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riversedge's JournalRage-filled Trump has crippled his presidency b/c he can't let go of a grudge no matter how small
It is trumps vindictiveness that is one of his primary character faults!
Rage-filled Trump has crippled his presidency because he can’t let go of a grudge no matter how small: report
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/01/rage-filled-trump-has-crippled-his-presidency-because-he-cant-let-go-of-a-grudge-no-matter-how-small-report/
Published 5 mins ago on January 19, 2020
According to a report in Politico, many of Donald Trump’s problems are the direct result of his inability to get over the smallest of slights leading him to make poor decisions because he can’t see his way to let go of a grudge.
The report notes, “Whether in the privacy of his clubs or out on the campaign trail, the president can’t help but hold onto a grudge. Even as Trump heads into an election year with a record that he claims ranks him among the best presidents of all time, political grievances continue to drive everything from policy decisions to rally speeches to some of the biggest scandals of his presidency — including his impeachment.”
Case in point, Trump has been at war with a billionaire Florida businessman who ran for governor and used a clip of an altercation with Trump as part of a campaign ad.
“At his private club in West Palm Beach, Trump was smarting over a local political feud. After finishing a round of golf the weekend after Thanksgiving, a small group approached the president as he stepped off the 18th green: two of his biggest donors, and a Florida neighbor,” Politico reports. “The president shook everyone’s hands, but then coldly turned to his neighbor, a fellow billionaire who lives down the block from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. ‘Pretty nervy of you to come to this club,” Trump snapped.”............................
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“When people get in his way, he has no patience for it and it becomes a personal vendetta even when it shouldn’t and when it’s against his own self-interest,” he explained. “He’s ungoverned around that — he won’t take advice, he won’t look to getting more informed — he will simply do whatever he wants. “He’s used to getting away with that because he was insulated from his own mistakes his whole life. His family and his money helped protect him, and then he became a celebrity and he enjoyed the halo of protection that celebrity has, and now he is president he enjoys legal protections.”..................................................
DOJ Defies Court Order to Produce Memos and Notes From Jared Kushner's Mueller Interview
Bill Barr is more dangerous than Trump IMHO
DOJ Defies Court Order to Produce Memos and Notes From Jared Kushner’s Mueller Interview
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/doj-defies-court-order-to-produce-memos-and-notes-from-jared-kushners-mueller-interview/
by Jerry Lambe | 10:37 am, January 18th, 2020
The Department of Justice on Friday evening released 176 pages of notes from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s interviews with key witnesses during his office’s investigation into Russian election interference. But the records, produced under a federal court order resulting from dual Freedom of Information Act (FIOA) lawsuits filed by CNN and BuzzFeed, conspicuously withheld all memos concerning the testimony Mueller’s team elicited from the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
“Despite a court order, the Justice Department is holding back Special Counsel Mueller memos regarding the interviews conducted with the President’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner,” CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz said Friday.
The Department of Justice on Friday evening released 176 pages of notes from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s interviews with key witnesses during his office’s investigation into Russian election interference. But the records, produced under a federal court order resulting from dual Freedom of Information Act (FIOA) lawsuits filed by CNN and BuzzFeed, conspicuously withheld all memos concerning the testimony Mueller’s team elicited from the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
“Despite a court order, the Justice Department is holding back Special Counsel Mueller memos regarding the interviews conducted with the President’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner,” CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz said Friday.
Senior United States District Judge for the District of Columbia Reggie Walton, an appointee of George W. Bush, had ordered the DOJ to turn over the same slew of documents provided to House congressional investigators, which included the 302 interview memos from the FBI’s interview with Kushner. While the Justice Department is entitled to redact documents in accordance with FOIA guidelines, no explanation was given for the missing documents, according to CNN.
Judge Walton has already been critical of the Trump administration for what he perceived as its failure to properly staff the Executive branch divisions charged with complying with FOIA requests, and ordered the DOJ to provide a plan of action detailing its efforts to keep up with transparency and accountability mandates.
“Otherwise, they’re just totally thumbing their nose at the objective of FOIA,” he said. “The American public is going to become totally disillusioned.”.............................
SC Justices taking up bans on state money to religious schools
The phase "religious discrimination" is a holy hell ruse. 
