Every year at this time, right wing media resurrects their brain-dead “War on Christmas” fake controversy, to keep the rubes in a state of perpetual rage. This year, it’s a Starbucks cup with a cartoon drawing of two hands they JUST KNOW belong to gay people.
The Root picked up my article: White Supremacist Troll Low-Key Stalks Maxine Waters, George Zimmerman Mixes Her Up With Another Black Woman https://t.co/6Z91TBA2Zq via @TheRoot
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 17, 2017
A “Starbucks cub”??
Polar bear?
Christmas bear?
Pedo bear? *
*most likely in Republican areas in the South….
ADD: I just went to Starbucks’ site to check out their Holiday cup. Man, THIS is what the wingers are getting het up about??
When they say they “want to put Christ back in Christmas”, I don’t think they mean it like it usually applies, i.e. “Jesus Christ! What is wrong with these idiots??!!”
Infamous White Supremacist Troll has a nice ring to it, more journalism friendly. But I’ll always have a soft spot for The Chuccubus.
JUST IN: U.N. Security Council to vote Monday on draft resolution calling for U.S. decision on Jerusalem to be rescinded - diplomats pic.twitter.com/YJ5M4OxpKh
— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) December 17, 2017
Trump, Nov: “Everywhere we went, our foreign hosts greeted the American delegation, myself included, with… respect. And this great respect showed…that America’s renewed confidence and standing in the world has never been stronger than it is right now” https://t.co/beRWNLRbFK
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) December 17, 2017
Time for Rosenstein to fire Mueller. https://t.co/EcUtYlWM8a
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) December 16, 2017
Someone help Mark. He has run out of pants to shit in. https://t.co/EfcB5DvNJ2
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) December 17, 2017
In Texas, a first-grader’s wish: “This Christmas, I would like a ball and food. I need a blanket”https://t.co/NVE94xohZw pic.twitter.com/UTEZaVhcQp
— David Beard (@dabeard) December 16, 2017
The only seven words I care about re the @realDonaldTrump’s administration right now are; “YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT..” @CDCgov #CDC7Words #CDCBannedWords #SundayMorning
— aasif mandvi (@aasif) December 17, 2017
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3 branch managers are a company beach retreat pic.twitter.com/HDq66hZwba
— Cute Emergency (@CuteEmergency) December 17, 2017
UPDATE: The MASSIVE #ThomasFire NOW at 269,000 acres and 40% contained. High winds alerts in place in Southern California through the afternoon. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/XAZygDG9WP
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) December 17, 2017
re: #6 jaunte
Like the words “Homeless Veteran”, “Hungry Child” should NEVER exist in the same sentence. Not in the US and not in 2017. Damn it.
In less entertaining news, apparently the Republicans are looking to shutdown the Congressional House Intelligence Committee’s investigation into things Trump related.
For the record, my guess is that Devin Nunes is going to be either one of the first people in Congress charged, or have the more serious charges filed against him.
His current behaviour, and his behaviour back in March (theguardian.com) are just not those of an innocent person
Is $4 trillion going to “come flowing back” into the US from overseas tax havens as a result of corporate tax cuts? #APFactCheck finds that’s not true. https://t.co/0RQTXG964N
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 17, 2017
Never let Steve Bannon tell you he’s not alt-right. He’s supporting a white nationalist congressional candidate in Wisconsin https://t.co/934ZCKkdKT
— Christopher Mathias (@letsgomathias) December 17, 2017
Note that Paul Nehlen is also a friend of Holocaust denier Chuck C. Johnson (who is NOT ME), and can frequently be found commenting on Johnson’s Facebook page. https://t.co/leJrAgjN3n
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 17, 2017
re: #12 A Mom Anon
Like the words “Homeless Veteran”, “Hungry Child” should NEVER exist in the same sentence. Not in the US and not in 2017. Damn it.
Reading that heartbreaking Santa request made me think about our Christmas light tour the other evening. Massive homes with lights that cost them 10s of thousands of dollars just for a month of bragging rights. And for them, but not for that child, our Congress is fighting to put more $ in their bank accounts. Fuck the hungry kids and homeless vets.
That thought just fucked my day.
Cute video Ajit “Aren’t I Precious?” Pai 🤮-but you are profoundly unworthy 2 wield a lightsaber-A Jedi acts selflessly for the common man-NOT lie 2 enrich giant corporations. Btw-did you pay John Williams his royalty? @AjitPaiFCCorpShill #AJediYouAreNOT pic.twitter.com/SpIcOEySUY
.@HammillHimself Luke, I know Hollywood can be confusing, but it was Vader who supported govt power over everything said & done on the Internet. That’s why giant corps (Google, Facebook, Netflix) supported the FCC power grab of net neutrality. Reject the dark side: Free the net! https://t.co/nARkMvIEYk
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 17, 2017
Thanks for smarm-spaining it to me @tedcruz I know politics can be confusing, but you’d have more credibility if you spelled my name correctly. I mean IT’S RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF YOU! Maybe you’re just distracted from watching porn at the office again❤️-mh https://t.co/nHpJVG1Wpe
re: #15 Charles Johnson
I would almost pay money to watch Randy Bryce take this little shit on.
#MarchForTruth has joined forces with @moveon, @IndivisibleTeam, @CommonCause, @Public_Citizen and many other partners to prepare a rapid response if Donald Trump fires Robert Mueller.
