Jr wants friendly internet, Manafort partner, judenfrei

 

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

What Mueller has

Bit of a jaw=dropping reminder from Axios of all the evidence Mueller has — or could — that we haven't seen. https://t.co/fRoebXfGt7 pic.twitter.com/fo1WN971Ks

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 31, 2018

referrals

And there’s more we haven’t reported on… https://t.co/ByhY6utdZr

— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) August 31, 2018

Polls

% who approve of Trump 36%
% who think impeachment proceedings against Trump should begin 49%
% who support Mueller’s investigation 63%

ABC/WaPo

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) August 31, 2018

Ohr/Steele

https://twitter.com/christinawilkie/status/1035549665628971011and

JUST IN: Disapproval of Pres. Trump is at a new high, support for the Mueller probe is broad, and half of Americans favor Congress initiating impeachment proceedings against the president, new @ABC News/WaPo poll finds. https://t.co/CqklJYIIH5 pic.twitter.com/NLfIbAFgVy

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) August 31, 2018

NE /Steele Dossier

MSNBC analyst Natasha Bertrand explains how National Enquirer scandal 'substantiates' two key parts of Steele Dossierhttps://t.co/tGt5nTk5Zw

— Raw Story (@RawStory) August 31, 2018

OBSTRUCTION

Steele

Remember that Trump FREAKED OUT after Comey briefed him on the contents of the Steele Dossier, and in particular was obsessed with the suggestion that Russia had kompromat on him. Since then he has used very means at his disposal to derail, quash, or neutralize the investigation. https://t.co/SoPrQaYwAP

— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) August 31, 2018

Lester Holt attack

Been wondering all day, why launch a brand new attack on Holt now? Mueller has blown off Trump's latest pretend offer for an interview.

Are those nutjobs including this claim in their "counter-report"?

If so, I can understand why Trump is shopping real lawyers. https://t.co/izMoG9rwZB

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) August 30, 2018

😱 on Patten

It seems Rudy doesn't care that history will replace "America's mayor" with "sycophantic traitor"

-Steering foreign $$ into the inauguration and lying to Congress are not "a speeding ticket"

-Mueller didn't "do" this case, the US attorney in DC did (which Rudy obviously knows) https://t.co/lc4CLqrX5G

— Mark Follman (@markfollman) August 31, 2018

Don Jr

It amazes me that w/all the journos chasing Trump's manic mood and all the journos chasing Trump Org's role in Michael Cohen's plea, only @gabrielsherman has mentioned how closely Don Jr is being scrutinized. https://t.co/7duM5kj47v

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) August 31, 2018

Manafort

Manafort judge to let Washington jury hear evidence he knew the rules requiring him to register as a foreign agent https://t.co/nECHERxIwa via @bpolitics

— Laura Walker 🍸🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚀 (@LauraWalkerKC) August 31, 2018

Manafort associate

New: Ex-Manafort associate Sam Patten has been charged with failing to register as a foreign agent for his work lobbying on behalf of a Ukrainian political party, Bloomberg News reports. https://t.co/Y5w7oLDani

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 31, 2018

more

Wow. GOP lobbyist Sam Patten admits he facilitated an illegal $50,000 donation to Trump's inaugural committee and lied about it to the Senate Intelligence Committee https://t.co/4n7p7KQ9Ql

— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) August 31, 2018

Pecker and deputy

"Pecker and his top editorial deputy, Dylan Howard, have both received immunity in exchange for their cooperation. Along with Cohen, they are among the latest longtime Trump loyalists to be swept up in the federal investigations engulfing the president…"https://t.co/vYE18y7BI6

— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) August 31, 2018

Butina case – gag order

The federal government says a gag order "is warranted" for the parties in Maria Butina's case. The gov't cites defense counsel's statements to the media. https://t.co/FKgpXUxriX pic.twitter.com/lxN146aJpW

— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) August 31, 2018

Active measures

Putin, Trump, and a conspiracy decades in the making. WATCH the official trailer for #ActiveMeasures. 8.31.18. pic.twitter.com/cr4WBdcL3j

— Active Measures (@ActMeasuresDoc) August 2, 2018

SCOTUS

New video from @mmfa: Brett Kavanaugh is one of the least popular SCOTUS nominees in decades, and media shouldn't downplay just how much energy there is around resisting his confirmation. WATCH: https://t.co/Fjz2M4IWEr

— Sharon Kann (@sharonkann) August 31, 2018

fix was in – pre-approved

Susan Collins has been telling her constituents she is undecided on Kavanaugh, even as she continues to make positive statements about him. Has the fix been in this whole time?https://t.co/CYcqzlxD6K

— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) August 31, 2018

LIEGATE

passports

So I looked into this, and discovered that it isn't true. It was the Bush administration that began denying passports to these folks. The Obama administration quickly settled the case and gave passports to those previously affected. https://t.co/YXxN35JCC1 (1/2) https://t.co/w0bhC7JTQ7

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) August 30, 2018

Canada remark

Panelist: WH may have leaked Trump remark on Canada https://t.co/wxvGIiEjby @K_JeanPierre @AdolfoFrancoGOP @jrpsaki discuss @TheLeadCNN @jimsciutto

— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) August 31, 2018

explanation:

What happened: I obtained these quotes. I'm not bound by Bloomberg's "off the record" promises. I asked the White House and the Trudeau team for comment. The Trudeau team, which is certain the quotes are accurate, sprung them on Trump's team at the meeting this morning.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 31, 2018

KLAN 🍊

Official statement?

pic.twitter.com/ID2KXnMfQu

— Doody Giuliani (@DoodyGiuliani1) August 31, 2018

medicare/socialism

Trump: "They want to raid Medicare to pay for socialism." pic.twitter.com/fo43oziAmU

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 31, 2018

Interview

https://twitter.com/SpicyFiles/status/1035271674873225216

economy

So our budget can take your $1.5T tax cut for the rich and now billions more in breaks for wealthy investors…but it’s the hard-earned paychecks of federal workers that break the bank? https://t.co/Wamj2LGvX7

— Rep. Joe Kennedy III (@RepJoeKennedy) August 31, 2018

Don Jr

Liberals are such delicate snowflakes, now please invent a special internet where they only say nice things about my dad https://t.co/TyU3be9Sch

— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) August 30, 2018

Melanoma being natural

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inauguration grify

First, speaking of the inauguration, today's a very good day to remember that there is still a $1 MILLION donation to Trump's inauguration that is COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS. @OpenSecretsDC has been able to suss out linkages, but not the donor's identity https://t.co/y3Lim4sCwd pic.twitter.com/GHnX41IjiD

— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) August 31, 2018

Season finale

pic.twitter.com/cv2nC6WvMN

— Tony McLean (@DorvalTony) August 31, 2018

Aharpton/Aretha Franklin

"I want y’all to help me correct Pres Trump, to teach him what it means.And I say that because when word had went out that Ms. Franklin passed, Trump said ‘She used to work for me.’ No, she used to perform for you. She worked for us. Aretha never took orders from nobody but God.” https://t.co/IAVT4qj16K

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 31, 2018

WAR ON JOURNALISTS

Trump: "We as a country cannot tolerate political censorship! We are not going to let them control what we see!"
Moments earlier, AP's @evanvucci snapped this photo of a Trump advance person trying to control what we see. @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/uQAspv3pUG

— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) August 31, 2018

who is he?

