Ukraine scandal is a microcosm of what we already know: Trump’s presidency is a failure
... But even as members of Congress zoom in tightly on Ukraine, it’s important that the rest of us not lose sight of the bigger picture. The Ukraine scandal is, at the end of the day, really just a microcosm, a single piece of a much broader story about this president. What he is accused of doing there is, to one degree or another, what he does everywhere, and it speaks to who he is — his character, his style, his values and his failure as president.

So let’s not ignore the wider context in which these allegations have emerged.

Trump, as this page has noted repeatedly, is a man for whom everything is transactional, and who is engaged in a constant struggle for short-term advantage. Blustering, bullying, threatening and arm-twisting are his tools. He doesn’t feel bound by the rules and niceties that have guided most of his predecessors, or by the constitutional and institutional limits that have constrained them. Norms, shared values, civil institutions and even the rule of law take a back seat, in his playbook, to the ceaseless struggle for the upper hand. He doesn’t seem to make much distinction between what’s good for America and what’s good for him personally. His disdain for the truth and his attraction to conspiracy theories are well known. ...

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/20...m-bad-president

Zitat von Hans Bergman im Beitrag #8852

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #8850

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Zitat von Hans Bergman im Beitrag #8849

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Zitat von Maga-neu im Beitrag #8847

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #8846

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Richard Engel@RichardEngel
The more I talk talk to sources, the more i’m hearing America’s betrayal of the Kurds,
and the humiliation, “misogynistic” “squashing” of US ambassador in Ukraine for political motivations
makes people think, we, Americans, have become the “bad guys.”
Hearing it was gut punch.

5:11 PM - 16 Nov 2019

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No, not the nuclear bombs on two Japanese cities, not the criminal offences of the United Fruit Company supported by the US-government, not La Habana or Saigon which were both made a giant brothel, not the various coup d'etats in Latin America, for instance that against President Allende in Chile, not the Iraq War or the torturers of Abu Ghraib, not the terror tuesdays during the Obama presidency, but some harsh words by a choleric President make people think Americans have become the bad guys... Without words...

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Etwas im Fokus stehen gerade Kuba und der Iran, dessen Bevölkerungen von den USA skrupellos stranguliert wird.

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Von den Repugnians unter trumski.

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Ihre konsequente Definition, Hitler-Deutschland = deutsche Bevölkerung, Trump-USA = eine Familie und ihre Freunde, hat aber sonst nichts mit den USA zu tun, das ist wahrlich krankhaft.

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Trump advisory board member: Women should strive to be “handmaidens,” stay out of the workplace
Trump surrogate Clarence Mason Weaver on women: “We don’t care how smart you are. We don’t care how strong you are”

Right-wing pundit and recently announced Trump advisory board member Clarence Mason Weaver has said that women aren’t equal to men and that they damaged society when they won the “‘right’ to leave the home and go to work.” He has claimed that women who report sexual misconduct at work are the reason “why we don’t want to be around you in a business.” And he has told women that they should carry themselves as “handmaidens” and “be submissive.”
https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trum...y-out-workplace

Der Kult und sein Weltbild. 😂😂

Senior Trump admin official Mina Chang resigns after NBC News report
Mina Chang resigned Monday, 6 days after an NBC News report about her resume inflation and hours after NBC asked her about newly discovered false claims.

Senior Trump administration official Mina Chang resigned from her job at the State Department two and a half hours after NBC News went to her spokesperson to ask about newly discovered false claims she had made about her charity work.

NBC News had previously reported that Chang, the deputy assistant secretary in the State Department's Bureau of Conflict and Stability Operations, had embellished her resume with misleading claims about her educational achievements and the scope of her non-profit's work — even posting a fake cover of Time magazine with her face on it.
NBC News had reported that Chang, who assumed her post in April, invented a role on a UN panel, claimed she had addressed both the Democratic and Republican national conventions, and implied she had testified before Congress.

She was being considered for an even bigger government job, one with a budget of more than $1 billion, until Congress started asking questions about her resume.
The newly discovered false claims include misrepresenting a trip to Afghanistan as a humanitarian mission, listing an academic who says he never worked for her nonprofit as an employee, claiming a nonexistent degree from the University of Hawaii, inflating an award and claiming to be a UNESCO "ambassador."
Chang had portrayed a 2015 trip to Afghanistan as a humanitarian mission for her non-profit, but a defense contractor footed the bill and no aid was delivered, according to documents from the company and a former employee.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-...c-news-n1085186

Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening To Kill Rep. Ilhan Omar
Prosecutors say Patrick Carlineo called Omar’s office March 21, told a staffer the congresswoman was a “terrorist” and threatened to shoot her.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/man-plead...4b082dae8131b76

Trump's 'Section 232' autos tariff authority runs out of time, experts say
The clock has run out on President Donald Trump’s authority to impose “Section 232” tariffs on imports of foreign-made cars and auto parts, and he may have to find other means if he wants to pursue tariffs on European or Japanese cars, legal experts say.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-t...y-idUSKBN1XT0TK

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=...&type=3&theater

Navy defies Trump's clemency of SEAL Edward Gallagher to save its institutional integrity
The Pentagon's effort to discipline a rogue SEAL despite presidential intervention shows the military understands it needs to get elite units in order.

