Friday, August 10, 2018

So, how are those North Korean negotiations going?

North Korea rejecting US proposals in diplomatic standoff
The US has made repeated proposals to North Korea on denuclearization, all of which have been rejected, according to

Yes, Melania’s mother & father became US citizens today. I guess FLOTUS was too old for her husband to be able to enjoy taking her away from her parents to lock in a cage.- Bette Midler




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Just a reminder that while Pence calls for $8 billion to fund Trump's Space Force idiocy, Senate Republicans just rejected $250 million to bolster election security despite a CURRENT and ONGOING cyberattack by Russia ahead of midterms. 

But sure, go get em Buzz Lightyear. - Brian Tyler Cohen





Trump Shreds Eats Paper
In her forthcoming book, “Unhinged,” former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman claims that she saw President Trump chewing up a piece of paper after a meeting with his then-personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.


Sarah Sanders claims Omarosa’s new book is “riddled with lies.” Hmm. A bit hypocritical given that if Sanders had a book ”Riddled with Lies” would be a fitting title. - Adam Best





Republican Shenanigans

Devin Nunes is about as intelligent as a bucket of warm spit. - Rick Wilson





Goombah Is Avoiding Mueller
Andrew Miller, a longtime aide to right-wing “dirty trickster” Roger Stone, has been held in contempt of court for refusing to testify before special counsel Robert Mueller...


Going to jail for Roger Stone is an interesting life choice. - Matthew Miller



Omarosa is going to get far more coverage than the government admitting that at least 22 times more Americans died from Hurricane Maria than it first admitted, isn't she? -LOLGOP

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The judge ordered the government to turn the plane around and bring the asylum-seeking mother and child back to the US. He said that if the situation wasn't fixed he would consider contempt proceedings — starting with the attorney general. - ACLU





Omarosa Has So Much To Say About Trump's Racism 
Omarosa says she witnessed POTUS use racial epithets about Kellyanne Conway’s husband George, who’s half Filipino. “Would you look at this George Conway article?” she quotes the president as saying. “F**ing FLIP! Disloyal! F**ing Goo-goo.”










Ruth Bader Ginsburg is celebrating her 25th anniversary of being in the Supreme Court and Donald Trump has yet to celebrate his 25th anniversary with any of his wives. - OhNoSheTwint

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Instead of Space Force, how about an Earth Force that protects the planet we live on from assholes who support corporations killing it. - Alt Fed Employee tweet





Day 9 Of The Manafort Trial. They Followed The Money.
A Chicago bank CEO who thought he was being considered for positions in President Donald Trump's Cabinet helped facilitate $16 million in loans to Manafort during and after the campaign, a bank official involved in the transactions testified Friday.


“Pick up the battle and make it a better world. Just where you are.” ~Dr. Maya Angelou




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Time To Deflate Photo
A curved golden bridge held up by two giant hands, designed by TA Landscape Architecture, has opened to the public near Da Nang in central Vietnam. Stunning.

Peace.


Thursday, August 9, 2018

Republicans must be getting nervous

Manafort trial Day 8: Judge concedes fault after Mueller team protests treatment
The federal judge overseeing the Paul Manafort trial conceded Thursday morning that he made a mistake in chastising special counsel Robert Mueller’s prosecutors a day earlier in front of the jury.

Poll: Nation Favors Using Border Camps to Detain Indicted Republicans - Andy Borowitz



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George W Bush spent all of August 2001 ignoring a brief entitled "Bin Laden Determined to Strike In the US" and dollars to donuts you can bet that Trump is ignoring whatever coloring-book-slash-intelligence-briefing that his handlers have been trying to read to him all this month. - Jeff Tiedrich


Now Trump Is Sanctioning Russia?
The Russian embassy in Washington, D.C. is pushing back against newly implemented sanctions against Moscow, calling them "draconian" and deflecting blame for the poisoning of an ex-spy that prompted the new penalties.



Woodward and Bernstein watching Nixon’s resignation announcement, 44 years ago this evening.



