Trump 2018: Resistance is Never Futile

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To pick up on the Star Trek motif.

It was predicted on the Brexit thread that 2018 would be the year of the women’s roar. I so hope that’s true.

It’s shocking that no other senate democrat had a black cos (two republicans do) but I’m glad jones is making positive changes already

Doug Jones to be only Senate Democrat with black chief of staff

www.axios.com/doug-jones-the-only-senate-democrat-to-have-black-chief-of-staff-2521845137.html

Oh thank god! (Spoiler: he’s resigning at the end of this term)

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An announcement from Senator Orrin G. Hatch. #utpol

mobile.twitter.com/senorrinhatch/status/948269165168746497

Although this is less encouraging

The Hill
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NEW POLL: Cruz holds nearly 20-point lead over likely Dem challenger: hill.cm/mPpU9d4

Checking in and wishing you all a happy new year, you persistent resisters.

Washington Examiner
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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rep. Bill Shuster to retire, spend final year working with Trump on massive infrastructure bill washex.am/2EH8wO8

Sally says:

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POTUS on 12/28: “I have the absolute right to do what I want with the Justice Department.” Today he slanders career DOJ professionals as “deep state,” calls for prison for a political opponent, and tries to sic DOJ on a potential witness against him. Beyond abnormal; dangerous.

Nikki Haley had a un press conference but I couldn’t bring myself to watch it. If there are any intrepid souls out there, sanders is also giving one soon

thehill.com/video/administration/367075-watch-live-white-house-holds-first-press-briefing-of-2018?amp&__twitter_impression=true

Oh, Lordy, no.

Blah Blah....remains one of the Presidents' top priorities.....Blah, Blah ......I'll have to get back to you on that ........Blah, Blah..........We'll keep you guys posted .......Blah, Blah, Blah........

You missed nothing.

Great synopsis, Cozie. The best! 👌

Raving.

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump 28m28 minutes ago
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It's not only Pakistan that we pay billions of dollars to for nothing, but also many other countries, and others. As an example, we pay the Palestinians HUNDRED OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year and get no appreciation or respect. They don’t even want to negotiate a long overdue...

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump 30m30 minutes ago
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...peace treaty with Israel. We have taken Jerusalem, the toughest part of the negotiation, off the table, but Israel, for that, would have had to pay more. But with the Palestinians no longer willing to talk peace, why should we make any of these massive future payments to them?

Taken Jerusalem off the table?

He's absolutely raving. Fingers crossed that it's fear from feeling the noose tighten rather than actual insanity.

Or that it's both.

He’s so fixated on money!

I’m too scared to go and look at his Twitter feed (or the unfollow version). I’d really like to see my kids make adulthood, but with the deluded Cheeto’s finger on the button it feels like the odds are shortening by the day.

How come he split the tweet? (I'm not able to count.)

Has the trial ended?

Interesting - and pretty well as expected. A CNN Money piece.

Only a small slice of savings are going to workers

He's off on one again.

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North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the “Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.” Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!

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I will be announcing THE MOST DISHONEST & CORRUPT MEDIA AWARDS OF THE YEAR on Monday at 5:00 o’clock. Subjects will cover Dishonesty & Bad Reporting in various categories from the Fake News Media. Stay tuned!

TA DA!

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Watch @seanhannity tonight at 9:00 P.M.

blimey.

I thought the aviation brag was absurd enough.

Reminder: shareblue.com/delusional-trump-takes-credit-for-planes-not-crashing-in-2017/#.WkuoJzXOTNo.twitter

A different kind of money trail.

medium.com/@CornellBrooks/the-ballot-or-the-boycott-resistance-2017-2018-and-1863-ff1277c2ba98

From the New Yorker:

hackers and the vote

Divisive is not the word I'd use here but this does give an account of the Sanders press briefing.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/02/donald-trump-first-day-back-tweets-christmas-holiday