Category: Current Events

Is Donald Trump the David Duke of this decade ?

Is Donald Trump the David Duke of this decade ?

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In 2016 Donald Trump said he did not know who David Duke is. He was asked because David Duke, a former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan who ran for the Senate, supported him in the election for President.

I knew about David Duke since I was living in Georgia in 1990 when he ran for the Senate from Louisiana and almost won. It seemed kind of a big deal and I assume it was national news. Somehow Mr. Trump missed it. Or maybe he just forgot or was just untruthful.
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Misinformation about voting

Misinformation about voting

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Be careful about robocalls and texts spreading misinformation about voting to make you less likely to vote. The message could be that you polling place has changed, your mail-in ballot could be tampered with, one of the candidates has quit the race, voting will expose private information, voting will give information to the police or debt collectors, or voting will subject you to various undesirable consequences.

If you do hear something that will change your voting behavior, always try to confirm it.
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Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism

Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism

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I am reading Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism by Anne Applebaum on my Kindle. I have been alarmed by the rise in anti-democratic beliefs in the United States including various types of authoritarianism. I decided to read this book because I had read several articles by Anne Applebaum in The Atlantic. More about this later.
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I live in Pennsylvania, a swing state

I live in Pennsylvania, a swing state

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I live in Pennsylvania. Being in a swing state has both advantages and disadvantages.

On the plus side our votes for President are important.

On the minus side, we probably get more political ads than other folks. And this year there is another big negative. President Trump has held several rallies around the state.
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The wartime President’s war is on Americans

The wartime President’s war is on Americans

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President Donald Trump calls himself a “wartime president.” Now we know the war is on Americans.

Mark Meadows, the President’s chief of staff, has told us the administration “not going to control” the coronavirus pandemic. President Trump continues to fail us in addressing this pandemic. There are about 225,000 American killed by the virus and President Trump continues to lie and misinform Americans on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Trump’s greatest economy in history? Really!!!!

Trump’s greatest economy in history? Really!!!!

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What great economy?

 

President Trump likes to brag about having the greatest economy in history.  As I read it, the Trump economy just allowed the Obama trends of an improving economy to continue, although not quite as well. 

These graphs tell part of the story but the full article by Steven Rattner gives you more detail and goes into forecasts for the next 4 years. These graphs are from that article but you should really read the whole thing if you believe we had the greatest economy in history before the pandemic.
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President Trump, Science, CDC, and Death

President Trump, Science, CDC, and Death

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A few days ago I mentioned President Trump’s greatest failure could be his response to COVID-19. Americans, especially old Americans, are dying because of that failure. (see President Trump continues to fail and lie so people die).

It is his ignoring of science and public heath that has resulted in many of the deaths. In particular, CDC was until the Trump Presidency one of the greatest public heath agency in world, if not actually the greatest.

President Trump’s constant interference in CDC’s public health role in the United States has been a disaster for Americans. There are now close to 220,00 of us dead and probably half or more of those would be alive if we had a better President.

For some new details on the Trump administration’s attacks on CDC, see Propublica’s Inside the Fall of the CDC.

For more of my writing on CDC see https://www.jackreidy.com/blog/?s=CDC.

President Trump ignores science, tells lies and people die

President Trump ignores science, tells lies and people die

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President Trump continues to fail us in so many ways that it is hard to pick his greatest failure. A few days ago I mentioned his greatest failure could be his response to COVID-19. Americans, especially old Americans, are dying because of that failure.
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The trouble with originalists such as Judge Amy Coney Barrett

The trouble with originalists such as Judge Amy Coney Barrett

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I have trouble with Originalists. I had trouble understanding Justice Neil Gorsuch and Justice Antonin Scalia . Now I have trouble understanding Judge Amy Coney Barrett. I am certainly less than thrilled by the Republican rush to confirm Judge Barrett to the Supreme Court.

For more on my views on Justice Neil Gorsuch see Are women people ? – legally speaking.
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President Trump continues to fail and lie so people die

President Trump continues to fail and lie so people die

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President Trump continues to fail us in so many ways that it is hard to pick his greatest failure. Perhaps his greatest failure is his response to COVID-19. Americans, especially old Americans, are dying because of that failure.

About 220,000 Americans are dead and hundreds are being added to that each day. Somedays it is over a thousand new deaths. In addition many are seriously ill. And sometimes this illness is long term (Long Covid)
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Follow-up on Amy McGrath and Ditch Mitch

Follow-up on Amy McGrath and Ditch Mitch

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Just following-up in my last post COVID-19 is not a joke even if Mitch McConnell thinks so. I mentioned his opponent in the senate race in Kentucky and the debate, Amy McGrath.

Unlike Senator McConnell, Amy McGrath does not find the plight of people dealing with the health and economic effects of COVID-19 to be funny. She would actually like to help people in Kentucky and around the county.

So here are a few highlights from her website. She brings much experience to her campaign and i think she will be much better for both the people of Kentucky and Americans around the county.
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COVID-19 is not a joke even if Mitch McConnell thinks so

COVID-19 is not a joke even if Mitch McConnell thinks so

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During their one and only debate, candidate Amy McGrath asked the Senate Majority Leader repeatedly why he refused to try to alleviate some of the economic pain ordinary Americans felt from the COVID-19 crisis. Senator Mitch McConnell just laughed.

This is the start of the CNN article on that:
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President Trump continues to lie about COVID-19

President Trump continues to lie about COVID-19

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President Trump now claims that the World Heath Organization (WHO) now supports his position on COVID-19.

I am not surprised that President Trump continues to lie about COVID-19. After all there are over 215,000 Ameicans dead and the President does not seem to be doing much to stop the spread.
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Trump doesn’t seem to wory much about senior citizens

Trump doesn’t seem to wory much about senior citizens

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President Trump thinks COVID seriously affects virtually nobody unless they are older. There are over 200,000 dead and many of those deaths are in the over 65 group. Well, the Retire Guy is in that age group and I resent the president’s disregard for us older Americans.

He said that several weeks ago (see Trump’s coronavirus remarks weigh on minds of senior voters and Trump Has Declared the Coronavirus—Which Has Killed 200,000 Americans—Affects ‘Virtually Nobody’.

Fake News and the 2020 Democratic Party Platform

Fake News and the 2020 Democratic Party Platform

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There is some fake news going around as an email about the upcoming election. An email lists some disturbing facts about the 2020 Democratic Party Platform. This is a good example of why you shouldn’t believe everything you read on the internet even an email from a friend. In my case this came from a friend who is a Republican.

Before I get started let me give you couple of links.
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