This is crossing a line. AP photographer @evanvucci captures a White House staffer physically obstructing another photographer from taking a picture of a protester. https://t.co/F9JqibAdDB pic.twitter.com/EaEOuhSb1v

— Gregory Korte (@gregorykorte) August 31, 2018

Canada remark

. @Scaramucci – Have you considered @realDonaldTrump &/or his team leaked it?
This certainly helps his “war narrative” https://t.co/9sw3UmmqJ4

— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) August 31, 2018

REPUBLICANS

De Santis

“…Ridiculed teenage survivors of the massacre… in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14. Posters have referred to Douglas students David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez as a “Hitler wannabe” and a “bald-headed brat,” respectively, after they became outspoken activists..”https://t.co/A99eisVScg

— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) August 30, 2018

promises, promises

LOL. Get your head out of his a**, dumdum.

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) August 31, 2018

Rick Santorum

Donald Trump could hang on the ceilings having sex with anybody he likes. As long as he gets Roe v Wade overturned, you don't care, right?

RS: Weeeeell… [the voters knew] and now they assess his performance as president… And most conservatives are very happy. /2

— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) August 31, 2018

Graham

Dec 14, 2016, Senator Lindsey Graham says his campaign email account was hacked by Russians

"I do believe Russians hacked into the DNC. I do believe they hacked into Podesta's email account. They hacked into my campaign account"
🇷🇺🕴️☭🤫

More ➡️

pic.twitter.com/1xwEtVlT0m

— ☇RiotWomenn☇ (@riotwomennn) August 31, 2018

healthcare

Folks, they are lying.

We just last year saw them write three or four different bills on this subject while this year HHS has done a bunch of regulatory changes … all undermine or eliminate preexisting conditions protections. https://t.co/3jEvyORcX1

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) August 31, 2018

 🍊 /Cruz – then and now

for the times they are a-changin' pic.twitter.com/Wp3MbTmCLw

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) August 31, 2018

NAZI

judenfrei

Trump-appointed DHS immigration policy analyst: “Your Jew-free dinner party sounds fun, will I get to meet other literal Nazis” https://t.co/hUMoOQwJKd pic.twitter.com/RbdzyEFCvn

— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) August 31, 2018

tiki torches

home depot is about to get the biggest order of tiki torches ever https://t.co/DX75AJGWlH

— m i t h (@ManInTheHoody) August 31, 2018

MEDIA

NYT MAGGIE THE TRANSCRIBER

Breathless play-by-play from Maggie the Transcriber. She should just narrate the Trump Presidency Shawshank style. Journalism is dead. Long live teleplays. https://t.co/A3QbMisebA

— TrumanCapote's Ashes (@tcapotesashes) August 31, 2018

US

Bill – Aretha another link

.@BillClinton remembers Aretha Franklin and seeing her perform at her last public singing performance: "She sang not one song, not two songs, not three songs. She had to bring a chair out and she sang for 45 straight minutes." pic.twitter.com/SlBzGOIaBJ

— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 31, 2018

Maxine

The congregation asserts "We Got Your Back" to @RepMaxineWaters at Aretha Franklin's funeral https://t.co/87UJ9u5dHS pic.twitter.com/1vUtSADwkh

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 31, 2018

DACA

BREAKING: Judge Hanen DENIES Texas bid to kill #DACA renewals. DACA renewals remain intact and DACA recipients should continue to renew NOW, visit: https://t.co/fXTGHjVsaL

— United We Dream Action (@UNITEDWEDREAM) August 31, 2018

Denald

I instructed our Treasury to CANCEL the “pay raise” to 2 million federal employees because of “WASTE, FRAUD & ABUSE” in the system! I‘m hearing of 1 govt employee who wastes 3 MILLION taxpayer dollars every week on flights to him private golf resort. This must END! #DrainTheSwamp

— DonaId J. Trump (@realDenaldTrump) August 31, 2018

Pelosi on deVos

.@BetsyDeVosED has consistently worked to undermine Title IX protections for survivors of campus sexual assault. Her plan to create extraordinary new barriers to justice for survivors is an insult to students across the country. https://t.co/enx9M5e6NF

— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) August 30, 2018

Ad vs Hunter

Ooooof. This ad from @ACampaNajjar is one of the most curb-stompingly brutal attack ads I've ever seen.

As you watch this, remember that San Diego is a military town. #CA50 https://t.co/1xZUFRF3ma

— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) August 31, 2018

000💃💃💃000

💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃

Paranoia, Enemies lists, many fools

 

IMPEACHMENT

Weisselberg

Trump Says Weisselberg Is ‘Wonderful Guy’ Who Didn’t Betray Him https://t.co/WdtSVyGS0P via @bpolitics

— Laura Walker 🍸🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚀 (@LauraWalkerKC) August 30, 2018

Manafort

Yep, Trump may have already helped exfiltrate Paul to neutral Belarus by the time that's done. https://t.co/sMnOKUkcYs

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 30, 2018

Randy Credico/Mueller

Roger Stone associate Randy Credico spotted talking to the feds: report https://t.co/KXDVc2fwrJ

— Chris Sampson (@TAPSTRIMEDIA) August 30, 2018

OBSTRUCTION

Sessions, Mueller

There have already been reports that Trump tried to fire Mueller and Sessions. But now it looks like he just admitted it on Twitter. https://t.co/X6qCHWO7Et

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) August 30, 2018

Nunes

So evidently you cannot die of embarrassment. *sips chardonnay* https://t.co/5z6jhrFL6j

— Devin Nunes' Mom (@DevinNunesMom) August 29, 2018

Ohr’s wife!

