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Boo! Lock him up!
October 29, 2019 in activism, Berniebots, corruption, 🍊, 👓, 👓=🍊, 🦊, elections, Kamala, media, NYT, past, Pelosi, prosecuting opposition, Russia, Russian asset, Schiff | Comments closed
IMPEACHMENT
WORLD
🍊 KLAN
lied
Shorter version: The president lied, again.
Watching the Raid Was Like a Movie, the President Said. Except There Was No Live Audio. https://t.co/UNnGahLUaY
— Connie Schultz (@ConnieSchultz) October 28, 2019
no word to Pelosi
Trump didn’t give Pelosi advance word, indicating he didn’t trust her to keep intel secrets
Pelosi was ranking Dem on Intel Committee. no evidence in her record raising doubts her handling of sensitive information
Trump gave top Russian officials classified info in Oval Office
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 27, 2019
and
Pelosi says Trump notified Russians of Baghdadi’s apparent death before telling congressional leaders https://t.co/B9s3OJUHd9
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 27, 2019
announcement
If you had “can’t even announce a great military success without making it about himself, revealing operational details, insulting Congress, and – BLINK – downplaying 9/11” on your bingo card, come on down.
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) October 27, 2019
“lock him up!”
Trump getting booed and enduring chants of "Lock Him Up" at the World Series is exactly the kind of content my heart desires.
(via @wusa9) pic.twitter.com/43fmcHiCdO
— Matt Rogers 🎙🎃 (@Politidope) October 28, 2019
and
America is already great https://t.co/XCXYbmK8Dc
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) October 28, 2019
boo!
Loud boos for President Trump when he was shown on big screen at Nationals Park during Game 5 of the World Series. Some fans in crowd chanted “lock him up” afterward. pic.twitter.com/5cYqQT4Itf
— Jordan Fabian (@Jordanfabian) October 28, 2019
and
President Trump met with sustained boos when introduced at Game 5 of the World Series https://t.co/Vah5YYO1VI
— Laura Walker 🍸🇺🇸 🏴 (@LauraWalkerKC) October 28, 2019
face
Look how Trump’s face changes when he realizes an entire stadium is booing him pic.twitter.com/E46rzbzmbl
— Arlen Parsa (@arlenparsa) October 28, 2019
and
The money shot. #BooTrump #LockHimUp @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/8bU9LCqkpO
— William Peace 🇺🇸 (@WilliamPeace81) October 28, 2019
burn
It must burn him so bad on the day that he personally chased down and strangled al baghdadi and then threw his wrecked corpse onto a roaring fire of driftwood and kerosene that Americans would treat him like that.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) October 28, 2019
Respect
So when Trump people complain that their first family doesn't receive the same level of respect from decent people that previous first families did, they need to look in the mirror pic.twitter.com/rNuvfE21Hn
— David Frum (@davidfrum) October 28, 2019
PENCE
REPUBLICANS
MEDIA
CNN van jones
Van Jones obviously has an issue with anyone critiquing Trump — his "uniter-in-Chief." So, he decided to attack Sen. Kamala Harris (@kamalaharris).https://t.co/748P8Xiqyz
— NewsOne (@newsone) October 26, 2019
Facebook – 8 million
2. A https://t.co/Gl6evXRDcZ investigation found a clandestine network of 14 large Facebook pages that exclusively promote content from The Daily Wire
They promote same content, at the same time, w/the same text
Collectively they have 8 million+ fanshttps://t.co/Rdhzbt4V4B pic.twitter.com/2UAvx9WTMI
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) October 28, 2019
ELECTIONS
Kamala – healthcare
Reporter: “You’ve been accused of flip flopping—specifically on Medicare For All. You were a supporter of Bernie’s plan and then you…”
Kamala Harris: “Made it better.”
Kamala Harris out here being BLACK!
She does have the best Medicare For All plan and I'm not a fan of M4A.
— 👑 Black Professor 👑 (@Wonderbitch82) October 27, 2019
– down ticket
In 2018, @KamalaHarris gave all of the remaining money from her Senate campaign to down-ballot races while others were saving it for their presidential campaigns.
Her whole career has been about bringing people, especially women of color, up with her. #ForThePeople https://t.co/zDbUD3iO46
— Becca Brubaker (@itsmebeccam) October 27, 2019
answer to police question
BONUS TWEET.
Here's the original clip before it was spliced.
Kamala was talking about an intersectional approach to reform, not simply police brutality. People are acting in bad faith out here, and it just doesn't hold because Kamala is a trail blazer https://t.co/O6NYFM6TR3
— Kera (@kera_package) October 27, 2019
children
Our children are our future. My Children’s Agenda will:
☑️Guarantee up to 6 months of paid family and medical leave nationwide
☑️Create a Bureau of Children and Family Justice
☑️Cut child poverty by over 50%
☑️Ensure children have access to a nurse and social worker at school— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) October 27, 2019
Burnie
Sen. Bernie Sanders advised a black student at a justice forum that, if he's pulled over by a police officer, he should be "polite" so that "you don't get shot in the back of the head" https://t.co/fek2rAZ4KP pic.twitter.com/3n8ZNFkDe3
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 27, 2019
US
Jose Andres
A true leader and comforter of people in sorrow and need.
We love you @chefjoseandres!!#WorldSeries #Leadership pic.twitter.com/jyBt6CzFW7— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) October 27, 2019
also
https://twitter.com/chefjoseandres/status/1188649434000871431
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Killed him like a dog!
