Trump: "I can call spirit squirrels from the vasty deep." Kampalla: "Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you do call for them?"

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P’Nut’s revenge

In this case, yes. (Thanks, Burning Man, for the tip)

Sad

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PALM BEACH, FL — The day after scoring a sweeping win to retake the White House, President-Elect Donald Trump stunned the American people and proved true what so many had tried to warn about by sporting a new mustache for his victory speech.

The facial hairstyle, which evoked comparisons to a prominent European leader from the 1930s as well as silent film star Charlie Chaplin, was a drastic change from the traditionally clean-shaven Trump -- a clear indication that America should expect the worst.

"Don't say we didn't warn you about this," said one despondent journalist. "We've been telling everyone for the last decade that this guy was literally Hitler. Did anyone listen? No! Now look at him. You see that little mustache? He means business. I suggest we all accept reality and start packing for our trips to the concentration camps. Goodbye, America. Hello, Hitler Part 2."

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At publishing time, Trump's campaign had also unveiled new red armbands to be worn by all of his supporters.

Maybe it's unwise to trust the predictions of a rabid, Trump-hating necromancer

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the chicken entrails have betrayed me

Moment ‘polling Nostradamus’ who predicted Kamala Harris would win election realizes he was wrong

Despite recent polls giving former President Donald Trump an edge in the 2024 presidential election, American University professor Dr. Allan Lichtman is standing by his prediction that Vice President Kamala Harris will come out on top.

Lichtman, 77, has been dubbed by some the election “Nostradamus” due to his track record of predicting nine of the past 10 presidential contests. In September, he went all in on a Democratic win.

“Nothing has changed to change my prediction that I made on September 5, deliberately before the supposed ‘pivotal’ Trump-Harris debate — according to the pundits — which proved to be pivotal not one bit, if you believe the polls,” Lichtman explained during a livestream Tuesday.

The prof revealed that he’s since been peppered with questions about whether he intends to switch his prediction in light of polls showing Trump edging in front of Harris in swing states.

The RealClearPolitics average of polls showed Trump, 78, leading Harris, 60, by 0.4% nationwide as of noon Wednesday, all but ensuring a Republican Electoral College victory if it comes to pass.

“This is the first moment of the night where I’ve lost hope a little bit,” Sam Lichtman said as media outlets called Pennsylvania for Trump.

The elder Lichtman rubbed his eyes, visibly frustrated by the data, and said: “Good thing I have nothing to do tomorrow. And I’m not doing any interviews.”

Lichtman, an American University professor widely known as the “Nostradamus” of US presidential elections, put his money on the VP this year despite polling data hinting another Trump presidency was in the cards.

The prof is the co-creator of the “Keys to the White House” metric, which entails 13 categories assessing the prospects of the two major-party candidates. This year, according to Lichtman, Harris had the edge in eight of those metrics, compared to Trump’s three.

As the livestream neared its end, with both Lichtmans growing noticeably frustrated by the numbers showing Trump ahead in all seven swing states, Allan Lichtman said there was “nothing positive” for Harris in the data.

“Oh, the democracy’s gone,” a defeated-sounding Lichtman said. “Once democracy’s gone, it’s almost impossible to recover. The way to recover is by the dictators losing wars.”

“It’s unfathomable,” Lichtman concluded the stream.

Out:

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In (if you’re a Republican): court-packing — pick ‘em young and healthy, protect the country for the next 40 years.

Robert Shibley:

WE STILL ON FOR THE COURT-PACKING? Sure, a good economy would be nice, but what I am really looking forward to is 6 new conservative justices for some solid 12-3 decisions on the Commerce Clause and Tenth Amendment.

D.C. makes Bridgeport look almost like a bastion of clean government

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Trayon White Cruises To Reelection After Getting Caught On Camera Allegedly Taking Wads Of Cash In Bribes

A Democrat D.C. City Councilmember previously charged with bribery overwhelmingly won his reelection Tuesday night.

Trayon White Sr. won his race with around 76% of the vote, according to the D.C. Board of Elections.

White was charged with bribery this past August. (RELATED: DC Councilman Who Claimed Jews Controlled The Weather Charged With Bribery)

He allegedly agreed to accept $156,000 in cash payments in exchange for using his position to pressure government employees at the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services ((DYRS) and the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (ONSE) to extend multiple city contracts, according to the Department of Justice.

“Because the investigation into the alleged bribery scheme involved contracts that could soon be awarded and other potential official acts that could be taken, our Office took swift steps to address the alleged crimes we were investigating,” U.S. Attorney for D.C., Matthew M. Graves, stated.

“What you need me to do, man? I don’t, I don’t wanna feel like you gotta gimme something to get something. We better than that,” White told a confidential source when offered an envelope with $15,000 in cash, according to an arrest affidavit from the FBI’s D.C. Field Office.

However, White allegedly took the envelope and put it in his pocket.

White was accused of making anti-Semitic comments in 2018 after he suggested that Jewish bankers — the Rothschilds — controlled the climate, The Washington Post reported. He later apologized for his comments.

New: DC Council member Trayon White issues apology on Instagram after blaming snow on Jewish bankers controlling climate in earlier post. pic.twitter.com/AH6viLZDvc

— Van Applegate (@vbagate) March 19, 2018

We can only hope that he wasn't a Kamalla fan — two disappointments on the same day would be unfortunate

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25 Upper Cross Road, 10.96 acres in Conyers Farm and currently priced at $4.250 million, is finally under contract after beginning at $5.875 million on September 21, 2021. Insult to injury, the owner had paid $5.475 for the property just three months before, on June 8th, 2021.

Give the seller’s position in the world of finance, my guess is that the loss he’s about to take will be chalked up as a mere rounding error, so the St. Bart’s villa is not in jeopardy and he’s in no danger of being un-fortunated, but still, as I said, disappointing.

Of course, Trump or Harris supporter, he probably made up this loss by 10:00 this morning. , so any sadness, if any, at Harris’s defeat has certainly been mitigated.