StrangeSox

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Jul 18, 2017 -> 09:42 AM) I'd be curious to see what the question was. There's a difference IMO between people believing that Trump Jr. met with a Russian citizen versus "Russia" or an agent of Russia. Do we know if those Russians in the meeting were agents speaking on behalf of the Putin? Realistically speaking, with the way Russia operates you don't get people holding meetings like this without approval and knowledge, but that it a fair point regarding question phrasing

Only 45% of Trump voters believe that Donald Jr has a meeting with Russians, a thing he has publicly admitted to. https://twitter.com/ppppolls/status/8870425...src=twsrc%5Etfw

McConnell is instead going to hold a vote on a full repeal that can pass with only 50 votes, which originally passed back in 2015. That version kicks 32 million people off of health care. That particular bill is even worse than s straight repeal.

Moran was one of the few Republicans to hold a town hall, fwiw.

Insurers have come out in a joint statement and called the Cruz Amendment "unworkable in any form"

Good discussion on the "lie after lie after lie" between Shep Smith and Chris Wallace https://youtu.be/Q5LftyJmNtA

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 15, 2017 -> 09:56 AM) I didn't think we'd get a top 10 prospect for Q and I f we did I didn't expect to follow it up with a top 80 pitcher. Especially after his early season struggles. Really excited for White Sox baseball in the coming years.

Rauner is turning over much of his staff and appears to be aligning himself more closely with the right wing Illinois Policy Institute. He's also threatening to hold the school funding bill hostage. https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/201...institute-hires

Trump Jr.’s Russia meeting sure sounds like a Russian intelligence operation https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/trum...m=.2ccd782cc83c It's ridiculous that kushner still has a security clearance at this point after lying repeatedly on his disclosure forms. He gets his get own version of the presidential daily briefing everyday and is privy to our nation's most closely held secrets.

92 year old Jimmy Carter back building homes for the needy a day after being hospitalized for dehydration. Carter has got to be the best ex president ever

The number of people who attended the collusion meeting is now up to eight, with three still not identified. https://twitter.com/NickKristof/status/8859...src=twsrc%5Etfw

They're short of fifty votes in the motion to proceed at this point

I don't know if this rebuild leads to a World Series, but it should definitely lead to some exciting, competitive baseball in the coming years.

Sessions is defying a court order to release his contacts with Russians, claiming it invades his privacy. https://thinkprogress.org/jeff-sessions-bla...ts-9f9050877e96

Wow

Republicans are considering bypassing a cbo score altogether for parts of their bill and just having HHS "score" it. https://twitter.com/byrdinator/status/88551...src=twsrc%5Etfw

Senate intelligence committee found it about the Don Jr meeting in April https://twitter.com/yashar/status/885262285...src=twsrc%5Etfw Wonder what else they know about that isn't public yet

Trump is looking to slash legal immigration by 50% http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/12/t...ion-cuts-240478

This case was being prosecuted by Preet Bharara, the guy Trump fired a few months back.

Fun fact: there are actually only 19 countries in the G20. The EU is the 20th member.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 12, 2017 -> 12:11 PM) It's distraction. I don't think you can describe anything as deliberate and well planned when it comes to Trump. It's probably just something he saw on TV.

https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/885133603105116160 E: https://twitter.com/alanblinder/status/8851...src=twsrc%5Etfw

Last night, Democrats won two Ruby red state house seats in Oklahoma.

Trump's personal lawyer hasn't sought security clearance and may have trouble attaining one because he has a history of alcohol abuse and allegedly has been drinking again. https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-ru...tent=1499823772

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 12, 2017 -> 11:07 AM) He's finally found his leaker! It's literally everyone in the White House including Trump himself occasionally lmao