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I wonder if Jared and Ivanka have bought their house in Israel yet.
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I wonder if Jared and Ivanka have bought their house in Israel yet.
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Jared's probably got apartment buildings there.
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Yes, but they're slums. Jared wouldn't live there himself.
October 2, 2019
There would be no comedy to please the Trump Base, if there is no victim
on the stage with The Star of the Show. Trumpypants gave his loyal
Trumpites fan service and thrills. Trump and the Innocent Chump!
The tech-bro writers outdid themselves. Revived old favorite comedy bit,
the passive aggressive handshake, and Trumpy forced the President of Finland,
to swat away Trump's hand after the president tried to grab and pat Sauli Niinistö's
knee. Why does any world leader accept an invitation to the White House ?
(Queen of England hosted the buffoon that behaves as if he is drunk.Thank
goodness, Elizabeth can excuse herself from the humiliation of being abused
at the White House.)
If Trumpypants and the Trump Alliance cannot sandpaper the gloss
off of Biden's image, they will die trying. Any punching bag will do,
for Trump's loyal fan base.
There would be no comedy to please the Trump Base, if there is no victim
on the stage with The Star of the Show. Trumpypants gave his loyal
Trumpites fan service and thrills. Trump and the Innocent Chump!
The tech-bro writers outdid themselves. Revived old favorite comedy bit,
the passive aggressive handshake, and Trumpy forced the President of Finland,
to swat away Trump's hand after the president tried to grab and pat Sauli Niinistö's
knee. Why does any world leader accept an invitation to the White House ?
(Queen of England hosted the buffoon that behaves as if he is drunk.Thank
goodness, Elizabeth can excuse herself from the humiliation of being abused
at the White House.)
If Trumpypants and the Trump Alliance cannot sandpaper the gloss
off of Biden's image, they will die trying. Any punching bag will do,
for Trump's loyal fan base.
Two Wild and Crazy Guys
The original two were part of a SNL skit.
Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd portrayed an endearing
pair of immigrants from Czechoslovakia, formerly the
Czech Republic.
Wild and crazy is what Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani have
brought to the White House, and our nation. Not meant to be
endearing.
Donald Trump promised to be so "presidential" that we would be bored.
He is a liar, so there is that.
"...when both Trump and Mike Pence backed out of attending Zelensky’s
inauguration, they sent Rick Perry to represent the team."
Barr blocked criminal investigation of whistleblower allegations
weeks before complaint was filed- CIA general counsel Courtney
Simmons Elwood, who was appointed to the role by Donald Trump,
did take action.
Rudy Giuliani
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch was fired on the
basis of lies spread by Rudy Giuliani. Marie Yovanovitch was
dismissed from a career spanning decades for the crime of refusing
to engage in a phony scam being pushed by Trump and Giuliani.
What was Mike Pompeo's role ?
State Department Inspector General Steve Linick
On Wednesday, State Department Inspector General Steve Linick
called staffers from three House committees to return to Washington
and attend an urgent briefing. As the call came in the midst of an
impeachment proceeding, and following multiple explanations that
“urgent” as defined by the intelligence community means something
directly affecting national security, expectations were running high.
So even some of those who attended the briefing seemed to come
away confused when what Linick handed over was not another
whistleblower complaint, but a set of documents—some of them
appearing to be hand-lettered—that pushed a series of conspiracy
theories. The documents, described by Linick as propaganda, had
apparently been presented to the State Department by some outside
source. But what that source might be, and how the documents
were used, seemed a good deal less than clear.
A day later, the reason that Linick was so concerned about this
particular stack of faux-official reports is much more clear.
As CNN reports, this particular pile of trash had the same origin
as the rumors that appear to be driving Donald Trump’s actions—
they came from Rudy Giuliani.
Daily Kos
Rudy Giuliani admitted to manufacturing White House logos
and sticking them onto non- White House documents and
pushing the real government to act on them
- Josh Rogin@joshrogin October 3, 2019
"Rudy is admitting to manufacturing White House' documents"
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/10/ru...s-giuliani-may-be-admitting-to-another-crime/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...9d402e-e51a-11e9-a331-2df12d56a80b_story.html
Rudy Giuliani's pair of Wild and Crazy Guys
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman
In May, the Ukrainian oligarch said Giuliani was orchestrating a ‘clear conspiracy
against Biden’
October 3, 2019
Months before an intelligence community whistleblower accused
President Trump’s lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani of digging for dirt
on former vice president Joe Biden in Ukraine, many in that country
knew what he was up to and some were talking about it publicly.
In July, BuzzFeed published an extensive investigative report on
what Giuliani, Parnas and Fruman were up to.
The original two were part of a SNL skit.
Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd portrayed an endearing
pair of immigrants from Czechoslovakia, formerly the
Czech Republic.
Wild and crazy is what Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani have
brought to the White House, and our nation. Not meant to be
endearing.
Donald Trump promised to be so "presidential" that we would be bored.
He is a liar, so there is that.
"...when both Trump and Mike Pence backed out of attending Zelensky’s
inauguration, they sent Rick Perry to represent the team."
Barr blocked criminal investigation of whistleblower allegations
weeks before complaint was filed- CIA general counsel Courtney
Simmons Elwood, who was appointed to the role by Donald Trump,
did take action.
Rudy Giuliani
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch was fired on the
basis of lies spread by Rudy Giuliani. Marie Yovanovitch was
dismissed from a career spanning decades for the crime of refusing
to engage in a phony scam being pushed by Trump and Giuliani.
What was Mike Pompeo's role ?
