As far as Nunes can tell, none of us have even met with Trump

[PerkingFaintly]

Devin Nunes Gets A Pretty Basic Fact Wrong In Defending His Memo
Nunes suggested that Donald Trump had never met with George Papadopoulos. There's a photo of them sitting at the same table.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/devin-nunes-memo_us_5a788b57e4b01fe513a60603

And we certainly didn't have a national security meeting right here:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3150505-The-one-in-which-Trump-orders-his-staff-to-fire-Mueller-and-they-give-him-the-finger?pg=1

'Holocaust survivor remembers past, worries about America’s future.'

www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article135897543.html

Daniel Dale
@ddale8
In the State of the Union, Trump laid out an immigration plan with “four pillars.” The first pillar was citizenship for DREAMers.

He just tweeted that his immigration plan has “three priorities.” As @chrisgeidner notes: guess which pillar is missing?

And

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Republicans want to fix DACA far more than the Democrats do. The Dems had all three branches of government back in 2008-2011, and they decided not to do anything about DACA. They only want to use it as a campaign issue. Vote Republican!

Tea Pain
@TeaPainUSA
FUN FACTS: DACA was established by the Obama Administration in June 2012 and RESCINDED by the Trump Administration in September 2017.

Trump broke it, but criticizes Dems for not fixin' it before it existed. #Dotard

Steven Dennis
@StevenTDennis
DACA exists because Obama acted after a Senate minority filibustered the DREAM Act in 2010; John Boehner and Paul Ryan have refused to allow any vote thereafter save a 2013 vote to defund DACA and make every one of them deportable.

And

ICE Set To Deport Undocumented Father Whose 5-Year-Old Son Is Battling Cancer

The agency chose not to grant the Arizonan another stay despite his child’s leukemia.

<a class="break-all" href="http://m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/ice-deport-arizona-father-cancer_us_5a7e6fbbe4b08dfc93043436#click=t.co/tlqHTpLXXr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/ice-deport-arizona-father-cancer_us_5a7e6fbbe4b08dfc93043436#click=t.co/tlqHTpLXXr

And

lomikriel
@lomikriel
Immigration agents arrest #Houston father of five on his way to work; @fielhouston says agents targeting Hispanic apartments and questioning whoever they find

Immigration agents arrest Houston father of five on his way to work

www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/amp/Immigration-agents-arrest-Houston-father-of-five-12573813.php?utm_campaign=twitter-premium&utm_source=CMS%20Sharing%20Button&utm_medium=social&__twitter_impression=true

Brian Fallon
@brianefallon
"Don't come to get me or they'll get you too," the immigrant father of five told his wife by phone.

History will look back on this as a shameful, un-American era.

And

United We Dream (#DreamActNow: 478-488-8059)
United We Dream (#DreamActNow: 478-488-8059)
19-year-old Dennis was detained after bullies made fun of him for being undocumented!

Sign to demand ICE to release Dennis from detention immediately and let him go back to school.

actionnetwork.org/petitions/freedennis-high-school-is-for-education-not-criminalization-deportation?source=direct_link&

And

Ohio teens chant slurs at black and Asian players — until refs forced to call off basketball game

www.rawstory.com/2018/02/ohio-teens-chant-slurs-black-asian-players-refs-forced-call-off-basketball-game/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

And

Clint Smith
@ClintSmithIII
Is fascinating that when people suggests ICE be abolished the reaction by some is to say “but what would you replace it with!” as if ICE was a part of the constitution & we’ve never operated without it. It was created in 2003. It’s far from a requisite feature of our government.

And

All The White Supremacists Running For Office In 2018

Plus candidates who've said white supremacist things, hung out with white supremacists, or talked to anti-Semitic publications.

<a class="break-all" href="http://m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/white-supremacists-running-for-office-2018_us_5a7da926e4b0c6726e1285c1#click=t.co/y4abZTZN0s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/white-supremacists-running-for-office-2018_us_5a7da926e4b0c6726e1285c1#click=t.co/y4abZTZN0s

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
According to the @nytimes, a Russian sold phony secrets on “Trump” to the U.S. Asking price was $10 million, brought down to $1 million to be paid over time. I hope people are now seeing & understanding what is going on here. It is all now starting to come out - DRAIN THE SWAMP!

Natasha Bertrand
@NatashaBertrand
According to the Times’ reporting, this kind of response is exactly what the IC was afraid of.
“Officials said they cut off the deal because they were wary of being entangled in a Russian operation to create discord inside the American government.” (link: nyti.ms/2BnTZYs)

And

Kevin Collier
@kevincollier
I thought it was a joke, but yes, this really is CIA's official statement on the Intercept and NYT stories last night. Just emailed their office of public affairs.

mobile.twitter.com/kevincollier/status/962377580157591558/photo/1

Leah McElrath
@leahmcelrath
This doesn’t sound like IC language.

