Mike L

Father, Grandfather, Husband, transplanted New Yorker

[The Daily Beans Podcast @dailybeanspod]

Democrats are patriots.

[Mike L @jetacusefan]

@RonFilipkowski The face of pure evil

[Joe Walsh @WalshFreedom]

Three thoughts this morning:

1) Putin’s invasion of Ukraine last year will go down in history as one of the biggest fuckups & biggest miscalculations ever made by a major figure on the world’s stage.

2) Joe Biden’s response to Putin’s invasion, Biden’s strong defense of Ukraine, and Biden’s leadership in assembling a unified worldwide coalition to stand WITH Ukraine and stand AGAINST Russia will go down in history as one of the greatest defenses of freedom & sovereignty ever put together on the world’s stage.

3) The world is so fortunate Trump lost in 2020.

[Rep. Dan Goldman @RepDanGoldman]

This phony ploy to punish Adam Schiff for speaking truth to power is pathetic and beneath this body.

Coming from the party of George Santos, the Republicans should instead focus their attention inward rather than promote more lies about honorable public servants.

[Adam Schiff @AdamSchiff]

Tonight I was censured by Republicans in the House.

Here’s what that was like and what that means for me, the Congress, and our democracy.

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

RETWEET if you consider Rep. Adam Schiff an American hero.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff humiliates John Durham, the author of Trump’s phony “Durham report,” during a hearing today by the House Judiciary Committee.

It all started when Durham tried to claim that the Justice Department’s investigation into Trump and Russia was a hoax.

That’s when Congressman Schiff expertly cut Durham off, declaring, “Mr. Durham, just so people remember what this is all about, let me ask you. The Mueller investigation revealed that Russia interfered in the 2016 election in a sweeping and systemic fashion, correct?

This is when the fun began, because Durham had no choice it to respond, “Yes, that is correct.”

But Schiff didn’t stop there, continuing to hammer Durham:

SCHIFF: And Russia did so through a social media campaign that favored Trump and disparaged Hillary Clinton, correct?

DURHAM: The report says yes.

SCHIFF: Mueller found that a Russian intel service hacked computers associated with the Clinton campaign and then released the stolen documents publicly. Is that right?

DURHAM: That report speaks for itself as well.

SCHIFF: Mueller also reported that though he could not establish the crime of conspiracy beyond a reasonable doubt, he also said, quote, "a statement that the investigation did not establish certain facts does not mean there was no evidence of those facts," and also appears in the report, doesn’t it?

DURHAM: Yes.

SCHIFF: In fact, you cited that very statement in your own report, did you not, as a way of distinguishing between proof beyond a reasonable doubt and evidence that falls short of proof beyond a reasonable doubt?

DURHAM: Correct.

SCHIFF: Both Mueller and congressional investigations found that Trump’s campaign chairman Paul Manafort was secretly meeting with an operative linked to Russian intelligence named Konstantin Kilimnik, correct?

DURHAM: Yes.

SCHIFF: And that Manafort gave that Russian intel operative the campaign's internal polling data. Correct?

DURHAM: Yes.

SCHIFF: Is it true, Mr. Durham, that Mueller and congressional investigations also revealed that Don Jr. was informed that a Russian official was offering the Trump campaign, quote, "very high level and sensitive information," unquote, "that would be incriminating of Hillary Clinton was part of," quote, "Russia and its government support of Trump." Are you aware of that?

DURHAM: Sure, people get phone calls all the time from individuals who claim to have information like that.

SCHIFF: Really? The son of a presidential candidate gets calls all the time from a foreign government offering dirt on their important opponent. Is that what you’re saying?

DURHAM: I don't think that’s so unique.

SCHIFF: Are you really trying to diminish the significance of what happened here and the secret meeting that the president's son set up in Trump Tower to receive that incriminating information?

DURHAM: I don’t think that that was a well-advised thing to do.

SCHIFF: Oh, not well advised. All right. Well, that’s the understatement of the year. So you think it’s perfectly appropriate or maybe just ill-advised for a presidential campaign to secretly meet with a Russian delegation to get dirt on their opponent? You would merely say that’s inadvisable?

DURHAM: I wouldn’t do it, but it wasn’t illegal, was it? It was stupid, foolish, ill advised.

SCHIFF: Well, it’s illegal to conspire to get incriminating opposition research from a hostile government. Wouldn’t that violate campaign laws?

At this point, all that Durham could respond with a was a shameless “I don’t know.”

