Most black voters say Trump is racist

I certainly agree. The man is a terrible bigot.

8 in 10 black voters say President Trump is racist, a new poll shows https://t.co/2NsD17nCHk pic.twitter.com/PVZ1CilVW5
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 20, 2020

Donald Trump is the most outwardly racist President that we have seen in generations and African Americans voters aren't blind to that. He uses his megaphone to divide people, spew racism, and give cover to white supremacists.

– @MSNBC @11thHour @BWilliams pic.twitter.com/FMDMSScdgF
— Karine Jean-Pierre (@K_JeanPierre) January 18, 2020

A new Post poll shows sharp dislike of Trump among black voters even as he claims black Americans are flooding the GOP. There's an interesting question in the middle. https://t.co/yKJt7HBW53
— Philip Bump (@pbump) January 18, 2020

President Trump’s job approval rating among black voters via new Quinnipiac poll:

6% approve
92% disapprove
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) March 9, 2020

Trump lies update 1/20/20

He lies more than ever.

Trump takes advantage of the fact that if the media keeps accusing him of lying, he and his supporters will say they’re biased. The media understates what a liar Trump is in order to appear balanced and fair. It took most of the media years to call him a liar. They used much wimpier terms instead of stating the truth. Nobody will confront Trump and call him a liar to his face. Trump wins on this one.

NEW –> President Trump made 16,241 false or misleading claims in his first three years https://t.co/p5HiSDpSzt
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) January 20, 2020

In mid-November, I published a list of 45 ways Trump had been dishonest about Ukraine and impeachment.

It’s now 65 ways. Here’s the updated version, with quick fact checks of all 65: https://t.co/Hsxx7N6OBS
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 20, 2020

CNN's @ddale8 and @tarasubramaniam counted 81 false claims from Trump last week. "Trump is now up to 1,636 false claims since July 8, an average of about nine per day…" https://t.co/gJ9bkG1lKw
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 19, 2020

Honoring the LSU national championship football team, Trump falsely claims the USMCA and his preliminary China deal are the two biggest trade deals in history. Ignoring GATT/WTO rounds: the Trans-Pacific Partnership included all three USMCA countries and also nine others.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 17, 2020

"That’s one of the reasons why Trump kind of wants you to watch CNN instead of MSNBC," Lawrence O’Donnell said in a new interview https://t.co/Hc0AW96qVW
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 14, 2020

100% correct!

Fact-check: 5 times President Trump misquoted his allies and critics on impeachment https://t.co/jBtSB6lpOW pic.twitter.com/laZFjtnQSX
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 13, 2020

“If nothing the president says can be trusted, reporting what the president says becomes absurd. You can still do it, but it’s hard to respect what you are doing. If the president doesn’t know anything, the solemnity of the presidency becomes a joke. That’s painful.” https://t.co/bFBKTutCeU
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) January 12, 2020

Fact check: Trump made 15 false claims during a quiet week in Florida https://t.co/5AYBTVIrDr pic.twitter.com/6KvqCv2MAI
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 11, 2020

Trump is not at 53% approval in any recent poll I can see; he’s at 48% even in the latest Rasmussen daily tracker. (Please let me know if I’m missing a poll.) He’s also still not at 95% with Republicans. Also, 95% with Republicans wouldn’t be a record; GWBush hit 99% post-9/11. pic.twitter.com/vxLDdDMXZm
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 11, 2020

Preliminary report: Trump’s interview with Laura Ingraham last night was extremely dishonest. At least 15 false claims.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 11, 2020

Trump continues to claim that median family income has increased by $10,000 under him. What happened: he took a research firm's estimate of around a $5,000 pre-tax increase, which is much higher than the Census Bureau estimate, and added another $5,000 for nonsensical reasons.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 9, 2020

How are Trump’s farm subsidies being paid for?

Trump has given 30 billion dollars to farmers to compensate them for the costs of a trade war he started.

