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Even if you subpoena us, we won't turn up on the Trump threads

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PerkingFaintly · 12/03/2018 00:02

Oh whoops, here we are.Grin

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3180160-Trump-talk-HOW-MUCH-for-that-inauguration?pg=1

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OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 12/03/2018 08:06

White Evangelical Women, Core Supporters of Trump, Begin Tiptoeing Away

www.nytimes.com/2018/03/11/us/politics/white-evangelical-women-trump.html

But still, this:

Carlos
‏*@blazingxmexican*
When Obama was in office in 2011, only 30 percent of white evangelicals told pollsters they would forgive a president's immoral behavior. Now, under Trump, it's 72 percent. And that, everyone, is what we call hypocrisy.

Minimammoth · 12/03/2018 08:20

Morning all, thank you the new thread, looking forward to many an amusing read.

TheNorthWestPawsage · 12/03/2018 08:24

Re: Betsy's 'F' grade interview about failing schools and school choice policies.
A short clip from the 60 Minutes interview is attached to this tweet. (You don't need any more)

twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/973008367215104000?s=21

blueskyinmarch · 12/03/2018 08:33

Thanks for the new thread. I am still dipping in and out and shaking my head!

Natsku · 12/03/2018 08:41

Thanks for the new thread

Lweji · 12/03/2018 10:25

Dips into new thread.
Waves to researchers out there.

Roussette · 12/03/2018 11:11

God that Betsy woman annoys the hell out of me. Ever since I saw her hearings for the position and she was like a rabbit in the headlights talking drivel . Plus she's an old friend of 45, what's there to like?

She whines she's 'misunderstood' If she gets a question she doesn't know the answer to, or even understand in the first place, she always answers 'it's complicated....'

Saffronwblue · 12/03/2018 11:19

Great thread. Here's hoping for some indictments before we get to 999 posts.

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 12/03/2018 12:28

APNewsBreak: Trump Jr. partners with donor who pitched gov't

apnews.com/amp/21fb6a17a0bb4ec0aa142c752c54e164

Donald Trump Jr. has a previously undisclosed business relationship with a longtime hunting buddy who helped raise millions of dollars for his father's 2016 presidential campaign and has had special access to top government officials since the election, records obtained by The Associated Press show.

The president's eldest son and Texas hedge fund manager Gentry Beach have been involved in business deals together dating back to the mid-2000s and recently formed a company — Future Venture LLC — despite past claims by both men that they were just friends, according to previously unreported court records and other documents obtained by AP.

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 12/03/2018 12:32

Mueller Weighs Putting Off Trump Obstruction Decision

Delay would let him wrap up less explosive parts of inquiry
Obstruction decision might undercut probe, one way or another

www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2018-03-12/mueller-is-said-to-weigh-putting-off-trump-obstruction-decision

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 12/03/2018 12:53

Laura Kuenssberg
@bbclaurak
PM will make statement this afternoon on Salisbury attack, after National Security Council

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 12/03/2018 12:57

Ivanka Trump never cut ties with the Trump Organization. That’s turned into a problem

amp.mcclatchydc.com/article204578309.html

lettuceWrap · 12/03/2018 13:17

Love the new thread title Grin

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 12/03/2018 13:32

Beto O'Rourke
‏*@BetoORourke*
Texans are showing up. Not for me but for one another. For their state and their country. Thankful to join you in this.

Even if you subpoena us, we won't turn up on the Trump threads
OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 12/03/2018 14:09

Natasha Bertrand
‏*@NatashaBertrand*
NBC: "Qatari officials gathered evidence of what they claim is illicit influence by the UAE on Jared Kushner and other Trump associates...but decided not to give the information to Mueller for fear of harming relations with the Trump administration."

Qataris opted not to give info on Kushner, secret meetings to Mueller
www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/qataris-opted-not-give-info-kushner-secret-meetings-mueller-n855326

TheNorthWestPawsage · 12/03/2018 14:32

Well, now we know why. Trump's gene pool is sadly lacking and it's still being passed on. Sad

Genes have a role in empathy, study says
www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/health-43343807

It helps us to make close connections with people, and influences how we behave in a range of situations, from the workplace to a party.

Now scientists say empathy is not just something we develop through our upbringing and life experiences - it is also partly inherited.

A study of 46,000 people found evidence for the first time that genes have a role in how empathetic we are.

And it also found that women are generally more empathetic than men.

Empathy has an important role in our relationships.

It helps us recognise other people's emotions and it guides us to respond appropriately, such as by knowing when someone is upset and wants to be comforted.

It is largely considered to be something we develop through childhood and our life experiences.

But in this new paper, published in the journal Translational Psychiatry , scientists looked to see if how empathetic we are can be traced to our genes.

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 12/03/2018 15:20

These two appeared on my twitter feed underneath one another

Caroline O.
‏*@RVAwonk*

Something is off here...

Tom Price: $1 million for private jet flights? Done!
Ryan Zinke: $139K for a door? I'll take 3!
Ben Carson: $31K for a dining set? Deal!
Scott Pruitt: $90K for first class tickets? Great!
Rex Tillerson: $ to combat Russian interference? Nah, we're good.

And

David Lammy
‏*@DavidLammy*
In House of Commons for @mhclg questions. Sajid Javid sent back £72m in unused money allocated for affordable housing and has sent back £1.1bn in the last 2 years. Meanwhile, Govnt won't fund repairs to hundreds of tower blocks with unsafe cladding.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/revealed-sajid-javid-failed-to-spend-affordable-housing-cash-two-years-running_uk_5a98454de4b089ec35382c05

They aren't the same I know but seeing both items next to each other gave me pause

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 12/03/2018 16:37

OOOH. We speculated about this many threads ago

How A Player In The Trump-Russia Scandal Led A Double Life As An American Spy

Felix Sater has been cast as a Russian mafioso, a career criminal, and a key business associate of President Donald Trump — but he spent more than two decades as an intelligence asset who helped the US government track terrorists and mobsters. “Greed is my go-to weapon.”

www.buzzfeed.com/anthonycormier/felix-sater-trump-russia-undercover-us-spy

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 12/03/2018 17:25

Alex Andreou
@sturdyAlex
Theresa May confirms the nerve agent used in Salisbury was Novichok and therefore Russia is involved. She outlines one of two possible scenarios: either this was action directly sancioned by the Russian state or the Russian state lost control of this dangerous weapon.

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 12/03/2018 17:47

House Intelligence Panel Wraps Up Russia Probe Interviews

Committee is set to write a report as Senate and Mueller investigations continue

www.wsj.com/articles/house-intelligence-panel-wraps-up-russia-probe-interviews-1520875190

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 12/03/2018 18:20

Stormy Daniels offers to pay back $130,000 for freedom to speak about Trump

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/stormy-daniels-offers-pay-back-130g-freedom-talk-trump-n855746?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

lionheart · 12/03/2018 18:30

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/12/teachers-and-school-staff-to-be-given-weapons-training-white-house-says

Trump administration drops age limit proposal for guns after NRA files suit.

boatyardblues · 12/03/2018 19:06

I like this tweet: mobile.twitter.com/InsertLitPun/status/972843907049541632

(Found it on Graham Lineham’s twitter feed, which is full of great stuff. I reckon he’d be a useful contributor to this thread, if he was minded to post on MN - and on RTB’s Westminsterenders threads.)