Monday, March 07, 2016
History for March 7
History for March 7 - On-This-Day.com:
Maurice Ravel 1875, Willard Scott 1934 - Television personality ("Today"), Janet Guthrie 1938 - Auto racer
Daniel J. Travanti 1940 - Actor ("Hill Street Blues"), Tammy Faye Bakker 1942, Peter Sarsgaard 1971 - Actor
0322 BC - Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, died.
1908 - Cincinnati's Mayor Leopold Markbreit announced before the city council that, "Women are not physically fit to operate automobiles."
1933 - The board game Monopoly was invented.
1935 - Malcolm Campbell set an auto speed record of 276.8 mph in Florida.
1936 - Hitler sent German troops into the Rhineland in violation of the Locarno Pact and the Treaty of Versailles.
1987 - Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight titleholder when he beat James Smith in a decision during a 12-round fight in Las Vegas, NV.
2002 - A federal judge awarded Anna Nicole Smith more than $88 million in damages. The ruling was the latest in a legal battle over the estate of Smith's late husband, J. Howard Marshall II.
2003 - Scientists at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center announced that they had transferred 6.7 gigabytes of uncompressed data from Sunnvale, CA, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 58 seconds. The data was sent via fiber-optic cables and traveled 6,800 miles.
Sunday, March 06, 2016
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan Dies at 94 | TheBlaze.com
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan Dies at 94 | TheBlaze.com:"Her marriage to Ronald Reagan lasted 52 years until his death in 2004.
A former actress, she was Reagan’s closest adviser and fierce protector on his journey from actor to governor of California to president of the United States.
She rushed to his side after he was shot in 1981 by a would-be assassin, and later endured his nearly decade-long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. In recent years she broke with fellow Republicans in backing stem cell research as a way to possibly find a cure for Alzheimer’s."
What The FBI Director Just Testified About Hillary Email Probe Should Give The Dem Candidate The Shakes
What The FBI Director Just Testified About Hillary Email Probe Should Give The Dem Candidate The Shakes:
"Many voters are watching intently for information regarding the allegations against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her mishandling of classified information via her private email server. After all, the idea of a presidential candidate being indicted for spilling sensitive government secrets could upend what is already a presidential election year like no other. Then there are those are worried the Obama administration may do something to tamper with the investigation by the FBI.
But the news that FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers he is taking a personal interest in the investigation can’t be comforting to the Clintons."
"Many voters are watching intently for information regarding the allegations against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her mishandling of classified information via her private email server. After all, the idea of a presidential candidate being indicted for spilling sensitive government secrets could upend what is already a presidential election year like no other. Then there are those are worried the Obama administration may do something to tamper with the investigation by the FBI.But the news that FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers he is taking a personal interest in the investigation can’t be comforting to the Clintons."
….in fact resettlement decisions are made by mainstream social agencies like the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Refugee Resettlement Watch
"B is for bigot! R is for racist! X is for xenophobe! (S is for silly!)
We are all xenophobes now—any governors with concerns about a state’s right to control the resettlement of expensive (and potentially dangerous) refugees to their states, you, me, and of course Donald Trump.
"B is for bigot! R is for racist! X is for xenophobe! (S is for silly!)
We are all xenophobes now—any governors with concerns about a state’s right to control the resettlement of expensive (and potentially dangerous) refugees to their states, you, me, and of course Donald Trump.
So, when did the Founding Fathers approve of Bishop Eusebio Elizondo (as chairman of the USCCB Committee on Migration) receiving millions of your tax dollars to make decisions about which third world migrants are placed in your states? Bio and photo:http://www.seattlearchdiocese.org/archdiocese/auxiliaries.aspx
You can read the whole thing yourself, that is not why I’m posting it—the No Borders Left, including the NYT editorial board, continues their tired old name calling, ho hum (not worth mentioning).
But there is one little line in the editorial that I found interesting, but apparently the great minds at the NYT have no concern for the FACT that the US Conference of Catholic Bishops is deciding which refugees go where.
Who ELECTED the Bishops?
Obviously the Times doesn’t give a flying c*** about States’ Rights or what governors think, but how can they justify the fact that NO elected official or legislative body is making a decision to foist expenses on state and local taxpayers, change the cultural make-up of American towns and possibly endanger people.
