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re: #2 MsJ
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The hits keep on coming…
I can confirm DOJ is sharing the Comey memos with the Hill, as early as today or tomorrow
— Betsy Woodruff (@woodruffbets) April 19, 2018
This cave by DOJ will have long-lasting ramifications. This is an area governed solely by precedent, and DOJ is setting precedent that it is ok for Congress to interfere with, and receive documents pertaining to, active investigations. https://t.co/MIbjdov3hQ
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) April 19, 2018
An anti-science global warming denialist leading an agency whose mission includes basic science research on climate science.
What could possibly go wrong? Oh yeah, screwing the nation for decades to come with misguided political decisions overruling sound science.— lawhawk (@lawhawk) April 19, 2018
The Senate may soon vote on the nomination of Kyle Duncan for a lifetime appointment to the federal bench. This man has spent much of his career advocating against LGBTQ rights, women’s rights, immigrants’ rights, and voting rights.
— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) April 19, 2018
We’ll be dealing with the fallout of Trump for generations…
re: #6 Citizen K
The hits keep on coming…
We’ll be dealing with the fallout of Trump for generations…
Release the Memos!!!
A NASA objective is “The expansion of human knowledge of the Earth and of phenomena in the atmosphere and space.”
Bridenstine wants this changed to “The expansion of the human sphere of influence throughout the Solar System.”
He literally wants NASA to remove “human knowledge.”— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) April 19, 2018
I have it on the very best authority that Trump sucks wet farts out of dead pigeons and gets off on doing so.
re: #6 Citizen K
Additionally…
Here’s the problem: Rod Rosenstein has no support anywhere.
Trump wants him out.
House Rs are making moves to hold him in contempt or give Trump pretext he needs to fire him.
GOP leaders have given House Rs the green light to do this.
So he may have no choice but to cave.— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) April 19, 2018
It’s worth appreciating that the most senior law enforcement official overseeing the investigation into Russian sabotage of our democracy (yes, that is what the probe is also about) has basically no high level support from the Republican Party: https://t.co/Yi9MHIItpz
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) April 19, 2018
They may very well stonewall their way out of this yet and get off scot-free because we are fundamentally broken as a nation.
re: #8 lawhawk
All those rockets running on prayer.
re: #8 lawhawk
Of course. The end of NASA’s earth observation missions is an obvious part of the Republican agenda because that data is evidence of man-made global warming.
re: #10 Citizen K
Additionally…
They may very well stonewall their way out of this yet and get off scot-free because we are fundamentally broken as a nation.
Just remember, it was never Meuller’s job to save the country. That’s entirely up to us.
There are going to actually be quite a few people angry if the investigation is cut short.
re: #10 Citizen K
They may very well stonewall their way out of this yet and get off scot-free because we are fundamentally broken as a nation.
The Republicans are a shit party full of shit voters who vote for piece of shit candidates.
It really is that simple, and if the mainstream media wants to continue to ply its trade in something resembling a free nation, they better start accurately reporting on Republicans this way before it is too late.
re: #8 lawhawk
He wants to conquer….all the little green men I guess.
Shadowing Comey: @CNN has learned the Republican campaign to discredit the former FBI director is now turning to lions, including this fury costumed creature who will be tailing Comey on his upcoming book tour. This gives new meaning to the role of tracker…. pic.twitter.com/Jgks4gtOUD
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) April 19, 2018
The UPR is screwed.
(I haven’t finished reading it, but the comments around the office aren’t encouraging.)
re: #18 Sea Mexican!
The UPR is screwed.
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(I haven’t finished reading it, but the comments around the office aren’t encouraging.)
Yes, I read that they were already down to a shoestring and now have to cut back further
re: #17 jaunte
Hey, this potentially damaging book is coming out, what should we do?
I know! Let’s do shit that will get more attention for the book! Maybe something with a guy in a costume calling Comey a liar?
Oh, we can make it a lion costume! A lying lion, get it?
Guys… Jesus Christ, guys! This is not a good idea!
re: #21 Belafon
They think Furries will save them?
They’re going to use Furries as cover to get to the airfield with the plane that will take them to Moscow when this all goes to shit for them.
BREAKING: Rosenstein told Trump last week that he isn’t a target of any part of Mueller’s investigation, two sources say https://t.co/F9pShdvaCn pic.twitter.com/uAKUwsDtcH
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) April 19, 2018
They tried to explain the difference between “subject” and “target” but Trump just cried until someone gave him a wooden spoon and a pot to bang on. https://t.co/8jZyh7PkY8
— shauna (@goldengateblond) April 19, 2018
re: #10 Citizen K
Additionally…
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They may very well stonewall their way out of this yet and get off scot-free because we are fundamentally broken as a nation.
And they do this knowing full well that they are going to lose big in 2018.
Curious if they will cancel elections going forward since they don’t seem to feel the need to stop what they are doing even though it is highly unpopular throughout the country.— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) April 19, 2018
re: #24 MsJ
Curious if they will cancel elections going forward since they don’t seem to feel the need to stop what they are doing even though it is highly unpopular throughout the country.
People have been paranoid about that forever. They’re probably just extremely short-sighted like most people. Assuming that people are rational and plan for the long-term is usually a mistake.
re: #24 MsJ
I think they have a plan and a contingency:
1. They hope gerrymandering will keep them in power.
2. If not, they hope they’ve stolen enough out of the bank to not be affected.
Democrats are obstructing good (hopefully great) people wanting to give up a big portion of their life to work for our Government, hence, the American People. They are “slow walking” all of my nominations - hundreds of people. At this rate it would take 9 years for all approvals!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 19, 2018
Merrick Garland. https://t.co/Jy9gyb8fdb
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) April 19, 2018
🚨🚨 SENATE BABY ALERT 🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/3VeYjudp8L
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) April 19, 2018
As a rule, never let Mitch McConnell this close to an innocent newborn. https://t.co/ABlRyXLv9X
— Mx. Amadi (@amaditalks) April 19, 2018
re: #18 Sea Mexican!
The UPR is screwed.
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(I haven’t finished reading it, but the comments around the office aren’t encouraging.)
Sad to say, but under this (mis)administration, the entire island is being intentionally screwed over.
*heavy sigh*
Mike Pompeo is outstanding. First in his class at West Point. A top student at Harvard Law School. A success at whatever he has done. We need the Senate to approve Mike ASAP. He will be a great Secretary of State!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 19, 2018
re: #25 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
People have been paranoid about that forever. They’re probably just extremely short-sighted like most people. Assuming that people are rational and plan for the long-term is usually a mistake.
True. But have we ever seen a US like it is now?
Fascist wannabes.
Disregarding Democrats as elected officials and constitutes as inferior and to be ignored.
Muslims are inhuman.
Mexicans are rapists.
Hate via an entire party.
Tell me I’m being paranoid. Tell me it’s not happening here.
(two threads back)
re: #402 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
Chuck Baldwin defends his assertion that it is “a biblical requirement” for every Christian to own an assault rifle, saying that gun reform efforts are an attack on God’s law straight “from hell itself.” https://t.co/4URSSys1Y0
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) April 19, 2018
Just look at what all has been attributed to the pit of Hell: Evolution, round Earth, women’s rights, integration, now gun control. If these yahoos are right, Hell is the fount of all human progress.
What a lawsuit will do to Alex Jones:
In a YouTube video, Jones said he now believes the shooting really happened, and that the families are being used by the Democratic Party and the news media. Jones invited the parents onto his program for a discussion about guns.
In the past, Jones has repeatedly claimed the shooting was staged and that parents of children who died in the shooting are actors.
…Hopefully the Senate will not leave Washington until our Ambassadors, Judges and the people who make Washington work are approved. The Democrats are Obstructing the process and we need these people approved for the good of our Country!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 19, 2018
not like how all of Obama’s judge nominations were happily confirmed…oh…wait…
re: #31 MsJ
True. But have we ever seen a US like it is now?
Fascist wannabes.
Disregarding Democrats as elected officials and constitutes as inferior and to be ignored.
Muslims are inhuman.
Mexicans are rapists.
Hate via an entire party.
Tell me I’m being paranoid. Tell me it’s not happening here.
About the only rational argument I can think of for the Republican party to continue to hold elections is that the unrest that would accompany a transition to full fascism would be bad for business and upset the chamber of commerce part of the party.
re: #6 Citizen K
The hits keep on coming…
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We’ll be dealing with the fallout of Trump for generations…
The House is trying to come up with a way to justify impeaching Rosenstein and kill the investigation. They will look for something else now.
“It’s a striking thing when someone constantly brings up something to deny something you didn’t ask about,” Comey tells Tapper when asked if Trump is compromised by Russia. “It always struck me as odd that he wouldn’t criticize Putin even in private.”
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) April 19, 2018
re: #20 KGxvi
Hey, this potentially damaging book is coming out, what should we do?
I know! Let’s do shit that will get more attention for the book! Maybe something with a guy in a costume calling Comey a liar?
Oh, we can make it a lion costume! A lying lion, get it?
Guys… Jesus Christ, guys! This is not a good idea!
It isn’t helping Comey that he is kinda an asshole and he is utterly oblivious to that.
The bit in his book where he lectures Obama about Black Lives Matter (!!) and tells the POTUS it insults law enforcement to talk about mass incarceration is fucking stunning.
re: #35 EPR-radar
About the only rational argument I can think of for the Republican party to continue to hold elections is that the unrest that would accompany a transition to full fascism would be bad for business and upset the chamber of commerce part of the party.
That part of the party seems to be MIA. Tariffs? No problem. They all going skiing with whatever the fascist in chief desires.
