Category: tweets
Money laundering 101
Money laundering 101: Porn star payoffs and dirty money.https://t.co/0gccZXX9iI
— Randall Eliason (@RDEliason) June 22, 2018
International money laundering, how it applies in the Paul Manafort case, and how it could apply to shady real estate deals involving the Trump Organization.https://t.co/ZL99EE9cVl
— Randall Eliason (@RDEliason) June 22, 2018
Republican fondness for Putin has doubled
24% of Republicans approve of a man who meddled in our election. That’s disgusting.
Will Kim Jung Un get a bump?
“The percentage of Republicans who say they have a favorable view of Vladimir Putin, the Russian president for whom Mr. Trump has repeatedly expressed fondness, has doubled from 2015 to 2017 to 24%, according to Gallup.” https://t.co/0HbVdBWRup— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) June 24, 2018
I am not a big fan of Nancy Pelosi either but she has not murdered people, locked thousands of people up, etc. like Kim has.
According to a new Ipsos/Daily Beast poll, among Republicans:
– 19% have a favorable view of Kim Jong-un
– 17% have a favorable view of Nancy Pelosi https://t.co/3ZOKNsXiYr— Axios (@axios) June 18, 2018
Sarah Sanders asked to leave restaurant
I agree with the restaurant. The Trump administration spews lies, hatred and bigotry. They need to see this is not acceptable. Sanders should not have used her official account to tweet about it.
When I was a WH lawyer we trained all staff they couldn’t use their WH titles or resources (like Twitter acct) for personal uses like making restaurant reservations or promoting businesses. So yes, this tweet violates federal ethics rules. I’m sure Don McGahn will remind her. https://t.co/2t2JCVb5B7
— Ian Bassin (@ianbassin) June 24, 2018
Sarah, I know you don’t care even a tiny little bit about the ethics rules, but using your official account for this is a clear violation of 5 CFR 2635.702(a). It’s the same as if an ATF agent pulled out his badge when a restaurant tried to throw him/her out. https://t.co/Fj6OfBAdew
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) June 23, 2018
Sanders used her official govt account to condemn a private business for personal reasons. Seeks to coerce business by using her office to get public to pressure it. Violates endorsements ban too, which has an obvious corollary for discouraging patronage. Misuse reg covers both.
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) June 23, 2018
This is the best story I've read about the @PressSec controversy. Discussing the issue now on @CNN 📺 https://t.co/nSTWow4A7o
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 24, 2018
I'm doing a search of entertainment conservatives who celebrated a Virginia bakery who refused to serve Biden and are condemning Red Hen for not serving Sarah Huckabee Sanders and having a 100% success rate so far. pic.twitter.com/A7JC5FySQw
— andrew kaczynski🤔 (@KFILE) June 23, 2018
Well gee u lie 2 us so much, and U defend a man who lies pathologically &commits crimes against humanity on the reg. These are the reasons this place did not want to serve you. When he’s in jail & u write a book about all the stuff u “couldn’t say then” I will not forget. https://t.co/YH4WmIMasG
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) June 24, 2018
Blood libel all the way. Remember when Huckabee used to get favorable press as a folksy, likable guy? https://t.co/T9aLnEqjWM
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) June 23, 2018
White House officials don’t get to gin up cultural division for sport and then complain it’s unfair for them to face cultural backlash when they’re out in public. I would love to see a less politicized social sphere. The Trump WH is the #1 enemy of that objective.
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) June 24, 2018
You supported the idea that businesses can choose who to serve regardless of identity. Welcome to the consequences of making that legal https://t.co/72A3QWQe8t
— ❄Mikki Kendall❄ (@Karnythia) June 23, 2018
Who is going to cook the food at Republican-only restaurants? https://t.co/XPhd527ruj
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) June 24, 2018
I'm also confused why she's so certain she was kicked out because she works for POTUS and not bc her dad is a racist a*******. As long as we're punishing kids bc of what their parents do, she should know that she is more than fair game.
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) June 24, 2018
“People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned.” -JAMES BALDWIN https://t.co/HEowto5exe
— Justin Simien (@JSim07) June 23, 2018
Red Hen should simply hold a press conference, and defiantly state that this never happened. https://t.co/qb2lzEpYwx
— Eric Kleefeld (@EricKleefeld) June 23, 2018
This is Sarah Sanders doing her best to treat people "respectfully." https://t.co/2NPRfs5GgT
— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) June 23, 2018
The Yelp review for this small business have been flooded with pro-Trump one stars and anti-Trump 5 stars since Sarah Sanders tweeted about it https://t.co/P7GsJKdNSz https://t.co/JV7Lejb3as
— Liam Stack (@liamstack) June 23, 2018
That part about always treating people she disagrees with respectfully? Shall we ask @Acosta about that? Or @AprilDRyan?
