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POL / Amerikaans Buitenlandbeleid: Trump de onderhandelaarI hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.White House uses foreign aid agency to give jobs to Trump loyaliststwitter:kylegriffin1 twitterde op maandag 30-07-2018 om 14:50:00 The White House has assumed control over hiring at a small federal agency that promotes economic growth in poor countries, installing political allies and loyalists in appointed jobs intended for development experts. https://t.co/u1eHIqP4e7 reageer retweetJe moet je vriendjes toch ergens kwijt.quote:The White House has assumed control over hiring at a small federal agency that promotes economic growth in poor countries, installing political allies and loyalists in appointed jobs intended for development experts, according to documents and interviews.
Until the Trump administration, only the chief executive and several other top officials of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) were selected by the White House, former agency officials said. The chief executive, in turn, used authority granted to the agency by Congress to appoint about two dozen other staffers, primarily for their technical expertise.
But starting last year, the White House began naming political appointees to the lower-level positions, according to internal rosters obtained by The Washington Post and interviews with former employees and other knowledgeable people. The employees were warned by an agency leader they could lose their jobs to make way for the new political appointees, the former employees said.[....]I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.A Virginia Republican who has been linked to white supremacists now faces accusations of liking Bigfoot erotica
Dat hoor ik wel vaker, dat Republikeinen nogal geil worden van Sasquatchporno. Er moet dus wel een kern van waarheid inzitten. Wat bezielt deze mensen?twitter:LeslieCockburn twitterde op maandag 30-07-2018 om 00:46:32 My opponent Denver Riggleman, running mate of Corey Stewart, was caught on camera campaigning with a white supremacist. Now he has been exposed as a devotee of Bigfoot erotica. This is not what we need on Capitol Hill. https://t.co/0eBvxFd6sG reageer retweet
[ Bericht 57% gewijzigd door Ulx op 30-07-2018 15:51:11 ]I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.https://edition.cnn.com/2(...)ime-cnntv/index.htmltwitter:christinawilkie twitterde op maandag 30-07-2018 om 15:03:42 NEW: Giuliani just moved the goal posts in 2 big ways on Fox & CNN :1. He's no longer claiming Trump didn't collude with Russia. He's claiming "collusion is not a crime." 2. He's not saying Trump did not know abt 2016 Russia mtg in advance. He's saying Trump did not ATTEND it. reageer retweet
Wat mensen geil vinden of niet mogen ze toch zelf weten?quote:Op maandag 30 juli 2018 15:28 schreef Ulx het volgende:
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Dat hoor ik wel vaker, dat Republikeinen nogal geil worden van Sasquatchporno. Er moet dus wel een kern van waarheid inzitten. Wat bezielt deze mensen?And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to rollDe Nederlandse politiek is ook niet alles, maar hier raak je nog wel eens iemand kwijt als duidelijk word dat ie de boel verdraaid.
Hoe kan het in vredesnaam dat er zo opzichtig kan worden gedraaid en gelogen. Wat moet Trump in hemelsnaam doen om daadwerkelijk de steun van de Republikeinen kwijt te raken?Jahaaa.. Mijn mening verandert vaak. Niet dat ik niet weet wat ik zeg. Maar ik houd mij liever niet vast aan oude denkbeelden als nieuwe beter zijn...Nou de VS heeft geen parlementair systeem, dus de Senaat is verder niet de baas van Trump. Dus ze kunnen hem niet echt kwijtraken. Ze kunnen er enkel voor kiezen niet met hem samen te werken, maar waarom zou je niets doen als je alledrie de politieke kamers in bezit hebt?quote:
De Nederlandse politiek is ook niet alles, maar hier raak je nog wel eens iemand kwijt als duidelijk word dat ie de boel verdraaid.
Hoe kan het in vredesnaam dat er zo opzichtig kan worden gedraaid en gelogen. Wat moet Trump in hemelsnaam doen om daadwerkelijk de steun van de Republikeinen kwijt te raken?They told me all of my cages were mental, so I got wasted like all my potential.Liberale rechters aanstellen, belastingverhogingen doorvoeren, de Amerikaans-Mexicaanse grens wagenwijd openzetten, hakken in defensie, veel nieuwe milieuwetgeving doorvoeren en ga zo maar door. De handelsoorlog op alle fronten is het enige dat qua beleid tegen breed gedeelde Republikeinse opvattingen ingaat.quote:
De Nederlandse politiek is ook niet alles, maar hier raak je nog wel eens iemand kwijt als duidelijk word dat ie de boel verdraaid.
