The zephyrs of change. Trump continued

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Republicans starting to feel the breeze as diverse Dems have a good election day.

Six lessons learned from US Democrat wins
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41920434

Previous thread:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3073837-Manafort-Destiny-Trump-continued?pg=1

Apologies if someone has posted this before, but I've just found this Guardian article from a few days ago.

Brexit, the ministers, the professor and the spy: how Russia pulls strings in UK
The charges filed against a Trump aide shocked the US – but also shed new light on the complex connections that link Russia to Brexit and the Foreign Office
www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/04/brexit-ministers-spy-russia-uk-brexit

Takes the lid off the box to see how the Russians have been very busy making friends in the UK.

Needs a bigly distraction.

www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/us/politics/justice-department-uranium-one-special-counsel.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0

Just to show how intertwined the social circles are, @SarahBSmithVA, the wife of the Matthew Elliot (Vote Leave, Conservative Friends of Russia) is Chair of the US Republicans Overseas UK.

From the Guardian article:
Most extraordinary of all, when he announced his engagement on Twitter on 10 January 2014, the first person to congratulate him was Sergey Nalobin. “@matthew_elliott @SarahBSmithVA congratulations, guys! All the best in the long-long journey.” Sarah Smith – now Elliott’s wife – responded warmly: “thank you!! I’m excited to have a great partner next to me :)”

Just over 18 months later, Nalobin was “expelled” from Britain.

Like I say, Russians making lots of friends.

Sessions keeps his job if he goes after Hillary?

Keith Boykin‏Verified account
@keithboykin

Chuck Grassley: "You intend to recuse yourself from both the Clinton email investigation and any matters involving the Clinton Foundation, if there are any?"

Jeff Sessions: "Yes."

Confirmation Hearings, Jan. 10, 2017

See cozie. Loose end and a vacancy coming up soon.

www.newsweek.com/ivanka-trump-donald-crowd-sizes-fox-news-japan-asia-trip-success-709372?utm_campaign=NewsweekTwitter&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social

Ew. This is from 2012. I'd missed this issue completely.

Tory blushes deepen over activities of Conservative Friends of Russia
Group finds itself unravelling amid concerns over its 'political direction' and claims it is uncritically cheerleading for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/nov/30/activities-of-conservative-friends-of-russia

The emails reveal that Nalobin received explicit instructions from Moscow to deepen co-operation between the Tory party and Putin's United Russia party in the Council of Europe parliamentary assembly.

Tory MPs have repeatedly voted with their Russian colleagues against motions the Kremlin regards as hostile. Privately, several Tory MPs have voiced misgivings about this alliance, and argue that it damages Conservative credibility on human rights.

...Royal adds that he has apologised to [Labour MP Chris] Bryant, who survived a Tory attempt this week to unseat him as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on Russia, a body known for its tough anti-Putin stance.

Biden believes Trump is a never-to-be-repeated aberration in Presidential history.

thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/360222-biden-on-trump-behavior-as-president-i-think-it-will-go-down-as

Agreed, as soon as I heard Mays speech I knew something was brewing in the background with regards to links Russia. Somethings about to blow.

Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
FYI: Jeff Sessions will testify today before the House Judiciary Committee about issues facing the DOJ. He's expected to get grilled by Democrats on Russia.

Biden believes Trump is a never-to-be-repeated aberration in Presidential history.

He wishes! Sadly I think the whole Trump debacle has debased US politics and shifted the window of what’s acceptable.

I would not be remotely surprised to hear damning evidence of Russian interference in Brexit.

Don't forget that Hamilton said this in 1792

When a man unprincipled in private life desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper, possessed of considerable talents, having the advantage of military habits—despotic in his ordinary demeanour—known to have scoffed in private at the principles of liberty—when such a man is seen to mount the hobby horse of popularity—to join in the cry of danger to liberty—to take every opportunity of embarrassing the General Government & bringing it under suspicion—to flatter and fall in with all the non sense of the zealots of the day—It may justly be suspected that his object is to throw things into confusion that he may “ride the storm and direct the whirlwind.”

apart from the possessed of considerable talents bit, that is uncanny!

I see that Venezuela has defaulted on its debt. That’s a MASSIVE humanitarian crisis just waiting.

Venezuelan debt default

(Things are already bad there without this happening.)

Here we go!

Jeff Sessions hearing:

www.cbsnews.com/live/?ftag=CNMdaef904

If instead you fancy watching the debate about limiting the PResident's ability to use nuclear weapons, that's here:

www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/watch-live-senate-committee-holds-hearing-on-presidents-ability-to-authorize-nuclear-weapons

I think we should wager how many times he says recollection and recall. He's just said it 7 times in the last 20 seconds.

Sarah Kendzior‏
@sarahkendzior
Sessions is now committing meta-perjury by lying that he's "never lied" #SessionsHearing

Ricky Davila 🇵🇷@TheRickyDavila
So, Racist Gremlin Jeff Sessions literally just committed perjury again by saying he's never lied. 😂 #SessionsHearing

Frank Mankiewicz‏
@FrankMankiewicz
Sessions:
I have no recollection Of those meetings or their details but I do remember telling Papadopoulos no to Russian meetings.

Ben Rhodes‏*@brhodes*
Translation: I do not remember any of the bad things I didn't tell the truth about but I do remember doing one right thing.

Hope you don't mind me popping my head above the parapet again

I'm liking Conyers. Sessions' attempts to stall giving an answer are really something...

Pop away, howdoyou!

Sarah Kendzior‏Verified account
@sarahkendzior

Conyers: Are you recused from investigations involving HRC?

Sessions: I can't tell you because "top officials" told me not to

What "top officials" is he referring to? #SessionsHearing

Pé Resists‏
@4everNeverTrump
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#SessionsHearing (Compressed):

"I have no recollection... I do not recall... I do not know... I do not recall..."

This guy is in charge of the US criminal justice system.

Refreshments for brave people like Pain & HowDo, who are watching Sessions so I don't have to.

Not sure my blood pressure could take it...

Thanks Pain and Perking. Everytime he says "let me put it my way" in answer to a yes or no question, it makes my blood boil . The best I can do is listen, I can't watch him smirk.

Caroline O.‏
@RVAwonk
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If #JeffSessions' memory is really as bad as he says it is, WTF is he doing as AG?

#SessionsHearing
8:00 AM - 14 Nov 2017

I’ve had to abandon post to go to dc’s parents evening. Wishing you strength!