Kushner probably refers to Bannon as "the fart" because he brings an ill wind to every meeting.

The Sunday WaPo had an interesting article about the big OK, and OK will soon be about all Oklahoma children know how to spell. Because they have been leaders in tax cuts, they have now underfunded the schools to the point that many are at 4 day school weeks. It is an amazing tale of cutting to the bone, then watching what happens to the tax base when services, like public education, dry up. 4 day school weeks disrupt the 5 day work week reality, capsizing the efforts of a decent portion of the citizenry as they cope with child care costs, meanwhile back at the ranch your part-time education staff cannot make ends meet, so they are either a drag on the economy, or headed over the border to anywhere but Oklahoma.

Pile on to that, and this is the excuse of the politicians, that there is an energy glut in the US at the moment, especially enabled by our pals in Saudi who are keeping prices low to sideline the US, Canada, Russia, etc., which has beaten down the vital energy sector that the great state has hung its star on further gutting taxes and jobs.

What makes it an engaging read is that not only can you clearly see that they have done, and are doing it to themselves, you get a view into a contemptible lack of accountability. It is tragic in its scope as the political efforts are brutalizing the middle class down for no rational good.

The good news is that the lack of education will limit their ability to protest unfair treatment in the name of the greater glory of politics, because they will not be able to grasp any of it.

5 minute read here: <elevator going down>

pssshaw, if teh parents weren't so lazy they'd just go out and get six figure jobs and not have to bother with PUBLIK EDUCASHUN

They may not have the knowledge to protest unfair treatment but, as we've recently experienced, their lack of knowledge won't prevent them from voting.

thephan wrote:The Sunday WaPo had an interesting article about the big OK, and OK will soon be about all Oklahoma children know how to spell. Because they have been leaders in tax cuts, they have now underfunded the schools to the point that many are at 4 day school weeks. It is an amazing tale of cutting to the bone, then watching what happens to the tax base when services, like public education, dry up. 4 day school weeks disrupt the 5 day work week reality, capsizing the efforts of a decent portion of the citizenry as they cope with child care costs, meanwhile back at the ranch your part-time education staff cannot make ends meet, so they are either a drag on the economy, or headed over the border to anywhere but Oklahoma.

Hopefully not Kansas

so kathy griffin is a dope


also, she'll now be cited forever in arguments about angry/violent liberals. so yay?

and i just wanted to watch my suddenly susan repeats in peace

President Mr Trump keeps wanting to give out his cellphone number to foreign leaders...that's probably not a good idea:

Presidents generally place calls on one of several secure phone lines, including those in the White House Situation Room, the Oval Office or the presidential limousine. Even if Trump uses his government-issued cellphone, his calls are vulnerable to eavesdropping, particularly from foreign governments, national security experts say.

“If you are speaking on an open line, then it’s an open line, meaning those who have the ability to monitor those conversations are doing so,” said Derek Chollet, a former Pentagon adviser and National Security Council official now at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

A president “doesn’t carry with him a secure phone,” Chollet said. “If someone is trying to spy on you, then everything you’re saying, you have to presume that others are listening to it.”

The caution is warranted even when dealing with allies. As German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s learned in 2013, when a dump of American secrets leaked by Edward Snowden revealed the U.S. was monitoring her cellphone, good relations don’t prevent some spycraft between friends.

The White House did not respond to questions on whether the president is keeping records of any less-formal calls with world leaders.

Trump’s White House is already facing scrutiny for apparent efforts to work outside usual diplomatic channels

EMAILS

Why isn't the President's cell phone secured?

They probably haven't filled the IT positions yet.

phatj wrote:Why isn't the President's cell phone secured?

Oh sure, THIS is the protocol they'll care about lol

What's the deal with this Obama backchannel to Iran before the 2008 election?

Imagine if he had a stroke

pacino wrote:so kathy griffin is a dope


also, she'll now be cited forever in arguments about angry/violent liberals. so yay?

and i just wanted to watch my suddenly susan repeats in peace

I've always secretly hated her.

Palmer report has been talking a lot about his health and there does seem to be a growing number of incidents that make it appear there's a problem.

Not really a fan of palmer report overall (the guy has a serious persecution complex and often cites things as proof when they are really just circumstantial evidence), but I keep checking the site every few days because he does seem to start talking about some of these breaking stories a few days before the mainstream media picks it up. Anyway, there really does seem to be something wrong with Trump, beyond the usual narcissism and other craziness. Maybe Kushner poisoned him.

It's 4 AM, past the Twitter stick.

I would've won the popular vote.

covfefe, mic drop out.

- real Donald

Come on (in a Gordon Ramsey voice), wtf is wrong with you man?

Looking for contacts? Donald got his phone back. He's got a make up for a lost week. Oh, and covfefe is his new word.

Warszawa wrote:What's the deal with this Obama backchannel to Iran before the 2008 election?

breitbart bs created to have you ask this question

didn't have it prior to election and didn't use Iran communications.

this is basically an admission that the leak is real and Kushner did try to set up a Russian-controlled backchannel; gotta pivot!

Come over Vladimir, fix election, fuck Europeans

jerseyhoya wrote:Imagine if he had a stroke

clairvoyant?

Don't get the humor in him not knowing how to spell or caring so little about what he types/says.

Palmer report is not your friend