Marches, pranks, WTO, NATO, SCOTUS and many lies

 

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

BREXIT side  of collusion

BREXIT & RUSSIA EXCLUSIVE: Previously unreported emails suggest Brexit moneyman Arron Banks was more engaged with Russian diplomats than acknowledged — and his biz partner took up a lucrative deal offered by Russia weeks after the vote @ddknyt @AllMattNYT https://t.co/22mo8aWO7Z

— Matthew Rosenberg (@AllMattNYT) June 29, 2018

Trump  Foundation thread

Thread on the corrupt-as-hell Trump Foundation. Note that Trump’s lawyer asked the judge to move the hearing until after the midterms. https://t.co/10eVTLRdrC

— Seth Hanlon (@SethHanlon) June 30, 2018

OBSTRUCTION

Gawdy

Some facts for Trey Gowdy. His Benghazi investigation took 2 years, 3 months, with no real findings. Mueller's investigation has taken 13 months, with 5 guilty pleas, and 17 indictments. Gowdy is in no position to make demands. https://t.co/JIxO9jQA8g

— Barbara Boxer (@BarbaraBoxer) June 29, 2018

LIEGATE

Maxine/Sanders hypocrisy

Maxine Waters was lectured by white elites on both the Right & Left for encouraging peaceful protest.

As a result, she has received death threats and been forced to cancel events.

But Sarah Sanders gets extra security because she didn’t get to gorge at Red Hen.#WHITEPRIVILEGE

— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) June 30, 2018

SCOTUS

🍊  protect himself

Senator @CoryBooker warns Trump could pick a Supreme Court Justice to "protect himself" https://t.co/yAiOIlTjk2

— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) June 29, 2018

Laurence Tribe

A president under active criminal investigation of whether he won legitimately and whether he has obstructed that very investigation should not be permitted by a mere Senate majority to designate the justice whose votes could prove pivotal to the fate of his presidency.

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) June 28, 2018

Kennedy

pic.twitter.com/TFuY0msrOg

— Jackie ڹ (@SONSLIGHT4US) June 30, 2018

Manchin

BIG: Sen. Manchin says Trump should not pick opponent of Roe and also that he is very concerned about any pick's view on ACA/preexisting conditionshttps://t.co/X2dZveKSO4

— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) June 30, 2018

Kochs

White House asks billionaire Koch network to join activist coalition to lobby for SCOTUS nominee https://t.co/8ODXgeTtjx

— SeriouslyUS? (@USseriously) June 30, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

Incest Barbie

Ivanka claims that paid family leave is the focus of her "work" for daddy. In 2017, someone wrote an op-ed for her on the topic that was printed in the WSJ.

Now Maggie Cordish, the woman doing the actual work, is gone & there are no plans to replace her
https://t.co/wfbP3a82Qo

— ☇RiotWomenn☇ (@riotwomennn) June 30, 2018

NK

Under @realDonaldTrump, US stopped military readiness exercises against North Korea. In exchange, N. Korea has NOT:

-Eliminated any nukes
-Gotten rid of any missiles
-Reduced chemical weapons

Now we learn there is "absolutely unequivocal evidence" Kim Jong Un is deceiving us. https://t.co/iA9n9kDKwB

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) June 29, 2018

also

North Korea still secretly enriching uranium, say US officials https://t.co/Ly8YwS332I

— The Guardian (@guardian) June 30, 2018

Tariffs

Trump only hires the best people. https://t.co/3Wxb8jfk1H

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) June 29, 2018

also

Canada will move forward with retaliatory tariffs in response to Trump's duties on steel and aluminum imports.

Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s foreign minister, says that Ottawa will slap tariffs on $12,600,000,000 of U.S. exports starting on Sunday. https://t.co/WwQrQfBNZJ

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 30, 2018

oil

For the record: the oil price hike associated with Iran is not due to “turmoil & dysfunction” in Iran, it is due to the turmoil & dysfunction of Trump’s own decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran in violation of the 2015 nuclear accord. https://t.co/tXEXXj6Wr3

— Colin Kahl (@ColinKahl) June 30, 2018

growth

experts laugh when people have no idea what they’re talking about. Under Obama, growth hit 5.2% in a quarter https://t.co/w10oj7tY7B

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) June 28, 2018

NATO

Trump learned earlier this year that there are about 35,000 active-duty troops in Germany.

Taken aback by the size of the U.S. presence, Trump has expressed interest in removing the troops, WaPo reports. https://t.co/gL2HYRxTXX

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 30, 2018

WTO

Since WTO began regulating international trade, the US has won about 90% of cases we’ve brought as a complainant. That’s about the record for other complainants too – complainant country usually wins. (Most cases settle before being adjudicated.) https://t.co/LKHB44P4yw https://t.co/EcDkJILu9S

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) June 29, 2018

prank

Hey Donald Trump Is Your Refrigerator Running? BETTER GO CATCH IT LOLOLOLOLOL! https://t.co/fUURvV0x2h

— Edgeoforever🖖 (@edgeoforever) June 30, 2018

and how it happened

Trump called “mere minutes after Mr. Melendez and his producer could be heard…discussing what they said were the president’s masturbation habits and whether to refill their beers while they waited to be connected to the leader of the free world.”
https://t.co/7Fzugxq1Dd

— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) June 30, 2018

and a visit from Doctor Poo

I just love this one. https://t.co/CBnyv5anuq

— Horsetronaut (((🐎))) (@chemoelectric) July 1, 2018

and now

Sectret service about to arrest me. Unbelievable! They should arrest Jared Kushner for putting the call through, shame on Donald Trump who has been a friend of mine for years.

— John Melendez (@stutteringjohnm) June 30, 2018

Deutsche Bank

Corruption on so many levels! Trump Administration Waives Punishment For Convicted Banks, Including Deutsche — Which Trump Owes Millionshttps://t.co/R9KMQkP601

— NotMyPresident 🇺🇸 (@adjordan) June 30, 2018

NAZIS

Dsouza

sharp-eyed @smoobydog noticed 30 minutes ago that @DineshDSouza retweeted a tweet with the hashtag #burnthejews pic.twitter.com/KaN30xZcS7

— 🌊Ryan Adams (@filmystic) June 30, 2018

Tonight in two consecutive tweets we can witness Trump's favorite convicted felon @DineshDSouza tweet a clip of himself explaining on FoxNews how Trump isn't exactly Hitler —

— right after D'Souza retweets a tweet that recommends: "burnthejews"

(via @smoobydog) pic.twitter.com/OCl0h9bqOJ

— 🌊Ryan Adams (@filmystic) June 30, 2018

cops with arm bands arrest an old rabbi protesting

This elderly man is Rabbi Waskow. He was arrested protesting outside an ICE facility in Philadelphia.

