All Trump sees is green. All we see is a traitorous orange menace. Who is right? Place bets now!! (Trump continued)

[badbadhusky]

A nod to Banzai there for old timers like me.

Old thread here.

Question is, is it Mueller time yet? Anyone fancy placing a bet on when Trump will exit the POTUS role?

My bet: 20 March 2019.

I am astonished the committee voted (unanimously!) to release. Can’t see why they would want this information out there and unlike Feinstein, I believe schiff couldn’t just release it without the republicans say so.

Worth a read:

Sarah Kendzior
@sarahkendzior
During the presidential campaign:

• WSJ killed op-ed on Trump's mafia ties
• Multiple outlets, most notably NYT, lied about Trump's Kremlin ties and FBI investigation after being briefed on them
• Multiple outlets killed Trump porn star and hush money stories

Those are just the stories on Trump we know were killed. There are likely more. In Sept 2016, I wrote about how Trump had threatened and bribed much of the media into submission:
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/be-afraid-trump-may-have-bought-the-fourth-estate/article31789981/

The Trump lawyer implicated in the porn star case, Michael Cohen, has a history of threatening journalists, and did so during the campaign:
mobile.twitter.com/sarahkendzior/status/793651579387719680

In August 2016, I wrote a thread on the sycophantic Trump coverage, which worked against any financial incentive the media had. When that happens in a struggling industry, ask why. Thread:
mobile.twitter.com/sarahkendzior/status/769911839379427328

In January 2017, I wrote a thread on NYT pro-Trump propaganda. This is only one example; NYT is still doing this. Ask why an outlet would work against both the truth and their bottom line. Thread:
mobile.twitter.com/sarahkendzior/status/816420385105342464

Republicans sad that their team don’t have a transcript to parade on Fox News; try to create one so alternate reality can be sustained :

Manu Raju
@mkraju
Conservatives pushing hard for House Intel to publicly release four-page summary of Nunes investigation over what they say is FISA abuse during 2016 elections; Dems say Nunes unilaterally put together a memo that leaves out key details and exaggerates findings

And

Mark Meadows
@RepMarkMeadows
I viewed the classified report from House Intel relating to the FBI, FISA abuses, the infamous Russian dossier, and so-called "Russian collusion." What I saw is absolutely shocking.

This report needs to be released--now. Americans deserve the truth. #ReleaseTheMemo

mobile.twitter.com/RepMarkMeadows/status/954199802790768644/video/1

And

((DuneMyThang™)))
@Kris_Sacrebleu
Here's what the Russians AND trump sycophants are pushing today -- coincidentally, it's the same thing 🙄 [picture 1]

#ReleaseTheMemo #MAGA

dashboard.securingdemocracy.org

And

Centrism Fan Acct 🔹
@Wilson__Valdez
Also, Totally-not-a-trump supporter, Julian Assange has offered to pay up to a million dollars for its release (again, this thing just popped up a few hours ago) . You know, because they're just simple journalists. [picture 2]

POLITICO
@politico
Schiff, White House clash over Hope Hicks testimony in Russia probe: politi.co/2ETJ0o2

Seth Abramson
@SethAbramson
BREAKING: Trump agent Nunes has orchestrated the cancellation of Hicks' potentially devastating HPSCI testimony—originally slated for tomorrow. The basis for cancellation? Trump's own unlawful manipulation of executive privilege. So Trump wins again—no consequences for him, ever.

Government shutdown:

🦅Andrew Desiderio🦅
@desiderioDC
FLAKE indicates he won't vote for the House-passed CR and prefers the Schumer pitch for a short-term patch. Wow

And

Topher Spiro
@TopherSpiro
Where things stand: Republicans don’t even have 50 Republican votes for their partisan bill, while the bipartisan bill has 56+ votes. Try to spin that Democrats are to blame for a shutdown.

Mike Lee is also probably a NO. I feel like Trump's tweet is obscuring the fact that Republicans don't have enough Republican votes—regardless of CHIP.

And

Tim Miller
@Timodc
Am i wrong that the tl;dr is the government will shutdown because POTUS is incapable of explaining what he actually wants in a budget and there’s not much more to it than that

And

Senate D Floor Watch
@DSenFloor
Sen. McConnell asked consent to adjourn until 11AM tomorrow.

@SenAngusKing: I object. I don't understand why we're adjourning when we're in this urgent situation. We can vote tonight on cloture and have an entire day tomorrow to work on this matter.

Andy Slavitt
@ASlavitt
BREAKING: McConnell adjourns Senate until 13 hours before government shut down without the votes.

I’ve done all nighters for less important reasons.

And

Manu Raju
@mkraju
WH schedule says Trump arrives at Mar-a-lago tomorrow evening - less than five hours before the government slated to shut down

And Pence heads to Cairo tomorrow evening, meaning neither the president nor VP will be in Washington during what could be first fiscal crisis to take place in Trump administration

And

The base holds

Sahil Kapur
@sahilkapur
NEW QUINNIPIAC POLL: If there’s a government shutdown, who would you blame?

