Trump’s rollback of emissions standards will be bad for our health

Here is an extraordinary/blunt admission from Trump-era EPA: between 470 & 1,400 people in the US will die prematurely EVERY year, starting by abt 2030, as a result of the new power plant rule the EPA is releasing today. @LFFriedman https://t.co/97udHglhOz

— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) August 21, 2018

Also in the fine print: The Trump plan would lead to 48,000 new cases of exacerbated asthma every year https://t.co/598dSvWRNA https://t.co/CnL4VxrEf9

— Jonathan Ellis (@jonathanellis) August 21, 2018

President Trump's coal emissions rollbacks will be bad for the country's health, experts say https://t.co/NVi1wOUfB1 pic.twitter.com/H5MqeA8Dzp

— CNN (@CNN) August 21, 2018

Goodbye "Clean Power Plan" as Obama-era EPA called it. Trump-era EPA has renamed it. Now it is "Affordable Clean Energy rule." EPA just put out a news release, will unveil it Tuesday 10 a.m. Stay tuned to NYT. Here is a preview by @LFFriedman https://t.co/8JBPn8n062

— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) August 20, 2018

Coal is not coming back for the same reason 35mm film is not coming back. Cheaper, cleaner, better alternatives were discovered. @realDonaldTrump scrapping the Clean Power Plan will not save the coal industry. It will just make our air and water dirtier. https://t.co/9gtnCtQcD6

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 21, 2018

JUST IN: California governor says the EPA's new coal pollution rules are a "declaration of war" against America https://t.co/c38h3btF3L pic.twitter.com/qOkV4sagj2

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) August 21, 2018

The other side:

A very good day for Kentucky. I applaud @realDonaldTrump for continuing to roll back and working to end the Obama war on coal. https://t.co/7Phg0z1DtT

— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) August 21, 2018

.@realDonaldTrump promised he’d end radical Obama job-killing regulations on coal and restore American energy independence, and he’s delivering with today’s action. This means more jobs, lower prices, and a return of American strength!

— Rep. Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) August 21, 2018

Cohen could be charged with bank fraud of over $20 million

Breaking News: Michael Cohen, President Trump's ex-lawyer, is under investigation for bank fraud in excess of $20 million. Charges could come soon. https://t.co/4KNDvJM0MV

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 19, 2018

Donors cash funding jobs for ex-Trump aides

from the article:

““I have talked to several donors who share my concern about these entities being used as dumping grounds for former allies and staffers to muzzle them,” said Dan Eberhart, an energy company executive and Republican donor. “I don’t think it’s a good practice. Ultimately, donors are giving money to wage a successful campaign not to fund people’s golden parachutes out of the White House.””

Donors to conservative pro-Trump advocacy groups are starting to complain that their cash is funding “soft-landing” jobs for ex-Trump aides who’ve been dumped from the White House. https://t.co/vWmHM7H37h pic.twitter.com/C0hKrwGupT

— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) August 19, 2018

Russian money laundering and Trump properties

Trump claimed he has no ties to Russia, but reporting in a new book by Craig Unger describes Russian mafia-linked money laundering involving Trump properties that goes back to the 1980s. https://t.co/RDMh0B7Xxr

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 18, 2018

Support our teachers with higher salaries

Our country’s teachers educate the next generation of leaders. We need to support and invest in them with better wages. https://t.co/9XqIMI4aAM

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 19, 2018

Republicans have enabled Trump

This is a great column.

The real story isn't Trump, who's exactly what we should have expected; it's his enablers in the G.O.P. https://t.co/pDXilAlPhi

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 18, 2018

Trump lie about Bruce Ohr

Trump making it pretty clear DOJ official Bruce Ohr's clearance will be stripped soon: "Bruce Ohr is a disgrace. I suspect I'll be taking it away very quickly."

— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) August 17, 2018

This is false. The alleged message said, “afraid they will be exposed.” Says nothing about an “anti trump Russia probe.” And “they” in this context meant the sensitive dossier sources. https://t.co/QF5ZH8fBFC

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) August 17, 2018

This quote is not only wrong— it makes no sense. Comey “exposed” the Russia probe himself, in public testimony, 6 days before he was fired. https://t.co/QF5ZH8fBFC

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) August 17, 2018

President Trump attacked Bruce Ohr, a little-known Justice Department official who has been targeted by conservative conspiracy theorists https://t.co/2eGbEzD3Cb

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 17, 2018

DOJ is once again trying to weather this in silence. But after he is done with Ohr—having once again harassed a civil servant into quitting or pressured the process to have him fired—he will move on to the next. This will play out over and over and over again. https://t.co/175SnU123Z

— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) August 29, 2018

because we have rule of law, not rule of tweet https://t.co/juve9Xf7t7

— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) August 29, 2018

Over 70 former intelligence executives and officers defend free speech

They oppose Trump’s revocation of security clearances for political reasons. There’s a letter from 60 former CIA officials which followed a letter now signed by over a dozen former intelligence executives.

Over 70 former intel officers and leaders denounce Trump's threat to revoke clearanceshttps://t.co/OBWOAcL2rw pic.twitter.com/qkZyuQJr6D

— Mia Farrow (@MiaFarrow) August 17, 2018

Robert Gates, who served eight presidents, adds his name to the list of a dozen former intelligence officers who signed a letter criticizing Trump for revoking John Brennan's security clearance. https://t.co/coogfdUopx

— Axios (@axios) August 17, 2018

Trump shouldn’t comment on the Manafort trial while it is going on

And the Manafort team thanked him. I wouldn’t be surprised if Trump pardons Manafort. The Republicans won’t do anything and Democrats are powerless.

.@PaulCallan pulls no punches about Trump speaking out today on the #Manafort case: “If Jeff Sessions said it rather than Donald Trump, if a lawyer said it, he’d be held in contempt of court…” pic.twitter.com/bIROHRJ7C7

— Brooke Baldwin (@BrookeBCNN) August 17, 2018

UPDATE: Judge in Manafort trial says has received threats related to case, is being protected by U.S. Marshals https://t.co/vzu1h66JxR

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 17, 2018

Manafort’s lawyer probably knows that his comment about Trump’s support for Manafort violates Virginia Rule of Professional Responsibility 3.6 (below). Judge Ellis will admonish him for the ethical violation, but there is no practical way for the damage to be undone. pic.twitter.com/yIl8cMK0RR

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) August 17, 2018

Remember when conservatives were not-at-all fake-mad about Obama saying Hillary Clinton didn't endanger national security during the email investigation, but then mysteriously didn't care when Trump praised Paul Manafort while his jury was deliberating?

— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) August 17, 2018

This sounds suspiciously like Trump is sending Manafort a message to stay strong and not cut a plea deal with the government while the jury is out. Because he has, you know, that pardon power. https://t.co/xm5IgC7zTD

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) August 17, 2018