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Vice Pres. Harris: ‘Yes, We Can Say’ Trump Is a Fascist

October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 Pensito Editors

“Yes, we can say that.”

– Vice Pres. Kamala Harris in an interview with Charlamagne tha God, describing the difference between her goal for governing and her opponent’s. She said, “One [choice], mine, that is about taking us forward and progress and investing in the American people, investing in their ambitions, dealing with their challenges. And the other, Donald Trump, is about taking us backward.” To which Charlagmagne pressed her, “The other is about fascism. Why can’t we just say it?”

Unions Are Hip Again

October 16, 2024 Buck Banks

3,286

Morning Brew newsletter: US workers filed 3,286 petitions with the National Labor Relations Board this fiscal year, up from 1,638 three years ago. That is the first increase during a presidential term since the Gerald Ford administration in the mid-’70s, according to the Associated Press. President Biden touted the historic surge as proof that his pro-labor policies are working, contrasting his record with the Trump presidency, when there was a 22% decline. Per the AP, 16% of voters in 2020 were part of a union household, which is prevalent in the crucial battleground states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.

Harris Characterizes Trump as ‘Weak’

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“The man is really quite weak. He’s weak. It’s a sign of weakness that you want to please dictators and seek their flattery and favor.”

— Kamala Harris, quoted by the New York Times, on Donald Trump.

Trump’s Campaign Manager Rakes in Millions

October 16, 2024 Buck Banks

$22 million

“The co-manager of Donald Trump’s White House campaign has raked in $22 million and counting from the Republican nominee’s political operation in just two years,” the Daily Beast reports. “Chris LaCivita, an influential GOP operative, reaped a $19 million financial windfall in 2022 when he served as a ‘strategic consultant’ to two Trump-affiliated super PACs, campaign finance records show. Then, after joining the Trump campaign, he negotiated three contracts that gave his tiny LLC a generous cut of Trump’s TV and digital ads, direct mail and other campaign spending.”

Jimmy Kimmel Makes a Trump/Hitler Joke

October 16, 2024 Buck Banks

“Just a former president suggesting he’ll use the military against his fellow citizens for exercising their freedom of speech. Nothing to worry about, folks. Seriously, when is he gonna grow that little mustache already? Because there’s only three weeks left!”

— Jimmy Kimmel, on his show last night.

Max Rose Offers a Dispassionate Diagnosis of Trump’s Mental State

October 16, 2024 Buck Banks

“He’s a couple fries short of a Happy Meal at this point.”

— Former Rep. Max Rose (D-NY), on MSNBC, about Donald Trump’s bonkers town hall event last night.

At 100, Pres. Carter Casts His Vote against Fascism, for Kamala Harris

October 15, 2024 Pensito Editors

Meidas Touch Network: [The president’s grandson] Jason Carter told the Journal-Constitution in August that the former president is “more alert and interested in politics and the war in Gaza.” In June, Jason told reporters that Carter was no longer awake every day, and was “experiencing the world as best he can as he continues through this process.” The former president voted in the Georgia primary in May.

Carter has been in hospice care since February of 2023 after receiving treatment for metastatic brain cancer. Carter’s wife of 77 years, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter passed away in November.

The Great Pumpkin Has Arrived

October 15, 2024 Buck Banks

2,471

A pumpkin weighing 2,471 pounds wins a California contest, reports the AP. A Minnesota horticulture teacher remained the reigning champion of an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California. His massive gourds have won the top prize four years in a row.

Migrant Deaths in New Mexico 10 Times Higher than Five Years Ago

October 15, 2024 Buck Banks

10x

Ten times as many migrants died in New Mexico near the U.S.-Mexico border in each of the last two years compared with just five years ago as smuggling gangs steer them — exhausted, dehydrated and malnourished — mostly into the hot desert, canyons or mountains west of El Paso, Texas, the Associated Press reports.

Harris Slams Trump’s ‘Enemy Within’ Paranoia

October 15, 2024 Buck Banks

“He considers anyone who doesn’t support him or who will not bend to his will an enemy of our country. This is among the reasons I believe so strongly that a second Trump term would be a huge risk for America, and dangerous.”

— Kamala Harris, at her rally in northwestern Pennsylvania, called Trump a serious threat to American democracy who is “out for unchecked power,” reports the Associated Press.

“Yes, we can say that.”

3,286

“The man is really quite weak. He’s weak. It’s a sign of weakness that you want to please dictators and seek their flattery and favor.”

— Kamala Harris, quoted by the New York Times, on Donald Trump.

$22 million

“Just a former president suggesting he’ll use the military against his fellow citizens for exercising their freedom of speech. Nothing to worry about, folks. Seriously, when is he gonna grow that little mustache already? Because there’s only three weeks left!”

— Jimmy Kimmel, on his show last night.

“He’s a couple fries short of a Happy Meal at this point.”

— Former Rep. Max Rose (D-NY), on MSNBC, about Donald Trump’s bonkers town hall event last night.

2,471

A pumpkin weighing 2,471 pounds wins a California contest, reports the AP. A Minnesota horticulture teacher remained the reigning champion of an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California. His massive gourds have won the top prize four years in a row.

10x

“He considers anyone who doesn’t support him or who will not bend to his will an enemy of our country. This is among the reasons I believe so strongly that a second Trump term would be a huge risk for America, and dangerous.”

— Kamala Harris, at her rally in northwestern Pennsylvania, called Trump a serious threat to American democracy who is “out for unchecked power,” reports the Associated Press.

Poetic Justice

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“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.