White House exodus begins even as Trump continues to baselessly claim victory

By artappraiser on Fri, 12/04/2020 - 6:01pm |

By Jim Acosta & Sarah Westwood @ CNN.com, Dec. 4

Makes Love Canal look like a clear mountain spring. https://t.co/egaAXPiveg
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) December 4, 2020

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/04/politics/trump-loyalty-purge/index.html

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If that Bingo Bongo guy isn't Chairman of the Joint Chiefs by Monday we'll be luckyhttps://t.co/14WmN4dKz4
— TotallyDestructiveHat (@Popehat) December 4, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/04/2020 - 6:49pm

I thought Mr. Pillow was next in line

Mike Lindell claims Trump received so many votes that it “broke the algorithms and the machines,” then poll workers decided to “backfill” votes for Biden pic.twitter.com/1UTdOGuPPN
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 4, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 12/04/2020 - 11:48pm

makes more sense for him as in: if it will sell some more pillows, why not? what I don't get is GOP politicians taking a risk on the kookoo demographic over like, ya know, traditional GOP donors (remember how Drumpf had that big corporate CEO advisory board at the start of his admin and they all started to leave in disgust pretty quickly?)

by artappraiser on Sat, 12/05/2020 - 12:06am

Narrenschiff (Ship of Fools) - grownups were needed for cover in early stages - now the krazy is fully self-sustaining, no need for pretense (in fact that's counter productive - the base needs its daily bread and circuses)

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 12/05/2020 - 12:31am

and the Conway family will begin to heal?

Kellyanne Conway acknowledges Biden as apparent winner of the presidential election https://t.co/2QN4Hz3GXG pic.twitter.com/eh2MIEQKIZ
— The Hill (@thehill) December 5, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/04/2020 - 7:10pm

buh bye Barr? and Rudy's hospitalized

NEW: AG Barr could be out by the end of the year as he’s considering stepping down before the end of Trump’s term on Jan. 20. w/@ktbenner @peterbakernyt https://t.co/9o5NtZnZBe
— Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) December 6, 2020

.@ABC News has confirmed Rudy Giuliani admitted to Georgetown Hospital Sunday. Unclear when exactly he tested positive. W/ @KFaulders - first via @maggieNYT https://t.co/jDMOn0n641
— John Santucci (@Santucci) December 6, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/06/2020 - 7:15pm

So what's the logic in leaving with 45 days left - Trump has a terminator coming in? Or...

There's stuff that will happen in the last days that Billy Barr is on the record believing is a crime (arguably, the Flynn pardon already gets you there).

A good way to avoid difficult decisions. https://t.co/pskk7epA03
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) December 6, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 12/06/2020 - 7:34pm

Barr had his client Trump (instead of the American people) all figured out long ago. He knew getting fired was coming so he pre-empted it with resignation rumors above. Could happen today, & then it's you can't fire me I already quit, ya moron

The president has been railing against Barr for days in private and in public but not clear if he will actually fire him or simply try to push Barr to offer a resignation. https://t.co/vy3OYQn5GB
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) December 12, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 12/12/2020 - 3:44pm

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— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024

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submitted by artappraiser 12 months ago

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— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/28/brazil-law-indigenous-land-rights-claim-time-marker?CMP=share_btn_tw

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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.

Read the article at https://ht.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-port-au-prince-haiti-december-25-2023/

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submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

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Read the article at https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-08/pakistan-s-expulsion-of-afghan-refugees-risks-another-crisis

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Read the article at https://x.com/_hudsonc/status/1732891968709992511?s=20

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submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]

You don’t get it.
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
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— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023

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Read the article at https://x.com/GeorgeDeek/status/1731020551328579863?s=20

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submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

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Read the article at https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/29/divisions-leave-floridas-house-republicans-powerless-00129200

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