Issa hearing delayed after dispute over background investigation - he can’t pass the background check. While in Congress, Issa got to spend years attacking Clinton and Obama over hyped up nonsense. https://t.co/2Lb9XI1bmA via @RollCall
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) September 19, 2019
Issa’s nomination as a trade official was put on indefinite hold because it appears he failed FBI background checks.
In going forward with the hearing, Risch broke with decades of bipartisan tradition in the committee, which normally would not schedule confirmation hearings without the agreement of the ranking member of the opposing party. Menendez had opposed the scheduling of the hearing.
Ultimately, Risch agreed to indefinitely delay the confirmation hearing on Issa’s nomination to lead the U.S. Trade and Development Agency after an unprecedented public back-and-forth with Menendez over allegedly problematic and potentially disqualifying classified information in Issa’s FBI background investigation. The White House has thus far declined to provide the information to the rest of the committee members.
That sounds entirely like how Trumpworld operates.
Trump is fighting to keep you from seeing something every other major presidential candidate in our lifetime has disclosed & that he promised he’d show you. There is, quite literally, something to see here. https://t.co/xdci5GxICp
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) September 19, 2019
Please tell me those fucking returns are going to get released someday.
PLEASE.
re: #2 jaunte
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I’m shocked that no one has leaked his tax returns. He’s pissed off so many and they are so stupid at keeping track of things….They must have a lot to hid.
Meanwhile….. (cue Colbert voice):
Trumpworld is fighting to squelch all discussion of the whistleblower action that would reveal that Trump actively undermined national security in conversations with foreign leaders.
We’ve seen Trump lie and make boastful statements to Russia, giving them details that undermine our intel sources and those of our allies (Israel). That he’d be doing this regularly shows that he is unfit for office.
re: #3 Eclectic Cyborg
Please tell me those fucking returns are going to get released someday.
PLEASE.
if nothing else, they will be leaked
re: #6 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
if nothing else, they will be leaked
I sure as hell hope so.
I want to see what it’s in there, but I really want to see Trumps epic meltdown when the truth is revealed.
re: #7 Eclectic Cyborg
I sure as hell hope so.
I want to see what it’s in there, but I really want to see Trumps epic meltdown when the truth is revealed.
and all the spin going down to rationalize it and whatabout it
re: #7 Eclectic Cyborg
I sure as hell hope so.
I want to see what it’s in there, but I really want to see Trumps epic meltdown when the truth is revealed.
I’m not all together convinced we’d get anything that would be a game changer. We already know he had that billion dollar loss that he is probably still using to pay 0 federal income tax. If there was anything blatantly illegal even the IRS would have found it, so at best we end up with the Times and Post doing deep dives and coming up with stuff that is suggestive of money laundering or something but anytime you need to get down in the weeds like that the public is pretty much going to tune it out.
NEW: The court has released several new filings in Trump’s lawsuit against Manhattan D.A. Vance, including the proposed injunction and Vance’s subpoenas.
Docs: https://t.co/MRV107APip
cc: @CourthouseNews pic.twitter.com/DqQhQfB237— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) September 19, 2019
With one of those deadlines in the rear-view mirror, and the other five minutes ahead, there’s no new info on this.
Manhattan D.A.’s spokesman has no substantial statement. Trump’s attorneys haven’t replied to email requests for comment, and the court referred to the docket.— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) September 19, 2019
Havana syndrome: Exposure to neurotoxin may have been cause, study suggests | CBC News
This makes so much more sense than the sonic-weapon claims.
re: #6 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
if nothing else, they will be leaked
And the press will suppress any damaging info.
Drive-by OT, t&p for VB and hope things are going ok for the rest of y’all; will try to make it back on when real life simmers down a bit.
But my kid came out with this observation yesterday:
“It’s interesting — it used to be that most people rode horses and the rich drove cars. Now most people drive cars and the rich ride horses…
…The stables have turned.”