Sen McConnell is complaining about his inability to muster sufficient votes from his own party to get Sec’y of State nominee Pompeo a favorable Committee vote, saying it’s an example of confirmation issues caused by Dems. Two words: Merrick Garland.
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) April 19, 2018
re: #31 MsJ
True. But have we ever seen a US like it is now?
Fascist wannabes.
Disregarding Democrats as elected officials and constitutes as inferior and to be ignored.
Muslims are inhuman.
Mexicans are rapists.
Hate via an entire party.
Tell me I’m being paranoid. Tell me it’s not happening here.
The South, circa 1956-1960. As a reminder, segregationists ran a third party candidate that actually won electoral votes in 1960 and again in 1968.
re: #39 Scottish Dragon
It isn’t helping Comey that he is kinda an asshole and he is utterly oblivious to that.
The bit in his book where he lectures Obama about Black Lives Matter (!!) and telling the POTUS it insults law enforcement to talk about mass incarceration is fucking stunning.
You try being a smart, successful, tall, pretty-good-looking man, and see if it doesn’t turn you into an asshole. Comey is the kind of guy who has command of any room he enters. Of course he’s an asshole.
re: #31 MsJ
True. But have we ever seen a US like it is now?
Fascist wannabes.
Disregarding Democrats as elected officials and constitutes as inferior and to be ignored.
Muslims are inhuman.
Mexicans are rapists.
Hate via an entire party.
Tell me I’m being paranoid. Tell me it’s not happening here.
It is happening here, but that’s not the same as it being new.
The 50s fit your bill pretty well. We had McCarthyism, and Ike shipping Mexicans out of the country, sometimes even Americans whose families had been here longer than America.
re: #39 Scottish Dragon
It isn’t helping Comey that he is kinda an asshole and he is utterly oblivious to that.
The bit in his book where he lectures Obama about Black Lives Matter (!!) and tells the POTUS it insults law enforcement to talk about mass incarceration is fucking stunning.
Thanks for reading it so I don’t have to.
Good to see you didn’t blow away in the tornado.
re: #43 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
You try being a smart, successful, tall, pretty-good-looking man, and see if it doesn’t turn you into an asshole. Comey is the kind of guy who has command of any room he enters. Of course he’s an asshole.
That provides neither a reason nor an excuse.
re: #47 wrenchwench
That provides neither a reason nor an excuse.
If anything, it’s a reason not to be an asshole.
re: #43 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
You try being a smart, successful, tall, pretty-good-looking man, and see if it doesn’t turn you into an asshole. Comey is the kind of guy who has command of any room he enters. Of course he’s an asshole.
oh get off it man pic.twitter.com/cueCaFgqTv
— Patrick Blanchfield (@PatBlanchfield) April 18, 2018
the real mystery is how James Comey managed to type 300 entire pages while on a literal cross
— Patrick Blanchfield (@PatBlanchfield) April 18, 2018
re: #43 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
You try being a smart, successful, tall, pretty-good-looking man, and see if it doesn’t turn you into an asshole. Comey is the kind of guy who has command of any room he enters. Of course he’s an asshole.
re: #47 wrenchwench
That provides neither a reason nor an excuse.
No shit…President Obama fits the bill on the looks/smarts department and he’s definitely not an asshole.
I’m going to post the link because you really need to read the whole thing (Daily Kos link):
Not just Starbucks: LA Fitness profiles, ejects, bans longtime member for working out while black
Short version: Employees at an LA Fitness tell two black men - one of whom is a member and the other who was in with a valid 4 day pass - were told to leave. The cops did the right thing, and now, the employees involved no longer work there.
re: #42 KGxvi
The South, circa 1956-1960. As a reminder, segregationists ran a third party candidate that actually won electoral votes in 1960 and again in 1968.
Ok. I’ll bite.
Was one major party completely nuts?
We’re they beholden to a foreign power?
re: #49 Scottish Dragon
I have never once had that sort of internal conversation with myself where: 1) I seriously had to worry about my ego and 2) I somehow was convinced my way is “best”.
Jesus. No wonder he looks like a moralizing jackass.
Also telling that he simply cannot bring himself to reckon with the fact that he violated DOJ procedures and precedent when he excoriated Hillary Clinton for her various ‘sins’ as he saw them while declining to prosecute and then very publicly launching the investigation right before the election (in violation of policy again!) while saying NOTHING about the investigation that was looking at the Trump campaign(which should have been the case for both!).
He still sees nothing wrong with that, but makes himself into the victim, natch.
re: #53 Scottish Dragon
I have never once had that sort of internal conversation with myself where: 1) I seriously had to worry about my ego and 2) I somehow was convinced my way is “best”.
Jesus. No wonder he looks like a moralizing jackass.
He made a mistake and wrote the book on how hard he tried, as if that makes anything OK.
re: #52 MsJ
Ok. I’ll bite.
Was one major party completely nuts?
We’re they beholden to a foreign power?
If there’s one person a time traveler would go back and eliminate from history to avoid this current crisis, it would probably be Newt Gingrich. More than anyone else, he pushed the party into the cynical pursuit of power at any cost.
New meme pic.twitter.com/okEmazXGPn
— aceoaces (@aceoaces) April 19, 2018
re: #58 Blind Frog Belly White
If there’s one person a time traveler would go back and eliminate from history to avoid this current crisis, it would probably be Newt Gingrich. More than anyone else, he pushed the party into the cynical pursuit of power at any cost.
And continues to do so.
re: #55 Backwoods_Sleuth
jeebus, wth now…
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BREAKING w/ @jdawsey1: Giuliani tells WashPost that he is joining Trump’s legal team to ‘negotiate an end’ to Mueller probe https://t.co/A7t0dZOdw3
— Robert Costa (@costareports) April 19, 2018
re: #17 jaunte
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man: “That’s not a lion — it’s a giraffe.”
look it up
re: #25 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
People have been paranoid about that forever. They’re probably just extremely short-sighted like most people. Assuming that people are rational and plan for the long-term is usually a mistake.
There’s no need to cancel elections. Even Russia doesn’t cancel elections.
Just make sure that only the right people vote and the election will come out the way they want.
re: #52 MsJ
Ok. I’ll bite.
Was one major party completely nuts?
We’re they beholden to a foreign power?
A major wing of the Democratic Party (in the South) was completely nuts. They were fighting desegregation across the board. They were actually using violence against peaceful protesters (as well as supporting lynchings).
A major wing of the Republican Party was also completely nuts. They were stoking fears of communist infiltration. They were using the power of government to ruin lives.
So, the crazy was a bit more bipartisan. They weren’t beholden to a foreign power, but the Red Scare folks were effectively doing the work of the Soviets by sowing discontent and fear.
We have a unique perspective because we are living through it, in a time when information is instantly available and comes non-stop from countless sources. But our history isn’t nearly as rosey as we tend to believe with hindsight. Those opposed to the ratification of the constitution called Federalists “traitors to the revolution” because they believed the new constitution went too far. It is always bitter in the moment, but I believe that the course of history is ultimately just - we will survive this, and the chapter in future history books will be as kind to Trump and his minions as current history books are to Andrew Jackson.
re: #64 Renaissance_Man
There’s no need to cancel elections. Even Russia doesn’t cancel elections.
Just make sure that only the right people vote and the election will come out the way they want.
You can include North Korea, China, Cuba, Vietnam, Iran, Turkey, Hungary to that list…
re: #65 jeffreyw
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…not actually chicken? Though that country-fried steak sounds gooood.
Governor Jerry Brown announced he will deploy “up to 400 National Guard Troops” to do nothing. The crime rate in California is high enough, and the Federal Government will not be paying for Governor Brown’s charade. We need border security and action, not words!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 19, 2018
Contradicting Trump’s threat below, @theCaGuard says today it “received written confirmation from the Pentagon that it’ll continue to fund the CA National Guard mission & personnel mobilized to combat transnational crime consistent w/the order issued by @JerryBrownGov” https://t.co/AUW3h2AYvD
— Vera Bergengruen (@VeraMBergen) April 19, 2018
We need a real president to replace the demagogue.
— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) April 19, 2018
re: #68 NetworkKed
…not actually chicken? Though that country-fried steak sounds gooood.
I believe that is chicken fried steak.
re: #62 Backwoods_Sleuth
Rudy: What do we need to make this go away?
Mueller [drops file on desk]: You really don’t want to play this game.
Rudy: You don’t have anything on him, do you?
[Mueller signals to a staffer, the staffer opens a door and several more staffers walk in, each carrying bankers boxes, they pile the boxes on the desk]
Mueller: That’s just what we got in the first two weeks.
Rudy: You know what, I think I’m going to pass on this.
re: #53 Scottish Dragon
I have never once had that sort of internal conversation with myself where: 1) I seriously had to worry about my ego and 2) I somehow was convinced my way is “best”.
…He still sees nothing wrong with that, but makes himself into the victim, natch.
re #2, it is dangerous for anyone to think he has the ultimate ideology
re: #72 KGxvi
Rudy: What do we need to make this go away?
Mueller [drops file on desk]: You really don’t want to play this game.
Rudy: You don’t have anything on him, do you?
[Mueller signals to a staffer, the staffer opens a door and several more staffers walk in, each carrying bankers boxes, they pile the boxes on the desk]
Mueller: That’s just what we got in the first two weeks.
Rudy: You know what, I think I’m going to pass on this.
Mueller: Hold up there Rudy…
[staffer brings in more boxes]
Mueller: These are yours.
