Thursday, December 20, 2018

I wonder who will have the better Christmas, Putin or Trump?

Russian media gloats about Trump’s ‘delirium’: ‘This is like a fiction novel — I feel bad for his poor defense minister’
President Donald Trump insisted Russia is “not happy” with his sudden decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria — but state-run media gloated over his move, even if they don’t trust he can follow through.


y'all think trump is unhinged? wait till he finds out bout the invisible planes we've been using to fly immigrants over the border - mith tweet





The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump

Trump named Man of the Year by ISIS. - Andy Borowitz




So far the MAGA crowd has...
- Boycotted sold out Hamilton- Broke their Keurig machines- Burned their Nike’s- Bought Starbucks and wrote Trump on the cup- Used straws- Used their money for a wall
I’m a lib. I’m owned. - Tony Posnanski


Trump Inspires High School Students
High school students in Pennsylvania allegedly wrote letters to minority families telling them non-U.S. citizens should leave the country due to President Trump’s election...“Dear Non-U.S. Citizens,” the letter begins. “Due to the our recently elected president, Donald Trump, and his amazing changes, there is now a law against filthy nutheads like yourself living in our country.”






Irony: Shutting down the Homeland Security Department to protect the border. - Jonathan Allen


The Southern Poverty Law Center Is Helping Migrants
"I'm not a liar. We've never had a policy of family separation." — DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen
We represent parents who have been separated from their children. Secretary Nielsen's claims do not reflect the facts that we are seeing on the ground. 





I can't get over the fact that "Christians" in the Christmas season are giving money to build a Wall to keep out refugees escaping war instead of using that money to feed them.
Christ was very specific about this. Shame on all of you. - Mikel Jollett 


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Trump should just tell everyone he built the Wall. 
His supporters would believe him and then we could use the money for something productive like healthcare. - Travis Allen


House Republicans Are Helping Robert Mueller. Uh Oh, Does Trump Know?
The House Intelligence Committee on Thursday voted unanimously to give special counsel Robert Mueller access to transcripts of testimony by longtime Trump ally Roger Stone.





At least the #GoFundTheWall campaign will provide the next con artist a list of very stupid gullible people. - Randi Mayem Singer

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GOP Investigation's Last Hurrah
House Republicans on Wednesday grilled former Attorney General Loretta Lynch about her decision-making during the 2016 presidential election -- a deposition that marked the final witness interview in the GOP-led probe examining FBI and Justice Department (DOJ) conduct.





It’s hard to believe, given Trump’s decades of criminality, his malignancy is so extreme he actually imagined he could get away with it on the biggest stage in the world. His hubris, his narcissism, his utter amorality & greed will finally do him in & destroy everything he’s got. - Steven Beschloss

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Business/Tech News

Trump is sitting in his bedroom right now trying to figure out a way to steal the gofundme money. - Roland Scahill


Liquid Marijuana Is Coming Soon To A Grocery Store Near You!
The maker of Budweiser is partnering with medical cannabis company Tilray in a $100 million deal to research cannabis-infused drinks for the ...





The fact that many millions of Americans oppose Trump and everything he stands for shows that we are still a good and decent group of people. - TDP tweet




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A frozen mushroom courtesy of Mother Nature. Now I want a mushroom casserole.

Peace.

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Trump Colluded With Russia To Build a Trump Tower

Trump signed letter of intent for Moscow Trump Tower talks, contradicting Giuliani
President Trump signed a letter of intent that preceded negotiations for a Trump property in Moscow, according to CNN, despite his attorney claiming over the weekend that "no one signed" such a document.
CNN's Chris Cuomo obtained a copy of the signed letter of intent dated Oct. 28, 2015, which bears Trump's signature.


Senate Republicans Call For Impeachment of Hillary Clinton. - Andy Borowitz




The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump


“ISIS has NOT been defeated, I have no idea what the president is talking about.” -  Mouaz Moustafa of the Syrian Emergency Task Force.






Billions In Private Funds Going Towards Developing Central America and Mexico. I Hope Trump Doesn't Steal It.
The United States is committing billions of dollars toward development in Central America and Mexico as part of a plan to strengthen economies in the region and curb illegal immigration, the U.S. and Mexican governments said on Tuesday...Much of the new aid pledged on Tuesday is private investment that will depend on the viability of the projects and some of it was a reaffirmation of existing pledges.





I still don’t understand why Flynn lied to FBI about his conversations with Kislyak. As former DIA head, Flynn would know how closely Kislyak is monitored. Was he hiding something even bigger than we know? Discussing sanctions doesn’t seem big enough to try to hide at such risk. - Michael McFaul, former Ambassador to Russia





Republican Shenanigans

Another rough day for the Trump administration, or as Sarah Sanders would call it, "Another wildly successful day of President Donald Trump winning." - Rex Huppke





Doesn't Every Charitable Foundation Have A Signed Football Helmet?
President Donald Trump is parting ways with Tim Tebow — or at least an autographed football helmet of the former Denver Broncos quarterback.
The President on Tuesday agreed to shut down his personal charity as the state attorney general of New York pursues allegations that Trump used the Donald J. Trump Foundation for his personal benefit over the last decade as well as illegally using it to boost his presidential campaign in 2016.





