Attribution: TRUMP STEALS BALLOTS AS DOJ ELEPHANT WATCHES by Paul Duginski
Paul Duginski has spent a half-century in journalism, including 27-1/2 years at the Los Angeles Times, and 13 years at the Sacramento Bee. His cartoons have appeared in the L.A. Times, the New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor, the San Jose Mercury News, the San Francisco Examiner and the McClatchy Bee newspapers in California, among other places. He was an award-winning graphics journalist at the L.A. Times.
Jul 16, 2026 #trump #electionsecurity #midterms
The ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Jim Himes, joins MS NOWâs Lawrence OâDonnell to discuss Donald Trumpâs primetime address where, as Rep. Himes says, he âlied to the American public.â Trumpâs claim that U.S. elections have been âriggedâ is âhow American democracy goes away,â Rep. Himes says.
Attribution: TRUMP EMPEROR HAS NO SANITY by Rick McKee
from The Guardian this morning Trump makes unverified claims of China âelection meddlingâ as critics fear ploy to challenge midterm results
Donald Trump accused China of interfering with the 2020 election in a primetime televised address that laid bare his continuing obsession with his defeat to Joe Biden, but which opponents warned was a smokescreen for him to meddle in the forthcoming congressional midterms.
In a 25-minute speech on Thursday that had been hyped by Trump himself, the US president cast extraordinary doubts on the integrity of the US electoral process, saying it was âcatastrophicallyâ short of standards of fairness and trust, and vulnerable to trespassing by foreign powers.
âNo country can be great without fair and honest elections,â Trump said at the White House in an address that began with a familiar rehashing of his favorite campaign boasts, including claims of an unprecedentedly booming economy.
âIf there can be no trust, there can be no greatness. Unfortunately, the system we have falls catastrophically short of that standard.â
Democrats warned that Trump was trying to sow confusion, spread misinformation and lay the groundwork to challenge the results of the midterm elections, which polls suggest could deliver significant losses for the presidentâs party.
Mark Warner, a Democratic senator from Virginia and vice-chair of the Senate intelligence committee, said he spent years working to strengthen the countryâs defenses against foreign meddling in US elections.
âTonight, Americans heard the president once again repeat claims about our elections that have been investigated for years and repeatedly rejected by the intelligence community, the FBI, DHS, DOJ, bipartisan state election officials, audits, recounts, and the courts,â Warner said. âThe facts have not changed.â
He added: âChina is a serious strategic competitor, and it absolutely seeks to advance its interests at Americaâs expense. So do Russia and Iran. We should confront those threats with facts, not distort them for political purposes.â
As a prelude to his claims of interference by China, Trump on Thursday said he was announcing the âimmediate declassification and release of critical intelligence, revealing shocking vulnerabilities in our election infrastructureâ.
He asserted that evidence showed the electoral system was âdangerously expose[d] ⌠to hacking, exploitation and interferenceâ.
Trumpâs allegations have long been at odds with the views of officials who served in his first presidency. An assessment carried out by the CIA director, John Ratcliffe, then Trumpâs director of national intelligence, concluded that the 2020 election was the most secure in US history. However, Trump took issue with those findings, accusing intelligence agencies â whom he tarred as âthe deep stateâ â of a years-long cover-up.
âThose responsible for sounding the alarm instead kept the information secret and hidden,â he said. âThey did not disclose to me as president or to anyone else and, to the best of our knowledge, they did not inform Congress. In fact, all they kept saying is: âThis is the most secure election in the history of our country.ââ
Trump said he was directing the office of national intelligence, the Department of Justice, the FBI and the CIA to âinvestigate how and why such crucial information was hidden, to fire those involved in the coverup and to file criminal charges, if appropriate, against those peopleâ.
Trump recently installed a key ally, Bill Pulte, as acting director of national intelligence, despite the fact he has no previous intelligence experience. Pulte, who used his previous position in charge of the federal housing finance agency to dig for evidence for retribution against Trumpâs adversaries, is believed to have provided intelligence documents meant to validate the presidentâs claims of interference in the 2020 poll.