We have 80,000 RSVPs to 500 events in all 50 states.
➡️ Join us: https://t.co/CHSA5DG2ha pic.twitter.com/iyscF3PYEq— Holly O’Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) December 17, 2017
re: #16 allegro
I’m not sure if school is out yet where you are, but it might be worth a phone call to one of the schools close to you and ask if there’s a kid in need that you could help. I suspect this goes on a lot more than we realize. Teachers see a lot that we never hear about, it can’t hurt to ask.
re: #17 Backwoods_Sleuth
Initiated work for our first local college voter registration drive of 2018 about an hour ago.
Dear @washingtonpost and @nytimes: PLEASE do not contribute to the hysteria: Even the Langhofer letter, weak as it is (which your stories do not mention), does *not* accuse Mueller of “illegally obtaining” emails. PLEASE change your headlines/ledes. Thanks
— Marty Lederman (@marty_lederman) December 17, 2017
HAPPENING NOW: Emergency reported at Atlanta airport - https://t.co/5FivGFVKAQ pic.twitter.com/YE5QzVwWGH
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 17, 2017
Amazon sellers are marketing KEK/Nazi flags, just in time for Christmas.
ABSOLUTE RED LINE: the firing of Bob Mueller or crippling the special counsel’s office. If removed or meaningfully tampered with, there must be mass, popular, peaceful support of both. The American people must be seen and heard - they will ultimately be determinative.
— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) December 17, 2017
re: #24 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Reading power outage.
People stuck on planes.
BREAKING: Airport authorities say power outage at Atlanta’s international airport causes FAA to suspend outgoing flights.
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 17, 2017
cut and paste the text screenshot from last year
— The Lunz (@lunz71) December 17, 2017
Update: also found texts from December 2015, & from spring 2015 - before my daughter’s birthday - when my aunt asked for my address. So, I’ve texted her my address 4x over the last 2 1/2 years. Address hasn’t changed in that time. https://t.co/iuOxdOJFBA
— Robert Ford (@raford3) December 17, 2017
You will do this. That you do NOT do this yet means you are still in the fresh bloom of youth. Soon, you will do this and then there will be no more bloom. I did this…last week (creaking sounds) https://t.co/FXYXgJMl2x
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) December 17, 2017
re: #27 Stanley Sea
Reading power outage.
People stuck on planes.
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yes, that’s what the link in the tweet was saying.
And so, on Facebook, freaking Think Progress is already ripping Doug Jones apart and the chorus of hopelessness begins….the man hasn’t even taken his first box into his office yet FFS.
re: #30 A Mom Anon
And so, on Facebook, freaking Think Progress is already ripping Doug Jones apart and the chorus of hopelessness begins….the man hasn’t even taken his first box into his office yet FFS.
WTF?
When terrorists start requesting your supporters by name because they feel they share similar ideologies — it’s time for your administration to end https://t.co/o6Xbhof3Yt
— Gargoyle 🌊 (@Patztense) December 17, 2017
“…Under local jury procedures, the court draws prospective jurors exclusively from urban counties surrounding Wichita, where the trial is scheduled to take place. Defense attorneys say that’s unfair to the trio, whose alleged crimes occurred in western Kansas.
According to the filing, voter data showed that Trump beat Clinton by about 28 percentage points in the Wichita-Hutchinson jury division, from which the court will summon prospective jurors for the men’s trial. By contrast, defense attorneys wrote, Trump beat Clinton by roughly 55 percentage points in the Dodge City jury division, a 28-county region whose citizens are excluded from serving on federal trial juries in Wichita.
I’d say that gives them enough of an edge.
The beagle is tired of your shit, Twitter. pic.twitter.com/B9fNLf1AkJ
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) December 17, 2017
re: #31 retired cynic
I can’t get their stupid website to load right, but appearently he said sexual assault wasn’t a “real issue” and that he might vote with Republicans sometimes. And now the knives are out. The thing is, I can’t get to the video clip they’re showing or their fucking stupid website (it simply will not load on any of my devices), so I have no idea what they are on about.
re: #31 retired cynic
re: #35 A Mom Anon
Doug Jones views sexual assault as a distraction from ‘real issues’ https://t.co/bCLCnhoi9K pic.twitter.com/TaAVaycPPD
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) December 17, 2017
Speaking on CNN on Sunday, Jones emphasized he has no interest in focusing on what reporter Jake Tapper referred to as the “horrific” allegations of sexual assault against President Donald Trump. “Those allegations were made before the election. So people had an opportunity to judge before that election,” Jones said in the interview. “I think we need to move on and not get distracted by those issues. Let’s get on with the real issues that are facing people of this country right now.”
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), who campaigned for Jones in Alabama during the special Senate election, has called for Trump to resign over the multiple allegations of assault and harassment made against the president. When asked whether he supports Booker’s call, Jones responded, “I don’t think the president ought to resign at this point.” The Alabama Democrat said he doesn’t believe Trump, who has admitted to sexually assaulting women, should face the same fate as Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), who recently announced his intention to resign amidst multiple allegations by women of sexual harassment.
Trump was elected president “with those allegations at front and center,” Jones said.
re: #35 A Mom Anon
I can’t get their stupid website to load right, but appearently he said sexual assault wasn’t a “real issue” and that he might vote with Republicans sometimes. And now the knives are out. The thing is, I can’t get to the video clip they’re showing or their fucking stupid website (it simply will not load on any of my devices), so I have no idea what they are on about.
