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applegrove's JournalReminder: Inflation is Temporary, losing your democracy is Permanent
https://www.threads.net/@jacques.kesse/post/C6OZI5uLWHh/?xmt=AQGz2iABgsSqc4hj307ByhBxA1yPLS1vW_KgJI8xGO1qygReminder:
"Inflation is Temporary, losing your democracy is Permanent"
Dean Obeidallah
https://flic.kr/p/2pMCzCe
Meme on AOC: Biden doesn't stand for all the values I do. But I would rather fight for those things in a landscape
https://www.threads.net/@beingliberal/post/C5-wwVILyk4/?xmt=AQGzeuIuiEnubALRVP1yzXZEXhKchdIWapem70WTbkTshASee Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez video at link above:
Meme on her words: Biden doesn't stand for all the values I do. But I would rather fight for those things in a landscape where democracy still works, than a landscape of racist, sexist authoritarianism.
(Note: out-take is a representation of what AOC said in the video at the link. For complete language go to video.)
Chris Sununu Is No Different Than Matt Gaetz
Chris Sununu Is No Different Than Matt Gaetz
April 15, 2024 at 1:59 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 122 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/15/chris-sununu-is-no-different-than-matt-gaetz/
"SNIP............
Jonathan Last: “It’s important to note that Sununu didn’t have to go on This Week.”
“If his conscience requires him to vote for Trump, no matter what, Sununu could do that quietly, in the privacy of his own voting booth. Volunteering to go on TV and promote Trump is a choice. Showing up and then spouting lies on Trump’s behalf is another choice.”
“Functionally, Chris Sununu is as active a part of Trump’s campaign as Matt Gaetz or MTG, or any of the other MAGA freaks. And it seems not to bother him that these people would poleaxe him if given a second’s chance. It seems not to bother him that his political career is over. He’s not just willing to exit public life on his knees—he’s eager to do it.”
“In the end, it doesn’t matter if Sununu is a mountebank, a coward, or a fool. Those three characters are equally pernicious.”
“What matters is that the rest of us understand that it is the Chris Sununus of the world who make this ongoing authoritarian attempt possible.”
............SNIP"
Applegrove:
For sure there should be a price to pay for knowingly supporting Trump when you know better. And Sununu knows better.
moun·te·bank
noun
a person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out of their money; a charlatan.
https://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&client=ms-android-bell-ca-revc&source=android-browser&q=mountebank
Johnson Signals He Won't Put Senate Bill on Floor
Johnson Signals He Won’t Put Senate Bill on Floor
April 14, 2024 at 10:51 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 27 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/14/johnson-signals-he-wont-put-senate-bill-on-floor/
"SNIP..........
“Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Sunday did not indicate that he would put the Senate-passed supplemental package on foreign aid on the floor this week, despite mounting pressure from Democrats and some GOP lawmakers to do so after Iran’s retaliatory strike against Israel,” NBC News reports.
...........SNIP"
And from February 28th 2024:
"SNIP............
Key Findings
Six in 10 Americans favor providing both economic assistance to Ukraine and sending additional arms and military supplies to the Ukrainian government (58% each).
Majorities of Democrats (75%) and Independents (54%) favor providing military aid to Ukraine, which a majority of Republicans (53%) oppose.
...........
Seven in 10 Americans (69%), including majorities across party lines, favor the United States supporting Ukraine’s admission to NATO.
A majority of Americans (60%) say that the US security relationship with Ukraine does more to strengthen US national security than it does to weaken it.
.............SNIP"
https://globalaffairs.org/research/public-opinion-survey/americans-continue-support-military-and-economic-aid-ukraine
Applegrove:
So 70% are for NATO. This is turning out to be another issue like abortion. It is all on Trump.
Teamsters Make Another Move Toward the GOP
Teamsters Make Another Move Toward the GOP
April 14, 2024 at 7:27 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 135 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/14/teamsters-make-another-move-toward-the-gop/
"SNIP.........
“The Teamsters union’s political action committee is jumping into the Missouri Senate race, contributing $5,000 to Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) re-election campaign,” Axios reports.
“In the past, the PAC has given overwhelmingly to Democrats, but Hawley has made a point to align himself with the labor movement, joining picket lines with the Teamsters and the United Auto Workers.”
