Now this is quite fascinating. Rasmussen is a polling outfit that is heavily partisan and skewered to the right. Rasmussen will literally do anything to paint Trump as doing a 'normal' job and with having greater popularity than any other outfit will find. Rasmussen will have Biden with a 1 point lead while most other outfits will have Biden with a 6 to 10 point lead, except for today. Today, Rasmussen has Biden with an 8 point lead. This is very unusual.
Rasmussen: White House Watch - Biden Jumps Ahead - Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Trump Is A National Disgrace
President Trump’s performance on the debate stage was a national disgrace. His refusal to condemn white supremacists, or to pledge that he will accept the results of the election, betrayed the people who entrusted him with the highest office in the land. Every American has a responsibility to look and listen and take the full measure of the man. Ignorance can no longer be a tenable excuse. Conservatives in pursuit of long-cherished policy goals can no longer avoid the reality that Mr. Trump is vandalizing the principles and integrity of our democracy.
Humiliating Trump
Guardian UK: Donald Trump ensures first presidential debate is national humiliation by David Smith
Only one man looked remotely presidential on the debate stage in Cleveland, Ohio, and it was not the incumbent. He interrupted, ranted, raged, spewed lies and interrupted some more. Oh, and he passed on an opportunity to condemn white supremacists, instead telling them to “stand back and stand by”.
Trump Is Garbage
NY Times: Fact-Checking the First 2020 Presidential Debate
President Trump demonstrated a willingness to lie, exaggerate and mislead during the first presidential debate, repeatedly interrupting former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. with attacks based on thin evidence. Mr. Biden appeared exasperated through much of the night but stood his ground, calling the president a liar and a racist and at one point saying, “Shut up, man.”
The Market On Wednesday
Good morning. At 9:15 a.m. ET DOW futures are -49. The market is poised to open moderately lower.
CNN: The presidential debate confirmed Wall Street's worst fears By Julia Horowitz
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Republicans Abandoning Trump
Washington Post: More top Republicans are abandoning Trump by Max Boot
In addition to Ridge, at least six other members of Bush’s Cabinet have endorsed Biden. So have more than 70 former Republican national security officials. So have seven former Republican governors (including Rick Snyder, who until 2018 led the swing state of Michigan), five former Republican senators, and more than two dozen former Republican House members.
Tonight
I won't be watching, I'll read about it tomorrow.
Washington Post: What to know about tonight’s debate By Amber Phillips
Washington Post: What to know about tonight’s debate By Amber Phillips
Rachel Maddow - NYT Tax Story Puts Trump In Bind - Admit Being A Business Failure Or Admit Lying On Taxes
This right here, is the key point. This is extremely important.
Scott Atlas - Trump Stooge
Scott Atlas, who has no background in infectious diseases but who appears to have the best current access to Trump of any medical adviser, has been frequently criticized by the scientific and medical communities for offering what public health professionals say is bad advice about coronavirus.
New Issue
But there was quiet concern within the campaign, where aides took note of daily tracking numbers from Rasmussen Reports, a typically rosy assessment of how the president is faring, that showed support falling after the tax story. Among Mr. Trump’s circle, there was finger-pointing about how the issue was handled and a hesitancy to discuss with him an issue they know he is sensitive about.
Lifeline
Mr. Trump’s genius, it turned out, wasn’t running a company. It was making himself famous — Trump-scale famous — and monetizing that fame.
The Market On Tuesday
Good morning. At 5:50 a.m. ET DOW futures are -68. The market is poised to open significantly lower.
CNN: Big Hit IPO makes BTS millionaires and their producer a billionaire By Laura He and Jake Kwon
Monday, September 28, 2020
Victories
Washington Post: Courts view GOP fraud claims skeptically as Democrats score key legal victories over mail voting By Elise Viebeck
Now, with just weeks to go before the Nov. 3 election, voting rights advocates and Democrats have advanced on key fronts in the legal war, scoring victories that make mail voting easier, ensure votes cast by mail are counted and protect the wide distribution of mail ballots in some states.
Mostly Ugly
Gail: I’ve been telling folks in New York that even though their ballot isn’t really needed to get Biden the state’s electoral votes, it’s important that we have a huge, ginormous national popular vote margin to help make the point that the Democrat really got elected.
Tax Fraud
And that, in the next few years, Trump will be required to pay about $421 million in loans and other debts.
Revelations
Mr. Trump has paid no federal income taxes for much of the past two decades.
In addition to the 11 years in which he paid no taxes during the 18 years examined by The Times, he paid only $750 in each of the two most recent years — 2016 and 2017.
He has managed to avoid taxes while enjoying the lifestyle of a billionaire — which he claims to be — while his companies cover the costs of what many would consider personal expenses.
