I’m Listening, but...

Not a drill. When he says it out loud, pay attention. https://t.co/5BxNg4Ug8E

— Carrie Cordero (@carriecordero) August 21, 2020

No, he won’t.

The extent to which a significant chunk of this country has been poisoned with junk news, conspiracy theories, and outright propaganda served up on dishonest sites, social media platforms, talk radio, and Fox is something that we as a country still haven’t fully reckoned with.

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) August 21, 2020

How do we get the news to “objectively” cover that?

Local news tells me tonight Trump has declared teachers “essential workers.” They said no more than that, because it don’t mean shit. Trump didn’t decide who was “essential” in any state in the union, anymore than he decided what public health decisions would be made in any state. He might as well declare that blue is now green. Kinda like this:

"We're gonna have everything. We're gonna have sheriffs and we're gonna have law enforcement and we're going to have hopefully U.S. Attorneys..." https://t.co/ejOPCaQEdk

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 21, 2020

”Hopefully”? And he’s gonna federalize sheriffs? How does that work? Aside from the fact intimidating voters is a violation of law. And what about early voting states? Will sheriffs and attorneys spend weeks at polling places? And given the number of polling places in the country on Election Day, how many sheriffs and U.S. Attorneys does he think he commands? 51,000,000? 

Meanwhile, more fun at the DNC.

Dems going there tonight. @OfficialJLD: "Just remember: Joe Biden’ goes to church so regularly, that he doesn’t even need tear gas and a bunch of federalized troops to help him get there."

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) August 21, 2020

"Personally, I plan to follow the example of six current cabinet members, Vice President 'Poonce' and President Trump himself, and vote by mail," says @OfficialJLD

— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) August 21, 2020

Fox News's Chris Wallace praises Biden's speech: "I thought it was an enormously effective speech. Remember, Donald Trump has been talking for months about Joe Biden as mentally shot ... I thought that he blew a hole, a big hole in the characterization." pic.twitter.com/sChU4jBzw2

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 21, 2020

Yeah, well:

In 47 years, Joe did none of the things of which he now speaks. He will never change, just words!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 21, 2020

Another sign of political genius!