Obstruction, corruption, guns and Hillary

 

IMPEACHMENT

bears repeating

This is a better read than any spy novel. Shows danger we are in w an administration that ignores all rules & meets w many foreign nations -not just Russia- for election help.
Trump Jr. and Other Aides Met With Gulf Emissary Offering Help to Win Election https://t.co/USNFffF61H

— Jill Wine-Banks (@JillWineBanks) May 20, 2018

and important update

President Trump did not challenge the accuracy of our reporting, which you can read below https://t.co/bWbRyLqtCf

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 20, 2018

and what does it do to the House report?

There are a lot of important implications stemming from today's NYT report revealing a *second* Trump Tower meeting.

Among the key takeaways: If the House intel committee's Majority report had any credibility before today … it doesn't have a shred now.https://t.co/0kh6ggBRvH

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) May 20, 2018

and explains other things

Trump’s surprising decision last summer to align himself with the Saudis over Qatar, a US ally, looks a little different in light of today’s NYT bombshell about SA & UAE offering help to his campaign.https://t.co/D0sr5ALtSP

— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) May 19, 2018

demands

This is a reminder of the Washington rule:

1. Democratic presidents must be investigated by partisan Republicans like Ken Starr.

2. Republican presidents must be investigated by respected Republicans like Robert Mueller. https://t.co/6grSvog4f2

— Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman1) May 20, 2018

the Conways

Lol pic.twitter.com/JZhmYefowS

— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) May 19, 2018

more obstruction

Trump’s most consequential interference in our system of justice since he fired the FBI director who was investigating him https://t.co/Q5SL8kTNMv

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) May 20, 2018

and what it may mean

In other words, this tweet is different from other Trump craziness tweets. It’s one that promises a specific action on a specific date (tomorrow) with respect to a specific agency that will, if it takes place, precipitate a showdown. /7/

— Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) May 20, 2018

with memories

Reminded me of something pic.twitter.com/wqD1XoBoaM

— David Frum (@davidfrum) May 20, 2018

why it’s absurd

Until one of these right-wing conspiracy theorists can tell us how the FBI tried to sabotage the Trump campaign by announcing they were re-opening the investigation into the Clinton campaign a week before the election, I’m all good with their red string corkboard bullshit.

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) May 20, 2018

response

#BREAKING Deputy AG Rosenstein statement responding to Trump’s tweet: “If anyone did infiltrate or surveil participants in a presidential campaign for inappropriate purposes, we need to know about it and take appropriate action.”

— News This Second (@NewsThisSecond) May 20, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

our status in the world

Yikes. Just 14 percent of Germans think the United States is a reliable partner, according to a new poll of 1,250 voters in Germany. 36 percent say Russia is reliable and 43 percent say China is. https://t.co/fSEhZ6oSnV pic.twitter.com/qXT4K2jCgJ

— John Richard Cookson (@JRCookson) May 18, 2018

REPUBLICANS

NRA

If you watch nothing else about the mass shooting at #SantaFe High School in Texas, watch this.

Her name is reportedly Paige.#SantaFeHighSchool pic.twitter.com/Xwy5VMCOTK

— Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath) May 18, 2018

how many of them are for 🔫 🔫 ?

NRA’s Oliver North: If Necessary, Schools Should Get ‘Five Metal Detectors’ https://t.co/StvMoTPzIP via @TPM

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 20, 2018

LEFTOVERS

Cupboard boy rushes to the defense of 🍊

UK state TV trolls @realDonaldTrump over #RoyalWedding crowd size. Not hard. The Queen appoints the directors of this giant state media apparatus which has a 53% share of news viewership and a budget, in proportion to the UK population, 12 times the size of Fox News. https://t.co/1n1w1XnPaY

— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) May 20, 2018

👓 🆚 Democrats again

"Establishment Democrats" don't like lifetime back-benchers promising they can piss rainbows & crap unicorns, use the party for $$$ and media coverage, are subject to investigations (bank fraud/abuse of office) and have no message but tearing at "establishment Democrats" https://t.co/cWzjjtxUTc

— Concerned American (@LizEClark) May 20, 2018

and also  ❤️ 🍊

My simple reason for why Bernie isn’t the resistance is that to be “the resistance” you have to actually resist Trump https://t.co/iZG9uTBod7

— JeremyConstantinople (@smartflexin) May 20, 2018

MEDIA

In a related story:

"New York Times continues to run stories based solely on the claims of a proven liar." https://t.co/GW71T3uk65

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) May 20, 2018

US

Hillary, boiling it down

At DNC women's forum, Hillary Clinton declares Democrats stand for truth, evidence and facts https://t.co/xEMiH0igXj pic.twitter.com/89OfmF6xww

— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 20, 2018

and speaking at Yale

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😱 🆚 🍊, NRA, Assange & Snowden too!

