Lindsey Graham urges Trump to "punch a cop"

 

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Lindsey Graham urges Trump to "punch a cop" and "smash some windows" over indictment
After going on Fox to beg people for money to help poor poor former grifter-in-chief, the South Carolina lapdog tweeted that Trump should "smash some windows" and "punch a cop" to avoid prison... a... um... joke about Alvin Bragg being soft on crime and not at all a reference to that January day on which Trump incited a violent insurrection that broke many windows and left five cops dead. Ha. Please quit your day job.

Take Action: Tell Congress to ban Trump from running in 2024!

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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Trump arraignment details announced, including decision on mug shot
It's a dark when a former president is fingerprinted and mugshotted in a police station, and we'll be popping champagne to drown our sorrow and emitting only the saddest squeals of delight as we dance in the streets to cope.

Take Action: Tell Georgia DA Fani Willis to charge Trump for interfering in the 2020 election!

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Radical Speaker McCarthy is a huge problem for America
John Burrows for Congress: John Burrows is the young, charismatic leader we need to solve that problem and send McCarthy packing. We can't risk another day — let alone two more years — of letting Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz pulling Kevin McCarthy's strings and turning our Congress into a circus of conspiracy. Can you chip in to send John Burrow to Congress and send McCarthy home in disgrace?

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Florida passes bill legalizing carry of concealed weapons without a permit
This is a shrewd political move for the wannabe president as he looks to lock up the Republican nomination by making it easier to kill America's children.

Take Action: Denounce DeSantis and the Florida GOP for their fascist takeover!

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Millions will start losing healthcare as COVID-19 aid programs end
As pandemic-related emergency measures begin to wind down, poor Americans will – once again – feel a disproportionate share of the burden as states start removing people from Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program rolls April 1st. Up to 15 million people nationwide are expected to lose most or all of their coverage provided under these programs. It's sad enough that it took a global pandemic for enough Republicans to see the wisdom of extending even basic healthcare to as many people as possible. The majority of Americans view healthcare as a human right — a right that is recognized in every other developed nation on earth — and once again, our conservative leaders are stripping that right from the most vulnerable. in a very onbrand show of callous cruelty.

Take Action: Tell Congress to pass the PRO Act and protect workers' rights!

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Judge gives final green-light for $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox News
In what was the final obstacle standing in the way of Dominion Voting System's historic lawsuit against Fox News for pushing Trump's election-theft conspiracy theory from going forward, Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis declined to unilaterally declare a winner in the case, which will now proceed to trial. The judge issued a stunning rebuke of Fox News in his ruling, stating “it is CRYSTAL clear that none of the statements relating to Dominion about the 2020 election are true.”

Take Action: Pledge to boycott Fox News!

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OHIO NAZI, RACIST, HOMOPHOBE 

White Lives Matter member arrested for attempting to burn down church
20-year-old Aimenn D. Penny, a racist “White Lives Matter” member – yes, apparently, this organization exists – firebombed an Ohio church because they planned to host a “Drag Queen Story Time" event, federal prosecutors say. Nothing says "drag queens are dangerous" like a non-drag queen trying to burn down a church a bunch of kids are going to.

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Trump's last-ditch effort to avoid prosecution BLOWS UP in his face
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: This did not turn out well for Trump...

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Amazon paid consultants over $14 million for anti-union push in 2022
$14.2 million could've covered decent raises for thousands of its employees. It could have kick-started an expansion of worker benefits, funded college scholarships for their kids, or financed safety improvements at warehouses. Instead of investing in its facilities or its employees, however, Amazon decided to pay outside agencies to intimidate their own workers and prevent unions from making inroads at its facilities, which have remained largely union-free despite a New York facility voting to unionize in April of 2022.

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Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman discharged from hospital after weeks of treatment for depression
"I am so happy to be home. I'm excited to be the father and husband I want to be, and the senator Pennsylvania deserves. Pennsylvanians have always had my back, and I will always have theirs." Sen. Fetterman said. We're happy too.

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60 Minutes blasted for platforming Marjorie Taylor Greene in upcoming interview
Reactions to leaked photos of tomorrow's primetime feature have been swift and disparaging as many are wondering what exactly could disqualify someone from getting a platform on CBS. We're reserving judgment, but if CBS does anything but expose her for the dangerous, self-serving Qanon maniac that she is, we have Jews on our team, and their space lasers are ready.

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DeSantis' power move against Disney blows up in his face
"The corporate kingdom finally comes to an end! There's a new sheriff in town," the baby fascist declared in February as he signed a law stripping Disney of its Magic Kingdom powers, an act of retribution because the company was not persecuting LGBTQ and Black people to the governor's liking. Only guess what. The mouse outmaneuvered him, and his LGBTQ-hating power grab didn't do shit lol.

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More fallout from Trump's indictment

Trump camp claims over $4 million raised in 24 hours after indictment

New York DA shreds GOP in scathing response to Trump indictment attacks

Judge tapped to oversee Trump arraignment also adjudicated Trump Org trial

Gag order likely after Trump's continued attempts to spread disinformation

CNN's S.E. Cupp demolishes GOP's phony indictment outrage in viral take-down

The daily planet

Ukraine marks liberation anniversary of city that suffered brutal Russian massacre

Second day of Israeli airstrikes near Syrian capital kills Iranian adviser

UN food chief warns billions needed to avert starvation and unrest over next 2 years

Belarus set to base Russian nukes, threatens nuclear response against NATO

Russia seeks to eliminate U.S. dominance in new foreign policy doctrine

Hope...