BREAKING w/ @jdawsey1: Giuliani tells WashPost that he is joining Trump’s legal team to ‘negotiate an end’ to Mueller probe https://t.co/A7t0dZOdw3
— Robert Costa (@costareports) April 19, 2018
Giuliani isn’t there to negotiate anything; he’s there as a conduit to rogue FBI agents looking to undermine probe. https://t.co/TWO2pLkfRa
— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) April 19, 2018
“Racism doesn’t require a white hood & a burning cross to thrive. It doesnt even require overzealous police officers or a problematic coffee shop manager. All racism requires is people who refuse to believe that its real & therefore do nothing to stop it.” https://t.co/glObdxMykh
— Elon James White (@elonjames) April 19, 2018
…Hopefully the Senate will not leave Washington until our Ambassadors, Judges and the people who make Washington work are approved. The Democrats are Obstructing the process and we need these people approved for the good of our Country!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 19, 2018
Senators all left town this afternoon, only to return Monday evening https://t.co/DexJ8DeRbJ
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) April 19, 2018
BREAKING: Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani, a combative former prosecutor & longtime ally of President Trump, told WaPo on Thursday that he has joined the president’s legal team dealing with the ongoing special counsel probe. https://t.co/9EmxCJ2TbD @costareports @jdawsey1
— Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) April 19, 2018
Man going through his third divorce is hired by friend on his third marriage to do a job no one else is willing to do at this point. https://t.co/ASAS7yyOTf
— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) April 19, 2018
White people, subtweeting Trump in so many words:
Racism is not as overt or widespread as it used to be. Where is our “Thanks, white people!”?
For teleskiguy:
AUSTIN, Texas — Lance Armstrong has reached a $5 million settlement with the federal government in a whistleblower lawsuit that could have sought $100 million in damages from the cyclist who was stripped of his record seven Tour de France victories after admitting he used performance-enhancing drugs throughout much of his career.
The deal announced Thursday came as the two sides prepared for a trial that was scheduled to start May 7 in Washington. Armstrong’s former U.S. Postal Service teammate Floyd Landis filed the original lawsuit in 2010 and is eligible for up to 25 percent of the settlement.
from yesterday:
Boasting about his “tough” stance on Russia today, Trump said “we had a very severe fight in Syria recently…between our troops & Russian troops. It was very sad. Many people died in that fight.”
That “fight”? It was actually an ambush of US troops by Russian mercenaries. pic.twitter.com/CHFi3EFCoq— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) April 19, 2018
re: #29 Bubblehead II
Sad to say, but under this (mis)administration, the entire island is being intentionally screwed over.
Between Trump and Roselló, Puerto Rico is crumbling fast.
re: #58 Blind Frog Belly White
If there’s one person a time traveler would go back and eliminate from history to avoid this current crisis, it would probably be Newt Gingrich. More than anyone else, he pushed the party into the cynical pursuit of power at any cost.
Let’s be honest though…if it wasn’t Newt, it would have been someone else, because it’s been the endgame for the GOP since the late 60s.
re: #62 Backwoods_Sleuth
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL…the circus really IS in town.
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Now, I’m no scientician, but “negotiating an end” to a criminal investigation typically requires a plea deal…
re: #72 KGxvi
Rudy: What do we need to make this go away?
Mueller [drops file on desk]: You really don’t want to play this game.
Rudy: You don’t have anything on him, do you?
[Mueller signals to a staffer, the staffer opens a door and several more staffers walk in, each carrying bankers boxes, they pile the boxes on the desk]
Mueller: That’s just what we got in the first two weeks.
Rudy: You know what, I think I’m going to pass on this.
Rudy is knee-deep. He has a vested interest in stopping this.
Rudy was the one who announced that the FBI was going to reopen the Clinton email thing. He insinuated that he heard it from the FBI. Rudy was part of the transition team, no?
re: #62 Backwoods_Sleuth
Giuliani tells WashPost that he is joining Trump’s legal team to ‘negotiate an end’ to Mueller probe
Rudy: ‘We’d like to end the investigation.’
Mueller: ‘Let’s just meet in the middle and say ‘Fuck, no.”
(Stolen from the new Deadpool trailer.)
re: #84 Mike Lamb
Now, I’m no scientician, but “negotiating an end” to a criminal investigation typically requires a plea deal…
Don’t forget that pesky empaneled Grand Jury…
re: #68 NetworkKed
…not actually chicken? Though that country-fried steak sounds gooood.
Chicken fried chicken! Boneless thighs pounded flat, floured, and fried in olive oil. Used the seasoned dredge to make the milk gravy. Garlic mashed, skins on. Had that for lunch today.
re: #84 Mike Lamb
Now, I’m no scientician, but “negotiating an end” to a criminal investigation typically requires a plea deal…
Giuliani says he’s joining Trump’s legal team, and gives a quote that makes Trump sound guilty as hell.
Giuliani may have intended this to sound like a threat to Mueller, but it sounds more like a plea deal.https://t.co/Hq0QEXO4Qh pic.twitter.com/81tkV5zGMx— John Aravosis (@aravosis) April 19, 2018
John Cole put up a post stating that Lily’s liver has swelled to three times its normal size, and her platelet counts are nearly zero. There’s no real options left but to let her go.
re: #73 dangerman
re #2, it is dangerous for anyone to think he has the ultimate ideology
My thought also. He reminds me of a Jacobin, or a particular type of inquisitor: obsessed with enforcing his brand of virtue (see below). It’s just our luck that this is the guy we ended up with to oppose Trump.
what the actual fuck pic.twitter.com/kR5OzfyInv
— Patrick Blanchfield (@PatBlanchfield) April 18, 2018
He seems to be literally taking the place of God in this. It’s….more than a little strange and hubristic.
I WILL MAKE YOU FEAR ME BECAUSE YOU DO NOT FEAR GOD.
FWIW…I am unconvinced Martha Stewart actually lied and I thought at the time her trial was preposterous bullshit.
Also, interesting he was very concerned about Martha Stewart and dedicates a chapter to this, but not so much when it involves FBI witnessing torture of detainees.
re: #83 TedStriker
Let’s be honest though…if it wasn’t Newt, it would have been someone else, because it’s been the endgame for the GOP since the late 60s.
But it was Newt who designed the Contract for (actually on) America and had the party run on that. It was an act of sheer genius. Too bad there aren’t any Democrats who can come up with a simple and elegant set of policies that can be used nationwide. Unfortunately, the RW noise machine will attack anything that they advertise.
re: #83 TedStriker
Let’s be honest though…if it wasn’t Newt, it would have been someone else, because it’s been the endgame for the GOP since the late 60s.
You know, I’m not sure. Newt showed that you can succeed by flouting all the norms, by making compromise a dirty word, by saying whatever works without caring whether it’s true, by simply denying it when caught in a lie.
Newt paved the way for Trump by demonstrating that the GOP could simultaneously be moralistic and deeply immoral, that hypocrisy is only a problem for those capable of shame, and that telling people what they want to believe is more effective with a large segment of the population than telling the truth.
Since we (the USA) are basically telling PR to fuck off and die, is the a possibility that the idea of a revolution could take hold? I don’t know enough about the political situation but I do know when things get desperate, this is the sort of thing that can happen.
re: #96 Blind Frog Belly White
You know, I’m not sure. Newt showed that you can succeed by flouting all the norms, by making compromise a dirty word, by saying whatever works without caring whether it’s true, by simply denying it when caught in a lie.
Newt paved the way for Trump by demonstrating that the GOP could simultaneously be moralistic and deeply immoral, that hypocrisy is only a problem for those capable of shame, and that telling people what they want to believe is more effective with a large segment of the population than telling the truth.
It’s a good question really. I agree that Newt was a forerunner for Trump. TBH what pisses me off about Newt is he’s not stupid but he knows how to play the GOP base’s unintelligence to destructive ends.
re: #99 mmmirele
Since we (the USA) are basically telling PR to fuck off and die, is the a possibility that the idea of a revolution could take hold? I don’t know enough about the political situation but I do know when things get desperate, this is the sort of thing that can happen.
I can see that happening.
I missed this earlier - another W for AG Schneiderman, another L for Preznit Bonespurs.
#BREAKING: The 7th Circuit just blocked the Trump administration from stripping sanctuary cities or police departments of critical funding.
I led 15 AGs in an amicus brief in the case early this year. pic.twitter.com/NYI6P34AEW— Eric Schneiderman (@AGSchneiderman) April 19, 2018
Jake Tapper: “Do you think the nation would be better off if Hillary Clinton had won?”
Comey: “I can’t answer that”— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) April 19, 2018
Jake Tapper: “Do you think the nation would be better off if Hillary Clinton had won?”
Comey: “I can’t answer that”— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) April 19, 2018
This is odd. He’s on a tour talking about how Trump is morally unfit to hold office and should be thrown out by voters. He’s noted that his entire family supported Hillary. But he can’t answer this? https://t.co/pv3pb0pc6T
— Sam Stein (@samstein) April 19, 2018
So, @comey says Trump “sees moral equivalence in Charlottesville, talks about and treats women like pieces of meat, lies constantly about matters big and small” and is morally unfit to be president…
but he can’t say we’d be better off with Hillary?
Comey needs to stop talking— Stephanie Jones (@StephanieJ_DC) April 19, 2018
re: #90 Belafon
John Cole put up a post stating that Lily’s liver has swelled to three times its normal size, and her platelet counts are nearly zero. There’s no real options left but to let her go.
Oh, fuck. I was a lurker on Balloon Juice when Cole got Lily, and I remember how deeply and thoroughly they bonded.
re: #105 Blind Frog Belly White
Oh, fuck. I was a lurker on Balloon Juice when Cole got Lily, and I remember how deeply and thoroughly they bonded.
This is going to be as bad as when he lost Tunch.
re: #99 mmmirele
Since we (the USA) are basically telling PR to fuck off and die, is the a possibility that the idea of a revolution could take hold? I don’t know enough about the political situation but I do know when things get desperate, this is the sort of thing that can happen.
