CNN: The marines behind Biden, “raised questions about why the White House would undercut its message about the need to protect democracy and to respect its institutions by posting service members behind the President as he delivered a political speech.” #BoycottCNN
This is the kind of bullshit we can expect from CNN, now that right-wing boot licker Chris Licht is in charge.
“Do we all want to get together for an hour in the morning on November 3 and pray that Donald Trump will again become President of the United States of America?”
—recently discovered memo from Mathias Döpfner, right wing billionaire owner of Politico (since 9/21)
The founder of Politico, John Harris was a colleague. We both published Clinton biographies. I ended our friendship when he sold to Döpfner.
This is a portion of the text I sent him:
“How could you sell it to a right wing media company? Have you noticed Politico’s coverage has tilted right since the sale? You of all people should know what’s at stake here, and the role the media plays in preserving our democracy.
“As the midterm elections near, top Justice Department officials are weighing whether to temporarily scale back work in criminal investigations involving former President Donald J. Trump.”—NYT
Trump’s stolen files are a national security crisis. Is it better to protect America when she’s on fire, or to rigidly follow a DOJ policy just to appear non partisan.
This is nuts.
Should it be that hard to get a search warrant for Trump’s other residences when we found empty top secret folders at MAL?
Michael Cohen: “I have been saying this since the @FBI raid. I believe Trump has copies, potentially other documents as well, at other locations including his children’s homes, Weisselberg’s Florida home, Bedminster, NJ golf course, Fifth Avenue apartment, etc.”
John Bolton: “I wouldn’t be surprised if there were more highly classified documents at Bedminster or some other residence of his.”
DOJ if you’re listening…
“Mar-a-Lago is a counterintelligence nightmare.”
—Joel Brenner, former head of U.S. counterintelligence
Hundreds of people, including foreign nationals, could have drifted into the unsecured basement at any time
A person familiar with the club described regular movement from club facilities to the basement. “There’s a restaurant here. You see activity. A guy getting vodka to bring to the bar. A person going to get cupcakes to bring upstairs.”
Trump kept the secret files in the same storage room as the food and liquor the staff needed to access on a daily basis.
You know you’re done with CNN when their response to a historic speech by the president defending democracy is to nit pick about the Marine guards in the background.
No, he didn’t “politicize” the Marines. Remember when the GOP held their convention at the WH? #BoycottCNN
Where was CNN’s outrage here?
HYPOCRITES! #BoycottCNN
THREAD 1- When we marvel or roll our eyes at Trump supporters, we're often asking the wrong question. Instead of asking: "How can they believe this nonsense?" Better we ask: "What do they get out of being part of Trumpism that makes them so willing to suppress reasoned thought?"
2- There are a lot of answers to the question of what they get out of Trumpism. First and foremost is "the need to belong." They can dislike and defy the same people, share common grievances, do stuff TOGETHER. It's a brotherhood of purpose. It's easier to "believe" than think!
3 - We're often asked if Trumpism is a cult. The short answer: YES, it is. A cult is defined by an unusual, unwavering interest or belief in a particular personality or goal, where devotion transcends reasoned thought. And when you do that, you transcend science, math, and facts