You know for all Trump supporters talk of snowflakes. They support a fucking avalanche of crying. Yes, Donald no one’s been treated worse than you. No one. Grow the fuck up, you thin skinned piece of shit masquerading as my nation’s President.
What gets me is that trump treated President Obama like shit. F trump.
shlepped up from last thread:
There must be political consequences for those GOPers on the Hill who are helping Dems w/ their Trump resistance. #Primaries
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) May 17, 2017
Keeping their jobs??
The Herald had a Flynn story tonight, too. https://t.co/adskqqjZdd
— Philip Bump (@pbump) May 18, 2017
And it’s a humdinger: Flynn changed a U.S. policy on Turkey while on Turkey’s payroll AND the U.S. payroll as national security adviser. https://t.co/Q9i5Dqqtyl
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 18, 2017
How this for a happy thought (seen elsewhere)?
Mueller can subpoena Trump’s taxes.
No sleep till Brooklyn!!!!!! It keeps going.
NEW: WOW…Before He Came to White House, Trump Team Knew Flynn Was Under Investigation https://t.co/lmsTSYFm5c pic.twitter.com/PuVjx6LJPD
— Yashar (@yashar) May 18, 2017
Tonight’s SCOOP: Trump Team Knew Flynn Was Under Investigation Before He Took WH Job https://t.co/FCmUipvAYH @allmattNYT @MarkMazzettiNYT
— Lara Jakes (@jakesNYT) May 18, 2017
Which means Pence is a LIAR https://t.co/dw2OoyxnYa
— k8 (@rolling_2) May 18, 2017
re: #2 I Would Prefer Not To
What gets me is that trump treated President Obama like shit. F trump.
Yep. The guy really thought being President would be just like running his trashy company. I hope Trump forever puts aside the myth that the country and government need to be run like a business.
Wasn’t there some lady who was investigated for like six years and everybody chanted “Lock her up”?
re: #3 Jay C
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Keeping their jobs??
Ein Trump, Ein Volk, Ein Fueher. For fuck sake, the Trumpers are a fucking cult. But go ahead Laura, try to punish the only people that may keep your party from completely imploding.
re: #11 FormerDirtDart
Oh man, yes! Need more Wire references!
McClatchy: Flynn held up attack on ISIS capital, consistent with wishes of Turkey, for which he was secret lobbyist. https://t.co/svToMhq3Yz
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 18, 2017
Specifically, he delayed the attack on the ISIS capital of Raqqa, which Turkey did not want taken by the Kurds. https://t.co/dbirWJxzHx
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) May 18, 2017
Chaffetz criticizes special prosecutor appointment: “Where is the crime?” https://t.co/TXNzKeLifH pic.twitter.com/BXyEmihfdd
— The Hill (@thehill) May 18, 2017
re: #3 Jay C
@IngrahamAngle Yes, they should be careful, allright-but anyone backing the GOP Brand right will pay a heavy price if any of this is true.
— TheMajor (@TheMajorsViews) May 18, 2017
re: #13 Kragar
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Fuck that guy. And he had the nerve to lead those fucked up chants on Clinton.
I’m looking forward to starting my new position tomorrow because I’ll have fewer opportunities to look at my phone.
re: #14 Kragar
Chaffetz criticizes special prosecutor appointment: “Where is the crime?”
I believe that’s what the special counsel is there to find out.
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Pretty rich Jason given the trivial shit you guys investigated in the Obama years.
re: #2 I Would Prefer Not To
What gets me is that trump treated President Obama like shit. F trump.
And President Hillary Clinton during the campaign.
re: #13 Kragar
This really is shameful and traitorous.
re: #21 ObserverArt
And
PresidentHillary Clinton during the campaign.
Hell I’d even add Bush to that too. He acted like every other of our past leaders was stupid and he knew more than they did. The orange fuckwad can dish it out but he can’t take it in return. He in short is your childhood bully all grown up and in the WH.
Mike Flynn is a patriot. Or however you say it in Turkish.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) May 18, 2017
Tonight’s SCOOP: Trump Team Knew Flynn Was Under Investigation Before He Took WH Job https://t.co/FCmUipvAYH @allmattNYT @MarkMazzettiNYT
— Lara Jakes (@jakesNYT) May 18, 2017
@jakesNYT @AllMattNYT @MarkMazzettiNYT This means Mike Pence is a liar, and if Trump is impeached he can’t be allowed to become president. This whole gang of villains is corrupt. https://t.co/7pY6eKDylA
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 18, 2017
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
Mental health break.
