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LymphocyteLover's Journal"Donald Trump is very confused"-- good overview of his mental lapses and weirdness
by Dana Milbank
gift link: https://wapo.st/3HtbFTl
In October, in a speech in Derry, N.H., he informed his audience that Viktor Orban, the strongman who rules Hungary, is the leader of Turkey.
In November, in a speech in Claremont, N.H., he advised the crowd that the current leader of the United States is President Obama. (He later claimed this mistake, which he made on several other occasions, was actually him being sarcastic get it?)
Then, on Friday night, at a rally in Concord, N.H., Trump confused his Republican primary opponent, Nikki Haley, with former House speaker Nancy Pelosi. He claimed that Haley was in charge of security during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, that she refused all of his offers of help, and that she destroyed the evidence.
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I went to Trumps rally on Saturday night in Manchester, where he didnt address the Haley-Pelosi mix-up but assured his supporters that he took a cognitive test and I aced it. He has previously boasted of his ability to identify an image of a whale on said assessment, but, as The Posts Ashley Parker and Dan Diamond pointed out, there is no such marine mammal on any version of the test. (Maybe he was being sarcastic about the whale, too.)
But I listened carefully to Trump that night no easy feat because he went on for 100 minutes and noticed that, even though his text was fed to him through a teleprompter, he told many of the same stories over and over again, repeating some lines almost word for word in the same speech, with no apparent awareness that he had done so.
Republicans actively make things worse for Americans, block solutions to the problems THEY complain about, and/or
make the problems that they complain about worse ---and not only still get elected, but have their pathological lies dominate our political discourse.
This has happened over and over and over for ages now and must show some sort of deep sickness in this country to keep this going for so long.
And it's still a struggle to get the truth out to people even in the so-called liberal media!
Will it EVER change?
U.S. and U.K Striking Back at Houthis After Their Red Sea Attacks Was the Right Call
by David Rothkopf
But, not all military actions are the same. The late night raids undertaken by the U.S. and the U.K. (with the support of Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands) against the Houthis that had been terrorizing international shipping in the Red Sea, were actually the kind of step that is more likely to limit the risk of further engagement by the U.S. military in the Middle East.
In fact, despite the early reaction of many on social media, the steps taken by the U.S.in conjunction with our allies, as parallel to a much broader effort to limit the risks associated with the Houthi attacks, following extended diplomacy and work in the United Nationswere dramatically different to the hubristic unilateralism of the U.S. military adventures in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In the wake of those wars, there was a natural instinct among many to be extremely reluctant to ever use U.S. force anywhere and, in particular, in the Middle East. This is a healthy reaction, no doubt. Conflict should always be the last resort. But it also led to circumstances during the Obama years in which the U.S. was too slow to react effectively (see standing up to Assad in Syria or to Putin in Ukraine). Sometimes, limited uses of force in conjunction with active diplomacy, are necessary to keeping the peace.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-uk-striking-back-at-houthi-red-sea-attacks-was-the-right-call?ref=topic
Why the polling around Biden-Trump will likely change
Interesting analysis by Jon Stoehr.
https://www.editorialboard.com/every-time-he-complains-about-losing-trump-reveals-weakness/
"Another consequence of Joe Biden being seen in a vacuum is this: Donald Trump seems much stronger than he really is. If a lot of people just dont want to think about him, and I suspect that thats the case for the time being, that gives people who do want to think about it all the room they need. And because Trump is talking only to people who want to think about him, and not to people who dont, he can say virtually anything without worrying about ever being challenged too hard.
The result is this: Hes going deeper and deeper into dictator territory. The deeper he goes, the scarier he seems. The scarier he seems, the stronger he seems which is why, when you combine this with Bidens soft polling numbers, some have grown so alarmed that theyve called on the president to step aside and let another Democrat give it a go.
The president shouldnt step aside, and isnt (thank God), because he understands whats about to happen most people, most of the time, will soon see that Trump really is going to be the GOPs presidential nominee. They will probably see this reality by the end of March, maybe sooner. Once they do, all the polling that shows weakness on Bidens part is going to turn around. That turnaround will reveal how strong Biden is. Conversely, once its clear that a second term for Donald Trump really could happen, it will be revealed just how weak he is.
Which brings me to another pet theory that at some point in the future, we will look back at this moment to see that Trumps weakness should have been obvious, but wasnt, because most people, most of the time, didnt want to think about the dreadful idea of a second Trump term. And it should have been obvious for a simple reason he keeps telling us how weak he is. The man cant stop talking about it!"
The whole piece is worth a read.
The Jan 6th attack on the Capitol cost $2.7 billion in damage
page 23 of the Maine decision to exclude Trump from the primary ballot. The estimate is based on a government report.
I didn't realize it was that much. Wow.
The overall amount of damage caused by Trump and his cult is just impossible to imagine.
https://www.maine.gov/sos/news/2023/Decision%20in%20Challenge%20to%20Trump%20Presidential%20Primary%20Petitions.pdf
Has any Republican/conservative has expressed any concern for Israel killing Palestinian civilians?
I haven't heard one...
The Dow Jones hit a new high today-- 37,000
It's gone down a bit since then but it's still a new high overall.
Obviously the stock market is only part of the economy and it really only helps those better off, but a huge number of Americans have retirement funds in the stock market, and this is very good news for them.
Thanks Biden!
What exactly is the Republican border policy demand that is holding up Ukraine aid?
I couldn't tell from this article which seems to blame Dems for being unreasonable without giving any specifics.
If I had to guess, it would be Repubs want to completely block new asylum seekers, which is unconstitutional I think.
It's clear, though not in this piece, that Dems are very willing to increase overall border funding.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/us/politics/ukraine-aid-zelensky-congress.html
Interesting how Hamas was able to shield the hostages from all those Israeli bombs, while so many Gazans died
I wonder if Gazans are pissed about that
The trump gag order conundrum -- Good piece on a very aggravating situation.
I think it would help if the legal system didn't buy the
ridiculous argument he makes that these charges against him are all politically motivated.
https://www.meidastouch.com/news/the-trump-gag-order-conundrum
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