In all previous government shutdowns that affected the Department of Interior, administrations closed the parks rather than allow access unsupervised. Joshua trees already face threats of extinction from climate change. Source: Joshua trees cut down by vandals during government shutdown – Axios This is awful and disappointing but also predictable.
Poll: Voters blame Trump, GOP for shutdown
Nearly half of voters, 47 percent, say Trump is mostly to blame for the shutdown, the poll shows, while another 5 percent point the finger at congressional Republicans. But just a third, 33 percent, blame Democrats in Congress From Poll: Voters blame Trump, GOP for shutdown That 33% is his base and that number is… Continue reading Poll: Voters blame Trump, GOP for shutdown
The Government Shutdown Is Like a Hostage Situation
It’s not a negotiation, it’s a shakedown.
Senate Republicans Won’t Fund The Government If It Means Defying Trump
Republicans wondering if loyalty to Trump is worth it should call Chris Christie and ask him.
GOP has handed Democrats a pair of wedge issues to use against them.
The wall divides the GOP while it unites the Dems.
National parks face overflowing trash, toilets in second week of shutdown
As the government shutdown extends into the new year, public lands and national parks are struggling to handle the trash, waste, and other damage from visitors. National parks face overflowing trash, toilets in second week of shutdown There is no more fitting metaphor for the Republican party than the piles of trash and overflowing toilets… Continue reading National parks face overflowing trash, toilets in second week of shutdown
“He’s not hurting the people he needs to be”: a Trump voter says the quiet part out loud
A Trump voter hurt by the shutdown reveals the real reason the president attracts hardcore supporters. “He’s not hurting the people he needs to be”: a Trump voter says the quiet part out loud The tell when someone is acting in bad faith is when the argument and their actions are misaligned to the point… Continue reading “He’s not hurting the people he needs to be”: a Trump voter says the quiet part out loud
New estimate: GOP’s second tax cuts would add $3.8 trillion to deficit
A second round of Republican tax cuts would add an additional $3.2 trillion to the federal deficit over a decade, according to a new report released by a centrist think-tank. The package was taken up by a House committee on Thursday and is expected to head to a vote on the floor later this month.… Continue reading New estimate: GOP’s second tax cuts would add $3.8 trillion to deficit
Student who refuses to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance expelled, Texas attorney general backs school
After a student was expelled for refusing to stand for her school’s Pledge of Allegiance, the Texas Attorney General is intervening. Student who refuses to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance expelled, Texas attorney general backs school This was settled by the supreme court in 1943 “West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette” Students… Continue reading Student who refuses to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance expelled, Texas attorney general backs school
Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father
The president has long sold himself as a self-made billionaire, but a Times investigation found that he received at least $413 million in today’s dollars from his father’s real estate empire, much of it through tax dodges in the 1990s. Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father If the… Continue reading Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father