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[finickypatternshop]

There are photos of those trump cultists next to photos of isis, both in trucks waving flags and intimidating others, hard to see the difference. Someone called them 'vanilla isis' which seems to fit. Of course trump is tweeting his support and barking it out at his hate fest to cheers. I think some Biden supporters should do the same thing to see the reaction, we all know what it would be. Two sets of rules in trumps America.

The one who drove into the car of a Biden staffer was identified by someone, he was in a photo with crenshaw so lets see if he is arrested. 

[JMOldeVintage]

We had to make a quick stop at our local WalMart yesterday morning & the sporting goods/guns & ammo sections were 'empty'. So maybe it depends on each individual store &/or where they are located?

Trump tweeting out a video on his supporters' interaction with the Biden Bus. Instead of telling them to act like sane adults he eggs them on. 
He talks as if he "owns" the Supreme Court in one minute, then complains they have given Biden "the win".
His whole campaign is being built on fear - from what suburban people should be afraid of, to Biden locking down the Country - it is so disheartening. Too many people buying into his nonsense.

But I see where Dr. Fauci decided to be less careful in choosing his words in his latest interview. One gets the feeling he probably thinks he'll be fired if Trump gets re-elected. 

From CNN: "Boris Johnson was accused of "giving in to scientific advisers" by a former leader of his Conservative Party after the UK Prime Minister announced a lockdown"...... Oh dear, this former leader must love Trump. Though seriously, the UK has a population of 66 Million or so per google. The article stated cases went above 1 Million, 46K deaths. The recent surge has to be taken into consideration. Compare to Florida - about 22 Million population, with 807,412 cases (as of today) with 16,789 deaths. (Accuracy of deaths is ?? since DeSantis decided the numbers needed to be "investigated" so who knows if he also directed changes be made). No winter surge - yet - but we apparently should feel comforted that cases are ever so 'slowly' creeping up, like it's something we should just get used to. The past week saw an increase of 28,776 cases in Florida. Our rural county saw an increase of over 140 cases. All I can say to UK residents is be thankful You have a leader willing to act on behalf of all citizens. 

[finickypatternshop]

trumps slimy sidekick bannon is saying that trump plans to claim a win on election night before the results are all in. He knows that his followers will defend whatever he claims and does not care what the facts are. Chaos is the goal and always has been. They do the work so putin doesn't have to. So is the US good with a dictatorship or will even Reps step up to show they love and respect their country/constitution over their dear leader. I have a bad feeling and I hope it is just pessimism creeping in.

[JMOldeVintage]

The FBI is now investigating the vehicles involved with the Biden Tour Bus.
In the meantime Trump is proclaiming they were "protecting" the bus.
The more you think about it, there is sort of a sense of dread of what might happen Tuesday night, which will cascade into Wednesday & longer. 
Maybe a trip to the Grocery Store is in order for Monday?

[bluetina]

I'm still here and reading. I really hope everything goes the right way on Tuesday. All my fingers and toes are crossed.

[kaslkaos]

Me too, I will add my official, still here, checkin.

Hi tina!

[bluetina]

@kaslkaos 

Seems to be going okay so far. I'm amazed at how many people voted for that thing though. 

[kaslkaos]

Oh yes, surprised, not surprised--I keep trump supporters in my social media, and I follow some peeps that weirdly attract trumpists even though the peeps hate trump so then I get to see some of "the other side"

[JMOldeVintage]

Posting before (hopefully) calling it a day. Trump Tweets:

"Joe Biden is the candidate of rioters, looters, arsonists, gun-grabbers, flag-burners, Marxists, lobbyists, and special interests. I am the candidate of farmers, factory workers, police officers, and hard-working, law-abiding patriots of every race, religion and creed!"

From ABC News: "Two South Florida police officers, who liked to pattern themselves after the “Bad Boys” movie franchise, are facing charges that they provided protection for a fake cocaine transfer orchestrated by federal agents."..... Can't we all agree the Police Officers are just like everyone else who because of their jobs, will at times perform heroic feats? But they are not always the good guys. Admit that, honestly work with people of every race, religion or creed & maybe, just maybe gain a bit more respect.

"Biden will terminate school choice, eliminate charter schools, defund religious schools, ban prayer in public schools, indoctrinate your children with Anti-American lies, and force you to subsidize extreme late-term abortion. We believe that every child is a Sacred Gift from God!"

Ah, but Trump's do-nothing coronavirus response, where he's thrown everyone age 65+ or anyone with a pre-existing condition under the bus? Well apparently they are NOT a "sacred gift from God" any longer.

