Special Newsletter | What We Do After the Debate. INDIVISIBLE. (Also a note from this Sites Publisher)

 

David,

I’ve timed this newsletter to come after our movement’s Weekend of Action around the Dobbs anniversary, and after the first presidential debate. This is a rapid response newsletter, so let’s get right to it the News, the Brag, and the Discussion.

The News: That debate…oof.

Here’s my personal opinion on the debate: Biden turned in a terrible performance and Trump was an unhinged, nonsensical, lie-spewing, convicted felon who refused to accept the last election results or the next one. It was painful to watch.

But here’s the thing: Ultimately my personal opinion on this doesn’t matter. I know who I’m voting for. You know who you’re voting for. We don’t need convincing. The question is what impact this had on the voters who aren’t already with us -- the folks who don’t like politics, who find elites of both parties untrustworthy, and who aren’t currently thinking about the stakes of this election.

In the days to come, we're going to get a ton of data on how these voters reacted to the debate. Frankly, there's no reason to think Biden won people to our side. I also don't think there's much reason to think Trump won them over, either.

But let's not skip over the damage Trump did to himself. He refused not once, not twice, but three times to accept the results of this election. He refused again to accept the results of the last election. And he bragged about killing Roe and opening the floodgates to attacks on reproductive rights around the country. You don’t have to be a Democratic campaigner in the spin room to recognize all that is deeply unpopular and bad for Trump.

You’re going to hear me repeat this a lot in the months to come: When voters focus on the personalities, we struggle. When voters focus on the stakes, we win. And what all the data so far tells us is that many, many voters do not yet understand the stakes. 

I wish Biden had done better in this debate. But there is no world where Biden could carry this message on his own regardless of how well he landed his lines. He’s an elected politician and a member of one of our two national, unpopular political parties. Our target audience -- those folks who legitimately are torn between voting for Biden, voting third party, or not voting at all -- view him and others in his class with skepticism. Mathematically speaking, most of them did not even tune into the debate.  

You and I know these stakes -- it’s what makes us so engaged in this fight. And we need to blast it out again and again and again, in as many creative ways as possible, in the hope that eventually it will break through with the voters we need. Not the first or second time, but maybe the eighth or ninth. 

So here’s my real take on the debate: Ask not what Biden can do to win the election; ask what you can do to help defeat Trump. And that brings us the brag: 

The Brag: But what can we do? Lots.

In these virtual pages, I’ve been writing about the two-year anniversary of the Republicans overturning Roe for a couple months. When nearly a third of voters blame Biden or aren’t sure who to blame for killing Roe, we know we have to correct the record or risk losing in November. But far more important than what I write here is what Indivisible movement leaders do to take narrative advantage of this moment. Here’s the strategic logic of this work:

The problem: Many voters who support reproductive rights aren’t paying close enough attention to assign blame to Trump and Republicans for attacking reproductive rights.

The message: Republicans stacked the court with right-wingers to kill Roe, enacted state abortion bans across the country, and are actively blocking the Right to IVF Act and the Right to Contraception Act. 

The messenger: Biden and other elected Democrats can carry the right message, but for that message to get through to the voters we need to reach, we need the right messengers. And there’s no better messenger than friendly fellow community members.

The opportunity: On the anniversary of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe, journalists will be looking for hooks for their articles. This gives us an opportunity to influence the narrative.

And that’s what Indivisibles did this week:

Local Indivisible groups orchestrated 150 events in 30 states and 45 cities with more than 50 press hits all over the country. Here are some great ones that stood out to me: 

• Ventura, California:  "Women's Strike 2024 -We Will Not Go Back!" rally held in Ventura | News Channel 3-12 (KEYTV)
• Athens, Georgia: Indivisible Georgia District 10 holds “Restore women’s reproductive rights” rally | City News | redandblack.com (Red and Black) 
• Pahrump, Nevada: Prickly Pears Protest in Pahrump (Pahrump Valley Times)
• Binghamton, New York: Locals and officials advocate for reproductive rights in downtown Binghamton (WICZ)
• Toledo, Ohio: 'The fight isn't over': Group rallies in Toledo for reproductive rights (WTOL) 
• Bemidji, Minnesota: Indivisible Bemidji holds rally marking 2 years of Roe v. Wade being overturned (Bemidji Pioneer) 
• Clackamas, Oregon: Indivisible Clackamas holds protest in Milwaukie to mark two years since Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision  (Oregon City News)
• Rosedale, Texas: 'We're just going to keep up the fight' | Abortion rights advocates rally at Texas Capitol on 2-year anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson decision (KVUE – Indivisible Rosedale Huddle event)
• Williamsburg, VA: Pro-Choice demonstrators hold rally outside of Williamsburg James City County Courthouse following Dobbs anniversary (ABC 13)