This is a similar source:
Newly elected Democrat doesn’t think Trump should resign over sexual harassment accusations
thehill.com
Give it a careful read.
“CNN Investigating Reports Of Wolf Blitzer’s Highly Proper Sexual Conduct” https://t.co/yZUVNfkCqH
— Jack Shafer (@jackshafer) December 17, 2017
I occasionally consider unfollowing The Onion. Then, every once in a while, this happens https://t.co/TvLftnoizp
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) December 17, 2017
re: #16 allegro
Reading that heartbreaking Santa request made me think about our Christmas light tour the other evening. Massive homes with lights that cost them 10s of thousands of dollars just for a month of bragging rights. And for them, but not for that child, our Congress is fighting to put more $ in their bank accounts. Fuck the hungry kids and homeless vets.
That thought just fucked my day.
An American “Christmas Carol.”
No God bless us for Tiny Tim this year though.
The Evangelicals are on board with Scrooge.
re: #17 Backwoods_Sleuth
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I don’t know much about him. And I don’t really want to other than I know I want him gone.
re: #37 Decatur Deb
And now I had to delete my response on their Facebook page and unfollow them because I started getting harassed on Messenger. Lectured about why I am the problem and I must have never had anything bad happen to me, etc. Other than the fact I’ve been raped and am an abuse survivor, nah, I have NO experience with this. Fucking Democrats, I swear to god. ,
Russian state news TASS: Putin thanked Trump for CIA information “which helped to trace, detect and arrest a group of terrorists preparing explosions in the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg, and in other public places of the city.”
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 17, 2017
So Trump believes the CIA when it comes to threats against Russia, Putin’s grip on power, but not when it comes to Russian meddling in U.S. presidential elections and attacks on the American democratic process?
Got it. https://t.co/IQro2VazWi— Adam Khan (@Khanoisseur) December 17, 2017
BREAKING: CBS News has learned Republican @SenJohnMcCain will not be on hand for the final vote on the GOP tax passage expected for early this week; he is returning home to Arizona after spending several days in a Maryland hospitalhttps://t.co/UAXiQkiqVM
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) December 17, 2017
re: #44 A Mom Anon
And now I had to delete my response on their Facebook page and unfollow them because I started getting harassed on Messenger. Lectured about why I am the problem and I must have never had anything bad happen to me, etc. Other than the fact I’ve been raped and am an abuse survivor, nah, I have NO experience with this. Fucking Democrats, I swear to god. ,
Ahem…not Democrats.
Moonbats.
They don’t know what the Democratic party stands for and who is covered in their coalition. They see only themselves. That is not a party.
re: #46 Backwoods_Sleuth
That’s not good (health wise).
re: #48 ObserverArt
Sadly, he may not be coming back to Washington.
That’s what I’m thinking. His last holiday with his family.
re: #47 ObserverArt
I know. It’s frustrating. Sexual assult is a BFD, but FFS it’s not the only problem we have. We can do more than one thing at a time. But nooo, it’s “well he ALREADY DID THE WRONG THING!!!!” in response to my statement that maybe we ought to let the guy unpack a box in his new office before we start trying to get rid of him. And then it got stupid, real fast.
re: #12 A Mom Anon
Like the words “Homeless Veteran”, “Hungry Child” should NEVER exist in the same sentence. Not in the US and not in 2017. Damn it.
Yep. The income inequality in this country is outrageous.
Thank you to everyone for their kind words. My father is doing well and we are all looking forward to spending Christmas together in Arizona. If you’re feeling charitable this Christmas @HeadfortheCure or @NBTStweets to help find a cure for brain cancer is what I recommend. ❤️
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) December 17, 2017
Oh dear!
Trophy hunter who kills endangered elephants and lions ‘eaten by crocodiles’
Crocodiles are thought to have eaten a South African hunter after human remains were found inside two animals.
Scott van Zyl disappeared last week after he went on a hunting safari in Zimbabwe. Accompanied by a pack of dogs and a Zimbabwean tracker, the professional hunter who organises trips for foreign clients is thought to have been eaten by crocodiles on the bank of the Limpopo River.
BBC confirms: Zimbabwe DNA tests ‘prove hunter was killed by a crocodile’
re: #51 A Mom Anon
I know. It’s frustrating. Sexual assult is a BFD, but FFS it’s not the only problem we have. We can do more than one thing at a time. But nooo, it’s “well he ALREADY DID THE WRONG THING!!!!” in response to my statement that maybe we ought to let the guy unpack a box in his new office before we start trying to get rid of him. And then it got stupid, real fast.
I am admittedly bothered by his statement and think it was a misstep, especially before he even takes office. That said, still WAY better than Moore and he is a Dem who will, I presume, vote Dem where it counts.
re: #54 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
Oh dear!
Trophy hunter who kills endangered elephants and lions ‘eaten by crocodiles’BBC confirms: Zimbabwe DNA tests ‘prove hunter was killed by a crocodile’
I’m already sick of these heartwarming Christmas stories.
With McCain missing the vote, Corker’s unexplained flip flop becomes critical—potentially the deciding vote. This should bring extreme, heightened scrutiny to the #CorkerKickback.
