Register a SA Forums Account here!
JOINING THE SA FORUMS WILL REMOVE THIS BIG AD, THE ANNOYING UNDERLINED ADS, AND STUPID INTERSTITIAL ADS!!!

You can: log in, read the tech support FAQ, or request your lost password. This dumb message (and those ads) will appear on every screen until you register! Get rid of this crap by registering your own SA Forums Account and joining roughly 150,000 Goons, for the one-time price of $9.95! We charge money because it costs us money per month for bills, and since we don't believe in showing ads to our users, we try to make the money back through forum registrations.
 
  • Locked thread
facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Hey y'all, it's black history month, let's see what Trump has to sa- :stare:

https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/826816423909539841

https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/826819885183406084

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
This headline is brutal, truthful, and amazing.

https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/826849820933574665

I already posted Donnie's 'Frederick Douglass was pretty ok, highly underrated' thing, but seriously: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...m=.32d4afbbdcf7

https://twitter.com/jadande/status/826854504184369160

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Here comes a lot of pain.

https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/826866591249944576

Flynn yelling about Iran from the Press secretary podium in retaliation for Iran's missile test.

lol if you're still in

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Blind Rasputin posted:

Spicer, "we are letting Iran know that we aren't going to sit by and not act on their actions."

4pm NSC press briefing today on actions towards Iran.

Full statement:

https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/826868102247899136

OOGA BOOGA YOU'RE ON NOTICE

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
:siren: DEVOS IS ONE VOTE FROM GOING DOWN :siren:

https://twitter.com/frankthorp/status/826870458066821121

Current vote tally likely 50-50, as two GOP senators have said they'll vote no and I believe Manchin is also a no. She's on the edge.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
OK we're hosed because of this:

https://twitter.com/mmurraypolitics/status/826872987370549250

But the DeVos thing is GENUINELY interesting because it's at a 50-50 tie right now. If Jeff "totally a racist" Sessions gets confirmed as Attorney General, that total drops to 49-50 and her nomination dies because a replacement senator will take too long to be brought in.

https://twitter.com/Phil_Mattingly/status/826871120062201857

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Good news (for now) on that national right-to-work bill that was introduced:

https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/826876937419255809

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Zeris posted:

Does this actually violate the treaty, though?

Never let the facts get in the way of good sabre-rattling.

Don't let planning get in the way of sabre-rattling either: https://twitter.com/nancyayoussef/status/826879090137378816

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Number Ten Cocks posted:

I'm going to go ahead and predict there actually are CENTCOM plans for dealing with Iran under a wide rage of contingencies.

Is her position that she's mad that Flynn talked tough without first preparing for imminent retaliatory strikes?

Lower in the tweetdeck, it recaps it. She went to her CENTCOM source and asked 'hey, was this a planned announcement and are you ready' and the CENTCOM source said 'WHAT THE gently caress DID FLYNN SAY?!'

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Rex is way too close to Russia, but lol oh man is he getting a poo poo job where 1000+ diplomats just back-channeled their dissent with the President, Best Korea is acting up, Iran is launching missiles, and Russia Ukrainian rebels are loving around in Ukraine again.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Oh godfuckingdamnit this was such a meaty story that turned out to be wrong :sigh:

https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/826888265584226304

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Slim Pickens posted:

Can't wait to hear a speech that has 5% to do with the SEAL he got killed and 95% about how his feefees got hurt by being called out over whichever dumbfuck thing he did recently.

I went to go pay my respects to the brave, fallen soldier, but the LYING MEDIA just had to focus on how I didn't tell anyone about where I was going first! How dishonest and wrong!







SAD!

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
The Senate switchboard is going to explode.

https://twitter.com/Mirandacgreen/status/826883841738625027

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Meanwhile, CENTCOM is re-confirming that they have no loving clue what Flynn is doing.

https://twitter.com/DefenseBaron/status/826912802052911120

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Trump is threatening to invade Mexico because they have bad hombres.

I'm not making that up.

https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/826937513646444549

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
At the rate we're going, we will have zero allies.

https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/826950828699373570

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

joat mon posted:

Any confirmation from the Australian side of the conversation?

Close enough.

https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/826966043876814848

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
:siren: DONNIE'S DOCTOR IS BACK :siren:

https://twitter.com/NYTNational/status/826968411515256833

nutso doc posted:

WASHINGTON — President Trump takes medication for three ailments, including a prostate-related drug to promote hair growth, Mr. Trump’s longtime physician, Dr. Harold N. Bornstein, said in a series of recent interviews.

