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I don't think fitz is like "gone" gone. I can't think of any story lines for him but it's shondaland who knows when he's gonna come back and stick around again
Until he is back he is gone to me. đ€·đŸââïž
Iâm sure heâll be back but itâs a shame. We already saw in her daydream it wouldnât work out. This was the perfect ending to their relationship.
Fearful the new administration will abuse its power, the former presidentâs lawyers are uniting to fight back.
Yay!!!!!
Here are the biggest lies, mistruths and âalternative factsâ from Trumpâs joint address
9:11 p.m.: âA new surge of optimism is placing impossible dreams firmly in our grasp.â
Polls show Americans are broadly anxious about the future of the U.S. under Trump.
9:16 p.m.: Trump name-checks companies he says have kept jobs in the U.S. under his presidency
According to the New York Times, several companies which the president is taking credit for personally convincing to keep or create jobs in the U.S. were actually just following through on previously announced plans, including Sprint (owned by Softbank) and Chrysler.
Trump has cited misleading numbers of jobs he supposedly saved at Carrier, an air conditioning manufacturer.
9:22 p.m.: Trump claims enforcing immigration laws will make Americans safer
âBy finally enforcing our immigration laws, we will raise wages, help the unemployed, save billions of dollars, and make our communities safer for everyone,â Trump said.
On the last point, multiple studies have concluded immigrants commit less crime than U.S. citizens, according to the New York Times. According to the Times, census data shows immigrant men aged 18-49 are one-fifth to one-half as likely to face incarceration as natural-born citizens, while non-citizens (comprising 7% of the population) are only 5% of the state and federal prison population.
9:25 p.m.: Trump misleads on his role in saving money on the F-35 program
While Trump has touted his supposed role in saving $700 million on the much-criticized, $1 trillion-plus F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, according to Politifact, program costs have been coming down for years.
9:27 p.m.: Trump defends his de facto Muslim ban, saying U.S. cannot afford a âbeachhead of terroristsâ or âsanctuary for extremistsâ
No nationals from the seven countries specifically named in Trumpâs executive order have committed terror attacks resulting in U.S. fatalities since 1975 and his plan would do little to prevent terrorism, which is mostly homegrown.
9:29 p.m.: Trump cites highly misleading figures on the labor force
As Politicoâs Michael Grunwald noted, the vast majority of those in the 94 million figure are not typically considered working constituencies.
9:55 p.m.: âAccording to the National Academy of Sciences, our current immigration system costs Americaâs taxpayers many billions of dollars a year.â
According to the New York Times, the study in question actually concluded immigration results in âpositive net benefits to the U.S. economy during the last two decades of the 20th century,â and âthe infusion of human capital by high-skilled immigrants has boosted the nationâs capacity for innovation, entrepreneurship and technological change.â
It also concluded that while first-generation immigrants create a net government cost of $57.4 billion, second and third-generation adults âcreate a benefit of $30.5 billion and $223.8 billion, respectively.â
10:00 p.m.: Trump says Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines will create tens of thousands of jobs
As the Washington Post noted, while Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska would each hire between 2,700 and 4,000 construction workers to complete the pipelines, and Kansas would hire 200, the average length of those jobs would be just 19.5 weeks. According to Politifact, the Keystone XL pipeline would only create 35 permanent jobs.
10:04 p.m.: Trump says the Yemen raid produced actionable intelligence
Trump claimed a recent Yemen raid which resulted in the death of a U.S. Navy SEAL and 30 civilians, including children, claimed âlarge amounts of vital intelligence.â One report citing senior officials, however, contested that account and said no significant information was recovered. The target of the raid, Qassim al-Rimi, escaped the assassination attempt and reportedly recorded an audio message mocking Trump as the âfool of the White House.â
Read more (2/28/17 10:20 PM)
10:39 p.m.: Trump fails to mention violent crime is at historic lows
âThe murder rate in 2015 experienced its largest single-year increase in nearly half a century,â Trump said. âIn Chicago, more than 4,000 people were shot last year alone â and the murder rate so far this year has been even higher. This is not acceptable in our society.â
As the Washington Post noted, Trumpâs claims here are, strictly speaking, correct. 2015âs murder rate increased more in a single year than it has since 1970-1971, and 2016 saw increases in homicide rates in the nationâs largest 30 cities (largely attributable to Chicago).
But thereâs the straight statistics Trump cited, and then thereâs the context in which those numbers are occurring, which the president left out of his speech. As FactCheck.org noted in July 2016, violent crime overall was at its lowest rate since 1970, and itâs fallen even faster in recent decades.
The murder rate is also at historic lows, standing at 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2014 â the lowest rate since 1960, not including the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. Read more (2/28/17 10:45 PM)
If you really believe that you can count on the mainstream media to present you with unbiased reports of the things that are important then youâre part of the problemâŠ
Wow.