State Department Inspector General Steve Linick
On Wednesday, State Department Inspector General Steve Linick
called staffers from three House committees to return to Washington
and attend an urgent briefing. As the call came in the midst of an
impeachment proceeding, and following multiple explanations that
“urgent” as defined by the intelligence community means something
directly affecting national security, expectations were running high.
So even some of those who attended the briefing seemed to come
away confused when what Linick handed over was not another
whistleblower complaint, but a set of documents—some of them
appearing to be hand-lettered—that pushed a series of conspiracy
theories. The documents, described by Linick as propaganda, had
apparently been presented to the State Department by some outside
source. But what that source might be, and how the documents
were used, seemed a good deal less than clear.
A day later, the reason that Linick was so concerned about this
particular stack of faux-official reports is much more clear.
As CNN reports, this particular pile of trash had the same origin
as the rumors that appear to be driving Donald Trump’s actions—
they came from Rudy Giuliani.
Daily Kos
Rudy Giuliani admitted to manufacturing White House logos
and sticking them onto non- White House documents and
pushing the real government to act on them
- Josh Rogin@joshrogin October 3, 2019
"Rudy is admitting to manufacturing White House' documents"
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/10/ru...s-giuliani-may-be-admitting-to-another-crime/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...9d402e-e51a-11e9-a331-2df12d56a80b_story.html
Rudy Giuliani's pair of Wild and Crazy Guys
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman
In May, the Ukrainian oligarch said Giuliani was orchestrating a ‘clear conspiracy
against Biden’
October 3, 2019
Months before an intelligence community whistleblower accused
President Trump’s lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani of digging for dirt
on former vice president Joe Biden in Ukraine, many in that country
knew what he was up to and some were talking about it publicly.
In July, BuzzFeed published an extensive investigative report on
what Giuliani, Parnas and Fruman were up to.
So beautiful! Yooge-ist Block Buster extravaganza, ever!
Florida businessmen with Giuliani, Ukraine ties
won’t comply with impeachment inquiry
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman will not respond to a Monday deadline
for documents and do not plan to appear for depositions scheduled
for Thursday and Friday
Miami Herald
Guest star, avoiding the spotlight- Harry Sargeant III
Billionaire Oil Magnates like to operate in the shadows.
There are many people associated with Trump,
and Giuliani that are hiding from the floodlights
of publicity,
Florida businessmen with Giuliani, Ukraine ties
won’t comply with impeachment inquiry
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman will not respond to a Monday deadline
for documents and do not plan to appear for depositions scheduled
for Thursday and Friday
Miami Herald
Guest star, avoiding the spotlight- Harry Sargeant III
Billionaire Oil Magnates like to operate in the shadows.
There are many people associated with Trump,
and Giuliani that are hiding from the floodlights
of publicity,
October 7, 2019
It appears that Trump didn’t consult with the Pentagon or
Republican leaders in Congress,
Trump made an impulsive decision immediately after
a telephone call with Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan.
https://www.alternet.org/2019/10/tr...a-american-foreign-policy-goes-off-the-rails/
21 Dec 2018
General 'Mad Dog" Mattis resignation triggered by phone call
between Trump and Erdoğan
To the surprise of Bolton and Erdoğan, Trump instantly sided
with the Turkish president.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/21/james-mattis-resignation-trump-erdogan-phone-call
It appears that Trump didn’t consult with the Pentagon or
Republican leaders in Congress,
Trump made an impulsive decision immediately after
a telephone call with Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan.
https://www.alternet.org/2019/10/tr...a-american-foreign-policy-goes-off-the-rails/
21 Dec 2018
General 'Mad Dog" Mattis resignation triggered by phone call
between Trump and Erdoğan
To the surprise of Bolton and Erdoğan, Trump instantly sided
with the Turkish president.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/21/james-mattis-resignation-trump-erdogan-phone-call
Donald Trump has a significant conflict of interest in his dealings with Turkey.
But don’t take my word for it, take Trump’s.
"I have a little conflict of interest ‘cause I have a major, major building
in Istanbul,” Trump told Steve Bannon during a December 2015
interview on Breitbart’s radio show. “It’s a tremendously successful
job. It’s called Trump Towers — two towers, instead of one, not
the usual one, it’s two.”
-Eric Levitz
@EricLevitz
According to Trump’s financial disclosures, he has collected
between $3.2 million and $17 million in royalties from the
licensing deal since 2012. This means that Trump could
ostensibly lose millions of dollars, should Dogan terminate
their partnership.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019...ria-conflict-of-interest-istanbul-towers.html
In June 2016, after Trump said he supported a ban on immigration
by people from countries he said were associated with Islamic terrorism —
he called them “terror countries” — Erdogan objected, and so did Dogan,
and both threatened to remove Trump’s name from the buildings.
… Less than a month after the threat to remove his name was made,
Trump very publicly voiced support for Erdogan when the Turkish
leader faced a coup attempt. And his closeness with Erdogan has
continued, even over the objections of some of Trump’s most
reliable supporters. For instance, in May 2017, when Erdogan
visited Washington, D.C., for a White House visit, Turkish agents
violently attacked protesters outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence —
shoving past local police officers to do so. Video showed Erdogan calmly
watching the attack from his car. Although the House of Representatives,
then under GOP control, voted 397-0 to condemn the attacks, Trump
refused to do so. A few months later, Trump praised Erdogan,
describing him as “a very good friend” and saying he gets
“very high marks” for the way he runs Turkey.
https://www.motherjones.com/politic...has-a-massive-conflict-of-interest-in-turkey/
But don’t take my word for it, take Trump’s.
"I have a little conflict of interest ‘cause I have a major, major building
in Istanbul,” Trump told Steve Bannon during a December 2015
interview on Breitbart’s radio show. “It’s a tremendously successful
job. It’s called Trump Towers — two towers, instead of one, not
the usual one, it’s two.”
