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facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Here's some lighter, dumber stuff.

1) Donnie's poll numbers are weird https://twitter.com/_cingraham/status/847525284400291840

2) Spicey accidentally confirmed that Nunes had two sources during Tuesday's brief. Woops! https://twitter.com/BrianMontopoli/status/847522498933637121

3) Donnie's such a wuss he sent his budget guy to threaten a republican congressman that wasn't going along with him. https://twitter.com/fmanjoo/status/847525404751482880

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facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

MA-Horus posted:

What's our spicey level at today? Are we pushing muy caliente?

reheated queso

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Comey announced yesterday that he had a secret twitter account.

Gizmodo then reverse-engineered his poo poo, plus information from his family and likely found the account.

http://gizmodo.com/this-is-almost-certainly-james-comey-s-twitter-account-1793843641

RIP @projectexile7

bengy81 posted:

Hey what's the deal with David Frum? Is he full of poo poo and just a media whore or what?

Canadian, conservative. Served in the W Bush White House as a speechwriter, now considered a heretic for being anti-trump and being pro-socialized healthcare. Was a member of the American Enterprise Institute, a Republican think tank, until they purged him in 2010 for being unclean about Obamacare.

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 21:12 on Mar 30, 2017

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
:siren: :siren: :siren: :siren: :siren: :siren: :siren: :siren: :siren: :siren: :siren:

https://twitter.com/MichaelHwrdSaul/status/847576644302721024

WSJ: Mike Flynn tells FBI, Intel Committees he'll testify in exchange for immunity

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Acebuckeye13 posted:

So we'll see how far this actually goes.

Absolutely, but he wants to talk and save his skin. This news alone is going to freak the gently caress out of the whole administration.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
holy loving moses

https://twitter.com/ChuckRossDC/status/847590500056137728

"General Flynn certainly has a story to tell, and he very much wants to tell it, should the circumstances permit."

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Earlier, the story was that TWO White House sources were feeding Nunes bullshit.

WaPo says it's actually THREE and almost certainly more.

https://twitter.com/gregpmiller/status/847600387548827648

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

CommieGIR posted:

See poo poo like this too: Louisiana University cutting its Science collectiont....

...to pay for a Running Track:

Just remember that cities like Las Vegas are perfectly happy to subsidize NFL stadiums (Vegas to the tune of $750m) because their constituents would vote them out if they didn't.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Proud Christian Mom posted:

Comey is a hard one to figure out

I think he's a decent guy that had no idea what he was getting into during the campaign. He thought he could weigh into politics just once, then he found out that he had indeed touched the poop and there's no takesies backsies.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Solaris 2.0 posted:

Absolutely everything about this administration (except maybe General Mattis) is a complete dumpster fire. We haven't even had a real crisis yet, either national or international. I know this is terrible of me to say, but I look forward to seeing how Donnie Dumbfuck and his merry band of sycophants gently caress up. It will make Bush's handling of Katrina and the Iraq War look competent by comparison. Provided, of course, that said crises and resulting mis-management doesn't end up killing all of us.

I used to be incredibly anxious about all this poo poo, now I've accepted that I'm along for the ride and I hysterically laugh every time new levels of idiocy are achieved. It really is too bad for the actual people affected by poo poo policy, but nothing I can do but point and laugh at the stupid.

I mean, from National Security Advisor to requesting immunity in public during the span of three months? And one of his holdovers keeping special protection by the president and leaking top secret information likely under orders to an idiot congressman? All over Donnie Dunbfuck's stupid tweet? That's some good poo poo.

With a night's sleep on it, I don't think it's officially happening yet. Flynn might just be scared and have no actual story. But, I can definitely see it happening from here.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
We have a bit more information about the trail of bread crumbs that the Obama administration left behind.

https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/847843586955673600

Hand-delivering document numbers to the Senate Intel Committee. Sure sounds like they figured the House Intel Committee was compromised long ago.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Two Finger posted:

Is it normal for a press secretary to know as little as this one does?

No. It's also weird to have the press secretary blatantly lie instead of spin. Previous press secretaries would've quit if they were told to lie.

Here's a good quote.

https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/847883635013242880

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Pesticide20 posted:

economist cover

The New Yorker has a good cover too.

https://twitter.com/KatyTurNBC/status/847802809093414912

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
This scumbag is currently in charge of implementing the ACA/Obamacare.

https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/847893515107434496

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
gently caress this earth, there is no god, if there was it's dead, hail ss-18 and/or gay satan

https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/847907648725016576

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

GreenCard78 posted:

There's a 50/50 chance NBC has something big (well, in a normal universe would be big) when Trump lashes out at someone first like this. Here's to hoping NBC has a "gotcha" or a 1-2 with the New York Times or Washington Post.

https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/848160805241704448

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

shame on an IGA posted:

So Trump just admitted he's been watching that liberal mainstream media?

I stand corrected.

https://twitter.com/alex_mallin/status/848180854639742976

He probably got it from watching Fox News in the morning. loving nuts that an old man is using twitter to yell at the TV, he just so happens to be the president.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

KildarX posted:

but, Trump has no accomplishments right?

