Re NSA piece: Russians could knock 1000s off of registration w/ program changing middle-initial of select demo of ppl in "voter ID" states.

— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) June 5, 2017

So there is no Saudi arms deal.  I knew a lot of this was started under Obama but this administration apparently did nothing to push anything forward. Not that I am crying because the last thing we need is to do this, but these fools can't stop taking credit for things they are not even doing.

 

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2017/06/05/the-110-billion-arms-deal-to-saudi-arabia-is-fake-news/

 

It's amazing how nothing this administration has done. Privatizing air traffic controllers. Something again the PRESIDENT cannot do and no one in congress even has any appetite for doing it. And tell me those rust belt workers are screaming for this.

Edited June 6, 20178 yr by JaneAusten

Amazing: Pruitt declares over 50,000 coal jobs created in past few months https://t.co/Ef7d1M2NPX Living in fantasy world pic.twitter.com/DeT6y5dglC

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) June 5, 2017

42 minutes ago, JaneAusten said:

So there is no Saudi arms deal.  I knew a lot of this was started under Obama but this administration apparently did nothing to push anything forward. Not that I am crying because the last thing we need is to do this, but these fools can't stop taking credit for things they are not even doing.

 

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2017/06/05/the-110-billion-arms-deal-to-saudi-arabia-is-fake-news/

 

It's amazing how nothing this administration has done. Privatizing air traffic controllers. Something again the PRESIDENT cannot do and no one in congress even has any appetite for doing it. And tell me those rust belt workers are screaming for this.

 

What the Trump administration's visit to Saudi Arabia has managed to do is embolden the Saudis in a long simmering rivalry with Qatar.  

 

Trump's visit became a catalyst to Saudi Arabia's machinations to isolate Qatar over their connections with Iran.  Some other countries have joined Saudi Arabia in their efforts while other Arab nations have decided to not take sides. 

It actually has the potential to become a huge mess!

 

This may come back to haunt the U.S. as there are U.S. military bases in Qatar, which is part of the coalition-led air campaign against the Islamic State.  We'll see how this turns out when some military jets are sanctioned against landing/refueling at Qatari's airbases-- how that works out for the campaign offensive.

 

By the way, JMO, but I think that Tillerson has been borderline useless as SOS.

Edited June 6, 20178 yr by DramatistDreamer

Once again: on behalf of the people of Oklahoma, I apologize.

22 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

By the way, JMO, but I think that Tillerson has been borderline useless as SOS.

 

He has but that's by design. The only thing Donnie wants from the State Dept. is the removal of Russian sanctions. Every thing else has been designed to cripple that department. Tillerson wasn't even Donald's pick, he was Putin's.

40 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

 

By the way, JMO, but I think that Tillerson has been borderline useless as SOS.

 

I posted an article yesterday that says he pretty much only talks to two people, both of whom keep him isolated and try to do everything themselves. 

Speaking of the U.S.-Qatari alliance, it appears to have been dissolved?

 

1/ A few quick thoughts on President Trump seeming to abandon the US-Qatar alliance over twitter, which is absolutely unprecedented

— Max Fisher (@Max_Fisher) June 6, 2017

 

At some point even his supporters have to admit that he's trying to lose this job.

 

 

I was just thinking of what would happen if Corbyn becomes PM (which I can't see happening as if Labour did manage the shock of getting back into Downing Street I think there would be an effort to stop him within the party - and I'm not sure he wants it anyway) and decides to heavily cut back relations with Trump and the US. We would be pretty much isolated on all corners within a half a year. And these things won't go away anytime soon.

6 hours ago, DramatistDreamer said:

 

An article on the shameful way the Trump administration is rolling back workers' safety protections in favor of big business.

Some recent gains under the Obama administration, such as standards to protect workers against hazardous and toxic chemicals such as beryllium and silica (which lead to various lung diseases) are being rolled back.  

Also the budget for the Chemical Safety Board is being decimated to the point of practical elimination.

 

Under Trump, Worker Protections Are Viewed With New Skepticism

10 or 20 years from now there will be lawyer advertisements for people that have been hurt by beryllium and silica like they do today for asbestos. 

 

It's infuriating that his supporters still claim he's the best man for working families and everything he's done (or grandstanded on without doing anything) is to further disadvantage, marginalize and harm them.  I'm sorry, but even the poorly educated know when someone walks up to them and hands them an apple but it's actually a banana. 

 

26 minutes ago, marceline said:

At some point even his supporters have to admit that he's trying to lose this job.

 

 

 

I just saw this flash across my screen and my first thought was WTF is he thinking?!?!

 

3 minutes ago, GMac said:

I just saw this flash across my screen and my first thought was WTF is he thinking?!?!

 

 

He's not thinking. He's obviously cognitively impaired. I'm guessing he's at Stage 4 or 5 dementia which would be bad enough with a decent person. Throw in Donnie's personality disorder and we end up with Suntan Satan.

 

https://www.dementiacarecentral.com/aboutdementia/facts/stages/

38 minutes ago, marceline said:

 

He's not thinking. He's obviously cognitively impaired. I'm guessing he's at Stage 4 or 5 dementia which would be bad enough with a decent person. Throw in Donnie's personality disorder and we end up with Suntan Satan.

 

https://www.dementiacarecentral.com/aboutdementia/facts/stages/

They were talking about this issue (well, he's got more issues than Vogue magazine but) on The View - about how he convinced his supporters that everything is fake news except for what he says. He's the only one telling the truth and that's what they think.  So of course he'll tweet the entire time about Comey and his supporters will eat it up.  I hope he incriminates himself.  Has himself a few brewski's and then tweets something blockbuster. 

Edited June 6, 20178 yr by Fevuh
grammar

Anthem is leaving the Obamacare market place in Ohio next year

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/06/health/anthem-health-insurance-exchanges-ohio.html?_r=0