This is just an Open Post for the day’s political stories. Honestly, this week has been rough and everybody’s tired, so just talk amongst yourselves. I’ll try to give you some topics.
Donald Trump has been going crazy on Twitter. And water is wet, I know. When isn’t Trump going crazy on Twitter? But in the past 24 hours, Trump has been going especially crazy. Notably crazy. Notably unhinged. This week is also the start of the Paul Manafort trial, which Trump is hoping to “distract” from, in his own lunatic way. Like this:
..This is a terrible situation and Attorney General Jeff Sessions should stop this Rigged Witch Hunt right now, before it continues to stain our country any further. Bob Mueller is totally conflicted, and his 17 Angry Democrats that are doing his dirty work are a disgrace to USA!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2018
Trump wants to talk to Mueller. Sexual Dynamite Bob Mueller has been low-key trying to arrange an interview with Trump. Trump’s people are now saying Trump is ready to speak to Mueller so he (Bigly) can explain things. Hahahaha.
Paul Manafort’s trial. I mean, I find it pretty dry so far, and it’s just a reminder that oh right, these are all white collar crimes, mostly financial and bureaucratic. But still, that’s how most of these a–holes are going to go down: for their petty corporate larceny, for improper lobbying, for getting shady governments to pay for their $15K ostrich jackets.
And finally, please enjoy this completely natural photo of Don Jr. and his girlfriend. MY GOD. Kardashians don’t even edit their ‘grams this much.
Photos courtesy of Instagram, Backgrid.
Kimmy G’s digital work is giving me “Leona Helmsley’s Mugshot” vibes. Which is two proofs of bad judgement in one photo….
His teefs are hypnotic and not in a good way. She definitely has the stepford glaze – the wheel may be spinning, but the hamster has long since died.
What about the weak chin that is going to be double soon?
Yes that’s it! She resembles a young Leona Helmsley. And also exhibits all of the same warmth, charm and graciousness of spirit.
Leona loved her pets. Junior kills things.
She so filtered she looks like a cardboard cutout of herself.
Good catch about Leona and probably the same view of taxation too — “Only the little people pay taxes.”
Their teeth were purchased on a 2 for 1 special and those smiles are NOT genuine.
She looks like her head was superimposed on another body.
I had to google….OMG, good call on “Leona Helmsley’s Mugshot”! That is exactly it!
The nut job has another rally tonight, so get ready to see him go crazy again.
When I saw the ostrich jackets, it wasn’t what I expected. I figured they’d be made of fluffy feathers
I look at his daily public schedule and rarely any time where he is doing any actual work. How does he have time for all these rallies. Afterwards he is headed to Bedmindster. Am assuming for a long weekend.
The rallies are just to comfort himself during Manafort’s trial. He always has rallies when he is feeling insecure. Based on his tweets, I think he is going through an emotional crisis right now.
Don always look like his tongue is afraid to touch his teeth.
They are a creepy looking pair though. I just want them all to go down. Such a terrible bunch of cretins I haven’t seen in a long time.
He always looks as if he wants to hurl spit at someone, especially in this first photo. That man is ugly inside and out. His lying is catching up with him, when he was younger he was vile but attractive, now he’s vile and ugly.
Ooh, I beg to differ, he was never attractive. But I agree that he is vile, just a petty a$%hole.
Oh hell no. Junior was never attractive. Always repulsive.
@tate, I was talking about the dotard, as attractive when he was young. The son is one ugly looking buck teeth lying , creature and and he’s vile ontop of his ugliness.
My mom always says Trump used to be attractive. While he wasn’t quite as disgusting, he was far from attractive IMO.
He was never attractive imo
That is one fugly jacket. The designer should be charged with assault on the eyes for that horror. Manafort paid $15,000 for that?
They were all hideous! Further proof that money can’t buy taste I guess.
FaceTune Overload. They look more cartoon than flesh.
