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The Dysfunctional Administration of Donald Trump: Over 20 Disasters in One Week

The Dysfunctional Administration of Donald Trump: Over 20 Disasters in One Week


By: docphil  •  News & Politics  •  43 Comments  •  8 years ago

The President announces that he is going to pull our troops out of Syria The Kurdish allies in Syria are looking at ethnic cleansing by the Turks. The President announces that he is looking to...
 Brett McGurk, top U.S. envoy in ISIS fight, resigns

Brett McGurk, top U.S. envoy in ISIS fight, resigns


Via: larry-hampton  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  8 years ago

Brett McGurk, special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat   ISIS , had been planning to exit his post in February 2019. But sources tell CBS News that he informed Secretary of...
$1 Billion a Month: The Cost of Trump's Tariffs on Technology

$1 Billion a Month: The Cost of Trump's Tariffs on Technology


Via: don-overton  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  8 years ago

The tariff costs rose more than seven-fold to $1.3 billion, as the world’s two biggest economies became embroiled in a trade war, according to data provided by the Consumer Technology Association...
Mattis to step down as defense secretary

Mattis to step down as defense secretary


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  55 Comments  •  8 years ago

By Missy Ryan and Paul Sonne December 20 at 5:29 PM President Trump announced Thursday that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis would leave his position in February, marking...
Jim Mattis' Resignation Has Conservatives Admitting It's 'Time To Panic' About Trump

Jim Mattis' Resignation Has Conservatives Admitting It's 'Time To Panic' About Trump


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  23 Comments  •  8 years ago

Politics Jim Mattis' Resignation Has Conservatives Admitting It's 'Time To Panic' About Trump   David Moye, HuffPost   14 hours ago   Conservatives admit it’s...
The Trump Administration’s War On Science Is Worse Than the Inquisition

The Trump Administration’s War On Science Is Worse Than the Inquisition


Via: don-overton  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  8 years ago

  new   report   by the Union of Concerned Scientists lays out in shocking detail the scale and depth of the Trump administration’s assault on science and scientists. It describes how the...
Trump asking advisers if he can legally fire Fed chief

Trump asking advisers if he can legally fire Fed chief


Via: larry-hampton  •  News & Politics  •  14 Comments  •  8 years ago

President Donald Trump has begun polling advisers about whether he has the legal authority to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, according to two people familiar with the matter, who...
One of last living Warsaw ghetto-uprising fighters against the Nazis dies

One of last living Warsaw ghetto-uprising fighters against the Nazis dies


Via: perrie-halpern  •  News & Politics  •  18 Comments  •  8 years ago

By   Janelle Griffith and Associated Press Simcha Rotem, one of the last-known surviving fighters in the Warsaw ghetto uprising of 1943, died Saturday in Jerusalem. He was 94. The uprising...
Mattis Puts Trump’s Presidency in Peril

Mattis Puts Trump’s Presidency in Peril


By: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  102 Comments  •  8 years ago

Mattis Puts Trump’s Presidency in Peril   Eli Lake, Bloomberg   12 hours ago   Mattis Puts Trump’s Presidency in Peril (Bloomberg Opinion) -- Donald Trump may not know it...
Despite Media Claims, Witch Hunt Still Has Nothing

Despite Media Claims, Witch Hunt Still Has Nothing


Via: mbfc-is-censorship-tool  •  News & Politics  •  406 Comments  •  8 years ago

While Trump is busy negotiating trade deals across the world and finally getting China to play ball, the media is reigning destruction on his character once again. You won’t catch any of them...
THREE OF THE MANY PROBLEMS WITH BDS

THREE OF THE MANY PROBLEMS WITH BDS


Via: badfish-hd-h-u  •  News & Politics  •  19 Comments  •  8 years ago

The student government of New York University (NYU) recently passed a resolution endorsing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.  NYU  is now one of a handful of universities...
2 Marines were reportedly assaulted while being called 'Nazis' by a mob tied to left-leaning Antifa group

2 Marines were reportedly assaulted while being called 'Nazis' by a mob tied to left-leaning Antifa group


Via: badfish-hd-h-u  •  News & Politics  •  38 Comments  •  8 years ago

Two Marine reservists testified in a Philadelphia courtroom that they were maced, beat up, and robbed by a mob with alleged ties to Antifa. According to the Marines, the group associated...
https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/07/politics/kfile-top-republicans-syria-trump/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/07/politics/kfile-top-republicans-syria-trump/index.html


Via: don-overton  •  News & Politics  •  6 Comments  •  8 years ago

Many of the congressional Republicans who are praising President Donald Trump's decision to strike a Syrian airfield were opposed to President Obama's request to approve a similar action against...
Sen. Lindsay Graham: Trump's claim of ISIS defeat is 'Fake News'

