Octopus Overlords

Chaz wrote:He posted a video congratulating the CIA on its 70th birthday.* The video was a minute and a half of clips from the speech he gave there just after his inauguration. Included in the clips are some of his attacks on the media. Once again, it's all about him. This would be the same speech that many in the CIA thought was in bad taste considering it was given in front of the memorial wall.

*It seems to me like an entity like the CIA would actually have a 70th anniversary, and birthdays are more reserved for an individual what was born. But that's a nitpick.

Ralph-Wiggum wrote:Trump just called Kim Jong-un "Rocket Man" in his speech to the UN. He's treating his UN speech like one long Twitter rant.

hepcat wrote:I remember when any self respecting conservative would have had a fit over something like this. Too bad they're all either dead or just too much of a coward to speak up now.

Paingod wrote:

hepcat wrote:I remember when any self respecting conservative would have had a fit over something like this. Too bad they're all either dead or just too much of a coward to speak up now.

I can hear the mantra from here.

It's ours now. Just close your eyes, hold on, and keep walking forward. It's ours now. Just close your eyes, hold on, and keep walking forward. It's ours now. Just close your eyes, hold on, and keep walking forward. It's ours now. Just close your eyes, hold on, and keep walking forward. It's ours now. Just close your eyes, hold on, and keep walking forward. It's ours now. Just close your eyes, hold on, and keep walking forward.

Hopefully there's a punji stick pit ahead for all of them.

hepcat wrote:The moment we start fighting with North Korea, I fully expect the Mangerine's bone spurs to make a reappearance and then a quick retreat to Mar-a-Lago to ride out the rest of his presidency.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu beamed as he and his wife, Sara, listened to Trump speak. The Israeli leader, an opponent of the international nuclear deal with Iran, was also addressing the world body later Tuesday, a day earlier than usual because he is leaving the gathering in time to spend the Jewish holy days in Israel.

“In more than 30 years of my acquaintance with the U.N., I have not heard a more courageous and sharp speech,” Netanyahu, a former Israeli ambassador to the body, said after Trump's remarks. “President Trump told the truth about the dangers lurking in the world, and called to face them forcefully to ensure the future of mankind.”

hepcat wrote:Shouldn't Netanyahu be at home making sure his son isn't posting Nazi slogans on Instagram and retweeting articles from The Stormfront?

Moliere wrote:As I asked in the NK thread, what magic response should Trump take that will resolve this situation? It's a clusterfuck no matter what he does. Which is great for the Democrats so they don't have to take the blame.

tgb wrote:

hepcat wrote:Shouldn't Netanyahu be at home making sure his son isn't posting Nazi slogans on Instagram and retweeting articles from The Stormfront?

Something else he and Trump have in common.

While the amount involved in the case seems relatively minor, the so-called “meal-booking affair,” as the Israeli media calls it, is one of four corruption investigations closing in on Mr. Netanyahu and adds to the perception that Mrs. Netanyahu has exploited her husband’s office to finance her opulent tastes.

Ralph-Wiggum wrote:Yes, NK is a generally no-win situation. But Trump is needlessly stirring the pot with the seemingly intention to goad NK into doing something so Trump can justify military action. There are degrees of clusterfuckedness and Trump is rocketing up the scale.

Captain Caveman wrote:Kim gets described as a madman a lot, but putting aside the horrible conditions in NK and it's terrible record of human rights violations, if his goal is simply to hold on to power and protect himself and his regime, his actions are not altogether irrational.

U.S. President Donald Trump is using money donated to his reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee to pay for his lawyers in the probe of alleged Russian interference in the U.S. election, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The U.S. Federal Election Commission allows the use of private campaign funds to pay legal bills arising from being a candidate or elected official.

While previous presidential campaigns have used these funds to pay for routine legal matters such as ballot access disputes and compliance requirements, Trump would be the first U.S. president in the modern campaign finance era to use such funds to cover the costs of responding to a criminal probe, said election law experts.

One person familiar with the matter said the first payments, the amount of which Reuters could not determine, has already been made and would be disclosed in public filings. The person did not explain how the costs would be allocated between the campaign and the RNC.

The Republican National Committee is expected to make its August spending public on Wednesday, and the Trump campaign is due for another disclosure on Oct. 15.

John Dowd, Trump’s lead lawyer, declined to say how the president’s legal bills were being paid, adding: “That’s none of your business.”

LawBeefaroni wrote:

tgb wrote:

hepcat wrote:Shouldn't Netanyahu be at home making sure his son isn't posting Nazi slogans on Instagram and retweeting articles from The Stormfront?

Something else he and Trump have in common.

But wait, there's more! Netanyahu's wife is up on fraud charges.. Best pals potential. I bet they party with Burlesconi.

While the amount involved in the case seems relatively minor, the so-called “meal-booking affair,” as the Israeli media calls it, is one of four corruption investigations closing in on Mr. Netanyahu and adds to the perception that Mrs. Netanyahu has exploited her husband’s office to finance her opulent tastes.

Sounds familiar.

and improperly redeemed more than $1,000 in bottle deposits for cash.

malchior wrote:I'm a little perplexed about how despite a direct hit by Maria the mangerine hasn't declared a disaster there yet. Does 100% of power have to be out for 2 days? The media has not really picked this up yet but it sure is curious.

hepcat wrote:It's mostly hitting brown people. Not his demographic.

Combustible Lemur wrote:

hepcat wrote:It's mostly hitting brown people. Not his demographic.

I'd be surprised if he understands they're citizens.

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Combustible Lemur wrote:

hepcat wrote:It's mostly hitting brown people. Not his demographic.

I'd be surprised if he understands they're citizens.

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President Donald Trump’s appointees to jobs at Agriculture Department headquarters include a long-haul truck driver, a country club cabana attendant and the owner of a scented-candle company.

A POLITICO review of dozens of résumés from political appointees to USDA shows the agency has been stocked with Trump campaign staff and volunteers who in many cases demonstrated little to no experience with federal policy, let alone deep roots in agriculture. But of the 42 résumés POLITICO reviewed, 22 cited Trump campaign experience. And based on their résumés, some of those appointees appear to lack credentials, such as a college degree, required to qualify for higher government salaries.

It’s typical for presidents to reward loyalists with jobs once a campaign is over. But what’s different under Trump, sources familiar with the department's inner workings say, is the number of campaign staffers who have gotten positions and the jobs and salaries they have been hired for, despite not having solid agricultural credentials in certain cases.

hepcat wrote:Trump's USDA picks