Search
Items tagged with: Trump
The Newsmast Foundation was created in response to misinformation and the oppression of marginalised communities and expert voices on Big Tech social media.
In light of the U.S. election results, those communities are more at risk than ever.
This is our statement 👇
newsmastfoundation.org/our-blo…
#Fediverse #USPol #Statement #Trump #SocialMedia #X #Twitter #BigTech
Trump elected: Our take - Newsmast
Trump elected: Our take. In the aftermath of the 2024 US election, community is more vital than ever and we're doubling down on our mission.Newsmast
Brad Moss: 1/2
Arguably doesn't even need to amend it. My reading of the SCOTUS decision in the Colorado ballot case is that only Congress could move to bar him from taking office. States are powerless to keep him off the ballot, 22nd amendment or not
MediaMatters:
Trey Gowdy suggests Republicans could amend the Constitution to give #Trump a third term:
“Keep using our justice system as a political weapon and he may, who knows, they may amend the Constitution and let him serve a third term.”
#Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes tells MSNBC she has "no intention" of dropping the criminal case against the fake #Trump electors who sought to overturn the state's 2020 election results.
"A grand jury in the state of Arizona decided that these individuals who engaged in an attempt to overthrow our democracy in 2020 should be held accountable, so we won't be cowed, we won't be intimidated."
1/ My dear American readers, I feel it is time to acquaint you with a phrase that was very popular during the Third Reich:
"Wenn das der Führer wüsste!"
You see, whenever Nazis at any level of the German government did something shitty, a lot of Germans who followed them refused to believe that high Nazi leadership was in any way responsible, and insisted that if Adolf Hitler himself knew of this, he would immediately put a stop to it - up to and including the deportation of the Jews. Hence their exclamation:
"If only the Führer knew about this!"
And in the years to come, I believe you will hear a similar phrase from many of those who voted for Trump whenever the Trump government does something shitty:
"If only Trump knew about this!"
#USPolitics #Trump #Hitler #Nazis
“#Trump is America’s problem, but America is not ready to take responsibility for what we have become. And so, we will suffer. We’ve done this, and we deserve to face the consequences of our actions. Indeed, the utter lack of consequences is a huge reason why Trump is back: America could not bring itself to punish our avatar after he left office the last time, and so we must sit for our remedial lessons. The beatings, as it were, will continue until morale improves.”
thenation.com/article/politics…
There’s No Denying It Anymore: Trump Is Not a Fluke—He’s America | The Nation
The United States chose Donald Trump in all his ugliness and cruelty, and the country will get what it deserves.The Nation
The next 4 years will be utter hell. 1/2
Via Lisa Rubin:
#Trump wants any GOP Senator in the leadership to commit to support his recess appointments—but to deny them to Democrats before his inauguration.
Kim Darroch (former Ambassador to the US) in the Observer makes the simple but powerful diplomatic point, that looking at Trump's record in office, he respects strong leaders not those that seek to accommodate him.... thus, Darroch's lesson for Keir Starmer is stick to positions on international & trade affairs, don't seek to accommodate Tump's demands... as all he will then do is demand more.
Simple advice but right on the button.
#Trump #diplomacy #KeirStarmer
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/n…
PM, it’s far better to stand firm rather than suck up to Trump
The lesson of his first term is that he does what he says he is going to do: the UK must prepareKim Darroch (The Guardian)
"Never mind that he was the most pro-union president we’ve ever had. Never mind he is a fundamentally decent man; his character is not in question.
It wasn’t enough apparently. …
Biden didn’t fail America — America failed him."
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty #future
/16
"Never mind that his administration has been largely scandal free. Never mind that he surrounded himself with some really competent people. Never mind that he took an economy in shambles and turned it around. Never mind that he restored international relations that had been crippled and turned them around, including NATO expansion. Never mind that the infrastructure bill was an incredible accomplishment given the Congress he had to work with."
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty #future
/15
"What is going on?
I am starting to see editorials and analyses that are blaming the second coming of the convicted felon on Joseph Robinette Biden. It seems like there is a determined campaign to trash his legacy. ...
We haven’t reached the point yet, like that seen under Stalin, where history would be rewritten and photos edited to remove unpersons who had fallen out of favor and been purged.
Not yet."
~ xaxnar
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty #future
/14
dailykos.com/stories/2024/11/9…
What is with all the Biden hate?
What is going on? I am starting to see editorials and analyses that are blaming the second coming of the convicted felon on Joseph Robinette Biden. It seems like there is a determined campaign to trash his legacy. I could believe the idea is to not..Daily Kos
"Joe Biden owned the hardships of the post-pandemic — principally but not only economic — and the public simply rejected his presidency because of that. That’s very similar to what has happened when almost every other incumbent party in the West came up for reelection in the post-pandemic era. ...