While i agree itâs ridiculous to talk about his eating habits, this is disingenuous CNN has a continuous feed at the bottom of the screen for topics of the day that have already been covered. Iâm watching it now and the same thing is happening.Â
Fuck your backpacks.
#boycottLLBean
I didnât shop there before but now I will ACTIVELY NOT shop there.
I read on twitter this was a lie that they rejected his nominee or something. Heâs trying to get people to boycott the company
Smh. Heâs such a perpetual liar. One of the joys Iâll get out of this shit stain as liar in chief is that his supporters are going to learn the hard way that he doesnât give a fuck about them.
No, heâs plugging them but theyâre begging people not to punish them for just one person supporting him. https://www.facebook.com/llbean/posts/10154557395087415
Yeah, I think some companiesâ board members or executives or whomever are donating personal funds to Drumpf and people are boycotting those companies. They have a right to donate to who/whatever they want and we have a right to not buy their shit. Lol.
I agree; I was just pointing out he wasnât trying for a boycott. He thinks heâs doing them a favor. Heh.
Fuck your backpacks.
#boycottLLBean
I didnât shop there before but now I will ACTIVELY NOT shop there.
I read on twitter this was a lie that they rejected his nominee or something. Heâs trying to get people to boycott the company
Smh. Heâs such a perpetual liar. One of the joys Iâll get out of this shit stain as liar in chief is that his supporters are going to learn the hard way that he doesnât give a fuck about them.
No, heâs plugging them but theyâre begging people not to punish them for just one person supporting him. https://www.facebook.com/llbean/posts/10154557395087415
thanks Obama
reblog between now and jan 20th 2017 to thank Obama
(expired reblogs still count)
Iâm reblogging this everytime I see it on my dash.
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Wow.
Jesus.
that is hilariously tragic.
Former congressional staffers reveal best practices for making Congress listen.
Former congressional staffers reveal best practices for making Congress listen.Â
It went against nearly every trend that had been established in so-called âquality TVâ since the debut of The Sopranos.
Rectify (2013-2016), 4 seasons, 30 episodes
âIâm not sure what to make of this drastic change of course in my life. Iâm certainly not against itâ
Rectify has consistently been one of the best shows on TV since it began airing in April 2013. It is also a show with ratings so small that finding other people who watch is always a struggle. Yet those who have given their time to seek out this series know how special it is. This is not a show based on big action scenes or twists intended to lure in audiences. This is a story about one man, one night 19 years previously and the ongoing repercussions. It is about moving on and finding purpose. It is about faith, forgiveness, justice, humanity, the very nature of who we are. Â It is truly an unique show. I am going to miss it so much.
Why I Will Not Cast My Electoral Vote for Donald Trump
By CHRISTOPHER SUPRUN
DEC. 5, 2016
DALLAS â I am a Republican presidential elector, one of the 538 people asked to choose officially the president of the United States. Since the election, people have asked me to change my vote based on policy disagreements with Donald J. Trump. In some cases, they cite the popular vote difference. I do not think president-elects should be disqualified for policy disagreements. I do not think they should be disqualified because they won the Electoral College instead of the popular vote. However, now I am asked to cast a vote on Dec. 19 for someone who shows daily he is not qualified for the office.
Fifteen years ago, as a firefighter, I was part of the response to the Sept. 11 attacks against our nation. That attack and this yearâs election may seem unrelated, but for me the relationship becomes clearer every day.
George W. Bush is an imperfect man, but he led us through the tragic days following the attacks. His leadership showed that America was a great nation. That was also the last time I remember the nation united. I watch Mr. Trump fail to unite America and drive a wedge between us.
Mr. Trump goes out of his way to attack the cast of âSaturday Night Liveâ for bias. He tweets day and night, but waited two days to offer sympathy to the Ohio State community after an attack there. He does not encourage civil discourse, but chooses to stoke fear and create outrage.
This is unacceptable. For me, America is that shining city on a hill that Ronald Reagan envisioned. It has problems. It has challenges. These can be met and overcome just as our nation overcame Sept. 11.
The United States was set up as a republic. Alexander Hamilton provided a blueprint for statesâ votes. Federalist 68 argued that an Electoral College should determine if candidates are qualified, not engaged in demagogy, and independent from foreign influence. Mr. Trump shows us again and again that he does not meet these standards. Given his own public statements, it isnât clear how the Electoral College can ignore these issues, and so it should reject him.
I have poured countless hours into serving the party of Lincoln and electing its candidates. I will pour many more into being more faithful to my party than some in its leadership. But I owe no debt to a party. I owe a debt to my children to leave them a nation they can trust.
Mr. Trump lacks the foreign policy experience and demeanor needed to be commander in chief. During the campaign more than 50 Republican former national security officials and foreign policy experts co-signed a letter opposing him. In their words, âhe would be a dangerous president.â During the campaign Mr. Trump even said Russia should hack Hillary Clintonâs emails. This encouragement of an illegal act has troubled many members of Congress and troubles me.
