Statement for the Record Senate Select Committee on Intelligence - James B. Comey - June 8, 2017
Why the latest Russia news paints an increasingly grim picture for Trump
‘I need loyalty’: James Comey’s riveting prepared testimony about what Trump asked him, annotated
Der Spiegel Just Published the Minutes From Trump’s Contentious Meeting With G7 Leaders
Kansas’ collapsed tax-cut plan will provide political fodder for Democrats for decades
Trump’s sons recommend the high road they usually don’t take
How Russian Propaganda Spread From a Parody Website to Fox News
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Reading archive 2017-06-06
The real reason working-class whites continue to support Trump
Working-class whites can’t handle their status as ‘the new minority’
Trump is now raging at Jeff Sessions. This hints at a deeply unsettling pattern. - Trump expects independent officials “to behave according to personal loyalty, as opposed to following the rules,” added Timothy Snyder, a history professor at Yale University who wrote “On Tyranny,” a book of lessons from the 20th century. “For Trump, that is how the world is supposed to work. Trump doesn’t understand that in the world there might truly be laws and rules that constrain a leader.”
Trump launches infrastructure initiative with fake signing ceremony
The Lawless Presidency - Foreign governments speed up trademark applications from Trump businesses. Foreign officials curry favor by staying at his hotel. A senior administration official urges people to buy Ivanka Trump’s clothing. The president violates bipartisan tradition by refusing to release his tax returns, thus shrouding his conflicts. The behavior has no precedent. “Trump and his administration are flagrantly violating ethics laws,” the former top ethics advisers to George W. Bush and Barack Obama have written.
Just Give It 7 Seconds
US suspects Russia planted fake news in Qatar: report
Working-class whites can’t handle their status as ‘the new minority’
Trump is now raging at Jeff Sessions. This hints at a deeply unsettling pattern. - Trump expects independent officials “to behave according to personal loyalty, as opposed to following the rules,” added Timothy Snyder, a history professor at Yale University who wrote “On Tyranny,” a book of lessons from the 20th century. “For Trump, that is how the world is supposed to work. Trump doesn’t understand that in the world there might truly be laws and rules that constrain a leader.”
Trump launches infrastructure initiative with fake signing ceremony
The Lawless Presidency - Foreign governments speed up trademark applications from Trump businesses. Foreign officials curry favor by staying at his hotel. A senior administration official urges people to buy Ivanka Trump’s clothing. The president violates bipartisan tradition by refusing to release his tax returns, thus shrouding his conflicts. The behavior has no precedent. “Trump and his administration are flagrantly violating ethics laws,” the former top ethics advisers to George W. Bush and Barack Obama have written.
Just Give It 7 Seconds
US suspects Russia planted fake news in Qatar: report
Monday, June 5, 2017
Reading archive 2017-06-05
AP FACT CHECK: Attack draws visceral Trump tweets, not facts - "President Donald Trump can’t be counted on to give accurate information to Americans when violent acts are unfolding abroad."
It’s time to bust the myth: Most Trump voters were not working class.
It’s time to bust the myth: Most Trump voters were not working class.
Sunday, June 4, 2017
Reading archive 2017-06-04
Saturday, June 3, 2017
Reading archive 2017-06-03
Hell Is Empty And All the Hedge Fund Managers Are At The Bellagio
Are You Proud to Be an American Today?: The Rose Garden's dumbest moment on record.
Nunes-led House Intelligence Committee asked for ‘unmaskings’ of Americans
I can’t stop laughing at the Trump administration. That’s not a good thing. - It’s hard to overstate just how badly Trump has navigated the global stage. The Chinese and Saudis have figured out how to buy him off with a couple billion dollars and some flattery. There is zero evidence of any appreciable policy gains. U.S. leadership is being constantly questioned. Whatever soft power resided in the United States has dissipated. Outside of the Persian Gulf, Trump’s approach has done nothing but alienate allies and bolster potential rivals.
Are You Proud to Be an American Today?: The Rose Garden's dumbest moment on record.
Nunes-led House Intelligence Committee asked for ‘unmaskings’ of Americans
I can’t stop laughing at the Trump administration. That’s not a good thing. - It’s hard to overstate just how badly Trump has navigated the global stage. The Chinese and Saudis have figured out how to buy him off with a couple billion dollars and some flattery. There is zero evidence of any appreciable policy gains. U.S. leadership is being constantly questioned. Whatever soft power resided in the United States has dissipated. Outside of the Persian Gulf, Trump’s approach has done nothing but alienate allies and bolster potential rivals.
Friday, June 2, 2017
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Reading archive 2017-06-01
HOW JOKES WON THE ELECTION: How do you fight an enemy who’s just kidding?
If Trump quits the Paris climate accord, he will lead the U.S. into the wilderness
The Loneliness of Donald Trump: On the Corrosive Privilege of the Most Mocked Man in the World - "... he has stepped off a cliff, pronounced himself king of the air, and is in freefall."
Trump has granted more lobbyist waivers in 4 months than Obama did in 8 years
If Trump quits the Paris climate accord, he will lead the U.S. into the wilderness
The Loneliness of Donald Trump: On the Corrosive Privilege of the Most Mocked Man in the World - "... he has stepped off a cliff, pronounced himself king of the air, and is in freefall."
Trump has granted more lobbyist waivers in 4 months than Obama did in 8 years
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