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Monday October 09, 2017

The Enormous Emotional Toll of Trumpism
TheDailyBeast | Joy-Ann Reid | 10/07/17

At a certain point, the distaste becomes exhaustion. Donald Trump's presence in our national life has been alternately infuriating, embarrassing, revolting, gross and bizarre. His non-stop assaults on our political norms are testing our capacity to sustain constant outrage without giving in to despair.

I meet victims of Trump fatigue everywhere. They stop me in airports and restaurants and on the street and ask how long we'll have to put up with this madness -- when will Bob Mueller finally bring him down, and how much more can our systems bend before they break. When I tell them Trump is likely to clamor on until either the 2018 election slows him down or the 2020 election stops him (or if Russian interference, non-white voter suppression and liberal perfectionism succeed again, 'til he terms out in 2024), the look on their faces is something akin to terror.

Try as you might to put him out of your mind, he blunders back into your consciousness. He lumbers across your television and cellphone screens in his giant Trump suits, squinting and pouting with his silent, sullen wife or exhausted looking cabinet members in tow. One minute he's tearing up international agreements. The next, he's tweeting out his inner demons, mocking people of color, taunting unstable dictators with stupid nicknames and generally wreaking havoc. ... Read more

White House believes Kelly's personal phone possibly compromised at transition office
Politico | Josh Dawsey | 10/08/17

Officials have tried to determine whether Kelly signed onto an insecure wireless network or whether a hacker, foreign government or some other outside force could have accessed the phone there.

White House officials have homed in on President Donald Trump's Washington transition headquarters as a likely location where chief of staff John Kelly's personal cellphone could have been compromised in late 2016, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said.

Kelly, who first served as Trump's secretary of homeland security, reported the phone had stopped working properly in December after he entered the transition office space, which was made available by the General Services Administration, the officials said. Kelly said it functioned well before that time.

Although many of Trump's high-profile meetings with lawmakers and potential Cabinet members before his inauguration occurred in New York at Trump Tower, much of his transition staff worked out of the office space about three blocks from the White House. ... Read more

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Kellyanne Conway: Bob Corker's tweeting is "incredibly irresponsible"
Salon | Matthew Sheffield | 10/09/17

White House counselor denounces Tennessee Republican for doing exactly what her boss does

On Monday, White House adviser Kellyanne Conway inadvertently undermined President Donald Trump as she sought to defend him from critical remarks made by Sen. Bob Corker.

Corker and Trump have been in a feud since Sunday morning when Trump randomly decided to call out the Tennessee Republican as having "begged" for a presidential endorsement, which he did not receive.

"I would fully expect Corker to be a negative voice and stand in the way of our great agenda," Trump wrote. "Didn't have the guts to run!"

Corker swiftly responded to the insult on his own Twitter account, saying, "It's a shame the White House has become an adult day care center."

Clearly, the entire spat exists because of Trump. But to listen to Conway's appearance on "Fox and Friends" this morning, it is Corker who is to blame for the controversy, not the president.
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These Are the Tax Issues Threatening to Divide Republicans
Bloomberg | Sahil Kapur | 10/09/17

President Donald Trump and Republican congressional leaders unveiled a framework in September for far-reaching changes to the U.S. tax code. Now it's up to the House and Senate tax-writing committees to turn the framework into legislation that can pass both houses. They can do that without Democratic support because of a Senate procedure that lets them avoid a filibuster on bills related to taxing and spending. But first they have to reach agreement within their own ranks. With Republicans holding 52 seats in the 100-member Senate, only a few defections could sink a bill -- as happened to their failed efforts to repeal Obamacare. Here are issues that might divide Republicans. ...

  1. Will tax cuts add to the deficit?
  2. How will the tax cuts be paid for?
  3. Should the cuts be permanent or temporary?
  4. Should the estate tax be repealed?
  5. How much benefit goes to the wealthy?
  6. Will some middle-income households pay more?
  7. What process should be used?
  8. ...
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The Roots of Trump's Prejudice (#131) | Keith Olbermann | 10/06/17 | 5:45
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Nuclear Ban Group ICAN Wins Nobel Peace Prize as Trump Threatens to End Iran Deal & Nuke North Koreat | DN | 10/09/17 | 13:37
Edward Smythe of Positive Money says -> UK Household Debt has Reached Unsustainable Levels | TRNN | 10/08/17 | 10:57
Trump Owes 300 Milliony To Deutsche Bank | TYT | old, but enlightenng 12/31/16 | 6:24
Trump's Companies are Almost $1.8 Billion in Debt to More Than 150 Institutions, a New WSJ Report Says | TYT | old, but enlightenng 01/15/17 | 5:37
Trump Still Making Personal Business Deals Despite Conflict Of Interest | TYT | old, but enlightenng 01/17/17 | 12:02
The1a.org
*Do Guns Really Make Us Safer? | 1a.org | 10/09/17 | 1hr
After the mass shooting in Las Vegas, stocks were hot. Shares in some gun companies jumped, and bump stocks -- which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire faster -- are selling more briskly at some gun shops.

But do guns, or ways to fire them faster, make us safer? Is "a good guy with a gun" likely to stop a "bad guy with a gun?"

Research suggesting that this might be the case has been roundly criticized by academics, but these numbers don't seem to deter many shoppers... or lawmakers.
Indigenous Peoples' Day: A Growing Cry Against Columbus | 1a.org | 10/09/17 | 1hr
Columbus Day was established as a U.S. federal holiday in 1937, sparking a controversy that's lasted 80 years.

Critics of the day say there's no reason to celebrate Christopher Columbus, a man whose legend is built on "discovering" a land where people already lived. Some have also called for the second Monday in October to focus more on Native Americans and their mistreatment by European colonists.

It's a growing movement: Five U.S. states currently don't recognize Columbus Day; many more cities have adopted Indigenous Peoples' Day. Is it time for the nation as a whole to reconsider Columbus?
How America Overlooked The Russia Election Hack In One Crazy Day | MSNBC Rachel Maddow | 10/06/17 | 12:38
Donald Trump Tweets Inch Us To Conflict, Says Former NATO Head | MSNBC Morning Joe | 10/09/17 | 6:22
Will Hollywood Speak Up On Harvey Weinstein Controversy? | MSNBC Morning Joe | 10/09/17 | 11:11
The Dangers Of Attacking Republican Senator Bob Corker | MSNBC Morning Joe | 10/09/17 | 10:10
President Donald Trump Could Bring About World War III, Senator Bob Corker Charges | TODAY | 10/09/17 | 5:08
LastWeekTonight with John Oliver
Confederate symbols are still celebrated despite the ugly history they symbolize. | John Oliver | 10/08/17 | 21:38
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
White Supremacists, You Won't Like Your DNA Results | Stephen Colbert | 10/08/17 | 5:27
Donald Trump's 1999 Pick-Up Lines, Revealed! | Stephen Colbert | 10/08/17 | 2:08
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Reassessing the Same Old Debate on Gun Control | Trevor Noah | 10/09/17 | 4:29
Alt Right
Note: I add this just to expose you to the other side... what the Alt Right is listening to.
Fox News
What did Trump mean with 'calm before the storm' comments? | FoxNews | 10/07/17 | 4:29
The Economist (??)
The War Is Coming! TRUMP on Attacking North Korea: "Sorry But Only One Thing Will Work" | The Economist | 10/08/17 | 13:17
The Alex Jones Channel
Roger Stone: Trump Is Planning To Strike North Korea! Strategic Patience Is Over | Alex Jones | 10/08/17 | 20:50

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