TRUMP fake news

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In the final months of the First World War, after the initial wave of the influenza pandemic had waned and as the United States and its allies were mounting the Hundred Days Offensive, the city of Philadelphia planned a parade. The U.S. had only recently introduced a federal income tax and was struggling to raise revenue; local officials were under pressure to sell war bonds, known as Liberty Loans. Around the country, parades would be venues for both patriotism and fund-raising. Philadelphia doctors, alarmed by the prospect of a large gathering during the pandemic, beseeched the city’s health commissioner, Wilmer Krusen, to cancel its parade. But city officials, although they distributed flyers urging people to cover their mouths when sneezing or coughing, allowed it to proceed.

…On September 28, 1918, two hundred thousand people watched and cheered as a miles-long procession of troops, Boy Scouts, and women’s auxiliaries made its way down Broad Street. Warplanes were displayed on floats, and John Philip Sousa led an impressive group of marching bands, while bond salesmen worked the crowd. The parade raised hundreds of millions of dollars. But, within seventy-two hours, not a single hospital bed in Philadelphia remained unoccupied. In the coming weeks, nearly fifty thousand residents would become infected with influenza; in the month after the parade, ten thousand died of it. In St. Louis, which had cancelled its parade, fewer than seven hundred people died of influenza during the same period.

The killing of George Floyd is not the hawking of government bonds, and the coronavirus is not influenza. But parallels remain: mass gatherings, even those held outdoors, even with precautions, are potential super-spreader events—opportunities for a virus to explode through a population.

How the Protests Have Changed the Pandemic | The New Yorker

WASHINGTON — The White House coronavirus task force is meeting less frequently, the government’s top infectious disease expert is getting little face time with President Trump, and the administration’s virus-testing coordinator is returning to his previous job.

U.S. coronavirus deaths have surpassed 100,000 and health experts say the pandemic remains a serious concern, but Mr. Trump and his advisers have made a strategic decision to shift focus, according to administration officials and others familiar with the matter.

The president and his aides have turned to issues they believe will animate the president’s conservative base ahead of the election while projecting confidence that the country is recovering economically, the people said.

…the president’s lack of public focus on the pandemic is alarming many health experts, who fear that Mr. Trump is sending a message to the public that the virus is no longer a serious threat.

Trump’s Focus Shifts Away From Coronavirus - WSJ

 

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although TRUMP was not the first politician to invoke AMERICA FIRST, he did in fact start off his presidential term using the phrase in his inauguration speech (so I’d bet most americans associate TRUMP w/ AMERICA FIRST)

Oh very true. I was being a bit silly. Like poor ole America First. All good.

since you seem to have a basic appreciation for historical context you might enjoy this video

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given the protests/riots around the nation as well as those here in the San Diego area, found this intereresting

Commentary: Why do riots happen and what can be done to stop them? Two psychologists explain.

…Demonstrations and protests can relieve pressure, allowing people to make their voices heard and allowing them to share pain and to persuade authorities that things need to change. Riots are different. While they can often lead to positive change, they can also cause serious damage to property, human life and trust in the body politic.

…Research shows that crowds act differently than do individuals. Responsibility is diluted and crowds egg each other on. People can justify outrageous behavior and acting out in ways they would not on their own. Violent perpetrators can slip away and hide in the crowd. Angry, destructive people can act with no motive except giving vent to their frustrations.

Crowds breed a sense of “us” and create a sense of belonging. This can be positive if they remain peaceful. When a small group becomes violent, research shows that a majority will call them out and demand they stop. The psychology becomes one of defining the aggressors as “not us.” However, if the police respond to the whole group as if they are all aggressors and the police treat all protesters as potential law breakers, it has the effect of uniting the protesters against the police. The group unites, but in a sinister way.

Commentary: Why do riots happen and what can be done to stop them? Two psychologists explain.

the local paper posted a video showing how a protest ended in a riot

Bad behaviour can spread quickly. Riots and uprisings – and violence and aggression more generally – can grow and proliferate in such a way that they’re often described as being “contagious”, like a disease.

…despite the apparent success of this metaphor, research evidence suggests that such language actually conceals more than it reveals. As such, there are better ways to think about and explain the process of influence among large groups of people.

