What do CBS late night host Stephen Colbert, CNN reporter Erin Burnett, New York State Attorney Letitia James, DOJ Special Counsel Jack Smith, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Joe Scarborough, Rachel Maddow, Jimmy Kimmel, Capitol Police Lieutenant Michael Byrd, Seth Meyers, Brian Williams, Norm Eisen, Rep. Glenn Ivey, and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger have in common? They’re all people Donald Trump considers enemies, so Trump ally Vladimir Putin put them on the Russia sanctions list. Sadly, they won’t be able to travel to war-mobilized Moscow any time soon.
More:
“Russia’s Latest Sanctions on U.S. Officials Turn to Trump Enemies,” Peter Baker, New York Times
“Putin uses sanctions to target Trump’s perceived U.S. foes,” Steve Benen, MSNBC
“Moscow bans ‘500 Americans’ from Russia including CNN journalists,” Jonny Hallam and Tara John, CNN
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“‘The perfect target’: Russia cultivated Trump as asset for 40 years – ex-KGB spy,” David Smith, The Guardian
“Hell-Bent for Election,” a political animation for the 1944 presidential election, funded by the United Auto Workers, promoting President Franklin D. Roosevelt (the fast express train) over Republican oppontent Thomas Dewey (the tired old steamer). Voters are encouraged not to “fall asleep at the switch.” It’s also a “win the war” message.
Directed by Chuck Jones and written by Robert Lees, with music by Earl Robinson and lyrics by E.Y. “Yip” Harburg. Narrated by Marvin Miller. The is the first production of United Productions of America (UPA), made in founder Zack Schwartz’s apartment. UPA made training films during WWII, won Academy Awards for its post-war theatrical cartoons, and later transitioned to television. UPA was active up through the 1970s.
Donald Trump, Tuesday night in Raleigh, North Carolina:
“Saddam Hussein was a bad guy, right? … But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good. They didn’t read ’em the rights, they didn’t talk. They were a terrorist, it was over.”
Mr. Trump previously claimed the world would be “100 percent better” if dictators like Saddam and Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi were still in power. Like them, Donald Trump wants to torture people, execute them without trial, and then kill their innocent relatives.
Last Wednesday night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel goaded tax cheat, mob associate, and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump into agreeing to debate the issues with Democratic contender Bernie Sanders. Trump later specified a condition: a $10 million contribution to charity. His bluff was called by Cenk Uygur of Young Turks and tech CEO Richie Hecker, who offered to donate the cash.
In a voluminous press release of 116 whole words — several of them over 2 syllables long — Mr. Trump declined to debate Senator Sanders, saying he won’t debate a loser.
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“Donald Trump Says He Won’t Debate Bernie Sanders,” Janet Hook, Wall Street Journal
“Trump says he’s no longer open to debating Bernie Sanders,” Sean Sullivan, Washington Post
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The Imperial Wizard of the Rebel Brigade Knights of the Ku Klux Klan has endorsed Donald J. Trump as his choice for US President. “The reason a lot of Klan members like Donald Trump is because a lot of what he believes in, we believe in,” he told Richmond WWBT’s Chris Taylor.
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“Virginia KKK Leader Endorses Trump: ‘What He Believes In, We Believe In,’”Katherine Krueger, TPM Livewire
Related:
“David Duke Hails Donald Trump For Thwarting The ‘Jewish Supremacists Who Control Our Country,'” Brian Tashman, Right Wing Watch
“Klan’s Trump Fans Rip ‘Liberal Media’ For Making Them Look Too ‘Racist,’” Asawin Suebsaeng, Daily Beast
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John Ellis “Jeb” Bush, 3th Earl of Bush son of the 41st US president and brother of the 43rd, has suspended his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. The Republican Party establishment faces a grim choice: Hold its nose and back Rubio, pretend John Kasich can win, or move even more of its personal wealth to Cayman Island banks.
More:
“Jeb Bush never really had a chance in the 2016 presidential race,” Chris Cillizza, Washington Post
“Unforced errors and miscalculations end Bush’s White House hopes,” Steve Holland, Reuters
“Jeb Bush: The big campaign that just couldn’t,” Janelle Ross, Washington Post
“Fall of the house of Bush: how Jeb fell victim to hype, hysteria … and himself,” Sabrina Siddiqui and Adam Gabbatt, The Guardian
“The overhyped rise and spectacular fall of Jeb Bush, in 19 devastating quotes,” Becca Stanek, The Week
“Bush’s Befuddled Goodbye and the Risks of Trump Denialism,” Amy Davidson,The New Yorker
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Iowa Democrats flipped a coin to break their caucus deadlocks, but today’s caucus is in Nevada:
“‘In these very limited circumstances where two or more presidential preference groups are tied for the loss or gain of a delegate, groups must each draw a single card from a deck of cards to break the tie. The high card determines the winner, and aces are high.’
The party will furnish each precinct location with an ‘unopened deck’ to be shuffled ‘at least seven times’ after extra cards, like jokers, are removed. If the two sides pull cards of the same rank, the winner will be determined by suit: spades are the highest, with hearts, diamonds and clubs — in that order — to follow.”
–“Nevada Democrats will break caucus ties with high-card draw,” Gregory Krieg, CNN
–“Here’s how the Nevada caucuses work,” Michelle Rindels, AP via PBS Newshour
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Indiana’s Best Christian, the courageous culture crusader and former Trump lapdog Mike Pence, has been …um … hanging around Iowa in an undeclared 2024 campaign. On Wednesday, he finally decided to end the … um … suspense, and declared his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Guess he misses the roar of the MAGA crowd.
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