Seth Meyers: “Donald, You Get to Be the Conductor of the Trump Train!”
Seth takes a closer look at President Trump ramping up his re-election campaign as the specter of Robert Mueller’s report looms over him.
Seth takes a closer look at President Trump ramping up his re-election campaign as the specter of Robert Mueller’s report looms over him.
Alabama bill would allow tax refunds to fund border wall
The Alabama Senate has moved forward a bill that would allow Alabamians to donate part of their state tax refunds to help build a border wall with Mexico.
Senators voted 23-6 Thursday to approve the bill by Republican Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh.
Alabama does not have a border with Mexico, but potential donors probably don’t know that.
re: #434 Dread Pirate Whitebeard
From below; I actually saw the new thread before I posted.
Syria vows to take back Golan Heights after Trump tweet https://t.co/mXggPPWP27
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 22, 2019
Great, now the orange shit-goblin can further antagonize factions in the ME. All for his buddy-boy bibi.
The president of the US just counteracted the US Treasury to remove new sanctions on North Korea, apparently on a whim because he “likes” Kim Jong Un. And everybody’s just “meh” because who knows if this is real anyway.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 22, 2019
Yes - End Times fanatics are everywhere in the Republican Party, and Trump has given them more power than they’ve ever had before. https://t.co/y1Wl1L6LQw
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 22, 2019
re: #1 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Alabama bill would allow tax refunds to fund border wall
Alabama does not have a border with Mexico, but potential donors probably don’t know that.
Neil Young needs to add a couple new verses to his Alabama song.
re: #1 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Alabama bill would allow tax refunds to fund border wall
Alabama does not have a border with Mexico, but potential donors probably don’t know that.
Sure Alabamians, waste your money because you’re afraid of Hispanics.
WTF?
DoubleTree hotel apologizes after posting sign refusing service to military members
The DoubleTree hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., has fired multiple employees after they refused service to military personnel and their guests at a post-deployment celebration at the hotel.
“Two Supervisor-level employees, who have since been terminated, made poor decisions including displaying a sign that they created, which we find very offensive,” Daniel Kammerer, the hotel branch’s general manager, said in a statement earlier this month.
“Their actions were in no way associated with the values of the hotel management.”
re: #1 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Alabama bill would allow tax refunds to fund border wall
Alabama does not have a border with Mexico, but potential donors probably don’t know that.
How the hell would this even work, legally? Alabama just remits the money to the U.S. Treasury with a note saying: “use for Border Wall ONLY”?
The U.S. government logged the biggest monthly budget deficit in American history in February. Bigger even than during the financial crisis. https://t.co/BoCloYPK9m
— Damian Paletta (@damianpaletta) March 22, 2019
re: #8 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
WTF?
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Um…pretty sure that is also illegal.
re: #8 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
WTF?
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That liberal hotbed of Colorado Springs.// Btw if conservatives are angry at this, good, now you know how people denied service for being gay feel.
re: #9 Eclectic Cyborg
How the hell would this even work, legally? Alabama just remits the money to the U.S. Treasury with a note saying: “use for Border Wall ONLY”?
I think it’s a symbolic gesture but I’m not sure.
re: #2 Colère Tueur de Lapin
What’s Trump going to do when his buddies Putin and Kim take up arms against our allies? The Israeli one is going to be more tricky, because I think we all know what he’d do in Korea…
ugh, this is depressing, can we focus instead on the basketball tournament? Oh, wait, UCI is somehow winning in the second half… double ugh. At least Virginia is losing as a #1 seed, again…
re: #14 KGxvi
What’s Trump going to do when his buddies Putin and Kim take up arms against our allies? The Israeli one is going to be more tricky, because I think we all know what he’d do in Korea…
ugh, this is depressing, can we focus instead on the basketball tournament? Oh, wait, UCI is somehow winning in the second half… double ugh. At least Virginia is losing as a #1 seed, again…
Is there any bigger underachiever than UVA? Sheesh. I do think I had them losing in Rd2 but I don’t even know where Gardner-Webb is.
re: #9 Eclectic Cyborg
How the hell would this even work, legally? Alabama just remits the money to the U.S. Treasury with a note saying: “use for Border Wall ONLY”?
