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When a nation’s children marched, and their President ignored them - Trump cont.

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TheClaws · 29/03/2018 01:36

For me, the Parkland children being belittled and abused in so many ways is utterly heartbreaking to witness. But they have been more adult than the adults in their response. They have shown us what faith means, and bravery. POTUS? He is made much, much smaller.

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Lweji · 06/04/2018 19:49

Is this why he wants to send the army to the border?

Border Patrol brain drain: Agency losing more agents than it can hire
www.foxnews.com/us/2018/01/17/border-patrol-brain-drain-agency-losing-more-agents-than-it-can-hire.html

lionheart · 06/04/2018 20:27

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Donald Trump is raising the stakes in the trade war he is starting with China.

Republican Senator Ben Sasse says Trump is "threatening to light American agriculture on fire" and it's the "dumbest possible way to do this.”

lionheart · 06/04/2018 20:34

This sounds like it should be posted on another AIBU.

www.politico.com/story/2018/04/06/pruitt-was-the-kato-kaelin-of-capitol-hill-505658

'The couple, Vicki and Steve Hart, became so frustrated by their lingering tenant that they eventually pushed him out and changed their locks. After trying to nudge Pruitt out of their home over the course of several months, the Harts finally told Pruitt in July that they had plans to rent his room to another tenant.'

lionheart · 06/04/2018 20:44

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'Press Sec. Sanders tells @jonkarl on Pres. Trump's comment yesterday about alleged rapes on border-crossing journey: "This is a well-documented fact...I believe up to 80%, in recent years, of women that are making that journey have been raped in that process."'

cozietoesie · 06/04/2018 20:45

I thought that the loan would be for 666. Wink

lionheart · 06/04/2018 20:55

:www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-scott-pruitt_us_5ac7c742e4b07a3485e48b12

'Criticism of Pruitt intensified after reports published Thursday accused the administrator of trying to abuse his vehicle’s emergency sirens to cut through traffic and of reassigning, demoting or forcing out EPA officials who challenged his “unusually large spending.” Other reports this week accused Pruitt of using a loophole in the Safe Drinking Water Act to give two political appointees raises after the White House rejected his original request. Pruitt denied the reports in a blistering Fox News interview.'

lionheart · 06/04/2018 21:00

www.thedailybeast.com/is-muellers-eye-on-some-russian-oligarchs?ref=home

'But the Mueller team may have had another purpose in going after van der Zwaan: He is the son-in-law of Russian oligarch German Khan, a member of the powerful Russian Alfa Group consortium, about which many sensational allegations have been made over the years, some of them of great potential interest to the Mueller investigation looking at possible complicity between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.

Khan and the other Alfa principals were noticeably absent from the list of Russians and Russian entities sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury on Friday. But that does not mean that they are off Mueller's radar, and at least one of their longtime associates is on the list.'

lettuceWrap · 06/04/2018 21:05

Dow closes 576 down... something for Donald to think about on the golf course this weekend.

cozietoesie · 06/04/2018 21:27

.....a long night.....

lionheart · 06/04/2018 21:27

biglawbusiness.com/homeland-security-to-compile-database-of-journalists-bloggers/

'The U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants to monitor hundreds of thousands of news sources around the world and compile a database of journalists, editors, foreign correspondents, and bloggers to identify top “media influencers.”

It’s seeking a contractor that can help it monitor traditional news sources as well as social media and identify “any and all” coverage related to the agency or a particular event, according to a request for information released April 3.

The data to be collected includes a publication’s “sentiment” as well as geographical spread, top posters, languages, momentum, and circulation. No value for the contract was disclosed.'

TheNorthWestPawsage · 06/04/2018 21:27

Signs around Capitol Hill poking fun at Scott Pruitt this morning, with little pieces of paper you can tear off that have the EPA Office of Public Affairs office telephone number. As if they have not gotten enough calls this week.
twitter.com/ericliptonnyt/status/982255412702408704?s=21

When a nation’s children marched, and their President ignored them - Trump cont.
TheNorthWestPawsage · 06/04/2018 21:31

Conservative Allies Rally in Bid to Save Embattled EPA Head

A handful of CEOs are calling President Donald Trump to argue against firing the man they see as a champion of deregulation. Senators are warning that getting an equally business-friendly replacement confirmed won’t be easy. And aides booked him for a series of conservative-media appearances.
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-05/army-of-conservative-allies-rallying-to-save-embattled-epa-chief

cozietoesie · 06/04/2018 21:38

I wonder whether Jeff will opine on the matter? Wink

TheNorthWestPawsage · 06/04/2018 21:39

A bonkers interview with the Mooch. In another world it would be a comedy skit.

Anthony Scaramucci on Bannon and back-stabbing in DC
www.ft.com/content/5d5a0364-3738-11e8-8eee-e06bde01c544

lionheart · 06/04/2018 22:03

And another.

www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-trade-war-white-house-correspondents-dinner-radio-interview/

'President Trump said in a radio interview aired Friday that the U.S. isn't in a trade war because the trade war is "already lost," and said he "probably won't" attend the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington later this month because the press is "so fake."'

cozietoesie · 06/04/2018 22:04

....monsoons.....

Grin
lionheart · 06/04/2018 22:05

www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2018/04/06/blake-farenthold-resigns-abruptly-congress

'WASHINGTON -- Corpus Christi Republican Blake Farenthold abruptly resigned from Congress Friday afternoon, less than four months after dropping reelection plans under siege for crude and verbally abusive office behavior.

In an emotional five-minute video, Farenthold apologized Dec. 14 for for the lack of professionalism on his staff, and for his own fits of rage with aides.

He made no mention on Friday of any of the allegations that ended his congressional career, and made no apologies.'

cozietoesie · 06/04/2018 22:44

Indeed.

cozietoesie · 07/04/2018 00:31

An interesting Lawfare piece.

Confidence in Government on National Security Matters

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 07/04/2018 07:13

Précis of document:

Christina Wilkie
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JUST IN: Paul Manafort asks judge to suppress evidence from over 20 boxes of files from a storage locker in Va. Motion contains some juicy lists of what the boxes contain. 2 lists below. Full motion, courtesy of @bradheath >> (link: www.documentcloud.org/documents/4433460-Suppress.html)

Here’s what was listed on one of Manafort's boxes:

  • Ukraine Binders
  • Georgia
  • Ballot Security
  • Surrogates
  • Admin
  • Research
  • RA
  • Political
  • Polling
  • PJM Political Presentation
  • Ukraine Campaign
  • Media Earned
  • Media
  • Advance and Training
  • Leader