Sen. Lindsay Graham: Trump's claim of ISIS defeat is 'Fake News'


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  21 Comments  •  8 years ago

WASHINGTON - In a late-night speech on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Sen. Lindsey Graham railed against President   Donald Trump's decision to pull troops   from Syria, calling the decision...
'An amazing first step': Advocates hail Congress's maternal mortality prevention bill

'An amazing first step': Advocates hail Congress's maternal mortality prevention bill


Via: perrie-halpern  •  News & Politics  •  118 Comments  •  8 years ago

By   Elizabeth Chuck Kira Johnson's presence is everywhere in her two young sons' lives. Poster-sized pictures of her fill their house. They regularly watch home videos of her. And their father,...
Veterinarians far more likely to die by suicide than other Americans, research shows

Veterinarians far more likely to die by suicide than other Americans, research shows


Via: perrie-halpern  •  News & Politics  •  20 Comments  •  8 years ago

By   Alex Johnson Veterinarians continue to die by suicide at rates well above the national average, according to a statistical analysis published Thursday, which for the first time quantified...
Trump administration lifts sanctions on Russian oligarch-owned companies with links to Putin

Trump administration lifts sanctions on Russian oligarch-owned companies with links to Putin


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  2 Comments  •  8 years ago

World Trump administration lifts sanctions on Russian oligarch-owned companies with links to Putin   Tom Embury-Dennis, The Independent   Thu, Dec 20 6:27 AM EST     The Trump...
An Epidemic Is Killing Thousands Of Coal Miners. Regulators Could Have Stopped It.

An Epidemic Is Killing Thousands Of Coal Miners. Regulators Could Have Stopped It.


Via: sandy-2021492  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  8 years ago

A multiyear investigation by NPR and FRONTLINE found that Smith and Kelly are part of a tragic and recently discovered outbreak of the advanced stage of black lung disease, known as complicated...
Georgia GOP candidate who drove 'deportation bus' indicted

Georgia GOP candidate who drove 'deportation bus' indicted


Via: tessylo  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  8 years ago

Georgia GOP candidate who drove 'deportation bus' indicted   Associated Press   8 hours ago   FILE - This May 16, 2018, file photo shows a vehicle used for state Sen. Michael...
North Korea says it will not denuclearize until the US eliminates 'nuclear threat'

North Korea says it will not denuclearize until the US eliminates 'nuclear threat'


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  20 Comments  •  8 years ago

N. Korea says it won't denuclearize unless US removes threat Associated Press logo FILE - In this July 4, 2017, file photo distributed by the North Korean government, North Korean...
Study: Women are abused every 30 seconds on Twitter

Study: Women are abused every 30 seconds on Twitter


Via: badfish-hd-h-u  •  News & Politics  •  18 Comments  •  8 years ago

Earlier this year Amnesty International released a   report   discussing what many of Twitter's female users already know: the social network is not always a great place to be if you're a...
Pelosi says House Democrats will begin process to obtain Trump tax returns

Pelosi says House Democrats will begin process to obtain Trump tax returns


Via: spikegary  •  News & Politics  •  199 Comments  •  8 years ago

WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi said Democrats will begin to seek President Donald Trump's tax returns — a move likely to prompt outrage from the White House - when they take control of the U.S. House...
Trump Blasts 'SNL' as 'Democratic Spin Machine,' Hints at Legal Action Against Networks' 'One Sided Coverage'

Trump Blasts 'SNL' as 'Democratic Spin Machine,' Hints at Legal Action Against Networks' 'One Sided Coverage'


Via: pj  •  News & Politics  •  129 Comments  •  8 years ago

President Donald Trump on Sunday again blasted "Saturday Night Live" and what he called "one sided coverage" on networks like NBC, hinting at legal action to battle "Democratic spin machines." "A...
James Alex Fields found guilty of killing Heather Heyer during violent Charlottesville white nationalist rally

James Alex Fields found guilty of killing Heather Heyer during violent Charlottesville white nationalist rally


Via: perrie-halpern  •  News & Politics  •  131 Comments  •  8 years ago

By   Minyvonne Burke and Marianna Sotomayor James Alex Fields Jr. was found guilty on Friday of killing Heather Heyer when he plowed his car into a group of counterprotesters last year at a...
The Government Really Might Take All of Trump’s Money and Property

The Government Really Might Take All of Trump’s Money and Property


Via: don-overton  •  News & Politics  •  2 Comments  •  8 years ago

“President Trump has agreed to shut down his embattled personal charity and to give away its remaining money amid allegations that he used the foundation for his personal and political benefit,...
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