The tax returns. Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine have released theirs. Trump and Pence have not released theirs. And we are all thinking the same thing: Trump is hiding something. Is he not as rich as he boasts? Is a lot of his money in other countries? Does he not donate to any charities? All of the above? There are some great articles about this very topic, to get your wheels turning and give you some ammunition if/when you bump into a Trumpet (a friend of mine told me her mom refers to Trump supporters as Trumpets, so I have decided to steal that with glee).
Truthout.org
Fortune
NCRM
In the non tax return world of Donald Trump, I found this fascinating article about his tweets last night, showing how every non-hyperbolic tweet comes from his staff, and every hyperbolic tweet comes from him. If anything, this, to me, just further proves his instability. The author, David Robinson, is a data scientist and ends the article with this: "A lot has been written about Trump’s mental state. But I’d really rather
get inside the head of this anonymous staffer, whose job is to imitate
Trump’s unique cadence (“Very sad!”), or to put a positive spin on it,
to millions of followers. Are they a true believer, or just a cog in a
political machine, mixing whatever mainstream appeal they can into the
@realDonaldTrump concoction? Like Tony Schwartz, will they one day
regret their involvement?" Part of me wants to feel bad for Trump's staff. But, if they are Trumpets themselves, I don't feel bad for them at all.
And your comic relief:
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