Day 1 no matter the cost
Mass Deportation Scheme Has ‘No Price Tag’
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump vowed to commence the largest mass deportation of undocumented immigrants in history on Day 1 if he retook the Oval Office.
Now that he’s president-elect, he’s pledging to make good on that promise — at any cost.
America’s gone mad: disbelief in Ayrshire, Scotland, near Trump’s golf course
While some say Trump has done much for Turnberry’s economy, others claim election result is ‘a disaster – he’s a fascist’
“I think America’s gone mad,” he says. “How can you elect a criminal as president?”
Disbelief is his overriding emotion as the reality of a second Trump presidency sinks in. “I don’t get it. Perhaps people were afraid to elect a black woman?”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/07/disbelief-ayrshire-scotland-donald-trump-golf-course
‘We need to be ready for a new world’: scientists globally react to Trump election win
“In my long life of 82 years ... there has hardly been a day when I felt more sad,” says Fraser Stoddart, a Nobel laureate who left the United States last year and is now chair of chemistry at the University of Hong Kong. “I've witnessed something that I feel is extremely bad, not just for the United States, but for all of us in the world.”
America will regret its decision to reelect Donald Trump
That one man can so effortlessly game American institutions to his own benefit says as much about the decrepit state of America’s institutions as it does about the moral decrepitude of the crook.
Donald Trump will put party over country and self over all.
#Politics #News #DemocracyIsDead
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4976386-trump-democracy-america/
Early Wednesday morning, Christina Applegate wrote on X: “Please unfollow me if you voted against female rights. Against disability rights. Yeah that. Unfollow me because what you did is unreal.”
Hollywood stars bemoan Trump win: ‘Be gentle with yourself today’
Leguizamo, who told Latino voters in April that Trump “doesn’t like us” and “doesn’t want us here,” likened the country on Wednesday morning to an “ugly” old photo"
Black Women Notch Historic Senate Wins in an Election Year Defined by Potential Firsts
“It's remarkable to think that in two years, America will celebrate its 250th birthday,” Alsobrooks said during a victory speech Tuesday evening. “And in all those years, there have been more than 2,000 people who have served in the United States Senate. Only three have looked like me.”
Sarah McBride wins Delaware congressional seat, becomes first transgender rep in US history
State Sen. Sarah McBride will be Delaware's next representative in Congress, becoming the first transgender person elected to federal office in the history of the United States.
McBride, a Democrat and current state legislator, defeated Republican John Whalen in Tuesday's general election.
New Jersey Rep. Andy Kim makes history as first Korean American elected to Senate
Rep. Andy Kim (D-03) is poised to become the first Korean American senator in U.S. history after the Associated Press projected he defeated his Republican opponent, hotelier Curtis Bashaw, in Tuesday’s general election.
An Ohio sheriff’s patrol commander who declared on Facebook that he would not help Democrats and would require proof of who a person voted for before providing them aid has apologized, blaming prescribed sleep aids for causing his “out of character” actions.
FBI shows off election-threats nerve center
“The FBI is well positioned to respond to threats that would come in or information that would come in that would affect our election security,” Barnacle said. “Those threats include criminal threats such as threats to election workers, foreign malign influence, cyber threats and acts of domestic violence.”
Haven't seen this one👀👀👀
MLK Jr.’s daughter demands MAGA account delete ‘vile’ deepfake
Bernice King, daughter of civil rights icon the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., is calling for a Trump-supporting social media account to remove an ad featuring her father generated by artificial intelligence (AI).
In a video posted to the social platform X, the account @MAGAResource shares a “deepfake” video of King praising former President Trump.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4971212-mlk-jr-deepfake-ad-denounced/
Aretha Franklin - Respect [1967] (Aretha's Original Version)
Just a little respect, that's all we want.
Georgia at the DNC Roll Call
WATCH: Lil Jon performs during Democratic National Convention state roll call | 2024 DNC Night 2
A lawyer for Elon Musk ‘s political action committee told a judge in Philadelphia on Monday that so-called “winners” of his $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes in swing states are not chosen by chance but are instead chosen to be paid “spokespeople” for the group.
GOP lawyer Chris Gober also said that the recipients Monday and Tuesday will come from Arizona and Michigan, respectively, and therefore will not affect the Pennsylvania election.
Howard Fuller, a civil rights activist and education reform advocate, explained why he describes himself as a “single issue voter” in a powerful takedown of Donald Trump “My single issue is Donald Trump,”
“He is the most despicable ass human being walking the face of the earth and all of y’all out here talking about 3 cents for gas. This man wants to destroy your personhood.”
‘We are locked and loaded’: Trump fans in North Carolina ready for a ‘stolen election’
The startling comment came from a mother of five and grandmother of two, Vikki Westbrook, as she lined up on Sunday outside an aircraft hangar in rural North Carolina. She had come to hear Donald Trump make one of his last pitches of the 2024 presidential election.
#News #NorthCarolina #Politics #Election2024
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/03/trump-supporters-election-results
Vice President Kamala Harris has made an unannounced trip to New York to appear on “ Saturday Night Live,” briefly stepping away from the battleground states where she’s been campaigning with just three days to go before the election.
#News #Politics #SNL #HarrisWalz2024
https://apnews.com/article/harris-unscheduled-new-york-visit-f58069ca1db9ec077b092a52bd118ac5
I envision that once the election is called that the orange fella will get arrested on the spot. Where is he hosting his election watch event? The authorities should be standing outside with cuffs in hand.
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"I'm no better than anyone else, but I'm just as good" (#myGrandma)