Trump: yes, we have no Steve Bannon

[PerkingFaintly]

"If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention."

time.com/4919370/donald-trump-job-approval-rating-low-gallup-poll/

I'm hoping his poll ratings won't encourage him to consider ill advised military strikes.

We await the next Tweet.....

So far, so quiet. I am hoping someone's confiscated his phone.

Just seen Trump confusing two Finnish reporters (because blonde women all look the same to him).www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/08/28/we-have-a-lot-of-blond-women-in-finland-trump-thought-two-female-reporters-were-the-same-person/?utm_term=.305f5c061764
Natsku, I bet they are loving this in Finland.

It just all seems to be going to hell in a handcart, doesn't it?

I've laid in a good stock of gin, Pellegrino, and Ribena. I'm set for the apocalypse.

Well done.

Removing funding is a great way to stall an investigation. I'm sure it doesn't stink of corruption though! (Note this comes from Fox! and I haven't seen a reference to it anywhere else).

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Oh dear.

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Republican congressman: Use money from food stamp budget and Planned Parenthood to pay for border wall cnn.it/2sQdp0T

What a night to get insomnia. ugh. Poor Japan. I bet it gave them a fright.

Waking up to those headlines was not good for my blood pressure

No tweets from Trump about NK....

they've probably sedated him ahead of his big day Orlantina.

How not to answer a question on Russia being a security threat.

He didn't answer the specific question...

Trump gets his Finnish journalists confused.
All blonde women look the same to him.

This slipped under the radar with all that's going on.

fortune.com/2017/08/26/trump-cybersecurity-advisors-resign/

And this
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Putin is ordering cyberattacks on US power plants.

Meanwhile, Trump is setting up a cybersecurity working group... WITH PUTIN.

and this...
www.brennancenter.org/press-release/house-committee-votes-terminate-agency-protects-voting-machines-hacking

You do wonder whether H/Harvey is allowing a lot to go on without being noticed

I hope this hasn't been linked before (I did look!) but here's a take on how Mattis is feeling about the way things are going...

www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2017/08/why_james_mattis_viral_rebuke_of_trump_was_so_disturbing.html

Just woke up, first thing I did was check for tweets. I find the fact Trump hasn't tweeted about the missile quite worrying. On previous occasions he's been straight on there tweeting.
I wonder if military action of some sort is in the pipeline

Republican congressman: Use money from food stamp budget and Planned Parenthood to pay for border wall cnn.it/2sQdp0T

I was going to say use his fucking salary.

But...
It may be a ploy to show how unreasonable it is to fund that wall.

Last night's Daily Show which includes this astute quip (paraphrasing):

Trevor Noah: Doesn't the President usually issue pardons on his last day in office?
Michael Costa: Yes, but Trump never knows whether this is going to be his last day in office...

Agreed that Trump's silence on Twitter is unusual and rather disconcerting.

www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2017-08-28/trump-is-said-to-punish-longtime-aide-after-angry-phoenix-speech

Trump Punishes Longtime Aide After Angry Phoenix Speech, Sources Say

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Scooplet: Here's what fueled Trump's anger at that memorable Phoenix speech last week.

Trump, displeased with empty-room optics presented to the TV cameras, unleashed on one of his longest-serving aides, George Gigicos.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amp/mueller-team-asking-if-trump-tried-hide-purpose-trump-tower-n796746

Mueller Team Asking If Trump Tried to Hide Purpose of Trump Tower Meeting

On evaluating sources and how not to do it:

amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/28/trump-tweets-hoax-louise-mensch-claude-taylor

Lurid Trump allegations made by Louise Mensch and co-writer came from hoaxer

Mensch and Claude Taylor tweeted details of criminal inquires that didn’t exist
Hoaxer who fed information said she acted out of frustration over fake news
Taylor issues mea culpa on Twitter after being approached by Guardian

Another happy day in paradise.