October 28, 2019 in Biden, corruption, Democrats, 🍊, 👓, 👓=🍊, elections, Giuliani, HIPSCI, impeachment, international, Kamala, LEFTOVERS, Middle East, NYT, Pelosi, Ratfuck, Russia, Russian asset, Schiff | Comments closed
IMPEACHMENT
defections
White House officials have grown increasingly fearful of GOP defections in a House impeachment vote and potential Senate trial. Trump himself has been upset with his own top aides. https://t.co/tvhM1wrsI8
— Karine Jean-Pierre (@K_JeanPierre) October 27, 2019
synopsis
The House impeachment inquiry may represent the greatest threat to the Trump presidency. Here's a look back at how we got there.https://t.co/GVsCqoR3KL
— NPR (@NPR) October 27, 2019
WORLD
RUSSIA
Trump claims that Russia and Iraq helped the U.S. with al-Baghdadi operation. Meanwhile, Russia's Defense Ministry says they know nothing about it, scoffing at Trump's claims: "News of al-Baghdadi''s demise come after he was reported dead on several occasions in recent years…" pic.twitter.com/rDQyah96zl
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 27, 2019
and
https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/1188465905182871555
quid pro quo
https://twitter.com/Kasparov63/status/1188539327120318465
🍊 KLAN
almost sabotajed
Short version: Trump almost sabotaged the CIA and Kurdish efforts to defeat ISIS with his dumbass withdrawal of our foothold in Syria, but the CIA and Kurds were heroic and put their lives at risk to kill al-Baghdadi before it was too late.
— Liddle’ Savage (@littledeekay) October 27, 2019
golfing
https://twitter.com/Scout_Finch/status/1188476400753205249
and
Yup pic.twitter.com/vKOBmHEIhq
— Debbie🏳️🌈 #EqualityAct 🌈 (@DebbieDoesTwitt) October 27, 2019
pic taken afterwards
🤔🤔🤔🤔🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️ pic.twitter.com/zjEGrnxfOz
— Avi Bueno (@Avi_Bueno) October 27, 2019
and
— KD (@Fly_Sistah) October 27, 2019
and
Everything you need to know about Trump is in these two pics:
The Osama bin Laden raid pic was taken in real-time, showing real decision-makers.
The “Baghdadi raid” pics was staged, hours later. Trump was playing golf when it happened. pic.twitter.com/IpSuLnAi6M
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) October 27, 2019
circus
thread
Trump treats the Baghdadi raid like a TV show.
– Says US forces killed him “in grand style”
– “I got to watch much of it”
– says Baghdadi “died like a dog,” “as a coward running and crying,” “spent his last moments in utter fear,” “whimpering and crying and screaming”
— Will Saletan (@saletan) October 27, 2019
another thread – Jim Robert
Trump: "I don’t want to talk about it, but he was screaming, crying and whimpering.” pic.twitter.com/hC92PsCcbi
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) October 27, 2019
.
Trump: We should be able to take some of that oil too (Syria's oil), and what u hope to do is go in and get Exxon Mobil involved… I've always said, keep the oil.
— Howard French (@hofrench) October 27, 2019
— Spooky Cat 🎃🐱 #Beto2020🇺🇸 Ⓜ️🍑🤡🇺🇸 (@ImpatientCatX1) October 25, 2019
no Democrats, jut Russia
Trump said White House didn’t inform Pelosi or members of Congress because it would’ve leaked and leaks could’ve meant US special forces killed. But WH did alert Russia, Turkey, he says. Didn’t want those countries to fire on US helicopters—8 choppers flew in, very low, he says. pic.twitter.com/qX884LBVaa
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) October 27, 2019
kurds
.@JakeTapper: "[Trump] seemed very reluctant to credit the Kurds while he was at the same time bending over backwards to thank Putin."
CLAPPER: "It's certainly not inconsistent with the president's consistent deference to Russia." pic.twitter.com/hRtjl2ZvUS
— CAP Action (@CAPAction) October 27, 2019
taking oil
Agreed. And here’s an important backgrounder on why taking oil—pillage—is illegal under international law.
By prof @jimgstewart https://t.co/oW6BMn9QAC
— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) October 27, 2019
thanks
Trump thanks for #Baghdadi operation:
Nations of:
1- Russia
2- Syria (Assad)
3- Iraq
4- TurkeyHe then thanks SDF for helping in operation. Then US intel and military.
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) October 27, 2019
PENCE
REPUBLICANS
Nunes
Does anyone find it hilarious that the highest ranking republican on the “intelligence” committee happens to be currently trying to sue a twitter parody account cow?
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) October 27, 2019
MEDIA
NYT vs Kamala
Shocking erasure of @KamalaHarris here, @nytimes. Why is there a photo of @CoryBooker when it was Harris who called the boycott, got the original group to withdraw, honored the HBCU students and got slammed by Trump?
Switch out your photo and get rid of your misogynoir. https://t.co/Zo6b0W93oB— Victoria Brownworth🎃👻💀 (@VABVOX) October 26, 2019
FB
Facebook is deleting pro-vaccine information from health departments and medical providers, while letting anti-vaccine conspiracy theories stay up. https://t.co/GeefeAy4h5
— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) October 26, 2019
ELECTIONS
Kamala
students
Only ONE candidate in this race stood up for the students of #BenedictCollege. Only ONE person stood up against the normalization of Trump's deplorable record which includes calling for the execution of the #ExoneratedFive. That person is #KamalaHarris and #JusticeIsOnTheBallot! pic.twitter.com/QdVFXcYgMU
— BlackWomenViews (@blackwomenviews) October 26, 2019
SNL
Don Jr: The worst is this Kamala Harris. Omg. My dad can’t stand her. Because Harris is—
Eric: A woman!
