It’s a National Non-Emergency: Trump thread 91

[TheClaws]

Here we are in February 2019 - Trump has declared a National Emergency to funnel the funds for his border wall, he’s just come off a ridiculous SOTU that contained more lies than not, and he’s just tweeted this:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump 2h2 hours ago
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“These guys, the investigators, ought to be in jail. What they have done, working with the Obama intelligence agencies, is simply unprecedented. This is one of the greatest political hoaxes ever perpetrated on the people of this Country, and Mueller is a coverup.” Rush Limbaugh

But here’s a reminder he’s not one of the sharpest tools in the box.

www.cnbc.com/2019/03/06/rashida-tlaib-says-she-will-introduce-impeachment-resolution-this-month.html

abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-white-house-lawyer-calls-mueller-american-hero/story?id=61455661

Well, I doubt it.

When was that photo taken? (I'm thinking of a recent and interesting piece on Mueller's body language.)

Ken Klippenstein
@kenklippenstein
SCOOP: Trump admin's plan to export nuclear tech to Saudi Arabia enjoys the help of PPG, a lobbying firm that represented Yanukovych's pro-Russia political party in Ukraine at the same time Manafort did.

Manafort was business partners with PPG's chairman

tyt.com/stories/4vZLCHuQrYE4uKagy0oyMA/4VEzKKXtjYALBDn4xOXxur

It's been around for a few months, I think. What was the piece on Mueller? It sounds interesting. There are a couple of body language experts on twitter who often translate the various hearings ...

I 'think' it was McCabe in conversation with Mr Colbert, lion.

Thanks, I will take a look.

www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-03-04/hr-1-is-enormous-and-its-voting-and-districting-reforms-necessary

She had a bit of a day. Under oath (just saying').

www.thedailybeast.com/kirstjen-nielsen-says-we-dont-use-cages-for-childrenafter-us-put-migrant-kids-in-cages?via=twitter_page

Another pearler from Nielsen:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar
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@SecNielsen
confirms that she's aware of parents who have been separated from their children & deported without them, but says "there was no parent who has been deported to my knowledge without multiple opportunities to take their children with them."

And the ‘cages’ exchange:

NIELSEN: "Sir, they're not cages!"

THOMPSON: "What are they?"

NIELSEN: "They are areas of the border facility that are carved out for the safety and protection of those who remain there while they're being processed."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar
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@RepBonnie
: What is a chainlink fence enclosed into a chamber on a concrete floor? A cage?

@SecNielsen
: It's a detention space, mam

REP BONNIE: Is it different from what you put dogs in?

NIELSEN: Yes

REP BONNIE: In what sense?

NIELSEN: It's larger

B: Sounds like a dog cage

It would seem that suitcase Cohen’s attorneys were wheeling in contained some info on this - Giuliani apparently sent his ‘associates’ to Cohen after Cohen was raided to see if was going to be loyal to the President. This is not good news for Giuliani or POTUS.

thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/432932-giuliani-associates-approached-cohen-after-fbi-raid-report

This too on MSNBC.

Deadline White House
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@DeadlineWH
2h2 hours ago

“Michael Cohen… is leaving behind a paper trail... sharing documents with the House Intel Committee that show edits made to Cohen's false testimony before Congress about discussions surrounding the Trump Tower Moscow project..." -

Very disappointing. That’s what my Dad said if I received a D for my English essay.

‘Asked about a report that North Korea is rebuilding missile launch facility, Pres. Trump tells ABC News' @karentravers, "I would be very disappointed if that were happening ... I would be very, very disappointed in Chairman Kim and I don't think I will be" t.co/4AotSkroz7 pic.twitter.com/1RiTFFloeg

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) March 6, 2019

thehill.com/homenews/administration/432900-trump-very-disappointed-if-north-korea-rebuilding-missile-launch

As if KJU gives a rat's ass about Scrotus' 'disappointment'.

What an idiot!!!

Tourism links between North Korea and Russia? Curious. At least that’s a memorandum that got signed.

MOU Signed between DPRK and Russia

Pyongyang, March 6 (KCNA) -- A MOU on cooperation in tourism was signed between the National Tourism Administration of the DPRK and the Bureau for Tourism of the Russian Federation in Moscow on Mar. 1.

It was inked by the DPRK ambassador to Russia and the director of the Bureau for Tourism of the Russian Federation respectively. -0-

Across

Don't you just love how 45 is painting KJU? (As some sort of high-spirited lad.)

Jennifer Cohn @jennycohn1
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OMG! The House Oversight Committee is seeking communications between
@GASecofState
and voting machine vendor ES&S! They have SUBPOENA power. This is huge news.
@RepCummings
@RepRaskin

@OversightDems
#gapol (link: assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5760744/2019-03-06-EEC-Raskin-to-Kemp-GA-Governor.pdf) assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5760… 1/

Not certain whether to believe this one, as it is Giuliani, but ...

thehill.com/policy/national-security/432976-giuliani-says-lawyers-have-approached-him-seeking-trumps-pardon

Now the Trump admin is tracking journalists.

www.inquisitr.com/5329272/trump-database-journalists-activists-nbc/

Cozie, I know, right? As if they were father and slightly naughty son. But I daresay that KJU is probably a son more to his taste than Donnie or Eric.

Claws the journalist database does not surprise me in the least. I have a feeling that said database is probably larger than we might suspect.

And I'm trying to figure out the 'pardon article'. Although it seems to say 'no pardon til after Mueller Investigation', I think what it's actually saying is 'Stay loyal but no pardons before convictions as it looks bad. So be prepared to spend some time in prison first'. That's a mug's game if ever there was one as Scrotus would have no compunction in breaking a 'pardon promise' if it suited him. I would be extremely surprised if there were any pardons of any kind before the 2020 election. But afterwards, there will be pardons galore.

Facebook finds UK-based 'fake news' network
www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47482145

Facebook has removed more than 130 accounts, pages and groups it says were part of a UK-based misinformation network.

The company said it was the first time it had taken down a UK-based group targeting messages at British citizens.

The same group set up pages posing both as far-right outlets and anti-fascist activists .
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The group was able to gain followers by setting up innocent-looking pages and groups. It later renamed them, and started posting politically-motivated content .
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Facebook said about 175,000 people followed at least one of the fake pages, which included 35 profiles on Instagram.

The company said the pages "engaged in hate speech and spread divisive comments on both sides of the political debate in the UK".
"They frequently posted about local and political news including topics like immigration, free speech, racism, LGBT issues, far-right politics, issues between India and Pakistan, and religious beliefs including Islam and Christianity.

"We're taking down these pages and accounts based on their behaviour, not the content they posted. In each of these cases, the people behind this activity coordinated with one another and used fake accounts to misrepresent themselves, and that was the basis for our action."

The BBC understands Facebook discovered the network of inauthentic accounts while investigating hate speech about the UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid.

My bolding in post above. It's pretty much the trolls' how-to manual.

Lots of hints something big coming tomorrow.....buy popcorn!