I dare you to maintain a bad mood while listening to this great song by Paul Simon, from his recent appearance on Austin City Limits.
I love Paul Simon, but extreme mood swings… not up to that right now. Maybe later.
This is on Amazon as a lightning deal right now. Ten bucks, 0% claimed. Glad to see someone is losing money on this.
(edited: I can’t post a link because I’m on Amazon Smile. It’s a “Trump Mexico Will Pay Zip Up Costume Jumpsuit”)
This is impt-> Trump’s #MuslimBan rests on gross incompetence or a plan to massively expand US involvement in Syria. https://t.co/wIH3gIF9rf pic.twitter.com/2TGKGQVACy
— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) January 28, 2017
In today’s episode of Massive Hypocrisy: #MarchForLife #MuslimBan pic.twitter.com/w3Bb2C06MM
— Lisa Brenner (@LisaBrenner2) January 28, 2017
re: #4 Backwoods_Sleuth
Yep…..a safe zone needs to be secured by force. So how’s that gonna happen? Trump’s just gonna cut off a chunk of Syrian territory and give it Turkey or something? Is he planning on invading Syria in order to establish these safe zones? Maybe he’ll outsource it to Russia, LOL.
This is just Trump talking out of his ass, as usual. He has no plans, he has no idea what to do, nor does he even stop for one moment to contemplate the consequences of his actions. He’s the dog that caught the car.
Watching “Rodan” on TCM right now.
The Japanese military found the rodan nest near a volcano and rocketed it. So Rodan has just gone all Samuel L Jackson on Sasebo - “you fuck with my nest, so I’m gonna go fuck with yours!” Japanese aircraft, tanks, and rocket launchers notwithstanding.
Also noticed in one of the model scenes a small advertisement poster that is of the Sambo/blackface mode.
And all this due to some coal miners digging too deep. Sort of like the dwarves letting the Balrog loose.
Not a day passes where I don’t have an online interaction that convinces me that my generation really is just outrageously more racist and xenophobic than the previous.
.@HaroldItz this morning in front of a neighbor’s yard…(middle aged white guy, retired teacher) pic.twitter.com/O2HGmwZVa7
— (((bialy&bloom))) (@lisarpepper) January 28, 2017
Repost from downstairs…
New York AG to Trump: Come at me, bro.
.@POTUS lacks the constitutional authority to cut funding for #SanctuaryCities simply because they’ve lawfully acted to protect immigrants. pic.twitter.com/jcpsIvYKeU
— Eric Schneiderman (@AGSchneiderman) January 25, 2017
re: #10 makeitstop
Repost from downstairs…
New York AG to Trump: Come at me, bro.
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California needs to do the same; time for them to step up and tell Trump to blow it out his ass.
How come when libs tell me something is the right thing to do i always end up getting fucked? @WillMcAvoyACN @JudgeElihu @RadioFreeTom
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) January 28, 2017
Apparently saving people from dying needlessly fucks over Kurt Shitlicker
SAVE ALL THE PEOPLE! https://t.co/7VVNz2IxRy— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) January 28, 2017
Also reposted from downstairs:
From 1975 through 2015, the annual chance that an American would be murdered in a terrorist attack carried out by a foreign-born terrorist was 1 in 3,609,709. Foreigners on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) killed zero Americans in terrorist attacks, whereas those on other tourist visas killed 1 in 3.9 million a year. The chance that an American would be killed in a terrorist attack committed by a refugee was 1 in 3.64 billion a year. …
re: #11 Dr Lizardo
California needs to do the same; time for them to step up and tell Trump to blow it out his ass.
I’m sure they will. Jerry Brown doesn’t seem to be in the mood to take shit from our new tin-pot dictator.
I won’t be wasting any time arguing about nonexistent “voter fraud” with Trump cultists any more. These people are irrational & brainwashed.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 28, 2017
re: #13 BeachDem
Also reposted from downstairs:
From 1975 through 2015, the annual chance that an American would be murdered in a terrorist attack carried out by a foreign-born terrorist was 1 in 3,609,709. Foreigners on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) killed zero Americans in terrorist attacks, whereas those on other tourist visas killed 1 in 3.9 million a year. The chance that an American would be killed in a terrorist attack committed by a refugee was 1 in 3.64 billion a year. …
Wait a second, I knew CATO was kinda libertarian but I didn’t realize that they were that anti-Trump.
re: #15 Charles Johnson
It’s certainly occurred to me that the Trumpists are a cult movement, much like the LaRouche Movement, though obviously far more successful. The Trumpists are akin to the People’s Temple, a malignant cult with a charismatic, quasi-apocalyptic leader.
Of course, the biggest difference between Trump and the Rev. Jim Jones is that Rev. Jones didn’t have a civilization-ending arsenal of nuclear weapons at his disposal.
We now see clearly what the ‘alternative’ version of the oath of office is: Defecate in panic on the Constitution, run away and blame liberals.
Trump and his Republicans are the most disgusting goon squad of craven lickspittles and liars to have ever held office in the US.
Kurt is engaged in scamming right wingers, so he says hateful, idiotic stuff because the marks love it. @WillMcAvoyACN @KurtSchlichter
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 28, 2017
re: #16 Timothy Watson
Wait a second, I knew CATO was kinda libertarian but I didn’t realize that they were that anti-Trump.
As I mentioned downstairs, I checked this guy out before posting that—he seems well-respected—i.e. In January 2013, ABC News listed Nowrasteh as #15 on a list of top 20 immigration experts to follow on Twitter in the United States
Oh, and also … he’s a genuine idiot. So it comes naturally to him. @WillMcAvoyACN @KurtSchlichter
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 28, 2017
@daveweigel This is why MSM isn’t trusted. What happened to “there are two sides to every story”?
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) January 28, 2017
It died in Iraq. https://t.co/iyaKaMCdIC
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) January 28, 2017
Man, that first year of the Trump admin seemed like it lasted forever.
— Glock H. Palin, Esq. (@GlockPalin) January 28, 2017
re: #10 makeitstop
Repost from downstairs…
New York AG to Trump: Come at me, bro.
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When states come together to fight a oppressive government….
@Stonekettle @MDarleneI If you are referring to me, I graduated from med school, did 2 residencies and I’m not clueless. You are.
— Tru (@Truactive) January 28, 2017
I repeat, how do these people survive on Twitter? https://t.co/lNiqHYH8yS
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) January 28, 2017
*whispers* this is what a trump presidency looks like with a growing economy, no domestic terrorist attacks and historically low crime rates
— sean. (@SeanMcElwee) January 28, 2017
Everyone needs to take this seriously. Incentives to violate norms of our democratic system may get much stronger https://t.co/xLlqL5YS7U
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) January 28, 2017
There’s no “may” about it. This is just the beginning. We have no idea how bad it’s going to get yet. @BrendanNyhan https://t.co/C38ZhatFTQ
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 28, 2017
So Iran bought 16 billion dollars worth of planes from Boeing. How long before they cancel the order and send Boeing into a (literal) tailspin?
Retaliation’s a bitch, Donnie.
re: #22 Backwoods_Sleuth
There are two sides to every story died when the Republican Party became 100% shit, but most in the mainstream media continue with both-siderist delusions.
Ari Fleischer knows this better than anyone on the planet, since he was chief spokes-bot for the W Bush administration as the Republican Party took its few remaining shreds of decency and strangled them in a dark basement with piano wire.
re: #8 Citizen K
Not a day passes where I don’t have an online interaction that convinces me that my generation really is just outrageously more racist and xenophobic than the previous.
Christ. All the hope I had after the march last week has ebbed hard. Every single millenial I seem to run into it feels like is a hardcore Trumpist or a hardcore Bernie-or-Buster.
re: #31 Citizen K
Christ. All the hope I had after the march last week has ebbed hard. Every single millenial I seem to run into it feels like is a hardcore Trumpist or a hardcore Bernie-or-Buster.
Not much room for us center liberals sigh.
re: #3 stpaulbear
This is on Amazon as a lightning deal right now. Ten bucks, 0% claimed. Glad to see someone is losing money on this.
(edited: I can’t post a link because I’m on Amazon Smile. It’s a “Trump Mexico Will Pay Zip Up Costume Jumpsuit”)
Amazon Smile links should work OK - why couldn’t you post it?
re: #22 Backwoods_Sleuth
@AriFleischer @daveweigel Well, you must be ecstatic about all the neoNazi Trump fans telling the other side of the Shoah story then, huh?
— Glock H. Palin, Esq. (@GlockPalin) January 28, 2017
re: #13 BeachDem
I wonder what are the chances of a foreign tourist being shot or attacked by an American while visiting?
re: #32 HappyWarrior
Not much room for us center liberals sigh.
The irony being that I would have been considered one of this crazy tye-dye far-left whackos not 8 years ago (or hell, 4 years ago) for wanting ‘too much’. Now I’m a neoliberal shill who can’t accept that Hillary and Obama are the absolute ones to blame for everything, ignoring Trump fucking tearing every-fucking single-fucking thing down.
re: #22 Backwoods_Sleuth
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@daveweigel This is why MSM isn’t trusted. What happened to “there are two sides to every story”?
What happened, Ari, you total asshole, is that sometimes there AREN’T two sides to every story. Sometimes there is irrefutable fact and a lot of white noise.
re: #35 stpaulbear
I wonder what are the chances of a foreign tourist being shot or attacked by an American while visiting?
Depends where they go; if they visit Trumpland, I’d say pretty high chances unfortunately.
To be fair, basic knowledge of female biology never was a GOP strong point…
I love the hater on my twitter feed today that keeps telling me to take Midol. Does he know I’m 63? 😂😂😂😂😂
— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) January 26, 2017
re: #36 Citizen K
The irony being that I would have been considered one of this crazy tye-dye far-left whackos not 8 years ago (or hell, 4 years ago) for wanting ‘too much’. Now I’m a neoliberal shill who can’t accept that Hillary and Obama are the absolute ones to blame for everything, ignoring Trump fucking tearing every-fucking single-fucking thing down.
