Trump Horror, Day 19: Attacks Court: "I Understand Things. I Comprehend Very Well, Better Than Almost Anybody"

Trump Horror, Day 19: Attacks Court: “I Understand Things. I Comprehend Very Well, Better Than Almost Anybody”

Arrogant braggart attacks justice system

PoliticsFebruary 2017 • Views: 37,981

Trump: “I was a good student. I understand things. I comprehend very well, better than I think almost anybody” https://t.co/3kEbadOAaP

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 8, 2017

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Our Narcissist in Chief spoke to the National Sheriffs’ Association’s winter meeting this morning and made a bizarre, delusional boast, yet another in a long line of crazed statements: “I was a good student. I understand things. I comprehend very well, better than I think almost anybody.”

Yes, it’s a 70-year old man still bragging about what a “good student” he was.

Here’s a longer clip of his rambling speech, in which he laboriously reads the entire executive order banning Muslims from entering the US, interspersed with swaggering self-praise, saying, “Even a bad student knows I’m right.”

It still horrifies me that this childish malevolent sociopath is in the White House.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 10:42:42am

Fox News host: If the family member of any previous president had their brand dropped, it would be called “wildly sexist if not racist” pic.twitter.com/T6tlmkkVP7

— John Whitehouse (@existentialfish) February 8, 2017

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Strangely, I don’t recall any member of a previous president’s family having a line of department store pumps. https://t.co/EpPGAgXenx

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) February 8, 2017

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electrotek Feb 8, 2017 • 10:43:28am

Pope Francis rebukes Myanmar over treatment of Rohingya https://t.co/yRcbQnttGA pic.twitter.com/qRJGGLOVWI

— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) February 8, 2017

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Citizen K Feb 8, 2017 • 10:45:41am

It’s scary how often he has to reassure himself and reassert himself as the smartest motherfucking thing on god’s green earth. Scarier is how many people actually seem to fall for it.

Meanwhile:

@aravosis Meanwhile, 2017, they’re trying to push through Jeff Sessions, man too racist in 1986 for a court seat, as Atty Gen. Like, what?

— Citizen K (@Citizen_Kryptik) February 8, 2017

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@StevenTDennis How…does…huh?

You DO know that Jeff Sessions has been your colleague in the Senate for HOW many years?

— Citizen K (@Citizen_Kryptik) February 8, 2017

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The Vicious Babushka Feb 8, 2017 • 10:45:44am

The official @POTUS account just retweeted Trump’s attack on @Nordstrom. That’s a taxpayer funded account being used to benefit Trump’s kid. pic.twitter.com/vIUPxGze8X

— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) February 8, 2017

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Can you imagine how this Congress would react if Hillary had won and used @POTUS account to sell Chelsea’s line of Chinese-made clothing? https://t.co/EBVCTDHOl1

— John Gruber (@gruber) February 8, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 10:45:46am

Trump’s enemies:
1. Refugees
2. Judges
3. Nordstrom

— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) February 8, 2017

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Blind Frog Belly White Feb 8, 2017 • 10:46:16am

He’s like a smart person, in that he’s human. And that’s about it.

Citizen K Feb 8, 2017 • 10:46:36am

re: #4 The Vicious Babushka

We really don’t need to imagine. Chelsea being on the Clinton Foundation board was apparently enough to be a possible constitutional crisis according to the House.

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 10:47:55am

A full moon and comet share double billing in a special night sky show this weekend. https://t.co/OIkQwwOulp

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 8, 2017

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A full moon and comet share double billing in a special night sky show this weekend.

A lunar eclipse starts everything off Friday night. The moon will pass into Earth’s penumbra, or outer shadow. The moon won’t be blacked out like in a full eclipse. Only part of the moon will be shaded, but it should be easily visible from much of the world.

Comet 45P, meanwhile, will zoom past Earth early Saturday. It will be a close encounter as these things go, passing within some 7 million miles.

The comet will be visible in the constellation Hercules. Binoculars and telescopes will help in the search.

Stargazers have been tracking Comet 45P for the past couple months. The ice ball comes around every five years.

End Times, obviously….

Nyet Feb 8, 2017 • 10:48:27am

A nice article on the annoying “5 million others” meme, which was basically a lie by Simon Wiesenthal (who often had problems with the truth):

‘Remember the 11 million’? Why an inflated victims tally irks Holocaust historians

Tied to the Trump statement.

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 10:50:41am

If immigration agents want personal info about @uofcincy students, the school says they’d better get a court order: https://t.co/sXlKaDAcfb pic.twitter.com/51luenxBrQ

— WCPO (@WCPO) February 8, 2017

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lawhawk Feb 8, 2017 • 10:50:42am

re: #1 Backwoods_Sleuth

Let alone one that had their clothing lines manufactured outside the US the way theirs are (both Donny and Ivanka). @nycsouthpaw

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 8, 2017

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Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters Feb 8, 2017 • 10:52:02am

re: #3 Citizen K

It’s scary how often he has to reassure himself and reassert himself as the smartest motherfucking thing on god’s green earth. Scarier is how many people actually seem to fall for it.

Meanwhile:

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Mid-stage Alzheimer’s Disease
Progressive deterioration eventually hinders independence, with subjects being unable to perform most common activities of daily living.[26] Speech difficulties become evident due to an inability to recall vocabulary, which leads to frequent incorrect word substitutions (paraphasias). Reading and writing skills are also progressively lost.[26][30] Complex motor sequences become less coordinated as time passes and AD progresses, so the risk of falling increases.[26] During this phase, memory problems worsen, and the person may fail to recognise close relatives.[26] Long-term memory, which was previously intact, becomes impaired.[26]

Behavioural and neuropsychiatric changes become more prevalent. Common manifestations are wandering, irritability and labile affect, leading to crying, outbursts of unpremeditated aggression, or resistance to caregiving.[26] Sundowning can also appear.[31] Approximately 30% of people with AD develop illusionary misidentifications and other delusional symptoms.[26] Subjects also lose insight of their disease process and limitations (anosognosia).[26] Urinary incontinence can develop.[26] These symptoms create stress for relatives and carers, which can be reduced by moving the person from home care to other long-term care facilities.[26][32]

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 10:53:15am

Big increase in traffic into our country from certain areas, while our people are far more vulnerable, as we wait for what should be EASY D!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 8, 2017

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Got off a plane and this incoherent bullshit greets me. WTF is this about? What is Easy D? Straight Outta Nordstroms? https://t.co/SJ2avSYCIW

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) February 8, 2017

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Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters Feb 8, 2017 • 10:55:20am

re: #13 Backwoods_Sleuth

@realDonaldTrump is a profoundly unwell coward with no compassion for refugees. Shame on him and his wicked supporters.

— (((Jeff Furling))) (@FurlingtonJeff) February 8, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 10:56:13am

“We will not help anyone by disputing climate science with stories from white nationalist websites like Breitbart” https://t.co/0Sp2T9XS9B pic.twitter.com/ILtKAhzqoQ

— Media Matters (@mmfa) February 8, 2017

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Rep. Beyer Calls On Colleagues To Shun Climate Science Denial From “White Nationalist Websites Like breitbart.com Or Tabloids Like The Daily Mail”

In Remarks At House Science Committee’s “Making EPA Great Again” Hearing, Beyer Also Stated: “I Think We Should Re-Title This Hearing, That We Keep The EPA Great.”

lawhawk Feb 8, 2017 • 10:56:24am

Unfu..

Nope. I got nothing:

NEW POLL: Trump administration seen as more truthful than news media https://t.co/eLI74n8AdM pic.twitter.com/VuRyHB42JV

— The Hill (@thehill) February 8, 2017

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Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with people who can’t tell the difference between fact and lie? Cognitive dissonance? Mental illness? Mass delusion (did you need to pick the blue pill?)

Big Beautiful Door Feb 8, 2017 • 10:57:10am

re: #11 lawhawk

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Didn’t Jimmy Carter make Billy Beer the official beverage of White House events?///

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 10:58:37am

Big increase in traffic into our country from certain areas, while our people are far more vulnerable, as we wait for what should be EASY D!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 8, 2017

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This is too beautiful. I earned this tweet. https://t.co/c1y2mZZPDm

— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) February 8, 2017

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“Don’t wait for what should be EASY D, download @Grindr NOW!” pic.twitter.com/CwIlHZijWi

— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) February 8, 2017

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Mike Lamb Feb 8, 2017 • 10:58:42am

re: #16 lawhawk

Unfu..

Nope. I got nothing:

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Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with people who can’t tell the difference between fact and lie? Cognitive dissonance? Mental illness? Mass delusion (did you need to pick the blue pill?)

This is terrifying. I’m really hoping the internals lean towards the paranoid, already-in-the-bag for Trump demo.

Interesting Times Feb 8, 2017 • 11:01:07am

re: #16 lawhawk

Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with people who can’t tell the difference between fact and lie? Cognitive dissonance? Mental illness? Mass delusion (did you need to pick the blue pill?)

