Racist 🍑🕳🕳 and other Republicans, Nazis & 🍊 too

 

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

Why drag it?

When it’s all over, I’ll want to understand why *the people who know* thought it was necessary or acceptable to drag the denouement out over months and years while actual human suffering grew out of control. https://t.co/ey5kAu12lA pic.twitter.com/CAchl0UupD

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) June 24, 2018

🍊 🆚 due process

The guy screeching against due process refuses to even sit for an interview with his lawyers present. https://t.co/QLe9yGWAKu

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) June 24, 2018

ACLU on this

ACLU official responds to Trump tweet: “What President Trump has suggested here is both illegal and unconstitutional. Any official who has sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution and laws should disavow it unequivocally.” https://t.co/PiNAUYC7NZ

— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) June 24, 2018

Malaysia money laundering

If you have not listened to this report from @reveal's @AmyWalters_ and @wamu885's @Patrick_Madden about Trump and Kushner's possible role in a Malaysian money laundering scheme — and possible emoluments violations — do it now https://t.co/9zmvHxCWAy

— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) April 12, 2018

IMPERIAL  FAMILY 

Incest Barbie

So Daddy, I’ve been thinking a lot about the children and I have a few things I want to say about this problem. First of all why can’t they work in my sweatshops? Second of all LITTLE FINGERS for stitching, third of all you said I get to be president next and yet… pic.twitter.com/0wQZXMO3y3

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) June 22, 2018

also, MoDo

Nobody is buying the blond savior routine any more. https://t.co/161T8VAY5O

— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) June 24, 2018

her again

Just in time for hurricane season https://t.co/sYhJ24OXWO

— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) June 24, 2018

Imperial coins

WHY IS THE WHITE HOUSE USING GOVERNMENT RESOURCES TO ADVERTISE THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE BUSINESSES!? https://t.co/CCX1IkVJx3

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) June 24, 2018

him

The whole world sees it: Trump is doing lasting damage to the global order that made the U.S. a superpower. https://t.co/ZSHqrSqMwf pic.twitter.com/Ta7Fedk1Ef

— L.A. Times Opinion (@latimesopinion) June 24, 2018

LIEGATE

once again for those in the back

This Obama-era pilot program kept asylum-seeking migrant families together. Trump canceled it. https://t.co/C98mZ8TZgs

— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 24, 2018

blming dems for laws

You literally just told Republicans in Congress to stop trying to pass laws. https://t.co/A8O2YJpN9o

— Seth Masket (@smotus) June 24, 2018

NAZI

Stephen Miller

Future AP US History students: Stephen Miller, The villain in your history.
This will be on the test. https://t.co/JFtJy6YUQV

— 🇵🇷 Lin-Manuel Miranda 🏳️‍🌈 (@Lin_Manuel) June 22, 2018

Lois Frankel visited the immigrant concentration camps

Just toured Port Isabel ICE Detention Center in TX. It was horrifying, shocking & very eye-opening. Thread to follow….

— Rep. Lois Frankel (@RepLoisFrankel) June 23, 2018

and Barbara Lee

Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee of California describes her visit to detention facilities on the US-Mexico border and says what she was was “heart-wrenching” #CNNSOTU https://t.co/6ccu7ODaAZ

— CNN (@CNN) June 24, 2018

tolerating intolerance

Seems highly relevant lately and today #PunchNazis pic.twitter.com/498RZPMGJ6

— Emma Evans (@TrancewithMe) June 23, 2018

babies behind bars

The first photos of Trump's "criminals" aboard an ICE bus bound for a detention center in McAllen, Texas. We snapped these as LULAC blocked the bus today. pic.twitter.com/7wlU8R6SYU

— David Cruz (@davidcruzradio) June 24, 2018

and grift of the camps

FACT CHECK: Is the Trump Administration Paying Southwest Key $458 Million to Run Immigrant Child Detention Centers? https://t.co/t4JbvtYSb7

— Emma Evans (@TrancewithMe) June 24, 2018

Walgreens

Our policy allows pharmacists to step away from filling a prescription for which they have a moral objection. At the same time, they are also required to refer the prescription to another pharmacist or manager on duty to meet the patient's needs in a timely manner.

— WAGSocialCare (@WAGSocialCare) June 23, 2018

in Russia

Well shit, Russian police know more about white supremacists than Twitter’s useless support. https://t.co/M9GxUrdWoF

— the grugq (@thegrugq) June 24, 2018

REPUBLICANS

when 😱 almost scuttled the sanctions on Iran

In the Age of Trump, Judge Reflects on D’Souza and the ‘New Rudy’ https://t.co/jfH2SBeVg5 great new scoop by @KlasfeldReports

— Ataturk's Republic (@KARepublic) June 23, 2018

immigration

Current law (TVPRA) says the government has to act in the children’s best interest. Republicans’ bright idea is to vote to repeal that. https://t.co/5ka5QfLmsO

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) June 24, 2018

fainting continues over Sarah sanders

“Surely the people will react with righteous angry denunciations of this insult to the SENIOR MINISTER OF PROPAGANDA. Authority is not mocked.”

