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Trump puts kids in cages because he wants his wall. How low can he go? The authoritarian shitshow continues ...

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Gumpendorf · 19/06/2018 19:29

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ohmymimi · 01/07/2018 21:15

Holding pattern:

'On CBS's "Face the Nation," Bolton said North Korea's nuclear arsenal could be dismantled in a year if Pyongyang cooperates, adding that the program would require "full disclosure of all [of North Korea's] chemical and biological, nuclear programs, ballistic missile sites." '

'On "Face the Nation" and "Fox News Sunday," Bolton refused to talk about a Washington Post report that US intelligence officials have concluded North Korea does not intend to fully surrender its nuclear stockpile and is preparing to deceive the US about the number of nuclear warheads in its arsenal and the existence of undisclosed facilities used to make fissile material.

"I am not going to comment on any reports, true, untrue, or partially true, about intelligence. ..." Bolton said on "Fox News Sunday." "I will just say this: Not answering the specific reports we've seen over the weekend ... we are using the full range of our capabilities to understand what North Korea is doing."

The national security adviser added that "there's nobody involved in this discussion with North Korea in the administration who is overburdened by naïveté. We've seen how the North Koreans have behaved before. The President's been very clear. He is not going to make mistakes of prior administrations. We are going to pursue this, and we will see what happens."

Bolton also said on "Face the Nation" that during the US-North Korea summit in Singapore, Kim was "very emphatic several times" about turning over the arsenal, which was a change from previous regimes.'

amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/07/01/politics/john-bolton-north-korea-nuclear-weapons/index.html?__twitter_impression=true

ohmymimi · 01/07/2018 21:24

@EricLiptonNYT
STICK WITH US FOR THIS THREAD: We know Scott Pruitt doesn't like to email (avoids creating a "paper trail") Turns out he DOES (or did) snail mail. Guess who he writes to? Oil & gas executives. Come along for the ride as we check out bit of his correspondence. BP America up first
mobile.twitter.com/EricLiptonNYT/status/1013457509582016512

ohmymimi · 01/07/2018 21:45

'How Democrats can shut down the Senate'

'If Democrats refuse to participate in roll call votes, the Senate will come to a halt for lack of a quorum.'

www.vox.com/platform/amp/mischiefs-of-faction/2018/6/20/17480304/how-democrats-can-shut-down-senate?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&__twitter_impression=true

ohmymimi · 01/07/2018 22:46

'Unsealed documents detail tactics in Clinton email probe'

'Court documents approved for release in the lead-up to a massive Justice Department watchdog report on the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email account offer fodder for both critics and defenders of the bureau's work.'
www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2018/06/30/unsealed-documents-depict-thoroughness-of-clinton-email-probe-673171

TheClaws · 01/07/2018 23:33

Kicking European allies in the face too - because why not? You’ve done it to everyone else except dictators and Putin.

Fox News @FoxNews 17mins
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President @realDonaldTrump: "The European Union is possibly as bad as China, just smaller."

Minimammoth · 02/07/2018 03:26

Is there any chance he might just resign and flounce off

Can presidents do that?
why does he hate/ resent the Allies so much, I guess he sees the amount spent as unfair, no thought of the status/ greater good or even negotiating differently. All about money and trade, not about peace at all.

TheClaws · 02/07/2018 03:49

I guess he just wants to be the best, Mini. I don’t think it’s about the US at all - just him. He wants to be the best leader, in everything. “Winning!” You know the catchphrase. He can’t stand to lose. Even if he doesn’t understand something - like reciprocal global trade - i think if he sees a deficit number not going his way, that is automatically a BAD! thing. So he then destroys it and allied relationships going back many decades.

TheClaws · 02/07/2018 03:53

Fox have now recognised things aren’t great in North Korea. Expect an incoherent tweet from 45 soon! #ithoughthelovedme

Fox News @FoxNews 10 mins
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U.S. intelligence officials believe North Korea has been deceiving the U.S. when it comes to their nuclear program. @GillianHTurner has the story. #FoxReport fxn.ws/2Kwm6Gn

Roussette · 02/07/2018 07:45

An interesting and good result in Mexico's elections. I think this will inflame Trump of course, expect fireworks. Will Trump be tweeting a congratulations to his nearest neighbour? Let's see....

From this article...
In his speech to supporters, the President-elect said he would forge a new relationship with the US "rooted in mutual respect and in defense of our migrant countrymen who work and live honestly in that country."

edition.cnn.com/2018/07/01/americas/mexico-election-president-intl/index.html

Roussette · 02/07/2018 07:49

I'm half asleep (had an awful incident with a huge moth in the room last night!)

Trump has tweeted...

Congratulations to Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on becoming the next President of Mexico. I look very much forward to working with him. There is much to be done that will benefit both the United States and Mexico!

lionheart · 02/07/2018 11:14

A proper leaky leak or the other kind (a leaky balloon to test the currents).

WTO

PerkingFaintly · 02/07/2018 11:39

That tweet about Mexico looks like it was written by staff.

Do you think they've wrested his phone off him for fear of what he'll say about the Fox piece on N Korea?

Minimammoth · 02/07/2018 12:01

Yes, he’s probably having a tantrum in the nurseryGrin

lionheart · 02/07/2018 12:25

Sorry ohmy--didn't see you posted it already.

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