Seth Meyers on Betsy DeVos’ Massive Rollback of Civil Rights
Seth takes a break from breaking news to check in on Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, who has been quietly overseeing a massive rollback of civil rights regulations in her department.
Seth takes a break from breaking news to check in on Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, who has been quietly overseeing a massive rollback of civil rights regulations in her department.
It’s going to take us decades to fix this fucking mess isn’t it?
re: #1 Eclectic Cyborg
It’s going to take us decades to fix this fucking mess isn’t it?
*takes deep breath*
And that’s the best case scenario…
Cash, check, or @venmo. I don’t care what @realDonaldTrump said. He and @MichaelCohen212 are shady & shadowy operators. We can assume they’ve also lied about #RussiaCollusion, taxes, and God knows what else.
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) July 25, 2018
Back in early Sep 2016, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi was in the news for having taken what sure as heck looked like a bribe in exchange for not joining multiple other states in going after Trump University.
2/https://t.co/32aS7qBsF4— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) July 25, 2018
p.s. Trump did a campaign rally in Charlotte, NC on October 14th, 2016.
So, Bondi apparently skipped that one and then gave it a couple weeks as they discussed before joining Trump on the campaign trail again.— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) July 25, 2018
Along with other Democrats, I have been accused of wanting to turn the US into Venezuela.
I have a confession: IT’S TRUE!
Here is our program:
Replace the executive with a leader cult where loyalty to the leader and loyalty to the nation are one and the same.
Replace all competent executives with political cronies and hacks whose loyalty is unquestioned. After all, if they are smart enough to suck up to power, they are smart enough to, say, run an oil company.
Demonize and belittle the free press, with a little direct action against the real hard cases, so they won’t report inconvenient facts, or will be ignored if they do.
Create our own armed militia of dupes and fanatics in case Constitutional forces decide not to enforce our edicts.
Oh.
Wait.
Looks like the Republicans have beaten us to it. Never mind.
FULL TRANSCRIPT: The Trump-Michael Cohen tape https://t.co/Idn6eZLICn
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) July 25, 2018
What does this “hit by a truck” exchange mean on the Cohen tape?
“COHEN: All the stuff. Because — here, you never know where that company — you never know what he’s —
TRUMP: Maybe he gets hit by a truck.
COHEN: Correct. So, I’m all over that….” https://t.co/OtpFdeLxyq— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) July 25, 2018
re: #2 Teukka
*takes deep breath*
And that’s the best case scenario…
Dammit. 58 years old and I really want to piss on his grave and see us past all this.
Does Mike Cernovich realize that i am going to be his worst nightmare? Mike, I got shit on you that will make your mother squirm. @michaelianblack @pattonoswalt @TitusNation
— John Melendez (@stutteringjohnm) July 25, 2018
re: #7 Unshaken Defiance
Dammit. 58 years old and I really want to piss on his grave and see us past all this.
That would be an awful waste of a nutrient solution, sir…
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) July 25, 2018
re: #10 Kragar
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Oh, I remember when Mom bought the Chicago Tribune issue which had ALL of the Nixon tape transcripts. And she was in China Syndrome meltdown mode about 1/4 of the way in…
NYT reporter: Trump lies frequently but “also often tells the truth” https://t.co/w858V8kAuE pic.twitter.com/Bv1snDHPzf
— The Hill (@thehill) July 23, 2018
Maggie fucking Haberman, right on cue with the view from nowhere. https://t.co/WSodx6RI01
— Space Force Commodore (@goddamnedfrank) July 25, 2018
NYT reporter: Trump lies frequently but “also often tells the truth” https://t.co/w858V8kAuE pic.twitter.com/Bv1snDHPzf
— The Hill (@thehill) July 23, 2018
Jeffrey Dahmer ate a lot of people but “also often ate chicken.” https://t.co/UpnweJdtrF
— Kimberley Johnson (@AuthorKimberley) July 23, 2018
re: #12 goddamnedfrank
But oh babe, I really wish you would not cry
I only ever told you one lie
When it could have been a thousand
It might as well have been a thousand
Mumford and Sons, Tompkins Square Park
Rudy: Believe me there were three other versions of this tape that were even worse. pic.twitter.com/ap0hlRuZQ8
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 25, 2018
When you are a political activist, you do get accustomed to a certain amount of failure. Little wins, small losses sometimes. A lot of not much at all right? Long story (stories) short my side lost a couple big ones. I mean at the time it hurt. This time just feels harder, more important. I say that with reluctance as a guy just a bit too young to have been sent to Vietnam combat by way of a draft. That fight was life and death. We are on that precipice.
Stop this guy before he crashes us all.
Rudy: I’ve listened to lots of mafia tapes. I’ve dealt with much worse tapes than this. pic.twitter.com/TmfvpdBd6z
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 25, 2018
So, not as bad as some mafia tapes. Low bar.
This MAGAggie Habberscam blowing trump again in writing.
— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) July 25, 2018
re: #19 MsJ
Is Rudy really this stupid? I thought he was supposed to be some hot shot prosecutor.