They note a dramatic split along party lines, and on the bright side (if you can call it that), a majority of independents rated the admin as “untruthful”

And to be truly useful, these polls need a better breakdown. Saying “the media” is far too vague (I mean, look how often *we* complain about substandard reporting). They should at least break it down according to cable news, regular networks, print media/newspapers, etc.

The Vicious Babushka Feb 8, 2017 • 11:01:42am

.@PressSec on Nordstrom tweet “This was less about his family business and more about an attack on his daughter”

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) February 8, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 11:03:31am

My daughter Ivanka has been treated so unfairly by @Nordstrom. She is a great person — always pushing me to do the right thing! Terrible!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 8, 2017

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Yeah, the way Nordstrom detained her, separated her from her family, defied the constitution and…oh wait, that’s what you did to refugees. https://t.co/0Fb30f8KpN

— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) February 8, 2017

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The Vicious Babushka Feb 8, 2017 • 11:04:01am

.@PressSec: “There are clearly efforts to undermine that name….this is a direct attack on is policies and her name”

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) February 8, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 11:04:07am

“Easy D”, I think that’s the grade Rick Perry got in that class called “Meats’…

Sir John Barron Feb 8, 2017 • 11:04:51am

re: #22 Backwoods_Sleuth

Trump Horror, Day 19, Part XVLIXIII: Attacks Nordstrom for dropping daughter Ivanka’s product line.

BeachDem Feb 8, 2017 • 11:04:51am

re: #1 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Gee—I remember back in the olden days, before we had this classy bunch in the White House, when Michelle thought it was inappropriate for Ty to model dolls after Sasha and Malia? (of course, TY said that Sweet Sasha and Marvelous Malia dolls were not inspired by President Obama’s daughters—uh huh)

Probably because Mooshell wasn’t getting a cut of the profits!

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 11:05:29am

Cruz calls Democrats “the party of the Ku Klux Klan” in response to Warren https://t.co/erVzuPValq pic.twitter.com/haSgEsBluA

— The Hill (@thehill) February 8, 2017

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STFU Ted

Sir John Barron Feb 8, 2017 • 11:05:55am

re: #21 The Vicious Babushka

Who’s “attacking” his daughter? Did this “attack” occur in Bowling Green?

Stanley Sea Feb 8, 2017 • 11:06:06am

haha

Scoop: TJ Maxx/Marshalls told employees not to display Ivanka Trump products and to throw her signs in the trash https://t.co/a97okdwpGQ

— Rachel C. Abrams (@RachelAbramsNY) February 8, 2017

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KGxvi Feb 8, 2017 • 11:07:06am

re: #20 Interesting Times

They note a dramatic split along party lines, and on the bright side (if you can call it that), a majority of independents rated the admin as “untruthful”

And to be truly useful, these polls need a better breakdown. Saying “the media” is far too vague (I mean, look how often *we* complain about substandard reporting). They should at least break it down according to cable news, regular networks, print media/newspapers, etc.

The partisan divide jumped out at me too. I’m still surprised sometimes when I see how willing Republicans and “conservatives” are to dump their alleged principles to root for their team. It really does feel like sports where you’re willing to look past a lot of bad stuff a guy on “your” team does if it means they’re going to win. And utterly depressing.

Sir John Barron Feb 8, 2017 • 11:08:30am

re: #29 Stanley Sea

haha

Here comes another angry tweet….

Sir John Barron Feb 8, 2017 • 11:09:28am

re: #27 Backwoods_Sleuth

Cruz calls Democrats “the party of the Ku Klux Klan” in response to Warren

Well, that’s just devastating. Cruz sure shut us up.

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KGxvi Feb 8, 2017 • 11:10:05am

re: #25 Sir John Barron

Trump Horror, Day 19, Part XVLIXIII: Attacks Nordstrom for dropping daughter Ivanka’s product line.

My favorite part of this story is how Nordstrom’s stock dropped very briefly and conservatives ran to say how going against Trump is bad for business and the liberals need to shut up, and by the time they hit “publish”, Nordstrom’s stock had rebounded and is now up almost 3% on the day.

Charles Johnson Feb 8, 2017 • 11:10:12am

re: #16 lawhawk

Unfu..

Nope. I got nothing:

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Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with people who can’t tell the difference between fact and lie? Cognitive dissonance? Mental illness? Mass delusion (did you need to pick the blue pill?)

The poll is heavily skewed by Republicans lost in a fantasy world:

The numbers split along party lines, with nearly 9 in 10 Republicans saying the Trump administration is truthful, compared with more than 3 in 4 Democrats who say the opposite.

The Emerson poll found that 69 percent of Democrats think the news media is truthful while 91 percent of Republicans consider the Fourth Estate untruthful.

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 11:10:37am

hahahahahaaa

Easy D pic.twitter.com/kwbq4qpwHW

— delrayser (@delrayser) February 8, 2017

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Birth Control Works Feb 8, 2017 • 11:11:04am

illinoiswomen.org

Birth Control Works Feb 8, 2017 • 11:11:11am

bbl

gocart mozart Feb 8, 2017 • 11:12:21am

Big increase in traffic into our country from certain areas, while our people are far more vulnerable, as we wait for what should be EASY D!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 8, 2017

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Got off a plane and this incoherent bullshit greets me. WTF is this about? What is Easy D? Straight Outta Nordstroms? https://t.co/SJ2avSYCIW

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) February 8, 2017

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@sarahkendzior
Boy you can’t fuck with me
So when I’m in your neighborhood, you better duck
Cause Don Trump is crazy as fuck

— gocart mozart (@HarryTuttle11) February 8, 2017

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Nyet Feb 8, 2017 • 11:14:02am

Hangover 3 - Easy Peasy

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 11:14:03am

So far, Spicer refuses to address question of why an official WH Twitter account was used to attack a company on behalf of Trump’s daughter.

— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) February 8, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 11:14:37am

Spicer says that Nordstrom’s decision to discontinue Ivanka Trump’s brand “his is a direct attack on his policies and her name”

— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) February 8, 2017

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FormerDirtDart Feb 8, 2017 • 11:15:27am

@PressSec on President Trump’s tweet about Ivanka Trump’s brand: “this was less about his family business, and an attack on his daughter.”

.@PressSec on President Trump’s tweet about Ivanka Trump’s brand: “this was less about his family business, and an attack on his daughter.” pic.twitter.com/NA2zd15XFj

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) February 8, 2017

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jaunte Feb 8, 2017 • 11:15:29am

@SkeddyRuxypin R: If Ivanka is “totally separate from the business” how is boycotting her business an attack on 45’s daughter?

S: Mrfle.

— Ruxypin (@SkeddyRuxypin) February 8, 2017

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Hecuba's daughter Feb 8, 2017 • 11:16:06am

re: #34 Charles Johnson

The poll is heavily skewed by Republicans lost in a fantasy world:
The Emerson poll found that 69 percent of Democrats think the news media is truthful while 91 percent of Republicans consider the Fourth Estate untruthful.

Maybe the Republicans are commenting on the truthfulness of Fox, their primary source of news. //

Scottish Dragon Feb 8, 2017 • 11:17:32am

Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters Feb 8, 2017 • 11:17:51am

re: #21 The Vicious Babushka

@ZekeJMiller @PressSec Uh, huh. The President isn’t a wackjob who attacks businesses and then lies about it or anything. #Impeach

— (((Jeff Furling))) (@FurlingtonJeff) February 8, 2017

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These fucking people.

Scottish Dragon Feb 8, 2017 • 11:17:53am

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jaunte Feb 8, 2017 • 11:19:23am

Sean Spicer says McCain is disrespecting Ryan Owens and his family by criticizing Trump’s botched Yemen raid.

— Max Steele (@maxasteele) February 8, 2017

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Wormtongue Spice

Charles Johnson Feb 8, 2017 • 11:19:40am

Spicer says that any criticism of the raid in Yemen is an insult to the soldier that died.

— Philip Bump (@pbump) February 8, 2017

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jaunte Feb 8, 2017 • 11:20:24am

The insult is sending a soldier to die knowing your intelligence is faulty.

Charles Johnson Feb 8, 2017 • 11:20:51am

‘16 Fake News Stories Reporters Have Run Since Trump Won’ https://t.co/0dHld5kiVc

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 8, 2017

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Oh for Pete’s sake. NOT ONE of these supposedly “fake” stories is actual “fake news.” @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/2YK4REIMUG

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 8, 2017

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Nyet Feb 8, 2017 • 11:20:56am

re: #50 Charles Johnson

And Benghazi?

Timothy Watson Feb 8, 2017 • 11:21:52am

re: #50 Charles Johnson

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As opposed to publicly revealing the name of his widow or using the transport of his remains as a photo-op…

Kragar Feb 8, 2017 • 11:22:09am

Spicer says that any criticism of the raid in Yemen is an insult to the soldier that died.

— Philip Bump (@pbump) February 8, 2017

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Hey @seanspicer the only insult is a draft dodging POS sending US servicemen off to die to stoke his fucking ego https://t.co/IV65fhtqNG

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) February 8, 2017

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Charles Johnson Feb 8, 2017 • 11:23:46am

It’s stunning how Trump and his gang have absolutely no compunctions about the most blatant dishonesty and hypocrisy. They simply don’t care that what they’re doing is obvious as hell to every rational person. They’ve completely abandoned the entire notion of honesty and responsibility and are cravenly appealing to the lowest common denominator.