Justices taking up bans on state money to religious schools
https://apnews.com/758cc72d94760ae3ae80b2749b718aa4
By MARK SHERMAN an hour ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Supreme Court that seems more favorable to religion-based discrimination claims is set to hear a case that could make it easier to use public money to pay for religious schooling in many states.
The justices will hear arguments Wednesday in a dispute over a Montana scholarship program for private K-12 education that also makes donors eligible for up to $150 in state tax credits. Advocates on both sides say the outcome could be momentous because it could lead to efforts in other states to funnel taxpayer money to religious schools.
Montana is among 37 states that have provisions in their state constitutions that bar religious schools from receiving state aid.
The Legislature created the tax credit in 2015 for contributions made to certain scholarship programs for private education. The state’s highest court had struck down the tax credit as a violation of the constitutional ban. The scholarships can be used at both secular and religious schools, but almost all the recipients attend religious schools.
Kendra Espinoza of Kalispell, Montana, the lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case, said the state court decision amounts to discrimination against her religious freedom. “They did away with the entire program so that no one could use this money to send their kids to a religious school,” said Espinoza, whose two daughters attend the Stillwater Christian School in Kalispell, near Glacier National Park.
She said she could not afford to keep her daughters enrolled without financial aid from the school, where tuition this year is $7,735 for elementary and middle school and $8,620 for high school. But Espinoza said she has never received money from the scholarship program and only began the application process late last year.
For Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, the Montana program is part of a nationwide, conservative-backed campaign against public schools. “This is a ruse to siphon off money from public education,” Weingarten said. Teacher unions generally oppose school choice programs.........................................
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...............................Recent rulings from the Supreme Court, which now includes Trump appointees Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, in favor of religion-based discrimination claims suggest the state has an uphill fight. In 2014, the justices allowed family-held for-profit businesses with religious objections to get out from under a requirement to pay for contraceptives for women covered under their health insurance plans. In 2017, the court ruled for a Missouri church that had been excluded from state grants to put softer surfaces in playgrounds.
The Supreme Court also has upheld some school voucher programs and state courts have ratified others. 
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https://apnews.com/758cc72d94760ae3ae80b2749b718aa4
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This July 31, 2019 photo shows Stillwater Christian School parents Jeri Anderson and Kendra Espinoza at Woodland Park in Kalispell, Mont. The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020 in a dispute over a Montana scholarship program for private K-12 education that also makes donors eligible for up to $150 in state tax credits. Advocates on both sides say the outcome could be momentous because it could lead to efforts in other states to funnel taxpayer money to religious schools. (Casey Kreider/The Daily Inter Lake via AP)
BUSTED: National Archives caught doctoring exhibit to remove criticism of President Trump from women
Source: raw story
Published 4 hours ago
on January 17, 2020
By Bob Brigham
The National Archives were caught editing an artifact from the Trump administration to remove criticism of the president, according to a bombshell new report in The Washington Post.
The newspaper reported on a “large color photograph” at the National Archives exhibit marking the centennial of women’s suffrage.
“The 49-by-69-inch photograph is a powerful display. Viewed from one perspective, it shows the 2017 march. Viewed from another angle, it shifts to show a 1913 black-and-white image of a women’s suffrage march also on Pennsylvania Avenue. The display links momentous demonstrations for women’s rights more than a century apart on the same stretch of pavement. But a closer look reveals a different story,” the newspaper noted.
“The Archives acknowledged in a statement this week that it made multiple alterations to the photo of the 2017 Women’s March showcased at the museum, blurring signs held by marchers that were critical of Trump. Words on signs that referenced women’s anatomy were also blurred,” the paper explained.
The original 2017 photo was taken by Getty Images photographer Mario Tama.
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“A placard that proclaims ‘God Hates Trump’ has ‘Trump’ blotted out so that it reads ‘God Hates.’ A sign that reads ‘Trump & GOP — Hands Off Women’ has the word Trump blurred out,” The Post explained.............................
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2020/01/busted-national-archives-caught-doctoring-exhibit-to-remove-criticism-of-president-trump-from-women/
**OH CRAP! I POSTED THE WRONG TWEET EARLIER BUT FOLKS HAVE RESPONDED TO IT
SO I WILL LEAVE IT HERE. SORRY FOR ANY CONFUSION!!
https://twitter.com/psychdr100/status/1218410202283696128?s=20
@RepSwalwell Please master English first. Then we can talk about new languages. Maybe we can evolve
I have no idea what is going on.
