Sunday Reads: Baghdadi?
Posted: October 26, 2019 | Author: Minkoff Minx | Filed under: just because, Middle East, morning reads |30 CommentsWe're bombing the hell out of something.
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) October 27, 2019
This:
So…what can that be about?
BREAKING – reports of a (US?) helicopter-borne raid on a convoy of Huras al-Din (#AlQaeda in #Syria) leaders traveling near Barisha in #Idlib.
Locals say as many as 6 choppers involved – gave chase to convoy, 2 landed & assaulted vehicles. Possibly took bodies or evidence away.
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) October 26, 2019
US forces have apparently killed or captured al Baghdadi, the founder of ISIS, which is what Trump once called Obama.
Now if those forces could stop by the Whote House, they could capture the Kurds bigger enemy. https://t.co/yQ1VWZgJYM
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) October 27, 2019
I’m seeing the same al-Baghdadi rumors as many of y’all are. I’ve asked the WH for more information.
But considering how a NatSec win is *exactly* the sort of distraction he needs right now politically, should anyone believe anything he says given his record of constant lying? https://t.co/PfkP1P0GfK
— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) October 27, 2019
DEVELOPING: "Something very big has just happened!" President Trump tweeted at 9:23 p.m. ET.
A White House official tells @NBCNews that the president will be making a statement Sunday at 9 a.m. ET.
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 27, 2019
Here are a few thoughts on the matter:
Whatever announcement Trump is planning to make at 9am EST tomorrow, it’s a real fear-mongering and rumor generating move for the President of the United States to tweet “Something very big has just happened!” when it now seems non-urgent enough that it can wait till the morning.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) October 27, 2019
LOL, Trump changing the subject ahead of the Sunday shows with this “announcement”.
— Karoli (@Karoli) October 27, 2019
He’s trying to change the subject. He wants an Obama moment anyway, and right now he needs one. But it won’t happen because he literally lies about everything.
— Karoli (@Karoli) October 27, 2019
DIAPER TEAM, West Wing STAT! https://t.co/KN3ROk40Xm
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) October 27, 2019
Super cool for the president of the United States to play these kinds of games. Are we talking aliens or a hemorrhoid busted open while you were tweeting on the toilet?
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) October 27, 2019
In other what the fuck news:
This is a joke right? Please tell me she really didn’t say that. https://t.co/MIqVazCaRU
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) October 27, 2019
I love a Press Secretary with more arrests than press conferences. 👍 pic.twitter.com/jH1CqbB5DD
— jen pal (@jennyrachelpal) October 26, 2019
Another point to be made:
"Game over" is the new "The dam is breaking" which was the new "Pelosi's got this" which was the new "Mueller's got this" which was the new "Comey's got this" which was the new "But checks and balances" which was the new "He'll never win"
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) October 26, 2019
Did y’all see this?
Elijah Cummings wrote three months before this death: "I am among those who have not lost confidence in our ability to right the ship of American democratic life, but I also realize that we are in a fight — a fight for the soul of our democracy." https://t.co/ZTCPZrcQ3L
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 26, 2019
Let’s end this…
You should have gotten married on Oct 31st, because you’re both MONSTERS. https://t.co/2XG6k6lm1z
— Jackie Beat (@JACKIEBEAT) October 27, 2019
Zuckerberg's Blessing of Breitbart, 2019. Oil on panel. pic.twitter.com/3yid093N7L
— wtf renaissance (@WtfRenaissance) October 27, 2019
…as an open thread.
More information:
https://www.axios.com/isis-leader-baghdadi-believed-killed-in-us-raid-9de600ac-d079-4a2f-a806-beb76edfcd3e.html
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-baghdadi-iran/iran-was-informed-of-is-leader-baghdadis-death-iranian-officials-tell-reuters-idUSKBN1X6055?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50198123
Death is too good for him.
I feel if all this turns out to be true and correct, a successful military action will only solidify the situation that BB wrote about yesterday.
With an obvious insecure election ahead of us…
UGH – tuned in for AM Joy and got Dump droning and bragging. He’s taking credit for something that would never have happened without our Kurdish allies. He makes me so sick.
And didn’t have the decency to inform Congressional leadership as it happened.
Yup…
And then this shit:
https://crooksandliars.com/2019/10/trump-appears-have-staged-situation-room
I hope the media pursues this. That is totally believable. He was bragging about how they watched it like it was a movie. Riiiiiiiiiiiight.
I can.not.believe these men sat there and posed with him.
okay … so let’s chat about this one now
It is a bad, sad feeling when I find myself believing Russian state media more than the US.
The world is going to hell in a handbasket.
I’m with you in that handbasket.
Wonder why the puppet is acting up?
there room for three in that handbasket?
Forgot to include this sentence from that article. Hmm, if Trump’s not grabbing credit, something is very weird.
Huuuuh?
That is so weird it’s a giant red flag.
Another older, important black politician gone. He was a misogynist and sexual abuser, but also worked on national healthcare and other good causes.
Was he the one wandering his office in pjs a few years back?
Wow, listen to those BOOS
Whoa … that’s a pretty huge bronx cheer there … Melania’s smile turned upside down …
I just learned today that the Nats fans know the Bronx Cheer and that Karma is still a Bitch man! Oh, and irony is not dead. The Hats are RED.