The more I think about it, the more bizarre this statement is.

Whatever the details were in terms of what happened:

1. The activities were the result of a Russian op.
2. This @CIA reply gives the Russians plausible deniability AND smears the US press.

It serves Putin’s ends.

Worth a read

Trump-Russia Isn’t About the Cover-Up. It’s About the Crime.

www.thedailybeast.com/trump-russia-isnt-about-the-cover-up-its-about-the-crime

And

Here's The Story Behind A Crazy Spy Swap On Russia's Border

Artem Zinchenko, a convicted spy for Russia living in Estonia, was traded in a prisoner exchange on Saturday. He's a prime example of the way Moscow’s spymasters choose who to recruit.

www.buzzfeed.com/holgerroonemaa/this-spys-history-shows-how-russian-recruiting-is-a-family?utm_term=.spwNaKybo#.owXaG1XLq

And

David Axelrod
@davidaxelrod
This is one of the most cogent, informative-and disturbing-pieces on Russia’s electoral meddling in Europe.

And we know that the U.S. also is an ‘18 target!
Yet the sanctions passed by a nearly unanimous Congress go unenforced!

amp.ft.com/content/4fb3ae34-0b98-11e8-839d-41ca06376bf2

And

Nathan H. Rubin
@NathanHRubin
Every day the United States is under cyber-attack by Russia, and Twitter is Ground Zero.

So, why won't @Twitter ban the bots?

Read my latest piece on @MillenPolitics.

millennialpolitics.co/why-wont-twitter-ban-bots/

And

Russian accused of running Dark Web market nabbed in Thailand

www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/us-russia-cybercrime-dark-web-market-suspect-sergey-medvedev-thailand/?__twitter_impression=true

And

Kevin Rothrock
@KevinRothrock
Navalny activists in Moscow tried an experiment: write Navalny’s name on piles of unremoved snow throughout their region. The result: public works cleanup crews actually turned out to clean up the snow.

mobile.twitter.com/gsl2k10/status/962255898226888704

Dan Rather on porter [photo 1]

And

[i feel like this was posted on here but can’t find it so apologies if it’s redundant]

Donald Trump Has a Long History of Defending Men Accused of Sexual Assault

www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/02/donald-trump-has-a-long-history-of-defending-men-accused-of-sexual-assault/

And

Geraldine
@everywhereist
After Trump found out that Steve Bannon was accused of beating his wife, he started calling him "Bam Bam."

I don't know how many times I have to say it: this administration thinks abusing women is a joke.

<a class="break-all" href="https://www.mediaite.com/online/trump-reportedly-nicknamed-bannon-bam-bam-after-domestic-abuse-allegations-surfaced/amp/#click=t.co/qmkfhXbxrb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.mediaite.com/online/trump-reportedly-nicknamed-bannon-bam-bam-after-domestic-abuse-allegations-surfaced/amp/#click=t.co/qmkfhXbxrb

And

Amy Siskind
@Amy_Siskind
Look what crawled out from under the rock thanks to Trump’s legitimizing the abuse of women.

Bill O'Reilly
@BillOReilly
Character assassination has never been easier in America. Accusations have become convictions, fodder for late night comedians and cable news yakkers. It's a deplorable situation and at this point, there is no way to stop it.

And

Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
12 Democratic senators want John Kelly and Don McGahn to explain why they let Rob Porter have continued access to classified information even after Kelly was notified that Porter was unable to obtain a security clearance. [photos 2 and 3]

Eric Schultz
@EricSchultz
more newsworthy: not a single Republican would sign this letter.

And

Josh Dawsey
@jdawsey1
As Jared Kushner’s security clearance is delayed, White House hesitates to act on others with problems. McGahn and Kushner have clashed. Two U.S. officials said Kushner is not expected to get cleared anytime soon.

<a class="break-all" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/national-security/as-jared-kushners-security-clearance-is-delayed-white-house-hesitates-to-act-on-others-with-possible-problems/2018/02/09/256fa1e6-0dbe-11e8-8b0d-891602206fb7_story.html#click=t.co/F8CIfGCAlW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/national-security/as-jared-kushners-security-clearance-is-delayed-white-house-hesitates-to-act-on-others-with-possible-problems/2018/02/09/256fa1e6-0dbe-11e8-8b0d-891602206fb7_story.html#click=t.co/F8CIfGCAlW

And

Susan Hennessey
@Susan_Hennessey
This is a really important story. The President hired his own kids into the US government. His kids are un-fireable. Admin knows Jared can't get a clearance, so they refuse to act on the many others who can't pass clearances. This places us all at risk.

