There was a line for early in person voting.

 

I just spoke with someone I know..

…who drank the Trump Cool-aid. The reason they believed the ringmaster of the Republican Right Wing is because she believed digital currency was making the ISA dollar worthless.

“YOU HAVE GOT TO BE JOKING!”

Digital currency is highly volatile.

Bitcoin in the past six months has gone from $52,000 to $70,000 down into the low $60,000 back to $68,000 and it is falling again. There is no way a country can run on currency that volatile. 

I really think average people that pay attention to extremist right wing media are primarily confused. They also are afraid of “what is coming.”

There isn’t anything coming. 

If they listened to President Biden they would know if anything was coming.  He tells people all the time what he knows about what concerns him. 

The interest causes anxiety because people don’t know what to believe. They can believe Joe Biden.

Digital cure is a commodity no different than oil. As a matter of fact, digital currency is the new oil. It also produces a lot of greenhouse gases.

“I profoundly regret my actions…”

(Click here) 

What are ya afraid of?

(Click here)

It is UnAmerican to be silent.

Yes, Donald was going to sell the documents.

How do I know?

One of the defenses he uses is that he could have easily declassified all those documents so there really is nothing wrong in the first place.

If that is not a lie and a President could have declassified all those documents, then why didn’t he? 

He didn’t because without classification those documents would not have value. No country leader is going to pay for declassified documents. 

There is a reason why highly classified documents were found in Mar-A-Logo and that is because they were going to be sold. 

Trump most likely figured who would miss them anyway? Because any other president after him would not be aware of documents filed during his term of office. Therefore they were his and no one else could have them.

After ruining immigration reform in Congress this year...

...this is how Trump treats national security of the USA. 

When I realize the decades and personnel that my tax dollars paid to protect me and those I love in a free country, how much were you going to make on the sale of those documents? Donald doesn’t do anything unless he benefits personally. So, I really would like to know how much China, Russia, and North Korea was willing to pay for those documents. 

June 9, 2023

By Stephen Smith

...included (click here) in the federal indictment filed against Donald Trump show boxes allegedly containing classified documents stored in unusual locations — stacked on a ballroom stage and in a bathroom next to a shower and toilet at Mar-a-Lago, the former president's residence in Florida....

...Classified Information (click here)

13. National security information was information owned by, produced by, produced for, and under the control of the United States government. Pursuant to Executive Order 12958, signed on April 17, 1995, as amended by Executive Order 13292 on March 25, 2003, and Executive Order 13526 on December 29, 2009, national security information was classified as “TOP SECRET,” “SECRET,” or “CONFIDENTIAL,” as follows: 

a. Information was classified as TOP SECRET if the unauthorized disclosure of that information reasonably could be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to the national security that the original classification authority was able to identify or describe. 

b. Information was classified as SECRET if the unauthorized disclosure of that information reasonably could be expected to cause serious damage to the national security that the original classification authority was able to identify or describe. 

c. Information was classified as CONFIDENTIAL if the unauthorized disclosure of that information reasonably could be expected to cause damage to the national security that the original classification authority was able to identify or describe....

Zogby as of January

(Click here)

I hope anyone running for office is sensitive to the fact Americans are still concerned about their healthcare. Candidates tend to forget the Republicans have been attempting over and over to repeal the Affordable Care and Patient Protection Act. They will do exactly that if they are a majority in the legislature.

The latest bright, shiny object being discussed is a complete distraction from the policies that will come under attack if the GOP wins elections.

Detroit has become an example of revival.

(Click here)

Typical corrupt Trump knows nothing about what is important. If Detroit dips into its treasury and offers Trump a loan he can bankrupt later (which turns a loan into a grant), he might have something good to say. 

Trump is always looking for some form of compensation when he criticizes. He is still convinced his brand means something.

That is what his “attack, attack, attack” is all about. If he consistently causes harm with his criticism the entire world will his his ring and normalize corruption.

“How do you make a lie the truth?”

“…attack, arrack, attack…”

People have to “get it” in order to consent to it.

Soldiers are important.

(Click here)

When soldiers as dedicated as these begin to see fault in military response rather than a need for it, the military leaders need to pay attention.

Without soldiers engaged in moral reasons to fight there is no military and Israel may see soldiers leaving out of moral judgement of their leaders that seem too distanced from what is important, namely hostages.

