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[krtek a houby]

UAW files charge against Donald Trump and Elon Musk over strike threat

The former president and the billionaire talked about union busting during their online talk on Monday

www.theguardian.com

Trump's hatred of the unions gets him into hot water.

Nice.

 

[existentialist]

If Trump really doubts whether Kamala Harris is Black maybe he should get out a Ouija board and ask his father if he would have rented an apartment to her

I think we already know the answer to that.

 

[two sheds]

Who could have expected this?

Trump campaign forced to pay North Carolina city $82k in advance for rally

Trump has a long history of failing to pay cities for rally fees that are not paid in advance.

www.newsweek.com

Trump is set to take the stage at Asheville's Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on Wednesday after paying $82,247.60 to the city for a "last-minute" rally, according to Blue Ridge Public Radio (BPR). The campaign, struggling to effectively blunt the momentum of Vice President Kamala Harris, reportedly first contacted the city about the rally on August 8.

While the campaign paid in advance due to Asheville's policy for short-notice bookings, Trump has a long history of failing to pay cities for billed rally fees, leaving the White House in January 2021 with at least $850,000 in unpaid rally debt. Most of the bills are still unpaid, including more than $500,000 owed to the city of El Paso, Texas.
...
The Trump campaign booked the smaller of two venues at the same complex in downtown Asheville for Wednesday's rally. The Thomas Wolfe Auditorium has a capacity of just 2,431 people, while a larger arena next door that is not hosting Trump has a capacity of 7,200.

 

[two sheds]

or this?

 

[cupid_stunt]

 

[gentlegreen]

I saw speculation that Trump's slurred speech during the Musk thing = a health condition that might require blood-thinners - hence his surprisingly leaky ear ...

 

[two sheds]

or that it was because of the speech compression that was used? It did sound altogether unclear.

 

[tim]

UAW files charge against Donald Trump and Elon Musk over strike threat

The former president and the billionaire talked about union busting during their online talk on Monday

www.theguardian.com

Trump's hatred of the unions gets him into hot water.

Nice.

He is a rapist and that hasn't got him into hot water with his supporters

 

[breadandcircuse]

He is a rapist and that hasn't got him into hot water with his supporters

Nothing will get him in trouble with the brainwashed cult. Hopefully though, the majority of the sane population will reject the evil pos. He only appeals to his knuckledragger base. I just want the judiciary to do their job and not pander to the whining man baby. LOCK HIM UP!!!!

 

[breadandcircuse]

Keep saying it; "Every accusation is actually a confession." remember that and every single thing he says makes sense.

Just a reminder





and the piece de resistance

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Just a reminder





and the piece de resistance

tbf Frau Bahn was doing this on our Easter trip to Bequia. The taxis there are pickup trucks with bench seats in the back, during the ride from the airport to our villa people started waiving at us and she was waving back, it was only after a week of her doing this, smiling and waiving at all these friendly locals that I pointed out to her that on this small island of 5000 souls where everyone knows everyone, the people were waiving at their friend, the taxi driver...

 

[petee]

Hopefully though, the majority of the sane population will reject the evil pos.

we've done it twice already

 

[Santino]

I always wave when entering or exiting a plane in the manner of a Beatle, c. 1965.

 

[pbsmooth]

I hadn’t realised that Harris is now the bookies favourite. Some turnaround from a couple of months ago.

 

[Pickman's model]

I hadn’t realised that Harris is now the bookies favourite. Some turnaround from a couple of months ago.

Yeh a ton of money's been dumped on her so obvs the odds have changed

 

[chandlerp]

Good article in The Guardian for a change

Donald Trump is desperate to land a punch on Kamala Harris. But he fails | Sidney Blumenthal

Trump frantically attempts to find the key to a negative campaign against Harris. But, like the mad King Lear, he spins into agitation and confusion

www.theguardian.com

 

[Skinny Ethel]

Old racist criminal shouts at the moon. Its only gonna get worse till November. After then who knows whats going to happen. Presumably he graciously accepts defeat and takes up collecting stamps and maybe donates all his wealth to the under privalaged.

 

[MickiQ]

I think we can safely assume that one thing Trump won't do is accept defeat gracefully

 

[VivaE]

Good article in The Guardian for a change

Donald Trump is desperate to land a punch on Kamala Harris. But he fails | Sidney Blumenthal

Trump frantically attempts to find the key to a negative campaign against Harris. But, like the mad King Lear, he spins into agitation and confusion

www.theguardian.com

Very good. This is also a good one in terms of summing up the grim reality of trump.

