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In the dim corner, we have Trump! In the dictator corner, we have Kim! Or is that mixed up?

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TheClaws · 04/09/2017 08:30

....aand we're expecting a dirty, unfair fight.

Old thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3015872-Trump-yes-we-have-no-Steve-Bannon

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cozietoesie · 06/09/2017 00:36

Oh they will.

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 06/09/2017 03:03

@SethAbramson
(THREAD) BREAKING: Trump—via Trey Gowdy—is AGAIN attempting to use the House Intel Committee to END the Russia probe. Please read and share.

Rest here:

mobile.twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/905228053042880512

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 06/09/2017 03:05

Daniel Jacobson @DanFJacobson
1/ After order for Kobach Commission to create index of its records, DOJ informed us that Commission members have been using PERSONAL EMAIL.

Rest here:
mobile.twitter.com/Dan_F_Jacobson/status/905173551778590720

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 06/09/2017 03:22

The Hill @thehill
Robert E. Lee descendant pushed out of church after speaking against white supremacy thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/349186-robert-e-lee-descendant-leaves-church-after-speaking-against-white?amp

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 06/09/2017 03:26

Kyle Griffin
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1
Wash. Examiner: House Intel Committee has subpoenaed the FBI and DOJ for documents relating to the Trump dossier.

www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-house-committee-subpoenas-fbi-justice-over-trump-dossier/article/2633466?platform=hootsuite

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 06/09/2017 03:39

Atlanta Antifascists @afainatl
ICE launched a new jobs website today and Alt-Right accounts are sharing the link among themselves.

In the dim corner, we have Trump! In the dictator corner, we have Kim! Or is that mixed up?
In the dim corner, we have Trump! In the dictator corner, we have Kim! Or is that mixed up?
In the dim corner, we have Trump! In the dictator corner, we have Kim! Or is that mixed up?
OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 06/09/2017 03:43

Betsy Woodruff
Betsy Woodruff @woodruffbets
10/ It's official - WH and DHS say ICE can use DACA recipients' info to find and deport them:
www.thedailybeast.com/the-trump-administration-now-has-tons-of-daca-data-and-is-poised-to-weaponize-it

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 06/09/2017 03:55

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Congress now has 6 months to legalize DACA (something the Obama Administration was unable to do). If they can't, I will revisit this issue!

So, we must stop DACA because the way it was passed through an EO that circumvented congress was illegal but if congress can't stop DACA in a satisfactory way, Trump will step in with an EO? Hmm

amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/09/05/politics/donald-trump-revisit-daca/index.html

Trump: I'll 'revisit' DACA if Congress can't fix in 6 months

badbadhusky · 06/09/2017 06:51

I thank you for your diligent round-up, Pain, but that was not a cheering run of posts to wake up to. Sad

orlantina · 06/09/2017 07:04

So, we must stop DACA because the way it was passed through an EO that circumvented congress was illegal but if congress can't stop DACA in a satisfactory way, Trump will step in with an EO

That's a bit ironic, isn't it...

orlantina · 06/09/2017 07:05

The decision on DACA sounds very familiar to the leaked document on EU migrants that came out today.

TheNorthWestPawsage · 06/09/2017 07:13

Not going to be a good week is it?

Stay safe!

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 06/09/2017 07:16

All this intended deportation of previously legal immigrants...it's not sinister at all.

bad Sorry Blush There's a bit of a dearth of happy political news atm

A very faint silver lining is that there was nothing about nuclear war?

Natsku · 06/09/2017 07:23

Stay safe Seneca

I'm not going to bother prepping for nuclear war as being next door to Russia we're bound to be obliterated quickly.

TheClaws · 06/09/2017 07:25

CNN Politics‏Verified account @CNNPolitics 2h2 hours ago
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White House talking points: DACA recipients should prepare for "departure from the United States" cnn.it/2j1zZTF

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badbadhusky · 06/09/2017 07:31

Wherabouts are you Pain? I can't remember if you are in the UK, as a busy posting sprint at 3am is no fun if you are here.

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 06/09/2017 07:45

I am in the uk but one of the dcs has forgotten how to sleep through the night even though the git isn't a baby or even toddler any more

Can't say the checking of news is necessarily conducive to going back to sleep but it's a flawed coping mechanism

OhYouBadBadKitten · 06/09/2017 07:52

Where are you approximately Seneca? I have a friend close to the Keys. She says that all the local stores are out of water.

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 06/09/2017 07:59

Maddow on the subpoenas to the FBI. Its still not entirely clear to me but I think the gist is that they're going after the wrong people and that they're subpoenaing them without having asked them for information before (usually they'd be asking for the it in a voluntary capacity first) but at the same time refusing to subpoena the White House who first refused to hand over the documents when asked for the information and then submitted misleading information.

So no surprises there, I think.

House GOP subpoenas FBI, DOJ in apparent ploy to hurt Trump probe www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/house-gop-subpoenas-fbi-doj-in-apparent-ploy-to-hurt-trump-probe-1040176195952

GingerPCatt · 06/09/2017 08:00

From Michael Moore on my FB. We need a bit of hope. Persist.
"Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall...Always."
---Mohandas Gandhi

OhYouBadBadKitten · 06/09/2017 08:06

www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/054806.shtml?cone#contents Irma at the moment looks like it's going to slide into the Gulf of Mexico, grazing the west side of Florida. However, the GFS model has it turning earlier, so there is some uncertainty still. (as there often is)

Jose is expected to become a Hurricane over night tonight, but I don't think it will be as major as Irma due to outflow from Irma effectively choking it. However, depending on the path it takes it could still compound misery.

OhYouBadBadKitten · 06/09/2017 08:07

(that's to others, not Seneca who will be watching the excellent Weather channel I'm sure)

Natsku · 06/09/2017 08:13

Just looked up how hurricanes are named and found out that hurricanes with female names tend to be deadlier because people underestimate them more than a hurricane with a male name - that's insane! www.euronews.com/2017/09/03/hurricanes-tropical-storm-cycloon-names-harvey

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 06/09/2017 08:15

Hopefully this won't need to be used and will just be being cautious but this checklist has been touted as being helpful

In the dim corner, we have Trump! In the dictator corner, we have Kim! Or is that mixed up?