He spearheaded a drive to release previously classified documents along with John Solomon, a rightwing former journalist who has been active in spreading election conspiracy theories and was hired as a White House special adviser last month. Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Thursday night, Solomon acknowledged that the documents released contained no evidence that foreign actors flipped a single vote in the 2020 election.
In Thursdayâs speech, Trump repeated calls for the passage of the Save America Act, legislation requiring strict voter ID, which is currently stuck in Congress. âAddressing this crisis of election security demands that Congress must pass the Save America Act,â he said. âHow easy is that to do? Unless you want to cheat.â
The speech barely touched on Iran, just days after Trump jettisoned last monthâs vaunted ceasefire deal and resumed ordering military strikes in an effort to loosen Tehranâs grip on the strait of Hormuz, which has been largely closed to commercial shipping since the start of the war on 28 February, causing global energy costs to soar.
âWe are ⌠winning big in Iran, and you will see the fruits of that labor very, very shortly,â he said in a reprise of previous claims that victory is near.
Despite holding regular media briefings, Trump has delivered relatively few set-piece addresses from the White House â frequently used by past presidents to convey messages deemed of national importance.
The setting involves reading a set text from a teleprompter for a limited period, constraints at odds with Trumpâs speaking style, which often deviates from script and meanders at length. On Thursday, the White House said Trumpâs longtime teleprompter operator had been placed on administrative leave, following allegations he had placed bets of nearly $100,000 on the prediction market about what the president would say. A new operator was assigned for Thursdayâs speech, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said.
Trump spoke to an audience of about 55 people in the East Room, including the vice-president, JD Vance, and other cabinet secretaries and White House officials.
He appeared at times to have difficulty following the syntax of the written speech and frequently adopted the sarcastic tone characteristic of his stump speeches.
Several networks, including NBC, ABC and CNN, declined to air the speech on their main broadcast networks, citing concerns that the content could be politically partisan or inflammatory. The move prompted Trump to call for their broadcast licenses to be revoked. All three stations gave live coverage on their streaming services, and some ABC affiliates aired the speech.
Television networks are not legally obliged to grant a presidentâs request to air a speech live. Biden and Barack Obama had requests for White House speeches to be broadcast live refused during their presidencies.
Even before Trump spoke, Democrats issued denunciations in the expectation he would intensify his accusations about the 2020 election. Several said his focus on the past masked a more forward-looking agenda: to interfere in Novemberâs congressional midterm elections, when Democrats will attempt to take control of the House of Representative and the Senate.
Kamala Harris, the former vice-president and the defeated Democratic candidate in the 2024 presidential election, accused Trump of planning âto peddle lies and conspiracy theoriesâ.
âHere is what you need to know: The 2020 election was not stolen; we won and he lost,â she wrote on social media. âThe Save Act is voter suppression. It is part of a larger agenda of conservatives trying to steal power from the people.â
China rejected Trumpâs claims that it interfered in the 2020 election. A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington told CNN: âChina has all along adhered to the principle of non-interference in othersâ internal affairs.â
Trumpâs remarks were at odds with the conciliatory tone he has struck with Beijing since he travelled to China to meet Xi Jinping in May. The Chinese president has been invited to Washington in September.
A 2021 US intelligence community assessment concluded that no foreign actor, including China, attempted to alter any technical aspect of the 2020 voting process. The report said that while Russia had conducted influence operations aimed at denigrating Bidenâs campaign, China did not deploy any interference efforts intended to change the outcome of the election.
US intelligence assessed that China did not see either a Trump or a Biden victory as advantageous to Beijing and it was therefore not worth the risk of damaging the US-China relationship with interference efforts.
