Everyday Treasoning: Gaslighter (The Treason Thread, Part 34)

Link to previous thread for reference:

Are you sure those D C. protesters were gases?

I heard Bill Barr farted and all scattered.

Thank you OP!

Politico:

Defense secretary doesn't support deploying active troops following Trump threat

Thank you, OP. Even though the Night Of The Long Prime Time has finally ended, the previous thread is still locked.

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

Because of course he did.

E2, Ew, he looks like a creepy Vegas lounge lizard in R7's pic. The kind that would grab a cigarette girl's ass.

What's happening with the Rosenstein hearing (aka Benghazi 2.0)? I'm so sick of GOP showboating I can't watch it.

Who told Trump the bible stunt was a good idea?

Ivanka, according to a story in today's NYT. He was reeling from reports about his hiding in the bunker and wanted to butch it up for his base by calling in the military.

It sounds like the idea was his, though. And his advisors think it will help him with suburban women horrified by the looting. We'll see...

I'm sure ivanka is thinking "you fucked up another one Daddy".

Ivanka got the Bible for Trump to use in the photo-op. When Trump was done with his brief exhibition, he handed the Bible back to Ivanka.

Miss Lindzey has commenced her hearings.

Trump Sics Military On Peaceful Protesters And Clergy To Make Way For Bible Photo Op

No paywall WaPo, r7...

The man is beyond stupid, R16. The world would be laughing if he weren't so dangerous.

The man is beyond stupid, R16. The world would be laughing if he weren't so dangerous.

The body language between Dump and the whore at the catholic church thing is telling. She is stiff and unsmiling. He tells her "smile" and she gives a pained quick upturn of the lips. I'd have loved to be a fly on the wall at the WH right before that appearance. Melania is not happy with the Lumpkin's little games.

I get a very "Dave" vibe from their relationship.

Trudeau’s 21-Second Pause Becomes the Story in Canada

USA Today:

Ex-deputy AG Rod Rosenstein defends oversight of Russia probe but acknowledges flaws in FBI surveillance

Though I appreciate your sentiments R19 I've always found that to be literally a whore(which she no doubt is) on DL is to be a thing one should be very proud of.

Pigeon headed whore Kayleigh MAGA-ninny (hereinafter referred to as "PHWKM") was asked at her Lie-a-thon briefing today if the Malignant Narcissist has "lost faith" in Secretary Esper. She responded that she is not aware that he has lost faith in him but that he will make it known if and when he does loses faith in someone. Me thinks Esper needs to start updating his resume.

The Atlantic:

James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution

Good on Gen Mattis. Now we need an avalanche of the same from all corners.

Pres Bone Spurs seems to be unraveling at an alarming pace. He can't run on the economy. He can't run on, "Are we better off?" He can't run on having made America great seeing how his incompetence directly led to our economic depression and tens of thousands of lives lost that didn't have to be lost with huge racial unrest.

He has left us fractured and weak.

Just as Vlad wanted.

[quote]Me thinks Esper needs to start updating his resume.

Why? You think he should include his current gig?

I was surprised Muriel paywalled the last thread. She has largely left the Treason threads alone.

His response to be called out for hiding in the bunker thinking the mob was finally coming for him had me screaming. I haven't laughed that hard in weeks.

The wiper

gang of 4

[quote]James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution

Too fucking little. Too fucking late.

Feisty Miss Lindsay video. Stand by your man.

FCI what are you hearing around town? Always appreciate your input.

[quote]Trump also displayed what may or may not have been a Bible in much the same way that one might hold up a lost umbrella in a crowded museum lobby or a bidding card at a cattle auction.

That was not the good book of scriptures Trump held up. Scurrying to find something to immediately use, Miss Lindsay, visiting the WH as she does most days, handed Ivanka, whom Lindsay trusts, her thick, leather bound black book of gentleman callers, their phone numbers, and appointment dates. Ivanka promised to return the black booklet once the photo-op concluded. She did so. From Alito to Zuckerberg, the listings would take hours ànd hours to peruse.

Glenn Kirschner:

Top Ten Notable or Absurd Things Heard during Rosenstein's Testimony at Yesterday's Senate Hearing

Glenn Kirschner:

Bill Barr's Selective Blame Game

Glenn Kirschner:

Trump Violates Americans' 1st Amendment Rights for a Photo-op

Politico:

Trump Wants to Turn D.C. Into a Battleground. He May Regret It.

Trump & Pence need to go along with the entire Cabinet and senior WH personnel. Nancy Pelosi needs to be sworn-in immediately as President and serve until a new President is inaugurated in January.

Who gives a fuck about Barr's and your silly named diversion "Crossfire Hurricane" beyond deplorables watching Fox News, Lindsey?

The new fence isn’t gonna do the trick. He should build a wall around the WH and get Mexico to pay for it.

The country is in shambles, and what does Trump do? He threatens to campaign against Alaskan Republican Senator, Lisa Murkowski, in two years.

What a deranged orange blob.

Claire....

So Bone Spurs weighs 244 lbs.?

Bullshit! 344 lbs. I'd believe.

damn, it's a lot to ask of people in a growing police state, but can everyone surround the White House constantly? It apparently really, really spooks the bitch. I know there is a wide perimeter now, but you can still surround it. and how about that pots and pans clanging thing they do in Latin America, since we are rapidly turning into the same kind of tinpot dictatorship?

R51, the Kremlin annex has been playing music, beating drums, pots and pans, blowing horns, whistles and kazoos the entire time this asshole has been squatting in the WH.

It's an ongoing protest since day one and hasn't stopped.

Mark my words, that fucking barrier is going to be graffitied like the Berlin Wall and will meet the same fate come November.

Theyre anticipating over a million protesters in DC on Saturday. Should be interesting...Trump cancelled his golf weekend at Bedminster.

[quote]Trump cancelled his golf weekend at Bedminster.

Damn it! We won't get to caddy and do other exciting things tor our President.

The fun Girls

r25, what have I been TELLING YOU ALL THIS TIME? Why wouldn't you L I S T E N?

Okay...okay. I'm fine. I just need a paper bag to breathe into for a few minutes.

It's bad, folks.

We all know Dump is going to call fraud and a rigged election. Hell he won in 2016 and still claimed voter fraud. That's why Biden needs to win in a landslide!

Trump can claim anything he wants....the minute that clock hits 12 on inaugaration day, HES TOAST. He loses ALL AUTHORITY and protection.

The use of tear gas is banned in war, it is a war crime to use it. It is considered a chemical weapon but the police still use it on our streets against peaceful protestors.

Portland Press Herald calls for Dump to resign on same day he’s making a campaign stop in Maine.

President Trump: We’re sorry that you decided to come to Maine, but since you are here, could you do us a favor? Resign.

You have never been a good president, but today your shortcomings are unleashing historic levels of suffering on the American people.

Your slow response to the coronavirus pandemic has spun a manageable crisis into the worst public health emergency since 1918.

We are also in the middle of the worst economic collapse since the Great Depression. There is no national strategy to recover from the shock that is disproportionately affecting people who were already struggling to make it.

And in the face of the worst civic unrest since 1968, with millions of Americans in the streets protesting systemic racism, you fan the flames.

In just the last week you gleefully tweeted about shooting fellow citizens; you goaded governors into escalating violent situations so they don’t “look like jerks;” and you authorized the use of rubber bullets and tear gas to clear peaceful protesters out of a public space so you could pose for a Bible-waving photo-op.

These are just a few examples of why you lack the character, maturity and judgment to lead our country in this perilous time. You should resign.

We have to agree with you on one point: You were right to skip making an address to the nation as other presidents have done in times of national emergency.

You correctly concluded that you have nothing to say that would make the situation better. When what’s called for is compassion, clear vision and a commitment to lead, you are out of ammo.

But bringing the nation together in times of distress is a big part of the job when you are head of state. You can’t do it, so you should resign.

As head of government, you have unmatched power to direct resources to relieve suffering. You can’t or won’t do that, either, so you should resign.

And in your mistreatment of lawful protesters and abuse of religious symbols, you have violated your oath to protect and defend the Constitution, so you should resign.

Your supporters will no doubt say that this is an election year, and it should be left up to the voters to decide whether you deserve to stay in office.

But ask yourself – can this country take five more months like the last five? You are a president supported by a minority of the people, and your only path to victory in November is to further divide the nation. This campaign could do even more lasting damage than you have done already.

We know that you are not much of a student of history, but you recently said that you “learned a lot from Richard Nixon.”

That’s good, because he set the historical precedent for what you should do now.

In a nationally televised address, Nixon said that he knew that he was about to be impeached over Watergate, and he wanted to fight the charges.

But since that would be destructive to the nation he served, he chose instead to resign. Nixon said: “By taking this action, I hope that I will have hastened the start of that process of healing which is so desperately needed in America.”

America needs to heal again. Please resign now, and let us begin.

Lightening should have struck his orange ass during his Bible photo-op...

He SOOOO wants to order a massacre. It's next on the tinpot dictator bucket list, after lying, and grifting, and putting all of his relatives in positions to lie and grift, next is ordering a massacre of citizens, or subjects as he would think of it.

[quote]But the devil really does protect his own

Or maybe there just isn't any god. Or devil.

The Hill:

Esper, Milley won't testify before House panel on military response to protests

The Hill:

Poll: Trump approval falls amid civil unrest

Politico:

Trump campaign hires ex-aide Jason Miller despite past scandals

"despite" or "because of" r65?

They love the compromised. Total mafia types.

R65. Someone’s getting pregnant.

Without consulting with the WH, Esper ordered the National Guard in D.C. to disarm, and sent active duty troops home. Large protests are expected over the weekend in D.C. Trump would like to fire Esper, but has been warned by unknown persons not to do that.

Woah r68. That seems to be a big deal?? Who’s defending Dump? Not that I care.

He gonna hide in his bunker again, r69.

Like the pathetic little bitch he is.

No paywall....

Pentagon disarms guardsmen in Washington, D.C., in signal of de-escalation

As burnouts weep.

but, but, Bernie. but, but Cuoma. but, but, Somebody.

My fear about the upcoming election is something, I believe, Malcolm Nance spoke about: The Russians will hack the tallies like they did in 2016, (as I and a few other on this board believe happened), but will add votes to Biden's count in close states/counties rather than give the votes to Trump. Trump is way too behind this time, and Biden doesn't have the "Hillary Hatred" that had built up over two years so a close electoral victory wouldn't be plausible this time out. No way could they get away with it this time, so they'll give it to Biden but deliberately leave tracks, so that when Trump predictably screams the election was fixed and calls for an investigation, (which he can technically do while sitll in office with Barr his AG), they'll "investigate" and actually find plenty of inconsistencies, but all leaning towards Biden.

