Some clown called into C-Span's Democratic line regarding Marie Yovanovitch's career choice, insinuating she should be a financial advisor instead of an ambassador because she turned a 200,000 salary over 33 years into a net worth of over 6 million. Then said something about deep state operatives.
But... $200,000 x 33 = $6,600,000. Basic math is too much, I guess?
I mean, that dude is dumb, but most people don't save every dollar they earn on account of the need to, you know, live
Although I'm sure an ambassador is basically provided free housing by the government, which would help a lot
no need to save every penny. Compound interest is a thing, especially over 33 years.
We just got word of multiple corroborating first hand accounts of the president loudly admitting to crimes in public and you are talking about the ROI on the ex-ambassador's investments.
Every single thing I hear/see about Holmes's testimony is ridiculously damning.
Two devastating details from Holmes’s testimony, just read on air by CNN: 1. He personally heard Trump demand investigation of Biden. 2. Sondland said Trump didn’t care about the war with Russia because he only cared about things that benefited him, like the Biden investigation.
Like, just comically damning.
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I just wish there was more evidence than “I heard thing.” But I guess it doesn’t matter, because the GOP has blatantly ignored damning evidence already.
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I just wish there was more evidence than “I heard thing.” But I guess it doesn’t matter, because the GOP has blatantly ignored damning evidence already.
Oh there is. It's just that Trump has fucking hidden it all on classified servers and shit.
I just wish there was more evidence than “I heard thing.” But I guess it doesn’t matter, because the GOP has blatantly ignored damning evidence already.
Oh there is. It's just that Trump has fucking hidden it all on classified servers and shit.
Or is preventing the firsthand source from testifying.
Or in Sondland's case, is lying and deeply regretting testifying in the first place.
I just wish there was more evidence than “I heard thing.” But I guess it doesn’t matter, because the GOP has blatantly ignored damning evidence already.
Oh there is. It's just that Trump has fucking hidden it all on classified servers and shit.
Or is preventing the firsthand source from testifying.
Or in Sondland's case, is lying and deeply regretting testifying in the first place.
This is day three of the public phase of the inquiry.
Three!
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Sondland's new hobby is trying to figure out how much he has to give to not go to prison.
Sondland is very much regretting paying a million dollars for his current position.
Thought it was going to be a vacation. Those lovely beaches. The beautiful women (men?)! And you never really have to work. Let the lifers do the real work. That's what they're there for. Just listen to the President when he calls. Trust me.
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These people deserve absolutely everything that's coming to them.
And I'm going to drink it up like ambrosia.
And look at the mast that the GOP, FOX, and billionaires have tied themselves to.
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I generally don’t have a lot of good to say about any news media, much less US news media, but you folks have a real public good in the PBS News Hour. It seems to focus on the content of the news by having a modern but deeply generic backdrop.
Garry: I know you gentlemen have been through a lot, but when you find the time I'd rather not spend the rest of the winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH!
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I generally don’t have a lot of good to say about any news media, much less US news media, but you folks have a real public good in the PBS News Hour. It seems to focus on the content of the news by having a modern but deeply generic backdrop.
Plus its anchored by people that speak with well-reasoned nuance and can articulate at a college level, instead of attempting to get a viral soundbite into the memesphere ASAP.
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I generally don’t have a lot of good to say about any news media, much less US news media, but you folks have a real public good in the PBS News Hour. It seems to focus on the content of the news by having a modern but deeply generic backdrop.
PBS gave us Mr. Rogers, Bob Ross, Sesame Street, and Mystery!. I'm pretty sure one day in the future there will be a history book about American contributions to humanity which will feature both the highlight of PBS and the low-light of Trump's presidency.
I generally don’t have a lot of good to say about any news media, much less US news media, but you folks have a real public good in the PBS News Hour. It seems to focus on the content of the news by having a modern but deeply generic backdrop.
And its anchored by people that speak with well reasoned nuance and articulate at a college level, instead of attempting to get a viral soundbite into the memesphere ASAP.
Though it's really a shame Gwen Ifill died. I'd love to know her take.
I generally don’t have a lot of good to say about any news media, much less US news media, but you folks have a real public good in the PBS News Hour. It seems to focus on the content of the news by having a modern but deeply generic backdrop.
