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"There's a pony in there somewhere". Trump con't

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AcrossthePond55 · 16/08/2018 00:12

Title based on what a college professor used to tell us when the going got tough.

"Just remember when you're standing shoulder deep in horse shit, there's a pony in there somewhere. So just keep digging".

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ohmymimi · 20/08/2018 19:44

My eyes and ears, maybe there isn't a word for irony in Slovenian? Could this be any less relevant, or any more vacuous, coming from this FLOTUS? Go back to hiding out in the East Wing counting your Birkins, indulging in your beauty regime and prattling with you parents in Slovenian.
(And, does she think that the ridiculously affected jacket over her shoulders is a 'signature look'?)
@cspan
@FLOTUS
Melania Trump: "Social media is an eventful part of our children's daily lives. It can be used in many positive ways but can also be destructive and harmful when used incorrectly."
mobile.twitter.com/cspan/status/1031537601638014977

lionheart · 20/08/2018 19:58

Butina again.

democrats-oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/top-democrats-seek-information-on-bolton-s-security-clearance-after-revelation

'Top Democrats Seek Information on Bolton’s Security Clearance After Revelation That He Worked With Russian Citizen Now Exposed as Spy.'

lionheart · 20/08/2018 20:01

Rachel Maddow MSNBC
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@maddow
56m56 minutes ago

'Here's what John Brennan told me Friday night about potential legal action in response to the President revoking his security clearance:'

"There's a pony in there somewhere". Trump con't
ohmymimi · 20/08/2018 20:27

'Sex, lies and DUIs: GOP dumps oppo on Dem House hopefuls.
Republican ads are getting personal in the fight for the House.'
www.politico.com/story/2018/08/20/house-republicans-oppo-research-788468

ohmymimi · 20/08/2018 20:44

No, not that Baron, and not the other Baron, eitherWink
'Baron later said Trump “wants to disqualify the press as an independent arbiter of fact.” Beyond the news media, “Trump doesn’t want scientists to be that arbiter,” Baron added. “He doesn’t want the courts to be that arbiter. He doesn’t want the intelligence agencies to be the arbiter. He wants himself and his White House to be the arbiter of fact'
www.politico.com/media/newsletters/morning-media/2018/08/20/truth-isnt-nyt-defends-reporters-ny1-for-la-001590

lionheart · 20/08/2018 20:53

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-media-attacks-press-enemy-people-un-zeid-raad-al-hussein-a8500041.html

'The US has dropped in the international rankings of country press freedoms since Mr Trump became president.'

ohmymimi · 20/08/2018 21:02

While drawing attention to Mr Pastry's possible ommissions on his SF-86 is absolutely right, it is futile. What will happen? Nothing happened to Kushner. This is another area where the Founding Fathers gave a future criminal degenerate POTUS the leeway to exercise his autocratic bent.
Top Democrats Seek Information on Bolton’s Security Clearance After Revelation That He Worked With Russian Citizen Now Exposed as Spy
'As stated by Sean Bigley, national security attorney and managing partner at Bigley Ranisy: “Per longstanding Supreme Court precedent, the president’s authority over security clearance matters is both constitutional and polenary."
illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/thorner-presidents-power-to-evoke-security-clearances-is-constitutional.html

ohmymimi · 20/08/2018 21:16

It's both, Mr. Frum:
David Frum
@davidfrum
Substitute "social media" for chain emails to update into 2018

'It's very important to understand that for Fox viewers, Fox is only the most visible part of a vast alternative reality. Fox's coverage of the news cannot be properly understood in isolation, but only in conjunction with the rest of that system—and especially the chain emails that do so much to shape the worldview of Fox viewers.'

Thus link: www.thedailybeast.com/the-fox-news-wink-is-obama-gay-or-gay-gay thedailybeast.com/the-fox-news-w…
mobile.twitter.com/davidfrum/status/1031503557063667712

ohmymimi · 20/08/2018 21:28

Why would Mr. 'I have nothing to hide' be 'unsettled' by McGhan's time with Mueller?
Kaitlan Collins
@kaitlancollins
The White House is trying to portray the Trump-McGahn relationship as ironclad, when really it’s tortured at best. At times, they have gone weeks without speaking, months without meeting one on one. New w ⁦*@Kevinliptakcnn⁩ and ⁦*@JDiamond1

'Sources: Trump unsettled by McGahn's 30 hours with the special counsel'
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/08/20/politics/trump-mcgahn-30-hours/index.html?__twitter_impression=true
mobile.twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1031636364247347201

ohmymimi · 20/08/2018 21:38

Maybe he only likes saying pee behind closed doorsWink
Kaitlan Collins
@kaitlancollins
Even though the prompter says CBP.
John Roberts
@johnrobertsFox
This is odd. At a ceremony honoring Customs and Border Protection (CBP) @realDonaldTrump is repeatedly referring to the organization as "CBC".
8:41 pm · 20 Aug 2018
mobile.twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1031627229179125760

lionheart · 20/08/2018 22:04

Christina Wilkie (CNBC)
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@christinawilkie
1h1 hour ago

"They're actually liberating towns" on Long Island, NY, Trump says of ICE agents. "Liberating the towns!"

ohmymimi · 20/08/2018 22:09

Says the POTUS who does not:
Christina Wilkie
@christinawilkie
Trump just introduced this border patrol agent name Adrian and said, "He speaks perfect English!"

lionheart · 20/08/2018 22:21

Jury for Manafort to deliberate until 6.15 pm...

ohmymimi · 20/08/2018 22:30

Students for Democracy
@lister_lester
Replying to @BillKristol
and scene
10-year-old Tybre Faw traveled 7 hours to see his hero, Democratic Rep. John Lewis, who was in Selma, AL to commemorate the 1965 march for civil rights.
Lewis then invited Tybre to march with him toward the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
mobile.twitter.com/lister_lester/status/1031636038916034560

ohmymimi · 20/08/2018 22:51

Wonder what the
Reuters Top News
@Reuters
EXCLUSIVE: Trump says he would consider lifting sanctions on Russia if Moscow were to take steps to work with U.S. on issues like Syria and Ukraine. More from
@Reuters
interview: mobile.twitter.com/Reuters/status/1031644828193435656 link: reut.rs/2N4BlI3. reut.rs/2N4BlI3
mobile.twitter.com/Reuters/status/1031644828193435656

ohmymimi · 20/08/2018 22:52

Wonder what Curly and Moe talked about on the golf courseHmm

Roussette · 21/08/2018 07:28

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The WH admits - Trump has "executive time" until 11 A.M. then works untl 4 P.M.. He leaves for golfing on Fridays. So his work week is 4 days - only 20 hours including lunch. A part time president and a "National Disgrace"

Trump really is bone idle and lazy isn't he... I can't imagine what a shambles the WH is, given there is no one at the helm but him.
This article is old but oh my, I think it is very relevant... I can't imagine anyone not being embarrassed by Trump and how he's been since he's was sworn in.

johnpavlovitz.com/2017/05/26/no-white-friend-you-werent-embarrassed-by-barack-obama/

ohmymimi · 21/08/2018 08:09

Nah, when would he find time in his busy scheduleHmm
'Trump says he could ‘run’ Mueller probe'
www.politico.com/story/2018/08/20/trump-mueller-investigation-790059

lionheart · 21/08/2018 09:02

Let's hope it's 'not about the money.'

Quantumblue · 21/08/2018 10:16

Meanwhile the Australian government is disembowelling itself...