Then Trump and Barr and Fox News will all scream that Biden and Obama and Hillary - THEY're the ones who have been colluding with Russia this whole time - NOT ME - and will be backed by "evidence". .... Enough people will believe it to cause rioting and more division - which is exactly what Putin wants. And, don't forget, after election day, Trump and Wrecking Crew will still have 75 days in office to do as much damage as possible. No such thing as lame duck.

I know this sounds crazy and ludicrous, but I truly believe it could happen... *(btw, Nance didn't come up with this entire theory, just the part about the russians deliberately "framing the winner" just to cause doubt and dissension. It's a KGB tactic, and I could be wrong that it was Nance).

Is DL on PrimeTime or is this thread locked up?

Have we not discussed this?

LadyG!

Not on lockdown, no.

There are a few threads r75. But I hear the search engine is on the fritz.

Lincoln Project’s new ad for the Anniversary of D-Day

Lindsaey Graham's Scandals revelations are as anti-climactic as his orgasms with very young military members.

Hope may be right on it; per r65.

Protests, destruction, upside down Bible, rouge police, social distancing gone with the wind, all-out Repub voter suppression efforts, one-track media, Tom Cotton editorials, and revelations of rent boys.

I want to be on a secluded tropical beach in the breeze, under the expansive umbrella and stretched out.l on a soft pillowed recliner; and seeing no one but the waiter bringing me a fresh Piña Colada every half hour.

From r78...

Also from r78...

In case it hasn't been discussed here in awhile, the civil unrest that is happening now was all part of the plan when Trump and his administration took over. Read some of the shit Steve Bannon was promoting, and his protege, that Nazi-Jew Stephen Miller. Bannon specifically wanted race wars, (as did Putin), so that when incidents like with George Floyd took place, they could take advantage of the opportunity to further divide, (and conquer). Trump's bible stunt wasn't just a bad idea gone wrong, it was very deliberate. As for the Covid -19 deaths that continue and will be close to 200 thousand soon, aside from the fact that Trump could care less, (except for his annoyance of having to continually put of playing golf). he gets excited by the deaths, just like he gets excited by the violence at the protests. The more Americans that die, the easier it will be to consolidate and turn our Democracy into an Aristocracy.

This wasn't the plan of Trump himself. All he ever wanted was the title of POTUS, the perks it provided, and the ability to bully his perceived enemies and rivals. He never had any interest in the actual job or performing a public service (duh). This was the plan of the enablers who helped to put him there and "govern" for him, like those mentioned, as well as Mitch McConnell and later on, Bill Barr.

THIS WAS ALL PART OF THEIR PLAN!

Colin Powell is endorsing Joe Biden

RR - The Bunker Boy

Colin (Personal Server) Powell?

This is what George Papadopoulos, operative of the Trump-Russia scandal, is bragging about.

It is the core of the Republicans re-election strategy: Run bogus and deflecting Investigations of Obama era personnel. It's on the shoulders of Ron Johnson and Miss Lindsey.

I really hope the D's just ignore the subpoenas

I hear you, [R81]. As Dylan Moran once stated: "I'd like to be face down on cushions, with my mouth full of chocolates, while something lovely happens to my lower half."

me too, r89. Everyone is allowed to just blow of House subpoenas at will. Everyone should just blow off Senate subpeonas.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY SWEETIE!!!🎁🎈🎂❤️

The replies are hilarious.

Per the Washington Post -

John Bolton is forging ahead with plans to publish a scathing memoir about his time in President Trump’s White House and is in negotiations with network television channels to promote the book, according to people familiar with the talks.

Bolton, who served as national security adviser from April 2018 to September 2019, plans to publish “The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir” on June 23, after embarking on a media tour to promote the book the weekend before, according to people with knowledge of the negotiations who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private conversations.

The White House has not formally signed off on the tome, and officials in the Trump administration have delayed the book for months due to a classification review process led by the National Security Council.

The president has said that Bolton should not publish the book until after the election and has called him a “traitor” in private for writing a negative tell-all book, The Washington Post has previously reported.

Bolton is planning to publish even if the White House does not give publication approval, people familiar with his thinking say, and believes he has removed all classified material.

Poor John Bolton! He’s probably fuming that he’s been ignored for the last few months. Fucking petty prick.

That said, bring the book on and may it cause Trump to finally stroke out on the toilet.

If his book does expose any illegality by Trump and his administration, then Bolton needs to be criminally charged with aiding and abetting for not exposing it.

OP, good music reference, terrific parody. Thanks for elevating the DIXIE CHICKS. The first few times I heard GASLIGHTER I really did think it was about DT, but it's about a divorce.

I do enjoy their feistiness, music, persistence and strength. I thought the DIXIE CHICKS had broken up so I was happy to hear they had new music.

NBC:

Pelosi, top Democrats unveil police reform bill

Propaganda & Queefing

The increase in job numbers are basically those who are returning to work as states have reopened.

Ole Kel doesn't cite that.

Tulsi Gabbard dropped defamation lawsuit against HRC.

My blood pressure just skyrocketed while watching a trump campaign ad; on CNN no less. Fucking nauseating.

Thrilled however, to hear his new approval rating is at 38%.

The Lincoln Project runs great anti-Trump ads. And those are Republicans. They know how the voters think in the suburbs.

#MoscowMitchTurtle & #LeningradLindseyLady must be sent packing.

Clinton should countersue but then she would be getting in bed with pigs.

Surprising article from a website called "The Beaverton".

Trump's support exceeds 55 percent in only eight states. Of those states, his support exceeds 60 percent in three: AR, WY, and WV. Those states rank absolute bottom in terms of adults with college degrees.

Trump's support exceeds 55 percent in only eight states. Of those states, his support exceeds 60 percent in three: AR, WY, and WV. Those states rank absolute bottom in terms of adults with college degrees.

I have a paid subscription...Why won't this thread star under my "watched" threads?

^Am paid also. Constantly loading. Will delete trash threads, then they reappear.

From R78

r84 I believe you. I also believe the tweets from @putinspuppetpl1. I've linked to one but who knows how long the @putinspuppetpl1 Twitter account will be active. My recommendation for those who believe r84 and @putinspuppetpl1 is to screenshot the tweets while you can and distribute and share them with other Americans .

Now we see.

So, Trump is apparently in denial that Biden is beating him in the polls by double digits. I'm curious how Mike Pence is taking it, that he will never be president due to his relationship with Trump, and he sucked up to Trump for nothing.

[quote]I'm curious how Mike Pence is taking it, that he will never be president due to his relationship with Trump, and he sucked up to Trump for nothing.

IT WASN'T FOR NOTHING YOU ASSHOLE!

Has FCI chimed in at all this week? Wondering if I missed a post?

R110 you may have too many watched threads. Go ahead and delete some.

Says a lot.

Poopie faces

Sen. Murkowski Brushes Off Trump's Promise To Campaign Against Her | Morning Joe | MSNBC

R119, Trump never had a pet as child or as an adult. And neither have his children. Probably a good thing for a cat or dog, but it says a lot about person who has never loved and been loved by a pet and how much joy they bring into your life.

R122 Another interesting tidbit to add....music. He has never shown any real interest in it. Music is the heart of the soul, more proof he doesn't have one.

Juicy article.

Another one:

Someone Is Psyoping Americans, And You Should Be Really Pissed Off About It

Trump is attacking on twitter the 75-year old Catholic guy who got shoved by police and wound up in the hospital. He was already dropping among Catholics... I guess he decided to burn that bridge all the way down.

At about 6:30 p.m., just north of the White House, federal police in riot gear fired gas canisters and used grenades containing rubber pellets to scatter largely peaceful demonstrators. Their actions cleared the way for the president, surrounded by the nation’s top law enforcement and military leaders, to walk to the historic St. John’s Church for a three-minute photo op.

Drawing on footage captured from dozens of cameras, as well as police radio communications and other records, The Washington Post reconstructed the events of this latest remarkable hour of Trump’s presidency, including of the roles of the agencies involved and the tactics and weaponry they used.

[Quote][R119], Trump never had a pet as child or as an adult.

Thank God. I bet he's a psychopath who would have tortured his pet.

[quote] Trump never had a pet as child or as an adult.

Thank Dog!

Trump Wanted to Fire Esper Over Troops Dispute

NBC:

Georgia secretary of state launches investigation after 'unacceptable' voting problems

Politico:

U.S. diplomats ask ‘Where’s Pompeo?’ on Floyd death

Anytime someone asks "where Pompeo is" the answer is usually Golden Corral.

[quote]Anytime someone asks "where Pompeo is"

Tell them to shut the fuck up!

Sorry guys I’ve been sick all week. I’m not sure what I had. I’m feeling better now. Internal polling is coming soon.

Hope you feel better FCI.

r126, you just wait, they're going to link him to Pizzagate too.

... a federal judge is demanding some answers after confirming, on June 8, that he has read an unredacted version of the lengthy document.

U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton, according to Law & Crime’s Matt Naham, has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to answer questions “regarding certain redactions of the Mueller Report” at a hearing now set for July 20. In the past, Walton has been critical of Attorney General William Barr’s response to the Mueller Report, asserting that Barr, in 2019, “distorted” the findings of former special counsel Robert Mueller. And now that Walton has read the Mueller Report in unredacted form, he is more concerned than ever about Barr’s response to it.

Walton asserted, “Having reviewed the unredacted version of the Mueller Report, the court cannot assess the merits of certain redactions without further representations from the Department (of Justice). However, because the court must discuss the substance of the redactions with the Department, and because such a discussion cannot occur remotely due to the lack of a secure connection between the Court and the Department…. the status conference currently scheduled for June 18, 2020, is VACATED.”

With Walton having “vacated” the June 18 conference, he has ordered the DOJ to appear at the July 20 hearing in order to “address the court’s questions regarding certain redactions of the Mueller Report.”

R136 Thanks. I feel better but wonder if I had the COVID-19. If I did it was fairly mild but lasted a week. I had no energy.

r59, Excellent article!

Barr is doing a series of interviews with Fox concerning the probe into the origins of the Russian-Trump investigation.

The House of Representatives needs to take the offensive on this character who is going full force in enacting authoritarianism, and using the DoJ to carry-out vindictiveness on behalf of Trump.

Trump Tweets An Attack On A Protester As George Floyd Is Laid To Rest | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

Reuters:

Trump may use executive order to address policing: White House

Trump job approval slides to 39%, the first time under 40% since October.

Trump's latest job approval rating fell significantly among all party groups, and by similar margins among each. This includes drops of seven percentage points among Republicans (to 85%) and independents (to 39%), and nine points among Democrats (to 5%).

