Wow. The former National Security Council spokesman Michael Anton canceled his long-scheduled appearance on @ErinBurnett tonight because he said he couldn’t defend what President Trump said today.
You think the Wohls are getting some sort of compensation to be so pro-Russia? 🤔 Like I get pro-Trumpism just being a cult thing but this seems too over the top to be random?
Like there are plenty of people on Twitter going to bat and saying ridiculous stuff but their messaging seems to be very targeted
Oh thank goodness, I was wondering how Tucker would manage to spin things and it turns out he just fell back to good ol' white supremacism
Tucker Carlson says that Mexico has been more successful at interfering in US elections and does it more routinely than Russia by "packing our electorate" https://t.co/vYk0jyVFUZ
@TimStone lol, there was a special on SBS called Trump: The First 100 Days and there was this, i think you call it a focus group, and one person literally said this was what the Democrats are doing which is why Trump's attacks in Immigration are good
like it was something like that the Dems are trying to rig the vote by allowing immigrants in to vote for them because all immigrants apparently vote Democrat
“Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son, did meet Mr. Torshin and Ms. Butina at an N.R.A.-sponsored dinner, although Mr. Trump’s lawyer has called the encounter brief.” https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/16/us/politics/trump-russia-indictment.html
> The measure seeks to curtail the use of a controversial legal defense aimed at reducing penalties for people who claim that they committed violent crimes against gay or transgender people because the person's sexuality or gender identity caused them to "panic."
the fact there has to be a bill banning that means it's worked as a defense *sigh* *rubs nose bridge*
surpised there isn't a "Bull Defense" that racists use
> U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said the U.S. is filing cases against China, the European Union, Canada, Mexico and Turkey after each imposed new tariffs on U.S. exports in response to President Trump slapping steep tariffs on aluminum and steel over national security interests.
“Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son, did meet Mr. Torshin and Ms. Butina at an N.R.A.-sponsored dinner, although Mr. Trump’s lawyer has called the encounter brief.” https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/16/us/politics/trump-russia-indictment.html
@GodEmperorDune No he's just legitimately always been more interested in propping up Eastern European countries than representing the interests of the United States, honestly not sure what that's about
> He is notable for his strong pro-Russia and pro-Putin views,[14][15] which have raised questions about his relation with Putin and the Russian government, with the FBI reporting that the Kremlin had given Rohrabacher a code name, signifying that he was viewed as a valuable potential asset for Russian intelligence
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Here’s why the U.S. stopped working w/Russia on cybercrime: Names of hackers the U.S. shared w/Moscow would often not be arrested but instead start working closely w/Russian intel services—meaning the effort was effectively a Kremlin recruitment tool. https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-blames-u-s-for-poor-relations-with-moscow-1531732220
it does look like her MO is to retweet people making fun of her, not out of lack of understanding but out of let's put this out there for the kind of person who follows joan walsh
It would have been way funnier if it was a "yes this is what I am doing and it is good" but alas
meanwhile there's a camp sweep scheduled I think today? in Cincinnati
but yeah sure russia
russia is the only reason people think america is bad, and conversely, you're doing kompromat against america as a russian agent if you think things are bad
National Prayer Group mentioned in DOJ’s new Russia indictment run by org that sent GOP Congressman to Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, Ukraine and Romania in 2016 right after Trump won primary, travel docs show.
Org has “a bunch of property in Moscow,” I’m told:
https://tytnetwork.com/2018/07/17/prayer-group-in-russia-case-had-envoy-to-eastern-europe-in-gop-congressman/
While I had a great meeting with NATO, raising vast amounts of money, I had an even better meeting with Vladimir Putin of Russia. Sadly, it is not being reported that way - the Fake News is going Crazy!
@Memor-X Many games in Japan bring the additional complications of drawing and writing their sexualized characters to be below the age of consent in most parts of the United States.
That said, I'm sure Valve has room for improvement, though I'm not sure what I'd personally do in their shoes assuming they don't want to go back to curated storefronts. I'm fine with curation.
@TimStone "Hey Trump, would you sign this paper? No big deal, you don't need to read it, it's just how we're going to implement some international security stuff."
