Donald Trump to Military Leaders and Top Security Officials: "You're a Bunch of Dopes and Babies"

Donald Trump to Military Leaders and Top Security Officials: “You’re a Bunch of Dopes and Babies”

PoliticsJanuary 2020 • Views: 24,018

Remember when it was reported that former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had called Trump “a fucking moron” after an especially disturbing meeting at the Pentagon?

We didn’t know the half of it.

Now an excerpt from a new book has more details, and that meeting was much worse than we knew. Everything you suspected about Donald Trump’s narcissism, egomania and deliberate ignorance — confirmed.

When Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Director of the National Economic Council Gary Cohn, and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson tried to educate Trump on national security and world affairs, it… well, it didn’t exactly go as they hoped.

“You’re a bunch of dopes and babies”: Inside Trump’s stunning tirade against generals.

So on July 20, 2017, Mattis invited Trump to the Tank for what he, Tillerson, and Cohn had carefully organized as a tailored tutorial. What happened inside the Tank that day crystallized the commander in chief’s berating, derisive and dismissive manner, foreshadowing decisions such as the one earlier this month that brought the United States to the brink of war with Iran. The Tank meeting was a turning point in Trump’s presidency. Rather than getting him to appreciate America’s traditional role and alliances, Trump began to tune out and eventually push away the experts who believed their duty was to protect the country by restraining his more dangerous impulses.

The episode has been documented numerous times, but subsequent reporting reveals a more complete picture of the moment and the chilling effect Trump’s comments and hostility had on the nation’s military and national security leadership.

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Trump by now was in one of his rages. He was so angry that he wasn’t taking many breaths. All morning, he had been coarse and cavalier, but the next several things he bellowed went beyond that description. They stunned nearly everyone in the room, and some vowed that they would never repeat them. Indeed, they have not been reported until now.

“I wouldn’t go to war with you people,” Trump told the assembled brass.

Addressing the room, the commander in chief barked, “You’re a bunch of dopes and babies.”

Read the whole thing if you can stand it. We already knew the US was in very great danger with this know-nothing cocksure jackweasel in charge, but this is seriously jaw-dropping stuff.

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260 comments

Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light)) Jan 17, 2020 • 10:31:24am

“He speaks our language!”

Chrysicat Jan 17, 2020 • 10:35:34am

CL’d (twice over, but maybe the other one can stay there):

re: #216 lawhawk

Because anyone on HIS side was already seeing them, and will try to signal-boost to the undecided folk anyway. Better for them to get it along with our ridicule than the Enemy’s fawning.

— (((Chrysi Cat))) [no, Karen is STILL my sister!] (@chrysicat) January 17, 2020

Jay C Jan 17, 2020 • 10:39:03am

Maybe Trump was just pissed off at them for not being appreciative enough for all he did for them after Obama let them run out of ammunition….?

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 10:51:41am

We see why Putin wanted Trump here. Someone who would cause chaos as he consolidates his power and influence both in Russia and abroad. And Trump if those reports are true that he was super eager to meet Putin for the first time either show an easily manipulated fool or something that this level of the executive branch has never seen. And I think that’s what scares me most about Trump. I think he owes Putin and I don’t know how much he’s compromised it to Putin’s benefit.

Barefoot Grin Jan 17, 2020 • 10:53:56am

IT WASN’T A ROCK, IT WAS A ROCK LOBSTER…..IT WASN’T A WITCH, IT WAS A WITCHHUNT!

In my head I read Trump’s all-caps tweets in the voice of Fred Schneider from the B-52s

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) September 27, 2019

jeffreyw Jan 17, 2020 • 10:55:38am

Taco Tuesday!

Belafon Jan 17, 2020 • 10:57:12am

re: #6 jeffreyw

I hope it’s not Tuesday.

lawhawk Jan 17, 2020 • 10:57:41am

re: #6 jeffreyw

On a Friday.

gocart mozart Jan 17, 2020 • 10:59:01am

re: #6 jeffreyw

I literally just had the same thing for lunch ‘cept 3 chicken tacos and rice and refried beens on the side.

jeffreyw Jan 17, 2020 • 10:59:43am

re: #7 Belafon

I hope it’s not Tuesday.

NO SPOILERS, DAMMIT!

gocart mozart Jan 17, 2020 • 11:00:22am

Ask yourself this as well: Why didn’t SDNY arrest Giuliani once they saw Parnas’s documents? Why did SDNY sit on evidence showing Parnas was working with Hyde to assassinate Yovanovitch? Why wasn’t Hyde immediately arrested?

Because Parnas was being railroaded, that’s why.

— Uncle Blazer (@blakesmustache) January 17, 2020

By the way, if I’m right about this (and I think I am), that means Berman and SDNY are compromised and probably did the same thing to Parnas that they did to Epstein. Meaning Parnas knew what was coming next.

He was gonna get suicided…

— Uncle Blazer (@blakesmustache) January 17, 2020

Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel Jan 17, 2020 • 11:00:52am

Trump’s goal is to eliminate the US military as an obstacle to Putin’s ambition, while maintaining the profitability of the military-industrial complex. Thanks to 30+ years of conscious, deliberate fundamentalist infiltration, we are starting to see senior officers who will go along with this. In the short term, Trump’s goal is to put those officers in charge

Florida Panhandler Jan 17, 2020 • 11:11:57am

Impeached President and Head of the Trump Crime Family, Donald Trump, is without a doubt the worst president in US history. Whether or not he is the worst leader in world history to never commit some sort of purge or holocaust is a reasonable question to be asked by historians for years to come.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 11:13:42am

Lord, is there anyone this person won’t fluff?
These very talented, very earnest people wrecked lives in Arkansas and New York. And, also, weren’t these very talented, very earnest people wondering what hit them when Ken Starr covered up sexual assaults at Baylor?
Christamighty. https://t.co/fZdiTDrfFl

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) January 17, 2020

Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 11:13:57am

I’m just going to keep retweeting this until the senators start talking about it. https://t.co/K7z9IjoPHR

— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) January 17, 2020

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 11:17:24am

re: #14 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Oh please, they all were lawyers or had been in law school for Iran-Contra its aftermath. They resented the Clintons for whatever their reason and wanted to get Clinton for something that they would have cared less if a Republican did it.

Charles Johnson Jan 17, 2020 • 11:19:27am

Oh jfc. A “Democratic plant.”

“Climbing volcanoes in Ecuador” is a quality euphemism, though. Almost as good as “hiking the Appalachian trail.” https://t.co/O73cs1Y0Dm pic.twitter.com/53pu8By63n

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 17, 2020

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 11:21:04am

This is a political cult. Parnas had that right.

Charles Johnson Jan 17, 2020 • 11:27:45am

lolwut? https://t.co/CEFrhSvJLd

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 17, 2020

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 11:29:07am

re: #19 Charles Johnson

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Read a fucking Constitution instead of a bar napkin.

Belafon Jan 17, 2020 • 11:29:44am

re: #19 Charles Johnson

No matter how much you might want it, Sean, presidenting while black is not a crime.

Belafon Jan 17, 2020 • 11:33:28am

But we aren’t living in any kind of normal world, so the Justice and State Departments declined to lift a finger even as a House panel announced an inquiry into the matter. Finally Ukraine, not known for having the most robust legal system, launched its own investigation on Thursday and requested assistance from the FBI in the case.
Apparently even Pompeo felt a little shamed by the fact that Ukraine had shown more concern for his own employee than he has during this entire harrowing ordeal. As CNN notes, “after more than 48 hours of silence,” Pompeo says the State Department will finally launch its own inquiry.

“I suspect that much of what’s been reported will ultimately prove wrong, but our obligation, my obligation as secretary of state, is to make sure that we evaluate, investigate. Any time there is someone who posits that there may have been a risk to one of our officers, we’ll obviously do that,” Pompeo said.

dailykos.com

Charles Johnson Jan 17, 2020 • 11:34:06am

An exact inversion of reality.

What people say privately is an absolutely accurate indicator of their character.

It’s a cult. https://t.co/6ayNynDZA6

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 17, 2020

DodgerFan1988 Jan 17, 2020 • 11:34:39am

Fox’s Diamond & Silk say Democrats’ treatment of Donald Trump are “the same tactics” that “was done to our ancestors back during the Jim Crow day.” pic.twitter.com/keFK0dzCXK

— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) January 17, 2020

JFC!

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 11:34:40am

re: #22 Belafon

dailykos.com

I suspect most of what we do will be proven wrong?

Eclectic Cyborg Jan 17, 2020 • 11:37:24am

“So on July 20, 2017, Mattis invited Trump to the Tank for what he, Tillerson, and Cohn had carefully organized as a tailored tutorial”

That’s one hell of a way to say “Intervention”.

Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 17, 2020 • 11:37:25am

re: #19 Charles Johnson

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the ‘why didnt you arrest everyone who was speeding and not just me” defense
cop’s answer: i caught you

lolwut? https://t.co/CEFrhSvJLd

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 17, 2020

Eclectic Cyborg Jan 17, 2020 • 11:38:28am

re: #23 Charles Johnson

And here I was always told that integrity means doing the right thing when no one is watching. Have I been lied to all these years?

Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 17, 2020 • 11:38:31am

re: #23 Charles Johnson

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it is when you are relaying stories of things you claim you actually did

An exact inversion of reality.

What people say privately is an absolutely accurate indicator of their character.

It’s a cult. https://t.co/6ayNynDZA6

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 17, 2020

lawhawk Jan 17, 2020 • 11:38:43am

Trumpworld is triggered by all things Obama did.

This is just Trump being spiteful and undermining public health and education.

And yet Trump did the one thing that Obama never would - he got his corrupt and criminal ass impeached. https://t.co/v6jV7CsPbc

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) January 17, 2020

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 11:39:05am

re: #23 Charles Johnson

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Prager knows a thing or two about cults.

Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 17, 2020 • 11:39:19am

re: #24 DodgerFan1988

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JFC!

really?
trials, lawyers, juries. due process and all that?

Fox’s Diamond & Silk say Democrats’ treatment of Donald Trump are “the same tactics” that “was done to our ancestors back during the Jim Crow day.” pic.twitter.com/keFK0dzCXK

— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) January 17, 2020

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 11:39:33am

re: #30 lawhawk

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Be best!

Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 11:40:33am

Dear G-ds, these people: *actually* trying to make bribery legal.

Well. I think we can guess it’s because they know they’re headed for prison because of it. https://t.co/xpMMhybhly

— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) January 17, 2020

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 11:42:29am

re: #34 Dread Pirate

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Now we’re going to hear how this is somehow draining the swamp even though it’s literally making bribery in Washington easier to get away with.

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 11:43:13am

This is the most blatantly corrupt presidency ever.

danarchy Jan 17, 2020 • 11:48:12am

re: #21 Belafon

No matter how much you might want it, Sean, presidenting while black is not a crime.

They are referring to the assessment from the GAO that Trump broke the law by withholding funding. The GAO also found that Obama broke the law with the Bergdahl prisoner exchange. So same thing right…

Mike Lamb Jan 17, 2020 • 11:48:22am

re: #17 Charles Johnson

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Even if that person was a “plant”, doesn’t this only confirm that they were trying to surveil Yovanovitch?

I mean, that’s like saying your defense to attempting hire a hitman was the guy was an undercover cop.

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 11:50:08am

re: #38 Mike Lamb

Even if that person was a “plant”, doesn’t this only confirm that they were trying to surveil Yovanovitch?

Yeah I don’t get how this is supposed to be a defense. This whole shadow thing is CREEPy.

gocart mozart Jan 17, 2020 • 11:50:33am

pic.twitter.com/RhidNMrOex

— HYDE for U.S. Congress (@rfhyde1) January 17, 2020

OMG! He is pic.twitter.com/0YTQRMGuBS

— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) January 17, 2020

Chrysicat Jan 17, 2020 • 11:51:24am

WHY IN THE BLUE HELL WONT CONGRESS DO A DAMN THING ABOUT BARR?!?!? @FrankFigliuzzi1 @RepCohen @SpeakerPelosi FFS they are on another vacation next week. I dont know why I even Tweet scream anymore

— ChickenBarr (@barr_chicken) January 17, 2020

Yep. Only thing that will get ANY country’s attention—and bear in mind, it still might not be enough to get any change in the US before November in name and January in action—is a full-on #GeneralStrikeNow. Unfortunately, I can’t help as I can’t be out in the open painlessly.

— (((Chrysi Cat))) [no, Karen is STILL my sister!] (@chrysicat) January 17, 2020

Eclectic Cyborg Jan 17, 2020 • 11:51:33am

One of the few things that keeps me going through this awful Presidency is looking forward to the absolute fucking joy I will feel when that orange asshole leaves the White House for the last fucking time.

Much debauchery will be had in the celebration that follows.

Mike Lamb Jan 17, 2020 • 11:52:15am

re: #40 gocart mozart

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He looks like someone did an experiment to see whether or not a potato left in the pantry for long enough would become a sentient being.

Chrysicat Jan 17, 2020 • 11:52:59am

It’s like he looked at Roger Stone and asked “how can I be an even more fawning sycophant to MY King in the Oval Office?”

— (((Chrysi Cat))) [no, Karen is STILL my sister!] (@chrysicat) January 17, 2020

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 11:57:11am

re: #42 Eclectic Cyborg

One of the few things that keeps me going through this awful Presidency is looking forward to the absolute fucking joy I will feel when that orange asshole leaves the White House for the last fucking time.

Much debauchery will be had in the celebration that follows.

Lotta babies gonna be born in the summer of 2021.

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 12:01:33pm

I’ll tell you what Hyde looks like and reminds me of. He reminds me of one of those Twitter feeds that are an automatic block just by looking at them because they have absurd crap like NO SNOWFLAKES BEYOND THIS POINT and then an avatar with a gun, flag, cross, or whatever. I’m just astonished that there are people like this out there that are that close to the President. I’ve read about the Mafia before and the way Trump operates reminds me of that. No way Trump ever met face to face with Hyde but he definitely uses buffers. Parnas was a buffer, a middle between Rudy and Trump.

gocart mozart Jan 17, 2020 • 12:04:31pm

In retrospect, the Obamas should have come out strongly against drinking bleach. If they had, we would have very few Republicans around anymore.https://t.co/8SCdfV6XOd

— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) January 17, 2020

danarchy Jan 17, 2020 • 12:05:18pm

re: #46 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)

I’ll tell you what Hyde looks like and reminds me of. He reminds me of one of those Twitter feeds that are an automatic block just by looking at them because they have absurd crap like NO SNOWFLAKES BEYOND THIS POINT and then an avatar with a gun, flag, cross, or whatever. I’m just astonished that there are people like this out there that are that close to the President. I’ve read about the Mafia before and the way Trump operates reminds me of that. No way Trump ever met face to face with Hyde but he definitely uses buffers. Parnas was a buffer, a middle between Rudy and Trump.

Wouldn’t Rudy be the middleman between Trump and Parnas?

uriel Jan 17, 2020 • 12:07:39pm

re: #30 lawhawk

Well, that’s a very mature and thoughtful thing to do.I mean, there’s no way this could be perceived as a pointless, petty act by a man who is borderline obsessed with tearing down people more popular than he is.Ya just can’t!

— Uriel (@sickendun2death) January 17, 2020

Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 12:07:40pm

I don’t know Lev Parnas!
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Oh. My. God. pic.twitter.com/DVoSCdEoHh

— Pé Resists (@4everNeverTrump) January 17, 2020

Chrysicat Jan 17, 2020 • 12:08:30pm

re: #48 danarchy

Wouldn’t Rudy be the middleman between Trump and Parnas?

Not too likely when you consider the news that broke yesterday about ol’ Lev having sold condos for Fred Trump since he was sixteen, which suggests Don Donnie already knew him long before he met Rudy.

Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 12:09:23pm

I see a pardon in his future.

Former Commander of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Convicted of Obstructing Justice in Connection with Civilian Death https://t.co/37RjVqxgg6

— Justice Department (@TheJusticeDept) January 17, 2020

BigPapa Jan 17, 2020 • 12:10:25pm

Cretinous Shitgoblins like Hyde gravitate to Trump because he’s a chaos troll.

That’s why they also hate people like Obama with such a passion.

Joe Bacon 🌹 Jan 17, 2020 • 12:13:42pm

re: #49 uriel

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I have relatives who hate Michele Obama so much that they post shit like “No N-Word B-Word is going to dictate what my kids eat at school”…

goddamnedfrank Jan 17, 2020 • 12:14:41pm

Hyde reminds me of Rob Ford, just a rolling fuckup.

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 12:14:58pm

re: #48 danarchy

Wouldn’t Rudy be the middleman between Trump and Parnas?

Yeah I’m sorry, that’s right. I did mean that he’s in between them on the grand scheme. You have low ranks like Hyde, higher ones like Parnas, then you have Giuliani.

Chrysicat Jan 17, 2020 • 12:15:02pm

That’s why I said #GeneralStrike and not #MarchOnWashington. The goal, as I understand it from nations that have had 2have them, is that no one can even DRIVE within any town because there are so many people blocking not only the entrances 2every building but the street as well.

— (((Chrysi Cat))) [no, Karen is STILL my sister!] (@chrysicat) January 17, 2020

Joe Bacon 🌹 Jan 17, 2020 • 12:15:10pm

re: #55 goddamnedfrank

Hyde reminds me of Rob Ford, just a rolling fuckup.