RETWEET THIS! pic.twitter.com/0o9wtSSWCO

— StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) June 30, 2018

REPUBLICANS

Deficit

Federal deficit by year:

2009: $1.4 Trillion
2010: $1.29 Trillion
2011: $1.29 Trillion
2012: $1.0 Trillion
2013: $679 Billion
2014: $484 Billion
2015: $438 Billion
2016: $585 Billion
2017: $666 Billion
2018: $804 Billion (projected)

My friend @larry_kudlow is lying. https://t.co/nti7otXX4W

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) June 29, 2018

tax cut did not help

White House economics adviser Kevin Hassett (@WhiteHouseCEA) went on CNN tonight. @ErinBurnett led with this piece of information about wage growth being stagnant — even after Trump's tax cuts. pic.twitter.com/Cm0WeD0Asc

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 30, 2018

MEDIA

🦊 open borders

Scary. A constituent just confronted me and told me I support open borders. I told her that’s not true and I’ve never said that. She said “@FoxNews said you do.” Guys, this is what we are up against. We aren’t battling ideology. We’re battling misinformation.

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) June 30, 2018

RUSSIA

Crimea

Still can't get over this: Trump Doesn't Rule Out Recognizing Russia's Annexation Of Crimea https://t.co/e8aX90hnPe

— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) June 30, 2018

LEFTOVERS

that 🍑 🕳 again

Susan Sarandon showing up at the #WomenDisobey event is like an arsonist hanging around to watch the building they set fire to burn pic.twitter.com/V0b5tEW8yY

— TBogg – more or less (@tbogg) June 29, 2018

pic.twitter.com/l0lyq1QZGW

— Anna Maltese 🏹 (@MalteseAnna) June 29, 2018

US

today

Foley Square is FULL! Well done @thenyic @es_indivisible @1199SEIU pic.twitter.com/hNNOaKHdr8

— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) June 30, 2018

John Lewis – we came on ≠ boats, but we’re all in the same boat now

.@repjohnlewis speaking at #Atlanta #FamiliesBelongTogetherMarch moments ago: "We are sick & tired of seeing little babies taken from their mothers. That's not right, it's not fair & history will not be kind to us. As a nation and as a people we can do much better" #AMJoy pic.twitter.com/fLTBTWvajk

— AM Joy w/Joy Reid (@amjoyshow) June 30, 2018

Women’s  March in DC

Nearly 600 women, including a U.S. senator, were reportedly arrested while protesting family detention on Capitol Hill pic.twitter.com/qt1AjZV6wE

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 30, 2018

march

Every one of these dots represents a protest against family separation tomorrow. Yeah. There are a lot of dots.

There's a march within driving distance of you. Find it. Sign up. Recruit friends. Fill your car.

This is the part where we show up & FIGHT.https://t.co/C4bW4Z6rMK pic.twitter.com/AA2h5WUM4G

— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 29, 2018

and even NYT

Today’s marches are about reclaiming the soul of America. Take part!https://t.co/6mebdP1kHt

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) June 30, 2018

what about us?

.@rtraister: "The handwringing over white men is what has kept newspapers publishing endless stories about Trump’s base and their unwavering devotion to him, all while ignoring the grassroots rage spreading through the majority." 🎯 https://t.co/2ZYuNkVJ3M

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) June 30, 2018

Hillary on civility

Thank you @HillaryClinton for always saying what needs to be said. https://t.co/HY5bYi5XT4 pic.twitter.com/YZcvHpdv45

— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) June 30, 2018

Senate

The Supreme Court is at stake. We need to flip two seats to take back the Senate. And we've endorsed two pro-choice Democratic women who can win. Help us elect @RosenforNevada and @kyrstensinema: https://t.co/Bl45bgQ8GR pic.twitter.com/bfUetKbyBc

— EMILY's List (@emilyslist) June 27, 2018

NYDN

.@repjohnlewis speaking at #Atlanta #FamiliesBelongTogetherMarch moments ago: "We are sick & tired of seeing little babies taken from their mothers. That's not right, it's not fair & history will not be kind to us. As a nation and as a people we can do much better" #AMJoy pic.twitter.com/fLTBTWvajk

— AM Joy w/Joy Reid (@amjoyshow) June 30, 2018

challenging Collins

BREAKING: Maine doctor @DrChaya says she is likely to challenge @SenatorCollins in 2020. "I can't sit idly by and just watch this. I can't keep watching this train wreck. Someone has to stand up. That's what democracy is." #mepolitics https://t.co/QqNnPQx614

— Topher Spiro (@TopherSpiro) June 30, 2018

000💃💃💃000

Journalists gunned, babies caged, Sarandon mugs for pics

 

IMPEACHMENT

Sentencing news

Former Trump campaign aide Papadopoulos to be sentenced Sept. 7 in Russia investigation https://t.co/4CuImS97MU

— Investigate Russia (@InvestigateRU) June 29, 2018

and a Twitter moment to celebrate

George Papadopoulos, a former foreign policy aide in Trump's campaign, pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. https://t.co/PNxbdBSePy

— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) October 30, 2017

Cohen dreams

The Michael Cohen biopic in 2027 is gonna be lit https://t.co/8tRTFgQ8jC

— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) June 29, 2018

Inauguration Russian grift

1. The report is from ABC NEWS and this is very significant for various reasons. Prime reason being: ILLEGALLY FUNNELING MONEY into the Trump campaign. https://t.co/Yn1LMFs3vN

— Ale (@aliasvaughn) June 28, 2018

answering 🍊

Bob Mueller is a decorated Marine, former DoJ prosecutor, and former FBI Director. And, let me remind you, he is a REPUBLICAN. And he was appointed by a REPUBLICAN. In a little more than a year, he has secured 23 indictments, five guilty pleas and one prison sentence. https://t.co/3sqXhJbBX6

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) June 28, 2018

Manafort 💩

Email from GOP source to Manafort:

“Paul. Something you can pass along to your friend Tom Barrack. I made certain that language that was anti the Saudi Royal Family was removed from the platform. It was inserted by AIPAC lobbyists and would have been a part of the 2016 Platform” https://t.co/TsbkfEnlef

— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) June 29, 2018

OBSTRUCTION

House circus

Analysis | How Rosenstein’s and Wray’s testimony undermined GOP efforts to undermine the Russia investigation https://t.co/tEwCVNsdwD

— Laura Walker 🍸🦈 (@LauraWalkerKC) June 29, 2018

SCOTUS

timing of retirement

The Russians violated our elections & will likely try again w/our mid-terms.

