It’s the end of November. I wonder if the month will end on a quiet note…

NOPE!

Trump Asked Senators to End Russian Investigation

Over the Summer of 2017, Trump repeatedly asked Senators Richard Burr, Mitch McConnell, and Roy Blunt, and others to find a way to swiftly end the Russian Investigation.

This isn’t a “sources say” or “it was told to us”.

RICHARD BURR WENT ON THE FUCKING RECORD!

So did Mitch McConnell and Roy Blunt.

Other Republican Senators also had similar conversations, but none of them went on the record. Bob Corker and Lindsey Graham are likely on that list.

The excuse they gave to cover for Trump was “He didn’t know, he’s new at this.”

Bullshit. Ignorance of the law is no excuse, and he’s in deep shit BECAUSE he asked the Director of the FBI to do the EXACT SAME THING!

This is textbook Obstruction of Justice, at least with corrupt intent.

Here’s the list of people he asked to end the Russian Investigation:

• FBI Director James Comey
• Senator Richard Burr
• Senator Roy Blunt
• Senator Mitch McConnell
• Director of National Intelligence Dan Coates
• NSA Director Admiral Mike Rogers
• CIA Director Mike Pompeo

Mercer Funded Project Veritas

The billionaire Mercer family has been funding Project Veritas, in direct violation of the groups filing as a non-political non-profit.

As if any further proof was needed, there is a direct line between James O’Keefe, Donald Trump, Robert Mercer, and Steve Bannon.

Creating propaganda for someone partaking in espionage is itself an extension of espionage, and is a capital offense.

Phillips from PV Attempted to Infiltrate Washington Post for Months

Speaking of Project Veritas, Jaime Phillips tried for months to get dirt on any journalist she could, and attempted to befriend several members of the Washington Post, each under different aliases.

This isn’t just a one-time op, this was an ongoing act of aggression and fraud, and she should be punished accordingly.

White House Leaks Plan to Replace SecState Tillerson with CIA Director Pompeo

Pompeo is a good little sycophant, and this is their attempt to embarrass Rex into quitting.

Erdogan Authorized Iran Gold Scheme

Yep.

Here is a blow by blow of Zarrab’s testimony. It’s a How-To guide on laundering money using gold.

Maddow Clip with 19 Russian Contacts

From Wednesday Night.

Trump Administration Mulls Privatizing Intelligence

Team Trump is floating the idea of using a private company for various Intelligence tasks like counterterrorism efforts, rendition, and covert operations that may fall outside the definition of legal.

In other words, Trump’s personal Secret Police.

Several IC officials said this plan has no chance of getting off the ground.

One piece of the article struck me pretty hard, though.

Amyntor Group is a reclusive company headquartered in Whitefish, Montana, a town of 6,500 residents that recently gained notoriety after a company based there won, then lost, a $300 million contract to rebuild Puerto Rico’s electrical grid. There is no known relationship between the two companies.

Whitefish, Montana. Home of Whitefish Energy and Ryan Zinke.

Old Golf Interview Brings Back Shady Stuff About Trump, Epstein

There is some truly disturbing things in the article, aside from calling a passerby “First Rate Pussy.”

Trump was waiting for his buddy Jeffrey Epstein to show up, and he made some comments about him liking younger girls. He shows up in tow with a girl who is obviously underage, but dressed up to look older.

Nothing happened on the plane with the reporters present, but they did note it was creepy AF.

Epstein has been accused of running a child prostitution ring, and is a convicted sex offender.

From the Archive: Trump and Human Trafficking

Speaking of human trafficking, here is a story that got lost in the noise last year.

Roger Stone’s Time in the Barrel Coming Soon

SPOILER: He was working with the Russians.

Republican Donors Skittish about Giving Donations

Maybe because they can’t get anything to pass?

Scarborough: Trump has Early Stages of Dementia

White House staff told Joe this, which I’m torn about.

On the one hand, dementia is a terrible disease that I’ve witnessed first hand and would only wish on the worst of the worst, like Donald Trump. I used to say no one, but there are some truly evil people in the world, and he’s one of them. The thought of him losing his mind and shitting his pants as his kids ignore him fills me with glee.

On the other, I want him to stay lucid long enough to see his entire world collapse around him, and watch his empire torn down, brick by brick.

Best case scenario, both happen. He keeps his mind long enough to watch everything fall apart, and loses his mind in prison.

That’s it for Thursday. And Friday is looking to be frigging HUGE. Not just a normal news dump, either. The Rumor Mill is a little too happy for a day with a bunch of doom and gloom. They see that much of this is projection.

I’m going to try to get Friday’s post finished on Friday. Not only do I have a lot on my plate this weekend, but I’ve got a feeling I want to see what happens.

EDIT: As of Friday Morning, Mike Flynn is under arrest. More as that develops.

Thank you, and have a good one.

“Without Journalists, it’s just propaganda.”

– Katy Tur

Wednesday. But I’m writing this on Thursday.

Jared Kushner Met With Mueller’s Team About Flynn

It is being reported that earlier this month, Jared Kushner met with the Special Counselor’s team for about 90 minutes. The main focus of the interview was Mike Flynn, and most of the questions looked to see if Jared knew anything that might exonerate him over the December meeting in Trump Tower.

I wonder if this evidence would be presented to a Grand Jury.

Mike Flynn Grand Jury Postponed

Well, this is getting interesting. Mueller suspended a Grand Jury looking into Mike Flynn, immediately after rumors of a plea deal break.

The only reasons to do that are if they are no longer required because there is no more investigation, or so much new evidence came in that the investigators need time to parse through it all.

