Trump issues many falsehoods at Black journalists’ convention 31JUL24

EXPOSING THE MANY LIES, DECEPTIONS AND FALSEHOODS that make up most of drumpf's / trump's public statements, comments and social media post. From the Washington Post.....

Trump issues many falsehoods at Black journalists’ convention

The former president falsely claims nobody was charged for deaths in Black Lives Matter protests.

Updated July 31, 2024 at 8:09 p.m. EDT|Published July 31, 2024 at 7:42 p.m. EDT

By Glenn Kessler

Glenn Kessler has reported on domestic and foreign policy for more than four decades. Send him statements to fact check by emailing him or sending a DM on Twitter  Twitter

“You know, nobody died that day, you do know that? But people died in Seattle. Nobody died, but people died in Minneapolis. You know, people died in Minneapolis, and nothing happens. And nobody ever talks and nothing happens to those people. But you went after the J6 people with a vengeance.”

— Donald Trump, in a conversation at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago, July 31

In his half-hour sit-down with three journalists at NABJ, the former president and Republican presidential nominee unleashed his usual litany of falsehoods, ranging from a phony story about the ex-governor of Virginia executing a baby after birth to an absurd claim that he “saved” historically Black colleges and universities. To a Black audience, he yet again bragged he did more for Black people than any president since Abraham Lincoln — earning the instant rejoinder (which he ignored) from ABC News’s Rachel Scott: “Better than President Johnson, who signed the Voting Rights Act?”

When asked about pardoning people convicted of violence during the Jan. 6 attacks — he said he would — he resorted to whataboutism. He asserted that people died in Seattle and Minneapolis during the social justice protests after the death of George Floyd in 2020 — and nothing happened to those people.

As part of his argument, Trump falsely claimed that “nobody died.” A Senate report said that “seven individuals, including three law enforcement officers, ultimately lost their lives” in connection with the attack, four of them “that day.” Four were Trump supporters — one shot by a U.S. Capitol police officer as she tried to climb through a broken window that led to the Speaker’s Lobby, two of heart attacks and one from amphetamine intoxication. Brian D. Sicknick, a Capitol Police officer, collapsed at his desk after the attack and died a day later. The District’s chief medical examiner concluded that Sicknick had suffered two strokes nearly eight hours after being sprayed with a chemical irritant. Two other officers died by suicide within days of the attack.

Trump also claimed that just a few days ago there was a “horrible attack on the Capitol” by pro-Palestinian protesters — and “they fought with them much more openly than I saw on January 6th.” That’s not true. “Though most demonstrators walked and chanted peacefully, there were some clashes with law enforcement, and D.C. police and Capitol Police said they arrested 15 people in total. The U.S. Park Police arrested eight people,” The Washington Post reported. Trump spoke at length about the tragedy of “incredible monuments, bells, lions, all these magnificent limestone and granite with red paint.” The vandalism took place not at the Capitol but near Union Station — appearing on the Christopher Columbus memorial fountain and Freedom Bell, a reproduction of the Liberty Bell — and National Park Service officials said they would be cleaned within three days, despite Trump’s saying of the defacement: “You’ll see it in a hundred years from now.”

An American flag was also burned, earning condemnation from Trump’s rival for the presidency, Vice President Harris.

Here’s what happened in Seattle and Minneapolis. The information on deaths during the protests came from Armed Conflict Location and Event Data project (ACLED), a nonprofit. The organization found that the overwhelming majority of the 9,000 Black Lives Matter demonstrations were peaceful, but that 11 people were killed while participating in the protests and an additional 14 died in incidents linked to them.

Seattle

Two people were killed, according to ACLED. Summer Taylor, a Black Lives Matter activist, died when a car rammed into the protests. Another person, 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr., was shot in an incident that ACLED said was tied to the broader unrest. (Another fatal shooting of a teen was not connected, ACLED concluded.)

Dawit Kelete, 30, who drove into the protest on July 4, 2020, killing Taylor and seriously injuring another person, was sentenced to 78 months in jail. The judge said that while there was no evidence he hit the protesters intentionally, his conduct was “extremely reckless.”

Mays died in the early morning hours of June 29, 2020, while driving a stolen Jeep in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone, which protesters occupied for three weeks after police abandoned the area. Mays lived in San Diego, but traveled to Seattle to be part of history, his family said. The incident led the city to shut down the protest zone.

