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Here is Trump in 2018 bragging about an “amazing” 4.1 percent GDP growth: “These are great numbers”

GDP just hit 4.9 percent under @JoeBiden. pic.twitter.com/1wksrjbRJ9

— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) October 26, 2023

“The Judge in the New York State AG case refuses to accept the overturning of his decisions by the Appeals Court. This is a first in the history of the State! HE HAS GONE CRAZY IN HIS HATRED OF ‘TRUMP'” and blah blah blah “This is Judicial Misconduct, coupled with Prosecutorial Misconduct, and somebody from the State of New York must step in and stop this Complete and Total Miscarriage of Justice!” screamed disgraced former President Trump on Truth Social on Thursday.

It’s the second time in just over 12 hours that the fat fuck cried out for someone in the New York state government to somehow stop the trial. On Wednesday night Trump wrote “So unfair. I don’t even get a Jury Trial. A blight on the New York State Judicial System. Businesses are watching all over the world, and never coming in, only moving out. The Governor should get involved. Election Interference by my Political Opponent!” as if Democrat Gov Kathy Hochul would give a shit or has the power to halt a case brought by a duly elected Attorney General even if she did.

Not even 24 hours on the job yet and new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is already responding to a major crisis on Thursday by introducing a massive, comprehensive prayer package to address gun violence in the wake of the horrific shooting rampage by right wing militia member and mental patient Robert Card in Lewiston, Maine on Wednesday night, CNN’s Manu Raju reports.

“This is a dark time in America… Prayer is appropriate in a time like this, that the evil can end and this senseless violence can stop,” Johnson said in the Capitol to reporters who asked what kind of action Americans could expect from the House now led by the devout Christian Louisianan.

Lying piece of shit and very credibly accused felon Long Island Congressman George Santos on Thursday added himself as a co-sponsor to a resolution censuring fellow Empire State Representative Jamaal Bowman for stupidly pulling a fire alarm in a House office building to stall a vote on the spending package a few weekends ago, CBS News’s Scott MacFarlane reports.

“The House of Representatives censures Jamaal Bowman, Representative of the 16th Congressional District of New York, for violating District of Columbia Criminal Code Section 22-1319 by knowingly causing a false alarm of fire in an attempt to obstruct official proceedings of the House… Bowman will forthwith present himself in the well of the House of Representatives for the pronouncement of censure,” reads the resolution as introduced by Michigan Republican Congresswoman Lisa McClain and passed on to right wing website the Daily Caller. Their article on it was printed late Wednesday, likely before Santos signed on as a co-sponsor, but they still mention him, saying the “misdemeanor count against Bowman makes him the second representative from New York during the 118th Congress to face criminal charges, after Republican Rep George Santos of New York’s 3rd District.”

That’s certainly one way to work a dude who meant well despite acting like a dumbass and will plead guilty to it this morning into the same sentence as another guy facing at least several decades in federal prison for a litany of felonies and defrauded the NRCC, stole people’s credit card numbers, robbed a homeless veteran whose dog was dying of cancer, so on and so forth. That’s some good wordsmithing there by the Daily Caller, however it’s not clear why they needed to bring Santos into this at all since, again, we’re pretty sure he wasn’t on board yet when they wrote it.

The Massachusetts Republican Party still needs someone to run against Dem Senator Elizabeth Warren next year, Politico reports on an open casting call situation in the Bay State.

Somebody, anybody. Come on. Who doesn’t want to take a shot here? Christ, you could become a member of the most elite legislative body in the United States. Only 100 Americans are Senators. It’s a really big deal! They work on really important issues. And the perks are incredible! You get a staff and office and can even meet the president! Senators get to visit the White House all the time!

Okay, sure. Liz Warren is wicked popular in Massachusetts. She’s got a lot of friends at Harvard and all the other big elite universities. It’s a really blue state and beating her might be tough. But nobody wants to even try? Jeez! You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take, guys. And while everyone says Mass is like so liberal there’s a lot of really patriotic history in the state, something a GOP campaign can easily pick up as a theme. Shit, the freaking Tea Party happened there in 1773 or whenever! You could wear a tricorn hat and yell “The Marxists are coming! The Marxists are coming!” while ringing a bell and riding on a horse! That would be so freaking cool and authentic.

Or you could say “groomers” instead of “Marxists.” Whatever. Or dress up like a pilgrim and wear one of those belt buckle hats instead. People like Thanksgiving. Look, it would be a fun campaign. You could do it if you’re a Massachusetts Republican. Someone’s gotta step up for the team there.

