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The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024
Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019
Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023
Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds
Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.
Actions to take:
- Avoid the area;
- Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;
- Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and
- If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.
By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023
A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.
All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO
BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W
Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023
[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]
You don’t get it.
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.
Imperialism for me but not for thee?
It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.
Could we have a war in South America?!?
"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy
The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.
McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”
Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf
By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down
"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023
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Barr hiding Stone coordination w Wikileaks (among other flunkies'):
https://www.emptywheel.net/2019/03/27/the-roger-stone-indictment-makes-i...
by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 10:09am
Media flunkies: CNN, WaPo, Times all have crappy verbatim repeat of Barr's talking points on their websites - you'd be hard-pressed to realize how against protocol Barr behaved, angrily stomping off when asked an unpleasant question, spinning the contents of the Mueller Report that he's been crapping all over for a month - and the news that the Attorney General let Trump' *personal* (not government) attorney review Mueller's report days ago while stonewalling the House. And apparently "being frustrated" is now a legal defense for the President doing anything. God help us.
by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 10:43am
I don't know what you are talking about. I have CNN on right now and the chyron says
MUELLER SAYS TRUMP'S PUBLIC ACTS CAN BE CONSIDERED OBSTRUCTION
now it just changed it to
BARR LETTER QUOTED MUELLER REPORT, BUT LET OUT CRITICAL DETAILS
MUELLER ON COLLUSION: TRUMP CAMPAIGN EXPECTED TO BENEFIT FROM RUSSIA...etc
again
MUELLER SAYS TRUMP'S PUBLIC ACTS CAN BE CONSIDERED OBSTRUCTION
and
MUELLER: OBSTRUCTION BY TRUMP FAILED BECAUSE OTHERS REFUSED TO CARRY OUT ORDERS
Bashing "the media" is what he does. You gonna keep going with his program?
by artappraiser on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 3:32pm
Switched to MSNBC, chyrons say
MULLER REJECTS TRUMP LAWYERS' CLAIM THAT POTUS 'CAN'T' OBSTRUCT JUSTICE
MUELLER REPORT QUOTES TRUMP ON PROBE" :"END OF MY PRESIDENCY. I'M F***KED"
Switched to Fox where it's Shepherd Smith, he just said Mueller concluded that the President did obstruct justice.
then he swtiched to Capitol Hill reporter live, while Fox chyron says
DEMOCRATS CALL FOR MUELLER TO TESTIFY. BARR SAYS HE HAS NO OBJECTION TO MUELLER TESTIFYING.
by artappraiser on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 3:40pm
"websites"
by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 4:55pm
At least the HuffPost notes Barr was acting as defense attorney, not Attorney General
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/william-barr-mueller-report-press-conference_n_5cb7c3b6e4b096f7d2dbcf64
by rmrd0000 on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 10:57am
A hippy paper - I'm concerned that independents and some Republicans read this.
by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 11:48am
Democratic leaning Independents will read it. The Republicans are lost to us. Barr’s performance was for them Rosenstein backed his play.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6936967/Rosenstein-looks-like-staring-abyss.html
by rmrd0000 on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 12:43pm
From the NYT
Investigators examined 10 episodes in which the president may have obstructed justice, but Mr. Mueller said he could not reach a conclusion.
“The evidence we obtained about the president’s actions and intent presents difficult issues that would need to be resolved if we were making a traditional prosecutorial judgment,” he wrote. “At the same time, if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the president clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state.
“Based on the facts and the applicable legal standards,” he added, “we are unable to reach that judgment. Accordingly, while this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.”
Mr. Barr, however, opted to reach the conclusion that Mr. Mueller would not. “After carefully reviewing the facts and legal theories outlined in the report, and in consultation with the Office of Legal Counsel and other department lawyers, the deputy attorney general and I concluded that the evidence developed by the special counsel is not sufficient to establish that the president committed an obstruction of justice offense,” Mr. Barr said at his news conference.
Trump called McGahn at home and ordered him to dismiss Mueller, but McGahn balked.
We knew that Mr. Trump had ordered his White House counsel, Donald F. McGahn II, in June 2017 to have the deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, fire Mr. Mueller, and that Mr. McGahn had refused to do so. We did not know that the president called him at home to pressure him. The “Saturday Night Massacre” refers to the Watergate episode in which the Nixon administration’s attorney general and deputy attorney general both resigned rather than carry out President Nixon’s order to fire the prosecutor investigating that scandal, leading to a severe political backlash.
— Charlie Savage
POSTED AT 11:23 AM
To find evidence of coordination, both Russia and the Trump campaign would have had to agree to act.
It was not enough for investigators simply to show the Trump campaign knew what the Russians were up to, and responded. Trump associates had to specifically agree with the Russians to violate the law.
— Sharon LaFraniere
POSTED AT 11:19 AM
Mr. Trump likely fired James B. Comey for refusing to clear the president’s name.