The other drugs are antibiotics to control rosacea, a common skin problem, and a statin for elevated blood cholesterol and lipids.
https://twitter.com/alexburnsNYT/status/826971396555304960

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 02:52 on Feb 2, 2017

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
More foreign leader call info:

https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/826980166559793154


https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/826981608817324034
https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/826982501608460288

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 03:38 on Feb 2, 2017

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
https://twitter.com/BCAppelbaum/status/826986298191802369

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

shyduck posted:

Somebody's been watching late night cable news

The best is how he is both lying (the deal is about refugees, not illegal immigrants) and he basically confirmed the story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...m=.2117f5ca3d42

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
JESUS CHRIST the administration is even leaky in the National Defense side. Reuters has U.S. officials talking about the botched Yemen raid and blaming Trump to some extent.

https://twitter.com/Walldo/status/827004940392370176

Yikes.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

VikingSkull posted:

I totally have sympathy for the anti-Milo crowd and fully endorse peaceful protests against him but as I sit here watching a roaming band of anarchists walking through a city and smashing everything in site long after his event is cancelled I can't help but think this is far more damaging to that cause than anything he could have said in one night.

Counterpoint: It's UC Berkeley. They do this kind of thing and will continue to do this kind of thing, because they're UC Berkeley. I don't mean that as an insult, I mean that in a literal historical perspective, it's in textbooks and everything.

I just listened to the Austrailian PM talk and he's citing US officials, Sean Spicer, and Donald Trump as truthful sources. Man, the world is going to be hosed when they realize that all of those sources are total liars.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
I have a question: how exactly can you gently caress up a national prayer breakfast?

https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/827159708314255361

...... oh

https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/827160484558360577

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 15:23 on Feb 2, 2017

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
I think Arnie wins this round.

https://twitter.com/KFaulders/status/827169570452500482

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 16:05 on Feb 2, 2017

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
gently caress it, this one deserves its own post.

https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger/status/827169996866347008

:patriot:

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
This is sort of like the Trump draws twitter account, but national.

https://twitter.com/BradfordPearson/status/827176793819869185

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Reverand maynard posted:

Trump holding up his EOs reminds me of a kid holding up a piece of art he made with macaroni and glue.

https://twitter.com/TrumpDraws/status/826542931112660992

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
It sounds kinda like how the Secret Service handles security of the president and.... anti-counterfeiting operations.

Also every white house statement needs [citation needed] at the end.

https://twitter.com/mmurraypolitics/status/827214253929152517

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

WAR CRIME SYNDICAT posted:

Spicer really is loving Baghdad Bob Jesus Christ

https://twitter.com/AlexanderEmmons/status/827234544860401664

Yep.

As for McCain, he's a Senior Statesman. So for people that don't know that much about the American system, like very angry Austrailians, an Important And Influential United States Senator can smooth over some fuckups.

That's also kind of why random senators and representatives will sometimes go to other countries to boost their own standing. Sometimes it goes wrong, like Tulsi Gabbard visiting Syria and getting played like a fiddle by Assad. Most times, it's just a way to improve relations and it's very, very hard to actually make things worse.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Two Finger posted:

there's going to be a war, isn't there?

Yes - Bannon keeps barking that war in the south China Sea is near-certainty.

No - even Iran thinks Donnie is full of poo poo. Their response to yesterday's saber-rattling was a collective :rolleyes:

Maybe - it's Donald Trump. Also, I don't know how Donnie will react once Pootie-Poo sticks a knife in his back, which is inevitable.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Whoa, good news I wasn't expecting on the federal lands front.

https://twitter.com/washpostbiz/status/827273073099288577

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
For as much as Trump outright lies and attacks the media, the media sure is benefitting.

https://twitter.com/peterbakernyt/status/827153253209088000

https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/827503052408111104

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
This absolutely cannot be healthy for anyone, much less the President of the United States.

https://twitter.com/JenniferJJacobs/status/827501444710461442

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Um.

I'm really confused about something.

https://twitter.com/CNBCnow/status/827539846113685504

This statement and action regarding Iran doing dumb stuff is completely normal, completely rational, and not an overreaction.


....... EVERYBODY PANIC THIS IS NOT NORMAL

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 16:36 on Feb 3, 2017

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Torrannor posted:

What did the tweet say?

CNBC issued a correction apparently and deleted the old one, here it is. https://twitter.com/CNBCnow/status/827539846113685504

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
https://twitter.com/jjouvenal/status/827549949009264640

https://twitter.com/jjouvenal/status/827550243969445888

https://twitter.com/jjouvenal/status/827550533682601985

Donnie hosed over 100k visaholders with that executive order, claiming it only actually affected 100 on that day.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

shyduck posted:

Update on that Secret Service thing: it wasn't the Secret Service

That makes a lot more sense. There's a big investigation going on for IT workers around the Capitol, since there might've been a contract scam going on.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/johnstanton/feds-arrest-five-congressional-it-contractors-at-the-capitol?utm_term=.dfMMWOK2j#.jerWkReGp

Sorry to link buzzfeed, but they broke the story and it has been picked up in a few places with some reports that some representatives' passwords had to be changed.

Edit: ahahah oh my god that magazine cover

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Bandcamp and a bunch of other artists are donating a cut or profits to the ACLU today, but I really like this one:

https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/827587277111050241

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
The government can't figure out how many visaholders are affected by the executive order. DOJ says 100k, State says that includes diplomats and inactives, so the number is 60k.

https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/827586043994075138

Goddamn they did NO prep work on that executive order.

Magazine covers are brutal: https://twitter.com/carlquintanilla/status/827579361805033472

  • Locked thread