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kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#176876: Mar 4th 2017 at 7:12:40 AM

[up][up]As sad as it is to say, this will never stop being relevant if the current administration has anything to say about it:

"Pollution! Pollution! Wear a gas mask and a veil!/ Then you can breath, long as you don't inhale!"

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#176877: Mar 4th 2017 at 7:14:40 AM

The wiretapping accusation is even more ridiculous since the POTUS doesn't actually have the authority to order wiretaps. So either Trump thinks Obama did it secretly (again without presenting a shred of evidence) or he honestly doesn't know that the POTUS can't order wiretaps.

Disgusted, but not surprised
TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#176878: Mar 4th 2017 at 7:27:56 AM

[up] I mean that's technically true, but the President just has to go through the formal process just like anyone else. If FISA denies it, then that's that. He can still likely just order it through the proper channels, and FISA would need a valid reason for acquiescing

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#176879: Mar 4th 2017 at 7:34:32 AM

[up][up][up][up] Do it anyway to piss off Trump!

@Zendervai
If there's a Trump tweet you don't want to link, check the PresVillain Twitter. They've been taking recent Trump tweets and statements and giving them to the Red Skull. That way you don't give Trump hits and instead give them to something that objectively deserves them more.

Case in point, the wiretapping tweet:
https://twitter.com/PresVillain/status/838041488919515136

Also, from Robert Costa's twitter:
Several Trump advisers woke up this morning surprised by the president's tweets. They weren't told of his plans, a 2nd official says.

edited 4th Mar '17 7:37:47 AM by sgamer82

CenturyEye Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign? from I don't know where the Yith sent me this time... Since: Jan, 2017 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
#176880: Mar 4th 2017 at 7:49:14 AM

[up][up][up]Apparently the evidence doesn't matter. The Trumpists believe him.
[up]And, I'm actually more surprised by the implication that Trump has plans for things.

I wonder how long it'll be before Mexico and Canada make it stock joke to their peace corp equivalents: "when you visit America don't drink the water."

edited 4th Mar '17 7:56:58 AM by CenturyEye

Look with century eyes... With our backs to the arch And the wreck of our kind We will stare straight ahead For the rest of our lives
3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#176881: Mar 4th 2017 at 8:02:06 AM

...There's no plan here.

my best guess is trying to create a counter scandal

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Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#176884: Mar 4th 2017 at 8:51:41 AM

I'm surprised this is getting pushback

It's a conspiracy theory from a genocide denying whacko. Of course it's getting pushback.

ironballs16 Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#176885: Mar 4th 2017 at 8:58:35 AM

All I could think of when reading that Trump had called Obama a "sick guy" was how King Ross might now joke about gimmick infringementnote .

[down]

Fixed the red-link and added context due to unexpected page-topper.

edited 4th Mar '17 9:07:06 AM by ironballs16

"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"
kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
thatindiantroper Since: Feb, 2015
#176887: Mar 4th 2017 at 9:18:22 AM

So Trump's back to feuding with Arnie.

You know if this was a movie the sleazy fat cat picking a fight with Schwarzenegger would be the set up for him eventually getting set on fire (Hey Donnie You're fired.)

Wildcard Since: Jun, 2012
#176888: Mar 4th 2017 at 9:25:41 AM

Hey guys I've been out of the loop past 3 days. Was there a legit news that a terror attack in Sweden actually happened and news is censored in that country or is it just more Trumpians being shits?

Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
A wandering user
#176889: Mar 4th 2017 at 9:27:56 AM

[up] Take the obvious guess man...

The only good fanboy, is a redeemed fanboy.
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#176890: Mar 4th 2017 at 9:47:02 AM

https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/

Someone, speed at which this thread goes I couldn't possibly tell you who or point to the original post, linked this to me as a good way to quickly pick up on recent headlines.

TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#176891: Mar 4th 2017 at 10:01:34 AM

I like this site. It is very helpful.

Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#176892: Mar 4th 2017 at 10:05:14 AM

[up][up][up][up]Of course it's pulled out of someone's ass.

If you want a good idea about what's happening in the purported "no-go zones" that aren't from incredibly obvious white supremacists, Tim Pool's got you covered.

"Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't voluntarily leaving the Apprentice, he was fired by his bad (pathetic) ratings, not by me" - Donald Trump

edited 4th Mar '17 10:05:23 AM by Krieger22

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
Zendervai Since: Oct, 2009
#176893: Mar 4th 2017 at 10:10:45 AM

I see Trump's discovered the parenthesis. And he doesn't know how to use it. At all.

edited 4th Mar '17 10:13:12 AM by Zendervai

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#176894: Mar 4th 2017 at 10:12:03 AM

Sad (sad).

Zendervai Since: Oct, 2009
#176895: Mar 4th 2017 at 10:16:52 AM

I have a feeling that eventually we're going to get a tweet that just goes like

Sad(sad)sad{sad}<sad>$sad$

The sad face was unintentional, but it makes it a little funnier.

edited 4th Mar '17 10:17:27 AM by Zendervai

MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
Destroyer of Worlds
#176896: Mar 4th 2017 at 10:29:50 AM

It's a conspiracy theory from a genocide denying whacko. Of course it's getting pushback.

It's from the Steele dossier. The only part that's conspiracy theory is that Russia is whacking off some important people connected to Trump from their side which was meant as an aside which isn't that much of a leap to make.

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#176897: Mar 4th 2017 at 10:31:23 AM

I was under the impression the only thing from the Steele dossier, relevant to this discussion, was the where and when of where these Russian diplomats died. If so, then all that says is that's where these Russian diplomats died. If not, feel free to disregard me.

Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#176898: Mar 4th 2017 at 10:32:55 AM

[up][up]Except that the latter is what Cenk is "reporting" about.

There's only one death where the deceased matched the profile of a source for the Steele dossier, so unless the Russian government has suddenly decided that they can't afford pensions for high-ranking diplomats anymore, the rest is one leap of imagination too far.

edited 4th Mar '17 10:33:09 AM by Krieger22

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
Destroyer of Worlds
#176899: Mar 4th 2017 at 10:39:58 AM

[up] Uh, no he's not. I don't think you even watched the video.

He says a ten second line about it but the main thrust of the video is that Trump's bottom line is the money and that people are over-thinking it. The assertion is that he's stupid enough to think he won't get caught even though it's obvious to rational people that he had a lot of contact with the Russians.

edited 4th Mar '17 10:40:45 AM by MadSkillz

MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone

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