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Cost of extending the expiring Trump tax cuts for the rich: $4.6 trillion

Cost of cutting corporate tax rate to 15%: $1 trillion

Both Trump proposals will explode the deficit and be used as an excuse to gut programs that millions rely on, like Social Security.

Be warned.

If you have misguided leaders in your organization, you might want to hire a former teacher... they have lots of experience with misguided leaders.

BREAKING NEWS 🚨🚨

A federal judge Tuesday ordered former Donald Trump attorney and New York mayor Rudy Giuliani to turn over all his valuable possessions and his Manhattan penthouse apartment to the control of Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, the Georgia election workers he defamed and to whom he now owes $150 million.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews

cnn.com/2024/10/22/politics/ru

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“…Events with Liz Cheney provide Harris a way to get out of an ethical dilemma. As Vice President, she should not discuss pending Federal cases against a criminal defendant, including the January 6 case charged against Trump. But Liz Cheney can. And Cheney happens to be an expert. In the events she did and is doing and still will do with Harris today, Cheney prosecuted the January 6 case against Donald Trump. And as she described how Trump sat, doing nothing, as his supporters attacked Congress, one of the people behind the women nodded vigorously.

But I also realized, as I watched the Michigan version of these events today, that Harris and Cheney are also modeling democracy. They are giving people — women who are my age and Cheney’s age and moderator Maria Shriver’s age are the primary but by no means the only target — what they want: a democracy where people talk to one another.

That is, these events, at their most ambitious, are about giving people a reason to defend democracy.”
emptywheel.net/2024/10/21/kama

Late Night with David Letterman gives us

TOP 10 NAMES FOR TRUMP IN 2024

10 - Glocky McStupid
9 - Dr Magneto
8 - Captain Shoe
7 - Bible Boy
6 - Don Snoreleone von Shitzenpants
5 - Fartsy McSleepy
4 - The Debate Chicken
3 - Dancing Queen
2 - Penis Boy
1 - Donald McMushroom

Via Frontbutt Pants Inc

Yulia Navalnaya: After Putin, I’ll run to be Russia’s president

Alexei Navalny’s wife says she doesn’t “hate” the Russian president — she just wants to see him in prison.

politico.eu/article/yulia-nava

Trump finally found God.

In other news, God is looking for a new hiding spot.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) signed a hurricane relief bill into law last week, allocating $5 million to the State Board of Elections to make accommodations for voters impacted by Hurricane Helene. #uspol #uspolitics #NorthCarolina democracydocket.com/news-alert

@Bam

Right? How did she not understand what was going to happen?

And I hope that there are thousands of women like Cheney who will give a bit on their pro-life stances because they now understand that the extreme right doesn't care about women.

CNN:
Former Georgia GOP lieutenant governor encourages Republicans to vote for Harris in sprint to election

Geoff Duncan, a Republican and former Georgia lieutenant governor, is making a final push to convince swing state voters in his party to vote for Kamala Harris.

He said he and other Republican officials who are backing Harris are “truly, genuinely embarrassed every time (Trump) sees a microphone or a camera... — he’s a fraud.”
cnn.com/politics/live-news/tru

#News #Politics #Harris #Trump

Trump’s rhetoric is dangerous, but the media isn't calling it out enough. His incoherent speeches are often dismissed, but they reveal a serious decline in his capacity to lead. This isn't a joke; it's a warning sign of a looming authoritarian threat. If reelected, the danger to democracy will only escalate.

https://www.mediamatters.org/angelo-carusone/isnt-normal-msnbcs-sunday-show-angelo-carusone-jonathan-capehart-and-ankush

WSJ's Rebecca Ballhaus:

In Maricopa County, votes will be counted with drones overhead and police snipers standing ready. Election workers have gone through active-shooter drills and learned to barricade themselves or wield fire hoses to repel armed mobs.

A theory:
Simple minds want an authoritarian leader, similar to how a young child needs parental authority.

This is why the so-called “conservatives” (U.S. Republicans) have for decades, continually undermined public education: create more ignorant voters.

@LindaCollins11 @PBWolf #alttext Me: By taxing churches we could generate an extra $71 billion per year. Them: But my church feeds the poor! Me: That’s awesome! They can write it off when they file their taxes!

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