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May 19, 2019 in abuse of power, alt-left, Berniebots, corruption, Democrats, dictatorship, π, π, π=π, FLYNN, impeachment, Kamala, LEFTOVERS, Me Too, media, misogyny, Mueller, Nazi, Pelosi, stolen election, tariffs, War on women, Warren, white supremacy | Leave a comment
IMPEACHMENT
Barr
Remember when Barr was taking the position out of his dedication to DoJ as an institution, even though he auditioned for the job by writing a memo about how the President is above the law? https://t.co/5tGa8HsB0F
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) May 18, 2019
and
Chris Wallace on Bill Barr: "He clearly is protecting this president."
Trump has succeeded installing a fixer as the nation's top law enforcement official. pic.twitter.com/35Oocjx8Z9
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 17, 2019
MUELLER REPORT
KLAN π
presodent Miller
I wonder why President Miller doesnβt nominate himself to be the secretary of DHS. https://t.co/bIxtPePI2y
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) May 18, 2019
rope line
Someone cleverly set up a rope line to separate the patriotic Americans who serve their country from the unindicted co-conspirator who serves Russia. https://t.co/hzVgdNKARo
— Trump Thoughts (@TrumpDotDotDot) May 18, 2019
Bolton
Bleeding John Bolton Stumbles Into Capitol Building Claiming That Iran Shot Him https://t.co/87YJGTSDvH pic.twitter.com/UkmokVoeTj
— The Onion (@TheOnion) May 17, 2019
REPUBLICANS
We don’t need no equality
Americans are becoming more tolerant every day, which is why the Equality Act is so counterproductive. It unnecessarily pits communities against each other and divides our nation when patience and understanding are so sorely needed.
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) May 17, 2019
Wynn donations
BREAKING: GOP accepted $400k in donations from disgraced Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn last month, per 2 party officialshttps://t.co/gLBHlcY4YW
— Alex Isenstadt (@politicoalex) May 17, 2019
Trumpies sorry now
Not the racism, not the kids in cages, not the general crazy, not even the chronic lying. The 3rd iteration of the βtrade warβ which has destroyed his livelihood is finally the thing. https://t.co/a0qf1bGbB0
— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) May 16, 2019
Alabama
You must be proud. pic.twitter.com/ijlfBO6dm0
— Suburban Guerrilla β¦ (@SusieMadrak) May 17, 2019
MEDIA
Wapo
Wait. @washingtonpost hired Hugh Hewitt to do some Kind of Dem Pres primary horse race rating column? Is this real? pic.twitter.com/V2lRoIEymu
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 17, 2019
NAZIS
identitarians
Pay attention when you hear the phrase βGreat Replacement" or talk of immigrant "invaders." That language comes from a movement most haven't heard of yet: identitarianism https://t.co/Z5sdFVvrGc
— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) May 18, 2019
Milo
Brit Milo Yiannopoulos believes that he's the guy to organize the next civil war/violent overthrow of the US government. Discussed the use of terror cells, etc. pic.twitter.com/YqpIc545aq
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) May 18, 2019
ELECTIONS
Roe
STRONGER TOGETHER:
Kamala Harris,
Elizabeth Warren,
Kirsten Gillibrand,
& Amy Klobucharjoin @staceyabrams to speak up for womenβs reproductive rights
and explain that this fight will be won both in the courts and at the ballot box. pic.twitter.com/NhaBTFO4aC
— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) May 18, 2019
Beto
"I would make sure my nominees to all the courts, including the highest in the land, understand that this is settled law." @BetoORourke on Roe v. Wade. #Hardball pic.twitter.com/cH6wTEixFK
— Hardball (@hardball) May 17, 2019
Booker, Warren, Gillibrand – Roe
Booker, Gillibrand, and Warren are all calling for legislation codifying Roe v. Wade https://t.co/Bil0gIP96U
— Maggie Astor (@MaggieAstor) May 17, 2019
Biden
More Biden from speech planned this afternoon in Philly:
I am running to offer our country β Democrats, Republicans and Independents β a different path.— Jonathan Tamari (@JonathanTamari) May 18, 2019
LEFTOVERS
Burnie
Mayor and βForeign Ministerβ: How Bernie Sanders Brought the Cold War to Burlington 4 years late vetting https://t.co/F8SO7NJNdi
— Edgeoforever π (@edgeoforever) May 18, 2019
Tulsi/Putin
Tulsi Gabbard is quickly becoming the top candidate for Democrats who think Putin is misunderstood https://t.co/ygwkXMt1qd
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) May 17, 2019
US
Maxine
Maxine Water slams Trump's "very racist" immigration plan: It's not "what this country is supposed to be" about https://t.co/w3ST9bgZI9 pic.twitter.com/xkGHRmfqPS
— The Hill (@thehill) May 17, 2019
dumb
This is so dumb. pic.twitter.com/zxI3VUNZbb
— David DβAg – Gun Control Now (@jackjonesbabe) May 17, 2019
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Tariffs theology
May 15, 2019 in alt-left, Bros, Democrats, dictatorship, π, π, π=π, elections, Hillary, Kamala, LEFTOVERS, past, separation of powers, tariffs, Warren | Comments closed
IMPEACHMENT
MUELLER REPORT
KLAN π
tariffs
