yallerdawg
yallerdawg's Journal"This American carnage stops right here and stops right now."
"I'll be able to make sure that when you walk down the street in your inner city, or wherever you are, you're not gonna be shot. Your child isn't gonna be shot." - August 2016
"The crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon come to an end. Beginning on January 20, 2017, safety will be restored." - July 2016 at the Republican National Convention
"This chaos and violence will end, and it will end very, very quickly." - August 2016
"A Trump administration will end this long nightmare of violence." - Multiple speeches in November and December 2016
"We are going to build a border wall, enforce our laws, and keep our people safe. The chaos, the violence and the crime will come to an end - beginning in January of 2017." - October 2016
Blake: President Trump's pledge to end 'American carnage' remains unfulfilled
Congress misses deadline to fund program that covers 83,000 Alabama children
Source: al.com, by Amy Yurkanin
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) launched in 1997 and provides funding for children in families that earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but still struggle to afford coverage. In Alabama, the program is called ALL Kids and is administered through the Alabama Department of Public Health. For the past two years, 100 percent of the funding for ALL Kids has come from the federal government.
The program covers routine care, including check-ups and vaccinations, as well as prescriptions and hospital care. Services are provided at low or no cost for covered families. In Alabama, premiums range from $52 to $104 a year per child, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health website.
Cathy Caldwell, director of the Bureau of Children's Health Insurance Programs for the Alabama Department of Public Health:
"I certainly worry about families' anxieties worrying about the future of the program," Caldwell said. "There is an urgent need to reauthorize funding."
Read it all at: http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/10/congress_misses_deadline_to_fu.html#incart_river_home?li_source=base&li_medium=default-widget
Preventing Mass Shootings Like the Vegas Strip Attack
Source: New York Times, by Nicholas Kristof
But in every other sphere, we at least use safety regulations to try — however imperfectly — to reduce death and injury.
The gun lobby will say that this isn’t a time for politics. But if we can’t learn the lesson from this carnage, then there will be more such shootings — again and again. This is a particularly American tragedy and completely unnecessary.
So let’s mourn. But even more important, let’s act.
Read it all at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/opinion/mass-shooting-vegas.html
9 million kids get health insurance under CHIP. Congress JUST LET IT EXPIRE.
While we fretted about OUR insurance, they whacked our kid's insurance!
Source: Washington Post, by Valerie Strauss
Congress just allowed the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which provided low-cost health insurance to 9 million children, to expire.
If action is not taken soon to restore the funding, the effects will become obvious in schools across the country, with many of the children in the program unable to see a doctor for routine checkups, immunizations, visits when sick and other services.
The program, created under a 1997 law passed with bipartisan support during the administration of President Bill Clinton, provided coverage for children in families with low and moderate incomes as well as to pregnant women. It was instrumental in lowering the percentage of children who were uninsured from nearly 14 percent when it started to 4.5 percent in 2015. It was last reauthorized in 2015 and was due to be renewed by Sept. 30, 2017.
Amid unsuccessful efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the Republican-led Congress allowed the CHIP deadline to pass without action.
The program was primarily funded by the federal government, with states paying a good deal less. States still have some CHIP money available, but if Congress does not act quickly to restore the program, they will start to run out. Several states and the District of Columbia are expected to drain CHIP funding by the end of this year and many more by March 2018, according to this government report.
Read the rest at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/10/01/9-million-kids-get-health-insurance-under-chip-congress-just-let-it-expire/?utm_term=.9c8ec74e0e61
Trump to attend Presidents Cup golf tournament Sunday
Source: The Hill, by Brandon Carter
Trump is scheduled to arrive at the course this afternoon and will participate in the trophy presentation at 6 p.m. Several former presidents attended the tournament this week, including Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
Trump has spent the weekend at his Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.
Read it all at: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/353320-trump-heading-to-presidents-cup-golf-tournament-sunday
Beware SEC: Alabama is an angry, bloodthirsty team
Source: al.com, by Joseph Goodman
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There might have been better football teams at Alabama over the last 10 years -- it's too early for any of that talk -- but this one ... this one plays with a focused rage that is beautiful to watch, and frightening. There is blood in Alabama's eyes on every play, and at every moment.
This team is replaying the final, gut-wrenching score of January's national championship loss to Clemson every single snap.
The Crimson Tide defeated Ole Miss 66-3 on Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium, and it wasn't so much a contest as it was an extinguishing of souls. Through two games of its SEC schedule, Alabama has outscored opponents 125-3.
