Cohen flips!, Putin, China score with NK, WI flip, Putin’s Calexit

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IMPEACHMENT

COHEN FLIPPED!

BREAKING: Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen likely to cooperate with federal prosecutors in New York as his attorneys leave case, sources tell @ABC News. https://t.co/AHPYOLGt1Q pic.twitter.com/R0DjCZf2Tn

— ABC News (@ABC) June 13, 2018

attys LEAVE CASE!!

MORE: Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen likely to cooperate as his attorneys leave case, sources tell @ABC. https://t.co/adxJLSnfaZ pic.twitter.com/VNQPZK6vbs

— ABC News (@ABC) June 13, 2018

thanks, Barbara Underwood

https://twitter.com/edgeoforever/status/1006918448331583488

and arrest is imminent

https://twitter.com/RVAwonk/status/1006947389008117760

or not flipping yet?

This report clarifies Cohen is not yet cooperating. With deadlines looming, the timing would be right & we’ve seen similar changeovers in legal representation ahead of the Flynn & Gates cooperation deals. But changing lawyers could also signal financial or relationship issues. https://t.co/VZ7k9qDdX2

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) June 13, 2018

Collusion with Putin on NK

I LOVE that trump cultists are saying it is fake news that the WSJ reported five months ago that Putin advised Trump to drop military exercises with South Korea. It was reported – in a Murdoch paper. https://t.co/T9m7mWz7z1

— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) June 13, 2018

and more on this

Who else wants an end to US/South Korea military exercises, which Trump gave away as a concession to Kim Jong Un? pic.twitter.com/b1drNDzxdN

— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) June 13, 2018

Rosenstein 🆚 Nunes

Rosenstein plans to call on House to investigate its own staff @CNNPolitics https://t.co/ymcUjQ1cdE

— Muckmaker™ (@RealMuckmaker) June 12, 2018

bribery

https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/1006875597182853121

BREXIT/Russia/🍊

British political operatives met with Russian ambassador days after Trump visit https://t.co/1CvCAFmNHA

— LauraWalkerKC@counter.social (@LauraWalkerKC) June 13, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

Don Jr

https://twitter.com/jonfavs/status/1006694243367129088

NK

“MISHUN ACCOMPLISHED”

fact check

This is absolutely untrue. North Korea is still a nuclear threat to the U.S., South Korea and Japan. Kim has not dismantled any part of his nuclear apparatus. https://t.co/CZKicIZAjA

— Nicholas Burns (@RNicholasBurns) June 13, 2018

and another

America’s president is supposed to be a leader of the world, not a publicist to a dictator. What have we gotten from #KoreanSummit?@realDonaldTrump should check his back pocket — his wallet may be in North Korea.

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) June 13, 2018

an more

One trip and it's "mission accomplished," Mr. President? North Korea still has all its nuclear missiles, and we only got a vague promise of future denuclearization from a regime that can't be trusted.

North Korea is a real and present threat. So is a dangerously naive president. https://t.co/dufG8rVHsL

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) June 13, 2018

broken promises so far

https://twitter.com/edgeoforever/status/1006893876139917313

so,

I was thinking of writing this, but @saletan beat me to it and did it perfectly. "It's a con, and you are the mark." https://t.co/VBE8EFt5II

— David Frum (@davidfrum) June 13, 2018

NYT improves on the propaganda movie

cartoon

pic.twitter.com/5b6DekNnDd

— Ms. Ruthe de la Rosa (@MsRuthedelaRosa) June 13, 2018

Daily Show

Sean Hannity EVISCERATES Sean Hannity pic.twitter.com/EOxp0FSrAR

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) June 13, 2018

FASCISM

Dear Brad.. dictatorships take away press credentials. Not democracies. https://t.co/TqgCHOW0t6

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 13, 2018

No more dog whistles!

Who needs dog whistles? pic.twitter.com/RyTrJ74DVa

— Jay B. (@jwb625) June 13, 2018

propaganda

Reporters thought this video was North Korea propaganda. It came from the White House. https://t.co/fvIFR8YvTN

— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) June 12, 2018

todays tweets

Trump tweet headlines today:

– NK is "No longer a Nuclear Threat"
– Stopping "war games" will "save a fortune"
– US's "biggest enemy" is "Fake News"
– Tim Kaine = "total stiff"
– Oil prices "too high"
– "Congratulations" on World Cup
– Robert De Niro = "a very Low IQ individual"

— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) June 13, 2018

REPUBLICANS

and a pimp too

"I know it's bad that Republican voters have recently nominated a child molester, a pedophile, a neo-Nazi and a supporter of the Confederacy for higher office … but at least they haven't nominated a pimp."

