nature boy
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The NSA should just come out and give the full details
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Got the Shakes
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That tweet I posted linked this article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...bea4da-c09b-11e6-b527-949c5893595e_story.html
I'm assuming she was using this quote: "A senior FBI counterintelligence official was equivocal during a briefing with congressional officials last week confirming that Republican systems had been targeted and acknowledging the apparent imbalance in damage done to Democrats, but refraining from assigning a pro-Trump motive to the Kremlin." as the basis for the tweet.
jack_package_200
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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/309999-wh-no-doubt-trump-benefitted-from-russian-hacking
White House: No doubt Trump benefitted from Russian hacking
White House: No doubt Trump benefitted from Russian hacking
The Chosen One
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Btw, Trump was pretty smart that he basically nerfed Mitt Romney for the entirety of his presidential term.
Since he essentially had Mittens groveling for the Sect. of State job, it will now be very tough for Romney to turn around and start criticizing Trump again without looking like a complete laughing stock. Well played.
Since he essentially had Mittens groveling for the Sect. of State job, it will now be very tough for Romney to turn around and start criticizing Trump again without looking like a complete laughing stock. Well played.
Retromelon
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There is a topic right now called will trump get a dog and the op is, and what breed do you think it will be
Thread of the year
Thread of the year
who the fuck cares
Mitt is a grown ass man with nothing left to lose. You think getting fucked over for SoS hurts as bad as losing in 2012? Or feels as humiliating? Remember the gas pump pic?
Mitt should just call him out for being a phony who will tell anyone what they want to hear and then continue to make stupid and destructive decisions.
He will just end up getting a pet bird,
he heard they were good at tweeting. heyoooooooo
Retromelon
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^ Fuckin good one
balladofwindfishes
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If I were president I'd keep birds and fish. Not a fan of dogs, even if they're "tradition" or whatever for a president to have one.
Carpe Libertatem
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Imagine all the juicy stuff the RNC said about Trump in its emails.
Dubbedinenglish
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I'd have a presidential iguana, for reasons.
balladofwindfishes
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I'm not even thinking about that. The racism stuff would be the juicy bits. I bet there's some hard Ns thrown around regarding Obama when nobody is looking.
whyamihere
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Perez is gonna run for DNC chair
http://nytimes.com/2016/12/12/us/po...ocratic-national-committee.html?_r=0&referer=
http://nytimes.com/2016/12/12/us/po...ocratic-national-committee.html?_r=0&referer=
Good Job Bob
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Interesting. I thought the AFL-CIO endorsing Ellison the other day meant Perez wasn't running.
jack_package_200
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TBH I expect there is likely some Louis Hastart stuff in there.
Republicans being racist isn't exactly groundbreaking.
I like Perez but I think we need to make the far-left happy with Ellison.
Not sure what to make of that Town Hall. Some interesting insights, some good moments, some cringe moments, etc. In the end I'm glad it got done either way.
Maddow going into more business ties about to be disclosed by Newsweek tomorrow. Apparently there are murmurs that the President of Turkey is trying to pressure Trump via the business ties he has to the country?
Maddow going into more business ties about to be disclosed by Newsweek tomorrow. Apparently there are murmurs that the President of Turkey is trying to pressure Trump via the business ties he has to the country?
balladofwindfishes
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There's nothing about Perez that doesn't please far lefters
jack_package_200
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He hasn't been praised by the lord, messiah, and savior Bernie Sanders.
I would be fine Perez but I also want the endless far left whining to end.
Sanders blessing. That matters a ton. With Obama gone and Clinton's getting defeated Bernie is a king maker in the party now, whether we like it or not.
balladofwindfishes
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No he isn't. Obama is the most powerful Democrat in the country and will remain so for a very long time.
Aaron Strife
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When you use a bird to write something, it's called tweeting.
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thepotatoman
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https://twitter.com/EricHolthaus/status/807802102416228352
Archiving all the government data of global warming seems like a really smart idea before trump takes office.
Too bad about the ending of the new data though. Maybe climate scientists should start learning mandarin so they can read China's data.
Archiving all the government data of global warming seems like a really smart idea before trump takes office.
Too bad about the ending of the new data though. Maybe climate scientists should start learning mandarin so they can read China's data.
@BraddJaffy:
NBC NEWS: Trump will announce he's nominating Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State tomorrow morning, top transition source tells @kwelkernbc
And Mitt is officially out: https://www.facebook.com/mittromney/posts/10153988122401121
NBC NEWS: Trump will announce he's nominating Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State tomorrow morning, top transition source tells @kwelkernbc
And Mitt is officially out: https://www.facebook.com/mittromney/posts/10153988122401121
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
http://www.globalresearch.ca/house-quietly-passes-bill-targeting-russian-propaganda-websites/5560100
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/114-2016/h593
Has there been any discussion here about the passing of “H.R. 6393: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017″?
