Have an excellent weekend and see you bright and early Monday morning.
'Loser' - dedicated to Donald Trump
Friday, October 30, 2020
Judge Finds Trump's Tweets Incited Violence
A federal judge found Friday that tweets by President Donald Trump helped incite improper conduct by federal officers responding to racial justice demonstrations in Portland, Oregon, and directed both sides in a lawsuit to determine “rules of engagement” for officers acting outside a U.S. courthouse.
After
Still another senior government official, who spent years working in proximity to Mr. Trump, put it like this: “He has done nothing else that’s a constant, except for acting in his own interest.” And that’s how “he’s going to be thinking, every step of the way, come Nov. 3.”
The Market On Friday
Good morning. At 6:15 a.m. ET DOW futures are -254. The market will tank at the opening bell.
CNN: Exxon is cutting 1,900 US jobs as oil prices crumble again By Matt Egan
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Comment
It's important to point out that Trump has essentially done nothing of
any value whatsoever. Did he bring jobs back to the rust belt? No. Did
he unite the country? Are you serious. Has he effectively fought the
battle with a pandemic? Only in his special mind but in reality the
pandemic is surging in the US worse than ever. How about the economy, is
it the greatest economy ever in American history? Last count millions
upon millions of more people are out of work and something like 10 more
million have been pushed into poverty. Trump keeps saying he's done more
for black people than any president except I'm pretty sure exacerbating
racism and giving the green light to white supremacists is not helping
black people. And this is only a partial list. Add it all up and it is a
record of jaw dropping failure.
Thursday Morning 538
This is the same odds that we saw on Wednesday. The polls so far have been relatively firm. At this point we probably just want to get to election day, we're just passing through this last week crossing our fingers and wanting a little stability. My own sense is that Biden has a very good shot at winning and the wrinkle is how deeply Trump and his authoritarian anti-democracy minions can mess with the election and steal it for Trump. This is the dynamic we're watching play out. If Biden can pull off a convincing win, it's hard for me to imagine that the majority of Americans are going to roll over and allow Trump to presume that he is the winner anyhow. We're not going to stand for that kind of nonsense.
Divide
The stakes are so elevated, the alternatives so stark, the consequences so potentially dire, that the principal emotion generated — inflamed by highly partisan media, and social media, on the left and the right — is something that very much resembles hatred.
How
NY Times: How Will I Ever Look at America the Same Way Again? by Frank Bruni
Still I didn’t think that enough of us would indulge a would-be leader as proudly hateful, patently fraudulent and flamboyantly dishonest as Donald Trump.
The Market On Thursday
Good morning. At 6:10 a.m. ET DOW futures are +170. The market is poised to open significantly higher.
CNN: LVMH snags $400 million discount on Tiffany acquisition after legal spat By Michelle Toh
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
COVID Trump Country
Today's screen shot from the COVID across US counties Johns Hopkin website. As you can see Trump country is now dominating America with the most cases per 100,000 people. Is this why Trump is now saying that he has eradicated COVID 19.
Wednesday Morning 538
updated 7:50 a.m. This is the best Biden showing yet. Let's hope it sticks and even improves.
Travel
Washington Post: What Trump and Biden’s travel schedules tell us about the state of the race Opinion by Karen Tumulty
Biden has been traveling far less, but he is stepping up his schedule. He and his top surrogates are also going deeper into what is normally red territory, as evidenced by his campaign’s announcement on Monday that the former vice president will be heading at the end of the week to Iowa, a state Trump carried by nearly 10 points in 2016.
The Market On Wednesday
Good morning. At 6:05 a.m. ET DOW futures are -456. The market will tank at the opening. This is ugly.
CNN: AMD is buying a rival chipmaker for $35 billion CNN Digital Expansion 2016 By Jordan Valinsky
CNN: AMD is buying a rival chipmaker for $35 billion CNN Digital Expansion 2016 By Jordan Valinsky
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
The Market On Tuesday
Good morning. At 6:10 a.m. ET DOW futures are +9. The market is poised to open relatively flat.
CNN: Stocks tumble as Covid-19 cases surge and stimulus is nowhere to be found By Anneken Tappe
Monday, October 26, 2020
Mary Says
I am of the opinion that Trump will walk away from all of his misdeeds if he loses. He's not going to prison. No US president goes to prison, presidents are afforded all sorts of leniency.
Yahoo News: Mary Trump's Grim Analysis Of Trump Campaign: 'He Knows He's In Desperate Shape' by Josephine Harvey
"If he loses, he’s probably going to prison. So, if he’s going down, he’s going to take us all down with him.”
George Conway - Satire
Washington Post: I believe in the president, now more than ever - Opinion by George T. Conway III
I believe the president is the “least racist person” in any room he’s in. I believe it was fine for him to tell the Proud Boys to “stand by,” because “somebody’s got to do something about antifa and the left.” I believe “corona” sounds like a “beautiful seaside island in Italy,” and so we must say “China plague.”
I believe the president has already announced his new, “incredible” health care plan, and it’s something “nobody has seen … before.” But I believe if it hasn’t been announced yet, it will be “very soon,” perhaps in two weeks. I believe that the president will improve on Obamacare by getting the Supreme Court to “end it,” which would be “so good.”
