The slog of this authoritarian shitshow is grinding us all down. My inspiration has gone into hiding with Melania. Knock yourselves out! (Trump cont.)

[boatyardblues]

Does what it says on the tin. 🤷‍♂️

Here’s the last thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3258057-I-Spy-with-My-Little-Eye-Something-Beginning-with-T-Traitorous-Treasonweasels-in-Trumptown-Trump-contd

Cover:
'White House: “The discussions between the United States and North Korea are ongoing and have moved more quickly than expected.” Trump to leave Singapore Tues night after press avail.'
1:15 pm · 11 Jun 2018
mobile.twitter.com/steveholland1/status/1006147878249611269

After Kim announced:
www.todayonline.com/singapore/kim-jong-un-scheduled-leave-singapore-2pm-tuesday-source

'When Art History comes for you.'
mobile.twitter.com/cameron_tiff/status/1005782143778209793

Nukes and NoKo - a Trumpspiel history:

'Re-upping this thread from last summer. (link: bit.ly/2JJxWji) bit.ly/2JJxWji'
mobile.twitter.com/michaelkruse/status/1006165055493337088

Well, that didn't last long!

"That's what Melania said"

apnews.com/36f57577445a4486b1c76b02a247ce72/Supreme-Court-allows-Ohio-voter-purge

apnews.com/b9611aa45e544beb80def8eaea08cb90/Maryland-judge-to-hear-foreign-payments-case-against-Trump

‘U.S. won't bring up North Korea's human rights issues at Singapore summit’
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna880986?__twitter_impression=true

But, but -

‘Trump says he will bring up human rights with Kim Jong Un’

‘President Donald Trump said Friday he plans to address human rights when he meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the upcoming Singapore summit.

"We'll bring it up," the President told reporters before departing for the G7 Summit.’
edition.cnn.com/2018/06/08/politics/trump-kim-jong-un-human-rights/index.html

I imagine that in his mind human rights means bringing back any US related prisoners. Not North Koreans.

Fake tan fail.

The only 'human rights' discussion will be Scrotus asking KJU for tips so he can get rid of ours!!!

Fake tan fail.

Yes, do you think he left the tan person at home?

And notice Stephen "cosmopolitan bias" Miller in the background. I wonder what his enlightened contributions will be.

Russia Putin NRA.

www.mcclatchydc.com/latest-news/article212756749.html

WASHINGTON
'Several prominent Russians, some in President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle or high in the Russian Orthodox Church, now have been identified as having contact with National Rifle Association officials during the 2016 U.S. election campaign, according to photographs and an NRA source.'

He looks as if he's about to inhale that fruit plate.
Miller, ugh, nuff said.

Crystal ball says:

This accelerated timescale for the summit may mean that they arriving at something both dictators can sell.
The communiqué is being hashed out now by the folk actually doing the work; some sort of general agreement palatable to both sides; it will be broad and sellable as a win for T. The meeting/lunch/bilateral are photo ops and theatre.
So, whatever happens next, KJU has his propaganda win being recognised and fêted on the world stage with a POTUS, hence addition of the lunch for extra exposure. And, even if there is no/or a even a miniscule/ slowmo progress , T. has a tale that can be sold, sold, sold for the midterms and his self aggrandisement.???

Voter suppression (Supreme Court). Not good.

www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-980_f2q3.pdf

Use it or (rather unhelpfully) lose it.

Kaitlan Collins
@kaitlancollins
A reminder that the guy being cheered is someone who executed his uncle and dozens of other officials, had his half-brother killed and starved his people in favor of building up a nuclear arsenal.

Kaitlan Collins
@kaitlancollins
Sending a message? Kim Jong Un — who has barely left North Korea since coming to power — is out and about less than 12 hours before his meeting with President Trump. He seems carefree as he’s seen smiling in selfies and being cheered by folks at the Marina Bay Sands hotel.

mobile.twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1006183896822702085

I don't know about Patrick but there are so many ways each of the first three on this list will be maligned by the deplorables.

It will be like endlessly wading through the swamp to get to high ground (rather like the last election).

thehill.com/homenews/campaign/391603-obama-meets-with-possible-2020-presidential-contenders-report?__twitter_impression=true

Robert de Niro gave a two-word acceptance speech at the Tony Awards: “Fuck Trump!” and got a standing ovation. He followed up with “we’re past ‘down with Trump’, now its ‘Fuck Trump!’” I would post a link but DH can’t find the uncensored link we just watched - it was from one of the Aussie broadcasters.

It’s on the Graun: www.theguardian.com/film/video/2018/jun/11/robert-de-niros-fuck-trump-speech-at-tony-awards-video

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/kim-jong-un-donald-trump-portable-toilet-stools-spied-singapore-meeting-a8393121.html

Im betting someone has already posted this, but just in case...

Meh. I can write the US-North Korea communique now.

"We're the bigliest heroes. My friend my perfect friend. We've done bestest things-but-I-don't know-what. Heroic... biggest... best... Go me!"

Followed on T's side 24 hours later by "Wahhh, little rocket man is a meany and his head smells of poo."

Oh, it's well worth a repeat.

Or what ohmymimi predicted above, but without the actual work or agreement.

Variations on a theme.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/06/a-senior-white-house-official-defines-the-trump-doctrine-were-america-bitch/562511/

'The best distillation of the Trump Doctrine I heard, though, came from a senior White House official with direct access to the president and his thinking. I was talking to this person several weeks ago, and I said, by way of introduction, that I thought it might perhaps be too early to discern a definitive Trump Doctrine.

“No,” the official said. “There’s definitely a Trump Doctrine.”

“What is it?” I asked. Here is the answer I received:

“The Trump Doctrine is ‘We’re America, Bitch.’ That’s the Trump Doctrine.”'