The Navy announced it was considering kicking Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher out of the SEALs Wednesday even though President Donald Trump had recently reversed his demotion. It was a stunning move.

Trump clearly seemed outraged by the prospect. He tweeted in response Thursday morning that “the Navy will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher’s Trident Pin” (the official sign of membership in the SEALs), though whether that will lead to the cancellation of the Navy's review remains unclear.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/na...its-ncna1088616

trumski schuetzt den Verbrecher.

Exclusive: U.S. Navy secretary backs SEAL's expulsion review, despite Trump objection
U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer said on Friday a Navy SEAL convicted of battlefield misconduct should face a board of peers weighing whether to oust him from the elite force, despite President Donald Trump’s assertion that he not be expelled.

“I believe the process matters for good order and discipline,” Spencer told Reuters, weighing in on a confrontation between Trump and senior Navy officials over the outcome of a high-profile war-crimes case.

A military jury in July convicted Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher of illegally posing for pictures with the corpse of an Islamic State fighter but acquitted him of murder in the detainee’s death. Gallagher also was cleared of charges that he deliberately fired on unarmed civilians.
Although spared a prison sentence, he was demoted in rank and pay grade for his conviction, which stemmed from a 2017 deployment in Iraq.

Last Friday, Trump intervened in the case, ordering the Navy to restore Gallagher’s rank and pay and clearing the way for him to retire on a full pension.

But Navy brass notified Gallagher, 40, on Tuesday that a five-member panel of fellow Navy commandos would convene on Dec. 2 to review his case and recommend whether he is fit to remain in the SEALs.
A decision as to whether Gallagher is ejected from the SEALs, stripping him of his special warfare Trident Pin, ultimately rests with the Navy’s personnel command in Washington. Gallagher would retain his rank but be assigned to other duty, though his lawyer has said he will be eligible to retire soon.

On Thursday, Trump lashed out at the proceedings, declaring on Twitter: “The Navy will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher’s Trident Pin. This case was handled very badly from the beginning. Get back to business!”

The Navy responded with a statement saying it would follow “lawful orders” from the president to halt the review but was awaiting further guidance, suggesting his Twitter post was not considered a formal directive.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-m...n-idUSKBN1XW2A2

Für historisch Interessierte: https://www.jungewelt.de/artikel/367248....iness-plot.html

Bloomberg wäre eine nicht schlechte Alternative.
Hat aber sowohl bei den Vorwahlen als auch ggfalls bei den Wahlen keine Chance.

Ilhan Omar 'working for Qatar', Florida court hears

https://www.jpost.com/American-Politics/...rt-hears-609003

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washi...p-back-up-to-50

The Rasmussen Reports Daily Presidential Tracking Poll is showing an impeachment bump in approval ratings for President Trump.

The daily evaluation of the president found a four-point bounce for Trump following the first day of House impeachment hearings on Wednesday.

“The president’s overall approval has been tracking up since Wednesday, the first day of the House impeachment hearings. It was at 46% on Wednesday morning, then rose to 48% yesterday and is now at 50%. Two of the three nights in today’s survey follow the highly-publicized hearings,” according to the Rasmussen survey analysis.

At this stage of his first term, President Barack Obama was at 49%.

In the poll, 49% disapprove of Trump's job performance.

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

Bad news for Willie and Michael...

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1
Breaking via WSJ: Subpoenas issued to people with ties to Rudy Giuliani and his associates indicate a broad federal investigation into possible money laundering, obstruction of justice and campaign-finance violations, according to people familiar.
12:20 PM - 25 Nov 2019

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1
Potential charges under consideration, per WSJ:
Obstruction
Money laundering
Conspiracy to defraud the US
False statements to the feds
Failing to register as a foreign agent
Donating funds from foreign nationals
Making contributions in the name of another person
Mail & wire fraud
12:40 PM - 25 Nov 2019

National Enquirer company chief David Pecker talking with New York prosecutors
David Pecker, the head of the company that publishes the National Enquirer, has spoken with prosecutors with the New York district attorney's office as part of its investigation into the Trump Organization's handling of hush money payments to women who alleged affairs with President Donald Trump, sources with knowledge of the meeting tell CNN.