(yes, i smacked him)
re: #10 Backwoods_Sleuth
It’s time to start fining and jailing people for noncompliance, or the subpoena process will become worthless.
re: #14 jaunte
This is what I don’t get. If you or I ignored an order from the court or Congress we’d be in deep shit. These mofos are daring someone to stop them and nothing is happening.
oh
if he wanted to improve relations with the US. https://t.co/lINxfkAQaL pic.twitter.com/zXw7J7yHvF
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) September 19, 2019
re: #9 danarchy
I’m not all together convinced we’d get anything that would be a game changer. We already know he had that billion dollar loss that he is probably still using to pay 0 federal income tax. If there was anything blatantly illegal even the IRS would have found it, so at best we end up with the Times and Post doing deep dives and coming up with stuff that is suggestive of mconey laundering or something but anytime you need to get down in the weeds like that the public is pretty much going to tune it out.
Please — the “wealthy” own a host of shady accountants who make it very difficult to uncover their actual criminality. It’s expensive investigating their taxes — much easier to pursue those who cannot afford serious legal advice.
I still recall, (and I mentioned this before) in the wake of Enron and the destruction of Arthur Anderson, a radio report about another major accounting firm that marketed a tax evasion scheme that they asserted would escape prosecution because it was so complicated that government investigators could not penetrate their deception. Someone did get hold of their internal documents to publicize this information but I don’t know if anyone was tried or fined for these actions.
Remember, Helmsley’s “only little people pay taxes” remark. Yes, she was imprisoned but there are many more who escaped. Several years ago, a colleague of mine had a brother who traded on the CBOE. Apparently, he and most of his colleagues never filed returns and so never paid taxes. Our tax system is a disgrace.
he is nutz
I love his habit of using “what’s called” like he’s describing a complex concept that he’s just discovered.
— Paul Whittemore (@paulwhittemore) September 19, 2019
More i10 flooding madness: these cows are stuck. No place to go. We are forced to head back to #Houston from #Winnie on the wrong side of the road. #abc13 https://t.co/Cuopv5mmW9 pic.twitter.com/QNA4p9Bj4Z
— Courtney Fischer (@CourtneyABC13) September 19, 2019
In fairness, so does everyone. https://t.co/ucJJfX1aCj
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) September 19, 2019
re: #17 Hecuba’s daughter
Please — the “wealthy” own a host of shady accountants who make it very difficult to uncover their actual criminality. It’s expensive investigating their taxes — much easier to pursue those who cannot afford serious legal advice.
That’s why I said blatantly. If it is well hidden in shell corps, tax shelters, accounting gimmicks good luck getting the public to pay much attention.
re: #16 Backwoods_Sleuth
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So that’s the top secret conversation that the whistleblower reported? Terrible — but not a Putin submission but rather a typical mob boss strong-arming.
MBS - guns/oil/murder?
Zelenskyy of Ukraine - Biden dirt?
Putin - Individual #1
Qatari Amir - Don’t they own the mortgage on Jared?— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) September 19, 2019
re: #9 danarchy
I’m not all together convinced we’d get anything that would be a game changer. We already know he had that billion dollar loss that he is probably still using to pay 0 federal income tax. If there was anything blatantly illegal even the IRS would have found it, so at best we end up with the Times and Post doing deep dives and coming up with stuff that is suggestive of money laundering or something but anytime you need to get down in the weeds like that the public is pretty much going to tune it out.
blatantly yes - which usually involves under or unreported income (that the irs can find) or overstated expenses.
however an awful lot of illegality or impropriety can be hiding in plain sight right in front of the irs’s nose and unless they were looking for something specific they might not see it
then there’s corroboration:
- did his lenders get the same tax returns that were actually filed. normally they get them from the irs directly to verify. with this bunch who knows.
- did he use different sets of numbers in his proceedings to undervalue his assets and save real estate taxes? the irs wouldnt know that either
just 2 examples
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re: #10 Backwoods_Sleuth
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interesting that this was filed as ‘the president’ and not as a private New york state resident/citizen
re: #13 CleverToad
Drive-by OT, t&p for VB and hope things are going ok for the rest of y’all; will try to make it back on when real life simmers down a bit.