-Eric Levitz
@EricLevitz
According to Trump’s financial disclosures, he has collected
between $3.2 million and $17 million in royalties from the
licensing deal since 2012. This means that Trump could
ostensibly lose millions of dollars, should Dogan terminate
their partnership.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019...ria-conflict-of-interest-istanbul-towers.html
In June 2016, after Trump said he supported a ban on immigration
by people from countries he said were associated with Islamic terrorism —
he called them “terror countries” — Erdogan objected, and so did Dogan,
and both threatened to remove Trump’s name from the buildings.
… Less than a month after the threat to remove his name was made,
Trump very publicly voiced support for Erdogan when the Turkish
leader faced a coup attempt. And his closeness with Erdogan has
continued, even over the objections of some of Trump’s most
reliable supporters. For instance, in May 2017, when Erdogan
visited Washington, D.C., for a White House visit, Turkish agents
violently attacked protesters outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence —
shoving past local police officers to do so. Video showed Erdogan calmly
watching the attack from his car. Although the House of Representatives,
then under GOP control, voted 397-0 to condemn the attacks, Trump
refused to do so. A few months later, Trump praised Erdogan,
describing him as “a very good friend” and saying he gets
“very high marks” for the way he runs Turkey.
https://www.motherjones.com/politic...has-a-massive-conflict-of-interest-in-turkey/
So did Trump just betray the Kurds because
(a) He has business interests in Turkey
(b) Erdogan, being a brutal autocrat, is his kind of guy
(c) His boss Vladimir Putin told him to
Remarkable that all three stories are perfectly plausible.
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 7, 2019
https://www.alternet.org/2019/10/no...rayal-of-the-kurds-and-theyre-all-horrifying/
(a) He has business interests in Turkey
(b) Erdogan, being a brutal autocrat, is his kind of guy
(c) His boss Vladimir Putin told him to
Remarkable that all three stories are perfectly plausible.
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 7, 2019
https://www.alternet.org/2019/10/no...rayal-of-the-kurds-and-theyre-all-horrifying/
bodysong comment
Nothing learned from Charlottesville
Heather Heyer's death does not mean anything to Minneapolis police
/end bodysong comment
The recording taken by Bryan Frank shows one vehicle inching down
6th Street toward a mass of demonstrators, while others nearer to the
vehicle plead for it to stop. The driver ignores that command, and
continues moving forward slowly.
Frank, who says he was filming "out of fear they were going to run
down protesters," then turned to film a second car coming down the
same block. It quickly became apparent this car's occupants posed
a dual threat.
A man in the passenger seat is seen pointing his gun at people blocking
the vehicle's path, setting off a panic in nearby demonstrators.
Frank and others followed the vehicle, with its prominent "TRUMP"
bumper sticker on the back, and some yelled to alert others the man
inside was wielding a weapon. The car continued moving foward
slowly toward the sea of protesters, briefly disappears from view,
and eventually reappears driving away from the scene.
http://www.citypages.com/news/trump...wntown-minneapolis-protesters-video/562916261
Nothing learned from Charlottesville
Heather Heyer's death does not mean anything to Minneapolis police
/end bodysong comment
The recording taken by Bryan Frank shows one vehicle inching down
6th Street toward a mass of demonstrators, while others nearer to the
vehicle plead for it to stop. The driver ignores that command, and
continues moving forward slowly.
Frank, who says he was filming "out of fear they were going to run
down protesters," then turned to film a second car coming down the
same block. It quickly became apparent this car's occupants posed
a dual threat.
A man in the passenger seat is seen pointing his gun at people blocking
the vehicle's path, setting off a panic in nearby demonstrators.
Frank and others followed the vehicle, with its prominent "TRUMP"
bumper sticker on the back, and some yelled to alert others the man
inside was wielding a weapon. The car continued moving foward
slowly toward the sea of protesters, briefly disappears from view,
and eventually reappears driving away from the scene.
http://www.citypages.com/news/trump...wntown-minneapolis-protesters-video/562916261
magicalmoments
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There is a 4th option that I think is the real reason.
(d) Erdogan knows trump for the bag of wind coward he is and bullied him into agreeing.
I'd love to see a full transcript of that conversation but I recall reading somewhere that Erdogan was yelling at trump.
Mother Jones ✓
Twitter › MotherJones
Mick Mulvaney Issues Furious Denial of Mick Mulvaney's
“Quid Pro Quo” Allegations
@Mother Jones
https://www.motherjones.com/politic...l-of-mick-mulvaneys-quid-pro-quo-allegations/
Mother Jones ✓
Twitter › MotherJones
Mulvaney Admits Quid Pro Quo,
Says We Should “Get Over It”
https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-d...mits-quid-pro-quo-says-we-should-get-over-it/
@Mother Jones
Twitter › MotherJones
Mick Mulvaney Issues Furious Denial of Mick Mulvaney's
“Quid Pro Quo” Allegations
@Mother Jones
https://www.motherjones.com/politic...l-of-mick-mulvaneys-quid-pro-quo-allegations/
Mother Jones ✓
Twitter › MotherJones
Mulvaney Admits Quid Pro Quo,
Says We Should “Get Over It”
https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-d...mits-quid-pro-quo-says-we-should-get-over-it/
@Mother Jones
So Mulvaney has admitted:
1. Trump encouraged that Doral host G7
2. They did have, in fact, a quid pro quo with Ukraine for investigations into the DNC server
3. That politics is influencing their foreign policy.
— Sam Stein (@samstein) October 17, 2019
Wonkette
Twitter › Wonkette
Did Mick Mulvaney think he was talking to his priest today ?