“Sir, have you heard they’re putting children in cages and trying to take our healthcare?” https://t.co/OQFwYMSGpW

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) June 24, 2018

remember her daddy

Irony dies in Huckabee’s twitter feed. https://t.co/glC0YsYgz2

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) June 23, 2018

reactions (including #PermitPatty )

I want to own a restaurant that sells BBQ and bottled water, plays music that everyone can dance to, and does not allow #PermitPatty, #BBQBecky, or Sarah Sanders to enter.

— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) June 24, 2018

also GOP

[kids are thrown in cages]

GOP: These aren’t our kids.

[kids are shot in school]

GOP: Nothing we can do.

[woman wants to have an abortion]

GOP: MURDERER! EVERY LIFE IS PRECIOUS!

— OhNoSheTwitnt 🌈 (@OhNoSheTwitnt) June 22, 2018

and in conclusion

If the last 500 days have taught me anything it’s that racist assholes HATE being called racist assholes but not enough to stop acting like racist assholes.

— Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker) June 23, 2018

Nielsen resume

No really Krissy President Bush fired you because of your incompetence re Hurricane Katrina.
You’ve let America down before @SecNielsen https://t.co/yWSUee5KWv pic.twitter.com/NkZr72zCug

— SpicyFiles (@SpicyFiles) June 24, 2018

Gingrich

When they go low, we've got just the guy. pic.twitter.com/0N1eStxQfZ

— bertolt blecht (@benschwartzy) June 24, 2018

MEDIA

good summary

POLITICIAN: [talks about doing a bad thing]
PUBLIC: [screams]
POLITICIAN: [talks about doing a worse thing]
PUBLIC: [screams louder]
POLITICIAN: [actually does the first bad thing]
MEDIA: This is a good compromise.

— shauna (@goldengateblond) June 22, 2018

to NYT

how many Republicans are there left? I know that you profiled each and everyone of them so you should know.

— Edgeoforever🖖 (@edgeoforever) June 24, 2018

another comment

Trump demonized immigrants on Day 1 of the campaign and led "build the wall!" chants at rallies. So are supporters really bonded to him in response to "critics" of his policies or are they bonded to him because these were the policies they wanted? https://t.co/qMkvro8PPl

— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) June 24, 2018

WaPo blows it – thread

1. Unsurprisingly, this bit of kneejerk onanism from the WaPo editorial board completely misses the significance of this whole episode. In fact, it gets it wrong in exactly the same way Very Serious People have been getting in wrong in DC for decades. https://t.co/I5isNFt01N

— David Roberts (@drvox) June 24, 2018

RUSSIA

Bloody FIFA

"This is football soaked in blood. So I started painting about it." #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/YwOT9KdFiS

— RFE/RL (@RFERL) June 23, 2018

secret agreement

Two notably well informed former officials talking about Trump’s upcoming summit with Putin and Putin’s designs on Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/QOGu83AW9X

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) June 24, 2018

finishing Merkel off

#Russia's state TV:
Top Kremlin propagandist Kiselyov says Trump, Sebastian Kurz, Viktor Orbán, Giuseppe Conte are all "finishing off" Merkel and the EU (with Putin as the common denominator). pic.twitter.com/7TQ29rAdTw

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) June 24, 2018

LEFTOVERS

Wait, wait, wait. @JakeTapper had a real live Democrat on his show? Was Bernie Sanders unavailable? Where has Bernie Sanders been? Why hasn't he been popping up in front of cameras or at protests lately? https://t.co/uiEMhtEyAS

— Lynn (@lynnv378) June 24, 2018

and indeed

.@SenSanders declines to join call for abolishing ICE on #CNNSOTU https://t.co/iGVpguNsmd

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) June 24, 2018

US

More enthusiastic

Ask and ye shall receive –> Democrats are more enthusiastic than Republicans for the first time since 2006 https://t.co/gTCVE26BMw via @MotherJones https://t.co/H2bpFCCckj

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) June 24, 2018

Cal primary finals

🚨#CA48 Final Update:
With no uncounted ballots remaining in Orange County, @HarleyRouda has claimed the #2 spot in the runoff vs @DanaRohrabacher, outpolling @DrHansKeirstead by 126 votes.https://t.co/tENYRNJ4gm pic.twitter.com/4aZZXGSqyw

— Rob Pyers (@rpyers) June 24, 2018

Chelsea

Thank you @RAICESTEXAS for all you’re doing to #KeepFamiliesTogether, #EndFamilyDetention & reunite children who were taken from their families at the border. Important thread on the urgency of their work: https://t.co/fA93fHtyBf

— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) June 23, 2018

Schumer

Marching in the #NYCPride Parade has special meaning this year as I am marching with my daughter Alison and her wonderful fiancée Biz! #HappyPride pic.twitter.com/xYj8ENi80N

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) June 24, 2018

000💃💃💃000

NYS prosecution, NK loose, separating families, lies

IMPEACHMENT

Manafort going to jail

BREAKING: Former Trump Campaign Chair Paul Manafort SENT TO JAIL TODAY over witness tampering allegations.

— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) June 15, 2018

a pic from last year

NYS

This is interesting in so many regards, but especially that the NY AG has sent a referral for a criminal case to the IRS. I guess someone has tax returns. https://t.co/5IcLau1m1E

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) June 14, 2018

NYS violations

. @Fahrenthold won a Pulitzer for exposing this potentially illegal behavior and then everyone in politics just kind of…moved on https://t.co/EY8fn6KCPA https://t.co/JRDJFSWz3L

— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) June 14, 2018

additional 🍊 himself

The NY AG just posted additional documentation in support of its lawsuit.

This email exchange shows that Trump campaign staff, with explicit approval from Trump himself, were dictating the recipients of Trump Foundation grants pic.twitter.com/wBC70UlNyJ

— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) June 14, 2018

with NYDN cover

What a bunch of meatheads! https://t.co/q1WxLS8YqT

PLUS: Dante de Blasio writes about the racism he saw as a student at an elite New York City high school https://t.co/6o442YU0H0

An early look at Friday's front… pic.twitter.com/UdBtTqR2yQ

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 15, 2018

she was right

SHE. WAS. RIGHT. ABOUT. EVERYTHING.pic.twitter.com/bR4Sz6KYxN

— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) June 14, 2018

protect Mueller

Hundreds of thousands of Americans vow to protest across all 50 states if Trump fires Mueller.

Retweet if you are one of them.#ProtectMueller pic.twitter.com/jzcgF7pPKp

— The Hummingbird 🐦 (@SaysHummingbird) April 13, 2018

OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE

😱

Rudy Giuliani earlier today told @NYDailyNews that the Mueller investigation “might get cleaned up” with presidential pardons.

In a text message just now, he said of whether Trump would pardon his associates: “No he will not do it, based on my advice and all our team."

— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) June 15, 2018

LIEGATE

IG report exhonerates him

Now speaking with a gaggle of reporters, Trump falsely claims that the IG report "exonerates me."

The report is about the FBI's handling of the Clinton email investigation! pic.twitter.com/ZuAxSEEKw7

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 15, 2018

more

Dear media:

Please stop claiming that the IG report gives "fodder" to Trump's attacks on the Mueller probe.

There is no neutral way to make this claim. It effectively endorses bad-faith lies about the IG report's actual findings.

My new post:https://t.co/bXMDsAzlLw

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) June 15, 2018

blaming Democrats for kidnapping children

LIES. Previous admins detained only unaccompanied children. First time crossers were generally sent back, not prosecuted, causing no need to separate families. Asylum seekers weren't prosecuted. Their stories were checked; kids were not taken away. THIS CRUELTY IS YOU. END IT. https://t.co/KFLEbMRDWs

— Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger) June 15, 2018

also, this

President Trump says he won't sign GOP immigration bill seeking to end child separating policy he falsely blames Democrats for https://t.co/gs6TgoM6p9 pic.twitter.com/onMzx83BCK

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 15, 2018

Korean vets lie

Journalists! To review a little cognitive science: if you lead your story with a false statement, people remember that – even if you debunk it next.

Do not lead your story with a false statement.

We reviewed the science here: https://t.co/HYs7CKkGo1

pretty please? https://t.co/F7hfBwXfHL

— Sam Wang (@SamWangPhD) June 15, 2018

G7 lies

This is supposed to be reassuring? pic.twitter.com/X2I81WuUTI

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 15, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY 

Dictatorial “humor”

Asked about this just now in an extraordinary session with reporters on the White House North lawn, he said: “I’m kidding. You don’t understand sarcasm.” https://t.co/d7MFGeI74c

— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) June 15, 2018

as a NOw This video

BREAKING: President Trump says he wants 'his people' to treat him the way North Koreans treat dictator Kim Jong-un pic.twitter.com/QC0vlk4uMt

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 15, 2018

sure he joked. See here

“Quiet!” President Trump says to a reporter: “She’s so obnoxious. Quiet.” pic.twitter.com/nZE0bUPGoP

— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 15, 2018

a mix

There's an elderly man on the White House lawn and he may not be well https://t.co/pLLu7srS7V pic.twitter.com/3Ae2KKk0o1

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) June 15, 2018

iEric – with cover from Maggie Sunshine

Interesting that Maggie H was flying top cover for Eric back in Jan 2017 re; charitable donations. I don't think anyone said that some of the money raised actually went where it was supposed to. It was the evidence that significant amounts of $$$$ didn't, that she didn't report https://t.co/IelynBfi6C

— Pete EVANS (@911CORLEBRA777) June 14, 2018

Meeting Putin – from the toddler series

I’ll believe that Trump is growing into the presidency when his staff stops talking about him like a toddler. https://t.co/LLjpztq0AR pic.twitter.com/2O6d9zUYxB

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) June 15, 2018

ABUSE OF POWER

Cohen may be the movant, but this is really about the President of the United States imposing a prior restraint on the free-speech of an American citizen who has been critical of him. https://t.co/pIBClQMWdf

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) June 15, 2018

Censorship of the press

CENSORED: Ten Anti-Trump Cartoons The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Refuses To Publish https://t.co/jJ4H7bN4WF

— Andrew Weisburd (@webradius) June 15, 2018

NK

success!