Trump plans a summit & urges warmer relations w/Russia.

The US is in a constitutional crisis & Trump is being investigated.

A US Supreme Court justice decides this is the right time to retire.

— Steven Beschloss (@StevenBeschloss) June 28, 2018

how they got him to do it

Trump recognized Kennedy's vanity, played to it, and was rewarded. Game recognize game. https://t.co/KWfvVJmowb

— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) June 29, 2018

Kennedy/Kushner

The Trump-Justin Kennedy-Deutsche Bank story is going to become more interesting. Take a look at this article from April 2017 on the Justin Kennedy-Kushner connection: https://t.co/bQ3PaDdmH8

— Steven J. Harper (@StevenJHarper1) June 29, 2018

also, son

Just to state this: Justice Kennedy's son gave a billion dollar loan to Trump when no one would give him a dime, and Justice Kennedy has been ruling in favor of the Trump Administration position for 2 years as the Court decides 5-4 case after 5-4 case.

— Neera Tanden 🌊 (@neeratanden) June 29, 2018

media glossing

Two points: (1) Media has just moved on from McConnell eliminating the filibuster for SCOTUS nominees, like it just isn't even part of the narrative; (2) the "center" of the court is now John Freaking Roberts. pic.twitter.com/58idJx1GRe

— scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) June 29, 2018

Important

Remember this: every judge on Trump’s Supreme Court list has been vetted by the Federalist Society. There is 100 percent certainty about how they will vote, on Roe, gay rights, voter suppression, campaign finance and labor/corporate issues. 1/

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) June 28, 2018

remakes

Read my column, “Trump Remakes America,” and let me know what you think… https://t.co/LDBfuNdzr9

— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) June 28, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY 

Putin love

"He identifies with Putin. He seems to want Putin's respect and legitimacy … and I think he actually likes the fact that Putin attacked the United States and got away with it." @DavidCornDC on Trump. #Hardball pic.twitter.com/3Z52orSKsb

— Hardball (@hardball) June 28, 2018

why the press

Thinking of something @DavidCornDC said at an event we did together: The President attacks the press because his agenda is not supported by the facts.

— ((((Peter Sagal)))) (@petersagal) June 28, 2018

🍊  can’t be bothered to pretend

"Can you please talk to us about the dead reporters in Annapolis?"

“Do you have any words of condolence for the families, Mr. President?”

"Why are you walking away?"

Pres. Trump does not comment when asked about the deadly Maryland newsroom shooting.https://t.co/5ZcmEVQW9z pic.twitter.com/heIzI7S4Ck

— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 28, 2018

lip service – “innocent”?

during an interview w/ Sinclair TV last week, Sanders suggested journalists don’t “love our country” https://t.co/R7zJ2JYyc9

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) June 28, 2018

eloquence

# of times the current President of the United States has tweeted the following words (as of June 2018)

Loser 246
Terrible 244
Dumb/dummy 232
Weak 203
Stupid 192
Dishonest 152
Dope/dopey 117
Lightweight 103
Fool 100
Incompetent/incompetence 98

Trump Twitter Archive

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) June 28, 2018

stuttering John

Interesting. "Stuttering John prank calls the White House and actually gets called back by President Donald Trump on Air Force One." https://t.co/xl4Ghk3Upj

— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) June 29, 2018

NAZI 

press under attack

I’ve been getting an influx of death threats over the past week. I know other journalists who have as well. These things are organized, coordinated, and serious. We’ve pretended they weren’t for way too long.

— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) June 28, 2018

even ICE wants to end ICE

Even ICE wants to end ICE https://t.co/eoCy5AuP6F

— Shaunna Thomas (@SLThomas) June 28, 2018

children de-caged

“I cried almost everyday when I wasn’t with my mother. The other children are suffering a lot,” said the 9-year-old Brazilian boy released from a Chicago shelter for migrant children.https://t.co/kdaxn5mqUE pic.twitter.com/vHq6VAxgDh

— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) June 29, 2018

REPUBLICANS

yesterday’s events

TODAY:

👮 Women got thrown in jail for peacefully protesting on public property

🔫 Journalists were murdered at work

😡 Republicans called an emergency hearing on Hillary's emails

🤦‍♀️ Republicans called for an end to Mueller's investigation

👶 The US has child hostages

— Treason Memes (@treasonstickers) June 28, 2018

Civility?

"What ever happened to civility?"
"You labeled it 'political correctness' and decided it was something bad."

— David Houston (@DavidHoustonVox) June 28, 2018

NRA

so much care not to be identified – must be why NYPD was on alert

UPDATE: The suspect in the deadly Maryland newsroom shooting was reportedly identified via facial recognition software https://t.co/n8sfDifqD8 pic.twitter.com/tZnSn2O5YM

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 29, 2018

and their cover

At least five people are confirmed dead in Capital Gazette newsroom shooting https://t.co/EpLc6FdqKp

An early look at Friday's front… pic.twitter.com/qfR7pNhu6m

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 29, 2018

“curb stomped”

Here’s the National Rifle Association’s main spokesperson @DLoesch calling for journalists to be “curb stomped” — a term for a brutal, violent assault that sometimes causes death — while referring to journalists as “rat bastards.” (Via @ShaunKing) pic.twitter.com/Mk3zHjjwAv

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) June 29, 2018

doors

Didn’t we hear after the last shooting the problem was too many doors? How kind of the shooter to remember that. https://t.co/xWCNz3yzWY

— Quinn Cummings (@quinncy) June 29, 2018

safe?

The Annapolis shooter was not from Syria

The shooter was not from Iran
The shooter was not from Yemen
The shooter was not from Somalia
The shooter was not from Libya
The shooter was not from Mexico

Tell me how we are safer?

— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) June 28, 2018

Newspaper shot at – Capital Gazette

In a sea of white space, the Capital Gazette’s editorial page says only this:
“Today, we are speechless.
“This page is intentionally left blank today to commemorate victims of Thursday’s shooting at our office …” pic.twitter.com/2J7T7nImb5

— Paul Colford (@PaulDColford) June 29, 2018

the kids?

Have the families been reunited?

