Everyday Treasoning: Welcome to the Jungle (The Treason Thread, Part 33)

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Thank you OP! We love you.

Nick Ayers couldn't run fast enough from the Trump administration when they tried to make him Chief of Staff. No reason for him to join a sinking campaign.

America’s True Covid Toll Already Exceeds 100,000

May 13, 2020

The reported numbers leave out thousands of deaths clearly resulting from the pandemic.

so can the Trump admin force the CDC to falsify the stats on infection and death rates? I mean yes it would be an incredible scandal but legally can they order that to happen?

I think there's obviously something up with the CDC beyond decreased funding that has led to them being fuck-ups during coronavirus. I mean as in Trump not allowing them to do stuff the CDC would normally do

Everything regarding the GOP will need a “Truth and Reconciliation” committee. This is going to be so fucking expensive, just resetting things back to normal. Trump has Run an organization that believes that truth is irrelevant.

I personally believe that these people will need to be strung up on the national Mall. We need consequences.

Richard Painter....

Thanks, OP. For those asking, yes, the last thread was locked out for the last 4-5 days, maybe.

so let's talk about embarrassment Rick Grenell and his despicable actions this week

releasing the names of the Obama admin officials who DARED to unmask Flynn!

now Fox is running with it. They have their enemies list. Every hour now they show all the names and faces, getting their base riled up to hate and attack them. This is dangerous territory. I hope those good people have security because those fucking deplorables are rabid

Thank God there's a judge who has balls enough to stand up against Barr's criminality...

The GOP is so cornered (or perhaps so confident) that they're not even bothering to disguise their wrongdoing. They are perilously close to triggering a full-out "pitchforks and guillotine"s style revolution.

I think popular threads get paywalled because there are too many people participating in them and they need to be slowed down. So when a new one starts they don't paywall it because there aren't as many participants.

No mention of Paul Manaforts release ?

[quote]No mention of Paul Manaforts release?

Oh, R12, you naive little thing.

I've noticed a lot of threads get paywalled around the #480 mark lately. Happened with the Corona threads and the Trump press briefing threads. Seems like she lets everyone participate and then tries to get new subscriptions when the threads are established. Not sure this strategy works since these threads were all basically dead once the paywall was up and it could piss off subscribers that already pay.

It would be appreciated by many if when this thread is suspected to be paywalled another thread is started. Love the title!

Pres Bone Spurs seems to be having a meltdown for the ages with those internal polls. Yet CNN had a poll yesterday showing Biden only leading by 5 nationally and down 52-45 in battleground states. That run contrary to what we know the internal (more accurate) polls showed.

There will have to be action taken on those who have flagrantly participated in criminality and deception. The risk is the GOP will attempt to do something similar when they regain power in the future without any criminality committed by the previous administration. However, this cannot be overlooked.

What is the point in pushing schools to reopen? What is the upside?

I cannot think of a worse idea. Schools will have hundreds to thousands of people in one place. Whether or not this virus truly affects the young (and it is an open debate), they are carriers. They will bring it back to their homes and all the places they visit. What about teachers? What happens when a teacher gets COVID-19? What happens when a student does? What happens when no substitutes show up?

What am I missing with this push by our prez to open schools?

"What is the point in pushing schools to reopen? What is the upside?"

So parents can go back to work?

R19 Oh so what do they do in summers when kids are off for 3 months?????

r17 That CNN poll was skewed. Their "battleground" states were any states decided by 8 points or less last election. So their battleground states were Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.

I've thought that from very early on r6. If we are lucky enough to be rid of these traitorous criminals they need to be made an example of so this NEVER happens again.

Pushing schools to reopen in the fall is not going to end well. It sucks but what is the alternative?

"[R19] Oh so what do they do in summers when kids are off for 3 months?????"

I do not have kids so I dont know what people usually do with their kids, but my parents shipped me off to summer camp and my grandparents when I was younger. I spent most of my summers alone at home with my friends when I was older and since I was raised in a pre-helicopter parents era.

Not sure what parents will do this year since neither summer camp or grandparents are an option, but I'm sure our genius leader already has a plan for this. Maybe keep them all in summer school so parents can save his precious economy.

Politico's Jake Sherman:

This energy and commerce committee hearing with Rick Bright is brutal for the admin. Bright is just dumping all over the TRUMP admin and, since the admin passed, NO ONE is there defending the president.

[quote] Whether or not this virus truly affects the young (and it is an open debate), they are carriers.

This. This times a million.

For the life of me, I don’t know why CNN and MSNBC don’t hammer this point home every single time some Republican asshat stammers, "But...but...but children are immune."

Not getting sick (again, not 100%) and not carrying/passing on the virus are two very different things.

Schools should be the last to reopen. They need to find acceptable online program that truly teaches/accommodates/modifies lessons and can be tracked. Yes, learning will suffer. But we are in unprecedented times. We don't want to make this worse just to shove kids back into incubation traps.

R26 Exactly.

Trump feared too much testing would spook the markets.

Here’s the dedicated thread, but I thought folks in this thread would enjoy reading about it, too.

Even if children were immune, teachers aren't. Bus drivers aren't. I just don't see this ending well.

[quote]It would be appreciated by many if when this thread is suspected to be paywalled another thread is started.

This was tried the other day. The new thread was shut down immediately

R30 Seriously? They do it all the time with other on going threads. Paywalling doesn't work. It just shuts down a thread. I though Muriel was allowing these threads to max out. I understand shutting down some of theHarry/ Markle like threads. Oh well, whatever Muriel wants. I'm not in her position.

[quote]Not sure what parents will do this year since neither summer camp or grandparents are an option, but I'm sure our genius leader already has a plan for this.

Why yes, I do. We have some really lovely properties in Texas near the border that are much, much better than any summer camp!

Reserve early, they are already filling up.

Why do I picture Paul Ryan being appointed to head the Child Labor Camps. (okay, with Stephen Miller for the brown children labor camps.)

[quote]To understand the pickle that Barr finds himself in as he desperately tries to find a legal hook to substantiate Trump’s claims, we need go no further back than June 2018. That was when Barr, as a private citizen, sent an unsolicited memo to then-Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein, outlining his “theory” of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s obstruction investigation into President Trump.

NBC:

Judge in Flynn case taps retired judge to make case against DOJ move to drop charges

Lindsey tells Trump "no".

Not what immediately comes to mind, though.

It is Graham refusing to call Obama to testify. Lindsey has been on Fox daily, including last night and this morning, raging against Obama, McCabe, Comey, etc. in the Flynn and Carter Page cases.

Now Lindsey has backed himself into a corner with Trump's base. Lindsey, though he won't admit it to the public, knows the whole endeavor on such claims lacks credible substance. If he calls Obama to testify, he'll get immense pushback, even from a few Republicans on the Judiciary Committee that know such a tactic will backfire politically, particularly with an uncontrolled pandemic happening.

For anyone who missed this article.... there was an entire thread about it.

Sen. Burr Steps Down As Intel Chair Amid Investigation Of His Stock Sales | Andrea Mitchell | MSNBC

R37 So that is where they say he shits his diapers. I thought you all were joking about that.

I wish he would have gone into more details.

I don't know if I agree with him about dementia. This guy knew him awhile ago. The fact they try to paint Biden as having dementia makes me believe our fake prez does. They always project.

Burr is actually one of the “reasonable” Republicans. He may financially slippery, but he and the highest ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Mark Warner of VA (one smart cookie) have had a strong working relationship.

Burr cares more about good government than he does about Herr tRump.

R40 I thought that was changing lately?

How long until we find out Dump ordered the FBI to go after Burr precisely because he's one of the "reasonable" Repugs?

Actually Burr was one of the few Repubs who believes Russia interfered PLUS he's head of the committee that issued the report confirming it. Soooooo, it's seems a little suspicious that Barr's DOJ is all of a sudden worried about a corrupt republican. Sounds to me like Barr is doing some more of shitgibbon's dirty work. There are other repubs who traded stocks, like that evil Georgia bitch, but the FBI didn't run to her house and take her phone records. Of course, she's a loyal toady.

R40...BULLSHIT. Richard Burr WAS NAMED in the Mueller Report as giving classified information from both the IC and the Senate Intelligence Committee investigations to the target of those investigations...THE WHITE HOUSE. He was also on Trumps transition team. Both scenarios similar to Devin Nunes.

Burr played the Trump loyalist side, going so far as sharing intel documents with the WH during the investigation. He should have resigned/been removed from the committee when the behavior got exposed. As Chair of the Senate Committee, he would work with Warner and Democrats to try and make the committee appear functional and cooperative. Any serious infighting was kept off-camera.

Barr knows the Trump mess extensively, yet he voted against removing Trump from office after impeachment. He already had decided not to run for re-election.

Burr, not Barr, last paragraph^

Since WI is now open due to court order, bars were packed. I thought businesses were going to be responsible? That is what we were told. They showed a packed bar and some yahoo yelled, "Merica is back!"

They are reported cases are down in states that opened early. While I certainly hope that is true I find it suspect. Also, you can't go by a few days especially when those states are not testing like they should.

It would be nice if we did have a major lull in this virus but from the way people are acting, everybody seems like they will act irresponsibly and we'll fuck things up worse if we have this 2nd wave.

nobody's gonna be responsible. nobody's gonna do shit. it'll be closed or a fucking free for all. It's the American Way!

The suggestion was floated on Nichole Wallace's show that Trump never forgave Burr for his involvement in the release of the bipartisan Senate report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. No matter what you do for Trump, it's not enough.

R21 is correct that the CNN poll had a skewed methodology.

As Nate Cohn said yesterday, national polls with unbalanced battleground subsamples are of questionable value:

Bezos to be first trillionaire by 2026. What could go wrong?

was wondering when that would happen r51.

as much as I can't stand Bezos, better him than Trump

as much as I can't stand Bezos, better him than Trump

Yay! I belong to the double post club

I would rather have Bezos, but honestly, having billionaires and, jesus fuck, trillionaires, is actually a problem in and of itself. we need a fucking real tax rate in this country, and we will never get that if the rich are allowed to set it.

He would be the first to owe a trillion r54

Warren's right. We need an actual wealth tax.

R50

CNN wants a horse race. So does Nate Silver. Without a horse race they won’t get the clicks and views. It would be nice to think you could trust the polling of CNN, but obviously we can’t. Not when leaks keep coming out regarding the terrible internal polling that the White House and GOP are getting back.

The CNN poll was embarrassing. Why would they release it when all those internal polls were made public showing dire situations for the GOP?

yeah, Trump sucks and he's losing. everyone can do their usual dicking around pretending it's all so unclear, but fuck off, we all know Trump sucks and the majority of Americans hate his useless ass.

after 22 years a Republican won in the CA race. After forcing people to stand in line to vote in WI, the Republican won. I don't understand this at all.

^wrong

well, in fairness, the DEMOCRAT won the Supreme Court seat in Wisconsin after the Republican controlled legislature forced everyone to risk their life, which was a very good sign. The Republican Congressional seat in wisconsin was VERY Republican. It was probably going to go Republican no matter what.

Have any of you seen Muriel red tag trolls from an Indian troll farm? I've seen it on several threads.

[quote]after 22 years a Republican won in the CA race.

No, that seat always went to Republicans, until Katie Hill won the seat.

Here dear friends. How long is it going to take for that "campaign shake up" to happen. Because when Trump saw that cover story/profile in the NYT magazine, and then discovered Brad was worth millions through all his companies that milked Trump, and now this. Brad got $800000 PPP money from the feds. Stimulus money for small businesses. Mother fuck.

I ran into my neighbor on a walk around the block. We got to talking about the virus. Every thing she said led me to believe she was a Democrat. She will not send her son to school if there isn't something done about testing and such. She doesn't go anywhere except the store. She believes there will be a second, more deadly wave. Then she says, "Our president is so mad about this. He is going to get to the bottom of why the WHO didn't do more." I just walked away.

"Peekaboo Gym" wants Hunter Biden - Burisma documents.

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R68 - Good for you. Did you bitch slap her silly before you walked?

I saw Pres Bone Spurs' former economic advisor on CNN making the case Democrats want people to stay home so they gave them an extra $600 and now want to help them even more. All for them to stay home because they want to hurt the prez. Also, now the debt is an issue.

Funny how they never care about corporations being addicted to the govt coffers but when money goes to actual workers suddenly there is a huge issue. Trillions for the rich and war that run up the debt. Sure. Trillions to people out of work due to a 100 year economic collapse. Nope.

A Trump supporter who is a neighbor spoke to me while I was walking my two dogs today. Briefly talking, he said that the reason Trump didn't act on this coronavirus in January and February was because of the wrongful impeachment proceedings that kept him distracted. I wasn't going to argue with this nitwit, which I already new he was, because it would be useless. He is cordial, but I don't want to interact with him beyond a polite hello.

I simply said, "Joe, you watch too much Fox News; I gotta get going with the dogs".

knew, not new^

Wake me when the guillotines roll and I'm needed.

Otherwise, it's just same shit, different day.

