Donald Trump has taken the denialism of January 6 to a new level: he will organize an awards ceremony committed to the riots at the Capitol.
A “J6 Awards Gala” will be held on Sept. 5 at Trump’s golf club in Bedminister, New Jersey. The occasion will come with a drawing to win a plaque featuring the song “Justice For All” directed by Trump and the “J6 Prison Choir,” which reached the Billboard music chart. The refrain is composed of defendants serving criminal sentences for their movements in the Capitol in 2021.
Trump is scheduled as a guest speaker, as is his former attorney and co-defendant Rudy Giuliani. A separate flyer for the occasion says tickets range from $2,500 for one patron to $50,000 for a table for 12 people.
“We come together to pay tribute not only to the Americans but also to all the J6 defendants who have shown courage and sacrifice,” reads the description of the occasion.
In a promotional video for the event, Trump calls the rioters “peaceful” and “hostages,” adding that “there have never been other people treated more horribly than the J6 hostages. “
Why is Trump hosting an awards gala for his J6 co-defendants?#TrumpisaDementedWeirdo #TrumpIsNotFitToBePresident #TrumpIsAConvictedFelon pic. twitter. com/MaMj1imn8t
It’s pretty clear that Trump is looking to cover up an occasion when he tried to overturn the 2020 election and make some money in the process. The rioters committed federal crimes and assaulted law enforcement, and yet this occasion honors them. It’s a warning: without accountability, Trump will celebrate his crimes and be encouraged to repeat them.
Donald Trump made an appearance Thursday in Cochise County, Arizona, near the southern United States, touting a list of violent crimes allegedly committed by undocumented immigrants in an effort to spice up his own political campaign.
During his speech, Trump read a list of several horrific crimes committed against young women across the country, which Trump claimed had been perpetrated by undocumented immigrants, bluntly accusing his opponent Kamala Harris of allowing immigrants into the country. Without any emotion On Trump’s part, the list presented only to create surprise and outrage.
DEMS: Let’s make politics happier! TRUMP: *at the border, highlighting horrific incidents of brutal crimes and pushing collective blame on migrants* pic. twitter. com/tqw98oCFtF
During his speech, Trump invited Patty Morin to speak. Morin is the mother of Rachel Morin, who sexually assaulted and murdered in Maryland in 2023, allegedly through a migrant from El Salvador. Morin spoke fondly of the devastating loss of her daughter, which forced her to speak on Trump’s behalf.
“I really need our words to be heard and I really need them to take what I say seriously. We are not here to take a political stance, we are,” Morin said. “We are here because we are wasting our mothers, our daughters and our young people in the hands of criminals. This should not happen.
Trump and other MAGA figures have continually pointed to Morin’s story as a tool to criticize the Biden administration’s efforts to expand legal protections for undocumented immigrants. Rachel’s brother was invited to speak at the Republican National Convention last month.
The Republican candidate also invited relatives of Jocelyn Nungaray, a 12-year-old girl from Houston, Texas, who allegedly killed an undocumented immigrant.
By shedding light on those stories and their troubling details, Trump hopes to fuel the anti-immigrant narrative created through his campaign, convincing Americans to help the candidate who would close the southern border. But his alarmist comments delve into overt racism and unfounded claims. , such as on Sunday, when Trump shared a post on his Truth Social account that featured a video of a line of other people of color walking down a dirt road. The video was captioned: “If you’re a woman, you can vote for Trump or wait for one of those monsters to come after you or your daughter. “
Trump was also joined Thursday by Sheriff Mark Dannels, who has been connected to the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, a right-wing organization of law enforcement officials that the county, not the state government or federal, deserves to control the entire interior territory. its borders, giving sheriffs the right to forget about federal law and enforce their own vision of justice.
The Supreme Court handed victory to Republicans on Thursday by reinstating an election law in Arizona that requires proof of citizenship on the state’s voter registration forms.
The recovery came about by a 5-4 vote, in which liberals Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson disagreed with conservative Amy Coney Barrett. But the rest of the court’s conservative justices gave the victory to the Republicans.
Still, the court at least rejected another GOP request, which sought to reinstate an Arizona law that would reject ballots if voters failed to submit proof of citizenship, even if they registered a federal form, which does not require proof.
The demanding legal situations were taken to court through the Republican National Committee, which filed an emergency request. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit over the second provision, arguing that it was contrary to federal law. The Democratic National Committee argued that either provision was unconstitutional. and also violated a 2018 consent decree.
Republicans appear to accept the false concept that large numbers of noncitizens are voting illegally due to lax identification requirements when voting or registering to vote, and continue to repeat this claim without any evidence. Several Republicans have been promoting this claim for years, and many discussed it in their speeches at the Republican National Convention last month. This is not included in the party platform, but House Speaker Mike Johnson used shoddy data to propose a bill aimed at combating it.
