Today is all because there was never an ideology or unifying purpose to Trump or his campaign. It's always been about personal fulfillment and enrichment, rampant opportunism. 1/
In what was expected to be a quiet holiday week, Trump managed to generate a fair amount of controversy and concern. Along with his regime and some in the Republican Party, Trump continued to attack American institutions and Mueller. A NYT interview revealed Trump still does not understand, or choose to accept, the boundaries of his power in our democracy — and he continues to lie, irreverently. The issue of Trump’s mental health also resurfaced this week.
As Republicans and Trump’s White House prepare for the wrath of the American people in 2018 — the Resistance and even their own shrinking base — Trump seems cocooned from news and real information. The Mueller probe continues in earnest and is expanding its focus, just as Trump’s lawyer continue to assure him the investigation will soon conclude — setting the two on a collision course heading into 2018.
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My current operating theory is that the Republicans know that Trump is unfit for office, but are holding out until after January 2019 to get rid of Trump because they're hoping Pence can serve the rest of his term and be elected twice more.
Yo @realDonaldTrump, say hello to an actual "stable genius."
— Francis the Talking Mule (@realFrancisTheTalkingMule)
Yo "stable genius," I heard you like to talk about how big certain stuff is. Guess who has 4 hooves and is much bigger than you. And mine works, believe me.
— Francis the Talking Mule (@realFrancisTheTalkingMule)
Ivana, Marla and Melania never met @realFrancisTheTalkingMule. Just sayin' ...
— Francis the Talking Mule (@realFrancisTheTalkingMule)
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." ~ Louis D. Brandeis
"Psychos do not explode when sunlight hits them, I don't give a fuck how crazy they are." ~ S. Gecko
Today, it was my great honor to sign a new Executive Order to ensure Veterans have the resources they need as they transition back to civilian life. We must ensure that our HEROES are given the care and support they so richly deserve! https://t.co/0MdP9DDIASpic.twitter.com/LP2a8KCBAp
The response to the Fire and Fury cease and desist is brutal:
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My clients do not intend to cease publication, no such retraction will occur, and no apology is warranted.
My personal favorite (not listed in the linked article) is the threat at the end:
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Lastly, the majority of your letter indeed, seven full pages is devoted to instructing
Henry Holt and Mr. Wolff in meticulous detail about their obligations to preserve documents that
relate in any way to the book, the article, President Trump, his family members, their businesses,
and his Presidential campaign. While my clients do not adopt or subscribe to your description of
their legal obligations, Henry Holt and Mr. Wolff will comply with any and all document
preservation obligations that the law imposes upon them. At the same time, we must remind you
that President Trump, in his personal and governmental capacity, must comply with the same
legal obligations regarding himself, his family members, their businesses, the Trump campaign,
and his administration, and must ensure all appropriate measures to preserve such documents are
in place. This would include any and all documents pertaining to any of the matters about which
the book reports. Should you pursue litigation against Henry Holt or Mr. Wolff, we are quite
confident that documents related to the contents of the book in the possession of President
Trump, his family members, his businesses, his campaign, and his administration will prove
particularly relevant to our defense.
i.e. You sue us, we'll do a document discovery on your ass. Do you think you'd really like that?
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Reason: linked *article*
Rather lived through Johnson and Nixon's language.
The latest outrage from President Trump disparaging immigrants from what he calls "shithole" countries is a new low. It's disgraceful for him, the country, and every American.
Oh, you'll love why he "cancelled" his trip. It's because Obama (WEAK!) sold the embassy there. Or something. It has nothing to do with Brits not wanting him to come visit. Nothing at all. Also, Britland is a White Nation so of course it's not a Shithole.
Naturally, sometime after waking (specifically, after enough coffee) I read the detail behind the news. And indeed, Britain is the kind of country that looks down on others (Poland. Pakistan. Somalia. Syria.) as shithole countries. The parallel would be if Nigel Farage cancelled a visit to Syria because he realised no one cared.