4 hours ago
1. Trump encouraged that Doral host G7
2. They did have, in fact, a quid pro quo with Ukraine for investigations into the DNC server
3. That politics is influencing their foreign policy.
— Sam Stein (@samstein) October 17, 2019
Wonkette
Twitter › Wonkette
Did Mick Mulvaney think he was talking to his priest today ?
4 hours ago
magicalmoments
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The photo trump tweeted as evidence of pelosi's meltdown. What a giggle. Look at the generals. All busy inspecting the quality of the tablecloth. If that's not deep shame I'd be surprised.
One mini-series bleeds into another
The Ukraine Democracy is smeared, and this week the Kurds that worked
with American military forces to protect America from I.S.I.S. are
smeared. Anyone that comes in contact with Presiderp Dick Cheese
is smeared with something.
October 17, 2019
- Mark Sumner
Trump blamed his Secretary of Energy Rick Perry for the whole
Ukraine scandal, but that's the opposite of the truth
Presiderp Dick Cheese's lie-
“The only reason I made the call (Ukraine) was because Rick asked me to.”
There are texts exchanged among members of Trump’s crack team of inexperienced
would-be diplomats (Trump dumped all of Obama's real dipomats)
that show them pressuring Ukrainian officials for weeks in advance
of the call.
There are no mentions of natural gas in those texts, but there are plenty
of mentions of forcing Ukraine to announce an investigation into former
Vice President Joseph Biden.
Perry wasn’t calling Giuliani because of anything to do with natural gas,
or any other energy project.
Instead, Giuliani was there to pass along to Perry the same stack
of propaganda that he circulated to the State Department claiming
that Ukraine had somehow taken a role against Trump in 2016.
By which Giuliani doesn’t just mean that Ukrainian officials continued
to investigate and find corruption on the part of Trump’s campaign chair
Paul Manafort—including millions of dollars in under-the-table payments
that were subsequently confirmed and became a part of the charges that
landed Manafort in prison. Giuliani is pushing a conspiracy theory that
Ukraine worked with Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National
Committee to fake the whole Russia thing for … reasons.
Daily Kos
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/20...rds-after-talking-to-Turkish-autocrat-Erdogan
Rick Perry is stepping down (At the end of the year ?)
It is unknown exactly when Perry will leave his position.
https://www.salon.com/2019/10/18/en...crutiny-over-his-role-in-the-ukraine-scandal/
Perry faces a Friday deadline to comply with a House subpoena regarding
information about Ukraine. According to sources who have spoken to
Politico, he might comply in an effort to protect his reputation.
“For the most part, he has a lot to lose by getting embroiled in this
and he’s not going to want to hide things,” a source who spoke on
condition of anonymity told Politico.
“He’s going to want to extract himself as cleanly as he
can from this snare.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/18/rick-perry-ukraine-050779
12:29 p.m.
It seems Rick Perry has not heard what Mick Mulvaney said yesterday
during a White House press conference
“There was no quid pro quo in the sense of what those folks out there
would like for it to be: We’re [not] going to give you this money unless
you go investigate Joe Biden and his son,” Perry said in a Fox News
interview. “I never heard that said anywhere, anytime in any conversation.”
“Never heard the Bidens name at one time,” he added.
“Not with anyone.”
Perry on Ukraine efforts: ‘There was no quid pro quo’
—Politico
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/
The Ukraine Democracy is smeared, and this week the Kurds that worked
with American military forces to protect America from I.S.I.S. are
smeared. Anyone that comes in contact with Presiderp Dick Cheese
is smeared with something.
October 17, 2019
- Mark Sumner
Trump blamed his Secretary of Energy Rick Perry for the whole
Ukraine scandal, but that's the opposite of the truth
Presiderp Dick Cheese's lie-
“The only reason I made the call (Ukraine) was because Rick asked me to.”
There are texts exchanged among members of Trump’s crack team of inexperienced
would-be diplomats (Trump dumped all of Obama's real dipomats)
that show them pressuring Ukrainian officials for weeks in advance
of the call.
There are no mentions of natural gas in those texts, but there are plenty
of mentions of forcing Ukraine to announce an investigation into former
Vice President Joseph Biden.
Perry wasn’t calling Giuliani because of anything to do with natural gas,
or any other energy project.
Instead, Giuliani was there to pass along to Perry the same stack
of propaganda that he circulated to the State Department claiming
that Ukraine had somehow taken a role against Trump in 2016.
By which Giuliani doesn’t just mean that Ukrainian officials continued
to investigate and find corruption on the part of Trump’s campaign chair
Paul Manafort—including millions of dollars in under-the-table payments
that were subsequently confirmed and became a part of the charges that
landed Manafort in prison. Giuliani is pushing a conspiracy theory that
Ukraine worked with Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National
Committee to fake the whole Russia thing for … reasons.
Daily Kos
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/20...rds-after-talking-to-Turkish-autocrat-Erdogan
Rick Perry is stepping down (At the end of the year ?)
It is unknown exactly when Perry will leave his position.
https://www.salon.com/2019/10/18/en...crutiny-over-his-role-in-the-ukraine-scandal/
Perry faces a Friday deadline to comply with a House subpoena regarding
information about Ukraine. According to sources who have spoken to
Politico, he might comply in an effort to protect his reputation.
“For the most part, he has a lot to lose by getting embroiled in this
and he’s not going to want to hide things,” a source who spoke on
condition of anonymity told Politico.
“He’s going to want to extract himself as cleanly as he
can from this snare.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/18/rick-perry-ukraine-050779
12:29 p.m.
It seems Rick Perry has not heard what Mick Mulvaney said yesterday
during a White House press conference
“There was no quid pro quo in the sense of what those folks out there
would like for it to be: We’re [not] going to give you this money unless
you go investigate Joe Biden and his son,” Perry said in a Fox News
interview. “I never heard that said anywhere, anytime in any conversation.”
