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Miles Archer
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May 19, 2019
Malcolm Nance paints a grim picture of possible Iran retaliation if Trump pushes the button
La Femme Nikita
@LaF3mm3Nikita
Iran is a competent, large-scale military with 3 million men. They have been preparing for a defensive war with the United States. As a nation, 83 million people will stand up against us. They will savage the oil fields of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar & Kuwait
@MalcolmNance
#AMJoy
https://twitter.com/LaF3mm3Nikita/status/1130130730271612929
@LaF3mm3Nikita
Iran is a competent, large-scale military with 3 million men. They have been preparing for a defensive war with the United States. As a nation, 83 million people will stand up against us. They will savage the oil fields of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar & Kuwait
@MalcolmNance
#AMJoy
https://twitter.com/LaF3mm3Nikita/status/1130130730271612929
May 19, 2019
TOTALLY UNEXPECTED! Trump "not a fan of" Justin Amash, the Republican who called for impeachment
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Never a fan of @justinamash
, a total lightweight who opposes me and some of our great Republican ideas and policies just for the sake of getting his name out there through controversy. If he actually read the biased Mueller Report, composed by 18 Angry Dems who hated Trump,....
9:55 AM · May 19, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1130109632645652480
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
....he would see that it was nevertheless strong on NO COLLUSION and, ultimately, NO OBSTRUCTION...Anyway, how do you Obstruct when there is no crime and, in fact, the crimes were committed by the other side? Justin is a loser who sadly plays right into our opponents hands!
9:55 AM · May 19, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1130109633673211906
@realDonaldTrump
Never a fan of @justinamash
, a total lightweight who opposes me and some of our great Republican ideas and policies just for the sake of getting his name out there through controversy. If he actually read the biased Mueller Report, composed by 18 Angry Dems who hated Trump,....
9:55 AM · May 19, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1130109632645652480
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
....he would see that it was nevertheless strong on NO COLLUSION and, ultimately, NO OBSTRUCTION...Anyway, how do you Obstruct when there is no crime and, in fact, the crimes were committed by the other side? Justin is a loser who sadly plays right into our opponents hands!
9:55 AM · May 19, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1130109633673211906
May 18, 2019
Looks like Trump will be golfing on BrokeAss Mountain without any new love letters from Kim.
North Korea demands UN action over ship seizure by gangster US
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/north-korea-demands-un-action-over-ship-seizure-by-gangster-us/
Washington announced last week it had taken possession of the North Korean-registered bulk carrier M/V Wise Honest a year after it was detained in Indonesia citing sanctions-violating activities.
The seizure came amid heightened tensions after Pyongyang conducted weapons drills involving short-range missiles in recent weeks, and with nuclear talks deadlocked since the collapse of the Hanoi summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un earlier this year.
In a letter sent Friday to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Kim Song Pyongyangs permanent representative at the UN said the incident was an unlawful and outrageous act, according to North Koreas state news agency KCNA.
This act of dispossession has clearly indicated that the United States is indeed a gangster country that does not care at all about international laws, the letter said.
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/north-korea-demands-un-action-over-ship-seizure-by-gangster-us/
Washington announced last week it had taken possession of the North Korean-registered bulk carrier M/V Wise Honest a year after it was detained in Indonesia citing sanctions-violating activities.
The seizure came amid heightened tensions after Pyongyang conducted weapons drills involving short-range missiles in recent weeks, and with nuclear talks deadlocked since the collapse of the Hanoi summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un earlier this year.
In a letter sent Friday to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Kim Song Pyongyangs permanent representative at the UN said the incident was an unlawful and outrageous act, according to North Koreas state news agency KCNA.
This act of dispossession has clearly indicated that the United States is indeed a gangster country that does not care at all about international laws, the letter said.
May 18, 2019
I see three options:
1), We keep trying to swim upstream in the face of Trump / Barr / Mnuchin obstruction
2). We begin impeachment INVESTIGATIONS which may not necessarily lead to an impeachment vote in the House
3). We depend on voters, some of whom voted for Trump in 2016, to fix everything in 2020
Am I missing a fourth option?
Can we really make it to November 2020 without at least starting impeachment investigations?
