Within Treason: Girl is On My Mind (The Impeachment Inquiry, Part 19)

Link to previous thread for reference:

Thanks, OP.

Twist that knife, Nancy!

Pelosi is like the dog that caught the car.

"Now what do I do with it?"

r3, catch it better with Impeachment Article 3- Indictable and proven crimes. .

Oh, this pussycat just doesn't stop.

Only thought Miz Lindz just stole menz hearts and tossed them aside for new ones?

Is that real at r6? He’s a shoplifter?!? And they have him on tape?

If what Al Franken is saying about shoplifting is accurate, then that needs to get MUCH wider circulation. He also should be prosecuted. That would clip the wings of La Senatrice. Reporters, start digging around.

Donnie is beside himself this holiday season, not being at the top of the news cycle.

Vox's Aaron Rupar yesterday:

The President of the United States has, today alone, retweeted 2 QAnon fan accounts, a Pizzagate account, an account that compared his following to a cult, and an account that described Obama as “Satan’s Muslim Scum.” And this insanity isn’t even a blip on the news radar.

David Frum:

It’s quite scary to think what would happen if the US were struck by a crisis that required a real president on the job instead of a sock puppet insult dog.

Look, there's shit happening on an international scale right now that is real bad for us. Real bad. The fact that China, Iran, and Russia are teaming up for joint military exercises in the Middle East, to signal "protection" for Iran is not only not good, it is disastrous.

The fact that Turkey and Russia are working together, and Turkey now has a blank check to go into Syria and bomb the shit out of them anywhere they want is very bad shit.

The fact that the Saudis had a terrorist who shot up a U.S. Naval base is terrible. Nothing happened. The fact that North Korea has resumed testing missiles, Russia is bragging about it's new missiles, and Iran is back in business manufacturing fissile nuclear materials is catastrophic.

I don't know what part of "danger to national security" McConnell doesn't understand, but right now he holds the key to our survival. Literally. So he better get up off his ass and find 20 GOP Senators and remove that motherfucker and put his ass in prison ASAP. It ought to be obvious to anyone with a working brain that Putin has weaponized the internet, and has two or three "factories" where trained FSB intel agents are committing cyber crimes daily.

Putin is an agent of chaos. he is fomenting it all over the world. Look at what's happening in India right now? He has exploited weaknesses and divisions in every single country he can reach. Don't worry. As soon as he can get Trump to pull out of Afghanistan, he will go back in there to get his hands on the oil and gas resources he craves. Meanwhile he has us hating one another. Homophobia, Islamophobia, Anti Semitism, Racism, etc. Extreme Nationalism, anti immigration, etc.Manufactured by Putin and available all over Europe,, the MIddle East and the good old USA. Putin is courting the South Americans too. Oil and gas, people. Oligarchs need it more than oxygen.

NYT:

Congress Wants to Force Trump’s Hand on Human Rights in China and Beyond

AP: Federal judge won't undo Georgia voter purge

Re-posting from last thread:

Daily Beast: McConnell’s Big Mistake Defending Trump? Listening to Him.

Politico:

Analysis: Impeachment trial will supercharge battle for Senate

The Hill:

Fed study: Trump tariffs backfired, caused job losses and higher prices

USA Today:

Blumenthal: Some GOP 'have very severe misgivings' about McConnell impeachment strategy

R8 Those with Twitter accounts need to send the Franken tweet/interview to the respondents of Lindsey's sychophantic Twitter posts.

The media adores Lindsey, and they are not going to dig at the moment. Nothing in SC about it. I wonder if Jamie Harrison, the Democratic opponent running for the Senate seat, knows?

r11, ever since Ronald Reagan the Republican party has been addicted to comic insult sock puppets. Look at the success they had with George W. Bush. They evidently think Donnie is doing just fine and are sticking with him. The last couple of times they had a president in office who had some sort of idea what he was doing, Nixon and George H. W. Bush, were absolute disasters. Anyway, Americans really are uncomfortable with smart, appropriate presidents and prefer one more in their own images.

Mye Dunhold ees da vorld's fearst, vurst, end baste boolie.

Hee no how to 🐝 Be Best !

Newsweek:

Yale College Students Rebut Trump Campaign Website With 'Snowflakes Fight Back' Site of Their Own

Everything Trump and McConnell have done is disastrous for the US, and we will be paying for it for decades. Trump and McConnell have handed the keys to the kingdom to Putin because Putin helped them both (and so many other republicans) get elected, and nothing but power and influence matter to them. Republicans don't care about the future of the USA, believing that the future will fix itself when their wrecking ball is finally broken; what neither realize is that we are flushing the American way of life — the American Dream — down the toilet for momentary gain, both financial and through a reshaping of the American judicial system... which one could argue for Republicans, are the same thing.

After another Christmas season of arguing with relatives who think that Trump is doing a wonderful job despite all of the indicators, despite all of the evidence, and despite facts laid bare by Trump's own incompetence, I'm left wondering how these people, including Trump, manage to say they want to "make America great again" when the truth is that America's greatness only happened when Republicans were so defeated and pushed from power that they couldn't get elected County Commissioner, let alone Senator or Congressman. They pine for the 1950s through the early 70s like it was some Eutopia, ignoring the fact that the reason the US had the money to build the interstate highway system, educate everyone, and send a man to the moon was because we had a 92% marginal tax rate and a strong Federal government that took it all seriously. To listen to today's Republicans, you wouldn't know that we had decades of double-digit economic growth while the wealthiest few families and largest corporations paid their fair share.

Say what you will about Joe Biden (and I know you all will); he was 100% correct this week when he said that America can recover from Trump's four years of presidency, but if he's re-elected, it will fundamentally alter the American system of everything — justice, accountability, the rule of law, political alliances that have kept us safe since WWII, and our standing as the leader of the planet. And on top of everything else, we're faced with an existential crisis that if we don't do something to mitigate and slow, and do it [italic]now[/italic] , will kill displace and kill millions of Americans.

The only question left is how the Republicans will manage to blame it all on Democrats.

George's pillow talk with Kellyanne must be a worthless endeavor.

AP: McGrath files to challenge McConnell in Senate race

[quote]And this insanity isn’t even a blip on the news radar.

This could work for the sane. As I said in the last thread, the stigma of impeachment will only make IMPOTUS reach more freakishly. If he thinks he's being ignored, he'll go yet lower. And finally, finally, we so hope, cross a line which can never be walked back.

From r24....

Conway has been relentless in his criticism of his wife's employer. In another Thursday tweet, he humorously urged the Senate to remove Trump from office ahead of the upcoming impeachment trial. Sharing a tweet about Trump's cameo in the 1992 film Home Alone 2 being cut in a Canadian broadcast, Conway pointed out how easy it had been to remove Trump. "You see, Senators? It's not that hard," he wrote.

The Hill:

Senate Republicans are plotting a speedy acquittal of President Trump as they strategize ahead of the impeachment trial.

After weeks of public haggling from within the caucus, GOP senators are largely lining up behind a shorter proceeding with few, if any, witnesses, paving the way for them to hand Trump an early election-year victory.

Do these fools not realize that acquitting him and allowing him to continue criming in plain sight will enrage the left?

Or do they think their voter suppression tactics will keep them safe from the backlash?

It didn't work in the midterms after they crowed and crowed about gutting the ACA. I doubt it will work now.

But these people think Putin is going to have their backs and they aren't prepared for another massive voter turnout or for the orange traitor to become more brazen in his criming.

I have news for Moscow bitch - people aren't going to blame the Democrats for letting treason go unpunished. Turtle will rightly get the blame and suffer the backlash.

I can't understand why these idiots are terrified of 30% of the country and not the other 70%.

I do not understand one thing. The Senate is not the judge, it’s the jury. What in the hell kind of say do they have on what witnesses are called? Someone please explain this to me. Are these planted stories meant to intimidate the House? Since they’re the ones who are prosecuting?

Newsweek:

Nearly Half of Americans Think the Country Is Worse Off Now Than at the Start of 2019, Poll Shows

[quote]I can't understand why these idiots are terrified of 30% of the country and not the other 70%.

A good portion of that 70% can't be bothered to vote. A much smaller but still significant number is discouraged or blocked from voting by Republican suppression efforts.

But I do think the Repugs are playing a losing game – even if Trump wins in 2020 (which is still a possibility) they are alienating an entire generation of future voters.

R30, an impeachment trial is a unique process, and has to follow certain principles set out in the Constitution. The Senate has the ability to rule on what evidence will be heard.

R8, maybe we should all start doing a google search of Lindsey Graham shoplifter to keep it in circulation.

R28, that is changing rapidly and it’s a different picture now than even 24 hours ago.

So you have a time stamp for that quote or a link?

R23? "Eutopia"?

Oh, dear.

R28, is that post from like 2 weeks ago?

R28 is like repugs trying to play it cool even though the new poll numbers came in they can lose the whole game now. Every hour that goes by is better for Dems.

This whole “nothing to see here” move is a ruse.

Eutopia is Utopia with old world European refinement, r36.

Lindz is tweeting up a storm defending Trump.

Lindz may have gotten Pootie's holiday instructions..

Yeah, sure.

Actually the Senate is the jury. The President has to mount a defense, including calling witnesses. This time the lines are blurred and McConnell coordinating with the WH is completely "unusual" to say the least. Yes it's political, and yes the Senate has detailed rules about how they intend to conduct the trial, but a lot of that is not in the Constitution, but has evolved. Mitch has made it far more political than it already was.

The Senate can decide how many witnesses and how long a trial is needed to review and evaluate each article of impeachment The House prosecutes and can call prosecution witnesses. . And really, as the defendant, the person being charged, in this case POTUS, has a right to call witnesses. Trump wants a circus where he thinks he can flip the scenario and put Biden on trial. He can't and if Roberts wasn't such a weak pussy, he'd overrule the request if and when it comes up at the trial.

From FUX:

“California and New York must do something about their TREMENDOUS Homeless problems. They are setting records!” he tweeted. "If their Governors can’t handle the situation, which they should be able to do very easily, they must call and 'politely' ask for help. Would be so easy with competence!”

Bjjjj

DJT could house many of the homeless at Mar-a-Lago and his other estates with golf courses.

[quote][R28], is that post from like 2 weeks ago?

It's from this morning. DL isn't letting me post in the link box so here it is:

thehill.com/homenews/senate/475906-senate-gop-wants-speedy-trump-acquittal

R13 FINALLY.

Actual genocide being committed and the world can barely raise a "tut-tut".

ABC:

‘Stay vigilant’ with North Korea despite failure to deliver ‘Christmas gift’: Experts

This is rather perplexing:

NYT: In China’s Crackdown on Muslims, Children Have Not Been Spared

As many as a million ethnic Uighurs, Kazakhs and others have been sent to internment camps and prisons in Xinjiang over the past three years, an indiscriminate clampdown aimed at weakening the population’s devotion to Islam. Even as these mass detentions have provoked global outrage, though, the Chinese government is pressing ahead with a parallel effort targeting the region’s children.

Nearly a half million children have been separated from their families and placed in boarding schools so far, according to a planning document published on a government website, and the ruling Communist Party has set a goal of operating one to two such schools in each of Xinjiang’s 800-plus townships by the end of next year.

Trump's MO is to get everyone else to do his dirty work so his hands are clean. He wants to out the whistle blower because there is a chance that his followers will hurt/kill him and this would be a huge boost to Trump's ego. He is one sick man.

I hope the CIA/FBI realize just how dangerous this man is to national security. He will grow more dangerous as the election nears and he will not stop if he is defeated. Scary times.

Odd how they keep babbling about Democrats impeaching or investigating this administration when it was Comey, Rosenstein, Mueller, the whistleblower, and himself doing all the doing.....all (most? not sure of whistleblower) of them registered Republicans.

Nancy is making the right moves and has been. Keep making them squirm, Madame Speaker.

Check out Trump's face. Skin condition? Excessive tanning? Compare face to neck area.

everyone should find a way to call Trump a liar. We know he is, but I'm not sure Senators and Representatives have really absorbed that, and found a way to use it. Every time one of them goes on a talk show and the host talks about what Trump said, they should point out that Trump lies constantly and nothing he says can ever be trusted. Make it real, people.

and get aggressive about this. Every time somebody quotes the president, ask why they believe that is remotely true. Ask why anyone should believe anything Trump says, ever. ask about all the other times he's lied. Ask constantly, why are you taking this man seriously? What has he ever done to make you think he is telling the truth about this or anything else?

when they talk about Trump's policies, ask why anyone imagines he has policies? Ask why anyone thinks that he has anything worth saying about any aspect of government? Ask what people are thinking imagining that he cares about anything other than his own money. Ask what he has done in his life, including his presidency, that makes anyone think that he has any real interest in anything other than getting more money for himself and occasionally his family.

Also start asking about his whores in the Congress. When McConnell or Miss Lindz come, wonder sadly why they have turned into such useless whores for the Trump Cult.

Damn! That color line!