— Deb Ng (@debng) June 23, 2018
Mike Huckabee's disgusting tweet is getting some attention this morning.
So I'm reposting this on how this sort of dehumanization works.
It's a Trump speciality, obviously, but Huckabee perfected it in a single tweet:https://t.co/nfSIFFeTYR pic.twitter.com/K5NhUAxylI
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) June 23, 2018
With respect I have not personally seen this on display in the WH briefing room. https://t.co/yDLVWA2nig
— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) June 23, 2018
Mike Huckabee, a Christian minister who believes in the power of love and forgiveness, would never exploit racism and tensions over immigration for political purposes. https://t.co/qRlBFZVaQ9
— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) June 23, 2018
What’s worse, being separated from your food, or from your family? @PressSec clearly has her choice.
— Romy Reiner (@romyreiner) June 24, 2018
CNN Panel Goes Off on Sarah Sanders Restaurant Flap: 'Hard to Have Lectures on Civility’ From Trump Admin https://t.co/il8O2w9UA3 pic.twitter.com/Mw0CAxWYYI
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) June 24, 2018
After the way Trump and his supporters talk about other people, they have no right to complain that others are not civil.
Sarah Sanders did not deserve to be humiliated by a restaurant owner in Virginia. Insulting people holding different political views is not the American way. Far left zealots are ramping up hatred and violence is coming. Check out https://t.co/fqUvO5EEW0 for honest news analysis.
— Bill O'Reilly (@BillOReilly) June 24, 2018
To timing here: same day Trump calls a member of Congress “Wacky Jacky”https://t.co/odbUXH66WZ
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) June 24, 2018
I just heard about a restaurant kicking Sarah Sanders out of a restaurant and it’s got me thinking that Democrats have to be talking about health care today and every day till the election.
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) June 23, 2018
There are zero Democratic politicians or Democratic strategists who disagree with this.
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) June 24, 2018
"Sarah Sanders thinks it’s OK for a business to hang a sign saying they won’t serve gay couples. This is why, on one level, her very public dig at a Virginia restaurant is hypocritical." https://t.co/hv0MkSotyq #LGBTQ
— Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) June 24, 2018
No one’s even talking about the fact that Sanders got a free cheese plate out of the whole deal pic.twitter.com/1sgxiFjjTQ
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) June 24, 2018
Newt Gingrich
In the 1990s Newt Gingrich wrote a memo for Republican candidates to describe their Democratic opponents using the words "sick" "pathetic" "traitors" "betray" – he institutionalized the politics of nastiness. https://t.co/1WjBQk4tQJ
— andrew kaczynski🤔 (@KFILE) June 24, 2018
Trump, Jr.
When the Russians turned out to have nothing on Hillary, one the Trump Tower meeting participants told me, “The light just went out in his eyes. He was totally disinterested.” My profile of the President’s eldest son and namesake: https://t.co/DlfPNMiTzY
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) June 21, 2018
Trump, Jr. and the Roseanne Barr story
I’ve never seen anyone wallow in his dipshittery as proudly as Donald Trump Jr. https://t.co/5XOcaRDuUE
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) June 13, 2018
Donald Trump Jr. retweets this Mike Huckabee post pic.twitter.com/g469psSCpf
— Katie Watson (@kathrynw5) June 23, 2018
FBI obtains Spanish wiretaps of Alexander Torshin, the Russian banker and Putin ally who met with Donald Trump Jr. at the NRA convention in 2016. "Trump's son should be concerned," says Spanish prosecutor. https://t.co/VJ3OD0620t
— Michael Isikoff (@Isikoff) May 26, 2018
Donald Trump Jr. apparently regrets taking the Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer because it “wasted a lot of time and money.” Not because it might have been illegal.https://t.co/OaKJgktZHY
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) June 21, 2018
In letter to @ChuckGrassley, @ChrisCoons says @DonaldJTrumpJr may have lied about foreign govt assistance to the Trump campaign during his closed door interview before the Judiciary Cmte, and would like him to return to testify before an open hearing: pic.twitter.com/wg1U9ezdyE
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) May 25, 2018
Pleading ignorance may not be enough to get Donald Trump Jr. out of legal trouble.https://t.co/5XuWM6OqzZ
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) June 22, 2018
Donald Trump Jr. just liked a tweet suggesting children separated from their parents are crisis actors https://t.co/Xj7uZtClCg pic.twitter.com/szqGLBRWDh
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) June 19, 2018
Here’s a doozy:
“Born Trump” by @emilyjanefox is a new book about the Trump spawn. Just hit the shelves today. Seems Jr. has a nickname:
DIAPER DON
Earned it for bedwetting in college.