#NowPlaying DJ Cummerbund > Earth, Wind & Ozzys https://t.co/nGBye7de5B
— Charlie Vogel (@teleskiguy) May 17, 2017
re: #25 Charles Johnson
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Indeed. There is no Gerald Ford or Elliott Richardson in this administration.
Sure would be nice if people like @jpodhoretz acknowledge I was right to bail out on the right wing. But I’m not holding my breath.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 18, 2017
@jpodhoretz Seriously, look at what this has turned into. I couldn’t have been more right if I do say so myself.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) May 18, 2017
re: #30 Charles Johnson
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Nope. They continue to refuse to see their ideology is the problem. I think nothing will turn the GOP base against Trump at this point.
re: #15 Eric The Fruit Bat
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Says the hack whose party impeached a Democrat president over a BJ.
Watching Lawrence O’D on MSNBC now: I am so impressed with Senator Amy Klobuchar. Minnesota has great Senators.
re: #36 calochortus
I guess I was more confused about the twitter thing… I didn’t see a tweet posted.
re: #37 Barefoot Grin
Watching Lawrence O’D on MSNBC now: I am so impressed with Senator Amy Klobuchar. Minnesota has great Senators.
Yeah they do. I have Kaine and Warner but Minnesota with Klobuchar and Franken are a helluva pair.
Heh. Charles P. Pierce:
This administration is the worst thing to happen to D.C. cocktail hours since Prohibition. The end of business is no longer the end of business. It’s like being a volunteer fireman in hell.
re: #14 Kragar
Chaffetz criticizes special prosecutor appointment: “Where is the crime?”
Manafort failed to register as an agent of a foreign power.
Flynn traveled to a foreign country and received payment in the employ of a foreign power.
Flynn failed to register as an agent of a foreign power.
Flynn lied to investigators concerning contact with a know foreign intelligence agent.
Kushner failed to disclose contact with leaders of a foreign government when filing federal security investigation documents.
…
We should also give a shout out to Richard Clarke. He warned about 9/11 and right after started his “cyberwarfare” campaign. Most people refused to listen. But he really was among the earliest public servants to understand the world of 2017 in 2002.
re: #42 Barefoot Grin
We should also give a shout out to Richard Clarke. He warned about 9/11 and right after started his “cyberwarfare” campaign. Most people refused to listen. But he really was among the earliest public servants to understand the world of 2017 in 2002.
Indeed. That guy took a lot of crap in the Bush years but he was right.
re: #43 Skip Intro
Nobody’s watching Hannity? Sad.
I’m sure there’s better footage of cheerleaders to watch.
re: #14 Kragar
The Hill ✔ @thehill
Chaffetz criticizes special prosecutor appointment: “Where is the crime?” hill.cm
10:01 PM - 17 May 2017
Pardon me, but I seem to have misplaced my tiny violin case. Any one else have a tiny violin they can play for Rep Chaffetz?
You would think he would know an investigation is trying to find the crime. Since he is like on a congressional investigative committee and all.
re: #38 freetoken
I guess I was more confused about the twitter thing… I didn’t see a tweet posted.
Oh, OK. I don’t Twitter, so I can’t help with that.
@sarahkendzior You missed a few things, Sarah.
— The Resistants (@the_resistants) May 18, 2017
So I noticed 🙄 Brief take:
Clarke — horrifying but predictable, glad he didnt get FBI
Special prosecutor — good but Sessions still problem https://t.co/iPJ5yoedJd— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) May 18, 2017
Carried over from the last thread because I was away for awhile, about tornadoes and hiding under viaducts to avoid them:
re: #318 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Pretty much. Even if it didn’t increase the wind speeds, it still blocks the highway - people will start parking and climbing up 5 or 10 minutes before the tornado might arrive and it creates a cascade effect, plus blocks the roads for emergency crews.
You see it a lot in some of the more modern videos of chases, and that’s before we really got into the chasing-as-reality-show phenomenon that …well, let’s just say this is not one of those “filled with glory” chapters.
Also, if the viaduct is knocked off it’s pylons by a tornado, everyone under it is crushed. Moreover, tornado-driven debris under a viaduct which acts like a wind tunnel will pummel people with two hundred mph moving debris, severely injuring them or killing them.
Not too stoked on this snow that’s falling. Up to a foot by Friday? C’mon, man!
This coming from a guy who has seen it snow on 4 July.
re: #18 calochortus
“I believe that’s what the special counsel is there to find out.”
Chaffetz already knows this. He’s playing dumb and clueless in an attempt to help Team Trump. He’s a highly partisan, lying, *sshole.
re: #26 Eric The Fruit Bat
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I don’t have an account.
