President Trump's Cabinet

[Johnny Canuck3]

Bannon's not keen on Asian Silicon Valley execs.

Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon suggests having too many Asian tech CEOs undermines ‘civic society’

 

[bimble]

A little bit of upcheering news:
This past few days thousands of people have sent donations to Planned Parenthood in Mike Pence's name, so he gets thank you certificates. Here’s How Many Planned Parenthood Donations Have Been Made in Mike Pence’s Name

 

[Bernie Gunther]

Gaffney is a batshit Zionist, one has to wonder what the hardcore antisemite trump fans are going to make of him

... and of the likely appointment of Goldman Sachs guy to run Treasury

 

[teqniq]

Strange bedfellows eh?

 

[CrabbedOne]

Bannon appears to be both a fan of Israeli militarism and very suspicious of the Chosen People conspiring in a cabal to run the world. An old 60s configuration that seems to be coming back into fashion on the US right. He's quite happy to attack liberals with charges of anti-Semitism. He'd probably be fine with Gaffney's global MB conspiracy theories. That's just the old song with a new tune.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I see he's meeting with the usual has-been war criminals:

Trump meets with Henry Kissinger

 

[DotCommunist]

christ every fucking year Kissingers name comes up and I remember he's not dead and he got a peace prize. How is it right the he outlived leonard cohen

 

[CrabbedOne]

 

[Dogsauce]

Is this going to be like one of those movies where the protagonist keeps doing their job and saves the world, and gets given their badge back at the end?

 

[CRI]

Is this going to be like one of those movies where the protagonist keeps doing their job and saves the world, and gets given their badge back at the end?

We can only hope

 

[DaveCinzano]

Is this going to be like one of those movies

Working title:

Go Like The Clappers

 

[Idris2002]

Is this going to be like one of those movies where the protagonist keeps doing their job and saves the world, and gets given their badge back at the end?

No, it's going to be one of those bummer 70s movies where the bad guys kill the hero at the very end.

 

[CrabbedOne]

On War On The Rocks THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WILL BE HAWKISH

I reckon so despite the campaign trail bullshitting.

Trump's probably the touchiest critter ever to have his arse in the Oval Office. Like most high rolling business men he's used to being essentially a feudal lord surrounded by hand picked sycophants. He's going to be real angry having to deal with lots of people who won't do what he says and he can't fire and that's just on The Hill. He'll have to deal with tough characters like Erdogan, Putin, Merkel and Xi Jinping. His administration looks like being thick with lobbyists, loons and establishment hawks. He already looks incompetent he can't afford to look weak as well. He's going to tear up the Iranian nuclear deal and bombing them to retard their program is a likely alternative.

 

[CrabbedOne]

On Lawfare Rational Security: The "Welcome to the New Not Normal" Edition

An hour long podcast with various US security wonks looking at the administration in formation with jaws clanging on the floor. The purging of Chris Christie's transition team seemingly because Trump's son in law's dad was prosecuted by Christie is seen as a very bad sign of things to come.

It's very unusual for a bunch of Americans to sit around discussing Angela Merkel having to step in as leader of the free world. They point to the line in the sand language of her congratulation letter to Trump. From the FT:

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“Germany and America are bound by common values,” she wrote. “Democracy, freedom, as well as respect for the rule of law and the dignity of each and every person regardless of their origin, skin colour, creed, gender, sexual orientation or political views.” Future co-operation, the EU’s most powerful leader added, would be “based on these values”.
...

Of course Merkel might be out on here ear soon as well.

 

[CrabbedOne]

How very Japanese and perhaps perceptive. Trump surfed into the Oval Orifice on a sea of improvised bullshit.

I'm pretentiously reminded of Ubu Roi.

...
The language of the play is a unique mix of slang from the playground, code-words, puns and near-gutter vocabulary, set to strange speech patterns.
...

 

[CrabbedOne]

In The Daily Mash 'Trump has seen a film about ninjas', confirms Japanese PM

Strangely real.

 

[CrabbedOne]

On Politico Bolton calls regime change the 'only long-term solution' in Iran

Up for Secretary of State and he's certainly been consistent on Iran.

 

[CrabbedOne]

Trump's mooted National Security Advisor:
Pesky family members.

 

[CrabbedOne]

In BI Trump reportedly taps Rep. Mike Pompeo to be CIA director

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Pompeo has been criticized in the past for his comments about Muslims, as he once argued in 2013 that clerics who failed to fully denounce terrorists were "complicit" in the attacks.

He also apologized in 2010 for a tweet his campaign posted that called his Indian-American opponent, Raj Goyle, a "turban topper" who "could be a Muslim, a hindy, a buddhist etc who knows."

They are never going to get through their next Diversity Awareness audit.

 

[CrabbedOne]

On Empty Wheel The Sessions Nomination and the “Emergency Exception”

Trump's Attorney General nominee: a teensy bit racist and an advocate for sweeping surveillance powers.

 

[brogdale]

Trump's appointments are going down well....with Duke...

Bannon, Flynn, Sessions -- Great! Senate must demand that Sessions as AG stop the massive institutional race discrimination against whites!

 

[CRI]

On Empty Wheel The Sessions Nomination and the “Emergency Exception”

Trump's Attorney General nominee: a teensy bit racist and an advocate for sweeping surveillance powers.

 

[CrabbedOne]

In BI Legendary Marine General James Mattis may be tapped to be Trump's defense secretary

Who once offered this useful advice: “Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.”

 

[DaveCinzano]

In BI Legendary Marine General James Mattis may be tapped to be Trump's defense secretary

Who once offered this useful advice: “Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.”

Is that his game plan for attending Cabinet meetings?

 

[camouflage]

christ every fucking year Kissingers name comes up and I remember he's not dead and he got a peace prize. How is it right the he outlived leonard cohen

The Dark Master need feed only once per decade, virgins are prefered.

 

[camouflage]

Dana Rohrabacher tipped as new head of the State Department.

 

[bluescreen]

Dana Rohrabacher tipped as new head of the State Department.

And here was me thinking Dana was a girl's name.

 

[mojo pixy]

it's not?

 

[Idris2002]

All kinds of everything!

 

[CrabbedOne]

In The WSJ The Emerging Trump Cabinet

Offers a defence of Sessions and hopes for some slightly less Russki hugging appointments.