Please retweet and ❤️ to thank Schiff for setting Durham straight — and consider investing in Tribel, a “woke” new Twitter competitor that’s currently doing a round of equity crowdfunding and just blew past $1.8 million raised from 4,400 of its users. If you want to own a piece of the “next big thing” in social media, here is the link to do so, https://t.co/7S6ULL2pfG. You can invest as little as $100 — or as much as you’d like.

[Mike L @jetacusefan]

@AVindman The one concern , as I understand it, is what will be considered Ukraine’s border if and when then are admitted. For example if the counter offensive takes back currently occupied areas in the Dumbas or Crimea prior to admittance, would any Russian attack trigger Article 5?

[Mike L @jetacusefan]

@TrueFactsStated

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

As much as I disliked Bill Barr, he hit the nail on the head with his statements about Trump on Face The Nation:

"He will always put his own interests and gratifying his own ego ahead of everything else, including the country's interests. There’s no question about it. This is a perfect example of that. He's like a 9-year-old — a defiant 9-year-old kid who's always pushing the glass toward the edge of the table, defying his parents to stop him from doing it."

Do you agree?

[Mike L @jetacusefan]

@yoshfriedman I thought the exact same thing!

[The Problem With Jon Stewart @TheProblem]

A two-tiered system of justice, you say? We agree!

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Retired U.S. Army general blasts Trump in a devastating rant — and destroys every single one of his Republican enablers who are claiming that Trump “did nothing wrong” when he stole military intel.

First, the former general set his sights on Donald Trump, declaring that “those in the military” are “the most pissed off” about Trump stealing Intel secrets.”

Then, the decorated General Mark Hertling declared that the sheer amount of Intel stolen is “gobsmacking” — but that’s not the worst part. The general revealed that even though the media is describing some of the Intel as “war plans,” the reality is MUCH worse.

He continued, “The documents were likely extremely detailed intelligence assessments, with potential foe (and ally) capabilities and weaknesses — and American war capabilities that we would not want anyone — especially our foes, to know. I have seen intel agencies, military units, foreign service officers put sweat and blood into providing these documents, making sure they are accurate. All those individuals KNOW they must get it right, because their work, their assessments, are provided to key decision-makers.

He continued, “One phrase in the indictment struck me like a bullet. Trump saying: 'my boxes.' None of these are his 'personal papers.' These documents provide information and intelligence - gathered through the use of US capabilities, put together by really smart, dedicated, patriotic individuals — to be used by US officials to defend against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”

Then, he set his sights on all of the Republican leaders, who are continuing to defend Trump, calling them “moronic” and declaring that, “Military and intel officials are pissed. All Americans should be equally pissed. But it seems that many are not — only because of how some in government are treating this case.”

Please RT and ❤️ to thanks retired Army General Hertling for calling out Trump and his Republican enablers — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new Twitter competitor that is exploding in popularity because Elon Musk banned Tribel’s Twitter account — but he forgot to ban this link to download the new Tribel app: https://t.co/HnJzSKj4Hp

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

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[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

🚨🚨 Fox News legal analyst Jonathan Turley called the indictment against Trump  “extremely damning”

“this is is not an indictment that you can dismiss. There are a lot of people who are testifying under oath and they’re saying highly incriminating things with regard to these charges.”

[Joe Walsh @WalshFreedom]

Good morning.

1. Trump was indicted because he deserved to be indicted. He’ll be indicted again. He’s a criminal & a traitor. Good job Republicans.

2. This indictment will strengthen him politically. Not just within the GOP base, but among most Republican voters & many independents.

3. Which means, that no matter how this all plays out legally, we all have to work our butts off these next 17 months to make sure he’s not re-elected.

Enjoy your weekend.

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

Initially after Trump's indictment, most Republicans turned to Twitter to attack the DOJ and Biden. Once the actual 49-page indictment was released, many of these same Republicans remain silent.

Thank you GOP Rep. Don Bacon and John Bolton for speaking out:

Bacon:

"I am shocked at the alleged callousness of how these documents were handled. They should not have been stored in his home and should have been completely handed over when the government requested."

Former Trump National Security Advisor, John Bolton :

"Donald Trump should immediately withdraw as a candidate for president."

I wish that other Republicans would have the guts to say what needs to be said. There is no shame in no longer supporting a man after very bad things are revealed about their actions.

There is plenty of shame in continuing to support them. I'm not saying Trump is guilty, but I am having a very hard time trying to figure out how he can defend himself based on the indictment.

Thoughts?

[Jon Cryer @MrJonCryer]

It will be astonishing if other countries ever share intelligence with us again.

[David Cay Johnston @DavidCayJ]

Exactly: