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There’s so much to unpack today. Yes, #TrumpHasCorona which is deadly and scary. But his constant, unending barrage of lies makes it difficult to believe him. He’s a grifter who has always looked for an angle... so this just feels like another con.
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That said, I make it a point never to wish ill on people and I won’t wish it on him.
I also won’t forget or ignore everything else going on with him right now. (This is FAR from a complete list)
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I also won’t forget or ignore everything else going on with him right now. (This is FAR from a complete list)
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1. His refusal to pay federal taxes.
2. His refusal to release his taxes.
3. His $421+ MILLION in debt to foreign banks.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/28/us/donald-trump-taxes-apprentice.html
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2. His refusal to release his taxes.
3. His $421+ MILLION in debt to foreign banks.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/28/us/donald-trump-taxes-apprentice.html
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5. His former National Security Advisor (the second one, the first one pled guilty to 2 felonies), saying this week that trump is aiding & abetting Russian disinformation.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-ex-national-security-adviser-hr-mcmaster-says-trump-is-aiding-and-abetting-putin?via=newsletter&source=CSPMedition
(5 of 20)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-ex-national-security-adviser-hr-mcmaster-says-trump-is-aiding-and-abetting-putin?via=newsletter&source=CSPMedition
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6. His refusal to address Russian bounties on US Soldiers.
7. His record of calling soldiers (and fallen soldiers) “suckers” and “losers”.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/
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7. His record of calling soldiers (and fallen soldiers) “suckers” and “losers”.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/
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8. His interference with the Mike Flynn case.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/mike-flynns-lawyer-just-admitted-to-a-federal-judge-shes-been-talking-to-trump-about-his-case/
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https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/mike-flynns-lawyer-just-admitted-to-a-federal-judge-shes-been-talking-to-trump-about-his-case/
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9. His refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power.
10. His efforts to undermine the election process.
11. His calls for voter intimidation at the polls.
http://www.cnn.com/2020/09/30/politics/fact-check-trump-first-debate-mail-voting-fraud/index.html
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10. His efforts to undermine the election process.
11. His calls for voter intimidation at the polls.
http://www.cnn.com/2020/09/30/politics/fact-check-trump-first-debate-mail-voting-fraud/index.html
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12. His flailing economy.
13. His overt, daily, racism & dogwhistles.
14. His recession.
15. His current court case to end the ACA and rip health insurance from millions in the midst of a global pandemic.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2020/10/01/supreme-court-decision-on-aca-may-threaten-protections-for-those-with-pre-existing-conditions/
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13. His overt, daily, racism & dogwhistles.
14. His recession.
15. His current court case to end the ACA and rip health insurance from millions in the midst of a global pandemic.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2020/10/01/supreme-court-decision-on-aca-may-threaten-protections-for-those-with-pre-existing-conditions/
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16. His current court case to hold back his DNA from being tested as a potential rapist.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/08/07/politics/e-jean-carroll-trump-dna/index.html
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/08/07/politics/e-jean-carroll-trump-dna/index.html
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17. His failure to protect the 205,000 people lost to COVID-19 on his watch.
https://www.democracynow.org/2020/9/30/trump_biden_debate_covid
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https://www.democracynow.org/2020/9/30/trump_biden_debate_covid
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18. His effort to ram through an unqualified and dangerous SC justice DURING an election.
https://nbcnews.to/3inWgod
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https://nbcnews.to/3inWgod
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19. His wife being caught ON TAPE saying “Who gives a fuck about Christmas...” and (about child separation at the border) “Give me a fucking break”
https://twitter.com/i/status/1311849737444888576
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https://twitter.com/i/status/1311849737444888576
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20. His failure to show concern or effort to aid with rampant wildfires in California and elsewhere.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ninety-major-wildfires-are-now-raging-across-13-western-states-leaving-seven-dead
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/ninety-major-wildfires-are-now-raging-across-13-western-states-leaving-seven-dead
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21. His continued hosting of superspreader events without proper mask use or social distancing.
http://popm.ch/41qeiPT
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http://popm.ch/41qeiPT
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22. His Secretary of State being refused an audience with the Pope and then lying about why.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-europe-54361716
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-europe-54361716
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23. His former campaign manager pulls a gun and hits his wife, before being arrested.
(Parscale, I mean. Not Manafort, who's in jail for tax evasion & fraud... or Bannon, who was recently arrested for fraud.)
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/09/trumpworld-panics-over-debate-fiasco-as-campaign-turmoil-mounts
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(Parscale, I mean. Not Manafort, who's in jail for tax evasion & fraud... or Bannon, who was recently arrested for fraud.)
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/09/trumpworld-panics-over-debate-fiasco-as-campaign-turmoil-mounts
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Whew! I’m sure there is more. This is off the top of my head on a Friday morning when every :30 seconds seems to be another #OctoberSurprise ... but yeah..... anyway, thoughts and prayers I guess.
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The point of this thread, aside from just trying to keep some of the constant barrage of unmitigated garbage from this president in perspective... is that the trump COVID-19 diagnosis CHANGES NOTHING.
WE ALL NEED TO #VOTE
Vote early & safely.
And yes, #VoteBlue
(19 of 20)
WE ALL NEED TO #VOTE
Vote early & safely.
And yes, #VoteBlue
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I really thought this would be a 20 tweet thread. I didn't quite make it. But I'm not going back through all those again. So this is tweet (20 of 20).
