Thursday, May 25, 2017

5 Points On How The New O’Care Repeal CBO Score Squeezes The Senate – Talking Points Memo

This is a joke: "That downward tick in coverage losses comes in part, the CBO said, because the individual marketplace will be less attractive and more employers will thus continue to offer coverage than was projected in the March version of the legislation..."
Why?
Because the Republican's AHCA 2.0 scheme repeals the mandatory requirement for corporations to have healthcare coverage for their employees. Nor is there adequate tax credits being offered through AHCA which will make corporations unload their plans and force their employees into the private healthcare markets or, what's left, healthcare exchanges.
Even this report states that a significant number of corporations would jettison their healthcare plans. Even if only 10 percent of corporations drop employee coverage that would translate into 15,500,000 people who would have to find coverage in the private market. Corporate health care cover's 155,000,000 people.


5 Points On How The New O’Care Repeal CBO Score Squeezes The Senate – Talking Points Memo

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Trump's 2018 Budget Request Axes 5 NASA Earth-Science Missions

How many billions of dollars in damages will incur because of this short sighted anti climate change hysteria will Americans be prepared to pay for due to Trump and his administration?  For Trump and Tea Party zealot Mulvaney it's great to "save" 191 million dollars but down the road to pay billions in weather related damages and needless human death.



Trump's 2018 Budget Request Axes 5 NASA Earth-Science Missions

Reports: Trump Told Duterte US Has Two Nuclear Subs Near Korean Peninsula – Talking Points Memo

Trump=national security risk.  He is willing to brag to strong men and dictators about our defense and intelligence assets as well as breaking up the European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organization.



BTW- What that means in his zero sum game of "America First" is that the world will view it as "America Alone".   For example, the dangerous to the human race abdication of leading the race to ameliorate anthropocentric climate change there is the real chance that Trump will "lead" America into a shunned nation.  A nation that is not at the technological leading edge which powers our economy.  Without the scientific, technological and industrial know how no nation will buy our products that are not energy efficient and carbon polluting.



Reports: Trump Told Duterte US Has Two Nuclear Subs Near Korean Peninsula – Talking Points Memo

While You Weren't Looking, Trump Basically Killed Dodd-Frank | HuffPost

Wall Street banksters and Trump are laughing at you and I.  They know the next failure by Wall Street banksters phony baloney money schemes will leave the American taxpayer on the hook to save their a** because they are "too big to fail" again.



While You Weren't Looking, Trump Basically Killed Dodd-Frank | HuffPost

WH Trying To Block Ethics Office From Seeing Former Lobbyists Hired By Admin – Talking Points Memo

Looks like Trumplanders are afraid to let the American people know of how many former lobbyists are working in government departments due to the waiver.  The true purpose of those former lobbyists will be cripple the ability of the department to carry out it's stated mission; i.e., Trump is waiving his own lobbyist rule in order for the gremlins to make government not work that is inline with Republican philosophy of "all government is bad if there are programs to help and defend people".



WH Trying To Block Ethics Office From Seeing Former Lobbyists Hired By Admin – Talking Points Memo

Sunday, May 21, 2017

Trump's On The Verge Of Exploding The Health Insurance Market | HuffPost

Trump is not a human being with any compassion.  Why would he do this except to prove that pain, suffering and needless deaths are the outcome of the Republican deranged meaning of "freedom".



Trump's On The Verge Of Exploding The Health Insurance Market | HuffPost

Report: Big Cuts To Medicaid Coming In Trump Budget This Week | HuffPost

All Trump cares about is how to line his own and his buddies pockets from ripping off the poor (to pay for his tax cuts to himself).



