jerseyhoya wrote:

slugsrbad wrote:So apparently the AP sought confirmation from WH and DHS on their story, but neither responded, then the story hits and the WH decries it. Speculation on Twitter by Nate Silver (and others) is that this allows the WH to scream FAKE NEWS.

Whether the WH confirms/denies/ignores requests for comments, that's a pretty massive hole in the middle of the story.

jerseyhoya wrote:

slugsrbad wrote:So apparently the AP sought confirmation from WH and DHS on their story, but neither responded, then the story hits and the WH decries it. Speculation on Twitter by Nate Silver (and others) is that this allows the WH to scream FAKE NEWS.

There's exactly nothing in the AP story to substantiate their headline that Trump is considering mobilizing the national guard to do this. Whether the WH confirms/denies/ignores requests for comments, that's a pretty massive hole in the middle of the story.

slugsrbad wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:

slugsrbad wrote:So apparently the AP sought confirmation from WH and DHS on their story, but neither responded, then the story hits and the WH decries it. Speculation on Twitter by Nate Silver (and others) is that this allows the WH to scream FAKE NEWS.

There's exactly nothing in the AP story to substantiate their headline that Trump is considering mobilizing the national guard to do this. Whether the WH confirms/denies/ignores requests for comments, that's a pretty massive hole in the middle of the story.

The AP's tweet was based on an 11-page memo they obtained, they tried to get official comment from the WH and DHS with no response.

Youseff wrote:I filled out that Trump-sent survey about fake news and they asked for donations at the end of it. Is that legal? It wasn't clear where those donations would go...

Youseff wrote:I filled out that Trump-sent survey about fake news and they asked for donations at the end of it. Is that legal? It wasn't clear where those donations would go...

jerseyhoya wrote:Jake Tapper ‏@jaketapper
A friend of Harward's says he was reluctant to take NSA job bc the WH seems so chaotic; says Harward called the offer a "shit sandwich."

jerseyhoya wrote:

slugsrbad wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:

slugsrbad wrote:So apparently the AP sought confirmation from WH and DHS on their story, but neither responded, then the story hits and the WH decries it. Speculation on Twitter by Nate Silver (and others) is that this allows the WH to scream FAKE NEWS.

There's exactly nothing in the AP story to substantiate their headline that Trump is considering mobilizing the national guard to do this. Whether the WH confirms/denies/ignores requests for comments, that's a pretty massive hole in the middle of the story.

The AP's tweet was based on an 11-page memo they obtained, they tried to get official comment from the WH and DHS with no response.

It was an 11 page memo written by DHS. The headline of their article is "Trump weighs mobilizing Nat Guard for immigration roundups" - They make a claim about Trump, which is not borne out by the text of the article. Maybe he's weighing it, maybe not. Maybe he knows of this plan's existence, maybe not. There's certainly nothing in the article that demonstrates Trump is aware of this or making a decision about it.

While the administration is a deeply irresponsible cesspool of crap, and the idea that they were refusing comment only to spring up and shout FAKE NEWS is plausible and destructive, the AP should limit the claims it makes to that which they can back up. If you get out over your skis and make factually dubious assertions, it makes swatting down what you're reporting as 100% fake easier even if there are interesting/troubling & true aspects to the story.

Youseff wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:Jake Tapper ‏@jaketapper
A friend of Harward's says he was reluctant to take NSA job bc the WH seems so chaotic; says Harward called the offer a "#$!&@ sandwich."

depressing. I love to see Trump fail but we need capable human beings in these roles. we're gonna end up with someone worse than Flynn.

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

Youseff wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:Jake Tapper ‏@jaketapper
A friend of Harward's says he was reluctant to take NSA job bc the WH seems so chaotic; says Harward called the offer a "#$!&@ sandwich."

depressing. I love to see Trump fail but we need capable human beings in these roles. we're gonna end up with someone worse than Flynn.

Well, it sounds like he essentially wanted the ability to boot Bannon and KT McFarland out. There's nothing worse than doing a difficult job and having incompetent people surrounding you.

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A car packed with explosives blew up near car dealerships in the Shia area of Bayaa in the south of the city. More than 50 people were injured.
The Islamic State (IS) group claimed the attack, saying it targeted "a gathering of Shias".
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