Putin on the Ritz -but date is broken with Individual 1

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

Don Jr

NEW: Donald Trump Jr. testified to Congress that the Trump Organization's negotiations to develop a Trump Tower Moscow ended at the end of 2014.

But that conflicts with Michael Cohen, who said in a guilty plea the negotiations continued well into 2016. https://t.co/xoJftN5MQb

— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) November 30, 2018

Manafort

Biggest news of the morning: Prosecutors are considering retrying Manafort on the 10 charges that resulted in a hung jury in Virginia in August.

They’re also still weighing whether to file new charges based on what they say is Manafort’s breach of the plea agreement.

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 30, 2018

status

pic.twitter.com/6IV0uH5zzS

— “I have not business with Russia” (@MLTancredi) November 28, 2018

NYDN

Mueller closes in on Trump and Co. https://t.co/bXmCnjaVMj

An early look at Friday's front page… pic.twitter.com/P4gRZHFEcH

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) November 30, 2018

timeline with Russia

Tweeting out series of tweets I hope help clarify timeline of what happened bw Trump camp & Russia bw Jan-July (through the conventions) 2016. This is based on court filings & @NPR reporting, building on this great timeline from @MilesParks @tamarakeithNPR https://t.co/iRDf1KWutT

— Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoNPR) November 29, 2018

Penthouse

Sure. This is totally normal. Nothing to see here. Move right along.

What presidential campaign *hasn't* done something like this.

"The Trump Organization planned to give Putin a $50 million penthouse at Trump Tower Moscow"https://t.co/GaumhQMCMd

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) November 29, 2018

more Incest Barbie

Ivanka Trump was poised to have a Trump Tower Moscow spa named after her, with Ivanka or her designee to be given "sole and absolute discretion" to approve "all interior design elements of the spa or fitness facilities," per documents reviewed by CNN. https://t.co/8jpWRjZ5Nm

— erica orden (@eorden) November 30, 2018

Cohen – Congress

NEW: Dems are anxious to bring Michael Cohen to Capitol Hill – and many want his testimony to be public. It could be a memorable spectacle. w/ @rachaelmbade and @gabriellahope_ https://t.co/j6Oqf9afkl

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 30, 2018

Lawfare – Cohen plea

"How to Read Michael Cohen's Latest Plea and Its Revelations About the Trump Organization," the latest from Mikhaila Fogel, Quinta Jurecic, Matthew Kahn and Benjamin Wittes: https://t.co/6bx9lJCPDV

— Lawfare (@lawfareblog) November 29, 2018

SHiff: if Cohem lied, so did 🍊

Adam Schiff: "If Mr. Cohen misled the Congress about the President's business dealings in Russia deep into the campaign, it also means that the President misled the country about his business dealings." https://t.co/i3ZbaAy82Y

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 30, 2018

Burr

When you led a sham investigation, realize the criminals are cooked anyway, and now want to cover your complicity… https://t.co/oAEkvyd4hm

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) November 29, 2018

when he found out about Cohen’s plea

Context for Trump’s Twitter tirade railing on Mueller: president’s legal team was informed last night about Michael Cohen’s plea, per @evanperez @PamelaBrownCNN pic.twitter.com/nQ6Drk17he

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) November 29, 2018

and

CNN chyron right now: “Source: President in ‘terrible mood.’”

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 29, 2018

Manafort memories

This video with @NorahODonnell is a great reminder that when a person is asked a yes-no question, neither “That’s what he said,” nor “That’s what I said,” nor even “That’s what our position is” is quite exactly yes or no. https://t.co/lOl6tkeoeY

— Steve Inskeep (@NPRinskeep) November 29, 2018

Individual 1

‘Individual 1’: Trump emerges as a central subject of Mueller probe – In two major developments (Cohen & Corsi docs) this week Trump has been labeled as a major subject of interest with opaque legal code name: “Individual 1.”, by @CarolLeonnig @jdawsey1 https://t.co/zeb8Du2VIn

— Wendy Siegelman (@WendySiegelman) November 30, 2018

OBSTRUCTION

Comey – public, not closed testimony – becaise of those leaks

These Are the Republican Leaks James Comey Is Citing to Avoid Testifying Behind Closed Doors https://t.co/FVgMCg0SfC pic.twitter.com/KMlWZrDs5M

— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) November 29, 2018

splitting hairs

Context: Comey has asked to appear in a public hearing. Goodlatte, the committee chairman, who says transparency is paramount, will only accept a closed-door deposition. https://t.co/vca2BsnHAE

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 29, 2018

pages of lies – Nunes

'Pages of lies': Democratic lawmaker reveals how Devin Nunes has buried key evidence in the Russia probe https://t.co/0MyDC1IeXJ

— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) November 29, 2018

lying to congress is a crime?

BREAKING: Republican lobbyist just told me White House staffers are “in shock,” saying they weren’t aware Mueller or the FBI could indict witnesses who lied to Congress. A lot of them also never believed Trump had Russian business ties, until Michael Cohen’s plea deal today.