The problem for Trump is that this is one belief he cannot pass on to his supporters, even with help from his media coterie, because people can't just pretend they aren't paying more at WalMart or that their farms & ranches aren't struggling under his tariffs which Americans pay. https://t.co/qPkjsELSVL
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 14, 2019
Russia mocking
#Russia's state TV is poking fun at Trump, with descriptions ranging from "the clown" to "Pinocchio," "a man of his word, who gave itβthen took it back," referring to Trump backtracking on his previous refusal to meet w/ Putin because of Moscow seizing Ukrainian ships & sailors. pic.twitter.com/AEOZmcPWm6
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) May 14, 2019
Pell Grant
NEWS: Trump targets Pell Grant money for NASA's budget boost https://t.co/15JeakxAuP
— Jill Colvin (@colvinj) May 14, 2019
Sinclair Lewis
This is real, BTW. The back cover blurb for Sinclair Lewis's 1935 novel IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE. pic.twitter.com/IZdExjqMeJ
— Ellen Hopkins (@EllenHopkinsLit) May 13, 2019
REPUBLICANS
MEDIA
stupid
Is this bigger or smaller than Dijon mustard? https://t.co/M4qiQYzOZ9
— Edgeoforever π (@edgeoforever) May 14, 2019
and stupider
if u also have gone two weeks without blurting anything out that delighted your rivals or horrified ur aides take a bow u deserve it
great job every body keep up the great work https://t.co/K8V7bIuLF4— darthβ’ (@darth) May 13, 2019
SCHADENFREUDE
Today was fucking hilarious.
I woke up to Assange being investigated for rape.
Kaitlin Johnstone self owned for hours after I tweeted it.
Trump crashed the NYSE. βΉοΈ
MAGABOTS who sent money for The Wall got GANKED.
"Michelle is an ape in heels" Lady facing 30 years in prison.
— Bianca Delarosa Harris Warren Castro O'Rourke (@Bravewriting) May 13, 2019
and also
Remember Pamela Taylor? That racist Republican infamous for calling First Lady Michelle Obama βan ape in heelsβ
She pleaded guilty to defrauding FEMA and is facing up to 30 years in prison.#PamelaTaylor #KarmasABitch pic.twitter.com/zEvcrenjK4
— Stone π₯Ά (@stonecold2050) May 13, 2019
and TT
The Biggest Loser, the idiot has ruined another one of his possessions! https://t.co/2cDxpqOWTX
— Stone π₯Ά (@stonecold2050) May 14, 2019
ELECTIONS
Warren
Fox News is a hate-for-profit racket that gives a megaphone to racists and conspiracy theorists. I wonβt ask Democratic primary voters to tune into an outlet that profits from racism and hate in order to see our candidates. Sign up now to join me and take a stand.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) May 14, 2019
electability
Every time someone wants to lecture me about a candidate's electability, I hear only the limitations of the speaker's mind.
Perhaps I should start pointing this out.
— Connie Schultz (@ConnieSchultz) May 6, 2019
Biden – consenus
Hey Joe, ask Justice Garland how well Republicans work with Democrats on consensus when Trump isnβt president https://t.co/CjPNfVPa7j
— πΉππππ (@resisterhood) May 14, 2019
Burnie – which party?
I was unaware that Bernie Sanders was running to for president as an Independent but if his National Press Secretary is saying this, it must be true, right?
(Also, all Republicans are bad) pic.twitter.com/B5arQ5PmQV
— βCeliaβ (@_celia_bedelia_) May 14, 2019
US
Hillary
"'Are the women likable enough?' That is such a sexist question, and yet it's asked all the time. You look at the guys who are running, and some of them I can tell you from personal experience are not likable."
– Hillary Clinton
– Ms. Zero Fucks— Mr. Weeks π€΄πΎ (@MrDane1982) May 14, 2019
Bill Nye
Just seeing this @BillNye video and I am thoroughly deceased π pic.twitter.com/RC4PAzhFsJ
— Yashar Ali π (@yashar) May 13, 2019
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π threatens violence,π all the whites in SC!
March 15, 2019 in above the law, abuse of power, alt-left, antisemitism, Berniebots, Beto, Cambridge Analytica, climate-change, corruption, Democrats, dictatorship, π, π, π¦, elections, facebook, HIPSCI, impeachment, incest Barbie, Kamala, LEFTOVERS, Manafort, Me Too, media, misogyny, Mueller, National Emergency, Obstruction of justice, pardons, Pelosi, Pence, Putin, Ratfuck, Roger Stone, Russia, Russian hack, separation of powers, shutdown, Wall, Warren | Comments closed
IMPEACHMENT
Steele dossier is right again
Tech Firm in Steele Dossier May Have Been Used by Russian Spies https://t.co/7q5L47ZrTj
— Matthew Rosenberg (@AllMattNYT) March 14, 2019
Incest Barbie target
Analysis: Both Mueller & House Democrats Are Now Targeting Ivanka Trump https://t.co/UXGKGZts3w pic.twitter.com/NSd8pgancy
— R. Saddler ππ½πππ (@Politics_PR) March 14, 2019
KLAN π
threats of violence
Trump to Breitbart on how the left plays tough: "I have the support of the police, the support of the military, the support of the Bikers for Trump β I have the tough people, but they donβt play it tough β until they go to a certain point and then it would be very bad, very bad."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 14, 2019
terrorists
What an amazing (and tragic) coincidence, @realDonaldTrump.
