3478

Miller? Jesus Christ.

3479

You’re surprised?

3480

I had the exact same thought. ‘Malathor is a white supremecist? Huh.’

3481

I don’t understand the need to call specific people out, then inevitably getting pissed when they show up and say awful things.

3482

Because I want to see him say how Sessions doesn’t actually matter, despite him constituting 25% of the list of people who explicitly were described as mattering.

(spoiler alert: literally nothing matters)

3483

In general this is good policy, but the long history this forum has with Malathor presents special problems.

3484

I mean… we already know that’s going to be the response though, and then he’ll either stick around here or shit up a few other topics before disappearing again and rile up a bunch of people in the process. Surely we’ve all got enough to be pissed off about already?

3485

I dunno, the Democrats just took the house, ensuring that Trump will be investigated… so you guys really should be happier.

3486

Aren’t you though?

3487

I am extremely happy and relieved.

3488

Shenanigans! The only @Timex is happy is in the Tequila thread. :)

3489

I shouldn’t be surprised but apparently the Trump administration has a Ministry of Truth within it:

White House shares doctored video to support punishment of journalist Jim Acosta
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/11/08/white-house-shares-doctored-video-support-punishment-journalist-jim-acosta/

3490

This is bold, scary, and a step that shows they don’t care. This is straight out of the North Korean handbook.

3491

The first generation creates the lies and propaganda to fool the rubes into being on their side. The second generation isn’t in on the joke, but they believe all the propaganda is real and they are actually in charge now.

3492

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/clogs_to_clogs_in_three_generations

3493

Some news outlets are reporting that Trump is going to fire Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen because… question mark

3494

Yeah, the WaPo was reporting that today too:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-is-preparing-to-remove-kirstjen-nielsen-as-homeland-security-secretary-aides-say/2018/11/12/77111496-e6b0-11e8-bbdb-72fdbf9d4fed_story.html?utm_term=.821b001e6655

Her crimes appear to be (a) Not genuflecting enought, (b) having been chosen by Kelly rather than Trump himself, ( C) caving on the family separation thing, and (d) telling Trump that some of what he wants to do is blatantly illegal.

Not even her Nordic beauty can save her if she’s not prepared to use it to persecute brown people to the nth degree.

3495

I remember a section in Fear that said something about that. Apparently Trump didn’t want Nielsen in the first place, telling Kelly she was terrible. (Which of course could mean anything in Trump-speak, but certainly she wasn’t his top choice.) Kinda surprising she lasted this long, with that in mind.

3496

Trump has decided to can, according to the Journal, John Bolton’s NSC deputy Mira Ricardel because of conflicts with the First Lady …

From the Journal …

The president became involved in that decision at the urging of first lady Melania Trump, whose staff battled with Ms. Ricardel during the first lady’s trip to Africa last month over seating on the plane and requests to use National Security Council resources, according to people familiar with the matter.

The first lady’s team told the president that they suspect Ms. Ricardel is behind some negative stories about Ms. Trump and her staff.

Ms. Ricardel also repeatedly clashed with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and his Pentagon team over staffing decisions and policy differences, according to people familiar with the feud. That discord has created a chill in relations between Ms. Ricardel and Defense Department officials wary of her intentions, these people say.

Ms. Ricardel has served as a vital ally for Mr. Bolton as he settled into his West Wing role after taking the national security job in April. Mr. Bolton lost another loyalist last month when his longtime friend, Fred Fleitz, stepped down after serving just six months as chief of staff and executive secretary for the National Security Council.

3497

Lordy.