State Dept. has gone chillingly dark - Tillerson to ditch press on Asia trip

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Christopher Hayes‏ @chrislhayes 7h7 hours ago
The state department has basically gone dark in an unprecedented fashion. Sends a genuinely chilling message to the world.

Link to tweet

related:

MADDOW: Is firing senior State Dept staff, 37% budget cut & Tillerson appt part of Russian plan?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028769523

[dalton99a]

1. His Russian overlords/buddies/hookers don't like publicity.

[Mr. Ected]

2. How is this not a violation of the First Amendment?

What these miscreants are doing to our government is shameful.

[babylonsister]

3. What is he trying to hide?? This, to me, is more infuriating

than the daily dreck we've been subjected to.

Seriously, the Secretary of State doesn't want press? Aren't we part of the 'State'? Is he setting a precedent for his trip to Russia? And he has NO experience; GACK!

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4. seriously

...it has all the earmarks of a corporate/foreign interest takeover of our democracy.

Using the levers and resources of our government to solidify and expand corporate financial interests.

[babylonsister]

6. I don't know what that looks like and hope it is not that easy.

I'm very glad a lot of people and entities are fully engaged in what we're seeing, finally.

[KewlKat]

9. He showed contempt to the reporters the other day that they escorted Andrea out of the room.

He's NOT going to answer any questions from reporters. He would only expose himself for the fool he is. He has a mission, get the sanctions lifted and give muther Ru$$ia the ability to move the oil.

[Blue Idaho]

5. I say dog his every step anyway...

While the press is at - run as many stories about potential abuses of power and drive him into the sunlight.

[Glimmer of Hope]

7. So shady.

[KewlKat]

8. if we had the tail number of his plane, we could trace where he's been.

Here's the website that you can input a tail number trace where the plane has gone.

https://flightaware.com./

[politicat]

13. Time for some good old-fashioned plane-spotting, I think.

The SOS uses one of a few C-32s that bunk at Andrews. There can't be that many of them.

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[Solly Mack]

11. K&R

No press so they administration can lie without anyone reporting it.

[AgadorSparticus]

12. I blame the media!! They should be screaming over this!!

They get away with it because the media and the politicians let them get away with it.

[dalton99a]

14. Imagine the uproar if Hillary did this

[arthritisR_US]

15. You guys are fucked

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