July 25, 2017

Morning Joe says Sessions should be a "Patriot" and stay in his position, let Trump fire him. BUT

that is to misunderstand what Sessions is about, aside from the fact that he is a racist bigot, asking him to be a "Patriot" is laughable. WHEN Sessions leaves the DOJ, he will go into oblivion, his racist agenda unfulfilled. So he will be prized from the AG position from his cold dead tiny hands. Make no mistake what this rat is.

July 24, 2017

Ari Melber : The Beat on MSNBC .... 6pm Est. from tonight, opportunity to show Andy Lack that

Democrats will support progressive shows.

July 23, 2017

Interesting Racial Integration story from Ireland

I think people will like this, but a couple of things first

1. This is filmed in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, Ireland, which is towards the western seaboard and a rural farming area.

2. The piece makes reference to Direct Provision. Direct Provision is a system of dealing with asylum seekers in the Republic of Ireland. Direct Provision is how the State meets its obligations with regards to the accommodation of asylum seekers. From Wiki

It is designed to be a cashless system, with residents in receipt of full board accommodation, with their food, utilities etc. fully paid for by the state, while unlike most other EU states, those in Direct Provision have full mainstreamed access to the health system (and education system for children). Asylum seekers in Direct Provision are automatically entitled to full medical cards (ie Free Healthcare). The length of time people spend in Direct Provision has been criticised by human rights watchdogs, with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission calling the delays faced by asylum applicants as "systemic and pernicious."

The system of Direct Provision was originally introduced as an "emergency measure" in 1999, before the scale of the asylum crisis became clear. In 2002 there were almost 12,000 applications for asylum. At the start of 2014, there were 4,360 people in direct provision, with more than 3,000 people have been in the system for two or more years. At the same time, there were more than 1,600 people who have spent five or more years in direct provision.

Direct Provision has been labeled "inhuman and degrading" in a court case being taken against Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald, Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton and the Attorney General Maire Whelan, asserting that the system is illegal under both the Irish Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights, and all other international human rights conventions that Ireland has subscribed to.[5] This case is being vigorously defended by the State on all grounds, including on the basis that it fulfills Ireland's obligations, that is broadly in line (and in many cases better) than the situation in other EU states, and that at a time of competing calls for finite resources, it is not feasible for the State to grant the right to work, access to full social welfare and access to the public housing and/or rent supplement to asylum seekers. The Irish Government's Special Rapporteur on Child Protection, Dr. Geoffrey Shannon, has called it "institutionalised poverty," although in addition to having all of their expenses met, adults in Direct Provision centres are given €19.10 weekly, while children are given €9.60 per week. Many child asylum seekers have been sent here alone while some are born into the direct provision life and that is all they have ever known.[6] In June 2014, there were more than 1,000 asylum cases waiting to be heard in the High Court.[7] The Irish Refugee Council has reported that young people living in Direct Provision centres are more prone to depression and suicide, and in the case of three young people in particular, aged between 11 and 17, stated "for different reasons, these three young people have all expressed the view that they can’t see the purpose of living."[8]

According to responses to parliamentary debates and the Reception and Integration Agency,[9] the majority of adults in Direct Provision have had their initial asylum applications rejected and are either appealing this or seeking to remain in Ireland under other criteria.

More here http://humanrights.ie/tag/direct-provision/

The biggest unresolved problem is the length of time it takes to determine the asylum seekers status. A large part of that is due to Government, but it can also be lengthened by those working their way through the appeals process (which they are entitled to do).

HOWEVER, things are changing, with a new streamlined process coming to respond to the issues mentioned above. The biggest issue is providing social housing for approved cases afterwards, as there is a chronic housing shortage here, both social and private.

Anyway, enjoy this short documentary.

July 21, 2017

MSNBC reports Priebus is 100% behind his great friend

Scaramucci !

Spicey who ?

July 21, 2017

Can Jeff Sessions unrecuse himself to fire Mueller ?

Rachel and Lawrence were talking about how Trump could get around Sessions recusal to fire Mueller, but we already know that Sessions was involved in Comeys firing. They were talking in terms of forcing Rosenstein to do it, or sack him and go down then DOJ line until someone does.

We also know Sessions is a belly crawler after not resigning in the face of Trump's onslaught yesterday. Seeing as there is an effort to now get dirt on Mueller, it's surely possible for Trump to get Sessions to fire Mueller on fictitious grounds that have "nothing to do with Russia" ?

If Trump called Sessions into his office, and said I'm going to fire you unless you fire Mueller, what do you expect Sessions to do ?

July 19, 2017

KO : A Timeline for Treason 18/07/17

I loved the first comment in the Comment section...

JEIL10 hours ago

i think we need an investigation to see if the donald dump clan have any ties to america

July 18, 2017

Yesterday, John Cornyn called Mitch McConnell a Master Legislator

How's he doing now ???

As a destructive influence, perhaps. However, what has he achieved that is constructive ? Little or none.

Will the knives be out for him now ? To go for just repeal looks like throwing his remaining toys out of the pram, and should have any moderate Rep running for the hills. This is another massive miscalculation, having called for it, to either go through with it or back down again.

July 14, 2017

Startup That Got a Seat at White House Roundtable Is Part-Owned by Kushner Family

https://www.wsj.com/articles/startup-that-got-a-seat-at-white-house-roundtable-is-part-owned-by-kushner-family-1500045800

Prominent technology-industry leaders and venture capitalists gathered in the White House’s state dining room last month to discuss tech policy with President Donald Trump in an event that Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, helped organize.

Seated at the rectangular table alongside the corporate luminaries, university presidents and senior White House officials was a less-prominent figure: Zachary Bookman,...

July 14, 2017

MSNBC just now : There was someone ELSE in the room with the Russian lawyer !!!

July 13, 2017

Stephen Cohen pulling for Putin on MSNBC

Stephen Frand Cohen is an American scholar and professor emeritus of Russian studies at Princeton University and New York University. His wife, Katrina vanden Heuvel is an American editor and publisher. She is the editor, publisher, and part-owner of the liberal / progressive magazine The Nation. She has been the magazine's editor since 1995.

Seriously, if this guy isn't on Putin's payroll, then no one is.

He was just on with Ali Velshi, defending Putin and Russia. No evidence of collusion - Russia wants partnership with US Putin worried Trump may not be able to deliver etc