A malicious cyber campaign carried out by the North Korean government was detected by U.S. intelligence agencies — just two days after the historic summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un https://t.co/F9DStbVDBq pic.twitter.com/OPG9h1avtp

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 15, 2018

The Economist cover

The Singapore summit was a triumph of showbiz over substance—and Donald Trump made big concessions for no return. Our cover in Asia and America this week pic.twitter.com/mabbz8rsRW

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) June 14, 2018

REPUBLICANS

separating children is lucrative

SCOOP: Defense contractors making millions off of immigrant kids' detention.https://t.co/eJO65aYNWB

— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) June 14, 2018

and biblical?

Im pretty sure we have something called a separation between church and state in this country. Why is our attorney general quoting scripture related to law? And where’s his hood? https://t.co/dwp6tiufQ3

— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) June 15, 2018

MEDIA

NYT, 🍊, Joe McCarthy

Maggie Haberman told the Pod Save America crew on a podcast that reporters preferred covering Trump’s campaign.

It was more fun.

— Connie C. Keys (@hotelkeys) June 13, 2018

Maggie Sunshine gets owned by Avenatti

Maggie “I Have a Book Deal; I Need This Access” Haberman tried to clap at Michael Avennati.

The clap back will leave a mark.

When a criminal tries to get a restraining order to silence the media’s source about their crimes, that’s an issue the press should care abt. pic.twitter.com/XB8WZF1PmR

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) June 15, 2018

US

right again (not shade, an eclipse)

But my emails. https://t.co/G7TIWDEG0p

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 14, 2018

000💃💃💃000

“Low level collusion”, NK weak rerun, no asylum for domestic violence

 

IMPEACHMENT

Russian bribes – 🍊 and Bolton

Same pro-western Ukrainian steel magnate who paid @realdonaldtrump's Foundation $150K for a 10-minute speech during campaign. https://t.co/cO4YJAgRN2

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) June 12, 2018

George Conway on constitutionality of Mueller investigation

Here is a well stated explanation of why Trump doesn’t have a clue when he claims Mueller’s investigation is unconstitutional. Not a surprising claim from Trump, a Russian promoted president. https://t.co/JagESiVuqM

— John Dean (@JohnWDean) June 12, 2018

Black Cube

Thread. This is a big deal and should be investigated to the fullest extent. Do not back down on Black Cube. https://t.co/SRQCo1rqAM

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) June 11, 2018

update

On Flynn’s last day as national security adviser, Israel shared with him a summary of Israeli intelligence on Obama and his team. https://t.co/BH3hyVQ1yq

— Adam Entous (@adamentous) June 11, 2018

Cohen

NEW: Michael Cohen has told friends that he expects to be arrested any day now, according to a source close to Trump’s former lawyer https://t.co/VJEQgQy2Qe

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) June 12, 2018

BREXIT

“low level collusion” admission

Sorry to interrupt the wall-to-wall hamburger and dictator coverage, but this a BFD. The billionaire who funded Brexit (Arron Banks) literally just told Nigel Farage in a live interview that "low level" Russian collusion maybe kinda sorta happened in the Brexit campaign. https://t.co/FXSKxz80hd

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) June 11, 2018

 

and the companion piece

NEW: Emails reveal that Arron Banks, the millionaire businessman who helped fund Brexit, had three meetings with the Russian ambassador to Britain — raising explosive questions about attempts by Moscow to influence the referendum result.https://t.co/JbKv7nOBt2

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) June 9, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

Javanka grift

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump made at least $82 million in outside income last year while serving in the White House, filings show https://t.co/D2HGTG2qag

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 11, 2018

should be a scandal

This, by all objective measures, is a massive corruption scandal but we've grown numb to it https://t.co/rBhSlVuABZ pic.twitter.com/DF5pDc9iwg

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 11, 2018

celebrating voter suppression

Trump unsurprisingly celebrates a ruling that will help him carry Ohio in 2020 by green lighting voter suppression, disproportionately in Democratic-leaning areas (https://t.co/Puc87Fr63T). https://t.co/125u2wlAR2

— Taniel (@Taniel) June 12, 2018

NK

“nice and thin”

Trump to photographers: Are you taking good pictures so we look 'nice and handsome and thin?'