But my kid came out with this observation yesterday:
“It’s interesting — it used to be that most people rode horses and the rich drove cars. Now most people drive cars and the rich ride horses…
…The stables have turned.”(yes, i smacked him)
he’s gonna be a dad one day…
re: #14 jaunte
It’s time to start fining and jailing people for noncompliance, or the subpoena process will become worthless.
until the dems are back on top, then it’ll instantly regain it’s importance
re: #15 A Mom Anon
This is what I don’t get. If you or I ignored an order from the court or Congress we’d be in deep shit. These mofos are daring someone to stop them and nothing is happening.
rich man’s privilege
white man’s privilege
powerful man’s privilege
re: #18 Backwoods_Sleuth
I love his habit of using “what’s called” like he’s describing a complex concept that he’s just discovered.
to him it is (complex)
and he did just…
it’s all a tell - he’s a master bullshitter
otherwise it would be obvious how far over his head everything is
re: #9 danarchy
I’m not all together convinced we’d get anything that would be a game changer. We already know he had that billion dollar loss that he is probably still using to pay 0 federal income tax. If there was anything blatantly illegal even the IRS would have found it, so at best we end up with the Times and Post doing deep dives and coming up with stuff that is suggestive of money laundering or something but anytime you need to get down in the weeds like that the public is pretty much going to tune it out.
The IRS audit division has seen its ranks thinned due to the GOP gutting enforcement and oversight - reducing the percentage of people receiving audits. It means there are fewer experienced audit investigators who can do the kind of specialized work needed to untangle Trump’s small business companies and all the cross-deals between them to find wrongdoing.
If you run a sophisticated enough scam and do enough self dealing for long enough, it can be hard to spot, even with trained investigators. I know that sounds weird, but if a business always does things a certain way, the bad act doesn’t stand out the way that a sudden change in financial accounting might. People, and computer systems that do audit checks, look for discrepancies and changes in patterns.
That makes spotting wrongdoing that goes on for years even harder to spot than the run of the mill tax evasion (like say purposefully mischaracterizing income or taking deductions that you were not entitled to, etc., all to reduce tax liability illegally).
Trump really loves to say “Tremendous”, doesn’t he?
re: #30 DangerMan
to him it is (complex)
and he did just…it’s all a tell - he’s a master bullshitter
otherwise it would be obvious how far over his head everything is
“Tremendous!”
“Incredible!”
Those are his adjectives for everything.
re: #26 DangerMan
interesting that this was filed as ‘the president’ and not as a private New york state resident/citizen
I’m surprised that Trump hasn’t claimed he changed his residency to Florida so those subpoenas wouldn’t affect him.
We’ve been hoping for some act that would finally tip the scales and show everyone just how thoroughly corrupt and compromised Trumpworld is. Will this be that tipping point? I’m still not sure. Nothing else seems to do it (and would have toppled every other WH since US founding) https://t.co/brKUlDHRj2
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) September 19, 2019
re: #33 The Pie Overlord!
“Tremendous!”
“Incredible!”
Those are his adjectives for everything.
once he read 2 pages out of “Six Weeks to Words of Power”, and here we are
re: #35 lawhawk
We’ve been hoping for some act that would finally tip the scales and show everyone just how thoroughly corrupt and compromised Trumpworld is. Will this be that tipping point? I’m still not sure. Nothing else seems to do it (and would have toppled every other WH since US founding)
We said that with pussygate, we said that with him mocking the handicapped, we said that with him mocking McCain’s record…
only thing that will get him out is a massive, indisputable defeat at the polls in 2020
re: #16 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Lots of things have actually happened for which Trump should have been impeached and removed from office without delay, and yet there he is, still squatting in the Oval Office.
— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) September 19, 2019
re: #37 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
We said that with pussygate, we said that with him mocking the handicapped, we said that with him mocking McCain’s record…
only thing that will get him out is a massive, indisputable defeat at the polls in 2020
And even then Trump will claim “massive voter fraud” and fight to stay in office.
re: #39 NO SMOCKING GUN!
And even then Trump will claim “massive voter fraud” and fight to stay in office.
I hope he does fight. It will demonstrate that he really doesn’t understand or believe in democracy. He’s going to go out the same way he got in as a big crying man baby.
re: #40 I Would Prefer Not To
I hope he does fight. It will demonstrate that he really doesn’t understand or believe in democracy. He’s going to go out the same way he got in as a big crying man baby.
