coley
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Seems to be a problem with the link,keeps crashing and reloading?
The Trump presidency
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Seems to be a problem with the link,keeps crashing and reloading?
coley
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Nice one, but mebbes a thinly disguised Bannon holding the jacket, with a clearly confused TT front and centre attached to the explosives?
Ming
I shot a man in Reno...
Matt Taibbi is an amazing journalist.
CrabbedOne
Walking sideways snippily
On War Is Boring Trump Hates His Spies
A podcast interview with Tim Weiner — author of Legacy of Ashes; an essential very critical history of the CIA. Talks about Trump's dysfunctional relationship with the CIA. Does not believe in an American Deep State that could do much to harm a President. That trust is essential to the functioning of the intelligence community with the executive. That leaks are a symptom of government dysfunction. That the normal Presidential reaction to their first intelligence briefing is shock and that a President that doesn't pay close attention to what his spooks are telling him is at a great disadvantage.
A podcast interview with Tim Weiner — author of Legacy of Ashes; an essential very critical history of the CIA. Talks about Trump's dysfunctional relationship with the CIA. Does not believe in an American Deep State that could do much to harm a President. That trust is essential to the functioning of the intelligence community with the executive. That leaks are a symptom of government dysfunction. That the normal Presidential reaction to their first intelligence briefing is shock and that a President that doesn't pay close attention to what his spooks are telling him is at a great disadvantage.
CrabbedOne
Walking sideways snippily
Not happening to me. There's an autostart video which might be related to your problem.
Cloo
Banana for scale
Also, critically, the spies don't trust the president and his inner circle and it's been suggested they are keeping information from him for dear fear Trump and his cronies can't keep a fucking secret/one of them is informing the Kremlin.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
More than one, surely
bimble
floofy
This is apparently a photo showing the team discussing whether or not maternity care should be included Trump's new healthcare plan.
CrabbedOne
Walking sideways snippily
On TAC The GOP Sellout Of Working People
This is grotesque in order to scrape past the Trumpcare bill is drifting right. The looney tunes wingnut Freedom Caucus demands amendments that mostly offer elite tax cuts and hit less well off folk in their 50s i.e. the people who actually are starting to really need healthcare cover and are going to be priced out of it. Young folk may actually be a bit better off wit Trumpcare. But very few young folk voted for Trump. If it passes he's going to clobber a lot of those Rust Belt swing voters, renege on a whole set of campaign promises and it's being rushed through in crazed eagerness to get to tax reform (more bungs to the elite) that it's likely going to be a shambles. If it doesn't pass he's going to look like a twit that can get nothing done.
8den
No I'm pretty sure that was 8ball...
ohmyliver
poppin' like a cork
National Enquirer brands Flynn a "Russian spy" - Trump just threw Flynn under the bus. Why? - AMERICAblog News
National Enquirer, run by one of Trump's close friends is running with a Trump catches Russian spy in the White House story.
To quote the article 'Before we begin, don’t tell me the National Enquirer isn’t reputable — that is not the point of this story. The National Enquirer has an umbilical cord tethered to Team Trump, and only writes what Trump wants them to write. So the big question this morning is why Team Trump wants to smear Michael Flynn.'
it's not an especially good smear, as Trump appointed him National Security Advisor.
National Enquirer, run by one of Trump's close friends is running with a Trump catches Russian spy in the White House story.
To quote the article 'Before we begin, don’t tell me the National Enquirer isn’t reputable — that is not the point of this story. The National Enquirer has an umbilical cord tethered to Team Trump, and only writes what Trump wants them to write. So the big question this morning is why Team Trump wants to smear Michael Flynn.'
it's not an especially good smear, as Trump appointed him National Security Advisor.
