The 🍄 edition (from the standpoint of 🍆🍆)

 

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

recommended

Not sure how this happened but I just rewatched the first 13 minutes of this & I maybe recommend doing so https://t.co/bf6q1E2tbm

— Ben Max (@TweetBenMax) September 19, 2018

OBSTRUCTION

declassifying

#APExplains: Mueller's recent legal actions in Russia probe not overlooked by Trump. https://t.co/eg6tcimvS1

— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) September 19, 2018

abuse of power

Pelosi, Schumer, Schiff and Warner write to Wray, Coats and Rosenstein about Trump's declassification order, calling it "a brazen abuse of power" that "will violate longstanding Dept. of Justice policies, as well as assurances you have provided to us." https://t.co/F2ojeo1cSX

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 19, 2018

🆚 FBI

Law enforcement is bad, says the president under criminal investigation https://t.co/XUcg3gWyRl

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 19, 2018

advice of 🦊

Transcript of The Hill's Trump interview reveals he says he called for declassifying the FISA application because he was "asked by so many people that I respect" including "the great Lou Dobbs, the great Sean Hannity, the wonderful great Jeanie Pirro." https://t.co/JFkQu5i0AU pic.twitter.com/WccQzFDoxy

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) September 19, 2018

ONGOING TREASON

Russia snctions

Trump tried to back out of the plan to expel 60 Russian spies over the poisoning in U.K., saying: "Maybe we shouldn't do this."

He forced his aides to convene a late-night Situation Room meeting to keep the plan on track, according to a new WaPo book. https://t.co/fkvpuzgUKs

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 19, 2018

SCOTUS

Anita Hill

Anita Hill advises the Senate to "push the pause button" on Kavanaugh's nomination.

"Put together a hearing that is fair, that is impartial, that is not biased by politics … and bring this information to the American public." (via ABC) pic.twitter.com/mpkPaWI3m2

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 19, 2018

“story”

Re. “inviting” Dr. Ford to testify Monday w/out benefit of prior investigation:

Don’t think for a moment that we are fooled by this “we gave her a chance to tell her story” crap.

Letting her “tell her story” is NOT the same as “finding the truth.”

This is not a fairy-tale.

— Susan Bordo (@SusanBordo) September 19, 2018

Mark judge refusing

#BREAKING: Kavanaugh’s ex-classmate Mark Judge tells senators he won't testify https://t.co/3kAnx05xNT pic.twitter.com/Yz1MpkVn3W

— The Hill (@thehill) September 18, 2018

FBI investigation

In 1991, Senate Republicans said an FBI investigation was the “the very right thing to do” – but now, those same Republicans insist the FBI cannot investigate whether Judge Kavanaugh committed sexual assault. Why? pic.twitter.com/75dk6GCZMH

— Senate Democrats (@SenateDems) September 19, 2018

who’s in the judiciary committee

the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 passed the Senate 78-22.

the 6 highest ranking Rs on @senjudiciary voted against it:
– Grassley
– Hatch
– Graham
– Cornyn
– Lee
– Cruzhttps://t.co/X3Yc4n98r5

— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) September 18, 2018

RUSSIA

The European

this week’s @TheNewEuropean cover. Fascinating read about the fascist philosopher behind Putin plus @campbellclaret revealing the true story of Gordon Brown’s election meltdown and @Guto_Harri wondering if Theresa May isn’t actually plotting to bring down Brexit. On sale Thursday pic.twitter.com/AYBHNDtNDA

— Matt Kelly (@mk1969) September 19, 2018

KLAN🍊

lost children

The Trump administration is unable to account for the whereabouts of nearly 1,500 migrant children, drawing concerns that they could end up with human traffickers or be used as laborers by people posing as relatives https://t.co/E3cmWBMOIn

— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 19, 2018

now I get all the internet 🍄🍄 !

Oof pic.twitter.com/u7JPJoGh82

— ✨Ally✨ (@TheNintengal) September 18, 2018

Don Jr/Flake

Flake hits Don Jr. https://t.co/TZAbtMiCdx

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 19, 2018

NK lie

Excitement wanes after Pres. @realDonaldTrump's 12:04 AM declaration that NoKo will start denuclearization as experts point out:
▫️Kim already promised to dismantle test site
▫️actions tied to U.S. concessions
▫️North Korea has continued to build nuclear weapons this year pic.twitter.com/3lLowjh7sJ

— Bad Fox Graphics (@BadFoxGraphics) September 19, 2018

we have to

Hillary Clinton gives stark warning about "uncontrollable" Trump after the midterms https://t.co/zmdpFDasb1 pic.twitter.com/e5aKZzBKs5

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) September 19, 2018

Wall in Sahara?

Donald Trump 'suggested building a wall in the SAHARA' to stop immigrants to Europehttps://t.co/NF7i5NRYgb pic.twitter.com/PbgW8H0M5K

— Mirror Politics (@MirrorPolitics) September 19, 2018

another lie – FBI 

Bloomberg News: The FBI did not tell Trump or anyone else at the White House that the bureau doesn’t want to be involved in an investigation of allegations against Kavanaugh, according to a person familiar with the matter.

— Chris Strohm (@cstrohm) September 19, 2018

Hurricane briefing

Trump’s storm “briefing” in N.C. was surreal. First, nobody briefed him; politicians mostly just thanked him. Second, he praised local officials for their “talent.” Third, he said we have the strongest economy ever. Fourth, he asked about Lake Norman, where his golf course is.

