See also my previous diary – Digital Media and the Rise of Populist Right-Wing.
After getting a ferocious beating in the corner where it hurts, Trump and his PAC of dogs are intent on using the principle to quickly change the news headlines. Managing his own Twitter account, DT once again pushes the fear for immigrants narrative … quite sickening and will white America fall for his bull shit in the election box for the mid-terms … “Promises Kept”. Even Wall Street has taken a beating this month with the expectation the monetary policy to keep the economy afloat before the high corporate debt and higher interest rates starts to bite next year and leads to a downturn and major recession in 2020. DT and his Republican henchmen buying time … the mid-term election are just in time! Democrats GO – GOTV.
A lot of people are comparing this new fear-mongering Trump ad to the infamous Willie Horton ad from 1988. In fact, it's a whole lot worse. (_link)
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) November 1, 2018
Trump’s new election ad draws severe condemnation – midterms live | The Guardian |
The House Republicans’ PAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund, launched a $200,000 last minute ad campaign to protect New York Rep. John Katko from a Democratic challenger, the Syracuse Post Standard reported.
Katko is one of several Republicans in New York who Democrats have hopes to knock off. They also include indicted Rep. Chris Collins, Hudson Valley Rep. John Faso, and Staten Island Rep. Dan Donovan.
The GOP group’s ad attacks Democrat Dana Balter for her support for a single-payer healthcare system, also known as Medicare for All.
The PAC is the latest political group to begin spending heavily in the Syracuse race, a possible sign the election may be more competitive than public polls have shown, the Post Standard reports.
○ How Debt Could Blow Up the Trump Economy | Fortune – March 2018 |
○ The Makings of a 2020 Recession and Financial Crisis | The Independent – Sept. 2018 |
Latest setbacks for the Trump administration …
○ Khashoggi murder hits old ally Saudi King Salman as Iran timeline moves forward
○ Bombs and a Murder: Trump and MBS Share Even More Than You Think | Tikun Olam |
○ The slippery slope from Charlottesville to Pittsburgh | Ynet News Israel – OpEd |
[Update-1]
Illegal immigration affects the lives of all Americans. Illegal Immigration hurts American workers, burdens American taxpayers, undermines public safety, and places enormous strain on local schools, hospitals and communities…https://t.co/eN1IqPNBJY
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2018
○ Migrants from EU boosting the German economy: study | DW |
[Update-2]
Right-wing rhetoric of an extremist …
○ Trump reveals plans for asylum crackdown at border and ‘massive cities of tents’ | The Guardian |
Today in Miami, John Bolton will announce a new policy toward Latin America to confront the governments of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, calling them the “Troika of Tyranny.”
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) November 1, 2018
Bolton: U.S. will no longer appease ‘Troika of Tyranny’ in Latin America | Miami Herald |
Bolton delivered the aggressive speech to Cuban and Venezuelan expats at the Freedom Tower in Miami, while announcing that President Donald Trump had signed a new executive order that will allow sanctions against Venezuela’s gold industry, which Bolton said the Venezuelan government has used to finance criminal operations. The order gives the administration authority to target other sectors.
Michael McCarthy, founder of Caracas Wire, a consulting group on Venezuela that regularly speaks with the Trump administration, said the order provides “strategic ambiguity” to target the oil sector later.
Bolton paid particular attention to Cuba’s role in Venezuela, stating that many in the audience have personally suffered “unspeakable horrors” by their homeland governments. They fought back and now their descendants can live the American Dream, he said.
Harkening back to President George W. Bush’s “axis of evil,” Bolton’s attacks on the three nations reflect an increasing aggression toward leftist autocrats that Trump has touched on during international speeches to the United Nations and other international forums.
Trump’s supporters, who have long argued for a stronger position against Latin America, will likely praise the aggressive tone, but it may also heighten existing concerns that the United States is reviving a narrative promoted by leftist governments that the U.S. is the imperialist bully bent on punishing Latin American governments that don’t do its bidding.
Bolton praise for new president of Brazil: the Latino Trump …
○ Casa Branca promete combater ‘troica da tirania’ nas Américas e elogia Bolsonaro | Globo |
○ Con 189 votos la ONU aprueba resolución que exige levantar bloqueo a Cuba | El Mundo |
I’ve just received incredible words from the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu as well as from ambassador Yossi Shelley. Our friendship ties will undoubtedly result in mutual agreements that will surely benefit both of our nations and citizens. 🇧🇷🇮🇱
— Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) October 29, 2018
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