What a liar! The employees didn’t strike. He prevented them from working. This is disgusting. Let’s see if any cowardly Republicans correct him. Sad!
Month: January 2019
VA Secretary was a member of a pro-Confederate group
🚨🚨 NEW: VA secretary Robert Wilkie did not list his membership in pro-Confederate groups or speeches to them on his confirmation paperwork despite submitting a sworn affidavit he disclosed all speeches, published works and group memberships. https://t.co/3REqiNHboE
— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) January 4, 2019
Trump lies when he says a lot of terrorists are coming through the border with Mexico
Another Trump lie. Sad!
"The State Department last year offered an estimate of how many terrorists had entered the United States by crossing the border with Mexico: zero." https://t.co/wGSGAd6pTC
— Tyrel Linkhorn (@TyrelLinkhorn) January 4, 2019
Of those apprehended between 1975-2017, 7 special interest aliens who initially entered illegally were convicted of planning a terrorist attack on U.S. soil. All entered illegally from Canada or jumped ship in American ports, not through our southern border #Mexico https://t.co/JPwMRWH8Pn
— (((Menna Schewitz))) (@mennake) January 4, 2019
Pompeo’s own State Department: “No credible information that any member of a terrorist group has traveled through Mexico to gain access to the United States.”https://t.co/No2G2vy801 https://t.co/kfykN4Gw1e
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) January 4, 2019
STEVE SCALISE repeats claim that “Over 3,700 known or suspected terrorists tried to enter” the US in 2017.
The State Dept. says there is “no credible information that any member of a terrorist group has traveled through Mexico to gain access to the US.”https://t.co/buF0Vs4Dsl
— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) January 4, 2019
"To our inquiry in April 2018, Nicole Thompson, a @StateDept spokeswoman, said by email that the judgment that no terrorist had traveled through Mexico to gain U.S. access still held."
-via @PolitiFact https://t.co/OGjSFjRfo6— amna (@IAmAmnaNawaz) January 4, 2019
Thread: https://t.co/BWvX8OFMK9
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) January 4, 2019
Trump echoes Russia’s position on their war in Afghanistan
Just another reason to ask: What does Russia have on Trump?
Chuck Rosenberg: "The President of the U.S. is echoing directly the line of the Kremlin on a whole bunch of things … This is something that U.S. intelligence officials have to understand: Why is the president saying what he’s saying? … is something being fed to him?" @MSNBC
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 4, 2019
The WSJ editorial board on Trump's comments that the Soviets were right to invade Afghanistan in 1979: "We cannot recall a more absurd misstatement of history by an American President" https://t.co/LVb1CvtI3G
— Byron Tau (@ByronTau) January 4, 2019
An excellent, needed piece. Thank you for writing it, @davidfrum. https://t.co/bu1Uhxne1a
— Jay Nordlinger (@jaynordlinger) January 3, 2019
The incomprehensible ignorance displayed in that 63 seconds on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the collapse of the Soviet Union is really breathtaking.
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) January 2, 2019
Afghans not thrilled with Trump's history lesson yesterday: https://t.co/GJxYGolapx
— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) January 3, 2019
The party of Reagan has become the party of Brezhnev.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 3, 2019
Trump's media boosters are very good — too good — at looking the other way… https://t.co/olKMa0i6Ph
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 3, 2019
The remark does weirdly align w Soviet propaganda of the period. https://t.co/NdqaJtJYPG
— David Frum (@davidfrum) January 2, 2019
There’s a lot of “Wow, Republicans sure aren’t the party of Reagan anymore” lamentations these days but it’s kinda hard to top endorsing the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) January 2, 2019
Worse yet, even back in the day, the Soviets didn't make the argument that the USSR needed to fight terrorism by going into AFG. Trump basically made that part up. The Sovs argued that it was to stop "counterrevolution" and "American imperialists" and all that crap. /1 https://t.co/ibZTQ8mYmK
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 2, 2019
On March 10, 1982, Ronald Reagan denounced Russia for invading Afghanistan “without provocation,” calling it “a violation of every standard of decency and international law.” Today, Donald Trump answered his criticism of Russia by saying “They were right to be there.”