Between @realDonaldTrump & @DonaldJTrumpJr it appears urophilia is genetic. pic.twitter.com/g4N4m7QTXu
— Philippe Reines (@PhilippeReines) June 20, 2018
Russian trolls on Twitter have posted more than 8 million tweets and retweets, a @WSJ analysis found https://t.co/v73hovz0gQ
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) June 23, 2018
update:
I am old enough to remember when your father actually encouraged violence at his own campaign rallies. Maybe you weren't paying attention. https://t.co/48Tz9EYxda
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) June 25, 2018
the word lit was pronounced dead at 1:23 PM on June 27, 2018. the black community would simply like privacy during this time of mourning. https://t.co/U3SYS3XbCe
— Donwill (@donwill) June 27, 2018
Incorrect. Over course of Obama's two terms, quarterly growth exceeded 2% (annualized) 17 times, 3% eight times, 4% three times, and 5% once. (This is apples to apples; the GDPNow figure is also a quarterly figure, annualized.) https://t.co/hzMmCnkKP2
— Greg Ip (@greg_ip) June 27, 2018
Donald Trump Jr. sent two libelous tweets against me to maliciously destroy me. It is unconscionable for the First Family to attack an ordinary citizen in residency training just for expressing political dissent. It is punch down bullying to the extreme. https://t.co/lVf5HjJVft
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) June 26, 2018
I don’t know how we can have a civil discussion on issues when one side says crap like this:
Trump Jr.: Dems are now the party of impeaching Trump, abolishing ICE and "unbridled socialism" https://t.co/EV0EuqMui3 pic.twitter.com/dYU3XftpMt
— The Hill (@thehill) June 27, 2018
Today I learned: Donald Trump Jr. proposed to Vanessa Trump with a $100,000 ring he got for free.
He got it for free by agreeing to propose at a New Jersey mall where the jeweler was located, in front of paparazzi https://t.co/ma8wGzOkTD pic.twitter.com/qasHemwWN6
— Tim Mak (@timkmak) July 5, 2018
Jr. skipped "thoughts and prayers" and went straight to media bashing. Lots of anti-media retweets, plus this https://t.co/p9K0QxUcyZ
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 29, 2018
Fox News host who is dating Trump Jr. photographed with Pizzagate conspiracy theorist https://t.co/eXvCTbI67R pic.twitter.com/p4UvehS6Tf
— The Hill (@thehill) July 5, 2018
On your marks, get set…. how long till the liberal media and snowflakes start taking shots at the great Bill Shine? Competent, hard working and a believer in making America great again! https://t.co/iqJqSiIOs7
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 5, 2018
That they don’t even pretend the sons are running the business independently of the White House anymore is probably worth noting. https://t.co/iPhcbpRcwE
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) July 5, 2018
Update 7/14
What I learned from making a shadow Instagram account to mimic what Don Jr. likes and follows: https://t.co/gsg2EygfkB pic.twitter.com/otmupVrHef
— Slate (@Slate) July 14, 2018
update 8/2/18
At film premiere, @DonaldJTrumpJr says modern-day Dem platform reminiscent of Nazis. "You see the Nazi platform from the early 1930s . . . and you look at it compared to the DNC platform of today, you’re saying, ‘Man, those things are awfully similar." https://t.co/yRGWxoVX88
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) August 2, 2018
update 8/4/18:
As I often tell clients, you don’t commit crimes by accident. No one trips walking down the street and commits a felony. Committing serious crimes requires knowledge and intent.
If Trump Jr. committed a felony, it was not an accident. https://t.co/uWQT7ACkKp
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) August 4, 2018
update 8/10/18:
“In another political era, that's the sort of uncomfortable fact that could make someone a pariah on the campaign trail
“Today, Trump Jr. is a sought-after surrogate” https://t.co/caKS805ccq
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) August 8, 2018
Oops!
Big typo: The soon-to-open Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City works quickly to fix a misspelling in the word 'rhythm' on a 30-foot-tall guitar installed this week. https://t.co/cdJLZnaSie #odd
— AP Oddities (@AP_Oddities) June 23, 2018
The latest from Florida Man
I love Florida Man on Twitter. He finds such weird stuff:
Police Say Florida Man Left Alligator at Wawa Gas Station https://t.co/pkyj1rt4pd pic.twitter.com/8fgCEmfr7V
— Florida Man (@_FloridaMan) June 23, 2018
Florida Man Pauses During DUI Stop to Chug Beer https://t.co/BN6ugbToRN pic.twitter.com/oIHydvm7cH
— Florida Man (@_FloridaMan) June 16, 2018
Florida Man Asks Sheriffs to Test His Meth https://t.co/R7ZC4S8aAk
— Florida Man (@_FloridaMan) June 14, 2018
Naked Florida Man Storms Into Stranger's House, Attacks Them With Rake; Seen Retrieving Underwear From Swamp Before Fleeing https://t.co/2Rd23eQ5Kr
— Florida Man (@_FloridaMan) June 14, 2018
Trump’s supporters defend him
Overall, this is an excellent article by the New York Times. However, even though some Trump supporters express misgivings, they don’t say anything about his lies and racism. I don’t know if they were even asked about it.