China has long denied claims by western governments, including the UK, that it has meddled in the politics of other countries. Several European countries have raised the alarm about Chinese spying operations in their legislatures. Last year a former parliamentary aide for Germanyâs far-right Alternative fĂźr Deutschland party was convicted of spying for China.
memorable words epitaphically-wise:
âIf there can be no trust, there can be no greatness. Unfortunately, the system we have falls catastrophically short of that standard.â
by John Darkow
Main News: how Maine Democrats will choose a new senate candidate
I previously signed up to participate in the process by which registered Democratic voters in my Maine county will choose delegates to a state-wide convention. The convention will then select a Democrat who will face GOP incumbent Susan Collins in November for a seat in the U.S. Senate. The state-wide delegate convention will be Saturday, July 25th in Bangor, Maine.
I received an e-mail this morning. The full text follows.
This week has been very difficult for our communities after the tragic murder in Biddeford. ICE has no place in our neighborhoods and Maine needs leaders who’ll stand up to it, which is why we must defeat Susan Collins and send a Democrat to the US Senate this November.
With that in mind, I wanted to share details about the Delegate Nomination Meetings happening in your county.
If you applied to be a delegate but no longer wish to be considered, please email votersupport@mainedems.org by 11:59 pm today (7/16). If you chose to do this, you will still be considered to be a pre-registered participant, able to vote on other delegate candidates.
Your Cumberland County Democrats Delegate Nominating Meeting will take place:
Date: Saturday, July 18th
Time: 2:00 P.M. EST
Location: Held Virtually
Voting will take place electronically. Your ballot will be sent to both the email and phone number you provided in the participation form (the system will only let you cast one ballot). Please note that only phones capable of receiving text messages will receive the ballot via text.
Voting is easy and, for preregistered folks, will open shortly after your scheduled meeting start time.
Click on either the ballot link that was sent to your email or phone (they are the same link). The system will only let you submit a single ballot.
Delegates will be listed alphabetically by last name, scroll through the names and vote for the delegates that you would like to elect by checking the corresponding box next to their name.
We encourage you to use the delegate voter guide that will be shared with you prior to voting, and made available on our website, as a resource to help identify the individuals youâd like to elect.
Once you are finished voting, click submit at the bottom of the page.
After submitting, you’ll see an on-screen confirmation that your ballot was received. You will also receive a confirmation email once you submit your ballot. The confirmation only verifies that your ballot was submitted â it does not show your selection to administrators. Your individual choices remain anonymous.
We will be holding virtual training sessions to walk you through how the voting process works, more information on that to come shortly.
On the day of your meeting, there will be volunteers in person and virtually who can provide support if you have questions about the voting process or need assistance in completing your ballot.
If you anticipate having any issues with accessing your ballot, like unreliable internet connections or access to electronic devices, please reach out to our team at votersupport@mainedems.org as soon as possible so that we can help you make a plan.
While people may sign up and go through the verification process to qualify to vote for delegates day-of, we are strongly encouraging folks to pre-verify to streamline the process. Should someone choose to verify on the day-of, they may do so beginning two hours prior to the start of the scheduled meeting and then verification will close at the time of the meeting begins. Folks who verify day-of will receive the link to their ballot within 30 minutes.
With so many Mainers participating in this process, we ask for your patience. You may be waiting in the entrance line for a few minutes longer than you hope but rest assured our staff is working overtime to ensure this process runs smoothly.
Please continue to keep an eye out for emails from us to ensure you stay informed throughout this process.
Thank you again for your time and dedication.
Thank you,
Maine Democratic Party
Maine News: Part II
A Maine Democrat (me) reacts to last night’s debate of the Democratic contenders for the party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate.
Jackson and Shah had the best debate performance but I think Jackson was much better at articulating the anger and grievances of the working class people in Maine, and Maine is a poor, working class state.
Bellows was not a good debater. Collins would beat her in a debate. (In my opinion.)
Woods was terrible. There is no way he could get the nomination.
Those were the top four in the first debate panel at 7:00-8:00 PM.
There were more candidates that were assigned to a second debate (8:00 – 9:00 PM) but none of them has a chance.