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At the heart of Alabama's burning fire of pain are players like defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick is your favorite football player's favorite football player. He plays every position in the secondary, and he's one of the best players in the country.
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"At the end of last season, we didn't finish," Fitzpatrick said. "I've been saying don't let them breathe. Don't let them have any moments to relax. Don't take any play off. Because it's all about us finishing and dominating the whole game from the first quarter all the way to the last."
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Read it all at: http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2017/10/beware_sec_alabama_is_an_angry.html#incart_2box
October Premieres and Returns
Not all inclusive, just those you should watch so they don't get canceled - so I can keep watching!
Add your own favorites!
Ghosted Fox, Sunday, Oct 1, 8:30-7:30CT If you like The Orville, this should be right up your alley!
Lucifer Fox, Monday, Oct 2, 8:00-7:00CT Guilty pleasure?
Van Helsing Syfy, Thursday, Oct.5, 9:00-8:00CT If you're missing The Strain already, this is a good one!
Ghost Wars Syfy, Thursday, Oct.5 10:00-9:00CT
Mr. Robot USA, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 10:00-9:00CT Gets its own thread!!!
The Shannara Chronicles Spike, Wednesday, Oct.11, 10:00-9:00CT Very entertaining - for LOTR and GoT withdrawal!
Berlin Station Epix, Sunday, Oct.15, 9:00-8:00CT Hidden treasure! If you like Homeland you'll love this.
The Walking Dead AMC, Sunday, Oct. 22, 9:00-8:00CT Of course it gets its own thread!
Doug Jones, Alabama Democratic Senate hopeful, wouldn't support 20-week abortion ban
Have you heard this one? "If a REAL Democrat ran in the South, Democrats might just win!"Source: al.com, by Leada Gore
Alabama Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Doug Jones said he would work to protect access to contraception and a woman's right to an abortion if he wins December's election against Republican Roy Moore.
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"I'm going to stand up for that, and I'm going to make sure that that continues to happen," he said. "I want to make sure that as we go forward, people have access to contraception, they have access to the abortion that they might need, if that's what they choose to do."
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"I'm not in favor of anything that is going to infringe on a woman's right and her freedom to choose. That's just the position that I've had for many years. It's a position I continue to have," Jones said.
Once the child is born, however, Jones said he's would "be there for that child."
"That's where I become a right to lifer," he added.
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Read it all at: http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/09/doug_jones_alabama_democratic.html#incart_river_home?li_source=base&li_medium=default-widget
Jeff Sessions Former Senate Seat Could Turn Blue As First Poll Shows Close Race In Alabama
Source: PoliticusUSA, by Jason Easley
Trouble could be brewing for Republicans in deep red Alabama as the first poll after the Republican Senate primary runoff finds Democratic candidate Doug Jones trailing Republican Roy Moore 50.2%-44.5%.
The poll was conducted for Decision Desk HQ by Opinion Savvy, and revealed, “Moore boasts a huge lead among evangelical voters, 67.8% to 28%, while Jones boasts an even larger lead among non-evangelicals, 69.7% to 26.7%. Among African-American voters, Moore peels off 24.8% to Jones’ 70.9%, while among white voters, Jones has a surprising 36.1% to Moore’s 58.5%.”
What this means is that Moore is a weaker general election candidate in Alabama than Luther Strange would have been. It is only one poll, but it does hint that the door could be open for Democrats to run a competitive race in the state.
As in other special elections in deep red states, dumping millions of dollars into the state to help the Democratic candidate won’t be enough to win. Republicans have a deep partisan advantage in Alabama, but there is one potentially powerful case that Jones could make. The Democrats could flip this seat by making this election all about Roy Moore and how he would embarrass his home state if he won.
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Read the rest at: http://www.politicususa.com/2017/09/29/jeff-sessions-senate-seat-turn-blue-poll-shows-close-race-alabama.html
Puerto Ricans Could Be Newest U.S. Climate Refugees
Hurricane Maria will trigger profound demographic changes for Puerto RicoSource: Scientific American, by Daniel Cusick and Adam Aton
“If we have that, we can avoid a humanitarian crisis in the United States. But if we don’t have that, you will see thousands if not millions of Puerto Ricans flocking to the United States, which will cause a demographic severe problem in Puerto Rico as well as in the United States,” Rosselló said.
Read it all at: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/puerto-ricans-could-be-newest-u-s-climate-refugees/?utm_source=Fareed%27s+Global+Briefing&utm_campaign=b1e2047a7c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_28&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6f2e93382a-b1e2047a7c-83261917
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