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Northwestern Law Dean Says He’s a Racist

2nd November 2020

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Christopher Eisgruber, the president of Princeton, got his university in trouble when he said that “systemic racism” persists at Princeton and that it damages people of color there. The Department of Education took Eisgruber at his word and launched an investigation of Princeton.

Now, the interim dean of Northwestern’s law school has gone one better. James Speta described himself as a “racist.” He did so during an online “town hall” event.

The only decent thing for Speta to do is to resign — not just as interim dean, but as a professor at the law school. Avowed racists shouldn’t be running a law school or teaching students.

If Speta doesn’t step down, Northwestern should fire him. If not for being a racist, then for being an idiot.

 

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CNN Is Just The Latest News Outlet To Prove Deliberate Lying Is Not An Impediment to Employment

2nd November 2020

Glenn Greenwald.

In September, 2018, The New York Times published an op-ed that became an instant media sensation. The content of the opinion piece was unremarkable: banal anti-Trump agitprop. Noting “the president’s amorality,” the author wrote that Trump “is not moored to any discernible first principles that guide his decision making” and his “impulses are generally anti-trade and anti-democratic” — no different than what one reads virtually every day from that paper’s small army of relentlessly on-script anti-Trump columnists or that one hears daily on panels assembled by MSNBC or CNN.

But what triggered so much media attention was that the author of the anti-Trump denunciation was “a senior official in the Trump administration” who claimed that he and other like-minded dissidents were “resisting” and “thwarting” the elected president from inside the government. Moreover, the New York Times took the extraordinary step of granting anonymity to the author. All of that created an exciting parlor game in which media and political insiders attempted to guess the mysterious author’s identity.

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CNN’s Cuomo Claims SCOTUS is Repeating Russian Propaganda

1st November 2020

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Fredo’s really got Russia on the brain, doesn’t he? Where was he back during the Cold War?

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Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome

1st November 2020

‘Saturday Night Live’ Roasts Trump, Compares Him To John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer

Lancet Medical Journal Goes All In for Progressive Politics

ABC Shocked By Trump’s Post-COVID Energy to Campaign, ‘We Love You’ Chants

‘We Are No Longer Free’: Amanda Carpenter Blames Trump For Making America ‘More Dangerous’

Brennan Claims Trump Backers Have No Enthusiasm, Gets SCHOOLED By RNC Boss

Corporate America Against Trump

Watch: Young Minority Trump Voters Respond To Being Called “Traitors”

 

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‘I Signed Up to Study Sexual Health. What I Got Was Gender Ideology, Fetishism, and Porn’

31st October 2020

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I am not a conspiracy theorist. And as recently as a year and a half ago, if someone had told me the things I am reporting here, I would have accused them of culture-war paranoia. That was before I enrolled in a professional training program that I’d hoped would expand my skills as a therapist, but instead delivered an extreme form of ideological indoctrination.

The Sexual Health Certificate Program is a prestigious University of Michigan program conducted in affiliation with the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT). As someone who recently studied in the program, I can attest that, notwithstanding whatever mission AASECT once had, it now operates largely as a de facto activist group that seeks to reshape standards applied to mental health care and education, and to limit the rights of parents to make decisions about their children.

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Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome

31st October 2020

Ricky Martin: ‘It’s Really Scary,’ ‘Super Sad’ That Latinos Would Vote For Trump

Why I feel insulted when Trump mispronounces Kamala Harris’s name  (Washington Post) Cry, little snowflake/Quiver, quiver….

Donald Trump Jr.’s ugly rant on Fox makes a strong case against his father (Washington Post) But Hunter’s laptop has nothing to do with Sleepy Joe, oh no….

CNN Promotes Unhinged Philly Dem Threatening to Put Trump Supporters in ‘Jail’

Donald Trump’s Walk Of Fame Star Vandalized By Man With A Pickaxe, Turns Himself In Afterwards

MSNBC’s Tur Lets Billy Eichner Call Trump Voters Racists, Push Biden

Democrats Reportedly Cancel Texas Campaign Rallies After Trump Supporters Swarm Biden-Harris Bus

Watch: Convoy Of Trump Trucks ‘Escorts’ Biden Campaign Bus Out Of Texas  Guess the Democrats won’t be flipping Texas after all.

 

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‘Facebook Has Always Been Right-Wing Media’

31st October 2020

Vice.

Conservative news thrives on Facebook because the incentives Facebook values align with those pioneered by conservative media.

That’ll be news to ‘conservative’ media. I guess if you’re insufficiently left-wing then you’re right-wing by definition.

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Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome

30th October 2020

Trump is one of the best conservative presidents in modern history — if you turn the sound off  (Washington Post)

Why this conservative voted for Biden and you should too: Trump is a morally defective man (USA Today)

Trump’s Voter-Suppression Strategy Is a Crisis (Even If It Backfires) (New York Magazine) There is, of course, no such strategy.

Trump Corruptly Meddled With Probe Into Crimes by Bank in Turkey (New York Magazine) Still no mention of Hunter Biden’s laptop, though.

