This tweet and the article it links to make the excellent point that white gangs get less punishment and media coverage.
Month: April 2018
Trump’s tariff and trade deficit rants
Trump lies about the trade deficit. It’s $566 billion, not the $800 billion Trump says because he won’t count the US surplus on services.
Has it ever occurred to him that we spend more money on other countries products and services than they spend on ours because we have more money?
Trump exaggerates the impact of NAFTA and won’t acknowledge that the US has a trade surplus with Canada. His tariffs on aluminum and steel are likely to cost more jobs than they add. Sad!
Mnuchin
This column discusses Mnuchin’s willingness to suck up to Trump and his own sleazy actions. Sad!
Laundry
Don’t say I never post anything useful. Here’s an article with tips on how to do laundry.
Significant wage gains from the tax cut have not materialized yet
Barbaro
Remember Barbaro, the horse that broke his leg at the Preakness in Baltimore? I think he’s a victim of Baltimore. Why should we expect the race track to be in better shape than the streets or sidewalks?
I broke bones twice in falls in Baltimore. I would like to point out I was sober and they were during broad daylight with no precipitation. The difference between Barbaro and me is that they put him down eventually and they fixed me.
Trump is talking about voter fraud so he can claim fraud if Republicans lose the House in 2018
Trump continues to lie about voter fraud in the 2016 election. In particular, he has claimed there was massive voter fraud in California, a state that voted for Clinton.
I think he’s doing it to set up claims of voter fraud for the midterm elections in 2018 if the Republicans lose the House of Representatives. I don’t think he will accept the results if his party loses and he will claim they are fraudulent. His followers will believe him since they believe all of the lies he makes. In late 2016, 52% of Republicans thought Trump won the popular vote. That’s not true. This is an analysis of why Trump keeps claiming voter fraud.
I can see a scenario where he tries to block the seating of Democratic representatives. We know he likes authoritarian leaders and that Congressional Republicans will do nothing to stop him. Remember, he said the 2016 election was rigged and he would only accept the results if he won.
Losing the House would be very bad for Trump. In addition to making it harder to pass legislation, there will be endless investigations (like the Republican Benghazi ones) and possibly impeachment proceedings. Trump will do everything possible to avoid this result.
There is a real problem with outdated voting machines and not enough money to fix it.
This article points out that funding will be based on population. Shouldn’t need be the basis?
There are 13 states, including Pennsylvania, that do not have a paper trail in all counties.
Pennsylvania will be a key state in 2018 because the gerrymandered map favoring Republicans was replaced by a fair map. The governor ordered counties to buy voting machines with paper trails but his budget doesn’t provide funding for it.
As I said before, I think the 2018 congressional elections could be a catastrophe. Trump is already beginning to cast doubt on the integrity of the voting system. If Republicans lose the House by a small margin, I expect Trump to question the legitimacy of the results, especially in Pennsylvania and California. Sad!
Trump wants to sabotage the budget he just signed
They haven’t spelled out which programs they would cut but it’s not hard to guess – they would be the ones supported by Democrats. Sad!
Netflix doesn’t show old films
This excellent column notes that of the 1,50 drama titles on Netflix, only 97 were from before 2000. This ignores the rich history of film which goes back over a century. Since Netflix has such wide distribution, it could help educate its viewers about older films. They’re not in widescreen, color, or have extensive CGI effects. Many aren’t even in English. However, many great films were released in the 1900s.
Tennessee won’t condemn neo-Nazis
The state house in Tennessee wouldn’t pass a resolution condemning neo-Nazis. I guess some of the Republicans there think they include “very fine people” like Trump does. Sad!
Sad! 