Controversial Tennessee drag show ban blocked by Trump appointed judge

Hero guides novice aviator through emergency landing after wheels fall of plane

Pope cleared to leave hospital after treatment for respiratory illness

Newly arrived Ukrainian refugees head to Mississippi to aid tornado victims

Adidas selects 85-year-old grandmother runner for new ad campaign

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Swifties Are Joining the Anti-Monopoly Movement Taylor Swift fans had their time wasted and pockets emptied by Ticketmaster. Now they're calling to break up the company's live events monopoly—and joining the movement to crack down on monopolies, period. by Bella DeVaan School Vouchers Are Great If You Want to Kill Quality Education and Expand Bigotry Using taxpayer money to send your child to a private or parochial school has got nothing to do with getting a quality education. by Steven Singer If You Want to Help the Rich and Die Sooner, Vote Republican As giddy as Republicans are about "owning the libs," the citizens they govern pay a tragic price for the sport.  THOM HARTMANN November 21, 2022 If dying young appeals to you, here's a simple bit of advice: move to a state or county controlled by Republicans. At first glance, the images below appear to be political maps. And in the most real sense of the word they are: the county-by-county differences shown by the map from Jeremy Ney's brilliant American Inequality Substack newsletter and the state-by-state screen shot from the CDC's NCHS below it. Both reflect, in large part, decades of regional policy differences. Long-lived parts of America have generally embraced progressive policies dating back to FDR's New Deal; the early-death parts of our country most often reflect conservative opposition to everything from the working-class wealth that unionization and higher minimum wages bring, to the availability of healthcare through Medicaid expansion.   Source: American Inequality by Jeremy Ney on Substack 2019 Life Expectancy by State — Source: National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control To zoom out ever farther, since many conservative policies affect the entire country, consider what happened to the health of our nation in the 1980s with the Reagan Revolution. It's particularly visible when you compare the outcomes of our healthcare system with other developed countries. Our World In Data lays it out starkly, as you will see below. One of the proudest accomplishments of the neoliberal Reagan Revolution was—following a bill Nixon signed in 1973 that opened the door—overturning laws in state-after-state that required both hospitals and health insurance companies to run as non-profits. Reagan also, in 1983, ordered the DOJ, FTC, and SEC to essentially stop enforcing anti-trust laws dating back to the 1891 Sherman Act, resulting in the "Mergers & Acquisitions Mania" that characterized the 1980s and inspired the "greed is good" movie Wall Street starring Michael Douglas. Health insurance companies, hospitals, and pharmaceutical manufacturers all morphed from regional and competitive organizations into giant, monopolistic predators. Their profits exploded and our lifespans collapsed. Every year now, they spread hundreds of millions of dollars around Washington DC and state capitols to prevent regulation and maintain the status quo. We are, quite literally, the only country in the world with a corrupt Supreme Court that has legalized this kind of a vicious attack on its citizens by a bought-off political party and their morbidly rich donors. The Republicans on the Supreme Court call it "free speech" but every other nation in the world knows it's simply naked, criminal, political bribery.   Source: Our World in Data As you can see above, the average American spends more than twice as much on healthcare every year as do the citizens of any other developed country in the world. And, as the Reagan Revolution really bit hard in the 1980s and 1990s, our average lifespans collapsed while corporate healthcare profits exploded. And it's not just death by lack of healthcare that skews these statistics: if you're concerned about being murdered, it's also a good idea to avoid states run by conservatives.  As the centrist Third Way think tank noted last month: "In 2020, per capita murder rates were 40% higher in states won by Donald Trump than those won by Joe Biden. "8 of the 10 states with the highest murder rates in 2020 voted for the Republican presidential nominee in every election this century." It's true of Red cities as well. Again, from Third Way: "For example, Jacksonville, a city with a Republican mayor, had 128 more murders in 2020 than San Francisco, a city with a Democrat [sic] mayor, despite their comparable populations.  "In fact, the homicide rate in Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco was half that of House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy's Bakersfield, a city with a Republican mayor that overwhelmingly voted for Trump." And don't even think about having sex in Red states: they generally lead America in sexually transmitted diseases, presumably because most have outlawed teaching sex education in their public schools. The five states with the highest rates of Chlamydia infections are Alaska, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and New Mexico. The highest rates of Gonorrhea are in Mississippi, Alaska, South Carolina, Alabama, and Louisiana.  Speaking of schools, the states with the lowest educational attainment in the nation are entirely Red states. Ranked from terrible to absolutely worst, they are: Idaho, Indiana, Oklahoma, Alabama, Nevada, Louisiana, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi, and West Virginia. As giddy as Republicans are about "owning the libs," the citizens they govern pay a tragic price for the sport. They are literally dying as conservative politicians revel in their ability to cut taxes for the rich and suppress wages and healthcare for everybody else. Republicans are about to take over the House of Representatives and begin their "investigations" into, well, anything that will distract from these terrible statistics. In the meantime, Americans, particularly those in Red states and counties, will continue to die at rates considered obscene by the standards of every other developed nation in the world. Our next chance to put America back on track will be in two years, and we damn well better get ready. Our work is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Feel free to republish and share widely. THOM HARTMANN Thom Hartmann is a talk-show host and the author of "The Hidden History of Monopolies: How Big Business Destroyed the American Dream" (2020); "The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America" (2019); and more than 25 other books in print. Comments    by Thom Hartmann

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