Jr: No, that’s not why. Harris is—
Eric: Black!
Jr: No, Eric, she’s a big talker. But it’s clear she’s all bark and no—
Eric: White!#SNL 🤣
pic.twitter.com/e7PZ7mhek4— Madam Auntie Kamala Harris (Supporters) (@flywithkamala) October 27, 2019
not defending
I wrote about how Democrats — who like to talk about how much they value black women — are leaving Kamala Harris to stand alone. We saw the perfect example of this around the Criminal Justice -forum this weekend. Please read and share. https://t.co/KTqO2OnhUw
— jen (@jenmendez_) October 27, 2019
and
Ask yourself: why was your candidate silent? 😐 https://t.co/lzRL6hkM48
— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) October 27, 2019
Biden
.@JoeBiden is last candidate at criminal justice forum in SC and started his remarks by thanking everyone for staying all day. Then joked they probably feel “incarcerated” themselves.
— Bo Erickson (@BoKnowsNews) October 26, 2019
NY Magazine
On the cover of @NYMag: my story about the Joe Biden campaign. https://t.co/qsQfK0wYuo pic.twitter.com/vmAiYmeI8D
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) October 27, 2019
Burnie
Any person who is still pimping Bernie Sanders is racist homophobic and misogynist. Fight me. The receipts are not In your favor.
— 🏳️🌈Lisa Talmadge 🔥🏳️🌈 (@LisaTalmadge) October 27, 2019
and
Bernie Sanders shifts police murders of black men to the victims of police shootings of black men.
“Be respectful so you don’t get shot in the back of the head”
Can we be done with this man now?
— 🏳️🌈Lisa Talmadge 🔥🏳️🌈 (@LisaTalmadge) October 26, 2019
US
Pelosi
Pelosi out w statement on Al-Baghdadi death:
“The House must be briefed on this raid, which the Russians but not top Congressional Leadership were notified of in advance, and on the Administration’s overall strategy in the region.“
— Heather Caygle (@heatherscope) October 27, 2019
Christine
https://twitter.com/sfpelosi/status/1188496359336398849
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Battle of SCIF; Colorado?
October 25, 2019 in betrayal, corruption, Democrats, 🍊, 👓, 👓=🍊, 🦊, elections, Hillary, HIPSCI, impeachment, Kamala, media, Middle East, MORON, NYT, Pelosi, Pence, Russian asset, Schiff, Turkey, Ukraine, Wall | Comments closed
IMPEACHMENT
State Department
Judge orders @StateDept to begin producing within 30 days documents related to the @realDonaldTrump administration's dealings with #Ukraine in response to FOIA lawsuit by @weareoversight.
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) October 23, 2019
No more whistleblower
"We are surprised by your announcement that the Committees will not receive testimony from the anonymous intelligence community employee whose complaint initiated the so-called impeachment inquiry,'' Nunes, Jordan and McCaul wrote in a letter to Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff. https://t.co/Sf3wcpcXBv
— Billy House (@HouseInSession) October 23, 2019
Laura cooper
New: Source familiar w/ Cooper's deposition says a key testimony takeaway is her technical description of the 2 ways in which funding provided by Congress can be put on hold: Congressional rescission or a Dept reallocation.
Source says neither were used in case of Ukraine aid.
— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) October 24, 2019
thugs – executive privilege
JUST NOW: @SecretaryPerry, who told @MariaBartiromo that @HouseDemocrats “aren’t following the law,” can’t tell me what law they aren’t following when I asked him after his @FoxBusiness interview. pic.twitter.com/Zfu638d5EC
— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) October 23, 2019
poll, demographics
Quinnipiac Poll on whether Congress should impeach/remove Trump
blacks
82% yes, 14% noHispanics
53% yes, 39% nowhite men non-college
24% yes, 71% nowhite men college grads
39% yes, 56% nowhite women nom-college
49% yes, 43% nowhite women college grads
54% yes, 41% no— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 23, 2019
History
45 years ago this week 10/21/74.
Nixon tape reveals him telling aides to “Stonewall”. Whistleblower John Dean tesifies for the govt. and explains the meeting and much more in the months ahead in Haldeman/Ehrlican’s trials. This is 10 weeks after Nixon resigned. History repeats pic.twitter.com/S62eTt2z4V
— Spiro Agnew’s Ghost (@SpiroAgnewGhost) October 21, 2019
WORLD
RUSSIA
#Russia's state TV is laughing at the circus caused by the Republicans storming the most restricted area of the Capitol: "Those are the people who try to tell us how to conduct ourselves!"