And

Karen Tumulty
@ktumulty
On Page 1, the @washingtonpost reports that the president doesn’t read his daily intel brief. On Page 4, it reports that his son-in-law, who hasn’t been able to get a permanent clearance, does.

mobile.twitter.com/ktumulty/status/962296437177507840/photo/2

Sigh.

www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2018/01/29/cnns-jeffrey-toobin-i-regret-my-role-in-hillary-clinton-false-equivalence/?utm_term=.76a22d81633d

You might be interested in this thread lion

Matt McDermott
@mattmfm
Chris Cillizza tweeted 16 times about Harvey Weinstein, claiming Democrats would have to "grapple" with the scandal given his role as a big Dem donor.

Cillizza has tweeted 0 times (seriously) about the Steve Wynn scandal. Wynn was literally the Finance Chair of the RNC.

mobile.twitter.com/mattmfm/status/961095752931074050

Thanks Pain.

No, they effing haven't!

@KellyannePolls* The president's accusers have had their day.

Responding to @SenGillibrand’s tweet that Congress should hold hearings with women who have accused Pres. Trump of sexual assault, @KellyannePolls tells @GStephanopoulos “Those accusers have had their day…I don’t need a lecture from Kirsten Gillibrand or anybody else.” #ThisWeek
twitter.com/abcworldnews/status/962693264309592064

White House Counselor to the President @KellyannePolls tells @GStephanopoulos she spoke with Pres. Trump last night and “he has full confidence in his current chief of staff, General John Kelly… he also has full confidence in Hope Hicks, his communications director.” #ThisWeek
twitter.com/abcpolitics/status/962690159065014272

'A top official charged with overseeing the safety of the nation's railroads has resigned "effective immediately," the Department of Transportation said Saturday after POLITICO raised questions about whether he was simultaneously working as a public relations consultant in Mississippi.

The news comes at a time of strain for the Federal Railroad Administration, which hasn’t had a permanent leader for more than a year while it investigates a string of fatal train crashes and deals with a rising trend of rail-related deaths.

Heath Hall became the Federal Railroad Administration's acting chief after being appointed deputy administrator in June. But he subsequently appeared at least twice in local media reports last summer as a sheriff's department spokesman in Madison County, Miss., where he has long run a public relations and political consulting firm.'

www.politico.com/story/2018/02/10/railroad-safety-agency-chief-resigns-heath-hall-402093

The company you keep.

www.inquisitr.com/4780404/timothy-nolan-former-donald-trump-campaign-manager-sentenced-to-20-years-for-child-sex-trafficking/

:www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/i-want-my-voice-heard-women-plot-runs-office-record-n841131

www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2018/02/why-trump-fans-are-flocking-read-psychology-professor-s-self-help-book

De Vos.

shareblue.com/betsy-devos-comes-out-of-hiding-to-complain-critics-are-hurting-her-feelings/#.Wn8qgQZv69Y.twitter

.....hurt her feelings......?? Gosh.

The world is a terrible place sometimes.

Isn't it, though?

Because it's award season.
The Oppressys.

Just managing to keep up with the levels of hypocrisy and the increased rotting swamp stench.

It's hard to keep up.

Amy Siskind weekly update:

theweeklylist.org/weekly-list/week-65/

Natasha Bertrand
@NatashaBertrand
Nunes has created his own alternative news site called The California Republican whose headlines include “CNN busted for peddling fake news AGAIN!”

www.politico.com/story/2018/02/11/devin-nunes-alternative-news-site-402097

Jeff Stein‏Verified account
@SpyTalker
How did Devin Nunes get so crazy? I went went back a few years to find out—and found Michael Flynn.

www.newsweek.com/nunes-memo-trump-russia-probe-flynn-mueller-page-fbi-802710

Natasha Bertrand
@NatashaBertrand
“I talk to Flynn virtually everyday, if not multiple times a day,” @DevinNunes said in December 2016. “Seldom there's a day that goes by that I don't talk to Flynn, and especially right after the campaign, directly.”

A heartbreaking article

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/11/domestic-violence-group-describes-heartbreaking-decline-in-progress-under-trump

Women facing domestic violence are worried about reporting it because of ICE fears and being deported.

Men are controlling women by threatening to report them to the authorities.

Stories rarely focus on DHS Secretary Nielsen and there is little discussion about her responsibility for all this. Is it because we can't believe a woman could be this cruel, like Kelly (her mentor) being a General must mean he was wise? Get over it. She oversees ICE.
twitter.com/juliettekayyem/status/962525076707999744

Devin aspires to be an 'It Boy', Pain.