Songs We Need: Tom Waits, “Hold On”
The first post today is one of my desert island songs, a message we all need to hear sometimes.
The first post today is one of my desert island songs, a message we all need to hear sometimes.
Dear Secretary @EsperDoD: You’ve had a distinguished career in the military. Please reclaim your spine & stop misleading the American people to cover for @realDonaldTrump.
White House released a statement that gave Turkey the green light to invade Syria. Stop revising history. https://t.co/7oAsnlexjy— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 15, 2019
Read the whole depressingly accurate thread :/
Two of America’s biggest enemies, Russia and Iran, simply cannot believe their luck that in a long line of strategic cock-ups and own goals, American elected a dumber-than-shit sociopath who has now gifted them (not even sold, but gifted) its interests and assets in the region.
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) October 15, 2019
Just spoke with Jon Sale: He said he was brought on by Giuliani for the sole task of responding to Dems’ subpoena, and that task is done so the representation is over. This was the plan from the start, he said. He doesn’t know if Giuliani has other counselhttps://t.co/sg12IdRFSS
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) October 15, 2019
He’s losing his marbles. Again.
Just out: MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS AT THE HIGHEST POINT EVER, EVER, EVER! How about saying it this way, IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY! Also, MORE PEOPLE WORKING TODAY IN THE USA THAN AT ANY TIME IN HISTORY! Tough numbers for the Radical Left Democrats to beat! Impeach the Pres.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 15, 2019
Tom Waits is a national treasure. He’s carved out a career singing about the fringes of society and sanity.
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re: #2 Interesting Times
as i said at the end of downstairs, it wasn’t luck
Two of America’s biggest enemies, Russia and Iran, simply cannot believe their luck that in a long line of strategic cock-ups and own goals, American elected a dumber-than-shit sociopath who has now gifted them (not even sold, but gifted) its interests and assets in the region.
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) October 15, 2019
Even with all the horrible things Trump has done, I admit I didn’t see “war with Turkey” coming. https://t.co/4AreFTgako
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 15, 2019
re: #8 DangerMan
as i said at the end of downstairs, it wasn’t luck
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Not unless you’re calling Acts of War “luck”…
re: #6 Mescalero09
Tom Waits is a national treasure. He’s carved out a career singing about the fringes of society and sanity.
Tom Waits is on a pretty short list of people I would be truly star-struck if I met him. You’re right. He is an absolute treasure.
I remember, many years ago, trying to explain to my mom why anybody would want to listen to him. She just couldn’t get past the raspy voice (and she was never into music anyway, so I just let it go.)
re: #13 Jebediah, RBG
I have met him, and he’s just as weird in person.
re: #14 Charles Johnson
I have met him, and he’s just as weird in person.
Cool!
And yeah, I am super jealous…
apparently there’s a new drink idea floating around called the Rudy Colludy
it’s a moscow mule + impeachMINT
(vodka, ginger beer, lime juice + mint leaves)
re: #4 mmmirele
He’s losing his marbles. Again.
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You want a tough number to beat, Donald?
Try 51% of pollees want to see you impeached and removed
51%.
Now.
You really think there’s much room for improvement in that number?
re: #17 Jay C
You want a tough number to beat, Donald?
Try 51% of pollees want to see you impeached and removed
51%.
Now.You really think there’s much room for improvement in that number?
from my perspective, yeah.
it could go way, way up
Florida Man not always bad, dumb, hapless, etc.
US forces at a base West of Ain Issa approached by Turkish-backed forces, very close, causing them to call in a show of force of air support. Official said my characterisation of force as “a bunch of former ISIS trying to chase them out of town” is accurate.
— Nick Paton Walsh (@npwcnn) October 15, 2019
Winning
The new partnership for the Kurdish fighters may be an intel bonanza for Russia and Syria as Syrian Dem Forces spent years working alongside American commandos gauging tactics, techniques, procedures, equipment, intelligence gathering and even potentially names of operators. https://t.co/WC2YkyUZxw
— Geoff Ziezulewicz (@JournoGeoffZ) October 15, 2019
re: #4 mmmirele
He’s losing his marbles. Again.
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“EVER, EVER, EVER!”
MARCIA, MARCIA, MARCIA!
So fucking stupid and immature.
re: #18 DangerMan
from my perspective, yeah.
it could go way, way up
I think it will. I don’t know what the top for that is but I really think Trump fatigue is real.
re: #24 HappyWarrior
I think it will. I don’t know what the top for that is but I really think Trump fatigue is real.