Republicans' approval of Trump is the lowest it has been since September 2018 (also 85%).

Albright: Trump The Most Un-American, Undemocratic, President In U.S. History | Morning Joe | MSNBC

What fucking Democrats think Trump is doing a good job...some of these polls are straight up bullshit.

Kemp Admin Seems Intent On Keeping Georgia Voting Broken For 2020 | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

GOP Returns To Voting Suppression Playbook As November Looms | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

Where is Pompus hiding?

Cheating is all they got.

Nobody even cares about this guy’s executive orders. He’s a lame duck loser.

Is that judge going to issue more statements about the shady redactions?

Americans deserve to see the full report.

Where are the protests for that?

Chaos At Georgia Polling Sites Prompts Many To Turn Away | Morning Joe | MSNBC

So GOP is winning this.

Reuters:

Retired judge calls effort to drop case against ex-Trump adviser 'gross abuse' of power

Trump Admin Vote Suppression Plan Seen In Vote-By-Mail Hypocrisy | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

Record Turnout Moves Iowa GOP To Attack Successful Voting System | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

This could be its own thread.

^^^^^^^^^^

Behind a ginormous extra cheese pizza.

[quote] The wife of a former Putin ally has donated £325,000 to Boris Johnson

Maybe she should have donated a few bucks to his barber.

R156, I saw Rachel talking about that last night. Why the media -- and specifically the reporters in the White House briefing room -- aren't hammering that home constantly is beyond me. Make that Kayleigh bitch explain why there should be one rule for Trump and his buddies and another for the rest of the country.

Bill Barr has been a known bully since his school days.

Don't be fooled by his mush-mouthed speaking.

More than 1,250 former Justice Dept. workers call for internal watchdog to probe Barr role in clearing demonstrators from Lafayette Square

White House Tells Bolton His Book Still Contains Classified Information

^

“The current draft manuscript still contains classified material,” Mr. Eisenberg wrote in a letter to Mr. Cooper.

“As we advised your client when he signed the nondisclosure agreements, and as he should be well aware as a former assistant to the president for national security affairs in this administration, the unauthorized disclosure of classified information could be exploited by a foreign power, thereby causing significant harm to the national security of the United States,” Mr. Eisenberg wrote.

New transcript raises huge questions about Mike Pompeo’s denial that he retaliated against fired inspector general

Where has this fat fuck been? ^^^

CNN: President Donald Trump's campaign is demanding CNN retract and apologize for a recent poll that showed him well behind presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. The demand, coming in the form of a cease and desist letter to CNN President Jeff Zucker, was immediately rejected by the network.

"We stand by our poll," said Matt Dornic, a CNN spokesman.

The CNN poll conducted by SSRS and released on Monday shows Trump trailing the former vice president by 14 points, 55%-41%, among registered voters. It also finds the President's approval rating at 38% -- his worst mark since January 2019, and roughly on par with approval ratings for one-term Presidents Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush at this point in their reelection years -- and his disapproval rating at 57%.

Soon after the poll was released, Trump tweeted that he had hired Republican pollster McLaughlin & Associates to "analyze" the CNN poll and others, "which I felt were FAKE based on the incredible enthusiasm we are receiving." McLaughlin ranks as one of the least accurate pollsters in the industry, as measured by FiveThirtyEight.

[quote]Where has this fat fuck been?

Hehe. Perhaps he has been privately & discreetly moonlighting as a gentleman escort? Giving it two of my Mikey Mouse sounding shrieks!

Lol Bolton is a huge loser.

R166, why isn’t this front page news?

It’s so shady. From top to bottom.

Whatever happened to investigate news shows like Primetime and Dateline.

20/20?

I said it before, and Ill say it again...If Boltons book reveals ANY illegal activity in the Trump administration, he needs to be charged with aiding and abbetting and as an accessory to the facts.

[quote]Whatever happened to investigate news shows like Primetime and Dateline. 20/20?

They're all women in peril, all the time.

Bolton was playing games, refusing to testify before the House Committee, even in a closed session. He was a big part in enabling Trump. He cared more about making money with whatever the revelations are in his book, than in contributing his knowledge to the Congressional inquiry. I have zero respect for his greed, lack of integrity, and several of his policies in foreign affairs..

Bolton has always been a lowlife scumbag.

R167 we know he wasn’t at the gym.

I admit it. I'm not sure what to do here. Should a President Biden just arrest every asshole in the Trump Administration, or would that send us down a very bad road?

Biden won't do shit about crooked Trump and his criminal cronies.

He'll let them go free citing that the country wants "reconciliation" and to "move on" from the last 4 years.

How'd that work out for Honest Abe, Joe?

so, r178, this is the actual real dilemma, do we start heading down a road where the current administration arrests the previous administration? it is actually a dilemma. That can actually lead to problems, a lot of problems. But I won't deny that the entire Trump team deserves it, absolutely deserves to be in jail. But it is still a dilemma. it is a dilemma to you, or just, no, arrest the fuckers?

We leave the criminal charges against Trump and his cronies to the states. That's probably one way.

Plus, there's the little issue of the Democratic administrations not, ya know, committing crimes. The Repugs have never stopped going after Hillary but if you don't commit a crime, there's little they can do. So, honestly, this bullshit of continuing to embolden the criminals in the Repug party by always letting them off the hook for unity's sake is complete and utter bullshit. They just keep committing worse and worse crimes. It has to stop. Now.

Glenn Kirschner:

America's Low Barr

r178 can see the future, apparently.

There are financial crimes. Money laundering, embezzlement, racketeering, extortion, income tax evasion, etc. must not be dismissed.

Barr is a democracy destructionist. Bad man.

Kirschner is exactly right; he speaks the truth.

We are good and fucked.

Why would Joe Biden be the one arresting anybody? Wouldn't that be the job of the Justice Department? If laws were broken they should be arrested and tried. Joe Biden should not issue any pardons. Let the crooks swing in the wind.

R186, I think Joe has already said he will not pardon anyone from the Trump administration. If elected, let's hope he holds to it.

The BLM movement needs to speak out against what happened in Georgia yesterday. It was a travesty.

We also need to keep abreast of the results and demand a full look into what happened so they don’t try it again in November.

Ernst is flailing.

Not doing so hot in the polls either.

Let’s send these thugs packing once and for all.

I hope for Madame Guillotine for the lot of them.

Susan's concerns are growing.

So are the bags under eyes r194.

NYT article on the South Carolinas Senate race.

Horry County (Myrtle Beach area) is loaded with retirees from outside the state. The Republicans there are antitax, ultraconservative, Trump supporters. That is a locale where Lindsey Graham's support has gained. As Trump goes in SC, so will Graham.

The Senate race in SC is turning into an intense battle.

AP:

Milley says he was wrong to accompany Trump on church walk

General who stood with Dump at St. John's Church photo op in camo gear apologizes, says he shouldn’t have done it.

[quote]“I should not have been there,” Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in a prerecorded video commencement address to National Defense University. “My presence in that moment and in that environment created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics.”

[quote]His first public remarks since Mr. Trump’s photo op, in which federal authorities attacked peaceful protesters so that the president could hold up a Bible in front of St. John’s Church, are certain to anger the White House...

Trump has no regard for the rule of law. That much is obvious.

I'm glad Porky Cammo apologized, but still.

On the other hand it's amusing to see even people in Trump's closest circle back slowly away from Anus-lips.

The game plan: Where Trump loses, his political sycophants will claim voter fraud wasn't prevented

Here's fanatic Trump enabler Louie Gohmert speaking to the right-wing friendly Newsmax.

If Trump loses in November, he and Barr, with cohorts, will try that coup d'etat formally. They are laying the groundwork now with all these authoritarian moves and rhetoric equating mail-in voting with voter fraud..

Even though that's how Dump votes

Fucking Gohmert. When’s that piece of shit up for re-election?

Screwy Gomer is a Representative for his Texas district. He has to run for reelection every two years, including this one.

The Hill:

US hasn't taken action to withdraw from WHO despite Trump pledge

Let them scream and howl about the next election being stolen. Laugh at them and move on.

Where is Mike Pence?

Dead from the 'rona?

Laying low because of rentboy scandals?

Did Mother send him to Hobby Lobby for bolts of linen for new White House drapes?

Having to visit Melania's doctor because of "kidney problems"?

Has anyone heard from him in weeks?

It’s gay pride month - he’s “vacationing “. R207

Yes, I hear the island of Leather Sex Sling is lovely this time of year.

As poll numbers drop his campaign is increasingly being pressured to put Nikki No Nothing on the ticket. So far he has resisted but the pressure is getting intense.

Caitlyn Marie Jenner says she has changed her way of thinking politically.

[quote]I’ve changed my thinking in a lot of ways," Jenner tells People, adding that she now identifies as "economically conservative, socially progressive" and believes "we need equality for all, regardless of who’s in the White House."

Who gives a fuck what that self loathing gay man thinks ?

Do NOT lump him in with us, r212.

CNBC:

Stocks suffer their worst day since March, with the Dow plunging more than 1,800 points

Reuters:

A month into reopening, no clear turn for U.S. economy or pandemic

Trump administration won’t say who got $511 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus loans

The Hill:

McConnell: States should make decision on Confederate statues

Republicans Secure More Subpoena Power in Push to Discredit Russia Inquiry

R212 r213 Caitlyn isn't interested in being a gay man or dating men. She's not dating non-trans women either; nor FtMs. Trans lesbianism is the dimension she showcases with exhilaration.

#ChokeholdMitch & #LadybugLindsey would be hiding their heads if they had any virtue.

Mitch looks so much better with that mask

The sad thing, r221, is that he doesn't!

Didn't Nikki Haley praise the Confederate flag last year, when she was sucking up to Trump?

R223, Haley has held differing views on the Confederate flag, depending on the circumstances. I don't think she wants to tie her political fate to Trump anymore. She's very ambitious.

Haley is an evil witch. She is COMPLICIT.

Ewwww! Ainsley, noooo!

Thought the hussy homewrecker was Lady G?

The Hill:

Top Pompeo aide to testify on State watchdog's ousting

The Guardian:

Bolton book claims Trump committed other ‘Ukraine-like transgressions’

Bolton refused the opportunity to testify. What's in a book and what could have been stated under oath could have had serious differences. One can't cross-examine a book nor does it allow for immediate and direct follow-up. Timing was critical and Bolton blew it. He's disgusting like all the other Trump cohorts, past and present.

Fuck Bolton and his piss yellow mustache.

I hope he and his shitty book spiral down into oblivion and he's ignored.

The Hill:

Trump administration to eliminate non-discrimination health protections for gay, transgender patients

Log cabin types?