“Never heard the Bidens name at one time,” he added.
“Not with anyone.”
Perry on Ukraine efforts: ‘There was no quid pro quo’
—Politico
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/
New Fresh Syria Mini Series just in time for the hate Rally in Dallas
Presiderp Dick Cheese is advertising a version of the world
to his fan base, that is opposite from reality-
Turkey's Erdogan sent troops over the border into Syria and unleashing
extremist allies to attack and murder civilians and political leaders in
Kurdish-held areas, after the American government said "stahhppp"
Turkey continued to shell and bomb after the cease fire was declared
(Turkey never agreed to the cease fire.)
Presiderp Dick Cheese is taking Dick Slaps to the Face
but pretends that he is King of the World when he escapes
to a closed, private venue, where truth dies quickly at the
threshold that detects weapons and bombs.
October 17, 2019
On Thursday, a delegation led by Vice-President Mike Pence and Secretary
of State Mike Pompeo held meetings in Ankara. They had been given
contradictory messages about whether Turkish president Recep Erdogan
would meet with them — not something that normally happens to the
leaders of the world’s largest economy, greatest military power, and
biggest purveyor of weapons.
Erdogan did meet with Pence
Pence and Pompeo said that the goal of their travel to
Turkey was to arrange a cease-fire and an end to the Turkish military
action, and the Turkish government let them announce just that.
(But the announcements to the press and media from Turkey did not
mean anything real.)
Officials seem to be steadily leaking the contents of conversations
with angry and despairing Kurdish leaders. The former head of U.S.
Special Operations, Admiral William McRaven, wrote an op-ed flatly
calling for a new president.
Embarrassments suffered abroad have less impact domestically
when you’re used to seeing your leader pushed around by foreign
governments.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/10/trump-is-letting-turkey-bully-the-united-states.html
Presiderp Dick Cheese is advertising a version of the world
to his fan base, that is opposite from reality-
Turkey's Erdogan sent troops over the border into Syria and unleashing
extremist allies to attack and murder civilians and political leaders in
Kurdish-held areas, after the American government said "stahhppp"
Turkey continued to shell and bomb after the cease fire was declared
(Turkey never agreed to the cease fire.)
Presiderp Dick Cheese is taking Dick Slaps to the Face
but pretends that he is King of the World when he escapes
to a closed, private venue, where truth dies quickly at the
threshold that detects weapons and bombs.
October 17, 2019
On Thursday, a delegation led by Vice-President Mike Pence and Secretary
of State Mike Pompeo held meetings in Ankara. They had been given
contradictory messages about whether Turkish president Recep Erdogan
would meet with them — not something that normally happens to the
leaders of the world’s largest economy, greatest military power, and
biggest purveyor of weapons.
Erdogan did meet with Pence
Pence and Pompeo said that the goal of their travel to
Turkey was to arrange a cease-fire and an end to the Turkish military
action, and the Turkish government let them announce just that.
(But the announcements to the press and media from Turkey did not
mean anything real.)
Officials seem to be steadily leaking the contents of conversations
with angry and despairing Kurdish leaders. The former head of U.S.
Special Operations, Admiral William McRaven, wrote an op-ed flatly
calling for a new president.
Embarrassments suffered abroad have less impact domestically
when you’re used to seeing your leader pushed around by foreign
governments.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/10/trump-is-letting-turkey-bully-the-united-states.html
The mini-episode about Trump's private property in Miami
has served its purpose. Trump got free advertisements for
his Miami property, for weeks. You cannot buy the publicity
that he got for free.
The Democrats may be noisy about the lines that he crossed
in order to get it, but in the end they are holding an empty bag.
The G7 is not coming to his private property. But, the mesage is
very clear. If world leaders want to earn his favor, they will find
a way to contribute money to his horrrible little hotel in Miami.
Meet the owner and top boss of this privately owned property-
Fuck all, if Trump does not believe that The United States of America
is something that he temporarily owns, in a matter of speaking.
(I am joking, Trump only considers his own private property to be his business.
OTOH, he has been stealing and grifting other people's money,
for a very long time. He taught his sons and his daughter how to be grifters.)
During an appearance on "Fox News Sunday," President Donald Trump's
acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney admitted that the commander-in-chief
"still considers himself to be in the hospitality business."
https://www.salon.com/2019/10/20/mi...rs-himself-to-be-in-the-hospitality-business/
has served its purpose. Trump got free advertisements for
his Miami property, for weeks. You cannot buy the publicity
that he got for free.
The Democrats may be noisy about the lines that he crossed
in order to get it, but in the end they are holding an empty bag.
The G7 is not coming to his private property. But, the mesage is
very clear. If world leaders want to earn his favor, they will find
a way to contribute money to his horrrible little hotel in Miami.
Meet the owner and top boss of this privately owned property-
Fuck all, if Trump does not believe that The United States of America
is something that he temporarily owns, in a matter of speaking.
(I am joking, Trump only considers his own private property to be his business.
OTOH, he has been stealing and grifting other people's money,
for a very long time. He taught his sons and his daughter how to be grifters.)
During an appearance on "Fox News Sunday," President Donald Trump's
acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney admitted that the commander-in-chief
"still considers himself to be in the hospitality business."
https://www.salon.com/2019/10/20/mi...rs-himself-to-be-in-the-hospitality-business/
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Taylor walked lawmakers through a series of conversations he
had with other U.S. diplomats who were trying to obtain what
one had called the “deliverable” of Ukrainian help investigating
Trump’s political rivals.