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

😱  DEPARTMENT

😱 moving goal posts twice in one day

A collusion denial play, in 7 acts

1. No communication w Russia
2. No communication *we're aware of*
3. No *planned* communication
4. Planned meeting, but not re: campaign
5. Was re: campaign, but no good info
6. Collusion isn't crime
7. No info was usedhttps://t.co/BDQiNt1uIf

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) May 17, 2018

and predicting perjury

Now the president’s lawyer is wanly implying in public that his client would perjure himself on a question of Russian collusion https://t.co/HGRxYKz4Md

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) May 17, 2018

 

they just want to make him lie

“The President would testify tomorrow if it was about the truth. The truth is he had nothing to do with Russia… Martha Stewart never would have gone to jail if she hadn’t gone and testified,” says Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani https://t.co/n5PU6tz1Av pic.twitter.com/ueD3biHWLl

— CNN (@CNN) May 18, 2018

of course, th truth “isn’t fair”

Wow. They played the Charlie Rose clip where Giuliani said president can be subpoenaed and he talked through it, production muted, Unmuted, muted his mic, then took it down after Giuliani said “this isn’t fair….this is why people don’t go on your show”

— Kellie Mejdrich (@kelmej) May 18, 2018

and taking down the  “bigger than Watergate” spy story

The president’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani just said on CNN: “We don’t know for sure – nor does the president – that there really was” an informant. (Reminder: the WH has repeatedly encouraged the public to view POTUS tweets as official statements) https://t.co/CrLjgORQjT

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) May 18, 2018

another rebuke

Stop misleading. (Thats a rhetorical request.) Your campaign manager was back-channeling with an oligarch. Two policy advisers were meeting with Russian officials or cut-outs. Another took $45,000 from Russian propaganda outlet. FBI was looking at your campaign with good reason. https://t.co/ZPLKPDJ9jg

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) May 18, 2018

Manafort

Ironic, considering that  guy informs on him now

BACKSTORY: Sources tell me MANAFORT was so aggressively pursuing $ from Deripaska & the pro-Russian Ukrainian party Oppo Bloc because he stretched himself thin bailing out his (now former) son-in-law JEFFREY YOHAI.
Now, Yohai has flipped on Manafort. https://t.co/yJr7IjpqXn

— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) May 17, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

a visual on the NK negotiations

pic.twitter.com/Q7iF1PlgoH

— Robert (@ColSand42) May 18, 2018

and one of the “Libya model”

What Trump What Kim
thinks Libya thinks Libya
model is. model is. pic.twitter.com/9A8RamYuEW

— Melissa Hanham (@mhanham) May 17, 2018

China

Trump casts doubt on success of China trade talks https://t.co/if1gszGfVv

— Mike Walker (@New_Narrative) May 18, 2018

and with pictures

You can't believe anything @realDonaldTrump says – because tomorrow he will lie again and contradict himself#TrumpIsAGlobalThreat #TrumpIsAMoron pic.twitter.com/JszIEgOs0V

— Stop Trump 🍷 (@StopTrump2020) May 18, 2018

Kushner – Quatar

Turns in U.S. foreign policy toward Qatar happen to correspond with Qatar's disposition toward helping the Kushner family with a skyscraper burdened by hundreds of millions of dollars of debt. https://t.co/KXoJWXJA9o

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 18, 2018

COHEN CORNER

What will Mr. Cohen say in response to this? Prediction – crickets. #Bastahttps://t.co/zbxYHMdwzK

— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) May 16, 2018

REPUBLICANS

A day after Trump tweeted that the farm bill was “strong,” the House votes it down amid a GOP divided over floor strategy and policy. 198-213 it goes down

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 18, 2018

explanation

The thing is, the bill didn't fail because it would be vicious to needy Americans; Republicans were overwhelmingly OK with that. It was held hostage by conservatives eager to be vicious to another group of people https://t.co/64rw8rUSHI

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) May 18, 2018

events

Next week: frogs, boils, death of the firstborn https://t.co/6OPV4AmLnp

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) May 18, 2018

MEDIA

Sinclair, like 🦊  but without the MeToo unpleasantness

ICYMI: Sinclair wants to directly compete with Fox News by becoming a safe haven for men fired from Fox for harassment. https://t.co/MUvGYyDIBf pic.twitter.com/0WlYCQtPTa

— Pam Vogel (@pamela_vogel) May 18, 2018

LEFTOVERS

who helped with the DNC leaks

Julian Assange received 80+ visitors in the 7 weeks leading up to the release of hacked DNC emails by WikiLeaks, including two journalists from Kremlin-backed RT, the documentary film-maker Michael Moore, the philosopher Slavoj Žižek, and a German hacker: https://t.co/VvgOGCkD9s

— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) May 18, 2018

and more

Wikileaks was paid by RT for Assange's show but you insist that wasn't Assange getting paid by RT.

