Shanahan, the acting secretary of defense was a longtime Boeing executive. He has been serving in that role for more than two months. As deputy SecDef, there was a conflict procedure in place to deal with his Boeing past since Mattis was above him. Now? https://t.co/KGcQdGBOxT
Obviously there is a design flaw with the Boeing 737, but the motherfucker that runs Boeing wants to keep the plane from being grounded. What the hell is going on?
Yup! That’s right! I told my husband, who flies a lot for his job, to NEVER book a flight on this plane until they fix the problem. The problem is this fraud in the Oval…getting $$$ for breathing. He’s needs to fucking go. I’m way past done.
Oh my goodness gracious. So very sorry to hear that.
After I retired, I lived in Lake Mary about 20 years ago for a couple of years, but don’t know anyone there now. Nice, normally quiet and peaceful area. This is tragic, no matter where it happened.
We really need to ban all freaking guns in this country – if for no other reason than you one you intimated – to keep them out of the hands of our children and grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Where was her SAT test taken at? Was it monitored (like it should be..) how can “cheating” take place in a public testing?
A person of color and no money.
OH but pay off the testing center, testing proctor and have them deliver an out of site SAT score…no one blinks an eye. The rich and people with melanin challenge never get flagged. They get into colleges with fake SAT scores, Fake transcripts. The fairness of the system is a joke. This explosive story of how the rich milked the system and bought their little darlings a spot at their college is sickening.
PS I want Trumps SAT scores. I am sure his daddy bought him a college spot too.
Good morning from Phoenix. Desert flower, Where are you in AZ? We are here for our 50th anniversary trip. Going to spring training (Cleveland Indians), visiting my first cousin in Tucson and friends from OH who have retired here (Chandler). I am having a hard time adjusting to the time change. Hope by tonight/tomorrow I’m better.
The world is going crazy. That sums up everything — college mess, Boeing mess, etc., etc.
I do have her contact BUT she is heading to Malaysia to visit their son. They left same day we did and we’re making a couple of stops so they are probably in the states but she may not see the message. (There’s a group of us who DM on Facebook frequently.). How about I tweet NW and ask her to check her private massages on Twitter. Maybe she will give me your email address. 🤞🤞 A couple we sat with at the Indians game today said we should see Old Town. We asked where that was and she said, Scottsdale.”
My husband was intrigued when I told him your husband was in the Navy and was a submariner. 🙂
WHERE ARE THE PATRIOTS!!!!!!!!…Where is the JUSTICE???? They sure were not in court today…Manafort conspired to steal an election…gave polling data to a Hostile enemy..sold our Government to the Highest Bidder…IT Means NOTHING!!
Manafort has yet to be indicted and prosecuted for those crimes …. and he will be …. and Judge Jackson put in squarely in the record that nothing the prosecution presented in any way contaminates further indictments for “Trump Russia” crimes. Plus, at anytime Mueller wants he can retry Manafort on 10 claims that he could have been convicted had one juror objected.
Thus, Mr Manafort has nothing but jail in his future.
Not sure if I’m reading you right, Don, but heard one of the MSNBC commentators say NY can’t get a hold of him for trial when he’s in federal custody … ??
There have been numerous times where I have almost died trying to change the song on my phone while on the treadmill. This is sorcery. https://t.co/gl82ej86ia
— Beyonce has an uncle named Larry Beyince. Bruh…. (@DragonflyJonez) March 13, 2019
In ‘The Price of Admission’ Daniel Goldman describes in detail how Jared Kushner:
“was admitted to Harvard after a $2.5 million (fully tax-deductible) donation (discovered only after a subpoena was issued) that Charles Kushner pledged to Harvard in 1998.” (https://www.politicususa.com/2019/03/13/kushners-daddy-gave-2-5-million-to-harvard-before-he-was-admitted.html)
““There was no way anybody in the administrative office of the school thought he would on the merits get into Harvard,” a former official at The Frisch School in Paramus, New Jersey, told me. “His GPA did not warrant it, his SAT scores did not warrant it. We thought for sure, there was no way this was going to happen. Then, lo and behold, Jared was accepted.”
= Thieves-In-law. The criminal’s little deal.
While Crying Anthony Manafort sat In his unique jail for 9 months:
INNOCENT DEFENCELESS BABIES AND CHILDREN HAVE BEEN IN LONGER – WITH NO END IN SIGHT.