‘Looting, Horrible Destruction’: Here’s What People In DC Think Will Happen If Trump Gets Reelected

Despite Having Lied to Them, CNN Again Trots ‘Anonymous’ to Attack Trump

Brett Favre Endorses President Donald Trump, Says His ‘Vote Is For What Makes This Country Great’

(VIDEO) Beyond Bias: Proof the Media Openly HATE Trump Voters

Sports Figures Backing Trump Leaves USA Today’s Brennan in Full Meltdown Mode

‘I Have PTSD From 2016’: Ana Navarro Is Worried That People Are Relying On Polls

Rapper 50 Cent Warns Lil Wayne About Repercussions Of Taking Picture With Trump

‘Emotional Aftershocks’: George Washington University Offers Mental Health Services To Cope With Election Results

Abdul-Jabbar: Trump Supporters Have ‘Blind Faith’ In ‘Cult Figure’

Panicky Colbert Freaks Over 2016 ‘PTSD,’ Worries About Replay in 2020

 

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HA! CBS News President Claims ‘We Are Unbiased, We Are Seeking the Truth’

30th October 2020

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And once they find it they beat it to death and hide it in an unmarked grave.

She sure looks like a Karen to me.

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‘Guess You Got That Wrong Too’: Kirstie Alley Spars With CNN’s Communications Department

30th October 2020

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Actress Kirstie Alley battled CNN’s communications department over the network’s coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.

The “Cheers” actress criticized CNN in a tweet early Friday morning, accusing the network of stoking fear over the continued spread of the virus.

“I now Know why my personal friends who walk around in SHEER TERROR of contracting Covid are simply CNN viewers!” Alley tweeted. “I decided to watch CNN myself to get a their viewpoint and oh my God DID I EVER!!!! IF YOU TOO WANT TO LIVE IN TERROR WATCH CNN!!

FEAR OF DYING IS THEIR MANTRA! OMG!”

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‘Overwhelming and Terrifying’: The Rise of Climate Anxiety

30th October 2020

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Hot from The Guardian. (I am not making this up.)

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Who Are the NYT’s 1,104 ‘Senior’ Administration Officials?

30th October 2020

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We learned this week that the “senior administration official” who trashed President Trump in a 2018 op-ed under the name “Anonymous” was, in fact, fairly far removed from the center of power as a mere deputy chief of staff to the Secretary of Homeland Security. “I think many people were under the impression — I know I was — that the article was written by somebody with a much more senior role,” ABC’s Jonathan Karl complained on Wednesday’s World News Tonight.

If the Times had given readers a more precise description of the op-ed’s author, though, it’s unlikely anyone would have cared. It was the description of a “senior administration official” that teased the imagination; “senior” being the key word that suggested real proximity to the President, such as a cabinet secretary, prominent West Wing adviser or even Vice President Pence. Learning that the writer was Miles Taylor, someone unknown to most Americans, revealed the op-ed for what it was: a cheap anti-Trump gimmick.

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Say His Name: Harold Haley

30th October 2020

Steve Sailer.

The New York Times is committed to bringing you almost as much late-breaking Angela Davis news as its stop-the-presses Emmett Till coverage. Angela Davis’s name has come up in the NYT 48 times over the last year, almost once per week.

Angela’s looking pretty white in this picture.

In contrast, the last time the Times has mentioned the name of Harold Haley, the judge whose head was blown off by the shotgun Davis had purchased two days earlier, was 1986.

Since then, the Times has written about Davis 397 times without mentioning the murdered judge by name once.

Harold Haley. Say his name.

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In the Tank: 93% of Newspapers Have Endorsed Joe Biden (So Far)

29th October 2020

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With just five days to go, polls show a tight race in many of the key battleground states. But one place where the race isn’t tight: newsrooms across America. The country’s newspapers have absolutely thumped Donald Trump in their official endorsements, favoring Joe Biden by a count of (88) to (7).

Out of a total of (95) newspapers that have offered an editorial on who their readers should vote for, 88 (93 percent) of them have endorsed Joe Biden. Only seven (The Las Vegas Review Journal, Santa Barbara News-Press, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, The Spokesman-Review, The New York Post, The Washington Times and Boston Herald) have advised voting for Trump.

I still read the news, but I refuse to pay for it. No way I’m going to shell out money for lies.

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Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome

28th October 2020

Fact check: Trump campaign deceptively snips video of Biden quoting the Pope (CNN) The ugliest thing about CNN is their smarmy attidude of moral superiority, as if they weren’t doing the exact came thing that they complain about (and often worse).

Former U.S. attorneys — all Republicans — back Biden, saying Trump threatens ‘the rule of law’ (Washington Post) Of course, anybody can just say they’re Republican, and the WaPo wouldn’t know the difference.

HATE: Nightline Hypes George Lopez Sliming ‘Self-Loathing’ Latino Trump Voters

Late Night ‘Comedy’: Colbert, CNN Doc Agree Trump ‘Planned’ to Let ‘Millions’ Die

‘I Was Out Of My Tree’: Chelsea Handler Admits Trump Hate Led To Assaulting Conservatives In Airports  Has any conservative ever assaulted a liberal in an airport? I’ve never heard of one.

