The anti-Trump resistance takes shape: 'Government's supposed to fear us'

[Credo]

16 minutes ago, Andaman Al said:

It would be in the interests of National Security to do so!

I don't know if it is an issue of National Security, but it is certainly an issue of National Sanity.   

[boomerangutang]

5 hours ago, balo said:

Can anyone delete his twitter account ? 

His insiders have hinted at doing that, but it's like trying to deal with a bratty kid who throws tantrums when he doesn't get his way.   I think it's good he's a Twittering dunce.   Besides the entertainment value, it gives others a view on his twisted mind.  It's better to know the evil that lurks in his brain, then to not know, and instead get zinged and broadsided, .....like recently when one of his edicts cut the balls off the EPA.

 

 

 

 

Edited March 6, 2017 by boomerangutang

[Jingthing]

Waiting for the republican TBD!

https://twitter.com/i/videos/tweet/838261248831729664

[Opl]

Knives are out for Reince. Trump’s chief of staff is becoming a singular target of criticism as persistent controversies plague the presidency.

 

 "in such a free-wheeling atmosphere, Priebus has struggled to provide structure. Several aides expressed unhappiness with the daily 8 a.m. senior staff meeting that he runs out of his office. With three flat screen TVs usually on, the agenda is sometimes driven by that day’s news programs. The gatherings, which often last only between 15 and 20 minutes, are typically organized round-robin style, with department heads giving 30-second updates on whatever it is they’re working on."

 

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/trump-reince-priebus-white-house-235703

[Opl]

The State of Trump's State Department Anxiety and listless days as a foreign-policy bureaucracy confronts the possibility of radical change

... " Trump confirmed their fears, telling Fox and Friends that there was a reason he wasn’t filling certain government posts: “in many cases, I don’t want to fill those posts. … They’re unnecessary.”

“They really want to blow this place up,” said the mid-level State Department officer. “I don’t think this administration thinks the State Department needs to exist. They think Jared [Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law] can do everything. It’s reminiscent of the developing countries where I’ve served. The family rules everything, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs knows nothing.”

 

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/03/state-department-trump/517965/

Edited March 6, 2017 by Opl

[iReason]

Trump angry and frustrated at staff over Sessions fallout

 

"Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump is extremely frustrated with his senior staff and communications team for allowing

the firestorm surrounding Attorney General Jeff Sessions to steal his thunder in the wake of his address to Congress, sources tell CNN."

 

"When the President returned to the White House Thursday evening from a day trip to Virginia, there were "a lot of expletives."

 

"The President is showing increasing flashes of anger over the performance of his senior staff and daily developments about Russia overshadowing his message, multiple people inside the White House and outside the administration told CNN."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/04/politics/donald-trump-jeff-sessions-reince-priebus/

 

The Clown Train continues, while defining: Ineptness.

Edited March 6, 2017 by iReason

[Credo]

I am not much into resistance, but it's starting to become clear that this president needs to be stopped.   He always talks about making a better deal, but the only person that seems to be profiting in any way is him and his family.   

[Jingthing]

Understanding the management style of the performance art clown president:

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‘He’s a Performance Artist Pretending to be a Great Manager’

Donald Trump sits at the top of the biggest org chart in the world. Why does he look so uncomfortable in the job?

“I don’t think there’s anything of scale that he’s had his hands on that he hasn’t made a hash of,” biographer Tim O’Brien said in an interview last week.

 

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/hes-a-performance-artist-pretending-to-be-a-great-manager-214836

[simple1]

The unbelievable idiocy of Trump Admin appointees continues.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/06/ben-carson-african-slaves-immigrants-housing-speech

 

 

[iReason]

Ben Carson incorrectly suggests African slaves were 'immigrants' to US

Housing and Urban Development secretary portrayed enslaved people’s forced migration to Americas as journey to ‘land of dreams and opportunity’ in speech. (sub-title)

 

"Ben Carson ushered in his tenure as secretary of Housing and Urban Development by suggesting that Africans brought to the Americas during the Middle Passage as slaves were “immigrants” who imagined the US as a “land of dreams and opportunity”. 
 

“That’s what America is about,” Carson said. “A land of dreams and opportunity."

 

"There were other immigrants who came here in the bottom of slave ships, worked even longer, even harder for less. But they too had a dream that one day their sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, great-grandsons, great-granddaughters might pursue prosperity and happiness in this land.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/06/ben-carson-african-slaves-immigrants-housing-speech

 

Welcome to the World of Uncle Tom.

 

These ignorant Autocrats are despicable, disgraceful, contemptible, dangerous "people".

 

Wise up.

[Andaman Al]

It is a pity that there was always so much more going on that the news wasn't able to make more of this.............Truth Trump!! He took all his supporters for complete mugs. Look at the faces on some of the people behind him when he talks !

 

 

[iReason]

Kremlin-backed media turns on Trump

News outlets funded by Putin’s government rooted for Trump’s election

but now relish the chaotic first weeks of his administration. (sub-title)

 

“Sessions Scandal: ‘U.S Headed to Constitutional Crisis,’” reads a March 3 headline on the website of the Kremlin-funded English language network RT.