“(The bill) would allow residents to check a box on their state income tax form and donate to Build The Wall Inc., a nonprofit started by veteran and amputee Brian Kolfage.”
re: #16 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Jesus.
keep telling yerself that, ya orange moron
Trump on Fox: ‘People will not stand for it’ if Mueller report is against me https://t.co/3hNa5TzUf2
— Remy (@CAGoldenBear) March 22, 2019
re: #18 Backwoods_Sleuth
keep telling yerself that, ya orange moron
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his hair just keeps getting weirder and weirder
re: #16 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
“(The bill) would allow residents to check a box on their state income tax form and donate to Build The Wall Inc., a nonprofit started by veteran and amputee Brian Kolfage.”
Um……wasn’t that a scam?
re: #18 Backwoods_Sleuth
keep telling yerself that, ya orange moron
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Shut up you orange bully.
oh
“North Korea also demanded that all strategic weapons in Guam and Hawaii be removed.” NK could be referring to the B-2s, B-52s and B-1Bs. https://t.co/2jUAOA4ZRs
— Global: MilitaryInfo (@Global_Mil_Info) March 22, 2019
re: #20 Dr Lizardo
Um……wasn’t that a scam?
Yep and the state legislature of Alabama seems eager to aid and abet said scam.
Oh, FFS.
Reuters report Prime Minister Theresa May has written a letter to MPs saying that she might not bring her Brexit deal back to parliament if there is not enough support for it
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) March 22, 2019
The shitshow continues…….
“President Trump likes Chairman Kim and he doesn’t think these sanctions will be necessary,” says @PressSec (but not clarifying what new sanctions @POTUS was referring to).
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) March 22, 2019
I’m baffled who he thinks he’s fooling. Kim certainly isn’t going to see the withdrawal of sanctions on two Chinese entities as sanctions relief on him. In fact, he’s more likely to be insulted https://t.co/VsRTZKIr9j
— Vipin Narang (@NarangVipin) March 22, 2019
re: #18 Backwoods_Sleuth
keep telling yerself that, ya orange moron
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He’s gonna get a very rude awakening!
re: #16 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
wasn’t Build The Wall Inc already exposed as a grifting grifter grifting the marks?
re: #26 Dr Lizardo
That’s what I thought.
IIRC, GoFundMe cancelled the fundraiser on their platform, so the guy behind it has just created his own thing with checks to be mailed directly to him.
or something like that
re: #4 Charles Johnson
The Republicans are meh. The rest of us are wondering what it will take to make the Senate GOPer to stop being meh.
— (((IntheNumbers))) (@ItsNumbersMan) March 22, 2019
Trump is the best thing to happen to the DPRK’s attempts to legitimize itself since Mao.
re: #30 Backwoods_Sleuth
IIRC, GoFundMe cancelled the fundraiser on their platform, so the guy behind it has just created his own thing with checks to be mailed directly to him.
or something like that
That sounds like what I recall too.
And now he’s got official state backing to hustle the rubes. You couldn’t make this up, as they say.
re: #27 Backwoods_Sleuth
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I was also wondering how the Treasury Department’s two newest sanctions against Chinese shipping companies were sanctions against NK.
Moron once again proving that he is a moron.
re: #23 Backwoods_Sleuth
Sounds like Kim doesn’t think the US will abide by it’s mutual defense treaty with South Korea… I wonder why that is?
re: #36 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
NO TRUE CONFEDERATE!!!
re: #36 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
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You know, if they love the CSA so much, they can renounce their citizenship and give it to one of the Dreamers because the Dreamers seem to actually want to be here and like being Americans even if they’re not formally American citizens. The CSA fanboys and girls are still upset that they lost a war over 150 years ago. Don’t tell me that you love the United States of America if you think the CSA was this glorious cause.
re: #37 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
I’m surprised Trump didn’t just roll over and give that to them.
If Dear Leader ever gets the idea to ask Trump to sell CA to NK for a small bribe to Trumpco, Trump will have to be physically restrained from doing that.
re: #36 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
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I just might have to send my great-great-great-uncle (Phil Sheridan) back down there to Texas.
re: #34 Backwoods_Sleuth
I was also wondering how the Treasury Department’s two newest sanctions against Chinese shipping companies were sanctions against NK.
