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• Since Virginia’s Supreme Court struck down state Democrats’ new congressional map and SCOTUS narrowed the Voting Rights Act, Democrats are arguing that Republicans’ aggressive moves to dismantle Black- and Hispanic-majority districts in the South will outrage voters of color and spur them to the polls in record numbers.
• The former mayor of Arcadia was expected to plead guilty after being charged with acting as an illegal agent of China. Eileen Wang, who was elected to the Arcadia City Council in 2022, as well as Yaoning “Mike” Sun of Chino Hills, allegedly worked at the direction of China and operated “U.S. News Center,” a news source for the local Chinese American community between late 2020 and through 2022.
• Israeli legislators have approved a bill to establish a special tribunal with the power to impose the death penalty on Palestinians accused of involvement in the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023. The bill explicitly permits mass trials that deviate from standard rules of evidence, including broad judicial discretion to admit evidence obtained under torture.
• Kuwait accused Iran of sending an armed paramilitary Revolutionary Guard team to launch a failed attack earlier this month on an island in the Middle East nation home to a China-funded port project. The accusation came as the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said that Israel sent Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to operate them to the UAE.
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Christopher Hitchens famously said of Henry Kissinger: “A good liar must have a good memory. Kissinger is a stupendous liar with a remarkable memory.”
Trump makes Kissinger look like the gold medalist at a truth-telling contest. And Trump’s biggest secret? He simply lies whenever he needs to, without a moment’s hesitation as to whether it aligns with prior statements.
Trump can’t be beaten so long as his game is the one on the table. Whoever the democrats run has to constantly render Trump irrelevant. Not with facts. Not with numbers. Not with rationality. Something simple. “Trump is a liar. Let’s stick to the truth. Almost every non-billionaire out there wants universal health care.” And simply say it every single time.
1. Trump is a liar.
2. Let’s stick to the truth.
3. An issue that has majority support.
Example. The Republican says, “Trump was right. The biggest threat facing ‘Muricah is the transgender people in sports.”
The democrat response: “Trump’s a liar. You shouldn’t try to outdo him. Let’s talk about the truth: we need to tax billionaires out of existence/we need to institute universal health care now.” And just keep saying it.
Otherwise, it’s going to be Trump’s third term, de facto, if not de jure.