He told Taylor that Trump “did insist that President Zelensky
go to a microphone and say he is opening investigations of
Biden and 2016 election interference, and that President
Zelensky should want to do this himself,” Taylor said,
summarizing what he heard for lawmakers.
Taylor also told lawmakers that Sondland had explained that
Trump is a “businessman” and that when a businessman is
about to sign a check to someone he asks for what he is owed.
Taylor scoffed at the notion that Ukraine “owed” anything to
Trump.
After they hung up, Taylor sent Sondland a series of text messages
saying lay out his concerns about holding up the military aide.
That’s when he wrote that “I think it’s crazy to withhold security
assistance for help with a political campaign.”
U.S. envoy says he was told release of Ukraine aid was contingent
on public declaration to investigate Bidens, 2016 election
Rachael Bade
Anne Gearan
Karoun Demirjian
John Wagner
October 22, 2019
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powe...6fb850-f436-11e9-8cf0-4cc99f74d127_story.html
had with other U.S. diplomats who were trying to obtain what
one had called the “deliverable” of Ukrainian help investigating
Trump’s political rivals.
He told Taylor that Trump “did insist that President Zelensky
go to a microphone and say he is opening investigations of
Biden and 2016 election interference, and that President
Zelensky should want to do this himself,” Taylor said,
summarizing what he heard for lawmakers.
Taylor also told lawmakers that Sondland had explained that
Trump is a “businessman” and that when a businessman is
about to sign a check to someone he asks for what he is owed.
Taylor scoffed at the notion that Ukraine “owed” anything to
Trump.
After they hung up, Taylor sent Sondland a series of text messages
saying lay out his concerns about holding up the military aide.
That’s when he wrote that “I think it’s crazy to withhold security
assistance for help with a political campaign.”
U.S. envoy says he was told release of Ukraine aid was contingent
on public declaration to investigate Bidens, 2016 election
Rachael Bade
Anne Gearan
Karoun Demirjian
John Wagner
October 22, 2019
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powe...6fb850-f436-11e9-8cf0-4cc99f74d127_story.html
Giving Turkey, Putin, and Saudi Arabia everything they had wished for,
resulted in many spin-off shows-
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death is doing double duty, because Trump
insists on disrepecting the dead in order to prod terrorists into action.
The hero dog spin-off might gain a White House visit. Or not.
Trump has contempt and disgust for dogs. Dog germs! Dog shit!
Fleas! Does Ivanka keep a dog, just to make daddy stay away from'her
Barbie dream house ?
Everyone remembers his encounter with a tethered American Eagle.
A true Draco Malfoy, he is a bully, then he turns coward.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...te-house-visit-trump/?tid=lk_inline_manual_13
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...d29ca6ef_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions&wpmm=1
resulted in many spin-off shows-
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death is doing double duty, because Trump
insists on disrepecting the dead in order to prod terrorists into action.
The hero dog spin-off might gain a White House visit. Or not.
Trump has contempt and disgust for dogs. Dog germs! Dog shit!
Fleas! Does Ivanka keep a dog, just to make daddy stay away from'her
Barbie dream house ?
Everyone remembers his encounter with a tethered American Eagle.
A true Draco Malfoy, he is a bully, then he turns coward.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...te-house-visit-trump/?tid=lk_inline_manual_13
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...d29ca6ef_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions&wpmm=1
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ran away from
facing Democrats -
The State Department -
"...abruptly canceled a classified congressional briefing ,Wednesday
that was supposed to focus on embassy security, a House aide said,
infuriating Capitol Hill staffers seeking answers on alleged Iranian
threats to U.S. missions overseas"
“The cancellation also coincides with documents suggesting that
associates of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer (Colludy")
Rudy Giuliani put the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine under
surveillance.”
State Department abruptly cancels briefings on Iran, embassy security
Congressional staffers sought updates following the president's
decision to kill a senior Iranian general.
https://www.alternet.org/2020/01/su...dly-statement-about-new-impeachment-evidence/
(The mysterious claim- that 4 rumored and claimed to be in danger)
01/15/2020
“Staff are furious,” a House aide said about the scuttled embassy
security session. “This briefing is required by law every month,
and today's was the most important we've had scheduled in a
long time. The State Department has given us no explanation
whatsoever.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/15/state-department-cancels-embassy-security-meeting-099296
Mike Pompeo ran away from facing Democrats, when the
news about Lev Parnas communications broke.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/01/15/lev-parnas-reveals-new-ukraine-quid-pro-quo/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outl...iani-have-demolished-trumps-claims-innocence/
Lev Parnas
Manu Raju ✓
Twitter › mkraju
Schiff on @CNNSitRoom:
“It’s deeply disturbing to see that it looks like somebody
had the ambassador under surveillance” and “there were
implicit or potential threats” to Marie Yovanovitch.
“We don’t know where those originated from ...
but we’re determined to find out.”
2 hours ago
Those texts are being described as threats to Yovanovitch.
Some are saying they appear to be threats to her security,
illegal surveillance, and even possible discussion of a
“hit job” against her.
(NPR leaves question marks around the issue of threats
against Marie Yovanovitch)
Robert F. Hyde's denial
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/15/7965...s-ambassador-was-under-surveillance-in-ukrain
The Giuliani letter is a written confession of the president
abusing his power.
The Parnas-Hyde texts are evidence of how the whole scheme
played out on the ground, which is basically as an episode of
The Sopranos. And as the sordid evidence of the scheme continues
to pour out, it remains the position of the Trump administration
and nearly every elected Republican that Congress is not entitled
to to any additional testimony or documents. One can only imagine
what a full accounting of the scandal would find.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020...ent-robert-hyde-yovanovich-rudy-giuliani.html
facing Democrats -
The State Department -
"...abruptly canceled a classified congressional briefing ,Wednesday
that was supposed to focus on embassy security, a House aide said,
infuriating Capitol Hill staffers seeking answers on alleged Iranian
threats to U.S. missions overseas"
“The cancellation also coincides with documents suggesting that
associates of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer (Colludy")
Rudy Giuliani put the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine under
surveillance.”
