Trump Tower Meeting, Genocide, North Korea: Stories You Should Read Today – 5/16/2018

May 16, 2018 Confluence

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In the category of: 2000 pages of interviews about ONE brief meeting???

Trump Tower transcripts detail quest for dirt on Hillary Clinton

The Senate Judiciary Committee’s release Wednesday of the Trump Tower transcripts and hundreds of pages of exhibits provide the most comprehensive view yet into the circumstances surrounding the controversial meeting and the details of the roughly 20-minute encounter, in which Trump’s team was expecting dirt from Veselnitskaya.

The meeting — and whether President Trump knew about it — has become a central focus of Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, as well as the congressional Russia investigations. Trump Jr. has told House investigators that he did not communicate with his father about the meeting before it happened. The White House has said the President weighed in on a misleading statement his son issued after the meeting became publicly known, more than a year later.

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In the category of: It’s hard to believe Jesus would sign-off on Genocide.

Yes, What Israel Is Doing To Palestinians Is Actually Genocide.

I believe the main reason many push back on the idea that Israel is guilty of genocide is because of a lack of understanding of the full nuance of the word, and what genocide can look like in a modern context. While rounding up people for mass executions would be obvious evidence of genocide, the reality is that genocide can take place in ways that are more subtle– making it palatable for the masses, and even seem justified at times.

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In the category of: Not every meeting is a good idea.

The Meeting Between Kim Jong Un and Trump Is About As Likely as a Full-Member New Edition Reunion Tour

North Korean President Kim Jong Un is about as stable as a Fabergé egg resting on a toothpick that’s balanced on the back of a cat that suffers from ADHD and hasn’t taken its medication but has just seen a mouse dart across the room.

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is a egomaniacal, microwaved bag of orange peels and puss. The idea of these two men sitting in a room together to hash out anything of substance is about as likely as Michigan’s Fab Four playing in the Big 3. America has a better chance of a posthumous Notorious B.I.G.-and-Tupac duet. The idea of Kim, aka Little Rocket Man, a nickname the president of the Carolinas—all of the Carolinas—gave him, and Big Orange Peel Puss Face actually sitting together to talk peace is about as likely as Colin Kaepernick starting for the New England Patriots.

So it shocked no one, not one person who’s been following the reports of a supposed sit-down between the two leaders scheduled for June 12, that North Korea has threatened to cancel the summit.

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