Ice Cube, the rapper and actor, and his business partner Jeff Kwatinetz recently filed a $1.2 billion lawsuit that includes an allegation that Al-Rumaihi and other Qatari officials who invested in the men’s BIG3 basketball league indicated interest gaining access to people connected to Trump. “Mr Al-Rumaihi requested I set up a meeting between him, the Qatari government, and Stephen Bannon, and to tell Steve Bannon that Qatar would underwrite all of his political efforts in return for his support,†Kwatinetz said in the court filing. Kwatinetz says he rejected the offer, which he viewed as a bribe.
In response, Kwatinetz claims, “Al-Rumaihi laughed and then stated to me that I shouldn’t be naive, that so many Washington politicians take our money, and stated ‘do you think Flynn turned down our money?’†That’s a reference to Michael Flynn, who was fired as Trump’s national security adviser after lying about his contacts with then Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
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More about the Avenatti stuff.Ice Cube, the rapper and actor, and his business partner Jeff Kwatinetz recently filed a $1.2 billion lawsuit that includes an allegation that Al-Rumaihi and other Qatari officials who invested in the men’s BIG3 basketball league indicated interest gaining access to people connected to Trump. “Mr Al-Rumaihi requested I set up a meeting between him, the Qatari government, and Stephen Bannon, and to tell Steve Bannon that Qatar would underwrite all of his political efforts in return for his support,†Kwatinetz said in the court filing. Kwatinetz says he rejected the offer, which he viewed as a bribe.
In response, Kwatinetz claims, “Al-Rumaihi laughed and then stated to me that I shouldn’t be naive, that so many Washington politicians take our money, and stated ‘do you think Flynn turned down our money?’†That’s a reference to Michael Flynn, who was fired as Trump’s national security adviser after lying about his contacts with then Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
(THREAD) BREAKING: Steele's dossier says Putin gave Trump a brokerage fee from the sale of 19% of Rosneft—Russia's oil giant. Today @MichaelAvenatti said a top agent of QIA—which bought the Rosneft stock—was secretly at Trump Tower 48 hours after the sale. https://t.co/bipjJ4SNC7
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 14, 2018
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Morning
Today we are NoMore Kitty. This is craziness and I will never understand how his 35% doesn't see it.
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Morning
Today we are NoMore Kitty. This is craziness and I will never understand how his 35% doesn't see it.
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Morning
Today we are NoMore Kitty. This is craziness and I will never understand how his 35% doesn't see it.
NoMore Kitty?
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More SCOTUS rulings today:
Christie/Murphy v. NCAA: Legality of Sports Betting + 10th Amendment Reversion of Powers. Congress passed a law preventing states from becoming a direct proponent of sports wagering (except in certain cases, like Nevada's Gaming Commission). The 6-3 ruling strikes down the 1992 federal law. ESPN also has an article on this.
Dahda v. US: Scope of surveillance warrants. This one looked pretty straight-forward, and the justices thought so too since they issued a unanimous 8-0 ruling (sans Gorsuch).
McCoy vs. Los Angeles: Defendant's right to choose counsel. The attorney's advice & strategy was to plead guilty in order to avoid capital punishment, which the defendant didn't want. The attorney did it in open court anyways. Ruling was 6-3, with Thomas, Alito & Gorsuch dissenting. So much for originalism...
Byrd v. US: Search & Seizure of a rental vehicle driven by someone not on the rental agreement. Decision was unanimous. Yes he has expectation of privacy, but cmon dude you're transporting 49kg of HEROIN.
US v. Sanchez-Gomez: Use of full chain restraints during pretrial proceedings. Decision is that the case is unanimously declared moot.
Judge Jeanine: Trump fulfilled biblical prophecy by moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/p5vVKvM0xp
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 13, 2018
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This is full-on insanity.Judge Jeanine: Trump fulfilled biblical prophecy by moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/p5vVKvM0xp
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 13, 2018
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Updating TriSec's eye odyssey...
Three weeks with the new lenses, and I had a follow-up today. Some minor issues, and Doc is going to tweak the fit again. But with my eyes adjusting, the scrip has also already changed. After today's adjustment, I will now have 20/20 vision!
I've worn glasses since I was 19, my freshman year in college, and the kerataconus has been progressing slowly ever since. I barely remember what the world looks like with any clarity.
<-- non-prescription sunglasses!!
Trump pulled this tweet down pretty fast, but the resistance caught it! pic.twitter.com/LArMb2YZR6
— Muckmaker (@RealMuckmaker) May 14, 2018
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Oh come on! This had to be a spoof account!Trump pulled this tweet down pretty fast, but the resistance caught it! pic.twitter.com/LArMb2YZR6
— Muckmaker (@RealMuckmaker) May 14, 2018
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Oh come on! This had to be a spoof account!Trump pulled this tweet down pretty fast, but the resistance caught it! pic.twitter.com/LArMb2YZR6
— Muckmaker (@RealMuckmaker) May 14, 2018
Please, please, please tell me that's a manip.
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Oh come on! This had to be a spoof account!Trump pulled this tweet down pretty fast, but the resistance caught it! pic.twitter.com/LArMb2YZR6
— Muckmaker (@RealMuckmaker) May 14, 2018
Please, please, please tell me that's a manip.
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but... what.... how...
I give up.
