Featuring Tim Dickinson, Anat Shenker-Osorio, Mitch Landrieu & Jen Rubin, Shalise Manza Young, Meredith Blake, Marissa Rothkopf, the Pets of the Week, and the Contrarian Pod: tributes to Nancy Pelosi
Many Congressional Republicans privately admit Trump is nuts.
I keep posting. According to Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) Trumpepstein may cause an "Epstein bomb" causing over 100 Republican members to "jailbreak" from Trump.
ECHOES FROM THE GIPPER: " MR. PRESIDENT, TEAR DOWN THIS HALL OF SHAME"
"Much have I seen in the realm of gold"
That has driven Trump to graft so bold.
What has impelled our country's titans of industry, commerce and banking to contribute vast sums to the demolition of the East Wing of the White House and to the construction in its place of a gold encrusted pleasure palace to be used as a ballroom for our President to host dances and other events in his honor?
I think it breaks down into these 6 categories:
1."Money opens doors, especially in Washington"
2."We better contribute if we know what’s good for us”"
3."You can't just say 'No' to these guys?"
4. "It’s better to be shaken down than shaken off”.
5. "We're not looking to sleep with the fishes." (figuratively speaking)
6. Die hard Trump supporters and Republican Party heavy hitters who say "Hey, all Donald has to do is to pick up the phone, and he's got it."
#2 is the stand-out winner here.
Fortune Magazine has published the following list, released by the White House, of the 37 contributors to Donald Trump's gold encrusted ballroom that will replace the demolished East Wing of the White House. This includes mostly corporations and friends who, in general, stand to gain if they contribute and stand to lose if they don't.
1. Meta Platforms, 2. Apple, 3. Amazon 4. Google, 5. Lockheed Martin 6. Microsoft, 7. Comcast 8. Altria 9. Coinbase 10. Palantir Technologies 11. T‑Mobile 12. Ripple 13. Hard Rock International 14. Tether America15. Union Pacific Railroad 16. Micron Technology 17. Caterpillar 18. Booz Allen Hamilton 19. HP 20. NextEra Energy 21. Reynolds American 22. The Adelson Family Foundation 23. Stefan E. Brodie 24. Betty Wold Johnson Foundation 25. Charles and Marissa Cascarilla 26. Edward and Shari Glazer 27. Harold Hamm 28. Benjamín Leon Jr. 29. The Lutnick Family 30. The Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Foundation. The former CEO of Marvel Entertainment and his wife are consistent donors to Republican and Israel‑U.S. causes.31. Stephen A. Schwarzman 32. Konstantin Sokolov 33. Kelly Loeffler and Jeff Sprecher 34. Paolo Tiramani 35. Cameron Winklevoss 36. Tyler Winklevoss 37. J. Pepe and Emilia Fanjul
Is there anyone among these 37 contributors who has said to themselves “I don’t want anything in return. I’m only giving because what our country really needs is a large gold encrusted ballroom where our President can host us and others like us in a palatial venue, and where we can all serve as role models for our poorest citizens of our country to aspire to?"
Passing around the hat to collect or shake out $300 million dollars to build a monumental palace to Trump's vanity is one thing, but who will be paying the annual expenses to maintain the building and its staff and its lavish affairs throughout the year, bubbling over with champagne and fine wine? Bingo! You guessed it. We will!
The bottom line is that this golden monstrosity that is about to be built upon the ground that previously supported the East Wing of the White House will become a gaudy monument to ostentatious self-indulgence, extravagance and the vanity of Donald J. Trump that will be forever mocked the world over - until of course, the sheer humiliation of its existence will cause it to be demolished.
Until then it will serve as a memorial to a megalomaniac who is obsessed with glorifying his own image and deploying the power of his office to shake down, coerce, and entice and induce friend and foe alike to pay for his self-glorification and delegate to the public the annual expenses of keeping this golden palace sparkling and shining, especially when our government is shut down, employees are fired or laid off, food banks around the country are running out of food, and the Democratic Party is being blackmailed into signing off on Republican legislation to reduce healthcare for the lower and middle classes.
