Our list of allies grows thin! Our list of enemies grows long! Trump thread continued.

[TheClaws]

The above is a quote from The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, said by Lord Elrond. At this stage, with POTUS practically pissing off every ally the US has while cosying up with several dictators, it seems quite apt.

Previous thread:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3283037-trump-puts-kids-in-cages-because-he-wants-his-wall-how-low-can-he-go-the-authoritarian-shitshow-continues

Early Tuesday morning, NBC reported that Kennedy had been in negotiations “for months” with the outgoing justice stating, “Once Kennedy received assurances that it would be Kavanaugh (his former law clerk) Kennedy felt comfortable retiring.”

Confronted with the accusation by Berman, Shah repeatedly side-stepped the question, instead giving a boilerplate explanation about Kavanaugh’s qualifications.

“In the selection process, did President Trump speak to outgoing Justice Anthony Kennedy at all about Judge Kavanaugh prior to the nomination?” Berman asked.

[Shah: mimble ]

“I understand,” exclaimed Berman, cutting him off. “But what I’m asking: did Justice Kennedy express his support to Justice Kavanaugh prior to the nomination.”

[Shah: mimbly mimble ]

“There are reports this morning that as far back as months ago that Brett Kavanaugh was used — that Justice Kennedy basically made clear he would like to see Judge Kavanaugh as his replacement,” Berman attempted again. “Did anyone inside the White House or connected to the White House speak to Anthony Kennedy about Judge Kavanaugh dating back months?”

[Shah: mimbley mimbley mimp ]

Mm-hmm. I'm going for that being a "yes", too.

Dirty as f**k, the lot of them.
Kennedy had been in negotiations “for months” with the outgoing justice stating, “Once Kennedy received assurances that it would be Kavanaugh (his former law clerk) Kennedy felt comfortable retiring.”
That was no one way street. Kennedy's son bankrolling T. and Kav's change of heart on repug presidents being immune from the law of the land, must factor in this corrupt enterprise.

Mimbley, mimbley, minp describe Shah perfectly

On our shores, but really. Tit of the day:
'Melanie Phillips called for Nigel Farage to be made Prime Minister. People quickly pointed out the obvious'
www.indy100.com/article/melanie-phillips-nigel-farage-twitter-uk-prime-minister-brexit-theresa-may-leave-eu-8439161?amp

"Ali G" undercover takes on Trump's America. I hope it's good.

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jul/10/sacha-baron-cohen-who-is-america-trump-tv-event

And Mr golly gosh, aw gee wiz, Gorsuch stole the seat without a blink or backward glance. He's a preening, faux pious, moral void.

Sherrilyn Ifill
@Sifill_LDF
Worth remembering now that the Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit walked the halls of the Capitol and Republicans refused to even meet with him.

@KristenClarkeJD
Brett Kavanaugh and Merrick Garland both sit on the D.C. Circuit.

Garland was the Chief of the D.C. Circuit at the time he was nominated. Garland has served on the court for 9 years more than Kavanaugh.
#SupremeCourt

mobile.twitter.com/Sifill_LDF/status/1016528588357677062

McConnell has only one rule 'What ever it takes, screw the other side'
@RonaldKlain
Remember this “McConnell Rule?” If you were a WH aide, you are too biased to be a SCOTUS Justice:

McConnell Questions Kagan's Impartiality

thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/23/mcconnell-questions-kagans-impartiality/?mtrref=t.co&gwh=B1A6C6356E2BAF38E13DC697A297F44B&gwt=pay

@FixTheCourt
Good morning! Here are the links to our #FOIA lawsuits over the Kavanaugh documents that the Justice Department & the National Archives are withholding (link: FixTheCourt.com/2018/07/KavanaughFOIAsuits) FixTheCourt.com/2018/07/Kavana… #SCOTUSnominee

@FixTheCourt
There are more than a million Kavanaugh documents that are a matter of public record but are being withheld by DOJ & NARA.

We're the only group in the country that filed FOIAs in 2017 to get all of them, meaning the documents are overdue.

We'll be filing suit in the morning.
mobile.twitter.com/FixTheCourt/status/1016690633094856704

I believe Mr G and Mr T. are acquainted, lion:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8SaHW6Y7_Yg

Or they could do a good turn for the US and join in:

'US embassy warns Americans in London to 'keep a low profile' during Trump visit'
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/10/us-embassy-trump-americans-london-warning

Very neat signage, though.
@willsommer
The pro-Michael Flynn rally today at the federal courthouse ended up being just this guy.
mobile.twitter.com/willsommer/status/1016677638012841984

@jimsciutto
At Flynn sentencing hearing, Federal judge acknowledged Trump’s former national security adviser is still assisting the Special Counsel’s investigation & put no pressure on Mueller to end that cooperation.
mobile.twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1016696737208131584

Just feeling slightly better after the Flynn news, then this drops:

@jimsciutto
This is why these pardons are more than political. They have legal and national security implications.