Also, you are up against a lot so people may not be taking it serious. Might take continued effort and time.
re: #52 majii
“I believe that’s what the special counsel is there to find out.”
Chaffetz already knows this. He’s playing dumb and clueless in an attempt to help Team Trump. He’s a highly partisan, lying, *sshole.
Well, yes. Though I’m not sure he needs to “play” dumb.
re: #46 ObserverArt
Pardon me, but I seem to have misplaced my tiny violin case. Any one else have a tiny violin they can play for Rep Chaffetz?
You would think he would know an investigation is trying to find the crime. Since he is like on a congressional investigative committee and all.
Mr Chaffetz might want to keep his current job. He seems to have a pre-existing condition of egg on his face and foot in his mouth.
re: #37 Barefoot Grin
Watching Lawrence O’D on MSNBC now: I am so impressed with Senator Amy Klobuchar. Minnesota has great Senators.
re: #39 HappyWarrior
Yeah they do. I have Kaine and Warner but Minnesota with Klobuchar and Franken are a helluva pair.
It is really nice, especially when you remember that Franken knocked fucking Norm Coleman out of that seat. I’m also lucky to be in Betty McCollum’s district. I called all three of them today a couple hours before news of the special council came down.
re: #56 stpaulbear
It is really nice, especially when you remember that Franken knocked fucking Norm Coleman out of that seat. I’m also lucky to be in Betty McCollum’s district. I called all three of them today a couple hours before news of the special council came down.
That’s right. He did beat Coleman. He’s been a pleasant surprise. One of our best IMO.
re: #52 majii
“I believe that’s what the special counsel is there to find out.”
Chaffetz already knows this. He’s playing dumb and clueless in an attempt to help Team Trump. He’s a highly partisan, lying, *sshole.
Yep. The point of an investigation is to see if there was a crime. Chaffetz needs to be voted out. He’s disgusting.
I’m getting an awful lot of amusement out of wingnuts who think Trump’s gonna get a boost out of all this. I had one just earlier who blurted out that the White House choosing to appoint Mueller was a good thing. I had to immediately correct her that Rosenstein did the appointing and he did it before informing anybody higher up the food chain.
It’s all Obama’s fault!
If he had been more forceful in his recommendation to not include Flynn in the administration!
Why didn’t Obama revoke Flynn’s security clearance???
Here’s a huge multifaceted scandal that isn’t even about Russia pic.twitter.com/3rzhwIOMBc
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) May 18, 2017
Dear Trumpers:
No Wall.
No tax cuts.
No Obamacare repeal.
No trade deals.
You. Get. NOTHING.
Nothing but months of pain.— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 17, 2017
re: #57 HappyWarrior
“That’s right. He did beat Coleman. He’s been a pleasant surprise. One of our best IMO.”
Remember how GOPers tried to portray Mr. Franken as a “dumb” comic? I do, and the biggest surprise for them has been that he’s a very competent politician who knows what he’s talking about. Every. Single. Time. He. Speaks.
re: #46 ObserverArt
Pardon me, but I seem to have misplaced my tiny violin case. Any one else have a tiny violin they can play for Rep Chaffetz?
You would think he would know an investigation is trying to find the crime. Since he is like on a congressional investigative committee and all.
Chairman of a Congressional investigative committee, no less.
Except that Chaffetz is the Republican chairman of a committee in a Republican-run Congress: his brief, as far as we can tell, seems to be only to investigate Democrats….
re: #58 Patricia Kayden
Yep. The point of an investigation is to see if there was a crime. Chaffetz needs to be voted out. He’s disgusting.
In Utah? Not much chance of that.
See Hatch, Orrin.
Funny how quickly things changed.
Last week: “Oh, I’m on my way out to a job with Fox, might not even finish my current term.”
This week: “I AM THE GUY IN CHARGE AND I DECIDE WHAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED!”
re: #64 Skip Intro
Chaffetz could be primaried-out, though.
re: #64 Skip Intro
In Utah? Not much chance of that.
See Hatch, Orrin.
He’s not going to be replaced by a Democrat.There are other options.
re: #67 Weaselone
They always seem to be worse, though.
Just flipped over to Hannity to see how he was taking the news. He’s about three stories behind, insisting we know there’s nothing there; “I welcome a free and unbiased investigation.”
re: #65 Targetpractice
Still confuzzled by all that.
re: #69 jaunte
Just flipped over to Hannity to see how he was taking the news. He’s about three stories behind, insisting we know there’s nothing there; “I welcome a free and unbiased investigation.”
Later Lizards.
Hang in there Eric the Fruit Bat.
