US Politics and Trump Category IV - I've never even heard of one that big before

[Emjay]

Much like they can't meme, this is a new level of TDS, they over correct and completely miss the target and just own goal with face plants

Speaking of memes, the WaPo memes are very entertaining.

 

[Temujin]

 

[OrbitalDawn]

Found this interesting, shows not just US, but world(well, not everywhere, but a fair chunk)

Air Pollution in United States: Real-time Air Quality Index Visual Map

How polluted is the air today? Check out the real-time air pollution map, for more than 100 countries.

aqicn.org

That's really cool.

I know Paris uses the same platform, but they've done some great stuff on a city-level to improve the quality of the data.

Air Pollution in Paris: Real-time Air Quality Index Visual Map

How polluted is the air today? Check out the real-time air pollution map, for more than 100 countries.

aqicn.org

There's no such thing as a trial by media. Trump is getting a real trial as he is entitled to.

The brazen hypocrisy to whine about 'trial by media' after the treatment Obama and Clinton (and now Biden) got in conservative media is instructive. It's pretty clear they mean saying anything critical of Dear Leader is 'trial by media/lynching'.

And yeah, lol @ them not even attempting to try and talk away the contradictory whine that it's both too public and too secretive.

 

[OrbitalDawn]

Deficit still ballooning.

Federal deficit increases 26% to $984 billion for fiscal 2019, highest in 7 years

The gap between revenues and spending was the widest in seven years. Defense, Medicare and interest payments ballooned the shortfall.

www.cnbc.com

And because none of Trump's cronies want to be left out of the corruption gig...

Symbol of ’80s Greed Stands to Profit From Trump Tax Break for Poor Areas (Published 2019)

The financier Michael Milken is a major investor in a property that became eligible for a federal tax break — after his longtime friend, Steven Mnuchin, intervened.

www.nytimes.com

The Treasury Department, reportedly at the personal instruction of Mnuchin, made an area of land in Nevada owned by financier Michael Milken, who was reportedly an inspiration for the character of Gordon Gekko in the film Wall Street, eligible for a federal tax break that it did not previously qualify for after alleged pressure from Milken's business partner and other landowners.

 

[lumeer]

https://www.businessinsider.com/democrats-courts-charles-kupperman-trump-impeachment-2019-10

Adam Schiff has announced they'll not be taking to the courts to compel White House staff to testify, but will instead interpret their defiance, under instruction from Mr Trump, as evidence of obstruction of justice.

"We are not willing to let the White House engage us in a lengthy game of rope-a-dope in the courts, so we press ahead," Schiff told reporters, according to The New York Times.

Clever. This pulls the rug from underneath Mr Trump, who was probably bargaining on the Democrats heading to court to order witnesses to testify, and thought he was going to drag out and frustrate the process with endless court cases and appeals, one of his tactics in wearing down his opponents.

 

[OrbitalDawn]

https://www.businessinsider.com/democrats-courts-charles-kupperman-trump-impeachment-2019-10

Adam Schiff has announced they'll not be taking to the courts to compel White House staff to testify, but will instead interpret their defiance, under instruction from Mr Trump, as evidence of obstruction of justice.



Clever. This pulls the rug from underneath Mr Trump, who was probably bargaining on the Democrats heading to court to order witnesses to testify, and thought he was going to drag out and frustrate the process with endless court cases and appeals, one of his tactics in wearing down his opponents.

Good. It's clear-cut obstruction of legitimate Congressional inquiry, so just list the instances and move on.

 

[Techne]

Fake Fox News being gaslighted by a Reaganite (of all people) telling truth. Fun times.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

Zerohedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

 

[cerebus]

Sondland Testified Trump-Ukraine Pressure Was Quid Pro Quo, His Lawyer Tells WSJ

Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland believed the White House meeting sought by Ukrainian President Zelensky depended on an agreement to open a Biden probe, according to his attorney.

www.huffpost.com

Sondland Testified Trump Pressure On Ukraine Was Quid Pro Quo, His Lawyer Tells WSJ

Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland believed the White House meeting sought by Ukrainian President Zelensky depended on an agreement to open a Biden probe, according to his attorney


Asked by a House committee lawmaker as part of the ongoing impeachment probe if the arrangement was a quid pro quo, Sondland responded that he wasn’t a lawyer but believed the answer was yes, his attorney Robert Luskin told the newspaper.

Sondland also told House committees that the president had told him: “There’s no quid pro quo — but Zelensky’s got to get out there and do the right thing,” his lawyer told the Journal.

 

[cerebus]

READ: WH Ukraine expert's opening statement says he reported concerns about Trump-Zelensky call https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/28/politics/wh-ukraine-expert-opening-statement/index.html

Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council's top Ukraine expert, plans to tell House impeachment investigators on Tuesday that he was so troubled by President Donald Trump's July phone call with Ukraine's President that he reported his concerns to a superior, according to a copy of his opening statement obtained by CNN.

Vindman will also tell lawmakers that he felt Trump's efforts to press Ukraine for investigations into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son undermined American national security.

 

[cerebus]

Democrats moving toward next phase of impeachment inquiry with key vote https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/28/politics/house-impeachment-procedure-vote/index.html

The House is moving toward the next phase of its impeachment inquiry, setting up a vote later this week on procedures that could quickly lead to President Donald Trump becoming the third president in US history to be impeached.

 

[Gingerbeardman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1188934787844587520

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1188939531187183617

Bwahahahaha.

 

[Temujin]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1188934787844587520

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1188939531187183617

Bwahahahaha.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1188997896236097537

Finished

 

[Emjay]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1188934787844587520

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1188939531187183617

Bwahahahaha.

Why is a politician even getting involved?

 

[Gingerbeardman]

Why is a politician even getting involved?

Nonreligious Questions

Whether you’ve been turned off by religion in the past or have a question about one of the world’s religions, check out what Patheos has to offer.

friendlyatheist.patheos.com

 

[Emjay]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1188909031403900928

What a gorgeous dog. They are so amazing, and unbelievably smart. Been wishing for one as a running partner for a while now, but too afraid to make the leap.

 

[Emjay]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1188971187151482881

 

[Unhappy438]

Nunes Aide Is Leaking the Ukraine Whistleblower’s Name, Sources Say

For all the hand wringing and pearl clutching about Democrats leaking.

 

[Emjay]

 

[Gingerbeardman]

Nunes Aide Is Leaking the Ukraine Whistleblower’s Name, Sources Say

For all the hand wringing and pearl clutching about Democrats leaking.

Funny how the name of the whistleblower isn't named in the article. Is that because the media has now magically decided that they shouldn't share this information, or is it because the "leak" never actually made it into the media in the first place?

Judging from the opening paragraph, this entire article is nothing but TDS on steroids.