Tag: Trumpland

Uncategorized, white house

Trump tells press secretary ‘not to bother’ with White House press briefings

The very nature of this Potus is to hand his media to Murdoch and Fox News. Will Sanders be seconded to Fox-White House News ? (ODT)

The president of the White House Correspondents’ Association says the apparent end of the daily White House press briefing “sets a terrible precedent”.

US President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday that he told White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders “not to bother” with the daily briefing.

Trump tells press secretary ‘not to bother’ with White House press briefings

Economy, US Economy

Robert Reich: Trump Owns This Market Tailspin – Truthdig

via Robert Reich: Trump Owns This Market Tailspin – Truthdig

Humour, Trumpland Revealed

Trump’s Top Landscaping Tips To Prevent Forest Fires – The Shovel

Trump’s Top Landscaping Tips To Prevent Forest Fires – The Shovel

Truth not found in media

Defeating the Fasc-Lican Party

The Fasclican Party:

The Fasclican Party is a creative formation forged out of the old Republican Party and the Alt-Right. Its most renowned leaders are Trump, Bannon, Hannity, McConnell, King, Nunes, Limbaugh, Miller, Ingraham and Kavanaugh. They mix together functions such as governing, judging and reporting, all highlighted by the recent presence of Hannity and Limbaugh at Trump rallies,

via Defeating the Fasc-Lican Party

Uncategorized

Warning Trump Making US Soldiers Props in Racist Border ‘Stunt,’ Veterans Call on Active-Duty Troops to Refuse Orders to Deploy

“These extremely poor and vulnerable people are desperate for peace. Who among us would walk a thousand miles with only the clothes on our back without great cause?”

Fanning and Rapone urged soldiers to disavow the president’s racist attempts to portray migrants as dangerous in order to galvanize his base ahead of the elections, and work together to show Trump that they will not participate in criminalizing and endangering the lives of asylum-seekers.

via Warning Trump Making US Soldiers Props in Racist Border ‘Stunt,’ Veterans Call on Active-Duty Troops to Refuse Orders to Deploy

Humour

Pipe Bombs Made From US Steel, Trump Reassures Americans – The Shovel

via Pipe Bombs Made From US Steel, Trump Reassures Americans – The Shovel

Media

Fox host blames Democrats for bombs sent to Democrats, speculates the bomber may have wanted to “garner sympathy for Democrats”

When you don’t have an ABC in Australia this is what you can expect (ODT)

via Fox host blames Democrats for bombs sent to Democrats, speculates the bomber may have wanted to “garner sympathy for Democrats”

Wall St

ASX set for heavy losses as Wall Street’s dive gets worse

The sell-off in US stocks accelerated, wiping out gains for the year in both the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, as mixed corporate earnings and weak housing data fueled anxiety that rising prices will crimp economic growth. Treasuries rallied for a second day on demand for haven assets.

via ASX set for heavy losses as Wall Street’s dive gets worse

Murdoch Media

Fox News Cuts Trump Speech Clip Just Before U.N. Laughs At Him | Crooks and Liars

Donald Trump literally made himself an international laughing stock today as he boasted about himself in his address to the United Nations. Fox News thoughtfully cut the clip so that Twitter followers didn’t hear the derisive laughter.

via Fox News Cuts Trump Speech Clip Just Before U.N. Laughs At Him | Crooks and Liars

clean energy, Clean Power Plan

Trump’s China Tariffs on Solar backfire; American Natural Gas hurt, as US PV sales Soar

via Trump’s China Tariffs on Solar backfire; American Natural Gas hurt, as US PV sales Soar

USA

‘Unjust court’: Bolton vows to use ‘any means’ to protect US ally Israel from ICC — RT US News

‘Unjust court’: Bolton vows to use ‘any means’ to protect US ally Israel from ICC

via ‘Unjust court’: Bolton vows to use ‘any means’ to protect US ally Israel from ICC — RT US News

Capitalism, Uncategorized

Fossil Fuel Industry Evokes Fury for Seeking Taxpayer Funds for Protection Against Climate Crisis It Created

An oil refinery is seen before the arrival of Hurricane Harvey on August 25, 2017 in Corpus Christi, Texas. As Hurricane Harvey comes ashore many of the countries oil refineries are in its path and have had to shut down. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The me before we in the crazy Capitalist structure.  Free market  unregulated competition forces me to oversupply, cause a major problem that then we have to pay and fix. Ergo I can’t lose in that never ending denier’s cycle.(ODT)

“Big Oil is asking tax payers to pay for protecting their refineries from sea level rise that they caused by keeping us addicted to oil? Yeah…no.”
by
Jon Queally, staff writer

via Fossil Fuel Industry Evokes Fury for Seeking Taxpayer Funds for Protection Against Climate Crisis It Created

American Politics

In Latest Sign That Trump Team Has Given Up on Denying Collusion, Giuliani Admits Purpose of Trump Tower Meeting

Rudy Giuliani doubled down on President Donald Trump's earlier statement that members of Trump's campaign did, in fact, meet with a Kremlin-linked lawyer in the hopes of obtaining negative information about Hillary Clinton in 2016. (Photo: @MeetThePress/Twitter)

The president’s lawyer’s comments came weeks after Trump himself tweeted that his campaign staff made an attempt to gather information from a Kremlin-linked lawyer about Hillary Clinton

via In Latest Sign That Trump Team Has Given Up on Denying Collusion, Giuliani Admits Purpose of Trump Tower Meeting

Climate, Uncategorized

In ‘Disastrous Wreck for Consumers and the Planet,’ Trump EPA Moves to Gut Clean Car Standards

“Everyone who breathes should be worried about the tailpipe pollution Trump’s administration wants to unleash.”
—Paul Cort, Earthjustice

via In ‘Disastrous Wreck for Consumers and the Planet,’ Trump EPA Moves to Gut Clean Car Standards

Meet the Trumps

Donald Trump calls for end to Russia probe on second day of former campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s trial – Donald Trump’s America – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Courtroom sketch depicts Paul Manafort together with his lawyers and the jury

Donald Trump calls for end to Russia probe on second day of former campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s trial – Donald Trump’s America – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

USA

Donald Trump claims ‘illegal’ spying after Carter Page warrant papers unveiled – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

US President Donald Trump has claimed, without evidence, that newly released documents relating to the wiretapping of his onetime campaign adviser Carter Page show that intelligence agencies misled the courts that approved the warrant.

via Donald Trump claims ‘illegal’ spying after Carter Page warrant papers unveiled – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Trumpsters

‘This is not Trump’s America!’: Passengers rejoice when man accused of racism kicked off flight

The male passenger asked a Pakistani man and woman if they had a bomb in their luggage.

Source: ‘This is not Trump’s America!’: Passengers rejoice when man accused of racism kicked off flight

USA

How President Trump could use the White House to enrich himself and his family

The president-elect plans to continue to own his global business while in office. This is a colossal mistake.

Source: How President Trump could use the White House to enrich himself and his family