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When O'Toole did not censure or even contradict his MPs who retweeted Qanon crap. that ought to have given you an idea what kind of "leader" he is and how he sees where the support for his party is coming from.

A CNN survey today found that 75% of GOP believe that the election was "stolen" from Trump.

According to American law, the pardoned person does not have to admit guilt, nor does the pardoner have to state what the offender is being pardoned for.

Trump ‘untethered to reality’ — and his Thanksgiving rant proves it: CNN’s Berman Brad Reed and The New Civil Rights Movement November 27, 2020 CNN host John Berman on Friday lit into President Donald Trump for going on an unhinged Thanksgiving rant about the 2020 election in which he once again falsely claimed that he won. Berman in particular zeroed in on Trump's seething anger at Reuters White House correspondent Jeff Mason, who asked the president on Thursday if he'd concede that he lost the election. "He was yelling at Jeff Mason, who is the most mild-mannered reporter in America, who was asking one of the most obvious questions in America, which is, 'Will you concede the race that you lost?'" Berman said. "I think it gave a window into where the president is this morning and how untethered to reality he may be." Guest Ron Brownstein shared Berman's assessment and talked about the harm it's doing to the United States. "[He's] doing real damage," Brownstein said. "You've seen the polling: Three-quarters of Republicans now believe the election was stolen. We've never seen anything like this, an effort by a president to systemically undermine the results of the election."

Court Rejects Trump’s PA Election Appeal in Scathing Decision “Calling an election unfair does not make it so,” the court wrote. Erin Schaff/Getty News A federal appeals court has shot down the Trump Campaign’s attempt to overturn the election result in Pennsylvania, writing in a scathing decision that there is no evidence the vote count was unfair. “Free, fair elections are the lifeblood of our democracy. Charges of unfairness are serious. But calling an election unfair does not make it so. Charges require specific allegations and then proof. We have neither here,” the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals wrote in a 21-page opinion The decision comes after Pennsylvania already certified that President-elect Joe Biden was the winner but makes clear that Trump does not have a legal leg to stand on in contesting the outcome. Trump Already Backpedaling on Statement About Leaving On Thanksgiving, a very cranky President Trump was asked if he would leave the White House if the Electoral College makes Joe Biden’s victory official. After some hemming and hawing, the lame-duck president said, “Certainly, I will.” It didn’t take long for that certainty to dissipate. On Friday, Trump tweeted out a new benchmark for making way for Biden. “Biden can only enter the White House as President if he can prove that his ridiculous ‘80,000,000 votes’ were not fraudulently or illegally obtained. When you see what happened in Detroit, Atlanta, Philadelphia & Milwaukee, massive voter fraud, he’s got a big unsolvable problem!” Of course, the courts have already found, over and over again, that there was no evidence of fraud and, in some cases, not even allegations of fraud from the Trump campaign. (Anyone surprised?)

As they should be. When you get to 15% dissidents in a society, you have the potential for violent eruptions. Reagan, then GW Bush and now Trump have sown the seeds of discord and violence that will bear bitter fruit for decades to come.

Trump still has not given up: https://www.salon.com/2020/11/27/take-trumps-coup-seriously-its-no-joke--and-bidens-win-was-just-a-sugar-high/

‘Kraken’ attorney's message for Trump fans: Make checks payable to Sidney Powell Today we learned why mobster Don Donald Trump wanted the wildest of his wild-eyed attorneys ejected unceremoniously from his so-called legal team: She was trying to cut into his action. Yes, TV attorney Sidney Powell can grift with the best of them. Now that Powell has "unleashed the Kraken" with the help of a copy editor who was smoking the Kraken, it's time to resolve one of the burning questions of the QAnon universe: "How can we ever show our appreciation to Sidney Powell?" It turns out you can send her a check as part of a ruse so shameless that Powell isn't bothering to have your payment made out to the 501 C-4 political "organization" she formed. Just pay the woman directly. You can goose step your way to www.sidneypowell.com and press the "Donate Now" button to support the "Legal Defense Fund for the American Republic." First thing you'll see is a nice photo of Sidney Powell captioned "KRAKEN RELEASER." Scroll down and you'll see some small links to the lawsuits followed by a much larger "DONATE BELOW" button. That's where you get chumped, as they say in the world of scams. (Trump may be on his way out but the stench and grift live on)

"U.S. is going to see darkest days in modern medical history": Doctor's warning as 95% of country sees uncontrollable COVID-19 spread and 50 million travel for Thanksgiving.

