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Gretchen Whitmer was recently the target of a kidnapping plot where they were planning to “try and execute” her. Here the president’s advisor is tweeting ‘rise up’ to Trump followers in Michigan because the state is trying to slow the third wave which is evidently at risk of overwhelming hospitals.

Is it just me, or is this one of the most insane, irresponsible, even criminal things we’ve seen anyone do? I wish I could say I was shocked, but this is Trump’s hand picked, infectious disease experience lacking lackey. He’s only doing what Trump wants, like some kind of evil lieutenant Renfield. What ever happened to normal, reasonable rhetoric like “we disagree with their approach”?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/16/michigan-gretchen-whitmer-responds-rise-up-tweet-scott-atlas-trump-covid/6310036002/

Jax: Future head of NASA

After the election, and heading into a third wave of coronavirus infections as the weather cools, our idiot in chief has just hinted at firing Dr. Fauci. Never mind that he could very well be the most experienced person on Earth dealing with pandemics, as he’s been around through AIDS, SARS, Swine Flu, Ebola and other major outbreaks. None of that seems to be important.

The problem, it seems, is that he’s far more popular that President Turd and far more honest in his assessments. Accordingly, he has been deemed insufficiently loyal and designated a low IQ individual by the President. Exit Fauci, stage left.

Replacing Dr. Fauci is likely candidate Dr. Scott Atlas, an intelligent physician with no relevant experience in infectious disease whatsoever – but he did stay at a Holiday Inn Express recently, so there’s that.

After the election, and in addition to firing Dr. Fauci, President Turd has plans to replace the head of NASA with Jax from the Sons of Anarchy due to his clear mechanical abilities, love of speed, and reputation as a rebel.

Also under serious consideration is a replacement at the FDA where the president wants to install Turd loyalist Johnny Rotten of Sex Pistols fame due to his extensive experience with pharmaceuticals.

Chachi from Happy Days will become the new Director at the FBI. Asked about his lack of experience, President Turd curtly replied, “Well, he’s white”.

The end of the first debate between Vice President Biden and President Trump was telling. In Biden’s final remarks, he made the case to the American people to get out and vote, which seemed normal. His plan is to turn out as many people as he can.

But did anyone notice anything about Trump, because I did. He didn’t ask anyone to vote in his final comments. He didn’t stress the importance of turning out. He didn’t ask us to show up at the polls even one time in his entire closing statement. He he didn’t tell his followers that he needs them.

And do you know why? Seems obvious in retrospect. Getting them to vote is not his plan. If it was, he’d have implored his voters to come out and show us how they feel. But, nope. This was not even an afterthought.

So what is Slippery Don’s plan? Well, let’s recap what he actually did say. He said he vote is a fraud. Not just any fraud. The biggest fraud in the history of big frauds. The most evil fraud in the history of evil frauds. That was his message. That was his topic, laser-like focus.

In Don’s mind, he’s looking forward to contesting the results, and so it’s irrelevant if he loses. His plan is simple. If he wins, it was fair. If he loses, it was massive fraud on a scale never before seen. So asking you to vote is meaningless and a waste of his precious time on stage. But telling you the vote is rigged? Well, that’s planting the seeds of doubt in the minds of his cult like followers, and that’s all he needs from them right now.

And that’s why he spent his entire closing argument telling his supporters not that they should vote, but to be “standing by”, as he put it, to contest the vote.

I would never wish black lung disease on anyone, but the irony of this article is difficult to ignore:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-coal-magnate-battled-mining-214941138.html

The worst part of the story is that this person reportedly fought against health benefits and laws designed to protect workers.

Donald Trump, faced with a spiraling catastrophe that is arguably partly of his own making, has a new approach battling coronavirus. Pretend it’s not really his problem at all and blame as many other people as possible for the failings of the federal government. While America now has the most COVID-19 cases on Earth and the prospect of a quarter million dead citizens, the White House has figured out exactly where all the fault lies. Pretty much with everyone but Trump.