Hoe kan het in vredesnaam dat er zo opzichtig kan worden gedraaid en gelogen. Wat moet Trump in hemelsnaam doen om daadwerkelijk de steun van de Republikeinen kwijt te raken?
Republikeinen zitter er gewoon heel transactioneel in. Trump zit op z'n minst niet in de weg en doet beleidsmatig gewoon wat veel Republikeinen willen. Of het op het persoonlijke vlak een lul met vingers of een pathologische leugenaar is doet daarbij niet ter zake.Volkorenbrood: "Geen quotes meer in jullie sigs gaarne."Republikeinen mogen moeder de vrouw geil vinden.quote:Op maandag 30 juli 2018 15:42 schreef Fir3fly het volgende:
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Wat mensen geil vinden of niet mogen ze toch zelf weten?I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.
"Collusion is not a crime" haha. Wel als je daarmee een buitenlandse macht invloed op de verkiezingen laat uitoefenen natuurlijk.quote:https://edition.cnn.com/2(...)ime-cnntv/index.htmltwitter:christinawilkie twitterde op maandag 30-07-2018 om 15:03:42 NEW: Giuliani just moved the goal posts in 2 big ways on Fox & CNN :1. He's no longer claiming Trump didn't collude with Russia. He's claiming "collusion is not a crime." 2. He's not saying Trump did not know abt 2016 Russia mtg in advance. He's saying Trump did not ATTEND it. reageer retweet
Ben benieuwd of Trump nu stopt met z'n dagelijkse "there was NO collusion"-mantra
Fair enough.quote:
Maar:Zijn misschien wel strafbaar.quote:Fraud
Wire Fraud
Bribery
Bank Fraud
Computer Crimes (Theft)
Computer Crimes (Espionage)
Extortion
Identity Theft
Obstruction
Hindering Apprehension/Prosecution
Witness Tampering
Perjury
Lying to Congress
Making False Statements
Conspiracy (Attempted)
FARA Nonregistration
RICO
Money Laundering
Tax EvasionI hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.
Koch Network Says Trump Trade Moves Causing Long-Term Damagetwitter:kylegriffin1 twitterde op maandag 30-07-2018 om 15:50:00 The Koch Network says that Trump admin policies "right now are hurting people," and "they’re also doing very long-term damage to the country." https://t.co/dR40TSEayM reageer retweet
► Conservative group has long opposed protectionism in trade
► Network showing more bipartisan tone with Congress in playquote:The conservative political network led by billionaire Charles Koch opened a conference in Colorado with sharp criticism of President Donald Trump’s trade policies and leadership style, as it sought to demonstrate a desire for more bipartisan solutions.
“The policies right now are hurting people,” Brian Hooks, president of the Charles Koch Foundation and Charles Koch Institute, told reporters Saturday. “But they’re also doing very long-term damage to the country.”
Hooks, who also serves as co-chairman of the semi-annual donor gatherings that are formally called the Seminar Network, also specifically called out Trump’s no-compromise style.
“The divisiveness of the White House is causing long-term damage,” he said. “When in order to win on an issue, somebody else has to lose, it makes it very difficult to unite people to solve the challenges in this country.”
James Davis, a spokesman for the network, criticized the $12 billion Trump has pledged in aid to farmers hurt by falling commodity prices triggered by the president’s expanding trade war with China, Canada and other countries that are significant purchasers of U.S. pork, soybeans and other agricultural products.SPOILEROm spoilers te kunnen lezen moet je zijn ingelogd. Je moet je daarvoor eerst gratis Registreren. Ook kun je spoilers niet lezen als je een ban hebt.“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”— Bertrand Russellquote:Op maandag 30 juli 2018 16:09 schreef remlof het volgende:
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"Collusion is not a crime" haha. Wel als je daarmee een buitenlandse macht invloed op de verkiezingen laat uitoefenen natuurlijk.
