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There is nothing Machiavellian or substantive about Trump’s tweets, he tweets from a position of weakness. He uses his tweets to either bully or tear down or to brag.
He does have the low cunning of gutter rat to distract and deflect and to bully.
You are exactly right.
The really sick part is that is what Trumpaloons love about him. They love his nasty ugly smearing, they love his lies and his threats. If we don’t throw him out of office, I want no part of this mess.
Emotional read. Such an absolutely thrilling time for all of us.
Twice and with majority too, baybee.
It’s hard to process it’s been 10 years. Wow.
Yup. So long and yet so short.
What I really really really look forward to are his memoirs.
Loved it….these are the lessons that the DEMS should have heeded in 2010 and 2014…..but i must say that these lessons were put to use in VA and AL…..
YES WE CAN!
David Cameron is to take on a new role leading a UK government-backed investment initiative between Britain and China.
The former prime minister will take charge of a £750m ($1bn) fund to improve ports, roads and rail networks between China and its trading partners.
The government said working with China’s Belt and Road Initiative would create jobs and boost trade links.
It comes after Chancellor Philip Hammond’s two-day trip to China.
The Belt and Road Initiative was first unveiled in 2013, but this year China’s President Xi Jinping pledged £96bn ($124bn) for the scheme.
The Chinese government said it would invest tens of billions of dollars as part of an ambitious economic plan to rebuild ports, roads and rail networks linking China and its trading partners.
President Xi intends on developing ancient trade routes through China and Europe to make it easier for the world to trade with China.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-42377177
and the turd is obsessed with his tiny button. As kenyan warned, the world is moving on.
Also, too.
Not quite sure how Britain fits into the Pacific but that shows you how China has really strengthened its hand, how much the world is wishing to avoid Trump altogether.
Ugh, every time I hear anything about the TPP I get sick because President Obama wanted this for America. China is now writing all the rules and making all the deals.
Same. It was a strong document upon which to build our future. He and his team worked on it for SIX freakin’ years, hashing out endless details and disputes, one by one. All to be utterly trashed because of self-serving idiots. And each and every one of the signatories felt betrayed. Oh, it makes me sick!
I am especially mad at the lefty purists who trashed thew TPP and failed to trust President Obama on this critical issue. He TOLD the truth the China would fill the void.
Warren and Bernie were the bandleaders. UGH.
Just try it, thugs.
Modi govt played these power abuse games with the opposition party members foisting them with several inflated cases. Since they overreached, our courts from state to central level are slapping down these cases on a regular basis with the end result even the guilty going scotfree in clearly corruption cases. Pity usa, usa, usa doesn’t have such an direct oversight of govt abuse by the courts.
I just can’t imagine this dolt and his dirty squad stepping into San Francisco and trying to arrest the mayor and Chief of Police. That would trigger complete mayhem.
Thread.
Ethiopia to release all political prisoners.
In a surprise move, Ethiopia’s prime minister has announced the release of all political prisoners and the closure of a notorious detention centre, allegedly used as a torture chamber.
Hailemariam Desalegn told a press conference the move was designed to allow political dialogue.
But it is unclear exactly who will be released - or when it will take place.
Ethiopia, a staunch ally of the West, is accused by rights groups of using mass arrests to stifle opposition.
Amnesty International welcomed Mr Hailemariam’s announcement, saying it could signal “the end of an era of bloody repression in Ethiopia” - although warned the closure of Maekelawi detention centre should not be used to “whitewash” the “horrifying” events which took place under its roof.
This is a landmark moment for the country - not least because it is the first time the government has even admitted to having any political prisoners, previously describing them as “criminals”, BBC Ethiopia correspondent Emmanuel Igunza says.
Rights groups have accused the government of using anti-terrorism laws to jail its critics.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42552643
When? Just tell when. I don’t want to miss the show.
“You realize where this is going,” Bannon told Wolff. “This is all about money laundering. Mueller chose (senior prosecutor Andrew) Weissmann first and he is a money-laundering guy. Their path to f—ing Trump goes right through Paul Manafort, Don Jr and Jared Kushner … It’s as plain as a hair on your face.”
LOLOL!!! I’m here for all of this!
I yearn for the day we can wipe that smug grin off the faces of Little Jared and Donnie Jr. OMG, just cannot wait. I really, really hope they go to JAIL.
YES - please!