MsJ Feb 8, 2017 • 11:24:01am

re: #1 Backwoods_Sleuth

.@nycsouthpaw And I don’t remember any president’s family members who have product lines sitting in on Economic Council meetings w POTUS.

— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) February 8, 2017

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Timothy Watson Feb 8, 2017 • 11:24:48am

re: #56 Charles Johnson

They’ve completely abandoned the entire notion of honesty and responsibility and are cravenly appealing to the lowest common denominator.

It worked for them during the campaign.

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 11:25:06am

In case it wasn’t clear before, when Trump said, “the law says the president can’t have conflicts,” what he meant was, “fuck you.”

— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) February 8, 2017

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The Vicious Babushka Feb 8, 2017 • 11:25:09am

Spicer: Nordstrom dropping Ivanka Trump’s line is “direct attack” on prez https://t.co/IJV8L1PyAN pic.twitter.com/i2Bvv3fxPF

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) February 8, 2017

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This is just astounding https://t.co/AbggkNVqkO

— Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) February 8, 2017

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Jack Burton Feb 8, 2017 • 11:25:41am

re: #40 Backwoods_Sleuth

So far, Spicer refuses to address question of why an official WH Twitter account was used to attack a company on behalf of Trump’s daughter.

— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) February 8, 2017

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That’s because Herr Twitler is legally blind and can’t tell which account he’s logged in as on the phone (that he’s not supposed to be using for this kind of thing anyway) because that is too small for him to see.

Twitter doesn’t have a GIANT SHARPIE font as an option.

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 11:26:59am

Spicer: yemen more than most countries fully appreciates fight we have with ISIS. (think he means AQAP)

— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) February 8, 2017

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guess nobody told him about Yemen kicking out the US

The Vicious Babushka Feb 8, 2017 • 11:27:06am

I can’t wait to see Melissa McCarthy’s spoof of this.

Scottish Dragon Feb 8, 2017 • 11:27:35am

Every newsroom when they saw Trump say “Easy D.” 😂 pic.twitter.com/TPmyDJdoOA

— Jeff Barrett (@BarrettAll) February 8, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 11:27:44am

re: #61 Jack Burton

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That’s because Herr Twitler is legally blind and can’t tell which account he’s logged in as on the phone (that he’s not supposed to be using for this kind of thing anyway) because that is too small for him to see.

Twitter doesn’t have a GIANT SHARPIE font as an option.

He sent that tweet out on BOTH his personal account AND the WH account.

lawhawk Feb 8, 2017 • 11:29:42am

re: #50 Charles Johnson

Success? Yemen no longer permitting US to carry out raids against AQ or IS there. Heckuva job Bannon/Trump @ZekeJMiller @PressSec

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 8, 2017

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The more we learn about the WH prep ahead of the raid, the more it looks like Bannon/Trump was goaded into carrying out the attack because Mattis said that Obama delayed action. So, to appear aggressive, he approved the raid despite inadequate intel and that the raid was compromised right off the bat.

Brilliant.

Not only didn’t we get the intel we needed/sought, but a SEAL member was killed, a valuable piece of equipment was destroyed, and several other servicemembers were injured, to say nothing of the civilian casualties, including an American girl.

HappyWarrior Feb 8, 2017 • 11:30:19am

re: #60 The Vicious Babushka

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Jesus Christ, just shut the hell up, Sean.

Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 11:30:33am

I am agog at the new standard that saying a military operation wasn’t successful now is the same as dishonoring people who died in the op

— Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) February 8, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 11:31:30am

re: #66 lawhawk

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The more we learn about the WH prep ahead of the raid, the more it looks like Bannon/Trump was goaded into carrying out the attack because Mattis said that Obama delayed action. So, to appear aggressive, he approved the raid despite inadequate intel and that the raid was compromised right off the bat.

Brilliant.

Not only didn’t we get the intel we needed/sought, but a SEAL member was killed, a valuable piece of equipment was destroyed, and several other servicemembers were injured, to say nothing of the civilian casualties, including an American girl.

And the guy targeted is still alive and mocking the US

Timothy Watson Feb 8, 2017 • 11:31:38am

re: #68 Backwoods_Sleuth

I am agog at the new standard that saying a military operation wasn’t successful now is the same as dishonoring people who died in the op

He must have missed the entire Iraq War…

HappyWarrior Feb 8, 2017 • 11:31:42am

re: #66 lawhawk

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The more we learn about the WH prep ahead of the raid, the more it looks like Bannon/Trump was goaded into carrying out the attack because Mattis said that Obama delayed action. So, to appear aggressive, he approved the raid despite inadequate intel and that the raid was compromised right off the bat.

Brilliant.

Not only didn’t we get the intel we needed/sought, but a SEAL member was killed, a valuable piece of equipment was destroyed, and several other servicemembers were injured, to say nothing of the civilian casualties, including an American girl.

That’s why you don’t elect an “outsider” with no elected experience and let him pick a hate merchant as his top aide.

Scottish Dragon Feb 8, 2017 • 11:31:56am

SNL writers when they saw that Easy D tweet pic.twitter.com/U96Q2JoYO3

— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) February 8, 2017

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coin operated Feb 8, 2017 • 11:32:00am

re: #68 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Remember every winger yelling “you don’t support the troops”?

Yeah…they’re not being very subtle, are they?

The Vicious Babushka Feb 8, 2017 • 11:33:16am

Wow. Spicer: Anyone, including John McCain, who says Yemen raid wasn’t a success does disservice to slain Navy SEAL’s life & owes an apology pic.twitter.com/baPCRc88wT

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 8, 2017

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Who was that guy who said that the Iraq war was a disaster & disrespected 4000 US war dead? They should arrest that guy #TheResistance https://t.co/kvOIrwtu5Q

— Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) February 8, 2017

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Semper Fi Feb 8, 2017 • 11:33:27am

re: #61 Jack Burton

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That’s because Herr Twitler is legally blind and can’t tell which account he’s logged in as on the phone (that he’s not supposed to be using for this kind of thing anyway) because that is too small for him to see.

Twitter doesn’t have a GIANT SHARPIE font as an option.

“Upding” for “Herr Twitler.”

Shiplord Kirel Feb 8, 2017 • 11:33:49am

re: #68 Backwoods_Sleuth

I am agog at the new standard that saying a military operation wasn’t successful now is the same as dishonoring people who died in the op

— Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) February 8, 2017

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Gee, I guess we Vietnam vets are back to our 80s media role as psychos and social outcasts.

b.d. Feb 8, 2017 • 11:35:23am

Wow, I guess Donald needs to quit calling the Iraq War a mistake because that means that he is disrespecting all of the people who died there?

jaunte Feb 8, 2017 • 11:35:25am

After 4 years of bullshit partisan attacks over #Benghazi, Beltway Bob says you can’t criticize any military action in which soldiers die.

— Joshua Holland (@JoshuaHol) February 8, 2017

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HappyWarrior Feb 8, 2017 • 11:37:14am

re: #74 The Vicious Babushka

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 11:37:50am

!!!!

Pennsylvania senator to Trump: Come after me you ‘s——gibbon’ | PhillyVoice https://t.co/5feUkTr75T

— Daylin Leach (@daylinleach) February 8, 2017

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A Pennsylvania lawmaker had strong words for Donald Trump after the president reportedly joked he would “destroy” a Texas lawmaker’s career.

In a Facebook post, state Sen. Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery, linked to a Politico story about Trump’s meeting with several county sheriffs, including Chester County Sheriff Carolyn Bunny Welsh. According to the website, Harold Eavenson, sheriff of Rockwell County, Texas, brought up the issue of civil asset forfeiture.

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A Pennsylvania lawmaker had strong words for Donald Trump after the president reportedly joked he would “destroy” a Texas lawmaker’s career.

In a Facebook post, state Sen. Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery, linked to a Politico story about Trump’s meeting with several county sheriffs, including Chester County Sheriff Carolyn Bunny Welsh. According to the website, Harold Eavenson, sheriff of Rockwell County, Texas, brought up the issue of civil asset forfeiture.

Hey @realDonaldTrump I oppose civil asset forfeiture too! Why don’t you try to destroy my career you fascist, loofa-faced, shit-gibbon!

— Daylin Leach (@daylinleach) February 7, 2017

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Kragar Feb 8, 2017 • 11:38:03am

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m about sick & fucking tired of this @realDonaldTrump motherfucker.#ResistTrump

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) February 8, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 11:39:27am

Sean Spicer just now: I can only hope that if Coretta Scott King was still with us, that she would support Senator Sessions’s nomination.

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) February 8, 2017

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O_o

Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters Feb 8, 2017 • 11:40:33am

re: #81 Kragar

@Kragar_LGF Less than a month, and @realDonaldTrump has out-stayed his welcome and become a problem guest in our White House.

