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Post by dc2london on Sept 26, 2019 20:06:04 GMT -6
I’m super curious as to who the wb lawyers are. Please be Sally Yates caliber The WB retained Compass Rose Legal Group as counsel which was verrrrrrryyyyy smart (and probably verrrry expensive)
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Post by dc2london on Sept 26, 2019 20:07:13 GMT -6
Yeah I haven't always been super impressed by the Twitter shenanigans of these two but they are competent lawyers
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Post by dc2london on Sept 26, 2019 20:10:12 GMT -6
Mike Schmidt obviously doesn't sleep at all ever in the Trump era White House Knew of Whistle-Blower’s Allegations Soon After Trump’s Call With Ukraine Leader nyti.ms/2ltzVye
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Post by dc2london on Sept 26, 2019 20:14:41 GMT -6
Wait holdup wait WHAT.
(Susan Hennessy is not a partisan and would NOT report this if it wasn't crisis level important)
This is a significant development.
CIA GC was aware of complaint & told NSC lawyer and DOJ. AAG for National Security reviewed call transcript, decided to notify Deputy AG and head of criminal division.
Translation: USG lawyers saw transcript and viewed it as possible crime.
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Post by oreobitsy on Sept 26, 2019 20:21:35 GMT -6
Oh man, I can't keep up.
So, they were aware of this before and were investigating already but the whistleblower brought it to the attention of Congress?
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Post by dc2london on Sept 26, 2019 20:23:52 GMT -6
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Post by byjove on Sept 26, 2019 20:34:35 GMT -6
Oh man, I can't keep up. So, they were aware of this before and were investigating already but the whistleblower brought it to the attention of Congress? No, I think it means they (the people listed) knew and buried it.
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Post by jkjacq on Sept 26, 2019 20:38:44 GMT -6
Maybe he should have used a secure phone in a skif ifnstead of his iPhone?? Or just ya know NOT commit crimes I haven't seen any suggestion that he has made official Head of State calls on his personal device but if he has, that's a big big deal. Did I miss reporting to that effect? If the calls in question took place from the Oval on official lines, I believe the Oval would be reasonably considered a SCIF for such purposes I don’t know if he actually made calls but he’s tweeting from it and I assume it’s with him in the Oval. Siri is probably recording it I stand by the maybe don’t do crime tho.
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Post by oreobitsy on Sept 26, 2019 20:40:50 GMT -6
Oh man, I can't keep up. So, they were aware of this before and were investigating already but the whistleblower brought it to the attention of Congress? No, I think it means they (the people listed) knew and buried it. Shiiiiiiiiit. That is bad. I am amazed that one brave person is blowing all of it up.
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Post by mrsweasley on Sept 26, 2019 21:23:07 GMT -6
I have a very vivid memory of my grandma (who was from WI) reading the newspaper at the kitchen table and saying "Paul Ryan, what an idiot"
This was probably 12ish years ago? Still holds true
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Post by iruntodrink on Sept 26, 2019 21:35:23 GMT -6
You guys are beasts. dc2london, I may have admitted my girlcrush before, but if I didn't, I am now. I appreciate the work you put in here in Cyberland and in the Upside Down...I mean IRL. (Along with others, but I'm too buzzed up to know their tags, you know who you are *awkward Jon Snow wink*). Disclaimer: I've self-cared with tequilas and Tito's. Paging Co-Drunken Mascot blurnette989, I know you're here! This week definitely called for Thursday drinkin'. Expect love tits. I love you guys! :stumbles out:
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Post by blurnette989 on Sept 26, 2019 21:38:00 GMT -6
Haha live it iruntodrink. Sadly sober as a churchmouse and only up to nurse the babe. But don't worry, Friday weekly pizza night at my dad's, alllllllll the wines.