[quote]everyone should find a way to call Trump a liar.

Fact checkers like Daniel Dale have listed something like 13,000 false/misleading statements by Trump and it doesn't seem to make a difference to some people.

NBC:

Gerrymandering is alive and well. The coming battle will be bigger than ever.

Based on his job performance rating obtained through Civiqs, he would lose in an Electoral College landslide, 341/182 (270 to win). He has surprisingly weak support IN MT, AK, TX, UT, NE, OH, IN, SC, and KS.

NYT:

‘Nothing Less Than a Civil War’: These White Voters on the Far Right See Doom Without Trump

I wish he would face just one Major Challenge. But Obama had it all set-up so good for the next POTUS that he just coasts. Mitch McConnell, Barr, Pompeo, all his underlings and minions do the hard stuff. While he hunkers with his lawyers about all the legal cases he faces.

why do all these threads have such stupid inappropriate lyrics in the opening post?

Bless your heart, r65.

R61, this is why we absolutely MUST elect Democratic majorities in all state legislatures. This is the big year. This is the year that the census happens and then after the census results come in, state legislatures re-draw the Congressional District lines. This is often overseen by the state courts and the Secretary of State's office. The State Attorney General might even have a role.Bottom line, we have to elect Democrats all up and down the ticket.

R63, don't panic yet. These people have been emboldened by Trump and the Extremist views and conspiracy theories they hear on Alt Right media. What has to happen is pushback. Not just at the ballot box, but law enforcement too. And new gun laws.

I think the house holding on the articles will prove the most important part in history. It will be the climax in the movie version because if she had handed them over, the Senate would have immediately acquitted him and then everyone would have moved on after the holidays.

Now we see at least a few senators making ambiguous statements. It’s at least something. She had nothing to gain by passing them over so I hope she strings it out and turns the pressure up on the senate.

it is driving them nuts r69. that alone is kind of delicious. They hadn't planned on that.

But Nancy really needs to start getting much more specific. Call out ALL the so-called moderates in the Senate and ask them why they are whoring for Donald J. Trump. Be very specific and name names.

make everyone go on record. The whores in the press corps won't do shit about shit. It's unfortunately up to Nancy Pelosi.

Schiff has said that investigations will continue. One can assume that there will be more Articles of Impeachment.

Let’s say the tiny percentage chance that 3 senators crack come true can he just run again in 2020 or are you barred for life once tossed out on your bum?

R74, after a person is convicted and removed from office, the Senate has a second vote about barring him from “future positions of trust”. If they removed him, then I think they would also vote to bar him.

His attacks on Pelosi over the holidays were so disgraceful. It seems he has moved on from Schiff to Pelosi now with his smear tactics. He even outed the WB on Twitter - what is clearly illegal. And absolutely no one is speaking up or stopping him. All these evangelicals sitting in church at Christmas and pretending to be good Christians while still supporting this human scum. This country is really fucked beyond repair.

What a dumb broad....

ABC: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says impeachment will only 'embolden' Trump

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"I am standing in the center and have decided to vote present, because I could not in good conscience vote against impeachment because I believe President Trump is guilty of wrongdoing," Gabbard said in the statement.

NYT:

Inside the Biggest 2020 Advertising War Against Trump

Yes, Schiff has said that from the onset of the hearings. The inquiry will be kept open and ongoing, and it is possible that more articles will be added. The media skips that part when re-telling.

BTW: More than 70% of Trump's twitter followers have been found to be fake. After a careful analysis and verification. That's right. Bots. fakes. And I will contend that the so called "threat" of a Trump victory is largely exaggerated by Media hype as well. I seriously doubt there are 60 million people in this country who support him.

In fact even the most disinterested people out here are sick of him. He's the reality show that went on too long. He has exhausted everyone's interest. Media keeps citing all the people who voted for him in 2016. But they shouldn't. If that were ever true, it is no longer true. His support has been shrinking from day one.

Washington Post:

A government shutdown and the biggest raise in a decade: How Trump gave federal workers whiplash in 2019

NYT:

Science Under Attack: How Trump Is Sidelining Researchers and Their Work

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Political appointees have shut down government studies, reduced the influence of scientists over regulatory decisions and in some cases pressured researchers not to speak publicly. The administration has particularly challenged scientific findings related to the environment and public health opposed by industries such as oil drilling and coal mining. It has also impeded research around human-caused climate change, which President Trump has dismissed despite a global scientific consensus.

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“The disregard for expertise in the federal government is worse than it’s ever been,” said Michael Gerrard, director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, which has tracked more than 200 reports of Trump administration efforts to restrict or misuse science since 2017. “It’s pervasive.”

Hundreds of scientists, many of whom say they are dismayed at seeing their work undone, are departing.

[quote]His attacks on Pelosi over the holidays were so disgraceful. It seems he has moved on from Schiff to Pelosi now with his smear tactics. He even outed the WB on Twitter - what is clearly illegal. And absolutely no one is speaking up or stopping him.

They're giving him enough rope. They know they're absolutely getting to him, and ruined his holiday. His tirades convey the stench of desperation.

I doubt very much Trump is really up for another term in office. I think he'd happily do a Nixon and fuck off to Mar-A-Lago permanantly if given the right deal. But too many people, particularly Putin, have invested too much in him to let him go now. He put on the red shoes and now he must dance.

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I don't think he'll run unless Putin helps him. He'll never want to be seen as a loser. (Even though most Americans already see him that way).

WSJ:

White House Counsel Drives Aggressive Trump Impeachment Defense

Trump believes the Presidency protects him from prosecution for all the wrong-doing he has committed all these years. He will not give up the PResidency unless he can be assured he will escape all prosecution including at the state level. In his mind, he'd like to walk away and just keep doing what he has always done "deals" laundering money and bullying people. Shakedowns, Inc. In a perfect world, he gets everything he wants and he goes to rallies saying ridiculous shit and getting applause for it. So unless some power out there can arrange total immunity for him, he will have to be dragged out on his ass.

I want to see Pompeo, Mulvaney, and a few others go to prison. Soon.

Bloomberg:

Trump Retweet of Alleged Whistle-Blower Name is Back on Twitter

This is such bullshit R90 - We have laws that protect whistleblowers, and Trump is clearly violating this. Not only that, but he's putting this person in harm's way. He needs to be impeached on this, alone - and NOT A SINGLE Republican Senator would be able to defend it.

Indeed. New charges must be now be added, investigated and brought forward. He's off the rails.

Assholes like Kavanaugh, Pompeo, Mulvaney, etc., all believing in the sancrosanct powers of the Presidency, must be brought to heel.

Enough! He's endangering the life of this man, in addition to violating a federal law.

*sacrosanct*

He is not and I stand corrected.

FFS.....people need to stop with the what if bullshit. PUTIN IS HELPING HIM. they arent buddies for nothing, Senators dont continue to travel to Russia for nothing. Russian intel chiefs arent meeting with ours for nothing. The fix is already in...thats why the GOP is so confident.

Wait...Twitter is not deleting the post?

Jack Dorsey is a terrorist. So is Zuck.

OP - It’s more like this:

R95, more like complicit.

Twitter should delete his fucking account. They tweeted a couple of months ago that they have different standards for politicians. So the orange tard can basically break the law and ruin people's lives and they won't stop him.

Twitter is too scared of the repercussions if they attempted to limit IMPOTUS in any way. He and all the reich-wing would have a meltdown and be screaming 24/7 about an infringement on his free speech rights (even though the First Amendment applies to governmental action). Twitter — under immense pressure — would then reverse course and Cheatolini and his Deplorables would be crowing incessantly about owning the libtards.

Ok twitter is one person. It’s ran and operated by a single person. This one person should not have this much power. And then to use it for evil is just too much.

Silicon Valley needs a good protest or two.

That's actually a good picture of D. Trump OP. I find him quite sexy here. Thanks

Inside the freeze on Ukraine aid.

No paywall....

Daily Beast:

GOP Senators Are Avoiding Rudy Giuliani Ahead of Impeachment Trial

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“I wouldn’t trust Rudy to represent me in a parking dispute so I’d say avoid,” a senior GOP Senate aide said tersely when asked if it was a good idea for Republican senators to meet with Giuliani to get a Ukraine briefing. Another top aide in a different Republican office said their senator had informed staff that they had “no interest at all” in meeting with Giuliani on this, fearing it would amount to a “waste of time,” if not something worse.

ABC: 'No exoneration' if impeachment trial 'rigged' by McConnell, senator says

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"Is Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, going to try to rig this trial, working in lockstep with the president and his lawyers? Or is he going to allow a fair trial?" Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said on ABC's "This Week" Sunday. "We keep hearing President Trump say he's going to be exonerated. Look, if you have a rigged trial there's no exoneration in acquittal."

ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl asked Van Hollen if Democrats would be able to convince Republican senators to vote with them, but Van Hollen said it was too early to see how Murkowski and others would vote.

"They're going to have to answer for the fact that they don't want to see anymore evidence, right?" he said. "Those who vote against witnesses and vote against documents are essentially telling the American people they don't want to see anything. They don't want to hear anything. And in doing so, you're complicit in a cover-up."

Cheeto receives year-end review and 2020 marching orders from Daddy Vlad

The Ring of Fire:

Elaine Chao BUSTED Sending $97 Million Contract To Help Mitch McConnell Win Reelection

so any updates with that Matt Gaetz scandal? Or it's getting swept away by the repub cleaners?

What scandal r109?

You mean which scandal.

A decade of loss: What slipped away in America in the 2010s

R110, Matt Gaetz’s involvement with the auto-erotic asphyxiation death of a college roommate and charges of transporting a corpse. He’s also a closeted gay who trolls for cock wherever he can find it.

Wait, was he actually charged with transporting the corpse?

He wasn’t charged with anything. His state senator Daddy hushed it all up.

This really makes me furious.... (I'll be sad later).

Miss Gaetz LOVES fat, thick cock.

R116

CBS: GOP senator says Trump isn't a role model for young people

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"I don't think that President Trump as a person is a role model for a lot of different youth. That's just me personally," Lankford said on "Face the Nation." "I don't like the way that he tweets, some of the things that he says, his word choices at times are not my word choices. He comes across with more New York City swagger than I do from the Midwest and definitely not the way that I'm raising my kids."

Lankford is a member of a weekly prayer breakfast held in the Senate, where members of the upper chamber come together to pray, sing hymns and swap stories. The Oklahoma Republican has a masters degree in divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and served as the director of student ministry for the Baptist Convention of Oklahoma and director of a Baptist youth camp before he was elected to Congress.

Lankford said he wishes Mr. Trump were more of a role model, but acknowledged he and the president are in lockstep on areas Lankford is "very passionate about," such as abortion and religious liberty.

"For people of faith, it's a bit of a conundrum at times that I look at some of the moral decisions that he's made and go, I disagree with that," the Oklahoma Republican said. "But he's also been very, very protective of areas like life and very protective of areas of religious liberty to be able to allow people to be able to live their faith out. And at the end of the day, what we're really looking for in an administration is folks that allow us to be able to live our principles."

"religious liberty" - I get force my hateful religion upon everyone, all of the time without consequences.

Politico:

Joe Kennedy: Pelosi handling impeachment the right way

Joe Kennedy annoys the fuck out of me. The entire Kennedy family needs to go away.

Miz Lindz doesn't want any of those HOUSE, closeted gays. That's a step down for her. She has always gravitated to daddy figures (DJT filling the mythical role now). Obsession is the desired hubby that sits on the SCOTUS. It's delusional, and she will be devastated, all so soon.

She fiercely defended Carter Page. Maybe that will be further cultivated.

Matt Lankford has always come across as deeply closeted to me and I’m almost never wrong in that arena. He has gayface.

John Lewis is dying, but Trump still lives. Sigh.

I don't want Trump to die though. I want him to be in jail and have lost whatever money he has left. I want him to die after he's shamed, shunned and punished. If he dies now he'd be a hero to the deplorables. I hope he lives another 10 years

I feel horrible about Lewis. Such an amazing man. Can't believe after the equally wonderful Elijah Cummings we might lose another great man.

John Lewis is a great man and rightfully a hero to many. He’s also a nice guy, extremely humble, and very unassuming. I would see him often over the years at the old Weschlers auction house location in downtown DC across from the FBI building (before they moved a few years ago). He’d come in to bid or pick up something he had won. We chatted occasionally. Thoroughly wonderful and decent guy.

As recently as a few years ago a diagnosis of Stage IV pancreatic cancer would be a certain death sentence. I hope that some of the new cancer treatments that have been developed can change that outcome for him.

Well thanks , Joe Kennedy. I'm sure it means a lot to Nancy that someone with your experience and your expert knowledge thinks she's handling the impeachment "the right way." Wow.

John Lewis is my Congressman. I've only been in ATL for about five years, and I have never met him, but I've always been very proud to say he wasmy Congressman. I hope he can postpone the inevitable for a few years. Damn. It's so unfair. He needs to know we got rid of Trump.