State Department abruptly cancels briefings on Iran, embassy security
Congressional staffers sought updates following the president's
decision to kill a senior Iranian general.
https://www.alternet.org/2020/01/su...dly-statement-about-new-impeachment-evidence/
(The mysterious claim- that 4 rumored and claimed to be in danger)
01/15/2020
“Staff are furious,” a House aide said about the scuttled embassy
security session. “This briefing is required by law every month,
and today's was the most important we've had scheduled in a
long time. The State Department has given us no explanation
whatsoever.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/15/state-department-cancels-embassy-security-meeting-099296
Mike Pompeo ran away from facing Democrats, when the
news about Lev Parnas communications broke.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/01/15/lev-parnas-reveals-new-ukraine-quid-pro-quo/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outl...iani-have-demolished-trumps-claims-innocence/
Lev Parnas
Manu Raju ✓
Twitter › mkraju
Schiff on @CNNSitRoom:
“It’s deeply disturbing to see that it looks like somebody
had the ambassador under surveillance” and “there were
implicit or potential threats” to Marie Yovanovitch.
“We don’t know where those originated from ...
but we’re determined to find out.”
2 hours ago
Those texts are being described as threats to Yovanovitch.
Some are saying they appear to be threats to her security,
illegal surveillance, and even possible discussion of a
“hit job” against her.
(NPR leaves question marks around the issue of threats
against Marie Yovanovitch)
Robert F. Hyde's denial
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/15/7965...s-ambassador-was-under-surveillance-in-ukrain
The Giuliani letter is a written confession of the president
abusing his power.
The Parnas-Hyde texts are evidence of how the whole scheme
played out on the ground, which is basically as an episode of
The Sopranos. And as the sordid evidence of the scheme continues
to pour out, it remains the position of the Trump administration
and nearly every elected Republican that Congress is not entitled
to to any additional testimony or documents. One can only imagine
what a full accounting of the scandal would find.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020...ent-robert-hyde-yovanovich-rudy-giuliani.html
As she was told to leave Ukraine, U.S. ambassador was honoring
anti-corruption activist who died after acid attack
January 15, 2020
Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, told
an impeachment hearing Friday that when she received a
phone call on April 25 telling her to leave Kyiv, she was
at that moment honoring a late anti-corruption activist
who had been attacked with acid.
Kateryna Handziuk, an anti-corruption activist in Ukraine,
was 33 when a man threw sulfuric acid on her in front of
her house in Kherson, a city in southern Ukraine, on July 31,
2018. She suffered burns over 30 percent of her body in the
attack and succumbed to her injuries on Nov. 4 of that year.
Yovanovitch warned Friday that the people who ordered the
killing had not been punished.
“Those who ordered this have not yet been apprehended,” she said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...rruption-activist-who-died-after-acid-attack/
15 Jan 2020
Calls mount for investigation of possible surveillance on
Marie Yovanovitch
Messages released by the House committee between two associates
of Trump’s lawyer imply that the US ambassador to Ukraine was
being monitored
As of midday on Wednesday, the state department had yet to issue
a statement on the new revelations, and canceled two briefings to
Congress, one of them on diplomatic security.
“American diplomats should be supported,” Herbst said.
“Senior management at state should be concerned about morale …
management responsibility calls for a response.”
“A threat on a US ambassador ...
would be treated with the utmost urgency if it came from a foreign person,”
tweeted Dana Shell Smith, former ambassador to Qatar.
“But [attorney general William] Barr hasn’t opened an investigation
and [secretary of state] Pompeo, radio silence.”
The state department was due to brief congressional staffers from both
parties on diplomatic security on Wednesday, but abruptly canceled
on Tuesday afternoon.
The cancellation, first reported by Politico, came before the Parnas-Hyde
texts were published, according to a congressional aide.
“It’s outrageous that the [state department] cancelled the embassy security
briefing, just as our diplomats are facing serious dangers,” Engel tweeted.
“I want to see this briefing happen before the end of the week.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...uliani-trump-surveillance-yovanovitch-ukraine
anti-corruption activist who died after acid attack
January 15, 2020
Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, told
an impeachment hearing Friday that when she received a
phone call on April 25 telling her to leave Kyiv, she was
at that moment honoring a late anti-corruption activist
who had been attacked with acid.
Kateryna Handziuk, an anti-corruption activist in Ukraine,
was 33 when a man threw sulfuric acid on her in front of
her house in Kherson, a city in southern Ukraine, on July 31,
2018. She suffered burns over 30 percent of her body in the
attack and succumbed to her injuries on Nov. 4 of that year.
Yovanovitch warned Friday that the people who ordered the
killing had not been punished.
“Those who ordered this have not yet been apprehended,” she said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...rruption-activist-who-died-after-acid-attack/
15 Jan 2020
Calls mount for investigation of possible surveillance on
Marie Yovanovitch
Messages released by the House committee between two associates
of Trump’s lawyer imply that the US ambassador to Ukraine was
being monitored
As of midday on Wednesday, the state department had yet to issue
a statement on the new revelations, and canceled two briefings to
Congress, one of them on diplomatic security.
“American diplomats should be supported,” Herbst said.
“Senior management at state should be concerned about morale …
management responsibility calls for a response.”
“A threat on a US ambassador ...
would be treated with the utmost urgency if it came from a foreign person,”
tweeted Dana Shell Smith, former ambassador to Qatar.