 

“Immigrants See American Dream Fade in Wake of Surge in Hate Crimes,” Sputnik News, another English language outlet bankrolled by the Kremlin, reported the same day.

 

“The Russian government is savoring the severe damage to America’s international image a result of the tumultuous first weeks of the Trump administration’s tenure,” said Andrew Weiss, a former Clinton White House National Security Council official for Russian affairs."

 

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/donald-trump-russia-media-235755

[iReason]

The ignorant lying Doofus is at it again...

 

Trump hits Obama again, this time with false claims about Gitmo detainees

 

"President Trump used Twitter on Tuesday to again bash predecessor Barack Obama — 

this time in a false claim about Guantanamo Bay prisoner releases — and to promote the release of the new House health care bill."

 

"Trump said that "122 vicious prisoners, released by the Obama Administration from Gitmo, have returned to the battlefield. Just another terrible decision!"

 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/07/donald-trump-house-health-care-bill-guantanamo-bay/98841752/

 

This Clown while lamely attempting to deflect attention from his failings once again, continues to shoots himself in the foot.

Edited March 8, 2017 by metisdead
Edited as per fair use policy.

[Andaman Al]

15 hours ago, iReason said:

The ignorant lying Doofus is at it again...

 

Trump hits Obama again, this time with false claims about Gitmo detainees

 

"President Trump used Twitter on Tuesday to again bash predecessor Barack Obama — 

this time in a false claim about Guantanamo Bay prisoner releases — and to promote the release of the new House health care bill."

 

"Trump said that "122 vicious prisoners, released by the Obama Administration from Gitmo, have returned to the battlefield. Just another terrible decision!"

 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/07/donald-trump-house-health-care-bill-guantanamo-bay/98841752/

 

This Clown while lamely attempting to deflect attention from his failings once again, continues to shoots himself in the foot.

He is not even a clown anymore. He is a grade A <deleted> and does not deserve to be considered as anything else. The Office of the President deserves respect and that is why Trump should be impeached because while he is there, nobody can respect the office (apart from the blind, deaf and synapse challenged supporters), the man child is a disgrace.

[Jingthing]

The thoroughly indecent so called (fake) president.

So the only DECENT thing is to resist it.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/06/president-donald-trump-most-powerful-cornered-animal-world

 

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President Donald Trump is the most powerful cornered animal in the world

Since his inauguration a scant six weeks ago, Trump has defamed a great newspaper, a federal judge, and a former president. He has attacked whole institutions, pillars of American democracy. He appears willing to hold a great constitutional order hostage to his narcissism and political insecurities.

One wishes to echo the words of Joseph Welch who famously asked of Joe McCarthy: “Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?”

 

 

Edited March 7, 2017 by Jingthing

[Jingthing]

The psychology of post trump DEPRESSION and it's relation to the resistance movement (or not).

 

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Strangers in Their Own Land

The psychological roots of liberals’ Trump depression—and what comes next.

Several people told me they’re coping by becoming activists in their hometowns, putting up posters or helping communities they think will be hurt by Trump. In that way, “The Resistance” can become a new identity, like the Tea Party, which helps Trump-haters reconcile their American pride with their disgust at American leadership.

“Sometimes I tell myself that our country needed the Trump effect to light a fire under liberals’ asses,” Caffrey said. “But then I think about all the damage Trump has done and I think, ‘No, I still wish he would have never run.’”

 

 

 

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/03/strangers-in-their-own-land/518733/

[iReason]

Time to invoke the 25th Ammenment folks:

 

Section 4.

Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.

 

Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.

 

Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxxv

 

 

[simple1]

12 hours ago, iReason said:

Time to invoke the 25th Ammenment folks:

 

Section 4.

Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.

 

Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.

 

Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxxv

 

 

WOULD PENCE BE BETTER FOR AMERICA THAN TRUMP?

[iReason]

9 hours ago, simple1 said:

WOULD PENCE BE BETTER FOR AMERICA THAN TRUMP?

 

Pence is a reactionary dinosaur but, given the fact that the reactionary dinosaurs are in power, there is no choice.

And anyone would be better than that fool Trump.

 

And it may happen that way if the incompetent clown continues down the road he is going... 

[iReason]

NPS releases official photos of Trump's inauguration crowd

The National Park Service releases dozens of photos from Trump's and Obama's inaugurations.

The crowds don't look the same. (sub-title)

 

"The US National Parks Service on Monday released official photos from the inauguration ceremonies of President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama. They seem to confirm that fewer people turned out for Trump's inauguration."

 

"The NPS, which manages the National Mall in Washington, took the photos of Trump's inauguration in January from a helicopter and various ground vantage points.

 

https://www.cnet.com/news/nps-donald-trump-inauguration-barack-obama-crowd-size/

 

Case closed.

Edited March 8, 2017 by metisdead
Edited as per fair use policy.

[simple1]

Trump's done it again -. when are the Trump supporters on this forum going to wake up to what a disaster this man is for the Office of President.

