Thursday, April 13, 2017

Russia, Russia and More Russia

Classified docs contradict Nunes surveillance claims, GOP and Dem sources say
After a review of the same intelligence reports brought to light by House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, both Republican and Democratic lawmakers and aides have so far found no evidence that Obama administration officials did anything unusual or illegal, multiple sources in both parties tell CNN.



Last 72 hrs:
1 Election hacker arrested in Spain.
2 Page FISA warrant revealed
3 Manafort received $1.2M from pro-Putin dude 
4 Nunes Lied



“I worked very hard on Trump’s 2016 campaign, and, at the end of the day, I have no more to show for it than Chris Christie does," a bitter Putin said. - Andy Borowitz







The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump


Headlines come and go, but this stays: an unqualified, reckless & often unhinged man is president, advised by less qualified family members. - Brian Klaas
 







Trump & His Dangerous Toys
The U.S. military has for the first time dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb in combat, against ISIS in Afghanistan, CNN reported Thursday.
The Defense Department dropped a Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB) on a tunnel used by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the report said.  






Since you'll ask, yes the President was eating chocolate cake while the bombs were being dropped in Afghanistan. - Sean Spicer Tweet today








Donald Trump: "Glad to be in Mar-a-lago for Easter. No better place to contemplate Jesus' teachings and sacrifice than my big gold mansion." - Tea Party Cat



Republican Shenanigans





"Follow the trail of dead Russians tied to this investigation."  - Former FBI Agent Clint Watts




Mar-a-Lago's Restaurant Food Is Not Cool. Literally.
Just days before the state visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s Palm Beach private club, Florida restaurant inspectors found potentially dangerous raw fish and cited the club for storing food in two broken down coolers.
Inspectors found 13 violations at the fancy club’s kitchen, according to recently published reports — a record for an institution that charges $200,000 in initiation fees.







My my my. Here's a screenshot of how astute Maureen Dowd of the New York Times was in 2016.






This GOP rep is a plumber and if anyone knows crap, it's him!
Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) faced off with constituents at a town hall this week, telling the audience that they don't pay his salary.
"You say you pay for me to do this? That’s bullcrap," Mullin said at the town hall in Jay, Okla., according to a video of the incident.







Sorry, Eric Trump: Nepotism is not beautiful, especially when it results in a handbag designer being a top presidential adviser. - America Resurgent‏ Tweet


_____________


 Click here to meet C.W.
http://www.cwblogsite.com/

____________




Trump, who just signed a bill allowing mining co's to dump coal waste into US waterways, is outraged that Assad would poison his own people. - John Fugelsang



Rock The Voter News



Twitter Billionaire Donates To Obama
The billionaire co-founder of Twitter is among the new donors to the Obama Foundation, which on Thursday made public the names of almost two dozen major donors from the first three months of the year.









The North Korea situation is mighty dicey.  You can't predict how a maniacal cult leader with a huge army will react. Or Kim Jong Un either. - Tea Pain


____________


 Click here to visit Wattensaw Press
http://www.wattensawpress.com/

_________





With President Forrest Trump, every day is like a rancid box of chocolates. You never know what kind of sh*t you're going to get next. - Stephen King



Biz/Tech News








UNITED Flight: Scorpion Bites Passenger
After spending two weeks on vacation in Mexico, Richard and Linda Bell were on a United Airlines flight home from Houston to Calgary on Sunday. They thought their adventure was over — until a scorpion fell from the overhead compartment and on to Richard.



Insurance Only Covers Generic Heart Transplant. - The Onion





______________








______________






Odd News




Time To Deflate Photo

Hugo Gernsback demonstrating his invention, Television Goggles, in 1963. It's a shame they never became popular.

Peace.

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Follow the money


Manafort firm received Ukraine ledger payout
Last August, a handwritten ledger surfaced in Ukraine with dollar amounts and dates next to the name of Paul Manafort, who was then Donald Trump's campaign chairman...Now, financial records newly obtained by The Associated Press confirm that at least $1.2 million in payments listed in the ledger next to Manafort's name were actually received by his consulting firm in the United States. They include payments in 2007 and 2009, providing the first evidence that Manafort's firm received at least some money listed in the so-called Black Ledger.



It's embarrassing to see the US led by incompetence, ignorance, racism, hate, greed. America, you need to raise your voice louder. - Vincente Fox Quesada, former president of Mexico




This was a question on C-SPAN this morning.




The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump



On This Day in History: Photograph:Confederate forces bombard Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, in a lithograph by Currier & Ives.




The FBI Is Coming! The FBI Is Coming!
The FBI obtained an order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to monitor the communications of Carter Page, a campaign aide to President Donald Trump, for its probe into any connections between the Trump campaign and Russia





My president fired $80m of missiles to change the narrative and all I got was Carter Page trending. - John Fugelsang







Today in 1864, 300 black Union prisoners are massacred at Fort Pillow, Tennessee.



Trump spent $20 million in his first 80 days on vacations.
Veterans still homeless.

Now try to say 'America First' with a straight face. - linnyitssn tweet



'It's not too late' to get rid of FBI Director James Comey, Trump says
President Trump is doubling down on the unsubstantiated wiretapping claims against his predecessor as well as his unproven allegation that former national security adviser Susan Rice may have committed a crime.







Republican Shenanigans


BREAKING: Trump Replaces Spicer with Startled Deer. - Andy Borowitz








Trump Takes The Term Payback To A Whole New Level
As a top aide to Florida's attorney general, Carlos G. Muniz helped defend the office's decision to sit out legal action against Trump University. Now the president is naming him to be the top lawyer in the U.S. Education Department.
President Donald Trump has announced his intent to nominate Muniz to serve as general counsel to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The Senate would then consider the nomination of the Republican lawyer.











