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riversedge's JournalHillary: Nine years ago, the Affordable Care Act passed the House. @BarackObama signed it into law t
Wow. Hard to believe it has 9 years. The #ACA is a bit tattered, but it is living on --and on. #protectourCare
Nine years ago, the Affordable Care Act passed the House. @BarackObama signed it into law two days later. Millions of Americans have gotten care they wouldn't have otherwise, saving and changing lives. Hard work can pay off. Let's keep going.
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1109079021055328256https://twitter.com/mags_cooney/status/1109079620723396608
https://twitter.com/mags_cooney/status/1109079620723396608
3/21: @GOP @DevinNunes is threatening to sue more people who mock him on Twitter
In all seriousness--Nunes is making a mockery of Lady Justice IMHO. I hope he gets kicked with a #frivolous judgement!
Guy’s got a beef. He’s having a cow. He’s afraid of the herd. Wants us muzzled. Can’t moove on. Gonna milk it for all it’s worth. Believes in bovine intervention. He’s flanked. He doesn’t get we’re ribbing him. Dude’s an udder disaster. @DevinCow 
https://twitter.com/kenolin1/status/1108894201549336578
Devin Nunes is threatening to sue more people who mock him on Twitter
https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/devin-nunes-twitter-come-after/
Andrew Wyrich—
Mar 21 at 5:10AM
He made the remarks during an interview with Mark Levin.
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) promised that he would file more lawsuits to “come after” people who “defame” him and other politicians on Twitter.
Nunes made the remarks during an interview with Mark Levin, where he discussed his lawsuit against Twitter. It was pointed out by The Democratic Coalition, a left-leaning PAC, on Wednesday evening.
“Sorry you just don’t get to defame politicians and put it out on Twitter anymore,” the California lawmaker said. “I mean, you can do it. But I’m gonna come after you.”
Nunes filed a lawsuit against Twitter earlier this week, seeking $250 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages, alleging that conservatives were being “shadow banned.” He also pointed to several parody accounts that were made “for the sole purpose of attack, defaming, disparaging, and demeaning” him. Fox News first reported on the lawsuit.
The lawsuit also seeks to have the identities of those running the parody accounts released.
During the interview, the California lawmaker promised to file more lawsuits in the coming weeks, likely what he was referring to when he said he could “come after” people. He said he expects suits to be filed “about every two weeks.”
“I’m going to go after all these fake news stories, and these social media giants—or the tech oligarchs as I call them—and I’m going to go after them. The only way I have to do it is through the courts,” he said.
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Poll--Miringoff cautioned that Trump was "sort of barking up the wrong tree," on immigration.
Says trump has his base for Immigration issues, but that is about all. Hoping he is right!
Pollster says immigration is not a reelectable issue for Trump
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/435167-pollster-says-immigration-is-not-a-re-electable-issue-for-trump
3/21/2019
Pollster Lee Miringoff said in an interview that aired Thursday on Hill.TV that immigration is not a "reelectable issue" for President Trump.
Miringoff said that while Trump is strong on the issue of immigration among his supporters, it likely will not be a strong enough issue to guarantee him a victory in 2020 among most other voters.
"He's really talking about the refugee issue, and that's really what he thinks brought him to the White House," Miringoff, the director of the Marist Poll, told Hill.TV's Jamal Simmons on "What America's Thinking."
"That is not the issue that you want to be closing the government down and building the wall around, and all that," he said. "That's not reelectable issue for him."
Miringoff cautioned that Trump was "sort of barking up the wrong tree," on immigration.
"He's barking up the base tree, but that's really not going to help him ultimately in terms of the Electoral College," he said...........................
$1.3 million of donor money has turned into $1.3 million of Trump money.
Further into the article--no one seems to know why or what is being rented. dah dah!
https://twitter.com/CREWcrew/status/1108480860205051905
Mar 20, 2019, 10:00am
Trump Has Now Shifted $1.3 Million Of Campaign-Donor Money Into His Business
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2019/03/20/trump-has-now-shifted-13m-of-campaign-donor-money-into-his-business/#236ff3797aaf
Dan Alexander
Donald Trump has charged his own reelection campaign $1.3 million for rent, food, lodging and other expenses since taking office, according to a Forbes analysis of the latest campaign filings. And although outsiders have contributed more than $50 million to the campaign, the billionaire president hasn’t handed over any of his own cash. The net effect: $1.3 million of donor money has turned into $1.3 million of Trump money.
In December, Forbes reported on the first $1.1 million that President Trump moved from his campaign into his business. Since then, his campaign filed additional documentation showing that it spent another $180,000 at Trump-owned properties in the final three months of 2018.
