‘Energy and persistence conquer all things’ - even vile orange ones. Trump thread con.

[TheClaws]

From the august Benjamin Franklin. This thread is no. 84.

Old thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3369248-Not-knowing-when-the-Dawn-will-come-I-open-every-Door-Trump-No-95

I guess you get what you vote for:
Kaitlan Collins
@kaitlancollins
Quite a graphic in today’s NYT — showing how a map of where China’s retaliatory tariffs threaten American jobs the most looks a whole lot like the one showing where Trump won in 2016. (link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/03/business/economy/china-tariff-retaliation.html) nytimes.com/interactive/20…
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www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/americans-protest-kavanaughs-nomination-across-country_us_5bb56524e4b028e1fe3a6583

They had to get a microscope to see that teeny figleaf to shelter, in ignominy, under
Manu Raju
@mkraju
With Collins and Flake both satisfied with the investigation, it’s hard to see them voting against the nomination since that would be an obvious red flag to raise right now. Kavanaugh appears, at the moment, headed to the Supreme Court
Meanwhile:
The Associated Press
@AP
The Latest: Senate Democrats are criticizing the White House for what they say is a limited FBI investigation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
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The Latest: Initial Senate vote on Kavanaugh set for Friday
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I feel guilty too, as this a rather vicarious experience that pales against the depth anxiety and, in some, plain fear, for huge numbers the US.

Absolutely this. I'm always aware that my disgust, annoyance and frustration is nothing compared to what it must be to be in the US and seeing this unfold. for all the US posters and lurkers.

I do think the UK has an interest though, not just because the US has been the main player in the post War alliance for so long and now that balance of power is changing but also because the Brexiteers seem hell bent on following suit with the Bannon way.

As I've been typing, I had a WaPo newsflash that Flake and Collins were content with the FBI report and would be voting to confirm. No surprise but it's a dark day for women and I can't imagine how Christine Ford feels. A week really is a long time in politics.

I really admire the US protest movement and the fact they never give in. Respect!

twitter.com/igorvolsky/status/1047878270530867200

STOP SAYING 'IT'S OVER'!!!!

If we learned one thing from ACA fight (and the 2016 election) it's not "over" until the final vote.

KEEP CALLING:

Collins
202-224-2523

Flake
202-224-4521

Murkowski
202-224-6665

Manchin
202-224-3954

I've been to Kirkenes, and the Russian border, which is only a skip and a hop away.
'The New Cold Front in Russia’s Information War.
As NATO’s footprint grows in Norway, Moscow may be using an espionage case to inflame the country’s internal divisions.'
foreignpolicy.com/2018/10/03/the-new-cold-front-in-russias-information-war-nato-norway/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

'American Principles Project'
You will abide by our principles:

David Frum
@davidfrum
This does not go nearly far enough. What's needed is a suit in federal court to confirm that "conservative" is a trademark jointly owned by Jerry Falwell Jr and Roger Ailes.

American Principles
@approject
.@MZHemingway at @FDRLST reported that 37 conservative leaders sent this letter to the @washingtonpost calling on the Post to stop identifying @JRubinBlogger as conservative. We also called for Post to hire conservative writer.
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American Principles Project ❄❄❄ 👀:
'The Republican Party Needs to Embrace Liberalism.
Classical liberal values have disappeared from the right and are now disappearing from the left. Someone needs to adopt them. Why not the GOP?'
www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/570790/?__twitter_impression=true

David Frum
@davidfrum
Kevin Brady is chair of the House Ways & Means Committee. Single-handed, he could refute or confirm the NYT powerful accusations of tax fraud by Donald Trump. (link: www.cnn.com/2018/09/05/politics/trump-tax-returns/index.html [ The 1924 law Democrats may tap to see Trump's tax returns].com/2018/09/05/pol… He won't even look.
Rep. Kevin Brady
@RepKevinBrady
(link: www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-tax-returns-in-the-spotlight-if-democrats-capture-the-house-1538575880 wsj.com/articles/trump… via @WSJ. This is dangerous. Once Democrats abuse this law to make public @realDonaldTrump tax returns, what stops them from prying/making public YOUR tax returns for political reasons? Who is next? #AbuseOfPower #EnemiesList
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'Tis indeed:
Philip Brasher
@PhilipBrasher
This is holding up pretty well

Lachlan Markay
@lachlan
I think pro-Kavanaugh folks dumping on Flake are seriously underestimating how savvy a move that was. He basically neutered Ds' central talking point. If the FBI finds nothing new (as is likely), Collins, Murkowski, and Manchin are unquestionably more likely to vote yes.