New Zealand
Christchurch
Islamophobia#NewZealandShooting#NZMosqueShooting#NzMosqueTerrorAttack#NzMosqueTerrorAttack#NZMosqueTerrorism pic.twitter.com/H5yIb8LxXR— ArtMofo (@Art_Mofo) March 15, 2019
denies the internationale
VERY IMPORTANT to see the exact words Trump uses to dismiss the threat of global white supremacists and suggests the New Zealand shooter may not even be one of them.https://t.co/hHn25dfzHG pic.twitter.com/XvmPNfrXs7
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) March 15, 2019
narcissist
How grotesquely narcissistic to be tweeting things about himself after a mass shooter inspired by Trump murdered 49 people. https://t.co/Ved5sL75pG
— Jennifer Hayden (@Scout_Finch) March 15, 2019
phone calls
The presidentβs advisers suspect that he regularly speaks with world leaders on his phone, according to an official familiar with the inner workings of the White House. βWe never know who heβs talking to or what heβs agreed to.β https://t.co/sqnrSLI6Bq
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) March 14, 2019
budget
New Column: Trumpβs Awful and Politically Inept Budget Plan Is a Game Changing Own-Goal for 2020. He Just Handed the Dems a Huge Club. https://t.co/aBPWfRstgy via @thedailybeast
— Michael Tomasky (@mtomasky) March 14, 2019
lost senate
is it good to lose 25% of your senate on your key red meat issue https://t.co/HMV91qpQLm
— kilgore trout (@KT_So_It_Goes) March 14, 2019
ego
Will Trumpβs ego finally make his the incredible, shrinking presidency? My new Letter from Washington is up β¦@NewYorkerβ© >>> https://t.co/JEhAFaqsvJ
— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) March 15, 2019
understands planes because he owns one
KATIE PAVLICH: Trump understands how planes work because he's owned them.
MY COUNTERARGUMENT: pic.twitter.com/9IqU9Kya2p
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 14, 2019
massage parlor
Massage parlor owner quit GOP campaign group after foreign money crackdown | Miami Herald https://t.co/iebgRaYCEe
— julie k. brown (@jkbjournalist) March 14, 2019
family lawbreaking history
(Thread) Whatβs up with all Trump's lawbreaking?
Spoiler: When you understand how the Trump family became wealthy, the meaning of MAGA becomes clear.
Iβll explain. Sources in links andπ(well researched books)
Friedrich, DJTβs grandfather, left Germany in 1885. . . pic.twitter.com/iMb4MGFYnl
— Teri Kanefield (@Teri_Kanefield) December 6, 2018
about those Jews leaving the D party
Jewish Americans were among the least likely to approve of President Trump of all religious groups in 2018, with just 26% approving and 71% disapproving. https://t.co/VsTvCTKFxz pic.twitter.com/Pq0t1H12MS
— GallupNews (@GallupNews) March 14, 2019
REPUBLICANS
Graham blocks Mueller resolution
GRAHAM BLOCKS MUELLER RESOLUTION
Sen. @LindseyGrahamSC is about to object/temporarily block resolution which calls for public release of the Mueller report.
Says he wants to add another special counsel: *to investigate the Clinton email and FBI's handling.*
— Lisa Desjardins (@LisaDNews) March 14, 2019
Tom Tillis
Senator Thom Tillis just Flaked and pulled a Dean Heller. https://t.co/ECgZwwIbLA
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) March 14, 2019
Acosta (Labor)
Miami Herald Report: Labor Secretary Alex Acosta, and his prosecutor, were warned about failing to disclose victim information in another child sex case. https://t.co/6nPdFdx4Gm
— julie k. brown (@jkbjournalist) March 14, 2019
Paul Ryan
I guess, technically speaking, "Mexicans are rapists" and "Muslims are terrorists" are *kinds* of ideas. https://t.co/eAGQYSyiWP
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) March 13, 2019
NAZI
NZ/NC Dylan Roof
The white supremacist who livestreamed his rampage at a New Zealand mosque posted a manifesto online that said the attack was partly inspired by Dylann Roofβs 2015 massacre of nine black churchgoers in South Carolina. https://t.co/c15YVihsmX
— James Hohmann (@jameshohmann) March 15, 2019
we need to know t
We *should* read the Christchurch terrorist's manifesto.
When we dismiss these acts as "senseless" or "inexplicable," we forgo any effort to understand what drives themβso we don't see them coming when they happen again.
Right-wing ethno-nationalist terrorism is real.