I'm kind of pissed at the $600 a week on top of the unemployment that they now want to go on until January. People are going to work, risking their lives every day all over the country for less money. Instead of giving the unemployed $600 extra a week, they should give everyone who makes less than $100,000 a year $1000 a month. At least it would be fair then and give those people in dangerous jobs, or even just crappy jobs that pay shit, some help, too without costing much more.

R43 - I was wondering about that nasty Georgian Rethug hag as well. When it comes to her outed, well-known insider trading....crickets... But she is named to the "reopen America" task force! Be best!

R73 "I simply said, "Joe, you watch too much Fox News; I gotta get going with the dogs".

Did you really? Perfect response! (You could have also added that Trump wasn't too distracted to play golf or hold two rallies).

Mz Lindzey's mask.

Or is that someone's SC flag underwear?

r76 The unemployed needed the money more urgently. They needed that extra money oftentimes to cover COBRA. Instead of being pissed about it, be thankful for it. Dems are also proposing $2000 a month for people until January. I'm not sure of the cut off for income.

r73 We just need to gaslight them. I would have said, "Oh, it's all a hoax. I thought you knew that."

Is anyone still following the Flynn case? The judge doesn't want to drop the charges.

Also, this was funny. 👇 Such hypocrites.

So Fauci was this very respected voice of reason. As soon as he goes against our chief dumbfuck (over schools of all things) BAM he is attacked mercilessly. He has always been highly respected and seen as non partisan. HOW MANY TIMES ARE WE (A COLLECTIVE WE) GOING TO LET THIS HAPPEN)? I've never seen anything like it.

I saw a sign from a woman that said "I want to drink and drive. My choice. My body. My rights > your life.

This is how we troll them.

R80, would you feel the same if you were a grocery store clerk making $9/hr for 29 hours a week without benefits while the guy who lives next door and just lost his job got his maximum unemployment benefit plus and extra amount of added money that equals more than you make putting your life at risk every day?

There is no way in hell Americans are going to get any monthly money. There should be a more fair way to do this that benefits everyone who is struggling, not just the ones who were laid off (many of whom have jobs waiting for them when the shutdown is lifted in their state). I work just under 30 hours a week with no health benefits and am taking care of both my over 70 parents during this pandemic and that $600 a week is more than my two week paycheck. It needs to be distributed more equitably.

Pres Bone Spurs is betting it all on kids. He has to have them go back to school in Fall for things to seem normal.

R84 You're begrudging and jealous of people who have lost their jobs, many of which will struggle to come back ever? WHO CARES if they are getting more than you risking your life. Is it fair? NONE OF THIS IS.

There was an URGENT situation. There wasn't a lot of time to sit down and take weeks to hash something out. Everybody DID get stimulus checks and more are coming. I think hazard pay is in the new bill.

The GOP will not let anybody get shit. They want this chaotic. They don't want it to work. Those conservative billionaires don't want any amount of comfort because they seem to think people want to sit at home on their measly unemployment living it up. These people are sociopaths and have NO IDEA how real people think and feel.

R5, this is on Trump, not the CDC. Trump has fired 70% of the CDC since he took office. He fired key personnel hired by Obama. He did not restaff. He also told the CDC to NOT offer official guidelines to fight the virus, demoted one of the first directors to sound the alarm and then made them rewrite all meat plant protocols for all individual companies, depending on where these companies were. If the company was in a GOP, red state, he ordered them to stay open with assistance from the governor of the state, and made no mandates for employee safety. ZERO. No masks required, nothing, no testing, zilch, even though everyone knew workers were getting sick, hospitalized and dying. The CDC was able to give and implement stricter environmental safety in Democratic Party rules states, or states that have governors who are GOP, and said no to the unsafe practices at the meat packing plants.

Those states are now being heavily pressured to reopen and Wisconsin is one of those states. All Trump and the Chinese who own the companies.

The CDC is currently powerless. Let’s not blame this on them. He will not allow them to work because the entire administration will not allow them to because they have so poorly mismanaged our economy and fed, that we are currently doing whatever the Chinese demand, no matter what bullshit you hear on the news.

Also, Trump owes the Chinese lots of money, personally, and his son in law has a HUGE real estate deal with the Chinese in New Jersey, and so does DJT along with his kids, Ivanka, and Jared in Manhattan.

This family is loaded to the gills in private interests with every one they claim is our enemy.

R86, there are more equitable ways to do it. The unemployed can get their extra money (although I think $600 a week on top of regular unemployment is a bit too much) but the minimum wage workers risking their lives and the lives of their families every day should also be taken care of in some equivalent way. If you disagree, am I supposed to accuse you of hating those workers?

Those bar owners in WI need to be sued. They were reckless. We were told to reopen because businesses would be responsible. Of course they aren't going to be. Post those pictures at every hospital in WI and surrounding states. No way those cunts who gleefully opened their bars to hordes of people and all those who flocked to them (no doubt to own the libs) should get a hospital bed.

R88 Dear, did you read his post? Nowhere did he say you shouldn't be taken care of. Your snide aside about $600 being a bit too much is very telling. Very telling.

I would have recast Alan, Blake and written Mindy and Alex out. They tried too many times with Mindy. If KS wouldn't come back, they should have written her out. Why did KS leave in the first place? They knew the audience didn't like MD in the role. Write her out for good.

Betty Rea was a great casting director but she also cast some stinkers.

Certainly sounds like treason to me r91.

R92 Sorry, I hate posted in the wrong thread. haha.

Bigfoot is smarter than over half of Americans.

That’s genius, r83.

Making billions off exploiting white nationalism.

[quote]Lachlan Murdoch represents an archetype of extremism that often escapes scrutiny, because he is not an on-the-barricades provocateur. Instead, he is a behind-the-scenes proprietor.

r84, Medicare for all (or even just putting a public option on the Obamacare menu) would be GOOD for American capitalism. If everybody went to the doctor and dentist regularly and nobody had to worry about medical bills we'd all be more productive and have more freedom to choose how we worked, including self-employment and starting new ventures. I'm not one of those people who thinks capitalism is bad in and of itself but the current corporate oligarchy is like a big old hair clog in a sink. It needs to be reamed out and I think even the people who are working hardest to keep the current plugged up system in place know this. I know someone who works at a major health insurance company who says they have a playbook for getting in on universal health care if it ever becomes law. This pandemic might be enough to change everything.

Rupert & Lachlan stockpile on attorneys against coronavirus lawsuits.

Murdochs need to be gone forever.

Call the Murdochs before the House Oversight Committee | Federal Communications Commission and ask them probing questions about the propaganda.

[quote]The content of the special, however, remained typically Fox. “As we face this COVID-19 crisis, you, me, our kids, our parents and our grandparents: We can and should turn to one place for comfort – the Holy Bible,” host Peter Hegseth advised viewers with a commendably straight face.

This was the same Peter Hegseth who alleged on air on 28 February that Democrats were “rooting” for the infection. “They have yet to find a reason to drag down the presidency of Donald Trump,” he said. Sean Hannity, one of Fox’s most famous names and a close ally of Trump similarly told viewers, “If you are over the mass hysteria, if you're over politicizing and weaponizing the coronavirus, you are not alone.” With only one exception – the extreme right-wing host Tucker Carlson – Fox News repeated the line that COVID-19 was nothing to worry about, no more dangerous than the flu, or “a hoax” that was being used to “bludgeon Trump”, in Hannity’s words.

One of the chief spreaders of the Black Plague was the church; scared people huddled in churches hoping that God would protect them there and inadvertently passing it on to one another.

All this time later, and it's like we haven’t learned a goddamn thing.

The FCC regulates only over-the-air broadcasting. Fox is a cable channel, over which the FCC has no authority, R100.

r102, that needs to change.

R102 Murdoch testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation seventeen years ago, May 23, 2003. Way overdue.

He testified before in the House on Immigration (pro) in September, 2010.

Rupert Murdoch met with Parliament in 2011.

Fox is acting as executive branch state TV (Trump/GOP).

That had to do with media ownership, R105, not spreading false or misleading information.

We need to break up the 5 big media conglomerates.

If we took Rupert Murdoch, his two sons, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Tucker Carlson, and Jeanine Pirro; put them all in a room together and blew it up; would that help?

just askin'

They’re like cockroaches. Kill one and a hundred take their place, r108. But I’d pay to see that happen!

The evil is jumping out of the screen @r98.

Reuters:

House votes on $3 trillion aid; Senate vows to reject it

R111 I guess the Senate doesn't want them to fix the economy.

IGraham tweeting accolades to a McCain family member after becoming Trump's babydoll.

I've seen Murdoch questioned years ago in the House. Media ownership relates. One black congresswoman expressed dismay over his monopolization efforts. He can be questioned on programming content. Republicans will oppose him appearing and praise him if he does. He owns the WSJ also since he last appeared. Bring in Sinclair as well.

Never ever forget, Trump absolutely sucks at the job of president. Anyone who thinks he'll get any better if we just give him four more years is a delusional twat. Trump sucks at the job. He has proven that over and over and over again. Never ever vote for him, and never ever vote for his enablers in the Republican Party. They suck too. None of them are worth having in the Senate or the House. (Some Republican Governors don't entirely suck, but in general the whole party is shit.)

In his final act as committee chair Richard Burr released the Senate Intel Committee's final report on Russian interference for declassification review today. It probably contains bad news for Dump, and Dump knows it.

We KNOW it’s bad news for a Trump, right? Wasn’t that leaked a week or two ago? Probably why his DOJ is going after Burr (not that he shouldn’t be investigated).

Opening schools won't mean a thing if teachers and support staff get sick. My sister teaches first grade, and is not ready to go back. No one knows fully how many kids are carriers and fake president lying cheater knows less than anybody.

The Hill: House adopts historic rules changes to allow remote voting

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The vote to enact the resolution fell along party lines, 217-189, with three Democrats - Reps. Rick Larsen (Wash.), Elaine Luria (Va.) and Tom O'Halleran (Ariz.) - joining Republicans to vote no.

Donald Trump and the politicisation of US justice

Dismissal of charges against Michael Flynn points to corrosion of rule of law

Gee -- someone finally noticed?

Burr is being investigated because he said the Russians interfered in the 2916 election (the Senate intelligence committee report), he doesn't want to call Obama to testify about some nutty conspiracy theory.

IOW, he isn't kissing ass and doing hair furor's bidding. So bloated Billy Barr will make his life miserable.

I heard it announced today that they are also going after that dumb bitch in Georgia for insider trading. She's cooperating. We'll see if that means anything.

I have abided by the stay-at-home guidelines consistently. I went three or four times to the supermarket for groceries, pet food, etc. I wear the mask, do the social distancing, etc.

I'm in a southern, suburban area. I ventured out today to Lowe's to buy a needed plumbing part and a few other basic home items like cleanser for hardwood floors. I was shocked at crowd. The parking lot was filled, nondisabled shoppers filling disability parking spots, masked and unmasked families shopping, some people with masks wearing them below their noses, older men and others not practicing social distancing and no masks, etc.

Obviously there is stupidity and selfish, don't care attitudes. Apparently, shopping is the happy outing for overcoming boredom, even if many are simply looking and buying little outside the usual items to hoard. Many of these people watch Fox News which has been pushing reopening and downplaying risks, and giving voice that all this is little more than the routine flu. Let them go back to work if they work. Most are defying quarantine-type rules anyway. 200,000+ U.S. deaths from the coronavirus will probably happen by late summer.

Trump and cohorts have decided to go full speed ahead with reopening businesses and economic activity, and that infections and deaths are basically collateral costs.

R123? All that means is that she's furiously sucking every dick that comes her way (so to speak). Still, that may actually work for her.

[quote]And Barr has knowingly whetted their appetites, offering a series of teases suggesting that he and U.S. Attorney John Durham are uncovering some nefarious plot against President Donald Trump, despite the Justice Department rules against discussing ongoing investigations.

[quote]As I've argued before, it's clear that Barr sees his role as, in part, defending Trump from the negative media coverage generated by the Russia investigation. And it's becoming clearer each day that, as I've long suspected, Barr anticipates and perhaps intends for the Durham investigation to benefit Trump electorally.

So appointed U.S. Attorney, John Durham, is in Barr's pocket to help Trump's re-election effort?

We already knew that r126. It was pointed out when Barr appointed him.

Read r127, or scroll past rather than being obsessed with controlling unfavorable Trump links by a poster(s). It's referencing Bill Barr's gambit specifically with right-wing media, and assessing the status of it at this point.

[quote]As I've argued before, it's clear that Barr sees his role as, in part, defending Trump

In PART?

True r129. His ferocious appetite and excessive farting are not just about defending Trump.

Burr is being hung out to dry. But he was also channeling information to the WH during the Russia investigation. So he isn't all that righteous.

As far as Flynn goes, he could be prosecuted for perjury if he lied about his guilty plea. That was be some sweet karmatic justice.

[quote]Burr is being hung out to dry.

Pics of the industrial strength clothesline please.

Now Dump is threatening to retaliate against Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google for "engaging in 'illegal' activities at the behest of the 'Radical Left.'"

