Devin Nunes's family farm is hiding a politically explosive secret—and when @RyanLizza went to Iowa to investigate, things got a little strange https://t.co/k5NIsxg9HZ pic.twitter.com/1sNaLLVy8n
— Esquire (@esquire) October 1, 2018
Devin Nunes
Russian bots tweeting about Kavanaugh and Ford
Bots and trolls are flooding Twitter with Ford-Kavanaugh propaganda https://t.co/EJ4QTXDD52
— Quartz (@qz) October 3, 2018
Trump lied about his involvement in Stormy Daniels payoff
Eric Trump was recruited by the president to help silence Stormy Daniels's allegations of an affair: Report https://t.co/CgZPBiq2EL pic.twitter.com/yytJcUYVVL
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) October 2, 2018
President Trump personally directed a legal effort to silence Stormy Daniels through his son Eric and Michael Cohen. https://t.co/0rT9ShsO79 via @WSJ
— Ted Mann (@TMannWSJ) October 2, 2018
Sarah Sanders was asked about her misleading statement, according to WSJ reporting, that Michael Cohen was acting alone to silence Stormy Daniels when the Journal says that Trump directed the effort. Sanders said she wouldn't get into a back and forth on the matter.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 3, 2018
“The President has been caught not telling the truth,” says @errollouis of Trump reportedly seeking a restraining order against Stormy Daniels in February. Louis says the reported involvement of Eric Trump “speaks to the fact that this President is still running his company” pic.twitter.com/PsMuG0Lf3U
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) October 2, 2018
President Trump directed Michael Cohen to seek a restraining order against Stormy Daniels in February, the Wall Street Journal reports https://t.co/uI54mOiOO8 pic.twitter.com/TkqbAXTuoL
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 3, 2018
Trump’s Mississippi rally October 2, 2018
Trump’s mocking of Dr. Ford was disgusting. The laughter of his cult members was just as bad.
The 42 most outrageous lines from Donald Trump's Mississippi campaign rally | Analysis by CNN's Chris Cillizza https://t.co/uKLdClojoF pic.twitter.com/DiIetpY6xo
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 3, 2018
At a Mississippi rally tonite Donald Trump actually *mocked* Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s poignant Senate testimony about Brett Kavanaugh’s alleged attempt to rape her. Trump could hold his tongue no longer. We have to hope Brett Kavanaugh would’ve found that display disgusting.
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) October 3, 2018
Christine Blasey Ford's attorney blasts Pres. Trump following his comments at Mississippi rally: "Is it any wonder that she was terrified to come forward, and that other sexual assault survivors are as well?" https://t.co/8KddErnrtC pic.twitter.com/jCCPnx1ktg
— ABC News (@ABC) October 3, 2018
President Trump was “stating facts” when mocking Christine Blasey Ford at a campaign rally last night in Mississippi, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says https://t.co/DO82fplHQi pic.twitter.com/S4CssZfs9n
— CNN (@CNN) October 3, 2018
President Trump mocks Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, during a rally in Mississippi. https://t.co/4izdM9eY4U (corrected) pic.twitter.com/EkKzc3ErOI
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 3, 2018
During a rally in Mississippi Tuesday night, Trump mocked Christine Blasey Ford's account of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and told the crowd that the #MeToo movement was unfairly hurting men https://t.co/Yh2A8lac8G pic.twitter.com/AoMRm6XGgu
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 3, 2018
After Trump’s performance last night in Mississippi, many former GOP women may have more incentive than ever to vote, and vote early. https://t.co/6wcrjISxXL
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) October 3, 2018
Trump's aides and allies are saying he didn't mock Blasey Ford, just factually pointed out what she'd said. But he wasn't factual: she didn't say she didn't know if the alleged assault happened upstairs or downstairs, didn't say "the only thing I remember" is that she had a beer.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 3, 2018
Here's the transcript of Trump's mockery of Christine Blasey Ford and his warning about what can be done to America's fathers, husbands, brothers and sons. pic.twitter.com/AuPeCjJyeM
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 3, 2018
Kavanaugh did seem to be motivating issue last night. Crowd chanted "We Want Kavanaugh" for 10 seconds. Laughed when Trump mocked his accuser. Roared when Trump decried all the attacks on him. https://t.co/xYxODTXp1Y
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) October 3, 2018
"Even the fake news would tell you, we had the greatest victory in the history of this country in 2016," Trump says. He lost the popular vote by 3 million.
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) October 3, 2018
Dr. Ford five days ago emotionally recalled the most haunting memory of the assault: Brett Kavanaugh, while pinning her down and groping her, was uproariously laughing with his friend at her expense.