Wow: The Census Bureau compared what people say their income is vs. their actual incomes.
They found that when wives earn more than their husbands, the couple lies to the Census, saying the man makes more than he does and the woman makes less then reality
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2018/07/wives-earning-more-than-husbands.html
> The National Prayer Breakfast is organized by The Fellowship Foundation, a Christian group based in Washington that is famously secretive. Its members take a vow of silence about Fellowship activities.
@GodEmperorDune Pretty sure the National Prayer Breakfast is much older than Pence....
@Chippies see below
> John Piper: “Suppose a couple of students, Jason and Sarah, were walking to McDonald’s after dark. Suppose a man with a knife jumped out of the bushes and threatened them. Suppose Jason knows that Sarah has a black belt in karate and could probably disarm the assailant better than he could. Should he step back and tell her to do it? No. He should step in front of her and be ready to lay down his life to protect her, irrespective of competency. That is what manhood does.”
> The event—which is actually a series of meetings, luncheons, and dinners—has taken place since 1953 and has been held at least since the 1980s at the Washington Hilton on Connecticut Avenue NW.
So you're going to have to find a Pence-like in 1953.
With it being 2018 that Pence-like person probably was a Klan member also or some !@#$.
@GodEmperorDune They've been organizing since at least 2010.
> In 2010, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington asked President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders to refrain from attending the National Prayer Breakfast. Executive Director Melanie Sloan criticized the organizing group, The Fellowship, for being what she described as intolerant and secretive.[18]
Can't find a source in 30 seconds on when they started
However the Fellowship Foundation has been organizing civic prayer breakfasts since the 30s
So I'm guessing they've always been doing the National one
Jacob Wohl is banned from futures trading FOR LIFE by the Nat'l Futures Assoc...I'm not sure anyone outside of FinTwit knows this.
https://www.nfa.futures.org/basicnet/CaseDocument.aspx?seqnum=4428 https://twitter.com/pbump/status/1019229212329246721
@GodEmperorDune 1. Cult 2. Illuminati - seriously though, they use these to put top Christian leaders and politicians together in the same place to eat and have meetings to achieve their political goals 3. That's not their only event all year
Reporters: @NOAA Monthly Climate Call is July 19 -->
Experts recap #June, provide outlooks thru October & discuss recent weather extremes across central USA. INFO: http://www.noaa.gov/media-advisory/noaa-monthly-climate-call-july-19
That's a pretty "We're screwed" image choice NOAA thanks for keeping it real
The dam is finally breaking. Thankfully.
As the president taxes Americans with tariffs, he pushes away our allies and further strengthens Putin.
It is time for Congress to step up and take back our authorities.
We have legislation to do that. Let’s vote.
Amazing. Half of Trump voters worry that they personally will be attacked by the gang MS-13.
This is a gang that targets immigrant teens in a few specific areas, has not grown in size for a decade, and is not active at all in most US towns.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/most-trump-voters-say-ms-13-is-a-threat-to-the-entire-us_us_5b490310e4b022fdcc594c5d?fnm
Oh, I saw this and just thought they were generally concerned about MS-13 which was dumb but easier to understand. I didn't realise they literally thought MS-13 was going to roll up on their house
> …the president wanted to do away with the signature light blue and white paint job on Air Force One — which he called a "Jackie Kennedy color" — in favor of something "more American."
> While the Clayton police chief acknowledge that he felt sorry for the students, he also defended the actions of the officers, saying that he's "not sure how you handle the situation differently when you’re called for service."
Uhhh gonna go out on a limb and suggest sending six patrol cars for a $62 tab is dumb as hell
Also idk maybe make sure the person calling actually has a crime to report first
Sen Corker is requesting an open hearing w/ @SecPompeo on Thursday next week to testify about what happened w/ #Russia at #Helsinki2018: "We'd like to talk about these things publicly"
.@freedomcaucus members are attacking the press for the questions asked at the news conference yesterday with Trump and Putin. No lawmaker has criticized Trump’s performance.
