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As he should be. Who would want to share Christmas with him? He's plotting what else he can do for Putin and how else he can screw our allies. But at least he gave us that tax cut. I haven't seen any savings yet from it, and I don't expect to. Luckily I don't own stocks.

“Mr. President, please don’t characterize the strength that I bring to this meeting as the leader of the House Democrats, who just won a big victory.” Nancy Pelosi hero? You bet. All hail the Queen! I don't think for a minute Trump realized the gift he was giving the Democrats by asking Chuck and Nancy to negotiate the wall in front of reporters. Much will be made of Mike Pence's reaction to it all. I can't wait for SNL this Saturday. The very rare, televised boxing match was nothing short of FABULOUS, and Nancy came out slugging like a RuPaul drag queen facing an on-air Blahnik mopping. Talk about being on your toes at a senior age. Go AARP! There was no w…

Trump's former attorney showed up for court to be sentenced. He had his family in tow. Son Jake, a college student, is quite easy on the eyes.

Who wants to be Donald Trump's lawyer? He needs a good one https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/13/donald-trumps-lawyer-cohen-giuliani

Kelly can't take it any more. Who can Trump find to replace him? And now Ayers has gracefully bowed out: " BREAKING: Nick Ayers not taking job as White House chief of staff. Ayers said he wants to spend more time with his family and less time in prison." The Orange One has tweeted that he is "in the process of interviewing some really great people" but somehow not a single actual name has surfaced. Given the notorius leakiness of this White House, we can only assume that no volunteers are to be found and everyone approached has stated unequivocally they will bolt to Canada if drafted. Come on guys,for the good of the country let's come up with some suggest…

Honestly, why is this a big news story? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46286959

The Dunning-Kruger Effect May Help Explain Trump's Support https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-in-the-machine/201808/the-dunning-kruger-effect-may-help-explain-trumps-support

Who will win?

It's Friday, and I'm in the mood for a rant. Tired of cleaning up sawdust from summer construction. Am I the only board member who witnessed the latest 18-wheeler pile-up on CNN yesterday? Chris Cuomo took on Kellyanne ConArtist last night, and I've never seen a more demented "Drag Race" bitch fight on television. Watching this repulsive display of two people posing as "intelligent" was like watching a never-ending loop of test-car crashes from GM while being water-boarded. First, let me say, I'm no fan of CNN. But that's mostly because I don't like Jeff Zucker, the man who runs the show there. IMO, Zucker has a lot in common with Trump, except Zucker is a …

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/413671-poll-trump-approval-drops-four-points-in-a-week and https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/413558-jewish-leaders-say-trumps-not-welcome-in-pittsburgh-until-he and https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/10/29/sarah-sanders-jim-acosta-trump-fake-news-sot-nr-vpx.cnn and - many more

Well, there you have it. The would-be bomber is a Trump acolyte in his 50's. One look at the guy's van, and everyone knew they were in the presence of a whack-job. It'll be sad to watch the conservative media (and the lonely soul on this board) try to spin this fiasco, because Trump will deny any role whatsoever. He never does anything wrong. The drug addict Limbaugh should be forced to walk in shame. So much for "the bomber" being a plant of the Democratic Party. We are quickly inviting a new civil war.

The news is reporting that Trump wants to define transgenders out of existence. You are what your genitals say you are when you ere born. The problem with that is illustrated by a friend of mine, whose genitals at birth with a mix of vagina and something that might have been a penis. No way to say his genitals define him then. I am just so sick of Trump.

All. Guns. Blazing. American Democracy Is in Crisis Our democratic traditions and institutions are under siege. We need to do everything we can to fight back. Digital Media Pro / Haoka / Shutterstock / Paul Spella / The Atlantic HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON SEP 16, 2018 I It’s been nearly two years since Donald Trump won enough Electoral College votes to become president of the United States. On the day after, in my concession speech, I said, “We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead.” I hoped that my fears for our future w…

Any predictions on the coming election?

Ladies and ladies, I just received in the mail my absentee ballot. I filled it, put it in the envelops following instructions, and it is now sitting on a table waiting for me to take it to a mailbox tomorrow. This is the first time I will use my right as an American city. Fuck Trump. Voting is a must. Always. But in the next two elections it is vital that we reject ignorance and authoritarianism. If you did not do it yet, what are you waiting for?

It seems official. Cohen is talking to Mueller's team. Cohen takes a plea deal.

I wish I had kept a list of characters because there are so many to keep up with. This is they guy who left a suicide note that said, “NO FOUL PLAY WHATSOEVER”. He also mentioned Michael Flynn as well as Steve Bannon, Kellyanne Conway, and Sam Clovis in recruiting documents. In addition, he met with alt right troll Charles Johnson, has ties to Newt Gingrich, and worked to take down Bill Clinton with Troopergate. What a tangled web!

Close old friend. Faculty of Harvard Kennedy School. Inspiring, in this moment of crisis in government and general public faith.

Pretty sharp. The key Trump revelations in Omarosa Manigault Newman's new book The ex-White House adviser’s forthcoming memoir says Trump insisted upon being sworn in to the presidency with his own book https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/10/omarosa-manigault-newmans-book-the-key-revelations-about-trump

A must read from the Washington Post today: Revoke my security clearance, too, Mr. President.

I love this song and the video with the beautiful Jacques Perrin (with Rosanna Schiaffino).

President Trump today announced that henceforth all internet posters will need a picture ID to post on the web. He pointed out that he has always used one when posting, but declined to reveal his screen name. "It's the best screen name ever, and if I reveal it, others might try to use it on sites of which I don't approve, such as peeonthebed.com" Democrats claim that Trump has such a short attention span, he would be limited to sites such as Twitter. Representatives for the internet declined to comment, but rumors were abundant on suggestions for sites which Trump would like.