Check this out from Fox News, then promoted by the White House social media director.

https://twitter.com/DanScavino/status/847931935653494784

That basically explains absolutely everything. They have done absolutely nothing positive, but they're desperate to sell themselves as God's Finest Job Creators.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Man, what a mess. Someone needs to drag Donnie away from the TV.

https://twitter.com/markberman/status/848239736548466688

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Two Finger posted:

this is so hosed my poor brain is hurting trying to understand it all

The easiest and most charitable explanation is that in Donnie's world/head, truth doesn't matter. If it's good for him, it's intrinsically good. If it's bad for him, it's intrinsically bad.

If a complete bullshit news organization prints something good about Donnie, it is a Good Publication. That's how he gets on places like Infowars and praises National Enquirer, in addition to Fox News.

That is also why he continuously calls WaPo and CNN FAKE NEWS (sad!), but then calls them when he has poo poo to say. Right now, they are BAD and FAKE NEWS. But if they go back to praising Donnie, they will be Good Publications again and that's all he wants.

Donnie doesn't see slant, he doesn't see bias, he doesn't see truth. If it's good for Donnie, it's good. If it trashes Donnie, it's bad, false, and fake and must be destroyed. Simple as that, mostly.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Impressive.

https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status/848611973629652995

Full interview is just as nonsensical with the Financial Times.

https://www.ft.com/content/9ae777ea-17ac-11e7-a53d-df09f373be87


If you ever have children, please hug them. Don't always tell them they're special and all that poo poo, but if you don't hug them, we all get to deal with a Donnie.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/848702920128438272

1) Jared Kushner being in Iraq will definitely end well.

2) I can see this coming as punishment for being on a ski trip as the health bill died.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
APPARENTLY Kushner was invited to Iraq by Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford.

https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/848737938871656449

A classic story of Kushner's brain having enough sense to say 'give the loving general a seat at the table'. That said, I can see the trip being a 'hey, this is why your father-in-law needs to shut the gently caress up' kind of a trip. Or maybe something to show Kushner that he's playing with lives now.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
I follow this twitter account just for the "overheard at the Pentagon" quotes.

https://twitter.com/nancyayoussef/status/848887147222507520

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
The other Donnie news today (other than 6am tweets while he was watching fox news, one including a tweet directed at the FBI) is that his financial/business Trust is even more bullshit than we thought it was.

https://twitter.com/dataeditor/status/848874901998010368

I mean, it makes sense, since we're talking about Donnie and 'trust' in the same sentence.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Ardlen posted:

Also, how could Hillary have received the answers to the debate? Does he think it was a test?

Possible: Donnie knows it's bullshit, but the fact that it's bullshit then makes people go WELL, ACTUALLY and then it becomes a topic on cable news.

Possible: Donnie's just dumb as gently caress.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Senate very likely to go nuclear on Gorsuch, but at least Democrats rediscovered their spines in the process: https://twitter.com/edatpost/status/848948129542144000

Noted shitfuck governor Sam Brownback vetoed medicaid expansion in Kansas and the State Congress couldn't override the veto: https://twitter.com/AP/status/848942060677804035

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Handsome Ralph posted:

It's ok, Guys. He gave the Dept. of the Interior his 78k in pay. They'll be fine! :downs:

It gets better. Donnie can't even donate without loving up.

https://twitter.com/anamariecox/status/848974669629849600

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

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And now they're covering how much that donation is compared to the costs of protecting Donnie at his resorts.

Basically, that donation covers about 1-2 hours of security costs.

https://twitter.com/Fahrenthold/status/848979628438024192

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Suddenly duck and cover doesn't sound so pointless after all.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Not only was it before inauguration, but it's currently being looked at by the FBI.

poo poo is really, really weird.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
ARE YOU loving making GBS threads ME

BETSY DEVOS IS HIS SISTER

https://twitter.com/AaronBlake/status/848999145612464129

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
All of this poo poo could mean absolutely nothing and it could be all above-board.

But everyone is acting like stupid guilty people act.


Oh and that Internet privacy bill that's probably going to be signed is for a policy that 6% of Americans want, with 83% opposed. https://twitter.com/aedwardslevy/status/849001813147889665

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
That crazy blackwater meeting has links to Flynn, Bannon, and Kushner too. Yikes.

https://twitter.com/lrozen/status/849007923405750274

https://twitter.com/lrozen/status/849008099658747904

https://twitter.com/lrozen/status/849008489942978561

https://twitter.com/lrozen/status/849008970643775488

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

TBeats posted:

All of this stuff is just lost in the void until the smoking gun is found.

At least Bill O'Reilly over at Fox News is starting to feel the heat over his gropey, creepy ways.

https://twitter.com/TomNamako/status/849008675440254980

https://twitter.com/TomKludt/status/849006354769616897

C'mon advertiser revolt!

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Oh man, too bad Donnie didn't throw out the first pitch at the Nationals home opener.

https://twitter.com/RealAlexRubi/status/848994320883613697

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Trump advisor endorsed Hungarian anti-Semitic militia. On tape.

https://twitter.com/powellnyt/status/849018517638742016

This is the same douche that sees jihad in everything and can't shut up about how alpha males are returning to government.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
RIP privacy, Donnie signed it.

https://twitter.com/JenniferJJacobs/status/849043681889931264

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facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

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:siren: Slow-speed car chase in Arizona. Dude already had his tires devoured by stop-sticks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsX7FIf1D7s

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