Funny how you use different metrics there. https://t.co/FzvwQF2wCJ

— Armando (@armandodkos) May 18, 2018

Snowden

Me too pic.twitter.com/EUmdj3ovEy

— Edgeoforever🖖 (@edgeoforever) May 18, 2018

NRA

Spectator-in-chief https://t.co/i3vPQoIkdx

— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) May 18, 2018

NRA always attacks survivors

Depressing fact: I contacted @cameron_kasky the very night of the #StonemanDouglas shooting and warned him that he/his fellow students would be attacked by gun nut goons claiming ‘false flag’, that they were fakes, etc. Even more depressing: HE ALREADY KNEW THAT WAS COMING. https://t.co/XzttWaXJOM

— Charles Gaba (@charles_gaba) May 18, 2018

and how they see it in UK

https://twitter.com/TechnicallyRon/status/997509004409569281

the doors!

GOP/NRA: Guns don’t kill people. Doors kill people. https://t.co/EbXF9h8o5e

— Philippe Reines (@PhilippeReines) May 18, 2018

Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz slammed for response to another mass shooting in Texas https://t.co/4uc2xn8GXl

— Raw Story (@RawStory) May 18, 2018

so far

Jake Tapper goes through the NINE school shootings that have occurred in 2018. This is well done. pic.twitter.com/IpDAIKcXZO

— Dusty (@DustinGiebel) May 18, 2018

NAZI

she warned us

I'm just gonna leave this right here. #ImpeachTrump #25thAmendment #Trump #PhoenixRally #NotFakeNews #Resist #Retweet #HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/qcF0GXmIEX

— Jon (@TrudeauMacron) August 23, 2017

and illustration

Trump on breaking up families: "We have to break up families. Democrats gave us that law. It's a horrible thing we have to break up families." pic.twitter.com/XkpAYuXQpW

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 16, 2018

and glad at least in NY we’re not numb to them

VIDEO: Reporters chase down the racist lawyer in New York City as he cowers behind his umbrella. pic.twitter.com/uI8q6wRCOJ

— TAP ALERTS (@TAPAlerts) May 18, 2018

RUSSIA

what did 🍊  called it? An extension?

Russia's parliament will consider a constitutional amendment to let Putin run for re-election in 2024 https://t.co/u2QHawkiRc

— Meduza in English (@meduza_en) May 18, 2018

US

about that meme -note – media is not allowing Dems (Hillary before) to air those

like they did to Hillary, not allowed to air agenda, then blamed for not doing it pic.twitter.com/sW53gReeHX

— NotYour Sweetie🗽 (@NotYourSweetie) May 17, 2018

000💃💃💃000

Rocket Man owns 🍊, swamp swells, NY celebrity candidate is a 👓 bro

Net Neutrality – saved

BREAKING: With a historic 52-47 vote—the U.S. Senate just passed the CRA resolution saving #NetNeutrality! Most thought we'd never make it this far, but YOU helped prove those voices wrong. THANK YOU! Now, the battle shifts to the House… https://t.co/gXDWbGsXAK pic.twitter.com/yAbqQ6PsA6

— Fight for the Future (@fightfortheftr) May 16, 2018

with reactions vis darth

pic.twitter.com/kZd5GCQaqg

— darth™ (@darth) May 16, 2018

IMPEACHMENT

keeping track

Lol! pic.twitter.com/lxHp1quc9I

— Heather Hale (@HeatherHale88) May 16, 2018

and in a more serious way

Analysis: What is Mueller looking at? https://t.co/s9pWXSqMMs

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 16, 2018

and the Senate

Russia favored Trump in 2016, Senate panel says, breaking with House GOPhttps://t.co/2XhOVyHPVv

— Arizona Democrat (@LiterateLiberal) May 16, 2018

more elevator people unmasked

💥NEW💥After Qatar mtg w Rumaihi & Cohen, Flynn walks K.T. McFarland out of Trump Tower and returns to elevators. Was K.T. McFarland at the meeting too? She wrote the transition email admitting that Russia “has just thrown the U.S.A. election to him.” 💥 https://t.co/I5lwIRMmKf pic.twitter.com/EDsRVZChvn

— Venture Capital (@kelly2277) May 15, 2018

Manafort’s notes in Trump Tower meeting

Paul Manafort's notes from the Trump Tower meeting, just released by Senate Judiciary. pic.twitter.com/BnKr58yo6T

— Philip Bump (@pbump) May 16, 2018

why is he admitting collusion?