‘It Plays Right Into Donald Trump’s Playbook’: Ana Navarro Says Riots In Philadelphia Help Trump  In the sense that Leftist violence points out why people ought to vote for Trump, she’s right.

Bloomberg Employees Trash OAN as Network of the Trump ‘Firenado’ and the ‘MAGA Hajj’

USA Today Acknowledges NBA’s All-Out War on Trump

Jeff Flake Films Biden Campaign Ad: ‘Our Country Will Be Better For It’  One of the great things about Trump that is never discussed is how successful he is in flushing RINOS out of the underbrush.

 

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Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome

27th October 2020

Student Newspaper Condemns Harvard Republicans For Endorsing Trump

Schumer Promises That ‘Generations Yet Unborn Will Suffer’ From Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation  At least they might get the chance actually to be born.

Trump Let the Right Make Him the Herbert Hoover of the Coronavirus  (New York Magazine)

‘Nobody Has Ever Done So Much To Kill So Many People,’ Joe Scarborough Says Of Trump  Oh, well, there was that Hitler guy – oh, yeah, and Lenin, and Stalin, and Mao – and maybe Genghis Khan….

Sorority Apologizes For Congratulating Amy Coney Barrett  Throws a sister under the Diversity bus.

Twitter Launches Unprecedented Censorship of Trump Tweet Critical of Mail-In Votes

The HORROR! CNN Freaks Out Over Trump and Pence Events

Forget the Hitler Comparison, Now MSNBC Thinks Trump Is ‘Benedict Arnold’

CNN Blocks Pro-Trump Ad Rejecting Biden’s Middle-Class Tax Hike

 

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Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome

26th October 2020

CNN: Press Wrong to Say Trump Could Win, Biden Scandal Just a Smear

Bucknelldad: New Website Doxxes Trump Campaign Contributors

Unfit To Print Episode 73: Trump Outmatches ’60 Minutes,’ Lesley Stahl Cries Victim

The big Trump rallies you don’t see  If a tree falls in the woods and the media don’t cover it, did it really happen?

MSDNC’s Velshi Loves Jim Clyburn’s Claim that Trump Could Return the U.S. to the Reconstruction Era

‘You Can’t Be That Stupid!’ Enraged Scarborough Attacks Trump Voters

Joe Biden Forgets Trump’s Name Again, Claims He Is Running Against “George Bush”  Not even close.

‘Jews For Trump’ Convoy Takes Over Manhattan, Sparks Clashes With Counter-Protesters

Joe Scarborough: Trump Would Kill Journalists Like Putin ‘If He Could Get Away With It’

“Lizard Brains”: NBC Analyst Meacham Attacks Trump Supporters Functioning On Primitive Limbic Systems

‘Literally Sick To My Stomach’: Hillary Clinton Says She ‘Can’t Entertain The Idea’ Of A Second Trump Term  Well, then, she needs to just eat shit and die. Problem solved.

Trump Campaign Makes WiFi Password ‘WhoBuiltTheCagesJoe?’ For Press At Latest Rally  Heh.

Wash Post Horror Story: Trump is Spurring ‘Christian Nationalists’  I can see why they would find that scary.

Are We Going To Witness The Worst National Emotional Breakdown In History Once The Election Is Over?  I’m hopin’.

 

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Beto O’Rourke Says Texas Is ‘Biden’s State to Lose’

26th October 2020

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And of course he’s been right so many times before.

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Biden’s in His Basement and CNN Is Covering for Him

26th October 2020

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Once again, CNN’s New Day is covering for the network’s preferred presidential candidate, Joe Biden, for not venturing out of the comfort of his basement. One would think that with the election eight days away, that Biden would be hitting the campaign trail and talking to the voters. Instead, as co-host Alisyn Camerota noted: “President Trump is holding three rallies in the critical state of Pennsylvania today. Joe Biden is back home in Delaware, but plans to campaign in Georgia tomorrow.”

It is honestly concerning how often the Biden campaign has called a lid before 10:00 in the morning. Most people are just getting into work at this time. In order to “prepare” for the last presidential debate, Biden called a lid for the entire week leading up to it. If only everyone was able to take off so much time to prepare for a big meeting.

This is in contrast with President Trump, whose whirlwind schedule includes hosting three rallies a day across the country. CNN criticized this move with senior political reporter Nia-Malika Henderson noting: “the picture of it, I think, goes against not only science, but what most Americans want to see, these big rallies with people outdoors and not wearing any masks and not social distancing either.”

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Defund NPR: Man Plots to Kill Biden, NPR Omits From Story That He Was Bernie Bro With Books on Islam

26th October 2020

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Well, let’s not just confuse people with facts that are inconsistent with the Narrative….

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“This is 60 Minutes”

26th October 2020

Scott Johnson at PowerLine.

Watching Lesley Stahl’s interview of President Trump on 60 Minutes last night, one might get the impression that she gets her news strictly filtered and refined by CBS. She therefore doesn’t know anything beyond what can be acknowledged with the approval of CBS News.

Trump gave her 37:40 of his time for the interview last week. In the event, that was about 37 minutes too much.

