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Probably just a part of his temper tantrum about losing the popular vote and insisting that he didn't.
If the republicans were going to get rid of it, they wouldn't do so without concocting an even more insidious system that is basically guaranteed to let them win every time.
Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX) is considering a run against Ted Cruz for his Senate seat.
Trump's Muslim ban could block 500,000 legal US residents from returning from trips overseas
.
Speaking of that, immigration attorneys are advising immigrants to avoid leaving the US
.
Details on one of the 2 Iraqi refugees detained at JFK
. Details on the other refugee are in the NY Times story.
The Cato Institute's research shows that precisely zero Americans were killed by nationals of the nations subject to refugee bans in terrorist attacks on U.S. soil between 1975 and the end of 2015
. There's even more wrong with the list Mr. Sessions used.
The EU's best defence appears right now to be Nigel Farage, the beauty being that Farage doesn't even seem to know it (or perhaps he doesn't care if he can profit from it). The Trump administration appears to be taking their knowledge of the EU from Farage, and Farage is one of those people seems to believe his own lies about the EU.
He's possibly one of the EU's best misinformation campaigns (in terms of leaving politicians that oppose the EU woefully incapable of actually dealing with the reality of the EU). The UK proves this; the Tories are so busy trying to hoover up the UKIP vote that they don't even seem to comprehend that they've bought into Farage's vision of how the EU works, which is why they don't seem to understand how divorced from reality their approach to Brexit is.
While this is bad for the people of the UK, this is good news for the EU — Farage will effectively leave Trump and his administration very poorly equipped for dealing with the reality of the EU and that is one thing that will play into the EU's favour when dealing with the US right now.
edited 28th Jan '17 7:09:27 AM by Wyldchyld
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.In an interview with KOB’s Chris Ramirez on Wednesday, Doporto expressed disappointment over losing his job.
“Aw, it sucks. I really enjoyed the employment that I had over at Holly Frontier,” Doporto said. “It was great. It was my dream job, and I pretty much got fired for my freedom of speech.”
As to the marvelous insights his freedom of speech gave us all:
However, Doporto’s comment about a woman’s “right to get slapped” is no laughing matter to many New Mexicans.
“I think if the guy is going to post on Facebook, he ought to use a little common sense before he posts,” said Ottie Speir, who lives in Artesia.
Doporto also said a woman’s place is in kitchen to cook and clean.
“Women have come so far. I mean, we're not just slaves in a kitchen anymore,” said Linda Speir, Ottie’s wife. “You've got high CE Os that are women.”
Another comment Doporto made referred to the many women's marches around the world last weekend.
"I was thumbing my nose at what was taking place. Enough already. Let’s get on,” he said. “Women have had rights for…years that I have been alive. I don't see no rights they don't have that a man has. When are they going to get on and move on?"
Another Doporto comment: "It's great we live in America. If I feel like joking around about domestic violence and I feel it's okay to joke around about that, that's my opinion."
“I mean, what he's saying, he's putting everybody in uh, Southeast New Mexico in the, in the same basket. He's indicating that we're all sexist,” said Fred Moran, who lives in Roswell.
But those who live in southeast New Mexico said Doporto’s comments should not be a reflection of the area.
“We respect women. We respect our families,” said Carolyn Shearman, a resident of Artesia. “We respect each other.”
Any idea on whether city councilors can be primaried? He's already pissed off the local Democrat party, which he happens to be part of...
I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiotFor people talking about whether or not Trump can be banned from Twitter, I'm not sure he should be. His Twitter account is a raw, unfiltered account of what he's thinking from day to day and the best way for people to keep track of what he's doing, in an environment where a propaganda machine is building up around him, is to have that raw, unfiltered access.
Let people see his childishness, pettiness and insanity first-hand. One of the best weapons you all have right now is Trump's own lack of self-control. Use it.
edited 28th Jan '17 7:28:44 AM by Wyldchyld
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.Donald Trump Muslim ban will keep Oscar-nominated director Asghar Farhadi from 2017 ceremony
UGGGGGGH
New Survey coming this weekend!Trump will never get banned from Twitter, he's exactly what Twitter exists for. Think how much traffic he generates for the website.
On Castro going for the Texas seat, I wonder of he could make it,e specially if Cruz's unpopularity with everyone who's met him bites him in the ass. I wonder if Trump could push for someone to primary Cruz out fo spite.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran

Barack's back.
Newsweek: Obama already made good on his pledge to speak out
In the commentary published Jan. 26 in the New England Journal of Medicine, one week after the inauguration of Donald Trump, Obama makes good on the pledge in his farewell news conference to speak out “where I think our core values may be at stake.
“What the past 8 years have taught us is that health care reform requires an evidence-based, careful approach, driven by what is best for the American people,” Obama writes. “That is why Republicans’ plan to repeal the ACA with no plan to replace and improve it is so reckless.”
He goes on to note that the Affordable Care Act has enabled a greater share of Americans to have health insurance than ever before. And he focuses on some issues that have not been widely discussed in Washington, D.C., but are of interest to the doctors and others who read the New England Journal of Medicine. He notes that the ACA changed payment terms to reward health care providers for delivering high-quality care, “rather than just a high quantity of care.” The law has also slowed the growth in health care costs to a fraction of what they were before, he writes, while improving the quality of care.
He acknowledged that the law needs fixing. In particular, he writes that the “ongoing challenges” include lack of choice in some health insurance markets, high premiums and high drug costs. And he suggests some remedies: “For example, allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices could both reduce seniors’ spending and give private payers greater leverage,” he writes.
He sharply criticizes Republican plans to repeal now and replace later. “They have yet to introduce that “replacement bill,” hold a hearing on it, or produce a cost analysis — let alone engage in the more than a year of public debate that preceded passage of the ACA….This approach of ‘repeal first and replace later’ is, simply put, irresponsible — and could slowly bleed the health care system that all of us depend on.”
Given the Republicans’ failure to craft a replacement plan, “there might never be a second vote on a plan to replace the ACA if it is repealed,” he writes, harming tens of millions of Americans, he writes.
Policymakers should abide by the physicians’ oath, he concludes: “First, do no harm.