As with all things good, the GOP is deeply inimical to it and has tried to cut funding to it before.
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NEW: After private White House meeting, Giuliani associate Lev Parnas said he was on a 'secret mission' for Trump, sources tell CNN's @VickyPJWard
Giuliani and his pals are... so bad at everything.
Reminds me of the stupid kid in Junior high who'd brag about selling weed out of his locker.
I went to school with a kid like that.
-he never got caught-
Giuliani and his pals are -worse- than that kid. Think about that.
Our kid got caught and then booted.He then went to the same college as me, where he got booted within the first month when his roommate walked in on him cutting up a pound of weed with an electric meat slicer.
Tying this back to the thread Some people can't help themselves. Look at Roger Stone. Even if Trump pardons him, he'll find a way to fuckup again and land himself in more trouble. Same with Trump. He dodged Mueller and then almost immediately stepped in shit again.
Tying this back to the thread Some people can't help themselves. Look at Roger Stone. Even if Trump pardons him, he'll find a way to fuckup again and land himself in more trouble. Same with Trump. He dodged Mueller and then almost immediately stepped in shit again.
Trump pardoning Stone would be a complete disaster, since it would mean that stone could be compelled to testify to their hearts content with no fear of violating his fifth amendment rights and also further cement that trump is desperately trying to circumvent the law.
Tying this back to the thread Some people can't help themselves. Look at Roger Stone. Even if Trump pardons him, he'll find a way to fuckup again and land himself in more trouble. Same with Trump. He dodged Mueller and then almost immediately stepped in shit again.
Trump pardoning Stone would be a complete disaster, since it would mean that stone could be compelled to testify to their hearts content with no fear of violating his fifth amendment rights and also further cement that trump is desperately trying to circumvent the law.
So what you're saying is that it will definitely happen.
I generally don’t have a lot of good to say about any news media, much less US news media, but you folks have a real public good in the PBS News Hour. It seems to focus on the content of the news by having a modern but deeply generic backdrop.
And its anchored by people that speak with well reasoned nuance and articulate at a college level, instead of attempting to get a viral soundbite into the memesphere ASAP.
Though it's really a shame Gwen Ifill died. I'd love to know her take.
Tying this back to the thread Some people can't help themselves. Look at Roger Stone. Even if Trump pardons him, he'll find a way to fuckup again and land himself in more trouble. Same with Trump. He dodged Mueller and then almost immediately stepped in shit again.
Trump pardoning Stone would be a complete disaster, since it would mean that stone could be compelled to testify to their hearts content with no fear of violating his fifth amendment rights and also further cement that trump is desperately trying to circumvent the law.
Yeah, but Stone would get up on the stand and gleefully lie his ass off about everything.
Tying this back to the thread Some people can't help themselves. Look at Roger Stone. Even if Trump pardons him, he'll find a way to fuckup again and land himself in more trouble. Same with Trump. He dodged Mueller and then almost immediately stepped in shit again.
Trump pardoning Stone would be a complete disaster, since it would mean that stone could be compelled to testify to their hearts content with no fear of violating his fifth amendment rights and also further cement that trump is desperately trying to circumvent the law.
Yeah, but Stone would get up on the stand and gleefully lie his ass off about everything.
Then back to prison with him!
Does Trump get to pardon that too? Infinite loop of pardons?
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The reality is that we are rapidly approaching a place where the truth is obvious. Pre-presidency, people had the luxury of assuming Trump's shit was an act. They don't anymore.
Mueller was fuzzy, and rough for people to process. Ukraine and Trump's actions and coverup (tweeting at Yovanavitch) are not.
The populace will either make the right choice on this, or they won't. This is why Biden's poll numbers give me hope and confidence. I don't think it's that people are IGNORING Biden's flaws- they just don't care. Joe's already proven himself stable as VP, whereas Trump is a fucking slimemonster. I think people are more trusting of a candidate with human foibles, rather than the ones promising them things that seem unnattainable, which is why he is STILL outperforming wlWarren and Sanders. This is an oversimplification, but it feels right.
We'll see.
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Tying this back to the thread Some people can't help themselves. Look at Roger Stone. Even if Trump pardons him, he'll find a way to fuckup again and land himself in more trouble. Same with Trump. He dodged Mueller and then almost immediately stepped in shit again.