Harris and Harris’ campaign are a distraction from this necessary conversation, a form of denial."
Of course, always easier to blame women, no?
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty #future
/13
Josh Marshall agrees with a TPM reader who says that "digesting the mechanics of campaigns were sort of beside the point now." As he notes, "The problems and the roots of Democrats’ defeat ran far deeper." And "the recriminations conversation" is a colossal waste of time.
He writes,
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty #future
/12
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a…
A Follow Up About Harris
In response to today’s Backchannel, longtime TPM Reader LS wrote in to say that while she generally agreed with my evaluation of Kamala Harris’ campaign…Josh Marshall (TPM - Talking Points Memo)
"As Hitler, so Trump; as Nazi, so MAGA. …
Dorothy Thompson made the same mistake many of us, myself very much included, made in her assessment of the resident strongman: she believed the German people would be sophisticated enough to see through Hitler’s grotesque lies, just like we all believed the American people would be sophisticated enough to see through Trump’s."
~ Greg Olear
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty #future
/11
"What is true: Trump, and the right, are very good at taking basic respect and empathy for other humans, and portraying that as dangerous: social justice, wokeness, diversity, equity and inclusion have all been converted into terms of mockery. Trump did not win because someone you were on a zoom call with used pronouns, or Latinx, or some college grad corrected you for using the word homeless."
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty #future
/10
"This is a lazy pre-existing [corporate media] narrative to be sold, not because of any actual analysis of the electorate. These are writers who for various reasons have committed to an anti-woke narrative. And once you have committed to that narrative, you are determined to force it into every story, no matter how misleading."
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty #future
/9
As Don Moynihan notes, while the media and their fellow travelers pile on in a big gloat fest accusing Democrats of losing support because they're too "woke" and promote identity politics,
"You will never guess who did run on trans issues: Donald Trump."
As the Harris campaign bent over backwards to de-emphasize identity politics….
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty #future
/8
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/who…
Who is allowed to practice identity politics?
When the right does it, its just politicsDon Moynihan (Can We Still Govern?)
"Choosing to write stories that 'blame elitist Democrats' ignores the real story of what happened on Tuesday. That distraction normalizes the grotesque, existential threat of Trump's electoral victory. Trump could not buy more favorable and helpful coverage if he paid for those stories with Elon Musk’s billions."
~ Hubbell, ibid.
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty #future
/7
The media have done this persistently for some years now. By trotting out their tired (and mendacious) refrain that the Democrats are out of touch with "real Americans," the media absolve themselves for pre-emptively obeying fascist dictators in the making and abdicate their responsibility to educate us. And they have lots of willing tools among the many pretend-liberals eager to pounce on the Democratic party while pretending fascism is not the real threat.
#Trump #Republicans #fascism
/6
"But the media is (again) sane-washing Trump's depravity. Rather than acknowledge—or even mention—his dominant campaign themes in analyzing his victory, the media insists that Trump won because Democrats are ;elitists; who somehow ;alienated' major portions of the electorate or that Democrats lost because Kamala Harris and her advisors refused to run her campaign in the manner demanded by the legacy media."
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty #future
/5
"The defining feature of Trump's campaign was its appeal to racism, misogyny, and white supremacy. He pushed those themes despite pleas from his advisers to focus on the economy. Having campaigned on themes of hate and division, he won decisively. The most compelling inference from those facts is that Trump's campaign themes appealed to a broad swath of the voters who supported him."
~ Robert B. Hubbell
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty #future
/4
'An important lesson from Nazi Germany: Dumb people are more dangerous than evil people. Ignorance will destroy America like it destroyed Germany during the Nazi era."
~ Oliver Markus Molloy
Molly quotes W.E.B. DuBois:
"Either the United States will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States."
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty #future
/3
A lot of people who chose to vote for Trump are now in for a rude awakening. They made their choice thinking that only someone else is going to be hurt.
They're about to find out otherwise. And this includes all those superior beings who think want to waste time now pretending that the Democratic party is the problem, and not the party determined to bring us fascism and the voters who have chosen to give the party free rein.
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty #future
/2
"When the dust settles, I expect the people who assess elections will tell us disinformation was key in 2024. It wasn’t the economy, it was the disinformation about the economy. ...
It requires education and discernment to separate fact from fiction, and often that's lacking. That’s the problem: educating people so they can make judgments about what’s true."
~ Joyce Vance
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty #future #disinformation
/1
Lol, when the coup leaders get coup'd themselves, which does happen quite often to be fair.
