It's too hot for high drama, but nonetheless we persist (Trump cont.)

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I'm all out of inspiration here. The grind is getting us all down, interspersed with terrorist attacks, but we shall overcome. In the meantime, there's gin and camaraderie.

Previous thread here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2952694

I wonder whether his wife could stand?

How you'll know if the GOP Healthcare bill has a chance. A Beast piece. (One of many which are available.)

Keep your eyes on outside group reactions

You all might be interested in this.

United States Housing Starts

Why does this thread keep disappearing?

Shhhh...it's the Russians, goose

Not that this should come as any surprise. A Newsweek piece.

Big Data

You should all read that article. It's more than a little disturbing.

That article is very disturbing.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tapes-comey-response-not-stupid-keeps-honest-a7805301.html

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-robert-mueller-latest-russia-election-hacking-investigation-special-counsel-sacking-a7805116.html

WTF? (twice)

This cheered me up though.

PROUD RESISTER 👊‏ @ProudResister 19h19 hours ago
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Trump: I have tapes

Mueller: I have a team of 13 lawyers who prosecuted Watergate, Enron & Mafia

Trump: I do not have tapes

This too:

www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/06/what-happens-when-a-presidency-loses-its-legitimacy/531447/

I can't believe he'd attempt to fire Mueller. Even 45 surely wouldn't be that stupid. Even 45.

After all - as someone said recently 'Take a look at that face. It's the sort of thing you hew out of wood and put on your porch to frighten millenials'............

45 is going to be in a bad mood this weekend though, right enough.......

Not sure if this has been posted already.
Trumps' lies:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/23/opinion/trumps-lies.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region&region=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region

The Hill's Whip List: Senate ObamaCare repeal bill
thehill.com/homenews/senate/338996-the-hills-whip-list-senate-obamacare-repeal-bill?amp

Love the little charts delineating his lies.

Where is the CBOon this? Don't they have to assess the Senate version?

Sorry. CBO on

This amused me

CNN brings courtroom sketch artist to White House press briefing
thehill.com/homenews/media/339217-cnn-brings-courtroom-sketch-artist-to-white-house-press-briefing?amp

A whole new career avenue for Hennessy.

You might be interested in this from CNN.

WH/Media relations at breaking point

Have not seen CBO anywhere.

More on cyber-propaganda from the Oxford research group mentioned before:

Social media bots endanger democracy, warns Oxford’s internet research chief
www.oxfordtoday.ox.ac.uk/features/social-media-bots-endanger-democracy-warns-oxford’s-internet-research-chief#

The last article I read said the CBO analysis will take 'a few days'.

Can't find the article.