..........SNIP"
Applegrove:
Pretty nice for Hawley to pump up truckers whose jobs will all soon be automated. They are testing driverless taxis in San Francisco right now and have been since the summer. The trucking industry will not be far behind. Hawley can seem to prop up and industry whose ranks will be devastated soon for shits and giggles. And for an election. Transparent. Like every ceo isn't just waiting for the extra bonus money that will come with not having to pay truck drivers to transport their goods to market. Biden is bringing manufacturing and jobs back. That is what teamsters need. Someone like Pete Buttigieg to make it the law of the land there be 2 humans on a train instead of one like he just did.
The campaign for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed Thursday it'd cut ties with Rita Palma, a campaign staffer who last wee
https://www.threads.net/@thedailybeast/post/C5pBsUjRoOp/?xmt=AQGzdPzBYbtdN25gzahG75D_zNTzHr7PjNEYmtXqngmXywThe campaign for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed Thursday it’d cut ties with Rita Palma, a campaign staffer who last week urged GOP voters in New York to back Kennedy as a way to siphon away electoral votes from their “mutual enemy” Joe Biden.
Applegrove:
Too late. She obviously felt comfortable in front of RFK Jr. staff to talk about how to make Biden lose even if RFK Jr. did too. And throw the election to the GOP House.
Your reminder that a TEXAS study showed unvaccinated people were 20 times more likely to die from covid. A FREAKIN TEX
https://www.threads.net/@martinldart/post/C5o-TT6PW06/?xmt=AQGzKyGgxqYxr-TjbbjkeLG2aAH-85vKTTaSCH-jFfvXfw"Your reminder that a TEXAS study showed unvaccinated people were 20 times more likely to die from covid.
A FREAKIN TEXAS STUDY!!! dshs.texas.gov/news…
dshs.texas.gov
Texas Data Shows Unvaccinated People 20 times More Likely to Die From COVID-19 | Texas DSHS"
Alex Jones blames O.J.'s death on 'completely made up' conspiracy theory
Alex Jones blames O.J.'s death on 'completely made up' conspiracy theory
Sky Palma
April 11, 2024 2:22PM ET
https://www.rawstory.com/oj-simpson-2667748960/
"SNIP..........
In the wake of O.J. Simpson's death from prostate cancer, Alex Jones Thursday suggested a COVID-19 vaccine was to blame, referencing a conspiracy theory of which there is no evidence.
Jones's X post on the subject included a video released during the pandemic that shows Simpson endorsing COVID-19 vaccines and encouraging people to "get your shots."
"Watch OJ Simpson demand you get your COVID Shots," Jones wrote in the post's caption. "Turbo Cancers are off the charts, and we warned you."
Adding commentary to the video was Infowars host Owen Shroyer, who said, "Today, O.J. Simpson dies after a battle with cancer, and of course you'd have to assume that he took the vaccine."
............SNIP"
Applegrove:
Every emotional event for certain groups is a chance for the Alex Jonses and GOP to start a conspiracy theory. This one promotes RFK Jr. and targets people who saw OJ Simpson as set up by racist cops (only a few years after Rodney King cops got off scott free after being recorded beating the crap after him). There is a what and a who in GOP created conspiracy theories. What fiction is being elevated? Who are the target audience of voters? The 'who' is the loop of a lasso. The 'what' the rope that is reeled in.
Trump to Push Bill to Prevent Non-Citizens from Voting
Trump to Push Bill to Prevent Non-Citizens from Voting
April 11, 2024 at 1:31 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 99 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/11/trump-to-push-bill-to-prevent-non-citizens-from-voting/00
"SNIP..........
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will promote a bill with Donald Trump “aimed at preventing non-citizens from voting,” USA Today reports.
“Johnson will hold a joint press conference with Trump on Friday at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago residence, where the top House Republican will tout the legislation to “elevate the issue of non-citizens voting in federal elections.”
...........SNIP"
Applegrove:
building a 'retaining wall' to make it look like their election-was-stolen big lie is concrete. Humans build human constructs (human created fictions) in order to bond together and get things done. Think democracies, religion, banking and now Trump's big lie. Trump is building his construct. Are they going to re-edit the Bible too? The King Don version?
Trump Fails Yet Again to Delay Criminal Trial
Trump Fails Yet Again to Delay Criminal Trial
April 10, 2024 at 10:10 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 0 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/10/trump-fails-yet-again-to-delay-criminal-trial/
"SNIP.........
“Donald Trump’s attorneys failed to persuade an appeals court judge on Wednesday to delay the former president’s New York criminal trial, scheduled to begin next week, by saying the presiding judge was not qualified to oversee the proceedings,” the Washington Post reports.
...........SNIP"
Applegrove:
He is making the case that the Judge can't be impartial because he has insulted him and threatened his daughter. He continues to sabotage.
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