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Arkansas Granny
Arkansas Granny's Journal
Arkansas Granny's Journal
February 6, 2018
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@NYinLA2121
Dow Jones went down so quickly on Trump, they renamed it Stormy Daniels.
3:42 PM - Feb 5, 2018
OK, gang, here's our newest talking point.
https://twitter.com/NYinLA2121/status/960629784874123264?ref_src=twcamp%5Eshare%7Ctwsrc%5Em5%7Ctwgr%5Eemail%7Ctwcon%5E7046%7Ctwterm%5E1YS
@NYinLA2121
Dow Jones went down so quickly on Trump, they renamed it Stormy Daniels.
3:42 PM - Feb 5, 2018
February 5, 2018
Trumps Cabinet is the most ethically challenged in history and they don't care, watchdogs say
President Donald Trumps financial conflicts of interest are well-documented. His companies have seen multimillion-dollar increases in business since he took office, foreign governments and major corporations curry favor by holding events at Trump properties and the Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C., leases space from the federal government.
The Cabinet also faces serious questions about their ethics. The resignation of Brenda Fitzgerald, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, on Wednesday for investing in tobacco companies while leading Americas anti-smoking efforts reminds us of these issues of transparency and financial motives, government watchdogs told Mic.
They just dont care, they just dont care at all, Robert Weissman, president of corporate accountability group Public Citizen, said in an interview. The kind of thing that happens now, routinely, would have been the signature scandal of prior administrations.
This week alone, multiple Cabinet officials have faced scrutiny for ethics and transparency issues. The Washington Post reported Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson used his son to organize events in Baltimore over the summer despite warnings from department ethics officials that Ben Carson Jr. was inviting his own business associates to events with his father, a top government official. Meanwhile, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta allegedly removed information from a report that showed a new federal rule on pooling tips could lead to employees losing out on billions of dollars.
https://mic.com/articles/187752/trumps-cabinet-is-the-most-ethically-challenged-in-history-and-they-dont-care-watchdogs-say#.MbjAU8U3m
The Cabinet also faces serious questions about their ethics. The resignation of Brenda Fitzgerald, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, on Wednesday for investing in tobacco companies while leading Americas anti-smoking efforts reminds us of these issues of transparency and financial motives, government watchdogs told Mic.
They just dont care, they just dont care at all, Robert Weissman, president of corporate accountability group Public Citizen, said in an interview. The kind of thing that happens now, routinely, would have been the signature scandal of prior administrations.
This week alone, multiple Cabinet officials have faced scrutiny for ethics and transparency issues. The Washington Post reported Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson used his son to organize events in Baltimore over the summer despite warnings from department ethics officials that Ben Carson Jr. was inviting his own business associates to events with his father, a top government official. Meanwhile, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta allegedly removed information from a report that showed a new federal rule on pooling tips could lead to employees losing out on billions of dollars.
https://mic.com/articles/187752/trumps-cabinet-is-the-most-ethically-challenged-in-history-and-they-dont-care-watchdogs-say#.MbjAU8U3m
February 3, 2018
Asking for a friend.
https://twitter.com/peebsnjay/status/959901476595396609?ref_src=twcamp%5Eshare%7Ctwsrc%5Em5%7Ctwgr%5Eemail%7Ctwcon%5E7046%7Ctwterm%5E1
February 3, 2018
Paul Ryan
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@PRyan
A secretary at a public high school in Lancaster, PA, said she was pleasantly surprised her pay went up $1.50 a week ... she said [that] will more than cover her Costco membership for the year.
Is Paul Ryan really serious about this?
https://twitter.com/PRyan/status/959831598412656640?ref_src=twcamp%5Eshare%7Ctwsrc%5Em5%7Ctwgr%5Eemail%7Ctwcon%5E7046%7Ctwterm%5E1Paul Ryan
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@PRyan
A secretary at a public high school in Lancaster, PA, said she was pleasantly surprised her pay went up $1.50 a week ... she said [that] will more than cover her Costco membership for the year.
February 2, 2018
Chapter 7 of Roberts Rules of Presidenting says "Never make a grave decision in opposition to all advisors' counsel based on something you heard on Hannity."
12:08 PM - Feb 2, 2018
Chapter 7 of Roberts Rules of Presidenting
https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/959488790837555201?ref_src=twcamp%5Eshare%7Ctwsrc%5Em5%7Ctwgr%5Eemail%7Ctwcon%5E7046%7Ctwterm%5E1Chapter 7 of Roberts Rules of Presidenting says "Never make a grave decision in opposition to all advisors' counsel based on something you heard on Hannity."
12:08 PM - Feb 2, 2018
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