I do not want Sean Spicer fired. I feel we are all safer with him where he is, being monitored at all times by TV cameras. - Andy Borowitz







Trump has also played 16 rounds of golf in his first 80 days, one round every five days. You turn on the TV, a lot of people are complaining Donald Trump's off playing golf instead of working. I don't understand that. I want him off playing golf instead of working. I'd like him to join the senior PGA tour. - Jimmy Kimmeñ


_____________


 Click here to meet C.W.
http://www.cwblogsite.com/

____________





Rock The Voter News


Trump Knows Comey Is Closing In On Him
President Donald Trump is not happy with FBI Director James Comey for not arresting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
In an interview with Fox Business, host Maria Bartiromo claimed that many people don’t understand why there are still so many appointees or staff from President Barack Obama’s administration. She was specifically talking about Comey. Still, Trump expressed confidence in the embattled director.




"Don't forget when Jim Comey came out, he saved Hillary Clinton.  People don't realize that. He saved her life" - Donald J. Trump





If Jews really control the media then why is national grilled cheese day during Passover when we can't eat bread? - OhNoSheTwitnt


____________


 Click here to visit Wattensaw Press
http://www.wattensawpress.com/

_________






Biz/Tech News


Because of the scandals, "The O'Reilly Factor" has lost 2/3 of its advertisers in one week. On the bright side, United Airlines is still with him!- Conan O'Brien











United Will No Longer Use Local Police To Drag People Off Planes
United Airlines will no longer use law enforcement officers to remove passengers from overbooked flights after global outrage erupted over a video showing a passenger dragged from one of its planes in Chicago.











This week, Jewish people all over the world are celebrating Passover. Or as I call it, the Festival of Missing Writers. - Conan O'Brien







______________







______________






Odd News




Time To Deflate Photo

This type of "swim with the fishes" I like!

Peace.

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Someone somewhere is going to retaliate against Trump poking our enemies

North Korea state media warns of nuclear strike if provoked
North Korean state media warned on Tuesday of a nuclear attack on the United States at any sign of American aggression as a U.S. Navy strike group steamed toward the western Pacific.



It is Passover and Sean Spicer, at the White House press briefing today said “You had someone as despicable as Hitler who didn’t even sink to using chemical weapons...” Huh? Gas chambers don't count?
God help us all.



"Not even Hitler used chemical weapons" - Sean Spicer, who thinks Zyklon B was aromatherapy. - John Fugelsang









The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump



Eric Trump stands bravely ready to defend America against ISIS; should ISIS radicalize any elephants or giraffes he encounters on safari.- John Fugelsang







Trump Is Doing His Own Public Relations With His Relations
Donald Trump's decision to bomb Syria was influenced by his daughter, Ivanka, being "heartbroken and outraged" at the country's alleged chemical weapons attack, one of the president's sons told a British newspaper.





Hey Eric Trump if Ivanka gets upset about a crumbling public school system will your dad do something about that, too? - John Fugelsang





Republican Shenanigans


Eric Trump said the Syria strike was swayed by a "heartbroken" Ivanka. He also pouted that dad has never bombed a country for him. - Nick Jack Pappas





Karma Komeback
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) had his own words turned against him at a town hall meeting, when constituents began shouting "you lie" in response to his comments about healthcare reform, according to a local television station.
The South Carolina Republican, who made headlines in 2009 for shouting "you lie" at then-President Barack Obama during an address to a joint session of Congress, drew jeers and heckles at a town hall in his home district while discussing healthcare




Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino from "Jersey Shore" is facing up to 15 years in prison on tax evasion charges. So basically, if you’re a reality star in this country and you don’t pay your taxes, we either put you in prison or make you President of the United States. - Conan O'Brien








Federal Jobs Remain Vacant Due To Chaos At The White House
Hundreds of key jobs across the federal government remain vacant as a result of an overworked White House personnel office that is frustrating Cabinet secretaries and hampering President Donald Trump’s ability to carry out his ambitious legislative agenda.





_____________


 Click here to meet C.W.
http://www.cwblogsite.com/

____________





No matter what distraction is thrown our way, we will not lose focus on the Russia investigation. - Rep. Adam Schiff



Rock The Voter News






Who won the Pulitzer for making people think Hillary's emails were more dangerous than electing a fascist? - Sean Kent





Trump "Temporarily Stops" Threatening Sanctuary Cities
The Trump administration will temporarily stop publication of a weekly report spotlighting cities and counties that fail to cooperate with federal immigration officials, people briefed on the change said, after several jurisdictions questioned the accuracy of the data.








____________


 Click here to visit Wattensaw Press
http://www.wattensawpress.com/

_________


Biz/Tech News


A Turkish Airline crew helped deliver a baby onboard a flight. And then in keeping with the times, the baby was dragged from the plane by security. - Conan O'Brien





Bizarre: Russia May End Up Owning Citgo
In a crazy twist of international events, Russia's state-owned oil company Rosneft might end up owning Citgo, a US energy company based in Houston, Texas.
This isn't a direct takeover. Instead, it hinges on the ability of Venezuela's state-run oil company to pay back its Russian loan. The Venezuelan company owns Citgo, which was used as collateral for the loan.



A package of salad mix that was sold in a Florida Walmart was found to contain a dead bat. This is shocking news - someone shopping at Walmart bought a salad. - Conan O'Brien








______________








______________






Odd News





Time To Deflate Photo

A mother gorilla cuddling her two twins. I wonder what she is thinking about. She looks so focused.

Peace.