— Brett Kelman (@BrettKelman) September 19, 2018

you got a boat!

Pool report for the time capsule pic.twitter.com/jz4Nd9LnVN

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 19, 2018

REPUBLICANS

@GOP This is a defining moment. You must decide what kind of Party you are going to be. A respected Dr, Professor & Author told her theraphist & husband about this attempted rape years ago. It is documented. She passed a polygraph test. pic.twitter.com/JQ4jtBTh1p

— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) September 18, 2018

Hatch

This is a LIE. The FBI indeed DOES DO investigations like these. https://t.co/DXP1AVY6wO

— Karine Jean-Pierre (@K_JeanPierre) September 19, 2018

Brock Long

FEMA head Brock Long's job in jeopardy with the agency in crisis mode over Hurricane Florence https://t.co/OQZa9MgLPW

— Business Insider (@businessinsider) September 19, 2018

worried about Kavano

🚨”This is the ugliest situation imaginable," said a source close to Senate Republican leaders https://t.co/TahURI3uCg

— Mike Allen (@mikeallen) September 19, 2018

OK campaign chair for 🍊

OKLAHOMA: Former Trump Campaign Chair Gets 15 Years For Sex Trafficking Of Teenage Male Prostitute https://t.co/JcbLy2leFw

— phil h (@LCNM99) September 18, 2018

Chris Collins

Representative Chris Collins, a Republican who suspended his re-election run after being indicted for hatching an insider trading conspiracy on the south lawn of the White House, has reactivated his campaign. https://t.co/EyGkWhtqwP

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) September 19, 2018

MEDIA

Twitter

This is absolutely disgusting. And @jack is complicit.

The man who published her address & phone numbers on this platform was given a 12 hour suspension before being allowed to do it again dozens of times.

There are real-life consequences to @TwitterSafety’s shameful inaction. https://t.co/UWqjUiSayr

— Sleeping Giants (@slpng_giants) September 18, 2018

NYT – all blacks look the same

What happens when you don’t hire enough black people https://t.co/xM3VzLZ7J9

— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) September 18, 2018

ELECTIONS

early voting

Minnesota and Vermont kick-off #EarlyVoting for #2018Midterms this Friday!

And Saturday, NewJersey can start casting early votes.
Also Illinois, North Dakota, and Wyoming have early voting in September. Thanks @ballotpedia https://t.co/0U5ocn0DfZ pic.twitter.com/6McDaNl83I

— Piper Perabo (@PiperPerabo) September 19, 2018

House races ratings

New at @CookPolitical: 6 House rating changes (4 towards Ds)#FL18 Mast (R) – Lean R to Likely R#FL27 OPEN (R) – Lean D to Toss Up#GA07 Woodall (R) – Likely R to Lean R#MN02 Lewis (R) – Toss Up to Lean D#MN03 Paulsen (R) – Toss Up to Lean D#NM02 OPEN (R) – Lean R to Toss Up

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) September 19, 2018

US

Patty Murray

Sen Murray: “I am a United States Senator today because of the way Anita Hill was treated.” https://t.co/KlkkrkuZQq

— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) September 18, 2018

 

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SCOTUS: war on women comes to a head

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

Flynn ready for sentencing

pic.twitter.com/v8QBXbX4MI

— Ron DOV (@rez512) September 17, 2018

 

Papa

Presidential advisor wants to be scrutinized for contacts with intelligence and diplomats from allied countries. https://t.co/7YzzAQyAZA

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) September 17, 2018

R senators trust Mueller now

https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1041746746567733249

SCOTUS

GOP want postponement

And Murkowski makes three:

Sens. Jeff Flake & Bob Corker both say the Senate Judiciary Committee should not vote on Kavanaugh's nomination until they talk to his accuser, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski said the committee might have to consider delaying the vote. https://t.co/lHS76XVh8M

— Jon Cooper 🌊 (@joncoopertweets) September 17, 2018

standards

It would be nice if a Supreme Court nominee were scrutinized as hard a guy who was shot in his own apartment.

— Ally Maynard (@missmayn) September 17, 2018

evolving witness

Yesterday, Judge was "it's absolutely nuts." Now, it's "no recollection."

Like I said, watch the *delta* between Judge & #Kavanaugh before she came forward, versus after, when assessing their credibility.https://t.co/cSReDQ2Oz4 https://t.co/KYFcZQ33aT

— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) September 17, 2018

She is willing to testify – attempted rape

BREAKING: Christine Ford—who has accused Brett Kavanaugh of a sexual assault in 1982—is willing to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. She also said she considers Kavanaugh’s attack to have been a case of attempted rape. #PostponeTheVote #MeToo https://t.co/EKv5IsMZqo

— Jon Cooper 🌊 (@joncoopertweets) September 17, 2018

since July

WaPo reporter Emma Brown says Kavanaugh accuser first came forward to her "in early July when Brett Kavanaugh was on the shortlist before he had been announced the nominee" https://t.co/ldiFVBCMo0 pic.twitter.com/VP3BKJI8dH

— New Day (@NewDay) September 17, 2018

and a June mystery

Virginia Hume is one of the 65 signers of Kavanaugh’s character reference letter. Why’d she tweet this to Mark Judge back in June? #Fishy https://t.co/9uFtRihmMr

— Traveler Grad (@TravelerGrad) September 17, 2018

drunk

https://twitter.com/CBSThisMorning/status/1041649657548627968

Walton or Bueller?