You and me both. I admit I’ve changed but not that much.
re: #33 Charles Johnson
Amazon Smile links should work OK - why couldn’t you post it?
When I tried to do it a previous time, others told me the link wouldn’t work. I’m also concerned that my name and info may come up because I’m signed in to Smile. I just deleted the link to be safe.
That’s what I mean. General Wildman is a proud idiot to the core. @KurtSchlichter @WillMcAvoyACN
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 28, 2017
re: #37 BeachDem
What happened, Ari, you total asshole, is that sometimes there AREN’T two sides to every story. Sometimes there is irrefutable fact and a lot of white noise.
It’s not that re: #22 Backwoods_Sleuth
@AriFleischer @daveweigel The media myth of ‘both sides same thing’ helped enable bad faith by elevating it to equal footing w/factuals
— Citizen K (@Citizen_Kryptik) January 28, 2017
re: #40 HappyWarrior
You and me both. I admit I’ve changed but not that much.
If anything, I’ve become more radicalized. I just don’t fucking latch on to purity ponies.
re: #41 stpaulbear
When I tried to do it a previous time, others told me the link wouldn’t work. I’m also concerned that my name and info may come up because I’m signed in to Smile. I just deleted the link to be safe.
Amazon Smile links work fine now, and you don’t need to worry about your name/info appearing in it.
But yeah I’m pissed off seeing the same smug attitudes from Berners. Your candidate had flaws too. Stop acting like he didn’t and that the DNC owed him the nomination when he’s not even an actual Democrat. Swear these people remind me of the German Communists who attacked the Social Dems and others who were the best chance to stop Hitler as “social fascists.” Social fascist is now “Neo liberal.”
re: #44 Citizen K
If anything, I’ve become more radicalized. I just don’t fucking latch on to purity ponies.
Purity ponies are the worst.
Support for same sex marriage is a mainstream Democratic position now as is support for a higher minimum wage and for transgendered people but wait you’re not Bernie Sanders or someone who supported him, fuck off Neolib.//
Tulsi Gabbard is much more hawkish than Clinton was but she got a pass since she bitched about the DNC and supported Sanders. The Bernbusters wanted to make her VP or SOS.
re: #49 HappyWarrior
Tulsi Gabbard is much more hawkish than Clinton was but she got a pass since she bitched about the DNC and supported Sanders. The Bernbusters wanted to make her VP or SOS.
This. The only thing far left about the purity pony brigade seems to be their economics, but they’ll gladly promote their hawkish, conservative DINOs and the ones that pooh-pooh racism and xenophobia long as they get to punch at Hillary more again.
Anyhow I don’t care about old primary battles at all but I’m sick of Bernie fucking Sanders being a litmus test.
What a fucking shitshow on ice.
senior DHS official tells @NBCNews that career professionals at State/DHS had no input on directives. now scrambling to interpret/implement
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) January 28, 2017
re: #45 Charles Johnson
Amazon Smile links work fine now, and you don’t need to worry about your name/info appearing in it.
Thanks.
re: #40 HappyWarrior
You and me both. I admit I’ve changed but not that much.
Same here. My first shot at voting was in 1980 (voted for President Carter, sigh). I have never seen a reason to vote for a Republican for higher office.
re: #50 Citizen K
This. The only thing far left about the purity pony brigade seems to be their economics, but they’ll gladly promote their hawkish, conservative DINOs and the ones that pooh-pooh racism and xenophobia long as they get to punch at Hillary more again.
And lemme be honest they’re just as foolish as Trump is on economics. They too would rather bitch about the ACA not being good enough rather than improve it. I’m a solutions guy. Let’s make what we have better rather than gripe about what we don’t have.
re: #54 Anymouse
Same here. My first shot at voting was in 1980 (voted for President Carter, sigh). I have never seen a reason to vote for a Republican for higher office.
I’ve always been more or less left wing but I’m a pragmatic person at my core.
Maybe I’ll just stay in Yukon when I go.
To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) January 28, 2017
#SafePlace #MuslimBan #ThankYouCanada https://t.co/XFUYNyrhDC
— Femen Up (@IcanHearUnowOK) January 28, 2017
Unlike Donald Trump, refugees are vetted for years and punished if they violate the Constitution.
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) January 28, 2017
Not every Sanders supporter is like this btw but if you’re still more upset at the fact he lost the primary than what Trump is doing or try to rationalize Stein voting, you’re an idiot. The college kids I cut some slack to as they’re young but a lot of the Busters I know have been around the block before and they know full well how purity tests can hinder chances but they still play the victim.
Refugees on the way to the U.S. when President Trump’s executive order was signed were detained at airports https://t.co/tYaKEmGu5z
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 28, 2017
So the @GOP is OK with religious discrimination now. Do I have that right? https://t.co/HYPL4ogykM
— Adam the Bull (@AdamtheBullFAN) January 28, 2017
@AdamtheBullFAN So are 60 million who voted for him. Not like it’s a surprise. He was pretty open about it while campaigning
— Daryl Ruiter (@RuiterWrongFAN) January 28, 2017
Adam “The Bull” Gerstenhaber and Daryl Ruiter are two local sports journalists here in Cleveland who have made their political views well known. Unsurprisingly, the RWNJs who respond usually say, “STICK TO SPORTS!!!1!!”
re: #60 Myron Falwell
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Adam “The Bull” Gerstenhaber and Daryl Ruiter are two local sports journalists here in Cleveland who have made their political views well known. Unsurprisingly, the RWNJs who respond usually say, “STICK TO SPORTS!!!1!!”
Yet they didn’t tell Trump to stick to beauty pageants.
University Of Michigan defies Trump by refusing to release immigration status of students https://t.co/7RQ7e6KZ9E
— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 28, 2017
Hail to the Victors https://t.co/N156qFcHv4
— Armando (@armandodkos) January 28, 2017
I want to repeat: Green card holders were handcuffed, their social media was reviewed, and they were asked their views on Trump#MuslimBan
— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) January 28, 2017
When I worked for Amnesty International in the 80s, these were the kind of stories told by political prisoners in dictatorships. https://t.co/y7CXLQK1n0
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 28, 2017
re: #60 Myron Falwell
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Adam “The Bull” Gerstenhaber and Daryl Ruiter are two local sports journalists here in Cleveland who have made their political views well known. Unsurprisingly, the RWNJs who respond usually say, “STICK TO SPORTS!!!1!!”
HuffPo’s new header:
DISCRIMINATION NATION (with the upside down Statue of Liberty)
Are we great again, assholes?
re: #69 scottslemmons
Being a republic sure was nice.
UPDATE: Green card holders from seven countries in Trump’s ban have to be cleared in to U.S. on case-by-case basis - administration official
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 28, 2017
it’s less a policy, more a splatter painting. https://t.co/BqH1BPcRHQ
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) January 28, 2017
re: #64 Interesting Times
@tparsi If they said they liked Trump, were they deported for holding anti-American views?
— Glock H. Palin, Esq. (@GlockPalin) January 28, 2017
When does Trump start wearing a military uniform and call himself General Trump?
re: #39 Interesting Times
To be fair, basic knowledge of female biology never was a GOP strong point…
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@clairecmc Science is not their strong suit. Female biology makes them cringe. They think women get pregnant alone.
— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) January 28, 2017
Warning to America: Notice how agencies simply following & implementing patently unlawful & unconstitutional Trump exec order w/out question
— Thomas Drake (@Thomas_Drake1) January 28, 2017
This!! Did all those passport control people go to work this morning thinking ‘today I’m going to be a fascist because, why not?’ #Muslimban https://t.co/AWaLHZyNYw
— Kathryn Anderson (@kaffando) January 28, 2017
I’m thinking tourism numbers are about to crater.
re: #7 Feline Fearless Leader
If you ever want to catch an utterly cheesy and highly entertaining kaiju flick this one is highly recommended. Godzilla: Final Wars
If for no other reason than to watch the Japanese Godzilla flatten the American Godzilla in under five seconds.
re: #54 Anymouse
Same here. My first shot at voting was in 1980 (voted for President Carter, sigh). I have never seen a reason to vote for a Republican for higher office.
Speaking of President Carter, there is a little factoid regarding his run in 1976 that actually is relevant today.
Jimmy Carter at the time of his Presidential candidacy was the owner of his family peanut farm, and was required to place it in blind trust while he was in office. It is a pretty safe bet that he had zero involvement in the farm while he was in office, because once he returned after his presidency, he discovered that the trustees had mismanaged his farm and left it about a million dollars in debt, and was required to pay out of his own pocket to keep the business afloat.
re: #76 Romantic Heretic
If you ever want to catch an utterly cheesy and highly entertaining kaiju flick this one is highly recommended. Godzilla: Final Wars
If for no other reason than to watch the Japanese Godzilla flatten the American Godzilla in under five seconds.
Well, they obviously haven’t seen our Enola Godzilla.
re: #77 Don’t Blame Me, I Voted for Kodos
Republicans held investigations to make sure he wasn’t still connected to the farm.
re: #77 Don’t Blame Me, I Voted for Kodos
Speaking of President Carter, there is a little factoid regarding his run in 1976 that actually is relevant today.
Jimmy Carter at the time of his Presidential candidacy was the owner of his family peanut farm, and was required to place it in blind trust while he was in office. It is a pretty safe bet that he had zero involvement in the farm while he was in office, because once he returned after his presidency, he discovered that the trustees had mismanaged his farm and left it about a million dollars in debt, and was required to pay out of his own pocket to keep the business afloat.
Repeat after me: IOKIYAR.
See how simple that was?
re: #43 Citizen K
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@Citizen_Kryptik @daveweigel There are facts & there are alternate facts. @AriFleischer wants Alternative Facts (lies) equally presented.
— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) January 28, 2017
For a lighter and brighter slice of news: my local PBS station WHYY will be re-running Great Performances Hamilton’s America at 5:30 pm.