Oh, please let these Chinese shipping companies be clients of a former Asian spa owner involved.
re: #30 Backwoods_Sleuth
IIRC, GoFundMe cancelled the fundraiser on their platform, so the guy behind it has just created his own thing with checks to be mailed directly to him.
or something like that
Does the guy with the checking account have an Alabama address?
re: #40 EPR-radar
If Dear Leader ever gets the idea to ask Trump to sell CA to NK for a small bribe to Trumpco, Trump will have to be physically restrained from doing that.
Saw a meme on my FB feed last night about LOS ANGELES COUNTY HAS AS MANY PEOPLE AS THESE 20 STATES THAT’S WHY WE NEED THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE and thinking about that, I realize he may not be able to be stopped from giving California away to the lowest bidder. Also, I feel a little bad because for once, I actually got baited into responding, because I just couldn’t let that one go. I replied, “Why should all those blue areas (interesting that they turned the colors around, btw) have more power with less people? Land doesn’t vote.”
I reminded Governor Gravyjowels his son killed a dog https://t.co/lgGzdTlXcR
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) March 22, 2019
Governor Gravyjowls…heh
Time to call it a day. Have a good one, Lizards.
re: #44 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Saw a meme on my FB feed last night about LOS ANGELES COUNTY HAS AS MANY PEOPLE AS THESE 20 STATES THAT’S WHY WE NEED THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE and thinking about that, I realize he may not be able to be stopped from giving California away to the lowest bidder. Also, I feel a little bad because for once, I actually got baited into responding, because I just couldn’t let that one go. I replied, “Why should all those blue areas (interesting that they turned the colors around, btw) have more power with less people? Land doesn’t vote.”
It’s a stupid argument. Yeah LA County is big. That’s because gasp people want to live there.
re: #44 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Saw a meme on my FB feed last night about LOS ANGELES COUNTY HAS AS MANY PEOPLE AS THESE 20 STATES THAT’S WHY WE NEED THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE and thinking about that, I realize he may not be able to be stopped from giving California away to the lowest bidder. Also, I feel a little bad because for once, I actually got baited into responding, because I just couldn’t let that one go. I replied, “Why should all those blue areas (interesting that they turned the colors around, btw) have more power with less people? Land doesn’t vote.”
re: #48 HappyWarrior
It’s a stupid argument. Yeah LA County is big. That’s because gasp people want to live there.
And again, not to mention that the whole thing is completely predicated on those votes being treated as a total monolith. Which popular vote doesn’t do, but, quelle surprise, EC actually does. So…you know….
re: #43 stpaulbear
Does the guy with the checking account have an Alabama address?
Florida and Oklahoma, IIRC
re: #50 Citizen K
And again, not to mention that the whole thing is completely predicated on those votes being treated as a total monolith. Which popular vote doesn’t do, but, quelle surprise, EC actually does. So…you know….
Exactly. And once again, one person, one vote.
re: #9 Eclectic Cyborg
How the hell would this even work, legally? Alabama just remits the money to the U.S. Treasury with a note saying: “use for Border Wall ONLY”?
I suspect the intent is to fund Trump’s border wall vanity project (or whatever slush fund(s) by hook or by crook, by devising so many ways that all cannot possibly be accounted for, and that Trumps First Amendment support show in the Oval this week is just one more strategy to that end, considering that he mentioned a “trillion dollars” in Federal aid to education.
With the new law he signed, arbitrary amounts of that (he mentioned billions) might be denied on the basis that “someone” was silenced or “discouraged” from expressing himself or herself. What is not clear to me is what happens to such “blocked” funding. Would the executive branch then get to re-allocate it? Maybe Betsy Devos? Or her brother? Seems like it may be a strategy to sidestep the Constitution, with respect to federal revenue and spending.
reposting from downstairs because I’m always a day late and a dollar short…
I’ve got:
Labyrinth
The Rose
Godfather
All About Eve
A Star is Born (the original)
Looks like I mostly identify with a music theme.
Or danger…
re: #10 Patricia Kayden
With this latest massive Federal Deficit news I am actually hoping Trump wins the 2020 Election. If he does we will finally have a massive national financial emergency in this country while holding the sitting Republican President responsible for it.