I wonder if Trump has copyrighted that scowl?

How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways:

The ever-present scowl

The bouncy OK

The accordion hand motions while speaking

Applauding himself when he enters a hall

The crossed arms that make him look like an obstinate child

The way he points at reporters to indicate that they have the next question

The utterly childish handshake where he yanks the other person to throw them off balance

He has an odd way of turning his head when listening to someone else. It just looks weird.

The obsequious body language when he’s with Putin

The way he puts his arm out so as to direct other people in a certain direction, even when he’s a guest in their country

The fake tan and comb-over

I’m sure there’s more. That’s just off the top of my head.

NBC:

Democratic defector? Sen. Jones could break with his party to back Trump at Senate trial.

USA Today:

Trump says he has been denied due process. But the Constitution does not afford him that.

Bloomberg:

Trump Impeachment Trial Tests Incumbents Key to Senate Control

Washington Post: Trump’s lawyer and the Venezuelan president: How Giuliani got involved in back-channel talks with Maduro

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The phone conversation involving the Venezuelan president and Trump’s personal lawyer, which has not been previously reported, provides another example of how Giuliani used his private role to insert himself into foreign diplomacy, alarming administration officials confused about whose interests he was representing.

Giuliani operated a similar campaign this year in Ukraine, where he pressured officials to announce investigations to benefit Trump — an endeavor that led to the president’s impeachment this month.

Well with recent news breaking about the inner turmoil and contentiousness at the White House, and the fact that the funds were frozen within hours of the shake down phone call, Doug Jones's excuses for not supporting a vote to remove are getting very thing.

Although I like to think he is taking a page out of Pelosi's playbook. He wants to pose as completely reluctant. Not rushing to judgement one way or the other. And then he will vote with the Dems. He is a more thoughtful person than Manchin, who has already decided he will support Trump.

I just want to see 7-8 Republicans stand up, even though we know Manchin as the one renegade Dem. Truth is, our betrayal of the Kurds will persuade Republicans more than the actual articles of Impeachment. And the reactions to Trump's pardon of the Navy Seal murderer is another.

I hope Nancy is having a decent holiday despite Trump’s continuous hate tweeting.

Impeachment and Baby Yoda! Quite possibly my two favorite things

Politico:

Van Drew’s party switch upends GOP primary race

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“I understand the decision of the president“ to openly support Van Drew, Richter said. “It benefited the president during impeachment week when he needed a positive story, and a Democrat flipping to the Republican Party over impeachment is a good story. The problem is the narrative isn’t accurate. Van Drew switched parties because he was going to lose, and this is an attempt to save his own job.”

I find it very amusing that while Nancy Pelosi and the rest of us are celebrating the Season, and enjoying our lives, the Old Dirty BAstard is preoccupied and raging on Twitter. He's a joke. And he is telegraphing to the world that he is also a whiny little punk.

We seem to have skipped right over the bombshell revelations in the article at R103:

Mr. Trump’s demands (to halt military assistance to an ally) sent shock waves through the White House and the Pentagon, created deep rifts within the senior ranks of his administration, left key aides like Mr. Mulvaney under intensifying scrutiny — and ended only after Mr. Trump learned of a damning whistle-blower report and came under pressure from influential Republican lawmakers.

Newsweek followed up this morning:

White House officials struggled to set up meetings with President Donald Trump regarding frozen military aid to Ukraine because the president was golfing, according to a new report charting the events at the center of Trump’s Ukraine strategy and subsequent impeachment.

Reuters:

Christianity Today's split with Trump highlights deeper issue in white evangelical America

Dump Plump!

r112 - So profoundly sad.

Look. We have a lot of really good people in this country and we need to focus on the majority that are rational. I'll be damned before I let these corrupt spineless pieces of shit re-define my country, and undo all the progress we've made. We have to fight hard and push back everywhere. We may not get what we want, but we can damage them, weaken them so that they will be defeated.

Thank you, r144, I needed that.

The Ring of Fire: Neuroscientist Reveals Why Trump Supporters Fall For His Lies

Ring of Fire: Florida Republicans Launch Scheme To Ensure Trump Wins State In 2020

Does their plan involve referring to black people as monkeys again?

CNN:

Key impeachment witness told to leave Ukraine before Pompeo visit

Uhhhhh.....

Politico: Trump, Obama tie for Americans' most-admired man

Trump has no redeeming characteristics. I can’t imagine what people are thinking.

I don't believe any poll any longer. I know some of them aren't correct but can't tell which are and which aren't so opt to not believe any of them.

A letter to Miss Thang......

A letter to Miss Thang......

Trump must feel humiliated about tying with Obama, a man he loathes, who hasn't been in office for three years.

HOLY MOLY, THEY'RE GIVING ME THE "BOOT" RIGHT UP THE OL' "FUDGE TUNNEL." I HAVEN'T FELT THIS VIOLATED SINCE THAT SCOUNDREL "GOOFY" HAD HIS "WAY" WITH ME! BLESS, BILL.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) got much more than she bargained for when she asked her followers for reading suggestions on Monday. Stefanik, who emerged during House impeachment hearings as one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest defenders, posted a list of recommended books for her constituents, as part of what she described as her “passionate” belief in reading and literacy.

Things got dicey for the congresswoman, however, when she asked her Twitter followers if they have any reading recommendations — and the most popular answer appears to be that she read the United States Constitution.

She does have a distinctly amphibious quality in that pic, R157. Down right fly catching.

r157 - I was quite fond of:

Janelle Lewis

@JanelleLewis15

Replying to @EliseStefanik

You’ll have a lot more time to read in 2021 when you’re out of a job.

tRump is only admired by the deplorables. Otherwise, most people hate him.

Politico:

Mark Meadows accused of timing retirement to help elect wife’s friend

R157 I sooo hope she will be out of a job next year, but the truth is sycophants like her probably already have offers from lobby groups. Just look who donated to her re-election campaign. I hope her constituents realize she doesn't even live in her district and never has. Her parents have a frickin vacation home there that she claims as her residence.

The Hill:

Montana poised to get second House seat post-census: report

Washington Post:

What’s Mitch McConnell’s end game in shaping the Senate impeachment trial to benefit Trump?

Trump's support in MT is surprisingly weak: 53 percent, he's also weak in UT, NE, KS, TX, SC, OH, and AK.

Regarding Murkowski:

TYT: Breaking Trump News 4PM 12/30/19 | President Trump News Today December 30, 2019

Corey Lewandowski is doing Cameo messages.

[post redacted because linking to dailymail.co.uk clearly indicates that the poster is either a troll or an idiot (probably both, honestly.) Our advice is that you just ignore this poster but whatever you do, don't click on any link to this putrid rag.]

Lev Parnas wants to share what he knows with the House Intelligence Committee...

[quote]Trump's support in MT is surprisingly weak: 53 percent

Agreed. There's a limit to Trump's appeal in Montana. And although Montana is a red state, it's a red state with a lot of Democrats compared to those such as Nebraska, Idaho, Wyoming, etc.

Eg. Montana has now had a couple of Democratic Governors in a row, plus Sen. Tester was re-elected by a wider margin in 2018, despite Trump making 4 trips to MT to stop him.

I believe Trump is vulnerable in places like Montana, Wyoming and Utah because a lot of the people who live there are very environmentally conscious. The Environment is a huge deal for them as it is for Colorado, and Oregon and Washington. Nebraska too. Yes, I know I'm naming some red states, but if we had no electoral college, those people would matter.

We can get rid of the electoral college if we have 37 states legislatures who'd vote to change the Constitution. At one point the Republicans controlled more than 30 state legislatures and governors' offices. That's where the real battle needs to take place.

We need to look at those seats in every state, and start flipping them so we can end gerrymandering, voter suppression, mass incarceration, privatization of prisons, support public education, raising the minimum wage, clean our environment, and make sure our elections are free and fair.

The State Legislatures are where all that shit happens.

Where is that ugly troll Mnuchin and his golddigger wife been?

Mnuchin has smartly adopted a lower profile, but he is still doing his dirt.

From Rawstory (Muriel won’t let me post the link):

Nancy Pelosi could drive President Donald Trump off the deep end by refusing to transmit the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump for another 36 days, former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum explained on Monday. Frum was interviewed by MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell on “The Last Word” about the standoff between Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on whether there will be a fair Senate trial of Trump.

“If there’s been a trial and there’s been a sham here and the Senate has slapped together an acquittal, imagine the tone of President Trump on the 4th of February — triumphal, obnoxious, overbearing, ‘I win, I win, you lose, you lose.’ If the impeachment is still pending on the 4th of February, can you imagine how insane that State of the Union is going to be?” he asked.

“It’s going to be an hour of paranoia and grievance and narcissism that ... will terrify many of its supporters. So if it’s not wrapped up by the 4th of February, that could have consequences.”

Anyone who's ever dealt with a narcissist knows that Trump is a serial fuckup who compulsively lays the groundwork for his next failure no matter how hard others try to fix things in his favor.

Always something....

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NYT: Protesters Attack U.S. Embassy in Iraq, Chanting ‘Death to America’

Washington Post: Trump accuses Democrats of avoiding Senate trial to protect Bidens

The Guardian:

Voter purges: how a controversial tactic could help Republicans win in 2020

Politico:

Schumer seizes on new reporting in calls for trial witnesses

ABC:

Judge dismisses case involving former Bolton deputy over impeachment testimony

R181, it should read "Chickenshit judge..."

[quote] it should read "Chickenshit judge..."

Sigh. No, it shouldn’t. Had you read the article, R182, you would have seen that the judge took this action because the House withdrew its subpoena, and lawyers for the House and DOJ agreed that the issue originally presented no longer existed. Thus, there was no “case or controversy” for the judge to decide, and courts don’t hand down advisory opinions. The judge was simply following the law — and both sides agreed.

[quote] In his finding, the judge [bold] agreed with the House of Representatives [bold] and attorneys from the Department of Justice, representing Trump in this matter, that Kupperman no longer faces the "irreconcilable commands of two coordinate branches of government" since the House Intelligence committee withdrew it's subpoena in November.

[quote] “Should the winds of political fortune shift," Judge Richard J. Leon wrote, "he will undoubtedly be right back before this Court seeking a solution to a Constitutional dilemma that has long-standing political consequences."

There was a crazy rumor that Pence was plotting with Priebus and Ryan to support Trump's impeachment, but that plot fell apart. Since Pence isn't going to do the dirty work, it's time for the Republican donor class to step up and finish the job. They all know what a disaster Trump is - and Trump is likely to have the meltdown of all meltdowns at the SOTU speech - so the clock is ticking.

Speaking of which, the SOTU day would be a good day for Biden's "The World Is Laughing At Trump" commercial to make it's debut on national television - preferably Fox.

Donors won't step in. They got their stupid tax cut and they are getting the judges that will always whore for the rich. They have no reason to step in, sadly. And of course, everyone on that side is terrified of the crazy cultish base.

This Baghdad attack came at an awfully convenient time for Trump and Putin. They are that evil.

Impeachment support is 49/49 or greater in *nine* states he won last time: AZ, IA, FL, MI, PA, WI, FL, NC, OH. That should make him piss his pants.

The wedding....

^Hush, hush sweet Charlotte; Charlotte, don't you cry.

Don't you think someone should investigate Lindsay? I think he works for Putin.

...after a honeymoon in romantic Branson the bride will resume her duties at Supercuts, where she is on an assistant-management path.

Some in Florida are growing a brain.

I see that "Concerned Cunt" has reared her ugly head.

Fuck her.

Fuck her up the ASS.

Washington Post:

Trump Organization fires more undocumented workers — a year after its use of illegal labor was revealed

R183, sigh yourself. Your interpretation is particularly generous to this asshole judge.

[quote]“Should the winds of political fortune shift," Judge Richard J. Leon wrote, "he will undoubtedly be right back before this Court seeking a solution to a Constitutional dilemma that has long-standing political consequences."

What, exactly, do you think this fucker means by "winds of political fortune" shifting? This conservative asshole also dragged his feet on this case until after the impeachment vote on fucking purpose.

Why don't you educate yourself on the judge you are defending...

Hunter is the gift that keeps on giving (to the Republicans).

NBC:

'Game changer': Top Democrats say bombshell report shows need for witnesses in Senate impeachment trial

Concern Alert:

NYT: 2nd Senate Republican Questions Impartiality of Impeachment Trial

Clutch your pearls, you useless cowards!

Lord knows that's the extent of your ability or willingness to do anything.

Newsweek:

Trump Slammed for Promoting Mar-a-Lago, His For-Profit Golf Resort, as the 'Southern White House' on Twitter

The Hill: Senate Republican predicts impeachment trial ends by State of the Union

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Sen. Roy Blunt (Mo.), a member of GOP leadership, said on Tuesday that he expects President Trump's impeachment trial will be over by a State of the Union speech scheduled for early February. Blunt, the No. 4 Senate Republican, told KSSZ, a Missouri radio station, that the expected that the Senate trial would be "pretty predictable" and happen "quickly."