None of this seemed likely when Donald Trump first got into politics. “I don’t need anybody’s money,” he announced on the day he launched his 2016 campaign, standing inside the marble atrium at Trump Tower. “I’m using my own money. I’m not using the lobbyists. I’m not using donors. I don’t care. I’m really rich.”
At first, he acted like it, spending $50 million of his own money from April 2015 to June 2016. But the following month, when he was officially named the Republican nominee for president, his financing model changed. From July to November of 2016, outsiders contributed $234 million while Trump put up just $16 million.
Once he became president, Trump had a chance to get some money back. The campaign put more than $800,000 into Trump Tower Commercial LLC, the holding company through which Trump owns his interest in the original Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue. Trump Tower Commercial LLC took in an additional $225,000 in rent from the Republican National Committee, which coordinated those payments with the campaign. That means that, since the inauguration, Trump’s reelection effort has had a hand in funneling more than $1 million into the president’s most famous property. ..................
Trump erroneously says Lordstown workers could have saved plant by lowering union dues
Trum--the fist pumping LIAR!! What a fool he is!!
In his speech at the Lordstown GM factory,Trump blamed the 1,400 laid off workers for the plant’s demise because the union dues that the workers pay are too high Trump also attacked John McCain and went on a tirade about renewable energy
https://twitter.com/ellievan65/status/1108761033596911618
Donald Trump erroneously says Lordstown workers could have saved plant by lowering union dues
https://www.cleveland.com/politics/2019/03/donald-trump-in-lima.html
Updated 8:39 PM; Posted Mar 20, 6:11 PM
President Donald Trump pumps his fists as he arrives to deliver remarks at the Lima Army Tank Plant, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Lima, Ohio. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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President Donald Trump pumps his fists as he arrives to deliver remarks at the Lima Army Tank Plant, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Lima, Ohio. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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By Seth A. Richardson, cleveland.com
LIMA, Ohio – Republican President Donald Trump, during a trip to Ohio Wednesday, again laid the blame for the idling of the General Motors plant in Lordstown on the more than 1,400 now-laid off workers.
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In his speech to the around 1,000 employees, Trump said the workers at the Lordstown GM factory, which up until its recent shuttering produced the Chevy Cruze, didn’t try to save the facility. GM announced the Lordstown plant’s shutdown in November as part of a plan to lay off more than 14,000 workers in the United States and Canada.
“They could’ve kept that gorgeous plant,” Trump said. “Lower your dues. Lower your dues.”
His statements about union dues are curious. Union dues are paid by employees, not by the company.
Regardless of the accuracy of his statements, Trump’s comments were clearly intended to blame the union workers for the plant’s demise in the latest bit of a feud that has at times approached the bizarre. Presidents rarely tell bargaining units how to operate.....................................
Morgan Freeman Converted His 124-Acre Ranch Into A Giant Honeybee Sanctuary To Save The Bees
https://twitter.com/johnlundin/status/1108749625861787650
Mar 20, 2019, 01:29pm
Morgan Freeman Converted His 124-Acre Ranch Into A Giant Honeybee Sanctuary To Save The Bees
Morgan Freeman Converted His 124-Acre Ranch Into A Giant Honeybee Sanctuary To Save The Bees
Actor Morgan Freeman attends a reception hosted by President Barack Obama Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Freeman's foray into beekeeping began in 2014, where he discussed his new hobby with Jimmy Fallon during The Tonight Show. Freeman had taken up beekeeping just a couple of weeks before appearing on the show and talked about his experience keeping bees and the need to preserve and save wild bees for healthy environments.
As part of his interview, Freeman talked a bit about the motivation as to why he began beekeeping. "There is a concerted effort for bringing bees back onto the planet…We do not realize that they are the foundation, I think, of the growth of the planet, the vegetation..."
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The EPA has highlighted Colony Collapse Disorder as a primary cause for the decline of bees over the last five years. The continued decline of bee colonies can lead to a number of ecological and agricultural issues as bees play the role of a key pollinator for plants.
Last fall, the Trump Administration rolled back bans on the use of bee-killing pesticides. The ban prevented the use of neonicotinoid pesticides (neonics), which have been linked to declining wild bee populations around the world. The combination of these pesticides and insect resistant GMO crops have led to widespread deaths of bee colonies.
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"Everyone Thinks They're Going to Sell": Hellfire at Fox as Hannity Mulls Leaving and Lachlan Goes F
Let em bicker!!
“Everyone Thinks They’re Going to Sell”: Hellfire at Fox as Hannity Mulls Leaving and Lachlan Goes Full Donna Brazile on Trump
Inside Fox, staffers believe that C.E.O. Lachlan Murdoch is likely to nudge the network in a less pro-Trump direction. Is this the first step in a larger strategy to sell the newly spun-off company?