Whether he does or not, it will make him more popular when he goes on the circuit to give speeches and post-campaign rallies and reiterates is unfounded claims that he was robbed of his rightful office
I think the Elizabeth’s selfie thing is a good gimmick, especially if she does it in the states that she really needs to win (WI, MI, PA). It shows that she was tons of energy. Trump can’t compete, he’s exhausted after a rally.
re: #38 NO SMOCKING GUN!
George Conway
@gtconway3d
* 1h
If this actually happened, @realDonaldTrump should be impeached and removed from office without delay
hey george:
talk to your republican buds.
and your wife.
re: #41 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Whether he does or not, it will make him more popular when he goes on the circuit to give speeches and post-campaign rallies and reiterates is unfounded claims that he was robbed of his rightful office
losing may be a “strong” position for him
he can start campaigning for president again and fund raising right away
more power to him
if he wants to fleece the rubes, and they want to pay, im staying out of the way
its money that wont go to other candidates
re: #3 Eclectic Cyborg
Please tell me those fucking returns are going to get released someday.
PLEASE.
Before November 2020. Please.
It’s gonna be amazing when Trump transfers the remaining detainees at Gitmo to super maxes in the US and no Republican lawmaker says a word https://t.co/P7j7OsnamN
— Sam Stein (@samstein) September 19, 2019
re: #42 I Would Prefer Not To
I think the Elizabeth’s selfie thing is a good gimmick, especially if she does it in the states that she really needs to win (WI, MI, PA). It shows that she was tons of energy. Trump can’t compete, he’s exhausted after a rally.
It is an unusual tactic, but perhaps a smart one. Many people who don’t normally go to political rallies might now go to hers because they know they can get a selfie with a potential future president. This, in turn, increases the size of her crowds. Furthermore, many people post the selfies to social media, which increases her reach. Suppose a dozen people see a posted selfie. That means 700,000 people now have a direct connection to Warren and can ask their friend or relative about her. That is worth many minutes of paid ads on television and costs her nothing except her time. By appearing directly with so many voters, it also makes Warren look like someone close to the people, something important for a former Harvard professor and a U.S. senator. It’s a clever strategy and one the other candidates would be wise to emulate…
…money is pouring in, so maybe she can afford the time. Also, people who have a selfie with her are more likely to donate. (V)
The fear mongers at CNBC are all over Elizebeth Warren today.
Many times our IC #whistleblowers do not want to have their identities known, including & especially to their own agency. It is imperative system protects identities so that more #natsec whistleblowers come forward when they hold credible concerns of govt wrongdoing. https://t.co/OLAvs9fL1k
— Mark S. Zaid (@MarkSZaidEsq) September 19, 2019
NEW: Colt suspends production of AR-15 rifles for civilian sales, saying there’s already an “adequate supply” in the market. https://t.co/iOBJal6ujq
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 19, 2019
Alt-Right and Conservative Snowflakes triggered.
We’re maybe hours from learning the promise Trump made and to which leader, less than 24 from him calling it fake news, two days away from Republicans being “troubled,” three away from the WH admitting the story is true but Trump was “joking,” four from the GOP falling into line.
— Brian ‘Obama Netflix?’ Beutler (@brianbeutler) September 19, 2019
re: #50 DodgerFan1988
NEW: Colt suspends production of AR-15 rifles for civilian sales, saying there’s already an “adequate supply” in the market.
Because the market was over-saturated under Obama with Wayne LePierre warning that Obama was going to ban all gun and ammo sales, there is now a significantly diminished demand.
re: #49 Patricia Kayden
i know it’s OT, but if only we were as concerned for rape victims and protected them the same way as ‘workplace whistleblowers’
you know:
- system protects identities
- so that more come forward
- with credible information
Many times our IC #whistleblowers do not want to have their identities known, including & especially to their own agency. It is imperative system protects identities so that more #natsec whistleblowers come forward when they hold credible concerns of govt wrongdoing. https://t.co/OLAvs9fL1k
— Mark S. Zaid (@MarkSZaidEsq) September 19, 2019
re: #51 NO SMOCKING GUN!
