Trump administration suppresses testimony on climate change

They don’t want us to know the truth. Trump continues to be unwilling to accept the facts (which applies to a lot more than climate change). We will all suffer because of his ignorance. I have also included other recent tweets on climate change.

White House blocked intelligence agency’s written testimony saying human-caused climate change could be ‘possibly catastrophic’ https://t.co/zygWQrt8A1
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 9, 2019

On climate change, a senior Trump National Security Council official criticized State Dept scientific testimony by saying “a consensus of peer reviewed literature has nothing to do with the truth.”

Policy liberated from facts and reason is a road to Hell. https://t.co/cGfZsEB1nc
— Colin Kahl (@ColinKahl) June 9, 2019

"The world is getting warmer faster than it's ever gotten in history. Climate change and global warming are the same thing."

— Bill Nye https://t.co/jSJvUE7FKF
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 9, 2019

BirthStrike: The people refusing to have kids, because of climate change https://t.co/GQivbRzZeg
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) June 10, 2019

Climate change could have a devastating effect on many societies by 2050 without swift and dramatic action to curb global warming, according to a new think tank report backed by Australia's former military chief https://t.co/1Jc827TTB2
— CNN (@CNN) June 9, 2019

Since I made this graphic 350 days ago 218 Central Parks have been added to the oceans from Antarctica alone. https://t.co/D70dNcrdtv
— Kevin Pluck 🇳🇿 (@kevpluck) June 9, 2019

Elaine Chao’s family ties to China and favoritism for her husband’s state

Elaine Chao may be the most corrupt Trump cabinet member. What a bunch of grifters.

The Transportation Department under Secretary Elaine Chao created a special path for her husband Mitch McConnell’s favored projects as he prepared to campaign for re-election https://t.co/a253VaoB94
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) June 10, 2019

While McConnell refuses to work on an infrastructure bill for the country, his own state gets special access to new projects because Trump appointed his wife to run the Department of Transportation.

A corrupt party that only takes care of themselves.https://t.co/Oy1q37429z
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) June 10, 2019

This is the sort of thing that should lead to the impeachment of a corrupt official — that is, if her corrupt husband weren't in a position to block that impeachment. We are now a full-fledged banana republic. We have nothing to teach the rest of the world except what not to be. https://t.co/UbLPaGM9nK
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) June 10, 2019

The Senator blocking investigations into Trump's corruption and criminality is getting his home state projects greased by the cabinet agency that Trump appointed his wife to run. Nothing to see here at all. https://t.co/DPWa9Eb5LY
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) June 10, 2019

JUST POSTED: The Chao Family is at the center of maritime policy at two of the most powerful nations in the world: US & China. A NYT investigation into DOT Sec. Elaine Chao and her family's deep ties to China–and ethics questions that emerge. with @PekingMike @KeithBradsher
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) June 2, 2019

Trump has told almost 11,000 lies (or false statements as the Washington Post calls them)

They are lies. He does this deliberately and knows that many people will either accept them or not call them lies.

New #FactChecker –> President Trump has made 10,796 false or misleading claims over 869 days https://t.co/a40I8zjeTb
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) June 10, 2019

More than 50% of Americans wash their hands < 10 times a day.

Donald Trump is AVERAGING 12 lies a day as president.https://t.co/dpwzXVP9UM
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) June 10, 2019

Pres. Trump has made over 10,000 false or misleading claims since taking office, according to the Washington Post. https://t.co/yyyPmWq02E
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 15, 2019

Covers: While My Guitar Gently Weeps

George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” from the 1968 Beatles album known as the White Album has served as a launching pad for guitar solos – Eric Clapton’s on the original and Prince at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction concert in 2004.

I was thinking about it yesterday when the version by Regina Spektor played over the end credits of Kubo and the Two Strings.

Trump lies about his Mexico deal

The things Mexico will do were mostly agreed on months ago. Trump lied again. I noticed that the headlines last night were general “Trump said…” instead of saying there was a deal. The media knows Trump lies and didn’t want to say there was a deal until they saw proof. Sad!

