Daniel Dale on Trump’s dishonesty

With 59 false claims, last Monday was the second-most-dishonest day of Trump's presidency. The record was the day before the midterm, with 74. He just beat the day three days before the midterms, which had 58. https://t.co/XHQEYBCBHe

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) December 6, 2018

If you don’t think Trump is a bigot, read this article

The Trump administration has encouraged white nationalists.

Don’t condemn white nationalists, Veterans Affairs’ diversity chief was told after Charlottesville, emails show https://t.co/MiDzy4g8No

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 6, 2018

North Carolina election fraud update 12/5/18

The more we learn, the worse it gets. It looks like a new election is the only way to solve this problem. National Republicans, who hyped almost non-existent voter fraud, are silent on election fraud. Sad!

This is stunning #nc09 #ncpol: https://t.co/v5azFXpkgn

— Joe Bruno (@JoeBrunoWSOC9) December 5, 2018

The guy who appears to be at the heart of the mass vote-stealing scam in #NC09 wasn't just being paid by consultants for Republican Congressional candidate Mark Harris, he was being paid by the county Republican party. https://t.co/Uyzevts4ZY

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) December 5, 2018

Allegations of G.O.P. election fraud shake North Carolina’s Ninth District: https://t.co/kjIEKIIeqn pic.twitter.com/Sqv1TQcpGd

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) December 4, 2018

Has there been a single prominent national Republican expressing concern about possible fraud in North Carolina? Because they were really losing their marbles over lawful but slow vote counting last month.

— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) December 4, 2018

URGENT: The North Carolina GOP now has a bill that appears aimed at obstructing a fair investigation of the NC-9 election fraud scandal. This must not pass. If it does, Democrats should announce they won't seat Harris, period. https://t.co/UIIiEhAvGr

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) December 4, 2018

Found five elections that McCrae Dowless worked on in N.C. since 2010 where his candidate won far more of the absentee vote in Bladen County than in the election overall. https://t.co/NRjRHiiY5P

— Philip Bump (@pbump) December 5, 2018

“The conservative activists who have most vocally pushed a narrative of rampant voter fraud in recent years are ignoring the unfolding drama in North Carolina.”https://t.co/CscFcF77Lk

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) December 5, 2018

Fascinating to watch Fox navigate North Carolina 9. Ignored totally on their opinion/most shows. How they introduced it on one of their news programs: "The left has long said there's no problem with voter fraud, so why are they changing their tune now." pic.twitter.com/Nq0ZAAdAiE

— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) December 5, 2018

So I've written on NC-09. To me the case for fraud appears quite strong. I think the key point for fraud is that there isn't one. The case relies upon a slew of evidence, so that even if one point falls apart the case is still strong. https://t.co/RCxNsjFEhC

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) December 5, 2018

The silence on NC-09 from those who traditionally raise hell about voter fraud is deafening. This is an actual — and rare — case where evidence of illegality is credible and substantial. https://t.co/gWiZemhru8

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) December 5, 2018

This should be required reading if you live in NC. Jaw-dropping details. #ncpol https://t.co/KGVpR7YLq6

— Ben Thompson (@Bentnews) December 5, 2018

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), vice ranking member on the House Oversight and Govt Reform Committee, is calling for an emergency hearing into the insane election fraud situation in NC-9. pic.twitter.com/kARnW5EKbg

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) December 5, 2018

Breaking on NC-9 Congressional race: Criminal investigation underway into voting irregularities in Bladen Cty North Carolina, says local DA. The investigation was initially centered on the 2016 election cycle, but now includes the 2018 election as well.

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) December 5, 2018

Terrific @paulwaldman1 deconstruction of the mind-blowing election fraud apparently underway in North Carolina, put in larger context of GOP claims of fake voter fraud:https://t.co/vaocjLVDMo

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) December 5, 2018

A lot of the details in this story come from a great New Yorker article that came out a couple hours ago so, I also recommend reading that: https://t.co/rIr1JPwlwa

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) December 5, 2018

The fraud in NC-9 looks to be the most extensive in recent history and it seems likely to have affected the outcome of the election. We need to hear from Harris about what he and his campaign knew, but it seems increasingly clear that the results of this election cannot stand. https://t.co/4AsuxjqHMA

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) December 5, 2018

This is not a case of "Republican voter fraud."

This IS a case of a shady operative w/ a checkered past, who has peddled his "services" to D & R candidates in the past, engaging in *absentee ballot fraud* on behalf of a GOP candidate.

Qs now: how extensive & who knew? #NC09

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) December 5, 2018

I don’t quite understand why every national Democrat with a platform isn’t talking about NC 9. If the shoe were on the other foot…

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) December 5, 2018

What the president could do if he or she declares a state of emergency

Everyone in America should read this story.

