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Miles Archer

Miles Archer's Journal
Miles Archer's Journal
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
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
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 — Pyongyang’s permanent representative at the UN — said the incident was “an unlawful and outrageous act”, according to North Korea’s 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

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/


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


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
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 doesn’t 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
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

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Name: Miles Archer
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Hometown: Hamilton Massachusetts
Home country: USA
Current location: Nevada
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