Report: Big Cuts To Medicaid Coming In Trump Budget This Week | HuffPost

CRISPR Pill May Be Key in Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance

CRISPR Pill May Be Key in Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance: Even since Alexander Fleming stumbled across penicillin—the first antibiotic drug—scientists knew our fight with evolution was on. Most antibiotics work by blocking biological processes that allow bacteria to thrive and multiply. With prolonged, low-dosage use, however, antibiotics become a source of pressure that forces bacteria to evolve—and because these microorganisms are extremely adept at swapping …

Friday, May 12, 2017

Mike Pence is neck-deep in Donald Trump’s James Comey mess - Salon.com

The whole Republican Senators and Representatives are failing to live up to their oath to the US Constitution.  Tell them that they have sworn an oath to protect the Constitution from all enemies both foreign and domestic.  From their actions we can see where they stand.



Mike Pence is neck-deep in Donald Trump’s James Comey mess - Salon.com

Donald Trump's Financial Ties To Russian Oligarchs and Mobsters Detailed In Explosive New Documentary from The Netherlands @alternet

Donald Trump's Financial Ties To Russian Oligarchs and Mobsters Detailed In Explosive New Documentary from The Netherlands @alternet: Dutch TV did what no American TV network dared, suggesting Trump's past included illegal racketeering. Donald Trump's business partners have included Russian oligarchs and convicted mobsters, which could make the president guilty of criminal racketeering charges.

Stop Pretending – Talking Points Memo

Rosenstein should be fired for his key role in the politicized firing of Comey.



Stop Pretending – Talking Points Memo

Comey was fired immediately after asking for money to expand Russia investigation

This is why Republicans are putting America at risk:



"The Senate had 46 full-time staffers ginning up reasons for more hearings on Hillary Clinton and Benghazi. For Trump–Russia, there are 7—none of them are assigned to the task full time...."



Comey was fired immediately after asking for money to expand Russia investigation

Comey Needs to Explain This – Talking Points Memo

Just tell the truth to your motivations to have a double standard to the American people because it is making the case that the FBI is politicized to tip the 2016 election in favor of one candidate.



Comey Needs to Explain This – Talking Points Memo

Saturday, May 6, 2017

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Former House intelligence chairman calls Russian election interference 'wildly successful'

The failure of Republicans to take the threat of cyber hacking and alt news bot armies is a grime toll on democracy to be paid in order for them to win at all costs.



Former House intelligence chairman calls Russian election interference 'wildly successful'

GOP predicts victory on ObamaCare repeal vote | TheHill

A "victory" so that tens of thousands of Americans will die needlessly due to a lack of healthcare.  A "victory" so that millions of people will face healthcare related bankruptcies.  A "victory" so that they can have a "Hunger Games" reality in eviscerating Medicaid- having the poor, disabled, elderly fight over a ever diminishing capped state block grant.  A "victory" so that all the money "saved" is used to give tax cuts to the 1% and corporations.  A "victory" such that it is will leave Americans at the bottom of all worldwide healthcare indices like longevity and infant mortality for industrial nations. Why?



GOP predicts victory on ObamaCare repeal vote | TheHill

Tuesday Group leader under fire over health care deal - POLITICO

Sadists who revel in taking healthcare away from Americans.  Remember it is a twofer- destroying ACA and Medicaid.



Tuesday Group leader under fire over health care deal - POLITICO

NY Times’ new hire is still writing about climate, still doesn’t know what he’s talking about

Old white guys want to do away with a black man's signature accomplishment to help Americans, which is the bottom line.



What is the Republican concept of "freedom"?  This is simply a perverted notion of what "freedom" means in relation to how the individual interacts with other entities such as churches, corporations and government.



If in their concept of "free market capitalism" means that government has very little say in the actions of corporations then there will impingement of the individual's freedom to self determination. Why should this be the "only" way I ask conservative/libertarian politicians?



NY Times’ new hire is still writing about climate, still doesn’t know what he’s talking about

Scarborough: 'I'm Not Saying He Has Dementia" But... | Crooks and Liars

The time for this discussion has to be brought out for the American people and Congress to decide before this nation lurches forward under a mentally impaired occupant of the White House.



Scarborough: 'I'm Not Saying He Has Dementia" But... | Crooks and Liars