The only thing missing is a crack pipe…for now…

jaunte Jan 17, 2020 • 12:18:23pm

re: #54 Joe Bacon 🌹

I have relatives who hate Michele Obama so much that they post shit like “No N-Word B-Word is going to dictate what my kids eat at school”…

Tell them she’s dead set against pounding down four sticks of butter in one sitting.

jaunte Jan 17, 2020 • 12:19:51pm

This is exactly right. Starr sought to impeach Clinton for abusing executive privilege and obstructing the investigation, and yet what Trump did was orders of magnitude worse. Not even close. https://t.co/9cVO2Lk7YQ

— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) January 17, 2020

Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 17, 2020 • 12:25:45pm

re: #37 danarchy

They are referring to the assessment from the GAO that Trump broke the law by withholding funding. The GAO also found that Obama broke the law with the Bergdahl prisoner exchange. So same thing right…

from electoral-vote.com this AM

Breitbart, for example, accompanied their item on the GAO report with this piece, headlined ”Seven Times the GAO Found the Obama Administration Violated Federal Law.” That may sound damning at a glance, except that the examples are all inadvertent breaches of the law, generally involve relatively small amounts of money, and were committed by people far removed from the President in the chain of command. There is nothing in the Obama administration’s record, or the records of most other administrations, that involves the president himself knowingly utilizing vast amounts of money to his own personal benefit. To the extent that parallels do exist, they would come from the Nixon administration, and a president who resigned in order to avoid impeachment is probably not the soundest foundation for an impeachment defense.

The other problem with this approach, meanwhile, is that “hey, someone else did it, too” isn’t really a defense. You aren’t going to be acquitted of, say, murder just because other people got away with murder.

i’m running out of font enhancers

gocart mozart Jan 17, 2020 • 12:28:24pm

Leaked transcript of Trump and Dershowitz discussing impeachment strategy https://t.co/rMUifDeEQu

— Roy Edroso (@edroso) January 17, 2020

Romantic Heretic Jan 17, 2020 • 12:30:16pm

In regards to the WaPo article.

Jesus! How did the world end up with such a baby and dope in the Oval Office.

BigPapa Jan 17, 2020 • 12:30:46pm

This is pretty interesting if you pay attention to the various racial aspects of voting:

This is a pretty interesting poll that seeks to take the temperature of black America.

There are a two things, though, I want to draw out – black optimistic/pessimistic outlooks and negative views about Trump. https://t.co/emavRWQvLA

— Theodore R. Johnson (@DrTedJ) January 17, 2020

I’ve long felt the coalition candidate is the best shot at defeating Big Baby. Once Kamala was out it was clear that Biden, for all his flaws, is the next best choice for black voters. He’s not loved, but he’s trusted. He even has some issues with race himself but it’s clear that some black voters can accept it. It’s probably because they ‘know’ Joe, warts and all, and trust him. Many white candidate do not have that same level of trust with black voters.

Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 12:31:21pm

Pompeo also said he didn’t know about the POTUS Ukraine call until it broke in the news, then we found out he was on the call. Anytime someone uses “to the best of my recollection”, they are hiding something. He’s lying.

— Generally Untruthful (@StabelJeenuz) January 17, 2020

Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 17, 2020 • 12:31:47pm

re: #62 gocart mozart

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there is no ‘fighting impeachment’. he is impeached.
no take backsies

the only question is removed from office or not. (ok and/or eligible for future office)

Leaked transcript of Trump and Dershowitz discussing impeachment strategy https://t.co/rMUifDeEQu

— Roy Edroso (@edroso) January 17, 2020

i mean there was fighting impeachment back when. and he should have. (except we know everything that’s been covered up so maybe not)

Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 17, 2020 • 12:32:51pm

re: #63 Romantic Heretic

In regards to the WaPo article.

Jesus! How did the world end up with such a baby and dope in the Oval Office.

wisconsin, pennsylvania, michigan

jill stein, susan sarandon, that melonhead in iowa interviewed yesterday….

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 12:33:03pm

re: #63 Romantic Heretic

In regards to the WaPo article.

Jesus! How did the world end up with such a baby and dope in the Oval Office.

I know. I’m reading it now. I’m stunned at how ignorant and cruel he really is.

Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 17, 2020 • 12:34:28pm

re: #65 Dread Pirate

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‘recollection’ was used in watergate 50 billion times
“to the best of my recollections, his recollection and my recollection are just not the same recollection”

If true, this is a massive indictment of the administration. DOJ has had these texts for months. They didn’t inform State of a possible threat to an ambassador? Or they did and no one informed the secretary? https://t.co/q84jLLYY2G

— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) January 17, 2020

EPR-radar Jan 17, 2020 • 12:37:11pm

Imagine if Obama had ever been caught in public while president making a face like Trump’s in the OP.

The right wing and both-siderist noise machines would have gone into overdrive.

The scope of the media effort to excuse and prop up Republicans cannot be overstated, even for something trivial like Trump’s infantile facial expressions.

Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 17, 2020 • 12:40:04pm

re: #70 EPR-radar

Imagine if Obama had ever been caught in public while president making a face like Trump’s in the OP.

The right wing and both-siderist noise machines would have gone into overdrive.

The scope of the media effort to excuse and prop up Republicans cannot be overstated, even for something trivial like Trump’s infantile facial expressions.

part of the issue is this happened in one cycle
obama, then trump
nothing gradual. no ‘warning’ or slow slide
so comparisons are obvious and the optics are stark: obama and trump

we keep saying what if obama, though in truth we could almost be saying what if any other president

let alone any other adult or business owner, or….

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 12:40:17pm

I’m really stumped to find anything admirable about Trump as a person. If all you care about from your president is making liberals upset from your President then maybe you would be better off deported than any of the immigrants who want to be here and be participants in our democracy.

Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 17, 2020 • 12:41:21pm

now that’s a hell of a headline:

“Trump Rolls Back Healthier School Menus”

Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 12:45:41pm

pic.twitter.com/KHovep0Lnd

— TheMFWasImpeached (@shansalmo) January 17, 2020

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 12:49:23pm

re: #64 BigPapa

This is pretty interesting if you pay attention to the various racial aspects of voting:

I’ve long felt the coalition candidate is the best shot at defeating Big Baby. Once Kamala was out it was clear that Biden, for all his flaws, is the next best choice for black voters. He’s not loved, but he’s trusted. He even has some issues with race himself but it’s clear that some black voters can accept it. It’s probably because they ‘know’ Joe, warts and all, and trust him. Many white candidate do not have that same level of trust with black voters.

I see Warren has built up some good will with Hispanic communities too. If the race comes down to Joe and Warren, I think that will be the best outcome and at this point, I think it’s a realistic one too. Warren really impressed at the last debate. So IMO those two have until the Virginia primary to convince me, it’s down to them for me. No Bernie or Pete.

Citizen K Jan 17, 2020 • 12:50:54pm

re: #60 jaunte

What is it about “It’s OK If You’re A Republican” is so hard to understand for folks? Republicans are exempt from any sort of accountability, it’s the law* people! #IOKIYAR

(*De facto law, rather than any actual written legal standard)

— Impeached K (@Citizen_Kryptik) January 17, 2020

BigPapa Jan 17, 2020 • 12:53:41pm

re: #72 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)

I agree. Despite him being such a horrible person I am capable of some objective scrutiny: what does he do well and what does he do that actually helps the presidency and the country?

I got nothing.

Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 12:56:14pm

The investigation in the potential surveillance of former US ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch was officially launched by State Department’s diplomatic security on Tuesday night, according to a senior State Department official, @kylieatwood reports.

— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) January 17, 2020

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 12:58:57pm

re: #77 BigPapa

I agree. Despite him being such a horrible person I am capable of some objective scrutiny: what does he do well and what does he do that actually helps the presidency and the country?

I got nothing.

Yeah his whole business model is selling himself and his whole persona is an obnoxious gas bag. His celebrity always baffled me. If you’re asking 8 year old me in 1995 watching Home Alone 2 and the Little Rascals and you tell me that guy will be the president of your early 30’s, I tell you to let me sleep because there’s nothing presidential about him. He has all the worst faults of his worst predecessors and none of their favors.

Belafon Jan 17, 2020 • 12:59:12pm

Right, has anyone figured out which map that actually is?

As Parker’s noted, Alaska is an obvious giveaway it’s not 2016. https://t.co/fZk1PmPpJo

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) January 17, 2020

What year is that? Alaska is a state, and Republicans won big. That leaves the following possibilities: 1972 1980 1984 1988. My guess is 1984, because it’s so extreme.

Now, why is @realDonaldTrump such a fan of the 1984 election?? https://t.co/1Dnshzr77R

— Sam Wang (@SamWangPhD) January 17, 2020

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 1:00:19pm

re: #80 Belafon

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1984? Yeah I agree with Sam.

Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 1:03:40pm

pic.twitter.com/5M86uZik62

— Trump’s A Mobster (@JokerNov) January 17, 2020

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 1:05:03pm

re: #82 Dread Pirate

Don’t worry about anything Frankie five angels - Godfather 2

lawhawk Jan 17, 2020 • 1:13:00pm

re: #83 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)

No one in Trumpworld is nearly as competent as Hagen.

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 1:14:08pm

re: #84 lawhawk

No one in Trumpworld is nearly as competent as Hagen.