Huh. He forgot to bring up the black out drinking and the puking in the back seat of the car. https://t.co/qST3ZoTK4T

— Warren Leight (@warrenleightTV) September 17, 2018

Tit and clit

Possibly worth revisiting: the obscure Yale secret society Brett Kavanaugh joined, called "Truth and Courage," was mostly about drinking, and its “alternate nickname” was “Tit and Clit". https://t.co/JgMk26QDvE via @mollyhc

— Dan Froomkin (@froomkin) September 16, 2018

when you lose Kellyanne

Kellyanne Conway moments ago on Kavanaugh's accuser: "This woman should not be insulted and she should not be ignored."

Says she should be heard as well as Kavanaugh.

— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) September 17, 2018

no idea who they are

The I had no idea who this person was is the same thing he said about our hand shake. People are who they are. Some have obvious integrity and some do not. https://t.co/YZfE4UY9LR

— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) September 17, 2018

getting the Clarence Thomas propaganda man on this

https://twitter.com/gabrielsherman/status/1041740241810411520

got the wrong one

Trump's super-sleuths, including a couple of Fox hosts, are digging through Christine Ford's student reviews for evidence she's "troubled."

They've got the wrong Christine Ford. https://t.co/eOzTGuarSn pic.twitter.com/QBIdk5NAu1

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) September 17, 2018

KLAN🍊

This is a pretty strong statement. https://t.co/xJVMGH0oUn

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) September 17, 2018

REPUBLICANS

#GOPExit

"I'm no longer a Republican" https://t.co/6Pcw3FR1cW

— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) September 17, 2018

and

Seth Klarman was once the biggest donor to the Republican Party in New England. This year he's giving some $20,000,000 to Democrats. https://t.co/Lf2erpLMkO

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 17, 2018

FEMA/PR

Brock Long got lucky that the Kavanaugh story blew up and buried his stupidity. This adminstration is just such an appalling shit show.

— Catherine (@catherineshakes) September 17, 2018

but now, criminal prosecution

Probe of FEMA Chief Brock Long has been referred to federal prosecutors for potential criminal charges. https://t.co/SRiG4kDP9j

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) September 17, 2018

Ted Cruz 🐀🔩

NEW: The Ted Cruz campaign is mailing out donation requests disguised as legal summonses, confusing some Texas voters https://t.co/I3Nsab2aCe pic.twitter.com/UOWFL9KILX

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) September 16, 2018

defending

"People love jury duty" – Ted Cruz, probably https://t.co/k3zl0lHYai

— zeddy (@Zeddary) September 17, 2018

Ken Starr

Ken Starr, y’all. pic.twitter.com/gZAza3fiO9

— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) September 17, 2018

Texas AG

The Atty General of Texas is fighting to take health care away from folks with pre-existing medical conditions. But he has a pre-existing legal condition: he’s under indictment. For fraud. Watch this explainer. Then pick your jaw up from the floor and support @NelsonForTexas https://t.co/STXOT2TyV1

— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) September 17, 2018

 

you survived, so?

Oh cool, we’re at the “you survived, what are you crying about” stage of victim blaming. pic.twitter.com/lhbiGVqpd8

— shauna (@goldengateblond) September 17, 2018

Orin Hatch

GOP Releases New Letter Supporting Kavanaugh Signed By Orrin Hatch 500 Times https://t.co/t6Xbr4t6Nh pic.twitter.com/4xTZWCBAMX

— The Onion (@TheOnion) September 17, 2018

ELECTIONS

Minn gov

Ruh roh. TrumpGOP already jumping shipping on their prospects in Minnesota Gov race –> https://t.co/3DrY0rEj0r

— Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) September 17, 2018

House seats

Another Republican seat up for grabs due to legal issues. Add CA-50 and NY-27 to IA-01, all self inflicted wounds to GOP prospects. Managing editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball at UVA >> https://t.co/rBk9CfsAOy

— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) September 17, 2018

Sente polls

Only poll that matters is Election Day. Keep going! We can do it. #LetsWin https://t.co/4IIOa5IgIo

— Jess O'Connell (@JessOConnell) September 17, 2018

elections list

reminder: if you're wondering what to pay attention to in November (beyond the obvious), you can peruse the cheat list I've prepared of all important elections I'm watching.

I now list 367 things—incl. legislatures, DAs, Supreme Courts, & much more. https://t.co/jL6KYRN7jj

— Taniel (@Taniel) September 16, 2018

LEFTOVERS

Wikileaks gets leaked – Assange/Russia

New leak shows Julian Assange sought Russian visa in 2010: https://t.co/S3XhhI617q

— Laura Walker 🍸🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚀 (@LauraWalkerKC) September 17, 2018

.@AP has obtained tens of thousands of internal @WikiLeaks documents – including a letter to the Russian Consulate – in what may be the largest-ever leak from within the group. https://t.co/vtptFxsar1 pic.twitter.com/wOOU1IvHNu

— Alex Sanz (@AlexSanz) September 17, 2018

NOT US

Christ, man. Read the room. https://t.co/0itt3m7YYu

— shauna (@goldengateblond) September 17, 2018

US

Hillary!

"I hoped that my fears for our future were overblown.

They were not.”