"Hold my beer" – Nevada Republican voters https://t.co/obVGGPR2lP

— Michael A. Cohen (NOT TRUMP’S FORMER FIXER) (@speechboy71) June 13, 2018

winner of the GOP primaries in Virginia backstory

In one of the odder episodes of the 2016 campaign, Trump’s deputy David Bossie fired Corey Stewart for attacking the RNC as insufficiently loyal. https://t.co/8DqeF69Mj6 pic.twitter.com/2OZ29UeFuD

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) June 13, 2018

and more stuff on Stewart

A lot of Republicans will try and argue that Corey Stewart doesn't represent the Republican Party. But Corey Stewart absolutely represents the Republican Party. https://t.co/EDIU7sVMCD

— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) June 13, 2018

and a reaction from us

If it were possible to convert GOP sadness directly into a form of energy, the comments under this one would be enough to light a small neighborhood. https://t.co/aKS0pBSe8G

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) June 13, 2018

😱 caught cheating again!

Now it's unanimous. All 3 Giuliani wives agree. https://t.co/FYewrws9qL

— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) June 12, 2018

more 😱 woes – his brat Andrew

https://twitter.com/jonathanvswan/status/1006901067005636610

SNL treatment

https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3d0_1409778028&comments=1

more on it

2/ https://t.co/vwhVWJkUpW

— Bad Fox Graphics (@BadFoxGraphics) June 13, 2018

Children camps is a lucrative business

"Critics are questioning why the CEO of a Texas nonprofit children's shelter that called police on Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley for trying to enter the facility, where detained immigrant children are held, is being paid as much as $770,860 a year." https://t.co/oZqFOred9T

— END ALL COLONIALISM, FREE PALESTINE (@BreeNewsome) June 13, 2018

MEDIA

🦊 on meeting with NK – Obama/🍊

Must-watch video: @FoxNews anchors slamming Obama for talking to dictators in the past, interspersed with lavish praise for Trump doing the same today: pic.twitter.com/NdhHvmhUyh

— Ali A. Rizvi (@aliamjadrizvi) June 13, 2018

and another one from the Daily Show

Sean Hannity EVISCERATES Sean Hannity pic.twitter.com/EOxp0FSrAR

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) June 13, 2018

NAZI

make fascism great again

https://twitter.com/edgeoforever/status/1006934751477985281

Steve King

It’s so disturbing & depressing how a sitting US congressman can tweet out neo-Nazi propaganda & it’s not a national scandal & none of his colleagues are calling for him to resign. https://t.co/N9v4YrsMZy

— Christopher Mathias (@letsgomathias) June 13, 2018

and another one – or two

https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/1006977749918109696

and this

If your party is endorsed by Nazis, if your party endorses Nazi candidates and if your party supports tearing nursing babies away from their mothers, you just might be a Nazi. https://t.co/49VUnpeyJv

— Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker) June 13, 2018

RUSSIA

Making fun of 🍊’s propaganda

#Russia's state TV:
Hosts snicker at Trump's #NorthKorea video, calling it "agitprop that was meant to show that Trump is already great and Kim is on the verge of greatness." pic.twitter.com/AtgsbuF5kV

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) June 13, 2018

and they put Calexit on ballot

#BREAKING: Measure to split California into 3 states earns spot on November ballothttps://t.co/tWFnGDSqPG pic.twitter.com/w4v5f1mQ8B

— ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) June 13, 2018

origin

https://twitter.com/edgeoforever/status/1006961097746894848

LEFTOVERS

Glenn sez never trumpers are a hoax

The horseshoe has spoken. Kook-left meets kook-right to do what they do best— shill for the Kremlin.

I can’t wait for Glenn to tell @TheRickWilson, @CheriJacobus, @Evan_McMullin etc etc they’re really just a “media invention,” “don’t exist,” and actually support tRUmp… https://t.co/PRweEC53yM

— Counterchekist #StandWithUkraine (@counterchekist) June 13, 2018

US

Chelsea continues to slay

Hi Lee! Your prerogative to be offended on Howdy Doody’s behalf. I like to think that the people & marionettes, including Howdy Doody, who stand against bullies & who stand for kindness will always find each other. Wishing you & yours a lovely evening. https://t.co/NobXwWReuS

— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) June 13, 2018

DOJ Obamacare effect

Senior Justice Dept. lawyer resigns after shift on Obamacare https://t.co/NcFwvanJjw

