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facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
https://twitter.com/NoahShachtman/status/836940160709324800

They're talking about taking the President out of the approval chains for raids like the Yemen one. On the one hand, that makes things faster for time-sensitive stuff like hosts rescues. On the other hand, I can't POSSIBLY think of ways that things could go wrong.

Actually, I can. All of the ways. Literally all of them.

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facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Scrotox is a thing now. Scrotum botox.

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a8370377/i-got-botox-in-my-scrotum-scrotox/ probably :nws:

I'd normally link twitter, but y'all have seen enough balls in the military already. Link is sorta :nws: for a drawing of some dude's balls, thought that only showed up on twitter.

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 17:18 on Mar 1, 2017

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

ZombieApostate posted:

Other than the, you know, drawing of some dude's nuts front and center as you open it.

Sorry, that picture didn't load on my end, tagged it this time.


Anyways, if you thought Kellyanne Conway was going to get punished for promoting Ivanka's brand live on TV, lol on you: https://twitter.com/teddyschleifer/status/836972531638800385

And morale at the State Department is rock bottom, mostly because they think the administrating feels that the State Department is irrelevant (article link temporarily broken). https://twitter.com/ZachMontellaro/status/836964433704398850

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 17:24 on Mar 1, 2017

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Burt Sexual posted:

I don't get why that Seal team dude's wife allowed herself to be a pawn on the world stage for Trump. His dad is railing against trump right?

This thread sort of explains it pretty well, everyone grieves differently and his death will now Mean Something. Basically, lay off widows and family members even if they're potentially being stupid: https://twitter.com/mkhammer/status/836826353630654464

Now, for the amount of ways this all goes sideways for Donnie:

- Donnie apparently quoted Mattis that it was a good mission and produced good intel. I doubt Mattis was happy about that.
- NBC News is already reporting that the intel they found was garbage and Donnie (and Mattis) may be lying https://twitter.com/SopanDeb/status/836802054404386820
- Donnie already blamed his generals: "They lost Ryan"
- The father is calling for an investigation and yelling at Donnie.
- The operation falls under the oversight of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led by one John McCain.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

KildarX posted:

What is this day 50 something? Was obama's first x amount of days that exciting? I vaguely remember him closing git mo and then finding out it's kinda more complex than that and not really anything else.

Obama did a fuckton in the first few days because the economy was melting. So he signed BIG bills on women's fair pay, children's health insurance, and the massive stimulus/recovery bill. Donnie hasn't really done a goddamn thing except for the supreme court nominee and the train wreck of an executive order. He's mostly just yelled a lot. More info here: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-trumps-start-of-term-strategy-differs-from-past-presidents/ and here: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/what-has-trump-really-accomplished-214838

Zeris posted:

Sorry for your loss, the Useful Intelligence is in Another Castle!

Hey hey, WaPo basically wrote my post in article form! https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...m=.c50d78ffc8ca

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Ahaha Donnie got someone else with a creepyfuck handshake. This time, it was Mitch McConnell (R-Turtle).

https://twitter.com/TheFix/status/836989950478417920

loving creepy.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Remember that Donnie meeting with the members of HBCUs? The meeting made famous by the Kellyanne Conway couch pictures?

During the meeting, Donnie called them "you people".

https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/837006830463221760

:stare:

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

bengy81 posted:

In non trump news:

I raise your Iowa thing with a Biden thing. I mean, I don't even know where to start with this one. It seems like everyone's happy but holy gently caress this story.

https://twitter.com/GlennKesslerWP/status/837051638372249601

Edit: no actually gently caress that, that's a happy goddamn story. Beau Biden's widow is now together with Hunter Biden. Hunter Biden is estranged from his wife, but still married for now. Jill and Diamond Joe fully approve.

gently caress it, that's great.

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 22:48 on Mar 1, 2017

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Donnie found money for his wall that has already been appropriated. He needs at least $20 billion on the low end.

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/837078605935034369

He has $20 million.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Zeris posted:

Sorry for your loss, the Useful Intelligence is in Another Castle!

Follow-up from NBC News. 10 sources say there wasn't a goddamn thing found during the Yemen raid.

https://twitter.com/KenDilanianNBC/status/837084047578959873

Edit: https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/837091581878468608

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 01:23 on Mar 2, 2017

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Second Russia shoe dropped tonight. First was about Trump associates, this one is about (now) Attorney General Sessions.

https://twitter.com/gregpmiller/status/837121087435591680

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

KildarX posted:

I know absolute 0 things will come of it, but are the confirmation hearings under oath?

Correct on both points.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Donnie had a good 24 hours.

It's gone.

https://twitter.com/BenjySarlin/status/837131326599876612

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
The video is absolutely brutal. The best is that Sessions's spokesman confirmed the meetings. Not COMPLETELY out of the ordinary for a Senator on his committee to meet with an Ambassador, but WaPo checked with all of the members on that specific committee and NO OTHER MEMBERS contacted the Russian Ambassador. Then he lied about it.

https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/837131623124647940

Chris Cillizza had a good quote: "Where there's smoke and smoke and smoke and smoke and smoke and smoke, there's usually fire"

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
I AM RUNNING OUT OF SHOES

WALL STREET JOURNAL JUST DROPPED ANOTHER

https://twitter.com/shaneharris/status/837141963782688769


"Investigators Probed Jeff Sessions’ Contacts With Russian Officials"

quote:

WASHINGTON—U.S. investigators have examined contacts Attorney General Jeff Sessions had with Russian officials during the time he was advising Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, according to people familiar with the matter.

