šŸ–• šŸŠ šŸ¤” A Continuing Round-Up of Trumpian Events šŸ–• šŸŠ šŸ¤”

When farmers start going broke maybe then theyā€™ll figure it out. Or not. Iā€™m going with they are just idiots at this point.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-06/grains-soy-trump-tariff-threat-to-china-drives-ag-prices-lower

BTW the Chinese have been stealing Ag IP as well. They steal GMO corn from fields and prob soybeans as well. Driving through rural 'murica stealing specialized corn from farmers fields is much easier than hacking corporate intranets.

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Well we know what heā€™s going to be complaining about to distract from the 1 billion dollars he lost for the next 72 hours

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I found it so amazing that the headline from that interview seemed to be

Hilary Clinton: China, if you are listening, weā€™d really like to see Trumpā€™s tax returns.

I was floored. She said, ā€œImagine if a candidate in the next election saidā€¦ā€. It was a hypothetical, she didnā€™t say that to China. In a sane world Iā€™d still say that was a sort of dangerous thing to say, but headlines were insane.

That said, I do wonder about whether that tax information came from. Of course if it was China they decided to release it to the NYT to get damaging facts about Trump out, rather than try to collude with the Democratic party to compromise them and shape their policy.

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George, I see you extolling the wonders of air travel, but what does science have to say about emission levels from different modes of transport?

I know, itā€™s just what the script says.

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Specifically, isopropylamine glyphosate.

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Oh, sheā€™s just being overly dramatiā€¦

Nevermind then.

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Clearly the actions of an innocent man.

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Not sure whether Pelosi is looking to impeach but just waiting until she sees the whites of his eyes, or really trying not to impeach any looking at the news every day saying, ā€œFor crying out loud!ā€

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Wasnā€™t quite sure where to put this. I also had a sense of dĆ©jĆ  vu, didnā€™t this already go by recently? Yes, that was the initial demand ā€“ this is the court ruling.

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WTF does that even mean???

JUST START THE GOT DAMN OFFICIAL PROCESS, ALREADY.

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Itā€™s the latter. She and Schumer are desperate to avoid anything that even smells like it came within a thousand miles of a confrontation. Accountability is for suckers.

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I heard that and felt like punching my radio this morningā€¦ and then he admitted that he, a sitting senator, took the funding to offset the lost income brought about by the tariffs.

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Iā€™m reminded of that interview with the woman who supported Trump, but was getting fucked by the shutdown and said ā€œHeā€™s not hurting the people he needs to be." I think that the folks in the administration think that they can hold on to support from their base if they make it look like they are hurting the other guys more than they are hurting Americans. Sadly that tactic might work with some.

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Grassleyā€™s behavior during Christine Blasey-Fordā€™s testimony was disgusting. His propagandizing this morning was unsurprising but still managed to enrage me. I had to shut off the radio two minutes into his performance.

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No one should be surprised at this happening now. Between the congressional issues and the upcoming election, Trump is likely freaking out.

Cults do the most damage when leadership is destabilized (ouster or death of the leader) or the leader fears such a thing is coming and needs to establish his (itā€™s almost always a guy) ongoing control. Trumpism is both an international criminal conspiracy and a cult. Be prepared: the old days are gone. They might be taking democracy with them.

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Comic relief:

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In further ā€œTrump is terrible and doing all the crimes and should be held accountable but please for the love of GOD stop saying the i-wordā€ news:

Could you, Mr. Nadler, perhaps enlighten us as to what is the best answer to this constitutional crisis, if the constitutionally-mandated answer is not the one youā€™re interested in pursuing?

Jesus fuck yā€™all are spineless morons.

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Along with a number of reforms of the presidency and writing into law the accumulated traditions and rules that allow Congress to function, one new law, just for SarahHuckasans, would be to require the WHPS to be sworn in for testimony prior to every White House Press Conference or Briefing.

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At this point Trump is basically goading them into impeachment. I donā€™t know what heā€™s playing at - is it a bluff, reverse psychology, stupidity? I just donā€™t know at this point and thatā€™s what makes this so frustrating.

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I think Trump (and tons of Democrats) are convinced that impeachment hearings will galvanize his base, seeing it as confirmation that Democrats donā€™t want whatā€™s best for the country, they just want to score political points and undermine the President. Trumpā€™s been warning his rallies for years that his enemies want to impeach him. Now heā€™s goading them to prove himself right.

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