Republicans are out to get former FBI director James Comey (a Republican) because of his new book. The ad is “Paid for by the Republican National Committee” and since their candidate in 2020 is Trump, this is about Trump. And why are Trump’s people doing this? Because Trump is facing obstruction charges for firing Comey. Now we KNOW why Trump … Read More
Syria Update
It is very difficult to keep up with developments on the situation in Syria, despite the fact that there has been no response to the terrible civilian gassing. First, there’s the matter of President Trump contradicting himself by his tweetstorm telling Russia and everybody else that “smart” missile was “coming”. It makes the US looks weak, or confused, when the … Read More
Does The First Amendment Protect The Right Of The Press Or People To “Kill” A Story?
Associated Press: Eight months before the company that owns the National Enquirer paid $150,000 to a former Playboy Playmate who claimed she’d had an affair with Donald Trump, the tabloid’s parent made a $30,000 payment to a less famous individual: a former doorman at one of the real estate mogul’s New York City buildings. As it did with the ex-Playmate, … Read More
Guy Fired For Leaking Intel Placed In DOJ At Request Of President Trump
President Donald Trump personally ordered the Department of Justice to hire a former White House official who was fired after he was caught up in a controversy over the release of intelligence material to a member of Congress, according to people familiar with the matter. Ezra Cohen-Watnick, who left the National Security Council last year, will advise Attorney General Jeff … Read More
The Facebook Congressional Hearings Are A Joke
I expected the United States Senate to show almost comical ignorance about how Facebook works. You have to remember that the Senate is comically ignorant about most of the industries and issues they regulate. Watching a Senate hearing on anything you are professionally familiar with is like watching a gang of kids in a bouncy castle: you just hope they don’t hurt themselves before they … Read More
Bipartisan Bill In The Works To Protect Mueller Investigation
A combined version of two bipartisan Senate bills designed to protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s job is set to be released Wednesday, marking lawmakers’ latest political warning shot to President Donald Trump as he entertains firing the man investigating him. The new Senate legislation is the product of months-long talks among Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Cory Booker … Read More
Trump’s Tweets Today Seem To Admit Obstruction
Trump fired off a tweetstorm today about the FBI “raid” of his lawyer’s office (it was a duly executed search warrant) but insisted he was focused on dealing with Syria for the gas attack on innocent men, women and children. Somewhere in the thread, Trump tweeted… Apparently, I missed the day in law school where they taught the “fight back” … Read More
The Seychelles Angle
Don’t let this get lost in the weeds. Via the Daily Beast, this is being reported by NJ. com as an exclusive. If it’s true, it’s pretty amazing: Special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating previously unreported meetings in the Seychelles that included several foreign power players, according to an investigation by NJ.com. The January 2017 meetings were attended by “foreign influencers” from … Read More
Paul Ryan To “Retire”
I’m not the first to say it. Paul Ryan got into politics for one reason and one reason only. To give huge tax cuts to the wealthiest of people. He’s wanted to do that since he read Atlas Shrugged. And he did it. He had to endure kissing HARD on Trump’s ass to do it, but he did it. He got … Read More
Breaking: FBI Raids Trump Lawyer’s Office
New York Times: The F.B.I. on Monday raided the office of President Trump’s longtime personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, seizing records related to several topics including payments to a pornographic-film actress. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan obtained the search warrant after receiving a referral from the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, according to Mr. Cohen’s lawyer, who called the search … Read More
Who Bailed Out Kushner (And Why?)?
The 41-story skyscraper at 666 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan was supposed to be Jared Kushner’s signature investment. A 27-year-old Kushner bought the property in 2007 for a record $1.8 billion — the most ever paid for an office tower. The move was supposed to catapult the family real estate firm, previously known for mid-priced apartments in New Jersey, into the … Read More
Zuckerberg Releases Congressional Testimony
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg just released prepared statements for his upcoming testimony before U.S. lawmakers, issuing an apology and taking responsibility for its indiscretions. The notoriously press shy Zuckerberg is under intense pressure to explain how Facebook allowed the personal information of millions of its users to be used by a data analysis firm that worked for President Donald … Read More
One Person Dead In Trump-Related Symbolic Tragedy
This isn’t the first time this has happened in the past few months. Back in January, 2 people suffered minor injuries when a minor fire broke out in the cooling tower on the roof of Trump Tower. Earlier Saturday evening, the New York City Fire Department responded to a 3-alarm fire on the 50th floor of Trump Tower. Fire officials initially reported … Read More
2016 Parody From Boston Globe Seems Right On The Money
Huffington Post: The headline screams: “Deportations to Begin; President Calls for Tripling of ICE.” A center photo of Trump features a quote from the president: “DEPORT ILLEGALS ‘SO FAST YOUR HEAD WILL SPIN.’” The eerie mirror of reality doesn’t stop there. The story in the right-hand column of the newspaper is headlined: “Markets sink as trade war looms.” The story … Read More
Trump Sees Pictures Of Syrian Chemical Attacks; Calls Out Putin By Name For The First Time
A lot of talk. We’ll see what Trump does. When Obama was President, he tweeted that Obama should not do anything to get us involved in fighting Syria. Now (in a tweet not shown here), Trump blames Obama for not doing enough. Syria has been a dystopian hellscape the entire time Trump has been in office. He believes that war … Read More