President Trump crossed the 10,000 mark for false and misleading claims during his presidency

We're SO proud....

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-98b09274-a6bb-4175-bd53-d87f6878dd3c.html?chunk=7&utm_term=emshare#story7

Paul Krugman reveals deep Republican disdain for rural states

If only they'd get the hint:

https://www.salon.com/2019/04/26/paul-krugman-busts-the-myth-that-liberals-disdain-rural-states-and-reveals-gops-contempt-instead_partner/?ch=99&share=43f8367e

Fox News analyst says Mueller report proves Trump did obstruct justice

Gotta love it when even Faux News lashes back at the Tangerine Sphincter:

https://amp.theguardian.com/media/2019/apr/26/fox-news-andrew-napolitano-trump-obstruct-justice-op-ed

Tax return bills could kick Trump off the ballot in some blue states

Nice to see the list expanding!

"As of February 20, 2017 legislators in 18 states (Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia) have introduced bills" to require "future presidential candidates to disclose income tax returns in order to be placed on the general election ballot."

But we REALLY need some red states added to the list....

https://www.axios.com/trump-tax-returns-2020-presidential-election-6ea32cfa-4ec4-46b7-bcf0-4609eb77d8b7.html

If Trump Is So Worried About The ‘Deep State,’ He Should Try Looking In The White House

This lists several good examples of Trump being ignored by his own staff. That must drive him insane. :-)

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/deep-state-white-house_n_5cc0be43e4b01b6b3efc1c43

Trump allegedly raped a 13 y.o. girl in 1994

Lest we forget:

https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-dark-truths-about-Donald-Trump/answer/Shelley-Harris-3?ch=99&share=6cdfbbb2&srid=uBhZO

Greenland is melting even faster than experts thought, study finds

And to be more specific about the current effects of climate change...

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/22/world/greenland-sea-level-rise-scn/index.html

The Media Are Complacent While the World Burns

I keep posting these climate change articles in the hopes of contributing to the urgency in at least one small way:

https://www.thenation.com/article/climate-change-media-aoc-gnd-propaganda/

Trump’s Washing Machine Tariffs Put Consumers Through Wringer: Study

What happens when you put an idiot in charge of the economy:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/washing-machine-tariffs_n_5cbe878ae4b0315683fc2855

How do you feel about Mitch McConnell saying that we now need to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid to fix the 1 trillion per year deficit created by tax cuts?

The many problems with Republican economics:

https://qr.ae/TWpuyg

This Is The Part Of ‘Medicare For All’ That You Never Hear About

Hospitals charge exorbitant prices and are now a third of the health care cost:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-medicare-for-all-hospitals_n_5cb655b2e4b082aab08dd7bf

Robert Mueller Was Wrong. President Trump Can Be Indicted

The OLC rule that a sitting president can't be indicted isn't a rule:

http://time.com/5574520/mueller-report-trump-indictment-obstruction-justice/

Here’s the Law That Requires Mnuchin to Turn Over Trump’s Taxes, or Lose His Office and Go to Prison

Oh yes, I do hope this is all true:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/heres-the-law-that-requires-steven-mnuchin-to-turn-over-trumps-taxes-or-lose-his-office-and-go-to-prison?ref=home

Donald Trump Is Weak and Afraid. The Mueller Report Proves It

This sums up my view:

http://time.com/5574118/mueller-report-donald-trump/

"President Trump is weak — too weak even to commit the acts of obstruction he desired."

Is the Democratic Party falling apart?

A nicely detailed reaction to the claim it is:

https://qr.ae/TWp7Cs

Church membership in U.S. plummets

"Gallup says the percentage of U.S. adults who belong to a church or other religious institution has plunged by 20 points over the past two decades, hitting a low of 50% last year."

Nice!

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-2b6203e7-5189-4615-828d-01bcc7bcd6e4.html?chunk=5&utm_term=emshare#story5

What if Fox News covered Trump the way it covered Obama? It would look like this

A perfect example of Fox News hypocrisy in the double standard they used against Obama:

https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1118585668001615872

Everyone's Talking About Basic Income. Here Are 8 Problems It Could Fix

I would really like to see this implemented:

http://time.com/5571472/basic-income-society-problems/

Ohio swing voters crave Obama

This is very nice to see:

https://www.axios.com/2020-presidential-election-ohio-swing-voters-barack-obama-2d02d2ca-15a3-4b7e-89fd-761ff61b8995.html

Wonder Boy

Buttigieg SHOULD be a great antidote to Trump...but would his being gay arouse Christians against him?