Ben benieuwd of Trump nu stopt met z'n dagelijkse "there was NO collusion"-mantratwitter:AshaRangappa_ twitterde op zaterdag 28-07-2018 om 05:24:07 On @AC360 tonight explaining that "collusion" doesn't have to rise to a criminal conspiracy: From an intelligence standpoint, anyone who is knowingly and secretly encouraging, facilitating, or participating in a foreign adversary's covert operation against the U.S. *is* colluding https://t.co/56VNJ2whoV reageer retweettwitter:AshaRangappa_ twitterde op zaterdag 28-07-2018 om 05:25:41 I explained the counterintelligence/criminal distinction in this piece. Basically, the next time someone says, "Collusion is not a crime," the appropriate response should be, "You're right. It's worse." https://t.co/gvHIA5ENlS reageer retweet“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”— Bertrand RussellRudy on Mueller probe: "They don't have a goddamn thing"quote:Rudy Giuliani told me that President Trump is fed up with Robert Mueller and wants him to "put up or shut up."
What he's saying: "Why don't you write a report and show us what you have, because they don't have a goddamn thing. It's like a guy playing poker. He's bluffing and he's only got a pair of twos."twitter:kylegriffin1 twitterde op maandag 30-07-2018 om 16:21:41 Mueller has indicted 32 people and 3 Russian companies. He has secured 5 guilty pleas. That's something. https://t.co/77dyW1tHUc reageer retweet“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”— Bertrand RussellWat is dan het probleem?quote:Op maandag 30 juli 2018 16:40 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
Rudy on Mueller probe: "They don't have a goddamn thing"
[..]twitter:kylegriffin1 twitterde op maandag 30-07-2018 om 16:21:41 Mueller has indicted 32 people and 3 Russian companies. He has secured 5 guilty pleas. That's something. https://t.co/77dyW1tHUc reageer retweetI hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.Morgen begint het proces tegen Manafort.I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.Exactly! Geen idee waar ze zich zo druk om makenquote:
“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”— Bertrand Russell
How Russia Persecutes Its Dissidents Using U.S. Courtstwitter:kylegriffin1 twitterde op maandag 30-07-2018 om 16:50:04 Russia's requests to Interpol to issue Red Notices—the closest instrument to an international arrest warrant in use today—against Kremlin opponents are being met with increasing deference by the Department of Homeland Security, The Atlantic reports. https://t.co/iNW5dSPauW reageer retweetquote:Russia’s requests to Interpol for Red Notices—the closest instrument to an international arrest warrant—against Kremlin opponents are being met with increasing deference by the Department of Homeland Security.
After seven months in prison, Sasha—whose full name is being withheld by The Atlantic at his lawyer’s request—pleaded guilty without knowing why. In court weeks later, Russian prosecutors revealed the substantive case against him for the first time: Sasha, along with two others, had been accused and convicted of kidnapping someone, holding him in an apartment, and beating him repeatedly with a hammer. Sasha maintains that he never learned who the alleged victim was—no photo was ever submitted into the criminal record. But he served a brief prison sentence and was released on probation in December 2012, at which point he fled to the United States on a B-2 tourist visa and applied for asylum at the end of 2013.
In October 2017, Sasha and his wife were driving to work in Atlanta when they were pulled over by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. They told Sasha that the International Criminal Police Organization, or Interpol, had issued a Red Notice at Russia’s behest, alerting authorities that he had violated the terms of his probation by traveling to the U.S. years earlier.
Much attention has been paid to Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, and the fear of a repeat in the upcoming midterms. Less examined, however, has been Russia’s abuse of Interpol and the American court system to persecute the Kremlin’s rivals in the United States—a problem that the Atlantic Council described in a recent report as another form of “interference” by Russia. Russia’s requests to Interpol to issue Red Notices—the closest instrument to an international arrest warrant in use today—against Kremlin opponents are being met with increasing deference by the Department of Homeland Security, according to immigration attorneys and experts in transnational crime and corruption with whom I spoke.
