Traditional Friday 'Now What?' Open Thread

I don't know the Outrage du Jour but we have one every day.

Comments

[Jane]

"I think she would discard him like a used snot rag if she thought she was heading for trouble."

I really hope you are right!

[Lili-beth]

https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/24/hillary-clinton-flashing-videos-dark-web/

“Trump built the Dark Web - we all know him!
Flashing movies convinced you to vote him.”
May I help you, Ma’am, please...
a Dave’s Triple with cheese?
“I just cast a great pod, so I’ll show him!”

[henry]

Did someone inform Taibi “soap on a rope” is not allowed in prison? He seems to have flipped faster than Guam with a Marine MEU on one end.

[henry]

that calls for a limerick.

[Jane]

BRILLIANT! Sen. Rand Paul SLAYS Democrats on Impeachment Probe — Calls for Senate Quid Pro Quo Investigations of Joe Biden, Hillary, John Brennan and James Comey

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/10/brilliant-sen-rand-paul-slays-democrats-on-impeachment-probe-calls-for-senate-quid-pro-quo-investigations-of-joe-biden-hillary-john-brennan-and-james-comey/

[henry]

There once was a gal with a coup
Who cackled while mixing her stew
Mueller first slipped
Then Baker, he flipped
And Brennan was facing the screw.

[MissMarple2]

Mike Pompeo was in Kansas and got interviewed by a high school newspaper. This is the transcript.

https://thesunflower.com/46342/news/full-transcript-qa-with-secretary-of-state-mike-pompeo/

[Lili-beth]

that calls for a limerick

Henry, I think I’ll leave anything invoking an image of “soap on a rope” to another.
😊 I like your verse.

[henry]

Lili-Beth, thank you. re the “soap” root for a limerick, let’s just say some limericks should not escape DKE walls. ;)

[GUS]

Jack did you see the Leicester score a thon,they just played a magnifiscent offensive game. They flowed, used angles and always moved to the goal.
It was fun to watch. Vardy scored just before half to make it 5-0 at halftime.
Southampton looked relegate ready

[Jim Eagle]

GUS,

8-0. Breaks a PL record. Saw every goal. My friend Steve Taylor an ex Leicester player from the 80’s was dumbfounded when I told him the score.

He was playing croquet at the time😅

[MissMarple2]

https://twitter.com/GregRubini/status/1187725750922891264

Another good Greg Rubini thread.

[MissMarple2]

Senator John Cornyn
@JohnCornyn

What if, just what if, the Obama administration, including the leadership of the Justice Department and FBI unlawfully coordinated with the DNC and the Clinton campaign to "go after" an opposing presidential campaign? No problemo?

Time will tell, but the spinning by the NYT and other media outlets is already in overdrive. A peremptory attack.

"The opening of a criminal investigation is likely to raise alarms that Mr. Trump is using the Justice Department to go after his perceived enemies. @nytimes
==================================
If you care to, you can go to the thread on Twitter here:

https://twitter.com/JohnCornyn/status/1187719579109335040

The Lefties REALLY didn't like this idea. You can read the panic in their replies.

[Threadkiller]

Has a definitive timeline been posted on the Flynn Sting?

Was the sting planned in early 2016, late 2016, or sometime in 2017?

Why couldn't his previous lawyers have continued with the sting?

Was the plan to bring Powell in as his current lawyer part of the original sting or did the sting have to be modified at some point?

How did Flynn know that the 302s were going to be altered? Was there a sting within the sting?

If his sting was relying on the gamble that the FBI was going to falsify the 302s, why didn't he expose the sting under Sessions?

[henry]

To shower in the pen with your soap
Yet drop it and lose all your hope
Best exit the scene
Than get yourself clean
All for the lack of a rope

[MissMarple2]

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
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15m
To Tim: The Button on the IPhone was FAR better than the Swipe!

[Jim Eagle]

They do it ( Domestic spying) because no one Knew it, no one cared until now.
Simple as that.

[Momto2]

Motorcyclist Who Identifies As Bicyclist Sets Cycling World Record

Babylonbee (of course!)

https://babylonbee.com/news/motorcycle-that-identifies-as-bicycle-sets-world-cycling-record?fbclid=IwAR2ei2cgDOLufu2BFHRNna_SVGSqj4a7WWQKHaa_ktXGbutqH4YfOPlZn1c

[Lili-beth]

Henry, LOL

[Another Bob]

OK. I was working all day. Trying to catch up, getting confused.

Do I have these events roughly correct?

Everyone excited that the coup is now quasi-officially a criminal investigation.

Most everyone thinking arrests are (relatively) imminent?

Hillary makes a bizarre reference to the phony frazzledrip video?

Most everyone thinks this is to get ahead of news yet to drop?

