Formal President Donald Trump has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin at least 7 times, Bob Woodward has revealed in his upcoming book "War." And so Trump breaks another norm: Presidents don't talk to declared enemies of the United States after U.S. presidents leave office. In addition, Woodward reports that at a time when many Americans could not get Covid tests, … [Read more...] about WOODWARD: TRUMP SPOKE TO PUTIN AT LEAST 7 TIMES SINCE LEAVING OFFICE
Response to Hurricane Helene: Lies and Facts
While Trump and his minions continue to deliberately and blatantly lie, obfuscate and deceive about the federal response to Hurricane Helene for political purposes and continue to spread false rumors about how disaster funds have been used "on people that should not be in our country," the Biden administration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the U.S. … [Read more...] about Response to Hurricane Helene: Lies and Facts
Election Skeptics Are Running Some County Election Boards in Georgia. A New Rule Could Allow Them to Exclude Decisive Votes.
Election Skeptics Are Running Some County Election Boards in Georgia. A New Rule Could Allow Them to Exclude Decisive Votes.by Doug Bock Clark and Heather VogellProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.An examination of a new election rule in Georgia passed by the state’s … [Read more...] about Election Skeptics Are Running Some County Election Boards in Georgia. A New Rule Could Allow Them to Exclude Decisive Votes.
TRUMP AND HIS INCOHERENT WEAVES (CARTOON)
Do you need something to laugh at? Of course you do!
Do you need something to laugh at? Of course you do, considering what is happening during the current U.S. presidential campaign. Like every other U.S. voter, this blogger also wishes that the 2024 U.S. presidential election were already over. We keep wanting the sweet meteor of death to strike planet Earth in order to end our misery, but it never arrives. Even if you … [Read more...] about Do you need something to laugh at? Of course you do!
Some online conspiracy-spreaders don’t even believe the lies they’re spewing
When people spread lies online, they may know they’re sharing falsehoods. Timucin Taka/500 px via Getty Images H. Colleen Sinclair, Louisiana State University There has been a lot of research on the types of people who believe conspiracy theories, and their reasons for doing so. But there’s a wrinkle: My colleagues and I have found that … [Read more...] about Some online conspiracy-spreaders don’t even believe the lies they’re spewing
Report: Analysis of Trump’s speeches show serious cognitive deterioration and they’re sometimes “factually fantastical”
Amid widespread criticism from Democrats that the media haven't applied the same standards to Trump's as they did to President Joe Biden - there's a growing recognition that Trump is suffering from serious cognitive deterioration. Euphemisms aren't being used. The latest report comes in a heavily documented New York Times deep-dive. Some excerpts: Former President Donald … [Read more...] about Report: Analysis of Trump’s speeches show serious cognitive deterioration and they’re sometimes “factually fantastical”
Republicans in FL, GA, NC, SC, TN, VA and WV voted against funding FEMA last month
The day before Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida, the House and Senate agreed to keep the federal government operating past September 30. The temporary budget expires December 20 and included no supplemental funds for FEMA disasters. [A]s the House and Senate’s top four leaders met last weekend to negotiate a deal to keep the government funded, they were forced to … [Read more...] about Republicans in FL, GA, NC, SC, TN, VA and WV voted against funding FEMA last month
Trump lies: the Biden Administration did not divert FEMA money to immigration. But Trump did.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is suffering a budget shortfall, because the House of Representatives did not fund FEMA disaster relief in its "stopgap" bill; yet hurricane season runs through November. FEMA has not diverted any money -- much less a billion dollars -- to immigration programs, as Donald Trump has falsely claimed. Trump has repeatedly lied about … [Read more...] about Trump lies: the Biden Administration did not divert FEMA money to immigration. But Trump did.