Interpol cannot compel any member country to arrest an individual who is the subject of a Red Notice, according to its guidelines, and “the United States does not consider a Red Notice alone to be a sufficient basis for the arrest of a subject because it does not meet the requirements for arrest under the 4th Amendment to the Constitution,” according to the Justice Department. But the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. immigration courts are effectively facilitating “backdoor extraditions,” as one immigration attorney said, in their reliance on Red Notices as a basis for detention and, ultimately, removal.SPOILEROm spoilers te kunnen lezen moet je zijn ingelogd. Je moet je daarvoor eerst gratis Registreren. Ook kun je spoilers niet lezen als je een ban hebt.“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”— Bertrand Russelltwitter:tedlieu twitterde op maandag 30-07-2018 om 17:23:46 Rudy Giuliani is a former prosecutor. He knows that conspiracy is a crime. If anyone on the @realDonaldTrump campaign took even one overt act in furtherance of the Russian hacking attack on American elections in 2016, that would constitute a conspiracy and a felony. https://t.co/vZ2wPB1D37 reageer retweet“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”— Bertrand Russell
Rick Gates!twitter:awprokop twitterde op maandag 30-07-2018 om 16:49:35 Underappreciated: Per Rudy, Cohen claims that before the Trump Tower meeting, five Trump aides met to talk "the strategy of the meeting with the Russians" — and *Rick Gates* was there.https://t.co/MG9WrpKJeq reageer retweet
Rick Gates, Trump Campaign Aide, Pleads Guilty in Mueller Inquiry and Will Cooperate
Beelden in de link:twitter:joshtpm twitterde op maandag 30-07-2018 om 16:40:57 This is going to be a pretty problematic admission for Rudes and Trump. I'll explain in a moment. https://t.co/fQkeMjdXVa reageer retweet
[ Bericht 26% gewijzigd door Kijkertje op 30-07-2018 18:06:53 ]“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”— Bertrand Russell
"Undecided" my ass!twitter:thehill twitterde op maandag 30-07-2018 om 17:47:59 #BREAKING: Rand Paul announces support for Trump Supreme Court pick after being “undecided” https://t.co/7w8v82xMs0 https://t.co/9RgY1VEc7l reageer retweet
“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”— Bertrand RussellManafort Made More Than $60 Million in Ukraine, Mueller Saystwitter:kylegriffin1 twitterde op maandag 30-07-2018 om 18:20:26 Mueller says that Manafort earned more than $60,000,000 as a political consultant in Ukraine, providing the first tally of Manafort's income there according to Bloomberg. https://t.co/PmglcBC4gR reageer retweet
► Mueller says judge should allow exhibits showing Manafort work
► Prosecutors had said he made ‘tens of millions’ in Ukrainequote:Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s onetime campaign chairman, earned more than $60 million as a political consultant in Ukraine, U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller said on the eve of his criminal trial, providing the first tally of Manafort’s income there.
Prosecutors intend to prove that Manafort made that much and “failed to report a significant percentage of it on his tax returns,” according to a filing by Mueller on Monday in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. Jury selection begins Tuesday in Manafort’s bank- and tax-fraud trial.
Lawyers for Manafort asked the judge to bar jurors from seeing 51 exhibits detailing his work over a decade in Ukraine, where he advised former President Viktor Yanukovych, his Party of Regions and its successor, the Opposition Bloc. Manafort argued that the 474 pages include “irrelevant, prejudicial and unnecessarily time-consuming evidence.”
But in response, Mueller’s prosecutors said the exhibits proved “the precise manner in which Manafort worked for Ukraine,” including how he worked on the presidential election in 2010 and parliamentary elections in 2012. He also worked on local elections and did political consulting and lobbying work for Yanukovych.
“The documents establish the breadth of the work that Manafort performed, including commissioning television ads, writing speeches and carrying on campaign-related activities,” according to the filing. “There is nothing prejudicial about documents setting forth how the ads were made, how consultants were paid and who approved their work.”SPOILEROm spoilers te kunnen lezen moet je zijn ingelogd. Je moet je daarvoor eerst gratis Registreren. Ook kun je spoilers niet lezen als je een ban hebt.“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”— Bertrand RussellDie showtjes van Rand Paul altijdquote:Op maandag 30 juli 2018 18:20 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
"Undecided" my ass!twitter:thehill twitterde op maandag 30-07-2018 om 17:47:59 #BREAKING: Rand Paul announces support for Trump Supreme Court pick after being “undecided” https://t.co/7w8v82xMs0 https://t.co/9RgY1VEc7l reageer retweetLekker zuipen, lekker dansen en daarna lekker neuken.
