DramatistDreamer

So Glenn Thrush at the NYT gets to return to working there? For Jodi Kantor and the other women who have been assiduously writing on sexual harassment and the #MeToo movement, this can't be good news for them. I now wonder whether whether some other media outlet will take up the mantle of reportage because many will now think twice about reading their articles (myself included) on the subject.

Also, those are those areas comprised some of the areas with the highest property taxes. The mortgage tax cap included in this tax scam bill is highly unpopular in much of the Northeast and West Coast and these Reps. know that voting for it would ensure that they'd be dodging rocks and other projectiles when they return to their constituencies. Hopefully they all get voted out in '18 also.

Well, this seems safe. A Federal Ban on Making Lethal Viruses Is Lifted

This is kind of sad though.

LOL.

FYI,

Connecticut has announced that it will shut down the state's Child Healthcare Insurance Program by the end of January, unless Congress renews funding for the program. Apparently, CT (along with some other states) has been using leftover federal funds since September 30 of this year due to the program's funding not having been renewed. I've read that, in some states, hospitals and clinics have already started "prioritizing" treatment for children due to costs. Children's health is not a priority for Congress but tax cuts for the wealthy is? Is this the type of country that Trump supporters want to live in?

Even though none of these states voted Republican in the last several presidential elections, there are conservative pockets within those states. For instance, in NY, Rep. Peter King, a Republican is in the L.I./Westchester area, a Conservative pocket surrounded by a liberal NYC area. King has been known to be mostly in lock-step with Trump/GOP. He did seem to beg that the mortgage cap not be lowered in this taxscam bill but it would seem that he's willing to go along with voting for it anyway, despite that fact that his constituents will likely lose the most of any homeowner in the country as they are predicted to be the hardest hit. New Jersey also has some conservative pockets and there is a severe disconnect there as the predicted hardest hit area is calculated to be Newark, NJ which is an inner-city and has a large population of black and minority homeowners, many of whom also happen to be low-income homeowners. Also, just flat out greed and corruption as some of these Congressman look to personally benefit, regardless of how their constituents fare. Speaking of greed and corruption, Another day, another lawsuit for Trump Inc. Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Face New Lawsuit Over Financial Disclosures: Report

Speaking of not being able to assume anything, I wonder whether anyone can actually take any of these folks at their word?

They've been together since 2001. Kournikova has likely matured and humbled since those days. She's likely had to as she is no longer the big star she once was.

A straight up or down vote will identify who is pro and who is con Net Neutrality.

Well, these two are sly, that's for sure. I guess that is a major advantage when you've put yourself under the radar. Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias Welcome Twins After Secret Pregnancy

Probably since West and Smiley had a modicum of success attacking Obama (because, politician, I guess) so they figured they'd try it once more. Smiley is out of it at this point because he's been unmasked. I could never understand how West and Smiley were able to get away with accusing Obama of being corporatized when Smiley was backed by Wells Fargo and Walmart! And I know of at least one story of West's greed that hits very close to home. In the Predator's Thread last week, I mentioned the fact that Walmart (America's superstore) has said zilch about the Smiley allegations.

Jelani Cobb goes in on Cornel West. Jelani Cobb brings receipts

Last time Track Palin was charged with domestic abused, Sarah Palin blamed Obama. Will it be Hillary this time?

Has this been posted? A tribute to Kathryn Hays.

CA seems to be the launching pad of quite a few clever tactics these days. Have you seen their ideas on how to get around the repeal of the Net Neutrality rule? A year or two ago, I had been reading about some pilot programs in Brooklyn, NY that were constructing community-run Intranets and I wonder if this is an idea that they may end up expanding, in defiance of the Net Neutrality repeal. The thing is, the people who can potentially come up with ways around the government's repeal are often more skilled, focused and dedicated than the ones in the government enforcing the repeal. We'll see how this all shapes out.

Well, look at the stats of Long Island, NY and you will see that they got the biggest FU and I'd say that the majority of the L.I./Westchester NY area were Trump supporters. I don't feel sorry for them one bit though. Meanwhile, Great Britain's "Leave" ways are coming back to bite them hard. Exodus of Foreign Workers Leaves British Employers in the Lurch

If passed, most of the homeowners who will be negatively impacted by this Poison Pill Tax Bill will be on the East Coast, particularly the Northeast. There are CA homeowners and homeowners in Texas will be negatively affected as well. I just saw a list of the 11 most negatively affected cities/regions by passage of the tax bill and let's just say that those Trumpists in Long Island, NY will be most unhappy with that list.

Well, according to Kathy Griffin, isn't Andy Cohen also a Republican? Griffin had some hard things to say about Cohen (as well as Harvey Levin of TMZ). I don't watch any of his shows but Griffin seems to have a point about how Cohen basically makes the lion-share of his money from his exploitation of women, including Black women.

Unfortunately since the use of bots and misinformation clearly had an impact during the 2016 election, it is quickly becoming the "go to" tactic, particularly for rabid Trumpists. I don't know how civic engagement will recover after this administration.