— (((Jeff Furling))) (@FurlingtonJeff) February 8, 2017

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Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters Feb 8, 2017 • 11:41:34am

re: #82 Backwoods_Sleuth

@Yamiche He’s not interested in telling the truth, and would be fired for doing so. It’s all propaganda all the time from this corrupt WH.

— (((Jeff Furling))) (@FurlingtonJeff) February 8, 2017

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The Vicious Babushka Feb 8, 2017 • 11:42:15am

This lying mother fucker

.@PressSec on Coretta Scott King: “I would respectfully disagree with her assessment of Sen. Sessions then, and now” https://t.co/lYrOcsPROO pic.twitter.com/YWuBuniO8y

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) February 8, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 11:42:18am

Trump: THE WORLD IS ON FIRE AND WE HAVE NOT A MOMENT TO LOSE…but first a few words about Nordstrom

— Jason Miller (@longwall26) February 8, 2017

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Big Beautiful Door Feb 8, 2017 • 11:42:29am

re: #60 The Vicious Babushka

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Melissa McCarthy needs to do a Spicer skit every week, along with Baldwin’s usual Trump skit. New Material is being generated daily.

HappyWarrior Feb 8, 2017 • 11:43:31am

re: #82 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Well you actually saw how she felt about him when he was still alive. Btw how did Sessions vote on Holder, the nation’s first AA AG.

Kragar Feb 8, 2017 • 11:43:31am

‘Immigration Ban Is One Of Trump’s Most Popular Orders So Far’ pic.twitter.com/wAelwuQ4BE

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 8, 2017

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Did you just post an internet poll as proof of ANYTHING?

Get the fuck out of here, you addlepated shit gibbon https://t.co/yZHa3Iscl9

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) February 8, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 11:44:10am

“I would not describe any operation that results in the loss of American life as a success,” Sen. McCain said Wednesday of the Yemen raid.

— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) February 8, 2017

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FormerDirtDart Feb 8, 2017 • 11:44:10am

The cable news networks need to stop broadcasting White House press briefings live

Big Beautiful Door Feb 8, 2017 • 11:44:17am

re: #66 lawhawk

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The more we learn about the WH prep ahead of the raid, the more it looks like Bannon/Trump was goaded into carrying out the attack because Mattis said that Obama delayed action. So, to appear aggressive, he approved the raid despite inadequate intel and that the raid was compromised right off the bat.

Brilliant.

Not only didn’t we get the intel we needed/sought, but a SEAL member was killed, a valuable piece of equipment was destroyed, and several other servicemembers were injured, to say nothing of the civilian casualties, including an American girl.

So much for Mattis acting like an adult.

KGxvi Feb 8, 2017 • 11:44:36am

re: #82 Backwoods_Sleuth

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He “can only hope” because he knows she wouldn’t. I mean, if she thought he was unqualified to be a district court judge 30 years ago, based on his record as a US Attorney, what makes any rational person think she’d believe he was qualified to be the Attorney General?

HappyWarrior Feb 8, 2017 • 11:44:39am

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What a delusional fool.

HappyWarrior Feb 8, 2017 • 11:45:22am

re: #92 Big Beautiful Door

So much for Mattis acting like an adult.

He was the one Trump admin official I thought could be one. Maybe the VA head too.

Shiplord Kirel Feb 8, 2017 • 11:45:41am

The insightful-but-fake comrades at DPRK are on the case:

Ivana Trump clothing line ordered discontinued at Pyongyang Department Store No 1, due to insufficient appeal to revolutionary fashion ethic

— DPRK News Service (@DPRK_News) February 8, 2017

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Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters Feb 8, 2017 • 11:45:44am

re: #89 Kragar

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— (((Jeff Furling))) (@FurlingtonJeff) February 8, 2017

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Big Beautiful Door Feb 8, 2017 • 11:47:25am

re: #88 HappyWarrior

Well you actually saw how she felt about him when he was still alive. Btw how did Sessions vote on Holder, the nation’s first AA AG.

He actually voted for Holder, but against Loretta Lynch.

Charles Johnson Feb 8, 2017 • 11:47:31am

Sean Spicer just now: I can only hope that if Coretta Scott King was still with us, that she would support Senator Sessions’s nomination.

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) February 8, 2017

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I know it’s an overused word. But WOW. Just, wow. @Yamiche https://t.co/UkcyntBFQr

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 8, 2017

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KGxvi Feb 8, 2017 • 11:48:35am

re: #88 HappyWarrior

Well you actually saw how she felt about him when he was still alive. Btw how did Sessions vote on Holder, the nation’s first AA AG.

Sessions voted “yea”.

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HappyWarrior Feb 8, 2017 • 11:49:48am

re: #98 Big Beautiful Door

He actually voted for Holder, but against Loretta Lynch.

Thanks.

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HappyWarrior Feb 8, 2017 • 11:50:10am

re: #100 KGxvi

Sessions voted “yea”.

Surprised honestly.

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HappyWarrior Feb 8, 2017 • 11:51:23am

re: #99 Charles Johnson

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Conservatives either want to appropriate the Civil Rights movement as their own or the more honest ones admit the truth i.e Helms.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 11:51:34am

.@margbrennan asks @PressSec: What is Trump administration doing in fight against homegrown terrorism?

.@margbrennan asks @PressSec: What is Trump administration doing in fight against homegrown terrorism? https://t.co/Okz2bwUl4f pic.twitter.com/mmSjRvnZab

— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 8, 2017

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His non-answer is nothing but “ISIS!!111!!”

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Hecuba's daughter Feb 8, 2017 • 11:52:34am

re: #98 Big Beautiful Door

He actually voted for Holder, but against Loretta Lynch.

Wasn’t that before they all agreed to block anything Obama did?

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Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters Feb 8, 2017 • 11:53:31am

re: #103 HappyWarrior

Conservatives either want to appropriate the Civil Rights movement as their own or the more honest ones admit the truth i.e Helms.

They can’t accept a world where progress always comes from outside their subculture, while they have to be dragged along kicking and screaming. They have to be the heroes in their minds, no matter how wrong they are about EVERYTHING.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 11:53:36am

I stared at my human, willing him to ask me “How was your day”. But it was too late. He had already found the damage. pic.twitter.com/AVEE9d8HNv

— Curious Zelda (@CuriousZelda) February 8, 2017

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lawhawk Feb 8, 2017 • 11:56:24am

re: #89 Kragar

So, it’s a ban again. You do know the courts read, even if you don’t. @realDonaldTrump

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 8, 2017

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BeachDem Feb 8, 2017 • 11:56:39am

re: #79 HappyWarrior

This administration has collective amnesia dementia selective memory.

As does the entire Republican party.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 11:57:40am

Asked about rumor Sarah Palin might be ambassador to Canada, @PressSec Sean Spicer grinned. Said no announcements on ambassadorships.

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) February 8, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 11:58:16am

Sean Spicer just now: I can only hope that if Coretta Scott King was still with us, that she would support Senator Sessions’s nomination.

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) February 8, 2017

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If Coretta Scott King we’re still with us, she’d slap the both of them. https://t.co/rjiTTlaVzu

— John Aravosis (@aravosis) February 8, 2017

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Kragar Feb 8, 2017 • 11:59:14am

.@PressSec “I can only hope that if Coretta Scott King was still with us, that she would support Senator Sessions’s nomination.” pic.twitter.com/F2Xerpd8Jf

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) February 8, 2017

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BeachDem Feb 8, 2017 • 11:59:23am

re: #82 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Well he’s right—he can only hope. (He certainly can’t rationally believe it.)

Hey, Sean, hope in one hand and barf in the other—see which one fills up faster.

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Belafon Feb 8, 2017 • 11:59:26am

re: #98 Big Beautiful Door

He actually voted for Holder, but against Loretta Lynch.

So he’s even more sexist than racist.

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jaunte Feb 8, 2017 • 11:59:30am

9. Why are they calling it a “Blessed Ban?” Because ISIS sees this as *their* doing. They succeeded in scaring the daylight out of America

— Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) February 8, 2017

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11. And they are celebrating, he says, because it proves to their followers that America really does “hate” Islam.

— Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) February 8, 2017

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Charles Johnson Feb 8, 2017 • 12:00:02pm

Sean Spicer just now: I can only hope that if Coretta Scott King was still with us, that she would support Senator Sessions’s nomination.

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) February 8, 2017

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If only there were some document or correspondence where she expressed her feelings about him https://t.co/mNcYafBOn9

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) February 8, 2017

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Hecuba's daughter Feb 8, 2017 • 12:00:45pm

re: #95 HappyWarrior

He was the one Trump admin official I thought could be one. Maybe the VA head too.

Do we know that the story that holds Mattis responsible is true? Is it possible that this is another fiction in line with the Trump SOP to deflect criticism onto others?

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Charles Johnson Feb 8, 2017 • 12:01:32pm

re: #110 Backwoods_Sleuth

That’s weird. Jennifer Jacobs has me blocked for some reason. Maybe she thinks I’m the Rage Furby?

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Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters Feb 8, 2017 • 12:01:50pm

re: #115 jaunte

@rcallimachi They scared stupid Conservatives, not America. Many of us can still assess risk, and manage to not create destructive bans.