Een pre-meeting. Dat is nieuw. Blijf graven Mueller.quote:Op maandag 30 juli 2018 17:59 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
Rick Gates!twitter:awprokop twitterde op maandag 30-07-2018 om 16:49:35 Underappreciated: Per Rudy, Cohen claims that before the Trump Tower meeting, five Trump aides met to talk "the strategy of the meeting with the Russians" — and *Rick Gates* was there.https://t.co/MG9WrpKJeq reageer retweet
Rick Gates, Trump Campaign Aide, Pleads Guilty in Mueller Inquiry and Will Cooperate
Beelden in de link:twitter:joshtpm twitterde op maandag 30-07-2018 om 16:40:57 This is going to be a pretty problematic admission for Rudes and Trump. I'll explain in a moment. https://t.co/fQkeMjdXVa reageer retweetGéén kloon van tvlxd!Ik snap trouwens niet waarom seniele Rudy zo veel tv-interviews blijft geven, die man doet de zaak zo meer slecht dan goedLekker zuipen, lekker dansen en daarna lekker neuken.Ik denk dat hij nekdiep in de shit zit, vooral vanwege het lekken vanuit FBI NY. Het zou mij niets verbazen als hij ook met Cohen diepe banden heeft zoals Hannity.quote:
Ik snap trouwens niet waarom seniele Rudy zo veel tv-interviews blijft geven, die man doet de zaak zo meer slecht dan goedGéén kloon van tvlxd!Interview met Giuliani maar halverwege uitgezet. Geen touw meer aan vast te knopen. Misschien zat ie onder de coke, maar ik vermoed dat ze bij het team inmiddels ook zien dat het hopeloos is, en dat de strategie nu is om zoveel mogelijk FUD te spuien dat de Republikeinse base te verward raakt om boos te zijn als hij zichzelf en zijn familie een pardon geeft.They told me all of my cages were mental, so I got wasted like all my potential.Yups en vergeet Kushner niet:quote:Op maandag 30 juli 2018 18:54 schreef Montov het volgende:
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Een pre-meeting. Dat is nieuw. Blijf graven Mueller.twitter:rgoodlaw twitterde op maandag 30-07-2018 om 18:14:37 I agree with Josh this is potentially BIG admission.Josh's analysis: https://t.co/o3J9Y1YFN1My add on: Giuliani places Kushner at Russia pre-plan meeting!That puts Kushner at risk of perjury. He testified he didn't know what June 9 meeting was about: https://t.co/1B5ktpNAww https://t.co/TuPlIjRT2X reageer retweet“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”— Bertrand RussellRudyquote:
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Yups en vergeet Kushner niet:twitter:rgoodlaw twitterde op maandag 30-07-2018 om 18:14:37 I agree with Josh this is potentially BIG admission.Josh's analysis: https://t.co/o3J9Y1YFN1My add on: Giuliani places Kushner at Russia pre-plan meeting!That puts Kushner at risk of perjury. He testified he didn't know what June 9 meeting was about: https://t.co/1B5ktpNAww https://t.co/TuPlIjRT2X reageer retweet
Lekker zuipen, lekker dansen en daarna lekker neuken.Dusss....En heeft Trump 'meegeluisterd'?twitter:amandacarpenter twitterde op maandag 30-07-2018 om 16:10:51 Giuliani claimed 2 important things on CNN today. 1) Collusion isn't a crime and 2) That Trump was not "physically" present at the Trump Tower meeting. But, did Trump have advance knowledge of the meeting and was he briefed afterward? Those are the real questions. reageer retweet“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”— Bertrand RussellWat een shitshow...Aut viam inveniam, aut faciam
There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.Moeten ze dat blocked nr dat Con Jr belde ook eens achterhalen, moet wel bijna Con Sr zijnquote:
Dusss....En heeft Trump 'meegeluisterd'?twitter:amandacarpenter twitterde op maandag 30-07-2018 om 16:10:51 Giuliani claimed 2 important things on CNN today. 1) Collusion isn't a crime and 2) That Trump was not "physically" present at the Trump Tower meeting. But, did Trump have advance knowledge of the meeting and was he briefed afterward? Those are the real questions. reageer retweetLekker zuipen, lekker dansen en daarna lekker neuken.Haha Rudy zal wel claimen dat hij het verkeerd onthouden had, maar mooi is het wel.quote:http://www.msnbc.com/rach(...)g-russia-isnt-so-badquote:How do you know when the seriousness of the Russia scandal has intensified? When Donald Trump’s allies discover it’s time to move the goal posts again.
Take, for example, National Review’s Andrew McCarthy arguing on Fox News last week that there’s nothing necessarily wrong with the president’s political operation possibly having turned to a foreign adversary to help win an American election.
“Look, I don’t think that it’s bad if campaigns are turning to foreign governments for dirt. It’s not collusion, it’s not something that’s impeachable, it’s icky. But that’s what this is.”
