Due process is not judges, Maxine the terrifying, kids in cages

 

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

accelerate away!

Mueller is preparing to accelerate his probe into Trump-Russia collusion allegations https://t.co/YoHZEbyLGz via @bpolitics

— Laura Walker 🍸🦈 (@LauraWalkerKC) June 26, 2018

collusion

Agalov

After you watch Emin Agalarov's terrible new music video (https://t.co/N2amRq4CZW), read our explainer on why the Agalarovs are still central to collusion https://t.co/RzYw5Gd4E1

— The Moscow Project (@moscow_project) June 26, 2018

and this

The new video from the Russian pop star who helped arrange Don Jr.’s Trump Tower meeting, features:
– Trump partying in a hotel room with bikini-clad pageant contestants
– Emin slipping Ivanka a briefcase
– Emin paying off Stormy Daniels in an elevator https://t.co/9VMG1orvRE

— Scott Bixby (@scottbix) June 26, 2018

LIEGATE

smuggling other people’s children

Fewer than 1 percent of adults bringing children with them when they surrender to Border Patrol have been found to NOT be the custodial parent. This idea that people are smuggling in children who aren't theirs is a complete myth. Again, we were briefed by an HHS official today. https://t.co/42qLxzOQaJ

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 26, 2018

due process

SANDERS: "Just because you don't see a judge doesn't mean you're not receiving due process." pic.twitter.com/g3CUehBHsv

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 25, 2018

and

“What other country has judges?” — President Trump, not out of context

— Devlin Barrett (@DevlinBarrett) June 26, 2018

civility

The Washington Post has every angle covered on the issue of supreme importance. These are the featured stories on the web site right now. Not a joke. Democracy Dies in Broad Daylight. pic.twitter.com/vzh1tZFrkK

— Topher Spiro (@TopherSpiro) June 26, 2018

tirade

Civility.

That’s the card you’re pulling now, Trump supporter?
That’s where you’ve landed?
That’s your go-to play at this stage of the game?
It’s a little late for you to roll that out now, isn’t it?”https://t.co/hDBETeVsSP #Civility

— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) June 26, 2018

New Yorker

View this post on Instagram

A cartoon by Pat Byrnes. #NewYorkerCartoons

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IMPERIAL FAMILY

another rally, another despotic pronouncement

This is authoritarianism. And it's hard to be polite in the face of it. https://t.co/9X2CK9pyWZ

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) June 26, 2018

and a few more

11 curious quotes from Trump tonight. What's the best way to cover a speech like this? What should journos tell readers/viewers about it? https://t.co/m5oVQxmbxc pic.twitter.com/ByIZQOvxb1

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 26, 2018

incompetence

Trump's going to fuck up your motorcycles, cars, and whiskey to own the libs. https://t.co/7KbDhHHvL2

— Laura Walker 🍸🦈 (@LauraWalkerKC) June 26, 2018

Sanders is weak

Remember folks, the media Civility Police (1) literally went up to Sanders afterwards to make sure she was "ok" and (2) uniformly dumped on Wolf for her stand up. The same people screaming about Trump's threat to their 1st A rights wanted to deny Wolf hers. https://t.co/OROzdJunsl

— scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) June 26, 2018

NK anthem

The North Korean national anthem was played at a women-for-Trump gala, in tribute to the president’s visit with KJU. https://t.co/qhp0wzR1IC

— Dan Zak (@MrDanZak) June 26, 2018

NAZI

hostage taking

"Any person who seizes or detains and threatens…to continue to detain another person in order to compel a third party…to do…any act as an explicit or implicit condition for the release of the hostage commits the offence of taking of hostages"

Int'l Treaty on Hostage Taking https://t.co/rzyMuwlrig

— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) June 26, 2018

some historical perspective on “civility” from Marcos times (thread)

Speaking as someone born in the last years of a dictatorship, you Americans are already several steps in one.

