Predisent Donald J. Trump: Drone Wars Episode IV: A New Button

[Surealistic]

right, its not like scott pruit is being "forced" to fly first class on taxpayers dollars because of "harrasment" or anything, or didnt mnuchin (or w/e his name is) fly all over europe on taxpayers dollars, or not like trump pays himself to vacation at his own golf courses on taxpayer dollars

you are right, point out the obama holdover...

[Zealot]

When Trump is in Florida giving remarks today, it would be a good time to remind him that one of his first acts after taking office was to repeal an Obama executive order that prevented people with mental illnesses from buying guns.

[Kaslo]

The leader of a white nationalist militia said Nikolas Cruz was a member of his group and participated in paramilitary drills in Tallahassee. Jordan Jereb told The Associated Press on Thursday that his group wants Florida to become its own white ethno-state. He said his group holds “spontaneous random demonstrations” and tries not to participate in the modern world.

http://www.koco.com/article/school-s...urder/18192586

Just reminds me how the Trump Admin said they wouldn't focus on investigating White Nationalist groups months ago: http://thehill.com/policy/national-s...-wing-violence

[Day]

When Trump is in Florida giving remarks today, it would be a good time to remind him that one of his first acts after taking office was to repeal an Obama executive order that prevented people with mental illnesses from buying guns.

this not exactly true but I feel like you probably know that already

https://www.aclu.org/blog/disability...should-be-fair

[Zealot]

It's not wholly applicable to this situation but still. Not a good look.

Here's an article on it: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...mental-n727221

[6souls]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43079550

Bannon refused to answer questions about the Trump/Russia investigation to the Intel Committee. They are now moving to charge him with contempt.

[6souls]

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-...nancy-programs

Trump has ended funding for Teen Pregnancy/Sex Education programs across the country going in effect in July. Planned Parenthood is suing to bring them back.

[Zealot]

Holy shit what a terrible move.

[Fiye]

Nynja will be so happy when US pregnancy rates return back to what they were a decade ago.

[archibaldcrane]

Rick Gates (the business partner of Paul Manafort who was also indicted on money laundering and other charges) is likely close to signing a plea deal.

http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/15/politi...on0618PMVODtop

[Quicklet]

Gates remained part of the transition team and was part of the inauguration committee. Wonder if part of the deal will involve any information he has about interactions he had with transition officials.

[6souls]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/15/u...ys-friend.html
https://www.documentcloud.org/docume...Inaugural.html

President Trump’s inaugural committee paid nearly $26 million to an event planning firm started by an adviser to the first lady, Melania Trump, while donating $5 million — less than expected — to charity, according to tax filings released on Thursday.

The nonprofit group that oversaw Mr. Trump’s inauguration and surrounding events in January 2017, the 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee, had been under pressure from liberal government watchdog groups to reveal how it spent the record $107 million it had raised from wealthy donors and corporations.

Its chairman, Thomas J. Barrack Jr., a longtime friend of Mr. Trump, had pledged that the committee would be thrifty with its spending, and would donate leftover funds to charity.

But the mandatory tax return it filed with the Internal Revenue Service indicates that the group’s charitable donations included only an already publicized $3 million for hurricane relief, plus a total of $1.75 million to groups involved in decorating and maintaining the White House and the vice president’s residence.

The 116-page filing indicates that the overwhelming majority of the funds went toward expenses related to the inauguration, with the biggest share — nearly $51 million — split roughly evenly between two companies.

One of the companies, WIS Media Partners of Marina del Rey, California, was created by a longtime friend of Mrs. Trump, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, according to a person familiar with the firm. Records show that the firm was created in December 2016, but otherwise there is very little information available about it.

[Shuichi]

Ah yes, that mysterious inaugural fund. Some shady shit going on there.

[Quicklet]

The sad part is that unless that money was involved in some other financial crime, what they did was most likely perfectly legal because of how loosely inauguration funds are regulated.

[Kaslo]

Udall (D-NM) voted no because of the border wall. I assume Heinrich (D-NM) was the same. Haven't heard Kamala Harris's reason, but again probably because of the wall.

:thinkingemoji:

[6souls]

[Surealistic]

wait, so 8 out of 60(?) repubs and 37 out of 40(?) dems voted yes, but because 3 out of 40(?) dems voted no, dems have abandoned dreamers


i really dont want to live on this planet anymore

[Byrthnoth]

Truthiness that probably sounds true even to some Democrats today, but for different reasons.

[TsingTao]

New Yorker article about Trump affair with playmate Karen McDougal

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-...karen-mcdougal

[Surealistic]

anyone else remember when accusations of sexual infidelity could lead to possible impeachement... bill clinton remembers