PR campaigns and NRA campaigns

 

IMPEACHMENT

NRA ties

NEW: Mueller interested in the Trump campaign’s relationship with the NRA during 2016 campaign https://t.co/NMipVxfzgx pic.twitter.com/0EGrUO6zRb

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 22, 2019

Russia lies

Another day, another Trump twisting himself up in lies about Russia.

Don Jr: “We don’t know the developer…We don’t know anything about it…Ultimately it was Michael Cohen essentially trying to get a deal done.”

Trump tweeted about Moscow Tower to developer Agalarov in 2013. pic.twitter.com/JpzPj081Zm

— Paula Chertok🗽 (@PaulaChertok) January 22, 2019

KLAN 🍊

apoplectic

Politico reports that Trump was "apoplectic" after Rudy Giuliani's Sunday morning interviews.

Asked who in the White House is responsible for handling Giuliani's missteps, a White House aide said, "Handling Rudy's fuck ups takes more than one man."https://t.co/P7Ipq8DD8L

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 23, 2019

Shutdown

economy

This matters.
Chair of WH Council of Economic Advisors @WhiteHouseCEA just told me if #shutdown lasts until end of Q1 — “Yes” the U.S. economy could see zero growth. Zero. WATCH: pic.twitter.com/Gt4yNzU7xo

— Poppy Harlow (@PoppyHarlowCNN) January 23, 2019

compromise

deliberate poison pills

The WH deliberately got poison pills inserted in Senate GOP bill reopening govt, NYT confirms.

"WH officials conceded privately they had tacked on controversial proposals anathema to Dems that would block many migrants from seeking asylum"https://t.co/eS78g19WPa

Yup, a sham: https://t.co/6Jh32ebSuE

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 23, 2019

wall poetry

pic.twitter.com/Dnbu6VO8U8

— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) January 23, 2019

Lara Trump

Lara Trump: Workers may feel "a little" pain but shutdown is "bigger than any one person" https://t.co/B5284RT8h3 pic.twitter.com/ULJy1d3Xap

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) January 23, 2019

inviting the little 💩

Add…
Sarah Sanders says that W.H. has reached out to the Covington Catholic kids and invited them to the W.H. but any meeting would take place after the shutdown.

Is their actions deserving of an invite to the White House?pic.twitter.com/N2xcHj64o2

— Alamo_on_the_rise (@AlamoOnTheRise) January 23, 2019

REPUBLICANS

shutdown

poll

New Politico/Morning Consult poll:

49% of voters blame Trump for the shutdown — which is *up* 6 points since shutdown began.

Only 35% blame Democrats.https://t.co/pUBMpAzAtN

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 23, 2019

more polls

Majority of Americans want President Trump to agree to a budget without funding for a border wall, a new CBS News survey shows https://t.co/5CC62QGLKq pic.twitter.com/dyWAU2gqRw

— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 23, 2019

and

CBS poll has terrible numbers for Trump:

• 71% say the wall is not worth shutdown
• 60% say shutdown is serious problem
• Say Pelosi better negotiator than Trump
• Trump approval rating at new low 36% https://t.co/a8XWGBWb5G

— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) January 23, 2019

Reid on 🐢

“I believe that Mitch McConnell has ruined the Senate” — Harry Reid to the NYTM, in a very readable look at the Kentucky Republican https://t.co/rGYx26RKZj

— Sam Stein (@samstein) January 22, 2019

PR campaign

If I were the Sandmann family I’d want my money back from the PR firm. https://t.co/nFOk3u9lIE

— Adam Jentleson 🎈 (@AJentleson) January 23, 2019

thread

So Jake Tapper pushed a “statement” supposedly written by a teenager that turns out to be actually from a PR firm run by…a fellow CNN commentator (!!!) who used his own media connections to spin this story. Tapper runs w the narrative and the ENTIRE MEDIA follows suit. Jesus pic.twitter.com/5RgOWjELsv

— Rebecca Rose 🤷‍♀️🍷🖕 (@auntbeckyrose) January 22, 2019

apologized

what do these six people have in common, i cant put my finger on it pic.twitter.com/mi0ApWRkAU

— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) January 23, 2019

and

https://t.co/VlRAdfja38

— MH (@MHPCB) January 22, 2019

did you see the other tape?

Have you looked at the other video? Why, yes, I did! The great whataboutery whitewashinghttps://t.co/pZ03uWSRt5 pic.twitter.com/f5wCF4p3VF

— Edgeoforever 🖖 (@edgeoforever) January 23, 2019

perceptions thread

The eroding conviction among white liberals that the Covington boys displayed racial animus has been a reminder of how difficult it is for many of us white people to really see the behaviors of bigotry even when we see them.

