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^ Tax cuts for rich folk, culture wars for working folk.

The Trump way.
 
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/02/us/politics/trump-lawyers-memo-mueller-subpoena.html

The lawyers acknowledged that Mr. Trump dictated a statement to The Times about the 2016 Trump Tower meeting between some of his top advisers and Russians who were said to have damaging information about Hillary Clinton. Though the statement is misleading — in it, the president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., said he met with Russians “primarily” to discuss adoption issues — the lawyers call it “short but accurate.”

Mr. Mueller is investigating whether Mr. Trump, by dictating the comment, revealed that he was trying to cover up proof of the campaign’s ties to Russia — evidence that could go to whether he had the same intention when he took other actions.

The president’s lawyers argued that the statement is a matter between the president and The Times — and the president’s White House and legal advisers have said for the past year that misleading journalists is not a crime.
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cerebus said:
Nice thread

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Does the guy with the money bag represent big government? I think they could have illustrated it better.
 
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Unhappy438 said:
To be fair it should, they are more complicit than random rich guys.
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You have to stick with the "Democratic" socialist narrative.
Big government = good. (as long as they control it)
Random rich guy = bad. (hoarding wealth that needs to be redistributed)
 
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cerebus said:
It's not about complicity, it's about voting choices.
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It a satirical leftists view of the Republican voting choices. It's funny, but incorrect.

You guys should really stop taking comedy so seriously.
 
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Interesting interview:
[video=youtube_share;mMAoad0hQUw]https://youtu.be/mMAoad0hQUw[/video]
 
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Greg Abbott posting fake Churchill quotes on Twitter

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The responses are great

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Unhappy438 said:
To be fair it should, they are more complicit than random rich guys.
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By government do you mean members of Congress? Because that's who it would apply to.

And their paymasters are the Kochs, Mercers, Adelson, Palmer, Singer etc.
 
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Randhir said:
Marine kicked out of Marine Corps for role in Charlottesville white supremacist march

****, here's another video Alan and co missed when bringing us all those cute articles and posts.
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Another story Alan missed, I guess.

Alleged Mosque Bombers Got Orders From Militia ‘Higher-Ups,’ Members Say

Three members of a fringe militia are charged with bombing a Minnesota mosque. They say they were part of a larger network.

A series of attacks on a mosque, an abortion clinic, and a railroad line looked like the work of a three-man militia, but newly unsealed court documents suggest the alleged bombers might have been following orders from “higher ups” in a network of extremist groups.
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Also, is there any doubt what they'd be called and how much coverage it would get if they were... of a different hue or ideology.
 
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Daniel Drezner's thread about how Republicans and his own administration's officials talk about Trump like he's a child is pretty amazing. There are already 416 instances.

https://twitter.com/dandrezner/status/1026812484290850817

The latest ones:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/07/magazine/paul-ryan-speakership-end-trump.html

The speaker says he tries to encourage good behavior in the president. “He put out a tweet last night that was really good,” Ryan told me after he and the president hung up. (It was apparently an inoccuous tweet about trade.) The speaker’s words carried the vaguely patronizing tone of a parent affirming a potty-training milestone.

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Ryan made a determination after Trump’s election that to defy the president too forcefully would invite a counterreaction. He tends to speak of the commander in chief as if he were sharing a coping strategy on dealing with a Ritalin-deprived child. “It boomerangs,” Ryan says of being too critical of Trump. “He goes in the other direction, so that’s not effective.” He added, “The pissing match doesn’t work.”
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Today, in the swamp...

EPA is now allowing asbestos back into manufacturing

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New Details About Wilbur Ross’ Business Point To Pattern Of Grifting

Over several months, in speaking with 21 people who know Ross, Forbes uncovered a pattern: Many of those who worked directly with him claim that Ross wrongly siphoned or outright stole a few million here and a few million there, huge amounts for most but not necessarily for the commerce secretary. At least if you consider them individually. But all told, these allegations—which sparked lawsuits, reimbursements and an SEC fine—come to more than $120 million. If even half of the accusations are legitimate, the current United States secretary of commerce could rank among the biggest grifters in American history.
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