Here is the line I found so troubling, but apparently the NYT does not:
….in fact resettlement decisions are made by mainstream social agencies like the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops and its subsidiaries (Catholic Charities) are federal contractors paid millions upon millions every year by YOU to resettle refugees in your communities with no opportunity for you to question those decisions.
The Founding Fathers could not have imagined such a thing when crafting our Constitution.
Have a look at a 2014 Annual Report for the USCCB Migration Fund. Citizen taxpayers are paying the majority of the Bishops’ budget. And note that, in addition to the $79.5 million in federal grants and contracts, that the over $3 million in ‘travel loan collection fees’ is also your money (in a budget of $85.9 million).
They could not exist without their hands in your wallets!
Much more here.
Read on.
Read on.
New Film Exposes the Real End Game of the Democratic Party | Glenn Beck
New Film Exposes the Real End Game of the Democratic Party | Glenn Beck:
"His prolonged exposure to the criminal underclass provided a new perspective in American realities. In the view of hardened criminals, America is anything but fair and just. Instead, it is a jungle in which various armed gangs face off against one another.
Applying this hardboiled perspective to American politics, D’Souza saw that the biggest and most powerful gangs inhabiting America are within the federal government. The trailer for his new film provides a shocking glimpse into the case he makes about the seedy underbelly and hidden truth of the Democratic Party."
"His prolonged exposure to the criminal underclass provided a new perspective in American realities. In the view of hardened criminals, America is anything but fair and just. Instead, it is a jungle in which various armed gangs face off against one another.Applying this hardboiled perspective to American politics, D’Souza saw that the biggest and most powerful gangs inhabiting America are within the federal government. The trailer for his new film provides a shocking glimpse into the case he makes about the seedy underbelly and hidden truth of the Democratic Party."
Can we survive more of her moronic "judgement"?-----Role of Hillary Clinton in Libya war exposed
Role of Hillary Clinton in Libya war exposed — RT USA:
New light is being shed on the role presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton played as secretary of state in the 2011 military intervention in Libya, with more than 50 officials from the US, Europe, and Libya speaking out to The New York Times.
The report features many of those directly involved in the mission that overthrew the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, portraying Clinton as a catalyst in the decision to go to war.
Beginning in Spring 2011, NATO carried out a bombing campaign for seven months, leaving Libya a failed state overrun by extremist groups.
The official government now only controls the eastern portion of the country, with Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), Ansar al-Sharia and local militant groups controlling other areas.
In the run-up to the intervention, however, Clinton became convinced that overthrowing Gaddafi would lead to a democracy, according to multiple sources interviewed by The New York Times.
...“I’ve always thought that Hillary’s support for the broader mission in Libya put the president on the 51 side of the line for a more aggressive approach,” Gates said.
Gates urged for the opposite, he told the newspaper, telling Obama and others that the Pentagon already had enough on their plate.
“Can I finish the two wars I’m already in before you guys go looking for a third one?” Gates recalled saying..."
New light is being shed on the role presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton played as secretary of state in the 2011 military intervention in Libya, with more than 50 officials from the US, Europe, and Libya speaking out to The New York Times.
Beginning in Spring 2011, NATO carried out a bombing campaign for seven months, leaving Libya a failed state overrun by extremist groups.
The official government now only controls the eastern portion of the country, with Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), Ansar al-Sharia and local militant groups controlling other areas.
In the run-up to the intervention, however, Clinton became convinced that overthrowing Gaddafi would lead to a democracy, according to multiple sources interviewed by The New York Times.
...“I’ve always thought that Hillary’s support for the broader mission in Libya put the president on the 51 side of the line for a more aggressive approach,” Gates said.
Gates urged for the opposite, he told the newspaper, telling Obama and others that the Pentagon already had enough on their plate.
“Can I finish the two wars I’m already in before you guys go looking for a third one?” Gates recalled saying..."
Lunch video-----WATCH: Why Electric Cars are Stupid, and NOT 'Green' At All... »
WATCH: Why Electric Cars are Stupid, and NOT 'Green' At All... » Louder With Crowder:
"You know how pompous people with their Nissan Leafs and their Teslas are about the environment? Because they think they’re “saving the planet” from the “greenhouse gases” because they’re not using “evil gasoline”?
For that reason, the tend to drive with a sense of entitlement.