Yawn^^^

Trump wants to shut down public schools for good. Homeschooling is better for him and means less money spent on education. Only rich people could afford private schools for their children.

The Right has wanted this all along; an educated wealthy class and an ignorant, easily controlled working class.

The dismantling of American schools, if they achieve it, will create what is essentially a slave system.

Trump Declares 'Vaccine Or No Vaccine, We're Back,' As Coronavirus Deaths Approach 90,000 | MSNBC

Rep. Justin Amash says he won’t run for president

Good.

Yaasss Jim Carrey. Lmao

Holy Shit! That was beyond fucking funny. I needed that. Go Jim Carrey!

R140, I guffawed! Awesome.

Top Democrats launch investigation into late-night firing of the State Department inspector general

True, r135, they want to abolish universal K-12 education and roll back the child labor laws. To make America more globally competitive, you know.

Her last interview of Trump.

^will try another way. Tweet #2.

gee firing 4 inspectors general in the span of a month is totally normal right?????

j

Check this out...

The Inspector General Trump fired was investigating Mike Pompeo.

Pompeo and wife wanted a government employee to do them "personal favors".

Don't know Mrs. Pompeo's special needs, but certainly Mike for himself could have just called the La Sénatrice, instead of discomforting a government employee with boundaries. Mike just has to get a clearance from Trump for the La Sénatrice to widen her accommodation. But Mike already know that. The Pompeos must be cheap, cheap, cheap.

I seem to recall similar stories when he (and the wife) were at the CIA. Bitch isnt an agent...or an employee, yet she had an office there. Im sure its the same set up at State. I always wondered if she followed him to State or would be left behind...like a spy.

The Senate voting against Nancy's bill is exactly what she wants. "The Republicans in the Senate apparently don't care if your kids go hungry or if your family becomes homeless."

Donald Trump: A Study in Leadership

Why was the progressive caucus pissed off about the House bill? They didn't vote for or against it. They didn't vote.

If you’re jonesing to hear from a real President, Obama will be the keynote speaker on “Graduate Together - tonight at 8 PM ET, on MSNBC.

Sounds refreshing to me.

Sidenote: Just glanced at the Coronavirus map. Northern Michigan went from light orange (medium cases), to burnt orange (heavy cases), within the last few hours. Good. Those fucking tiny dick, gun loving Nazis need to die...

Inside Trump’s coronavirus meltdown

What went wrong in the president’s first real crisis — and what does it mean for the US?

[quote]Top Democrats launch investigation into late-night firing of the State Department inspector general.

When shit like this goes down, the House should immediately yank the purse strings - it’s the only power they have that actually can be measured in real time.

honestly, I'm not sure how exactly that works r157, but I would love to know. there are big bills voted on every year, so I'm not sure they can instantly cut off funds. But I don't really know. I imagine there are interesting ways that the House, by itself, could fuck up a Department, and I bet Nancy knows. I would love to see some serious fuck yous to an agency or two, just to let Trump know.

well this past week Nadler said he's going to threaten to pull funding from the DOJ if Barr refuses to testify before the House Judiciary Committee about the Flynn matter and other stuff

well this past week Nadler said he's going to threaten to pull funding from the DOJ if Barr refuses to testify before the House Judiciary Committee about the Flynn matter and other stuff

If Susan Pompeo gets an office, she's on the payroll. Nepotism is rampant in the Trump administration. Just look at the Kushners, and Bill Barr's relatives in the administration, including in the WH Legal Counsel's office.

The Pompeos need to run their own errands for some exercise.

[quote]—Those boobs, exclaimed Gym!

—not so convincingly.

R161 Mike looks pretty busty himself

Gym was referencing Mike's boobs. Why would he care about hers?

Speaking of concerned boobs.....

Well, the ONLY good quality that I can detect in Gym Socks Jordan is that he appears to have great taste in 18 yoa, ripped, male college wrestlers. I am 100% confident that Plump Porcine Pompeo does not qualify LOL.

LMFAO not only are CNN and MSNBC showing the Graduate Together special but it's on CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox (non-cable), Fox "News" and Fox "Business"

I don't see how Trump isn't going to have another twitter meltdown tonight. For a whole hour he'll have to see Obama and celebrities on even "his" network Fox! This is going to be fucking hilarious

The heart attack can happen any moment now.

He will DEMAND to know why he wasnt booked instead of Obama, after all, he IS the President. I can see the twitter rampage now.

The right-wing is all after Lindsey Graham. He touted all this investigation he was going to do into the officials & agents that initiated the Russian investigation and the claims of mistreatment of Flynn, Carter Page, etc. He had been blabbing what all he was going to do on Fox daily for months.

Even Diamond & Silk are after him.

R167, it’s wonderful... I tweeted Dump (he doesn’t care) and said “that could have been you. But it isn’t.”

Then they'll tell him he needs to read to be able to read a speech to actual college graduates, and the whole thing will evaporate r169

And now Trump is going after McTurtle to support his Obamagate bullshit -

[quote]“Mitch, I love you, but this is 100% true,” the president tweeted Saturday morning in response to a pro-Trump commentator urging McConnell to more fully embrace their push to go after Trump’s predecessor and former Obama administration officials.

[quote]“Time is running out. Get tough and move quickly, or it will be too late. The Dems are vicious, but got caught,” added Trump, who has asserted without evidence that Obama acted improperly. “They MUST pay a big price for what they have done to our Country. Don’t let them get away with this!”

[QUOTE] Thank you OP! We love you!

for what?

we’re STILL doing witty Treason Is The Reason For The Season threads? Last time I checked Dump was still president.

OK to call it treason until he's gone. Then it is treason history.

R2 - “Thank you OP! We love you!”

R174 - “for what?”

For keeping these valuable, informative, and entertaining threads going. Got a problem with that? Good.... And capitalize the first word of your sentences, or I’ll sic the Grammar Troll on you.

r 2

Wonder whose with DJT at Camp David?

So, just speculating here.... nobody is going to pay hackers $42 for Trump's dirty laundry, much less millions. So what if Trump's dirty laundry was dumped on the public the week of the Republican convention? The rubes wouldn't care, but maybe the Republican donor class could force Trump out. All of Trump's graft didn't bother them, but they could be killed by Corona, so maybe that's enough to finally get them to move to squash him.

I thought they were trying to extort Trump for the 42 million dollars to not release it.

Yes, they are trying to extort Trump for $ to not release the dirt. I don't think anybody will pay. So if you're hackers with dirt, and your famous target won't pay, what's a hacker to do? Why, dump the information for revenge. Set an example so that future victims will pay up. It would just be convenient if they did this the week of the Republican convention, for maximum damage.

r155, you mean this guy? From your lips to God's ears.

I don’t believe Dump has $42 million. He owes hundreds of millions to Deutsche Bank and the Chinese.

Lindsey is pumping up!

Take notice gurls, you'll be seeing soon a hotter, new Lindsey. who is staying six feet from refrigerator, doing 75 pushups, squats, pullups, lifting, etc. He's single and someone is going to be really lucky.

You Instagram addicts of ho pics, step aside for yummy AND classy.

,'Mother' comforts and seeks to reassure a nation.

I believe Mother is the reason for the "Karen" meme. It was named for her, as "Melania" was already taken to mean "gold digging Slovenian Puta".

[quote]I don’t believe Dump has $42 million.

Like Trump would pay out of his own pocket.

Navarro is a bloody stool.

Trump has literally been saying the untold truth about Obama trying to sabotage his campaign was just around the corner since before his (sparsely attended) inauguration. Before that, it was the birther bullshit and his "team of investigators" in Hawaii.

When will his idiot followers grasp that he NEVER actually delivers on anything?

r183 I am Sure that Donald has paid everyone back at this point with taxpayer money. Now he's just stealing it for himself and I can believe he is making millions after millions. Getting kickbacks from everything to do with the virus and being the overseer for all the billions in the relief packages.

I thought it was interesting that one of the psychics said that the wall is just a big money laundering scheme with Russia. This is one of the reasons he just asked for millions/billions to paint the wall black. Also one of the reasons that the people hired to build the wall is doing an awful job and it isn't keeping anyone out. They climb over it, cut it, it falls over.. They had that big drive to see who could build the best wall, remember? they chose the one that did the worst job? no they chose the one that helps with the money laundering

We will never find out how much money he has stolen or where all of it is.

I've mentioned here that I like those decade compilation specials that see on CNN and National Geographic. And I've often wondered how they were going to write-up the Trump years. That was before Corona made its appearance. Now I really, really wonder how they're going to write this up, and how this will be seen in the view of history. History has softened a bit on Nixon and GWB. I have a feeling history will not be kind to Trump for quite some time.

r191...there are reasons history has softened. Nixon may have been a crook, but he was also smart and a competent President. He was also a foreign policy guru. So he did have some redeeming traits that history will reflect. Bush, on the other hand was an idiot ...but he was human and seemed likeable. He made A LOT of mistakes, but most people realize he was surrounded by people who used his weakness to reach their own selfish ends (i.e. Chenny, Rumsfeld, etc), so his incompetence is recognized but mitigated by his likeability.

Navarro lacks veracity.

It's the Wahun-Bone Spurs virus.

^Wuhan

Perspective: Almost 90,000 dead and no hint of national mourning. Are these deaths not "ours"?

R195 Pop onto about any thread here that deals with reopening and you see the trolls say "who cares these people who are dying don't contribute to society." Conservatives are scared shitless about winning with this economy. They'll scream success even if 2 million die by Dec.

I am appalled everybody is very ho hum about 90,000 dead in two months. The lock down was such a success people think it is time to reopen places like bars and don't give a shit 90,000 are dead in such a short amount of time.

From another thread:

Suggestion for the Biden campaign:

Trump has shown repeatedly he has no empathy, hasn't expressed any (or little) mournful words for the many thousands of Americans who have died from Covid-19, gutted the CDC which is why we were not prepared for the Pandemic, used that money for his wall and personal golf weekends, and continues to encourage Americans to protest while not wearing masks, thus putting their own lives at risk so he can "save the economy"....

To Trump "No Lives Matter!"

If you want to live, vote for Biden. If you don't, vote for Trump.

[quote]The Flynn dismissal motion and Barr’s careful lead-up to it show an attorney general who has openly enlisted as an arm of the Trump campaign and brought the full powers of his office with him. What is new is not Barr’s belief that executive power should be largely unchecked, or his alliance with a president who disdains all limitations. It is his brazenness. Barr’s willingness to publicly advance such flagrant and implausible allegations against his own department, and then take official action based on them, raises unprecedented perils not just for the Justice Department’s work, but for all of American democracy.

Barr sees no limits on what he can do in using the DoJ to serve Trump's re-election campaign.

Fed Chair Says Economic Recovery May ‘Stretch’ Through End of 2021

R199 Deplorables and conservatives think the economy will rebound quickly with a highly contagious virus out there. If we fuck up this reopening, it will be years before we see any semblance of normal.

Re-opening IS fucking up.

Steve & Louise

[quote]Mnuchin is a former Goldman Sachs banker and Hollywood producer. His wife, Louise Linton, made headlines early in his tenure as treasury secretary for posting on Instagram a photo of herself coming off a government plane and tagging the various brands she was wearing, including Hermès and Tom Ford. When was the last time Steve Mnuchin had to worry about rent?

R201 We would be able to have a slow, measured reopening of some business if we had a competent federal administration who believed in science and who didn't turn this political. With it being political now, we aren't going to recover from this any time soon.

[quote]McConnell had some of the traits that would help. He was he has tremendous focus, great ambition, not a lot of charisma. But he was very good at also forming connections with important people. And, and quite early on, he had his eye on money and money has really been sort of the subplot of his life and his career. At one point, I have an anecdote in the story where people who knew back in Louisville, where he was starting up his career, describe how after he shed his first wife, he stopped by for dinner. And he said, you know, what he wanted to do next was find a really wealthy woman to marry. And he did. He's married into an incredibly wealthy family of originally Chinese shippers who have a maritime shipping company. It's based in New York and the Chinese family became Americans. They're American citizens now, but the connections with China run very deep in his family, and he and his wife were given something like $25 million by the family. So that's helpful. And then he's cultivated relationships with really rich donors. There are not that many of them in Kentucky. So he's also moved outside the state to cultivate relationships with some of the most powerful players and richest people in America who back him.

On McConnell's wife, Elaine Chao.

[quote]An important factor because it sort of explains in a way the McConnell-Trump relationship, which you write is not anything like a warm relationship. And apparently, according to people you spoke with, McConnell doesn't think much of Trump's intellect, yet they obviously have some common interests. Right?

[quote]Yeah, it's a very political arrangement they've got that’s mutually beneficial. At least it has been up to this point. And what it is, is that people around McConnell told me that behind Trump's back, he has described Trump as nuts and said that he thinks he's smarter than Trump and he's likened Trump to some of his least favorite politicians. Really, particularly Roy Moore. And so he speaks contemptuously of him behind his back. But he realizes Trump's the secret to getting support from voters who he needs himself in his own state.