— (((Jeff Furling))) (@FurlingtonJeff) February 8, 2017

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Belafon Feb 8, 2017 • 12:01:51pm

re: #115 jaunte

It proves to both Trump’s and ISIS’s followers that the administration hates Islam. Two sides of the same coin.

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gocart mozart Feb 8, 2017 • 12:02:24pm

re: #76 Shiplord Kirel

@HayesBrown
Imagine if Democrats had criticized 4 dead in Benghazi or even (horror) held numerous hearings?

— gocart mozart (@HarryTuttle11) February 8, 2017

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William Lewis Feb 8, 2017 • 12:03:10pm

People need to start calling Spicer the Mouth Of ShitGibbon.

Anyone’s PS skills up to putting his head on the the Mouth of Sauron? Say from the teeth up?

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makeitstop Feb 8, 2017 • 12:06:10pm

A wedding officiant friend just sent this to me - I guess to her, it’s occupational humor.

Donald Trump’s Actual Wedding Vows to Melania

(Semi NSFW, so behind the button they go…)

Click to Reveal

My dear Melania or whoever happens to be standing in front of me by the time I read this. I love you for more than your beautiful face. I love you for your beautiful legs and beautiful chest. They’re both tens. Your face is a ten too. Nose is maybe a nine but your lips are an eleven so it balances out. But I don’t just love you because you’re beautiful. I love you because you’re gorgeous. I love you because you’re pretty. I love you because you’re sexually attractive. And young. I love you because you’re young. I’ve loved you since our first date at IKEA. I’ve loved you since that very first time I kissed you without permission and grabbed your… well… you know what. Your pussy.

Some very smart people have told me females want you to talk about their personalities and shit like that. Melania, or whoever, you have the most astonishingly excellent personality. People are always telling me, “She has such a great personality.” Believe me, you have a great personality. You’re quiet. That’s good. When you do speak, you have a cute little accent from whatever country it is I bought you from. Did I mention you have fabulous tits? They’re probably the best part of your personality. Both are tens. I’m going to squeeze them now.

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Interesting Times Feb 8, 2017 • 12:07:54pm

re: #122 William Lewis

It’s only a matter of time before someone punches Sean Spicer in the face on live TV. https://t.co/yoGvWZ66tg

— CC (@canadiancynic) February 8, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 12:09:14pm

In fact pic.twitter.com/FaWiAhPreI

— Chris Choi (@thischoi) February 8, 2017

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jaunte Feb 8, 2017 • 12:09:59pm

Spicer Says It Openly: Not Carrying Trump Brands Is Political Disloyalty to President https://t.co/QgyGbqreQ6 pic.twitter.com/sXCSPrDmBu

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 8, 2017

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I think we know what to do.

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Belafon Feb 8, 2017 • 12:10:58pm

re: #124 Interesting Times

I’ll help Melissa McCarthy’s defense fund if it’s her dressed as Spicer that punches him.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 12:11:12pm

heh

Big increase in traffic into our country from certain areas, while our people are far more vulnerable, as we wait for what should be EASY D!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 8, 2017

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🤔 https://t.co/6s674G6h6i

— Grindr (@Grindr) February 8, 2017

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Belafon Feb 8, 2017 • 12:11:36pm

re: #126 jaunte

I think we know what to do.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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wrenchwench Feb 8, 2017 • 12:12:08pm

re: #127 Belafon

I’ll help Melissa McCarthy’s defense fund if it’s her dressed as Spicer that punches him.

Just a little podium-shove…

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Citizen K Feb 8, 2017 • 12:13:25pm

Have I mentioned how much I dislike Rahm Emmanuel and wonder how the hell he ever got to head the Dems?

“Can Democrats get used to all the losing that lies ahead?” https://t.co/NRReZsbCAY

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 8, 2017

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Despite the party base digging in for fights on Cabinet nominations and Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court confirmation, they’ve come up empty. And it’s looking more and more like the fight just may not be in Senate Democrats — or at least, not to the extent the base is looking for.

The National Review’s Jim Geraghty points out that nine Senate Democrats are now on the record in favor of holding a vote on Gorsuch’s nomination — a number that would end any attempted filibuster and allow for Gorsuch’s confirmation, given Republicans have 52 senators and need 60 votes to end debate.

(…)

Emanuel, ever the electoral pragmatist, urged his party not to get too dug in on every single issue. It’s not clear whether he was purposefully addressing what’s happening in Washington right now, but it sure seemed that way.

“You’ve got to pick which ones you’re going to fight about; not every pitch has to be swung at,” Emanuel said. “We don’t have the power to swing at everything. So you have to pick what is essential.”

The most important portion of Emanuel’s remarks, though, is this: ‘Our party likes to be right, even if they lose. I don’t go to moral victory speeches. … It’s about winning, because if you win, you then have the power to go do what you need to get done.’

Because ‘keeping the powder dry’ and picking/choosing fights worked so damn well.

Maybe the problem is letting GOP win fights too goddamn easily and pick up fucking momentum and letting them just steamroll you the fuck over because you DIDN’T FUCKING FIGHT YOU FUCKING TWITWIT.

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Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters Feb 8, 2017 • 12:13:27pm

re: #125 Backwoods_Sleuth

@thischoi It looks like “believe” is just crazy people who do not require evidence. 1/4 of us are obviously not reality-based at all.

— (((Jeff Furling))) (@FurlingtonJeff) February 8, 2017

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BeachDem Feb 8, 2017 • 12:13:35pm

re: #126 jaunte

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I think we know what to do.

One other point. If Ivanka is such an empowered, successful, savvy businesswoman, why does she need “daddy” to defend her honor?

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goddamnedfrank Feb 8, 2017 • 12:14:09pm

According to @PressSec, choosing not to sell the President’s daughter’s unoriginal clothing constitutes a political attack on his family.

— Frankly My Dear … (@goddamnedfrank) February 8, 2017

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jaunte Feb 8, 2017 • 12:14:11pm

Inasmuch as each Trump thing distracts from another Trump thing, I feel Nordstrom is meant to distract from this: https://t.co/qvRgCpGcHe

— James Gleick (@JamesGleick) February 8, 2017

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jaunte Feb 8, 2017 • 12:15:06pm

re: #133 BeachDem

One other point. If Ivanka is such an empowered, successful, savvy businesswoman, why does she need “daddy” to defend her honor?

True. If she was good at what she did, her fashion lines would be more popular than Trump steaks and vodka.

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Big Beautiful Door Feb 8, 2017 • 12:15:21pm

re: #135 jaunte

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You can bet Trump will charge them the highest rent he can get away with.

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Citizen K Feb 8, 2017 • 12:19:23pm

re: #126 jaunte

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I think we know what to do.

Like…christ, you’re not supposed to fucking have businesses interests like this as president or immediate family of president, fucking period, you amazing piece of hot crap.

We’re not a fiefdom, you’re not the consigliere of a mafia, and you’re not supposed to act like buying from the king is a condition of citizenship and patriotism, you incredibly mendacious asshat.

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jaunte Feb 8, 2017 • 12:21:05pm

re: #138 Citizen K

you’re not the consigliere of a mafia

I think he actually is running a crime family; Republicans think they’ll get what they want while he loots.

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b.d. Feb 8, 2017 • 12:21:25pm

Look me up on Grindr “Easy D” #easyd pic.twitter.com/KqXBUfNKi1

— Beer Breath (@Beer_Breath) February 8, 2017

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Sir John Barron Feb 8, 2017 • 12:23:10pm

re: #116 Charles Johnson

Sean Spicer just now: I can only hope that if Coretta Scott King was still with us, that she would support Senator Sessions’s nomination.

I’m flipping over all the tables

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Interesting Times Feb 8, 2017 • 12:23:47pm

Ha!

What if the “invisible hand of the free market” isn’t invisible, just very small? https://t.co/HPN1Vsx3Em

— Alexandra Erin (@alexandraerin) February 8, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 12:23:48pm

9th Circuit court will NOT be issuing a verdict on stay of #Trump’s ban today.

— Bahman Kalbasi (@BahmanKalbasi) February 8, 2017

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petesh Feb 8, 2017 • 12:25:06pm

re: #33 KGxvi

My favorite part of this story is how Nordstrom’s stock dropped very briefly and conservatives ran to say how going against Trump is bad for business and the liberals need to shut up, and by the time they hit “publish”, Nordstrom’s stock had rebounded and is now up almost 3% on the day.

The Trump brand sells overpriced pseudo-“classy” crap to people with more dollars than sense, as the old saying goes. It’s a market, to be sure, but it only constitutes a modest portion of his share of the electorate. Most folks who voted for Trump (or Clinton, btw) can’t afford his shit, never could, never will. I suspect that Nordstrom’s knows their market better than Trump does.

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Sir John Barron Feb 8, 2017 • 12:25:27pm

re: #49 jaunte

Wormtongue Spice

offs

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Sir John Barron Feb 8, 2017 • 12:26:43pm

re: #104 Backwoods_Sleuth

.@margbrennan asks @PressSec: What is Trump administration doing in fight against homegrown terrorism?

