Just back from a glorious 10 days without much internet (and no Twitter!). I was with my family in Peru, a trip occasioned by the joy of my nephew’s wedding to his Peruvian fiancée. We got in this morning, an experience that reinforced my view that red eye flights ought to be classed as crimes …
Trump Crime Cartel
Russiagate Open Thread: The Manafort Jury Is Out
No, the Manafort trial did not disappoint. It painted a portrait of an operative who blithely defrauded his own government while working for pro-Russian entities—a striking microcosm of the question at the heart of the sprawling Russia investigation. https://t.co/pzI6ULwqYc — Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) August 16, 2018 Who’s betting on a particularly busy / toxic …
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John Brennan Responds
Perhaps Trump thought he would silence John Brennan, former head of the CIA, by revoking his clearance. Perhaps he just wanted to lash out and hurt him for this tweet. It’s astounding how often you fail to live up to minimum standards of decency, civility, & probity. Seems like you will never understand what it …
Late Night Open Thread: Well, That Explains Tuesday…
Happy #WorldLizardDay! pic.twitter.com/gI0J6w3nJ0 — Jen Moss (@moss_etal) August 14, 2018 Living Colour wrote a song about guys like this. https://t.co/3lBqX30glq — Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) August 14, 2018 2020 Iowa Caucus-Avenatti comes out wearing a short, yellow, skin-tight onesie with a leather jacket. Bernie is wearing a tank top and Zubaz pants. — Forsetti X (@ForsettisCreed) …
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Late-Night Horror-Farce Open Thread: Orange Is the New “Glow”
A senior White House official tells @NYMag, “there is no tanning bed in there,” in response to Omarosa claiming that Trump installed a tanning bed in the residence. The official added that there’s “never been any request” to install a tanning bed either. — Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) August 10, 2018 If there *is* a tanning …
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Friday Evening Open Thread: Nice ‘Work’, If You Can Get It
Every successful organization must consider the best use of their paid employees. Therefore, some are paid to show up; some are paid to stay home… Former Trump body man Keith Schiller is also getting $15,000 per month right now — same amount Omarosa was offeredhttps://t.co/sgPfIPBCf5 — Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) August 10, 2018 $15k per month …
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Crook vs Crook Open Thread: The Manafort Trial, Day Five (Monday)
Trump's deputy campaign chairman who has already pleaded gulity to multiple felonies is about to testify that Trump's campaign chairman is also a felon. https://t.co/VNbaAR8lWt — zeddy (@Zeddary) August 6, 2018 Specifically Trump's deputy campaign chairman will testify that Trump's campaign chairman was mastermind of a $60 million fraud scheme to hide money & cover …
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