The pain will be great and just like a drunk or drug addict, the right wing in this country willcnit rock bottom. Hitting rock bottom is all too often the only source of a turnaround in an addict’s life. Our right wing is addicted to Entitlement above all else. The shitpile financial situation this country is going to be in within 5 years with this Trump Crime Family-caused exploded debt is going to a a country-changing event, an era of rock bottom.
re: #52 HappyWarrior
Exactly. And once again, one person, one vote.
Unless you’re a Republican, then it’s, “Vote early, vote often, and double when you’re dead.”
/half
blah blah blah
As if he could find any of these places on a map
Today in Florida, @FLOTUS and I were honored to welcome and meet with leaders from the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Saint Lucia! pic.twitter.com/tElFdkIYfC
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 22, 2019
re: #57 Backwoods_Sleuth
blah blah blah
As if he could find any of these places on a map
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Same places you know he considers shithole countries.
A BURNGRAIN is a small stream or creek that flows into a larger river. pic.twitter.com/VCi37xKl7g
— Haggard Hawks 📚🦅 (@HaggardHawks) March 22, 2019
I like this word. I can easily fit it in on a map of the farm here.
I really hope this video of Stephen Moore getting absolutely destroyed by @crampell doesn’t get retweeted and seen by the rest of the internet, because it would be very embarrassing for him. pic.twitter.com/gnI3F5hheT
— Aléx Young (@AlexYoung) March 22, 2019
re: #1 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Alabama bill would allow tax refunds to fund border wall
Alabama does not have a border with Mexico, but potential donors probably don’t know that.
i have no problem with rubes being separated from their money by other rubes
meth is one helluva a drug pic.twitter.com/2rihTkFT2c
— scott linnen (@ScottLinnen) March 22, 2019
re: #55 Rocky-in-Connecticut
With this latest massive Federal Deficit news I am actually hoping Trump wins the 2020 Election. If he does we will finally have a massive national financial emergency in this country while holding the sitting Republican President responsible for it.
The pain will be great and just like a drunk or drug addict, the right wing in this country willcnit rock bottom. Hitting rock bottom is all too often the only source of a turnaround in an addict’s life. Our right wing is addicted to Entitlement above all else. The shitpile financial situation this country is going to be in within 5 years with this Trump Crime Family-caused exploded debt is going to a a country-changing event, an era of rock bottom.
Don’t count on it. Trump would likely just invoke sovereign repudiation and walk away from all of it without caring that it would destroy the world economy.
re: #53 unproven innocence
I suspect the intent is to fund Trump’s border wall vanity project (or whatever slush fund(s) by hook or by crook, by devising so many ways that all cannot possibly be accounted for, and that Trumps First Amendment support show in the Oval this week is just one more strategy to that end, considering that he mentioned a “trillion dollars” in Federal aid to education.
With the new law he signed, arbitrary amounts of that (he mentioned billions) might be denied on the basis that “someone” was silenced or “discouraged” from expressing himself or herself. What is not clear to me is what happens to such “blocked” funding. Would the executive branch then get to re-allocate it? Maybe Betsy Devos? Or her brother? Seems like it may be a strategy to sidestep the Constitution, with respect to federal revenue and spending.
- all incoming revenue goes to the treasury
- congress decides how all funds are spent
- there is no third thing
re: #62 Backwoods_Sleuth
Can we put Ms. Rampell on the FED instead?
re: #57 Backwoods_Sleuth
blah blah blah
As if he could find any of these places on a map
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DT: So are these guys from shithole countries or not?
Aide: No sir, they’re from the Caribbean.
DT: Okay, so…no shitholes, then?
Aide: (sighing) No, no shitholes.
DT: Great, got it!
re: #63 Man, DangerMan
i have no problem with rubes being separated from their money by other rubes
Less money to go to the grifter in cheef.
I was at my volunteer job all morning — are we still doing movies?
Destiny (1921)
Serenity
I Walked with a Zombie
20,000 Leagues under the Sea
Twelve Monkeys
(I reserve the right to change my mind.)
re: #71 Eclectic Cyborg
DT: So are these guys from shithole countries or not?
Aide: No sir, they’re from the Caribbean.
DT: Okay, so…no shitholes, then?
Aide: (sighing) No, no shitholes.
DT: Great, got it!