Ferdinand Marcos' greatest trick was convincing people all protesters were communist animals, so when they went missing, few cared. Even after bodies were discovered.

— Rin Chupeco (@RinChupeco) June 26, 2018

and Ceausescu

One of the worst systemic abusers of children was Romania.

Under brutal dictator, Nikolae Ceausescu, thousands of kids were “cared for” by the state.

The impact on kids was so damaging, it is now illegal for kids under 2 to be institutionalized in Romania.

We’re doing it now. https://t.co/aSY9daYQPa

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) June 26, 2018

timing

When It’s Too Late to Stop Fascism, According to Stefan Zweig https://t.co/vlLvzgM1FL

— Elizabeth de la Vega (@Delavegalaw) June 26, 2018

REPUBLICANS

stupid white men

VIRGINIA
Do you see the Confederate flag more as a symbol of Southern pride or more as a symbol of racism?
ALL
Pride 46%
Racism 42%
NON-WHITES
Pride 35%
WHITES
Pride 50%
WHITES with college degree
Pride 39%
WHITES w/o college degree
Pride 64%
(Quinnipiac U., RV, 6/21-25/18)

— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) June 26, 2018

SCOTUS

last batch

SCOTUS 2018

—Upholds Trump’s travel ban

—OKs Ohio voter purge

—Backs anti-gay-wedding baker

—Allows gerrymandered maps

—OKs online betting+sales taxes

—Smacks public sector unions

—Backs biz over workers: arbitration

—Backs cellphone privacy

—Kills CA abortion-rights law

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) June 26, 2018

hypocrisy re: maxine

Greg Gianforte literally attacked a reporter and lied about it https://t.co/PaGan7CxOi

— Nathan McDermott (@natemcdermott) June 26, 2018

MEDIA

Spicer, Sinclair

Sean Spicer’s talk show is a natural for Sinclair Broadcasting. But why would anyone want to listen to Sean again claim Trump’s Inaugural crowd was larger than Obama’s? https://t.co/GYSnSdrwWZ via @nypost

— John Dean (@JohnWDean) June 26, 2018

🦊 priorities

Last month, Fox spent just 48 SECONDS talking about the Harvard report that showed 4,600 Puerto Ricans died in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

This week, they've spent days staked out in front of the Red Hen. https://t.co/zxGpzE6zA5

— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) June 26, 2018

LEFTOVERS

Wikileaks – Russian nesting doll for batshit conspiracies

In what has become Russian nesting doll for batshit conspiracies, Wikileaks hints that QAnon is a CIA psyop. pic.twitter.com/1kB5OPXLVm

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) June 25, 2018

US

uncivil polls

How uncivil of the American public. https://t.co/XPZnV5nUpc

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) June 26, 2018

 

Bothsidery

Equating @MaxineWaters' call for civil disobedience against public officials with @realDonaldTrump and @PressSec's attack on a small, private business shows that false balance in news reporting is as morally bankrupt as it is historically ignorant.

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) June 25, 2018

Umeanwhile, Maxine

Maxine Waters is a national treasure. SHE IS READING TRUMP QUOTES CALLING FOR VIOLENCE ON @chrislhayes RIGHT NOW. #Receipts

— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) June 26, 2018

Shorter Auntie Maxine on @chrislhayes – The president is lying I didn't call for violence (she's right) NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BABIES STOLEN FROM THEIR MOTHERS Chris!

— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) June 26, 2018

also, the stuff they are fainting over

View this post on Instagram

Okay folks, we really need to discuss these comments by Maxine Waters…

A post shared by Charles M. Blow (@charlesmblow) on Jun 25, 2018 at 12:15pm PDT

Sotomayor dissent

"Motivated by anti-Muslim animus”: Must-reads from Justice Sotomayor’s dissent on Trump’s travel ban https://t.co/5ErzxtDKOP pic.twitter.com/1VrBKHtJog

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) June 26, 2018

000💃💃💃000

Sorry for the truth, more lies

IMPEACHMENT

new:

#BREAKING: Stormy Daniels has just filed a defamation lawsuit against Trump, @NBCNews reports.

