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WaPo continues with the leaks

artappraiser — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 00:45:05 +0000

In reply to WaPo current headline stories

WaPo continues with the leaks:

White House installs political aides at Cabinet agencies to monitor loyalty

The unusual shadow government of political appointees, which reports to the White House deputy chief of staff for policy, is charged with making sure the secretaries and their staff members carry out President Trump’s agenda and stick to approved talking points, according to officials with knowledge of the arrangement.

25 minutes ago

What's particularly ridiculous is that the Trump talking points often change radically with every tweet. Imagine trying to be a good little toady in order to keep your job....not an easy task...what Sean Spicer can't do day in, day out, these people are expected to do

WaPo current headline stories

artappraiser — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 03:31:31 +0000

In reply to ‘People are scared’: Paranoia seizes Trump’s White House

WaPo current headline stories, it is increasingly clear that leakers are close to Trump despite his bitchin:

Inside Trump’s White House, New York moderates spark infighting and suspicion by Philip Rucker & Robert Costa

Outspoken, worldly and polished, a group of Manhattan business figures-turned-presidential advisers — often aligned with President Trump’s eldest daughter and son-in-law — is scrambling the still-evolving power centers swirling around the president. On the other side are aides driving much of Trump’s nationalist agenda, led by chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon.

Battle to define 'America First' foreign policy divides White House by Greg Jaffe

One word that comes to mind

artappraiser — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 03:27:19 +0000

In reply to The NYTimes piece on this is

One word that comes to mind after reading that: Wikileaks White hats, black hats, red hats, I know hackers are like old timey spies in that they are changing hats all the time.

p.s. Betcha Wolraich is glad

artappraiser — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 03:19:24 +0000

In reply to The NYTimes piece on this is

p.s. Betcha Wolraich is glad to finally see the Yahoo email problem solved! If I recall correctly his first brush with yuge readership was on topic?

The NYTimes piece on this is

artappraiser — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 03:17:11 +0000

In reply to Wow, US indicts FSB officers

The NYTimes piece on this is quite good, makes it easier to understand the plot and characters of this particular Russian novel

Step outta line, the man come

jollyroger — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 01:24:15 +0000

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Step outta line, the man come and take you away...

Not just any FSB officer--the

jollyroger — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 01:23:22 +0000

In reply to Wow, US indicts FSB officers

Not just any FSB officer--the guy who just got tagged with treason on account (they say) of the dossier info getting out to the MI6 guy

Marcy's already on it...

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 22:51:04 +0000

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Marcy's already on it...

Have CNN on, but I am coming

artappraiser — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 22:41:15 +0000

In reply to Wow, US indicts FSB officers

Have CNN on, but I am coming in and out of TV earshot, struggling with snow issues. So with a grain of salt: one thing I think I just heard is one of those guys we indicted had already been arrested in Russia for espionage on the behalf of the U.S.!

Wow, US indicts FSB officers

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 21:01:01 +0000

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Wow, US indicts FSB officers for Yahoo! hack.