-uncurl my fkn lip.
I think he should be required to serve his sentence with these children. After all, it is a sunny warm climate, and he wouldn’t have to worry about serving his sentence with dangerous criminals.
Yeap! The real “leader-from-behind”!
—————
Trump says U.S. will ground Boeing jet involved in fatal crashes, following the lead of other nations
The move follows action this week by Canada, the European Union and other governments to ground the U.S.-made Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, which was involved in a crash Sunday that killed 157 people in Ethiopia.
Good because I was going to start a campaign demanding that all Republican officials, Senators, etc., only be allowed to travel on this particular Boeing model if they wanted to go home or go meet with Chinese or Russian leaders somewhere.
Unable to find that article from 2 days ago. You know, the one reporting that jailed children are threatened that if they aren’t “good/quiet” they will never see their parents again. Violence, physical and mental threats against non-verbal mammals. Hey only torture after all.
–The institutionalizing of organized prison mob crime. Totally normal after all.
Dicktraitor wants into the action whatever the cost. Loyal to the gang…Boeing…Putin…take your pick.
THREAD on the Trump Campaign Crime Wave: With the Manafort sentencing today, it's worth noting that if the US govt more vigorously prosecuted white collar crime, most of the key figures in the Trump campaign—including Trump and his children—wouldn't have been around by 2016….
Good for the President of the Association of Flight Attendants for calling ’em all out, including trump!
Brava to you for speaking out, to keep us all safe – those who fly and those intending to fly! This is another bad day for the trump administration. #Aviation#FAA#Boeing
Senate rebukes Trump with vote ordering the U.S. military to end its support for Saudi-led war in Yemen
It marked the second time in recent months that the Republican-led Senate admonished the president over his administration’s continued backing of a campaign that human rights groups have blamed for the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. The resolution must be passed by the House, where lawmakers approved a similar resolution earlier this year.
Today, the House Democratic majority took a momentous step toward securing full equality for the LGBTQ community by introducing the Equality Act — to finally, fully end discrimination against LGBTQ Americans. 🏳️🌈 #LGBT#LGBTQhttps://t.co/QZOTMtlpFd
Hard to keep track of everything, with all the chaos caused by trump, but this is good.
New: In rebuke of President Trump’s Middle East policies, the Senate voted Wednesday to curtail US military support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The vote was 54 to 46, with 7 Republicans voting with Democrats.
I see your comment, There’s been a lot of people on here that had trouble posting comments here. Some had to change their user names. Nerdy in a few threads back explained what you need to do. You might, also, notify her on twitter.
Every Democrat should answer questions this way! LMAO!
Just asked Nancy Pelosi about Manafort sentencing and if Trump should take off the table a pardon for Manafort, and she said: “Don’t ruin my day,” saying she was doing “happy things” and didn’t want to be dragged into the “slime” of the day
So when i hear this “hee hee hee” coming apparently outta me and Belle the cat’s running for cover, I know it’s time to thank Colbert for tonight’s unstoppable hilarity! Big thanks.
It is now official ….. Beto is launching a presidential bid.
As I said earlier, I am glad that Beto is in because I believe that he
(a) can do a better job of mobilizing the young voters (especially young men) than BS because Beto uses positive energy rather than BS’ angry and the “I am the only one who has ever had these ideas rhetoric”;
(b) does not constantly attack the democratic party and other democrats or want to destroy the party infrastructure;
(c) has the potential to take a number of voters from BS ….. although I just heard some pundits say they think he is more likely to take from VP Biden (I personally don’t see Beto as a challenge for VP)
Maybe it is bad political analysis on my part but I expect to see more Beto t-shirts from people who were feeling the bern
I know that some folks might want Beto to run for President…but…we cannot lose sight of the Senate…my wish was for Beto to run for Sena again in TX…Stacey Abrams to run in GA…and Jamie Harrison who is running to win in South Carolina..
By the way, I was on the same page as you and these candidates’ chances of picking up the senate seats. However, once each has made what they believe is their best decision, that is what I am going to use to evaluate what I think their chances are
Same here, Linda. I’m also making a small donation to each to help them obtain the requisite number of unique small donors needed to get on the debate stage…
Every One of the the Republicans who voted to confirm her is ok with blaming the woman for date rape…Everyone of the Republicans were voted into office by citizens who believe it as well..For those of us who don’t…we will be ruled by those who do..Elections have huge costs.