We’re maybe hours from learning the promise Trump made and to which leader, less than 24 from him calling it fake news, two days away from Republicans being “troubled,” three away from the WH admitting the story is true but Trump was “joking,” four from the GOP falling into line.
…and five days from the next outrageous revelation that will reset the clock
re: #48 Skip Intro
The fear mongers at CNBC are all over Elizebeth Warren today.
As Upton Sinclair said in 1935: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!”
The money manager of my IRA is an anti-Trumper who is resolutely opposed to Warren (and Sanders). They really fear any limitation on how they manage funds.
Just out NYT is reporting that IG MICHAEL Atkinson said the Whistleblower complaint involves multiple communications with a foreign leader, and the commitment that he made to that leader. This was NOT a one off but unfolded over time
— katherine (@katherineOma) September 19, 2019
This is a good article about the the history of the AR-15
“The ArmaLite 15 is a classic assault rifle. You might know it better as an M-16, the U.S. Military’s version of the weapon.” https://t.co/vDEMEKTNdz
— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) September 19, 2019
re: #55 Hecuba’s daughter
As Upton Sinclair said in 1935: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!”
.
Or like K said in Men In Black: “A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it.”
It’s like the climate is changing https://t.co/WyJaECjFS3
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) September 19, 2019
re: #56 jaunte
Definitely sounds like it’s Putin.
re: #56 jaunte
katherine
@katherineOma
Just out NYT is reporting that IG MICHAEL Atkinson said the Whistleblower complaint involves multiple communications with a foreign leader, and the commitment that he made to that leader. This was NOT a one off but unfolded over time39
2:56 PM - Sep 19, 2019
Certainly doesn’t sound like the Ukraine issue. But Putin or MBS or possibly Netanyahu would make sense.
“Whatever you need, Vlad. If I forget, just whisper ‘Helsinki’.”
re: #50 DodgerFan1988
Interesting that the AR-15 is manufactured about 40 miles from Sandy Hook Elementary.
en.wikipedia.org
re: #51 NO SMOCKING GUN!
It’s been … one week since you looked at me
Cut your eyes to the side and said “It’s fake news!”
The Trump administration is trying to stack the deck against asylum applicants. That’s not right—our laws and values compel us to help those fleeing violence and oppression. When I’m president, I’ll undo his dangerous policies and welcome asylum seekers. https://t.co/9qWeHuCOpL
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) September 19, 2019
re: #55 Hecuba’s daughter
As Upton Sinclair said in 1935: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!”
The money manager of my IRA is an anti-Trumper who is resolutely opposed to Warren (and Sanders). They really fear any limitation on how they manage funds.
They know they’d be among the first with their backs against the wall if it ever came down to it.
re: #33 The Pie Overlord!
“Tremendous!”
“Incredible!”
Those are his adjectives for everything.
Very special
A disaster
re: #35 lawhawk
I posted the tweets about the “Do Something” people in the last thread. We all would have liked something to remove him so we could all go back to our normal lives, but we really only deserve to get back to “normal” if we work hard.
re: #56 jaunte
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So now all of those good republicans that Biden is always talking about will be running to his side on this…..right?
re: #69 Belafon
I posted the tweets about the “Do Something” people in the last thread. We all would have liked something to remove him so we could all go back to our normal lives, but we really only deserve to get back to “normal” if we work hard.
Even if Trump keeled over or was impeached out of office tomorrow, there is no going back to the way things were before he became POTUS, at least not completely.
You know if Warren is the Dem nominee people at Trump rallies are going to start dressing up as Indians right?
re: #71 TedStriker
Nope. Even over 70 years after the Nazis were crushed there are still Nazis.
Breaking News: There are 2.9 billion fewer birds in the U.S. and Canada now than 50 years ago, a new study found, a steep decline that stunned the researchers https://t.co/ZhJymIts7C
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 19, 2019
re: #73 Skip Intro
Nope. Even over 70 years after the Nazis were crushed there are still Nazis.
Yep. Some even hold high positions in the U.S. Government
re: #70 b.d.