"My guess is we'll be done with this by the time the president comes," Blunt said.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has formally invited Trump to deliver the State of the Union on Feb. 4, a day after the Iowa caucus.

"I think we should have had enough time for both the House to fairly present its view of why the president should be impeached and for the president ... to have a chance for his lawyers to explain why he shouldn't be, and then we'll have that vote and move on," Blunt added on Tuesday.

I didn't know there were so many illegal aliens in....New Hampshire.

The Hill: Lewandowski decides against Senate bid

President Trump's former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski announced Tuesday he will not run for Senate in New Hampshire after flirting with a bid for most of 2019.

In a series of tweets, Lewandowski said he's "certain" he would have won the GOP primary and defeated Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), but that he'll instead focus on his family and reelecting Trump.

"NH needs a US Senator who will put our citizens first and not illegal aliens; one who will support pro-growth policies to keep the Trump economy strong; one who will support strict constitutionalist judges; and one who will fight for our values, not those of Washington, DC," Lewandowski said. "Accordingly, I will be making an endorsement in the Republican Primary for U.S. Senate in the near future to ensure we defeat Jeanne Shaheen in 2020."

So in other words, Lewandowsky, you were LOSING!

No, r202! His family.....he's going to focus on his.....family. And getting Trump re-elected.

I considered a career as an actor. If I had, I would have won a Best Actor Oscar

Whomp-whomp.

People in NH love Jeanne and Lewandowski knows it.

Ring of Fire:

Mitch McConnell Tries To Bribe Kentucky Voters With $1 Billion In Federal Spending

[quote]"I think we should have had enough time for both the House to fairly present its view of why the president should be impeached and for the president ... to have a chance for his lawyers to explain why he shouldn't be, and then we'll have that vote and move on," Blunt added on Tuesday.

A Repug Senator who doesn't even understand how impeachment works. Shocking! He's already been impeached you stupid fuck. Really, how have Repugs become this fleshy mass of stupidity and evil? It's all they are now.

We need a THIRD Article of Impeachment:

The Actual, Indictable, Crimes of Donald J Trump as committed while he was President Elect and President of the United States of America for his personal gain and benefit at the expense, and to the detriment, of the United States of America as aided and abetted by Russia, Russians and the Republican Party.

People need to pass a few tests to run for government. The first one should be the understanding of how the government works.

NYT:

From the Brig to Mar-a-Lago, Former Navy SEAL Capitalizes on Newfound Fame

I'm waiting to see how long he can contain himself. You don't go from tormenting, torturing and killing people and then just stop.

MICROSOFT NEWS POLL

Do you believe there should be witnesses called at the Senate impeachment trial?

Yes = 80%

No = 18%

No opinion = 2%

Based on 8,563 responses. Snapshot of real-time results.

God, I truly detest these people.

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Politico: ‘These are his people’: Trump cuts loose at Mar-a-Lago

MEDIAite: Giuliani: ‘I Would Testify’ in Trump Impeachment Trial, ‘I’d Love to Try the Case’

Washington Post:

Trump threatens Iran after embassy attack, but remains reluctant to get more involved in region

Oh for fuckin' chrissakes.....

Daily Beast:

Team Trump’s Furious Hunt to Find Out Who ‘Liked’ a Chelsea Clinton Tweet

Reuters:

U.S. chief justice warns of internet disinformation, urges civics education

Vairst Letty wishes for "piss on de werld" for 2020

I consider the Orange Cretin to be the biggest asshole, gaping anal sphincter and all. That he managed to get elected is testament to the general stupidity of vast swaths of people in the U.S.

Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas has asked a federal judge for permission to share newly available evidence in his case with congressional impeachment investigators.

Parnas and others have been charged with a conspiracy to funnel foreign money into American campaigns, but Parnas’ connection to Giuliani might mean that the information investigators recovered from him is relevant to the case against the President.

In a letter on Monday, Parnas’ lawyer Joseph Bondy said the government had finished processing “the complete extraction” of the iPhone Parnas was carrying when he and business partner Igor Fruman were arrested in October. The government was also prepared to produce documents seized from Parnas’ home, Bondy said.

“Review of these materials is essential to the Committee’s ability to corroborate the strength of Mr. Parnas’ potential testimony,” Bondy wrote.

Parnas helped Giuliani dig for dirt on Democrats in Ukraine, and with Giuliani’s effort to smear the American ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, whose ouster played a large role in the impeachment hearings.

In court earlier this month, prosecutors said they did not expect to object to Parnas’ request to share the evidence with House impeachment investigators. Judge Paul Oetken also said he would likely grant such a request.

Is Rudy going to get indicted or not. I’m tired of waiting,

R214, "his people" are vile and repulsive. That is truly a disgusting display of tackiness. Deplorables who still support Trump, take a long hard look at "his people". Not one of them would spit on you if you were on fire. They all pretend that "you people" don't exist.

No they don't, R223. They wouldn't and couldn't exist in that place without the "l'ittle people" they prey upon and fleece on the regular in those hateful states where payday loans and slave jailees make their cheap shit for sale in dollar stores. They suck their blood and couldn't exist without them, the goddamned parasites. They even had to create their own churches and fund their own millionaire preachers to pray for penance in a next life and make excuses for their excesses in this one.

They make me sick.

Bringin' back the Brenda Frazier bed jacket look!

r217 so ridiculous

I've done some digging on his standing in states he won last time.

Independent voters in MI and PA are decidedly against impeachment, but his favorable rating in both states is disastrous (-14 and -7, respectively). His job approval rating in MI is 43 percent, in PA it is 46 percent.

WI is even more optimistic. 54 percent of Independents support impeachment. His favorable rating is -14 and his job approval rating is 46 percent.

Iowa is interesting, though considered a solid red state, 47 percent of Independents support impeachment, his favorable rating is -14, and his job approval rating is 47 percent.

The majority of voters in all four states think the country is moving in the wrong direction.

House gearing up for second round of hearings, second round of Articles of Impeachment.

Article Three: The Indictable Crimes of Donald J Trump.

I don't trust Parnas at all. I think he's a plant from Russian intelligence throwing out red herrings to make the Dems look bad.

I don't GAF what they found on his phones. All of that shit could be faked. He's a liar and a sleazebag. Still getting infusions of cash from Putin.

Nope. Anyone getting money from Putin, his people or anything linked to him is Bad News and a Liar.

Take the info but have someone in the CIA verify it. Then let the FBI verify it. Then open source verify it.

Parnas is a plant. He is NOT to be trusted. Period.

NYT:

Trump Bet He Could Isolate Iran and Charm North Korea. It’s Not That Easy.

the only thing Trump is worried about from those countries is what they are going to do to make him look bad. He has no comprehension of what they could actually do. It is only about him as far as he is concerned.

R230, nobody knew the most obstinate, anti-American countries on the planet could be so obstinate and anti-American!

U.S. Chief Justice owes his fucking job to low information voters.

R229 is Devin Nunes

I dont trust Parnas either....at first I thought he might be trying to save his own ass...but he appears too desperate to turn over information...possibly to create confusion and to plant reasonable doubt.

I'm intrigued with the photo of guests waiting for Trump at Mar-a-Lago. These are the same people who would wait on the red carpet hoping to get a picture with Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels.

The Vichy Floridians

Has Pres Bone Spurs ruined NY's day yet with another little baby tantrum?

The woman in roadkill has Ivanka’s future face.

Politico:

Ivanka and Jared included in presidential delegation to Davos

Hey FCI - any word on the developing Trump scandal unrelated to the Ukraine? Apparently it's going to erupt right at the same time the trial is taking place.

Newsweek:

Donald Trump Jr. Praises Father After Baghdad Embassy Attack, Compares to Obama's 'Disgraceful' Handling of Benghazi

Why do these news outlets always report what Shitstain Jr. and his siblings think? Dump spawn's opinions are completely irrelevant. Why are they giving those idiots a forum? Did they ever ask Chelsea Clinton, the Bush twins or Obama's kids what they thought about current events or their father's politics?

The Damage Report:

Top 10 Garbage People of 2019

Reuters:

Trump re-election campaign raises $46 million in fourth quarter

Bloomberg:

Pelosi and McConnell Begin 2020 in Standoff Over Trump Impeachment Trial

Law & Crime:

Bolton Has No Excuse, ‘Must Testify’ Now That Judge Has Dismissed Kupperman’s Lawsuit: Legal Experts

TYT: Trump's SHOCKING Admission About Melania

When one has a heart of ice AND married to tRump, I would expect no other outcome!

Did any of you think that the fighting at the American embassy in Iran was paid for by Trump? I mean, I imagine it would be relatively easy to find a bunch of Iranians to storm the U.S. embassy if the price was right -- and even if it wasn't.

That was my first thought when I heard the news. Now that it's been so quickly resolved, I'm certain of it. Remember, Trump likes to start trouble where there is none and then swoop in to "solve" it.

My first thought, R250, was that Trump is going to buy John Bolton’s silence with a war on Iran. Sounds crazy, but nothing about this administration would surprise. (Well, ethics and integrity would but there’s no chance of that.)

It's Iran. That means Putin ended it. It wasn't staged for Trump it was Iran insisting they had to respond to the US bombing Hezbollah targets. So now Iran is placated because they feel they've embarrassed Trump in Iraq, and Trump is happy because Vlad once again proved his friendship. It was a Russian operation through and through.

Want to add, think about the time when the US/Trump was under pressure to "do something" when Assad used chemical weapons in Syria back in '17 or '18? So we had air strikes on a base, but allowed Russia time to move their planes, and we coordinated the strikes with them, so it was pure theatre. No permanent damage, Trump looked good, (so he thought) and the media swallowed it...although they did report how useless it was.

CNN:

Bill Taylor departs post as top US diplomat in Ukraine

r250 that is exactly what I said yesterday as it was happening. It was all a set up.

think about that attack we made in response to killing one of our contractors. We never respond to just one persons death. We threaten but never respond, not worth all the manpower and money to do it. it was a setup from the beginning

GOD BLESS BILL TAYLOR

Poor old Bill.

He'll be returning to the US soon and Goofy will have the poor bastard in his sights again!

HOW DO YOU "KEEP" THE GAYS IN SUSPENSE? BLESS, BILL.

"J/K," LOL! I SUSPECT MY "NEXT MOVE" WILL BE THE TALK OF THIS WEEKEND'S "CIRCUIT BRUNCHES," "WHITE DANCES," AND "TEA PARTIES," BUT I'M GIVING YOU BOYS THE "SCOOP" IN ADVANCE: I'M GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!!!!!!! I'M SURE EVERYTHING WILL BE "JUST" FINE. BLESS, BILL.

r248, they do not teach Red Sparrows how to cry...

r526 Agreed, a false-flag attack so he can present himself as the big and bold Commander in Chief. He and/or is allies will pull this shit now through November. At least Biden has foreign policy experience, the others would be toast.

Well, this is interesting...

It is quite clear from the documents released thus far in December that Mango Cheatolini orchestrated the hold on the security funds designated for Ukraine. He has been able to obscure this fact (to some extent) by hiding information and muzzling witnesses. If the information was made public, and the witnesses forced to testify, the Repukes in the Senate would be unable to acquit him. The pressure would be too great from the public once the truth was laid bare without all the smoke and noise coming from his sycophants.

This is why they want to get this over with as quickly as possible. It is unfortunate that the Dems had to move rapidly and expeditiously, because the calendar did not favor them being able to extract the information and witnesses through the courts.

I hope that Schumer can convince enough Repubs to demand witness testimony. The documentary evidence seems to demand explanations through testimony.

DL PRESIDENTIAL MASCOT MARIANNE WILLIAMSON HAS LAID OFF HER ENTIRE CAMPAIGN STAFF!! (Muriel won't let me post the link from The Hill)

Wow. A lot of great information in Natasha Bertrand’s Twitter feed about the released information from OMB/DOD.

Glad it’s out, but the impact may be somewhat blunted because the release comes at the end of New Year week. Good to see Schiff and Schumer both raising the implications of the disclosures for the Senate trial.

"MARIANNE WILLIAMSON HAS LAID OFF HER ENTIRE CAMPAIGN STAFF!!"

Bitch promised me I'd be Ambassador to France..

bump

[quote]Vairst Letty wishes for "piss on de werld" for 2020

SERIOUSLY!!

Shouldn't she be learning English by now?

Just a reminder. This is the First Lady of the United States:

God, I hate fake tits.

America has seen more of Melania's tits than we ever saw of Laura's ELBOWS!

The unredacted documents and what they tell of the President's direct involvement is very significant. It is not going away. If anything this will be used to pound away at the Republicans in the Senate. This is proof of direct involvement by POTUS. It is literally the smoking gun This is a major development. Pelosi and Schiff knew exactly what they were doing when Schiff said they might be adding more articles and the investigation would continue and Nancy decided to hold back on sending the Articles to the Senate. Those two are playing this brilliantly, because the pressure on McConnell is building.

