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'Everybody has a heart. Except some people,' Trump thread 90.

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lionheart · 19/01/2019 01:08

From Bette Davis, who was too canny to name names. Smile

Here is the old thread:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3458456-Shutdowns-military-pullouts-and-resignations-it-s-Christmas-and-Trump-thread-89?watched=1&msgid=84240445#84240445

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cozietoesie · 02/02/2019 20:05

Thanks, lion. Smile

Dickensnovel · 02/02/2019 20:47

The Guardian is right!! and MAGA stands for white supremacy. I can't stand this stuff.

TheNorthWestPawsage · 02/02/2019 22:21

NEW: @SpeakerPelosi could move to block @realDonaldTrump from invoking a national emergency to build a border wall, forcing Senate Republicans to choose between preserving congressional power and crossing the White House. washex.am/2WA78FT @dcexaminer

Pelosi could force Senate Republicans into awkward vote on Trump emergency powers
www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/pelosi-could-force-senate-republicans-into-awkward-vote-on-trump-emergency-powers

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 03/02/2019 07:42

New from WSJ: Deutsche Bank AG, seek­ing to slash its ex­po­sure to Russia in late 2016, scram­bled to shed a $600 million loan it had outstand­ing to VTB Group, a large Russian state-owned bank, according to docs and peo­ple familiar with the fund­ing

[behind a paywall]

www.wsj.com/articles/deutsche-bank-in-late-2016-raced-to-shed-loan-it-made-to-russian-bank-vtb-11549147289

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 03/02/2019 07:49

2020 ELECTION
Russia's propaganda machine discovers 2020 Democratic candidate Tulsi Gabbard
Experts who track websites and social media linked to Russia have seen stirrings of a possible campaign of support for Hawaii Democrat Tulsi Gabbard.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/russia-s-propaganda-machine-discovers-2020-democratic-candidate-tulsi-gabbard-n964261

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 03/02/2019 08:11

Friday

Gov. Ralph Northam admits he was in 1984 yearbook photo showing figures in blackface, KKK hood
www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/va-gov-northams-medical-school-yearbook-page-shows-men-in-blackface-kkk-robe/2019/02/01/517a43ee-265f-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html

Yamiche Alcindor
@Yamiche
NEW: Governor Northam Statement on Offensive Photo. “I am deeply sorry for the decision I made to appear as I did in this photo and for the hurt that decision caused then and now.”

Saturday:

Democrats (presidential candidates, leaders of caucuses) largely call on northam to resign

Later on on Saturday:

The Associated Press
@AP
BREAKING: A Virginia Democrat who has spoken with Gov. Ralph Northam tells The Associated Press that the governor now does not believe he was in a racist picture in his 1984 medical yearbook and has no immediate plans to resign.

apnews.com/db1ba1949adb4439a3c903cb03dd2c80

mobile.twitter.com/jmartNYT/status/1091731899578494977

Matthew Miller
@matthewamiller
Good lord, this is like Trump telling people he wasn’t in the Access Hollywood video after he already admitted it and apologized for it.

Later still on Saturday:

Ralph Northam aimed to stem resignation calls in his press conference. He failed

edition-m.cnn.com/2019/02/03/politics/northam-news-conference/index.html

Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Sens. Kaine & Warner & Rep. Scott: "After we watched his press conference today, we called Gov. Northam to tell him that we no longer believe he can effectively serve as Gov. of Virginia and that he must resign ... He should step down and allow the Commonwealth to begin healing."

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 03/02/2019 08:13

Top Schumer Aide Was Pushed Out After Inappropriate Sexual Encounters With Staff
The sudden departure of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's communications director followed reports of sexual misconduct.

m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/chuck-schumer-matt-house-sexual-misconduct_us_5c54f9e4e4b00187b5510ff0?ec_carp=7956543609355212188

TheNorthWestPawsage · 03/02/2019 13:27

I don't know why they even bother.

time.com/5518947/donald-trump-intelligence-briefings-national-security/

... The problem has existed since the beginning of Trump’s presidency, the intelligence officials say, and for a time they tried to respond to the President’s behavior in briefings with dark humor. After a briefing in preparation for a meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May, for example, the subject turned to the British Indian Ocean Territory of Diego Garcia. The island is home to an important airbase and a U.S. Naval Support Facility that are central to America’s ability to project power in the region, including in the war in Afghanistan.

The President, officials familiar with the briefing said, asked two questions: Are the people nice, and are the beaches good? “Some of us wondered if he was thinking about our alliance with the Brits and the security issues in an important area where the Chinese have been increasingly active, or whether he was thinking like a real estate developer,” one of the officials said wryly....

... But the disconnect between Trump and his intelligence briefers is no joke, the officials say. Several pointed to concerns regarding Trump’s assessment of the threat posed by North Korea’s nuclear capabilities. After Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un last summer, the North claimed to have destroyed its major underground nuclear testing facility at Punggye-ri, and Trump has gone out of his way to credit the claim.