Ha nope. It was the whole sacrifice yourself for Trump thing that made me think of that scene.

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 1:16:16pm

It really is a cult.

Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 1:17:40pm

Here’s something Ken Starr told @IsaacDovere about Trump back in 2018:

“He is the president of the United States, and I think that carries with it an obligation to cooperate with duly-authorized federal investigations.”https://t.co/GOA0X0QuZB

— Zack Stanton (@zackstanton) January 17, 2020

FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 17, 2020 • 1:19:38pm

And on Michelle Obama’s birthday, who fought to improve these food standards — the spite and pettiness of the Trump administration is bottomless…. https://t.co/YexXeE2aqP

— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) January 17, 2020

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 1:19:54pm

re: #87 Dread Pirate

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Watch him argue the opposite with co-counsels Pam “ The Bribe” Bondi and Alan “Under the age of Consent” Dershowitz.

FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 17, 2020 • 1:24:33pm

“In things you cannot make up, Oregon sales per adult along the Idaho border are 420% the statewide average.” https://t.co/zIk9wdN1ss

— Jim Ryan (@Jimryan015) January 17, 2020

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 1:24:44pm

re: #88 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

Didn’t they also stop growing food in her garden just cuz they could? One thing is for sure, I can’t see any of the Democratic candidates calling him for any sort of advice. He’s going to be a very lonely ex-President regardless of what happens.

Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 17, 2020 • 1:25:02pm

re: #87 Dread Pirate

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unfortunately none of this is gonna matter

i mean unless the house managers actually bring this kind of thing up, the hypocrisy of the defense lawyers is irrelevant and i wouldnt sweat over it

its not gonna move anyone’s needle in any direction

Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 1:25:21pm

moron

Heading to Florida for big Republican Party event. New Stock Market Record. Jobs in USA at all-time high!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2020

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 1:25:24pm

re: #90 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

But red states are freer than libturd states. //

Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 17, 2020 • 1:25:44pm

re: #89 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)

Watch him argue the opposite with co-counsels Pam “ The Bribe” Bondi and Alan “Under the age of Consent” Dershowitz.

‘its a lawyers job to put on a vigorous defense for his client’

FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 17, 2020 • 1:27:05pm

re: #94 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)

But red states are freer than libturd states. //

I wonder if there is a correlation of cheaper potato chips along the Idaho border

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 1:27:07pm

re: #95 Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag)

‘its a lawyers job to put on a vigorous defense for his client’

It is. It’s just going to be funny to watch the guy who argued to impeach Clinton over perjury about a sexual affair is going to insist that Trump hasn’t abused his power.

Jay C Jan 17, 2020 • 1:31:15pm

re: #96 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

I wonder if there is a correlation of cheaper potato chips along the Idaho border

I’m sure they sell more there now: 420% more munchies….?

Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 1:34:50pm

BREAKING: The Supreme Court announced it would hear a case challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to allow employers and universities to take away health insurance coverage of contraception based on religious beliefs. This isn’t religious liberty — it’s discrimination.

— ACLU (@ACLU) January 17, 2020

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Eclectic Cyborg Jan 17, 2020 • 1:36:17pm

re: #73 Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag)

now that’s a hell of a headline:

“Trump Rolls Back Healthier School Menus”

Giving your kids diabetes to own the Libs.

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Eclectic Cyborg Jan 17, 2020 • 1:37:34pm

re: #90 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

I bet the actual number was like 417.53% and it was rounded up for the snappier headline.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 1:39:42pm

Get a load of the faces of Joe Burrow and the players next to him (whose names I don’t know) as Trump turns the LSU Tigers White House event into a campaign rally pic.twitter.com/yHhGXaLcC8

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 17, 2020

A picture worth 1,000 words. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) pic.twitter.com/MVfXyhNYBk

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 17, 2020

They all look like hostages

— SarahCA 💙🌊 REMOVE 45* (@SarahBCalif) January 17, 2020

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BigPapa Jan 17, 2020 • 1:39:56pm

re: #101 Eclectic Cyborg

I bet the actual number was like 417.53% and it was rounded up for the snappier headline.

Well, like, that’s cool, bro.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 17, 2020 • 1:39:56pm

re: #101 Eclectic Cyborg

I bet the actual number was like 417.53% and it was rounded up for the snappier headline.

Dude, your cynicism is harshing my buzz

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Eclectic Cyborg Jan 17, 2020 • 1:41:21pm

re: #103 BigPapa

Well, like, that’s cool, bro.

I never said that was a bad thing! :P

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 1:42:13pm

there’s at least 4 faces that look like they’d rather be anywhere else in the world. your mileage on that may vary. But I think Burrow handled the situation in the way most people would and I wouldn’t infer anything about his politics from it

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 17, 2020

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BigPapa Jan 17, 2020 • 1:43:19pm

re: #105 Eclectic Cyborg

I never said that was a bad thing! :P

I’m cool, you’re cool, we all cool.

And I’m about to be high AF. Then I be really really cool.

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 1:44:57pm

re: #102 Backwoods_Sleuth

i think the reason why the athletes who have opposed appearing with him at the events know that’s what he does. He turns these events into his opportunity to whine about how hard he has it or to brag about himself. My favorite football team won once with Bush as President and once under Obama. Both Bush and Obama acted similar. They made it a celebration of the players. And I think Trump is only happy if he gets tons and tons of praise from the visiting players.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 1:46:39pm

Lev’s lawyer strikes again!

Yes, this Pam Bondi—no relation to @josephabondy. #LetLevSpeak #LevRemembers #TheyAllKnew https://t.co/qUSOOJs5pb pic.twitter.com/0aOOWaB2Fa

— Joseph A. Bondy (@josephabondy) January 17, 2020

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 17, 2020 • 1:46:45pm

A Kansas City radio station leased six hours of airtime a day to a broker that airs Radio Sputnik, a Russian state-owned media outlet that the U.S. government deems propaganda. The broker was ordered by a judge to register as a foreign agent last year. https://t.co/T95a95pZyz

— Steve Vockrodt (@SteveVockrodt) January 17, 2020

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Charles Johnson Jan 17, 2020 • 1:49:01pm

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— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 17, 2020

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Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 17, 2020 • 1:52:32pm

re: #111 Charles Johnson

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i guess that’s one way to keep him from starting a war

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— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 17, 2020

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Barefoot Grin Jan 17, 2020 • 1:53:37pm

When Subway announced a partnership with Michelle Obama the right went nuts. 10,000s of thousands of racist FB posts on Subway and other sites claiming they’d never eat at a Subway as long as there was a photo of MO in the restaurant. The “they’re not racist, just resentful of being left behind” argument never had much force for me, but it evaporated after I saw such a collection of hate in one place over suggestions for healthy choices on the menu.

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Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 1:54:14pm

It actually may be a distinction with a big difference. As @neal_katyal points out: if he’s introducing material into the trial and isn’t a lawyer for either side, then he must be a witness. In which case, the Senate is allowing witnesses.

— Ian Bassin (@ianbassin) January 17, 2020

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Barefoot Grin Jan 17, 2020 • 1:56:44pm

We made Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion a landmark to celebrate Alan Dershowitz and his accomplishments on his big day. Congrats Alan, keep those underwear on! pic.twitter.com/zRrf15b6yQ

— The Good Liars (@TheGoodLiars) January 17, 2020

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Eclectic Cyborg Jan 17, 2020 • 2:01:56pm

re: #115 Barefoot Grin

Trolling level: Expert.

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mmmirele Jan 17, 2020 • 2:02:34pm

Busy day at work, hopping from one crazy thing to the next, when…

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Joe Bacon 🌹 Jan 17, 2020 • 2:03:35pm

re: #117 mmmirele

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EPR-radar Jan 17, 2020 • 2:03:53pm

re: #72 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)

I’m really stumped to find anything admirable about Trump as a person. If all you care about from your president is making liberals upset from your President then maybe you would be better off deported than any of the immigrants who want to be here and be participants in our democracy.

Referring to Trump as Satan’s Anus, a smegma elemental, a piece of shit, a witless fucking cocksplat or the like isn’t really an insult anymore. It’s more like the opening segment of a documentary.

He’s just that bad. Everything he’s done his entire life has been at least malicious and often criminal, with the possible exception of his charitable contributions (back when he still did that occasionally).

But I’m not too impressed when a person parts with a tiny fraction of their unearned wealth to buy favorable publicity.

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Joe Bacon 🌹 Jan 17, 2020 • 2:04:11pm

re: #115 Barefoot Grin

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I love seeing Karma bite him in the ass!

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 2:05:30pm

“I’m not mad…just disappointed.” #CatsOfTwitter pic.twitter.com/5VCeGEdHf4

— Jennifer L. Brinkley (@JusticeIsFemale) January 14, 2020

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 2:05:32pm

re: #119 EPR-radar

Referring to Trump as Satan’s Anus, a smegma elemental, a piece of shit, a witless fucking cocksplat or the like isn’t really an insult anymore. It’s more like the opening segment of a documentary.