By making those requirements stricter, Democrats probably wouldn’t be able to cheat. Of course, there is no such trap, but it will make voting more complicated for low-income citizens.
Not only does this new resolution lend more legitimacy to this false claim, but it appears to be blatant intervention through the Supreme Court in an attempt to help Republicans achieve favorable effects in Arizona, a state Democrats ousted in 2020. Republicans are hunting We aspire to every advantage imaginable. We will arrive in 2024, but without any real results to convince voters.
Members of the Democratic Squad joined an Unengaged sit-in outside the Democratic National Convention, protesting organizers’ resolve to reject a Palestinian speaker on the conference stage.
The protest began Wednesday night, after Democratic National Committee organizers rejected the Uncommit movement’s request to have a Palestinian speaker on stage, and continued Thursday morning.
Those seated outside the United Center were joined by friendly team members, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who spoke on the first night of the convention.
“I think it’s vitally important for us to send this message of shared humanity,” Ocasio-Cortez said via FaceTime, noting that the request is “a basic question. “
On Wednesday night, Rep. Ilhan Omar personally joined the protest, hugging protesters as other politicians called out to him.
“To continue to express your pain toward other people who would spit in your face and do it anyway is a love that other people will never understand,” said Rep. Summer Lee, who also joined the camp Wednesday night.
On Thursday, Rep. Rashida Tlaib joined the Uncommit movement’s FaceTime press conference, saying protesters “shouldn’t have to beg” for the Palestinian voice to be heard.
Outed Squad members Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman also promoted the sit-in on social media. “Michelle Obama implored all of us to do something. I implore you to do better,” Bush wrote. On Thursday afternoon, Bush personally joined the protesters, declaring, “We want a Palestinian American to speak from this stage. »
Here is the speech that the motion of Non-Committed intended to give at the convention.
This story has been updated.
J. D. Vance made another awkward and ominous appearance Thursday at a news conference in Valdosta, Georgia.
“First of all, if it’s a fake news anchor, I would appreciate it if everyone would allow them to ask their question, that’s not a big deal,” Vance joked to the crowd. “We can kick them out of town after they ask their question. “There was some gentle laughter, but Vance’s joke took on a dark note as the running mate of the guy who once called the American press “the enemy of the people. “
even J. D. Vance’s “jokes” are menacing pic. twitter. com/oO1OFO0wnE
The vice presidential candidate pressed him by saying he was “joking,” but the dark joke isn’t the first for Vance, who has made uncomfortable and occasionally hostile comments toward the press. Earlier this week, he visited a deli in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and made a similar joke.
“Is there any food here you don’t like?” We’ll take some and give them to the reporters on the plane,” Vance joked, according to NOTUS reporter Reese Gorman.
It’s not unexpected that Vance has some resentment towards the press, as they’re the ones who tell everyone how weird it is.
Vance later asked about Trump’s immigration plan, which he said would be the largest deportation plan in history.
“As the husband of a daughter of immigrants, what is your opinion about the deportation plan that Trump is going to implement? Specifically, the detention of boys and girls,” asked a journalist.
“Let me say three things about that,” Vance responded. “First, I am married to the daughter of immigrants in this country, I am married to the daughter of legal immigrants in this country, other people who have enough reputation in the country to respect the rules before coming. “
Q: As the husband of a daughter of immigrants, what do you think of Trump’s deportation plan? VANCE: I am married to the daughter of *legal* immigrants. pic. twitter. com/ZkVcL0eWy6
Aside from the fact that Vance felt it necessary to explain a family member’s immigration status, the Ohio senator clearly believes that it is the lack of respect that draws immigrants from around the world to the US border, in rather than genuine disrespect. causes. immigration.
“You can’t praise other people for breaking the law,” Vance continued, without a hint of irony toward his rule-breaking running mate who hopes to be praised for the presidency in November.
For starters, as Vance walked away from the podium, Guns N’ Roses’ cover of Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let Die” began to play: not an anthem of political victory, but certainly an anthem of disillusionment.
Vance’s music is “Live and Let Die” pic. twitter. com/VEyOya4PSF
Donald Trump is wasting a key demographic.
A ballot released Wednesday found that the Republican presidential candidate is losing ground among the older electorate (traditionally the bloc of voters most likely to go to the polls) because they find him in “very poor” health.
The University of New Hampshire poll asked citizens of Vermont, where Trump won about 30% of the vote in 2016 and 2020. If the election were held today, 27% of respondents said they would vote for Trump, while that 67% said they would vote. for Trump I would choose Kamala Harris.