For the upcoming genomics symposium to be held in Austin:
Was planning to submit an abstract to #SMBE2017 @OfficialSMBE but maybe not the right time to go to the US… #ScienceMarch #MuslimBan
— Jade BRUXAUX (@jbruxaux) January 28, 2017
re: #57 Anymouse
#WelcomeToCanada pic.twitter.com/47edRsHLJ5
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) January 28, 2017
Trudeau now tweeting photos of him greeting Syrian refugees: https://t.co/K3FEaxXvD8
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 28, 2017
re: #75 makeitstop
I’m thinking tourism numbers are about to crater.
I live near millions of acres of nothing. I think tourism numbers in this area will increase, if they can find ‘em to count ‘em.
re: #86 lockjawcanbefun
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re: #89 HappyWarrior
Him, Merkel, & Hollande need to hold strong.
Yep, it’s up to the French, the Germans and the Canadians to hold the line.
@stephenlautens @kinsellawarren @AndrewCoyne It’s bad when our Somalian born Ahmed Hussein, Minister of Immigration and Refugees, is banned
— Mary Ellen Davis (@RubyMcrae) January 28, 2017
Demonstrators at #JFK airport after refugees were detained following #Trump’s immigration ban. #MuslimBan pic.twitter.com/9GhF04XmET
— Benjamin Alvarez (@BenjAlvarez1) January 28, 2017
re: #91 Dr Lizardo
Yep, it’s up to the French, the Germans and the Canadians to hold the line.
Important elections coming up.
re: #93 Anymouse
Hmm. Maybe Pope Francis could say a few words.
re: #86 lockjawcanbefun
Canadian RWNJs are peeling the flesh off of their skulls right about now.
I would not be surprised to see Canada ultimately accept all of the refugees we would have, and do so in short order.
re: #95 makeitstop
Seen on Facebook.
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Sanity break: #cuteanimaltweetoff
re: #95 makeitstop
Seen on Facebook.
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More proof that rightwingers suck at analogies (and have a tenuous grasp of facts, oh, and are assholes.)
I swear I saw more uproar about non-vegan £5 notes than I am about #muslimban , where u at U.K. ‘Pro-lifers’ ?
— yas (@yasminsmocha) January 28, 2017
re: #103 BeachDem
More proof that rightwingers suck at analogies (and have a tenuous grasp of facts, oh, and are assholes.)
Member the poison skittle analogy?
re: #96 PhillyPretzel
Hmm. Maybe Pope Francis could say a few words.
We’ve always been at war with Eastasia the Vatican.
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Been reading up a little bit on Title I and Title VI on the Ethics in Government Act - this is the set of laws that govern business conflicts of federal officeholders.
There is a number that people should make note of.
Ninety Days.
That is the amount of time that the US Attorney General has to begin investigation of allegations of conflicts of interest and other allegations of corruption by high office holders. If he does not investigate by that time, then there is a provision in the law that automatically appoints a special independent prosecutor to conduct the investigation - and at that time ALL investigations will be done by him, and the Department of Justice is removed from the process. Findings are directly reported to a non-partisan congressional committee, and oversight by a 3-judge panel appointed by the US Supreme Court.
This law was passed in 1978, as a direct response to the events of the Saturday Night Massacre from the Watergate era, where Nixon had fired those people directly responsible for investigating him.
To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) January 28, 2017
@JustinTrudeau What Leadership looks like .@realdoandtrump .Potus #muslimban #shame #resist https://t.co/ABD6LVepzJ
— DaveT62 (@DaveoutofAustin) January 28, 2017
The cluelessness of the administration continues:
Trump Withdraws Proposal to Create Safe Zones in Syria (Goes to Huffington Post)
That clause [in the Muslim ban executive order] would have instructed the secretary of defense to draft a plan within 90 days to create “safe zones to protect vulnerable Syrian populations,” according to a copy of the draft published by The Huffington Post on Wednesday.
The decision to omit the safe zones proposal allows the Trump administration to avoid, at least temporarily, the complex questions that such a policy would raise. Creating and protecting safe zones could increase American military intervention in Syria, and pose a number of political and logistical problems regarding its implementation.
re: #108 MsJ
We’ve always been at war with
Eastasiathe Vatican.
How long until Trump announces he will no longer recognize the Vatican as a sovereign state?
re: #109 mmmirele
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re: #110 Don’t Blame Me, I Voted for Kodos
Been reading up a little bit on Title I and Title VI on the Ethics in Government Act - this is the set of laws that govern business conflicts of federal officeholders.
There is a number that people should make note of.
Ninety Days.
That is the amount of time that the US Attorney General has to begin investigation of allegations of conflicts of interest and other allegations of corruption by high office holders. If he does not investigate by that time, then there is a provision in the law that automatically appoints a special independent prosecutor to conduct the investigation - and at that time ALL investigations will be done by him, and the Department of Justice is removed from the process. Findings are directly reported to a non-partisan congressional committee, and oversight by a 3-judge panel appointed by the US Supreme Court.
This law was passed in 1978, as a direct response to the events of the Saturday Night Massacre from the Watergate era, where Nixon had fired those people directly responsible for investigating him.
Who appoints the special prosecutor?
re: #113 Timothy Watson
Give it a few more weeks days and we shall see what happens.
re: #113 Timothy Watson
How long until Trump announces he will no longer recognize the Vatican as a sovereign state?
“How many combat troops does the Pope have?”
re: #110 Don’t Blame Me, I Voted for Kodos
Been reading up a little bit on Title I and Title VI on the Ethics in Government Act - this is the set of laws that govern business conflicts of federal officeholders.
There is a number that people should make note of.
Ninety Days.
That is the amount of time that the US Attorney General has to begin investigation of allegations of conflicts of interest and other allegations of corruption by high office holders. If he does not investigate by that time, then there is a provision in the law that automatically appoints a special independent prosecutor to conduct the investigation - and at that time ALL investigations will be done by him, and the Department of Justice is removed from the process. Findings are directly reported to a non-partisan congressional committee, and oversight by a 3-judge panel appointed by the US Supreme Court.
This law was passed in 1978, as a direct response to the events of the Saturday Night Massacre from the Watergate era, where Nixon had fired those people directly responsible for investigating him.
Think Trump’s legal eagles have noted this? They may be just incompetent enough to over look it.
re: #109 mmmirele
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There is something very wrong about the Trump EO—-JFK situation. Not something morally or politically wrong, but something wrong in the mechanics and method. It can’t happen this fast. The President does not speak to the platoon sergeant or to the on-site border agent. There is a process for turning any president’s intent into action on the ground, and this is not how it works. At HQDA (Pentagon) level an Executive Order is not implementable until it is incorporated into new or existing Army Regulation and coordinated through all pertinent G-Staff Army agencies. This takes weeks at a minimum, and until then it is meaningless to the chain of command that leads down to the poor sod that has to make things happen. The process has to be much the same at the Border and Customs agencies. There is no way the grunts at JFK knew what to do. Someone had to subvert the critical process designed to avoid this kind of fuckup.
re: #113 Timothy Watson
How long until Trump announces he will no longer recognize the Vatican as a sovereign state?
Or Canada. Pretty soon we’re going to need two walls.
re: #123 stpaulbear
Nah, the Canadians only need one.
Well, call me surprised!
Trump’s Immigration Ban Excludes Countries With Business Ties
President Trump has signed an executive order that bans citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East from entering the United States for 90 days, according to the White House. His proposed list doesn’t include Muslim-majority countries where his Trump Organization has done business or pursued potential deals. Properties include golf courses in the United Arab Emirates and two luxury towers operating in Turkey.
re: #112 Anymouse
The cluelessness of the administration continues:
Trump Withdraws Proposal to Create Safe Zones in Syria (Goes to Huffington Post)
Putin most certainly told Trump, “No” and of course, that was that. Safe zones in Syria would need to be created and guarded by force and unless Trump was willing to carve of parts of Syrian territory (to Turkey, no doubt) or send in the US military to enforce said safe zones (which Assad - and possibly Putin - would most likely consider an act of war) then he had no choice but to drop the idea.
Again, cluelessness and not thinking through the possible consequences of his actions.
re: #551 HappyWarrior
Anyhow as much as I would like to get involved in many issues. I’ve settled on two- Civil Liberties and Immigration. I’m attending an immigration rally and I’m going to look for local ACLU meetings to attend.
I wanted to respond to this from downstairs, because I think it is an excellent idea. My two are health care and voting rights, though immigration is pulling hard today. :-(
re: #127 Dr Lizardo
Cluelessness as in not having a political background and trying to learn on the job. USA cannot afford to have someone at the top who is … (I will let the readers fill it in)
re: #122 Decatur Deb
There is something very wrong about the Trump EO—-JFK situation. Not something morally or politically wrong, but something wrong in the mechanics and method. It can’t happen this fast. The President does not speak to the platoon sergeant or to the on-site border agent. There is a process for turning any president’s intent into action on the ground, and this is not how it works. At HQDA (Pentagon) level an Executive Order is not implementable until it is incorporated into new or existing Army Regulation and coordinated through all pertinent G-Staff Army agencies. This takes weeks at a minimum, and until then it is meaningless to the chain of command that leads down to the poor sod that has to make things happen. The process has to be much the same at the Border and Customs agencies. There is no way the grunts at JFK knew what to do. Someone had to subvert the critical process designed to avoid this kind of fuckup.
Agencies have noted on the alt-government Twitter channels that the administration is not running EOs by the agencies they affect. They are simply implementing them.
EOs are usually vetted by the relevant agency (EPA, Navy Department, Education, &c) to see what relevant laws and policies apply. They are then promulgated down the respective chains-of-command so that everyone is on the same page when it takes effect.
This is more evidence that the wingnuts in the administration have no clue how to run a government. Even if this wasn’t Trump and his merry band of fascists, this right here is why you don’t elect someone to high office that has never worked in politics. (You don’t hire an amateur to fly your passenger jet either.)
Well, call me surprised, part 2.
President Donald Trump’s voters think he should be able to use private email server
Despite parroting the issue of Hillary Clinton’s emails throughout the contentious 2016 election, more Donald Trump supporters believe the President has a right to use a private server than those that don’t.