 

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Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome

25th October 2020

Pro-Trump group crashes Biden drive-in rally in Pennsylvania

Trump is losing the TV ad war with Biden, bigly | TheHill  As if they knew more about effective communication than Trump.

Why evangelicals should care about Trump’s lies (and other sins) (CNN) As if CNN ever gave a shit about evangelicals outside of an election year.

Comedian Chelsea Handler: I Had to Remind My Ex-Boyfriend Black People Can’t Vote Trump

 

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Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome

24th October 2020

Jennifer Lawrence: ‘I Don’t Want to Support a President Who Supports White Supremacists’  There are lies, damned lies, and what celebrities believe.

CNN Downplays Biden Lies, Blasts Trump’s ‘Serial Dishonesty’

3 Reasons Trump Lost the Final Presidential Debate (New York Magazine)

The Moral Case for Trump—He Made His Money In Business, Biden Made His In Politics, by John Derbyshire

Sad Mika: Welker Should Have Asked Trump If He Wants ‘People to Die!’

Predictable: Tiresome CNNer Calls on Media to Double Down on Trump Hate

Jake Tapper: Still Not Over Macho Grande

Attorneys For Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner Threaten Lawsuit Over Lincoln Project Billboards In Times Square

FLASHBACK: That Time Morning Joe Mocked Liberals Whining About Democracy’s End

Max Ledoux: Trump Supporters Face Threats and Vandalism

Homeowners with Trump Yard Signs Receive Ominous Warning

 

 

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Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome

23rd October 2020

CNN Poll: Biden wins final presidential debate

‘C’mon man’: Biden’s consistent refrain to Trump at the final debate  (Washington Post) Whiney Joe.

The final Biden-Trump presidential debate: our panelists’ verdict (The Guardian) What do you think they said?

Mary Trump: Psychiatrists know what’s wrong with my uncle. Let them tell voters.

ABC, NBC Warn Trump: Don’t You Dare Attack ‘Fair,’ ‘Ref’ Welker!

FAIL: Biased Welker AVOIDS Court Packing, Barely Mentions Hunter Biden

Trump’s Microphone Cut Off For First Time Around 50 Minutes Into Presidential Debate

Lesley Stahl Calls Rush: Get Your People to Calm Down When Trump Loses  Let’s put Lesley on Suicide Watch during the election; she’s going to need it.

Newsweek ‘Trauma Psychologist’ Advises on Overcoming ‘Psychological Toll’ of Trump Presidency  Just shoot yourself and save us all a lot of grief.

Miserable Scarborough Attacks Deplorable Friends and Loved Ones Backing Trump

NY Times Shares Liberal Trauma and Horror: Could ‘Serial Killer’ Trump Win Again?

Trump’s Fault? The “COVID Killer” Claim By His Opponents That Defies Reason

Univision Executive Staffer CAUGHT Fundraising For The Lincoln Project

Winter in Hell: CNN’s Daniel Dale Admits Trump ‘Correct’ on Biden’s Anti-Fracking Stance

Student Sues School After Losing His Parking Pass For Pro-Trump Display

ABC Hails Sacha Baron Cohen Tricking, Mocking Republicans, ‘Racist’ Trump in ‘Borat 2’

More Liberals Switching Their Vote To Trump After Realizing He’s Their Only Reason For Living Babylon Bee.

‘Basic Respect 101’: Ocasio-Cortez Fumes At Trump For Calling Her ‘AOC’  Oh, lighten up.

Science was a big winner—and loser—at this week’s presidential debate  (Popular ‘Science’) Most of it is Orange Man Bad, of course.

‘View’ Crew Play Dumb on Trump Exposing 60 Minutes’ Bias, Claim It ‘Backfired’ on Trump

BIG LOL: Twitter Blue-Checks Think Trump’s ‘Coyote’ Remark Refers to Literal Animal  As Ron White likes to day, ‘You cain’t fix stupid.’

Twitter Censors Trump Camp Spox for Questioning Mail-In Voting: Report

 

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As Hunter Associate Steps Forward, NBC Still Claims Story ‘Unverified’

23rd October 2020

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They weren’t so picky with Dan Rather re George W. Bush.

 

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McConnell Mocks Media for Reporting on Barrett’s Faith as If They ‘Discovered Some Secret Scandal’

22nd October 2020

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell condemned continuing attacks on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Wednesday, warning that “anti-religious bigotry needs to stop.”

“It is so revealing to watch elite society keep stumbling upon mainstream religious beliefs and practices that are shared by huge numbers of Christian Americans and thinking they’ve discovered some secret scandal,” McConnell said in a Wednesday statement.

Well, from their point of view, it is — nobody they know would admit to being religious, and if they did they would be shunned like a non-hybrid car.

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BLACKOUT: ABC Refuses to Report on Latest Hunter Biden Scandals

22nd October 2020

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It’s all about the Narrative.

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ABC News Reporter Scolds Kamala Harris for Speaking to ‘Avengers’ Stars Instead of Press

22nd October 2020

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Well, which would you rather talk to?

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Revealed: Ex-Members of Amy Coney Barrett Faith Group Tell of Trauma and Sexual Abuse

22nd October 2020

The Guardian.