After Trump Tower meeting became public, an unknown person emailed Ike Kaveladze (one of the participants) asking why Trump Jr.'s statement was "admitting to collusion." pic.twitter.com/GD2PfFoK83

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) May 16, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

Financial disclosure

Trump’s financial disclosure report has been released.

Read it here: https://t.co/aelxWublVQ pic.twitter.com/xlZaULpMtc

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 16, 2018

and one major (expected) development

!!!! the trump-appointed acting head of the office of gov ethics tells DOJ that trump may have committed a crime by not disclosing his stormy daniels payment to michael cohen in last year’s financial disclosure. https://t.co/CpC6NGlBx9

— kelly cohen (@politiCOHEN_) May 16, 2018

Business not happy

Trump has lost the confidence of investors:

– U.S. companies are valued less now than before Trump was elected
– The cost to borrow for the U.S. has soared
– The dollar's share of global currency reserves has dropped by the most since 2002 https://t.co/4J4TdIC9sY pic.twitter.com/vOYZRbkWxq

— Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion) May 16, 2018

NK playing  🍊

North Korea says Trump will be seen as a “failed president” if he continues to demand one-sided steps on nuclear disarmament. Standoff grows; summit in doubt. https://t.co/93jMIEkTt7 pic.twitter.com/0NhpUBEk6Q

— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) May 16, 2018

and a reaction

Wait, are you telling me that tweeting some crazy shit at a fellow madman wasn’t the magic solution to a nuclear challenge that’s eluded presidents of both parties for decades?

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) May 16, 2018

response on China

A pre-written thread! That's a new one. pic.twitter.com/skFCwUTzRp

— Philip Bump (@pbump) May 16, 2018

but the army ain’t buying

ICYMI: Pentagon Bans Sale of Chinese-Designed Phones On Military Bases https://t.co/rUz5czBlMH | @HelloFairchild pic.twitter.com/VzuAzP0G90

— Defense One (@DefenseOne) May 16, 2018

How Iran and Jerusalem were decided

Guess who had a private WH meeting with TRUMP, PENCE, MNUCHIN & BOLTON the day after the announcement of the Iran deal exit?
SHELDON ADELSON, of course.
The GOP mega-donor “was an important factor” in Israel embassy move & Iran deal exit, says friend.https://t.co/JUQQioGROF

— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) May 16, 2018

The  Onion takes care of Jared

Fist-Pumping Jared Kushner Leaves Jerusalem Embassy Refreshed And Ready To Solve Next Global Crisis https://t.co/6FWSTXEdRt pic.twitter.com/apliZD5zIs

— The Onion (@TheOnion) May 15, 2018

Setting Don Jr straight

Your father and sister took $5 million from the Mammadov family when they were likely laundering money for Iran's revolutionary guard. Your lawyer acknowledged that you all knew. https://t.co/7nntC09e2z

— Adam Davidson (@adamdavidson) May 16, 2018

SIC documents released

A lot of this transcript is just filler. Because, ultimately, the actual news remains as glaring as it ever was, even if we’ve grown numb to it.

The Trump campaign was offered dirt on an opponent by a hostile foreign government and… they accepted the offer.

— Sam Stein (@samstein) May 16, 2018

.

Whether or not crimes were committed is for Mueller to report, but this much is even clearer after today’s doc release:
If the @realDonaldTrump campaign didn’t collude with the Russians, it wasn’t for lack of trying!https://t.co/UFZ4OhBKrI

— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) May 16, 2018

Don Jr again

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he couldn't remember whether he had discussed the Russia investigation with his father.

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) May 16, 2018

and  this gem

My favorite "Junior doesn't recall" moment:

Q: "And what about the thing that says "It is part of Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump," did you also love that?"

Trump Jr: "I don't know. I don't recall." pic.twitter.com/wLMHQWVdOO

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) May 16, 2018

and the butterfly

pic.twitter.com/L3VASlMyZO

— darth™ (@darth) May 15, 2018

COHEN matters

aftereffects

Novartis's general counsel is stepping down over the drugmaker's $1.2 million payment to Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's company https://t.co/owPVlCkgcj

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 16, 2018

REPUBLICANS

concentration camps for children – or what Kelly referred to as “whatever”

Trump admin is preparing to put migrant children in warehouses on military bases after separating them from their families.https://t.co/MdRJJhSziX

— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) May 15, 2018

primaries yesterday

Idaho

Rep. Raúl Labrador, a prominent Freedom Caucuser, just lost the GOP primary to be Governor of Idaho. (per @AP call.)