FCI, tell us, are the Republicans in the Senate having a meltdown?

I mean Parnas ran a company called Fraud Guarantee fer fuck's sake.

I imagine whoever collects info from Parnas will do what they do with any criminal informant, i.e., verify the living shit out of it. Planting fake evidence is easy; planting fake evidence across several sources must be more difficult. (Amateur speculation here of course)

Washington Post:

Democrats seize on report to press for key witnesses in Senate impeachment trial

"... they might be adding more articles and the investigation would continue"

Why not?

CNN:

Highlights from the new Mueller FBI investigation documents

The Hill:

GOP senator plans to seek dismissal of impeachment articles

CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz:

In interview with FBI, Paul Manafort said he used Fox News host Sean Hannity as a “back channel” to President Trump in the period between the FBI raid of his apartment and his indictment months later, in October 2017. Details from newly released FBI documents.

Hannity is evil

And looks like a big toe, r283.

A really good read! There's more coming... Written by a former Repug Congressman.

hmm, this is interesting from that article r285:

[quote]There will be another blockbuster whistleblower - on an entirely different scandal - whose information will be made public just as the Senate trial is underway. This will rock the political world.

Think I've heard something like that here.

From R285’s link:

[quote] The New York Times was given a tip that, in August, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and then-national security adviser John Bolton met privately with Trump, urging him to release military aid to Ukraine; he reportedly refused. This was deliberately leaked to the Times for a reason, from someone on the inside.

Indeed, the just-released material bears that out.

I agree that there is more that will come tumbling out. The analogy to Raiders is very apt. We know that tRump is a miserable criminal. He probably committed numerous impeachable offenses we have yet to hear about.

it's almost like Nancy once again knows what she's doing. Just wait long enough and all this stuff starts tumbling out (maybe with a little nudge).

R285 makes me wonder. Suppose the Senate is tied, and we have a Dem President and VP. If the President dies, and the VP becomes President, what happens if the Republicans refuse to confirm a new VP? We would thereafter get tie votes In the Senate, and that means that the Dem initiatives will fail, right? Well, that’s a shame.

You get guys like Vindeman, Fiona Hill, Taylor and the others, all career civil servants coming forward, and it tells us that there is a deep state and thank god there is, because those people are the ones who go to work every day and take their job seriously and protect our country. Trump is dismantling that capability at the worst possible moment. All because he wants to change the subject from impeachment to distract us.

On twitter all the pundits a re saying Trump just deliberately assassinated the Number 2 guy in the Iranian military at the airport in Iraq. Richard Engel is saying the consequences will be massive. Either Iraq or Israel will feel the brunt of payback. It will escalate tensions and Lebanon and Hezbollah will get actively involved. Engel said this is a massive escalation.

Now. Knowing Iran is a client state of Russia, and Putin doesn't want anyone fucking with Iran, either Trump got his permission to take out this guy, or Putin is going to have to clean up this mess before it gets a lot worse. At what point does Trump become a liability for Vlad?

Trump consulted with no one. He just took a hit out on the guy. The guy was a bad person, but WTF . Trump hasn't thought this through and he has no national security team dealing with this shit. We a re in a real bad place right now.

NYT:

Trump Orders Strike Killing Top Iranian General Qassim Suleimani in Baghdad

AP:

Ex-Trump aide Manafort told FBI he had 'no chance at trial'

Daily Beast:

Trump Considers Pardoning Blackwater Mercenary Convicted of Murder

Malcolm Nance: URGENT: Iraqi army & CT forces are defensive surrounding the Green Zone. All bridges closed. This won’t stop the militias GRAD & IRAM rockets that are certain to come any time now. Any. Time

Oh, shit. Is the green zone only embassies? Are their homes there, too? In any even, it’s all civilian, right?

[quote] [R285] makes me wonder. Suppose the Senate is tied, and we have a Dem President and VP. If the President dies, and the VP becomes President, what happens if the Republicans refuse to confirm a new VP?

Interesting question, but I don’t think we will have an evenly divided Senate. I think it will be 51/49. John LeBoutillier, the former Republican congressman, who wrote the predictions at R285, believes that Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, and Maine will go to the Democrats and Doug Jones will lose his seat in Alabama. Agree with the pickups, but a loss by Jones may not matter because Tom Tillis could be defeated in North Carolina, where he enters reelection as not particularly popular. And, who knows, there may be a completely unexpected Senate victory or two in November.

Putin really is calling the shots, and he doesn't want war in Iran. Putin wants us out of the Middle East as he consolidates his own power there. He has Turkey, Iran, and Syria, and probably Lebanon. Maybe Putin allowed these guys to get assassinated by Trump, so Trump places us in a position to be forced out of the Middle East. Maybe the guys Trump took out were too troublesome for Putin so he was allowing the hit because they were too aggressive in seeking war with the US. All I'm saying is that there are a lot of angles to this that need to be explored. Pay attention, because there aren't too many experts who will come on TV to discuss this with all the nuance it deserves. Maybe Maddow, but not too many others.

Washington Post:

Iran vows revenge after U.S. drone strike kills elite force commander

CBS:

Lawmakers divided over airstrike killing Iranian military leader

Reuters:

Appeals court will weigh Trump bid to block testimony sought by House

Politico:

Why Democrats say they might not vote to convict Trump

CNN:

Supreme Court's liberals prepare for a spring of dissent

Meanwhile, they just approved yet another few billion to bail out farmers suffering with the tariffs war on China. Their soy is no longer needed, Brazil got that market....whenever it comes back. Pigs are dying off by the millions in Asia.

So they like being paid out for much more than their crop would sell. If they ever get back to farming, they'll find themselves trying to compete and will have to undersell. Put those dollars away, boys, and kiss ass while you can.

They've already exceeded the auto industry bailout and all without voter approval because they can funnel USDA funds through a 'private' corporation under the umbrella(control) of their corporate masters, all all of us the suckers on the hook for those billions. Taxation without representation, but who fucking cares when you can still buy a lotto and hope to be a future 1% grifter. At the very least, your kids won't have to compete for the chicken plucking jobs with 'dirty mexicans'.

That epidemic? It's already here.

This ole gal is being referenced, quoted, and pictured all over cable media this morning.

God. I wish someone would cram a dick in her mouth just to shut her the fuck up!

So so of that lying cunt!

Who is he trying to convince at this point?

He's trying deflect attention from the just-released emaile regarding his shakedown of Ukraine...

He's trying deflect attention from the just-released emaile regarding his shakedown of Ukraine...

He's trying deflect attention from the just-released emaile regarding his shakedown of Ukraine...

Washington Post:

Trump has raised strategic incoherence to new levels with Soleimani’s killing

Business Insider:

'What the hell were you thinking': Trump berated White House staff for not telling him Putin was trying to call him

The Hill:

Meadows says Matt Gaetz should be part of Trump's impeachment defense team

^ Why do Gaetz, Hannity and Carlson all look like big toes? Is there a name for that condition?

I wish that Matt Gaetz would just OD.

The Iranians aren't taking this well at all. #HardRevenge is trending on Twitter and the posts are not pretty.....................

R297 NAILS it. Putin gave the ok, and told trumpy what to say and do when they talked around xmas. This was done to distract from impeachment andto make trumpy look tough to his disgusting base.

David Pakman yesterday....

Trump Bizarrely Tweets About UFC Knockouts After Iran Threat

Mitch will say they can’t hold a senate trial of the Commander in Chief in the middle of a war.

Politico’s Kyle Cheney:

JUST IN: Judge allows LEV PARNAS to begin sharing documents and contents of iPhone -- initially seized by law enforcement -- with the House.

NICE !!!

Oil prices have spiked 4% since this assassination happened. How much did Blump invest in crude oil futures just prior to this attack, I wonder...

You know he doesn’t do anything if it’s not making him some coin on the side.

NYT:

Trump Says He Ordered Killing of Iranian to Prevent New Attack on Americans

ABC:

Pelosi demands briefing on U.S.-Iran strike, Graham says he was informed beforehand

So, he told his moron son, Eric — who tweeted about it inappropriately — but couldn’t be bothered to inform the Speaker of the House.

What a malevolent clown.

Trump can tell Graham whatever he wants...Grahan doesnt control shit so its pointless.

r324.....

Which branch of the service will Eric be joining?

He keeps that scruff because someone told him it gives him the appearance of a real chin.

[quote]Pelosi demands briefing on U.S.-Iran strike, Graham says he was informed beforehand

Apparently, #KleptoLindz does know how to keep secrets.

[quote]He keeps that scruff because someone told him it gives him the appearance of a real chin.

I can't see Don Jr. without seeing chinless Kendall Roy from SUCCESSION, sobbing in his daddy's office.

Jacob Wohl is on record as saying that he'll enlist if we go to war with Iran. Hee!

Roll Call:

House counsel warns of ‘gun battle’ in fight for Trump information

NBC:

Was it legal for Donald Trump to order the killing of a top Iranian general?

Washington Post:

U.S. strike on top Iranian commander sharply divides Congress

It's over guys, he did it. Impeachment is gone, the narrative has been changed. "You can't impeach the President at a time of war!"

We're fucked, fucked, fucked.

r335, FYI, he's been impeached. The House's action is not reversible.

R335 is a classic concern troll.

He’s still impeached, babe. And the history books will note that.

ROFLMAO

Oh, please, fake concern troll. This will be old news by next week. People don't care about wars anymore because the only people fighting them are poor people. The military industrial complex loves, loves, loves it so they'll make sure Americans continue to not care about wars.

What Americans will care about are gas prices. They are going to soar. That will actually hurt Trump politically.

I realize he's been impeached - my point is the narrative has been changed. If you venture outside the DL/Huff Po bubble, you know they are already saying it's not patriotic to convict the President in the midst of war. He kicked a hornet's nest on purpose and he seems to be winning.

What branch of the service will Tomi be joining?

R340, it has literally been a day. Shiny object phenomena. You are an idiot with zero political acumen and, seemingly, no idea how the world works. Go play on Snapchat.

[quote] It's over guys, he did it. Impeachment is gone, the narrative has been changed.

🙄 Sure, Jan. It will be difficult for him to claim that we are at war, especially when Mango Cheatolini said that we were not. Oh, Iran will retaliate, but they’re not going to do anything immediately, and likely wouldn’t do anything that would start a war and interfere with the impeachment. Those governing Iran are far more cunning and strategic than the moron in the White House.

But, the impeachment trial is most certainly NOT gone — especially when the IMPOTUS is the one who conveniently started a conflict to distract from the mounting evidence of his malfeasance.

Some legal types on Twitter are speculating that the delay in the Parnas decision suggests that they already have much of his data from other sources and just need his phone for corroboration.

These prosecutors build cases from evidence from criminal types all the time. Corroboration is key.

[quote] R303: Meanwhile, they just approved yet another few billion to bail out farmers suffering with the tariffs war on China.

Trump raised taxes on the blue staters through the $10,000 cap on the sum of state income tax and property tax; and it’s funneled to red states. I’d just like to see this in a 15-minute TV commercial replayed 20 times a day.

Are you listening, Bloomberg & Steyer?

R344, I don’t know, Parnas may have recordings, and Just imagine what these criminals are talking about when they think they are unobserved! There might be more, new crimes!

NYT:

Trump in Miami Speech Tells Evangelical Base: God Is ‘on Our Side’

Where's the orb?

Somebody should tell Trump that God sees through him.

Somebody should tell Trump he wears more makeup than a drag queen.

Reuters:

Trump tells evangelical rally he will put prayer in schools

NYT:

Trump Rule Would Exclude Climate Change in Infrastructure Planning

R343 - TRUTH!

Iran is a distraction that’s not going work for Diaper Don. I hope his fucking head explodes; soon.

It ain't over until we say it is over. Democrats have to get this. Republicans got this long ago. it ain't over til we say it's over. We can dick this guy over again and again and again. We truly need to get this.

Why can’t he just die already. I hope some Iranian revenge squad get to the entire foul trumpty klan.

trust Nancy, it's actually a good strategy. Trust Nancy.

And by the way, what the hell happened to FCI?

"Iran is a distraction that’s not going work for Diaper Don. I hope his fucking head explodes; soon."

No one cared and forgot about it 2 days later when he killed that ISIS leader (can't even remember his name - but he was a bigger threat than Osama bin Laden lol). So now he killed a no name Iranian leader no one has ever heard about. Unless the Iranians start a war, no one will remember this next week.

I thought that Iranian bitch was the biggest terrorist ever, not the ISIS guy. Oh donnie, just stop huckstering for five seconds, you dumb bitch.

[quote]Somebody should tell Trump that God sees through him.

Even I can't see through that many putrid rolls and bulges and layers of fat.

[quote]There will be another blockbuster whistleblower - on an entirely different scandal - whose information will be made public just as the Senate trial is underway. This will rock the political world.

We know now. A whistleblower from Deutsche Bank told the FBI that Trump's loans were underwritten by Russian State-Owned VTB Bank, a.k.a. Vlad buddies. Ouch! War, he must declare war now...