You’re going to want to read this essay from @HillaryClinton https://t.co/IjFU0VL8zX

— Yoni Appelbaum (@YAppelbaum) September 17, 2018

good guys:

Late night sandwich + salad line at the Wilmington kitchen! Tonight they combined the shelters here to single school so need to serve something simple as evacuees get checked in this evening. Important to be able to adapt in relief situations! #ChefsForCarolinas pic.twitter.com/Ju8MkrXONX

— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) September 17, 2018

Beto

https://twitter.com/caraleeacs/status/1041117019926605824

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Kidnapped kids, lies, corruption, breastfeeding

 

IMPEACHMENT

nixed interviewing Kelly

Innocent people hate telling you they’re innocent. Because that’s what you do when you’re innocent. You keep investigators from finding out how innocent you are. Because you’re so innocent. https://t.co/o0xKwc2xsk

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) July 8, 2018

oops! he lied! (Comey/ Flynn)

Giuliani just confirmed that Trump said to Comey about Flynn: "Can you give a man a break." Here's what Trump told @peterbakernyt last May: pic.twitter.com/PkGTxDRvtc

— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) July 8, 2018

covered also here

Rudy Giuliani seems to confirm that Trump asked James Comey to go easy on Michael Flynn, despite prior denials.

Giuliani: "He didn't direct him to [let go of the investigation]. What he said to him was 'can you give him a break?'" https://t.co/Itaccp46td

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 9, 2018

and Lanny  Davies

I’m just here for @LannyDavis twitter. https://t.co/zAKClS9FqL

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) July 9, 2018

oops! He also lied (Stormy payment)

Rudy Giuliani undermines two more of Trump’s most significant denials https://t.co/gIpayUOPGk

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) July 9, 2018

on interview

Late to this. I don’t know that Mueller really needs the interview. He will want it for completeness & also appearance of — and actual — fairness. It’s an opportunity for Trump to explain himself. Or lie. Subjects who’ve done nothing criminal are generally helped by coming in.

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) July 8, 2018

OBSTRUCTION

outing sources

On @emptywheel's post from earlier this week: "…her dealings with him have brought her around to believing something she initially questioned: that Russian interference in the 2016 election was a very real thing, and that Trump associates played a part."https://t.co/I1NflkDl7N

— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) July 8, 2018

trying to get Flynn off

A prosecutor being asked to back off of a prosecution by a target’s lawyers or friends isn’t a reality. It’s obstruction. That’s why Jim Comey reacted so strongly to a request from POTUS – his boss & someone in the sights of the investigation. https://t.co/JDI23pK5Y1

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) July 9, 2018

charity corruption

The scheme here seems fairly transparent.

1) Trump funneled other people's money into his charity

2) He then used that money to make "donations" to other charities

3) Those other charities spent money events at Mar a Lago

1/ https://t.co/FC7pC1ovfv

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) July 9, 2018

more

Nearly all of the $706,000 in donations made by the Donald J. Trump Foundation in Palm Beach County since 2008 went to charities that hosted lavish fundraisers at Mar-a-Lago, according to the Palm Beach Daily News. https://t.co/jWO9eoxzqI

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 9, 2018

SCOTUS

nominee/Russia

Trump’s nominee to lead the Justice Department’s criminal division is refusing to recuse himself from the Mueller investigation. He also represented a Putin-linked Russian bank under investigation for its secret connections with the Trump Organization. https://t.co/cSavmT38hn

— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) July 9, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

NK

US-NK Contradictions

🇺🇸6/13: Trump says NK no longer a nuke threat
🇰🇵6/26: Reports say NK upgrading nuke site

🇺🇸6/19: US-SK war games suspended
🇰🇵7/7: NK calls it "highly reversible"

🇺🇸7/7: Pompeo calls recent talks "productive"
🇰🇵7/7: NK says US is "gangster-like" pic.twitter.com/M2QY7AVycG

— Fox News Research (@FoxNewsResearch) July 9, 2018

Putin meeting

⁦⁦@dandrezner⁩ has a few opinions on Trump’s 1:1 with Putin https://t.co/izmGnVLu5e

— Nada Bakos (@nadabakos) July 9, 2018

SCOTUS

pre-approved

Thomas Hardiman is a judge on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals & on @realDonaldTrump’s pre-approved list for SCOTUS noms, having passed his “litmus tests” on overturning Roe v. Wade & striking down critical protections in our health care system.

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) July 8, 2018

NAZI

Army, transgender

Since a court ordered the Trump admin not to ban transgender military recruits, scores have applied — but it appears almost none are being accepted.

The applicants are being stalled or turned away at a time when some branches face a shortage of recruits. https://t.co/hyexLJZ4nM

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 9, 2018

Anne Frank

Anne Frank would be 89 years old right now, if we’d let her family come to the US like they wanted to. https://t.co/V1b1ML9Kaz

— Angus Johnston (@studentactivism) July 7, 2018

kidnapped kids

Dick Durbin: "Forcibly removing children from their parents at the border and then putting them adrift on a bureaucratic sea where they can't even find them … It is a convergence of cruelty and incompetence that brings us to this moment." https://t.co/wevHRC47Q2

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 8, 2018

more on kids

ACLU says the Trump administration, under court order, finally provided – after missing Sat. deadline – a list of 102 children under 5 that it forcibly separated from parents. “It appears likely that less than half will be reunited” by Tuesday's deadline.
https://t.co/79PqiWFGHF

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) July 9, 2018

REPUBLICANS

character witness

Endorsed Alabama’s Judge Roy Moore for Senator, calling him principled 👇 https://t.co/QVBWzQkCIi

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) July 8, 2018

and another

Stupidest member of Congress defends second stupidest member of Congress. https://t.co/IKohujR0Vx

— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) July 9, 2018

Breastfeeding and  the WHO –

WOW. Another painful, stunning example of a nonpartisan issue — infant health — being turned on its head because our Trump and our GOP Congress favor the interests of big businesses over the well-being of babies. Midterms are this November. Vote. Them. Out. #Vote2018 https://t.co/WWZcQ7XjY9

— Kristin Mink (@KristinMinkDC) July 8, 2018

protest

there's an old poem/song to capture this pathos: pic.twitter.com/bnOqyiol7B

— Edgeoforever🖖 (@edgeoforever) July 9, 2018

RUSSIA

Senators groveling

That surreal feeling when the Russians have to remind GOP lawmakers that #Russia is our enemy, during their interviews with Russian state TV on the 4th of July. Sorry, @TheOnion, but you can't top this. "The new normal" is more bizarre than satire. https://t.co/fLr2HWJroJ

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) July 8, 2018

MEDIA

🦊 picking SCOTUS judges

Trump spent time today with Hannity ahead of picking his SCOTUS justice, per @maggieNYT. We sought to explain earlier this year how much influence the highly-rated Fox host has in Trump's White House. https://t.co/qUdLqkKlaJ

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) July 9, 2018

US

California economy – anti-🍊

California tried to be the anti-Trump. It worked. The state's economy grew at more than twice the speed of the U.S. as a whole https://t.co/b4o9iq44eS via @bopinion pic.twitter.com/J6Jh7AakVw

— Bloomberg (@business) July 8, 2018

ACLU

In the 15 months that followed the presidential election, the ACLU's membership went from 400,000 to 1,840,000. https://t.co/yK3I8KtlID

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 9, 2018

Albright

She is especially fond of a Mussolini quote about “plucking a chicken feather by feather” so that people will not notice the loss of their freedoms until it is too late. https://t.co/2mrmsSowQa

— Linda Hill (@bulldoghill) July 8, 2018

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Marches, pranks, WTO, NATO, SCOTUS and many lies

 

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

BREXIT side  of collusion

BREXIT & RUSSIA EXCLUSIVE: Previously unreported emails suggest Brexit moneyman Arron Banks was more engaged with Russian diplomats than acknowledged — and his biz partner took up a lucrative deal offered by Russia weeks after the vote @ddknyt @AllMattNYT https://t.co/22mo8aWO7Z

— Matthew Rosenberg (@AllMattNYT) June 29, 2018

Trump  Foundation thread

Thread on the corrupt-as-hell Trump Foundation. Note that Trump’s lawyer asked the judge to move the hearing until after the midterms. https://t.co/10eVTLRdrC

— Seth Hanlon (@SethHanlon) June 30, 2018

OBSTRUCTION

Gawdy

Some facts for Trey Gowdy. His Benghazi investigation took 2 years, 3 months, with no real findings. Mueller's investigation has taken 13 months, with 5 guilty pleas, and 17 indictments. Gowdy is in no position to make demands. https://t.co/JIxO9jQA8g

— Barbara Boxer (@BarbaraBoxer) June 29, 2018

LIEGATE

Maxine/Sanders hypocrisy

Maxine Waters was lectured by white elites on both the Right & Left for encouraging peaceful protest.

As a result, she has received death threats and been forced to cancel events.

But Sarah Sanders gets extra security because she didn’t get to gorge at Red Hen.#WHITEPRIVILEGE

— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) June 30, 2018

SCOTUS

🍊  protect himself

Senator @CoryBooker warns Trump could pick a Supreme Court Justice to "protect himself" https://t.co/yAiOIlTjk2

— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) June 29, 2018

Laurence Tribe

A president under active criminal investigation of whether he won legitimately and whether he has obstructed that very investigation should not be permitted by a mere Senate majority to designate the justice whose votes could prove pivotal to the fate of his presidency.

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) June 28, 2018

Kennedy

pic.twitter.com/TFuY0msrOg

— Jackie ڹ (@SONSLIGHT4US) June 30, 2018

Manchin

BIG: Sen. Manchin says Trump should not pick opponent of Roe and also that he is very concerned about any pick's view on ACA/preexisting conditionshttps://t.co/X2dZveKSO4

— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) June 30, 2018

Kochs

White House asks billionaire Koch network to join activist coalition to lobby for SCOTUS nominee https://t.co/8ODXgeTtjx

— SeriouslyUS? (@USseriously) June 30, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

Incest Barbie

Ivanka claims that paid family leave is the focus of her "work" for daddy. In 2017, someone wrote an op-ed for her on the topic that was printed in the WSJ.

Now Maggie Cordish, the woman doing the actual work, is gone & there are no plans to replace her
https://t.co/wfbP3a82Qo

— ☇RiotWomenn☇ (@riotwomennn) June 30, 2018

NK

Under @realDonaldTrump, US stopped military readiness exercises against North Korea. In exchange, N. Korea has NOT:

-Eliminated any nukes
-Gotten rid of any missiles
-Reduced chemical weapons

Now we learn there is "absolutely unequivocal evidence" Kim Jong Un is deceiving us. https://t.co/iA9n9kDKwB

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) June 29, 2018

also

North Korea still secretly enriching uranium, say US officials https://t.co/Ly8YwS332I

— The Guardian (@guardian) June 30, 2018

Tariffs

Trump only hires the best people. https://t.co/3Wxb8jfk1H

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) June 29, 2018

also

Canada will move forward with retaliatory tariffs in response to Trump's duties on steel and aluminum imports.

Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s foreign minister, says that Ottawa will slap tariffs on $12,600,000,000 of U.S. exports starting on Sunday. https://t.co/WwQrQfBNZJ

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 30, 2018

oil

For the record: the oil price hike associated with Iran is not due to “turmoil & dysfunction” in Iran, it is due to the turmoil & dysfunction of Trump’s own decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran in violation of the 2015 nuclear accord. https://t.co/tXEXXj6Wr3

— Colin Kahl (@ColinKahl) June 30, 2018

growth

experts laugh when people have no idea what they’re talking about. Under Obama, growth hit 5.2% in a quarter https://t.co/w10oj7tY7B

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) June 28, 2018

NATO

Trump learned earlier this year that there are about 35,000 active-duty troops in Germany.

Taken aback by the size of the U.S. presence, Trump has expressed interest in removing the troops, WaPo reports. https://t.co/gL2HYRxTXX

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 30, 2018

WTO

Since WTO began regulating international trade, the US has won about 90% of cases we’ve brought as a complainant. That’s about the record for other complainants too – complainant country usually wins. (Most cases settle before being adjudicated.) https://t.co/LKHB44P4yw https://t.co/EcDkJILu9S

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) June 29, 2018

prank

Hey Donald Trump Is Your Refrigerator Running? BETTER GO CATCH IT LOLOLOLOLOL! https://t.co/fUURvV0x2h

— Edgeoforever🖖 (@edgeoforever) June 30, 2018

and how it happened

Trump called “mere minutes after Mr. Melendez and his producer could be heard…discussing what they said were the president’s masturbation habits and whether to refill their beers while they waited to be connected to the leader of the free world.”
https://t.co/7Fzugxq1Dd

— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) June 30, 2018

and a visit from Doctor Poo

I just love this one. https://t.co/CBnyv5anuq

— Horsetronaut (((🐎))) (@chemoelectric) July 1, 2018

and now

Sectret service about to arrest me. Unbelievable! They should arrest Jared Kushner for putting the call through, shame on Donald Trump who has been a friend of mine for years.

— John Melendez (@stutteringjohnm) June 30, 2018

Deutsche Bank

Corruption on so many levels! Trump Administration Waives Punishment For Convicted Banks, Including Deutsche — Which Trump Owes Millionshttps://t.co/R9KMQkP601

— NotMyPresident 🇺🇸 (@adjordan) June 30, 2018

NAZIS

Dsouza

sharp-eyed @smoobydog noticed 30 minutes ago that @DineshDSouza retweeted a tweet with the hashtag #burnthejews pic.twitter.com/KaN30xZcS7

— 🌊Ryan Adams (@filmystic) June 30, 2018

Tonight in two consecutive tweets we can witness Trump's favorite convicted felon @DineshDSouza tweet a clip of himself explaining on FoxNews how Trump isn't exactly Hitler —

— right after D'Souza retweets a tweet that recommends: "burnthejews"

(via @smoobydog) pic.twitter.com/OCl0h9bqOJ

— 🌊Ryan Adams (@filmystic) June 30, 2018

cops with arm bands arrest an old rabbi protesting

This elderly man is Rabbi Waskow. He was arrested protesting outside an ICE facility in Philadelphia.

RETWEET THIS! pic.twitter.com/0o9wtSSWCO

— StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) June 30, 2018

REPUBLICANS

Deficit

Federal deficit by year:

2009: $1.4 Trillion
2010: $1.29 Trillion
2011: $1.29 Trillion
2012: $1.0 Trillion
2013: $679 Billion
2014: $484 Billion
2015: $438 Billion
2016: $585 Billion
2017: $666 Billion
2018: $804 Billion (projected)

My friend @larry_kudlow is lying. https://t.co/nti7otXX4W

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) June 29, 2018

tax cut did not help

White House economics adviser Kevin Hassett (@WhiteHouseCEA) went on CNN tonight. @ErinBurnett led with this piece of information about wage growth being stagnant — even after Trump's tax cuts. pic.twitter.com/Cm0WeD0Asc

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 30, 2018

MEDIA

🦊 open borders

Scary. A constituent just confronted me and told me I support open borders. I told her that’s not true and I’ve never said that. She said “@FoxNews said you do.” Guys, this is what we are up against. We aren’t battling ideology. We’re battling misinformation.

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) June 30, 2018

RUSSIA

Crimea

Still can't get over this: Trump Doesn't Rule Out Recognizing Russia's Annexation Of Crimea https://t.co/e8aX90hnPe

— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) June 30, 2018

LEFTOVERS

that 🍑 🕳 again

Susan Sarandon showing up at the #WomenDisobey event is like an arsonist hanging around to watch the building they set fire to burn pic.twitter.com/V0b5tEW8yY

— TBogg – more or less (@tbogg) June 29, 2018

pic.twitter.com/l0lyq1QZGW

— Anna Maltese 🏹 (@MalteseAnna) June 29, 2018

US

today

Foley Square is FULL! Well done @thenyic @es_indivisible @1199SEIU pic.twitter.com/hNNOaKHdr8

— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) June 30, 2018

John Lewis – we came on ≠ boats, but we’re all in the same boat now

.@repjohnlewis speaking at #Atlanta #FamiliesBelongTogetherMarch moments ago: "We are sick & tired of seeing little babies taken from their mothers. That's not right, it's not fair & history will not be kind to us. As a nation and as a people we can do much better" #AMJoy pic.twitter.com/fLTBTWvajk

— AM Joy w/Joy Reid (@amjoyshow) June 30, 2018

Women’s  March in DC

Nearly 600 women, including a U.S. senator, were reportedly arrested while protesting family detention on Capitol Hill pic.twitter.com/qt1AjZV6wE

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 30, 2018

march

Every one of these dots represents a protest against family separation tomorrow. Yeah. There are a lot of dots.