— Muckmaker™ (@RealMuckmaker) June 12, 2018

Senate  WI flipped

This is a seat the GOP has held for 41 years, in a district Trump won by 18 points. GTFO with "Democrats have no enthusiasm." https://t.co/hUsJwh7BJ2

— shauna (@goldengateblond) June 13, 2018

and Ohio poll

Suffolk conducted what it calls the first independent poll of Ohio since the primary: Democrats lead in both the Governor's race (43-37 Cordray) & the Senate race (53-37 Brown). Among year's most important elections. https://t.co/TxCQha6CBU

— Taniel (@Taniel) June 13, 2018

Avenatti

It’s been raining receipts since Saturday. And I love the forecast for Mr. Trump, Mr. Cohen and Mr. Giuliani (who appears to have gone missing since his idiotic, sexist comments). #Stormy #Basta

— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) June 13, 2018

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Language: Translate 🍊 and minions

My pinned tweet is all about the language of propaganda which the Russians once perfected and exported it to us.

https://twitter.com/edgeoforever/status/820718240229916672

These days, lots of examples.

In the “now it can be told” category

https://twitter.com/scarylawyerguy/status/919878091987734528

from the guy who just spoke at the Values summit

"When the conversation turned to gay rights, Trump motioned toward Pence and joked, 'Don't ask that guy—he wants to hang them all!'" https://t.co/SqWohAX7cN

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 16, 2017

metaphors sometimes fork for the truth – an this one is endorsed by the author

This hardly needs a comment added. https://t.co/c6fgBkkx51

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) October 16, 2017

there’s a Twitter account that does the work I am highlighting here. This is a great example

Sweatshops owned by Ivanka Trump, that keep women employees on slave wages, continue operating. https://t.co/iVBeohAnpG

— Translate Things (@TranslateThings) October 16, 2017

debunking from Krugman

I do homework on GOP tax plans so you don't have to https://t.co/nDrF6r0eOg

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 14, 2017

with the best explanation

https://twitter.com/edgeoforever/status/919929146289086464

and as “fake news” is the go to denial this makes a good summary

https://twitter.com/dontiann/status/919878521895444480

winging it

Whenever 45 asked policy Q, he attacks someone, lauds self or says "we'll see". Is he right to assume base too stupid to ever detect his BS? https://t.co/LtceuAwwaJ

— ShadowingDC (@ShadowingDC) October 16, 2017

this one is naked perversion, no disguise

Trump says he's written letters to families of soldiers killed in Niger, will call at "some point". Their deaths were announced 12 days ago.

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 16, 2017

this is here purely for entertainment – although  could pretend it’s the language of images/satire

https://twitter.com/GemWilder/status/919384911575789569

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The “More independent than Roosevelt” edition

The much dreamed about pivot happened again. The guy once termed the unleashed id of the republican party made a minor concession to the other party ( an usual occurrence in all prior administration” and what he calls “the fake media” is now singing his praises. Remember again, they used to say that figuring him was like

trying to understand a guy whose thoughts are often just six fireflies beeping randomly in a jar

and only weeks ago he was telling us about the fine people at Nazi rallies, but now

Update: @washingtonpost reporter, ten hours ago. @nytimes reporter, 7 hours ago. @AP, 9 hours ago. pic.twitter.com/onV0frAqQC

— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) September 10, 2017

by the timing and spread it sure looks like talking point.

in tweet form

Oh dear god. pic.twitter.com/lbqRz8Wx7q

— Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) September 10, 2017

But enthusiastically adopted

Amazing how badly the Times wants this to be true, despite all evidence to the contrary pic.twitter.com/YedNTPX19z

— Justin Miller (@by_jmiller) September 9, 2017

To be sure, there were other horrible takes in the NYT yesterday

This is vile lead. What happened to the New York Times? Good lord. pic.twitter.com/svpmJ3e0v7

— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) September 9, 2017

leading to reactions like this one

Between this and the WAPO editorial board cheering on DeVos's campus rape endorsement, it's a bad day for the papers of record.

