Trump thread # 100 “Cannot you see that I, too, have a tall and beautiful person?”

[TheClaws]

Roman Emperor Nero wrote the above in a manual titled ‘Care of the Hair’. Nero was tyrannical, vain and cruel, and thought little of the lives of others. He also liked to erect buildings and carve his name into them. if only we could learn well from the past.

Old thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3104707--Uneasy-lies-the-head-that-wears-the-crown-as-it-should-be-Trump-thread-continued

Pain I can't find the tracker. I've looked for it.

Yes, it is cozie.

Thanks for the Stein links Pain.

Neal Katyal

@neal_katyal
1h1 hour ago

We have just won (again). Trump's 3d travel ban has been declared illegal by the court of appeals. Huge thanks to the Hawaii AG & @hoganlovells teams for incredible work. The stakes are high, as my closing argument to the ct emphasized.

FOI on net neutrality.

motherboard.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/vbympa/net-neutrality-fcc-inspector-general-report

I'm confused, lion. How does the Court of Appeals ruling square with that of SCOTUS?

transgender military ban

Belay that remark. I understand now.

I'm still trying to get my head round 'E Pluribus Unum.'

It's so very bizarre.

He's going for E Unum Pluribus, I reckon.

Always. Or should I say Ad infinitum.

This one again:

ACLU of Ohio‏Verified account
@acluohio

BREAKING: Governor @JohnKasich just signed the unconstitutional abortion ban into law.

I was thinking that Trump seems to be a little like the Queen of Hearts, appropriately enough given the rabbit hole scenario.

Then I saw this:

CNN‏Verified account
@CNN

The US Coast Guard rescued a sea turtle entangled in bundles of cocaine off the coast of Florida.

Followed by this:

U.S. Coast Guard‏Verified account
@USCG

More U.S. Coast Guard Retweeted CNN
After a period of lengthy questioning, it was determined the turtle did not have any useful information. We released him on his own recognizance after he agreed not to return to these waters again.

Quiz time again.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/23/who-said-it-donald-trump-or-buddy-from-elf

Same again next year.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-nominees-senate-failed-to-approve-a8125571.html

oybbk I think it might only be available in America, though I didn’t realise that before. Seems that we were right to be wary of how transparent they would be with this
as it appears to have been produced under duress and isn’t being promoted effectively (and promoting things, albeit undermining-democracy things, effectively is why they’ve had to make this tool in the first place).

Here’s an article reviewing it:

www.wired.com/story/did-you-like-or-follow-facebook-pages-from-a-russian-troll-farm/amp?__twitter_impression=true

It looks as if the Friday night madness did not end

Prosecutors Examine Loan Made to Kushner Cos. Before Election

Unclear whether request is related to inquiry regarding company’s use of EB-5 investment-for-immigration program

www.wsj.com/amp/articles/prosecutors-examine-loan-made-to-kushner-cos-before-election-1514003541?__twitter_impression=true

Thread about Kushner here

mobile.twitter.com/dcpoll/status/944439287998795776

This has got so out of control that James Comey has broken the fourth wall and is no longer subtweeting about events but just laying it all out there

Kyle Cheney
@kyledcheney
NEWS w/ @rachaelmbade: FBI's top lawyer, James Baker, was linked to a Mother Jones reporter in the weeks before he published the first Trump dossier story.

The reporter denies Baker was a source, and Dems are decrying it as a politically motivated leak.

www.politico.com/amp/story/2017/12/22/trump-dossier-fbi-james-baker-david-corn-mother-jones-316157?__twitter_impression=true

Dan Pfeiffer
@danpfeiffer
This is a really terrible piece of journalism. It's a pure transcription of GOP oppo with close to zero context. They are being used as a tool in a smear campaign on the FBI.

Separately, on a different thread:

Susan Hennessey
@Susan_Hennessey
Honestly, Politico and these reporters should be embarrassed at running such an utterly transparent smear without offering even the smallest context or pushback.

Senior FBI officials with whom Comey reportedly discussed Trump's obstruction efforts at the time include Andy McCabe, Jim Baker, and Jim Rybicki. All are now targets of GOP smear campaigns. Draw your own conclusions.