I have yet to hear a reporter or interviewer ask the president ‘how are you paying for that?’
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) January 15, 2020

Goldman Sachs casts doubt on Phase 1 US China Trade Deal Soybean Purchases: "The $40 billion figure represents a $24 billion (a year and)..an additional $16 billion for at least two years… there would need to be a big increase in soybean exports..https://t.co/khD2EAdk6S
— comparerateskenya.com (@comparerateske1) January 10, 2020

(Reuters) – Days before a US-China trade deal is due to be signed, large Chinese purchases of Brazilian soybeans and a pair of unexpected policy moves by Beijing have dimmed U.S. hopes that China would double its imports of American farm products this yearhttps://t.co/sdy3tMuDbn
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) January 10, 2020

Trump's trade war (reminder: it didn't address IP theft, currency manipulation & anti-competitive subsidies & hurt our farmers, consumers & manufacturers) pushed China to other markets.

Brazil will now overtake USA as world’s largest soybean producer. https://t.co/aatxwKxOF0
— J.D. Scholten (@JDScholten) December 11, 2019

Trump got into a trade war with China

China cut U.S. dairy purchases by more than 50%

818 dairy farms in Wisconsin went out of business in 2019. That's 10% of the state's dairies and the largest decline in Wisconsin history https://t.co/hjDDgntZMk
— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) January 11, 2020

these payments — billed as help for the nation’s ordinary farmers but which go overwhelmingly to small niche of affluent, white large scale producers — are close to the purest form of trumpism https://t.co/UaZgQSxZlr
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) January 11, 2020

HEARTBREAKING: "Amid Trump Tariffs, Farm Bankruptcies And Suicides Rise" https://t.co/Sw53CKqSWl Via @Forbes #Farmers
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) January 1, 2020

Farmers Got Billions From Taxpayers In 2019, And Hardly Anyone Objected https://t.co/tdsHbeuY7u
— Nada Bakos (@nadabakos) January 1, 2020

And the bailout of farmers, which helped large farms much more than smaller independent farmers is now much greater than auto bailout of crisis. Too late for many as farm bankruptcies have surged and banks in rural areas have closed. That limits access to banking in rural areas https://t.co/4bqSZWvjbV
— Diane Swonk (@DianeSwonk) December 31, 2019

.@MaddowBlog: Farmers’ reality disproves rosy rhetoric from Team Trump.https://t.co/YWzdSayjvd
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 30, 2019

It’s always interesting to see what sorts of government programs face cries of socialism or demands that they be paid for. A $14.5 billion farm bailout doesn’t make the cut.https://t.co/1LQ8Ll1jve
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) December 30, 2019

Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School

Warren Zevon’s album Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School will be 40 years old in a month. I was listening to it this afternoon. Here are some of my favorite songs on the album.

MTV: Music Television Presents Warren Zevon

Climate update

It’s an emergency, not a hoax. Four years of Trump will do irreparable damage to the planet. Sad!

2019 was the 2nd hottest year ever measured. Which makes the last 5 years the 5 hottest years ever measured. https://t.co/nZKkdAKfad
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) January 15, 2020

The median American is about 38 years old. She has seen:
– 13 years that were, at the time, the hottest year on record.
– 27 years that were then among the 5 hottest on record.
– 35 years that were then among the 10 hottest on record.

I wrote about it: https://t.co/ehJcROfQNF
— Robinson Meyer (@yayitsrob) January 15, 2020

The world's oceans are now heating at the same rate as if five Hiroshima atomic bombs were dropped into the water every second, scientists have said https://t.co/y7kJ3olP6s
— CNN (@CNN) January 13, 2020

"If you look at the ocean heat content, 2019 is by far the hottest, 2018 is second, 2017 is third, 2015 is fourth, and then 2016 is fifth." https://t.co/hkYVSfAgrN
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) January 14, 2020

