DramatistDreamer

More Trump regrets but there is a very interesting nugget about Trump's budget that is not being discussed but it is mentioned in this article. Apparently Trump's disaster of a budget seeks to cut job training by 40%! This seems the antithesis of trying to create a jobs-rich environment but logic seems to be at the bottom of the list with this administration. ‘It’s my only income’: Trump voter shocked after learning he plans to cut key program she needs

Good question. Stan is so unpredictable, lmao! Mischa's movement was so impressive against Kei and Mischa's ball-striking , he was hitting or so close to those lines. I honestly don't know. Stan plays like sh*t all year but then he comes to the Slams and he's dangerous as hell! If Stan plays like he just rolled out of bed, Mischa could get over on him. That has the potential to be a very entertaining match! I just read that Milos was on antibiotics, not feeling well but he hasn't been much of a factor in the Slams this year. In smaller tournaments, he seems to put in respectable results. No one's talking about him lately. Berdych also flies under the radar these days (with good reason).

Yeah, me too. I happened to catch the end of both Thanasi and Nick's Junior careers and they both looked very promising, I liked Thanasi right away, he always struck me as a hard worker (maybe worked too hard?) so hopefully he can catch a break that will ignite his confidence. I have to say that I hope this time around Thanasi can learn to maximize his serve, so he can win some points without having to grind out every single point like he used to (at least on faster surfaces). Nick has learned how to do this fairly quickly and it's yielded great results. From what I remember Kokkinakis had a pretty big serve when he wanted to. I saw some parts of that Kei/Mischa match and Kei was making a lot of double faults. I read somewhere a few days ago that he was having some wrist issues and observing his serve I could believe it. Mischa, on the other hand, seemed to take inspiration from little brother's win in Rome and played his way to a final!

I feel for Thanasi. At least when DelPo went through his struggles, as depressed as he must have gotten, he had experienced the feeling of beating the world's best and winning a major. Thanasi was only just starting his professional career when he was beset by a cascade of injuries. Hopefully Kokkinakis can find what works for his body, to keep it healthy. Kokkinakis reveals his mental torture

You guys who responded are lovely, patient souls. I guess in an ideal world, I'd be more open to trying to call out and rectify ignorance when I see it but it was simply easier to hit the ignore option. Tee-hee! Speaking of giggles, I was reading this blog post by Awesomely Luvvie and have to applaud her for the new nicknames she's managed to come up, as I had believed I'd heard them all. The NATO G7 Summit Group Texts We Won’t Get To See "Fanta Fascist" and "Mango Mussolini". I know we're in serious times but I have to have a sense of humor, if I'm going to get through this wasteland of an administration.

Math (and basic reality) is not something that these folks do well. Trump Team Stands by Budget’s $2 Trillion Math Error

Not a fan of him but is Sock really a Trumpster? He never said who he voted for in the election, I'm not even sure he voted at all.

I love how Macron realizes that Merkel is the most powerful person in that group. He shakes her hand before Trump's.

Gianforte will still be facing assault charges though.

Becker, looking pleased as punch with President Obama.

+1 The first time I watched, granted, I was about 10-11 and Craig, I guess was very 'emo' and I guess I enjoyed it because I was very much into the melodramatic (having just read Jane Eyre for the first time around that age). I guess honestly, I still enjoy it, having binged (re-watched) some episodes from that time period. It was the yearning between the two characters that really drew me in. Me too. If they just would've let me in that Writer's Room...

What about those assault charges?

Trump's travel ban remains on hold. 4th Circuit Court Ruling Keeps Trump's Travel Ban On Hold

He's been misreading "How To Win Friends and Influence People" again, it seems. Here's more video. Meanwhile, Trump Inc. has bedbug infestations in his D.C. hotel and employees at his SoHo location is laying off employees. Trump SoHo Plans Layoffs

Probably a bigger crowd than Trump's inauguration too, IMO.

Just a few posts above, I posted a link to a CNBC article about it. Also, ICYMI (anyone), Trump has vexed the Pentagon by mentioning the two submarines that the U.S. has at its disposal while on the phone with Filipino president Duterte, while discussing North Korea. Someone from the Pentagon complained that Trump's loose lips will likely ruin the element of surprise in tactics.

Close up on those hands. Can you guess which one is Trump's?

Greg Gianforte, like so many others in the GOP, has investment ties to Russian state-owned companies, that also happened to fall under U.S. sanctions. GOP candidate Greg Gianforte has financial ties to US-sanctioned Russian companies At least the Billings Gazette rescinded their endorsement and admitted that they made a mistake. Gazette opinion: We're pulling our endorsement of Greg Gianforte The art of the handshake...and Trump's inability to master it.

Now this is the 2nd country in the past few days that is forced to change its intelligence-sharing policies with the U.S. because the U.S. no longer has any sense of discretion! Soon the U.S. really will have to resort to a 'go it alone' doctrine. God help us all.

Yes, I also hope attention will be paid for this as the consequences of not doing so could be dire for the DNC. And this is what I guessed would happen months ago.

The International Tennis Hall of Fame is tightening up its eligibility requirements. International Tennis Hall of Fame to Amend Induction Policies in 2018

The Filipino goverment made the transcript of the phone call public, from what I understand.

The Working Families Party has become a force to be reckoned with in the Northeast over the past decade, so I can see this happening, even in L.I. Trump continues his gaffes and moments to flop oversees, I see. Speaking of flops, I have also been reading about the fallout from the Trump budget (that Trump promptly escaped from by being oversees) and the fact that no one actually likes this turkey. Most Congressional GOP members' responses have ranged from the non-committal or terse and a few down-right hostile. Paul Ryan promptly said that he and Congress plan to do what they've done through other administrations, which is work on their own version. (sound familiar? Many GOP Senators said something similar about the atrocious AHCA bill that the House passed after many admitted it was DOA in the Senate). One of the most common complaints is that the budget plan simply makes no sense- it seems to be cost neutral to the point of functioning as a place marker but assumes that all this growth will occur over a multi-year time span. In other words, it declares growth in various areas but doesn't identify what the costs will pay, how some of these things will be 'paid for'. This budget plan not making it through seems as if it will also affect the tax plan, which also seems to be a 'No-Go' .Tax cuts for the rich by adding taxes to imports seems unsustainable as the costs will most likely be passed onto the consumer, the brunt of which will be paid by the people who can least afford these extra costs. The only support this has is from companies that do a whole lot of exporting- and for them, it is built solely on a hope that their income taxes might be reduced as a result. This is not even a definite, it is a hope! Kind of like how many of the Trump voters hoped he would be competent with fiscal policy. Guess what folks? He really doesn't have one! What little he has, is mostly bad.

To remove Hannity, it's probably going to boil down to money as it did in the case of O'Reilly. People boycotting companies that advertise on Hannity's show. I was kidding about growing a conscience since I know very well that no one at that company has one. Meanwhile, before Trump met with the Pope, apparently someone told Bannon "You don't gotta go home but you gotta get the hell outta here!" Or something of that nature.

I'm not sure how many would've foresaw anyone not in the group of usual suspects winning anything of big importance this year. Nick was having wins over big players this year, but he also got cited for quite a few issues this year. His year has been unpredictable, so I don't know how anyone could assume anything right now, lol.