The outcome of the investigation, and whether it is ongoing, wasn’t clear, these people said. The contacts were being examined as part of a wide-ranging U.S. counterintelligence investigation into possible communications between members of President Trump’s campaign team and Russian operatives, they said.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, which has been leading the investigation, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The White House directed requests for comment to the Justice Department.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
woops

https://twitter.com/IsaacDovere/status/837157240599638016

yeah you're not supposed to do that

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Here's Sessions's statement:

https://twitter.com/chrisgeidner/status/837158913334251522

WaPo says the meeting was in Sessions's office. WSJ says it was a phone call. If it was a phone call to the Russian Ambassador, you bet your rear end that line is tapped and recorded.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Some quick notes after a night of news comedy:

- I generally link twitter because it's easy as hell on a phone and makes article clickthroughs easy. If you're quoting someone's twitter post, remove the twitter link so the quote doesn't have the blown-up picture too for those on desktops.

- For tweetstorms (the thing where people respond to themselves like 15-20 times), just link the first tweet. If they're interested in the whole thing, they'll click through and it's easy to read.

- Don't get too worked up about all the poo poo about 'normalization' and what's bad and good to react with. Hail gay satan and enjoy this poo poo as it happens because we're getting an absolutely incredible amount of jaw dropping news on a daily basis and it's hilarious watching assholes get what they deserve, even if it doesn't lead to actual charges and stuff. Plus I'm sure that stuff will be coming soon enough :)


Content: here's some news!

https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/837280682992881664

https://twitter.com/MarkHalperin/status/837280912794583041

Those quotes wouldn't have happened without yesterday. The politics has changed.

facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 13:43 on Mar 2, 2017

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Here's how much that Sessions poo poo has shifted things.

https://twitter.com/jasoninthehouse/status/837290054385033218

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Congratulations to Donald Trump!

https://twitter.com/frankthorp/status/837332048461299712

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Rand Paul is trying to get his eyes on the House Republican bill to repeal/replace Obamacare that leadership is basically keeping secret and letting members take a look very, very slowly. Rand Paul thinks they're going for obamacare-lite.

https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/837323085153972224

https://twitter.com/sarahkliff/status/837346656395874306

DENIED

https://twitter.com/WaysMeansCmte/status/837344564897857539

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Half of Congress is responding to the Sessions poo poo. The other half is currently on a scavenger hunt throughout the Capitol building, looking for the Republican healthcare plan. I'm not joking.

https://twitter.com/ericawerner/status/837357586685001728

https://twitter.com/PeterSullivan4/status/837353665614778368

https://twitter.com/sarahkliff/status/837355745649766404

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
The Keebler Elf looks like he's about to be thrown under the bus.

https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/837359090913402881

Don't know if that means recusal, resigning, or nothing, but it's a safe assumption that Donnie is really pissed at Sessions ruining his good press.


And Comey ain't saying poo poo. https://twitter.com/kasie/status/837359910794964992

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Here's an image of the hat and jacket. Shame if it got put into an avatar or something.

https://twitter.com/TheFix/status/837383963006087168

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
He looks like Crapgame/Rickles from Kelly's Heroes.

Edit: loving hell that's a good custom title pun

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Hillary Clintons Thong posted:

if Spicer has said "100% false" regarding Sessions stuff then it's a done deal

Donnie said a little earlier that the Keebler Elf "probably" told the truth.

Probably.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

Hot Karl Marx posted:

I wonder how long until FOX slams melania for telling kids what to do and what to eat. Sounds like communism to me.

Eight years.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

TBeats posted:

Don't prisons have libraries?

Holy poo poo that one just made my day.

Also heads up, Racist Keebler Elf press conference at 4pm EST.

https://twitter.com/TheJusticeDept/status/837398102722109440

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
drat, that's a big thing. Sessions was REALLY resisting recusing himself from the investigation so he could theoretically kill any really good Donnie investigation.

poo poo just got a lot more interesting. Hail WaPo/WSJ on this one.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns

shyduck posted:

This Russian ambassador guy sure gets around!!

https://twitter.com/frankthorp/status/837409097439903745

https://twitter.com/frankthorp/status/837417679757664257

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
"The Orientals"

https://twitter.com/ZaidJilani/status/837418987583651841

:stare:

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
this guy

this fukken guy

https://twitter.com/indystartony/status/837457267628859392

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Someone at DHS leaked a memo to Maddow basically saying that the muslim ban is dumb and stupid.

https://twitter.com/MaddowBlog/status/837492261508145152

Here, have some FOUO information: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trms-exclusive-dhs-document-undermines-trump-case-travel-ban

NY Daily News, bringing it as always: https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/837493703593897985

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
The Racist Keebler Elf made the excuse that "I met the Russian Ambassador as a U.S. Senator, not as part of the political campaign."

...... woops

https://twitter.com/reidepstein/status/837496534350630913

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
OH MY GOD SESSIONS CAN'T EVEN GO ON FOX NEWS WITHOUT loving UP

https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/837517431996297216

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
I'm still not getting sick of stories like these:

https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/837658298950242304

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
They arrested a copycat dude that was threatening the jewish centers, but the original guy/guys are still out there.

This copycat dude was just pissed off at a woman.

https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/837679808389742597

https://twitter.com/willsommer/status/837679963230863364

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

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What a hosed-up story that is.

Here's one too!

https://twitter.com/CrazyinRussia/status/758287403731779585

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
Donnie's sources are always amazing.

https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/837726486836707329

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facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

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HOLY loving MOTHERFUCK THE PRESIDENT IS DUMB AS HELL

https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/837767845228445699

HE JUST SPOKE AT A loving SCHOOL

https://twitter.com/pbump/status/837768574986964992

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