Because even conservatives are starting to realize Trump will throw ANYONE under the bus to advance his own agenda, even his own advisers and supporters. You’ll always have the 30% or so of hardcores that won’t budge but I don’t think near 60% Impeachment support is an unrealistic goal.
re: #25 Eclectic Cyborg
Because even conservatives are starting to realize Trump will throw ANYONE under the bus to advance his own agenda, even his own advisers and supporters. You’ll always have the 30% or so of hardcores that won’t budge but I don’t think near 60% Impeachment support is an unrealistic goal.
Absolutely
Graham:
Here’s @LindseyGrahamSC admitting that Trump is committing impeachable offenses and then running into his office. pic.twitter.com/HOOtSJKLrm
— Matt Rogers 🎙🎃 (@Politidope) October 15, 2019
So, using the Graham measure of what’s considered impeachable conduct, Trump meets the definition.
Fuck the GOP and everyone in Trumpworld who enables this corrupt and criminal know nothing who damages our nation and the world every day for the promise of him profiting and planting his logo feces on a building somewhere.
re: #27 lawhawk
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So, using the Graham measure of what’s considered impeachable conduct, Trump meets the definition.
Fuck the GOP and everyone in Trumpworld who enables this corrupt and criminal know nothing who damages our nation and the world every day for the promise of him profiting and planting his logo feces on a building somewhere.
Lindsey Graham, PROFILE IN COURAGE.
. @RudyGiuliani, who is the subject of a federal criminal investigation, says: “At this time, I do not need a lawyer.” https://t.co/9DmN6qp77M
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) October 15, 2019
Rudy’s going to go without a lawyer, and claims all this is baseless?
Yeah, that’s not a defense, and not a reason to not have a lawyer.
re: #29 lawhawk
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Rudy’s going to go without a lawyer, and claims all this is baseless?
Yeah, that’s not a defense, and not a reason to not have a lawyer.
How in the seven heavens did this guy managed to be a DA? I’m starting to think that either criminals were really stupid, or someone else was CHA constantly.
re: #29 lawhawk
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Rudy’s going to go without a lawyer, and claims all this is baseless?
Yeah, that’s not a defense, and not a reason to not have a lawyer.
Rudy’s mind may be even more dead than Trumps.
re: #30 (((Viking Sea Mexican)))
How in the seven heavens did this guy managed to be a DA? I’m starting to think that either criminals were really stupid, or someone else was CHA constantly.
You’re seeing a bunch of people who are used to having power trying to not get in trouble for misusing that power when it’s becoming more and more obvious how much they abused it.
re: #30 (((Viking Sea Mexican)))
How in the seven heavens did this guy managed to be a DA? I’m starting to think that either criminals were really stupid, or someone else was CHA constantly.
I think he’s senike.
re: #30 (((Viking Sea Mexican)))
How in the seven heavens did this guy managed to be a DA? I’m starting to think that either criminals were really stupid, or someone else was CHA constantly.
He’s trying to bluster and bulkshit his way out of this, thinking that if he does it enough, he’ll avoid consequences.
How’d that work out for any of the people he prosecuted, using the same tools at the disposal of Congress, prosecutors in the SDNY, and others?
He thinks he can get away with not cooperating.
re: #34 lawhawk
He’s trying to bluster and bulkshit his way out of this, thinking that if he does it enough, he’ll avoid consequences.
How’d that work out for any of the people he prosecuted, using the same tools at the disposal of Congress, prosecutors in the SDNY, and others?
He thinks he can get away with not cooperating.
Lock him the fuck up.
Reporter: “20 years ago, you said not complying with a subpoena was an impeachable offense.”
Sen. Lindsey Graham: “Nothing’s changed.” pic.twitter.com/RDkmOWks7U— The Hill (@thehill) October 15, 2019
re: #29 lawhawk
rudy, dude;
you’re a lawyer
you really should know this
you dont get to decide to participate
that’s been done for you
p.s.: you’re in
. @RudyGiuliani, who is the subject of a federal criminal investigation, says: “At this time, I do not need a lawyer.” https://t.co/9DmN6qp77M
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) October 15, 2019
NATO ALLY LAUNDERING MONEY FOR IRAN TO EVADE US SANCTIONS pic.twitter.com/51xK4ccTmM
— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) October 15, 2019
re: #30 (((Viking Sea Mexican)))
How in the seven heavens did this guy managed to be a DA? I’m starting to think that either criminals were really stupid, or someone else was CHA constantly.
cognitive decline on display
re: #37 Belafon
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“Nothing’s changed. I didn’t really mean it then, and I don’t mean it now.”
