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Doug, Haul out the guillotine': Trump unveils disturbing new campaign message by Kathleen Culliton June 12, 2024 https://www.rawstory.com/trump-guillotine/ Steve Thomas

Matt, It's real parody, or parodist reality, I can never remember which. Steve

Jailed J6 defendant forming an armed militia to quell 'civil unrest' at the polls: report By Matthew Chapman 06/12/24 https://www.rawstory.com/january-6-militia/ “Lang, who also tried to rally support during a Newsmax interview before the network had to cut his feed, is one of several high-profile defendants whose trial stands to be affected by an upcoming Supreme Court decision in Fischer v. United States, which will decide whether January 6 defendants can be charged with obstruction of an official proceeding. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee overseeing Lang's case, has previously ruled obstruction should be dismissed from Lang's indictment, because the statute was not intended to apply to the specific situation of rioting at the Capitol. “ Go ahead and riot. That’s okay. You’re not obstructing anything. Steve Thomas

They're coming after you! Let 'em eat cake. That's what I say. Steve Thomas

Meanwhile, Trump said during pre-sentencing interview he had a gun in Florida, weeks after his conviction From CNN's John Miller June 12, 2024 https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/hunter-biden-trial-06-11-24#h_ed73f86a48c5d6e99e9d7c1590d9d2cf “...the New York City Department of Probation officials have questioned former President Donald Trump about an additional gun that had been registered to him in New York and his access to firearms as part of their pre-sentencing interview, a city official briefed on the exchange said. The former president was convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records at the end of last month. Possession of firearms or ammunition by a convicted felon is a federal crime. According to the official, Trump said that there was a gun in Florida, which is believed to be one of the three weapons listed on his New York City permit to carry concealed weapons. CNN has previously reported that two of the three pistols he was licensed to carry were turned over to the NYPD on March 31, 2023, and a third gun listed on Trump’s license “was lawfully moved to Florida.” Contacted by CNN last week, Palm Beach police said that they were unaware of any gun that Trump might have and that none had been turned over to the department since his felony conviction. Trump’s New York gun license was suspended after his arrest in 2023 by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office and, now as a result of his conviction, his license is being revoked, according to New York City Police. A New York official briefed on the probation investigation said the information on the outstanding gun “will be referred to local authorities in Florida to take whatever steps are necessary.”” And then there’s Hunter Biden's conviction of violating federal gun laws… Steve Thomas

W., Boy, I'd like to see a sit-down with Mary and Fred III. Steve Thomas

Hunter Biden convicted on gun-related charges. They're coming after you, Biden was just in their way. If they can do it to him, they can do it to anybody. Every person in America who owns a gun is about to be arrested. Steve Thomas

'Death grip': Trump hold over GOP likened to 'Jonestown suicide' by ex-RNC member by Kathleen Culliton June 11, 2024 https://www.rawstory.com/trump-rnc-2668499644/ “Former President Donald Trump's hold on the Republican National Committee is like that of cult leader Jim Jones' on the residents of Jonestown, a former RNC member said Tuesday. Fergus Cullen, former party chair in New Hampshire, made this analogy to the Huffington Post in his explanation of why the RNC would move forward with nominating a convicted felon as its 2024 presidential nominee. “The residents of Jonestown chose suicide rather than leave,” Cullen told the Huffington Post. “He has a death grip on the RNC and the delegates. Even if polls showed him losing 65-35, they would choose to go down with him.” Richard Porter, an RNC member from Illinois, agreed Trump will be the chosen candidate despite the looming threat of a prison sentence in his criminal hush money case. “There will be no move to, no mechanism for and no interest in removing Trump at the convention,” Porter said.” You know you are in a cult when…. Steve Thomas

Young men and women are diverging politically. That could shape the 2024 election. by Ronald Brownstein, CNN June 11, 2024 https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/11/politics/gender-gap-2024-election-analysis/index.html “Researchers say democracies across the Western world are experiencing a widening partisan and ideological gap between younger men and women. In a much discussed article earlier this year, Financial Times columnist John Burn-Murdoch pointed to survey data in a variety of countries showing that young men were far more likely to identify as conservative than young women. “In countries on every continent, an ideological gap has opened up between young men and women,” he wrote. That gap has widened in the US, too, though the evidence shows that it is growing more because young women are ideologically moving to the left than because young men are moving to the right. Merged annual results from NBC polls conducted by a bipartisan team of Democratic and Republican pollsters document the trends.” “...big backlash among younger women against the rollback of abortion rights” “... a backlash among younger men against changing gender roles” “For many younger women, pollsters say, the loss of abortion rights has become not only a threat in itself, but a symbol of a broader attempt to reverse women’s gains in economic status and pressure them back into more traditional gender roles.” “Not only is abortion less of a motivating issue for them (young men), but there’s evidence that many of them are receptive to the messaging that...that women’s gains in society have come at the expense of men.” We can't allow that to happen. Steve Thomas