It's Lieutenant Governor Brad Little (R) & former state Rep. Paulette Jordan (D) in the #IDGov general election.

— Taniel (@Taniel) May 16, 2018

how they stole it

Wisconsin’s Voter-ID Law Suppressed 200,000 Votes in 2016 (Trump Won by 22,748) https://t.co/TINjyGSkAn

— The Nation (@thenation) May 14, 2018

Senators believe the findings

More Senate Rs break with House Intel Rs who disputed intelligence community's assessment that Putin tried to help Trump win. Cornyn told me ICA was "by and large well done." Lankford tells @tedbarrettcnn that "it was accurate." Collins calls it "thorough and well-researched."

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 16, 2018

NRA

Senate Judiciary: “The Committee has obtained a number of documents that suggest the Kremlin used the National Rifle Association as a means of accessing and assisting Mr. Trump and his campaign." https://t.co/Et8Hi3aRLV

— McClatchyDC (@McClatchyDC) May 16, 2018

LEFTOVERS

Bernie Jr

UPDATE 2: In which Levi Sanders proves a useful vehicle for demonstrating how the right wing media funnel works. Well done. #nh01 #nhpolitics pic.twitter.com/w2iamqOUkS

— Dean Barker (@deanbarker) May 16, 2018

while 👓 ‘s manager is on 🦊 courting MAGAS

Jeff Weaver: “Going with the Bernie direction is how the Democrats win back people that they’ve lost.” pic.twitter.com/yj7NsdgiGm

— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 15, 2018

while NY’s celebrity candidate shows her true colors

If anyone wondered, Cynthia Nixon is a bro pic.twitter.com/aFtjfP9iKV

— Edgeoforever🖖 (@edgeoforever) May 16, 2018

RUSSIA

Rob Goldstone explains to Emin Agalarov in a text why his involvement in the Trump Tower meeting hurts his career. pic.twitter.com/WR25FYzGll

— Philip Bump (@pbump) May 16, 2018

ME TOO

Nassar

BREAKING: Michigan State Univ. says it has reached $500,000,000 settlement with 332 women and girls who say they were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar.

— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 16, 2018

US

a flip in PA!

🚨WE HAVE A FLIP TO REPORT🚨

Democrat Helen Tai has FLIPPED Pennsylvania #HD178, a district Trump won in 2016!

Republicans have held this seat for the past 34 YEARS!!!#BlueWave2018 pic.twitter.com/Feovoz5iFT

— TrumpsTaxes (@TrumpsTaxes) May 16, 2018

.

She did it!!! Paulette Jordan is the first woman to become the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in Idaho. If she wins the general election, Jordan would be the first woman to serve as Idaho governor and the first Native American woman to serve in that position in any state. https://t.co/2ry90mGv6w

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) May 16, 2018

impressive landslide in AL

In AL #SD26 Democrat David "Coach" Burkette has held onto this Democratic seat…by 80 points.

80.

8-0.

That's 40 points higher than the previous Dem margin in the district's last election.

This is a Democratic HOLD…and THEN SOME. pic.twitter.com/l3PLabx98i

— TrumpsTaxes (@TrumpsTaxes) May 16, 2018

getting wiser to interlopers (thanks, 👓)

Not that great a night for several former Republicans running in Dem primaries (Brad Ashford in #NE02, Rachel Reddick in #PA01)

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) May 16, 2018

000💃💃💃000

🍊’s AT&T money, Assange Eurovision woes, SNL🆚 satire (or 🆚 mothers?)

 

IMPEACHMENT

Avenatti

Warning ignored. So here it goes.
December 12, 2016 – Trump Tower. Details to follow… pic.twitter.com/aEuuhRHB4a

— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) May 13, 2018

and part one

Why was Ahmed Al-Rumaihi meeting with Michael Cohen and Michael Flynn in December 2016 and why did Mr. Al-Rumaihi later brag about bribing administration officials according to a sworn declaration filed in court?

— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) May 13, 2018

war footing

‘Buckle up’: As Mueller probe enters second year, Trump and allies go on war footing. https://t.co/wb7eaM1wOZ

— Rosalind Helderman (@PostRoz) May 13, 2018

Pence

WATCH: Pence's call for Mueller to 'wrap it up' echoes Nixon on Watergate almost word for word https://t.co/gfa2G2boeG pic.twitter.com/UTNwrgMT0d

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) May 11, 2018

how they used Facebook to steal it for  🍊

These Russian Facebook ads and good, old American memes look mighty similar https://t.co/PfWpQoSuXI

— VICE News (@vicenews) May 13, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

how else to harm US

"We're deeply concerned about the risks of allowing a company or entity that is beholden to foreign governments that don't share our values to gain positions of power inside our telecommunications networks.”
– FBI Director Christopher Wray, Feb. 2018https://t.co/xBNSK2iyVe https://t.co/wPezakEuCb

— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) May 13, 2018

and a reversal

For those playing catch up: ZTE makes phones/cell equipment. It broke US sanctions on Iran/North Korea, then lied to USG. In response USG cut its access to all US components, effectively killing it. In the context of the trade spat, it’s resuscitation is being used for leverage. https://t.co/W6sk0fmwS8

— Paul Mozur (@paulmozur) May 13, 2018

Be best

When your husband has his minions yanking babies from their mother’s arms, when these babies are lost, does this happen at home in Slovenia? Happy #MothersDay Melania. You married a monster. pic.twitter.com/3578dO4ODE

— Barbara Malmet (@B52Malmet) May 13, 2018

Iran admission

The Trump Administration is sending these talking points on Iran out to surrogates.

“Is the U.S. now safer?”
“The real answer is, we don’t know.”

That’s a hell of an admission. pic.twitter.com/jkfohIsOZ2

— Jeffrey Lewis (@ArmsControlWonk) May 13, 2018

the right prayer

Trump's pick for prayer at reckless embassy opening says Islam is “evil,” “violent,” and a “false” religion; Jews are going to hell; Mormonism is a heresy from the pit of Hell; Hinduism, Buddhism are cults; and “homosexuality is an abomination.” https://t.co/wP8W3KK7B4

— Shibley Telhami (@ShibleyTelhami) May 13, 2018

COHEN/😱

what really matters is they implicitly admit Cohen’s $ got to them

Rudy Giuliani clarifying comments on AT&T merger to @DanaBashCNN, after telling @HuffPost Trump "denied the merger." Giuliani now says Trump "didn't interfere." The White House maintains DOJ denied the deal, not @POTUS himself. An effective walkback? Still seems curious to me…

— Jessica Schneider (@SchneiderCNN) May 12, 2018

😱

Jim Carrey has a great knack for realistic drawings. He has even nailed the teeth (both colors).@JimCarrey pic.twitter.com/NQFumirs8E

— An_Anonymous_Source (@Logic_Triumphs) May 13, 2018

REPUBLICANS

Sunday fun

Blankenship says he's not "done playing" in McConnell's Senate backyard in bizarre one-minute ad/video or whatever this is https://t.co/tvL7ywMGdj pic.twitter.com/rdZdiBfOXa

— Taniel (@Taniel) May 13, 2018

Kelly again (or Spicer?)

NPR: Do the president's inaccurate statements … from the number of people he believes voted illegally, to the size of the inauguration crowd, or to the payments to the lawyer regarding Stormy Daniels — make your job harder?
Kelly: "You know, I'm not so sure they're inaccurate."

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 11, 2018

since Flynn is campaigning

pic.twitter.com/kT7Mc0muPn

— beth (@h2o_beth) May 13, 2018

NRA

Please look out for your kids safety. Store your firearm in a safe place and vote people into office that will protect your kids. Don’t wait for something bad to happen to you to become politically active.

Please Vote for those that no longer can. https://t.co/USkrwuBOwn

— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) May 13, 2018

LEFTOVERS

This is actually one of the saddest things I’ve ever seen. I can picture Assange snarking at the TV, the cat trying desperately to escape his lap, and Ecuadorian staff outside the closet wishing he’d just go away. https://t.co/EaUCNuCeT1

— Alex Finley (@alexzfinley) May 13, 2018

MEDIA

SNL “mothers are clueless – and 🍆 less, amirite? or maybe

“Hey guys, Trump is crazy, LOL, right?”

“Sorry we make fun of Trump so much. We’re so crazy! Politics is crazy man!”

That’s the basic voice of SNL political humor.