— Jerry Parody 🐀 (@js_edit) September 10, 2017

I responded with another brilliant recent  tweet

https://twitter.com/edgeoforever/status/906654105137029125

while others were more factual

This is absurdly untrue. Judges, climate, tax policy, ACA, LGBT, school vouchers, women's rights, consumer issues, Wall Street, etc… https://t.co/vUz2JxNLOc

— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) September 9, 2017

and

Voter suppression Commission, slashes State Dept + foreign assistance, tougher sentencing guidelines, for-profit colleges, trans ban, etc. https://t.co/Nbi0fzWd2d

— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) September 10, 2017

to the similar attempt in WaPo

Sorry, Robert. We can't allow the GOP to unleash itself from the travesty that was a Trump nomination. HE WAS THEIR CHOICE. FULL STOP! #MAGA

— Broadway Carl🇺🇸 (@BwayCarl) September 9, 2017

He is a Republican who says the quiet part loud and the loud part quiet. https://t.co/wrVf5Zt93K

— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) September 9, 2017

and both NYT, Wapo a little perspective

Trump: There are good folks at Nazi rallies

Everyone: WTF?

*4 weeks pass*

NYT & WaPo: Trump is a pragmatic independent looking for wins

— johnknefel (@johnknefel) September 10, 2017

some numbers

So far, the average Republican member of Congress has voted with Trump 94% of the time. (The average Democrat has voted with Trump 20%.) https://t.co/QE1jVWp9Ci

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) September 9, 2017

and also

Ever notice how neither Obama nor Clinton got the ‘150 year rule’ treatment when they compromised? https://t.co/M1YGgeEB6i

— Lee Drake (@Lee__Drake) September 9, 2017

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Russia: “🍊President! USA is ours!”

So tweeted a Russian politician as their TV showed the swearing in of their puppet

Russian politician tweets yesterday:
"That's it!
Trump is president!"
USA is ours!"#Inauguration https://t.co/sSsJF9JkIc

— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) January 21, 2017

and SNL copied to a T

as the puppet was speechifying about patriotism and loyalty. A few hours later though, confession came

On eve of inauguration, Pres.-elect Donald Trump tells donors: "Next time we're going to win the old-fashioned way." https://t.co/gUlmSu2Dcl pic.twitter.com/gDefeeMfZC

— ABC News (@ABC) January 20, 2017

I guess he meant without the puppet masters

and speaking of puppets, Wikipeepee today, panned the Women’s march with familiar talking points

Still trying to figure out the Putin talking point about Korea – I doubt they have protests there. They must compare them with government sponsored parades. You know, like the ones in Russia.

In the US, after Sean Spicer’s agitated war on reality

https://twitter.com/JustSchmeltzer/status/822959717827940352

asserting  our eyes lied to us about the poorly attended inauguration

depicted thusly

Dear Mr Scary Spice. Don't listen to people who say you showed your ass today. You're the best Looney Tunes since Angry Martian. @seanspicer pic.twitter.com/9j2LS4h6Jz

— RyanAdams.bsky.social 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇹🇭 (@filmystic) January 21, 2017

a Jumbotron in a Texas hockey game (Stars) mocked him

Stars Jumbotron with a topical joke. pic.twitter.com/9vsmTG1Agj

— Kate Morrison (@unlikelyfanatic) January 22, 2017

but Kasparov warns us of another reason

Obvious lies serve a purpose for an administration. They watch who challenges them and who loyally repeats them. The people must watch, too.

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) January 22, 2017

Comey love fits in here nicely

https://twitter.com/richardhine/status/823275097909817344

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Handler: 🍊 is talking 💩, don’t mind him

here’s the actual interview where she asks us not to believe what 🍊 says

"Why can't you give him the benefit of the doubt?" Kellyanne Conway says Trump wasn't mocking reporter's disability. https://t.co/3LAWwTIME4

— CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt (@CNNThisMorning) January 9, 2017

Apparently, 🍊 is miffed

https://twitter.com/bourgeoisalien/status/818456239290118144

After the war with Meryl Streep and lying again about the reporter with disabilities

Kellyanne is doing damage control

Kellyanne Conway on @NewDay: "Do you always want to go by what’s come out of [Trump's] mouth rather than look at what’s in his heart?"

— David Wright (@DavidWright_7) January 9, 2017

Before extolling the virtues of 🍊’s hear she also called Streep’s appeal to empathy “worst instincts”

.@KellyannePolls: I'm concerned that somebody with a platform like Meryl Streep's is inciting people's worst instincts pic.twitter.com/QjITaedKnV

— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) January 9, 2017

and this is just too good not to be here

when the same people who voted for a reality star say celebrities shouldn't talk about politics pic.twitter.com/8YUjjgh84t

— shauna (@goldengateblond) January 9, 2017

and I share the surprise at these reactions

Staggering to me that an actress railing against bullying & bigotry would enrage people…but a PEOTUS who bullies and belittles doesn't. pic.twitter.com/Gd6Cu1yavP

— Kate Coyne (@KatePeople) January 9, 2017

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