Before a single vote is cast -- before we even start doing any GOTVing -- this is how we focus public attention on the stakes. The right message, the right messengers, again and again and again.

When Indivisible is doing its part right, we’re supporting this local group work on the ground. And I find our work on this SUPER brag-worthy:

• We released a toolkit with everything groups needed to know to plan an event. We also sent out supplemental docs with creative visual ideas, messaging guidance, and funding info.
• We hosted two trainings, a community planning space, and office hours to make sure folks had the support they needed in planning events.
• 14 organizers worked with 172 groups around the country to plan events.
• We designed signs that groups could print locally and graphics to promote their events.
• The press team directly prepped advisories, pulled press lists, and pitched eight events to local media, and provided training support to a ton more.
• We sent out personalized recruitment emails for 65 events and texts for 10 events.
• We directly funded events through GROW Grants and the reimbursement requests are still coming in! (Hey, did you host an event? You can apply for a reimbursement for event materials here)
• We dedicated 1,850 total staff hours to support groups and staff everything.

I want more of this over the next four months. We need more of this over the next four months. And more of this costs money. And that money comes from the pockets of grassroots supporters. Grassroots supporters like you. Please chip in if you can.

The discussion: Movement vibe check and coffee chat Monday!

About six months ago, I included a simple survey to take a vibe check of the movement. We’re halfway through the year and past the first presidential debate, and I know folks are having a lot of feelings after that debate. So I want to check again on how you and your community are feeling. The specific question is this: As you think about your own community -- the community that was involved in building the Blue Wave in 2018, defeating Trump in 2020, and holding back the red wave in 2022 -- how engaged are they now? On a scale of depressed, dejected, and fatalistic to willing to crawl over broken glass on their hands and knees to defeat Trump again. Or, to make it simpler, on a scale of 1 (disengaged) to 5 (highly engaged).

If you’ve got a minute to give me some additional texture, it’s always helpful to read through your responses!

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And reminder: Leah and I will be holding another friendly afternoon coffee Q&A this Monday at 4pm ET/1pm PT. You can sign up here. If you’ve never come before, drop on by! It’s an informal space where we talk about the state of the campaign, organizing tactics, messaging strategies, political anxieties, fears, and hopes. If you have come before, come again and bring a first-timer with you. Hope to see you there!

In solidarity,
Ezra

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From David McDonald, Publisher.

Just want to point out one thing: I think it is very important to contrast personalities. Trumps history of Lies and Falsehoods, A constant string of Juvenile Insults against the opposition, Outright threats against opponents (Even attacking his one-time allies), His legal failures which include being held Civilly Liable for Sexual Assault, Repeated Attacks against Law Enforcement for holding him responsible, Admiration for Despots around the World (Who hold the type of power he wishes he had) TELL US ONE THING: TRUMP IS A SOCIOPATH WHO BELIEVES NOTHING HE SAYS OR DOES SHOULD RESULT IN ANY FORM OF PENALTY. I CAN'T THINK OF ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO EXHIBITS THESE PERSONALITY TRAITS AS BEING ANYTHING BUT MENTALLY UNSTABLE. THAT IS HIS PERSONALITY, AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SHOULD BE REMINDED OF THIS CONSTANTLY.

A REMINDER: ONE EXAMPLE OF HOW AN ILLEGALLY ELECTED PRESIDENT GAVE US A CORRUPT U.S. SUPREME COURT.

 

REMEMBERING THE KAVANAUGH HEARINGS: TRUMP AND FASCISM TRIUMPH.