When a special prosecutor is appointed, David Limbaugh is always your best go-to guest.
re: #72 ObserverArt
I’ve got Stonekette in a back-and-forth tweet session right now…..
“No politician in history, and I say this with great surety, has been treated worse or more unfairly.” -Donald Trump, alpha male
— Vic Berger IV (@VicBergerIV) May 18, 2017
Stressing this is big: Pence said he’d never heard of the Flynn foreign agent issue, but he was head of transition. Maybe he lied?
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) May 18, 2017
Televised Senate Watergate hearings began today 1973: #AP pic.twitter.com/Cd8Dxl6bob
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) May 17, 2017
re: #57 HappyWarrior
That’s right. He did beat Coleman. He’s been a pleasant surprise. One of our best IMO.
That senate seat has such a weird history. Paul Wellstone won the seat in 1990, but then died in a plane crash 11 days before the 2002 election. The MN DFL drafted vice-prez Walter Mondale into the race and there was one pretty remarkable debate before MN chose shit weasel Coleman for the seat. In 2008 we dumped Coleman for Franken, but it was so close that the recounts went on until late June of 2009.
Michael Flynn told Trump’s transition team weeks before the inauguration that he was under federal investigation. “But let’s not tell Pence.”
There must be political consequences for those GOPers on the Hill who are helping Dems w/ their Trump resistance. #Primaries
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) May 17, 2017
@IngrahamAngle Don’t worry. As your hero heads for prison, you’ll still be able to throw him one last Nazi salute. https://t.co/k9HJPrDGM0
— Jebediah Springfield (@JebediahRBG) May 18, 2017
re: #81 jaunte
Michael Flynn told Trump’s transition team weeks before the inauguration that he was under federal. investigation. “But let’s not tell Pence.”
And Pence was the head of the transition team.
Seems to me that Pence is in it up to his neck.
Off to work……have a good one, Lizards.
Sources close to Kim Guilfoyle believe @PressSec planted a D.C. Examiner hit piece on her today - and say she thinks it’s “sad!”
— Alex Isenstadt (@politicoalex) May 18, 2017
Trump ‘furious’ at Guilfoyle’s bid for Spicer’s job
“… President Trump is “furious” at reports that Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle is gunning for White House spokesman Sean’s Spicer’s job, telling aides that his press secretary is a vital part of his operation, according to insiders.
Knowledgeable sources said that Trump was angered when she went to the press to announce that she was talking to Trump aides about the job. …”
re: #84 FormerDirtDart
He wanted a blonde and not a brunette?
Pence registered his own PAC today. Pretty unusual for a VP to do while in office, especially in the first term.https://t.co/Uw84rlbGK1
— The Resisterhood (@resisterhood) May 18, 2017
Hey, @realDonaldTrump, your Vice President is about to stab you in the back. https://t.co/mAtdENnr2Z
— Jeff Fecke (@jkfecke) May 18, 2017
Confederacy of Backstabbers
re: #76 jaunte
Rachel Maddow has been saying (and saying and saying) that for months.
@brianstelter Because what was first alleged is entirely different than what they ultimately produced: a clear joke.
— Brendan Buck (@BrendanBuck) May 17, 2017
Paul Ryan spokesman said “that never happened” — until WashPost said it had a recording. I asked why he initially denied it, and he said: https://t.co/AyEYKeNMaO
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) May 17, 2017
LOL:
OK, Folks, settle down.
Let’s all try to remember it’s not a special counsel until they find an illegal blowjob.— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) May 18, 2017
re: #91 Anymouse
Sure, one minute you’re discussing the grave threat of Russian propaganda and destabilization in Ukraine, and the next moment it’s lighthearted banter about which GOP politicians Putin has on the payroll. Happens every time.
re: #87 jaunte
Pence registered his own PAC today. Pretty unusual for a VP to do while in office, especially in the first term
Confederacy of Backstabbers
While this in a way is fun to watch, I can’t help but think learning of stuff like this will just drive tRump to rely more and more on folks like Bannon and the nationalist right
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I’d say that I want to see Pence taken down more than anyone else, but then I think of Ryan, and then McConnell. I want to see all of them get what they deserve so bad.
“According to my calculations, within 72 hours we will have zero time between news events. A Double Scandal.” pic.twitter.com/qEjjYi7yPd
— Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) February 10, 2017
Tonight in Alternate Reality:
.@Dennis_Kucinich: ‘Deep State’ Trying to ‘Destroy The #Trump Presidency’ https://t.co/P95KGcyH4m | #Hannity pic.twitter.com/uq41ALyIfz
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 18, 2017
For real:
BREAKING: The king of the Netherlands has been living a secret double life as a co-pilot for @KLM. https://t.co/Ne1wXEtLNM ht @kairyssdal pic.twitter.com/Otoug7M1S8
— Bradley Peniston (@navybook) May 18, 2017
Why can’t we have scandals like these? https://t.co/x4LJiwQyAr
— Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) May 18, 2017
re: #95 stpaulbear
I’d say that I want to see Pence taken down more than anyone else, but then I think of Ryan, and then McConnell. I want to see all of them get what they deserve so bad.