OMG — a Russian speaker AND an expert?

Better just throw her in jail right now.

cc @RadioFreeTom https://t.co/PAx9dF8V0u

— John Schindler (@20committee) August 30, 2018

RUSSIA

Clinton-Yeltsin

Wow. Without fanfare, a comprehensive archive of White House documents covering nearly all of Bill Clinton’s meetings and phone calls with Boris Yeltsin from 1993-1999 has been declassified and is now online. https://t.co/OyW6R2bqUX 1/ pic.twitter.com/sMZanglzjs

— Andrew S. Weiss (@andrewsweiss) August 30, 2018

A few items are missing, but readers can see how Yeltsin secretly told Clinton how Putin became his handpicked successor–and just how concerned U.S. officials were about Putin’s ascendancy, the rollback of post-1991 reforms and the recentralization of power in the Kremlin. 6/ pic.twitter.com/2SYHB2BYLa

— Andrew S. Weiss (@andrewsweiss) August 30, 2018

SCOTUS

If we lived in a “more respectful time,” Merrick Garland would be sitting on the Supreme Court. https://t.co/7m0RIHdZ5Y

— Senator Jeff Merkley (@SenJeffMerkley) August 29, 2018

KLAN 🍊

enemy list

Everyone who is actively conspiring against Trump according to Trump:

-the FBI & CIA
-the media
-Google
-ESPN
-the NFL
-the Justice Dept
-the Deep State
-the EU
-Barack Obama
-Hillary Clinton
-LeBron James

Our President is a paranoid narcissist

— Nate Lerner (@NathanLerner) August 28, 2018

more enemies

You have blamed Obama, Hillary, Dems, CNN, "Fake News", Comey, The FBI, AG Sessions, GOP members who didn't support you, NK, China, @carlbernstein, those you fired, those who quit, those who dislike you, those who like you, etc. Are you responsible @realDonaldTrump for anything? https://t.co/L9sl2bUGrR

— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) August 29, 2018

and more

First he blamed Obama.
Then he blamed Hillary.
Then he blamed Media.
Then he blamed Dems.
Then he blamed the FBI.
Then he blamed Mueller.
Then he blamed Sessions.
Then he blamed Google.

Then @realDonaldTrump was impeached, convicted and imprisoned for the rest of his sorry life.

— Ryan Knight 🌊 (@ProudResister) August 28, 2018

and more

It’s not me, it’s Obama, Hillary, Congress, Jeff Sessions, Mueller, John McCain, Bezos, the Fake News, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Democrats, European leaders, Mexico, Deep State, Antifa, Conservatives, illegal immigrants, the FBI, federal judges, and anyone who criticizes me. pic.twitter.com/PDJ7S730lI

— Marie Connor (@thistallawkgirl) August 30, 2018

Directing DOJ to prosecute enemies

I'm at a loss here. Trump is now telling the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court & the FISA Court what to do? Someone should take him aside & have that whole separation of powers conversation with him, but, too little, too late. The GOP is permitting the demise of our system. https://t.co/m0A7l4E3Lq

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) August 30, 2018

“deal with Mexico”

1) There's no deal

2) Trump has repeatedly insisted that trade barriers are good, why would he want to tear them down

3) There's no deal

4) There isn't even a deal to make a deal https://t.co/e8XYRkLrb1

— David Frum (@davidfrum) August 29, 2018

economy

BLOOMBERG –

"Americans Are Making Less Money Despite Trump’s Promises" https://t.co/p6Kdld3Zzx

— Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) August 30, 2018

despising his own base

Trump is a coastal snob who secretly hates his own supporters https://t.co/HHPDnXPGrQ pic.twitter.com/XgtLX941lM

— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) August 30, 2018

another exit

The upstairs exodus: another West Wing lawyer heads for exit… https://t.co/yH6sXEmrqb

— Robert Costa (@costareports) August 29, 2018

Fed employees raise canceled

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump cancels pay raises for most federal employees set to take effect in January, citing budget.

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) August 30, 2018

Where the federal workers are. (80% outside DC) pic.twitter.com/UkzxUeYAem

— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) August 30, 2018

saves zero

Trump says he’s canceling scheduled pay raise for federal employees to “put our Nation on a fiscally sustainable course” but the way budget caps work this measure saves $0. pic.twitter.com/yJ62cDEf17

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) August 30, 2018

WAR ON JOURNALISTS

CNN

CNN is taking off the gloves against this dangerous, lying demagogue and his "fake news" and "enemy of the people" poison. It's about time. https://t.co/hENQXO3GPG

— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) August 29, 2018

causing violence

Two things that happened on Aug. 16, 2018. pic.twitter.com/77F3RSt0Hm

— Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) August 30, 2018

used words

Transcripts of the calls show the suspect using the president's words while threatening journalists at the Boston Globe pic.twitter.com/7IRwQKP3w0

— Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) August 30, 2018

history

Ive lived in & written about countries in which heads of state tell private companies what they can and cannot publish. Never ends well.

— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) August 29, 2018

liar

As of 18 months in, WaPo had it at 4229 false statements. https://t.co/yjzmG5gdMw

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) August 30, 2018

water

I can't stop thinking about this pic.twitter.com/0xSoKoJotw

— Brett Davis (@BrettDavisRIP) August 30, 2018

so many parts

No “chaos” here folks pic.twitter.com/M2RIEXfAe7

— Sam Vinograd (@sam_vinograd) August 30, 2018

those other people

Racists. https://t.co/E7d91J39gm

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) August 30, 2018

Pew data – demographics – white people

 

Bottom line: exit data suggests Trump has been losing ground w/ white college, suburban types while Pew’s data finds that they’ve been anti-Trump all along.. 2/2 https://t.co/wLki7wiCzS

— amy walter (@amyewalter) August 30, 2018

Podhorzer’s analysis leads to two conclusions. First, stop assuming that all white, non-college voters are core Trump supporters. Trump’s base is evangelical white voters, regardless of education level. Second, white non-evangelical, non-college women are the ultimate swing voters.

REPUBLICANS

De Vos

Can't imagine being someone like Betsy DeVos. She's worth billions of dollars. She could retire forever on an island somewhere. But she chose to go through a grueling public humiliation just for the opportunity to take education away from poor kids.

Imagine being that depraved.

