March 1, 2017

Commerce Sec. Wilbur Ross wore $600 slippers..w/ a custom Commerce Dept logo, to Trumps speech

Wondering if gift or if he paid for them.


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Christina Wilkie?Verified account @christinawilkie 12h12 hours ago

Commerce Sec. Wilbur Ross wore $600 slippers by Palm Beach @Stubbs_Wootton, with a custom Commerce Dept logo, to Trump’s speech tonight.


https://twitter.com/christinawilkie/status/836788104312864768








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Bradd Jaffy?Verified account @BraddJaffy 58m58 minutes ago

Wilbur Ross wearing $500 velvet slippers to Trump's speech is the best thing that happened last night http://nyp.st/2lcdvA5


https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/836960465901223937

March 1, 2017

WH staffers shocked at how easily they can hoodwink media. Don't even have to offer any new ideas o

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igorvolsky?Verified account @igorvolsky 2h2 hours ago

igorvolsky Retweeted Robert Costa

Shorter: WH staffers shocked at how easily they can hoodwink media. Don't even have to offer any new ideas or policies.



https://twitter.com/costareports/status/836930472945020928


https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/836934810425786368




RiotWomenn? @riotwomennn 2h2 hours ago

@davidfrum @costareports Crass but necessary as "press" reaches a new low in failed press scrutiny of Trump’s regime
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https://twitter.com/riotwomennn/status/836941247126388739



NoToNormalization? @mimislo 1h1 hour ago

@riotwomennn @davidfrum @costareports @MSNBC @CNNPolitics Cannot believe actual adults can be such pathetic fools. Maybe he's right abt MSM
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#TheResistance? @lakesideliberal 52m52 minutes ago

@mimislo @riotwomennn @davidfrum @costareports @MSNBC @CNNPolitics He claims press hates him when they dote on him.
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March 1, 2017

"We strongly support NATO," Trump says...I guess his policy is to embrace NATO on Tues & Thrus!

Nicholas Kristof?Verified account @NickKristof 13h13 hours ago

"We strongly support NATO," Trump says. Good to hear. I guess his policy is to embrace NATO on Tuesdays and Thursdays.



https://twitter.com/NickKristof/status/836773725735436288



Joe Nocera? @NoceraBV 13h13 hours ago

@NickKristof And immigration mondays and Wednesdays.
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Jenny B? @jennyweez 12h12 hours ago

@NickKristof @KellyAuCoin77 and then on Wednesdays he wears pink?
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Tara Gleason? @JupitersMom1 13h13 hours ago

@NickKristof "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a great wall today."
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March 1, 2017

With the stroke of his pen, Trump has allowed the EPA to abandon #cleanwater protections and create

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Senator Tom Carper?Verified account @SenatorCarper 26m26 minutes ago

With the stroke of his pen, Trump has allowed the EPA to abandon #cleanwater protections and create uncertainty

https://twitter.com/SenatorCarper/status/836960760932757504





Editorial: Clean-water repeal effort misguided
Editorial Published 6:05 p.m. ET Feb. 28, 2017 | Updated 15 hours ago
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In keeping with his vote-getting promise to roll back what he believes are stifling government regulations, President Trump has signed an executive order requesting the Environmental Protection Agency begin dismantling clean water rules adopted by the Obama administration in 2015.

The 2015 rules clarified that the federal government has the authority to limit pollution in the country’s smaller rivers, lakes, streams, and wetlands.

To be clear, Trump’s order Tuesday did not repeal the clean water rules. On the contrary, legal experts believe Trump’s order could take years to fully execute. Like replacing the Affordable Care Act – which Trump this week admitted is and “unbelievably complex subject” – rolling back EPA regulations requires action from Congress.

Two constituencies applaud Trump’s hatred of federal regulation -- states-rights advocates and business owners.

The former may be correct philosophically, but, in practice, it takes the combined effort of federal and local environmental regulators to keep our air, ground, and water clean.

Delaware learned that the hard way last month when International Petroleum Corp. of Delaware, was ordered to pay $3.5 million in fines and other penalties after admitting its employees conspired to violate Wilmington, state and federal environmental laws for 20 years.

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March 1, 2017

Congresss telling body language during six key moments of Trumps address

Good graphics.




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The Fix
Congress’s telling body language during six key moments of Trump’s address
(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Even skeptical Republicans seemed willing to give Trump the benefit of the doubt on Tuesday night. Democrats not so much.



By Amber Phillips and Kevin Uhrmacher
March 1, 2017

A lot was on the line for President Trump in his first major address to Congress. He will need to work with both parties in both chambers of Congress to accomplish anything significant, yet Republican lawmakers have been skeptical of his leadership so far. Democrats have been outright hostile.

Judging by the immediate reaction of lawmakers to some of his policy proposals, he made inroads among Republicans but fell flat among Democrats.




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2. “We have begun to drain the swamp of government corruption.”

It wasn’t quite a “ You lie!” moment, but several times during Trump’s address, Democrats couldn’t contain their disgust with something he had said.

When Trump started talking about new lobbying bans he instituted, for instance, the guffaws from Democrats were audible to people watching on TV.

The GOP jumped up quickly in support.

Republicans

Few clapped here, and some even jeered Trump.

Democrats

Republicans immediately stood up and started clapping to drown out Democratic jeers. It was a scene that would repeat itself again, like when later said “the time for trivial fights is over.” This is also a good photo to illustrate how physically divided our Congress is: There is no assigned seating at these kinds of speeches, yet Democrats tend to sit on the left and Republicans on the right..................................





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Democrats’ biggest snub of all came in the last seconds of Trump’s speech.




