Yahoo News: Ivanka Trump ‘Not Wanted’ posters appear across New York City by Graeme Massie
Monday, November 30, 2020
Drain Dry
Salon's Amanda Marcotte writes, "But as is usually the case with right-wing politics in the 21st century, a lot of this is about money. Trump’s voting base is a sea of suckers. He and the various grifters who make up most of the right-wing media are eager to drain those suckers dry. Stoking anger over the lost election and feeding people’s fantasies about stealing it is, by all appearances, a cash bonanza."
Disgraceful
The National Review: Trump’s Disgraceful Endgame By The Editors
Almost nothing that the Trump team has alleged has withstood the slightest scrutiny. In particular, it’s hard to find much that is remotely true in the president’s Twitter feed these days. It is full of already-debunked claims and crackpot conspiracy theories about Dominion voting systems.
The Dolchstosslegende
Its core claim was that Imperial Germany never lost World War I. Defeat, its proponents said, was declared but not warranted. It was a conspiracy, a con, a capitulation — a grave betrayal that forever stained the nation. That the claim was palpably false didn’t matter. Among a sizable number of Germans, it stirred resentment, humiliation and anger. And the one figure who knew best how to exploit their frustration was Adolf Hitler.
Resist
No central authority oversees US elections. National elections are broken down by 50 states and the District of Columbia. Elections within each state are run in turn by counties and by precincts within counties. People vote locally, in thousands of jurisdictions; ballots are tallied locally; and the results are reported locally, and then added up in the public eye. The sheer number of people involved defies both coordination and conspiracy.
Confirms
In the end, Biden’s lead over Trump in the state grew by 87 votes.
Under Wisconsin law, Trump was required to foot the bill — meaning his campaign paid $3 million, only to see Biden widen his margin.
Rearview
And it has gone on for five long years, ever since he came down that blasted escalator. I sometimes fear the Trump administration has reduced us, emotionally and intellectually, to a single thought, played like a Gregorian chant on an endless loop: Just. Make. It. Stop.
The Market On Monday
Good morning. At 6:10 a.m. ET DOW futures are -159. The market is poised to open significantly lower.
CNN: What are companies responsible for? Swiss voters are about to weigh in By Julia Horowitz
Friday, November 27, 2020
Weekend!
Have an excellent weekend and see you bright and early Monday morning. Please stay safe.
work by Daniel Garber 1861-1946
'Don’t Talk To Me That Way, I’m The President Of The United States'
He literally said that, while he was seated at this tiny desk.
Rotting
NY Times: The Rotting of the Republican Mind When one party becomes detached from reality. By David Brooks
Under Trump, the Republican identity is defined not by a set of policy beliefs but by a paranoid mind-set. He and his media allies simply ignore the rules of the epistemic regime and have set up a rival trolling regime. The internet is an ideal medium for untested information to get around traditional gatekeepers, but it is an accelerant of the paranoia, not its source. Distrust and precarity, caused by economic, cultural and spiritual threat, are the source.
Why
Mr. Trump has a knack for leveraging the animosities of polarized partisanship to cleave his supporters from sources of credible information and inflame them with vilifying lies. This time, it wasn’t enough to save his bacon, which suggests that polarization hasn’t completely wrecked our democracy’s capacity for self-correction: Sweeping a medium-size city’s worth of dead Americans under the rug turned out to be too tall an order.
The Market On Friday
Good morning. At 6:30 a.m. ET DOW futures are +58. The market is poised to open moderately higher. Checking the data, my understanding is that the markets will be closing early today.
Thursday, November 26, 2020
Loser
“The first thing he calls someone who has wronged him is a loser,” said Jack O’Donnell, who ran an Atlantic City casino for Mr. Trump in the 1980s. “That’s his main attack word. The worst thing in his world would be to be a loser. To avoid being called a loser, he will do or say anything.”
