Given my love for Lanois, my lapsed Catholic roots, a deep fascination with John the Baptist for countless reasons, and a curiosity about Eden—what happened before, during, and after—it’s no surprise this is one of my favorite Dave Matthews cover songs. And on piano? Yes.
BREAKING: In a devastating speech, iconic actor Robert De Niro rips Donald Trump to shreds, declaring that Trump is “not a bad man,” but “an evil one” who is a “wanna be tough guy” and has “no morals or ethics.”
But Robert De Niro didn’t stop there…
De Niro continued:
“Trump has no sense of right or wrong. No regard for anyone but himself — not the people he was supposed to lead and protect, not the people he does business with, not the people who follow him, blindly and loyally, not even the people who consider themselves his “friends.” He has contempt for all of them.
The repercussions of his turbulent presidency divided America and rattled New York City beyond imagination. Remember how we were jolted by crisis in early 2020, as a virus swept the world.
We lived with Donald Trump’s bombastic behavior every day on the national stage, and we suffered as we saw our neighbors piling up in body bags.
The man who was supposed to protect this country put it in peril, because of his recklessness and impulsiveness. It was like an abusive father ruling the family by fear and violent behavior. That was the consequence of New York’s warning getting ignored. Next time, we know it will be worse.
Make no mistake: the twice-impeached, 4-time indicted Donald Trump is still a fool. But we can’t let our fellow Americans write him off like one. Evil thrives in the shadow of dismissive mockery, which is why we must take the danger of Donald Trump very seriously.
So, today I issue another warning.
From this place where Abraham Lincoln spoke — right here in the beating heart of New York — to the rest of America:
This is our last chance.
Democracy won’t survive the return of a wannabe dictator.
And it won’t overcome evil if we are divided.
So what do we do about it? We have to take today into tomorrow – take it outside these walls. We have to reach out to the half of our country who have ignored the hazards of Trump and, for whatever reason, support elevating him back into the White House. They’re not stupid, and we must not condemn them for making a stupid choice. Our future doesn’t just depend on us. It depends on them.
Let’s reach out to Trump’s followers with respect. Let’s not talk about “democracy.”
“Democracy” may be our holy grail, but to others it is just a word, a concept, and in their embrace of Trump, they’ve already turned their backs on it. Let’s talk about right and wrong. Let’s talk about humanity. Let’s talk about kindness. Security for our world. Safety for our families. Decency. Let’s welcome them back. We won’t get them all, but we can get enough to end the nightmare of Trump.”
Well said, Robert De Niro!
Please retweet and ❤️ to thank Robert De Niro for calling out Donald Trump — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a woke new Twitter competitor that banned Trump for life and is exploding in popularity because Elon Musk banned Tribel’s Twitter account — but he forgot to ban this link to download the new Tribel app: https://t.co/HnJzSKjCwX
Republican firsts:
First president in 28 years to not serve a second term.
First president in 45 years not to release any of his tax returns.
First president in 89 years to lose the presidency, the House and the Senate in a single term.
First president in 102 years to allow more than 120,000 Americans to die in a single virus outbreak.
First president in 129 years to lose the popular vote twice.
First president in 152 years to boycott his successors inauguration.
First president ever to fail to hit a 50% approval rating at any point during their presidency.
First president ever to be elected with the help of a foreign nation.
First president ever to be impeached twice.
First president ever to have a member of their own party vote for conviction in an impeachment trial.
First president ever to have an arrest warrant issued against him by a foreign nation.
First president ever to refuse to concede defeat.
First president to be banned from social media.
First president to refuse to ensure the peaceful transfer of power.
First president to have their home searched for official national security documents.
First former president found liable of sexual abuse, defamation & business fraud.
First former president criminally indicted (also the second, third and fourth).
First former president with a mugshot.
First House Speaker elected on the 15th vote, the most since before the Civil War.
First Speaker (see: 15 vote guy) removed by a U.S. House vote.
So many firsts in so little time.
Meet the 6 times bankrupt, soon to be 4 times indicted, loser of the House, the Senate and The White House. The man who made grave digging great again and brought new meaning to the term herd immunity, sealing the fate of 1.2 million Americans to die a terrible death. The man who waved goodbye to 10 million jobs, called armed service members ‘suckers and losers’ and released 5000 Taliban prisoners, before surrendering Afghanistan. The man who added $7.8 trillion to the national debt, all before inciting an insurrection, in an attempt to deny the will of the American people.
A convicted tax cheat and proven rapist, who stole from his own charity, and wilfully deceived his supporters, by turning one time donations into a recurring piggy bank to refurbish his private jet and pay his legal fees.
The poster boy for white supremacist groups across America. A wife cheating darling of the evangelical right, taking credit for overturning of Roe v Wade, which has led to the death and infertility of innocent women, from denial of life saving reproductive healthcare.
Nobody is a bigger LOSER than Criminal defendant Trump. A man where honesty, decency, honor and integrity goes to die.
In the biggest political joke of the century, he is now the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party, to run for the office of President of The United States in 2024.
WHAT ARE WE DOING? No,really? WHAT ARE WE DOING?
The whole world is looking on in horror, as the global beacon for democracy is being turned into an embarrassing international bad joke.
#DemsAct #DemVoice1 #wtpBLUE #ONEV1 #FAM46
BOOM: Eminem just destroyed MAGA supporters stating what in the hell would middle-class white people have in common with a billionaire who has never seen struggle in his life. Who else agrees with Eminem I sure do?✋🏽
#DemVoice1#wtpBLUE
I urge you to watch this because it demonstrates the extraordinary success of Republican misinformation on voters in key states.
Democrats have completely underestimated the level of penetration that has happened.
These "voters" ignore facts and spit misinformation.
Taylor Hawkins son, 16, on drums.
Imagine doing this after your dad passed.
Imagine your son doing this after you passed.
I can’t stop thinking about it.
https://t.co/5uRgILFRqI
Taylor Hawkins' 16-year-old son, Shane, does his father proud as he sits behind the kit for @FooFighters' performance of "My Hero."
#FooFighters#TaylorHawkinsTribute
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