Trump pardoning Stone would be a complete disaster, since it would mean that stone could be compelled to testify to their hearts content with no fear of violating his fifth amendment rights and also further cement that trump is desperately trying to circumvent the law.
Yeah, but Stone would get up on the stand and gleefully lie his ass off about everything.
Or else, just not show up if and when summoned.
Not like anyone actually pays any consequence for that these days.
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Tying this back to the thread Some people can't help themselves. Look at Roger Stone. Even if Trump pardons him, he'll find a way to fuckup again and land himself in more trouble. Same with Trump. He dodged Mueller and then almost immediately stepped in shit again.
Trump pardoning Stone would be a complete disaster, since it would mean that stone could be compelled to testify to their hearts content with no fear of violating his fifth amendment rights and also further cement that trump is desperately trying to circumvent the law.
Yeah, but Stone would get up on the stand and gleefully lie his ass off about everything.
Or else, just not show up if and when summoned.
Not like anyone actually pays any consequence for that these days.
Ignoring congressional subpoenas and ignoring big-boy court subpoenas are two totally different beasts and the federal judiciary does not play around like congress does.
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Tying this back to the thread Some people can't help themselves. Look at Roger Stone. Even if Trump pardons him, he'll find a way to fuckup again and land himself in more trouble. Same with Trump. He dodged Mueller and then almost immediately stepped in shit again.
Trump pardoning Stone would be a complete disaster, since it would mean that stone could be compelled to testify to their hearts content with no fear of violating his fifth amendment rights and also further cement that trump is desperately trying to circumvent the law.
Yeah, but Stone would get up on the stand and gleefully lie his ass off about everything.
Or else, just not show up if and when summoned.
Not like anyone actually pays any consequence for that these days.
Ignoring congressional subpoenas and ignoring big-boy court subpoenas are two totally different beasts and the federal judiciary does not play around like congress does.
Also, the judge can actually order you arrested, and already has a place you can be held.
Tying this back to the thread Some people can't help themselves. Look at Roger Stone. Even if Trump pardons him, he'll find a way to fuckup again and land himself in more trouble. Same with Trump. He dodged Mueller and then almost immediately stepped in shit again.
Trump pardoning Stone would be a complete disaster, since it would mean that stone could be compelled to testify to their hearts content with no fear of violating his fifth amendment rights and also further cement that trump is desperately trying to circumvent the law.
Yeah, but Stone would get up on the stand and gleefully lie his ass off about everything.
Or else, just not show up if and when summoned.
Not like anyone actually pays any consequence for that these days.
Ignoring congressional subpoenas and ignoring big-boy court subpoenas are two totally different beasts and the federal judiciary does not play around like congress does.
Also, the judge can actually order you arrested, and already has a place you can be held.
Yup. The three things Congress doesn't really have, that the Judiciary does.
1) Not giving a fuck about politics, or being seen as partisan.
2) A law enforcement arm that isn't a relic of a bygone era, and has thousands of people backing it up.
3) A place to lock people up, that's well suited to doing so.
Of course, if it's a criminal case, then it doesn't matter what Stone says, as long as Trump is President. But that doesn't save Stone. And as we've seen, Trump is hesitant to pull the trigger on pardons for his cronies. Sure, he did Arpaio, and these three military disgraces. But Manafort and Cohen are still in prison. Does Stone really think Trump will go to the mat for him?
Probably. Nothing has more undeserved confidence than a mediocre white conservative male.
Some news from the Morrison deposition that will create more intrigue - Morrison says BOLTON had a one-on-one meeting with TRUMP about releasing Ukraine security assistance. Bolton told Morrison after Trump "wasn't ready to do it."
BOLTON also had very specific advice about what to do about anything SONDLAND-related: "Do not get involved, and make sure the lawyers are tracking."
Bolton really needs to be forced to give testimony.
So AG Barr gave an insane lesson in projection to the Federalist Society last night, where he laid out just how much the president should be above the law.
It's pissed a bunch of lawyer types off and renewed public calls for his impeachment. This speech is rather scary when you think about what Trump might try as impeachment continues to get uglier for him.
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Every single thing I hear/see about Holmes's testimony is ridiculously damning.