Kim Jong-un: … pic.twitter.com/9SupjgBxie

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 12, 2018

guess the lies

.@NicolleDWallace nailed it tonight: "… we'll ever know really what happened in that meeting because both men are known and established liars." #TrumpKimSummit pic.twitter.com/4VQZyEnOrE

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) June 12, 2018

nobody knows

Trump, asked if he has a transcript or notes from his meeting with Kim Jong Un: "I don't need to verify as I have one of the great memories of all time."

— Matthew Champion (@matthewchampion) June 12, 2018

I can see it now

pic.twitter.com/M5G1h2yrKE

— Damien Owens (@OwensDamien) June 12, 2018

why?

Trump ripped up the internationally acclaimed Iran Deal, which was working, but the “deal” he is signing with Kim is literally just the two of them scribbling on a piece of paper to acknowledge that they met. #TrumpKimSummit

— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) June 12, 2018

surrender

The US largely agreed to North Korea's demands for parity in all aspects of the #TrumpKimSummit, from the number of officials during the bilateral meetings to the number of US and North Korean flags side by side during the arrival ceremony https://t.co/9rsndkQUZR pic.twitter.com/w53rX04Irt

— CNN (@CNN) June 12, 2018

what’s new?

Remember when they remade the movie Karate Kid 25 years later? That’s what this is: pic.twitter.com/QVZMB3X6Sj

— Vipin Narang (@NarangVipin) June 12, 2018

so,

ex-US Ambassador to North Korea Chris Hill on summit outcome: “Forgettable. joint statement weaker than any previous one since 1992. There is no way forward, no roadmap, no diplomatic strategy.”

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) June 12, 2018

canceling exercises

Oh, yes he did cancel the joint military exercises. Trump said it's "inappropriate" to have war games, which are "provocative" and "very expensive." Six-and-a-half hours to send bombers from Guam to practice in South Korea is "a long way," Trump says. "I know a lot about planes."

— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) June 12, 2018

view from China

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the US would stop conducting annual war games with South Korea, which the DPRK had denounced as a dress rehearsal for northward invasion. pic.twitter.com/Zsk0DoHN50

— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) June 12, 2018

pool report

Pool report pic.twitter.com/4NTruwTUmt

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) June 12, 2018

“If I’m wrong, I’ll lie again”

Trump says he trusts Kim Jong Un. And if he's wrong? "I may be wrong, I mean I may stand before you in six months and say, 'Hey I was wrong,'" said Trump, before adding, "I don't know that I'll ever admit that, but I'll find some kind of an excuse." https://t.co/J2k6ehVhW1 pic.twitter.com/onKaUHP2f3

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 12, 2018

and a chance to try for more grift

BREAKING: Trump says he talked up North Korea's real estate, beachside hotel opportunities in Kim Jong Un meeting.

— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) June 12, 2018

it would make a great condo

Pres. Trump on North Korea:

"They have great beaches. You see that whenever they're exploding their cannons into the ocean. I said boy look at the view. Wouldn't that make a great condo?" https://t.co/69MUIH5a5j

— Tim Stenovec (@timsteno) June 12, 2018

G7

as blaming of Canada continue, this is a visual

*I’ll just leave this here… 🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/gI2NEJsGoy

— Apparently Jane (@spencedbyus) June 11, 2018

and this is interesting

Today, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein met with local law enforcement partners in Montreal, Canada to discuss shared goals and partnership opportunities. pic.twitter.com/tlwS8BaYxv

— Justice Department (@TheJusticeDept) June 11, 2018

we get a bill

Dear America

In the province of Quebec, where the G7 summit was held, we have universal day care with a user fee of $7 per day.

Your child was poorly behaved, petulant and displayed signs of bullying.

Thank you for picking him up early.

You owe us $14.00.#FUCKTRUMP

— Avaline Darling (@Avaline_Darling) June 11, 2018

“special place in hell” retracted

Peter Navarro, speaking at WSJ CFO Network just now, apologizes for "special place in hell" remark directed at Canada's Trudeau: "Let me correct a mistake I made…In conveying that message I used language that was inappropriate." #WSJCFO

— Gerald F Seib (@GeraldFSeib) June 12, 2018

Axes of Evil

Guess which one @realDonaldTrump thinks “protects his people” (#1), he’s “honoured to meet” (#2) and who “presents a threat to US security (#3 – the guy with the milk).

Once again a political cartoon captures the moment better than any article or analysis.

DeAdder nails it. pic.twitter.com/hxDRc1b930

— Nathan Cullen (@nathancullen) June 12, 2018

LIEGATE

Trump is reiterating this a week after his lawyer said “recollections keep changing” about his role in the Trump Tower meeting statement. https://t.co/IR82Rqn7Zu

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) June 12, 2018

he likes me, he really, really likes me

explaining his trust in Kim, Trump cites the North Korean dictator’s praise of him. “He said openly that no other president could have done this” https://t.co/yFVZBYXHrF

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) June 12, 2018

REPUBLICANS

no more asylum for domestic abuse

BREAKING: Trump administration will stop granting asylum to victims of domestic abuse and gang violence. Tens of thousands impacted. Story coming shortly.