They’re better than you because THEY CARE MORE.
Also, they generally suck at driving.
Uh huh. Show them this."
"You know how pompous people with their Nissan Leafs and their Teslas are about the environment? Because they think they’re “saving the planet” from the “greenhouse gases” because they’re not using “evil gasoline”?
For that reason, the tend to drive with a sense of entitlement.
They’re better than you because THEY CARE MORE.
Also, they generally suck at driving.
Uh huh. Show them this."
Conservative Reporter Milo Yiannopolous Crashes White House Briefing — and Asks Press Sec a Question | Video | TheBlaze.com
Conservative Reporter Milo Yiannopolous Crashes White House Briefing — and Asks Press Sec a Question | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"Conservative reporter Milo Yiannopolous appeared Friday at the White House press briefing, asking press secretary Josh Earnest about allegations that social media platforms are censoring political speech.
Yiannopolous, who accused Twitter earlier this year of removing his blue verification badge over of his conservative views, told Earnest that “it’s becoming very clear” social media platforms “are censoring and punishing conservative and libertarian points of view.”
"Conservative reporter Milo Yiannopolous appeared Friday at the White House press briefing, asking press secretary Josh Earnest about allegations that social media platforms are censoring political speech.Yiannopolous, who accused Twitter earlier this year of removing his blue verification badge over of his conservative views, told Earnest that “it’s becoming very clear” social media platforms “are censoring and punishing conservative and libertarian points of view.”
Multiple Young Boys Requiring Surgery After Being Raped In Calais ‘Jungle’ Camp
Multiple Young Boys Requiring Surgery After Being Raped In Calais ‘Jungle’ Camp - Breitbart:
"Doctors and medical staff have confirmed that at least seven boys, aged between 14 and 16, have been raped inside the so-called ‘Jungle’ migrant camp in Calais.
In four of the cases the boys had been abused so brutally they required surgery.
Three of them declined treatment, however, because of fear repercussions and losing their honour.
Medical volunteers based near Calais made the revelations to the Independent.
They said that all of the boys had injuries consistent with the crimes they had reported.
A General Medical Council (GMC) registered doctor later confirmed knowledge of all of the cases.
There was thought to be dozens of unaccompanied migrant children in the illegal ‘Jungle’ camp until recently, and in January, a senior representative of Europol estimated that 10,000 such children had gone missing within Europe.
The shocking revelations have led to fresh concerns around the lack of child protection in the camps, as well as the difficulty of policing the lawless settlement of stateless people.
Widespread crime and violence, which overspills into the nearby town, was part of the reason the southern side of the camp has now been dismantled.
As demolition teams moved in, the camp descended into “guerrilla warfare”, with huts set on fire and journalists attacked..."
"Doctors and medical staff have confirmed that at least seven boys, aged between 14 and 16, have been raped inside the so-called ‘Jungle’ migrant camp in Calais.
In four of the cases the boys had been abused so brutally they required surgery.
Three of them declined treatment, however, because of fear repercussions and losing their honour.
Medical volunteers based near Calais made the revelations to the Independent.They said that all of the boys had injuries consistent with the crimes they had reported.
A General Medical Council (GMC) registered doctor later confirmed knowledge of all of the cases.
There was thought to be dozens of unaccompanied migrant children in the illegal ‘Jungle’ camp until recently, and in January, a senior representative of Europol estimated that 10,000 such children had gone missing within Europe.
The shocking revelations have led to fresh concerns around the lack of child protection in the camps, as well as the difficulty of policing the lawless settlement of stateless people.
Widespread crime and violence, which overspills into the nearby town, was part of the reason the southern side of the camp has now been dismantled.
As demolition teams moved in, the camp descended into “guerrilla warfare”, with huts set on fire and journalists attacked..."
Everything You Need to Know About the VW Diesel Emissions Scandal
Everything You Need to Know About the VW Diesel Emissions Scandal – News – Car and Driver | Car and Driver Blog:
General Motors and Toyota had their massive scandals. Now it’s Volkswagen’s turn. The company, which owns 70 percent of the U.S. passenger-car diesel market, is in major trouble for cheating on diesel-emissions tests. After years of promoting “Clean Diesel” as an alternative to hybrid and electric vehicles—the company even marched on Washington with a squadron of Audi TDI models—Volkswagen is stewing in its own toxic vapors. Here’s our handy guide to what’s happening.