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/pete-buttigieg-2020-presidential-campaign.html

There are now as many Americans who claim no religion as there are evangelicals and Catholics, a survey finds

Great news! I will take some small bit of credit for this:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/13/us/no-religion-largest-group-first-time-usa-trnd/index.html

Trump hotels exempted from ban on foreign payments under new stance

This HAS to be the most corrupt administration in US history:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/09/dojs-new-stance-on-foreign-payments-or-gifts-to-trump-blurs-lines-experts

EPA Chief Says Climate Change Is Not His Top Priority

As swampy as the swamp gets:

http://time.com/5569214/epa-chief-andrew-wheeler-climate-change/

Why the Religious Right Is Terrified of Pete Buttigieg

This is one way to weaken the fundagelicals and drive them nuts:

https://newrepublic.com/article/153543/religious-right-terrified-pete-buttigieg?ch=99&share=3392368b

What I’ve Learned From Collecting Stories of People Whose Loved Ones Were Transformed by Fox News

This is the experience I had with my own dad:

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/i-gathered-stories-of-people-transformed-by-fox-news.html?utm_source=quora&utm_medium=referral

Missouri Bill Banning Anonymity of Atheist Plaintiffs in Lawsuits Passes House

THIS is why I make my videos:

https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/04/10/missouri-bill-banning-anonymity-of-atheist-plaintiffs-in-lawsuits-passes-house/

China's misunderstood edge

Having an authoritarian government surpass the US technologically? Not great at all:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-26ae879c-1d5a-4c8d-90ca-68a28867ece5.html?chunk=2&utm_term=emshare#story2

When middle class isn't

The slow wage death of the middle class:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-26ae879c-1d5a-4c8d-90ca-68a28867ece5.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0

Iceland Declares All Religions Are Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Yay, Iceland!

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/laughingindisbelief/2019/03/iceland-declares-all-religions-are-weapons-of-mass-destruction/

Donald Trump Inadvertently Killed the Pentagon Press Briefing. Here's How That Hurts the Public

More Trump admin dysfunction:

http://time.com/5563998/pentagon-press-briefings-rare/

Media critic says Fox News is "scrambling to avoid disaster" — but Democrats might save the network

Why legitimizing Faux News with Democrat participation is a bad idea:

https://www.salon.com/2019/04/05/media-critic-says-fox-news-is-scrambling-to-avoid-disaster-but-democrats-might-save-the-network_partner/?ch=99&share=73c5745a

From an economic point of view, did Reagan's trickle-down economics actually work?

A great breakdown of how trickle-down economics failed:

https://qr.ae/TWT7v7

Trump Disbands DHS Unit on Domestic Terrorism

White supremacy hate crimes are on the rise, so this is what Trump does. Yet another reason to despise that obese bastard:

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/dispatches/2019/04/03/trump-disbands-dhs-unit-on-domestic-terrorism/

Tim Apple. Oranges. German Dad. Mental Health Experts Warn That Trump Is Losing It.

And this makes sense too:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-mental-health-pre-dementia_n_5ca51ea2e4b0409b0ec32806

A psychiatrist explains how Donald Trump’s "extreme narcissism" forces him into unnecessary battles

It makes sense:

https://www.salon.com/2019/04/03/a-psychiatrist-explains-how-donald-trumps-extreme-narcissism-forces-him-into-unnecessary-battles_partner/?ch=99&share=18b8f3e8

Republicans Blow Up Senate Rules To Confirm More Trump Judges

I cannot stress enough just how deeply I abhor the Death Turtle, Mitch McConnell:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republicans-senate-rules-trump-judges-mitch-mcconnell_n_5ca4fe29e4b094d3f5c57a92

Women Don't Just Face a Pay Gap at Work. They're Also Punished Far More Than Men

It's clearly not just about men being more aggressive in seeking raises and promotions:

http://time.com/5562441/equal-pay-wage-punishment-gap/

What happens to rural and small-town Trump voters after Trump is gone?

A pretty non-partisan look into the minds and motivations of Trump voters:

https://www.salon.com/2019/03/30/what-happens-to-rural-and-small-town-trump-voters-after-trump-is-gone_partner/?ch=99&share=bc146187

Scientists Show Renewable Energies Can Save Millions of Lives

Phasing out fossil fuels would save 3 million lives annually worldwide:

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-show-renewable-energies-can-save-millions-of-lives/

Unfortunately, it comes with this:

"On the other hand, air pollution from particulate matter in the atmosphere, which reflects some of the solar radiation and cools the Earth to a certain extent, would rapidly decline. For this reason, a global phase-out of fossil fuels would even lead to a short-term global temperature increase of about 0.5 degrees Celsius."

Our Toxic-Speech Epidemic

The dark side of "free speech":

https://www.thenation.com/article/new-zealand-speech-murder/

Trump's Pick for the Nation's Central Bank Has Economists Worried

Not just a laughingstock, as mentioned in an earlier article I posted, but a real danger:

http://time.com/5561200/donald-trump-stephen-moore-federal-reserve/

Mary Anne Marsh: Trump and Barr are stonewalling on the Mueller investigation -- just like Nixon on Watergate

More Fox News finally turning on Trump:

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-and-barr-are-stonewalling-on-the-mueller-investigation-just-like-nixon-did-on-watergate

It warms the soul. ;-)

Mitch McConnell Plans To Change The Rules Again To Confirm Trump Judges

I really hate this fucking hypocritical death turtle:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mitch-mcconnell-senate-rules-trump-judges_n_5ca0e902e4b0bc0dacaa2800