• Highly recommended reading regarding how far the republican presidential candidate strays from reality, both from the New York Times.

The first, from Steve Rattner –  Don’t Take Trump’s Word for It. Check the Data. One telling excerpt (out of many):

Lie: “Our crime rate is going up, while crime statistics all over the world are going down because they’re taking their criminals and they’re putting them into our country.”

Truth: Crime has declined since Mr. Biden’s inauguration. The violent crime rate is now at its lowest point in more than four decades, and property crime is also at its lowest level in many decades.

The other, by Linda Qiu: Trump’s 2024 Convention Speech Had More Falsehoods Than His 2016 One