[quote]McConnell's actually, surprisingly, quite unpopular in his own state. And his state loves Trump and kind of tolerates McConnell. So he needs to stick with Trump in order to get reelected. And the same situation holds true for a number of people in the Republican members of this Senate who need to get reelected in order to keep the majority in the Senate and keep Mitch McConnell as majority leader in the Senate. So it works for him to keep supporting Trump and Trump meanwhile, has done some tremendous favors for McConnell. Most importantly, backing this tax cut bill that is exactly what the big donors that McConnell is backed by want. The 2017 tax cut bill, really, really was a gift to the richest people in the country, many of whom back McConnell. So there was kind of a nice little back-scratching deal there.

Junior Mint is nasty.

"Donald Trump, Jr.’s latest Joe Biden “joke” reflects a proven strategy for mainstreaming extreme ideas Joe Biden isn’t a pedophile, but the truth may not stop right-wing extremists from weaponizing “Creepy Joe.”

[quote]President Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump, Jr., tweeted and Instagrammed a reference to the widespread “Creepy Joe” meme on Friday — one labeling former Vice President Joe Biden a pedophile. The meme, which has been circulating online in right-wing meme forums as well as communities and hashtags devoted to the “Creepy Joe” meme, highlights the fact a number of women have said the presumptive nominee touched them inappropriately. It depicts Biden saying, “See you later alligator,” with an alligator responding, “In a while, pedophile.” On Instagram, Trump, Jr. initially framed the meme as a joke, and later repeated the claim on Twitter.

Why are people already bitching about us not grief-porning the dead from Covid? We're still in the middle of it. You grieve when it's over. We're in the fucking shock and numb phase right now. Ugh, can you imagine the grief porn commercials they're coming up with right now?

R205 Maybe it's time to start re-tweeting the Facebook account that appears in this article about "Diaper Don".

As many of you know, I attended the University of Pennsylvania with Donald Trump Jr. I feel compelled to share this story before the election, in the hopes that it will shed a bit of light on the kind of person that Donald Trump is, and the kind of son that he raised.

I was hanging out in a freshman dorm with some friends, next door to Donald Jr.'s room. I walked out of the room to find Donald Trump at his son's door, there to pick him up for a baseball game. There were quite a few students standing around watching, trying to catch a glimpse of the famed real estate magnate. Don Jr. opened the door, wearing a Yankee jersey. Without saying a word, his father slapped him across the face, knocking him to the floor in front of all of his classmates. He simply said "put on a suit and meet me outside," and closed the door.

Donald Jr. was a drunk in college. Every memory I have of him is of him stumbling around campus falling over or passing out in public, with his arm in a sling from injuring himself while drinking. He absolutely despised his father, and hated the attention that his last name afforded him. His nickname was "Diaper Don," because of his tendency to fall asleep drunk in other people's beds and urinate. I always felt terrible for him.

I am voting for Hillary Clinton for a number of reasons, her opponent notwithstanding. However, in light of what I saw that day, it is clear to me that Donald Trump lacks the temperament and basic social decency to run our country.

Eric Trump won’t just stand by and be outdone by his brother in the idiocy contest -

"So they will, and you watch, they’ll milk it every single day between now and November 3, and guess what, after November 3, coronavirus will magically all of the sudden go away and disappear and everybody will be able to reopen.”

Kellyanne is excited that in a 100 days, she'll be showcased for a yap-a-thon. Will Jake Tapper get an exclusive one-on-one interview?

Charlie Koch spending heavily in Texas.

Gorgeous American socialite and anti-science proponent, is off the Board of the Museum of Natural History.

R212, they’re worried about Texas. I don’t think it’s in play, yet, but the time is coming when it will be. And sooner than anyone expected. It will be a game changer in the Electoral College.

Four years ago, Trump bested Hillary Clinton by 13 points, 55 percent to 42, with voters age 65 years and older. But now Biden narrowly leads Trump 48 percent to 47 percent, based on an average of 48 national polls that included that age group. If those figures hold until November, they would represent a seismic shift in the voting behavior of America’s oldest voters.

^^No wonder Trump doesn't care if they all die.

r209, Eric my boy, that dog won't hunt. Crisis actor conspiracy theories only work when the thing you're spinning the theory about, like Sandy Hook or Auschwitz, is sufficiently remote from enough people's personal experience that they can comfortably distance themselves from it emotionally. We've got 91,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths and 1.5 million confirmed cases in a country of 330 million and no sign of it letting up because of the nice weather.

Meghan McCain actually said on The View this morning that if the election were held today, Trump would win. I think she's engaging in wishful thinking (sorry, I don't buy the line that she's anti-Trump) but I'll put the question to the board: do you agree with her or think she's nuts?

r218 What the fuck is she basing this on? Let me guess- she vomited up her usual talking points from Heritage about the country hungry to reopen to this huge demand. We want FREEDOM! All polls show the opposite.

She's nuts. She tries so hard to sound like she has this genius political mind. She doesn't.

Meg doesn't have one original thought. She just regurgitates right wing talking points. Whoopie has really slowed down. In the past, Whoopie would shut down bullshit and give a great response. Not anymore. She can barely string together cogent thoughts which is sad.

WaPo: Barr says he does not expect Obama or Biden will be investigated by prosecutor reviewing 2016 Russia probe.

(I tried to post link but DL would not allow it.)

Inspector General’s Firing Puts Pompeo’s Use of Taxpayer Funds Under Scrutiny

Trump, in response to ‘60 Minutes’ interview, claims whistleblowers like Rick Bright are ‘causing great injustice and harm’

Pompeo was not being investigated for asking his staff to walk the dog. He was being investigated for fast-tracking the $8 Billion deal with Saudi Arabia. You know. The country that JAred was selling our weapons technology to.

Politico:

Fired watchdog was investigating Trump administration arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Woah ! [R225] That IS hot news.

Also, Barr’s pushing back on the advisability of criminally prosecuting the prior Administration’s leaders because he suspects someone he knows will be in a similar spot very soon

Hot tea!!! R225 fat fuck pompeo is in trouble!

So what? Pompeo will get away with it like everybody else!!!!

R108, it looks like someone already blew her up.

Fired Watchdog Was Investigating Pompeo Decision To Approve Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia | MSNBC

Dear Lord in heaven! That Mercer cunt looks like some freak of nature!

R231 She's a straight up demon.

Oh R232, that pic is clearly photoshopped.

Her forehead is at least 5 inches longer than that.

Team Trump Pushes CDC to Revise Down Its COVID Death Counts

Two of President Donald Trump's top officials are now pointing the finger at the administration's own scientists and Americans' pre-existing health conditions to explain the country's Covid-19 death toll

[quote]Dear Lord in heaven! That Mercer cunt looks like some freak of nature! —Concerned Easter Island team mom

LOL

Trump continues that it's fine if Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has a government staffer wash his dishes. He says, "I'd rather have him on the phone with some world leader than have him wash dishes because maybe his wife isn't there, or his kids aren't..."

Trump's purge just got much more corrupt. Here's what's coming next.

- The Washington Post

Was watching Ari Melber today for the first time in months. They had mother fucking Matt Schlapp on to see if he finds anything wrong with anything Trump has done. Why???? Why would MSNBC put this lying asshole on?? He did exactly what he always does which is lie, obfuscate, and not answer questions. And my blood pressure went through the roof.

No more Ari Melber for me.

She's desperate for attention. The rules are the ranking member can cancel the hearings.

You know, these people are beyond the pale. They're like 10 yr olds with their lies. A credible University (Johns Hopkins is already doing it) can survey any public health department to obtain cause of death, or extrapolate the covid deaths from the average annual deaths. You can't hide dead people. Plus most of them have family and friends and neighbors or hospital staffers who cared for them. It may take a bit longer, but we will definitely know the numbers. And a lot sooner than that grotesque piece of shit expects. I think everyone who has had a family member die from Covid or covid related illnesses, ought to wear some thing like a black armband or some kind of lapel ribbon. That will scare the living fuck out of them. We all should wear black arm bands when we go to vote in November. If we vote absentee wear black in November.

This will be like the AIDS epidemic. They all tried to hide it but in the end it came out. Most of it. And we know there's an undercount.

[quote]You can't hide dead people.

At least not for long.

Dammit Patsy, ya got me.

Barbra Streisand....

Schiff as Biden's AG

Rick Anustorup was on CNN breathlessly going on about how ridiculous it would be to investigate a former president. He was talking about Obama but thinking about you know who.

The Villages-News of the elders community in Florida still sounds pro-Trump and right-wing.

Anyone familiar with their politics?

Trump's polling numbers with seniors is dropping nationwide. Is The Villages in Florida different?

The title of the article is contrary to the main idea.

Miss Nancy calls Cheeto "morbidly obese"

[quote] Miss Nancy calls Cheeto "morbidly obese"

Well, she’ll be the subject of some angry tweets tomorrow.

Graham commences Obamagate kangaroo-court proceedings

Tom Nichols:

Your daily reminder that if Barack Obama - or, really, any other President - had exhibited the level of mental instability Trump is showing every 10 minutes, the Republicans would be calling not only for impeachment, but for a military junta to take over.

This just happened...

Again these idiot fuckers are going to dig themselves into a grave by setting precedent. This sentiment has been broadcasted all over the news today. Their perpetual hard-on for Obama is going to fuck them in the ass, sideways...

Nancy just called him "Morbidly Obese" on CNN.

She sure did, r255...

"President Tweety"

[quote] Their perpetual hard-on for Obama is going to fuck them in the ass, sideways

Pics please.

Nancy Pelosi can troll & zing Trump better than anyone. She rather accurately portrays him as a buffoon and corrupt. His comebacks fail immensely, even with Fox News pundits desperately trying to help him counter attact.

This will backfire. These former intelligence officials will reveal details about Trump and cohorts behavior that will generate more than one of Miss Thang's famous hissy-fits followed by the vapors and the fainting couch.

A pre-election political show trial during a pandemic, based entirely on vindictiveness, distraction, and a campaign tactic to please "Daddy Trump", Hannity, Pirro, and other ilk; may end up being a gift to Biden.

So Mrs. Pompeo wasn't home to wash the dishes? Pompeo is too fat to walk his dog his dog, but is too cheap to hire a dog walker? Pompeo can't pickup his dry-cleaning or arrange delivery? A government employee is charged with these personal tasks?

This wasn't bout a dog walker, this was about the Saudis. And fat ass Pompeo who lies with an ease and skill worthy of Trump himself, stands there and says there was no political motivation or revenge in firing the Inspector General, he just wasn't doing the job Pompeo needed him to do..... yeah, Mike.

They were saying last night (former inspector generals) that this action (firing the 4 so far) was as bad a situation as we could find ourselves in. It is the final erosion of the rule of law.

R263 "They" have been saying this for the past three years. And it's true. And the Republicans including Paul Ryan whom many tend to over look, and McConnell are completely complicit. THey are part of it. I get very frustrated when journalists covering D.C. try to separate Trump from the rest. They are all in this together. And so are some of our Supremes.

R264 Things are accelerating now at a curious time.

Mitch & Senate Republicans continue to railroad through the appointment of right-wing judges. They are largely young for lifetime appointments. They are pro-corporate functionaries, largely with controversial and shallow credentials. The Federalist Society, Heritage Foundation, and other right wing groups recommend them or endorse them. Bones are thrown to anti-abortion, anti-environmental, and anti-gay fundamentalists, groups in the process. But the prime focus is pleasing the big banks and the other major components of the corporate establishment.

More importantly, the Senate Intelligence Committee is now chaired by marco Rubio and they're voting Ratliffe out of committee to over see 17 agencies as the new Director of National Intelligence. He is a rotten fucker and you all may remember him from his time on the House Intel committee. POS. Dems make a good case for why he is unqualified, and he was blocked the first time he was put forth. So now I have to ask: Was Burr stepping down as chair because he was opposed to Ratliffe? I think yes.

testing. please pardon me.

R266 Where are the sensible or moderate Republicans on this? I know there are no real moderates but it is fun to play with the notion. Why would Romney or Sasse or Collins or Murkowski or Alexander vote for some of these young, deeply unqualified lifetime appointments?

It is just galling how some of the left use the term "Corporate Dems" when this shit is going on. Dems would never nominate judges like this. 99% don't vote for these judges.

Mnuchin, Powell defend government’s efforts to revive economy as senators press for answers

Examiner:

Michael Flynn asks appeals court to intervene against judge halting DOJ dismissal

Miss Lindsey's letter to Grenell and Barr.

She has to tweet her theatrics.

WSJ:

States Ask U.S. for Repayment Over Marked-Up Coronavirus Supplies

Trump and Pompeo were receiving quite negative media coverage for the firing of yet another Inspector General.

What does Trump do? Change the topic. Thus, he declares he's taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventative treatment for COVID-19. It worked! MSNBC, CNN, etc., fall for it every time.

Time spent on the IG firing & the Pompeo-Saudi scandal, was greatly reduced today while hour after hour dealt with Trump's declared consumption of hydroxychloroquine. And that could be a generated lie to create a diversion.