Yeah he is pretty damn stupid.
Seems to be getting more stupid each week too.
re: #20 JordanRules
Yeah he is pretty damn stupid.
Seems to be getting more stupid each week too.
Cheap-labor conservatism is one helluva drug…
re: #20 JordanRules
Yeah he is pretty damn stupid.
Seems to be getting more stupid each week too.
I’m lost. Is there any possible end game with what he’s saying? Because to me it seems he steps in a giant pile of shit every time he opens his yap.
Roughly the same time frame when Trump was saying banging models was his personal Vietnam
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) July 25, 2018
re: #22 MsJ
I’m lost. Is there any possible end game with what he’s saying? Because to me it seems he steps in a giant pile of shit every time he opens his yap.
He gets on the tele and defends Trump no matter how ridiculous. I think thats most of it.
re: #24 JordanRules
He gets on the tele and defends Trump no matter how ridiculous. I think thats most of it.
Playing for time rather than doing anything else?
I consider Maggie and other members of the Trump blowing press to be utterly complicit in our march to fascism. If there are any historians left to record what happens to us, she will be judged harshly. I despise her as much as anyone in the orange bag’s administration.
Fascinating thread. FWIW.
(THREAD) TEN REASONS THE FIRST COHEN TAPE IS MUCH WORSE THAN ANYONE YET REALIZES. Early coverage of this bombshell exclusive on CNN has missed almost the entirety of this story, which could shape Trump’s presidency. Read on for more. And I hope you’ll share this with others, too. pic.twitter.com/pZR0AJZvzT
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) July 25, 2018
The number of parents potentially deported without their children during the “zero tolerance” border crackdown could be far larger than previously acknowledged https://t.co/jxBa5q6qPY
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 24, 2018
The Trump administration was caught in the middle of a massive crime against humanity. They’ve been ordered to undo it and they can’t https://t.co/Ffktw2qny8
— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) July 24, 2018
re: #1 Eclectic Cyborg
It’s going to take us decades to fix this fucking mess isn’t it?
It’s going to take decades to uncover all the shit they’ve pulled in the last 600 days.
re: #26 plansbandc
Maggie don’t give a fuck. She’s going to make a fortune with her book about the Agolf Twitler administration. In a few years she’ll be sitting on an island earning 20%.
re: #29 Skip Intro
Honestly, I don’t think this ever gets fixed. I think we will split into two countries. Probably not in my lifetime, but not in the too distant future.
Schrodinger’s Douchebag: Someone who decides whether or not they were joking based on the reaction they get.
Stole from friend whole stole.
re: #30 teleskiguy
Of course she doesn’t. She’s garbage like her orange king.
re: #17 Single-handed sailor
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So, not as bad as some mafia tapes. Low bar.
Yeah but in this case the witness is still alive. The tapes are just the icing on trumpshit cake.
Sometimes I wish I was a psychopath. I would be rich, I would be powerful.
And by tomorrow afternoon there will be a new Trump scandal/tweet/policy that moves this to the back pages.
re: #35 teleskiguy
Sometimes I wish I was a psychopath. I would be rich. I would be powerful. But I care too much about humans. Maybe that’s my problem. Psychopathy is an advantage in the United States.
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) July 25, 2018
re: #36 Skip Intro
And by tomorrow afternoon there will be a new Trump scandal/tweet/policy that moves this to the back pages.
By tomorrow Tehran may be vaporized.
Must admit I’m feeling especially cranky today. Sick of this shit.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 24, 2018
Yup. Not a lot of hope for the well-being of good people out there.
re: #31 plansbandc
Honestly, I don’t think this ever gets fixed. I think we will split into two countries. Probably not in my lifetime, but not in the too distant future.
I’m afraid we’re going to break into a dozen pieces after the rest of the world intervenes by dumping the dollar and Treasury securities.
Maybe I’m stressed because of wildfires and intermittent employment. Still, I’ve about fucking had it with the barrage of fuckery in our society. Bigotry is accepted, even praised. Women’s rights are going the way of the 19th century. Drilling and mining might take place in Canyonlands National Park this time next year. Hell, when does Islam get outlawed? Not feeling too good myself.
re: #36 Skip Intro
And by tomorrow afternoon there will be a new Trump scandal/tweet/policy that moves this to the back pages.
Just one?
Fully 40% of all murders in the United States go unsolved.
One day the tapes will come out of Obama talking to his fixer about the tan suit. Mark my words.
— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) July 25, 2018
Texas has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world.
re: #42 teleskiguy
Feel ya bro. I don’t have a fire close and can’t imagine but since 11/9 and lava flowing it’s been a major suck fest. A recent UGS report estimates the lava could be flowing for months or even years. The specter of long economic impact beyond the homes and businesses lost already has been in the back of my mind.
But I think Orange is going to down hard. And when he does, it will be like 2 Superb Owls, 2 World Series, 3 NBA titles, and 1.5 Olympics when it all comes down.