He’s just that bad. Everything he’s done his entire life has been at least malicious and often criminal, with the possible exception of his charitable contributions (back when he still did that occasionally).

But I’m not too impressed when a person parts with a tiny fraction of their unearned wealth to buy favorable publicity.

Ditto

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Chrysicat Jan 17, 2020 • 2:07:07pm

No, I think HE really does. He seems to think that he had an easier time gaining/keeping “employees” [really more serfs/servants] when he could hold their health insurance over their head as a reason they need to desperately scrape for and cling to their jobs. LOVED pre-‘10, IOW!

— (((Chrysi Cat))) [no, Karen is STILL my sister!] (@chrysicat) January 17, 2020

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Semper Fi Jan 17, 2020 • 2:11:56pm

re: #111 Charles Johnson

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So says Corporal Bonespur.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 2:15:02pm

re: #124 Semper Fi

So says ~~Corporal~~ Cadet Bonespur.

ftfy

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Barefoot Grin Jan 17, 2020 • 2:16:55pm

Damnit, Justin. You keep making me respect you.

In other words, Dershowitz will argue the exact opposite of the position of the Framers of the Constitution. https://t.co/a8VmgIYk06

— Justin Amash (@justinamash) January 17, 2020

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 2:18:29pm

His condescending attitude comes from not understanding why people serve let alone why our FP exists the way it does. Trump has never cared about history and what we learn from it. He’s only caring about him. It’s why we saw him act like he always wanted a Purple Heart.

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 2:19:14pm

re: #126 Barefoot Grin

Damnit, Justin. You keep making me respect you.

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I wouldn’t be upset if he won re-election.

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Eclectic Cyborg Jan 17, 2020 • 2:19:41pm

re: #126 Barefoot Grin

Damnit, Justin. You keep making me respect you.

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“abuse of power and obstruction of congress are not “high crimes and misdemeanors” that deserve impeachment.”

Then what the fuck are, Alan?

WHAT THE FUCK ARE??

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Eclectic Cyborg Jan 17, 2020 • 2:21:41pm

re: #117 mmmirele

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 2:23:48pm

Here is Betty White feeding marshmallows to a bear. pic.twitter.com/MW2j8DKP5J

— Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) January 17, 2020

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Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel Jan 17, 2020 • 2:23:53pm

re: #115 Barefoot Grin

We made Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion a landmark to celebrate Alan Dershowitz and his accomplishments on his big day. Congrats Alan, keep those underwear on! pic.twitter.com/zRrf15b6yQ

— The Good Liars (@TheGoodLiars) January 17, 2020

I think Dersh is one of those very intelligent but weak people who give up on fighting the Idiocracy and decide to join it.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 2:27:30pm

He asked you a respectful reasonable question and if you want to behave like a jackass while in the Senate I will donate again to your opponent… So please keep doing videos https://t.co/laefgnDuxl

— WeThePeople🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@PrincessBravato) January 17, 2020

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 17, 2020 • 2:28:48pm

Timelapse video shows the snow accumulation over approximately two hours at a home in the city of St John’s in Newfoundland and Labrador, where a state of emergency was declared as the province was battered by a blizzard. https://t.co/H2cmgzHvaQ pic.twitter.com/jq4domYhBO

— ABC News (@ABC) January 17, 2020

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 17, 2020 • 2:30:05pm

Big Kitty Hugs

A lady being greeted by the lions she helped raise as cubs pic.twitter.com/eY2NyhCyX9

— Life on Earth (@planetpng) January 16, 2020

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 2:31:19pm

re: #133 Backwoods_Sleuth

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She sounds like Trump. I saw how Elise Stefanik used to tweet versus after her stunt. It’s worlds apart. I imagine McSally is the same. It’s okay though. She’s going to be the beginning of the end of the Arizona’s senate seats being a gimme for Republicans.

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 2:33:09pm

I guess at least McSally didn’t act like that clown in Montana but the childish way Republicans deal with any press who isn’t kissing their or Trump’s ass is exhausting.

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DesertDenizen Jan 17, 2020 • 2:36:50pm

re: #136 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)

Kelly is popular here, and has the background to trump (pardon the phrase) her background. If she couldn’t beat Sinema in an off year she can’t beat Kelly this year.

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 2:40:14pm

re: #138 DesertDenizen

Kelly is popular here, and has the background to trump (pardon the phrase) her background. If she couldn’t beat Sinemain an off year she can’t beat Kelly this year.

That’s my impression as well from afar. She’s definitely looking like she’s toast.

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Dave In Austin Jan 17, 2020 • 2:47:14pm

Pelosi, Yang, and Rick Wilson are in Mahar tonite.

Should be a good show

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 2:47:30pm

heh

.#MusicToImpeachBy
We. Are. Fam-i-ly. pic.twitter.com/x1JutWIShE

— Puesto Loco™ (@PuestoLoco) January 17, 2020

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Eclectic Cyborg Jan 17, 2020 • 2:48:38pm

Man, I can’t wait to see McSally go down in flames…again.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 2:53:34pm

lol

Words of wisdom. Thank you Ted! https://t.co/LRyAHS9VEL

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2020

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 2:54:23pm

moron is encouraging the neo nazis

Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2020

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Hecuba's daughter Jan 17, 2020 • 2:54:25pm

re: #117 mmmirele

Busy day at work, hopping from one crazy thing to the next, when…

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 2:54:53pm

pathetic moron

The so-called “Supreme Leader” of Iran, who has not been so Supreme lately, had some nasty things to say about the United States and Europe. Their economy is crashing, and their people are suffering. He should be very careful with his words!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2020

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 2:58:57pm

Attached is the first page of a five page letter in which the lawyer for @DevinNunes threatens that Rep Nunes will sue me.

Attached is my response. pic.twitter.com/bWAqdRhq97

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) January 17, 2020

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Hecuba's daughter Jan 17, 2020 • 3:00:47pm

re: #132 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

I think Dersh is one of those very intelligent but weak people who give up on fighting the Idiocracy and decide to join it.

He’s not weak. Just unprincipled. Willing to do anything for money or fame. Remember, he was involved with Epstein and there is no doubt in my mind if Barr hasn’t destroyed all the films, there are recordings of Dersh with some girl under the legal age of consent.

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Eclectic Cyborg Jan 17, 2020 • 3:04:10pm

re: #147 Backwoods_Sleuth

Oh my God, I love Ted so much. That was beautiful.

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 3:05:53pm

re: #144 Backwoods_Sleuth

moron is encouraging the neo nazis

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Yes he is.

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Eventual Carrion Jan 17, 2020 • 3:08:43pm

re: #96 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

I wonder if there is a correlation of cheaper potato chips along the Idaho border

I’m sure there was for beer in Brookfield, Ohio in my high school days. PA drinking age was 21 and Ohio in those days was 18. And Ohio line was about 6 miles from my HS. Many a trip over the line to the Milk Barn drive-thru.

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gocart mozart Jan 17, 2020 • 3:13:34pm

Attached is the first page of a five page letter in which the lawyer for @DevinNunes threatens that Rep Nunes will sue me.

Attached is my response. pic.twitter.com/bWAqdRhq97

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) January 17, 2020

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Joe Bacon 🌹 Jan 17, 2020 • 3:15:36pm

re: #147 Backwoods_Sleuth

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I love Ted. he knows right where to stick the shiv into Republicans!

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 3:17:08pm

Guns are banned at your rallies, dingus. https://t.co/YsmzxyFqMP

— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) January 17, 2020

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Jay C Jan 17, 2020 • 3:19:24pm

re: #152 gocart mozart

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Love his last line.
Then again, I admire most of what Ted Lieu does.
And I would really love to see him as Speaker of the House one day…..

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Florida Panhandler Jan 17, 2020 • 3:20:00pm

re: #110 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

Dollars to donuts any Russian propaganda radio station here in the US will be indistinguishable from any right wing existing station or broadcaster.

No difference at all.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 3:23:26pm

North Sea, John Kirkwood (b.1947), University of Edinburgh.
Channel Ferry at Night, Arthur Freeman (1927–1992), Rye Art Gallery.

— Anne Louise Avery (@AnneLouiseAvery) January 17, 2020

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 3:31:50pm

good fucking grief

The noble people of Iran—who love America—deserve a government that’s more interested in helping them achieve their dreams than killing them for demanding respect. Instead of leading Iran toward ruin, its leaders should abandon terror and Make Iran Great Again! https://t.co/RLjGsC5WLc

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2020

مردم نجیب ایران، که آمریکا را دوست می دارند، سزاوار دولتی هستند که بیش از تمرکز بر کشتن آنها به جرم احترام خواهی، به آنها کمک کند تا به رؤیاهایشان دست یابند. رهبران ایران به جای آن که ایران را به سمت ویرانی بکشانند، باید هراس افکنی را کنار بنهند و ایران را دوباره باعظمت کنند! https://t.co/RLjGsC5WLc

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2020

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gocart mozart Jan 17, 2020 • 3:32:42pm

In retrospect, the Obamas should have come out strongly against drinking bleach. If they had, we wouldn’t have many Republicans around anymore.

— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) January 17, 2020

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PhillyPretzel Jan 17, 2020 • 3:34:19pm

OT: Just a reminder that Terry Gross of Fresh Air will be on Finding Your Roots January 21st at 8 PM. Please check your local PBS station for the date and time for this episode of Finding Your Roots.

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Eclectic Cyborg Jan 17, 2020 • 3:35:16pm

This is kind of random but I was thinking about weather the other day.

When I was a kid in Canada in the mid 80s through the early 90s, winters were pretty predictable.

Temps would drop down below 30 F around mid December and get progressively colder through January and February. We usually wouldn’t have another 30 F or higher day until mid march and we wouldn’t hit borderline t-shirt weather until mid to late April.

That doesn’t seem to happen anymore. 2006 I believe was the first year I started to really notice the milder winters. Now, there’s no sustained cold, just a few days cold snap here and there and then back to mild.

Definitely a bit unsettling to ruminate on.

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Sherlock Hound Jan 17, 2020 • 3:36:03pm

re: #57 Chrysicat
Think Gilets Jaunes in France. I’m not up for the BlackBloc trashing stuff, but the others got Macron to blink.

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Barefoot Grin Jan 17, 2020 • 3:36:16pm

Worked out really well for the Iraqis when we encouraged them to rebel against Saddam and then watched those who dared get gunned down.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 3:36:48pm

“While visiting Pearl Harbor, according to John F. Kelly, Trump’s former chief of staff, Trump seemed to have no idea what had actually happened there. Throughout he is misinformed and confused while at the same time utterly certain of himself.” https://t.co/PElOnXKnFr

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 17, 2020

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lawhawk Jan 17, 2020 • 3:43:04pm

re: #164 Backwoods_Sleuth

We failed.

Trump is the very reactionary know nothing we’ve been warning about for years. He’s the epitome of what the GOP would put forth to placate their base- someone racist, misogynist, and so sure of himself no matter what that he’d bluster and bulkshit even the most obscene lies and seemingly get away with it.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 3:44:18pm

Per Snopes, those were just the same pens Pelosi always uses to sign things. They weren’t custom made for impeachment.

And they cost $15 each https://t.co/jj8y1vAxHE pic.twitter.com/tKhZADMlic

— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) January 17, 2020

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lawhawk Jan 17, 2020 • 3:44:51pm

re: #152 gocart mozart

This is how we know Nunes is a lying treason weasel.

He won’t sue because discovery is a bitch and facts are an absolute defense.

He just keeps lying to protect Trumpworld. The same Trumpworld he’s part of.

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) January 17, 2020

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jaunte Jan 17, 2020 • 3:46:28pm

Trump announced that Ken Starr, who solemnly led Clinton’s impeachment over lying about a blowjob, will be defending him on charges he extorted a foreign government to gain dirt on a political rival then stonewalled Congress to hide critical evidence.

That’s it. That’s the joke.

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) January 17, 2020

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 3:46:43pm

re: #166 Backwoods_Sleuth

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And Trump sells versions of the pen he used to sign bills (slightly thinner than his pen) for… drumroll… $15 each. pic.twitter.com/bpwYniNBKb

— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) January 17, 2020

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jaunte Jan 17, 2020 • 3:47:12pm

Lev is doing his best to be the 2020 John Dean.

So far, his best seems pretty good.

He’s short and dumpy and has the world’s worst combover, but he seems a lot smarter than Trump and Rudy put together. https://t.co/oQrtZsNZHQ

— Harry Turtledove (@HNTurtledove) January 17, 2020

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retired cynic Jan 17, 2020 • 3:47:12pm

Whew! Just had a terrific coyote fight just behind the house. Sounded like dozens, but was probably three! [grin] I banged on the siding and yelled at them and they shut up.

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jaunte Jan 17, 2020 • 3:47:56pm

re: #171 retired cynic

Thirty to fifty feral coyotes!

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Jebediah, RBG Jan 17, 2020 • 3:47:57pm

re: #117 mmmirele

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 3:48:20pm

re: #169 Backwoods_Sleuth

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It’s always projection. When Trump announces Sharia Law and FNC praises it, I may die from absurdity.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 3:48:24pm

Question: when you say Make Iran great again are you referring to before the 1979 Iranian revolution when a repressive monarch ruled or prior to 1953’s CIA coup when there was a democracy? @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/uTRSLrvr06

— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) January 17, 2020

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Chrysicat Jan 17, 2020 • 3:56:45pm

Surprised I’m the first to post this.

Some junior conductor at Amtrak managed to pull a Rosa Parks on Sherrilyn fucking Ifill.

@Amtrak update. I will preface this by saying that I love Amtrak. I am a regular customer. I returned to Amtrak even after suffering a concussion and broken collarbone in the Philadelphia derailment of 188 in 2015. So this incident will not sour me on using this impt public rail. https://t.co/fCtXIMqXMd

— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) January 17, 2020

There may be a PoC in the country that the conductor’s world of hurt would be larger, but if so, it’s probably a.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 3:57:19pm

Made the mistake of answering “Dungeons & Dragons” when my Lyft driver asked me about evening plans and then she told me her nephew played and “Summoned something Satanic” and I don’t think either of us expected me to say “COOL!” but here we both are.

— Captain Awkward (@CAwkward) January 17, 2020

Mercifully the ride is done (the snow made the quiet even more…quiet). I can drink to her & her totally metal nephew while she 100% prays for all of our souls. I think my face is just frozen like this now. pic.twitter.com/8ysAQN0MoN

— Captain Awkward (@CAwkward) January 17, 2020

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 4:01:45pm

Brian Ballard, whom Politico dubbed “The Most Powerful Lobbyist in Trump’s Washington,” is seated across from Trump and Parnas in the photo on the left.

Parnas wrote on Ritz Carlton stationary about a plan to hire Ballard or another lobbyist for $100,000 per month. 🔽 https://t.co/PStfk4XhD1

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) January 17, 2020

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 4:03:39pm

re: #178 Backwoods_Sleuth

Anyone who still believes Trump cares about cleaning up Washington is a fool of the highest order.

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Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 4:05:12pm

I mean why would he lie? https://t.co/di4DVnhRK3

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) January 17, 2020

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Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 4:05:57pm

pic.twitter.com/yCbixlVfWf

— Olga van Dijk™ (@olgavandijk) January 17, 2020

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 4:06:32pm

re: #180 Dread Pirate

This Hyde guy is really stupid.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 17, 2020 • 4:07:53pm

The Senate rules are clear. Alan Dershowitz will not be allowed to speak in the Senate trial if he is not speaking as a lawyer engaged by the President to defend the President. https://t.co/PZCU8VZOwe

— Lawrence O’Donnell (@Lawrence) January 17, 2020

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 17, 2020 • 4:08:06pm

re: #181 Dread Pirate

I think Rudy despises Biden for similiar reasons to why Trump does Obama. Biden got Giuiliani big time on the noun, verb, 9/11 one liner. He really lost a lot of his America’s Mayor shit after he started attacking Obama in 2008 and Joe also mocked how he’s exploited 9/11 for his own ends.

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stpaulbear Jan 17, 2020 • 4:08:51pm

re: #170 jaunte

Harry Turtledove
@HNTurtledove
Lev is doing his best to be the 2020 John Dean.

So far, his best seems pretty good.

He’s short and dumpy and has the world’s worst combover, but he seems a lot smarter than Trump and Rudy put together.

I don’t know, as someone who’s had no choice but to accept the absence of hair on my head for 20 years, I thought it was kind of a creative combover. He still has a nice little tuft to comb backwards, and he augments it by combing forward from the back of his head. It’s all I can look at when I watch the interviews.

At least it looks like something that can be found in nature, unlike Trump’s head-stew.

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jaunte Jan 17, 2020 • 4:10:21pm

re: #185 stpaulbear

Yes, he’s really using what he has to the utmost.

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jaunte Jan 17, 2020 • 4:12:03pm

The encrypted Harvey-Parnas messages corroborate reporting (by CNN’s @VickyPJWard Daily Beast’s @woodruffbets Washington Post’s @PostRoz @ColbyItkowitz CNBC’s @christinawilkie NBC’s @kwelkernbc) assembled in this Timeline.https://t.co/6LmTrXJ7My

— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) January 18, 2020

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jaunte Jan 17, 2020 • 4:12:22pm

Nunes is not smart enough to resign.

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stpaulbear Jan 17, 2020 • 4:18:09pm

re: #187 jaunte

Schiff knew all of this while he was sitting next to Nunes in the hearings. You could feel Schiff’s contempt through the screen.

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Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 4:20:58pm

Dark money ads show same phony constituent complaining about 11 different Democrats https://t.co/XxQx9HwEXU

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) January 17, 2020

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retired cynic Jan 17, 2020 • 4:22:01pm

re: #117 mmmirele

Busy day at work, hopping from one crazy thing to the next, when…

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Can’t get the private thingie to work: watch out for brain bleed in a situation like that!

