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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
What's also interesting, is that this indictment was released days before Trump meets Putin.
Think about it, by implicating Russian Intelligence Officials, that in turn implicates the highest levels of the Russian Government, aka, Putin.
Before you start to feel disappointed it wasn't an insider, appreciate this bit:
Mueller just entirely hamstrung Trump before his Putin meeting.
Breaking per Andrea Mitchell: 12 additional Russians indicted for hacking the DNC including Russian military officers.
Before you start to feel disappointed it wasn't an insider, appreciate this bit:
Mueller just entirely hamstrung Trump before his Putin meeting.
4) Brings criminal charges closer to all parties involved in the solicitation, receipt and dissemination of those hacked docs... Think Roger Stone, Don, Jr., people at Cambridge Analytica, et al.
5) Once again entirely torches Repubs efforts to undercut Mueller and his team
4) Brings criminal charges closer to all parties involved in the solicitation, receipt and dissemination of those hacked docs... Think Roger Stone, Don, Jr., people at Cambridge Analytica, et al.
5) Once again entirely torches Repubs efforts to undercut Mueller and his team
6) Shines a very bright light on the farce of the congressional hearings with Strzok yesterday.
Strzok inevitably knew of the investigation into these charges and kept it secret...
7) Exposes the use of cryptocurrencies as a means of laundering money for Russia
...and a big, big, big one that will bite Trump dead square on the a** as he heads to meet Vladi Putin:
8) Includes direct criminal charges for Russian state-sponsored hacking into voter registration systems and theft of voter data
Mueller and Co. just rung up Putin and his operatives on the eve of a face-to-face with Trump.
Trump is so effed here. He'll look awful if his response is weak... and he can't aggressively criticize Putin because it would be a tacit admission his election was illegitimate.
It's impossible to overstate just how thoroughly Mueller just screwed Babyfingers here.
Trump was poised to embrace Putin with warm hugs and then return claiming he alone had built a bridge with a useful ally.
Now, Trump is heading all the way to the prom poised to look terrible if he dances with his date.
Bwahahaha.
This essentially sets up the same dynamic I laid out in my thread about NATO the other day.
Competing narcissistic impulses.
Trump will short circuit.
Now, Trump is heading all the way to the prom poised to look terrible if he dances with his date.
Bwahahaha.
This essentially sets up the same dynamic I laid out in my thread about NATO the other day.
Competing narcissistic impulses.
Trump will short circuit.
What's also interesting, is that Rosenstein briefed Trump beforehand.
He dances around question of whether the timing of the announcement had anything to do with the meeting, but it's certainly interesting.
Also, this is older, but a Federal Judge barred evidence sharing with the company that Mueller charged headed by "Putin's chef".
Edited by megaeliz on Jul 13th 2018 at 6:52:14 AM
Someone brought a dalek with a Trump Toupé and tie to one of the protests today in London.
Sadly, it is not painted orange, though.
and here's him in action
. Theresa Cyber-May is also involved.
Edited by megaeliz on Jul 13th 2018 at 8:02:24 AM
Testing something. Don't mind me.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"I imagine a Dalek with a suit and a toupee.
[searches net]
IT EXISTS!
https://anith.com/donald-trump-dalek-is-proof-that-londoners-sure-know-how-to-protest/
Remember when we heard Manafort had a VIP jail cell outside of Richmond with a phone, laptop, and some extra amenities? It looks like a judge ordered Manafort to be moved away from that into an Alexandria Detention Center.
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Where exactly are they not taking the Trump administration seriously? Most news media are doing an excellent job now of presenting detailed summaries of what each policy and action will mean for the US after so much time of treating him as a joke candidate and realizing that was wrong.
I think that they mean the media isn't taking the idea that Rosenstein could be impeached seriously - even Paul Ryan has balked at that particular idea, and it's largely the "House Freedom Caucus" that's in favor of it. That said, this is allegedly over Rosenstein not moving quickly enough in giving the House certain information they've requested.
Also, the Hill has picked up the story
, which was originally reported by Politico
.
I'd say that Rosenstein is safe unless the Republicans manage to hold the House this November. With a weakened but radicalized caucus, and many ranking establishment leaders leaving, they'd be more prone to try that after being emboldened by blunting a Blue Wave.
I don't believe this is a likely chain of events, but its possible.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.I'm not happy that the Russia meeting is still going to happen even after the indictments yesterday. There's no way Trump is going to confront Putin about it, so it's going to be yet another "Putin denies it, Trump takes his word" because he doesn't want to offend the person he aspires to be.
Meanwhile our actual allies, people who didn't meddle in our elections, are insulted. Everything's backwards.
I love my country but I hate the direction it's going under Trump. I really shouldn't have to say that disclaimer but a lot of GOP-ers operate under the fallacy that if you criticize Trump you hate America.
It's a standard authoritarian tactic, unfortunately, to take power and depict yourself through propaganda not just as the only savior of the country, but even as the country itself, and accordingly attack anyone that opposes you as traitors.
Edited by Alycus on Jul 14th 2018 at 7:25:11 AM
Trump doesn't seem to think so. He just blamed Obama for the hacking, saying that his inaction enabled it
. But I thought Trump was cleaning up Obama's mess(!)
Edited by Snipertoaster on Jul 14th 2018 at 4:11:18 PM
We can choose to be better.After watching the exchange between Gowdy and Strzok the other day, there's one thing I really, really wish people would start to learn - that respect is a two-way street. If you don't give respect to others, why the hell should they ever respect you? That's why Trump has a float of a literal baby of himself, while Obama and Bush were "merely" burned in effigy.
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"
If nothing else, it (the Trump Baby Blimp) seemed to act as a fine deterrent. I believe Trump said something along the lines of "I used to love London, why should I go if they won't make me feel welcome?". It must've really hit home. Hey California startups! Anyone interested in mass-producing this sort of thing for protestors? I'm sure it'll pay top dollar!
I was curious about that too - I was able to find some posters, but being able to string one to a mailbox or a tree branch (not around the neck, though) would be a nice protest symbol.
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"

Well, actually, police cordons kept the protesters far away enough that any noise they made would probably be too quiet to keep him up.