Fewer MAGAts Just Makes Them Meaner
Trump’s base is shrinking, but what they lack in numbers they might replace with ramped-up lawlessness, just like J6. Except this time they’re either wearing the badges, or know they’ll get pardoned.
MAGA is in fact shrinking, polls show. The Washington Post-Ipsos poll just found that only 15% of Americans said they strongly approve of Trump — half what the same pollster used to show.
Thatâs at least the fourth high-quality recent poll to show the percentage who strongly approve of Trump falling into the mid-teens.
Trumpâs most important demographic â White voters who didnât graduate from college â are down to 24% strongly approve from their peak in the mid-40s.
They’re cornered, And if you’ve ever cornered a wild hog, you know it doesn’t end well.
Which It is what Trump was counting on in that speech last night.
Last night was Jan. 6 all over againâsame rigged election playbook, but now backed by the full power of the White House. Heâs not waiting for the aftermath this time; heâs laying the groundwork right now. Read my substack đ
Re: Trump’s speech.
I do not sense sufficient alarm among the Democratic establishment.
They think Trump is merely going to “question the results” of the November mid-term election.
I think his speech presented a justification for seizing total control of the election aparatus, using ICE the FBI, and other federal law enforcement agencies to wrench control of elections away from the states, relying primarily on increasingly violent ICE agents as his “brown shirts.” ICE/DHS operates many large concentration camps and I don’t think they were built to hold undocumented immigrants. Trump is turning ICE into his own personal paramilitary army.
His stooges will decide who will be allowed to vote, and then they will “count” the votes and the GOP will magically retain control of both houses of Congress, with much larger majorities.
Anyone trying to stop this will be arrested and taken to undisclosed locations (ICE camps). That will include local and state police.
Trump wants to end free and fair elections in the USA and replace it with the fake elections common to dictatorships where the dictator’s party always wins 98% of the vote.
Trump is OPENLY making moves to become a dictator.
And what will the will the “establishment/corporate/corrupt” Democrats like Senate Minority Leader Schumer and House Minority Leader Jeffries do?
Not a damn thing except utter their usual feeble and ineffective protests. They still think this is “politics as usual.”
This is how modern dictators seize power. They do it in increments. Trump is already halfway there.
It is up to progressive Democrats to save our Republic. They have to mobilize Democratic voters and take this to the streets. Massive demonstrations and a general strike.
I put the odds at 50/50.
And to those who say, “It can’t happen here,” I would say, “Yes it can.”
patd:
Thanks for posting that Guardian article.
It provides an excellent critique of Trump’s speech – very detailed.
Yep, Nash — and the media is getting drawn into the rabbit hole of fact checking his claims. That just tells ultra-MAGAts the media is part the conspiracy. We need to disprove his lies for the record, but coverage should center on all the ways he’s trying to undermine the next election, not his lies about an old one.
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I also worry the media not carry his speech live plays into his hands. More proof of conspiracy for his dumbest cult followers. I would have like it better if more sensible people were forced to watch his frightening madness.
“… his speech presented a justification for seizing total control of the election apparatus, using ICE the FBI, and other federal law enforcement agencies to wrench control of elections away from the states…
Nash. yep, he’s plowed the ground and sown the seeds of discord.
hopefully the outcome will be as Prov 6:12-15 KJV predicts in re he who’s sown the seeds of discord:
12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. 13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; 14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. 15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
BTW
In the Bible, a “froward mouth” refers to speech that is perverse, deceitful, or false. It is associated with negative behaviors such as speaking lies, complaining, and opposing the Word of God
I am just now getting up to speed on Pentagon pushing Testosterone Replacement Therapy because at first I thought it was made up by The Onion.
Now that I must take it seriously: I thought they were against Gender Affirming Care.
from a simple Google search: “Testosterone therapy is a standard and widely recognized form of gender-affirming care”
In it’s characteristically understating criticism of Dumbass, WaPo led the day with this:
IOW, the first Trump administration failed to find evidence of tampering with the results of the election.
Did did Trump have a TIA or mini-stroke on live on TV last night?
