I say YES. YOU say NO....Numero Tre! Enjoy!
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Karma cometh and did its work.
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Know before you vote what you could lose — as though you hadn't lost enough already.
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Counting down until MAGA Republicans in Florida become “socialists” begging for “taxpayer handouts” to rebuild… 3… 2… 1…
We would never oppose them, but the hypocrites never learn that all they ever do is fall out of the woodwork when something happens and they desperately need what they always try to oppose the most.
They put themselves on parade for all the world to see.
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The Non-Fungible Grift
Morning Dispatch
Sep 27
Always read the fine print.
Donald is not a builder—he has, in fact, created very few things in his life, unless you count the smoke and mirrors. Since he’s been unemployed over three years, he’s spent the bulk of his time playing and cheating at golf; but he’s also spent a considerable amount on his lucrative side-hustle: grifting his followers.
Sometimes the grift comes in the form of asking for campaign contributions that go to fund his legal expenses and not his campaign. Sometimes he hawks cheap products somebody pays him to slap his name on. In the last year alone we’ve gotten gold sneakers, non-fungible trading cards, bibles, and, most recently, watches.
Donald long ago learned that there’s no risk in selling his name—he gets paid up front, does a sales pitch, and cashes his check.
The new watches sell for anywhere from $499 to $100,000 (not a typo). The FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT collection (who among us hasn’t tried to raise money off of an assassination attempt in which people were actually killed?) includes a stainless-steel watch with a blood-red dial. The Victory Tourbillon comes in 18k yellow or rose gold and costs more than the average American makes in two years.
According to the small print, the watches are not “designed, manufactured, distributed, or sold” by Trump or the Trump Organization. The company that makes them is actually TheBestWatchesonEarth LLC, which uses the Trump name, image, and likeness “under a paid license agreement.”
The terms and conditions are fairly alarming:
- The images shown are for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product
- The applicable warranty does not cover the following: - Case, crystal, strap and buckle or bracelet, stem or crown [What exactly does it cover?]
- This is a pre-order. Shipping is estimated to start in October/November/December 2024 and cannot be guaranteed. The company is not liable for any delays in shipments. And, they repeat, they cannot guarantee when an order will arrive.
This is the caveat that really got my attention: “Trump Watches are intended as collectible items for individual enjoyment only, not for investment purposes.” From what I can gather from those who have reviewed the watches’ specs, this suggests that the Tourbillon in particular isn’t worth anywhere near what it’s being sold for.
In a slimy video that would be stunning in its ridiculousness coming from any other presidential candidate, Donald tells us the $100,000 watch is made with almost 200 grams of gold and “more than 100 real diamonds. That’s a lot of diamonds. I love gold. I love diamonds. We all do.”
Jesus.
There are much, much worse things about Donald Trump than his shameless hucksterism, but leveraging the presidency in this way is truly grotesque. Despite the fact that we’ve learned to expect nothing, it’s still shocking that corporate media considers that this ugly aspect of a presidential candidate is something we all should ignore—or accept.
Also, be forewarned:
All sales are final.
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I'm beyond dismayed and disgusted, but it is not at all a new or rare feeling. It's a daily occurrence when FG is a part of the subject matter.
Well, I guess one could always say — if he loses (which I think will surely happen) he needs something going on in life to help him make a living. After all the poor slob has to pay for all those cheeseburgers he eats and the ketchup he wastes when things (almost anything) doesn't suit him.
I note as well and as Mary points out so well — these watches are super cheapies. Likely not worth the powder and leaded that would be used to blow them up. Your treasure for latter years when you are old and gray and pause to go through your catalog of life souvenirs. Here in a case (if one is even provided) will mayhap lay this tarnished timepiece — perhaps never wound since I think the warranty doesn't seem to cover much so using the stem is dangerous to your keepsake. Oh the joy, the wonderful memories of this special time in your life when you had such hope for this grifter that you bought one of his items he so casually puts his 'John Henry' on. Or, are you thinking how foolish to have thrown good money after bad once more for this imposter, this wanna-be person who was always a mental basket case. I hope it was the last time you got took.
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Unhinged Trump Vows To Prosecute Google If Re-Elected, Claims Search Results Show Too Many ‘Bad Stories’ About Him
I don't think he is at all going to win, but we all know what he would get done in his 4 yrs. It would be 4 years of vengeance. Nothing else — just getting even so he can feel like he is more than you. 4 very full years of bliss for him.
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Unbelievable: Trump Stands Next to Zelenskyy While Praising Russian Leader In Embarrassing Display On World Stage
And we need this like we need a case of the creeping crud.
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Just a reminder that the new season of Saturday Night Live starts tonight. There MIGHT be a few political sketches involved!
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This is pretty amusing , RFK Jr complained that "The Democratic Party spent tens of millions of dollars… to make me look like a crazy person".
Here is one of the many responses on Twitter:
Crazy things RFK Jr. did without prompting
*Picked up a dead bear and dumped it in Central Park
*Posed with a dead dog carcass
* Admitted to having worms in his brain
* Spread insane anti-vax disinformation
* Said he's "not a Church boy" in response to sexual assault allegations
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The highest reward for people's
toil is not what they get for it
but what they become by it.
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Yes, he and his dog were saved. It was a daring and difficult recue, and it is what the FG likes to call socialism, as I grind my teeth together.
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Ruth, loved the RFK responses. heard the brain worms before since he did really say that. I think I'm most bothered though by the anti vax statements of his. This causes real 'potential' harm to those who choose to believe such things.
