Well done. I was trying to make something of that, but you did a good job.
Trump disappeared from the White House tree lighting without waning and without taking the press pool with him. Nobody knew where he went till the White House said he had gone back to the White House without him.
However, he is presumably still waxing.
Not in the middle of winter. He’ll wait for Bikini season.
I love you guys. Now hand me the brain bleach.
“Logistical glitch”? Nah. Trumpywumpy, not being the center of attention, got bored and went inside to watch Fox News without telling anyone.
He had been standing for five minutes, it was probably his upper limit.
I intensely dislike him, but I can’t blame him for slipping the leash for a while.
Not on anyone’s radar: a financial institution in a small country was breached by officials of that country, for investigative purposes.
*German police raided Deutsche Bank offices on Thursday, seeking evidence in a money laundering investigation into the practice of hiding money offshore to elude tax collectors and government regulators.
… (NPR’s Esme) Nicholson adds, “According to investigators, in 2016 alone, more than 900 Deutsche Bank customers were served by a subsidiary registered in the British Virgin Islands.” … (who) did business totaling 311 million euros (about $350 million) …
(Deutsche Bank tweeted):[INDENT]*It is true that the police is currently conducting an investigation at a number of our offices in Germany. The investigation has to do with the Panama Papers case. More details will be communicated as soon as these become known. We are cooperating fully with the authorities.**[/INDENT]
This is the major financial institution that was so very cozy with CFSG. I should imagine he is a tad nervous about this and what might end up in Muller’s hands.
People who want to be President have to accept that it’s important that their whereabouts be known for those four years. The list of things that could go seriously wrong if a President ‘slips the leash’ is long.
He’s not a private citizen.
eschereal: Yes, the Deutsche Bank news is huge. We’ll be hearing a lot about this.
Today was a bad day for In-duh-vidual 1 as he emerges as a central subject of the Mueller probe:
I’m reminded of a story from a Tales of King Arthur that I read as a boy.
After Merlin directs Arthur to the Lady of the Lake where he receives Excalibur, Arthur engages a generic but Powerful Bad Knight in combat, which Arthur not only wins, but in which he doesn’t even sustain any injuries.
Afterward, Merlin asks Arthur whether he’d rather have Excalibur or its sheath. “The sword, of course” replies Arthur. Merlin then explains that the sheath has the magical property of preventing its wearer from being injured in combat.
“Well, that’s hardly sporting!” says Arthur. “I’ve half a mind to go throw the thing back in the Lake!”
“Don’t be a dumbass!” says Merlin. “You’re the King of all Britons, it’s you who serves them! You don’t get to spend your life as you please; it doesn’t belong to you! It belongs to them! Keep the sheath.”
(I may have tampered with the wording of the conversation)
The last sentence of this article is rather interesting:
Nope. Sorry. We didn’t forget about Mueller. You might have, but we didn’t.
This is your daily reminder;
When Loser Donald says “we”, he means “I”.
And when he says “lots of people”, he means “I”.
And when he says “everyone”, he means “I”.
And when he says “America”, he means “I”.
If it wasn’t on anyone’s radar at the time you posted, that quickly changed. This was one of the main stories Rachel Maddow talked about tonight on her show.
Thanks! 
This is true: when he says “people don’t know” he means “I didn’t know and just learned”. And no, Smapti and I aren’t the only people who think this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phsU1vVHOQI
*link is to an interview of Professor John McWhorter, a linguist. No, he is not a fan of Trump. He also isn’t wrong.
Can’t wait to find this on youtube. (Reuters)
My late Kiwi husband would have been so proud.
The ad replicates Trump’s recent UN experience. Bet it’s cute and funny.
:D
And when he says “I”, he means “Putin told me”.