The Israeli War Cabinet has redefined military target in this war. It is still a legal definition within international humanitarian standards, but, it requires a lot of death to achieve it. There is no wonder after being in the fight for so long soldiers are now in judgement of their leaders rather than loyalty without questions

International Humanitarian Standards recognize civilian deaths as unavoidable in some cases. That standard has never been tested in the way Israel is applying it in this war. I believe its use was well contemplated by Israel’s military establishment long before October 7, 2023. I also believe that reality never one day entered the minds of Hamas, Hezbollah, or Iran.

Israel has adhered to that definition every time it carried out strikes on a target. No matter the deaths involved among them is always the military target. This is different than Russia in its willingness to slaughter civilians at will with no military target anywhere within reason. 

Being a soldier is among the most honorable of acts a person can perform for their country. It means accepting the possibility of one’s own death to protect the sovereignty of their country. It is a commitment unlike any other which means inflicting death, injury, and maiming of others. When a soldier has a difficult time looking at themselves in the mirror and sets down their weapons to pen letters demanding the end of war to be replaced with respect for life, it is the solemn responsibility of the military leaders to exam the future of war. 

The Israeli hostages are still missing. They are unknown to being alive or dead. But, in reflection they are the hope of soldiers to have them returned home. That hope should be respected and a huge part of peace negotiations.

There is no doubt Israel has returned Gaza to the authority of its leaders. There is no doubt Hamas deserved to lose that land after its hatred of Israel surmounted any hope for peace after the treaty by Sharon. Today, Israel needs to declare victory and end a war that currently has no end.

The soldiers seeking peace need to be respected. The hostages need to come home and rebuilding of Gaza under control of Israel needs to commence. 

Prime Minister Netanyahu has secured Israel. The ferocity of Israel’s response to October 7th will be a deterrent to future aggression against it. But, Israel cannot and should not seek to expand its ambitions beyond what is reasonable to explain. It is time for Israel to accept its victory, define its borders, and return to peace. 

Howard Stern. Who would ever expect a Vice President to appear on such a risky program?

Kamala Harris was completely unafraid of the reputation of Howard Stern and agreed to speak with him. I found Howard Stern to be sincere with a more than interesting interview. Howard, you are a great American.

There are definitions to the tactics of the Republican Right Political Wing.

 There is nothing strange about Trump's political strategy. It is all in the artful practice of a conman.

The term "Red Herring" comes from the practice of drawing a red herring across a trail to confuse hunting dogs.

Then there is just the purely illegal and unethical behavior of bad actors including the schemes of Donald John Trump.

Lying, cheating, and deceiving should matter to disqualify people seeking office in politics.

Deceptive practices are not okay. Ethics protects of people from the abuse of powerful people.

24 October 2024

By Janna Brancolini

Partners (click here) at the Wall Street firm backing Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social used company funds to pay for prostitutes, abused drugs, partied with strippers and lost millions of dollars gambling, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal.

EF Hutton is also being investigated for securities fraud, and investors have accused its brokers of pushing speculative investments, according to competing lawsuits filed by two of the firm’s partners....

Perspective

Just to put this Elon Musk “thing” into perspective, the Assault Weapon Ban sundowned in 2004. At least that is the way I remember it. So that was 20 years ago. 

The first ten amendments to the USA Constitution were ratified in 1791. None have been removed OR the wording changed in all this time. 

While there is always legislature passed to carry out better governance every two years with a new Congress the Constitution and its Amendments have never been revised or removed. The USA Constitution has stood the test of time and remained the guiding light for this democracy.

In regard to Musk’s factitious petition, it is a political gimmick that holds no water anywhere. He started these $1,000,000 rallies when Trump’s own rallies began to fail. This is attempt by Musk to stand up Trump for whatever reasons he thinks it is important.

It seems to me these $1,000,000 rallies are illegal under election law of this democracy.

Solicitation

I have been thinking about Musk’s factitious petition and it is wrong. It is basically enticement into corruption. 

He is seducing people with money to believe there is something wrong with the First and Second Amendment that requires a petition to protect it, when in fact, there is not a thing wrong. It is manipulation of the electorate to create fear. 

The fear component is definitely political. He is using money for politics.

The fear is to build suspicion of “the other.”