SINCE THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP IN THE SENATE,  AND THE "LIBERAL " NEWS MEDIA SEEM TO HAVE FORGOTTEN WHAT OCCURRED DURING THE BRETT KAVANAUGH HEARINGS FOR HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE SUPREME COURT, HERE IS A REMINDER. THIS IS WHAT YOU GET WITH A FASCIST WHITE HOUSE,  AND AN INEPT AND UNCONCERNED OPPOSITION PARTY.

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BLAST FROM THE PAST: THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ALLOW CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION TO BECOME CORRUPTED BY SELF-SERVING POLITICIANS, INCOMPETENT JURISTS, AND AMORAL LAWMAKERS.

 

REMEMBERING THE TIME WHEN THE U.S. HANDED TRUMP AND HIS BAND OF CORRUPT GOP FASCISTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DESTROY OUR CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC.

FROM NPR NEWS- 6/27/2019.

In a 5-4 decision along traditional conservative-liberal ideological lines, the Supreme Court ruled that partisan redistricting is a political question — not reviewable by federal courts — and that those courts can't judge if extreme gerrymandering violates the Constitution.

WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU IGNORE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, AND ALLOW THE OPPOSITION TO CONTROL THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR A NEW SUPREME COURT JUSTICE?

OR

WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU DO NOT CHALLENGE BOGUS RETURNS IN A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, HANDING THE WHITE HOUSE TO A SELF - CENTERED DEMAGOGUE?

ANSWER TO BOTH.

YOU GET DONALD TRUMPS CHOICE FOR THE SUPREME COURT.

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THE FOLLOWING IS TAKEN FROM JUDGE BRETT KAVANAUGHS' TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, REGARDING ACCUSATIONS MADE AGAINST HIM.

"This whole two-week effort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit, fueled with apparent pent-up anger about president trump and the 2016 election, fear that has been unfairly stoked about my judicial record. Revenge on behalf of the Clintons and millions of dollars in money from outside left-wing opposition groups. This is a circus. The consequences will extend long past my nomination. The consequences will be with us for decades."

WHAT AN INTELLECT!! FITS IN WITH TRUMP AND MCCONNELL PERFECTLY.

WHAT ELSE CAN WE TAKE FROM THIS?

#1. Anger-  Does this reference the Unconstitutional denial of President Barack Obamas choice for the Supreme Court, Merrick Garland, a chance to testify before the Senate, to be followed by a public vote? 

BUT YOU'RE BEING TREATED UNFAIRLY. REALLY?

#2. President Trump and the 2016 Election- You mean an election with Bogus Returns in at least 6 States that handed Donald Trump the White House, paving the way for him placing 2 Judges on the Supreme Court.

Do you mean "FEAR" of having the future course of Judicial Precedents decided by DONALD TRUMP, whose behavior while in the WHITE HOUSE is often considered to be IRRATIONAL AND VINDICTIVE? 

#3. Revenge on behalf of the Clintons- I assume you have the facts to back this up, since this is a direct accusation. Also, Do you mean that the Clintons planned and executed these plans directly, or are unwitting pawns that had no knowledge about the attempt to create this "Circus"?

IS THIS HOW A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SHOULD CONDUCT HIMSELF IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY?

So, What do I mean when I say: TODAYS DONALD TRUMP IS WHAT 
HE WAS ALLOWED TO BECOME...

Ask yourself the following question: OF THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT;  EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, AND JUDICIAL, WHAT IS THE HIGHEST OFFICE/MOST POWERFUL POSITION THAT CAN BE OCCUPIED IN EACH BRANCH?

ANSWER.

EXECUTIVE-    PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.

LEGISLATIVE-  U.S. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER.
                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REP.

JUDICIAL-        ONE OF THE NINE MEMBERS OF THE
                       U.S. SUPREME COURT.

Now, in most recent history, what events have most influenced the
current state of each office. 

For that, let's go back a few years.

THE SUPREME COURT.

On FEB,13, 2016 SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA passed away.
THEN PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, following procedures Set forth in the U.S.
CONSTITUTION, nominated JUDGE MERRICK GARLAND TO FILL THE VACANCY.       

The following passage is taken from the U.S. CONSTITUTION.

"...and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for..."