I do note though (and thank goodness) how many people lined up, including happily myself, to get the first COVID shots when first available. All of us knowing that se's from it were likely to happen. I had a very slight few hrs. only se from second shot and none after that. I continue to get what is available.
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In politics, honesty is something people expect from their leaders. But recently, Republican candidate Derrick Anderson made headlines for pretending to have a family in his campaign photos. Anderson, who is running for Congress in Virginia’s 7th District, posed with a woman and three children, giving the impression they were his family. However, as The New York Times reported, Anderson is engaged but has no children. The family in the photos belongs to a longtime friend, not him.
The news quickly went viral, and people on social media were quick to mock Anderson for his actions. Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) summed up the shock and confusion with his tweet: “Dude faked a family… Wtf is wrong with these candidates i mean just wut.”
This is what passes for political Reps. honesty these days. Too many nowadays seem to have skeletons lurking, and other far from sterling attributes. Yes, there are the same on our side, but I just don't feel the greed and treachery that seems to emanate on the Reps. side. I don't like it any better when it is one of us, but it does have a different feel.
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X Suspends Journalist Ken Klippenstein Over Publication of JD Vance Dossier
"The 'free speech absolutist' has once again silenced a journalist he didn't like," said one observer.
Brett WilkinsSep 26, 202438
X—the social media platform formerly known as Twitter—suspended Ken Klippenstein's account Thursday after the investigative journalist posted an article containing a link to a dossier on Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate JD Vance that allegedly came from an Iranian hack of former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign.
Klippenstein, who formerly worked at The Intercept, said on his paid Substack Thursday that his X account was suspended for violating the platform's ban on posting private information.
"I know that it is general practice to delete 'private' information from leaks and classified documents, but in this case, not only is Vance an elected official and vice presidential candidate, but the information is readily available for anyone to buy," he wrote. Vance is also the junior U.S. senator from Ohio.
I am wondering just how long will we have to put up with the likes of X (formerly Twitter) and Musk who is right up there with FG and Vance for the stupidity of believing wild things and dumping on anyone they perceive as committing harm to them in some form.
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Justice Department sues Alabama, claiming it purged voters too close to the election
Updated September 27, 20246:33 PM ET
The Department of Justice is suing Alabama and its top election official, Secretary of State Wes Allen, alleging the state removed voters from rolls too close to this year’s general election.
Butch Dill/AP
The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday against Alabama and its top election official, alleging a state program violated federal law by removing voters from its election rolls too close to this fall’s general election.
While states can remove a person’s name from their lists of registered voters if, for example, the person asks to be taken off, has died or, in many places, been convicted of certain crimes, the National Voter Registration Act sets what’s known as a “quiet period” before federal elections for most states.
Alabama and other states covered by the federal law are not allowed to systematically remove names fewer than 90 days before a federal election.
On Aug. 13, 84 days before this fall’s Election Day, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, a Republican, announced an effort to “remove noncitizens registered to vote” in the state. According to a press release, Allen identified and instructed county election officials to remove from their voter rolls 3,251 registered Alabama voters who had been “issued noncitizen identification numbers by the Department of Homeland Security.”
Allen also acknowledged in the press release that “some of the individuals who were issued noncitizen identification numbers have, since receiving them, become naturalized citizens and are, therefore, eligible to vote.” Those U.S. citizens would be able to update their voter registration information, the statement added.
But in a statement, the Justice Department characterized this process as a “systematic voter removal program” that has ensnared U.S. citizens, both those born in the United States and those who were naturalized, and put them on a path to no longer appearing on Alabama’s voter registration list.
The GOP is making false claims about noncitizens voting. It’s affecting real voters
In August, NPR spoke with a voter who was born in Alabama and received a notice from election officials that his registration had been flagged and he was “on the path for removal from the statewide voter list.”
In an email statement on Friday, Allen declined to comment on the Justice Department’s lawsuit.
Alabama is facing a similar lawsuit filed this month by voting rights groups and citizens in Alabama represented by attorneys led by the Campaign Legal Center.
In an earlier email responding to a notice letter from those groups, Allen wrote: “I will not bow down to threats from ultra-liberal activist groups who will stop at nothing in their quest to see noncitizens remain on Alabama’s voter rolls.”
The August effort from Allen comes as Republicans across the country call for new restrictions to ensure non-U.S. citizens aren’t casting ballots in U.S. elections. It’s already against the law for noncitizens to vote in federal elections, and proven instances of noncitizen voting are vanishingly rare.
The dishonesty of stealing people's vote this way is sickening. The right to vote is sacred and no one EVER should be allowed to toy with your right to say who you want to represent your wants and needs to your government.
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Hmmm, Harris and Ukraine will fight Russia
or we will. I'm with Harris.
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May I suggest "Goo B Gon" and after this —don't ever do anything so foolish as put 'stickers' on your vehicle.
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Sad.
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Just the facts.
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Called zero integrity and moral degeneracy.
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On your head.
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One loving, and caring individual in Biden and the other a bast##ard bully in Fg.
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from Michigan town hall — Confused much, are ya ??
as an aside, who the hell can get excited about something 20 yrs. old — we are worried about right now. Take your man of the yr. award that was likely fake or part of your vivid imagination now and shove where the sun don't shine.
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I had heard that the Michigan town hall did not go well and if the above is indication, it surely didn't. They keep having to send him out, but really — he is actually doing more harm then good to himself. Something we can feel all right about. I
Sadly, though the media in their needs to be a viable # 1 are not telling the truth as so vividly seen and heard here is mind boggling. How you have to twist to 'normalize' something like that response. Just incredible.
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