34% say Democrats
32% say Republicans
21% say Trump

And

The Hill
@thehill
Shep Smith rips GOP for trying to blame Dems if government shuts down hill.cm/TBu3wcK

Sorry for bringing this up so early in the morning but despite trying to steer clear of salacious reports of trump/stormy Daniels/creepy overtones re:ivanka, it’s possibly unavoidable now. Look away if you’d like to retain your breakfast:

The headlines day before yesterday (I think - time is hard to keep track of with this presidency) were all about how trump compared stormy to ivanka. These were usually accompanied by two photos of the women, in order for people to see how similar they are, I guess.

Then yesterday, Daniels revealed that:

Stormy Daniels Once Claimed She Spanked Donald Trump With a Forbes Magazine
At his request.

www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/01/stormy-daniels-once-claimed-she-spanked-donald-trump-with-a-forbes-magazine/

In response, Dubé expressed surprise that Daniels was friendly with Trump. “Donald Trump?” she wrote. “In her cell phone?”

”Yep,” the other consultant replied. “She says one time he made her sit with him for three hours watching ‘shark week.’ Another time he had her spank him with a Forbes magazine.”

Dubé and the other consultant confirmed to Mother Jones they exchanged these emails.

The campaign consultant who wrote the email to Dubé tells Mother Jones that Daniels said the spanking came during a series of sexual and romantic encounters with Trump and that it involved a copy of Forbes with Trump on the cover.

A fall 2006 cover of Forbes does feature Trump and two of his children, Donald Jr. and Ivanka.

But the most important revelation, IMO, is:

Josh Dawsey
@jdawsey1
WSJ reports Trump's lawyer created a Delaware LLC to pay adult film star $130,000 in hush money a month before the 2016 election.

And

Josh Barro
@jbarro
I still can't get over Michael Cohen listing himself as the authorized person on the filing documents for the LLC that made the secret payment to the pornstar

[non paywalled story here: <a class="break-all" href="http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/369655-trump-lawyer-used-private-delaware-company-to-pay-adult-film-star?amp#click=t.co/qjs6vAQIFC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thehill.com/homenews/administration/369655-trump-lawyer-used-private-delaware-company-to-pay-adult-film-star?amp#click=t.co/qjs6vAQIFC ]

Forgot to include this in the shutdown post. The infighting is rife:

Rachael Bade
@rachaelmbade
.@GOPLeader throws side jab at @freedomcaucus, prob bc a lot of them are still no. “I’d hate for the Freedom Caucus to shut us down.”

Readers of a sensitive nature look away...

Does that reference to ‘shark week’ mean that he watched Stormy Daniels bleed (menstruate) for 3 hours? I’m just trying to get my head around that quote.

Sarah Kendzior
@sarahkendzior
New interview with me about voter suppression -- the most important issue for the 2018 midterms. I also talk about the US shift toward autocracy as well as blackmail, threats and the GOP.

whowhatwhy.org/2018/01/18/voter-suppression-may-important-issue-2018/

And

Jennifer Bendery
@jbendery
Every Republican on Judiciary just voted for Thomas Farr, a court nominee who helped draft NC's voter suppression law, defended racist gerrymandering and may have lied to the Senate about his role in Jesse Helms' voter intimidation effort.

<a class="break-all" href="https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5a5fa192e4b046f0811c7fe9/amp#click=t.co/8PELTNM69m" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5a5fa192e4b046f0811c7fe9/amp#click=t.co/8PELTNM69m

And

Robert Barnes
@scotusreporter
Just in: #scotus says North Carolina does not have to redraw congressional district maps. Means 2018 elections will be in districts the lower court recently found unconstitutional

The Loyal Opposition
@TheLoyalO
This decision from #SCOTUS is likely to cost Democrats 2 seats in North Carolina during the 2018 election.

Want to get even & win anyways?

Make it your mission to help at least 1 previously unregistered voter register before November.

#RegisterToVote

And

Lauren Werner 🗽
@LaurenWern
What I'm watching:

MD Dem Senate primary is on 6/26/18. Chelsea Manning (highly praised by Russian media) is running against Ben Cardin (Senator who recently released a report detailing 2 decades of Putin's attacks on Democracy). What are the chances of Cardin's emails leaking?

I'm privately advising several house candidates & at least one told me that there have been efforts to hack their campaign website. That campaign said they informed the FBI.

Some of y'all are skipping around, hash-tagging "bluewave2018," w/out concerns about Russian interference

Kremlin hackers are still stealing campaign emails.

Kremlin trolls in St. Petersburg, Russia, are still screwing around with our political discourse on social media.

Russian interference isn't just a 2016 thing. It's STILL happening & will continue to happen. Do NOT ignore.

And

Nathan McDermott
@natemcdermott
Trump appointee said "the black race" had "lax" morals. And that black women think "breeding is a form of government employment."
www.cnn.com/2018/01/18/politics/kfile-carl-higbie-on-the-radio/index.html

And

Philip Bump
@pbump
I am honestly stunned that this guy was hired at CNS in the first place. He once casually defended Japanese internment as a precedent for a registry of Muslims!