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Like, just comically damning.
Go to jail.
Sondland is going to be having a very, very stressful weekend.
Oh there is. It's just that Trump has fucking hidden it all on classified servers and shit.
Or is preventing the firsthand source from testifying.
Or in Sondland's case, is lying and deeply regretting testifying in the first place.
This is day three of the public phase of the inquiry.
Three!
it’s like his get out of into jail free for a million dollars card
Thought it was going to be a vacation. Those lovely beaches. The beautiful women (men?)! And you never really have to work. Let the lifers do the real work. That's what they're there for. Just listen to the President when he calls. Trust me.
Giuliani and his pals are... so bad at everything.
Reminds me of the stupid kid in Junior high who'd brag about selling weed out of his locker.
And I'm going to drink it up like ambrosia.
And look at the mast that the GOP, FOX, and billionaires have tied themselves to.
Plus its anchored by people that speak with well-reasoned nuance and can articulate at a college level, instead of attempting to get a viral soundbite into the memesphere ASAP.
~ Buckaroo Banzai
PBS gave us Mr. Rogers, Bob Ross, Sesame Street, and Mystery!. I'm pretty sure one day in the future there will be a history book about American contributions to humanity which will feature both the highlight of PBS and the low-light of Trump's presidency.
Though it's really a shame Gwen Ifill died. I'd love to know her take.
As with all things good, the GOP is deeply inimical to it and has tried to cut funding to it before.
I went to school with a kid like that.
-he never got caught-
Giuliani and his pals are -worse- than that kid. Think about that.
I did business with the kid like that.
These people are an insult to criminality.
Our kid got caught and then booted.He then went to the same college as me, where he got booted within the first month when his roommate walked in on him cutting up a pound of weed with an electric meat slicer.
Tying this back to the thread Some people can't help themselves. Look at Roger Stone. Even if Trump pardons him, he'll find a way to fuckup again and land himself in more trouble. Same with Trump. He dodged Mueller and then almost immediately stepped in shit again.
Trump pardoning Stone would be a complete disaster, since it would mean that stone could be compelled to testify to their hearts content with no fear of violating his fifth amendment rights and also further cement that trump is desperately trying to circumvent the law.
So what you're saying is that it will definitely happen.
What I didn’t know that, fuck
Yeah, but Stone would get up on the stand and gleefully lie his ass off about everything.
Then back to prison with him!
Does Trump get to pardon that too? Infinite loop of pardons?
Mueller was fuzzy, and rough for people to process. Ukraine and Trump's actions and coverup (tweeting at Yovanavitch) are not.
The populace will either make the right choice on this, or they won't. This is why Biden's poll numbers give me hope and confidence. I don't think it's that people are IGNORING Biden's flaws- they just don't care. Joe's already proven himself stable as VP, whereas Trump is a fucking slimemonster. I think people are more trusting of a candidate with human foibles, rather than the ones promising them things that seem unnattainable, which is why he is STILL outperforming wlWarren and Sanders. This is an oversimplification, but it feels right.
We'll see.
Or else, just not show up if and when summoned.
Not like anyone actually pays any consequence for that these days.
Ignoring congressional subpoenas and ignoring big-boy court subpoenas are two totally different beasts and the federal judiciary does not play around like congress does.
Also, the judge can actually order you arrested, and already has a place you can be held.
Yup. The three things Congress doesn't really have, that the Judiciary does.
1) Not giving a fuck about politics, or being seen as partisan.
2) A law enforcement arm that isn't a relic of a bygone era, and has thousands of people backing it up.
3) A place to lock people up, that's well suited to doing so.
Of course, if it's a criminal case, then it doesn't matter what Stone says, as long as Trump is President. But that doesn't save Stone. And as we've seen, Trump is hesitant to pull the trigger on pardons for his cronies. Sure, he did Arpaio, and these three military disgraces. But Manafort and Cohen are still in prison. Does Stone really think Trump will go to the mat for him?
Probably. Nothing has more undeserved confidence than a mediocre white conservative male.
Bolton really needs to be forced to give testimony.
It's pissed a bunch of lawyer types off and renewed public calls for his impeachment. This speech is rather scary when you think about what Trump might try as impeachment continues to get uglier for him.