Woody wrote:May have been mentioned in the previous thread, but the USDA lifted the gag order

In an email sent to scientists on Tuesday evening and obtained by BuzzFeed News, Chavonda Jacobs-Young, administrator of the department’s science arm, the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), told researchers the original order should not have been issued and “is hereby rescinded.”

Push the envelope > judge the reaction > pull it back > next time push a little farther

You would have campaigned more in California, which he didn’t. You would have campaigned more in New York, which he didn’t. There are big states, very populous states, and urban areas, where you would have spent more time campaigning, but he played the game, according to the rules of the game, which is electoral strategy. That being said, I think when you look at where a lot of potential—a lot of these issues could have occurred, in bigger states, that’s where I think we’re going to look.

CalvinBall wrote:texas is a bigger state. wonder if they will get a look!

pacino wrote:it's almost like being on the voter rolls in two states is completely normal for someone that has moved sometime in the recent past.

thephan wrote:

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:
The problem with Trump using his old phone is that a ton of people have the number. But you're kidding yourself if you think that a billionaire's phone wasn't already secured. Trump is insanely paranoid about that stuff and famously doesn't use email for that very reason.

I am going to say NO. There is a report out there which has a White Hat hacker telling Trump & Co that their Twitter settings are essentially open. I think he has a hand-me-down Motorola Cliq.

pacino wrote:He's such a stupid piece of shit. Our President is a moron. And I blame Republicans for creating the atmosphere that allowed this.

State Representative Tony Tinderholt, of Arlington, said in an interview with the Observer that, if passed, the bill would reduce the number of pregnancies “when they know that there’s repercussions.”

“Right now, it’s real easy. Right now, they don’t make it important to be personally responsible because they know that they have a backup of ‘oh, I can just go get an abortion.’ Now, we both know that consenting adults don’t always think smartly sometimes. But consenting adults need to also consider the repercussions of the sexual relationship that they’re gonna have, which is a child,” Tinderholt said.

House Bill 948 would ban and criminalize abortions at any stage, direct state officials to ignore “any conflicting federal” laws, and would no longer exempt pregnancies as a result of rape, incest or fetal abnormalities. The bill would remove the exception for abortion in the state’s penal code for criminal homicide, meaning that women and providers could face charges as serious as murder for the procedure.

The Republican Party of Texas declared “abolishing abortion by enacting legislation to stop the murder of unborn children” as a priority for the legislative session, but Sanford Levinson, a University of Texas Law professor, said last week “there is simply no doubt whatsoever that it is unconstitutional under current law.”

jerseyhoya wrote:I hope so! But most probably not.

@AP
BREAKING: Trump administration mandating EPA scientific studies, data undergo review by political staff before public release.

CalvinBall wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:I hope so! But most probably not.

The Steve bannon wing of your party which is your party now.