According to a new poll by Public Policy Polling, 42 percent of Trump voters feel he should be allowed to utilize a private server while 39 percent believe the opposite.
re: #109 mmmirele
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re: #122 Decatur Deb
There is something very wrong about the Trump EO—-JFK situation. Not something morally or politically wrong, but something wrong in the mechanics and method. It can’t happen this fast. The President does not speak to the platoon sergeant or to the on-site border agent. There is a process for turning any president’s intent into action on the ground, and this is not how it works. At HQDA (Pentagon) level an Executive Order is not implementable until it is incorporated into new or existing Army Regulation and coordinated through all pertinent G-Staff Army agencies. This takes weeks at a minimum, and until then it is meaningless to the chain of command that leads down to the poor sod that has to make things happen. The process has to be much the same at the Border and Customs agencies. There is no way the grunts at JFK knew what to do. Someone had to subvert the critical process designed to avoid this kind of fuckup.
Now that you mention it, I’ve never seen (or don’t remember) a new rule fully implemented overnight. How long did it take for the new security rules to be implemented after 9/11?
And who could have pushed them through this quickly?
Read this thread.
I think a lot of people who wonder why more Republicans aren’t standing up to tRump and Putin are missing the bigger picture.
— Sharon Furiosa (@sfhater) December 16, 2016
re: #122 Decatur Deb
There is something very wrong about the Trump EO—-JFK situation. Not something morally or politically wrong, but something wrong in the mechanics and method. It can’t happen this fast. The President does not speak to the platoon sergeant or to the on-site border agent. There is a process for turning any president’s intent into action on the ground, and this is not how it works. At HQDA (Pentagon) level an Executive Order is not implementable until it is incorporated into new or existing Army Regulation and coordinated through all pertinent G-Staff Army agencies. This takes weeks at a minimum, and until then it is meaningless to the chain of command that leads down to the poor sod that has to make things happen. The process has to be much the same at the Border and Customs agencies. There is no way the grunts at JFK knew what to do. Someone had to subvert the critical process designed to avoid this kind of fuckup.
This makes me wonder HOW it was implemented so quickly. You’re right…the government is like a massive ship. It cannot stop quickly or turn on a dime. How was it logistically possible to do this so fast?
Judges to state: Redraw legislative districts before 2018 election
A federal judicial panel says state lawmakers and Gov. Scott Walker must act before the 2018 election to redraw legislative district boundaries that the court recently struck down as unconstitutionally benefiting Republicans.
In an order released Friday, the judges say Wisconsin must devise a new redistricting plan for the 2018 election and have it in place by Nov. 1, 2017.
State officials pledged to swiftly appeal the order to the U.S. Supreme Court. Should it withstand appeal, the ruling could reshape the 2018 legislative elections, giving beleaguered Democrats — now badly outnumbered in the Legislature — hope to win more races.
But Friday’s order also rejected a key request from plaintiffs: that judges, rather than lawmakers and the governor, take charge of creating new district boundaries.
re: #130 Anymouse
Agencies have noted on the alt-government Twitter channels that the administration is not running EOs by the agencies they affect. They are simply implementing them.
EOs are usually vetted by the relevant agency (EPA, Navy Department, Education, &c) to see what relevant laws and policies apply. They are then promulgated down the respective chains-of-command so that everyone is on the same page when it takes effect.
This is more evidence that the wingnuts in the administration have no clue how to run a government. Even if this wasn’t Trump and his merry band of fascists, this right here is why you don’t elect someone to high office that has never worked in politics. (You don’t hire an amateur to fly your passenger jet either.)
Yes. On request, we wrote (actually usually revised) a family of Executive Orders that pertained to our staff function, then sent them up the DA/DoD chain to the Prez. That’s where little EOs come from.
When it got approved and signed, sometimes a multi-year process, it came back down to us and we wrote or changed the necessary ARs.
re: #136 MsJ
This makes me wonder HOW it was implemented so quickly. You’re right…the government is like a massive ship. It cannot stop quickly or turn on a dime. How was it logistically possible to do this so fast?
Pirates.
re: #49 HappyWarrior
Put a fork in her, she’s done.
Nazi who got punched in the face Richard Spencer praises Tulsi Gabbard for her Syria views. pic.twitter.com/jvegRr30Ix
— Nader (@DarthNader) January 27, 2017
re: #18 EPR-radar
We now see clearly what the ‘alternative’ version of the oath of office is: Defecate in panic on the Constitution, run away and blame
liberalsthe opposition party.Trump and his Republicans are the most disgusting goon squad of craven lickspittles and liars to have ever held office in the US.
Did a little modification on your second sentence. We need to use the new terms favored by the Trumpistas.
re: #122 Decatur Deb
There is something very wrong about the Trump EO—-JFK situation. Not something morally or politically wrong, but something wrong in the mechanics and method. It can’t happen this fast. The President does not speak to the platoon sergeant or to the on-site border agent. There is a process for turning any president’s intent into action on the ground, and this is not how it works. At HQDA (Pentagon) level an Executive Order is not implementable until it is incorporated into new or existing Army Regulation and coordinated through all pertinent G-Staff Army agencies. This takes weeks at a minimum, and until then it is meaningless to the chain of command that leads down to the poor sod that has to make things happen. The process has to be much the same at the Border and Customs agencies. There is no way the grunts at JFK knew what to do. Someone had to subvert the critical process designed to avoid this kind of fuckup.
THIS. Senior Homeland Security people seem to be having difficulty interpreting the EO, so how could JFK staff know whether green card holders were admissible or not?
re: #141 MsJ
??
Someone with real or pretend authority had to give specific directions, probably on-site.
re: #136 MsJ
This makes me wonder HOW it was implemented so quickly. You’re right…the government is like a massive ship. It cannot stop quickly or turn on a dime. How was it logistically possible to do this so fast?
It wasn’t implemented rationally. That’s why all the chaos with people literally in the air when it was determined they would not be allowed to enter. It was simply written badly, signed, and implemented immediately, with Rep. Ryan and Sen. McConnell both coming out and saying they supported it.
The rest of the chaos is today’s history.
re: #144 Decatur Deb
Someone with real or pretend authority had to give specific directions, probably on-site.
Trump’s brown shirts, probably recruited at Stormfront.
re: #146 EPR-radar
Trump’s brown shirts, probably recruited at Stormfront.
A good reporter (HA!) would be going up the JFK chain looking for a name.
.@KellyannePolls: “I’m happy and I’m proud that we elected a president in @realDonaldTrump who actually made good on his promises.” pic.twitter.com/GgnaNvlw5R
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 28, 2017
Get used to it. @POTUS is a man of action and impact.
Promises made, promises kept.
Shock to the system.
And he’s just getting started https://t.co/AoUsZWClXt— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) January 28, 2017
You and that illegitimate candidate of yours are going to hell for what you are doing to Muslim families #MuslimBan #notmypresident https://t.co/NkztjtLXAW
— Melanie321 (@Mellie4Justice) January 28, 2017
re: #147 Decatur Deb
A good reporter (HA!) would be going up the JFK chain looking for a name.
@kurteichenwald Please investigate how this Muslim Ban was implemented so quickly. Government doesn’t do a turn around this fast.
— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) January 28, 2017
re: #147 Decatur Deb
If I’m working at an airport, and such a major policy was being enacted I would have to see official documents or something. I would need to know exactly what was expected. You’re fucking with civil rights here.
Off topic request for help.
I’ve switched to Chrome because Firefox is a dog on this site, but am having issues with it. Specifically when I try to paste into a pair of tags, i.e. , Chrome blows away second leading tag every single time, so I have to manually ad tags now.
Also, why doesn’t Chrome like blank lines? It ignores them on every post I make.
This happens in Win 10, OSX, and IOS10.
Hopefully it’s just a setting I don’t know about. Thanks.
re: #150 Amory Blaine
If I’m working at an airport, and such a major policy was being enacted I would have to see official documents or something. I would need to know exactly what was expected. You’re fucking with civil rights here.
Realizing the importance of the case, they are rounding up twice the usual number of suspects.
re: #148 Anymouse
“Get used to it”. Words to bring a country together from the Propaganda Minister.
re: #103 BeachDem
More proof that rightwingers suck at analogies (and have a tenuous grasp of facts, oh, and are assholes.)
You think that’s about the #muslimban? Pretty clear to me it’s an analogy for the normalisation of the Trump Maladministration.
Russians Charged With Treason Worked in Office Linked to Election Hacking https://t.co/hjo0rdfyCz
— shondi99 (@shondi99) January 28, 2017
The hammer has now hit the anvil. The rubber has hit the road. Trump has changed our nation and we are all living in the after world.
OT Carrot Top is in Sharknado 4. Um. Well. Wait. He was in Sharknado 4.
Pressure on PM May as she refuses to comment/condemn etc even as her own citizens are being caught up in this, as dual citizens of the UK and one of the 7 listed countries.
Her dash over to see Trump is already being judged as unseemly and fawning, and now this.
Well, for those wishing for the Sweet Meteor of Death over the election, Snopes debunks a Daily Mail article about a near-Earth asteroid set to destroy the planet Feb. 16:
On 25 January 2017, the Daily Mail published a report with the terrifying headline: “A doomsday asteroid will hit Earth next month and trigger devastating mega-tsunamis, claims conspiracy theorist”. If ever you wanted a textbook example of the balance fallacy (when two sides of an argument are represented as having comparable value regardless of their merits), or of revenue-driven, shameless pseudoscientific clickbait, this would be the place to see it in the wild.
