The Joy of Trump
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Suspected mail bomber was a stripper with a 'steroid problem'
Suspected mail bomber was a stripper with a 'steroid problem'
The Florida man charged with sending at least 13 mail bombs was a fitness-obsessed male stripper who dreamt of becoming a professional wrestler, according to a new report Friday.When Sayoc was employed as a strip club manager while also dancing at an all-male strip club.
Monday, October 22, 2018
D J Trump, misogyny is your thing
"If misogyny is your thing, it's on the ballot this November in the form of every Republican candidate who associates himself or herself with Donald Trump's name calling. Which seems to focus most intensely and frequently on women who challenge him..."- @NicolleDWallace
Lena Waithe, Gloria Steinem, Mazie Hirono, and more women tell us about their relationship to power—how they get it, how they lose it, how they wield it, what they sacrifice for it, and ultimately, what they hope power will help them achieve.
https://thecut.io/2yEAJCY#WomenAndPower
https://thecut.io/2yEAJCY
Stormy DanielsVerified account @StormyDaniels Oct 16
Stormy Daniels Retweeted Donald J. Trump
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present your president. In addition to his...umm...shortcomings, he has demonstrated his incompetence, hatred of women and lack of self control on Twitter AGAIN! And perhaps a penchant for bestiality. Game on, Tiny.
Saba HamedyVerified account @saba_h Oct 14
Wow loving @NYMag @TheCut's #womenandpower issue
Saba Hamedy added,
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Sunday, October 21, 2018
Saturday, October 20, 2018
What are the qualities that make a person a hero?
What are the qualities that make a person a hero?
Here are five qualities that truly heroic leaders have in common.
- Courage. Courage and bravery leap to mind first when we think of heroism. ...
- Selflessness. True leaders always puts others first. ...
- Humility. ...
- Patience. ...
- Caring.
5 Qualities of Incredibly Heroic Leaders | Inc.com
https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/5-qualities-of-incredibly-heroic-leaders.html
Friday, October 19, 2018
Moral heroism is not Trumpian behavior
The nature and roots of moral courage and heroic actions.
Moral heroism is not Trumpian behavior
A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of
supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a
decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious
adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.
Campbell, Joseph (1949). The Hero with a Thousand Faces.
Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 23.
A #FinanceFriday budgeting hack: The 50-20-30 rule.
A #FinanceFriday budgeting hack: The 50-20-30 rule. It splits after-tax, take-home pay into 3 buckets: Needs, wants and savings. Adjust the ratios as needed for your situation (i.e. high debt may require a larger 'needs' percentage) https://nbcnews.to/2KLTgWZ
Wole Soyinka/Quotes
Wole Soyinka/Quotes
The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.
The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny.
Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth.
Power is domination, control, and therefore a very selective form of truth which is a lie.
The
hand that dips into the bottom of the pot will eat the biggest
snail.And I believe that the best learning process of any kind of craft
is just to look at the work of others.
/https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/opinion/editorial_cartoon/2018/10/18/theo-moudakis-murdered-journalist-probe/theo_moudakis_murdered_journalist_probe.jpg)
/https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/opinion/editorial_cartoon/2018/10/14/greg-perry--climate-report/greg_perry_climate_report.jpg)
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
New Book: Leadership: In Turbulent Times - Doris Kearns Goodwin
Leadership: In Turbulent Times
"In
this culmination of five decades of acclaimed studies in presidential
history, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin offers an
illuminating exploration into the early development, growth, and
exercise of leadership. Are leaders born or made? Where does ambition
come from?
How does adversity affect the growth of leadership? Does the
man make the times or do the times make the man? In Leadership in
Turbulent Times, Goodwin draws upon four of the presidents she has
studied most closely--Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson (in civil rights)--to show how they
first recognized leadership qualities within themselves, and were
recognized by others as leaders. No common pattern describes the
trajectory of leadership.