The host: "Poor things, they're so upset! Still—without us, they can’t elect a President." pic.twitter.com/1pTPA19eMy— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 24, 2019
ITALY
"Italian officials have lamented that the unusual requests by the Trump admin complicated what has been a long-lasting collaboration between allies on issues of justice & national security." https://t.co/U5b8Wow1LN
— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) October 24, 2019
🍊 KLAN
can’t prosecute
ICYMI, Trump's lawyer just said that even if he shot someone on Fifth Ave., he can’t be prosecuted. https://t.co/jskin59U5G pic.twitter.com/r9aLTlNtGM
— act.tv (@actdottv) October 23, 2019
Colorado wall
yeah…. pic.twitter.com/Oe6kyZdCPe
— KevinlyFather 🇺🇲🇨🇦🇲🇼🇸🇿 (@KevinlyFather) October 23, 2019
and
https://t.co/fmE0hiPLNB pic.twitter.com/gMzNIcl5Qu
— Sen. Patrick Leahy (@SenatorLeahy) October 23, 2019
good news folder
There have been multiple stories dating back to 2017 about how the White House staff and RNC assemble a daily folder of “good news” stories and tweets to buck up Trump’s mood. This makes you appreciate how much they were scraping the bottom of the barrel to fill it out. https://t.co/WknPovmT4y
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) October 24, 2019
median income lie
This is their new favorite lie. And they tell it to stroke Trump's ego.
In the prior two years under Obama, real median household income went up by nearly $5,000. https://t.co/1m5IwOYEzp
— DNC War Room (@DNCWarRoom) October 23, 2019
sums up
This sums up the Trump presidency. pic.twitter.com/VeSo0gpnfn
— DNC War Room (@DNCWarRoom) October 23, 2019
election security
This type of reporting is exactly why the House just passed the #SHIELDAct. We must always do all we can to protect our elections from foreign threats.https://t.co/ZgsJHNOEGS
— Rep. Debbie Dingell (@RepDebDingell) October 23, 2019
human scum
Trump in two tweets calls “never Trumpers” “human scum.”
And says his US ambassador to Ukraine, William Taylor, is a never Trumper. https://t.co/mKwp6XAcUi
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) October 23, 2019
offspring
Steve Sack, Minneapolis Star Tribune pic.twitter.com/1AnHP8nka0
— Stone 🥶 (@stonecold2050) October 23, 2019
PENCE
REPUBLICANS
Barr – Italy
The AG flew to Italy twice to personally investigate a right wing conspiracy theory the Italian government has now confirmed is nonsense. What is going on at DOJ? https://t.co/4V2gr9VJIg
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) October 24, 2019
🆚 election security
Because the @GOP can't win elections without cheating or foreign assistance and hacking. pic.twitter.com/jfQ7uHJN10
— Resist4Humanity (@deejay90192) October 24, 2019
storming
In a show of force for @realDonaldTrump, Republicans stormed the SCIF today and were able to scare @DeptofDefense official Laura Cooper into not testifying.
Wait … it didn't work. Cooper courageously testified.
But Republican protesters did have pizza. https://t.co/ybMjnIVz4w
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 24, 2019
Gym – nbd!
OF COURSE Republicans think endangering national security is no big deal. They’re propping up a Russian asset. https://t.co/KIzG6zWoh1
— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) October 23, 2019
I am the chief idiot!
This is false. I organized and led this press conference, including entering the committee room. I never discussed this with any White House official including the President. https://t.co/7D4XEpKdpr
— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) October 23, 2019
also him
Matt Gaetz has witness tampered and obliterated national security protocols in separate tweets posted *this year* pic.twitter.com/QQqzGOwJOt
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 23, 2019
Graham
I honestly don't think he can get any more pathetic. It's uncomfortable to watch at this point. https://t.co/IPAXZrwQza
— digby (@digby56) October 23, 2019
Brooks Bros
Republicans' stunt today, storming the SCIF despite surely knowing the process taking place there was perfectly legal and orderly under House rules, reminds me of the 2000 "Brooks Bros. riot"; a stunt designed to try and stop the FL recount to help W.Bush. https://t.co/HZtICf8EZ0
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) October 23, 2019
who’s who
Updated this list to note that 8 of the people who Gaetz said were part of Brooks Brother The Farce (marked with asterisks) are ON THE COMMITTEES conducting the inquiry, and so have full transparency on the process. pic.twitter.com/iKqZefxEuk
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) October 23, 2019
hypocrisy
"It was outrageous for Hillary Clinton to refer to people she disagreed with politically 'deplorable'!"
Same people:
"Hooray for Trump calling people who disagree with him 'human scum!'"
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) October 23, 2019
Perry – the law
JUST NOW: @SecretaryPerry, who told @MariaBartiromo that @HouseDemocrats “aren’t following the law,” can’t tell me what law they aren’t following when I asked him after his @FoxBusiness interview. pic.twitter.com/Zfu638d5EC
— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) October 23, 2019
Grisham
Taxpayers pay Stephanie Grisham’s salary and she’s basically a Fox & Friends contributor. She has 2 more drunk driving arrests to her name than press briefings. https://t.co/OpLcZsy1fI
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 24, 2019
MEDIA
FB – Nazi
This is a WILD exchange. The last two questions at the end made me gasp. @AOC: "So you would say that white supremacist tied publications meet a rigorous standard for fact checking?" Watch how Mark Zuckerberg responds.pic.twitter.com/tHKKu7VTVU
— Brooke Thomas (@BrookeOnAir) October 23, 2019
truth – politicians
completely befuddled. pic.twitter.com/n0RjyZZvQ1
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) October 23, 2019
Joyce Beatty
I thought what @AOC did to Mark Zuckerberg was bad. But Congresswoman Joyce Beatty showed why black women are undefeated (h/t @JamilahLemieux)
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 24, 2019
Tribe
“Pelosi was right to hold off” @tribelaw you spent the last year screaming at Pelosi, belittling her like a raging misogynist, and demanding she listen to you. Perhaps you should apologize instead. pic.twitter.com/iXEESLY0fp
— D’Ag due (@ag_due) October 24, 2019
ELECTIONS
Warren
Facebook let me run an ad saying Mark Zuckerberg endorsed Donald Trump for reelection, so I’d say you probably could, @AOC. I imagine Republicans would be a lot more concerned about fact-checking Facebook ads after that. https://t.co/YA9HFvmQYk
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) October 23, 2019
Biden
I'm sure Biden can't wait to get started working on this issue…wait, is he even still alive?