— Scott Dworkin (@funder) November 29, 2018

RUSSIA

with the other murderer

Putin and MBS greet each other with huge smiles and handshake in Buenos Aires pic.twitter.com/2jlHUfONO1

— Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) November 30, 2018

Putin orders 🍊 to see him

REUTERS: Russian President Vladimir Putin will have a brief impromptu meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Argentina, RIA news agency cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Friday.

Trump canceled their meeting via Twitter Thursday.

— Kathryn Watson (@kathrynw5) November 30, 2018

leader of the free world

hard to argue with that pic.twitter.com/xl5tXrBAla

— Edgeoforever 🖖 (@edgeoforever) November 29, 2018

Rollercoaster 🍊 – on breaking date w Putin

Reacting to Trump cancelling his meeting with Putin, Russian TV says: “Donald Fredovich Trump continues to stun the world with his ad-libbing”. The anchor likens Trump’s change of heart to a “roller coaster” & suggests that the White House “stocks up on sedatives”. pic.twitter.com/I1t7IBRBHj

— Steve Rosenberg (@BBCSteveR) November 29, 2018

rock around Russia’s neck

Veronika Krasheninnikova, Director General of the Institute for Foreign Policy Studies & Initiatives, Advisor to the Director General of 'Russia Today' and a member of the Kremlin-appointed Russian Public Chamber, concludes that "Trump is a rock hanging around #Russia's neck." ©️ pic.twitter.com/0JVF0dMoIw

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 30, 2018

KLAN🍊

collusion admission

JUST IN: The President of the United States invents a fairy tale in which he heroically tries to save the country from "going in the wrong direction" and heroically continues to serve his own business interests – which just happen to coincide with Vladimir Putin's. pic.twitter.com/sFvbXkfOvV

— Trump Thoughts (@TrumpDotDotDot) November 30, 2018

the one that matters?

“Which is the one that matters,” Trump asks. Trudeau: “each of us gets a copy.” https://t.co/c2YXuV4mUR

— Tamara Keith (@tamarakeithNPR) November 30, 2018

Incest Barbie – Trump Moscow architect

Who knew? Ivanka Trump recommended the architect for the Trump Tower Russia project that never happened, per WSJ. https://t.co/RYzMGiWFGd

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) November 29, 2018

and also Incest Barbie, lethal force in Mexico

Ivanka Trump tried to push back at the idea her dad had authorized lethal force on migrants. Her panicked back-peddaling when confronted with the clip of him doing exactly that is just stunning. https://t.co/rjDXYDJ8Tr

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) November 29, 2018

Putin on the Ritz

pic.twitter.com/AjO1IsZUA8

— Lucy Larvae 🐛 (@LucyLarvae) November 29, 2018

Saudi murder cover-up

The #Trump administration's cover-up of the #Saudi cover-up of the #JamalKhashoggi murder. My analysis for @NewYorker. https://t.co/jDQ0hjWSWo

— Robin Wright (@wrightr) November 29, 2018

the gut issue

pic.twitter.com/2gxqd1Tc9h

— Okkie Tenggala (@okkie48) November 29, 2018

REPUBLICANS

the party of fragile masculinity

New study shows fragile masculinity is assoc with support for Trump.

"Fragile masculinity isn’t inherently a Republican thing; it’s a Trump thing. But Trump has now so completely dominated the [GOP] that it has become a Republican thing." –@emilycrocketthttps://t.co/M1bVIylmlZ

— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) November 30, 2018

and also

Searches for topics like "how to get girls" were positively correlated with support for Donald Trump, even after controlling for demographics. By contrast, they found no correlation between these topics and support for John McCain or Mitt Romney. https://t.co/LZOCPOVo6z pic.twitter.com/bnYFGEAypr

— Christopher Ingraham (@_cingraham) November 29, 2018

and 😱

Party celebrating Rudy Giuliani nixed because no one wants to go https://t.co/5vYwc6BVNl

— Edgeoforever 🖖 (@edgeoforever) November 30, 2018

the Loomer precedent

Quote makes for an interesting precedent. Will it be honored at future nonviolent protests? https://t.co/qr3MDtGZGF

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) November 30, 2018

and amusement

laura loomer: if i have to ill pee myself to make a point about twitter censoring conservatives

literally everybody on twitter: pic.twitter.com/SSeLmW9o8V

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) November 29, 2018

also

Laura Loomer was also banned from Uber and Lyft for being racist, so I look forward to her handcuffing herself to the door handle of a moving car.

— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) November 29, 2018

NAZI

proud boys

wow this story is moving so fast i almost even want to care about whatever nut case they put in charge of this obscenely stupid sham https://t.co/7yqJOiMwru

— (((Alexander Reid Ross))) (@areidross) November 29, 2018

FB

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨Emails Show Sheryl Sandberg Ordered Facebook’s Opposition Research On George Soros Contradicting Earlier Statements https://t.co/YCiqpMhqGn via @RMac18

— Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) November 30, 2018

more on andberg

The Miseducation of Sheryl Sandberg — "Harvard Business School invented the 'leadership' industry—and produced a generation of corporate monsters." @VanityFair https://t.co/21EeiUvA1C

— Mark Storm (@marksstorm) November 29, 2018

ELECTIONS

latest Dem pick-up in Cali

Congratulations US Rep-Elect, @TJCoxCongress! You answered the call to service and, at last, we know you have won the chance to deliver on your platform of creating good-paying jobs and opportunity #ForThePeople of the Central Valley and throughout America. —NP pic.twitter.com/LXgyyG3uoi

— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) November 28, 2018

LEFTOVERS

The Gathering! https://t.co/ep57imPaWh

— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) November 30, 2018

US

she warned us

The most prophetic 2 minutes and 44 seconds in American history is:@HillaryClinton warning us about @realDonaldTrump’s ties to Russia…

…8 days BEFORE the 2016 election.pic.twitter.com/0cfevk7Jtr

— Ryan Knight 🇺🇸 (@ProudResister) November 30, 2018

House

.@HouseDemocrats’ newly-elected leadership team is ready to fight #ForThePeople in the 116th Congress! pic.twitter.com/uri1dz9khw

— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) November 30, 2018

ratings

Maddow Most-Watched Show On Cable Wednesday Night, Hannity Finishes Third https://t.co/Y6fNSfpMYa pic.twitter.com/uWdnwDBaqG

— Contemptor (@TheContemptor) November 30, 2018

000💃💃💃000

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No collusion: the trump Tower in Moscow edition

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

.😱

Trump hours ago: "So very simply: Michael Cohen is lying and he’s trying to get a reduced sentence for things that have nothing to do with me."

Rudy Giuliani now to NYT: Trump's recall of Moscow deal matches Cohen'shttps://t.co/tB92oYY8MS

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 29, 2018

tax lawyer

NOW: Brown paper sheeting covering the doors of Alderman Ed Burke’s office. It seems Feds are inside. But doing what? ⁦@ABC7Chicago⁩ pic.twitter.com/VmPXXz5hWC

— Craig Wall ABC 7 (@craigrwall) November 29, 2018

perjury

We all thought Mueller was waiting until after the midterms to start revealing evidence Trump was personally involved in Russia collusion.

Turns out he was actually just waiting for Trump to submit his sworn denial he did any such thing.

— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) November 29, 2018

Cohen points

Needs reiterated here that Trump's speeches in Summer of 2016 were so bizarrely focused on Russia and undermining NATO's power and influence that staffers inside his campaign started worrying that something nefarious might be taking place. https://t.co/XD4JlDZKD1

— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) November 29, 2018

🍊 reponse

So Trump's defense in the aftermath of Cohen's plea deal:
– Cohen is liar and weak
– He hired him because a "long time ago he did me a favor."
– Everyone knew about the Moscow project.
– Even if Cohen is right, "it doesn’t matter. "There would have been nothing wrong."

— Tarini Parti (@tparti) November 29, 2018

agreement

The Special Counsel’s office just posted the information, now stamped and signed: https://t.co/7dP9zVTh2W

They posted the plea agreement as well: https://t.co/kwty0D6uLC

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) November 29, 2018

nervous

President Trump’s recent, rabid tweeting at Mueller reflects how nervous he is about the vise tightening around Manafort, Stone, Don Jr., and others in his orbit. My column today: https://t.co/ZW2ERl792p

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) November 28, 2018

on defensive

Someone is on the defensive big time 😱 – the NY Post cover: pic.twitter.com/u9e4PQNe2o

— Edgeoforever 🖖 (@edgeoforever) November 29, 2018

Cohen

BREAKING: Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress about Trump real estate project in Russia – AP https://t.co/4K9ug4KdJp

— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) November 29, 2018

what property?

Sure sounds like Cohen and Sater were extensively involved as late as May 2016 in setting up a meeting "during the campaign" for Putin and Trump to meet in which they would discuss

…. wait for it …

Trump Tower Moscow

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

email from Sater

“I will get Putin on this program and we will get Donald elected,” (Felix) Sater emailed (Michael) Cohen. “Buddy our boy can become President of the USA and we can engineer it. I will get all of Putins [sic] team to buy in on this.” https://t.co/AxCmUQDWgk

— Vivian Schiller (@vivian) November 29, 2018

Manafort deal imploion

Opinion: The Manafort witness deal implosion is a very big deal https://t.co/gwnvFJbitY

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 29, 2018

Papadopoulos

This is a story definitely worth keepin’ an eye on.

https://t.co/rVKY7dKY9j

— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) November 29, 2018

OK ? Corsi

I just watched this again and I still don't get it.
What is #Corsi doing here?

Key Mueller witness: I lied and I'm ready to die in jail https://t.co/XFxcHhkhxi via @msnbc

— Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX) November 29, 2018

also him, funny lawyer thread

“I have retained attorney Larry Klayman” is the kind of sentence you type when you are officially out of options. pic.twitter.com/KUJPAt1UtE

— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) November 28, 2018

KLAN🍊

lies

The most spectacular aspect of today so far:

The Trump camp was so caught off guard by Cohen's plea, they didn't have time to hide him from public sight and keep him away from microphones where he would (and is) compulsively and blatantly lying on the fly. https://t.co/OEqeJaRXCh

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) November 29, 2018

Good morning!