Fucking Dump standing there with a "Mmm this sounds good to me!" look on his fat ugly face.

About a year ago, my healthcare network began asking for sexual orientation at sign-in.

Aren’t there more important things he should be doing?

I really wonder if taking health protections away from people during a pandemic will be a step too far for even some of the Trumptards. Not many, I'm sure, but maybe a few. I mean, some of them have gay kids and grandkids and follow that love the sinner, hate the sin bullshit.

[quote] Summary: President Donald Trump’s pupils are intermittently and significantly dilated — from a medical standpoint, this is NOT normal. The ambient light conditions cannot account for such changes. At other times they are within normal limits. This intermittent pattern is NOT due to trauma, complications from surgery, or disease. I have not examined Donald Trump and I have no firsthand knowledge of him — however, the myriad of photographic evidence available online seems to point strongly to the remaining possible etiology — Donald Trump’s Intermittently Dilated Pupils are due to the side effects of drugs/medications.

Seriously, r235?

These are the same pricks who have wanted to throw MILLIONS of people off Obamacare for the last 10 years. Ain't like they GAF about a pandemic, economic crash, riots in the streets or hundreds of thousands dying.

You forget who you're talking about!

R237, they are so stupid that they were yelling about getting rid of Obamacare while they were ON Obamacare. They were the same people that were yelling about the government keeping its hands off their social security. They are idiots but those idiots still have gay kids and gay grandkids. One thing that I've seen is that pretty much the only thing that will get a Repug to change their mind on anything is when it personally affects them or their family. This happened in my family. Taking down the nebulous idea of Obamacare in the minds of these dumb hypocrites didn't have any real meaning beyond a slogan they could yell and make misspelled signs about.

If you don't dig into this and realize that it's mostly about trans stuff and you just read a headline that they are taking something related to health away from their family members while people are dying, it's easy enough for even their shrunken brains to comprehend.

Somebody please ask Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) how he feels about having his healthcare protections removed.

Let me share an anecdote that just happened and is setting a wonderful tone for this beautiful Saturday:

I grew up in an ultra conservative southern town 40ish years ago. There were three gay staff at my high school: an effeminate buffoon, a band director and a guidance counselor. What I came to realize later in life is that I modeled my gayness after the last two of these gentlemen and worked extra hard to be good, stay focused and quiet but never (overly) deny anything. So, unlike the first teacher who was routinely mocked and derided for his self loathing, the latter two (and, presumably, me) were always met with whispers of "God can love the sinner and hate the sin".

Five minutes ago I logged onto Facebook to see a shocking status update from a sweet, kind but controversy averse former classmate who has been absolutely silent the past three weeks.

[Quote] You can't be a Christian and hate gay people.

[Quote] You can't be a Christian and hate skin color.

[Quote] You can't be a Christian and hate people.

[Quote] That's not Christianity.

What this indicates to me is that some of the evangelicals may agree with specific actions like stripping gay rights they cannot abide with the maliciousness of doing it on the Pulse massacre anniversary or the Juneteenth stunt. I should also note that she also has a biracial godson.

I don't know how many more are like this white working class suburban woman from my past, but I know there is at least ONE!

Two weeks ago they thought troops could invade New York City...

[quote] WASHINGTON — The graduating cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point have lived in Covid-19 quarantine for the past two weeks, confined to their dorms, wearing masks and watching Zoom conferences on leadership as they wait for President Trump to speak at their commencement on Saturday.

[quote] Sent home in March because of the coronavirus, around 1,100 newly minted Army second lieutenants were ordered back to campus after the president abruptly announced in mid-April that he wanted to go through with his previously planned commencement address.

Barr is repulsive.

Hopeless hack serving a hopeless crook.

Trump Addresses Graduates at Socially Distanced West Point

Not exactly motivational for the cadets.

File R236 under 'No shit, Sherlock'. Trump is a raging drug addict and has been for decades. Yet another story being ignored by the media.

Why QAnon supporters are winning congressional primaries

^

QAnon is a conspiracy theory that didn’t exist until a few years ago. It’s actually a webbed network of conspiracy theories that, at its most basic, alleges there is a secret group of elites working to get President Trump out of office. There are allegations of pedophilia mixed in there, too.

So what’s up with two congressional candidates who have embraced this relatively new conspiracy theory winning their primaries in 2020? One even has a good shot of going to Congress.

In May, Jo Rae Perkins won a Republican Senate primary in Oregon after saying she supports the conspiracy theory. And on Tuesday, Marjorie Taylor Greene made it to an August runoff in a competitive Republican congressional primary in northwest Georgia. Greene is now a pretty sure bet to make it to Congress: She beat her runoff opponent by 20 points in the primary, and the district is a safe Republican one.

Politico - ‘They had a huge opportunity’: People of color on Trump’s team reckon with a backlash

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“You probably always could have done better with the benefit of hindsight, but I just don’t get involved in that sort of Monday morning quarterbacking,” said Ken Blackwell, the former mayor of Cincinnati, former Ohio Secretary of State and a longtime conservative leader and Trump supporter. “I look at what the playbook is going forward.”

Blackwell cited Trump’s offer of support to governors and mayors as one example of his handling of protests over the last few weeks, as well as the work his aides have done with House and Senate leadership to develop policy ideas for police reform.

“The president’s style is very East Coast, New Yorkish. He sees chaos and disruption and looters, and his instinct is to try to fix it,” Blackwell added. “He corralled that instinct and he understood that he would be at the ready if governors or mayors thought that federal involvement was needed. To me, that was responsible.”

Update on R240:

Someone commented on post that Christians are obligated to destroy sin like homosexuality.

My girl immediately clapped back with that same response I posted above, "hate the sin, love the sinner", because we are all sinners in some way and, therefore, hate solves nothing.

This may seem small to many of you but it's a huge, controversial position in her world. I am beyond thrilled at the (admittedly slim) possibility that this administration could lose because they assumed they had evangelicals in the bag on policy and allowed themselves the hubris to indulge their sociopathy. They lost a reliable Republican vote today because of performative cruelty.

Activists cite tabulation flaw in mail-in ballots in Georgia

The Georgia election doesn’t seem to be given much press.

Oh fuck you R250 and your hate the sin, love the sinner crap,

Fuck you with a brick to the head.

🤨

Why are QAnon lunatics and Nazis winning primaries? Because most of the decent people have fled the Republican party, it's down to grifters, lunatics, and religious nuts. The mainstream media still doesn't want to face that fact.

Only 25% or so of Americans identify as Republican anymore. Quit pretending that this is still the party of Eisenhower and Lincoln.

Georgia has been stealing elections for republicans since 2002.

It's sad that R253 has zero reading comprehension skills. Moron.

Kenneth Blackwell is guilty of high treason.

Ole Kellyanne tweet

Mississippi Senate race poll:

[quote]A new poll shows incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith leading 49-41 over Democratic challenger Mike Espy in November’s U.S. Senate race that is a rematch from their 2018 special election battle. While the poll, conducted by North Carolina-based Public Policy Polling, appears to place Hyde-Smith in a commanding position, the Espy campaign views the poll results as a positive for their underdog campaign.

This is a tough one for Democrats.

R259 It is Mississippi after all, the longest of long shots. Still, anything can happen....

BTW, didn't that old bitch make some racial slurs or say something untoward about African-Americans? I can't remember every little detail about the racism anymore, it's just way too commonplace with the Republicans.

Yes, she did. She is a gun toting Confederate and proud of it. That in and of itself should prevent her from holding office, but you cant fix the stupid people who vote for her. Same with Louie Gohmert, Steve King, Michelle Bachmann, etc... There needs to be vetting for public office...seriously.

The fact that they are even polling Mississippi at all is a good sign for democrats.

They have a HUGE black population. Maybe the largest in the country.

They should band together and take her out of her undeserved position.

From 2018...

A senator refuses to apologize for joking about ‘public hanging’ in a state known for lynchings

Thank you R263. I knew she was a racist old cunt.

Glenn Kirschner:

Trump, Pompeo and West Point's Cadet Creed

Exposure to COVID-19 remains a serious risk for Congressional members.

Article by the former campaign manager for Jeb Bush, Tim Miller. Tim is an "out" never-Trumper.

You didn't see this coming, Susan?

Gotta do more. Confront Mitch.

Sleepy-eyed Kudlow is such a bloody stool.

The disgusting behavior of Junior Mint, including extensive acts of animal cruelty and death, need some damn scrutiny. This family costs taxpayers big-time.

Taxpayers are footing the bill for this character to travel to Mongolia to kill a rare species of sheep.

"I think he's learned his lesson"

The argali sheep are beautiful animals, but Junior must have been hungry for sheep stew for himself and Guilfoyle.

Trump Defies Court Order And Claims Cancer Causing Chemical Is Safe To Use

Glenn Kirschner:

Treasury Sec. Mnuchin plays Hide and Seek with taxpayer dollars

Republican Lawmakers Say They're Trump's Prisoners With No Free Will

Feud ERUPTS on air as Trump attorney loses it in unhinged rant

NBC:

Supreme Court rules existing civil rights law protects gay and lesbian workers

As I said on another thread, the biggest surprise to me was that Kavanaugh dissented on a technicality, but in his opinion pretty much sided with Gorsuch and said as much.

GOP senator defends Trump’s Tulsa rally as health official warns it’s a ‘huge risk factor’ amid coronavirus spike

R280 Senator Lankford comes off as a creepy weirdo. I would not be at all surprised if he had some skeletons in his closet.

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's overblown boasts about military, vets

[quote]Supreme Court rules existing civil rights law protects gay and lesbian workers

The Catholic schools across the country who still like to fire gay teachers aren't going to like this one. Good!

Politico:

Ron Johnson's investigations thrust freewheeling GOP senator into election-year spotlight

Johnson is a fucking traitor.

Full stop.

He needs to be dragged for the filth he is.

Johnson appears to have been a Putin asset for years.

Reuters:

Trump says he will sign police reform executive order on Tuesday

That Jenna Ellis, a Trump attorney, is a relentless yapper spewing false information, unfounded accusations, delivering personalized threatening talk, and just being a nasty mouth.

Ellis' yapping is far more repulsive than when Kellyanne Conway interviews. Kellyanne carefully avoids speaking as if she is motivated by hate.

Internal polls should be coming soon. They were delayed due to the social unrest.

Anybody have any information on reports of Stephen Schwarzman/Blackstone raiding employee pensions (after a hefty Trump donation, of course). The only source I can find is very thin.

[quote]President Donald Trump came up with his latest idea for how to reduce cases of the coronavirus in the United States: stop testing.

