in-chief, is not known for going out of his way to aid supporters who have done his bidding

    https://www.npr.org/2024/01/04/1218672628/the-trump-campaign-embraces-jan-6-rioters-with-money-and-pardon-promises

    mnutty OP ,
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    1. Feb 8 is now a big date on the calendar

    has decided to hear the ballot exclusion case and whether the 14th ammendment excludes from running for President

    The Colorado primary is scheduled for Mar 5

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/05/us/trump-supreme-court-colorado-ballot.html

    mnutty OP ,
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    1. Good speech from yesterday. Delivered with plenty of passion.

    Great idea to launch his re-election campaign on the day before this ugly anniversary that is .

    It framed the stakes effectively for the election and dominated the news media yesterday and this morning

    https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/05/biden-democracy-speech-00134118

    mnutty OP ,
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    1. This should not be a surprise to any casual observer of .

    Cruelty is a feature of his personna and a function of unresolved childhood development difficulties.

    Mocking the challenges, limitations and difficulties of others, soothes Trumps deeply unacknowledged psychological problems

    Clearly ’s Valley Forge speech hit hard, the Pavlovian response was predictable from Trump’s stunted psyche

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/06/trump-biden-stutter

    mnutty OP ,
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    1. Good piece on and his drive to retain electoral success in the PA, MI and WI

    Article makes the point that has crafted a populist industrial policy which diverges from that of his Democratic predecessors

    What say you, do you agree?

    🔑 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-01-08/will-trump-s-or-biden-s-brand-of-populism-convince-voters-in-the-2024-election

    mnutty OP ,
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    1. What does it mean to be an Christian in America today?

    Church attendance is declining. Does that mean that cultural identity as an EC has become more important than doctrinal matters?

    How has and his dubious adherence to Christianity persuaded ECs to support his candidacy?

    Is a sense of persecution more important than ?

    Good profile piece at ⬇️

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/08/us/politics/donald-trump-evangelicals-iowa.html

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