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[Peace_79]

But but ... Republicans stand for Freedom of Speech

 

[Rubato]

 

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WH Will Order Federal Agencies To Cancel Their NYT, WaPo Subscriptions

Federal agencies are about to hit paywalls. The White House confirmed to TPM on Thursday that it will order federal agencies to terminate their subscriptions to the New York Times and the Washington…

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WH Will Order Federal Agencies To Cancel Their NYT, WaPo Subscriptions

Federal agencies are about to hit paywalls.

The White House confirmed to TPM on Thursday that it will order federal agencies to terminate their subscriptions to the New York Times and the Washington Post, after President Trump said he was doing away with the papers at 1700 Pennsylvania Ave.

Press secretary Stephanie Grisham touted the decision as a cost-cutting measure.

“Not renewing subscriptions across all federal agencies will be a significant cost saving for taxpayers – hundreds of thousands of dollars,” she said in a statement.

The move was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

Spokespeople for the Times and the Post told TPM they did not have a comment.

Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity earlier this week that he plans to cancel the White House’s subscriptions to the two major newspapers.

“They’re fake,” Trump complained.

However, the President did not say at the time that the ban would extend to all federal agencies.

 

[IP360]

Things dictators do

 

[Rubato]

 

[ghostdenithegawd]

Soooo wait he created a agency to catch snitches well before he started getting caught doing bullshit and still got caught doing bullshit

 

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Conservatives Show Mulvaney Support

Conservatives are showing their support for acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney following his disastrous press conference last week.

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Conservatives Rally Around Mulvaney, Urge Trump To Make CoS Role Permanent

Conservatives are showing their support for acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney following his disastrous press conference last week during which he admitted President Trump’s Ukraine quid pro quo.

According to a Politico report Thursday, a group of prominent conservatives — which include Ginni Thomas of Liberty Consulting, Tim Chapman of Heritage Action for America and David Bossie of Citizens United — plan to send a letter to the White House showing their support for the embattled acting chief of staff.

The letter praises Mulvaney for being “the most successful chief of staff in this administration to advance the Trump pro-America agenda,” arguing that recent news reports demonstrate how “the D.C. Swamp is attacking him.”

“Mulvaney has been a trusted ally of the conservative movement since his days in the South Carolina state legislature, and in the U.S. Congress,” the letter continues. “He is a proven leader, and an outspoken advocate of conservative principles and policies.”

The letter concludes with a call for Trump to make Mulvaney “permanent in the Chief of Staff role.”

ABC’s Jonathan Karl posted the letter on Twitter:



A source familiar with the letter told Politico that the conservatives hoped to gather more than 45 signatures by its 3 p.m. Thursday deadline before delivering it to the White House.

On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that Trump began quietly testing the idea of replacing Mulvaney in the weeks before the acting chief of staff’s messy attempt to clean up his quid pro quo admission of withholding aid to Ukraine. It’s not clear how seriously the President was considering replacing Mulvaney.

CNN reported Monday that Mulvaney’s White House colleagues applauded himat a senior staff meeting after he admitted to having a “tough week” in the wake of the backlash he has faced from Trump and his allies over his stunning admission and clean-up efforts.

 

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[Marc123]

Trump is out for blood. He wants to arrest and charge peter stork, mccabe, james Clapper and comey.

 

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[Marc123]

Nothing. Absolutely nothing trump says matters. His word means nothing. He will say one thing n do the exact opposite 2 minutes later.

Its all a dog and pony show.

 

[TheNightKing]

They’re being used by Russia to protect their interest in Syria’s oil. I have no facts or knowledge to support this, but it feels like I’m probably right given other things I know.

 

[TheNightKing]

Trump is out for blood. He wants to arrest and charge peter stork, mccabe, james Clapper and comey.

If he arrests them, there will be no limit to how far he’ll go. We’ll have political prisoners just like those communist and dictator countries.

 

[Marc123]

If he arrests them, there will be no limit to how far he’ll go. We’ll have political prisoners just like those communist and dictator countries.

He will. Its only a matter of time. LMAO if anyone thinks trump will be impeached w/o a fight. He is taking everyone down w him. He will destroy America n not give 2 shits. Trump dont give af.

 

[Elzo69Renaissance]

Ain’t nobody getting arrested ....just more political posturing just like the recent probe into Hilary s email that ended in a whimper

 

[IP360]

He will. Its only a matter of time. LMAO if anyone thinks trump will be impeached w/o a fight. He is taking everyone down w him. He will destroy America n not give 2 shits. Trump dont give af.

Bolded is straight facts

 

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[TheNightKing]

To Trump best people are those that will be loyal to him no matter what.

 

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Gabbard Abruptly Drops House Reelection Bid, Arousing Suspicion

Gabbard announced that she would not seek reelection for her House seat, arousing immediate suspicion that she intends to launch a third-party presidential bid.

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Gabbard Abruptly Decides To Drop House Reelection Bid, Arousing Suspicion

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) announced early Friday morning that she would not seek reelection for her House seat, arousing immediate suspicion that she intends to launch a third-party presidential bid after all.

Gabbard is an extreme long shot for the White House, already failing to make one of the still-sprawling debate stages. She’s never broken through in the polls and has cobbled together a strange coalition of supporters that includes unsavory elements like former KKK leader David Duke.

Recently, Gabbard responded bombastically to Hillary Clinton’s intimation that she’s a Russian asset being groomed to run as a spoiler, unloading video after video and calling Clinton “queen of the warmongers.”

She also went on Fox News’ “Hannity” Thursday night where she bizarrely defended Republicans’ specious complaints about the impeachment inquiry taking place behind closed doors. In reality, there are many Republicans on all the committees overseeing the inquiry, all of whom are allowed into every hearing.



Suspicion that Gabbard may use some of her rightwing appeal to launch an independent bid has long been rampant, though the candidate denied any intention of doing so back in September.

She was facing a serious challenger for her House seat, and her recent proclamation that she’d carry her presidential candidacy all the way to the convention — requisite delegates be damned — did make her chances of holding onto the House seat look more shaky.

But still, this is an incredibly odd move. Most presidential candidates hedge their bets for as long as possible, keeping the option of their old seat open as a contingency plan.

Gabbard is not going to be a representative from Hawaii. And she’s almost as certainly not going to be the Democratic candidate. Thus, despite her protestation, this decision begs the question — what is she trying to be?