'Below locker room talk': Giuliani slammed for 'repugnant' attack on Fani Willis by Alex Henderson, AlterNet June 10, 2024 https://www.rawstory.com/below-locker-room-talk-giuliani-slammed-for-repugnant-misogynist-on-fani-willi/ “Former New York City Major Rudy Giuliani spoke at Grace Christian Church in Michigan last week as part of the far-right Christian nationalist ReAwaken America Tour. During the speech, he angrily railed against Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis — and described her as "Fani the ho."” In a church, no less. Steve Thomas

Trump in danger of losing liquor licenses now that he's a convicted felon: Forbes by Tom Boggioni June 10, 2024 https://www.rawstory.com/trump-felony-2668491330/ “Donald Trump's felony convictions for business fraud may cost him more than his freedom with valuable liquor licenses he owns at his luxury golf courses under review. According to a new report from Forbes, Trump is most at risk of having his liquor licenses pulled in New Jersey, which features three golf courses including his signature Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster, as well as Trump National Golf Club Philadelphia and Trump National Golf Club Colts Neck. “ "Trump is the sole order (sic) of three golf courses in New Jersey that have active liquor licenses, according to the Division of Alcoholic beverages Control. New Jersey law prohibits issuing a liquor license to anyone who has been convicted of a crime 'involving moral turpitude.' A state handbook explains that these sorts of crimes typically involve 'dishonesty, fraud or depravity' severe enough to typically be punished by more than one year in prison." Now, that is going to hurt. Steve Thomas

- From CNN - "Former President Donald Trump is scheduled for a pre-sentencing hearing with a probation officer Monday after his conviction in his hush money trial, according to two people familiar with the matter. " Yep. That's us. I'm an American. As the world gathers to memorialize D-Day, out former President is meeting with his probation officer. *Sigh* Steve Thomas

Lest you have any doubts about where he's coming from. Steve Thomas

'Trumpism will endure': NY Times writer warns 'grasping' extremists are using ex-president By Travis Gettys June 7, 2024 https://www.rawstory.com/msn-uk/donald-trump-crime/ - (FNU) Bouie, New York Times columnist - “Trump’s illiberal claim to personal authority is the opportunistic grasping of ideologues who see the former president as a vehicle for their aims," Bouie wrote. "He will help them expel immigrants, destroy the welfare state and roll back the political and cultural settlements of the 1960s, the 1970s and beyond." Trump governed on behalf of the legitimate people of the United States, who Bouie said are to him a narrow, exclusive group defined by race, religion and ideology, and those Americans have returned his favor with a loyalty that will likely outlive him, the columnist wrote.” "Among more ordinary supporters of Trump’s authoritarian designs, there is fear at work," Bouie wrote. "Fear that the country has been lost. Fear that elections won’t be enough to win it back. And a belief, fueled by that fear, that democracy is an obstacle to putting the nation back on track." "Which is just to say, in another form, what we already know to be true: Trump can lose in November, but as long as millions of Americans feel this fear as deeply as they do, Trumpism will endure," Bouie added.” Steve Thomas

Trump Can’t Carry a Gun, but He Might Have the Nuclear Codes Again By Matt Lewis June 6, 2024 https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-cant-carry-a-gun-but-he-might-have-the-nuclear-codes-again?ref=home Donald Trump’s license to carry a gun is about to be revoked by the New York City Police Department (his concealed carry permit was suspended back in April 2023, after his first indictment was handed down). This is to say, the man who could very well be in charge of the U.S. nuclear arsenal won’t be able to carry a handgun in his home state. Consider a few examples… Many convicted felons are not even eligible to vote, yet tens of millions of Americans will cast their ballots for a convicted felon (Trump) this November. Trump couldn’t get a security clearance on his own merits, and has been indicted for retaining classified documents, yet he could once again be given carte blanche authority to view or declassify any document he sees fit. Trump made his name as a New York businessman, but other civil rulings have curtailed his ability to conduct business there. Trump is a draft dodger who could once again be the commander-in-chief of the U.S. military. And they might get crazier, too, as soon as Trump starts whining about having his Second Amendment rights taken away. To be sure, Trump has secret service protection, so he doesn’t really need a gun for protection. A convicted felon who might not legally be able to carry a gun is a heartbeat away from having his finger on the nuclear button. Steve Thomas

Bill, I am open to the idea that DCM could be Santiago. I do not know enough to definitively say he isn't. I'm just pointing out some "issues" I have. Another one of the "issues" I have with the DCM is his socks. Somehow, those gleaming white, freshly washed atheletic socks, in my mind, to me, don't go with my picture of a jungle fighter or head of somebody's Maritime Police. It's interesting. I clicked on the MFF site you relayed about Ivan. I was denied access. That's never happened to me before. Steve Thomas