Why is the press always falling for the Dotard’s cons? We have been down this road before. How many times is the press going to fall for these “Dotard wants to talk to Mueller” stories? The Dotard and his staff put out stories about how the Dotard wants to cooperate with Mueller and then the next week, the Dotard and his staff will claim that they aren’t going to talk to Mueller because he is being unfair. Then months later Rudy gives interviews bragging about how Mueller gave into their demands. The Dotard has no intentions of ever talking to Mueller. The most disappointing thing is how Mueller keeps bending over backwards to accommodate the Dotard. I’m starting to think that the WH is putting out these stories about the Dotard wanting to talk to Mueller to show just how easy it is for them to manipulate Mueller. I had hoped that Mueller would stand up and do the right thing, but like his other republicans peers, he has no intentions of ever holding the Dotard, his kids, Jared, and republicans(Nunes, Gowdy, Chuck G, Lindsay G, Matt, G, Meadows, and Jim Jordan) accountable for their actions.
As for the Manafort case in Virginia, it seems like a sham because the prosecutors are letting the Dotard loving judge dictate how to run their case. He won’t let them mention Russia or the Dotard, claiming that they don’t really care about Manafort and are just going after him to get to the Dotard. Now he is prohibiting them from showing the evidence of how Manafort spent the money he laundered, claiming that they can’t put Manafort on trial for being wealthy(Manafort isn’t wealthy, he bought all of those lavish things with money he laundered). I don’t understand why Mueller isn’t pushing for the judge in Virginia to be recused from Manaforts case because it’s clear to everyone that every decision he has made in this case is to protect the Dotard. If Mueller was smart, he would look into whether the judge in Virginia has any ties to the Russians and if the Dotard made him promises. The Manafort case in Virginia isn’t going to end well because the judge is doing everything to tank the case.
I don’t understand why the press suffers from amnesia. This isn’t the first time that the Dotard has asked Sessions to stop the investigation. The press also claimed that this week was the first time that we have heard Rudy and the Dotard’s puppets claim that “collusion is not a crime” defense. The Dotard gets away with what he does because the press just can’t stay focused and they suffer from these bouts of amnesia. Stories from last year are being recycled and the press will present them as if they are new information, as if they didn’t cover the exact same thing last year.
I don’t know if the press is falling for Bigly’s shenanigans, but what can they do? Just this morning I heard a pretty candid discussion on NPR about how blatantly he is or isn’t obstructing justice and how none of this is new. Most real journalists are still trying to play by the rules, which isn’t easy when Bigly and Fox have thrown them out the window.
Stop falling for his cons. Now we have the press falling for these con stories about the Dotard wanting to talk to Mueller again. How many times do they have to see this story before they realize it’s a con?
I also think that the press needs to stop giving certain reporters air time because it’s clear that those reporters are acting on behalf of the Dotard and WH. I always cringe when I see Ashley Parker, Peter Costa, Philip Rucker, Maggie H, Peter Baker, Michel S, Jonathan S, Kristen W, Halllie J, Peter A, Dana M, Anita Kumar, and Kelly O because I know that they are just doing the WH and Dotard’s bidding.
I hear you but I feel like they do know it’s a con. But when it comes to straight reporting, that’s really all they can do — report what Bigly is saying.
The dotard is lying, he does not want to sit down with Mr mueller, it’s Rudy having a brain fart again saying he wants to sit down with R M. If he wanted to sit he would have done so several months ago. Why is he taking Seven months to decide. He’s full of it.
why?, I suspect that Mueller knows that Trump is playing games with the interview. Keep in mind, buying time can work for both sides. Mueller’s team has millions of pieces of evidence to go through (not to mention Trump keeps supplying more evidence of obstruction of justice!).
My (unfounded) guess is that Mueller doesn’t think Trump will be interviewed, but his case won’t need that information anyway because there is so much other evidence. Let Trump think he is controlling the clock, so the investigation can continue without interference until all suspicions have been thoroughly vetted.
The latest “wants to do an interview” article was, I think, co-written by “Maga” Haberman, so it’s just personal PR in my opinion.
The judge sounds like he needs to retire, especially if he cannot comprehend the impact of Two Scoops’ tweets yesterday. The jurors are not sequestered, and social media is far more pervasive than simply tuning out of reading/watching news.
Focusing the trial on the charges at hand is prudent because it prevents Manafort’s team from claiming a mistrial or finding fault on appeal.
That’s not what’s going on. The judge is deliberately dictating how the prosecutors are running their case and that’s wrong. Manaforts laundering charges are directly linked to Russian banks(which link back to the Dotard’s campaign and meetings), so I don’t understand why Russia isn’t being allowed to be mentioned in this case. If Mueller doesn’t get that judge in Virginia recused, Manafort isn’t going to need to claim a mistrial or file an appeal because he will be acquitted. Mueller isn’t having these same problems with the judge in DC. Why? The judge in Virginia has hijacked Mueller’s case against Manafort because he is trying to protect the Dotard.
