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

[TheClaws]

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

I didn't know that either.

My instinct tells me that 45 is .....considering his position. I think he's fed up.

Keep an eye on Pence's movements.

From your lips to God's ears, cozie

I really dislike Pence and his views, but I still say that he would at least behave in a dignified manner and not go out of his way to antagonize the people and leaders of other countries. I also think he would know when to NOT push his ultra-conservative agenda.

Unpalatable video highlights of Moore not conceding.
Certainly seems aimed at evangelical Christians?

So relieved he lost. So horrified that he came so close.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/14/roy-moore-issues-fiery-video-refusing-to-concede-immorality-sweeps-over-our-land

Business Insider
@businessinsider
HERE WE GO: The FCC's #NetNeutality vote is next up on the agenda — follow along for the latest live updates here (link: read.bi/2ksnuy8) read.bi/2ksnuy8

Also

The Hill
@thehill
WATCH: FCC chair dances with Pizzagate conspiracy theorist in video promoting net neutrality repeal (link: hill.cm/Zv4L1fs) hill.cm/Zv4L1fs

I think he is fed up and also afraid that his empire will topple if this runs its course.

Who will pay most?

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/14/omarosa-manigault-newman-trump-ive-seen-things-that-made-me-uncomfortable

Last gasp and all that ...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/14/roy-moore-issues-fiery-video-refusing-to-concede-immorality-sweeps-over-our-land

Paul Ryan Sees His Wild Washington Journey Coming to An End

He felt he was “made for this moment.” But now, on the verge of achieving his long-sought legislative dream, he’s got his eyes on the exits

www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/12/14/paul-ryan-retire-speaker-ready-leave-washington-216103

Someone on another thread mentioned the US evangelical Christian belief that declaring Jerusalem the capital will bring about the apocalypse and the second coming of Christ. They're all in favour of a massive war in the Holy Land.

This explains a bit:

For many evangelicals, Jerusalem is about prophecy, not politics
edition.cnn.com/2017/12/08/opinions/jerusalem-israel-evangelicals-end-times-butler-bass-opinion/index.html?iid=ob_article_footer_expansion

But God still loved the Jews, he told us, and wanted to redeem them. Thus, absent the church, the Jews would experience a great religious rebirth and rebuild their temple in Jerusalem. This would spark a series of cataclysmic events that would culminate in the Battle of Armageddon, the last war of humanity. But it would also cause the Jews to finally accept Jesus as their savior. After all this occurred, Jesus would return in glory and God's kingdom -- a thousand-year reign of peace. And it would begin in Jerusalem.

Watching Roy Moore's reaction to his defeat takes me to what Trump would have done if he had lost.

Meanwhile,

"The president’s very committed to the Middle East peace process," Rex Tillerson said at a news conference t.co/ulcL3k88KE

I think he said pieces and they misunderstood it.

I also noticed an obviously troll post in the comments to that article, by the poster called "cazuk" (I won't hand out a troll's charter by explaining how I can tell, but most of you will spot it too.)

Anyway, it uses a very old, Christian, anti-semitic trope to try to stir hatred against Jewish people.

So Trump's announcement is offering wins all round for Russian(?) disruptors.

Natasha Bertrand
Natasha Bertrand
@NatashaBertrand
New: Former high-level intel officials — including John Brennan, Jim Clapper, Michael Morell and Michael Hayden — recently submitted an amicus brief about Russian "cut outs" as part of a lawsuit brought against Trump and Roger Stone.

Former high-level officials submit 'unusual' Russia brief in lawsuit against Trump and Roger Stone

amp.businessinsider.com/unusual-russia-brief-lawsuit-trump-roger-stone-2017-12?__twitter_impression=true

Graham’s been doing lots of golfing with potus recently. Wonder if these are attempts to change the subject and rescue trump from mueller

Lindsey Graham: There's a 30 Percent Chance Trump Attacks North Korea

“I don’t know how to say it any more direct: If nothing changes, Trump’s gonna have to use the military option, because time is running out.”

www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/548381/?__twitter_impression=true

Maybe Graham is sent in to distract Trump so Mueller can get on with the job.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-russia-putin-intelligence-briefings-leave-out-fear-upset-president-a8111081.html

So there we are

CBS News
@CBSNews
JUST IN: The FCC votes to repeal Obama-era #NetNeutrality rules that regulate equal access to the internet in 3-2 vote (link: cbsn.ws/2B2itEf) cbsn.ws/2B2itEf

And there goes Freedom of the Press. We can expect to see certain news providers throttled by internet providers whose owners or BoDs don't agree with them.

'Intentional' event redirects cloud traffic from Apple, Google & others through Russia

appleinsider.com/articles/17/12/14/intentional-event-redirects-cloud-traffic-from-apple-google-others-through-russia/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Internet traffic coming into and out of Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and other companies was briefly redirected through a Russian provider on Wednesday, in what appears to have been a deliberate move.

The incident involved the Border Gateway Protocol, or BGP, which funnels high-level traffic through nodes like internet backbones, according to Ars Technica, citing reports by monitoring services BGPMon and Qrator Labs. BGPMon recorded two three-minute hijacks, affecting 80 address blocks in total. Qrator Labs said the incident spanned two hours, with the number of address blocks fluctuating between 40 and 80.

Some reasons for suspicion include the prominence of the impacted companies, and the fact that IP addresses were split into smaller blocks than those announced by the companies -- something that doesn't normally happen with a BGP configuration error.

Presser just started with SHS talking nonsense as usual. Don't know why I put myself through it

I haven’t watched one in months roussette, I’m impressed you can stomach it

For anyone in the transatlantic way

Celeste P.
@Celeste_pewter
Ok, all. The FCC has voted to start rolling back #NetNeutrality. Here's what we do next.

First, recognize this is not unexpected. As I've been saying for weeks, the breakdown of the board suggested this would happen.

1. First, understand that this is NOT the end. I've seen many, many tweets suggesting this vote is the death knell for the internet. That's simply not true.

Read the document I linked in this tweet. This won't happen overnight.

[rest of highly informative, detailed step-by-step plan thread here: mobile.twitter.com/Celeste_pewter/status/941370673506631680 ]

Manu Raju
@mkraju
Leaving lunch, Rubio says he's a NO on tax bill if it doesn't change to meet his concerns about the size of child tax credit. Says he has NOT gotten assurances yet from leaders that they'll change bill

Andy Slavitt
@ASlavitt
BREAKING: Word today from the Hill is that @SenatorCollins has no chance of anything but an IOU before being asked to vote for the tax bill.

SHS was asked about Rubio's No. She said they've done so much to appease him and there should be no reason why his No isn't a Yes.

Trump up shortly to talk about Deregulation. Yes I like to torture myself

I know net neutrality is unrestrained info via the internet but admit I don't really understand what it is they're trying to do. (except roll back something Obama did...)

Thanks for taking one for the team