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TheClaws · 24/10/2018 23:57

At least on Twitter #MAGABomber is trending when #hoax is not. Unfortunately the extreme right (Breitbart readers, MAGA-era, idiots, etc.) are using #hoax. AS IF SOMEONE WOULD SEND FUNCTIONAL BOMBS to gain political leverage? Would they press-gang more than 7000 desperate people and make them walk thousand of miles just to make the other side look bad? This is the twisted thinking of the Right. FGS.

TheClaws · 25/10/2018 01:37

This is Trump’s chance to appear presidential. He could: meet with the FBI. Give a press conference himself. And so on. But ... he continues with his own election rallies, preaching to his mobs - one (or some) of whom likely took his violent wishes too far.

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
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Just arrived in Wisconsin to help two great people, @ScottWalker and @LeahVukmir!

lionheart · 25/10/2018 05:56

Cruz is blaming Democrats and Trump is ignoring question about his own rhetoric.

www.nytimes.com/2018/10/24/us/politics/trump-phone-security.html

Lweji · 25/10/2018 07:52

Trump behaves nicely on account of terrorising acts on his opponents. Hmm

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/24/clinton-bomb-reports-delivery-home-new-york-hillary-bill-latest

TheNorthWestPawsage · 25/10/2018 08:14

Not sure I understand any of this but it seems interesting!

Mueller link seen in mystery grand jury appeal
The special counsel appears to be locked in a dispute with a mystery grand jury witness, but much of the case is sealed.
www.politico.com/story/2018/10/24/mueller-investigation-grand-jury-roger-stone-friend-938572

TheNorthWestPawsage · 25/10/2018 08:17

Trump’s next ambassador to South Africa happens to be a Mar-a-Lago member

Lana Marks has no diplomatic experience, a history of fabricating her past, and a skill-set devoted primarily to making six-figure designer handbags.

But there’s one hobby that appears to qualify her to become the U.S.’s latest ambassador: a membership at the Mar-a-Lago Club.
thinkprogress.org/trumps-new-ambassador-to-south-africa-happens-to-be-a-mar-a-lago-member-8a52072263c4/

ohmymimi · 25/10/2018 08:53

Daniel Dale
Daniel Dale
@ddale8
Trump is doing a campaign rally in Mosinee, Wisconsin. Tweets in this thread.
Trump: "The media also has a responsibility to set a civil tone and to stop the endless hostility and constant negative and oftentimes false attacks and stories. Have to do it." So...he's using a day in which an explosive device was sent to CNN to bolster his criticism of media.
mobile.twitter.com/ddale8/status/1055266880783613952

ohmymimi · 25/10/2018 08:58

Shane Harris
@shaneharris
New: CIA director listens to audio of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's alleged murder. By ⁦*@John_Hudson⁩, ⁦*@smekhennet⁩, and me.
CIA director listens to audio of journalist’s alleged murder
washingtonpost.com

ohmymimi · 25/10/2018 09:03

'Trump points finger at opponents, media on day when bombs sent to Democrats and CNN'
"And by the way, do you see how nice I'm behaving tonight?" Trump asked the crowd. "Have you ever seen this? We're all behaving very well."
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/10/24/politics/trump-wisconsin-rally-blames-opponents-media/index.html?__twitter_impression=true

ohmymimi · 25/10/2018 09:12

'Spooks: We Tried to Warn Trump About His Phone
Experts warn that the commander-in-chief has failed ”to adhere to the most basic norms of telephony operational security.” '
“We briefed his chief of staff early in 2017 about the vulnerabilities of these phones,” said a frustrated former senior intelligence official. “It scared the crap out of Reince Priebus but that didn’t matter. It didn’t change the behavior of the president.”
The New York Times reported Wednesday that Trump is still using those vulnerable phones, and Beijing and Moscow are listening in on the president’s calls from “human sources inside foreign governments and intercepting communications between foreign officials.”
That’s exactly what intelligence officials feared when they first briefed the tech-reliant commander in chief’s staff, the former official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive briefings.
www.thedailybeast.com/can-you-hear-him-now-when-trump-talks-spooks-listen-in?source=twitter&via=desktop

ohmymimi · 25/10/2018 09:18

Jacqueline Alemany
@JaxAlemany
One of my most vivid 2016 memories: a rally in STL where I was dragged out of the hall by my ponytail for leaving the press pen to cover the non-stop altercations (protesters being attacked by supporters/ removed by security) Trump called it all "exciting" (link: www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-rally-in-st-louis-descends-into-mayhem/ cbsnews.com/news/donald-tr…
mobile.twitter.com/JaxAlemany/status/1055190289852362752

Lweji · 25/10/2018 09:32

There's bad people on both sides. Hmm

While Colbert got an exclusive sketch of the main suspect. At least of being the moral author.

ohmymimi · 25/10/2018 09:38

'Conservatives Have Lost the Supreme-Court Excuse for Supporting Trump.
If the talk-radio host Hugh Hewitt is right that the war for the judiciary is over and his side has won, then it’s also time for him to abandon his support for the president.'
www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/573679/?utm_source=twb&__twitter_impression=true

Lweji · 25/10/2018 09:56

Good point.

ohmymimi · 25/10/2018 09:56

'Pro-Trump Pundits Claim Without Evidence That Mailed Explosives Are 'False Flag'
Instead of condemning the explosive devices sent to former presidents and journalists, some pro-Trump pundits suggest Democrats planted them.'
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/pro-trump-pundits-explosives-false-flag_us_5bd0d00fe4b0d38b587f66c6

ohmymimi · 25/10/2018 10:21

'The Committee That Dictates the Rules of American Courts Looks Nothing Like America—or the Federal Judiciary '
slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/10/john-roberts-courts-rules-rigged.html

ohmymimi · 25/10/2018 10:26

'Why Female Trump Surrogates Are So Popular on the Campaign Trail'
It’s no coincidence that Sanders sounded like another one of the GOP’s favorite female surrogates: “The most important job any woman can have is being a mother,” Ivanka Trump once said in a campaign ad for her father. Here, Sanders and Ivanka are helping Republicans who think women belong at home breathe easy after a long day of hyperventilating when they hear California is requiring corporations to have women on their boards or see someone wearing a “The Future Is Female” shirt at the supermarket. In the safe space of the Republican Party, women not only know their place—they’ll tell you it’s OK to put them there.
slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/10/ivanka-trump-sarah-sanders-kellyanne-conway-trump-surrogates-women.html

BolleauxtoBankers · 25/10/2018 11:15

Hello, I'm just dipping in briefly as my flabber has been overly ghasted by the blaming of the Democrats for the pipe bombs yesterday (don't know if this has been mentioned here, but at one point I saw on Twitter that a Trump family member said that the WH had also received a suspicious package yesterday, so clearly it wasn't a right-wing thing).
I haven't read everything here, but I did see mention of "the writing is on the wall" - does this mean you think Trump and the GOP are finished, or that right-wing terrorism is going to win and Trump will be allowed to establish a hereditary dictatorship? I'm sorry if this is a stupid question in context, but I genuinely am bewildered by what is going on.

ohmymimi · 25/10/2018 12:10

"And by the way, do you see how nice I'm behaving tonight?" Trump asked the crowd. "Have you ever seen this? We're all behaving very well."

If you read about such an attack in a history book, you would assume it was a major turning point in the life of the nation. But it happened today. And the reaction of the president was essentially to pay it lip service.
The reaction of many in his party was to dismiss it. Within hours Donald Trump was back on the campaign trail churning up the atmosphere of hatred and combativeness that surely contributed to these attempted murders. He wants it behind him. He wants it forgotten.
David Rothkopf
@djrothkopf
On this day in American history...the most extensive plot to kill senior US government officials and prominent Americans in history took place. It targeted two former presidents, their families, a former Secretary of State, a former head of the CIA, senior members of Congress...
...a leading media organization & one of America's most distinguished philanthropists. It involved the coordinated distribution of deadly explosive devices across the country and was only foiled through the intervention of America's top law enforcement agencies.
Nothing on this scale or level had ever been attempted before. The motive was apparently political with the objective apparently being snuffing out the leading spokespeople for the views of the Democratic Party. As such it was not just an attack on senior individuals...
...but it was also an attack on democracy itself.

If you read about such an attack in a history book, you would assume it was a major turning point in the life of the nation. But it happened today. And the reaction of the president was essentially to pay it lip service.
The reaction of many in his party was to dismiss it. Within hours Donald Trump was back on the campaign trail churning up the atmosphere of hatred and combativeness that surely contributed to these attempted murders. He wants it behind him. He wants it forgotten.
But this should not be shrugged off or consigned to a single news cycle. This was a very bad day in our history and we need to devote the time and energy not just to brining the people behind it to justice...but to understanding what is happening to us and why.
mobile.twitter.com/djrothkopf/status/1055266048079990784

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