…evidence suggests that we should abandon the idea of “contagion” and instead find different ways to talk and think about how people are influenced, in crowds and more generally. There are other terms such as “spread” or “transmission” that more accurately describe the process. The advantage of using these more neutral terms is that we avoid misunderstanding the behaviour of people in crowds and treating it like a disease.

English riots 2011: new research shows why crowd behaviour isn't contagious

thought I’d point out info about protests/riots because mr stable genius was caught yet again adding unnecessary conspiracy fuel to the already large fire

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White House Forced to Retract Claim Viral Videos Prove Antifa Is Plotting Violence

Within minutes, journalists discovered that most of the viral clips of bricks included in a White House video had already been investigated and debunked.

theintercept.com

Trump's Antifa Obsession Is an Unconstitutional Distraction

The president says the US will designate antifa a terrorist organization. Can he do that? Probably not.

www.wired.com

 

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Media And Democrats "Political Hit Job" Against Trump And COVID Medicine EXPOSED, Likely Cost Live..

Media And Democrats LIED About Trump And COVID Medicine In "Political hit Job" That Likely Cost Lives. Trump had long touted the potential for Hydroxychloroquine after several studies showed promising results. But the media and Democratic establishment hate him so much they lied and said that...

www.bitchute.com

 

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That photo of Trump finger pointing you put on many of your posts creeps me out

 

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That photo of Trump finger pointing you put on many of your posts creeps me out

is it because of the happy devil (and sad angel) on TRUMP’s shoulder???

Devil versus angel: When do they shift into action in the face of temptation?

As we struggle to avoid temptations throughout the day, we often rely on willpower and self-control to back impulses. New research suggests a different way to think about this internal battle.

theconversation.com

FYI the reason I post photos of TRUMP is to try and get others to really think about what he says and does as POTUS

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WASHINGTON — In the middle of a news conference on improving jobs numbers Friday, President Donald Trump said George Floyd was “hopefully looking down and feeling good.”

…While the event was framed as a celebration of the surprisingly positive jobs numbers, which showed a drop in the unemployment rate, it is unclear what exactly Trump was referring to.

Trump at economy event: George Floyd 'hopefully' is 'looking down'

OTOH given what has happened,… rush limbaugh discussing the george floyd protests on the breakfast club seems like a a step in the right direction

…then to be totally honest there are questions about george floyd’s background and medical toxicology condition that have to be accounted for

George Floyd's Autopsy and the Structural Gaslighting of America

The weaponization of medical language emboldened white supremacy with the authority of the white coat. How will we stop it from happening again?

blogs.scientificamerican.com

https://www.hennepin.us/-/media/hen...-safety/documents/Autopsy_2020-3700_Floyd.pdf

not dismissing the fact that there are various social tensions out there, but 99.999% certain the covid-19 pandemic lockdown (i.e. cabin fever) along w/ TRUMP’s bedside manor were the two factors that made the #BLM protests more contentious

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=7

 

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As Trump blames antifa, protest records show scant evidence

…President Donald Trump has characterized those clashing with law enforcement after George Floyd’s death under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer as organized, radical-left thugs engaging in domestic terrorism, an assertion repeated by Attorney General William Barr. Some Democrats, including Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, initially tried to blame out-of-state far-right infiltrators for the unrest before walking back those statements.

There is scant evidence either is true.

As Trump blames antifa, protest records show scant evidence

https://www.factcheck.org/2020/06/viral-tweet-alert-wasnt-from-antifa/

Answer Man: 'Busloads of antifa' brought in for demonstrations?

Readers ask if the rumor about 'busloads of antifa' protesters being brought into Asheville is true or just an urban legend.

www.citizen-times.com

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The epic battle against coronavirus misinformation and conspiracy theories

…Fox News has been particularly scrutinized for its part in amplifying dangerous misinformation. In a phone survey of 1,000 randomly chosen Americans in early March 6, communication researchers found that respondents who tended to get their information from mainstream broadcast and print media had more accurate ideas about the disease’s lethality and how to protect themselves from infection than did those who got their news mostly from conservative media (such as Fox News and Rush Limbaugh’s radio show) or from social media. That held true even after factors such as political affiliation, gender, age and education were controlled for.

