Wednesday, August 2, 2017

New edition on Thursday

Honestly, I need a day off from all this Trump nonsense. Also, it is a holiday here in Costa Rica. 

I will return tomorrow!

Not to leave you empty handed during your visit here -- below is a meme showing what a difference a president makes.








See you tomorrow.

Peace.

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Nepotism

Trump crafted misleading statement for Don Jr one day after speaking with Putin about ‘adoption’
President Donald Trump personally “dictated” a misleading statement about his son’s meeting with a Russian lawyer — allegedly to discuss adoption rules — one day after discussing the same issue with Vladimir Putin.


No one could have predicted that a family of lying liars who compulsively lie about everything would lie about which one of them was lying. -  Jeff  Tiedrich





The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump


How to control a bully: Appoint a General and relive Dad rejecting you and sending you to military school. Why do I think that won't work? - Rob Reiner







GOP Senator Says Trump Wants War With North Korea
There will be war between the United States and North Korea over the rogue nation's missile program if it continues to aim intercontinental ballistic missiles at America, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said President Donald Trump has told him.



If there is a crisis, like 9/11 or the 2008 meltdown, we as a nation, will not survive under this administration.  We have no leader! - Bette Midler






DEA Chief Disses Trump
The acting head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has told his agency's employees to disregard President Trump's suggestion that police treat suspects roughly.
In a memo sent to agency personnel on Saturday, Chuck Rosenberg said that, while he did not believe any "special agent or task force officer of the DEA would mistreat a defendant," he felt compelled to address the president's statement, saying Trump "condoned police misconduct."



When Mueller's posse comes to walk @realDonaldTrump outta the White House is when he can truly say "I surround myself with the best people." - Tea Pain






Republican Shenanigans


I can't comprehend the lack of sympathy some on the right have had for Seth Rich's family but it speaks to the rot at the heart of this mess. - LOLGOP



Scaramucci strikes me as a guy who holds a grudge.



Republican Infighting
Lawmakers are facing off with President Trump over key ObamaCare payments that are in jeopardy after the collapse of efforts to repeal the healthcare law.
Trump is threatening to cancel the payments, known as cost-sharing reductions (CSRs), as part of his effort to make ObamaCare “implode.”



Anthony Scaramucci, gone after just a week and change on the job! The Mooch is toast! The front-stabber has been back-stabbed. - Stephen Colbert






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A school district in Florida is eliminating homework for all school students this year. Yeah, no homework. It’s all part of Florida’s “make Florida Flori-duh again” campaign.- James Corden




Rock The Voter News


WTF Georgia?
Georgia canceled the registration of more than a half-million voters over the weekend, part of an ongoing round of maintenance to clean up the state’s voting rolls.





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Business/Tech News

You know those little robot vacuums called Roombas? The company that makes them says that Roombas have the capability to map out your home while they clean it, and it’s planning to sell that information to Amazon and Google. We all thought that the Roomba was just vacuuming; turns out it was casing the joint. - James Corden







This Proposed Legislation Would Shut Up Jeff Sessions
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Tuesday introduced legislation to end the federal prohibition on marijuana and encourage states to legalize pot.
The legislation would amend the Controlled Substance Act to eliminate marijuana's status as a Schedule 1 drug — a move that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level.




Dolly Parton's dad never learned to read. That inspired her to help children read. This month, Dolly's Library sent 1,091,724 books, bringing the total number of free books mailed to 91,821,039 children in need.







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Odd News



Time To Deflate Photo

Passo dello Stelvio, Eastern Alps, Italy. I think I just got motion sickness.

Peace.


Monday, July 31, 2017

A quote from EX Communication Director, Anthony Scaramucci

Anthony Scaramucci out as White House communications director
It's the latest high-profile departure from the Trump White House. Chief of Staff Reince Priebus resigned at the end of last week, replaced by John Kelly, whose first day is Monday.


I'm curious. Will Trump's new chief of staff, former General John Kelly, be as Putin friendly as Tump?


This is the first Presidency where the citizens are the ones that look like they age 5 years every month. - @hitexecutive tweet







The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump


The cast of The Apprentice took over the West Wing. Did anyone expect a different outcome? - Peter Daou







Republicans Are Preparing For The Worst
Republican National Committee employees have been asked to preserve all documents related to last year’s presidential campaign — a step that RNC lawyers describe as precautionary, but necessary, as investigations continue into Russia’s meddling in the election.






There will be lots of humor about #Scaramucci's brief tenure, but this White House chaos is gravely serious. Our enemies are watching.  - Peter Daou






Republican Shenanigans


BREAKING: Comedians Protest Scaramucci's Ouster. - Andy Borowitz








Congress versus Trump. This Should Be Interesting
White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said Sunday that it’s official White House policy that nothing else gets a vote in Congress before healthcare.





Big oil gets $7billion in subsidies but contraception as part of a health care compensation package is 'free stuff.' - John Fugelsang





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Rock The Voter News


Let me help the pundits: Democrats lose elections because the right built a massive messaging infrastructure designed to distort reality. -Peter Daou






A Sane President Would Sign An Executive Ordering The Mandating Of Nationwide Paper Ballots Until Further Notice
One of the nation’s largest cybersecurity conferences is inviting attendees to get hands-on experience hacking a slew of voting machines, demonstrating to researchers how easy the process can be.
“It took me only a few minutes to see how to hack it,” said security consultant Thomas Richards, glancing at a Premier Election Solutions machine currently in use in Georgia.



At this rate Dancing With the Stars can have a whole “Trump castoffs” season. - @goldengateblond






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Business/Tech News


Even though the economy is performin' precisely as it was under Obama, Trump insists it's runnin' in the white direction. - Tea Pain





Swamp Creatures Glorify Dear Leader
Groups spending millions in anonymous donations are leading the outside efforts to either defend President Trump or sell his agenda with voters and Congress, despite the president’s repeated calls to “drain the swamp” in Washington of special-interest money.





Hey Trump, I'm watching this really bad reality TV show with low ratings called Survivor White House. I can't change the channel. Sad! - Vicente Fox Quesada, forme president of Mexico






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Odd News



Time To Deflate Photo
Adelboden, Switzerland. What a view! Scotty, beam me there.

Peace.