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Coal is dead.
Orange Jesus vows to
supportkeep grifting off the industry. Who knows? Maybe he can bring that #fossilonian Wilbur Ross back and take one last wrecking ball to the miners?What would Trump 2.0 mean for coal?
I wonder what rural America thinks of the Project 2025 ideas.
The link above goes to a Vox.com article that is careful to summarize the actual 2025 proposals. There are more extreme ideas being circulated that represent one or another of the more radical groups.
As I'm sure everyone here knows, the Heritage Foundation, the influential conservative think-tank since Ronald Reagan, has been the source for Trump's "shadow cabinet". The goal is to hit the ground running with a deep and wide attack on the civil service and the administrative state.
This is in service to a whole bunch of right-wing policy goals.
I'm wondering how those goals play with Republican voters, especially in Rural Areas or Swing States. Surely there are a lot of Republicans (women?) who aren't in thrall to the MAGA, who would find th 2025 ideas repulsive.
Let's have some NYT reporters hanging out in rural diners.
Democracy Docket linked to the whole Project 2025 manifesto
Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise — aka Project 2025
The section on the Department of Agriculture makes the policy focus clear:
As a reminder, things are a bit different in the past 16 years: :
It's been the alliance between the food security groups and ag that have basically assured the programs remain unscathed, although there is an attempt to do so every five years. Gardener tried the same stunt when he was in the House, with the support of Lamborn. Starving children has been a key component of the Koch/Tea Party platform for years.
I have a question would the opinion of the Heritage Foundation change if their members porn habits were exposed? Getting rid of “pornography” is a big tentpole to their circus. Sure they are very inclusive to what is “pornography” but what if their own predilections were exposed like maybe several very senior members extreme porn?
Porn is king in the Bible Belt
Here is an informative article examining Biden's propensity for gaffes over the last few decades. It provides much needed context on the matter.
If Biden should step aside, the media will simply restart the cycle of tearing down the next candidate(s), and Democrats will continue to be divided. Only we can save ourselves by uniting and focusing on the real threat facing us — Trump fostering a Christian Nationalist Theocratic Dictatorship. The media's narrative is starting to shift back to Trump, but as long as there is doubt over who our candidate will be, we only feed the distraction.
This should be interesting. The Republican Convention planners hope to put a happy face on Trump's "accomplishments"
Of course the cult zombies in attendance will eat it up. Wonder if they plan to serve Kool-Aid too?
Flavor-Aid. Know your Jonestown meme.
Technically correct, but "Drinking the Kool-Aid" entered the vernacular as the most popular form. Majority rules 😉
Does not.
The only difference between Orange Jesus and Jim Jones is that Orange Jesus will charge you for the Flavor-Aid.
Saw the announcement that one of the speakers for the convention will be Peter Navarro, just HOURS after his release from serving his 4-month sentence.
That ought to be great fun to hear about "lawfare" from someone convicted, who lost appeals, and was turned down by the Chief Justice.
It looks like someone shot Trump. Secret Service says he's ok.
The "Trump shooting" sounds like a false flag, set-up job. Trump had to do something to offset Biden's powerful performance in Detroit couple nights ago.
…and now it will be non-stop bs from the chattering class about how he’s like ‘Teddy Roosevelt’…even though Teddy lost that election. “America has just crossed a rubicon”. Really? If so we’d done so after Sandy Hook (or take your pick of a hundred others.). Thoughts and prayers.
Interesting take, CHB. You may be right. Whoever it was either wasn't aiming at him or was a piss-poor shot.
The Independent's headline:
In the coming days, I'm sure we will be able to see
I'm looking forward to the Republican spin on whether the shooter should have had access to a weapon or not.
> or was a piss-poor shot
At that distance you need to be a Marine sniper level of marksman to hit your target.
Attempted assassination on Donald Trump in Pennsylvania today. Trump's ear was grazed, but he is fine.
Some reports say his ear was cut from glass that flew when the bullet went through a teleprompter.
Anne Coulter may get "the worst-timed tweet of the campaign" today. About five minutes before the shooting she retweeted Biden's tweet calling for banning assault rifles and universal background checks with one word: ASSHOLE.
We can be assured the Orange Horde will respond predictably. It only took a couple of minutes for Trump to see the photo op and pump his fist shouting “fight…fight”.
Does anyone know? Has he inquired or commented about his supporters who paid a price for him? Kinda like Herman Cain did?
** I just saw his official statement. It was appropriate. Credit where due.
A couple of predictions :
* the shooter will have no identified political leanin, although the Magats will try hard to spin it as they have done with others.
* the shooter will be someone who should not have had access to military grade weapons.