There's a march within driving distance of you. Find it. Sign up. Recruit friends. Fill your car.

This is the part where we show up & FIGHT.https://t.co/C4bW4Z6rMK pic.twitter.com/AA2h5WUM4G

— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 29, 2018

and even NYT

Today’s marches are about reclaiming the soul of America. Take part!https://t.co/6mebdP1kHt

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) June 30, 2018

what about us?

.@rtraister: "The handwringing over white men is what has kept newspapers publishing endless stories about Trump’s base and their unwavering devotion to him, all while ignoring the grassroots rage spreading through the majority." 🎯 https://t.co/2ZYuNkVJ3M

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

Hillary on civility

Thank you @HillaryClinton for always saying what needs to be said. https://t.co/HY5bYi5XT4 pic.twitter.com/YZcvHpdv45

— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) June 30, 2018

Senate

The Supreme Court is at stake. We need to flip two seats to take back the Senate. And we've endorsed two pro-choice Democratic women who can win. Help us elect @RosenforNevada and @kyrstensinema: https://t.co/Bl45bgQ8GR pic.twitter.com/bfUetKbyBc

— EMILY's List (@emilyslist) June 27, 2018

NYDN

.@repjohnlewis speaking at #Atlanta #FamiliesBelongTogetherMarch moments ago: "We are sick & tired of seeing little babies taken from their mothers. That's not right, it's not fair & history will not be kind to us. As a nation and as a people we can do much better" #AMJoy pic.twitter.com/fLTBTWvajk

— AM Joy w/Joy Reid (@amjoyshow) June 30, 2018

challenging Collins

BREAKING: Maine doctor @DrChaya says she is likely to challenge @SenatorCollins in 2020. "I can't sit idly by and just watch this. I can't keep watching this train wreck. Someone has to stand up. That's what democracy is." #mepolitics https://t.co/QqNnPQx614

— Topher Spiro (@TopherSpiro) June 30, 2018

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Journalists gunned, babies caged, Sarandon mugs for pics

 

IMPEACHMENT

Sentencing news

Former Trump campaign aide Papadopoulos to be sentenced Sept. 7 in Russia investigation https://t.co/4CuImS97MU

— Investigate Russia (@InvestigateRU) June 29, 2018

and a Twitter moment to celebrate

George Papadopoulos, a former foreign policy aide in Trump's campaign, pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. https://t.co/PNxbdBSePy

— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) October 30, 2017

Cohen dreams

The Michael Cohen biopic in 2027 is gonna be lit https://t.co/8tRTFgQ8jC

— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) June 29, 2018

Inauguration Russian grift

1. The report is from ABC NEWS and this is very significant for various reasons. Prime reason being: ILLEGALLY FUNNELING MONEY into the Trump campaign. https://t.co/Yn1LMFs3vN

— Ale (@aliasvaughn) June 28, 2018

answering 🍊

Bob Mueller is a decorated Marine, former DoJ prosecutor, and former FBI Director. And, let me remind you, he is a REPUBLICAN. And he was appointed by a REPUBLICAN. In a little more than a year, he has secured 23 indictments, five guilty pleas and one prison sentence. https://t.co/3sqXhJbBX6

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) June 28, 2018

Manafort 💩

Email from GOP source to Manafort:

“Paul. Something you can pass along to your friend Tom Barrack. I made certain that language that was anti the Saudi Royal Family was removed from the platform. It was inserted by AIPAC lobbyists and would have been a part of the 2016 Platform” https://t.co/TsbkfEnlef

— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) June 29, 2018

OBSTRUCTION

House circus

Analysis | How Rosenstein’s and Wray’s testimony undermined GOP efforts to undermine the Russia investigation https://t.co/tEwCVNsdwD

— Laura Walker 🍸🦈 (@LauraWalkerKC) June 29, 2018

SCOTUS

timing of retirement

The Russians violated our elections & will likely try again w/our mid-terms.

Trump plans a summit & urges warmer relations w/Russia.

The US is in a constitutional crisis & Trump is being investigated.

A US Supreme Court justice decides this is the right time to retire.

— Steven Beschloss (@StevenBeschloss) June 28, 2018

how they got him to do it

Trump recognized Kennedy's vanity, played to it, and was rewarded. Game recognize game. https://t.co/KWfvVJmowb

— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) June 29, 2018

Kennedy/Kushner

The Trump-Justin Kennedy-Deutsche Bank story is going to become more interesting. Take a look at this article from April 2017 on the Justin Kennedy-Kushner connection: https://t.co/bQ3PaDdmH8

— Steven J. Harper (@StevenJHarper1) June 29, 2018

also, son

Just to state this: Justice Kennedy's son gave a billion dollar loan to Trump when no one would give him a dime, and Justice Kennedy has been ruling in favor of the Trump Administration position for 2 years as the Court decides 5-4 case after 5-4 case.

