All-purpose news and politics thread: Two Steps Beyond!

[mojotastic]

How scary I hadn't heard about this I happened to be flipping through and saw an interview about it. How scary. It is unfortunate that we have to be living in a time where we are thinking about imminent war again. Hopefully they take this mistake and get some real lessons learned out of it.

I dont think society as a whole is ready for a world war specially with our current technology

[ed2962]

How scary I hadn't heard about this I happened to be flipping through and saw an interview about it. How scary. It is unfortunate that we have to be living in a time where we are thinking about imminent war again. Hopefully they take this mistake and get some real lessons learned out of it.

Were already still in a war, like right now...

[BeastieRunner]

Hey WBE!

Trey Gowdy is gone from the HEC! WSJ and WaPo say it is not workload like he said but an incoming probe on him.

[Tendrin]

Hey WBE!

Trey Gowdy is gone from the HEC! WSJ and WaPo say it is not workload like he said but an incoming probe on him.

Iiiiiinteresting.

[numberthirty]

In addition to whatever that probe could be, his vanity probe has been out of gas for a while. He doesn't really strike me as an "Actually Interested In Enforcing Ethics" sort of a politician.

[BeastieRunner]

Iiiiiinteresting.

He also has been getting truckloads of "resign" mail from constituents. I wouldn't be surprised if he's gone.

In addition to whatever that probe could be, his vanity probe has been out of gas for a while. He doesn't really strike me as an "Actually Interested In Enforcing Ethics" sort of a politician.

Indeed.

[kidfresh512]

Were already still in a war, like right now...

Yes the word nuclear was missing. That was my thought

[mojotastic]

Chelsea Manning is going to run for senate in Maryland

[BeastieRunner]

With Gowdy out of the HEC that means the GOP replacement is gonna be an anti-Session person.

Also seeing more buzz that Gowdy is being looked at for misuse of taxpayer funds and accepting a bribe.

[numberthirty]

This week's SNL open might be one to catch even if you don't give a moldy sandwich about Trump or the book.

[Tazirai]

Except the title and story aren't about who is "most likely" to do something -- it's about who receives the most benefits.

Point being -- more whites are welfare constituents overall and, more importantly, it shouldn't surprise the President of the United States to know this.

Great post.

[Malvolio]

This week's SNL open might be one to catch even if you don't give a moldy sandwich about Trump or the book.

Bill Murray was really good as Steve Bannon.

[PaulBullion]

Aziz Ansari accused of sexual assault.

Very disturbing content there.

[worstblogever]

Damn. Guess we're all lucky Trump didn't find out about on Twitter and pressed the button.

He kept playing on the golf course the whole time.

I'm not theorizing, that's literally what he was doing while World War 3 could have been breaking out, putting away.

Hey WBE!

Trey Gowdy is gone from the HEC! WSJ and WaPo say it is not workload like he said but an incoming probe on him.

With Gowdy out of the HEC that means the GOP replacement is gonna be an anti-Session person.

Also seeing more buzz that Gowdy is being looked at for misuse of taxpayer funds and accepting a bribe.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

He kept playing on the golf course the whole time.

I'm not theorizing, that's literally what he was doing while World War 3 could have been breaking out, putting away.

More on same:

Donald Trump Stayed On The Golf Course As Hawaii Panicked

He didn’t even tweet about the false missile alarm as soon as he put away his golf clubs. Instead, he ranted about Michael Wolff again. Of course, there was nothing but silence from Republicans, if Obama blithely golfed while Hawaiians were panicking, the GOP and Faux News would've screamed bloody murder. Pathetic!

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Maxine Waters Tears Into Donald Trump: The ‘Most Despicable Human Being’

“I don’t know when Americans are going to tire of this lying man.” When they grow up and stop being deplorable scum like their hero.

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Protesters Try To Arrest London’s Mayor For Disrespecting Donald Trump

More ‘stable geniuses,” quips Mayor Sadiq Khan. Ain't that the truth!

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Native Americans Who Can’t Afford Heat Take Desperate Measures To Stay Warm

“Out here, it feels like we’re in our own world. It doesn’t feel like the U.S. It feels like a third-world country.” But hey, according to Trump, it's Haiti and Africa that are shitholes.

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Chelsea Manning To Run For U.S. Senate In Maryland

The whistleblower was released from prison last year. Interesting. Personally speaking, I doubt she has a chance in hell of winning, given her history. Still, I didn't think Donald Trump would win the presidency either, so what do I know?