We have move our Board of Directors meeting to the Cat Box, because a mild case of Republicosis has made travel inadvisable. I’m expecting everyone to arrive in about an hour. I trust that Imodium will make tomorrow’s doctor appointment doable.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:27 (average 5:19). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Take:
From The Rachel Maddow Show: How Putin will try to manipulate Trump at their G20 meeting
Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, talks with Rachel Maddow about how Vladimir Putin will likely tell Donald Trump things he wants to hear to manipulate Trump into serving Russia’s interests.
I have no doubt that Trump’s cronies have already promised that the sanctions will be lifted as quid pro quo for Russia’s part in the election theft. The Fuhrer is working diligently to prepare for his meeting with Putin. He is applying Vaseline to his nether regions. RESIST!!
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RM: Very worrisome about this meeting.
He’s awful with foreign dignitaries and gets lost in translation. Well, if nothing else, maybe V and D, will share a YUGE piece of chocolate cake together!!
Best to you with your meeting, and tomorrow’s undertaking. Take good care, and Thanks, Tom.
RM: Vlad must be rolling about with glee, hearing how worried American officials are about Drumpf being in the room with him with him. So he is going to try that, just to stir up things and if he succeeds try to form some kind of pact. China is sensing how Europe is moving away from America and will try to do the same in some other rooms.
And I’m sure the men won’t go for a leak without their interpreters, because as always many deals are made in the “boy’s room”, just to keep the women out of it. So Fiona Hill, how are you going to solve that?
It’s going to be very interesting to see how things develop the coming days, also with the more than usual amount of protest against this summit, and that is not only because Drumpf is there. At the moment Berlin is a hell of a place to be if you’re living there and can’t get out.
Have a good meeting now and good luck with the heat and the Republicosis tomorrow, TomCat.
5:09 What a tiny little maybe-salad.
Have a great meeting, and our best to Terry and Sandi.
YT – At this point it may be a GOOD thing that Trump is such a liar. He can promise Putin everything, but give him Arpége. And no one can eally say anything.
Cartoon – Yeah. Or so they claim.
Very appropriate Resist poster for today.
No doubt Vladdy is eagerly awaiting the internal report from Twitler on how his Beta version for election-tampering and democracy-stealing performed.
That is IF Twitler can find his limo that will take him to the G20 Summit.
It’s a moot point. He’s already wandered off in Poland, too. And his staff made no reservations – so he is using the Hamburg Senate Guest House, and they are sleeping elsewhere, at the Consulate. So he could wander off again, easily.
Yep. It does seem that this sums up the entire Twitler administration … regime … Reich:
I guess he did not recognise the American flag on the front! He must have been looking for Putin’s flag, another red, white and blue cloth.
And he looked like a goof there, check out this Trump non handshake. Sorry I don’t know how the Twitter video in. The clueless idiot rides again!
I checked it and there is no embed code.
Well, there actually is if you open the Tweet separately first, rather than viewing it in the article. And then find the desired Embed Code in the dropdown menu from that little arrow in the upper right corner
Thanks!
It becomes all to clear why Drumpf doesn’t like traveling abroad: people with dementia get very confused when they are taken out of their routines and known surroundings. We all heard the stories about, or have even met the people who were absolutely fine when they were at home, but go into full-fledged psychosis when they land themselves into hospital. As soon as they get home in familiar surroundings, they seem fine again.
Not that I’m implying Drumpf was ever “fine” to start with, but it seems to get worse when he’s traveling abroad and much is expected of him.
Puzzle — 4:39 I am seeing double right because I am so tired. I didn’t get home from teaching until 2230 hours and it takes me a while to come down. But I did get a wonderful Persian dinner to bring home. Yum! Better than old fiddle heads.
TRMS — So Drumpf’s advisers are trying to make the meeting room into a can of sardines, eh! Smart move if they are concerned about just what Drumpf will say, especially given the current investigations at home. I listened to the next section with a senior writer from the WSJ talking about more stuff coming out regarding Flynn and the campaign and collusion. Quite interesting.
Cartoon — No doubt! That’s why they hate women so much.
Resist and Persist!!!
I hope you enjoyed your Persian dinner. What was his name?
I said “dinner” not “diner”, although a nice Persian diner would be good too!
Woooo Hoooo!!
Thanks all. Pooped hugs!
Rachel: I expect that Putin will pull some barely visible strings and tie the Orange Putz into knots! Donny will come out and say how bigly, greatly the meeting went: “it was the best!”