If you watch a video of the speech, notice that his left arm keeps jerking upwards, while his body twists backwards towards his left side. Doctors call this involuntary muscle spasms.
I asked Google AI âŚ
Involuntary muscle spasms of the left arm and left torso could be a symptom of what medical problems?
The answerâŚ
Involuntary muscle spasms isolated specifically to the left arm and left torso point toward a localized structural nerve problem, or a central nervous system issue affecting the right side of the brain (which controls the left side of the body). While general factors like dehydration, caffeine, or electrolyte imbalances can cause spasms, they typically affect the body more randomly or generalized rather than locking into a specific, one-sided pattern.
Spinal Nerve Compression or Damage
When nerves leaving the spinal cord are compressed, irritated, or injured, they can cause localized, one-sided muscle spasms:Cervical and Thoracic Radiculopathy: A herniated disc or bone spur in the neck (cervical spine) can pinch the nerves that control the left arm. If the compression extends slightly lower into the mid-back (thoracic spine), it can simultaneously trigger spasms along the left rib cage, flank, or upper torso.
Brachial Plexus Injury: Irritation to the network of nerves that conducts signals from the spinal cord to your left shoulder and arm can cause localized twitching and cramping.
Central Nervous System Issues.
Because the right hemisphere of the brain controls the left side of the body, a structural or electrical disruption there can cause unilateral symptoms:Focal Seizures (Epilepsy): Unlike generalized seizures, focal seizures originate in one specific area of the brain. A focal motor seizure in the right motor cortex can manifest as rhythmic jerking, twitching, or spasms entirely confined to the left arm and left torso.
Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA): A lack of blood flow or a minor bleed in the right side of the brain can irritate motor pathways, occasionally causing sudden involuntary movements or spasms on the left side of the body.Brain Lesion or Tumor: A growth in the right hemisphere of the brain can press against motor tracts, triggering localized spasms or weakness on the opposite side of the body.
Focal Movement Disorders
Segmental Dystonia: Dystonia is a neurological disorder causing involuntary, painful muscle contractions. When it is âsegmental,â it impacts two or more contiguous (adjacent) parts of the body, such as the left arm and the left side of the trunk.Hemichorea or Hemimyoclonus: These are movement disorders characterized by sudden, brief, involuntary jerking or dancing movements restricted to just one side of the body, often linked to basal ganglia disruptions in the brain.
Local Musculoskeletal Causes of Intercostal Neuralgia and Myofascial Pain: Chronic strain or nerve irritation of the muscles between the left ribs (intercostal muscles), combined with a repetitive strain injury of the left arm or shoulder, can mimic a combined neurological issue.â ď¸
When to Seek Emergency Medical AttentionBecause these symptoms are localized to the left upper body, they can sometimes cross over with signs of a cardiovascular event or a neurological emergency.
Seek immediate emergency care if the spasms are accompanied by:Chest pain, pressure, shortness of breath, or pain radiating to the jaw, sudden weakness, numbness, or paralysis on the left side of your face, arm, or leg, difficulty speaking, slurred speech, or sudden confusion, dizziness, loss of balance, or vision changes.
To help narrow this down, can you describe how the spasms feel (are they rapid twitches, rhythmic jerks, or prolonged muscle locking)? Knowing how often they happen and if you have any neck or back pain would also be very helpful.This is for informational purposes only. For medical advice or diagnosis, consult a professional.
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Simple way to prevent your exposure to Cyclosporiasis.
If you don’t know what that is, Google it.
Only eat frozen fruits an vegetables. Avoid salads (raw vegetables) in restaurants.
You can do this temporarily, as long as the epidemic endures, or make this switch permanent.
True fact: frozen vegetables retain more of their vitamins than fresh produce.
(You can Google that also.)
today’s meme…
meme #2…
meme #3…
Just remembered this old Pete Seeger song. Democrats should use it for a theme song.