— Evan Halper (@evanhalper) June 11, 2018

Trumpies fight the enemy

Why won’t leftist Ari Fleischer give Trump this well deserved victory of showing the Michael Bay movie and schmoozing with the other fascist? https://t.co/UpO6XTf6tQ

— Molly Jong Un Fast (@MollyJongFast) June 12, 2018

“democratic values” – too controversial

Remarkable story: A GOP candidate for Michigan governor struck “democratic” from the phrase “core democratic values” in proposed social studies standards, claiming it was partisan. https://t.co/HOIW2RGG5M pic.twitter.com/WoVun0pjTy

— Jim Malewitz (@Jmalewitz) June 12, 2018

MEDIA

Why are so many journalists congratulating Trump on a historic summit? Is that the job of journalists?

— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) June 12, 2018

and more direct propaganda

Haven't seen this before: Before POTUS comes out for press conference, WH shows a Michael Bay-esque video showing Trump and Kim, military weapons, bombs

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) June 12, 2018

RUSSIA

UK racist wonders

Yes, Ms Hopkins, Putin really is a monster https://t.co/t86UTVN6RE

— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) June 11, 2018

NRA

Schools admit there's no collective will to stop mass shootings. So they're bringing home battle-tested methods from Iraq and Afghanistan to at least stop so many of our kids from bleeding to death. Remarkable story by @Kathy_Boccella https://t.co/Azzszy9aD7

— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) June 12, 2018

LEFTOVERS

Axis of Evil guy sets Putin’s Intercept straight

Trump always had the option of … just not starting a nuclear war. He didn't need to make any concessions to Kim to eschew his own "fire and fury" threats in the first place. https://t.co/KW9TKpoias

— David Frum (@davidfrum) June 12, 2018

BYE Bernie!

Bernie Sanders’s moment in American politics has probably passed https://t.co/GDGfdwYWRC

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) June 10, 2018

US

Thanks to Richard & all the people on @Twitter who’ve compared me to Howdy Doody, I now know a bit about him, including that he stood up to bullies & believed in being kind to animals. I’m always happy to be on the side of allyship & kindness. Thanks again! https://t.co/5crLGKnL3U

— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) June 12, 2018

and now for something different

Making Cellphone calls the New York City subway?: https://t.co/FYAzfD0MZm via @YouTube

— Gersh Kuntzman (@GershKuntzman) June 12, 2018

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Primate grooming, special elections, taking the “FIF”

 

 

Returning from a brief stint on Facebook, your daily news!

IMPEACHMENT

Safeguarding the investigation

Special counsel Robert Mueller has worked with other departments and agencies in the course of the Trump Russia investigation, ensuring that even if the special counsel is fired, the elements of the investigation live on. https://t.co/hZsffgJPTc

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 25, 2018

and

"Mueller court documents contain bombshell revelations about Manafort" – https://t.co/2Fr5N1CC8u

— Craig Rozniecki (@CraigRozniecki) April 25, 2018

midnight

BREAKING: The federal court has given Trump attorney Michael Cohen until midnight tonight to tell them whether he plans to assert his Fifth Amendment rights or not.

— Ed Krassenstein 💎 (@EdKrassen) April 25, 2018

now

.@CNN: In a new court filing, Michael Cohen asserts his 5th amendment rights to not testify in the Stormy Daniels civil case citing the New York criminal investigation

— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) April 25, 2018

back then

"The mob pleads the Fifth! Why take the Fifth if you're innocent?" -Donald Trump pic.twitter.com/Mo7oisCtvP

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) April 25, 2018

and funniest Twitter reaction

pic.twitter.com/fRGLQOJ38Z

— Anthony Yarus (@ablnk) April 25, 2018

election&Brexit too

Does everyone get this now? US billionaire Robert Mercer funded and rigged #Brexit vote (working for both Leave campaigns) en route to installing Donald Trump. On both occasions, he was aided by Putins army of hackers, spies and paid subverters, interfering in both elections. https://t.co/lzIuOiH0zx

— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) April 25, 2018

🍊’s lawyers still broadcast

Looks like TY COBB has found an even less discreet place than @BLTSteakDC to discuss the TRUMP legal team's strategy for handling the MUELLER probe — @Reagan_Airport. https://t.co/D87Pyktehk

— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) April 24, 2018

😱 diplomacy

NEW via @costareports @carolleonnig: Giuliani reopens negotiations about presidential interview with Mueller, but cautions special counsel that Trump remains resistant https://t.co/Aaq67uHVMf

— Ashley Parker (@AshleyRParker) April 25, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

"The Kushners obtained temporary funds from a web-based lender that specializes in risky loans shunned by other financial firms…" https://t.co/HQGvLHFt3m

— Matt Ortega (@MattOrtega) April 25, 2018

Primate grooming

Let’s just say Trump and Macron today were engaged in a little something known as… “primate grooming.” https://t.co/kquE1yQzcx pic.twitter.com/NIzpPxafAF

— Ashley Parker (@AshleyRParker) April 25, 2018

Jane Goodall

“When the aging gorilla is confronted with the much more virile, new alpha-male, he shows submissiveness by grooming the alpha-male, but the gesture is actually a vain attempt by the old gorilla to humiliate his much younger rival.”

