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Trump and the Giant Impeachment. Trump thread 97

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AcrossthePond55 · 31/10/2019 18:23

With credit to Stephen Colbert (and Roald Dahl) for the title.

Vote taken, public House hearings to begin. Here we gooooooo!!!

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Roussette · 04/11/2019 17:17

Wish there was a 'like' button for that post of yours Across

Kushner might look like a wet lettuce but he is evil

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AcrossthePond55 · 04/11/2019 17:39

www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/impeachment-inquiry-11-04-2019/index.html

Live thread with updating. House's first release of transcripts from closed door hearings.

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lionheart · 04/11/2019 17:51

I'm having trouble too, Across, and haven't really got beyond the 'green light' part.

Did they know what would happen to Khashoggi? Did they care?

What went through their heads, what went through Kushner's head when the reports about the torture and death started to emerge?

That's even before you get to the other points you made.

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AcrossthePond55 · 04/11/2019 19:45

IMO lion, one can 'know' and one can 'know'. As in knowing what will happen because you have specifically been told what will happen and knowing what will most likely happen because you know the background/history of a situation. In this case I expect it's not likely that they said "...and then we will kill him" to Kushner but it is likely that Kushner would have known enough about the situation to know that Khashoggi was in grave danger, iyswim. Either way, Kushner carries responsibility for his death.

And no, IMHO, they didn't care. No one matters to them but themselves. Trump, Kushner, the whole bloody lot. No one matters if they are in the way of their objective.

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cozietoesie · 04/11/2019 20:46

AOC

cozietoesie · 04/11/2019 20:48

Sorry.

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RhinoskinhaveI · 04/11/2019 22:06

What went through Kushner's head?
Something along the lines of Ono this makes us look bad, how can we spin it so that we don't look bad
Then again perhaps he felt a little pleased, after all dismemberment is quite a big story isn't it and they do like the big headline

cozietoesie · 04/11/2019 22:20

I doubt he actually thinks.

lionheart · 05/11/2019 08:09

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/farm-bankruptcies-up-china-trade-war_us_5dc0e879e4b0615b8a985a19?ri18n=true

'American Farm Bankruptcies Jump 24% Amid Trump Trade War, Weather Challenges/

Meanwhile, government insurance and subsidies will provide nearly 40% of farm income this year.'

lionheart · 05/11/2019 08:17

Instead of Native American History Month ...

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-proclamation-national-american-history-founders-month-2019/

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AcrossthePond55 · 05/11/2019 13:38

Well, he's Manifest Destiny personified so it doesn't surprise me.

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AcrossthePond55 · 05/11/2019 15:02

A giggle from Mr Colbert

www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=_VTp-UFxEHA

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lionheart · 05/11/2019 15:29

The Orange Messiah?

TheNorthWestPawsage · 05/11/2019 16:10

No he’s a very naughty boy. Grin

How Booing Trump Corrects Media Bias
It's rare is to see that most common thing: regular people who hate the president.
newrepublic.com/article/155602/booing-trump-corrects-media-bias

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 05/11/2019 16:39

Maybe the answer is for every person who sees him anywhere and despises him to shout "Booooooo!" as loudly as they can and for as long as they can. I don't think you can be arrested for shouting "boo", can you?

That would at least help to dispel the myth that he is liked or respected by a majority.

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AcrossthePond55 · 05/11/2019 18:29

I have a feeling that booing already happens during motorcades and such, Asking. The thing is that he's normally only exposed to carefully 'curated' crowds, like at his rallies, etc. I'm sure his minions didn't expect booing at the WS nor at the UFC match.

I have a feeling we won't be seeing him at any public sports events in the future. And I expect the crowd at the WH Xmas Tree lighting will be very, very heavily curated.

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lionheart · 05/11/2019 18:40

How can they be so oblivious?

lionheart · 05/11/2019 19:04

Warren on climate change in Guardian opinion piece.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/05/elizabeth-warren-donald-trump-climate-leadership

cozietoesie · 05/11/2019 20:04

Mr Colbert had me laughing fit to bust.

cozietoesie · 05/11/2019 22:07

The first Maddow I think I saw.(It's old)

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