2016 election in maps

Trump administration discussing lifting sanctions on a Russian oligarch

No reason to do this

Trump and his supporters wreck comments about good GDP news with hype and lies

The GDP improved by 4.1% last quarter.  That’s excellent and Trump deserves some of the credit.  However, Trump, Jr. needed to lie about it by bashing Obama.

It will be tough to maintain this rate since some of it was based on sales made in advance of tariffs.   Wages are not doing well  and the debt caused by the tax cuts for rich people will hurt, too. If the rate is lower next quarter, I assume he will blame Obama or Hillary Clinton.

Climate policy and issues updates

We are almost certainly underestimating the economic risks of climate change

Republican politicians won’t do anything about climate change because it’s a Democratic issue

Many Republicans believe in climate change but since it’s a Democratic issue, they oppose doing anything.  Just like with Trump, putting party before country.

from the article: “Bob Inglis, a former Republican congressman from South Carolina, spoke of his opposition in his first several years in Congress: “All I knew was that Al Gore was for it, and therefore I was against it.”
This implies that if the tables were turned — if Republican politicians proposed a climate policy — Republican voters might support it. In our research, that is exactly what we have found.”

Trump supporters believe him much more than mainstream media

It’s a cult.  I don’t know how you get through to them or even have a discussion on issues since they believe lies.  Sad!

 

3D guns

This is scary stuff – guns that are not regulated.  A bad decision by the Trump administration.

Update – temporary restraining order (more below)

Some Trump supporters won’t care if there was collusion

Some Trump supporters will excuse collusion with Russia since Trump won and Clinton lost.

No, it is not alright to meet with foreign people to get dirt on your opponent.