Hamilton also reminded us that a president cannot be a demagogue. Mr. Trump urged violence against protesters at his rallies during the campaign. He speaks of retribution against his critics. He has surrounded himself with advisers such as Stephen K. Bannon, who claims to be a Leninist and lauds villains and their thirst for power, including Darth Vader. âRogue One,â the latest âStar Warsâ installment, arrives later this month. I am not taking my children to see it to celebrate evil, but to show them that light can overcome it.
Gen. Michael T. Flynn, Mr. Trumpâs pick for national security adviser, has his own checkered past about rules. He installed a secret internet connection in his Pentagon office despite rules to the contrary. Sound familiar?
Finally, Mr. Trump does not understand that the Constitution expressly forbids a president to receive payments or gifts from foreign governments. We have reports that Mr. Trumpâs organization has business dealings in Argentina, Bahrain, Taiwan and elsewhere. Mr. Trump could be impeached in his first year given his dismissive responses to financial conflicts of interest. He has played fast and loose with the law for years. He may have violated the Cuban embargo, and there are reports of improprieties involving his foundation and actions he took against minority tenants in New York. Mr. Trump still seems to think that pattern of behavior can continue.
The election of the next president is not yet a done deal. Electors of conscience can still do the right thing for the good of the country. Presidential electors have the legal right and a constitutional duty to vote their conscience. I believe electors should unify behind a Republican alternative, an honorable and qualified man or woman such as Gov. John Kasich of Ohio. I pray my fellow electors will do their job and join with me in discovering who that person should be.
Fifteen years ago, I swore an oath to defend my country and Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. On Dec. 19, I will do it again.
Christopher Suprun lives in Texas and works as a paramedic.
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A version of this op-ed appears in print on December 6, 2016, on page A27 of the New York edition with the headline: Why Electors Should Reject Trump. Â Today's Paper
As soon as Trump tweeted about âHamilton,â interest in his other scandals tanked.
The Constitution doesnât allow presidents to seek gifts from foreign agents.
The BUFFETT Rule
Salary of retired US Presidents .⊠. .⊠âŠ. . $180,000 FOR LIFE Salary of House/Senate members .⊠. .⊠. $174,000 FOR LIFE This is stupid Salary of Speaker of the House .⊠. .⊠. . $223,500 FOR LIFE This is really stupid Salary of Majority / Minority Leaders âŠâŠ . . $193,400 FOR LIFE Ditto last line Average Salary of a teacher âŠâŠ . .⊠âŠ. .$40,065 Average Salary of a deployed Soldier âŠâŠ .. $38,000 I think we found where the cuts should be made! If you agree pass it on, as I just did. Warren Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, offers one of the best quotes about the debt ceiling: âI could end the deficit in five minutes,â he told CNBC. âYou just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-electionâ. The 26th Amendment ( granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds ) took only three months and eight days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in 1971 - before computers, e-mail, cell phones, etc. Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven ( 7 ) took one ( 1 ) year or less to become the law of the land - all because of public pressure. Warren Buffett is asking each addressee to forward this email to a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise. In three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message. This is one idea that really should be passed around. Congressional Reform Act of 2017 1. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman / woman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when theyâre out of office. 2. Congress ( past, present, & future ) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose. 3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do. 4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%. 5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people. 6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people. 7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are void effective 3/1/17. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen/women. Congress made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and go back to work. If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people, then it will only take three days for most people ( in the U.S. ) to receive the message. Donât you think itâs time? THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS! If you agree, pass it on. If not, delete. twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise. In three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message. This is one idea that really should be passed around.
Reposted from something I saw on Facebook
âI just called the House Oversight Committee (202-225-5074) to support the call for a bipartisan review of Trumpâs financials and apparent conflicts of interest. It took me two minutes, and the woman on the phone said that they are absolutely tallying calls - the more they get, the more likely the Committee is to demand ALL of Trumpâs financial information.
She said that thereâs not much time left, as they are out of the office next week for Thanksgiving. And after that, theyâre going to make a decision.
NOW is your chance to use whatâs left of democracy to send a strong message and demand change. Please, do this ASAFP. If you get a âmailbox is fullâ message, call back in a minute or so - that seems to be the default when lines are busy.
That number again is (202-225-5074). Website here:
https://oversight.house.gov/
âLikesâ feel nice in the short term. âSharesâ get the word out. ACTUALLY CALLING ACTUALLY DOES SOMETHING.â
Iâm calling again tomorrow. Seriously, guys, hound Chaffetzâs ass on this.
@HamiltonMusical: Tonight, VP-Elect Mike Pence attended #HamiltonBway. After the show, @BrandonVDixon delivered the following statement on behalf of the show.