I am running to serve you as the next president. The challenges we face are the greatest in living memory. No one person can meet them on their own. Only this country can do that, and only if we build a movement that includes all of us. Say you're in: https://t.co/EKLdkVET2upic.twitter.com/lainXyvG2n
It’s funny how the pundits are so predictable. Remember when they called President Obama a rock star with an empty slate. They are doing the same to Beto.
They do this every single time it comes up. President Obama signed a strengthened version in March 2013. That was preceded by the signing of the Tribal Law and Order Act in 2010 that placed an emphasis on VAWA. https://t.co/Y8Vf0MMYNu
"Asking the Saudis to help lead the fight against terrorism is like asking the mafia to lead the fight against organized crime. It's like asking Trump & his kids to lead the fight agains nepotism" -me for @intelligence2
Tweety does not often say things that i give pause to…but these comments from him…can give Dems away to talk about the balance of Capitalism/Socialism…
Having posted the two tweets below and then ‘sleeping on it,’ I’m even more convinced that way more important than what the mob has on Trump is what does it have on Pence. Why was he their guy. Given Manafort’s activities in the Ukraine, selecting Pence was absolutely not an casual event. Pence is way more dangerous and way more deeply aligned with the theocratic, white supremacy fabric than Trump ever was.
Well, he was in charge of the Manafort case and he just wrapped that up. He wants to move on and teach and do some public service projects. I do not believe it signals the end of Mueller’s work in the least, especially when you consider that Roger Stone is still in the frying pan and there are many loose ends involving the Trump crime family. Lots of document requests still in the works. Just my opinion!
That is, Weissmann's name is not on court filings for: Papadopoulos, Flynn, Cohen, Internet Research Agency, GRU hackers, Mystery Grand Jury Appeal. And he's not known to be involved in any WH/obstruction interviews, or the Stone associate interviews.
Texas will play a pivotal role in next year’s primary and general election. This morning I’m proud to announce the endorsements of public servants from across my home state. pic.twitter.com/siucYklzFQ
The shift in White House accountability has attracted the most attention so far, for good reason. The House Intelligence, Financial Services, Oversight and Judiciary committees have piled overlapping probes of their own onto investigations by prosecutors for special counsel Robert Mueller, the Southern District of New York, the state of New York and the Manhattan district attorney.
Those House initiatives alone could effectively cripple the administration over the next two years. Through the impeachment process, they could even cut it short.
He was author of Title IX and Sen sponsor of the ERA. Author of the 25th Amendment & the 18-year old vote. Leader of the fight to beat Haynsworth & Carswell.
In a photo album, yet to be unpacked, I have a picture with Birch Bayh taken in 1972 or 73. I participated in the Close-Up program both years. Been a civics nerd since I was in 1st grade…
Factor in ye olde Trump/Cohn mantra:
“Never apologize, never back down, never admit you are wrong, use every means possible towards achieving your ends.”
–Eh and we’re good to go.
BREAKING: The Connecticut Supreme Court just dealt a major blow to the firearms industry, clearing the way for a lawsuit to move forward against the companies that manufactured and sold the semiautomatic rifle used Sandy Hook School shooting.https://t.co/omfaXlMlbM
That is essentially the situation now, minus hearings. They have committed crimes in plain sight and even confessed to them. But we still need more info and a formal process of deliberation. People can vote, demand indictments, make decisions based on new info presented, etc.
Impeachment doesn't require the impeached to leave office. It's a process resting on norms and leverage, which Trump, an asset, disregards. He won't leave. But an informed public is a powerful public. Hearings shift expectations of accountability; they reject deference and fear.
.@KamalaHarris on Gavin Newsom's moratorium on the death penalty:
"1 in 9 people who have been prosecuted under the death penalty have been exonerated. This is a policy that is disproportionately used against black and brown men. It doesn't work as a deterrent." pic.twitter.com/3h6HLkzySl
Lindsey Graham is totally crazy. Who put something in his water?
I'll vote to sustain President Trumps veto of Nancy Pelosi’s resolution of disapproval regarding the emergency declaration to build a barrier on our southern border.
I believe the President is on sound legal ground. While I respect those who disagree it's time to #BuildtheWall.