“But [attorney general William] Barr hasn’t opened an investigation
and [secretary of state] Pompeo, radio silence.”
The state department was due to brief congressional staffers from both
parties on diplomatic security on Wednesday, but abruptly canceled
on Tuesday afternoon.
The cancellation, first reported by Politico, came before the Parnas-Hyde
texts were published, according to a congressional aide.
“It’s outrageous that the [state department] cancelled the embassy security
briefing, just as our diplomats are facing serious dangers,” Engel tweeted.
“I want to see this briefing happen before the end of the week.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...uliani-trump-surveillance-yovanovitch-ukraine
The rare and bizarre ritual of marching the impeachment articles
from the House to the Senate
January 15, 2020
Half an hour before the parade was set to begin, Senate Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell’s office dispatched a rain cloud, telling reporters that
according to congressional rules the impeachment articles could not be
“formally” delivered until the following day.
Formal or not, Pelosi (Calif.) and an entourage of high-level Democrats
walked into the Rayburn Reception Room at 5:15 p.m. to find several
dozen photographers already thronging the impeachment articles,
which had been laid out on a table beside a sign that read
“#DEFENDOURDEMOCRACY.”
Pelosi sat down and signed the bill
(celebration pens!)
The procession began. House Clerk Cheryl L. Johnson carried
the articles out of the room and through the Capitol’s main corridor
alongside House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving and followed by
seven impeachment managers Pelosi chose to prosecute the case
at trial. Directly behind her were House Intelligence Committee
Chairman Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) and House Judiciary
Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), their faces
as impassive as the statues that flanked their route:
Rosa Parks and Chief Standing Bear and Alexander
Hamilton Stephens, vice president of the Confederacy.
Democrats got to walk the articles beneath the heavenly mural
of the Capitol dome on Wednesday, and straight into the Senate
Chamber, where Johnson, the House clerk, announced the coming
“impeachment trial of Donald John Trump,” and Senate President
Pro Tempore Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) replied in a deadpan tone:
“The message will be received.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/life...34dc16-37c8-11ea-bf30-ad313e4ec754_story.html
from the House to the Senate
January 15, 2020
Half an hour before the parade was set to begin, Senate Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell’s office dispatched a rain cloud, telling reporters that
according to congressional rules the impeachment articles could not be
“formally” delivered until the following day.
Formal or not, Pelosi (Calif.) and an entourage of high-level Democrats
walked into the Rayburn Reception Room at 5:15 p.m. to find several
dozen photographers already thronging the impeachment articles,
which had been laid out on a table beside a sign that read
“#DEFENDOURDEMOCRACY.”
Pelosi sat down and signed the bill
(celebration pens!)
The procession began. House Clerk Cheryl L. Johnson carried
the articles out of the room and through the Capitol’s main corridor
alongside House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving and followed by
seven impeachment managers Pelosi chose to prosecute the case
at trial. Directly behind her were House Intelligence Committee
Chairman Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) and House Judiciary
Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), their faces
as impassive as the statues that flanked their route:
Rosa Parks and Chief Standing Bear and Alexander
Hamilton Stephens, vice president of the Confederacy.
Democrats got to walk the articles beneath the heavenly mural
of the Capitol dome on Wednesday, and straight into the Senate
Chamber, where Johnson, the House clerk, announced the coming
“impeachment trial of Donald John Trump,” and Senate President
Pro Tempore Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) replied in a deadpan tone:
“The message will be received.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/life...34dc16-37c8-11ea-bf30-ad313e4ec754_story.html
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Thanks for the link. The WaPo did a good job showing the often missing ceremonial Serving the Articles of Impeachment. Almost like the Parliament and all that.
Nadler is a gnome! LOL sorry Jerry but watching you beside Adam was quite a contrast!
It is not often that we see such formality in DC. I suppose that is due to the boring tedium of such goings on?
But, a historic day. January 15 2020! Who'd a thought we'd live so long?
Now comes the Circus to the Senate!
Nadler is a gnome! LOL sorry Jerry but watching you beside Adam was quite a contrast!
It is not often that we see such formality in DC. I suppose that is due to the boring tedium of such goings on?
But, a historic day. January 15 2020! Who'd a thought we'd live so long?
Now comes the Circus to the Senate!
Ukraine opens probe into possible surveillance of U.S. Ambassador Yovanovitch
January 16, 2020
https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...ae3e82-3862-11ea-a1ff-c48c1d59a4a1_story.html
bodysong comment-
Americans have come to expect that anyone connected to
Trump will lie. They lie to Congress, they lie to the press.
They lie to the people that vote for them.
Trump has inspired a epidemic of lies.
Now, there is an atmosphere of uncertainty.
Goofball goon, Robert F. Hyde is using the dodge that
the communications were a bad joke.
A joke does not explain Vice- Presiderp Mike Pence's involvement.
From the top, to the very bottom of the barrel- rotten apples.
January 16, 2020
https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...ae3e82-3862-11ea-a1ff-c48c1d59a4a1_story.html
bodysong comment-
Americans have come to expect that anyone connected to
Trump will lie. They lie to Congress, they lie to the press.
They lie to the people that vote for them.
Trump has inspired a epidemic of lies.
Now, there is an atmosphere of uncertainty.
Goofball goon, Robert F. Hyde is using the dodge that
the communications were a bad joke.
A joke does not explain Vice- Presiderp Mike Pence's involvement.
From the top, to the very bottom of the barrel- rotten apples.
phrodeau
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- 78,588
Kellyanne Conway declines four times in a row to give a straight answer on Fox News.
https://youtu.be/40VljAycc7Q?t=4m37s
https://youtu.be/40VljAycc7Q?t=4m37s
