| Title | Date | Im- press | En- gage | Ex- pand | URL- clicks | Like | Re- tweet | Link to Text | Link to Tweet |
| Trump is innocent! It's all a plot by - who else - | 2019-11-15 | 256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1195346245415571457 | 1195346245415571457 |
| California's Criminal Cops | 2019-11-14 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1194993770493698049 | 1194993770493698049 |
| Why wouldn't the Trump administration want to hire a | 2019-11-14 | 300 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1194993477542481920 | 1194993477542481920 |
| Remember when "states rights" was code for "segregation" ? | 2019-11-13 | 268 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1194618524867518464 | 1194618524867518464 |
| Demographics and populism. | 2019-11-13 | 269 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1194618106355699712 | 1194618106355699712 |
| Sounds like the kind of Trumpist who will discover that | 2019-11-13 | 301 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1194617793305427968 | 1194617793305427968 |
| The end result of nationalism - | 2019-11-11 | 281 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1193899556703834112 | 1193899556703834112 |
| The Redemption movement continues to this day. | 2019-11-11 | 300 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1193899183113007104 | 1193899183113007104 |
| The Kurds aren't the only ones feeling lost and betrayed. | 2019-11-11 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1193898615422386177 | 1193898615422386177 |
| Wealth taxes are probably unconstitutional. | 2019-11-11 | 314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1193898197732618242 | 1193898197732618242 |
| State paths forward for redistricting. | 2019-11-11 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1193897596709830657 | 1193897596709830657 |
| Ideology or tribalism? | 2019-11-07 | 297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1192432244104712193 | 1192432244104712193 |
| The real news was in the Philadelphia suburbs. | 2019-11-07 | 326 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1192431902717644807 | 1192431902717644807 |
| Who gets to decide the presidential election? | 2019-11-06 | 310 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1192095631147327489 | 1192095631147327489 |
| A grand slam for Putin. | 2019-11-06 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1192095002567905281 | 1192095002567905281 |
| Trumpists like to count by counties - so count some | 2019-11-06 | 295 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1192094653983518722 | 1192094653983518722 |
| Is the Louisiana election mostly about Trump or mostly not? | 2019-11-06 | 334 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1192094206652604416 | 1192094206652604416 |
| Is the Mississippi election mostly about Trump? | 2019-11-03 | 349 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1191117391079411712 | 1191117391079411712 |
| Are the 2019 elections mostly about Trump or mostly not? | 2019-11-03 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1191116910198317056 | 1191116910198317056 |
| Four ideas on Democratic paths to victory. | 2019-11-03 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1191116322068762624 | 1191116322068762624 |
| Elite negligence in the face of national decline? | 2019-11-01 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1190248066873323520 | 1190248066873323520 |
| Trump's brilliant strategy - another tax cut! | 2019-11-01 | 96 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1190246216971350016 | 1190246216971350016 |
| Obama on cancel culture. | 2019-10-31 | 123 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1189927954991632386 | 1189927954991632386 |
| Getting in shape for 2020! | 2019-10-31 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1189927376982958080 | 1189927376982958080 |
| President Pence? | 2019-10-31 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1189927009104719872 | 1189927009104719872 |
| So what about President Pence? | 2019-10-29 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1189173964032991234 | 1189173964032991234 |
| Impeachment wouldn't overturn the 2016 election. | 2019-10-29 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1189173586063310848 | 1189173586063310848 |
| Where the deep state came from! | 2019-10-28 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1188800708629286912 | 1188800708629286912 |
| What a perfect match! | 2019-10-27 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1188450198378303489 | 1188450198378303489 |
| Kelly says I told you so. | 2019-10-27 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1188449630607929345 | 1188449630607929345 |
| The lost cause of territorial integrity. | 2019-10-27 | 109 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1188449337015095297 | 1188449337015095297 |
| What a day - when will it end? | 2019-10-27 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1188449033729142786 | 1188449033729142786 |
| Are we up to three strikes yet? | 2019-10-23 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1186995540103352321 | 1186995540103352321 |
| It is important for people to be able to hear and see what | 2019-10-23 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1186995130709921794 | 1186995130709921794 |
| Government control of technology. | 2019-10-22 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1186642968620367873 | 1186642968620367873 |
| Good news for the Taliban - and Turkey - and North Korea - | 2019-10-22 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1186642650595647488 | 1186642650595647488 |
| The view from the Democratic sidelines. | 2019-10-22 | 104 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1186642249561411584 | 1186642249561411584 |
| Social media are perfect channels for narrowcasting fake | 2019-10-22 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1186641810732380160 | 1186641810732380160 |
| Hamilton foresaw it all - | 2019-10-20 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1185913366595817473 | 1185913366595817473 |
| Three strikes - 1) Ukraine 2) Syria 3) G7 at Mar-a-Lago | 2019-10-20 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1185912689739980801 | 1185912689739980801 |
| How can they make the world safer for themselves? | 2019-10-20 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1185910792983498752 | 1185910792983498752 |
| What makes America great? | 2019-10-20 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1185910181030322176 | 1185910181030322176 |
| Sin boldly! | 2019-10-18 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1185186645802270720 | 1185186645802270720 |
| Mass production of fake news. | 2019-10-18 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1185186046486568960 | 1185186046486568960 |
| Racism is just a tool. | 2019-10-18 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1185185337070346242 | 1185185337070346242 |
| How the Shallow State fails America | 2019-10-15 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1184157922923646976 | 1184157922923646976 |
| Lessons from North Carolina and Ohio and Iowa | 2019-10-15 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1184117562319220737 | 1184117562319220737 |
| The culmination of Citizens United. | 2019-10-15 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1184117119945887744 | 1184117119945887744 |
| Mormons to the rescue? | 2019-10-13 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1183402957707988992 | 1183402957707988992 |
| Can progressive taxation be restored that extends all the | 2019-10-13 | 78 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1183402426503548929 | 1183402426503548929 |
| All the best people - the jails will be full of them. | 2019-10-13 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1183402085754081280 | 1183402085754081280 |
| Who will lead the Republicans out of the wilderness? | 2019-10-13 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1183401252438151168 | 1183401252438151168 |
| The President can't be prosecuted because that's the job | 2019-10-13 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1183400848899989505 | 1183400848899989505 |
| Just another brick in the wall - | 2019-10-13 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1183400212024311808 | 1183400212024311808 |
| A course in gerrymandering. | 2019-10-10 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1182315697419874304 | 1182315697419874304 |
| Beware the Shallow State! Forget the Deep State! | 2019-10-08 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1181717443200208896 | 1181717443200208896 |
| Is this the steady hand we want on our nuclear football? | 2019-10-08 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1181699876502962176 | 1181699876502962176 |
| Such thanks as fits a king's remembrance. | 2019-10-08 | 195 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1181601282873688064 | 1181601282873688064 |
| Mission accomplished! | 2019-10-08 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1181600465869406208 | 1181600465869406208 |
| Steps for Republican senators - | 2019-10-08 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1181585724358852608 | 1181585724358852608 |
| Definitions of Trumpism | 2019-10-06 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1180855496783253504 | 1180855496783253504 |
| What should Republican senators do now? | 2019-10-06 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1180853415351422977 | 1180853415351422977 |
| The ultimate subversion. | 2019-10-06 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1180852326019371008 | 1180852326019371008 |
| Counting cattle. | 2019-10-06 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1180851895197286400 | 1180851895197286400 |
| Democrats should pursue impeachment in the House as if | 2019-10-02 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1179448944620785664 | 1179448944620785664 |
| This is how recessions begin. | 2019-10-02 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1179448587446444032 | 1179448587446444032 |
| What a Senate trial might be like. | 2019-10-02 | 92 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1179448093852389382 | 1179448093852389382 |
| Another whistle blowing | 2019-10-02 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1179444619584532480 | 1179444619584532480 |
| Forget impeachment! It's time for the 25th Amendment. | 2019-10-02 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1179444163806318592 | 1179444163806318592 |
| How do you get people to vote against their own interests? | 2019-10-02 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1179443707558285312 | 1179443707558285312 |
| An interesting claim. | 2019-09-28 | 369 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1177935899784441858 | 1177935899784441858 |
| False equivalence | 2019-09-28 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1177934982737612805 | 1177934982737612805 |
| A free press is worth fighting for. | 2019-09-28 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1177934663311974400 | 1177934663311974400 |
| Remember Frank Wills? | 2019-09-27 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1177570879317794817 | 1177570879317794817 |
| How do you get people to vote against their own interests? | 2019-09-27 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1177422939802632192 | 1177422939802632192 |
| Giuliani ? Say no more, squire, say no more! | 2019-09-27 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1177422575858700288 | 1177422575858700288 |
| The media overlooked Trump's UN speech today. | 2019-09-27 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1177422094197354497 | 1177422094197354497 |
| False equivalence | 2019-09-27 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1177420950658146304 | 1177420950658146304 |
| A free press is worth fighting for. | 2019-09-27 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1177420615902384129 | 1177420615902384129 |
| The Republican quandary. | 2019-09-23 | 113 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1175986217835302912 | 1175986217835302912 |
| A genuine intellectual with a genuine common touch. | 2019-09-23 | 139 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1175984268188606465 | 1175984268188606465 |
| Medicare for all who want it. | 2019-09-23 | 310 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1175983970825060352 | 1175983970825060352 |
| 70 is too old!! | 2019-09-23 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1175983154336686080 | 1175983154336686080 |
| Resetting the balance of power. | 2019-09-23 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1175982536868036609 | 1175982536868036609 |
| Yemen = Afghanistan + Iraq + Vietnam? Persians and Arabs | 2019-09-18 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1174315058735640577 | 1174315058735640577 |
| The business cycle is ultimately a phenomenon of mass | 2019-09-18 | 180 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1174314414792527873 | 1174314414792527873 |
| The death of fiscal democracy. | 2019-09-18 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1174313812557627393 | 1174313812557627393 |
| The president should make only those decisions that nobody | 2019-09-18 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1174313308003819521 | 1174313308003819521 |
| McCarthy said if Republicans retake the House, the first | 2019-09-18 | 118 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1174312527242526720 | 1174312527242526720 |
| Ranked choice voting experiment - Warren wins. | 2019-09-18 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1174311244955652097 | 1174311244955652097 |
| It IS the Trumpist party now. | 2019-09-12 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1172169911365357571 | 1172169911365357571 |
| Foreign policy goal #1 - re-elect Trump. | 2019-09-12 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1172169623531163648 | 1172169623531163648 |
| What do you do when even your cheerleaders lose heart? | 2019-09-12 | 126 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1172169227257561089 | 1172169227257561089 |
| How a politicized Supreme Court undoes constitutional | 2019-09-12 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1172168833718616065 | 1172168833718616065 |
| Who owns the courts? | 2019-09-12 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1172168360634679296 | 1172168360634679296 |
| How a politicized Supreme Court undoes constitutional | 2019-09-09 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1171081941363245056 | 1171081941363245056 |
| Power to the people becomes power against the people. | 2019-09-09 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1171081328206344198 | 1171081328206344198 |
| In a tossup between a Trumpist and a Democrat, voting for | 2019-09-08 | 206 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1170571252097900544 | 1170571252097900544 |
| Turnout will decide Tuesday's election in NC-09. | 2019-09-06 | 168 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1170070187724304389 | 1170070187724304389 |
| Take the money and run! | 2019-09-06 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1170067558763921408 | 1170067558763921408 |
| Power to the people becomes power against the people. | 2019-09-06 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1169766947967234048 | 1169766947967234048 |
| Dangerous times. | 2019-09-06 | 221 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1169765673536327680 | 1169765673536327680 |
| The chaos seekers. | 2019-09-06 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1169765285265473536 | 1169765285265473536 |
| How tax reform works. | 2019-09-06 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1169764958122364928 | 1169764958122364928 |
| A pillar of minority rule. | 2019-09-06 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1169764701061824512 | 1169764701061824512 |
| The chaos seekers. | 2019-09-04 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1169395841880088576 | 1169395841880088576 |
| How tax reform works. | 2019-09-04 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1169395410986602496 | 1169395410986602496 |
| A pillar of minority rule. | 2019-09-04 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1169395079967936512 | 1169395079967936512 |
| Defined-benefit pensions - define a benefit for now, | 2019-09-04 | 129 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1169394681907572738 | 1169394681907572738 |
| Just a few states are going to matter. | 2019-09-04 | 148 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1169394268860903424 | 1169394268860903424 |
| Opportunity zones for billionaires. | 2019-09-04 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1169393541128130562 | 1169393541128130562 |
| It's very difficult to pull off without creating a whole | 2019-09-04 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1169393008967421953 | 1169393008967421953 |
| A different kind of polling. | 2019-09-04 | 453 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1169392217221287936 | 1169392217221287936 |
| A recipe for a trade truce. | 2019-09-04 | 3372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1169391939268923392 | 1169391939268923392 |
| A different kind of polling. | 2019-08-29 | 546 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1167180300599709696 | 1167180300599709696 |
| About the Electoral College | 2019-08-29 | 110 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1167179981400657920 | 1167179981400657920 |
| A recipe for a trade truce. | 2019-08-29 | 125 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1167179364867297280 | 1167179364867297280 |
| Fox News isn't good enough any more! | 2019-08-29 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1167178790138605568 | 1167178790138605568 |
| "A republic not a democracy." What does that mean? | 2019-08-29 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1167178117758111744 | 1167178117758111744 |
| Local government has to lead the way when other levels | 2019-08-29 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1167177672683687936 | 1167177672683687936 |
| Staying home is a vote too. | 2019-08-25 | 110 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1165757141614911489 | 1165757141614911489 |
| Doing something about the Electoral College. | 2019-08-25 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1165755803682267137 | 1165755803682267137 |
| The second coming of God! | 2019-08-25 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1165755236759195649 | 1165755236759195649 |
| Republicans can count on Democrats! | 2019-08-25 | 112 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1165754945473110017 | 1165754945473110017 |
| What does it mean when the traffic light shows red, yellow, | 2019-08-22 | 1081 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1164332303067185152 | 1164332303067185152 |
| The second coming of God! | 2019-08-22 | 187 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1164331950326218757 | 1164331950326218757 |
| Republicans can count on Democrats! | 2019-08-22 | 3972 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1164331560008503296 | 1164331560008503296 |
| Trump is right about one thing - psychiatric hospitals | 2019-08-22 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1164330752990781440 | 1164330752990781440 |
| Reaction and revisionism - longing for a golden age that | 2019-08-22 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1164328972135456768 | 1164328972135456768 |
| Emperor of immigration. | 2019-08-22 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1164328496585252865 | 1164328496585252865 |
| Emperor of immigration. | 2019-08-18 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1163193068654252034 | 1163193068654252034 |
| Observations on taxation. | 2019-08-18 | 1229 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1163192796116742144 | 1163192796116742144 |
| America's future without immigrants. | 2019-08-15 | 128 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1161996802066808832 | 1161996802066808832 |
| A tea partier talks about challenging Trump from the right. | 2019-08-15 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1161996417360990208 | 1161996417360990208 |
| Income inequality depends on impotent labor. | 2019-08-15 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1161995907555966979 | 1161995907555966979 |
| An attempt to explain evangelical support for Trump. | 2019-08-15 | 132 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1161995615053598720 | 1161995615053598720 |
| Single-issue voters are a pillar of Republican minority | 2019-08-15 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1161995111057645568 | 1161995111057645568 |
| Who has an interest in a poisonous atmosphere? | 2019-08-15 | 104 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1161994068018077697 | 1161994068018077697 |
| When's the impeachment vote? | 2019-08-15 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1161993242126123008 | 1161993242126123008 |
| Who has an interest in a poisonous atmosphere? | 2019-08-12 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1160897253776560130 | 1160897253776560130 |
| How the Nationalist International works. | 2019-08-12 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1160896932815855616 | 1160896932815855616 |
| Calendar of coming attractions - when's the impeachment | 2019-08-12 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1160896434490601472 | 1160896434490601472 |
| Life at Conception Act. | 2019-08-12 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1160895420333092864 | 1160895420333092864 |
| "There is concern with the unknown and what the next tweet | 2019-08-12 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1160894963334303746 | 1160894963334303746 |
| Where are the governors? Finding new ways to make | 2019-08-12 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1160893783539453953 | 1160893783539453953 |
| Where are the governors? Finding new ways to make | 2019-08-09 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1159841769573384197 | 1159841769573384197 |
| NRA and Republican senators take a break from worrying | 2019-08-09 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1159841426135375872 | 1159841426135375872 |
| What white supremacy? | 2019-08-09 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1159840929408094211 | 1159840929408094211 |
| Tariffs? It's really world power. | 2019-08-09 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1159840593813487616 | 1159840593813487616 |
| THIS is an emergency - why wait for Mitch? | 2019-08-06 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1158742911107751936 | 1158742911107751936 |
| No more thoughts and prayers - we need action. | 2019-08-05 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1158377153592844290 | 1158377153592844290 |
| Preserve the rights of the majority. Reduce the Rural | 2019-08-05 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1158194948400803840 | 1158194948400803840 |
| Mulvaney's got the answer! - "Crazy people like this should | 2019-08-04 | 145 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1158093124029173760 | 1158093124029173760 |
| Here's a Democratic cause - organize labor! | 2019-08-04 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1158092379678629888 | 1158092379678629888 |
| Fiftieth college reunion - Who are the lucky winners? | 2019-08-04 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1158091886130655232 | 1158091886130655232 |
| When national socialism comes to America, it will be | 2019-08-04 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1158088962776264704 | 1158088962776264704 |
| Which proposals are popular? | 2019-08-04 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1158088452631490560 | 1158088452631490560 |
| The circular firing squad accomplishes Trump's mission. | 2019-08-04 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1158086920116658177 | 1158086920116658177 |
| Which proposals have wide support? | 2019-08-02 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1157314730421178369 | 1157314730421178369 |
| The circular firing squad accomplishes Trump's mission. | 2019-08-02 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1157312487991021568 | 1157312487991021568 |
| Sore loser laws are a bigger problem than primaries. | 2019-08-02 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1157311629505130496 | 1157311629505130496 |
| It's not enough to have a vision. It's not enough to have | 2019-07-31 | 157 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1156563999170818049 | 1156563999170818049 |
| Impeachment hearings have begun. | 2019-07-30 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1156302515421376513 | 1156302515421376513 |
| If a recession is palpable to voters in 2020, more | 2019-07-30 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1156302175842136064 | 1156302175842136064 |
| Who was Theodore Roosevelt? | 2019-07-29 | 116 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1155650299773587457 | 1155650299773587457 |
| Not bothering to hide any more. | 2019-07-29 | 124 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1155649981472104448 | 1155649981472104448 |
| There's big bucks in the ignorance industry! | 2019-07-29 | 128 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1155649442327851008 | 1155649442327851008 |
| Preserving minority rule. | 2019-07-29 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1155649052622512128 | 1155649052622512128 |
| Who's actually proposing solutions to the problems of | 2019-07-29 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1155648611566280710 | 1155648611566280710 |
| They did it before and they will do it again. With or | 2019-07-29 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1155648322482262016 | 1155648322482262016 |
| They did it before and they will do it again. With or | 2019-07-25 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1154384674942140417 | 1154384674942140417 |
| Who are the Democratic voters and what do they care about? | 2019-07-25 | 123 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1154384233156108291 | 1154384233156108291 |
| How to win friends and influence nations. | 2019-07-25 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1154383642933657600 | 1154383642933657600 |
| Not everybody sees foreign interference as a threat. | 2019-07-25 | 111 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1154383105345540096 | 1154383105345540096 |
| Stephen Miller doesn't even try to pretend. | 2019-07-25 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1154381638656122881 | 1154381638656122881 |
| Tucker Carlson and the rebirth of national socialism. | 2019-07-22 | 138 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1153416825696210944 | 1153416825696210944 |
| Stephen Miller doesn't even try to pretend. | 2019-07-22 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1153416363953623040 | 1153416363953623040 |
| Cognitive dissonance | 2019-07-21 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1153017262053269504 | 1153017262053269504 |
| John Tanton had a point - | 2019-07-21 | 112 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1153016766420754432 | 1153016766420754432 |
| A historic opportunity. | 2019-07-21 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1153016464196063232 | 1153016464196063232 |
| My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; | 2019-07-21 | 99 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1153016234213986304 | 1153016234213986304 |
| My Antonia. | 2019-07-21 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1153015886757785600 | 1153015886757785600 |
| Conservative or a populist? | 2019-07-21 | 107 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1153014929001025536 | 1153014929001025536 |
| The global surveillance industry. | 2019-07-21 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1153013951132647424 | 1153013951132647424 |
| Turning anti-semitism on its head. | 2019-07-21 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1153013707447787521 | 1153013707447787521 |
| Being mayor is harder than being president. | 2019-07-21 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1153013479227326464 | 1153013479227326464 |
| Winner-take-all bias. | 2019-07-21 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1153013223949402112 | 1153013223949402112 |
| No accident. | 2019-07-21 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1153012363571843072 | 1153012363571843072 |
| It could be worse - | 2019-07-21 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1153011903691542528 | 1153011903691542528 |
| There's a better way to do this. | 2019-07-19 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1152232427261009920 | 1152232427261009920 |
| Eventually you have to quit and write a book. | 2019-07-19 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1152224052691390464 | 1152224052691390464 |
| Bipartisanship isn't always productive. | 2019-07-19 | 96 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1152211090727559170 | 1152211090727559170 |
| Alternative explanation for Trump's racist tweets? | 2019-07-19 | 191 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1152080465387384833 | 1152080465387384833 |
| The biggest threat to our security. | 2019-07-19 | 201 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1152079614556041224 | 1152079614556041224 |
| politicians don't care what voters think. They care | 2019-07-19 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1152055857938518017 | 1152055857938518017 |
| Simone Weil saw it all coming - then - and now. | 2019-07-19 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1152014424791646211 | 1152014424791646211 |
| How to make money writing browser extensions. | 2019-07-19 | 130 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1152013861584719873 | 1152013861584719873 |
| How purges work these days. | 2019-07-19 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1152013614577926144 | 1152013614577926144 |
| Rahm Emmanuel on what it takes to win. | 2019-07-19 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1152013058518032384 | 1152013058518032384 |
| Why have Republicans become Trumpists? | 2019-07-19 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1152012780054016000 | 1152012780054016000 |
| NRCC - all in with Trumpism. | 2019-07-19 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1152010708051083265 | 1152010708051083265 |
| An emergency is when there is an imminent threat to the | 2019-07-19 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1152010433173192704 | 1152010433173192704 |
| Be careful what you download. | 2019-07-19 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1152009878866542592 | 1152009878866542592 |
| The King of Debt! | 2019-07-19 | 106 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1152009608468189184 | 1152009608468189184 |
| Technology news. | 2019-07-17 | 157 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1151504122924847106 | 1151504122924847106 |
| In case you don't have enough to worry about. | 2019-07-17 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1151484685941260288 | 1151484685941260288 |
| Why Trumpists will never really permit immigration reform. | 2019-07-17 | 139 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1151484447079849985 | 1151484447079849985 |
| You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all want | 2019-07-17 | 143 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1151484156519444480 | 1151484156519444480 |
| So was the electoral college about slavery? | 2019-07-17 | 118 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1151483657988628481 | 1151483657988628481 |
| Trying to find a positive role for conservative ideology. | 2019-07-17 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1151483348524470272 | 1151483348524470272 |
| Why Trump has so much trouble in the courts. | 2019-07-17 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1151482933779165185 | 1151482933779165185 |
| A 50th anniversary year - the last episode of the first | 2019-07-17 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1151482492886499328 | 1151482492886499328 |
| Why do people believe conspiracy theories? | 2019-07-17 | 148 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1151482189768343552 | 1151482189768343552 |
| Good thing Trump is not micro-managing this operation. | 2019-07-17 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1151481859190079488 | 1151481859190079488 |
| This should worry Trump. | 2019-07-17 | 97 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1151481575512502274 | 1151481575512502274 |
| A candidate you might not know about yet. | 2019-07-17 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1151480746575446016 | 1151480746575446016 |
| Too much steel, not enough Bibles | 2019-07-17 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1151480365535490048 | 1151480365535490048 |
| Sununu fearlessly stands up to protect unlimited dark | 2019-07-17 | 124 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1151480111989850112 | 1151480111989850112 |
| Abolish the "debt ceiling." | 2019-07-16 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1150956744912191488 | 1150956744912191488 |
| The age of impunity! | 2019-07-15 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1150872150359719936 | 1150872150359719936 |
| Pitch defileth the hand that toucheth it. | 2019-07-15 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1150871908893638656 | 1150871908893638656 |
| We can visit. But we have to come back. | 2019-07-15 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1150871687639916545 | 1150871687639916545 |
| Polite expression on a small island requires quantum | 2019-07-15 | 126 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1150871174961745920 | 1150871174961745920 |
| Can you be sued for making a joke that people take | 2019-07-15 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1150870910850617344 | 1150870910850617344 |
| Who's really in charge here? The Dick Cheney of the | 2019-07-15 | 79 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1150870676636459008 | 1150870676636459008 |