And if you believe that one, they’ll tell you another one.

This is all a desperate last-ditch attempt to derail the Coney nomination, which will have no effect except on the wokerati.

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Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome

21st October 2020

Bloomberg knocks Trump back on his heels in Florida  (Politico) Well, maybe.

Biden will follow science — and that’s not the insult Trump thinks it is (NY Daily News) Biden will do as he’s told — and that’s not why we pick a President.

Trump’s attack on the debate commission is an attack on the election itself (Washington Post)

Donald Trump may try to steal the election. We need to start preparing for that now  (The Guardian) Really? How, exactly?

Officer Could Be Suspended for Wearing Trump Mask in Uniform

CNN Takes Break From Anti-Trump Crusade to Cry ‘Anti-Biden Propaganda’

Trump Supporters Attempt To Frighten Liberals Away From Polls With MAGA Scarecrows Babylon Bee.

Vile Scarborough: You’re ‘Un-American’ If You Vote for Trump

Mel Brooks: Vote For Joe! He Believes in ‘Science,’ Trump ‘Not Doing a Damn Thing’  Except for the low black unemployment, the tax cuts, the job creation, pulling troops back from overseas, and the improved economy. Other than that, what have the Romans Trump done for us?

Dems to Boycott Senate Judiciary Vote on Barrett to Supreme Court: Report  All they can do is go home, because it isn’t even their football.

 

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Chris Pratt Labeled ‘White Supremacist,’ ‘MAGA Dummy’ for Not Supporting Biden Fundraiser

20th October 2020

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Every other day, we’re bombarded with news about a celebrity lecturing us to vote out Donald Trump. At this point, it’s practically a relief to see an actor or singer not ordering us to vote for Biden come November. Unfortunately, as Chris Pratt proves, that’s all you need to be canceled nowadays. Or worse, remaining quiet gets you labeled as a MAGA supporter.

Pretty sad.

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Struggling Bar Owner in Biden Ad Revealed to Be Wealthy Angel Investor

20th October 2020

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A Michigan bar owner featured in a Joe Biden campaign ad saying his business may fail because of President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 response is a wealthy tech investor who made it big after receiving a large family inheritance.

Democrats lie. This is not news.

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Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome

19th October 2020

Democrats hatch plans to counter Trump’s attempts to cast doubt on election results (CNN) Which he hasn’t done.

Trump lost the ratings battle: What that really means (TheHill)

‘It’s not fair’: workers in a poor Mississippi county pay more tax than Trump (The Guardian)

Kirstie Alley responds to ‘nasty,’ ‘horrible’ people criticizing her support for Trump

A 2009 Supreme Court ruling may require Barrett to recuse herself from 2020 election cases (Washington Post)

FiveThirtyEight: Trump’s Numbers With White Voters Dropping  If FiveThirtyEight had correctly predicted the last election, this might be more persuasive.

Twitter, Facebook Censored Trump, Campaign 65 Times, Leave Biden Untouched

Teachers Reportedly Demand High School Student Remove Trump Flag From Wall At Home

‘Everything He Says Is Pissing Me Off’: Whoopi Goldberg Says She’s ‘In A Depression’ Because Of Trump  Good.

‘Putin Might Take Him’: Ana Navarro Will Help Pay For Trump To Leave The Country If He Loses  I’ll be happy to pay for Ana Navarro to leave the country whether Trump loses or not.

Debate Moderator Kristen Welker Has Democratic Ties, Liberal Media Stooges Rush to Defend

CNN Demands Trump Stop Talking About Hunter Biden Scandal

Heartwarming: Amy Coney Barrett Just Adopted A Local Troubled Youngster Named Hunter  Babylon Bee.

 

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This Hateful Star Sneers: ‘Latin People for’ GOP Is Like ‘Roaches for Raid’

19th October 2020

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Friday’s Real Time With Bill Maher showcased the liberal hate fest the HBO series has become known for. But in addition to sliming Any Coney Barrett’s religious faith as “nuts,” host Bill Maher brought on TV and movie actor John Leguizamo to slime Latinos who may vote for Donald Trump.

Maher wondered, “There was an article I saw on the paper this week and I thought this was trading on stereotypes that said Trump is doing rather well with young Latino men because of the machismo factor.”

The John Wick actor sneered, “Latin people for Republicans are like roaches for Raid. Let’s just get real.”

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COVER-UP! ABC/CBS/NBC Bury Hunter Biden Scandals (14 minutes in 51 hours)

19th October 2020

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My, what a surprise.

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CNN’S Cabrera Conspires With Michigan’s AG to SLIME Trump for Terror Plot

19th October 2020

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On Saturday night’s CNN Newsroom, host Ana Cabrera collaborated with Michigan’s Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel to forward insane conspiracies about President Trump inspiring the attempted kidnapping of Michigan’s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Seemingly forgetting that some of the would-be kidnappers have expressed sentiments that are decidedly not right-wing, Cabrera stood by as Nessel declared “I know it is” Trump who inspired the kidnappers.