On one side of the debate you have NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It is a large collection of professionally trained scientists, some of whom have spent decades specifically studying the science of asteroid tracking, engineers who are trained to operate multi-million dollar instruments to perform said tracking, and offices whose sole purpose is to monitor the trajectory of near earth objects. This organization’s NEOWISE mission detected an object dubbed 2016 WF9 on 27 November 2016. After collecting enough data on its orbit, they reported that it was no threat to Earth on 29 December 2016:
(more about this wingnut Russian “astronomer” and his conspiracy theory at Snopes)
re: #160 Anymouse
Well, for those wishing for the Sweet Meteor of Death over the election, Snopes debunks a Daily Mail article about a near-Earth asteroid set to destroy the planet Feb. 16:
(more about this wingnut Russian “astronomer” and his conspiracy theory at Snopes)
If you have an acquaintance with deep CT leanings, bet a lot on the near miss. If you’re wrong, you get away clean.
re: #113 Timothy Watson
How long until Trump announces he will no longer recognize the Vatican as a sovereign state?
When he sees the conservative Catholics (who voted for him because “TEH FETUSES!!!”) as no longer necessary for his purposes.
re: #62 Anymouse
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I hope there is more and more of this coming and Trump and the rotten GOP that are standing around watching get a backlash they didn’t see coming.
Arrogant bastards deserve to learn some political lessons for their behavior. Please let this all be a start to America waking up and really deciding to take some interest in politics.
Very proud here. British Prime Ministers have had ‘special relationships’ with Bush Senior, Bush Junior and now, Bush grabber.
— Stansaid Airport (@StansaidAirport) January 28, 2017
Thread.
1. On his forthcoming State visit I don’t think Trump should be invited to address both Houses of Parliament from Westminster Hall
— Sarah Wollaston MP (@sarahwollaston) January 28, 2017
Excuse me while I SQUEEEEEEEE!
@visconti1779 @ky_33 @TBGTNT @pouramour_ @Estrella51Ahora @kawalpeet @HeidiStea @moonloght_22 Thank you Meg. A beautiful day to you all. ❤️🌺 pic.twitter.com/RgKwRjIa13
— Jeanette (@JeanetteEliz) January 26, 2017
re: #150 Amory Blaine
If I’m working at an airport, and such a major policy was being enacted I would have to see official documents or something. I would need to know exactly what was expected. You’re fucking with civil rights here.
Order comes down from higher up. Presidential Executive Order covering (immigration, state, Homeland Security, Passport control, &c).
The usual assumption of a government worker is that:
a) their supervisors know what they are doing
b) the president knows what he is doing.
This flaming Dumpster fire came out in the middle of the night with absolutely no vetting, and orders to implement it immediately, backed by the leaders of the House and Senate (because party over country).
No way a flunky passport agent or TSA agent would be able to interpret what was correctly implemented and what a bunch of clueless fools in the Aryan House were doing.
My wife is chatting on-line with one of our friends in Germany right now. He points out this is exactly how the Nazi regime worked. (Order from Hitler or underlings, no clue down below the chain-of-command how they were supposed to implement it, infighting between senior officials, &c)
@daveweigel This is why MSM isn’t trusted. What happened to “there are two sides to every story”?
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) January 28, 2017
What if there AREN’T two sides to a story, but only the TRUTH, or BULLSHIT? Should the Media present Bullshit as somehow equivalent to Truth?
re: #165 MsJ
Thread.
1. On his forthcoming State visit I don’t think Trump should be invited to address both Houses of Parliament from Westminster Hall
12:13 PM - 28 Jan 2017
JoodiG @JoodiG 3h3 hours ago
@sarahwollaston @ProfJuneG I’m not sure he should be allowed to address a postcard tbh.
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We got a winner.
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What if there AREN’T two sides to a story, but only the TRUTH, or BULLSHIT? Should the Media present Bullshit as somehow equivalent to Truth?
In that case the media should ignore TRUTH because it makes BULLSHIT look bad and that’s bias.
Andy McCarthy says Donald Trump is so terrible, he’s practically a Muslim! https://t.co/XupLb7v98H
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) January 28, 2016
One year ago https://t.co/1a4Y0f8HB6
— Matthew Reichbach (@fbihop) January 28, 2017
With Canada acting like it is, Trump is going to be forced to build a north wall too. With all the terrorists diverting to Canada as a safe haven, they can just walk across that border and attack America at will.
/
It’s pretty pathetic that a grown man thinks grade-school level inane insults are the soul of wit. @KurtSchlichter
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 28, 2017
It isn’t even original. He’s parroting an old inane insult from Andrew Breitbart. @CharlesPPierce @KurtSchlichter
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 28, 2017
re: #171 Skip Intro
In that case the media should ignore TRUTH because it makes BULLSHIT look bad and that’s bias.
When these people and their news-churls are done, no one will ever again know whether they are seeing truth or bullshit.
Trump’s promise to prioritize Christian over Muslim refugees when the 90-day ban lifts violates the Religion Clauses of our First Amendment.
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) January 28, 2017
re: #150 Amory Blaine
If I’m working at an airport, and such a major policy was being enacted I would have to see official documents or something. I would need to know exactly what was expected. You’re fucking with civil rights here.
As with all yam administration actions, there is their story and the (likely) facts:
White House aides claimed on Saturday that there had been talks with officials at the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security over the past several weeks about carrying out the order. “Everyone who needed to know was informed,” one aide said.
But that assertion was denied by multiple officials with knowledge of the interactions, including two officials at the State Department. Two of the officials said leaders of Customs and Border Protection and Citizenship and Immigration Services — the two agencies most directly affected by the order — and other agencies were on a telephone briefing on the new policy even as Mr. Trump signed it on Friday.
re: #176 makeitstop
Trump’s promise to prioritize Christian over Muslim refugees when the 90-day ban lifts violates the Religion Clauses of our First Amendment.
2:22 PM - 28 Jan 2017
Have you run that past Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions The Third and the new USSC Justice?
He doesn’t get it. This order is “checking them.” This is what “check everyone” looks like when you suddenly decide in the middle of the night you want to check everyone again.
@realDonaldTrump @POTUS #MuslimBan Is wrong, Im a Christian and I voted for you and this is not American! chk em and let em in if they pass
— ❄Kakotan2143☃ (@kakotan2143) January 28, 2017
re: #177 BeachDem
As with all yam administration actions, there is their story and the (likely) facts:
White House aides claimed on Saturday that there had been talks with officials at the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security over the past several weeks about carrying out the order. “Everyone who needed to know was informed,” one aide said.
But that assertion was denied by multiple officials with knowledge of the interactions, including two officials at the State Department. Two of the officials said leaders of Customs and Border Protection and Citizenship and Immigration Services — the two agencies most directly affected by the order — and other agencies were on a telephone briefing on the new policy even as Mr. Trump signed it on Friday.
That’s not how it works if you want to stay out of court.
Let’s see if the Congressional Democrats react appropriately. Something like the following would be a good start, especially if backed up with investigations etc.:
“The Democratic Party of the United States of America does not cooperate with fascists or normalize them. Since Trump and the Republicans are now clearly revealed as fascists, we will vote against everything put forth by the Republicans.
The only exceptions to this would be acts of Congress to nullify Trump’s executive orders, and impeachment proceedings, which we expect to begin forthwith if Congressional Republicans have any decency at all.”
re: #131 Skip Intro
Well, call me surprised, part 2.
President Donald Trump’s voters think he should be able to use private email server
Ah yes. We will be hearing plenty of the new “because he is not Hillary” excuses for some time.
It is a very simple justification for simple people.
re: #134 makeitstop
Now that you mention it, I’ve never seen (or don’t remember) a new rule fully implemented overnight. How long did it take for the new security rules to be implemented after 9/11?
And who could have pushed them through this quickly?
The Russians!
Suddenly all the government hacking they’ve done since who knows when comes back as bribery for all levels of government…mostly now aimed at Republicans that are in control.
///mega…but damn, you just don’t know any more.
Immigration lawyers start hand-making signs so that the families of detainees can identify them at the terminal. pic.twitter.com/8HO8NLyjVk
— Jack Smith IV (@JackSmithIV) January 28, 2017
#letthemin #MuslimBan https://t.co/LWfRGGzosd
— Pasunepomme (@Pasunepomme) January 28, 2017
re: #181 EPR-radar
“…if Congressional Republicans have any decency at all.”
Damn, I knew there had to be a catch.
“It’s not a Muslim ban,” Trump says. “[But] you see it at the airports, you see it all over. It’s working out very nicely.” pic.twitter.com/GVcfaZo6YX
— David Mack (@davidmackau) January 28, 2017
The words from an illegitimate authoritarian #Resist #PropheticResistance #Disrupt #MuslimBan #AlternativeFacts https://t.co/LJrdikJpIN
— Andrew Henck (@andrewhenck) January 28, 2017
re: #103 BeachDem
More proof that rightwingers suck at analogies (and have a tenuous grasp of facts, oh, and are assholes.)
Wait, I don’t get it - I saw the “give the fire a chance” analogy as directed to those who supported/minimized/normalized trump. How are you interpreting it?
re: #185 prairiefire
Almost time for “The Quiet Man” on TCM.
I am pleased to award that an up ding in honor of Maureen O’Hara!
re: #189 Interesting Times
Wait, I don’t get it - I saw the “give the fire a chance” analogy as directed to those who supported/minimized/normalized trump. How are you interpreting it?
That’s how I took it.
Betsy DeVos will get right on that:
If the ancient Arab world had banned Western travelers, we’d have no mathematics, no astronomy, no medicine. #MuslimBan via @brainpicker
— ALTImmigration🛂 (@ALT_USCIS) January 28, 2017
This! #MuslimBan https://t.co/ILGaon9zJ6
— Donnahh (@Don_nahh) January 28, 2017
re: #189 Interesting Times
Wait, I don’t get it - I saw the “give the fire a chance” analogy as directed to those who supported/minimized/normalized trump. How are you interpreting it?
That’s what I was thinking.
re: #181 EPR-radar
A question to all #Democrats: ERP-radar and I think that this is what you should all say…do you agree? pic.twitter.com/c35COF0SIZ
— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) January 28, 2017
re: #185 prairiefire
Almost time for “The Quiet Man” on TCM.
Probably my favorite Wayne movie. My dad’s second great grandmother was from Kilmaine, Mayo near where they filmed.
re: #12 Kragar
How come when libs tell me something is the right thing to do i always end up getting fucked? @WillMcAvoyACN @JudgeElihu @RadioFreeTom
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) January 28, 2017
Apparently saving people from dying needlessly fucks over Kurt Shitlicker
SAVE ALL THE PEOPLE! https://t.co/7VVNz2IxRy— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) January 28, 2017
Etiquette question for the Tweeters among us: is it frowned upon to retweet a comment about a twit you have blocked?
One of my Republican Senators steps up (though the person thanking him doesn’t seem to know Democrats have been protesting about this since they heard of it):
And now @BenSasse criticizes the #MuslimBan pic.twitter.com/9LzFuytRWp
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) January 28, 2017
Thank you, Senator @BenSasse. You are the first senator I’ve seen who has dared to tweet. #MuslimBan https://t.co/9bKUzpTcVN
— JJTaylor (@AssisiCat) January 28, 2017
re: #194 MsJ
A question to all #Democrats: ERP-radar and I think that this is what you should all say…do you agree?
There is no need for an exception for impeachment. Let them carry this baby to term.
re: #37 BeachDem
What happened, Ari, you total asshole, is that sometimes there AREN’T two sides to every story. Sometimes there is irrefutable fact and a lot of white noise.
I just explained this to my 9-year-old daughter last night who said she didn’t think she believed in climate change. I told her that’s fine, but she’s wrong. She acted surprised because I didn’t take her “belief” into account. I told her there are facts and then there are opinions. If your opinion is opposite of the facts, then your opinion means absolutely nothing and you are wrong on top of that. She changed her mind.
re: #191 makeitstop
I read it as a slam on all those who were saying to give Trump a chance.
re: #200 MsJ
I read it as a slam on all those who were saying to give Trump a chance.
Exactly, hence my bewilderment over the “right-wingers suck at analogies” reply.
I re: #200 MsJ
I read it as a slam on all those who were saying to give Trump a chance.
Me too. Hence my joke.
Well, that’s more than our craven conservatives are doing (aside from Ben Sasse, who got part of it wrong but at least he tried)
Some Conservative MPs speaking out about Theresa May’s silence on #MuslimBan
Wonder if more will?— Mikey C (@michaelcubey) January 28, 2017
The Red Dawn scenario where the US gets invaded & none of our allies helps seem far more plausible with Trump in the WH.
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) January 28, 2017
re: #189 Interesting Times
Wait, I don’t get it - I saw the “give the fire a chance” analogy as directed to those who supported/minimized/normalized trump. How are you interpreting it?
Maybe I misread it—I thought they were justifying the Muslim ban.
I probably need a nap. Or a drink. Or several.
Edited to add that it’s too late to delete my misinterpretation post, so I guess I’ll just have to leave it to glaringly illustrate what a bad day I am having.
Donald #Trump is #Daesh’s employee of the month: He spreads hatred between the religions like no other. He’s #thefifthcolumn #MuslimBan pic.twitter.com/nM3F7ICxR7
— Olla die Waldfee (@Olla_Waldfee) January 28, 2017
re: #205 BeachDem
Maybe I misread it—I thought they were justifying the Muslim ban.
I probably need a nap. Or a drink. Or several.
We all need several drinks. I has whiskey.
Every battle they chose not to fight is them choosing to abandon people in need. @TananariveDue @allanbrauer @TheDemocrats
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) January 28, 2017
re: #197 Anymouse
@AssisiCat @BenSasse First REPUBLICAN senator. Democrats have been daring to do this for days.
— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) January 28, 2017
This guy
.@realDonaldTrump pls give clarity to middle eastern ppl w/ green cards, student visas etc
They’re legally in USA. Need to know what’s up.— Harlan Hill (@Harlan) January 28, 2017
Right…and that Somali kid at Ohio State was here on a refugee program plan…guess he was vetted, wasn’t he? Look how THAT turned out. https://t.co/etziTK3Hk1
— Steven (@recon4wrd) January 28, 2017
How vetted were the 3 Trump supporters who tried to blow up apartment complexes full of Somali immigrants in Kansas? Dipshit https://t.co/lVdzxJ0dVL
— دانیال (@danja84) January 28, 2017
Oh…just like Ohio State, that was just a misunderstanding. https://t.co/ueG9EUHrih
— Steven (@recon4wrd) January 28, 2017
Goddamnit.
GOP makes plans to invalidate Endangered Species Act https://t.co/QQSt5CkRbB via @Yahoo
— The Great Unwashed (@_GreatUnwashed) January 28, 2017
re: #209 MsJ
Should add “in the first six days”. Trump sets another new record.
Being forced to stay in a war zone because of your religion sure makes whining about having to bake a cake sound pathetic. #MuslimBan
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) January 28, 2017
re: #214 Anymouse
I’m out of booze, but I am going to the general store to fix that now.
Get tequila!
re: #212 MsJ
Republicans also want to adopt a cap on how many species can be protected and to give states a greater say in the process
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That simplifies things. Is “white Christian male” a species? If so, then the number of protected species is exactly one.
re: #177 BeachDem
Right. This doesn’t sound like something that would be officially said by an agent.
Inside the airport, one of the lawyers, Mark Doss, a supervising attorney at the International Refugee Assistance Project, asked a border agent, “Who is the person we need to talk to?”
“Call Mr. Trump,” said the agent, who declined to identify himself.
This is condescension, not official directions.
Some good news: Twitter’s suspension of Chuck C. Johnson & Pax Dickinson’s ugly “Wesearchr” account was a permanent ban. From Facebook… pic.twitter.com/B1S5pFo3LA
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 28, 2017
“Sue them into submission.” LOL
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 28, 2017
U.N. agencies urge President Trump to allow refugees entry after signing ban https://t.co/XoanIVjHTb pic.twitter.com/aNu4TpYAvL
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 28, 2017
re: #135 MsJ
Read this thread.
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We are going to need leaders at non-right wing churches to speak up more.
re: #217 HappyWarrior
Pour vous.
“You were an interpreter for US forces & are being sent back to Afghanistan? Let me tell you when I had to sell flowers to a gay guy!”
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) January 28, 2017
re: #226 Kragar
Pour vous.
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Matt Zellar, an army captain who runs No One Left Behind, a charity that seeks to bring to the US Afghanis and Iraqis who worked with the American military in their countries, said the bans had caused their programmes to be suspended.
Mr Zellar works with people who have been placed on death lists by the Taliban, Isil, or other extremist organisations for the time they spent working with the US military…
Some have been waiting years, moving night by night and living away from their families to escape death squads,” Mr Zellar said. “This closes out their last hope. Heroes and patriots who saved American lives are going to die for their service to us.”
But they don’t know the peril of having to bake a gay cake. I am beyond…
re: #225 Belafon
We are going to need leaders at non-right wing churches to speak up more.
I’ll be shocked if they actually speak out!
I hope the Iraq/Afghanistan War vets that support Trump realize that this is hurting people who helped them in Iraq and Afghanistan. People whose actions saved American lives.
We’re en route to join the protest at JFK Terminal 4. The resistance will be livetweeted. #MuslimBan #MuslimBanprotest
— ACLU National (@ACLU) January 28, 2017
re: #229 Joe Bacon
I’ll be shocked if they actually speak out!
I wouldn’t hold my breath, personally. Blue in the face is not a good color on me.
From a friend in NYC…
Sorry, FB post was removed. She said that word has it that at 6PM all NYC cabbies are going on strike.
Trump has kicked a hornet’s nest here.
re: #198 Decatur Deb
There is no need for an exception for impeachment. Let them carry this baby to term.
I agree. The GOP has already plunged the rusted knife into their own throat, and we’re starting to see the slow bleed out with an enraged and furious populace. Anything they and Trump will make it worse for them, and the visible hatred towards Trump, Ryan and McConnell will exacerbate.
The best analogy is 1791 France. Question is, do we respond in the same way the French did or do we force a changeover through more orderly means?
I’d love to assume the latter, but humanity’s animalistic tendencies suggest the former.
Al Gore swoops in to save CDC’s climate and health conference
Thanks to a push from former Vice President Al Gore, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s conference on the health effects of climate change is back on for next month in Atlanta.
The conference was abruptly canceled by the agency following the election of Donald Trump. Though the CDC has given no explanation for the cancellation, co-organizer Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, called it a “strategic retreat,” the intention of which was to avoid upsetting the new administration and allow it to have input on the conference. The CDC said the conference may be rescheduled later in the year.
But Gore and others weren’t having that, apparently. In an interview with the Washington Post, Benjamin said, “He called me and we talked about it and we said, ‘There’s still a void and still a need.’ We said, ‘Let’s make this thing happen’… It was a no-brainer.”
re: #236 Amory Blaine
Al Gore swoops in to save CDC’s climate and health conference
Good man that Al Gore.
re: #234 makeitstop
From a friend in NYC…
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Trump has kicked a hornet’s nest here.
What was it? It is no longer available.
re: #238 MsJ
What was it? It is no longer available.
I edited the post. Word is swirling through Manhattan that at 6PM all NYC cabbies are going on strike.
Here’s another one from arstechnica:
In Berlin, refugees become friends—through board games
The current refugee crisis is not a game. There are no clear rules, information is often untrackable, hidden variables can lead to utter chaos, and there’s no endgame in sight.
And yet, tens of thousands of refugees were welcomed into Berlin—my adopted home city—during the past year. As they have taken up residence in makeshift shelters and previously abandoned buildings, I find myself connecting with many of them in my neighborhood through the shared language and experience of playing board games.
I am often frustrated that I can do little to help them navigate the German bureaucracy, find a job, or secure an apartment, but what I can do is give them the dignity of spending time with them and listening to their stories.
Whenever I play games with others, we share each other’s stories. The games themselves do not have to tell a story; they simply give us a starting point and a framework for interaction. The multicultural game nights I host through meetup.com are often just the beginning of ongoing stories—relationships that soon go beyond playing games together. And now the same is happening with my new refugee friends.
re: #239 makeitstop
I edited the post. Word is swirling through Manhattan that at 6PM all NYC cabbies are going on strike.