— Denizcan Grimes (@MrFilmkritik) August 29, 2018

Nostalgia

I’m so old I remember when George W Bush invaded Iraq under false pretenses, used lies to to smear a war hero as a coward, and ran the economy into the ditch, leaving office amid the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression https://t.co/R7m1nrgX4H

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 30, 2018

marines

As a liberal Marine Veteran, I get called a "disgrace to the uniform", on a daily basis, by Republicans.
But when a Republican Marine Veteran disgraces his service, by fraudulently claiming donations to #WoundedWarriors, they're silent.#DuncanHunterResignhttps://t.co/Np9dnGEW3p

— A Liberal Marine (@USMCLiberal) August 24, 2018

Giuliani, Romania

Analysis: Giuliani says he advised Romania as a "private citizen" to rein in its fight against corruption. That’s not how many Romanians see it. https://t.co/iqCzg415OV

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 30, 2018

MEDIA

trying to credit Burnie

Note to media: please stop treating @AndrewGillum like he’s a Bernie Sanders clone just because @SenSanders endorsed him while you ignore the fact that Mayor Gillum was a @HillaryClinton delegate who was on her list of possible VP candidates.

— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) August 30, 2018

Chuck Todd

Chuck Todd asks Andrew Gillum if he’s a socialist. (The bullshit is already starting.)

Gillum answers directly and plainly. pic.twitter.com/GPY6qxLPZQ

— José (@josecanyousee) August 29, 2018

Facebook – LGBTQ

Holy hell. Facebook has reportedly been targeting users it identified as LGBTQ with gay conversion therapy advertisements. https://t.co/4VGexwknxA

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) August 29, 2018

NYT

Look at all the ways Jeremy Peters found to avoid using the word racism https://t.co/TJaJEZmGA3 pic.twitter.com/c0DUlfpSma

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) August 30, 2018

Tucker Carlson

"It’s generally a bad idea to get your information from Tucker Carlson’s Fox News program about any subject other than, 'What are white nationalists talking about today?'"https://t.co/qBWQ4XVq9j

— David Frum (@davidfrum) August 30, 2018

NAZI

birtherism

Birtherism is now federal policy. Anyone who is not white is suspected of not being a real American. https://t.co/cAByZAL4ps

— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) August 29, 2018

holocaust premise

This is how you would start another holocaust. https://t.co/CC9Qyhf5q0

— Daniel Kibblesmith ☃️ (@kibblesmith) August 30, 2018

history

The New York Times
October 9, 1938 pic.twitter.com/dTr4eoaJCA

— Ally Maynard (@missmayn) August 29, 2018

love Tucker Carlson

Me, January 5, 2017: White nationalists "believe that Carlson is helping to mainstream their racist, misogynist worldview."

Read @mmfa to get the consensus view 18 months early.https://t.co/TwiWSRE6xc pic.twitter.com/bPA5HaQldE

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) August 30, 2018

LEFTOVERS

US

oversight

BREAKING: If Democrats take back the House, we plan to do something called “oversight.” Congress would also become what is called “a co-equal branch of government.” If these are unfamiliar concepts, it’s because the current Congress sees its role as no more than a rubber stamp. https://t.co/yKEhcES6mF

— Adam Schiff (@AdamSchiffCA) August 28, 2018

why judges

I'm hearing a lot of anger that Chuck Schumer allowed over a dozen of Trump's judicial picks to advance with no objections.

This is part of why he did it: 5 of the judges were Obama nominees McConnell had blocked previously. There was no point to blocking them. https://t.co/CsS3GDac7F

— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) August 30, 2018

voted out OK

BREAKING: Six state legislators in Oklahoma who voted against a bill That would have increased teacher pay were All voted out of office in their primary runoff elections on Tuesday,

— PoliticsVideoChannel (@politvidchannel) August 30, 2018

Denald

The Robert Mueller Rigged Witch Hunt is talking to every Russian government agent or spy my team came in contact with in 2016. That’s THOUSANDS of Russians!! How do we know Mueller isn’t “COLLUDING” with these Russians? Too bad spineless Sessions refuses to investigate! BAD.

— DonaId J. Trump (@realDenaldTrump) August 30, 2018

000💃💃💃000

💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃

The Flat one; KGB says No collusion!

 

IMPEACHMENT

McGahn

"You don’t spend 30 hours being interviewed by the Special Counsel’s office to simply shoot the breeze. This was the inside guy. This was the guy who tried to talk the president out of doing really stupid, possibly illegal things…" – @FrankFigliuzzi1 on Don McGhan pic.twitter.com/9hLymHb7aA

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) August 29, 2018

🍊 vs Bernstein

“A man who lives in the past”

You mean that time he was accused by another President of creating fake stories … and ultimately was vindicated when that President resigned in disgrace? https://t.co/JnOIcO1UHi

— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) August 29, 2018

OBSTRUCTION

Manafort banker

Where the guy happened to leave the door unlocked … in New York. https://t.co/5StffLsgNr

— Still4Hill (@Still4Hill) August 29, 2018

attack on DOJ

DOJ is once again trying to weather this in silence. But after he is done with Ohr—having once again harassed a civil servant into quitting or pressured the process to have him fired—he will move on to the next. This will play out over and over and over again. https://t.co/175SnU123Z

— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) August 29, 2018

makes sense

Do you know why Trumpers are certain Mueller is "crooked" and Trump has nothin' to do with Russia? The head of the KGB tells them so.

Can't make this stuff up, folks! pic.twitter.com/TIaWgrU89Z

— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) August 29, 2018

Manafort crimes

It is time for the media when stating that Trump may pardon Manafort to include the crimes that would be pardoned. People don’t know, and it matters.

— walter dellinger (@walterdellinger) August 28, 2018

RUSSIA

democracy

Russian at breakfast in fancy London hotel calling his business partner back home: “Well they got this f——-g democracy here. It’s hard to do business.”

— Gary Shteyngart (@Shteyngart) August 29, 2018

KLAN 🍊

lies

Trump tweeted this morning that China hacked Hillary Clinton's emails and the FBI needed to investigate. The FBI issues the following statement this afternoon: “The FBI has not found any evidence the servers were compromised.” https://t.co/M7BAZqioXr

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) August 29, 2018

Rob Porter

NYT reports that Trump asked Rob Porter several times last year if he would be willing to take over for Don McGahn.

