Literally breaking right now, will update. Trump announced by Twitter.
[media]https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/891038014314598400[/media]
[url]http://abcnews.go.com/politics[/url] live on tv
Wonder how many more people will be shifted in and out of trumps administration in the months to follow.
The Mooch has won the war!
I dont know much about Kelly. Is he a good guy?
What an absolute shitshow.
for a supposed wildcard, trump's proving himself to be real predictable
Trump continues to make these massive announcements over Twitter, amazing.
snip because my dumb brain misinterprets everything
[QUOTE=Solomon;52516954]I dont know much about Kelly. Is he a good guy?[/QUOTE]
From browsing his bio on the Wiki, he's highly supportive of the border wall and Trump appointed him to his previous position specifically because of his familiarity with the southwest border.
I guess that means that the Secretary of Homeland Security has been vacated
I wonder how fucked Sessions is at this rate lol
Since he announced it on Twitter, does that mean nobody knows about this beforehand?
[QUOTE=Alxnotorious;52516997]From browsing his bio on the Wiki, he's highly supportive of the border wall and Trump appointed him to his previous position specifically because of his familiarity with the southwest border.[/QUOTE]
I wonder if Trump chooses people on any metrics other than "they like me and my policies".
[QUOTE=Lambeth;52517001]I guess that means that the Secretary of Homeland Security has been vacated[/QUOTE]
In cases where a top position is vacated, the deputy secretary to that position fills in. For example, Spicer was out and his deputy secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders stepped in. And when Comey got fired, McCabe stepped in because he was the deputy secretary. That way a top position is never actually vacant.
Kinda like how if something happens to the president, the vice president takes the spot.
[QUOTE=BlackMageMari;52517003]Since he announced it on Twitter, does that mean nobody knows about this beforehand?[/QUOTE]
Apparently, there were insiders who knew that it was coming a few days ago.
[media]https://twitter.com/RogerJStoneJr/status/889979646892064768[/media]
We live in a timeline where Infowars of all sites manages to bag White House scoops. What a time to be alive.
[QUOTE=BlackMageMari;52517003]Since he announced it on Twitter, does that mean nobody knows about this beforehand?[/QUOTE]
Knowing how half the shit he's announced on twitter so far, you can likely bet on that being a no.
[QUOTE=Jordax;52517018]Apparently, there were insiders who knew that it was coming a few days ago.
[media]https://twitter.com/RogerJStoneJr/status/889979646892064768[/media]
We live in a timeline where Infowars of all sites manages to bag White House scoops. What a time to be alive.[/QUOTE]
What do you expect, we live in a world where they've become one of the most trusted and popular sources for Trump's base. They're legitimately mainstream, which really tells you something about the current state of the American right.
"Donald! Whatever you do, don't fire Sessions!"
"...Okay." :downs: :payne: :downs:
[QUOTE=Duck M.;52517030]What do you expect, we live in a world where they've become one of the most trusted and popular sources for Trump's base. They're legitimately mainstream, which really tells you something about the current state of the American right.[/QUOTE]
Drama apparently sells, since I don't recall leftist news outlets being ever so melodramatic either ever before Trump clinched the presidency. I mean, for fuckssake, there are people on this very forum who now believe that Buzzfeed off all things is also a valid source. There are mainstream news outlets who are going ''DEMOCRACY DIES IN DARKNESS'' while not even pretending anymore that they are not impartial. It's just that the entire mainstream media has been in a utter death spiral quality-wise over the last few years to the point that even Infowars can come over as remotely trustworthy to some people. It is not like the media is having a lot of standards left these days. Outrage sells better, no matter what side of the political aisle it is on.
[QUOTE=Jordax;52517068]Drama apparently sells, since I don't recall leftist news outlets being ever so melodramatic either ever before Trump clinched the presidency. I mean, for fuckssake, there are people on this very forum who now believe that Buzzfeed off all things is also a valid source. There are mainstream news outlets who are going ''DEMOCRACY DIES IN DARKNESS'' while not even pretending anymore that they are not impartial. It's just that the entire mainstream media has been in a utter death spiral quality-wise over the last few years to the point that even Infowars can come over as remotely trustworthy to some people. It is not like the media is having a lot of standards left these days. Outrage sells better, no matter what side of the political aisle it is on.[/QUOTE]
Just because Buzzfeed says something doesn't mean it's not true.
I mean people like yourself have just accepted the flat out fucking balls to the walls insanity of the president and are more concerned with parroting problems the president has with the media than actually talking about the problems.
[QUOTE=Jordax;52517068]I mean, for fuckssake, there are people on this very forum who now believe that Buzzfeed off all things is also a valid source.[/QUOTE]
Buzzfeed News is a completely separate division from the rest of Buzzfeed that is fairly reputable, but obviously you don't read past the headlines.