In the test mode, the cars are fully compliant with all federal emissions levels. But when driving normally, the computer switches to a separate mode—significantly changing the fuel pressure, injection timing, exhaust-gas recirculation, and, in models with AdBlue, the amount of urea fluid sprayed into the exhaust. While this mode likely delivers higher mileage and power, it also permits heavier nitrogen-oxide emissions (NOx)—a smog-forming pollutant linked to lung cancer—that are up to 40 times higher than the federal limit. That doesn’t mean every TDI is pumping 40 times as much NOx as it should. Some cars may emit just a few times over the limit, depending on driving style and load.
General Motors and Toyota had their massive scandals. Now it’s Volkswagen’s turn. The company, which owns 70 percent of the U.S. passenger-car diesel market, is in major trouble for cheating on diesel-emissions tests. After years of promoting “Clean Diesel” as an alternative to hybrid and electric vehicles—the company even marched on Washington with a squadron of Audi TDI models—Volkswagen is stewing in its own toxic vapors. Here’s our handy guide to what’s happening.
What happened?
Volkswagen installed emissions software on more than a half-million diesel cars in the U.S.—and roughly 10.5 million more worldwide—that allows them to sense the unique parameters of an emissions drive cycle set by the Environmental Protection Agency. According to the EPA and the California Air Resources Board, who were tipped off by researchers in 2014, these so-called “defeat devices” detect steering, throttle, and other inputs used in the test to switch between two distinct operating modes.
Which cars are affected? Will my car pass state inspection?
The following Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche diesel models have been cited by the EPA for emissions violations. There is no recall and the cars pass all state inspections, at least for now. Remember, VW has admitted to violating federal emissions laws, and as such, it’s neither a state nor a safety issue. However, if Volkswagen does issue a recall, some states (particularly California and some that follow Partial Zero Emission Vehicle standards) may prevent owners from renewing their registration if they don’t complete the fix.
- 2009–2015 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0L TDI
- 2009–2015 Audi Q7 3.0L V-6 TDI
- 2009–2016 Volkswagen Touareg 3.0L V-6 TDI
- 2010–2015 Volkswagen Golf 2.0L TDI
- 2010–2015 Audi A3 2.0L TDI
- 2012–2015 Volkswagen Beetle 2.0L TDI
- 2012–2015 Volkswagen Passat 2.0L TDI
- 2013–2016 Porsche Cayenne Diesel 3.0L V-6
- 2014–2016 Audi A6 3.0L V-6 TDI
- 2014–2016 Audi A7 3.0L V-6 TDI
- 2014–2016 Audi A8/A8L 3.0L V-6 TDI
- 2014–2016 Audi Q5 3.0L V-6 TDI Read on....
Trump insisted on including Jews and blacks at Palm Beach golf course in 1990s
Trump insisted on including Jews and blacks at Palm Beach golf course in 1990s - NetRight Daily
“When Donald opened his club in Palm Beach called Mar-a-Lago, he insisted on accepting Jews and blacks even though other clubs in Palm Beach to this day discriminate against blacks and Jews.
The old guard in Palm Beach was outraged that Donald would accept blacks and Jews so that’s the real Donald Trump that I know.”
...So Trump shot back with maximum effect.
As reported by the Washington Post’s Mary Jordan and Rosalind Helderman on Nov. 14, 2015: “Trump undercut his adversaries with a searing attack, claiming that local officials seemed to accept the established private clubs in town that had excluded Jews and blacks while imposing tough rules on his inclusive one.”
The Washington Post report continues, “Trump’s lawyer sent every member of the town council copies of two classic movies about discrimination: ‘A Gentleman’s Agreement,’ about a journalist who pretends to be Jewish to expose anti-Semitism, and ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’ about a white couple’s reaction to their daughter bringing home a black fiancé.”
Sometimes, in judging the character of an individual, it pays to see what people actually do when nobody’s really paying attention.
When it came to segregation in the South at private, all-white country clubs, it might have been in Trump’s business interests to simply look the other way.
Instead, Trump did the right thing and insisted on desegregation at his golf resort.
And he won.
Soon thereafter, the local restrictions were lifted and, today, the golf course is open and remains inclusive..."