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) January 2, 2019
Remains absolutely stunning that POTUS yesterday said "the reason Russia was in Afghanistan was because terrorists were going into Russia. They were right to be there."
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 3, 2019
Defying history, Moscow moves to defend Soviet war in Afghanistan, @vkaramurza writes https://t.co/On2PKBf0pI
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) December 8, 2018
Just learned from @vkaramurza via @maddow that Putin's party IS seeking to rewrite the history of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan! And our president just echoed the same. Amazing. I had no idea from where Trump had picked up this crazy idea. Now I have a theory. Thanks Rachel. https://t.co/j63ULNhhb4
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) January 4, 2019
Democrats in Congress are diverse. Republicans are mostly white men.
This is big and underrated. There has never — never! — been a House Democratic majority without a powerful bloc of southern conservatives. And now there is. https://t.co/FQT0GgQ3Oc
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) January 3, 2019
This context is depressing, as is the fact that of those 11,000 plus people who have served in Congress, fewer than 400 of them have been women. Sigh. https://t.co/VkzgHOuTl6
— Christina Reynolds (@creynoldsnc) January 3, 2019
■ Record numbers of women
■ Muslim and Native American women serving for the first time
■ Texas is sending the state's first two Latina members to Congress
■ Two black women from New England will also make history by coming to Washingtonhttps://t.co/jgoYDyv1mx
— CNN (@CNN) January 3, 2019
Total women in the U.S. House:
1989:
16 Democrats
13 Republicans2019:
89 Democrats
13 Republicans— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) January 3, 2019
Speaking as boomer-era white man, this really struck me while watching the ceremony too.
– Actuarially, the new GOP delegation is 90+% white men, and it looks even more than that. 13 GOP women (of 199).
– New Dem delegation looks — very different. 89 Dem women (of 235). https://t.co/nv2ETd2Gtu
— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) January 3, 2019
In the new Congress:
-record # of women
-1st Muslim women to serve
-1st Native American women to serve
-1st Latina members from TX
-more women with young children
-most Black members in history of the House (53)= more diversity of thought, experiences, perspectives…
— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) January 3, 2019
Tlaib used Thomas Jefferson's Quran from 1734, & Omar used her grandfather's Quran she brought with her as refugee to US in 1995.
Even attire made history. Rashida the first in Palestinian dress which became a trend today under #TweetYourThobe ; Ilhan the first wearing a Hijab.
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) January 4, 2019
The newly sworn-in Congress is the most diverse in US history. Meet some of the freshman lawmakers who broke down race and gender barriers. https://t.co/VuCiX44gVZ pic.twitter.com/3UySscN6Zy
— CNN (@CNN) January 3, 2019
At a time when there are more women in the House than ever, the percentage of those women who are Republicans is almost at a record low. https://t.co/cOXQmVAXEU
— Philip Bump (@pbump) January 4, 2019
Shutdown impact
Factbox: Impact on U.S. government widens on 12th day of shutdown https://t.co/ViUigNoKI5 pic.twitter.com/b0nNcWx3fn
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 2, 2019
FCC shutdown may impact smartphone launches, Sprint/T-Mobile merger https://t.co/3nScSzt4uU pic.twitter.com/EAm52aLUlS
— ultimatepocket (@ultimatepocket1) January 2, 2019
Just weeks after a massive recall on romaine lettuce made national news, the #TrumpShutdown will significantly impact the ability of the FDA to carry out food safety inspections. @realDonaldTrump, end this shut down now! pic.twitter.com/UTygYvlNxN
— Sheila Jackson Lee (@JacksonLeeTX18) December 26, 2018