— Ali A. Rizvi (@aliamjadrizvi) March 15, 2019
MEDIA
π¦Β not like the others
6:05 AM eastern
CNN: New Zealand mosque shootings
MSNBC: New Zealand mosque shootings
Fox News: BUILD THE WALL pic.twitter.com/axPhREAxLK— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) March 15, 2019
2016 – vs Hillary
Political journalists "can't bear to face their own role in helping elect Trump." @HillaryClinton #ThursdayThoughts @CNN https://t.co/PvWHTJTYLl
— Hillary In Pictures (@HillaryPix) March 14, 2019
Chris Hayes defending Carlson
ππππππππππ! Spoken like a true bro! A Burnie bro! https://t.co/XOJ4gSzgUN
— Edgeoforever π (@edgeoforever) March 14, 2019
Politico
Politico also has an article about Trump mocking Beto but nothing about Trump suggesting his police & military supporters turn violent on his behalf. Β―_(γ)_/Β― pic.twitter.com/f2NG0mo3Zg
— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) March 14, 2019
erasing us
As always, those of us who recognized the GOP for what it was and where it was going in the 1990s get erased from the narrative. pic.twitter.com/0bVFfuTQWK
— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) March 13, 2019
FB helping Nazis raise money
βThis should not be going on. Facebook should not be letting this happen." https://t.co/lW2omL1FpH
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) March 15, 2019
ELECTIONS
Kamala
LIFT act
On Kamala Harris' "LIFT act" proposal
NPR: "Why is it a good idea to hand someone a check? A tax rebate. To let them claim some cash."
.@KamalaHarris: "I don't think we can have this conversation without including carried interest." pic.twitter.com/Qftw4rFeza
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) March 14, 2019
on Biden/Pence
.@KamalaHarris on Joe Biden calling Mike Pence a "decent guy":
"When he suggests that it's not possible to have women alone — I think that's ridiculous. The idea that you would deny a professional woman the opportunity to have a meeting with the Vice President is outrageous." pic.twitter.com/iftbSnMUea
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) March 14, 2019
– death penalty
Today, I am calling for a national moratorium on the death penalty. It is morally wrong, ineffective, and applied unequally. In America, nobody should be executed. We are better than this.https://t.co/ITFg7XkJFL
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) March 14, 2019
2004 gay adoption
In 2009 on National TV Kamala Harris was asked about gay adoption and she said then as she said in 2004 it is more important that a child has healthy loving parents, the sex of the parent is immaterial. pic.twitter.com/Me9IqJPuyh
— unimpressed.β (@dilemmv) February 18, 2019
Beto
The whole video of Beto's first Iowa stop is worth watching. Twitter jokes are one thing, but the gushy coverage was based on something: He is very very good in a town hall. He, Warren, Buttigieg, and Klobuchar have the most natural skill I've seen. https://t.co/0tlXFpAHmX
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) March 14, 2019
Beto M4A
Quick transcript of Beto O'Rourke's response on Medicare-for-all in interview with Radio Iowa — bold is mine.
"No one person, perhaps no one party, can force the decision on this"https://t.co/82Iyrcw2IE pic.twitter.com/xlv9qlze6j
— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) March 14, 2019
Pelosi on Beto
.@Kasie: "Do you think that the experience [@BetoORourke] has here in the House is a strong enough foundation to jump to the Oval Office?β@SpeakerPelosi: βAnd you ask me that when we have a President of the United States who never β you know β please. Yes, the answer is yes.β pic.twitter.com/YLDK1FPYSF
— Kasie DC (@KasieDC) March 14, 2019
πΒ spiting Dems – he got whites in SC!
"them" answer: Whatever, Pops!https://t.co/pcWkLaru7Hhttps://t.co/hVe3Iz0vSr https://t.co/fc2dRDKuEH
— Edgeoforever π (@edgeoforever) March 15, 2019
also
Bernie Sanders rally (left) and Kamala Harris rally (right), days apart, same venue, in North Charleston, where 47% of residents are Black. π€ pic.twitter.com/yBOOd2eayX
— CK (@cmkinmia) March 15, 2019
voting roghts – bla-bla, Citizens United
In a 7-minute riff on what "justice" means to him, Bernie Sanders spends 14 seconds on voter suppression, then says the solution is "overturning Citizens United." https://t.co/mmxPlbT6xo pic.twitter.com/RjCRutqkhF
— Tommy MMXIXtopher (@tommyxtopher) March 15, 2019
Burnie Bros attacking Beto – answer
I too leave you with this:
Beto openly supports
Voting
Repro
LGBTQ rights
Immigration ref
BLM / #TakeAKnee
Crim Justice refIN RED TEXTS
Bernie voted against immigration & DOESN'T support Reparations in 40yr safe blue seat
Who's the ACTUAL progressive?
G'night folks! π https://t.co/FDvb2v3CGw
— T. Fisher King (@T_FisherKing) March 14, 2019
βοΈΒ Boy
I apologize to @PeteButtigieg and @TulsiGabbard who served our country honorably. In that moment I made something that should unite us all, about me. I made a mistake and I apologize.
— Howard Schultz (@HowardSchultz) March 14, 2019
LEFTOVERS
Sanders Istitute
— David DβAg (@jackjonesbabe) March 15, 2019
grift
$459,206 total revenue
$237,174 IN SALARIES FOR 3 EMPLOYEES!
They took over **half** of the money.
