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Miles Archer

Miles Archer's Journal
Miles Archer's Journal
May 19, 2021

The idea of a spooked Trump howling into his "desk" blog is HILARIOUS.

I'm not gonna post the New York rant or any links to his blog. It's easy enough to find if you want it.

But lord, it must be all kinds of awful to not be able to tweet out "his side of the story" to his followers, and to know that his blog posts are reaching a MUCH smaller audience than his Twitter and Facebook followers.

SAD! UNFAIR! FORMER ONE-TERM TWICE-IMPEACHED PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT!

May 7, 2021

Watching Carly Fiorina earlier today, discussing how Ted Cruz sold his soul, was SURREAL.

I worked at Hewlett Packard as a contractor for a few months while Fiorina was at the helm.

The mood, on any given day, was sour. There were "good people" there who did their best to keep their spirits up (and the people I had to interact with were all polite and professional with me), but I was in a sea of people who were clearly unhappy, and a lot of fingers pointed straight back to Fiorina's office.

This morning, she spoke in calm and measured tones about how the thirst to acquire and hold on to power can destroy a person, because sometimes, they become blind to everything else.

I don't think there was ever a "good" Ted Cruz who went "bad"...if there was, I missed him.

But Fiorina almost seemed genuinely saddened and hurt by Cruz's descent into full-blown Trump toadie.

It was one of those things I could understand on an intellectual level, but not an emotional one, because she and I never saw the same Ted Cruz.

May 6, 2021

Trump's "stealth moves" to sneak back on Twitter remind me of the Chris Farley ninja movie

...and I say that as someone who greatly respected Chris and enjoyed his work, BUT...

...this stuff is actually sad, like a sneaky teen attempting an end run around mom & dad. Even sadder, I've SEEN his post-presidency fatwas..."journalists" put them out there every time he squirts one out...and he literally has NOTHING NEW to say, it's all Big Lie crap and swipes at Republicans who haven't made it out to Mar-a-Lago to kiss the ring.

Twitter suspended an account on Thursday that appeared to be circumventing its ban on former President Donald Trump by posting messages he shared on his own website.

The move was more evidence that the social media behemoth will continue to take action to enforce its ban on Trump, which was instituted in his final days in office as he tried to overturn his election defeat.

On Thursday morning, a Twitter accounts with the handle “@DJTDesk” appeared on Twitter. The account’s bio section stated that the handle would be featuring “Posts copied from Save America on behalf of the 45th POTUS; Originally composed via DonaldJTrump/Desk.”

Within hours, the account was suspended.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/twitter-suspends-account-was-posting-trump-statements-n1266540
April 3, 2021

I'm in stunned disbelief over the "outrage" surrounding Trump's donor scam

Sweet Jesus, it is APRIL, it was WELL KNOWN that he had teensy weensy tiny little hidden boxes that the MAGAt's had to uncheck (or be subject to recurring donations) WELL BEFORE THE ELECTION.

It was OUT THERE for ANYONE who wanted that knowledge.

WHY is this a "BOMBSHELL" NYT report? More appropriately, why is it a "BOMBSHELL" in APRIL 2021?

He's been this guy ALL HIS LIFE, we KNEW he was doing this LAST YEAR, people flocked to the Website and donated ANYWAY.

And the "reporting" around this sidesteps the frog versus scorpion nature of what he did and paints it as "shocking."

In what alternate reality are we shocked?

March 17, 2021

McConnell''s "play by my rules or I'll turn into a dick" gambit

I assume the "warning shots" he's firing about his "scorched earth" wet dream are for the benefit of anyone who hasn't followed his career up to this point.

He STILL THINKS HE IS THE MAJORITY LEADER. the "grim reaper," and that he's calling the shots.

We really, really, really need to put forth a Herculean effort in 2022 to turn out the vote and KEEP HIM as MINORITY "leader."

March 8, 2021

Finally got my $1200 "stimulus check" today.

Originally...via the IRS "Where's My Payment" site...I was told a check had been mailed.

Then I got the Trump form letter telling me my prepaid debit card had been mailed.

Neither of these things happened. I don't know if they were lost, stolen in the mail, I got nothing.

My accountant filed my taxes, and the $1080 check ($1200 minus the 2020 taxes I owed) came today.

A big deal on one hand, maybe not that big of a deal on the other, but my way of thinking is that I was every bit as entitled to that money as every other American who received it, so this feels right. It's always a good day when the things that should happen DO happen.

March 8, 2021

MAGAt PARADE! ONE guy welcomes Trump on his triumphant return to New York. ONE.



Former President Donald Trump was spotted outside Trump Tower Sunday night in his first visit back to the Big Apple since leaving office.

Trump pulled up to the Midtown skyscraper where he stays while in Manhattan just before 9 p.m.

He was seated in the backseat of a black SUV. Upon his arrival, he waved to a lone supporter who was across the street next to the media.

The NYPD last month began removing some of the barriers in front of Trump Tower, which were erected four years ago when Trump entered the White House.

https://nypost.com/2021/03/07/trump-spotted-outside-trump-tower-in-nyc-trip/
March 4, 2021

The GOP crazy machine is cranked to 11.

I'm sure you've been seeing it, I don't want to post any of it because it's just too insane.

Cliffs Notes version is they're looking for ways to get Trump back into the system, and they are going to double down on every crazy talking point they have, including "cancel culture."

All I can say is that anyone who can read knows what's coming, they are absolutely telegraphing their punches, and we have two years to prepare for it and defeat it.

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Name: Miles Archer
Gender: Male
Hometown: Hamilton Massachusetts
Home country: USA
Current location: Nevada
Member since: Wed Oct 16, 2013, 07:49 PM
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