No "could be" about it, r274.

I hate these crooked creeps.

Follow Gabe Sherman on Twitter. He pointed out that this is vintage Trump, a tried and true tactic he's been using for years and Sherman marvels at the news media chasing the shiny object.Sherman was the author of the excellent Roger Ailes biography, The Loudest Voice in the Room. I highly recommend the book. It explains a lot.

The 1% really got everybody whipped up to reopen fast. I'm not surprised. This whole thing has turned political. Notice Pres Bone Spurs stands back and does nothing. He doesn't lead. He wants no responsibility.

Nobody thinks we can or should stay locked down for years. We all wanted a lot of testing and safety standards in place. We wanted all leaders to stress how serious this is and not wearing masks or socially distancing is stupid and dangerous. None of that has happened from the administration or most red states Govs.

The lock down was too successful. We lulled people into thinking this was a big nothingburger to begin with. The entire nation could have been NYC easily.

With hindsight being 20/20, was this a message via Mango Mussolini from Putin that he had Miss Lindsay’s receipts?

r278....were just getting started. What should have happened is a TOTAL lockdown for 45 days. The best way to eradicate a disease is to isolate it. Instead, Trump did nothing, continues to do nothing, and his lemmings are all screaming to open up. Between Memorial day and the 4th of July, this is going to be blown up full force. THEN it will demand drastic measures that cant be ignored. Eric Trump was right about one thing... after the election Covid will go away...when the Democratic President takes office and does what Trump WAS SUPPOSED to do.

I can't Wait to hear all these Republicans when they see that all their appointees have been removed.

David Frum on Lindsey's kangaroo court initiative:

I am sick of this- just open it all back up. I hate conservatives. They think the economy will magically come back. They are willing to kill hundreds of thousands for an economy that isn't coming back anytime soon. This is all just politics to them. So just open it all up. We'll be in for absolute hell and then we can rid ourselves of them. They should all be banished from society. They're a craven death cult.

R279 Graham's Email was also hacked when Putin's operatives also hacked Podesta and the DNC Email. They use multiple methods to collect. Trump didn't just happen to run across Graham's cell #; agree, it was supplied.

No one mentions that his lips/mouth shape is not a coin slot.

[quote]Stern, an animals rights activist whose wife Beth Stern is the spokeswoman for the North Shore Animal League, also mocked the president’s “macho” 42-year-old son for shooting big game during trophy hunts.

[quote]Kushner Cos., the real-estate business owned by the family of senior White House adviser Jared Kushner, is moving its headquarters out of the office tower at 666 Fifth Ave., the tower at the center of the Kushners’ push into the Manhattan real-estate market just before the 2008 crash. Kushner Cos. is moving to the top floor of the General Motors Building on the southeast corner of Central Park, one of the most coveted office addresses in the city, according to people familiar with the matter. The family has been looking for new Manhattan digs following its distressed sale of control of 666 Fifth Ave. to Brookfield Asset Management in the summer of 2018.

John Ratcliffe update.

The mess doesn't stop.

Steve Carol = Ratliffe

Do you mean Steve Carell r291 ?

[quote]What does Trump do? Change the topic. Thus, he declares he's taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventative treatment for COVID-19. It worked! MSNBC, CNN, etc., fall for it every time.

It didn't entirely work. CNN, Wolf Blitzer, etc. and the panels spent a couple of hours yesterday still discussing the firing of the Inspectors General.

R291 Totally something my mother would do.

....

NBC is killing Pompeo. New expose on his high class elite dinners funded by us at the State Department for Supreme COurt Judges and Donors, high rollers, and not many if any foreign diplomats. And he had a lot of them. Like maybe a dozen or more, all designed to shore up his political ambitions. So Mikey is getting ready to run for PResident. Count on it. And he will get support from Vlad and the gang.

I wonder if anyone is telling Trump that, if he gets reelected, technically he'll be PResident, but in reality, his second term will only last two more years. Then attention and supporters will begin to move away from him and look for their next meal ticket. So he'll be largely ignored. The spotlight will shift. He'll be yesterday's news.

Miz Lindz's committee hearing may unearth something that was held back; and she'll have regrets.

Grenell declassified the "secret" Rice email last night and it turned out to be a big pile of nothing. Could someone please tell me what this Obamagate bs is about and why they thought this email was helpful? Deplorables say she mentioned "by the book" 3 times so they must all be criminals and held accountable. But for what exactly?

I did not really follow this since I thought it was just a way to distract from his Covid-19 handling and the IG firing.

The Obama administration thought Flynn was shady because of his multiple Russia/Turkey connections and was "monitoring" him and careful to share sensitive information with him. Obama even warned Dump not to hire Flynn, but he ignored him. Later Dump himself fired him and Flynn pleaded guilty 2 times. So Obama basically thought Flynn was a national security risk and trying to protect our interests, but Dump somehow now thinks they were spying on him while he hired the traitor and ignored Obama's warnings. Is this Obamagate?

[quote]President Donald Trump accused Attorney General William Barr on Monday of following a "double standard" by not following through with a criminal investigation into former President Barack Obama or Vice President Joe Biden. "I have no doubt that they [Obama and Biden] were involved in this hoax," Trump said during a White House event with restaurant industry executives. Earlier Monday, Barr said he didn't expect that Obama or Biden would face charges stemming from a probe into the origins of the Russian investigation.

While Barr is a complete Trump toady, He knows he has grossly overreached already. Barr fears the level of backlash such action would unleash.

To be fair to Mrs. Pompeo, she did hand the government paid aide something that did help in fulfilling the assignment.

From what I can tell, the Republicans are going to focus their attacks on things that Obama's DOJ was involved with - there are some legitimate questions buried underneath all of the bullshit. The central theme will be that Obama's DOJ was targeting popular republicans, essentially politicizing the office. Barr presumably put the plan together - I would expect them to go after Holden in particular, and then they would start the meme, What did Obama know and when did he know it. But Trump is incapable of articulating - or even understanding - the legal issues. So like a child, he just parrots the word Obamagate. Basically, Trump is fucking up Barr's plan by jumping the gun and making grand pronouncements that he can't back up. Barr must want to strangle him.

As for the unmasking - yes, it's a nothing-burger. But Barr is going to put everything in the hopper - legitimate issues and bullshit issues, so it will all be mixed together. The voting public doesn't have the time or energy to pull the strands apart. The ultimate goal is to gin up the base with anger at Obama, to turn them out in November.... and to further disillusion independents, to believe that both sides are the same, so why bother voting. Fox viewers aren't going to be told that the unmasking was done legitimately - all they will take away is that Trump was a target.

Sorry, that should have been Holder not Holden.

[quote]The ultimate goal is to gin up the base with anger at Obama, to turn them out in November

But since Obama remains popular (and certainly much more popular than Trump) the GOP risks turning out pro-Obama voters, too.

R306, it's not much of a risk, because those voters were already going to turn out, due to their hatred of Trump.

Wonder if those folks in Midlands Michigan in the dam flooding that have been so hateful to the governor and the state govt will be asking for help? Hmm. I guess they can use their semi automatic weapons to build a raft. I’m savoring a little schadenfreude on my toast this am.

Kimberly Guilfoyle, Junior's snugglekins, is being sued over copyright infringement.

At this point, why would any country want Dump for a second term? He hasn't delivered anything worthwhile. His handling of the coronavirus only proves how much of a failure he is.

Shucking and Jiving

You just know Neil Gorsuch would not miss any of these Pompeo dinners.

[quote]Among those hosted by Pompeo and his wife included numerous business titans, like Raytheon CEO Thomas Kennedy and Home Depot founder Ken Langone, well-known right-wing donors like Chik-fil-A Chairman Dan Cathy, conservative Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito, GOP politicians like New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu and Rep. Lee Zeldin (NY), celebrities such as country singer Reba McEntire and former NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Fox News hosts like Fox and Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade and primetime host Laura Ingraham.

I think we all sensed this.

r308, not only is the fire engine red enclave on the Titabawassee River undergoing a mini-Katrina event thanks to decades of Republican neglect of its infrastructure, that flood is washing through the headquarters of DOW CHEMICALS, and facilities where Dow manufactures silicone and who knows what other substances that will enter and remain in the local water table. And Trump is scheduled to visit a Ford plant somewhere in Michigan today! It's really not that big estate so wonder if he'll take a side trip to Midland? Without his mask of course--don't want to look unmanly in front of all those Michigan berserkers.

I knew Reba was a Reeper but damn she is attending a dinner with those reptiles? She's a supreme cunt.

Understand this Treason threaders- even moderate corporate leaders are salivating. What is happening is so insidious and will transform business in this country for decades if not forever. All these young right wing judges are going to be protecting and ruling in favor of business for everything. They will literally be immune from prosecution for anything they do. They will have complete authority over our lives. It is why this scumbag has so much money for his reelection. Business is about to get everything they've ever wanted at our expense.This is worst case scenario. We MUST get the Senate and Presidency this year.

not that big a state. Am I really losing my language ability to this extent or is it autocorrect?

It was told Hope Hicks was brought back to the WH to keep Tump calm, focused, and happy. What's gone wrong?

Is Hope partially responsible for the chaotic briefings?

Hope has a BA in English from SMU, and worked in modeling and public relations somewhat. She helped Ivanka with her fashion labeling.

These Coronavirus briefings needed to have been structured/organized by a top Health Communications Specialist, not Hope Hicks.

Trump should have been present at only "some" of the briefings, but spoke only in a limited way from better script, showing deference to the pandemic scientists and analysts. Allow the experts to answer all medical and supply questions. He could have been a facilitator, not showcasing himself in contentious and incompetent ways. However, he cannot accept a situation whereby he's not the center of attention and perceiving the TV viewers as his base, rally attendees.

This is going to the Supreme Court

Federal judge says all Texas voters can apply to vote by mail during pandemic

Hope Hicks is a diseased whore.

Its not going to the Supreme Court...and if it does it will be rejected. The Constitution states that States are in charge of the election...Trump has no say unless there is PROVEN abuse or fraud.

I might add that the only vote by mail voter fraud was committed by the GOP in NC9 in 2018. Remember Mark Harris ?...like Trump, he blamed everyone else and eluded charges for himself...but the others went to prison. Its the Republican M.O.

R320 concur. I can't see the U.S. Supreme Court interfering in an individual state's methodology for voting. Of course they injected themselves into the Florida 2000 recount.

In the past, feds have gotten involved in discrimination practices, i.e. poll taxes, literacy tests, selective extractions from voter rolls, disability accessibility, etc.

Mail-in voting is not discrimination unless a chosen segment of eligible voters are denied access to mail-in ballots.

You all have faith in THIS Supreme Court? They are packing courts, including the SC, with people who will vote however they feel. They don't care what the Constitution says.

Every voter registration card has an ID #, at least in most states. I voted by mail prior, and actually had to supply more information, including the ID#, than what the polling site requires; which in my state is a check-off of the signature applicable for the voting precinct. Mail-in voting could actually improve verification if forms are completed correctly.

The Hill:

Senate Republicans issue first subpoena in Obama-era probes

Madame Speaker...

Ron Johnson needs to be a witness before his own committee. He is not the epitome of ethical behavior. This is an election year political fishing expedition.

Johnson is a fucking traitor.

That hateful POS couldn't get Putin's dick out of his mouth long enough to testify.

About this pair of Trump Toadies.........

[quote]Trump's court jesters: Barr tries to protect his boss — is Graham shoving him off a cliff? Barr proclaims that no president can be investigated — but Graham's Obamagate show trial could hurt Trump badly.

Barr doesn't really understand. Miss Lindzey wants her hearing moment when she exclaims:

"As God is my witness, as God is my witness they're not going to lick me!"

And ranking member, Dianne Feinstein, watches the display silently, but bewildered.

If there is just the most minute bit of justice left in this country, or even the world, this shitshow should result in the pounding of the nail in the coffin of the GOP.

Which one will look most like Là Sénatrice when she plays golf with the orange blob this weekend?

AP:

Supreme Court blocks House from Mueller grand jury material

The delay tactic is a "no". It is intended to run out the clock.

Gorsuch, Alito, Thomas, Kavanaugh, and Robets are not going to defy Trump & McConnell and those right-wing societies existing for major corporate interests. If Trump decided to burn down all the national forests and give the land free to Mr. Koch, these judges would concur and reprimand the Sierra Club.. Hypothetically, of course.

Good grief!

Support for Chump among 18-35 year-olds is only 33 percent. He's the best recruiter the Democratic Party has ever had.

[quote]as God is my witness they're not going to lick me!

As if anyone would want to Senator Lindsey.

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More Trumpocrisy! The Pig In Chief APPROVED of Obama's handling of the swine flu.

My ex went to his school's 8th grade drive through graduation. Teachers were not social distancing. Teachers were hugging. Teachers were going up to cars students were in high fiving them, hugging them, leaning in the window to speak to them, giving them take aways. Only a few teachers were wearing masks. He said he was stunned. Most of the teachers are deplorables and huge "Christians". They openly scoffed at social distancing and said they had visited dozens of restaurants lately.