[quote]Speaking at a roundtable on “Fighting for America’s Seniors” on Monday, Trump remarked, “If we stop testing right now, we’d have very few cases, if any.”

[quote] Internal polls should be coming soon.

No need to report. We'll just watch his Twitter feed. If he starts blathering about Obama being a cannibal, terrorist, drug-addicted child murderer, we'll know he’s not doing well in the polls.

Not the article I want to see. Politico is saying Trump's party officials are predicting a 2020 landslide. Is this just a tactic? Ignore the virus, re-open the economy, and watch Democrats push too far left. That's what the Republicans claim will get Trump re-elected.

Maybe this is both 'sidesism'?

Not the article I want to see. Politico is saying Trump's party officials are predicting a 2020 landslide. Is this just a tactic? Ignore the virus, re-open the economy, and watch Democrats push too far left. That's what the Republicans claim will get Trump re-elected.

Maybe this is both 'sidesism'?

^ that article is a joke. All of those people spoke on the record—what else would they say? Anyone speaking off the record is much more blunt about the trouble Dump (and the Republican Party) is in.

They're fucking delusional when you're down 30% among women vs 2016...he's toast, burnt toast

Well, Ted Cruz is doing his part:

R293, what else are they going to say? What they say isn't necessarily what they actually believe.

What they say and what they think are two different things.

R290. Stay on that.

It’s not belief for these hedge funders to lay off workers and hollow out communities.

But their defense was always that they were helping pensions.

If it turns out that isn’t true, which was obvious from the start, there is going to be holy hell to pay. Those guys are another level of evil.

It’s not enough

If Republicans mouth is moving you can guarantee the opposite is true for whatever they say.

I’ve been waiting on heritage foundations talking points about what they’re going to do to counter the message of police reform.

I hope Biden makes a campaign video of Pres Bone Spurs saying that we shouldn’t do anymore testing and the virus will be gone. Is this really our president? My God.

More needs to be made of the rethugs holding Obama hearings in the middle of a pandemic.

The ads just write themselves.

R290. There is a reason we never read about the hedge funds anymore.

Because the hedge funds bought all of the local newspapers. And all of the local networks. And the all of the cable networks. And all of the radio stations. They own all the media now.

They bought it up right right under our noses.

They bought up all the media and turned it into concierge news.

R304 when I read stuff like that it just let you know how much work the Democrats have to do and it’s very unfair for them. It is a truly gargantuan amount of work that’s laid at their feet and when they don’t get all of it done, which is nearly impossible, they get blamed. We have to have Democrats in charge for decades again with healthy margins if we’re going to get this country back on the right path.

FCI can get his congressional friends to do something about the hedgeholes. Congress is the last chance before the hedges own us all.

They are now into residential property. That should sound the alarms.

Hospitals, media, energy, transportation, retail and tech are all completely owned by these shady funds.

It’s unbelievable that all the citizens just stood by and watched it happen.

R307 that’s what happens when the Democrats were booted out of Congress or only control one branch. Sadly those hedge funders have so much power that they would absolutely sink the Democrat’s chance of holding onto the house and definitely would prevent them getting the Senate. If anything were to be done it would have to be if the Democrats gained a very healthy margin in both houses of Congress. However, they likely lose the next midterm. The sad reality is the public rarely gets to find out how many bad things are actually stopped by Democrats behind the scenes. They only see the stuff that actually gets through usually because of republicans and a very few swing state/district Democrats. Believe me the amount of horrible things stopped behind the scenes would blow your mind. The good side is always busy stopping things and I think it’s all by design to keep them busy if you know what I mean.

Yes FCI, I agree with you completely.

I would guess most Americans don't know much about hedge funds, or how much they own, is the issue.

Mercers = hedge funds

Hedge funds are becoming the predominant landlords now.

This is getting out of hand. Technically this is serfdom.

and when those pensions go bust these guys will be long gone with the loot.

These guys make Bernie Madoff look like a pickpocket.

FCI r308 any positive news for us? I need a glimmer of hope.

[quote]Yes, she did. She is a gun toting Confederate and proud of it.

Ah, Cindy Hyde-White, Cracker Congresscunt.

Donald Trump has argued frequently of late that China is rooting for Joe Biden come November’s U.S. presidential election. In Beijing, however, officials have come around to support four more years of Trump.

The chief reason? A belief that the benefit of the erosion of America’s postwar alliance network would outweigh any damage to China from continued trade disputes and geopolitical instability.

Prosecutor in Roger Stone Case Will Testify About Barr’s Intervention

Oh geez, what is he babbling about now? "Some may not even know that's what they want..."

NBC:

Trump signs executive order on policing amid mounting pressure over lethal incidents

Too little too late.

Trump’s 2020 polls are getting worse. Here’s proof.

Here is a new article about the Hedge fund scam

I made a separate thread about the hedges. But here is a preview:

“Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor opened the door for plan sponsors to add private equity funds to their 401(k) plans. That’s a huge win for the private equity industry since 401ks hold nearly $9 trillion in assets and a monstrous setback to American workers who invest in 401ks for retirement security.

After over three decades of egregious retail price gouging by mutual fund companies—as to which the DOL turned a blind eye—401k costs have in recent years been trending downward thanks primarily to widespread excessive-fee private class action litigation. Now, if private equity is embraced, 401k costs will skyrocket, risk will dramatically increase and transparency will plummet.“

R314 Just look at all the polls. Internals will be brutal. He’s tied in TX and only up 2 in Arkansas. Ernst is down in IA.

FCI and others. Crazy conspiracy theorist here.... I'm the guy who's posted my belief that the Russians did interfere in our 2016 election, were able to hack the final tallies in crucial electoral states, and were able to give Trump the slim electoral victory over Hillary Clinton. Of course they can and will interfere again, especially considering the Trump administration has basically left the door wide open for them.

But I believe they are gonna do something different this time, (and I've posted this theory on this thread and others previously, but I keep posting so more people will read). Putin doesn't really care so much who our president is, he has enough control already. His chief goal is to divide and conquer, cause as much violence and unrest as is possible, A RACE WAR, (these demonstrations didn't just happen!).

It would be way too implausible to give Trump the election again this time: there isn't the Hillary hatred that existed 4 years ago, and we have awoken from the coma we were put in 2016... I think he plans on framing the winner. Giving votes to Biden in any state/counties that are close or are won by Trump. If Biden wins by 1 point, inch it up to 1.5; but this time, the hackers will deliberately leave tracks.....This way, the day after Trump loses, screams Voter Fraud and demands an investigation - as we all know he will! - they'll investigate and actually find something. Fox News, Breitbart, etc will all run with it, screaming "See!", Obama, Biden, and Clinton WERE the ones colluding with Russia all this time, and here is the proof! It will cause doubt among Democratic voters, especially Black voters, (or so they hope), and mass rioting may result on both sides. It's been their plan all along! .... and the investigation will also cause massive delays in turning over power, possibly go to the Supreme Court to decide, (like they did in 2000), possibly delay Biden't inauguration, and thus give the Republicans more time to do all their criminal shit....

Also keep in mind, Trump will SHOCKED he lost this time, as shocked as he was from "winning" the first time. He only found out after the election that Putin helped, and he expects Putin to again. It would explain why he's so out of control, he knows the outcome so anything he says or does doesn't matter, it's in the bag. So when loses this time out, his shock will be genuine! (Putin informs Trump only what's absolutely necessary for him to know).

This plan is in the KGB playbook.

So when everybody is rejoicing in Biden's victory the day after the election, please have your skepticism ready. And as my dad used to say "Bolten down the hatches!"

R325 It wouldn’t surprise me. I’ll pass along your thoughts to my friends but I suspect others know this could happen. Intel will not be quiet on this. Keep up the good work and keep spreading your theory.

Interesting R325. That makes sense.

I would also add to it that at least once a day he tweets just the words "law and order" as a rally cry. He wants the militias locked and loaded.

This is why I get so enraged every time someone says something along the lines of wanting to see him lose in anguish in November rather than prosecuted and/or carried out now. It's just too dangerous to wait.

CNN:

Trump administration sues Bolton over book dispute

Bullyfrog Barr

Why wasn't the shit knocked out of him when he was much younger? Or he just picked on the gentle, kind-hearted kids?

R325 has been inside my personal nightmares.

Well Biden going to win by suck a huge margin that it won’t matter.

And who cares what a bunch of trolls on the Internet are claiming. Nobody is falling for that crap anymore. It’s just other trolls repeating it.

They tried to finish the coup but it failed. Now they are going to take the money and run

[quote]suck a huge margin

Pics please.

'Appalling' And 'Lawless': AG Barr Hammered For Protecting Trump | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC

CNBC:

Senate Republicans reveal police reform bill that breaks with Democrats on key issues

Maybe the title of these threads should just be changed to: "What has that orange motherfucker done today?"

Because that's what I say to myself every time I wake up and turn on the computer.

Daily Beast:

Trump Considers Suing His Niece Over Her Tell-All Book, Saying She Signed an NDA

Which is exactly why she needed to lay low until publication....its harder to put the horse back in the barn once its out.

Rep. Katie Porter On Lack Of PPP Fund Transparency: ‘I’m Going To Know’ | Stephanie Ruhle | MSNBC

Swalwell: The Country Could Be Healing Had John Bolton Testified In The Impeachment Hearing | MSNBC

Well, Colbert has the Bolton book!

He will be on his show next Tuesday.

I wonder if he’s read it already. Technically he didn’t buy it.

A

Barr's New Mueller Nightmare: Key Prosecutor To Tell All Under Oath | MSNBC

Glenn Kirschner:

John Bolton's "Tell-All" Book and Bill Barr's "Do-All-For-Donald" Agenda

Colbert will probably deliver a better, clearer, more hard-hitting interview than anyone on the news these days. He's got more balls than all of CNN and MSNBC anchors combined (never mind the toadies over at Fox).

Bolton Says House Should Have Investigated Trump for Impeachable Actions Beyond Ukraine

Well gee, Mr. Bolton, maybe you should have FUCKING TESTIFIED TO THAT then!!!!!!!!

Bolton has got a LOT of nerve since he REFUSED to testify in the house.

Unbelievable nerve on this guy.

His book is toast. The best we can hope for is a leaked transcript. IM LOOKING AT YOU COLBERT GUEST LIASON!!!!

His publisher doesn't seem terribly afraid of any lawsuits. And, of course, once it's out, there's no putting the toothpaste back in the tube.

We may all hate Bolton for his hypocrisy, but there are a fair amount of conservatives out there who will listen to him over any of the authors of previous books.

John Bolton: The Scandal of Trump's China Policy

The Never-Trump faction has started a SuperPac to turn out GOP voters for Joe Biden. They are targeting voters in battleground states. This group is a complement to Project Lincoln.