R360 I'm glad I checked this thread (I mean I do daily but especially today). ALL DAY today I only saw stuff about Iran and Parnas on both MSNBC and CNN. Not a peep about the Russian backed bank loans

have other media outlets just not confirmed them yet? Hopefully it blows up this weekend. This is YUGE

I mean it's clear Russia had a financial hold over Trump. Now it's clearer

it still wouldn't shock me if Trump also has some Russian money laundering or even a fucking salary on his records too.

How reputable is the Forensic News?

NYT:

U.S. and Iran Exchange More Threats as Democrats Question Timing of Strike

Washington Post:

Trump thought war with Iran could help reelect Obama. What about Trump?

Someone in Lou Dobbs' life needs to have him committed for a mental evaluation. Last night he said:

“This is a president who’s already — in my opinion, he’s already historic, but in my opinion, he’s also already one of the greatest presidents and with another four years, in which to get more done, he’s already set a standard, Congressman, for presidents that most mortals won’t be able to meet. He outworks them. He outthinks. He is remarkably resourceful. He’s bright. His judgment is second to none.”

Lou Dobbs just meeds to announce he's taken the position of Court Jester already.

nope, nothing desperate about constantly saying how bright and resourceful Trump is, Lou Dobbs. Nothing desperate sounding there. And the idea that Trump outworks anybody? Do you really wanna go there?

DJT hosts Lindsey Graham and Matt Gaetz at Mar-a-Lago. Tells them of his airstrike plans. Then brings in Kevin McCarthy.

Every move is calculated to his political benefit.

Are Graham and Gaetz close? There's a pattern of the two showing up together at Trump events.

Showing up together with rosy cheeks? Smiles all around? I think the DL sleuths are on to something.

Lou Dobbs is full of shit. What a gaseous, bloviating windbag. tRump is the stupidest, laziest, and most moronic fucker to ever occupy the Oval Office. He doesn’t work hard — he hardly works.

I'm sure before long you'll be hearing Lou Dobbs and other morons saying Trump should be added to Mt. Rushmore lol

There's not enough rock for that fat blob.

Russian State Media Blames Impeachment for Trump’s Iran Strike

Sanders is saying that he'll do whatever he "can to prevent war with Iran." He knows what I know - Trump's attack just made Biden the nominee because none of the other candidates can match Biden's foreign policy experience.

Iran will strike back and when they do, the blood will be solely on Trump's hands. If I lived in Israel, I'd be planning to take a long vacation.

So this was all staged with Putin's input. LOL! Hey. We don't have to be geniuses. All we have to do is accept the premise that Trump is Putin's puppet, and everything makes sense.

Ring of Fire:

Trump Freaks Out As New York Investigators Dig Into His Records

The vtb bank stuff is explosive, if true. The group releasing has a somewhat sketchy reputation.

Not saying they're wrong, but it does need corroborating.

Ring of Fire:

Trump Has Spent $115 MILLION Taxpayer Dollars Playing Golf

^ sorry

Politico:

Pelosi slams White House's War Powers notification on Soleimani strike

NYT:

White House Withholds 20 Emails Between Two Trump Aides on Ukraine Aid

so either the mainstream media outlets have yet to confirm the story about Trump's loans being backed by Russian banks OR they're purposely holding off on it until the Iran story plays out more. They're still afraid of the right wing media and repubs calling them "anti-American" or "unpatriotic"

remember they started this shit during the Bush years. While things weren't as nutty back then, those in the media or Democrats who dared to question or criticize Trump were really disparaged by right wingers

Newsweek:

Pete Buttigieg Responds After Trump Accuses Him of Being a 'Pretend' Christian: 'God Does Not Belong to a Political Party'

*

Trump told members of his evangelical base at the King Jesus International Ministry in Miami that God is "on our side" against "radical left" Democrats. He accused several prominent Democratic figures including Buttigieg and New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of trying to remove God from America and replace religion with socialism, although he offered no examples of how this is happening. Trump once again mocked Buttigieg's name and questioned whether his Christian faith is genuine, prompting a succinct rebuke from the former mayor, whose term ended on January 1.

"The extreme left is trying to replace religion with government and replace God with socialism," Trump claimed Friday in Florida, prompting boos from the audience.

"And I see Alfred E. Neuman comes out and he's trying to pretend he's very religious. Alfred E. Neuman you know who that is, right?" Trump said, comparing the Democratic candidate to the fictitious Mad magazine cover character. "Buttigieg—you go 'boot' and then 'edge, edge,' because nobody can pronounce his name so they call him 'Mayor Pete.'"

"Now Mayor Pete I hope he does great. Boot-edge-edge. Now all of a sudden he's become extremely religious, this happened about two weeks ago," Trump continued.

Buttigieg responded on Twitter late Friday night with a concise message: "God does not belong to a political party."

*I mean those who dared to question or criticize Bush

why don't Democrats start calling Trump and repubs "the radical right"? Stop letting them set the narrative that it's the Democrats who are radical and against the norm. It's the opposite. The repubs are radical and trying to take us back to the 1800s.

The radical racist white supremacist alt-right

Dump is going to come unglued...Tucker Carlson removed his"Dear Leader's" mushroom-headed member out of his mouth long enough to criticize the airstrike that Fat Donnie launched to deflect from the mounting evidence of his crimes. Expect a raging tweetstorm in response!

Trump is unglued. not becoming. He is. And Back during the Charlottesville fiasco, I hypothesized that at some oint he'd declare and emergency, suspend the constitution and declare martial law. The assassination if the Iranian leader and his meltdown screaming more threats at Iran, as Iran threatens us with terrorist attacks now, may give him the excuse he needs. If we do get hit, he will have his emergency. All these procedures are bullshit. I want the fucking generals to walk in to the WH and escort him out. He's a clear and present danger. He has to be removed. We can have the trial later.

NYT:

As Tensions With Iran Escalated, Trump Opted for Most Extreme Measure

NYT:

White House Notifies Congress of Suleimani Strike Under War Powers Act

I suspect that the Iranians will not strike back immediately, but instead will carefully taunt the Orange man-child in the Oval Office, driving him further insane and more reckless, but never providing him with the necessary spark that would allow him to retaliate.

r390, TWO DAYS AFTER THE FACT!

Trump is an idiot. He thinks the Iranians will just come out and strike like he did. They will be like thieves in the night and we will pay for this long after Trump is history

Breaking: Iraq parliament votes to expel US troops, lodge formal complaint with UN

[quote]I suspect that the Iranians will not strike back immediately, but instead will carefully taunt the Orange man-child in the Oval Office

I suspect they'll go after other Western allies first, further alienating Europe from Trumpistan.

Hey, Iran, if you're listening - we could use Trump's tax returns and all the other damning evidence of him, like the unreleased emails from Trump staffers that prove his guilt.

I'm still around for the few who asked. I have been busy enjoying time off work and spending it with friends. I still post I just don't always sign my posts "FCI" .

Everyone is doing a great job keeping the trolls away and keeping the information flowing.

Pres Bone Spurs, as we all knew he would, is ratcheting up the cray to new levels. Nobody wants 4 more years of his exhausting tantrums and lies.

AP:

Iraq's Parliament calls for expulsion of U.S. troops

[quote]Nobody wants 4 more years of his exhausting tantrums and lies.

Apparently they do, FCI, since no one will do anything about it.

The only ones profiting from his regime of terror is the media and it doesn't take much of an imagination to figure out why they keep him front and center. I always switch off anyone from his administration and turn the channel when they give him any time.

I'm positive I'm not the only one. I couldn't tell you what his last tweet is and don't care. I'm exhausted from being outraged, but this doesn't mean I'm going to give any of them a pass into the future. They've proven what they are.

MSN's poll for today shows a post-strike uptick in support to remove him and a decrease in his job approval rating. I don't think we will devolve into that post-9/11 patriotic bullshit because 18-49 year-olds do NOT like this man and a lot of old white people have died off since 2001.

That's an online survey. You might as well use that octopus that predicts the World Cup.

NBC:

Trump's trial: Lawmakers return to D.C., and here's where things stand

CNN:

How Republican hawks primed Trump to strike back at Iran

AP:

Iran abandons nuclear deal over US killing general

There is apparently an $80M bounty on Trump’s head from the Iranians. Maybe that can pay for part of his wall.

Ha!!!

As if the Iranians didn't need anymore incentive R406. I'm sure plenty of Americans could use the money, too.

R406 brilliant idea! We can throw in Pompeo for free too!

What's with Miss Lindzey showing up to play golf with Trump at every outing? Does he have other acquaintances he can invite? Heck, can't he teach Barron the game?

Maybe she doesn't say anything about the alleged cheating.

[quote]All these procedures are bullshit. I want the fucking generals to walk in to the WH and escort him out. He's a clear and present danger. He has to be removed. We can have the trial later.

THIS. I just thought it should be posted again (with thanks to the person who said it).

[post redacted because linking to dailymail.co.uk clearly indicates that the poster is either a troll or an idiot (probably both, honestly.) Our advice is that you just ignore this poster but whatever you do, don't click on any link to this putrid rag.]

A guy was on line behind me at the grocery store this morning, and asked my opinion of the entire mess and proceeded to tell me what a great thing Trump had done.

I live in Queens.

[quote] Heck, can't he teach Barron the game?

Hell, no. Barron might actually win.

This is backfiring, to say the least.

Any Senate Republican who votes to keep Trump becomes liable for his actions if he stays. That has to be a pretty grim prospect.

NBC:

Democrats demand answers on Soleimani killing: 'This is not a game'

Look. The Iranian people, (not the ones who are Putin's puppets) know Trump is their problem. So they need to deal with their problem and the rest of us will all happily agree to stop fucking with one another.

Lindsey wants to change the rules to start the impeachment trial and exonerate Trump without the Articles being sent over by the House.

Are they still trying to pretend that he can be un-impeached?

NYT:

Iran Abandons Nuclear Deal as Killing of Iranian General Upends Mideast

Trump takes to Twitter to notify Congress of his intent to retaliate against any Iranian action against the U.S.:

These Media Posts will serve as notification to the United States Congress that should Iran strike any U.S. person or target, the United States will quickly & fully strike back, & perhaps in a disproportionate manner. Such legal notice is not required, but is given nevertheless!

The Hill: Trump warns of 'disproportionate' response if Iran strikes US targets

"These Media Posts will serve as notification to the United States Congress that should Iran strike any U.S. person or target, the United States will quickly & fully strike back, & perhaps in a disproportionate manner. Such legal notice is not required, but is given nevertheless!"

CNN:

Prosecutors want to make public more details about Paul Manafort lies to Mueller--potentially about Trump and Ukraine

Now listen to me, riffraff! Every word I ever utter is to be taken as a DIRECT ROYAL PROCLAMATION!

R423, it’s clear that none of this is real to Trump. He doesn’t see international conflict as having any weight or meaning. It’s all the same empty posturing.

It’s all essentially a board game to Trump. That’s about as deep as he can go. It’s a game of Risk in the Mar-a-Lago parlor.

That Eric, a deprived of mental functioning slab of faux humanity, knew before any of the elected officials is outrageous. This is what they want?

I do not want the next Dem President to forget this. I do not want reconcilliation. It's pointless when they pull this shit as soon as they've cheated their way into power.

Trump was bragging to his Mar-a-Lago pals that something big was going to happen in Iran before any elected officials knew

FAT, BLOATED,BE-WIGGED BUTT-HURT ASSHOLE. JUST DIE ALREADY.

R430, I think his official nickname should be "Fat, Bloated, Be-Wigged Butthurt Asshole"

Nah, it's not a game to him. It's a damned reality show and he believes himself the most powerful man on earth that everyone MUST watch and obey. "Watch the Blotus piss off more liberals! Tweet with the Blotus! Look at the The Blotus parade his plastic spawn! Look, the Blotus got them dems again! See, the Blotus really does belong there next to QEII (he does, actually, the pedo loving bitch), and See the incredible, stable genius plays of: Putin pandering, Kim ass kissing, economy ruining tariffs and ally insults!

I hate the destruction of archeological sites.

Take. The. Shot.

R413 - “ A guy was on line behind me at the grocery store this morning, and asked my opinion of the entire mess and proceeded to tell me what a great thing Trump had done. I live in Queens.”

I would’ve taken the egg carton out of his shopping cart, and slammed him straight across his fucking face.

Trump asks, why can't he target culturally important sites and commit war crimes? Why won't you let him do that? Why are you so uptight?

Trump's tweet at R423 was followed up by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Check and mate!

Trump was afraid he looked too weak after he saw the news coverage of the Iranians attacking our embassy in Iraq. He was goaded into doing this and it plays right into Putin's hands. he got played. Iraq is demanding the expulsion of American troops and Iran now has the dominant hand in Iraq. Syria is lost, the kurds betrayed, Turkey is the hammer Putin is using in that conflict and the next thing on the hit list is israel. He discussed the Iran assassination with Putin. What a complete fucked up mess.

