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May 3, 2024

"This is unbelievable! ... this is the energy we need" -- Newsmax host gushes over Donald Trump ... getting in a car

I had to laugh but the media is still cutting down Biden as old, stiff, lethargic etc etc.



"This is unbelievable! ... this is the energy we need" -- Newsmax host gushes over Donald Trump ... getting in a car

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1786143447092441524




https://twitter.com/ElectProject/status/1786173506297741383




https://twitter.com/Jurgen80048425/status/1786147874079715488



May 3, 2024

MAGA cult: Real men wear diapers........

Today-or maybe it was yesterday, Trump finally denied he sleeps in the the courtroom.
Question==will trump publicly deny he wears diapers?????




So after years of bashing President Biden about his age, now the cult is saying this? Even for a cult this is pathetic
https://twitter.com/Yeliw6/status/1786161156979376398



https://twitter.com/Archivist1000/status/1786168734073172092



MAGA has fully embraced Diaper Don Von Shitzenpantz. They are now wearing diapers in solidarity. Totally not a cult. #VonSchitzenpants
https://x.com/GonzoVeritas/status/1786109631451824245





https://twitter.com/TheRickWilson/status/1786109127598518345




https://twitter.com/GiGicmka/status/1786147338282561919

May 2, 2024

President Biden: Your senator Ted Budd called the infrastructure law 'a liberal Trojan horse for a socialist agenda.'

I love how Biden can dish it out for those who deserve his wrath!!



President Biden: Your senator Ted Budd called the infrastructure law ‘a liberal Trojan horse for a socialist agenda.’ I don't know about you, but I don't think ensuring kids can drink clean water to avoid brain damage is a socialist agenda. I think it's just plain decency. But as you might guess, the senator hasn't been shy. He's asked on 10 separate occasions for new funding in those very laws. As they say, God bless the boy. I didn't think the senator was a socialist. But that's okay, I promised to be a president for all Americans. So, senator I'll see you at the groundbreaking

https://twitter.com/BidenHQ/status/1786153653935485070


https://twitter.com/mole_at_MAL/status/1786156423426023904




https://twitter.com/mole_at_MAL/status/1786156009456599490




May 2, 2024

Trump gets terrible news as the NAACP teams up with ride share company Lyft to drive voters to the polls on Election Day

Great way to help folks get to the polls.



BREAKING: Donald Trump gets terrible news as the NAACP teams up with ride share company Lyft to drive voters to the polls on Election Day — boosting turnout that terrifies MAGA.

And it gets even better…

The 2024 Lyft Up Voting Access Program will also provide crucial voting access information as well as discounted rides to the polls.

On top of that, it will help both riders and drivers to register, prepare to vote, and understand the ins and outs of voter ID laws.

Republicans are constantly trying to depress voter turnout because they know that when more Americans vote, Democrats win.

“During a time where our most sacred right to vote is under attack, we must fight back with every tool at our disposal,” said Derrick Johnson, NAACP president and CEO.

“For many Americans, especially Black Americans, accessible and affordable transportation continues to impede access to the ballot box,” Johnson said.

“The NAACP is proud to continue working with our partners at Lyft to create pathways to the polls through free and low-cost rideshare services,” he added. “Together, we will make sure every vote is counted and every voice is heard.”

The Lyft Up Voting Access Program is aiming to increase its ride volume by 25% through its discounted and free rides to polling places.

“Every American citizen should be able to exercise their right to vote without worrying about the cost or difficulty of getting to the polls,” said Lyft CEO David Risher. “Everyone — from a driver who’s given a thousand rides to a rider who hasn’t taken her first one yet — deserves to have their voice heard at the polls. Our Voting Access Program is a great way Lyft can be a force for good.”
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https://twitter.com/OccupyDemocrats/status/1786117510133342490

May 2, 2024

Ryan Nichols, Capitol rioter who confessed on video in the third person, gets five years

Source: nbc news

“So if you want to know where Ryan Nichols stands, Ryan Nichols stands for violence,” Ryan Nichols said, adding he was prepared to die to keep Donald Trump in office.



May 2, 2024, 2:26 PM CDT By Ryan J. Reilly

WASHINGTON — A Donald Trump fanatic who assaulted officers with pepper spray and called for additional violence after the Capitol attack while confessing in the third person was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison and fined $200,000 on Thursday.

Ryan Nichols pleaded guilty in November to one felony count of obstruction of an official proceeding and one felony count of assaulting officers performing their duties. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, a Ronald Reagan appointee who has spoken out about the GOP's "preposterous" false claims about the Jan. 6 attack, sentenced Nichols to 63 months on Thursday, saying that while Nichols' apology at his sentencing hearing "appears to be sincere," Nichols made "very rigorous comments" on tape about his desire for future violence.

