Woody Guthrie: Born July 14, 1912

Guthrie wrote and performed lots of great songs including “This Land Is Your Land”.

Woody Guthrie would have been 106 tomorrow, July 14. Wonder what he'd have to say or sing about today. Here's a clip from The Dustbowl at UNUM: https://t.co/tBACMlOtd4 pic.twitter.com/GYD8p31161

— Ken Burns (@KenBurns) July 13, 2018

Swamp Chronicles – tracking the Trump Organization

So excited to have @adamdavidson on the Trump Org. beat full-time. Here, he looks at a topic I’m very interested in, too: Trump Turnberry. https://t.co/t9jW8PIZ2C

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) July 13, 2018

Mueller investigation analysis

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— Philip Bump (@pbump) July 13, 2018

Most Americans want Mueller to take his time

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— Philip Bump (@pbump) July 13, 2018

Trump administration lobbied Britain on behalf of a jailed right-wing activist

This guy’s supporters performed a Nazi salute. I guess they’re “very fine people” to Trump.

Trump's ambassador lobbied Britain on behalf of jailed right-wing activist Tommy Robinson https://t.co/SlSydVOVfy pic.twitter.com/AbizakWp4J

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 14, 2018

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— Philip Bump (@pbump) July 14, 2018

Trump is making no effort to prevent Russian meddling in the 2018 elections

He believes Putin more than US intelligence agencies.

DHS Secretary says elections are still targets of Russian cyberattacks

And yet still no direction from the president to counter this interference. https://t.co/ttrvQBYSqI

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) July 14, 2018

On Feb 13 2018, the chiefs of the @NSA @FBI and @ODNIgov testified before the Senate that @realDonaldTrump had NOT directed them to counter Russian election hacking. https://t.co/P0JnH1QbVS

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) July 14, 2018

update 10/17/18:

The midterm elections are in serious danger of being hacked, thanks to Trump https://t.co/3815bNM7R6 pic.twitter.com/cH8pE7Wzil

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 17, 2018

In the 2016 election, Russian hackers attacked voter registration databases in 21 states, election management systems in 39 states and at least one election software ventor—and that’s only what the government’s intelligence services know about. https://t.co/YFqQpUN39E

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) October 17, 2018

Trump attacks CNN

This is dangerous. Of course, Republican leaders won’t say anything. They have totally caved in to him. Trump’s attacks on the media just get worse.

Trump’s attacks on the U.S. media while overseas — crying “fake news” and bashing correspondents from CNN and NBC — come as he prepares to meet with (in hopes of befriending) Vladimir Putin, who jails and kills journalists.

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) July 14, 2018

“Disrespected” by trying to ask a question?? https://t.co/KPHJtBScDg

— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) July 14, 2018

Here is the statement from Fox News's John Roberts, who was selected by Trump to ask a question after CNN's Jim Acosta was dissed. pic.twitter.com/Wp4PDIP4xg

— ErikWemple (@ErikWemple) July 13, 2018

Some reporters criticized Fox News' John Roberts for allowing Trump to move on so easily after steamrolling CNN’s Jim Acosta https://t.co/1MH4FF8EzT

— POLITICO (@politico) July 14, 2018

Trump is so proud of how he snubbed CNN, that he watched CNN to see how CNN would cover his snubbing CNN, and now he's complaining that CNN isn't giving enough attention to his CNN snub. So … he may have to watch CNN to see how they cover this snub! Take that, CNN. https://t.co/wN0fa3YvR7

— Mark Sumner (@Devilstower) July 14, 2018

Trump falsely claims CNN didn't cover him refusing to take questions from "fake news" CNN https://t.co/ZvOLNoBYaf pic.twitter.com/q9R0qLbarw

— The Hill (@thehill) July 14, 2018

"Disrespected?" After Trump insulted CNN, Acosta said, "Mr. President, since you attacked CNN, can I ask you a question?" Then Acosta said CNN is real, not fake. And that's that. https://t.co/6M6RJTCyVO

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 14, 2018

Two good ideas for drastic measures. Nothing will change unless something is done to show Trump his behavior is unacceptable.

I don't understand why The White House Press Corp does not get up and walk out when the President repeatedly refuses to call on @Acosta/@CNN and calls them fake news.

Imagine the statement that would make to @realDonaldTrump

And imagine the statement it would make to the world

— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) July 14, 2018

Of course other networks could show solidarity with CNN by choosing not to have White House guests on tomorrow. https://t.co/BSV0ML8JTC

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) July 14, 2018

McConnell prevented a bipartisan statement on Russian meddling

Don’t forget this. McConnell put party ahead of country.

Great @AlecMacGillis piece on #MitchMcConnell. Alec cites @washingtonpost story that before the 2016 vote, McConnell “made clear to the [Obama] administration that he would consider any effort by the White House to challenge the Russians publicly an act of partisan politics.” https://t.co/uTzV0OzriW

— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) July 14, 2018

Among many possible responses to this query, most direct is that Sen. Maj Ldr Mitch McConnell (who held SCOTUS seat open, and whose wife is now in Trump cabinet) blocked Obama’s request for a joint, bipartisan, pre-election warning about Russian hacking:https://t.co/oVFG5njVa9 https://t.co/H0ZsQ3rww5

— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) July 14, 2018

That’s a question that you might want to direct to Senator McConnell https://t.co/KHOgNtpjg6

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) July 14, 2018

Washington Post story from December 2016 (also linked to in Fallows tweet)

“According to several officials, McConnell raised doubts about the underlying intelligence and made clear to the administration that he would consider any effort by the White House to challenge the Russians publicly an act of partisan politics.”

Trump blames Obama for Putin’s attacks on the 2016 election

Putin attacked the election (see new indictments) but Trump blames Obama. He has said NOTHING about Putin or Russia. What does Russia have on Trump? Sad!

The response was almost identical to Trump's reaction in February to the indictment of 16 Russians accused of carrying out a social media propaganda campaign to influence the 2016 election. https://t.co/OCH2MwNL1b

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 14, 2018

We’ve gone from “400-pound man” and “nobody talked to Russians” to “Obama should’ve stopped us.” https://t.co/zKtQoLo7og

— Michael Grunwald (@MikeGrunwald) July 14, 2018

1.) Those are not “stories,” but charges in an indictment.

2.) You asked Russians for their help on July 27, and they responded. Read paragraph 22 of the indictment.

3.) Obama did something; he called out the Russians, something you’re incapable of doing. Cancel the summit. https://t.co/4aNozAu9iK

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) July 14, 2018

Why should Trump express alarm? The Russians tried to help him. He surely thinks and hopes they will help him again. Isn’t that why he would much rather shut down the Russia investigation than Russia meddling? https://t.co/Ez6dYnCz4y

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) July 14, 2018

And begged the Congressional Gang of Four to join him and make a public bipartisan condemnation—McConnell vetoed. https://t.co/IkgQnOhKGs

— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) July 15, 2018

Time until Trump leaves office

Can’t wait!