 

Donald Trump's latest attack on Barack Obama over Guantanamo Bay releases turns out to be completely false

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-guantanamo-barack-obama-vicious-prisoners-122-terrorists-released-bush-administration-a7616096.html

 

.

 

 

[craigt3365]

This is huge!  They just did a 10 minute special on this on CNN.  Wow.

 

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/13/donald-trumps-worst-deal

 

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Donald Trump’s Worst Deal

The President helped build a hotel in Azerbaijan that appears to be a corrupt operation engineered by oligarchs tied to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

But the Mammadov family, in addition to its reputation for corruption, has a troubling connection that any proper risk assessment should have unearthed: for years, it has been financially entangled with an Iranian family tied to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, the ideologically driven military force.

 

 

Seems this may be yet another investigation needed into Trumps business dealings.  Ugh.

[rijb]

14 minutes ago, craigt3365 said:

This is huge!  They just did a 10 minute special on this on CNN.  Wow.

 

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/13/donald-trumps-worst-deal

 

 

Seems this may be yet another investigation needed into Trumps business dealings.  Ugh.

Why didn't stuff like this come out during the campaign?

[ilostmypassword]

18 minutes ago, rijb said:

Why didn't stuff like this come out during the campaign?

Especially given that the MSM is composed almost entirely of leftist Hillary lovers!

[craigt3365]

21 minutes ago, rijb said:

Why didn't stuff like this come out during the campaign?

The author said he's spent 4 months investigating this.  He's spent a fair amount of time in Baku.  These things take time to research and vet.  Luckily, this is what MSM sites do.  Detailed investigation, vetting of sources, and then publish.  Unlike sites like Breitbart, InfoWars, etc. LOL

[Andaman Al]

 

59 minutes ago, craigt3365 said:

This is huge!  They just did a 10 minute special on this on CNN.  Wow.

 

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/13/donald-trumps-worst-deal

Seems this may be yet another investigation needed into Trumps business dealings.  Ugh.

From the very extensive article in the link

 

Quote

In May, 2012, the month the Baku deal was finalized, the F.C.P.A. was evidently on Donald Trump’s mind. In a phone-in appearance on CNBC, he expressed frustration with the law. “Every other country goes into these places and they do what they have to do,” he said. “It’s a horrible law and it should be changed.” If American companies refused to give bribes, he said, “you’ll do business nowhere.” He continued, “There is one answer—go to your room, close the door, go to sleep, and don’t do any deals, because that’s the only way. The only way you’re going to do it is the other way.”

Trump and his family have definitely broken FCPA law and on top of all of that in 2015/16 Trump was fully aware that the chain of investment that he was involved in for this Trump Tower went all the way to the Iran Revolutionary Guard !!! I find it staggering that anyone could support this man or even defend his actions. Not only is he cosy-ing up in bed with the Russians, he is in projects with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard!!

 

Somebody impeach him!

Edited March 8, 2017 by Andaman Al

[craigt3365]

http://www.npr.org/2017/03/07/519063946/the-new-yorker-uncovers-trump-hotels-ties-to-corrupt-oligarch-family
 

Quote

 

It's a hotel in Azerbaijan, one of the most corrupt countries in the world. And the deal links a chain of people from Ivanka Trump to shady officials in Azerbaijan and possibly to members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, which has been accused of sponsoring terrorism.

...

They were intimately involved in this building. They had a profit share.

 

 

[ilostmypassword]

33 minutes ago, Andaman Al said:

 

From the very extensive article in the link

 

Trump and his family have definitely broken FCPA law and on top of all of that in 2015/16 Trump was fully aware that the chain of investment that he was involved in for this Trump Tower went all the way to the Iran Revolutionary Guard !!! I find it staggering that anyone could support this man or even defend his actions. Not only is he cosy-ing up in bed with the Russians, he is in projects with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard!!

 

Somebody impeach him!

I find it very believable. When Dick Cheney was CEO of Halliburton, he tried to get the US government to allow it to sell drilling equipment to Iran. Never heard any right wing condemnation of him for that.

[craigt3365]

4 minutes ago, ilostmypassword said:

I find it very believable. When Dick Cheney was CEO of Halliburton, he tried to get the US government to allow it to sell drilling equipment to Iran. Never heard any right wing condemnation of him for that.

I think there's a difference between supplying a country with oil drilling equipment and using money obtained from corruption (attached to the revolutionary guard) for a hotel in an extremely corrupt country.  But yes, there was a ban on what Cheney wanted to do.  If he hadn't sold the equipment, some other country would have.  Trump could have not done this project easily.  He knew what he was doing.  Even admits it.

[Andaman Al]

52 minutes ago, craigt3365 said:

I think there's a difference between supplying a country with oil drilling equipment and using money obtained from corruption (attached to the revolutionary guard) for a hotel in an extremely corrupt country.  But yes, there was a ban on what Cheney wanted to do.  If he hadn't sold the equipment, some other country would have.  Trump could have not done this project easily.  He knew what he was doing.  Even admits it.

Especially when the US and Israel claim that the Revolutionary Guard fund Hamas! Wouldn't that be a story if it followed all the way through. It would not be impeachment for Donald it could be a supermax for him and Ivanka.