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/03/hellfire-at-fox-as-sean-hannity-mulls-leaving
March 19, 2019 9:30 pm
Donald Trump’s alliance with Fox News has been one of the few constants throughout his shambolic presidency. But in recent days, that bond has shown signs of fraying. On Sunday morning, Trump criticized Fox after it suspended Judge Jeanine Pirro for delivering an offensive monologue questioning Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s patriotism. Later in the day, Trump lashed out at Fox journalists, tweeting: “Were @FoxNews weekend anchors, @ArthelNeville and @LelandVittert, trained by CNN prior to their ratings collapse? In any event, that’s where they should be working, along with their lowest rated anchor, Shepard Smith!” He implored Fox to “Keep fighting for Tucker”—Media Matters had uncovered a series of offensive statements Tucker Carlson had made while calling in to Bubba the Love Sponge’s radio show—“and fight hard for @JudgeJeanine.”
Trump’s attacks on Fox have widened the chasm between the network’s opinion hosts and the news division, which have been fighting a cold civil war since Roger Ailes was ousted in July 2016. Fox journalists, bristling at being branded an arm of the Trump White House, are lobbying Fox News C.E.O. Suzanne Scott and President Jay Wallace to rein in Fox & Friends, Sean Hannity, Lou Dobbs and Pirro.
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The outcome of that civil war will be decided by Fox Corporation chairman and C.E.O. Lachlan Murdoch. Rupert’s oldest son took over the smaller media company that emerged out of the Murdochs’ $71 billion deal to sell their entertainment assets to Disney. Though Lachlan hired West Wing stalwart Hope Hicks, staffers believe he is likely to nudge the network away from its close marriage to Trump. Sources close to Lachlan pointed out that Lachlan is a libertarian conservative, not a MAGA diehard, who in private has expressed annoyance at Trump. “He doesn’t like Trump,” one person who has spoken with Lachlan told me. “There’s a lot of talk of the direction of the network changing under Lachlan,” the senior Fox staffer told me.
Sources pointed out the hiring of Donna Brazile and the appointment of Trump critic Paul Ryan to Fox Corp’s board as signs of Lachlan’s view on Trump. “Donna is a shot in that direction. Management knows they have an image problem.” (A spokesman for Lachlan declined to comment.) Indeed, at an advertiser sales event in recent days, brands complained to Fox News executives about the network’s association with Trump, a source briefed on the meeting told me. (Through a spokesperson, Fox’s head of ad sales, Marianne Gambelli, said this was “completely false.”)
Two sources close to Lachlan told me that he has likely waited to implement any editorial changes at Fox News until the Disney deal closes on March 20, for fear of antagonizing Trump into opposing it. (The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer recently reported that Trump had told former economics adviser Gary Cohn to direct the Justice Department to block AT&T’s takeover of Time Warner. Cohn reportedly didn’t act on Trump’s directive.) ....................................
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Another vector influencing the Trump-Fox relationship is Hannity’s frustration with the Murdochs. Sources said Hannity is angry at the Murdochs’ firing of Ailes and Bill Shine, Hannity’s close friend and former producer. Hannity believes the Murdochs are out to get Trump. “Hannity told Trump last year that the Murdochs hate Trump, and Hannity is the only one holding Fox together,” a source who heard the conversation told me. Hannity has told friends that he intends to leave Fox when his contract expires in early 2021, two people who’ve spoken with him said. (Hannity did not respond to a request for comment.).........................................
https://twitter.com/grantstern/status/1108710288797380609
Trump administration withholds report justifying 'shock' auto tariffs
Source: Politico
The Commerce Department's February finding that major tariffs on foreign cars can be justified on national security grounds has not previously been confirmed.
By ELIANA JOHNSON and ANDREW RESTUCCIA
03/20/2019 05:05 AM EDT
A confidential government report has provided President Donald Trump with a legal rationale to impose heavy new tariffs on foreign cars as soon as this spring, a prospect fiercely opposed by White House officials and congressional Republicans alarmed by its enormous economic and political stakes.
The Commerce Department submitted the report to the White House in mid-February, triggering a 90-day period for Trump to decide whether to impose tariffs, which could reach as high as 25 percent, on imported autos. It concluded that Trump could justify the tariffs on national security grounds and offered a range of options in response — putting the decision in the president’s hands, four people familiar with its conclusions told POLITICO.
Although the existence of the report was previously known, the administration has kept its findings hidden — including from a powerful Republican senator who has demanded to see it — and its conclusion had not been previously reported..................................