As climate change alters the planet in ways that are both obvious and arcane, this new generation of remote-sensing satellites is compiling a granular record of what is happening in the world’s most distant and difficult-to-reach latitudes. https://t.co/wY1SGR9K9K
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) January 12, 2020

Wisconsin voter suppression update 1/15/20

A Wisconsin appeals court has put on hold an order to immediately remove up to 209,000 names from the state's voter registration rolls, handing Democrats who had fought the move a victory. https://t.co/ptMnJVePHz
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 14, 2020

The victory was for fairness, not voter suppression

More than 200,000 voters who were set to be purged from Wisconsin's rolls will instead remain for the time being after the Wisconsin Court of Appeals issued a hold on a previous order that said the voters were invalid because they may have moved recently https://t.co/b2xElv9tpW
— CNN (@CNN) January 14, 2020

Good news for voting rights: Wisconsin voter purge is now on hold while state appeals court reviews case https://t.co/25l98O0F9J
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) January 14, 2020

This is crazy

Right-wing group convinced GOP-appointed judge to purge 234,000 Wisconsin voters from rolls before 2020 election

When 3 Dem members of Wisconsin Election Commission refused to remove voters while case was appealed same GOP judge held them in contempt of court https://t.co/bCEFFr8Bkf
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) January 13, 2020

Trump won Wisconsin by 22,000 votes. Now state set to purge 234,000 voters

Stacey Abrams missed runoff in Georgia by 21,000 votes. GA purged 309,000 voters last night

GOP voter suppression could once again tip key states https://t.co/Q3pQI2VzCK
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) December 17, 2019

Foxconn scam update

Foxconn reportedly denied tax subsidies for Wisconsin plant https://t.co/RskWQaL3gs
— CNET (@CNET) October 13, 2020

It is absolutely necessary that we keep reminding people who are convinced otherwise that Trump does not care about them. The proof is in the economy, his trade wars, and more. #DemDebate

Ask the folks in Wisconsin. https://t.co/u0xFvYUFra
— brittany packnett cunningham (@MsPackyetti) January 15, 2020

So far, Scott Walker's Foxconn deal looks like one of the biggest bunco schemes ever foisted on a single state. https://t.co/FGSt3o0dGX
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) January 14, 2020

I feel like it’s not getting enough attention that Scott Walker and Donald Trump kicked dozens of families out of their homes and gave away millions in taxpayer dollars for an LCD factory that is never coming to Wisconsin https://t.co/xxOeIDTspL
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) January 31, 2019

There's a Trump pattern here. The President promised to bring manufacturing jobs back. But all that glitter isn't gold. GM, Harley-Davidson, and Carrier announced layoffs in the past year. And this was after his big tax cut. Now, there's this. https://t.co/cgxx5BbN4B
— Chris Matthews (@HardballChris) January 31, 2019

‘Parasite’ is bringing well-deserved attention to Korean films

I haven’t seen Parasite yet but I have seen and admire most of Bong Joon-Ho’s other films. Its success is bringing attention to other Korean films. I have seen others and will post comments on them later. Well Go USA is a company that releases a lot of Korean films in the US.

Update – Parasite is great and deserved the Academy Award. It’s on Blu-ray and DVD from Criterion. Universal has A 4k/Blu-ray set.

Films that were not release in the US are frequently available on eBay. I use film festival lists and sites like Eastern Kicks and Modern Korean Cinema to learn about the films.