My post is prompted by this:
Trump impeachment proceedings would force the courts to fast-track everything and end the White House obstruction: CNN analyst
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/trump-impeachment-proceedings-would-force-the-courts-to-fast-track-everything-and-end-the-white-house-obstruction-cnn-analyst/
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/trump-impeachment-proceedings-would-force-the-courts-to-fast-track-everything-and-end-the-white-house-obstruction-cnn-analyst/
I see three options:
1), We keep trying to swim upstream in the face of Trump / Barr / Mnuchin obstruction
2). We begin impeachment INVESTIGATIONS which may not necessarily lead to an impeachment vote in the House
3). We depend on voters, some of whom voted for Trump in 2016, to fix everything in 2020
Am I missing a fourth option?
May 18, 2019
Deja vu all over again...1974 Nixon political cartoon proves that history DOES repeat itself.
Michael Beschloss
@BeschlossDC
In this 1974 Herblock cartoon, Nixon says, "Listen, are you going to be loyal to me or to that (expletive deleted) Constitution?"
https://twitter.com/BeschlossDC/status/1129570363040522240
@BeschlossDC
In this 1974 Herblock cartoon, Nixon says, "Listen, are you going to be loyal to me or to that (expletive deleted) Constitution?"
https://twitter.com/BeschlossDC/status/1129570363040522240
May 17, 2019
The latest Tweet from The Onion demonstrates the many ways in which Trump has killed "satire."
The Onion
@TheOnion
Bleeding John Bolton Stumbles Into Capitol Building Claiming That Iran Shot Him (link: https://trib.al/L76P0XJ) trib.al/L76P0XJ
https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1129443052815360000
@TheOnion
Bleeding John Bolton Stumbles Into Capitol Building Claiming That Iran Shot Him (link: https://trib.al/L76P0XJ) trib.al/L76P0XJ
https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1129443052815360000
May 17, 2019
Trump: At least Iran doesn't know what to think, which at this point may very well be a good thing!
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
The Fake News Media is hurting our Country with its fraudulent and highly inaccurate coverage of Iran. It is scattershot, poorly sourced (made up), and DANGEROUS. At least Iran doesnt know what to think, which at this point may very well be a good thing!
9:44 AM · May 17, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1129382204990214144
@realDonaldTrump
The Fake News Media is hurting our Country with its fraudulent and highly inaccurate coverage of Iran. It is scattershot, poorly sourced (made up), and DANGEROUS. At least Iran doesnt know what to think, which at this point may very well be a good thing!
9:44 AM · May 17, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1129382204990214144
May 17, 2019
Barr: "I think if I had been falsely accused I would be comfortable saying it was a witch hunt."
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
Bill Barr justifies Trump repeatedly dismissing the investigation of Russian election interference as a "witch hunt" and a "hoax": "I think if I had been falsely accused I would be comfortable saying it was a witch hunt."
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1129403688261492737
@atrupar
Bill Barr justifies Trump repeatedly dismissing the investigation of Russian election interference as a "witch hunt" and a "hoax": "I think if I had been falsely accused I would be comfortable saying it was a witch hunt."
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1129403688261492737
May 17, 2019
Stable Genius Individual 1 EXPOSES "the ridiculous Catch & Telease loophole!" Ridiculous! #Telease
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Border Patrol is apprehending record numbers of people at the Southern Border. The bad hombres, of which there are many, are being detained & will be sent home. Those which we release under the ridiculous Catch & Telease loophole, are being registered and will be removed later!
6:44 AM · May 17, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1129336982319050752
@realDonaldTrump
Border Patrol is apprehending record numbers of people at the Southern Border. The bad hombres, of which there are many, are being detained & will be sent home. Those which we release under the ridiculous Catch & Telease loophole, are being registered and will be removed later!
6:44 AM · May 17, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1129336982319050752
May 16, 2019
Delightful! Tomi Lahren breaks lock-step on Alabama abortion mess and catches the MAGAts' wrath.
Tomi Lahren attacked by conservatives for criticizing Alabama anti-abortion law: You want to kill your babies
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/tomi-lahren-attacked-by-conservatives-for-criticizing-alabama-anti-abortion-law-you-want-to-kill-your-babies/
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/tomi-lahren-attacked-by-conservatives-for-criticizing-alabama-anti-abortion-law-you-want-to-kill-your-babies/
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Name: Miles ArcherGender: Male
Hometown: Hamilton Massachusetts
Home country: USA
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