Posts Tagged ‘politics’

As we head into these increasingly tricky times in 2024, I want to make a promise to you: Palmer Report will be here fighting for truth and knowledge and preservation of democracy every single day of this election cycle. I’m not going anywhere. I’m going to work my tail off and leave it all on…

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The Michigan primaries for both parties were treated as something of a horse race by the media because so far, it’s the only contest that there existed some uncertainty about. Although the winners of both were obvious, a few local politicians in Michigan campaigned heavily on voting “uncommitted” as a sort of protest vote against…

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For some time, much of the media’s grudge against President Biden, despite his incredible performance on the job, has been due to the overall lack of access they’ve had to the White House over the last four years, especially compared to how many press conferences they got throughout the Trump years. They also don’t have…

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While the GOP has already suffered defeat after defeat in special elections since the Dobbs ruling nearly two years ago, their situation has only gotten much worse. The GOP had the option of ‘evolving’ to a pro-choice stance, but this would only weaken them with the evangelical voters that they need to win elections –…

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Last night I spelled out why I still expect Donald Trump’s federal criminal trial to take place before the election. As I’ve said before, when the rest of the media and pundit class starts unanimously and repetitively chanting that we’re doomed, I can’t compete with that noise. All I can do is make my case,…

When Donald Trump filed a notice of appeal in his New York civil fraud verdict earlier this week but didn’t post bond to keep the verdict from being enforced, it didn’t add up. There was no point to such an “appeal.” The doomsday types told us that it must be because Trump had indeed come…

When Donald Trump posted a notice of appeal this week in his New York civil fraud verdict, it prompted major news outlets to run headlines and chyrons claiming that Trump had appealed the verdict. But this was highly misleading. If you appeal without posting bond, the the asset seizure process will begin before your appeal…

All along I’ve said that we were looking at one of two scenarios regarding Donald Trump’s “presidential immunity” appeal. The first was that the Supreme Court would decline to take it up, which would allow the trial to begin very promptly. The second was that the Supreme Court would take up the appeal but rule…

It appears every day now that someone comes forward to remark on Donald Trump’s mental decline. The latest to do so is British Columbia Professor Paul Quirk. Quirk says it is evident that Donald Trump is suffering from severe mental decline. Quirk says there are two specific reasons why he reached this conclusion. The first…

It’s time for everyone to stop whining about how the classified documents cases between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump were handled. Special counsel Robert Hur was clear in his report that there was no criminal intent involved in Biden’s retention of documents. Trump’s case is a different story. The distinction came from the proverbial…

I do not know if I am the only one to see it. I notice that when Democrats win, especially when they win BIG, the moon seems to dip lower in the skies, coming so close it’s as if one could reach out and touch it. The stars, too, seem more fiery as they shine…

The Twitter user (I refuse to say “X user”) known to the world as “BlackKnight10k” delineated the six salient political issues of the week. They are, in summary, that the GOP’s star impeachment witness is in pretrial detention, that Ken Chesebro says the fake electors were part of a coup, that Trump can’t afford his…

It’s hit the point of no return for Donald Trump. What I mean by that is that, finally, dear readers, finally, his blunders have been made into a video. It’s about time! Those mischievous anti-Trump people, the Lincoln Project, have put a lovely and telling 101-second video together. It is titled: “Donald Trump’s weekend in…

Last night we saw the Michigan primary election play out, and suffice it to say that President Joe Biden ran through it like a steamroller. He got about 80% of the vote, with also-rans like Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson only getting about 2% of the vote each. When you’re winning an election by 78…

On a night when Donald Trump was winning the Michigan Republican primary contest by a much smaller than predicted margin, it was clear that his mind was elsewhere. Trump spent the evening posting hallucinations on social media about how everyone is leaving New York State in protest of his trial verdict there. Trump announced “Wow!…

Rose-colored glasses are for the innocent. The innocent, the romantics, the ones who had not yet been tainted by the cruelty of the world, the ones who found it difficult to imagine true horror. Long ago, I was one of these people. I wore my rose-colored glasses 24 hours a day. I could not imagine.…

I’m something of a stickler (some might say a curmudgeon) for good service. It’s a pet peeve of mine that there is so much bad service out there. Good service isn’t hard. It requires empathy, common sense, dedication and competence. It is the ultimate expression in business of “Do unto others as you would have…

Republicans are legislating, but the legislation is for them and not the rest of us. First, we saw Ted Cruz’s legislation for lawmakers to receive special treatment at the airport. Now, we have Mike Johnson and 124 other Republicans crafting a new bill: “Life at Conception Act.” Why do these men think they have the…

Not long ago, when the Department of Justice officially closed President Biden’s classified docs scandal with no charges being recommended (always the predictable outcome), a right-wing prosecutor baited the media into making it a campaign issue for President Biden. The media and Republicans tried milking this for all it was worth – all while Donald…

The only defense Donald Trump has offered against his four indictments on 91 felony counts is a disinformation campaign claiming election interference, which he began almost two years BEFORE the 2024 elections. And Trump knows a lot about election interference. In 2016, then FBI Director James Comey announced the FBI was reopening an investigation into…

The sounds are like a million whispering cicadas singing their social media song. For those not familiar with Twitter, they may not know about “trending. Trending on Twitter means going viral. It means that whatever is trending is at the top of popularity on Twitter, that this trending subject is one of the things that…

On Monday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed for a limited gag order against Donald Trump. Why is this happening? It’s a standard procedure move when you’re about to go into trial against a defendant who can’t shut up. It’s a reminder that, yes, Trump’s first criminal trial really is about to start. In fact…

When Donald Trump goes to sleep, his psyche is not at peace. I imagine his dreams are not at all peaceful. Sleep for Donald Trump is not like sleep for the rest of us. Sleep for Donald Trump seems to be the time all of his fears, his grudges, and his fury come crawling out…

On Monday, Donald Trump filed a notice of appeal in his New York civil fraud verdict. Several news reports made it sound like this meant Trump was, you know, appealing. While that may technically be true, it’s realistically not true at all. If you’re planning to appeal a civil trial verdict, you realistically have to…

The ever-flowing waterfall of money that exists only in Donald Trump’s withered brain might be, in reality, more like a trickle. That’s because, according to Politico’s Josh Gerstein, Trump may experience a hard time securing a bond. Gerstein appeared on MSNBC on Sunday, where he sketched a dreary outlook for the traitor. He said were…

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Apparently, there is a five-alarm fire going on among Republicans. Thus concerns GOP fundraising. Some in the GOP are starting to quake in their boots — and for good reason. One thing that is scaring Republicans silly are Donald Trump’s legal bills. Many worry that the Trump machine will drain dry their money to put…

Ted Cruz has a seemingly formidable opponent in his reelection bid, Colin Allred. Allred is a former lawyer and professional football player who has been steadily rising in the polls. A poll conducted by National Public Affairs shows them neck and neck at 44% each. No need to wonder why. Cruz is another person in…

Everybody seems to be talking about Donald Trump forgetting his son, Eric in his victory speech. The thing is though, that was far from the only gaffe Trump made over the weekend. Other gaffes are receiving less attention. And that simply isn’t right. These gaffes are equal opportunity gaffes and they ALL need to be…

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