Benjamin Landy‏ @Ben_Landy
Per sources: Ivanka/Jared among those pushing Trump to keep protective glasses on during eclipse Monday, "disappointed" that he did not...

pacino wrote:Idaho State Rep Bryan Zollinger says 'Thanks Obama':

The Crimson Cyclone wrote:Treasury Scy Munchin's wife got herself into a little social media pickle recently
from her wiki:
https://twitter.com/margarita/status/899806489686179840

In 2016, Linton self-published a book about her experience, titled In Congo's Shadow, co-authored by Wendy Holden. Linton withdrew In Congo's Shadow from sale after many readers took offence over her portrayal of Zambia. The book has been criticised for its inaccuracies and promotion of the false narrative of "the white saviour". She later apologised for causing offense and promised to donate all profits from the book to an appropriate charity. The Zambian High Commission in London condemned her for falsely presenting Zambia and for violating the confidentiality of children with HIV by publishing their pictures.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has rejected a coal industry push to win a rarely used emergency order protecting coal-fired power plants, a decision one executive said breaks a personal promise from President Donald Trump to take the extraordinary step to benefit the industry.

The Energy Department says it considered issuing the order sought by companies seeking relief for plants it says are overburdened by environmental regulations and market stresses. But the department ultimately ruled it was unnecessary, and the White House agreed, a spokeswoman said.
The decision is a rare example of friction between the beleaguered coal industry and the president who has vowed to save it. It also highlights a pattern emerging as the Trump administration crafts policy: The president's bold declarations — both public and private — are not always carried through to implementation.
rump committed to the measure in private conversations with executives from Murray Energy Corp. and FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. after public events in July and early August, according to letters to the White House from Murray Energy and its chief executive, Robert Murray. In the letters, obtained by The Associated Press, Murray said failing to act would cause thousands of coal miners to be laid off and put the pensions of thousands more in jeopardy. One of Murray’s letters said Trump agreed and told Energy Secretary Rick Perry, “I want this done” in Murray’s presence.

The aid Murray sought from Trump involves invoking a little-known section of the U.S. Federal Power Act that allows the Energy Department to temporarily intervene when the nation’s electricity supply is threatened by an emergency, such as war or natural disaster. Among other measures, it temporarily exempts power plants from obeying environmental laws. In the past, the authority has been used sparingly, such as during the California energy crisis in 2000 and following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The Obama administration never used it. The Trump administration has used it twice in seven months in narrow instances.

Murray’s company is seeking a two-year moratorium on closures of coal-fired power plants, which would be an unprecedented federal intervention in the nation’s energy markets. The company said invoking the provision under the Power Act was “the only viable mechanism” to protect the reliability of the nation’s power supply.

Murray told the White House that his key customer, Ohio-based electricity company FirstEnergy Solutions, was at immediate risk of bankruptcy. Without FirstEnergy’s plants burning his coal, Murray said his own company would be forced into “immediate bankruptcy,” triggering the layoffs of more than 6,500 miners. FirstEnergy acknowledged to the AP that bankruptcy of its power-generation business was a possibility.

The Dude wrote:I went down an Andrew Breitbart youtube black hole last night. I can definitely see how he seduced these people

The Dude wrote::lol:

he could seem very level-headed and reasonable at times when talking in generalities. I don't like Corolla either, but listened to a whole podcast of the two of them right before he died. I disagreed with 90% of what he said, but he wasn't this crazy , unhinged thing that his site became after he died

Weird to think he was close to Arianna Huffington

Grotewold wrote:yeah it's pretty crazy that that guy was the face of the extreme right wing just five years ago

ainsley hayes take me awayy

pacino wrote:Trent Franks (R-Idiot), wrote an op-ed advocating that Trump pardon criminally convicted Joe Arpaio