All they would have to do is approach Cuba for direct relations and make separation noises. A mere territory has a lower bar than a state to secede right? Has more independence to act. The following shitstorm would be bigger than the hurricane and bring every resource into play fast.
Reuters is reporting the OIG is making a criminal referral against ex-FBI Deputy Director McCabe.
The SMOD can’t come soon enough….
re: #108 The Major
Reuters is reporting the OIG is making a criminal referral against ex-FBI Deputy Director McCabe.
The SMOD can’t come soon enough….
Yeah.
This is redolent of influence from the top.
re: #90 Belafon
I read that about an hour ago.He really really loves that dog.Such sad news.
re: #108 The Major
Reuters is reporting the OIG is making a criminal referral against ex-FBI Deputy Director McCabe.
The SMOD can’t come soon enough….
Night of Trump’s knives.
re: #106 Scottish Dragon
This is going to be as bad as when he lost Tunch.
As bad as,and maybe worse.
re: #106 Scottish Dragon
This is going to be as bad as when he lost Tunch.
Worse, I think.
Dogs latch onto big chunks of our souls in ways that only dogs can. Then they go and that tears it bleeding out of you, and you find yourself wondering sometimes whether you might have been better off if you’d never gotten a dog in the first place. My one sister has been unable to bring herself to get another dog after her first dog died.
Good read here. A veteran defense attorney talks about how completely fucked Says Who is.
Basically, Bob Mueller is playing three-dimensional chess, and Trump is playing tiddlywinks. Mueller is pummeling the shit out of him, and every lawyer on the planet can see it.
Here’s how I know: Every lawyer I know who has been contacted by the White House has represented terrible people in the past, and they all said, “no thanks.”
Two reasons: One is the traditional stuff, he’s a terrible client who won’t listen and won’t pay—a disaster combo. The second reason is the stink of it. Their job is not to divine who’s good and who’s bad—defense attorneys ensure that even the most disgusting among us get due process.
But this has other value judgements—no one wants to take a case with all these other headaches and go down in flames in front of the entire world. Be associated with this guy, spend all your time and not get paid, alienate all of your other clients (current and future) and lose dramatically? There is just no upside.
re: #113 Blind Frog Belly White
Worse, I think.
Dogs latch onto big chunks of our souls in ways that only dogs can. Then they go and that tears it bleeding out of you, and you find yourself wondering sometimes whether you might have been better off if you’d never gotten a dog in the first place. My one sister has been unable to bring herself to get another dog after her first dog died.
It’s hard to tell. Tunch’s dead was sudden, shocking, and swift. John might be there for Lily in the end, but he can also see her suffering, which is a whole different type of heartbreaking, to know you’re the one that has to let them go. Not to mention Lily was his anchor after Tunch. I know he loves both Rosie and Thurston, but he made it clear how much Lily specifically meant to him.
re: #114 makeitstop
Good read here. A veteran defense attorney talks about how completely fucked Says Who is.
There are thousands of hungry attorneys out there who would take the job…IF HE PAID. And Trump has a bad habit of not paying. No attorney is going to put themselves out on a limb for a non-paying client. And Trump’s legal situation involves a lot of long slender limbs.
Never posted on John’s website but from one dog owner to another, I know how tough this is. Man’s best friend, yes but we’re also their best friend too.
how Michael Cohen is sleeping lately pic.twitter.com/CITizwLdpO
— Saint Brian The Godless (@AWorldOutOfMind) April 19, 2018
re: #117 mmmirele
Snerk….Hillary still has her law license, doesn’t she? Maybe SHE could represent him….
re: #120 The Major
Snerk….Hillary still has her law license, doesn’t she? Maybe SHE could represent him….
She could offer!
Wikileaks apparently had something to say about the Giuliani situation, then thought better of it.
[Can’t find this tweet right now: twitter.com ]
Wonder if anyone got a screen shot?
re: #120 The Major
Snerk….Hillary still has her law license, doesn’t she? Maybe SHE could represent him….
Think she let it lapse while she was in the senate actually.
re: #119 BigPapa
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re: #124 makeitstop
Obviously a polar bear attack. Or the cat.
re: #125 BigPapa
Obviously a polar bear attack. Or the cat.
Or a Polar Bear Cat. Dog imaginations can get weird.
My brother and my son-in-law are both preachers. I have instructed them to keep fundy propaganda out of my funeral, and my daughters will hold them to it.
They are welcome to pass the plate though.
Justice Dept.’s inspector general recommends criminal investigation of Andrew McCabe. https://t.co/r9msujchrT
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 19, 2018
Maybe Giuliani is trying to rekindle an old romancehttps://t.co/YcxgrCVFLp
— Ed Mix (@the_edwin_mix) April 19, 2018
Daughter just sent me this. Her mom died almost 20 years ago now, so the sentiment is especially heartfelt:
called Robin Bush by her family, was the first daughter of former President of the United States George H. W. Bush and his wife former First Lady Barbara Bush. Robin died of leukemia at the age of 3.
just talked to Giuliani who said his role on Trump team is limited. He worked with Mueller at DOJ & as NYC Mayor (Mueller at FBI) He hopes knowing Mueller can help bring the investigation to conclusion, saying it “needs a little push.” How soon? “maybe a couple of weeks”
— Dana Bash (@DanaBashCNN) April 19, 2018
Yup, this big breaking news is a stunt.
“Knowing Mueller” is all it will take for Rudy to wind down the investigation https://t.co/5zzviezcRy— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) April 19, 2018
re: #129 gocart mozart
There is something called the work product privilege. It’s related to the attorney-client privilege, but covers stuff that a lawyer/law firm would be doing on a case. Things like the attorney’s notes and research, documents and internal communications related to strategy. There is also what you might call a settlement privilege, which is basically that communications related to settlement between the parties and counsel are privileged in that they cannot be entered into the record. But neither of those privileges are going to help Rudy very much.
re: #130 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Daughter just sent me this. Her mom died almost 20 years ago now, so the sentiment is especially heartfelt:
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I don’t care how one feels about the Bushes. I csnt imagine the sorrow of losing a child that young and having the courage to go on. My dad’s aunt was a little older when she died. My grandfather had no memory of his big sis since he was a new born when it happened. I’m not sure if there’s an afterlife but I hope there is for cases like this.
Welcome to Fascist leaning America
splinternews.com
According a Monday report from In These Times, police associations, police unions, district attorneys, and cops in leadership positions have been lobbying in favor of “protest suppression” laws in at least eight states:
According to research conducted for In These Times in partnership with Ear to the Ground, law enforcement in at least eight states—Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Washington and Wyoming—lobbied on behalf of anti-protest bills in 2017 and 2018. The bills ran the gamut from punishing face coverings at protests to increasing penalties for “economic disruption” and highway blockage to criminalizing civil protests that interfere with “critical infrastructure” like oil pipelines.
Emboldened by the Trump administration, at least 31 states have considered 62 pieces of anti-protest legislation since November 2016, with at least seven enacted and 31 still pending. The full scope of police support for these bills is not yet known.
re: #136 Unshaken Defiance
Welcome to Fascist leaning America
splinternews.com
And nothing of course from the self proclaimed free speech advocates. This is dangerous.
Probably a good time to ask, how did Guiliani know Comey was about to announce reopening the Clinton investigation a few days before the election? https://t.co/5a82DvIcKY
— Anthony De Rosa 🗽 (@Anthony) April 19, 2018
re: #135 HappyWarrior
I don’t care how one feels about the Bushes. I csnt imagine the sorrow of losing a child that young and having the courage to go on. My dad’s aunt was a little older when she died. My grandfather had no memory of his big sis since he was a new born when it happened. I’m not sure if there’s an afterlife but I hope there is for cases like this.
We lost my cousin to leukemia at the age of 14. I was a freshman in college, so mid/late-90s. He had two younger brothers, his youngest brother, who is now somewhere around 30 doesn’t have any memory of him. I don’t know how my aunt and uncle survived that, let alone stayed married to this day.
re: #136 Unshaken Defiance
The police and district attorneys have always leaned hard on the law and order stuff, they believe that’s their job. And typically don’t like be challenged, especially publicly. Can’t say I’m particularly surprised by this. Hopefully the legislatures and governors in those states are smart enough to realize they’d be passing unconstitutional bills.
re: #114 makeitstop
Good read here. A veteran defense attorney talks about how completely fucked Says Who is.
I have to add the final two paragraphs, when taken together made me howl with laughter.
It’s one thing to take a case that’s really tough, we all do that every day. It’s an entirely different thing to take hold of a fucking rock and jump off a ship and sink to the bottom.
Update: Shortly after this interview was published, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was previously the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, joined Trump’s legal team. He told the Washington Post: “I’m doing it because I hope we can negotiate an end to this for the good of the country.”
re: #140 KGxvi
We lost my cousin to leukemia at the age of 14. I was a freshman in college, so mid/late-90s. He had two younger brothers, his youngest brother, who is now somewhere around 30 doesn’t have any memory of him. I don’t know how my aunt and uncle survived that, let alone stayed married to this day.
It’s tough as hell I bet. It’s honestly why I don’t look at the good old days. I mean obviously children still die sadly but childhood mortality is way down. Thinking about it, all but one of my grandparents lost a sibling and the one who didn’t lost her mother at ten. I really hope somewhere Barbara is reunited with her little girl.
re: #133 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Rudy fast-talked Trump, I’ll bet.
‘Mueller? Yeah, we go way back. Let me talk to him, see if we can maybe make this go away.’
