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Has Trump Turned Traitor? Trump thread continued.

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TheClaws · 17/07/2018 11:24

The Trump-Putin Summit in Helsinki, coming so soon after Trump’s ally-crumbling display in Britain and at the EU, is still sinking in. Let’s just say: he’s in all kinds of shit. All the kompromat.

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lionheart · 24/07/2018 12:55

I know Perking. Sad

people.com/politics/anti-trump-protests-after-russia-summit/

ohmymimi · 24/07/2018 13:20

I know I read/heard something about the consequences of inadequate checks during the ICE recruiting, can't find it now. Found this lot though, they don't rate being held accountable:
immigrationimpact.com/2018/07/10/investigation-ice-abuse-immigrant-detention-centers/
immigrationimpact.com/2018/03/26/uscis-records-abusing-asylum-seekers/
immigrationimpact.com/2018/04/17/high-profile-cases-highlight-border-patrol-abuses-need-systemic-change/
lab.witness.org/projects/eyes-on-ice/

Quantumblue · 24/07/2018 13:28

Just come back from drinking a lot of wine and have to say how much I hate the faux folksiness of 45's tweets.

ohmymimi · 24/07/2018 13:40

Michelle Wolf nails ICE
m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=dNF6sVurAuI

PerkingFaintly · 24/07/2018 15:44

Ow yowchy! Michelle Wolf's satire bites!

ohmymimi · 24/07/2018 16:21

And the lesson today is from fascistprop 101:

'Attorney General Jeff Sessions said "lock her up" at an event on Tuesday – joining a refrain of calls to jail former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that was often shouted at Trump presidential campaign rallies during the 2016 elections.

Sessions laughed as the gathering of conservatives at a high school leadership summit chanted "lock her up." '

abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/attorney-general-jeff-sessions-lock-high-school-leadership/story?id=56780752

Charles Louis Richter
@richterscale
The "high school leadership summit" where this happened is a Turning Point USA event for conservative high school students.
mobile.twitter.com/richterscale/status/1021767917082435584

'DeVos Will Join Turning Point USA, Conservative Campus Group, at Conference'

of the U.S. Education Department will appear alongside Charlie Kirk, the controversial founder of Turning Point USA, as part of the group’s High School Leadership Summit, taking place this week in Washington, the Education Department announced on Monday.

Turning Point USA is a right-wing group that has caused an upheaval among campus conservatives, with some criticizing it for undermining conservatism at colleges writ large. It has also faced allegations of racism in it's ranks.

DeVos will be joining a lineup that includes conservative lawmakers like Rep. Kevin McCarthy, majority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives; Sen. Orrin Hatch, Republican of Utah; and former Trump staff members like Sean Spicer and Anthony Scaramucci, as well as right-wing personalities like Turning Point’s Kirk and Candace Owens. The billionaires Mark Cuban and Peter Thiel are also on the list. Other members of the administration — Jeff Sessions, the attorney gerneral, and Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations — are also slated to speak.

A request for comment from the Education Department wasn’t immediately returned on Monday.

Turning Point USA in recent months has developed a reputation as an agitator on college campuses. The Chronicle has previously reported on Turning Point’s efforts to influence student-government elections through campaign contributions. The conservative group also made national headlines for embarrassing reasons when students at the Kent State University chapter wore diapers to protest so-called safe spaces. Internet ridicule followed, and the national chapter sought to distance itself from the Kent State group, while members of that group said they felt abandoned.'
www.chronicle.com/article/DeVos-Will-Join-Turning-Point/243991

www.chronicle.com/article/Inside-a-Stealth-Plan-for/240008

www.chronicle.com/article/5-Takeaways-From-Turning/243064

ohmymimi · 24/07/2018 16:27

This is the founder of Turning Point:

Charlie Kirk
@charliekirk11
Yesterday I decided to go see what these protests were all about

These protests weren’t about helping kids. This is about hating America and hating Trump

I’ve never seen a group of people with so much love for MS-13, ISIS, and law breaking illegals

Must watch!!

mobile.twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1013517885149413378

@charliekirk11
I am much more concerned about the Marxists teaching our kids to hate America than Russian bots spreading nonsense on social media
mobile.twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1021722109943447552

ohmymimi · 24/07/2018 16:34

Funding Turning Point and a lot more. A long read, but worth it:
www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/who-funds-conservative-campus-group-turning-point-usa-donors-revealed-2620325

