Trump, home all alone

More schadenfreude:

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/30/opinions/trump-home-all-alone-borger/index.html

As Trump’s Aides Touted His Alliance-Building, European Leaders Mocked And Disparaged Him

I enjoy watching Trump fail, but the damage he can do and is doing could be serious:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-alliance-europe-mock_us_592ded4ce4b055a197ce0278

With state budget in crisis, many Oklahoma schools hold classes four days a week

More evidence that Republican tax-cutting doesn't work:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/with-state-budget-in-crisis-many-oklahoma-schools-hold-classes-four-days-a-week/2017/05/27/24f73288-3cb8-11e7-8854-21f359183e8c_story.html

Professor who called Trump election now predicts impeachment

This analyst supposedly has a great track record for political election predictions, and he predicted Trump would win. Now he thinks Trump will be impeached:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNhz6a1PKWY

John Kerry: The Case for Optimism In These Strange Times

This is an intersection between my Political Venom interests and Advancing Technologies interests, and could go in either blog:

http://time.com/4792827/john-kerry-climate-change-jobs-terrorism-future/?xid=newsletter-brief

23 Million Fewer People Would Have Coverage Under Obamacare Repeal Bill, CBO Confirms

Now that almost all the Republicans in the House are on record for voting to remove healthcare for 23 million Americans, the Democrats now have a perfect hammer to use against them:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gop-health-care-bill-congressional-budget-office_us_5924e896e4b00c8df29feb68

As Trump Unravels, So Do Fox News’ Ratings

Love watching FoxNews stumble along with their leader/product:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/as-trump-unravels-so-do-fox-news-ratings_us_592325ebe4b0e8f558bb28bd

‘RussiaGate’ Has Become a Catastrophic Failure of Leadership — and a Debacle From Which the Trump Presidency Will Not Recover

And here we go! It does sound like there is no realistic chance of Trump recovering from this shit show:

http://billmoyers.com/story/trump-russia-scandal-investigation/

The Case For President Pence

We don't want a President Pence, because he's relatively sane and could actually get something (bad) accomplished...but he lacks the support of Trump's base and he would carry the baggage of a damaged GOP brand:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-case-for-president-pence_us_59224398e4b03b485cb262f1

While You Weren’t Looking, Trump Basically Killed Dodd-Frank

The GOP are sneaky little fuckers setting up the next banking crisis:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-killed-dodd-frank_us_591b3e92e4b05dd15f0beba7

For Impeachment, It Doesn’t Matter Whether Trump Broke The Law

Trump could remain in office even if he broke the law...but he could also be kicked out even if he DIDN'T break the law:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-impeachment-conversation_us_591dac5ce4b094cdba51c404

If You Want To Understand Donald Trump, Just Take A Look At His Marriage; Trophy Wife, No Pals

More insight into the virulent pox that is our current president:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/4/27/1656906/-If-You-Want-To-Understand-Donald-Trump-Just-Take-A-Look-At-His-Marriage-Trophy-Wife-No-Pals

Nearly a Quarter of GOP Millennials Have Defected from the Party of Trump, Study Says

Nice to see a larger percentage of the young leaving the GOP than the reverse:

http://time.com/4786694/donald-trump-republican-party-switch-poll/?xid=newsletter-brief

More and more of the GOP seems to be involved in the Russian ties cover-ups

Hmm, looks like Paul Ryan may be involved in the Russian ties cover-ups:

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/5/19/1664116/-Paul-Ryan-tries-to-deflect-on-leak-that-implicates-him-in-a-Russia-cover-up

And Mike Pence may be too:

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/5/19/1664009/-Check-this-out-House-Democrats-told-VP-Mike-Pence-about-Flynn-and-they-kept-the-receipts-to-prove-it

Now we just need Mitch McConnell to be involved too. Although the line of succession is 17 people long, and they're all Republicans or conservative Independents, I think the GOP is toast if all the leadership is tainted.

Of course, this is just being hopeful, but there's nothing wrong with that. :-)

Roger Ailes has died, but the damage he did to American democracy survives

This is how much damage Ailes did:

https://qz.com/986653/fox-news-founder-roger-ailes-has-died-but-the-damage-he-did-to-american-democracy-survives/

Trump's Loyalty Test

With bad morale comes more leaks and an inability for Trump to get much damaging action done:

http://time.com/4783929/president-trump-loyalty-test/

‘Art Of The Deal’ Co-Author: Trump Will Resign, Then Declare Victory

This would be nice to see, and it's a little more insight into the fetid cesspool that is Trump's mind:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/art-of-the-deal-coauthor-trump-meltdown_us_591d1c53e4b094cdba511035

Donald Trump’s Week Of Chaos Met With Talk Of His Removal

I think this is a wonderful defense (actually insult) of Trump:

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“It is a child who blurts out classified information in order to impress distinguished visitors,” Douthat wrote. “It is a child who asks the head of the F.B.I. why the rules cannot be suspended for his friend and ally. It is a child who does not understand the obvious consequences of his more vindictive actions — like firing the very same man whom you had asked to potentially obstruct justice on your say-so.”

“But a child also cannot really commit ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ in any usual meaning of the term,” he added. “There will be more talk of impeachment now, more talk of a special prosecutor for the Russia business; well and good. But ultimately I do not believe that our president sufficiently understands the nature of the office that he holds.”

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In other words, be nice to Trump because he's an idiot and it's not nice to make fun of the mentally deficient. :-)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-removal-from-office_us_591c5608e4b0ed14cddb027b

The scariest thought: What if Donald Trump just doesn't know what he's doing?