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) June 29, 2018

MEDIA

🦊 ideological news

News Flash, @greta: If you're talking about "news" media, there should be NO "ideological aisle" https://t.co/LQw6MPWNqL

— Bad Fox Graphics (@BadFoxGraphics) June 29, 2018

LEFTOVERS

Sarandon enjoying the revolution she brought about

Watching this vile opportunist photo op'ing her way through protests about problems she helped create is just galling AF. https://t.co/zTyPcfHT4X

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) June 28, 2018

and got a cartoon

pic.twitter.com/R5gfug70Fw

— Anna Maltese 🏹 (@MalteseAnna) June 29, 2018

US

solidarity

Occasionally, this website is good pic.twitter.com/xfpJJHONiB

— Dan Lyons (@Dan_Lyons76) June 29, 2018

000💃💃💃000

SCOTUS, Russian agents and Bootlickers

 

IMPEACHMENT

Russia paid Manafort

Nothing to see here, just the indicted campaign manager of the president (who worked for free) owing a Russian oligarch $10 million dollars while Russia was sabotaging the electionhttps://t.co/zexmSa5HBJ

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 27, 2018

Cohen

SDNY prosecutors will finally be able to dig in on files seized from Michael Cohen, so the question of whether a Trump SCOTUS appointee believes a President is above the law & can pardon himself is more than just theoretical. https://t.co/0vfax9I1xT

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) June 28, 2018

Russian parties

Several billionaires with deep ties to Russia attended exclusive, invitation-only receptions during Trump's inauguration festivities, guest lists obtained by ABC News show; their presence is being 'eyed' by Robert Mueller. https://t.co/U9zgFWANZm

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 28, 2018

OBSTRUCTion

Nadler and Cummings call on Goodlatte and Gowdy to release transcript of unclassified Peter Strzok interview: “We believe the American people should be allowed to see today’s unclassified transcript so they can see the Republicans’ desperation for themselves.”

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 28, 2018

conspiracy

If you're new to Trump's favorite nonsense conspiracy theory, the president's arguing that despite mountains of evidence to the contrary, Russia did not interfere in the election to help him win but instead colluded with his opponent to damage her own campaign, which he then beat https://t.co/8ly4Dv4fLC

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) June 28, 2018

Jordan vs Rosenstein

Rod Rosenstein skillfully SMACKS DOWN Rep. Jim Jordan in a cinematic way…

“There’s no way to subpoena phone calls.”

Must watch: https://t.co/rAbWDIt1k1

— Jason K. Morrell (@CNNJason) June 28, 2018

by SCOTUS

There are at least four ways the #SCOTUS could alter the course of the Russia probe — and Trump is about to get the chance to choose who sits on the court.

My latest. https://t.co/xWy4h0Ht7M

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) June 28, 2018

SCOTUS

NY DN

Justice Anthony Kennedy has announced his retirement, giving President Trump the chance to appoint a second judge. https://t.co/bYil5UUR4O

An early look at Thursday's front… pic.twitter.com/sMqbfavkXY

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 27, 2018

She warned us

“The fate of the Supreme Court is at stake in 2016” by Hillary Clinton https://t.co/Tpck3Cegct

— Edgeoforever🖖 (@edgeoforever) June 28, 2018

call Collins

Call.
Her.
Now. https://t.co/D2ucLWg2kR

— Rabbi Latz (@RavMABAY) June 27, 2018

precedents?

Does McConnell believe in precedents he set? https://t.co/io4mf8lx16

— Eric Pape (@ericpape) June 27, 2018

who knew?

Here's what I'd like to know about the circumstances of Kennedy's retirement announcement: Who knew what, when?
Did McConnell know when he cancelled August recess?
Did Kagan know when she played to Kennedy in partisan gerrymandering case?
When did Trump know?

— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) June 27, 2018

Kennedy

In 2000, Justice Kennedy proved he was a political hack by voting to install Bush as president. Today, he proved he is a soulless political hack by resigning before Trump potentially loses his rubber-stamp Senate in November. Farewell, legal abortion and gay rights.

— Self Made Pundit (@quasipundit) June 27, 2018

Graphics

My look back at the last Supreme Court term, with stunning, telling graphics from @aliciaparlap https://t.co/GD85hKMcjR

— Adam Liptak (@adamliptak) June 28, 2018

history

Earl Warren announced retirement 50 years ago this month in order to let LBJ choose a liberal successor. Republicans successfully filibustered against LBJ’s flawed choice, Abe Fortas, thus letting Richard Nixon choose the new Chief Justice: #AP pic.twitter.com/rwFlmpl5fd

— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) June 27, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

tariffs

A brilliant take-down by @crampell of Trump’s misguided #protectionism and Congress’s #trade absenteeism. Lots of examples of mounting economic damage in “Trump Country.” ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ https://t.co/Qg08kb27oI

— Ed Gerwin (@EdGerwin) June 27, 2018

elite

Trump: "We have more money and more brains and better houses and apartments and nicer boats. We are smarter than they are. They say the elite. We are the elite. You are the elite. " pic.twitter.com/PsdesVi0uQ

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) June 28, 2018

Incest Barbie

“This One Is Going to Stick”: Behind Ivanka’s Silence on the Border Crisis https://t.co/MrtUb65QQs

— Mika Brzezinski (@morningmika) June 27, 2018

NK

It’s finally happened, the moment the Trump family has been waiting for all year: a serious speaker on North Korea – at the #jejuforum – suggested we may soon see a Trump Tower in Pyongyang & ‘The Apprentice’ on NK state television. I figure I’m now living in a parallel universe

— Robert E Kelly (@Robert_E_Kelly) June 28, 2018

KJU shot officer for food

Kim Jong Un ordered army officer executed after giving soldiers extra food: report https://t.co/QVEQca88K1

— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 28, 2018

Europe

For every previous president, from Truman through Obama “Europe whole and free” was not only US supreme strategic goal, but also US noblest and most generous foreign policy success. Trump though accepts Putin’s word instead https://t.co/zzoPJZPq87

— David Frum (@davidfrum) June 28, 2018

and from EU chairman

This man has a completely distorted view of the history of European integration. So distorted that it’s dangerous. https://t.co/F0TTPO1zRL

— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) June 28, 2018

Immigration

toddlers in court

I have to write this down so I can comprehend it: Children as young as 3 are being asked to represent themselves in court. Alone. pic.twitter.com/aQLaML9AWV

— Dana Stevens (@thehighsign) June 28, 2018

corruption – cronies

President Trump’s nominee to run the IRS owns real estate in a Trump-branded property in Hawaii. https://t.co/yQnY2eiRuX

