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California hit by 'bombogenesis', biggest storm in years

By artappraiser on Fri, 02/17/2017 - 9:31pm |

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39010887

Ten trillion gallons of rain will fall on the state next week, one expert predicts

One of the strongest storms possibly in decades - dubbed a "bombogenesis" - is set to drench California this weekend, prompting fears of flash floods.

The system is dumping torrential downpour from Los Angeles to San Francisco, fuelled by an "atmospheric river" extending to the Pacific.

After working for Trump’s campaign, British data firm eyes new U.S. government contracts

By artappraiser on Fri, 02/17/2017 - 9:17pm |

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/after-working-for-trumps-campaign-british-data-firm-eyes-new-us-government-contracts/2017/02/17/a6dee3c6-f40c-11e6-8d72-263470bf0401_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_cambridge-645pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.eddfb8b66e31

By Mateo Gold & Frances Stead Seller @ Washington Post, Feb. 17

John McCain just systematically dismantled Donald Trump’s entire worldview

By artappraiser on Fri, 02/17/2017 - 9:11pm |

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/17/john-mccain-just-systematically-dismantled-donald-trumps-entire-worldview/?utm_term=.6f4032a36825

By Aaron Blake @ Washington Post, Feb. 17

John McCain is increasingly mad as hell about President Trump. And on Friday, he went after Trump — hard.

Donald Trump’s Cabinet Is Taking Shape. Here’s the Latest List.

By artappraiser on Fri, 02/17/2017 - 9:05pm |

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/politics/donald-trump-administration.html

By THE NEW YORK TIMES UPDATED FEB. 17, 2017

Chart with photos and links to more data.

Frontline: Personal Stories from Three Regions That Are at Betting on Trump

By artappraiser on Fri, 02/17/2017 - 2:42am |

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/investigation/how-the-deck-is-stacked/

Via the email copied below from [email protected], Feb. 16, 2017, advertising their part of series "How the Deck is Stacked" project done in collaboration with Marketplace & PBS Newshour. The links below are not all videos but include articles (I don't watch long videos online,) and I recommend the articles:

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to bring water to California’s drought-stricken Central Valley.

Trump family’s elaborate lifestyle is a ‘logistical nightmare’ - at taxpayer expense

By artappraiser on Fri, 02/17/2017 - 2:24am |

http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2017/02/16/trump-family-elaborate-lifestyle-logistical-nightmare-taxpayer-expense/KT8hig29qTuC7ADTHN0J4O/story.html?p1=Article_Trending_Most_Viewed

By Drew Harwell, Amy Brittain and Jonathan O’Connell @ The Washington Post via The Boston Globe, Feb. 17

[....] The handful of government agencies that bear the brunt of the expenses, including the Defense and Homeland Security departments, have not responded to Washington Post requests for data laying out the costs since Trump took office.

New Jersey judge again backs 'Bridgegate' complaint against Christie

By artappraiser on Thu, 02/16/2017 - 8:36pm |

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-jersey-bridgegate-idUSKBN15V2KI

By Joseph Ax @ Reuters, Feb. 16

A New Jersey judge has ruled for the second time that a citizen's criminal complaint against Governor Chris Christie over the "Bridgegate" scandal can move forward.

At a hearing on Thursday, Judge Roy McGeady, who oversees municipal courts in Bergen County, found probable cause for the official misconduct complaint filed by activist Bill Brennan, a retired firefighter who is running for governor this year.

Trump’s pick to replace Michael Flynn as national security adviser turns down offer, people familiar with decision say

By artappraiser on Thu, 02/16/2017 - 8:11pm |

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/02/16/trumps-pick-to-replace-michael-flynn-as-national-security-adviser-turns-down-offer-people-familiar-with-decision-say-2/?utm_term=.b6ffbf9e0ff1

By Jenna Johnson & Adam Entous @ Washington Post, February 16 at 7:33 PM

Fox News Anchor Shep Smith Rips Into Trump For "Crazy" Press Conference

By artappraiser on Thu, 02/16/2017 - 7:21pm |

https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniemcneal/fox-news-anchor-shep-smith-rips-into-trump?utm_term=.ig6wkajVy#.vtRjm1oVX

“This president keeps telling untrue things.”

as reported @ Buzz Feed News, Feb. 16

Fox News anchor Shep Smith went on a rant against President Trump for his White House press conference on Thursday, saying “it’s crazy what we’re watching every day.”

