Oh FFS

I've been trying to keep these pages relatively Trump-free as a service to both myself and fellow humans, but this is fucking bananas:

According to sources in the Republican Party at the state and national levels, the Trump campaign is discussing contingency plans to bypass election results and appoint loyal electors in battleground states where Republicans hold the legislative majority. With a justification based on claims of rampant fraud, Trump would ask state legislators to set aside the popular vote and exercise their power to choose a slate of electors directly. The longer Trump succeeds in keeping the vote count in doubt, the more pressure legislators will feel to act before the safe-harbor deadline expires.

But of course, the whole "justification based on claims of rampant fraud" is complete and utter bullshit. They won't be "claims", it'll just be Trump SAYING there are "claims". Much like his insisting on being a "winner" in golf, it's just him saying something and then for some reason everybody scrambling to make it happen for...reasons? 🤷