#Politics #Trump just attacked the judge on his Fake Twitter.
βI feel an obligation to be at every moment of this ridiculous trial because we have a seething and hostile Clinton-appointed Judge, Lewis Kaplan, who suffers from a major case of Trump Derangement Syndrome,β Trump posted on Truth Social.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-defamation-trial-e-jean-carroll-01-17-24/index.html
#Politics #Trump For those who missed it, last Sunday's #Doonesbury.
#Politics A reminder why last night's #Iowa caucus is irrelevant ...
Total number of registered voters in Iowa: 2,203,718
Total number of registered active Republican voters: 594,533
Total number of votes cast in the caucus: 110,298
Total number of votes for #Trump: 56,260 (51% of votes cast)
Only 18.6% of Republicans turned out last night. Barely more than half of them voted for Trump.
Much ado about nothing.
(Data source: Iowa Secretary of State)
The U.S. celebrates Martin Luther King today ... This day always reminds me of how in 1993 I stumbled into a rally on the National Mall marking the 30th anniversary of King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
I went to the Mall with my camcorder to film the crowds. This is what participatory democracy is supposed to look like.
#Politics Random reminder about the upcoming IA caucus on January 15 and the NH primary on January 23.
These events don't represent mainstream America.
A caucus is a test of a candidate's ability to get supporters to turn out at a local meeting hall. Some recent winners:
2008 Mike Huckabee
2012 Rick Santorum
2016 Ted Cruz
The NH primary has picked the eventual GOP nominee the last five elections, but NH is a small rural state.
Just don't get worked up like the media do about IA and NH.
#Politics From #CBSNews (and other outlets).
"A judge in New York has ordered former President Donald Trump to pay nearly $400,000 to cover The New York Times' legal fees from a now-dismissed lawsuit he brought against the paper, three of its reporters and his niece."
Waiting for the #NYTimes to post an article ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-new-york-times-legal-fees-judge-lawsuit/
#Politics From #USAToday via #FloridaToday:
Hundreds of books have been pulled from #Florida school district libraries because of state laws created by #DeSantis and state Republicans.
#Politics From #CNN: Fact-checking the lies #Trump told in court today.
My favorite: βMy legal issues, every one of them, civil and the criminal ones, are all set up by Joe Biden β¦ theyβre doing it for election interference,β Trump said.
This is the same mastermind he calls Sleepy Joe, who he claims is feeble and senile?! Imagine what schemes #Biden could pull off if in full possession of his faculties!
#Politics #Abortion From #CNN:
#Ohio grand jury refuses to indict a woman Republicans wanted arrested for having a miscarriage.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/11/us/brittany-watts-miscarriage-no-criminal-charges/index.html
2023 ended with a 3.4% U.S. annual inflation rate.
Inflation under control! More bad news for #Biden! π
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/11/economy/cpi-inflation-december/index.html
#Politics From #CNN: Chris Christie suspends his Republican presidential candidate campaign.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/10/politics/chris-christie-ends-presidential-campaign-2024/index.html
#Politics From #CNN: Hunter #Biden showed up this morning at the House Oversight hearing that was about to find him in contempt for not showing up.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/10/politics/hunter-biden-contempt-vote-committees/index.html
#Politics And this is how you do it ... "Keep Republicans Out of Your Bedroom" by the Progress Action Fund.
#Politics The latest "This Modern World" by Tom Tomorrow on Daily Kos.
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