In case any of us had forgotten what would befall this country should Donald Trump return to power, Wednesday’s town hall hosted by CNN provided a stark reminder. The man is a monster, pure and simple.
Not only is he unfit for public office, he represents a threat to our basic democratic values. He doesn’t accept any election result if he doesn’t win, he’s willing to lie, cheat and steal his way to victory, he would pardon the Jan. 6th traitors, and he identifies himself with authoritarian leaders around the world like Putin.
It is not an exaggeration to say a vote for Trump is a vote to end democracy as we know it.
The CNN reporter, Kaitlan Collins, tasked with trying to manage Trump at the event, tried heroically but she was no match for the bully on the stage with her.
It was painful to see the result. That millions of our fellow citizens still support this man, including the fools in the audience, is why we are facing by far the worst crisis in this country’s history since the Civil War.
Anyone who watched the event is now forewarned as to what awaits us should this guy win re-election next year. That’s right, next year, and he’s leading in the polls. Mark it down on your calendar.
It could be the last time in America that we have free choice — over anything.
LINKS:
Donald Trump has become more dangerous — As awful as it was, CNN’s town hall did the country a service by revealing the threat he presents (Economist)
Coup-attempting former President Donald Trump doubled down on his lies at a town hall hosted by CNN. The event's moderator, Kaitlan Collins, frequently tried to cut off the torrent of lies, but had limited success. [HuffPost]
Migrants camped on the US border with Mexico in California as Title 42 ends (Reuters)
Why chaos looms at the US-Mexico border (Economist)
Texas uses aggressive tactics to arrest migrants as Title 42 ends (WP)
Wholesale inflation eases to 2.3% in April, lowest level in two years (Fox)
How Past Debt Limit Crises Shaped Biden’s No-Negotiation Stance (NYT)
Google Is About To Turn The Online Publishing Industry Upside Down (Forbes)
Google is throwing generative AI at everything (MIT)
The Goopification of AI — A new generation of chatbots is poised to become the next frontier of self-help—and could reveal the truth behind Americans’ obsession with lifestyle gurus. (Atlantic)
Could AI save the human race? (Spectator)
Let’s put AI on pause (World)
The Surprising Synergy Between Acupuncture and AI (Wired)
Google Says Search Enters New Era With Conversational AI Features (WSJ)
Princeton Uses GPT to Make a Robot That Cleans on Command (Vice)
White House tries to balance AI’s 'enormous danger' and promise (Yahoo)
AI Creators Are Still Making The Same Mistake This Programmer Made 25 Years Ago (ScienceAlert)
Expert predicts AI to hit children 'like a freight train' (CNN)
Could AI be the future of preventing school shootings? (The Hill)
Missouri Lawmakers Pass Bill to Ban Transition Care for Minors (NYT)
An FDA panel voted in favor of drugmaker Perrigo's request to sell its decades-old birth control pill without a prescription. It paves the way for a likely U.S. approval of the first over-the-counter contraceptive medication. [AP]
Disney's Bob Iger taunts Florida with an ominous threat: 'Does the state want us to invest more, employ more, and pay more taxes — or not?' (Insider)
US food pesticides contaminated with toxic ‘forever chemicals’ testing finds (Guardian)
Pakistan’s Top Court Orders Release of Imran Khan (NYT)
Britain moves first to supply Ukraine with long-range cruise missiles (Reuters)
Ukraine strikes back in Bakhmut, as Russia wrangles with Wagner (Al Jazeera)
Reluctant critic China urges Afghan changes on women’s roles (AP)
Employee On Thin Ice After Taking Allotted Personal Day (The Onion)
No comments:
Post a Comment