— Topher Spiro (@TopherSpiro) December 17, 2017
On Fox’s ‘Hannity,’ @AGPamBondi calls Robert Mueller ‘corrupt’ probe ‘worse than Watergate’ https://t.co/7ZJBzIn235 via @MitchEPerry #FlaPol pic.twitter.com/sCncWBfBqy
— Peter Schorsch (@PeterSchorschFL) December 14, 2017
It’s pretty weird to me that the Attorney General for one of the biggest states in the country moonlights as a Trump TV pundit. https://t.co/wRgC5E98th
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) December 16, 2017
Malcolm Nance:
“This has never occurred in the history of the United States, where there were people there to test your ideological purity to Donald Trump, not to the Constitution, not to the defense of this nation.”
shareblue.com
re: #54 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
Here’s the late Mr. van Zyl with a lion he has shot:
and with some old fart and a leopard they have killed:
and finally with, of all things, a dead crocodile:
2. I asked @john_sipher, a 28-year CIA vet who served as a senior official in the CIA’s National Clandestine Service (including as Chief of Station and Deputy Chief of Station in Europe, Asia, Southeast Asia, the Balkans, and South Asia) what he thought of this unusual readout. pic.twitter.com/woUdvTlXxV
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) December 17, 2017
Today’s @themercurycomau cartoon: Dear Santa… pic.twitter.com/VxCgRjgLVG
— Christopher Downes (@CJDownes) December 17, 2017
A Christmas wish from Australian cartoonist @CJDownes——> https://t.co/yEADqALI61
— Ann Telnaes (@AnnTelnaes) December 17, 2017
re: #30 A Mom Anon
And so, on Facebook, freaking Think Progress is already ripping Doug Jones apart and the chorus of hopelessness begins….the man hasn’t even taken his first box into his office yet FFS.
This would have been 1,000,000x worse for Hillary. Not that I remotely think that Hillary losing was a blessing, but we would be eyeball deep in toxic media sludge by now. They just completely suck that way. It’s what they seem to do.
re: #46 Backwoods_Sleuth
BREAKING: CBS News has learned Republican @SenJohnMcCain will not be on hand for the final vote on the GOP tax passage expected for early this week; he is returning home to Arizona after spending several days in a Maryland hospitalhttps://t.co
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) December 17, 2017
re: #48 ObserverArt
Sadly, he may not be coming back to Washington.
Yeah, I think McCain’s probably going home to die.
Trump and Putin spoke by phone today, the second time in four days. On Thurs, Trump called to thank Putin for stock market praise. Today, Putin called Trump to thank him for a CIA tip, per Kremlin.
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) December 17, 2017
Both calls were prolonged significantly by the autocrats playfully arguing over who should hang up first https://t.co/qVEYVzoJrP
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) December 17, 2017
@cindymccain I saw John will be coming home to recover from his recent Chemo. Just wanted to send a note of support. Hope you are going to the Rocks for this time. There’s big medicine coming in from all over the country. Best Dave (Central 73’) @glward65
— Argyle Von Bargle 🐘🐘🐘🐘 (@DaveoutofAustin) December 17, 2017
I just posted an article from WHYY and NPR regarding the Mueller investigation.
littlegreenfootballs.com
I live in California.
You’re lying about that.
Do yourself a favor and stop watching the liars on FAUX News!— josephebacon 🌹 (@josephebacon) December 17, 2017
Okay, who did Mueller interview after September 1?
Request was made on Aug. 23, Mueller obtained records on Sept. 1. So, yet another reason why this past week has been a CIRCUS. They FOUND OUT they’ve been BUSTED.
— Ale (@aliasvaughn) December 17, 2017
Congratulations to anyone Mueller interviewed after Sept 1st! Mueller found your missin’ emails! https://t.co/Nf488LaQok
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) December 17, 2017
Lost NASA footage revealed!
I want to extend compassion to the manly #NeverTrump conservatives and hawks of Twitter who nobly can’t back the Russian-asset president but also don’t want to yield their failsafe spite re: liberals and their old tried-and-true gags about snowflakes. Real rock/hard place.
— Virginia Heffernan (@page88) December 17, 2017
re: #12 A Mom Anon
Like the words “Homeless Veteran”, “Hungry Child” should NEVER exist in the same sentence. Not in the US and not in 2017. Damn it.
re: #52 Eclectic Cyborg
Yep. The income inequality in this country is outrageous.
We have a previously homeless disabled veteran in our lizard colony. It is extremely wrong.
re: #55 allegro
I always, and I mean ALWAYS get a catch in my throat when I hear someone even imply that sexual assault is not important to address. It isn’t the only battle and there are other issues that can be linked back to why sexual assault is as prevalent as it is. It fucking destroys people, snuffs out potential (and lives, often by suicide and/or addiction) and leads to mental health issues in many survivors. We are a big and diverse group of humans and we need to come together and work on our shit. I am saying sexual assault ain’t our only problem, and we can work on a lot of issues if we can figure out how not to peck each other to pieces over shit like this.
I think what would help here is for a coalition of abuse survivors to approach Doug Jones and ask for some time to talk with him about things he could support that would help. And maybe sensitize him to this problem. I do not think for a minute he’s a scumbag. I think he’s looking at a LOT of shit he’s gotta try to get done and maybe, to him, this doesn’t look as overwhelming as grinding poverty or a shitty and badly underfunded educational system or a failing healthcare system or crumbling infrastructure , and yes sexual assault, and income inequality and shitty banking practices, and so on and forever. So it is our job to educate him and ask for his help where he has the power to make a big impact. Deal with his team and him, figure shit out. That is how it’s supposed to work and if the people don’t make it work, it isn’t going to. Especially with all the shitty representation we have now.
re: #54 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
Oh dear!