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGIA), which oversees the spy satellites that map and photograph key areas, had tried to impress upon Trump the size and complexity of the North Korean site. In preparing one briefing for the President on the issue early in his administration, the NGIA built a model of the facility with a removable roof, according to two officials. To help Trump grasp the size of the facility, the NGIA briefers built a miniature version New York’s Statue of Liberty to scale and put it inside the model.

Intelligence officials from multiple agencies later warned Trump that entrances at the facility that had been closed after the summit could still be reopened. But the president has ignored the agencies’ warnings and has exaggerated the steps North Korea has taken to shutter the facility, those officials and two others say. That is a particular concern now, ahead of a possible second summit with the Kim Jong-Un later this month. ...

TheNorthWestPawsage · 03/02/2019 16:08

I'm no scientist but WTF?

New EPA Advisory Board Member Believes Burning Fossil Fuels Is Good For The Planet
“Carbon dioxide makes things grow. Plants love this stuff," John Christy has said.
www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/new-epa-board-member-john-christy-is-climate-change-skeptci_us_5c565b84e4b00187b55185fa

...“There’s a benefit, not a cost, to producing energy from carbon,” John Christy, an atmospheric science professor at the University of Alabama in Hunstville, told E&E (Energy and Environment) News.

He didn’t elaborate, but he once told The Guardian: “Carbon dioxide makes things grow. Plants love this stuff. It creates more food. There is absolutely no question that carbon energy provides with longer and better lives.”...

...Christy, who has worked as a missionary in Africa, believes whatever happens to the environment is God’s will, Trenberth said. He believes such views have “undermined his science objectivity.”...

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cozietoesie · 03/02/2019 18:39

Of course. Smile

lionheart · 03/02/2019 19:01

This is harder to fathom than a Trump sentence but no less grim:

www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-argues-it-could-be-traumatic-reunite-thousands-migrant-1316093

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OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 03/02/2019 19:31

Russia Is Attacking the U.S. System From Within
A new filing by Special Counsel Robert Mueller shows how Russia uses the federal courts to go after its adversaries.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/02/new-mueller-filing-shows-how-russia-misuses-us-courts/581884/

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OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 03/02/2019 21:21

The President Said No Site Was Picked For Trump Moscow — But Documents Show His Fixers Were Scoping A Prime Location

Trump told the New York Times the Moscow development was “not important” and he was “not even sure they had a site.” But documents reveal early plans to build the luxury skyscraper on an industrial complex near the Moscow River.

www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emmaloop/trump-moscow-site

PerkingFaintly · 03/02/2019 21:31

A thing to bear in mind is that Putin's attacks on the US, UK and other western European countries are not just about destabilising countries which compete with Russia or could curtail Russia's military expansion.

For an authoritarian strongman heading a not-very-democratic state, the mere example of functioning liberal democracies is a threat. Putin would love to be able to point at democracies and say, "Look, those really don't work."

So using the very mechanics of liberal democracies to undermine them from within has a twofold purpose for Putin.

lionheart · 03/02/2019 22:04

time.com/5518947/donald-trump-intelligence-briefings-national-security/

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Roussette · 04/02/2019 07:24

I am Shock at that Time article lion.

Even the bullet points, pretty pictures, scale models, etc don't work. He believes what he believes and won't listen to Intelligence staff who know different. He really is a danger to the world, not just the US.

This link shows that Trump can work as little as an hour a day. The rest of the time is classed as 'Executive Time' whih involves watching cable and tweeting. Bottom line - 60% of his time over the last 3 months have been 'Executive Time'. He's a lazy arse.

In response to the report White House press secretary Sarah Sanders emailed this statement: "President Trump has a different leadership style than his predecessors and the results speak for themselves."

Yes, the results do speak for themselves. Wilful chaos.

www.axios.com/donald-trump-private-schedules-leak-executive-time-34e67fbb-3af6-48df-aefb-52e02c334255.html

borntobequiet · 04/02/2019 08:36

Sounds like the US Intelligence Agencies are thinking on their feet when preparing suitable teaching materials for their reluctant and learning challenged pupil. Perhaps some (of either sex) are married to teachers.

TheNorthWestPawsage · 04/02/2019 13:32

Here are all the treaties and agreements Trump has abandoned
www.cnn.com/2019/02/01/politics/nuclear-treaty-trump/index.html

Roussette · 04/02/2019 15:10

www.rawstory.com/2019/02/hes-unbriefable-naval-war-college-professor-warns-trump-incapable-learning-anything/

Listening to the discussion within this article I am Shock Shock

QuietContraryMary · 04/02/2019 15:15

Here's the Covington Catholic video explanation

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