All taken out by the Sweet Meteor of Death?
Enhanced Risk of severe storms this afternoon/evening now into SW WI. All severe types possible, including tornadoes. pic.twitter.com/PaFBmiLTAf
— Bob Lesh (@Bob_Lesh) May 17, 2017
BREAKING: Avocados now actively destroying homes, further complicating millennial hopes and dreams. https://t.co/v4GRTZEOsb
— Mark Kogan (@markskogan) May 17, 2017
re: #101 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Earlier today the eaglets in Decorah were getting quite wet, according to the video.
re: #101 klys (maker of Silmarils)
It’s a huge pit-y.
re: #97 jaunte
Tonight in Alternate Reality:
.@Dennis_Kucinich: ‘Deep State’ Trying to ‘Destroy The #Trump Presidency’ https://t.co/P95KGcyH4m | #Hannity pic.twitter.com/uq41ALyIfz
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 18, 2017
Stressing this is big: Pence said he’d never heard of the Flynn foreign agent issue, but he was head of transition. Maybe he lied?
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) May 18, 2017
Please remember, as Trump is toppled: Just because Pence is a “nice” liar and incompetent, doesn’t mean he isn’t a liar and incompetent. https://t.co/8TtpnRLkDm
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) May 18, 2017
Cattle lowing in the background… maybe they’re unhappy?
Is Jason Miller still a paid CNN contributor? https://t.co/Kfx1enBnV3 pic.twitter.com/n5BlV4mPoT
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) May 18, 2017
*Paul Ryan petting his villain cat* This is it, Catlas Shrugged, this is how we become president
— Jason Miller (@longwall26) February 16, 2017
We go live to the Trump White House: pic.twitter.com/5opUoIa0a9
— Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) May 18, 2017
Tense Republicans get radio silence from embattled White House and have no idea how to defend Trump. w/@burgessev: https://t.co/gaeb9yfgwX
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) May 17, 2017
Senate Republicans are so clueless. Even the White House thinks Trump is indefensible. https://t.co/2Kpzj5laJk
— Matt Ortega (@MattOrtega) May 18, 2017
Live shot of @nytimes and @washingtonpost reporters. pic.twitter.com/q3wmqOm3iv
— ProPublica (@ProPublica) May 18, 2017
Listening to a podcast which is covering the upcoming UK vote… it sounds like Corbyn is so far behind May in the polls that the Labor party could be quite damaged.
Corbyn is so incompetent, and I think serves as a good warning to us here if anybody still thinks outsider old male socialists (hint Sanders) is a good way to go in politics today.
My hope is that the entire Evil Bullshit Empire; Republicans, religious right quacks, Russian stooge conspiracy media, MLM pseudoscience, etc; is about to collapse in a massive heap of cultural wreckage. What are the chances? Slim, but more than zero, at least in terms of national political importance.
There is a precedent for a quack movement disintegrating with breathtaking speed just as it reached the height of its power and influence: the 1920s Ku Klux Klan. In 1925, the Klan boasted 6 million members. Then the most powerful Klan leader, DC Stephenson of Indiana, was convicted in a sensational murder and kidnapping case. Membership went into freefall. By 1930, it was down to 30,000 nationwide. The national organization was formally abolished in `1944 after it could not pay back taxes, to be replaced by a menagerie of local and regional Klans that seem to flit in and out of existence like so many biting gnats.
Great detailed reporting from my regional newspaper just now:
Jury finds white Oklahoma police officer not guilty in fatal shooting of unarmed black man (Goes to the Scottsbluff, Nebr. Star-Herald)
The headline literally has more words than the article.
re: #115 Anymouse
They could just stop after the first eight words.
re: #8 HappyWarrior
Yep. The guy really thought being President would be just like running his trashy company. I hope Trump forever puts aside the myth that the country and government need to be run like a business.
Unfortunately, it won’t do that. “They” will just say Trump was a repeated failure in business and ran a private company and that the CEO of a successful public company would clearly know how to run this country.