Trump's Taxes
If you can read this article please do. If you do not have a NY Times subscription, usually you get a few free articles per month, and this is the one to read. It describes a wide range of Trump's unbelievably corrupt money and tax activity. He is broke, he is a fraud, he has likely committed all kinds of illegal activity with this alone. In addition this is just one of several articles that the NY Times will be publishing, Trump is exposed.
Donald J. Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes the year he won the presidency. In his first year in the White House, he paid another $750.
He had paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years — largely because he reported losing much more money than he made.
The Market On Monday
Good morning. At 5:45 a.m. ET DOW futures are +230. The market is poised to open significantly higher.
CNN: This week is a big test for the IPO market By Julia Horowitz
Friday, September 25, 2020
Weekend!
Have an excellent weekend and see you bright and early Monday morning.
The Lincoln Project - 'The Choice'
The Lincoln Project - 'The Choice'
We're There
Washington Post: This is not a drill. The Reichstag is burning. Opinion by Dana Milbank
With his repeated refusals this week to accept the peaceful transfer of power — the bedrock principle that has sustained American democracy for 228 years — President Trump has put the United States, in some ways, where Germany was in 1933, when Adolf Hitler used the suspicious burning of the German parliament to turn a democracy into a totalitarian state.
Despicable
NY Times: Will Trump’s Presidency Ever End? America is in terrible danger. By Frank Bruni
Republicans are planning to have tens of thousands of volunteers fan out to voting places in key states, ostensibly to guard against fraud but effectively to create a climate of menace. Trump has not just blessed but encouraged this. On Fox News last month, he bragged to Sean Hannity about all the “sheriffs” and “law enforcement” who would monitor the polls on his behalf. At a rally in North Carolina, he told supporters: “Be poll watchers when you go there. Watch all the thieving and stealing and robbing they do.”
The Market On Friday
Good morning. At 6:40 a.m. ET DOW futures are -111. The market is poised to open significantly lower.
CNN: Mark Cuban calls for $1,000 stimulus checks every two weeks through November By Jazmin Goodwin
Thursday, September 24, 2020
The Market On Thursday
Good morning. At 7:05 a.m. ET DOW futures are +31. The market is poised to open modestly higher.
CNN: Westpac, one of Australia's largest banks, hit with record $920 million penalty over money laundering scandal By Laura He
CNN: Westpac, one of Australia's largest banks, hit with record $920 million penalty over money laundering scandal By Laura He
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
A.P.S.
Minding Therapy: Authoritarian Personality: Followers and Leaders
Authoritarian personality syndrome—a well-studied and globally-prevalent condition—is a state of mind that is characterized by belief in total and complete obedience to one’s authority. Those with the syndrome often display aggression toward outgroup members, submissiveness to authority, resistance to new experiences, and a rigid hierarchical view of society. The syndrome is often triggered by fear, making it easy for leaders who exaggerate threat or fear monger to gain their allegiance.
Awakening
Guardian UK: After 200,000 coronavirus deaths, the US faces another rude awakening by Ed Pilkington
With autumn on the horizon, when colder weather is likely to drive millions back indoors where the virus can spread more easily and with returning colleges acting as giant disease incubators, the US is poised for another rude awakening. There is simply no chance of containing the contagion when new cases are still running at about 35,000 a day.
The Market On Wednesday
Good morning. At 6:00 a.m. ET DOW futures are +198. The market is poised to open significantly higher.
CNN: Commercial real estate flounders as housing market booms By Paul R. La Monica
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Biden
Screen shot from 538 taken 5:30 pm 9-22-20, this is the most favorable Biden odds that I've seen yet.
Cruise
The killings turned the cruise rally into a spectacle of American disorder. The episode elevated a tactic — proclaiming a political ideology with a parade of people revving their engines and openly displaying guns — that could add fuel to an increasingly bitter presidential contest.
The Market On Tuesday
Good morning. At 6:05 a.m. ET DOW futures are -572. The market is poised to tank at the opening bell. Hold onto your hats.
CNN: Investors fear US election won't be decided for weeks -- or even months By Paul R. La Monica
Monday, September 21, 2020
Feeble
Lurching through his presidency with equal parts venality and incompetence, Donald Trump gives little thought to the chaos he leaves in his wake. Little wonder that his tenure has proved hazardous not only for his adversaries and the hapless masses subject to his feeble leadership, but for his allies and enablers as well.
The Market On Monday
Good morning. At 6:10 a.m. ET DOW futures are -190. The market is poised to open significantly lower.
CNN: Nikola founder Trevor Milton steps down as chairman in battle with short seller By Charles Riley
Friday, September 18, 2020
Weekend!
Have an excellent weekend and see you bright and early Monday morning.
work by Felix Vallotton 1865 - 1925
Ruth Ginsburg Dies
Watch McConnell rush through some POS. Mark my words.
NY Times: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87 “Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said in a statement. By Adam Liptak
NY Times: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87 “Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said in a statement. By Adam Liptak
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