1/

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) January 21, 2019

Least vetted

“Least vetted is a phrase no R candidate is allowed to use for the rest of this century. https://t.co/WPHpik1CAT

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) January 21, 2019

MEDIA

Tweety

Wait, Chris Matthews asked — on national television— “is Kamala Harris considered black?” pic.twitter.com/GDFnsw3dVk

— Chris Evans (@notcapnamerica) January 23, 2019

US

Pelosi on Shutdown

hostages

Speaker Nancy Pelosi: “We cannot have the president, every time he has an objection, to say I’ll shut down the government until you come to my way of thinking…If we hold the employees hostage now, they’re hostage forever.” https://t.co/oVwpm1i4A2 pic.twitter.com/ZbkCS5DTtN

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) January 22, 2019

poll

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is seen as doing a better job than President Trump on handling the negotiations over the shutdown, according to a new CBS News poll https://t.co/5CC62QGLKq pic.twitter.com/BKjeByoB8N

— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 23, 2019

Kamala – thread

Like clockwork, narratives are starting to cement about Kamala Harris' time as CA Attorney General, painting her as some sort of win-obsessed, out-of-control prosecutor.

I'm all for vetting her record but half of what I'm seeing her accused of is misleading or an outright lie.

— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) January 23, 2019

Mark Warner – Stop Stupidity Act

Here’s a new one for ya —
To automatically fund the government and STOP future shutdowns…

Sen. Warner introduces the
Stop STUPIDITY Act…

What does it stand for?

S-hutdowns
T-ransferring
U-nnecessary
P-ain
I-nflicting
D-amage
I-n
T-he (coming)
Y-ears@WUSA9 #Shutdown https://t.co/qP1eBjIhx1

— Mike Valerio (@MikevWUSA) January 22, 2019

NY Roe

BREAKING: New York State Senate just made HISTORY and passed the Reproductive Health Act on the anniversary of #RoevWade! pic.twitter.com/u2diMzgSQW

— 📢 PPNYC Action Fund (@PPNYCAction) January 22, 2019

Bravo Marc Elias! NC Fraud

https://twitter.com/marceelias/status/1087768866946727936

Bravo Marc Ellias! Va

https://twitter.com/marceelias/status/1088048236714172416

Maine Medicaid

https://twitter.com/Taniel/status/1087899042502324224

Straw poll

https://twitter.com/tomwatson/status/1087823169233276935

000💃💃💃000

MLK Day; Kamala! Gaslighting racists

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

good question

Here's a question. Why, two years after the fact, are we just learning this now? https://t.co/iAocZeFD09

— Mark Warner (@MarkWarner) January 20, 2019

waived privilege

Amazing: @RudyGiuliani recounts to @nytimes a conversation between himself and @realDonaldTrump in which Trump said the Trump Tower Moscow talks were “going on from the day I announced to the day I won.”

In doing so, Giuliani waived privilege over that conversation. Incompetent. pic.twitter.com/9YqjwmRYU1

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) January 21, 2019

Oh, Rudy!

"'Rudy is the gift that keeps on creating issues that do not otherwise exist. He should have taken the Mueller statement [denying the BuzzFeed story], embraced it and not said another word,' said a prominent criminal defense lawyer … active in Robert Mueller's investigation." https://t.co/jN3l9zJsEB

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) January 21, 2019

request

A source familiar with the matter tells @HallieJackson that on Friday morning, after the disputed BuzzFeed article dropped, the president’s legal team "raised concerns" in a letter to Mueller's office. This was prior to the special counsel issuing its rare rebuke Friday evening.

— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) January 21, 2019

dead drop

Um, this is a classic signaling device for a dead drop. Presumably the occupant of that house is telling his handler that a message is available for pickup at a prearranged location. https://t.co/n8AuJ0lyUs

— Ed Bott (@edbott) January 21, 2019

KLAN 🍊

Jared dumb

Jared Kushner is really bad at his job. pic.twitter.com/jVToeqx3Tr

— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) January 21, 2019

MLK nothing

Trump is the first president in 25 years not to participate in a day of service or prayer to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

RT if you know why.

— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) January 21, 2019

Terrible twos

The president turns 2 today! Here's a look back at Little Donny's big year: pic.twitter.com/zqtFCJM3QQ

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) January 20, 2019

Incest Barbie

Add…
Why is Ivanka Trump–whose defunct fashion brand continues to receive foreign trademarks–helping to pick the next World Bank president??https://t.co/KnhhFW02yk

— Alamo_on_the_rise (@AlamoOnTheRise) January 21, 2019

cartoons

Is it Badenov yet? 3 editorial cartoons, by Joe Heller, @BennettCartoons and @Rob_Rogers pic.twitter.com/68BqeqTEFa

— David Beard (@dabeard) January 15, 2019

and

Editorial cartoon by @bennettcartoons pic.twitter.com/mi2e95bzaG

— David Beard (@dabeard) January 21, 2019

REPUBLICANS

#Trumpshutdown

perspective

People keep saying: “Why would the GOP/Pres/McConnell end the shutdown before negotiating for border security & give up their ‘leverage’?”

