Some Good Reads to Motivate You
....Nazis, "Stop the Steal" conspiracists, and loony anti-vaxxers
I’ll be spending a good bit of time over the next 5 days phone banking, canvassing and poll greeting, so I won’t be elaborating much on the topics here, but I think i am offering you some interesting links to some great sources.
Trump’s MSG rally channels Nazi rally from 1939 at the old MSG
Compare/contrast the 1939 American Nazi rally in the old Madison Square Garden with Trump’s “lovefest” there last week. Is this America? Is this who we are? Is this what our fathers fought for in WWII?
Compare Trump’s rally with When Nazis Took Manhattan — Heard on All Things Considered, February 20, 2019
“The rally was sponsored by the German American Bund, an organization with headquarters in Manhattan and thousands of members across the United States. In the 1930s, the Bund was one of several organizations in the United States that were openly supportive of Adolf Hitler and the rise of fascism in Europe. They had parades, bookstores and summer camps for youth. Their vision for America was a cocktail of white supremacy, fascist ideology and American patriotism.” — Read here
Safeguarding the Pennsylvania Election
….For months, state officials have prepared to manage the threat of far-right conspiracists who may try to “stop the steal.”
Trump has once again been laying the groundwork to contest the fairness of the election, and has been particularly focused on PA, and especially Al Schmidt, the current Secretary of State, who as a Republican Philadelphia City Commissioner refused to support Trump’s lies about election shenanigans. He was appointed as Secretary of State by Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro. Shapiro himself stood tall as Attorney General fending off Trump’s challenges to the integrity of the vote in 2020.
“I think we take democracy for granted and don’t appreciate how very fragile it is. It has within itself the mechanism for its own destruction. If the will of the people is to dismantle their system of government, then, in a democracy, they have that ability.” — PA Secretary of State Al Schmidt….From The New Yorker…read here
Loony RFK Jr leading HHS if Trump wins??!!
The anti-vaxxer seems to have been rewarded for his endorsement of Trump with a role as a “czar” with control over several health agencies if Trump wins. According to the WAPO:
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is poised to have significant control over health and food safety in a potential Trump administration, with discussions about some Cabinet and agency officials reporting to him, according to four people familiar with the planning process who spoke on the condition of anonymity to detail private conversations.
Kennedy has been privately meeting with Trump transition officials to help draw up an agenda for a new administration, which could involve the longtime anti-vaccine activist taking a role as a White House czar rather than attempting to win Senate confirmation to lead an agency, the people said.”
And….
Trump transition co-chair Howard Lutnick — in charge of helping staff the gov if he wins — says he had a 2.5 hour meeting with RFK Jr. who talked about pulling (safe and proven) vaccines from the market. — ABC’s Kaitlin Collins https://twitter.com/i/status/1851817180809089025
Trump Transition Chair Blurts Out Plan to End All Vaccines — Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine — read here
RFK Jr. says Trump has 'promised' him 'control of the public health agencies' — ABC News…read here
This is but one example of the horrific appointments to expect; it has real impact on real life. Read more here.