WITH VIDEOS

Trump Plans to Have an Ally Review the U.S. Spy Agencies

By artappraiser on Thu, 02/16/2017 - 5:42am |

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/us/politics/trump-intelligence-agencies-stephen-feinberg.html

By James Risen & Matthew Rosenberg @ New York Times, Feb. 15

Stephen A. Feinberg, the billionaire co-founder of Cerberus Capital Management, appears to be President Trump’s choice.

Trump labor nominee Puzder withdraws, White House official says, amid concerns over his personal background and business record

By artappraiser on Wed, 02/15/2017 - 3:55pm |

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/02/15/trump-labor-nominee-puzder-withdraws-white-house-official-says-amid-concerns-over-his-personal-background-and-business-record/?utm_term=.73b8fbb9ae7c

By Washington Post Staff February 15 at 3:51 PM

Chaos:wonder if Bannon is enjoying or not.

In Venezuela's reaction to US sanctions, a possible 'Russia factor'

By artappraiser on Wed, 02/15/2017 - 1:51am |

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2017/0214/In-Venezuela-s-reaction-to-US-sanctions-a-possible-Russia-factor

By Whitney Eulich for Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 14

[....] President Nicolas Maduro has been uncharacteristically quiet about sanctions leveled against his vice president, posting nothing on Twitter, and leaving it to other officials to condemn the US. And no one has mentioned President Trump by name. The change in tactic, some analysts say, comes down to a third-party player: Russia, which is a friend of Venezuela. [....]

Trump supporter evacuated from Oroville dam: 'I feel like a refugee'

By artappraiser on Wed, 02/15/2017 - 1:23am |

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/14/trump-supporter-evacuated-oroville-dam-sikh-temple-shelter

By Alan Yuhas @ The Guardian, Feb. 14

[....] Since his family evacuated on Sunday on orders from officials fearful that the spillways of the Oroville dam would break, Sam Lyon said he has sometimes felt “like a refugee in my own country”.

Berkeley’s Mistake About Milo Yiannopoulos

By artappraiser on Wed, 02/15/2017 - 12:36am |

http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-mistake-the-berkeley-protesters-made-about-milo-yiannopoulos

By Jelani Cobb @ NewYorker. com "Daily Comment", Feb. 14

When the school cancelled the alt-right darling’s event, he emerged as both the putative victim and victor.

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Doubts grow that GOP can repeal Obamacare

By artappraiser on Wed, 02/15/2017 - 12:18am |

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/obamacare-repeal-replace-republicans-235020

Probably only Donald Trump can whip the party's warring factions in line, but so far he's sent vague and conflicting messages.

By Burgess Everet, Josh Dawsey, Rachel Bade & Jennifer Haberkorn

@ Politico.com, 02/14/17 07:16 PM EST

Republicans have reached a gut check moment: After spending more than six years vowing to fix the flagging patient that is Obamacare, it’s the GOP’s own repeal effort that’s on life support.....

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The Spy Revolt Against Trump Begins (a must read & pass around)

By artappraiser on Sun, 02/12/2017 - 10:07pm |

http://observer.com/2017/02/donald-trump-administration-mike-flynn-russian-embassy/

Intelligence Community pushes back against a White House it considers leaky, untruthful and penetrated by the Kremlin

By John R. Schindler @ Observer, Feb. 12

Americans Now Evenly Divided on Impeaching Trump

By artappraiser on Sat, 02/11/2017 - 2:59pm |

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2017/02/americans-now-evenly-divided-on-impeaching-trump.html

poll summary @ PublicPolicy Polling, Feb. 10

Lots of interesting questions on it, not just that one.....

Federal agents conduct sweeping immigration enforcement raids in at least 6 states

By artappraiser on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 5:00pm |

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/federal-agents-conduct-sweeping-immigration-enforcement-raids-in-at-least-6-states/2017/02/10/4b9f443a-efc8-11e6-b4ff-ac2cf509efe5_story.html?utm_term=.99a7e485d30d

By Abigail Hauslohner, Lisa Rein & Sandhya Somashekhar, Washington Post, Feb. 10

Trump Tells Xi Jinping U.S. Will Honor ‘One China’ Policy

By artappraiser on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 6:30am |

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/world/asia/donald-trump-china-xi-jinping-letter.html

By Mark Landler & Michael Forsyth, New York Times, Feb. 9

Treasury Nominee Vows No Tax Cut for Rich. Math Says the Opposite.

By artappraiser on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 5:46am |

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/business/economy/mnuchin-rule-tax-cut.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=b-lede-package-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

By Patricia Cohen @ The New York Times, Feb. 9

The newly christened “Mnuchin rule” — the assurance given by the Treasury nominee Steven T. Mnuchin that “there would be no absolute tax cut for the upper class” — seems as if it was made to be broken.