“When Donald opened his club in Palm Beach called Mar-a-Lago, he insisted on accepting Jews and blacks even though other clubs in Palm Beach to this day discriminate against blacks and Jews.
The old guard in Palm Beach was outraged that Donald would accept blacks and Jews so that’s the real Donald Trump that I know.”
...So Trump shot back with maximum effect.
The Washington Post report continues, “Trump’s lawyer sent every member of the town council copies of two classic movies about discrimination: ‘A Gentleman’s Agreement,’ about a journalist who pretends to be Jewish to expose anti-Semitism, and ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’ about a white couple’s reaction to their daughter bringing home a black fiancé.”
Sometimes, in judging the character of an individual, it pays to see what people actually do when nobody’s really paying attention.
When it came to segregation in the South at private, all-white country clubs, it might have been in Trump’s business interests to simply look the other way.
Instead, Trump did the right thing and insisted on desegregation at his golf resort.
And he won.
Soon thereafter, the local restrictions were lifted and, today, the golf course is open and remains inclusive..."
Conservative Senator DESTROYS Obama's 'Undisclosed' Plan For Gitmo Terrorists In The US
Conservative Senator DESTROYS Obama's 'Undisclosed' Plan For Gitmo Terrorists In The US:"Sen. Scott revealed that the White House is eyeing half-a-dozen potential sites in the United States to which the terrorists and terror suspects at Gitmo could be transferred.
“There are six undisclosed locations where they’re looking to transfer Gitmo detainees,” Scott told the thousands gathered at the conference just outside of the nation’s capital.
The senator from the Palmetto State who is very popular with conservative activists revealed that Obama and his allies pursuing closure of Gitmo are currently looking at sites in Colorado, Kansas and his home state of South Carolina. "
Cannabis Church founder sues former IMPD chief Hite for defamation
Cannabis Church founder sues former IMPD chief Hite for defamation
The founder of the First Church of Cannabis in Indianapolis is suing former IMPD chief Rick Hite for defamation after Hite compared him to infamous cult leader Jim Jones at a news conference last June.
Bill Levin, head of the controversial church, charges in the lawsuit that Hite's comment was "extreme and outrageous conduct" that harmed Levin's reputation and caused emotional distress.
The lawsuit quotes Hite as saying, "As Jim Jones once did within our state, he led a group of people into a place of no return.
We don't want that to happen again in this state."
Jones started the Peoples Temple in Indianapolis and eventually relocated to California and then Guyana, where more than 900 of the cult leader's followers died by murder or suicide in 1978..."
The founder of the First Church of Cannabis in Indianapolis is suing former IMPD chief Rick Hite for defamation after Hite compared him to infamous cult leader Jim Jones at a news conference last June.Bill Levin, head of the controversial church, charges in the lawsuit that Hite's comment was "extreme and outrageous conduct" that harmed Levin's reputation and caused emotional distress.
The lawsuit quotes Hite as saying, "As Jim Jones once did within our state, he led a group of people into a place of no return.
We don't want that to happen again in this state."
Jones started the Peoples Temple in Indianapolis and eventually relocated to California and then Guyana, where more than 900 of the cult leader's followers died by murder or suicide in 1978..."
History for March 6 - On-This-Day.com
History for March 6 - On-This-Day.com:
Lou Costello 1906, Ed McMahon 1923, Alan Greenspan 1926 - Federal Reserve chairman
Leroy Gordon ‘Gordo’ Cooper 1927, Gabriel Garcia-Marquez 1928 - Author ("Love in the Time of Cholera"), Marion Barry 1936
1820 - The Missouri Compromise was enacted by the U.S. Congress and signed by U.S. President James Monroe. The act admitted Missouri into the Union as a slave state, but prohibited slavery in the rest of the northern Louisiana Purchase territory.
1836 - The thirteen-day siege of the Alamo by Santa Anna and his army ended. The Mexican army of three thousand men defeated the 189 Texas volunteers.
1857 - The U.S. Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision ruled that blacks could not sue in federal court to be citizens.
1899 - Aspirin was patented by German researchers Felix Hoffman and Hermann Dreser.
1944 - During World War II, U.S. heavy bombers began the first American raid on Berlin. Allied planes dropped 2000 tons of bombs.
1973 - U.S. President Richard Nixon imposed price controls on oil and gas.
