June 10, 2020

I believe Biden nailed it: Undo systemic economic racism

Undo systemic economic racism

For too long, black Americans have lived with a knee on their neck — not only institutional violence, but daily injustices like having the police called for sitting in a coffee shop or watching birds in the park. I support the proposal pending in New York to enhance penalties for making a false 911 call based on race, gender or religion. No one should be subjected to that kind of discrimination, ever.

We should also be directing our resources to actively undo the negative effect systemic racism has had on opportunities for black Americans. For example, African American entrepreneurs are rejected for loans at a rate nearly 20% higher than white entrepreneurs, and when they do receive funding, it's far less. So we should prioritize support for mission-driven lenders in low-income communities by doubling the State Small Business Credit Initiative. We should expand the New Markets Tax Credit to funnel billions in investments into communities that need it. And, the Small Business Administration should expand its programs that are most effective at helping launch black-owned businesses.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/06/10/biden-root-out-systemic-racism-not-just-divisive-trump-talk-column/5327631002/

June 10, 2020

David Corn/Mother Jones: Donald Trump's Corruption Is Killing Americans

The government’s coronavirus response is just another example of quid pro quo.
DAVID CORNJULY/AUGUST 2020 ISSUE

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Trump has weakened the government the way rot ruins a building: It attacks the structure. He doesn’t give a damn about the soundness of the system. In this fashion, Trump did little to protect the country from another profound attack: the Russian assault on the American election in 2016 that was mounted to help him win. It was not in Trump’s political interest to call attention to this covert warfare, so he didn’t. He dismissed that threat and has assailed those agencies of government that investigated the attack and that have warned Moscow is now targeting the 2020 campaign.

The president’s pandemic response is straight from the same Make Trump First playbook. For all the corruption he has enabled, enacted, and exercised—that we know of—there likely remains more to be rooted out. After all, as Trump sees it, the government does not exist to defend the people from killer viruses or foreign attempts to subvert American democracy. It exists to protect and serve him. (The use of federal security forces to violently clear away peaceful protesters so Trump can hold a meaningless photo-op was a clear example of Trump-uber-alles statism.) That is the core corruption of his presidency. It is manifested in minor acts of sleaze (buy Ivanka’s stuff!), major acts of policy (let’s kill regulations for industries that donate to us), and monumental decisions with immediate life-or-death consequences for thousands of Americans (don’t warn of a pandemic because that could screw up my reelection). Graft, grift, and greed have been—and always will be—a problem in government. But with Trump, corruption kills.


more:
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/06/trump-coronavirus-corruption/

June 10, 2020

We spend too much public money on the wrong priorities.

https://liberalsarecool.com/post/620492027747041280/we-spend-too-much-public-money-on-the-wrong

June 9, 2020

"Trump Urges Unity Vs. Racism"

So Last Summer - August 6, 2019

June 9, 2020

Drudge mocks Trump: "AARP-ANTIFA"

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https://twitter.com/oliverdarcy/status/1270384253059072004?s=20

June 9, 2020

Martin Gugino: "No comment other than Black lives matter"

In a statement issued to the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, the 75-year-old New York resident replied to Trump’s tweet by writing, “No comment other than Black lives matter.”

President Donald Trump put forth an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory Tuesday that Martin Gugino, a 75-year-old Amherst man injured in an incident with Buffalo Police last week, could be an “antifa provocateur.”

"75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment," Trump said in a morning tweet that provided little clarification.

Citing a report on conservative news network OANN, Trump said: "I watched, he fell harder than was pushed. Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up?" He also said Gugino "could be" an anarchist "provocateur," but provided no evidence for that assertion.

On Tuesday morning, Gugino declined comment in a text to the USA TODAY Network New York, saying only, "No comment other than Black lives matter. Just out of the ICU. Should recover eventually. Thx.”

https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2020/06/09/amherst-man-pushed-police-says-after-trump-tweet-black-lives-matter/5325567002/

June 9, 2020

Accurate?

June 9, 2020

Cuomo calls Trump remarks reprehensible & dumb - urges him to apologize for tweet about Buffalo man

.@NYGovCuomo urges @realDonaldTrump to apologize for tweet about Buffalo man who was seen on video being shoved to the ground by police during protest. Calls President’s remarks “reprehensible and dumb.”

https://twitter.com/ZackFinkNews/status/1270381766264717315?s=20

June 9, 2020

Trump's terrifying train of thought

The original article cited by OAN on the “Conservative Treehouse” website was written by an anonymous person who publishes under a pseudonym. The site is registered through a company that hides the identity and location of the owner of the website.

Apparent information flow:
- Some people on the Internet ?
- The website Conservative Treehouse ?
- A Russian state media veteran now working for One America News Network ?
- The president of the United States

https://twitter.com/passantino/status/1270352742607880192?s=20

June 9, 2020

75 yr old man who Trump claims was Antifa is "longtime peaceful protester & human rights advocate"

The Buffalo man who Trump claims was an Antifa plant is actually a “longtime peaceful protester and human rights advocate,” according to a statement from his lawyer released over the weekend.

The Washington Post reported that 75-year-old Martin Gugino, who was shoved to the ground by two police officers while he was protesting, is a member of PUSH Buffalo, which advocates for affordable housing, and the human rights organization Western New York Peace Center.

His lawyer said he was in serious but stable condition after the incident and is now “alert and oriented.” The two officers who shoved him have been charged with assault.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/jun/09/george-floyd-buried-black-lives-matter-trump-coronavirus-live?page=with:block-5edf8cc18f0860ca20fa8ae5#block-5edf8cc18f0860ca20fa8ae5
https://twitter.com/nycjim/status/1270350348415307777?s=20