When a nation’s children marched, and their President ignored them - Trump cont.

[TheClaws]

For me, the Parkland children being belittled and abused in so many ways is utterly heartbreaking to witness. But they have been more adult than the adults in their response. They have shown us what faith means, and bravery. POTUS? He is made much, much smaller.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3198255--In-politics-stupidity-is-not-a-handicap-We-know-this-now-Trump-thread-cont

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BREAKING: President Donald Trump signs proclamation directing National Guard to be deployed to the US-Mexico border.

Hah. What Rules of Engagement are they to be given?

Ah. Details still to be 'finalised'.

A light look at the Mueller investigation

wonkette.com/632180/dumb-stupid-donald-trump-so-excited-to-be-a-subject-of-robert-muellers-investigation

Investigations:

George Nader, who’s cooperating in Mueller’s probe, has connections to both the Persian Gulf states and Russia and may have information that links two important strands of the inquiry together, according to interviews and records reported on by NYT.

mobile.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/us/politics/george-nader-russia-uae-special-counsel-investigation.html

And

Senate Investigators Spent 7 Hours Interviewing A Former Trump Business Associate Who Tried To Get Him A Deal With Moscow
Felix Sater is one of the most mysterious figures in the Trump-Russia investigation and has spoken previously to special counsel Robert Mueller and the House Intelligence Committee.

www.buzzfeed.com/emmaloop/senate-investigators-interview-a-former-trump-business

And

Byron York
@ByronYork
New: Threatening legal fight, Nunes demands document that kicked off FBI Trump-Russia probe.

www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/threatening-legal-fight-nunes-demands-document-that-kicked-off-fbi-trump-russia-probe

And (an excellent piece on how the HIC fell apart)

How the House Intelligence Committee Broke
The chairman and ranking member enjoyed “something of a bromance.” Then they launched the Russia probe.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/04/how-the-house-intelligence-committee-broke/557234/

And

Re: interviewing oliogarchs

Sarah Kendzior
@sarahkendzior
Mueller's team questioning Russian oligarchs www.cnn.com/2018/04/04/politics/mueller-special-counsel-investigation-russian-oligarchs/index.html …

John O. Brennan
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John O. Brennan Retweeted Donald J. Trump
I served 6 Presidents, 3 Rs & 3Ds. I directly supported Clinton, Bush 43, and Obama. While I didn't agree with all their policy choices, I admired and respected all of them, as they put country above their personal interests. Not so with you, as your self adoration is disgraceful

(Referencing Trump’s most recent Rusmussen poll brag tweet)

Read what he said on 3/17!

An article on Patten/Kilinmik rather than just twitter threads:

Accused Russian Intel Asset Teamed Up With GOP Operative
Konstantin Kilimnik found himself a partner in Sam Patten, a lobbyist and political hand who just happens to have worked previously for Cambridge Analytica.

www.thedailybeast.com/accused-russian-intel-asset-teamed-up-with-gop-operative-3

Yep, no equivocation there.

But

Carole Cadwalladr
@carolecadwalla
New Daily Beast article about Sam Patten, a Cambridge Analytica contractor, & his relationship with Russian asset & Paul Manafort. Here’s something it misses: he worked on the Nigeria campaign that used hackers

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/21/cambridge-analyticas-ruthless-bid-to-sway-the-vote-in-nigeria?CMP=share_btn_tw

Premature posting

We took Sam Patten out of the piece because the article was already too preposterous. (But true) Chucking in the man with with the known connection to a Russian spy just seemed like a step too far...

But Sam Patten played a central role on the Nigeria campaign. And we knew he was a long time associate of both Manafort and Kilimnik, now a star of a Mueller filing.

And you know who else worked on the same campaign? AggregateIQ, the Canadian firm, @vote_leave used during referendum. Here’s the ‘murder video’ Cambridge Analytica made for them to distribute

[lots of links/quotes embedded here: twitter.com/carolecadwalla/status/981774636387127297 ]

So what name do you all think that the GOP will have given to their post Midterm Strategy Group? (Because it will already have convened. )

The Rats Republicans Undoubtably Scarpering Ship International Alliance (Nonwhites Suppressed)

TOPI: Trump Out Pence In Campaign

But there will also be a REDS (Resist the Deep State Club).

These things matter of course. I've personally seen dodgy projects given a fair wind because they had a good Acronym.

Yes, but you are right about the mid-terms.

Oh I don't know...... Maybe they just have it as a line item (before AOB) At the GOP Super PAC meetings.

edition.cnn.com/2018/04/04/politics/education-department-betsy-devos-leakers/index.html?sr=twCNN040418education-department-betsy-devos-leakers0915PMStory

edition.cnn.com/2018/04/04/politics/pruitt-lease-epa-ethics-decision/index.html

'The Environmental Protection Agency's top ethics watchdog clarified his earlier analysis of whether Administrator Scott Pruitt's rental arrangement broke the federal gift rule, saying he didn't have all the facts when evaluating the lease, according to a memo provided to CNN.'

Project names.

shareblue.com/javier-manjarres-republican-candidate-parkland-florida/

'Republican candidate Javier Manjarres, who just declared his candidacy for the congressional seat that represents Parkland, Florida, has quite a sordid past, including arrests for gun violence. Manjarres, a conservative blogger, has also authored smears attacking the survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High shooting.'

That would be unfortunate.

www.opensecrets.org/news/2018/04/exclusive-robert-mercer-backed-a-secretive-group-that-worked-with-facebook-google-to-target-anti-muslim-ads-at-swing-voters/

'As the final weeks of the 2016 elections ticked down, voters in swing states like Nevada and North Carolina began seeing eerie promotional travel ads as they scrolled through their Facebook feeds or clicked through Google sites.

In one, a woman with a French accent cheerfully welcomes visitors to the “Islamic State of France,” where “under Sharia law, you can enjoy everything the Islamic State of France has to offer, as long as you follow the rules.”'

shareblue.com/cambridge-analytica-facebook-data-trump-campaign-midterm-elections/