Trump, being the keen mind that he is (snerk), bought right in.
re: #116 Citizen K
It’s hard to tell. Tunch’s dead was sudden, shocking, and swift. John might be there for Lily in the end, but he can also see her suffering, which is a whole different type of heartbreaking, to know you’re the one that has to let them go. Not to mention Lily was his anchor after Tunch. I know he loves both Rosie and Thurston, but he made it clear how much Lily specifically meant to him.
Reading Cole’s post on Lily brought back memories. Of course you all know about Zeena because I told you about the ups and downs of her last weeks. That broke my heart, but when our first dog died, I was totally fucking crushed. Rhyo. He was a Golden we got as a puppy. Being a Golden he loved everyone and just knew they loved him back. He was fine on Thursday, a little down on Friday afternoon, and by bedtime Friday he was in such obvious distress we took him to the emergency vet clinic.
Hemangiosarcoma. Spleen thoroughly involved. Two big mets in his liver. Bleeding internally. No choices.
The swiftness of it leaves no chance to get used to the idea before you have to say goodbye. I was fucked up about it for a week. If anything, Cole is closer to Lily than I was with Rhyo, who was more Mrs. FBW’s dog than mine.
re: #69 Backwoods_Sleuth
The yam is sooooo looking forward to soldiers shooting people in the streets.
“We felt we needed to say something while saying something is still allowed.
We know many of you have lived under malevolent, unhinged Dictators before, but this is new for us.” https://t.co/7Eo6A9oGlM— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) April 19, 2018
What’s Putin got on Trump?
[THREAD via this morning’s Medium post] pic.twitter.com/oFbiyuzBQP— Greg Olear (@gregolear) April 19, 2018
re: #146 HappyWarrior
Has Rudy even done defense work?
I think that’s what he has been doing for the past several years.
re: #146 HappyWarrior
Has Rudy even done defense work?
From what I’ve read of his post-mayoral legal career, he didn’t do a whole lot of legal work. At least three firms, never for more than a three years or so. One as a name partner to open a New York office. Another where he was criticized for not billing enough hours (which, as an attorney, totally relateable).
this is what the world map sounds like on the piano😮 pic.twitter.com/eyonAOz3D9
— kara☀︎ (@karaweeks_) April 17, 2018
re: #150 danarchy
I think that’s what he has been doing for the past several years.
Nope, security consulting with the felon Bernie Kerik.
So Giuliani thinks he can wind down the investigation because he’s bros with Mueller.
This is so incredibly stupid.
re: #30 Backwoods_Sleuth
*heavy sigh*
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“And he kisses my ass almost as good as Hannity”.
re: #155 makeitstop
Nope, security consulting with the felon Bernie Kerik.
Bernie Kerik. There’s a name I haven’t heard in awhile.
re: #159 HappyWarrior
Bernie Kerik. There’s a name I haven’t heard in awhile.
TBH, if I never heard either name again, I’d probably die a happy man.
re: #159 HappyWarrior
Bernie Kerik. There’s a name I haven’t heard in awhile.
IIRC, Kerik was one of those crooks who would have been okay as long as he didn’t climb too high.
re: #149 gocart mozart
The end. An article.
In all likelihood, Putin possesses all three of these things — sex tapes, proof of criminal activity, and receipts for debt forgiveness. They are the three strings he pulls to control his puppet.
[END]
Full piece:https://t.co/IqrpnyaL4W— Greg Olear (@gregolear) April 19, 2018
re: #161 Blind Frog Belly White
IIRC, Kerik was one of those crooks who would have been okay as long as he didn’t climb too high.
That’s really every crook. But most can’t help themselves, they get infected with the disease of more.
re: #155 makeitstop
Nope, security consulting with the felon Bernie Kerik.
He has also worked at several law firms. Currently gtlaw.com
He has been on a couple of defense teams, not sure if he has actually been in court though, more likely trying to trade on connections.
re: #99 mmmirele
Since we (the USA) are basically telling PR to fuck off and die, is the a possibility that the idea of a revolution could take hold? I don’t know enough about the political situation but I do know when things get desperate, this is the sort of thing that can happen.
As with everything in life, it’s complicated. There are revolutionary elements, but these have been marginalized and demonized for a long time (this has been happening since the 40s and 50s). A revolution won’t be happening.
The pro-statehood party has devolved into a single issue party: statehood at any cost. And partly that’s what’s happening. In their quest for statehood, they have been doing concessions left and right, and not fighting hard enough.
There’s an ironic way out: migrate en masse to the USA. The second wave might get even stronger.
Sorry for the lack of details … I’m on the move right now.
(I wrote a quick primer on the political parties in PR some time ago, but never posted it. If you’re interested, I can find it and make a page.)
re: #151 KGxvi
From what I’ve read of his post-mayoral legal career, he didn’t do a whole lot of legal work. At least three firms, never for more than a three years or so. One as a name partner to open a New York office. Another where he was criticized for not billing enough hours (which, as an attorney, totally relateable).
I remember when he and Al D’Amato wanted to grab headlines for being tough on drugs, so they grabbed some Hell’s Angels colors out of an evidence lockup and headed up to Washington Heights to buy some crack.
Which ended up costing the city a few million dollars after the Angels’ lawyer (Ron Kuby, IIRC) got through with them. Kuby made the Angels a lot of money from the city, because Rudy and the NYPD just couldn’t stop breaking balls. Dopes.
re: #168 Sea Mexican!
(I wrote a quick primer on the political parties in PR some time ago, but never posted it. If you’re interested, I can find it and make a page.)
That would be very interesting to read, please do it.
re: #169 makeitstop
I remember when he and Al D’Amato wanted to grab headlines for being tough on drugs, so they grabbed some Hell’s Angels colors out of an evidence lockup and headed up to Washington Heights to buy some crack.
Which ended up costing the city a few million dollars after the Angels’ lawyer (Ron Kuby, IIRC) got through with them. Kuby made the Angels a lot of money from the city, because Rudy and the NYPD just couldn’t stop breaking balls. Dopes.
That’s why “tough on crime” policies are stupid. Better to actually follow the law than be over zealous and have that happen.
and he’s bored again:
My thoughts, prayers and condolences are with the families, friends and colleagues of the two @GCSOFlorida deputies (HEROES) who lost their lives in the line of duty today.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 19, 2018
Sanctuary Cities released at least 142 Gang Members across the United States, making it easy for them to commit all forms of violent crimes where none would have existed. We are doing a great job of law enforcement, but things such as this make safety in America difficult!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 19, 2018
James Comey just threw Andrew McCabe “under the bus.” Inspector General’s Report on McCabe is a disaster for both of them! Getting a little (lot) of their own medicine?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 19, 2018
Ha:
A noun, a verb, and 9/11 have joined the Trump legal team.
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) April 19, 2018
re: #107 Unshaken Defiance
All they would have to do is approach Cuba for direct relations and make separation noises. A mere territory has a lower bar than a state to secede right? Has more independence to act. The following shitstorm would be bigger than the hurricane and bring every resource into play fast.
It’s an interesting idea. This might have some merit. There are Cold War vestiges that will have to break down (basically, communism = evul). But it won’t be mere noises. If PR as much as considers talking with Cuba, Cuba is going to fight with everything they have. Both countries have long considered themselves as siblings. There’s even a famous verse that’s referenced in non political terms.
re: #172 Backwoods_Sleuth
142 people released, in a population of 325.7 million people. That comes out to…
0.00000436% of the population. A very dangerous trend for sure.
re: #177 KGxvi
142 people released, in a population of 325.7 million people. That comes out to…
0.00000436% of the population. A very dangerous trend for sure.
And considering his own record of coddling criminals within his inner circle, he really should just stfu.
ok it is time for that fluffy bear pup pls wait for the fluffy bear pup tail wag it is worth it i am serious
via https://t.co/aoRsmO5Pe2 pic.twitter.com/MYiP0GGK0D— darth™ (@darth) June 18, 2017
re: #173 Interesting Times
Ha:
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LOLOLOLOL…MrBWS just said “I don’t get it”.
Imma still laughing…
re: #177 KGxvi
142 people released, in a population of 325.7 million people. That comes out to…
0.00000436% of the population. A very dangerous trend for sure.
really…one can barely move freely in public without running into them…they’re everywhere…
O_o
re: #183 Backwoods_Sleuth
It’s just another way to assert that brown people = criminals.
Trump: ‘Human Trafficking Is Worse Than It’s Ever Been In The History Of The World’
n comments advocating a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday, President Donald Trump said, “Human trafficking is worse than it’s ever been in the history of the world.”
“Drugs are flowing into our country,” he told reporters while visiting the Joint Interagency Task Force South in Key West, Florida. “We need border protection. We need the wall. We have to have the wall. The Democrats don’t want to approve the wall because they think it’s good politically, but it’s not.”
He continued: “If you look at what’s happening in California with sanctuary cities — people are really going the opposite way. They don’t want sanctuary cities. There’s a little bit of a revolution going on in California. Human trafficking is worse than it’s ever been in the history of the world.”
I hate this asshole with the heat of a billion suns.
[Next Week]
Rudy Giuliani: They STILL want me to testify against you
Trump: ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE IS DEAD!
Rudy: We could try spousal testimonial privelge.
Trump: What are you trying to say?
Rudy: pic.twitter.com/p5ztiim4WV— m i t h (@ManInTheHoody) April 19, 2018
re: #185 Skip Intro
There are a billion dead English teachers spinning in their graves. None of those sentences are vaguely related to each other. Few of them are actually properly constructed. Good fucking gawd.
— Trump’s Ties (@TrumpsTies) April 19, 2018
Cops having a li’l fun in Colorado.
re: #185 Skip Intro
Trump: ‘Human Trafficking Is Worse Than It’s Ever Been In The History Of The World’
I hate this asshole with the heat of a billion suns.