Trump's morning so far:
– Michael Cohen reaches plea deal with Mueller.
– Mr. Cohen admits to lying about Trump Tower in Moscow.
– Randy Credico Claims Roger Stone told him Trump partook in perverted sexual acts.
– Deutsche Bank, where Trump's family has lots of money, is raided.

— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) November 29, 2018

success!

what all-GOP government under Trump has wrought:
—no Obamacare repeal
—no infrastructure plan
—no border wall
—no executive oversight
—short-term tax-cut stimulus
—long-term budget deficits
—chaotic trade conflict
—House Democratic sweephttps://t.co/MpaYKttN7J

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) November 29, 2018

Incest Barbie doesn’t believe

I just read this and honestly, I don't think someone with this little capacity to comprehend that tear gas and bullets hurt humans should have security clearance.

Ivanka Trump doesn't believe her father authorized lethal force against migrants. He did. https://t.co/9jilWISdEj

— Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX) November 29, 2018

legally problematic lies

There are run-of-the-mill Donald Trump lies, and then there are legally problematic Donald Trump lies. pic.twitter.com/3OenrWm1z5

— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) November 29, 2018

Secr. of Lavor, sex abuser

Multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein was accused of sexually assaulting dozens of teen girls. Their stories were dismissed by prosecutors, who cut Epstein a lenient deal. His victims have never had a voice, until now.

Part 1 of #PerversionofJustice: https://t.co/Rdg8AkvaDO

— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) November 28, 2018

What's vital to note, whether you read the story or not, is that @SecretaryAcosta is the one who facilitated Epstein. And now Acosta is Secretary of Labor and thus in charge of human trafficking cases.
There must be a Senate hearing.#PerversionofJustice pic.twitter.com/5QoJMNH2E1

— Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX) November 29, 2018

Deutsche Bank, 🍊 lender

Isn't Deutsche Bank the ONLY bank that loaned Trump money when NOBODY else did?

Many people are saying it………… https://t.co/D0S3qwwmDN

— 65,844,954 (@freelancewoman) November 29, 2018

favor – where is the body?

REPORTER: If Cohen is such a bum, why did you hire him and have him on your payroll for 12 years and have him do so much of your dirty work?

TRUMP: "Because a long time ago, he did me a favor. A long time ago he did me a favor."

👀👀👀👀👀👀 pic.twitter.com/WkIp18Hyds

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 29, 2018

REPUBLICANS

OH – abortion = death

Ohio lawmakers are considering making abortion punishable by death pic.twitter.com/MNrlavEVyu

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) November 28, 2018

accomplices

Ah, the old “give Trump whatever he wants, otherwise he’ll do whatever he wants” version of complicity. Off the cliff we go, then! Otherwise, he’ll drive us off the cliff! https://t.co/lLCprPNn0e

— Jesse Lee (@JesseCharlesLee) November 29, 2018

NAZI

Jewish professor

Swastikas spray-painted on a Jewish professor’s office at Columbia https://t.co/HXd8Bqaba9

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 29, 2018

Nazi stopped

Police found over 50 firearms – including AK-47s and sniper rifles – and Nazi memorabilia in the home of a California man charged with making criminal threats to kill. “I can’t even put into words what could’ve been forthcoming,” an officer said.https://t.co/UgcJmCMnWW pic.twitter.com/dArHwuHwqs

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) November 29, 2018

domestic terrorism

"How many people has anyone associated with the antifa movement killed? Zero." -former FBI agent/domestic terrorism expert Michael German. pic.twitter.com/9uGY6vrk33

— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) November 29, 2018

ELECTIONS

Pick-up upstate NY

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Democrat Anthony Brindisi defeats GOP U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney in upstate NY race settled three weeks after election.

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) November 28, 2018

Mississippi

Congrats Mississippi on continuing to be the worst state in America.

1st in Welfare handouts
50th in income
48th in economy
3rd in welfare dependency
50th in healthcare
50th in infant mortality
2nd in obesity
47th in education
50th in college readiness
47th in employment

— 🤶🏼Miss Oz Claus☃️ (@ChasingOzPhotog) November 28, 2018

MEDIA

turnaround 🦊

No one is more attuned to the popular political winds than people who yak on TV for money. So when the mainstream right starts to peel away from Trump – and I think that's coming, but slowly – it won't be the brave lions of the Senate leading the way. It'll be Fox News talkies.

— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) November 29, 2018

NYT election headlines

Another hot take from the @nytimes who keeps trying to make a sow's ear out of a silk purse.

FORTY SEATS.
SIXTY MILLION VOTES.
BIGGEST WIN SINCE WATERGATE.