Crooks. Mnuchin + Dicktraitor = Corruption.
Mnuchin to lawmakers on the House Ways and Means Committee: “We will protect the president as we would protect any individual taxpayer under their rights.” Mr. Mnuchin he is your illegitimate president. Not ‘any individual taxpayer’. He’s an unindicted co-conspirator under special investigation who (revealed by Cohen) avoids and fears being Audited, who has lied continuously about being “still under Audit”.
I know we have moved on to the next post, but still I wanted to thank you, Bobfr, for this. I was startled at how deeply I exhaled at the end of Congressman Schiff’s comments. I have not realized how much stress I have been carrying about all this. Thank you for this and your many, many informative posts and Tweets over the years. I have learned so much from you about our world and our country. And I so love Adam Schiff. Bless you both.
Boeing 737 MAX 8 and the FAA: Scarey backstory and timeline.
“Boeing didn’t just goof. It made a conscious choice to withhold the very existence of the new avionics from airlines and pilots.”
“Throughout the design and testing process on the new breed of fuel-efficient 737s, Boeing had instructed engineers to avoid anything that would cause the FAA to decide pilots required additional training time in flight simulators before flying the MAXes, as this would only extend Airbus’s market advantage. The sooner that airlines could add the MAX 8s to their fleets, the better for Boeing’s bottom line. And so the no-simulator-time promise was a major selling point for the executives trying to make up ground on their European competitor.” https://thinkprogress.org/boeing-737-crashes-congressional-hearing-ed6b93391077/
– Russian roulette on acid.
Trump has been threatening to abuse military force to protect himself for years. This isn't new. What's new is that the fake "national emergency" gives him that power. https://t.co/yj7kYJSPG6
NEW: @SenKamalaHarris is introducing a bill today called the Digital Service Act of 2019 that would allocate $15 million a year in grant funding to help state and local governments set up their own versions of the United States Digital Service. https://t.co/5iThYMxG9O
“The U.K. has had a tax on stock trades for decades, yet remains one of the world’s financial powerhouses. Incidentally, that tax raises about 3 billion pounds yearly. That’s the equivalent of 30 billion in an economy the size of the United States.” (Robert Reich 2016) http://robertreich.org/post/148746866860
CBO now: For the period 2019-2028, a Wall Street tax of 0.1 percent would bring an extra $777 billion into the Treasury.
The Obama Diary 
follow for what’s going on now in Manafort courtroom
I was hoping for the whole 10 years. What an unrepentant scumbag.
Oh.
Obviously there is a design flaw with the Boeing 737, but the motherfucker that runs Boeing wants to keep the plane from being grounded. What the hell is going on?
Yup! That’s right! I told my husband, who flies a lot for his job, to NEVER book a flight on this plane until they fix the problem. The problem is this fraud in the Oval…getting $$$ for breathing. He’s needs to fucking go. I’m way past done.
Aunt Becky out there doing dirt.
Mercy to all of us…what are we doing …Our Children are our promise….
Oh my goodness gracious. So very sorry to hear that.
After I retired, I lived in Lake Mary about 20 years ago for a couple of years, but don’t know anyone there now. Nice, normally quiet and peaceful area. This is tragic, no matter where it happened.
We really need to ban all freaking guns in this country – if for no other reason than you one you intimated – to keep them out of the hands of our children and grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Just leaving this here…
Where was her SAT test taken at? Was it monitored (like it should be..) how can “cheating” take place in a public testing?
A person of color and no money.
OH but pay off the testing center, testing proctor and have them deliver an out of site SAT score…no one blinks an eye. The rich and people with melanin challenge never get flagged. They get into colleges with fake SAT scores, Fake transcripts. The fairness of the system is a joke. This explosive story of how the rich milked the system and bought their little darlings a spot at their college is sickening.
PS I want Trumps SAT scores. I am sure his daddy bought him a college spot too.
My exact thoughts about the “highly intelligent” President. How much did his daddy pay for him to get into college and what did he do to keep him in?
Good morning from Phoenix. Desert flower, Where are you in AZ? We are here for our 50th anniversary trip. Going to spring training (Cleveland Indians), visiting my first cousin in Tucson and friends from OH who have retired here (Chandler). I am having a hard time adjusting to the time change. Hope by tonight/tomorrow I’m better.
