September Politics

[fernweh]

New evidence shows Ginni Thomas pressured Wisconsin lawmakers to overturn the states election results.

www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/09/01/ginni-thomas-wisconsin-bernier-tauchen/

[isabel]

It is unreal that her husband still sits in the Supreme Court.

[erbear]

Like so many things politics these days, I do not understand why this isn’t more problematic for more people. Especially since there is clear evidence (at least to me) that CT is infusing politics into his decision.

[abs]

Sept 2, 2022 7:23:52 GMT -5 isabel said:

It is unreal that her husband still sits in the Supreme Court.

Can he be impeached (and removed)?  He is clearly compromised.

Serious question.  I know one thing at a time and we are frying bigger fish here right now but come on.

[dirtyred]

Speaking of the Supreme Court, get ready for those fuckers to do to Medicaid what they did to Roe:

www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-most-alarming-case-on-the-supreme-court-s-docket-you-haven-t-heard-of/ar-AA11onZD?cvid=9ad47a1005524f1985843751e8c784d3

[wanderingback]

Sept 2, 2022 7:31:36 GMT -5 abs said:

Sept 2, 2022 7:23:52 GMT -5 isabel said:

It is unreal that her husband still sits in the Supreme Court.

Can he be impeached (and removed)?  He is clearly compromised.

Serious question.  I know one thing at a time and we are frying bigger fish here right now but come on.

Yes technically he can. Through the House of Representatives then vote in the senate. We know that’s never gonna happen though.

[StrawberryBlondie]

Sept 2, 2022 7:31:36 GMT -5 abs said:

Sept 2, 2022 7:23:52 GMT -5 isabel said:

It is unreal that her husband still sits in the Supreme Court.

Can he be impeached (and removed)?  He is clearly compromised.

Serious question.  I know one thing at a time and we are frying bigger fish here right now but come on.

Yes, he can be.

But

No, he won't be.

[seeyalater52]

Sept 2, 2022 7:45:07 GMT -5 dirtyred said:

Speaking of the Supreme Court, get ready for those fuckers to do to Medicaid what they did to Roe:

www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-most-alarming-case-on-the-supreme-court-s-docket-you-haven-t-heard-of/ar-AA11onZD?cvid=9ad47a1005524f1985843751e8c784d3

We are FLIPPED out. No private right of action makes the entire program no more than words on a page. Absolutely terrifying and devastating blow to the low income safety net if it is decided as expected by this Court.

[basilosaurus]

Trump's rally in PA was particularly unhinged. Someone else watched it so you don't have to. You get the gist of the insanity from reading the blurbs.

However, there are clips of the greatest hits so you can hear this motherfucker in small bits. From China dust to meeting zuckerburg in the white house last week to a reprise of lock her up. And of course lie after lie after lie.

www.indy100.com/politics/donald-trump-pennsylvania-rally-quotes

[underwaterrhymes]

Sept 4, 2022 6:04:10 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Trump's rally in PA was particularly unhinged. Someone else watched it so you don't have to. You get the gist of the insanity from reading the blurbs.

However, there are clips of the greatest hits so you can hear this motherfucker in small bits. From China dust to meeting zuckerburg in the white house last week to a reprise of lock her up. And of course lie after lie after lie.

www.indy100.com/politics/donald-trump-pennsylvania-rally-quotes

He is trying to inspire additional attempts to overthrow the government. He’s absolutely unhinged, but incredibly dangerous.

[mrsukyankee]

Liz Truss, a complete moron whose views change depending on how she can get power, is now our new PM. The cabinet she'll be bringing with her will be amongst the most right wing, awful people. AWFUL. The next 2-1/2 years, until our next general election, will be a nightmare. I hate that the third woman PM is horrible. What a bad representation of the best of women leaders. Ugh. Will update with the cabinet she chooses and give you some background on them, so you can see just how f'd this country will be.

