Trump, July 2017: Tweet more

it's called myopia

― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.)

hey now i've been seriously myopic since i was _five_, use other words please :)

presbyopia disappointingly non-partisan still dont have it but i've got some baf friends

where are we with this virus folks

Not as debilitating/incapacitating/internally-liquifying as I would've hoped but you gotta start somewhere.

hey I have the same universal remote as Candie & Rodney

Both the threads begin with a 'T', give him a break

I love reading about all of the "geniuses" who were so instrumental in my election success. Problem is, most don't exist. #Fake News! MAGA

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2017

it's true, nearly everyone involved in his election success was a blithering idiot

#Fake

this is enjoyable

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/07/the-10-challenges-republicans-now-face/535275/

is that the Frum article

yes. did you already post it? sorry if so

it's been hard to keep up the last 72 hours

I haven't. I read it this afternoon.

Frum's list was a good one on the negative side of the ledger.

On the positive side for Republicans, their voters seem to be very bad at connecting pertinent facts to the formation of their political opinions or political motivations, relying instead on a belief system that views Republicans as the 'good', 'moral', or 'sensible' party, and the Democrats as the 'bad', 'dishonest', or 'foolish' party, regardless of how each party's policies affect them directly. For example, gay marriage has zero direct effect on most Republican voters, and yet a huge number of them place it near the very center of their personal political concerns. And the republican base is more disciplined about voting than the dem base is. This won't change in time for the next election.

Still, things as they stand today look fairly upbeat for a poor R performance in 2018. But that's an eon away in voter-attention-units.

"I love reading about all of the 'geniuses' who were so instrumental in my election success. Problem is, most don't exist."

Possibly preemptive, if you believe Trump's still (or was ever) capable of thinking that way: Fareed Zakaria has an upcoming "Why Trump Won" thing CNN's been plugging all week.

(Unless the key is the "MAGA" part, the meaning of which eludes me.)

I've seen a few people (including its author) say it's referring to that Devil's Bargain book about him and Bannon. He may not read but I can see him making a exception for that one.

The main thing is, it's good to know it's Saturday night and he's on the job.

ok, i've long since given up being able to make sense of any of this goddamn farrago, but what the hell is with people congratulating schumer for being able to keep discipline within his party? oh, wow, he got all 48 democrats in the senate to oppose a series of dogshit bills absolutely everybody fucking hated. well, hell, if that's not leadership what is?

i'm not sure i agree with some or even most of frum's list, but my disagreement is just on the side of extreme cynicism about the ability of anyone to remember anything or show up to vote or remember who fucked over who and why. but this one's kinda funny:

The Democrats need take only 14 seats to flip the House. There are 7 Republican incumbents on the ballot in California, where the president’s approval rating has tumbled to 25 percent, down five points since Inauguration Day. There are 5 more in New Jersey, where Governor Chris Christie’s approval rating has plunged to 15 percent.

if trump would have rewarded christie with some sort of appointment for being such a fucking asshole, they wouldn't have the same problem with the house races in NJ next year. who knows who the replacement would be, but they wouldn't be so bad and hated as christie, that's for sure. on top of that, if trump wanted to continue his ritual humiliation of christie, he could have kept doing it to him for a while longer if he was in his administration, just like he did with priebus and spicer, and like he's still doing to sessions

but they wouldn't be so bad and hated as christie, that's for sure.

RON HOWARD: It wasn't for sure.

Scaramucci seems like Christie and Guiliani and Newt all rolled into one.

xpost hahaha

i don't know, chris christie is at 15%. trump is at 35% or so despite everything. it takes a real sustained effort to reach 15%.

He's also been in office for eight years. So extrapolate.

The Democrats need take only 14 seats to flip the House.

isn't that wrong? it's currently 240-194. they need 24, no?

that analysis quoted above seems so dumb. those california republican reps are all from solidly R districts, mostly in the get-off-my-land interior right? an analysis broken down by district could be interesting, but statewide numbers on trump mean jack shit imo.

ok, i've long since given up being able to make sense of any of this goddamn farrago, but what the hell is with people congratulating schumer for being able to keep discipline within his party? oh, wow, he got all 48 democrats in the senate to oppose a series of dogshit bills absolutely everybody fucking hated. well, hell, if that's not leadership what is?

Dude, Joe Manchin and Heidi Heitkamp aren't just basically Republicans, they're hard-right Republicans, and they stayed with the Ds on every single healthcare bill. Schumer is to be fucking applauded for keeping those two assholes (and others like them) inside the tent.

One of the first comments on that Atlantic thing is the observation that the WH right now is like watching an episode of House of Cards carried by the cast of Veep.