No one has been charged in Mays’s death. Mays’s father has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the city for allowing “lawlessness to reign.”

Minneapolis

One person was killed, according to ACLED. The Max It Pawn Shop was set on fire during protests on May 28, 2020, and then two months later, police discovered a charred body in the wreckage. Surveillance video footage showed Montez Terriel Lee, 26, pouring an accelerant around the pawnshop and lighting it on fire. Lee was sentenced to 10 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, the Justice Department said.

Trump reissues his greatest hits of previously debunked claims

These are among the false claims Trump made at the Chicago event, in the order in which he made them, with links to earlier fact checks of them.

• He “saved” historically Black colleges and universities
• Best president for Black Americans since Abraham Lincoln
• An invasion of “15, 16, 17 million” people
• Harris was the “border czar”
• Many migrants are from mental institutions
• The crime rate of other countries is going down
• The worst inflation in 100 years
• Trump was protected by the Presidential Records Act
• Biden was ruled “incompetent” in his presidential records case
• Democrats allow the killing of babies after being born
• “Everyone” wanted Roe v. Wade overturned
• Drilling will reduce inflation
• Grocery bills are up 60 percent
• U.S. has more oil than any other country.

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Senate defeats anti-abortion bill, as GOP tries to jam Dems & MATTHEW 25: 31-46 25FEB19

GOP HYPOCRISY. Not the hypocrisy of Sen susan collins rf* ME detailed in this e mail from UltraViolet. I mean the institutionalized hypocrisy of the republican / gop greed over people party and their hypocritical right wing religious extremist supporters ( this includes protestants, catholics, jews, muslims, hindus, buddhist ). These people are anything but pro-life. The republican politicians consistently cut funding from the social safety net programs and the programs making up the American social contract, taking money from children and their families as well as the working poor and the working and middle classes and redistributing it to the 1%, to corporate America, to the war pigs and war profiteers of the military-industrial complex. They are even taking it from their right wing religious extremist, and these fools allow it because they are blinded by their own self-righteousness, their vile hatred of those they condemn as sinners. This legislation that was defeated in the U.S. Senate after all the lies, deception and propaganda spewed by the republicans and their right wing religious cabal is just more of their anti-life agenda. From UltraViolet and Politico.......

Senator Susan Collins built a career calling herself a "pro-choice Republican" who stands up for women’s rights.¹

But then she voted to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh--the fifth vote to end Roe v. Wade.

Last week, Sen. Collins voted against abortion rights AGAIN, supporting a bill that smears women and abortion providers as murderers.²

UltraViolet Action is holding Sen. Collins accountable by making sure Mainers know the truth about her anti-choice votes. Will you chip in $40?

Yes, I'll donate $40 to help hold Susan Collins accountable to her anti-choice votes.

Sen. Collins talks a big game about reproductive rights. She once said she wanted Republicans to be "synonymous with a woman's right to choose."³ She calls herself pro-choice and has vowed to protect women's health care.⁴

But when Sen. Collins had the chance to stop Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and truly protect Roe v. Wade, she sold out every woman in America.

Now that she's shown her true colors, it seems that Sen. Collins is going to keep trampling reproductive rights. Last week, she voted for an extreme bill that would threaten prison time for doctors who treat women facing the most heartbreaking complications later in pregnancy.⁵

The goal of this bill is to demonize women and doctors and make it more politically feasible for the Supreme Court to end Roe v. Wade. But Sen. Collins voted for it anyway. It's time that Sen. Susan Collins was held accountable to her anti-choice record, and we're going to make sure Maine people know how she is voting to take away reproductive rights.

Will you chip in $40 to help hold Susan Collins accountable to her anti-choice record?

Thank you for joining in.

--Shaunna, Kat, Karin, Holly, Kathy, Susan, Anathea, Audine, Emma, Pilar, Natalie, Melody, Lindsay, Pam, Ryan, Sonja, and Noma, the UltraViolet Action team

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Sources:

1. Susan Collins says Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh won’t end abortion rights in the US, Quartz, October 5, 2018

2. Senate defeats anti-abortion bill, as GOP tries to jam Dems, Politico, February 25, 2019

3. Susan Collins’ Choice, Slate, September 5, 2018

4. Susan Collins’s Reputation as a Moderate Is On the Line, The Nation, September 12, 2018

5. Senator Murray: Democrats Stand With Doctors, Nurses, Women Against Latest GOP Show Vote Attacking Women’s Rights And Health Care, United States Senator Patty Murray, February 19, 2019

Senate defeats anti-abortion bill, as GOP tries to jam Dems

By ALICE MIRANDA OLLSTEIN

 

02/25/2019 06:26 PM EST

The Senate on Monday rejected a bill making it a felony for a doctor to harm or neglect an infant who survives an “attempted abortion,” part of a Republican effort to squeeze Democrats ahead of the 2020 campaign.

The vote split mainly along party lines, 53-44. Democratic Sens. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Doug Jones of Alabama and Joe Manchin of West Virginia crossed the aisle to vote for it; no Republicans broke ranks. Sixty votes are required for the bill to advance.

“Evidently the far left is no longer convinced that all babies are created equal,” said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).

Ahead of the vote, the bill’s Republican sponsors and outside anti-abortion groups lobbying for its passage made it clear that the intent of Monday’s vote was to undermine the growing pool of Senate Democrats running for president.

In a speech just before the vote, bill author Sen. Ben Sasse quoted campaign stump speeches by Democratic Sens. Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand and independent Bernie Sanders vowing to look out for society’s “voiceless and vulnerable” and accused them of hypocrisy for opposing his bill’s regulations for the care of newborns.

"Was that all just clap track for the campaign trail and for soundbites? Or do people mean the stuff that they say around here?" he said of his colleagues with White House aspirations.

Susan B. Anthony List, an anti-abortion group closely allied with Hill Republicans and the Trump administration, said Monday that it was “watching this vote closely to see whether leading Democratic candidates for president in 2020 will go on the record for or against infanticide.”

"This bill is important in itself but it‘s also important as a setup for the coming election, where there will be a stark contrast between the president of the United States and any one of the Democratic nominees," SBA List President Marjorie Dannenfelser said in an interview. She stood just outside the Senate chamber lobbying senators as they entered to cast their votes.

Sanders, Harris, Warren, Booker and Gillibrand all voted against the measure. Sherrod Brown, another Democratic senator exploring a White House bid, complained to POLITICO that the vote was held in bad faith.

"This is pure Mitch McConnell. It's all aimed at keeping his base in line, while the president grows increasingly unpopular," the Ohio Democrat said. "We're not doing infrastructure, we're not doing health care. We're not doing anything that matters to help our country. It's just votes on abortion and other kinds of divisive votes he's going to bring."

Democrats and reproductive rights advocates blasted the bill, saying it's already a felony to harm or neglect an infant and that the “medically irresponsible” bill would restricts doctors from making case-by-case decisions about what is best for infants and mothers.

"This bill is not about protecting infants, as Republicans have claimed — because that is not up for debate and it is already the law," said Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.). "This bill is government interference in women’s health care, in families’ lives, and in medicine on steroids."

The bill was previously introduced in the House by now-Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). Sasse first tried to force a vote on it earlier this month, capitalizing on a wave of outrage among conservatives after New York loosened its restrictions on third-trimester abortions and embattled Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam gave an interview defending similar efforts in his state.

Democrats led by Murray objected to that fast-track procedure and blocked a floor vote, prompting Republicans to vow to try again.

Susan B. Anthony list said earlier this month that even though the Senate lacks the votes to pass abortion restrictions, it should continue to hold votes to put pressure on Democrats and divide the caucus. The move is part of a larger strategy designed to maintain current abortion restrictions while revving up the GOP’s conservative base ahead of 2020 and courting independents who may be turned off by Democrats' position on abortion rights.

"We're seeing a gradual movement to hammer a wedge right into the middle of the Democratic Party, and at some point soon here, they're just going to have to cry mercy," Dannenfelser said.

MATTHEW 25: 31-46

The Sheep and the Goats

31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

Bear. Hot Tub. Margarita & DAILY NEWS FROM NRP 3JUL13

There have been bears visiting a few times this year at my mom's house in Scandia, PA. Very cool no matter where you see them as long as it is not a surprise for them and you know how to act and react around them. Followed by the rest of the stories in the NPR daily news letter for 3 JUL 18.  

Bear. Hot Tub. Margarita

You may be just a few hours away from the Fourth of July holiday. Now, may we present to you a video of a bear that is truly channeling the spirit of a mellow summer BBQ.