While we're on the topic of HPSCI Republicans leaking distractionary nonsense, here is @benjaminwittes and my take on their efforts to kill the Russian investigations prematurely:

foreignpolicy.com/2017/12/22/congressional-republicans-have-pulled-a-bait-and-switch-in-the-trump-russia-investigation/amp/

Also

James Comey
@Comey
Sadly, we are now at a point in our political life when anyone can be attacked for partisan gain. James Baker, who is stepping down as FBI General Counsel, served our country incredibly well for 25 years & deserves better. He is what we should all want our public servants to be.

Also

Sheldon Whitehouse
@SenWhitehouse
Why the increased attacks on @FBI’s McCabe? Looks like someone has figured out he corroborates Comey against Trump. This is targeted. As were @POTUS’s Comey tweets. As is anti-Mueller campaign.

<a class="break-all" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/12/22/now-we-know-why-republicans-are-attacking-the-fbi/#click=t.co/1Up5OUZeXw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/12/22/now-we-know-why-republicans-are-attacking-the-fbi/#click=t.co/1Up5OUZeXw

Forgot this

Bandit Aléatoire
@BanditRandom
REMINDER: #Comey testified he told 3 FBI officials about Trump's loyalty pledge:
→ #AndrewMcCabe
→ #JamesBaker
→ #JimRybicki
McCabe privately testified x2 this week for 14+ hrs. Hence, GOP's recycling the #UraniumOne plot while overall (R) craziness has ramped up considerably.

Feature, not a bug

Shareblue Media
@Shareblue
Donald Trump used his Twitter account to promote a right-wing activist group just hours after it was exposed as a hotbed of racism

Trump hypes right-wing group hours after official’s “I hate blacks” messages uncovered

shareblue.com/trump-hypes-right-wing-group-hours-after-officials-i-hate-blacks-messages-uncovered/#.Wj3kMX6TJAU.twitter

More subtle but still unnerving changes to the presidential coin

Ari Costello
@AriCostello
Traditionally, the eagle looks left towards the olive branch of peace, not right towards the arrows of war (a change instituted by Truman after WWII).

So Trump’s new challenge coin, with the eagle facing right, is an ominous sign.

No one seems to have caught this...

Also this

@Kris_Sacrebleu
Eagle facing RIGHT. Ugh

Unintended consequences?

Republicans didn’t repeal Obamacare. They solidified it.

www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/opinions/republicans-didnt-repeal-obamacare-they-solidified-it/2017/12/22/c2eec7e2-e72d-11e7-a65d-1ac0fd7f097e_story.html?utm_term=.533f91b04bbf&__twitter_impression=true

Also

The Economist
@TheEconomist
Rather than end the struggle over how the internet is regulated in America, the FCC’s vote has intensified it

www.economist.com/news/business/21732823-americas-fcc-repeals-obama-era-rules-ensure-all-web-traffic-treated-equally-vote?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/avoteonnetneutralityhasintensifiedabattleovertheinternetsfuturenetwars

Trump-supporting singer claims Lewandowski slapped her butt at recent party

Joy Villa, who wore a MAGA dress to the Grammys, says Trump’s former campaign manager surprised her with the unwelcome advance at a Trump International Hotel party.

www.politico.com/amp/story/2017/12/22/corey-lewandowski-accused-touching-joy-villa-318420?__twitter_impression=true

Judge: Trump voter fraud panel must give Dem more records

thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/366274-judge-trump-voter-fraud-panel-must-give-dem-more-records?amp&__twitter_impression=true

My mistake, the Facebook took is available to users in the uk

amp.theguardian.com/technology/2017/dec/22/facebook-tool-russia-troll-army-internet-research-agency?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&__twitter_impression=true

Rachel Maddow MSNBC
@maddow
Besides making it hard for members to attend, is there any other reason why House Intel staff went to NY to interview Trump Org figures Rhona Graff (today) and Felix Sater (Wednesday)?
Why those two?
Why not in DC, like other witnesses?