Okay, I’ve seen enough. Activate the Great Magnet and haul in the Sweet Meteor of Death.
JUST IN: President Trump’s personal lawyer Jay Sekulow has announced that Rudy Giuliani is joining the President’s personal legal team https://t.co/HA1CvlAhL9 pic.twitter.com/WNxPb7aQmA
— CNN (@CNN) April 19, 2018
I love that Donald Trump has like, 3 loser friends and he just keeps giving them jobs. He’s like the Adam Sandler of presidents. https://t.co/21Pw0lQKzb
— Chase Mitchell (@ChaseMit) April 19, 2018
Excellent use of statistics and analysis from the letter pages of @thetimes. pic.twitter.com/hI1jQensk3
— Sally Goldsmith (@Tempusetforte) April 18, 2018
Horrifyingly awful, bouncer brutally beats up woman in Dallas’ Deep Ellum district:
Rudy Giuliani signs up to run three-legged race while tied to an alligator. https://t.co/qyZ9HTgH9T
— 🏴☠️ (@goddamnedfrank) April 19, 2018
Rudy Giuliani is their Hail Mary?
Hail Mary is actually his drag name pic.twitter.com/OWjfq7wQfd— Orli Matlow (@HireMeImFunny) April 19, 2018
fair warning: DO NOT CLICK ON THE VIDEO
Statement from the venue in Uptown:
re: #185 Skip Intro
Trump: ‘Human Trafficking Is Worse Than It’s Ever Been In The History Of The World’
I hate this asshole with the heat of a billion suns.
I’ve recovered from my amazement. Trump may want to take a look at this. It was quite a racket. On second thought maybe he shouldn’t see it.
Atlantic Triangular Trade
#NationalHighFiveDay pic.twitter.com/ZmLIDbvJ31
— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) April 19, 2018
This is not how high fives work. Also Mother is going to murder you when she sees this. https://t.co/jG6k0WxTTR
— Guy Endore-Kaiser (@GuyEndoreKaiser) April 19, 2018
I keep thinking of this pic of Osama bin Laden nearing his end. A broken man, glued to a TV obsessively looking for stories about himself, isolated, hiding from the world, his power fading, while justice slowly, inexorable grinds closer.
Sound like anyone else we know? pic.twitter.com/xvV7L4rAwh— Patrick S. Tomlinson (@stealthygeek) April 18, 2018
Bill Watterson really did try to warn us pic.twitter.com/hoVHC4U4Im
— Harry Siegel (@harrysiegel) April 19, 2018
re: #130 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Daughter just sent me this. Her mom died almost 20 years ago now, so the sentiment is especially heartfelt:
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Mom and dad lost two daughters before I was born. I know their deaths scarred both Mom and Dad. One time Mom bought out Diane’s picture on the anniversary of her death. Then she put it away and it was never seen again.
re: #191 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
SMOD is still on his apology tour….
re: #195 goddamnedfrank
He’s not negotiating an end to anything.
He’s there because he wants a piece of the action and no other law firm was willing.
Moreover, it’s more than likely Rudy will be called as a witness to testify about his own actions during campaign.— lawhawk (@lawhawk) April 19, 2018
re: #200 Backwoods_Sleuth
When the end comes for us, we are all the same, nature’s great equalizer. All the fame, glory, and power disappears when the end comes, no matter how hard we fight it.
The President of the United States will not attend the funeral of a former First Lady because his presence there would be disruptive. Let’s all pause for a moment and reflect on how fucked up that is.
— Adam Sank (@AdamSank) April 19, 2018
re: #207 teleskiguy
How true it is would be my take. Let’s hope Trump never attends any funeral of a previous president or spouse.
re: #206 KGxvi
Reminds me of what the great Dr. Love, Leo Buscagila said…
When we die and get to heaven….the questions won’t be ‘why didn’t you become the Messiah? Why didn’t you discover the cure for such-and-such…the only question will be at that fateful moment:
Why didn’t you become you?
re: #207 teleskiguy
I hope H.W., W., and Jeb told Trump, “fuck no, stay the fuck away!”
Any LGF insurance people? Homeowners, not life/health.
Need help/advice. Ty in advance.
re: #211 Stanley Sea
Any LGF insurance people? Homeowners, not life/health.
Need help/advice. Ty in advance.
I have The Travelers through GEICO (strange, I know, but GEICO doesn’t underwrite homeowner’s/renter’s coverage here in TN, so they act as an agent for The Travelers here and (presumably) in other states they don’t directly underwrite homeowner’s/renter’s insurance); I’ve never had any issues with them in almost eight years, simply because I’ve never had to file a claim.
Helpful, I know…
re: #212 TedStriker
I have The Travelers through GEICO (strange, I know but GEICO doesn’t underwrite homeowner’s/renter’s coverage here in TN, so they act as an agent for The Travelers here and (presumably) in other states they don’t directly underwrite homeowner’s/renter’s insurance); I’ve never had any issues with them in almost eight years, simply because I’ve never had to file a claim.
I need advice how a claim is progressing. Not my insurance. The person above me who did the damage.
You know when you talk to people & they all give you terrifying advice? Like that. (Mother’s I think can relate) not a mother, first time dealing with claims around my existence. It is one minute whee, the next minute I am fucked.
Being incredibly beautiful is a heavy burden for one so young. pic.twitter.com/w2Bo9yo3aq
— Officer Edith (@OfficerEdith) April 18, 2018
re: #212 TedStriker
but GEICO doesn’t underwrite homeowner’s/renter’s coverage here in TN, so they act as an agent for The Travelers here and (presumably) in other states they don’t directly underwrite
I’d be surprised if GEICO underwrote any non-auto insurance….
re: #215 The Major
I’d be surprised if GEICO underwrote any non-auto insurance….
TBH, homeowner’s/renter’s/business property insurance is probably a lot smaller field of available insurers than vehicle insurance, simply because of state/federal laws and the capital necessary, I imagine.
Owner Story: “Can you guess which of my dogs is blind?” pic.twitter.com/SxcH0850lb
— Fluff Society (@FluffSociety) April 20, 2018
re: #213 Stanley Sea
I need advice how a claim is progressing. Not my insurance. The person above me who did the damage.
You know when you talk to people & they all give you terrifying advice? Like that. (Mother’s I think can relate) not a mother, first time dealing with claims around my existence. It is minute whee, the next minute I am fucked.
Your insurance company should help you with that. Did you file a claim with them?
I would never trust just the word of the people who caused the damage. Your insurance company should go to bat for you.
Duckworth trolls GOP senators concerned about her bringing baby to Senate floor: “Not sure what the policy is on duckling onesies” https://t.co/93JK79HmfT pic.twitter.com/aScUdHSqFs
— The Hill (@thehill) April 20, 2018
BREAKING: DOJ has sent the Comey memos to Congress. https://t.co/xwlwqvOBdi pic.twitter.com/T55TdSgxoK
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) April 19, 2018
Hmm… I wonder who we could talk to about this… https://t.co/RaXZOKJXnP
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) April 20, 2018
re: #213 Stanley Sea
I need advice how a claim is progressing. Not my insurance. The person above me who did the damage.
You know when you talk to people & they all give you terrifying advice? Like that. (Mother’s I think can relate) not a mother, first time dealing with claims around my existence. It is minute whee, the next minute I am fucked.
Do you have the flood-ers renter’s insurance info? If so, I’d imagine it’d be a lot like a not-at-fault car wreck, in which case you should be able to file a claim on your own without going through your upstairs neighbor.
re: #185 Skip Intro
Trump: ‘Human Trafficking Is Worse Than It’s Ever Been In The History Of The World’
I hate this asshole with the heat of a billion suns.
Time for another love note to that motherfucker Trump:
Yo, shit for brains. Apparently you think your imaginary hordes of CA illegals amount to the worst human trafficking ever in the history of the world. Several centuries of the Atlantic slave trade is an easy and crushing counterexample.
Especially since your shittastic excuse of a political party is chock full of smegma elemental slavery apologists that would like nothing better than to bring back slavery and the slave trade.
Eat shit and die, you insufferably revolting and cancerous excuse for a human being. You corrupt and contaminate everyone and everything on Earth simply from your odious presence.
re: #221 Skip Intro
Maybe Sessions might flip and turn state’s evidence against dRumpf? After all, it’s his DOJ that’s getting whacked….
re: #219 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
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pretty sure Blake Farenthold has established precedent for duckling onesies.
re: #225 Backwoods_Sleuth
pretty sure Blake Farenthold has established precedent for duckling onesies.
Boom!
re: #224 The Major
Maybe Sessions might flip and turn state’s evidence against dRumpf? After all, it’s his DOJ that’s getting whacked….
I think it would be more likely that I could travel 50 years back into the past and stop my former self from making a series of horrible decisions that are still affecting me and the people in my life.
re: #218 Skip Intro
Your insurance company should help you with that. Did you file a claim with them?
I would never trust just the word of the people who caused the damage. Your insurance company should go to bat for you.
This. Never deal directly with someone else’s insurance company if you can help it, they don’t work for you.
Trump tweets about crime in California.
Let’s just ignore that California has a lower crime rate than Nevada or Arizona.
Maybe they need to build a wall between CA and those neighboring states. Because the threat is the GOP controlled states with lax gun control.
re: #228 goddamnedfrank
This. Never deal directly with someone else’s insurance company if you can help it, they don’t work for you.
Indeed. The other guy’s insurance company is literally in the business of pushing as much of the cost onto you as possible.
re: #101 Scottish Dragon
I can see that happening.
There’s the anger alright. But I don’t see it happening soon.
re: #170 Backwoods_Sleuth
That would be very interesting to read, please do it.
Here it is. It’s focused on the current political landscape, and it lacks some historical context.