Trophy hunter who kills endangered elephants and lions ‘eaten by crocodiles’BBC confirms: Zimbabwe DNA tests ‘prove hunter was killed by a crocodile’
Trying for the tears and sympathy, but I got nothing except a giant, HA! and karmas a bitch, bitch.
I honestly don’t have an issue with people ripping Doug Jones for his comments. Calling sexual misconduct by powerful men a distraction from real issues is a shit thing to do on his part considering how anger over powerful men like Roy Moore and Donald Trump sexually abusing women basically tipped the election in his favor. I know a red state Democrat like Jones will occasionally disappoint us, but could he have at least waited until after he gets seated in the Senate?
re: #76 Colère Tueur de Lapin
Trying for the tears and sympathy, but I got nothing except a giant, HA! and karmas a bitch, bitch.
Ya know, I’m completely in favor of sport hunting for wildlife management (like when there are WAY too many deer, or wild pigs, for example), and this story warms my heart.
re: #74 A Mom Anon
What is grinding me over his statement is that WOMEN put his ass over the top to win the election. And then his first shot outa the gate says we’re a distraction and it’s time to deal with some actually important issues, using the exact same phrasing as any GOPer. He added to it with saying hey, voters put Trump in office anyway so it’s not an issue for him NOW.
Yeah, I think he stuck his foot in it big and lost a lot of respect he had walking in that door. Still glad he won and it takes nothing from the Democratic party that won that seat. It remains an amazing and historical win that should be celebrated bigly.
re: #76 Colère Tueur de Lapin
If only it was fredo, aka trump jr.
re: #17 Backwoods_Sleuth
I see no difference pic.twitter.com/nmOWYrnzNm
— 🎄Noah Richards☃️ (@Nowinski96) December 16, 2017
A law firm that represented Jared Kushner’s real estate company in dozens of eviction and housing court cases is now suing the company, NYDN reports, saying it’s owed more than $100,000 for legal work from two years ago. https://t.co/MTpjufr9Me
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 17, 2017
re: #82 The Vicious Babushka
Like father, like SiL? New twist on the adage, but…
re: #82 The Vicious Babushka
Like Trump - lots of lawyers working Pro Bono without realizing it.
Trump lawyer belatedly reading GSA terms of service. pic.twitter.com/2Z0ob7Se2g
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December 17, 2017
The White House readout of the Trump-Putin call looks like Trump wrote it himself pic.twitter.com/ulLh5T0XbF
— max seddon (@maxseddon) December 17, 2017
re: #82 The Vicious Babushka
Why are they running to the government to enforce payments? Shouldn’t the free market decide whether or not they should get paid?
— (((IntheNumbers))) (@ItsNumbersMan) December 17, 2017
If they’re desperate, they could resort to second amendment solutions. Isn’t that how it works?
re: #79 allegro
He needs to be confronted, and see the anger, but without an actual concrete plan of what he actually can do to help, that anger won’t do much but draw fucking news and attention to the fighting and shit isn’t getting fixed. He is now a US Senator, and he needs to be held accountable, but we have got to decide what we want and what his role is, realistically, to fix it. Legislatively and public service wise, what do we want him to do? Yell at him and be pissed? Sure! I think the anger is deserved, he stepped in it. But without a follow up to make sure this shit doesn’t happen anymore it’s just anger and it fixes nothing for survivors or possible future victims.
re: #11 Backwoods_Sleuth
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According to Wikipedia, residents of that “unincorporated census-designated place” include Drew Barrymore, Jeff Bridges, Ellen DeGeneres, Rob Lowe, Oprah Winfrey, Malcolm McDowell, Al Gore, Megyn Price, Eric Schmidt, Jane Seymour and Patrick Stewart.
.@POTUS was just asked on the South Lawn about special counsel obtaining transition emails. “Not looking good, not looking good.”
I asked if he is considering firing Robert Mueller, he answered: “No, I’m not.”— Alex Mallin (@alex_mallin) December 17, 2017
The wife and I finally got a little time out of the house this morning. We drove out to Jones Beach in hopes of seeing some seals in the bay (nope), then came back along the shoreline and stopped at a place called Oak Beach. After these pics, I re-named it ‘The Fishing Town on the Edge of the Universe.’
Since the start of his campaign, Trump has dedicated himself to attacking defining American institutions: electoral system, free press, separation of powers, law enforcement.
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) December 17, 2017
Important thread! https://t.co/UOIhZBiFgs
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 17, 2017
re: #93 makeitstop
The wife and I finally got a little time out of the house this morning. We drove out to Jones Beach in hopes of seeing some seals in the bay (nope), then came back along the shoreline and stopped at a place called Oak Beach. After these pics, I re-named it ‘The Fishing Town on the Edge of the Universe.’
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That third photo just grabs me!
re: #92 Stanley Sea
.@POTUS was just asked on the South Lawn about special counsel obtaining transition emails. “Not looking good, not looking good.”
I asked if he is considering firing Robert Mueller, he answered: “No, I’m not.”
They must have given him the muscle relaxers.
.@POTUS was just asked on the South Lawn about special counsel obtaining transition emails. “Not looking good, not looking good.”