Those are your headlines.#BlueWave https://t.co/uy8f8p5toV

— Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX) November 29, 2018

NYT covers Pelosi/Ryan

My god. This is just so typical of the @NYTimes. Pelosi won *more* votes and had *fewer* "nos" than Ryan in 2015, but Ryan won "overwhelming support" while Pelosi had "significant defections" pic.twitter.com/nWeHsupIEW

— David Nir (@DavidNir) November 28, 2018

NYT on 🍊

Explains all the puff pieces and Trump voter interviews by the male reporters working for the @nytimes.

— BLUE TSUNAMI (@ThinSkinTrump) November 29, 2018

Good day to visit this graveyard. Maybe lay a few flowers. pic.twitter.com/Vxv0cOgj5V

— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) November 29, 2018

NOT US

#HillaryClinton had to navigate the waves of #misogyny and she had to deal with things no male candidate ever had to: if she attacked her opposition, she'd be viewed as a cold bitch. So Sanders got a pass.
He won't in 2020. But it's not just Sanders.https://t.co/2IcfJRV6Md

— Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX) November 29, 2018

LEFTOVERS
hayes

When someone is talking about you while talking to you, you look as uncomfortable as Chris Hayes here.

Telling the Chief Bro to stop bro’ing.

Right. On. The. Money. https://t.co/PeLNgyAuko

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) November 29, 2018

US

Say hello to the next Speaker of the House, @NancyPelosi! pic.twitter.com/BvOaIxq3a7

— House Democrats (@HouseDemocrats) November 28, 2018

000💃💃💃000

💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃

He has a gut

 

IMPEACHMENT

Manafort/Asange

Trump tells @PhilipRucker @jdawsey1 of the Fed: “They’re making a mistake because I have a gut and my gut tells me more sometimes than anybody else’s brain can ever tell me.” https://t.co/n8oIbquujn

— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) November 27, 2018

Corsi

Giuliani says Trump's legal team obtained a copy of the Corsi draft statement of offense the week before Thanksgiving and complained about the inclusion of Trump's name. This was the cause of the delay in Trump turning over his answers to Mueller. https://t.co/9yxnGwvZL4

— Rosalind Helderman (@PostRoz) November 28, 2018

he so innocent!

Its actually unusual that the president is calling for due process (“trials”) rather than his usual straight-to-prison.

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 28, 2018

Reminder: Robert Mueller is a Republican who was appointed FBI director by George W. Bush and was appointed to his current position by Trump's Republican Deputy AG. https://t.co/IyxX1hLyTz

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) November 28, 2018

OBSTRUCTION

The president of the United States just retweeted a tweet questioning when Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Robert Mueller, Rod Rosenstein, and others will be put on trial for treason. pic.twitter.com/thTrlvGSFO

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) November 28, 2018

KLAN🍊

Kashoggi

Trump refused to listen to the audio of #Khashoggi’s death.

NatSec advisor John Bolton, won’t listen to the tapes because he doesn’t “speak Arabic”.

White House is reportedly blocking Gina Haspel from testifying.

The Trump admin is trying to cover up MBS’s bloody mess.

— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) November 27, 2018

hypocrisy

Analysis: Ivanka Trump’s emails, and the many things Trump attacked Obama and Clinton for and then did https://t.co/MADj2BK5dK

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 28, 2018

bad faith – climate report

Today, offering no substantive evidence, the White House dismissed a 1,600 page climate change report, compiled by hundreds of its own scientists and laden with data and citations, as "not based on facts". https://t.co/tQtocvdQl8

— James Cook (@BBCJamesCook) November 28, 2018

and a gut

Trump tells @PhilipRucker @jdawsey1 of the Fed: “They’re making a mistake because I have a gut and my gut tells me more sometimes than anybody else’s brain can ever tell me.” https://t.co/n8oIbquujn

— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) November 27, 2018

separating families again

Trump has quietly resumed separating migrant families at the border, @gingerthomp1 reports. In some cases, the administration is using vague or unsubstantiated allegations of wrongdoing or minor violations against the parents as justification. Simply evil. https://t.co/pwNDCAdA6J

— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) November 27, 2018

economy – paying inerest

Some advisor told him to justify tariffs as analogous to paying interest on a loan, and he's so brick stupid that this is what he ends up saying.

— Schenck 🍞 & 🎪 (@Schenck) November 28, 2018

incest Barbie

Why would a news organization agree to this? https://t.co/Fmw92PjnD2

— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) November 28, 2018

not tall enough

What if she stood on all the books she read while earning degrees at @BrownUniversity @Yale & teaching at @Harvard @LSE & @UCBerkeley?
Would she be tall enough then? https://t.co/LsziSHeHEP

— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) November 28, 2018

REPUBLICANS

Santorum

Tonight, during a CNN discussion on climate change, Anderson Cooper introduced Rick Santorum by pointing out he's a "paid co-chair of a bio-fuels advocacy group, Americans for Energy Security and Innovation."