Yet she’s only as rich as the poorest of her poor
Only as free as the padlocked prison door
Only as strong as our love for this land
Only as tall as we stand
But our land is still troubled by men who have to hate
They twist away our freedom & they twist away our fate
Fear is their weapon and treason is their cry
We can stop them if we try
Today in the Diner…
Donald Trump J6 Election Speech Analysis: Digital Diner Replay
Donald Trump reruns 2020 election claims while gas prices hit four dollars and the SAVE Act looms in Congress on Digital Diner.
Donald Trump is back to pushing 2020 election claims while gas prices hit four dollars a gallon. On today’s Digital Diner, Craig Crawford and the panel break down Trump’s prime-time address, the media’s scramble to fact-check him, and how networks like Fox News handled the legal fallout following their $787 million settlement.
The crew dives into the SAVE Act battle in Congress, Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson’s performance against Susan Collins, and the fallout over ICE hiring practices following the Minnesota shooting of Renee Good. Plus, a look at Pete Hegseth’s military testosterone screening proposal and James Talarico’s response to Dan Patrick.
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00:00 Intro & Donald Trump Speech Review
02:18 Media Fact Checking & Fox News Disclaimers
05:48 Thomas Massie & SAVE Act Voting Debate
08:16 Cindy McCain Endorses Katie Hobbs in Arizona
12:00 SAVE Act & Federalizing State Election Rolls
14:10 Maine Politics: Troy Jackson & Craig Plattner
20:50 Proof of Citizenship & Voter ID Requirements
28:00 Wildfires & Canadian Smoke Haze Impact
32:00 Minnesota ICE Raids & Renee Good Shooting
35:00 Susan Collins & Tom Homan On ICE Operations
44:00 Nick Fuentes & Radical Political Framing
52:00 Maine ICE Killer Identified by Local News
56:50 Pete Hegseth & Military Testosterone Screening
01:02:00 James Talarico Responds to Dan Patrick
Come on, MSN, heâs not merely promoting lies. Theyâre his lies and heâs the one lying.
Maine Senate Candidate selection process
If you want the details of how Maine Demorcrats are going to choose a replacement for Graham Platner, just go to this website and click on the red/orange bar at the top that says “Maine Senate Nomination Process.”
I have to vote for 149 delegates from a list of over 1,300. Each has a short personal statement that I will have to read. But it’s not as bad as it sounds. The 1,300 are listed by towns so I will start with the people from the town where I live, Yarmouth, Maine.
But I’m going to have to do a lot of reading today.
Nash, Do they at least have them organized according to the Senate candidates they support? Usually in a situation like this there are slates of delegates for each candidate but maybe that’s not how this one works? Pure Democracy is hard work.
absurd to expect anyone besides Nash to do that
in a perfect world, it would be fair to expect voters to devote that amount of effort
In this world, itâs not democracy
if they can conduct a vote for delgates why canât they just do a straight election for the nominee
Zucchini solid #3 and Zucchini striped #2, plus cucumber #1
start making that ratatouille
https://www.businessinsider.com/cyclospora-outbreak-berries-safe-kids-toddlers-2026-7
The freezing process does not kill Cyclospora.. However, there has never been a Cyclospora outbreak linked to frozen foods.
Experts say that the washing and freezing process involved in packaging frozen foods may help to reduce the risk of the parasite taking root.
*Boil those frozen berries!
iâd surmise the offending lettuce was contaminated at the processing facility, i wouldnât worry about homegrown veg
Taylor Farms produces both organic and non-organic grown lettuce. Will be interesting to see which have been found to have the parasite (if indeed the offending critter indeed lurks in their produce) as alleged/suspected by some reports.
Exactly. Iâm not afraid of my veg, because I know the water source & the processing facility is my kitchen.
Some days are a little more difficult to understand than other days. I live in a very heavily wooded area, a peninsula in the Chesapeake Bay. If, and when, a tree is removed there is no issue with growing a replacement. If you have time, just do not mow where you want a tree and wait, one will grow, perhaps not the one you want. If you want instant tree, dig one up and plant it. You can also buy a replacement. I was taking the long time growth and letting one grow from a seed. It was about a foot tall, lots of nice leaves and looking good.