I asked if he is considering firing Robert Mueller, he answered: “No, I’m not.”— Alex Mallin (@alex_mallin) December 17, 2017
This confirms that Trump is going to try to fire Robert Mueller. https://t.co/zdPTnYiXyg
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 17, 2017
re: #90 A Mom Anon
He needs to be confronted, and see the anger, but without an actual concrete plan of what he actually can do to help, that anger won’t do much but draw fucking news and attention to the fighting and shit isn’t getting fixed. He is now a US Senator, and he needs to be held accountable, but we have got to decide what we want and what his role is, realistically, to fix it. Legislatively and public service wise, what do we want him to do? Yell at him and be pissed? Sure! I think the anger is deserved, he stepped in it. But without a follow up to make sure this shit doesn’t happen anymore it’s just anger and it fixes nothing for survivors or possible future victims.
I don’t think there is anything to do about it. I just hope he pays attention to the legitimate anger his comments have generated and learns to represent the party in a considerably less tone deaf way.
re: #74 A Mom Anon
“I think what would help here is for a coalition of abuse survivors to approach Doug Jones and ask for some time to talk with him about things he could support that would help.”
Yes, instead of demonizing Jones, let’s work with him to get him to be more sensitive to the need of abuse survivors and sexual harassment in general. I don’t get why anyone on our side feels that tearing him down is productive.
Alright, dinner must be completed and all that sort of thing. Here’s to a better week to come. A girl can dream? Yes?
re: #98 Charles Johnson
And like it was stated in the NPR article I posted said the FBI and/or the Justice Department can pick up the investigation if Mueller is fired.
This guy (or girl, not clear) is becoming one of my Twitter favorites
BREAKING NEWS: Trump lawyer: Mueller improperly obtained transition documents in Russia probe https://t.co/cCOzJX3OV1 pic.twitter.com/IqhdlNTqNw
— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 16, 2017
For the record, when your lawyers are saying “You weren’t supposed to find those!” instead of “There’s nothing incriminating in them.” you’re toast. https://t.co/m0NEi6OgZV
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) December 17, 2017
Peter Carr, Special Counsel spokesman:
“When we have obtained emails in the course of our ongoing criminal investigation, we have secured either the account owner’s consent or appropriate criminal process.”— Evan Pérez (@evanperez) December 17, 2017
The special counsel hasn’t said a word in 8 months, then yesterday it busts out one sentence with the word “criminal” in it, TWICE. Get it. @realDonaldTrump?https://t.co/Tl1lhwZXFc
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) December 17, 2017
re: #99 allegro
I may be in the minority here, but it sure looks to me like Jones got a “gotcha” question and didn’t want to answer it, which is understandable. I think my position, if I were coming from where he’s coming from, would be similar - “let me get to DC and start working on the issues that affect Alabama.”
Wasn’t this a big part of what took Franken down so fast - the media starting a running scorecard of “which Democrats are calling on him to resign right this minute?” and not giving Dems any oxygen to discuss any other issue?
re: #104 Dizzy
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re: #97 retired cynic
Just saw this on the Kasparov thread, and thought it might come in handy!
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President Obama had zero indictments and was known as “No Drama Obama” for a reason. He is in no way comparable to the Crook-in-Chief.
re: #107 Targetpractice
Someone said, possibly further down, that irony is not quite dead. I feel that irony is deceased, passed on, is no more, and the rest of the dead parrot sketch. Furthermore, it has been bathed in formaldehyde and mummified.
re: #109 Dizzy
Someone said, possibly further down, that irony is not quite dead. I feel that irony is deceased, passed on, is no more, and the rest of the dead parrot sketch. Furthermore, it has been bathed in formaldehyde and mummified.
Irony is dead. Long live irony!
If Trump is unpopular, why do NFL Stadiums look like this? If Liberalism is popular, why do NFL Stadiums look like this? pic.twitter.com/63unxUS8Ss
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) December 17, 2017
Ok, still two weeks to go…but I think we have our dumbest tweet of the year. https://t.co/QlPWWDj2gi
— Clay C. (@ClayC1969) December 17, 2017
Yeah, as I sit here streaming the Steelers/Pats game, I can’t understand why people wouldn’t pay outrageous ticket prices to freeze their nuts off.
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DaFck??? pic.twitter.com/02eSEVD3Uf
— Argyle Von Bargle 🐘🐘🐘🐘 (@DaveoutofAustin) December 17, 2017
Happy #Hanukkah #Hanukkah2017 6th Light pic.twitter.com/WS1DWRI0j0
— The Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) December 17, 2017
re: #105 ipsos
I may be in the minority here, but it sure looks to me like Jones got a “gotcha” question and didn’t want to answer it, which is understandable. I think my position, if I were coming from where he’s coming from, would be similar - “let me get to DC and start working on the issues that affect Alabama.”
Wasn’t this a big part of what took Franken down so fast - the media starting a running scorecard of “which Democrats are calling on him to resign right this minute?” and not giving Dems any oxygen to discuss any other issue?
Jones: I think there are many serious and disturbing issues plaguing this administration and this is one of them. Once I am seated I will work with my fellow Senators to address all of these important issues in a way that best serves all Americans.
ewwwwwwwwww
Tremendous reporting + super-creepy details in this @SInow story on the Panthers owner.
