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Republican Liz Cheney hits back Hard at Donald Trump

BREAKING: Republican Liz Cheney hits back hard at Donald Trump for his “assault on the rule of law” after he threatens to imprison those like her who served on the House January 6th committee.

And she wasn’t done there…

“Here is the truth: Donald Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election and seize power,” Cheney said in a statement provided to several outlets.

“He mobilized an angry mob and sent them to the United States Capitol, where they attacked police officers, invaded the building and halted the official counting of electoral votes,” she went on.

“Trump watched on television as police officers were brutally beaten and the Capitol was assaulted, refusing for hours to tell the mob to leave,” Cheney continued.

“This was the worst breach of our Constitution by any president in our nation’s history,” she stated. “Donald Trump’s suggestion that members of Congress who later investigated his illegal and unconstitutional actions should be jailed is a continuation of his assault on the rule of law and the foundations of our republic.”

Over the weekend, Trump told Meet the Press that Cheney’s actions were “inexcusable” and said “honestly, they should go to jail” of the members of the January 6th committee.

The fact that these people have done nothing wrong and were simply trying to protect our democracy matters not to Trump. He’s beginning his revenge tour.

The Billionaire Club: Meet the 10 People That Control the World

These are the oligarchs who really control the world.

Larry Ellison — US$108.8 billion An American

Jeff Bezos — US$122.1 billion An American

Francoise Bettencourt Meyers — US$81.4 billion

Carlos Slim Helu — US$87.8 billion

Warren Buffet — US$101.6 billion An American

Steve Ballmer — US$88.5 billion An American

Mukesh Ambani — US$79.5 billion

Bernard Arnault — US$206.6 billion

Bill Gates — US$107.3 billion An American

Elon Musk — US$184.7 billion

Los Angeles Times Editorial Board is Overruled

Mariel Garza, the editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times, resigned on Wednesday after the newspaper’s owner blocked the editorial board’s plans to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president.

“I am resigning because I want to make it clear that I am not okay with us being silent,” Garza in a conversation with Columbia University School of Journalism. “In dangerous times, honest people need to stand up. This is how I’m standing up.”

Terry Tang is Executive Editor, Los Angeles Times. 

Terry,

Ever since Dr. Soon-Shiong vetoed the editorial board’s plan to endorse Kamala Harris for president, I have been struggling with my feelings about the implications of our silence. 

I told myself that presidential endorsements don’t really matter; that California was not ever going to vote for Trump; that no one would even notice; that we had written so many “Trump is unfit” editorials that it was as if we had endorsed her.

But the reality hit me like cold water Tuesday when the news rippled out about the decision not to endorse without so much as a comment from the LAT management, and Donald Trump turned it into an anti-Harris rip.

Of course it matters that the largest newspaper in the state—and one of the largest in the nation still—declined to endorse in a race this important. And it matters that we won’t even be straight with people about it. 

It makes us look craven and hypocritical, maybe even a bit sexist and racist. How could we spend eight years railing against Trump and the danger his leadership poses to the country and then fail to endorse the perfectly decent Democrat challenger—who we previously endorsed for the US Senate?

The non-endorsement undermines the integrity of the editorial board and every single endorsement we make, down to school board races. People will justifiably wonder if each endorsement was a decision made by a group of journalists after extensive research and discussion, or through decree by the owner.

Seven years ago, the editorial board wrote this in its series about Donald Trump “Our Dishonest President”: “Men and women of conscience can no longer withhold judgment. Trump’s erratic nature and his impulsive, demagogic style endanger us all.” 

I still believe that’s true. 

In these dangerous times, staying silent isn’t just indifference, it is complicity. I’m standing up by stepping down from the editorial board. Please accept this as my formal resignation, effective immediately.

Mariel

Lower Medicare Pharmacy Prices

President Joe Biden posting on Facebook. Think about this when you are voting!

For years there’s been no check on how high or how fast Big Pharma can raise drug prices.

Let’s call this for what it is: a rip-off.

That’s why Kamala and I finally beat Big Pharma with the first 10 drugs selected for Medicare price negotiation – and we’ll continue fighting back.

US economy added a whopping 254,000 jobs last month

Good news for Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party.

President Joe Biden touted the better-than-expected jobs data in a post on X Friday morning.

“Great news for American workers and families: Today, we learned our economy gained over 250,000 new jobs in September and unemployment is back down at 4.1%. With today’s report, we’ve created 16 million jobs, unemployment remains low, and wages are growing faster than prices.”

Fed Chair Powell: “There’s really nothing that I can point to in the economy that suggests that a downturn is more likely than it is at any time.” 

The September jobs report also showed an uptick in wage growth, with average hourly earnings growing by 0.4% for the month. That brings the annual rate up to 4% from 3.9% seen in August, according to Friday’s report.