AN UNDER-APPRECIATED PROBLEM WITH THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY IS HOW HE AND HIS STAFF CONTINUOUSLY NORMALIZE DISASTER. BECAUSE WE WITNESS NEW SCANDALS, GAFFES, COVERUPS, HYPOCRISY, MISDIRECTION, INCOMPETENCE, ATROCITY, CRONYISM, IGNORANCE, RACISM, XENOPHOBIA, TREASON, EMBARRASSMENT, LIES, DYSFUNCTION, POWER GRABS, WAR ESCALATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSAULTS, MISOGYNY AND MORE ON A DAILY BASIS, THE MAGNITUDE OF EACH IS DIMINISHED IN OUR CONSCIOUSNESS BY THE SIMPLE VIRTUE THAT WE HAVE BECOME SATURATED. BECAUSE OF THIS, WE AT ZENRUPTION WILL BE PUBLISHING A DAILY CURATION OF THE EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED, FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, INCLUDING LEAKS WITHIN THE WHITE HOUSE, SO THAT WE CAN FULLY EXPERIENCE THE LEVEL OF DISASTER OUR EXECUTIVE BRANCH HAS BECOME AND THE IMPLICATIONS IT HAS ON ALL OF US.
TODAY, JUNE 20, 2017
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By Jerry Mooney
From The Horse's Mouth (Trump tweets, then leaker tweets, then published reports)
KAREN HANDEL FOR CONGRESS. She will fight for lower taxes, great healthcare strong security-a hard worker who will never give up! VOTE TODAY
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 20, 2017
The U.S. once again condemns the brutality of the North Korean regime as we mourn its latest victim. Video: https://t.co/Rvm11ZbPk7
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 20, 2017
While I greatly appreciate the efforts of President Xi & China to help with North Korea, it has not worked out. At least I know China tried!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 20, 2017
Leaks from inside the White House and around
McCain says #trumpcare bill is so secret only Russians have seen it.
— Pesach 'Pace' Lattin (@pacelattin) June 20, 2017
McCain: No American has seen GOP ObamaCare repeal bill but I'm sure the Russians hacked in and got it https://t.co/jl1VewzNDH pic.twitter.com/MiigEypDwH
— The Hill (@thehill) June 20, 2017
The Republicans’ health care bill is so catastrophic that even Donald Trump calls it “mean.”
— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) June 20, 2017
Trump's got dirt from Putin on key House members. Ain't no other explanation for such treasonous behavior!https://t.co/ISegkYYgrh
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) June 20, 2017
The President is not in control. And no one knows who is.
— Rogue WH Snr Advisor (@RogueSNRadvisor) June 20, 2017
Countries Pres has pissed off:
— Rogue WH Snr Advisor (@RogueSNRadvisor) June 20, 2017
Australia
France
Qatar
UK
China
+ others
Countries he's made happy:
Saudi Arabia
Russia
Makes you wonder.
The new "extreme measures" doctrine to prevent leaks to press feels like code for free reign to strip search staff. Wonder if this'll last.
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) June 20, 2017
Trump already wanted to attack N. Korea. With all these idiots on Fox championing the idea, I won't be surprised if he does it.
— Angry WH Staffer (@AngrierWHStaff) June 20, 2017
The last time the N. Korea chatter was this bad, Mattis talked Trump down. He knows how deadly an attack on the Korean Peninsula would be 1/
— Angry WH Staffer (@AngrierWHStaff) June 20, 2017
identical. Plans have been drawn up for an attack NK for years - we have options ranging from a devastating bombing campaign to precision 3/
— Angry WH Staffer (@AngrierWHStaff) June 20, 2017
Strikes against key facilities and material. I fully expected us to strike when we had both carriers in the Sea of Japan - POTUS was 4/
— Angry WH Staffer (@AngrierWHStaff) June 20, 2017
Pushing for strikes then, but he wasn't anywhere near as pissed (or desperate to change the narrative) as he is now. This could get very 5/
— Angry WH Staffer (@AngrierWHStaff) June 20, 2017
Ugly, very quick. We could turn NK into a parking lot if we wanted to, but it's going to come at the cost of thousands of lives. (End)
— Angry WH Staffer (@AngrierWHStaff) June 20, 2017
Add on: Conservative estimates for casualties are between 50-200k. Mattis said it best: would be some of worst fighting we've ever seen.