The world is going crazy. That sums up everything — college mess, Boeing mess, etc., etc.
Oh sweet girl!! It’s freezing today!!!! Gonna get better tomorrow:) how long are you here for?
I live in Scottsdale. Not too close to your friends:)
Yes, it is cold!!!! Windy!! We have tickets for 1:00 game. At least it’s sunny. 😊
Wr are at the Cibola Resort in Peoria.
Well, enjoy!! Should have come next week:) 80’s!
Here until Tuesday morning. Any way we could meet?
We can certainly try! Would love that! Do you have mtmarilyn’s Contact info? She can give you my contact info:)
I do have her contact BUT she is heading to Malaysia to visit their son. They left same day we did and we’re making a couple of stops so they are probably in the states but she may not see the message. (There’s a group of us who DM on Facebook frequently.). How about I tweet NW and ask her to check her private massages on Twitter. Maybe she will give me your email address. 🤞🤞 A couple we sat with at the Indians game today said we should see Old Town. We asked where that was and she said, Scottsdale.”
My husband was intrigued when I told him your husband was in the Navy and was a submariner. 🙂
Sure! nerdy can give you my email:) that would be fine
I posted a phone number below for you to text. Haven’t heard from NW.
Here until Tuesday morning. Any way we could meet?
Judge Ellis-47 months
Judge Berman Jackson-43 months
He’ll serve 7 1/2 years.
Manafort has yet to be indicted and prosecuted for those crimes …. and he will be …. and Judge Jackson put in squarely in the record that nothing the prosecution presented in any way contaminates further indictments for “Trump Russia” crimes. Plus, at anytime Mueller wants he can retry Manafort on 10 claims that he could have been convicted had one juror objected.
Thus, Mr Manafort has nothing but jail in his future.
Take care.
bb sometime late tonight ….
10 charges not ‘claims’ ….
He will die in jail … and he won’t be alone ….
The entire trump klan will be joining him no matter what the outcome of the Mueller investigation ….
How does NY gain physical custody of Manafor, meaning logistically how does the state of NY come in a take him out of Federal custody?
Not sure if I’m reading you right, Don, but heard one of the MSNBC commentators say NY can’t get a hold of him for trial when he’s in federal custody … ??
Wow! What a blessing. She made all of happy for a day. Happy birthday Virginia.
😁
In ‘The Price of Admission’ Daniel Goldman describes in detail how Jared Kushner:
“was admitted to Harvard after a $2.5 million (fully tax-deductible) donation (discovered only after a subpoena was issued) that Charles Kushner pledged to Harvard in 1998.” (https://www.politicususa.com/2019/03/13/kushners-daddy-gave-2-5-million-to-harvard-before-he-was-admitted.html)
““There was no way anybody in the administrative office of the school thought he would on the merits get into Harvard,” a former official at The Frisch School in Paramus, New Jersey, told me. “His GPA did not warrant it, his SAT scores did not warrant it. We thought for sure, there was no way this was going to happen. Then, lo and behold, Jared was accepted.”
= Thieves-In-law. The criminal’s little deal.
While Crying Anthony Manafort sat In his unique jail for 9 months:
INNOCENT DEFENCELESS BABIES AND CHILDREN HAVE BEEN IN LONGER – WITH NO END IN SIGHT.
-uncurl my fkn lip.
I think he should be required to serve his sentence with these children. After all, it is a sunny warm climate, and he wouldn’t have to worry about serving his sentence with dangerous criminals.
Yeap! The real “leader-from-behind”!
—————
Trump says U.S. will ground Boeing jet involved in fatal crashes, following the lead of other nations
The move follows action this week by Canada, the European Union and other governments to ground the U.S.-made Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, which was involved in a crash Sunday that killed 157 people in Ethiopia.
Good because I was going to start a campaign demanding that all Republican officials, Senators, etc., only be allowed to travel on this particular Boeing model if they wanted to go home or go meet with Chinese or Russian leaders somewhere.
Unable to find that article from 2 days ago. You know, the one reporting that jailed children are threatened that if they aren’t “good/quiet” they will never see their parents again. Violence, physical and mental threats against non-verbal mammals. Hey only torture after all.
–The institutionalizing of organized prison mob crime. Totally normal after all.
Dicktraitor wants into the action whatever the cost. Loyal to the gang…Boeing…Putin…take your pick.
Forever FLOTUS..
