Let Jeebus Give You A Hand
(Hat tip: Scissorhead Bruce388)
Scissorhead Bruce388 reminds us that we have a friend in Jeebus. A really good friend…
Actually, he says that this was one of the Russian Troll Farms 2016 Goat Rodeo, uh, attempt to divide an conquer.
The Lame Jokes Shall Enter Heaven First
Friend of the blog Tommy Christopher tells us exactly what we don’t want to know:
Trump’s SECRETARY OF STATE, America’s chief diplomat, said “We will continue to fight these battles, it is a never ending struggle… until the Rapture.” Holy shit. pic.twitter.com/M727uMoq4w
— Tommy MMXIXtopher (@tommyxtopher) December 27, 2018
Sweet Jeebus! If our Secretary of State is all-in for the End of the World, what motivation does he have to not bring it about?
I’m all for $5B Ameros to build a big, beautiful wall separating Church and State.
Touched By An Angel, or at least a Fed.
Hey guys, you know that blanket, absolute, I-Never-Went-There denial from Michael Cohen (Comrade Stupid’s stupidest lawyer) about how he was never in Prague meeting with the Russians?
Seems that Opinions Differ!
“A mobile phone traced to President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and “fixer” Michael Cohen briefly sent signals ricocheting off cell towers in the Prague area in late summer 2016, at the height of the presidential campaign, leaving an electronic record to support claims that Cohen met secretly there with Russian officials, four people with knowledge of the matter say.
“During the same period of late August or early September, electronic eavesdropping by an Eastern European intelligence agency picked up a conversation among Russians, one of whom remarked that Cohen was in Prague, two people familiar with the incident said.
“The phone and surveillance data, which have not previously been disclosed, lend new credence to a key part of a former British spy’s dossier of Kremlin intelligence describing purported coordination between Trump’s campaign and Russia’s election meddling operation.”
Now, of course no one knows what Mr. Mueller knows, and no one knows what Cohen and Mueller talked about.
“Earlier this month, Mueller advised Cohen’s sentencing judge that Cohen has provided substantial assistance in four areas, including in “core” areas of the Russia inquiry. Mueller did not elaborate.”
Boom.
There’s no way that Cohen went there on his own and without informing his boss, so this cell phone ricochet is really pretty damning (if true). It’s worth remembering that Mueller has all the cellphones from the original raid and also has all the phone company records. These things all collaborate each other.
Last word:
My take is that McClatchy would have to be utterly foolish to run with this story if they didn’t have it nailed down. There is no evidence that they’ve ever been foolish. As a matter of fact, they were one of the few major publications that got the Iraq War right. https://t.co/42qlyomKPf
— Nancy LeTourneau (@Smartypants60) December 27, 2018
“And now our powerhouse panel discusses…” (Stolen from Cutetropolis – click the image to visit that blog!)
I would watch CNN if they swapped out Crypt Keeper David Gergen for a cat any day, and in advance I apologize to cats everywhere for suggesting that they would work for CNN.
(Hat tip: Cutetropolis, which you definitely should visit.)
The blogger at work: Presses enter, then spots the typo!
You guys, our pal Batocchio at the essential blog Vagabond Scholar, has the annual Jon Swift Round-up (2018 Edition, “The Best Posts of the Year, Chosen by the Bloggers Themselves”) posted, and you should check it out! Every year I find new voices, blogs to bookmark, and of course consider for when I have the honor of doing the Crooks and Liars morning round-up. The Swift round-up really is a Best-of-the-Web tradition.
Every year, Batocchio and cohorts do the yeoman work of pulling this thing together, and while I’m sure it is a labor of love, it is most definitely labor.
Thank-you, Batocchio, you are Aces with us!
The Shadow Knows!
As predicted in the comments by Scisssorhead Scottie (of the famous Scotties Toy Box blog), the stock market is tanking again now that Prznint Stupid has returned from Iraq.
As we’ve noted in various forms before: MPS is OK with sending Comrade Stupid to Iraq, it’s the return trip that bums us out.
Jar-Jarvanka in Palm Beach; Dude in shades is their security detail (Daily Mail)
First Shady Ivanka Trump decided to take a break from Instagramming herself pretending to work, and she went to Florida and was photographed with her hubby Fratsputin.
According to the White House, Kushner recently (well, before going south for the winter) was negotiating the shutdown, working with walking termite buffet Mike Pence and Man of a Thousand Jobs Mick Mulvaney in the hopes of avoiding the shutdown. The shutdown, BTW, is now in its sixth day.
Merry Christmas! xx
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) December 25, 2018
So, you know, she’s keeping busy during her downtime (Instagramming herself pretend working in serene white spaces concentrating on empty paper while a white mug of coffee steams nearby), and keeping the Secret Service Detail away from their families during the holidays.
So this happened:
.@FLOTUS Melania and I were honored to visit our incredible troops at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.! pic.twitter.com/rDlhITDvm1
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 26, 2018
So what’s the problem, ‘Grain?, you ask. It was just Prznint Stupid lying and self-aggrandizing per usual, you say. Even the White House (allegedly) said it was better late than never to send him to see some troops in a war zone, right? And the stock market loved him being out of the country and in a dangerous part of the world.
OK, here’s the thing. It’s not just the MAGA hats, nor the campaigning that broke precedent and protocol, but in his Tweet, Cadet Bone Spurs revealed the identities of Navy SEAL team 5, showing their faces, which is a violation of operational security and could endanger the troops:
“Operational security is the most important aspect of personnel deployments. The real names, faces, and identities, of personnel involved in special operations or activities, are usually a closely held secret in a combat zone,” Nance said. “Revealing them casually, through an unusual media exposure even if it’s the commander in chief, would prove a propaganda boom if any of this personnel are detained by a hostile government or captured by a terrorist group. There would be no denying who you are and what you do.”
I’m sure that there are special teams in every war zone, but identifying them and sending out their pictures is really stupid. This team is now marked and you can bet that each member is a prize (“Collect the Whole Set!”). Expect news that they are going to be re-deployed elsewhere.
Nothing good will come from it, but Commander Bunnypants felt good for 20 minutes, so there’s that.
Every kid feels dread when the package from Grandma Knitter arrives, for a good reason.
(Hat tip: Scissorhead Bruce388)
Preznint Shithole speaks!
Axios paired these stories this afternoon:
| Situational awareness: President Trump has made a surprise visit to U.S. servicemen in Iraq.
Breaking: The Dow went up by nearly 1,100 points today, breaking a losing streak dating back to last week. |
…and it occurs to me that the market going up when Prznint McDeals is outta the country and in a dangerous warzone might not be unrelated.
Coinkydink? You be the judge!