You sound knowledgeable so let’s hope things work out … that the prosecution can continue to build the case tracing the money (for the luxuries) back to their source.
More confirmation about the significance of the role of the judge in an independent judiciary. As Trump and the Senate continue to pack the courts with hard-line right wingers.
Maybe time for another viewing of “Judgement at Nuremberg” this weekend, which focused on the role of the judiciary.
Because it’s not about Collusion/Conspiracy or Trump, it’s about Manafort’s finances. From what I’ve read by lawyers who’ve dealt with Ellis, and those who are following the case, they’re not that upset.
I understand being upset, but this isn’t some grand scheme by Judge Ellis, he wants the case to not wander off-topic, as it were.
I’m not going to hand wring over it.
Manaforts finances are directly tied to Russian banks, which are directly linked to the Dotard and people in his campaign.
It is some grand scheme by Judge Ellis. Mueller isn’t having these same problems with the judge in DC. Why do think this is so? The judge in Virginia was very vocal about his support for the Dotard during one of the first hearings for Manafort, so we know that every decision he makes it not about preventing the case from going off topic, but about how much he can use his position to protect the Dotard. I think that there were reports about how someone was trying to get the judge recused from this case because they didn’t think that he could be unbiased.
Ellis is dictating how the prosecutors are running their case and it’s wrong and should not be tolerated. Manafort is going to be acquitted in Virginia because the judge has hijacked the case. He is even pushing that Manafort’s case be done by sometime this month.
From what I read about Ellis. He is fair. He also wants a case not to be overturned on appeal on a technicality. So I’m good with Ellis.
Manafort’s bank accounts were in Cypress and other countries, not Russia. Russia doesn’t need to be included here. The accounts might have been funded by Russian interests, but all they need to prove right now is that they existed, internationally weren’t disclosed, and intentionally weren’t taxed.
What’s going on? Why is someone working so hard to convince everyone that Judge Ellis isn’t trying to use his position to protect the Dotard and tank the Manafort case?
It’s Cyprus. The Cyprus bank is definitely linked to Russia and was being investigated by the FBI in 2017 for money laundering. High ranking Russian officials connected to Putin use this bank. The Dotard had contacts with a lawyer with ties to the Cyprus bank. Wilbur Ross has been in contact with people who work for the bank. So Russia does need to be included here.
Judge Ellis is not a fair judge. He is a Dotard supporter who is abusing his position. Why do you think he made public the names of the 5 people testifying against Manafort who were going to receive immunity? The case isn’t going to get overturned because Ellis is making decisions that will get Manafort acquitted. Because he is moving the case at a fast pace, 2 lawyers said that he should have allowed the photos instead of just presenting the jurors with receipts. They said that receipts are overloading the jurors and that they were always taught to show, not tell. Ellis argued that showing the photos would hurt Manafort, but lawyers disagree.
“Now he is prohibiting them from showing the evidence of how Manafort spent the money he laundered,”
I disagree. They have already presented so much evidence of his lavish expenses. Suit-makers, landscapers, contractors, all testifying that he was spending crazy amounts (like $500k on landscaping, and constructing the largest pond in the Hamptons). All testifying that they were paid from companies in Cyprus via int’l wire transfer. All testifying that no other clients used this kind of payment method. All testifying that there were additional “fake” invoices that did not come from their companies (setting up to show that he was using legitimate, existing vendors to hide money laundering). His bookkeeper testified that she never knew about his foreign bank accounts and she was in charge of getting bank account info for his tax returns.
The judge might be rushing them not to go on at length, but he is absolutely letting them present a ton of evidence of lavish spending being funded by overseas bank accounts that his bookkeeper didn’t know about. All the vendors are testifying that Manafort HIMSELF discussed the wire payments, would call them a day in advance so they’d know the foreign wire coming in was payment on his accounts.
No, Judge Ellis is not letting the prosecutors present their case. Many reporters have even pointed out how he won’t let the prosecutors present their evidence and told the prosecutors that they couldn’t present anymore evidence about Manafort’s suits because being wealthy is not a crime. This isn’t about the judge trying to prevent the case from going off topic, this is about Judge Ellis using his position to protect the Dotard. Again, why isn’t Mueller having the same problems with the DC judge?