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) June 28, 2018

Chicago corruption

How unpopular is @realDonaldTrump in Chicago? Earlier this yr, a D state rep lost his primary b/c the rep's brother (a sitting Chicago alderman) did legal work helping Trump lower taxes. Alderman facing challenge now. https://t.co/ho9OIinwp7 https://t.co/8prHZrWwZc

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) June 28, 2018

UN

The US is the only UN member state that hasn’t ratified the international convention on the rights of the child

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) June 24, 2018

NAZI

club the defenders of the babies

The force of the state to support the taking of young children from their families and the creation of internment camps. This is fascism in America. https://t.co/RWmRrGy9OV

— Alex Wild (@Myrmecos) June 28, 2018

Charlottesville murderer

James Alex Fields, used his car to murder Heather Heyer & injured 39
Who else uses a car/truck to ‘terrorize”?
ISIS THAT’s WHO
Yet @POTUS said “very fine people on both sides”
YOU
CALLED
MS HEYER’S
MOTHER
DURING HER DAUGHTER’S FUNERALhttps://t.co/DRcMyNsTh4 via @maddogpac

— SpicyFiles (@SpicyFiles) June 28, 2018

plan for violent riots in August

Jason Kessler's opsec has been blown again, and chat messages reveal he's been organizing once again with violent neo-Nazis for the next August 12 rally. https://t.co/sn1De0JyFN

— Emily G kmii (@EmilyGorcenski) June 28, 2018

hunt for leaks

If you're new to Trump's favorite nonsense conspiracy theory, the president's arguing that despite mountains of evidence to the contrary, Russia did not interfere in the election to help him win but instead colluded with his opponent to damage her own campaign, which he then beat https://t.co/8ly4Dv4fLC

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) June 28, 2018

NRA

another mass shooting

If it ends up that the shooter in ANY WAY heard of this encouragement by Milo, I'm calling for Milo to be tried for murder! #Anapolis https://t.co/RlCFp1fBwj

— Jann Gobble (@jgobble) June 28, 2018

NYPD

BREAKING: Fox News reports: NYPD is moving personnel to headquarters of all the major media outlets in NYC out of an abundance of caution

— Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) June 28, 2018

gun nuts

Hi, I'm a trained Army infantryman with substantial combat training. How dare you say this to someone who just went through a shooting.

Playing "Call of Duty" on your xbox is not the same as facing down a terrorist with a loaded weapon. This is not a goddamn video game. https://t.co/ZgZEsjtW8q

— Charlotte Clymer🏳️‍🌈 (@cmclymer) June 28, 2018

REPUBLICANS

deficit

Within 16 years, the federal deficit is expected to be the largest in history, outpacing even the fiscal shortfalls that followed World War II.https://t.co/QB1VZ5FuLo

— POLITICO (@politico) June 28, 2018

corruption

EXCLUSIVE: Scott Pruitt personally involved in "ratfucking" ex-aides who he feels betrayed him. @lachlan and @swin24 report: https://t.co/mZ49R0SrBv

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 28, 2018

MEDIA

NYT Ocasio

https://t.co/zG12CV0M7s

— Tanzina Vega (@tanzinavega) June 28, 2018

RUSSIA

formal surrender

This is where the formal surrender documents will be signed. pic.twitter.com/2hXz03aCI3

— Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) June 28, 2018

LEFTOVERS

what's up, bootlicker? https://t.co/nF5QPw4bbY

— bertolt blecht (@benschwartzy) June 27, 2018

and he won, doncha know?

-Latino children being ripped from moms & put in Baby cages / Prisons

BERNIE: "We won" https://t.co/9MQNRXBPNi

— T. Fisher King (@T_FisherKing) June 28, 2018

reminder how we got here

pic.twitter.com/DrN7escdFl

— Hillary Warned Us (@HillaryWarnedUs) June 27, 2018

US

John Lewis inspires

Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. #goodtrouble

— John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) June 27, 2018

Webster defines hypocrite

In 13th-century religious texts, 'hypocrite' was spelled 'ypocrite' and referred to someone who pretends to be pious in order to deceive others. https://t.co/25lATMzl9O

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) June 28, 2018

Jentleson advice again

The first thing all Dems need to do is get a firm mental grip on the new rules.

McConnell annihilated every norm of the nomination process to deny Garland a hearing or vote and steal the Court for a generation.

If you play by the old rules, you're playing a fool's game.

— Adam Jentleson 🎈 (@AJentleson) June 27, 2018

most dangerous places for women

The most dangerous countries for women – new @TR_Foundation experts survey:

🇮🇳 1) India
🇦🇫 2) Afghanistan
🇸🇾 3) Syria
🇸🇴 4) Somalia
🇸🇦 5) Saudi Arabia
🇵🇰 6) Pakistan
🇨🇩 7) DR Congo
🇾🇪 8) Yemen
🇳🇬 9) Nigeria
🇺🇸 10) USA
https://t.co/7EzEzqCEb2 pic.twitter.com/w9U01XL6In

— Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) June 28, 2018

protest

More than a thousand female protesters, joined by Democratic senators, took center stage on Capitol Hill to protest the president's immigration policies.

Nearly 600 were arrested https://t.co/Db2lU68rnm pic.twitter.com/FAnVBJhylQ

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) June 28, 2018

000💃💃💃000

Elections, Travel ban, musical collusion, Hitler speeches

 

IMPEACHMENT

🍊 as subject revelation and other stuff

In Trumpian Fashion, Paul Manafort Wins by Losing on Challenge to Muellerhttps://t.co/sMsdjUkRXd

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) June 27, 2018

15 Given the investigation’s focus on President Trump’s campaign, even a blind person can see that the true target of the Special Counsel’s investigation is President Trump, not defendant, and that defendant’s prosecution is part of that larger plan. Specifically, the charges against defendant are intended to induce defendant to cooperate with the Special Counsel by providing evidence against the President or other members of the campaign. Although these kinds of high-pressure prosecutorial tactics are neither uncommon nor illegal, they are distasteful.