| Now we have a real character test for the Republicans in | 2019-07-15 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1150870139065122816 | 1150870139065122816 |
| No real limits for big agribusiness. | 2019-07-07 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1147958216556367873 | 1147958216556367873 |
| What the radical freshman don't get. | 2019-07-07 | 114 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1147733365203730438 | 1147733365203730438 |
| Trucker fatigue - if Obama was against it, then who's | 2019-07-06 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1147621117957292032 | 1147621117957292032 |
| "Putin looks more like a pope to me" | 2019-07-06 | 983 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1147620411007328256 | 1147620411007328256 |
| Plant trees! | 2019-07-06 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1147619761490055168 | 1147619761490055168 |
| Ranked-choice voting would avoid this. | 2019-07-06 | 170 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1147595440918974465 | 1147595440918974465 |
| What all those candidates should be doing instead. | 2019-07-06 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1147584174510882816 | 1147584174510882816 |
| Why it's important to keep or win Democratic governorships | 2019-07-06 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1147583903147761664 | 1147583903147761664 |
| More tick horrors. | 2019-07-06 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1147583607461965825 | 1147583607461965825 |
| Should Justin Amash run for President? | 2019-07-06 | 118 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1147583213432397824 | 1147583213432397824 |
| Making tax-advantaged retirements available for the lower | 2019-07-03 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1146521986522206208 | 1146521986522206208 |
| A thermostatic reaction? | 2019-07-03 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1146517936640671744 | 1146517936640671744 |
| The Nationalist International | 2019-07-03 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1146515898083106816 | 1146515898083106816 |
| The challenges ahead | 2019-07-03 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1146515425859002368 | 1146515425859002368 |
| The acorn doesn't fall far from the oak. | 2019-07-03 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1146515137848729600 | 1146515137848729600 |
| How can social media companies fight fake news without | 2019-07-03 | 189 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1146514817152274432 | 1146514817152274432 |
| The view from a Trump supporter. | 2019-07-03 | 179 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1146514420408832001 | 1146514420408832001 |
| Some mysteries might never be solved. | 2019-07-03 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1146514125339557888 | 1146514125339557888 |
| A plan to end homelessness! | 2019-07-03 | 123 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1146512532229652480 | 1146512532229652480 |
| Ever wonder where batteries come from? | 2019-07-02 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1145871767572897792 | 1145871767572897792 |
| The Senate is more important than the White House. | 2019-07-02 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1145862549335728128 | 1145862549335728128 |
| Beware of trips to Mongolia. | 2019-07-02 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1145860344096514049 | 1145860344096514049 |
| A deal might be possible. | 2019-07-01 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1145840318186577921 | 1145840318186577921 |
| Competitive authoritarianism. | 2019-07-01 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1145838526849662976 | 1145838526849662976 |
| Some mysteries might never be solved. | 2019-07-01 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1145537726906658818 | 1145537726906658818 |
| Latinos for Trump! | 2019-06-30 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1145348560180764672 | 1145348560180764672 |
| A great leap forward for digital democracy. | 2019-06-30 | 241 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1145314031269380096 | 1145314031269380096 |
| Losing track of how to get where you want to go. | 2019-06-29 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1144960071320784896 | 1144960071320784896 |
| Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere reborn in Beijing. | 2019-06-29 | 286 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1144821589243879424 | 1144821589243879424 |
| The primary system is killing democracy. | 2019-06-29 | 188 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1144789162421186566 | 1144789162421186566 |
| This sounds like an interesting job for an experienced | 2019-06-29 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1144783653660004352 | 1144783653660004352 |
| It took four months to decide something was wrong. | 2019-06-28 | 1907 | 85 | 20 | 51 | 8 | 5 | 1144743568893808640 | 1144743568893808640 |
| Art 1 Sec 1: All legislative Powers shall be vested in | 2019-06-28 | 113 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1144669574631084032 | 1144669574631084032 |
| Plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. | 2019-06-28 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1144649256076107777 | 1144649256076107777 |
| Under socialism, the state owns the means of production. | 2019-06-28 | 144 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1144645778687709184 | 1144645778687709184 |
| Buttigieg for President. Harris for Attorney General. | 2019-06-28 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1144639845861453824 | 1144639845861453824 |
| Plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. | 2019-06-28 | 190 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1144481058475220992 | 1144481058475220992 |
| Freedom Caucus founding principle - to be free of | 2019-06-27 | 293 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1144064958843326464 | 1144064958843326464 |
| Where can the Democrats find 39000 votes? | 2019-06-27 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1144037268082089985 | 1144037268082089985 |
| No robots needed at the top of the food chain. | 2019-06-26 | 269 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1144031676302950400 | 1144031676302950400 |
| Even if governments agreed to ban robot soldiers - | 2019-06-26 | 318 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1144030197341028352 | 1144030197341028352 |
| The economics of tick-borne diseases. | 2019-06-26 | 197 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1143991709216337920 | 1143991709216337920 |
| How do our parties compare to theirs? | 2019-06-26 | 320 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1143983654101643264 | 1143983654101643264 |
| The market hates uncertainty. So do consumers and | 2019-06-26 | 134 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1143962700449366021 | 1143962700449366021 |
| Look at all the uses for your personal data. | 2019-06-26 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1143962036583325696 | 1143962036583325696 |
| Repentance precedes forgiveness. | 2019-06-26 | 562 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1143961453709287424 | 1143961453709287424 |
| Trump delivers on his promises. | 2019-06-25 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1143529345668878338 | 1143529345668878338 |
| A new civil war. | 2019-06-25 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1143526143926001670 | 1143526143926001670 |
| Paying locally for global benefit. | 2019-06-25 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1143342095899381760 | 1143342095899381760 |
| Trying to stay alive on nothing. | 2019-06-25 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1143340708222210048 | 1143340708222210048 |
| Never answer a consumer survey | 2019-06-25 | 179 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1143321227794059265 | 1143321227794059265 |
| Small organizations face a difficult future online. | 2019-06-24 | 632 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1143303932157972481 | 1143303932157972481 |
| Easy to forget? | 2019-06-24 | 241 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1143292138475552768 | 1143292138475552768 |
| Chrome vs Firefox | 2019-06-24 | 459 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1143291233445355520 | 1143291233445355520 |
| What a team! | 2019-06-21 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1141937343139438592 | 1141937343139438592 |
| National Popular Vote Initiative | 2019-06-20 | 685 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1141712296680415232 | 1141712296680415232 |
| A way to strike back at malicious liars. | 2019-06-20 | 607 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1141709718936682496 | 1141709718936682496 |
| Soon owning a home will only be an option for the rich - | 2019-06-20 | 171 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1141707253663203330 | 1141707253663203330 |
| Whether Trump likes it or not. | 2019-06-20 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1141706632767737857 | 1141706632767737857 |
| Where can the Democrats find 39000 votes? | 2019-06-20 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1141692357844205568 | 1141692357844205568 |
| Did he read the position description? There are lower | 2019-06-20 | 188 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1141585882626920448 | 1141585882626920448 |
| When tax laws are drafted in secret in dead of night... | 2019-06-20 | 663 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1141505387604000768 | 1141505387604000768 |
| Most people don't want another Middle Eastern war - | 2019-06-19 | 604 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1141349827923419136 | 1141349827923419136 |
| We don't spy on our friends! | 2019-06-19 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1141342836538765324 | 1141342836538765324 |
| McConnell tells the truth about statehood for DC and PR. | 2019-06-19 | 171 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1141177622514171904 | 1141177622514171904 |
| Liberty U and Trump U - a match made in heaven. | 2019-06-18 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1141119862535667712 | 1141119862535667712 |
| No right to privacy - it disrupts the business model. | 2019-06-18 | 521 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1141113013321101312 | 1141113013321101312 |
| Bad choices and good choices. | 2019-06-18 | 627 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1141112042851409920 | 1141112042851409920 |
| "collecting far deeper info on users and how they spend | 2019-06-18 | 312 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1140990895317114880 | 1140990895317114880 |
| Who loves the poorly educated? | 2019-06-18 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1140811246708465664 | 1140811246708465664 |
| Pandemics and social media. | 2019-06-18 | 430 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1140809661605507072 | 1140809661605507072 |
| The really forgotten Americans. | 2019-06-18 | 254 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1140805095782662145 | 1140805095782662145 |
| Robocallers: life and death. | 2019-06-18 | 211 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1140774487119425536 | 1140774487119425536 |
| Complicated problems have complicated solutions. | 2019-06-17 | 153 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1140637701864996865 | 1140637701864996865 |
| Smart surveillance. | 2019-06-17 | 405 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1140629627833999360 | 1140629627833999360 |
| The pseudo-stability of zombie corporations. | 2019-06-17 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1140486334055776256 | 1140486334055776256 |
| The most terrifying words in the English language are: | 2019-06-16 | 292 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1140406114653069312 | 1140406114653069312 |
| Where wars come from - domestic politics. | 2019-06-16 | 609 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1140373568393400320 | 1140373568393400320 |
| Now he's a minor opera villain. Why shouldn't he get at | 2019-06-16 | 377 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1140371292576608256 | 1140371292576608256 |
| President for Life! | 2019-06-16 | 371 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1140342145032654848 | 1140342145032654848 |
| The tax cuts won't pay for themselves this year. | 2019-06-16 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1140322488187908097 | 1140322488187908097 |
| What can be done to save a free press from free propaganda? | 2019-06-16 | 294 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1140318193874948096 | 1140318193874948096 |
| Macron and Trump in Normandy. | 2019-06-16 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1140317452200398848 | 1140317452200398848 |
| Nobody can lead and nobody can follow. | 2019-06-16 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1140076452831846405 | 1140076452831846405 |
| Kushner and Cayman. | 2019-06-16 | 607 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1140074225501265920 | 1140074225501265920 |
| How to build a reputation out of nothing. | 2019-06-16 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1140070201746022401 | 1140070201746022401 |
| Linkedin too... | 2019-06-15 | 524 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1139895969087029248 | 1139895969087029248 |
| There's lot of money in faking, and little in fake | 2019-06-13 | 141 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1139213742502105089 | 1139213742502105089 |
| There's more than one Special Counsel! | 2019-06-13 | 234 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1139207435237806080 | 1139207435237806080 |
| Mastering modern political campaigning. | 2019-06-13 | 251 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1139176683775205376 | 1139176683775205376 |
| All about Andrew Yang. | 2019-06-13 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1139142854872223749 | 1139142854872223749 |
| Why the Senate is more important than the White House. | 2019-06-13 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1139032894804975616 | 1139032894804975616 |
| About those chattering classes ... | 2019-06-13 | 414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1139031055761981440 | 1139031055761981440 |
| Even reliable Trump supporters can't support this | 2019-06-13 | 357 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1139028920362135552 | 1139028920362135552 |
| Once a real estate speculator, always ... | 2019-06-13 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1139027960520798210 | 1139027960520798210 |
| Is Brazil the cause of our border crisis? | 2019-06-13 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1139013911737323521 | 1139013911737323521 |
| Horror expressed in painting. | 2019-06-13 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1138997235281039362 | 1138997235281039362 |
| You don't know how it will work until you try. | 2019-06-13 | 121 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1138976677407518720 | 1138976677407518720 |
| Taking help from wherever you can get it. | 2019-06-13 | 913 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1138966936409165824 | 1138966936409165824 |
| A CERN for climate. | 2019-06-12 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1138830192636416000 | 1138830192636416000 |
| What exactly is supposed to happen in Iowa and New | 2019-06-12 | 170 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1138826897180069888 | 1138826897180069888 |
| Education is only a small part of the answer. Countries | 2019-06-11 | 172 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1138561346566361088 | 1138561346566361088 |
| Mayor Pete says more on foreign policy than all the other | 2019-06-11 | 201 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1138559355429707776 | 1138559355429707776 |
| Most people don't believe civil forfeiture can happen | 2019-06-11 | 201 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1138556572655706112 | 1138556572655706112 |
| Some Trump voters are open to persuasion | 2019-06-11 | 155 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1138552978774810624 | 1138552978774810624 |
| Is it safe to just ignore him? | 2019-06-11 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1138460752962916353 | 1138460752962916353 |
| Primary sources up in smoke. | 2019-06-11 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1138459636590350343 | 1138459636590350343 |
| State legislatures - where the action is. | 2019-06-11 | 246 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1138450940204343296 | 1138450940204343296 |
| IndiegoGo directly to jail. Do not collect $700,000. | 2019-06-11 | 331 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1138450857949913088 | 1138450857949913088 |
| No more D-Days. Hopefully we can get along without | 2019-06-11 | 321 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1138433872322912256 | 1138433872322912256 |
| Bringing up baby to lead. | 2019-06-11 | 151 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1138432660760457216 | 1138432660760457216 |
| Why people fall asleep during interesting lectures. | 2019-06-11 | 715 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1138431403245236224 | 1138431403245236224 |
| Change the debate system. | 2019-06-11 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1138278103065583616 | 1138278103065583616 |
| Pro-life vs Pro-choice politics. | 2019-06-11 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1138277018301108224 | 1138277018301108224 |
| Rare earths? Do you remember the parts of the periodic | 2019-06-11 | 122 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1138275194550665216 | 1138275194550665216 |
| Very long shots for Republicans in swing districts. | 2019-06-11 | 338 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1138239908479348736 | 1138239908479348736 |
| Social media: looking for intellect in all the wrong | 2019-06-10 | 563 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1138228365964468225 | 1138228365964468225 |
| Smile for the camera! | 2019-06-10 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1138108659857104897 | 1138108659857104897 |
| How is foreign policy like casinos in New Jersey? | 2019-06-10 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1138084645814194176 | 1138084645814194176 |
| Secret provisions! | 2019-06-10 | 298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1137955011458027520 | 1137955011458027520 |
| Lessons on how to run a democracy that works the way | 2019-06-10 | 345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1137882750730395648 | 1137882750730395648 |
| More like a lobbying organization than a non-profit. | 2019-06-10 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1137881873592401920 | 1137881873592401920 |
| The Federalists did not envision mass partisanship, | 2019-06-10 | 114 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1137879355881734144 | 1137879355881734144 |
| This week Warren has momentum. | 2019-06-10 | 214 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1137874780562923520 | 1137874780562923520 |
| Appeasement: when an opposing politician changes tune | 2019-06-09 | 410 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1137838284673933313 | 1137838284673933313 |
| Where even the fake news might be fake. | 2019-06-09 | 600 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1137811200899571712 | 1137811200899571712 |
| He won't be missed by owners or employees of bankrupted | 2019-06-09 | 171 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1137810584785678336 | 1137810584785678336 |
| Tomatoes are cheaper than walls. | 2019-06-09 | 135 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1137794803058397184 | 1137794803058397184 |
| The future of social media is fiction. | 2019-06-09 | 137 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1137792587673112577 | 1137792587673112577 |
| Xi and Trump agree on one thing - | 2019-06-09 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1137787831496073216 | 1137787831496073216 |
| A theory about Mueller's conclusions. | 2019-06-09 | 147 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1137739196733435906 | 1137739196733435906 |
| Why can't women just mindlessly enjoy vice the way men do? | 2019-06-09 | 284 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1137737395913101315 | 1137737395913101315 |
| Who decides who gets to say what, when, and where? | 2019-06-08 | 159 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1137220027969499136 | 1137220027969499136 |
| Why land wars in Asia never end. | 2019-06-08 | 164 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1137217567871815681 | 1137217567871815681 |
| Immigration as reparations. | 2019-06-08 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1137186591414218752 | 1137186591414218752 |
| Is my house on fire? | 2019-06-07 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1137124675132149760 | 1137124675132149760 |
| Trump always tells the truth - about how he feels. | 2019-06-07 | 143 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1137122902866780160 | 1137122902866780160 |
| Where's the carbon tax? | 2019-06-07 | 361 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1137009237853212672 | 1137009237853212672 |
| Cadillac tax - for or against? | 2019-06-07 | 363 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1136824485594533889 | 1136824485594533889 |
| Not a new debate. | 2019-06-06 | 714 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1136683733988171781 | 1136683733988171781 |
| Putin's scorecard. | 2019-06-06 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136679751861432321 | 1136679751861432321 |
| California water politics summarized. | 2019-06-06 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136645345323040768 | 1136645345323040768 |
| Ever use a Turing Machine? | 2019-06-06 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136632325943439360 | 1136632325943439360 |
| Another odd corner of social media. | 2019-06-06 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136508982011387907 | 1136508982011387907 |
| What does change for the better is the | 2019-06-06 | 452 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136505311597015041 | 1136505311597015041 |
| The spoils of war. | 2019-06-06 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136486834853146624 | 1136486834853146624 |
| Where chocolate comes from. | 2019-06-06 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136481125684015104 | 1136481125684015104 |
| The silence of our friends. | 2019-06-06 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136466643104686080 | 1136466643104686080 |
| Another indictment. | 2019-06-06 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136465605073072128 | 1136465605073072128 |
| In case you were wondering how he keeps getting re-elected. | 2019-06-06 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136443019350036482 | 1136443019350036482 |
| GPS rots your mind! | 2019-06-06 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136440816149225473 | 1136440816149225473 |
| A difficult ethical challenge. | 2019-06-06 | 104 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136439068814766080 | 1136439068814766080 |
| Vote for your own Unity Ticket! UniteAmerica is | 2019-06-06 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136427983067942912 | 1136427983067942912 |
| Delusions of grandeur. | 2019-06-05 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136397928568803328 | 1136397928568803328 |
| Biden is going after trade policy. | 2019-06-05 | 1262 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136396231888916480 | 1136396231888916480 |
| Interesting concept of penance | 2019-06-05 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136394868391940096 | 1136394868391940096 |
| The House doesn't seem to be hindering McConnell's | 2019-06-05 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136389951816290304 | 1136389951816290304 |
| Democratic Senators should forget about the White House. | 2019-06-05 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136388886316249088 | 1136388886316249088 |
| Misdemeanors | 2019-06-05 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136387526103425025 | 1136387526103425025 |
| Bipartisanship is possible. | 2019-06-05 | 274 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1136387203930525696 | 1136387203930525696 |
| Be careful what you wish for! | 2019-06-05 | 835 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1136386846231891973 | 1136386846231891973 |
| Will the Senate shake off it's "do-nothing" mantle? | 2019-06-05 | 207 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136339917116547073 | 1136339917116547073 |
| Did he mean it or not? | 2019-06-05 | 130 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1136337273690001408 | 1136337273690001408 |
| The Democrats should fund these guys. | 2019-06-05 | 455 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136302058104020994 | 1136302058104020994 |
| Do-nothing Congress - the root cause of executive overreach | 2019-06-05 | 107 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136297344608030720 | 1136297344608030720 |
| Articles of impeachment by cut and paste | 2019-06-05 | 98 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1136293741658951680 | 1136293741658951680 |
| The Senate Challenge | 2019-06-05 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136290080723591168 | 1136290080723591168 |
| Election security - a priority or not? | 2019-06-05 | 91 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136286081165299713 | 1136286081165299713 |
| Executive compensation continues to set records. | 2019-06-05 | 416 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1136283652306817025 | 1136283652306817025 |
| Who benefits from regressive Trumponomics? | 2019-06-04 | 655 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1135935094881841152 | 1135935094881841152 |
| Odd way to fight disinformation. | 2019-06-04 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1135932092380880896 | 1135932092380880896 |
| Exploiting "religion" for personal and political gain. | 2019-06-04 | 212 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1135919624703205378 | 1135919624703205378 |
| Reactionary theorists have lost their way. | 2019-06-04 | 678 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1135905865083396097 | 1135905865083396097 |
| Congress unhappy about tariffs. | 2019-06-04 | 805 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1135791729645244416 | 1135791729645244416 |
| England reacts to Trump | 2019-06-04 | 414 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1135788435510136832 | 1135788435510136832 |
| You're now monetized in the surveillance economy. | 2019-06-04 | 192 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1135785218252500992 | 1135785218252500992 |
| Appreciating and depreciating Pavarotti. | 2019-06-04 | 276 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1135783117585670144 | 1135783117585670144 |
| Conservative intellectuals seem hellbent on taking their | 2019-06-04 | 393 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1135781058316627969 | 1135781058316627969 |
| Truly promote America on Flag Day. | 2019-06-04 | 291 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1135779942484987909 | 1135779942484987909 |
| Better get used to it. | 2019-06-03 | 313 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1135681489306128384 | 1135681489306128384 |
| It wasn't pretty, but disaster relief finally passed. | 2019-06-03 | 211 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1135668274572582912 | 1135668274572582912 |
| Can Congress still lead? Will independents still | 2019-06-03 | 162 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1135582721260941314 | 1135582721260941314 |
| Pure Hetch Hetchy water for SF - ag workers can make do | 2019-06-03 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1135562545429852160 | 1135562545429852160 |
| Anything that avoids a default by the Federal government | 2019-06-03 | 437 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1135561547051200513 | 1135561547051200513 |
| In 1919, the Republicans were still the progressives and | 2019-06-03 | 95 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1135541859038650370 | 1135541859038650370 |
| Does he really mean it? | 2019-06-03 | 766 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1135539425302073344 | 1135539425302073344 |
| Quadratic voting - an alternative to ranked-choice voting. | 2019-06-03 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1135529635146420225 | 1135529635146420225 |
| How Mexican volunteers saved America and the world. | 2019-06-03 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1135529153367699456 | 1135529153367699456 |
| Globalizing the anti-globalists | 2019-06-03 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1135528697279045633 | 1135528697279045633 |
| So unfounded conspiracy theories don't count as Fake News? | 2019-06-03 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1135528279606157312 | 1135528279606157312 |
| Why aren't the best Democrats running for Senate? | 2019-06-03 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1135527808396955648 | 1135527808396955648 |
| Bipartisanship is possible. | 2019-06-03 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1135527346079846400 | 1135527346079846400 |
| Another Trump success. | 2019-06-03 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1135379374251814913 | 1135379374251814913 |
| Smoot-Hawley turns 90 next year. | 2019-06-03 | 525 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1135360115450601472 | 1135360115450601472 |
| English Trumpism with a nudge-nudge wink-wink. | 2019-06-02 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1135275712284246016 | 1135275712284246016 |
| Why black voters support Biden. | 2019-06-02 | 82 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1135272914314354688 | 1135272914314354688 |
| California immigration. | 2019-06-02 | 1636 | 45 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1135269036390903808 | 1135269036390903808 |
| How the Rough Riders rode up San Juan Hill and into endless | 2019-06-02 | 1161 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1135193226137067520 | 1135193226137067520 |
| Hamilton biographer talks about presidents and the press | 2019-06-02 | 191 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1135176688080281601 | 1135176688080281601 |
| Silicon Valley could be the world's second-richest country | 2019-06-02 | 424 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1135176305891143680 | 1135176305891143680 |
| Trump hasn't found an executive order to stop global | 2019-06-02 | 104 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1135175823734870016 | 1135175823734870016 |
| What good is impartial justice? | 2019-06-02 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1135175427390038016 | 1135175427390038016 |
| So is it a big threat or not? | 2019-06-02 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1135175018638274561 | 1135175018638274561 |
| Big tent or small? | 2019-06-01 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1134818799973101570 | 1134818799973101570 |
| Why just California? | 2019-06-01 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1134812963217428480 | 1134812963217428480 |
| A Democratic wedge issue. Income taxation is one area | 2019-06-01 | 140 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1134797367243239429 | 1134797367243239429 |
| Why not let them look if there's no there there? Why does | 2019-06-01 | 133 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1134796919450947584 | 1134796919450947584 |
| Monetizing the asset - financial engineering. Beware of | 2019-06-01 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1134796267861696512 | 1134796267861696512 |
| Republicans, money, Russians | 2019-06-01 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1134795200511897600 | 1134795200511897600 |
| Stranger than fiction | 2019-06-01 | 1146 | 91 | 13 | 45 | 17 | 9 | 1134794716594069505 | 1134794716594069505 |
| Protecting us all from Federal overreach through the ways | 2019-06-01 | 516 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1134794275315544065 | 1134794275315544065 |
| Real lawyers don't need no stinkin' notes. | 2019-06-01 | 114 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1134793837727981574 | 1134793837727981574 |
| Known by the company they keep. | 2019-06-01 | 604 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1134683788556955649 | 1134683788556955649 |
| Mexico can't solve the problem. The reason Central | 2019-06-01 | 111 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1134682585622171649 | 1134682585622171649 |
| Extreme income inequality is bad for the economy and thus | 2019-05-31 | 563 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1134499819223863296 | 1134499819223863296 |
| How to turn the rural bias into a Democratic advantage. | 2019-05-31 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1134482840081408001 | 1134482840081408001 |
| Bipartisanship can work! | 2019-05-31 | 185 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1134476883226009600 | 1134476883226009600 |
| Sanctions on Iranian oil couldn't possibly affect gasoline | 2019-05-31 | 144 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1134457799218352128 | 1134457799218352128 |
| World Press Freedom Day | 2019-05-31 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1134457332719443970 | 1134457332719443970 |
| More fighting Federal overreach the Republican way. | 2019-05-31 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1134456748754911232 | 1134456748754911232 |
| Biden's appeal to the rank and file | 2019-05-31 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1134455846362943495 | 1134455846362943495 |
| Losing sleep over central counterparties? | 2019-05-31 | 593 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1134455412831342592 | 1134455412831342592 |
| We remember the worst work because the best work is so | 2019-05-31 | 113 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1134318531078545409 | 1134318531078545409 |
| Actual American response to the actual Russian threat. | 2019-05-31 | 586 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1134292531254980609 | 1134292531254980609 |