“Multiple female employees recalled to SI that Richardson asked them if he could personally shave their legs.”https://t.co/wH5ZBeVARy— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) December 17, 2017
Keely Smith passed away today yesterday. She was the perfect foil for Louis Prima.
Keely Smith, the iconic jazz and pop vocalist who achieved success as both a solo artist and with her musical partnership with first husband Louis Prima, died on Dec. 16 in Palm Springs.
She was 89.
The singer was “under physicians’ care at the time of her passing from apparent heart failure,” according to publicist Bob Merlis.
Smith was a Grammy-winning talent who gained much attention when as a teenager she got the job as the “girl singer” in Prima’s band in 1948.
She married Prima in 1953 and achieved success together throughout the entertainment business, starring in stage, television and movies and releasing hit records.
They’d win a Grammy in 1959 — the first year the awards were handed out — for best pop vocal performance by a duo or group for their smash “That Old Black Magic,” which remained on the charts for 18 weeks
(If you’d asked me, I’d have told you I thought she passed away long ago. RIP, Miss Keely.)
Yes! New Mexico is joining the net neutrality lawsuit! kob.com
re: #79 allegro
What is grinding me over his statement is that WOMEN put his ass over the top to win the election. And then his first shot outa the gate says we’re a distraction and it’s time to deal with some actually important issues, using the exact same phrasing as any GOPer. He added to it with saying hey, voters put Trump in office anyway so it’s not an issue for him NOW.
Yeah, I think he stuck his foot in it big and lost a lot of respect he had walking in that door. Still glad he won and it takes nothing from the Democratic party that won that seat. It remains an amazing and historical win that should be celebrated bigly.
I read it to say that DT’s actions shouldn’t be an issue (e.g. “We knew Bill Clinton was a horn dog when we elected him”), not that harassment wasn’t an issue. I don’t agree, but I also don’t think we’re being dismissed.
re: #112 bratwurst
Bill Mitchell
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@mitchellvii
If Trump is unpopular, why do NFL Stadiums look like this? If Liberalism is popular, why do NFL Stadiums look like this?4:05 PM - Dec 17, 2017
Someone let the twit Mitchell know that is Cleveland stadium.
The picture is most likely at or near the end of another Browns loss in a no-win season. Even as bad as the Browns are, the stadium was probably fuller at the start of the game.
If the franchise is winning it would be full. Browns fans are the best and very dedicated, they show up as miserable as the team has been.
Fuck Mitchell.
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“One day you’ll understand your mom was a hero”
What a soaring tribute to Viola Liuzzohttps://t.co/2HuAO5DiZO— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) December 17, 2017
It looks like Republicans are going to be able to pass their “tax reform” bill, and if that happens it will be one of the worst disasters ever to hit this country. It’s nightmarish to watch this approaching like a runaway train and be powerless to stop it.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 17, 2017
re: #122 ObserverArt
Someone let the twit Mitchell know that is Cleveland stadium.
The picture is most likely at or near the end of another Browns loss in a no-win season. Even as bad as the Browns are, the stadium was probably fuller at the start of the game.
If the franchise is winning it would be full. Browns fans are the best and very dedicated, they show up as miserable as the team has been.
Fuck Mitchell.
I’d be willing to wager he has a tweet critical of what David Weigel did recently, but can’t be arsed to immerse myself in the smelly pile of garbage that is his Twitter feed to confirm.
re: #123 Stanley Sea
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You know what is chilling about the tweet you posted?
Look at the license plate on the state patrol car.
It says to me that a lot has not changed.
Keep having to check online to see if Trump has started a war or crowned himself tyrant.
I don’t like this cornfield the Republicans have wished us into.
re: #121 A hollow voice says, Covfefe.
I read it to say that DT’s actions shouldn’t be an issue (e.g. “We knew Bill Clinton was a horn dog when we elected him”), not that harassment wasn’t an issue. I don’t agree, but I also don’t think we’re being dismissed.
I hadn’t intended to get into to this to this degree but since we’re here…
My 3 girlfriends and I talked about this over dinner the other night. Our ages ranged from 58 to 73. One is a surgical nurse, one a retired corporate attorney, one an office manager, and I am a retired wildlife biologist/professor. Three of the 4 of us (easy to guess which 3) put up with harassment bullshit throughout our careers. What we all cynically agreed upon was that we have few illusions that this is about protecting women and all about using us and our experiences as weapons to take down powerful men. That said we all hoped that the fallout would be beneficial in the long run to change our culture for the better.
The Alabama election was very much centered on this issue and it drove women to the polls. I suspect a majority of the write in votes, that certainly tipped the election, were Republican women. Then today, less than a week later, the guy elected by those women says the issue is a “distraction” and it’s now time to move on to the important stuff. My first thought was “yup, there it is.” Surprised? Not really. Disappointed? Yes.
“Why do these mistakes always go one way?” I think @JonahNRO’s take is right: It’s not conspiracy, but still something troublesome. Would like to see Jonah, @Edsall, & @MrWalterShapiro on a panel (or at a bar) talking it through.
https://t.co/nJUEWus78j— Charles Murray (@charlesmurray) December 16, 2017
The biggest factor in media bias, by far, is that too many reporters and editors don’t see the need to scrutinize liberal claims as carefully as they scrutinize conservative claims. It’s pervasive and unconscious. https://t.co/BoXb0dNlef
— Will Saletan (@saletan) December 16, 2017
Claims like, “Iraq will has WMDs” and “upper class tax cuts benefit the poor” 🙄 https://t.co/zDTkeU5Onq
— Ames Grawert (@AmesCG) December 17, 2017
So my boss is a big Pats fan. Grew up in Cape Cod, been following them for ages, and even has a “lucky jersey.” Today, as we were talking about the Steelers/Pats game, I (a Seattle fan) made a joke that I’d “die happy” if Tom Brady got sacked.