Manafort indictment

As we predicted, after a lot of huffing and puffing, Judge Ellis upheld the Manafort indictment. https://t.co/05WqhQwBoR

— Andrew C. McCarthy (@AndrewCMcCarthy) June 27, 2018

that video again

WATCH: Russian singer linked to Trump Tower meeting releases music video depicting Trump campaign ties to Russia https://t.co/ZNs0ZwzIBD pic.twitter.com/Yd0DeuQil4

— The Hill (@thehill) June 27, 2018

with commentary

Trump's friend Emin Agalarov has just released a very deliberately ambiguous video that trolls Trump with veiled suggestions of Moscow pee parties and secret payoffs. On one level, it satirizes the Steele dossier. But it may also send @realDonaldTrump a warning: we own you. https://t.co/W5u5ztugVT

— Michael Carpenter (@mikercarpenter) June 26, 2018

OBSTRUCTION

It's awfully nice of @DevinNunes to give us all a list of Trump aides who should be a focus of counterintelligence investigation. https://t.co/3gPfB1U63I pic.twitter.com/TiPM6ojpnT

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) June 27, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

authoritarianism 5 ways

Steve Schmidt Lists Five Ways To Destroy Democracy And Warns That Trump Is Doing All Of Them https://t.co/07KFyr9Lxj #USRC pic.twitter.com/L49sS6fjGS

— U.S. Reality Check🗽 (@USRealityCheck) June 27, 2018

not even the Constitution

With the Supreme Court's travel ban ruling, not even the Constitution can now be expected to stand as a check on Trump https://t.co/SpmTWDH1nn

— New York Magazine (@NYMag) June 27, 2018

misreading the Queens election

A nesting doll of complete and utter ignorance pic.twitter.com/6dYvFX6XJ2

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 27, 2018

propaganda in social media

NEW: Inside Facebook and Twitter’s secret meetings with Trump aides and conservative leaders who say tech is biased. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey met with WH, others and pledged changes to come. Tip @Techmeme https://t.co/wdexbCSip8

— Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) June 27, 2018

and WH

He’s literally hiring Fox News. https://t.co/p0elSVzrvw

— Bakari Sellers (@Bakari_Sellers) June 27, 2018

emoluments

NEW REPORT: More than 200 foreign governments, interest groups, corporations and other entities have spent money at Trump properties, ostensibly to curry favor with the president. https://t.co/BBaHMiX63m pic.twitter.com/awMpzBPZo0

— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) June 27, 2018

NAZI

relevant reminder

Ex-GOP strategist: The only thing Trump has ever shown interest in reading was Hitler speeches https://t.co/MC4PdMfc48 pic.twitter.com/IlOAKKuvFT

— The Hill (@thehill) June 27, 2018

and a funny Nazi

Here's Attorney General Jeff Sessions making a joke today about separating families (to laughter and applause) pic.twitter.com/j38Oyhd313

— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) June 26, 2018

garden variety Nazi

Latino man and his mother who were doing yard work in California were verbally attacked by a woman who called them "illegals" and "rapists, citing ⁦@POTUS⁩ https://t.co/LLRZKxcPZ9

— Nada Bakos (@nadabakos) June 27, 2018

REPUBLICANS

koolaid never wears off

this is what you're up against if you want to convince trump voters to vote for anyone else. it's not happening. get liberals and leftists out to vote, and if being rude about it works, be rude. (h/t article @jodiecongirl) https://t.co/AWR8PwLSKY

— bertolt blecht (@benschwartzy) June 27, 2018

Harley-Davidson employees still back Trump, even though his tariffs may cost them their jobs.

"He wouldn't do it unless it needed to be done, he's a very smart businessman"https://t.co/3OtZwAEfGs

— Nathan McDermott (@natemcdermott) June 26, 2018

other tariff successes

Largest US nail manufacturer 'on the brink of extinction' because of the steel tariffs – CNNMoney https://t.co/IKMMAnvD6f

— Matt Murphy (@MattMurph24) June 27, 2018

weasel – self-portrait

Many Republicans won’t criticize Trump even when they don’t agree with him b/c it means siding with a media that nevers cuts him a break,turns even little things he does into an act of evil,are also unfair to them & in the end will still attack you anyway https://t.co/jv3A18ka4V

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) June 27, 2018

hypocrisy

Less than a month ago Kellyanne Conway said Kelly Sadler, the staffer who said Sen. McCain's opinion didn't matter because he was was "dying anyway," was still welcome to have a job in the administration. https://t.co/QY33pEgtTK

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) June 27, 2018

SCOTUS

Daily News

more bootlicking from NYT

“Lashed out.” https://t.co/C3ioYBo4ek

— Mimi Rocah (@Mimirocah1) June 27, 2018

all

5-4 Decisions
—SCOTUS in June:
•6/27: Public unions can't force non-member fees
•6/26: Travel ban 3.0 upheld
•6/26: Crisis pregnancy centers don't have to give abortion info
•6/21: States can force online retailers to collect sales tax
•6/11: States can purge inactive voters pic.twitter.com/aRBxqwu1Dm

— Fox News Research (@FoxNewsResearch) June 27, 2018

also

Five years ago, five GOP justices ignored facts and gutted the Voting Rights Act. Despite more than 700 instances of preclearance jurisdictions twisting laws to suppress black & Latino voters and being blocked only by the VRA, SCOTUS saw no racism. 45 is a result of that decision https://t.co/VuoYl9WNHY

— Carol Anderson (@ProfCAnderson) June 27, 2018

Immigration

DOJ this morning says court ruling last night forcing administration to quickly reunify famiies at border “makes it even more imperative that Congress finally act.” Yet Trump himself has been pouring cold water on Hill moving on immigration, saying wait til after November

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 27, 2018

Supreme Court backs Trump's travel ban. https://t.co/Q5NNgZnmPI

An early look at Wednesday's front… pic.twitter.com/5W6zffj77t

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 26, 2018

on new judge

The second thing is to lock down all Dem votes.

When Gorsuch was confirmed McConnell had one more vote than he does now (Luther Strange).

Locking in all 49 Ds as nays shifts the focus to Collins, Murkowski, Flake and others and gives McConnell no margin for error.

— Adam Jentleson 🎈 (@AJentleson) June 27, 2018

also, apply your own damn rule

Good call. https://t.co/zxuRWa5oIL

— Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) June 27, 2018

CIVILITY

the onion drops the mic

https://www.theonion.com/tips-for-staying-civil-while-debating-child-prisons-1827147411

that’s why he won” BS

By far the most important such "controversy" was Hillary Clinton's e-mail server— and it got a metric fuckton of media coverage in the New York Times and other outlets. https://t.co/krHQkLj1fr

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) June 26, 2018

and more retorts

Headline on my new Phila. Inquirer/DN column is "(Bleep) civility!" "Trump shaming" is happening b/c our system is totally broken and no one – not Congress or elite media – listens, even as little kids scream. The crisis is not incivility. It's silence https://t.co/FPIB4CvQUj

— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) June 26, 2018

this too

Sanders was politely asked to leave after getting comped a meal.