Santorum said on Sunday that climate scientists were "driven by money" pic.twitter.com/r0XOLF8A2V

— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) November 28, 2018

ELECTIONS

count – 8.3

New: over 200,000 more votes counted in Massachusetts boosts Dems' national lead in House votes to 9.35 million (8.3%). https://t.co/0pm7oW1pFE

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 28, 2018

upshot

Feeling bad about Mississippi?

Don't.

Trump won the state by 18%, Mike Espy lost by 8% — that's a 10% swing.

We do that nationwide in 2020 and we'll flip the Senate and beat Trump.

— Nate Lerner (@NathanLerner) November 28, 2018

these guys won

I had to check and re-check your account because I could not believe this was the official twitter of a US Senate campaign. Partisanship aside, this is embarrassing. Take political integrity and toss it on the proverbial fire that is our national dialogue #MSSEN #CindyHydeSmith

— Tom Will (@TomWillMadeIt) November 28, 2018

and land analysis

The #MSSen = not close, but closer than it has been since 1988. Of note: compared to 12 years ago, Dems kept all the same counties, added 15 more. A handy chart with the results from '72 -> present. pic.twitter.com/lqiNIBecYR

— Factba.se (@FactbaseFeed) November 28, 2018

also, racism state

8 in every 10 white Mississippi voters picked the person who said she’d “be in the front row” of a lynching. In 2018. #MSsen

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) November 28, 2018

LEFTOVERS

POOR BURNIE!

.@SenSanders: "I know a lot of people talk about this #bluewave and all that stuff, but I don’t believe it." https://t.co/epON8XOgb9 pic.twitter.com/crVWhqRLAn

— The Hill (@thehill) October 22, 2018

US

Pelosi

Pelosi solidifies support among dozens of Democratic freshmen on eve of crucial vote Via @mikedebonis and @eliseviebeck https://t.co/c6ox8MbiLR

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) November 28, 2018

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Why not spray babies with minor form of tear gas? WTF – Manafort?

 

IMPEACHMENT

Manafort

Mueller says Manafort lied after pleading guilty, should be sentenced immediately https://t.co/1XtdUPPgEg

— Robert Costa (@costareports) November 27, 2018

and

Paul Manafort appears to be a congenital liar. And can’t even tell the truth to help himself out of prison time. And had the arrogance repeatedly to think he could get away with it — witness tampering too. He’s a pretty rare bird. You can see why Trump was drawn to him. https://t.co/Eabh29HMlv

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) November 27, 2018

Manafort is either an incredibly stupid criminal or he's protecting some secret so big that he's willing to spend the rest of his life in jail to keep the world from discovering it. https://t.co/1sCxZxpk9y

— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) November 27, 2018

Manafort & Assange

2013, 2015, and spring 2016

Manafort went secretly to the Ecuadorian embassy to meet w Assange. I’m sure Ukraine and US were the topics of discussion on behalf of Putin https://t.co/5jhRdYamIi

— Olga Lautman (@olgaNYC1211) November 27, 2018

Mueller

pic.twitter.com/WFE5jd2V82

— Rob Feinstein (@FeinsteinR) November 27, 2018

Senate confirmed Mueller as FBI director on
August 2, 2001, voting 98–0 in favor of his appointment.

Obama asked Mueller to continue at the helm of the FBI for
2 additional years beyond his normal 10-year term —
Senate approved this request 100–0 on July 27, 2011.#UNANIMOUSLY pic.twitter.com/AYP4bOk004

— Marie ~ tRUmp.Is.A.RUssian.A$$hat. #Tre45on (@AuCaDoMom) November 27, 2018

RUSSIA

Western calls

#Russia ignores Western calls to free captured Ukrainian ships, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the Kremlin is not concerned about the possibility of new sanctions. Host and panelists on #Russia's state TV make fun of the situation. https://t.co/yBlHc9VSBr pic.twitter.com/xvnFcLU9kI

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 26, 2018

KLAN🍊

about gassing babies – “minor form”

Trump is asked how he felt seeing images of women and children running from tear gas.

"Well, I do say why are they there? I mean, I have to start off first of all, the tear gas is a very minor form of the tear gas itself. It's very safe." (via ABC) pic.twitter.com/DekzOeIu3w

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 27, 2018

Dems took kids lie again

New #FactChecker —> Trump’s false claim that Obama had the same family separation policy https://t.co/fwU6jMk150

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) November 27, 2018

grabbers”

Trump suggests without evidence that some tear-gassed migrants were ‘grabbers’ who took others’ children https://t.co/HMvHs2i6pO

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 27, 2018

Trump's filthy lie:

"In some cases, you know, they're not the parents. These are people, they call 'em 'grabbers' — they grab the child, because they think they're gonna have a certain status by having a child. You know, you have certain advantages and things w our crazy laws" pic.twitter.com/LiOR5claXg

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

Melanoma

Bold choice going with decorations inspired by the Handmaid's Tale. pic.twitter.com/Ze2kZX65lp

— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) November 26, 2018

and

YIP YIP YIP YIP YIP YIP YIP pic.twitter.com/9hGGjAKDHz

— *Kriss_Lowrance (@kriss_lowrance) November 27, 2018

economy – jobs

“If I’m elected you won’t lose one plant, you’ll have plants coming into this country, you’re going to have jobs again, you won’t lose one plant, I promise you that.”
— Donald Trump addressing MI autoworkers 2016

5 plants to close, 14K layoffs
— GM 2018 https://t.co/jZ779dXdCg

— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) November 26, 2018

Trump won Michigan in 2016 by 11,000 votes. That's fewer than will be laid off by GM. https://t.co/Umg0rfaedm

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) November 26, 2018

climteREPUBLICANS

NAZIS

violence and hatred – Tami

Tomi is celebrating attacks by our government on refugees.