A day later, The Federalist’s Mollie Hemingway wrote, “I don’t have a problem [with] getting dirt on election opponents from foreigners.” She added that relying on the Steele dossier is effectively the same thing.
Fox News’ Tucker Carlson quickly endorsed the line, telling his viewers, “Nobody is claiming that any information changed hands, though, even if it did, so what?” [Update: Rudy Giuliani went even further this morning. See below.]
This may have been inevitable, but that doesn’t make the new talking point any less pitiful.
First, if receiving campaign assistance from foreign adversaries is perfectly kosher, why has Trump invested so much time and energy lying about it? If the underlying accusation is effectively meaningless, why didn’t the president adopt this line months ago?
Second, those who constantly feel the need to move the goalposts are nearly always the folks losing an argument. The original line from Trump World and its allies was that Russia didn’t attack our elections. The evolution soon followed: OK, maybe Russia did attack, but the Trump campaign wasn’t in communication with our adversaries during their attack. OK, maybe they were in communication, but their talks had nothing to do with the campaign. OK, maybe Team Trump did talk to our adversaries about the campaign during their attack, but is that really so bad?
Please.
As for the comparison between the Steele dossier and the Russian attack, this is so embarrassingly weak, I’m a little surprised the right would take the line seriously. There’s a qualitative difference between a research firm relying on sources to put together an oppo report and a foreign government using military intelligence officers to illegally steal materials and weaponize them in the hopes of putting an ally in power.
Those who see these two activities as identical simply are either deeply confused or they aren’t arguing in good faith.
Update: Though the line from Trump World for months has been that there was “no collusion,” as the Washington Post reported, Rudy Giuliani adopteda very different posture this morning. “I don’t even know if that’s a crime — colluding with Russians,” Giuliani said on CNN. “Hacking is the crime. The president didn’t hack. He didn’t pay for the hacking.”
He added on Fox: “I have been sitting here looking in the federal code trying to find collusion as a crime. Collusion is not a crime.”They told me all of my cages were mental, so I got wasted like all my potential.Ik denk dat Mueller dat al lang heeft gedaanquote:Op maandag 30 juli 2018 19:28 schreef Szura het volgende:
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Moeten ze dat blocked nr dat Con Jr belde ook eens achterhalen, moet wel bijna Con Sr zijn
“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”— Bertrand RussellDat is duidelijk.quote:
[..]twitter:AshaRangappa_ twitterde op zaterdag 28-07-2018 om 05:24:07 On @AC360 tonight explaining that "collusion" doesn't have to rise to a criminal conspiracy: From an intelligence standpoint, anyone who is knowingly and secretly encouraging, facilitating, or participating in a foreign adversary's covert operation against the U.S. *is* colluding https://t.co/56VNJ2whoV reageer retweettwitter:AshaRangappa_ twitterde op zaterdag 28-07-2018 om 05:25:41 I explained the counterintelligence/criminal distinction in this piece. Basically, the next time someone says, "Collusion is not a crime," the appropriate response should be, "You're right. It's worse." https://t.co/gvHIA5ENlS reageer retweetHet is een gevalletje ‘hoe gooi ik mijn reputatie in een paar maanden volledig te grabbel’ van Rudy G.My friends all drive horsesDat is al gaande vanaf 2008. Maar het is nu wel peak idioterie.quote:
Het is een gevalletje ‘hoe gooi ik mijn reputatie in een paar maanden volledig te grabbel’ van Rudy G.Géén kloon van tvlxd!Trump says he’s willing to meet Iranian President Rouhani without preconditions
https://www.washingtonpos(...)80e1fdf43_story.html
Nobelprijs.Géén kloon van tvlxd!Of improviseert hij er maar een eind op los omdat hij ook maar bullshit te horen krijgt van Trump?quote:
Zou Giuliani zijn diploma hebben gehaald op Trump UniversityI hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.Iran is een tof land met gelukkige bewoners en een eervolle leider!quote:
Trump says he’s willing to meet Iranian President Rouhani without preconditions
https://www.washingtonpos(...)80e1fdf43_story.html
Nobelprijs.I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.Wat zei Fox ook alweer over Obama toen hij zonder precondities met Iran en Noord Korea wilde praten? 😂beter een knipoog dan een blauw oogTrump wil nog een extra 100 Miljard belastingverlaging voor de 0.1%.
Het schijnt mogelijk te zijn buiten het Congres om.I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.Fill the Swamp!quote:
Trump wil nog een extra 100 Miljard belastingverlaging voor de 0.1%.