The Sanders Institute used βeconomic, environmental, racial and social justice issuesβ to take more than half of donations. pic.twitter.com/DduHbh6QYA
— JosΓ© (@josecanyousee) March 14, 2019
Their Revolution
Exactly right. Sanders Institute was a sham non-profit that employed relatives and worked only to promote Bernie's political career. https://t.co/YfbZHDWA7R
— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) March 15, 2019
Socialist
And I'm so old, I can remember that Bill and Hillary Clinton were slammed as socialists 92-94 for attempting to implement Hillarycare, AND ALSO remember young leftists slamming HRC as a centrist in 2015-1016. π€ https://t.co/XuX0J08Myl
— Dr. Aphra Behn (@Shaker_aphra) March 15, 2019
Jane still a bitch
The is disgraceful equivalency from Jane Sanders. She needs to explain how she'd casually compare a nonprofit that has helped millions – and endures in its work despite vicious right-wing attacks – and a complete philanthropic scam. https://t.co/w1LFvSABEl pic.twitter.com/ZGPZK7fN5m
— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) March 15, 2019
Ro Khanaβ€οΈΒ Carlson
Yeah, you gotta go.
Anyone that can praise Tucker Carlson is not worthy of using the "D" for Democrat next to their name.
I bet you make Bernie proud!! You make the rest of us sick.#GetYourResumeReady https://t.co/K4GCVfcUqJ
— WeStandUnitedπ½ (@_WeStandUnited) March 15, 2019
US
Pelosi – terminate emergency resolution
Speaker Nancy Pelosi signs resolution of disapproval to terminate Pres. Trump's national emergency declaration. Pres. Trump has threatened to veto the measure. https://t.co/ZiWimnFQ8s pic.twitter.com/JTTFx7fFqt
— ABC News (@ABC) March 14, 2019
Mueller report resolution
https://twitter.com/rebeccaballhaus/status/1106208307071631367
also
https://twitter.com/HoarseWisperer/status/1106268805674737669
photo
https://twitter.com/frankthorp/status/1106266712624762882
Schiff
https://twitter.com/AdamSchiff/status/1104073084766732289
000πππ000
Tariffs scrapped, Burnie 2 races/parties
March 5, 2019 in abuse of power, antisemitism, Berniebots, climate-change, clintons, Cohen, corruption, Democrats, dictatorship, π, π, π¦, elections, Electoral College, Foreign policy, freedom of press, HIPSCI, impeachment, Imperial family, incest Barbie, incompetence, Jared, LEFTOVERS, media, Mobster, Nazi, Pelosi, propaganda, Putin, Ratfuck, Russia, silencing dissent, stolen election, tariffs, Wall | Comments closed
IMPEACHMENT
Ty Cobb
Trumpβs former White House lawyer Ty Cobb said that Mueller is an "American hero" and that the probe he is leading is not a "witch hunt."
Send a list of Trump's impeachable offenses to your members of Congress here: https://t.co/MqMFGyXc5t https://t.co/1cL2XDxODG
— Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) March 5, 2019
Nadler letters
Muellerβs office and SDNY signed off on Nadler's letters. It also wonβt be the only doc requests – Nadler's aides said more would be going out soon & cautioned against reading into why some people didnβt get letters on Monday. https://t.co/c6BHZK2C5a @politico
— Darren Samuelsohn (@dsamuelsohn) March 4, 2019
π/Alpha Bank connection
Dexter Filkins does a meticulous job revisiting the Trump/Alfa Bank server connection–and lands at about the same conclusion I did a few years back: This wasn't random. https://t.co/YTy6HJyO4d
— Franklin Foer (@FranklinFoer) October 8, 2018
SDNY Trump org
"The regulators are also looking at compensation for the current and former Aon employees who handled the Trump Organization account, seeking information about their incentives, bonus payments or commissions." https://t.co/xz60JNUjg6
— Jennifer Hayden (@Scout_Finch) March 5, 2019
and Wendy!
Is this where we mention Murdochβs ex wife Wendi Deng, an agent of Chinese intelligence, also dated Putin & is Ivankas best friend?
Or that Elaine Chaos father runs drugs/guns for Chinese mob? https://t.co/odRvePDU3L
— The Editor Devil (@fairchild01) March 5, 2019
silencing dissent
If proven, such an attempt to use presidential authority to seek retribution for the exercise of First Amendment rights would unquestionably be grounds for impeachment. https://t.co/F1UANzeD2q
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) March 4, 2019
Stone gag
π¨OH boy. The government has notified Judge Amy Berman Jackson of Roger Stone's Instagram story from yesterday, where he shared an image that claimed he was framed. pic.twitter.com/gg7OwhQEpA
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) March 4, 2019
OBSTRUCTION
non-recusal
Weird, thought the investigation was over???? https://t.co/L83ymixtq0
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) March 5, 2019
RUSSIA
Stalin
This fool is really running on his βcivil rightsβ record & the RNC is loving it pic.twitter.com/Z9bY7SONcB
— Is this real life?π© (@sensen2011) March 5, 2019
and
ΠΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΠΎ Π΄Π½Ρ pic.twitter.com/h69KtrfxDb
— Π’Π΅Π»Π΅ΠΊΠ°Π½Π°Π» ΠΠΎΠΆΠ΄Ρ (@tvrain) March 5, 2019
control internet
The law was drafted by Andrey Lugovoy (the guy who used polonium to murder Litvinenko in London). Sigh. https://t.co/I6jt0zx8YB
— John Sipher (@john_sipher) March 5, 2019
NK, Dems
My latest for @thedailybeast:#Russia Blames Dems, Cheers Kim After Trumpβs #NorthKorea Summit Fail https://t.co/8wBSH6goNF
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) March 5, 2019
KLAN π
reverse on Syria
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) March 5, 2019
McCarthy-ism is bad?