Last week I was gone for most of a day, and returned late in the afternoon. As I was unloading my truck I saw a little dirt pile. Odd, I thought to myself, that is where my tree should be. Investigating, it was a hole and dirt pile where my little sapling had been growing. Someone had absconded with my tree. That was pretty damned nasty. Of all things to steal. Now I have to locate another one to let grow up.
Pat, my guess is that Taco Hell ainât buying the organic stuff.
Government-funded hormone therapy is here!
1. “Recommended” Testosterone screening
2. Taxpayer-funded TRT for troops
3. Peak right-wing hypocrisy
Watch the breakdown on Hegseth’s High-T military mandate:
Got my webcam all set up!
Sounds like gender-affirming care to me…
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/07/paxton-bought-three-condos-at-utah-luxury-resort/
*Paxton (or the Paxtons) own 15 properties, and it appears heâs living with his Christian-influencer mistress at one of them.
The New York Times reports:
Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas recently bought three condominiums at a luxury resort in Utah, a set of purchases that offered fresh insight into his wealth amid his run for U.S. Senate, according to property records reviewed by The New York Times. The properties, along with a dozen others owned by Mr. Paxton, are at issue in his ongoing divorce negotiations with his wife, State Senator Angela Paxton, who has accused him of adultery.
Mr. Paxton, 63, purchased the condos, worth a total of $1.6 million, in February, according to local property records, and transferred them to his blind trust. On the deeds, Mr. Paxton listed his address as a Dallas-area home. Police records indicate a woman who is not his wife lives there. Mr. Paxton, who has been photographed vacationing with the woman, has not directly addressed the relationship.
Mr. Paxtonâs expanding real estate portfolio has raised questions in the past about how he has amassed his wealth, despite his $153,000 salary as attorney general.
Public records reviewed by The Times show Mr. Paxton, his blind trust and another family trust now own at least 15 properties worth around $9 million, including a luxury cabin in Oklahoma, three homes in Florida and a plot of land in Hawaii.
A federal mandate you have to pay for isn’t election securityâit’s a poll tax. If the government wants to require Voter ID, they need to foot the bill.
Catch the debate on the SAVE Act:
United Will Let Customers Avoid “DJT” Airport And Fly To Miami Or Fort Lauderdale
Instead
United Airlines is giving reservation agents unusual flexibility to accommodate customers who no longer want to fly to West Palm Beach after the airport was renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport.
United tells reservation agents:
“If a customer does not want to fly to the airport, use your empowerment to offer acceptable alternatives such as Fort Lauderdale Airport (FLL) or Miami International Airport (MIA).”
Fort Lauderdale is roughly 45 miles south of West Palm Beach, while Miami is even farther. Neither is a perfect substitute, but both provide access to South Florida without requiring the customer to use DJT.
Passengers who object to flying into DJT may be moved to Fort Lauderdale or Miami as an even exchange. In practical terms, United is offering customers a free way to avoid the newly renamed airport.
*Maybe rename it FDT International.
Of course hypocrisy is not even a speed bump to this gang but there’s a case rumbling around in federal courts where Hegseth is defending a ban on transgender troops on the argument that people who require hormone therapy are burden to military readiness. Isn’t Testosterone Replacement Therapy the same type of medical interventionâhormone replacement therapy?
yeah, I donât think the World War II generation was grabbing each otherâs balls before battle
maybe after
absurd ofc that an imposed âmenâs healthâ regimen isnât as burdensome
AP has added a bunch more detail: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say
Craig:
re: Maine delegates
Each delegate is allowed to write a 250 word “personal statement” where they can say anything they want. Only a few specifically say they are going to vote for one candidate; only about 10%. But many of them described themselves as “Platner Volunteers.” The name most frequently mentioned when they indicated support for one, was Jackson, with Shah close behind him. Bellows was distant third and no one mentioned Woods.