Little note (for those who don't know our system), Just 0.3% of the British electorate was responsible for picking the country’s next leader, as you have to be a paid up member of the Tory party to vote in this (and you don't even need to be a citizen or live in the UK).

[underwaterrhymes]

mrsukyankee - UGH. I was just coming here to see if you had posted about this. I was reading that her parents are liberal and she attended a liberal school, but changed to conservative in 1996.

I’m so sorry. What a shitshow.

[konapoppy]

I’m so sorry mrsukyankee. What a disaster.

[mrsd2006]

Nothing to see here:

www.cnn.com/2022/09/07/politics/michigan-gop-poll-worker-training-invs/index.html

Michigan GOP leaders encourage rule breaking at poll worker training session

he evening before Michigan’s state primary, Wayne County GOP leaders held a Zoom training session for poll workers and partisan observers – warning them about “bad stuff happening” during the election and encouraging them to ignore local election rules barring cell phones and pens from polling places and vote-counting centers.

“None of the constraints that they’re putting on this are legal,” former state senator Patrick Colbeck told trainees on the August 1 call.

As far as cell phones, “I would say maybe just hide it or something, and maybe hide a small pad and a small pen or something like that because you need to take accurate notes,” Cheryl Costantino, the GOP county chairwoman and host of the call, told participants.

During the Wayne County training call, obtained by CNN, the presumption that Democrats cheat – thus justifying Republican rule-breaking – permeated the discussion. It offers a snapshot of one of the ways Trump-backing, MAGA-minded conspiracy theorists are intervening in the election process across the country, sometimes encouraging poll workers or volunteer observers to violate election rules in hopes of finding evidence that Democrats might be doing the same.

[carmenere]

Bannon charged with money laundering in wall-building scheme
apnews.com/article/steve-bannon-crime-new-york-manhattan-donald-trump-19b6d86b69eeba1c6457df5e2748e82b

I'm glad to see these assholes being held accountable for something, but I also have no sympathy for the people who chose to throw money at Trump's lies, especially racist lies.

[cous0226]

Sept 8, 2022 13:19:56 GMT -5 carmenere said:

Bannon charged with money laundering in wall-building scheme
apnews.com/article/steve-bannon-crime-new-york-manhattan-donald-trump-19b6d86b69eeba1c6457df5e2748e82b

I'm glad to see these assholes being held accountable for something, but I also have no sympathy for the people who chose to throw money at Trump's lies, especially racist lies.

Did anyone see the smirk on his face as he was in handcuffs in court? I hope he spends a lot of time in jail. Am sure he is in panick when he’s not on camera.

[basilosaurus]

Daaamn. House oversight committee calling out Kushner in a lengthy, scathing letter. I like how they repeatedly said he had no experience. More of this, please!

oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/2022-06-02.CBM%20to%20Kushner-A%20Fin%20Management%20LLC%20re%20Saudi%20Arabia%20Conflicts.pdf

And, yes, I know nothing will come out of this. 

[picksthemusic]

No links from any news outlets yet (and there may not be any for a bit), but 45 was seen getting off a plane in DC wearing golf clothes (including cleats) and being escorted by unidentified people. There is some wild speculation out there and very little facts.

What say CEP? Is anyone following along on Twitter?

[devonpow]

Sept 12, 2022 8:44:19 GMT -5 picksthemusic said:

No links from any news outlets yet (and there may not be any for a bit), but 45 was seen getting off a plane in DC wearing golf clothes (including cleats) and being escorted by unidentified people. There is some wild speculation out there and very little facts.

What say CEP? Is anyone following along on Twitter?

I was watching this on Twitter last night and was highly disappointed to wake up and find no news this morning lol. The wild speculation of an arrest or that he’s very sick and going to Walter reed sadly don’t make much sense. I’m guessing he was just going to his golf course. And since he’s always sickly and gross looking that explains that. As to why he would be wearing golf spikes on the tarmac - he’s just an idiot? But I was hoping for more lol

[underwaterrhymes]

Sept 12, 2022 8:51:19 GMT -5 devonpow said:

Sept 12, 2022 8:44:19 GMT -5 picksthemusic said:

No links from any news outlets yet (and there may not be any for a bit), but 45 was seen getting off a plane in DC wearing golf clothes (including cleats) and being escorted by unidentified people. There is some wild speculation out there and very little facts.

