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Aug 10, 2020 24 tweets 4 min read Read on X
Started with some hearsay about .5m mail in votes that were incorrect in VA that spawned some garbage about Russia and the USPS not being equipped for it.
Went into additional propaganda about the success of the stock market. Note Trump and Mnuchin are pumping money into the stock market and US debt has been downgraded.
nytimes.com/live/2020/07/3…
Then, hopefully there's not some big national emergency, or more of one, but the conference ended abruptly.
If no disaster, it's a good thing to save us on some propaganda.
And he's back.
Sounds like some shooter in the area.
Outside of the premises, but in the area.
More propaganda about economic records and beating expectations during an historic economic collapse.
"I think we'll have a vaccine before the end of the year"
hedged by
"more concerned about having a therapeutic".
Since experts almost universally dispute the availability of a vaccine by the end of the year, this is notable spin.
Capital Gains Tax cut.
Middle income tax cut.
No specifics.
Notably, he continues to say "China Virus" even though it is documented that this is offensive to asians, violence against asians is on the rise, and it is ostensibly racist.
Spin on testing repeated.
We still do not have a national testing and contact tracing plan.
More spin on other countries having a hard time of it. Says "Latin America" note that this is largely Brazil, with his spawn, Bolsinaro.
He says they're focused on nursing homes and gave a rosy glasses view of the virus.
Note that Nursing Homes and Assisted Living account for approx 45% of all deaths and these deaths are rising again:
wsj.com/articles/nursi…
"At the end of a fairly short period of time you're going to be in good shape."

Rest well! #sarcasm
"We must stop politicizing the virus"
LOL
Executive Action Speak:
Payroll Tax holiday.
Big deal for people, yet this is a tax corporations pay that funds Medicare and Social Security.
Eviction Relief and Extend Student Loans.

Just a bunch of BS, as usual.
ON TO THE QUESTIONS:
Within the next week or 2, states will be able to execute.
Are states ready?
Note this has all just created confusion:
nytimes.com/2020/08/09/us/…
97K children tested positive in July, any pause about schools reopening?
Trump: tiny fraction of death. They get better pretty quickly.
They don't catch it easily. They don't transport it.
Not fact-based:
usatoday.com/story/news/hea…
Biden Hurt God question:
A guy that agrees with Bernie Sanders won't be good for religion. Trump claims to be improving rapidly in polls.
Says Biden is farther left than Bernie in "their manifesto".
It will destroy our country. Dbl and Trpl taxes. 80m will lose healthcare.
Good follow up on that BS.
Exec Order on Preexisting Conditions:
Talked about getting rid of individual mandate, which he called an unpopular disaster that he has "been given thanks for by many people".
This is not completely true, and the conference is a rambling mess now.
Talk to any Democrats, Mnuchin?
Some, but not Schumer or Pelosi. Happy to meet.
Trump claims Schumer should have done something in the last 4 weeks.
Gettysburg?:
He's been there many times, Nat. Park, Nat. Historic Site, important place, looking at it. WH would be easier, least expensive.
Audience?: Could, plenty of space.
Update on China/Response to Sanctions?:
We've already responded in many ways. What?
CHI-Na! "This was released everywhere except China."
Dog whistle to conspiracy theorists and BS.
"We are upset with China because of what they did."
Trump claims Iran, NK, and China will own this country if Biden wins.
Will have deal with Iran in 1 month. Check this with the healthcare plan.
Says Russia doesn't want him to be prez.
Rambled about how he helped NATO.
Asked if he has directly talked to Russia about election meddling.
Trump conflated China and Iran and said the Democrats are meddling by insisting on mail-in ballots.
Had 160K people died on Obama's watch, would you have called for his resignation?
No.
Claims it would have been millions and we've never seen anything like this.
Says Spanish Flu killed 150m, fact check, it killed ~675K.
US Ambassador in Brazil to eliminate ethanol tariffs?:
We might. Touts great relationship with Bolsinaro.
Goes out of his way for soft opinion Q from OAN:
Leads on Susan Rice selection because she is best to coverup Obama crimes. OMG!
This looks staged for him to be able to do his debunked rhetoric.

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Oct 2, 2020
I’m gonna share my projections in a thread for myself so I can review it in the future:
1- I think Trump indeed has COVID-19. With Hicks being ill this morning, I actually think the conspiracy is how they covered it up today, not that he doesn’t have it.
2- I think he will become symptomatic. The strength of the infection is largely influenced by the amount of virus you breathe in. We don’t know if he got it from Hicks, but it is probable that he was exposed to a significant amount of virus in an enclosed space in the last week.
3- At his age and health, there is probably an 11.5% probability of death. He will have excellent care, so in terms of how sick he gets, it probably comes down to if his immune system beats the rate of how fast the virus multiplies. My guess is he will recover at the WH.
Read 7 tweets
Sep 26, 2020
The 1st Amendment to the United States Constitution reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."

This foundational principle made our nation great for a long time.

#SeparationOfChurchAndState
It was novel at the time and its genius is observed in its benefits:
-Less domestic violence up to and including genocide
-Less likely to war with other countries
-Inclusive to everyone
-Promotes the necessary free thought for a self-governing body

#SeparationOfChurchAndState
Christians have attempted to seize control of our secular government since before its founding. The National Day of Prayer comes from a challenge from Billy Graham in 1952. The conservative Congress acted on in joint resolution, and Truman signed it.

#SeparationOfChurchAndState
Read 5 tweets
Aug 12, 2020
He's pushing to send kids back to school.
50m people would be forced to interact and share air if schools open.
The virus is out of control right now and the effect would be to have huge super-spreader events every day.
You have to control the virus before you can open things.
Getting kids back to school is important.
We all know that and want them back in school.
We don't need to hear about how in-person is better than online, we need to control the virus so we can safely reopen schools.
Read 21 tweets
Aug 12, 2020
#BidenHarris2020 will have a comprehensive plan to battle #COVID__19. We need a President and Vice President that WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY!
We have a #ClimateCrisis that Donald Trump refuses to even acknowledge.
We have a #RacialJusticeCrisis.
It's the anniversary of Charlottesville with people spewing the same rhetoric of Hitler's nazis.
For @JoeBiden this was a call to action! He knew he couldn't stand by without taking on very-fine-people-on-both-sides Trump anymore.
#BidenHarris2020
Read 14 tweets
Aug 8, 2020
Over 42,000 #Veterans have contracted #COVID19 and 2,266 have died.
This immediately turned into a propaganda event targeting the Democratic Party in Congress and Joe Biden.
Now he's claiming that the Democratic Party wants to steal the election.
Suppression and projection.
Dems just want people to be able to vote safely during the pandemic. You know, come up with a plan putting safety first, and executing it. Something Trump has yet to do.
Read 16 tweets
Aug 7, 2020
You know what I want for the next 3 months?
PEOPLE IN THE STREETS DEMANDING ACTION.
It's how America works. We can tweet against Trump all we want, but the best way to support Biden and guarantee a Blue Wave is to energize 3 movements:
1-Women
2-People of Color
3-Climate Action
Nothing has been under attack more than #WomensRights since the pussy grabber took office.
I don't know about you, but I think we should have Million Women Marches regularly between now and November because the attacks are disgusting, dehumanizing, and lethal.
George Floyd's murder being caught on video energized a movement. Why stop? We will not know peace as long as we have a racist in our White House.
ICE roundups, kids in cages, Kung Flu, tear gas, wall, the list goes on and on and we should still be protesting.
#BlackLivesMatter
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