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But Trump’s senior economic advisers are almost universally opposed to slapping new tariffs on auto imports, warning of dire economic and political consequences. They argue that the tariffs would infuriate close U.S. allies from Asia to Western Europe. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said last month that the idea German cars threaten the U.S. would be “a shock.” The move could also undermine efforts to persuade Congress to approve the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal.
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Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/20/trump-tariffs-automobiles-commerce-1228344
Maddow reported on this tonight saying if tariffs are imposed it would increase cars by thousands of dollars!!
https://twitter.com/politico/status/1108435574602588162
Trump aides such as U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (left) have raised concerns about the proposed tariffs. One exception is trade adviser Peter Navarro (right), an unapologetic protectionist. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Trump blasts McCain, bemoans not getting 'thank you' for funeral
Source: the Hill
By Brett Samuels - 03/20/19 03:48 PM EDT
President Trump on Wednesday unleashed fresh criticism of John McCain, attacking the late GOP senator for his connection to a dossier of claims about the president and Russia, his vote against a Republican effort to repeal ObamaCare and his support for the Iraq War.
Trump spent five full minutes jabbing at McCain during an official White House event intended to highlight manufacturing in Ohio. The barbs marked the fourth time in the last five days that Trump has criticized McCain, who succumbed to brain cancer last August.
"I gave him the kind of funeral that he wanted, which as president I had to approve. I don’t care about this, I didn't get a thank you. That's OK," Trump told workers at a tank factory in Lima, Ohio.
"We sent him on the way, but I wasn’t a fan of John McCain."
The president stoked controversy in the days after McCain's death last year when he waited to lower flags to half-staff and offer an official statement. He later did not attend McCain’s funeral at the family’s request.
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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/434979-trump-blasts-mccain-bemoans-not-getting-thank-you-for-funeral
He gets worse doesn't he!! day after day-Trump just gets worse!
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1108465256496590849
https://twitter.com/Jack0Clubs/status/1108465569685102592
As air pollution gets worse, a dystopian accessory is born--the Vogmask
gollly--running my errands in a vogmask. damn
As air pollution gets worse, a dystopian accessory is born
The air is getting more dangerous to breathe all over the world — and a suite of companies are hoping to capitalize with a new fashion item.
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/3/19/18262556/face-mask-air-filter-pollution-vogmask-airpop
By Rose Eveleth Mar 19, 2019, 7:00am EDT
Last fall, two different wildfires destroyed huge swaths of California. The Camp Fire in Northern California covered 153,336 acres, destroyed nearly 20,000 structures, and killed 85 people; it also left a shroud of smoke and ash hovering over the area. Public schools in five Bay Area counties were closed, and residents were warned to stay inside and protect their lungs from the dangerous air quality. Stores for miles around sold out of everything from surgical masks to the recommended N95 painter’s masks — the only kind that can effectively filter 95 percent of the tiny particles that do the most damage to your lungs.
Walking around the Bay Area in the weeks following the Camp Fire felt like living in a dystopian future — the sky a matte grey, the sun a red, alien-like orb, the streets empty save a handful of souls, nearly all wearing painter’s masks or bandannas or scarves over their mouths. Those two weeks might have been not just a dark blip, but rather a glimpse into our collective future. And there are entrepreneurs poised to capitalize on it. Because in the tomorrow that the Camp Fire portends, we’re all going to need a good face mask.
The global future of air quality doesn’t look so good. As humanity continues to make little progress fighting climate change, fires are expected to get more frequent. And in some cases, like in California, that new pollution is erasing decades of improving air quality.
The American Lung Association estimates that 133.9 million people in the United States are exposed to unhealthy air conditions every year. The World Health Organization estimates that 4.2 million people die every year from exposure to air pollution. A recent report from IQAir, a group that surveys air pollution worldwide, highlighted the cities with the worst pollution, many of which were located in India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Most of this air pollution comes from industry and other emissions.
And then there’s the dust. All around the world, deserts are expanding. “The desert is creeping and nobody is noticing,” says Sumant Nigam, who recently published a study that found that the Sahara has expanded by 10 percent over the past century, largely due to climate change. “And eventually, it will swallow you.”
The Sahara isn’t the only desert that’s been creeping. The Gobi Desert in China has been expanding by almost 10 miles every year. The Kalahari Desert in southern Africa is growing, as is the Maowusu Desert in China, and the Great Sandy Desert in Australia. The southwestern US is seeing drier conditions and a creeping desert landscape. And climate models suggest that at our current rate of climate change, deserts could expand by 34 percent globally. That’s 5.2 million square miles. .............................
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A woman in a printed blue Vogmask.
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