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) April 30, 2018

where we stand

Excellent piece by Harry Litman, one of the best.https://t.co/qBwp1oDMqw

— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) April 29, 2018

about that new defense

Ok, Mr. President, let me see if I follow: Putin tells Veselnitskaya to admit she was aiding the Kremlin during her secret meeting with your son, so Russia can further implicate itself in colluding with your campaign, because … you’re too tough for him? https://t.co/WsLMGMPR9D

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) April 29, 2018

and paying Cohen from campaign $

Trump campaign has paid portions of Pres. Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen's legal fees, sources tell @ABC. https://t.co/7O3diAAUaX pic.twitter.com/pZvB0a7ohR

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) April 30, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

Remember the rule. When Trump speaks, it is always and only about him. https://t.co/2jkHCSVtNy

— Howard Dean (@GovHowardDean) April 30, 2018

another lie we knew of

To back up NBC story, Trump told donors in March he might pull troops out of South Korea if he didn't get what he wanted on trade. https://t.co/et8YqD2nbE

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) April 30, 2018

and another close evaluation

Wait. What? "Before February's Winter Olympics in South Korea, Kelly strongly — and successfully — dissuaded Trump from ordering the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from the Korean peninsula, according to two officials." https://t.co/Bj8sGZIOcz

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) April 30, 2018

with this Nobel prize-worthy tidbit

https://twitter.com/renato_mariotti/status/991055239225671680REPUBLICANS

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/990912873760206848MEDIA

a public service, trying to help

this is me trying to help the media refocus.

Vladamir Putin is ugly af
The kids in Flint without water are ugly af
Everyone in Puerto Rico is ugly af
The DACA kids are ugly af
Black people getting murdered by police are ugly af
Syrian Refugees are ugly af

— m i t h (@ManInTheHoody) April 30, 2018

the rare good piece

Every word of this is on point. The fourth estate whines about a comedian’s lack of “decorum” as they play dress-up in a foolish (and futile) attempt to befriend the very forces out to destroy them. https://t.co/FPFEvJkcsd

— Daniel Powell (@danieljpowell) April 30, 2018

“You guys love breaking news, and you did it,” Wolf said to CNN. “You broke it.” To everyone else, she said: “You helped create this monster, and now you’re profiting off of him.” Instead of listening — to that or to Wolf’s final line, “Flint still doesn’t have clean water” — we got grumpy on Twitter. Which means Wolf did a better job of defending the First Amendment than those who say that’s our business.

which is why WHCA…apologized, replaced the woman leadership with a 🍆-American and bent the knee to 🍊  who snubbed the event, then complained about it.

straw men

Andrea Mitchell, meet Andrea Mitchell. I think you guys have some things to hash out. pic.twitter.com/bf7CiK3jFk

— martin gale (@mgale15) April 29, 2018

and a good summery, even before the abject apology

weekend really highlighted huge disconnect between Dems/liberals and DC press: Dems/libs have grave concerns whether US democracy survives under Trump. DC press sees it as heckuva fun story to cover

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) April 29, 2018

then and now

Andrea Mitchell, meet Andrea Mitchell. I think you guys have some things to hash out. pic.twitter.com/bf7CiK3jFk

— martin gale (@mgale15) April 29, 2018

now and now

Conservatives, Pundits: These millennials are FREE SPEECH POLICE. They CAN'T TAKE A JOKE.

Also Conservatives, Pundits: Yes hello, police? Please send all available SWAT units i have been murdered by a joke

— Emily G, Cville. (@EmilyGorcenski) April 29, 2018

and more hypocrisy

I mean imagine if Michelle had ridiculed a teenager about his grades. https://t.co/PQB3iNpiO5

— Glenn Fleishman (@GlennF) April 30, 2018

in comic book terms

IRON MAN: You won’t get away with destroying the universe, Thanos.

