Trump (cont): Nothing to see here, nope not a Russian in sight

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Sorry for the rubbish title but I couldn't see a new thread!

Tommy Christopher‏ @tommyxtopher
The professor who predicted Trump’s victory now predicts his impeachment via @shareblue

t.co/HwOnxBBMZH

I hope they don't test. I think if they don't it might die down a bit.

Thanks for that link, Pain.

Melania Trump‏ @FLOTUS
Looking forward to hosting the annual Easter Egg Roll at the @WhiteHouse on Monday!
8:36 pm · 14 Apr 2017

Encouraging that they think Monday will roll around?

That's like me when a pilot comes on the loudspeaker and says 'Ladies and Gentlemen we'll be landing in about...............etc etc'. I get all excited, thinking to myself 'Oooooh - they think we're going to actually land! ' (I'm not the world's best flyer.)

It's got to the point that when I go to bed at night, I wonder what stupid shit we'll all wake up to in the morning.

I'm hoping that Xi hasn't actually gone to bed.

Cozie hopefully he's up reading Mumsnet & decided to join us......seeing that we're the sane ones.

I have no idea where Han Sol is or whether he's safe.
If he's got any sense, in a galaxy far, far away.

There is also this bubbling away:

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/richard-dearlove-mi6-trump-russia-money-2008-financial-crisis-us-election-a7684341.html

Just want to thank OhYouBadBadKitten for this. It gave me a laugh on a day when I'm laid up in bed, doing nothing but reading, moaning and sleeping and ringing for refreshments every now and then

placemarking with a shit. - What a legend you are, Kitten!

Tax March video here: twitter.com/laurenwern/status/853064055271174145

They're not giving up: ethics groups to sue Trump to release White House visitor logs: thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/328876-ethics-group-rips-trump-for-refusing-to-release-white-house

Ben Collins‏ @oneunderscore__

Cernovich said he'll drop "scoops" that will "destroy marriages, relationships" if Bannon is fired by Trump.
t.co/8GqbQ3D0sZ

And just to cheer us all up Erdogan is having his referendum on whether to become a dictator (only mild exaggeration) on Sunday. Whatever the outcome of the vote I doubt whatever comes next is going to add to world stability right now.

Turkey prepares for tight vote that could strengthen Erdoğan's grip on power
www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/15/turkey-prepares-for-tight-vote-that-could-strengthen-erdogans-grip-on-power?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

I watched parts of the NK display with interest. Lots of frog-marching by people who appeared to be yelling/screaming. Plenty of missiles, rolled out from the smallest to the most hefty. I did happen to see to the rumoured new missile, which looks exactly like a camouflage penis on wheels. The whole thing was disturbing.

You are welcome TheClaws I hope you feel better soon!

It's not great when the first thing you think when you wake up is 'must check the news to see if nuclear war has started yet'.

Mitch Benn‏Verified account @MitchBenn 22h22 hours ago
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We HAVE to stop North Korea! They're led by a pampered, delusional, vengeful fat rich guy with stupid hair and access to nuclear weap- oh.

Newsweek‏Verified account @Newsweek 2m2 minutes ago
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Americans still want to see Trump's tax returns. And some are about to protest over it. bit.ly/2pkJnBd

I'm really interested to see how many turn out for this. I hope it is bigly bigly huge.

Vali Nasr‏ @vali_nasr
with N Korea crisis looming no ambassadors in place in S Korea, Japan, China, and no Asst Sec State for E Asia

Sarah Palin‏ @SarahPalinUSA

YES!! The US Air Force Just FLEXED Its Arms, RIGHT In Kim Jong-Un's Face... t.co/EkC8Q4uhla

5:30 am · 15 Apr 2017

More on the evolving dynamics of fake news:

The rise of left-wing, anti-Trump fake news
www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-39592010

"One of the reasons for the growth in liberal fake news is financial. 'Those people who generate this kind of fake news don't care about politics. They just care about generating clicks, and so sometimes they generate similar messages for the right and the left,' says Filippo Menczer, a professor of Informatics and Computer Science at Indiana University who runs the fake news tracking site Hoaxy."

The article also claims people are more likely to share fake news without stopping to assess it, if they're feeling anxious and the news story makes them feel better.

One of the things I like about these threads is that we discuss credibility, and are quick to state if a story turns out to be false.

But launched on Wednesday, right?

I'm not sure that sarah palin site is legit...