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Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome, With a Side of ACB

18th October 2020

Goodbye civil rights: Amy Coney Barrett’s America is a terrifying place (The Guardian)

Thousands of women protest Barrett nomination (Reuters)

Twitter employees openly rip Trump, praise Biden: ‘Trump must be defeated’

Trump Reads List Of Statues Commission Wants Removed From Washington — Then Throws Away Letter

Clinton Labor Secretary Wants A ‘Truth And Reconciliation Commission’ To ‘Erase Trump Lies’  I’d like to see one to erase Biden’s and Harris’ lies. But that won’t happen.

Deadspin: Trump Drags Nation Into ‘Sewer’ of White Nationalism, COVID-19

 

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Insane Claims on MSNBC: 45% Americans in Poverty, 25% Die Yearly!

18th October 2020

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MSNBC regularly gets away with fantasies that would shame the National Enquirer.

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Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome

17th October 2020

CNN Trashes ‘Contentious’ Trump; Hails ‘Thoughtful’ Biden, ‘Persistent’ Guthrie

Adam Schiff Accuses Trump Of Helping Kremlin ‘Propaganda Coup’ By Touting Hunter Biden Emails

NYT: Trump’s Last Stand for White America

Loathsome NY Times: Governors’ Kidnapping Attempts ‘Egged on by President Trump’

Once-Proud Simpsons Goes Full Democrat With Fake, Anti-Trump Avalanche

WashPost Hates West Wing Reunion: Fictional ‘Smart’ Prez vs. Real ‘Dumb’ Trump

 

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NYT: the First Amendment Is History

17th October 2020

Steve Sailer.

Back in the liberal 1960s-1970s, the most important judge in the United States not on the Supreme Court was David L. Bazelon, chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1962-1980 and best friend of William Brennan, the Svengali of the Warren Court. Bazelon and Brennan would frequently collaborate on how to tee up cases for the Warren Court to issue landmark rulings upon.

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Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome

16th October 2020

NBC holds fast to dueling town halls despite celebrity anger  (WGHP)

Trump town hall tonight discredits NBC, debate organizers (LA Times)

How to (not) watch the Trump town hall on NBC (Washington Post) Don’t watch!

Savannah Guthrie’s questions at NBC’s town hall exposed Trump’s warped information diet (CNN) Warped!

‘Take Trump to Prison’—Giant Campaign Billboard in Texas Defaced with New Message

‘We’re On The Same Side’: Trump Pushes Back On Savannah Guthrie Over Mask Question

‘Crashing This Plane . . . with No Survivors!’  Isaac Schorr, National Review cuck, continues to punch right.

Nearly A Quarter Of College Students Say They’ll ‘Likely’ Protest If Trump Wins 2020 Election, Survey Finds  Let ’em squawk – he’ll still be President.

Liberal Shill Chuck Todd Cheers Dem Senator’s Kooky Barrett Conspiracy Theories

Here’s How Many Times Democrats Interrupted Amy Coney Barrett During Her Confirmation Hearings

‘Let’s Make Her Famous’: Joy Behar Slams ‘Human Bobblehead’ From Trump Town Hall

Bruce Springsteen Says He’s Moving To Australia If Trump Is Reelected  Yet another reason to vote for Trump. (Seriously, does anybody believe these celebutard vaporings any more?)

MSNBC’s Deutsch: ‘Insecure’ Trump Afraid of Seeming ‘Impotent’

 

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WashPost: NBC’s Stephanie Ruhle Filmed Promo Spots for Bank She Covers as Journalist

16th October 2020

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Integrity is apparently a myth with the journalists at NBC News. The network’s insufferable Business Correspondent Stephanie Ruhle was just exposed for filming promotional videos for a bank she covers.

The Washington Post, which broke the story, wrote that Ruhle “doesn’t promote banks when she’s anchoring for the cable network. But on the Internet, it may be a different story.” In a September 22 clip produced and sponsored by JPMorgan Chase, Ruhle said: “‘Hey, this is Stephanie Ruhle, and I’m looking forward to my conversation with Chase, where we talk about life’s unpredictable moments and how important it is to save and plan for them.’” The Post concluded that “Ruhle isn’t a paid endorser for Chase, but her association with the bank raises questions about potential conflicts of interest.”

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Endorsing Dems and Suppressing News

16th October 2020

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Minneapolis’s Star Tribune dominates the news in our region and yet it something beyond a pitiful excuse for a newspaper. It has the resources and material to be great, but it is a thoroughgoing partisan rag.

Over the past few days the paper has unfurled its endorsements to great fanfare. The suspense is great for all those around the state who are slow on the uptake or blind to unvarying patterns. This just in: Democrat rag supports Democrat candidates, except in an uncompetitive race where it can further the pretense that it is anything other than a partisan rag.

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Another Incoherent Critique of Judge Barrett

16th October 2020

Charles C.W. Cooke.

I suppose it represents a minor victory that even the most committed of judicial consequentialists feels obliged to disclaim their consequentialism. But it sure makes reading them difficult. At Slate, Dahlia Lithwick begins her most recent essay by insisting that she is not arguing that Supreme Court justices should make up the law in order to yield outcomes they prefer. By the end of it, however, she is arguing exactly that. Any reader who makes it that far is likely to come out with whiplash.

