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Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy; it is democracy. Trump no. 94.

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TheClaws · 05/09/2018 00:41

Quote from Walter Cronkite.

Previous thread here:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3345873-Trump-has-a-Pecker-problem-and-there-is-a-blue-pill-to-make-it-grow-bigger-midterms-Trump-threads-contd

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lionheart · 08/09/2018 19:41

Some of those are rather befuddling, it's true.

lionheart · 08/09/2018 20:00

secondnexus.com/news/hillary-clinton-stop-brett-kavanaugh/?utm_content=inf_677_1164_2&tse_id=INF_6958f840b1dc11e8872dc93302272904

'While the rest of the country finds itself scandalized by the publication of a New York Times op-ed from an anonymous senior official in the Trump administration who confirmed s/he stays on board to shield the United States from President Donald Trump’s worst impulses, Hillary Clinton has not tweeted about Trump at all. In fact, she’s remained committed to one goal: Making sure Brett Kavanaugh, the president’s nomination for the Supreme Court, is not confirmed.'

lionheart · 08/09/2018 20:08

reason.com/blog/2018/09/07/house-passes-bill-that-would-reclassify

'Republicans in the House passed a bill this morning that would reclassify dozens of federal crimes as "crimes of violence," making them deportable offenses under immigration law. Criminal justice advocacy groups say the bill, rushed to the floor without a single hearing, is unnecessary, is overbroad, and will intensify the problem of overcriminalization.

The Community Safety and Security Act of 2018, H.R. 6691, passed the House by a largely party-line vote of 247–152. Among the crimes that it would make violent offenses are burglary, fleeing, and coercion through fraud.'

ohmymimi · 08/09/2018 21:41

In case anyone else is interested, more Kav. records here.
georgewbushlibrary.smu.edu/Research/Digital-Library/BrettMKavanaughRecords

lionheart · 08/09/2018 22:04

This one is interesting.

assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4777126/Read-the-memo-from-Brett-Kavanaugh-to-Judge-Starr.pdf

ohmymimi · 08/09/2018 22:09

This Kav. memo is noteworthy both for its tone re holding the president accountable, and for the list of very intimate questions about Lewinsky - bearing in mind he got this fine detail from questioning ML (for whom he expressed such 'concern' in the body of the memo):
Velvet Blade
@velvetblade
5/ Kavanaugh Memo to Starr
link: www.documentcloud.org/documents/4777126-Read-the-memo-from-Brett-Kavanaugh-to-Judge-Starr.pdf documentcloud.org/documents/4777…
2:15 am · 7 Sep 2018
mobile.twitter.com/velvetblade/status/1037871973072859136

ohmymimi · 08/09/2018 22:10

Yes, it is

cozietoesie · 09/09/2018 00:01

....He is all hat and no cattle.....(Avenatti, 8 September.)

Generally, I understand that but specifically??.........

lionheart · 09/09/2018 01:45

www.naacp.org/latest/naacp-calls-investigation-kavanaugh-testimony/

cozietoesie · 09/09/2018 01:54

Ouch!

lionheart · 09/09/2018 02:42

www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/09/democratic-strategy-brett-kavanaugh-confirmation?mbid=social_twitter

'Running out the clock is a long shot. So is pulling a “Bork.” But Democrats may still have a card to play in the Supreme Court-nomination battle.'

ohmymimi · 09/09/2018 08:04

Useful idiots abound among the repuglies:
www.stripes.com/news/us/virginia-state-senator-who-met-with-assad-says-british-planning-fake-chemical-attack-1.546685

TheNorthWestPawsage · 09/09/2018 08:13

This is guy who came with his dog.

A comedian with ties to Roger Stone was subpoenaed by Robert Mueller to testify before the grand jury

'Like sitting on an electric chair': Mueller grand jury grills Roger Stone associate Credico
www.politico.com/story/2018/09/07/mueller-grand-jury-questions-credico-811127

ohmymimi · 09/09/2018 08:27

Reliable Sources
@ReliableSources
New podcast: @michaelkruse, who maintains a "Trump library," goes back to the bookshelf to gain a deeper understanding of the president. Hear what he's learned about Trump's survival skills & his peculiar enjoyment of being "in a state of real crisis."

[Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter] Michael Kruse's Trump library: He reveals what a 28-year-old book can teach us today
podplayer.net/#/?id=55146951 via @PodcastAddict

lljkk · 09/09/2018 08:31

Interview with PlaidShirtGuy, American socialist.
Plus DailyMail article on the bored couple & #snifflegate.

ohmymimi · 09/09/2018 11:00

This may have been posted before, but I can't see it. Anyway, relevant to the Stelter/Kruse pod. above:

'Trump Has No Fear: ‘Makes Nixon Look Like a Cream Puff’.
Trump might be in the greatest peril of his presidency, but there’s one thing he has going for him: He likes testing his survival skills.'
www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/09/05/donald-trump-nixon-presidency-219639

lionheart · 09/09/2018 11:01

Snifflegate.

ohmymimi · 09/09/2018 11:08

'Warrant Expected for Dallas Cop Who Killed Man in Apt. She Mistook as Hers: PD'
www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/Dallas-Officer-Fatally-Shoots-Man-492675981.html?amp=y&__twitter_impression=true

woman11017 · 09/09/2018 11:10

"They told us we had to be enthusiastic. Secret service guys told me to leave and not come back." #plaidshirtguy Brave lad, funny too, hope he's ok.

ohmymimi · 09/09/2018 11:14

'Obama rallies California Dems as GOP licks its chops.
As the former president lends gravitas and glamor to seven House candidates, both parties insist they can use his embrace to energize their voters.'
...... Republicans see Obama’s return as a chance to step up, too. As the liberal hero begins to stump for fellow Democrats this fall, his stop in this one-time bastion of conservatism comes with political risk. Republicans for years used Obama to energize voters, yoking down-ticket Democrats to a president reviled by the GOP. That’s a formula Republicans here think they can repeat.
www.politico.com/story/2018/09/08/obama-midterms-california-trump-812294

ohmymimi · 09/09/2018 11:16

'New York Voters Are About To Tell Us A Lot About The State Of The Resistance.
Keep your eyes on the attorney general race among Democrats Zephyr Teachout, Letitia James and Sean Patrick Maloney.'
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/new-york-resistance-attorney-general-race_us_5b92e91fe4b0cf7b003fa910

ohmymimi · 09/09/2018 11:17

Helpful
'Roger Stone Calls On Trump To Fire 'Insubordinate Hillbilly' Jeff Sessions.
Southern shade from Trump's circle.'