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He’s the match; we’re the ammo. Only we can stop ourselves - Trump thread 86

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TheClaws · 30/10/2018 03:24

This is one of the most apt political cartoon I’ve seen.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3393501-Couldnt-think-of-a-pithy-quote-so-have-this-instead-Trump-85

He’s the match; we’re the ammo. Only we can stop ourselves - Trump thread 86
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cozietoesie · 30/10/2018 21:16

I believe that the GOP will hold the Senate. I do not believe they will hold the House.

lionheart · 30/10/2018 21:19

Protesters in Pittsburgh staging a march.

ohmymimi · 30/10/2018 21:28

I like Biden, perhaps even more now I know his charming middle name. But, nothing will change until enough people recognise that this America is who you are and take on the huge and long task that is needed to make it what they thought it was. Sticking plaster and some salve won't be up to the task, this time.
Ben Seigel
@benyc
Biden: “We’ve got to help reset the moral compass of this country again, we have to get back to who we are.”

ohmymimi · 30/10/2018 21:36

Looks like quite a big (and orderly) protest, from the pics in this report:
As Rabbi Jeffrey Myers who escaped the gunfire that killed 11 on Saturday morning was outside the Tree of Life to greet the president, crowds of protesters gathered near the synagogue awaiting Trump's arrival.
An emotional resident stood on a lawn nearby and screamed that Trump was not welcome there and community members should be allowed to grieve.
"Words have meaning," neighbors shouted.

abcnews.go.com/US/funerals-11-synagogue-shooting-victims-begin-trump-heads/story?id=58846431

ohmymimi · 30/10/2018 21:49

'MANHATTAN (CN) – Deciding whether to revive a case calling Trump-branded businesses a threat to the Constitution, a federal appellate judge noted Tuesday that the president’s enterprises certainly have a leg up on the competition.
“The Trump restaurants and hotels are offering something that nobody else can offer,” U.S. Circuit Judge Pierre Leval said, identifying this as the ability to “line the pockets of the president.” '
www.courthousenews.com/panel-presses-trump-admin-in-emoluments-appeal/

ohmymimi · 30/10/2018 21:51

Stinky Zinke may end up in clinke:
Matea Gold
@mateagold
I know it's a busy news day, but this is remarkable via @eilperin@jdawsey1: a probe into the conduct of the Interior Secretary has been referred to DOJ for possible criminal investigation

Zinke’s own agency watchdog just referred him to the Justice Department
washingtonpost.com

ohmymimi · 30/10/2018 21:58

Time to pony up. Run that up your flagpole:
Juliet Eilperin
@eilperin
Update: @SenBlumenthal @SenWarren @RonWyden have sent Zinke a letter, citing a recent IG report, asking him "“to immediately cease any efforts to use [your office] for personal gain and fully reimburse the public for your private use of public resources.”

ohmymimi · 30/10/2018 22:02

No longer ye faithful:
ye
@kanyewest
My eyes are now wide open and now realize I’ve been used to spread messages I don’t believe in. I am distancing myself from politics and completely focusing on being creative !!!

MissMarplesKnitting · 30/10/2018 22:05

Absolutely howling at the Jacob Wohl "surefire intelligence" stuff this evening.

The stupid really hurts. Mainly, in this case, from laughter.

ohmymimi · 30/10/2018 22:09
Grin Astead @AsteadWesley YEXIT www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2018/10/blexit.php
ohmymimi · 30/10/2018 22:18

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ohmymimi · 30/10/2018 22:28

Oops. Case of premature posting. Reported for deletion.
I'm obviously too tired to concentrate. The exchange re the ridiculous Mueller plot I was highlighting is here:
mobile.twitter.com/thetomzone/status/1057383937893416962

lionheart · 30/10/2018 23:22

Oh dear.

TheClaws · 30/10/2018 23:23

The FBI called Jacob’s mom. I think he’s been sent to his basement.

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Very credible allegations are set to be made against Robert Mueller — The MSM is scrambling! They're accusing me of offering to pay accusers with ZERO PROOF and ZERO EVIDENCE!

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lionheart · 30/10/2018 23:25

Eric Geller (Politico)

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'Jacob Wohl trying to take down Bob Mueller is the comedic interlude we all deserve.'

AcrossthePond55 · 31/10/2018 00:05

Scrotus going to Pittsburgh and the shenanigans surrounding attempts to to get him close to the victim's families and the synagogue are simply beyond the fucking pale! It's vomitous.

TheClaws · 31/10/2018 03:15

Seizure of the US embassy in South Korea demanded. The demand arises from a conservative source and may not be supported by the South Korean government, however. This article appeared on KCNA, a North Korean news site known to sow discord between South Korea and the US (and between the two Koreas).

S. Korea: Seizure of U.S. Embassy Demanded

Pyongyang, October 30 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the People's Party of south Korea in a commentary on Oct. 25 called for seizing the U.S. embassy in Seoul, according to the south Korean internet newspaper Jaju Sibo.

He accused the U.S. of having not paid the rent for its embassy in Seoul for 40 years.

Noting south Korea is paying a huge amount of money for its buildings in the U.S., he termed the U.S. behavior international gangsterism.

The U.S. should make an apology for it and pay the rent in arrears, he held. -0-

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TheClaws · 31/10/2018 03:16

From NK’s Rodong Sinmun:

S. Korean Youths Demand Withdrawal of U.S. Forces

Youths affiliated to the anti-U.S. expedition for removal of the evils of division and withdrawal of U.S. forces in south Korea reportedly launched a struggle demanding the pullout of the U.S. troops on October 26.
That day they held a press conference outside the U.S. military base in Tongduchon to declare that they would conduct an action urging the withdrawal of the U.S. forces in Tongduchon, Phyongthaek and Seoul until Nov. 3.
At the end of the press conference they scattered written protests denouncing the crimes of GIs in south Korea.
The protest termed the U.S. troops a group of criminals.

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Minimammoth · 31/10/2018 05:37

Im not sure whether this Guardian article helped me understand the mid terms or confused further.www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2018/sep/17/midterms-2018-vote-election-date-senate-house-who-will-win-candidates-all-you-need-to-know-explained

Lweji · 31/10/2018 07:07

Phsrell Williams is not Happy with Trump.
And banned him from using his songs.

www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/30/pharrell-williams-donald-trump-happy-pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting

TheNorthWestPawsage · 31/10/2018 07:12

Yesterday's man. Grin

About 17 people showed up to a Steve Bannon event in Topeka, Kansas. Not a typo.
twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1057470968078036993?s=21

Steve Bannon draws crowd of tens to rally for Steve Watkins in Topeka
www.thepitchkc.com/news/blog/21029837/steve-bannon-draws-crowd-of-tens-to-rally-for-steve-watkins-in-topeka

ohmymimi · 31/10/2018 07:13

'Jews assail 'Christian rabbi' who appeared with Pence, and so does his own movement.
Loren Jacobs, who spoke at a rally with the vice-president, was stripped of his ordination by the Messianic movement in 2003.'
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna926406?__twitter_impression=true

Lweji · 31/10/2018 07:14

Because... karma.

Your words inciting hate and violence come back to bite you in your sorry arse.

Trump complains of different news coverage of him compared to Obama after S.C. church massacre

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-complains-of-different-news-coverage-of-him-compared-to-obama-after-sc-church-massacre/2018/10/30/e6782186-dc2d-11e8-b3f0-62607289efee_story.html

ohmymimi · 31/10/2018 07:16

'Biden embarks on working class whisperer tour.
A Midwestern swing this week will take the former vice president to at least six states — five of which Donald Trump carried.'
www.politico.com/amp/story/2018/10/30/joe-biden-midterms-949701?__twitter_impression=true