Aren’t they helpful

October 17, 2019October 16, 2019 ~ susie

Ronan Farrow: National Enquirer tried to help Trump bury allegations he raped a teenager in 1994 and assured Trump's lawyer at the time, Michael Cohen, "that they would track down the woman with the rape allegation and see what they could do about her." https://t.co/b86z8Ikb9K
— EssenViews (@essenviews) October 16, 2019

Don the Con

October 17, 2019October 16, 2019 ~ susie

Documents show stark differences in how Trump’s businesses reported some expenses, profits and occupancy figures for two NYC buildings — making them appear more profitable to a lender and less profitable to officials who set the buildings’ property tax.https://t.co/GOzgsLCfQv
— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) October 16, 2019

Bullsh*t roundup

October 16, 2019October 15, 2019 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

Republicans and their buddies behaving badly:

BREAKING: VP Pence is sending a letter to House cmte. chairs saying that he will not comply with their document requests in the impeachment inquiry. https://t.co/kdrUxkkyai https://t.co/XPMYQEGpV7
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 15, 2019

https://twitter.com/MingGao26/status/1184173597629304832

Note, these documents will show that the White House decided to ignore the will of Congress to carry out his extortion. https://t.co/TmtldiHHSm
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) October 15, 2019

My latest: Rudy Giuliani told me he views his work in Ukraine as “intertwined” with his work as Trump’s personal attorney. He added that he would “need an independent opinion” to confirm what information, if any, he could divulge. https://t.co/0eNQM0lbmp
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) October 15, 2019

A Jared Kushner company is seeking $100 million from a Saudi-tied fund .This was a year ago. No one blinked, no outrage. BTW, they got the funding https://t.co/cjrJmQqhXe
— rmc (@Thelast_try) October 15, 2019

Confirmation that this entire scheme is a Russian mob disinformation campaign https://t.co/xSo7JRD3RS
— Scott Stedman (indefinite hiatus) (@ScottMStedman) October 16, 2019

Not sure what this means

October 16, 2019October 15, 2019 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

But it sounds like it will be something big:

🚨 BREAKING —>

*TURKEY'S HALKBANK CHARGED BY FEDERAL PROSECUTORS IN NEW YORK

*HALKBANK CHARGED IN SIX-COUNT INDICTMENT WITH FRAUD, LAUNDERING

*TURKISH BANK CONSPIRED TO EVADE IRANIAN SANCTIONS, U.S. SAYS pic.twitter.com/hyz34Kut20
— David S. Joachim (@davidjoachim) October 15, 2019

What’s going on

October 15, 2019October 14, 2019 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

This is an important thread, but I'll sum it up for you: Post-Soviet oligarchs bought the Republican Party, at fire sale prices. https://t.co/nyiNSE6Jl5
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) October 14, 2019

You might not remember

October 15, 2019October 14, 2019 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

But I do — when Republicans controlled the House, they had all the committee meetings from the Dems and did everything in secret. The House impeachment hearing are held in secret for obvious reasons, but that doesn’t stop Matt Gaetz from trying to spy for Trump:

Rep. @mattgaetz: "I'm deeply disappointed that as a member of the House Judiciary Committee on behalf of my constituents, I'm unable to participate & listen to the questions & answers… If Democrats really are trying to build a legitimate case, they would use legitimate tools." pic.twitter.com/Q45PvsGHmK
— The Hill (@thehill) October 14, 2019

Sorry @RepMattGaetz would make me break out laughing. I guess that might throw me off my game for a few minutes. But the only serious impact might be wetting my pants from uncontrollable laughter, not intimidation.
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) October 14, 2019

You can’t kick someone out who was never invited in. Rep. @mattgaetz is not on any of the committees and your side’s stunt wasted an hour of time. It’s time to get serious. @realDonaldTrump confessed to a crime and we have a country to protect. https://t.co/TG6gyZsQ2h
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) October 14, 2019

https://twitter.com/AREvers/status/1183828390530469888

Her father’s daughter

October 15, 2019October 14, 2019 ~ susie ~ 2 Comments

House Republicans like Liz Cheney: Stop investigating Trump, or he will cause more humanitarian crises around the world.

House Democrats: holding Trump accountable everywhere. https://t.co/g75t2aNLol
— Swing Left (@swingleft) October 14, 2019

Kill Facebook

October 15, 2019October 14, 2019 ~ susie ~ 3 Comments

I was already prepared to ditch the thing, just trying to figure out how to make the transition re: family members. Reading “Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America” made up my mind everyone needs to get the hell off:

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been hosting off-the-record gatherings with conservative journalists, commentators and at least one Republican lawmaker to discuss free speech and partnerships https://t.co/WOk88bNzJY
— POLITICO (@politico) October 14, 2019

One way to look at this is Facebook trying to appease bad faith critics, another is Facebook deciding like oil companies, drug companies and Wall street that its the Republicans who are their most likely allies in Washington going forward. https://t.co/V4Tgd8UIFk
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) October 14, 2019

Weird how we never hear stories about Facebook or Twitter having secret dinners with progressives to address concerns about their platforms but when they get busted meeting with white nationalists the excuse is always some smug version of “I talk to both sides you should try it.”
— Chris Jackson (@ChrisCJackson) October 14, 2019

Felons of a feather

October 14, 2019October 13, 2019 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

Rudy took Lev Parnas to the funeral of former President George H. W. Bush as his "guest". You pay big 💰💰💰for the kind of access…. pic.twitter.com/kmVtWX6xv4
— mrs panstreppon (@mrspanstreppon) October 13, 2019

The man who knows nothing

October 11, 2019October 10, 2019 ~ susie

BREAKING: Rick Perry, c’mon down. pic.twitter.com/xbMutJ7Vsj
— Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@NotHoodlum) October 10, 2019