— Jane Goodall
pic.twitter.com/fx85I1KwVy

— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) April 24, 2018

and CNN

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/24/politics/trump-macron-dandruff/index.html

The pat and the hat

THE HAT pic.twitter.com/wNsrjSed2T

— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) April 24, 2018

“busy day” – 3 tweets story

pic.twitter.com/A58XC47Mx3

— darth™ (@darth) April 25, 2018

the price of success

Trump condo sales in New York state have slid dramatically since he declared his candidacy. https://t.co/pOC8vbp9M2 pic.twitter.com/2kAHVJwq4A

— Philip Bump (@pbump) April 25, 2018

REPUBLICANS

Trump likely to end public access to a web portal that lets hundreds of thousands of consumers each year file complaints against financial companies. “I don’t see anything in here that says I have to run a Yelp for financial services,” CFPB’s Mulvaney says https://t.co/XPiq07Exby

— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) April 24, 2018

and another Pruitt story

Pruitt security chief worked as private investigator for owner of pro-Trump tabloid https://t.co/vaChQcEi1f pic.twitter.com/Aszpsk5ARr

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) April 25, 2018

Perfect timing for this, NYT

Interesting study finding that Trump voters (white, Christian, male) were driven by fear of losing their status, not by economic anxiety, via @NirajC https://t.co/WXTmrZPNwy

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) April 25, 2018

also, in racism news

Today, Andrew Oldham joined Wendy Vitter in refusing to say whether Brown v. Board was correctly decided. This non-answer is an affront to civil rights and the rule of law. Supporting a ruling that began the process of ending legalized apartheid in the U.S. should be mandatory. pic.twitter.com/NU8Zab18Nx

— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) April 25, 2018

Kanye West lost 9.2M followers in 7 mins for posting a photo of him wearing Trump hat. 💀 pic.twitter.com/GRTLB4tY48

— 24/7 HipHop News (@BenjaminEnfield) April 25, 2018

RUSSIA

Exclusive: Russian civilians helping Assad use military base back home – witnesses https://t.co/PExnpNenYV

— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) April 25, 2018

and also

BREAKING Russian scientists, Vladimir Uglev, who have developed 4th Gen nerve agent novichok and gave interview to media due to the Skripals assassination has been hit by car and is in hospital. Developing. https://t.co/AQhloVmsXQ pic.twitter.com/uzuN4IqB2r

— lennutrajektoor (@lennutrajektoor) April 25, 2018

used to be my nightmare for years

Expelled spies included Russians suspected of tracking defectors who resettled in US https://t.co/FPDsmdwCaJ

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) April 25, 2018

old ties

NEW: Cambridge whistle blower told House Democrats Tuesday that Steve Bannon directed staff to test messaging in 2014 about Vladmir Putin and Russian expansion in Eastern Europe.

— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) April 25, 2018

 

US

BREAKING: Dems flip New York state seat that Republicans have held for nearly four decades

Democrat Steve Stern beat out Janet Smitelli (R) for AD-10, a Long Island seat, with 59 percent of the vote

The district has been represented by a Republican since 1978.

— PoliticsVideoChannel (@politvidchannel) April 25, 2018

here are all the NYS results – the turnout was shameful tho 76 thousand registered voters, 3800 votes in our Assembly District

http://www.elections.ny.gov/ENR/NYSENRAccessible.html

and in other states

President Trump may face his real nightmare: losing the Senate, giving Democrats both ends of the Capitol, and one-third of the government. https://t.co/ydTMFDgDe4 pic.twitter.com/95J6vgfgGI

— Axios (@axios) April 25, 2018

Comey book bar

The amazingly snarky drink menu at James Comey's DC book party tonight 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/WcdVUrTAGT

— Vanessa Santos (@VanessaOblinger) April 24, 2018

also

BREAKING: This ruling is a huge blow to the Trump administration's bottom line.

DACA is constitutional, deal with it. https://t.co/vFflZe16ah

— ACLU (@ACLU) April 25, 2018

He fought for civil rights with Martin Luther King. Very honored to have @repjohnlewis by my side in the streets of Washington. pic.twitter.com/kBKXQ9laID

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) April 25, 2018

and the mansplainer gets owned (comments also good)

Hi Jeet! I don’t think asking someone in a work purporting to be nonfiction and factchecked, to not tell fictions and to factcheck is a “quarrel.” How would you correct someone who told falsehoods about you? Thanks for any & all advice! https://t.co/rnYJc5DYSj

— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) April 25, 2018

LEFTOVERS

latest effort

View at Medium.com

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Healthcare, tax cuts, racism and 1A

For the first time in history the entire healthcare industry is on the same page: stop Trumpcare!