This is not going to end well.

8th grade has a graduation ? Arent they special.

Hunny in about three weeks I want to know how many of the people who participated in that 8th grade graduation got sick with COVID 19. They ought to do contact tracing.

The 8th grade graduation was in Texas.

But her emails!!!!!111

Thanks, fuckers.

Both sides are the same.

Thanks you GOD DAMN assholes.

Ole nasty mouth yapper is calling Biden's VP search "desperate and horny".

George must not be tending to Kellyanne's needs lately. Trump either?

Wait wait wait… Kids make it to the eighth grade in Texas?

Tyson says 570 employees in North Carolina now have COVID-19.

Dump's winning streak just keeps on going!

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — The chairman of Washtenaw County’s Board of Commissioners has sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to cancel his Thursday visit to the county.

In his letter, Jason Morgan said he’s concerned Trump’s May 20 visit will put Washtenaw County residents at risk for further exposure to COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.

“I respect the Office of the President and generally welcome the opportunity for you to learn about the needs of our community; however, I firmly believe that your recent inaccurate statements and actions cause greater uncertainty, division and harm to our residents,” Morgan’s letter states.

Ann Arbor

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WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — The chairman of Washtenaw County’s Board of Commissioners has sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to cancel his Thursday visit to the county.

In his letter, Jason Morgan said he’s concerned Trump’s May 20 visit will put Washtenaw County residents at risk for further exposure to COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.

“I respect the Office of the President and generally welcome the opportunity for you to learn about the needs of our community; however, I firmly believe that your recent inaccurate statements and actions cause greater uncertainty, division and harm to our residents,” Morgan’s letter states.

Trump is set to visit the Ford Motor Company’s Rawsonville manufacturing plan in Ypsilanti Township on Thursday. The factory has shifted its efforts to produce ventilators and personal protective equipment to help in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak.

Sorry that post got messed up. But Jason Morgan is a righteous dude.

Confronting Navarro.

Suppose Jake is no tipsy Jeanine Pirro.

[quote]Have a quarantine cocktail on me. 🎂🍷

(LG tweet) . [quote]...begin with Vinepair's suggestion for Lindsey Graham.

[quote]Poor Lindsey Graham, eternally single. Luckily, whisky is for the lonely. Drink up, Mr. Graham. That's good for a joke, but it's not even the best hard liquor suggestion for Graham.  Country Living has a much better one from his home state.

[quote], Great cocktails start with measuring responsibly.

Recipe:

1 1/2 parts Hendrick's Gin

1/2 part Bitter Truth Apricot Liqueur

3/4 part fresh lime juice

3/4 part simple syrup

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Strain over crushed ice into hurricane or tall glass. Garnish with a mint sprig.

Open Secrets' Anna Massoglia:

New FEC disclosures reveal Trump’s 2020 campaign poured over half-a-million dollars into lawyers & legal fees last month alone. Trump is using donor money to spent unprecedented money on legal expenses—far more than any presidential campaign in history.

Intel Agencies Hiring Consultants to Learn How to Keep Trump's Attention

NYT: Mr. Trump, who has mounted a yearslong attack on the intelligence agencies, is particularly difficult to brief on critical national security matters. The president veers off on tangents and getting him back on topic is difficult. He has a short attention span and rarely, if ever, reads intelligence reports, relying instead on conservative media and his friends for information.

He is unashamed to interrupt intelligence officers and riff based on tips or gossip he hears from the former casino magnate Steve Wynn, the retired golfer Gary Player or Christopher Ruddy, the conservative media executive. Mr. Trump rarely absorbs information that he disagrees with or that runs counter to his worldview. Briefing him has been so great a challenge compared with his predecessors that the intelligence agencies have hired outside consultants to study how better to present information to him.

Your ex is going into the ninth grade, r340?

Trump administration to withdraw from Open Skies arms control treaty

R355, I am not r340, and also viewed the statement as confusing. The poster may be implying that the "Ex" :is a teacher at the school.

Perhaps why Kelly Loeffller is not being seriously investigated, and won't be prosecuted, by Bill Barr's DoJ for insider trading:

Loeffler^

From FUX:

Senate confirms Ratcliffe as next director of national intelligence

[quote]Senate confirms Ratcliffe as next director of national intelligence

Well since we (as a nation) have become spectacularly unintelligent, this seems like the perfect fit.

LOL! Doug Collins is leading her in the Republican primary. Brian Kemp, the governor, went against Trump by appointing Loeffler to replace Johnny Isakson, who has Parkinson's. Loeffler was Kemp's pick not Trump's. Collins, of course is the imbecile Congressman who sniff's Trump's dirty underwear.

Who ever wins will have a very easy time because their main challenger is an African American preacher. He is the leading Democrat in that race. Rev. Warnock. It's a shame too, because I can think of at least four people who could have done a better job of challenging the Republicans. THis is such a golden opportunity for Georgia I will never forgive Stacey Abrams for not running. She could have won.

R362, good post. I lived in Georgia for five years, and concur.

the repubs have gotten so arrogant they think they can say and do anything crazy and get away with it. They are counting on decreased voter turnout and public burnout/apathy. There still is a shockingly high number of Americans who don't follow the fucking news.

I also don't like how some MSNBC hosts are obsessing over Biden-Trump polls now. It's only May. While it looks good for Joe, who knows what will happen in the summer and early fall. 4 years ago they were mostly confident about Hillary leading Trump in polls so it's dumb to give their viewers a false sense of security. A lot of people didn't vote in 2016 because they thought Hillary was going to win a landslide. Let's not do this again, OK?

Hillary was still battling Bernie in May. And, polls tend to hold. I think the electorate is solidly behind one or the other now. And undecideds will break for Biden if this shit continues which it will...

This is gonna be good. Fuck face-in chief is now on his way to Michigan to visit the Ford plant. Management insists that dumpy wear a mask. A Ford union worker who was just interviewed by CNN’s Brianna Keeler, also supports everyone wearing a mask.

I’ve got my popcorn ready. I’m dying to see cheeto’s response in this shit-show showdown. 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿

Trump, without his mask, needs to visit the workers on processing lines of meat and poultry plants throughout the country. Hug, shake hands, and chat with all of them.

Maine Senate race. Three Democrats vying to unseat Susan Collins. The Democratic nominee will be selected on July 14.

Kellyanne on Fox, spewed over her underbite, attacks on Biden's VP short list yesterday. Today, Kellyanne is receiving blowback from women.

R366 Trump didn't wear a mask, he thinks he would look stupid. Has he looked in a mirror lately?

DJT doesn't wear a mask, in large part, because that caked-on orange-colored make-up will smear.

While he portrays himself as a confident, macho bully, he's really quite a prissy, queen of orange. He's obsessed about his idea of vanity, not germs. He wears as much makeup as any drag queen getting ready to do a show. He's in the makeup league of the late Tammy Faye Bakker Messner.

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer is just reporting that the lunatic-in-chief wore a mask BEHIND the scenes, while off-camera, then took it off during the PUBLIC tour. Dump said he didn’t want to give the press “the pleasure” of seeing him wearing a mask. Fucking balls on this pos .

All of this in complete defiance of his own CDC’s guidelines. Michigan attorney general warns the petulant child that he is breaking the law.

I knew we were fucked with this guy as soon as he descended the trump tower escalator in 2016, to announce his bid for president, but this politically motivated health care outrage brings “fucked” to a new level.

NYC elder, who should have bitch slapped him silly when I saw him cavorting and conniving about town.

Also r 366

^^^^^^^^^^^

I didn’t mean to “also slap r 366”, I meant that I am also poster r 366... Lol

[quote]Hug, shake hands, and chat with all of them.

Tongue kissing would also be in order.

[quote]Three Democrats vying to unseat Susan Collins. The Democratic nominee will be selected on July 14.

Bastille Day. So appropriate.

One thing we all have to remember. THis is a numbers game. The winner has to cobble together enough sub groups to make 51% and win the Electoral College majority.

So let's say Trump is at 43%. He needs to find that other 7.5-8% to win. If he can suppress the votes of certain sub categories, and pick off a few, as in a few Blacks, a few latinos, and women, he may be able to cobble together enough then let the Russians steal the WH again. He just needs to get close.

So who ever Biden chooses for his V P is going to have opposition. If they're Black like Harris they'll go after her record as prosecutor. Susan Rice? Benghazi and unmasking and FISA. If it's Warren or Klobuchar they will do the litmus test on how terrible they were to minorities or their voting record, or WTF ever. No one will be a 'safe pick." You can already see what they're doing to Whitmer.

Their plan is to suppress the vote, to lie cheat steal divide and distort. We know this. We cannot allow it to affect turnout. So make sure you are sending that message everywhere. Please God, we have to get him out of office and we have to take the Senate and hold the House. And down ballot we have to take over the state legislatures and state courts and governors. Because in 2021, legislative redistricting will take place.

Trump won't wear a mask because it'll smear his make up.

Republicans getting endorsements from the NRLC.

These are the same Republicans that were supportive or complicit with Trump & Miller separating kids flrom their parents and placing them in cages without any kind of humane rationale.

S, E. Cupp responds to the feminists at Jezebel; conveying their comments about Stephen Miller is a gift to Trump.

[quote]Senior political advisers to President Donald Trump warned Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Thursday that Republican Sen. Martha McSally is falling dangerously behind in the critical swing state of Arizona. Trump’s campaign team was meeting with the president at the White House to discuss the state of play in a handful of battleground states. Toward the end of the meeting, Trump pulled McConnell, who was at the White House to meet with him on another matter, into the Roosevelt Room. The discussion turned to Arizona, where recent polling has shown Trump and McSally trailing.

Data

Mika asks to speak to the head of Twitter about Trump violating Twitter policies every day.

LOL, good luck with that.

Whatever the SCOTUS decides to do about his financial documents, it will be damaging. Either his crimes become public or there will be a backlash for protecting him.

I've never seen a person spend so much time and money to conceal his innocence.

Fox News' Dana Perino Gets An Earful When She Pushes Biden Spokeswoman To Name One Trump Lie:

R385, that was amazing. It seems like they were ready for all the Fox foreign propaganda points.

Do deplorables know that Fox is not an American owned company?

All those flags they wave... and not a single American on the deed.

I surprised Dana Perino has checked her dignity at the door of Fox. Guess it's a paycheck. She even has the Fox news Bimbo look down.

Observation. For the past 3 1/2 years, I’ve seen that fat ass fucker walk from here to there with the posture and speed of a sloth, but his departure today from the Coronavirus briefing was like no other. He was on full zombie. He spewed his politically motivated “churches will be allowed to reopen starting today-or-else” speech, and left. Is he dying?

Interesting Symone and the Biden campaign would appear on Fox, whose anchors and pundits are directed by Lachlan Murdoch and designees to show an unwieldng preference for Trump while being demeaning and/or dismissive of Democrats.

Dana appeared uncomfortable, mumbling and struggling, in trying to follow the Fox line.

R388. Let's hope so. Thoughts and prayers for a speedy departure to hell.

I'll say this about Symone Sanders. She's fearless and willing to go anywhere and take on anyone. But I have a question for anyone familiar with her.... last election she was the no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners head of the Bernie Sanders election campaign. Why the switch to Biden? Did something happen with Bernie? (or, to be cynical, is she all about her paycheck like most everybody else?)

Mark Zuckerberg has Facebook taking down anti-Trump videos and ads, while allowing the Trump campaign and their PACs to deliver attack ads and promote conspiracy theories.

Joe Scarborough this morning, was quite direct in his criticism of Zuckerberg and Facebook on this matter.

Zuckerberg is full force in trying to help Trump get re-elected.

OF COURSE HE IS. He is GOP scum through and through...You do realize that Russia is heavily invested in Facebook, RIGHT ?

Why do the Murdochs get off so much in controlling American politics?

Yet another lot of foreigners calling the shots in this country.

Check this out...

In the Middle of the Pandemic, Trump Just Took Another Step That Puts the World at Risk From viruses to nuclear weapons, this president is a national security threat.

From the article: Though his demolition of the Open Skies treaty is eclipsed by the submicroscopic coronavirus threat at hand, it is a profound act of destabilization that could lead to destruction and death far worse than what the global community is now experiencing. I could explain all the details and consequences of this misguided Trump action. But I don’t think I could do better than the experts at the Arms Control Association. They put out a statement that sums up the recklessness of Trump’s decision, and I’m just going to publish it here. Keep this in mind: Just as Trump has claimed he’s an expert on public health, he has also declared he’s an expert on nuclear weapons. Heaven help us

Biden Says He Regrets Saying Black Voters ‘Ain’t Black’ if They’re Considering Trump

It is not unusual for campaign operatives, financial consultants, strategists, pollsters, and spokespeople, to change candidates per their work. They seldom go outside their political party to do so.

He is a major national security thread. He is basically doing the bidding of his foreign financiers, no?

Biden was great on the Steven Colbert Show last night.