Thanks. Good on them.
re: #239 makeitstop
I edited the post. Word is swirling through Manhattan that at 6PM all NYC cabbies are going on strike.
Cabbies (and former cabbies) are the best.
re: #216 HappyWarrior
Get tequila!
I’m back. My Trump-supporting store owner (who was always very clear about that every time I came in) was awfully quiet about what’s going on today, as the television reported what’s going on.
No mention of Mr. Trump at all, in fact. Just cashed my lotto tickets and took my money for the things I bought (he was sold out of booze: weather was too bad the last couple days - he only keeps a few bottles in the store and they haven’t been restocked).
Very quiet. I wished him a good day and left. His only words aside from the total were “thank you.”
I won a free ticket and another $8 in the lotto. My escape fund is now up to CAN$230 plus $31 of lotto winnings.
re: #234 makeitstop
From a friend in NYC…
Sorry, FB post was removed. She said that word has it that at 6PM all NYC cabbies are going on strike.
Trump has kicked a hornet’s nest here.
From last night:
Giving serious thought these days to what a general strike in the United States might look like.
— jelani cobb (@jelani9) January 28, 2017
As have I https://t.co/XkIvHtN7Az
— Jennifer Gunter (@DrJenGunter) January 28, 2017
Sounds like it’s slowly happening…
THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL!!! @NYCLightBrigade arrives to join thousands at #JFK airport protesting Trump’s #muslimban #nobannowall #resist pic.twitter.com/Xqgj3MzPA5
— Lucky Tran (@luckytran) January 28, 2017
I give you all permission to flame this derp. I don’t want to bother.
@DrJenGunter @myronfalwell it’d look like most days.. Republicans at work
— KeyKing (@JeremyinAkron) January 28, 2017
@KatyTurNBC Not surprising at all. They are eviscerating all progress since the New Deal. Trump is their pupped, too.
— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) January 28, 2017
#JFKTerminal4 pic.twitter.com/148lGTs0vA
— Brett White (@brettwhite) January 28, 2017
Lots and lots of people protesting outside JFK https://t.co/w8bmpQEjjS
— Trip Gabriel (@tripgabriel) January 28, 2017
re: #230 MsJ
Trump bans Canadian dual citizens from those seven countries.
My little beach town gets about a million Canadian visitors a year—hope they’re not dual citizens (my useless rep might have to take a minute away from his keening over the anti-choice folks to make some sort of statement—nah, why would he start now.)
JFK terminal 4…wow (@johnknefel) pic.twitter.com/8oJgYH8GoQ
— Julian Druker (@Julian5News) January 28, 2017
Pres. Trump says government was “totally” prepared to implement immigration order: “It’s working out very nicely.” https://t.co/o9ZkNFCjuz pic.twitter.com/qLL3NDRsAE
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) January 28, 2017
Sure thing. Pay no attention to those massive protests at airports all over the country! @ABCPolitics https://t.co/1DDxs4KATv
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 28, 2017
NYC to Trump: FUCK. YOU.
Protesting from the parking garage #JFKTerminal4 pic.twitter.com/y9SElZEkGb
— Casey Tolan (@caseytolan) January 28, 2017
International arrivals @Dulles_Airport pic.twitter.com/Jv98ag0WJf
— Kim Kingsley (@kimkingsley) January 28, 2017
It’s not surprising Trump did what he said he would. It is surprising that the GOP — which eviscerated him for it — is playing along.
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) January 28, 2017
Trump is a virus created by the fringe right. Both took over and now control the GOP outright.
Those surprised weren’t paying any attention. https://t.co/fIl1yUYStB— Nathan Obral ✏️😸🖌 (@myronfalwell) January 28, 2017
re: #253 Charles Johnson
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Wow not too far from here. I live like a half hour from Dulles.
It won’t be long until Trump’s gigantic ego will force him to start brutal crackdowns on protesters. Be prepared for that possibility.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 28, 2017
re: #256 Charles Johnson
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Don’t keep tweeting at Donald Trump that President Bannon is controlling him. Mr. Trump might take his revenge out on Steve Bannon and the poor guy might be out of a job.
At this point, I almost wonder since the GOP is in a suicide pact and may not institute an impeachment or XXV Amendment resolution that the best thing might simply be to harass Trump on his favourite platform until he turns on his own staff.
Mr. Trump has to be in control and think people love him. If he thinks his staff is controlling him or lying to him, it might get ugly real fast.
So don’t do any of that stuff to Mr. Trump.
Been busy most of the day. Are we great again yet?
Rep. Keith Ellison calls for ‘mass rallies’ against Trump orders
HOUSTON - Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., who in 2007 became the first Muslim member of Congress, said in an interview Saturday that opponents of President Trump’s executive orders on immigration and refugees should oppose them in the streets.
“It’s time for people to get active, to get involved, to vote and to organize,” said Ellison, whose district includes Minneapolis and was in Houston to campaign for chairman of the Democratic National Committee. “Trump must be stopped, and people power is what we have at our disposal to make him stop. We need mass rallies. We need them all over the country. We need them in Texas. We need them in D.C. We need them in Minnesota.”
To Republicans who remain quiet, or tacitly support Trump’s immigration ban: history will remember you as cowards. https://t.co/sZq1k7Vpuz pic.twitter.com/Afz60cmVsr
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) January 28, 2017
#MuslimBan https://t.co/zjDIYAMuK6
— Ian Bailey (@ianabailey) January 28, 2017
Trump’s #MuslimBan pic.twitter.com/hnUz1QhpaW
— Ann Telnaes (@AnnTelnaes) January 28, 2017
re: #256 Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson ✔ @Green_Footballs
It won’t be long until Trump’s gigantic ego will force him to start brutal crackdowns on protesters. Be prepared for that possibility.
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I fear you may be right. I hate thinking about the possibilities of what Trump is capable of trying to pull. I only hope something like that would be seen as a president out of control.
I wonder what kind of pressure we are going to see on the world markets come Monday. This has got to start getting businesses real nervous about direction…and as we all know instability makes market go crazy.
@Green_Footballs He’ll create political martyrs with those harmed/killed and risk losing control of everything.
— Nathan Obral ✏️😸🖌 (@myronfalwell) January 28, 2017
An empty crib for the Syrian baby who would no longer arrive. (Some Americans want & welcome refugees) https://t.co/gXaafRdSxf
— Liz Sly (@LizSly) January 28, 2017
re: #256 Charles Johnson
@Green_Footballs Luckily, John Lewis is on our side.
— (((IntheNumbers))) (@ItsNumbersMan) January 28, 2017
This executive order seems to be in direct violation of immigration law, though I am not a lawyer. If it is not, someone would have to explain it to me.
re: #207 HappyWarrior
We all need several drinks. I has whiskey.
I’m out of rum, but I still have Irish whiskey.
News Anchor Suspended After Saying Kellyanne Conway is ‘Good at Bullshit’ https://t.co/JJ1b6fB2nH (VIDEO) pic.twitter.com/uWw6qSm9jF
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) January 27, 2017
re: #268 while(1) worries++;
I’m out of rum, but I still have Irish whiskey.
Yep I got Irish whiskey too. Wish I had some ginger ale to mix it with.
Resist the utter bullshit happening in the US right now. This is not who we are or what we stand for. 💔 We can stop this if we work together
— Drew Suarezͣ̑ͧ̊̌̋̍ (@utkan0s) January 28, 2017
I went for a drive this afternoon to clear my head. Spent some time out on the snowy roads of rural western New York trying to process the cognitive dissonance - how everything still looks like Normal America on the surface, and if I’d just woken from a months-long nap, I’d never know how much had changed just by looking around me.
I hate what has happened to my country so, so, so much.
re: #269 stpaulbear
Since she works for Fox, I’m surprised that they didn’t fire her immediately. It violates their narrative.
re: #263 ObserverArt
I fear you may be right. I hate thinking about the possibilities of what Trump is capable of trying to pull. I only hope something like that would be seen as a president out of control.
I wonder what kind of pressure we are going to see on the world markets come Monday. This has got to start getting businesses real nervous about direction…and as we all know instability makes market go crazy.
I’ll laugh endlessly when the plutocrats who set up Trump lose gobs of money in a market crash.
re: #275 Myron Falwell
I’ll laugh endlessly when the plutocrats who set up Trump lose gobs of money in a market crash.
Yes, I’d love to see people like Foster Freiss and Sheldon Adelson bankrupt begging for money.
re: #275 Myron Falwell
I’ll laugh endlessly when the plutocrats who set up Trump lose gobs of money in a market crash.
I would laugh endlessly myself, except while they bemoan the loss of their money, I’ll likely be dead. Talk about bottom up. The poor then the middle class then the upper middle class…all gone. But those at the top will just haz a sad about their fucking paper going up in smoke.
re: #273 Myron Falwell
Since she works for Fox, I’m surprised that they didn’t fire her immediately. It violates their narrative.
If FOX News Channel is starting to show resistance by its presenters on the air, we may be seeing the beginning of the entire conservative propaganda bullshit mountain coming apart as everyone abandons ship.
We can hope, anyway.
re: #278 Anymouse
If FOX News Channel is starting to show resistance by its presenters on the air, we may be seeing the beginning of the entire conservative propaganda bullshit mountain coming apart as everyone abandons ship.
We can hope, anyway.
Well this was a local affiliate I see. The local affiliates in my observation are different than their national cable counterparts.
senior DHS official tells @NBCNews that career professionals at State/DHS had no input on directives. now scrambling to interpret/implement
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) January 28, 2017
Told same. State dept. didn’t see draft. Learned of EO from media https://t.co/0GegzrPC73
— deborah amos (@deborahamos) January 28, 2017
So USA is basically the equivalent of Gaddafi/Saddam stupidity? THAT is your democracy? https://t.co/cvPb0ArJvx
— Citizen of Nowhere (@sunnysingh_n6) January 28, 2017
Do TELL ME how you superior folk have sorted this 😂😂😂
— Citizen of Nowhere (@sunnysingh_n6) January 28, 2017
re: #278 Anymouse
If FOX News Channel is starting to show resistance by its presenters on the air, we may be seeing the beginning of the entire conservative propaganda bullshit mountain coming apart as everyone abandons ship.
