Schumer: ‘Misguided’ dismissal of Trump classified docs case ‘must be appealed’

 https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4772736-schumer-trump-classified-documents-dismissed/

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called Florida Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal of the felony charges accusing former President Trump of mishandling classified documents “breathtakingly misguided” and called for her ruling to be “appealed immediately.”

“This breathtakingly misguided ruling flies in the face of long-accepted practice and repetitive judicial precedence,” Schumer said in a statement issued shortly after the ruling.

Judge Cannon Dismisses Trump Classified Docs Prosecution: ‘Unconstitutional’

 https://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-aileen-cannon-dismisses-trump-classified-docs-case-unconstitutional?ref=home?ref=home

Cannon based her decision largely around Justice Clarence Thomas’ recent concurrence that cast doubt on the legality of special counsel appointments. In his presidential immunity opinion, Thomas questioned whether the Attorney General Merrick Garland violated the U.S. Constitution’s Appointments Clause by appointing a special counsel to an office not created by law, writing that the Executive Branch “cannot create offices at his pleasure.”

Trump’s classified documents case dismissed over Jack Smith appointment

 https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4772516-trump-classified-document-case-dismissed/mlite/

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday tossed former President Trump’s criminal charges accusing him of mishandling classified information, ruling that special counsel Jack Smith was not lawfully appointed. 

Candace Owens Weighs In on Donald Trump Shooting 'Conspiracy'

 https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-assassination-attempt-candace-owens-conspiracy-podcast-video-1925135

"So you're telling me that guy walked up and was trying to get the attention, the Secret Service saw him, and he's pointing and he's saying, 'This guy's got a gun,' and they're pretending they don't know what's going on? I mean, am I crazy?"

Trump’s vow to only be a dictator on ‘day one’ follows growing worry over his authoritarian rhetoric

 https://apnews.com/article/trump-hannity-dictator-authoritarian-presidential-election-f27e7e9d7c13fabbe3ae7dd7f1235c72

 As Donald Trump faces growing scrutiny over his increasingly authoritarian and violent rhetoric, Fox News host Sean Hannity gave his longtime friend a chance to assure the American people that he wouldn’t abuse power or seek retribution if he wins a second term.

But instead of offering a perfunctory answer brushing off the warnings, Trump stoked the fire.

“Except for day one,” the GOP front-runner said Tuesday night before a live audience in Davenport, Iowa. “I want to close the border, and I want to drill, drill, drill.”

And in case anyone missed it, he reenacted the exchange.

“We love this guy,” Trump said of Hannity. “He says, ‘You’re not going to be a dictator, are you?’ I said: ‘No, no, no, other than day one. We’re closing the border, and we’re drilling, drilling, drilling. After that, I’m not a dictator.’”

Chazal - authority on Medicine

 Rav Avraham ben HaRambam (Discourse on Agada): We are not obligated to accept the views of the sages of the Talmud on matters concerning medicine, natural science or astronomy  -  simply because of their greatness and authority  -  as we are concerning their explanations of the Torah. That is because concerning Torah, they were the ultimate experts and they had the exclusive authority to teach it as it says in the Torah, “You should do according to the Torah that they teach.”

Why Many Leaders Are Suggesting Trump Is Ordained by God After the Assassination Attempt

 https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/trump-assassination-texas-christians/

Many evangelical supporters and far-right Christian leaders now have come to see Trump as their ordained champion in the fight for the country they believe is rightfully theirs. Any resistance—a legal challenge, an electoral loss, a bullet of still-mysterious origin, caught in the early stages of investigation—only further sanctifies the cause and its vessel. God’s ways are not mysterious to them. His ways, they believe, are their own.

Pro-Trump Christian extremists use scripture to justify violent goals

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/13/trump-christian-nationalist-violent-rhetoric/

Democrats aren’t opponents, but enemies to be “smited.” Vice President Harris is depicted as Jezebel, the epitome of womanly wickedness who meets a grisly end. Teachers, librarians, drag queens — all perceived as introducing dangerous ideas to children — are condemned to drowning with millstones around their necks, a la Matthew 18:6.

trump unfit to lead

Biden was asked several questions about NATO that Donald Trump couldn't answer

Trump gets away with dodging the key questions

 https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-809813

Trump may see the media as his permanent enemy but in reality they are his greatest ally. He is a skilled performer and his rage and rants at his rallies have been rewarded with more airtime and ink than his opponents, and with minimal scrutiny. He’s been more entertaining than any of his opponents, Republican and Democratic, and that attracts the viewers and advertisers.

Economists Say Inflation Would Be Worse Under Trump Than Biden

 https://www.wsj.com/economy/economists-say-inflation-would-be-worse-under-trump-than-biden-263bc900?mod=hp_lead_pos1

In a Wall Street Journal survey, economists see Trump’s plans to raise tariffs and crack down on illegal immigration as putting upward pressure on prices

Americans Aren't Abandoning Joe Biden

 https://www.newsweek.com/americans-arent-abandoning-joe-biden-debate-john-fetterman-chris-coons-1923205

"I spent time in Pennsylvania the weekend after the debate. Not a lot of folks were worried," Democratic Senator Chris Coons told Newsweek.

'Incoherent' immunity decision renders 'Constitution itself unconstitutional':