@RepSwalwell
Please master English first. Then we can talk about new languages. Maybe we can evolve into apologies in Spanish to the Mexican people or in Arabic for your Muslim ban. Spanish to the Mexican people or in Arabic for your Muslim ban.
https://twitter.com/RepSwalwell/status/1218334685576749057?s=20
https://twitter.com/AwareCitizen67/status/1218344792414773248?s=20
https://twitter.com/BDBgoldens3/status/1218336789028536326?s=20
Maddow made history, as her Lev Parnas interview was the most-watched cable news program in history.
whow. whow whow
People ARE interested to say the least.
Sarah Reese Jones @PoliticusSarah
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Rachel Maddow made history, as her Lev Parnas interview was the most-watched cable news program in history.
https://politicususa.com/2020/01/17/rachel-maddow-makes-history-with-record-ratings-for-parnas-interview.html via @politicususa
https://twitter.com/PoliticusSarah/status/1218268148870402055?s=20
Posted on Fri, Jan 17th, 2020 by Jason Easley
Rachel Maddow Makes History With Record Ratings For Parnas Interview
https://www.politicususa.com/2020/01/17/rachel-maddow-makes-history-with-record-ratings-for-parnas-interview.html
Rachel Maddow made history, as her Lev Parnas interview was the most-watched cable news program in history.
According to a statement sent to PolitcusUSA by MSNBC:
MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” scored record total viewership Wednesday night following Rachel Maddow’s exclusive interview with Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas, with 4.5M total viewers and 844,000 viewers A25-54 tuning into “Maddow” on January 15, according to Nielsen. Parnas’ interview dominated the news cycle after he revealed explosive allegations against members of the Trump administration, including that President Trump knew “exactly” what Giuliani was doing in Ukraine. Parnas also claimed that Vice President Mike Pence did not attend the May 2019 inauguration of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky because Ukraine had not announced an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden.
Last night’s episode of “Maddow” was the program’s highest-rated show ever in total viewers, kicking off 2020 with a huge ratings win for MSNBC.
In the 9 pm hour, “Maddow” ranked #1 across all of cable, topping #2 FOX News’ “Hannity” by over half a million total viewers (3.7M). “Maddow” more than tripled CNN in total viewers and topped CNN by more than 500,000 in A25-54.
Following “Maddow” at 9 pm, “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell” at 10 pm and “The 11th Hour with Brian Williams” at 11 pm were both #1 in total viewers, more than doubling CNN’s total viewership for those hours.....................
Trump Screamed At Pentagon Leaders And Told Them They Were 'Dopes' And 'Babies'
Source: TPM
January 17, 2020 11:26 a.m.
President Donald Trump repeatedly berated U.S. military leaders while throwing a massive fit during a Pentagon meeting in 2017, according to “A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump’s Testing of America,” a book penned by Washington Post reporters Carol D. Leonnig and Philip Rucker.
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The temper tantrum began when Trump started complaining about the “loser war” in Afghanistan and demanded to know “where is the fucking oil” that he felt the U.S. deserved for its military presence in the Persian Gulf.
“You’re all losers,” he told them. “You don’t know how to win anymore.”
It didn’t end there; According to Leonnig and Rucker, Trump became so angry that “he wasn’t taking many breaths” and bellowed to the commanders in a fit of rage, “I wouldn’t go to war with you people.”
“You’re a bunch of dopes and babies,” he shouted..........................
Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-screamed-at-pentagon-leaders-and-told-them-they-were-dopes-and-babies
“You’re a bunch of dopes and babies.” Is what 'President' Trump told our military leaders. This man is a disgusting mistake, a stain on our flag, a blotch of ink our constitution marring the meaning.
Tillerson, Mattis, speak up –– say what you know.
https://twitter.com/ethanjsomers/status/1218179608119513091?s=20
https://twitter.com/ChuckWendig/status/1218154523119771649?s=20
FROM THE ARTICLE:
President Donald Trump speaks on tax reform during a meeting in the Oval Office on December 5, 2017. (Photo credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
The astronaut and the fighter pilot........
I had to look twice to see that little fighter plane.
https://twitter.com/ShawnInArizona/status/1218030597848756225?s=20
https://twitter.com/SarahConnor2017/status/1218047507437060096?s=20
Maddow right now-- Part 2 of Lev Parnas Interview
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