Gone whole hog rogue: Trump ditches ‘boring’ tax script for Mexican rapists, illegal voting claims

By artappraiser on Thu, 04/05/2018 - 9:06pm |

No Hopey, free at last?

By Cristiano Lima @ Politico.com, April 5

President Donald Trump on Thursday ditched his “boring” prepared remarks at a tax roundtable in West Virginia, and instead repeated his claim that “millions” of people are voting illegally and boasted that he was right about the threat of Mexican rapists.

“You know, this was going to be my remarks, it would’ve have taken about two minutes, but to hell with it,” the president said, tossing papers in the air. “That would have been a little boring, a little boring.”

The event, at which the president and state officials were slated to discuss the recently enacted Republican tax law, quickly veered off track as the president doubled down on some of his most incendiary and unsubstantiated claims [....]

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Cristiano has had a busy day, he published this one this morning, also @ Politico

Arizona lawmaker: I'll 'gladly' work with Trump on immigration 'when his ideas aren’t stupid'

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/05/2018 - 9:09pm

@ TheHill.com where they have the habit of listening to lots of bloviating Congresscritters, they give the story this headline:

Trump: Women crossing border 'raped at levels nobody has ever seen before'

but are promoting this

Conservatives fear trade war could cripple tax cuts message

BY NAOMI JAGODA AND NIV ELIS - 04/05/18 05:36 PM EDT

and this

Trump orders officials to look at $100 billion in new Chinese tariffs

BY JORDAN FABIAN AND JULIA MANCHESTER - 04/05/18 06:59 PM EDT

and this

Poll: Voters fear a trade war

BY JONATHAN EASLEY - 04/05/18 04:37 PM EDT

and this

Poll: Trump approval drops to record low

BY REBECCA SAVRANSKY - 04/05/18 08:29 AM EDT

and then there's this new one:

GOP senator on tariff threat: Hopefully Trump is blowing off steam because ‘this is nuts’

— 24M 5S AGO

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/05/2018 - 9:21pm

It is a real mosh pit over there at The Hill.
A nice quiet place for political junkies has become this inadvertent commons filled with yelling and flying tomatoes.
I kind of like it.

by moat on Thu, 04/05/2018 - 9:54pm

I can imagine it was never so exciting to have a job with them, that's for sure.

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/06/2018 - 10:35am

Trump keeps at it, gonna turn Texas blue for sure?

Trump’s NAFTA threats test Texas clout in Washington

BY Andrea Drusch @ Star-Telegram Washington bureau, Updated April 05, 2018 09:28 AM

WASHINGTON

Texas’ normally powerful business interests are struggling to influence their most pressing Washington policy battle: protecting the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Renegotiating the agreement is the No. 1 concern of the state’s business community, which calls NAFTA critical to the Texas economy.

But for all of Texas’ clout in Washington — including the Senate’s No. 2 leadership role, seven House committee chairmanships and Fortune 500 companies with strong lobbying firepower — the state’s influence at the White House is limited [....]

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/06/2018 - 10:55am

Can't wait for Trump's "fixing" the Iranian nuke treaty.

Stock market futures dropped 400+ points on the "we got $100 billion more to tariff."

Trumps popularity is still 3 points better than Hitler's 37.5% which was his % in the last election Germans got before he ended their democracy.

by NCD on Thu, 04/05/2018 - 10:17pm

re: Hitler coming to power. Was a parliamentary manuever. Makes me think how maybe we should just keep two big tent parties for now. And I am really really starting to get nervous about this electoral college thingy without gerrymandering being undone some....you got your Cambridge Analytica wannabes allover the place and all news is faux news, etc.

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/06/2018 - 10:40am

Gone rogue, from Peracles' link on another thread. AP via TPM:

He’s “tired of being told no” by Kelly, one source close to Trump told the AP and he has resorted to not telling Kelly things before he makes a decision.

Kelly reportedly was against the hiring of Bolton and has fumed over the ethical scandals plaguing Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, while Trump, at least earlier this week, offered the embattled administrator his support. Trump has also reportedly let his former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski back into the White House, after Kelly moved to bar him from visiting.

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/06/2018 - 10:50am

Michelle Obama Compares Trump Administration to Irresponsible Parent Who Lets Kids 'Eat Candy All Day, Not Follow the Rules’

@ TheRoot.com, April 6

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/06/2018 - 11:55am

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submitted by PeraclesPlease 10 months ago

The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent

Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019

Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024

Read the article at https://twitter.com/HannaNotte/status/1763116222256701787

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Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters
Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters

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Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

Read the article at https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

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Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes...
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/28/brazil-law-indigenous-land-rights-claim-time-marker?CMP=share_btn_tw

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Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (...
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (December 25, 2023)

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds

Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.

Actions to take:

Avoid the area;

Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;

Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and

If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.

Read the article at https://ht.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-port-au-prince-haiti-december-25-2023/

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Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis
Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023

A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.

Read the article at https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-08/pakistan-s-expulsion-of-afghan-refugees-risks-another-crisis

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Internet shut down in Chad

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO

Read the article at https://x.com/_hudsonc/status/1732891968709992511?s=20

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[Economy] where Joe's success falls short
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Read the article at https://x.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1731713272942940365?s=20

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— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023

Read the article at https://www.huffpost.com/entry/manuel-rocha-ambassador-arrested-cuba_n_656d1e2ae4b028b0f3d07478

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submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]

You don’t get it.
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023

Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.

Read the article at https://x.com/GeorgeDeek/status/1731020551328579863?s=20

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submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

Imperialism for me but not for thee?

It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.

Could we have a war in South America?!?

"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy

Read the article at https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/world/americas/maduro-vote-essequibo-guyana.html

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submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.

McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”

Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf

Read the article at https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/29/divisions-leave-floridas-house-republicans-powerless-00129200

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submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30

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Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/30/squad-book-aoc-nancy-pelosi?CMP=share_btn_tw

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US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source
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submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

@ Reuters, Nov. 29

Read the article at https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/us-health-insurers-humana-cigna-talks-merge-wsj-2023-11-29/

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Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-...
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submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

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— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023

Read the article at https://africanarguments.org/2023/11/central-africas-dinosaur-regimes-and-the-art-of-coup-proofing/

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