This is why Hillary called them Deplorable. https://t.co/u2ilisSRGU

— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) November 26, 2018

to Lindsay Graham

Actually, maybe you should visit the Holocaust museum. The US Holocaust Museum was asked about this and defended Ocasio. pic.twitter.com/rAguIpPMtB

— Atlee Solomon (@SolomonAtlee) November 27, 2018

VP of HIAS defended Ocasio, too.https://t.co/zt2ZJX92xW pic.twitter.com/vznESf7RHx

— Atlee Solomon (@SolomonAtlee) November 27, 2018

also

When we look at Auschwitz we see the end of the process. It's important to remember that the Holocaust actually did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed from words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanisation & escalating violence.

— Auschwitz Memorial (@AuschwitzMuseum) November 26, 2018

Dr Seuss

Dr Seuss drew this when America was in the throws of turning Jewish refugees away. Look how that turned out.
Your statement is obnoxious, crass and inaccurate, harmful on many levels #migrant #BorderLineShooting pic.twitter.com/lobKyfhipn

— Mara McEwin (@maramcewin) November 27, 2018

Twitter

I mean, remember when @jules_su shared the photo of the HS students in Wisconsin doing a Nazi salute, was immediately doxxed (actual doxxing) and received dozens of threatening phone calls from random people? It took almost an entire day before that post got deleted. pic.twitter.com/WmXCxK1fHa

— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) November 27, 2018

MEDIA

Climate change CNN

The skeptics/denialists don't have to win the argument, they just have to make it seem like there is a legitimate argument. They exploit the media's deep devotion to two-sideism–even when one side is cracked. https://t.co/BCuqu303zk

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) November 26, 2018

. paid 🦊

Fox News's paid programming platform Fox Nation – like Netflix but for The Villages – has launched and Tammy is AWAKE and as racist as ever. "Apparently tortillas and refried beans aren't good enough for these so-called asylum seekers" pic.twitter.com/MR6WOTmscL

— Steve Morris (@stevemorris__) November 27, 2018

ELECTIONS

run-off today

what to watch for

Some counties to watch in #MSSen

Hinds – Espy must get huge turnout
DeSoto – CHS must get them back out
Rankin – The GOP capital, CHS needs big margins here
Forrest – Espy needs turnout
Lee – Trump visit will impact GOTV
Harrison – both camps need big #s
Wash/Leflore – Espy turf

— Austin Barbour (@Austin_Barbour) November 27, 2018

representatives

Another way of looking at it: in January, House Dems will represent:

79% of all Asians
72% of all Latinos
66% of all African-Americans
66% of all Clinton voters
60% of all college grads
54% of all House seats
45% of all whites
39% of all Trump voters
20% of America's land area

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 27, 2018

Stacey Abrams lawsuit

Stacey Abrams campaign to file 💥 #FederalLawsuit over gross mismanagement of elections.
👇#FederalElectionAudit
👇https://t.co/Wcm8SKhHZC

— Nathan Lane (@VetMe2020) November 18, 2018

better than Watergate

Democrats won the House with the largest margin of victory in history for either party, according to NBC News election data. https://t.co/GqBtu4lAzT

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 26, 2018

LEFTOVERS

To sign the petition for the 4 co-chairs to step down:
Don’t sponsor hate: Women’s March Leaders Must Resign! #FarrakhanFour #EnoughIsEnough #WomensMarchLeadersResign – Sign the Petition! https://t.co/p5ICnN2hGp via @Change

— Teresa Shook (@TeresaShookWM) November 26, 2018

US

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Gassing babies, bashing NATO as Putin attacks Ukraine

 

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

Corsi

what's likely going on: Corsi tried to cooperate with Mueller after being told he would be indicted for making false statements; ultimately Mueller decided Corsi wasn't truthful and did not offer him coop plea deal; w/out benefits of coop agmt, Corsi wants to fight the charge. https://t.co/aWRRgTxSpD

— Daniel Goldman (@danielsgoldman) November 26, 2018

RUSSIA

Ukraine

U.S. Amb. to the U.N. Haley says an emergency Security Council meeting has been called for Monday at 11 a.m. ET after Russian and Ukrainian naval vessels clash off Crimea. https://t.co/K1CHpmaYdm

— Breaking News (@BreakingNews) November 26, 2018

and

Russia is firing on Ukraine while Trump is focused on bashing the EU and NATO. pic.twitter.com/C0TlNApXxj

