moodyblue
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Post by moodyblue on Sept 3, 2017 17:58:29 GMT
CarolineO... "Have a good time, everybody!" -Trump says, speaking at a Houston shelter for #Harvey victims who've lost their homes and possessions." Words fail me on this one. Does he think they're camping out there for fun? The man is so narcissistic that he is totally tone deaf in any situation that requires empathy and understanding.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2017 18:28:09 GMT
linkFrom ProPublica.... "Lifting the Veil on Another Batch of Shadowy Trump AppointeesThe administration continues to quietly hire political staffers — more than 1,000 so far, many of them regulating industries they previously worked for — but we’ve uncovered more identities. “The swamp continues,” says a Trump campaign official who is now a lobbyist." Well this was sort of depressing. 🚫 #MAGA
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2017 19:36:43 GMT
From MSNBC...
"Why Trump's threat to stop U.S. trade with China would hurt Americans on.msnbc.com/2wyAqJU"
I think most of us know why without reading the article.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2017 20:26:10 GMT
From the AP....
"As corruption scandals mount, Israeli PM Netanyahu sheds statesmanlike persona in favor of angry nationalism."
No wonder trump likes Netanyahu. They have so much in common.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2017 20:28:39 GMT
The Verge....
"Putin says the nation that leads in AI ‘will be the ruler of the world’ theverge.com/2017/9/4/16251…"
Too bad trump doesn't understand this.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2017 22:24:30 GMT
From distracting...
"But Osteen is in hot water again after footage emerged of church ushers collecting donations from storm victims."
This guy is a real piece of work.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2017 22:47:30 GMT
Tony Swartz....
"What no one wants to say: Trump's remaining support is grounded in deep,willful ignorance about who he is & what he's doing to our country."
I wonder if I should tell Tony about this place? Some of us don't have that problem at all.
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imsirius
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Post by imsirius on Sept 4, 2017 22:48:49 GMT
Tony Swartz.... "What no one wants to say: Trump's remaining support is grounded in deep,willful ignorance about who he is & what he's doing to our country." I wonder if I should tell Tony about this place? Some of us don't have that problem at all. Please do lol...I'd love to pick his brain.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2017 1:13:07 GMT
From Politico..,,
"China says Trump’s trade threat over North Korea ‘unacceptable' politi.co/2gA2hQO via @ap"
There he goes, the president , influencing people and making friends all over the world.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2017 1:55:35 GMT
Michael Scarcella...
"*The Attorney General will not be taking questions following the briefing.* #DACA"
He is really a little coward isn't he? Just like his boss.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2017 2:48:04 GMT
Reich nails it. As he often does:
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2017 3:08:56 GMT
trump...
"Big week coming up!"
You're going to resign and take Pence and Ryan with you?
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Post by femalebusiness on Sept 5, 2017 3:34:42 GMT
I love Robert Reich.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2017 4:06:35 GMT
AP...
"China's president warns that world economy faces growing risks from countries ignoring climate change."
Hear that tiny hands?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2017 4:25:09 GMT
It could be an insane week.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2017 4:30:14 GMT
Russians PO'ed over consulate closures. Can pee tape be far behind? "“This is property that belongs to us that we can’t use,” Varlamov said, adding the two days his staff were given to shut down operations forced employees to burn sensitive documents containing personal information of Americans and Russians used in the processing of passports and visas. “We didn’t have time to pack them all. We had to destroy them,” he said. Acrid black smoke could be seen billowing out of the consulate’s chimney on Friday, prompting a visit from the Fire Department. " www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Russian-diplomats-shut-down-SF-Saturday-consulate-12169580.php
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Post by ntsf on Sept 5, 2017 5:13:58 GMT
yeah.. good thing the russians have diplomatic immunity..cause that was illegal burning on a spare the air day....
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imsirius
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Post by imsirius on Sept 5, 2017 16:35:28 GMT
Reich nails it. As he often does: Wow..he sure did nail it. This is spot on.
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flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on Sept 5, 2017 17:55:58 GMT
ABC News... "U.S. Customs and Border Protection to award contracts to 4 companies to build 4 concrete prototypes for border wall. abcn.ws/2emLOin" Forget the damn wall we.do.not.have.the.money.for.it!!! Would be interesting to know who sits on the Boards of Directors for those 4 companies.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Sept 5, 2017 17:59:03 GMT
ABC News... "U.S. Customs and Border Protection to award contracts to 4 companies to build 4 concrete prototypes for border wall. abcn.ws/2emLOin" Forget the damn wall we.do.not.have.the.money.for.it!!! Would be interesting to know who sits on the Boards of Directors for those 4 companies. and how big their Trump MAGA campaign contributions were!