R397 So Symone Sanders will easily switch allegiance solely because it's her job, and doesn't necessarily mean what she's saying? So, in the last couple months, was she disparaging her previous client, Bernie Sanders, solely because it's what her present client dictates?

These republicans seem to just do whatever their largest foreign donor tells them too.

R400, do you look like a newborn fawn? Because you write like a newborn fawn.

Well, hopefully there is someone in Congress that is smart enough to recognize this opportunity to muzzle FoxNews. The First Amendment DOES have limitations...like you cant yell FIRE in a crowded theater...likewise, there is enough actual footage of Fox stating unequivocally that Covid-19 is a Hoax, a Dem plot to take down Trump, encouraging people to ignore science, doctors and the truth...actually putting lives in danger. They could make a convincing case since its an actual pandemic and people are dying.

R400, this may answer your question. Symone was hired by the Biden campaign back in April, 2019.

[quote]Sanders was recruited by numerous 2020 candidates, including Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, California Sen. Kamala Harris and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker. Bernie Sanders notably did not ask her to come back after working on his 2016 campaign.

By the way, during the 2016 campaign, Kellyanne Conway switched from working for Ted Cruz, to managing Trump's campaign.

Miss Thang time! She's been tweeting all day. I tell ya, how does she have time for all this and appearing daily on Fox?

And that Tim Scott? Mercy me!

Trump’s former deputy chief of staff sold our government $3 million worth of Chinese masks. A quarter million of the masks seem to be unsuitable for medical use; another 130,000+ are the wrong kind.

China threatens to sanction Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn.

No batwing soup for you, Marsha.

[quote]A transgender naval officer who is suing the Trump administration over a ban on service by openly trans military personnel was granted a waiver — the first ever — allowing her to serve in the US military according to her gender identity.

That sad Sean Spiçer. He resorts to citing Diamond & Silk to convey his point on Biden. D & S had been terminated from Fox for broadcasting COVID-19 conspiracy nonsense.

Trump is beginning to lose the evangelical base.

Well, that might explain his nonsensical "order" to reopen churches.

He is desperate and flailing

Woah. Thanks r412, that is definitely the reason for the demand to reopen churches, and also the reason Dump stormed off the stage yesterday. I’m enjoying fantasizing about his angst over the unfairness of it all! If he loses the evangelicals—or even if there is a decent sized erosion—he’s really finished. That said, there’s a lot of time left for Republicans to steal this election. VOTE!

Blackburn is one of the most unqualified member of the Senate.

Home Economics BA? Bible sales...

Laughable

The future King & Queen in waiting, as DJT wishes.

You know, Jared has miraculous powers and can fix anything. A Ivanka delivers the amazing eloquence.

That picture, r417 is the creepiest thing I've seen in awhile, and I just read the "Do You believe in ghosts thread" on DL.

McConnell pushing Cory Wilson for the 5th district U.S. Court of Appeals. See the link. There are many others.

Anti-Trump ad on scandal ridden Brad Parscale, the Trump campaign manager, who has taken a lot of short cuts to get rich-rich.

The Lincoln Project ad video should play on this link.

[quote]President Donald Trump’s press secretary Kayleigh McEnany blasted negative coverage of the president’s claims about hydroxychloroquine, including comments from Jimmy Kimmel, who is the host of a late-night comedy show.

Kayleigh blasting late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel?

I suppose Kayleigh never watched the many years of Jay Leno doing Bill Clinton--Monica Lewinsky jokes.

Damn she us fugly^^

Symone Sanders Flattens Chuck Todd's Effort To "But Her Emails" Biden:

Good for her r424....that piece of shit Chuck Todd...and Ill throw in Andrea Mitchell....need to disappear with their bothsides BULLSHIT.

Chuck Todd is a essentially a not-so-closeted Republican who portrays himself as a pensive journalist at both-siderism? Obviously, he doesn't have a journalism degree or any degree. He is always trying to rationalize Trump's behavior and fawns over Trump cohorts when they appear on his show. Then he is condescending with Democrats, particularly those of color.

A good journalist can ask direct, but not accusatory, questions of both Democrats and Republicans and press for straight answers if needed. He's terrible at follow-ups with Republicans.

Symone was prepared for Chucky and she made it known.

I thought the NBC corporation was replacing Todd as the MTP anchor? I switch to CNN or something else when he appears.

"I thought the NBC corporation was replacing Todd as the MTP anchor? I switch to CNN or something else when he appears."

So do I

McConnell Resumes Focus On Federal Judges Amid Pandemic | MSNBC

When McConnell will be dead for 35 years, some of those deplorable judges will still be on the bench. Will these judges be ordering the Devil to allow Mitch ice water in hell?

I found this kind of amusing, kind of disturbing......

The Trump administration can use coercion to get the CDC to alter anything they want altered. It would take a whistleblower or some high up person publicly resigning to blow it open. We can assume that coercion is being used as the main weapon in Trump's political arsenal. Funding and cooperation and a lot of other goodies would be withheld. People like Inspectors general etc. would be fired. There are so many ways to get the result he desires. It's that "Quid pro quo" Adam Schiff talked about, and it's very much the way Trump deals with people. He's a shake down artist and a grifter. Despicable human being who has no clue about working for the public good.

Read this series of George Conway tweets.

Trump is making murder accusations in tweets about @JoeNBC. Did Trump have a horrible golf game today in VA?

Trump really needs banned from Twitter.

He has also been attacking the AG of Michigan. She's a sharp, articulate, and serious state official. She's not intimidated by the orange blob.

Trump administration discussed conducting first U.S. nuclear test in decades

He is moving closer to those nuclear codes. Itchy trigger finger...

Nuke trump. Just one small deadly warhead designed to hit his sorry ass, incinerate him, and leave only a small oily orange stain on the floor.

Mueller Explained: Lingering Questions about Mueller and his Report

On this and many Lindsey Graham tweets: "[quote]Glad to see President @realdonaldtrump back on the links. Americans have worked hard to mitigate the spread of the virus and so has President Trump."

This doesn't appear to be delivered based solely on raw admiration. It looks contrived, pressured by external expectations, and having enough fear that he must do this.

Kompromat takes multiple forms. One may not dismiss this as one of them, given the three and a half years pattern. If it isn't, it sure is damn squirrelly.

Vox's Aaron Rupar:

The president called one prominent female Democrat fat and another a "skank" tonight and it won't get nearly the coverage of Joe Biden saying something dumb because the bar for Trump is subterranean and we've normalized having an ignorant monster as president.

Here....

"fat and skank"?

Trump sure does an incredible amount of projection.

Al Franken Podcast:

Paul Krugman on Arguing with Republican Zombies (May 24, 2020)

Is Barr concealing grand jury testimony.because it is a record that DJT lied?

[quote]Attorney General Bill Barr has clung tightly to his redactions since releasing the report to the public last spring. Of all the blacked-out sections, Barr has fought hardest to keep the grand jury information secret. It is conceivable, according to former federal prosecutors, that some of those redactions refer to what may seem a far-fetched scenario: Mueller's grand jury could have considered the evidence on obstruction of justice, including testimony from the president himself.

The Lindsey-Must-Go PAC ad:

Are you listening South Carolina?

What lesson did Trump learn, Susan Collins? He's proven you wrong at least 15 times since the impeachment trial.

Here's the ad, r445...

Gotta have Democratic control of Senate come November.

New Trump rally:

Trump's lady caddy

From r452....

What’s the take on the Trump V. Jeff sessions Twitter tussle going on?

R448, I think that cartoon would've been way more effective had it portrayed Trump asking the Grim Reaper that question instead of Uncle Sam.

Letter to editor

The Trump campaign is sending some people official 2020 Trump Executive Member certificates.

Mitch McConnell Enjoys Making Poor People Suffer

Politico:

Trump's drive against watchdogs faces constitutional reckoning

Trump Promotes Posts From Racist and Sexist Twitter Feed

Trump is lashing out at Joe Scarborough again today:

[quote]A lot of interest in this story about Psycho Joe Scarborough. So a young marathon runner just happened to faint in his office, hit her head on his desk, & die? I would think there is a lot more to this story than that? An affair? What about the so-called investigator? Read story!

Scarborough has been pounding on Trump very persistently lately. It is getting Trump very rattled. Morning Joe gets a big audience among the white collar demographic, including much of the House and Senate.

Joe won't layoff now. NBC may not try to restrain him. Trump attacks will give MJ a ratings boost. Guests such as Claire McCaskill, Steve Schmidt, and Donnie Dorsch love to needle Trump as well. Mika raged against Trump last week. It won't be endearing for Trump tomorrow. And Trump watches MJ despite his denials.

R462: I can't wait for Tuesday's MJ show (Joe prob. off for the holiday tomorrow)!

Morning Joe is on for Memorial Day. R462

R464: Yes, the show will air, but will Joe be there or just Willie? I hope Joe doesn't take off! I am eager for his response to Trump and poor Mika who will be beside herself (a bit more than usual lol).

Be Best is non-existent; never happened beyond a brief slogan.

What does a fuckin' whore know about Be Best?

R465 I recall Joe saying he'd be doing something with his kids for the weekend, but he may still appear. The guide says the show will be aired, but doesn't announce the day's hosts. I expect much of it will be filled with the Memorial Day theme. Will be interesting.....

R467. She means to be the best fuckin' whore you have to give the best blow jobs.

Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger asks Trump to stop attacking Joe Scarborough:

"Stop spreading it, stop creating paranoia"

More.....

Replying to Miss Nikki:

We just need to constantly troll and call him out. He needs to get it good from both sides. Never Dump repubs and Dems. It will drive him nuts. Fat fuck!

I would think Joe Scarborough could sue the bastard too

Joe really didn't want to discuss it today out of respect for the young woman's family.

Lindsey is Tweetng Reagan and not Trump this morning. Dåddēē won't like that.

If Flynn Wins, Flynn Loses

R474: So glad Joe was there today! Yes - I guess that is the best, most mature approach. Don't give Trump the satisfaction. Keep discussing the shit that upsets Trump instead. Much more effective!

r474- They do point out the hypocrisy of the people attacking Biden for his comment.

Trump Golfs And Attacks Opponents As Death Toll Nears 100,000 | Morning Joe | MSNBC

David Frum: After Trump, How Do We Rebuild? | Morning Joe | MSNBC

Biden made a gaffer, in a rather spontaneous joking context, that was not mean-spirited and not as alarming as it sounded on surface. He promptly apologized.

The hypocritical Republicans and the media acted hysterical about it.

Yet, Trump implies a news anchor committed homicide, attacks the Speaker of House's teeth, eyebrows, age, etc., calls HRC a skank, and insults Stacey Abrams about her weight. Only a very few Republican politicians conveyed disapproval. The media mentions it, but gives him a very low bar.

The media milked the unsubstantiated Tara Reid claims as much as they could; but has moved-on from all the sexual and pussy grabbing scandals of Trump. The Epstein connection and a related lawsuit from an alleged victim isn't further discussed. For Biden they were looking for a disqualifier or a frenzy. For Trump, the media treated it as sensational gossip, and if he did such, "that's just Trump", the great wheeler-dealer that provides enhanced ratings.

Well R480 it doesn't appear to working. People know Biden, they generally like him, he is a decent human. The juxtaposition to Dump is really incredible.

Bloomberg:

Trump Visits Baltimore, Dismissing Mayor’s Concerns About Virus

The Emperor Dimwit and the Bugleboy from Company Wheee

A professor of history explains why Barr is wrong about who writes history.

Spinning Trump's low poll numbers; yep, it's Kellyanne.

Playing more politics with a pandemic:

Pete Buttigieg is helping Biden rake-in an abundance of donations. He won't be the VP nominee since Biden declared he was picking a woman. Buttigeig may receive a top post in a Biden administration. Don't let his skills go to waste.

It was those pesky bone spurs.

They need banning from the federal government as well.

40.9 million settlement by Ohio State.

[quote]One of the plaintiffs who signed on to the current agreement was Mike DiSabato, a former Buckeye wrestler who was one of Strauss' first accusers. Both DiSabato and his brother, Adam, have also alleged then-assistant coach and current-U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan knew of Strauss' misconduct and failed to report it, charges the congressman has denied.

Every incumbent President lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on most Memorial Days. It was on television. Lindsey Graham doesn't have to tell the populace it happened. LG is a suck-up in the worst kind of way.

Damn, 10 posts erased. The trolls are out in force today.

Yes, R492 . I agree. The trolls have infested this thread. They’re nervous. The thought of Biden is killing them, and the trolling will get progressively worse as we approach November.

Fuck them. Fuck them with a white hot poker. Let’s keep pounding our truth home. Vote BLUE until you’re blue in the face!

Could the Senatrice find a more butch photo for his Twitter handle?

[quote]Trump Jr’s girlfriend says his dad is 'exactly what America deserves' and people agree for a very different reason.

Guilfoyle dates Don Jr.. Why would this be treated as intelligent?

Laura Trump and Guilfoyle get big bucks, conducting these campaign propaganda shows. So Junior's & Eric's significant others are missioned to rallying women to support Bone Spurs? It is all in the family.

[quote]Could the Senatrice find a more butch photo for his Twitter handle?

