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

Mueller has been at work.

Proper doc.

www.justice.gov/file/1070326/download

Then they learn he’s seeing Macron and Trudeau.

But not Merkel. This is misogyny at play. This morning Johnson's sister said BJ thought no10 was missing the macho element....

'This week, Mueller alleged that Manafort made several attempts to tamper with witnesses in the case by "repeatedly" contacting two witnesses in an effort to influence their testimony, accusations that a judge will consider Tuesday.

Court documents filed with those accusations do not name Manafort's associate, but they refer to him as "Person A" and note the pseudonym is consistent with previous filings in the case. In earlier filings, Person A has referred to Kilimnik.'

www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/politics/Manafort-Associate-Obstruction-of-Justice-Charges-484978231.html

www.motherjones.com/environment/2018/06/house-democrats-just-asked-the-fbi-to-open-a-criminal-investigation-into-scott-pruitt/

leaky

As someone commented on this thread, why bother hacking when they could ask Trump:

Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Chinese government hackers have compromised the computers of a Navy contractor, stealing massive amounts of highly sensitive data related to undersea warfare — including secret plans to develop a supersonic anti-ship missile, WaPo reports.
mobile.twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1005158928974598145

Wait, what, are we saying Trump is only interested in negotiating with male heads of state?

I thought it was America. And I thought it was the 21st century. "Stop the world, I want to get off" indeed.

Person A.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/06/the-astonishing-tale-of-the-man-mueller-calls-person-a/562217/?utm_source=feed

www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/20/17031772/mueller-indictments-grand-jury

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-g7-canada-russia-macron-trudeau-latest-countries-a8390156.html

'Trump antagonises succession of allied world powers in 24-hour diplomatic rampage.'

And, lion, of course, he prioritised posturing for the cameras over planned meetings with international allies.

That person a Atlantic article reminded me of this, lion :

'A saga of high finance, high living and the high seas, featuring Peter and George, Nat and Oleg, Rupert and Matthew and a cast of many, many more'

www.theguardian.com/politics/2008/oct/21/mandelson-georgeosborne
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/the-corfu-controversy-how-the-world-really-works-973817.html
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rothschild-loses-libel-case-and-reveals-secret-world-of-money-and-politics-6720015.html

It seems Mr Assange has been visited by the Australian authorities in the embassy, with his lawyers present...

twitter.com/911CORLEBRA777/status/1005160103442436096?s=19

www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/us/politics/times-reporter-phone-records-seized.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

Interesting. Trump's DoJ hacking a reporter's emails and phone to discover their sources.

Re: Trump’s demand that Russia be let back into the G7, even while he is attacking his own allies at the G7.

Malcolm Nance @MalcolmNance
56m56 minutes ago
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Malcolm Nance Retweeted ian bremmer
Only counterintelligence explains Trumps slavishness. He a witting asset of the Kremlin. Since the Nobu Resturant meeting with the Russian Oligarchs in November 2013 he has been convinced Russian is his greatest supporter. He won’t let them down. #HailHydra

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My bolding:
Ellen Nakashima
@nakashimae
As a result of our story, SecDef Mattis has asked the DOD IG to review contractor cybersecurity issues. China hacked a Navy contractor and secured a trove of highly sensitive data on submarine warfare

mobile.twitter.com/nakashimae/status/1005171915366060032

Clickable resource:

The giant timeline of everything Russia, Trump and the investigations

www.pbs.org/newshour/features/russia-timeline/

He can only do this if he is enabled:

Damian Paletta
@damianpaletta

Trump has knocked the entire #G7Summit back on its heels. The schedule changes because of him. All the questions are about him. Every decision or lack of decision is due to him. He’s managed to transplant his disruptive approach to the world stage.
9:52 pm · 8 Jun 2018
mobile.twitter.com/damianpaletta/status/1005190764962435072

That's quite some spreadsheet, ohmymimi!

I'm going to need it...

Good old PBS. Thanks ohmy.

Still seeking the historical comparison.

www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/what-happens-when-a-bad-tempered-distractible-doofus-runs-an-empire?mbid=social_twitter

Susan Glasser is right, this is not a drill. Time to face the reality of where T. is taking the US, and it's consequence for our future.

“senior government officials in Washington, London, Berlin, and other European capitals have told me they now worry that Trump may be a greater immediate threat to the alliance than even authoritarian great-power rivals, such as Russia and China.”

www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/under-trump-america-first-really-is-turning-out-to-be-america-alone

Such a heartening comparison, lion, wish I could raise , but I'm in a more mood today. Although Kaiser Drumpf does have a certain authentic ring.
Maybe that spreadsheet will divert me.