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We're not on a 17 day vacation, not us. We have meetings and calls! Now where did that golf ball go?...Trump cont.

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MicrowaveSpy · 07/08/2017 08:51

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OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 10/08/2017 21:02

Amy Siskind
Amy Siskind @Amy_Siskind
Happening in America: a white Alabama town won a ruling to secede from a racially-mixed county school district.

t.co/s5Ewsb5GUj?amp=1

Literally, we are re-litigating civil rights battles of so many varieties in the Trump era. He has legitimized the worst in us!

cozietoesie · 10/08/2017 21:14

As far as I can see, bad, it's an up and down sort of thing. Coming at this juncture though......... (with the polls as they are.)

(You really need a financier/economist on this.)

cozietoesie · 10/08/2017 21:21

Thanks for that, Pain. Important not to overlook other things that are happening. (NK isn't the only game in town.)

lionheart · 10/08/2017 22:15

Yep.

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Trump thanks Putin for ordering US embassy to cut 755 workers: “I want to thank him because we’re trying to cut down our payroll."

cozietoesie · 10/08/2017 22:18

He probably thought that that was hilarious.

lionheart · 10/08/2017 22:21

Omg.

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"Then you have the leaks where people want to love me, and they’re all fighting for love...Actually, I’m somewhat honored by them." (ABC)

cozietoesie · 10/08/2017 22:23

He's.......not well.

honeysucklejasmine · 10/08/2017 22:30

How much more proof do they need? He's not fit for office. Ethically, legally nor physically.

Roussette · 10/08/2017 22:33

I've just watched footage of him saying he wants to thank Putin for chucking out US diplomatic staff as it saves payroll.

He's not joking, he's serious. So the candidate who promised jobs, jobs jobs is grateful Russia put people out of work. It's all BS him saying that anyway, they're civil servants and will just be relocated elsewhere.

He's really losing it though saying such ridiculous bullshit.

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 10/08/2017 22:55

Caroline O.
Caroline O. @RVAwonk
#BREAKING: 60+ members of congress sign letter to Tillerson, rejecting Trump's “irresponsible & dangerous” remarks about North Korea. 1/2

The letter urges the Trump admin to pursue direct talks w/ North Korea, saying "there is no military solution here."

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 10/08/2017 22:58

Prematurely posted!

Link to full text of letter expressing "profound concern" over Trump's rhetoric:
t.co/lGdtblrQZg?amp=1

We're not on a 17 day vacation, not us. We have meetings and calls! Now where did that golf ball go?...Trump cont.
We're not on a 17 day vacation, not us. We have meetings and calls! Now where did that golf ball go?...Trump cont.
badbadhusky · 10/08/2017 23:44

Good letter. I wonder if it'll do any good.

cozietoesie · 10/08/2017 23:51

Are any of the signatories Republicans?

saffronwblue · 11/08/2017 00:43

Australia Prime Minister just saying we will follow US into war on Korean peninsular. Like we always do. FFS.
www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-11/australia-would-enter-conflict-with-north-korea/8796586

TheClaws · 11/08/2017 01:11

Saffron that annoys me, but I suppose as long-standing allies, we have little choice. The level of involvement could be the determinant.

TheClaws · 11/08/2017 04:10

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Today Trump said BOTH that he wants to "denuke the world" AND—in paraphrase—nuke North Korea off the planet TWICE. It's just BABBLE, really.

orlantina · 11/08/2017 06:42

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump 6h6 hours ago
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"Trump approval rebounds to 45%, surges among Hispanics, union homes, men"

So what else in that poll

In our recent nationwide online survey of 1,300 likely US voters, conducted from August 4 to August 7, 2017, Zogby Analytics analyzed voters' attitudes regarding President Donald Trump's approval/disapproval rating.

Among Millennials age 18-29, the president receives 34% approval/56% disapproval; voters age 30-49 give the president 45% approval/52% disapproval.

President Trump's overall approval is at 45%, while 51% of likely voters disapprove of his job as president and 5% are not sure. The president's numbers are stronger with men at 49% approval/48% disapproval, while they are weaker among women voters-40% approval/53% disapproval.

When it comes to where voters live, large city voters-population >100k (39% approve/58% disapprove) and small city voters (44% approve/51% disapprove) are more likely to disapprove of President Trump. Small City voters (population less than 100k) were the largest increase in approval for Trum among sub-groups, with a 12% gain in approval since July.

I am not sure how with a US population of 300 million - you can make such claims based on 1200 people. Still, it's interesting to see what he doesn't tweet.

Roussette · 11/08/2017 07:29

I read this article with a mixture of amusement and horror.

www.thedailybeast.com/last-best-hope-john-kelly-works-furiously-as-donald-trump-talks-fury-takes-it-easy?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thedailybeast%2Fpolitics+%28The+Daily+Beast+-+Politics%29

Just a taster..
It isn’t that Trump’s lazy exactly—he’s energetic in the manner of a hummingbird—but that he finds the parts of governing not on camera boring. His light schedule leaves him time to do what he likes: wake up and settle his many scores via Twitter, without weighing the consequences or checking the spelling, against perceived enemies like that nut job Comey, his attorney general, the special counsel, a Senator and former Marine who didn’t serve in Vietnam, anyone who’s slighted him on a talk show, the former president and Hillary, and now Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell who’s in the dog house until he’s passes Trump’s entire agenda and finds a cure for cancer

TheNorthWestPawsage · 11/08/2017 08:26

Here's hoping Mueller's team are busy little bees (who don't take 17 day vacations)

Trump’s Legal Team Is No Match for Mueller’s
The president could learn from Bill and Hillary Clinton’s years of litigation.

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-10/trump-s-legal-team-is-no-match-for-mueller-s

SetPhasersTaeMalkie · 11/08/2017 09:16

God that Daily Beast article Roussette. Shock Grin

Absolutely bloody terrifying, but somehow not all that surprising?

I don't know. I've just completely run out of words. Still loving these threads though.

SetPhasersTaeMalkie · 11/08/2017 09:21

David Schneider on Twitter.

mobile.twitter.com/davidschneider/status/895773520105549824

Trump' s latest statement on North Korea subtitled.

Made me laugh.

TheNorthWestPawsage · 11/08/2017 09:42

Grin SetPhasers
Schneider's sub-titles may be close to the truth!

(Don't know source of attached pop-psychology)

We're not on a 17 day vacation, not us. We have meetings and calls! Now where did that golf ball go?...Trump cont.
OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 11/08/2017 09:43

Jon Cooper @joncoopertweets
#BREAKING: Paul Manafort Alerted Authorities to Donald Trump Jr.’s Russia Meeting

#TrumpRussia #ImpeachTrump

www.thedailybeast.com/report-manafort-alerted-authorities-to-donald-trump-jrs-russia-meeting

TheNorthWestPawsage · 11/08/2017 09:46

A few tidbits about being around the orange one.

What it’s like to cover President Donald Trump at his golf club
www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/blog-post/what-it%E2%80%99s-cover-president-donald-trump-his-golf-club#.WYzf1qxQ2aQ.twitter

Lweji · 11/08/2017 09:47

Yes, Trump should have been hugged more, 65 years ago.