Feds were themselves doing child sex trafficking?

Anything else?

[Captain Hate]

Try as I may, I still don't get the Trump hate from the so-called
right. He's everything the right has been calling for for years.

Posted by: grammie winger at October 25, 2019 06:54 PM (lwiT4)

That is the most unforgiveable thing of all. Because he's proving
that the only reason it wasn't done before is because the Republicans
didn't really want to do it.

Posted by: alexthechick - Ragebunny. Hopping all around. at October 25, 2019 06:59 PM (GbPPJ)

[Melinda]

Bezos lost the Pentagon Contract.

You're done for now.

[henry]

CH, Alexthechick with a bullseye.

[Rocco]

A big tell for me will be what Horowitz and Durham make of the Intelligence Communuty Assessment which fabricated the whole DNC was hacked by Russian BS. And if Sundance is right, that won't bode well for Rosenstein who indicted the infamous 13 Russian hackers.

From July

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/06/12/report-john-durham-questioning-cia-officials-about-intelligence-community-assessment/

And Ned Ryan tells Posobiec that his sources tell him Baker has flipped

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE17qyFx5cQ

[matt - deplore me if you must]

I truly hope the Nationals have jinxed themselves by insulting Trump. I was agnostic on this Series, but the Nationals represent Doucheville and all of the big douches will be in attendance tonight as guests of the cronies.

I truly hope Houston wins four straight and rams it down Washington's throat.

As to the paper trail, both Powers and Rice were unmasking political opponents in Fall 2016. Hard to explain that away and it took executive authority to allow spying on Americans within our borders.

This all fits together with an out of control top leadership willing to use Chicago Rules and take the 5th.

This is, I think, why Durham and Horowitz are being very careful. Every line, every statement, every piece of evidence has to be thoroughly investigated to establish motive, means and intent.

That it is now a criminal investigation is going to rattle those assholes cages like nothing else. They don't know who or what and won't be able to trust anyone, especially if there are a couple of canaries. Politicians, while just as sleazy, don't get the Mafia code.

I'll bet someone has been talking already. But this is a political case of the highest order. Biden, Clinton and the whole power structure are going to get splattered with mud like never has happened in the past.

Exposing the Dem's connections to Ukrainian interests is just one sideshow to the main event. All threads lead to the top.

Obama was a master of dirty politics, but I am hoping that this time his ass gets caught in the wringer.

To quote a line from. film:

"You called down the thunder. Well, now you've got it! You see that? It says "United States Marshal."... Take a good look at him, Ike, because that's how you're gonna end up!... The Cowboys are finished, you understand me?! I see a red sash, I kill the man wearin' it! So run, you cur... RUN! Tell all the other curs the LAW'S coming! You tell 'em I'M coming... and Hell's coming with me, you hear?! Hell's coming with me!"

[matt - deplore me if you must]

One other thing;

Assange knows where the Democratic Party e mails came from. That would clarify a lot.

[henry]

@realDonaldTrump

To Tim: The Button on the IPhone was FAR better than the Swipe!

[D]

TLG:
I subbed yesterday for seniors and sophomores and fell asleep early and woke up to find out about all the breaking news!
We go for weeks with minimal news and then all of a sudden a deluge
Looking good going forward.

[MissMarple2]

David Baker
⭐️
In
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Like
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Flynn
@IWasHrren
Here is IRS corruption that allowed Obama to get reelected. I don't care how threatened the criminals in the IRS feel, it needs to be PROSECUTED.
Article 1 of Nixon's impeachment, wasn't close to this bad. Obama needs to answer for this.

[henry]

&realDonaldTrump

Democrats just announced that they no longer want the Whistleblower to testify. But everything was about the Whistleblower (they no longer want the second Whistleblower either), which they don’t want because the account of my call bore NO RELATIONSHIP to the call itself.....

....The entire Impeachment Scam was based on my perfect Ukrainian call, and the Whistleblowers account of that call, which turned out to be false (a fraud?). Once I released the actual call, their entire case fell apart. The Democrats must end this Scam now. Witch Hunt!

[MissMarple2]

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
·
1m
My lawyers should sue the Democrats and Shifty Adam Schiff for fraud!

[Jane]

AB,

I don’t think anything is ‘imminent” at least in our terms, but I think the left is scared.

[MissMarple2]

Retweet this so Twitter can’t shadow ban it. @realDonaldTrump has ALWAYS wanted what's best for our country! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/DSevoDX01Y

— Derek Utley (@realDerekUtley) October 24, 2019

Video at the link.

[Captain Hate]

CH, Alexthechick with a bullseye.