Good day
Really proud of him for doing that!
Me too.
Good for the President of the Association of Flight Attendants for calling ’em all out, including trump!
Senate rebukes Trump with vote ordering the U.S. military to end its support for Saudi-led war in Yemen
It marked the second time in recent months that the Republican-led Senate admonished the president over his administration’s continued backing of a campaign that human rights groups have blamed for the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. The resolution must be passed by the House, where lawmakers approved a similar resolution earlier this year.
Equality should not depend on who’s in the WH
Good.
@marleysperson aka desert flower. Please text 865-809-2214. Give us your number and email.
I love that man!
THIS!!!!!!!!!!!
Hard to keep track of everything, with all the chaos caused by trump, but this is good.
This is Idon. Why am I stuck in moderation?
I see your comment, There’s been a lot of people on here that had trouble posting comments here. Some had to change their user names. Nerdy in a few threads back explained what you need to do. You might, also, notify her on twitter.
Goodnight TOD …
Every Democrat should answer questions this way! LMAO!
So when i hear this “hee hee hee” coming apparently outta me and Belle the cat’s running for cover, I know it’s time to thank Colbert for tonight’s unstoppable hilarity! Big thanks.
Good morning every one!
have a great day
It is now official ….. Beto is launching a presidential bid.
As I said earlier, I am glad that Beto is in because I believe that he
(a) can do a better job of mobilizing the young voters (especially young men) than BS because Beto uses positive energy rather than BS’ angry and the “I am the only one who has ever had these ideas rhetoric”;
(b) does not constantly attack the democratic party and other democrats or want to destroy the party infrastructure;
(c) has the potential to take a number of voters from BS ….. although I just heard some pundits say they think he is more likely to take from VP Biden (I personally don’t see Beto as a challenge for VP)
Maybe it is bad political analysis on my part but I expect to see more Beto t-shirts from people who were feeling the bern
now, I can wait to see if VP Biden comes into the race and then I can go ahead and rank my Democratic candidates
Oh, and of course Ms. Stacey Abrams too
I know that some folks might want Beto to run for President…but…we cannot lose sight of the Senate…my wish was for Beto to run for Sena again in TX…Stacey Abrams to run in GA…and Jamie Harrison who is running to win in South Carolina..
I heard that one of the Castro twin brothers (the one in Congress) had already put the infrastructure in place to run for Texas Senator
yes…i saw that
By the way, I was on the same page as you and these candidates’ chances of picking up the senate seats. However, once each has made what they believe is their best decision, that is what I am going to use to evaluate what I think their chances are
Same here, Linda. I’m also making a small donation to each to help them obtain the requisite number of unique small donors needed to get on the debate stage…
Morning everyone. Gee. Wonder why?
https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/news/all-republicans-vote-no-on-bill-that-would-have-blocked-foreign-funding-in-2020-H1mi1U7LdUeYN3jfpUqwuA/
Voting matters
Every One of the the Republicans who voted to confirm her is ok with blaming the woman for date rape…Everyone of the Republicans were voted into office by citizens who believe it as well..For those of us who don’t…we will be ruled by those who do..Elections have huge costs.
It’s funny how the pundits are so predictable. Remember when they called President Obama a rock star with an empty slate. They are doing the same to Beto.
Good morning, TODville. And a special shoutout to NW. Always grateful to you, Nerdy Wonka.
Thanks Meta!
Yes. Why?
Tweety does not often say things that i give pause to…but these comments from him…can give Dems away to talk about the balance of Capitalism/Socialism…
https://www.msnbc.com/hardball/watch/matthews-our-economy-needs-to-be-just-treat-citizens-fairly-1456877635781
Good morning TOD …
Having posted the two tweets below and then ‘sleeping on it,’ I’m even more convinced that way more important than what the mob has on Trump is what does it have on Pence. Why was he their guy. Given Manafort’s activities in the Ukraine, selecting Pence was absolutely not an casual event. Pence is way more dangerous and way more deeply aligned with the theocratic, white supremacy fabric than Trump ever was.
#TrumpRussia
I don’t know what to make of the NPR report that Mr. Andrew Weissman, one of the prosecutors on Team Mueller, is soon leaving the Team and DOJ.