Just before I was going to release this comment this morning, I was delighted to see that Congressman Eric Swalwell and the Rebellion PAC were already ahead of me and actively soliciting funds to support the proposition that anyone winning the Democratic nomination for President should pledge to dismantle Trump's ballroom immediately upon being sworn in and leave no trace of this "monument to corruption and greed ", which I fully agree with and support.
I would go one step further though and demand that Congress, pending the destruction of this eyesore, enact legislation that prohibits funding for the operation, maintenance and all other expenses pertaining to this blight in our nation's capital, even if they need to override Trump's veto of it.
To paraphrase what Ronald Reagan said to Russian President Gorbachev: " Mr. President. Tear down this hall of shame". The next President, Democrat or Republican, will win our country's respect and admiration by instantly demolishing this humiliating monument to Trump's vanity and megalomania.
I have two questions, and am not sure where to ask it, so here goes:
1.) Does the immunity afforded to 4547 by the Supreme Court stop with him or does it cover people who report up to him, like Stephen Miller, Russell Vought, Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi, etc.? In other words, can they be held legally accountable for their various actions while in office?
2.) Similarly, are the servicemen involved in the Venezuelan boat strikes legally accountable for the deaths of the boat crews or are they covered by “following orders”? I seem to recall that the military are supposed to distinguish between lawful and unlawful orders.
I have two questions, and am not sure where to ask it, so here goes:
1.) Does the immunity afforded to 4547 by the Supreme Court stop with him or does it cover people who report up to him, like Stephen Miller, Russell Vought, Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi, etc.? In other words, can they be held legally accountable for their various actions while in office?
2.) Similarly, are the servicemen involved in the Venezuelan boat strikes legally accountable for the deaths of the boat crews or are they covered by “following orders”? I seem to recall that the military are supposed to distinguish between lawful and un
Thanks for your Evening Roundup. They bring it all together and settle us down.
"Night, Jen, 'night Norm, 'night John Boy. IYKYK
Many Congressional Republicans privately admit Trump is nuts.
I keep posting. According to Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) Trumpepstein may cause an "Epstein bomb" causing over 100 Republican members to "jailbreak" from Trump.
Massive Congressional visits November 18.
https://www.instagram.com/flare.usa/p/DP_mdOyjdiG/
Visit CongressionalRepublicans.
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/851451/
I think that if we play our cards right, many can be convinced by the election outcome to come forward.
ECHOES FROM THE GIPPER: " MR. PRESIDENT, TEAR DOWN THIS HALL OF SHAME"
"Much have I seen in the realm of gold"
That has driven Trump to graft so bold.
What has impelled our country's titans of industry, commerce and banking to contribute vast sums to the demolition of the East Wing of the White House and to the construction in its place of a gold encrusted pleasure palace to be used as a ballroom for our President to host dances and other events in his honor?
I think it breaks down into these 6 categories:
1."Money opens doors, especially in Washington"
2."We better contribute if we know what’s good for us”"
3."You can't just say 'No' to these guys?"
4. "It’s better to be shaken down than shaken off”.
5. "We're not looking to sleep with the fishes." (figuratively speaking)
6. Die hard Trump supporters and Republican Party heavy hitters who say "Hey, all Donald has to do is to pick up the phone, and he's got it."
#2 is the stand-out winner here.
Fortune Magazine has published the following list, released by the White House, of the 37 contributors to Donald Trump's gold encrusted ballroom that will replace the demolished East Wing of the White House. This includes mostly corporations and friends who, in general, stand to gain if they contribute and stand to lose if they don't.