| The argument against impeachment: it distracts from | 2019-05-31 | 135 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1134251575189180416 | 1134251575189180416 |
| Tariffs are not a tax on foreigners. | 2019-05-30 | 530 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1134247463013904385 | 1134247463013904385 |
| LBJ's proudest achievement was bringing electricity to | 2019-05-30 | 616 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1134141591382183936 | 1134141591382183936 |
| Trumpism leaking into California. | 2019-05-30 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1134140218003509249 | 1134140218003509249 |
| Housing taking up more and more of your income? | 2019-05-30 | 496 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1134138879575937024 | 1134138879575937024 |
| Stem cell therapy - it's still the wild west. | 2019-05-30 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1134137946292908032 | 1134137946292908032 |
| Statehood for DC? | 2019-05-30 | 157 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1134120632373850112 | 1134120632373850112 |
| Have the rules changed? | 2019-05-30 | 407 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1134116148608286725 | 1134116148608286725 |
| Playing all sides | 2019-05-30 | 81 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1134115584554164226 | 1134115584554164226 |
| No salvation for the Republicans unless they repent | 2019-05-30 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1134114801678921728 | 1134114801678921728 |
| Putin wins again | 2019-05-30 | 494 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1134113001445871616 | 1134113001445871616 |
| @politicalscrap1 or https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1 | 2019-05-30 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1134112401534492672 | 1134112401534492672 |
| What we could learn from Paraguay - the Graduation Approach | 2019-05-30 | 990 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1133935532659003392 | 1133935532659003392 |
| Forget Facebook! Fox News has much more impact. | 2019-05-30 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1133933667984609286 | 1133933667984609286 |
| Third party trackers work all night. | 2019-05-30 | 245 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1133932909071482882 | 1133932909071482882 |
| Why Infrastructure Week always turns out to be a bad joke. | 2019-05-29 | 584 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1133884697249927168 | 1133884697249927168 |
| The opposite of spiritual connection is dehumanization. | 2019-05-29 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1133871968812457985 | 1133871968812457985 |
| Golden State turns silver. | 2019-05-29 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1133815126912405504 | 1133815126912405504 |
| Getting at the truth about taxes. | 2019-05-29 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1133799789055713280 | 1133799789055713280 |
| Friends of Trump Club | 2019-05-29 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1133798383716429825 | 1133798383716429825 |
| Remembrance of Things Past. | 2019-05-29 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1133789032960339968 | 1133789032960339968 |
| Is the world ready for advanced technology? | 2019-05-29 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1133785906958090240 | 1133785906958090240 |
| A sometime traditionalist - how the minority party retains | 2019-05-29 | 132 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1133747251770286081 | 1133747251770286081 |
| When income inequality becomes more visible, so does | 2019-05-29 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1133737198996508673 | 1133737198996508673 |
| Justin Amash gains opponents and supporters. Almost all | 2019-05-29 | 653 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1133725491771273216 | 1133725491771273216 |
| Social media and the end of the Enlightenment. The big | 2019-05-29 | 109 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1133722079813988354 | 1133722079813988354 |
| E-Verify might inconvenience farmers. | 2019-05-29 | 81 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1133718250036981760 | 1133718250036981760 |
| Why we separate church and state. | 2019-05-18 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1129875029041307648 | 1129875029041307648 |
| Commit a crime that Trump admires and you might be | 2019-05-18 | 214 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1129872811877687302 | 1129872811877687302 |
| #MeFirstToo in the age of Trump. | 2019-05-18 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1129870067070636032 | 1129870067070636032 |
| The Lone Ranger reads for himself. | 2019-05-18 | 128 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1129862228109332481 | 1129862228109332481 |
| Open for business with Russia. | 2019-05-18 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1129753418048901123 | 1129753418048901123 |
| Who are the real globalists, linked by social media | 2019-05-18 | 125 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1129741772870049792 | 1129741772870049792 |
| 27 judicial nominees won't endorse Brown vs Board. | 2019-05-17 | 126 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1129217323649253376 | 1129217323649253376 |
| Looks like superstition is winning elsewhere. | 2019-05-17 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1129214454544003072 | 1129214454544003072 |
| Like the great wall of China, it will be a tourist | 2019-05-17 | 143 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1129212919504199680 | 1129212919504199680 |
| False gods usually serve profane purposes. | 2019-05-17 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1129191591694852096 | 1129191591694852096 |
| A top Republican priority is neutering collective | 2019-05-17 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1129190289674047489 | 1129190289674047489 |
| These petty beancounters have no idea what it means to be | 2019-05-17 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1129187995548995585 | 1129187995548995585 |
| Sincere repentance merits sincere forgiveness! | 2019-05-16 | 168 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1129127538532315136 | 1129127538532315136 |
| Who's in charge of foreign policy? | 2019-05-16 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1129037987633860610 | 1129037987633860610 |
| Another social cost of social media. | 2019-05-16 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1129035374498635778 | 1129035374498635778 |
| There's hope for everybody! | 2019-05-16 | 238 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128903929385738240 | 1128903929385738240 |
| Trump administration declines to join international efforts | 2019-05-15 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128704583809753088 | 1128704583809753088 |
| Don't bother looking for the Trump Doctrine. | 2019-05-15 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128703015177703425 | 1128703015177703425 |
| Wag the dog! | 2019-05-15 | 118 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1128686144739143681 | 1128686144739143681 |
| Disjunctive like Hoover or Carter, or transformative like | 2019-05-15 | 95 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1128649336106078210 | 1128649336106078210 |
| Who knew immigration was so complicated? | 2019-05-15 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128508533203333121 | 1128508533203333121 |
| Remembering Charles de Gaulle | 2019-05-15 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1128500525832392704 | 1128500525832392704 |
| Monetizing assets is tricky if they came from | 2019-05-15 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128498940041555970 | 1128498940041555970 |
| Is privacy going to be like organic food, that people will | 2019-05-15 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128473550682185728 | 1128473550682185728 |
| Monetizing your attention. | 2019-05-15 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128467494459494401 | 1128467494459494401 |
| Does Trump really want to drain the swamp? | 2019-05-14 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128378958976831488 | 1128378958976831488 |
| More democratization of fraud. | 2019-05-14 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128377775373447169 | 1128377775373447169 |
| Not likely to end easily if neither side is willing to | 2019-05-14 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128359410131017733 | 1128359410131017733 |
| Why do companies keep shipping vulnerable software? | 2019-05-14 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128356395772989446 | 1128356395772989446 |
| Brilliant idea! But it doesn't go far enough. | 2019-05-14 | 104 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128353053147652097 | 1128353053147652097 |
| Are the Democratic free traders or not? | 2019-05-14 | 176 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128322290326728705 | 1128322290326728705 |
| The Democratic plan for Central America | 2019-05-14 | 215 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128321027178516482 | 1128321027178516482 |
| Whence cometh security? | 2019-05-14 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128319561785401344 | 1128319561785401344 |
| Monetizing the gullible right-wing assets | 2019-05-14 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128305717700464643 | 1128305717700464643 |
| Republicans in Congress know Trump is wrong | 2019-05-14 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128301944601055237 | 1128301944601055237 |
| Some stories never change | 2019-05-14 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128170896407945216 | 1128170896407945216 |
| Land wars in Asia | 2019-05-14 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128164160150224897 | 1128164160150224897 |
| This story just gets more complicated. Trump is more | 2019-05-14 | 113 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1128156848882733056 | 1128156848882733056 |
| An aging population requires immigration | 2019-05-14 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128143193915047936 | 1128143193915047936 |
| Resolving a constitutional crisis. | 2019-05-14 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128114303221919745 | 1128114303221919745 |
| Why doesn't Trump nominate Stephen Miller to be secretary | 2019-05-14 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128112009906536448 | 1128112009906536448 |
| What you need to know about hedge funds | 2019-05-14 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128092173256146944 | 1128092173256146944 |
| Most of the "fake news" reported by the mainstream media | 2019-05-13 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128081005514911744 | 1128081005514911744 |
| Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, | 2019-05-13 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128066234887446529 | 1128066234887446529 |
| @politicalscrap1 tweets are now indexed at | 2019-05-13 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1128062608970375168 | 1128062608970375168 |
| The constant surveillance society - government not | 2019-05-13 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1128037472804397056 | 1128037472804397056 |
| Is deafness a disability or an ability? | 2019-05-13 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1127951088357797889 | 1127951088357797889 |
| A role model for Trumpism | 2019-05-13 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1127938506209153024 | 1127938506209153024 |
| The future belongs to the Z's and Millenials - if they | 2019-05-13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1127933355901603840 | 1127933355901603840 |
| The tricky business of litigating executive privilege. | 2019-05-13 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1127929471107981312 | 1127929471107981312 |
| The real significance of international trade - it's about | 2019-05-13 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1127926094437347328 | 1127926094437347328 |
| Self-promoters at the top - attract self-promoters at | 2019-05-13 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1127924528770764800 | 1127924528770764800 |
| Why Central America is so difficult - the problem is | 2019-05-13 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1127921738744905728 | 1127921738744905728 |
| Why Venezuela is so difficult - the problem is violent | 2019-05-13 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1127918540743270400 | 1127918540743270400 |
| Economists correctly predicted nine of the last five | 2019-05-13 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1127917774850813957 | 1127917774850813957 |
| Trump said he got tough on Russia. | 2019-05-13 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1127798407844679680 | 1127798407844679680 |
| It's hard to maintain your self respect without | 2019-05-13 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1127789050109186050 | 1127789050109186050 |
| Trump has two classes of supporters - voters and donors. | 2019-05-10 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1126644456910778368 | 1126644456910778368 |
| Ranked-choice presidential elections without | 2019-05-09 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1126604205064478720 | 1126604205064478720 |
| Uighurs on TV | 2019-05-09 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1126548939996401664 | 1126548939996401664 |
| Trade-secrets theft and forced technology transfer | 2019-05-09 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1126522119569862658 | 1126522119569862658 |
| Deficit spending eventually gets paid for | 2019-05-09 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1126519751725895680 | 1126519751725895680 |
| How the sausage gets made | 2019-05-09 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1126517834098413568 | 1126517834098413568 |
| How can society promote families in a way that everybody | 2019-05-08 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1126268048812298241 | 1126268048812298241 |
| Who knew Ike was so prescient? | 2019-05-08 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1126265068063154176 | 1126265068063154176 |
| Who needs democracy? | 2019-05-08 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1126262613300486144 | 1126262613300486144 |
| Forecast for 2020 election: FEAR | 2019-05-08 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1126255710151380993 | 1126255710151380993 |
| Getting rid of Federal overreach | 2019-05-08 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1126246710982766592 | 1126246710982766592 |
| Who needs explicit collaborators if your friends will help | 2019-05-08 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1126244884703105025 | 1126244884703105025 |
| Some people don't want the past recorded and preserved | 2019-05-08 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1126243617255743488 | 1126243617255743488 |
| Science is good for you | 2019-05-08 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1126241342152105984 | 1126241342152105984 |
| Farce or tragedy? | 2019-05-08 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1126232469722714112 | 1126232469722714112 |
| Do the people who voted for Nader in 2000 think that George | 2019-05-08 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1126006332023164930 | 1126006332023164930 |
| The Great Pretender | 2019-05-08 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125978666142277632 | 1125978666142277632 |
| Uber IPO | 2019-05-07 | 221 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1125824782807777280 | 1125824782807777280 |
| Border heritage | 2019-05-07 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125822839397863429 | 1125822839397863429 |
| The House doesn't seem to be | 2019-05-07 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125780971339468800 | 1125780971339468800 |
| Some people should avoid the SF Bay area - and Manhattan. | 2019-05-07 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125758827465326593 | 1125758827465326593 |
| Why Middle East peace is so elusive. | 2019-05-07 | 132 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125615831600095234 | 1125615831600095234 |
| Shot with our own rifle | 2019-05-07 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125608652272914433 | 1125608652272914433 |
| Use taxation to regulate giant social media companies | 2019-05-07 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125605968232890369 | 1125605968232890369 |
| Why Democratic Senators should forget about the White | 2019-05-07 | 241 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125604772222865409 | 1125604772222865409 |
| Always listening - just like Downton Abbey. | 2019-05-07 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125578789059096576 | 1125578789059096576 |
| Thank you Warren Harding! | 2019-05-07 | 250 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125574616062119938 | 1125574616062119938 |
| Years wasted by Trump incompetence, not Democrats! | 2019-05-06 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125512358153949184 | 1125512358153949184 |
| Some California cities are still building housing. | 2019-05-06 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125490960434061312 | 1125490960434061312 |
| CBO says HHS doesn't add up. | 2019-05-06 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125489962151960576 | 1125489962151960576 |
| 375 and counting | 2019-05-06 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125479412990746624 | 1125479412990746624 |
| The salmon should have donated more. Donors talk, | 2019-05-06 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125440406462681088 | 1125440406462681088 |
| Would you pay more for beef certified grown in the USA? | 2019-05-06 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125387933408608256 | 1125387933408608256 |
| We won't miss them until they are gone. | 2019-05-06 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125383744175534081 | 1125383744175534081 |
| What is autism? | 2019-05-06 | 147 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1125269610410831872 | 1125269610410831872 |
| What Trump hopes to get from foreign policy | 2019-05-06 | 145 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125265720743350273 | 1125265720743350273 |
| What Trump hopes to get from infrastructure. | 2019-05-06 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125251190474698756 | 1125251190474698756 |
| Silicon Valley homelessness - it's a county problem. | 2019-05-06 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125233104342241281 | 1125233104342241281 |
| 9 counties, 101 cities, countless special districts. | 2019-05-06 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125232266760704001 | 1125232266760704001 |
| Some high-risk towns have public plans. Some have | 2019-05-06 | 68 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125219701062193152 | 1125219701062193152 |
| Remembering Ellen Tauscher | 2019-05-06 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125218602724892673 | 1125218602724892673 |
| Article 1 Section 8 -The Congress shall have Power... To | 2019-05-06 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125205905044193280 | 1125205905044193280 |
| Fear of a market crash. | 2019-05-06 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1125204184972664832 | 1125204184972664832 |
| How to succeed in Trump's cabinet. | 2019-05-06 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125203009049227264 | 1125203009049227264 |
| Putting numbers on wealth inequality. | 2019-05-06 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125202188563664896 | 1125202188563664896 |
| Hope is also part of the American story. | 2019-05-06 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125201154881703936 | 1125201154881703936 |
| Misdemeanors | 2019-05-06 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125194364563542016 | 1125194364563542016 |
| Putin wins again | 2019-05-06 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125193716229070848 | 1125193716229070848 |
| Playing all sides | 2019-05-06 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125193106087747584 | 1125193106087747584 |
| Be careful what you wish for! | 2019-05-06 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125191887902597121 | 1125191887902597121 |
| Can Trump lead a bipartisan coalition? | 2019-05-06 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125190678017761281 | 1125190678017761281 |
| Bay Area Housing Costs from A to V - Atherton to Vallejo - | 2019-05-06 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125190440360103936 | 1125190440360103936 |
| Enlightened self-interest in a global world | 2019-05-06 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125190096452374528 | 1125190096452374528 |
| Income taxation is one area where Trump voters and | 2019-05-06 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125189858073309184 | 1125189858073309184 |
| Why the Democrats have to pay attention to rural and blue | 2019-05-06 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125189439817314304 | 1125189439817314304 |
| No salvation for the Republicans unless they repent and | 2019-05-06 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125188854489575424 | 1125188854489575424 |
| Hamilton biographer talks about presidents and the press | 2019-05-05 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125188102065025024 | 1125188102065025024 |
| More Republicans deciding they are not Trumpists. | 2019-05-05 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125187913086423040 | 1125187913086423040 |
| American national politics has a rural bias | 2019-05-05 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125187579794546688 | 1125187579794546688 |
| Many people are leaving California for more affordable | 2019-05-05 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125187167137910784 | 1125187167137910784 |
| Dropping Obamacare to save money | 2019-05-05 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125186547735597057 | 1125186547735597057 |
| Lessons for Democrats - don't keep preaching to the choir, | 2019-05-05 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1125186137629138944 | 1125186137629138944 |
| What about the Electoral College? | 2019-05-05 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125184994534494208 | 1125184994534494208 |
| First president to have foreign trademarks? | 2019-05-05 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1125184529906298881 | 1125184529906298881 |
| Should leaders be role models for youth? | 2019-05-05 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1125184087121993729 | 1125184087121993729 |
| Why are these Republicans voting for Democrats? | 2019-05-05 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125183297393270784 | 1125183297393270784 |
| Minimum wage - a terrible idea - when we could be passing | 2019-05-05 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125182961328910337 | 1125182961328910337 |
| It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in | 2019-05-05 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125182525230333952 | 1125182525230333952 |
| Conversion of a party of ideas to a cult of personality - | 2019-05-05 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125181928330543105 | 1125181928330543105 |
| Is Tribe more important than Ideas? | 2019-05-05 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1125180960306122752 | 1125180960306122752 |
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========== Trump is innocent! It's all a plot by - who else - George Soros. Giuliani heard it from reliable sources, not all indicted. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/14/opinion/trump-impeachment-hearings.html It's the relentless barrage of facts and logic from the globalist deep state. More at https://t.co/VruWbAVmip #PS1notopic ===== impress 256 time 2019-11-15 14:22 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1195346245415571457 ========== California's Criminal Cops At the height of an economic recovery, it's hard to find good help. Or any help. https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/11/10/californias-criminal-cops-convicted-but-stay-on-the-job/ More at https://t.co/JsW2VyURT8 #PS1notopic ===== impress 270 time 2019-11-14 15:01 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1194993770493698049 ========== Why wouldn't the Trump administration want to hire a white nationalist? It polls well with Trump's base! https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/11/13/ilhan-omar-stephen-miller-leaked-emails-anti-semitic-white-nationalist/ More at https://t.co/ckm44LW08E #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 300 time 2019-11-14 15:00 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1194993477542481920 ========== Remember when "states rights" was code for "segregation" ? Now it's code for "voter suppression". https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/12/redistricting-activists-brace-wall-inaction-battle-moves-states/ Voters have to become informed about candidates for state legislatures and state judges. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#redistricting More at https://t.co/oRmdUDGHkK #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 268 time 2019-11-13 14:10 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1194618524867518464 ========== Demographics and populism. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/the-incredible-shrinking-nations-of-eastern-europe/2019/11/11/fd777326-04a6-11ea-b17d-8b867891d39d_story.html It's the same throughout the developed world. https://www.liberty-and-justice.net/ More at https://t.co/Ni6pKmD4Pk #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 269 time 2019-11-13 14:08 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1194618106355699712 ========== Sounds like the kind of Trumpist who will discover that she was really an anti-Trumpist all along. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/11/nikki-haleys-real-disclosure-concerns-about-trumps-dangerousness-went-right-top/ She'll make that discovery whenever it's convenient. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nikki-haley-claims-top-aides-tried-to-recruit-her-to-save-the-country-by-undermining-trump/2019/11/10/f92bac88-0267-11ea-9518-1e76abc088b6_story.html More at https://t.co/a0hWR88t15 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 301 time 2019-11-13 14:07 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1194617793305427968 ========== The end result of nationalism - In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/weve-never-needed-remembrance-day-poppies-more-than-right-now/2019/11/08/9e0094da-0263-11ea-8bab-0fc209e065a8_story.html They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old More at https://t.co/nrVSWOqMB2 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 281 time 2019-11-11 14:33 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1193899556703834112 ========== The Redemption movement continues to this day. It's one of the pillars of the modern Republican Party since 1968. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/08/opinion/sunday/jim-crow-laws.html More forgotten history - the Reverse Underground Railroad - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/11/07/you-know-about-underground-railroad-what-about-reverse-underground-railroad/ More at https://t.co/ZANybtODPY #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 300 time 2019-11-11 14:32 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1193899183113007104 ========== The Kurds aren't the only ones feeling lost and betrayed. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/08/opinion/syria-refugees-europe.html More at https://t.co/8YGPvjnlmD #PS1notopic ===== impress 280 time 2019-11-11 14:29 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1193898615422386177 ========== Wealth taxes are probably unconstitutional. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/07/opinion/wealth-tax-constitution.html The Federal income tax is only constitutional because the constitution was amended to permit it. But it's hard to amend the Constitution. https://www.one-flat-tax.net/ More at https://t.co/PrUUmx0U9E #PS1notopic ===== impress 314 time 2019-11-11 14:28 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1193898197732618242 ========== State paths forward for redistricting. https://apnews.com/2b1a1fa1c12c4140a3e2dc7ec9470b32 Ending gerrymandering. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#redistricting Alternatives - multi-member districts if combined with ranked-choice voting. https://www.fairvote.org/ More at https://t.co/2M2IrOM89w #PS1notopic ===== impress 283 time 2019-11-11 14:25 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1193897596709830657 ========== Ideology or tribalism? And how to you persuade the persuadables? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/06/opinion/is-politics-a-war-of-ideas-or-of-us-against-them.html All the different points of view on what makes voters tick these days - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/05/opinion/democrats-trump-2020.html More at https://t.co/9mblJO6IuG #PS1notopic ===== impress 297 time 2019-11-07 13:22 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1192432244104712193 ========== The real news was in the Philadelphia suburbs. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kentucky-outcome-embarrasses-trump-and-worries-many-republicans-ahead-of-2020/2019/11/06/e6dac50c-0049-11ea-8501-2a7123a38c58_story.html And in the Virginia legislature - https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/11/what-virginias-election-results-mean-2020/601501/ Trump has roused his base as far as it can be roused. But he won't broaden it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/11/06/what-gop-spin-about-last-nights-losses-says-about-trumps-weakness/ More at https://t.co/ASf8uodSCo #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 326 time 2019-11-07 13:21 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1192431902717644807 ========== Who gets to decide the presidential election? The popular vote seems to be decided - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-trails-democratic-rivals-in-national-survey-as-independents-move-away/2019/11/04/e068afac-ff38-11e9-9518-1e76abc088b6_story.html Independents and third parties might make the difference again in the electoral college. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/05/upshot/swing-voters-2020-election.html More at https://t.co/bVlwrUO6oO #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 310 time 2019-11-06 15:05 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1192095631147327489 ========== A grand slam for Putin. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/04/surprise-trump-allegedly-got-his-ukraine-conspiracy-theory-russia-tied-criminals-his-campaign/ More at https://t.co/a4AABH7DMW #PS1notopic ===== impress 283 time 2019-11-06 15:02 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1192095002567905281 ========== Trumpists like to count by counties - so count some of these. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/11/04/unemployment-is-climbing-key-swing-states-including-michigan-wisconsin/ Elections held in recessions tend to go badly for incumbents. More at https://t.co/EGBvQcrSuS #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 295 time 2019-11-06 15:01 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1192094653983518722 ========== Is the Louisiana election mostly about Trump or mostly not? The rest of the world will be watching closely. No matter what's important to you - take a stand and vote! Don't stay home and let somebody else decide for you. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/468669-trump-cuts-ad-for-gop-candidate-in-louisiana-governors-race More at https://t.co/hQTdDOAXey #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 1% impress 334 time 2019-11-06 14:59 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1192094206652604416 ========== Is the Mississippi election mostly about Trump? The rest of the world will be watching closely. No matter what's important to you - take a stand and vote! Control of state government has profound national consequences. https://www.clarionledger.com/story/opinion/columnists/2019/10/29/mississippi-governor-election-tate-reeves-and-donald-trump/2495242001/ More at https://t.co/CeNeCtzSfF #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 1% expands 2 impress 349 time 2019-11-03 22:18 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1191117391079411712 ========== Are the 2019 elections mostly about Trump or mostly not? https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/linda-blackford/article236784983.html https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-virginia/virginia-state-elections-offer-early-political-test-ahead-of-2020-us-race-idUSKBN1X9149 https://www.dailyworld.com/story/news/2019/11/01/president-donald-trump-tweets-twitter-ahead-of-louisiana-rally-on-governor-race/4122763002/ More at https://t.co/TiWQAnDpNh #PS1notopic ===== impress 138 time 2019-11-03 22:16 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1191116910198317056 ========== Four ideas on Democratic paths to victory. persuadables in the center - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/01/opinion/2020-election-democrats.html youth and minority turnout - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/01/opinion/democratic-party-base-2020.html corruption - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/01/opinion/trump-2020-election.html social media - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/01/opinion/democrats-2020-election-online.html More at https://t.co/FoV0KOkrCg #PS1notopic ===== impress 134 time 2019-11-03 22:13 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1191116322068762624 ========== Elite negligence in the face of national decline? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/opinion/trump-impeachment.html Impeachment won't help declining populations. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/opinion/white-nationalists-racists-rural.html The negligent elite is the Republican legislators that declining populations re-elect. More at https://t.co/2dsUn7czlP #PS1notopic ===== impress 143 time 2019-11-01 12:43 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1190248066873323520 ========== Trump's brilliant strategy - another tax cut! TALK loudly about window dressing imperceptible tax cuts for the middle class DO quietly tax cuts palpable for the major Republican donors https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2019/10/31/white-house-officials-ramp-up-new-tax-cut-talks-trump-seeks-sharp-contrast-with-democrats/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-gop-tax-cut-failed-their-response-lets-do-it-again/2019/10/31/19422660-fc13-11e9-ac8c-8eced29ca6ef_story.html More at https://t.co/FRBquUtFOV #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 96 time 2019-11-01 12:36 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1190246216971350016 ========== Obama on cancel culture. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/31/obama-woke-shaming-bipartisan-support-yang-coulter-gabbard/ Every positive change has been effected by people with flaws who made mistakes. People pointing out flaws and mistakes of others haven't effected much positive change. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/556364348041422 More at https://t.co/y3Y04rmp3v #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 123 time 2019-10-31 15:31 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1189927954991632386 ========== Getting in shape for 2020! Keeping a couple of steps ahead of social media companies. Need quick cash? How about renting out your social media accounts? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/technology/russia-facebook-disinformation-africa.html More at https://t.co/n4VSP8R3Ik #PS1notopic ===== impress 74 time 2019-10-31 15:29 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1189927376982958080 ========== President Pence? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-pence.html Republican senators could think about that as the way to save the parts of the Trump presidency that they think are good, and save their Republican majority in the Senate. More at https://t.co/YNJR1JUUKo #PS1notopic ===== impress 80 time 2019-10-31 15:28 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1189927009104719872 ========== So what about President Pence? Republican senators could think about that as the way to save the parts of the Trump presidency that they think are good, and save their Republican majority in the Senate. https://www.newsweek.com/mike-pence-president-possible-donald-trump-impeachment-what-pence-believes-1464523 More at https://t.co/UMgblK4B6y #PS1notopic ===== impress 68 time 2019-10-29 13:35 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1189173964032991234 ========== Impeachment wouldn't overturn the 2016 election. 2016 elected Pence. Republican senators would say impeachment PRESERVES the essence of the 2016 Trump victory by keeping control of the Senate. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/28/opinion/impeachment-trump.html More at https://t.co/1xjJZ7PNjs #PS1notopic ===== impress 103 time 2019-10-29 13:34 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1189173586063310848 ========== Where the deep state came from! It was a reaction to the shallow state created by Jackson - Trump's favorite president. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/26/opinion/sunday/trump-civil-service-deep-state.html Now the shallow state is back and shallower than ever - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-shallow.html More at https://t.co/LH0MUjOiSj #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 86 time 2019-10-28 12:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1188800708629286912 ========== What a perfect match! https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/26/opinion/william-barr-trump.html An attorney general who rejects the notion that "Ambition must be made to counteract ambition." https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/why-james-madison-thought-ambition-was-a-good-thing Barr is institutionalizing his doctrine of Presidential Infallibility. More at https://t.co/TwRtVhO1eB #PS1notopic ===== impress 92 time 2019-10-27 13:39 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1188450198378303489 ========== Kelly says I told you so. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/john-kelly-says-he-warned-trump-hed-be-impeached-if-he-hired-a-yes-man-as-chief-of-staff-to-replace-him/2019/10/26/e4d5d028-f827-11e9-8cf0-4cc99f74d127_story.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/26/us/politics/trump-john-kelly-impeachment.html More at https://t.co/tbxKDWYpHG #PS1notopic ===== impress 138 time 2019-10-27 13:37 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1188449630607929345 ========== The lost cause of territorial integrity. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/trump-is-helping-to-demolish-a-cardinal-principle-of-the-postwar-order/2019/10/23/e06c4428-f5b0-11e9-8cf0-4cc99f74d127_story.html The lessons of Munich "peace in our time" forgotten. Along with the lessons of the 30 Years War that was thought to be too horrible to repeat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Westphalia More at https://t.co/oX9UW4je5v #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 109 time 2019-10-27 13:36 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1188449337015095297 ========== What a day - when will it end? Breaching security protocols in the Capitol basement - even though at least a quarter of the Republican demonstrators were actually participating in the committee hearings. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-storm-closed-door-impeachment-hearing-as-escalating-ukraine-scandal-threatens-trump/2019/10/23/29877c06-f5a5-11e9-8cf0-4cc99f74d127_story.html More at https://t.co/Baqqhkj1Yz #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 100 time 2019-10-27 13:35 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1188449033729142786 ========== Are we up to three strikes yet? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-strikes.html More at https://t.co/NVxCqba01Z #PS1notopic ===== impress 74 time 2019-10-23 13:19 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1186995540103352321 ========== It is important for people to be able to hear and see what politicians are saying - Zuckerberg. The business model of social media is narrowcasting to just the audience that will believe and act. https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2019/10/21/zuckerberg-more-important-for-him-to-understood-than-it-is-to-be-liked/ More at https://t.co/Lpm914GYMb #PS1notopic ===== impress 81 time 2019-10-23 13:17 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1186995130709921794 ========== Government control of technology. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/technology/china-hackers-ethnic-minorities.html More at https://t.co/yxuhYbEvkY #PS1notopic ===== impress 74 time 2019-10-22 13:58 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1186642968620367873 ========== Good news for the Taliban - and Turkey - and North Korea - and who else is next? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/us/politics/trump-troop-withdrawal.html No need to negotiate. Just wait. More at https://t.co/f8i5iSN1pg #PS1notopic ===== impress 100 time 2019-10-22 13:57 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1186642650595647488 ========== The view from the Democratic sidelines. Can anybody beat Trump without embracing the dark side like Trump? https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/10/17/2020-democratic-debate-candidates-michael-bennet-229856 Will the average voter will rise to the challenge of the times? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/paloma/the-trailer/2019/10/20/the-trailer-amy-klobuchar-says-she-s-catching-on-at-exactly-the-right-time/5daa096b602ff140839145ba/ More at https://t.co/2ZkzX5v5QA #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 104 time 2019-10-22 13:55 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1186642249561411584 ========== Social media are perfect channels for narrowcasting fake news to those who are likely to believe it. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/20/us/elections/trump-campaign-ads-democrats.html People say they want less divisiveness and negativity, but positive and truthful messages are not as profitable. More at https://t.co/qdgeWh4HgT #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 98 time 2019-10-22 13:53 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1186641810732380160 ========== Hamilton foresaw it all - and wrote about it in the Federalist papers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/10/18/hamilton-pushed-impeachment-powers-trump-is-what-he-had-mind Republican senators know what they need to do - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-rep-sen.html More at https://t.co/pclIXphpnN #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 78 time 2019-10-20 13:39 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1185913366595817473 ========== Three strikes - 1) Ukraine 2) Syria 3) G7 at Mar-a-Lago Enough to turn Mitch McConnell's attention to protecting his Senate majority. https://www.nationalreview.com/news/mitch-mcconnell-calls-syria-withdrawal-grave-strategic-mistake McConnell is preparing the Senate for a lengthy trial. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/us/politics/mcconnell-impeachment-senate.html More at https://t.co/qvVCp715Ea #PS1notopic ===== impress 125 time 2019-10-20 13:36 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1185912689739980801 ========== How can they make the world safer for themselves? https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/18/opinion/old-age-president-2020.html The aging of rural life is happening in other advanced economies, so the rural bias in the Constitution has become a generational bias too - https://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/ More at https://t.co/r5DCeMcqBE #PS1notopic ===== impress 74 time 2019-10-20 13:29 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1185910792983498752 ========== What makes America great? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/opinion/trump-mcraven-syria-military.html But it's not up to generals and admirals. It's up to senators. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-rep-sen.html More at https://t.co/uUnVQcfegJ #PS1notopic ===== impress 67 time 2019-10-20 13:26 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1185910181030322176 ========== Sin boldly! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/us/politics/trump-g-7-at-his-doral-resort.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/us/politics/mick-mulvaney-trump-ukraine.html Who knew that Trump was such a Lutheran! He's way bolder than Senate Republicans, daring them to say a word before he ups the ante even higher. More at https://t.co/8o4knv27TN #PS1notopic ===== impress 81 time 2019-10-18 13:31 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1185186645802270720 ========== Mass production of fake news. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/opinion/hitler-speech-1919.html "Propaganda must confine itself to a few points and repeat them over and over." "The key to understanding why many supported him lies in the rejection of a rational, factual world." More at https://t.co/9OAKkJZ0kv #PS1notopic ===== impress 90 time 2019-10-18 13:29 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1185186046486568960 ========== Racism is just a tool. Trumpists TALK about race and immigration, but ACT for their wealthy donors with tax cuts, deregulation, and reactionary judges. Democrats need to focus on improving the lives of ALL the voters. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/15/opinion/debate-dog-whistle.html More at https://t.co/84Vt0lf8U7 #PS1notopic ===== impress 83 time 2019-10-18 13:26 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1185185337070346242 ========== How the Shallow State fails America https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-shallow.html Philosophical, moral, intellectual, political The Shallow State's biggest political mistake seems to be doubling down on its shrinking permanent base. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/us/politics/trump-impeachment-values-voter.html More at https://t.co/0wC9FdML5n #PS1notopic ===== impress 82 time 2019-10-15 17:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1184157922923646976 ========== Lessons from North Carolina and Ohio and Iowa https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/opinion/ohio-democratic-debate.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/opinion/daniel-mcready-north-carolina.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/opinion/iowa-trump.html More at https://t.co/vcXg1sQmWC #PS1notopic ===== impress 128 time 2019-10-15 14:43 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1184117562319220737 ========== The culmination of Citizens United. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-is-the-culmination-of-all-that-has-gone-wrong-in-our-politics/2019/10/13/17de18c4-ed2c-11e9-9306-47cb0324fd44_story.html It's time to take action against unlimited dark money in politics. https://www.americanpromise.net/ https://democracy21.org/ More at https://t.co/CzEtX9ol4j #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 71 time 2019-10-15 14:41 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1184117119945887744 ========== Mormons to the rescue? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/11/opinion/mormons-trump-romney.html How can they help? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-rep-sen.html More at https://t.co/femSTAOONo #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 77 time 2019-10-13 15:23 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1183402957707988992 ========== Can progressive taxation be restored that extends all the way to the top? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/11/opinion/sunday/wealth-income-tax-rate.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/08/first-time-history-us-billionaires-paid-lower-tax-rate-than-working-class-last-year/ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/06/opinion/income-tax-rate-wealthy.html More at https://t.co/dhHKuhv1Xm #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 3% expands 1 impress 78 time 2019-10-13 15:21 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1183402426503548929 ========== All the best people - the jails will be full of them. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/us/politics/lev-parnas-igor-fruman-arrested-giuliani.html How far is this going to go? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/opinion/impeachment-contempt-congress.html Public support for impeachment is increasing https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-record-support-for-trump-impeachment More at https://t.co/pwI3If6pIx #PS1notopic ===== impress 119 time 2019-10-13 15:20 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1183402085754081280 ========== Who will lead the Republicans out of the wilderness? Rule of Law Republicans? https://www.ruleoflawrepublicans.com/ George Conway? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/george-conway-and-other-prominent-conservatives-call-for-expeditious-impeachment-probe/2019/10/09/4971b404-eade-11e9-9c6d-436a0df4f31d_story.html Colin Powell? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/10/07/colin-powell-republican-party-has-got-get-grip-itself/ More at https://t.co/SIteoVHSN4 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 84 time 2019-10-13 15:16 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1183401252438151168 ========== The President can't be prosecuted because that's the job of Congress. Congress can't impeach the President because Congress can't investigate the President. The impeachment clause of the Constitution only applies when the President volunteers. More at https://t.co/hbQnqJDGOh #PS1notopic ===== impress 80 time 2019-10-13 15:15 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1183400848899989505 ========== Just another brick in the wall - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/08/world/europe/unit-29155-russia-gru.html Trump wants to reward Putin - to encourage him? To do what? More at https://t.co/MPNraoQtc1 #PS1notopic ===== impress 81 time 2019-10-13 15:12 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1183400212024311808 ========== A course in gerrymandering. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/10/alec-meeting-gerrymandering-audio-recording.html Opposing ALEC's machinations is the NDRC - https://democraticredistricting.com/ Completely neutral apolitical redistricting is entirely possible - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#redistricting More at https://t.co/qtIqpIzv6M #PS1notopic ===== impress 77 time 2019-10-10 15:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1182315697419874304 ========== Beware the Shallow State! Forget the Deep State! shallow staffing https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/congress/article235509997.html shallow experience https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-energy-202/2019/09/27/the-energy-202-oil-lawyer-says-inexperienced-trump-team-could-jeopardize-its-own-agenda/5d8cf08d602ff14beb3da999/ shallow commitment https://www.brookings.edu/research/tracking-turnover-in-the-trump-administration/ shallow patriotism https://time.com/5556331/mueller-investigation-indictments-guilty-pleas/ More at https://t.co/g07MA713OZ #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 93 time 2019-10-08 23:46 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1181717443200208896 ========== Is this the steady hand we want on our nuclear football? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2019-syria.html There might have been a pivot - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/07/us/politics/turkey-syria-trump.html Too much for the Pentagon - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/07/world/middleeast/syria-turkey-kurds-military.html Too much for Israel - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/08/world/middleeast/israel-us-syria-kurds.html More at https://t.co/sAasOXkoM3 #PS1notopic ===== impress 188 time 2019-10-08 22:36 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1181699876502962176 ========== Such thanks as fits a king's remembrance. That'll teach the Kurds - and everybody else - not to ally with America. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/07/world/middleeast/syria-turkey-kurds-military.html Is this the steady hand we want on the nuclear football? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mcconnell-joins-other-republicans-in-rebuking-trumps-syria-withdrawal/2019/10/07/aef0d11e-e914-11e9-9306-47cb0324fd44_story.html More at https://t.co/6pa8Em715I #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 195 time 2019-10-08 16:04 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1181601282873688064 ========== Mission accomplished! Trump tax reform is a smashing success. Donors got full return on their investment. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/06/opinion/income-tax-rate-wealthy.html More at https://t.co/LXDRY5Srfw #PS1notopic ===== impress 101 time 2019-10-08 16:01 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1181600465869406208 ========== Steps for Republican senators - 1) Trump to be presidential. 2) Trump to resign for a full pardon. 3) Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment. 4) House to impeach quickly. 5) Nominate somebody else for 2020. Details - https://t.co/GJriKoO3gv More at https://t.co/pcpIKNWKMT #PS1notopic ===== impress 115 time 2019-10-08 15:02 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1181585724358852608 ========== Definitions of Trumpism Trumpism of the most loyal Trumpist voters - It's true and right because Trump says and does it. Trumpism of Trumpist officials and donors - It's true and right... until there's a better opportunity. More at https://t.co/yQVuNTyll2 #PS1notopic ===== impress 103 time 2019-10-06 14:41 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1180855496783253504 ========== What should Republican senators do now? 1) Urge Trump to be consistently presidential or else 2) Urge Trump to resign in return for a full pardon or else 3) Urge Pence to use the 25th Amendment or else 4) Urge Pelosi to quickly impeach. More at https://t.co/QVWIhuc0cc #PS1notopic ===== impress 127 time 2019-10-06 14:32 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1180853415351422977 ========== The ultimate subversion. Feared by repressive regimes everywhere. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/03/opinion/books-censorship.html More at https://t.co/2YMrLWwhaZ #PS1notopic ===== impress 75 time 2019-10-06 14:28 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1180852326019371008 ========== Counting cattle. Trumpists like this map https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1178989254309011456/photo/1 It tells you is that farmers and ranchers vote Republican. They don't think they need the Federal government. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/10/trump-2016-election-map-county-population/599335 More at https://t.co/Rd2ZGnUVoA #PS1notopic ===== impress 109 time 2019-10-06 14:26 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1180851895197286400 ========== Democrats should pursue impeachment in the House as if there were no election in 2020. And they should pursue the 2020 election as if there were no impeachment. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/opinion/trump-impeachment-election.html More at https://t.co/xcH9dLf5u9 #PS1notopic ===== impress 96 time 2019-10-02 17:31 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1179448944620785664 ========== This is how recessions begin. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/business/wto-global-trade.html Once recessionary psychology takes hold on American consumers, it will take a while to undo. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/09/20/is-recession-ahead-it-may-depend-your-christmas-shopping/ More at https://t.co/rD926Op0rG #PS1notopic ===== impress 85 time 2019-10-02 17:30 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1179448587446444032 ========== What a Senate trial might be like. There are no fixed rules. The Chief Justice will preside, but McConnell will be in charge. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/09/25/democrats-beware-republicans-would-make-rules-senate-impeachment-trial/ More at https://t.co/MAKFJP1buI #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% expands 2 impress 92 time 2019-10-02 17:28 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1179448093852389382 ========== Another whistle blowing https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-whistleblower-complaint-you-havent-heard-of-relates-to-trumps-taxes/2019/09/30/10835424-e3c0-11e9-b403-f738899982d2_story.html More at https://t.co/omNkVNLOkK #PS1notopic ===== impress 70 time 2019-10-02 17:14 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1179444619584532480 ========== Forget impeachment! It's time for the 25th Amendment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Section_4:_Declaration_by_vice_president_and_principal_officers https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-lashes-out-again-at-whistleblower-questions-whether-schiff-should-be-arrested-for-treason/2019/09/30/932840ba-e370-11e9-a6e8-8759c5c7f608_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/09/30/trump-civil-war-tweet-jeffress-draws-backlash-critics-gop/ Time for Pence and the cabinet to save Republican representatives and senators from having to take a stand . More at https://t.co/Ic9JD3F38g #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 91 time 2019-10-02 17:12 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1179444163806318592 ========== How do you get people to vote against their own interests? By keeping them anxious and fearful. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/opinion/trump-economy.html More at https://t.co/EtgTyJ6o1h #PS1notopic ===== impress 72 time 2019-10-02 17:11 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1179443707558285312 ========== An interesting claim. https://www.foxnews.com/media/jeff-flake-35-gop-senators-impeach-trump What is certain is that IF Republican senators turn against Trump, it will be 3 or 4 one day and 30 or 40 the next. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/09/27/seven-important-awful-signs-trump/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-fate-is-in-the-hands-of-fox-news/2019/09/27/05587756-e144-11e9-8dc8-498eabc129a0_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-best-antidote-for-a-bad-election-is-a-better-election/2019/09/27/3c2105e2-e080-11e9-8dc8-498eabc129a0_story.html More at https://t.co/VjB0qcRRKB #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 1% expands 2 impress 369 time 2019-09-28 13:19 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1177935899784441858 ========== False equivalence https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/patient-zero-of-the-next-false-equivalence-epidemic/598573/ More at https://t.co/FVzuRuG4mu #PS1notopic ===== impress 70 time 2019-09-28 13:15 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1177934982737612805 ========== A free press is worth fighting for. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/23/opinion/press-freedom-arthur-sulzberger.html Trump's war on objective reality is his highest crime and misdemeanor. More at https://t.co/jFyusQ5Sza #PS1notopic ===== impress 147 time 2019-09-28 13:14 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1177934663311974400 ========== Remember Frank Wills? He brought down Nixon. An intelligence analyst may do the same for Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/whistleblower-painstakingly-gathered-material-and-almost-single-handedly-set-impeachment-in-motion/2019/09/26/bec9608c-e06e-11e9-be96-6adb81821e90_story.html If everything the Trump administration did was legal, why did they try so hard to hide it? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/effort-to-shield-trumps-call-with-ukrainian-leader-was-part-of-broader-secrecy-effort/2019/09/26/dc3a482c-e076-11e9-be96-6adb81821e90_story.html More at https://t.co/C3X26G1rWI #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 166 time 2019-09-27 13:09 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1177570879317794817 ========== How do you get people to vote against their own interests? By keeping them anxious and fearful. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/opinion/trump-economy.html More at https://t.co/EtgTyJ6o1h #PS1notopic ===== impress 72 time 2019-09-27 03:21 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1177422939802632192 ========== Giuliani ? Say no more, squire, say no more! https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/giuliani-pursued-shadow-ukraine-agenda-as-key-foreign-policy-officials-were-sidelined/2019/09/24/ee18aaec-deec-11e9-be96-6adb81821e90_story.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/opinion/giuliani-trump-ukraine.html More at https://t.co/pvSJDSwmvG #PS1notopic ===== impress 180 time 2019-09-27 03:19 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1177422575858700288 ========== The media overlooked Trump's UN speech today. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-touts-nationalistic-view-of-foreign-affairs-at-un/2019/09/24/e4a8486a-ded2-11e9-8fd3-d943b4ed57e0_story.html It's the attitudes of the original America Firsters until Pearl Harbor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lindbergh Amazing how Lindbergh sounded just like Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/09/25/new-un-climate-report-massive-change-already-here-worlds-oceans-frozen-regions/ More at https://t.co/UZACbtS87L #PS1notopic ===== impress 111 time 2019-09-27 03:17 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1177422094197354497 ========== False equivalence https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/patient-zero-of-the-next-false-equivalence-epidemic/598573/ More at https://t.co/FVzuRuG4mu #PS1notopic ===== impress 66 time 2019-09-27 03:13 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1177420950658146304 ========== A free press is worth fighting for. https://www.nytimes.com/!D/press-freedom-arthur-sulzberger.h!D Trump's war on objective reality is his highest crime and misdemeanor, and is treason on a higher level than the founding fathers could have imagined. More at https://t.co/jFyusQ5Sza #PS1notopic ===== impress 102 time 2019-09-27 03:12 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1177420615902384129 ========== The Republican quandary. Republican politicians will NOT go down with the ship. But if the economy sinks, the sinking Trumpist ship will take a lot of Republicans with it. The Republicans could impeach Trump now. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-has-done-plenty-to-warrant-impeachment-but-the-ukraine-allegations-are-over-the-top/2019/09/20/51eff90c-dbf1-11e9-bfb1-849887369476_story.html More at https://t.co/qsktIJQeQp #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 113 time 2019-09-23 04:12 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1175986217835302912 ========== A genuine intellectual with a genuine common touch. Military service does broaden an intellectual's horizons. Polite and even-tempered, too. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/09/18/posts-theater-critic-is-reviewing-performances-democratic-candidates-this-installment-pete-buttigieg-barnstorms-new-hampshire-with-homespun-virtues-reminiscent-our-town/ More at https://t.co/mMIVYfCDb7 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 139 time 2019-09-23 04:04 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1175984268188606465 ========== Medicare for all who want it. Sounds like a good start. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/09/19/pete-buttigieg-heres-better-way-do-medicare-for-all The big issue for all candidates - all your big ideas require progress against the rural bias. https://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/ More at https://t.co/X2QwHyOlA7 #PS1notopic ===== engage 18 engage-rate 6% expands 2 impress 310 likes 4 retweets 1 time 2019-09-23 04:03 +0000 urlclicks 9 userclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1175983970825060352 ========== 70 is too old!! After eight years in office, a president inaugurated at 70 is as worn out as an 86 year old. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/i-hope-theres-an-age-limit-jimmy-carter-questions-whether-he-could-have-handled-the-presidency-at-80/2019/09/18/3af87eca-d9ff-11e9-bfb1-849887369476_story.html Fortunately there are plenty of younger possibilities. More at https://t.co/ZhIWS99x0b #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 98 time 2019-09-23 04:00 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1175983154336686080 ========== Resetting the balance of power. Maybe anonymous Wall Street bureaucrats are not the most reliable defenders of workers. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/opinion/uaw-gm-strike.html More at https://t.co/WrcFWztvN2 #PS1notopic ===== impress 100 time 2019-09-23 03:57 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1175982536868036609 ========== Yemen = Afghanistan + Iraq + Vietnam? Persians and Arabs have been contending for supremacy since before the Hebrew scriptures were written down. It's an ethnic battle plus a political battle plus a religious battle. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/15/world/middleeast/iran-us-saudi-arabia-attack.html More at https://t.co/EzN85C2gAR #PS1notopic ===== impress 153 time 2019-09-18 13:31 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1174315058735640577 ========== The business cycle is ultimately a phenomenon of mass psychology. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/business/recession-fear-talk.html That's why it's so hard to predict and control. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#cycle Confused about negative interest rates? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/should-we-love-or-hate-negative-interest-rates/2019/09/15/70536a50-d64c-11e9-9343-40db57cf6abd_story.html More at https://t.co/oglcPqp0tx #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 180 retweets 1 time 2019-09-18 13:29 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1174314414792527873 ========== The death of fiscal democracy. It's immoral to make future generations pay for current consumption. https://beta.washingtonpost.com/outlook/congress-is-supposed-to-decide-how-the-us-spends-money-soon-it-wont-be-able-to/2019/09/12/3a7f77f8-d411-11e9-9343-40db57cf6abd_story.html Everybody knows what to do https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#bipartisanship https://www.one-flat-tax.net/ More at https://t.co/bHAFNybT31 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 94 time 2019-09-18 13:26 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1174313812557627393 ========== The president should make only those decisions that nobody else can. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/09/13/trump-is-most-aggressive-micromanager-history-oval-office/ But Trump was only CEO of one public corporation, which failed disastrously. https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/02/21/trump-wasnt-a-real-ceo-no-wonder-his-white-house-is-disorganized/ More at https://t.co/ElI1onoQsQ #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 95 time 2019-09-18 13:24 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1174313308003819521 ========== McCarthy said if Republicans retake the House, the first thing we would do is make sure our debt is taken care of. He means Medicare and Social Security. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-09-06/hiltzik-republican-ernst-gutting-social-security The real threat is a recession. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/opinion/trump-economy.html More at https://t.co/Q4hiXXEDdy #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 118 time 2019-09-18 13:21 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1174312527242526720 ========== Ranked choice voting experiment - Warren wins. https://www.fairvote.org/fairvote_yougov_ranked_choice_poll_throws_floodlight_on_better_ways_to_gauge_democratic_voter_preferences_in_crowded_presidential_field More at https://t.co/fBAm2lNKJK #PS1notopic ===== impress 104 time 2019-09-18 13:16 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1174311244955652097 ========== It IS the Trumpist party now. https://beta.