No, Judge Ellis is not letting the prosecutors present their case. Many reporters have even pointed out how he won’t let the prosecutors present their evidence and told the prosecutors that they couldn’t present anymore evidence about Manafort’s suits because being wealthy is not a crime. This isn’t about the judge trying to prevent the case from going off topic, this is about Judge Ellis using his position to protect the Dotard. Again, why isn’t Mueller having the same problems with the DC judge?
That’s the way the DOJ interprets the law, but many people who worked on the Nixon case have disagreed with the assertion that you can’t indict a sitting president.
He was getting testy about the photos of the suits, but they were allowed to present tons of other evidence and testimony about the suits.
There was testimony from 2 different suit store managers/CFOs (Alan Coutrure and House of Bijan) about how much was spent per year over the course of several years and how he paid for it with international wire transfers. The manager of Alan Couture testified that Manafort was the only customer to pay by international wire transfer. The FBI agent testified about his closet full of suits. The prosecution presented 2 invoices for the suits. The CFO of Bijan also testified that it was odd to be paid with an international wire transfer.
And that is just the suits. There was similar evidence/testimony regarding construction and landscaping.
Two lawyers on Rachel’s show said that they were always taught to show, not tell. They said that because of the fast pace that Ellis is trying to move the case, the photos of the suits should have been allowed as evidence because only allowing the bank statements is overloading the jurors. No matter how you spin it, Judge Ellis is purposely trying to tank the Manafort case to protect the Dotard. That’s wrong. The major problem with your logic is that Mueller isn’t having these same problems in DC and Ellis made it very plain that his job is to protect the Dotard when he told them that they were only going after Manafort to get to Trump. Ellis needs to be removed from the case, he is dictating to the prosecutors how to run their case and that’s not right.
“he has no intentions of ever holding the Dotard, his kids, Jared, and republicans(Nunes, Gowdy, Chuck G, Lindsay G, Matt, G, Meadows, and Jim Jordan) accountable for their actions.”
I disagree. He thinks the President can’t be indicted while in office….but his kids and Jared are not protected by statute in this way. Additionally, accountability doesn’t just mean legal charges. Impeachment is the political solution. If the dems take back the house (and get sworn in) before the Mueller report is released, they can bring accountability via impeachment. If he gets impeached, removed/quits office…then he can be indicted. Only a **sitting** president is protected from indictment.
That’s the way the DOJ interprets the law, but many people who worked on the Nixon case have disagreed with the assertion that you can’t indict a sitting president.
Personally, I think that you should be able to indict a sitting president, because if they are breaking the law, the power that they wield makes those potential crimes all the more severe. At the same time, I see that even if the powers that be think that you can’t indict a sitting president, I think there are still ways to make them face consequences.
Once again, that’s a recommendation(it’s not a law) by the DOJ, people who worked on the Nixon case have said that you can indict a sitting president.
I have nothing to add to the Trump conversation. I’m exhausted by the daily drama and stress. Last week I felt a spark of hope that Trump and his family may actually go down but that has since faded. Trying to focus my efforts on flipping the house by phone banking for a key race in IL.
It’s always darkest before the dawn. I suspect things are quite dark in Bigly world. That rally the other night shows how they are scraping the barrel to keep the charade going.
Thanks, Christin. Let’s hope.
EsMom, Just want to say to take of yourself. For people who care deeply like yourself (and others who comment) this is all deeply disturbing. And drump wants us to be drained and hopeless. That’s his plan.
Thanks, Indiana Joanna. I am. Lots of time with my kitty and hikes in the woods in between fits of despair. You take care of yourself, too!
Thank you for the laughs Kaiser. I need them.
On the plus side, when you flail around in quicksand, you sink quicker.
OMG the teeth, save me from the teeth. Does Jr have veneers? He has a small jaw like me but my teeth (natural) do not look like they are too big for my mouth. The teeth and the hair make him look like he’s auditioning for the lead in American Psycho.
Those rally’s really remind me of the ones Hitler used to have at Nuremberg. EZ loves these rally’s, they prob give him an erection that the viagra can’t.
His current look is actually an improvement from 10-15 years ago.
The rallies are getting thinner. Some people are saying that certain attendees are just traveling to them to get on TV. Or the “tee-vee”, as poster Astra mentioned yesterday.