They egged the restaurant, called in death threats and the President used a national platform to lie about a small business.

Now the self-hating national media wonders: Are LIBERALS being civil enough?

— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) June 26, 2018

image of the times

The full moon rises behind a wildfire raging in Stalybridge, England 📷: @devlinanthony pic.twitter.com/1aadEI32Gz

— Getty Images News (@GettyImagesNews) June 26, 2018

Alexandra Petri

https://t.co/uo7fa26zl9

— Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) June 27, 2018

RUSSIA

#BREAKING John Bolton will meet with Putin, the guy who kills journalists & civilians, and is attacking our election.

The administration must explain to the American people what our country's strategic interest is – because it looks like treason.https://t.co/i2gNAan1IY

— The Loyal Opposition (@TheLoyalO) June 27, 2018

ass kissing

Putin-Bolton meeting has started in Kremlin. Bolton said he looks forward to hearing “how you handled the World Cup so successfully.” Putin flashed a big smile. pic.twitter.com/uhRhTYBhMe

— Anton Troianovski (@antontroian) June 27, 2018

curious George style

Ok @justinhendrix — I don't RT stuff that tags POTUS but I laughed out loud at this for like 3 minutes and now all the Curious George watchers want to know what's so funny.

This is exactly it. pic.twitter.com/w2IkAMeVYd

— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) June 27, 2018

NK

nukes

Just FYI, satellite imagery suggests N. Korea is continuing to upgrade its nuclear enrichment facility.@38NorthNKhttps://t.co/UlGBaZmcit

— Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) June 27, 2018

POWs

Pompeo says that the U.S. has not yet physically received POW/MIA remains from NK, as agreed to June 12 https://t.co/MmBg1RkBuT

— Jenna Lifhits (@jlifhits) June 27, 2018

MEDIA

"Does the primary win of Ocasio-Cortez mean we are just one step closer to becoming Venezuela? We interview an 85 year old retired white Trump supporter living in rural Iowa to get answers" —– tomorrows NY Times

— Random Person (@StaricekRussell) June 27, 2018

coverage of Hillary’s  SCOTUS speech

On May 31, 2016 @HillaryClinton delivered a speech on the future of SCOTUS: "The court can either make America a fairer place, or roll back the progress we’ve worked so hard to achieve."

Here's how it was covered by the press 👇 pic.twitter.com/oM8ZrRJGH7

— Corey Ciorciari (@CoreyCiorciari) June 27, 2018

Chuck Todd

It’s almost like people’s lives, marriages, and health are at stake and politics does not exist for your amusement. https://t.co/HIZyP2NxAz

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) June 27, 2018

LEFTOVERS

I mean… folks, these were primaries. PRIMARIES. The most exciting win of the night (Ocasio-Cortez) is the safest of safe blue seats.

If you think you just staged a palace coup by winning your own party's primaries, I just… pic.twitter.com/PcwkXkOOFv

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) June 27, 2018

Bernie 🆚 us

Bernie Sanders: Sarah Sanders has the right to 'go into a restaurant and have dinner' https://t.co/cyeUSHZ2QV

— Edgeoforever🖖 (@edgeoforever) June 27, 2018

and delusional like 🍊

Bernie Sanders at a book party in DC says “in many ways we did win the election.” pic.twitter.com/dPeJwsnIMo

— Annie Linskey (@AnnieLinskey) June 27, 2018

US

Maxine on civility

Maxine Waters just ended the civility debate once and for all pic.twitter.com/usi1LbqPsK

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 27, 2018

ACLU victory – reuniting children

BREAKING: We just won a big victory in our fight to reunite families! We'll have more information soon. #FamiliesBelongTogether pic.twitter.com/IL4N57lL57

— ACLU (@ACLU) June 27, 2018

Elections

classy response to primary upset

Now @JoeCrowleyNY is playing guitar. He dedicated the first song to @Ocasio2018 — “Born to Run”
@ pic.twitter.com/U3sx6mth90

— J. David Goodman (@jdavidgoodman) June 27, 2018

takes

We are living under an avalanche of bad takes on the Crowley defeat. Last night, the better candidate, who ran the better race and was a better fit for the district won. Everything else is wish-casting and guesswork

— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) June 27, 2018

polls

Battleground polls find voters prefer Congress as a check on Trump https://t.co/m5wFYFsaqV via @nbcnews

— Laura Walker 🍸🦈 (@LauraWalkerKC) June 27, 2018

also PA polls

4Suffolk U Poll
Pennsylvania

Senate:

Casey (D) 47%
Barletta (R) 32%

Gov

Wolf (D) 49%
Wagner (R) 36%https://t.co/gkMKKxrzp0

— Benchmark Politics (@benchmarkpol) June 27, 2018

Resistance – historical context

My dad was tortured by the Gestapo for 4 days and thrown in a concentration camp for being in the Norwegian Resistance. Growing up, he would tell me things he learned in the Resistance. I thought, I'm never going to need this stuff. Here's some things of those things #Thread

— Tor Ekeland (@TorEkelandPC) June 24, 2018

NYC

A vintage Mustang was the last car to be driven out of Central Park as the park goes car-free https://t.co/GTMHNOEmtW pic.twitter.com/6I5AM6pskO

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 27, 2018

000💃💃💃000

Due process is not judges, Maxine the terrifying, kids in cages

 

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

accelerate away!

Mueller is preparing to accelerate his probe into Trump-Russia collusion allegations https://t.co/YoHZEbyLGz via @bpolitics

— Laura Walker 🍸🦈 (@LauraWalkerKC) June 26, 2018

collusion

Agalov

After you watch Emin Agalarov's terrible new music video (https://t.co/N2amRq4CZW), read our explainer on why the Agalarovs are still central to collusion https://t.co/RzYw5Gd4E1

— The Moscow Project (@moscow_project) June 26, 2018

and this

The new video from the Russian pop star who helped arrange Don Jr.’s Trump Tower meeting, features:
– Trump partying in a hotel room with bikini-clad pageant contestants
– Emin slipping Ivanka a briefcase
– Emin paying off Stormy Daniels in an elevator https://t.co/9VMG1orvRE

— Scott Bixby (@scottbix) June 26, 2018

LIEGATE

smuggling other people’s children

Fewer than 1 percent of adults bringing children with them when they surrender to Border Patrol have been found to NOT be the custodial parent. This idea that people are smuggling in children who aren't theirs is a complete myth. Again, we were briefed by an HHS official today. https://t.co/42qLxzOQaJ

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 26, 2018

due process

SANDERS: "Just because you don't see a judge doesn't mean you're not receiving due process." pic.twitter.com/g3CUehBHsv

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 25, 2018

and

“What other country has judges?” — President Trump, not out of context

— Devlin Barrett (@DevlinBarrett) June 26, 2018

civility

The Washington Post has every angle covered on the issue of supreme importance. These are the featured stories on the web site right now. Not a joke. Democracy Dies in Broad Daylight. pic.twitter.com/vzh1tZFrkK

— Topher Spiro (@TopherSpiro) June 26, 2018

tirade

Civility.