— Powerful Mel Ankoly 🦈 #ForThePeople (@Mel_Ankoly) October 23, 2019
Buti
You mean the author of Citizens United allowing unlimited corporate spending in candidate elections and one of the 5 votes in the majority in Shelby County killing a key section of the Voting Rights Act? *That* Justice Kennedy? https://t.co/dj2Ij3KS3j
— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) October 24, 2019
Burnie
You promised to release your medical records two weeks ago.
Photocopier out of paper?
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) October 23, 2019
on Newsmax
for all the Democratic voters who get their news from…Newsmax? Damn, Castro too? He didn't fail the Tulsi test, but now – bye! https://t.co/CyNPsCiSaN
— Edgeoforever 🖖 🚫👨🦳👨🦳👨🦳2020 (@edgeoforever) October 23, 2019
poll
#NEW From this week's 2020 primary polling from The Economist and YouGov:
Elizabeth Warren now beats Bernie Sanders among voters who cast ballots for the Vermont senator in 2016:
Warren: 32%
Sanders: 30%
Biden: 10%Among 2016 Clinton voters:
Biden: 34%
Warren: 27%
Harris: 8%— G. Elliott Morris (@gelliottmorris) October 23, 2019
LEFTOVERS
Yang
Andrew Yang (three days ago): TULSI ISNT A RUSSIAN ASSET.
Yang (today): IM HIRING A DUDE WHO WORKED FOR UKRAINIAN OLIGARCHS WITH PAUL MANAFORT
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) October 24, 2019
Sanders' 2016 strategist Tad Devine is back, signing on to work w/Yang. MSM again fails to connect the dots. @Maddow is right now talking about Manafort working to install a Putin-puppet in Ukraine – & has erased the fact that Tad Devine was Manafort's colleague for that scheme.
— (((antiantisemite))) (@Tristanshouts) October 24, 2019
Tantrum
Nancy Pelosi is Speaker, not Mommy.
It’s pathetic that the second Republicans pull another outrageous, antidemocratic stunt, the bluecheck left shouts “NANCY WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT”.
Even when she’s eulogizing a family member.
You should be embarrassed.
— Bernie Sanders’ Shower Door Is A Cop! (@Valhallagrrl) October 24, 2019
US
Schiff
Today, Laura Cooper did her lawful duty and answered questions from both parties.
She did so notwithstanding efforts by the President to stop her, and when those failed, efforts by his GOP allies in Congress to do the same.
We will not be deterred from revealing the truth. https://t.co/8BMiFZa0gf
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) October 23, 2019
Cummings
Also reportedly scheduled to speak at funeral of @RepCummings in addition to @BarackObama are @BillClinton and @HillaryClinton. https://t.co/YdYVXT7d9E
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) October 24, 2019
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Quid pro quo as you wanted
October 24, 2019 in alt-left, Berniebots, betrayal, Depravity, 🍊, 👓, 👓=🍊, 🦊, elections, emoluments, extortion, Hillary, HIPSCI, impeachment, international, Kamala, LEFTOVERS, media, Mobster, NYT, Pelosi, prosecuting opposition, Russian asset, Schiff | Comments closed
IMPEACHMENT
Taylor deposition
This will take you 20 min, but it's really important. Read in its entirety, Bill Taylor's testimony is just bone chilling.
Two things stand out: 1) the quid pro quo was made clear to Ukraine, over and over and over; 2) Trump was at the center of it.https://t.co/uCO93dOtqa
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) October 23, 2019
and
"He said that President Trump wanted President Zelenskyy 'in a public box' by making a public statement about ordering such investigations." pic.twitter.com/ecuH7KlwSW
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) October 23, 2019
.
The more I review the Taylor statement, the more punched in the gut I feel.
This is the biggest scandal in US history. The president undermined an ally's very survival so he could blackmail that foreign nation into interfering with our election.
No scandal comes close to this.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) October 22, 2019
revelations
This is the bombshell dropped by #williamtaylor in today’s #impeachment hearinghttps://t.co/AKf8QbeXP8
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) October 23, 2019
and
Bill Taylor says the secretary of Ukraine's National Security & Defense Council told him on July 20—five days before the Trump-Zelensky call—that Zelensky "did not want to be used as a pawn in a U.S. re-election campaign.” https://t.co/VgJKIESQt7
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) October 23, 2019
Nadler ?
.@RepJerryNadler just asked each witness in the @HouseJudiciary hearing on Election Security whether it was appropriate for a president to ask a foreign country to investigate a political opponent.
3/4 witnesses said no.
The witness who refused to answer was from DOJ.
— Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (@RepMGS) October 22, 2019
Taylor
Dear @PressSec , Ambassador Taylor is not a "Radical unelected bureaucrat." He is a West Point graduate, who served 6 years in in Vietnam, before serving 4 more decades in the USG in some of the most challenging assignments we have. Shame on you for attacking his character. https://t.co/ooCdrZUhtm
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) October 23, 2019
and
Ambassador Taylor went to West Point, served in Vietnam, and left retirement to take this assignment at Secretary Pompeo’s request.