@Unicorn the lead already went to his farther Don the Con an American/Russian psycho!
Don jr and Kimberly look like almost human siblings.
Google the photo of Don Jr on his wedding day……
As an added bonus there is a photo of him, his ex wife plus Eric and Ivanka. Lovely family photo
I am also disappointed in the WH press reporters. Nicole Wallace asked Peter Baker why they keep going to Sarah’s briefings and he said that it was to expose the truth and pushback on the White House. This is not true. Sarah lies and what do the WH press reporters do? They just sit there and take it. When Sarah berates their peers, they just there and take it. There is pushback from some reporters, but it only seems to last a minute. Since Peter Baker(along with his friend Maggie H) is always being summoned by the WH to write glowing articles about the Dotard, Peter Baker isn’t there to find the truth. He goes to the briefings because what he values most is his access to the Dotard.
The WH reporters need to reclaim their time:
When Sarah lies, they need to call her lie a lie right to her face and then state the facts. Yesterday she said that the Dotard was talking about alcohol when he said that you needed an ID to buy groceries. That’s when they should have read his direct quote or all shouted that he said groceries. When she said that the WH supports freedom of speech, then they should have brought up their attacks on Red Hen and the NFL players who kneel. Dana Milbank, tried to claim that the Dotard isn’t lying because he doesn’t know that he is lying. What? A lie is a lie. The WH reporters can’t be scared of calling Sarah’s lies lies.
When Sarah tries to ignore a question by calling on another reporter, then the reporter she calls on needs to yield the floor back to the previous reporter or ask the same question until Sarah answers it without lying.
When Sarah starts berating them or members of the DOJ and the previous administration, they need to all stand up and leave. The worst thing that the Dotard WH fears is that no one will pay attention to them.
They need to start boycotting Sarah’s briefings and stop whining when she doesn’t hold one. They aren’t learning anything from these briefings and all Sarah does is lie and berate them. I understand that they want to be paid, but at what cost do they realize that the state of this country depends on how complicit they are in the process? They can change the future, but instead they sit there and take whatever the WH dishes out, I don’t understand how they can sit there as Sarah lies to their faces and she doesn’t even care that they know she is lying. She knows that she can say and do whatever she wants because they will keep coming back.
To Why,
Yes, yes, yes to all your valid points on the behavior of the current reporters covering the WH. I would love to see a walk out, or as you suggested, or for nobody to show up to the daily lie fest. Where are the truth seekers in journalism these days. Why is everyone playing along with this charade is one thing I can’t figure out.
You are spot on about the judge in the Manafort case. Again everyone is looking the other way.
Thanks for all your great comments. Hey, do you feel like running for President? You have my vote.
OR, here’s a thought, have everyone NOT attend the briefings except for the few correspondents who actually get under their skin so Sarah HAS to call on them because they are the only one’s there.
I’m thinking Acosta and April Ryan specifically, but I’m sure there are a few others.
Who am I kidding? That will never happen!
I agree with you. They are letting the WH get away with this BS
I think there would be a danger to not having them there at all. It could happen so easily.
Maybe they are just letting these idiots go with it and dig themselves into deeper and deeper holes with their lies in the public eye. However, they do need to take off the damn kid gloves and call out the administration on all of the BS. When the administration claimed employment was up, was there any good journalistic investigation of how the numbers were arrived at and whether they are accurate? What’s happening to the day-to-day operations of HUD? the Census Bureau? the EPA? etc, etc, etc, etc, etc…..
Hello WHY?, while everything you mention sounds good, I fear that Trump would just have right wing blog “reporters” show up, and then read his own glowing press reports and feel his spirits lift.
If the White House correspondents walked out or didn’t show up, and were vocal and consistent about why, then at least it would show that they’re not pretending this is normal and it’s okay to be lied to as much as they are. Getting out there and saying, “She lies to us so we’re not wasting our time” would be okay …I think they’ve waited too long though.
The Dotard and Sarah do that anyway. Chris Matthews pointed out how Sarah had a right wing conservative ask her a question just so that she could read her prepared statement. He tried to get the WH reporters he had as his guests to acknowledge that this is what was going on and all they did was make excuses and act like Sarah isn’t colluding with conservative reporters during the press briefings. These WH press reporters have to stop being complicit. These press briefings are a waste of time and it’s time for them to be honest with themselves about this. They need to reclaim their time instead of letting Sarah dictate their stories.
