Trump Thread II: The man make a tweet

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the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

Gumbel2Gumbel posted:

Is Hannity this crazy or this craven?

yes

# ¿ May 23, 2017 23:49

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# ¿ May 13, 2024 19:31

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

axeil posted:

Idiot question: does getting convicted of assault mean he can't serve in the House?

it's fine for felons to be politicians, they're just not allowed to vote for themselves anymore

# ¿ May 25, 2017 01:36

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

Meme Emulator posted:

I wasnt aware people actually used the favorite button on twitter. Thank you all.

people used to use it to effectively bookmark tweets so they could find them later. twitter changing it to a heart made a lot of old favorites weird

# ¿ May 25, 2017 02:07

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

DC Murderverse posted:

also, what happens when this guy wins tomorrow and gets arrested for assault at his victory party?

an idiosyncratic country judge with no patience for bullshit awards his seat in congress to ben jacobs

# ¿ May 25, 2017 03:45

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

axeil posted:

It just seems odd to me that a state with one at-large district has a completely different dynamic from its Senate races.

Montana is probably the weirdest state in the Union electorally.

it's not that weird, people will vote for democrats they feel represent them. the democrat nom for president is always gonna be way, way left of the dem nominees for governor, senator and congressperson.

# ¿ May 25, 2017 04:40

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

Michael Scott posted:

You guys think the Melania thing is true?

the details maybe not, but the outline almost certainly. there's no way she's not stepping out and there's no way he doesn't know it

# ¿ Jun 1, 2017 22:29

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

Drone posted:

at? Presiding over the Democrats losing control of the House and then failing to adapt to the strategies an opposition party needs to maintain?

she's not the head of the dnc, this is not her job at all

pelosi was amazingly effective as speaker of the house and has been spectacular as house minority leader

her politics are somewhat questionable, but she has absolutely crushed it in the role she's been put in

# ¿ Jun 8, 2017 18:49

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

Mr Interweb posted:

I think Sikhs area literally the only people from a major religion that don't seem to have any real shitheads within their ranks. Totally anecdotal, but every Sikh person I've ever met was super nice, kind and generous. I mean, their religion actually advocates for peace and not just yammering on about it.

there are legitimate sikh terrorist groups:

http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/khalistan-terror-camp-running-in-canada-to-attack-punjab-justin-trudeau-govt-alerted_1889985.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India_Flight_182

# ¿ Jun 11, 2017 21:23

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

do they want to turn universities into vocational schools? if you want to be a cop go to the police academy, not criminal justice at ucla or whatever

# ¿ Jun 12, 2017 18:59

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

namaste faggots posted:

Help me understand how a politician goes to bed at night thinking that suppressing voters is a legitimate political tactic.

they assume the other side is doing it too and they're just making things 'fair'

# ¿ Jun 29, 2017 23:04

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

Cheekio posted:

Enough people with web development skills do for it to be a problem.

He needs to be convinced not to run early.

no one hates zuck more than the tech industry

# ¿ Jul 2, 2017 20:57

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

aras agalarov (who setup the meeting) is a front for russian mafia money. prevezon holdings is owned by denis katsyv and a collection of proxies, likely fronts for russian mafia. denis katsyv is the son of petr katsyv, ex russian transport minister and close associate of putin. the lawyer don jr met with works on behalf of prevezon and is an outspoken opponent of the magnitsky act. the magnitsky act is named for the lawyer who was killed after uncovering fraud involving prevezon holdings. he worked for hermitage capital, an american investment firm mostly active in moscow that was unwillingly involved in the fraud

preet bharara was heading a civil case against prevezon on behalf of hermitage and the us government. after he was fired (by trump) earlier this year prevezon and the us attorney's office settled the case

there's clearly some quid pro quo here, right?

# ¿ Jul 10, 2017 02:09

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

Same Great Paste posted:

Someone made an interesting post a few pages positing that electing trump may have "permanently" ruined the US's reputation on the world stage (the idea being that no matter how well we may manage to "fix things" we've proven that we're never more than one election away from electing a loving idiot).

I wonder what impact a successful impeachment would have on that. Would that redeem us at all?

when you hear about foreign countries impeaching/imprisoning/overthrowing their leaders does it make you think they're getting more stable?

# ¿ Jul 10, 2017 07:28

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

Despera posted:

How much are these lawyers getting paid?

remember all the stories about how no one wanted to take on trump as a candidate because he doesn't listen and doesn't pay you?