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Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 4:26:32pm

JUST IN: New evidence filed by House Intel Committee shows frequent contact between Parnas and top Nunes aide Derek Harvey.https://t.co/UqmIzJgWb0

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) January 17, 2020

MORE NEWS: Documents show that RUDY connected Parnas and Fruman with former Trump counsel John DOWD on Sept. 30 — the same day the House Intel Committee sought their testimony and records. pic.twitter.com/tmxOjjlqwM

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) January 17, 2020

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Jebediah, RBG Jan 17, 2020 • 4:28:27pm

re: #189 stpaulbear

Schiff knew all of this while he was sitting next to Nunes in the hearings. You could feel Schiff’s contempt through the screen.

Yeah, I was actually a little surprised at how obvious it was.

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stpaulbear Jan 17, 2020 • 4:37:12pm

re: #193 Jebediah, RBG

Yeah, I was actually a little surprised at how obvious it was.

Nunes was so obviously desperate too. After Ambassador Yovanovitch opening statement saying that all the republican claims were bullshit and they should not even be uttered in her presence, Nunes went off as if he hadn’t heard a word of it and read his statement that included every single lie she’d just condemned. It was quite a show.

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goddamnedfrank Jan 17, 2020 • 4:39:17pm

Poll: Is there anyone who can come and do yard pickup? I have a washing machine and 2 dryers that need to go to the dump?

— Best of Nextdoor (@bestofnextdoor) January 18, 2020

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BeachDem Jan 17, 2020 • 4:41:12pm

re: #190 Dread Pirate

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And of course,

The tax-exempt group was founded in 2010 by former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) and the late Fred Malek

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Jebediah, RBG Jan 17, 2020 • 4:44:07pm

re: #194 stpaulbear

Nunes was so obviously desperate too. After Ambassador Yovanovitch opening statement saying that all the republican claims were bullshit and they should not even be uttered in her presence, Nunes went off as if he hadn’t heard a word of it and read his statement that included every single lie she’d just condemned. It was quite a show.

That too! He was clearly so desperate that he was completely unable to camouflage it at all.
What is the smallest unit of measure? Less than that is the amount of sympathy I feel for Nunes.

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Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 4:45:44pm

Here is top Nunes aide Derek Harvey asking Parnas to help him gather info. pic.twitter.com/28ZOw1aGL9

— Dan Friedman (@dfriedman33) January 17, 2020

Parnas, who Nunes still says he doesn’t remember talking to, here seems to be working closely with House Intelligence GOP staff. pic.twitter.com/ZnOtdKd1BW

— Dan Friedman (@dfriedman33) January 17, 2020

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Eventual Carrion Jan 17, 2020 • 4:50:21pm

re: #197 Jebediah, RBG

That too! He was clearly so desperate that he was completely unable to camouflage it at all.
What is the smallest unit of measure? Less than that is the amount of sympathy I feel for Nunes.

Planck

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stpaulbear Jan 17, 2020 • 4:50:23pm

re: #196 BeachDem

And of course,

The tax-exempt group was founded in 2010 by former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) and the late Fred Malek

Gawd how I hate Norm Coleman. Garrison Keillor hates him too.

It was a dreadful low moment for the Minnesota voters. To choose Coleman over Walter Mondale is one of those dumb low-rent mistakes, like going to a great steakhouse and ordering the tuna sandwich. But I don’t envy someone who’s sold his soul. He’s condemned to a life of small arrangements. There will be no passion, no joy, no heroism, for him. He is a hollow man.

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Chrysicat Jan 17, 2020 • 4:52:16pm

Trigger warning for teenage sexual abuse:

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 17, 2020 • 4:57:09pm

re: #167 lawhawk

I was curious so I looked Steven Biss up at the Virginia State Bar….and yep, he seems exactly the kind of guy Devin Nunes would choose….. pic.twitter.com/Mt5f62zKer

— KTFaye (@KTFaye) January 17, 2020

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Jebediah, RBG Jan 17, 2020 • 4:57:59pm

re: #199 Eventual Carrion

Planck

Then Nunes gets a quarter-planck of sympathy from me.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 17, 2020 • 5:04:33pm

New: A network of at least 30 FB pages purporting to represent groups of Trump supporters from different states all appear to be set up by Robert Hyde, the latest impeachment figure. This week, they’ve shared dozens of posts defending Hyde. https://t.co/Hy0V43S4DX

— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) January 18, 2020

The pages share contact information and other details with Hyde’s campaign Facebook page, and some include the email rfhyde1@gmail.com. Hyde’s campaign Twitter handle is @rfhyde1.https://t.co/WYI7OZrAWa

— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) January 18, 2020

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Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel Jan 17, 2020 • 5:06:53pm

Another one bites the dust…..

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Barefoot Grin Jan 17, 2020 • 5:07:49pm

re: #204 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

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“This kid’s got spunk! He’s goin’ places.” (The spunk probably smells like the ammonia smell of a constant drunk.)

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Barefoot Grin Jan 17, 2020 • 5:11:07pm

“9F…feels like -6F”

And it’s time to walk the dog.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 17, 2020 • 5:16:02pm

Oh look!
More justification for Gov. Northam’s decision to declare a state of emergency and temporarily ban firearms from the grounds near the state Capitol in Richmond

Seventh Base member arrested https://t.co/N2hgcvLc3u

— spencer sunshine (@transform6789) January 18, 2020

“… Three suspected white supremacists arrested in Maryland and Delaware this week had discussed opening fire from different positions at Monday’s planned pro-gun rally in Richmond, Va., in the hopes of causing chaos, law-enforcement officials said.

Authorities also confirmed they arrested three other men in Georgia this week who are allegedly linked to the same violent, white-supremacist group, called “the Base.” The Georgia men were arrested Wednesday for plotting to murder a Georgia couple, the Floyd County, Ga., police department said Friday.

Another member of the Base arrested in Wisconsin allegedly vandalized a Racine, Wis., synagogue, federal authorities said in court documents. …”

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BigPapa Jan 17, 2020 • 5:19:58pm

Opening fire on a pro gun rally. To ratfuck the left.

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Amory Blaine Jan 17, 2020 • 5:28:56pm

I’ve been asking some local bloggers if they’ve heard anything about right wing groups planning to come to Milwaukee to intimidate and march during the DNC this summer. No comments yet though I see capper is back at his blog so I’ll maybe ask him, maybe David Neiwart. It could still be too early but I got the feels on this.

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BigPapa Jan 17, 2020 • 5:29:11pm

AKate-47 showing how horrible she is

the fact that kaitlin bennett literally proved our point. she used the fact that she carries a gun to scare someone that she was being fatphobic to. pic.twitter.com/oL46Ou0blM

— kelli | psycho🗡 (@yumyerim) January 15, 2020

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 17, 2020 • 5:31:27pm

“The subjects of [a court for the trial for impeachments] are those offenses which proceed from the misconduct of public men, or, in other words, from the abuse or violation of some public trust.” — The Federalist Papers, No. 65 https://t.co/7SMSaAmulH https://t.co/w2IjpC2AoV

— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) January 18, 2020

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Amory Blaine Jan 17, 2020 • 5:32:59pm

re: #161 Eclectic Cyborg

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Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 5:40:39pm

ICYMI: McCarthy told @KlasfeldReports “I guess I met him one time” but we confirmed the GOP leader attended at least three events with Parnas, all held at Trump International Hotel in Washington. @CourthouseNews https://t.co/sPYijVi66Q

— Megan Mineiro (@MMineiro_CNS) January 17, 2020

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BigPapa Jan 17, 2020 • 5:40:51pm

Tim Wise is trending. I see a bunch of white folk suddenly don’t like him.

He hath spaketh ill O’ St Bernardus Maximus.

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Charles Johnson Jan 17, 2020 • 5:40:53pm

So I just got in from climbing some Ecuadoran volcanoes, and I find out that Jeffrey Epstein’s sleazy-ass lawyer pal is going to be Trump’s mouthpiece for the trial? But it’s like, somehow unofficial?

How much more Mickey Mouse are these goons gonna get?

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 18, 2020

I hope somebody appreciates that double triple alliteration. (I just noticed it.)

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 18, 2020

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BigPapa Jan 17, 2020 • 5:42:29pm

re: #216 Charles Johnson

Were those Ecuadoran volcanoes erupting while you climbed them? Because otherwise I am nonplussed.

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Charles Johnson Jan 17, 2020 • 5:44:30pm

Referring to this bizarre episode.

Hyde, in a hard-to-follow video message, says he was “in Ecuador cimbing volcanoes” while texting with Parnas and mentions a garbled name he says was providing him info about Yovanovitch’s supposed whereabouts.