[QUOTE=Jordax;52517068]Drama apparently sells, since I don't recall leftist news outlets being ever so melodramatic either ever before Trump clinched the presidency. I mean, for fuckssake, there are people on this very forum who now believe that Buzzfeed off all things is also a valid source. There are mainstream news outlets who are going ''DEMOCRACY DIES IN DARKNESS'' while not even pretending anymore that they are impartial. It's just that the entire mainstream media has been in a utter death spiral quality-wise over the last few years to the point that even Infowars can come over as remotely trustworthy to some people. It is not like the media is having a lot of standards left these days. Outrage sells better, no matter what side of the political aisle it is on.[/QUOTE]
How does one pivot from "Infowars sells because it's dramatic" to "People here believe Buzzfeed, what a sham"? You're on such an absurd train of thought, especially because yes, Buzzfeed news [I]is[/I] fairly credible when compared to that conspiracy rag
[QUOTE=Jordax;52517068]Drama apparently sells, since I don't recall leftist news outlets being ever so melodramatic either ever before Trump clinched the presidency. I mean, for fuckssake, there are people on this very forum who now believe that Buzzfeed off all things is also a valid source. There are mainstream news outlets who are going ''DEMOCRACY DIES IN DARKNESS'' while not even pretending anymore that they are not impartial. It's just that the entire mainstream media has been in a utter death spiral quality-wise over the last few years to the point that even Infowars can come over as remotely trustworthy to some people. It is not like the media is having a lot of standards left these days. Outrage sells better, no matter what side of the political aisle it is on.[/QUOTE]
Idk what you have been reading, but the Washington Post has had phenomenal coverage in the past few months. They've broken so many huge stories and have consistently great coverage. "Democracy dies in darkness" isn't even a biased slogan, unless for some reason good journalism is now a partisan thing.
What does this mean overall?
[QUOTE=Jordax;52517068]Drama apparently sells, since I don't recall leftist news outlets being ever so melodramatic either ever before Trump clinched the presidency. I mean, for fuckssake, there are people on this very forum who now believe that Buzzfeed off all things is also a valid source. There are mainstream news outlets who are going ''DEMOCRACY DIES IN DARKNESS'' while not even pretending anymore that they are not impartial. It's just that the entire mainstream media has been in a utter death spiral quality-wise over the last few years to the point that even Infowars can come over as remotely trustworthy to some people. It is not like the media is having a lot of standards left these days. Outrage sells better, no matter what side of the political aisle it is on.[/QUOTE]
Didn't Buzzfeed break the Steele dossier? The dossier which appears more and more accurate by the day? Compared to Breitbart and Infowars, they have more credibility in my book.
[QUOTE=Popularvote;52517097]What does this mean overall?[/QUOTE]
God did not bless America
[QUOTE=Jordax;52517068]Drama apparently sells, since I don't recall leftist news outlets being ever so melodramatic either ever before Trump clinched the presidency. I mean, for fuckssake, there are people on this very forum who now believe that Buzzfeed off all things is also a valid source. There are mainstream news outlets who are going ''DEMOCRACY DIES IN DARKNESS'' while not even pretending anymore that they are not impartial. It's just that the entire mainstream media has been in a utter death spiral quality-wise over the last few years to the point that even Infowars can come over as remotely trustworthy to some people. It is not like the media is having a lot of standards left these days. Outrage sells better, no matter what side of the political aisle it is on.[/QUOTE]
"Democracy dies in darkness" is a response to the president's rhetoric on silencing and stonewalling journalistic entities that are critical of him. It has nothing to do with partisanship, and everything to do with basic freedom of the press. "Democracy dies in darkness" means that a free press is the great "illuminator," forcing our politicians and government to operate in the light. I see literally nothing wrong with that quote. Why do you?
Furthermore, you lambast Buzzfeed News while propping up Infowars? Buzzfeed News may lack credibility (it fails our source selection guidelines for having a "mixed" rate of factual reporting), but need I remind you that Infowars is literal fucking crackpot conspiracy theory bullshit? Our primary bias and fact checking website doesn't even [I]count[/I] Infowars as a journalistic entity. Instead, it simply brands the page with "CONSPIRACY-PSUEDO SCIENCE," and "Tin Foil Hat Quackery."
That you would even [I]begin[/I] to suspect that InfoWars is somehow more reliable than the "Mainstream media" is truly fucking tragic.
[QUOTE=Jordax;52517018]Apparently, there were insiders who knew that it was coming a few days ago.
[media]https://twitter.com/RogerJStoneJr/status/889979646892064768[/media]
We live in a timeline where Infowars of all sites manages to bag White House scoops. What a time to be alive.[/QUOTE]
Washington Post has been a scoop machine in the past few months but it's true that infowars has the president's ear
Will the deputy secretary be filling in temporarily until someone else is appointed or will she be made the permanent secretary?
[QUOTE=torres;52517102]Didn't Buzzfeed break the Steele dossier? The dossier which appears more and more accurate by the day? Compared to Breitbart and Infowars, they have more credibility in my book.[/QUOTE]
Compared to Breitbart and Infowars, your neighbor's spastic grandson has more credibility. Buzzfeed News is hardly a good source, however. While the Steele Dossier [I]does[/I] seem to be more and more likely to be true, please don't begin trusting Buzzfeed as your primary source of information, as their journalistic credibility is highly suspect. They have been known to misrepresent and skew facts on a fairly regular basis, if not outright fabricate stories. To put it in perspective: while Buzzfeed News exhibits less bias than Fox News, they have a similar level of credibility.
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