Because the function of our gov’t & the pay of our public servants, law enforcement, & Coast Guard should never be considered “leverage”.

— Abigail Spanberger (@SpanbergerVA07) January 20, 2019

Pence stammers

When asked on @FoxNewsSunday why Trump and McConnell refuse to reopen the government, Pence stammers. pic.twitter.com/Ismt7ueuRi

— Will Saletan (@saletan) January 20, 2019

and MLK

Mike Pence serious abt insulting #MLK legacy using Trump in the same sentence!! @BerniceKing @cspanwj @VP https://t.co/sXpi0hfsbZ

— Ms. Net (@NETRetired) January 21, 2019

Fidelity mom

His name is Nicholas Sandmann and his mother is Julie Sandmann who is the VP of Relationship Management for Fidelity. Oops. https://t.co/JdadYmW10k

— k (@thekaptainkevo) January 20, 2019

also her

Furthermore Julie corresponded with a reporter from https://t.co/Y51ndqMYfN and had this to say. This is someone you give control over people’s relationship with their 401k, life insurance, investments, benefits?? @Fidelity pic.twitter.com/vPzl9hcgZk

— k (@thekaptainkevo) January 20, 2019

NAZI

lawyers

And by the way, that's Holocaust denier Chuck C. Johnson's lawyer. https://t.co/ZwhzE9GLBI

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 21, 2019

Soros

Finkelstein is dead & thus will escape much of this scrutiny. But he shouldn't. In addition to weaponized anti-Semitism, he worked for human traffickers, more.

Read this piece, and question why all the people who promote anti-Soros memes do so.

https://t.co/dWMWn0cQWa

— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) January 20, 2019

Black Israelites

More on the Black Hebrew Israelites. Officially categorized as a hate group by .@splcenter 33/31: https://t.co/hqUNLqoXZI

— Lisa Sharon Harper (@lisasharper) January 21, 2019

NRA

MLK?

H I S

N A M E

W A S

P H I L A N D O

C A S T I L E

or did y’all forget about him? https://t.co/t1izkJB27N

— Nyx (@EternalNyx) January 21, 2019

MEDIA

NYT🆚 Buzzfeed

The NYT has broken no fewer than 3 stories that show Trump suborned perjury, but for some reason won't ever call it that. All Buzzfeed did was point that out. https://t.co/l8fSdVkbMK pic.twitter.com/0hxdRlEfkg

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) January 21, 2019

reliable Jake Tapper gaslighting Covington boys

Also Jake Tapperhttps://t.co/nZaEPvby8F https://t.co/R0isc3cBj5

— Edgeoforever 🖖 (@edgeoforever) January 21, 2019

NYT whitewashes

A fuller picture emerged on Sunday of the videotaped encounter between a Native American man and a group of high school boys wearing “Make America Great Again” gear outside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington https://t.co/H0EYQ0PcmU

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 21, 2019

FB – old fakes

When it came to sharing fake news on Facebook during the 2016 election, no age group was quite as active as those aged 65 and older, according to a new study https://t.co/gtQnwBctpZ

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 21, 2019

Fund

Kamala Harris in 2006 talking about criminal justice reform.

If the haters are going to brand her a "cop" she sounds like exactly the kind of cop we need.

Thank u, next! 🐸☕️ pic.twitter.com/Wt4ixjpCm5

— Chris Evans (@notcapnamerica) December 14, 2018

LEFTOVERS

Glem

Please read my latest: pic.twitter.com/yEVmwgUmTb

— Glem (@GlemGreenwald) January 21, 2019

based on this

Importantly, at the time of these tweets (as now), I was not an employee of any “media” outlet. I did not write the story in the tweet or the header.@ggreenwald’s thesis is: “The 10 Worst, Most Embarrassing U.S. Media Failures on the Trump/Russia Story”

Media. Failures.

5/x pic.twitter.com/K8v3yjTh6y

— Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath) January 21, 2019

Tulsi bothiders the shutdown

Tulsi Gabbard on shutdown: "People are putting politics before well being of our people and our country." https://t.co/EKlCDR7PrC pic.twitter.com/LJNA7vLqJ7

— The Hill (@thehill) January 21, 2019

US

Kamala

I'm running for president. Let's do this together. Join us: https://t.co/9KwgFlgZHA pic.twitter.com/otf2ez7t1p

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 21, 2019

TOMORROW: U.S. Senator @KamalaHarris joins us LIVE in Times Square for #MLKDay2019. pic.twitter.com/p0WmnUuQbG

— Good Morning America (@GMA) January 20, 2019

also prosecutor

Kamala Harris, Progressive Prosecutor https://t.co/icLcCZbkxN

— Edgeoforever 🖖 (@edgeoforever) January 21, 2019

and

Kamala Harris in 2006 talking about criminal justice reform.