The number of lobbyists who have served in government jobs in the Trump administration is four times more than the Obama administration had six years into office. https://t.co/znxBhuSZIa
— Charles Ornstein (@charlesornstein) October 15, 2019
Keir Simmons: We were in a Kurdish village, and they asked who we were. When I said American cameramen, they said “Oh, American cowards.”
Trump did this. And Putin is center stage now. Trump got him exactly what he wanted.#TrumpBetrayedOurAllies #DeadlineWH#KurdsBetrayed pic.twitter.com/UykZM70KHG— PassMeAPickle (@CeeLeeMusic) October 15, 2019
re: #44 Backwoods_Sleuth
too much 9/11 ate his brain
No, it was the ferrets. It’s always the ferrets.
CONSCIOUSNESS OF GUILT https://t.co/yBJJYV0c2N
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 15, 2019
re: #46 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Way to go asshole. But hey at least you’re getting a resort in Turkey.//
re: #43 Citizen K
“Nothing’s changed. I didn’t really mean it then, and I don’t mean it now.”
IOKIYAR
re: #41 Backwoods_Sleuth
Reminder:
Michael Flynn, Trump’s first NSA and a member of Trump’s transition team, entered a guilty plea and was an undelcared foreign agent for *checks notes*… Turkey.
re: #40 DangerMan
rudy, dude;
you’re a lawyer
you really should know this
you dont get to decide to participate
that’s been done for you
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In which a process specifically set forth in the Constitution is “unconstitutional”.
An interesting strategy, to act like you’re completely above the law and nobody can touch you. Can’t wait to see how it turns out. https://t.co/65MwlkjuWn
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 15, 2019
re: #40 DangerMan
rudy, dude;
you’re a lawyer
you really should know this
you dont get to decide to participate
that’s been done for you
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That must have been one of the shorter legal engagements ever:
GIULIANI: “I want to consult with you on this subpoena from the House Committee”.
SALE: “Well, let’s have a look at it.”
GIULIANI (takes subpoena, crumples it up and throws it in the trash): “Tell them to go fuck themselves”
SALE: “OK, guess we’re good, then!”
The court sets Dec. 12 argument — en banc. A three-judge panel in July, ruling for Trump, dismissed the case. https://t.co/ksaZwtyIX7
— Mike Scarcella (@MikeScarcella) October 15, 2019
re: #49 Backwoods_Sleuth
office of management and budget. yawn, ho hum, boring stuff, right?
follow the money
- where it went
- or where it was supposed to go and never made it
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re: #43 Citizen K
“Nothing’s changed. I didn’t really mean it then, and I don’t mean it now.”
he knows that video of him is getting a lot of play
wait for it
because he’s gonna be asked again, and to explain it next time
re: #55 Charles Johnson
the legal equivalent of fingers in ears while going la-la-la…
An interesting strategy, to act like you’re completely above the law and nobody can touch you. Can’t wait to see how it turns out. https://t.co/65MwlkjuWn
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 15, 2019
Spent two days at a conference in UAE where the split screen of Trump’s shambolic withdrawal from Syria and Putin’s state visit here and across the Middle East is searing perceptions of a new balance of power in the world. pic.twitter.com/TS31zmnqBJ
— Brett McGurk (@brett_mcgurk) October 15, 2019
oh boy
While candidates prepare for tonight‘s presidential debate at Otterbein University, armed demonstrators march through historic downtown Westerville. #DemocraticPresidentialDebate #Democrats #election2020 pic.twitter.com/vFC8UE4S9v
— Local12David (@Local12David) October 15, 2019
The US military was hailing the joint cooperation with Turkey in this very stretch of border just one day before Trump spoke with Erdogan. Trump clearly never backed up this effort. https://t.co/0SGOfRlUmM
— Brett McGurk (@brett_mcgurk) October 15, 2019
re: #61 Dread Pirate
That one needs to be broadcast everywhere. If I could afford to pay for a television ad, I would make it about that.