In one video, filmed before he took part in the Capitol attack, Nichols said that the mob would lynch elected officials who voted to certify Joe Biden’s presidential victory.

“This is the second f---ing revolution!” Nichols said as he marched over to the Capitol. “Ryan Nichols said it, if you voted for f---ing treason we’re going to drag your f---ing a-- through the streets.”...................



Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/ryan-nichols-capitol-rioter-confessed-video-third-person-gets-five-yea-rcna149820



Whow. He has a crowbar in this tweet.





https://twitter.com/Laurieluvsmolly/status/1786107477899001918







https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-1240w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2024-04/240429-ryan-nichols-capitol-riot-mn-1250-db2e4b.jpg
Photo evidence in FBI affadavit showing Ryan Nichols and Alex Harkrider.
Photo evidence in FBI affadavit showing Ryan Nichols at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.FBI
May 2, 2024

Trump warns he may not accept Wisconsin election results

Source: msn



Story by James Oliphant 1h •




WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump said he may not accept the 2024 election results in Wisconsin, a key battleground state in his matchup with President Joe Biden, leaving open the possibility of post-election turmoil.

In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Wednesday, Trump said that if he doesn’t believe the result in November's election was legitimate, “you have to fight for the right of the country.”

Trump added, “If everything’s honest, I will absolutely accept the results.”

The Republican presidential candidate's comments came on the heels of an interview this week with Time magazine in which Trump did not rule out the possibility of political violence around the election, saying “it depends on the fairness” of the process.

In the Journal Sentinel interview, Trump reiterated his baseless claim that he won Wisconsin -- a Midwestern state he lost to Biden, a Democrat, by about 21,000 votes in 2020 -- and that the election was tainted by fraud. Trump's campaign unsuccessfully sought to disqualify almost 240,000 ballots cast for Biden.




Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-warns-he-may-not-accept-wisconsin-election-results/ar-AA1o35Hq?ocid=socialshare&cvid=6ebda45eef354cce9770e8016674d549&ei=25



Damn! This will just be a repeat of his 2020 crap.


https://twitter.com/leghorn1357/status/1786087921000370315
May 2, 2024

Donald Trump Unloads in Rant Against 'Folks' and His Own Teleprompters

Source: newsweek



Published May 01, 2024 at 11:26 PM EDT


Former President Donald Trump railed against teleprompters and offered an impromptu rant against the word "folks" after suffering a teleprompter mishap during a campaign rally in Michigan.

Trump, who during a campaign stop in Wisconsin hours earlier had mocked President Joe Biden for using teleprompters, appeared to have difficulty delivering a coherent speech at multiple points when wind blew a teleprompter out of his view during a rally in Freeland, Michigan, on Wednesday.

After touting what he said was Republican "common sense" on issues like prohibiting transgender people from using public bathrooms, the former president's speech abruptly broke down when the teleprompter screen blew out of his view as he recited a list of policy goals.

"Whether you're conservative or you're liberal, it's about common sense," Trump said. "We want to have strong borders, we want to have low interest rates, we want to have a powerful military, we want to have ... we want to have great ... by the way, it's windy as hell up here!"


Trump turned to his right and gestured toward one of two teleprompters on stage while complaining to the crowd about the device. He then claimed that Biden would not be able to speak without a working teleprompter..........................

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-unloads-rant-against-folks-his-own-teleprompters-1896380?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1714621007



ah. such a deal. te he.


https://twitter.com/Newsweek/status/1785876376832094687
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday is pictured reading from teleprompters during a campaign rally in Freeland, Michigan. Trump complained to the crowd after wind blew one of the devices out of his view, before...
Nic Antaya
May 2, 2024

JD Vance: I'm extremely skeptical that Mike Pence's life was ever in danger....[on #Jan 6]...

And MAGA folks believe Vance!!!



Collins: The last time I checked, Joe Biden didn’t approve of the chance to hang his Vice President. Does it give you any pause to be Trump’s Vice President given how he treated Mike Pence?

JD Vance: I'm extremely skeptical that Mike Pence's life was ever in danger

Collins: I think Mike Pence would disagree with that


https://twitter.com/BidenHQ/status/1785845117477085284


https://twitter.com/realjakecobb/status/1785852766511882655







https://twitter.com/factsfaraone/status/178584596349764440


https://twitter.com/mrbigg450/status/1785847171025166397

May 1, 2024

It also breaks my heart seeing @Jim_Jordan use this 16 year old girl as a prop to make a political point..."

Very blatant use as a prop by Jordan. whow.


It breaks my heart when I see stories like this.
It also breaks my heart seeing Jim Jordan use this 16 year old girl as a prop to make a political point.
Completely heartless, Jim!!
https://twitter.com/TamieUSCongress/status/1785432865485787418

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