We can hope, anyway.
It is likely that he swore, not the content. But I didn’t read the article so who knows (Mediaite is a bitch to read…way too much bullshit has to load.)
re: #275 Myron Falwell
I’ll laugh endlessly when the plutocrats who set up Trump lose gobs of money in a market crash.
I’ve been planning on retiring in two years. I’m not laughing at all.
re: #276 HappyWarrior
Yes, I’d love to see people like Foster Freiss and Sheldon Adelson bankrupt begging for money.
“Well, guess who’s flat broke and picking up trash for a living!”
re: #278 Anymouse
If FOX News Channel is starting to show resistance by its presenters on the air, we may be seeing the beginning of the entire conservative propaganda bullshit mountain coming apart as everyone abandons ship.
We can hope, anyway.
Only note that it’s WTXF Fox 29 in Philadelphia… owned by Fox but sharing the same upper management.
re: #275 Myron Falwell
I’ll laugh endlessly when the plutocrats who set up Trump lose gobs of money in a market crash.
Wife speculating: Bannon used to work for Goldman Sachs. What if this is one hell of an elaborate short-sell, risking the stability of the country to make a few bucks. Is President Bannon (who should never be referred that way on Trump’s Twitter) that conniving?
re: #281 MsJ
It is likely that he swore, not the content. But I didn’t read the article so who knows (Mediaite is a bitch to read…way too much bullshit has to load.)
A TV anchor in Philadelphia has been suspended from Fox 29 over his on-air insult about President Trump’s adviser and former campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway.
Mike Jerrick is a co-host on Good Day Philadelphia, and on Tuesday, he held a discussion on Conway’s recent Meet the Press interview with Chuck Todd. Jerrick was not impressed with Conway’s quote about “alternative facts,” which he made clear when he made the panel laugh by saying “She’s good at bullshit!”
Jerrick apologized for his outburst shortly afterwards, but the station decided suspend him for a week over the incident. A Fox representative gave a statement on the matter to Philadelphia Magazine, where they said Jerrick’s comments were “not in line with FOX Television Stations
Sia rocks.
help our queer & immigrant friends. send me your donation receipts for the @aclu & I will match up to $100K https://t.co/P9zVRH0WH0 #RESIST
— sia (@Sia) January 28, 2017
Private security forces?
Rebuilding the military?
Demonizing religious groups?
I swear I’ve heard this story before— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) January 28, 2017
re: #285 Myron Falwell
Only note that it’s WTXF Fox 29 in Philadelphia… owned by Fox but sharing the same upper management.
I can’t help but read those call letters as “What the Extreme Fuck.”
GET THIS DISGUSTING ORANGE THING OUT OF FUCKING OFFICE NOW BEFORE WE’RE ALL KILLED
— Toe2Tip Thats an Ed (@Mandog202) January 28, 2017
Has anyone heard on twitter if the cabbie strike in NYC is actually happening?
Any actual live feeds still going for JFK? Seems periscope and FB ones I’ve found are now looping.
Protesters as far as the eye can see at #JFKTerminal4 standing against this racist and illegal #MuslimBan pic.twitter.com/SuM66ZV0oK
— Nasty Professor (@alwaystheself) January 28, 2017
re: #289 Kragar
Private security forces?
Rebuilding the military?
Demonizing religious groups?I swear I’ve heard this story before
Third Century Rome?
SFO protestors have taken the street at the International terminal. It’s doubled in size in the last half hour pic.twitter.com/0eNpMZwLnf
— Parker Higgins (@xor) January 28, 2017
re: #270 HappyWarrior
Yep I got Irish whiskey too. Wish I had some ginger ale to mix it with.
It goes very well with coffee too.
Trump says new travel restrictions “working out very nicely” as White House seeks to justify executive order https://t.co/Ly2nYtjJSJ
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 28, 2017
“Working out nicely.” Good gods, what a fucking nightmare we now live in. #MuslimBan #Xenophobia #NotMyPresident #fucktrump https://t.co/H47oHIjwKS
— Carisarita (@CarisaWenstrom) January 28, 2017
Trump said he’d run America like a business. Specifically, an Alabama lunch counter in 1936.
— Norm Wilner (@normwilner) January 28, 2017
re: #292 stpaulbear
Has anyone heard on twitter if the cabbie strike in NYC is actually happening?
I’m checking on that now.
Trump says new travel restrictions “working out very nicely” as White House seeks to justify executive order https://t.co/Ly2nYtjJSJ
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 28, 2017
They’ve absolutely lost the narrative if this is happening. https://t.co/SJkQ0KZ04G
— Nathan Obral ✏️😸🖌 (@myronfalwell) January 29, 2017
re: #294 Charles Johnson
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Donald Trump signed three executive orders on Saturday afternoon. One of these addressed lobbying, the second was on the structure of the National Security Council and Homeland Security. Trump then announced that his final executive order was “the plan to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, in other words, ISIS.”
The yam certainly has had a busy day…
re: #290 Interesting Times
I can’t help but read those call letters as “What the Extreme Fuck.”
Well is IS Fox.
“When the International Refugee Assistance Project put out a call for lawyers, they got 3000 volunteers in 4 hours” https://t.co/aWrlUKcSlU
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) January 29, 2017
The next time you hear someone jokingly say “first we kill all the lawyers” think about today. #MuslimBan https://t.co/lReI6GvPFe
— Ryan Cannonie (@OklahomaBrkdwn) January 29, 2017
re: #64 Interesting Times
Trita Parsi ✔ @tparsi
I want to repeat: Green card holders were handcuffed, their social media was reviewed, and they were asked their views on Trump#MuslimBan
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J.K. Rowling ✔ @jk_rowling
When I worked for Amnesty International in the 80s, these were the kind of stories told by political prisoners in dictatorships.I want to repeat: Green card holders were handcuffed, their social media was reviewed, and they were asked their views on Trump#MuslimBan
— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) January 28, 2017
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Sweet Jesus. I got up early, went to the funeral of a 44 year old member of my parish, went back to bed and now get up to this?
re: #306 lizardofid
We really should of banned that f’n lead paint sooner.
I don’t think that would have helped this:
Not happening now and never again #NoBanNoWall #NoMuslimBanJFK #Terminal4 #nohate #RefugeesWelcome pic.twitter.com/jPIxSYoL1c
— Chithra Jeyaram (@Realtalkies) January 28, 2017
Stunning scene at JFK airport pic.twitter.com/ZAwnYmELo8
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) January 28, 2017
Way up the thread, I asked if anyone knew if immigration law as cited by Cornell University meant this EO was unlawful.
The New York Times just answered that: “Yup.”
No cabs in this line at JFK terminal 4. #NoBanNoWall #RefugeesWelcome pic.twitter.com/ZX5BycRTie
— NY Taxi Workers (@NYTWA) January 28, 2017
JFK without cabs.
Kind of seems like these predominantly Muslim drivers are an integral part of our culture, huh?#RefugeesWelcome https://t.co/Snz7RyXxkO— Alex Blank Millard (@Hippoinatutu) January 28, 2017
re: #303 BeachDem
And before the yam made his little announcement about how nicely things are working out at the airports, he signed THREE more EOs.
Donald Trump signed three executive orders on Saturday afternoon. One of these addressed lobbying, the second was on the structure of the National Security Council and Homeland Security. Trump then announced that his final executive order was “the plan to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, in other words, ISIS.”
The yam certainly has had a busy day…
At least he’s gotten those problems completely solved. Nice.
re: #314 stpaulbear
At least he’s gotten those problems completely solved. Nice.
Easy peasy. Just say the words and it’s done. (WHY hasn’t anyone else ever thought of such a brilliant idea!!)
Alone in a Bathroom: The Fear and Uncertainty of a Post-Roe Medication Abortion Angel tucked two white pills into each side of her mouth, bracing herself as they began to dissolve. Her deepest fears and anxieties took over. Angel had wanted to talk to a doctor before she took the pills to ...
Cheechako
They Were Desperate to Get Pregnant. Then IVF Gave Them Extra Embryos. One morning last spring, Ashley Harrolle put her 1-year-old daughter down for a nap and went to the kitchen. She pulled up her fertility clinic’s contact information. It was time to make the call. In a freezer several hundred ... Cheechako
Joe Bacon ✅
March FavoritesYou've seen these all already but looking back, just because. These are my favorite shots of this last month. That 1937 Zeiss Sonnar is such a gloriously wonderful bit of glass. Thanks for looking.
William Lewis
Russia’s New Combat Robots Blown Up by Drones Near Avdiivka When we landed on the moon, I thought about how science fiction had become real. Now, the robot wars have begun. It's more poignant somehow on the ground than in the missile wars we have in the air as ...
Rightwingconspirator
Why Did More Than 1,000 People Die After Police Subdued Them With Force That Isn’t Meant to Kill? An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that, over a decade, more than 1,000 people died after police subdued them through physical holds, stun guns, body blows and other force not intended to be lethal. More: Why ... CheechakoKGxvi
Abortions Outside Medical System Increased Sharply After Roe Fell, Study Finds The number of women using abortion pills to end their pregnancies on their own without the direct involvement of a U.S.-based medical provider rose sharply in the months after the Supreme Court eliminated a constitutional right to abortion, according ... Cheechako
Detroit Local Powers First EV Charging Road in North America The road, about a mile from Local 58's hall, uses rubber-coated copper inductive-charging coils buried under the asphalt that transfer power to a receiver pad attached to a car's underbelly, much like how a phone can be charged wirelessly. ...
Backwoods Sleuth
Texas County at Center of Border Fight Is Overwhelmed by Migrant Deaths EAGLE PASS, Tex. - The undertaker lighted a cigarette and held it between his latex-gloved fingers as he stood over the bloated body bag lying in the bed of his battered pickup truck. The woman had been fished out ... Cheechako
