Like A Minimally Skilled Magician

Like a minimally-skilled magician, Don Trump is directing his demonic disciples to engage in a form of clumsy misdirection only those with minimal cognitive skills would be fooled by. Such desperate attempts are necessary, presumably because The Boss has much to divert public attention from: the Epstein files which, despite prior promises, he is refusing to release, fueling all kinds of speculation about his own involvement with the late pedophie. Then there was his transparently bad decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer, because he didn't like the less-than-flattering job numbers released. 

The raging tyrant has turned to his disciples for relief, most notably  deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, and attorney general, Pam Bondi, working in tandem to create a new 'reality', one asserting criminal culpability in the 'Russiagate hoax'.  Out of deference to those of delicate constitution, here is but a brief clip of Herr Miller:

"The Russia collusion hoax against President Trump remains the single greatest hoax and the greatest assault on our democracy in the history of this country," says @StephenM. "It was a coup, and I'm using that term literally ... One egregious felony after another."

Now that the talking points have been established, which the MAGATS will likely see as an indisputable truth, Pam Bondi is preparing for 'legal' action against the foul perpetrators, no doubt paving the way for future show trials.

Attorney General Pam Bondi convened a grand jury investigation centered around the “Russiagate” probe on Monday, the latest bid by Donald Trump to wage war against Barack Obama for the FBI investigation of his first presidential campaign.

The direction by Bondi does not mean that charges for Obama or members of his team are imminent. Instead, the move allows prosecutors to issue embarrassing subpoenas and gather testimony, while launching a fishing expedition. Attorney General Pam Bondi convened a grand jury investigation centered around the “Russiagate” probe on Monday, the latest bid by Donald Trump to wage war against Barack Obama for the FBI investigation of his first presidential campaign. 

This action is entirely at odds with the truth, as earlier investigation showed.

According to Gabbard, the Democratic administration’s top intelligence chiefs, at the behest of the president and his team, changed those conclusions to insinuate Russia’s support for Donald Trump.

But in reality, the intelligence assessments released by the ODNI at the time were backed up by the verifiable facts of the matter: Russian-backed hackers targeted the Democratic National Committee’s servers and published information in an effort to sabotage Hillary Clinton’s campaign and sow discord while performing no similar feats against Republicans or Trump’s campaign. 

Trump and other members of his administration have suggested that Obama and others are guilty of “treason” over the supposed doctoring of reports. Gabbard claimed that a “coup” was launched by the 44th president, whose successor went on to gather his supporters in Washington where they attacked the United States Capitol in 2021 after he lost the election.

In the Benighted States of America, truth, justice and morality are under constant attack. Export more, and much worse, in the upcoming months.

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing Reality: Truth Enrages The Tyrant

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For anyone capable of real thought, it should be very clear that the increasingly unhinged Don Trump is using his presidency to manufacture his own reality. And anything or anyone that challenges that reality faces severe consequences.

Take, for example, the matter of statistics. Having previously extolled the numbers produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, he is now firing its head, Erika McEntarfer, because he doesn't like her most recent statistical facts. The termination came

• hours after the agency reported that job growth in the U.S. had slowed to a near-halt.
• “We need accurate Jobs Numbers. I have directed my Team to fire this Biden Political Appointee, IMMEDIATELY,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

Her crime, for want of a better word, was reporting the creation of  a mere 73,000 jobs in July, far below what the market had anticipated. There is likely a strong correlation between those numbers and the impact of Trump's insane and illegal tariffs working their way through the American economy.

Prior to Friday’s report, Trump repeatedly has championed the strength of the labor market. After the June numbers had been released initially, the White House put out a statement calling it a “June Boom.”

The weak jobs report Friday preceded a sharp drop in markets, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average off more than 500 points and the tech-focused Nasdaq off more than 2%. Treasury yields also slumped.

And speaking of manufacturing his own reality, in a transparent ply to gain the 'cooperation' of convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell, the Bureau of Prisons has moved her to a minimum security camp  in Texas, a dormitory-style incarceration usually reserved for white collar criminals. One can assume this is in preparation for an appearance before Congress and an eventual Trump pardon, since federal rules expressly forbid sexual predators from such a cosy, cosseted environment.

Take a look at the first story on NBC Nightly News.

Don Trump's almost daily assaults on truth and morality surely offend all who have a moral compass or, in the case of MAGATS, an addiction to conspiracy theories.

Will any of this be enough to break the back of his presidency? One lives in hope.