I don't think "bloodbath" adequately describes how badly that Trump and the GOP are going to lose.

To be fair, Bolton was banned from testifying, but he really should have disregarded that order. He just had to sell his books. Nevertheless, he’s got some bombshells in there.

I think the publisher is going to forge ahead unless an injunction is granted and enforced. Getting today's NY Times headline certainly secured that.

Bolton is an greedy coward but bring on more damage I say.

I seem to recall that our DataLounge astrologers predicted that Trump would have a bad year... and they weren't kidding.

This would be a good weekend for Trump to resign. If his family told him to do it, I think he would do it.

Another one of Mitch's favorite boys from Kentucky, a 38 y.o. was voted for approval to the U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C.. Susan Collins voted no. The American Barr Association deemed Justin Walker unqualified.

The declared heterosexual bachelor with his now, 'blonde Donnie' hair color, has found religion.

He looks like a gay game show host in his Twitter pic

Three Amigos of Ted Cruz, Matt Gaetz, & Jim Jordan.

Bizarre:

[quote]Sunday night, Cruz jumped into a Twitter back-and-forth between brawny 70-year-old actor Ron Perlman, known for his roles in Hellboy and Sons of Anarchy, and Florida congressman Matt Gaetz, known for his love of attention. Cruz injected himself into the conversation in order to defend Ohio congressman Jim Jordan’s honor, after Perlman called him ugly. Then, in a strange attempt to challenge Perlman’s toughness, Cruz tweeted that the actor should physically grapple with Jordan, who once coached wrestling at Ohio State.

Speaking of Gaetz...

An article on The Week suggests that Trump doesn't really want to be reelected. He has got himself in such a place that he's caught between a rock and a hard spot. If he loses, the SDNY pounces and he spends the rest of his life in court. If he wins, he's facing another impeachment inquiry with a Democratic Senate and is labeled a lame duck. If he loses, he can start his own news network and make a lot more money which is all he really cares about anyway. If he is convinced he's going to lose, he can take a cue from LBJ and avoid the public humiliation of losing. Decisions, decisions...

Would LBJ have lost? I wonder if he could have pulled some magic out and won.

I still can’t believe Pres Bone Spurs said if we didn’t test there wouldn’t be a virus. Any other president and that would’ve been disqualifying and highly scandalous. He is one dumb motherfucker.

There will be much "orange" at the July fireworks at Mr. Rushmore.

^Mount, not Mr.

(damn flawed autocorrect)

What slimes. There are only 7500 tickets allowed, but people had to pay $1 to join a lottery. I know it’s only $1, but they won’t see that money back.

r360:the petition to put DJT on Mount Rushmore.

15 yo gets 35 sign-ups.

Gaetz, Gohmert, D. Collins, Biggs, J. Jordan, Cotton, Kemp, DeSantis, Hyde-Smith, Ernst, M. Blackburn, LadyG, T. Scott, etc., would perhaps love it!

How about South Carolina instead of South Dakota?

Maybe change Caesar's Head to Trump's Head at Caesar's Head State Park in SC.

Lindsey Graham & Tim Scott; ladies hop on it. Give it an orange makeover after the chiseling.

Supreme Court rules against Trump administration attempt to end DACA, a win for undocumented immigrants brought to U.S. as children

Colbert:

Leaked Excerpts From Bolton's Book Detail Trump's Pattern Of Corruption And Obstruction

Reuters:

Top Pentagon official Wheelbarger resigns, urges colleagues to be guided by U.S. Constitution

Facebook removes Trump ads with symbol once used by Nazis to designate political prisoners

Speaker Pelosi: Trump 'Is Ethically Unfit' To Be President | Andrea Mitchell | MSNBC

It's a red-letter day for Donnie! Both Nancy Pelosi and John Bolton called him unfit for office. That's gotta be the first time those two ever agreed on anything.

She also referred to him as WHAT’SHIISNAME!!!!!!!!!!

😂 😂 😂

Never-Trump Republicans have cleverly used videos of Miss Lindsey's delivering old statements for campaign attack ads on Trump. These anti-Trump ads by these anti-Trump Republicans are effective.and very well done; The Tom Perez led DNC could learn from them, but the energy, initiatives, and innovation are not there. To win the Senate, Democrats must be smart, piercing, diligent, and focused.

The thread about Nancy Pelosi taking down portraits in Congress of Confederates has really triggered the racists in that particular thread. They are pulling out all the usual white nationalist talking points. When someone mentioned that we could honor that history with actually having portraits and statues and monuments to the slaves it’s nothing but crickets.

I never understood the pandering to the Confederacy: You LOST the war, ladies!

Yeah - GET OVAH IT!

THEY WERE TRAITORS TO THE UNITED STATES

At least the Germans had the decency to be ashamed after WWII. They banned the Nazi flag* and all landmarks celebrating party members.

*(In lieu of flying the Nazi flag at German white supremacist rallies these days, do you know what they fly? That’s right; the Confederate flag.)

Apropos, R277, since the Nazis envied the US's Jim Crow laws so much, they used them as inspiration:

*R377- pardon

Billy Barr not welcomed in Boston.

[quote]Police Commissioner William G. Gross came under withering criticism Thursday for meeting with controversial US Attorney General William Barr, prompting Gross to repeatedly defend his decision to visit with the nation’s top law enforcement official to discuss race and police relations. Speaking in a harsh and at times emotional tone, Gross struck back at city councilors and public officials who sharply criticized him for agreeing to meet with Barr, who has been met with a wave of criticism amid the anti-police-brutality protests sweeping the nation.

Morbidly obese DJT toady, Generalissimo Barr:

Glenn Kirschner:

Bill Barr's top officials flee the Justice Department. Distancing themselves from Trump?

Bloomberg:

Trump Vows to Submit ‘Enhanced Papers’ After Supreme Court DACA Ruling

[quote]Trump Vows to Submit ‘Enhanced Papers’

Laced with LSD?

Re r383, too late, you turd! (Trump, not OP.)

^ to continue my post at r385, Dump thinks he can just submit these papers to the SC and get a snap ruling. His deplorable base will believe it. But he has to start all over again.

Barr's efforts to scrap the U.S. Constitution and install a Trump family dictatorship are facing hurdles he didn't expect.

The U.S. military balked at his initiative.

Reuters:

Trump administration heads to court to block release of Bolton memoir

At this point I’m sure all the juicy tidbits have been released. So who cares anymore?

I think the book is embargoed until the official release. I may be wrong but I think that only certain details can be revealed by those reviewers/reporters who got an advanced copy. Although I’m not sure, and I can’t imagine that stuff wouldn’t leak.

R389, they probably want to intimidate anyone else in the WH who is thinking of writing a book.

There are dozens, if not hundreds of copies of the book out there already. The staff at the Colbert show has them, and I don't think they're bound by any sort of journalistic set of ethics. It'll be scanned, leaked and put online if Trump wins his stupid little lawsuit.

Have you encountered this captcha?

That's great, R393. Especially love the baby with the sippy cup!

Who should I hate more? Trump or Bolton?

Who should I hate more? Trump or Bolton?

They are both obsessed with money; and personal enrichment is valued over anything else. That drives all their decisions.

Neither belongs in government.

CNN:

Small Business Administration and Treasury shift course, will disclose PPP borrowers over $150,000

Bolton is scum but you know every word he said is true.

Btw- I know Rep. Sylvia Garcia from Texas. I didn’t know if I said that during the impeachment trial. She’s self quarantined right now.

Don’t know what this means but it isn’t good.

Justice Dept. prosecutor who investigated Rudolph W. Giuliani, others close to Trump abruptly steps down

Attorney General William P. Barr announced late Friday night that U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, of the Southern District of New York, is stepping down. President Trump intends to nominate Jay Clayton, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to take over the position, Barr said.

R400 oh fuck

U.S. Attorney Who Investigated Trump Associates Is Abruptly Replaced

he just issued a statement he's refusing to step down until Trump's next pick is confirmed

this is an insane level of corruption

clearly Berman was presiding over some cases, possibly involving Trump or Giuliani that Trump wants Barr to interfere with

They said it would keep getting crazier and crazier.

Trump is like an animal backed into a corner.

I just want to know if Barr is in legal jeopardy himself with all this corruption he's engaging in on behalf of Trump

that fat fuck needs to fry when this administration hopefully comes to an end in January

He needs to have his license revoked.

Oh, yes, r406.

See: Mitchell, John

Bloated Billy is gonna be hauled before both the Senate AND the House and grilled like the far pig he is. No amount of lies, refusing to answer or pleading he was "just doing my job" will save him.

I say impeach Barr! Now!! Five minutes ago, I actually was resigned to waiting to November to boot everyone, but this is beyond belief. The House should move on this. That’ll leave an indelible mark on Barr’s legacy. Not that he cares!

I hope over the weekend The House leaders all speak on this at the very least.

this is ridiculous

we're truly in a banana republic

The corruption is epic.

The DOJ/Barr put out a press release announcing Berman’s “resignation” without ever talking to him.

wow just learned a Bannon associate is now in charge of Voice of America and fired all the top staff there

clearly Trump and the right wing are going to change the whole outlet now to promote their lies propaganda and bigotry. This shit gets broadcast ALL OVER THE WORLD

disgusting!

the senate repigs confirmed this shit

Congress should have moved on censoring and removal of Barr many months ago. Barr is destroying the fabric of U.S. democracy to protect a crime family and their key cohorts.

Barr's daily excessive and exquisite dining happens during and between his conspiring to instill a DJT monarchy.

Barr apparently did talk to Berman - tried to lure him out of office by offering him another job. Berman said no. So Barr lied to the public that Berman had resigned, thinking they could do an end-run around Berman. That's actually very Trumpian.

This is going to have ramifications beyond Trump. DOJ defendants are going to argue that the Attorney General of the US is a known liar, so any evidence presented by the DOJ is tainted. Messy.

I hope someone reports Barr to the bar. He could lose his law license over this.

What would it take to impeach Barr? Same as the POTUS? I certainly hope Berman files over the weekend on Ghouliani. I'll bet that's about wrapping up.

[quote]Bloated Billy is gonna be hauled before both the Senate AND the House and grilled like the far pig he is. No amount of lies, refusing to answer or pleading he was "just doing my job" will save him.

THIS is why Kamala Harris needs to stay where she is, or be made AG.

VP is a waste of her capabilities.

Is anyone else getting a Jonestown/Heaven's Gate vibe from the impending Gathering of the Trumpalos in Tulsa?

Yes, R419. They want violence. They want chaos any and everywhere they can create it.

Cheetolini still wants to invade Seattle and deploy troops in Greenwich Village.