First, the White House is blaming each individual state for not being prepared for a pandemic on their own. ‘The federal government isn’t responsible‘ is their new argument. Trump’s White House is also blaming the Obama Administration, who left office over 3 years ago. Clearly it’s that administration’s fault for the Trump government’s failure to prepare or even notice they weren’t prepared for a challenge. And he’s blaming the Chinese even though we had ample warning of the disease before virus came here and began infecting people. And he’s blaming the impeachment, of course, even though it was over long before March of 2020 when cases went from close to 30 to a quarter million or more.

But I’m not done. There’s more blame to go around. There’s the media for having the audacity to raise the red flag and start telling Americans about a dangerous virus circulating in Asia long before it made it to American shores. Then there’s the democratic party for amplifying those timely and necessary warnings. There’s also the individual governors of states like Michigan and Washington where Trump doesn’t like the person in charge and can’t get over it long enough to help his own citizens. There’s blame for Nancy Pelosi who Trump hasn’t spoken to in almost a half year because he’s, you know, mad.

What a shit show.

But when you ask Trump how much blame is his? None, absolutely zero. How dare you for asking? How dare you for insulting the United States Government with aggressive and treasonous questions, you bastard.

By now you probably know I’m not fan of Donald Trump. But honestly, folks, is this the guy we really want running things when there’s a global pandemic? We’re talking about Donald Trump here–a guy more interested in maintaining his dyed hair and unnaturally white smile than the welfare of the half of the country who doesn’t like him.

First of all, Trump is well known for ignoring experts and acting impulsively. People come and go from his revolving door administration and science-based institutions under his rule, like the FDA, are being attacked from within. He has already publicly doubted his own expert’s information based on his personal hunches. Climate change is just a myth and for the first several weeks of this pandemic, so too was COVID-19 – at least according to the president. How might things be different today if the United States had taken this more seriously when it began?

Second, we know Trump is a ruthless, narcissistic leader who openly deals out unapologetic retribution to the disloyal. He recently fired a decorated lieutenant colonel’s brother after his sibling dared to testify in front of the US Congress during the impeachment hearings. We know many others have been treated similarly and it shocks no one that many of the employees that leave his administration are castigated as outright enemies of Trump. Look at how he treated Jeff Sessions just last week when Trump tweeted out a glowing endorsement of his former AG’s senate campaign opponent. Sessions wasn’t out to get Trump when he recused himself from the Russia investigation. He just did what he thought was lawful and appropriate at the time. But Trump demands unwavering fealty and he’ll show no mercy if he doesn’t get it.

Recently, and in the midst of this unfolding crisis when seriousness should have been the top priority, Trump referred to Gov. Jay Inslee as ‘a snake’ after a meeting with the Vice President and others over the COVID-19 response. This at a time when our leaders need to be pulling us together more than ever before. Is it that farfetched to wonder aloud whether he would use his power to delay aid and allow Washington State residents to suffer or die as a way to pay Inslee back for some perceived slight? What about others with whom he has a bone to pick? Trump’s very impeachment was over holding back aid to Ukraine. Why not Washington or California or Michigan?

I’ll be frank: Trump is not the right man for this job. At all. He doesn’t have the right temperament. He’s not willing to work with those who have opposed him and he’s openly and ruthlessly vindictive. If Americans are going to get through the next twelve months of this coronavirus, we’re going to need to pull and work TOGETHER, and Donald Trump hasn’t shown the desire or ability to make that happen. Trump supporter or not, no one could make the argument that this isn’t the most polarizing time in a generation. He’s divided the country and whether it was intentional or not isn’t really important anymore.

Like it or not, we’re stuck with this guy – for now — but I wish we weren’t. And we all need to make sure there’s an election in November. Virus or not.

Today Lawrence O’Donnell was forced to apologize to the world for airing a story on Donald Trump that had not been properly verified. The lawyers for Trump had pounced earlier in the day after the airing the previous night, demanding an apology, retraction, and a correction to the story.

Fine. They got him, but now there’s an elephant in the room. Is this really the one time he’s had to apologize to Trump? No other letters from the president’s lawyers after yeasr of stories? I guess they just consider the rest of it true enough not to bother with the demands.

For instance, where were they during all the Stormy Daniels stories?

Here’s the link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/lawrence-o-donnell-apologizes-russian-023149279.html

The prime minister of Iceland just blew off Mike Pence with the classic “I need to stay home and pluck my eyebrows” excuse.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/unprecedented-island-prime-minister-not-124935040.html