However, for the first time in U.S. HISTORY, THE U.S. SENATE DID NOT MEET TO QUESTION
THE NOMINEE, SO THAT THEY COULD "ADVISE" THE PRESIDENT, AND VOTE TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE JUDGE GARLAND NOMINATION. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL DECIDED THAT CONSTITUTIONAL LAW IS NOT A DUTY OR OBLIGATION THAT THE U.S. SENATE HAS, BUT CAN BE FOLLOWED WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT. SO, HE REFUSED TO SEAT THE SENATE TO ACT ON THE NOMINATION.

GIVEN SENATOR MCCONNELLS LEGISLATIVE HISTORY, I DON'T EXPECT MUCH IN THE WAY OF FAIR AND INTELLECTUALLY JUSTIFIABLE REASONS FOR THE POLITICAL AGENDA HE PUSHES. HOWEVER, THE DEMOCRATIC PARTIES REFUSAL TO FILE SUIT, AND BRING THIS MATTER INTO COURT TO FORCE MCCONNELL AND OTHER REPUBLICANS TO OBEY THE OATH THEY TOOK TO "SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION," SHOWED AN INEXPLICABLE LACK OF MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL COURAGE. WHAT MESSAGE DO YOU THINK THIS SENT TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY? TO BAD, IT WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING.

BLAST FROM THE PAST: KNOW YOUR OPPONENT, THEN MAKE A STAND. (UPDATED)

Remember, it does not matter if someone is referred to, or identify as any of the following;

- MAGAS. (TRUMPIANS)

- FASCISTS. (GOP LEADERSHIP)

- ANARCHISTS.

- RELIGIOUS ZEALOTS.

They all have one thing in common: THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC.

DEMOCRACY, IN ANY FORM, IS THEIR ENEMY.

As Donald Trump continues an agenda of Persecution, many Americans are missing the True Dangers that will become a reality if he gets his way.

To Defeat this Assault on the CONSTITUTION, AND COMMON DECENCY, THE FOLLOWING MUST be ACKNOWLEDGED AS TRUE:

1)  Donald Trump is a Symptom of the REAL PROBLEM, NOT THE CAUSE.

2)  Many of his Supporters consider "RIGHTS" TO BE GUARANTEES THAT PROTECT ONLY
THEM.

3)  Often, these same Supporters will claim that anything they do or say must be allowed by
Law, SO THEY CAN FULFILL A DIVINE MISSION THAT MUST TAKE PRECEDENCE
OVER EVERYTHING ELSE.

4)  "THE ENDS JUSTIFIES THE MEANS" is an essential part of the Fanaticism that grips many
Americans, when it comes to certain issues.

5)  THERE ARE THOSE WHO BELIEVE RELIGIOUS FAITH ALONE IS ENOUGH TO SET LEGAL GUIDELINES THAT MUST BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT QUESTION.

6)  CONTRARY TO WHAT THEY MAY SAY PUBLICLY, SOME AMERICANS WOULD
GLADLY LIVE IN A TOTALITARIAN STATE, AS LONG AS IT IS SET UP TO GIVE THEM
POWER AND PRIVILEGES OVER EVERYONE ELSE.

7)  TO MANY AMERICANS, SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES ARE NEGOTIABLE, AND CAN BE ACCEPTED OR REJECTED REGARDLESS OF THE POTENTIAL OUTCOMES.

8)  History, to some Americans, should BE REWRITTEN OR IGNORED, DEPENDING ON THE
POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE IMAGE IT CREATES.

9) PERHAPS THE MOST DANGEROUS OF ALL: THE IDEA THAT THERE ARE THOSE WHO ARE BEYOND

THE RULE OF LAW, AND WHOSE ACTIONS CANNOT BE QUESTIONED, OR PROSECUTED....

...WHICH LEADS  US TO THE FOLLOWING.

10) THE RULES OF LOGIC AND DEDUCTIVE/INDUCTIVE REASONING DO NOT CHANGE JUST

BECAUSE THE INDIVIDUAL HAS  MD, PhD, JD etc. after their name. ALONG THE SAME LINES,

THOSE WHO ARE REFERRED TO AS SCIENTISTS, PHILOSOPHERS, ENGINEERS, MINISTERS,
RESEARCHERS etc., ARE NOT EXEMPT FROM HAVING THEIR OPINIONS AND/OR JUDGEMENTS
TESTED AND DEBATED. NO ONE SHOULD BE GIVEN A FREE PASS AS "BEYOND ALL REPROACH."