Porter told Trump he didn't believe that he was qualified. Remember that Porter has since left the W.H. amid accusations of spousal abuse. https://t.co/thIUI2LGgg

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 29, 2018

Violence

Trump told Christian leaders that if the GOP loses, "they will overturn everything that we've done and they'll do it quickly and violently, and violently. There's violence. When you look at Antifa and you look … these groups — these are violent people." https://t.co/JAvYYlkMk8

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 28, 2018

Incest Barbie worried

But what's got Ivanka so worried? pic.twitter.com/SmmMnmP6Ik

— Rosatom Ulbricht🔥 (@screenslaver) August 29, 2018

makes sense?

WAIT – Lemme get this straight.

🌊 If #Democrats ➡️ WIN , we're going to be violent ⁉️⁉️⁉️

How does that work, @realDonaldTrump ???

The will be much dancing, drinking, and celebration.💃🕺🥂🍾👯‍♀️🎉🎊https://t.co/asF8Z6g9ia

— Charisma Molotov (@CharismaMolotov) August 29, 2018

Puerto Rico

Let's not forget that when the mayor of San Juan REPEATEDLY asked for help after Hurricane Maria, Trump called her 'nasty." He then visited Puerto Rico, threw paper towels at the locals, and proclaimed: "We've done a great job in Puerto Rico."

Nearly 3,000 people are now dead.

— Justin Horwitz (@Progressive_Pol) August 29, 2018

the flat one

sometimes Trump reads things on a iPad that he calls "the flat one" https://t.co/ZnbWRRSXY4

— Tara Palmeri (@tarapalmeri) August 28, 2018

toddler

I’ll believe that Trump is growing into the presidency when his staff stops treating him like a toddler. https://t.co/FhYoOFua9G pic.twitter.com/Yui9eWdUUe

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

Google

You type in a question and it's forward to a LIBERAL who quickly assembles Links to FAKE NEWS and then emails your search terms To the Special Councel who frames you for NO COLLUSION! https://t.co/3e4DMalr10

— Max Kennerly (@MaxKennerly) August 29, 2018

McGhan

W.H. counsel Don McGahn will step down this fall, Axios reports.

That potentially puts a successor in charge of fielding a blizzard of requests or subpoenas for documents and testimony if Democrats win control of the House. https://t.co/6EUYLqUWDj

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 29, 2018

here are two photos of Don McGahn and Donald Trump.

(Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) pic.twitter.com/fvsV3rWuGg

— Colin Campbell (@colincampbell) August 29, 2018

corruption 😱

Giuliani was being paid by a global consulting firm when he wrote a letter last week to the Romanian president, with @liliebayer https://t.co/znQpyiEQ03

— Marianne LeVine (@marianne_levine) August 29, 2018

REPUBLICANS

McConnel vs McCain

Mitch McConnell is effectively filibustering a bipartisan proposal to honor the late John McCain. https://t.co/C3gitDVJ49

— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) August 28, 2018

De Smtis – monkey

"Monkey this up" about a black candidate.

DISGUSTING. DISQUALIFYING. #Gillum #DeSantis https://t.co/Xe1HZOxiU2

— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) August 29, 2018

but not “hoods off” moment just yet

DeSantis launched his general election by saying on Fox News that Florida shouldn't "monkey this up" by electing Gillum (who'd be the state's first black governor).

And even Fox News can't conceal something's amiss: "We do not condone this language." https://t.co/cJJ6GwOnHp pic.twitter.com/cYxGpXFx9A

— Taniel (@Taniel) August 29, 2018

❌❌❌

Dear MAGA: Why red X's: of all things? I know, you feel you must 'mark' yourselves bc Q. shadow bans other made up BS , but you could've chosen a Q, a red check, an elephant, anything. Why, of all symbols, do you pick a red X, the universal symbol for "wrong answer"? Morons.

— Howard (@HowardA_Esq) August 28, 2018

MEDIA

Boston Globe

Angry. @BostonGlobe publishes a guide to the election.

They choose pictures of my opponents wearing suits. They pick one of me from Gamergate where I’m wearing a t-shirt and have bright anime hair.

I literally did a photo shoot with them wearing a dress and heels a week ago. pic.twitter.com/6Wtlrfluz7

— Brianna Wu (@Spacekatgal) August 29, 2018

bothsidery

Gillum takes a stand for POPULAR policies and the media brands him as far left.

DeSantis embraces Trumpian racism and gets branded as a Trump success story.

Media then compares Gillium to DeSantis as if both extremes are equal.

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 29, 2018

NAZI

Trump supporters whose pro-Russia shirts went viral say KKK invited them to speak at event https://t.co/frRCWwqvYB pic.twitter.com/5Wig8V4Z2s

— The Hill (@thehill) August 29, 2018

what they do

But what's got Ivanka so worried? pic.twitter.com/SmmMnmP6Ik

— Rosatom Ulbricht🔥 (@screenslaver) August 29, 2018

ELECTIONS

Mike Pence just publicly congratulated Martha McSally for winning the #AZSen GOP primary.

None of the ballot counts have been announced in that race.

Pence deleted the tweet, but here it is. NYT live results showed 0% of AZ precincts reporting when he sent it. pic.twitter.com/dIRILv7BRg

— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) August 29, 2018

Kelly Ward

Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kelli Ward:

-Campaigned with Tomi Lahren

Toured with Pizzagate conspiracy peddler Mike Cernovich

-Claimed John McCain died to take attention away from her campaign

-Lost miserably, barely surviving coming in 3rd to racist Sheriff Joe pic.twitter.com/DxRu8clsfg

— jordan (@JordanUhl) August 29, 2018

Texas 🐀🔩

Do you know why Trumpers are certain Mueller is "crooked" and Trump has nothin' to do with Russia? The head of the KGB tells them so.

Can't make this stuff up, folks! pic.twitter.com/TIaWgrU89Z

— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) August 29, 2018

GOP vs Beto

According to his Princeton roommate, Ted Cruz actually spent this time masturbating in the bottom bunk of their dorm room.https://t.co/7xep0zAIAF

— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) August 29, 2018

US

turnout

Democrats are fired up. An absolutely historic turnout in the Florida primary:

2018: 1,416,000+ voters
2014: 837,720
2010: 871,335
2006: 857,814

— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) August 29, 2018

no leftovers

For those rushing toward a lazy narrative: Andrew Gillum was one of Hillary’s most eager and aggressive surrogates in 2016. He’s a progressive, but viewing him through a lens of which “side” he belongs to is dumb. It’s 2018. Dems are building new winning coalitions.#FLGov

— Ian Sams (@IanSams) August 29, 2018

Moms demand

HE DID IT!!! Andrew Gillum, a @MomsDemand Gun Sense candidate, just won the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Florida. He wore a Moms Demand Action pin while he was on the road – a lucky charm.