Forgive me for going off-topic, but I need to whine.
Yahoo mail keeps routing legitimate messages into my spam folder.
Very annoying.
Last year, forest fires in central Chile wreaked havoc in the El Maule region with more than 100 different wildfires sweeping through the area and destroying over a million acres of forest land. It was the worst wildfire season in the country’s history, taking several lives and created an estimated $333 million of dollars worth of damages. The animals were forced to flee to safer areas.
The job to replant endless acres of forests seemed like a daunting endeavor. That is until three unusual workers took up the task. Six-year-old Das and her two daughters, Olivia and Summer are three Border Collies who have been trained to run through the damaged forests with special backpacks that release native plant seeds. Once they take root, these seeds will help regrow the destroyed area.
It turns out that Border Collies are an ideal breed for this specific type of job. Bounding through miles of forest terrain requires not only speed, intelligence, and endurance, but also a willingness to stay focused and not get distracted by wildlife.
Video at link.
re: #232 Sea Mexican!
Here it is. It’s focused on the current political landscape, and it lacks some historical context.
In the title did you mean “Primer” rather than “Premier”?
re: #225 Backwoods_Sleuth
pretty sure Blake Farenthold has established precedent for duckling onesies.
re: #177 KGxvi
142 people released, in a population of 325.7 million people. That comes out to…
0.00000436% of the population. A very dangerous trend for sure.
hell trump personally scammed more people than that
re: #235 Backwoods_Sleuth
In the title did you mean “Primer” rather than “Premier”?
Primer. I’ll blame the auto-correct. *whistles*
BREAKING: AP obtains memos drafted by former FBI Director James Comey on interactions with President Donald Trump.
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 20, 2018
HA! They are literally talking on #inners right now about the likelihood of them being leaked! https://t.co/d0fcfnPSsv
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) April 20, 2018
I saw Tal National, the great band from Niger, play in Kingston, New York last month. Holy hell it was incredible. You all should check out their new album. https://t.co/6U9g5Hywuy
— Erik Loomis (@ErikLoomis) April 20, 2018
Paul Manafort was in court today trying to get some of the charges against him dropped.
Instead, he got the DOJ to confirm for the first time that he’s suspected of acting as a ‘backchannel’ to Russia.https://t.co/S7dRGxXfnl— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) April 19, 2018
re: #133 Backwoods_Sleuth
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And now he abets it.
— RubberbandGirl (@Rbrbndgrl) April 19, 2018
re: #205 lawhawk
He’s not negotiating an end to anything.
He’s there because he wants a piece of the action and no other law firm was willing.
Moreover, it’s more than likely Rudy will be called as a witness to testify about his own actions during campaign.
maybe that’s the script of the first meeting:
Rudy 9/11: What do we need to make this go away?
Mueller: You know as long as you’re here, we have some questions for you. You’re probably gonna want to suggest to your client that you’re otherwise engaged.
re: #242 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #246 Targetpractice
It’s like every time the man appears in court, the pile of shit he’s buried in just gets that much deeper.
x-dimensional any-game-of-your-choice vs. tiddly-winks
wait, what???
Former Trump lawyer and surrogate says Cohen will flip because prison has “racial overtones” and Cohen doesn’t want to be a mans wife. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ pic.twitter.com/MywFNwCkXV
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) April 20, 2018
re: #240 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
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In a related story, Representative Nunes was last seen running like Forrest Gump in the direction of the White House.
re: #233 Scout
Forgive me for going off-topic, but I need to whine.
Yahoo mail keeps routing legitimate messages into my spam folder.
Very annoying.
When you find them, don’t just move them, use the feature at the top saying it’s not spam. This will adjust your spam filter and should (slowly) fix it.
re: #251 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
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Besides the all-seeing eyeball and obligatory slice of pie found in all Bizarro cartoons, please note the picture of what appears to be a rabbit with a stick of dynamite in its mouth.
Note also the lighter colored shaker and the scimitar on the table. That’s a salt with a deadly weapon.
re: #218 Skip Intro
Your insurance company should help you with that. Did you file a claim with them?
I would never trust just the word of the people who caused the damage. Your insurance company should go to bat for you.
You usually file with your own insurance company and they then subrogate (get the money back) the other person’s insurance company.
If you don’t have insurance company, get the claim number so you can contact their insurance carrier directly.
Fyi, GEICIO’s Travelers coverages suck ass. I had a water loss and they gave me $25k. It was going to cost $40k at least. I’m in litigation with the mortgage company now (related to the loss).
re: #253 Targetpractice
In a related story, Representative Nunes was last seen running like Forrest Gump in the direction of the White House.
More like Forrest Gump in the direction of Florida
Andrew McCabe isn’t taking it he says “Trump will be known as the biggest traitor and criminal this country has ever produced,it will encompass 100s of people and ruin 1000s of lives. It will be a shock for some and mindboggling to others,but not to me…..I know what’s coming!” pic.twitter.com/EtCWlYf2BE
— Muckmaker (@RealMuckmaker) April 19, 2018
re: #255 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Note also the lighter colored shaker and the scimitar on the table. That’s a salt with a deadly weapon.
*Whack*
re: #159 HappyWarrior
Bernie Kerik. There’s a name I haven’t heard in awhile.
He was just at MaraGaudy 2 weeks ago.
Breaking News: Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York mayor, will join the Trump legal team in an effort to resolve the special counsel’s Russia inquiry https://t.co/xpkjPfBZl0
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 19, 2018
What we’re learning is that Donald Trump knows approximately sixteen people and not a one of them is good at anything. https://t.co/OLMk66FxKe
— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) April 19, 2018
Goldberg says he’s thinks Cohen will talk to prosecutors because he’s worried about getting raped in prison.
“He’s not suited to stand up to the rigors of jail life… Michael doesn’t see himself walking down Broadway while people are clamoring, ‘you’re going to be my wife.’” pic.twitter.com/5IciTrNzp5— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 19, 2018
Trump has some of the most amazing lawyers ever. https://t.co/ZXq7wD2ehD
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) April 19, 2018
MLB pitcher Randy Johnson once made a bird explode with his fastball pic.twitter.com/NwNcjwS0ws
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 20, 2018
Millennials are taking over the workforce https://t.co/AJJKjifBuJ pic.twitter.com/YTrOzDVzxQ
— New York Post (@nypost) April 18, 2018
That’s what adults do, you absolute morons. https://t.co/o0ct68hZ7s
— Donna Dickens (@MildlyAmused) April 18, 2018
Did you feel the recent M3.6 near Amherstburg, Canada on the east side of the Detroit River? Please let us know here https://t.co/KP5rR6gwVJ pic.twitter.com/xOkoXnb57u
— USGS (@USGS) April 20, 2018
re: #265 Backwoods_Sleuth
Texas official: Millennials and ‘especially students’ are responsible for oil and gas work shortage https://t.co/UlMIoLPSiU pic.twitter.com/tlbAEt1WAj
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) April 20, 2018
BREAKING: AP obtains memos drafted by former FBI Director James Comey on interactions with President Donald Trump.
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 20, 2018
aaaaaaaand???? https://t.co/BEceTSCEvq
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) April 20, 2018
The media should approach these memos with caution. Imagine what would happen if a news organization ran with bogus or incorrect documents.
re: #269 makeitstop
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The media should approach these memos with caution. Imagine what would happen if a news organization ran with bogus or incorrect documents.
That really didn’t take long.
Lizards, calling a night. Sleep well*
* as well as you can. With this (mis)administration
I came, I saw, I puked.
Stressing like I rarely do. You guys know I’m not one of those zero regulation guys at work. Proud that we make every effort to be kind to the air and water as we produce metals. Keep the guys safe and the metals pure. I (via my job) am in the middle of a fight between requirements of 2 powerful agencies.
On one side is a well meaning careful city fire department. On the other is the respected SoCal Air Quality Management District. Some large air quality gear is suddenly considered to be in the way of the fire sprinklers spray pattern. Ergo should be removed. That would violate the hell out of a permit. If I knowingly violated emissions rules and hid it I could be arrested. A twenty year old multi agency plan checked installation is now in violation. Jobs are on the line.
I am on four hours sleep. I can’t get this out of my head right since 2 am. If I was in for a blood pressure check it would not be healthy. A brick occupies a certain place in my gut.
re: #251 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
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Besides the all-seeing eyeball and obligatory slice of pie found in all Bizarro cartoons, please note the picture of what appears to be a rabbit with a stick of dynamite in its mouth.
Firecrackers are fairly frequently hidden inside the Bizarro strips.
Ah, here are those James Comey memos uploaded by the AP: https://t.co/kHorDKEW3Q
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) April 20, 2018
re: #273 scottslemmons
Firecrackers are fairly frequently hidden inside the Bizarro strips.
Wikipedia has a list of the frequently hidden objects in the strip: en.wikipedia.org
re: #272 Unshaken Defiance
Can you ask a lawyer to look to see if you are in an actual violation? Or maybe an expert in ventilation/fire sprinkler? Or someone who handles jewelry industry problems?
US judge rules that dual US-Saudi citizen accused of fighting with Islamic State group cannot be sent to Saudi Arabia without allowing him to challenge his detention. https://t.co/v8rRcONTuH
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 20, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the fate of a U.S. citizen accused of working with Islamic State militants(all times local):
7:55 p.m.
A federal judge is blocking the government from transferring an American citizen accused of fighting with Islamic State militants to Saudi Arabia until he can fully challenge his detention in court.
The U.S. military has held the unidentified citizen without charge in Iraq since he surrendered in Syria more than seven months ago.
The judge sided with the American Civil Liberties Union, which argued that the transfer would violate the detainee’s rights and that the government has yet to prove that it is detaining him legally.