But behind those favorable possibilities were deep considerations about Trump’s physical and intellectual state. The vote found that 61% of the electorate 65 and older in Vermont Trump’s physical and intellectual condition is “very poor. “Other age groups were a little less gloomy about Trump’s health. , with 58% of 50- to 64-year-olds identifying Trump as being in “very poor” health, 40% of 35- to 49-year-olds and only 37% of 18- to 34-year-olds.
In total, a portion of the 934 respondents rated Trump’s physical and intellectual condition as “very bad. “Only 14% described their fitness as “very good,” while 12% described their fitness as simply “good. “
Harris’s report on physical and intellectual fitness is much more positive than Green Mountain State. About 62% of the electorate described Harris’ physical condition as “very good,” and another 16% described it as “good. “Only six percent considered Harris’ physical condition to be “very poor. “
Democratic National Convention organizers are facing complaints from themselves after refusing to grant conversation time to any Palestinian speaker or member of the motion not to engage on the conference stage.
On Thursday, Jon Polin and his Rachel Goldberg-Polin spoke to Democratic National Committee delegates about their son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who is being held captive in Gaza.
“In our Jewish tradition we say ‘kol adam olam um lo’o, user is a total universe,'” Polin said. “We have to save all those universes. In a fiery Middle East, we know that the only thing that can quickly release tension and restore hope to the entire region is an agreement that brings this motley organization of 109 hostages home and ends the suffering of innocent civilians in Gaza. The time has come.
But little more was said at the conference level about Palestinian civilians suffering from Israel’s brutal war in Gaza. The Harris-Walz Muslim Women announced its disbandment after learning of the Democratic National Committee’s rejection of a Palestinian speaker. The motion of the Uncommitted also introduced a sit-in of protest. on Thursday to request the inclusion of a Palestinian speaker.
The sit-in won among pro-Palestinian Democrats, adding squad members Reps. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley. But it’s not just the team. Their demands also extended to other Democrats, adding speakers. And the list helps to continue growing:
The Israeli war has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, adding only about 16,500 children. The uncommitted delegates are Democrats who still need action to end the war by adding an arms embargo on Israel, and they are only asking for one speaker to voice their considerations at the convention. The recommendations of his speakers were pro-Harris, and his comments would be considered anticipated.
“We talked to the Democratic National Committee, we presented options, we said we would identify someone who would be willing to speak explicitly in favor of Vice President Harris . . . We did everything right, you know?” delegate Abbas Alawieh told Mother Jones. La question is: does anyone in the Harris campaign care?
Elon Musk’s X receives cash from some pretty shady people.
A federal ruling on Tuesday ordered the disclosure of a list of investors who helped finance Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of X, formerly Twitter, in October 2022. Among the long list of nearly a hundred investors were find several worrying figures.
One of the entities indexed is Sean Combs Capital, LLC, better known as Sean “Diddy” Combs, the rapper who has been accused of rape, assault, forced drug addiction and even in a sex trafficking operation.
Early in his acquisition of X, Musk once touted his relationship with Combs to address investor concerns about rising racism on the social media platform.
In the upcoming book Character Limit written by Kate Conger and Ryan Mac, Detavio Samuels, CEO of media company Revolt, expressed concern about the bold anti-black speech in X.
“As you continue your journey, I propose that you have conversations with that express community and make sure that whatever responses are created, they are responses that make them feel safe and in a welcoming space,” Samuels said.
Although Musk said he wanted to make sure other people felt comfortable, even Alidea Samuels could take comfort in knowing that one of his prominent black friends had also invested in Musk’s social media site. “But Puff is an investor in Twitter,” said Musk, nicknamed Combs. “You know, he’s a smart friend of mine, we text a lot. “
The list also includes several Silicon Valley entities that include billionaires like Musk himself and who support Donald Trump in the 2024 elections.
One of the first names discussed is that of Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm led by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, which recently announced that it would be Trump in 2024. “It has nothing to do with the big problems that other people are involved in. Andreessen claimed, making it clear that he was ignoring Trump’s timeline on immigration and abortion, in order to take a more favorable view on issues such as crypto, in which Andreessen and Horowitz claim to be among the world’s largest investors.
Also on the list is Sequoia Capital, headed by Douglas Leone and Shaun Maguire, who donated $1 million and $500,000, respectively, to Musk’s pro-Trump super PAC America PAC, which is lately under investigation for the questionable manner in which that brought together the voters. information.
Another investor is 8VC, a venture capital firm run through Joe Lonsdale, which also donated $1 million to Musk’s PAC in June. Lonsdale is co-founder of Palantir, an intelligence company and insights analytics platform, also run through Peter Thiel. It’s not unexpected that Musk’s billionaire friends are making an investment in his social media business, it’s clear that X has a lot of support through the same people who fund Trump’s campaign.
Also the investor is Saudi Prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud, who has a long-standing stake in the social media company. In 2015, Ben Talal owned 5. 2% of Twitter, more than the company’s co-founder Jack Dorsey.