@wikileaks @apblake Authorized trip, Georgia agreed for Russia to have sample, US had sample in custody. From your own article are you confusing ppl on purpose? pic.twitter.com/QRh2cNKlz7
The officers with her at the time knew it was a bad shooting, didn’t fire reflexively after she did…
White Tulsa police officer who fatally shot unarmed black man who held hands above his head found not guilty. https://t.co/cWH8x5imyv
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 18, 2017
Jury finds Officer Betty Shelby not guilty in fatal shooting of unarmed black man https://t.co/9nYTE5RRT8 #BREAKING pic.twitter.com/mAo9pX3bXe
— KFOR (@kfor) May 18, 2017
While Robert Mueller earned a Bronze Star in Vietnam, Trump was getting 5 deferments and claimed avoiding STDs was his ‘personal Vietnam’.
— Bill Madden (@activist360) May 18, 2017
re: #92 Anymouse
Hopefully Stonekette is reading The Major’s love letter. We’ll see…..
re: #119 FormerDirtDart
The officers with her at the time knew it was a bad shooting, didn’t fire reflexively after she did…
And the white racists will simply not understand why the black community doesn’t trust the police.
OT: My backyard grass was all the way up to my hips (thanks, rain). I was out of here earlier because I was out with the scythe trying to cut my lawn down to size.
A neighbour came by asking what I was doing, I told her “I’m looking for the asparagus.” (I brought in a whole bunch of asparagus. Bacon-wrapped asparagus in the air fryer tomorrow.)
re: #58 Patricia Kayden
Yep. The point of an investigation is to see if there was a crime. Chaffetz needs to be voted out. He’s disgusting.
Chaffetz is not running for reelection. Coupled with his bum foot, he’s truly a lame duck.
re: #121 FormerDirtDart
That STD quote of Trump’s will never cease to cause me to smoulder in rage at that coward.
re: #58 Patricia Kayden
Yep. The point of an investigation is to see if there was a crime. Chaffetz needs to be voted out. He’s disgusting.
How does that distinguish him from any other Republican Congressman. Trey Gowdy? Paul Ryan? Devin Nunes? Steven King? A parade of horribles.
@seanhannity Seriously? pic.twitter.com/lNZLff1wVj
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) May 18, 2017
re: #127 Hecuba’s daughter
How does that distinguish him from any other Republican Congressman. Trey Gowdy? Paul Ryan? Devin Nunes? Steven King? A parade of horribles.
Steve King (R-acist) has been awfully quiet on Twitter lately. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him weigh in on the Tulsa police shooting of an unarmed African-American though; that’s right up his white pointy hood.
He’s going to be handing this map out to everyone he meets overseas, isn’t he? pic.twitter.com/fY6dpSNhad
— The Spite House (@SpiteHouseSpox) May 18, 2017
re: #114 Shiplord Kirel
My hope is that the entire Evil Bullshit Empire; Republicans, religious right quacks, Russian stooge conspiracy media, MLM pseudoscience, etc; is about to collapse in a massive heap of cultural wreckage. What are the chances? Slim, but more than zero, at least in terms of national political importance.
There is a precedent for a quack movement disintegrating with breathtaking speed just as it reached the height of its power and influence: the 1920s Ku Klux Klan. In 1925, the Klan boasted 6 million members. Then the most powerful Klan leader, DC Stephenson of Indiana, was convicted in a sensational murder and kidnapping case. Membership went into freefall. By 1930, it was down to 30,000 nationwide. The national organization was formally abolished in `1944 after it could not pay back taxes, to be replaced by a menagerie of local and regional Klans that seem to flit in and out of existence like so many biting gnats.
One reason the Stephenson case was so destructive to Klan was that Stephenson kept a “dead man file” that detailed Klan bribes to Indiana officials. He openly threatened the court with these files during his trial. The files duly fell into the hands of the press, resulting in a massive wave of corruption trials and resignations. Crooked pols all over the country duly took note and cut off all contact with the organization. The similarity to Russiagate is striking.
re: #129 Kragar
@seanhannity Seriously? pic.twitter.com/lNZLff1wVj
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) May 18, 2017
Well, there was Ceaucescu. He also deserved it but he was not an American.
More on tornadoes and viaducts: The AP did an article after the Oklahoma City tornado outbreak in 1999 of people injured and killed hiding under viaducts on I-44.
tornadochaser.net
Folk don’t seem to learn the mistakes of the past.