How long until we hear that Berman was investigating Ivanka, Don Jr., and Eric?

Agreed, r419. They're all spitting and screaming at each other in the middle of a pandemic, not a mask in sight. Even the ones who acknowledge that there is a serious disease making the rounds. They are more than willing to die for their Adderall-addicted god.

And sadly, I think r420 is right, too. The righties flocking to Tulsa are looking for a little of the ultraviolence tonight. Miller and Bannon and Trump and Barr are all counting on it, and don't look for the local police force to do the right thing.

If Dump & Barr manage to oust Berman, his staff will make sure investigation information comes out.

[bold]Federal judge declines to order delay of John Bolton's tell-all book about Trump administration[/bold]

[quote]Although the judge declined to delay the book's publication, the government's lawsuit remains alive, partly because it also seeks an order seizing any profits Bolton would earn.

Let Bolton's book become a big hit. But no profits to Bolton or Trump and the federal government whereby Mnuchin does something such as channeling proceeds into Ivanka's expense account.

No, a judge needs to oder the profits be given to charity. Giving it to animal care agencies and environmental and wildlife protection causes, would be nice.

I believe Bolton's book is basically truthful. He's still an ass for not testifying before the House committee during the impeachment hearings.

^order, not oder

Yes R425 let them both get maximum damage from this book!

R418 people are now wondering if Klobuchar might be up for AG too

Trump Fires U.S. Attorney Who Investigated His Associates

what do we know about the new acting US attorney?

Trump just told reporters that he's not involved in the firing of Berman, but Barr's letter says Trump is the one who ordered his removal.

both Trump and Barr are liars so you can't go by either of them

we'll have to wait for more Berman comments

I think I saw a tweet where some associate said if he was to be fired, all sorts of information would be revealed.

It was a lady that tweeted that.

R430, she’s currently Berman’s deputy, so may be trustworthy.

They can't even get their lies straight. So much self-own in that administration.

honestly r428, I suspect she's too toxic for AG as well right now. I suspect that will be a person of color too.

Everyone knows that Berman was investigating Trump.

Trump needs a third party to fire Berman or it is DOCUMENTED Obstruction of Justice.

Impeachment V 2.0 with RECEIPTS.

I hope Berman transfers copies of all his files to Schiff on the House Intel Committee.

Schiff can wade through the DB international money laundering.

And like Bolton said:

Trump made Obstruction of Justice a way of life.

CNN:

Trump on firing of Geoffrey Berman: 'I'm not involved'

6 Trump campaign aides currently in Tulsa to prep for Trumps rally have tested positive for Covid-19. This will not end well.

R440, I feel terrible that I laughed at that news.

One of the campaign workers tested negative just yesterday then started feeling bad and tested positive the very next day.

if only the deplorables could be isolated together so they won't infect the innocent rest of us when they return home from this klan rally

Trump saying he was not involved in his own firing? What a clusterfuck. Ha ha ha ha.

Remove Trump & Barr.

The Democratic assistant is going to take over. What are the odds Barr fires her before Monday morning?

Berman is not stupid. He allowed himself enough time to back-up everything.👍

[quote] What are the odds Barr fires her before Monday morning?

Friday nights are best, of course, but desperate times call for desperate measures.

Get him, Nancy

Get him, Nancy

[quote]Trump says Barr did the firing; Barr claims Trump did the firing.

Daddies! daddies! You both lie! But I loves you like a ladybug snacking on a corn stalk!

Elizabeth Warren calls for Barr to resign over the botched Berman firing.

I know it is the weekend, but where are the rest of the Democrats in the Senate and House demanding Barr's immediate resignation?

Can't a Republican or two at least express disapproval? Susan Collins, are you 'concerned'?

All this calling for Barr to resign is bullshit. Don't waste your breath. He is not going to resign! He will keep doing shit until he is disbarred and removed. Same for his Orange twin.

r445...Audrey Strauss investigated Iran-Contra...and the AG at the time...Bill Barr...recommended to Bush that he pardon them, and Bush did...letting all the real criminals off. This does not bode well. People forget his corruption goes way back. Im surprised he was confirmed at all with his public corruption baggage .

R453 the amount of former federal prosecutors turned commentators who seemed to think highly of Barr at the time of his confirmation was quite staggering to me. They didn't seem to be aware of his previous misdeeds during the Bush Sr administration

Calling upon Barr to resign generates more scrutinizing eyes on his behavior beyond the usual critics. The House could do a "no confidence" vote that will be a part of his corrupt legacy.

R455 - I hope so!

Barr needs to be captured, restrained, ñot fed, and dangle a roasted chicken in front.of his face, hour after hour. That would be torture for him.

You made me laugh r457. I saw Boobies Barr on the news about half an hour ago and I couldn't get over the size of his mouth. It's predatory. If he got anywhere near your hypothetical chicken it would gone in one gulp.

he looks like the real life version of Chief Wiggum from The Simpsons

Me hungry.

Can someone make a list of everything that has happened in the last 7 days?

It’s been a monumental week for democracy.

It would make a great Sunday thread.

This guy is only 350lbs from the part.

Wrong, r460!

It's "me so hungry!"

Try this site, r461.

A deplorable blocked me on twitter for some reason so I logged out and saw the level of cray-cray in his tweets. In five tweets, here is what I found:

Tweet #1: testimony that thousands of people were blocked outside at the arena gates because of vile BLM protestors;

Tweet #2: the fact that KPop teens and AOC could book one million seats for the event is proof that mail-in votes will allow massive fraud and must therefore be prohibited;

Tweet #3: Trump is 110% right that if you burn the flag you should go to jail *without trial* for one year

Tweet #4: The rally is a huge success as the TV rating was the best ever (remember that a lot of people watched for the meltdown and we weren't disappointed)

Tweet #5: Biden is a puppet of China and Hunter Biden walked away with 1.5 billion

All this in just the last five tweets.

As you can see the level of delusion in Trump's base is absolutely staggering. Scary actually.

Tweet #3:

R464 sounds like the shit Fox will be saying today and tomorrow

They were obviously saying last night r465 or else the deplorable quoted at r464 would not have been able to regurgitate it.

We were discussing this in the other thread, that Republicans are saying that Trump is sabotaging himself because he doesn't want to win re-election.

It occurred to me that maybe this is the Republicans' way of giving Trump a soft exit to a resignation.... Trump isn't resigning because he's about to suffer a historic loss, oh no.... Trump is quitting because he hates the job/can't be himself, etc....

R467, the powers that be (I don’t even know who they are) would have to give Dump an offer he can’t refuse. Even then, I don’t see him leaving without full pardons for him and his kids (well, maybe not his kids, I don’t think he cares about any of them except Ivanka). But I think he’d have to be intimidated—if he doesn’t resign, hints of what might come out. I don’t think peepee tapes would do it, but info that would destroy his businesses? Yup.

I also do think some deplorables will peel off. Not all of them, for sure, but if there’s one thing losers hate, it’s losers. Most will still continue to make excuses for Dump.

He doesn’t want out – he sees his second term as a chance to go even further than he’s gone without the fear of reelection hanging over his head.

Maybe they'll let the Dump family take exile.

Pripyat is positively bucolic, I hear

Trump's core base of one-third+ of the electorate will not desert him. He is still receiving high approval numbers from those that identify as Republians. He's losing independent voters and Democrats can't stand him.

People must vote and get rid of him and hopefully toss out that disgusting Mitch McConnell as the Senate Majority leader.

Trump and cohorts have every intention to cheat again. This time in perhaps more clever and disguised way. While Putin will continue to meddle in Trump's behalf, there are plenty of corrupt domestic operatives and they are organized. Watch Facebook; they have their agenda too.

R471, good post, and a reminder that we can’t let up. He actually is losing Republican voters (his approval numbers have slipped), but it’s small chips at a time. However, hopefully when you add up the little chips, it will make a difference in November. But again, we cannot take our foot off the gas pedal.

Glenn Kirschner:

Bill Barr fires U.S. Attorney Berman. Bolton's book reveals why.

You guys, deplorables are starting to distance themselves from their master.

I’m noticing that they are trying to turn the narrative into “he was never a republican. He was never one of us”

Don’t let them pull this charade. They worshipped him up until a month ago.

Speaking of Bolton's book, somebody on my Facebook feed has downloaded a copy and made a PDF of the whole thing and is giving it away to everyone. No doubt this will be all over FB by the end of the day.

A good article in The Atlantic.

Thanks r476

[quote] As he continues down this road, Barr is doing his best to make John Mitchell, President Richard Nixon’s disgraced attorney general, look like a man of principle.

Gay people need to familiarize themselves with this guy. He is bad news.

Richard Painter Twitter

We really should’ve dealt with the birtherism nonsense early on. We allowed it to go on for years and there should’ve been marches and protests over it because the entire Republican party was taking part. We should’ve never let it go on as long as it did.

Stormy Daniels comment

The Trump Tulsa rally

Tucker Carlson defames Playboy Playmates and Sesame caaStreet muppets.

Right on the money, r480. It goes back before that, though. Reagan was a world-class dog whistler and a ridiculous amount of America found it charming.

I don't believe the narrative that Trump "wants to lose". I certainly believe he hates the responsibilities and demands of being President but he LOVES the power and pageantry that come with it. No way would Trump willingly give it up. He knows he's in legal jeopardy if he loses. Even if he manages a self-pardon that's not going to save him from state prosecution. NY AG James is onto him.

Not to mention the hundreds of millions, if not billions, he and his family have grifted from the Treasury. Trump has made more money in the past 3 years than he has lost in his entire life....and thats a lot.

yeah that was another NYT stupid article. Sometimes I wonder if the writers think before they write something.

Miss Lindsey told Barr & Trump she has her own plan.

Let him or Pence pardon the shit out of the entire family. Federal courts would take forever. I prefer the dumb fucks end up in New York's state prison system.

I saw the picture of Trump's return from the rally, where he's looking disheveled and his tie is hanging loose - a big tell for someone as image-conscious as Trump.

But where was everyone else? He had just had a terrible, embarrassing night... where was his family, why weren't they right behind him or walking with him? Where was Pence? I want to know what happened on the plane.

I think lastnight, when Trump got back, we may have finally have had our "Ivanka, bring me the ax" moment from leader dearest

Has anyone checked on the White House Rose Garden? 🌹 🥀 🪓

rumor is Ivanka and Jared want Brad fired

They are "pissed."

Trump probably doesn't listen to most of Brad Parsçale's advice.

The stunt whereby DJT appeared outside St. John's Church with the Bible was a Hope Hicks idea. She's come-up with some other blunders for him.

