The zephyrs of change. Trump continued

[PerkingFaintly]

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

Still.

Sen. Jeff Flake didn't realize his mic was still on after speaking at a tax reform event, telling Mesa, Arizona, Mayor John Giles: "If [Republicans] become the party of Roy Moore and Donald Trump, we are toast."

www.axios.com/flake-gop-is-toast-if-it-becomes-party-of-moore-and-trump-2510635295.html

I'll end mine with hope.

www.brainpickings.org/2016/03/16/rebecca-solnit-hope-in-the-dark-2/

Interesting findings on the voters who might make a difference.

'Voters might give President Trump a pass for individual outrageous statements, but if Democrats continually tie his pattern of remarks back to the economy, voters will not be forgiving. Progressives across the country should be driving this message relentlessly: Donald Trump is more focused on helping the rich and picking fights on Twitter then he is with making people’s lives better.'

www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/11/18/donald-trump-tweets-polls-swing-voters-215840

Thanksgiving with Ivanka.

'Between the two plates, two glasses, and flatware pictured in the tweet, the cost could reach $350 for one guest — and that’s before one even brings the actual food into account.'

shareblue.com/ivanka-trump-recommends-350-place-settings-for-every-americans-thanksgiving-table/

Tweet from Red T Raccoon‏

The White House requests $44 billion in additional disaster relief for Texas, Florida, & Puerto Rico.

When Trump brags about that let me remind you of what they asked for.

Florida asked for $27 billion.

Texas submitted a $61 billion request.

Puerto Rico requested $94 billion.

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California doesn't seem too figure at all.

'But Trump’s heartlessness being unsurprising doesn’t make it any less abhorrent. And the people in California his administration has utterly ignored will not soon forget it.'

shareblue.com/a-new-low-trump-snubs-victims-of-worst-wildfires-in-california-history/

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There may be other consequences too.

Tweet from Brian Krassenstein 🐬‏

A Great Migration From Puerto Rico Is Set to Transform Orlando, and could very well tilt Florida Towards the Democrats for decades to come.

Thanks Trump!!

Tweet from Red T Raccoon‏

The White House requests $44 billion in additional disaster relief for Texas, Florida, & Puerto Rico.

When Trump brags about that let me remind you of what they asked for.

Florida asked for $27 billion.

Texas submitted a $61 billion request.

Puerto Rico requested $94 billion.

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California doesn't seem too figure at all.

'But Trump’s heartlessness being unsurprising doesn’t make it any less abhorrent. And the people in California his administration has utterly ignored will not soon forget it.'

shareblue.com/a-new-low-trump-snubs-victims-of-worst-wildfires-in-california-history/

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There may be other consequences too.

Tweet from Brian Krassenstein 🐬‏

A Great Migration From Puerto Rico Is Set to Transform Orlando, and could very well tilt Florida Towards the Democrats for decades to come.

Thanks Trump!!

I liked the article on hope. It really is about persisting in the face of adversity but also triumph. Don’t be give up when times are tricky and don’t get complacent when things seem to be ok.

This might make trump more inclined to meet future nobel prize winners

Anti-Muslim politician could take seat on Nobel peace committee

Norway’s Progress party demands seat for ex-leader who opposes immigration and has attacked gay people and single mother

amp.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/19/anti-muslim-politician-seat-nobel-peace-committee-norway

This has popped up on my Youtube suggested clips. You'll probably find it both funny and worrying.

The text goes:
CONFIRMED: Marines Land At Langley To Stop Coup - Hillary Worried Over Indictments
"Marines have landed at Langley to assist President Trump in securing Washington DC while threats of a coup still loom. Hillary Clinton shows she's worried about the current investigations and the indictments which have been issued in the last week, now reaching over 1800."

It's like an episode of Fringe.

WTF?

"Rogue CIA operatives". Oookay there, honey.

I'll have what she's smoking.

The most worrying thing is that it popped up on my YouTube suggested clips!

Lots of people must be getting it too. I wonder how many Trumpettes really believe this alternative reality.

Note: I had clicked on a "Jeff Sessions destroys Al Franken" video. It wasn't about the sex scandal.

It didn’t appear on my suggestions, Thank Goodness.

Instead:

I had this, earlier:

Perhaps President Donald Trump Is Actually A Dumb Liar With A Terrible Memory - Some News

This guy sounds great.

Josh Marshall
@joshtpm
In 2014 video Sam Clovis, who choose Papadopoulos and Page, explained that Russian troops were in Ukraine to “assist them in moving back into the Russian empire.”

talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/clovis-expressed-staunchly-pro-russian-views-a-year-before-campaign

[...]Clovis’s short campaign video espouses the view of Russian nationalists that Ukraine is a historical part of Russia and that it is natural and expected that Russians will again wish to reincorporate Ukraine into the Russian state.

“Ukraine has been an independent nation for only 23 years.” Despite Ukraine’s desire to remain independent, continiues Clovis, “that doesn’t appear to be the case today because it appears that Russia, placing forces on the ground in Ukraine, will help assist them in moving back into the Russian empire. You must remember that Russia, the nation that we know, the historical Russia, actually originated in Ukraine. This is important for us to remmeber because Russians will want to expand back again into those old boundaries, the old empire.”

I know this was sort of commented on up above thread somewhere but it’s worth seeing sessions in action trying to defend the latest addition to fbi targets lift of “black identity extremists”, from his open testimony this week

m.youtube.com/watch?v=3I8eWL3axYk

Is that Mary sitting behind him?

lweji you might find this thread interesting

mobile.twitter.com/conspirator0/status/931982751598891010

I don’t recall yes I think it is

I do declare, Pain. You caught Sessionitis?

LaToya Cantrell becomes New Orleans’ 1st woman mayor

apnews.com/b9d19dfc23b04bf7a1d4593278e97a18?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP

"I don’t recall yes I think it is"

Have you been watching Weekend Update?

I saw that earlier....

I do not.......??

Is that his wife in the background. She always looks affronted by the fact that he is asked to answer questions.

Tide is turning

money.cnn.com/2017/11/19/media/alabama-newspapers-editorial-roy-moore/index.html

I haven’t yet but I definitely will now!