I really don’t think tRump’s legal team is up to the task to accomplish this…
@maddow constl power to do so, but we made it hard by regulation. In Part 7 we said SC can be removed “only by the personal action of the AG” and 2/
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) May 18, 2017
@maddow but Pres can direct repeal of the reg. He’d have to do so publicly, however. So it forces publicity and accountability for such a choice.4/
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) May 18, 2017
@maddow elections have such impt consequences). The regs try to temper that constl reality w/as much publicity for any interference as possible. 6/6
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) May 18, 2017
re: #114 Shiplord Kirel
Your lips to God’s ears, good sir.
re: #135 FormerDirtDart
My understanding is there is a complaint before the Alabama Bar by a number of that state’s lawyers demanding his license to practice law be stripped because he lied under oath to Congress.
That would be one way to get rid of the unreconstructed Confederate: losing his law license. I’m guessing the DC Bar wouldn’t be likely to recommend another license for him.
re: #135 FormerDirtDart
As I thought… downstairs I mentioned “cause” is needed to remove a special counsel.
With the legion Trumpers (CCJ?) going to work on Mueller, I would not put it past them to come up with some story that convinces Trump that he has “cause” to fire Mueller.
EXCLUSIVE: Trump family had “blind spot when it came to Flynn,” per source. New details re mtg where Flynn asked for & was granted NSA job. pic.twitter.com/PK4J6nISU4
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) May 18, 2017
New bombshell: this time from my colleague @PeterAlexander. Key points: Flynn PUSHED to be national security adviser w/ Jared-Ivanka’s help. https://t.co/xraDm2H4uY
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 18, 2017
re: #133 Shiplord Kirel
Well, there was Ceaucescu. He also deserved it but he was not an American.
Ditto Mussolini at the end in Giulino.
re: #140 William Lewis
Ditto Mussolini at the end in Giulino.
Marie Antoinette as well. I’ll bet she was richer than Trump, too.
re: #135 FormerDirtDart
I really don’t think tRump’s legal team is up to the task to accomplish this…
Judging by how he’s handling everything else, Trump would totally botch a firing of Muller as badly as he botched the Tuesday Afternoon Massacre of Comey.
By Trump’s own damn hand, he’s placed himself in a lose-lose.
House Republicans end another Democratic effort to obtain Trump’s tax returns https://t.co/Gd8ffPhHvJ pic.twitter.com/fGh6cvVeXJ
— The Hill (@thehill) May 18, 2017
Given all that’s happened and how obvious we thought such a clusterfucktastic outcome would be, it helps to have a reminder every now and then of why America was capable of electing trump in the first place:
Florida man tries to kiss rattlesnake; gets bitten https://t.co/fPKM2OILRg
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 17, 2017
re: #144 Kragar
Boy, they just can’t keep stop themselves, can they?
DC police arresting Erdogan guards who instigated that bloody scene yesterday https://t.co/uEIKUHacZg
— Matt Osborne (@OsborneInk) May 17, 2017
re: #135 FormerDirtDart
I really don’t think tRump’s legal team is up to the task to accomplish this…
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I wouldn’t be so sure: if the Pres can fire the SP for “good cause” or “misconduct” , I can’t imagine even the Trump White House being so bereft of legal resources that somebody there couldn’t cobble up some sort of bullshit excuse for Trump (or Sessions) to give Mueller the boot, if they REALLY thought it necessary. But only, IMO, if they thought Congress truly would have their backs.
In other news…
Just learned they’re finally getting a big annual 40k tournament down here in San Diego. Been like 15 years since I attended one. pic.twitter.com/Awcbpp1HMM
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) May 17, 2017
re: #5 EPR-radar
How this for a happy thought (seen elsewhere)?
Mueller can subpoena Trump’s taxes.
I have the distinct feeling that when he starts to subpoena Trump’s financial records it will be the trigger for a Saturday Night Massacre event where Mueller gets axed by Sessions at Trump’s behest, recusal notwithstanding. McConnell and Ryan won’t step in because both are so confident that they can maintain congressional control that they don’t fear any blowback at all. Maintaining absolute and unquestioned power is the only goal.
re: #139 jaunte
I think we can stop calling these leaks. They’re more like an endless torrential downpour.
Trying to decide who I’m going to take to the tournament. Probably go with Salamanders, but with the new rules coming out, I might break out my Imperial Guard once more.
Bash: The broad special counsel order “basically makes Bob Mueller the United States attorney for the district of Donald J. Trump” @11thHour pic.twitter.com/Aj82vOqJ3r
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) May 18, 2017
re: #149 Jay C
I wouldn’t be so sure: if the Pres can fire the SP for “good cause” or “misconduct” , I can’t imagine even the Trump White House being so bereft of legal resources that somebody there couldn’t cobble up some sort of bullshit excuse for Trump (or Sessions) to give Mueller the boot, if they REALLY thought it necessary. But only, IMO, if they thought Congress truly would have their backs.