So if I’m understanding the sequence of events right, it went:
- Existence of Cohen-Trump tapes made public
- Trump lawyers choose not to assert attorney-client privilege on said tapes
- Days later, snippets of tape where Donny demands payoff be made in cash are made public
- The White House (i.e. Rudy) rushes to release an “official” transcript of the tape
- Cohen’s lawyer responds to the WH transcript by releasing the actual tape to CNN
- Rudy immediately rushes to the press to assert the transcript is authentic, setting up a very public squabble over whether or not Cohen’s counsel is a liar
Am I really witnessing this level of stupidity?
Just over 21,000 people killed themselves with a gun in 2013 in the United States. That’s the last year reliable statistics are available. The number is most likely much higher in 2017.
I’ve downloaded the Steele Dossier, Nunes Memo, and Page’s FISA app. Lots of stuff but easy to run through as it’s large font with some redundancy. The hardest part is tracking the timing and nuance amidst the signal to noise ratio.
re: #11 Joe Bacon 🌹
Oh, I remember when Mom bought the Chicago Tribune issue which had ALL of the Nixon tape transcripts. And she was in China Syndrome meltdown mode about 1/4 of the way in…
My father was in tears — he loved Nixon so much, didn’t believe any of the analysis or speculation or even most of the testimony under oath… but the tapes, that he believed. Broke his heart.
My immigrant grandparents were awestruck that a bad president could be removed from office with no bloodshed.
Hey, OJ didn’t kill ALL of his ex-wives.
— aceoaces (@aceoaces) July 25, 2018
My attempt at humor with the music lyrics and Lumpy looking all disappointed and shit.
🎶I’m going to tell you the way it is
And I’m not going to be kind or easy
Your whole attitude stinks, I say
And the life you lead is completely empty🎶 #CohenTapes pic.twitter.com/wX60CRpTst— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) July 25, 2018
re: #49 teleskiguy
Just over 21,000 people killed themselves with a gun in 2013 in the United States. That’s the last year reliable statistics are available. The number is most likely much higher in 2017.
Let me guess: The 5 year gap in reporting is due to the NRA.
re: #17 Single-handed sailor
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So, not as bad as some mafia tapes. Low bar.
Absolutely hilarious and yet tragic that the President’s own attorney is comparing him to the Mafia.
re: #57 Big Beautiful Door
Absolutely hilarious and yet tragic that the President’s own attorney is comparing him to the Mafia.
Donny Twoscoops has been involved with the Mob for decades. Rudy is just admitting to it.
re: #56 Eclectic Cyborg
Let me guess: The 5 year gap in reporting is due to the NRA.
The NRA has effectively blocked any and all data retrieval of gun violence by the CDC for over 20 years.
More: latimes.com
News — The White House has suspended the practice of publishing public summaries of President Trump’s phone calls with world leaders, I’m told, bringing an end to a common exercise from Republican and Democratic administrations. https://t.co/mhkAFYMpfQ
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) July 24, 2018
re: #60 Dr Lizardo
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Another day, another decision to break with years/decades of cooperation with the press for no other reason than rank pettiness.
re: #61 Targetpractice
Another day, another decision to break with years/decades of cooperation with the press for no other reason than rank pettiness.
It’s more than that. He’s had face to face meetings with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un. He got ideas from them. He *wants* to run the joint dictatorial style.
pretty good if the idea was to increase consumption
— shauna (@goldengateblond) July 25, 2018
Scored another “holy grail” model kit, a ship this time.
Revell 1/96 scale HMS Beagle.
Yep, Darwin’s survey ship. This is a fair size model and allegedly has good detailing. It is also not too advanced or complicated a kit, which suits my less-than-advanced sailing ship skills perfectly.
If I can get it built before my own evolution completes itself, I intend to put in a place of honor to piss off visiting creationists.
I wrote about my friend Jonathan Gold, Los Angeles, and why local journalism is vital 🌯🥟🥞🌭🍣🌮 https://t.co/Rn7DbjhJcW
— Molly Lambert 🎷 (@mollylambert) July 24, 2018
Another Trump voter who didn’t realize that when Trump promised to deport all unauthorized immigrants, he meant her daughter-in-law too.
I used to rail against the media, and still do from time to time, BUT:
-I am not President
-I have not incited mobs to threaten and assault them.
It’s scary how fast we have seemingly normalized this extremely dangerous behavior from the POTUS.
BBC interviewer to Sean Spicer: “You have corrupted discourse for the entire world by going along with these lies” pic.twitter.com/HsvNLajwQu
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) July 24, 2018
This is how you interview @seanspicer or any former official trying to get rich off this WH. https://t.co/kNfJZRT1eO
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) July 25, 2018
re: #67 Big Beautiful Door
Another Trump voter who didn’t realize that when Trump promised to deport all unauthorized immigrants, he meant her daughter-in-law too.
The comment section on that article was full of “if she was here that long why didn’t she just fill out the paperwork to become a citizen…”
Obviously these people have NO IDEA how our immigration system works. Can’t be done.