The America Media Inc. chairman's late October meeting with prosecutors from the major economic crimes bureau could provide key details on discussions that took place involving Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who allegedly had an affair with Trump, and agreements that were made with former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, the sources said.
Cohen is cooperating with the investigation. Pecker is expected to continue talking with prosecutors, sources said.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/25/politics/...tors/index.html

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKPVqOaX0AAxTCW.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grb3qN5X6jM

"It's a cult." Egal, ob es um "cult", "bombshell" oder Ähnliches geht: Offensichtlich benutzen alle Journalisten und Politiker der Dims dieselben Begriffe. (Und natürlich auch manche privaten Blogger, aber das mag meine Sicht als Trump-Kultist sein.)

https://thefederalist.com/2019/11/24/eli...rivate-schools/

So, sie ist eine "Cherokee" und ihr Sohn ging auf eine "public school". Ach, wahrscheinlich meinte Warren "public school" so, wie es die Briten verstehen, also eine teure Privatschule. Dann hat sie natürlich nicht gelogen. :-)

Nobelpreisträger Paul Krugman wurde gestern gesehen, wie er die Fenster der Synagoge auf der Fifth Ave. in NY mit einem Pflasterstein versuchte zu zerschlagen. Dabei schimpfte er laut auf den Melech Haulam.
Warum?

"Stocks jump to records after one-week pause, Dow adds more than 150 points"

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/25/stock-ma...nomic-data.html

Polizisten versuchten ihn zu beruhigen in dem man auf die geniale Wirtschaftspolitik Obamas verwies.
Es half nicht.

"Ganz ehrlich, ich will nicht, dass die Reporter, die ich bezahle, schlecht über mich schreiben. Ich will nicht, dass sie unabhängig sind", sagte Michael Bloomberg, als er Ende 2018 zu seinen Präsidentschaftsambitionen befragt wurde."
https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/sozial...-a-1298217.html

Wer zahlt, bestimmt die Musik... Ganz liberal ist es dennoch nicht, mit Sicherheit nicht so liberal wie die Haltung eines anderen Medienmoguls, über den Vittorio Feltri, Herausgeber des Libero, sagte: "Ich war vollkommen frei in meiner Berichterstattung. Er hat sich nie in meine Arbeit eingemischt."

"Aus Fairnessgründen soll das Schreibverbot auch bei Bloombergs 18 innerparteilichen Konkurrenten gelten. Nur bei einem darf gewühlt werden: Donald Trump."

Hmm, bei den Legionen an Journalisten von CNN, MSNBC, NBC, NYT, von den damaligen innerparteilichen Gegnern und den Demokraten ganz zu schweigen, müsste doch einiges herausgekommen sein. Aber vielleicht sind Bloombergs Journalisten einfach besser als die anderen.

Trump Tells Allies He Wants Absolved War Criminals to Campaign for Him
Fallout from the clemency cost the Navy secretary Richard Spencer his job, but a former Pentagon deputy chief backs the ousted official.

If Donald Trump gets his wish, he’ll soon take the three convicted or accused war criminals he spared from consequence on the road as special guests in his reelection campaign, according to two sources who have heard Trump discuss their potential roles for the 2020 effort.

Despite military and international backlash to Trump’s Nov. 15 clemency – fallout from which cost Navy Secretary Richard Spencer his job on Sunday – Trump believes he has rectified major injustices. Two people tell The Daily Beast they’ve heard Trump talk about how he’d like to have the now-cleared Clint Lorance, Matthew Golsteyn, or Edward Gallagher show up at his 2020 rallies, or even have a moment on stage at his renomination convention in Charlotte next year. Right-wing media has portrayed all three as martyrs brought down by “political correctness” within the military. ...
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-tell...ampaign-for-him

US veterans say Trump views military ‘as tool for massacres’ after reinstating accused war criminal to Navy
'For Trump to just step in and undermine centuries worth of morale and discipline undercuts the very military that he’s trying to command'

US veterans decried Donald Trump’s orders to restore an accused war criminal's rank in the Navy, saying the decision “sets a dangerous precedent” and suggests the commander-in-chief views the military “as a tool for massacres”. ...

“Ever since Donald Trump became president he’s been tearing the military apart, putting troops in the difficult position of needing to choose between obedience to his unhinged orders, and staying true to our code of honour,” said Alexander McCoy, a former Marine and political director of the veteran group Common Defence. “By pardoning war criminals because Fox News told him to, Trump showed he sees our military as a tool for massacres, not as the professional, honourable force we aspire to be.”...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world...r-a9217716.html