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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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lionheart · 12/09/2017 22:59

They just keep digging.

Kurt Eichenwald‏Verified account
@kurteichenwald

Trump @PressSec just said Comey gave false testimony, accusing former FBI head of perjury. That White House told this lie is page 1 news.

lionheart · 12/09/2017 23:18

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-russia-documents-hand-over-robert-mueller-probe-latest-a7943631.html

It must be very strange to breakfast with Ivanka given that there are so many undercurrents. Just have to stick to the covfefe I guess.

cozietoesie · 13/09/2017 00:19

I guess that Yellen is used to .........undercurrents. Wink

cozietoesie · 13/09/2017 00:24

Huckleberry is looking more frazzled by the day.

cozietoesie · 13/09/2017 00:26

I see that Hicks has been confirmed as Director of Communications? Wink

TheClaws · 13/09/2017 02:05

I ventured on the North Korean news site, as I'm really adventurous and willing to take a hit for you all, and fouund this as the top story of the day. It sounds defensive rather than pugilistic - a slight change from past missives.

DPRK FM Categorically Rejects Harshest-ever UNSC's "Resolution on Sanctions"

Pyongyang, September 13 (KCNA) -- The Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued the following report on Wednesday:

The U.S. and its vassal forces have rigged up yet another "resolution on sanctions" harsher than ever against the DPRK at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on September 12 condemning its ICBM mountable H-bomb test as "a threat" to international peace and security.

The "resolution" was fabricated by the U.S. employing all sorts of despicable and vicious means and methods. The DPRK condemns in the strongest terms and categorically rejects the UNSC "resolution 2375" on sanctions as a product of heinous provocation aimed at depriving the DPRK of its legitimate right for self-defence and completely suffocating its state and people through full-scale economic blockade.

The adoption of another illegal and evil "resolution on sanctions" piloted by the U.S. served as an occasion for the DPRK to verify that the road it chose to go down was absolutely right and to strengthen its resolve to follow this road at a faster pace without the slightest diversion until this fight to the finish is over.

Since the scheme of the U.S. to impede the DPRK's development, disarm it through the unprecedented sanctions and pressure, and conquer it with the help of nuclear weapons has become clearly evident, the DPRK will redouble the efforts to increase its strength to safeguard the country's sovereignty and right to existence and to preserve peace and security of the region by establishing the practical equilibrium with the U.S. -0-

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OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 13/09/2017 06:38

Thanks for taking one for the team theclaws!

Some good news

@JesseFFerguson

SIREN.

Democrat just won GOP-held Oklahoma House seat that Trump won by 9pts in 2016.

Kevin M. Kruse @KevinMKruse
Democrats already flipped two other Oklahoma seats, plus three more in Trump districts in New York & New Hampshire.

Ryan Grim
Ryan Grim @ryangrim
In a 31-point swing, Democrats just flipped another district in Oklahoma that had gone convincingly to Trump

m.dailykos.com/stories/2017/9/12/1698074/-OOOOk-lahoma-where-the-Democratic-pickups-come-sweeping-down-the-plain

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 13/09/2017 06:43

Can anyone spell blantently obvious voter suppression?

(((DuneMyThang™))) @Kris_Sacrebleu
Trump voting commission will review proposal for background checks for voters | The Kansas City Star

amp.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article172638276.html

Data
Data @DataProgram
Replying to @Kris_Sacrebleu
BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR VOTING BUT, NOT FOR FUCKING
GUNS?! SOMEBODY SHOOT ME.

A mother jones piece on this:

www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/09/background-checks-for-voting-get-floated-at-trump-election-commission-meeting/

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 13/09/2017 06:45

White House won’t commit to signing joint congressional resolution condemning white supremacists

thinkprogress.org/white-house-wont-commit-to-signing-joint-congressional-resolution-condemning-white-supremacists-25acbd0daa1e/amp/

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 13/09/2017 06:47

Michael Isikoff @Isikoff
Ex-FEC chair Potter says Facebook was "accomplice" in Russian influence campaign and needs to release troll ads

www.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/pressure-mounts-facebook-release-campaign-ads-bought-russia-182538389.html

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 13/09/2017 06:50

Mother jones piece on sater

How Donald Trump Lied to Conceal His Moscow Business Partner

www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/09/how-donald-trump-lied-to-conceal-his-moscow-business-partner/

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 13/09/2017 06:58

Apols if posted before

amp.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article172443417.html

Trump promised not to work with foreign entities. His company just did

Adam Khan
Adam Khan @Khanoisseur
Not just any Chinese company–CSCEC is majority government-owned–World Bank banned CSCEC from projects, citing corruption in bidding process

Rest of (short) thread about corruption/money laundering

mobile.twitter.com/Khanoisseur/status/907693941453053952

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 13/09/2017 07:07

Birther reference dropped from Trump's corporate bio

thehill.com/homenews/administration/350259-trump-organization-drops-birther-crusade-from-trumps-corporate?amp

I started copying bits across but actually the whole article is rage inducing so I stopped

lionheart · 13/09/2017 07:13

Thank goodness for small victories.

Has Trump ever made a deal that was not crooked or corrupt?

Well done Claws. Funnily enough, venturing in the NK direction seems slightly more appealing that looking at Breitbart or even Fox.

TheNorthWestPawsage · 13/09/2017 07:14

Lots to read over the bran flakes this morning - thanks Pain Brew

TheNorthWestPawsage · 13/09/2017 07:20

Fox News fears could kill Rupert Murdoch's $15 billion Sky deal
Britain is putting Rupert Murdoch's dream takeover on hold because of concerns over broadcasting standards at Fox News.

money.cnn.com/2017/09/12/media/sky-fox-rupert-murdoch-review/index.html

The further away Murdoch is from getting his way the happier I feel!
...concerns over broadcasting standards at Fox News - Ha!

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 13/09/2017 07:21

Work's upped it's pace I've stopped procrastinating and am actually doing some these days so I'm able to post far less frequently than before, hence the burst of posts when I do Blush

I know it might be annoying and not that conducive to discussion to get a stream of multiple posts so say if it's a problem and I can stop!

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 13/09/2017 07:24

northwest it does feel like the sunlight is finally starting to illuminate all the dodgy practices and is disinfecting it!

TheNorthWestPawsage · 13/09/2017 07:48

Don't stop Pain - I catch up with most of it on my commute to work! People sitting next to me must think I'm a raving 'Lib' Grin

PerkingFaintly · 13/09/2017 09:06

No no, don't stop posting links, Pain. I'd much rather have the material than not.

Just making myself comfortable with a coffee to start reading!

HesaidIwasflighty · 13/09/2017 09:13

I'm another who appreciates the links and updates being posted here. Aside from not having to do the dirty work myself Grin, I'm discovering new news sources I wouldn't have found otherwise, so thanks for that, I think!

Being a bit thick (and not in the UK), it had never occurred to me that Russian interference might have been a factor in the Brexit referendum. . .

Lweji · 13/09/2017 09:39

Just dropping by to say that being atm in a country with dodgy net access (and no suitcase for the past 3 days - got it very late last night or very early this morning) this thread is my main Trump news source.
Keep it up and post away Pain. Grin

In the dim corner, we have Trump! In the dictator corner, we have Kim! Or is that mixed up?
Gumpendorf · 13/09/2017 11:02

Delurking to say please continue to post links Pain. I appreciate them, bigly. Wine Flowers

BoreOfWhabylon · 13/09/2017 11:22

YY keep posting the links Pain I rely on them all to keep me paying attention!

cozietoesie · 13/09/2017 12:10

Never a problem, Pain. Keep going. Smile