JUST IN: Giuliani says he won’t comply with subpoenas from Democrats https://t.co/kRiiupCGs9 pic.twitter.com/GIY6aOuw0A
— The Hill (@thehill) October 15, 2019
He’s actually like the Mafioso bosses he prosecuted, more than 30 years ago.
re: #65 DodgerFan1988
Throw the fucker in jail. Now.
re: #61 Dread Pirate
The problem people in the region will have is that Putin doesn’t have the miltiary to back up anything promises he makes.
re: #62 Backwoods_Sleuth
oh boy
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Proud Boys and semi-automatic weapons in Westerville ahead of the Democratic debate. Behind them, supporters of the candidate who wants to take their guns away, they say. pic.twitter.com/KmxbejhVZd
— Philip Crowther (@PhilipinDC) October 15, 2019
Omg.
“Burns went on: “Do I have anybody who is ready to go to war for Donald J. Trump, for this nation? I can’t hear you? Anybody? Ready to go to war! Because we’re citizens of the greatest country in the world!” The audience cheered.” https://t.co/cFeiDpac0Q— Laffy (@GottaLaff) October 15, 2019
re: #68 Backwoods_Sleuth
Proud Boys and semi-automatic weapons in Westerville ahead of the Democratic debate. Behind them, supporters of the candidate who wants to take their guns away, they say.
Glad to see that everything is A-OK for these boys…
This can’t be real. Mike Flynn somehow got Joseph Mifsud’s phone data? https://t.co/Ti4Vf3Y3vX
— Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) October 15, 2019
So…when do Dems start doing shit about people who ignore their subpoenas?
re: #69 Backwoods_Sleuth
“Do I have anybody who is ready to go to war for Donald J. Trump, for this nation? I can’t hear you? Anybody? Ready to go to war! Because we’re citizens of the greatest country in the world!”
But not against ISIS, only against unarmed liberals.
re: #65 DodgerFan1988
hey rudy:
- they arent ‘subpoena’s from democrats’. that’s how this works
- they are subpoenas from a committee of the United States House of Representatives
- the entire committee, representing the entire House.
JUST IN: Giuliani says he won’t comply with subpoenas from Democrats https://t.co/kRiiupCGs9 pic.twitter.com/GIY6aOuw0A
— The Hill (@thehill) October 15, 2019
We will ban all military-style assault rifles, give municipalities the ability to restrict or ban handguns, and strengthen gun control. Conservatives will only weaken gun laws, and put our communities at risk.
Read this from @Polysesouvient: https://t.co/L6VpUgBytV pic.twitter.com/nYoaOPXTey— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) October 15, 2019
re: #68 Backwoods_Sleuth
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They’re signaling that they’re assholes, but we already knew that.
re: #68 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Wonder if Andrew Anglin is lurking in the shadows (he’s from nearby Worthington.) Ugh—these weirdos are about a mile from where my office was back in the day)
re: #77 BeachDem
Wonder if Andrew Anglin is lurking in the shadows (he’s from nearby Worthington.) Ugh—these weirdos are about a mile from where my office was back in the day)
Wouldn’t be surprised…
Stunning if true… US Vice President and Sec of State on route to Turkey and Turkish President negotiates with Russia https://t.co/s1Cqf88vVY
— Keir Simmons (@KeirSimmons) October 15, 2019
Am I outside the fence when I ask “Would anyone be surprised if the plane got shot down.”?
re: #82 Dave In Austin
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There’s only one thing out of ryhuwxuq trip I want to see. Those nukes being safed, and not In Saudi Arabia
The only thing that gives me cheer is that Putin isn’t the brilliant 3-D chess player he’s made out to be. He’s a mediocre thug who turned what could have been a reasonably diverse economy into a failing kleptocracy built on petrol. There is so much built-in fragility in the region.
I got your coup right herehttps://t.co/6hmIgAJ5WQ
— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) October 15, 2019
re: #47 Eclectic Cyborg
Draining the swamp? At this point, we can pretty much use the Trump administration to restore all the wetlands that have been drained in the name of progress. God knows we’ll need them in the coming decades as one (of many) mitigations against global warming, sea level rise, and increased climatic instability.
Why not? They should be there to complete the sell out of America to Russia .
— Yeah Sure WTF Ever (@YeahSureWhatev2) October 15, 2019
re: #83 Hecuba’s daughter
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I didn’t realize they were going to install a zipper.
Cool. Add that to the impeachment documentation just like they did with Nixon. https://t.co/6GqnfVnTEg
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) October 15, 2019
re: #86 gocart mozart
Naked Capitalism did an analysis on what constitutes of a coupand applies it to our very unique form of government.