MAINE MANHUNT: At least 30 people were also injured. Breaking details: https://t.co/vTR5oKalru pic.twitter.com/YT3a8mJbFS

— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 26, 2023

“Democracy is messy sometimes, but it is our system,” now-anointed House Speaker Mike Johnson said at a press briefing after winning the nomination in the Republican conference. “We’re going to restore your trust in what we do here.”  Well, yeah, democracy is messy, but what happened with House Republicans wasn’t democracy.

Democracy would’ve meant Hakeem Jeffries was Speaker after the first 14 ballots (the first time).  Even within the Republican caucus, democracy would’ve meant Kevin McCarthy be named the Speaker because he had the majority support of the Party.  When he lost it–remember, Kev only lost support of eight of 221 members, not a majority–Scalice had the majority.  Then Jordan.  Then Emmer.  Finally, it was the anonymously named Johnson.

Johnson didn’t win the majority like his predecessors.  He had to get everyone’s agreement that he carry the gavel.  That’s not democracy; that’s “Meh, alright,” political compromise.  The best candidate for the job (within the House GOP, which is a low bar) was never at issue:  it wasn’t Mike Johnson. 

As expected, Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday flagged fat former President Trump’s freakout over the news that Mark Meadows had been granted immunity for his testimony to the grand jury investigating Donald’s failed post-2020 election coup attempt.

Smith included the Truth Social post in a motion opposing Judge Chutkan’s stay of the gag order she imposed on the fat fuck last week. “In the few days since the administrative stay has been in place, the defendant has returned to the very sort of targeting that the Order prohibits, including attempting to intimidate and influence foreseeable witnesses, and commenting on the substance of their testimony. For example, on October 24, 2023, the defendant took to social media to respond to a news report claiming that his former Chief of Staff, identified in the indictment, had testified in exchange for a grant of immunity… Today, in a courthouse press conference in New York, the defendant again commented on the Chief of Staff’s credibility and anticipated testimony.”

In a separate motion submitted Wednesday again asking the judge to force Trump to commit to his planned “advice of counsel” defense, Smith also hilariously pointed out that “If the defendant notices such a defense, there is good reason to question its viability, especially because in the time since the Government filed its motion three charged co-defendant attorneys pleaded guilty to committing crimes in connection with the 2020 election. At the very least, those guilty pleas highlight the complications that may arise if the defendant should assert an advice-of-counsel defense and underscore the need to resolve all issues well before the start of trial. If disclosure is delayed, it may result in disruption to the trial schedule.” Good shade there.

CNN reports that at least 16 people are reportedly dead and “50 to 60” wounded at two locations in Lewiston, Maine after a shooter with an assault rifle struck at a bar and bowling alley and at a warehouse distribution center about four miles away.  It’s unknown if it was the same shooter at both locations or if two separate shooters are involved.  The local sheriff’s office posted a photo on Facebook from a security camera of the shooter walking into the bowling alley, asking the public for help identifying him.

Update 9:42 p.m. ET:  MSNBC reports 22 dead and 55 to 60 injured at three different locations.  Authorities seem to believe one shooter is responsible for the shootings in the three locations over the course of an hour.

Update 10:45 p.m. ET:  MSNBC reports President Biden was informed of the shooting while at a State Dinner honoring the Prime Minister of Australia.  Biden began making phone calls to local officials and excused himself from the remainder of the dinner to oversee the federal response.  MSNBC also reports that law enforcement officials have identified the individual but have not confirmed the person’s name.  The network confirms that officials say the alleged shooter has had recent mental health issues.

Members of the United Autoworkers with the Ford Motor Company have reached an agreement with their employer to end their part of the ongoing labor strike, the Associated Press reports. No word yet if former President Trump will take credit for it now or wait until the strikers’ compatriots with GM and Chrysler (“Stellantis” is fucking stupid. It’s still Chrysler to us) reach similar agreements.

Several Republican Congressmen from New York State will again move to expel lying piece of shit colleague George Santos now that the whole Speaker clusterfuck is over with, CBS News reports.

Six of the remaining 15 defendants in the Fulton County, Georgia RICO case against the Trump Regime have been offered plea deals to get them to cooperate against the other nine, CNN reports while specifying that disgraced and obese former President Trump is in the latter group.

Dem New York Congressman Jamaal Bowman was charged with a violation of local code by the District of Columbia Attorney General’s office for pulling the fire alarm in one of the House office buildings a few weeks ago, Politico’s Kyle Cheney reports on a development in the story that the MAGA freaks who screamed that Bowman was worse than a Capitol rioter are unlikely to be satisfied with since it sounds like a misdemeanor at worst… if it even is an actual criminal charge.