1. Meta Platforms, 2. Apple, 3. Amazon 4. Google, 5. Lockheed Martin 6. Microsoft, 7. Comcast 8. Altria 9. Coinbase 10. Palantir Technologies 11. T‑Mobile 12. Ripple 13. Hard Rock International 14. Tether America15. Union Pacific Railroad 16. Micron Technology 17. Caterpillar 18. Booz Allen Hamilton 19. HP 20. NextEra Energy 21. Reynolds American 22. The Adelson Family Foundation 23. Stefan E. Brodie 24. Betty Wold Johnson Foundation 25. Charles and Marissa Cascarilla 26. Edward and Shari Glazer 27. Harold Hamm 28. Benjamín Leon Jr. 29. The Lutnick Family 30. The Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Foundation. The former CEO of Marvel Entertainment and his wife are consistent donors to Republican and Israel‑U.S. causes.31. Stephen A. Schwarzman 32. Konstantin Sokolov 33. Kelly Loeffler and Jeff Sprecher 34. Paolo Tiramani 35. Cameron Winklevoss 36. Tyler Winklevoss 37. J. Pepe and Emilia Fanjul
Is there anyone among these 37 contributors who has said to themselves “I don’t want anything in return. I’m only giving because what our country really needs is a large gold encrusted ballroom where our President can host us and others like us in a palatial venue, and where we can all serve as role models for our poorest citizens of our country to aspire to?"
Passing around the hat to collect or shake out $300 million dollars to build a monumental palace to Trump's vanity is one thing, but who will be paying the annual expenses to maintain the building and its staff and its lavish affairs throughout the year, bubbling over with champagne and fine wine? Bingo! You guessed it. We will!
The bottom line is that this golden monstrosity that is about to be built upon the ground that previously supported the East Wing of the White House will become a gaudy monument to ostentatious self-indulgence, extravagance and the vanity of Donald J. Trump that will be forever mocked the world over - until of course, the sheer humiliation of its existence will cause it to be demolished.
Until then it will serve as a memorial to a megalomaniac who is obsessed with glorifying his own image and deploying the power of his office to shake down, coerce, and entice and induce friend and foe alike to pay for his self-glorification and delegate to the public the annual expenses of keeping this golden palace sparkling and shining, especially when our government is shut down, employees are fired or laid off, food banks around the country are running out of food, and the Democratic Party is being blackmailed into signing off on Republican legislation to reduce healthcare for the lower and middle classes.
Just before I was going to release this comment this morning, I was delighted to see that Congressman Eric Swalwell and the Rebellion PAC were already ahead of me and actively soliciting funds to support the proposition that anyone winning the Democratic nomination for President should pledge to dismantle Trump's ballroom immediately upon being sworn in and leave no trace of this "monument to corruption and greed ", which I fully agree with and support.
I would go one step further though and demand that Congress, pending the destruction of this eyesore, enact legislation that prohibits funding for the operation, maintenance and all other expenses pertaining to this blight in our nation's capital, even if they need to override Trump's veto of it.
To paraphrase what Ronald Reagan said to Russian President Gorbachev: " Mr. President. Tear down this hall of shame". The next President, Democrat or Republican, will win our country's respect and admiration by instantly demolishing this humiliating monument to Trump's vanity and megalomania.
I have two questions, and am not sure where to ask it, so here goes:
1.) Does the immunity afforded to 4547 by the Supreme Court stop with him or does it cover people who report up to him, like Stephen Miller, Russell Vought, Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi, etc.? In other words, can they be held legally accountable for their various actions while in office?
2.) Similarly, are the servicemen involved in the Venezuelan boat strikes legally accountable for the deaths of the boat crews or are they covered by “following orders”? I seem to recall that the military are supposed to distinguish between lawful and unlawful orders.
I have two questions, and am not sure where to ask it, so here goes:
1.) Does the immunity afforded to 4547 by the Supreme Court stop with him or does it cover people who report up to him, like Stephen Miller, Russell Vought, Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi, etc.? In other words, can they be held legally accountable for their various actions while in office?
2.) Similarly, are the servicemen involved in the Venezuelan boat strikes legally accountable for the deaths of the boat crews or are they covered by “following orders”? I seem to recall that the military are supposed to distinguish between lawful and un
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