— Neera Tanden 🌊 (@neeratanden) June 29, 2018

media glossing

Two points: (1) Media has just moved on from McConnell eliminating the filibuster for SCOTUS nominees, like it just isn't even part of the narrative; (2) the "center" of the court is now John Freaking Roberts. pic.twitter.com/58idJx1GRe

— scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) June 29, 2018

Important

Remember this: every judge on Trump’s Supreme Court list has been vetted by the Federalist Society. There is 100 percent certainty about how they will vote, on Roe, gay rights, voter suppression, campaign finance and labor/corporate issues. 1/

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) June 28, 2018

remakes

Read my column, “Trump Remakes America,” and let me know what you think… https://t.co/LDBfuNdzr9

— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) June 28, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY 

Putin love

"He identifies with Putin. He seems to want Putin's respect and legitimacy … and I think he actually likes the fact that Putin attacked the United States and got away with it." @DavidCornDC on Trump. #Hardball pic.twitter.com/3Z52orSKsb

— Hardball (@hardball) June 28, 2018

why the press

Thinking of something @DavidCornDC said at an event we did together: The President attacks the press because his agenda is not supported by the facts.

— ((((Peter Sagal)))) (@petersagal) June 28, 2018

🍊  can’t be bothered to pretend

"Can you please talk to us about the dead reporters in Annapolis?"

“Do you have any words of condolence for the families, Mr. President?”

"Why are you walking away?"

Pres. Trump does not comment when asked about the deadly Maryland newsroom shooting.https://t.co/5ZcmEVQW9z pic.twitter.com/heIzI7S4Ck

— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 28, 2018

lip service – “innocent”?

during an interview w/ Sinclair TV last week, Sanders suggested journalists don’t “love our country” https://t.co/R7zJ2JYyc9

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) June 28, 2018

eloquence

# of times the current President of the United States has tweeted the following words (as of June 2018)

Loser 246
Terrible 244
Dumb/dummy 232
Weak 203
Stupid 192
Dishonest 152
Dope/dopey 117
Lightweight 103
Fool 100
Incompetent/incompetence 98

Trump Twitter Archive

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) June 28, 2018

stuttering John

Interesting. "Stuttering John prank calls the White House and actually gets called back by President Donald Trump on Air Force One." https://t.co/xl4Ghk3Upj

— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) June 29, 2018

NAZI 

press under attack

I’ve been getting an influx of death threats over the past week. I know other journalists who have as well. These things are organized, coordinated, and serious. We’ve pretended they weren’t for way too long.

— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) June 28, 2018

even ICE wants to end ICE

Even ICE wants to end ICE https://t.co/eoCy5AuP6F

— Shaunna Thomas (@SLThomas) June 28, 2018

children de-caged

“I cried almost everyday when I wasn’t with my mother. The other children are suffering a lot,” said the 9-year-old Brazilian boy released from a Chicago shelter for migrant children.https://t.co/kdaxn5mqUE pic.twitter.com/vHq6VAxgDh

— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) June 29, 2018

REPUBLICANS

yesterday’s events

TODAY:

👮 Women got thrown in jail for peacefully protesting on public property

🔫 Journalists were murdered at work

😡 Republicans called an emergency hearing on Hillary's emails

🤦‍♀️ Republicans called for an end to Mueller's investigation

👶 The US has child hostages

— Treason Memes (@treasonstickers) June 28, 2018

Civility?

"What ever happened to civility?"
"You labeled it 'political correctness' and decided it was something bad."

— David Houston (@DavidHoustonVox) June 28, 2018

NRA

so much care not to be identified – must be why NYPD was on alert

UPDATE: The suspect in the deadly Maryland newsroom shooting was reportedly identified via facial recognition software https://t.co/n8sfDifqD8 pic.twitter.com/tZnSn2O5YM

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 29, 2018

and their cover

At least five people are confirmed dead in Capital Gazette newsroom shooting https://t.co/EpLc6FdqKp

An early look at Friday's front… pic.twitter.com/qfR7pNhu6m

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 29, 2018

“curb stomped”

Here’s the National Rifle Association’s main spokesperson @DLoesch calling for journalists to be “curb stomped” — a term for a brutal, violent assault that sometimes causes death — while referring to journalists as “rat bastards.” (Via @ShaunKing) pic.twitter.com/Mk3zHjjwAv

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) June 29, 2018

doors

Didn’t we hear after the last shooting the problem was too many doors? How kind of the shooter to remember that. https://t.co/xWCNz3yzWY

— Quinn Cummings (@quinncy) June 29, 2018

safe?

The Annapolis shooter was not from Syria

The shooter was not from Iran
The shooter was not from Yemen
The shooter was not from Somalia
The shooter was not from Libya
The shooter was not from Mexico

Tell me how we are safer?

— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) June 28, 2018

Newspaper shot at – Capital Gazette

In a sea of white space, the Capital Gazette’s editorial page says only this:
“Today, we are speechless.
“This page is intentionally left blank today to commemorate victims of Thursday’s shooting at our office …” pic.twitter.com/2J7T7nImb5

— Paul Colford (@PaulDColford) June 29, 2018

the kids?

Have the families been reunited?

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) June 29, 2018

MEDIA

🦊 ideological news

News Flash, @greta: If you're talking about "news" media, there should be NO "ideological aisle" https://t.co/LQw6MPWNqL

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

LEFTOVERS

Sarandon enjoying the revolution she brought about

Watching this vile opportunist photo op'ing her way through protests about problems she helped create is just galling AF. https://t.co/zTyPcfHT4X

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) June 28, 2018

and got a cartoon

pic.twitter.com/R5gfug70Fw

— Anna Maltese 🏹 (@MalteseAnna) June 29, 2018

US

solidarity

Occasionally, this website is good pic.twitter.com/xfpJJHONiB

— Dan Lyons (@Dan_Lyons76) June 29, 2018

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