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

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TheClaws · 19/03/2018 06:34

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

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TheNorthWestPawsage · 26/03/2018 18:51

We're trying to figure out how many companies are still making @realDonaldTrump-branded goods. Trump eyeglasses could be defunct. Here's their official page in Jan. 2017 & now.
twitter.com/fahrenthold/status/978294357202784256?s=21

“In politics stupidity is not a handicap.” We know this now! Trump thread cont.
“In politics stupidity is not a handicap.” We know this now! Trump thread cont.
AsAProfessionalFekko · 26/03/2018 18:52

I'm just coming on to say 😯😧😲😶

TheNorthWestPawsage · 26/03/2018 18:54

Will be interesting to see if expelling 60 Russians will boost his approval ratings. The cynic in me wonders if it was done for that very reason.

lionheart · 26/03/2018 18:55

www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/3/26/17160646/march-for-our-lives-crowd-size-count?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

'It’s official: March for Our Lives was one of the biggest youth protests since the Vietnam War.'

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 26/03/2018 19:32

Kim Jong Un Is Making a Surprise China Visit, Sources Say

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-26/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-is-said-to-be-visiting-china

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 26/03/2018 19:34

Juana Summers Markland
@jmsummers
Incredible story from CNN's Sara Ganim on @CNN right now: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is telling employees that diversity is not important.

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 26/03/2018 19:37

Chris Vickery
@VickerySec
I found Bannon's tools.
Facebook ad tools, scrapers, targeting scripts, etc.
Federal authorities have it all now.
Smoking gun evidence involving foreign influence in US elections.
Reports going up momentarily at: (link: www.upguard.com/breaches/aggregrate-iq-part-one ) and (link: gizmodo.com/aggregateiq-created-cambridge-analyticas-election-softw-1824026565 )

Data involves Cambridge Analytica, AggregateIQ, WPA Intel, Brexit, Cruz, and more.

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 26/03/2018 19:39

How much is Rick Gates telling Mueller about Trump?

Lawyers and Trump associates describe deep unease about what the former Manafort deputy might be telling Mueller in exchange for leniency.

www.politico.com/story/2018/03/26/rick-gates-mueller-trump-484739

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 26/03/2018 19:44

Fox News tries to spin Trump’s affair with Stormy Daniels as good news

shareblue.com/fox-news-stormy-daniels-trump/amp/

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 26/03/2018 19:52

Second Senate panel asks Mark Zuckerberg to testify

www.axios.com/senate-judiciary-committee-zuckerberg-1522084049-2e6b6f07-88d5-4f2d-8eff-e2cb239043f0.html

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 26/03/2018 19:57

Republicans Declare War on the Courts After Rulings That Threaten Their Majorities
In crucial swing states, Republicans are trying to nullify court orders they don’t like.

www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/03/republicans-declare-war-on-the-courts-after-rulings-that-threaten-their-majorities/

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 26/03/2018 20:01
Grin

Ann Coulter
@AnnCoulter
So Stormy says she and Trump had sex only once. I guess if you want the guy to screw you repeatedly, you have to be one of his voters.

Lweji · 26/03/2018 20:13

Fox News tries to spin Trump’s affair with Stormy Daniels as good news

At least he's not gay?

And he doesn't wear condoms? (that's for die hard Catholics)

Lweji · 26/03/2018 20:15

Also: at least he didn't do it with his daughter?

lionheart · 26/03/2018 20:17

www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/03/25/adam-jones-kentucky-mitch-mcconnell-sports-radio-217656

www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/03/killing-drug-dealers-opioid-epidemic/555782/?utm_source=atltw

'His campaign, backed by the Justice Department, only reinforces a law-enforcement paradigm that puts people of color in prison.'

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 26/03/2018 20:20

More cynical than that lweji - a sex scandal did wonder for Clinton’s approval ratings and now he’s still one of the most popular presidents Shock

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 26/03/2018 20:25

How A Putin Ally Met Key Trump Officials And Worried European Intelligence

European counterintelligence officers say Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos's meetings with Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos before and after the election should alarm US investigators. And Papadopoulos isn't the only official he managed meetings with.

www.buzzfeed.com/mitchprothero/how-a-putin-ally-met-key-trump-officials-and-worried

lionheart · 26/03/2018 20:27

The daughter thing is disgusting even after you take into account his narcissism.

I like the idea of a 'data breach hunter' (from that Chris Vickery account).

lionheart · 26/03/2018 20:33

shareblue.com/ryan-zinke-diversity-racism/

'Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke doesn’t care about diversity — and that’s according to his own words.

High-ranking officials at the agency told CNN Zinke said exactly that to his subordinates: “I don’t care about diversity.”'

lionheart · 26/03/2018 20:41

www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/03/zuckerberg-embarks-on-apology-tour?mbid=social_twitter

MARK ZUCKERBERG BETA-TESTS NEW APOLOGY ALGORITHM

'After not saying anything at all for several days following the news that Cambridge Analytica had pillaged millions of Facebook users’ data, on Wednesday Mark Zuckerberg made several attempts at what human beings call an apology, presumably after a less robotic person at the company informed him it was the right thing to do. He began on his own Facebook page, claiming that although Facebook’s platform allowed researcher Aleksandr Kogan to access millions of people’s information, Kogan wasn’t supposed to then turn around and share it without those people’s consent, and that Facebook has since made it impossible for other apps to pull a similar move. From there, he made stops at a host of media outlets, where he emitted further facsimiles of regret.'

Lweji · 26/03/2018 21:03

What could bring him down would be if he had paid or arranged for any of those women to have an abortion.
Maybe.
No?