I strongly suspected that was the case for a while, starting during Reagan's years when nobody would defend him when a true submediocrity like Clark Clifford insulted him for no perceivable reason. Then there was no support for Newt when scam lawsuits drove him out after his marketing acumen put those cowards in the unwanted drivers seat. MOAR UNMASKINGS!

[MissMarple2]

Retweeted by the President. Video at the link.

My appearance on Hannity last nighthttps://t.co/whO7qmrkB7

— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) October 25, 2019

[MissMarple2]

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
·
5m
Wow!
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Rep. Jim Jordan
@Jim_Jordan
· 3h
First we learn that Durham's probe is now a criminal investigation.

Now we hear that the FBI may have altered the 302s from General Flynn's interview.

https://thefederalist.com/2019/10/25/sid

[MissMarple2]

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
·
5m
Great Book!
====================
Jesse Watters
@JesseBWatters
· 5h
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[MissMarple2]

Retweeted by the President:

Dr. Robert Jeffress
@robertjeffress
·
7h
A new poll shows evangelical support for President @realDonaldTrump
GROWING in spite of Democrat impeachment farce! I’ll discuss on “@LouDobbs
Tonight” at 6 & 9pm CT on @FoxBusiness
. Tune in!

[Captain Hate]

LOLGF

https://mobile.twitter.com/bradheath/status/1187808744304009218

[KevlarKid]

anyone seen verification on who's layered up in the wake of the transition to criminal investigation by BARR DURHAM?

[Momto2]

For Bosch fans - Audible just released (this week) the latest Connelly book "The Night Fire" with Titus Welliver as the narrator.

[Sammy Small]

There once was a hag they called Cankles
And many a voter she rankled
She thought she was free
Of the Donald’s decree
But Durham just pissed on her ankles

[KevlarKid]

https://youtu.be/nrR6lzqVLbs

[henry]

Bravo! Sammy!

[Narciso]

The dialogue of samuels and codevilla is instructive in showing why they do what they do, samuels is a little reluctanr to understand. But he uncovered the echo chamber that ben rhodes had built to sell the iran deal.

[Narciso]

You think guiliani would contact the same reporter twice and focus on thr zerrab case, thats like a laser pointer

[Narciso]

Its rather striking the incuriousity of mifsud were they so disposed about rocco martino, same sort of misdirect,

[Narciso]

Thats something taibbi noticed.

[Narciso]

If i dont know something i comsult someone who does.

https://mobile.twitter.com/CJBdingo25/status/1187765729405345792

[Jane]

I was rooting for the Nats til I read Matt’s post. Bummer!

[KevlarKid]

Good summary of what Barr's recent actions mean now that things have gone "criminal":

MUST READ FOR NON-LOYAS!

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/10/larry-c-johnson-bill-barr-has-pulled-the-trigger-and-altered-the-landscape-the-deep-state-does-not-truly-understand-the-peril-they-now-face/

[Jane]

MM, when I read that this morning, I bought the book.

[KevlarKid]

does Barr's move into criminal territory put the cabash on the DC judge's ruling over disclosure of the Mueller shitake?

[Dave (in MA)]

If you can't see this, send an aide out to retrieve some additional Chardonnay. It should be visible soon thereafter.

[Melinda]

@almostjingo

Isn’t that special. Howell not only oversaw Mueller’s Grand Jury proceedings she’s old buddies with Weissmann, now miraculously she’s the one making bizarre statements about impeachment and of course today’s ruling.

She also worked for ten years as Leahy’s General Counsel for other members of Senate Judiciary .

judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…

https://twitter.com/almostjingo/status/1187882460010278912?s=21

[Narciso]

Well durham has been in the weeds before, he got as far as connelly and morris on the bureau side, and weld was noted but he was already gov, mueller was in a lowet profile place at that time.

[Momto2]

Do we dare hope this is true? (From the GP article)

At some point the lawyers for the media companies will wake up and realize that spreading lies on behalf of people facing criminal charges could expose them to obstruction charges as well.

[Narciso]

Thats going to knock eichenwald out for a week.

[MissMarple2]

Momto2.

Gosh I hope so! If nothing else, I hope it keeps them completely off politics and filling their air time with feature stories about puppies and kitties!

[Dave (in MA)]

lol, narciso. Luckily it's on the dark web and nobody can even find it.

[Narciso]

So msmbc is ignoring the perky miss hill. Quelle surprise.

[MissMarple2]

Nationals fans, a video for you:

#FINISHTHEFIGHT #Nats https://t.co/i1zxjmdkeg

— Fin Gomez (@finnygo) October 26, 2019

[Narciso]

Where do you think he hangs out. Its like chtluthus patlor in their.

[Stephanie Nene Not Your Normal Granma]

Just saw on FB that McCabe has dismissed his suit against FBI for termination without prejudice and against justice with prejudice. Interesting.

