US Politics, February 2018: Our country was founded by geniuses, but it’s being run by idiots

I've definitely wished some horrible things upon him, but my actual wish is that Trump winds up completely disgraced and shunned by humanity and penniless and lives to the excruciating age of...let's say 482.

how did republicans react when bill clinton made noise about firing ken starr (after kenn starr had indicted his campaign managers)? oh wait

Trump admin has ordered DOE to prepare for short-notice NV nuclear test "for political purposes" - read @wjhenn's shocking @TIME cover story https://t.co/OAE2oYitqS

— Molly Ball (@mollyesque) February 2, 2018

Trump getting ready to test that theory about his approval rating

*gulp*

it's been nice knowing you all

we'll meet againnnnnnnn

it's a totally normal nuclear test

at least we won't have to get one of these jobs

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/11/13/americas-fastest-growing-jobs-are-also-the-worst-paying/

Dow dropped 600 points today

I have an opinion about The Memo! Here it is:

American politics is mind-breakingly stupid and craven, it's degrading to every single human being in this country, and I don't blame people who completely tune it out.

— Jon Schwarz (@schwarz) February 2, 2018

From the Times story:

The catalyst for Friday’s fall appeared to be a government report that showed the strong United States economy might finally be translating into rising wages for American worker.

This is how fucked up the country is.

why would the market ever lose value with republicans in complete control of government? maybe we need to pure more obama/clinton loyalists?

*purge

Never mind all of that. Big news here

New Hillary Clinton emails released this morning https://t.co/tUcHGqTl3x pic.twitter.com/Sn8gHbrKz7

— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) February 2, 2018

"political purposes"? "political purposes"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_keWS1i3RA

I mean, really. Someone is really doing a non-sarcastic, straight-up "but her emails"?

The catalyst for Friday’s fall appeared to be a government report that showed the strong United States economy might finally be translating into rising wages for American worker.

The best thing about the submersion of NYC is Wall Street goes first.

(not really, they'll move it)

that stock market shit makes me mad too but i just try to keep in mind that the stock market is largely irrelevant

It's relevant to the extent that it fattens our future food supply.

Completely unrelated, but please check out my new book, Serving the Rich. It's a page-turner!

if the stock market keeps this up (down) even racist billionaires will turn on 2scoops

right after Human Resources turns on some of us

Harf harf:

https://politics.theonion.com/fbi-warns-republican-memo-could-undermine-faith-in-mass-1822639681

FBI Warns Republican Memo Could Undermine Faith In Massive, Unaccountable Government Secret Agencies

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WASHINGTON—Stressing that such an action would be highly reckless, FBI Director Christopher Wray warned Thursday that releasing the “Nunes Memo” could potentially undermine faith in the massive, unaccountable government secret agencies of the United States. “Making this memo public will almost certainly impede our ability to conduct clandestine activities operating outside any legal or judicial system on an international scale,” said Wray, noting that it was essential that mutual trust exist between the American people and the vast, mysterious cabal given free rein to use any tactics necessary to conduct surveillance on U.S. citizens or subvert religious and political groups. “If we take away the people’s faith in this shadowy monolith exempt from any consequences, all that’s left is an extensive network of rogue, unelected intelligence officers carrying out extrajudicial missions for a variety of subjective, and occasionally personal, reasons.” At press time, Wray confirmed the massive, unaccountable government secret agencies were unaware of any wrongdoing for violating constitutional rights.

Lawyers are laying the groundwork for a new legal defense fund to aid those who have at one point served candidate and now President Donald Trump and who have been pulled into the ongoing Russia probe.

The fund, called the “Patriot Legal Expense Fund,” is being looked to as a way to provide financial support for any legal bills incurred by any individual who “was an employee, consultant, fundraised or volunteer” on behalf of President Trump’s campaign, according to a document labeled “draft” that was posted on the Office of Government Ethics website.

The document, written by lawyers from Wiley Rein LLP, is dated Jan. 29, 2018, but it is unclear who started the fund or how much in assets the funds currently hold.

However, separately the Trump campaign which spent $1.1 million on legal fees last quarter included a $10,000 payment to the same law firm for “legal consulting,” according to FEC filings. A source with knowledge says the campaign did hire the law firm to start the fund, but that the campaign will have no role in the day to day management or the funding of the project.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/legal-fund-development-trump-administration-campaign-staff-pay/story?id=52795689

https://theintercept.com/2018/02/02/six-insurgent-candidates-just-out-raised-their-establishment-democratic-opponents/

"The fundraising upsets reflect a burst of progressive energy that is also powering Democrats more broadly. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-Texas, challenging Ted Cruz, once again out-raised the Texas senator. The National Journal counted some 30 Democrats out-raised incumbent Republicans this past quarter."

Lmao such a great self own

The BBC thinks this is OK to broadcast. But if it depicted high profile women, there would be outrage.
Why the double standard? pic.twitter.com/xcdxpEJD3E

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 2, 2018

Piers Morgan is just dumb as a rock

He's crying wolf while his avatar is almost the exact same thing. Kissing Trump's ass. It's perfect. And a perfect self-own indeed.

He knows exactly what he’s doing.

lmao wikileaks are such craven fucks. i hate them so much

JUST KEEP FUCKING PAMELA ANDERSON AND LEAVE US ALONE, WIKIGUY

Maybe it's time to come to terms with this simple fact: that there is a substantial minority of the population for whom "America" signifies something other than a set of principles. "America" to these people is a purely cultural construct. It has nothing at all to do with an idea. (Except to the extent that "idea" is interchangeable with "the American Dream" i.e. prosperity.) And these people will never, ever, ever embrace America as an idea because they are frightened of its logical extension. They are shitty, unpatriotic Americans and they are going to have to be stopped somehow.

But how are they going to be stopped? What if there is no electoral failsafe?

final number: Dow closed down 666 points

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Asked after the memo’s release if Trump might fire Rosenstein, the president told reporters: “You figure that one out.”

i am the god of hell fire. and i bring you

So the week when there's a super blue-blood eclipse and the GOP train literally crashes into a trash truck, the down closes down 666.

this is fine

slightly relieved satan will be taking the helm from here, to be perfectly honest

Better to reign in hell ...

I got hip to this simulation when the Big Puppeteer named our oil-man in the State Department REX TILLERSON

A little on-the-nose there, chief

REX TILLERSON is an anagram for LUCIFER ROX.

ROFL FILCHERSON

It dawns on me I'm not drinking nearly enough at the moment

there is, to be fair, not enough booze

Ironically, if Trump were a lifetime drinker we might not be in this mess. Forgoing alcohol and cigarettes has probably added years to his otherwise horrible life.

I keep waiting for someone to start spiking his Diet Coke and send him on a bender.

Like, why does that have to be the one arena of life where he demonstrates restraint and discipline?

Here's hoping his cholesterol picks up the slack

As others have said, piers Morgan knows what he’s doing. Acknowledging his existence is like pointing at someone taking a shit on the sidewalk.