This is an extraordinary letter by AMA, AHIP, AHA and other health industry groups on the Graham-Cassidy bill. pic.twitter.com/cikNUS2r2Z

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) September 24, 2017

but they are unfazed

.@BillCassidy tells @ThisWeekABC a new bill will be introduced tomorrow: "Whatever the CBO score is will be superseded by another score." pic.twitter.com/HFLx0E7jSf

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) September 24, 2017

 

with the majority of people in that corner, it leaves GOP with one reason only to try to pass the bill

Koch network 'piggy banks' closed until Republicans pass health and tax reform https://t.co/wJFf5gVr0l

— Edgeoforever🖖 (@edgeoforever) September 24, 2017

If they don’t get the vote (Bernie allowing), this would go back to work

Senators Murray & Alexander are ready to get back to work on bipartisan ACA compromise.

RT if you support that vs. Grassidy. pic.twitter.com/r7u2dbhuKp

— Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) September 22, 2017

The ugliness of  🍊’s racism still hangs in the air

The Racial Demagoguery of Trump’s Assaults on Colin Kaepernick and Steph Curry https://t.co/5nOYMYWQX0

— Chris (@Portland_Chris) September 24, 2017

.

I wonder if someone could find a way to tweet about the NFL & combine racism & anti-Semitism

Toni Lahren: Hold my beer https://t.co/s9kzF439UA

— Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) September 24, 2017

but the response is spreading too

Right now at Ravens v Jaguars game at Wembley Stadium in London, many many NFL players taking a knee — reaction from admin on #SOTU

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 24, 2017

and video

A day of expected protests around the NFL began with the Jaguars and Ravens setting the tone in London. pic.twitter.com/VxAmgcZNBS

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) September 24, 2017

David Remnick in The New Yorker 

In these performances, Trump is making clear his moral priorities. He is infinitely more offended by the sight of a black ballplayer quietly, peacefully protesting racism in the United States than he is by racism itself. Which, at this point, should come as no surprise to any but the willfully obtuse

and

What Trump is up to with this assault on athletes, particularly prominent black ones, is obvious; it is part of his larger culture war. Divide. Inflame. Confuse. Divert. And rule. He doesn’t care to grapple with complexity of any kind, whether it’s about the environment, or foreign affairs, or race, or the fact that a great American sport may, by its very nature, be irredeemable. Rather than embody any degree of dignity, knowledge, or unifying embrace, Trump is a man of ugliness, and the damage he does, speech after speech, tweet after tweet, deepens like a coastal shelf. Every day, his Presidency takes a toll on our national fabric. How is it possible to argue with the sentiment behind LeBron James’s concise tweet at Trump: “U Bum”? It isn’t.

,🍊  managed to make this about him

Geez I dunno. Kap’s got a point, but this is the flag. The country! My career!

Oh wait, it’s about Donald Trump now? Fuck yes I’m kneeling!

— David Waldman, LLC (@KagroX) September 24, 2017

Tax cut news

New https://t.co/AWslhgPhRa

— Axios (@axios) September 23, 2017

which might do this

By my estimate, these tax details are likely to cost about $5.5 TRILLION over a decade. @BudgetHawks will do full analysis soon. https://t.co/ungHzCw8nV

— Marc Goldwein (@MarcGoldwein) September 24, 2017

More NFL statements coming in

Statement from Miami Dolphins Owner and Founder of Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE) Stephen Ross. pic.twitter.com/6W3mXwJO6M

— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) September 23, 2017

and more from the Steelers

Steelers will not participate in today’s National Anthem, as @JamieErdahl reported. Steelers will remain in locker room during Anthem.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 24, 2017

and people’sreactions

Seven times more Americans support LeBron James than President Trump. https://t.co/wdy4J1ddAW

— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) September 24, 2017

in 💣 news

Here's what #NorthKorea's foreign minister had to say about Donald Trump at #UNGA today. "Lyin' King" is a good one. pic.twitter.com/cc0XPyuSpj

— Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) September 24, 2017

Meanwhile, Puerto Rico remains ignored

Just if #PuertoRico would have received same attentin media gave to #KylieJenner, or Trump to #TakeTheKnee NFL, this world would be differnt

— Samy Nemir Olivares (@Samynemir) September 24, 2017

But Hillary remains presidential

President Trump, Sec. Mattis, and DOD should send the Navy, including the USNS Comfort, to Puerto Rico now. These are American citizens. https://t.co/J2FVg4II0n

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 24, 2017

Stolen election

"Zuckerberg acknowledged the problem posed by fake news. But he told Obama those messages weren’t widespread on Facebook." https://t.co/ez12zQeaPD

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) September 25, 2017

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