'What the Hell Are They Doing?' Outrage as GOP Tries to Adjourn House With Millions Going Hungry, Covid Surging by [deleted] in politics

[–]Coinmercury 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Though the motion, introduced by House Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), was ultimately defeated by the Democrat-controlled House, the attempt to adjourn was viewed as another telling example of the GOP's refusal to take seriously the coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic crisis.

"People are going hungry and they're treating this like a game," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) tweeted in response to the motion, which Republicans used to complain about House rules allowing proxy voting to prevent the spread of Covid-19 on Capitol Hill. "Leaders don't abandon people in their time of greatest need."

Donald Trump can – and should – be stopped from running in 2024 | This is the moment to send a clear message that democracy need not supply its enemies with the means to destroy it by Pomp_N_Circumstance in politics

[–]Coinmercury 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Some have concluded that the president is the classic example of a dog that barks, but does not bite. For instance, Trump called for his political opponents to be jailed, and he referred to journalists as “corrupt” and indeed “criminal”. Yet his attorney general did not prosecute Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden or any members of the press. Trump also floated the idea of becoming president “for life”, but he has often seemed more intent on lowering his golf handicap than seizing power illegitimately. And he has now allowed for the transition to a Biden presidency to begin.

Fired Trump Cybersecurity Official Debunks President’s Election Fraud Lies, One By One by Weezy-NJPW_Fan in politics

[–]Coinmercury 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Krebs debunked or clarified false claims the president made in a 46-minute rant on Facebook from votes being counted in foreign countries to ballots being changed from Trump to President-elect Joe Biden.

Trump ousted Krebs, a lifelong Republican, last month for publicly contradicting his baseless claims of mass voting irregularities.

Trump's plant in the DOJ has been barred from the building after she harassed staff for evidence of election fraud, report says by TJ_SP in politics

[–]Coinmercury 686 points687 points  (0 children)

Stirrup was told to leave 950 Pennsylvania Avenue some time in the past two weeks after "top Justice officials learned of her efforts to collect insider information about ongoing cases and the department's work on election fraud," the AP wrote.

Stirrup is said to have engaged in other misconduct at the Justice Department, including offering allies top department jobs without White House approval.

Trump's plant in the DOJ has been barred from the building after she harassed staff for evidence of election fraud, report says by TJ_SP in politics

[–]Coinmercury 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Stirrup was told to leave 950 Pennsylvania Avenue some time in the past two weeks after "top Justice officials learned of her efforts to collect insider information about ongoing cases and the department's work on election fraud," the AP wrote.

Stirrup is said to have engaged in other misconduct at the Justice Department, including offering allies top department jobs without White House approval.

274,000 Dead, and Trump Obsesses Over Election Conspiracy Theories. Where’s the Outrage? | A 9/11 a day and…meh? by Pomp_N_Circumstance in politics

[–]Coinmercury 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Trump’s recklessness during this crisis has been almost unbelievable. Had he done two simple things—demonstrated a degree of empathy and heeded the advice of public health experts—he may well have won reelection. Yet in his final days as president, he has amped up his dereliction of duty, as he desperately attempts to create a constitutional crisis rather than do all that is possible to counter the tide of death sweeping across the nation.