Wait, Trump thinks McCarthyism is *bad* now? Did he ever discuss this with McCarthy's right hand man and Trump's former lawyer Roy Cohn? pic.twitter.com/ceNuJaPcXI
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) March 5, 2019
abandon tariffs
Looks as if Trump is preparing to declare victory in the trade war and rapidly retreat to the starting line 1/ https://t.co/YdnJCmmJnj
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) March 4, 2019
learned nothing
"This kind of cruelty and dehumanization is the defining commitment of his political life. He is not merely undignified as a leader; he is committed to stripping away the dignity possessed by others." From @MJGerson https://t.co/tig1k1POH2
— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) March 5, 2019
Jared corruption SA nukes
The same company trying to sell nuclear reactors to Saudi Arabia paid Jared Kushner $1.1 billion up front to rescue his failing real estate acquisition ironically located at 666 Fifth Avenue
A must-read by @NickKristof
— Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath) March 4, 2019
and corruption China
U.S. officials warned Jared Kushner earlier this year that his friendship with Wendi Deng Murdoch could be used as a conduit by the Chinese government, The Wall Street Journalβ reports. pic.twitter.com/MKb68U2gvQ
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) January 16, 2018
poll
from new Quinnipiac poll:
the only demographic groups giving Trump majority approval for job performance are white men (55%) and non-college whites (52%)
among those groups, 54% of white men and 57% of non-college whites also say Trump committed crimes before becoming president
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) March 5, 2019
credibility
lol. Trump loses out bigly to Michael Cohen on credibility, according to new poll. pic.twitter.com/QXugRW2dNz
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) March 5, 2019
REPUBLICANS
Q Anon – Monters Inc
New from me: A Qanon book that alleges the US government created both AIDS and Monsters Inc. (as a tutorial on how to do eat children) is up to No. 56 of all books purchased.
Itβs in recommendation carousels. And Amazon will not comment on any of this.https://t.co/2HjQrlWiW8
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) March 5, 2019
vote them out
Vote them out. pic.twitter.com/rrruwunAgC
— MtnManπΊπΈRetiredβSoldierπΊπΈ (@MtnManMT6) March 5, 2019
NAZI
Someone had an idea… Someone placed the cups… People raised their hands… Someone took the picture & shared with with the world.
Someone should ask: how come? Why those young people decided to use those symbols of hatred? Someone should think how dangerous this is. https://t.co/rFZ15Zx9Es
— Auschwitz Memorial (@AuschwitzMuseum) March 4, 2019
MEDIA
grifters
The grifters are coming: Laura Loomer, Louise Mensch, Sheriff David Clarke all shopping new books https://t.co/XnhaylxGlB
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 5, 2019
.π¦Β history
Fox News guest co-host claims that FDR's New Deal created the Great Depression https://t.co/WYo61LOcC0
— #TheResistance (@SocialPowerOne1) March 4, 2019
.π¦Β Hannity/Cohen
Reminder that Hannity was one of Michael Cohen's three clients… https://t.co/oNjaiY9hSa
— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) March 5, 2019
and
Reminder that Hannity was one of Michael Cohen's three clients… https://t.co/oNjaiY9hSa
— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) March 5, 2019
Megan McCain cleaned by Inslee on Climate
LMAO @ Inslee clocking Nutmeg McCainβs smug lying ass. π pic.twitter.com/1xMQcf8Z2M
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) March 5, 2019
ELECTIONS
electoral college
Democratic candidates have won the popular vote in 6 of the last 7 elections and we still ended up with George W. Bush and Donald Trump.
End it. https://t.co/8pHSFPrZyx
— Jennifer Hayden (@Scout_Finch) March 4, 2019
Burnie – 2 elections, 2 parties
Bernie Sanders is officially running for two different federal offices under two different party labels. On Monday, Sanders filed for re-election to the Senate in 2024, listing his party as "independent." https://t.co/qEJcyq4hSU
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 4, 2019
with docs
Bernie Sanders has officially filed for reelection in 2024 as an independent, meaning he's currently running for office under two different party IDs pic.twitter.com/4tBE5aiIfp
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) March 4, 2019
“civil rights leader”
What pisses me off is just about everybody I knew got arrested. People close to me died, some were sent to prison for life. Hell, I got arrested, & my partner got $250,000 bail. Dudebro got a $25 desk ticket. Anybody tryin' to rebrand him a civil rights hero can KMBA https://t.co/QMZr0u6o8h
— Denise Oliver-Velez (@Deoliver47) March 4, 2019
more civil rights
This fool is really running on his βcivil rightsβ record & the RNC is loving it pic.twitter.com/Z9bY7SONcB
— Is this real life?π© (@sensen2011) March 5, 2019
— Justin Thymeβ (@JustinThyme_HP) March 5, 2019
not pandering if old white π
How come this isnβt pandering while a self-described Black womxn canβt eat chicken and waffles… https://t.co/wYDFbFiG3x
— Notswedish (@notswedish1) March 4, 2019
Biden
Joe Biden in 1974, dug up by @zachdcarter: βWhen it comes to civil rights and civil liberties, Iβm a liberal but thatβs it. Iβm really quite conservative on most other issues.β https://t.co/gUqKMleEGe
— Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) March 5, 2019
Bots
Several weeks ago I tweeted about trollbots amplifying Bernie Sanders while attacking other candidates. Here is an example of a trollbot pretending to be an African American Bernie supporter. This election cycle will be significantly worse than 2016. pic.twitter.com/ScxfmrGbyN
— Christopher Bouzy (@cbouzy) March 4, 2019
LEFTOVERS
Haha Goodman comes home – a horse shoe story
If I had a dime for every time HA Goodman trolled me back when he was a Bernie supporter, I could run as an independent and get 6% just like Howard Schultz
But seriously, I have the best trolls. https://t.co/qRg0WEnUq6
— Neera Tanden (@neeratanden) March 5, 2019
Bernie Bros
Bros: Supporting the Crime Bill was racist
Dems: Bernie voted for it
Bros: But he didn't support it
Dems: He voted for it
Bros: He had a reason
Dems: Didn't everyone have a reason?