* I’m crying tears of joy * https://t.co/ShfLeMcxLX

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) August 29, 2018

Beto

Not sure posting photos of Beto O'Rourke looking super hot in the '90s is the best strategy, but I'm gonna assume the Texas GOP know what they're doing.

— Maggie Serota (@maggieserota) August 29, 2018

Howard Dean

The disgrace is that you are still on the Oval Office. And it’s looking more and more like you cheated to get there. https://t.co/eHmqznBeJw

— Howard Dean (@GovHowardDean) August 29, 2018

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Deal with Canada – uh, Mexico? Randy and mean Google

 

IMPEACHMENT

poll

Poll: Nearly half of Americans say they want Congress to start impeachment proceedings against Trump https://t.co/2gVVHjsH3K pic.twitter.com/q2YlESx3jd

— The Hill (@thehill) August 28, 2018

Randy

Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking… #NewVideo #IfYouEverGotImpeached 😳🌪🌈❤️🧠🎶 pic.twitter.com/V5NVnoc8XB

— Randy Rainbow (@RandyRainbow) August 27, 2018

Cohen, Kushner harassing, falsifying

Charles Kushner and Michael Cohen face scrutiny in New York for claims that they falsified construction permits in an attempt to remove rent-regulated tenants from buildings https://t.co/pVvkeRUjvS

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 27, 2018

Cohen lawyer?

Wow https://t.co/cJSvAU7r0q

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) August 28, 2018

OBSTRUCTION

Nunez

GOP Rep. Devin Nunes reportedly flew to London to gather info on Steele Dossier author, but British intelligence did not seem interested and were wary that he was “trying to stir up a controversy" – per @NatashaBertrand https://t.co/xACHKp64Ct

— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) August 28, 2018

ONGOING TREASON

Bruce Orr

Bruce Ohr Fought Russian Organized Crime. Now He’s a Target of Trump. https://t.co/HSJXorcfN0

— Laura Walker 🍸🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚀 (@LauraWalkerKC) August 27, 2018

Now we're getting there. Why was Bruce Ohr punished by Trump? He was going after Mogilevich, the RU Mafia's financial genius whose operatives were living in and laundering $ thru Trump Tower for decades. For everything you wanted to know abt Mogi: https://t.co/1mmqFogmEF https://t.co/8sk10ENqhy

— Craig Unger (@craigunger) August 27, 2018

SCOTUS

action

We can’t let Trump’s right-wing nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, take a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court. I still need 548 more people to join me in speaking out before 11:59 p.m. tonight: Tell the Senate to reject Trump’s nominee!

— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) July 10, 2018

KLAN 🍊

a deal with…

Trump: "So we made a deal with Canada."

Aide corrects him that it's actually with Mexico.

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) August 27, 2018

so called agreement

Congratulations to the Trump administration on reaching a preliminary agreement in principle to begin negotiations with half of America's NAFTA counterparties with a view to revising one section of the trade agreement!

— David Frum (@davidfrum) August 27, 2018

and why

Trump's rhetoric helped elect a leftist populist President in Mexico, which in turn scared Trump into quickly signing a trade deal before new president took office https://t.co/w1l1zg6NPG #MexicoTradeDeal

— Vali Nasr (@vali_nasr) August 28, 2018

how

'Enrique? Hello?' Trump's awkward phone call with Mexican president – video https://t.co/ksPvjKarK1

— Edgeoforever🖖 (@edgeoforever) August 28, 2018

Corruption, cover-up

Unreal: the White House ordered GSA officials not to tell the agency’s IG what Trump said in meetings with them. https://t.co/WYl4PiH4Lm

— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) August 27, 2018

Kushner fines

New York City regulators fine Kushner Cos. $210,000 for false documents https://t.co/4dr9WBpy0G

— Bloomberg (@business) August 28, 2018

Incest Barbie & bigot

NEW: Ivanka Trump smiles with pastor who thinks marriage equality is Satan’s work, via @TimTeeman https://t.co/FtLSVUP1PB

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

tantrum

I'm gonna hold my breath til you stop the WITCH HUNT pic.twitter.com/WO4H5b0FST

— View from my Office (@viewfrommyoffic) August 28, 2018

and this

This @dougmillsnyt photo… https://t.co/GKgLjirunz pic.twitter.com/fsOV9YmjGO

— Rebecca Berg (@rebeccagberg) August 27, 2018

and this

¯_(ツ)_/¯ pic.twitter.com/DlkgkEtBgq

— Angry WH Staffer (@AngrierWHStaff) August 28, 2018

vs McCain

Trump grew frustrated with TV coverage, telling advisers that many praising McCain were hypocritical and wanted to attack him. He also said a lavish statement about McCain wouldn’t be believable because everyone knew Trump disliked him. https://t.co/er3E5UVLYz

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) August 28, 2018

5:40 AM

The search engine optimization expert has logged on https://t.co/G2ZbhP98Tn

— Dusty (@DustinGiebel) August 28, 2018

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bmw3R0KF78l/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

and results

Hmm… Googling “Trump news,” here’s a screenshot of the results. The top story is from Fox News, and there are now two mentions of Trump’s complaints about Google searches. pic.twitter.com/AhhxSvPlwk

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) August 28, 2018

Evangelicals, stock

And trumpeting Dow Jones topping record-high 26,000 yesterday, @POTUS told Evangelical leaders last night, "I assume you have some stock." https://t.co/AmYc57MlWN

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 28, 2018

shunning

This is a good story but it overlooks that even as Trump bashes elites, he craves their acceptance. I suspect his social isolation, even as president, drives him nuts. https://t.co/4BTnbKc6GW

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) August 28, 2018

Puerto Rico/Maria

Breaking: Hurricane Maria caused 2975 deaths, according to study commissioned by Puerto Rico. The current official toll is 64.

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 28, 2018

REPUBLICANS

Inhoffe

I keep staring at this quote. He really said it’s the dead Senator’s fault for disagreeing with Trump. https://t.co/6gMBIR1hDP

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) August 27, 2018

Salena Zito

Woof. This thread about @SalenaZito labeling Republican elected officials as "lifelong Democrats" is just devastating. https://t.co/ALa4baq410

— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) August 27, 2018

Cindy McCain?

