Finding a way through 'the avalanche of crazy' or Trump thread 96.

[lionheart]

From back in Decemeber:

'This shouldn’t get lost in the avalanche of crazy. The wall we need is between DOJ and the White House. The foundation of our democracy- the rule of law- depends on it.' Sally Q. Yates.

Old thread:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3645518-Its-High-Crimes-and-Misdemeanours-Time-Trump-thread-no-95

AOC, however, is my hero.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/23/alexandria-

AOC really made Mark 'they trust me the dumb fucks' Zuckerberg squirm 😅😂🤣😆

Ooh, yowch! The oiliness of Zuckerberg in that hearing.

Ocasio-Cortez stumps Zuckerberg with questions on far right and Cambridge Analytica
www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/23/mark-zuckerberg-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-facebook-cambridge-analytica

That's led me to this Congressional hearing on stuff bad guys can legally get away with...

Why Ocasio-Cortez’s lesson in dark money is the most-watched political video
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/14/campaign-finance-but-make-it-viral-alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-unlikely-video-hit

AOC is doing very good work!

It was very different from when Zuck faced a bunch of old crusties who didn't understand how the internet worked 🤣😂😆

Oh yes indeedy...

Nice to have someone not dazzled by the New! Shiny! Makes Us Feel Old! aspects of new tech, who can move straight past those to focus on the fact these are just new ways of doing the same old bad things.

Bad Trump

It was very different from when Zuck faced a bunch of old crusties who didn't understand how the internet worked

Yes ! I saw a clip of that one and they didn't have a clue. However AOC is on the ball enough to ask the questions that make him squirm.

Interesting on what he said about the workers who spend the whole day, day after day, watching the most vile footage with a view to deletion or not. They are on minimum wage and FB has cut their access to counselling for this horrible job. AOC asked if he would do this job. He didn't have an answer...

The Good Old Days.

She speaks after all:

www.businessinsider.com/trumps-press-secretary-presidents-gop-opponents-human-scum-2019-10?r=US&IR=T

edition.cnn.com/2019/10/24/tech/black-lives-matter-facebook-2020/index.html

Oops.

www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/powerful-woman-kellyanne-conway-mocks-and-threatens-reporter-for-mentioning-her-husband-audio/

A fascinating relationship.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/24/summer-zervos-trump-sexual-assault-claims-documents-evidence

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/justin-walker-not-qualified-federal-judge-senate-confirms_us_5db20895e4b0bc7f96fe4dc1?ri18n=true

Figures.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/justice-department-criminal-investigation-mueller-russia_us_5db23e40e4b0a89374021ad3?ri18n=true

This is bad.

www.alternet.org/2019/10/trumps-justice-department-has-now-launched-a-criminal-investigation-into-the-russia-probe-report/

I’m hoping that’s just for optics, lion. Just so Trump can tell his adoring, slavering hordes at rallies “An investigation is happening, people. We promised it to you and it’s happening.” He gets the applause and the “Lock them up” chants and that’s all they care about really - some sign something could be occurring, even if it isn’t.

Yes. It's always been a narrative they have tried to spin (from way back). I'm hoping that the fact they have used it is a sign of their desperation.

And they sure are desperate.

I'm trying to believe that's a good sign but desperate can be dangerous.

www.theguardian.com/media/2019/oct/25/fox-news-watching-what-i-learned?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

'Fox News is ridiculous, stupid, and – when it doesn’t mean to be – hilarious. Most importantly, it’s an extremely influential stream of conservative misinformation. And the president’s favorite show, Fox & Friends, encapsulates the totality of the rotten network’s inherent conflicts and contradictions.

It shows how news and opinion is blurred – but opinion wins – and the lengths the network goes to ensure a devoted audience. Fox is a shameless counterfeit of a news organization, and Fox & Friends leads the fraud bright and early every morning.'

Just watched Obama's speech at Cummings eulogy and I'm wondering if the one in the Whitehouse will have the decency to not respond (there were a few sly digs!)

45 and 'decency' are not bedfellows.

He won't be able to resist.