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3. Holy shit! This is the first I've seen of this news.

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Thu Nov 2, 2017, 11:31 AM

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Something is a-foot (Re: Mercer) [View all] scheming daemons Nov 2017 OP

Recommended. H2O Man Nov 2017 #1

from your lips tp god's ear vlyons Nov 2017 #2

What does that even mean, in this context? Orrex Nov 2017 #14

It's asking the diety leftynyc Nov 2017 #25

Oh. Orrex Nov 2017 #33

It's an old Yiddish saying vlyons Nov 2017 #43

I believe, I love the Yiddish, I love the saying. EOM sprinkleeninow Nov 2017 #73

Holy shit! This is the first I've seen of this news. MelissaB Nov 2017 #3

Sheesh, I missed the news about him stepping down. This COULD be BIG! hlthe2b Nov 2017 #4

Just happened. scheming daemons Nov 2017 #5

Or not RandomAccess Nov 2017 #29

Good catch on the date, which runs counter to OP theory. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2017 #35

Yes, unfortunately RandomAccess Nov 2017 #38

Or perhaps hes moving on to something that he would consider better? calimary Nov 2017 #44

wow eleny Nov 2017 #6

Hope they take this nasty little shit down. . BSdetect Nov 2017 #7

He also sold his interest in Breitbart News to his daughters Brother Buzz Nov 2017 #8

Hmmm... still in the family C_U_L8R Nov 2017 #30

Ah PatSeg Nov 2017 #45

Here is Bloomberg as well. MelissaB Nov 2017 #9

Same day Clovis withdraws his nomination for AG Sec ... hmmmm uponit7771 Nov 2017 #10

And he stopped funding Milo nt maryellen99 Nov 2017 #11

What can this mean? Mrs. Overall Nov 2017 #12

Yes, other than Cambridge Analytica, how is Mercer ties into Trump? justiceischeap Nov 2017 #16

if Cambridge Anal lapfog_1 Nov 2017 #31

Cambridge Anal-cystical. louis-t Nov 2017 #54

Steve Bannon is the connection FakeNoose Nov 2017 #68

Quick way to catch up here MelissaB Nov 2017 #32

Great! Thank you! Mrs. Overall Nov 2017 #34

I knew this guy as a high school senior and in undergrad school. triron Nov 2017 #13

Talk about not fooled Nov 2017 #39

Hah! And I went to high school with his daughters. Lucky Luciano Nov 2017 #46

Apparently there are all kinds of "smart" PatSeg Nov 2017 #47

Isnt that the definition of a libertarian? Nt. madinmaryland Nov 2017 #77

That could be PatSeg Nov 2017 #78

Plenty of super-smart, well-read, well-educated, well-spoken family men served the Nazis. byronius Nov 2017 #60

Very overrated indeed PatSeg Nov 2017 #79

He's either dying or things are about to explode Blue_Adept Nov 2017 #15

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar Brother Buzz Nov 2017 #62

Mueller Mueller Mueller! Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #17

I'm assuming Rachel is on this and doing research. Mrs. Overall Nov 2017 #18

By the time Rachel comes on the air tonight, I think we'll know all about it. scheming daemons Nov 2017 #19

I hope the news continues to come out quickly on this. Mrs. Overall Nov 2017 #22

Please lock him up! And I hope he takes Breitbart down with him! Initech Nov 2017 #20

Fridays are good days for indictments, or announcements of indictments pending. George II Nov 2017 #21

Maybe he's preparing to be appointed to some post. OR... Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #23

that was my first and only thought since the news broke LittleGirl Nov 2017 #49

Fed chair? usaf-vet Nov 2017 #69

Also severed all ties with Brietbart... ehrnst Nov 2017 #24

Selling to daughters.... physioex Nov 2017 #27

Yeah, only far enough that he doesn't have to small Bannons breath.. JHB Nov 2017 #53

Hmmm...sounds exactly like Trump's "blind trust"! bullwinkle428 Nov 2017 #74

He chooses *now* to claim Milo is essentially of bad character?? Roland99 Nov 2017 #36

Somebody's following the money C_U_L8R Nov 2017 #26

Since it's speculation time..... awesomerwb1 Nov 2017 #28

I wonder how many of these rich traitors are buying one way airline tickets. C Moon Nov 2017 #37

Indictment??? malaise Nov 2017 #40

Good article on Mercers from HuffPo (I think it is a few months old and just republished) Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2017 #41

If that's true, then Mueller has a leak. AtheistCrusader Nov 2017 #42

Here is his resignation letter Lucky Luciano Nov 2017 #48

Run Mercer, Run ! OnDoutside Nov 2017 #51

"I will continue with the firm as a member of its technical staff" MrsCoffee Nov 2017 #52

He is a great technologist and researcher. Not surprised. nt Lucky Luciano Nov 2017 #58

A hypocrite or is part of his letter missing? KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2017 #63

LOL Blue_Tires Nov 2017 #75

Insert a Takei "Oh My!" Right here! LOL Lucky Luciano Nov 2017 #76

He's probably just another pussy-grabber. lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #50

Rachel mentioned this in passing the other night.... bunny planet Nov 2017 #55

The Mercers stopped funding Brietbart N_E_1 for Tennis Nov 2017 #56

No Papa Mercer selling Breitbart to Daughter. That's all. Justice Nov 2017 #72

I think he has terminal cancer mercuryblues Nov 2017 #57

God I hope they were involved with the Russian invasion. Kablooie Nov 2017 #59

Hedge fund Nasruddin Nov 2017 #61

LOL, and welcome to DU! n/t KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2017 #64

I hit a paywall when I try to read this story on WSJ Stryst Nov 2017 #65

K&R orangecrush Nov 2017 #66

I think it has something to do w/Cambridge Analytica Botany Nov 2017 #67

From your QWERTY 💻 to Heaven's Inbox 🆙 sprinkleeninow Nov 2017 #70

Is he the unfettered free market capitalist who wants to make off with our public lands? bucolic_frolic Nov 2017 #71