So now all of those good republicans that Biden is always talking about will be running to his side on this…..right?
If “Good Republicans” actually existed they would have never allowed Trump to be on the ballot without showing his tax returns.
re: #69 Belafon
I posted the tweets about the “Do Something” people in the last thread. We all would have liked something to remove him so we could all go back to our normal lives, but we really only deserve to get back to “normal” if we work hard.
sometimes a dangerman needs to toot his own horn.
so from the archives:
re: #74 DodgerFan1988
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Breaking News: There are 2.9 billion fewer birds in the U.S. and Canada now than 50 years ago, a new study found, a steep decline that stunned the researchers
SEE WHAT I TOLD YOU ABOUT WINDMILLS!!!!!
re: #76 The Pie Overlord!
If “Good Republicans” actually existed they would have never allowed Trump to be on the ballot without showing his tax returns.
let alone pu$$ygate
Sad day on the Hill as @WhipClyburn mourns loss of his wife. What an amazing way to find love:
“She and her husband Congressman Jim Clyburn, also a member of SCSU Class of 1961, were married for 58 years after meeting in jail during one of his incarcerations for campus activism.”— Paul Kane (@pkcapitol) September 19, 2019
She wrote: “When you win brag gently. When you lose weep softly.”
“… I remembered that note Emily had left on my mirror. I walked into that same bathroom; looked up at the mirror where that note was still stuck, and I wept softly.”— Paul Kane (@pkcapitol) September 19, 2019
Reading up on this whistleblower case on Trump’s promise, I’m beginning to think we need to codify the outer reaches of executive privilege. I doubt any president of either party would willingly sign a bill doing so, thus it’s going to require veto-proof majorities.
In explaining their position, ODNI has suggested there is a question of privilege. The agency wrote in a letter to lawmakers on September 13 the complaint “involves confidential and potentially privileged communications by persons outside the Intelligence Community.” The letter ends by noting the agency would work toward “protecting Executive Branch confidentiality interests.”
For anyone curious, the Times article about birds points to two major causes of the decline: Urban sprawl and increased used of pesticides.
The bird populations the have declined the least just so happen to be the ones we’ve been active about conserving. Funny, that.
re: #74 DodgerFan1988
Trump will blame wind turbines.
He will ignore that bird strikes against buildings and structures (including glass clad skyscrapers) is the biggest source of bird mortality. Even the USFWS indicates that anywhere from 365 million to 988 million birds are killed due to building collisions annually.
It looks like the upper margin appears to be involved here.
re: #71 TedStriker
Even if Trump keeled over or was impeached out of office tomorrow, there is no going back to the way things were before he became POTUS, at least not completely.
Except for routine violation of the emoluments clause and a worship of Putin, what is it that Trump has done that is out of character for the GOP?
A compromised SC? — what about the 2000 court that stole the election?
Lying to foment war? Bush 43 did that.
Destroying the environment? Every modern member of the GOP.
Attacking health care? Preceded Trump.
Homophobia? Attacking women’s right to choose? Allowing corporations free rein? Destroying unions?
Purge Trump and the Republicans are back where they were before Trump: a malevolent organization out to harm anyone who isn’t rich or a religious fanatic.
WATCH: Justin Trudeau apologizes for dressing up in brownface and blackface in the past: “This is something I deeply, deeply regret.” https://t.co/LYz7a6RzXC pic.twitter.com/8FMRAtoioG
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 19, 2019
re: #74 DodgerFan1988
Breaking News: There are 2.9 billion fewer birds in the U.S. and Canada now than 50 years ago, a new study found, a steep decline that stunned the researchers
How the heck are we supposed to teach our kids about the birds and bees?
re: #86 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
How the heck are we supposed to teach our kids about the birds and bees?
turn off parental controls and have them google “how are babies made”?
re: #81 KGxvi
Reading up on this whistleblower case on Trump’s promise, I’m beginning to think we need to codify the outer reaches of executive privilege. I doubt any president of either party would willingly sign a bill doing so, thus it’s going to require veto-proof majorities.