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Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome, With a Side of ACB

15th October 2020

White House’s new Covid-19 strategy is madness (CNN)

Durbin Calls Barrett’s Children ‘Innocent Victims,’ Apologizes For Any ‘Painful Moments’

County Worker Who Flew Trump Flag On Government Vehicle Suspended Without Pay

Paranoid NY Times Plays Shrink on Trump’s Dangerous, ‘Erratic’ ‘Hypomania’ on Drugs

Elections Chairman Resigns After He And His Wife Are Accused Of Removing And Defacing Trump Signs

Sexist MSNBC Smears Barrett as ‘This Woman’ Who’s Too Stupid to Know the Law

2020 Billboard Music Awards Belt Out Messages Slamming Trump, ‘Suppression’

CNN’s Berman Helps Durbin Bash Barrett, Whine About Her Answers

Dave Bautista Calls Trump Supporters ‘Small Crowds Of Idiots’  Who takes political advice from people who make their living pretending to be somebody else?

‘Go F*ck Yourself’: New Jersey Mayor Says Trump Supporters Want To Enact ‘Christian Version Of Sharia Law’  Therefore the Law of Liberal Projection indicates that Democrats want to enact a socialist version of Sharia Law. They always accuse their opponents of doing what they themselves intend to do.

Embarrassing: ABC’s ‘View’ Shamelessly Attacks NBC for Stealing Viewers With Trump ‘Train Wreck’ Town Hall

STOP ‘ENABLING’ HIM, NBC! 105 Celebs Sign Letter Demanding NBC Move Trump Town Hall

‘Embarrassing Ratings Ploy’: Don Lemon Rips Into NBC For Allowing Trump To ‘Manipulate Them’ Why doth the Halfrican rage, and the people utter folly?

‘We’re Doomed’: Joy Behar Worries A Trump Win Would Be ‘The End Of Democracy’  It would certainly be the end of Joy Behar’s version of ‘democracy’.

Frantic CNN’s Bernstein Demands ‘Conned’ NBC Reschedule ‘Indefensible’ Trump Town Hall  Is Carl Bernstein still alive?

Calls To Fire Chuck Todd And Boycott NBC Surface Over The Network’s Upcoming Town Hall  I’m all for firing Chuck Todd.

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Dem Soldiers: Nets CENSOR NYPost’s Undisputed Biden-Ukraine Bombshell

15th October 2020

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With the story having circulated for hours online Wednesday, the Biden campaign had yet to dispute the veracity of a New York Post story detailing how Hunter Biden had exchanged emails with a Ukrainian energy executive talking about exploiting his relationship with his vice-presidential father, Joe Biden. And being the loyal Democratic foot soldiers that they were, ABC, CBS, and NBC all censored the bombshell from their evening newscasts.

As one would expect, Fox News Channel’s Special Report didn’t play favorites like the liberal broadcasters and covered what anchor Bret Baier dubbed “October surprise.” “An explosive story at a critical stage in this presidential campaign, newly released emails allegedly from Joe Biden’s son Hunter’s computer leading to Capitol Hill investigators starting a probe,” announced senior political correspondent Mike Emanuel.

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Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome, With a Side of ACB

14th October 2020

Kamala Harris grilling prompts doubtful claim from Amy Coney Barrett  (The Guardian) Doubtful!

I’m a cancer survivor, but I might not survive Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court  (USA Today) These people don’t just borrow trouble, they take out a 30-year mortgage on it.

Trump’s Incompetence Does Not Excuse His Authoritarianism (New York Magazine)

Melania Trump is having a hard time distancing herself from the president (Washington Post)

Justice Department sues author of Melania Trump tell-all book, says Stephanie Winston Wolkoff broke nondisclosure agreement

The Trump Show is facing cancellation. It feels as if it’s already over. (Washington Post)

Kamala Harris Says Affordable Care Act Hinges On Amy Coney Barrett Nomination  Really?

CNN Hysteria: Barrett ‘Spells Doom’ for Abortion; Hearings Are ‘Mortal Danger’

‘Dodging Questions’: CBS Anchor Smears ACB for Following ‘Ginsburg Rule’

‘Senator Harris Just Called You A Liar’: John Kennedy Questions Amy Coney Barrett On Her Oath

CNN’s Unhinged Avlon Wails: Barrett Sitting in ‘Stolen’ Federal Court Seat!

Chris Cuomo: Amy Coney Barrett’s People Of Praise Affiliation ‘Makes Her Different Than Most Catholics’  Yeah, she actually believes that stuff.

