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Friday, July 19, 2024

in Milwaukee full of falsehoods about immigrants, economy


Tax filings obtained by the Guardian show how the rightwing dark money impresario Leonard Leo helped fuel the Bud Light boycott in response to ads featuring the transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney, an effort that generated threats against Mulvaney, violence against consumers and layoffs by Anheuser-Busch. read more


Thursday, July 18, 2024

In the aftermath of Saturday's assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, Trump told ABC News' Jonathan Karl that he was rewriting his "humdinger" of a keynote address and will instead deliver "more of a unity speech."


Jul 18, 2024 The MeidasTouch MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the horrific secret recordings of Donald Trump's top Republican National Convention speaker. read more


U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly gave renewed support to the Democratic presidential ticket even as his name creeped into discussions about replacing one of his party's nominees. read more


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Frummox - Texas Trilogy

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Steve Fromholz.

the last song in the trilogy is the one Lyle Lovett covered

Texas Trilogy: Bosque County Romance

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Immigrants are "coming from prisons, they're coming from jails, they're coming from mental institutions and insane asylums."

False.

"Caracas, Venezuela, really dangerous place, but not anymore. Because in Venezuela, crime is down 72%"

False.

El Salvador murders are down 70% "because they're sending their murderers to the United States of America."

False.

Later in the RNC speech, Trump said, "Under my presidency, we had the most secure border."

That's Mostly False. Illegal immigration during Trump's administration was higher than it was during both of former President Barack Obama's terms.

The jobs that are created under Biden, "107% of those jobs are taken by illegal aliens."

Mostly False.

During my presidency, we had "the best economy in the history of our country, in the history of the world. ... We had no inflation, soaring incomes."

False.

One of the strongest ways to assess the economy is the unemployment rate, which fell during Trump's presidency to levels untouched in five decades. But his successor, Joe Biden, matched or exceeded those levels.

"Our current administration, groceries are up 57%, gasoline is up 60% and 70%, mortgage rates have quadrupled."

Mostly False.

"Our crime rate is going up."

Mostly False

The Biden administration is "the only administration that said we're going to raise your taxes by four times what you're paying now."

False.

Biden is proposing a tax increase of roughly 7% over the next decade, not 300%, as Trump claims.

About 83% of the proposed Biden tax increase would be borne by the top 1% of taxpayers, a level that starts at just under $1 million a year in income.

Taxpayers earning up to $60,400 would see their yearly taxes decline on average, and taxpayers earning $60,400 to $107,300 would see an annual increase of $20 on average.

MUCH more at the link

He's like an Automatic Lie Dispenser, soon to be available in grocery stores.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - I Was There: Hendrix at LA Forum by Billy Gibbons

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Interesting connection with Gibbons I'm not sure I ever knew about.

Also just now....

Jul 19, 2024

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I can't resist a good fiddle, so shoot me. She's actually a Cambridge Univ Music grad.

Yeah... I think we need to buckle up and go full speed ahead.

We don't live in an easy, perfect world where we can make everything just the way we want it all the time. I think Trump causes bigger Blue and Indie and Lincoln Project turnout no matter who is on the Dem ticket.

And the point that these are the Leaders that the People elected, so they shouldn't be replaced by, um, the media and political oddsmakers, is a valid one.

If Biden does retire, he takes the incumbent advantages with him... unless maybe if Harris stays and runs with someone like Sen Mark Kelly of swing state AZ.

But still... if Biden were to somehow manage come out of the Dem Convention on a high note, WITH GREAT FACTUAL ECONOMIC NEWS that could carry over to the Election.

Despite whatever October Surprises the Media has for the Highest Possible Ratings Over Every Other Consideration plans, and those each side has planned for each other.

Then, if he loses, Trump is going to contest the Election somehow so that Thomas and Alito get to rule on it.

And then go to the streets if that doesn't werk.

But I don't really think the core of the current Military Brass is Trumpish.

www.nbcnews.com

There are some Trumpers in the ranks, but the Leadership has certain opinions about their Duty to support the Constitution against Insurrection, and it doesn't include putting up with armed insurrectionists.

There was a "Seal Equivalent" team in the Capitol building towards the end of the day on Jan 6, and the violent insurrections there don't really seem to appreciate how fortunate they are that they finally stopped, because they were a few minutes from being stopped themselves, permanently.


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