Tonight the president of the United States mocked her. And the crowd laughed. https://t.co/yUuZlIY6A2
— Matt Viser (@mviser) October 3, 2018
Trump’s vision of perpetual backlash sets up 18 & 20 as a collision between what America has been & what it is becoming. Laughter 2nite showed how deeply Trump’s coalition of restoration is invested in that fight. Will those who welcome America’s changes match their intensity? https://t.co/FuPdnTHoSr
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 3, 2018
Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris says she is "embarrassed" President Trump mocked Brett Kavanaugh's accuser Christine Blasey Ford: "It's mean … and it is completely without any level of empathy" https://t.co/HoATSamiuD pic.twitter.com/sfr8W6nk77
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 3, 2018
When Trump attacked Blasey Ford, he signaled that if Kavanaugh is confirmed, he'll rub the faces of millions of women in excrement over it.
Trump will make sure these divisions *don't* heal.
Flake, Collins & Murkowski
cannot wish this away.New piece:https://t.co/AJJhGcQY3R
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 3, 2018
This is an epiphany we all keep having again and again, like Groundhog Day. Trump has a keen eye for which cultural scabs to pick at, and does so with a purpose, not through random free associating. https://t.co/2v1lwYzSKj
— John F. Harris (@harrispolitico) October 3, 2018
Trump lied about how he built his wealth
It appeared that there were also crimes committed. How can Trump claim he supports the military when he hasn’t paid his share of the taxes that support the troops and their missions?
Thanks to the New York Times for exposing how phony he is.
President Trump has sold himself as a self-made billionaire but a Times investigation found that he received more than $400 million from his father’s empire, much of it through dubious tax schemes during the 1990s, including instances of outright fraud. https://t.co/CciVkq5mDU
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 2, 2018
On today’s Daily: for an investigation this big, we did things differently. A cold open in the locked room where it happened with @DavidBarstow, @susannecraig & @russbuettner as we explore Trump, taxes and the truth about how he really got rich: https://t.co/LJJiYMfG2X
— Michael Barbaro (@mikiebarb) October 3, 2018
We hope you have time to read the complete investigation into Trump's wealth by @SusanneCraig, @DavidBarstow and @RussBuettner. But if you don't have time right now, here are 11 key takeaways: https://t.co/cdcE0VmpGN
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 3, 2018
This underscores how much we have normalized and even accepted fraudulent and even criminal behavior from the President of the United States. https://t.co/GEEMnGw99t
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) October 3, 2018
Report: Trump is a fraud. Trump: That’s old news. https://t.co/a541o23GLY pic.twitter.com/2xarHCKehK
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) October 3, 2018
Relevant today! "many Americans are unaware that he was born into great wealth. This misperception increases support for Trump…[T]reating respondents with info regarding the role Trump’s father played in his career…leads respondents to rate the president more negatively." https://t.co/Y4yg7jUbxU
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) October 3, 2018
That brutal, exhaustive Times report undercuts the Trump mythology in two key ways. https://t.co/V7tqLNuHX9
— Philip Bump (@pbump) October 2, 2018
No one is above the law. Not @realDonaldTrump, not his associates and not his family. https://t.co/ZiPUb8Qhzg
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 2, 2018
Sarah Sanders calls NYT tax investigation "false" and notes that Trump's dad used to say, "Everything he [Donald] touches turns to gold."
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) October 3, 2018
This tweet essentially says “people have written before that my wealth is a con and I still got elected so it shouldn’t be explored.” https://t.co/jB6kQxhiDL
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 3, 2018
Hmmm, this was Paul Manafort's defense too before he pleaded guilty, that the lawyers and accountants had vetted everything —> https://t.co/CmVDrgr0Sw
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) October 3, 2018
NYT: When his father was 85, Trump tried to change his father's will to benefit himself. His father was alarmed, wouldn't consent, stripped Trump of sole control over his estate. pic.twitter.com/vVmf4l4Kg2
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 2, 2018
The folks at @CrainsNewYork try to estimate what @realDonaldTrump might owe to NY State alone (not counting anything he owed the IRS). https://t.co/Zb2jC9LSzh
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) October 3, 2018
If this had been Obama, there would have already been impeachment proceedings. But of course it wouldn’t have been Obama. He is not a crook. https://t.co/8GlpOFxkNH
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) October 6, 2018
update 10/7
This story should have gotten a lot more attention but was overshadowed by Kavanaugh. The Times reprinted it again. It’s not over.