1987 - The British ferry Herald of Free Enterprise capsized in the Channel off the coast of Belgium. 189 people died.
1992 - The last episode of "The Cosby Show" aired. The show had been on since September of 1984.
Saturday, March 05, 2016
Sheriff Clarke: Obama’s ‘Reign of Terror’ Has Divided The American People
Sheriff Clarke: Obama’s ‘Reign of Terror’ Has Divided The American People:“It’s been a very destructive period of time for the country as a whole and I’ll be glad when we can finally turn the page on the Obama reign of terror, as I call it, and we can go back to start healing some of this divide between the classes, between the races, between the sexes and some of these other demographics,” Clarke told CNSNews.com on Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at National Harbor, Maryland."
Psychologists and massage therapists are reporting ‘Trump anxiety’ among clients
Psychologists and massage therapists are reporting ‘Trump anxiety’ among clients - The Washington Post:
To the catalogue of anxieties her patients explore during therapy — marriage, children, and careers — psychologist Alison Howard is now listening to a new source of stress: the political rise of Donald Trump.
...“He has stirred people up,” Howard said.
“We’ve been told our whole lives not to say bad things about people, to not be bullies, to not ostracize people based on their skin color.
We have these social mores and he breaks all of them and he’s successful.
And people are wondering how he gets away with it.”
Hand-wringing over Trump’s rapid climb, once confined to Washington’s political establishment, is now palpable among everyday Americans who are growing ever more anxious over the prospect of the billionaire reaching the White House.
For some, Trump’s diatribes against undocumented immigrants, Mexicans and Muslims evoke unpleasant flashbacks of dictators.
For others, his raw-toned insults conjure memories of high school bullies.
Type “Trump” and phrases such as “scaring me” or “freaking me out” into Twitter’s search engine, and a litany of tweets unfurl, including one posted two weeks ago by Emma Taylor as she lay in bed in Los Angeles:
“I literally can’t sleep because I just thought about how Trump may actually win the Presidency and now I’m having a panic attack.”
“It’s like a hurricane is coming at us, and I don’t have any way of knowing which way to go or how to combat it,” Taylor, 27, a Democrat, said in a phone interview.
“He’s extremely reactionary and that’s what scares me the most. I feel totally powerless and it’s horrible.”
Democrats aren’t alone in their Trump anxiety.
Whitney Royston, 30, a Republican who works as an event coordinator in Littleton, Colo., said the prospect of a Trump presidency scares her because “he’s a side show. He doesn’t have anything to say. All he does is tell other people to shut up. If he were to become president, I fear that our world would come tumbling down.”...
To the catalogue of anxieties her patients explore during therapy — marriage, children, and careers — psychologist Alison Howard is now listening to a new source of stress: the political rise of Donald Trump.
...“He has stirred people up,” Howard said.
“We’ve been told our whole lives not to say bad things about people, to not be bullies, to not ostracize people based on their skin color.
We have these social mores and he breaks all of them and he’s successful.
And people are wondering how he gets away with it.”
Hand-wringing over Trump’s rapid climb, once confined to Washington’s political establishment, is now palpable among everyday Americans who are growing ever more anxious over the prospect of the billionaire reaching the White House.For some, Trump’s diatribes against undocumented immigrants, Mexicans and Muslims evoke unpleasant flashbacks of dictators.
For others, his raw-toned insults conjure memories of high school bullies.
Type “Trump” and phrases such as “scaring me” or “freaking me out” into Twitter’s search engine, and a litany of tweets unfurl, including one posted two weeks ago by Emma Taylor as she lay in bed in Los Angeles:
“I literally can’t sleep because I just thought about how Trump may actually win the Presidency and now I’m having a panic attack.”
“It’s like a hurricane is coming at us, and I don’t have any way of knowing which way to go or how to combat it,” Taylor, 27, a Democrat, said in a phone interview.
“He’s extremely reactionary and that’s what scares me the most. I feel totally powerless and it’s horrible.”
Democrats aren’t alone in their Trump anxiety.
Whitney Royston, 30, a Republican who works as an event coordinator in Littleton, Colo., said the prospect of a Trump presidency scares her because “he’s a side show. He doesn’t have anything to say. All he does is tell other people to shut up. If he were to become president, I fear that our world would come tumbling down.”...
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