And

Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Republican Rep. Scott Perry falsely claimed on Fox News tonight that ISIS was behind the Las Vegas massacre, saying he had “credible evidence” without actually providing any.

www.thedailybeast.com/gop-lawmaker-falsely-claims-isis-behind-las-vegas-shooting?via=twitter_page

And

Herdwick Shepherd
@herdyshepherd1

U.S. Passport checking guy...

“What do you do?”
“I’m a writer”
“You haven’t come to write bad stuff about our president have you?”

Long silence whilst I worked out if he was actually serious

Stony official stare from him until I said

“No”

Then waved in to USA

Badbadhusky - whaaaaat??

This was also in the piece. Equally bizarre (but less Stomach churning)

In her seven-year-old interview with In Touch—which was only published this week—Daniels described Trump obsessively watching Shark Week in his hotel room during one of their visits. (In several tweets in 2013, Trump expressed strong views on sharks.) Daniels also noted that the first time she met Trump—at a July 2006 celebrity golf tournament—he invited her to his hotel room and boastfully showed off a magazine cover featuring himself—before they had sex.

that reference to ‘shark week’

It's a TV thing. And actual programmes actual but sharks.
Last year they did a "race" between a shark and an Olympic swimmer.

"Actual but" should be "about".

I saw it was mentioned on 30 Rock then wondered if it was a euphemism!

Sharks are a twist I didn't see coming. But to be fair Stephen Millers eyes could be swapped out for shark eyes and nobody would know the difference.

Just wondering some things...

As far as I know, Stormy is still denying anything happened between Trump and her (because she was paid off). How is all this stuff coming out now?

As far as the shutdown and Across saying it doesn't really affect the average american... is the significance of it because it's what it stands for? Trump keeps on about the military, yet I read somewhere that they won't be affected.

This new rule 45 is going for with regards religious freedom. This is pretty bad isn't it.... ambulance workers can refuse to take a lesbian to hospital, doctors and nurses can refuse to treat HIV, and then there's abortion and lack of birth control. It's all very shocking... is this a Bill to be voted on, or can he just do this?
I this goes through I think there should be a Bill allowing healthcare workers the freedom not to treat Republicans...

It's a TV thing. And actual programmes actual but sharks.

Phew! Thanks for explaining. It’s telling that I even entertained the other version - either that I’m a bit warped (although it’s playground slang around here for periods) and that Trump’s so ‘out there’ that it could be a ‘thing’.

Ahhh but he has a thing about blood and women menstruating doesn't he... he's been very rude to women about that

No no no. Wall that back, Rousette. I was happy to be corrected.

I feel the need to lie down in a darkened room!
And the Glenn Simpson/Fusion breadcrumbs? More like a whole bloody bakery!

For your education: Phelps against shark.

How long will Republicans stay silent about Trump?

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/18/republicans-trump-silence-racism

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Trump to introduce new rule protecting health workers who refuse to perform abortions, treat trans patients: hill.cm/Fmd5QRv

lweji that article really encapsulates the whole problem. Trump is an issue, yes, but it's the Republicans who are failing to act as a check (I know we've known this for awhile but the article articulates it really well).

Russia accuses Washington of leaking diplomats' bank details

www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-diplomats/russia-accuses-washington-of-leaking-diplomats-bank-details-idUSKBN1F72OV

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s foreign ministry on Thursday accused U.S. officials of leaking to the media confidential financial details of Russian diplomats working in the United States, and demanded that those responsible be punished.

U.S. media outlet Buzzfeed reported this week that U.S. officials investigating allegations of Kremlin interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election were studying records of financial transactions involving Russian diplomats. Buzzfeed cited details of several bank transfers.

“It’s obvious that this could not have happened without the knowledge of the authorities of that country (the United States),” the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.

“In other words, this intrusion on the sanctity of the accounts of the embassy and its staff, who have diplomatic immunity, is the work of Washington officialdom.”

The statement said that the transactions that were leaked contained nothing except routine payments, but that these were being twisted to make them appear suspicious.

“Once again we have to note that Washington is not ensuring the appropriate conditions for the functioning of Russia’s diplomatic missions. The pressure on them continues and is growing,” said the ministry.

“We demand that the American authorities, at last, start implementing their own national laws and international obligations, immediately stop the unlawful distribution of confidential information .... and hold responsible those who are to blame, including those who hold relevant posts in the American state administration.”

And

Reuters Top News
‏*@Reuters*
Russia's Constitutional Court rejects Putin critic Navalny's election complaint: RIA reut.rs/2DiloJe

Also

Putin appears to have more topless photos to publish. Won't link them here though!

Hunt tweeted this.... it shows a bunch of red areas that means understaffing, but hey yeah,look at the tech!

_

Jeremy Hunt
‏
Verified account

@Jeremy_Hunt
15h15 hours ago
Really clever use of technology at @IpswichHosp to ensure safe staffing levels are maintained throughout the day. Thanks to staff who came for a constructive discussion on safety. pic.twitter.com/MWNRYYj69n