I predict that Trump crazies will still be voting for him long after he is dead and gone., because they simply won’t know what to do and are too stupid to think for themselves. A longtime election official in tiny Esmeralda County, Nevada, is facing recall after being accused of being a “clerk of the deep state cabal” because Donald Trump only got 82 percent of the vote of the county in 2020. https://www.rawstory.com/trump-election-fraud-2668470221/ According to a deep dive by the New York Times, election official Cindy Elgan has served in her position for over two decades, running as a Republican, but that hasn't stopped some locals in the town of 620 of accusing her of election interference because they believe Trump should have gotten more votes. Steve Thomas

Mitt Romney bows to Trump, because that's what Republicans do By Noah Berlatsky June 6, 2024 https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/mitt-romney-trump/ - Mitt Romney - “I think it’s also demeaning for people to quite apparently try and run for vice president by donning a red tie and standing outside the courthouse. It's just — I'd have felt awkward.” Romney dons the red tie of shame The media dons the red tie The Red Tie of Shame Steve Thomas

"Trump will be under house arrest in the White House": Former DOJ prosecutor on what could come next By Chauncey DeVega June 6, 2024 https://www.salon.com/2024/06/06/trump-will-be-under-arrest-in-the-house-former-doj-prosecutor-on-what-could-come-next/ - Kenneth McCallion, former Justice Department prosecutor who also worked for the New York attorney general's office as a prosecutor on Trump-related racketeering cases. - “There is apparently a campaign by Trump's supporters to find and humiliate the jurors. I sincerely hope that the Trump crazies do not find them. The jurors could require a certain amount of protection for life, something akin to the federal witness protection program. The jurors in the Trump hush-money case are courageous people. They knew that they would subject themselves to this potential and very real danger. This story is far from over. They will have police and other law enforcement protection, but that does not necessarily stop a fanatic from causing them harm. Look what happened to Nancy Pelosi’s husband.” Steve Thomas

Physical description of Felipe Vidal Santigo: https://maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=160684#relPageId=5&search=Felipe_Vidal Santiag Page 5 Born. February 3, 1926 Race: White Height: 6' Build: Slender Hair: Brown, Receding Peculiarities: Wears a Mustache Nothing about wearing dark glasses, and the guy on the curb has no mustache. Steve Thomas

How would you describe the man sitting here on the curb? Would you say that this man is 5'11", 158 lbs, has brown hair, wears dark glasses, and has a dark complexion? If this man is Felipe Vidal Santiago, where are his dark glasses? Steve Thomas

San Francisco readies the 'Trump prison chicken' for display during ex-president's visit by Kathleen Culliton June 5, 2024 https://www.rawstory.com/trump-chicken/ “San Francisco is readying a less-than-warm welcome for former President and convicted felon Donald Trump on Thursday when he attends a fundraiser tech billionaires are throwing him; a 3-story-tall inflatable chicken bearing his golden bouffant and prison stripes, according to the local Fox affiliate KTVU. The Trump prison chicken will bob in the bay that is also home to Alcatraz Island, home to the now-shuttered notorious prison, organizer Danelle Morton reported said.” "We want to give you a chance to speak your piece to the Chicken President when we sail our 33-foot bird in his Prisoner45 shirt slowly down the Embarcadero and further south this Sunday 7/22 in a prison transport boat," organizers wrote. "As he sails past, you can say anything you want to President Chicken. You can mock and squawk and swear like you’ve never sworn before in a proud expression of your First Amendment right. Bring your friends." Steve Thomas

Donald Trump threatens Jill Biden. https://www.rawstory.com/trump-rant-newsmax/ Listen to the short interview. What a scumbag. Steve Thomas

I have another theory. A theory which, as far as I can tell, has no support. Would you say that this man is 5'11", 158 lbs, has brown hair, wears dark glasses, and has a dark complexion? The physical description provided above is not that of the Dark Complected Man, but, according to an FBI report filed by Wallace Heitman, was the description of Manuel Rodriguez Orcarberro, President of the Alpha 66/ SNFE group that met at 3126 Harlendale St. in Dallas, where LHO was seen going in and out of. After the assassination, Orcarberro would later drive the Rambler that picked up Lee Harvey Oswald outside the TSBD. On April 1, 1964 Roger Craig testified before the WC, and told them, "Mr. BELIN - What about the man who was driving the car? (The Rambler) Mr. CRAIG - Now, he struck me, at first, as being a colored male. He was very dark complected, had real dark short hair, and was wearing a thin white-looking Jacket..." Steve Thomas

Today's latest symptom of "foot-in-mouth disease" Eric Trump Claims Black Voters Are Turning To His Dad 'In Spades' Critics slammed the son of the former president over his claim — and his choice of words. By Ed Mazza Jun 3, 2024 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/eric-trump-spades_n_665d74a8e4b0db758d13363f “Eric Trump, son of Donald Trump, claimed his father’s conviction on 34 felony charges last week is making “certain segments” of the population more likely to vote for him. “For the first time, they realize that the system’s coming down, that he’s the victim, he’s the victim that oftentimes some of their communities were,” he told Fox News host Maria Bartiromo on Sunday. “You see them swinging. Look at the African American vote, right? That’s swinging over to Donald Trump in spades.”” Eric, the Stupid One. Steve Thomas