Those results echo another study, as yet not peer reviewed, in which economists at the University of Chicago in Illinois tried to analyse the effects of two Fox News presenters on viewers’ opinions during February, as the coronavirus began to spread beyond China. One presenter, Sean Hannity, downplayed the coronavirus’s risk and accused Democrats of using it as a weapon to undermine the president; the other, Tucker Carlson, reported that the disease was serious. The study found that areas of the country where more viewers watched Hannity saw more cases and deaths than did those where more watched Carlson — a divergence that disappeared when Hannity adjusted his position to take the pandemic more seriously.

De Domenico says he is encouraged that, as the crisis has deepened, so has many people’s determination to find more reliable information. “When COVID-19 started to hit each country, we have observed dramatic changes of attitude,” he says. “People started to consume and share more reliable news from trusted sources.” Of course, the goal is to have people listening to the best available advice on risk before they watch people die around them, Donovan says.

The epic battle against coronavirus misinformation and conspiracy theories

instead of getting all worked up about ANTIFA,… perhaps its time to relax and watch a comedy that might make you LOL

 

[OurLadyofSorrows]

Nooooo, there is that creepy cartoon, its like those scary clowns to me. Trigger warning man!

 

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find something to laugh at to over come the fear

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what a mess, what’s next water turning to blood,… oh never mind that kinda did happen (in my home town)

http://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/everything-you-wanted-know-about-red-tides

WRT the actual FLOYD incident there has to be a brutally honest look at the chain of events that caused a police officer to kneel on an individuals neck

which means being mature enough to accept human nature has a bias

We often accuse the right of distorting science. But the left changed the coronavirus narrative overnight | Thomas Chatterton Williams

Progressives blithely accepted throwing millions out of work to fight coronavirus - but now urge street protests to fight racism

www.theguardian.com

as for the much bigger problem,… on the bright side fortunately covid-19 isn’t as deadly as the 1918 spanish flu (which could kill in as little as 12 hours)

AND even though TRUMP has made a political decision to stop addressing the pandemic, that does not mean the virus has gone away,… if history repeats itself we should expect waves of infections (all around the world)

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What If Covid-19 and Flu Both Flare Up This Fall?

The second wave of Covid-19 could be worse, and there’s potential for a double whammy

elemental.medium.com

Covid-19 Cases Were Already Rising Before the George Floyd Protests

The easing of stay-at-home orders and Memorial Day travel have led to spikes in some parts of the country. That’s bad news for what comes next.

www.wired.com

WRT the November 2020 election

“The pandemic is going to take a greater toll on the conservative electorate leading into this election — and that’s simply just a calculation of age,” Andrew Johnson, the lead author and a professor of management at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, said in an interview. “The virus is killing more older voters, and in many states that’s the key to a GOP victory.”

…Trump supporters, especially in Greater Appalachia, tend to be older and heavier, traits correlated with underlying conditions that make Covid-19 more lethal, he said. Smoking levels — another leading indicator of vulnerability — also tend to be higher in red areas.

Study: Elderly Trump voters dying of coronavirus could cost him in November - POLITICO

basically like him or not the simple truth is TRUMP desperately wants to win election AND he isn’t brave enough to face the harsh reality that the pandemic isn’t suddenly going to go away

so to survive this pandemic its a personal battle we all must fight on two medical fronts,… the first front being not falling victim to the covid-19 virus AND the second medical front being the mental one

WRT the mental health front, since its long term war thinking and acting like an astronaut is key to understanding how best to cope

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/an-astronaut-s-tips-for-living-in-space-or-anywhere

 

[OurLadyofSorrows]

Maybe its that smile…

 

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^^^
the smile of a lunatic???

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Two days after President Donald Trump lashed out at CNN over a poll showing him trailing former Vice President Joe Biden, his reelection campaign sent CNN a cease and desist letter Tuesday demanding the cable news network retract it and apologize.

The letter to CNN President Jeff Zucker, signed by Trump campaign legal adviser Jenna Ellis and Chief Operating Officer Michael Glassner, alleged the poll was “designed to mislead American voters through a biased questionnaire and skewed sampling.”