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/09/11/trumps-war-truth-just-got-lot-more-cult-like/ At least until the next recession. More at https://t.co/dVQdUzIqM6 #PS1notopic ===== impress 99 time 2019-09-12 15:27 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1172169911365357571 ========== Foreign policy goal #1 - re-elect Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/10/us/politics/bolton-firing.html Who's willing to sign on for that job? More at https://t.co/X8een8Aseh #PS1notopic ===== impress 95 time 2019-09-12 15:26 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1172169623531163648 ========== What do you do when even your cheerleaders lose heart? https://beta.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/09/10/trumps-taliban-invite-is-one-most-shameful-moments-his-presidency/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/09/10/republicans-are-canceling-primaries-is-trump-afraid-something/ Can it really be true that time is on the side of the Democrats? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/10/opinion/republicans-democrats-2020-election.html More at https://t.co/zEoyj6hBEx #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 126 time 2019-09-12 15:24 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1172169227257561089 ========== How a politicized Supreme Court undoes constitutional protections. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/07/opinion/sunday/reconstruction-trump.html More at https://t.co/np73VPQeX5 #PS1notopic ===== impress 95 time 2019-09-12 15:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1172168833718616065 ========== Who owns the courts? https://beta.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-supreme-court-has-become-just-another-arm-of-the-gop/2019/09/06/8ad36642-d0e2-11e9-87fa-8501a456c003_story.html More at https://t.co/YBfGBMdbhE #PS1notopic ===== impress 84 time 2019-09-12 15:21 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1172168360634679296 ========== How a politicized Supreme Court undoes constitutional protections. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/07/opinion/sunday/reconstruction-trump.html More at https://t.co/np73VPQeX5 #PS1notopic ===== impress 98 time 2019-09-09 15:24 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1171081941363245056 ========== Power to the people becomes power against the people. Initiatives were intended to return power to the people from a legislature bought by special interests. https://www.apnews.com/0ac87eaf24804ee98f88760cec11dd39 But now, complicated initiatives are used against the people. More at https://t.co/zFxdEFvx7B #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 97 time 2019-09-09 15:22 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1171081328206344198 ========== In a tossup between a Trumpist and a Democrat, voting for neither, or not at all, is irresponsible. https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/07/california-repubilcans-2020-reboot-1484589 "The Trumps will be a dynasty that lasts for decades" Brad Parscale Is that what you want? More at https://t.co/m7pJcL4tnW or https://t.co/Aj46lt3CG4 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 206 time 2019-09-08 05:35 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1170571252097900544 ========== Turnout will decide Tuesday's election in NC-09. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-north-carolina/north-carolina-congressional-do-over-watched-for-clues-to-2020-idUSKCN1VJ2BL Every vote counts the same. Staying home is a vote too. In 2016, 78,000 stay-at-homes elected Trump and regretted it - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/some-pennsylvania-democrats-regret-not-voting-in-2016-they-say-theyll-be-sure-to-cast-a-ballot-in-2020/2019/08/23/e2d4f4c0-a1b0-11e9-b732-41a79c2551bf_story.html More at https://t.co/xpZjf1WFqd #PS1notopic ===== engage 5 engage-rate 3% expands 1 impress 168 retweets 1 time 2019-09-06 20:24 +0000 urlclicks 3 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1170070187724304389 ========== Take the money and run! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/05/opinion/trump-economy.html Get with the program! More at https://t.co/9mpZIyJg61 #PS1notopic ===== impress 94 time 2019-09-06 20:13 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1170067558763921408 ========== Power to the people becomes power against the people. Initiative was a progressive reform to return power to the people. https://www.apnews.com/0ac87eaf24804ee98f88760cec11dd39 But now special interests use initiatives to thwart the people. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/trump.html#no More at https://t.co/zFxdEFvx7B #PS1notopic ===== impress 116 time 2019-09-06 00:19 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1169766947967234048 ========== Dangerous times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/magazine/iran-strike-israel-america.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/opinion/china-taiwan-war.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/05/world/asia/afghanistan-taliban-deal-ashraf-ghani.html https://beta.washingtonpost.com/world/at-a-sprawling-tent-camp-in-syria-isis-women-impose-a-brutal-rule/2019/09/03/3fcdfd14-c4ea-11e9-8bf7-cde2d9e09055_story.html https://beta.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/if-i-dont-pay-they-kill-me-al-shabab-tightens-its-grip-on-somalia-with-growing-tax-racket/2019/08/30/81472b38-beac-11e9-a8b0-7ed8a0d5dc5d_story.html Politicians play games. Soldiers and civilians die. More at https://t.co/3L3sESgwg4 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 221 time 2019-09-06 00:14 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1169765673536327680 ========== The chaos seekers. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/opinion/trump-voters-chaos.html More at https://t.co/43nC6ADAxT #PS1notopic ===== impress 91 time 2019-09-06 00:12 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1169765285265473536 ========== How tax reform works. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/02/opinion/trump-tax-opportunity-zones.html The more complicated the tax law, the more places for cockroaches and other bugs to hide in the dark. https://www.one-flat-tax.net/ More at https://t.co/Q8953VQoiv #PS1notopic ===== impress 109 time 2019-09-06 00:11 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1169764958122364928 ========== A pillar of minority rule. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/30/opinion/electoral-college.html More - https://equalvotes.us/ https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#electoral More at https://t.co/7BW2Sj8UmK #PS1notopic ===== impress 75 time 2019-09-06 00:10 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1169764701061824512 ========== The chaos seekers. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/opinion/trump-voters-chaos.html More at https://t.co/43nC6ADAxT #PS1notopic ===== impress 84 time 2019-09-04 23:44 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1169395841880088576 ========== How tax reform works. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/02/opinion/trump-tax-opportunity-zones.html The more complicated the tax law, the more places for cockroaches and other bugs to hide in the dark. https://www.one-flat-tax.net/ More at https://t.co/Q8953VQoiv #PS1notopic ===== impress 128 time 2019-09-04 23:42 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1169395410986602496 ========== A pillar of minority rule. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/30/opinion/electoral-college.html https://equalvotes.us/ https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#electoral More at https://t.co/7BW2Sj8UmK #PS1notopic ===== impress 85 time 2019-09-04 23:41 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1169395079967936512 ========== Defined-benefit pensions - define a benefit for now, and a liability for the future. https://beta.washingtonpost.com/opinions/chicago-kept-saying-it-would-pay-for-pensions-later-well-its-later/2019/08/30/473e4102-cb58-11e9-a4f3-c081a126de70_story.html Unlike the Feds, state and local government can't print money. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/controversial.html#defined More at https://t.co/PtaK0biSiw #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 129 time 2019-09-04 23:39 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1169394681907572738 ========== Just a few states are going to matter. https://beta.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-2020-electoral-map-could-be-the-smallest-in-years-heres-why/2019/08/31/61d4bc9a-c9a9-11e9-a1fe-ca46e8d573c0_story.html That's just the way the Electoral College works. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#electoral But a recession by election time - then Trump will surely lose. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/01/world/asia/trump-trade-war-china.html More at https://t.co/ykEl6Ckggw #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 148 time 2019-09-04 23:38 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1169394268860903424 ========== Opportunity zones for billionaires. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/31/business/tax-opportunity-zones.html More return on investment for Trump donors. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/31/business/the-trump-associates-benefiting-from-a-tax-break-for-poor-communities.html More at https://t.co/fKA2kY0yKA #PS1notopic ===== impress 115 time 2019-09-04 23:35 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1169393541128130562 ========== It's very difficult to pull off without creating a whole bunch of tax shelters and inefficiencies. But that's the whole idea! https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/08/30/white-house-still-considering-tax-cut-bypassing-congress-trump-appeared-rule-out-last-week/ Trump acknowledged that a tax cut on capital gains benefits his donors, not his voters. More at https://t.co/YHGB71o5UY #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 122 time 2019-09-04 23:33 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1169393008967421953 ========== A different kind of polling. Not particularly suited to reality-TV. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/29/opinion/democratic-debate-2020-election.html More at https://t.co/A8PbSSOhZa #PS1notopic ===== impress 453 time 2019-09-04 23:30 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1169392217221287936 ========== A recipe for a trade truce. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/27/opinion/trump-china.html Unfortunately it requires Trump to avoid announcing victory or indeed saying anything explicitly undermining Xi. But Trump has to run for president next year, and Xi doesn't. More at https://t.co/EIu6z9GOX1 #PS1notopic ===== impress 3372 time 2019-09-04 23:28 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1169391939268923392 ========== A different kind of polling. Not particularly suited to reality-TV. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/29/opinion/democratic-debate-2020-election.html More at https://t.co/A8PbSSOhZa #PS1notopic ===== impress 546 time 2019-08-29 21:00 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1167180300599709696 ========== About the Electoral College Against: https://t.co/LZleQBTQhU For: https://t.co/ERLqfmnBHt But the Electoral College system we have is a state-by-state choice for winner-take-all that is not mandated by the Constitution or any Federal law. More at https://t.co/Q1rLLijKqN #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 110 time 2019-08-29 20:59 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1167179981400657920 ========== A recipe for a trade truce. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/27/opinion/trump-china.html But Trump has to run for president next year, and Xi doesn't. Ti-i-ime is on Xi's side, yes it is! More at https://t.co/EIu6z9GOX1 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 125 time 2019-08-29 20:57 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1167179364867297280 ========== Fox News isn't good enough any more! https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/fox-isnt-working-for-us-anymore-tweets-trump-in-another-blast-at-the-network/2019/08/28/51cce8a4-c9d1-11e9-a1fe-ca46e8d573c0_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-accuses-fox-news-of-heavily-promoting-democrats-urges-followers-to-look-for-another-news-outlet/2019/08/28/1adec124-c99e-11e9-be05-f76ac4ec618c_story.html What's the new source of truth going to be? Breitbart? Infowars? Why not just call it Pravda? Or is it - https://www.oann.com/ More at https://t.co/8Cs1NeE2Yz #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 95 time 2019-08-29 20:54 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1167178790138605568 ========== "A republic not a democracy." What does that mean? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/27/opinion/aoc-crenshaw-republicans-democracy.html Turns out it's code for Republican minority rule. https://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/ More at https://t.co/ahdNYGQC3w #PS1notopic ===== impress 87 time 2019-08-29 20:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1167178117758111744 ========== Local government has to lead the way when other levels fail. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/san-jose-mayor-why-im-requiring-my-residents-to-insure-guns/2019/08/26/e1187d20-c80f-11e9-be05-f76ac4ec618c_story.html More at https://t.co/KlpG6HMK10 #PS1notopic ===== impress 93 time 2019-08-29 20:50 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1167177672683687936 ========== Staying home is a vote too. In 2016, 78,000 stay-at-homes elected Trump. Not all of them are happy with the result. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/some-pennsylvania-democrats-regret-not-voting-in-2016-they-say-theyll-be-sure-to-cast-a-ballot-in-2020/2019/08/23/e2d4f4c0-a1b0-11e9-b732-41a79c2551bf_story.html More at https://t.co/QJcENNEP7g #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 110 likes 1 time 2019-08-25 22:45 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1165757141614911489 ========== Doing something about the Electoral College. On to the Supreme Court! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/us/politics/electoral-college-faithless-elector.html Do Electors have free will or not? https://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/rnc-trump-electoral-college-232537 Where you can help - https://equalcitizens.us/ More at https://t.co/sj3X5FfpvU #PS1notopic ===== impress 118 time 2019-08-25 22:40 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1165755803682267137 ========== The second coming of God! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-quotes-conspiracy-theorist-claiming-israelis-love-him-like-he-is-the-second-coming-of-god/2019/08/21/603cea14-c405-11e9-9986-1fb3e4397be4_story.html https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/21/trumps-trade-war-the-chosen-one-1674796 More at https://t.co/TE00tNAmn5 #PS1notopic ===== impress 100 time 2019-08-25 22:38 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1165755236759195649 ========== Republicans can count on Democrats! If recession damage becomes apparent before the election, the Democrats should do all they can to make sure they are running against Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-critics-eye-gop-primary-race-even-if-defeating-him-seems-preposterous/2019/08/20/4382f3dc-c360-11e9-b72f-b31dfaa77212_story.html More at https://t.co/s8j2JqpBkg #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 112 time 2019-08-25 22:36 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1165754945473110017 ========== What does it mean when the traffic light shows red, yellow, and green all at the same time? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/upshot/trumps-economic-message-conflicted.html Just look at the evidence! https://beta.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/08/20/trump-admits-his-trade-war-could-lead-recession-says-i-have-do-it/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/19/business/trump-economy.html https://beta.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/white-house-officials-eyeing-payroll-tax-cut-in-effort-to-reverse-weakening-economy/2019/08/19/4cab28ec-c2bd-11e9-b72f-b31dfaa77212_story.html More at https://t.co/pht5pwRXFV #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 1081 time 2019-08-22 00:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1164332303067185152 ========== The second coming of God! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-quotes-conspiracy-theorist-claiming-israelis-love-him-like-he-is-the-second-coming-of-god/2019/08/21/603cea14-c405-11e9-9986-1fb3e4397be4_story.html Just look at the evidence! https://beta.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-questions-sincerity-of-tlaibs-tears-as-she-talked-about-her-grandmother/2019/08/20/03d7b532-c339-11e9-b72f-b31dfaa77212_story.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/20/opinion/israel-palestinian-peace-plan.html More at https://t.co/TE00tNAmn5 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 187 time 2019-08-22 00:22 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1164331950326218757 ========== Republicans can count on Democrats! Democrats should do all they can to make sure they are running against Trump and his recession. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-critics-eye-gop-primary-race-even-if-defeating-him-seems-preposterous/2019/08/20/4382f3dc-c360-11e9-b72f-b31dfaa77212_story.html It's all up to - Chairman Xi. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/xis-choice-destroy-trump-or-save-him-and-weaken-america/2019/08/20/c6e6f934-c384-11e9-9986-1fb3e4397be4_story.html More at https://t.co/s8j2JqpBkg #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 0% expands 2 impress 3972 time 2019-08-22 00:20 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1164331560008503296 ========== Trump is right about one thing - psychiatric hospitals were closed. https://beta.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-the-us-should-build-more-psychiatric-institutions-in-response-to-rising-gun-violence/2019/08/15/bb9b24e8-bfa5-11e9-9b73-fd3c65ef8f9c_story.html But that has nothing to do with mass shootings. https://beta.washingtonpost.com/health/after-trump-blames-mental-illness-for-mass-shootings-health-agencies-ordered-to-hold-all-posts-on-issue/2019/08/20/c4030e4c-c370-11e9-b5e4-54aa56d5b7ce_story.html All government PR about guns goes through NRA now. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-tells-nra-chief-that-universal-background-checks-are-off-the-table/2019/08/20/deae5b5a-c39a-11e9-9986-1fb3e4397be4_story.html More at https://t.co/kDGTbqMQNC #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 120 time 2019-08-22 00:17 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1164330752990781440 ========== Reaction and revisionism - longing for a golden age that never was. It's an ancient, and global, phenomenon. But who knows unreality better than a reality-TV star? https://beta.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/08/20/project-far-right-fear-history/ More at https://t.co/ur617SfQRN #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 102 time 2019-08-22 00:10 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1164328972135456768 ========== Emperor of immigration. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/17/us/politics/stephen-miller-immigration-trump.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/politics/stephen-miller-trump-immigration/ More at https://t.co/vABPWBoq4J #PS1notopic ===== impress 89 time 2019-08-22 00:08 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1164328496585252865 ========== Emperor of immigration. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/17/us/politics/stephen-miller-immigration-trump.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/politics/stephen-miller-trump-immigration/ More at https://t.co/vABPWBoq4J #PS1notopic ===== impress 118 time 2019-08-18 20:56 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1163193068654252034 ========== Observations on taxation. https://itep.org/one-tax-system-for-most-americans-and-a-second-system-for-the-wealthiest/ https://itep.org/taxing-offshore-profits-and-domestic-profits-equally-could-curb-corporate-tax-dodging/ https://itep.org/irs-salt-workaround-regulations-should-be-strengthened-not-rejected/ https://itep.org/the-mortgage-interest-deduction-is-a-house-of-cards/ There is virtue in simplicity. https://www.one-flat-tax.net/ More at https://t.co/YFvljEKTIQ #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 1229 time 2019-08-18 20:55 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1163192796116742144 ========== America's future without immigrants. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/this-will-be-catastrophic-maine-families-face-elder-boom-worker-shortage-in-preview-of-nations-future/2019/08/14/7cecafc6-bec1-11e9-b873-63ace636af08_story.html https://www.liberty-and-justice.net/ The coming recession will help defer the problem for a while. It'll be back. More at https://t.co/wejp45aCpn #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 128 likes 1 time 2019-08-15 13:43 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1161996802066808832 ========== A tea partier talks about challenging Trump from the right. Perhaps there are others that agree. Perhaps one day many will agree publicly. Especially if the recession becomes palpable before the election. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/opinion/joe-walsh-trump-primary.html More at https://t.co/eRCJm82ZvV #PS1notopic ===== impress 147 time 2019-08-15 13:41 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1161996417360990208 ========== Income inequality depends on impotent labor. https://www.apnews.com/6c9263d76e9e477da15abaec2045f6c9 More for the well-connected at the top, less for the unorganized masses below. https://www.epi.org/publication/ceo-compensation-2018/ More at https://t.co/Sxt8HC6cHv #PS1notopic ===== impress 99 time 2019-08-15 13:39 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1161995907555966979 ========== An attempt to explain evangelical support for Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/08/14/evangelicals-view-trump-their-protector-will-they-stand-by-him/ In a way, they are right - the apocalypse is coming, but probably not in the form they expect. https://www.liberty-and-justice.net/ More at https://t.co/dEgC8nWYw9 #PS1notopic ===== engage 3 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 132 time 2019-08-15 13:38 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1161995615053598720 ========== Single-issue voters are a pillar of Republican minority rule. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-08/single-issue-voters-have-doomed-gun-control-in-congress-that-could-be-changing Republican politicians might prefer fewer military weapons among citizens. But they can't survive without the votes and money of the gun enthusiasts. More at https://t.co/TeRPmzEyiD #PS1notopic ===== impress 105 time 2019-08-15 13:36 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1161995111057645568 ========== Who has an interest in a poisonous atmosphere? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/11/opinion/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-conspiracies.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/08/11/dangerous-cycle-that-keeps-conspiracy-theories-news-trumps-tweets/ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/11/business/media/el-paso-killer-conservative-media.html Americans who promote poisonous divisiveness might do so to increase readership. Foreigners do so for geopolitical aims. More at https://t.co/WOxvsK6qfU #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 104 time 2019-08-15 13:32 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1161994068018077697 ========== When's the impeachment vote? https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/us/elections/2020-presidential-election-calendar.html The last big primary day is April 28. The Democratic convention is July 13. The Republican convention is August 24. So have the impeachment vote in the House in May-June. More at https://t.co/1wDbrCCVIb #PS1notopic ===== impress 93 time 2019-08-15 13:29 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1161993242126123008 ========== Who has an interest in a poisonous atmosphere? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/11/opinion/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-conspiracies.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/08/11/dangerous-cycle-that-keeps-conspiracy-theories-news-trumps-tweets/ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/11/business/media/el-paso-killer-conservative-media.html More at https://t.co/WOxvsK6qfU #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 122 time 2019-08-12 12:54 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1160897253776560130 ========== How the Nationalist International works. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/10/world/europe/sweden-immigration-nationalism.html Its spiritual predecessors were the Comintern and the Cominform. So perhaps this should be called the Natintern. More at https://t.co/5jiwg40TA6 #PS1notopic ===== impress 91 time 2019-08-12 12:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1160896932815855616 ========== Calendar of coming attractions - when's the impeachment vote? https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/us/elections/2020-presidential-election-calendar.html The last big primary day is April 28; Democratic convention - July 13; Republican convention - August 24. So vote on impeachment in June. More at https://t.co/1wDbrCCVIb #PS1notopic ===== impress 97 time 2019-08-12 12:50 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1160896434490601472 ========== Life at Conception Act. Has anybody heard of this? Sen Rand Paul is sending out petitions and fundraising appeals to everybody who's ever mentioned his name, it seems. https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/michael-w-chapman/sen-paul-reintroduces-life-conception-act-and-bill-end-funding More at https://t.co/JeGK1sZ35L #PS1notopic ===== impress 87 time 2019-08-12 12:46 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1160895420333092864 ========== "There is concern with the unknown and what the next tweet is going to be and what that could mean" "There is so much hope that President Trump would just talk about the economy for three days straight" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/theyre-afraid-suburban-voters-in-red-states-threaten-gops-grip-on-power/2019/08/08/86b12410-b868-11e9-bad6-609f75bfd97f_story.html More at https://t.co/Pa0i6zfo5D #PS1notopic ===== impress 90 time 2019-08-12 12:45 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1160894963334303746 ========== Where are the governors? Finding new ways to make progress together. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/sidelined-on-the-national-stage-us-governors-are-frustrated-with-washington/2019/08/03/ff751dc6-b2db-11e9-951e-de024209545d_story.html Governors, who have to do something, are better bets for President than Senators, who never have to do more than talk. More at https://t.co/Qasez3LXai #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 78 time 2019-08-12 12:40 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1160893783539453953 ========== Where are the governors? Finding new ways to make progress together. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/sidelined-on-the-national-stage-us-governors-are-frustrated-with-washington/2019/08/03/ff751dc6-b2db-11e9-951e-de024209545d_story.html Governors, who have to do something, are better bets for President than Senators, who never have to do more than talk. More at https://t.co/Qasez3LXai #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 82 time 2019-08-09 15:00 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1159841769573384197 ========== NRA and Republican senators take a break from worrying about themselves - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nra-mansion-reports-wayne-lapierre_n_5d4adddee4b01e44e4739aeb and rush to assure a worried nation - that nothing is going to change - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-openness-to-extensive-background-checks-for-gun-buys-draws-warning-from-nra/2019/08/07/a5f82060-b92d-11e9-a091-6a96e67d9cce_story.html But enough is enough! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/08/07/have-we-arrived-an-inflection-point-gun-debate/ More at https://t.co/di7ePPtUDw #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 103 time 2019-08-09 14:58 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1159841426135375872 ========== What white supremacy? https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/08/07/tucker-carlson-white-supremacy-hoax-lie-not-real-problem/ Taking Trumpism to the next level! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/22/what-comes-after-trump-may-be-even-worse/ Perhaps he's hoping the Republicans will draft him for 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/04/05/tucker-carlson-floats-theory-what-if-trump-is-secretly-trying-sink-his-own-reelection-bid/ More at https://t.co/qKfVffxNUQ #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 80 time 2019-08-09 14:56 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1159840929408094211 ========== Tariffs? It's really world power. Trump is driving away all our traditional allies. Xi is trying to buy new friends around the world. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/06/opinion/trump-china-trade.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/opinion/trump-china-trade.html More at https://t.co/ofj75D389Q #PS1notopic ===== impress 98 time 2019-08-09 14:55 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1159840593813487616 ========== THIS is an emergency - why wait for Mitch? https://www.huffpost.com/entry/shooting-mitch-mcconell-guns-senate_n_5d470e3ae4b0ca604e33b6b9 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/us/politics/mitch-mcconnell-guns.html McConnell might not recover until some new crisis distracts attention from this one. Why can't the President of the Senate reconvene it - Mike Pence? More at https://t.co/cwYhRVH2KK #PS1notopic ===== impress 138 time 2019-08-06 14:13 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1158742911107751936 ========== No more thoughts and prayers - we need action. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/04/us/politics/gun-control-laws-mass-shootings.html The Senate is the problem, and there won't be any action without fixing that problem. https://www.dscc.org/ More at https://t.co/sYh7gGLPie #PS1notopic ===== impress 74 time 2019-08-05 14:00 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1158377153592844290 ========== Preserve the rights of the majority. Reduce the Rural Bias in American Federalism. https://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/916844578660062 #PS1notopic ===== impress 91 time 2019-08-05 01:56 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1158194948400803840 ========== Mulvaney's got the answer! - "Crazy people like this should not have been able to get guns" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mulvaney-defends-trump-in-wake-of-el-paso-dayton-shootings/2019/08/04/f62af682-b6b9-11e9-bad6-609f75bfd97f_story.html OK, next question: WHO decides who's "crazy" and WHEN? Hint: the answer has to be acceptable to Trump's base. More at https://t.co/ZwLyCmps72 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 145 time 2019-08-04 19:11 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1158093124029173760 ========== Here's a Democratic cause - organize labor! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/03/opinion/sunday/labor-unions.html There needs to be an equitable balance of power between labor and capital. More at https://t.co/TiOOshWEC0 #PS1notopic ===== impress 95 time 2019-08-04 19:08 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1158092379678629888 ========== Fiftieth college reunion - Who are the lucky winners? Those that went first before they could accomplish anything great? Or those that lasted to the end? The end might not be so bad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKxHQk2I6h0 More at https://t.co/WicgJbvRZo #PS1notopic ===== impress 91 time 2019-08-04 19:06 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1158091886130655232 ========== When national socialism comes to America, it will be called Americanism! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/opinion/national-conservatives-republicans-trump.html The national socialists always carry an American flag. And often a Confederate flag, and stranger banners. More at https://t.co/0aUPrIf8Vz #PS1notopic ===== impress 87 time 2019-08-04 18:54 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1158088962776264704 ========== Which proposals are popular? - Requiring background checks for gun purchases And which aren't? - A guaranteed universal basic income of $1,000 per month https://www.npr.org/2019/07/22/743516166/npr-newshour-marist-poll-americans-not-sold-on-trump-or-democrats What's essential to achieving these? https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/7/30/20748078/pete-buttigieg-democratic-debate-cnn More at https://t.co/o37OKPSO8y #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 103 time 2019-08-04 18:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1158088452631490560 ========== The circular firing squad accomplishes Trump's mission. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/opinion/democratic-debate-2020-trump-republicans.html Don't expect anything better until the broadcast media embrace substance rather than theatre. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cnn-democratic-debates-network-betting-live-events-a-touch-game-show-theatrics-1228089 More at https://t.co/Tg9qrpGlnc #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 91 time 2019-08-04 18:46 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1158086920116658177 ========== Which proposals have wide support? -- Background checks for gun purchases (89%) And which don't? -- A guaranteed basic income of $1,000 per month (26%) https://www.npr.org/2019/07/22/743516166/npr-newshour-marist-poll-americans-not-sold-on-trump-or-democrats What reform enables all the rest? https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/7/30/20748078/pete-buttigieg-democratic-debate-cnn More at https://t.co/o37OKPSO8y #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 97 time 2019-08-02 15:38 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1157314730421178369 ========== The circular firing squad accomplishes Trump's mission. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/opinion/democratic-debate-2020-trump-republicans.html No surprise when the broadcast media pick a format that emphasizes issues and consequences rather than reality-tv conflict entertainment. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cnn-democratic-debates-network-betting-live-events-a-touch-game-show-theatrics-1228089 More at https://t.co/Tg9qrpGlnc #PS1notopic ===== impress 91 time 2019-08-02 15:29 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1157312487991021568 ========== Sore loser laws are a bigger problem than primaries. https://ballotpedia.org/Sore_loser_laws_in_the_50_states First and second choices are easy to understand. https://www.fairvote.org/voter_choice What enables Democratic success? https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/7/30/20748078/pete-buttigieg-democratic-debate-cnn More at https://t.co/gxANGjf8OC #PS1notopic ===== impress 91 time 2019-08-02 15:26 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1157311629505130496 ========== It's not enough to have a vision. It's not enough to have a plan. It's not enough to control the White House. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/31/marianne-williamson-wont-be-president-her-competitors-should-take-note/ What's the plan to protect the right of the majority by overcoming Republican minority rule? More at https://t.co/TgAKMvzYq5 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 1% expands 2 impress 157 time 2019-07-31 13:55 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1156563999170818049 ========== Impeachment hearings have begun. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/29/opinion/trump-impeachment.html But a vote on impeachment might best wait until about a month before the Republican convention. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/913156045695582 #PS1notopic ===== impress 92 time 2019-07-30 20:36 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1156302515421376513 ========== If a recession is palpable to voters in 2020, more Democrats will be elected than if the recovery seems to be continuing. That's why Trump's so anxious. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/business/economy/economy-recession.html Every avalanche has a trigger. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#cycle More at https://t.co/nS42gpaogJ #PS1notopic ===== impress 97 time 2019-07-30 20:34 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1156302175842136064 ========== Who was Theodore Roosevelt? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/sunday-review/josh-hawley-roosevelt.html A reformer, a nativist, an imperialist, a trustbuster, a conservative and a progressive. More at https://t.co/v1J9WFFpV1 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 116 time 2019-07-29 01:24 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1155650299773587457 ========== Not bothering to hide any more. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-campaign-sees-political-advantage-in-a-divisive-appeal-to-working-class-white-voters/2019/07/26/39234f00-aef1-11e9-8e77-03b30bc29f64_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/maryland-slaps-back-at-trump-over-tweet-attacking-baltimore-and-congressman/2019/07/27/0528bf64-b090-11e9-8e77-03b30bc29f64_story.html For Trump, it's working wonders firing up his base. For Trump donors, it's working wonders keeping his base from looking at the real agenda. More at https://t.co/0Qb4tE7h7e #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% expands 2 impress 124 time 2019-07-29 01:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1155649981472104448 ========== There's big bucks in the ignorance industry! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/youre-probably-making-incorrect-assumptions-about-your-opposing-political-party/2019/07/26/9f888f0a-a995-11e9-86dd-d7f0e60391e9_story.html There's much more money to be made fanning resentment and prejudice than in dispassionate discussion of facts. Compare Fox and Friends vs NPR. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/26/sean-hannity-is-most-influential-tv-host/ More at https://t.co/kdgdzKJyk0 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 128 time 2019-07-29 01:21 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1155649442327851008 ========== Preserving minority rule. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/25/mitch-mcconnell-is-right-secure-open-elections-would-elect-more-democrats/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/07/24/gops-questions-mueller-seemed-bizarre-unless-you-watch-fox-news/ Some of it's even constitutional - https://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/ More at https://t.co/LuFoxazF3o #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 97 time 2019-07-29 01:19 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1155649052622512128 ========== Who's actually proposing solutions to the problems of globalization? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/25/opinion/elizabeth-warren-conservative-nationalists-global-finance.html Not the Trumpists - they never met a big bank whose dark money they wouldn't accept. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/909779032699950 #PS1notopic ===== impress 104 time 2019-07-29 01:17 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1155648611566280710 ========== They did it before and they will do it again. With or without Trump's help. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/25/us/politics/russian-hack-of-elections-system-was-far-reaching-report-finds.html More at https://t.co/FVWISUW9Mr #PS1notopic ===== impress 79 time 2019-07-29 01:16 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1155648322482262016 ========== They did it before and they will do it again. With or without Trump's help. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/americans-wanted-to-see-the-mueller-movie-they-didnt-get-it/2019/07/24/4bf6773e-ae2d-11e9-a0c9-6d2d7818f3da_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/909337516077435 #PS1notopic ===== impress 73 time 2019-07-25 13:35 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1154384674942140417 ========== Who are the Democratic voters and what do they care about? Interesting answers here - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/24/opinion/2020-progressive-candidates.html Are primary elections, small donors, and social media leading to Trump re-election? https://www.fairvote.org/ More at https://t.co/2sC2Ha2VUE #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 123 time 2019-07-25 13:33 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1154384233156108291 ========== How to win friends and influence nations. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/23/trumps-ignorance-was-full-display-his-meeting-with-imran-khan/ Anything the US says about Kashmir makes matters worse. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/i-just-dont-want-to-kill-10-million-people-trumps-comments-reverberate-in-afghanistan/2019/07/23/88e8d15e-ad0c-11e9-b071-94a3f4d59021_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/908279312849922 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 102 time 2019-07-25 13:31 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1154383642933657600 ========== Not everybody sees foreign interference as a threat. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/22/people-privy-intelligence-are-convinced-another-electoral-attack-is-coming/ How about some novel channels for foreign interference - such as dark money to fund divisive ballot initiatives? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/secret-donors-and-trump-allies-inside-the-operation-to-push-noncitizen-voting-laws-in-florida-and-other-states/2019/07/21/e0604e2e-a359-11e9-b8c8-75dae2607e60_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/907858789558641 #PS1notopic ===== engage 3 engage-rate 3% expands 1 impress 111 likes 1 retweets 1 time 2019-07-25 13:29 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1154383105345540096 ========== Stephen Miller doesn't even try to pretend. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/21/stephen-miller-lets-mask-slip/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/907121872965666 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 99 time 2019-07-25 13:23 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1154381638656122881 ========== Tucker Carlson and the rebirth of national socialism. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/22/what-comes-after-trump-may-be-even-worse/ They could even call it the National Socialist Donald Adherents Party - N S D A P. More at https://t.co/ONNigXBgwM #PS1notopic ===== engage 5 engage-rate 4% expands 1 impress 138 time 2019-07-22 21:29 +0000 urlclicks 4 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1153416825696210944 ========== Stephen Miller doesn't even try to pretend. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/21/stephen-miller-lets-mask-slip/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/907121872965666 #PS1notopic ===== impress 86 time 2019-07-22 21:27 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1153416363953623040 ========== Cognitive dissonance https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/the-psychological-phenomenon-that-blinds-trump-supporters-to-his-racism/2019/07/18/29789344-a8ac-11e9-ac16-90dd7e5716bc_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/906504723027381 #PS1notopic ===== impress 88 time 2019-07-21 19:01 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1153017262053269504 ========== John Tanton had a point - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/this-is-the-legacy-of-john-tanton-will-it-survive/2019/07/19/a8f02f82-aa42-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html over-population is an environmental issue, and an economic one. But it's a global one. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/906149359729584 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 112 time 2019-07-21 18:59 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1153016766420754432 ========== A historic opportunity. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/19/lets-drive-stake-through-heart-debt-ceiling/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/906129303064923 #PS1notopic ===== impress 78 time 2019-07-21 18:58 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1153016464196063232 ========== My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Schurz A German immigrant, Schurz didn't always do the right thing by modern standards, but he kept trying. https://www.bartleby.com/73/1641.html More at https://t.co/gG1VCvqG5h #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% expands 2 impress 99 time 2019-07-21 18:57 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1153016234213986304 ========== My Antonia. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/opinion/trump-presidency-immigration.html There was nothing but land, Cather writes, Not a country at all, but the material out of which countries are made. But to the native inhabitants, the land and their nation were already great. More at https://t.co/wzUR7rmeWm #PS1notopic ===== impress 104 time 2019-07-21 18:56 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1153015886757785600 ========== Conservative or a populist? Populists like to print money. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-tells-aides-to-look-for-big-spending-cuts-in-second-term-seeding-confusion-about-budget-priorities/2019/07/19/3e9e9bde-a98c-11e9-86dd-d7f0e60391e9_story.html Conservatives want to reduce government by eliminating programs . But it signifies nothing if entitlements for an aging population are not addressed. More at https://t.co/uQZZVgO38t #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 107 time 2019-07-21 18:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1153014929001025536 ========== The global surveillance industry. Coming soon to a device near you. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/opinion/private-surveillance-industry.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/905691399775380 #PS1notopic ===== impress 94 time 2019-07-21 18:48 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1153013951132647424 ========== Turning anti-semitism on its head. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/opinion/trump-ilhan-omar.html How many Jews want Sebastian Gorka "defending" them? https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/905685236442663 #PS1notopic ===== impress 74 time 2019-07-21 18:47 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1153013707447787521 ========== Being mayor is harder than being president. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/magazine/pete-buttigieg-2020.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/905683166442870 #PS1notopic ===== impress 203 time 2019-07-21 18:46 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1153013479227326464 ========== Winner-take-all bias. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/upshot/trump-electoral-college-edge-.html The laws of 48 states award all a state's electoral votes to the plurality winner in that state. Nebraska and Maine decided differently. A landslide counts the same as a squeaker. More at https://t.co/TZJfukBoJZ #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 102 time 2019-07-21 18:45 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1153013223949402112 ========== No accident. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-assault-on-minority-congresswomen-is-a-trap-dont-fall-into-it/2019/07/19/ea578956-aa39-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html By attacking the squad, Trump wants to elicit a reaction attacking his base. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/trump.html#First But a big part of Trump's base voted for Obama. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/trump.html#Second More at https://t.co/rY0gcyuPzl #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 99 time 2019-07-21 18:42 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1153012363571843072 ========== It could be worse - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/19/feeling-bad-about-us-politics-take-look-britain/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/905652649779255 #PS1notopic ===== impress 107 time 2019-07-21 18:40 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1153011903691542528 ========== There's a better way to do this. https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/07/13/sunnyvale-to-hold-workshops-for-residents-who-want-a-hand-in-drawing-up-election-district-maps/ Districts can be gerrymandered. Ranked-choice voting and multi-member districts makes it easier for minorities to get the representation they deserve. https://www.fairvote.org/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/905447139799806 #PS1notopic ===== impress 138 time 2019-07-19 15:03 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1152232427261009920 ========== Eventually you have to quit and write a book. https://www.apnews.com/761b14ceeeae456fb75f8c8a86e0d654 Joke of the month from Mark Meadows - "There's room for a difference of opinion, and to be passionate about it. But you don't have to be personal with your attacks." More at https://t.co/1YOPEU1ZYp #PS1notopic ===== impress 153 time 2019-07-19 14:29 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1152224052691390464 ========== Bipartisanship isn't always productive. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/defense-spending-is-americas-cancerous-bipartisan-consensus/2019/07/18/783a9e1a-a978-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html Defense spending is a convenient way to reward allies and punish opponents. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/us/politics/trump-amazon-defense-department-contract.html Especially if nobody's in charge. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/iran-and-north-korea-arent-our-militarys-biggest-concerns-this-is/2019/07/16/4873b540-a7ed-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/905393426471844 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 96 time 2019-07-19 13:38 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1152211090727559170 ========== Alternative explanation for Trump's racist tweets? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-tweets-are-a-distraction-for-something-else-he-doesnt-want-us-to-see/2019/07/16/4274a34c-a811-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html More likely it's just a preview of the blatant racism Trumpist strategy for 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/us/politics/trump-election-squad.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/us/politics/donald-trump-republicans.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/opinion/squad-trump-aoc.html More at https://t.co/LxH2BNvVgA #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 191 time 2019-07-19 04:59 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1152080465387384833 ========== The biggest threat to our security. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/iran-and-north-korea-arent-our-militarys-biggest-concerns-this-is/2019/07/16/4873b540-a7ed-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html Trump likes the flexibility of "acting" appointments, and as few as possible, and filling them based on loyalty rather than competence. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/905161113161742 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 201 time 2019-07-19 04:55 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1152079614556041224 ========== politicians don't care what voters think. They care what donors think. Get enough donors and blitz the voters. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/opinion/politicians-voters.html Don't like it? Do something about money in politics. https://www.uniteamerica.org/ https://www.americanpromise.net/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/905114409833079 #PS1notopic ===== impress 137 time 2019-07-19 03:21 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1152055857938518017 ========== Simone Weil saw it all coming - then - and now. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/18/this-french-intellectual-diagnosed-americas-current-political-malaise/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/904998299844690 #PS1notopic ===== impress 66 time 2019-07-19 00:36 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1152014424791646211 ========== How to make money writing browser extensions. Develop a popular extension, then sell it to a data collection company. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/07/18/i-found-your-data-its-sale/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/904736953204158 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 130 time 2019-07-19 00:34 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1152013861584719873 ========== How purges work these days. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/magazine/immigration-department-of-homeland-security.html It used to be worse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Purge https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/904723749872145 #PS1notopic ===== impress 127 time 2019-07-19 00:33 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1152013614577926144 ========== Rahm Emmanuel on what it takes to win. Hint - you can't outtrump Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/rahm-emanuel-no-the-democratic-party-hasnt-lurched-to-the-left/2019/07/17/06e09d6e-a8ab-11e9-a3a6-ab670962db05_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/904343773243476 #PS1notopic ===== impress 75 time 2019-07-19 00:31 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1152013058518032384 ========== Why have Republicans become Trumpists? Many Republicans could have advanced a conservative agenda better - but Trump has the devotion of the racists. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy Keeping the racists on board is essential for minority rule . More at https://t.co/XqM7tO52mn #PS1notopic ===== impress 90 time 2019-07-19 00:30 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1152012780054016000 ========== NRCC - all in with Trumpism. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/us/politics/donald-trump-republicans.html Should Bakersfield rename itself McCarthysfield? https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/904301596581027 #PS1notopic ===== impress 76 time 2019-07-19 00:22 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1152010708051083265 ========== An emergency is when there is an imminent threat to the country and Congress doesn't have time to act. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/house-votes-to-block-trumps-arms-sales-to-saudi-arabia-setting-up-likely-veto/2019/07/17/7f329a9c-a8ce-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html Abuse of emergency powers is an impeachable offense. More at https://t.co/eroDkOpxKw #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 80 time 2019-07-19 00:21 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1152010433173192704 ========== Be careful what you download. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/07/17/you-downloaded-faceapp-heres-what-youve-just-done-your-privacy/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/904292996581887 #PS1notopic ===== impress 83 time 2019-07-19 00:18 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1152009878866542592 ========== The King of Debt! https://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/trump-king-of-debt-224642 But will China take fifty cents on the dollar? They have ways of collecting that aren't available to Trump's business competitors. Help from Congress? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/no-budget-on-the-brink-of-default-its-a-hell-of-a-way-to-run-a-country/2019/07/17/71b9ff36-a8b5-11e9-a3a6-ab670962db05_story.html More at https://t.co/lXAUzzMgUJ #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 106 time 2019-07-19 00:17 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1152009608468189184 ========== Technology news. The flower power car was originally a populist project. https://www.apnews.com/53243665f30f4d97a2a292e3c7e76a41 Don't forget ad blockers. https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/07/10/malicious-apps-infect-25-million-android-devices-with-agent-smith-malware/ Trump administration reserves for itself the right to hassle tech companies. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-10/u-s-said-to-investigate-french-plan-for-tax-on-tech-giants https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/904058309938689 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 157 time 2019-07-17 14:49 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1151504122924847106 ========== In case you don't have enough to worry about. https://www.rollcall.com/news/house-orders-pentagon-report-whether-weaponized-ticks https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/904006589943861 #PS1notopic ===== impress 73 time 2019-07-17 13:31 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1151484685941260288 ========== Why Trumpists will never really permit immigration reform. They need farm (and hospitality) labor to be illegal, fearful, unorganized and unorganizable. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/opinion/labor-laws-california-new-york-lesson.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/903793773298476 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 139 time 2019-07-17 13:31 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1151484447079849985 ========== You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all want to change the world https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/opinion/trump-2020.html Just remember, revolution comes from Congress and the states. And the game is biased toward conservative voters. https://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/ More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/903778449966675 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 143 time 2019-07-17 13:29 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1151484156519444480 ========== So was the electoral college about slavery? No - https://t.co/5B5e6UbnvB Yes - https://t.co/aZC0bTx1e9 For certain it was about reinforcing the power of small states, which nowadays means rural states. https://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/ More at https://t.co/OcioR6rOYU #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 118 time 2019-07-17 13:27 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1151483657988628481 ========== Trying to find a positive role for conservative ideology. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/opinion/trump-thiel-nationalism.html It's hard when there's no conservative party, only a gang that mouths whatever ideology serves the purpose of the moment, following their leader. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#conservative https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/903710626640124 #PS1notopic ===== impress 160 time 2019-07-17 13:26 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1151483348524470272 ========== Why Trump has so much trouble in the courts. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trumps-racist-comments-can-be-used-against-him-in-court-as-judges-cite-them-to-block-policies/2019/07/16/6ed0ea6a-a7f1-11e9-86dd-d7f0e60391e9_story.html He just can't shut up about his motives. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/903704999974020 #PS1notopic ===== impress 68 time 2019-07-17 13:24 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1151482933779165185 ========== A 50th anniversary year - the last episode of the first Star Trek in June, the landing on the moon in July. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/07/16/extraordinary-trek-george-takei/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/903699886641198 #PS1notopic ===== impress 100 time 2019-07-17 13:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1151482492886499328 ========== Why do people believe conspiracy theories? https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/50-years-after-apollo-conspiracy-theorists-are-still-howling-at-the-moon-hoax/2019/05/23/ca5b4a3a-700e-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html Why do people who know better promote them? https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2019/07/13/half-million-people-signed-up-storm-area-what-happens-if-they-actually-show-up/ Because there's money or celebrity or political power in indulging the gullible. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/903694883308365 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 148 replies 1 time 2019-07-17 13:22 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1151482189768343552 ========== Good thing Trump is not micro-managing this operation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/americas-immediate-challenge-in-the-persian-gulf/2019/07/16/fc99941e-a7f6-11e9-86dd-d7f0e60391e9_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/903686296642557 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 117 time 2019-07-17 13:20 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1151481859190079488 ========== This should worry Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/07/08/weve-just-lived-through-greatest-period-restaurant-growth-us-history-heres-why-its-ending/ It's as ominous as an inverted yield curve. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/invertedyieldcurve.asp Republican politicians who now claim to be Trumpists? A recession will turn them back into traditional conservatives overnight. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/903684483309405 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 97 time 2019-07-17 13:19 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1151481575512502274 ========== A candidate you might not know about yet. https://www.wonkette.com/excuse-me-there-is-a-time-traveler-running-for-president-and-i-need-to-know-more-please But here's a candidate you might recall - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mark-sanford-says-hes-considering-primary-challenge-against-trump/2019/07/16/1b7af7d6-a7f4-11e9-86dd-d7f0e60391e9_story.html Evidently he didn't get the memo that Republicans are only fiscal conservatives when the Democrats are in charge. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/903627533315100 #PS1notopic ===== impress 72 time 2019-07-17 13:16 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1151480746575446016 ========== Too much steel, not enough Bibles https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-07/the-trump-tariff-twist-that-s-cost-u-s-steel-5-5-billion https://www.apnews.com/35b3c523466d4cc58db5507e6e1190ec Just another example of the Law of Unintended Consequences. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unintended_consequences https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/903608829983637 #PS1notopic ===== impress 130 time 2019-07-17 13:14 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1151480365535490048 ========== Sununu fearlessly stands up to protect unlimited dark political money. https://www.concordmonitor.com/New-Hampshire-Governor-Sununu-vetoes-election-finance-reform-bills-26907467 Somebody has to protect the sacred principle of one dollar one vote. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#corporate https://www.americanpromise.net/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/903606623317191 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 124 time 2019-07-17 13:13 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1151480111989850112 ========== Abolish the "debt ceiling." https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/abolish-the-debt-ceiling--no-strings-attached/2019/07/15/1f1693d2-a73b-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html Getting a handle on public debt is a good thing. But the "debt ceiling" is just a prop for political theatre. https://www.get-to-sixty.net/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/903072930037227 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 75 time 2019-07-16 02:34 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1150956744912191488 ========== The age of impunity! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/were-in-an-age-of-impunity-it-will-have-consequences-for-us-all/2019/07/07/8ff2d894-9f2b-11e9-9ed4-c9089972ad5a_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/897840490560471 #PS1notopic ===== impress 50 time 2019-07-15 20:57 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1150872150359719936 ========== Pitch defileth the hand that toucheth it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/07/07/trump-is-huge-headache-deutsche-bank-has-plenty-more/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/897853637225823 #PS1notopic ===== impress 122 time 2019-07-15 20:56 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1150871908893638656 ========== We can visit. But we have to come back. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/what-the-space-age-taught-us-earth-is-the-best-of-all-possible-worlds/2019/06/18/b7454e78-65cd-11e9-8985-4cf30147bdca_story.html What about the Fermi Paradox? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox And if we did somehow manage to establish a self-sustaining colony on Mars, why would they want to bail us out? More at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/900808253597028 #PS1notopic ===== impress 90 time 2019-07-15 20:56 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1150871687639916545 ========== Polite expression on a small island requires quantum state superposition. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/07/11/critiquing-trump-was-not-problem-failing-use-british-doublespeak-was/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/902174743460379 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 126 time 2019-07-15 20:54 +0000 userclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1150871174961745920 ========== Can you be sued for making a joke that people take seriously and act upon? https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2019/07/13/half-million-people-signed-up-storm-area-what-happens-if-they-actually-show-up/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/902786403399213 #PS1notopic ===== impress 77 time 2019-07-15 20:53 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1150870910850617344 ========== Who's really in charge here? The Dick Cheney of the Trump era. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/his-own-fiefdom-mulvaney-builds-an-empire-for-the-right-wing-as-trumps-chief-of-staff/2019/07/14/85c5ebdc-942b-11e9-b570-6416efdc0803_story.html If Obama was for it, he's against it and wants it stopped NOW in case the Democrats win the Senate in 2020. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/902741100070410 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 3% expands 2 impress 79 time 2019-07-15 20:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1150870676636459008 ========== Now we have a real character test for the Republicans in public life - either they are Trumpists all the way now or they are not. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/07/15/republicans-trump-quiet-minority-congresswomen-leave/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/07/15/racism-straight-white-house-trumps-tweets-revolt-politicians-around-world/ Easy Rider is ancient history, right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_Rider More... https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/902735210070999 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 103 time 2019-07-15 20:49 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1150870139065122816 ========== No real limits for big agribusiness. https://www.apnews.com/75df5e7bf56e43df99d091bc4d16a87d https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/897712183906635 #PS1notopic ===== impress 161 time 2019-07-07 19:59 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1147958216556367873 ========== What the radical freshman don't get. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2019/07/05/feature/haunted-by-the-reagan-era/ The Reagan victory involved changing the minds of relatively few voters. The rural bias in the constitution, https://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/ provides plenty of conservatives in Congress. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/897292997281887 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 114 time 2019-07-07 05:05 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1147733365203730438 ========== Trucker fatigue - if Obama was against it, then who's for it? https://www.apnews.com/5cf6c7d728b44834bea7f2ebf5121088 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/897125297298657 #PS1notopic ===== impress 185 time 2019-07-06 21:39 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1147621117957292032 ========== "Putin looks more like a pope to me" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/04/world/europe/pope-francis-putin.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/897124110632109 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% impress 983 time 2019-07-06 21:36 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1147620411007328256 ========== Plant trees! https://www.apnews.com/8ac33686b64a4fbc991997a72683b1c5 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/897122980632222 #PS1notopic ===== impress 99 time 2019-07-06 21:34 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1147619761490055168 ========== Ranked-choice voting would avoid this. https://calmatters.org/articles/blog/california-independents-presidential-primary-unable-to-vote-no-party-affiliation/ If every candidate ran in the general election, then every voter could vote first choice for the one they love and second choice for the one they might win. https://www.fairvote.org/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/895134267497760 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 170 replies 1 time 2019-07-06 19:57 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1147595440918974465 ========== What all those candidates should be doing instead. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/05/when-do-struggling-candidates-have-bail-run-another-office/ Anybody who could keep or get a Senate or Governor seat should do so. State law governs when they have to decide. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/896265777384609 #PS1notopic ===== impress 214 time 2019-07-06 19:12 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1147584174510882816 ========== Why it's important to keep or win Democratic governorships and state legislatures. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/05/us/gerrymandering-state-legislatures-elections.html Another way to help - https://democraticredistricting.com/ Or we could start over - https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#redistricting https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/896272584050595 #PS1notopic ===== impress 113 time 2019-07-06 19:11 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1147583903147761664 ========== More tick horrors. https://elemental.medium.com/lyme-disease-cases-are-exploding-and-its-only-going-to-get-worse-5d3c3a2de5c5 https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/6/18/18677511/lyme-disease-diagnosis-health https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/896916733986180 #PS1notopic ===== impress 82 time 2019-07-06 19:10 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1147583607461965825 ========== Should Justin Amash run for President? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/justin-amash-our-politics-is-in-a-partisan-death-spiral-thats-why-im-leaving-the-gop/2019/07/04/afbe0480-9e3d-11e9-b27f-ed2942f73d70_story.html The election might be decided by the 12th Amendment - that guarantees a Trump victory. https://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/896234444054409 #PS1notopic ===== engage 3 engage-rate 3% expands 1 impress 118 time 2019-07-06 19:08 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1147583213432397824 ========== Making tax-advantaged retirements available for the lower middle class. https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article232148142.html Who's against it? The usual suspects. https://www.pionline.com/article/20190401/ONLINE/190409956/court-dismisses-challenge-to-calsavers-secure-choice-program https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/895136470830873 #PS1notopic ===== impress 213 time 2019-07-03 20:51 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1146521986522206208 ========== A thermostatic reaction? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/03/opinion/trump-republican-base.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/895132717497915 #PS1notopic ===== impress 108 time 2019-07-03 20:35 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1146517936640671744 ========== The Nationalist International https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/03/opinion/the-surprising-history-of-nationalist-internationalism.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/895013637509823 #PS1notopic ===== impress 89 time 2019-07-03 20:27 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1146515898083106816 ========== The challenges ahead https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/02/opinion/america-threat.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/895009217510265 #PS1notopic ===== impress 105 time 2019-07-03 20:25 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1146515425859002368 ========== The acorn doesn't fall far from the oak. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/02/what-revolution-reveals-about-americas-modern-day-empire/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/894754834202370 #PS1notopic ===== impress 120 time 2019-07-03 20:24 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1146515137848729600 ========== How can social media companies fight fake news without cutting off Trump's most enthusiastic supporters? https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-technology-202/2019/07/02/the-technology-202-trump-invites-conservative-tech-critics-to-white-house-for-social-media-summit/5d1a7d40a7a0a47d87c56f90/ Trust-busting is a good idea, in general, when companies get large enough. But that won't solve Trump's problem. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/894374504240403 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 189 time 2019-07-03 20:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1146514817152274432 ========== The view from a Trump supporter. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/01/no-one-makes-trump-unsteady-kamala-harris-does/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/894369290907591 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 1% impress 179 time 2019-07-03 20:21 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1146514420408832001 ========== Some mysteries might never be solved. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-enigma-of-the-entire-mueller-probe-focus-on-origins-of-russian-investigation-puts-spotlight-on-maltese-professor/2019/06/30/b374fe8c-8185-11e9-bce7-40b4105f7ca0_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/893341481010372 #PS1notopic ===== impress 75 time 2019-07-03 20:20 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1146514125339557888 ========== A plan to end homelessness! https://washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/02/trump-paints-dark-picture-homelessness-cities-we-may-intercede/ Just as soon as he publishes his Obamacare replacement that will provide better care for more people for less money. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/02/trumps-incoherent-monologue-homelessness/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/894365594241294 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 123 time 2019-07-03 20:14 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1146512532229652480 ========== Ever wonder where batteries come from? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-06-11/saving-the-planet-with-electric-cars-means-strangling-this-desert https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/894012337609953 #PS1notopic ===== impress 77 time 2019-07-02 01:48 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1145871767572897792 ========== The Senate is more important than the White House. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/01/opinion/senate-democrats-mcconnell-2020.html All those Democratic presidential hopefuls who might keep ot get a Senate seat are misplacing their energy. And Democratic governors fight Republican gerrymandering. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/893994770945043 #PS1notopic ===== impress 178 time 2019-07-02 01:11 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1145862549335728128 ========== Beware of trips to Mongolia. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/01/opinion/john-bolton-trump.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/893991774278676 #PS1notopic ===== impress 191 time 2019-07-02 01:02 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1145860344096514049 ========== A deal might be possible. All it might take is the usual professional diplomatic patience and attention to detail. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/01/opinion/north-korea.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/893962080948312 #PS1notopic ===== impress 204 time 2019-07-01 23:43 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1145840318186577921 ========== Competitive authoritarianism. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/01/opinion/republicans-trump-democracy.html One of the Trumpist pillars is the rural bias in the Constitution - https://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/893959147615272 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% impress 83 time 2019-07-01 23:36 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1145838526849662976 ========== Some mysteries might never be solved. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-enigma-of-the-entire-mueller-probe-focus-on-origins-of-russian-investigation-puts-spotlight-on-maltese-professor/2019/06/30/b374fe8c-8185-11e9-bce7-40b4105f7ca0_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/893341481010372 #PS1notopic ===== impress 84 time 2019-07-01 03:40 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1145537726906658818 ========== Latinos for Trump! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-campaign-looks-to-gain-support-with-latino-voters-despite-presidents-harsh-approach-to-immigration/2019/06/29/41aa413e-9776-11e9-a027-c571fd3d394d_story.html Or course, planning a campaign around the economy could prove problematic if the long-overdue recession arrives at an inconvenient time. Aside from that though, the Trump base doesn't need or want Latinos. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/892967067714480 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 95 time 2019-06-30 15:09 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1145348560180764672 ========== A great leap forward for digital democracy. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/29/opinion/sunday/conficker-worm-ukraine.html Now small bands of criminals or terrorists can threaten large nations. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/riviera-beach-florida-ransomware-attack-city-council-pays-600000-to-hackers-who-seized-its-computer-system/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/892888621055658 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 241 time 2019-06-30 12:51 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1145314031269380096 ========== Losing track of how to get where you want to go. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/opinion/versailles-treaty-woodrow-wilson.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/892225391121981 #PS1notopic ===== impress 133 time 2019-06-29 13:25 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1144960071320784896 ========== Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere reborn in Beijing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/27/chinas-efforts-undermine-democracy-are-expanding-worldwide/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_East_Asia_Co-Prosperity_Sphere While Putin is mainly interested in hindering governments which oppose him, China targets the entire third world of weak corrupt democracies. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/891975354480318 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 286 time 2019-06-29 04:15 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1144821589243879424 ========== The primary system is killing democracy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/28/its-party-no-ideas-vs-party-bad-ones/ But the people who decide the general election are completely different from the people who decide the primaries. Ranked-choice voting means no vote is wasted. https://www.fairvote.org/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/891922217818965 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 188 time 2019-06-29 02:06 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1144789162421186566 ========== This sounds like an interesting job for an experienced developer. https://itep.org/employment/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/891912917819895 #PS1notopic ===== impress 56 time 2019-06-29 01:44 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1144783653660004352 ========== It took four months to decide something was wrong. How long would it have taken if the Republicans were still a majority? https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/ethics-committee-investigating-rep-gaetz-for-tweet-threatening-michael-cohen/2019/06/28/80332ea8-99c8-11e9-8d0a-5edd7e2025b1_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/891848214493032 #PS1notopic ===== engage 4 engage-rate 2% expands 3 impress 223 pro-engage 81 pro-engage-rate 5% pro-expands 17 pro-impress 1684 pro-likes 8 pro-retweets 5 pro-urlclicks 50 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-06-28 23:05 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1144743568893808640 ========== Art 1 Sec 1: All legislative Powers shall be vested in a Congress. Art 1 Sec 7: All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives. But the president can LOWER revenue by executive order! https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-27/white-house-mulls-capital-gains-tax-break-that-benefits-wealthy https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/891725947838592 #PS1notopic ===== impress 95 pro-engage 2 pro-engage-rate 11% pro-expands 1 pro-impress 18 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-06-28 18:11 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1144669574631084032 ========== Plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. Looks like Elizaeth Warren won the first debate. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/opinion/elizabeth-warren-democratic-debate.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/opinion/elizabeth-warren.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/opinion/first-democratic-debate.html If she became President, most of her plans would not become law. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/890982647912922 #PS1notopic ===== impress 291 time 2019-06-28 16:50 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1144649256076107777 ========== Under socialism, the state owns the means of production. Under fascism, the means of production own the state. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/opinion/socialism-2020.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/26/opinion/sunday/republican-platform-far-right.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/891672787843908 #PS1notopic ===== impress 130 pro-engage 1 pro-engage-rate 7% pro-expands 1 pro-impress 14 time 2019-06-28 16:36 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1144645778687709184 ========== Buttigieg for President. Harris for Attorney General. Warren and Castro for other cabinet jobs. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/opinion/debate-harris-buttigieg-biden.html VP? That remains to be seen - somebody under 60, please. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/891660074511846 #PS1notopic ===== impress 148 pro-impress 1 time 2019-06-28 16:13 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1144639845861453824 ========== Plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. Looks like Elizabeth Warren won the first debate. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/opinion/elizabeth-warren-democratic-debate.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/opinion/elizabeth-warren.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/opinion/first-democratic-debate.html But if she became President, most of her plans would not become law. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/891382601206260 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 184 pro-impress 6 time 2019-06-28 05:42 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1144481058475220992 ========== Freedom Caucus founding principle - to be free of principles. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/remember-when-conservatives-believed-no-one-was-above-the-law/2019/06/26/3bfbca34-9855-11e9-830a-21b9b36b64ad_story.html Just what is liberty under law anyway? That's something Democrats must figure out since the Republicans won't. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/25/america-loves-freedom-what-does-that-mean-democratic-candidates/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/890660874611766 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 293 time 2019-06-27 02:08 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1144064958843326464 ========== Where can the Democrats find 39000 votes? If the right 39000 Obama voters had voted for Clinton instead of Trump, the 2016 election would have turned out differently. Focus on the issues those voters are most interested in! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/opinion/pelosi-white-working-class.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/890603134617540 #PS1notopic ===== impress 106 time 2019-06-27 00:18 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1144037268082089985 ========== No robots needed at the top of the food chain. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/opinion/global-economy-cannes.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/890593311285189 #PS1notopic ===== impress 143 pro-engage 3 pro-engage-rate 2% pro-impress 126 pro-likes 2 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-06-26 23:56 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1144031676302950400 ========== Even if governments agreed to ban robot soldiers - terrorists don't need accuracy or reliability - just enough cheap devices to make a credible threat. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/opinion/weapons-artificial-intelligence.html It's the democratization of mass destruction. https://www.liberty-and-justice.net/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/890588551285665 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 1% expands 2 impress 225 pro-engage 2 pro-engage-rate 2% pro-expands 2 pro-impress 93 time 2019-06-26 23:50 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1144030197341028352 ========== The economics of tick-borne diseases. https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/6/18/18677511/lyme-disease-diagnosis-health They seem to be more prevalent, possibly due to climate change. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/890512081293312 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 167 pro-impress 30 time 2019-06-26 21:17 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1143991709216337920 ========== How do our parties compare to theirs? https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/26/opinion/sunday/republican-platform-far-right.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/890497054628148 #PS1notopic ===== engage 5 engage-rate 4% impress 125 pro-engage 12 pro-engage-rate 6% pro-expands 5 pro-impress 195 pro-likes 2 pro-replies 1 pro-retweets 1 pro-urlclicks 3 time 2019-06-26 20:45 +0000 urlclicks 4 userclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1143983654101643264 ========== The market hates uncertainty. So do consumers and employers. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-25/u-s-consumer-confidence-falls-to-lowest-since-september-2017 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/890452657965921 #PS1notopic ===== impress 76 pro-engage 2 pro-engage-rate 3% pro-expands 1 pro-impress 58 pro-retweets 1 time 2019-06-26 19:22 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1143962700449366021 ========== Look at all the uses for your personal data. https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/25/ftc-urged-to-probe-secret-surveillance-scores-used-against-shoppers-job-and-housing-applicants/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/890451237966063 #PS1notopic ===== impress 56 pro-impress 42 time 2019-06-26 19:19 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1143962036583325696 ========== Repentance precedes forgiveness. https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-skelton-newsom-executive-order-native-americans-20190620-story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/890449764632877 #PS1notopic ===== impress 207 pro-engage 4 pro-engage-rate 1% pro-expands 2 pro-impress 355 pro-urlclicks 1 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-06-26 19:17 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1143961453709287424 ========== Trump delivers on his promises. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/climate/trump-minnesota-mine.html Foreign billionaire donors 1, Boundary Waters 0. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/889519218059265 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 104 likes 1 time 2019-06-25 14:40 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1143529345668878338 ========== A new civil war. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/climate/states-climate-change.html Never underestimate the power of exponential growth, nor the power of denial. https://www.liberty-and-justice.net/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/889512041393316 #PS1notopic ===== impress 72 time 2019-06-25 14:27 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1143526143926001670 ========== Paying locally for global benefit. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/24/opinion/farmers-climate-change-government-global-warming.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/889116891432831 #PS1notopic ===== impress 64 pro-impress 38 time 2019-06-25 02:16 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1143342095899381760 ========== Trying to stay alive on nothing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-clinic-of-last-resort/2019/06/22/2833c8a0-92cc-11e9-aadb-74e6b2b46f6a_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/889113718099815 #PS1notopic ===== impress 61 pro-engage 1 pro-engage-rate 1% pro-impress 71 pro-urlclicks 1 time 2019-06-25 02:10 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1143340708222210048 ========== Never answer a consumer survey https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/06/24/data-brokers-are-getting-rich-by-selling-your-secrets-how-states-are-trying-stop-them/ Sometimes you can opt out https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/06/24/how-stop-companies-selling-your-data/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/889078251436695 #PS1notopic ===== impress 93 pro-engage 1 pro-engage-rate 1% pro-impress 86 pro-urlclicks 1 time 2019-06-25 00:53 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1143321227794059265 ========== Small organizations face a difficult future online. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/riviera-beach-florida-ransomware-attack-city-council-pays-600000-to-hackers-who-seized-its-computer-system/ Besides random hacks from criminals, Iran and its allies are expected to retaliate on US organizations - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/06/24/pompeo-coalition-iran/1544824001/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/889046194773234 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 396 pro-engage 3 pro-engage-rate 1% pro-expands 2 pro-impress 236 pro-urlclicks 1 time 2019-06-24 23:44 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1143303932157972481 ========== Easy to forget? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/unlearning-the-lessons-from-chernobyl/2019/06/21/3ec7185c-9384-11e9-b570-6416efdc0803_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/889023311442189 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 3% expands 2 impress 61 pro-engage 1 pro-engage-rate 1% pro-expands 1 pro-impress 180 time 2019-06-24 22:57 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1143292138475552768 ========== Chrome vs Firefox https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/21/google-chrome-has-become-surveillance-software-its-time-switch/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/889021184775735 #PS1notopic ===== impress 74 pro-engage 6 pro-engage-rate 2% pro-impress 385 pro-urlclicks 4 pro-userclicks 2 time 2019-06-24 22:54 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1143291233445355520 ========== What a team! https://www.washingtonpost.com/!D/paula-white-donald-trump-!D/ https://www.nytimes.com/!D/trump-falwell-endorsement-michael!D https://www.washingtonpost.com/!D/22a50b18-862b-11e9-98c1-e9!D Bring on the demons! https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/885200778491109 #PS1notopic ===== impress 89 pro-engage 2 pro-engage-rate 50% pro-impress 4 pro-likes 2 time 2019-06-21 05:14 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1141937343139438592 ========== National Popular Vote Initiative https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/19/opinion-abolish-the-electoral-college-make-every-vote-count/ The problem with direct popular vote is the constitutional crisis if the vote is decided by a very small margin, as in 1960. Better to keep recounts small in scope. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#electoral https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/885867981757722 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 0% impress 492 pro-engage 19 pro-engage-rate 10% pro-expands 5 pro-impress 193 pro-likes 5 pro-replies 2 pro-retweets 2 pro-urlclicks 1 pro-userclicks 4 pro-views 4 time 2019-06-20 14:19 +0000 urlclicks 1 userclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1141712296680415232 ========== A way to strike back at malicious liars. https://www.apnews.com/c595b9e6ccb84b969d59c5b270f58cce Those that make money off lies can be successfully brought to civil justice. This Southern Poverty Law Center did this against the KKK. https://www.splcenter.org/seeking-justice/case-docket/donald-v-united-klans-america https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/885862498424937 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 0% impress 509 pro-engage 5 pro-engage-rate 5% pro-impress 98 pro-likes 2 pro-retweets 1 pro-urlclicks 2 time 2019-06-20 14:09 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1141709718936682496 ========== Soon owning a home will only be an option for the rich - just as in the rest of the world. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/20/business/economy/starter-homes-investors.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/885856221758898 #PS1notopic ===== impress 110 pro-engage 3 pro-engage-rate 5% pro-expands 1 pro-impress 61 pro-likes 1 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-06-20 13:59 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1141707253663203330 ========== Whether Trump likes it or not. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-18/the-world-will-get-half-its-power-from-wind-and-solar-by-2050 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/885855141759006 #PS1notopic ===== impress 70 time 2019-06-20 13:57 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1141706632767737857 ========== Where can the Democrats find 39000 votes? If the right 39000 Obama voters had voted for Clinton instead of Trump, the 2016 election would have turned out differently. How can the Democrats regain those voters in 2020? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/even-moderate-democrats-want-to-tame-capitalism/2019/06/19/11c9d5c4-92d0-11e9-b58a-a6a9afaa0e3e_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/885819211762599 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 84 pro-impress 16 time 2019-06-20 13:00 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1141692357844205568 ========== Did he read the position description? There are lower pay grades to make easy decisions and solve easy crises. The buck stops on the president's desk, and there are no easy decisions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/with-maduro-entrenched-in-venezuela-trump-loses-patience-and-interest-in-issue-officials-say/2019/06/19/a7ba2c56-92b1-11e9-b58a-a6a9afaa0e3e_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/exclusive-pompeo-opens-up-about-venezuelas-opposition-says-keeping-it-united-has-proven-devilishly-difficult/2019/06/05/85385a33-8eae-4ba5-a9ac-6b7b8c3d5762_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/885633271781193 #PS1notopic ===== engage 3 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 132 pro-engage 4 pro-engage-rate 7% pro-impress 56 pro-replies 1 pro-retweets 1 pro-urlclicks 2 time 2019-06-20 05:57 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1141585882626920448 ========== When tax laws are drafted in secret in dead of night... https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/06/18/im-not-american-how-complicated-trump-tax-law-created-huge-bills-foreign-citizens/ Nobody had time to consider dual nationals. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/885495451794975 #PS1notopic ===== engage 7 engage-rate 1% expands 2 impress 483 pro-engage 24 pro-engage-rate 13% pro-expands 5 pro-impress 180 pro-likes 8 pro-retweets 4 pro-urlclicks 6 pro-userclicks 1 retweets 4 time 2019-06-20 00:37 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1141505387604000768 ========== Most people don't want another Middle Eastern war - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/some-iranians-fear-hardliners-in-the-us-and-iran-want-to-provoke-war/2019/06/18/d4ff2382-9136-11e9-956a-88c291ab5c38_story.html https://thehill.com/policy/defense/449188-senators-demand-trump-explain-decision-to-deploy-troops-amid-iran-tensions But some think it would be good for their careers - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/15/world/middleeast/trump-iran-hard-liners.html https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#political https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/885206058490581 #PS1notopic ===== engage 3 engage-rate 1% expands 2 impress 344 pro-engage 20 pro-engage-rate 8% pro-expands 2 pro-impress 260 pro-likes 9 pro-retweets 5 pro-urlclicks 3 pro-userclicks 1 replies 1 time 2019-06-19 14:19 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1141349827923419136 ========== We don't spy on our friends! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-picked-kim-jong-un-over-the-cia-is-anyone-surprised/2019/06/12/355b9a68-8d44-11e9-b08e-cfd89bd36d4e_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-has-a-new-vp-in-mind/2019/05/28/89ce9578-8187-11e9-bce7-40b4105f7ca0_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/885190905158763 #PS1notopic ===== impress 63 pro-impress 27 time 2019-06-19 13:51 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1141342836538765324 ========== McConnell tells the truth about statehood for DC and PR. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/mcconnell-seems-to-call-the-prospect-of-dc-statehood-full-bore-socialism/2019/06/18/2c3e0fd4-9216-11e9-b570-6416efdc0803_story.html Four more Democratic votes in the Senate? Not while he's in charge. Recession might be within reach for DC. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-answer-to-dc-congressional-representation-its-in-douglass-county-maryland/2019/02/18/246635e2-33c1-11e9-af5b-b51b7ff322e9_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/816445652033289 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/884898915187962 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 171 time 2019-06-19 02:55 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1141177622514171904 ========== Liberty U and Trump U - a match made in heaven. Tough luck, Ted Cruz. Michael Cohen got in your way. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/us/trump-falwell-endorsement-michael-cohen.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/884800861864434 #PS1notopic ===== impress 102 pro-impress 1 time 2019-06-18 23:05 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1141119862535667712 ========== No right to privacy - it disrupts the business model. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/opinion/facebook-court-privacy.