THIS INCLUDES SOME JUDGES, WHO EXPECT THEIR "DECISIONS" TO BE ACCEPTED BECAUSE THE 

TERM "HONORABLE" IS ADDED TO THEIR RESUME. SORRY, BUT IRRATIONAL AND/OR INVALID
ARGUMENTS DO NOT BECOME "GREAT WISDOM" JUST BECAUSE YOU PUT ON A BLACK ROBE. 
WE WILL LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: DESPOTS AND DICTATORS NEVER CHANGE. (NEITHER DO THEIR ALLIES)

 The decision by Trump and many of his Fascist Followers to support Putin and his Invasion of Ukraine is an appalling disregard for the consequences of such a Political Stand. Just examining 20th Century History reveals that this allows Totalitarian Regimes a Free Pass to destroy any Foreign Governments formed to benefit all, not just the select few.

NATO was created to counter such aggression, (See below)

So, allowing Putin to Dictate Foreign Policy to NATO members is the Better Choice? Caving in to Despots always ends well.

LET'S lay this one out:

NATO is a Treaty Organization created to protect its members from possible Foreign Invasion. (Which, at its creation, WAS THE U.S.S.R AND ITS SATELLITE PUPPET GOVERNMENTS.)

So, with the breakdown of the U.S.S.R, former IRON CURTAIN COUNTRIES SUCH AS POLAND, THE CZECH REPUBLIC, AND GERMANY join NATO. Given the recent history of THESE COUNTRIES BEING SUBJECT TO THE TYRANNIES OF STALIN AND HITLER, allying yourself with other DEMOCRACIES for mutual protection would seem to be a NO-BRAINER.

With the recent invasion of UKRAINE BY PUTIN, it would seem to be a pretty smart move, considering the fact that the rest of the world has apparently forgotten the LESSONS LEARNED BY THE CONFLICTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY.  LESSONS SUCH AS:

APPEASING OR BACKING DOWN TO SOCIOPATHIC HEADS OF STATE, WILL NOT MAKE THEM:

- MORE REASONABLE IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION.

- WILLING TO IMPLEMENT "HUMANITARIAN POLICIES."

-  PURSUE LESS AGGRESSIVE FOREIGN POLICIES THAT WILL 

ENSURE NO FURTHER DIRECT PHYSICAL INTERVENTION

INTO THE SOVEREIGNTY OF OTHER NATIONS.

Current NATO Countries and the Years They Joined:

Note: * indicates a founding member

Country	Joined		Country	Joined
Albania	2009		Lithuania	2004
Belgium	1949*		Luxembourg	1949*
Bulgaria	2004		Montenegro	2017
Canada	1949*		Netherlands	1949*
Croatia	2009		North Macedonia	2020
Czech Republic	1999		Norway	1949*
Denmark	1949*		Poland	1999
Estonia	2004		Portugal	1949*
France	1949*		Romania	2004
Germany	1955		Slovakia	2004
Greece	1952		Slovenia	2004
Hungary	1999		Spain	1982
Iceland	1949*		Turkey	1952
Italy	1949*		United Kingdom	1949*
Latvia	2004		United States	1949*

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ABOVE LIST, ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS:

- HOW MANY WERE FORCED BY MILITARY INVASION OR PHYSICAL INTIMIDATION

TO JOIN NATO? 

- SO NATO IS A THREAT TO RUSSIA? PERHAPS YOU CAN LIST FOR ME THE NUMBER OF

MEMBER  NATIONS THAT INVADED ANOTHER SOVEREIGN COUNTRY, AND SEIZED 

CONTROL OF ITS GOVERNMENT?

- HOW MANY OF THESE NATIONS SUFFERED THE TYRANNIES OF THE U.S.S.R,  NAZI

GERMANY, OR OTHER FASCIST REGIMES BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER WW2, AND WILL

CLAIM THAT THEY WERE COERCED INTO JOINING?

AT THE SAME TIME, THINK OF HOW OFTEN THESE COUNTRIES SUFFERED BECAUSE OF POLICIES AND AN AGENDA DIRECTED BY A HEAD OF STATE SITUATED IN MOSCOW?

