Maybe Cheryl can share her nuclear expertise here, but this sounds like bullshit to me: My first order as President was to renovate and modernize our nuclear arsenal. It is now far stronger and more powerful than ever before…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 9, 2017 It would take more than six months and …
The Best Words (Open Thread)
First Kim Jong-Un said… North Korea threatens 'packs of wolves' to 'strangle' US after latest round of US sanctions https://t.co/fLvfNV61S2 — Fox News (@FoxNews) August 8, 2017 Then Kim Jong-Orange said… NEW: Pres. Trump says if North Korea continues threats "they will be met with fire, fury and frankly power." https://t.co/SWO0KcJhxx pic.twitter.com/CVS1Brfm8g — Good Morning …
There be dragons…
Here’s a dragonfly perched on a bamboo limb high above my yard: We’ve had a bumper crop of dragonflies this year, maybe because of all the rain. I wasn’t able to focus on this specimen properly because of the angle of the sun and his or her speedy departure, but you can see the intricate …
Bunker Mentality
I don’t know if Robert Mueller will ever get to the bottom of the Russia collusion story or nail Trump on financial malfeasance uncovered by the investigation. But Trump sure is acting like the walls are closing in already. Here’s a pair of delusional tweets from this morning: Hard to believe that with 24/7 #Fake …
Hooters Nation
Another reminder that Fox News is not only a wingnut propaganda outfit that actively makes America dumber with every broadcast, it’s a hive of gross, entitled swine who use their power to harass female colleagues: A Fox News spokesperson says they’re investigating the matter. Yeah, sure. Fox News was founded by serial groper Roger Ailes, …
First they came for the First Amendment…
Here’s Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III trying to get off the boss’s shit list by tripling the number of leak investigations and “reviewing policies” for issuing subpoenas to reporters: AG Jeff Sessions, citing leaks, says he's "reviewing policies" for subpoenaing the press. "They cannot place lives at risk with impunity." pic.twitter.com/U35g1QankV — NBC News (@NBCNews) August …
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World’s Greatest Negotiator in Action
WaPo just posted a scoop using leaked transcripts of calls Trump had with Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto shortly after taking office. The conversations reveal Trump to be a peevish, vain weakling who’s more concerned with his image than how policy affects Americans. Hoocoodanode, right? Trump’s negotiating strategy appears to …