Not scary, because I never assumed he did. It would be more scary if he did!

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/17/politics/donald-trump-russia-comey/

How More Trump Leaks Can Save America

The ACLU on whistleblowers:

http://time.com/4780889/trump-leaks-save-america/?xid=newsletter-brief

There Are 4 Possible Types of Russia Investigations. Here's What You Need to Know

I found this useful to understand the different types of investigations that could bring down Trump:

http://time.com/4780942/donald-trump-russia-investigations/?xid=newsletter-brief

How I Always Win the Abortion Argument

This is a great argument to use the next time you're confronted by a "pro-lifer":

http://m.dailykos.com/stories/2017/5/15/1662327/-How-I-Always-Win-the-Abortion-Argument

It has a link to this argument showing that there's nothing in the Bible to justify the pro-lifer position:

http://www.alternet.org/belief/theres-nothing-about-abortion-bible-so-how-do-right-wing-christians-justify-their-crusade

How Trump gets his fake news

People sneak news articles onto Trump's desk because it works to sway him!

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/15/donald-trump-fake-news-238379

What a fucking child he is....

The globalist, moderate wing of the White House doesn't stand a chance

More interesting insight into Trump's authoritarian streak, from the perspective of the guy who interviewed him:

http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-economist-journalist-interview-2017-5

Despite Campaign Boasts, Trump Has No Idea How To Handle Classified Material

The hypocrisy and irony about Trump attacking Hillary about handling classified information:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-classified-material_us_591a4602e4b07d5f6ba57a06?x62

Yes, Trump Thinks He Can Defeat The Russia Probe

Insight into Trump's authoritarian streak, and how he may be taken down:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/yes-trump-thinks-he-can-defeat-the-russia-probe_us_59177bd0e4b00f308cf5a6cf

The Last Person You’d Expect to Die in Childbirth

For those who think the US has the best medical care:

https://www.propublica.org/article/die-in-childbirth-maternal-death-rate-health-care-system

Judas, Tax Cuts and the Great Betrayal

Republicans are out to enrich themselves and screw the less fortunate (duh):

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/opinion/judas-tax-cuts-and-the-great-betrayal.html

The Head of the Census Resigned. It Could Be as Serious as James Comey

The upcoming census is a big deal, because it will determine voting district drawing for a decade. It's not only improperly funded, but now its director has quit:

http://time.com/4774288/census-bureau-john-thompson-resigned/

The three biggest economic errors in Donald Trump’s interview with The Economist

The ignoranus (not a spelling error) in the White House doesn't even understand basic presidential-level economics:

https://qz.com/981595/donald-trumps-the-three-biggest-economic-errors-in-interview-with-the-economist/

Donald Trump After Hours

A very interesting interview with Trump that gives insight into his view from inside his bubble:

http://time.com/donald-trump-after-hours/?xid=newsletter-brief

Trump’s real undoing may be the creeping fatigue

Trump is meth, not heroin, and Americans want change, not chaos:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-real-undoing-may-creeping-fatigue-090016754.html

Inside Trump’s anger and impatience — and his sudden decision to fire Comey

A detailed accounting of Trump's decision to fire Comey:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-trumps-anger-and-impatience-prompted-him-to-fire-the-fbi-director/2017/05/10/d9642334-359c-11e7-b373-418f6849a004_story.html

Blasphemy Charges Dropped Against Stephen Fry; Irish Police Admit Lack of “Outraged People”

:-)

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/08/blasphemy-charges-dropped-against-stephen-fry-irish-police-admit-lack-of-outraged-people/

What We’re Learning From a Big Universal Basic Income Experiment

More reasons to consider a UBI:

https://singularityhub.com/2017/05/09/what-were-learning-from-a-big-universal-basic-income-experiment/

"Today, there are 700 million people around the world living in extreme poverty (defined by the World Bank as $1.25/day (in 2005 prices)).

According to the Brookings Institute, just $80 billion would lift all of them out of extreme poverty."

Wow.

A GOP Congressman Wouldn’t Meet With Constituents, So A Democrat Came Instead

What a brilliant tactic to use to both shame the incumbent Republican and introduce a new Democrat to potentially replace him/her:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/john-faso-sean-patrick-maloney-ahca_us_59120b5ce4b050bdca600756?pb1

Donald Trump’s Sacking Of James Comey Is A Test For Republicans

This just keeps getting better:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/james-comey-saturday-night-massacre_us_5912f7c0e4b050bdca61008d

Russia’s meddling in the French election has backfired spectacularly

At least (some of) the rest of the world is still sane:

https://qz.com/978011/russias-intervention-in-emmanuel-macrons-election-campaign-was-a-foreign-policy-screw-up-of-astronomic-proportions/

Meet the Republicans Taking On Climate Change

Are there finally some voices of sanity in the GOP?

http://time.com/4762376/republicans-climate-change-debate/?xid=newsletter-brief

Scientific Research Just Won A Huge Victory In The Age Of Trump. Here’s How.

This made my day:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nih-budget-trump_us_5907a066e4b05c3976818712

Almost everything Republicans get wrong about the economy started with a cocktail napkin in 1974

How Republicans became obsessed with cutting taxes and why trickle-down economics doesn't work:

https://qz.com/895785/laffer-curve-everything-trump-and-republicans-get-wrong-about-trickle-down-economics-and-reaganomics/