Trump, May 2017: 100 days of [unintelligible]

Greenwald replied (to criticism from Naomi Klein): “I absolutely agree with you that there are very profound concerns about individual privacy that are being trampled over with these [Podesta] leaks and certainly with the ones to come. And we probably haven’t given that enough thought, primarily because what ends up happening is the leaks happen; journalists like me give lip service to the fact that it’s too bad they weren’t curated, they should have been; and then everyone starts digging into them for newsworthy stories. Maybe it’s been rewarding that approach, maybe it’s just not given sufficient attention to it, but I’m not sure what the answer is, because as long as the capability exists, I think people are going to continue to do it.”

Speaking about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who published the leaks without curation, Greenwald said: “[T]here are also very extreme concerns from vesting so much power in one person. It’s sort of ironic given that the NSA scandal and all these other scandals arose out of the idea that a tiny number of people, in secret, with no accountability, have been making these choices. And now you have other people posing as their adversaries creating a similar framework for themselves.”

http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/naomi_klein_criticizes_glenn_greenwalds_20161019

The only FBI directors who've ever seeped into my consciousness are this guy and Louis Freeh (and Hoover, of course), so...has there ever been an FBI director who wasn't a worthless piece of shit?

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwjP3buLn9TTAhVq7oMKHcdWD5IQjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.worldnomads.com%2Fprimosnomads%2Fphoto%2F21496%2F628887%2FVenezuela%2FThe-most-wanted-Female-Body-Inspector&psig=AFQjCNHfgu9ar4ePyVtf1JXHeemMPf2eyw&ust=1493918662091394

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Morbs, do you really think we will think more of the pos Greenwald because he is a hypocrite as well?

Lehey just brought up that a call for a Muslin ban exists *right now* on Trump's campaign site.

― Josh in Chicago

i hope that is literally true, that he is calling for banning muslin

journalists fact check

well this is something. maybe one of these sleazebag trumpublicans will finally be held accountable for their corruption

http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2017/05/02/judge-orders-bondi-to-prove-she-appropriately-directed-companies-to-donate-to-charities

I could totally see Trump calling for a ban on cheesecloth.

Cheesecloth wearing surrender monkeys.

Greenwald's appearance on Pod Save the World last month was pretty good.

http://chicagoist.com/2017/05/03/architects_to_block_out_trump_tower.php

much love to al franken ~

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/sen-al-franken-presses-comey-trumps-tax-returns-are-relevant-to-russia-investigation/

― reggie (qualmsley), Wednesday, May 3, 2017 11:55 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

wtf Comey "I'm not going to answer that question" you partisan hack

in actually significant news, the WaPo's whip count for the ACA repeal vote keeps getting more interesting - Upton and Long come out in support, but the "leaning or stated no" column stays the same (currently 20) and the "undecided or unclear" number keeps going UP (currently 36). Still a little worried something is going to pass but who knows, things seem p shaky.

Senate still not expected to go for it?

unintelligible:

President Donald Trump asserted on Wednesday that the Israel government and the Palestinian Authority “get along unbelievably well.” During a press conference with State of Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas, Trump praised Palestinian National Authority for its efforts to combat ISIS.

“I also applaud the Palestinian Authority’s continued cooperation with Israel,” Trump said. “They get along unbelievably well. They work together beautifully.” The U.S. president noted that there could be “no lasting peace” unless all Palestinian leaders spoke out against hate. “There’s such hatred,” he added. “But hopefully there won’t be such hatred for very long.”

He's a regular Dr. King, this one.

“But hopefully there won’t be such hatred for very long.”

MUTHAFUCKIN KUSH IS ON THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS

THIIS IS THE HATRED SONG....

(Nick Cave joeks, dmm)

The only FBI directors who've ever seeped into my consciousness are this guy and Louis Freeh

For a long time the only one I ever knew was William Sessions from the little screen that used to be on arcade games:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Winners_Dont_Use_Drugs.png

he was so wrong

otm

man, that was weird. drugs are bad for a variety of reasons but "making you bad at video games" isn't one of them

I will always associate that screen w/N.A.R.C.

a game I finished/beat while on drugs iirc

that seems like a particularly ineffective game to put that message on, given the central message of N.A.R.C. was "if you sell drugs you will get blown up with a rocket launcher"

President Trump plans to mark National Day of Prayer on Thursday by issuing an executive order that makes it easier for churches and other religious groups to actively participate in politics without risking their tax-exempt status, several administration officials said.

Seems like this won't end well.

there nate goes again

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-comey-letter-probably-cost-clinton-the-election/

I posted it in the Clinton thread to shut everyone up

I don't get it, wasn't that his take like immediately after election day

Comey's?

Comey's on the take, you say?

so actually the net effect of the letter is similar to a normal polling error

Nate Silver is so 2008

also much better re baseball

a game I finished/beat while on drugs iirc

― Οὖτις

yeah you will never convince me that the people who made narc _weren't_ on drugs

So they're going to try and vote tomorrow. Fun!

Has Issa said how he's gonna vote?

Not yet. He's fucked either way imo so he might as well vote yes

I know it's none of my business, but...

according to this Issa is still "undecided" - if any of these guys are your reps please call them:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C-7h_7sXcAAo2eu.jpg

I don't get the rush other than to light the GOP moderates on fire.. and even then, this could be so colossally stupid it damages even non-moderate pols?

President Manbaby wants a "win" is why

I guess the reconciliation clock is ticking too...

8 billion dollars to paper over pre-existing conditions is some bulllllllllllllllllllllls shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit

frelinghuysen? jesus christ being on that losing henry clay ticket seems to have some long fucking coattails

http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20170501/Upton%20Amendment.pdf

Nate Silver is why Clinton lost the election

It's gonna pass this time. Stupidity and evil can only be constrained for so long.

yeah banking on the senate to stop this is like relying on the voters to stop trump

Calling Curbelo tomorrow, but he's leaning no.

My rep is a Dem.