@MarshallCohen
Remember when those right-wing militias took over a federal compound in Oregon and led a 40-day armed occupation? They were protesting the legal case against two ranchers from the area who were convicted of arson and sentenced to prison. Trump just pardoned those two ranchers.
Show this thread

mobile.twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1016691094803963905

If Kavanaugh is confirmed, I predict;

1- Some sort of 'presidential shield' law, if it can get through the House and Senate, will be 'fast tracked' through the judicial review process so it can be upheld by SCOTUS. They're going to want this done before Mueller issues his final findings.

2 - Roe v Wade will be history within 18 months. A red state will pass some random anti-choice law with the specific intent to create 'grounds', an appeal will be filed by ACLU or another interested pro-choice party and it will be 'fast-tracked' to SCOTUS by the state involved's AG within a year for docketing.

We're looking at scary times ahead if this nomination goes through.

Wow.

www.npr.org/2018/07/10/627653866/president-trump-pardons-ranchers-dwight-and-steven-hammond-over-arson?sc=17&f=627653866

The Hammond pardons are just bullshit. It'll do nothing but reinforce to these right wing, nut job, Scrotus supporting 'free men on the land' arseholes that they can do whatever they want and get away with it.

Oh wait, "Scrotus supporting". Now I get it! The real message; Get your guns out for Trump, get a pardon.

Better late ....
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/prosecutor-suspended-maxine-waters_us_5b43e0f4e4b048036ea18a39

theintercept.com/2018/07/04/how-democracy-ends-david-runciman-review/

Any reporter who can substantiate this should do so now.
@jonathanalter
While working for Ken Starr in 1998, Kavanagh routinely skirted or violated Rule 6 (e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure by leaking details of Lewinsky probe.Mueller’s team obeys the law; Starr’s didn’t. Reporters didn’t bust Brett because they benefitted. Will one now?
mobile.twitter.com/jonathanalter/status/1016501825535692801

Always on the wrong side of history:
www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/brett-kavanaugh-florida-ties-elian-2000-vote-recount-terri-schiavo/KW4h9QMoAZd7mogcLv7AdP/

This twerp also believed in the FBI agents' 'secret society':

“I’ve been pretty upfront that the election interference — as serious as that was, and unacceptable — is not the greatest threat to our democracy,” Sen. Ron Johnson said in an interview with the Washington Examiner published over the weekend. “We’ve blown it way out of proportion."

www.rollcall.com/news/politics/republican-senator-returns-moscow-says-election-meddling-overblown

The ignoramous in the video below has no idea he is speaking to a fellow american. Puerto Ricans have had US citizenship for 101 years.

Forest Preserves
@FPDCC
We are aware of the the June 14 incident and video. After the incident, we immediately launched an investigation pursuant to our personnel policies into the response of our officer.

The investigation is ongoing and the officer involved has been assigned to desk duty pending the outcome. The intoxicated individual involved in the incident was arrested and charged with assault and disorderly conduct.
mobile.twitter.com/FPDCC/status/1016443912133758981
mobile.twitter.com/TheRileyWilson/status/1016414490412404736/video/1

Yes, those pardons really are so dangerous, Across. The possibility of civil unrest, if this 'presidency/president' is threatened, involving those militias must be extremely worrying.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/7/10/1779397/-Dick-Durbin-Sent-Kavanaugh-2007-Letter-About-Misleading-Senate-Testimony-He-ll-Be-Grilled

@SenatorDurbin
In 2007 I sent Brett Kavanaugh this letter asking to explain his inaccurate and misleading testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee. I’m still waiting for an answer.
mobile.twitter.com/SenatorDurbin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1016676208304705537&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailykos.com%2Fstory%2F2018%2F7%2F10%2F1779397%2F-Dick-Durbin-Sent-Kavanaugh-2007-Letter-About-Misleading-Senate-Testimony-He-ll-Be-Grilled

Another view on the subject mimi; DH was listening to NPR and they were discussing the fact that Scrotus' imposition of tariffs has resulted in a certain country (I think China? Japan?) imposing stiff tariffs on US exported agricultural products to their country, thereby dealing a serious blow to the profits of Scrotus' main base, the conservative farming/ranching communities of the US. So he sees the pardoning of two ranchers as saying "See, I'm your friend. You love me. See what I do for you? Ignore those other guys".

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rudy-giuliani-foreign-contacts-iran-russia-robert-mueller-probe-a8441006.html

www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jul/07/trump-trade-war-china-us-products

Such depressing news coming out of the US right now and I'm also sad as I'm not going to be able to make the main London protest now he won't be there bit still... I'm going to see if there's anything more local to me as I've taken leave and want to register my disapproval.

Loving this wonder of the world which is in a field on the way to Chequers and says 'Fuck Trump' in Russian

I'm still going to the March... apparently DD has made me a poster, hope it's a good one!

Looks like the aliens have been paying attention to what is happening on Planet Earth.