(CNN)On the campaign trail in 2016, Donald Trump promised to fill his Cabinet with the “best people in the world.” As President, Trump has indeed hired a fleet of high-flyers – though not in the way most voters might have hoped. via The Trump cabinet is traveling in style. Thanks, taxpayers! If you weren’t in… Continue reading The Trump cabinet is traveling in style. Thanks, taxpayers!
3 Russian spy chiefs visited the US days before Trump decided against new sanctions on Russia
Sergey Naryshkin of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service and Alexander Bortnikov of its Federal Security Service met with Pompeo to discuss the US’s and Russia’s mutual interest in counterterrorism. via 3 Russian spy chiefs visited the US days before Trump decided against new sanctions on Russia This is an insane story. It should have been covered… Continue reading 3 Russian spy chiefs visited the US days before Trump decided against new sanctions on Russia
The life of a made-up Fox News ‘scandal’: Obama FBI texts edition
Lastly, Fox personalities shifted the goalposts. The initial scandal, that Obama supposedly was caught interfering in the Clinton email investigation, morphed into a different, supposed scandal, but one with the same cast of characters. via The life of a made-up Fox News ‘scandal’: Obama FBI texts edition
Trump’s Trade Deficit
Notice the deterioration in the moving average of the trade balance starting around November. via Trump’s Trade Deficit Doesn’t look good.
Terrifying British Study Shows Trump Supporters Are Now Basically Unreachable
British researchers from Oxford University have proved definitively that Trump supporters share more “junk” political news over Twitter and Facebook “than all other groups combined”. via Terrifying British Study Shows Trump Supporters Are Now Basically Unreachable Nothing we didn’t know.
Zamboni Camp
How many times have you watched the Zamboni driving around the rink and thought, “I want to drive that thing!!” Here is your chance to learn about it and finish your day by driving one. The Ice Ranch is offering 2 hour courses on the history, safety, and operation of Ice re-surfacers. via Zamboni Camp… Continue reading Zamboni Camp
Trump is a typical conservative. That says a lot about the conservative tradition.
Corey Robin is the author of “The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Donald Trump.” The New Yorker described the first edition of this book as “the book that predicted Trump. via Trump is a typical conservative. That says a lot about the conservative tradition. Policy driven principled conservatives are the fringe. The angry reactionaies are… Continue reading Trump is a typical conservative. That says a lot about the conservative tradition.
Colorado Teacher Accused of Assaulting Student Who Refused to Stand for Pledge of Allegiance
Physical education teacher Karen Smith is on paid administrative leave from the Boulder Valley School District as police investigate allegations that she assaulted a student who refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. via Colorado Teacher Accused of Assaulting Student Who Refused to Stand for Pledge of Allegiance Right wing political correctness is a… Continue reading Colorado Teacher Accused of Assaulting Student Who Refused to Stand for Pledge of Allegiance
Congress still isn’t taking the opioid crisis seriously
The major new bipartisan budget deal Congress passed this week includes a $6 billion boost in funding for opioid abuse and mental health treatment. via Congress still isn’t taking the opioid crisis seriously This needs to be a bigger story.
Trump’s strange plan to issue a rule that he already repealed
> As the GOP Congress scrambled last year to roll back as many Obama-era regulations as possible, one target was a Department of Labor rule on worker drug testing. via Trump’s strange plan to issue a rule that he already repealed This is oddly incompetent even by Trump standards of oddly incompetent.