2020, a new year, a new decade. trump spent his Christmas vacation in luxury while plotting an assassination. What a fucked up lying monster asshole. Die, fool.

r438 I think the embassy 'attack' was planned. Putin probably encouraged it.

A certain sausage-curled fascist enchantress is saying that the Senate may just change the rules to proceed with a trial sans impeachment articles.

Mutha is not the one

still no mainstream media confirmation of the Russian-backed Trump loans...hoping it happens this week though

Any Democrat whoever disparaged Madame Speaker needs to sit the fuck down now and forever.. She's playing this so well. Now the Senate wants to change the rules and everyone can see it. What they used to do in secret is being exposed.

Go, Nancy, Go!

Miss Lindzey is immensely predictable. None of it has been good. The ignore the Articles ploy is something she is running up the flagpole in behalf of Trump, Moscow Mitch, Barr, etc.

She doesn't pay for anything in these I'll gotten deeds, does she?

She's Fox's queen of whatever. Trump will discard her like a torn used condom once her usefulness expires.

^ ill, not I'll

USA Today:

Nancy Pelosi says House will vote to limit Trump's war powers on Iran as tensions grow

NYT:

For Trump, the Burden May Be Proving This Is Not the Moment His Critics Predicted

Reuters:

With Trump impeachment trial on hold, Senate to focus on 'ordinary business'

Defense Secretary Chief of Staff: "Bye Gurl!"

CBS:

Fear of war mounts as Iran and the U.S. trade escalating threats

Washington Post:

Top Republican suggests changing Senate rules to begin Trump impeachment trial within days

Bolton is willing to testify if he is subpoenaed. Just reported on MSNBC.

AP: Georgia's new GOP senator enters politics amid impeachment

*

Loeffler was criticized by Trump allies as too moderate and inexperienced when her appointment was announced in December, but she has spent the past several weeks travelling Georgia and trying to win over conservatives with a “pro-Second Amendment, pro-Trump, pro-military and pro-wall” message.

Speaking to reporters last week in Savannah, she said she intends to vote “no” on removing Trump from office.

“I don’t think there was due process followed in the House proceeding, so it would be very difficult to understand how that would not be the conclusion," Loeffler said. “So yes, I would support a ‘no’ vote on impeachment.” She did not say how she believed the House failed to follow due process.

[quote]Bolton is willing to testify if he is subpoenaed. Just reported on MSNBC.

Bolton statement: "Since my testimony is once again at issue, I have had to resolve the serious competing issues as best I could, based on careful consideration and study. I have concluded that, if the Senate issues a subpoena for my testimony, I am prepared to testify."

Due process? tRump prevented that from happening at every step...

Bolton's newfound willingness to testify signals to me that he's not going to say anything against Trump -- likely because he's so happy that Trump is bumbling us into a military conflict with Iran.

Can the HOUSE still subpoena him to testify? That’d be more likely if possible and it certainly would yield better results.

^ Yes.

[quote] “I don’t think there was due process followed in the House proceeding, so it would be very difficult to understand how that would not be the conclusion," Loeffler said. “So yes, I would support a ‘no’ vote on impeachment.” She did not say how she believed the House failed to follow due process.

Did anyone bother to ask her about how the House failed to follow due process?

I despise these cretins and their willful ignorance.

[quote]Can the HOUSE still subpoena him to testify? That’d be more likely if possible and it certainly would yield better results.

He would fight a subpoena issued by a Dem-controlled house. He's only interested in appearing before a Repug-controlled Senate. That should tell you something about what he's willing to say.

Plus given that McConnell doesn't want witnesses, it's easy for Bolton to just bleat that out.

Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano on Monday advised Democrats in the House of Representatives to reopen their impeachment inquiry and consider drafting additional articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.

In an interview with host Bill Hemmer, Napolitano pointed to newly released emails showing that Trump was directly ordering the hold on military aid to Ukraine as fresh evidence that he was trying to extort the country until it agreed to launch an investigation into prospective 2020 rival Joe Biden.

“If I were a Democrat in the House, I would be moving to reopen the impeachment on the basis of the newly acquired evidence, these new emails of people getting instructions directly from the president to hold up on the sending of the funds,” Napolitano said. “That would justify holding onto the articles of impeachment, because there’s new evidence and perhaps new articles.”

The Hill:

Giuliani's unofficial role allowed him to avoid White House disclosure rules: report

CNN:

How John Bolton just put the squeeze on Mitch McConnell over impeachment

San Diego Union-Tribune:

Congressman will likely receive his taxpayer-funded congressional pension despite guilty plea

Meh, that's what we do in the US of A, we fund criminals.

The Hill: DHS to share citizenship data with Census Bureau in wake of court decision

It is not clear if the personal information shared will provide an accurate determination of citizenship status.

"Determining an individual's citizenship based on various DHS data is a challenging task," DHS said in the document, adding that "no one source of citizenship information is complete and up-to-date."

The agency said "there will be no adverse impact" to any misidentified individuals because the information "is for statistical purposes and Census statistical products only."

And now he is destroying environmental rules.

I will try again.

[quote] Congressman will likely receive his taxpayer-funded congressional pension despite guilty plea

So, Andrew McCabe loses his pension, but this piece of shit gets to keep his? Unreal.

[quote]I will oppose any War Powers resolution pushed by @SpeakerPelosi so as to allow this President to have the latitude he needs as Commander in Chief.

[quote]The last thing America needs is 535 Commanders in Chief. Americans elected one: @realdonaldtrump

The role of Congress pertaining to war powers is specified in the Constitution. Graham's sycophantic behavior is trying to render unaccountable control to the Executive branch. .

Richard Painter's & Peter Golenbock's new book: American Nero: The History of the Destruction of the Rule of Law, and Why Trump Is the Worst Offender eBook: Richard Painter, Peter Golenbock.

the idea that we're hearing some officials didn't think Trump would go with the extreme option of killing that guy if presented with it shows they still don't understand his mindset. He's not a normal person, never mind a "normal" President." They need to stop treating him normally

Reuters:

U.S. military has no plans to leave Iraq -defense secretary

If Iraq expels them, they have no choice...

If Iraq expels them, they have no choice...

I think that's whatcha call a quandary.

If Iraq expels them, there is nothing to stop “them” from occupying whatever parts of Iraq they want. Not the Iraqi people, not the American people. The Fascist Trump regime will do what it pleases with the support of the Senate, and no one can stop them.

No one? I think you overestimate 'them'

R474, that is a troubling part of this story. Do they not understand, at this late date, who Trump is? How can they claim to have been surprised?

So if the U.S. won't leave when Iraq throws them out, I guess we can stop pretending it's about building Democracies and just blatantly getting out the oil, huh?

So if the U.S. won't leave when Iraq throws them out, I guess we can stop pretending it's about building Democracies and just blatantly getting out the oil, huh?

But who is going to stop tRump from leaving troops in Iraq? No one. That’s the problem. He’s a bully and a thug. And he has the backing of the US military. Who’s going to cross our army?

Politico: Sen. Mitt Romney said Monday that he wants to hear from John Bolton after the former national security adviser offered to testify in the Senate’s impeachment trial. “Of course,” said the Utah Republican when asked if he wants Bolton to testify. “He has firsthand information and, assuming that articles of impeachment reach the Senate, I’d like to hear what he has to say.”

On the other hand, courtesy of right-wing rag the Washington Examiner:

Eleven Republicans have put forth a resolution that, if passed, would seek to dismiss articles of impeachment against President Trump immediately. The resolution was authored by Josh Hawley and is co-sponsored by Ted Cruz.

r483, everybody who backed or was in on the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq (not to mention other Middle Eastern countries we struck under cover of the fog of war) had their own selling point, from making Israel safer to converting Muslims to Christianity. The only people who really made out were military contractors, primarily Dick Cheney and his pet pig Halliburton. As the old WWI pamphlet put it, war is a racket.

Estranged daughter of dead GOP gerrymandering mastermind dumps docs he left behind

R481 I don't know if there are some who feel they "have to maintain normal protocols" but it's worrying indeed. Trump doesn't understand restraint or even consequences of actions. To him it was all about the show

Bam! Muslim terrorist dead! I look like a winner! I look like I'm a YUGE patriot! Muslims scared! Boom! Case closed

I'm sure Trump had no thought about retaliation or who would be filling that guy's role in Iran

I know this would never happen but you know the mainstream media can do? If they really wanted to help pressure Bolton into testifying they could all sign a statement saying they would refuse to interview him about his upcoming book unless he did it. From CNN, MSNBC, ABC,NBC, CBS, PBS, WaPo, NYT, HuffPo, Buzzfeed etc they could all do that

Bolton writing a book that trashes Trump will not go over well with the majority of who is left in the repub base. He therefore NEEDS sales from moderates, independents and even Democrats.

but of course the media would never do that because they all want that exclusive

^At this point, no Repugs will buy his book, hell - they don't even read books.

Bolton is a game player pursuing $$$$ himself. He had the chance to be candid and forthright and he blew it. What he says now has diminished credibility.

That’s certainly what Trump‘s defenders are going to argue, R491. Actually, Bolton, whatever else he may be, does not have a reputation for dishonesty. In fact, he is said to be a prodigious note taker, so he may have contemporaneous documentation of conversations with Trump, for example.

It’s going to be somewhat difficult for Bolton to lie very convincingly about the facts that Fiona Hill and Col. Vindman have already testified about regarding their interactions with him. Especially Bolton’s direction to “go talk to the lawyers” about the “drug deal” that Mulvaney and Sondland were “cooking up.”

Meanwhile, Pençe & 'Mother' are campaigning in central Florida.

They're very popular at key parties in The Villages.

NYT:

Khamenei Wants to Put Iran’s Stamp on Reprisal for U.S. Killing of Top General

Wasn't highly touted Jared Kushner placed in charge at the begining of the Trump administration to develop a comprehensive Middle East peace plan and resolve regional differences? What happened?

Jim Bakker: Supporting Dear Leader is "a test of whether you are even saved"

Judge Judy is to endorse Mike Bloomberg for President on Cuomo Prime Time.

R497, Jared was in charge of magically resolving issues between Israel and the Palestinians. Iran was not in his portfolio, because Trump wanted to screw that up himself.

R489 has the right idea. WTF should the media enable this flounting of the rules and the Constitutional process? Bolton is a key witness and he must testify. If he doesn't he should not profit from it. If this were a criminal proceeding he wouldn't be able to get away with it. The House needs to subpoena him and make him testify, and he ought to be the subject of a total media blackout regarding any books. In fact WTF is his publisher? We can start a boycott. The media ought to have some kind of policy in a matter as grave as this is that they will not allow someone to profit if they refuse to cooperate.

NYT: The Nightmare Stage of Trump's Rule Is Here

Michele Goldberg is wrong. The nightmare stage of Trump's rule is waiting in the wings. If he has a second term,....that will be the nightmare.

Pence already campaigning in Florida in early January shows they are scared about November. His approval rating there ranges from -3 to 0. Without Florida, they can't win.

r499, she was on The View today and showed her political commercial for him.

Trump is bringing out his top guns to get his message across.

Wasn't Diamond & Silk a throwaway Prince song?

What do you guys think of Iran's threat to go after his properties? If impeachment does not get him to resign, maybe hurting or ruining his business will (no innocent people should be harmed in any way though).

Nikki Haley again partaking in vicious, dishonest partisan performances to further her political ambitions

tonight on Hannity she said

[quote]“The only ones mourning the loss of Soleimani are our Democrat leadership and Democrat Presidential candidates.”

she's getting dragged for it of course but she doesn't care since her message was to Trump, Fox and the deplorable base who love this

so repubs do something stupid and then go on the attack mode trying to make Democrats look bad. They do this EVERY TIME

Anybody remember this? Good times.

Nikki Haley, Lindsey Graham, Mick Mulvaney, Trey Gowdy, J. Wilson, McMasters, etc. are all from South Carolina.

They have all helped to accompllish one thing beyond their unwavering support for Trump: having the nation's worst kept roads while at the same time paving the entire state.

Whether he's President or not he has a huge target on his back for the rest of his life. And his personality is only making it worse. Because he is bragging and threatening and promoting this in a very unseemly way.

Compare this to how Obama took out Bin Laden. While a lot of things happened "off stage" so to speak, Obama comported himself with dignity and humility. Yes humility. He never plastered images of Bin Laden's dead body on the internet. He even made sure Bin Laden had a Muslim burial at sea.

Obama probably notified key leaders in various countries, especially Muslim countries, and may have even got them to quietly buy into it. Remember, one of the Obama administration's main arguments was that Bin Laden was killing Muslims. There were clerics and other leaders decrying Bin Laden as a rogue. And he was. He was a stateless homicidal maniac. We didn't see tens of millions of people demonstrating against the USA because Obama was respectful and respected.