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Post by iruntodrink on Sept 26, 2019 21:39:44 GMT -6
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Post by iruntodrink on Sept 26, 2019 21:44:20 GMT -6
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Post by mrsweasley on Sept 26, 2019 21:53:40 GMT -6
It's a good thing MH is OOT this week because he would probably be telling me hiw obsessed I am and that I need to lay off the news 🙄 Honestly it's so hard to keep up though
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Post by oreobitsy on Sept 26, 2019 21:56:21 GMT -6
I have a very vivid memory of my grandma (who was from WI) reading the newspaper at the kitchen table and saying "Paul Ryan, what an idiot" This was probably 12ish years ago? Still holds true Wisconsin is a wonderful state but some of the politicians are the worst. I'm glad your Grandma recognized that, not all Wisconsinites do. ::shakes fist at family::
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Post by iruntodrink on Sept 26, 2019 22:07:25 GMT -6
It's a good thing MH is OOT this week because he would probably be telling me hiw obsessed I am and that I need to lay off the news 🙄 Honestly it's so hard to keep up though why though? This is fucking history! I have been glued to the TV for updates on a handful of events over my nearly 42 years, and I have #noragrets. If you are interested, and you are educating yourself - obsess away!
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Post by mrsweasley on Sept 26, 2019 22:18:30 GMT -6
It's a good thing MH is OOT this week because he would probably be telling me hiw obsessed I am and that I need to lay off the news 🙄 Honestly it's so hard to keep up though why though? This is fucking history! I have been glued to the TV for updates on a handful of events over my nearly 42 years, and I have #noragrets. If you are interested, and you are educating yourself - obsess away! He thinks there are more important things to worry about 🤷♀️ He's an engineer and practices Calculus so he "doesn't forget how to do it" in his spare time I get the desire to not get sucked into the constant 24 hour news cycle, but sometimes I think he could focus a little less on math and a little more on current events. He would probably be happy just being blissfully unaware, but lucky for him he has a wife that won't let that happen 😂
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Post by dc2london on Sept 27, 2019 6:23:23 GMT -6
You guys are beasts. dc2london, I may have admitted my girlcrush before, but if I didn't, I am now. I appreciate the work you put in here in Cyberland and in the Upside Down...I mean IRL. (Along with others, but I'm too buzzed up to know their tags, you know who you are *awkward Jon Snow wink*). Disclaimer: I've self-cared with tequilas and Tito's. Paging Co-Drunken Mascot blurnette989, I know you're here! This week definitely called for Thursday drinkin'. Expect love tits. I love you guys! :stumbles out: You are a treasure
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Post by cakewench on Sept 27, 2019 6:39:03 GMT -6
I know this tweet will please a lot of people in here:
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Post by jkjacq on Sept 27, 2019 6:57:24 GMT -6
The Speaker did a half hour interview on morning joe this morning If you can try to catch it.
She’s was very much trying to avoid impeachment because of the division of the country. She seems...unsettled that it’s come to this necessary move. I get it but it was past time
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Post by blurnette989 on Sept 27, 2019 7:05:26 GMT -6
The Speaker did a half hour interview on morning joe this morning If you can try to catch it. She’s was very much trying to avoid impeachment because of the division of the country. She seems...unsettled that it’s come to this necessary move. I get it but it was past time I just don't see how not impeaching will help resolve any divides. I think she is very wrong on that.
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Post by Ls2012 on Sept 27, 2019 7:08:57 GMT -6
The Speaker did a half hour interview on morning joe this morning If you can try to catch it. She’s was very much trying to avoid impeachment because of the division of the country. She seems...unsettled that it’s come to this necessary move. I get it but it was past time I just don't see how not impeaching will help resolve any divides. I think she is very wrong on that. Exactly. The message sent by NOT impeaching is just...shudders. How could we possibly allow the bar to be set that low?