The U.S. says he was collaborating with the IS group. The ACLU says he was in Syria to chronicle the conflict.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled Thursday before a required 72 hours’ advance notice of the transfer was set to expire.
When cutting bagels in half, put your finger through the stabilization hole to keep it steady. pic.twitter.com/Th6b2Ep9nL
— Shitty Life Tips (@shittyIifetips) April 20, 2018
re: #249 Backwoods_Sleuth
wait, what???
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We might have discouraged that thinking here, but we didn’t create it here. It exists free out in the real world.
re: #278 teleskiguy
That is not a good idea.
re: #278 teleskiguy
I’m afraid some young person will see that and do it.
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It’s about the fact that a leader can effectively end careers over minor personnel issues without any oversight whatsoever. A leader can get a bug up his ass about something or someone (personality conflict) and ruin that person’s life with the stroke of a pen. 2/
— Lista Tortlet (@turtletot43) April 19, 2018
It’s about a system that allows leaders this kind of unfettered power. Who is really going to check this guy? Where were the checks and balances to ensure this was a moral and ethically sound decision? Where was the unbiased 3rd party to question everything? 4/
— Lista Tortlet (@turtletot43) April 19, 2018
I think about the Marine I once interviewed who was charged with falsifying an official report b/c after she reported her rape, she didn’t want to press charges, so her BN CO took it upon herself to assert that as irrefutable proof this woman lied. 6/
— Lista Tortlet (@turtletot43) April 19, 2018
This is a top to bottom service culture problem that @TennesseeGuard happened to display in gloriously embarrassing public fashion. These are our leaders and this is why the military still thinks rape is “fake news” and can’t fathom a way to combat sexism in the ranks. 8/8
— Lista Tortlet (@turtletot43) April 19, 2018
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Air National Guard colonel demoted, retired after leading re-enlistment ceremony involving dinosaur puppet https://t.co/tnZqquZSFi pic.twitter.com/wQXNcp1v16
— The Hill (@thehill) April 20, 2018
Unless, Giuliani got hired because he crimed with Trump and they think it gives them AC privilege. Which is incredibly stupid: find any evidence that they crimed together and it’s gone.
It’s from a Twitter account called Shitty Life Tips.
re: #276 PhillyPretzel
Can you ask a lawyer to look to see if you are in an actual violation? Or maybe an expert in ventilation/fire sprinkler? Or someone who handles jewelry industry problems?
A lawyer is an option to fight, and not a good one apart from delaying actions, or last resort. It’s a genuine regulatory conflict. My newly hired fire sprinkler engineer will take a look tomorrow to try to create a proposal/plan. Ironically I’m often the jewelry expert called in for this stuff. it’s terribly obscure and technical rules language. I can hope a compromise or affordable engineering solution can be crafted.
jeebus
A cancer causing pesticide was sent to my office. There is a full-blown investigation. Again, I remain thankful to our 1st responders and Senate staff for their diligence.
Cowards don’t move me one bit!#KeepTrying— MariaChappelleNadal (@MariaChappelleN) April 19, 2018
Maria is my State Senator in Missouri. She has been very outspoken on corruption, police brutality, and environmental disasters.
She has been pushing for an investigation of cancer-causing toxins in the St Louis region. Now someone sent one to her office. https://t.co/uvXXHBiyJn— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) April 19, 2018
re: #255 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Note also the lighter colored shaker and the scimitar on the table. That’s a salt with a deadly weapon.
re: #278 teleskiguy
When cutting bagels in half, put your finger through the stabilization hole to keep it steady. pic.twitter.com
— Shitty Life Tips (@shittyIifetips) April 20, 2018
Otherwise known as the “finger guillotine.”
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— In Otter News (@Otter_News) April 19, 2018
Grassley will allow vote on Mueller protection bill: McConnell doesn’t control my committee https://t.co/PnbzCm1GlX pic.twitter.com/w12jcmi8HD
— The Hill (@thehill) April 20, 2018
Bankrupt iHeartRadio Owes Artists $16.4 Million. The Company’s Top Execs Are Getting $15.5 Million In Bonuses This Year. https://t.co/ANon8JB2lT
— Digital Music News (@digitalmusicnws) April 19, 2018
“… Late last week, iHeartMedia, the nation’s largest US radio station owner, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Just hours before creditors would have shut down the company, iHeartMedia announced that it had reached a deal with holders of over $11 billion of the company’s debt. As part of its balance-sheet restructuring agreement, iHeart will transfer 94% of stock in the reorganized company’s radio business to its senior creditors. …”
Per Comey memos, Trump says Putin told him how Russia had “some of the most beautiful hookers in the world” https://t.co/2udMOAVhzR pic.twitter.com/MGCzc7a4iN
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) April 20, 2018
re: #295 gocart mozart
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House Republicans figure there will be something in memos that’s damning to Comey or at least will assist Donny in getting his story straight, instead just further his embarrassment.
re: #296 Targetpractice
House Republicans figure there will be something in memos that’s damning to Comey or at least will assist Donny in getting his story straight, instead just further his embarrassment.
Incompetence at every level of Republicanism. Every last level.
re: #194 electrotek
Horrifyingly awful, bouncer brutally beats up woman in Dallas’ Deep Ellum district:
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Followup on this - he’s been arrested and charged with felony family violence assault.
Given the viciousness of the attack which was caught on multiple videos, he’s looking at cooling his heels in prison for a few years, easily.
OK - I’ve stayed away from the news today - so obviously missed the release of the Comey memos - Why are they all over the internet? Who released them to the media?
Was it Comey? or the congress idiots? or whoever?
flip or flop pic.twitter.com/kpKXj0b3OT
— Citizen On Patrol (@Concern93672193) April 19, 2018
The Michael Cohen flip. https://t.co/LR2IebGRXc
— Ed Mix (@the_edwin_mix) April 20, 2018
re: #295 gocart mozart
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BREAKING: Comey memo: Trump said Vladimir Putin told him, ‘We have some of the most beautiful hookers in the world’
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) April 20, 2018
As if FDR and Stalin didn’t have this exact same conversation at Yalta … https://t.co/RG52ki9lKV
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) April 20, 2018
the Comey memos make Trump look terrible and make clear that Comey’s story is consistent, but it doesn’t matter because the point of leaking them is just to throw chum in the water
— Quinta Jurecic (@qjurecic) April 20, 2018
re: #302 Backwoods_Sleuth
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— Quinta Jurecic (@qjurecic) April 20, 2018
re: #301 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Trump: I didn’t say that!
Everyone: Oh, no, we’re sure you said that. We’re just not sure Putin said it to you.
Trump has told aides in recent days he wants McCabe, Comey and Clinton charged. W/@costareports & @postroz: https://t.co/F6WrU79EQk
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) April 20, 2018
Mueller: “I have questions.”
Giuliani: “9/11.”
Mueller: “No, about…”
Giuliani: “9/11!”
Mueller: “The Russians clearly…”
Giuliani: “9/11!!! Good day sir!”
(Exits dramatically, does not brush teeth)#TrumpRussia #ProtectMueller https://t.co/CEY8E5OBOT— Steve Marmel (@Marmel) April 20, 2018
re: #269 makeitstop
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GOP = Quikileaks
— janey v. ❄ (@nycjaneyvee) April 20, 2018
re: #307 BeachDem
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funny, I’ve heard that’s what the porn stars and Playboy models said about the yam…
re: #278 teleskiguy
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I worked in a bagel restaurant one summer in college. I got in the habit of putting bagels in the palm of my hand to cut, and I was pretty good at it. Until that really busy lunch rush….
Trump complained loudly this week about Neil Gorsuch, saying he feared the judge was becoming liberal. Our story: https://t.co/GYRVrwEf2P
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) April 20, 2018
re: #310 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
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re: #305 Backwoods_Sleuth
Trump also complained this week about Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, saying the judge had proved too liberal in recent cases, according to administration officials who heard about the complaints. Associates said he was incensed that Gorsuch had voted against the administration on an immigration case and said it renewed his doubts that Gorsuch would be a reliable conservative. One top Trump adviser played down the comments as unhappiness with Gorsuch’s decision rather than with Gorsuch broadly.
re: #312 Belafon
Nah, the yam is gonna take it personally and blame Gorsuch personally.
re: #295 gocart mozart
‘I’ve never had hookers. Do I need hookers? Look at me, would I need hookers? I tell ya I don’t need hookers. I’ve never used hookers, never used them. I don’t need them. But let me tell you, I’ve heard Russia has the most beautiful hookers. They’re very beautiful, the Russian hookers are very beautiful. But I’ve never used them, they’re Fake News. The media is making up all this Fake Hooker News, it’s all fake.’
re: #315 BigPapa
‘I’ve never had hookers. Do I need hookers? Look at me, would I need hookers? I tell ya I don’t need hookers. I’ve never used hookers, never used them. I don’t need them. But let me tell you, I’ve heard Russia has the most beautiful hookers. They’re very beautiful, the Russian hookers are very beautiful. But I’ve never used them, they’re Fake News. The media is making up all this Fake Hooker News, it’s all fake.’
You should repeat that upstairs—the hooker discussion is still going on….
re: #315 BigPapa
‘I’ve never had hookers. Do I need hookers? Look at me, would I need hookers? I tell ya I don’t need hookers. I’ve never used hookers, never used them. I don’t need them. But let me tell you, I’ve heard Russia has the most beautiful hookers. They’re very beautiful, the Russian hookers are very beautiful. But I’ve never used them, they’re Fake News. The media is making up all this Fake Hooker News, it’s all fake.’
You used to have to work at a mental hospital to hear things like Trump says. Now it’s delivered via the media to everyone.
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