Top Voting Machine Vendor Admits It Installed Remote-Access Software on Systems Sold to States https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/mb4ezy/top-voting-machine-vendor-admits-it-installed-remote-access-software-on-systems-sold-to-states
We also have an unedited transcript of Steve Bannon’s off-mic meltdown about Tommy Robinson: https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/raheem-lbc-booted?utm_term=.lkArrvgqJ#.vnNEEGWOg
The stream of the hearing about whether YouTube, Facebook and Twitter are politically biased is being overrun with comments by QAnon conspiracy theorists, which is honestly kind of perfect.
St. Louis has some of the highest expenditures on law enforcement per capita in the nation and minorities in St. Louis routinely get this kind of treatment.
> There are more than 100 municipalities in the St. Louis metro area. All but a few have their own police force, mayor, city manager and town council, and 81 have their own municipal court. In contrast, Jackson County, Mo., which surrounds Kansas City, is geographically larger than St. Louis County and has about two-thirds the population. Yet Jackson County has just 19 municipalities, and just 15 municipal courts — less than a quarter of municipalities and courts in St. Louis County.
SCOOP: Federal govt spending records reveal Trump Org businesses made tens of thousands of dollars during President Trump's trip to his Scotland golf club & resort properties—routed through SLC Turnberry Ltd—with U.S. taxpayer money footing the bill https://www.scotsman.com/news/donald-trump-s-turnberry-firm-paid-50-000-by-us-government-for-weekend-visit-1-4770069
Trump “spent much of the weekend ‘growling’....over the..indictment of 12 Russian intel officials ...fretted ..could hurt him politically” https://twitter.com/davidaxelrod/status/1019270993414631425
DC's Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C unanimously supported the complaint to revoke the Trump Hotel DC's liquor license because @realDonaldTrump "is not a person of good character"
(via @joshlevyesq)
http://bit.ly/2uI03Wt
http://bit.ly/2uI03Wt
lol these types of laws are terrible but this is still funny
Sen Burr leaves GOP Policy luncheon, says Russia/Putin-Trump Summit didn’t come up.
Asked why not, considering how many republicans came out against Trump’s comments yesterday, Burr said, “I don’t know, you’d have to ask them, I was just there eating...”
Also they're going to open the evil black sarcophagus so maybe the earth will finally be consumed
Okay, so: what if I told you that student loan game show we all made fun of last week is Actually Good? I watched it for @ELLEmagazine and wrote about working class desires and how bleak American game shows have always been https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a22173982/paid-off-game-show/
NEWS: Christopher Kim, the Cuomo donor who gave 69 times, reported the same Long Island City address (down to the apt. #) as Cuomo aide Julia Yang.
She identifies herself on LinkedIn as Cuomo’s “creative director.”
I’ve reached out to the campaign for comment… https://twitter.com/ShaneGoldmacher/status/1019248552780926977
Uhh can't remember offhand who that is but at the Senate Republican leadership news conference they just said they'd be introducing legislation to classify Russia as a state-sponsor of terrorism, hmm
> When Daley announced he wasn't running [for reelection for Chicago Mayor], we had a window where everyone began excitedly discussing what we could do in this new moment in our city. We had a mayoral forum called New Chicago 2011, and 2,600 people showed up and the energy was rocking. Even though Rahm's announcement a few weeks later crushed that moment, we had cracked open the idea that Chicago could be different
lol this report straight up asked McConnell if he actually planned to do anything instead of just saying "Hey Europe, NATO, we appreciate you"
(the answer was "maybe we will", essentially)
More Mitch: "There is a possibility that we may well take up legislation related to this. In the meantime, I think the Russians need to know that there are a lot of us who fully understand what happened in 2016 and it really better not happen again."
lmao: "Getting 2,600 people from across the city to attend a mayoral forum is even more impressive when you consider that not only had the mayor's office been functionally a family-run business for generations,"
The moment the lights went out at the White House. Pres. Trump had just said he has "full faith and support" in U.S. intel agencies. https://t.co/QTi9f6lDYV
Trump: "I accept our intelligence community's conclusion that Russia's meddling in the 2016 election took place."
aides: [sigh of relief]
Trump: "Could be other people also. There's a lot of people out there."
aides: god what.