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See all those empty seats? Trump hadn't even finished his last line when Democrats rushed for the exits instead of offering the president a customary walk back down the aisle.



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Before Trump even got down from the lectern, half the chamber was empty. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

March 1, 2017

"Indeed, there is a growing body of evidence that supporting womens rights leads to more security"

I saw nothing calming about last nights speech. It was all alpha male.




Trump’s machismo vs. Sweden’s ‘feminist foreign policy’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-machismo-vs-swedens-feminist-foreign-policy/2017/02/27/3f707478-fd2d-11e6-8ebe-6e0dbe4f2bca_story.html?utm_term=.d64cab8b6855&wpisrc=nl_opinions&wpmm=1



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Sweden's Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom. (Alexander Nemenov/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images)


By Katrina vanden Heuvel February 28 at 8:04 AM



..............When it comes to national security, Trump’s ostensible strategy is rooted in jingoism and outward displays of strength. Aside from Bannon, whose unusual role on the National Security Council is a matter of grave concern, Trump has surrounded himself largely with generals (including, until his resignation, Michael Flynn) who enable him to project an image of military might. His policies and statements often seem to be driven by an archaic and self-defeating notion of “toughness”: immigration raids, the border wall, support for torture, even his all-caps tweets. “If we don’t get tough and we don’t get smart — and fast — we’re not going to have a country anymore,” Trump said in a campaign speech on terrorism. “There will be nothing left.”



I............n contrast with Trump’s machismo, Sweden, which recently began a two-year term on the U.N. Security Council, has adopted what Swedish foreign minister Margot Wallstrom calls a “feminist foreign policy.” This approach puts the pursuit of gender equality at the center of nearly all of Sweden’s foreign policy initiatives, from pushing for more female negotiators in peace talks to supporting international development programs for women and girls. In one case, Wallstrom even pulled out of an arms deal with Saudi Arabia over concerns about women’s and human rights.

Some have charged that a feminist foreign policy is naive, but for Sweden it’s strategic. As Wallstrom said in a 2015 speech at the U.S. Institute of Peace, “Striving toward gender equality is therefore not only a goal in itself, but also a precondition for achieving our wider foreign, development and security policy objectives.” And in December, Wallstrom called on Trump to make gender equality a U.S. priority. “Without it, he will not be able to make America great again,” she said. “It is smart policy. It is not just the right thing to do.”

Indeed, there is a growing body of evidence that supporting women’s rights leads to more security. “Over a decade’s worth of research shows that women’s advancement is critical to stability and to reducing political violence,” Valerie M. Hudson and Dara Kay Cohen recently wrote in the New York Times. “Countries where women are empowered are vastly more secure, whether the issue is food security, countering violent extremism or resolving disputes with other nations peacefully.”...................

March 1, 2017

Sen. Chuck Schumer: "The speech and reality have never been more detached."

I listened to Cnn post speech for a bit. the hosts and many panel sure have drunk Trumps vile Kool-aid. damn!!


Kyle Griffin?Verified account @kylegriffin1 8m8 minutes ago

Sen. Chuck Schumer: "The speech and reality have never been more detached."


https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/836784959994150912




YUP!!!!
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Sarah Kendzior?Verified account @sarahkendzior 1h1 hour ago

Everything Trump's promising now -- women's rights, environmental protection, children's rights -- is being destroyed by his actual policies

March 1, 2017

Gingrich calls for 'independent' coordinator on #TrumpRussia ties (to help Trumps problem go AWAY)

The title of this article momentarily struck me that he was calling for an independent investigation--but then I started to read it.




Gingrich calls for 'independent' coordinator on Trump-Russia ties

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/321601-gingrich-calls-for-independent-person-for-trump-russia-probe


By Nikita Vladimirov - 02/28/17 02:19 PM EST



Newt Gingrich, a longtime supporter of President Trump, on Tuesday called for an "independent person" to lead White House efforts examining the alleged communication between Trump's campaign team and various Russian officials.

"Well, on that particular topic, they ought to take a lesson from the past, from Ronald Reagan and others," the Georgia Republican and former House Speaker said during an interview with "Fox and Friends."

Gingrich said the independent outsider should seriously examine the matter and "coordinate" the administration's efforts in response to the controversy.

"Find a very smart, independent person, maybe somebody like Michael Mukasey, the former [Bush era] attorney general, put them in charge of the whole project and say, you know, there are questions here, the country has questions, the media has questions, even members of Congress have questions," Gingrich said.

"You better have one person who coordinates the administration on that topic, because it is the kind of thing that can grow. … The earlier they have a central person directing their efforts, the less problem it will be, the faster it will go away," he added.............................................

March 1, 2017

@Astrid_NV will deliver the democratic spanish response.

Senate Democrats?Verified account @SenateDems 2m2 minutes ago

Following @POTUS' address to the #JointSession of Congress tonight @Astrid_NV will deliver the democratic spanish response. Tune in:


https://twitter.com/SenateDems/status/836744653470859264

March 1, 2017

#BREAKING:@TheDemCoalition Urges Ppl to #BlackoutTrump During Speech Tonight-statement below

Lots of these types tweets circulating on Twitter. Does anyone have a link where it it LIVE stream??



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Scott Dworkin?Verified account @funder 7h7 hours ago

#BREAKING:@TheDemCoalition Urges Ppl to #BlackoutTrump During Speech Tonight-statement below
#trumprussia #russiagate #resist #theresistance


https://twitter.com/funder/status/836640062318264321





Scott Dworkin?Verified account @funder

RT if u pledge to #BlackoutTrump tonight & NOT WATCH the #sotu address.

#trumprussia #russiagate #resist #theresistance #trumpleaks #nodapl