He says he now believes this person was a Democratic plant. https://t.co/mdRlvMdPak

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) January 17, 2020

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Sherlock Hound Jan 17, 2020 • 5:45:19pm

re: #205 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

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jaunte Jan 17, 2020 • 5:48:27pm

“Climbs involve moderately steep slopes and prior knowledge of roped travel, crampon techniques, and ice axe arrest is recommended.”
rmiguides.com

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jaunte Jan 17, 2020 • 5:49:32pm

Ice axe arrest should be the technique for corralling GOP criminals.

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Jay C Jan 17, 2020 • 5:57:02pm

re: #221 jaunte

Ice axe arrest should be the technique for corralling GOP criminals.

Leon Trotsky might beg to differ…..

And while I realize appearances aren’t always an accurate indicator of ability- in anything - is it untoward to note that Robert Hyde looks like the sort of lazy fat fuck whose idea of a “climb” mainly involves barstools?

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jaunte Jan 17, 2020 • 5:57:37pm

re: #222 Jay C

“Moderately steep slopes.”

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jaunte Jan 17, 2020 • 5:57:44pm

As you read the Derek Harvey texts that show him working closely with Parnas, contrary to what Nunes disclaimed during the impeachment, remember that he also kept sending Flynn things to help him try to blow up his prosecution.

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) January 18, 2020

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Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 5:59:14pm

Barr also had greater participation than previously disclosed in an Aug meeting with Trump allies, DiGenova and Toensing, who asked him to intervene on behalf of their client, Ukrainian mobster Dmytro Firtash, who’s fighting extradition to the US.#Maddow https://t.co/t3FYE6h1W6

— Polly Sigh (@dcpoll) January 18, 2020

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Charles Johnson Jan 17, 2020 • 5:59:15pm

Apologies to Hunter S., but this shit has definitely been weird enough for a while now.

It’s bad when the shit gets weird enough.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 18, 2020

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Barefoot Grin Jan 17, 2020 • 5:59:45pm

DJ CJ droppin’ a new pill called “goons gonna get.”

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Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 6:00:22pm

Why is Giuliani holding meetings at the DOJ?

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Barefoot Grin Jan 17, 2020 • 6:01:37pm

re: #228 Dread Pirate

Why is Giuliani holding meetings at the DOJ?

Because nothing matters anymore.

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Amory Blaine Jan 17, 2020 • 6:03:48pm

Rammstein is coming to America

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BigPapa Jan 17, 2020 • 6:04:01pm

What we are witnessing is the Galaxy Gish Gallop defense: commit so many crimes non stop that the overwhelmed authorities cannot keep up. When the authorities start to mount a response to a criminal act attack and put them on trial.

It’s working so far.

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Eventual Carrion Jan 17, 2020 • 6:12:22pm

re: #208 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

Oh look!
More justification for Gov. Northam’s decision to declare a state of emergency and temporarily ban firearms from the grounds near the state Capitol in Richmond

[Embedded content]

Good, more Al Qaeda attacks stopped.

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Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 6:15:24pm

Traumatic brain injuries do not rise to the threshold of threatening life, limb or eyesight? Wow seriously DOD?

— John S. (@jr_chillin550) January 17, 2020

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Eventual Carrion Jan 17, 2020 • 6:16:45pm

re: #218 Charles Johnson

Referring to this bizarre episode.

[Embedded content]

Now that’s a volcano climbers body if I ever saw one.

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Barefoot Grin Jan 17, 2020 • 6:19:29pm

re: #234 Eventual Carrion

Now that’s a volcano climbers body if I ever saw one.

[Fred Schneider voice]

HOT LAVA!

[/Fred Schneider voice]

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Eventual Carrion Jan 17, 2020 • 6:19:31pm

re: #230 Amory Blaine

Rammstein is coming to America

A buddy of mine told me that last night. Cool.

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b.d. (He's Impeached) Jan 17, 2020 • 6:21:07pm

re: #234 Eventual Carrion

Now that’s a volcano climbers body if I ever saw one.

He’s tackled many a molten lava cakes

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Charles Johnson Jan 17, 2020 • 6:22:20pm

Right. Trump has been inciting violence from the very beginning of his campaign, with no regard for the consequences, and he’s been doing it right out in the open. https://t.co/E0wTrczHDh

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 18, 2020

It’s a life-long pattern with Trump. He’s very obviously excited on some deep, sick level by violence, even though he dodged the draft to avoid any possibility of it affecting _him_.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 18, 2020

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Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 6:22:40pm

re: #234 Eventual Carrion

Now that’s a volcano climbers body if I ever saw one.

I climbed the north side of Mt Shasta. That man would never make it the first 1000’ climb from the car.

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BigPapa Jan 17, 2020 • 6:26:06pm

I never climbed shit but when I was that big, I could barely golf 15 holes without losing my breath. In a cart. Drinking Coors Light.

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Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 6:31:04pm

Whoops @DonaldJTrumpJr pic.twitter.com/M9smEr8XC7

— Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) January 17, 2020

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FFL (GOP Delenda Est) Jan 17, 2020 • 6:37:20pm

re: #241 Dread Pirate

Does that 2nd photo feature the painting that one of Trump’s “charitable” interests bought for him?

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LadyBehir Jan 17, 2020 • 6:38:43pm

You can’t make this stuff up:
Trump autographed a copy of his impeachment papers!
wcrz.com

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retired cynic Jan 17, 2020 • 6:38:51pm

re: #242 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)

Does that 2nd photo feature the painting that one of Trump’s “charitable” interests bought for him?

Yep, I think so, indeed.

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goddamnedfrank Jan 17, 2020 • 6:50:12pm

this really freaks me out pic.twitter.com/QWI3YX43bv

— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) January 18, 2020

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Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 6:58:58pm

The answer to this specific question was discussed in Brooks’s own paper. @ernietedeschi showed that higher minimum wages at the state & local level are the reason why wages at the bottom are rising faster than the average. Without that, they’d be growing slower than the average. https://t.co/qVUBOOHJHF

— Michael Linden (@MichaelSLinden) January 17, 2020

Republicans will even misunderstand their own work. It must suck to be that stupid.

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A Three Hour Tour Jan 17, 2020 • 7:00:39pm

re: #243 LadyBehir

You can’t make this stuff up:
Trump autographed a copy of his impeachment papers!
wcrz.com

Present him with a letter of resignation to autograph.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 17, 2020 • 7:05:48pm

This left wing political correctness is getting out of control pic.twitter.com/o9bmZzJ1AO

— Adam Serwer🍝 (@AdamSerwer) January 18, 2020

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Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 7:13:05pm

!!! Despite a court order, the Justice Department is holding back Special Counsel Mueller memos regarding the interviews conducted with the President’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner.
CNN and Buzzfeed won access to thousands of pages of Mueller’s witness memos.

— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) January 18, 2020

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 17, 2020 • 7:16:32pm

De Caluwe is Belgian, one of his friends told me. His Facebook is all pro-Trump photos and slogans. Another person he’s pictured with told me he saw the guy frequently at Trump events (2/7)

— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) January 18, 2020

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Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 7:29:10pm

A deaf man in New York has filed a class action lawsuit against three pornographic websites because he says he cannot enjoy their content fully without closed captions https://t.co/pMweeSViAn pic.twitter.com/TAG0w6UWrf

— AFP news agency (@AFP) January 18, 2020

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 17, 2020 • 7:34:15pm

re: #251 Dread Pirate

Not going to fly
The sites don’t produce the material, they simply allow others to share the content there

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goddamnedfrank Jan 17, 2020 • 7:36:55pm

YOU’RE A BUNCH OF DOPES AND BABIES pic.twitter.com/NGSUMMbkdQ

— Schooley (@Rschooley) January 18, 2020

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Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 7:41:21pm

re: #252 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

Not going to fly
The sites don’t produce the material, they simply allow others to share the content there

just spelling the different grunts and groans would be near impossible…

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Dread Pirate Jan 17, 2020 • 7:45:42pm

Full ground stop at Chicago O’Hare airport amid winter storm battering Midwest https://t.co/R8erHta8oW pic.twitter.com/4rP1U7BJfr

— The Globe and Mail (@globeandmail) January 18, 2020

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 17, 2020 • 7:48:21pm

re: #254 Dread Pirate

just spelling the different grunts and groans would be near impossible…

Nah, only have to repeatedly display (panting, moaning)

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EPR-radar Jan 17, 2020 • 7:49:15pm

re: #251 Dread Pirate

WTF would the arguments even be? After all, sex in real life is never going to have closed captions.

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EPR-radar Jan 17, 2020 • 7:51:59pm

re: #256 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

Nah, only have to repeatedly display (panting, moaning)

Perhaps plaintiff will demand creatively written captions. E.g., “a low moan so erotic that a stray cat three blocks away spontaneously had kittens.”

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Eventual Carrion Jan 17, 2020 • 7:52:16pm

re: #251 Dread Pirate

[Embedded content]

I only read it for the stories

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Jay C Jan 17, 2020 • 7:54:21pm

re: #254 Dread Pirate

just spelling the different grunts and groans would be near impossible…

Maybe they should use sign language…

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