The deal to avert tariffs that Trump announced with great fanfare consists largely of actions that Mexico had already promised to take in prior discussions over the past several months. ⁦@shearm ⁦@maggieNYT⁩ https://t.co/YYzJ0djnVP
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) June 8, 2019

Why are media outlets perpetuating the myth that Trump struck a meaningful “deal”?

The two components — Mexican border security and some people waiting in Mexico during the adjudication of their asylum claims — are already happening pic.twitter.com/M82zef6MpH
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 8, 2019

As far as I can tell the Mexican standoff has ended, for now, pretty much along the lines of NAFTA/USMCA: Trump huffed and puffed, US business managed to convey the message that a trade war would be a disaster, and he basically caved while pretending that he won
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) June 8, 2019

Even though Mexico is committing to doing all the new things that the U.S. is saying Mexico will do (even though we know they can't or won't.) In other words, it's non-agreement to produce non-change and to accept-the-status quo to avoid implementing the insane tariff threat.
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) June 8, 2019

One of the thing that the media has not adjusted to after more than two years of Trump: He is much more likely to lie than tell the truth

There is no evidence that Trump struck a meaningful “deal on migrants”

And yet here is the headline pic.twitter.com/BjmDH4ii9u
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 8, 2019

FACT: The joint US-Mexico declaration, which is less than 500 words long, requires Mexico to do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING it isn't already doing.

It is not a "deal."

It is a fig leaf to cover up Trump's humiliating diplomatic defeat
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 8, 2019

Trump’s negotiating style with a host of adversaries, real or perceived, is becoming eerily familiar in Washingtonhttps://t.co/JBc61KU4uu
— POLITICO (@politico) June 8, 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slammed how President Donald Trump handled his latest trade and immigration talks with Mexico https://t.co/97kgDJ6xFr
— CNN (@CNN) June 8, 2019

As usual Trump made a threat (tariffs on Mexico) that he couldn’t fulfill (Congress was going to block him) and so he had no leverage with Mexico.

Mexico knew this, so they just committed to do things they were already doing. No breakthrough. No way to judge if they make good.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) June 8, 2019

Climate change is a major cause of migration from Guatemala

People are leaving Guatemala because crops are dying. Trump denies climate change and cuts off aid to countries where the migrants come from. This is only going to make the situation worse.

Eventually, this could happen within the United States as some areas become difficult to farm and live in because of climate change. Sad!

Great @NickKristof piece about the root causes of migration from Guatemala – hunger and climate change: ‘Food Doesn’t Grow Here Anymore. That’s Why I Would Send My Son North.’ https://t.co/kr3BhDSr4d #InvestInNutrition #AidWorks
— Chris Ford (@chrisford3000) June 6, 2019

An excellent piece by my 2019 win-a-trip winner, @MiaAArmstrong, from rural Guatemala about the consequences of the lottery of birth. I wish this spirit informed our immigration policy. https://t.co/8TD6B9GjUR
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) June 7, 2019

.@NickKristof traveled to Guatemala to find out why so many are risking their lives to go to the U.S. He tells @Lawrence that drought is leaving many with little choice to migrate or starve. https://t.co/iZQ0TTBzwa pic.twitter.com/tfHRp3A9Fw
— The Last Word (@TheLastWord) June 7, 2019

Trump lies about NATO

It appears that Trump made up a quote from the head of NATO saying there wouldn’t be NATO without Trump. Trump takes advantage of the situation. NATO would not want to antagonize him since the US is its biggest contributor. Thus, Trump knows he can lie and get away with it. Sad!

Stoltenberg has regularly credited Trump for his part in pressing NATO members to spend more on defense, but he’s never said anything to suggest NATO wouldn’t exist without Trump. Statement from NATO official: pic.twitter.com/nHTIkcYg6A
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 7, 2019

Trump said the head of NATO credited him with possibly saving NATO.

I know this will come as a shock, but this doesn't appear to have happened.https://t.co/X2k2QVZCXp
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) June 7, 2019

Why were Eric Trump and Don, Jr. on the trip to Europe?

Trump said they would run the businesses. They had no business being on a government trip. What a sleazy family.

