“In politics stupidity is not a handicap.” We know this now! Trump thread cont.

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This is a quote of Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon has a number of quotes when Read through the lens of Trump are eerily prescient. Napoleon wasn’t of the same political bent as Trump necessarily, and he was certainly more cerebral, but the lust for power is the same.

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3191613-Even-if-you-subpoena-us-we-wont-turn-up-on-the-Trump-threads

johnpavlovitz.com/2018/03/20/to-the-guy-waving-his-gun-during-our-dinner-tonight/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=johnpavlovitz

www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/dow-jones-down-700-points-close-trump-china-tariffs-trade-war-a8269501.html

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down more than 700 points, with investors fearing that trade tensions will spike between the US and China after President Donald Trump unveiled new tariffs against Beijing.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-novichok-nerve-agent-russia-ambassador-london-alexander-yakovenko-sergei-skripal-poisoning-a8268541.html

Britain had stores of the Novichok nerve agent before the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal, the Russian ambassador to London has claimed.

In an extraordinary and lengthy press conference, Alexander Yakovenko said the accounts around the events in Salisbury were so complicated it would take someone like fictional detective Hercule Poirot to solve the crime.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-voting-fraud-putin-win-ballots-twins-election-officials-a8268156.html

Challenged with photographs appearing to show the same people voting more than once, officials said that “they could be twins”.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-united-nations-womens-conference-pro-life-abortion-a8267691.html

An official appointed by President Donald Trump said during a closed-door United Nations meeting that the “US is a pro-life country”, despite the fact both the law and public opinion support a woman’s right to access legal and safe abortion.

Bethany Kozma, a senior adviser in the office of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment for US Agency for International Development (USAID), made the statement while countries negotiated the final document of the ongoing, annual women’s rights conference.

Two diplomats at the UN, who asked not to be named, and charities serving as UN observers, were able to confirm the comment to The Independent and Ms Kozma’s continued presence during negotiations the next day.

Dana Bash
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Steve Bannon just said if John Kelly leaves there wont be another chief of staff (@realDonaldTrump thrives in that kind of environment)

Maggie Haberman
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When I was gathering info for story on Trump thinking he doesn’t need anyone else anymore, one current adviser told me Trump is starting to see the White House as Trump Org

www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/john-dowds-fall-may-mean-that-robert-mueller-is-next-to-go

Peston seems to think that may was more successful

Robert Peston
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So @theresa_may seems to have got the solidarity she wanted from Merkel and Macron. This Downing Street’s statement

Yes, I hope he's right.

www.thedailybeast.com/the-austin-bomber-is-dead-but-his-first-victims-family-still-doesnt-feel-safe

'Since taking office, President Trump and his lawyers have repeatedly trotted out the argument that this President is above the law. Whether declaring he has “the absolute right” to do what he wants with the Justice Department, or seeking to avoid litigation against him with claims of immunity, the President all too often purports to be the king of the castle, not President of a democratic nation.

Tuesday’s opinion from Judge Schechter of the New York Supreme Court in the Summer Zervos defamation case against Trump rightly rejects these claims. The very first sentence, “No one is above the law.” could not be clearer. No one, not even and perhaps especially not the President of the United States is entirely immune from suit.'

time.com/5210922/summer-zervos-lawsuit-donald-trump/

This is something, at least.

www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pennsylvania-supreme-court-impeachment_us_5ab3ff9ee4b054d118e0e964

Here we go again....

"President Trump replaces US National Security Adviser H R McMaster with Bush-era defence hawk John Bolton"

Yep.

And this tweet was just ONE week ago. It's chaos

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Just spoke to @POTUS and Gen. H.R. McMaster - contrary to reports they have a good working relationship and there are no changes at the NSC.

Trump announces John Bolton as National Security Advisor. I seem to recall reading somewhere that if Bolton took over as NSA “we are all going to die” - or was that another one of Trump’s replacements?

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I am pleased to announce that, effective 4/9/18, @AmbJohnBolton will be my new National Security Advisor. I am very thankful for the service of General H.R. McMaster who has done an outstanding job & will always remain my friend. There will be an official contact handover on 4/9.

www.politico.com/story/2018/03/22/house-intelligence-panel-votes-to-release-trump-russia-report-479406?lo=ap_c1

'House Intelligence Committee Republicans voted Thursday to end their investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, declaring that a string of contacts between Donald Trump's associates and Russian government affiliates fell short of collusion and recommending dramatic new steps to crack down on intelligence leaks.'

I’ve found the reference

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Colin Kahl Retweeted MSNBC
If Bolton replaces McMaster (and I’ve heard Kelly likes Bolton), we are all going to die.

About Bolton. On the surface, he appears somewhat swampy and a creature of Fox and other conservative outlets. Not a good turn of events at all.

www.vox.com/world/2018/3/12/17091772/john-bolton-trump-national-security-adviser-war-iran-north-korea

www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/03/mcmaster-trump-north-korea/555752/

He is being described on Twitter as a neconservative extremist, a war hawk and a very angry man

Meanwhile, in Fox News-land the spin machine has been working so hard it’s tied itself in knots:

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OPINION: Big Brother #Facebook helped get @BarackObama reelected, now they’re doing damage control

Sarah Kendzior
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Bolton is an apocalyptic appointment -- one of the worst and most dangerous picks in an administration of absolutely reprehensible people

SabrosaPurrWillLove
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This is a perfect example of why it's "not good" that Mueller is taking so long. The damage is being, and will have been done by the time power is wrestled away from this maniac, if it ever is.

Sarah Kendzior
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Yes, exactly. We do not have the luxury of time, and we never did. This isn't Watergate. This admin has already done irreparable damage in some areas but Bolton's appointment is a sign of much worse things to come.

Stay calm, Pain. KJU hasn't demurred on venue proposals yet............

I'm off to start prepping then.
Even the sensible people on Twitter think he's nuts.

Bolton makes Bannon look like a reasonably liberal man. Bolton is just a better actor.

I now believe a nuclear strike somewhere in the world is a real possibility. Trump and Bolton will feed off of each other’s insanity.