Bros: He had a GOOD reason
Dems: What about CBC Members?
Bros: They didn't know any better
Dems:— Sally Albright (@SallyAlbright) March 3, 2019
US
Hillary
Hillary Clinton says she won't run for president in 2020, but vows she's "not going anywhere." https://t.co/eNjJhrxmns
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 5, 2019
and
https://twitter.com/News12HV/status/1102747317009035266
also
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1103067043048419329
https://twitter.com/HoarseWisperer/status/1103069263684874241
Maxine
https://twitter.com/RepMaxineWaters/status/1102774205429489666
Net Neutrality bill
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1102732733061709825
cure for AIDS
https://twitter.com/lukaske/status/1102734480543047681
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Cohen in the House, Angry Burnie, NYC Public advocate election
February 26, 2019 in activism, alt-left, Berniebots, climate-change, Cohen, corruption, Democrats, dictatorship, π, π, π¦, elections, impeachment, Imperial family, incest Barbie, international, Me Too, media, National Emergency, NK, NYT, Pelosi, shutdown, Wall | Comments closed
IMPEACHMENT
Cohen testimony – Cummings
Cummings: βPeople will be reading about whatβs happening now, 200 years from now. And they will be asking the questions, βWhat happenedβ? And all I want to do is make sure the record is clear. And I want it so information comes out now and not when weβre dancing with the angels.β
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 26, 2019
and via WSJ
CoΒhen will say he witΒnessed "lies, racism and cheatΒing" by Trump, a source tells WSJ.
CoΒhen is exΒpected to reΒcount racist reΒmarks Trump alΒlegedly made, includΒing Trump alΒlegedly questioning the inΒtelΒliΒgence of African-AmerΒiΒcans & critΒicizing their lifeΒ choices. https://t.co/gbDsal4xNt
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 26, 2019
Goldstein
Among Mr. Goldsteinβs jewels, according to Mr. Trumpβs lawyers: exhaustive notes taken by Annie Donaldson, Mr. McGahnβs former chief of staff, which detailed in real time Mr. Trumpβs behavior in the West Wing. https://t.co/Oe6ClVb5no
— Adam Goldman (@adamgoldmanNYT) February 25, 2019
evidence of obstruction – NY Feds
"Any evidence that Mr. Trump sought to intervene in the federal prosecutors' probe could propel further lines of inquiry by lawmakers into whether he has tried to obstruct the investigation into his business dealings." https://t.co/11AJnKpZDx
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 26, 2019
vague report?
Then Rosenstein needs to explain how that policy works with a policy that someone canβt be indicted and so DOJ canβt prove its case in court. https://t.co/J7GU2v9IRN
— Mimi Rocah (@Mimirocah1) February 25, 2019
beyond Mueller
The Presidentβs potential legal exposure extends well beyond the Mueller investigation: in a new report, @CREWcrew found that he may have committed 8 campaign finance-related criminal offenses.https://t.co/AVacsZxGnW
— Noah Bookbinder (@NoahBookbinder) February 25, 2019
OBSTRUCTION
RUSSIA
NEW: Facebook restores network of Russia-backed pages targeting American millennials, 10 days after suspending them. https://t.co/lSl4yULJpj
— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) February 25, 2019
KLAN π
Kim love
He killed his own uncle and half brother. https://t.co/REvhP7cTVS
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) February 26, 2019
Lawsuit campaign staffer
Former campaign staffer alleges in lawsuit that Trump kissed her without her consent. The White House denies the charge. https://t.co/A4BSLREmdG
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 25, 2019
Incest Barbie?
