Couldn't think of a pithy quote so have this instead. Trump #85

[AcrossthePond55]

www.timeanddate.com/countdown/election?p0=263&iso=20181106T12&msg=2018%20Midterm%20Elections

link to old thread

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3379262--Energy-and-persistence-conquer-all-things-even-vile-orange-ones-Trump-thread-con?msgid=81768323

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/22/trump-migrant-caravan-central-america-military

'The Oligarchic Courts
The Supreme Court doesn't have a shred of democratic legitimacy. The sooner we recognize that basic fact, the sooner we will be able to confront the reactionary judiciary.'
www.jacobinmag.com/2018/10/supreme-court-kavanaugh-confirmation-democratic-constitutionalism

'Donald Trump, Lumpen Capitalist
The most important thing about Donald Trump isn’t his psychological condition — it’s that he’s a capitalist. And a particular kind of capitalist at that: a lumpen capitalist.'
www.jacobinmag.com/2018/10/donald-trump-lumpen-capitalist-class-elections

'Rise of the lumpen elite: is this really what we fought for?'
www.opendemocracy.net/od-russia/maxim-kantor/rise-of-lumpen-elite-is-this-really-what-we-fought-for

Lumpen Capitalist.

Mueller.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/special-counsel-examines-conflicting-accounts-as-scrutiny-of-roger-stone-and-wikileaks-deepens/2018/10/21/db9ab1c2-bde5-11e8-be70-52bd11fe18af_story.html?utm_term=.8a7d3d999116

Entrance to Yale Law this morning.

I read that as 'lumpy capitalist' and thought "so true, so true".

A south-east Asia (pro-Chinese) perspective on the US - Taiwan issue. The Chinese view this interference very seriously. The final paragraph is quite ominous:

‘As the US and China drift dangerously towards direct conflict, Taiwan should be cautious. The narrow Taiwan Strait could be the flashpoint that sparks war between the world’s most powerful nations.’

(For those unaware, two US warships have provocatively passed through the strait of Taiwan, for the second time this year: www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-us/us-warships-pass-through-taiwan-strait-amid-china-tensions-idUSKCN1MW1Z0 )

www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2169432/taiwans-cosying-trump-could-spark-china-us-war

Russia also not pleased with the US retreating from nuclear pact: the Kremlin says it will respond in kind.

Let’s see: the US seems be attracting some gargantuan enemies this week! China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia! Congratulations, DT!

in.reuters.com/article/usa-nuclear-trump-kremlin/kremlin-well-respond-in-kind-if-u-s-develops-intermediate-missiles-idINKCN1MW19U?il=0

I believe that Putin is quite pleased by the US pulling out of the treaty.

"It wasn't me, it was him"
And
"Look over there"

Thank you for that early morning chuckle, Across

www.reuters.com/article/us-bomb-soros/explosive-device-found-at-home-of-george-soros-police-idUSKCN1MX0AQ

Mr D will need a long lie down in a dark room after the midterms:
Daniel Dale
@ddale8
Trump is doing a rally with Ted Cruz in Houston. Tweets in this thread.
www.reuters.com/article/us-bomb-soros/explosive-device-found-at-home-of-george-soros-police-idUSKCN1MX0AQ

'Supreme Court halts Wilbur Ross deposition.
The Supreme Court has effectively halted a ruling requiring Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to testify in suits challenging his decision to add a question on citizenship to the 2020 Census, but most of the justices declined for now to grant the Trump administration's other requests to limit the challengers' access to information about Ross' action.'
www.politico.com/story/2018/10/22/supreme-court-wilbur-ross-929497

'Harris makes a big first impression in Iowa.
The California senator previews her likely 2020 campaign.'
www.politico.com/story/2018/10/22/kamala-harris-2020-iowa-923968

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/12-relatives-sign-op-ed-blasting-nevada-gubernatorial-candidate-adam-laxalt_us_5bce868fe4b0d38b587b6303

Kelly and physical violence in the WH.
If only he grabbed DJT by... his collar.

www.businessinsider.com/john-kelly-argument-pushes-corey-lewandowski-white-house-trump-2018-10

www.thestar.com/news/world/2018/10/22/donald-trumps-strategy-as-midterms-approach-lies-and-fear-mongering.html

www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/republicans-outpacing-democrats-early-voting-key-states-nbc-news-finds-n922881

'CIA Director Gina Haspel Heads To Turkey For Khashoggi Probe: Sources.
President Trump said on Monday that “we have top intelligence people in Turkey” to help investigate the Saudi journalist’s death.'
www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gina-haspel-cia-khashoggi-turkey_us_5bcebd1ce4b055bc948416e1

The Lumpen Nationalist:
S.E. Cupp
@secupp
When someone tells you who they are, believe them: “You know, they have a word. It sort of became old-fashioned. It’s called a nationalist. And I say really, we’re not supposed to use that word. You know what I am? I am a nationalist. Use that word.” - President Trump.
mobile.twitter.com/secupp/status/1054585669761277957

10:50
The Guardian’s Middle East editor, Martin Chulov, writes:

'There were few new details in Erdogan’s speech, which fell short of the expectations he himself had set by claiming it would reveal the “full naked truth” behind Jamal Khashoggi’s death.

A team of three people arrived from Riyadh on October 1, the day before the disappearance, and scouted a forest near Istanbul. The implication is that the three men were looking for a place to discard Khashoggi’s remains.
The 18 people arrested by Riyadh included all those who Turkey had named as assassins, as well as three other men, whose identities have not been revealed.
Erdogan made no reference to audio or video recordings, which would be deeply damaging to Saudi leaders.
He asked for the 18 men to be tried in Istanbul. Throughout his address, he remained deferential to King Salman, and made no mention of embattled Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman.'

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2018/oct/23/jamal-khashoggi-death-erdogan-turkish-parliament-live

He clearly meant to use the word in acceptance of its meaning.
That's an equivalent to shooting someone on the street.
And he'll get away with it.

news.sky.com/story/sky-sources-jamal-khashoggis-body-parts-found-11533202

So Khashoggi's dismembered and mutilated body has been found in the Saudi Consul General's garden. Pretty damning I would say...
His poor fiancee and family

And WTAF?

Saudi king and prince phone Khashoggi's son to give condolences

www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/22/saudi-prince-father-phone-khashoggi-son-condolences-turkey-killing