There's as many alligators as Russians around these parts.
"A passenger managed to slip a gun past screeners at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and fly with it all the way to Tokyo, federal officials confirmed to CBS News. He alerted Delta Air Lines workers when the plane got to its destination, the carrier confirmed." Oopsie.
"The gunman who killed an officer in Northern California left behind a letter accusing the Davis police department of hitting him with 'ultra sonic waves.'" You know, since we keep blaming a lot of gun violence on mental health issues, considering the president wants to build a $6B wall because one undocumented immigrant killed a police officer (I'm overstating the issue here), maybe we could see a one or 2 billion dollar investment in public mental health care.
"The National Rifle Association appears to have illegally coordinated its political advertising with Republican candidates in at least three recent high-profile US Senate races, according to Federal Communications Commission records. In Senate races in Missouri and Montana in 2018 and North Carolina in 2016, the gun group’s advertising blitzes on behalf of GOP candidates Josh Hawley, Matt Rosendale, and Richard Burr were authorized by the very same media consultant that the candidates themselves used—an apparent violation of laws designed to prevent independent groups from synchronizing their efforts with political campaigns." Same firm, okay, but with caveats. Same actual person in those companies is a no-no. Also just a reminder where the NRA got a lot of those funds (waves to our Russian friends). (Grokked from Kathryn Cramer)
After the president made statements about why he fired Jim Comey, the FBI was worried he was being controlled by Russia so they opened up an investigation. That investigation was then transferred to Mueller when he was appointed as special council. (Grokked from Joy Reid)
"In the chaotic aftermath at the FBI following Director James Comey's firing, a half-dozen senior FBI officials huddled to set in motion the momentous move to open an investigation into President Donald Trump that included trying to understand why he was acting in ways that seemed to benefit Russia." After so many coincidences, eventually it becomes a problem. And as a few of us asked at the time, why are there all these Russians hanging around?
Also lot of stories about how Representative Steve King is an obvious racist. I'm not sure that's actually news, I just think he can't deny it any longer. What's hilarious is the GOP now trying to put distance between them. Hey guys, remember the 2008 post-mortem report? Remember all the recommendations about reaching out to minority communities to try and broaden your base and how nobody took that seriously? Take a look at the comparison photos on the incoming class of the House of Representatives. Notice anything striking? If not, embrace what you are and get discarded in the dustbin of history. This really is almost too late (and frankly I think it is past the point of turning that ship around to avoid the breakers).
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