Trump Presidency Tweets Too

A bit of a trees-not-forest observation, but we just had a lengthy investigation of a campaign that solicited a thing of value from foreign individuals, and the solicitors got away with it, so why would Rudy fear soliciting a costly criminal investigation from Ukraine?

— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) September 20, 2019

 

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Also:

[ICs]That Killary is just as bad. Please woo me for my precious vote[ICs]

 

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That’s an idea:

Apparently, fellow Resistors like @ResisterSiano here have been encouraging folks to book free tickets to #TrumpRally.

And then, of course, they don't go.

Which means...smaller crowds.😭
Nice going, Tweeps. Keep booking those tickets! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/dEFgNLwtmb

— BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) August 16, 2019

 

Pres. Trump: "Our nuclear was getting very tired..Now we have it in, as we would say, tippy-top shape. Tippy top. We have new and we have renovated and it's incredible. We all should pray we never have to use it." pic.twitter.com/JWhlN6CY3k

— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) September 20, 2019

Am I an elitist for thinking he’s not smart enough to be president?

 

He is worse than that.

 

Those comments were in a press conference with Australia's new prime minister in the context of Australia's decision to join America's latest rendition of the "coalition of the willing", this time against Iran. To understand what Trump is doing, you have to first understand two things that people here refuse to understand: first, the US has no real military options against Iran, relying merely on its conventional forces. As Trump has been repeatedly advised by his military advisers, a conventional war with Iran would be not only a catastrophe and costly in every sense, it would likely spiral out of control and have unpredictable consequences without any assurance of victory for the US. Second, that despite knowing this, the pro Israel/military industrial lobby are putting a lot of pressure on Trump and are basically accusing him of being 'weak' against Iran. In this context, pushed to start a war the US won't be able to finish without going "nuclear", and reluctant to do so, Trump is brandishing the nuclear card to basically cow Iran. It hasn't worked before and it won't work now.

On the context of the comments by Trump:

https://www.theguardian.com/austral...d-after-trump-raises-nuclear-option-with-iran

For background regarding how the whole 'nuclear card' has been and is being used as an option against Iran even before the attack on the Saudi oil installations:

https://thebulletin.org/2019/07/a-nuclear-war-in-the-persian-gulf/

 

To be fair to Trump, and at the same time give a sense of how what would have been previously regarded as unthinkable, is now quite common discourse, here is Trump being asked if he was going to use nuclear weapons against Iran two days ago.

The answer might have been a no, but it is obvious Trump doesn't want to give up on the nuclear card since he was back talking
about it again out of context in his meeting with Australia's PM.

 

They want clear and obvious privilege. And their guns. And a theocracy.

Sadly, this is up for debate. You and I both know people who find their actions honorable.

These people aren't just competitors who know how to get the job done- they're mean, and they've been mean for generations. Thumbing a nose at decades of humanitarian legal work by replacing Justice Marshall with Clarence Thomas. He's probably the only right-wing Black judge they could find who'd harrassed Black and married White. They could have appointed a White, but they went out of their way to snub POCs. Got a twofer to boot with his harrassment. Thumbing a nose at women with the appointment of a (poss... ih... bull) sexual assailant in Kavanaugh. The left, OTOH, has a nice streak that extends to people who are not nice. It's like being a teacher who has to show compassion for the bully just as with the bullied, but in this case, there's no pay in it.

Being mean helps them win.

 

Look!! Over there!!

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....story about me and a perfectly fine and routine conversation I had with the new President of the Ukraine. Nothing was said that was in any way wrong, but Biden’s demand, on the other hand, was a complete and total disaster. The Fake News knows this but doesn’t want to report!

— Unfollow Trump (@UnfollowTrump) September 21, 2019

But they will remove him if they have to:

NEW: U.S. Marine unit wants to hold annual ball at presidential venue: Trump’s Mar-a-Lago clubhttps://t.co/lxtUOMyvSr

— julie k. brown (@jkbjournalist) September 20, 2019

 

I've held the unpopular view that Democrat's shouldn't pursue impeachment but instead defeat Trump and Trumpism/Republicanism, at the ballot box. If Trump used aid to Ukraine to bribe/extort them to investigate a political opponent, then my view has changed. He must be impeached

— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) September 21, 2019

 

He must. But these aren't 1974 Republicans, willing to vote against a GOP Presdident if he deserves it. They will fight and scream Witch Hunt, no matter what the evidence, and will support law breaking by the executive branch in defense. Any amount of law breaking.