"My daughter's created millions of jobs," Pres. Trump says while speaking to a gathering of governors. "I don't know if anyone knows that, but she's created millions of jobs." https://t.co/NkJuIoh4fP pic.twitter.com/EkRBthTTEL
— ABC News (@ABC) February 25, 2019
and going after that other horrible woman
Ivanka Trump goes after Ocasio-Cortez policies in Fox News Interview: "People want to work for what they get. So, I think that this idea of a guaranteed minimum is not something most people want." https://t.co/tE4to2fhT1 pic.twitter.com/YjEi9F0aeE
— Axios (@axios) February 26, 2019
REPUBLICANS
vote National emergency
Today House Republicans will tell us whether they follow the Constitution or they follow Trump. That is what the vote on this fake national emergency is about. If Trump can do this, what is the point of Congress?
— Neera Tanden (@neeratanden) February 26, 2019
ELECTIONS
Third party
One of the main drivers of the 5 to 1 defection rate from the Dem candidate is voter ideology. 77% of "deflectors" describe their ideology as moderate. A candidate like @HowardSchultz would appeal to these potential D voters wo little evidence of appeal to current Trump voters https://t.co/4ktJfJ9fmx
— Rachel Bitecofer πππΏπͺ (@RachelBitecofer) February 26, 2019
Dem primary _Silver
One measure of who is winning the "invisible primary":
1. Harris
2. Booker
3. Brown
4. Warren
5. Klobucharhttps://t.co/QT9dpNGDhE— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) February 26, 2019
Burnie former activists left
NEWS: The architects of @BernieSanders media campaign in β16 have split from him. @MarkLongabaugh @julianmulvey @taddevine say they βare leaving because we believe that Sen. Sanders deserves to have media consultants who share his creative vision for the campaignβ
Story tk
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) February 26, 2019
Devine was still working for Burnie
Question: did you guys know Devine was still working for Sanders? Seems kinda newsworthy.
— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) February 26, 2019
Burnie vs Media
Opinion: "Iβve reported on Bernie Sanders for years. A free press canβt give him what he wants." https://t.co/VbfZPPn4Lu
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 26, 2019
Burnie CNN forum
summary
So to summarize #BernieTownHall
1. Stump speech for all answers
2. Had to praise Trump
3. Had to say trumpers werenβt all racist
4. Dismissed reparations
5. Showed insensitivity to an AA questioner asking about Bernieβs insensitivity
6. it was βpainfulβ women were harassed— Regina π₯πππ (@ReginaA1981) February 26, 2019
still no tax returns
WATCH: Bernie gets defensive about his tax returns, says they are still not ready to be released (years later), and denies there was ever any criticism of him for not releasing releasing them, which is false. pic.twitter.com/iP8kfX54QM
— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) February 26, 2019
#QuestionForBernie Wtf?!
βTaxes are boring.β
βMechanical issueβ
βWe donβt have accountants at homeβ
βmy wife does most of themβ pic.twitter.com/EVeBVWEMgV
— π³οΈβπLisa Talmadge π₯π³οΈβπ (@LisaTalmadge) February 26, 2019
Bernie Sanders didn't answer a very simple question: should we support reparations for descendants of slaves?
Other candidates were direct in their answer: Yes.
His hesitancy is disappointing and lacks courage, and shows he has learned nothing from 2016.#SandersTownHall
— Charlotte Clymerπ³οΈβπ (@cmclymer) February 26, 2019
pandering to Trumpies
.@BernieSanders makes a compelling case on how Trump voters are unfairly painted as racists. What they need is decent health care, a good job and a fair playing field. He says he can uniquely reach out to Trump country. #SandersTownHall
— Kyung Lah (@KyungLahCNN) February 26, 2019
sexual harrasment question
Wow. Bernie just dissed the young woman asking about his staff sexual harassment scandal. Now he's screaming at her. This is truly ugly.
— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) February 26, 2019
and
Bernie Sanders tells young woman at #BernieTownHall that his remark about being too "busy" to notice sexual harassment was taken "a little bit out of context." Here's the exact context. pic.twitter.com/8lyZkup6mS
— Tommy MMXIXtopher (@tommyxtopher) February 26, 2019
no gun Β question from CNN
Klobuchar was asked about guns. Harris was asked about guns. Even Schultz was asked about guns. But the one candidate with a mixed track record on the issue of gun safety wasnβt asked about guns. π#sanderstownhall https://t.co/l4UAS7bZ77
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) February 26, 2019
LEFTOVERS
Burnie jets
SCOOP from me: @SenSanders repeatedly requested and received the use of a carbon-spewing private jet for himself and his traveling staff when he was a surrogate campaigner for Hillary Clinton in 2016 — flights that cost the campaign at least $100K: https://t.co/GJWiLxazEO
— Daniel Lippman (@dlippman) February 25, 2019
US
Voted Melissa Viverito in NYC Public Advocate election (4 berniacs, out of towners)
No on Nat emergency
Post Reports: Democrats ready "no" vote on national emergency https://t.co/PVT5kD5t4k
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 26, 2019
222 co-sponsors
We have 222 cosponsors to terminate President Trumpβs national emergency declaration to build his border wall. #FakeTrumpEmergency pic.twitter.com/guCB4PQlK2
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) February 22, 2019
wall got dragged
Drag queens from across the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas, which sits on the U.S.-Mexico border, gathered in front of an existing border structure in Brownsville to host a No Border Wall Drag Protest. – @NBCOUT https://t.co/9N7ZBwqpri pic.twitter.com/r3eOYWD58u
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 26, 2019
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