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

In the West Wing it will soon just be Sneerah, Shine, Kelly and that fat WH rat that skulks in the Oval.
@anniekarni
Latest revolving door: Marc Short out, per
mobile.twitter.com/anniekarni/status/1017341575981133825

lionheart and now he's gone for a bit of a kip at the Ambassadors house.

Double post reported for deletion.

These bods obviously haven't twigged that the Deep State works in such cleverly mysterious, convoluted ways it beyond the ken of our simple logic:
Matthew Yglesias
@mattyglesias
If the Deep State was after Trump, Peter Stzrok and Lisa Page would have gone public with what they knew about the Trump/Russia investigation in late October and Hillary Clinton would be President.
chris hooks
@cd_hooks
as @normative notes, if the deep state was after trump all of his tax returns and medical records would have leaked a year ago, plus some fake ones, and he might actually be dead. it seems unlikely that they would round up some molested wrestlers in ohio
mobile.twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1017408377779916800

The reason it's not going to happen is you, Mr Speaker. Or do you not understand how Congress and its ability to veto w
@ericawerner
Ryan rules out House action on tariffs.
“You would have to pass a law saying ‘don’t raise those tariffs’ and the president would have to sign that law. That’s not going to happen.”
mobile.twitter.com/ericawerner/status/1017396478241845249

Posted too soon, again My new tablet made me do it.

Or do you not understand how Congress and overriding a presidential veto works?

How a Macedonian town became a ‘fake news’ epicentre – Tech News

“Trump started to mean revenue. When Trump stories turned out to be profitable, they understood that conspiracy theories will always gain an audience,” Velkovski said.

Web designer Borce Pejcev, 34, helped create many of the pro-Trump sites.

“It became clear that the conservatives were better for making money, they like conspiracy theory stories, which are always clicked before being shared,” he said.

Digital consultant Mirko Ceselkovski makes no secret of the fact that he helped advise people like Pejcev on how to create fake news.

“I helped Trump win,” his business card reads."

www.wiredfocus.com/how-a-macedonian-town-became-a-fake-news-epicentre-tech-news/

Macedonia is another one to watch. Greece and Macedonia are making peace while others are inciting the obvious.

Now.

Renato Mariotti
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@renato_mariotti
3m3 minutes ago

'Congressional Republicans are threatening a FBI agent with contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions about the ongoing Mueller investigation that the FBI instructed him not to answer. This is an abuse of power that demonstrates their own bias and bad faith.'

OMG it is a cross between a farce and yet another hideous manifestation of GOP corruption.

Kyle Griffin
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@kylegriffin1
12m12 minutes ago

'Goodlatte says that he plans to move to hold Strzok in contempt at the end of the hearing. Eric Swalwell brings up the point that Steve Bannon wasn't held in contempt (when he was under subpoena) for refusing to answer questions from Trey Gowdy before the House Intel Committee.'

leaving aside the politics (yes, I know, I know) he was BLOODY rude to everyone at Stansted. Bring on that blimp, bring it on.

Watch. Chairman Goodlatte threatens to hold Strzok in contempt almost, as soon as the hearing begins, for declining to answer questions about the Russia probe. Dems protest. This is a nearly 10-minute vid and it doesn't cover all of the chaos. (via ABC) https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1017427063018381312/video/1

This is absolutely amazing and not in a good way.

yolofish, What happened at Stanstead? (I'm avoiding seeing/hearing anything Trump for the rest of today for the sake of my TVs as I nearly threw something one this morning. Plus, I've got all my windows/doors open and shouting f off you f'n moron at regular intervals carries quite far, apparently )

What did he do at Stanstead?

North Korean officials did not show up to a planned meeting with US officials at the demilitarized zone Thursday, where they were expected to continue discussions on repatriating remains of Americans killed during the Korean War, senior US official says

edition.cnn.com/2018/07/12/politics/north-korea-us-soldier-remains/index.html

These repug Reps. are either in it up to their necks or have something wrong with their wiring, Gump/lion. This behaviour in committee is getting more and more aberrant..

NoKo playing power games with US, Sleip, there's a surprise

Or NoKo in the view of DT:

A very nice note from Chairman Kim of North Korea. Great progress being made!

twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1017446575474335744

Accompanying this tweet is said "nice note" which I can't seem to attach. It's mainly remarkable for calling Trump "Your Excellency Mr President" 5 times in 4 paragraphs

Well done Amnesty, great banner on Vauxhall Bridge.
Pics of El Pres. deplaning with Melbot in Evening Standard show them both looking extatic to be here.

ecstatic (Maybe that really is the Melbot looking ecstatic, but who would know?)

He is definitely not avoiding contact with the Brit. public, oh no. Thats why it looks like his movements are mainly going to be by helicopter. So that corn circle was inspired.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/trumps-uk-visit-begins-as-president-lands-at-stansted-airport_uk_5b45d323e4b0c523e2648bf7

'Russia's information attack against the United States during the 2016 election cycle sought to take advantage of the greater trust that Americans tend to place in local news.

The information operatives who worked out of the Internet Research Agency in St. Petersburg did not stop at posing as American social media users or spreading false information from purported news sources, according to new details.

They also created a number of Twitter accounts that posed as sources for Americans' hometown headlines.'
www.npr.org/2018/07/12/628085238/russian-influence-campaign-sought-to-exploit-americans-trust-in-local-news?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=politics&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180712

Look like he's running short of 'Just for Men':
David P Gelles
@gelles
The Alexandria, Virginia Detention Center has put out a mugshot of Paul Manafort after he was booked into the facility this morning.
mobile.twitter.com/gelles/status/1017441944283303936

'FBI Agent Peter Strzok Calls GOP Hearing On Anti-Trump Texts A 'Notch In Putin’s Belt'
The FBI veteran highlighted a gaping flaw in the GOP's theory the "deep state" worked against Trump.'

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/fbi-peter-strzok-anti-trump-texts-putin_us_5b46175de4b07aea75466d91

@ErikWemple
Inbox: Fox News's Chris Wallace will be interviewing Putin, to air on Monday on Fox News.
mobile.twitter.com/ErikWemple/status/1017402868423380992