Trump campaign demands CNN retract poll showing Biden up by 14 points

in the press photo wondered if she was catholic AND if so wondered if she had any thoughts about the 9th commandment

Born and raised in Tampa, Florida, McEnany is the daughter of commercial roofing company owner Michael McEnany and Leanne McEnany.[4] McEnany was educated at the Academy of the Holy Names,[5] a Catholic preparatory school in Tampa.

Kayleigh McEnany - Wikipedia

The Duties Required by the Ninth Commandment in a Social Media World

You must be familiar with the ninth commandment: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” On a surface level it’s simple enough: Don’t tell lies about other people. But Christians …

www.challies.com

 

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Protesters, Experts Say Counter-Demonstrations To 'Black Lives Matter' Movement Miss Important Message

The message "Black Lives Matter" can be heard around the globe, but you don't have to look far to find a counter message.

newyork.cbslocal.com

6 Reasons 'All Lives Matter' Doesn't Work—in Terms Simple Enough for a Child

Looking for a way to explain the difference between "Black Lives Matter" and "All Lives Matter"? Try one of these six metaphors.

www.parents.com

 

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Top Military Officers Unload on Trump

The commander in chief is impulsive, disdains expertise, and gets his intelligence briefings from Fox News. What does this mean for those on the front lines?

www.theatlantic.com

 

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if POTUS can tweet that a buffalo protester could be an ANTIFA provocateur, guess suggesting we’re being invaded by aliens is kinda thinking along the same lines

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or that the protests are really an indication that TRUMP has MADE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN

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Trump campaign’s waiver won’t block coronavirus lawsuits: experts

(Reuters) - The attempt by U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign to shield itself from lawsuits by people who become infected with the coronavirus at his first political rally in months is unlikely to hold up in court, legal experts said.

A waiver on the Trump campaign’s website absolving it from coronavirus-related lawsuits stemming from the June 19 event is “poorly lawyered” and would not be enforceable because it is not specific enough, said David Noll, a law professor at Rutgers University.

Trump campaign's waiver won't block coronavirus lawsuits: experts | Reuters

 

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You’re slaying me smalls.

 

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the #BLM rallying cry sweeping the USA ’defund the police’

Abolish the police? It’s a real thing. Even cops say they’ve taken on too much

They showed up in San Diego and across the country over the past two weeks as thousands of Americans took to the streets to condemn the May 25 killing in Minneapolis of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, by a white police officer who knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes during an arrest over a counterfeit $20 bill.

As far-fetched as the protest signs seem, they are part of a growing national debate that’s moved beyond the usual calls for change — better training, more diversity, increased accountability — to openly question the fundamental purpose of police in society.

Are the officers guardians, or are they warriors?

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2020-06-06/abolish-police-movement

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TRUMPs political theater (i.e. the whitehouse rose garden “photo-op” signing a presidential order for police reform), does nothing to address the long term trend of police departments becoming more militarized

perhaps these community policing programs are the future?!

An alternative to police: Mental health team responds to emergencies in Oregon

A program called CAHOOTS responded to nearly 23,000 calls in Eugene and Springfield, Oregon last year

www.cbsnews.com

 

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“He’s the Chosen One to Run America”: Inside the Cult of Trump, His Rallies Are Church and He Is the Gospel

Trump’s rallies—a bizarre mishmash of numerology, tweetology, and white supremacy—are the rituals by which he stamps his name on the American dream. As he prepares to resume them for the first time in months, his followers are ready to receive.

Inside the Cult of Trump, His Rallies Are Church and He Is the Gospel | Vanity Fair

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Try hard, find God, get rich

The prosperity gospel, a strain of Christian belief that links faith, positive thinking, and material wealth, is finding a foothold in American politics with the rise of President Trump

…“[Trump’s backers] don’t care how he made his money, they don’t care what he does with his money,” said author and journalist Sally Quinn. “They admire him for the fact that he has made all of his money and that he has never given up. He’s brought himself to the top, and somehow if he can do it — it’s like the power of positive thinking — he’s telling them they can do it, too.”

The prosperity gospel gains a foothold in U.S. politics, panel says – Harvard Gazette

think I now understand TRUMPs fanatical devotion,… sadly this will cause serious repercussions

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