Apparently the “last honest and forthright” man east of the sea has gone on something of a purge binge. This is extraordinary. @theintercept founder @ggreenwald, who in the past has called people who delete their tweets "cowards", appears to have deleted over 27,000 on July 22nd. This seems to be a very deliberate & systematic …
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Samwise Open Thread / An Introduction, for the Unfamiliar
Hello, my pseudonym is Major Major Major Major, and I am, apparently, a blogger. As many of you already know, I’m a prolific commenter here. (For those who didn’t know that, now you do.) Recent-ish-ly, I’ve been working with Alain on various improvements to the site. These efforts kept hitting the same snag: developing anything …
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Breaking News: Allen Weisselberg Issued a Federal Grand Jury Subpoena
Longtime Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg has been subpoenaed to testify in the criminal probe of Michael Cohen, WSJ reports. https://t.co/R6nLkeR5C8 — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 26, 2018 From The Wall Street Journal: Allen Weisselberg, a longtime financial gatekeeper for President Donald Trump, has been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury in the criminal …
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A Couple of Important Data Points
While nothing is ever guaranteed and hope, while necessary, is not a strategy, there are a couple of important data points that I think need to be highlighted. The first is new polling by NBC and Marist. Congressional preference, per new NBC/Marist polls (Dem-controlled Congress vs. GOP-controlled one): MI: D+9MN: D+12WI: D+8 July 15-19, RVs …
Secretary Pompeo Testifies Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has just begun its hearing with Secretary of State Pompeo. He is expected to address concerns regarding the President’s recent summit with Putin, his own recent remarks and the President’s tweet about Iran, as well as US relations with NATO and the EU. Here’s the live feed. Open thread!
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The President’s Speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention Live Stream
The President is scheduled to speak to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the US National Convention in a few minutes. Here is the live feed. Traditionally the remarks to this convention would be non-partisan, or non-partisanish, as well as a veteran focused policy speech. The President does have a political rally scheduled for tonight, …
Retired Senior National Security Leaders and Their Clearances: These are Their Stories…
In response to a significant number of now retired military and civilian senior national security leaders speaking out regarding the President’s actions, behaviors, apparent campaign connections to a variety of Russian oligarchs and/or intelligence operatives, Senator Paul decided it was time to take decisive action to protect the Republic. Sen. Rand Paul says he will …