SHOCK: NBC Shoots Down Dem Claims ACB on Mission to Nix ObamaCare

The Cultural Failure That Makes Spouting Nonsense About Trump Possible

Time Magazine Hates the Illogical Masses

Democrats Smear Barrett for Saying ‘Sexual Preference,’ a Term Recently Used by Biden and Ginsburg

Of The 88 Notre Dame ‘Colleagues’ Who Signed Letter Criticizing Barrett, There Are 4 Gender Studies Profs, 4 ‘Peace Studies’ Profs, 7 Librarians… And No Lawyers

Where’s the Fact-Check? CNN Lets Cuomo Deny Nursing Home Order, Call It Trump’s ‘Propaganda’

‘I Take Responsibility For Every Death’: Andrew Cuomo Tells ‘Morning Joe’ — After Blaming Trump, GOP

Orwellian: Dictionary Changes Definition of ‘Sexual Preference’ To Smear ACB

Joy Behar Outraged by ACB’s ‘Sexual Preference’ ‘Dog Whistle’: ‘There’s Something Wrong’ With Her!

Report: Biden Has Had 50% Fewer Media Questions Than Trump Since Aug. 31

Demi Lovato Releases Song Aimed At President Trump

Billy Eichner Wants To Make Amy Coney Barrett’s Life ‘A Living Hell’

More Demagoguery from Richard Blumenthal

Gross: ‘View’ Star Accuses GOP Senators of ‘Flirting’ With Barrett

‘COVID Superspreader Event’ Billboard Says With An Arrow Pointing To Trump Rally

Senator Hirono Demands ACB Be Weighed Against A Duck To See If She Is A Witch  Babylon Bee.

 

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Webster’s Dictionary Sprints to Edit Definition of Word ‘Preference’ to Comply With Grievance Culture

14th October 2020

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Webster’s Dictionary quickly edited the definition of the word “preference” after it was declared by some as an “offensive” term to use when discussing sex.

The dictionary previously added in a definition for “preference” to include “orientation” and “sexual preference,” Steve Krakauer, the executive producer of Megyn Kelly’s podcast, tweeted.

Of course, no intelligent person has depended on a “Webster’s” dictionary for twenty years.

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Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome, With a Side of ACB

13th October 2020

Trump mocks virus as he launches potential superspreader sprint to win reelection  (CNN)

Trump made it hard for me to protect America. How could I vote for him again? How could anyone? (USA Today)

New research explores authoritarian mind-set of Trump’s core supporters (Washington Post)

Amy Coney Barrett went to my all-girls high school. I hope she’s not confirmed (The Guardian)

These GOP senators are distancing themselves from Trump

Fauci’s anger at Trump is more damning than it first appeared

In a stunning rebuke, a federal judge hammers the Trump administration for snatching back stimulus payments from incarcerated individuals (Washington Post) Stunning!

Slate Faces Backlash Over Article Calling Barrett ‘Shameless, Cynical Careerist’ Like Jambalaya Harris?

WATCH: Acosta Snaps At Trump Supporters Chanting ‘CNN Sucks!’ During Florida Rally  They can dish it out, but they can’t take it.

Joy Behar Says ‘Male, White Panic’ Is Driving Republicans To Confirm Amy Coney Barrett

Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten: “Of Course I’m Voting For Trump”

Triggered! Liberal TV Critics ‘Jar[red] and Upset’ by AOC Character’s Turn as Villain

22 Arrested Outside Senate Building Before Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Hearings  Leftists just can’t stop themselves breaking the law.

Denver: ‘Mostly Peaceful’ Protest Until Gunman Murdered a Trump Supporter

Dems This, Dems That: ABC Boasts Dems ‘Remarkably United’ Against ACB

CNN Expresses Outrage: Barrett Will Not Be a Liberal Judicial Activist

Federal Court Rules Against Louisiana High School After Painting Over Student’s Trump Mural

NYT Feminist Grasps at Straws Against Barrett: She Is Successful in Spite of Her Faith

ABC Hails Biden as ‘Grown-Up in the Race’ as Nets Slam Trump Rally  Yeah, he’s so grown-up he’s senile.

Democrats And Media Promote Myth To Advance Baseless Attack On Trump

Dick Durbin Blames Trump Tweets For Democrat Attacks On Amy Coney Barrett’s Independence  The Devil made them do it.

Notre Dame Liberal-Arts Faculty Ask Barrett to Halt Her Nomination  None of the law faculty, of course.

‘View’ Gushes Over Cindy McCain’s ‘Brave’ Biden Endorsement: ‘Wish More Republicans’ Would ‘Put Country Over Party’  Yes, we all encourage the RINOS to come clean.

Fact-Checking Gun Control Activists’ Lies About Amy Coney Barrett

Can’t Touch This! Hollywood Struggles To Hurt Amy Coney Barrett’s Reputation

Richard Blumenthal’s Fear-Mongering

ACB Calmly Answers Questions While Typing Up Appellate Court Decision And Cooking Dinner For 9  Babylon Bee.

Dems See Trump’s Reelection As ‘An Existential Crisis.’ Here’s What Might Happen If He Wins

Richard Blumenthal Lied about Amy Coney Barrett’s ‘Radical’ Quote  It’s not as if we don’t know that Democrats lie.

Sen Hirono Asks Amy Coney Barrett If She Has Ever Committed Sexual Assault  In a galaxy of dim bulbs, Democrat Hirono is one of the worst.

 

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Humorless NY Times: Babylon Bee Exhibits ‘No Kind of Principled Conservatism’

13th October 2020

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No, they just poke fun at the proglodytes, and that gets a laugh every time. Mission Accomplished.

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