There is a desired political outcome he is looking for. It goes beyond endorsement to create an atmosphere conducive to his desired outcome. It is premeditated.

If Congress had passed a repeal of the 1st and/or 2nd Amendments which would mean a super majority in both houses past it, with the signature of the president and those repeals were now circulating the country Musk would have reasons for his rallies but not with seductive money enticements.

Of course Donald will declare victory the day of the election if not sooner.

Roy Cohen told Trump that he was never to concede a loss. The loss never happened and Donald always wins. Even when Donald loses he will state he won. He has done that before and tried to coupe the USA Constitution. Why believe he will do anything differently. 

The country will be in high alert. Please don’t carry guns before or after the election. Things on the street might be as brazen and stupid as Musk.

Halloween will never end either. 

Candy has no sugar to rot your teeth.

And we all will live forever. 

Musk is always gimmicky.

Like the guy in a car flying around the sun. This money give away to vote is another gimmick for whatever reason he is doing it. 

I find his million dollar giveaway short of admirable. If the winner of the daily draw could identify a charity to receive the money rather than soliciting votes for an unnecessary petition, it might be hard to argue against it.

But.

The gimmick of signing a petition to protect the First and Second Amendment has no basis. It is like signing a petition to keep Earth spinning. The Amendments to the USA Constitution aren’t going anywhere. Of course, anyone will sign. You’d be a fool not to. I am surprised Trump hasn’t signed and won the money. 

We currently live in a political theater of fact and fiction. There are candidates that live with the truth everyday. They base the policies on the truth. Then there are candidates that pretend the truth doesn’t matter. They lie and laugh as if they are laughing at their parents standing in the doorway demanding they hose off the mud they have all over their shoes. 

“I don’t have, too.”

“You can’t make me.”

That is the way that an election is rolling out. 

So, Musk is getting his jollies by paying people to sign a FICTITIOUS petition that has no basis at all, while laughing “You can’t stop me. Ha, ha, ha.”

“So, there. Harris can act stupid about freedom and pretend it is under attack, too, and hand out a million a day just like me. Or maybe she can’t. Ha, ha, ha. Look, Kamala. Look. You can’t stop me.”

When it comes time for their children to be educated I hope they made a sober choice.

Banks are doing great.

Wall Street has good days and bad days, but, overall everyone is fine.

The controversy today is Bitcoin. Jamie Dimon stated his analysis is that Bitcoin is over selling its contracted limit. The coin isn’t supposed to be selling endless amounts of Bitcoin. Dimon thinks they are.

October 15, 2024
By Derek Saul

Bank stocks (click here) surged Tuesday as several major financial institutions reported earnings, as the group gets a boost from lower interest rates....

...National banks Goldman and Morgan Stanley tallied all-time high intraday share prices Tuesday and a host of regional stocks like Bank of New York Mellon, PNC, U.S. Bancorp stocks registered 52-week highs, while other financial services firms like American Express and BlackRock also touched records....

"All he cared about was being re-elected."

"Instincts"

"Only I know."

I never understood the Nixon "thing" with Roger Stone. Nixon and Trump are the same paranoid personality. December 14, 1972, "Remember, we are going to be around and outlive our enemies. And also never forget: the press is the enemy. The press is the enemy. The press is the enemy. The establishment is the enemy. The professors are the enemy. The professors are the enemy. Write that on a blackboard a hundred times, and never forget it."

Bob Woodward is brilliant and a great American, but, he slightly misses it with Trump.

I agree with his analogies without a doubt. But, he misses the fact that Trump is not seeking the presidency to benefit the country as the best person for the job. Trump is seeking the presidency to benefit himself through wealth and exploitation of international treasuries. That is why he hates NATO. They investigated Deutsche Bank. NATO wasn't going to be a place where he would find corruption to exploits for his own wealth. I firmly believe that. 

When Trump states "Instincts and only I know," he is filling in blanks with words that mean nothing. He had no real answers to the questions so he simply filled in the blanks while realizing his real reasons for being in office are his own priorities. Those words deflect any criticism.

I find Woodward brilliant in this interview.

I never understood by Roger Stone was obsessed with Nixon until I heard this interview with Bob Woodward.

This came across Reddit. Amazing.

 

The corrupt Robert's Court is ruining the Rule of Law.