Pretty much every privilege in the world has an exception for illicit activity.
re: #81 KGxvi
Reading up on this whistleblower case on Trump’s promise, I’m beginning to think we need to codify the outer reaches of executive privilege. I doubt any president of either party would willingly sign a bill doing so, thus it’s going to require veto-proof majorities.
Warren has already promised to sign bills related to corruption and executive privilege.
It’s a good day to start eating kosher!
— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) September 19, 2019
The airport is open, concessions are open but roads surrounding the airport are flooding. Flights are delayed.
Latest report from FAA pic.twitter.com/l7WWNwpQC4— Houston Bush Airport (@iah) September 19, 2019
Probably not pic.twitter.com/PUCQa3V81i
— Dustin Jones (@dustinpjones) September 19, 2019
re: #87 Skip Intro
Why do people still do this?
This one is tough. I mean, I get that it was an Arabian themed costume. In the photo, it looks like he might be portraying a genie, but I don’t see why he couldn’t have pulled that off without the dark makeup. At the same time, this wasn’t a swipe at black people or some kind of minstrel show.
Also this did happen way back in 2001. I did some stupid shit in my 20s for sure. Not blackface or anything, but still.
re: #81 KGxvi
Problem is that intelligence whistle-blowers wind up getting targeted by the Feds on trumped-up espionage charges - Obama turned that into an art form.
re: #95 Eclectic Cyborg
This one is tough. I mean, I get that it was an Arabian themed costume. In the photo, it looks like he might be portraying a genie, but I don’t see why he couldn’t have pulled that off without the dark makeup. At the same time, this was a swipe at black people or some kind of minstrel show.
Also this did happen way back in 2001. I did some stupid shit in my 20s for sure. Not blackface for anything, but still.
I did whiteface in high school. I played a mime. That’s real bad, isn’t it?
In other news, Congress passed a short term funding bill today so the next possible Trump shutdown will be in November.
This is what happens when you completely shred your credibility.
— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) September 19, 2019
re: #99 NO SMOCKING GUN!
And it’s not just Trumps credibility, it’s the credibility of the United States of America. I fear the next President will have to undertake a literal apology tour to start putting this mess back together.
Smug, mediocre, Republican Congressman takes on @GretaThunberg—
Greta proceeds to:
-remind him she’s a badass
-destroy the very premise of his question
-roast him when he misses her pt
Imagine a future w/Greta asking the q’s. To get there, we must first heed her call to action. pic.twitter.com/GW2UefQZHC— Buffy Wicks (@BuffyWicks) September 19, 2019
I think it’s important to note that it would almost certainly not be a crime for either the IG or the whistleblower to communicate the substance of the complaint to a gang of eight member in a secured space. They wouldn’t be prosecuted, they’d just be fired. https://t.co/XD5tXSFZKJ
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) September 19, 2019
re: #100 Eclectic Cyborg
And it’s not just Trumps credibility, it’s the credibility of the United States of America. I fear the next President will have to undertake a literal apology tour to start putting this mess back together.
To a what will no doubt be an outpouring of hyperventilating outrage from the usual RW sources which will make the term “hysterical” seem like low-key understatement….
As will be the case, I have a distinct feeling, with virtually every “correction” to the Trump Era…
re: #96 Eric The Fruit Bat
Problem is that intelligence whistle-blowers wind up getting targeted by the Feds on trumped-up espionage charges - Obama turned that into an art form.
What are you talking about?
re: #94 Backwoods_Sleuth
That’s 20 miles from my house.
re: #100 Eclectic Cyborg
Obama did that, remember?
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UNCC shooter sentenced to two terms of life in prison for April 30 Charlotte school shooting that killed two students and injured four others. https://t.co/XcTFUB11KW pic.twitter.com/EAx2ScqGkS
— NBC Charlotte (@wcnc) September 19, 2019
UNCC Chancellor Philip DeBois on shooter’s plea deal: “Today’s news… allows our community to continue healing and brings a definite end to the criminal proceedings.”
CONTINUING COVERAGE: https://t.co/mATzP74a56 https://t.co/wrZQsHspI3— NBC Charlotte (@wcnc) September 19, 2019
re: #50 DodgerFan1988
NEW: Colt suspends production of AR-15 rifles for civilian sales, saying there’s already an “adequate supply” in the market.