Honestly, Judith, we are going to have to throw a really big party when all this goes down. A really, really big GLOBAL PAARTY.
There will be dancing in the streets all around the world.
they will turn state’s evidence against TRUMP….now THAT will be something to see…
My question: What’s Bannon’s angle here? Why is he dumping all over Trump when everyone else is licking Trump’s boots?
But not to worry! Climate change is a hoax!
This happened.
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Am I the only one reading from Senator Doug Jones’ actions that he is signaling that he intends to be a key political player on the national stage for a long time?
I’ll say, his first hire was his chief of staff which by the way is an African American. That person will be the face of Doug Jones in Washington D.C.
Awesome. And he had Joe Biden with him at his swearing in ceremony! I love it!! Glad he’s not kowtowing to the GOP despite being from a southern state. This is what having courage looks like. He gets that because he ran a campaign saying “this is who I am”, so the voters knew who he was to begin with. Stand strong Senator Jones.
what did he do..
The comments above are part of what is making me feel that these are deliberate actions saying: “this is what I believe, these are the people who will have greater influence on my Senate career … so take me as I am & what I promised to be my concerns”
KIM JONG-UN ORDERED THAT OFFICIALS MAKE CONTACT WITH SOUTH KOREA on Tuesday through a hotline
that had been dormant for nearly two years.
http://www.politicususa.com/2018/01/03/kim-jong-un-orders-open-communication-south-korea-time-years.html
“Hours after President Trump tweeted another reckless taunting message at North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, the regime’s leader
ordered that officials make contact with South Korea on Tuesday through a hotline that had been dormant for nearly two years.
The South Korean Unification Ministry said officials from their northern neighbor made a call at 3:30pm local time, the hour at which
Kim Jong-un mandated it be made, and remained on the line for 20 minutes. The brief contact was spent verifying that the hotline had no technical issues on either side.”
“The story of CHENEY’S MANEUVERING to kill two agreements (with North Korea) shows how a real US national security interest
was sacrificed to a massive military boondoggle that served only the interests of the powerful contractors behind it.”
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/43048-how-cheney-and-his-allies-created-the-north-korea-nuclear-missile-crisis
-North Korea proposed an agreement in 1998 that would end its new missile development as part of a broader peace agreement.
Kim Jong -II sent a personal envoy to Washington to present the outline to give up the regime’s quest for an ICBM + its nuclear weapons capability.
So hello how do we make sure the manufacturers of death don’t do this again?
So far modern humans like us have only been around about 150,000 years….dinosaurs did a little better. They lived here
for 165 million years.
And as birds are avian dinosaurs they’re still with us to this day.
I’m sure everyone here realizes we’re only at 3 Jan and the display of crazy from Trump & everyone associated with him has gone supersonic …
Duh ….
good suggestion ….
No honor among this den of thieves.
Ah now Mr. Conspire & Deflect Bannon,
-This is also about Big Oil and the KOCH/Rosneft/EXXON shares purchased by Trumputin/GOP.
-The Arctic is on track to be ice-free - per EXXON’s climate change disinformation campaign since 1975.
-As they wait for Russian sanctions to be lifted…now or later.
…don’t forget about the Saudi Nuclear Plant Franchise that Russia is going to build.
Hello TODbots.
My 1st time on the web today or even seeing any news.
Steve Bannon & Trump Kung Fu Fighting GOP style?
Sweet, isn’t it?
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I think Bannon might be more truthful in this instance. Bannon is a true believer when it comes to being a conservative i.e. guns, gays, and religion. Trump, Don Jr. and Kushner aren’t really conservatives, they are businessmen through and through. Trump’s cabinet is made up of people that are only concerned about passing legislation that will put money in their pockets through their business interest. When Trump won the White House his first thought was to wonder how much money he could make, not how could he help fellow Americans, but how can he become more rich. Bannon wants to be a conservative hero, he isn’t all that concerned about money. And that’s why he’s lashing out at the White House. Bannon is willing to burn the village down just to save it, Trump’s inner circle of businessmen aren’t willing to do that. You can always spot the true believers when it comes to politics, they don’t have an overriding obsession with making money.
Bannon believes and is obsessed with the ‘Fourth Turning’.