— Angry WH Staffer (@AngrierWHStaff) June 20, 2017
It's not outside the realm of possibility that 500k+ people could die in an all out bombardment of Seoul. It would be catastrophic. (End)
— Angry WH Staffer (@AngrierWHStaff) June 20, 2017
Well. Fuck.@Broadsword_6 https://t.co/TbAqMy1qWB
— Angry WH Staffer (@AngrierWHStaff) June 20, 2017
The retired Senate historian said the health care law breaks with a century of tradition https://t.co/3aVdoN0yeO
— TIME (@TIME) June 20, 2017
The Attorney General has hired a lawyer. https://t.co/WLyuQOhKGV
— Brad Heath (@bradheath) June 20, 2017
If Trump knows more than the generals, why has he turned over all decision making to them w/ no input from him? https://t.co/pKPnMNlpEh
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) June 20, 2017
Right now Republican senators are willingly ceding massive amounts of power to leadership staff. I mean: I guess they don't care? https://t.co/knPdowsPYh
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 20, 2017
Gee, Spicey. Wouldn't this be worth asking?
— Dr. Dena Grayson (@DrDenaGrayson) June 20, 2017
Then again, the boss man *NEVER* asked USIC about #Russian🇷🇺meddling‼️https://t.co/mlu9xWPuaT
Trump pick for FBI director removed from his bio that he represented Russian energy firms in criminal investigations.
— Pesach 'Pace' Lattin (@pacelattin) June 20, 2017
It's official! --> Sean Spicer is no longer the WH Press Secretary. https://t.co/nhbzNfxYGK
— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) June 20, 2017
That's all he knew about Panama. Pathetic. https://t.co/Xnm8YHOuGl
— RogueWhiteHouse (@whitehouserogue) June 20, 2017
NEW: Trump's approval rating of 36% is his lowest in CBS News Polls since becoming president. https://t.co/BFAA8nhlc0
— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) June 20, 2017
Just because they robbed our house don't mean we shouldn't invite 'em over for dinner.https://t.co/EejhyXUW6k
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) June 20, 2017
Remarkable that a few hundred marginal voters in exurban Atlanta could today decide the future of the American healthcare system
— David Frum (@davidfrum) June 20, 2017
MINI-THREAD
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) June 20, 2017
1) Don't be in a hurry to impeach, Patriots. Pence will be far more efficient destroyin' our freedoms than Trump.
I call this masterpiece "Tweet That Didn't Age Well To End All Tweets That Didn't Age Well". https://t.co/WdlpSsRqL4
— Rogue CPI (@RogueCPI) June 20, 2017
Japan testing missile defense system after North Korean missile tests https://t.co/047UF7pI0e pic.twitter.com/TfzS1Z42tL
— The Hill (@thehill) June 20, 2017
NEW VIDEO: Trump reveals this week if there are Comey tapes, says Spicer. The real question: could FBI have them? pic.twitter.com/ljLEBSQKMV
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) June 20, 2017
McConnell: ObamaCare repeal bill to be revealed Thursday https://t.co/v71uvnkfw5 pic.twitter.com/YxX3CK7k9G
— The Hill (@thehill) June 20, 2017
Republicans who've admitted they haven't seen the bill:
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) June 20, 2017
Lee
Corker
Moran
Paul
Rounds
The Trump White House https://t.co/IZTC7TCp9j
Spicer: Trump will make announcement on Comey tapes this week https://t.co/RTml1BZaeV pic.twitter.com/0o2WRrgRxt
— The Hill (@thehill) June 20, 2017
Entire intelligence community confirmed Russia hack. Republicans accept it. Democrats too. Only @POTUS disputes the obvious. Why? https://t.co/7HaWbxnGCS
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) June 20, 2017
Nothing I have ever seen approaches what is going on in Washington today. https://t.co/VOiuOXFi1P
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) June 20, 2017
There’s a reason the @SenateGOP don’t want you to see their mean healthcare bill: they know it will hurt real people.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) June 20, 2017
Spicer: When "McConnell brings the bill forward, I’m sure there will be plenty of time” to debate.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 20, 2017
Here's what McConnell said last night: pic.twitter.com/QQ2eRxsyoL
I’ll fight this mean, scary, reckless, shameful, heartless @SenateGOP healthcare bill every way I can.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) June 20, 2017
But @realDonaldTrump is right: The GOP healthcare bill IS mean. Cutting healthcare for 23M people to give billionaires a tax break is mean.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) June 20, 2017
Sure seems like @realDonaldTrump wanted Comey to stop #Flynn investigation because of what Flynn knows. https://t.co/pDW4ZEJ5xr
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) June 19, 2017
Increasingly, Pres is being ignored in meetings & in policy discussions. He's starting to feel like an interloper in his own house.
— Rogue WH Snr Advisor (@RogueSNRadvisor) June 19, 2017
I don't know what the facts will show or what the special counsel will conclude, but Kasowitz, Sekulow & Dowd is not the dream team. https://t.co/lRR3zoll7C
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) June 18, 2017
This didn't age well... pic.twitter.com/t1u6O07Ta8
— AltEPA (@ActualEPAFacts) June 18, 2017