# ¿ Jul 11, 2017 03:14

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

swimgus posted:

You're thinking of Litvininenko, who got poisoned with Polonium in Britain for talking poo poo about Putin. Magnitsky uncovered a theft committed by Putin's friends of 230 million dollars from the Russian government. He was arrested in Moscow, then thrown into a terrible prison for a year and didn't receive any medical treatment for several acute illnesses, then was beaten to death 7 days before the government had to charge him or release him. Then he was charged and convicted of the crimes relating to the theft he uncovered. After he was dead.

He worked for some rich American dude that got really pissed off about it and lobbied for the Magnitsky Act to specifically punish all the people connected to his employee's death.

`Red Notice` by Bill Browder is about the events surrounding the Magnitsky thing. It's terribly written (it's an autobiography) but it's a pretty good look into how corrupt Russia is

# ¿ Jul 11, 2017 22:20

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AsInHowe posted:

Big story coming out tonight, according to some sources.

was he taken off life support?

# ¿ Jul 11, 2017 23:52

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:

Also, the NYT says that this whole meeting was uncovered because Kushner was trying to cover his rear end and disclose it on official documents. Kushner probably could have gotten away with it, but he wanted to protect himself legally as much as possible and threw Trump Jr. (and kind of Trump) under the bus.

he had to disclose it because manafort disclosed it first. last one out gets hung for treason

# ¿ Jul 12, 2017 03:43

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

aware of dog posted:

https://twitter.com/yashar/status/885166340130168834

i worked in the same space as cambridge analytica (but on the commercial side, not the political side) and knowing what i know about their tech and the people connected to them there's almost zero chance they weren't just a convenient cover for stolen demographic/voter data. their tech is garbage and is based on a model everyone else abandoned years ago

# ¿ Jul 12, 2017 19:02

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

Chilichimp posted:

That angle is so loving hilarious.

If they had a SHRED of proof about that, it would be up and down every press outfit from Huffpo to Brietbart and it would've been released in 2016.

i think they probably do have proof there's russian money going to the dnc/dems but the fact that there's also money going to the rnc/gop means they can't say poo poo about it

# ¿ Jul 14, 2017 19:35

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

Hollismason posted:

If there were 8 people what are the odds we'll find out about who all 8 were.

good. what's donald jr gonna say in front of the senate? some randos slipped in during the meeting and they just let them hang out? there was a guy in a mask? he 100% knows the identities of everyone in the room

# ¿ Jul 14, 2017 19:58

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

Chilichimp posted:

Only one attendee is left unidentified.

Goldstone and two Russian government lacky's were also in attendance. The final attendee is still unknown and my money is on Sessions, who was likely there to provide guidance on whether or not the information actually showed anything illegal.

i thought goldstone was not in the meeting, he was just there for the introductions?

# ¿ Jul 14, 2017 20:28

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

Sneakster posted:

That would be the poor and the destitute, who the democratic party has abandoned. They're also the cross section of the most vulnerable of the groups disproportionately affected by those things.

your activism is misplaced. the democrats pander to the same people republicans pander to: voters

as long as the poor and the destitute and marginalized minorities allow themselves to be cut out of civic life by not voting they will be ignored by politicians. convince them to vote (for third parties or protest spoiled ballots) and you'll see both the democrats and the republicans turn left at breakneck speed

# ¿ Jul 15, 2017 10:54

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

LaserShark posted:

Hahaha, oh my god.

They need to grow spines just so they can point this out to him with such mockery that it even drills through the ferret on his head.

trump literally doesn't understand how the senate works: http://www.politicususa.com/2016/07/07/trump-humiliates-front-senators-knowing-ballot.html

# ¿ Jul 19, 2017 20:45

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

BIG HEADLINE posted:

It's going to prove he's not really a member of the Three Comma Club. That's likely what he's most concerned about.

it's gonna turn out that he didn't actually collude with russia; all the obstruction of justice and lying was just to keep his tax returns under wraps

# ¿ Jul 20, 2017 03:40

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

Petr posted:

Who exactly voted yes on the MTP and will vote no on the bill itself, and what is their motivation for acting that way?

voting against mtp let's your competitors label you as an obstructionist or rino who won't even let there be a debate. you can just vote no on the final bill anyways so why make a stand in conference?