As part of their analysis, they bring up the usual Smedley Butler of “War is a Racket” - to which Arthur Jensen is in lockstep:
Apparently the White House doesn’t stock anything but Sharpies anymore. https://t.co/IiV8akLTuD
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) October 15, 2019
re: #91 jaunte
their only strategy, indeed their only hope, is that the senate backs them when they get charged with total obstruction - as proved by their own admittance
Cool. Add that to the impeachment documentation just like they did with Nixon. https://t.co/6GqnfVnTEg
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) October 15, 2019
NEWS: A grand jury has issued a subpoena related to the SDNY investigation into Rudy Giuliani’s business dealings in Ukraine, seeking documents from former Rep. Pete Sessions about his dealings with Giuliani, Parnas, Fruman and others. https://t.co/m1F66ePIA8
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) October 15, 2019
A spokesman for Sessions says he is cooperating with the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office and will be “providing documents to their office related to this matter over the next couple of weeks as requested.”https://t.co/m1F66ePIA8
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) October 15, 2019
Every judge and every lawyer in America had better wake up to the idea that the White House is in a war against law.
re: #93 jaunte
It’s not even blue ink on the signature - the gall of him….
re: #93 jaunte
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“self-proclaimed impeachment inquiry”
good fucking grief…THAT’S WHAT IT IS MIKE.
re: #99 Backwoods_Sleuth
He couldn’t manage to call it illegitimate, because it’s not.
re: #96 Dread Pirate
in light of him snubbing his nose at congress, if sdny subpoenas rudy, what do you think he would do?
NEWS: A grand jury has issued a subpoena related to the SDNY investigation into Rudy Giuliani’s business dealings in Ukraine, seeking documents from former Rep. Pete Sessions about his dealings with Giuliani, Parnas, Fruman and others. https://t.co/m1F66ePIA8
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) October 15, 2019
“What can we say that sounds like it’s not completely up and up?”
Whoa. This brings back Gulen/Flynn memories.
— Mueller, She Wrote Podcast (@MuellerSheWrote) October 15, 2019
Beware packaging hoodwinks. 100% chicken breast, right? Did you spy “made with” immediately? Of course not: it’s detached so you’ll overlook it. Is the light skim of breadcrumbs really 50% of its weight, @BirdsEyeUK? See ingredients. #FoodTransparency #Packaging pic.twitter.com/TNAClpcDGm
— Del Sneddon (@WeeRascal) October 15, 2019
https://t.co/AHKyTyxTjy pic.twitter.com/UHappaaPpb
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 15, 2019
ooh…guess who was leading the chant!
At the club where @realdonaldtrump wants to hold next year’s G-7 summit of world leaders. https://t.co/xBlslIpmt0
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) October 15, 2019
If that’s okay with you, Mr. Trump, Sir. https://t.co/QjpFkUZbbR
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) October 15, 2019
with tears in his eyes…
Trump’s decision to abandon the Kurds may end up being one of the worst (and most impulsive) foreign policy decisions of all time. It’s what happens when you have a president who has neither a heart, nor a soul, nor even much of a brain.
— Tony Schwartz (@tonyschwartz) October 15, 2019
and
How does withholding military aid to an ally, while trying to strong-arm it into validating a baseless conspiracy theory against a domestic political rival, and then claiming his conduct was “perfect” and “congenial,” fit into the picture?
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) October 15, 2019
re: #99 Backwoods_Sleuth
“self-proclaimed impeachment inquiry”
good fucking grief…THAT’S WHAT IT IS MIKE.
They really seem to be having a hard time with the whole “The House of Representatives … shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.” part of the constitution, don’t they?
Warning of anecdotia: The Tom Wait’s song and conversation activated a memory of a friend telling me he went to an event in NYC with Tom and Rickie Lee Jones that was sort of half music and half interaction with the audience. He said it was quite pungent. And not booze. He said he could smell their body odor up into the 10th row where he was sitting.
I think they had to find each other to find their bottom. I love them both.
re: #89 Dave In Austin
My zipper looks older than your zipper! Congratulations on this step! I think you are going to be very happy with it!
re: #110 KGxvi
They really seem to be having a hard time with the whole “The House of Representatives … shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.” part of the constitution, don’t they?
they know
they all know
this is all they got
(it’s not gonna work)
re: #97 jaunte
Every judge and every lawyer in America had better wake up to the idea that the White House is in a war against law.
