Covers: Heroes and Villains

“Heroes and Villains” is my favorite Beach Boys song and was the follow up single to “Good Vibrations in 1967. The song’s lyricist, Van Dyke Parks, performed it live 2010. The song’s other author, Brian Wilson has also performed it.

Several Trump properties are in decline

He is getting what he deserves for not disposing of his properties when he became president.

Trump Doral resort’s income drops 69% in two years https://t.co/psGMtto0QC
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) May 15, 2019

NEW: @realDonaldTrump’s company said its huge Doral resort was in steep decline — a signal of its expanding problems https://t.co/jo3RXVPBhJ
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) May 15, 2019

Trump Tower now ranks as one of the least desirable luxury properties in Manhattan, according to Booomberg. https://t.co/o2h80NJqfa
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 14, 2019

This yr, I think of our Trump Org. coverage as 3 I’s:
1. Income. How’s the biz doing financially?
2. Influence. Who might try to influence @realdonaldtrump thru his biz?
3. Immigration. Is the biz using undocumented labor, despite Trump’s rhetoric against it? 1/
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) May 15, 2019

Trump lies about the Johnson Amendment

Fact Checker: President Trump’s shifting claim that "we got rid" of the Johnson Amendment https://t.co/zKb4Hc9QmD
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 9, 2019

Donald Trump repeated this lie at the National Day of Prayer service today.

.@realdonaldtrump claims he eliminated Johnson Amendment, says religious leaders can now speak freely https://t.co/yL0KoMldt4 via @PolitiFact
— Scott Satalino (@editor_pmrt) May 2, 2019

Trump-Putin update

I deleted the last post on their call because some of the original tweets were revised in terms of what was discussed. I’ll wait for more clarity.

Conflict of interest for the IRS Commissioner

NEW: Charles Rettig is Trump’s hand-picked IRS Commissioner who is supposed to release Trump’s tax returns. He makes as much as $1 million in rental income from the Trump-branded properties he owns. https://t.co/veG6eQpNWL
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) April 25, 2019

Trump makes up a story about Mexico

The U.S. military says the incident "was an honest mistake by the Mexican soldiers." Trump says the Mexican soldiers were probably trying to create a diversion to help drug smugglers. https://t.co/FBoXNJBvrw
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 24, 2019

He also made up another large caravan.

563 days until the election: who led at this point in the past

563 DAYS TO GO:
2008 Dem: Clinton led by 9.7 points.
2008 GOP: Giuliani led by 12.2 points.
2012 GOP: Romney led by 7.4 points.
2016 Dem: Clinton led by 56.6 points.
2016 GOP: Bush led by 1.8 points.https://t.co/OLynKLRaJh
— Who led? (@LedPast) April 20, 2019