Tweeting angry at Nordstrom’s

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lawhawk Feb 8, 2017 • 12:27:32pm

Follow this thread:

https://t.co/SuFDRaIAkK @HGTomato @Karimala1 @jjmacnab This guy Gibbs on anyone’s radare?

— HonuaDee (@HonuaDee) February 8, 2017

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And then ask yourself why the Bannon/Trump cabal dropped right wing terrorists from its FBI group that watches out for domestic threats.

That’s all while the FBI has been quietly investigating white supremacist infiltration of law enforcement around the country.

Nucking futs, but it all makes sense once you realize who’s calling the shots and why.

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Myron Falwell Feb 8, 2017 • 12:27:59pm

Nordstrom endures angry Trump tweet, sees its stock price jump https://t.co/KfgLS9KyjW pic.twitter.com/eAYqLFR0sl

— The A.V. Club (@TheAVClub) February 8, 2017

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Oooh, gotta get the old orange man to have a twitter tantrum about RiffTrax https://t.co/uAzYVHS7VE

— Bill Corbett (@BillCorbett) February 8, 2017

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Nyet Feb 8, 2017 • 12:28:07pm

re: #80 Backwoods_Sleuth

After that interview with Brother Billo the Don is now falafel-faced.

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Sir John Barron Feb 8, 2017 • 12:29:25pm

re: #143 Backwoods_Sleuth

DT says it’s an EASY D!

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lawhawk Feb 8, 2017 • 12:29:25pm

re: #141 Sir John Barron

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goddamnedfrank Feb 8, 2017 • 12:31:06pm

re: #143 Backwoods_Sleuth

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This probably means they’re going to issue a longer reasoned decision and treat the lower court’s stay as an injunction instead of as the TRO is was intended to be. Not a great sign since, if I understand the procedure correctly, this would mean there’s never going to be a full discovery process that might lead to even more evidence that the ban was driven by animus.

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Sir John Barron Feb 8, 2017 • 12:31:28pm

re: #74 The Vicious Babushka

I’M STARTING TODAY OFF WITH AN APOLOGY…AN APOLOGY FROM YOU TO ME! AND THAT APOLOGY IS NOT ACCEPTED!!

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goddamnedfrank Feb 8, 2017 • 12:35:22pm

re: #152 goddamnedfrank

This probably means they’re going to issue a longer reasoned decision and treat the lower court’s stay as an injunction instead of as the TRO is was intended to be. Not a great sign since, if I understand the procedure correctly, this would mean there’s never going to be a full discovery process that might lead to even more evidence that the ban was driven by animus.

To be fair no matter what they do it’s going to the Supreme Court next so they’re probably writing their decision with that outcome in mind instead of issuing a narrow ruling for the trial court to implement. It’s just going to suck though if we don’t get a full trial to begin with so that a concrete factual record can be established.

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MsJ Feb 8, 2017 • 12:35:44pm

re: #16 lawhawk

I cannot make heads or tails out of the raw data in that xls they provided. Could you?

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jaunte Feb 8, 2017 • 12:36:00pm

A handy reminder of Trump’s conflicts of interest as well learn the president may rent space to DoD in Trump tower. https://t.co/h8ct6RbU8O

— Daphne Eviatar (@deviatar) February 8, 2017

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Below is an attempt to catalogue the more clear-cut examples of conflicts of interest that have emerged so far. The most recent entries appear at the top:

That Red Cross Ball
That D.C. Labor Dispute
That Estate in Palm Beach
Those Expansion Plans
That Hotel in Vancouver
That Reality-Television Show
That Pipeline
Those HUD Grants
That Golf Course in Aberdeen
That Other Billionaire New York Real-Estate Developer
Those Indonesian Politicians
That Emirati Businessman
That Virginia Vineyard
That Las Vegas Labor Dispute
That Kuwaiti Event
Those Certificates of Divestiture
That Carrier Deal
That Blind-Trust Issue
Those Fannie and Freddie Investments
That Phone Call With Taiwan
That Deutsche Bank Debt
That Secret Service Detail
That Property in Georgia (the Country)
That Phone Call With Erdogan
That Hotel in Washington, D.C.
That Argentinian Office Building
Those Companies in Saudi Arabia
That British Wind Farm
Those Indian Business Partners
That Envoy From the Philippines
theatlantic.com

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FormerDirtDart Feb 8, 2017 • 12:41:15pm

Spicer today said those who say the Yemen raid wasn’t a success should apologize.
Here’s what Spicer said last week: pic.twitter.com/9kjfGhVFKw

— Matthew Nussbaum (@MatthewNussbaum) February 8, 2017

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lawhawk Feb 8, 2017 • 12:43:17pm

re: #155 MsJ

There’s four tabs. Frequencies, crosstabs, chi-square, and the raw data.

In the crosstabs, there’s question on truthfulness of Trump and then for the media:

For Trump: 17.8% D think truthful; 75.9% untruthful. R has 67% truthful, 5.8% untruthful.
For media: 77% D truthful, 20% untruthful; R has 4.7% truthful, 64% untruthful.

Guess media must include Fox News for anyone to arrive at those figures. /sarc not sarc.

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Charles Johnson Feb 8, 2017 • 12:50:25pm

Now official: France’s spy agency, the DGSE, believes #Russia is working to get Marine Le Pen elected https://t.co/3OZVv1MKDw pic.twitter.com/wc7Q4lD7f3

— Evan O’Connell (@evanoconnell) February 8, 2017

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Belafon Feb 8, 2017 • 12:50:27pm

re: #158 lawhawk

There’s four tabs. Frequencies, crosstabs, chi-square, and the raw data.

In the crosstabs, there’s question on truthfulness of Trump and then for the media:

For Trump: 17.8% D think truthful; 75.9% untruthful. R has 67% truthful, 5.8% untruthful.
For media: 77% D truthful, 20% untruthful; R has 4.7% truthful, 64% untruthful.

Guess media must include Fox News for anyone to arrive at those figures. /sarc not sarc.

What about people not in one of those two groups?

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 12:51:46pm

TFW you wrap yourself in faux, politicized christianity in order to claim you’re more moral or better than people who can think pic.twitter.com/Pg93DXIlAp

— Jacob Payne (@cattleprod) February 8, 2017

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Stanley Sea Feb 8, 2017 • 12:52:08pm

NEW stmt from @Nordstrom doubles down on @IvankaTrumpHQ brand’s performance - Trump was personally informed of the decision in early January pic.twitter.com/ykf0HCfkJp

— Betsy Klein (@betsy_klein) February 8, 2017

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Belafon Feb 8, 2017 • 12:53:17pm

re: #162 Stanley Sea

Yeah, but what’s the point of being a dictator if you can’t use it to benefit your family?

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 12:53:20pm

Record highs today, significant winter storm tomorrow.

New records:
NYC - 62
LGA - 61
JFK - 65
EWR - 65
ISP - 62
BDR - 63

— NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) February 8, 2017

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GlutenFreeJesus Feb 8, 2017 • 12:53:24pm

Shit Gibbon In Chief. That’s his new name.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 12:54:43pm

ooooops….

Gov. Matt Bevin hasn’t paid his property taxes https://t.co/gkXfYLCQAP pic.twitter.com/vgMLFxGIQL

— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) February 8, 2017

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Charles Johnson Feb 8, 2017 • 12:54:50pm

Russia is helping far right candidates everywhere, because Putin knows faux populist fascism will destroy democracies. @evanoconnell

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 8, 2017

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GlutenFreeJesus Feb 8, 2017 • 12:55:47pm

re: #156 jaunte

Remember when Jimmy Carter was forced to sell his peanut farm…

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FormerDirtDart Feb 8, 2017 • 12:55:51pm

OK, I was a bit short of air when I finally stopped chuckling at this

@SMShow @bobcesca_go @chezpazienza Mitch McConnell upside down looks like when one of your balls falls out of the pee flap on your boxers. pic.twitter.com/gaNQQSUzR1

— Jimmy Driscoll (@jokesdriscoll) February 8, 2017

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darthstar Feb 8, 2017 • 12:55:54pm

re: #165 GlutenFreeJesus

Shit Gibbon In Chief. That’s his new name.

I notice some poeple calling him ‘resident’ - that’s what I called Bush for his first four years.

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FormerDirtDart Feb 8, 2017 • 12:57:27pm

The attack on Mosul is turning out to be a total disaster. We gave them months of notice. U.S. is looking so dumb. VOTE TRUMP and WIN AGAIN!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 23, 2016

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US Navy sailor died in this operation too. As well as many Iraqi & KRG soldiers now barred from coming to America. https://t.co/p3x25VdTur

— Rogue Rogue One Acct (@ZeddRebel) February 8, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 12:59:19pm

I had no idea you could make a rabbit even cuter than normal, yet, here we are. pic.twitter.com/1pFl4f1yuQ

— Officer Edith (@OfficerEdith) February 8, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 12:59:59pm

Frankie Boyle totally nails Donald Trump in the Guardian. Brilliant stuff https://t.co/R1M2FBhogw pic.twitter.com/ReD3cypCT3

— The Poke (@ThePoke) February 8, 2017

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FormerDirtDart Feb 8, 2017 • 1:00:31pm

These fuckers know no limits…

“…The Trump administration has prepared a new executive order that would extinguish regulatory controls designed to prevent US companies profiting from and encouraging the spread of “conflict minerals” that are inflaming violence in Congo.