# ¿ Jul 25, 2017 21:00

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

so when reince and his people get tossed out that just leaves pence and his tenuous connection to mainstream republicans right?

# ¿ Jul 27, 2017 04:29

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

farraday posted:

It's been a long week. Thank god it's Saturday.

https://twitter.com/PhilipRucker/status/890416549957447681

someone photoshop the mooch into that charlie conspiracy image

# ¿ Jul 27, 2017 05:05

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

Giggy posted:

I know part of Russia's 'plan' was to undermine American's faith in their democracy, institutions, etc. But it really seems like their leaders have no clue how the government works and genuinely thought Trump could strong arm everything.

e: You would think after 70+ years of hostility there would be a general understanding.

putin is a big fan of house of cards and thinks it's realistic

# ¿ Aug 2, 2017 23:16

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

hiddenriverninja posted:

De Niro for Mueller.

de nero is too old. it'll be clooney

# ¿ Aug 4, 2017 00:28

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

Oxxidation posted:

At this point I just want to find every single person responsible for the Democratic Party's messaging and brain them with a toilet seat.

it's fine. only old people watch tv so it makes sense to target them with tv ads. the digital messaging is prob gonna be way different

# ¿ Aug 10, 2017 14:18

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

radmonger posted:

The leaders of the IRA, Tamil Tigers and PLO did not. Most of heir heirs would now admit that was a strategic failure.

yeah remember when passive resistance resulted in the irish free state and the plo being recognized by over 100 nations as the legitimate representative of palestinians and getting admitted to the un?

# ¿ Aug 16, 2017 12:41

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

WeAreTheRomans posted:

Wait I'm Irish and I didn't realise I was a legitimate representative of the Palestinian state

who gives a gently caress about an oxford comma

# ¿ Aug 16, 2017 12:46

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

donald trump is like your annoying little brother who holds his hand half an inch from your face smirking and yelling that he's not touching you

# ¿ Aug 23, 2017 04:07

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

felix sater is the dude who has been going around telling people he's going to jail alongside trump in the near future

# ¿ Aug 28, 2017 18:04

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

a bunch of conservative canadian outlets are cheering the end of nafta because apparently cufta (an earlier us/canada free trade agreement) was never repealed; just made irrelevant by nafta. cufta is also not unilaterally cancellable so trump can't withdraw from it. the theory is cufta is more advantageous than nafta because of stronger protections against punitive tariffs. this of course ignores that trump is just gonna pretend cufta isn't a thing

# ¿ Aug 29, 2017 00:49

the talent deficit: Dec 20, 2003; self-deprecation is a very british trait, and problems can arise when the british attempt to do so with a foreign culture

Xae posted:

When Tax Reform fails I figure Trump will start taking a personal interest in the NAFTA renegotiation and poo poo will quickly go down hill.

If we're lucky Canada adds 50 new provinces.

canada offers to take jeff bezos off trump's hands; washington becomes the newest canadian province

# ¿ Sep 4, 2017 18:05

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awesmoe posted:

someone (that pwnallthethings guy on twitter?) pointed out that if cobb wanted something to get into the press, that was one way to do it
e: https://twitter.com/pwnallthethings/status/909602012542545920

ignores the fact that he could just pick up a phone and leak it like everyone else in the white house does, and also doesn't seem like there's a lot in there that he'd really be wanting to get out?

if he discusses priveleged information with someone outside the case (john dowd is also on trump's legal team) he can be disbarred. this way he was just 'careless' and not violating ethics

# ¿ Sep 18, 2017 05:13

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my favorite thing is trump complaining that cnn never show the crowd as cnn show the crowd

# ¿ Sep 23, 2017 01:30

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Your Taint posted:

Forgive my ignorance, but can someone give me the Idiot's Cliff's Notes version of what's going on in Catalonia?

the regional catalonia parliament proposed a referendum on independence and passed it with a simple majority. the referendum is illegal under both the spanish and the catalan constitutions and opponents are calling for a boycott of the vote. they're going to go ahead with it anyways (on october 1). the referendum is probably going to be pro independence. no one has any idea what happens after that

# ¿ Sep 26, 2017 19:41

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# ¿ May 13, 2024 19:31

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WeAreTheRomans posted:

Watching Ch4 News (UK) and they have Billy Corgan on talking about the existential threat of FAKE NEWS.

He's runnnnnnning

is billy corgan a white nationalist? it seems on brand for him

# ¿ Oct 6, 2017 20:26

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