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There is some good news amidst the chaos: the Senate passed a bipartisan sentencing reform bill. While there is still much more to do, it is a step in the right direction to make our system more just and our communities more safe. - Sally Yates


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Judge Calls Sessions' Immigration Policy Illegal
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that most of former attorney general Jeff Sessions' decision from June making asylum claims more difficult to advance by those claiming domestic or gang-related violence was illegal — a broad ruling that will allow some would-be asylum seekers a second chance to make their claim.




I find I rather like Costa Ricans
( I'm fully aware this demonstrates prejudice and is therefore a classic example of racism )
I also like Bob Marley's music, but I appreciate that this is cultural appropriation, and in future I'll try to stick to Benjamin Britten and Vera Lynn. - John Cleese





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When Sanders does these press conferences you know that if she puts one foot wrong Trump's abuse of her would be brutal.
It's like watching a hostage video. - Rick Wilson



Business/Tech News

Not looking good for Zuckerberg’s presidential chances. - Sam Stein




Treasury Lifts Sanctions Against Russia
The US Treasury announced that it intends to lift sanctions against EN+, Rusal and EuroSibEnergo, saying the companies had implemented enough corporate governance changes to distance themselves from Oleg Deripaska, the Russian billionaire targeted by US sanctions.


I didn't realize the Amazon delivery guy can drop the package off inside your house, make a delicious risotto, kiss your wife and ask your kids to call him "Uncle Steve." - Conan O'Brien





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A Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrel. I love his fur coat.

Peace.

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Lock her up! Lock her up! Oh, wait...

Judge postpones sentence for Michael Flynn after blasting his conduct: 'Arguably, you sold your country out!'
A federal judge excoriated Michael Flynn, President Trump’s first national security advisor, before postponing his sentencing Tuesday for lying to the FBI.
“Arguably, you sold your country out” by secretly working as an unregistered agent for Turkey while serving as an advisor to Trump, U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan told Flynn.


Michael Flynn has shown that Trump’s people can’t even not go to jail right. - Rex Huppke




The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump

Do they still play Hail to the Chief when Trump enters the room or have they changed it to Sad Trombone yet? - Jeff Tiedrich



He's Flynnished Methinks
As Michael Flynn spent last fall campaigning as Donald Trump's top national security adviser, his little-known business partner supervised much of the foreign political work for Turkish interests that has boomeranged back on Flynn, now the target of a federal criminal investigation and congressional inquiries






I’m going to say something fair. Donald Trump is not the problem. This country has a rising tide of idiocy and Trump is just a bloated orange jellyfish that came in with the tide. - Andy Borowitz




Republican Shenanigans

Refugees From Wisconsin Pour Into Minnesota Seeking Lives Under Democracy - Andy Borowitz



We're Killing Journalists
The U.S. was ranked one of the deadliest countries for journalists in 2018 for the first time in an annual report from Reporters Without Borders.
The U.S. ranked sixth among the most-lethal countries for journalists behind Afghanistan, Syria, Mexico, Yemen and India, in that order.
Six journalists were killed in the U.S. this year.










The press serves the governed not the governors.  - Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black regarding the Pentagon Papers decision in 1971

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Michael Flynn had a sentencing hearing and Hillary Clinton didn’t. - TDP tweet





Trump Dissolves His Foundation., Meanwhile, Clinton Foundation Flourishes.
The Donald J. Trump Foundation has agreed to dissolve under judicial supervision amid an ongoing lawsuit concerning its finances, according ...


I don’t want Trump to resign. The only true justice would be for a woman to take the presidency from him without his consent. - OhNoSheTwint


Melania looks nice as a redneck.


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Giuliani Wakes Up In Cold Sweat Realizing Trump's Lawyers Go to Jail - Andy Borowitz





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Donald Trump reminds you that he has very little to do with the Trump Foundation and the Foundation got coffee for the campaign maybe twice, three times tops.- John Fugelsang


Trump May Not Shut Down The Government?
The White House suggested Tuesday that President Donald Trump could back down from his demand for $5 billion to fund his proposed border wall in a year-end spending bill.
Trump's push for the money has threatened a partial government shutdown when funding for seven agencies lapses after midnight Friday. Last week, the president said he would be "proud" to close parts of the government over border security.





If parents treated their children as evenhandedly as America treats its citizens... 
One child would get a pony for Christmas.
And the rest would get cancer. - Mrs. Betty Bowers




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Paddleboarding is so much fun in the Florida Everglades until the alligator jumps up and grabs you.

Peace.