Either way, it doesn’t look good for Trump.

Donnie Jr. Testified Before House Intelligence Committee Behind Closed Doors

This testimony is mostly about unanswered questions from the June 9 meeting, as well as his links to Julian Assange. Hopefully we’ll get a transcript soon.

Maryland and DC AG’s Get Subpoena Power in Trump Emoluments Lawsuit

This is for one of the three emoluments lawsuits against Trump. Or is it four? I’m losing count.

Reza Zarrab used Rudy Giuliani to negotiate extradition deal

Rudy was Reza’s lawyer when he was first arrested and extradited to the United States. They attempted to negotiate a deal with Turkey for a deal that would send him there.

Reza Zarrab is a money launderer who pled guilty to violating sanctions with Iran, and has ties to Mike Flynn.

Trump Retweeted Anti-Muslim Videos from Britain First, a Right-Wing Fascist Party who Loves Putin

In today’s Outrage Du Jour, Trump retweeted racist videos against Muslims from Britain First, a political party in the U.K. that is extremely racist and fascist.

Of course, last year they posted several articles about how great Vladimir Putin’s regime is, and how great he is.

Those posts were removed from the site recently, but are still available to be seen, if one knows where to look.

Trump is Delusional

It’s an opinion piece, but as more and more people recognize it, the scarier things will feel.

Hatch Act Violation Case Opened Against Kellyanne Conway

The Cryptkeeper’s Wife is under investigation for campaigning for a political candidate from an official position in the White House.

Hopefully this ends poorly for her.

Nearly Half a Million Pro-Repeal FCC Comments Came From Russian Emails

More evidence of Russians screwing with our freedom.

People are getting Robocalled about Derogatory Posts Against Trump

This one is a little creepy, and more aggravating than anything else.

That’s it for today. Things are ramping up in the Russian Investigation, even if it doesn’t look like it. We’re now getting confirmation from the MSM of the Special Counselor and Congress talking to family members. In seven months, there are three confirmed arrests, a plea deal that likely produced at least four indictments, and another plea deal in the works.

Justice is slow, but will be served.

Thank you, and have a good one.

“Without Journalists, it’s just propaganda.”

– Katy Tur

It’s Monday, even though I’m writing this on Tuesday. I’m working with a new schedule, so my normal pattern of writing before going to sleep might not be tenable for the next few weeks. I’ll do what I can, since we’re getting close to some craziness about to drop.

FBI DID NOT INFORM TARGETS OF RUSSIAN HACKING ATTACKS

This came out on Sunday from the AP. Out of the 80 targets that the AP contacted, only 2 were previously told of the hacking attempts by the FBI. The rest found out from the AP.

PROJECT VERITAS TRIED TO SCREW WITH THE WASHINGTON POST. IT DID NOT GO WELL

James O’Keefe is a lying sack of shit, a corrupt gun for hire whose lies have lead directly to innocent people dying violent, needless deaths.

Recently, his group Project Veritas attempted to discredit the Washington Post, sexual abuse victims, and decency in general by trying to show that the media is biased against Roy Moore.

This plan blew up in their face.

WaPo received a random tip from someone claiming to have some dirt on Roy Moore. When the Post did their research, it turned out that the woman, Jaime Phillips, was a paid operative of O’Keefe’s.

The Post confronted her with the evidence, including her GoFundMe page looking for money to move to New York to fight the evil media, called bullshit on every part of her story, and recorded her recording the interview. Then, they followed her to PV HQ, confronted O’Keefe, and recorded that as well.

Oh, by the way, Trump has donated to O’Keefe and PV before. They were involved in several ploys during the 2016 election, so there is a good chance that he is on Mueller’s radar.

FLYNN’S LAWYERS MEET WITH SPECIAL COUNSELOR TEAM

Nothing rings in the holidays like watching Mike Flynn’s legal team meeting with the Special Counselor’s team in front of the press.

JAMES WOOLSEY MEETS TRUMP AT MAR-A-LAGO FOR DINNER

James Woolsey is a former CIA Director, and was a witness to the September 2016 meeting where Mike Flynn conspired with the Turks to kidnap a cleric. James was interviewed by the Special Counselor, and supposedly testified before a grand jury.

Last week, Trump invited him to dinner in Florida. They talked for over an hour.

I wonder, what are the odds that Woolsey was wearing a wire?

JOHN CONYERS AND HIS RUSSIAN TIES

Here’s an article from John Schindler going into John Conyers past with the Russians.

SPOILER: The KGB is involved.

LITHUANIA ADOPTS MAGNITSKY ACT

Lithuania voter unanimously to enact their version of the Magnitsky Act, and have proposed several names for their list.

The list of countries cracking down on human rights violators grows by the day.

KOCH BROTHERS BACKED COMPANY TO BUY TIME MAGAZINE

Meredith Media, the publishers of Family Circle and Sports Illustrated, agreed to purchase Time, Inc., the parent organization of Time Magazine. Meredith is partly owned by the Koch Brothers.

Get ready for Ayn Rand to be named Person of the Year.

IN OTHER NEWS…

Trump makes racial slurs against Native Americans while at an event honoring the Navajo Code Talkers of WWII.

Bulk of FCC comments in favor of repealing net neutrality are fake.

WRAP-UP

That’s it for now. Once I figure out a format and schedule, I’ll work with that until the new year. This might also force me to write structured articles more often.

Let’s see how it goes.

Thank you, and have a good one.

“Without Journalists, it’s just propaganda.”

-Katy Tur