If the haters are going to brand her a "cop" she sounds like exactly the kind of cop we need.

Thank u, next! 🐸☕️ pic.twitter.com/Wt4ixjpCm5

— Chris Evans (@notcapnamerica) December 14, 2018

MLK

#MartinLutherKingJrDay We need leaders, not hateful tweeters! pic.twitter.com/4jmRR9XiHa

— Pat Fuller Ω Jacklin Caal and Felipe Alonzo (@bannerite) January 21, 2019

Brian Schatz

This coming Friday is going to be the second paycheck missed for hundreds of thousands of public servants. There are multiple bills that could pass the House and Senate with a massive majority. LET. US. VOTE.

— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) January 20, 2019

Morgan Freeman

I’m sorry but you’ll never get the benefit of the doubt if you’re wearing a #MAGA cap.

— Morgan J. Freeman (@mjfree) January 21, 2019

what happened in DC

My astute friend Aaron posted this. I feel he’s summarized it very well. pic.twitter.com/qZC5BIKNm3

— Kris Colvin (@KrisColvin) January 21, 2019

another, from a witness

I've been watching videos all day. I have one thing to say (in a bunch of tweets, so hold on): The videos BACK UP/STRENGTHEN Mr. Nathan Phillips' account of what happened toward the conclusion of the #IndigenousPeoplesMarch on Saturday. They also reveal how it all happened. 1/

— Lisa Sharon Harper (@lisasharper) January 21, 2019

000💃💃💃000

💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃

😱: They colluded, but a long time ago

 

IMPEACHMENT

Impeach the MF – thread

1. It’s not too early.
It won’t backfire.
It’s what the Constitution demands.
Congress must open a formal impeachment inquiry, and bring the debate out of the court of public opinion and into Congress, where it belongs. My cover story for @TheAtlantic:https://t.co/s9Y6UMQVCn

— Yoni Appelbaum (@YAppelbaum) January 17, 2019

😱🆚😱

Giuliani vs Giuliani

Jan 16, 2019: "I never said there was no collusion between the campaign. … I said the President of the United States."

July 30, 2018: "when I say the Trump campaign [did not collude], I mean the upper levels of the Trump campaign…top 4 or 5 people" https://t.co/ywba2lSZl6

— #Thinker ☮️ (@706am) January 17, 2019

in other words, admitted

@RudyGiuliani just admitted the Trump campaign committed collusion/conspiracy….but the "president*" didn't commit a crime. #Admissions #IsThisHelpful #GoalPostsSliding #LoveMeSomeMartinis

— John Weaver (@jwgop) January 17, 2019

why?

Can't help but wonder what shoe may be about to drop in the Mueller investigation if Rudy Giuliani is on cable news saying things like, "I never said there was no collusion between the campaign."

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 17, 2019

trying to sell Putin’s version

For some reason, after speaking secretly with Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump tried to sell the Russian government's false version of Russian intrusion in the U.S. election to an American reporter. ..as the sitting president of the United States. pic.twitter.com/FEyfvRMUUK

— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) January 17, 2019

thread on the NYT story of the spy investigation

In the days after Comey’s firing, the FBI opened a COUNTERINTELLIGENCE investigation of Trump himself.

WOW!

Unlike the initial Trump-Russia investigation (which was looking primarily at events in 2016), the counterintel investigation was basically surveillance in 2017+.

2/ pic.twitter.com/ICaUmNulFa

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) January 12, 2019

records Putin

Inbox: Sens. Bob Menendez and Jack Reed are requesting the W.H. confirm that Trump properly preserved all records of his communications with Putin.

The senators also are requesting that the W.H. permit Congress to interview the interpreters present at Trump's Putin meetings.

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 16, 2019

subpoena Mueller report if needed

The House Judiciary chair says the committee will subpoena Mueller report if necessary https://t.co/sDJ2mTa4VB pic.twitter.com/lGzQwPugNA

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 17, 2019

Cohem poll rigging

According to WSJ, the man Michael Cohen paid with Trump money to rig polls and depict him as a sex symbol, with money stuffed in a WalMart bag mind you, is "chief information officer at Liberty University in Virginia" https://t.co/qHuYCOyqVM

— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) January 17, 2019

response

As for the @WSJ article on poll rigging, what I did was at the direction of and for the sole benefit of @realDonaldTrump @POTUS. I truly regret my blind loyalty to a man who doesn’t deserve it.

— Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen212) January 17, 2019

OBSTRUCTION

Cohen, reservations

NEW: Michael Cohen is having reservations about his public testimony before Congress next month, fearing that Trump’s heated rhetoric on television and Twitter could endanger him by inciting an unstable person to target him or his family.https://t.co/DecxAyHW66

— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) January 17, 2019

RUSSIA

nabbed witness

The model who claimed knowledge related to Deripaska and Russian interference in the 2016 election won't be telling her story any time soon. Freed from a Thai jail, she was arrested by the Russians immediately on landing in Moscow today. By @antontroian https://t.co/pBe5LccUeI

— Rosalind Helderman (@PostRoz) January 17, 2019

MARA

#Russia's state media says that Putin is "Making Russia great again."
This is an obvious reference to what Trump's MAGA policies are actually achieving. pic.twitter.com/5NU3H29gy6

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) January 16, 2019

KLAN 🍊

#Trumpshutdown

Trump is forcing people who were furloughed to come back to work without pay to minimize how much disruption the public sees.

Those workers now have to pay for gas, tolls, parking, lunches, etc., to get to jobs that aren’t paying them.

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) January 17, 2019

army

Today you will not be receiving your regularly scheduled paycheck. To the best of my knowledge, this marks the first time in our Nation’s history that servicemembers in a U.S. Armed Force have not been paid during a lapse in appropriations. Read more: https://t.co/5tLzGhK2nt pic.twitter.com/J2o00zWm0k

— Admiral Karl Schultz (@ComdtUSCG) January 15, 2019

Polling – losing

New Poll: During the longest shutdown in history, key parts of Trump's base — from suburban men to white evangelicals to white men without a college degree — have slipped in their support for the president.https://t.co/ERbi3mfvD7

— NPR (@NPR) January 17, 2019

last year “emergency”?

Remember in 2017 when @realDonaldTrump and the GOP-controlled House prioritized the alleged "national emergency" at our borders, and celebrated in the Rose Garden for passing legislation on that issue?

Oh wait … https://t.co/X0iCgJdNok

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) January 14, 2019

depriving PR

Top HUD official quit after fierce battles with White House on Puerto Rico hurricane recovery. Trump didn't want island to get money for recovery & money diverted to other areas. Latest w/@TracyJan, @damianpaletta & @arelisrhdz: https://t.co/TJBNPtN8md

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) January 16, 2019

playing with Barron

White House says Trump scratched his hand playing with Barron after he was seen wearing a small bandage on the back of his right hand last Thursday and yesterday. WH also says Trump will have another physical this year and is finalizing details. https://t.co/9Rk4MnZznh

— Ben Schreckinger (@SchreckReports) January 15, 2019

birth control

BREAKING: A federal court just blocked Trump's attempt to let employers refuse to cover their employees' birth control coverage from going into effect in several states.

We'll keep fighting to make sure that no matter where you live, you have access to the health care you need.

— ACLU (@ACLU) January 14, 2019

DC hotel lease

New — Inspector General for GSA, the agency that leases Trump his DC hotel, has issued report saying agency ignored the Constitution in allowing Trump to keep the deal. More coming.

— Jonathan O'Connell (@OConnellPostbiz) January 16, 2019

not making a move

Zugzwang describes a situation in chess where a player would prefer to pass on making a move because moving would inevitably put him/her at a disadvantage.

Pelosi disinviting Trump from delivering the State of the Union has effectively put Trump in this position.

— Ethan Grey (@_EthanGrey) January 17, 2019

petty response

“The President shall serve as the travel agent for leaders of the legislative branch.”
-U.S. Const., Art. II, Sec. 4 https://t.co/0kwRKw7Tp5

— Seth Masket (@smotus) January 17, 2019

taped up women

Trump can’t stop talking about taped up women at the border. Experts have no idea what he’s talking about, by @kemettlerhttps://t.co/pTE08q8unF

— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) January 17, 2019

Biff

FUN FACT: "Back To The Future" screenwriters Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale have both stated that Biff Tannen, played by the hilarious Tom Wilson (of Wing Commander fame) was, in part, based on our current "President". #TrueStory #DonaldDrumpf pic.twitter.com/2uVwmFIakm

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) January 15, 2019

REPUBLICANS

🐢

In light of blockbuster revelations about Trump and Russia, it's time to intensify scrutiny of McConnell's role:

* Refused united front against Russian interference

* Scuttled efforts to protect Mueller

* Won't hold votes to reopen govt

My new piece:https://t.co/VIYmN63wRE

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 14, 2019

senate – treason

They paid Deripaska before they paid the Coast Guard. https://t.co/573HTCjzLW

— Zeddy (@Zeddary) January 17, 2019

and

You can thank these Republican senators, who get so much credit for being so hawkish and realistic on Russia, for voting today to give Russia a huge, big economic present, and voting to give oligarch Oleg Deripaska the biggest break of his life. pic.twitter.com/RVgnQjuv5b

— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) January 17, 2019

Diaper Vitter – deripaska

David Vitter, who registered as a foreign agent, lobbied to ease sanctions on firms tied to Russian oligarch Deripaska. Deal to ease sanctions spread shares to Deripaska family and Russian bank, but Treasury says it hurts Deripaska. w/⁦@jeremyherb⁩ https://t.co/IBER2hafs3

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 16, 2019

Barr

what 14 Amendment?

