Goldman Sachs predicts stronger GDP and job growth if Democrats sweep White House and Congress

https://fortune.com/2024/09/03/goldman-sachs-predicts-stronger-gdp-and-job-growth-if-democrats-sweep-white-house-and-congress/

#Ukriane

Talk of transferring JASSM cruise missiles to Ukraine.

What you need to know:

Cost: about 2 million each.

Joint Air to Surface Standoff (JASSM), can be launched from the F-16s Ukraine recently acquired.

It is unclear which models are being considered

JASSM - range 370 km
JASSM--ER 1000 km

1,000 pound, armor piercing bomb.

Anti-GPS-jamming capable.

"They just get acclimented, you know what that means?"--Donald Trump

No, I don't know what acclimented means because it's not a word. Can you provide more context.

"They just get used to it..." -- Donald Trump.

Oh, acclimated. So is acclimented when folks get acclimated to you being demented? (with apologies to Stephen Colbert)

16th decides whether to proceed,

18th sentencing. sleepy

Set your Calendars:

Sept 16 - Judge Merchan decides whether Trump's sentencing in Hush Money trial.

Sept 18 - Sentencing hearing.

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Donald Trump’s request to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, thwarting the former president’s latest bid to overturn his felony conviction and delay his sentencing.

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled that Trump had not satisfied the burden of proof required for a federal court to take control of the case from the state court where it was tried.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/federal-judge-turns-down-trumps-request-to-get-involved-in-hush-money-conviction

Know any far-right evangelicals? If so, send them this:

CREW files Amicus: Judge Aileen Cannon must be reassigned in Trump case

A federal judge in Atlanta ruled that the Trump campaign must stop playing Issac Hayes's song ‘Hold on, I’m coming’ after the estate filed an emergency injunction claiming Trump had continued to use the song despite not having “obtained a valid public performance license"

Somethin's gone wrong in Montana. Sheely has surged ahead of Tester in August polling, and it may cost Dems the Senate.

This is the excrement elmo posts on his xtwitter.

John McCain’s son is publicly speaking out about Trump’s appearance at Arlington, calling it a ‘violation’ that turned cemetery into campaign backdrop. In response, he is changing his voter registration to Democrat and endorsing Harris.

Trump is calling for the termination of the US Constitution to reinstate him as President again.

"After Trump loses to Kamala Harris, he will be tried, convicted and sentenced to prison. Be prepared, y'all. Because when reality sinks in and the loathsome piece of shit realizes he's going to lose, he's going to attempt to burn down America to save himself. " -- Bill Madden

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I'm gonna say it: Kasparaov was a lot better at chess than he is at even trying to understand the military problem in Ukraine.

Trump telling Republicans to shutdown the government unless they pass bill to make non-citizens voting in US elections illegal.

Yes, it is already illegal, so why not ask for the bill to make bank robbery and murder illegal too?

Ex–Trump Adviser Drops Bombshell About Trump’s Taliban Deal

H.R. McMaster is pointing to Donald Trump for the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

https://newrepublic.com/post/185318/former-trump-adviser-mcmaster-taliban-afghanistan

Keanu Reeves is 60 years old today.

OK, that's enough sunshine and fresh air fo the day.