Alt-Right and Conservative Snowflakes triggered.
re: #52 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Because the market was over-saturated under Obama with Wayne LePierre warning that Obama was going to ban all gun and ammo sales, there is now a significantly diminished demand.
It’s mostly that there are just to many smaller manufacturers producing AR-15 clones for the market.
Since the patent expired on the AR-15 literally anyone can build them. Hell companies are getting rough receiver assemblies, barrels and other parts from the same suppliers Colt uses.
re: #63 gocart mozart
Interesting that the AR-15 is manufactured about 40 miles from Sandy Hook Elementary.
en.wikipedia.org
The weapon used in Sandy Hook was a clone manufactured by Bushmaster Firearms, in North Carolina
re: #107 Backwoods_Sleuth
These domestic terrorist acts are so common in America now, I had to google that one.
re: #72 Eclectic Cyborg
You know if Warren is the Dem nominee people at Trump rallies are going to start dressing up as Indians right?
Let them make assholes of themselves!
re: #110 Joe Bacon 🌹
These are the assholes that waved flip-flops back and forth, making fun of John Kerry at the RNC in 2004. I’d add that Kerry actually served in Vietnam, while the current squatter in the Oval Office considered his sex life his own Vietnam.
“When we fight, we win.”
Trump Administration ends its effort to force kids receiving life-saving medical care to stop treatment and get out of the country.
USCIS will reinstate the policy.
Statement from Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA): pic.twitter.com/LObUGA411v— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) September 19, 2019
re: #112 Backwoods_Sleuth
The fact that this policy was even considered is a national disgrace.
re: #113 Ace Rothstein
The fact that this policy was even considered is a national disgrace.
40% of the US electorate is a national disgrace, and the system we have puts them in charge way too often.
Two things —
1) The agent is really wrong here for threatening action for something he didn’t see
2) It isn’t like he can jump across the border and arrest the man. He has no authority and he knows it which is why he drove off. https://t.co/V8ZorGRUAY— Jennifer Hayden (@Scout_Finch) September 19, 2019
There’s been half a million lightning strikes in less than 24 hours in the Houston area.
This, if you’re wondering, is not normal. https://t.co/6U2WGeyqjV— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) September 19, 2019
so full of shit…
Because of my Administration, drug prices are down for the first time in almost 50 years — but the American people need Congress to help. I like Sen. Grassley’s drug pricing bill very much, and it’s great to see Speaker Pelosi’s bill today. Let’s get it done in a bipartisan way!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 19, 2019
re: #117 Backwoods_Sleuth
That’s not even close to resembling the truth.
Wealthy conservatives are so afraid of losing Susan Collins’s seat that the PACs are already campaigning for her re-election. Claiming she’s independent (she’s not) and bipartisan (she’s not that, either).
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) September 19, 2019
wait for it…
Schrödinger’s cat, demonstrating here that cats are both waves and particles. pic.twitter.com/ZnDFMjBrzl
— Rhys Thomas (@DrGetafix) September 19, 2019
re: #113 Ace Rothstein
The fact that this policy was even considered is a national disgrace.
Fucking THIS.
re: #97 The Pie Overlord!
I did whiteface in high school. I played a mime. That’s real bad, isn’t it?
So did Teddy Cruz
re: #74 DodgerFan1988
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Seems like the Insect Apocalypse might have something to do with it. Less food.
re: #120 Backwoods_Sleuth
wait for it…
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That’s Maru! I’m surprised it took him so long to decde to sail over.
re: #72 Eclectic Cyborg
You know if Warren is the Dem nominee people at Trump rallies are going to start dressing up as Indians right?
re: #119 Backwoods_Sleuth
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She’s “independent” when she gets the go-ahead from Mitch to vote against the party line and “bipartisan” when the bulk of her party is already for the same bill. Anybody who buys into her “I’m really thinking of bucking the party line” act is delusional.
re: #116 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Good heads-up. Our route back is mostly I 10, though a few weeks away. Will have to check for flood damage.