He is the very model of a Very Stable Genius: Trump cont

[PerkingFaintly]

We rushed out of the last thread without even a pocket handkerchief: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/a3124599-Trump-2018-Resistance-is-Never-Futile

So here's a new one, with its own

I am the very model of a Very Stable Genius.
I have a mighty button and no problems with my penius.
I have no time for television, golf or social media
Since my brain is way way better than the best encyclopedia.

I'm cutting tax, I'll build a wall, I'll take away their medicare
You can trust me 'cos I'm orange and I have the most amazing hair.
So with my total ignorance of matters heterogeneous
I am the very model of a Very Stable Genius!

Compared to other leaders, my behavior's quite unusual
My twisted tweets and pissed-on sheets have managed to amuse you all
I have to drink two-handed 'cause my fingers are the teeniest
I need a sippy-cup with the inscription "Stable Genius."

Twitter misses deadline to answer Senate Intel's Russia questions

www.axios.com/warner-thing-1515518941-f33328fd-8aa2-4642-b013-79b93efe62c8.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twsocialshare&utm_campaign=organic

Andrew Desiderio
‏
Verified account

@desiderioDC
8m8 minutes ago
FEINSTEIN just released the full transcript of Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson’s interview with the Senate Judiciary Committee: www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/3/9/3974a291-ddbe-4525-9ed1-22bab43c05ae/934A3562824CACA7BB4D915E97709D2F.simpson-transcript-redacted.pdf … And here’s Feinstein’s statement: pic.twitter.com/wv1HKfZLC7

It's 312 pages but you won't be surprised to hear Seth Abramson is doing a thread.

Jus' like tha'!

Amy Siskind
@Amy_Siskind
First bombshell from Glenn Simpson testimony:
“ Simpson claimed that the FBI informed Trump dossier author Christopher Steele that the bureau had a “walk-in” whistleblower “from within the Trump organization or campaign,””poss related to collusion w/Russia

perking loving your use of memes (is it still a meme if it doesn’t have a picture? Not au fait enough with today’s vernacular )

www.thedailybeast.com/fusion-gps-senate-transcript-glenn-simpson-russia-trump

Ken Dilanian
@KenDilanianNBC
A source close to Fusion GPS tells me there was no walk-in source -- that was a mischaracterization by Simpson of the Australian diplomat tip about Papadopoulis.

Glenn Simpson's lawyer said someone has been killed as a result of the Steele dossier being published.

The catchphrase of a stage magician is oddly appropriate, now I think it through...

Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Cory Booker says that he and Kamala Harris have been appointed to the Judiciary Committee.

Ha! I thought you were referring to the “I’ve been working on an article about this for months...and he tweeted it out...just like that...”

resolves to get out and do more non-twitter things

Dual purpose! I x-posted with Gumpendorf, but it does for both

I’m not attempting to read the transcript on my tiny phone but the main point that people seem to be making is that the fbi had their thumb on the scales for trump

Natasha Bertrand
@NatashaBertrand
Simpson, re: that NYT article published on Oct 31 that said the FBI had found no clear Trump-Russia links: "it was a real Halloween special."

Steele severed his ties to the FBI at that point.
"There was a concern that the FBI was being manipulated...by the Trump people."

Manu Raju
Manu Raju
@mkraju
Grassley slams Feinstein over release of Fusion GPS transcript, argues that it could undercut ability to bring in Kushner among others. “It’s totally confounding that Senator Feinstein would unilaterally release a transcript of a witness interview in the middle” of investigation

BUT

Grassley already said there was no reason he could see why he wouldn’t authorise the release of this to constituents, many months ago (although he then changed his mind with no credible reason why) and

Seth Abramson
@SethAbramson
7/ Deputy Chief Investigative Counsel for Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) begins by noting the interview is "unclassified," meaning that no Senator could credibly claim that release of the transcript would be a threat to intelligence sources or methods.
8/ Mr. Simpson is asked to note if he wishes to provide, as part of an answer, classified intel—as that portion of his answer can be provided in a separate forum. Again, consistent with Grassley's prior promise to vote for release of this transcript, its release poses no dangers.

Tom Watson
@tomwatson
Strange, I don't see the crack #NYT political team combing through the Fusion GPS testimony in real time like they did with Wikileaks. Not newsy, I guess!

The NY Times dig is because Simpson references it in the testimony as a turning point

Julian Assange's stay in London embassy untenable, says Ecuador

South American country that has housed WikiLeaks founder for five years says it is seeking mediator to end impasse with UK

amp.theguardian.com/media/2018/jan/09/julian-assange-stay-in-london-embassy-untenable-says-ecuador?__twitter_impression=true

US to loosen nuclear weapons constraints and develop more 'usable' warheads

New proposal is significantly more hawkish than Obama-era policy

Critics call development of new weapons ‘dangerous, Cold War thinking’

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/09/us-to-loosen-nuclear-weapons-policy-and-develop-more-usable-warheads

Cornyn breaks with Grassley, says he's 'glad' Feinstein released Fusion GPS transcript

thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/368149-cornyn-breaks-with-grassley-says-hes-glad-feinstein-released-fusion?amp&__twitter_impression=true

Seth Abramson‏Verified account
@SethAbramson

(THREAD) BREAKING: In an extraordinary move, Sen. Feinstein (D-CA) has unilaterally released the transcript of Fusion GPS's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

I need to read that--I love documents.

It may take some time.

He is just horrifyingly clueless

Holly Figueroa O'Reilly
@AynRandPaulRyan
Feinstein is killin' it today.

Here she is, pushing Trump into a corner on a clean DACA bill.

Watch as Trump, amazingly, takes the bait.

He then has to be reminded what his position actually is by @GOPLeader McCarthy.

mobile.twitter.com/AynRandPaulRyan/status/950827184217665536/video/1

Thanks for the thread. I asked Siri what a stable genius was and the web gave Siri this. My favourite is
"3
Stable Genius
A Classic Oxymoron.

Trump claims he is a stable genius while also claiming that Mexico will pay for his wall...
by KidKent

www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=stable%20genius

The Associated Press
@AP
BREAKING: Former White House strategist Steve Bannon steps down from Breitbart News Network after public break with Trump.

Sarah Kendzior
@sarahkendzior
Bannon has left Breitbart and allegedly lost the backing of the Mercers.

What to watch out for: Bannon playing down his long history as a white supremacist propagandist and Trump lackey and attempting to reinvent himself as a good-faith anti-Trump populist.

Don't fall for it.

I can see why Feinstein released it. (Just finished it.)