— Alex Katz (@Alex__Katz) May 13, 2018

and on the election

A provocative @ScottShaneNYT this Sunday morning: “By counting on American reporters to follow their usual rules, the Kremlin hacked American journalism.” https://t.co/hYNh2bfyIp

— Adam Goldman (@adamgoldmanNYT) May 13, 2018

NYT trying hard to whitewash Heller – a thread

This very profoundly mischaracterizes Heller's positions on Obamacare. It makes him look like a Medicaid defender, when he (1) abandoned his alignment with Sandoval before any vote, AND then sponsored Graham-Cassidy's radical attack on Medicaid.https://t.co/GccIOUUvOd pic.twitter.com/sTKe8G4c4D

— Taniel (@Taniel) May 13, 2018

NYT again – with a Koch designatet “professor” opinion

the opinion section of the country’s most revered newspaper has become reddit. pic.twitter.com/jS8Tppz0I3

— marisa kabas (@MarisaKabas) May 13, 2018

NAZI

On Thursday, #Hungary PM Viktor Orban addressed parliament for the first time during his new term. He said, "We need to say it out loud because you can’t reform a nation in secrecy: The era of liberal democracy is over.” https://t.co/NusryBcmOz

— Rachel Rizzo (@RachelRizzo) May 11, 2018

and here, in the US

This is amazing. He was righteously incensed that families weren’t being separated. https://t.co/XdT96D7a7E

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 11, 2018

LEFTOVERS

Bernie Sanders is talking about possibly running in 2020 on Jake Tapper’s show right now. His campaign manager just wrote a Bernie-endorsed book calling for him to run. Hillary keeps being told to move on. There is a certain unfairness here.

— John Aravosis (@aravosis) May 13, 2018

RUSSIA

for future reference

pic.twitter.com/ZbJ1rJERin

— Det. Elmer J Fudd (@DetectiveFudd) May 13, 2018

US

nifty add

Ad tells moms to 'talk to your child about the GOP' for Mother's Day #MothersDay #Resist https://t.co/WaksrdDgX1

— Jasper #Ω (@JSavoly) May 13, 2018

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“Extending the presidency” and the usual suspects

 

IMPEACHMENT

So, did 🍊 know about the Cohen payments? Since we don’t have his taxes, here’s a guess

"On Jan. 12, 2017, Cohen and AT&T’s chief executive, Randall Stephenson, were both seen visiting Trump Tower in New York, days before the contract with Essential Consultants was signed."https://t.co/JioMibolpa

— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) May 11, 2018

and here’s another which I share

Can’t say this enough:

If Trump didn’t know Cohen was pocketing consulting fees, he’d be going absolutely bezerk right now.

His silence is an admission.

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) May 10, 2018

and indeed, 🍊  is now triggered

Why doesn’t the Fake News Media state that the Trump Administration’s Anti-Trust Division has been, and is, opposed to the AT&T purchase of Time Warner in a currently ongoing Trial. Such a disgrace in reporting!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 11, 2018

and 😱  amplifying

Giuliani says 'the president denied' AT&T/Time Warner merger https://t.co/UMYKrbVgSl

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) May 12, 2018

Pence/Flynn timeline – thread

Timeline: 11/18/2016: Rep. Cummings, ranking Dem on House Oversight Comm, sends letter to @VP about @GenFlynn links to Russia and Turkey.
12/1/2016: Flynn/Kushner meet Ambassador Kislyak at Trump Tower. Kushner proposed secret line to Kremlin through the Russian Embassy… 4/

— Jed Shugerman (@jedshug) May 11, 2018

more inauguration grift

In March 2013, Mueller was hacked by Russians and his private information was posted online https://t.co/NktM9G0Zji pic.twitter.com/5BM24vVyza

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) May 11, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

no intention to let go – is “extending” the presidency” like renewing a TV show in his mind?

Missed this when it happened live, but notable that Trump mused about getting "an extension on the presidency," said media "would be happy because when I'm not here their ratings are going to sink, so they'll probably be very happy." pic.twitter.com/OOpAJbxsto

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2018

not the only time either

At least there’s consistency. pic.twitter.com/wGeXR7yo5l

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) May 11, 2018

No fan of McCain, but..

Confirmed that a White House official derided McCain over his opposition to Haspel. The aide, who manages surrogate talking points, said of the senator battling brain cancer: “He’s dying anyway.” https://t.co/s7zw0W6FQ3

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) May 10, 2018

reply

@kellysadler45 May I remind you my husband has a family, 7 children and 5 grandchildren.

— Cindy McCain (@cindymccain) May 10, 2018

and context

lol pic.twitter.com/E5M7TM36TQ

— Brian Tashman (@briantashman) May 11, 2018

silly Democrats, won’t even torture!

Trump hits Sen. Joe Donnelly for being opposed to torture.

"Think of that. Why in the world would anybody be voting against enhanced vetting?" pic.twitter.com/Pv4btpTBPK

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2018

Infrastructure weeks

The GOP has announced there will be no infrastructure bill this year.