This encounter happened on Friday afternoon, just as Mark Hough of Altadena, Calif., was settling into a relaxing margarita. Suddenly, a bear appeared in his backyard.

It could have been a terrifying event — until Hough noticed the bear had lowered itself into his hot tub and was having a "grand old time," he told The Associated Press. He started filming.

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The bear splashes around in the sunshine and appears to dunk its face in a jet, plays with the chlorinator and munches on flowers.

After that, Hough tells the AP, the ursine bather "popped out of the bushes, walked right over to the margarita, knocked it over and lapped it."

The bear was spotted a short time later in a tree, perhaps sleeping it off. "So he had his margarita, he had his Jacuzzi, and now he's ready for an hour nap," Hough said.

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

FIRST UP: What you need to know now Here’s the buzz: Drink coffee and you might live longer Mounting evidence suggests coffee — including decaf — is totally good for you. For instance, coffee drinkers have a lower risk of early death. (Quick, someone tell Mugs of NPR!) Which Trump should we trust on Roe v. Wade? The president promised voters he’ll put only pro-life justices on the Supreme Court … and now says he doesn’t have a litmus test. Yes, the president changes his mind with some frequency, but NPR’s Ron Elving says that’s not what’s happening this time. A contradiction on contraception Fifty years ago, the pope declared artificial birth control “intrinsically wrong.” But most American Catholics think contraception is A-OK. Has the disconnect changed how Catholics view the church? KEEP AN EYE ON THIS Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images Update On The Missing Boys: Found, Yes. Rescued, Not Yet The missing Thai soccer team has been found alive (!) in a flooded cave system (!!) more than a week after they went missing (!!!) … but they’re still trapped (!!!!). Rescuers are sending supplies and trying to figure out how to get them out safely. Stay tuned.

IN THE NEWS: Digging deeper Flawed Teachers' Grant Program Is Still Mired In Mistakes The Education Department is reviewing what happened with a federal program that was intended to supply grants to teachers who agreed to teach a high-need subject in a school that serves low-income families. The federal grant is supposed to help the teachers pay for college or graduate school. NPR has reported that, to their shock, thousands of teachers learned their grants were converted into loans, which they're expected to pay back. Many teachers can't afford to pay back the loans. Now NPR has learned that the government ordered an outside company to fix the problem for teachers whose grants were wrongly converted. This effort was led by the company whose mistakes caused the problem in the first place. So the Education Department hired a second company to repair the problem, but it turns out that this effort crashed, too. And that's on top of the discovery that thousands more teachers were affected by the surprise loan conversions than initially believed. A group of 19 U.S. senators has now written Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, citing NPR's reporting and demanding that the mistakes be fixed. The Education Department has released a statement, saying it's "committed to improving this program, and is currently reviewing all aspects of its administration of the program to ensure that we provide students who want to teach in underserved communities the resources and support they need." But the agency is telling affected teachers to call the student loan ombudsman office. If you believe you’ve been affected, you can also reach out to NPR reporters to share your story — details are at the bottom of our latest piece. POP QUIZ!  What country makes the vast majority of fireworks used in the U.S.? Boom.  Which country supplies the most humanitarian aid in the world? Give it a go. BEFORE YOU GO Jose Luis Magana/AP Flags will be flown at half-staff to honor the victims of the Capital Gazette shooting — after a request for the honor was initially denied. It’s a baby ... planet! A team of international astronomers has captured a nifty image of a new planet that’s still forming around a star.  Actor Steven Seagal and Russian President Vladimir Putin are BFFs. How’d that happen? Meet matchmaker Bob Van Ronkel, the “Forrest Gump” of U.S.-Russia relations. DEET, definitely. Citronella? Nah. Perfume? Actually … yeah. Just in time for your holiday barbecue, here are the mosquito repellents that actually work. Ha, ha, hooooo boy. Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette is called a comedy special, but it’s really a scorching piece on art, trauma and humor. This is a margarita-drinking bear in a hot tub. ( Look for the bare necessities ) Today's newsletter was written by Camila Domonoske and Korva Coleman. The news never stops, but the newsletter is taking tomorrow off to throw some pork ribs (for Korva) and veggie burgers (for Camila) on the barbecue. Happy July 4! Send news tips, grilling tips, or any other tips that come to mind tocdomonoske@npr.org.