Billion in losses or a decade of felony tax fraud?

“The numbers show that in 1985, Mr. Trump reported losses of $46.1 million from his core businesses — largely casinos, hotels and retail space in apartment buildings. They continued to lose money every year, totaling $1.17 billion in losses for the decade.” From: nytimes.com I’m not a lawyer and do not have any special information… Continue reading Billion in losses or a decade of felony tax fraud?

Is Lindsey Graham unaware that we have had two years of personal email use go un-investigated or is he unfit for office?

“Any American out there who did what Secretary Clinton did, you’d be in jail now,” Graham declared. “The question I want to know is, does anybody other than me believe that?” From: thedailybeast.com https://www.thedailybeast.com/lindsey-graham-dont-make-mueller-report-public-without-setting-up-special-counsel-to-probe-hillary-clinton-emails/ Wow is this amazing. Can he really think this is true or is he just bullshitting? We’ve had two years of… Continue reading Is Lindsey Graham unaware that we have had two years of personal email use go un-investigated or is he unfit for office?

Trump Warns: It Would Be ‘Very Bad’ if My Police, Biker Gang Fans Decided to Get ‘Tough’ on My Opponents

  “I actually think that the people on the right are tougher, but they don’t play it tougher. Okay? I can tell you I have the support of the police, the support of the military, the support of the Bikers for Trump–I have the tough people, but they don’t play it tough—until they go to… Continue reading Trump Warns: It Would Be ‘Very Bad’ if My Police, Biker Gang Fans Decided to Get ‘Tough’ on My Opponents

Matt Gaetz: A Tragedy of Trumpean Proportions in Three Acts

Act One: He Doth Tweet It Act Two: He defends Himself Poorly ““I was happy to do it for you. You just keep killing it,” Gaetz was reportedly heard telling Trump, according to Dovere. Also Gaetz apologized to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and, apparently, to Cohen personally, for the tweets about Cohen’s… Continue reading Matt Gaetz: A Tragedy of Trumpean Proportions in Three Acts

Loyalty to Trump cost Michael Cohen everything. Republicans pay heed

“Cohen had a warning for the Republican stooges sitting in front of him. They were in danger of becoming just like him. “I’m responsible for your silliness because I did the same thing that you’re doing now for 10 years,” he said. “I protected Mr Trump for 10 years.”” Loyalty to Don Cheeto is a… Continue reading Loyalty to Trump cost Michael Cohen everything. Republicans pay heed

Ivanka Trump and the big lie of right wing populism: “our people” need help, “those people” are lazy.

“President Trump’s daughter and a White House senior adviser, lauded her father’s economy and said the majority of Americans ideologically believe differently than Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., in an interview with Fox News host Steve Hilton.” This is the core lie of right wing populism, the one that all the other lies are built on. “our… Continue reading Ivanka Trump and the big lie of right wing populism: “our people” need help, “those people” are lazy.

“I Am Disgusted”: Behind the Scenes of Trump’s Increasingly Scrutinized $107 Million Inauguration | Vanity Fair

The inaugural committee had raised a stunning $107 million—about twice what Barack Obama had hauled in 2009—from donors such as Sheldon Adelson and corporations like AT&T. But as the Times reported, the tax form revealed profligate spending—nearly $10 million on travel; $4.6 million on salaries and benefits; and $100,000 to Rick Gates, the former campaign… Continue reading “I Am Disgusted”: Behind the Scenes of Trump’s Increasingly Scrutinized $107 Million Inauguration | Vanity Fair

Ann Coulter isn’t attacking Trump, she’s defending her brand.

The golden rule of wingnut welfare is always defend the brand and that brand is the magical True Conservatism that exists in the minds of Fox News viewers from sea to shining sofa. In their mind, that brand is Reagan shouting Merry Christmas from a pick up truck loaded with medium rare rib-eyes firing off… Continue reading Ann Coulter isn’t attacking Trump, she’s defending her brand.

‘My whole town practically lived there’: From Costa Rica to New Jersey, a pipeline of illegal workers for Trump goes back years – The Washington Post

Over the years, dozens of workers from Costa Rica went north to fill jobs as groundskeepers, housekeepers and dishwashers at Bedminster, former employees said. The club hired others from El Salvador, Mexico and Guatemala who spoke to The Post. Many ended up in the blue-collar borough of Bound Brook, N.J., piling into vans before dawn… Continue reading ‘My whole town practically lived there’: From Costa Rica to New Jersey, a pipeline of illegal workers for Trump goes back years – The Washington Post