Precisely. And the future of our nation rests on who wins that war.
re: #89 Dave In Austin
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I didn’t realize they were going to install a zipper.
they look like t-50 staples ;-)
BREAKING: Speaker Pelosi to speak soon after meeting with caucus on whether to schedule a vote on an impeachment inquiry #MTPDaily@HeidiNBC: It will “allow her to make the argument to Republicans to kinda push back say no, this is a formal impeachment inquiry.” pic.twitter.com/rpWZTyl0KB
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) October 15, 2019
re: #110 KGxvi
They really seem to be having a hard time with the whole “The House of Representatives … shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.” part of the constitution, don’t they?
They had no problem with that back in the 1990s vs. Bill Clinton.
Even back then it was clear that for Republicans, impeachment and removal from office was only to be used by ‘good’ Republicans to remove ‘evil’ D presidents from office.
“Kulyk has also come under fire for his ties to a man believed to be a Russian intelligence agent in his hometown Kharkiv”-where Rudy worked https://t.co/x6IMfAcXnj
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) October 15, 2019
It’s really smart for the Trump team to state repeatedly that the only reason they’re refusing to obey congressional subpoenas is that the Democratic majority in the House hasn’t formally voted to launch impeachment hearings as a majority of Americans now want. *Really* smart.
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) October 15, 2019
re: #121 jaunte
Exactly what you’d expect from such stable geniuses.
re: #121 jaunte
Obviously, every Republican that has obstructed based on the excuse of no full vote from the House will continue to obstruct after the full House vote with other excuses.
Time is thereby bought, and the mainstream media is likely to go along with this bullcrap.
So what, exactly, is ‘stupid’ about this GOP plan?
Edited to add: You just know the NYT and its co-conspirators will do endless ‘analysis’ of how this vote might hurt Democratic Representatives in swing districts.
Somebody is white. pic.twitter.com/Mh8qepIi7A
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) October 15, 2019
It keeps on getting more remarkable…
A Russian journalist posts a video of himself standing inside a military base in Manbij, N-Syria, recently abandoned by the U.S. army.@akhbarpic.twitter.com/bjhfNG1PfC— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 15, 2019
President Trump has increased U.S. forces in the Middle East by about 14,000 since May. He’s not bringing them home; he’s sending them there. https://t.co/LPtHxtTAEL
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) October 15, 2019
re: #126 Backwoods_Sleuth
Everything about Trump is a fraud, not just the narcissistic aberrations that constitute what passes for his “mideast policy”.
re: #123 EPR-radar
Obviously, every Republican that has obstructed based on the excuse of no full vote from the House will continue to obstruct after the full House vote with other excuses.
Time is thereby bought, and the mainstream media is likely to go along with this bullcrap.
So what, exactly, is ‘stupid’ about this GOP plan?
Edited to add: You just know the NYT and its co-conspirators will do endless ‘analysis’ of how this vote might hurt Democratic Representatives in swing districts.
what the house should do is a resolution in support of the existing inquiry.
they should restate that the committees had the full authority to launch the inquiries themselves.
dont give the r’s the chance to make any kind of asinine argument that the evidence and testimony already collected is in some bizarre way tainted.
they are trying to make this about process because the evidence is incontrovertible
#环球时报Editorial: US selfishness and mutability have become the biggest reason for instability around the world. https://t.co/qucBqTi2Zt pic.twitter.com/v5dkgSW6b2
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) October 15, 2019
Sec. Perry (who’s announced his resignation) has got some explaining to do.
July 11: Perry assured Bolton “Zelensky wouldn’t prove an obstacle to any investigations into alleged corruption”—day after Sondland pushed Ukrainians in mtng on investigations understood to be on Biden. https://t.co/o1uGS0Y8Rz— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) October 15, 2019
re: #69 Backwoods_Sleuth
Bring it on, you cousin-fucking inbreds.
Let’s be clear:
The President of the U.S. Senate - still a Congressional body - is rejecting a Congressional request for information.
Pence is irredeemably conflicted.
He either should resign as Senate President or follow the rules.https://t.co/wdywUvbTlA— Joel Rubin (@JoelMartinRubin) October 15, 2019
^^THIS^^
When do the arrests start? They should all be held in contempt & jailed. https://t.co/kN4cMi8vo7
— KD (@Fly_Sistah) October 15, 2019
Before tonight’s debate, I thought I’d repost my helpful guide to pronouncing the names of some of the candidates:
Buttigieg: BOOT-edge-edge
Beto: BET-oh
Kamala: KAH-mull-uh
Julián: hoo-lee-AHN
Klobuchar: KLOH-bush-are
Tulsi Gabbard: RUSH-in ASS-et— ➖Dustin Miller➖ (@spdustin) October 15, 2019
re: #129 Dread Pirate
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Not a huge fan of Global Times. But good example of the propaganda that is out there now.
re: #131 Ace Rothstein
Bring it on, you cousin-fucking inbreds.
