And While Trump and the GOP Denigrate Wind Energy and Cling to Fossil Fuels - Chroncling the End Times on Tangier Island

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"And so the people of Tangier are being named as some of the first potential climate-change refugees in America."

Muller's Report Summary Through the Eyes of a Biased Trump Appointee vs. The Report

So, there is still lots going on. William Barr's "summary" or 4-page public offering about the Mueller Report leaves many questions. Firstly, that a reportedly near-400 page report can be distilled into 4 pages. And secondly, what's really in the report, as opposed to a partisan Republican appointee's (Barr's) summation?

The House intends to subpoena the report Wednesday.

There is the sense of a cover-up. We can only know what the truth is by seeing the full report.

Trump has claimed 'total exoneration' - yet even Barr's meager partial quotation in his own summary below shows that the report does not exonerate Trump of obstruction. See below: "The Special Counsel states that “while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.”

How can the American people enjoy being lied to so bluntly? It's like we can't read.


As for Barr's offering that there is no [apparently criminal-level] evidence of the Trump Campaign's collusion with Russia "in its election interference activities", see below. People already know better. There were tons - ok literally dozens - of lied-about interactions between Trump's Campaign and Russians. (And why Russia?? Why not Brazil, or Japan, or North Korea or Iran? Russia, Russia, Russia. And they certainly had the intent, from Jr. to Stone to Donald himself (Russia, if you are listening...). So what else is in there?

And even the fragmented and very narrow phrase Barr offers "[T]he investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or colluded with the Russian Government in its election interference activities" is worded such that there may be plenty of 'collusion' (or more accurately criminal intent and conspiracy, etc.) evidenced in the report - just not in that specific window. But we haven't seen the report yet. So we don't know. And it seems dubious and certainly early for Trump and the Administration to be gloating and taking such big victory laps.

There is a lot more to learn.

There are also still lots of other investigations into Trump and those in his campaign and inner circle.

There are still lots of shoes to drop. Stay tuned.

Ok, Go Time: Mueller Delivers Report on Trump-Russia Investigation to Attorney General

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The integrity of our country is at stake

Again, the world is holding its collective breath over this. None of us know how much of the full Mueller Report we will get to see. And how soon we will get to see the condensed report. And it is no doubt vastly in the public interest that we see all but the most confidential parts of it.

Newly installed and controversial Attorney General William Barr today gets to see the report. And soon will share its basic findings with Congress, and reportedly the public right after that.

The world and history now fixes its gaze on him:

Jamie Dimon says we've split the US economy, leaving the poor behind - CNBC

When the CEO of a bank like J.P. Morgan Chase says something like this, well, you know. It's REALLY BAD. Here

The #GOP Tax Scam has redistributed more wealth to the top. And the Trump Administration plans to hack away at Social Security and Medicare, the very programs that actually are crucial for low and middle income Americans.

We have to do better. We HAVE TO DO BETTER than this.

"I don't want to be a tone deaf CEO; while the company is doing fine, it is absolutely obvious that a big chunk of [people] have been left behind," Dimon said. "Forty percent of Americans make less than $15 an hour. Forty percent of Americans can't afford a $400 bill, whether it's medical or fixing their car. Fifteen percent of Americans make minimum wages, 70,000 die from opioids" annually.

#incomeinequality #GOP #TaxScam #injustice

Will Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Report Really be Finished Soon?

Much of the world is holding its collective breath over this. None of us know what it will mean. Or how much of this report we will get to see. And how soon we will get to see.

But very soon, it is being reported that newly installed and controversial Attorney General William Barr will get to see the report. And share its findings with Congress.

The world and history now fixes its gaze on him: 

Opinion - The New York Times

The Mueller Report Is Coming. Here’s What to Expect.

A concise report will probably act as a “road map” to investigation for the Democratic House — and to further criminal investigation by other prosecutors. 

By Neal K. Katyal   Here

Democrats to Protect Nation from Faux National Emergency

A needless power and vanity grab by the President (the "wall!" that the Pentagon and pretty much everyone says is not needed) is being resisted by many. The full Congress denied it in the budget process. Now Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats have to block the President's actions. Thank you Hon. Speaker Pelosi. Hope the reasonable Republicans that have pledged to resist the contrived "emergency" continue to resist it.

Pelosi urges members to back resolution terminating national emergency

“Trump’s Shutdown Was a Cruel Joke” New York Times Editorial Board, January 25, 2019

Here  Well written, concise and definitive. 

Uh Oh - The Trump Resignation or Impeachment Offramp May Be Approaching

Uh oh Here And hooray!!! (Note: after this story broke Mueller’s office put out a note denying the characterization of the BuzzFeed news scoop at link - but they didn’t refute it altogether. Stay tuned!!)

The bombshell report BuzzFeed published on Thursday that said President Donald Trump directed his personal attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress lit up social media. 

Some of the first to react included Democratic lawmakers:

If the @BuzzFeed story is true, President Trump must resign or be impeached.

— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) January 18, 2019

Listen, if Mueller does have multiple sources confirming Trump directed Cohen to lie to Congress, then we need to know this ASAP. Mueller shouldn’t end his inquiry, but it’s about time for him to show Congress his cards before it’s too late for us to act. https://t.co/ekG5VSBS8G

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) January 18, 2019

Based on the Buzzfeed report and numerous other articles showing @realDonaldTrump committed Obstruction of Justice and other possible felonies, it is time for the House Judiciary Committee to start holding hearings to establish a record of whether @POTUS committed high crimes.

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) January 18, 2019

Happy New Year! “The Shutdown Is Mitch McConnell's Fault”

Happy New Year! So the government has been shut down for 26 days. It’s a record.

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