Jeff Robinson
Marxist-Lentilist: Jackboots and Jackfruit
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CrabbedOne
Walking sideways snippily
On BI The Republican healthcare plan is failing because Trump is bad at making deals
It is a great example of the art of cocking up a deal. Accepted Ryan's insistence on the Healthcare being first on his agenda. Then backs it to hard making it his own rather than being canny and leaving the politically toxic pile of crap with Ryan. Showed his hand early. To eager to get to the next pitch on tax reform and all those bungs to rich folks. Rushes everything and tries to strong arm a reluctant client. Nobody on The Hill trusts him as he's a capricious player and a huge fibber. Talked himself into a corner trying to sell a product he does not understand that's actually going to barbecue his chances of selling another crock of shit to the poorer, older part of his base in 2020. Even if he makes the sale he's shat the bed.
It is a great example of the art of cocking up a deal. Accepted Ryan's insistence on the Healthcare being first on his agenda. Then backs it to hard making it his own rather than being canny and leaving the politically toxic pile of crap with Ryan. Showed his hand early. To eager to get to the next pitch on tax reform and all those bungs to rich folks. Rushes everything and tries to strong arm a reluctant client. Nobody on The Hill trusts him as he's a capricious player and a huge fibber. Talked himself into a corner trying to sell a product he does not understand that's actually going to barbecue his chances of selling another crock of shit to the poorer, older part of his base in 2020. Even if he makes the sale he's shat the bed.
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CrabbedOne
Walking sideways snippily
On Politico Poll: Majority of Americans want independent commission to investigate Trump-Russia ties
Momentum building towards an open Watergate style enquiry.
J Ed
Follow Back Pro Expropriation
I wonder whether the current state of affairs isn't a good one for the Trump, and broader Republican, camp. As discussed upthread, the ACA is essentially a Republican healthcare plan. It is based on the policy proposals of the Nixon Whitehouse and Romney's tenure as governor in Massachusetts. The ACA is very flawed legislation, certainly nothing like universal healthcare but it does offer some advantages over the previous state of affairs which millions of Americans do benefit from. If the ACA were to be replaced with Trump's alternative, many people would suffer considerably who wouldn't otherwise, many of whom are Trump voters or non-voters who might as a result turn out against him in the future. By contrast, if Trump is unable to get his legislation passed he can benefit from the positive material effects of the ACA while avoiding responsibility for the ACA's many and varied problems by simply saying that he could not get his legislation passed.
Johnny Canuck3
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Trump = egg on his face. 
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
Is this thread going to last the entirety of his term? I think we'd get a better quality of discussion with smaller threads on separate topics, eg. the healthcare bill, the Russian thing etc. There's already a good Bannon one. This thread is just link after link after link to news stories. No chance for any of it to breathe.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Yes, this is the GOP's "EU referendum promise"; they never thought they'd be in unalloyed power in all legislatures. Now "the dog has caught up with the car" as Prof Heather Cox Richardson said on today's BBC WatO. What passes for very effective opposition rhetoric looks like suicidal policy when in power.
J Ed
Follow Back Pro Expropriation
What, you mean that you aren't enjoying the articles about how private health insurance in private sector companies in a capitalist economy is 'white socialism'?
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Good idea; fire away.
Johnny Canuck3
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There's nothing stopping people from starting discrete threads, as has happened already.
In the meantime, posters have stated that they like the aggregation of articles here, that they might not have found or read otherwise.
Will it last for his whole presidency? Well, the sooner the impeachment, the shorter the thread.
Yuwipi Woman
Whack-A-Mole Queen
I'm still not happy about how that went down. It failed only because it wasn't cruel enough. Or, possibly, because they wanted the money the Koch brothers were offering in exchange for a "no" vote.
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Yuwipi Woman
Whack-A-Mole Queen
I have to agree. I understand he has a bill ready, but the Democrats in their (questionable) wisdom, asked him to hold off on it. I figure, at least, you'd have your Representatives on record, so you can hold them accountable for their vote.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Certainly not cruel enough for what we would call the swivel-eyed loon tendency of the right of the party, but clearly enough of the 'moderate' Republicans could see it was suicidal. Seems like they're more interested in preserving their chances of another GOP presidential term than ditching Obamacare.
J Ed
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