NRA TV – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:
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President for Life
The President of the United States on the unelected leader of authoritarian China: “He's now president for life. President for life. And he's great," Trump said. "And look, he was able to do that. I think it's great. Maybe we'll give that a shot some day." https://t.co/Pqb7iOKiWo— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) March 4, 2018 Imagine the … Continue reading “President for Life”
Paul Ryan
Italian Election
Italian Election – Last Week Tonight with John Olive:
(more…)NRA
Only 6.5% of gun owners belong to the NRA. Only 1.3% of Americans do. Well under half of Americans approve of the NRA. A majority of the NRA's members disagree with its positions. The NRA is a radical group run by gun manufacturers—it runs U.S. gun policy via large-scale bribery. pic.twitter.com/izogM86Isz— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) February … Continue reading “NRA”
Number Control
The GOP Finally Proposes a Ban:
(more…)A Very Dubious Book Recommendation
Are we supposed to believe Donald Trump took time away from his TV watching to actually read a book?
“The Faith of Donald Trump,” a book just out by David Brody and Scott Lamb, is a very interesting read. Enjoy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 20, 2018
Spoiler Alert: I'm unfaithful! https://t.co/A6Ye2u1FQT
— Translate Trump (@TranslateRealDT) February 20, 2018
Trump vs. The World
Trump vs. The World – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:
(more…)Flu
Trump proposes slashing CDC funding by $1 billion during historic flu season https://t.co/7k0WBJRfGG pic.twitter.com/ioYSBDGAXo— The Hill (@thehill) February 13, 2018 O Americans infected with Ebola in the U.S. died and Trump was calling for the end of air travel as we know it.4,000 Americans died of the flu last week.We should start calling it "influenza" … Continue reading “Flu”
Infrastructure
Stripping America For Parts And Selling It Off To The Highest Bidder Week isn't as catchy as Infrastructure Week, but that's what's really going on here.— (((Jeff Tiedrich))) (@jefftiedrich) February 12, 2018 Furthermore, his budget slashes $178 billion in transportation funding, billions more from water, energy, and so on. So the real net spending on … Continue reading “Infrastructure”