In November 2017, bin Talal was arrested as part of a sweeping “anti-corruption” purge that forced many wealthy Saudis and royals to hand over their assets to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, an autocratic dictator who does not tolerate dissent. considerations that Twitter is being used by the Saudi government to monitor its own citizens.
After Musk’s purchase, bin Talal and Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holding Company retained their X shares valued at $1. 89 billion, making them together the company’s second-largest investors, according to Al Jazeera.
Another notable entity is the Pershing Square Foundation, run through Bill Ackman, CEO of the giant hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management. Last year, Ackman, a staunch Zionist who funded violent pro-Israel counterprotests on school campuses, led the crusade to remove Harvard President Claudine Gay from her seat.
Earlier this week, it reported that debt from the $13 billion in loans Musk borrowed from various banks to buy X had never been removed from those banks’ balance sheets, leaving their debt “suspended” in industry terms. X is the longest-lasting blocked deal since the 2008 currency crisis, but it would also be one of the largest. Although banks have managed to raise copious interest, it’s unclear exactly how Musk will repay the principal if X continues his business. existing trajectory.
The web fell in love with Vice President candidate Tim Walz’s son, Gus, on the third night of the Democratic National Convention after the 17-year-old neurodivergent began crying at the sight of his father on stage.
OMG, I missed Walz’s son, Gus, crying and “that’s my dad!”when his father shouted it. What a momento!pic. twitter. com/bFV1kFkeHv
But not everyone seemed to be on board the love train. Instead, the so-called “family values party” will be held after the emotional student from the best school.
“Talking about weird…” conservative journalist Ann Coulter posted, sharing an article about Gus.
“Walz’s son acts just like his father!” STRANGE!” wrote user X ProudArmyBrat.
Rejected applicants at the MAGA Congress also sprang into action, openly mocking a child with a disability.
“Tim Walz’s stupid whiny son is the flexible one the left thinks he is,” Mike Crispi, president of America First Republicans of New Jersey, wrote in a since-deleted X post. “You raised your son thinking he was an inflated person. Brave.
Conservatives also spent the week mocking Vice President Kamala Harris’ daughter-in-law, Ella Emhoff, for her attire on the first night of the convention, which consisted of a Harris-Walz camouflage hat and a sleeveless dress. cloak that showed his tattoos. And on Thursday, Donald Trump’s best friend and MyPillow CEO, Mike Lindell, was embroiled in a fight (and lost badly) with 12-year-old content author Knowa De Brasco.
Meanwhile, MAGA Republicans are embracing something that’s objectively bizarre: Trumpy Trout, an orange fishhead edition of the former president with a matching toupee.
“I’m the fish in the pond,” the open-lipped animatronic declares in a very genuine ad that supposedly aired on Newsmax.
They don’t outweigh the claims of weirdness (believe it or not, it’s a genuine ad on Newsmax) pic. twitter. com/s7TlFDm1Pp
Donald Trump rejected a comment about Fox on Thursday morning
According to Trump, President Joe Biden “sent Comrade Kamala to see Putin in Russia 3 days before the attack [on Ukraine],” falsely claiming that this is a “little-known fact” about which “the press does not need to communicate. ” “. . »
Trump did not stand in the way, saying that at that meeting Harris “made her case” to Putin, who attacked Ukraine a few days later.
“He laughed at her,” Trump said. He thought it was a joke. Can you believe it negotiating with Chinese President Xi, with Kim Jong Un of North Korea?It’s as if we live in a fantasy land.
Trump only has President Zelensky and Putin. During an interview on Fox
After the interview, host Brian Kilmeade temporarily attempted to correct Trump’s comments.
“Just to clarify, we have no confirmation that the vice president went to Russia to meet with Vladimir Putin,” Kilmeade said. “I know she went to Europe just before the raid when Russia invaded Ukraine, and it’s a war that’s going on right now. “
In true Fox News style, one of Kilmeade’s colleagues tried to convince Trump, claiming to have heard about the meeting.
“I’ve heard that many times,” Ainsley Earhardt told Kilmeade. “Don’t you have confirmation that it’s true?
“No,” Kilmeade replied. I don’t know; I don’t know if the vice president has ever met with Vladimir Putin. “
Harris actually attended the Munich Security Conference in Germany before the 2022 invasion, but Putin did attend. Instead, he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. And, according to a Russian spokesman, it’s unclear whether Harris and Putin ever met.
While it’s not unexpected for Trump to make something up, it’s rare to see Fox News get it right even after the fact, given the network’s efforts in his campaign. Even this week, they let María Bartiromo repeat lies about voting for not voting. -Citizens. Perhaps in Trump’s case, they are starting to worry about his cognitive decline.