Begging Trump to fire him especially after “he” tweeted that he welcomed the *cough* speedy investigation which would exonerate him.
Military veteran tears apart Sheriff David Clarke’s uniform bling (with closeup photos and explanations), thread:
1/ Okay, regarding Sheriff David Clarke, can I be petty for a second about something that’s always irritated me? (thread)
— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) May 17, 2017
Gotta stay outraged when appropriate. National security risks and traitors abound.
The Herald had a Flynn story tonight, too. https://t.co/adskqqjZdd
— Philip Bump (@pbump) May 18, 2017
Obama admin worked for 6 months on a plan to take Raqqa…only to have an NSA working as a paid foreign agent of Turkey spike the deal. https://t.co/nb7TQP1rDC
— Elliott Lusztig (@ezlusztig) May 18, 2017
@seanhannity Oh children. Calm down. Can I get you a coloring book? A dog to pet? A safe space?
— Teresa Hunt (@BlueInRedID) May 18, 2017
@bill85412858 @seanhannity Darn lobs. pic.twitter.com/FlbTsacRzb
— Teresa Hunt (@BlueInRedID) May 18, 2017
And…
with this I bid you adieu…
6. Twitter pic.twitter.com/p1mKTunrqz
— CONWAY TWEETY (@edsbs) May 18, 2017
WATCH: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell makes no comment after Robert Mueller appointed special counsel by DOJ https://t.co/INivPjNaxY pic.twitter.com/Dm31K4Q73l
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 17, 2017
OMG
@Silas_O_ @efuseakay @delanemassey @StacyBrewer18 @seanhannity So? I do not watch FOX news. I follow Hannity on TWITTER.
— MDV (@mdvarnado1) May 18, 2017
@seanhannity (1/2) Y’know, Sean? You really are a Useful Idiot for the @GOP. Thankfully, the phrase “Pigs get greedy, Hogs get slaughtered” is coming
— TheMajor (@TheMajorsViews) May 18, 2017
re: #142 Anymouse
Marie Antoinette as well. I’ll bet she was richer than Trump, too.
I’ve got far more sympathy for Marie.
re: #158 goddamnedfrank
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We need to include her follow-up…
@Adam_Wright23 @bill85412858 @seanhannity Shit. Today?! AMERICA won today!! #IndependantInvestigation pic.twitter.com/fGuJjqxehp
— Teresa Hunt (@BlueInRedID) May 18, 2017
re: #161 Kragar
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That is a man who has just come to realize that his entire legislative agenda is FUBAR.
I’ve broke down and have watched two nights of yammering Chris Mathews. Watched him every night during Bush, 0 during Obama. My son had asked during Obama, “why don’t you watch that old blonde guy anymore?” I said because the world is not on fire. Sigh.
It’s less of a “news cycle” these days and more of that BSG episode where the Cylons attack every 33 minutes.
— Matt Ford (@fordm) February 15, 2017
These fuckin’ hypocrites. From late October 2016.
Imagine if a REPUBLICAN presidential candidate came under FBI investigation as votes were being cast
— Sarah Huckabee (@SarahHuckabee) October 30, 2016
Omar al-Bashir’s plans to attend Saudi Islamic summit (despite ICC warrant) is news to the White House which was told he wouldn’t be there
— Julian Borger (@julianborger) May 17, 2017
This is outrageous. The US President sitting down with a genocidaire!!! Have we totally lost our values? Crazy even by today’s standards. https://t.co/EvIRp7QaMO
— Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) May 17, 2017
Team, it’s only Wednesday.
Now what fresh BOMB will go off tomorrow?????
re: #14 Kragar
Chaffetz criticizes special prosecutor appointment: “Where is the crime?” https://t.co/TXNzKeLifH pic.twitter.com/BXyEmihfdd
— The Hill (@thehill) May 18, 2017
So what did Chaffetz know & when did he know it?
The Secular Coalition of America sent me an E-mail noting that groups of ex-Muslims on Facebook, along with atheists, are being shut down by Facebook due to Christians and Muslims abusing the Facebook reporting system.
From that E-mail (it’s rather long):
EXMNA (Ex-Muslims of North America) needs you to sign their petition urging Facebook to protect free expression on their platform. The petition contains two simple requests that will help ensure ex-Muslims, atheists, and other vulnerable voices are protected on social media. The petition asks that Facebook:
1. Create a list for Facebook Groups and Facebook Pages which are determined as vulnerable to malicious attacks. Reports and flags aimed at them should not be handled by automated mechanisms but reviewed and given due consideration by a trained Facebook employee.
2. Penalize individual accounts and Facebook Groups which are found to have been repeatedly abusing its reporting system.