.@SusanneCraig says her and the NYT’s team of Trump tax reporters are continuing their investigation…"We’re definitely in the market for any information people wanna send us" pic.twitter.com/yG3SByMeXX
— Reliable Sources (@ReliableSources) October 7, 2018
Just published: A follow up to the big NYT Trump tax story. https://t.co/Rixd2dlaQC
— Matt Purdy (@mattbpurdy) October 5, 2018
Here’s how a Fox News host tried to dismiss Trump’s extensive tax dodging https://t.co/BeniVGGWW9
— Salon (@Salon) October 4, 2018
Trump added no value to his company, says finance reporter https://t.co/KalSwkDBYu
— Salon (@Salon) October 9, 2018
High-end tax-dodging — by rich liberals and rich conservatives and every variety in between — is the sausage factory of wealth inequality. It’s technical and no one really wants to fix it, as Matt points out, which is why it persists. https://t.co/4bAWcuN0nZ
— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) October 10, 2018
Actually, I'd guess that relatively few people are wondering about this. The odds are very strong that this is exactly what is happening. https://t.co/T0Bmwv4KMw
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 10, 2018
Inside the 18-month New York Times investigation that revealed how the president engaged in dubious tax schemes in the 1990s. pic.twitter.com/SXoAuEDudb
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 30, 2018
The news media’s bad coverage of Africa
AP calls Africa a “vast and impoverished continent”. https://t.co/avkok9LQGz
Like I said back in January: Long before Trump, the U.S. media has had a long history of treating black and brown countries like “shitholes” in their coverage. https://t.co/qh5u8e0uvL
— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) October 1, 2018
Bloomberg describes Malawi as an "obscure" nation and Ghana as a country "where democracy is still taking root" https://t.co/b9KszxXT61
— Joeva Rock (@joevarock) October 2, 2018
Covers: Homework
The great blues artist Otis Rush died on September 29, 2018.
The great Otis Rush has died . . . https://t.co/GCpS6sph0f pic.twitter.com/XHzIAyLxny
— Living Blues (@LivingBlues) September 29, 2018
Guitarist Otis Rush, a founder of Chicago's West Side blues sound, has died. He was 84. https://t.co/6TffZTGt2R pic.twitter.com/TXZvlkTIoE
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) September 29, 2018
Otis Rush, blues singer and guitarist with intensely emotional style, dies at 83 https://t.co/MyWkJMiNZp
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 1, 2018
Here are his original recording of “Homework” (1962) and a version from 1994.
I have also added a few covers that are not close to Rush’s originals.
Four white supremacists arrested for their roles in Charlottesville
I assume these are some of Trump’s “very fine people”.
4 members of white supremacist group arrested in violent 2017 Charlottesville rally https://t.co/xc6hJHLVXY pic.twitter.com/teljuGsfnn
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 2, 2018
The work @propublica did in the aftermath of Charlottesville was incredible. https://t.co/RTD5GRMzxg
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) October 2, 2018
Trump berated female reporters
Then the transcript lied about what he said to Cecilia Vega and had to be corrected.
The White House has corrected the transcript from the Rose Garden press conference yesterday. It originally said President Trump told @CeciliaVega she wasn’t “thanking.” It is now reflected to show he said she wasn’t “thinking.” pic.twitter.com/iliSxOIuxi
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) October 2, 2018
Trump’s Monday morning press conference went off the rails, with him berating multiple female reporters, including ABC's Cecilia Vega: "I know you're not thinking. You never do." https://t.co/sDPiZ5uiYE
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 2, 2018
Let’s never think it’s normal for a man to treat a woman — or ANYONE — the piggish way @realDonaldTrump talked to the Bay Area’s own, @CeciliaVega today. It’s not normal. And no tax cut or deregulation will ever make it so.
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) October 1, 2018
Thank you Cecilia Vega (@CeciliaVega) and Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) – who withstood today’s hostile work environment in the Rose Garden – and our gratitude to reporters like April Ryan (@AprilDRyan) who have dealt with this indignity every day for two years.
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 1, 2018
President Donald Trump insulted Cecilia Vega, telling the White House reporter for ABC News that she "never" thinks before asking a question. https://t.co/Oa2734cRfa
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) October 2, 2018
Trump is unpopular across the world
And views of the US are more negative too thanks to him
President Donald Trump is deeply unpopular across the globe, holding the most negative rating among five world leaders, according to a new poll conducted by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center. https://t.co/B6G4LrZ4ox
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) October 2, 2018
People around the world express significant concerns about America’s role in world affairs https://t.co/gZufBTQBlT
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) October 6, 2018
Confidence in U.S. President Donald Trump to do the right thing regarding world affairs:
Philippines 🇵🇭: 78%
Israel 🇮🇱: 69
Nigeria 🇳🇬: 59Australia 🇦🇺: 32
Japan 🇯🇵: 30
UK 🇬🇧: 28Argentina 🇦🇷: 11
Germany 🇩🇪: 10
Mexico 🇲🇽: 6https://t.co/e5SqVAhROO pic.twitter.com/D4EW1UmJ2v— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) October 6, 2018
Donald Trump receives the most negative ratings among 5 world leaders tested https://t.co/gZufBTQBlT pic.twitter.com/vPVUIOeoAr
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) October 5, 2018
Few see U.S. as increasing involvement in global issues https://t.co/yLf6OXHkYr pic.twitter.com/4s2ZH3yEBS
— Pew Research Global (@pewglobal) October 5, 2018