“The moment the president declares a ‘national emergency’—a decision that is entirely within his discretion—he is able to set aside many of the legal limits on his authority.” https://t.co/oQSy7rBWEO

— Adrienne LaFrance (@AdrienneLaF) December 5, 2018

Wisconsin update 12/5/18

They did it. Republicans have totally violated the norms for accepting election results and the transition of power. How can you work in a bipartisan manner with scumbags like this? National Republicans haven’t said anything – I guess they think this is acceptable. It’s not!

Wisconsin Republican rhetoric shows a deep contempt for the intellect of anyone over the age of 5. https://t.co/xsRDPAnz92

— Esquire (@esquire) December 6, 2018

Wisconsin’s legislation shrinking the powers of the incoming Governor and Attorney General might well violate the State Constitution and could bump up against the limits of Article IV of the US Constitution, guaranteeing every State a Republican Form of Government. Worth suing!

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) December 5, 2018

A breathtaking assault on the most basic democratic norm: the willingness of the loser of an election to let the winner rule.

This does not bode well for 2020. And will likely provide a major test for the current state of judicial independence in this country. https://t.co/jqNP8eFJ9a

— Yascha Mounk (@Yascha_Mounk) December 5, 2018

Republicans in WI have just done their state and democracy a disservice. But they have done WI Democrats a huge favor, as this 11th hour, last gasp power grab invites a tremendous voter backlash.https://t.co/nQAAle6ios

— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) December 5, 2018

Dozens of these appointees were also just submitted yesterday. So they haven’t had public hearings or anything. https://t.co/zKYVexJGu7

— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) December 5, 2018

Elections have consequences.

Except in Wisconsin.https://t.co/rWC9dTrm4q

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) December 5, 2018

Republicans in Wisconsin carried out their plan to neuter the incoming Democratic governor, and barely bothered to dispute its characterization as a power grab, @russellberman reports:https://t.co/a9jQWcIAmo

— TheAtlanticPolitics (@TheAtlPolitics) December 5, 2018

A satire from the Onion:

GOP-Controlled Wisconsin Legislature Votes To Dissolve State Rather Than Let Democrats Have It https://t.co/p1xXYEFEEO pic.twitter.com/vSmMyicghQ

— The Onion (@TheOnion) December 4, 2018

back to reality:

The Republican argument in Wisconsin is that the incoming governor who won more votes in the state is too liberal for the state that just voted to elect him

— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) December 5, 2018

DEVELOPING: After election losses, Republicans in Wisconsin Senate push through bill just before sunrise that is designed to empower the GOP-controlled Legislature and weaken the Democrat replacing the outgoing Republican governor; Assembly vote to come. https://t.co/x69Dat25Gu

— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 5, 2018

The situation in WI is straight out of Levitsky & @dziblatt's How Democracies Die. We rely on norms of mutual toleration and forbearance to ensure the peaceful transfer of power. Violating that compact undermines democracy.

— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) December 5, 2018

I guess you can give Wisconsin Republicans credit for not pretending that they're serving some high-minded abstract principle. They just don't think Democrats have a right to govern, even when the voters elect them. https://t.co/x0tvCPQUkJ

— Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman1) December 5, 2018

Retweet if you think Paul Ryan is a total scumbag. https://t.co/9m0qEqiIra

— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) December 5, 2018

Coal isn’t coming back

Trump can’t make it come back.

The Trump administration wants to make it easier for energy companies to open new coal-fired power plants, even as government data shows the U.S. is at the lowest level of coal use in decades. https://t.co/TDI9lw5xx8 pic.twitter.com/7k9Fx6a5Cf

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) December 7, 2018

About that plan to bring back coal… https://t.co/FY1xz2THR4 pic.twitter.com/XEzMT3xGLe

— Ed Crooks (@Ed_Crooks) December 4, 2018

Womp, womp. https://t.co/oXzB2pWCUB

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) December 4, 2018

New –> EPA set to announce Thursday it's weakening an Obama-era rule that had required costly technology capturing carbon dioxide emissions on new coal plants, according to multiple people familiar with the news. That tech will no longer be required.https://t.co/52E2kFmDlE pic.twitter.com/hq9A6dvHw9

— Amy Harder (@AmyAHarder) December 4, 2018

A stamp of approval from a handful of labs serving the coal industry unlocks a tax credit worth more than $7 a ton to refined coal producers and their investors https://t.co/33YTZUjlWy via @specialreports pic.twitter.com/v2UKN1Z9Yo

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 4, 2018

The U.S. refined coal tax credit now costs taxpayers about $1 billion a year. But clean coal is not delivering on its environmental promises https://t.co/O9Jv4A2ZGH by @MacMutual pic.twitter.com/zzUlaprWXm

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 4, 2018

Is so-called ‘clean’ coal too good to be true? @MacMutual investigates https://t.co/7Pwbd2ixkB pic.twitter.com/FTclN0wYVX

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 4, 2018

Trump has damaged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

After Trump, it will be hard to rebuild agencies he has gutted such as the CFPB, EPA and State Department. It will be hard to recruit people to work there who believe in the agency missions. Trump shows their work can just be dumped.

from the article

“Publicly announced enforcement actions by the bureau have dropped by about 75 percent from average in recent years, while consumer complaints have risen to new highs, according to a Washington Post analysis of bureau data.