Safe home Margot Kidder. pic.twitter.com/vkkP2PGc8A
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) May 14, 2018
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More about the Avenatti stuff.Ice Cube, the rapper and actor, and his business partner Jeff Kwatinetz recently filed a $1.2 billion lawsuit that includes an allegation that Al-Rumaihi and other Qatari officials who invested in the men’s BIG3 basketball league indicated interest gaining access to people connected to Trump. “Mr Al-Rumaihi requested I set up a meeting between him, the Qatari government, and Stephen Bannon, and to tell Steve Bannon that Qatar would underwrite all of his political efforts in return for his support,†Kwatinetz said in the court filing. Kwatinetz says he rejected the offer, which he viewed as a bribe.
In response, Kwatinetz claims, “Al-Rumaihi laughed and then stated to me that I shouldn’t be naive, that so many Washington politicians take our money, and stated ‘do you think Flynn turned down our money?’†That’s a reference to Michael Flynn, who was fired as Trump’s national security adviser after lying about his contacts with then Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.(THREAD) BREAKING: Steele's dossier says Putin gave Trump a brokerage fee from the sale of 19% of Rosneft—Russia's oil giant. Today @MichaelAvenatti said a top agent of QIA—which bought the Rosneft stock—was secretly at Trump Tower 48 hours after the sale. https://t.co/bipjJ4SNC7
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 14, 2018
IVANKA calls the U.S. "the United States *on* America" pic.twitter.com/F7tHLkQiTX
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 14, 2018
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More about the Avenatti stuff.Ice Cube, the rapper and actor, and his business partner Jeff Kwatinetz recently filed a $1.2 billion lawsuit that includes an allegation that Al-Rumaihi and other Qatari officials who invested in the men’s BIG3 basketball league indicated interest gaining access to people connected to Trump. “Mr Al-Rumaihi requested I set up a meeting between him, the Qatari government, and Stephen Bannon, and to tell Steve Bannon that Qatar would underwrite all of his political efforts in return for his support,†Kwatinetz said in the court filing. Kwatinetz says he rejected the offer, which he viewed as a bribe.
In response, Kwatinetz claims, “Al-Rumaihi laughed and then stated to me that I shouldn’t be naive, that so many Washington politicians take our money, and stated ‘do you think Flynn turned down our money?’†That’s a reference to Michael Flynn, who was fired as Trump’s national security adviser after lying about his contacts with then Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.(THREAD) BREAKING: Steele's dossier says Putin gave Trump a brokerage fee from the sale of 19% of Rosneft—Russia's oil giant. Today @MichaelAvenatti said a top agent of QIA—which bought the Rosneft stock—was secretly at Trump Tower 48 hours after the sale. https://t.co/bipjJ4SNC7
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 14, 2018
Oh, thank goodness there's a second source for this! I was reading about this on Wonkette and the cited the Daily Mail for this bit of craziness.
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She really said it.IVANKA calls the U.S. "the United States *on* America" pic.twitter.com/F7tHLkQiTX
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 14, 2018
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And it's really creepy how all these people waiting for the rapture/end times are eating up all this shit and think it's great.
WH Deputy Press Sec. Raj Shah asserts responsibility for Gaza deaths "rests squarely with Hamas" and adds "Israel has the right to defend itself." https://t.co/w280gR3fnu pic.twitter.com/Mc0rhdVE2O
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 14, 2018
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So, Sarah needed a fill-in liar today?
How to get fish from humans. pic.twitter.com/y6lhl3oW7m
— In Otter News (@Otter_News) May 14, 2018
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More about the Avenatti stuff.Ice Cube, the rapper and actor, and his business partner Jeff Kwatinetz recently filed a $1.2 billion lawsuit that includes an allegation that Al-Rumaihi and other Qatari officials who invested in the men’s BIG3 basketball league indicated interest gaining access to people connected to Trump. “Mr Al-Rumaihi requested I set up a meeting between him, the Qatari government, and Stephen Bannon, and to tell Steve Bannon that Qatar would underwrite all of his political efforts in return for his support,†Kwatinetz said in the court filing. Kwatinetz says he rejected the offer, which he viewed as a bribe.
In response, Kwatinetz claims, “Al-Rumaihi laughed and then stated to me that I shouldn’t be naive, that so many Washington politicians take our money, and stated ‘do you think Flynn turned down our money?’†That’s a reference to Michael Flynn, who was fired as Trump’s national security adviser after lying about his contacts with then Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.(THREAD) BREAKING: Steele's dossier says Putin gave Trump a brokerage fee from the sale of 19% of Rosneft—Russia's oil giant. Today @MichaelAvenatti said a top agent of QIA—which bought the Rosneft stock—was secretly at Trump Tower 48 hours after the sale. https://t.co/bipjJ4SNC7
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 14, 2018
Oh, thank goodness there's a second source for this! I was reading about this on Wonkette and the cited the Daily Mail for this bit of craziness.
...in that it has “all the potential ramifications of Watergate" but "everyone involved is stupid and bad at everything."
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Melania Trump undergoes kidney surgery at Walter Reed medical center
I am kinda surprised she is going to be there for the rest of the week.
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Melania Trump undergoes kidney surgery at Walter Reed medical center
I am kinda surprised she is going to be there for the rest of the week.
"kidney surgery" or coverup for something else?