Helene damage could negatively impact computer chip production
The town of Spruce Pine, NC (population 2,194), is home to two of the most important mines in the world that produce "high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels and fiber-optic cables." Production at the mines stopped September 26, 2024, before Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida. Helene's devastating winds and rains pummeled western North … [Read more...] about Helene damage could negatively impact computer chip production
Tackling Vance’s lies: abortion, climate change, health care, immigration
Despite a television performance peppered with lies from start to finish, political pundits named JD Vance "the winner" because he was polished, professional, cordial (here, here, here, here, not exhaustive). That, my friends, is BS. It looks like independent and "other party" voters agreed: Here's historian Heather Cox Richardson on the lies and Donald Trump's … [Read more...] about Tackling Vance’s lies: abortion, climate change, health care, immigration
TRUMP’S LYING AGAIN (CARTOON)
It’s not enough to spread lies. Trump pledges to deport Haitians who are here legally.
UPDATED: In the 'you can't make this up' category, Donald Trump told NewsNation today that the Haitians living in Springfield "must be removed." Trump said he would "revoke" their current legal status, "and I'd bring [sic] them back to their country." There are 200,005 Haitian nationals here under the 34-year-old Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. NEW - In an … [Read more...] about It’s not enough to spread lies. Trump pledges to deport Haitians who are here legally.
Vance again refuses to say Trump lost in 2020; election denial is GOP calling card
Although The Washington Post failed to emphasize JD Vance's refusal to acknowledge that Donald Trump lost in 2020, late Wednesday afternoon in Michigan Vance again refused to answer the question and the paper stepped up. Denial of the facts of 2020 has become the calling card of any Republican currying favor with Trump. Here's the WaPo: Trump’s denial of his 2020 … [Read more...] about Vance again refuses to say Trump lost in 2020; election denial is GOP calling card
Russia’s new ideological battlefield: The militarization of young minds
Youth take part in an action to mark the ninth anniversary of the Russian annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. AP Photo Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, Colorado State University Over the summer of 2024, some 250 Russian children traveled to North Korea for a 10-day-long kids camp. Framed as cultural diplomacy, the event was the result of a new youth … [Read more...] about Russia’s new ideological battlefield: The militarization of young minds
Some thoughts on the VP debate
Last night's vice-presidential debate cannot have been much fun for the Harris-Walz campaign team. For those of us who cannot wait to see the last of Donald Trump, the exchanges between JD Vance and Tim Walz were frequently crazy-making, so much so that I had to resort to my tried-and-true distraction method of doing an on-line crossword puzzle while mostly paying attention to … [Read more...] about Some thoughts on the VP debate
VANCE WALZ DEBATE: LIZARD LIAR (CARTOON AND COLUMN)
I watched the debate last night between Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and an imposter playing JD Vance. That was NOT JD Vance we saw in the debate last night. The courteous gentleman we saw last night wasn’t the same guy we’ve seen on TV and at hate rallies attacking Tim Walz’s military service and dehumanizing legal immigrants by claiming they’re eating your cats. This guy … [Read more...] about VANCE WALZ DEBATE: LIZARD LIAR (CARTOON AND COLUMN)
America’s dad vs. the manosphere: Walz-Vance debate highlights two versions of masculinity
Two guys, shaking hands: Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, ahead of their debate on Oct. 1, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University Few people expected the campaign to elect the first woman president to spark a referendum on masculinity, but what it means to be a man has become “arguably … [Read more...] about America’s dad vs. the manosphere: Walz-Vance debate highlights two versions of masculinity
JD VANCE DEBATE QUESTIONS (CARTOON)
Vance refuses to say Trump lost in 2020
For context, I was a high school debater on a winning team. I was immediately turned off by the slick spiel that marked Sen. JD Vance's performance as he "debated" (not really) Gov. Tim Walz. This was the defining moment, and it came as the debate wrapped up: Walz asked Vance if Trump had lost the 2020 election. (The moderators had set up the scenario by citing the lost … [Read more...] about Vance refuses to say Trump lost in 2020