Over the past year, the agency’s workforce has dropped by at least 129 employees amid the largest exodus since its creation in 2010, agency data shows.”

The inside story of how Trump appointees curbed a consumer protection agency, achieving what had eluded Capitol Hill conservatives https://t.co/nG6UXEUE3y

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 4, 2018

Climate update 12/4/18

Trump won’t do anything about climate change but at least some states, cities and businesses will. Trump is doing permanent damage to our country by denying the results of the United Nations study and his own government’s report. He’s an ignorant liar.

‘Just a lot of alarmism’: President Trump has placed climate change skepticism squarely in the GOP’s ideological mainstream, with the prevailing view now built on the false premise that climate science is an open question. My latest, on today's A1: https://t.co/WPnk930aUI

— Matt Viser (@mviser) December 3, 2018

How climate change will affect each region of the United States: https://t.co/hzZsNsqQ9j pic.twitter.com/1Yra7aQOJj

— Slate (@Slate) December 3, 2018

>@JimRutenberg went to Florida and brought us a souvenir: a column on the red tide and the judgment of TV news producers. https://t.co/Z4Sw2fufQ9

— Jim Windolf (@jimwindolf) December 3, 2018

Greta Van Susteren asked Trump about climate change. Talking nonsense as usual, he said the problem is that other countries have "not-good air that comes over to the United States." He said of China's Xi: "He's got to do something with his climate." https://t.co/1L3ennh0z8 pic.twitter.com/W6XIRWVmDC

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) December 4, 2018

Trump's rejection of climate science is not at all novel for a fan of conservative media in the past decade. https://t.co/8lsAAoFSPq

— Philip Bump (@pbump) December 4, 2018

Climate denial is where the essential elements of Trumpism – the conspiracy theorizing and menacing of critics – began, writes@Paul Krugman https://t.co/twrw9RJJU0

— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) December 4, 2018

ICYMI: With #COP24 underway, see how non-federal climate action is keeping us on track to meet #AmericasPledge – even as the U.S. federal government fails to act. https://t.co/NFHMR87NWt

— America's Pledge (@AmericasPledge) December 4, 2018

Trump apparently doesn’t understand tariffs

Tariff Man!

New York Times ridicules Trump for surrendering on tariffs after he boasted trade wars are ‘easy to win’ https://t.co/X6eDXWvSlZ

— Raw Story (@RawStory) December 4, 2018

Causing the stock market to tank with bad tweets is Tariff Man's superpower pic.twitter.com/duvqiKE1SW

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 4, 2018

Check out how Tariff Man just trashed your 401k pic.twitter.com/HNgDBoxIvQ

— Mark Follman (@markfollman) December 4, 2018

I'm sorry, Mr. President, but you got this wrong. Tariffs are paid by American consumers. They raise the prices of many things we buy. They function exactly like taxes. So you have in effect raised taxes on most Americans. You have made Americans poorer. https://t.co/ZT60nabLTc

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) December 4, 2018

Trade policy was supposed to be Trump's signature issue. But he has never grasped even the basic fact that consumers, not foreigners, pay tariffs 1/ pic.twitter.com/RGUUDE1VBw

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) December 4, 2018

And even if there were a deal on autos, it would cut tariffs for all exporters to China, meaning most of the benefits would not go to the US. This is not optional: Most Favored Nation status is integral to the WTO 3/ https://t.co/Q3XB5K6za1

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) December 4, 2018

Reminder: the “billions” in tariffs is a pittance to the US Treasury but a new tax on American consumers. https://t.co/efRws0umkb

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) December 4, 2018

Local Tariff Man Still Doesn't Appear To Understand Foreign Countries Don't Pay His Tariffs, Americans Do pic.twitter.com/4SFvd94JgD

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) December 4, 2018

update 12/4/18

The Dow dropped 800 points today, and investors are racing into the shelter of long-term bonds. Trump's economic illiteracy isn't the only culprit, nor are his trade wars, but both are helping push our economy over the ledge. https://t.co/ZT60nabLTc

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) December 4, 2018

Trump lied on immigrant aid

Trump has forced the Associated Press to run headlines like this. https://t.co/8I3Wq1ly9D

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) December 4, 2018