MAGGIE HABERMAN: This is an attack on Thanos’ appearance! I can’t be convinced otherwise.

WHCA: We apologize to Thanos for the hero’s comments. While the universe is important, Thanos deserves the utmost respect

— Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) April 30, 2018

and as they genuflect,

BREAKING: Trump's DOJ Erases ‘Need for Free Press From their Manual

In the course of updating its internal manual for prosecutors, the Department of Justice has deleted or altered parts of the document that deal with freedom of the press and civil rights

— PoliticsVideoChannel (@politvidchannel) April 29, 2018

LEFTOVERS

In which Nomiki accidentally reveals the entire agenda behind this past week's dust-up. Oops Nomiki. That's awkward. https://t.co/u72Uy7jy9m

— Regina W 🖖 (@regwag2003) April 30, 2018

and now, for something different

"finally we are alone emmanuel" pic.twitter.com/q5oNyI9mNB

— darth™ (@darth) April 29, 2018

000💃💃💃000

Closing down the country, disappearing tree, Nobel, Habermansplaining the WHCD

IMPEACHMENT

he knows

Trump: If Dems win in 2018 midterms, they'll impeach me https://t.co/lz9zQX9g3N pic.twitter.com/goDAb9ciGZ

— The Hill (@thehill) April 29, 2018

not just Comey

Comey was not alone

New info:

Two witnesses—then-FBI General Counsel Baker and then-FBI Director's chief of staff Rybicki—listened in on Comey’s side of phone calls with President Trump when President attempted to alter course of Russia investigation.https://t.co/wMytZrw3kA

— Just Security (@just_security) April 29, 2018

.

I think he just admitted she takes instructions from Putin himself…. https://t.co/F3jKfSpWMF

— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) April 29, 2018

those we know so far

Current or "former" Russian intelligence members that were in contact with the Trump team in '16:
– Konstantin Kilimnik (Manafort and Gates)
– Natalia Veselnitskaya (Manafort, Kushner, Trump Jr)
– Rinat Akhmetshin (same as above)
– Sergey Gorkov (Kushner)
– Guccifer 2.0 (Stone)

— Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) April 29, 2018

REPUBLICANS

no need for a free press

BREAKING: Trump's DOJ Erases ‘Need for Free Press From their Manual

In the course of updating its internal manual for prosecutors, the Department of Justice has deleted or altered parts of the document that deal with freedom of the press and civil rights

— PoliticsVideoChannel (@politvidchannel) April 29, 2018

lots of outrage at Michelle Wolf

Sorry Republicans, you don't get to whine about Michelle Wolf. pic.twitter.com/HnMsULdGni

— Matt Murphy (@MattMurph24) April 29, 2018

from this crowd

“how dare that lady comedian be so vulgar” says the crowd that’s clearly delicate like doilies pic.twitter.com/wWTRd8XnKF

— shauna (@goldengateblond) April 29, 2018

and also, this one

Tired of these elites making fun of me, a private school-educated and mansion-owning millionaire who worked for 5 years in the Bush White House and was VP of federal affairs for Koch Industries. https://t.co/qA1jmmKR9L

— Cody Johnston (@drmistercody) April 29, 2018

and a diagram

pic.twitter.com/75kYMHBS1m

— Miss Shell (@mcriccis) April 29, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

closing down the country

Trump: If I don't get the wall in September "we will close down the country." pic.twitter.com/Zmd0cCcnIX

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) April 29, 2018

in tapestries

A week in tapestries (29th April 18). pic.twitter.com/YYWrLK2fE1

— Wulfgar the Bard (@WulfgarTheBard) April 29, 2018

the tree is gone!!!