What say CEP? Is anyone following along on Twitter?

I was watching this on Twitter last night and was highly disappointed to wake up and find no news this morning lol. The wild speculation of an arrest or that he’s very sick and going to Walter reed sadly don’t make much sense. I’m guessing he was just going to his golf course. And since he’s always sickly and gross looking that explains that. As to why he would be wearing golf spikes on the tarmac - he’s just an idiot? But I was hoping for more lol

I agree. I think everyone got excited, but I suspect he’s just golfing today and is a dumbass about not wearing his spikes off the course.

[Bad Dingo]

Ooh I hadn't heard about this at all. It's probably just him wasting resources to play a round of golf, but I'm going to let myself get a little gleeful.

[carmenere]

Trump says indictment won't stop him from running, threatens “problems ... the likes of which perhaps we’ve never seen” if he's prosecuted
www.politico.com/news/2022/09/15/trump-warns-of-problems-like-weve-never-seen-if-hes-indicted-00056911

We speculated and joked about how he ran the first time for the purpose of avoiding prosecution and it sounds like he's going to try the same strategy again   I hope the DOJ takes the gloves off and gives him no leniency if he's running and I hope every single piece of his dirty laundry gets aired.

[StrawberryBlondie]

What's it with him threatening "the likes of which we've never seen?" I feel like that's his go-to.

[estrellita]

Sept 16, 2022 9:14:12 GMT -5 StrawberryBlondie said:

What's it with him threatening "the likes of which we've never seen?" I feel like that's his go-to.

Just like "many people are saying" and "everyone knows it". He can't come up with anything but his same key phrases over and over.

[Pom]

Sept 16, 2022 9:14:12 GMT -5 StrawberryBlondie said:

What's it with him threatening "the likes of which we've never seen?" I feel like that's his go-to.

More insurrection, no worries. He thinks he a mobster, rather than the sick orange grifter & traitor that the majority of Americans and the world know him to be.

[fernweh]

Apparently 9 Trump associates have had their phones seized. I had only heard about Rudy and MyPillow guy.

www.businessinsider.com/9-trump-associates-had-their-phones-seized-by-federal-authorities-2022-9

[basilosaurus]

So close. They chose the wrong finger. Also, wtf is this? Speculation right now is it's some q bullshit

[basilosaurus]

Also, apparently all attendees at the ohio rally got a flyer for this book.

www.amazon.com/President-Donald-Trump-Son-Man/dp/1977249248/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=helgard+muller+trump&qid=1663664336&sprefix=helgard%2Caps%2C535&sr=8-1

[fernweh]

Sept 20, 2022 4:02:40 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Also, apparently all attendees at the ohio rally got a flyer for this book.

www.amazon.com/President-Donald-Trump-Son-Man/dp/1977249248/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=helgard+muller+trump&qid=1663664336&sprefix=helgard%2Caps%2C535&sr=8-1

I am completely and utterly speechless.

[basilosaurus]

Sept 20, 2022 5:02:16 GMT -5 fernweh said:

Sept 20, 2022 4:02:40 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Also, apparently all attendees at the ohio rally got a flyer for this book.

www.amazon.com/President-Donald-Trump-Son-Man/dp/1977249248/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=helgard+muller+trump&qid=1663664336&sprefix=helgard%2Caps%2C535&sr=8-1

I am completely and utterly speechless.

Oops I posted too soon. It wasn't done by the campaign, and it was not everyone, but flyers were there, the book is real. I did try to search for multiple sources after a retired journalist I respect and follow posted a pic but was not coming up with much at the time. www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-son-man-christ/