— Zachary #FBPE 🇪🇺 (@zatchry) November 25, 2018

KLAN🍊

Saudi allies

"They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million…I like them very much.” – Trump on the Saudis https://t.co/wIzlpkTqIR

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) November 26, 2018

and in cartoon form

pic.twitter.com/JlgfMpFnLQ

— Mac McKinsey (@MacMcKinseyIV) November 25, 2018

babygasser

today, President Babygasser is holding not one but two of his Nazi rallies for Scarlett O'Racist down in Mississippi and that's not a sentence I'd ever thought I'd be writing but welcome to America in 2018

— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) November 26, 2018

climate

Just say it out loud: Trump ordering the govt agencies in charge of protecting the environment to ignore the effects of climate change on the environment will eventually make him one of the worst mass murderers in history. It's only a matter of time. https://t.co/q2to9S6fg5

— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) November 26, 2018

tariffs

Democrats smash Watergate record for House popular vote in midterms https://t.co/SUXEp863kb

— Cottage Politics (@ongoliard) November 26, 2018

GM Lordstown reportedly closing with loss of 2,500 jobs. @realDonaldTrump told the Mahoning Valley last year: The area's jobs "are all coming back. They’re all coming back. … We’re going to fill up those factories or rip them down and build new ones." https://t.co/TLCh1uchFU

— Randy Ludlow (@RandyLudlow) November 26, 2018

REPUBLICANS

Cindy

lol comically awkward footage of Cindy Hyde-Smith's trying to run away from questions and really answer no questions about anything until after the election pic.twitter.com/qTNeKSeBQy

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) November 26, 2018

NAZI

what they did

BREAKING A girl from Honduras, part of the migrant caravan in Tijuana, Mexico, cries after US agents in California deployed tear gas across the San Ysidro border.
📷 @Reuters/@topixkim pic.twitter.com/sGs4rjG4Oz

— James Cook (@BBCJamesCook) November 25, 2018

and

Migrants were captured in images like this running near US-Mexico border after U.S. agents threw tear gas to disperse the crowd. Read more: https://t.co/ak9rGy0fUT

(credit: GUILLERMO ARIAS / AFP/Getty Images) pic.twitter.com/39kQcvlgbr

— CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) November 25, 2018

they started it!

5/ Firing tear gas into a neighboring country targeting civilians is a war crime. Full stop.

One border agent said that a migrant threw a “projectile” (I call baloney. Ridiculous to think that families seeking asylum will start a fight at the border).https://t.co/lwDodb9nMw

— Teri Kanefield (@Teri_Kanefield) November 26, 2018

US Border Patrol has just launched tear gas into Mexico. Breeze carrying it hundreds of yards. Parents running away with choking toddlers. #migrantcaravan

— Chris Sherman (@chrisshermanAP) November 25, 2018

Wisconsin school district

Breaking: Wisconsin admits their education system is so fucked up that their students didn't know a nazi salute was anti-Semitic https://t.co/ljhyKqL8bZ

— Joe Kassabian (@jkass99) November 25, 2018

ideological fascism in Brazil

And it begins. Jair "messiah" Bolsonaro's Christofascist reign is slowly settling in. "[A]n anonymous phone line has been set up for students and members of the public to denounce 'ideological professors and indoctrinators' in universities."https://t.co/wrsRL8KMQw

— André Gagné (@profagagne) November 26, 2018

MEDIA

CNN Chris Cuomo: but what about the real victims? CBP?

today in not bickering, discussing. pic.twitter.com/WSMl639by8

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) November 26, 2018

and

Besides they were just following orders…. https://t.co/wnPmJaVqcC

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) November 26, 2018

ELECTIONS

record

Democrats smash Watergate record for House popular vote in midterms https://t.co/SUXEp863kb

— Cottage Politics (@ongoliard) November 26, 2018

LEFTOVERS

Burnie

He was anticipating a Democratic loss in the midterms. Oh well! https://t.co/mjkSfnxmhx

— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) November 25, 2018

GO AWAY ANGRY GRANDPA

— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) November 25, 2018

Sarandon

Thank you Susan Sarandon. pic.twitter.com/ocVyA4Yml4

— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) November 25, 2018

US

Newsom

These children are barefoot. In diapers. Choking on tear gas.

Women and children who left their lives behind — seeking peace and asylum — were met with violence and fear.

That’s not my America. We’re a land of refuge. Of hope. Of freedom.

And we will not stand for this. https://t.co/1APpeHIq6v

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) November 26, 2018

Prison. Supermax. Bellowing in your cell, "I was President of the United States!" But no, you never were. You stole that, like you stole everything you claimed was yours. Everyone around you already whispers you're a fool, but by then they'll have no way to use you. Your fate. https://t.co/a7lUJs4FW5

— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) November 26, 2018

You tear-gassed women and children, asswipe! And on Thanksgiving weekend, you piece of shit, asshole, motherfucking, evil-creature-person!! https://t.co/ngaAlnhWa0

— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) November 26, 2018

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