Sound The TRUMPets! A Thread for Presidential Pondering 2016-2020(?)

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BasilValentine

#9120
March 01, 2018, 10:06:57 AM
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on March 01, 2018, 09:11:08 AM
Doyle noted on Twitter that a Russian test of a ramjet engine would probably have resulted in detectable radioactive particles, a function of the ramjet engine's design. (That was seen as an advantage during the U.S. design process: Not only could the missile deliver nuclear warheads, it could essentially act as a high-speed dirty bomb.) Interestingly, recent news reports indicate radioactive particles have been identified over northern Europe and Alaska.

The Pentagon told Fox News's Lucas Tomlinson it was aware of a Russian test of a nuclear-powered cruise missile but the system was still under development and had recently crashed in the Arctic.[/url][/i]

Oh, I see. Low flying but capable of evading THAD systems and the like. Conventional nuclear weapons (ICBMs and submarine launched) already have the ability to overcome all defensive systems, so the only purpose of such a Russian system would seem to be first strike capability. (Either that or Putin mistakenly believes we have defenses efficacious against conventional nukes.) That is an alarming development — not the technology but that we are back to thinking about first strike options again. Sigh. And poised to waste money on them again.

Karl Henning

#9121
March 01, 2018, 10:28:13 AM
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Daverz

#9123
March 01, 2018, 08:22:50 PM Last Edit: March 01, 2018, 08:47:45 PM by Daverz

amw

#9124
March 01, 2018, 11:48:10 PM
Ben Shapiro also forgot the cardinal rule of comedy (i.e. "punch up", or "comfort the disturbed, disturb the comfortable", etc). I guess he thinks he's funny and edgy but he just comes across as kind of a dick and a bit racist.

Karl Henning

#9125
March 02, 2018, 01:12:57 AM
Man, thank God we don't have a corrupt Clinton White House.

Jared Kushner's troubles include an impending $1.2 billion company debt
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

milk

#9126
March 02, 2018, 01:27:04 AM
Quote from: amw on March 01, 2018, 11:48:10 PM
Ben Shapiro also forgot the cardinal rule of comedy (i.e. "punch up", or "comfort the disturbed, disturb the comfortable", etc). I guess he thinks he's funny and edgy but he just comes across as kind of a dick and a bit racist.
I was just looking at his Amazon books for a laugh. I think Shapiro is talented in the way Rush Limbaugh was. And he's smart at goading what looks like a really weak generation of uni students. His "serious" books are much more typical and tedious conservative talking points a la Dinesh D'souza, i.e. how Obama was the biggest criminal administration since King George III.   
I think this attempt at a novel is pretty funny though:

America is coming apart. An illegal immigration crisis has broken out along America's Southern border—there are race riots in Detroit—a fiery female rancher-turned-militia leader has vowed revenge on the president for his arrogant policies—and the world's most notorious terrorist is planning a massive attack that could destroy the United States as we know it. Meanwhile the President is too consumed by legacy-seeking to see our country's deep peril.

Brett Hawthorne is the youngest general in the United States Army—and he's stuck, alone, behind enemy lines in Afghanistan. He's the last lost soldier of a failed war, fighting to stay alive and make it back home—but will he be able to stop the collapse of America in time?

You need to conjure some really ominous music as you read it.
Imagine being locked in a room and forced to read that! Talk about torture!

Karl Henning

#9127
March 02, 2018, 03:19:05 AM
What have the President's madcap antics done for your retirement accounts?  Come on—we want to hear all those success stories!
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Karl Henning

#9128
March 02, 2018, 05:07:24 AM
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Karl Henning

#9129
March 02, 2018, 11:06:25 AM
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Baron Scarpia

#9130
March 02, 2018, 11:39:58 AM

Spineur

#9131
March 02, 2018, 12:31:47 PM
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on March 02, 2018, 11:06:25 AM

Speaking of which, special counsel Robert S. Muller III is, according to NBC News, "assembling a case for criminal charges against Russians who carried out the hacking and leaking of private information designed to hurt Democrats in the 2016 election." Even more alarming — given [El Tupé's] invitation for Russia to hack into Hillary Clinton's emails, and the attendees of the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower designed to get "dirt" on her — "one source suggested that a new indictment could include unnamed American co-conspirators as part of a strategy to pressure those involved to cooperate." Collusion, in other words, may begin to show up in indictments.
Apparently Kremlin-backed troll farm have suffered massive leaks.  Their operation during US election went under the name of Savushkina 55.  Going through all these leaked documents is going to be quite juicy and a bonanza for Mr Robert Muller

https://www.thedailybeast.com/exclusive-secret-documents-from-russias-election-trolls-leak

André

#9133
March 02, 2018, 03:11:25 PM
Trump will reverse course on steel tariffs sometime after March 13.

Baron Scarpia

#9134
March 02, 2018, 03:15:27 PM
Quote from: André on March 02, 2018, 03:11:25 PM
Trump will reverse course on steel tariffs sometime after March 13.

March 13?

André

#9135
March 02, 2018, 03:23:28 PM
The Jello president is once again catering to his base. There is a special election March 13 in Big Steel Country (Pennsylvania). The Democrat is closing in on the Republican.


http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/27/pennsylvania-special-house-election-pits-conor-lamb-against-rick-saccone.html

BasilValentine

#9136
March 02, 2018, 03:35:05 PM
Quote from: SimonNZ on March 02, 2018, 02:08:28 PM
Trump confidant dumped millions in steel-related stock last week


Qatar Refused to Invest in Kushner's Firm. Weeks Later, Jared Backed a Blockade of Qatar

The latter story was aired a couple of months ago but seems to be getting more attention now that Mueller, according to several who have recently been deposed, is systematically exploring relations between Kushner and Trump financial dealings and policy decisions. 

Baron Scarpia

#9137
March 02, 2018, 08:57:03 PM
Quote from: André on March 02, 2018, 03:23:28 PM
The Jello president is once again catering to his base. There is a special election March 13 in Big Steel Country (Pennsylvania). The Democrat is closing in on the Republican.


http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/27/pennsylvania-special-house-election-pits-conor-lamb-against-rick-saccone.html

Ok, that bears watching.

Turner

#9138
March 03, 2018, 12:30:19 AM
"I was always the best athlete, people don't know that."
"And then people say oh, is he a smart person? I'm smarter than all of them put together, but they can't admit it."

An interview that got somewhat lost due to other stories, from January 18th:
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a15073652/trump-wall-street-journal-interview/

milk

#9139
March 03, 2018, 01:18:51 AM
Twitter Feud
Trump:
Alec Baldwin, whose dying mediocre career was saved by his terrible impersonation of me on SNL...(yada, yada, yada)

Baldwin:
1 Agony though it may be, I'd like to hang in there for the impeachment hearings, the resignation speech, the farewell helicopter ride to Mara-A-Lago. You know. The Good Stuff. That we've all been waiting for.

2. Looking forward to the Trump Presidential Library.
A putting green.
Recipes for chocolate cake.
A live Twitter feed for visitors to post on.
A little black book w the phone numbers of porn stars.
You're in and out in five minutes.
Just like...

3. And Mr President...
please ask your wife to stop calling me for SNL tickets.
(Hey, Melania...we've got Charles Barkley this Saturday!)

http://time.com/5182486/alec-baldwin-twitter-response-trump/
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