Trump’s fundraising swing through the Hamptons on Friday is creating headaches for some of his high-dollar donors. A who’s-who of investment and real estate executives have been invited, sources tell @justinsink @ekrembert and me. https://t.co/i9e9hMNj8X — Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 8, 2019 Trump donors lament brief brushes with consequences. https://t.co/qheMnrcWSJ — The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) …
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I went to Albuquerque for shopping today and lunch with a friend. Just before I left, the news of an explosion at Nenoksa, in northeast Russia near the city of Severodvinsk, was hitting Twitter. I come home this afternoon to the news that Sue Gordon, Deputy Director of National Intelligence, has tendered her resignation and …
Tuesday Morning Open Thread: Nope
(Drew Sheneman via GoComics.com) . You think you hate your job… The El Paso mayor announces President Trump will visit Wednesday. “He is President of the United States, so in that capacity I will fulfill my obligation to meet with him.” Adds he’s received “emails & phone calls” about the visit and “that’s why I’m …
Late Night Open Thread: Bal’more Is More Than A Match for…
On a flight back to Baltimore. Flight attendant welcomes passengers flying to the “spectacular, beautiful, amazing city.” Passengers cheer. — Annie Karni (@anniekarni) July 29, 2019 "Web traffic and new subscribers to https://t.co/P6UWTbyXOT were double what’s typical on a Saturday. And subscription orders are on track to hit quadruple of what the paper receives on …
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Late Night Open Thread: The Trump / A$AP Rocky Conundrum
Absolutely absurd that Trump has reacted more angrily to the Prime Minister of Sweden over the arrest of a rapper than to Saudi Arabia over the vicious killing of U.S. resident and @washingtonpost writer Jamal #Khashoggi. Signed, A Member of the "African American Community" https://t.co/JzpfwftvGb — Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) July 26, 2019 Normally I would …
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Cold Grey Pre-Dawn Open Thread: Mueller’s Hearing — the Nut Graf(s)
For all of the talk about Mueller’s halting performance, this exchange is why his testimony could have an effect: at just over a minute long, it’s almost made for TV and is ideal for social-media shares pic.twitter.com/HYg5azb8VI — Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) July 24, 2019 The Washington Post has a complete transcript of the proceedings, including …
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Cold Grey Pre-Dawn Open Thread: ForPol Thoughts That Keep Us From Our Rest
The president of the United States would like you to know that he has given thought to committing the worst genocide in human history, but decided to go in a different direction. https://t.co/nwSsZRZTIq — Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman1) July 22, 2019 Trump later boasted at length about how big a hole in the ground and how …
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