I’d say the choice will be between Jackson and Shah. My county is one of the most liberal counties in the state while and the rural areas have more socially conservative Democrats. But I think the rural people will like Jackson more than Shah. He’s one of them, small town logger, and a union guy.
It wouldn’t be because of his race; it’s because he’s a doctor, well-educated. Working class Mainers would respect him, but they don’t see him as being “just like us” because of his professional status.
I’d say Jackson chance of getting the nomination is about 75%.
But it’s not 100%
Shah is a really good public speaker; he’s smart and articulate and he focuses on healthcare issues and they are the most important “economic” issues for working people.
I chose delegates based on their experience as election volunteers, but also on age and occupation. Very few were college students. A lot of retirees, a lot volunteer activists and, lot of experienced local politicians (school board, city council, etc.) Many were professionals, only a few were low wage workers.
I read over 200 of these personal statements today. It was like reading a post-modern novella.đ
Interesting that ABC evening news is showing ambushed deputies, but there is silence on the ICE murders.
F ABC and the rest of the MSM
Making themselves obsolete because they lie by omission at the very least.
ICE killer David Brouillette’s ex-wife talks:
What an education about your neighbors, Nash. got to hand it to New Englanders, you do keep real democracy alive
ICE Contractor Arrested For Shooting Protester
Colorado police booked a GEO Group detention center employee for attempted murder.
A GEO Group employee, Brandon Booth, was arrested on suspicion of attempted second-degree murder and other charges. The woman, who investigators said was part of the protest, was injured and taken to the hospital but is expected to survive. Another woman who was with her was not hurt.
âWe are aware that an off-duty Aurora ICE Processing Center employee was involved in a shooting incident,â a GEO Group spokesperson wrote in a statement. âThis individual has been placed on unpaid administrative leave, and we will fully cooperate with law enforcement.â
âWe remain committed to ensuring an ethical, thorough, objective, and comprehensive review of this case,â Aurora Chief of Police Todd Chamberlain said. âViolence of any kind will not be tolerated in Aurora. Constitutional rights are a pivotal part of a just societyâviolence is not.â
Allegations of violence against protesters have dogged GEO Group.
*Anyone think the outcome might be different if he were white?
From Craigâs AP link:
David Brouillette has a history of terrifying and violent behavior, according to those relatives. They accuse him of attacking women in his life over the years, and one shared a voicemail with the AP from last winter in which he told her that he thought someone should slit her throat.
*Lest anyone not believe the women, he left a voicemail. Whatâs wild is that the military turned him down, told him to GO OFF HIS MEDS and reapply, which he did and was accepted. Then PTSD from Afghanistan, and then a head injury, and then ICE gave him a gun. JFC & FDT
OK, itâs settled, blaming Canada for a natural disaster through which they are actively suffering makes Trump the worldâs biggest scumbag.
I had more open of a mind than I should, but heâs just awful
culturally superior, even the Canadian right wingers are nice
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What we’re learning about this killer in Maine should provoke a big focus on ICE hiring and training practices
itâs a true story that I had a Taco Bell craving the night before they confirmed the source of that parasite, so glad I was too lazy to go
Protests all over the country tomorrow.
Hereâs the one for DC.
The guy in Colorado shot a woman protesting because he didnât like what she said.
The Secretary of War-fighting wants to get the military âroided up so they can feel rage, and probably do stupid stuff like buzzing folks on the beach with a fighter jet.
The ICE breakdown was baked into a rush to hire 12,000 agents by dropping college requirements, blasting ads at UFC fights, and handing out badges before background checks were even finished.
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they mightâve gotten too weird with this testosterone stuff, bad press everywhere đ
âŚdoes not sound like a wiener.
We frequented Taco Hell wheyLP was 10-12 or 13 years old. He loved the tacos. I ate the 7 layer burritos. Iâm glad I survived.
dangit nowi want it again, i guess i
could take the lettuce off and wash it
if i could just get sunlight into the body somehow
Ivy, well itâs idiotic. But then again, what else would you expect from an idiot?
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