Match your outfit with the drapes and no-one will see you are here.

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Watch and listen.

He wants that Nobel Prize so badly it almost hurts.

To Fifth or not to Fifth, that is the question for Trump.

Washington Post‏Verified account @washingtonpost 2m2 minutes ago

Trump and the Fifth Amendment: It’s complicated

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress/trump-and-the-fifth-amendment-its-complicated/2017/05/23/0ad0e54e-3f8c-11e7-b29f-f40ffced2ddb_story.html?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.16e874fd9d6d

Such a sad day

Stupid SCROTUS

Because investigations go on.

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Trump asked two top intelligence officials to publicly deny that there was any collusion with Russia, officials say

"Trump made separate appeals to the director of national intelligence, Daniel Coats, and to Adm. Michael S. Rogers, the director of the National Security Agency, urging them to publicly deny the existence of any evidence of collusion during the 2016 election.

Coats and Rogers refused to comply with the requests, which they both deemed to be inappropriate, according to two current and two former officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private communications with the president."

www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-asked-intelligence-chiefs-to-push-back-against-fbi-collusion-probe-after-comey-revealed-its-existence/2017/05/22/394933bc-3f10-11e7-9869-bac8b446820a_story.html?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.df715d4b4f6e

Ooooh, useful, the updated map of Russian connections

www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/trump-russia/?utm_term=.201b12c8e11e

Exhaustive.

He's tweeted about it:

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We stand in absolute solidarity with the people of the United Kingdom.

Someone did.

I'm trying Bad Kitten. Looking at the comments on the ludicrousTrump budget proposal. Numbers usually help.

But 16 and 8 are also in my head right now.

Adam Khan‏ @Khanoisseur 2h2 hours ago
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Adam Khan Retweeted Bernie Sanders
Not one politician or journalist has noted that Trump's budget architect is Koch operative Mulvaney; killing Medicaid is a Koch top priority,

Topher Spiro‏ @TopherSpiro 2h2 hours ago
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Topher Spiro Retweeted Binyamin Appelbaum
Trump's budget cuts Medicaid in half. Medicaid covers 64% of nursing home residents and 20% of Medicare beneficiaries.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/the-trump-budget-is-the-mulvaney-budget/527700/

Firstly, I want to express my support and prayers for the victims and their families. NO ONE should send their child off to a concert and have this happen. It's monstrous and inhuman. It is the act of a madman.

Secondly, I'd like to apologize on behalf of the American People for the stupid statement by Scrotus. "Losers"? Dear God. "They think 'monster' is a 'great' name"? God in Heaven. It shows that, to him, 'losing' is the worst possible thing in life. No you arsehole, having your dearest ones killed by madmen. That's the worst. It's embarrassing to have this 'loser' and 'monster' as the voice of our Nation. The person/people behind this ARE monsters, not 'losers'.

When something like this happens, websites like MN become even more important because it's a place where those of us in 'far flung' places can say "I'm sorry this happened. I'm angry for you. I hurt for you".

Hands across the water.

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Trump budget would cut $610 billion from Medicaid despite pledge not to touch program.

Thank you Across for your eloquent post. I cannot begin to imagine what a lot of people are going through today.

I'm a 'loser' at Scrabble so my kids tell me. It's the wrong term for POTUS to use because at this moment in time those who committed this atrocity will be celebrating their 'win'. They are monsters and they are cowards.

Thank you Across.

Thank you Across.

I couldn't quite believe Scrotus statement either. Embarrassing to watch. He can barely string a coherent sentence together. DH (a Dr) and colleagues have been watching YouTube clips of him talking 10, 15 years ago- he was always an arse but he sounded intelligent and normal. There opinion (based on deteriorating language ability) is Dementia (not necessarily Alzheimer's), and not the earliest stages either.

He is almost certainly not fit to hold office

What a lovely post, Across

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DNI Dan Coats about to be grilled about what @realDonaldTrump asked him to say re Russia collusion. Watch here: t.co/yLe6CineVu

And now Roger Moore has died!

What is going on with today!

Thanks, Across.

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Live-tweeting House Intel Committee
Russia Investigation Task Force hearing

Former CIA Director John Brennan testifying.

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Both @RepAdamSchiff and BRENNAN begin with statements mentioning the Manchester bombing.

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Replying to @Shareblue @RepAdamSchiff
BRENNAN:
"it became clear to me last summer that Russia was engaged in aggressive measures..to interfere in the U.S. presidential election."

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BRENNAN:
"It should be clear to everyone that Russia brazenly interfered" in the U.S. electoral process, despite our strong warnings.

www.npr.org/2017/05/23/529598301/watch-live-house-intelligence-hearing-with-john-brennan

Thank you for your thoughts, Across.

Thanks for your lvely post Across. You express things so well

Across

My sister babysat for the Moore children. She thought Roger Moore a lovely man and excellent father.

What a day

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Ethics office rejects White House attempt to halt inquiry into lobbyists

t.co/RXWwAHtxTs

Ah!

It's another do as I say, but not as I do from Republicans:

"In 2009, the Republican senator Chuck Grassley asked the government ethics office to use its authority to force Barack Obama to reveal how many waivers he had granted to ex-lobbyists in his new administration."

"Eight years and a political flip later, Republicans in Donald Trump’s administration say OGE lacks that authority, and they have asserted that there is no need for them to publicly disclose any ethics waivers."

"Grassley’s office did not return repeated requests for comment."