Barr: "I haven’t looked at" whether 14th Amendment ensures birthright citizenship https://t.co/WhcYw39zRn pic.twitter.com/n5M8s5xcgf

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) January 15, 2019

NAZI

Chuck Johnson

That is definitely Chuck Johnson. And that means a day after allegedly condemning white supremacy & Steve King on the House floor, some Republicans are walking into the House with…. a Holocaust-denying white supremacist. Fucking amazing. https://t.co/JIG3sHkIBS

— Christopher Mathias (@letsgomathias) January 16, 2019

MEDIA

NYT

im sorry but do we think the right loves jews now? does anyone remember the white supremacist synagogue massacre two months ago or pic.twitter.com/nuJXQdLfv1

— Talia Lavin (@chick_in_kiev) January 17, 2019

LEFTOVERS

Burnie Liberty University

Wait, isn't that the same university Burnie gave a speech?😱https://t.co/yhfL9u8Vfy https://t.co/HGkmx1ocTA

— Edgeoforever 🖖 (@edgeoforever) January 17, 2019

and students had to attend

and like with 🍊, students HAD to attendhttps://t.co/xAvo8BrJyv

— Edgeoforever 🖖 (@edgeoforever) January 17, 2019

Burnie, go away!

Calls for Bernie Sanders to stand down in 2020 are mounting, following NYT and Politico reports from women who say they faced sexual harassment and sexism in Sanders' 2016 campaign. https://t.co/ddmMhanaVH

— Axios (@axios) January 15, 2019

Justice Dems

Not mentioned: almost every JD endorsed candidate lost. Few winners were safe incumbents, primary winners in safe seats w broad support beyond JD, & Ocasio-Cortez. Majority lost contested primaries, were uncontested in safe Repub seats, or won primary/underperformed in general https://t.co/FT63wSY6l5

— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) January 17, 2019

Intercept 🆚 CAP

The Intercept's @ryangrim is so gleeful about his latest clickbait hitpiece regarding CAP's personnel management that he's (wittingly or unwittingly?) retweeting Breitbart reporters getting in on the yucks (but from the right). pic.twitter.com/L7gBycBDkE

— Ken Blanarph🏳️‍🌈 (@blanarph) January 17, 2019

US

Hillary – domestic violence shelters

If the government shutdown lasts beyond tomorrow, domestic violence shelters that rely on federal funding will be forced to begin shutting their doors and closing down hotlines. In so many ways, lives are on the line. https://t.co/h7rySZMm83

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 16, 2019

Pelosi SOTU

Pelosi is right to say no to Trump's speech.

Holding it now would convey that things are normal.

But they aren't. The shutdown, the wall, the lying — this is a civic emergency.

The answer is: No, we're not doing this.

New from @paulwaldman1 and me:https://t.co/IHWfp9sgUI

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 16, 2019

Pelosi response

Pelosi spox responds to Trump denying use of military jet for her overseas travel https://t.co/O2MHLjCpMC

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 17, 2019

Schumer – SOTU

Chuck Schumer: "Well, what is the State of the Union? The government is closed because of President Trump. If it continues to be closed on the 29th, I think it's a good idea to delay it until the government is open." https://t.co/bUcKXRczM4

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 16, 2019

Kamala – census

A major victory yesterday for our democracy. The census should not be used as a political weapon. https://t.co/sBvrX2URlG

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 16, 2019

online numbers

Kamala Harris's Twitter numbers are way, way above anyone else in the 2020 field https://t.co/lJa2gHEGAn

— Molly Hensley-Clancy (@mollyhc) January 14, 2019

Warren

Bailey snoozed all the way home from New Hampshire – campaigning is tiring work for a dog! Check out his view from Saturday's event in Manchester. pic.twitter.com/OwKxQG0oYv

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) January 16, 2019

Cardi B

Cardi B started a congressional quorum. pic.twitter.com/6RwcjSeS9b

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) January 17, 2019

transcript

Transcript for the deaf and hard of hearing community: pic.twitter.com/5V3gmRy63O

— jordan (@JordanUhl) January 17, 2019

Moveon mock-up

The fake WaPo being distributed around the White House is pretty convincing at first glance. pic.twitter.com/kEl5E8OlKd

— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) January 16, 2019

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Russia smells trouble; delaying SOTU; Burnie no vote on Deripaska

 

