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.

Beto's running mate will be the ..........clincher.

Think these have been mentioned before, but after the ChCh attack I want to bookmark these articles again:

The Oxygen of Amplification
Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators
datasociety.net/output/oxygen-of-amplification/

"The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators Online" draws on in-depth interviews by scholar Whitney Phillips to showcase how news media was hijacked from 2016 to 2018 to amplify the messages of hate groups.

Offering extremely candid comments from mainstream journalists, the report provides a snapshot of an industry caught between the pressure to deliver page views, the impulse to cover manipulators and “trolls,” and the disgust (expressed in interviewees’ own words) of accidentally propagating extremist ideology.

After reviewing common methods of “information laundering” of radical and racist messages through the press, Phillips uses journalists’ own words to propose a set of editorial “better practices” intended to reduce manipulation and harm.

Thanks, Perking.

JUST IN: Nadler says House Judiciary Committee has received “tens of thousands” of documents from “a large number” of the 81 Trump world recipients who got letters.
twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1107763890006446080?s=21

This is a classic authoritarian move.

thehill.com/policy/finance/434586-trump-renews-call-to-pull-arts-pbs-funding

.....Threats Against the Rule of Law.......??

Boy

Nadler is going for it.

It’s my guess that Trump will ape (and I chose that word quite deliberately) this move if he wins in 2020. He may even have it as one of his election promises. His base would love it: the ability to jail anyone who says the wrong thing about the Orange One. I am serious about this - Trump doesn’t like being joked about; so much so, that when Obama roasted him at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner he was so upset he ran for President and here we are. He can and would do this in a heartbeat.

Marshall Cohen @MarshallCohen
NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed two new laws that impose strict prohibitions on Internet activities and speech. They allow Russian authorities to jail or fine people who spread "fake news" or if they "disrespect" government officials online. (h/t
@maryilyushina
)

Rep. Eric Swalwell re. the above.

Rep. Eric Swalwell
@RepSwalwell
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7h
I will do everything physically possible — march with my feet, shout from my lungs, and out-maneuver with my mind — to stop this from happening in America. But you better believe
@realDonaldTrump
will try. And I know you’re with me. Not on our watch.

Way past time.

www.newsweek.com/its-time-realise-putin-war-america-617897

Of course it only happens to conservatives, everyone. If it actually does (doubtful) perhaps that is because in general their posts break more rules/use more hate speech? Also it isn’t a “disgusting abuse of power” for a public company to enforce their own community terms.

Donald Trump Jr. @DonaldJTrumpJr
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6h
As I’ve been saying. This is a disgusting abuse of power, and of course it only goes one way.

Paul Bedard @SecretsBedard
Facebook BLOCKS @Scavino45 @realDonaldTrump ’s social media chief, no reason given (link: washex.am/2JjITZW) washex.am/2JjITZW

An 'tweak' to follow your two other reports, *Cosietoesie'.

edition.cnn.com/2019/03/18/politics/mueller-report-white-house-see/index.html

Sorry, Cozietoesie
Not quite awake.

thehill.com/homenews/administration/434643-deutsche-bank-loaned-over-2-billion-to-trump-report

'The New York Times reported Monday, based on interviews with more than 20 bank officials, that the bank repeatedly loaned money to Trump despite multiple business-related "red flags."'

....business - related red flags,,,,,,

You have to wonder why they loaned him any money at all?

What I tend to wonder is how much he repaid?

Natasha Bertrand
‏*@NatashaBertrand*
Breaking: Rod Rosenstein is staying longer at DOJ, per NBC's Pete Williams.

Andrea Mitchell
‏*@mitchellreports*
State dept defending @SecPompeo limiting briefing today to “faith based media” saying they regularly do targeted media and “other engagements are more targeted or designed for topic, region, or audience-specific media.” Can’t recall religion being a test before for journalists

Thought of you cozie when I saw this!

Why did Kamala Harris let Herbalife off the hook?

news.yahoo.com/kamala-harris-herbalife-accused-of-exploiting-latinos-090000896.html

That's the question, cozietoesie, that and the other connection to the bank with Kavanagh's predecessor (or his son).

US government uses several clandestine shelters to detain immigrant children

www.revealnews.org/article/us-government-uses-several-clandestine-shelters-to-detain-immigrant-children/

www.thedailybeast.com/cambridge-analytica-secrets-covered-up-by-emerdata-rebekah-mercer-jennifer-mercer-alexander-nix-julian-wheatland

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/19/mueller-cohen-emails-trump-russia-special-documents