Although set apart in background, abilities,
and temperament, these men shared a fierce ambition and a deep-seated
resilience that enabled them to surmount uncommon adversity. At their
best, all four were guided by a sense of moral purpose. At moments of
great challenge, they were able to summon their talents to enlarge the
opportunities and lives of others. This seminal work provides an
accessible and essential road map for aspiring and established leaders
in every field. In today's polarized world, these stories of authentic
leadership in times of apprehension and fracture take on a singular
urgency."
--Provided by publisher.
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Shocking video shows politician fatally shooting alleged shoplifter
Shocking video shows politician fatally shooting alleged shoplifter
https://nyp.st/2NHdldt
via @nypost
@GatorBoys_Chris
Tweets Tweets, current page.
Tweets Tweets, current page.
Chris Gillette
@GatorBoys_Chris
GatorBoys, Alligator wrestler at Everglades Alligator Farm and Everglades Holiday Park, photographer at http://www.ChrisGillette.com
South Florida
Joined August 2012
Monday, October 15, 2018
“The Republican Club” by Andy Thomas.
Here’s the painting Trump is displaying at the White House that everyone is talking about
Trump tells Missouri artist Andy Thomas he was pleased with how he looked in the painting
President Donald Trump talked about climate change, North Korea and the political leanings of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in a “60 Minutes” interview Sunday, but it was a rare glimpse of White House decor that was the key takeaway for some on social media.
Observers were surprised to discover that the president had hung up a painting called the “The Republican Club,” depicting him sharing drinks and perhaps a joke with Republican presidents past.
They all seem to laughing, perhaps at the expense of Calvin Coolidge, who hovers in the background with a slight scowl.
Thomas, who’s based in Carthage, Mo., said that Trump recently called him to say how much he admired the work.
Thomas told Time that he did not know how the work ended up in the White House but said that Rep. Darrell Issa, Republican of California, had told him he was going to show it to the president.
Copies of “The Republican Club” are available on Thomas’s website for prices ranging from $55 to $1,700. Also for sale are similar political paintings featuring President Obama, President Clinton and President George W. Bush, as well as Thomas’s paintings of America’s Civil War battles and themes related to the Wild West.
Link: https://andythomas.com/2018/03/19/presidents-news/
Sunday, October 14, 2018
Damaged airplane hangar at Tyndall Air Force Base.
The
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is a fifth-generation, single-seat,
twin-engine, all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft developed for
the United States Air Force.
As Hurricane Michael Roared In, Some Expensive Air Force Jets Had To Be Left Behind
“All of those hangars are damaged. We anticipate the aircraft parked inside may be damaged as well."
US Air Force / Via Sgt. Don Wetterman
A heavily damaged aircraft at Homestead Air Force Base after Hurricane Andrew.
In August 1992, Hurricane Andrew destroyed 80% of the base. The Pentagon initially budgeted $76 million to partially rebuild it after the storm, and former president George H.W. Bush asked Congress to pass a $480 million reconstruction package. But the bill failed and Homestead landed on the list of military bases slated to shut down a year later. Its personnel and aircraft were reassigned, and two years later it reopened as a much smaller Air Force Reserve base. For similar reasons, the US military abandoned Clark Air Force Base in the Phillippines after much of it was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 1991.
Now Tyndall is facing a similarly daunting prospect, as military officials assess the damage and determine how to best rebuild — and fund — the ravaged installation.
“The flight line is devastated. Every building has severe damage. Many buildings are a complete loss. The hurricane completely destroyed the Tyndall marina. The structures and docks are gone,” Col. Brian Laidlaw, the 325th Fighter Wing’s commander, wrote to the base’s personnel, noting that the drone runway had also been destroyed. “Our area has never seen a storm like this one. We will rebuild together.”
The base remained closed on Friday, with trees and power lines blocking nearly every road around the base, and no power or basic utilities, according to Tyndall officials.