Het schijnt mogelijk te zijn buiten het Congres om.
Trump Administration Mulls a Unilateral Tax Cut for the Wealthyquote:The Trump administration is considering bypassing Congress to grant a $100 billion tax cut mainly to the wealthy, a legally tenuous maneuver that would cut capital gains taxation and fulfill a long-held ambition of many investors and conservatives.
Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, said in an interview on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit meeting in Argentina this month that his department was studying whether it could use its regulatory powers to allow Americans to account for inflation in determining capital gains tax liabilities. The Treasury Department could change the definition of “cost” for calculating capital gains, allowing taxpayers to adjust the initial value of an asset, such as a home or a share of stock, for inflation when it sells.
“If it can’t get done through a legislation process, we will look at what tools at Treasury we have to do it on our own and we’ll consider that,” Mr. Mnuchin said, emphasizing that he had not concluded whether the Treasury Department had the authority to act alone. “We are studying that internally, and we are also studying the economic costs and the impact on growth.”
Currently, capital gains taxes are determined by subtracting the original price of an asset from the price at which it was sold and taxing the difference, usually at 20 percent. If a high earner spent $100,000 on stock in 1980, then sold it for $1 million today, she would owe taxes on $900,000. But if her original purchase price was adjusted for inflation, it would be about $300,000, reducing her taxable “gain” to $700,000. That would save the investor $40,000.
The move would face a near-certain court challenge. It could also reinforce a liberal critique of Republican tax policy at a time when Republicans are struggling to sell middle-class voters on the benefits of the tax cuts that President Trump signed into law late last year.
“At a time when the deficit is out of control, wages are flat and the wealthiest are doing better than ever, to give the top 1 percent another advantage is an outrage and shows the Republicans’ true colors,” said Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader. “Furthermore, Mr. Mnuchin thinks he can do it on his own, but everyone knows this must be done by legislation.”SPOILEROm spoilers te kunnen lezen moet je zijn ingelogd. Je moet je daarvoor eerst gratis Registreren. Ook kun je spoilers niet lezen als je een ban hebt.“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”— Bertrand RussellVolgens de experts in dit artikel lijkt dat niet heel waarschijnlijk buiten congress om te mogen: https://www.nytimes.com/2(...)ps://t.co/sMSPYwcYG3quote:
Trump wil nog een extra 100 Miljard belastingverlaging voor de 0.1%.
Het schijnt mogelijk te zijn buiten het Congres om.twitter:joshgerstein twitterde op maandag 30-07-2018 om 23:28:22 BREAKING: On eve of trial, Manafort drops appeal of dismissal of his civil suit challenging Mueller's authority. Doc: https://t.co/2SCoAwDIkj reageer retweet“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”— Bertrand Russellhttps://www.washingtonpos(...)212fb69c2_story.htmlquote:U.S. spy agencies are seeing signs that North Korea is constructing new missiles at a factory that produced the country’s first intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the United States, according to officials familiar with the intelligence.
Newly obtained evidence, including satellite photos taken in recent weeks, indicates that work is underway on at least one and possibly two liquid-fueled ICBMs at a large research facility in Sanumdong, on the outskirts of Pyongyang, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe classified intelligence.
The findings are the latest to show ongoing activity inside North Korea’s nuclear and missile facilities at a time when the country’s leaders are engaged in arms talks with the United States. The new intelligence does not suggest an expansion of North Korea’s capabilities but shows that work on advanced weapons is continuing weeks after President Trump declared in a Twitter posting that Pyongyang was “no longer a Nuclear Threat.”
The reports about new missile construction come after recent revelations about a suspected uranium enrichment facility, called Kangson, that North Korea is operating in secret. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged during Senate testimony last week that North Korean factories “continue to produce fissile material” used in making nuclear weapons. He declined to say whether Pyongyang is building new missiles.
During a summit with Trump in June, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to a vaguely worded pledge to “work toward” the “denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula. But since then, North Korea has made few tangible moves signaling an intention to disarm.
