Originally published at: How We Got To The Precipice Of A Trump II Presidency
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. What Might Have Been As we head into the final weekend before the most momentous election in U.S. history, we got a faint echo Thursday of what might have been. Special Counsel Jack Smith submitted…
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My mom made more money than my dad.
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Wall Street and its hangers-on have bet heavily on Trump to win. Not only that, but assets dependent on a Trump victory – oil stocks, bitcoin, gold, the private prison industry (!), health insurers (on the assumption of a repeal of ACA) – have recently been bid through the roof. Solar and wind energy, OTOH, have been shorted.
Not only does this pointedly demonstrate the fundamental irrationality of markets, it also means that in the event of a Harris victory, all these positions will crash – thus creating the oligarchs’ self-fulfilling prophecy that “Democrats are bad for the stock market.”
I guess this shows that outside their own very narrow professional niche (say, discounting corporate bonds, or whatever), the Lords and Masters of the Universe are no different, cognitively or emotionally, than the average MAGA slob who KNOWS he will become a millionaire if he just keeps buying lottery tickets along with his Camel Filters and Slim Jims down at the 7-Eleven.
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2024 Presidential closing arguments
Donald Trump is a convicted felon, a pathological liar, was twice impeached, a person who cares about only himself (every decision is transactional focused on HIS benefit), a tax dodger, a draft dodger, wants to be a dictator, admires authoritarian rulers throughout the world, a racist, a misogynist, has filed for bankruptcy six times, denigrates immigrants, is an adulterer, has been denounced by almost every person he “worked” with during his presidency, took the US out of the agreements that made the world safer (Paris, Iran), is responsible for the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans while he dilly-dallied during Covid-19, turned the Supreme Court into an advocate of Republican power (see the overturn of Roe v. Wade and the presidential immunity rulings for starters), and can’t speak in coherent sentences. He has denigrated members of the military and law enforcement. He is vulgar and profane. He incites violence with his words. He attempted to overthrow an election. He stole top secret government documents. He stated if he regains power, we “won’t have to vote again”. He is showing clear signs of physical and cognitive decline, but refuses to release his tax and medical records. He cosplayed being a McDonalds employee and a trash collector. He selected a sleaze-ball boot-licking, lying, opportunist as his running mate. The list of disqualifying traits and actions goes on and on.
Kamala Harris has a terrific resume, has been at President Biden’s side for four years, and cares about other people. She does not denigrate others because of their race, ethnicity, religion, or gender. She has stood up to criminals and predatory banks. She thinks before she speaks. She embodies the American dream of rising through hard work and persistence. Her idea of protecting women is to give them agency over their own medical decisions. She has drawn support from some of the most-committed Republicans. But most succinctly and importantly, she is the opposite of her opponent in every way.
THE CHOICE IS OBVIOUS! LET”S RESOUNDINGLY ELECT KAMALA HARRIS!
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Up in Michigan
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The political commercial all young folks should watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS5wm5cEt6g
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This is Schrödinger’s Election. The fate of the country is hanging in the balance. We’ll find out if America survives when we pop open the lid of the box Tuesday.
The polls couldn’t be closer, the stakes couldn’t be higher, and anxiety is off the charts. Vote like your cat’s life depends on it
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I went all the way over to the girl’s place, it’s like 3 blocks away. She wanted someone there for trick-or-treat I thought we should just hand at my place, gay people live here, no kids come by.
We had on trick-or-treater. She gave out my candy. I had Kit-Kats. She has Sour Patch Kids.
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“Donald Trump is a weak man’s idea of a strong man.” – George Will
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I always though that European Greens were a couple beers short of a six pack, this just proves that they are beyond stupid…Stein is no green, she is a Putin owned agent of disruption.
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Trump’s closing message: Let’s execute the enemies from within.
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sob laughing here
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And my wife makes more money than I do. You get used to it
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In case anyone missed it, please click the link and watch. It’s very good.
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OK, Washington Post and LATimes, are you still willing to sit on your hands after Trump threaten Liz Cheney with a firing squad?
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I don’t like horror movies because they give me nightmares. Today’s MM is like 5 horror movies rolled into one. We just gotta stay strong, people.
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“I don’t like it, and I’m sorry I ever had anything to do with it.”
– Erwin Schrödinger
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