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flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on Sept 5, 2017 18:20:43 GMT
This just shows how stupid trump is... Raw Story... WH budget director boasts of tricking Trump into slashing disability benefits by calling it ‘welfare’ President Donald Trump vowed throughout the 2016 presidential campaign that he would not cut Social Security or Medicare. Despite this, however, the president’s proposed budget featured a massive $70 billion cut in Social Security disability benefits over the span of a decade. A Politico profile of White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney reveals exactly how this happened — essentially, Mulvaney tricked Trump into agreeing to disabilities benefits cuts by calling it a “welfare” program. Earlier this year, Mulvaney tried to get Trump to agree to cuts in Social Security and Medicare, but the president wouldn’t budge. Then he brought up disabilities benefits, which piqued Trump’s interest. “Tell me about that,” Trump said. “It’s welfare,” Mulvaney said. “OK, we can fix welfare,” Trump declared. Politico notes that Mulvaney is proudly telling this story about how he manipulated Trump into cutting benefits for 11 million disabled Americans on the record — and it’s an indication of the clout he has that he doesn’t fear telling anecdotes that show his boss to be woefully misinformed. “In a White House where the president and most of his inner circle are new to government, Mulvaney is one of Trump’s few top domestic policy aides with any prior experience in how Washington works, and the disability story is just one example of how he uses that advantage to target Big Government generosity,” Politico writes. “At OMB, he gets to weigh in on almost everything the government does, and he’s driving the administration’s ambitious efforts to slash spending, kill regulations and reorganize the federal bureaucracy.” No decent human being would readily admit to doing something like that - much less brag about it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2017 18:35:09 GMT
MSNBC....
"Maddowblog: As nuclear crisis brews, some in South Korea fear Trump is 'kind of nuts': on.msnbc.com/2wCzZOQ"
"Kind of nuts?" Oh we are way past that...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2017 20:39:26 GMT
From FiveThrityEight..... "2018 Could Be The Year Of The Angry White College Graduate And that’s bad news for Republicans." This title kind of made me laugh. The year of the angry White College Graduates" link
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 18:18:40 GMT
CNN..,,
"President agrees with Democrats, backs plan to provide disaster relief, raise the debt ceiling and fund government cnn.it/2w7lwqL"
Oh oh someone isn't going to like this at all. Hint the Republicans in Congress especially the freedom caucus gang.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 19:27:10 GMT
Nate Silver....
"It will be treated contemptuously by many people, but looks from this review like Clinton’s book will offer a pretty accurate assessment."
Which prompted this response from Greg Sargent....
"We are not permitted to say that Clinton might ever be right about anything. Learn the rules, Nate."
IMO both of these guys are correct.
The latest rumble from the book is what Hillary said about Bernie. And she was right. Spot on.
I will add that while Bernie did work hard for Hillary after she became the nominee he couldn't deliver the Bernie Bros. In fact 12% reportedly voted for trump.
I'm sure once Hillary's book is out there will be threads ripping her and the contents of the book apart. Some of my be justified but I think what Greg said above will be the prevailing sentiments.
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Post by artgirl1 on Sept 6, 2017 20:25:22 GMT
CNN..,, "President agrees with Democrats, backs plan to provide disaster relief, raise the debt ceiling and fund government cnn.it/2w7lwqL" Oh oh someone isn't going to like this at all. Hint the Republicans in Congress especially the freedom caucus gang. The first time 45 tries a bi-partison meeting results in the Dems accomplishing more in a couple of hours, than the Republicans have in 7 months. According to HuffPost toward the end of the meeting, (which including Mnuchin, McConnell, Ryan, McCarthy, Schumer and Pelosi) Barbie Doll Trump (Ivanka) came in to say Hello, 'at which point the meeting went off topic, and the Republicans were visibly annoyed'. Because it was so important for Barbie Doll to interrupt a business meeting to say hello. Is she running for Prom Queen?
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Sept 6, 2017 21:16:47 GMT
Because it was so important for Barbie Doll to interrupt a business meeting to say hello. Is she running for Prom Queen? it would be nice (I think, anyway) if John Kelly managed to get rid of them, too- I really don't think ANYONE who hasn't been hired for a SPECIFIC position- and is vetted and approved for such position- needs to be wandering around the White House.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 23:36:02 GMT
Politico....
"GOP livid after Trump cuts deal with Democrats politi.co/2eLMzoH"
This is funny on so many levels. Don't get me wrong I'm glad he cut a deal.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2017 3:07:14 GMT
linkFrom The Daily Beast... "Russians Flock to Trump Properties to Give Birth to U.S. Citizens While the president rails against children of undocumented immigrants, wealthy Russians rent his condos — at huge costs — so they can have American kids. Katie Zavadski KATIE ZAVADSKI 09.06.17 10:50 PM ET" I read a story that something like this is also being done on the West Coast but instead of coming from Russia they come from China. This might be a loophole Congress may want to address
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2017 3:40:04 GMT
Politico.... "GOP livid after Trump cuts deal with Democrats politi.co/2eLMzoH" This is funny on so many levels. Don't get me wrong I'm glad he cut a deal. Trump's day as a dem. "President Trump played Democratic Party president today. He gave Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer everything they hoped for and sent Republican leaders spiraling into anger and disbelief." www.axios.com/trump-democrat-for-a-day-2482296772.html
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