Previously, as many other bases faced shutdowns through the Base Realignment and Closure process (BRAC), Florida lawmakers promised that Tyndall’s training role would protect it. The base estimates that its impact on the local economy is in excess of $596 million annually.
"Tyndall doesn't have any means of getting closed, because Tyndall is a critical training area for Air Force pilots," Sen. Bill Nelson, a Florida Democrat, said in 2003. “Tyndall is locked solid to be secure through the BRAC process.”
In a letter to Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson on Friday, Nelson, Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Neal Dunn, who represents the district of the base, wrote that they would be committed to seeing it "rebuilt and return stronger than ever."
"Each of us stand ready to work with the Air Force to rebuild Tyndall AFB and advocate for the resources needed to do so," the Florida lawmakers wrote, saying the operations at the base were "critical to national security."
The Air Force would not comment on how long it expects F-22 training to be suspended.
“The Air Force remains capable of executing its combat mission across the world with aircraft from other bases, as well as those that were evacuated from Tyndall in advance of the hurricane,” Stefanek, the Air Force spokesperson, said.
Joe Raedle / Getty Images
On Friday, the Air Force revealed that “a number of aircraft” had been left behind in hangars on Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida when the state sustained a direct hit from Hurricane Michael this week, causing what the base command called “widespread catastrophic damage.”
The storm damaged virtually every structure on the base, tearing off roofs, downing power lines, and destroying the hangars where planes that could not be flown out ahead of Michael’s landfall had been sheltered. Aerial photos and videos of the aftermath showed aircraft covered in debris inside the ruined hangars, which were torn apart by 155 mph winds.
The more than 3,300 active-duty personnel and their 5,000 family members had all been evacuated before the storm hit Wednesday afternoon, and there were no injuries or casualties, the Air Force said.
Still, the widespread devastation on the base is likely to cost hundreds of millions of dollars to repair, not counting whatever damage has been done to the fighter aircraft that remained on the base as the storm came ashore. It may be some time before the full impact of the storm is realized, and there was already speculation about whether the Pentagon would scrap the base, whose facilities the Air Force valued at $3.4 billion in 2017, rather than rebuild.
While most aircraft were evacuated to a base in Ohio, some of them had to be left behind due to maintenance or safety reasons, the Air Force said on Friday.
Aerial images showed what appeared to be F-22 Raptor aircraft through the destroyed roofs of the hangars.
“All of those hangars are damaged,” Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek told BuzzFeed News in an email. “We anticipate the aircraft parked inside may be damaged as well, but we won't know the extent until our crews can safely enter those hangars and make an assessment.”
Tyndall is the home of the 325th Fighter Wing and provides training for all F-22 Raptor pilots in the US. It houses the US military’s largest group of the stealth F-22 fighters — roughly 55 of them. Although the Air Force would not confirm which aircraft had been left behind and likely damaged, the Air Force Forum Facebook page, citing a source at Tyndall, said four F-22s were in the destroyed hangars. Defense One also reported that the F-22s were left behind.
If true, it would be a major loss for the Air Force, which has only 187 of the jets. Each F-22 is valued at between $163 million and $339 million.
Despite pledges to repair the damage, the apparent extent of the destruction raises questions about the future of the base, with some recalling the fate of Homestead Air Force Base in South Florida, which was decimated by Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
Homestead was considered a showpiece for the Air Force, with 4,400 active-duty military personnel and roughly the same number of civilian employees working on a well-tended, 3,345-acre installation lined with palm trees.
Link: buzzfeednews.com
Friday, October 12, 2018
Dave Chappelle On Why He’s Making His 1st Political Endorsement | The Be...
Comedian Dave Chappelle is getting personally involved in politics for
the first time in his career, by endorsing his friend and candidate for
Governor of Maryland, Ben Jealous.
the first time in his career, by endorsing his friend and candidate for
Governor of Maryland, Ben Jealous.
Chappelle and Jealous join Ari Melber
to discuss Trump, Chappelle’s Emmy award winning SNL monologue and why
he’s endorsing someone for the first time.