One of my all-time favourite sitcoms. Loved Les Nessman, Herb Tarlik, Johnny Fever, Venus Flytrap et al. Faded away far too soon.

The family that loads together, explodes together.

F***! MARN is saying that nurses in personal care homes often do not have N95 masks despite what Minister Freisen is saying.

It would be a great thing if the Commission refused to hear the complaint.

Well, the losses are now equal to the average IQ among diehard Trump/GOP supporters.

This is happening in the financially richest country in the world and yet very few clergy have spoken out. No wonder they rank 15th in happiness.

Perhaps a few days in jail for the minister might change his mind, but I doubt it. They ought to padlock the church. This sort of ruling is exactly what the right-wing evangelists wanted and why they supported Trump en masse. What is really, really weird is that apparently more black men supported Trump this time around than in the last election. Bizarre.

You assume that the owner is telling the truth,

Diego Maradonna, one of the greatest soccer players of all time has died of an apparent cocaine overdose that caused a fatal cardiac arrest. I guess you could say it was the end of the line for him.

The St. Regis was the preferred watering hole for Tribune and Free Press staffers way back.

Better but far from good.

Trump Is Racing to Bring Back Firing-Squad Executions Before He Leaves Office, Says Report Reuters/Hannah McKay There have been many predictions—from instigating nuclear war to pardoning Joe Exotic—about what President Donald Trump might do during his final months in office, but it’s fair to say few people guessed this. According to a report from ProPublica, Trump is trying to rush through a proposed regulation that could see federal executions being carried out by firing squads again. The proposed rule cleared White House review on Nov. 6, according to the report, so it could be finalized any day. Trump Is Racing to Bring Back Firing-Squad Executions Before He Leaves Office, Says Report (thedailybeast.com)

Trump to travel ‘unannounced’ to fake ‘hearing’ on election fraud — after aides failed to talk him out of it: reports Sarah Toce and The New Civil Rights Movement November 25, 2020 President Donald J. Trump is planning to fly to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Wednesday in an attempt to save his reputation, whatever is left of it, post-election 2020. He is expected to meet with a "handful" of Pennsylvania Republicans to discuss the election results, which delivered him a loss roughly three weeks ago. Katherine Faulders reported that the "hearing" would take place at the Wyndham Hotel and that Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, would be in attendance for what they are dubbing a Republican "Majority Policy Committee." "It's readily apparent to everyone besides Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and Jenna Ellis that this election is over and that Joe Biden won resoundingly," said Bob Bauer, the lead attorney for the Biden campaign, in a statement on Tuesday. Hopefully their meeting won't turn out the same way this one did at the Four Seasons Total Landscaping earlier this month.

US can kill its own citizens without review when state secrets are involved, DOJ lawyer argues A U.S. Department of Justice lawyer argued Monday that the United States can kill its own citizens without judicial review when litigation would reveal state secrets. The argument drew alarm among judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Courthouse News Service reports. Judge Patricia Millett characterized the DOJ’s argument as giving the government the ability to “unilaterally decide to kill U.S. citizens,” according to coverage of the argument by Courthouse News Service. “Do you appreciate how extraordinary that proposition is?” US can kill its own citizens without review when state secrets are involved, DOJ lawyer argues (abajournal.com)

Not to mention that Trump has a long history of hiring them and refusing to pay them, particularly if Trump loses the case. Then he hires different lawyers to defend him aaannd.......then refuses to pay them as well. You'd think lawyers would learn.

I am waiting for a few more weeks when Giulliani submits his $20,000 per diem to Trump for payment and Trump refuses. Then Giulliani will have to sue Trump.