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

Jolly good

Gov. Mike Huckabee
@GovMikeHuckabee
Churchill was hated by his own party, opposition party, and press. Feared by King as reckless, and despised for his bluntness. But unlike Neville Chamberlain, he didn't retreat. We had a Chamberlain for 8 yrs; in @realDonaldTrump we have a Churchill.

'These people' are 'the deep state': GOP Congressman calls for 'purge' of the FBI

amp.businessinsider.com/francis-rooney-calls-for-fbi-purge-2017-12?__twitter_impression=true

There aren’t enough

Trump partly blamed Sessions for Alabama Senate loss: report

thehill.com/homenews/administration/366511-trump-partly-blamed-sessions-for-alabama-senate-loss-report?amp&__twitter_impression=true

Trump placed blame on Sessions for Republicans losing the seat because Sessions's departure from the Senate seat to Trump's Cabinet had caused the special election, according to the AP.

Trump had nominated Sessions for the position, setting off the process. Sen.-elect Doug Jones (D-Ala.) defeated Roy Moore (R) in the election earlier this month.

EXCLUSIVE: A teen mowed a 40-foot swastika into a grass lot. Neighbors decided not to report him to police. Two months later he gunned down the parents of his girlfriend. They told her not to see him because he was an "outspoken neo Nazi": wapo.st/2BWeyfS

The problem with Scrotus et al, is that they don't understand the difference between diplomacy and bullying.

Empty bullying.
And no policy or consistency.

Oh ffs

Library of Congress will no longer collect every public tweet

thehill.com/policy/technology/366494-library-of-congress-will-no-longer-collect-every-public-tweet?amp&__twitter_impression=true

The Library of Congress announced on Tuesday that it will no longer archive every tweet posted publicly on Twitter.

The library had reached an agreement with Twitter in 2010 to acquire the text of every public tweet posted, but now it says it will only collect posts on a "selective basis."

In a white paper released on Tuesday, the library said that the shift is due in part to Twitter's recent decision to double the character limit on tweets and to the increased volume of posts since the agreement was first reached.

The increased use of images in tweets was also cited. Under the archiving agreement, Twitter only sent the text of its public tweets.

Images such as a bloodied cnn on the sole of his shoe

FBI Software For Analyzing Fingerprints Contains Russian-Made Code, Whistleblowers Say

In a secret deal, a French company purchased code from a Kremlin-connected firm, incorporated it into its own software, and hid its existence from the FBI, according to documents and two whistleblowers. The allegations raise concerns that Russian hackers could compromise law enforcement computer systems.

www.buzzfeed.com/chrishamby/fbi-software-contains-russian-made-code-that-could-open-a?utm_term=.mavQJX1dp#.qaOq93AQl

Anyone else feel like it’s escalating, or is it that it’s a shock to the system after the gentle glow of Christmas?

Anyone not yet attacked by Trump must feel like a failure.

Trump is being compared favourably to Winston Churchill? I don5 know whether to laugh or cry at that! Trump supporters are truly deluded.

*don’t

I think the counter-attacks and pre-emptive strikes have intensified.

The Trumpers have a mid-term cut-off (probably) and Mueller is doing his thing.

I hope this presidency has been a living nightmare for Trump and anyone who has colluded with him.

There was an article about people being attacked and the implications of that lweji

What happens when Trump targets you on Twitter

www.politico.com/interactives/2017/trump-twitter-targets/?lo=ap_a1

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-immigration-fears-ice-medical-services-pushing-undocumented-underground-a8117521.html

As planned.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-state-department-weakening-ambassador-nicholas-burns-a8128916.html

Funny, I don't remember Churchill being a coward who couldn't even take responsibility for backing a losing horse in an election - never mind one who weaselled out of military service.

Comparing Scrotus to Churchill is like comparing Scrotus to Lincoln. Akin to Blasphemy.

I know that Churchill was a bit of a bulldog and had his flaws, but at the end of the day, Churchill was a Statesman. Scrotus is a buffoon.

But to quote Churchill; "We will never surrender". Resist!

'A civil rights lawyer says 118,000 registered voters in Alabama were unable to vote in a recent election.'

www.teenvogue.com/story/how-voter-suppression-in-alabama-works-and-how-it-could-change

Thanks, lion. Useful piece.

No. 7 is a treat.

www.bustle.com/p/11-most-messed-up-quotes-about-the-female-body-from-male-politicians-58825?utm_source=nar.al&utm_medium=urlshortener&utm_campaign=Facebook

Loved Mike Pence feeling victimised by Mulan

2 senior North Korean officials added to US blacklist

abcnews.go.com/amp/International/senior-north-korean-officials-added-us-blacklist/story?id=52002603&__twitter_impression=true

Some noteworthy developments with the Russia investigation (they’re worth a read):

Mueller May Indict Paul Manafort Again

amp.thedailybeast.com/robert-mueller-may-indict-paul-manafort-again?__twitter_impression=true

Matt Scharfstein 🇺🇸 trumpisnotabovethelaw.org
@MattAsherS
NEW @thedailybeast: Manafort & Gates are likely to be indicted AGAIN for financial crimes. But buried at the end of the article is a KEY point.