It's wonderful to see the Academy finally recognize Korean films, but let's not forget that Korea has been responsible for an ocean of quality cinema. Besides PARASITE, here are 49 other films from the last 10 years alone that are well worth your time. https://t.co/i1bSVFIOxJ
— Pierce Conran (@pierceconran) January 13, 2020

once again: here's my profile of bong joon ho from october including making parasite, his fight with harvey weinstein, calling the oscars local, and all the other stuff ppl have been screenshotting without linking 🙂 https://t.co/qxjDfRjrLY
— E. Alex Jung (probably) (@e_alexjung) January 14, 2020

Hand-picked by Bong Joon Ho, IO ISLAND is a bizarre murder mystery from one of Korean cinema’s unquestionable masters, Kim Ki-young (THE HOUSEMAID). Plays on Jan. 10 & 11 during The Bong Show: https://t.co/5Ksbe34E8G pic.twitter.com/TsVQiVOISE
— Film at Lincoln Center (@FilmLinc) January 4, 2020

ICYMI, here are my Top 10 Korean Films of 2019. What were your favs? https://t.co/Mhj3s7hm6z
For those interested, my Top 50 Korean films of the decade list should be ready in a few days.
— Pierce Conran (@pierceconran) December 29, 2019

A richly varied showcase of Korean films made between 1996 and 2003 opens in New York. https://t.co/VRJyhAL1NN
— Criterion Collection (@Criterion) November 25, 2019

This is a great list of Korean films – more in the next tweet

Relentless Invention: New Korean Cinema, our series celebrating a vital movement that’s as audaciously innovative as it is unabashedly entertaining, begins in one week!

See more & save with a 3+ film package or All-Access Pass: https://t.co/qNKjcLz2LI 🇰🇷 pic.twitter.com/iOGckdKx9Z
— Film at Lincoln Center (@FilmLinc) November 15, 2019

Korean Film series in Baltimore last year

“Laughter makes such disparity easier to bear.” A look into PARASITE and its dark comedy predecessors in our South Korean cinema series at @Forbes: https://t.co/9gYX4CuTei pic.twitter.com/kMyI7RqRRf
— Film at Lincoln Center (@FilmLinc) November 28, 2019

Korean Film list from BFI

Bong Joon Ho on #Oscars: “Korean cinema has a long history. There are many masters that have yet to be introduced to the Western audience. It would be great if people take more interest in Korean cinema due to my nomination" https://t.co/lEdgbCsj1I
— Variety (@Variety) November 19, 2019

Korean film list from the Houston Chronicle

"The most beautiful ending to a feature film career in the history of cinema." Bong Joon-ho on FANNY AND ALEXANDER 💙 https://t.co/zx5nu3i57N
— Criterion Collection (@Criterion) January 8, 2020

PARASITE was released 5 years ago this week. Among the most popular works of South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho, and the first foreign film to win Best Picture at the Oscars, the making of story will have you think something is lurking in your basement…

1/40 pic.twitter.com/II7EQEaLf5
— All The Right Movies (@ATRightMovies) May 31, 2024

Trump continues to use music that artists don’t want him to

Mike Mills, a founding member of R.E.M., said the band is exploring legal solutions to prevent President Trump from using their music at his rallies: "Please know that we do not condone the use of our music by this fraud and con man” https://t.co/DoNwBRNuUA
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 15, 2020

This is not a new issue.

I’ve covered it here and here.

Trump’s disgusting retweet of a fake photo

Trump is disgusting. Republicans will just go along with this terrible behavior.

How is it okay for @POTUS to engage in name calling and tweeting fake images against the third highest ranking person in our government? I know, he does it to world leaders and 16-year-old Nobel winners. It is NOT okay and NOT normal. We have to demand he puts a stop to it!
— Jackie Speier (@RepSpeier) January 13, 2020

This retweet by the president will get not even 1% of the coverage that the Omar or Tlaib tweets that were accused of being antisemitic got. Which is yet another reminder that barely anyone in US politics or the media really gives a damn about anti Muslim bigotry or Islamophobia. https://t.co/LWNBkDKQJi
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) January 13, 2020

Donald Trump has retweeted an image of Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer in Islamic garb in front of an Iranian flag https://t.co/jVOaGPco6m
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 13, 2020

Trump amplifies incendiary tweets about Nancy Pelosi after her comments on Iran protests https://t.co/SmxaOA79Ef
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 13, 2020