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to discuss Trump, Chappelle’s Emmy award winning SNL monologue and why
he’s endorsing someone for the first time.
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Monday, October 8, 2018
Judge rules Dems can sue Trump over emoluments clause
Richard W. Painter @RWPUSA Sep 28
A second emoluments clause suit proceeds against Trump. This is in addition to the Maryland Attorney General’s success with a similar suit in federal court earlier this year. The walls are closing in.
Judge rules Dems can sue Trump over emoluments clause
Judge rules Dems can sue Trump over alleged emoluments clause violations
By Tal Axelrod - 09/28/18 06:24 PM EDTA federal judge ruled Friday that over 200 Democratic representatives and senators can sue President Trump over claims he violated the emoluments clause of the Constitution regarding his businesses with foreign governments.
The clause states that an elected official cannot accept “any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
Democrats claim Trump is violating the clause whenever his hotels or golf courses receive payments from foreign governments because Trump still owns his stakes in them.
“[T]he Court finds that the plaintiffs have standing to sue the President for allegedly violating the Foreign Emoluments Clause,” U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan wrote in response to the suit, which was brought forward by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.).
“Plaintiffs argue that each Member of Congress suffers a particularized and concrete injury when his or her vote is nullified by the President’s denial of the opportunity to vote on the record about whether to approve his acceptance of a prohibited foreign emolument,” Sullivan explained.
A judge in July shot down a request from Trump to block a similar suit brought by the attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia. That case is ongoing.
After the 2016 presidential election, Trump broke with precedent by refusing to divest his stakes in his businesses. He instead placed his assets in a trust controlled by his two adult sons.
Critics have since claimed that Trump's properties benefit from his contacts with foreign governments, including his hotel in Washington, which has hosted multiple foreign delegations.
Tags Donald Trump Jerry Nadler
Link: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/409040-judge-rules-dem-senators-reps-can-sue-trump-over-alleged-emoluments
Saturday, October 6, 2018
Tony Schwartz: The Truth About Trump | Oxford Union
Tony Schwartz: The Truth About Trump | Oxford Union
Announcing his candidacy for the Republican nomination back in June
2015, Donald Trump stated "We need a leader that wrote 'The Art of the
Deal' ".
Tony Schwartz was the ghostwriter of the book Trump calls 'his
proudest achievement'.
proudest achievement'.
Schwartz has been vocal about his regrets in
working on the piece, but, having worked intimately with Trump, provides
a fascinating perspective into the personality and idiosyncrasies of
the Republican nominee
working on the piece, but, having worked intimately with Trump, provides
a fascinating perspective into the personality and idiosyncrasies of
the Republican nominee
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
This Vicious Buffoon Is a Vessel for All the Worst Elements of the American Condition
This Vicious Buffoon Is a Vessel for All the Worst Elements of the American Condition
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a23579738/donald-trump-mock-christine-blasey-ford-sexual-assault/
2 hours ago
Replying to @TheBeatWithAri @AriMelber
Thanks Daddy #Fred for giving me a salary of $200K @ 3 y.o. & guiding me through the #IRS Tax Code as an adult. Always best to say my tax financials are under bogus IRS audit. Why worry, I'm giving my #POTUS salary to #Charity!!!!! LMAO!!!! #DJT LOL!
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Can Trump steal $400 million from the government and be forgiven?
Trump says he could shoot someone in the street and his base would still support him. Can he steal $400 million from the government and be forgiven?
Tony SchwartzVerified account @tonyschwartz
A Trump Empire Built on Inside Connections and $885 Million in Tax ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/18/.../donald-trump-tax-breaks-real-estate.html
Missing: steal $400
Trump
says he could shoot someone in the street and his base would still
support him. Can he steal $400 million from the government and be
forgiven?
A Trump Empire Built on Inside Connections and $885 Million in Tax Breaks
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/18/nyregion/donald-trump-tax-breaks-real-estate.html
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