Pranked
A banner on the DonaldJTrump2024.com website read: “Click here to donate to a PAC that has nothing to do with my legal defence team!”
'Let Ourselves Be Touched By Others’ Pain'
If we are to come out of this crisis less selfish than when we went in, we have to let ourselves be touched by others’ pain. There’s a line in Friedrich Hölderlin’s “Hyperion” that speaks to me, about how the danger that threatens in a crisis is never total; there’s always a way out: “Where the danger is, also grows the saving power.” That’s the genius in the human story: There’s always a way to escape destruction. Where humankind has to act is precisely there, in the threat itself; that’s where the door opens.
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
LOL
The cancellation comes after Giuliani was exposed to a second person who tested positive for the coronavirus. It's unclear if that's the reason the trip was cancelled.
New Gig
But now he's got a new gig: hawking fish oil pills in a TV ad, according to Mediaite. He used to suffer from back pain, he says, but now he’s been miraculously cured, thanks to Relief Factor.
Water Vapor
Earth Observatory NASA: Water Vapor
Water vapor is also the most important greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. Heat radiated from Earth's surface is absorbed by water vapor molecules in the lower atmosphere. The water vapor molecules, in turn, radiate heat in all directions. Some of the heat returns to the Earth's surface. Thus, water vapor is a second source of warmth (in addition to sunlight) at the Earth's surface.
Proposal
I propose we have a 'National Shun Trump Month'. Let's make this happen, how about January 2021. We don't mention his name, don't listen to a word he says, don't read a word about him, shun him on social media, etc.
Transition
Washington Post: After long, bitter delay, Biden transition kicks into gear By Matt Viser
Following Monday night’s long-postponed decision by a key administration official to approve the transition, Biden aides held at least 20 meetings with Trump officials and were in active discussions with every federal agency, as well as the White House, preparing for the daunting task of taking over a crumbling economy and overseeing the distribution of a coronavirus vaccine.
Yes
We amassed ample evidence to support a charge that Mr. Trump obstructed justice. That view is widely shared. Shortly after our report was issued, hundreds of former prosecutors concluded that the evidence supported such a charge.
The Market On Thursday
Good morning. At 6:15 a.m. ET DOW futures are -70. the market is poised to open significantly lower.
CNN: Global stocks press pause after Wall Street extends its huge rally By Sherisse Pham and Hanna Ziady
CNN: Global stocks press pause after Wall Street extends its huge rally By Sherisse Pham and Hanna Ziady
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Three F-ing Weeks
How long does it take Donald Trump, a stable genius, to be able to tell the difference between a number and a larger number?
Three weeks.
The Market On Tuesday
Good morning. At 6:30 a.m. ET DOW futures are +334. Wall Street like most of America is obviously appreciative that Joe Biden will be sworn in on January 20th 2021, now that the formal transition of power has begun despite Trump's obnoxious unwillingness to concede.
CNN: Corporate America is ready for a Biden presidency By Paul R. La Monica
Monday, November 23, 2020
Transition
NY Times - "In conversations earlier in the day with top aides — including Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff; Pat A. Cipollone, the White House counsel; and Jay Sekulow, the president’s personal lawyer — Mr. Trump was told that the transition needed to begin. He did not need to say the word “concede,” they told him, according to multiple people briefed on the discussions. But they emphasized that in the United States, transitions are hugely important." Source
Misinformation ‘Superspreaders’
The baseless election fraud claims have been used by the president and his supporters to challenge the vote in a number of states. Reports that malfunctioning voting machines, intentionally miscounted mail-in votes and other irregularities affecting the vote were investigated by election officials and journalists who found no evidence of widespread voter fraud.
Demand
Yahoo News: Republican former national security officials urge party to demand Trump concession By Tim Reid
More than 100 former Republican national security officials demanded on Monday that party leaders denounce President Donald Trump's refusal to concede the presidential election, calling it a dangerous and anti-democratic assault on U.S. institutions.