Daddy bought Ivanka a new face/chest. Can’t he spring for a chin for jr.?
Today is Tennesee’s Primary Election! We Dems have some very strong candidates, including former Gov Phil Bredesen, who’s running for a Senate seat. By tonight, we’ll know which Trump toadies we’re up against. Dirty money and racist politics are fierce opponents, but we’ll see if the steady drumbeat of activism and the many well-attended marches here translates into voting power.
I’m in Tennessee and just voted after work.
Don Jr should’ve edited out his goiter. Yikes what loathsome couple of hacks.
Oy, the cognitive dissonance is killing me people. Collusion isn’t a crime but I didn’t collude is his argument. Why are you so upset about people accusing you of something that’s not a crime!? This sh*t makes my head hurt.
On vacation in Paris now. Really really really wish I could tune this out. But I can’t. This dotard is ruining my entire life.
Lol. She has enough chin for both of them.
LOL. Is the witch hunt over? Because we found her right here.
Junior’s on his way to a full grown throat pouch just like Uncle Mitch.
OMG! That’s funny.
or is it a throat paunch?
The General Counsel for the National Archives has informed Grassley and Feinstein that the Archives will not be able to comply with Grassley’s demand for Kavanaugh’s records by Grassley’s August 15 deadline and that, despite anticipating Grassley’s request and beginning to compile the documents the very day Kavanaugh was nominated, they anticipate that the records will not be available until late October at which time they will present them, not to Grassley, but to the Public Records Administrators of the relevant presidential libraries for further review. Which should delay Kavanaugh’s nomination hearing until after the mid-terms. I suspect McConnell will try to get around this but it’s a small victory to enjoy today.
Very interesting and important! Thank you so much for the info, I haven’t heard about it elsewhere.
Most of Puerto Rico (American citizens) still have no power — literally as well as figuratively.
At least one child (a toddler) who was caged by the US government has died.
Northern California has already used 50% of its annual fire resources on out of control wildfires. The fire has killed people and hundreds, if not thousands, are homeless or facing emergency evacuation.
The water in Flint, Michigan is still unhealthy for anyone who might find he or she needs to drink water.
Members of the press are being openly threatened and endangered.
Homophobia is being institutionalized as “religious freedom”
Iran, now freed from an agreement they were adhering too that was torn up and replaced with nothing but threats, has once more returned to their nuclear programs.
Kim Jong-Un taking copious notes.
The EPA is doing all it can to de-regulate anything that makes air or water healthier. They wants to fight California’s regulations of car emissions on fossil fuel which have miraculously helped the air that was not too long ago dangerously toxic.
Tarrifs are a completely unnecessary clusterf^*k that are destroying industry here, making items we buy much more expensive and causing US companies (all enjoying their tax cuts) to consider moving out of the US to cut costs.
Money magazine says Ivanka and Jared made over $88 million last year, possibly a conservative estimate.
The internet is being scoured for “unfriendly” social media on POTUS and his policies. Names are being gathered. What could possibly go wrong there?
But by all means Mr. Preisdent, continue complaining about how tough things are for you, personally.
Great comment, sums everything up succinctly. Also terrifying.
Can you elaborate on the name gathering of unfriendly social media posts? This is something that crosses my mind almost every time I post something about Trump but I put it down to my own paranoia.
I wish I had specifics. I don’t. What I’ve read seems to be a cross between Cambridge Analytics-Type data mining meets Joe McCarthy.
Yes, it’s terrifying. And tragic in the United States of America.
Thanks, Annie.
And just noticed I typed “too” when I meant “to” above, re: Iran. Sorry.
SJF, a bit off topic, but the fact that you re-read your post (as I always do) after posting it and then commented about your spelling error just made me so happy. I understand I can’t blame the lack of education solely on the Bloated Orange Guy (BOG) but I am so sick and tired of apparent ‘high school graduates’ not knowing the difference between too and to, your and you’re, or my all time favourite, ‘could OF’.
Kittyhawk – autocorrect makes the oddest changes, so never assume the poster doesn’t know the difference. Autocorrect makes such changes with a time lag, so it’s easy to not realize a change has been made before hitting send.
