Trump, May 2017: 100 days of [unintelligible]

xp trying to put the finger on the pulse?

Flynn refusing the committee subpoena is a blip imo - he's under investigation by the FBI, a grand jury, etc., that stuff will come out eventually, he is not going to get away/

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US official tells Reuters that US struck a pro-Syria government militia after it moved against US-backed forces in #Syria.

from twitter

fermented bean curd never bomb nobody just sayin

US hitting Assad targets - both obviously an attempt to redirect attention and also a kinda huge development?

Someone coughed somewhere

BREAKING: Senate panel says it has not received response from Michael Flynn's lawyer, correcting earlier comments from chairman.

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 18, 2017

US hitting Assad targets - both obviously an attempt to redirect attention and also a kinda huge development?

Would be if the other month hadn't happened. Also feels like something specifically cooked up riiiiight before a notable overseas trip.

Sending Toby Keith over is obviously not enough to keep the Saudis sweet.

We're attacking Syria again, huh? Very reminiscent of Clinton's employment of bombs to distract from BJ talk.

― human/hutt hybrid (Old Lunch), Thursday, May 18, 2017 4:50 PM (nineteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

bombing al qaeda before it was cool

US hitting Assad targets - both obviously an attempt to redirect attention and also a kinda huge development?

― Mordy, Thursday, May 18, 2017 12:09 PM (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Guy who's just found out he's under investigation at his job for fucking up in a major way: "Look, I'm working! I'm working really hard!" (frantically pounds keyboard, deleting account after account)

The cruise missile signifies the erect presidential phallus entering the Lewinsky mouth - for Trump? Envision a golden shower from above - perhaps some sort of pamphlets for his gold course in yellow jello ballons

posts w striking imagery

are you a new poster? cuz yr style seems familiar

US bombing of Assad for whatever reason - depending on their scale and frequency - could dramatically shift the conflict there, especially at a time when it seemed like Assad regime + Russia was heading into an endgame against the rebels?

Do we know the strategic purpose of these strikes?

to juke the stats

I thought he already passed on bombing autonomy to his military people? He's not green lighting shit.

yeah I kinda doubt Trump was directly involved or comprehended any details

yeah that's part of the problem though right ? doesn't someone have to remind glorified GI joes about political implications

if there's one thing we can be sure of it's that trump did not comprehend the details

cbs says:

BEIRUT -- The U.S. sent aircraft to strike Syrian regime vehicles on Thursday that violated a deconfliction zone set up around al-Tanf, an army base where special forces are training Syrian militias, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.

The Syrian regime has violated the zone two times in the past few days, Martin reports.

In one incident, 27 regime vehicles drove within 18 miles of al-Tanf, which breached the 34 mile radius of the army convoy. U.S. aircraft attempted to buzz the regime, but when the convoy didn't turn around, they conducted a strike against some of the vehicles.

In the second incident, an unarmed Syrian SU-22 fighter-bomber entered the deconfliction zone and was intercepted by a pair of F-22 fighter aircraft.

It remains unclear as to why the Syrians violated the zone. Martin reports that Syrian forces are pushing eastward towards the Euphrates River Valley, which hints to the idea that the regime may have been doing reconnaissance on their flank.

so looks like direct air support for rebels

xpost If there are two things we can be sure of, the second is that Trump did not understand the constituent words used to communicate the details.

There's a good chance that Trump could not make it through a recitation of the alphabet without tripping up or accidentally naming a shape or a Playboy playmate instead of, say, the letter 'm'.

Wtf is a "pro-Syria government militia" anyway? A group of self-organized patriots having positive feelings toward the government, who ran out to join the fighting? Or a government-organized group of citizens given guns and orders from the regime?

i suspect the latter

Suspect Bannon leaked this, of course

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/334056-report-kushner-urged-trump-to-attack-after-special-counsel

President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, reportedly advocated an "attack" response style over a more measured reaction in a White House huddle on Wednesday, according to a new report.

hezbollah == pro-Syria gov militia, no?

http://fusion.kinja.com/americas-best-pundit-wonders-if-maybe-trump-isnt-great-1795306667

so it's a case of "let's call a spade a garden implement"?

I thought he already passed on bombing autonomy to his military people? He's not green lighting shit.

― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, May 18, 2017 5:21 PM (seventeen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

feel like the context of this was in Yemen, but maybe its more broad?

Sr. GOP congressional aide tells me “too early to tell” if impeachment is viable—but says to watch GA & MT specials https://t.co/Pkt2FVqtck pic.twitter.com/dgxPvBIAc7

— McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) May 18, 2017

When Trump is gone, will the Skeksis battle over the presidential scepter by swinging swords against a huge block of gold??

if you are like me, and aren't familiar with Mueller and Comey's history, this is a pretty fascinating read:

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/05/18/james-comey-trump-special-prosecutor-robert-mueller-fbi-215154

"fermented bean curd never bomb nobody just sayin"

https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/zlodU.nSDJzQ4I.W1yl1zQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9NjEwO2g9Mzk3O2lsPXBsYW5l/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/ymusic-awards/soybomb.jpg

scott with the necessary reminder

I understand the impulse, my bro, but...

"I didn't want to be depressed. I don't want to feel he's not doing what he said, so I just choose to not listen" https://t.co/8vlQE0gEyT

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) May 18, 2017

Another great pull quote!

What would it take to turn off Trump loyalists? “If he gases his own people, yeah I would be against him."https://t.co/Il4XK2umWg

— Erica Werner (@ericawerner) May 18, 2017

In combination with the T-shirt, I'd almost think this was the Onion.

lol @ "Sorry Not Sorry" shirt

The quotes are from others interviewed, but I like to imagine it's all him.

Are the vox pops on Jimmy Kimmel set ups? Seen a lot of those that are beyond stupid or would certainly make you think that of the Trump voters being asked.

"If he gases his own people, yeah I would be against him."

Just like I said. There's a line.

I would assume, even in that case, there would be some deniers

"scott seward," TOUCHE

“too early to tell” if impeachment is viable

Even this is of course an amazing remark for a "senior GOP aide" to make about a president from their own party

You know in that soy bomb pic Dylan looks almost as lost and confused as Trump these days

As the Representative of Salem, MA, I can confirm that this is false. https://t.co/8yJIzZBSE8

— Seth Moulton (@sethmoulton) May 18, 2017

#GoCrimson

haha

I wonder what the chances are the recent ransomware attack was the Trump attempt to destroy all evidence of wrongdoing by encrypting every hard drive in the world

The thing I'm most looking forward to when the pee tape comes out is all the pro-watersports statements from pro-Trump pundits.

— Josh Barro (@jbarro) May 18, 2017