Why Indeed
That’s all I’m looking for. Just one Trump defender—literally just one—to stand up and say, “Yeah, I was wrong. This guy is dangerous in ways I didn’t fully understand. I’m glad Joe Biden won. America dodged a bullet by not reelecting this man.”
Biden's Cabinet
Axios: Biden transition names first Cabinet nominees by Zachary Basu
Special presidential envoy on climate: John Kerry
Sulking Petulant Jackass
Washington Post: A noisy president goes (relatively) quiet in wake of election defeat - The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter’s insights By Josh Dawsey
In the 19 days since the election, 12 have included no events on the president’s schedule. He has appeared at public events four times and has played golf at his own Virginia course six times. He has taken no questions from reporters.
The Market On Monday
Good morning. At 6:55 a.m. ET DOW futures are +171. The market is poised to open significantly higher.
CNN: Guitar Center is filing for bankruptcy By Alexis Benveniste
Friday, November 20, 2020
Weekend!
Have an excellent weekend and see you bright and early Monday morning.
The Lincoln Project - 'Michigan'
The Lincoln Project - 'Michigan'
Trump's Failure
Michigan’s governor also has legal powers she could invoke, though whether she would choose to do so would involve complex political judgments. Under the state’s Constitution, she has the power — the Constitution, actually, calls it a duty — to remove or suspend from office a canvassing board member for “gross neglect of duty,” “corrupt conduct” or “for any other misfeasance or malfeasance” in carrying out their duties. Failing to certify on the facts in Michigan would easily meet this standard.
Meanwhile
Here's one of the bigger reasons why Trump is attempting a coup.
Yahoo: NY probes Trump consulting payments that reduced his taxes by MICHAEL R. SISAK and DAVID B. CARUSO
Literal
Washington Post: Rudy Giuliani’s post-election meltdown starts to become literal By Dan Zak and Josh Dawsey
“That press conference was the most dangerous 1hr 45 minutes of television in American history,” typed Krebs, who vouched for the integrity of the election and was subsequently fired by Trump this week. “And possibly the craziest.”
The Market On Friday
Good morning. At 6:30 a.m. ET DOW futures are -60. The market is posed to open considerably lower.
CNN: Joyy rejects short-seller fraud claim that sent its shares plunging By Sherisse Pham
Thursday, November 19, 2020
No Fraud
"From the today's Bucks County, PA court opinion -- Another instance of Trump's lawyers agreeing that there was no fraud."
Escalation
NY Times: Confrontations in swing states escalate as Trump continues to attack election process.
In courtrooms, statehouses and election-board meetings across the country, the president is increasingly using the weight of his office to deliver his message to lower-level election workers, hoping they buckle. It has not worked.
Have An Excellent Thursday
Seth Meyers - 'Rudy Giuliani and Lindsey Graham Lead Trump’s Coup Attempt'
Mess, More Like Farce
Washington Post: Rudy Giuliani is a mess By Robin Givhan
Giuliani argued that a vast swathe of perfectly reasonable, good-hearted Americans masterminded a huge scheme that cheated Trump out of reelection. Giuliani couldn’t offer any evidence that this awful plot existed, but nevertheless he was sure it did and it just so happened to be centered in places like Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Detroit, which have substantial populations of Black and brown people.
New York And COVID
All told, 12 counties around the state are seeing significant outbreaks, from Brooklyn to Buffalo.
Of Course
Coronavirus cases are rising in almost every U.S. state. But the surge is worst now in places where leaders neglected to keep up forceful virus containment efforts or failed to implement basic measures like mask mandates in the first place, according to a New York Times analysis of data from the University of Oxford.
The Market On Thursday
Good morning. At 6:15 a.m. ET DOW futures are -106. The market is poised to open significantly lower.
CNN: Electric bus startup Arrival rides latest craze to Wall Street By Charles Riley
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
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