The article does show how Trump manipulates the media. He lies all the times so the media appears to be anti-Trump when they report on the lies and provide the facts.
Trump voters have become a resilient force for the 2018 elections. The more the president is criticized, they say, the more they want to defend him. https://t.co/titPAgqJ9l
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 23, 2018
Let's stop pretending hard-core GOP militants are persuadable voters: https://t.co/Hd1phXVuvY
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) June 23, 2018
It’s horrifying that Trump’s abuse of immigrant children and immigrants could motivate the GOP base to block a blue wave midterm. Both GOP and Dem polls show it is a winning issue for him. I’d bet pixs would change perceptions so let’s hope they leak! https://t.co/xxPKFPbfSw
— John Dean (@JohnWDean) June 23, 2018
update:
Yeah, I've been critical of parts of @jwpetersNYT's latest piece but this is a genuinely valuable take-away. https://t.co/PA5IjOP5z3
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) June 23, 2018
Letters to the Editor on the article
A handful of Democratic activists & liberal writers spread misleading and false information about our story on Trump’s political durability. Here’s my take via @IChotiner https://t.co/O5s2Yur5m1
— Jeremy W. Peters (@jwpetersNYT) June 25, 2018
Mike Huckabee’s racist tweet
Excellent comment by Karen Attiah:
This tweet is not “racially charged”.
It’s not “racially divisive”.
It's not “racialist”, or “sparking racial controversy.”
This tweet is straight up racist and the media should call it so. https://t.co/RAaMQFt6sY
— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) June 23, 2018
Mike Huckabee appears to have gotten his picture from the website of Richard Spencer's Nazi think-tank (National Policy Institute). pic.twitter.com/Ov4vBl0mDE
— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) June 23, 2018
I’d call you “the racist bassist” but I can’t call you a bassist with a straight face https://t.co/d5Cy3M9UCU
— Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) June 23, 2018
Hate is on the menu at the Huckabees today. https://t.co/fYpGvPkanv
— Touré (@Toure) June 23, 2018
Mike Huckabee's disgusting tweet is getting some attention this morning.
So I'm reposting this on how this sort of dehumanization works.
It's a Trump speciality, obviously, but Huckabee perfected it in a single tweet:https://t.co/nfSIFFeTYR pic.twitter.com/K5NhUAxylI
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) June 23, 2018
Mike Huckabee sharing the tried and true get out the vote message of "Democrats support scary-looking POC."https://t.co/BYPio946m3
— andrew kaczynski🤔 (@KFILE) June 23, 2018
Mike Huckabee is accused of bigotry and racism after a tweet touting Rep. Nancy Pelosi's
"campaign committee" https://t.co/GHUrPgKdtH pic.twitter.com/plWf5evdj3— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 23, 2018
Mike Huckabee introduces his new GOP interns pic.twitter.com/iGMO2wSMCx
— MΛᑕЯФᑕΉ1P™ (@MACROCH1P) June 23, 2018
update:
To scrub this racist shit from America we have to be louder. https://t.co/uh7PW69st5
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) June 24, 2018
no it’s not absurd, governor. Karen is right and you know it. instead of being disingenuous, you should be ashamed of your repulsive tweet https://t.co/Izcmec0kXA
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) June 24, 2018
Imagine being this hypocritical? Then imagine at the same time claiming you are a man of God. Then imagine that your daughter gets kicked out of a restaurant & you can't think of better jokes than "small plates for small minds". pic.twitter.com/RXur9c52tc
— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) June 24, 2018
Reactions to this @GovMikeHuckabee dog whistle:
Normal people: He once seemed a decent man. This is sick.
Trump rationalizers: a) c'mon, lighten up, b) liberals are tasteless too, & c) you know, Pelosi really is soft on crime.
Elected Republicans: Tax cuts.
The dogs: Woof! Woof! https://t.co/d6C2Akp8T3— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) June 23, 2018
i guess it's good that we're not even pretending that these people are driven by anything other than racial animus anymore https://t.co/I0lPr6RFvI
— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) June 23, 2018
Sad! 