[finickypatternshop]

I’m sure ‘mr law and order’ will send in law enforcement with their rubber bullets and tear gas any second to clear out the maga folks who are blocking roadways and bridges right. His base surely won’t support voter intimidation, though trump tweeted he feels they are doing nothing wrong so suddenly they will support that too. They don’t want to be judged though, just let them be hypocrites and support their dear leader while he brings fascism to America. The basket is overflowing.

[PillowDetails]

Will be keeping an eye on Arizona to see if Mark Kelly gets elected to Senate.  He's running against Martha McSally - 

(from wiki)

Following an unsuccessful bid in 2012, McSally was elected to the House of Representatives in 2014 and served two terms. McSally was the Republican nominee in Arizona's 2018 U.S. Senate election and lost to Democrat Kyrsten Sinema. After interim Senator Jon Kyl resigned from the state's other Senate seat, Governor Doug Ducey appointed McSally to replace him. There will be a special election coinciding with the 2020 general elections to determine whether McSally will serve the remainder of the Class 3 Senate term,[2][3] in which she is facing former astronaut Mark Kelly.

So - If Mark Kelly wins, he could be seated in the Senate by Nov. 30th, earlier than other newly elected senators.  Every day counts in what may be a crazy lame-duck session, if Trump doesn't get reelected.  

[OwlTalk]

The Golden Calf was so rude, disrespectful and dismissive to her at that rally he had in AZ--- but everyone knew how he was. Except her and she just kept supporting him...

I hope Mark Kelly wins!

[JMOldeVintage]

#1 - "President Donald Trump suggested to a Florida crowd he may fire Dr. Anthony Fauci after the election, escalating his feud with the nation's leading expert on infectious diseases and providing a window into a potential post-November 3 administration purge.

Speaking after midnight following a full day of campaigning, the President was complaining about news media coverage of Covid-19 when the crowd broke out into a "Fire Fauci" chant.

"Don't tell anybody, but let me wait until a little bit after the election," Trump said to cheers. "I appreciate the advice."".....
(Apparently Biden has already spoken about this today, need to check out.) 

#2 - "As Americans contemplate the possibility of a nail-biter of a U.S. presidential vote Tuesday, there's another cohort of people who are watching closely with nerves on edge as the race enters its final stretch: the rest of the world.

U.S. elections have long been the subject of intense international focus because of the outsize influence of America's economy, culture and military. But the stark choice between giving President Donald Trump a second term or allowing former Vice President Joe Biden a shot at the job has drawn additional scrutiny in 2020. 

On the ballot this time for American allies and foes alike is whether they will again be dealing with, in Trump, an administration that has upended traditional diplomatic protocols, overturned treaties and appeared to pursue a scorched-earth approach to alliances. In Biden, experts say, there is a potential return to a form of American foreign policy that expresses concern for human rights, global cooperation and aspects of the collective world order that the U.S. has championed for decades."
IMO, Trump wins & our allies start shedding any & all US influences, programs, etc. They will not want the hassle of dealing with it for 4 more years.

#3 - In the scheme of things not that important, but again an example of Trump's "Me Me Me" train of thought: Tweet Yesterday - "The legendary actor, 007 Sean Connery, has past on to even greener fairways. He was quite a guy, and a tough character. I was having a very hard time getting approvals for a big development in Scotland when Sean stepped in and shouted,“Let him build the d*mn thing”. That was....all I needed, everything went swimmingly from there. He was so highly regarded & respected in Scotland and beyond that years of future turmoil was avoided. Sean was a great actor and an even greater man. Sincere condolences to his family!"

[finickypatternshop]

Canada is watching the election closely. As much as trump thinks he is better for the US Because he is some tough guy it is more about him being a nut job toddler and countries are tired of his tantrums. The consensus of political talks is trump might be easier on trade, specifically approving of some pipeline (I think keystone XL but might be wrong) but that his whackadoo isn’t worth it. Biden is against the pipeline, as was Obama, but stability trumps some things. We have a very long, mostly unprotected, border so if he pulls off a win we might need a wall, or at least a dense shrub with picky branches.

[PillowDetails]

New un-scalable fencing being erected around the White House (aka - The People's House - aka OUR House) in anticipation of election day shenanigans.

Businesses boarding up in several cities, including DC.

What have we become?

[JMOldeVintage]

Businesses Boarding Up - The headlines include Chicago, Detroit, Charleston, Denver Los Angeles, Indianapolis, DC, New York, Portland, Boston, Philadelphia - the list seems endless. Never in my life would I have imagined this would, or could happen. And Trump? He sends out McEnany to say "We deserve the great American tradition of democracy, of peaceful elections, of accepting the vote of the American people, but the boarded-up windows, the closed down stores tell you all you need to know about the modern American left. The violence is unacceptable and they are not deserving of federal power," she added."