So yeah…I might not have a job tomorrow.///
re: #112 bratwurst
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Maybe it’s so empty because the Cleveland Browns haven’t won a single game? Who wants to freeze their nuts off when they know their team is gonna lose?
these people…
.@JudgeJeanine: “Members of the @FBI & @TheJusticeDept—some of whom actually ended up on Bob Mueller’s team to prosecute @realDonaldTrump—did everything they could to exonerate @HillaryClinton for her crimes & incriminate @POTUS with a non-existent crime.” https://t.co/EN47t2eTAh pic.twitter.com/PgatFPdYQL
— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 17, 2017
re: #133 Backwoods_Sleuth
these people…
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apparently Fox did not get enough grief about this last night, they had to tweet it again tonight.
re: #112 bratwurst
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fwiw, when Dave Weigel posted a misleading stadium shot Trump and Wingnutville demanded that he be fired.
(also to note, Weigel deleted and apologized for his error, we’ll see about Bill)
oh….sure thing, Corker…
*eyeroll*
Just In: Senator Bob Corker claims he did NOT know about the last minute change in the tax bill benefitting real estate companies like his (and Trump’s). He just sent letter to Sen. Hatch asking for explanation
.@davidsirota report getting under his skin. pic.twitter.com/zqXato2a21— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) December 17, 2017
John Cornyn doesn’t have a good answer on tax bill loophole that means millions for Corker and Trump https://t.co/BaFStZWyQJ pic.twitter.com/NogHGpS5jz
— Vox (@voxdotcom) December 17, 2017
For people who witness sexual harassment on the job, taking action can be complicated. Here’s one forklift operator’s story. https://t.co/AgCrt8lojb pic.twitter.com/RRZd0anMFp
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 17, 2017
The drama this man endured for doing the right thing is the reason why so many others keep their mouths shut. And those in power know this. 😢 https://t.co/rV4jH5wvgl
— Blanket Jackson (@steenfox) December 17, 2017
There are so many things that trouble me in this WH release on Trump/Putin call, I can only hope whoever wrote it was doing so half-drunk in the closet of a holiday party using iPhone dictation. pic.twitter.com/TYifIVOrOV
— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) December 17, 2017
re: #133 Backwoods_Sleuth
S&M Barbie says WHAT????????
— josephebacon 🌹 (@josephebacon) December 17, 2017
re: #133 Backwoods_Sleuth
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I’m sorry, but I can’t take this “outrage” seriously after Fox helped the GOP turn what was supposedly a non-partisan investigation into corrupt land deals into a “moral outrage” over a blowjob.
re: #136 Backwoods_Sleuth
oh….sure thing, Corker…
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Without McCain there, Corker’s realizing he no longer has the excuse that even without his vote the GOP could have passed the bill. So he’s now looking for an escape hatch.
re: #136 Backwoods_Sleuth
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You know what? With McCain not voting (and I share in the sympathies for his family; glioblastoma is one sucky way to go), if there’s any wedge at all to get Corker worked up, I’m going to be as optimistic as I can possibly be that this house of cards could still come down on the horrible people who crafted it.
We’re starting off 51-48 against us with McCain’s absence, right? If Corker were to flip back, that makes it 50-49…and at that point does Collins start to rethink her stance? Or does Rand Paul make a last-minute stink? (And if it goes to 49-50 against, there’s nothing Pence can do to save it.)
It really wouldn’t take much, especially if something drops from the transition emails early in the week.
re: #145 Joe Bacon 🌹
So, has MSNBC fired Tweety yet?
NBC mentioned it a few minutes ago on Nightly News.
So now we’re rooting for matthews to be fired?
Jesus.
Paul Nehlen’s interpretation of me asking him 3 times if he’s a white nationalist
(Retweeted by white nationalist Eli Mosley) pic.twitter.com/hKW68H9qep— Christopher Mathias (@letsgomathias) December 17, 2017
re: #148 VegasGolfer
So now we’re rooting for matthews to be fired?
Well, I’m not, anyway. Whatever happened, happened in 1999 and was apparently dealt with back then.
He may be a blowhard and a lousy interviewer and a totally shameless self-promoter, but his heart usually seems to be in the right place, and without his show leading the way back in the 90s, who knows if MSNBC would ever have evolved to give us Keith and Rachel and Chris and Lawrence and Joy? And he manages to get some fairly powerful Rs to appear and face questions when they wouldn’t show up on any of the other shows later in primetime at all.
re: #150 ipsos
Dayum. That bar is low as hell! No wonder he’s been able to keep tip toeing his mediocre ass over it for years. Like we can admit that dude isn’t even good at his job and yet.
LOL holy schmokes
re: #145 Joe Bacon 🌹
So, has MSNBC fired Tweety yet?
Tweety in 2006:
“It would be bad if the Dems took control of the House, because Nancy Pelosi leads the caucus. A Majority Leader has to be stubborn and forceful, and everybody hates when a woman does that.”
re: #149 Charles Johnson
Jesus.
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