I have mixed feelings. On one hand, we need to invest in repairing and upgrading our aging infrastructure.

On the other, I'm not sure how many more infrastructure weeks our democracy can withstand. https://t.co/0pMHGrZf6G

— Adam Schiff (@AdamSchiffCA) May 10, 2018

more lies

This is shameful — even for Trump pic.twitter.com/hzf10JTXST

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 11, 2018

and how they selected those families?

 

Melanoma grift

Report: Trump’s inaugural committee paid a firm founded by Melania’s personal friend $26 million: https://t.co/d1hpxPpkA2 pic.twitter.com/5nK9jRzQMS

— Slate (@Slate) February 17, 2018

Kushner

“Kushner shares Jerusalem embassy spotlight.” The question isn’t why Jared Kushner is sharing the diplomacy spotlight, but why he’s conducting diplomacy in the first place when he doesn’t have a full security clearance. https://t.co/GL9YdDS8jE

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 11, 2018

COHEN/😱  DEPARTMENT

Rudy Giuliani says his now former law firm never reached out to him before issuing statement dissing him today “The law firm has a lot of good people and a lot of people that hate my client and I don’t particularly appreciate that" he tells CNN.

— Dana Bash (@DanaBashCNN) May 11, 2018

ATT eventually sorry they were caught

In 48 hours AT&T went from telling its employees that paying Michael Cohen was totally normal to saying paying Michael Cohen "was a big mistake."

AT&T on Wednesday: https://t.co/67wxrwlf7F

AT&T today: https://t.co/MgZ43I57Rz pic.twitter.com/b2tw822zYD

— Hamza Shaban (@hshaban) May 11, 2018

and Ford refused the extortion

New: @Ford rejected Michael Cohen’s “consulting overture” in 2017, @WSJ reports https://t.co/ufKLpll0QQ

— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) May 11, 2018

new clue

In 2017-18 – Why was Mr. Cohen paying Demeter Direct Inc. in Los Angeles large sums of money from his Essential Consultants LLC account? Keep attacking me Mr. Giuliani and @foxnews. Please. #Basta

— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) May 11, 2018

MEDIA

kissing 🍑

Today @CNN and @Axios are portraying Trump as a colossal, conquering world leader.

A "global man of action." "Racking up wins for his political base." (CNN). "Operates almost purely on gut instinct." "Shock and brawl strategy." "Isn't afraid to punch on foreign turf." (Axios).

— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) May 11, 2018

REPUBLICANS

people who hate together..

Crowd is already chanting “lock her up” a full 90 minutes before Trump rally in Indiana

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) May 10, 2018

make the strangest bed fellows

Career Suicide. pic.twitter.com/lmuh4fBjIz

— Tomthunkit™ (@TomthunkitsMind) May 10, 2018

Nunes backs down

Nunes’s confrontation with Justice Department appears to ease #TheResistance https://t.co/zSswponrpy

— Jasper #Ω (@JSavoly) May 11, 2018

NRA

Ollie is a ❄️

The new NRA president thinks the group is being treated like black Americans under Jim Crow https://t.co/HXmz1WFsg5 pic.twitter.com/JELoPLFH8y

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) May 10, 2018

upside down world

Reminder: Oliver North illegally sold weapons to Iran and funneled the cash to the Contras in Nicaragua, literately funding terrorism:
New NRA president says gun control activists are 'civil terrorists' https://t.co/DGbqbzYWDa

— Entropy🔬☣️🚰 (@slidewinding) May 11, 2018

NAZI

John Kelly

WH Chief of Staff John Kelly, asked about separating migrant families at the border, tells @NPR, “They don’t integrate well. They don’t have skills.” Interview airs on tomorrow’s @MorningEdition pic.twitter.com/1AA99Hjgjo

— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) May 11, 2018

RUSSIA

In March 2013, Mueller was hacked by Russians and his private information was posted online https://t.co/NktM9G0Zji pic.twitter.com/5BM24vVyza

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) May 11, 2018

US

Maxine

via Now this

'I do not yield. Not one second to you. Not one second.' — Maxine Waters confronted Republicans over their attempt to rollback rules that stopped racial discrimination by auto dealers pic.twitter.com/1qzvmnFlqN

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 11, 2018

"I am more offended as an African American woman than you will ever be."

Rep. Maxine Waters responds to Rep. Mike Kelly's words on discrimination during debate about repealing 2013 auto lending guidance. pic.twitter.com/t9YOwv4RJE

— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 11, 2018

Independents waking up

New poll: "the Mueller investigation is gaining credibility among independent voters." https://t.co/GLrhS0zCsa

— Axios (@axios) May 11, 2018

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