...WHAT WILL THE EXCUSE BE WHEN PUTIN DECIDES TO PUT ANOTHER COUNTRY ON HIS SHOPPING LIST, AND LIES THROUGH HIS TEETH ABOUT HOW IT WAS NECESSARY TO INVADE, TO PROTECT RUSSIA?

I REALLY SUGGEST THAT PICKING UP A HISTORY BOOK MIGHT "ENLIGHTEN" SOME WORLD LEADERS AS TO WHAT COULD BE LOST, IF WE CHOOSE TO THINK THAT THE PUTINS AND TRUMPS OF THIS WORLD CAN BE TRUSTED.

BEWARE OF THESE TYPE OF "INVESTIGATIONS."

 

The following is from the Introduction to a Video on the Internet titled: 

 "Hunters Who Mysteriously VANISHED"

...However, it’s something else altogether when someone who is very experienced in the woods; hunters for example vanish without a trace because they are well prepared for most anything and usually know the woods they’re in like the back of their hands or know how to survive in the woods in general. When hunters disappear for any reason but especially when it happens under bizarre or suspicious circumstances it’s even more confusing and perhaps frightening for not only those involved but for the average person too.There’s something really scary about the thought of these very experienced and well-equipped men and women out there in the wild being confused or seeming to simply vanish without rhyme, reason or a single trace left behind. There are so many instances of experienced hunters going missing under these circumstances that it makes us scratch our heads and wonder what in the world is going on out there in the wilderness areas of the world?

After viewing the video I realized that was just another Anti-Science/ Anti- Critical Thinking offering...here is my response:

Pilot Error, Doctors Misdiagnose, CPAs make Math Errors, Lawyers mishandle Case Law, Chefs overcook, Pro Quarterbacks throw INTS., etc. The Point: Even the Best and Most Qualified Make Mistakes, Become Complacent, or are put in situations they are not prepared for.

Why would we find it odd that a small number of Hunters would also fall into this Category? There is nothing Mysterious or Unexpected about these Events. Sometimes there is not enough evidence to provide a satisfactory explanation, so we Speculate and Hypothesize with what we have.

What we don't do is draw conclusions from Non-Existent Evidence, or try to explain one unknown with another unknown. Before you try to use the Paranormal to explain any of these events, you need to establish that such things actually exist, (Logic and the Scientific Method), and that the Evidence points in that direction.

HELPING TO CREATE A MONSTER DOES NOT GUARANTEE LOYALTY.

 IT'S LIKE HITLER TURNING ON GOEBBELS. 

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BY LYDIA O'CONNOR.

Trump Loses It At Fox News, Says No One Can Trust It.

Donald Trump bashed Fox News, his on-again-off-again favorite news network, on social media Wednesday, proclaiming that “nobody can ever trust” its reporting.

Trump’s screed appeared to be in response to former Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan’s appearance on the network over a week ago, when he said Trump was unfit for office.

“Nobody can ever trust Fox News, and I am one of them, with the weak and ineffective RINO, Paul Ryan, on its Board of Directors,” the presumed GOP nominee for president wrote, using the acronym for “Republican in name only.”

“He’s a total lightweight, a failed and pathetic Speaker of the House, and a very disloyal person,” the former president continued.

A representative for Fox News didn’t immediately return a request for comment on the former president’s remarks.

Ryan’s criticism during his June 11 appearance focused on Trump’s character.

“If you put yourself above the Constitution, as he has done, I think that makes you unfit for office,” he said.

The former House speaker, who retired midway through Trump’s stint in office, also blamed the former president for recent GOP election losses.

“He’s cost us a lot of seats,” Ryan said. “He cost us the Senate twice. He cost us the House because he is nominating, he is pushing through the primaries people who cannot win general elections but who pledge fealty to him.”

It’s true that several candidates Trump propelled forward have cost the GOP seats in recent years, including ex-NFL player Herschel Walker in Georgia and venture capitalist Blake Masters in Arizona.

Trump regularly sours on Fox News whenever one of the network’s hosts says anything he finds damaging to him. In January, he even lashed out at his press secretary-turned-Fox News contributor Kayleigh McEnany after she suggested he work on uniting the GOP more.

“I don’t need any advice from RINO Kayleigh McEnany on Fox,” Trump wrote on social media.