Current or "former" Russian intelligence members that were in contact with the Trump team in '16:
– Konstantin Kilimnik (Manafort and Gates)
– Natalia Veselnitskaya (Manafort, Kushner, Trump Jr)
– Rinat Akhmetshin (same as above)
– Sergey Gorkov (Kushner)
– Guccifer 2.0 (Stone)

— Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) April 29, 2018

expect protests in UK!

“I think there will be protests.”@SadiqKhan says Londoners will protest against @realDonaldTrump’s visit, but adds it would be “probably inappropriate” for him to join in. #Peston pic.twitter.com/uN9ZMriTuY

— Peston on Sunday (@pestononsunday) April 29, 2018

MEDIA

SHS has some goddamn nerve to attend the event of an organization representing people she mocks & lies to & expect to walk out unscathed by the brutal truth we should be hearing from MSM but have to rely on comedians for cuz "access journalism" is the ticket for the likes of you.

— (((antiantisemite))) (@Tristanshouts) April 29, 2018

and while they faint to their couches,

The cruelest thing said by @michelleisawolf was the reminder that Flint still does not have clean water.

— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) April 29, 2018

and some more truth that made some of them angry

#WHCD emcee @michelleisawolf: "I think what no one in this room wants to admit is that Trump has helped all of you" pic.twitter.com/oibhwG3IcJ

— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) April 29, 2018

plus she committed journalism

Finally watched this #WHCD thing. Did anyone notice that Michelle Wolf actually committed journalism?

1) Trump probably doesn't have much money, took millions in loans, and may be compromised by the Russians.

2) Flint still doesn't have clean water.

Better than most TV news.

— Sam Wang (@SamWangPhD) April 29, 2018

To Maggie Sunshine

Hey mags! All these jokes were about her despicable behavior. Sounds like you have some thoughts about her looks though? 😘 https://t.co/JRzzvhBuey

— Michelle Wolf (@michelleisawolf) April 29, 2018

with a twist

TRY THIS: Now replace Sarah Sanders with Hillary Clinton in this @maggieNYT tweet and tell me if you could ever imagine a mainstream journalist saying it. EVER. pic.twitter.com/hqiT9tRMxt

— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) April 29, 2018

and a term was coined

Habermansplaining

— OhNoSheTwitnt (@OhNoSheTwitnt) April 29, 2018

Lauren Duca

The only thing impressive here is that @maggieNYT was able to showcase most of the problems of modern journalism in a single tweet. (Also, the smoky eye thing was fucking compliment. I look like the ghost of a raccoon why I try to pull that off. Maybe because I'm not using lies.) https://t.co/UyXPT2SfwE

— Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) April 29, 2018

and also

Comedian ends comedy dinner by saying that Flint still doesn’t have clean water, an attempt to point out Washington’s continued neglect of people who need help.

Washington responds with a rigorous debate about the tone and civility of the comedian’s jokes.

Perfect.

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) April 29, 2018

and remembering THEM

I bookmarked this because I knew these #receipts would come in handy: a list of GOP attacks on Hillary’s looks, voice, laugh, etc. I’m sure Dennis Miller found those jokes “horrid.”https://t.co/YKiSnPGkkj https://t.co/oy7Mzryk4h

— Rob Tannenbaum (@tannenbaumr) April 29, 2018

meanwhile  🦊  is awarding Nobels

2/ Today on @ffweekend: Trump's Nobel Peace Prize is a "slam dunk" – @GrecianFormula

[…even Pres. Trump was cracking up] pic.twitter.com/nA2ieCkyAH

— Bad Fox Graphics (@BadFoxGraphics) April 29, 2018

LEFTOVERS

Berner telling women of colour to "Bend the knee " to white men

But yeah… Bernie taught MLK to march https://t.co/a7VwodcVv4

— T. Fisher King (@T_FisherKing) April 29, 2018

in UK as in here

Good reminder that Russian policy is to support the far Left *and* the far Right https://t.co/SooCP1Zq9y

— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) April 29, 2018

Fun corner

Best Photobomb of the #WHCD pic.twitter.com/srUwlwf2g4

— PoliticsVideoChannel (@politvidchannel) April 29, 2018

000💃💃💃000

Trumpies maximum hypocrisy week + wominz are sluts

It’s hard to isolate hypocrisy with this bunch, but Harvey Weisntein’s abuse of women turned all into righteous monks. He tings all their Pavlovian bells. Hollywood? (like 🍊

) ✔️  Jewish? ✔️  Dem supporter?  Rich & successful?  and the Soros sin – donates to Dems!😱 ✔️  Which is why they all ignore their 😾  grabber to fight the real enemies

Some of the more notable

I knew 🍊

himself won’t resist.

"When you're a star, they let you do it." https://t.co/xGL5xGtJ1A

— John Schindler (@20committee) October 7, 2017

this

Donald Trump has been accused of rape, sexual assault, or sexual misconduct more than a dozen times. https://t.co/DhmEC06bE3

— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) October 7, 2017

The Albino rapist from the cupboard is also fighting the NYT

You'd think you might want to sit this one out, rapey. https://t.co/HIYof0vU1F

— ((Molly Jong-Fast)) (@MollyJongFast) October 7, 2017

and the son of the NDA restrained ex wants Weissman NDAs released

I agree @DonaldJTrumpJr & maybe NYT can convince ur Mom & @itsmarlamaples 2b free of their NDA divorce details w/ @potus ? #PhenomenalIdea https://t.co/1yacxDJX1L

— Thomas Roberts (@ThomasARoberts) October 7, 2017

this also made the cut

Weinstein & Trump: examples of sexual predators using positions of power against their prey. Thank you to all who speak out about these men pic.twitter.com/XH9YB2o9YC

— RiotWomenn (@riotwomennn) October 7, 2017

memories – good times

Here is Trump saying he is a sexual predator. Ivanka response? Inappropriate groomed laughter. Groomed & sad pic.twitter.com/nkRnANdpf5

— RiotWomenn (@riotwomennn) October 7, 2017

and

The right:
Roger Ailes – "It's a setup!"
Bill O'Reilly – "It's a setup!"
Harvey Weinstein – "FUCK THAT LIBERAL PIG"

The left:
Roger Ailes – "That pig needs to be in jail"
Bill O'Reilly – "That pig needs to be in jail"
Harvey Weinstein – "That pig needs to be in jail"

— Ghost of Joad (@Ghost_Of_Joad) October 7, 2017

also

My outrage at the fat gross predator Harvey Weinstein is apparently insufficient for the people who made a fat gross predator president.

— Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker) October 7, 2017

and the withholding the contraceptives is meant as punishment for slutery

Trump admin. claims birth control promotes “risky sexual behavior” as a reason to roll back employer mandated contraception coverage. pic.twitter.com/PdICX5BiNC

— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) October 6, 2017

which has even Lucifer  pissed off

HOW FUCKING PATRIARCHAL
Pardon my outburst. The Administration literally is treating women like they are puppies piddling on the carpet.
Notice the same Administration is not withholding coverage for dick pills.
This tells you they don't think women are really people. GET IT? https://t.co/DD7rk8Hijo

— Lucifer Morningstar (@LokiLoptr) October 6, 2017

and this

Never more appropriate than today. pic.twitter.com/3VLCdZggcp

— Hillary Warned Us (@HillaryWarnedUs) October 6, 2017

and this exchange goes here too

You heard him, ladies. Control your behavior. Refuse to have sex with Trump supporters. https://t.co/K5xPR1KCND

— shauna (@goldengateblond) October 7, 2017

I still have a lot to learn, but if I might brag for a moment, I will say this: I'm making all the right fucking enemies pic.twitter.com/IncfT1FqdI

— Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) October 7, 2017

000💃💃💃000

Hurricane, Russia

Since they didn’t have a playpen, while the nice white men with silver hair did stuff

