Originally published at: Trump Admin Election Deniers Set Their Sights on Detroit - TPM – Talking Points Memo
Hello, and welcome back to the Franchise! The news of the week is, of course, the Virginia referendum, a setback for the Trump administration in its flailing plan to secure control of the U.S. House through a relentless months-long gerrymandering blitz. On Tuesday, Virginia voters approved a Democratic-led redistricting proposal, giving the party four additional…
“You [demagogues] are like the fishers for eels; in still waters they catch nothing, but if they thoroughly stir up the slime, their fishing is good; in the same way it’s only in troublous times that you line your pockets.” ― Aristophanes, The Knights
I am so sick and tired of the constant whining by the GOP every time things don’t go their way. They are the most graceless losers to ever see the light of day,
Former police officer arrested for allegedly planning mass shooting at New Orleans festival
A former law enforcement officer who expressed interest in harming Black people was arrested Wednesday after authorities found information suggesting he planned a mass shooting at a festival in New Orleans, according to authorities.
Christopher Gillum, 45, from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was taken into custody Wednesday evening at a hotel in Destin, Florida, where a handgun and about 200 rounds of ammunition were recovered from Gillum’s room, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said.


