Hints of systematic corruption. (via Investors think Trump’s giving SoftBank regulatory favors in exchange for a nice press release – Vox) Worth a read. This is not normal. In any other administration, this would be a huge scandal. Under Trump this is being played off as an ethical rounding error.
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Divesting the Trump commercial holdings how about Congressional insider trading? – Marginal REVOLUTION
Yes, I absolutely favor enforcing clear commercial conflict of interest regulations on any president, if only for reasons of perception and legitimacy. But may I quote Alex T. from way back when (2010, the rest of the passage is him note I am not double indenting)? Bloomberg: Your senator learns that a much- maligned weapons… Continue reading Divesting the Trump commercial holdings how about Congressional insider trading? – Marginal REVOLUTION
Secret CIA assessment says Russia was trying to help Trump win White House
Secret CIA assessment says Russia was trying to help Trump win White House
These are the same people that said Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. The election ended a long time ago in one of the biggest Electoral College victories in history.“
Both of these statements are false.
The CIA didn’t say Saddam had WMD. That was the Bush 43 White house.
And his EC victory was the weakest since Bush 43 in 2000. It wasn’t a landslide.
Fox Pundits Dismiss Reports On Russian Interference In Election As Partisan Sour Grapes
Fox Pundits Dismiss Reports On Russian Interference In Election As Partisan Sour Grapes
There were 33 Benghazi hearings.
How about 1 on Russian hacking.
McConnell Covered Up CIA Reports That Russian Hacks Were Aimed At Electing Trump
McConnell Covered Up CIA Reports That Russian Hacks Were Aimed At Electing Trump
Does this count as treason?
Ohio Lawmaker ‘Never Thought About’ Why Women Get Abortions
He thinks it might have to do with “economics.” (via Ohio Lawmaker ‘Never Thought About’ Why Women Get Abortions)
Trump’s Worst Enablers Are Establishment Republicans
Trump’s Worst Enablers Are Establishment Republicans
Why doesn’t Paul Ryan or Reince Priebus care about Trump’s conspiracy theorizing? Because there’s no partisan incentive to do so. Indeed, there’s an even stronger incentive to ignore what the president-elect says. As speaker of the House, Paul Ryan will have huge influence on the scope and direction of domestic policy.
Trevor Noah didn’t “destroy” Tomi Lahren on The Daily Show. What he did was much better. – Vox
Lahren never gave him a straight answer. But he kept coming back to this point, asking her over and over again until it became clear as she just kept asking after Kaepernick and Black Lives Matters’ motivations that she doesn’t quite have a response to his question, after all. (via Trevor Noah didn’t “destroy” Tomi… Continue reading Trevor Noah didn’t “destroy” Tomi Lahren on The Daily Show. What he did was much better. – Vox
Donald Trump’s Case for ‘Honest Graft’
Donald Trump’s Case for ‘Honest Graft’
The swamp just got ten feet deeper.
After Democrats’ Losses, Nancy Pelosi Becomes a Symbol of What Went Wrong – The New York Times
Ms. Pelosi, who is expected to win re-election as House minority leader, has become a stand-in for complaints that Democrats have failed to court working-class voters. (via After Democrats’ Losses, Nancy Pelosi Becomes a Symbol of What Went Wrong – The New York Times) The boomers need to step aside for the good of the… Continue reading After Democrats’ Losses, Nancy Pelosi Becomes a Symbol of What Went Wrong – The New York Times