New: WH releases pics of Trump's #HurricaneHarvery briefing today. Trump alone at Camp David. Everyone else w @VP Pence in WH Situation Room pic.twitter.com/Q9g49pbywC

— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) August 27, 2017

All alone while the grownups work

pic.twitter.com/FlYcDAMxDd

— darth:™ (@darth) August 27, 2017

and while NYT swoons we notice

It's extremely weird how Trump's tweets on Harvey convey no empathy or recognition that many people are dying or having their lives ruined. pic.twitter.com/b1mNqgVAin

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) August 27, 2017

and also, a hurricane can be useful for ratings

Trump says he pardoned Arpaio as Harvey hit Texas because "I assumed the ratings would be far higher than they would be normally." (via CBS) pic.twitter.com/4SecfqrShU

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 28, 2017

The editorial cartoon from the @HoustonChron #Trump #HoustonStrong @Nick_Anderson_ pic.twitter.com/icfBSdFcSo

— David Beard (@dabeard) August 28, 2017

thread on what Russian bots amplify today

3/ 5 are +- anti-Democratic Party, 3 are anti-antifa, 1 defends Arpaio, 1 vs Sen. Flake, 1 vs SPLC, & 1 hurricane voyeurism.

— (((aweisburd))) (@webradius) August 28, 2017

and this brag on state TV

Russia's state TV: "Russia influenced, is influencing & will continue to influence the outcome of elections in Germany & all over the world" pic.twitter.com/HqIIEf600g

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 28, 2017

and Felix Sater was very much present last year

Trump’s Co. sought deal on Trump Tower in Moscow while he ran for President, dealing w/ none other than Felix Sater https://t.co/Pc6yM0y7AH pic.twitter.com/JgT9b1PP5w

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 28, 2017

and now there’s video

Video Uncovered of Trump Talking Trump Tower Moscow in Russia#TrumpRussia https://t.co/QKYhpEqhhS

— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) August 28, 2017

as this letter to Michael Cohen demonstrates

BREAKING: On November 3, 2015 Felix Sater promised Putin would help Trump get elected. A week later Putin's media mouthpiece endorsed Trump. pic.twitter.com/AsmxcHVuw7

— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) August 28, 2017

and

Trump says he pardoned Arpaio as Harvey hit Texas because "I assumed the ratings would be far higher than they would be normally." (via CBS) pic.twitter.com/4SecfqrShU

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 28, 2017

Legal implications aside, it's now clear that Trump has been lying about Russia on an absolutely jaw-dropping scale from the very beginning. pic.twitter.com/BkrPoltzGv

— Jesse Lee (@JesseCharlesLee) August 28, 2017

in another episode of Doctor Poo

In 2012, Trump used Sandy as a pretext to harass Obama. Thread is filled with people begging him to donate to hurricane victims. He didn't. https://t.co/1PVU1BmUBY

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) August 27, 2017

and now that lawless sheriffs are free and praised,

Trump to restore program sending surplus military weapons, equipment to police https://t.co/p5DiAiyRpC

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 28, 2017

 

 

and from the pious

This is Joel Osteen's mega church and these are his houses. Nothing open to hurricane victims. But he's asking for money. #OsteenFraud pic.twitter.com/EelBuFS2EZ

— Grace Lidia Suárez (@gracels) August 28, 2017

Front of @JoelOsteen's huge Lakewood Church in Houston at 11 am. Closed due to "flooding". Person who took it asked to be anonymous. pic.twitter.com/gOndOncFuC

— Charles Clymer🏳️‍🌈 (@cmclymer) August 28, 2017

and more “optics”

Trump had his top security aide, Keith Schiller, pass along the message: George never works on a Trump rally again. https://t.co/oyHAlTBIEX

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 29, 2017

fire marshals said 4000

lmao there are not 10,000 people here. there are barely ten hundred people there. https://t.co/zXrxgljc4M pic.twitter.com/cJMiraxf3l

— gregorg (@gregorg) August 29, 2017

000💃💃💃000