Arrests
Washington Post: Eleven arrested after fights erupt between pro-Trump caravan and protesters in Manhattan By Teo Armus
Of those detained, four men and two women are expected to be charged with harassment, disorderly conduct and obstructing government administration, the police spokesman said. A homeless man who allegedly threw eggs in the faces of two police officers was charged for assault on an officer and resisting arrest. Four other people were given court summons for disorderly conduct and released, police said.
The Market On Monday
Good morning. At 6:05 a.m. ET DOW futures are - 273. The market is poised to open significantly lower.
CNN: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das tests positive for Covid-19 By Jazmin Goodwin
CNN: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das tests positive for Covid-19 By Jazmin Goodwin
Friday, October 23, 2020
Have An Excellent Friday
MSNBC - Crashing In Polls, Trump Pushes False Claims And Gets Fact-Checked On Live TV
Takeaways
Washington Post: 5 takeaways from the final 2020 presidential debate By Aaron Blake
2. Biden sharpens his coronavirus closing argument
The Market On Friday
Good morning. At 5:58 a.m. ET DOW futures are +103. The market is poised to open significantly higher.
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Blank
Kayleigh McEnany hands Leslie Stahl a large book containing the Administration’s work on health care. It's blank, there's nothing there. How appropriate.
Honest
Psychology Today: We Are Entitled to Ask President Trump for a Brain Scan - Instead of Twitter speculation, honest answers are what the public craves. Richard E. Cytowic M.D
While most frequently observed in Parkinson’s Disease, the bent posture so evident in Trump may also be seen in Alzheimer’s Dementia, movement disorders of the basal ganglia, and as the side effect of certain medications.
The Market On Thursday
Good morning. At 6:20 a.m. ET DOW futures are -107. The market is poised to open significantly lower.
CNN: Bitcoin prices surge after Paypal jumps into the cryptocurrency business By Chauncey Alcorn
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Keith Jarrett
But this month Mr. Jarrett, 75, broke the silence, plainly stating what happened to him: a stroke in late February 2018, followed by another one that May. It is unlikely he will ever perform in public again.
Giuliani Slayed By Borat
On what appear to be hidden cameras, we see Giuliani remove her microphone and ask for her phone number and address as he sits down on the bed. He starts patting her backside as she removes the microphone from his pants. Giuliani then lies down on the bed and starts sticking his hands down his pants in a suggestive manner.
But before anything more can happen, Borat bursts into the room and shouts, “Put down your chram!”—his preferred word for penis. “She’s 15! She’s too old for you!”
Underperformer
Washington Post: As Biden and Trump battle for White voters, district-level polls are revealing - Opinion by Greg Sargent
Wasserman: In my 13 years of covering House races, this is probably the most consistent cycle I’ve seen: Trump is underperforming his 2016 margins by eight to 10 points in most competitive districts. If Trump won a district by three last time, he’s probably losing it by six this time. It’s a pretty consistent pattern.
There are exceptions. The first is, in districts that are heavy on upscale suburbs, Trump is underperforming his 2016 margins by even more — over 10 points. Examples include Indiana’s 5th district in the Indianapolis suburbs, Missouri’s 2nd in the St. Louis suburbs, or Arizona’s 6th in the Phoenix suburbs.
Have An Excellent Wednesday
Rachel Maddow - NYT Exposes Trump Chinese Bank Account, Millions In China-Connected Deals While President
Choose
Unfortunately, we know what their choice is.
Washington Post: Republicans, it’s time to choose between autocracy and a republic Opinion by Stuart Stevens, Rick Wilson, Steve Schmidt and Reed Galen
Against
Washington Post: The case against Trump, in 600 ALL-CAPS WORDS AND 35 EXCLAMATION POINTS! Opinion by Dana Milbank
PROPOSING BLEACH AS A COVID CURE, MOCKING MASK-WEARING, HOSTING WHITE HOUSE SUPERSPREADER EVENT AND SUGGESTING ANTHONY FAUCI IS AN “IDIOT.” VOTE!
COVID Surges
“The majority of states are on the rise,” he (Dr. Tom Inglesby, an infectious-disease expert at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.) said. And at the same time, “there are very few places where things are stable and going down.”
The Market On Wednesday
Good morning. At 6:00 a.m. ET DOW futures are +17. The market is poised to open slightly higher.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Deters
Washington Post: How early voting deters GOP voter suppression - Opinion by Jennifer Rubin
As of Tuesday, more than 33 million votes had already been cast either by mail or in person. In all of 2016, 57.2 million people voted early.
COVID Updates
In Ohio, more people are hospitalized with the coronavirus than at any other time during the pandemic. North Dakota, which is leading the nation in coronavirus cases per capita, reported more than 1,000 cases on Tuesday, the state’s worst daily total yet. And as of Monday, 16 states had added more cases in the prior week than in any other seven-day stretch.
The Market On Tuesday
Good morning. At 6:00 a.m. ET DOW futures are +150. The market is poised to open significantly higher.
Monday, October 19, 2020
Rolling Stone Endorses Biden
Rolling Stone: Vice President Biden’s platform offers progressive solutions to every major problem facing the country, and he has the experience to put those principles into practice
The 2020 election, then, offers the nation a chance to reboot and rebuild from the racist, authoritarian, know-nothing wreckage wrought by the 45th president. And there are few Americans better suited to the challenge than Joe Biden.
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