The X Spaces interview delivered Donald Trump without makeup or dress-up, talking unselfconsciously: manic, boastful, untruthful, aggrieved, abusive, obsessive, random, ignorant, tedious, bitchy—and ultimately, formless and endless....
...Meandering, solipsistic, and crushingly boring—the interview was an awful premonition of the rest of Trump’s life should he lose again, in November: wandering the corridors of his clubs, going from table to table, buttonholing the dwindling number of guests, monologuing relentlessly until they squirm away.

The Trump Campaign’s ‘Please Shut Up’ Phase

The former president’s interview with Elon Musk was a reminder that overfamiliarity with a candidate can breed contempt.

www.theatlantic.com

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

To my mind there's been a fairly big shift in Trump and his campaign, an accusation that you could never have levelled at him in 2016 or 20 - he's really boring.

There was always that sense of "oh christ, what's he going to say or do next?" It's just not there anymore.

He's still being racist, but it's the same racism as always. He's still being sexist, but it's the same sexism as always. He lies the same lies, he comes out with new and/or improved weird shit but we're all so inured to weird shit that it just bounces off. After 10+ years on the presidential campaign, that aura (however misplaced) of "Washington Outsider" has dwindled, he's nowt but a full-time politician the same as the rest of them; and it's slowly drawn him into an arena where some of the same rules apply to him. Maverick, off the wall campaigning isn't working and he's flat out incapable of running a conventional one.

He won't accept defeat graciously, but there's a huge difference in clinging to power as the incumbent and taking it by force as the challenger.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Very good. This is also a good one in terms of summing up the grim reality of trump.

The Trump Campaign’s ‘Please Shut Up’ Phase

The former president’s interview with Elon Musk was a reminder that overfamiliarity with a candidate can breed contempt.

www.theatlantic.com

I used to be able to read the Atlantic, but for some reason bypass paywalls isn't doing its job any longer, it's a good piece, so for others here's a link from https://archive.ph/KGTHE

 

[VivaE]

I used to be able to read the Atlantic, but for some reason bypass paywalls isn't doing its job any longer, it's a good piece, so for others here's a link from https://archive.ph/KGTHE

I didn't realise it was paywalled, just noticed now that it told me I was on my last free article. Thanks for posting an accessible link.

 

[petee]

MSN

 

[two sheds]

I didn't understand why anyone would be against this but the first comment on reddit explained it: why should I pay for those people to get health care? And responded "because they’re humans you fuckin pieces of shit."

 

[krtek a houby]

Its the economy, stupid

Trump tackles Harris' economic record; says he's entitled to personal attacks

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump sought to tie his Democratic rival Kamala Harris to the Biden administration's economic record on Thursday during a meandering, 80-minute press conference at his New Jersey golf club, his latest effort to blunt her momentum. Flanked by tables...

japantoday.com

But the press conference quickly became reminiscent of a Trump rally, with the former president leveling many of the same false claims he typically unleashes on the campaign trail and speaking for 45 minutes before taking his first question.

He insulted Harris repeatedly, saying she is "not smart." When a reporter noted that some Republicans have urged him to focus on policy, rather than personal attacks, he said, "I think I'm entitled to personal attacks."

"She certainly attacks me personally," Trump said.

 

[SpookyFrank]

or this?

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The truth hurts.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Oh dear.

Exposed! Project 2025 co-author caught on hidden camera confirming Trump’s support

New video of a key Project 2025 architect, Russell Vought, also a former Trump cabinet member, confirms that Donald Trump has personally had talks with Vought about his work behind Project 2025--and that Trump gave him his blessing, according to reports. Joy Reid and her panel analyze the video and the links between Project 2025, Vought, JD Vance and Trump.

Worth watching that video report.

 

[pbsmooth]

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MSN

they're worried so they're going as ugly as possible.

 

[VivaE]

Oh dear.

Worth watching that video report.

Very worth watching. Hope it gets the wide audience it deserves. The awful thing is, it's not even shocking. Which is shocking.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Very worth watching. Hope it gets the wide audience it deserves. The awful thing is, it's not even shocking. Which is shocking.

Trouble is a lot of the MAGA twats probably agree with Project 2025, which is really shocking.