Reminder: the government shutdown disproportionately effects the Black community (Black women in particular). Black Americans make up 18% of the Federal workforce, and only 13% of the population. Racial effects are significant, & should get more attentionhttps://t.co/noLdjsxzQm
— Shamus Khan (@shamuskhan) December 28, 2018
The National Park Service's site at the Old Post Office, where the President has his hotel, will be reopening this weekend despite the ongoing government shutdown. Raises all manner of conflict of interest questions. https://t.co/6cJ1In1na6
— Noah Bookbinder (@NoahBookbinder) January 2, 2019
I want my #FDA colleagues to know I recognize the personal hardship this shutdown imposes on them, the uncertainty, and the impact on work that’s meaningful to us and to the American people. I stand by you and will do whatever I can to restore critical functions and support you. pic.twitter.com/iaNGCKvWcV
— Scott Gottlieb, M.D. (@SGottliebFDA) December 29, 2018
Longer the shutdown lasts, the more it may impact fiscal 2020 spending, says strategist https://t.co/ISZ6jDY06O pic.twitter.com/DRV6cDkKzm
— Erich Brion (@BrionEM) January 3, 2019
MSNBC highlights the impact of the government shutdown on federal employees https://t.co/uRkB2QoQ4B pic.twitter.com/kxuQqs7G8L
— Wreveal (@wreveal) January 2, 2019
Government shutdown impact in Memphis. Local IRS office closed pic.twitter.com/vebyHo45he
— Allie Herrera (@AHerreraReports) January 2, 2019
"Oh my God, there's no people": The National Mall scene is a symbol of the shutdown's impact https://t.co/XFkwm7qvZp pic.twitter.com/8jXfxet6La
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) January 2, 2019
Proposed Interior FOIA rules would make it harder to assess shutdown’s impact on national parks https://t.co/bSoOQCaHUV pic.twitter.com/qa3IXerkKd
— Climate Progress (@climateprogress) January 2, 2019
Partial government shutdown has big impact on Maryland's economy https://t.co/MMDpjl60yo pic.twitter.com/ijxAyuCzf8
— WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore (@wbaltv11) January 2, 2019
More innocent victims of the #TrumpShutdown: WIC is a supplemental nutrition program for mothers, both pregnant and with children up to age 5. https://t.co/0GNb5GY60R #TrumpResign
— Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) January 2, 2019
Smithsonian on new gov't shutdown impact:
"Smithsonian museums, research centers and the National Zoo are closed. We will update our operating status as soon as the situation is resolved. We do not plan to update social media other than to inform you of our operating status."
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) January 2, 2019
The shutdown has begun to curtail Coast Guard efforts like mariner licensing, boating safety checks and patrolling to ensure fishing laws are enforced https://t.co/9gH95TULMt
— POLITICO (@politico) January 3, 2019
Covers: Bootlegger’s Blues/You Gotta Make it Through the World
Van Morrison’s 1977 song certainly contains some of the 1930 Mississippi Sheiks song.
Trump’s request for Russian help in finding Clinton’s emails was illegal
I say “Lock him up!”
Trump illegally asked Russia to help him win in 2016. He shouldn't get away with it. https://t.co/DCil5IlR1T
— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) January 2, 2019
The Interior Department won’t honor information requests it thinks are too burdensome
The Department of the Interior's proposed new FOIA regulations propose that the agency "will not honor" FOIA — which is a federal law, not a suggestion — in cases where the agency decides it's too burdensome. https://t.co/cCQRzFz8Ic pic.twitter.com/VdSnzzFhtw
— Steve Reilly (@BySteveReilly) January 2, 2019
Trump lies about Obama’s house
He says there’s a 10 foot wall around it. There isn’t. Liar!
This is a flat out lie. There is no 10 foot wall. It is neither a mansion nor a compound. It is a house in NW DC that very close to other houses and is much smaller than Mar-a-largo. https://t.co/KkngjQ4FiO
— Lois Romano (@loisromano) December 30, 2018
Trump claims there’s a 10-foot wall around the Obamas' D.C. home. Neighbors say there’s not. https://t.co/V1Bowji6mZ
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) December 31, 2018
Sad! 