The infighting must be used to destroy them.
rawstory.com/trump-mcconnell-c…
'What the hell?' Far right 'outraged' as Mitch McConnell 'engineers a coup' against Trump
Donald Trump's allies are panicking about what they say is a potential "coup" being organized by Mitch McConnell against the incoming president.David McAfee (Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism)
In a mission statement earlier this week, the team at @ProPublica explained their plans on holding the incoming Trump administration’s feet to the fire. Here, they dive into the specific issues journalists will be following, and how to get in touch with reporters if you have information to share.
propublica.org/article/second-…
#Trump #DonaldTrump #News #Media #Journalism #WomensRights #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday
Second Trump Presidency: Issues We’ll Be Watching and How to Get in Touch
During Donald Trump’s second presidency, ProPublica will continue our focus on the areas most in need of scrutiny. Here are some of the issues our reporters will be watching — and how to get in touch with them.ProPublica
Question for my American and Canadian leftist friends! #PleaseBoost #Organize #Rightwing #Leftwing #centrism
In Spain, the Valencian regional government, a coalition of the right-wing People’s Party and "ultras” Vox took power in the regional and many municipal governments last year.
Soon after, like the #Project2025 proposal to defund/privatize the NOAA and FEMA, the Valencian government eliminated the UVAE - an emergency response unit to deal with fire and flooding disasters in the region. (mundiario.com/articulo/politic…)
This weekend, after the catastrophic flooding killed over 200 and counting with billions in damage to infrastructure and business and people's lives, there are massive protests in #Valencia demanding the resignation of the government.
What will you do to prevent Trump and MAGA Republicans from endangering you? And Canadians? You can bet this is in Poillievre, Smith, Rustad, Moe, and Ford’s playbook as well.
Will you orgainize and respond before, or after, disaster strikes?
These rightwing neo-liberal and fascist forces, and the centrists who coddle them, don't care about you. They only care about redirecting the public purse from public service to their own personal and commercial interests.
What will you do to prevent that from happening?
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Protest #SPain #USPoli #MAGA #Trump
¿Por qué el Gobierno de Mazón eliminó la Unidad Valenciana de Emergencias?
El PP y Vox suprimieron el organismo, creado por el expresidente Ximo Puig, poco después de llegar a la Generalitat de la Comunidad Valenciana tras las elecciones autonómicas.Andrés Tudares (MUNDIARIO)
This compelling narrative can only come from we the people. #Putin has been playing the long game, by first grooming #Trump, & then funding #FarRight #Fascists in the West, as a way to destabilise it from within.
#MAGA want exactly what Putin wants, & it's no coincidence. Trump was set to withdraw the #US from #NATO before his 2020 election defeat.
Now MAGA are back to complete the West's destruction, but this time with lessons learned from their first attempt.
#Trump #Kamala #USA #USPol #UK #Brexit #Labour #Starmer #UKPol #Putin #Ukraine
🚨*Shots Fired by Macron!*🚨
Following the stunning, but unwanted Trump victory, President Macron outlines his future vision for the #EU & #Europe
He acknowledges that Europe can no longer rely on America for its military security & economic stability, & that the EU needs to stand on its own 2 feet & see #America & #China as rivals
North Koreans are fighting #Europeans in Europe, for a Trump backed #Russian dictator
Because we needed more bad news:
A federal judge has overturned #Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons, which was adopted after a gunman killed seven people at a 2022 Independence Day parade -AP
ADDED: [Yes, #Trump judge] “Judge Stephen P. McGlynn issued the lengthy finding in a decree that he said applied universally, not just to the plaintiffs who brought the lawsuit challenging the ban.” apnews.com/article/b115223e9e4…
US judge tosses Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons
A federal judge has overturned Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, leaning on recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that strictly interpret the Second Amendment right to keep and bear firearms. U.S. District Judge Stephen P.JOHN O'CONNOR (AP News)
Special counsel #JackSmith seeks pause in #Trump's election interference criminal trial
The prosecutor said he would notify the court in December about how he plans to move forward, likely the first step in unwinding the case against Trump.
nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elec…
Judge hits pause on Trump's election interference criminal case
Special counsel Jack Smith has asked the judge in Donald Trump's election interference criminal trial to hit pause on the process and give him a month to formally request how to move forward — likely the first step in ending the prosecution.Daniel Barnes (NBC News)
"White Christians made Donald Trump president — again. …
Exit poll data from CNN and other news outlets reported that 72% of white Protestants and 61% of white Catholics said they voted for Trump."
~ Bob Smietana
#Trump #fascism #cruelty #future #Christians #WhiteChristians
religionnews.com/2024/11/06/wh…
White Christians made Donald Trump president — again
(RNS) — White Christians remain an influential force in American culture and politics. Their support, and the support of Hispanic Christians, helped Donald Trump regain the White House.Bob Smietana (RNS)