slugsrbad wrote:Spicer just characterized the conversation with Australian PM Trumball as "cordial."

TenuredVulture wrote:

slugsrbad wrote:The thing that pisses me off the most about Toomey is that this is the time that he could be the most caviler since he isn't up for re-election for another 6 years, but I guess he is just confirming his true colors.

It does make great ad copy in 6 years though. "Toomey accepted 50k in campaign contributions in exchange for a vote confirming DeVos". Maybe 6 years from now people will forget all this, but it doesn't matter, because the key take away is campaign contributions for vote. Heck, might as well use the word bribe in there. "How is that different from a bribe?"

Ad writes itself.

Anton describes the government (pre-Trump) as “the junta.” This cannot be dismissed as mere rhetorical exaggeration. To Anton, the rising share of the nonwhite population is a foreign invasion: “The ceaseless importation of Third World foreigners with no tradition of, taste for, or experience in liberty means that the electorate grows more left, more Democratic, less Republican, less republican, and less traditionally American with every cycle,” he writes. He describes the children of immigrants as “ringers to form a permanent electoral majority.” The racial and political implications of this argument are both clear and extreme: Anton believes the white Republican base is the only legitimate governing coalition. Democratic governments are inherently illegitimate by dint of their racial cast.

Race is integral to Anton’s sense of his own persecution. He sees the enthusiasm for Trump among avowed white supremacists as more reason to support Trump: “The Left was calling us Nazis long before any pro-Trumpers tweeted Holocaust denial memes,” he argues. “And how does one deal with a Nazi — that is, with an enemy one is convinced intends your destruction? You don’t compromise with him or leave him alone. You crush him.” It is a fascinating line of reasoning: There are Nazis supporting his chosen candidate, therefore the left will crush conservatives like Nazis, therefore his chosen candidate’s triumph is all the more necessary.

The company developing the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline wants some records regarding the project to be hidden from the public.

Dakota Access LLC, a subsidiary of Energy Transfer Partners, outlined its objections to certain disclosures in a brief late Wednesday in the federal District Court for the District of Columbia.

The company cited the ongoing protests against the pipeline as evidence to argue that “terrorists or others intending to cause harm” could misuse the information.

“Given the intense amount of public attention this pipeline has received, and the unlawful activity already experienced, there is a greater than typical risk that this information would be misused to harm the public,” it wrote.
Information regarding the pipeline from the Army Corps of Engineers has been submitted to the court as part of a complex case in which an American Indian tribe is trying to get the pipeline blocked and the company is trying to force its approval.

The project’s main remaining hurdle is an Army Corps easement it needs to build under Lake Oahe in North Dakota.

Former President Obama delayed the easement before leaving office. But last week, President Trump instructed the Army Corps to approve it as soon as possible.

slugsrbad wrote:Trump apparently just relaxed sanctions on the FSB

CalvinBall wrote:Toomey will be the guest of honor at the Delco Republican Party Chairman's Dinner at 6pm at Drexelbrook: 4700 Drexelbrook Dr., Drexel Hill PA 19026 if anyone wants to protest outside the dinner.

td11 wrote:https://twitter.com/malonebarry/status/826307519412838400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw