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Have we done the "It's an Evangelical Christian coup" storyline yet? Pence, Bannon and the cabinet are religious nut jobs out to have an actual holy war.

https://www.autostraddle.com/i-was-trained-for-the-culture-wars-in-home-school-awaiting-someone-like-mike-pence-as-a-messiah-367057/amp/

Navy SEAL unit.

Paging Alanis Morrissette

https://t.co/JKMCpcDoBA https://t.co/JKMCpcDoBA

surprised it's not a pepe flag.

there's either a court martial or a promotion on the horizon for some lucky grunt.

Fuck me. I wasted 30 minutes of my life.

You've been on here for years, I think you've wasted a lot more than 30 minutes.

Lol. Surprised you held out for that long. It struck me as either watch the whole thing or two minutes kind of thing.

Alex Jones is fucking cray.

You and me both. You and me both.

Bringing yet more deviant international negotiators into line

https://ftalphaville-cdn.ft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/02104940/McHenry-letter-to-Yellen.pdf

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There seems to be evidence of Russia getting a bit fighty again in Ukraine.

The BBC did this report a couple of days ago.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38818543

I think it's just a probe - if there's any plan to escalate further, it probably wouldn't happen until March or so when it's easier to move around.

It's classic Putin testing the boundaries. Now that his opponent (Trump) is in post, he's escalating the conflict to see how Trump responds. He wants to see if the orange fuhrer is all talk.

Obviously I'm not a fan of Putin, but you have to hand it to him - he's a master tactician and I suspect much much more intelligent than Trump.

We'll see I suppose. Let's hope we don't all die. Putin will push right up to the line, but knows how not to cross it. I don't think Trump has the same ability.

I do feel this isn't getting enough attention.

Especially the bit where U.S. special forces shot and killed an 8 year old American citizen.

Excellent headline

#golfclap

I don't think Trump has the same ability.

Trump might have a tantrum with any other leader but Putin has clear ownership of him, question is I think whether what Putin has on Trump equates to control of Bannon.

trump's weird homunculoid crotchfruit's art, allegedly.

pretty sweet rapter there... 'bout to get shanked by the bigly boobied lady...

Master tactician?

He just looks better than everyone else at the game he's playing, because the others haven't been playing that game.

The Bowling Green Massacre story is bizarre.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bowling-green-massacre-kellyanne-conway-who-then-accuses-press-of-ignoring-it_uk_5894428ee4b0505b1f5878c4

I love the tweets about it though.

she's a certifiable moron, and it doesn't matter.

the orange fuhrer

Brilliant!

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/fox-news-some-border-wall-see-through?utm_content=buffer01a9c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Trump building see-through wall.

There will be the physical wall and then parts of the wall that you can see through because it will rely on sensors and other technology.

from the comments :

absolutely mental