I'm looking forward to Wednesday when the House will have that hearing with 2 former DOJ people who recently got fired. I hope Berman attends too as he was invited. Barr needs to be called out in a hearing on his shit

Diamond & Silk tweet about the pancake syrup.

Tulsa World's rally pics.

Lipstick on a pig.

[quote]Make Arenas Empty Again

[quote]out from behind the curtain came a weak and whiny D-list Rodney Dangerfield, obsessed with minor slights and not getting enough respect from the Fake News Media that he claims to hate but seems to be kind of super into.

[quote]The attorney general, Bill Barr, undermined the rule of law by forcing out Geoffrey Berman, the United States attorney in Manhattan.

[quote]President Trump has long made clear that, for him, “rule of law” is a limited-utility slogan. By word and deed, he has demonstrated his belief that the law and its instrumentalities exist to serve him, personally and politically. He has pressured individuals and institutions to pervert their usual independent government missions to comply with a mandate of pure self-interest to protect the president’s friends and pursue the president’s adversaries. This explains Trump’s ire at his former attorney general, Jeff Sessions, for recusing himself from the Russia investigation; recusal made the protection part of the mandate harder to accomplish.

Dãdã Trump and Dádēē Barr need give her more attention and satisfaction or she may stray.

But why haven't impeachment hearings for Barr not yet begun?

yesterday Nadler said since the repubs won't go for it, it'd be a waste of time. I also think the Democrats are playing politics and are scared to do anything else before the election.

I wouldn't be surprised if they go full steam ahead after election night though, no matter what happens.

'ribbit'

The Washington Post: William Barr's corruption probably can't save Trump.

[quote]Attorney General William Barr has earned a reputation for being so hard-charging within the Justice Department that even his close aides call him “the Buffalo.”

Please don't be insulting buffaloes!

Buffalo Bill

More like Buffalo Dip.

Politico:

Top Pompeo aide to testify about firing of State Dept. watchdog

Bolton's book apparently confirms that JaVanka wanted to push Pence out in favor of Nikki Haley. Bolton told Trump it was a bad idea, which Trump agreed with.

If I were Pence, I'd force JaVanka to put out a public statement of support. That would screw Haley.

how quickly can Trump/Barr fire the new acting US attorney in the SDNY? Since she's a career professional they won't like her.

Yes R507, He'd fuck him.

Tonight, Trump, Melania and Barron were hustled into the WH bunker after protesters attempted to take down a statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square. Reporters were asked to leave the WH. The now-notorious Park Police may have, once again, zapped protesters with pepper spray.

I thought Melania and Barron didn’t live in the White House.

My thought as well, R514. Add to that the fact he has been tweeting this whole time about random Black people committing crime, and maybe we can hypothesize maybe it's a lie.

Yeah, I’ve seen no reporting that the Trumps were moved to the bunker.

I misread a CNN report, R516, my apologies to the thread. The bit about the reporters being asked to leave is in a number of reported sources, and the reference to possible use of pepper spray was on MSNBC earlier this evening.

What's the perceived danger to Melania so that she needs to be whisked off to a bunker? Her vagina may have been seen and visited by many but it hasn't been declared a national monument (yet).

r502, they won't try to impeach Trump again this close to the election.

It sucks, but it's true.

Sorry r502, you were talking about Barr, not Trump.

Well...same reason.

I forget where I read it, but apparently Barr also lied to the NJ attorney, Carpenito, telling Carpenito that Berman was resigning. Carpenito found out the truth when Berman put out his statement saying that he was not resigning.

R521, Josh Marshall posted that on his site. Carpenito told his staff about what had happened, and how Barr had misled him.

This Barr is out of control. If anyone needs locked-up it is this thing.

My brother tested positive for COVID-19. Just found out. Texas cases are soaring. Local hospital officials in Houston said that we’re on a horrifying trajectory and Houston may be worse than any other US city to date it as little as 2 to 3 weeks. My brother doesn’t make the best decisions in his life so trust me he’s made some stupid decisions lately but I blame this on him and our incompetent immoral prez. He’s apolitical which drives my immediate family nuts.

^Best wishes that your brother will recover without extreme symptoms.

[quote]Local hospital officials in Houston said that we’re on a horrifying trajectory and Houston may be worse than any other US city to date it as little as 2 to 3 weeks.

If Harris County continues on the same new case trajectory as it is on at present, Houston could become the worst affected city in the U.S., according to nationally recognized infectious disease expert, Dr. Peter Hotez of the Baylor College of Medicine.

In a tweet Saturday morning, Hotez said if things continue as they are, Harris County could rival the situation that is currently being seen in Brazil.

“If we continue on the same trajectory, my worry is Houston could become the worst affected city right now in North America,” Hotez said in an interview with KPRC 2.

R526 Yep! Our local county officials are doing a great job but people act like this is over and once we went to phase one of reopening it everybody started acting irresponsible. Once Pres Bone Spurs made wearing a mask political it was over. People went nuts.

R525 Thank you!

The gov of TX still won’t mandate masks in public? Is he that scared of Trump? Houston has so many infections it will be a shitshow in the hospitals in what 12-14 days?

Sane people of Houston stay home!

[quote]Once Pres Bone Spurs made wearing a mask political it was over. People went nuts.

Yes, yes, yes.

FCI, please keep us updated as to your brother. If you feel comfortable doing that, of course, no pressure. I know plenty of people who got sick (deathly ill in a few cases and fatally ill in one) and got tested after the fact. I'd be curious to know the trajectory of people who tested positive first. I hope your brother is spared the full brunt of the virus.

R529 I will. He’s incredibly irresponsible and in being irresponsible went out with his 2 kids to various events he had no business bringing them. The oldest, 14, is awaiting results. The youngest, 5, is as well. All have underlying health conditions. My brother has the biggest heart but he is just infuriatingly irresponsible. I doubt he’ll learn.

r519, it's not the election so much as the fact that we've still got the same Republican-dominated Senate in place, complete with Mitch McConnell, determined to defend Trump and his minions at all costs. As Rep. Nadler recently said, Barr deserves impeachment richly but it's not worth the effort with the McConnell gang controlling the Senate.

I want to see McConnell dragged through the streets in rusty chain, naked and weeping as people pelt him with rotting fruit, garbage, fistfuls of dog shit, and water balloons filled with cum. Then I want him to beg for mercy as he is set up to be drawn and quartered In the middle of Thomas Circle like they would have done three hundred years ago without thinking twice about it.

Rooftop cocktail celebration on the rooftop of nearby Donovan House to follow.

I would really need to see his nipple r532 before I could agree to your proposal.

R533

Senate Democrats Threaten to Block G.O.P. Police Reform Bill

From birtherism to 'treason': Trump's false allegations against Obama

Houston, you gotta problem!

You in danger, girl!

Trump administration has considered ending coronavirus emergency, even as cases surge

[quote]I want to see McConnell dragged through the streets in rusty chain, naked and weeping as people pelt him with rotting fruit, garbage, fistfuls of dog shit, and water balloons filled with cum.

Hell, Mitch would enjoy all that except, due to age, being dragged with the rusty chain.

Lindsey disagrees with Trump over restrictions on immigration visas.

Politico:

Prosecutor says he was pressured to cut Roger Stone 'a break' because of his ties to Trump

R530.

R542

R543.

What’s going on with the Kentucky Senate primary race that was held today?

AP:

GOP wary as Trump pushes new round of stimulus checks

I've been wondering that as well, R545. Struggling to find any info...

Which may be positive--no news is good news?

I did see that this morning, before the polls even opened, they already had more early votes and mail-in ballots than people who voted in the previous two primaries.

What's bad about that is so many of the most vocal progressives and BLM want Booker to win and are riding high on his surge. But, if thousands of people voted weeks ago, before he was popular, McGrath might still pull it out but under a cloud of voter suppression. We know how bad Bernie Bros are at actually showing up to vote as well as their propensity for idealism and virtue signaling.

All-in-all, I think this is going to make Mitch look like an even bigger, more racist asshole than he already does (is), especially given his trending backslap by Senate Dems today.

R545.

The Daily Lindsey

She loves her some Trump.

So he's decided to stay on the deck of the sinking ship until the bitter end. Will they all escape to Russia on the same chartered plane?

Huge turnout in Kentucky. Voters were LOCKED OUT of one polling place. It was reopened by emergency court order.

Chef José Andrés tweeted that they had closed a voting place.

He is amazing! He was actually there feeding and giving water to people waiting in line.

Love him.

Kentucky was a disaster, how they get away with the absolute bullshit is astounding. One polling location for 600,000 people. How do they sleep at night? Hell, if they’re Christians, don’t they worry about getting into heaven?

I heard that that they got a court order to re-open the polling place

Repuglicans up to their usual crap again.

What was the reason given for closing the polling place?

R556, I think it was "too many Democrats waiting to vote".

R556, The polls were set to close at 6 pm. Under what I think is established election law, that means everyone in line at 6 pm was entitled to get in and vote. But the polling place locked its doors at 6 pm sharp despite the line. It was ordered by a court to re-open to let the voters in.

How can we not win?

[quote]Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham, who continually battles with Barr for the employee-of-the-month parking space inside Trump's ass, responded to the Berman firing by saying he will respect home-state Democratic senators' right to "blue-slip," or veto, Trump's new Manhattan US attorney nomination, which is theoretically supposed to be current SEC chair Jay Clayton, except for how Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are like "Eat this bag of New York dicks, they're really weird and foldy like New York pizza, so you'll need a buncha napkins."

I love that Wonkette writer

Reuters:

U.S. appeals court orders dismissal of criminal case against Michael Flynn

^McConnell judges showing their impact.

Reuters:

U.S. attorney general to testify before U.S. House panel on July 28: spokeswoman

R564.

Senate Democrats block GOP policing bill, stalling efforts to change law enforcement practices

The BarrHog or buffalo, or whatever he's called, asking not to be rendered a subpoena, is given over a month to show before Nadler's House committee? Then closer to the time he'll cancel, delay again, or be a no-show. It's a pattern and a tactic.

As if, r564.

Interesting, how will Gym respond? Gym was at Tulsa rally without a mask. Doesn't wear one otherwise. He's Trump's lead sycophant on the committee: fast talking, attacking, distorting, deflective, angry, and theatric.

News breaks that a grand jury has indicted the three suspects accused in the death of Ahmaud Arbery and The Orange It immediately, within minutes, tweets out his 10-character call to the extremist gun nuts.

What a fucking child! Oh, and go to 1:00, r569, where Gym wipes his nose.

Link to new thread for when this one maxes out:

R572.

R573

R574.

Have we all moved to the next thread? I think I have R574 blocked. So, I see 1 reply on this thread every time I open DL.