Although this was John McCain’s last wish, Mitch McConnell will probably quietly move to block it fearing Cindy might vote with the Democrats against the anti-choice Kavanaugh, or for pro-immigrant policies her late husband sought along with other thinking Arizonans. https://t.co/JsMYLwVQ42

— John Dean (@JohnWDean) August 28, 2018

Graham

Claiming that the Clinton email "scandal" was a major crime is just a step up from Pizzagate. Nobody should ever take Graham seriously again (except as a threat to the republic) https://t.co/xIEhbjDlz3

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 28, 2018

MEDIA

🦊 inspires 🍊 tweets

Good morning. The president was up before dawn this morning watching and tweeting about last night's episode of Fox's Lou Dobbs Tonight.

Left, Dobbs, 7:30 pm
Right, Trump, 5:24 am pic.twitter.com/7eArOEwChe

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) August 28, 2018

NYT lies for 🍊 again

It’s astonishing that after North Korea and much else, the Times is still writing headlines like this. pic.twitter.com/b1VMruYvDY

— Isaac Chotiner (@IChotiner) August 28, 2018

The Federalist

“MKL” pic.twitter.com/QXYFHMs6UI

— Matt Novak (@paleofuture) August 28, 2018

LEFTOVERS

Greenwald covering for Putin

There is nothing "standard" about hacking into a U.S. server and distributing stolen emails. That is a federal crime. https://t.co/3Yg3GdyCo2

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) August 27, 2018

New Yorker

In the Trump era, Glenn Greenwald seems to be most energized when he discovers flaws in Democratic messaging, or in the output of an MSNBC contributor: https://t.co/iSebzOA68n pic.twitter.com/ozlCmwMHAE

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) August 28, 2018

more

BROKE: ‘There’s no evidence Russia interfered in the election to help Trump. It’s just Dem hysteria!’

WOKE: ‘Even if Putin personally ordered the hacking of Dems, that’s just standard shit.’ pic.twitter.com/g7lN0AvnqO

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 28, 2018

Cliff notes

If you missed that huge Greenwald profile in the New Yorker yesterday, here's the cliffnotes pic.twitter.com/oleElKokrF

— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) August 28, 2018

Socialists for 🍊

The Socialist Workers Party thinks Trump is trying to help working class Americans and is being targeted by an elite-driven "witch hunt" https://t.co/ogmTjtqKw2

— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) August 28, 2018

Nixon

How does The Onion even have a business model? https://t.co/y5P1FEmfgL

— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) August 28, 2018

socialists!

"Have you lived through the past three presidents and managed to still believe that Republicans and Democrats share a single corporatist overlord? …Well then do I have the book for you!" LOL brutal. (And no doubt deservedly so.) https://t.co/UIqsChY874

— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) August 28, 2018

US

Beto

After a bad accident on I-30 left us in standstill traffic for 90 minutes, we arrived to our Fort Worth rally late and after dark. But we were instantly met with an energy that could only come from Texas. Here's your day 29 recap: pic.twitter.com/6IugsBBnKy

— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) August 27, 2018

dead heat

Poll: Beto O'Rourke within 1 point of Cruz in Texas Senate race https://t.co/Voxe6n91OD pic.twitter.com/eKO0YOlQUS

— The Hill (@thehill) August 27, 2018

Tish James debate tonight

Excited to be at @sunygcc in Batavia, NY for the Democratic Rural Conference Attorney General forum tonight. pic.twitter.com/LkC2JyAo9e

— Tish James (@TishJames) August 27, 2018

Serena!

Serena Williams was told she wasn't allowed to wear her “Black Panther” catsuit back to the French Open because she had to "respect the game."

So she showed up in a tutu. 💯https://t.co/WifbS5iDpk

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) August 28, 2018

Weird Al

Weird Al has one request: "Please don't pickaxe my star. I know it's all the rage these days, but that's not cool. Unless at some point in the future, I do something unfathomably monstrous and evil in which case, sure, fine, okay, go ahead" pic.twitter.com/anFQn6lFla

— Variety (@Variety) August 27, 2018

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WH flags up, Enquirer projected, Rand raves, Greenwald insults

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

Manafort failed deal

Paul Manafort's defense team held talks with prosecutors to discuss a possible plea deal ahead of his 2nd trial.

But the talks stalled over issued rasised by Mueller, WSJ reports. https://t.co/Som2v99FyV

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 27, 2018

Manafort, new lawyer

NEW: Trump has told people he’s considering bringing in a new lawyer if White House counsel Don McGahn won’t sign off on a pardon for Paul Manafort https://t.co/BsauzbXHdm

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) August 27, 2018

Contempt of law 🍊

"But even now we know what Trump seems unable to comprehend—that he is a key reason why the investigation keeps going." https://t.co/OxxJHZI9eW

— Jeffrey Goldberg (@JeffreyGoldberg) August 26, 2018

Roger Srone – 39 years!

Roger Stone's latest pitch to his email list of supporters boils down to this: Donate right now because, literally, I am the next guy to get indicted. pic.twitter.com/sWAx2BQtSJ

— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) August 26, 2018

John Edwards

The campaign finance case against Donald Trump is strong. Stronger than the one against John Edwards: https://t.co/gtzayNRR6C pic.twitter.com/NKPmiNOnYS

— Slate (@Slate) August 27, 2018

cooperating witnesses

When you hear claims about who may/may not be cooperating with Special Counsel, remember: Prosecutors almost alway prefer that people not know someone's cooperating against them. Mueller's not just a career prosecutor; he was a hockey player. So he knows a bit about fake-outs.

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

Cohen

Trump has complained to advisers about Cohen, saying he can't trust anyone. He's been distracted in meetings, polling staff about legal developments, WaPo reports.

"The whole reason he is freaking out is, he can't get rid of any of this."https://t.co/6cTaRONwrl

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 27, 2018

SCOTUS

quorum

pic.twitter.com/BTvrmg4XbF

— Rayne~Barefoot Hippie~Tsundoku Master (@lane_rayne) August 27, 2018

RUSSIA

enemy died

The Kremlin’s tribute to late, great John McCain:
“The enemy died.”

(Uttered by Russian parliament upper house's International Affairs Committee member Oleg Morozov). pic.twitter.com/M90x9bAIIc

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 26, 2018

KLAN 🍊

priorities

There was another mass shooting in Jacksonville. And the below tweet is what @realDonaldTrump is thinking about.