Instead, senior North Korean officials have discussed their intention to deceive Washington about the number of nuclear warheads and missiles they have, as well as the types and numbers of facilities, and to rebuff international inspectors, according to intelligence gathered by U.S. agencies. Their strategy includes potentially asserting that they have fully denuclearized by declaring and disposing of 20 warheads while retaining dozens more.Lekker zuipen, lekker dansen en daarna lekker neuken.Mocht Rudy dit rapport gaan pennen is Mueller veel sneller klaar. Dat zal echt maanden schelen denk ik.twitter:thehill twitterde op dinsdag 31-07-2018 om 03:19:04 Trump legal team writing "counter-report" to discredit Mueller charges https://t.co/NX8iLwSXsU https://t.co/rYb9a9PyvO reageer retweetI hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.FEMA’s top HR official allegedly hired women as sexual partners for male employees
da.....fuq......?quote:The former top human resources official at FEMA is facing disturbing sexual misconduct allegations, ones that encompass both his personal relationships and his hiring and management decisions.
An internal, seven-month investigation found that Corey Coleman, the former chief component human capital officer, transferred female FEMA employees to different departments or regional offices within the agency so that his male colleagues could attempt to have sexual relationships with them, reports the Washington Post’s Lisa Rein, who obtained an executive summary of the preliminary investigation.
The report also found that Coleman hired his male friends for positions; that he hired and promoted women he met at bars and on dates to work in FEMA outside normal hiring protocols; and that he had sexual relationships with at least two subordinates, one in 2015, and another in 2017-’18. One woman said he created a position for her at the agency for which she was unqualified. Another said when she tried to end her relationship with Coleman, he attempted to retaliate, according to the Post:
Both women accompanied him on work trips, but one had no official duties on the trips. When the first woman ended the relationship, Coleman pressured her for dates — then denied her a promotion and tried to fire her, she told FEMA investigators. She said she kept her job by telling him she might be willing to go on dates with him again, according to the preliminary report.
Coleman joined FEMA in June 2011, and in his most recent role, oversaw the agency’s entire staff and all of its 10 regional offices, according to the Post. He resigned last month, on June 18, before investigators could interview him about the sexual harassment and misconduct violations. The allegations in the report against Coleman date back to at least 2015.
“What we uncovered was a systemic problem going back years,” FEMA Administrator William “Brock” Long told the Washington Post, adding that the allegations against Coleman may include possible criminality.
Long also said Monday, in a statement, that he was instituting measures to address “lapses in professional responsibility,” including referring the case to the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general and mandating additional training and a review of the agency’s handling of misconduct allegations.
“These allegations are deeply disturbing, and harassment of any kind will not be tolerated at FEMA,” Long said in the statement.I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.
Hij is weer eens trots op het oplossen van een probleem dat hij zelf gecreëerd heeft.twitter:realDonaldTrump twitterde op dinsdag 31-07-2018 om 02:56:16 A highly respected Federal judge today stated that the “Trump Administration gets great credit” for reuniting illegal families. Thank you, and please look at the previous administrations record - not good! reageer retweetNever in the entire history of calming down did anyone ever calm down after being told to calm down.
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The White House has assumed control over hiring at a small federal agency that promotes economic growth in poor countries, installing political allies and loyalists in appointed jobs intended for development experts. 
My opponent Denver Riggleman, running mate of Corey Stewart, was caught on camera campaigning with a white supremacist. Now he has been exposed as a devotee of Bigfoot erotica. This is not what we need on Capitol Hill. 
NEW: Giuliani just moved the goal posts in 2 big ways on Fox & CNN :1. He's no longer claiming Trump didn't collude with Russia. He's claiming "collusion is not a crime." 2. He's not saying Trump did not know abt 2016 Russia mtg in advance. He's saying Trump did not ATTEND it. 
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Rudy Giuliani is a former prosecutor. He knows that conspiracy is a crime. If anyone on the @
Underappreciated: Per Rudy, Cohen claims that before the Trump Tower meeting, five Trump aides met to talk "the strategy of the meeting with the Russians" — and *Rick Gates* was there.
This is going to be a pretty problematic admission for Rudes and Trump. I'll explain in a moment. 
I agree with Josh this is potentially BIG admission.Josh's analysis: 
Giuliani claimed 2 important things on CNN today. 1) Collusion isn't a crime and 2) That Trump was not "physically" present at the Trump Tower meeting. But, did Trump have advance knowledge of the meeting and was he briefed afterward? Those are the real questions. 
BREAKING: On eve of trial, Manafort drops appeal of dismissal of his civil suit challenging Mueller's authority. Doc: 
A highly respected Federal judge today stated that the “Trump Administration gets great credit” for reuniting illegal families. Thank you, and please look at the previous administrations record - not good! 