NEW: "These boys were on a holiday": Trump family members promote themselves, and businesses, on European trip, my latest with @ToluseO & @amandafbelfast https://t.co/MzZ4mmI28E
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) June 6, 2019

Grifters Eric and Don, Jr. work hard as bag men for their father — bagging emoluments all over the world.
Impeachment is the most obvious way to put a stop to this insanity.https://t.co/uudvH1UPBr # via @HuffPostPol
— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) June 7, 2019

"But as royal families go, the Trumps aren’t the Windsors. Or the Bushes. Or the Kennedys. Or the Kardashians, even. The Trumps are more like the Habsburgs— " @MollyJongFast https://t.co/5dr0tDGen7 via @BulwarkOnline
— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) June 7, 2019

Spokesperson for Donald Trump Jr. tells WaPo this morning: “Don paid for the trip out of pocket. Paid for his own hotels, meals and flew commercial to and from Europe.” WH declined our requests for comment two separate times yesterday. https://t.co/DOKtWbayMq
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) June 7, 2019

Trump reportedly insisted on surveying his Doonbeg golf course in Marine One. Because it’s totally normal for the president to use taxpayer money to survey a golf course he still profits from while on a diplomatic visit.https://t.co/AjKYsQ8CCI
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) June 7, 2019

Trump’s adult children joined him on his trip to Buckingham Palace, his golf course in Ireland and at the D-Day ceremony in FR, where Don Jr. & Eric sat in the 2nd row while some senior White House staffers initially were asked to watch from the sidelineshttps://t.co/2WMU6Hs1U2 pic.twitter.com/XQCmlAOwkY
— Michael C. Bender (@MichaelCBender) June 7, 2019

The White House rented out four limousines from an Irish funeral home for Trump’s two-day visit to the country for nearly $1 million https://t.co/vyYDqO5nji
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 6, 2019

Hannity’s hypocrisy

Hannity’s upset that Pelosi said Trump belongs in jail (which I agree with). However, the Trump cult has been chanting “lock her up” about Hillary Clinton for years. He’s a hyprocrite for saying it’s despicable for suggesting that a political opponent should be locked up.

Hannity says calls to jail Trump make U.S. "a banana republic." Let’s review his tapes on Hillary Clinton. https://t.co/cpOvBR7c4i
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 7, 2019

Sean Hannity actually just said this about Pelosi thinking Trump should be locked up: "She wants a political opponent locked up, in prison? That happens in Banana Republics. Beyond despicable behavior" pic.twitter.com/b14ASWIB0i
— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) June 7, 2019

Trump, who encouraged rallies that chanted “lock her up” about his prior Democratic adversary even into last year’s midterm campaign, complains that his current Democratic adversary says he should be locked up.
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) June 7, 2019

Actually speechless. This man (Hannity) has to be some kind of dead-eyed sociopath to be able to say these words without a hint of irony or self-awareness. https://t.co/VcxWcdj292
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) June 7, 2019

The Magnificent Ambersons is on TCM tonight

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) was directed by Orson Welles. It’s on TCM tonight at 10:00 ET. RKO made major changes to the film before it was released and tacked on a happy ending. It’s flawed but still a great film with some magnificent shots and a terrific performance by Agnes Moorehead.

The Criterion Collection recently released it on Blu-ray and DVD. I haven’t watched it yet but Criterion always does a great job.

Tonight!—starting at 8:00 pm ET: @tcm airs a one-two of ALICE ADAMS and THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS, the two novels in our new Booth Tarkington volume. Get prepped w/ our Moviegoer appreciation of AMBERSONS: https://t.co/w0bWQPCpBI (1/2) pic.twitter.com/RocNMfa96i
— Library of America (@LibraryAmerica) June 7, 2019

Join our live tweet tomorrow night for THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS (1942) and find out of Georgie Minafer gets his comeuppance. Film airs on @tcm at 10pE.#TCMParty ^JW pic.twitter.com/QNU41ZJdtx
— TCM Party (@TCM_Party) June 6, 2019

Brief review by Pauline Kael

DVR Alert: tiny word on a colossal movie, The Magnificent Ambersons, @tcm 10 P.M. (ET) tonight: https://t.co/6uuKvib4CS
— Richard Brody (@tnyfrontrow) June 7, 2019