Sénatrice changed to the current one after having a bonding pic with Kavanaugh for three years. I don't know, but maybe Mrs. K said 'enough already, take it down!'. Just a guess.

Lemon slams Trump's attacks on Biden and Marine vet congressman

I am in Charlotte. Let Trump move the Republican convention elsewhere. Some businesses such as hotels and restaurants, won't like it, but stop letting butthole mouth keep demanding his way.

Seems as if Trump & Barr can't get worse; but they manage to do so almost daily.

Seems as if Trump & Barr can't get worse; but they manage to do so almost daily.

Trump's ball washer sounds fitting.

[quote]The document William Barr’s Justice Department filed in an Illinois federal court on Friday was its latest incoherent broadside compromising the credibility of the government, this time by attacking policies advocated by the president’s own Coronavirus Task Force and disingenuously evading a test of Barr’s own contention that stay-at-home orders are becoming unconstitutional—all to help a fanatical GOP state legislator get a bogus lawsuit in front of a friendly state judge.  The lawsuit at issue was brought by Darren Bailey, a notoriously buffoonish Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives who was in the news recently on account of his refusal to wear a mask in the legislative chamber in compliance with a resolution passed with overwhelming and bipartisan support, resulting in his ignominious and unceremonious expulsion from the floor.  When not busy seeking to recklessly endanger his fellow legislators, Bailey has been suing for the right to do the same to his constituents. In April, Bailey filed suit in a Southern Illinois state court, asserting that the stay-at-home order Governor Jay Pritzker imposed in accordance with the president’s then operative “Coronavirus Guidelines for America” (which began “Listen to and follow the guidelines of your STATE AND LOCAL Authorities”) violated his “liberty” rights.

Ann Coulter apparently is not a fan of Ivanka and Jared, and critically claims Trump will not fulfill campaign promises if re-elected.

In an article in the right-leaning National Examiner, it was stated that "Ann Coulter predicts Trump will promote 'Ivanka and Jared's business interests' if reelected."

[quote]"I figure one way or another, we may only have — well at this point, what is it, 5 months left? — to get any of these promises fulfilled," she began. "He didn't care much about his promises when he was facing reelection. How much do you think he's going to care when he's not facing reelection? I mean at that point, it's just going to be pedal to the metal promoting Ivanka and Jared's business interests."

This is not about embracing Ann Coulter's political views; rather she has Trump and the Kushners pegged in that, advancing their personal financial interests from the WH, will be their priority and focus.

R504, interesting article, but that's what this scam was about all along. Promoting family businesses. Trump does not now, or ever, care about the welfare of regular Americans. His concern is only with his own wealth and that of his allies. Everything else is scam and empty promises.

Trump Smears Scarborough Because Republicans Reward Bullying

Over 100,00 dead but not the one who should be.

Mitt Romney & Liz Cheney call out Trump for repeating baseless conspiracy theory about Joe Scarborough

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has voted by mail in every Florida election she has participated in since 2010, according to state records.

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[quote]Ms Trump and her children wore the patterned masks, matching to their outfits

She really is a feckless cunt.

Jared Kushner...........

Breaking precedent, White House won’t release formal economic projections this summer that would forecast extent of downturn

[quote]Breaking precedent, White House won’t release

A phrase that has become disturbingly common in the past 3.5 years.

Today during the last hour of Morning Joe, I heard an ad from the group "Great America PAC"--which is a pro-Donald Trump super PAC. The ad featured Tara Reid voicing her descriptive sexual assault accusations toward Joe Biden. This was a disgusting and nasty ad with unsubstantiated content.

I understand networks will run purchased political ads for money. However, I was shocked NBC/MSNBC would allow this particular ugly ad to be aired. This wasn't just a negative ad, it was grotesque. There was no mention, of course, that Biden has vehemently denied Reid's claims.

I will not link the ad.

Trump is desperate and his operatives are already resorting to heinous tactics.

Waaaah! Social media is mean to me!!!

Tara Reade is being investigated in California.

Politico:

Trump extends National Guard's coronavirus deployment after outcry

Glenn Kirschner:

Does Trump's Corruption have a Silver Lining?

Kevin Hassett could be the poster child for Punchable Face Syndrome.

R520 Hassert's reference to the workforce as "human capital stock" isn't going over so well.

Apparently, SC has their own way in expressing growing disapproval of a Senator.

CBS:

Trump shares video of supporter's "dead Democrat" comment

CNBC:

Trump targets social media companies with executive order after Twitter fact-checks his tweets

From r524

[quote]Attorney General William Barr, who also attended the signing, said the Justice Department would also seek to sue social media companies.

Of course frog-face is going to perpetuate this. Congress failing to vote 'no-confidence' in this repulsive character was a mistake. It wouldn't get rid of him, but it would be on his record of corrupt behavior.

The Psychopath in Chief

I spent hundreds of hours with Donald Trump to ghost-write ‘The Art of the Deal.’ I now see a deeper meaning behind his behavior.

Tony Schwartz

May 28

Racial tragedies stoke pressure on Joe Biden to pick a nonwhite running mate

Reuters:

Former U.S. officials question DOJ's probe of 'unmasking' of Trump ally

The Hill - Biden: Trump 'calling for violence against American citizens'

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Former Vice President Joe Biden accused President Trump of calling for violence against Americans on Friday after Trump threatened to deploy the military and denounced "thugs" in Minneapolis amid protests over the death of George Floyd, with the president tweeting, "when the looting starts, the shooting starts."

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[quote]Legal scholars to discuss threats to the rule of law

This time Joyce Vance, don't tell us Bill Barr is a by-the-book kind of guy.

Glenn Kirschner:

How I would question Barr's former deputy Rosenstein at his upcoming Senate testimony

How Barr may clear Burr.

[quote]Protestors took to their cars to rally in front of Senator Susan Collins' offices around the state including in Bangor. They're calling for Senator Collins and Congress to stop what they call pharmaceutical profiteering.

This has Senator Collins concerned.

Susan Collin is 9 points behind Sara Gideon in a recent poll.

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wrong link^

The effort to further stack the courts further with right-wing judges prior to the election; pressure older judges to retire now:

CNN:

A serious divide exists among Trump advisers over how to address nights of protests and riots in US after Floyd's death

Politico:

Trump says he's naming Antifa a 'Terrorist Organization.' Can he do that?

In Days of Discord, President Trump Fans the Flames

CNBC: Trump reportedly held call with Mark Zuckerberg amid controversy over protest posts

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Trump posted messages on Facebook and Twitter this week that called mail-in ballots "fraudulent" and threatened to bring in the National Guard to control protests in Minneapolis, saying "when the looting starts, the shooting starts." Twitter slapped a warning label on the tweet about mail-in voting, as well as a public interest notice on the tweet about the Minneapolis protests for violating its rules regrading glorifying violence.

Facebook left both of Trump's posts up on its platform. Zuckerberg told CNBC on Thursday he doesn't think social networks should be "arbiters of truth," arguing that people "should be able to see what politicians say." In a post on Friday, Zuckerberg said the posts about the Minnesota protests don't violate Facebook's policies.

ProPublica:

Law Enforcement Files Discredit Brian Kemp’s Accusation That Democrats Tried to Hack the Georgia Election

ABC:

Pelosi ignores Trump’s protest tweets, says she won’t ‘take his bait’

Mark Zuckerberg is Donald Trump's bitch.

If there is any justice, the new "regime" will shut fucking Facebook down and that little bitch Zuckerberg will be a pauper.

As cities burned, Trump stayed silent — other than tweeting fuel on the fire

- The Washington Post

With Block-Heeled Pumps for the SpaceX Launch, 'Mother' stepped forward in high fashion while Melania was not there.

[quote] 63-year-old painter arrived in a little black blazer dress. She teamed the dress with pointed toe pumps set on a block heel. The shoes appeared to be fabricated from suede. Pence wore her hair slicked back into a ponytail and accessorized with small earrings.

^r345

Karen Pence Suits Up for SpaceX Launch in Almond-Toe Loafers

[quote].The shoes were an apt choice for a day on her feet at the NASA facility. They appear to be constructed with an inset block heel that enhances comfort yet offers height and an almond toe profile for more wiggle room. Celebrity-favorite brand Sarah Flint has a similar style for $345 on Sarahflint.com.

Wow, didn't realize she was so fat.

Whatta frump!

I didn't realize HE was so fat.

Well, we certainly know what they have been doing in quarantine.

Pence reminds me of Mr. Tudball from Carol Burnett. In his case the name should be Turdball

[quote]"William Barr’s State of Emergency"

[quote]The attorney general has long held an expansive view of presidential power. With multiple crises converging in the run-up to the 2020 election, he is busy putting his theories to work.

When there is distraction, his devilment is accelerated and faces less confrontation.

Karen is sooo totally...block. From blockhead to block heel.

Trump calls governors ‘weak,’ urges them to use force against unruly protests

Melania sends a 'healing' message to the masses.

Well, it's more than what Donald has offered..

Mrs. Mitch McConnell speaks to sharing her journey and her advice for young women pursuing their dreams

A pandemic is spreading, 104,000+ Americans have died. Unemployment is sykrocketing. Food shortages are growing; China is surpressing Hong Kong; the Brazilian President is destroying the rain forests; Protests against police nationwide; destruction of businesses, looting and vandalism, etc.

And what is Trump's senior staff member, Kellyanne Conway, re-tweeting about instead? LAME KATHY GRIFFIN JOKES. And they want the the SS to go after lwhat they call "sick" Kathy Griffin?

An @KellyannePolls retweet:

That tired old skank Kellyanne "Alternate Facts" Conway should keep her mouth shut. She has zero credibility.

[quote]Netanyahu talks annexation with Kushner; US said to want to ‘slow the process’

[quote]Netanyahu has vowed to unilaterally annex some 30 percent of the West Bank — covering all the settlements and the Jordan Valley — and reportedly told Likud MKs last week, “We have a target date in July to apply sovereignty and we will not change it.”

There is lot going on while the media is distracted.

Whose watching Kushner's dealings? Trump???

Once a murderer always a murderer!

Who the fuck does he mean by "we"? I know that sad fuck was never in the military.

WSJ Editorial Page:

The belief in Beijing, Moscow and Berlin is that Trump can be ignored and the U.S. can no longer lead the globe

Where are the protests against this nasty thing?

[quote]“Bill Barr is a liar”: Trump AG floats new mail-vote conspiracy experts say “couldn’t happen” After casting doubt on Russian interference, Barr is “worried” that foreign actors might print counterfeit ballots.

Barr is trying to set-up a Trump-Kushner family dictatorship and Congress refuses to formally denounce this turd's behavior; and the spineless courts' timetable would take another century to address it when they'll be non-existent.

[quote]Barr is “worried” that foreign actors might print counterfeit ballots.

Stop worrying Billy. I finished printing those ballots MONTHS ago!

That Miss Mattie Gayitz sounds as if she's an entitled sassy bottom.

Barr personally ordered removal of protesters near White House, leading to use of force against largely peaceful crowd

Barr covering for Trump who demanded it

The big surprise is that Trump & Barr could waddle across the park to the church and back.

And I even saw a curb r567.

Liz Warren tweeting about Barr:

NBC:

Trump says he's yanking RNC from North Carolina over potential pandemic restrictions

Carl Bildt (Co-Chair European Council on Foreign Relations):

“After years of snubs and American unilateralism, European allies have stopped looking to the president for leadership, and are turning their backs on him.”

Numerous European voices quoted, including me.

Retired Admiral Mike Mullen: "It sickened me yesterday to see security personnel—including members of the National Guard—forcibly and violently clear a path through Lafayette Square to accommodate the president's visit outside St. John's Church. "

What state could possibly want to host the repuke convention. Demonstrations, likely violent, guaranteed, virus restrictions ignored, a whole bunch of assholes in your city, and an orange shit stain stinking up the place. Not.worth.it.

Link to new thread for when this one maxes out:

When you’ve lost Pat Robertson, you’ve really gone full frontal Fascist:

[quote]Trump says he's yanking

Pics please.

No Miss Lindz messages today. She suddenly stop her praise and lustful tweets about DJT for a few days now

It's that time of month R577.

Holding It Aloft, He Incited a Backlash. What Does the Bible Mean to Trump?

CNN:

James Miller: Official resigns from Pentagon advisory board over Esper's perceived support for clearing protest outside White House

Trump certainly does unwaveringly believe in a higher authority and a righteous supreme being that guides all his decision. That figure is Vladimir Putin.

Lindsey & his aunt voted by mail. Trump & his political sycophants use voting by mail or the casting of early absentee ballots, but oppose others having the option. Hypocrites!

[quote]U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and his 91-year-old aunt, Verna Hunnicutt, cast absentee ballots Monday morning in Walhalla for the June 9 primaries.

Pelosi Says House Taking Steps On Curbing Authoritarianism, Police Chokeholds | Morning Joe | MSNBC

Sen. Mark Warner says Attorney General William Barr is "unfit for office" and calls for him to resign after protesters were cleared from near the White House