Far from being a “radical unelected bureaucrat waging war on the Constitution,” he proved today to be among its most staunch defenders. https://t.co/vB6csEs40Z
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) October 23, 2019
Abuse of power
Dear @MattWhitaker46: Article II of the Articles of Impeachment against Nixon was Abuse of Power.
Also, the Framers intended Impeachment to be a remedy for Abuse of Power.
Also, soliciting a foreign nation to get dirt on your American political opponent is illegal.#Facts https://t.co/Xdb4pUAjsW
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 23, 2019
🐢 breaks off!
“I don't recall any conversations with the President about that phone call."
https://t.co/oJ3j7XbDqT— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) October 23, 2019
Barr in deeper
Taylor’s statement pulls BARR deeper into the mess that DOJ has been trying to extricate him from: pic.twitter.com/vdBC6QOJPh
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) October 22, 2019
and
UPDATE: DOJ official says the department was unaware ambassadors were discussing linking the Ukraine investigation to Barr’s probe of the 2016 election >> https://t.co/W96IcmAd4E
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) October 22, 2019
Quid pro quo
I cannot overstate how damaging this Amb Taylor testimony is to Trump. pic.twitter.com/ARLewa1DCV
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) October 22, 2019
.
Quid, Pro and Quo walk into a Barr.https://t.co/EZwZjGYWhA
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 23, 2019
thugs
SCOOP: A grand jury has demanded legal documents that include bank records on Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two key operatives who worked on the Ukrainian backchannel campaign with Rudy Giuliani. By @MikeSallah7, @JasonLeopold, and me: https://t.co/mDiOAAKIdv
— Emma Loop (@LoopEmma) October 22, 2019
WORLD
RUSSIA
A Russian Flag flies over an abandoned US military base in Syria NEVER FORGET THE SHAME DONALD BROUGHT TO THE USA! pic.twitter.com/dzFF1jb5SR
— Sveta For Democracy 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@SlavicLady88) October 22, 2019
🍊 KLAN
WH response
This is the break-glass-in-case-of-emergency boilerplate response when you have no refutation on the substance of the claims. https://t.co/IzDvSEbki6
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 23, 2019
appeal
Donald Trump's legal team appeals a ruling calling Trump's claims of executive immunity "repugnant to the nation's governmental structure."
Live, 10/23, 10amET https://t.co/tFvJzLQcfh pic.twitter.com/IpKh6ZOovi
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) October 23, 2019
pissed at senate
NEW – Trumpworld is growing pissed at Senate Republicans for not doing more to counter program House Democrats on impeachment. And much of their ire is being directed at Lindsey Graham. https://t.co/0MTTad0xLp
— Sam Stein (@samstein) October 23, 2019
creepy
'Dancers, models and actresses staying at Mar-A-Lago for an event or performance described waking up in the wee hours to find him standing at their bedsides."
— @DanelleElaine of @DCReportMedia on new book about Trump's creepy moves on 200+women.https://t.co/Wp02QOqqC6
— David Cay Johnston (@DavidCayJ) October 22, 2019
Colorado
— darth™ (@darth) October 23, 2019
Poll
Donald Trump is losing Republican support for handling of foreign policy, ISIS: Poll https://t.co/4f3S75Qe4v
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) October 23, 2019
chess
trump is playing chess in the sense he believes he's a white king that's trying to destroy all the black people
— Megan Amram (@meganamram) October 22, 2019
PENCE
in like Flynn
I’d line up a good attorney if I were you https://t.co/3bkHfsgowr
— Barbie Williams (@Barbie892) October 23, 2019
REPUBLICANS
Graham – show Me! OK!
Lindsey Graham: "If you could show me that Trump actually was engaging in a quid pro quo, outside the phone call, that would be very disturbing."
cc Ambassador Bill Taylor pic.twitter.com/DpZhohheFO
— Zac Petkanas (@Zac_Petkanas) October 22, 2019
men!
In @tnyshouts, @meganamram suggests some brands men can use to feel strong, healthy, and masculine! https://t.co/NfGVIMbiID
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) October 18, 2019
MEDIA
NYT
There is absolutely no redeeming the @nytimes any more. They are the scum of journalism – in fact calling what they do "journalism" is an insult to journalism & they honestly need to change their name to The #MoscowTimes https://t.co/j2aJ5Saqpn
— Feral (@shuboogie) October 23, 2019
and
New York Times changes story admitting they misquoted Clinton saying ‘Russians’ were ‘grooming’ Tulsi Gabbard https://t.co/mxlDXhJmKs
— Propane Jane™ (@docrocktex26) October 23, 2019
and
Hallo you can read it here: Thread by @NickMerrill: "On Friday, the NYT did a piece about a podcast Secretary Clinton did with David Plouffe. They incorrectly quoted her say […]" https://t.co/3gcLcJzCFz
Enjoy 🙂 🤖— Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) October 22, 2019
and
We’ve corrected this article and deleted an earlier tweet that incorrectly described Hillary Clinton’s recent comments from a podcast interview. https://t.co/DKKr3JzcKH
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) October 23, 2019
🦊
I’m old enough to remember when it was revealed that sean Hannity was Micheal Cohen’s third client. https://t.co/mQc12NsVZv
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) October 23, 2019
ELECTIONS
Kamala – issues
The two biggest issues Californians called my office about last week: supporting the impeachment of Trump and condemning the administration’s irrational pullout of American troops from Syria. I hear them and I agree.
— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) October 22, 2019
AG
Victim Compensation Board,chaired by Gov't Operations Agency (GOA) Secretary w/2 other voting members (CA Controller & Mayor of Stockton), is housed under GOA, which "answers to" the Governor. The CA AG isn't in charge of GOA/VCB & has no control over their policies or protocols. pic.twitter.com/6RfTYVPMvj
— (((antiantisemite))) (@Tristanshouts) October 22, 2019
LEFTOVERS
Tulsi
I wrote about @TulsiGabbard ‘s faux boycott of the Democratic debate. Her rhetoric was worse than anything @HillaryClinton suggested about her. https://t.co/wyNCwdkyXe
— Stephen Robinson (@SER1897) October 22, 2019
Burnie&co
Bernie Sanders and other candidates actually defended this. https://t.co/1tiCV69OID
— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) October 23, 2019
US
PP endorsements
Big News: @PPact is endorsing its first wave of reproductive health champions! Check them out here: https://t.co/mt4I6j3eAf @TeamEngel is in one of the first selected for endorsement for 2020.
— Engel for Congress (@TeamEngel) October 21, 2019
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Is🍊 lynched? Russian assets, unite!
October 23, 2019 in alt-left, Berniebots, betrayal, CDS, Constitution, corruption, Democrats, 🍊, 👓, 👓=🍊, elections, Foreign policy, Hillary, HIPSCI, impeachment, international, Kamala, LEFTOVERS, media, meltdown, Middle East, NYT, Pelosi, prosecuting opposition, Russia, Russian asset, Schiff, trumputin, Turkey, Ukraine | Comments closed
IMPEACHMENT
Today – Bill Taylor
Key witness Bill Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat to #Ukraine, arrives to testify before the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees as part of the ongoing #impeachment inquiry against President Trump 📷: @alexwongcw pic.twitter.com/JOdaTLRLHt
— Getty Images News (@GettyImagesNews) October 22, 2019
testimony
Taylor said that he and Sondland spoke by phone about why the aid was frozen, and Sondland cited the need for Ukraine to open an investigation among other reasons, according to the sources
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 22, 2019
thugs – legal team
Does this mean that Trump had people on the payroll of the Russian mob working on his defense against charges of Russian collusion? https://t.co/lTMJEeOKQs
— Michelle Goldberg (@michelleinbklyn) October 21, 2019
all president’s lawyer
With release of transcript of Trump's personal lawyer John Dowd's voicemail to Flynn's lawyer….
Reup: This Chart we created👇
"All the President’s Lawyers: A Chart of Misconduct and Possible Crimes Revealed by Mueller Report" https://t.co/86tjEEM128 #ObstructionOfJustice
— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) May 31, 2019
2016 investigation
I just published this (with @AlexPotcovaru)
Let me be blunt:
This puts booster rockets 🚀🚀on Mulvaney's admission of #QuidProQuo with Ukraine
"The Missing Link: Getting Dirt on Biden Was Key Part of 'Investigation into 2016 Election' Too"https://t.co/4Mo77WAQD3 #Ukrainegate
— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) October 21, 2019
poll
New CNN poll:
The percentage of Americans who think Trump should be impeached *and removed* hits a new high of 50 percent. That's up 8 points since June.
Crucially, 50 percent of independents also think Trump should be removed.https://t.co/CihEO2OhE3 pic.twitter.com/dz96PKQyYu
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 22, 2019
WORLD
RUSSIA
trolls are here
Russian trolls are here to meddle with 2020.
Profiles originating in Russia had since the beginning of this year been building a network of accounts on Instagram designed to look like groups in swing states.https://t.co/JaQgcyvvTs— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 21, 2019
and mass story viewing
https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/1186415036706758663
HUNGARY @ PUtin
Putin and Hungary’s Orban helped sour Trump on Ukraine https://t.co/RBfPRk9nGo
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 21, 2019
🍊 KLAN
Lynching?
Bobby Rush (D-IL), a civil rights activist who founded a chapter of the Black Panthers in the ‘60’s, says Trump should delete the tweet. https://t.co/OQmYSYMdEu
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) October 22, 2019
also, thread
I don't normally like to use academic jargon on this site, but this tweet is twelve different kinds of bullshit. https://t.co/RlfF3S0DWG
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) October 22, 2019
white male persecution
When powerful white men use words like lynching and witch hunt to describe their perceived persecutions, it's because there are no historical analogues to white male persecution. There's no term for it because historically, there's no such thing.
— Tom & Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) October 22, 2019
briefing
Trump: Day 1,003
-Relocates Troops From Syria to Iraq
-Turkey Continues 2 Violate Ceasefire
-Lies "Ceasefire is Holding Up Nicely"
-Staff Delivers Disastrous Interviews
-Brags About Resorts 2 World Bosses
-Mueller Never Had Donald Jr Testify
-1,250 More Migrant Kids Separated pic.twitter.com/GQmS4KsQbc— Alamo_on_the_rise 🆘🍑 (@AlamoOnTheRise) October 21, 2019
fake Constitution?
From "fake polls" to "fake news" to "fake Constitution" https://t.co/X9tUX6X4MV
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) October 21, 2019
Obama obsession
This endless obsession with Barack Obama has me swinging back to thinking the pee-pee tape is real. https://t.co/9l3dtHI8RC
— Jennifer Hayden (@Scout_Finch) October 21, 2019
w. KJU
This is insane. How can our president continue to make things up, and not be held accountable? https://t.co/miuBILQKxZ
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) October 21, 2019
Eric
ERIC TRUMP: “Why is it that every family goes into politics and enriches themselves…we stopped doing deals…it’s sickening."