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

RUSSIA

smelling trouble

#Russia's state TV—which was previously more than happy to exclaim "Trump is ours"— now nervously attempts to refute the idea he is an agent of the Kremlin. Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov complains about the lack of leaks in the Mueller investigation. They smell trouble. pic.twitter.com/EknNwRhQHs

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) January 16, 2019

🍊 talks

The Russians know exactly what Putin and Trump talked about, but we probably won’t find out for decades https://t.co/IKy00wdCYN

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 16, 2019

KLAN 🍊

Christie

Christie: Trump is surrounded by "amateurs, grifters, weaklings" and "felons" — but it’s not really his fault https://t.co/XfRg74AGtU

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 16, 2019

REPUBLICANS

shutdown

The shutdown isn’t trump vs Pelosi
It isn’t Republicans vs Democrats

3 Republicans didn’t fund a wall:

trump
Paul Ryan
Mitch McConnell

3 Republicans shut the gov’t:

trump
Ryan
McConnell

Ryan’s gone; McConnell’s hiding

Republicans shut it down
Republicans are keeping it shut

— Philippe Reines (@PhilippeReines) January 16, 2019

Nielsen

How about first making sure no more kids in your custody die. https://t.co/HbXrT89nwz

— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) January 16, 2019

Barr confirmation hearings

WATCH: Biggest moments from Bill Barr’s confirmation hearing https://t.co/6QvVHE7KYs

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 16, 2019

records hypocrisy

Hillary deletes some completely innocuous emails. The right loses its shit and never lets it go.

Trump deletes all records of his private meetings with Vladimir Putin. The right gives a collective shrug.

— Andrew Wortman (@AmoneyResists) January 15, 2019

they don’t lnow

Add…
Harris asks if Trump violated the Presidential Records Act when he took his interpreter's notes from his Putin meeting.

Barr: I'm not familiar with that Act. At some time I was, but I really don't know what it says.

Harris: You don't know what it says?

Barr: No. pic.twitter.com/Wwr5W6cRoo

— Alamo_on_the_rise (@AlamoOnTheRise) January 16, 2019

ACA hypocrisy

Rand Paul: "universal single-payer health care would be disastrous."

Also Rand Paul: "I'm going to have my surgery in Canada." https://t.co/Vqo6bRZyXy

— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) January 14, 2019

boys

“Boys will be boys”? Isn’t it time we stopped excusing bad behavior? Re-think and take action by joining us at https://t.co/giHuGDEvlT. #TheBestMenCanBe pic.twitter.com/hhBL1XjFVo

— Gillette (@Gillette) January 14, 2019

LEFTOVERS

Asange

The WikiLeaks president going silent is the No. 44 most norm-shattering moment of the first two years of the Trump administration. Read the full list: https://t.co/xeILIrs9hx and read this entry #TrumpUnthinkable https://t.co/jDiB1IP1AL

— Edgeoforever 🖖 (@edgeoforever) January 15, 2019

Burnie for Rusia again

https://twitter.com/leahmcelrath/status/1085625145161588737

US

Pelosi

Today, I wrote to @realDonaldTrump recommending that we delay the State of the Union until after government re-opens, as the @SecretService, the lead federal agency for #SOTU security, faces its 26th day without funding. https://t.co/K2oL8WGvqo pic.twitter.com/g3fIlxDbbK

— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) January 16, 2019

Kamala

Sen. Harris was Prosecutor, District Attorney, Attorney General, and U.S. Senator.

She launched her damn self.https://t.co/x6SgaWAboX

— Rachel R. Gonzalez (@RachelRGonzalez) June 9, 2017

Maxine

UPDATE: Within 24hrs of my Tweet, @CBSNews reps met w/ me on Capitol Hill.

CBS admitted they had a lot of work to do & committed to including Blacks on their 2020 election team & all other teams.

True diversity is the inclusion of ALL.

I won't let them off the hook! pic.twitter.com/K11Esx0gHG

— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) January 16, 2019

Dem reps ask the 🐢

WATCH: A group of House Democratic freshman walked out of the Capitol toward the offices of Mitch McConnell to demand that the Senate majority leader hold a vote on House-passed bills to reopen the government. pic.twitter.com/IaYg1LOP5m

— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 16, 2019

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Fast food, NATO, extortion

 

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

still acting for Russia

"[Trump] continues to act like somebody who is acting in the best interest of Russia… [he's] unwittingly answered questions about his own counterintelligence investigation. He’s answering those questions everyday through his actions…"- @FrankFigliuzzi1 w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/sUf9apdd5Z

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) January 14, 2019

RUSSIA

Meet @realDonaldTrump's #KremLINKlan: pic.twitter.com/UxzH4BSzp4

— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) March 16, 2017

KLAN 🍊

#Trumpshutdown

refusing options

Having blundered into a government shutdown, President Trump has three plausible options to end it. He's refusing all three. @jonathanchait writes https://t.co/HlqYHobhZB

— Intelligencer (@intelligencer) January 15, 2019

Putin’?

How do we know this is not a Putin shutdown. It is so absurd and DJT is being so unreasonable it is difficult to believe Trump isn’t doing it to impress Putin, and give him hard evidence of the failure of democracy. https://t.co/3UaEHhbQoZ

— John Dean (@JohnWDean) January 15, 2019

Leaving NATO

NEW: Trump privately said he wanted to withdraw from NATO several times throughout 2018. Current and former officials say they fear Trump could return to this threat.

The destruction of NATO is Putin's #1 goal. https://t.co/KqmwS3iRkQ

— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) January 15, 2019

she called it

HRC called this in her June 2, 2016 speech:"This is someone who has threatened to abandon our allies in NATO…He praises dictators like Vladimir Putin & picks fights with our allies." By next day, 6/3/16, RU had arranged for Goldstone to email DJT, Jr. offering dirt on Clinton. https://t.co/aLpC4zNP8m

— Elizabeth de la Vega (@Delavegalaw) January 15, 2019

Dumbest timeline

LISTEN CLOSELY: "I thought it was a joke," says Clemson athlete upon learning the White House was serving him Wendy's.pic.twitter.com/bRNRhLmDBF

— Ʀogue US Mint (@RogueUSMint) January 15, 2019

and

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— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) January 15, 2019

and

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— Ross (@Crafty_Consumer) January 15, 2019

also

pic.twitter.com/RdTHq5dgyK

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) January 15, 2019

NK angle?

Just in case you were wondering reasons why Trump would be interested in being photographed with 300 burgers, here's one.https://t.co/wrKo5G0Nxw

— David Vennison (@david_vennison) January 15, 2019

Steve King/🍊

Steve King is a “special guy, a smart person, with really the right views on almost everything,” the president has said. So why, asks @AdamSerwer, is King drawing condemnation, but not Trump? https://t.co/TXA2pjLL7Z

— Yoni Appelbaum (@YAppelbaum) January 14, 2019

Buchanan

Trump quoting Pat Buchanan tonight on Twitter.

But here’s Trump on Buchanan back in 1999: “He’s a Hitler lover. I guess he’s an anti-Semite. He doesn’t like the blacks, he doesn’t like the gays. It’s just incredible, that anybody could embrace this guy.”https://t.co/pyBK4kUtHA https://t.co/wSGbpeiCBc

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) January 14, 2019

Immigration speech

We fact checked Trump's speech on immigration — he averaged one false claim every 34 seconds pic.twitter.com/slTm8lpapL

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 9, 2019

extortion

Someone should keep tabs on corporate donations to Trump after he criticizes them on Twitter. https://t.co/Yh3ZFHq6Xq

— Orin Kerr (@OrinKerr) January 6, 2017

Back to the future

FUN FACT: "Back To The Future" screenwriters Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale have both stated that Biff Tannen, played by the hilarious Tom Wilson (of Wing Commander fame) was, in part, based on our current "President". #TrueStory #DonaldDrumpf pic.twitter.com/2uVwmFIakm

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) January 15, 2019

LEFTOVERS

Assange

The WikiLeaks president going silent is the No. 44 most norm-shattering moment of the first two years of the Trump administration. Read the full list: https://t.co/xeILIrs9hx and read this entry #TrumpUnthinkable https://t.co/jDiB1IP1AL

— Edgeoforever 🖖 (@edgeoforever) January 15, 2019

Russia replacement

She was the chosen replacement and it is not going as planned. pic.twitter.com/I4Kbvvi0Z8

— ☇RiotWomenn☇ (@riotwomennn) January 15, 2019

REPUBLICANS

Wall

Loomer

Wait, let me get this straight… Laura Loomer decided to call for a border wall by jumping the wall into Nancy Pelosi's property, thus proving that a wall isn't going to stop immigration?

My head hurts reading all this.

— Charlotte Clymer🏳️‍🌈 (@cmclymer) January 14, 2019

US

Hillary

puppet

Like I said: A puppet. https://t.co/BeBfYMJcic

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 14, 2019

also

Americans can't afford another day. Call your senator and demand a vote to re-open: (202) 224-3121

And make sure your friends and family in Kentucky call @senatemajldr:

Louisville: (502) 582-6304
Lexington: (859) 224-8286
Bowling Green: (270) 781-1673
Washington: (202) 224-2541

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 12, 2019

Maxine

Americans should be shaken by what we know of Trump & Putin's relationship & should NOT be surprised by the FBI counterintelligence investigation. Is Trump a Russian agent? If it walks like a duck & talks like a duck, then it is a duck – and the duck should be impeached.

— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) January 14, 2019

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