That’s the card you’re pulling now, Trump supporter?
That’s where you’ve landed?
That’s your go-to play at this stage of the game?
It’s a little late for you to roll that out now, isn’t it?”https://t.co/hDBETeVsSP #Civility

— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) June 26, 2018

New Yorker

View this post on Instagram

A cartoon by Pat Byrnes. #NewYorkerCartoons

A post shared by The New Yorker Cartoons (@newyorkercartoons) on Jun 26, 2018 at 10:48am PDT

IMPERIAL FAMILY

another rally, another despotic pronouncement

This is authoritarianism. And it's hard to be polite in the face of it. https://t.co/9X2CK9pyWZ

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) June 26, 2018

and a few more

11 curious quotes from Trump tonight. What's the best way to cover a speech like this? What should journos tell readers/viewers about it? https://t.co/m5oVQxmbxc pic.twitter.com/ByIZQOvxb1

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 26, 2018

incompetence

Trump's going to fuck up your motorcycles, cars, and whiskey to own the libs. https://t.co/7KbDhHHvL2

— Laura Walker 🍸🦈 (@LauraWalkerKC) June 26, 2018

Sanders is weak

Remember folks, the media Civility Police (1) literally went up to Sanders afterwards to make sure she was "ok" and (2) uniformly dumped on Wolf for her stand up. The same people screaming about Trump's threat to their 1st A rights wanted to deny Wolf hers. https://t.co/OROzdJunsl

— scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) June 26, 2018

NK anthem

The North Korean national anthem was played at a women-for-Trump gala, in tribute to the president’s visit with KJU. https://t.co/qhp0wzR1IC

— Dan Zak (@MrDanZak) June 26, 2018

NAZI

hostage taking

"Any person who seizes or detains and threatens…to continue to detain another person in order to compel a third party…to do…any act as an explicit or implicit condition for the release of the hostage commits the offence of taking of hostages"

Int'l Treaty on Hostage Taking https://t.co/rzyMuwlrig

— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) June 26, 2018

some historical perspective on “civility” from Marcos times (thread)

Speaking as someone born in the last years of a dictatorship, you Americans are already several steps in one.

Ferdinand Marcos' greatest trick was convincing people all protesters were communist animals, so when they went missing, few cared. Even after bodies were discovered.

— Rin Chupeco (@RinChupeco) June 26, 2018

and Ceausescu

One of the worst systemic abusers of children was Romania.

Under brutal dictator, Nikolae Ceausescu, thousands of kids were “cared for” by the state.

The impact on kids was so damaging, it is now illegal for kids under 2 to be institutionalized in Romania.

We’re doing it now. https://t.co/aSY9daYQPa

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) June 26, 2018

timing

When It’s Too Late to Stop Fascism, According to Stefan Zweig https://t.co/vlLvzgM1FL

— Elizabeth de la Vega (@Delavegalaw) June 26, 2018

REPUBLICANS

stupid white men

VIRGINIA
Do you see the Confederate flag more as a symbol of Southern pride or more as a symbol of racism?
ALL
Pride 46%
Racism 42%
NON-WHITES
Pride 35%
WHITES
Pride 50%
WHITES with college degree
Pride 39%
WHITES w/o college degree
Pride 64%
(Quinnipiac U., RV, 6/21-25/18)

— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) June 26, 2018

SCOTUS

last batch

SCOTUS 2018

—Upholds Trump’s travel ban

—OKs Ohio voter purge

—Backs anti-gay-wedding baker

—Allows gerrymandered maps

—OKs online betting+sales taxes

—Smacks public sector unions

—Backs biz over workers: arbitration

—Backs cellphone privacy

—Kills CA abortion-rights law

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) June 26, 2018

hypocrisy re: maxine

Greg Gianforte literally attacked a reporter and lied about it https://t.co/PaGan7CxOi

— Nathan McDermott (@natemcdermott) June 26, 2018

MEDIA

Spicer, Sinclair

Sean Spicer’s talk show is a natural for Sinclair Broadcasting. But why would anyone want to listen to Sean again claim Trump’s Inaugural crowd was larger than Obama’s? https://t.co/GYSnSdrwWZ via @nypost

— John Dean (@JohnWDean) June 26, 2018

🦊 priorities

Last month, Fox spent just 48 SECONDS talking about the Harvard report that showed 4,600 Puerto Ricans died in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

This week, they've spent days staked out in front of the Red Hen. https://t.co/zxGpzE6zA5

— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) June 26, 2018

LEFTOVERS

Wikileaks – Russian nesting doll for batshit conspiracies

In what has become Russian nesting doll for batshit conspiracies, Wikileaks hints that QAnon is a CIA psyop. pic.twitter.com/1kB5OPXLVm

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) June 25, 2018

US

uncivil polls

How uncivil of the American public. https://t.co/XPZnV5nUpc

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) June 26, 2018

 

Bothsidery

Equating @MaxineWaters' call for civil disobedience against public officials with @realDonaldTrump and @PressSec's attack on a small, private business shows that false balance in news reporting is as morally bankrupt as it is historically ignorant.

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) June 25, 2018

Umeanwhile, Maxine

Maxine Waters is a national treasure. SHE IS READING TRUMP QUOTES CALLING FOR VIOLENCE ON @chrislhayes RIGHT NOW. #Receipts

— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) June 26, 2018

Shorter Auntie Maxine on @chrislhayes – The president is lying I didn't call for violence (she's right) NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BABIES STOLEN FROM THEIR MOTHERS Chris!

— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) June 26, 2018

also, the stuff they are fainting over

View this post on Instagram

Okay folks, we really need to discuss these comments by Maxine Waters…

A post shared by Charles M. Blow (@charlesmblow) on Jun 25, 2018 at 12:15pm PDT

Sotomayor dissent

"Motivated by anti-Muslim animus”: Must-reads from Justice Sotomayor’s dissent on Trump’s travel ban https://t.co/5ErzxtDKOP pic.twitter.com/1VrBKHtJog

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) June 26, 2018

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