Contrast that with Trump who is inadvertently participating in his own humiliation. Putin's role in all of this can't be overstated. His goal is to get us out of the Middle East and Afghanistan so that Putin and his oligarchs can control access to the minerals oil and gas in those regions.

Putin is also making inroads in South America as we speak. Trump is helping that happen. He is weakening us and isolating us. Even the most corrupt members of the Republican Party have to see where this road leads for us and for them personally. We've been the only nation standing in Putin's way. Our allies are only as strong as we are. Trump is dismantling us.

Steve Schmidt explains to Rolling Stone why Lindsey Graham didn't have to be blackmailed into Trump sycophancy:

“People try to analyze Lindsey through the prism of the manifest inconsistencies that exist between things that he used to believe and what he’s doing now. The way to understand him is to look at what’s consistent. And essentially what he is in American politics is what, in the aquatic world, would be a pilot fish: a smaller fish that hovers about a larger predator, like a shark, living off of its detritus. That’s Lindsey. And when he swam around the McCain shark, broadly viewed as a virtuous and good shark, Lindsey took on the patina of virtue. But wherever the apex shark is, you find the Lindsey fish hovering about, and Trump’s the newest shark in the sea. Lindsey has a real draw to power — but he’s found it unattainable on his own merits.”

Washington Post:

GOP support for constraining Trump on Iran fades in wake of Soleimani killing

GOP support for anything bipartisan has been in the dark for quite some time. They won't even bring anything the Congress has worked on to the floor for debate as they are shameless and utterly transparent.

CBS:

GOP congressman tweets fake photo of Obama with Iran's president

^

Calls for Gosar to delete his tweet went ignored. The congressman instead blamed the backlash on "dim witted reporters."

"1. To the dim witted reporters like @dmedin11: no one said this wasn't photoshopped," Gosar tweeted. "No one said the president of Iran was dead. No one said Obama met with Rouhani in person. The tweet says: 'the world is a better place without either of them in power'."

"2. The point remains to all but the dimmest: Obama coddled, appeased, nurtured and protected the worlds No. 1 sponsor of terror," Gosar continued. "The world is better without Obama as president. The world will be better off without Rouhani."

Many commenters continued to express doubts the congressman knew the image was fake when he shared it.

The same doctored photo appears to have been used in a 2015 campaign ad for Wisconsin Republican Senator Ron Johnson before it was called out as fake, BuzzFeed News reported at the time.

^Hope this rhetoric backfires when the Iranians blow up some American facilities and Trump starts a war in the Middle East.

"....There ain't no Russians, and there ain't no Yanks, just corporate criminals, playing with tanks"

The Call, 1983

The point is clear to all but the dimmest that if you make WMD, you will use them. The excuse that they exist as a deterrent is now proven as the lie it's always been. We're the world's top manufacturer of weaponary for war. It's clear, to all but the dimmest, that there is no respect in this country for Diplomacy as a solution, but that we must find an excuse, always an excuse, for killing.

Why don’t we sell nukes to every country in the world? We could make a shitload of money. Just sell them fakes like when people get ripped off by a drug dealer who sells someone fake drugs.

VOX: Analysis: Democrats want to check Trump on Iran — but Congress can only do so much

NYT:

Mike Pompeo Is Said to Decide Against Running for Senate in Kansas

[quote] Lindsey has a real draw to power — but he’s found it unattainable on his own merits.

Which is what would make his defeat in November so wonderfully fantastic. He’d be a loser. And out of power.

Delightful.

Pompeo's business deals were so fucking shady. In fact Pompeo and Barr have not been properly vetted and the media drumbeat to oust Stephen Miller needs to be loud harsh and consistent. When the media makes up their collective minds to go after someone, they usually get them. We need to get on social media and give it a BIG PUSH.

R513 That's a good explanation. In South Carolina from the beginning of his political history and perhaps prior, Graham has consistently gravitated to an older man of influence and power, and ingratiated himself with each. He also is eager to boast about his role in others that have acquired elevated status. His display of extreme emotional connection to Judge Kavanaugh is the most blatant example. What Graham doesn't appear to grasp is the need to establish parameters for such behavior. With Graham, the authority figure he is currently attached to must be promoted and defended by all means available. Thus, anyone critical or speaks contrary to his idolized figure, is deemed the enemy is showing ill intent. It looks on surface as "daddy" needs stemming from perhaps trying to figure the psychological perspective of all this behavior. It is also his long adapted political survival technique. Apparently, It does not matter to him if his views and comments are total contradictions of what he said prior. With him, political expediency that benefits him personally takes priority over any objectivity, rules, legalities, procedures, and ethics intended to promote fairness and order.

Vairst Letty named Letty of Distinction by Florida klown kollege

Cheeto has secret WH meeting with Saudi goons

[quote]Which is what would make his defeat in November so wonderfully fantastic. He’d be a loser. And out of power. Delightful.

I pray that it happens. He is a reprehensible, repugnant human being. He doesn't even make an attempt to hide his corruption. Vote him out and take away his power. No one deserves it more. Let him put on an apron and help Satan by dusting around the house. That's where he belongs.

524 Who in the WH is actually running the place? Stephen Miller for one. By now, he may be enacting policies and taking other actions within a vacuum. Whose supervising him? It is an organizational mess. Kellyanne? She comes out at times to violate the Hatch, but what else she does is unclear. Maybe she spends the hours away filing her nails? Stephanie Grisham doesn't do any press conferences. She appears sometimes on Fox before a friendly anchor. That's it. Jared Kushner is doing whatever. Mulvaney is no General Kelly. If funny money is afloat, he's there for that, supposedly. The whole cabinet is a mess. What cabinet member is qualified, highly ethical, hard working, honest, not doing it for enhancing personal wealth, and shows measurable results for the public good? Heck if I can say.

^The "deep state" that Trump hates so much usually does the day to day work or people the president brings with him after the inauguration. From what we've heard, he did not have a great team or top people lined up willing to work for him

^The "deep state" that Trump hates so much usually does the day to day work or people the president brings with him after the inauguration. From what we've heard, he did not have a great team or top people lined up willing to work for him

^The "deep state" that Trump hates so much usually does the day to day work or people the president brings with him after the inauguration. From what we've heard, he did not have a great team or top people lined up willing to work for him

R530 and R531 and R532 - Three times? Three times you had to post this already well known fact? Got an itchy keyboard finger, dear? Sheesh.

Need a pill, Dear?. I have a few I might be able to share!

Ah fuck off r533. Double posts happen here all the time even if you press the button only once. Don't waste your precious time with this stuff, sweetheart.

R535 - No, you fuck off, Mary. It seems you have counting disabilities along with your itchy keyboard finger. Your message posted three times, not twice, Skippy.

You really have nothing better to do than complaining about a double or triple post I'm not responsible for? It's a bug and happens all the time. Stop being an asshole.

Honey/R536, go outside for a walk. It’s not safe to be breathing your farty, basement air 24 hours a day.

WaPo's Seung Min Kim:

McConnell tells GOP senators inside (today's) lunch that he has the votes to proceed with impeachment trial without witness deal.

Hey. The federal government is right now in court fighting to get a tougher sentence for Michael Flynn!!! Because he failed to cooperate with them fully, and he lied to them, they're demanding...are you ready for this?... 6 months! That's right, muchachos! S.I.X. MONTHS. That'll show that traitorous, extortionate bastard!

I have had posts appear twice. That happens sometimes, particularly when using an iPhone. The initial button push may show nothing immediately, or the script is delayed for sometime later or it is never shows. I don't think R530 was deliberately trying to display multiple posts. The poster pushed the button three times for it to go through. The problem is with the constant DL loading and confusing error messages after attempts. Once I had a double post with just one push of the post button.

AP:

Trump donor charged with obstructing inauguration inquiry

Burnt-umber cunt to attend Clemson–LSU playoff

They are trying the same tactic they used after 9/11: either you're with us or against us. The problem for them is over the last 18 years a significant portion of their party has died off. 18-49 year-olds do NOT like him; 65 percent of 18-29 year-olds support removing him from office.

Reuters:

Six rockets landed at Iraq's Ain Al-Asad Air Base that contains U.S. forces: Al Mayadeen TV.

So Miller is allowed to stay after the WNationalists emails and sympathies were released. ANY other admin would have resulted in a huge, long scandal. Yet, it is now forgotten and he continues to serve a big role.

[quote]Six rockets landed at Iraq's Ain Al-Asad Air Base that contains U.S. forces: Al Mayadeen TV.

Well, here we go.

WSJ:

Iran Threatens Retaliatory Attack as U.S. Says Killing Was Self-Defense

NYT:

Iran Says It’s Fired Missiles at U.S. Base in Iraq: Live Updates

Earlier today, WaPo did a piece about how Iran has pretty damn accurate missiles.

The Hill:

Senate Republican blocks unanimous consent on resolution calling targeting cultural sites a war crime

Is that a corpse in R551? Term limits, damn. I'm old, but he's living and breathing Egyptian tomb dust.

China and Russia are being pretty restrained. I'm thinking this is Xi's opportunity to shore up it's already massive presence in the South China Sea, or Putin goes all in for the Ukraine.

Thanks, Trumptards and Faux Xtian Fascists....this is just what you wanted.

NYT:

Pompeo Upended Middle East by Pushing Trump to Kill Iranian General

Inhofe is all about wrecking the planet by never ever allowing anyone to do shit about climate change, so I guess wrecking a few ancient sites along the way is just gravy for him.

As the article at R553 notes, Pompeo is an Evangelical. He welcomes Armageddon.

Im assuming most of the cultural sites are also religious sites ? That would fit right into Trump and the right wing evangelicals intentions. Pompeo and people like Barr have no problem citing religion when defending their actions.

Miz Lindz is still having a feud with Rand Paul. Miz Lindz demands to be the #1 camera queen in the Senate and Trump's favorite sychophant. The curly-headed Kentucky showman ain't going to step in front of Miz Lindz. No siree!

[quote]Earlier today, WaPo did a piece about how Iran has pretty damn accurate missiles.

Well, they're all underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them.

Can tell Trump has recently ate some Big Macs.

Can tell DJT has recently been eating Big Macs.

Can tell DJT has recently been eating Big Macs.

Douchebag Duncan Hunter has finally resigned.

Chuck Schumer demanded Tuesday morning that Republicans allow witnesses to testify during President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. But Mitch McConnell already knew he had the votes to roll over his adversary.

It took just a few hours for McConnell and Senate GOP leaders to clinch a final whip count in support of moving forward with a trial framework that ignores Democratic requests. And all 53 Republicans — even moderates such as Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Mitt Romney of Utah — have agreed to the majority leader’s proposal, according to senators involved in the process.

McConnell had spent months cultivating his caucus to get to this point. And after McConnell told his colleagues of his plans at the GOP’s weekly lunch, he went out and told a media horde the same.

“We have the votes,” McConnell declared, meaning Republicans can start the Trump trial with no Democratic input once Speaker Nancy Pelosi sends over the articles of impeachment.

McConnell just guaranteed that he's not getting the articles of impeachment, ever.

So shocked that Collins, Murkowski, and Romney caved...said no one ever.

Oh, but I thought that Murkowski was “disturbed”? Anorexic cunt.

Time for House Intel Committee to subpoena Bolton.

If that’s the case Schiff and Pelosi need to subpoena Bolton themselves.

Does anyone know if Dotard is eating Big Macs?

Yes, Duncan finally resigns...

And he still gets to keep his pension.

r568, If he is, I hope he chokes on them.

The job of all Democrats at this point is to point out what a worthless whore Mitch McConnell and ALL Republicans are. That is far more valuable than anything else. We know they don't want an actual trial. We know they whore for Trump all the time. It is their job to point that out constantly. Nobody expects a fair trial in the Senate. Nobody expects any trial at all. Hang it around the necks of the so-called moderates. They're all useless cunts. Make it obvious.

R568 he’s double fisting big macs tonight. He’ll be on the can with belly bomb and terror shits tonight.

Hope he’s terrified

That "All is well!" tweet from him = I'm going to announce tomorrow that this wasn't important at all, there's nothing to see here. Just a blip on the screen.

Right, he was just kidding again. Got it.

Democrats have the best opportunity that could have been handed to them. things are so obvious. have the trial, laugh at everything the Republicans (complete whores for Trump) do. Make it obvious that everything is just a joke when it comes to Trump.

"IT WAS JUST PLAYING."

R576 I couldn't tell at first if that was Dotard or Bitch McConnell.

ABC:

What happens now after Iran strikes US military facilities in Iraq: ANALYSIS

Any White House strategy right now is geared toward painting Trump in the best light, absolutely nothing to do with the security of our country. That is just frightening.

NYT:

A Strategy for the Mideast That Has Even Trump’s Allies Scratching Their Heads

NYT:

Democrats Press for Details on Suleimani Strike, but Trump Administration Gives Few

Oh, and by the way....

Reuters: Ukrainian airplane with 180 aboard crashes in Iran- Fars

All the soldiers in that picture at R580 look confused and annoyed. The one in the center is very hot.

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