The House voted to cut CHIP funding and I would not be surprised to see them cut Medicaid. They’re more concerned about tax cuts for rich people. Sad!
Month: June 2018
Federal Reserve growth predictions
I’m waiting for Trump to say they’re fake.
Dock Ellis
On June 12, 1970, Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter while he was on LSD! It was an incredible achievement!
A documentary about him was released in 2014.
update 9/6/18:
There is no link between immigration and crime
Trump keeps blaming crime on immigrants. He just wants to ramp up the white nationalism in many of his supporters.
This idea has been disproven repeatedly. Here’s the latest:
More from the article: “In general, the study’s data suggests either that immigration has the effect of reducing average crime, or that there is simply no relationship between the two, and that the 54 areas in the study where both grew were instances of coincidence, not cause and effect. This was a consistent pattern in each decade from 1980 to 2016, with immigrant populations and crime failing to grow together. ”
update:
Trump endorses another bigot
Trump has now endorsed Corey Stewart who won the Republican primary for the Senate in Virginia. He’s another extremist like Roy Moore. Like Trump, he thought the bigots in Virginia included good people. Even the Republicans in the Senate are not pushing this guy but Trump is.
The article states: “After the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville in August, when one of the participants drove into a crowd and killed a counterprotester, most Virginia politicians specifically condemned the white supremacists and neo-Nazis who had organized and marched in the event. But Mr. Stewart adopted similar language to President Trump, saying that “half the violence” was the fault of the counterprotesters, including “far-left nut cases.”
“People condemned all those far-right agitators, but no one seemed to condemn the left wing,” he told WTOP, a Washington radio station. “Clearly, half of that violence was committed by left-wingers.”
He denounced other Republicans for apologizing and condemning the violence, saying they were playing into liberals’ hands.”
Robert De Niro
I agree with De Niro’s sentiment but he was wrong to say it. It distracts from the real issues like health care, racism, and immigration and focuses attention on his bad language. There are plenty of ways to criticize Trump without cursing. I don’t think the audience helped by responding enthusiastically. This will convince Trump voters even more that there are elites out to get them.
Other opinions:
Of course, Trump can never let an insult go by:
The Trump administration wants to eliminate mandatory coverage for pre-existing conditions
The most popular feature of Obamacare may be requiring insurance companies to offer coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. I’m sure we all have pre-existing conditions or a family member or friend who does. Now the Trump administration wants to eliminate that requirement. They claim it’s unconstitutional.
Here’s a poll that shows how popular it is, even among Republicans:
some tweets:
Trump’s unwarranted attacks on Trudeau
Trump attacked Trudeau, leader of probably our closest ally, because he had the nerve to disagree with him. Trump is isolating the US from all of its allies and sucking up to our enemies.
Here’s a summary of yesterday’s developments:
Here are some tweets:
Republicans are silent
Trump trashes American allies and the only Republican who speaks up is John McCain. They, as well as Trump will be held accountable for the failures of this administration. They spoke up a little against Trump’s tariffs and “spygate” but have been mostly silent on his lies and bigotry. Disgraceful!
update:
Russia is meddling in the 2018 elections
Director of National Intelligence Coats (a Republican appointed by Trump) is concerned about Russian meddling in the 2018 midterm elections.
This article states:
“Russia is attempting to influence the midterm elections in the United States in November as well as divide the transatlantic alliance, US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats warned at a meeting co-hosted by the Atlantic Council in Normandy, France, on June 8.
Coats said Russia had already undertaken an “unprecedented influence campaign to interfere in the US electoral and political process” in 2016. Russia, Coats pointed out, has also meddled in France, Germany, Norway, Spain, and Ukraine. “It is 2018, and we continue to see Russian targeting of American society in ways that could affect our midterm elections,” he said.”
Sad! 