But Trump accept the vote of the people should he lose? Well he's already stated he's going into Pennsylvania with his lawyers tomorrow night. The GOP still challenging Texas/Houston on their drive-thru voting sites that have been up and running for some 127K ballots cast.

Florida's new numbers today - 812,063 cases, 16,834 deaths. 

@OwlTalk - Yes, then people ask me why I haven't been a practicing Catholic for ages. 

[PacificKnots]

Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon State has declared State of Emergency in Portland starting tomorrow.  They are worried about extreme groups on both sides being idiots. 

[OwlTalk]

Just dropped off my ballot at my local Vote Center--- felt good! We're so lucky to have many of them in our area and we don't have to use the USPS, as much as I love them.

Everyone who is dropping off ballots (too late to mail in for many of us), please be sure to sign envelope, date and fill out your registered address--- which I had forgotten to do. I thought I had been so careful. Anyway, the poll worker saw it and asked me to fill it in because of the chance that some ballots may not be counted due to small issues like this.

[finickypatternshop]

If someone uses a drop box or mail their ballots is there someway to check if it was received and counted or if they find issue with it. If so can someone go on Election Day and vote in person if there is an issue so they can correct it. I am hesitant to mail an order these days so was curious about the voting.

[JMOldeVintage]

@finickypatternshop - We were able to telephone in our requests for mail-in ballots & did so about a week+ before they were scheduled to begin mailing them out. Received on a Thursday, we dropped them off at the Elections Office the next week. Didn't even need to go inside - they had a door/slot similar to a post office. We were able to track them on line. For the longest time they simply indicated "mailed", "received" but once early voting started in our County, the next day they registered "counted". The envelope had a space for email & telephone number, which we filled out. So if for some reason our signatures had become so sloppy they no longer resembled our early signatures, they could contact us to 'cure it'.

Last Tuesday we (Floridians) were advised to NOT use USPS for the mail-in ballots, but to drop them off at the Elections Office or in a mail-ballot-box located at all the early voting sites. 

[finickypatternshop]

@JMOldeVintage  Thanks, I thought there would be a way to be sure. That’s good since more will likely use it because of Covid. Every vote counts.

[PacificKnots]

I dropped my ballot off today too.  There was a line of cars turning in their ballots at the drop box.  As of last Friday, 65% of registered voters in Washington State had voted.  In 2016, only 41% of the registered voters had turned in their ballots in the weekend before Election Day.

[JMOldeVintage]

"At a Sunday night rally for Trump’s re-election campaign at Miami-Opa-Locka Executive Airport, Rubio brought up the video that shows a blockade of pro-Trump demonstrators ambushing a Biden-Harris campaign bus and allegedly attempting to force it off the road. 

“I saw yesterday a video of these people in Texas,” Rubio said  to a large, mostly mask-less crowd. “Did you see it? All the cars on the road, we love what they did.”"

Now I knew a while back Governor DeSantis would never get my vote in 2022 & Sen. Rubio was in the very doubtful category. His bs last night confirmed it. My neighbor literally has a pair of donkeys. Either one of them could be in the races in 2022 as the Democrat's Candidate & they Will get my vote. Also, maybe I need to make a note to borrow my other neighbors dump truck? Then I can see if the Rubio Campaign will still be as generous to Voter Intimidation and the endangerment of people while they are driving down the interstate? 

Then there's this:

"Dr. Scott Atlas, an adviser on the White House Coronavirus Task Force, apologized after appearing in an interview with Russian state broadcaster RT, just days before Election Day....

In the 27-minute interview on Saturday, Atlas made a series of dubious claims. For example, Atlas misrepresented the effectiveness of masks, suggested that lockdowns kill people and discouraged testing of asymptomatic people. He also dismissed forecasts from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington School of Medicine that forecasts 399,000 coronavirus deaths in the US by February 1 under current conditions.

"The IHME model is really sort -- it's absurd to start looking at this model at this point," Atlas said. "At this point in time anybody who's even focusing on models has not learned from the past."

In July, the IHME model predicted 208,255 Americans would have died from coronavirus by Nov. 1. In fact, according to Johns Hopkins University, 230,566 people have died as of Nov. 1."....

[PacificKnots]

Just think in 24 hours will know which lawyers are big winners and what states are the big losers.  You know supporters for both candidates will be filing law suits in states that are close. 

[JMOldeVintage]

Though one positive thing - after any election actually - is that television commercials are no longer political.