Yet again a federal prosecutor has told Jim Jordan’s minions that neither he nor Delaware US Attorney and now special counsel David Weiss were ever blocked from bringing tax charges against Hunter Biden, as US Attorney for the Central District of California Martin Estrada further discredited the byzantine fairy tales told by IRS “whistleblowers” Gary Shapley and that other asshole whatever his name is in a closed interview with the House Judiciary investigators Wednesday, the AP reports.

Despite claiming the money used to buy the RV was a personal loan he was repaying, Clarence Thomas apparently never made a payment to Anthony Welters for the $267,000 Welters fronted in 1999 for the 40-foot vehicle, the New York Times reports.

The loan, Welters told the Times for a report it ran on the transaction last summer, was “satisfied” in 2003, but the Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee found no evidence Thomas ever paid a cent toward the principle loan amount.  Instead, Welters told the Committee it was more like a balloon payment for a mortgage, where Thomas only paid the 7.5% interest amount, roughly $20,000 per year.  The principle amount was due at the loan maturity date, December 2004, according to paperwork Welters provided.

Welters also provided a handwritten note with Thomas’s signature, presumably written by Thomas, on Supreme Court letterhead in which Thomas specifies the loan agreement reflects their mutual understanding and that Thomas agrees to adhere to the letter of the agreement.  But no records show Thomas made the required balloon payment even though Clarence and Ginni retained ownership of the RV.

Furious over disgraced former President Trump again violating the gag order prohibiting him from mentioning any member of his courtroom staff even indirectly, New York Judge Arthur Engoron on Wednesday forced the fat fuck to take the stand and explain why the hell he screamed about how Engoron “is a very partisan judge with a person who is very partisan sitting alongside him, perhaps even more partisan than he is,” almost certainly referring to the clerk Trump accused of being “Chuck Schumer’s girlfriend” a few weeks ago, Politico’s Erica Orden reports.

Questioned intensely by Engoron, Trump tried to claim he was talking about ex-lawyer Michael Cohen, but the judge said he “As the trier of fact, I find the witness is not credible,” and fined the Orange Loser $10,000, doubling the amount of the last fine imposed just five days ago.

While most readers are not doubt disappointed that Engoron just slapped him on the wrist slightly harder this time and dinging him for at most a few hours’ worth of small dollar donations at his campaign website, the truth is that Trump does have that tiny shred of plausible deniability, as Michael Cohen did in fact publicly “endorse” Joe Biden in the 2020 election out of personal animus toward his former boss. It’s just not a black and white violation of the gag order and was up to Engoron’s discretion. But this is very, very early in what’s going to be a very long year of sitting at the defendants’ table and screaming at news cameras as he steps in and out of courtrooms. Already twice in five days a judge has threatened toss Trump’s fat ass in jail for misbehaving, and this doesn’t happen in a vacuum. With the exception of Aileen Cannon, the three other judges who have to see his stupid orange face and ridiculously long tie in their courtroom are already going to be on alert before the first time they gavel in. Put simply, it’s only a matter of time before shit gets real.

Things got really gory in Palm Bay, Florida last Friday night when 70 year-old Sally Gore had a bit too much to drink before she got behind the wheel of her SUV to search for her lost dog without checking to see if her husband Gregory might’ve been standing in the driveway, Fox News reports.

The trouble started when the couple arrived home from a boozy dinner at a nearby Beef O’Brady’s location to find that their gate was open and the dog was nowhere to be found. The plan was for Sally to drive around and call out the dog’s name while Gregory would search on foot. Sally did her part, as witnesses said they heard her yelling out the window of the Honda Ridgeline. Gregory was indisposed however and only when Sally returned did she see her little alcohol-induced mistake.

Now Sally’s been charged with felony DUI manslaughter and is out on a $5,000 bond. Fox News’s article doesn’t say what happened to the dog, though the sentence “They believed their dog, which has a history of escaping the yard, had gotten out once again, according to the affidavit” carries an implication that the dog might not’ve actually escaped at all and that maybe the sheriff’s department purposely left that particular detail out of the arrest affidavit to not make it worse.

Louisiana MAGA Congressman Mike Johnson, architect of the brief supporting scumbag Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s stupid lawsuit seeking to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, hardcore forced birther, and probably dozens of other boxes that could be checked on his fascist card, was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, 22 days after cowardly now-former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was removed in a palace coup led by credibly suspected statutory rapist and sex trafficker Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz.