Democrats win the House, and he’s already fired Sessions: Trump thread 87

[TheClaws]

We start this new thread on a brighter note: the mid-terms were a win for the Democrats, securing the House of Representatives and further seats in the Senate. This means more scrutiny for POTUS and the GOP, and bargaining power.

He’s still a feckless, vain bully, oddly admired by some varieties of Christians - enjoy the cartoon by Mike Luckovich.

I'm feeling a bit fragile. Shall I hold off reading that Salon article, then take a deep breath before I do?

www.cnn.com/2018/11/23/politics/nick-ayers-pence-chief-of-staff-trump/index.html

Interesting article on Nick Ayers, tipped to replace Kelly as the next Chief of Staff.

Definitely don't read Perking

Have a rest and instead

www.cnn.com/2018/11/23/health/climate-change-report-bn/index.html

A massive federal climate change report that was due next month is out today. It warns of devastating health and economic costs to the US. cnn.it/2BuEOMD twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/1066047070128230400/photo/1

The day after Thanksgiving is apparently a good day to bury bad news.

Always grateful for a .

Michael Hayden, a former director of the CIA and National Security Agency, suffered a stroke earlier this week, his family said https://cnn.it/2R7emOn https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1066053042057940994/photo/1

One of the good guys. I hope he gets well soon.

BREAKING: The Trump Administration Just Asked The Supreme Court To Let It Enforce Its Transgender Military Ban

www.buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisgeidner/trump-transgender-military-ban-supreme-court #SCOTUS twitter.com/chrisgeidner/status/1066043425219325952/photo/1

Google translate may be necessary

Daniel Sandford
@BBCDanielS
An important, detailed piece on Wagner, the Russian private military company (in Russian)

www.bbc.com/russian/amp/features-46291929

I'm impressed that you speak Russian, Pain. 🙂

rantt.com/from-the-plantation-to-the-caravan-americas-history-of-white-nationalism/

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/23/jerome-corsi-robert-mueller-plea-negotiations

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/23/donald-j-trump-foundation-charity-lawsuit-new-york

'Lawsuit against Trump family charity can proceed, judge rules.'

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kansas-city-commissioner-louis-klemp-triveece-penelton-racism-nazi-terminology-a8645786.html

www.washingtonpost.com/energy-environment/2018/11/23/major-trump-administration-climate-report-says-damages-are-intensifying-across-country/?utm_term=.4029a6d12cb3

Trump is reportedly dissatisfied with Mnuchin, blaming him for appointment of Fed chairman Powell

President Trump is blaming Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for the appointment of a Federal Reserve chairman who has been raising interest rates, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Trump fears economic losses could jeopardize his 2020 re-election campaign.
www.cnbc.com/2018/11/23/trump-is-reportedly-dissatisfied-with-mnuchin-blaming-him-for-appointment-of-fed-chairman-powell.html

He just doesn't understand business, does he? 😃

He really understands self interest though, cozie. 🤑

The price of life - lower oil prices.

https://myzikk.com/2018/11/23/oil-tumbles-below-60-as-trump-heaps-pressure-on-saudi-arabia/

twitter.com/CREWcrew/status/1066149456733712385

White House communications chief Bill Shine received an $8.4 million severance package upon leaving Fox News last year and will continue to be paid by the network for two more years. He will now be paid simultaneously by both Fox News and the White House. www.thedailybeast.com/report-bill-shine-to-get-paid-by-fox-news-and-white-house-simultaneously?ref=home

www.buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisgeidner/trump-transgender-military-ban-supreme-court

I can’t read Russian and had to use google translate but didn’t want to make assumptions about the linguistic abilities of other posters!

More on fox

The Difference Between Russiagate and Watergate: Nixon Didn’t Have Fox

www.motherjones.Foxcom/media/2018/11/fox-nixon-trump-hannity-sullivan-maza-podcast/

edition.cnn.com/2018/11/23/europe/turkey-khashoggi-saudi-us-trump-intl/index.html

It's something when Turkey are giving lessons in morality and values.

If Trump is cornered, the judges he disdains may finally bring him down

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/23/donald-trump-judges-walter-shapiro

🤞🤞

A rational president, who had just bludgeoned Brett Kavanaugh onto the supreme court, would not jeopardize the long-awaited conservative majority by picking a fightt^ with Chief Justice John Roberts. But rationality has never been Donald Trump’s strong suit when it comes to dealing with the judiciary.
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Part of Trump’s disdain for judicial independence is probably rooted in his days as a New York real estate hustler under the tutelage of the notorious judge-fixerr^ and ultimately disbarredd^ lawyer Roy Cohn. In Cohn’s cynical world, the questions you asked about a judge were: “What do we have on him? Who can get to him? And what does he want?” The idea that a real estate case would be tried solely on its merits was as alien to Trump’s worldview as the quaint notion that creditors and contractors need to be paid in full.

Just want to share that my corner of Australia has just had a fantastic state election with a resounding rejection of racism and fear mongering and re- elected a really progressive government. Tiny piece of local good news that Trumpism has not worked here.

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