Author: Jimmy Cooper
Trump fired his Defense Secretary, will chaos ensue?
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / November 10, 2020Donald Trump has fired his Defense Secretary, Mark Esper. Nancy Pelosi believes that this may be the first example of Trump’s “scorched earth” (or “bull in a china shop”) exit strategy. The 75 million Americans who voted for Joe Biden are celebrating their victory, but they’re also growing increasingly worried of what Donald Trump is …
Read MoreWhoever wins, we have to grapple with our divided country
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / November 5, 2020Although we still don’t know who won the 2020 election, one thing is clear: it’s a close call, and our country is more divided than ever. Trump inspired almost unbelievable dedication in his supporters and zeal among his enemies. The sheer effort anti-Trumpers put into this election shows their intensity. A Harvard poll indicates that …
Read MoreFacebook hinders traffic to liberal pages just before election
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / November 4, 2020In the weeks preceding the 2020 election, the operators of some of the largest liberal pages on Facebook reported dramatic drop in their activity. This is further evidence that the platform has a liberal bias. In August, Facebook fired the senior engineer who collected data showing that the company gave preferential treatment to rightwing accounts.The …
Read MoreMore GOP senator candidates skipping final debates
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / October 31, 2020It started when the Georgia Senator up for reelection this term will skip the final debate after his rival’s recent attack during a forum went viral. Now, news has broken that a host of other GOP senators in other states are skipping their debates: Louisiana, Mississippi, and Maine candidates are also bailing. “Perhaps Sen. Perdue …
Read MoreAll kinds of polls are saying Trump is in trouble
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / October 23, 2020There are all sorts of polls showing that Trump is in trouble. One suggests that 49% of Americans think Trump should be criminally investigated (I can’t believe that’s even a thing I’m writing right now) after he’s out of office. Another poll says 56% of Americans don’t think Trump deserves reelection. A third poll says that Trump is …
Read MoreSocial media news: Twitter locks Trump’s account, Facebook removes Trump post, bans QAnon
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / October 7, 2020Twitter has locked Donald Trump’s account after he shared the address of a New York Post columnist. Earlier this year, Twitter waged a war against misinformation––or, against the president––by attaching another label to the President’s tweets. This time, Trump tweeted out a doctored video, which Twitter labeled as manipulated. The war started when Trump complained …
Read MoreArizona might turn entirely blue, potentially screwing Trump and the GOP
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / August 29, 2020There’s a rising Red Tide, but it’s not washing up on Trump beach. A group of more than two dozen form GOP congresspeople have formed a group called “Republicans for Biden,” signaling a wider discontent with Trump from within the GOP. Furthermore, and perhaps more significantly in the long term, Arizona is on the verge of …
Read MoreSuburban women are rallying AGAINST Trump
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / August 28, 2020Donald Trump is losing his base. Suburban women, many of whom voted for Trump in 2016, are experiencing so much buyer’s remorse that they’re rallying against Trump. This is just the latest of Trump’s base to leave him. Vermont’s Republican governor Phil Scott has said he will not be voting for President Trump and would in fact …
Read MoreGhislaine Maxwell tried to get put in general population in jail but failed
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / August 28, 2020Ghislaine Maxwell tried to get herself taken out of solitary confinement and place in general population of the Brooklyn jail where she’s being held. In and of itself, that’s not that interesting. But when you consider the following, it is highly interesting. Although Jeffery Epstein’s death was ruled officially a suicide, there are big questions about that. …
Read MoreCritics––even on Fox News––loved Joe Biden’s DNC speech
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / August 22, 2020Joe Biden’s acceptance speech for the presidential candidacy was so good, that even conservative/Republican critics liked it. Even Fox News called it a “home run.” So much is working against Trump. The anonymous Trump official who wrote a devastating op-ed against Trump has spoken up again, this time to encourage voters to get Trump out …
Read MoreFacebook fires employee who revealed company’s political bias
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / August 20, 2020Facebook has fired the senior engineer who collected data showing that the company gave preferential treatment to rightwing accounts.The move comes after employees questioned Zuckerberg for Facebook’s support for right wing accounts in general, especially the far-right Breitbart. Although many conservatives believe Facebook is biased against them, employees of the social media giant worry that …
Read MoreRepublican-led Senate investigation says Trump campaign’s interactions with Russia a “grave” threat
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / August 19, 2020A bi-partisan investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election has cleared Trump of collusion with Russia, but it has absolutely implicated Russia in meddling with the election. The report also shows that Trump’s campaign team’s interactions with Russia were a “grave” counterintelligence threat. What is scary about this news is that Russia is targeting …
Read More