Not saying that impeachment should not start, but it will be a farce, because no Republican will in good faith enter the discussion. Yes Amash, he is now an ex Republican.

 

We spend $650 bn on our great wonderful military but we're out of bullets? Who needs to be shitcanned over this?

Trump claims Mattis told him that Obama left him “stuck with” a US military “very low on ammunition”

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) September 16, 2019

 

Why is it im asked for basic substance goods for front line troops. Socks. they need civilians to send socks. $700 billion a year doesnt stretch so far as it used to.

 

The media are going to do it again.

A Republican conspiracy theory about a Biden-in-Ukraine scandal has gone mainstream. But it is not true. https://t.co/lJHc2IqzCd cites @dkaleniuk @OliverBullough @ANTAC_ua @kenvogel @danpfeiffer @JoeBiden @RudyGiuliani @StephaniBaker @nab_ukr

— Robert Mackey (@RobertMackey) May 10, 2019

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The Intercept notes Sputnik was an early propagator of the general Ukraine-Dems-collusion conspiracy theory. That Russian propaganda has now evolved into a more precision disinformation campaign against Biden by Trump, Giuliani, RW media. NB Sputnik planted that idea too—in 2014. pic.twitter.com/iiCSvio1yM

— 🇺🇦Paula Chertok🗽 (@PaulaChertok) May 11, 2019

Biden-Ukraine-collusion conspiracy theory may be the first clear indication of Kremlin-based disinformation campaign to help Trump in 2020 election. Russians are masters at this—muddy facts just enough to sully reputations & turn off voters. Is Giuliani a knowing or useful idiot? pic.twitter.com/YQo7Cb1SQZ

— 🇺🇦Paula Chertok🗽 (@PaulaChertok) May 11, 2019

 

I’m not worried. Someone here told me this stuff doesn’t work.

 

If you’re talking about Brummie...I’m pretty sure that’s what he says about changing votes. Not changing voters’ minds.

 

All you need is some ICs in the right counties to think Biden is as corrupt as Dotard, and it could be 2016 all over again.

 

Democrats are good at shooting themselves in the foot. There are (were) some excellent candidates that aren’t as nationally known and wouldn’t be as easy to scandalise. Of course, they don’t stand a chance as Democrats prefer candidates that are easy targets due to their longevity in national politics.

 

Trade wars easy to win:

"At $28 billion so far, the farm rescue is more than twice as expensive as the 2009 bailout of Detroit’s Big Three automakers, which cost taxpayers $12 billion." https://t.co/nTsH1I6et9 via @BW

— Mike Dorning (@MikeDorning) September 19, 2019

But Clinton dynasty!!

Suck it you peasants, I am princess Griftanka https://t.co/TC1fmI1JNx

— ALT-immigration (@ALT_uscis) September 21, 2019

 

Like Barrack Obama.

Or Elizabeth Warren.

 

Extra nutty tonight.

“When someone gets nominated overwhelmingly, and then wins the Election, as he did, then he gets to set the National Agenda. The press is just outrages. This @nytimes story is the most irresponsible thing I’ve ever seen.” @EdRollins @LouDobbs I agree. They also lose too much!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2019

“Outrages”

Clever, or did he mean outrageous?

 

That is probably why Warren will get nominated, dumbass voters who fetishize outsiders. Not that I am against her but come on. This is how we got Idiot Boy.

Betcha Gary Johnson would have been crap too. His main appeal was his obscurity.

 

It's not all about corruption. Small government leaves POCs at the mercy of the supermajority, which dawdles and strings justice along on their own timeline.

This link below pretty much symbolizes what POCs are up against. It's not a P&CE post, FWIW, and it's not about POCs, but it pretty much symbolizes the glee with which centrists help hold it all back while claiming to be progressive. "Sorry, but you'll have to wait until we decide you're human enough to be our equal" is about the ugliest thing you can say to an oppressed minority.

https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/jaelene-hinkle.2105147/page-13#post-38001281

 

Dictators R US:

Just threatening a whistleblower on the White House lawn. https://t.co/dD6efQrWeR

— David Waldman - @KagroX.bsky.social (@KagroX) September 22, 2019

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America is farther down the authoritarianism path than a lot of people seem comfortable acknowledging. https://t.co/GuBfmoDNj4

— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) September 22, 2019