US Politics, January 2020. Because we hate ourselves.

were they thinking of killing her? does that make sense given the case?

that's too speculative. i withdraw the post. but so odd

One of those guys tracking her is now running for Congress.

maybe they just wanted to give her a hug

i guess they were planning to intimidate her in some way--so she wouldn't say anything about the "investigations"

there will be no withdrawing of posts!

on the one hand this is really serious.

on the other hand, I’m dying: “what’s the word bro? any good stuff?”

BREAKING: Michael Avenatti was taken into custody by federal agents during a disciplinary hearing at California’s State Bar Court https://t.co/aKwub5VclW

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 15, 2020

#basta

New Pew polling:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENyHh_mXkAMfwSD?format=jpg

India and the Philippines fall into line with Modi and Duterte, but interestingly Brazil demurs.

Interesting discussion further down about how confidence in Trump has up among members of populist far right parties over, been flat to down among the rest of foreign citizens.

Merkel still wins in a plurality vote for world leader:

Merkel: Sweden, Netherlands, France, Germany, Canada, UK, Spain, South Korea, Australia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Japan, Tunisia, Italy, Brazil
Putin: Russia, Bulgaria, Greece, Slovakia, Indonesia, Turkey, Czech Rep
Trump: Phillipines, Israel, Kenya, India, Poland, Hungary
Xi: Nigeria, South Africa, Argentina, Mexico
Macron: Lebanon

surprised by the high ratings in kenya and nigeria

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/14/michael-flynn-seeks-to-withdraw-guilty-plea-trump#_=_

8/89 in Mexico, lol

dunno so much about kenya but it's utterly unsurprising why nigeria would be in favour - i know several nigerian families professionally and they all have in common a strong patriarchal culture where the dads are larger-than-life domestic tyrants (even in the nicest possible way!) and success in business is seen as next to godliness

(and these aren't all wealthy families either)

LOL Lebanon.

Impeachment managers revealed:

As expected, the most prominent leaders of the impeachment investigation, Representatives Adam B. Schiff of California, the chairman of the Intelligence Committee, and Jerrold Nadler of New York, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, will be part of the group.

Ms. Pelosi also named Representatives Zoe Lofgren of California, Hakeem Jeffries of New York, Val B. Demings of Florida, Jason Crow of Colorado and Sylvia R. Garcia of Texas. Mr. Crow and Ms. Garcia are both first-term members.

Just announced on @MSNBC: @maddow will be interviewing Lev Parnas tonight at 9pm ET.

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 15, 2020

Lofgren and Jeffries both killed it in the House hearings, seem like wise choices

Weird that a smoking gun seems to have appeared last night with these Parnas revelations but I guess just throw in the huge pile of smoking guns, nbd

you mean smocking

yes how rediculous of me

it's only a matter of time before they turn up a literal smoking gun.

I'm not really following this story but is the gist of it that the Trump admin were seriously considering murdering Yovanovitch?

She was an imminent threat! But also that doesn't matter cause she did bad stuff in the past. Don't question the President, commie.

Jeez people and their bad faith readings of those texts. They were just watching for the most opportune time to deliver the singing telegram wishing her well.

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/MenacingKeyAoudad-mobile.mp4

URLS-that-never-age dept: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/new-book-portrays-trump-as-erratic-at-times-dangerously-uninformed/2020/01/15/4d45bf44-370f-11ea-a01d-b7cc8ec1a85d_story.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/15/trump-rails-against-refrigerators-promises-cleaner-dishes-milwaukee-rally

“Remember the dishwasher? You’d press it, boom! There’d be, like, an explosion. Five minutes later you open it up, the steam pours out,” he said. Trump then criticized newer models, claiming women – just women – across the country have to now wash their dishes “10 times”.

“Anybody have a new dishwasher? I’m sorry for that,” he told the crowd, promising that under his presidency their “dishes will be beautiful”.

he's mixing up real life with Home Improvement again

what does he think about airline food?

It's good.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BF4raEHmhag/media/?size=l

https://peopledotcom.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/cinnamon-hitler-0-600.jpg?w=600

"get up on the fucking step ladder so my jowls aren't visible"

I hate that I know this, but this is not the first time he's done this dishwasher rant.

Dec. 19:

"Remember the dishwasher?" he said. "You'd press it, boom! There’d be like an explosion. Five minutes later you open it up, the steam pours out.”

"Now you press it 12 times. Women tell me ..." the president said. "You know, they give you four drops of water."

Well my "new" dishwasher does suck balls but it's because the water here is hard as hard can be. Stricter environmental/water laws might help that, Mr President.

The Mooch, courtesy of the Wapo:

Anthony Scaramucci, who served as Trump’s communications director for just 11 days, recounts the president’s response when he asks him, “Are you an act?”

“I’m a total act and I don’t understand why people don’t get it,” Trump replies, according to Scaramucci.

Anthony Scaramucci, who served as Trump’s communications director for just 11 days, recounts the president’s response when he asks him, “Are you an asshole?”

“I’m a total asshole and I don’t understand why people don’t get it,” Trump replies, according to Scaramucci.

Anthony Scaramucci, who served as Trump’s communications director for just 11 days, recounts the president’s response when he asks him, “Are your methods unsound?”

“I don't have any methods,” Trump replies, according to Scaramucci.

Anthony Scaramucci, who served as Trump’s communications director for just 11 days, recounts the president’s response when he advises him, "Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up."

"But Anthony...I am Pagliacci," Trump replies, according to Scaramucci.

It was kind of funny when Trump was talking about how he wasn’t going to talk about refrigerators and toilets in the State of the Union because it wouldn’t be elegant

he'll have to hold it in, just like every person there. or maybe not, in his case.

Parnas apparently naming names and burning bridges on Maddow, right now.

Oh, goody!

His confessions have been pretty clear-eyed. Implicating Trump directly.

Lev Parnas to @maddow "Why would President Zelensky’s inner circle, or Minister Avakov, or all these people, or President Poroshenko, meet with me? Who am I? They were told to meet with me. And that's the secret that they're trying to keep. I was on the ground doing their work.”

— Anne Rumsey Gearan (@agearan) January 16, 2020

Parnas says Giuliani told Ukrainian officials that Parnas was a representative of Trump and was acting on his behalf. Parnas says he would call Giuliani, put him on speakerphone, and Giuliani would confirm as Trump’s personal lawyer that Parnas was representing Trump.@maddow

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) January 16, 2020

A good thing he won't be subpoenaed by the Senate and make his statements under oath, because that might be embarrassing to the Republicans when they all vote to acquit and we wouldn't want that.

If this was so important, then why didn't it come out earlier? Hmm!?!

Must be the work of George Soros. Or maybe Nancy Pelosi. Or both in cahoots with each other and possibly the Clintons.

This interview is jaw dropping