Under Trump this will only get worse.

October 21, 2024

By Adam Liptak

Eight years ago, (click here) before revelations about luxury travel and gifts accepted by Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr., the Supreme Court considered the case of a politician who had been prosecuted for public corruption after receiving similar benefits. The court threw out his conviction. In the years since, the court has overturned four other convictions in public corruption cases.

In all five of the decisions, the court’s message has been that “federal law must be interpreted so as not to cover behavior that looks, to any reasonable observer, sketchy as hell,” Josh Chafetz, a law professor at Georgetown, wrote in a new article, “Corruption and the Supreme Court,” which will be published next year in The Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities....

The court is already lining up revenge politics as a legitimate venue. Trump has ruined lives. He has nearly allowed an entire country to be sucked up by Russia. His ideas of what is best is based in corruption and a personal agenda that improves his wealth. 

Put an end to this America!

October 21, 2024

By Jordan Rubin

The Supreme Court (click here) has refused to take up Michael Cohen’s appeal seeking civil damages for alleged government retaliation during Donald Trump’s administration.

The high court’s denial, which comes as Trump has vowed a revenge-filled second term, is unsurprising for reasons having nothing to do with Cohen and the former president. That’s because the court has long restricted the sort of claim that Cohen sought to bring.


In a 1971 case called Bivens, the high court allowed a damages claim against federal officials for alleged Fourth Amendment violations. But the court has taken a stingy view since then, routinely rejecting so-called Bivens claims. In a 2022 decision, Justice Clarence Thomas’ majority opinion cited Bivens while noting: “Over the past 42 years, however, we have declined 11 times to imply a similar cause of action for other alleged constitutional violations.” Thomas wrote that the court will deny claims “in all but the most unusual circumstances.”

Cohen argued that his case met those circumstances, but not enough justices agreed. It takes four justices to grant review. The court denied the petition without comment from any of the justices....

You have to trust somebody.

30 days to increase aid to northern Gaza or there will be consequences. Within 2 days after the announcement more aid started flowing into Gaza. The fact Israel is stating the aid agencies aren't doing their job because they are afraid to carry out distributions is NOT AN EXCUSE. The Israeli military should not be carrying out airstrikes at the same time aid workers are providing food and comfort. 

The IDF should be on the ground with the aid agencies protecting them while they distribute food, water, and medicine. This is outrageous. COGAT criticizes the aid agencies while the IDF continues to bomb northern Gaza. Who is running this war over there anyway?

October 14, 2024
By Emma Platoff and Hilary Burns

Four years ago, (click here) Violet Barron was a proud Democrat, campaigning for President Biden at phone banks and with text blasts, and even working the polls on Election Day. This fall, the student activist and leading organizer of Harvard’s pro-Palestinian encampment plans to vote for a third-party candidate for president, convinced that the Democrats she once revered are enabling human rights abuses in the Middle East.

Joe Fahn, another Harvard student who once aligned with the Democratic Party, is unsure who he will support. Fahn said he is concerned that top Democrats, including Harris, have failed to condemn pro-Palestinian demonstrations, which troubles him because he feels they sometimes veer into antisemitism.

“What I’m looking for. . . is to feel like they’re understanding what Jewish students are going through,” Fahn said. He’s not convinced Harris does....

October 16, 2024

By Matthew Mpoke Bigg

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, (click here) left, meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv in August.

A day after the United States (click here)  said it had told Israel that a failure to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza could prompt a cutoff of military supplies, one of the starkest U.S. warnings since the war began, there was no official response from the Israeli government.

COGAT, the Israeli government agency that oversees policy in Gaza and the West Bank, insists that it is not limiting aid to Gaza and has blamed humanitarian agencies for failing to distribute the supplies it admits into the enclave after screening. On Wednesday, it said that it had inspected and permitted 50 aid trucks to enter northern Gaza from Jordan — carrying food, water, medical and other supplies — “in accordance with international law.”

That is a small fraction of what aid agencies say is needed to offset a severe hunger crisis in Gaza, especially in the north, where Israel “has tightened a siege” this month, the United Nations has said, as it steps up military operations against Hamas.

“People have run out of ways to cope, food systems have collapsed and the risk of famine is real,” the U.N. World Food Program said this week, referring to northern Gaza....