Putin on the agony, Putin on the style:
Scott Shane
@ScottShaneNYT
1/ Here's a remarkable update to the reconstruction of the Russian 2016 election attack I wrote with @MarkMazzettiNYT two weeks ago: (link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/20/us/politics/russia-interference-election-trump-clinton.html) nytimes.com/interactive/20….
The Plot to Subvert an Election: Unraveling the Russia Story So Far
nytimes.com
2/ Turns out that on December 19, 2016, the day the Electoral College confirmed Trump's victory, one of the Internet Research Agency troll accounts tweeted this:

@gab1aldana · 19 Dec 2016 #ThingsYouCantIgnore a Russian plant as your next #POTUS

3/ And according to the estimable @DarrenLinvill of Clemson University, it was then retweeted by 26 other Russian accounts that same day. Just one more cheeky in-your-face from the Russians who took sides in the US election.

mobile.twitter.com/ScottShaneNYT/status/1047822472249311236

Weird to remind the Poxy audience of the Torture Memo ..... Maybe not
John Whitehouse
@existentialfish
So here's torture memo writer John Yoo on Fox News decrying "lives destroyed over accusations that couldn't be proven."
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Oh, Judge Dilly Dilly loves a chaser:
John Whitehouse
@existentialfish
Replying to @existentialfish the chaser is that kavanaugh wanted yoo appointed as a federal judge:
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'YOO TORTURE MEMO SAYS FOURTH AMENDMENT DOESN'T APPLY IN WAR ON TERROR
www.wired.com/2008/04/yoo-torture-mem/

'The Torture Memos, 10 Years Later.
Our journey toward Abu Ghraib began in earnest with a single document -- written and signed without the knowledge of the American people.'
www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/02/the-torture-memos-10-years-later/252439/

'Millennial Men And Women Are Divided On Race And Gender Issues, New Poll Finds
About a third of millennial men surveyed say they would prefer white political candidates, if everything else was equal.'
If everything else was equal, 37% of millennial men said they would prefer a male candidate, compared to 16% of women who said they’d prefer a woman; 59% of all millennials said a candidate’s gender, all else equal, doesn’t matter, including 68% of women.
About one-third of all millennial men (36%) said they would prefer a white political candidate, if all else was equal. Only 11% of women surveyed held that belief. That question also comes with a major partisan divide: 42% of Republicans said they’d prefer a white candidate, compared to 22% of Democrats. And while 51% of millennials said it wouldn’t matter to them if, all else being equal, a candidate was straight or LGBTQ, a slim majority of men (53%) said they’d prefer a heterosexual candidate.
www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/mattberman/millennials-are-largely-open-to-socialists-new-poll-finds?__twitter_impression=true

Important to get this on the record:
Manu Raju
@mkraju
Christine Blasey Ford’s attorney writes to the FBI saying there are eight additional people who should be interviewed.
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www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/10/3/1801370/-Kavanaugh-Yale-suitemate-heard-about-the-incident-Ramirez-described-within-days-of-its-occurrence

www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/will-the-fbi-ignore-testimonies-from-kavanaughs-former-classmates

I am not tech savvy (to say the least) but look here:

www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies

This shows beggining of letter to Wray, missing from the above photos:
Jim Acosta
@Acosta
Ford’s legal team releases letter to FBI director Wray questioning why their client was not interviewed during the supplemental investigation and actually offers names of people who “would have challenged” Kavanaugh’s credibility:
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beginning Previous was Trumpspelling

From Daily Kos.
Slight difference to Judge Dilly Dilly's ctee testimony? Nah, the arsehole f'n lied about it:
The classmate said that “Brett Kavanaugh had made up a rhyme using the REE NATE pronunciation of Renate’s name” and sang it in the hallways on the way to class. He recalled the rhyme going, “REE NATE, REE NATE, if you want a date, can’t get one until late, and you wanna get laid, you can make it with REE NATE.” He said that, while he might not be remembering the rhyme word-for-word, “the substance is 100 percent accurate.” He added, “I thought that this was sickening at the time I heard it, and it left an indelible mark in my memory.”

From Daily Kos.
Slight difference to Judge Dilly Dilly's ctee testimony? Nah, the arsehole f'n lied about it:
Appold, who is the James Hastings Nichols Professor of Reformation History at Princeton Theological Seminary, said that he first heard about the alleged incident involving Kavanaugh and Ramirez either the night it occurred or a day or two later. Appold said that he was “one-hundred-per-cent certain” that he was told that Kavanaugh was the male student who exposed himself to Ramirez.

What is Mr. Pastry cooking up?
'Bolton 2.0: Trump's tough guy on Iran picks his battles.'
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'The Senate Should Not Confirm Kavanaugh
Signed, 1,700+ Law Professors (and Counting)'
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/03/opinion/kavanaugh-law-professors-letter.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

Heitcamp is a no!

I don't know if this shows clearly but this image uses Dr Ford's words.