Yeah the rule that Josh Marshall made famous re Trump -- don't ascribe to maliciousness what can be better explained by incompetence -- is in full effect.

Joe Manchin and Heidi Heitkamp aren't just basically Republicans, they're hard-right Republicans

Heidi Heitkamp is nothing like a hard-right Republican.

From her campaign page:

"Prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act in March 2010, more than 48 million Americans lacked health insurance, and insurance companies discriminated against millions of Americans each year simply because they had pre-existing conditions. The health reform law helps those without insurance purchase coverage and the law’s consumer protections have important implications for North Dakotans who already have health insurance. The Affordable Care Act also aims to slow growing costs throughout the health care system, and protects and strengthens the Medicare program."

"Senator Heitkamp is continuing to work with her colleagues on both sides of the aisle to find a long-term and bipartisan solution that addresses our federal budget deficit while also spurring economic growth, creating jobs, and promoting innovation. Senator Heitkamp also believes we need to find a solution to replace the reckless across-the-board spending cuts – known as sequestration – which are slashing programs and resources that provide crucial support to struggling families. Senator Heitkamp absolutely wants to address federal spending and reduce the deficit, but not through blind cuts that disproportionately hurt the most vulnerable among us."

"In 2012, outstanding student loan debt reached more than $1 trillion and 81% of the undergraduates with high student debt had private loans. This excessive student loan debt dampens home purchases, slows small business startups, diverts retirement savings, and limits opportunities for economic expansion in rural communities. Private loans typically have higher interest rates – that can top 18% – and are more difficult to refinance and offer fewer payment options than loans administered by the U.S. Department of Education. "

I mean she's not a liberal! But none of this stuff is what you find in the campaign platforms of hard-right Republicans. She's a conservative Democrat. She's more liberal than Susan Collins.

"Don't give up Republican Senators, the World is watching: Repeal & Replace...and go to 51 votes (nuke option), get Cross State Lines & more."

He's been screening Democratic convention footage from 1968, presumably.

Please, no one tell Trump that "state lines" are Kind Of An Important Thing for much of his base.

The more he calls them "imaginary lines," the better. At least make diehard Federalist Tenthers pause a second.

Kevin Williamson is his own brand of annoying but this had its moments

http://amp.nationalreview.com/article/449988/donald-trump-cant-close-deal-failing-salesman

Also, amazing back and forth this morning between Jake Tapper and a guy named Arthur Schwartz, who has been trashing Reince and accusing him of having a mistress. Tapper noted that Schwartz is quoted elsewhere as being Scaramucci's publicist, leading Schwartz to deny it and, in effect, threaten Tapper with legal action for saying that he IS his publicist! What a world.

Again, for the 50th time: No. I have never worked for Anthony. Keep it up and you'll be hearing from counsel. https://t.co/dkuxnF6bYa

— Arthur Schwartz (@ArthurSchwartz) July 30, 2017

He must've pleased editors when they noticed he consumed hundreds of words on Glengarry summary.

Kellyanne Conway to Chris Wallace: "We were promised Watergate...we didn't even get water polo, we didn't even get watermelon."

To think that she worked on that line all night.

Is this the longest he's held a single idea in his head, ever? (TBF he did get distracted by China/North Korea for two tweets.)

"state lines" thing is one of these conservative magic fantasies right? where with the one weird trick of letting companies "compete across state lines" you can solve everything and lower premiums and make everybody healthy?

That Reince/Schwartz stuff is rich. Mooch hates Reince, forces him out, follows up by asking the press to keep Mrs. Mooch out of the public eye. Then, like, hours later, Mooch publicist pops up, kicks a man when he's down and insults Reince, implying he's been having an affair. Then, when called on it, denies he's Mooch's man. The lying and hypocrisy is comical. No wonder they are so incompetent.

I wouldn't ordinarily read anything by Kevin Williamson, but this is pretty good. The comments section is surprisingly conflicted.

I know y'alll ike to say this or that Trump thug is "Lynchian," but really it's good ol' Susan Collins, whose combination of huge smiles and second grade teacher mien masks the soul of an efficient axe murderer, who keeps me up at night.

Sen Log Lady

I associate "state lines" w/ the transport of minors

u have minors delivered to your house often?

Transporting a miner across a staid lion for immortal porpoises

Thx opus

TRUMP: PICKED TOO FAT

YMP on fire today

Think that was a roald dahl line originally

Russia expelling 755 US diplomats and staff while Fuckface golfs.

#BREAKING 755 US diplomats must leave Russia, President Putin announces

— AFP news agency (@AFP) July 30, 2017