[Narciso]

They pride themselves on knowimg nothing:

https://t.co/9RxzqxoC28?amp=1

[MissMarple2]

You probably already know this, but Kurt Volker was Executive Director of the McCain Institute till Oct 6 or thereabouts.

[Narciso]

Yes, i had heard, he was another one of tillersons along with brian hooks from the john hay initiativem

[Narciso]

The rest of that story yoi heard about:

https://libertyunyielding.com/2019/10/25/romanian-couple-hacked-took-down-two-thirds-of-d-c-security-cameras-before-trump-inauguration/

[Narciso]

Now you tell us:

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ask-the-experts/was-the-war-afghanistan-mistake?amp&__twitter_impression=true

[MissMarple2]

Christine
🇺🇸
✌🏽
🎃
@MarieNoel45
Mark Levin reporting (from what he describes as a very good source) that Andy McCabe was offered a pre-indictment plea agreement by John Durham. McCabe turned it down & Durham then moved to empanel a grand jury.

Just now on his radio show.
============================
Just ran across this on Twitter.

[MissMarple2]

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/25/donald-trump-criminal-justice-reform-fixed-unjust-1994-clinton-crime-bill/

[MissMarple2]

Nytol!

[Narciso]

Id heard about her, but never seen or heard her:

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/

[JM Hanes]

TomR:

"DawsonSFields connecting the dots to support Thomas Wictor’s theory that Flynn has been running a sting operation against the Deep State from the very start."

Wake me up when Flynn gets reimbursed for his expenses.

[Narciso]

General flynn is a very able intelligence like billy mitchell an aviation expert and atrategist you see where im going with this.

[Narciso]

Hey jm how have you been?

[JM Hanes]

Still working on the basement, but am actually beginning to see real progress. Hope you doing well and holding down the intel fort.

[Tom R]

JMH @10:21

Did you even read Fields’ series of tweets?

[Narciso]

They are a pitiful lot, they would make entreaties to napoleon like charles fox.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/10/25/tory-mps-warn-boris-johnson-will-not-support-december-election/

[Another Bob]

Passing three hours, not even six innings in.

[Captain Hate]

It is ridiculous how long these games drag out.

[Narciso]

This game is played in slo mo

[Narciso]

This is the point they miss consistently:

https://news.grabien.com/wire-united-states-turkey-sdf-internal-war-between-syrias-enemies

[President-Elect Jim,SunnyvaleCA]

CH noted this conversation--

"Try as I may, I still don't get the Trump hate from the so-called
right."

"That is the most unforgiveable thing of all. Because he's proving
that the only reason it wasn't done before is because the Republicans
didn't really want to do it."

An article from EARLY 2016 made this point forcefully.
The article opened my eyes and convinced me to consider Trump seriously, not as a celeb reality star like Ah-nold Schwarzenegger turned out to be.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/01/a_plea_to_conservative_voices.html

[Narciso]

Oh really:

https://m.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Ukraine-police-detain-suspected-hacker-wanted-by-United-States-605793

[KevlarKid]

"What Is and What Should Never Be"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnMiXsRtsfc

[Narciso]

Look what we have here:

https://mobile.twitter.com/CarrollQuigley1/status/1187567606829649920

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Gee, the opioid epidemic and deaths seems to have more to do with illegal drug dealers than it does greedy corps purposely hooking suckers.
Big surprise.

[Dave (in MA)]

WJOM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZnlz-b2NnY

[Narciso]

Bill bradley its been ages the 2000 primTy campaign against gore?

[Narciso]

Who'll buy it:

http://news.trust.org/item/20191025223604-lybnq

[Melinda]

Nothing good will come from Joisey politicians.

[Narciso]

So does that make him no 9, on the spectre conference table.

[KevlarKid]

Power's goin out and the roads will be a "Freeway Jam"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5i_y_ItAnQ

[Melinda]

Pretty close to it.

This was gratifying:

https://twitter.com/polishpatriottm/status/1187825925708288002?s=21

[MissMarple2]

Melinda,

Woke up and read that tweet you posted an hour ago.

Very gratifying indeed!

[jim nj]

https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2019/10/24/2019_survey_of_campus_speech_experts.html

The Best and Worst Schools for Free Speech and Viewpoint Diversity

[jim nj]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/24/asia/china-military-world-games-cheating-intl-hnk-scli/index.html

No comment.

[jim nj]

https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/10/pentagon-weighs-options-deter-russia-syria-oil.html

[jim nj]

https://www.city-journal.org/global-warming#.XbGKGtFqQQM.email

Climate Science’s Myth-Buster
It’s time to be scientific about global warming, says climatologist Judith Curry.

Good article. Piss people off, spread this around.