A draft executive order, composed last week and obtained by the Guardian, proposes a two-year suspension of a portion of the Dodd-Frank financial reforms that requires US firms to carry out due diligence to ensure that the products they sell include no minerals mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or neighboring countries. The regulation was widely applauded as a mainstay of attempts to cut the umbilical chord between big business and violent warlords who have spread unrest throughout the Congo and caused the deaths of more than five million people since the 1990s…”

Proposed Trump executive order would allow US firms to sell ‘conflict minerals’ https://t.co/3gkpfAp62o

— Guardian US (@GuardianUS) February 8, 2017

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Remember when @IvankaTrump made conflict-free diamonds her cause? Where is her voice now? https://t.co/9Ixj3TXn71

— Kate Brannen (@K8brannen) February 8, 2017

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KGxvi Feb 8, 2017 • 1:01:23pm

re: #154 goddamnedfrank

To be fair no matter what they do it’s going to the Supreme Court next so they’re probably writing their decision with that outcome in mind instead of issuing a narrow ruling for the trial court to implement. It’s just going to suck though if we don’t get a full trial to begin with so that a concrete factual record can be established.

Unless the 9th Circuit or the Supreme Court determines that there’s no standing or that this case involves a political question, (or if Trump repeals the EO) there will still be a trial. The question is whether the EO can be enforced during litigation - and that’s actually a dangerous position for the administration because if it turns out that they act discriminatory in enforcing the order, that will be evidence against them.

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Charles Johnson Feb 8, 2017 • 1:02:07pm

Dog Wick

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Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters Feb 8, 2017 • 1:02:16pm

re: #171 FormerDirtDart

@realDonaldTrump Voting Trump sure turned out to be stupid, didn’t it. His ego told him he could do better than smart people.

— (((Jeff Furling))) (@FurlingtonJeff) February 8, 2017

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Bubblehead II Feb 8, 2017 • 1:03:52pm

New Olberman.

NEW: Meet Fatemah. A low-key video to send Trump supporters who think the Muslim Ban can be morally rationalized pic.twitter.com/HQFxEklBOz

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) February 8, 2017

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The Ghost of Senator Incitatus Feb 8, 2017 • 1:07:12pm

re: #171 FormerDirtDart

Yeah, but the administration is operating with Harry Frankfurt’s On Bullshit as a style manual.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 1:08:03pm

Rep. Dan Johnson files HB 235 to prohibit immigrant sanctuary cities in Kentucky. Currently, there are none. https://t.co/1gyoUeEt1D ^JC pic.twitter.com/4WxKOsNvgY

— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) February 8, 2017

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gocart mozart Feb 8, 2017 • 1:08:38pm

@JimMWeber
Top 5 Best Easy D albums
1 Trumpystyle
2 As Racist as I Want to Be
3 Trumpmatic
3 Trumponia
4 Fear of a Black Planet

— Mike Sell (@mike_sell) February 8, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 1:08:52pm

Former Sen. @JoeLieberman called @SenatorSessions “an honorable and trustworthy person,” who “will be a principled, fair, and capable” AG.

— Leader McConnell (@SenateMajLdr) February 8, 2017

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Seriously - @joelieberman would say anything. Anything. Which is why no one listens to him. https://t.co/k7eDWDaKI4

— Shannyn Moore (@shannynmoore) February 8, 2017

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Shiplord Kirel Feb 8, 2017 • 1:13:54pm

re: #174 FormerDirtDart

These fuckers know no limits…

Proposed Trump executive order would allow US firms to sell ‘conflict minerals’ https://t.co/3gkpfAp62o

— Guardian US (@GuardianUS) February 8, 2017

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Damn. That is depraved. It’s like buying confiscated dental gold from Hitler.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 1:14:33pm

Wikipedia has banned the Daily Mail as a citation source - because they’re unreliable fabricators of fake news: https://t.co/scgWf0xeUa

— The Bad Press Awards (@BadPressAwards) February 8, 2017

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lawhawk Feb 8, 2017 • 1:16:06pm

She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted. pic.twitter.com/ebXJRX23Re

— Marc (@MarcSnetiker) February 8, 2017

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FormerDirtDart Feb 8, 2017 • 1:16:08pm

Court blocks law limiting Democratic North Carolina governor’s powers https://t.co/49NZCi9nm5 pic.twitter.com/EF5PnoTqVP

— POLITICO (@politico) February 8, 2017

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Belafon Feb 8, 2017 • 1:16:39pm

re: #174 FormerDirtDart

How else are we going to revive the slave trade if we can’t have access to the warlords?

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 1:20:07pm

More of that “government should be run more like a business”…

Liquor store owner in Ky House used his session break to prepare still more liquor store-related bills. https://t.co/psCO05rtTt ^JC pic.twitter.com/2ZrjD1hB20

— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) February 8, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 1:21:36pm

‘Immigration Ban Is One Of Trump’s Most Popular Orders So Far’ pic.twitter.com/wAelwuQ4BE

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 8, 2017

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Oops. From the same poll: “After two weeks in office…[Trump’s] disapproval rating rose 5 points, to 46% from 41%.” https://t.co/zlYDdPBu1o https://t.co/WMqCfLfBMj

— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) February 8, 2017

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FormerDirtDart Feb 8, 2017 • 1:22:05pm

Yes, the Emperor’s new clothes are magnificent, more glorious than has ever been worn…

“…Intel pledged on Wednesday that the chipmaker would commit $7 billion to build a new factory in Arizona while hiring at least 3,000 employees, an expansion that the company’s chief executive, Brian Krzanich, attributed to President Donald Trump — even though some of those plans have been in the works for years.

After a meeting with Trump at the White House, the president essentially turned the microphone over to Krzanich for what amounted to a product unveiling in the Oval Office that aired for free on the major cable networks. The Intel CEO touted the fact that the company makes the “majority” of its products in the United States, showed off a new computer chip and stressed the company held off on “doing this investment until now.”…”

Trump gives Intel CEO a free commercial from the Oval Office https://t.co/2AkdeIAZPd via @TonyRomm and @MadelineRConway pic.twitter.com/lBYbiu9f3h

— POLITICO 45 (@politico_45) February 8, 2017

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austin_blue Feb 8, 2017 • 1:23:51pm

Nordstrom closed up 4.12%.

Hopefully, Drumpf bet for a 3% decline!

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FormerDirtDart Feb 8, 2017 • 1:24:16pm

re: #189 Backwoods_Sleuth

Poll: Americans oppose Trump’s wall, easing regulations https://t.co/vhC4zl2BAq pic.twitter.com/rJjoEvGnsA

— POLITICO (@politico) February 8, 2017

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Arkansawyer Feb 8, 2017 • 1:25:36pm

Well, I learned something today. Apparently fluoridated water is a hotbutton issue in my area. I fell down that rabbit hole for about two hours. A state senator is planning on introducing a bill to allow cities and towns to decide if they want fluoride added to the water supply. The comments on the news post were less than civil.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 1:25:54pm

“I want you to turn in the bad ones,” Trump to the chiefs and sheriffs. “You know the illegals. You know them by their 1st name.” pic.twitter.com/wG5f9mrBcc

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) February 8, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 1:32:04pm

Today my House colleagues and I marched to the Senate to honor the life of Coretta Scott King and tell the Senate to #StopSessions. pic.twitter.com/xMKplWEeaL

— Rosa DeLauro (@rosadelauro) February 8, 2017

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KingKenrod Feb 8, 2017 • 1:32:55pm

re: #190 FormerDirtDart

Yes, the Emperor’s new clothes are magnificent, more glorious than has ever been worn…

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This is complete bullshit. Trump’s idiotic feud over trade with China could cripple the semiconductor industry for years (both in product demand and manufacturing base), I hope Krzanich had time between ass-kissings to mention that. Intel is ramping up that factory because of worldwide demand makes it feasible, not Trump.

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FormerDirtDart Feb 8, 2017 • 1:36:56pm

.@USArmy captain buys $1K ticket to get his Afghan interpreter to the US ASAP. They were afraid of an expanded ban. https://t.co/caZMc1kdJa

— laurenking (@laurenking) February 8, 2017

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harlequinade Feb 8, 2017 • 1:37:08pm

re: #178 Bubblehead II

I don’t normally get choked up with things like this, but…damn. That hit hard.

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HappyWarrior Feb 8, 2017 • 1:39:04pm

re: #197 FormerDirtDart

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Wow mad respect Captain Ball.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 1:40:59pm

Meanwhile, in Israel: Chuck Norris and Benjamin Netanyahu pic.twitter.com/78UYfGfiAD

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 8, 2017

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We’re all gonna die https://t.co/PgLmPenf0N

— Yashar (@yashar) February 8, 2017

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Belafon Feb 8, 2017 • 1:41:27pm

re: #197 FormerDirtDart

I suspect he can afford it, but I’d be willing to donate to pay back that ticket.