Deputy AG Rosenstein is the KEY to keeping Mueller going. We must protect him like Mueller. #ProtectRosenstein

And

U.S. lawmakers question businessman at 2016 Trump Tower meeting: sources

mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1EL009?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&__twitter_impression=true

Posted too soon

Russia is going to attack our next election. The Trump administration may not even try to stop it.

www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/12/26/russia-is-going-to-attack-our-next-election-the-trump-administration-may-not-even-try-to-stop-it/?tid=ss_tw-bottom&utm_term=.3b63662dbea5&__twitter_impression=true

And

Caroline O.
@RVAwonk
Russia approves of the GOP's efforts to undermine the Russia investigation.

Right now, "dossier" is the #1 trending topic among Russian-linked Twitter accounts, with a 2,014% increase in use over the past 48 hours, per @SecureDemocracy's Hamilton 68 dashboard.

And

Trump, Putin and the New Cold War
The conflict is back. But this time, only one side is fighting.

www.politico.com/magazine/amp/story/2017/12/22/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-cold-war-216157?__twitter_impression=true

More general Russia

How Russia Has Been Spying in Plain Sight in San Francisco

longreads.com/2017/12/21/how-russia-has-been-spying-in-plain-sight-in-san-francisco/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

And

Details on Newly Uncovered GRU Online Personas

www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2017/12/26/details-newly-uncovered-gru-online-personas/

And

hakan
@hatr
Ellen Nakashima at WaPo got her hands on a classified GRU (!) report, Russia’s military spy agency, detailing, what is described as "all-out propaganda offensive against the new government in Kiev" campaign, dating back to 2014

Inside a Russian disinformation campaign in Ukraine in 2014

www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/national-security/inside-a-russian-disinformation-campaign-in-ukraine-in-2014/2017/12/25/f55b0408-e71d-11e7-ab50-621fe0588340_story.html?__twitter_impression=true

And

Julia Davis
@JuliaDavisNews
#Russia's state TV: Host says that by providing lethal defensive weapons to Ukraine, the U.S. crossed Russia's red line.
Alexander Khinshtein (advisor to Dir of Nat'l Guard) claims Russian Cornet is better than Javelin & "someone" could provide it to the other side "for balance."

GOPness/GOPenis

Allen Marshall
@AllenCMarshall
Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan both agreed today [christmas eve] on Fox news that the food stamp program needs to come to an end

And

David Begnaud
@DavidBegnaud
“50,000 pounds of food intended for Puerto Rico will now aid evacuees in Central Florida”
It’s been held at a warehouse in Jacksonville.
“A Florida spokesman for @fema said it wasn’t clear why the food was never sent to Puerto Rico.”

<a class="break-all" href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/puerto-rico-hurricane-recovery/os-puerto-rican-evacuees-food-donations-20171226-story,amp.html#click=t.co/cWzG8drGba" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.orlandosentinel.com/news/puerto-rico-hurricane-recovery/os-puerto-rican-evacuees-food-donations-20171226-story,amp.html#click=t.co/cWzG8drGba

And

NYT Business
NYT Business
@nytimesbusiness
Under industry pressure, the Trump administration is relaxing penalties against nursing homes.

Andy Slavitt
@ASlavitt
This is a dramatic change: first, allowing forced arbitration, now reducing or eliminating fines even when people die from poor quality care.

This is Trump’s de-regulation and how it hits your ur family.

<a class="break-all" href="https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/12/24/business/trump-administration-nursing-home-penalties.html?referer=t.co/D5ETrFSDUY?amp=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mobile.nytimes.com/2017/12/24/business/trump-administration-nursing-home-penalties.html?referer=t.co/D5ETrFSDUY?amp=1

And

Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Trump and Scott Walker have touted the Foxconn deal as a big win for Wisconsin. But the initial $3,000,000,000 subsidy to the Taiwanese company, which was already the largest in the state's history, has recently risen to $4,500,000,000.

urbanmilwaukee.com/2017/12/21/murphys-law-foxconn-subsidy-now-exceeds-4-billion/

And

At Home and Abroad, Trump Moves To Broaden Abortion Fight

www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/at-home-and-abroad-trump-moves-to-broaden-abortion-fight/

And

Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
You can bring guns into the new Tennessee legislative building, but you have to leave “hand-carried signs and signs on hand sticks” because they “represent a serious safety hazard.”

<a class="break-all" href="https://amp.tennessean.com/amp/971396001#click=t.co/4nMvckuRDW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">amp.tennessean.com/amp/971396001#click=t.co/4nMvckuRDW