Like for all the talk of Russian Propaganda in the media..... its weird to see this law pass so quietly and not get more official mentions.
Its also weird that even though Trump benefitted from it so many Republicans supported passing it as well. It still has to pass the senate, but its very hawkish against Russia to the point it could be interpreted as cold war tactics being put into play again against them. Like we haven't read the report, but I would assume its pretty damning for this to be going through so fast.
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/114-2016/h593
Has there been any discussion here about the passing of “H.R. 6393: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017″?
Like for all the talk of Russian Propaganda in the media..... its weird to see this law pass so quietly and not get more official mentions.
Its also weird that even though Trump benefitted from it so many Republicans supported passing it as well. It still has to pass the senate, but its very hawkish against Russia to the point it could be interpreted as cold war tactics being put into play again against them. Like we haven't read the report, but I would assume its pretty damning for this to be going through so fast.
Got the Shakes
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These people hate Obama so much that Michael Flynn is questioning if killing Bin Laden was the right thing to do.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/1...region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0&referer=
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/1...region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0&referer=
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
To be fair its hard to manufacture that good of a boogie man to use to scare people into doing what you want.
whyamihere
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Bret Baier reporting that Rick Perry is going to be chosen for Energy.
I imagined Heitkamp was never really in the running. That would've been too many women.
I imagined Heitkamp was never really in the running. That would've been too many women.
The question is will his favourability ratings even matter in the next presidential election.
Infinite Stars
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That's funny, thinking Trump would even transfer power. The dude was suggesting they cancel the election and just declare him the winner. If he gets into the office and lasts 4 years he's not going to give up power.
Dominican Power
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This administration is going to be filled with some much scandal. Trump is taking The Republican Party down with him. There's no coming back politically from breaking America when you have all the power.
So the guy who can't count to three is going to be in charge of maintaining our nukes?
I give humanity six months.
Or he may try to find some loophole like Putin so it's possible for him to stay in a position of power even if it's not the presidency. Even though putin's loophole involved him becoming the prime minister of Russia.
This is completely disproven by the continued existence of the Republican party.
Beer Monkey
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If they compromise our democracy enough they'll be fine.
CoffeeJanitor
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Oops.
To remind everyone, the Department of Energy was the specific department that Rick Perry couldn't remember. He may have trouble finding his office.
I'm more worried about him remembering what he's supposed to do once he gets there.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
did anyone watch the chris hayes bernie sanders town hall?
it seemed sort of weirdly formatted, hayes is probably not the best for that town hall setting, but Sanders' arguments are the same old things from his stump speech during the primaries. he wasn't really having a debate with anyone about what they believed or whatever -- he seemed to just want to go back to one of his normal one-liners.
but the trump voters there weren't having his arguments, really. there was one lady who was very much against free education and thinks that people didn't have the right to education, she seemed like the most interesting person there and should have been on the panel to challenge Sanders.
it seemed sort of weirdly formatted, hayes is probably not the best for that town hall setting, but Sanders' arguments are the same old things from his stump speech during the primaries. he wasn't really having a debate with anyone about what they believed or whatever -- he seemed to just want to go back to one of his normal one-liners.
but the trump voters there weren't having his arguments, really. there was one lady who was very much against free education and thinks that people didn't have the right to education, she seemed like the most interesting person there and should have been on the panel to challenge Sanders.
Like I said before, ptentially one of his least damaging cabinet picks. He'll forget he is there to undermine and dismantle its authority.
I don't mind rick perry. three months ago I would have told you he seems like a nice guy who would have been awful President. Today I would trade him in an instant for what we have.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
mitt wasnt rich enough
Suikoguy
I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions
I still find the version of Conway having a soul to be hilarious.
You mean after his tweetstorm? Wouldn't he have to submit someone else?
Aaron Strife
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Yes.
There's also a distinct possibility the foreign relations committee could reject Trump's pick before it even gets a floor vote. The committee is split 10-9 in the GOP's favor and Rubio, Flake and Paul are on it. If Democrats held the line they'd only need one crossover vote.
The democrats for those wondering: Cardin, Boxer (retiring), Menendez, Shaheen, Coons, Udall, Murphy, Kaine, Markey. Pending Boxer's replacement, none of them seem particularly likely to go against any plan to obstruct Trump.
Frankly any Trump nominee should be unilaterally opposed by the Dem caucus. Even any noncontroversial ones. If they have the votes, Heitkamp and Manchin can throw their token support at them I guess, but no one should pass on the back of Dem votes (unless he appoints someone a Democrat would appoint, no reason we shouldn't try to get what we want).
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