By the way, the 52% is a correct number. But it's the current disapproval rating for @POTUS according to Gallup. The approval is only at 42%. https://t.co/vXmmxSkiPm

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 27, 2018

attitude

Trump doesn’t believe anyone in the public arena in America deserves respect—except for him. Everyone else matters only to the extent they bow to him.

— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) August 27, 2018

McCain diss

Flags are lowered by presidential proclamation – traditionally, sitting senators who die in office have flags lowered in their honor from date of death through the day of interment. https://t.co/Xy1ZiWB7e9

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

and

Regardless of any opinion you hold against John McCain, this is just petty and disgusting. pic.twitter.com/Z1xdPCTRWH

— TheAnonJournal (@TAPAlerts) August 27, 2018

cartoon

@BillBramhall @NYDailyNews cartoon pic.twitter.com/OD7sI6DiAx

— Bill Bramhall (@BillBramhall) August 27, 2018

Limerick

A prominent senator passed,
And public reaction came fast.
Some noted his flaws,
Some offered applause,
And Trump was a dick to the last.

— Limericking (@Limericking) August 27, 2018

NE projection

3 days after Trump paid off a sex worker, Trump & his filthy Pecker filled ever United States quick stop and grocery store checkout w a publication claiming on the cover that Hillary Clinton was the one paying off reporters and sex partners with hush money!

That's outrageous! pic.twitter.com/HCKcWFLNfQ

— ☇RiotWomenn☇ (@riotwomennn) August 27, 2018

Springtime for 🍊

WELL WHICH IS IT? pic.twitter.com/hdA9zuZgFM

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) August 27, 2018

student loans

BREAKING: Nation's top official overseeing student loans resigns, citing White House hostility to protecting borrowers.

— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) August 27, 2018

Melanoma also nuts

What if it turns out both trumps are nuts? https://t.co/75OsD7gbia

— Philippe Reines (@PhilippeReines) August 27, 2018

REPUBLICANS

Rick Scott

Rick Scott:
💵Secretly invested in private rail

💸Rejected Obama’s rail funds

💰Ran all the way to the bank while Floridians sat in traffic

Not only are we going to win this November, we’re going to retire Rick! https://t.co/0uyDqPGwEF

— Gwen Graham (@GwenGraham) August 26, 2018

Rand Paul

Oh you mean "collectivism" like the federal subsidy Ayn Rand took because no one wanted to see her dumb play? https://t.co/g8g0HByLIF

— Max Kennerly (@MaxKennerly) August 27, 2018

Hunter

All women already knew he was That Guy At The Bar. https://t.co/ubsp4Hg85V

— Quinn Cummings (@quinncy) August 27, 2018

Ward again

Says the woman who attacked a U.S. senator as he literally lay dying of cancer. https://t.co/QLmbQu9iFB

— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) August 27, 2018

NRA

do something!

While I’m praying for all those impacted by the shooting in Jacksonville, I am also calling on Congress to take action on gun violence

— Senator Bob Casey (@SenBobCasey) August 26, 2018

councilman

Jacksonville Councilman Reginald Gaffney: 'We've Got A Gun Problem'- what we will do and what we must do about guns. It’s ok to become a single issue voter when the issue is this important- vote the NRA out of our politics and out of our kids lives!!! https://t.co/am7O5cxq1P

— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) August 27, 2018

3D printers

This is good—and another reminder that we’re only in this position because the Trump Administration decided to allow blueprints for undetectable, untraceable printable firearms to be published in the first place. https://t.co/yKuV7c6ZI1

— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) August 27, 2018

A modest proposal

If men want to buy guns they should have to get the permission of their wives first, then wait 72 hours, then receive literature on risks associated with guns then—depending on the state—be deliberately misled on gun safety.

Because men just don't know any better!

— jordan (@JordanUhl) August 26, 2018

blame the headphones

The @NRA specializes in blaming gun violence victims for their own deaths and injuries: "If your headphones are 'so loud you can’t hear what is going on around you, you are living in your own world. That can become deadly.'"https://t.co/9qpyX5cnaF

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) August 27, 2018

INTERNATIONAL

Australia vs Murdoch

It's time for a Royal Commission into abuse of near monopoly by Murdoch media in Australian politics & policy. Including Murdoch & Abbott killing the NBN (FTTP) to protect Murdoch's commercial interest in Foxtel from real competition from Netflix & others. https://t.co/A4e1xTCJ5v pic.twitter.com/5qv47WBYF9

— Kevin Rudd (@MrKRudd) August 26, 2018

iNTERNATIONAL

France too

New: Europe can “no longer rely” on the United States for its security, says French President Emmanuel Macron. “It is up to us today to take our responsibilities and guarantee our own security, and thus have European sovereignty.”

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 27, 2018

ELECTIONS

hacking

*ahem* –> No, a teen did not hack a state election.

(h/t @eclecticbrotha) https://t.co/E2eHFihP5C

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) August 27, 2018

2016

No miracle DT won. GOP coordinated, rigged voting machines (many without capacity for recount), gerrymandering, voter suppression (closing polling places, purge of voted regis. rolls, etc.) & Russian $ & hacking plus massive Russian propaganda program on social media, & Fox News! https://t.co/HXVTCWjzaG

— D.K.A. (@Gladari) August 27, 2018

NAZI

no oversight on immigrant children

"The federal government is seeking to end court oversight of how it treats immigrant children." https://t.co/SoCDu2cC1p via @reveal

— Pedro da Costa (@pdacosta) August 27, 2018

Big league politics

NEW: Secret message board drives 'pizzagate'-style harassment campaign of small businesses. https://t.co/Gmvse2vPys

The theorists are inspired in part by a far-right news website that has been used by prominent Republicans for fundraising efforts.

— NBC News Tech (@NBCNewsTech) August 27, 2018

LEFTOVERS

In this New Yorker profile of Greenwald he causally smears the majority of Intercept employees nothing more than obedient libs—in truth they're largely left (w/ even anarchists) reporting day in and day out on things not covered by the mainstream press.
https://t.co/f3hAsyPkmJ pic.twitter.com/27Eqxyv4xX

— Matt Bors (@MattBors) August 27, 2018

and more

Totally not a Kremlin-y thing to say there, Glenn.https://t.co/XfdkUbf4VH

— John Schindler (@20committee) August 27, 2018

US

Gerrymandering overturned NC

#ncga #ncpol https://t.co/2zYczN8waW

— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) August 27, 2018

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