“He believes that, for the new world order to rise, there must be a massive reckoning. That we will soon reach our climax conflict.”
http://www.businessinsider.com/book-steve-bannon-is-obsessed-with-the-fourth-turning-2017-2
“”Bannon believes in authoritarian politics as preparation for a massive conflict between East and West, whether East means the Middle East or China.” Seems he’d be willing to create that conflict using the Dicktraitor, calling him “a blunt instrument for us”.
I’d question any public displays of disagreement between him and Trump. The central strategies on display are about fear & chaos.
Why doesn’t Bannon move to a dictatorship and leave American representative democracy alone. Who is he, and who are the idiots like Mercer and the Koch brothers to wreck this country?
Hey it takes work to end the American era so that other countries can move on and become the planet’s global powers.
Viz. Russia.
China!
Pretty sure it’s all about MONEY - illegal MONEY - including the Kochs & Mercers & Adelson & every Russian oligarch who’s still alive.
kremlin klan? lol. he is the bastid child of both alright.
No need to read the entire filling, though it is interesting. In short, Manafort is cooked and he’s running scared.
Tax payers are gonna be paying for his prison chow for a very long time ….
I will gladly pay those taxes.
Time to LOCK HIM UP!
that lady judge should have thrown the traitorous thug in the slammer instead of stupid house arrest. now the scum is free to play his usual shenanigans.
Interesting….
Houston: Hey, Mike.
Mike Flynn: What?
Houston: We got a problem.
The end.
Written by Don
Directed by Don
Produced by Don
Likely ….
😀
bbl …..
LOL.
He picks the “best” people.
Nevertheless Kim Jong-Un has taken right action:
“Hours after President Trump tweeted another reckless taunting message at North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, the regime’s leader
ordered that officials make contact with South Korea on Tuesday through a hotline that had been dormant for nearly two years.
The South Korean Unification Ministry said officials from their northern neighbor made a call at 3:30pm local time, the hour at which
Kim Jong-un mandated it be made, and remained on the line for 20 minutes. The brief contact was spent verifying that the hotline had no technical issues on either side.”
http://www.politicususa.com/2018/01/03/kim-jong-un-orders-open-communication-south-korea-time-years.htm
the link is now 404.
Here’s another link: CNN: “North Korea calls hotline to South Korea in diplomatic breakthrough.”
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/03/asia/north-korea-south-hotline/index.html
Yes we will have Peace.
Can’t make this stuff up:)
Jesus, he needs to go. LIke a year ago.
distracting
Like they give a damn…..
Worse than garbage. Way worse.
Furst, Kid Rock Launched & then Dropped out of the race.
Now, another GOPer has called it Quits.
Karma in 2018……How sweet, Political Justice must begin to Sound?
Thanks, Obama. Really.
COULD not read. We’ve discussed this here before…
Karma Hand down another Eraly New Year Justice Gift…….Please!
“And this whole gang was going to work with Russia and the newly captured American government to bring Russian nukes to the Middle East while turning the US into a Mob-run kleptocracy, with Putin and the Russian mob as de facto leaders. ” (Politico)
Oh my darlings, my darlings Politico.
Thank you so.
We need Jesus!
Unannounced visit? I hope he left with his hands full.
Foster care maybe? Or, Mueller’s team?
Printed for my wall for the benefice of the general public, whether people agree or not.
There is an actual history of what happened with North Korea:
“North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il was using the regime’s missile development as a PROD to get the Clinton administration to negotiate
a deal that would include concrete steps toward normalization of relations. He even sent a personal envoy to Washington to present the outline of a new North Korean offer to give up the regime’s quest for an ICBM, as well as its nuclear weapons capability.
In October 2000, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright went to Pyongyang, and the two sides came close to a final agreement
that would have ended North Korean missile development as well as its nuclear weapons program and led to normalizing relations.
But Clinton didn’t go to North Korea to sign the deal in the final months of his presidency, and the election of George W. Bush
in November 2000 was a major victory for the missile defense lobby.”
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/43048-how-cheney-and-his-allies-created-the-north-korea-nuclear-missile-crisis
“Cheney had a bureaucratic strategy to …finish off the Agreed Framework. The NSC staff initiated a “nuclear posture review,”
which was carried out without any participation by Powell’s allies. The final document included North Korea on a new list of
countries that could be targets for U.S. use of nuclear weapons.”
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/43048-how-cheney-and-his-allies-created-the-north-korea-nuclear-missile-crisis
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2018/01/03/iowa-caucus-10-years/