Most of the online MSM news is not new or important, e.g., pundit speculation about what Harris should do or say in the debate tomorrow. Anyway, maybe at least one of these bits could be of some utility to some people. Maybe.
Irrationality: Former President Donald Trump, 78, indicated at a Wisconsin campaign rally Saturday that "people in their 80s" are too frail to competently sign documents. .... Trump would be 80 years old in the middle of his term if he wins the White House in November, and would likely be signing lots of very important documents. .... Underscoring his own issues with aging, Trump made another notable gaffe during his speech, calling Elon Musk "Leon."
Leon Musk? Love it. Whaddabout Odnald Trump?
Whining, slandering & lying: The former president's campaign got the muted mics it wanted—and yet Trump is still trying to save face for a potentially poor showing. .... “They are the most dishonest network,” Trump said of ABC News, in a taped sit-down with Fox News’ Sean Hannity Wednesday, baselessly suggesting that Harris would be provided questions in advance and mocking anchor George Stephanopoulos with one of his pet names—“George Slopadopoulos”—to the delight of his audience. “They’re very nasty. I think a lot of people are going to be watching to see how nasty they are.”
Entrepreneurship: Former President Donald Trump can "probably take money" for pardoning January 6, 2021, Capitol rioters due to the Supreme Court's recent presidential immunity ruling, legal analyst Melissa Murray said on MSNBC's The Weekend on Sunday.
Police state: Florida voters who oppose the state's 6-week abortion ban say they are being visited by police. Critics accuse Gov. Ron DeSantis of seeking to intimidate supporters of a pro-choice referendum. .... Pro-choice campaigners gathered and submitted nearly one million signatures to place on the ballot Amendment 4, a referendum that would overturn the ban and restore reproductive rights in the state. Now Florida's Department of State is claiming it suspects fraud in the signature-gathering process.
Promises of bloody violence: Former President Donald Trump drew fierce backlash this weekend for his latest attack on undocumented immigrants. .... “Getting them out will be a bloody story,” the Republican presidential nominee told a campaign rally in Wisconsin while talking about his mass deportation plan should he beat Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris.
Possible evidence of a new internal wokeness and backlash?: Kimberly Guilfoyle eventually had to ask her audience at the Florida Republican Party annual dinner to clap for her as her awkward speech fell flat in front of an audience of allies. .... “And we are ready, we are willing, and we are able to spark a new era of American exceptionalism,” she added. She paused as a few people clapped and an awkward silence ensued. “You can clap for that!” she said, prompting a few others to join in with the applause.
Rule of the thug: Trump warms up for debate by threatening to jail election officials. .... Trump warned he will jail election officials he considers cheats; is complaining Pennsylvania’s voting is a fraud; vowed to pardon January 6 rioters; railed against women who accused him of sexual misconduct; and spent hours in recent days on sometimes incoherent rants that raised questions about his state of mind.
Authoritarian radical right pro-corruption legal games: Recognizing that the First Amendment does not give elected officials the right to accept bribes is at the core of almost any understanding of illegal public corruption. Yet Larry Householder, former speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, is trying to convince a federal court that bribery is constitutionally protected.** This argument, which Householder raised in a bid to overturn his conviction for taking bribes from a public utility company in exchange for a $1 billion bailout, is likely to lose. But the fact that he raised it at all reflects how deeply the Supreme Court has chipped away at anticorruption protections in favor of a cynical view that corruption is an unavoidable part of politics.
** That argument reflects a sentiment close to what Clarence Thomas has publicly stated about money in politics. Thomas has said that there is an absolute constitutional right to spend unlimited money in politics and that spending has an absolute right to be spent in absolute secrecy. I don't know how may of the other pro-corruption Republican judges are on board with that idea.
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