Well, he was in charge of the Manafort case and he just wrapped that up. He wants to move on and teach and do some public service projects. I do not believe it signals the end of Mueller’s work in the least, especially when you consider that Roger Stone is still in the frying pan and there are many loose ends involving the Trump crime family. Lots of document requests still in the works. Just my opinion!
This should be a very telling campaign….
great article about Stacey Abrams…
Aaaaand, Mueller’s team have done their homework.
The shift in White House accountability has attracted the most attention so far, for good reason. The House Intelligence, Financial Services, Oversight and Judiciary committees have piled overlapping probes of their own onto investigations by prosecutors for special counsel Robert Mueller, the Southern District of New York, the state of New York and the Manhattan district attorney.
Those House initiatives alone could effectively cripple the administration over the next two years. Through the impeachment process, they could even cut it short.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/14/senate-vote-on-trumps-emergency-plan-shows-midterm-dividends-for-democrats.html?__source=sharebar|twitter&par=sharebar
LIVE NOW…
House Speaker Pelosi holds weekly news briefing.
In a photo album, yet to be unpacked, I have a picture with Birch Bayh taken in 1972 or 73. I participated in the Close-Up program both years. Been a civics nerd since I was in 1st grade…
“Trump finally achieved a government that met perfectly his own design—staffed by incompetents who wouldn’t make a move that might dent the price of a stock, even when the lives of Americans were directly on the line.”
On the FAA: “Trump put them there expressly because they were AGAINST REGULATING the industry.”
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/3/14/1842044/-The-handling-of-the-737-Max-issue-was-a-showcase-of-incompetence-in-the-Trump-White-House
Factor in ye olde Trump/Cohn mantra:
“Never apologize, never back down, never admit you are wrong, use every means possible towards achieving your ends.”
–Eh and we’re good to go.
Good Early Afternoon TODVille!
News you can use…
Oh, no! What about Orange Man and Rocket Man???
They REJECT Deference and Fear!
testing
Yay!! Thank you Nerdy 🙂
Lindsey Graham is totally crazy. Who put something in his water?
Crooks. Mnuchin + Dicktraitor = Corruption.
Mnuchin to lawmakers on the House Ways and Means Committee: “We will protect the president as we would protect any individual taxpayer under their rights.” Mr. Mnuchin he is your illegitimate president. Not ‘any individual taxpayer’. He’s an unindicted co-conspirator under special investigation who (revealed by Cohen) avoids and fears being Audited, who has lied continuously about being “still under Audit”.
I know we have moved on to the next post, but still I wanted to thank you, Bobfr, for this. I was startled at how deeply I exhaled at the end of Congressman Schiff’s comments. I have not realized how much stress I have been carrying about all this. Thank you for this and your many, many informative posts and Tweets over the years. I have learned so much from you about our world and our country. And I so love Adam Schiff. Bless you both.
You are so kind to offer these comments, cd4biden. Thank you!!
Boeing 737 MAX 8 and the FAA: Scarey backstory and timeline.
“Boeing didn’t just goof. It made a conscious choice to withhold the very existence of the new avionics from airlines and pilots.”
“Throughout the design and testing process on the new breed of fuel-efficient 737s, Boeing had instructed engineers to avoid anything that would cause the FAA to decide pilots required additional training time in flight simulators before flying the MAXes, as this would only extend Airbus’s market advantage. The sooner that airlines could add the MAX 8s to their fleets, the better for Boeing’s bottom line. And so the no-simulator-time promise was a major selling point for the executives trying to make up ground on their European competitor.”
https://thinkprogress.org/boeing-737-crashes-congressional-hearing-ed6b93391077/
– Russian roulette on acid.
Brilliant
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https://theobamadiary.com/2019/03/14/true-fans/
“Wall Street mini-tax could benefit the poor and reduce public debt.”
https://truthout.org/articles/a-wall-street-mini-tax-could-benefit-the-poor-and-reduce-public-debt/
The U.S. had a tax on financial transitions (FTT) from 1914 to 1965.
“The U.K. has had a tax on stock trades for decades, yet remains one of the world’s financial powerhouses. Incidentally, that tax raises about 3 billion pounds yearly. That’s the equivalent of 30 billion in an economy the size of the United States.” (Robert Reich 2016)
http://robertreich.org/post/148746866860
CBO now: For the period 2019-2028, a Wall Street tax of 0.1 percent would bring an extra $777 billion into the Treasury.