Mr. Mueller effectively finds that the White House’s initial explanation for the firing was untrue. White House officials said that Mr. Comey was dismissed over his handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation. The administration’s ever-changing justification for that firing led to speculation that Mr. Trump had fired him to sabotage the Russia investigation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/us/politics/live-mueller-report-analysis.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage
by rmrd0000 on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 11:28am
If this is for me, again - headlines. The news junkies who read past the 2nd sentence aren't carrying elections.
by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 11:49am
The junkies did well in the midterms and they are the ones appalled enough to come out in 2020. The media showed what they would do for Trump since before 2016.
by rmrd0000 on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 12:45pm
TOTAL VINDICASHUN!!
NOW lock up Mueller in a supermax, and investigatevthe FBI, CIA, Hillary and Nobama zero for RUSSIAN COLLOSION!
by NCD on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 1:23pm
MSM whitewashed Barr’s career during his nomination.
Here is Pete Williams on MSNBC reporting that Barr is well respected
https://www.msnbc.com/hallie-jackson/watch/pete-williams-trump-s-ag-nominee-william-barr-would-be-respected-in-doj-1391505475790
by rmrd0000 on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 1:45pm
Oh really? How do you know about his career then if you didn't read/hear about it from the "MSM"?
BTW, this was the confirmation vote:
by artappraiser on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 3:49pm
just turned on Bloomberg TV. They have Bloomberg columnist Jonathan Bernstein strongly bashing Barr for incorrectly summarizing the report....
by artappraiser on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 4:04pm
Many accounts led with the respected lawyer aspect, placing critics s at the end
From CNN
Officials at the DOJ are thrilled with Trump's selection of Barr, multiple current and former officials told CNN. He's universally seen as solid, reliable conservative, but also someone who can get confirmed.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was "elated" by Trump's selection of Barr, according to a source close to him.
One Justice Department lawyer who had been nervous about who the President might pick praised the choice of Barr, saying it is good for morale.
"As compared to other potential picks, this is a great choice," said the official. The source called Barr a "very mature choice," and said when Barr emerged as the front runner people at Justice were hoping he'd be the pick "because he's tough he's principled and he's independent."
Chuck Cooper, Sessions' lawyer, also praised the pick, saying Barr served "honorably and well, earning the respect of people on both sides of the aisle. He is a fine man and a great choice to head the department."
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/07/politics/william-barr-attorney-general-nomination/index.html
by rmrd0000 on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 4:13pm
WSJ just ran across because Maggie Haberman retweeted.
So I googled "Maggie Haberman Bill Barr" and these are the first page of 133,000 results. Overall I didn't see that much positive about him at all beyond things like "he used to be a fine lawyer"
If people here are going to start making all of this a MSM plot, I am going to include you on my "Conspiracy Theories are Fun and Magical" thread.
Overall, the "MSM",the fourth estate, has been our saving grace since day one of the Trump presidency. They called him a liar on day two when they had never called a president a liar before. There's a reason he targets them as the enemy.
by artappraiser on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 7:56pm
The initial response was stenography of the Barr presser. The pushback came later. One would have expected the initial response to point out how uncharacteristic Barr’s appearance, especially without Mueller, was for an Attorney General. That came later.
by rmrd0000 on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 11:15pm
Yes with rmrd - the initial stuff on websites after the presser basically repeated Barr's claims, and it was only later that the pushback began to appear.
Tweeters have been warning MSM to prepare to not get fooled again - their coverage of Barr's summary/not-summary was shameful - and the right always uses that 1st response headlines adrenaline as a boost. Look at how many times there's a "Trump says X" headline? Great PR even if the subsequent article says he's wrong - the die is cast in the headline.
Fortunately the analysis that followed and then the subsequent headlines all bash Barr and Trump pretty well.
by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 04/19/2019 - 12:31am
Serious debate on topic:
Does all journalism have to first and foremost have a political agenda?
by artappraiser on Mon, 04/22/2019 - 9:00pm
There can be frustration if an authority seems to misread something obvious - certainly not "all", but important events.
However in this case I see Wittes *does* cover Barr's inaccuracies - perhaps not in The Atlantic, but at Lawfare - as just one excerpt: https://www.lawfareblog.com/notes-mueller-report-reading-diary#Introduct...
Still, it's been a common trick through all of this from various sources - "just wait until X, you'll see it was nothing" - and then when X comes, "oh, but it wasn't Y so it doesn't matter..." People who follow this are restless for some closure, at least feom one stage to another, from *somewhere*. Like my Republican thread - "yes, it does deserve an impeachment inquiry". Because Trump's 42% oddly never budges - a flatlined corpse of approval.
by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 04/22/2019 - 9:16pm
BTW Marcy Wheeler was on MSNBC's "All In with Chris Hayes" this evening; she's a frequent guest there; can't find a video yet.
More than a year after the above, the NYTimes published this op-ed by her, it's fun to check out how she did with her predictions:
Did Cohen Give a Peek at the Mueller Report?
The special counsel is still hiding events that lie at the core of his investigation — events that involve the president directly.
By Marcy Wheeler (Ms. Wheeler writes about national security at the website Emptywheel.)
by artappraiser on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 9:59pm
She's got a lengthy methodical twitter thread going - lots of gems. All of Mueller's intelligence work is missing in Barr's version.
by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 04/19/2019 - 12:33am