PerkingFaintly · 24/07/2018 16:41

Thanks for that link about Turning Point, ohmymimi. An important read.

ohmymimi · 24/07/2018 16:53

And bloody scary, Perking .

ohmymimi · 24/07/2018 16:59

'honestly' Hmm
@jaketapper
“I think he’s trolling people, honestly,” said Speaker of the House Paul Ryan of President Trump’s threat to revoke security clearances of former national security officials who have criticized him.
mobile.twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1021766423595679744

ohmymimi · 24/07/2018 17:05

@PhilipRucker
Smart thread here on Trump’s new enemies list:
@shaneharris
Some points to consider about the White House decision to look at revoking security clearances of former officials.
mobile.twitter.com/shaneharris/status/1021751362420396033

ohmymimi · 24/07/2018 17:09

That makes one of you, then:
@senorrinhatch
Catching up on the news this morning, grateful to be alive.
mobile.twitter.com/senorrinhatch/status/1021754976396345346

ohmymimi · 24/07/2018 17:16

Mr Karl not to keen on Mr. Spicey's latest desperate money making venture book:
Josh Dawsey
@jdawsey1
"Mr. Spicer’s book is much like his tenure as press secretary: short, littered with inaccuracies and offering up one consistent theme: Mr. Trump can do no wrong." ⁦*@jonkarl*⁩ writes a scathing review:
mobile.twitter.com/jdawsey1/status/1021734734676803586

ohmymimi · 24/07/2018 17:17

Oops, link to that glowing review
<a class="break-all" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-briefing-review-speaking-for-himself-1532404860?redirect=amp#click=t.co/iJ3UFO2eoL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.wsj.com/articles/the-briefing-review-speaking-for-himself-1532404860?redirect=amp#click=t.co/iJ3UFO2eoL

ohmymimi · 24/07/2018 17:22

Bit of a fail, Spicey, when the review is better than the book Wink
Dafna Linzer
@DafnaLinzer
This @jonkarl review is everything. In his book, Spicer refers to the "michael steele dossier," recounts a WH press conference with Obama in 1999 - "a decade before Obama was elected." And so much more.
The Wall Street Journal
@WSJ
Donald Trump’s first White House spokesman compares the president to a rock star, the Energizer Bunny and a unicorn. Jonathan Karl reviews 'The Briefing' by Sean Spicer.
(link: on.wsj.com/2A6Xqnc) on.wsj.com/2A6Xqnc

mobile.twitter.com/DafnaLinzer/status/1021738104712036353

ohmymimi · 24/07/2018 17:33

Not my usual territory, but look who turned up at the 'Daily Caller':
Saagar Enjeti
@esaagar
NEW: @seanspicer happened to be at the @DailyCaller offices so we asked him if he had any response to @jonkarl's review of his book. "I would include him the group of elite media that wants to make decisions of what people see and don’t see"
mobile.twitter.com/esaagar/status/1021793922849431552

ohmymimi · 24/07/2018 17:48

This was what I was looking for in that little escapade on foreign ground. The video is unintentionally funny - Kruta: "They talk about things everybody wants, especially if you're a parent. They talk about education for your kids, health care... it was really uncomfortable." #BeyondParody:

'Daily Caller Editor Goes To Ocasio-Cortez Rally And Is Terrified By Her Populist Message'

Virginia Kruta recounted her horrifying ordeal at an event she went to in St. Louis where Democratic rising star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attended in support of Cori Bush. Kruta was made to feel "extremely uncomfortable" with all the "radical talk" about everyone deserving health care and the right to a decent education. The idea of a "living wage" as a human right simply terrified her.
crooksandliars.com/2018/07/daily-caller-editor-goes-ocasio-cortez

ohmymimi · 24/07/2018 18:03

This should be fertile ground for Dems questioning Kav. He appears to have leaked brand jury proceedings during the Starr/Clinton investigation, which is illegal:
'A prosecutor or Federal agent who leaks secret grand jury information violates Rule 6 (e) (2) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and commits an offense that may be punished by contempt of court.'
adviseshow.com/brett-was-involved-inside-supreme-court-nominees-work-for-bill-clinton-probe/

ohmymimi · 24/07/2018 18:04

brand grand

Roussette · 24/07/2018 18:39

And Ivanka screws over the WH's Pledge to American Workers by not admitting Trump Org will buy into that.

www.newsweek.com/ivanka-trump-says-she-wont-tell-her-familys-own-company-sign-hire-american-1038182

Hypocrisy at its worst