The Trump sons have done more than $100 million in real estate sales through the Trump Organization since Inauguration Day. pic.twitter.com/JP8v0MfHHc
— DNC War Room (@DNCWarRoom) October 21, 2019
defending Tulsi
*Donald Trump* is rushing to to defense of a Democratic presidential candidate. If that doesn’t tell you everything you need to know about Tulsi Gabbard, I don’t know what will. https://t.co/uo3PdPrmiq
— Jamie! (@TheMarschallin) October 21, 2019
troops not home
Trump: We must bring the troops home* from Syria** to stop "endless" wars***.
* Except the troops from Syria are going to Iraq
** And now we're keeping some in Syria
*** And we're adding even more troops than we're pulling out of Syria in Saudi Arabiahttps://t.co/7nUG7qzwFj
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) October 21, 2019
PENCE
REPUBLICANS
Oh, Gym!
Asked if President Trump's tweet comparing the impeachment inquiry to "a lynching" is appropriate, Rep. Jim Jordan told @mkraju, “The president is frustrated.”
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) October 22, 2019
Cruz
Ted Cruz is literally the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution https://t.co/qgkKvqmCLk
— Betsy Klein (@betsy_klein) October 21, 2019
Trumpies
I guess his other shirt, "Build the wall or I'll gargle your balls" was at the drycleaners pic.twitter.com/fyylyIkaDK
— Matt 🎃swalt (@MattOswaltVA) October 21, 2019
MEDIA
FB top stories
For old time's sake, took a look at the top 10 news stories across all of Facebook today. They're from:
1. Ben Shapiro
2. Donald J. Trump
3. Dallas Cowboys
4. Breitbart
5. Daily Caller
6. Ben Shapiro
7. "Intelligence is Sexy"
8. Occupy Democrats
9. Bible Time
10. Delish— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) October 21, 2019
🦊🆚…Lindsay?
Lou Dobbs calls Lindsey Graham an "embarrassment to the government of this country and its traditions" for showing gaps in his Trump loyalism pic.twitter.com/Vxap8LNNPD
— Jason Campbell (@JasonSCampbell) October 21, 2019
ELECTIONS
Kamala lynching
Lynching is a reprehensible stain on this nation's history, as is this President. We'll never erase the pain and trauma of lynching, and to invoke that torture to whitewash your own corruption is disgraceful. https://t.co/XOlsazwwRL
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) October 22, 2019
native Americans
The United States has signed over 500 treaties with Tribal Nations—and we have broken every single one of them.
Because of our actions, Native American communities lag behind others in terms of health care, education, and economic development. Together, we can right this. https://t.co/ktarCEDNcO
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) October 21, 2019
khive
Anyone commenting that #KHive is aggressive, read this. #KHive has to be aggressive. It’s the only option. https://t.co/WowvXUpDSz
— Eminently Electable (@TenaciousE5) October 21, 2019
Buti FB
completely cancelled… no longer a possibility for me
Zuckerberg Is Quietly Advising Buttigieg on Campaign Hires
https://t.co/KsrmTWZl8C— The Lady Red- the night is dark and full of terror (@The_Lady_Red) October 21, 2019
and
Get in, loser. We’re going to the bad place. pic.twitter.com/TnfcFSETYD
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) October 21, 2019
Burnie – helping Tulsi
thanks, guy who honeymooned in the soviet union at the peak of the cold war https://t.co/vUvBWrUuv7
— kilgore trout captured isis (@KT_So_It_Goes) October 21, 2019
and
One Russian asset comes to the defense of the other. What a world. https://t.co/rCrB3wGGev
— Alex Mohajer (@AlexMohajer) October 21, 2019
excluding locals
Shame on Bernie Sanders for making white people travel to impoverished areas populated by minorities & refusing to engage the community of which he used as a crutch.
Shame on you too @AOC
Bernie Sanders Rally By Queensbridge Houses Blindsides Residents https://t.co/X0zlKLvf7n
— Amene (@Ange_Amene) October 21, 2019
LEFTOVERS
Tulsi test
Not surprising from Bernie, but why *anyone* running in a Democratic primary thinks it's a good idea to defend the homophobic apologist for dictators & friend of Putin instead of the woman who won 66 million votes in 2016 & remains extremely popular in the party…is beyond me. https://t.co/wzt78sfigL
— Deep State Desmond (@deepstatedes) October 21, 2019
Tulsi billboards
Many of us DEMS were suspicious when billboards of Tulsi kept popping up on the South Carolina coast. I found out they are statewide. She has no team or base here. Plus, it took us forever in this area to find a non R billboard company to place our own! Very costly too!
— rebecca smitley (@beckidanz10) October 20, 2019
Stein lives!
Last week, it was Tulsi Gabbard appearing on Tucker Carlson to deny she’s a Russian asset… This week it’s Jill Stein making the same denial and claiming Hillary has ties to Putin pic.twitter.com/OTy8s43Hin
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) October 22, 2019
US
Hillary
Looked like Hillary slammed a homer on the Russia threat, but tonight it's looking more like a grand slam. Pay attention, folks. She knows what she's doing. ⚾
— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) October 22, 2019
Schiff
It will be said of House Republicans,
When they found they lacked the courage to confront the most dangerous and unethical president in American history,
They consoled themselves by attacking those who did.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) October 21, 2019
Pelosi
https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi/status/1186424187478593536
healthcare
https://twitter.com/TeamPelosi/status/1186694037153243136
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