‘Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown’ - as it should be! Trump thread continued.

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From Shakespeake’s Henry IV, Act 3 Scene 1.

Old thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3094156-All-we-want-for-Christmas-is-an-IMPEACHMENT-Trump-cont

Thanks for the new thread!

With all the 'goings on' and scurrying about, I veer between wildly hopeful that the new year will bring an end to this madness and desperately fearful that my country won't make it to the midterms.

In other news, went online out of curiosity and found out that we aren't eligible to emigrate to Canada . Those guys are tough!

LadyTy - I lifted the whole thing from Dan Rather's Facebook page, it has also been quoted on Twitter. This is a link to Verified Politics, which also quotes it verbatim.
There is also his recent interview with Conan O'Brien, in which he likens Trump's time in office to food poisoning for the American people.

Haha

When I first saw this, I wondered what a whole South American country was doing taking out an ad chastising Trump, but then I looked further and understood. Not going down well with Trumpets on Twitter.

The Hill
The Hill
@thehill
#BREAKING: Conyers announces retirement amid sexual harassment claims (link: hill.cm/MlvQ7OV) hill.cm/MlvQ7OV

Conyers wants his son to replace him. Not sure embracing hereditary power is the way to go there (though obviously his son would still have to be voted in).

How the Kremlin Tried to Pose as American News Sites on Twitter

Twitter has suspended dozens of accounts masquerading as U.S. news sources that had more than 500,000 followers.

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-05/how-the-kremlin-tried-to-pose-as-american-news-sites-on-twitter

Trump tells Abbas intends to move embassy to Jerusalem: Abbas spokesman

www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-israel-palestinians/trump-tells-abbas-intends-to-move-embassy-to-jerusalem-abbas-spokesman-idUSKBN1DZ24L?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social

“President Mahmoud Abbas received a telephone call from U.S. President Donald Trump in which he notified the President (Abbas) of his intention to move the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem,” spokesman Nabil Abu Rdainah said in a statement.

The statement did not say whether Trump elaborated on the timing of such a move.

“President Abbas warned of the dangerous consequences such a decision would have to the peace process and to the peace, security and stability of the region and of the world,” Abu Rdainah said.

Hopefully “President Mahmoud Abbas told U.S. President Donald Trump to "fuck right orf, you nasty little orange man."

Place marking

The DB subpoena seems very interesting

I bet Trump fires Mueller now....but how will that play out?

Trump made it clear earlier in the year that any attempt to look at his bank accounts would be crossing a line helpfully pointing to where the bodies are buried so mueller’s firing is probably imminent.

What with the GOP’s full embrace of Roy Moore, I don’t think we can count on them to protect mueller. Taking to the streets is probably the only recourse that isn’t dependent on external factors such as the republicans, but hopefully it won’t come to that.

Christina Wilkie
@christinawilkie
NEW: Deutsche Bank statement to @NBCNews on Mueller’s subpoena for Trump bank records: "DB takes its legal obligations seriously and remains committed to cooperating with authorized investigations into this matter.”

Manu Raju
@mkraju
Corker tells me KT McFarland's nomination to be ambassador to Singapore is "frozen" with revelations about discrepancies in her testimony over Flynn. "She has to know that." (link: www.snappytv.com/tc/6517402) snappytv.com/tc/6517402

Justin Miller
@justinjm1
NEW ties between Russia's "bank of spies" and Deutsche Bank, @woodruffbets & @katiezavadski report

www.thedailybeast.com/mueller-subpoenas-deutsche-bank-friendly-to-the-trumps-mercers-and-russians

Ned Price
@nedprice
I wrote a few months ago on @lawfareblog that we could face a REAL unmasking scandal when the fake one threatens to kill a vital natl sec tool, FISA's Section 702: www.lawfareblog.com/real-unmasking-scandal-could-be-yet-come Now playing out before our eyes.

Just quickly reading to keep up. Thanks for keeping the theme going everyone ( with help from the orange one of course).

Come on - look at the material we have to work with!

Anyone who is in the position to do so might want to consider this

Celeste P.
@Celeste_pewter
Today (12/5) is the final day you can comment on the Trump Administration's decision to rollback contraception coverage for the ACA. Please take the time to file a response. Template here.

Also this:

Holly O'Reilly
@AynRandPaulRyan
If you haven't signed up to be part of a Mueller rapid response event, please go to www.trumpisnotabovethelaw.org/event/mueller-firing-rapid-response/search/

Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Daily Beast reports that Cambridge Analytica head Alexander Nix is scheduled to testify before the House Intel Committee on Dec. 14.

The committee is also reportedly scheduled to interview Rhona Graff, Trump’s longtime personal assistant, on Dec. 22.

amp.thedailybeast.com/congress-to-grill-trumps-data-guru-and-assistant

The Associated Press
@AP
BREAKING: IOC suspends Russian Olympic committee, will allow athletes from the country to compete as neutrals at Pyeongchang Games.

Placemark and thanks for new thread and all who post such informative articles.

I know it’s informatiom overload but this thread about moving the embassy to Jerusalem is worth a read

mobile.twitter.com/leahmcelrath/status/938091041021923329

Thanks all - I am travelling and deep in family stuff but will read/contribute where I can.
Am in South Africa and visited Robben Island yesterday which is such a wonderful monument to the triumph of the human spirit over oppression.

Hah. Well Intel Committee might want to get some eel traps and a trident in for Nix's appearance.

Bright and slippery, from what I've seen of him.

Rachel Maddow MSNBC‏Verified account
@maddow

Expecting House Intel to release transcript of Erik Prince’s testimony tomorrow/Tuesday.