Besides, many people find it difficult to proofread properly on a small screen. And although I’ve always been known as a careful proofreader, with age things have changed. I find I’m apparently omitting words but my brain assumes they are there (we see what the brain expects), or typing homonyms for some strange reason. Hard to tell how much this is me on the phone, though, because autocorrect seriously does so many strange things.
And sometimes there is a problem editing because everything is slowed down on the net connection or just on the site. Then I just work to change what has to be changed to be understood and just let the rest go. Many sites don’t allow editing at all, and even those that do often have a brief window (such as is the case here). If you don’t get a chance to fix it within that time, too bad.
Ah, the great “could of/could’ve controversy”. Almost as intense as the great “couldn’t care less/could care less” controversy. I am a professional translator myself and my clients keep saying I’m a linguist, but I find these linguistic shifts interesting rather than annoying. The first is due to people writing what they hear. The second is such a strong and common shift that we need to realize that the language has simply changed to allow both versions. Language changes. Always.
I suggest simply asking what is meant if absolutely necessary and otherwise just seeing it all as an Internet game (figuring out what was intended from what actually ended up in the post). I would rather do that than inhibit people from expressing their ideas.
Federal agencies are being decimated and are so short staffed that many SSA offices must shut down by noon just to process the paperwork from that morning, hearings at SSA for disability determinations now have a wait time of 2 years, a probable cause decision at EEOC will take, on average 2 years instead of 6 months, and if you didn’t get your income tax refund yet, you can call to schedule a telephone appointment to discuss what the delay is: you will be on hold for 20 minutes and your appointment (phone appointment, not face to face) will be in 6-10 weeks. And nobody is working in our consulates and embassies
Damn.
My blood is boiling after today’s press briefing even more than usual. Suckabee is a disgusting person, and I admire Jim Acosta and journalists more and more every day. How in the world do Jim and his colleagues keep their cool? Does that bitch, Suckabee ever tell the truth and stop being a pivoting crybaby?
I’m guessing Don Jrs new beloved, having left Fox, will have SHS’ press job by end of year.
This relationshit will not end well. Yes, I did that on purpose.
According to the tweets, today’s briefing was a disaster. Sarah whined about how poorly she was treated during the WHCD and by Michelle Wolf. Michelle was right, Sarah lies. Sarah also made Michelle Wolf pay for calling her a liar to her face. She had Maggie and Andrea Mitchell spread lies about Michelle Wolf. Mika jumped in on the attacks because well it’s Mika and she has no loyalty to anyone.
It is being reported that Jim Acosta walked out of the end of Sarah Lieabee’s briefing because she refused to say that the press isn’t the enemy of the people. Now the bots are attacking him. This would have been a great moment had all of his peers stood in solidarity with him and walked out too. The WH’s attack on Kaitlin Collins should have been enough to keep the WH press reporters from attending the briefings, but their access to the Dotard is far more important than their loyalty to their peers.
David Corn posted that Sarah told lies about the dossier and that not one WH reporter called her out on it. Many people posted that they were screaming at their TVs because they were just that frustrated with the WH reporters being so complicit and not calling Sarah out on her lies. The majority of people think that the WH reporters need to stop attending the briefings because all Sarah does is lie and that they aren’t learning anything new from the briefings.
Wouldn’t a mass walkout be wonderful? Just a room full of reporters packing up their things and leaving since being there was an insult to intelligence and they were no longer going to participate? I can imagine BOG’s (Bloated Orange Guy) head just exploding.
All that photoshop, and Con Jr still looks like a thumb.
Hey friends, please google #Qanon. There is a mysterious poster on 4chan who calls himself Q, for high level WH clearance (doubt it!). He posts obscure messages and HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE believe his conspiracy theories about Trump secretly working to put the child-killing sex-trafficking Democrats in Guantanamo. This stuff is so stupid and so delusional I can’t even type it. That’s what the Q T-shirts are all about. They think Trump is Jesus.
It is terrifying how many people believe that idiotic conspiracy theory!
And “Q” had posted in fall of 2017 that Hillary had been taken into custody…which clearly did NOT happen. It was stupid of people to buy it in the first place, but to continue to believe when clearly the poster was wrong, is a very troubling reflection on our nation’s citizens. There were tons of Q believers at Trump’s rally.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Q turns out to be just another Russian bot and troll account. The press and our government underestimate these bots and trolls.
Highly edited and they still look terrible!