Wednesday Reads: Flynn Splayed
Posted: December 19, 2018 Filed under: morning reads, open thread, Political and Editorial Cartoons, U.S. Politics, Wednesday Hump Day Cartoons 15 Comments
Well, yesterday Judge Sullivan kicked Michael Flynn’s ass…it was a beautiful thing.
Take a look at the following links to get caught up if you missed it:
Rachel Maddow 12/18/18 | MSNBC the full episode from last night!
Judge shocks court with harsh rebuke of Flynn; sentencing delayed
Was Michael Flynn Still Working For Turkey While He Worked In The White House? | Crooks and Liars
Flynn sentencing postponed | Suburban Guerrilla. Susie Madrak
Hullabaloo What the hell is it? by Tom Sullivan
What did Flynn Know about Russian ties to Trump and When did he Know it? Juan Cole
The Trump Foundation was also forced to shut down yesterday. (Leaving the 900+ bucks left in its accounts to be divided up among charities per the NY Attorney General’s discretion. Via MSNBC)
Corruption allegations force Trump to dissolve charity foundation
And…Chris Cuomo released a letter of intent on the Trump Moscow Tower:
CNN obtains Russia documents signed by Trump
In response to the massive breaks yesterday, the headlines today…especially the last hour, seem to jump out like:
Hey, what do you know?
Trump claims U.S. has defeated ISIS in Syria | Reuters
Trump Admin Reportedly Preparing to Pull Out of Syria
Trump Blasts Off on Twitter as His Charity Dissolves
Anyway, here are your cartoons for the day:
12/19/2018 Cartoon by Joel Pett
12/19/2018 Cartoon by Jimmy Margulies
12/18/2018 Cartoon by Jimmy Margulies
12/18/2018 Cartoon by Jimmy Margulies
Maria Ressa and the Freedom of the Press: 12/19/2018 Cartoon by Angelo Lopez
Images and stories from Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugshave shocked audiences worldwide, as bodies have stacked up in cities across the country, many of them victims of extrajudicial and vigilante killings.
While the government has hardly been shy about its intention to go after both dealers and users, hard data on the number of killings has often been tough to come by. One indispensable source of information, both for the international media and readers in the Philippines has been the upstart news site Rappler, which is now facing a reckoning with the government it has been a dogged check upon.Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and her company were formally indicted on multiple counts of tax evasion last week, charges critics say are politically motivated and designed to silence independent media in the southeast Asian country.
12/18/2018 Cartoon by Matt Wuerker
12/18/2018 Cartoon by Steve Artley
12/18/2018 Cartoon by John Cole
12/16/2018 Cartoon by John Cole
12/13/2018 Cartoon by John Cole
Face melt: 12/17/2018 Cartoon by Ed Hall
Melania sees Santa: 12/15/2018 Cartoon by Deb Milbrath
Maria Butina guilty: 12/14/2018 Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
12/14/2018 Cartoon by Signe Wilkinson
12/19/2018 Cartoon by Signe Wilkinson
12/19 Mike Luckovich: Flag on the side
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Mona (aka Wonk the Vote)
Update in North Carolina:
NC Gov To Veto Bill With Race Redo Unless Sections Are Removed – Talking Points Memo
Every time I read about that race I get madder and madder. Who the fuck are these people to mess with people’s votes? It’s just so criminal. The entire campaign should be jailed from the candidate on down.
“This is preschool, not the Oval Office!”
The NRA with the smoking Russian gun is really good. They all are — unfortunately there’s so much material to ‘draw’ from.
More thoughts on Syria:
http://www.mahablog.com/2018/12/19/trumps-wtf-foreign-policy-syria-edition/
Maybe the Judge was pissed about everything in general, and rightly so:
https://crooksandliars.com/2018/12/nicolle-wallace-wagers-500-fox-news-re-air
This is wonderful: Ayanna Pressley winning her race of course, and the sisterly act of Katie Hill offering to switch offices. Shirley Chisholm is one of my sheroes; may her memory continue to inspire us.
And is this a fucking joke? No!
https://www.wonkette.com/tucker-carlson-knows-who-has-a-penis-cookies-have-a-very-good-penis
This has encouraged lots of other Trumpists to shout that gingerbread cookies are MEN! MEN! It’s an attack on Merry Christmas gingerbread MEN!
Just shut up and eat the damn cookies, MAGAts.
Atrocious. I had no idea until a couple of years ago that lynching was not already a federal hate crime.
wtf?
Now taking bets on how long Mattis will last.