Nobody is afraid of the 101st chairborne.
NEW: House Republican leadership is holding a fundraiser at the Trump Hotel in DC tonight per GOP source
— Alex Thomas (@AlexThomasDC) October 15, 2019
Just add it to the list of impeachable offenses.
re: #138 Dread Pirate
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Just add it to the list of impeachable offenses.
I’m ready to nationalize the Trump hotel and make it a center for migrant families.
re: #140 HappyWarrior
I’m ready to nationalize the Trump hotel and make it a center for migrant families.
If we are fortunate enough to see this happen, the day the Trumpco assets all get seized should become a national holiday.
Let the old bigot die alone and broke in prison somewhere.
Pelosi on Trump as House investigates: “all roads lead to Putin”
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 15, 2019
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No offense to Pelosi, but calling a surprise presser just to say that was…well, not the best of looks.
Anderson Cooper out of the gate with an impeachment question…by asking the GOP talking point: (paraphrase) “With the election just a year away, why not just wait?”
At least they didn;t go with ridiculous intros, graphics, prayers and music, so good start, CNN.
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Schiff:
We are not unconscious of the fact that some people have come to our committee and have lied to us— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) October 15, 2019
Defense Secretary Esper was spotted walking into the House GOP impeachment meeting tonight. Today is the subpoena deadline for Esper to provide documents to Intel/Oversight/Foreign Affairs Cmte in the ongoing impeachment inquiry. (W/ @KyleAlexStewart)
— Alex Moe (@AlexNBCNews) October 15, 2019
Erdogan complains that he cannot understand what Trump really wants anymore:
“We can no longer follow Trump’s tweets. We cannot track them. There is a stark change in his stance compared to last night”— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) October 15, 2019
Cooper now asking if impeachment is a “distraction.” As if we needed more reminders that the “liberal media” are scared of their own fucking shadows.
re: #153 Targetpractice
Cooper now asking if impeachment is a “distraction.” As if we needed more reminders that the “liberal media” are scared of their own fucking shadows.
But they’re all killing it in their answers.
Now asking Buttigieg if it’s a “mistake” to pursue impeachment when it’s not bipartisan. Fucking hell.
‘Oh Goddamnit,’ Says Pete Buttigieg After Realizing None Of Opponents Dressed Up For Pre-Halloween Debate https://t.co/trGgjHUqJy #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/vWSThMy7gE
— The Onion (@TheOnion) October 15, 2019
And now on to Tulsi to give us the GOP perspective.
re: #155 Targetpractice
Now asking Buttigieg if it’s a “mistake” to pursue impeachment when it’s not bipartisan. Fucking hell.
Did anyone ever ask Republicans that in 1998?
Forgive me for going off-topic, but do you folks have any tips on tracking down details of a company, like finding the name of its owner, or CEO, or where it’s physically located?
I went online looking for Windows-compatible software with which I can read both .mobi and .epub files.
And it’s taken me down a rabbit hole, of sorts.
The first entry on google was for products offered by a company called Icecream Apps.
I’ve grown a little paranoid about free software — I have this image of bad actors in places like Russia and China (or anywhere for that matter) using free apps to worm their way in to my digital existence.
So I wanted to see if this outfit at least offers a semblance of legitimacy. But I can’t find out anything, except it is registered in Cyprus, which I think is where disreputable people like porn merchants register.
Icecream Apps Ltd
Agias Phylaxeos, 182, Kofteros Business Center, 201
3083, Limassol, Cyprus
I cannot find a single human name to go with this company. They do Facebook, but it’s just PR. Same with Twitter.
Is this typical?
Is there anyway a simpleton like me can dig deeper?
I picture outfits like this as a group of twentysomethings out to change the world with their killer apps — but if this is so, why is there not one name to go with the company?
re: #158 Targetpractice
And now on to Tulsi to give us the GOP perspective.
On both Syria and impeachment but hey she’s a true progressive.///
Ask TULSI about the KURDS
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) October 16, 2019
Yang speaking to the “economically anxious,” so there’s that.
