apologies if this has already been linked: https://amgreatness.com/2018/08/16/the-weekly-standards-ties-to-fusion-gps/

A pretty generous interpretation, i'd say: Verified account @MZHemingway Follow Follow @MZHemingway More Some media fell hook, line and sinker for the Clinton/DNC information campaign -- CNN, WP, NYT, NBC among them. They are understandably embarrassed to cover the real story. But they should. Better late than never. 12:06 PM - 11 Aug 2018

"Obama invited Holmes to the White House back in 2015, where she was named a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship. The Clintons have also embraced Holmes, including Bill Clinton, who had a lengthy discussion with her at the Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting in 2015. Holmes talked about bringing "equality" to the health care sector. Holmes was also scheduled to host a $2,700-a-head fundraiser for Hillary Clinton in March 2016 at the Theranos Palo Alto, California headquarters, an event Chelsea Clinton was scheduled to attend. However, the fundraiser changed locations after her campaign was criticized for holding an event at the offices of a company under federal investigation. Holmes remained a host for the fundraiser, and Chelsea Clinton still attended the event. "[The event] is not connected to a specific company or policy, but a chance to talk directly to women in tech," the Clinton campaign told CNBC at the time." http://freebeacon.com/politics/clinton-donor-obama-ambassador-charged-massive-fraud/ So now we've seen how all (apparently) women operate in tech, what industry shall we look at next?

so why isn't Obama's Theranos buddy awaiting trial in jail? https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/theranos-founder-and-former-chief-operating-officer-charged-alleged-wire-fraud-schemes

"For just making the record, the report contains a lot of normative judgment." Spot on, Henry.

From the Report: August 8, 2016: In a text message on August 8, 2016, Page stated, “[Trump’s] not ever going to become president, right? Right?!” Strzok responded, “No. No he’s not. We’ll stop it.”203 When asked about this text message, Strzok stated that he did not specifically recall sending it, but that he believed that it was intended to reassure Page that Trump would not be elected, not to suggest that he would do something to impact the investigation. Strzok told the OIG that he did not take any steps to try to affect the outcome of the presidential election, in either the Midyear investigation or the Russia investigation. Strzok stated that had he—or the FBI in general—actually wanted to prevent Trump from being elected, they would not have maintained the confidentiality of the investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and members of the Trump campaign in the months before the election. Page similarly stated that, although she could not speak to what Strzok meant by that text message, the FBI’s decision to keep the Russia investigation confidential before the election shows that they did not take steps to impact the outcome of the election." Glad we cleared that up then

should be interesting to read McCarthy's take on the OIG's rejection of his view that "intent" is not a required element of the crimes related to transmission of classified information

OIG Report: https://www.justice.gov/file/1071991/download

Lee Zeldin ‏ Verified account @RepLeeZeldin 1h1 hour ago More Peter Strzok, who launched counter intel probe on Trump campaign, texted "we'll stop" Trump from being elected. The reality is the invest. was launched bc Pres Trump became GOP nominee, was extended w/FISA abuse bc he was closer to winning & became Special Counsel probe bc he won

should have refreshed first. however, as the unrolled tweet states, it's not just the Strzok tweet that's bad - it's also the fact that the DOJ deliberately withheld it

worth a look: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1007292115666206720.html OIG REPORT LEAK: The DOJ/FBI deliberately hid the bolded text message from the IG, Congress & the public: PAGE: "[Trump's] not ever going to become president, right? Right?!" STRZOK: "No. No he's not. We'll stop it"

That NK video is indeed fascinating, MM. I’m still chewing it over, while recovering from my overwhelming desire to travel to Pyongyang (walking barefoot, if necessary) to personally strangle that narrator.

”But the difference between the Ledge crowd and the Veranda crowd is that the Ledge crowd has always wanted the Veranda people to be right.” That’s one of them. Another is that the Ledge crowd is more inclined to immunize themselves from personal disappointment.

"I don't know who the North Korean leader is negotiating with! This individual is not the American people's representative! We hope the American people will do something about him!" official spokesman for the Iranian government, or - average MSM talking head? - average American leftist? - average Dem rep? The company you keep...

that Gorka tweet is priceless, MM

A random tidbit i picked up while chatting to my family members about Brexit yesterday: Me: 'So you voted to Remain because you have faith in the EU?' Sibling: 'Hell, no. I just have even less faith in our own bloody useless government.'

promises kept: https://www.promiseskept.com/

Fox piece elaborating on the tweeted info earlier from Catherine Herridge http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/05/demoted-fbi-agent-peter-strzok-had-larger-role-in-clinton-russia-probes-than-previously-known.html

some interesting speculation regarding Spygate here: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1004129794701873152.html

Chad Pergram ‏ Verified account @ChadPergram Follow Follow @ChadPergram More Colleague Catherine Herridge rpts a mbrs familiar w/Hse closed-door i-view w/FBI espionage chief Bill Priestap has been cooperative. But says FBI Agent Strzok played an more central role than previously known in Clinton email/Russia investigations beyond Strzok/Page text messages

we're gonna need a bigger ledge... https://saraacarter.com/lawmakers-warn-ig-being-pressured-to-slow-roll-clinton-fbi-report/

For my money, this issue is a lead contender for prime monument to the virulent lunacy of the Obama reign: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/06/title-ix-is-too-easy-to-abuse/561650/?utm_source=twb

Kimberley Strassel Verified account @KimStrassel 11m11 minutes ago More Kimberley Strassel Retweeted Brit Hume Agreed. The Supreme majority provides little or no guidance on how courts in future should balance competing claims. It's true that a ruling in the other direction would have been a terrible blow to religious freedom. But this just keeps things muddy.Kimberley Strassel added, Brit Hume Verified account @brithume Religious freedom advocates celebrating the 7-2 ruling in favor of the Colorado bake shop should keep this in mind: The ruling relied heavily on the openly hostile treatment of the bakers' religious convictions by the Colorado authorities. 21 replies 63 retweets 152 likes

Beautifully written, brother RG :-)

there's help, Henry ;-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_DVHUEjnuU#action=share