Trump’s inadequate comments a year after Charlottesville

This isn’t much better than “very fine people” on both sides from last year. One side (Nazis and racists) was wrong. Not both sides. No equivalency. Trump will not condemn the Nazis because they are part of his base.

Trump has a talent for wording that simultaneously winks at extremists and sounds just conventional enough that his defenders can call his critics crazy for saying he's winking at extremists. pic.twitter.com/A9ar6IiVO3

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 11, 2018

Trump’s trying to avoid another disaster ahead of Unite the Right 2. https://t.co/nt5MriDNDT

— Vox (@voxdotcom) August 11, 2018

Republican @RepTomGarrett says he was told in a closed briefing that Russian meddling contributed to last year's conflict and violence in Charlottesville. Wow. @CNN

— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) August 11, 2018

Trump repeatedly attacks NFL players peacefully protesting racism. But when faced with demonstrations by potentially violent white supremacists, he condemns "all types of racism and acts of violence." This is a slightly vaguer version of his "fine people on both sides" statement. https://t.co/KbImANIfNR

— Larry Noble (@LarryNoble_DC) August 11, 2018

That tweet isn’t condemning racism. https://t.co/uFWijV8J6x

— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) August 11, 2018

"Remember his record": CNN's Victor Blackwell reacts to President Trump's latest tweet, after Trump says he condemns "all types of racism" pic.twitter.com/bYpVUIxg9Q

— New Day (@NewDay) August 11, 2018

.@PhilipRucker just now: Trump hasn’t said anything about the DC White Supremacists rally but has about NFL protests: “He’s judging how professional athletes decide to protest but he says nothing about how KKK members or White Supremacists decide to protest.”

— Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) August 10, 2018

Why can't Trump just condemn Nazis? @GrahamDavidA asks: https://t.co/Lx1Yi5g4Bl

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) August 11, 2018

Donald Trump seems fine with Nazis gathering on his lawn https://t.co/25bnArq85P

— Vox (@voxdotcom) August 11, 2018

President Trump denounced “all types of racism” but did not specifically condemn the supremacists a day before white nationalists are scheduled to rally in Washington https://t.co/abugKZNrOM pic.twitter.com/E1Y9eLdnXX

— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) August 11, 2018

Did people read Trump’s Charlottesville tweet today as being “in stark contrast” to his “both sides” comments last year? My own read was that it was very much the same – emphasis on “all types”
of violence, non-mention of white supremacists. https://t.co/RkMsxLo8Px pic.twitter.com/cTY9FpLVnE

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 11, 2018

Now some Fox hosts think Mueller is worse than Putin

Mueller is a patriot while Putin tried to sabotage our election.

Where Trump has taken Fox and the GOP – equating a hostile foreign dictator who murders his political opponents with a respected public servant and patriot. https://t.co/dJZfgg038q

— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) August 11, 2018

.@MarkLevinshow: “First of all, Robert Mueller is a greater threat to this republic and the Constitution than anything Vladimir Putin did during the campaign. And I am no fan of Vladimir Putin." pic.twitter.com/KrAFuvrk9b

— The Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) August 10, 2018

The claim that Mueller is a greater threat to the republic than Putin is so over the top one's inclined to ignore it. But Levin said it soon after dinner with Trump and Pirro repeated it. Is Trump intensifying the assault on Mueller in case Trump wants to move against him soon?

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 11, 2018

If you mistakenly thought there was any bottom to how low the pro-Trump crowd would go, the drumbeat on Fox is now that Mueller is a greater threat to the nation than Vladimir Putin.

— Michael Freeman (@michaelpfreeman) August 11, 2018

If anyone needed more of a reason to turn off the angry talking heads of conservative news entertainment this is it. Whose purpose are Levin and Hannity serving to lift Putin above the virtues of Mueller? For money, they sell America’s capitulation to Putin.

— Conservative_Independent (@sjta_amy) August 11, 2018

The Orioles are eliminated

They lost to Boston 19-12 after leading 8-3. I have been to three games this year. I also saw the 1962 Mets so I have seen two of the three worst teams.

With the Orioles' loss today, they've been mathematically eliminated from the AL East race with 46 games remaining in the season, the most in the divisional era.

They also tie the 1962 Mets and 1932 Red Sox for the earliest date to be eliminated from the division/league race.

— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) August 11, 2018

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The Trump administration and asbestos

E.P.A. Staff Objected to Agency’s New Rules on Asbestos Use, Internal Emails Show by @LFFriedman https://t.co/g5SdEKtl51

— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) August 10, 2018

“Cancer rates are too low,” is a decision someone in this administration reached. https://t.co/W54lpJ7FGZ

— Seth Masket (@smotus) August 7, 2018

Over 60 countries have BANNED asbestos.

Thousands die from it every year.

It puts workers at risk.

It puts communities where the products are made at risk.

It puts our environment at risk.

It should not be legal, @realDonaldTrump.pic.twitter.com/Eh54IOQFeh

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) August 10, 2018

Donald Trump thinks asbestos would have saved the Twin Towers https://t.co/wJuOo8DakO pic.twitter.com/voPvRVMzx3

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) August 9, 2018

Anti-asbestos campaigners warn that a new proposal may leave the door open to new asbestos-containing items entering the US market. https://t.co/N2T9dxH8Jy

— Vox (@voxdotcom) August 10, 2018

The Trump administration is not bringing back asbestos: https://t.co/s0t6pIl8ZL pic.twitter.com/OZADnKabjH

— Slate (@Slate) August 10, 2018

The NRA will spend at least $1 million to support the Kavanaugh nomination

The NRA has pledged at least $1 million for advertisements in support of Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Courthttps://t.co/lxQ9rwehqP

— Axios (@axios) August 8, 2018

The New York Times isn’t failing – profits are up

The failing New York Times is … profitinghttps://t.co/hWu7zVegXi

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) August 8, 2018

Trump, Jr. shares doctored graphic misrepresenting Trump’s approval rating

This is disgraceful!

Donald Trump Jr posts fake approval ratings graphic to falsely claim his dad is more popular than Obamahttps://t.co/pO5JSCvfhd

— Raw Story (@RawStory) August 9, 2018

The redistricting battle

States don’t redistrict until after the 2020 Census, but the battle for who draws congressional lines is happening now. https://t.co/i2wS8jSQyZ

— Post Graphics (@PostGraphics) August 10, 2018

The alt-right

New study sheds light on factors associated with strong feelings of white victimization and solidarity: namely, being jobless and earning a lower income https://t.co/Xgg8hQbABM

— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) August 10, 2018

Who are Trump’s voters?

New data is challenging the popular portrait of Trump voters https://t.co/579606JlAp

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 10, 2018