Apparently Yang has taken up the yelling factor while Bernie has calmed down.
Well, the general tone of tonight’s debate has been set, and it is that CNN is scared shitless of Donny tweeting mean things about them.
Bernie gets upset that impeachment is taking attention away from him.
re: #165 Targetpractice
WTF, Anderson?!
His great-great-grandfather was Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Net worth (inflation-adjusted) — $215 Billion.
Warren kicking ass on usual question about “How are you going to pay for it?,” the question you never hear asked about tax cuts.
re: #170 Targetpractice
Warren kicking ass on usual question about “How are you going to pay for it?,” the question you never hear asked about tax cuts.
Or military build ups.
jeebus, bernie, you’re a damned broken record
Bernie on impeachment:
“We’re forgetting about the uninsured, we’re forgetting about climate crisis, we’re forgetting that half of us are living paycheck to paycheck.
We cannot turn our backs on the pain of the working class of this country.”#DemDebate #DSAforBernie— DSA 🌹 (@DemSocialists) October 16, 2019
.@BernieSanders back on the debate stage after a heart attack. Believes Trump should be impeached but shouldn’t forget about people living paycheck to paycheck #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/88dBs9y1Fe
— Angenette Levy (@Angenette5) October 16, 2019
re: #160 Scout
I picture outfits like this as a group of twentysomethings out to change the world with their killer apps — but if this is so, why is there not one name to go with the company?
If they don’t make it transparent and obvious, they are hiding something.
Avoid at all costs.
Treat them like Facebook - a dangerous enemy that people are addicted to worse than nicotine or heroin.
Every fucking question is “how will you pay for” medicare for all. Never like “how would 500k people be saved from bankruptcy” or “how would 30k people NOT die” to the candidates who don’t support medicare for all. #DemDebate
— Secular Talk (@KyleKulinski) October 16, 2019
good on the dems. no vote
Asked why the House doesn’t hold a vote to formally open an impeachment inquiry, Schiff says of Republicans: “They don’t want to discuss the president’s conduct. They would much rather discuss process.”
— Felicia Sonmez (@feliciasonmez) October 15, 2019
re: #173 Backwoods_Sleuth
jeebus, bernie, you’re a damned broken record
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No one is forgetting that.
Does Bernie not know what Pelosi has been passing that Mitch has blocked?
It’s obvious that the rest of the field now sees Warren as the piñata of the night.
re: #166 Backwoods_Sleuth
FWIW, I use Calibre and have had no complaints
Calibre is widely considered the gold standard. But I HATE HATE HATE its file organization (“let’s dump everything in a flat folder and rename the files so fuck you if you ever want to find anything manually again”) and refuse to use it.
A software dev being a hole in the wall in Cyprus isn’t impossible, but it’s not an especially good sign. I’d go looking for reviews and history of the software.
Silver tsunami, someone told me that was too negative LOL
NYT’s hosting its first presidential debate tonight in 15 years — and first in Twitter age. One Times journalist suggests to @joepompeo that “the angry left blue-check-mark mob will find something to be outraged about.” https://t.co/715HSpbyaR
— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) October 15, 2019
Yay Kamala. Finally bringing up women’s access to reproductive care.
I wish one of those guys would say that we are going to pay for x through a middle class tax cut.
So, the continuing theme from past debates is Warren and Sanders talk about voters not needing to worry about access to health care, while the rest of the field talk about voters not needing to worry they have access to health insurance.
re: #183 BeachDem
Yay Kamala. Finally bringing up women’s access to reproductive care.
Annnnd, they completely ignore her and move on. Sigh.
re: #179 Targetpractice
It’s obvious that the rest of the field now sees Warren as the piñata of the night.
Not surprised. Not only is she starting to be the frontrunner, but her momentum is pretty good. This will be a test for her, but she was a teacher. I’m sure she can handle it.
re: #186 BeachDem
Annnnd, they completely ignore her and move on. Sigh.
Harris was my first choice, but she’s just not been able to keep anything.
Booker doing great saying we’re giving credence to Trump’s fucking lies.
re: #189 BeachDem
Booker doing great saying we’re giving credence to Trump’s fucking lies.
I like Cory Booker. I have had past disagreements but I think he’s a leader.
re: #186 BeachDem
Annnnd, they completely ignore her and move on. Sigh.
Kamala: WOMEN’S HEALTHCA-
CNN: Let’s talk about jobs.— s. mack (@malumpr0hibitum) October 16, 2019