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.

www.thecut.com/2018/11/baraboo-high-school-boys-prom-photo-doing-nazi-salute.html?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-baby-balloon-paris-protest-remembrance-day-protesters-a8629016.html

Something to boost the day

Mapping people, not land. Perspective awareness
twitter.com/gayleasher1/status/1061861935522701313?s=21

And the young shall save us.

twitter.com/pewresearch/status/1062063239507382273?s=21

The Concourse article is very well observed, NorthWest. Thanks for posting.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-is-preparing-to-remove-kirstjen-nielsen-as-homeland-security-secretary-aides-say/2018/11/12/77111496-e6b0-11e8-bbdb-72fdbf9d4fed_story.html?utm_term=.d8d441dccbe7

www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/11/12/rules-are-clear-whitaker-cant-supervise-muellers-investigation/?utm_term=.45b8370d7d99

bipartisanreport.com/2018/11/12/50-nations-reach-cyber-crime-agreement-trump-putin-refuse-to-sign/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/trump-calls-florida-ballots-massively-infected-demands-end/story?id=59136811

Ongoing meltdown in the Trump twitosphere.

High School students throw Nazi salutes for their official Junior Prom photo.

twitter.com/jules_su/status/1061863141720637440?s=21

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dozens-wisconsin-high-school-students-apparently-give-nazi-salute-viral-n935241

State of Maryland asks judge to declare Rosenstein acting attorney general

Trump bypassed Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general who is overseeing the special counsel investigation, in favor of Matt Whitaker for acting AG.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/state-maryland-asks-judge-declare-rosenstein-acting-attorney-general-n935446

Sarah Kendzior
‏*@sarahkendzior*
If this case moves forward, it will likely end up at SCOTUS -- where lackey Kavanaugh, appointed in large part for his blind obedience to Trump, may decide its fate

On the high school nazi salute story. Good on this boy. His name is Jordan Blue. twitter.com/jules_su/status/1062008915184050178?s=19

Trump taunts Macron over European army with world war jibe: 'They were learning German in Paris before US came along'

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-emmanuel-macron-eu-army-tweet-world-war-nato-germany-remembrance-day-a8631426.html?fbclid=IwAR14PBgqj23538CEo0kwJuMQwpC_4oGyKYWcoCc5enyPzXNuqKkQOlOyKWA

CNN files against Trump.

cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2018/11/13/cnn-files-suit-against-the-trump-administration/

I saw that ThisIsAQuestion, well donecto him for standing by his principals.

Reading some of the tweets from students at the school it sounds like racism, sexism and homophobia are rife and the school has done little to discourage it.

It sounds rather like a version of the Kavanaugh establishment.

Russian accused of online fraud and wanted by the United States arrested in Bulgaria

edition.cnn.com/2018/11/10/world/russian-hacker-wanted-by-the-united-states-arrested-in-bulgaria/index.html

Thanks, Pain. Interesting.

Mueller.

thehill.com/policy/national-security/416389-mueller-expected-to-issue-more-indictments-soon-report#.W-rlxBwsB2w.twitter

And the young shall save us.

Don't count on it. People tend to become more right wing as they grow old.

80 hours is a lot.

spectator.us/mr-cohen-washington/

Yes - it is.

Sinema makes acceptance speech.

Sinema acceptance speech.

Sorry. That's a Newsweek piece.

Under his eye

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/arkansas-abortion-law-that-will-let-rapists-sue-victims-husbands-second-trimester-a7561066.html

A pregnant woman's husband will have the power to stop her from having an abortion, even in cases of spousal rape, under a new law introduced in the US state of Arkansas.