Hate to be redundant, but I will. Stop comparing Nixon to this scumbag. Nixon ultimately believed in America and the rule of law. This lowlife would take down the whole fvckin world to save himself. He HAS no country. - Ron Perlman


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Laura Ingraham is a crisis actor. - Jeff Tiedrich






Wow. Trickle Down Economics Didn't Work In 1981, 2001 & 2018. Imagine That.
The federal deficit jumped 20 percent in the first 10 months of the 2018 fiscal year, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported Wednesday....The rising deficit is largely the result of the tax cuts President Trump signed into law at the end of last year, as well as a bipartisan agreement to boost spending, according to CBO.





T.E.A. P.A.R.T.Y. = Total Economic Amnesia Permits Additional Republican Trickle-down, Y'all. - John Fugelsang


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“Prisons need to get ready,” one expert said. “A red wave is coming.” - Andy Borowitz

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Here Comes The Ladies
A record number of women have won major party nominations for governorships and seats in the House of Representatives this year — a full month before primary season is officially over.





Mueller Offers Trump Chance to Talk About Himself for Hours - Andy Borowitz




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Report: Most Americans Have Enough Saved For Retirement To Live Comfortably On Streets - The Onion






Don Jr. Using His Cocky Locky Ego As Deflection Shield
If Donald Trump Jr. is worried, he sure doesn't show it.
His father, the president, is reported to be fretting about his eldest son's entanglement in the Russia investigation. And Don Jr.'s role in the special counsel's probe continues to throw off headlines. But the 40-year-old son is hardly ducking his head.



A G.O.P. spokesman credited the Republican congressional-campaign committee for what he called a “highly successful ruble-raising effort.” - Andy Borowitz





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Time To Deflate Photo
The Butterfly Nebula is three light years across. Three light years.

Peace.


Wednesday, August 8, 2018

It's Hillary's fault

Trump’s legal team rejects Mueller interview terms, counters
President Donald Trump’s legal team has rejected the latest ground rules for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team.
The president’s lawyers didn’t rule out an interview, but on Wednesday countered with terms narrowing the questioning...

44 years ago today, Richard Nixon resigned because he was about to get caught. Anyone, anyone, anyone else? - Chelsea Handler




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FUN FACT: It's been 16 weeks since Rudy Giuliani promised to end the Mueller investigation in 2 weeks.- Tea Pain




And To Think Jimmy Carter Gave Up His Peanut Farm
The Trump International Hotel, five blocks from the White House, is a welcoming place for Trump administration officials and their supporters — and an ongoing legal headache for the president...Eighteen months into the Trump presidency, an NBC News analysis of public filings and social media indicates substantial spending at the hotel by federal agencies, Trump's political allies and foreign governments.


Reminder as Trump cowers in the corner from Mueller, Bill and Hillary testified more than 12 times to federal law enforcement officers during the `90s while GOP sponsored charade 'scandals.'
They had nothing to hide.- Eric Boehlert


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Pretty simple message for Democrats: there is a culture of corruption in the Republican Party, from the president on down. - Matthew Miller


Pardon me, Mr. President?


Republican Congressman Arrested
Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y. was arrested Wednesday morning on federal insider trading charges, law enforcement officials said








To recap: Chris Collins, a huge Trump supporter who was demanding an end to Mueller’s investigation, has been lying to the FBI. - OhNoSheTwint




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I need a chart:Cohen turned on Trump.Gates turned on Manafort.Accountant turned on Manafort too.Trump Tower meeting w/Russians wasn’t about adoptions.Junior & Senior lied. (Shocker)Collins - king of congressional Trumpsters was indicted.Who the hell can keep up?
- Ana Navarro

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Californians Puzzled by Trump's Failure to Blame Wildfires on Hillary. - Andy Borowitz



Stephen Miller Desperately Searching For Next Fix After High Of Detained Children Starts Wearing Off  - The Onion

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Asbestos is now in.
Don’t worry Formaldehyde - I’m sure Trump is working hard in the background and your day will come. Patience, he will get to you all.- Alison Greene


LeBron For Education Secretary!
A new petition is calling on President Trump to give Education Secretary Betsy DeVos the boot — in favor of LeBron James.
The Care2 petition first posted Tuesday afternoon has garnered more than 4,400 signatures so far.





My son is 2,000 years old and still lives with his parents. #loser - TheTweetofGod


HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAT DAY

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I hope that bird got some honey from that bee and not a sting.

Peace.