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Post by enchanted on Sept 27, 2019 7:11:25 GMT -6
In response to one of the tweets in his tirade this morning:
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Post by dc2london on Sept 27, 2019 7:18:23 GMT -6
Insert Kevin laughing gif
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Post by jaygee on Sept 27, 2019 7:36:04 GMT -6
The Speaker did a half hour interview on morning joe this morning If you can try to catch it. She’s was very much trying to avoid impeachment because of the division of the country. She seems...unsettled that it’s come to this necessary move. I get it but it was past time I just don't see how not impeaching will help resolve any divides. I think she is very wrong on that. As you know, I love me some Pelosi. But I agree she is wrong on this. I think she is speaking from a position of privilege when she says stuff like this. She is harkening back to some perceived good ole days of political civility and harmony in the country which never really existed for non-rich people or people of color. Now if she wants to make more of a legal or procedural argument that the ducks have to be in a row and double counted before you say the word, while I don’t entirely agree with that, I respect it more than this division nonsense.
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Post by jkjacq on Sept 27, 2019 7:52:29 GMT -6
I just don't see how not impeaching will help resolve any divides. I think she is very wrong on that. As you know, I love me some Pelosi. But I agree she is wrong on this. I think she is speaking from a position of privilege when she says stuff like this. She is harkening back to some perceived good ole days of political civility and harmony in the country which never really existed for non-rich people of color. Now if she wants to make more of a legal or procedural argument that the ducks have to be in a row and double counted before you say the word, while I don’t entirely agree with that, I respect it more than this division nonsense. I'm not disagreeing with any of whats been said here.
And I think you really hit the nail with her privilege. But I can also see the division that started with the election (I know it was much earlier/deeper prior but as a starting point) will continue and widen the chasm with these proceedings. Most people dont see the whole picture. The trust that we've had in norms and institutions has really been broken.
As relieved as I am to finally get to this point, it IS a sad time in our history
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Post by dc2london on Sept 27, 2019 7:54:15 GMT -6
As you know, I love me some Pelosi. But I agree she is wrong on this. I think she is speaking from a position of privilege when she says stuff like this. She is harkening back to some perceived good ole days of political civility and harmony in the country which never really existed for non-rich people of color. Now if she wants to make more of a legal or procedural argument that the ducks have to be in a row and double counted before you say the word, while I don’t entirely agree with that, I respect it more than this division nonsense. I'm not disagreeing with any of whats been said here.
And I think you really hit the nail with her privilege. But I can also see the division that started with the election (I know it was much earlier/deeper prior but as a starting point) will continue and widen the chasm with these proceedings. Most people dont see the whole picture. The trust that we've had in norms and institutions has really been broken.
As relieved as I am to finally get to this point, it IS a sad time in our history
One thing I think people really miss when they point to Republicans eventually turning in Nixon is that Nixon didn't have multiple propaganda outlets spinning the wheels all day every day.
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Post by jkjacq on Sept 27, 2019 8:00:19 GMT -6
I'm not disagreeing with any of whats been said here.
And I think you really hit the nail with her privilege. But I can also see the division that started with the election (I know it was much earlier/deeper prior but as a starting point) will continue and widen the chasm with these proceedings. Most people dont see the whole picture. The trust that we've had in norms and institutions has really been broken.
As relieved as I am to finally get to this point, it IS a sad time in our history
One thing I think people really miss when they point to Republicans eventually turning in Nixon is that Nixon didn't have multiple propaganda outlets spinning the wheels all day every day. When did the rule about fair and balanced news coverage stop? Because I'm trying to remember seeing something about how when we only had 3 stations, the news had to present a nonslanted story and it was an FCC rule?
Did I dream that?
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Post by cakewench on Sept 27, 2019 8:00:51 GMT -6
I'm not disagreeing with any of whats been said here.
And I think you really hit the nail with her privilege. But I can also see the division that started with the election (I know it was much earlier/deeper prior but as a starting point) will continue and widen the chasm with these proceedings. Most people dont see the whole picture. The trust that we've had in norms and institutions has really been broken.
As relieved as I am to finally get to this point, it IS a sad time in our history
One thing I think people really miss when they point to Republicans eventually turning in Nixon is that Nixon didn't have multiple propaganda outlets spinning the wheels all day every day. Words cannot express how much I loathe Roger Ailes.
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