Where’s that color chart? That defines shithole vs not shithole.
re: #73 A hollow voice says, Collusion!
I was at my volunteer job all morning — are we still doing movies?
Destiny (1921)
Serenity
I Walked with a Zombie
20,000 Leagues under the Sea
Twelve Monkeys(I reserve the right to change my mind.)
Never too late. I think you win for earliest movie.
So, I began watching Nicole Wallace show about 3/4 of the way into her hour.
Chuck Todd just joined in and it seems they are talking like there is some kind of a watch going on in DC…The Mueller Report watch.
Not getting any hopes up, but I wonder where they are getting this from? Nicole said many journalists are abuzz and the wonks in DC are also talking.
Todd said all day he has heard stuff like after the market closes, after 5 PM, etc.
WTF? I hate speculation. How about Mueller say it is coming out at such and such time and release it then.
re: #76 ObserverArt
Oh please don’t let the Mueller Report be a Friday news dump…
So a bipartisan United States Congressional Committee’s UTube channel is a collection of political videos from Fox News? https://t.co/2K6oBibYZN
— Devin Nunes’ cow (@DevinCow) March 22, 2019
Now they are saying there is a briefing with Nadler and Graham going on discussing the preliminaries of releasing the report.
And it is just announced. Barr has the report.
Here we go!
re: #77 Eclectic Cyborg
Oh please don’t let the Mueller Report be a Friday news dump…
Nicole is announcing Mueller’s job is finished. The Report is complete.
Friday news dump.
Bill Barr…America turns its eyes to you.
Do your job protecting the Constitution…forget about Trump the person, think of the office.
re: #82 ObserverArt
Bob Barr…America turns its eyes to you.
Do your job protecting the Constitution…forget about Trump the person, think of the office.
Bill not Bob heh. But yeah do your job here.
9 of my 5 favorites
12 angry men
absence of malice
casablanca
cool hand luke
in the heat of the night
jeremiah johnson
lawrence of arabia
the natural
witness for the prosecution
re: #83 HappyWarrior
Bill not Bob heh. But yeah do your job here.
I changed it before you posted!
Edit, actually I was probably changing it as you were posting.
Dammit, Mueller. This shit could have waited until Monday.
re: #87 Eclectic Cyborg
Dammit, Mueller. This shit could have waited until Monday.
Nah. Now we get to have a whole weekend of wild speculation and furious tweeting!
Current headlines:
CNN: MUELLER REPORT!
ABC: MUELLER REPORT!
NBC: MUELLER REPORT!
CBS: MUELLER REPORT!
Fox News: Trump surprises by revoking North Korea sanctions after Treasury Department imposes them
The MSNBC panel discussed that Mueller had a narrow area to report on. That goes to Chuck Todd asking if the fact Mueller never really mentioned the Trump kids means they are in the clear.
The thinking is SDNY courts have way more power and cover of the Trump’s and Trump companies. They benefit from Mueller’s discovery and evidence collection and testimony. And much of that is not in the narrow definition of Mueller’s investigation and leaving that to SDNY keeps the “politics” out of it making less a witch hunt and more an investigation that was legally defined.
re: #54 Backwoods_Sleuth
1. A Clockwork Orange (purposely harsh but amazing)
2. A Hard Day’s Night (nothing was more fun than The Beatles in 1964)
3. Blood Simple (the original version)
4. All About Eve (I agree with you)
5a. Plan Nine From Outer Space (I’m happy to share that movie)
5b. This is Spinal Tap
These aren’t the best movies, but they do describe what I like.
re: #84 Man, DangerMan
9 of my 5 favorites
12 angry men
absence of malice
casablanca
cool hand luke
in the heat of the night
jeremiah johnson
lawrence of arabia
the natural
witness for the prosecution
dammit, now no one’s gonna talk about my favorite movie list
re: #92 Man, DangerMan
I know just how you feel…
re: #73 A hollow voice says, Collusion!
I was at my volunteer job all morning — are we still doing movies?
Destiny (1921)
Serenity
I Walked with a Zombie
20,000 Leagues under the Sea
Twelve Monkeys(I reserve the right to change my mind.)
Holy Grail
Blazing Saddles
Guys & Dolls
West Side Story
Carmen Jones
I’m a unicorn.