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Nyet Feb 8, 2017 • 1:42:13pm

re: #200 Backwoods_Sleuth

Two horrible people. Of course they like each other.

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William Lewis Feb 8, 2017 • 1:42:50pm

re: #197 FormerDirtDart

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God bless you, Captain.

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darthstar Feb 8, 2017 • 1:45:00pm

Otoh, the fascism, corruption and incompetence.

Otoh, the chances of an auto-erotic asphyxiation scandal in this White House is damn good.

— Lex (@LuthorCEO) February 8, 2017

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Unshaken Defiance Feb 8, 2017 • 1:46:39pm

re: #8 Backwoods_Sleuth

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End Times, obviously….

Great. Sweet Meteor Of Death keeps missing.
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HappyWarrior Feb 8, 2017 • 1:47:31pm

re: #202 Nyet

Two horrible people. Of course they like each other.

Yeah can’t stand either.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 1:48:02pm

NEWS: Blumenthal telling reporters Neil Gorsuch used the words “demoralizing” & “disheartening” to describe Trump’s attacks on judiciary

— Ashley Killough (@KilloughCNN) February 8, 2017

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bratwurst Feb 8, 2017 • 1:48:32pm

Big question: will Friendster and MySpace be exempted?

Trump admin mulls requiring US visitors from 7 majority Muslim states hand over their social media pwds to enter US. https://t.co/F2oayvnHa2

— Eva (@evacide) February 8, 2017

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HappyWarrior Feb 8, 2017 • 1:49:09pm

re: #207 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Neil best be careful. Crossing Trump on any issue will be treated as a personal betrayal.

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electrotek Feb 8, 2017 • 1:49:17pm

re: #208 bratwurst

Big question: will Friendster and MySpace be exempted?

Or Bebo, Hi>5, Ello, etc.?

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HappyWarrior Feb 8, 2017 • 1:49:41pm

re: #208 bratwurst

Big question: will Friendster and MySpace be exempted?

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LiveJournal!

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 1:49:47pm

*blink*

Sen. Scott says everyone should read Coretta Scott King letter. Says he took issue with former Sen. Kennedy’s remarks being read by Warren

— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) February 8, 2017

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wrenchwench Feb 8, 2017 • 1:49:48pm

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Nyet Feb 8, 2017 • 1:50:59pm

re: #203 William Lewis

Hey William, I think you might enjoy this news:

bbc.com

Mikhail Tolstykh, known as Givi, died in his office in an explosion described by rebel authorities in Donetsk as a terrorist attack.

This is the guy on the video, abusing Ukrainian soldiers:

Гиви поймал 8-рых

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 1:51:30pm

Cornyn, who once said a fellow Senator “doesn’t care at all about the victims of human trafficking,” is lecturing the Senate on Rule XIX

— Senate D Floor Watch (@DSenFloor) February 8, 2017

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Nyet Feb 8, 2017 • 1:51:42pm

re: #207 Backwoods_Sleuth

Good trick, Gorsuch, good trick. But no.

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FormerDirtDart Feb 8, 2017 • 1:52:16pm

re: #208 bratwurst

Big question: will Friendster and MySpace be exempted?

Trump admin mulls requiring US visitors from 7 majority Muslim states hand over their social media pwds to enter US.

I bet the ACLU is drafting their lawsuit as I type

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 1:52:20pm

Sen McCain responds to WH Spox @seanspicer suggesting he should apologize for not calling Yemen raid a success w/ a bit of a history lesson: pic.twitter.com/9zvjGGNkoT

— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) February 8, 2017

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bratwurst Feb 8, 2017 • 1:52:52pm

Perfectly normal and perfectly healthy for an ambassador to have a role in contravening international law in the country he’s being dispatched to…uh, right?

Report: ~20 newly approved settler homes are funded by org headed by David Friedman, Trump’s Israel Ambassador pick https://t.co/lMvrfpHOqs

— J Street (@jstreetdotorg) February 8, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 1:53:51pm

uh huh…

“We are in touch with Yemense (sic) officials” over status of future US military raids there, replies @PressSec. pic.twitter.com/vmVFZdPDN2

— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) February 8, 2017

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HappyWarrior Feb 8, 2017 • 1:53:54pm

re: #212 Backwoods_Sleuth

*blink*

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Scott will promptly vote for Sessions like a good little Republican.

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Sir John Barron Feb 8, 2017 • 1:55:00pm

re: #218 Backwoods_Sleuth

Sean Spicer knows the most history. Period.

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BigPapa Feb 8, 2017 • 1:59:41pm

Facebook Video

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wrenchwench Feb 8, 2017 • 2:05:06pm

He’s floundering.

Via @MusicTherapyGuy: pic.twitter.com/zq262Npiiw

— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) February 8, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 8, 2017 • 2:05:19pm

noting to see here…

REPORT: Eric Trump and Don Jr. will attend opening of Trump International Golf Club in Dubai later this month: https://t.co/B7Ti6qq8Br pic.twitter.com/wKExQA1YuF

— Matt Corley (@mcorley) February 8, 2017

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light)) Feb 8, 2017 • 2:05:33pm

re: #194 Backwoods_Sleuth

“I want you to turn in the bad ones,” Trump to the chiefs and sheriffs. “You know the illegals. You know them by their 1st name.”

so he is basically telling the local authorities that they have free rein to do whatever they see fit…and the Federal Government will back them up

Reichsfuckingkristallnacht is coming

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Bubblehead II Feb 8, 2017 • 2:26:51pm

re: #198 harlequinade

I don’t normally get choked up with things like this, but…damn. That hit hard.

Yep.

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Patricia Kayden Feb 8, 2017 • 2:36:15pm

re: #12 Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters

Trump has always been an awful person. Way back when he was discriminating against Black/Brown tenants and writing op-eds against innocent Black/Brown teenagers. I have no reason to believe that his awfulness/bigotry is related to any mental disease. He is just an awful person.

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originalben Feb 8, 2017 • 2:50:08pm

Easy D pic.twitter.com/kwbq4qpwHW

— delrayser (@delrayser) February 8, 2017

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steve_davis Feb 8, 2017 • 2:53:39pm

re: #9 Nyet

A nice article on the annoying “5 million others” meme, which was basically a lie by Simon Wiesenthal (who often had problems with the truth):

‘Remember the 11 million’? Why an inflated victims tally irks Holocaust historians

Tied to the Trump statement.

The number isn’t a lie. There were roughly 3 million Russian P.O.W.s who were killed in camps. Plus another 1 million non-Jewish Poles. Then add in a quarter-million Romani plus a shit-load of Resistance fighters from various countries, including France. The Russians refused to sign the Geneva Accords, which means that they and the Germans treated each other’s prisoners of war like garbage.

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dell*nix Feb 8, 2017 • 3:16:23pm

re: #76 Shiplord Kirel

This whole past year has put me back into my 1973/75 mindset. At least now I have meds and therapy. Still have ghosts though.

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compound_Idaho Feb 8, 2017 • 3:34:43pm

re: #193 Arkansawyer

There is no requirement to fluoridate the water. When I lived in town they did not fluoridate the water. I am now on a private system that does not fluoridate the water. I just use Crest! Problem solved.

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CleverToad Feb 8, 2017 • 3:37:49pm

re: #228 Patricia Kayden

Trump has always been an awful person. Way back when he was discriminating against Black/Brown tenants and writing op-eds against innocent Black/Brown teenagers. I have no reason to believe that his awfulness/bigotry is related to any mental disease. He is just an awful person.

How about both? He’s an awful person who is now exhibiting traits associated with Alzheimers. Doesn’t excuse his earlier behavior at all, and doesn’t make his current condition any more sympathetic. Just all the more dangerous. There were plenty of people in a position to call out a warning on this — that they chose not to tells us all we need to know about their motives.

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compound_Idaho Feb 8, 2017 • 3:39:30pm

re: #219 bratwurst

Perfectly normal and perfectly healthy for an ambassador to have a role in contravening international law in the country he’s being dispatched to…uh, right?

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Settlers are Illegal aliens! ?

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Nyet Feb 8, 2017 • 5:08:27pm

re: #230 steve_davis

The number isn’t a lie. There were roughly 3 million Russian P.O.W.s who were killed in camps. Plus another 1 million non-Jewish Poles. Then add in a quarter-million Romani plus a shit-load of Resistance fighters from various countries, including France. The Russians refused to sign the Geneva Accords, which means that they and the Germans treated each other’s prisoners of war like garbage.

The number is a lie because Wiesenthal lied about it. Read the article.
The actual number is either much bigger (if we include all criminal killings under the Nazis) or much smaller (if we only include genocide).

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John Hughes Feb 9, 2017 • 2:49:28am

Trump:

I was a good student. I understand things. I comprehend very well, better than I think almost anybody

I have never seen a clearer statement of the Dunning Kruger effect.

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John Hughes Feb 9, 2017 • 8:18:42am

re: #55 Kragar

Say I criticize Operation Market Garden — how many dead soldiers am I insulting?

Nah, it was the fault of the idiots who ordered it, not the soldiers who died following those orders.

Spy Auto

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