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/884789828532204 #PS1notopic ===== engage 3 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 191 pro-engage 15 pro-engage-rate 5% pro-expands 2 pro-impress 330 pro-likes 2 pro-retweets 5 pro-urlclicks 5 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-06-18 22:38 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1141113013321101312 ========== Bad choices and good choices. Bad choice - disloyal https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/06/18/eve-critical-fed-meeting-trump-suggests-he-might-want-remove-chair-powell/ Bad choice - bad publicity https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/democrats-and-some-republicans-question-trumps-vetting-process-after-shanahan-withdrawal/2019/06/18/a42f4d6e-91fd-11e9-b570-6416efdc0803_story.html Good choice - loyal https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-he-wont-fire-kellyanne-conway-over-hatch-act-violations/2019/06/14/76f31a94-8e9f-11e9-adf3-f70f78c156e8_story.html Loyalty is all that matters in New York real estate speculation, right? https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/884788155199038 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 627 likes 1 time 2019-06-18 22:34 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1141112042851409920 ========== "collecting far deeper info on users and how they spend to better monetize with advertisers" https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/14/who-is-facebook-getting-to-support-libra-its-cryptocurrency/ How much is your personal data worth? https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/884560061888514 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 312 time 2019-06-18 14:33 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1140990895317114880 ========== Who loves the poorly educated? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/opinion/trump-populist.html Isn't that the definition of populism - using the excuse of the crisis of "the good people" vs "the bad people" as an excuse to rob all the people? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#political https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/884249205252933 #PS1notopic ===== impress 73 time 2019-06-18 02:39 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1140811246708465664 ========== Pandemics and social media. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/opinion/pandemic-fake-news.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/884246801919840 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% impress 234 pro-engage 10 pro-engage-rate 5% pro-expands 4 pro-impress 196 pro-likes 2 pro-retweets 3 pro-urlclicks 1 time 2019-06-18 02:33 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1140809661605507072 ========== The really forgotten Americans. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-struggling-iconic-american-industry-youre-not-thinking-of/2019/06/17/2988847c-9135-11e9-aadb-74e6b2b46f6a_story.html Of course, a lot of them are women, who perhaps don't count as much in Trumponomics. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/884238238587363 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 120 pro-engage 7 pro-engage-rate 5% pro-expands 2 pro-impress 134 pro-likes 1 pro-retweets 1 pro-urlclicks 2 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-06-18 02:15 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1140805095782662145 ========== Robocallers: life and death. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/17/robocalls-are-overwhelming-hospitals-patients-threatening-new-kind-health-crisis/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/884188758592311 #PS1notopic ===== impress 59 pro-engage 1 pro-engage-rate 1% pro-impress 152 pro-urlclicks 1 time 2019-06-18 00:13 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1140774487119425536 ========== Complicated problems have complicated solutions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/17/buttigieg-shows-solid-judgment-key-issues/ But simple solutions work best on the campaign trail. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/16/danger-tom-cotton/ Often it's a good thing that politicians can't or won't carry out their campaign promises. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/883929688618218 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 150 pro-impress 3 time 2019-06-17 15:09 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1140637701864996865 ========== Smart surveillance. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/us/aclu-surveillance-artificial-intelligence.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/883913338619853 #PS1notopic ===== impress 88 pro-engage 4 pro-engage-rate 1% pro-expands 1 pro-impress 317 pro-retweets 1 pro-urlclicks 1 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-06-17 14:37 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1140629627833999360 ========== The pseudo-stability of zombie corporations. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/15/opinion/sunday/economy-recession.html "The United States is generating start-ups at the slowest rates since at least the 1970s." https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/883607748650412 #PS1notopic ===== impress 75 time 2019-06-17 05:08 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1140486334055776256 ========== The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. https://www.reagan.com/blog/105/ronald-reagan-on-big-government-most-terrifying-words But how does that differ from "I'm from Wall Street and I'm here to help." "I'm from Silicon Valley and I'm here to help." https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/883473595330494 #PS1notopic ===== engage 3 engage-rate 2% expands 3 impress 129 pro-engage 1 pro-engage-rate 1% pro-expands 1 pro-impress 163 time 2019-06-16 23:49 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1140406114653069312 ========== Where wars come from - domestic politics. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/15/world/middleeast/trump-iran-hard-liners.html https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#political https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/883419455335908 #PS1notopic ===== engage 4 engage-rate 2% expands 2 impress 251 pro-engage 14 pro-engage-rate 4% pro-expands 3 pro-impress 358 pro-likes 2 pro-retweets 1 pro-urlclicks 7 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-06-16 21:40 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1140373568393400320 ========== Now he's a minor opera villain. Why shouldn't he get at least as big a role as Kissinger? Although treating important events, it might be a second-rate dramatization - but good enough for a reality TV star. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/16/arts/music/central-park-five-opera-review.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/883414108669776 #PS1notopic ===== engage 3 engage-rate 2% expands 3 impress 170 pro-engage 3 pro-engage-rate 1% pro-expands 1 pro-impress 207 pro-retweets 1 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-06-16 21:31 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1140371292576608256 ========== President for Life! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-supporters-might-demand-that-he-serve-more-than-two-terms-as-president/2019/06/16/4b6b9ae2-9041-11e9-b570-6416efdc0803_story.html After all, if he ever leaves office, he might be subject to criminal prosecution, at least in NY. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/883360435341810 #PS1notopic ===== engage 4 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 177 pro-engage 7 pro-engage-rate 4% pro-expands 1 pro-impress 194 pro-replies 2 pro-urlclicks 4 time 2019-06-16 19:35 +0000 urlclicks 3 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1140342145032654848 ========== The tax cuts won't pay for themselves this year. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-12/u-s-budget-gap-hits-739-billion-with-four-months-left-in-year In ten years? https://www.salon.com/2019/06/13/as-deficit-skyrockets-author-of-gop-tax-bill-admits-cuts-may-not-pay-for-themselves/ The best that tax cuts have done is increase growth to pay for about 1/3 of the cut. https://www.crfb.org/blogs/do-tax-cuts-pay-themselves https://publicintegrity.org/business/taxes/trumps-tax-cuts/did-billionaires-pay-off-republicans-for-passing-the-trump-tax-bill/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/883322022012318 #PS1notopic ===== impress 263 pro-impress 9 time 2019-06-16 18:17 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1140322488187908097 ========== What can be done to save a free press from free propaganda? https://www.apnews.com/d847d8d842c74cd29e8e1df5de7ca198 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/883314825346371 #PS1notopic ===== impress 64 pro-engage 3 pro-engage-rate 1% pro-impress 230 pro-likes 1 pro-retweets 1 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-06-16 18:00 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1140318193874948096 ========== Macron and Trump in Normandy. https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/d-day-normandy-trump-macron-russia-china-warships-orban-le-pen-salvini-20190607.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/883313335346520 #PS1notopic ===== impress 205 pro-impress 1 time 2019-06-16 17:57 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1140317452200398848 ========== Nobody can lead and nobody can follow. And that's just the Republican side. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/gop-in-disarray-as-budget-impasse-threatens-shutdown-deep-cuts--and-default/2019/06/15/6a61e6dc-8ded-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/882848368726350 #PS1notopic ===== impress 112 time 2019-06-16 01:59 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1140076452831846405 ========== Kushner and Cayman. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/want-to-secretly-legally-send-money-to-jared-kushner-heres-how-to-do-it/2019/06/13/c8f0970c-8e01-11e9-b08e-cfd89bd36d4e_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/882843682060152 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% impress 206 pro-engage 19 pro-engage-rate 5% pro-expands 3 pro-impress 401 pro-likes 7 pro-retweets 6 pro-urlclicks 3 replies 1 time 2019-06-16 01:50 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1140074225501265920 ========== How to build a reputation out of nothing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2019/06/14/feature/how-donald-trump-silenced-the-people-who-could-expose-his-business-failures/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/882836402060880 #PS1notopic ===== impress 63 time 2019-06-16 01:34 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1140070201746022401 ========== Linkedin too... https://apnews.com/bc2f19097a4c4fffaa00de6770b8a60d https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/882481832096337 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 3% impress 73 pro-engage 19 pro-engage-rate 4% pro-expands 3 pro-impress 451 pro-likes 1 pro-retweets 2 pro-urlclicks 12 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-06-15 14:02 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1139895969087029248 ========== There's lot of money in faking, and little in fake detection. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/12/top-ai-researchers-race-detect-deepfake-videos-we-are-outgunned/ Undetectable fake photos first, now undetectable fake movies, with undetectable fake text coming next. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/07/technology/ai-text-disinformation.html https://www.political-scrapbook.net/journalism.html#primary https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/881189422225578 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 141 time 2019-06-13 16:51 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1139213742502105089 ========== There's more than one Special Counsel! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/office-of-special-counsel-recommends-removal-of-kellyanne-conway-from-federal-office-for-violating-the-hatch-act/2019/06/13/0786ae2e-8df4-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html And just what is the United States Office of Special Counsel? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Office_of_Special_Counsel And who is Henry Kerner? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kerner https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/881175658893621 #PS1notopic ===== engage 8 engage-rate 3% expands 2 impress 234 time 2019-06-13 16:26 +0000 urlclicks 6 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1139207435237806080 ========== Mastering modern political campaigning. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-pete-buttigieg-2020.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/881096058901581 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% impress 251 likes 1 time 2019-06-13 14:24 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1139176683775205376 ========== All about Andrew Yang. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/06/10/feature/random-man-runs-for-president-the-odd-saga-of-andrew-yang-explained/ Is America a great country or what? https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/879162399094947 #PS1notopic ===== impress 115 time 2019-06-13 12:09 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1139142854872223749 ========== Why the Senate is more important than the White House. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/we-need-to-prepare-for-a-complete-reversal-of-the-role-the-supreme-court-plays-in-our-lives/2019/06/11/b492d894-8c5b-11e9-adf3-f70f78c156e8_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/880786902265830 #PS1notopic ===== impress 86 time 2019-06-13 04:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1139032894804975616 ========== About those chattering classes ... https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/11/defense-chattering-classes/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/880782692266251 #PS1notopic ===== impress 414 time 2019-06-13 04:45 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1139031055761981440 ========== Even reliable Trump supporters can't support this nomination. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/11/ken-cuccinellis-appointment-wont-help-our-immigration-problems/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/880779078933279 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% impress 357 time 2019-06-13 04:37 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1139028920362135552 ========== Once a real estate speculator, always ... https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-best-explanation-for-trumps-presidency-hes-acting-like-a-real-estate-developer/2019/06/11/e7f74316-8c8b-11e9-adf3-f70f78c156e8_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/880777368933450 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 117 time 2019-06-13 04:33 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1139027960520798210 ========== Is Brazil the cause of our border crisis? https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/06/11/falling-coffee-prices-drive-guatemalan-migration-united-states/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/880754415602412 #PS1notopic ===== impress 77 time 2019-06-13 03:37 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1139013911737323521 ========== Horror expressed in painting. Because there was no other way. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/magazine/world-war-ii-d-day-artist.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/880724808938706 #PS1notopic ===== impress 136 time 2019-06-13 02:31 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138997235281039362 ========== You don't know how it will work until you try. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/06/12/new-plan-remove-trillion-tons-carbon-dioxide-atmosphere-bury-it/ But don't expect any help from the Trump administration. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/880682648942922 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 121 time 2019-06-13 01:09 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138976677407518720 ========== Taking help from wherever you can get it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-hed-consider-accepting-dirt-from-foreign-governments-on-his-opponents/2019/06/12/b84ba860-8d5c-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html Your hard-core base won't condemn you for it. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/880664005611453 #PS1notopic ===== impress 368 pro-engage 27 pro-engage-rate 5% pro-expands 13 pro-impress 545 pro-likes 1 pro-retweets 2 pro-urlclicks 6 pro-userclicks 5 time 2019-06-13 00:30 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138966936409165824 ========== A CERN for climate. Don't expect any help from the Trump administration. What does he care about the future he won't see or profit from? Après moi, le déluge. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/opinion/climate-change-supercomputers.html (Precedent: The world wide web was invented at CERN.) https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/880379122306608 #PS1notopic ===== impress 99 pro-impress 2 time 2019-06-12 15:27 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138830192636416000 ========== What exactly is supposed to happen in Iowa and New Hampshire? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/magazine/democratic-primary-candidates-iowa-caucus.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/880369648974222 #PS1notopic ===== impress 149 pro-engage 1 pro-engage-rate 5% pro-expands 1 pro-impress 21 time 2019-06-12 15:14 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138826897180069888 ========== Education is only a small part of the answer. Countries with drastic income inequality generally have poor educational opportunities. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/11/is-it-better-be-born-smart-or-rich-you-probably-wont-like-answer/ Thus "free college for all" is mostly just for the upper middle class. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/879866192357901 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 172 time 2019-06-11 21:39 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138561346566361088 ========== Mayor Pete says more on foreign policy than all the other candidates combined. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/11/pete-buttigieg-clears-commander-chief-bar/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/879863355691518 #PS1notopic ===== engage 5 engage-rate 2% expands 2 impress 201 likes 1 retweets 1 time 2019-06-11 21:31 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138559355429707776 ========== Most people don't believe civil forfeiture can happen in America. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/11/study-civil-asset-forfeiture-doesnt-discourage-drug-use-or-help-police-solve-crimes/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/grand-theft-auto--by-the-us-government/2018/04/04/6a079e94-3762-11e8-8fd2-49fe3c675a89_story.html There are states where rural sheriffs might seize any of your property if you are too poor to hire a lawyer: https://www.political-scrapbook.net/controversial.html#forfeiture https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/879857119025475 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 201 time 2019-06-11 21:20 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138556572655706112 ========== Some Trump voters are open to persuasion https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-or-a-democrat-eastern-iowa-ponders-its-presidential-choice/2019/06/11/caa982fa-8b0b-11e9-b08e-cfd89bd36d4e_story.html Particularly the one who voted for Obama. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/trump.html#First Other Trump voters are a waste of time https://www.political-scrapbook.net/trump.html#Second https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/879851819026005 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 155 time 2019-06-11 21:05 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138552978774810624 ========== Is it safe to just ignore him? The markets are beginning to think so. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/opinion/trump-trade-tariffs.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/879639175713936 #PS1notopic ===== impress 70 time 2019-06-11 14:59 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138460752962916353 ========== Primary sources up in smoke. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/magazine/universal-fire-master-recordings.html Incompatible digital media formats might make it worse. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/879635265714327 #PS1notopic ===== impress 131 time 2019-06-11 14:55 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138459636590350343 ========== State legislatures - where the action is. Unfortunately the action tends to be all red or all blue. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/us/state-legislatures-partisan-polarized.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/879611135716740 #PS1notopic ===== impress 151 pro-engage 2 pro-engage-rate 2% pro-expands 1 pro-impress 95 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-06-11 14:20 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138450940204343296 ========== IndiegoGo directly to jail. Do not collect $700,000. https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/04/santa-clara-computer-businessman-found-guilty-of-fraud-in-chicago/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/879603619050825 #PS1notopic ===== impress 90 pro-engage 5 pro-engage-rate 2% pro-impress 241 pro-likes 1 pro-retweets 2 pro-urlclicks 1 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-06-11 14:20 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138450857949913088 ========== No more D-Days. Hopefully we can get along without them. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/06/06/d-day-would-be-nearly-impossible-pull-off-today-heres-why/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/879567595721094 #PS1notopic ===== impress 312 pro-engage 1 pro-engage-rate 11% pro-impress 9 pro-urlclicks 1 time 2019-06-11 13:12 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138433872322912256 ========== Bringing up baby to lead. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/great-successor-book-excerpt-kim-jong-uns-gilded-boyhood-of-chefs-travel-and-lessons-on-ruthless-rule/2019/06/05/f6a4795c-7029-11e9-8be0-ca575670e91c_story.html Uncorrupted by unstructured contact with the people. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/879562999054887 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 120 pro-impress 31 time 2019-06-11 13:07 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138432660760457216 ========== Why people fall asleep during interesting lectures. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/06/06/why-crowded-meetings-conference-rooms-make-you-so-so-tired/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/879560649055122 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 161 pro-engage 23 pro-engage-rate 4% pro-expands 6 pro-impress 554 pro-likes 7 pro-retweets 1 pro-urlclicks 8 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-06-11 13:02 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138431403245236224 ========== Change the debate system. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/democrats-band-together-demand-better-debates/2019/06/10/c6ca12ca-894a-11e9-a491-25df61c78dc4_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/879266849084502 #PS1notopic ===== impress 68 time 2019-06-11 02:53 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138278103065583616 ========== Pro-life vs Pro-choice politics. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/abortion-supporters-have-made-trumps-reelection-more-likely/2019/06/10/1dd4b9c4-8bb9-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/879264602418060 #PS1notopic ===== impress 159 time 2019-06-11 02:49 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138277018301108224 ========== Rare earths? Do you remember the parts of the periodic table that you didn't remember? They're important for you phone. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/2019/06/07/80a06794-8649-11e9-a491-25df61c78dc4_story.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Pass_rare_earth_mine https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/879258609085326 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% expands 2 impress 94 pro-engage 1 pro-engage-rate 4% pro-impress 28 pro-urlclicks 1 time 2019-06-11 02:42 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138275194550665216 ========== Very long shots for Republicans in swing districts. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/07/how-republicans-could-regain-lost-house-seats/ If there were ranked-choice voting, https://www.fairvote.org/ these Republicans might have a chance of making their case. But winning the primary insures a loss later. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/879198032424717 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 338 time 2019-06-11 00:21 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138239908479348736 ========== Social media: looking for intellect in all the wrong places. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/01/25/the-five-most-important-public-intellectuals-in-america-today/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/879173959093791 #PS1notopic ===== impress 108 pro-engage 13 pro-engage-rate 3% pro-expands 3 pro-impress 455 pro-likes 1 pro-retweets 1 pro-urlclicks 8 time 2019-06-10 23:36 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138228365964468225 ========== Smile for the camera! https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/10/your-face-is-now-your-boarding-pass-thats-problem/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/878942695783584 #PS1notopic ===== impress 103 time 2019-06-10 15:40 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138108659857104897 ========== How is foreign policy like casinos in New Jersey? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/trumps-foreign-policy-formula-bluster-bully-and-forget/2019/06/09/5c5c1bdc-8877-11e9-a870-b9c411dc4312_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/878885459122641 #PS1notopic ===== impress 84 time 2019-06-10 14:04 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1138084645814194176 ========== Secret provisions! The media shouldn't criticize anything until they know what the secret provisions are! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/09/us/politics/trump-times-article-mexico.html But don't ask the Mexicans - they have no idea what he's talking about. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/878626829148504 #PS1notopic ===== impress 298 time 2019-06-10 05:29 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1137955011458027520 ========== Lessons on how to run a democracy that works the way you want. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/07/kremlin-bars-key-challenger-ballot-again/ Trumpists take note. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/878479745829879 #PS1notopic ===== impress 345 time 2019-06-10 00:42 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1137882750730395648 ========== More like a lobbying organization than a non-profit. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/nra-money-flowed-to-board-members-amid-allegedly-lavish-spending-by-top-officials-and-vendors/2019/06/09/3eafe160-8186-11e9-9a67-a687ca99fb3d_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/878478055830048 #PS1notopic ===== impress 59 time 2019-06-10 00:39 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1137881873592401920 ========== The Federalists did not envision mass partisanship, propaganda media, and the dark money that enables them. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/06/07/trump-has-made-my-political-science-students-skeptical-constitution/ Time for constitutional amendments? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#amendments What about the rural bias? https://www.reduce-rural-bias.net/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/878472022497318 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 113 pro-impress 1 time 2019-06-10 00:29 +0000 userclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1137879355881734144 ========== This week Warren has momentum. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/warrens-nonstop-ideas-reshape-the-democratic-presidential-race--and-give-her-new-momentum/2019/06/09/f07c7984-87d1-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html But all these senators have ideas. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/09/you-want-know-who-is-electable/ Better keep Democratic senators and governors in office, in order to make those ideas happen. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/856016334742887 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/878464639164723 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 214 time 2019-06-10 00:11 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1137874780562923520 ========== Appeasement: when an opposing politician changes tune constantly, which one do you believe and act upon? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/books/review-appeasement-chamberlain-hitler-churchill-tim-bouverie.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/878409755836878 #PS1notopic ===== impress 157 pro-engage 1 pro-engage-rate 0% pro-impress 253 pro-urlclicks 1 time 2019-06-09 21:46 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1137838284673933313 ========== Where even the fake news might be fake. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/06/06/rumor-kim-jong-uns-purge-why-it-matters-even-if-its-wrong/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/878360449175142 #PS1notopic ===== engage 3 engage-rate 1% impress 393 pro-engage 8 pro-engage-rate 4% pro-expands 2 pro-impress 207 pro-urlclicks 4 pro-userclicks 2 time 2019-06-09 19:58 +0000 urlclicks 3 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1137811200899571712 ========== He won't be missed by owners or employees of bankrupted small businesses. https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/31/hes-finally-getting-his-due-serial-ada-filer-faces-tax-evasion-charges/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/878359485841905 #PS1notopic ===== impress 63 pro-engage 9 pro-engage-rate 8% pro-expands 1 pro-impress 108 pro-likes 1 pro-urlclicks 7 time 2019-06-09 19:55 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1137810584785678336 ========== Tomatoes are cheaper than walls. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/08/opinion/sunday/migrants-guatemala.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/878334619177725 #PS1notopic ===== impress 105 pro-engage 4 pro-engage-rate 13% pro-expands 1 pro-impress 30 pro-likes 1 pro-retweets 1 pro-urlclicks 1 time 2019-06-09 18:53 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1137794803058397184 ========== The future of social media is fiction. Undetectable fake photos, then undetectable fake movies, and undetectable fake text is coming next. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/07/technology/ai-text-disinformation.html Perhaps this will lead to a resurgence of books copied by hand. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/journalism.html#primary https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/878330709178116 #PS1notopic ===== impress 135 pro-engage 1 pro-engage-rate 50% pro-expands 1 pro-impress 2 time 2019-06-09 18:44 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1137792587673112577 ========== Xi and Trump agree on one thing - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-adds-washington-post-guardian-to-great-firewall-blacklist/2019/06/08/5ae4fb76-8a56-11e9-b1a8-716c9f3332ce_story.html technology exists to serve the state, not vice versa. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/878320305845823 #PS1notopic ===== impress 76 pro-impress 2 time 2019-06-09 18:25 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1137787831496073216 ========== A theory about Mueller's conclusions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/07/was-muellers-dodge-obstruction-blunder-or-brilliant/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875373159473871 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/877079422636578 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/878217529189434 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 56 pro-engage 3 pro-engage-rate 3% pro-impress 91 pro-retweets 1 pro-urlclicks 2 time 2019-06-09 15:12 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1137739196733435906 ========== Why can't women just mindlessly enjoy vice the way men do? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/08/opinion/sunday/women-dieting-wellness.html Every crazy diet worked once for somebody, somewhere, sometime, and failed for almost everybody else, over and over again. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/878214509189736 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 3% impress 75 pro-engage 10 pro-engage-rate 5% pro-expands 1 pro-impress 209 pro-replies 1 pro-urlclicks 7 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-06-09 15:05 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1137737395913101315 ========== Who decides who gets to say what, when, and where? Government censors, corporate censors, volunteer censors, or no censors? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/07/youtube-makes-its-rules-look-worthless/ No solution will please everybody. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/877248459286341 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 159 time 2019-06-08 04:49 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1137220027969499136 ========== Why land wars in Asia never end. ISIS is not gone, just underground. But ISIS is just one of the players. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/mystery-crop-fires-scorch-thousands-of-acres-in-syria-and-iraq--and-isis-claims-responsibility/2019/06/07/8507eb00-87a1-11e9-9d73-e2ba6bbf1b9b_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/877245522619968 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 162 pro-impress 2 time 2019-06-08 04:39 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1137217567871815681 ========== Immigration as reparations. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/07/opinion/immigration-reparations.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/877192649291922 #PS1notopic ===== impress 88 time 2019-06-08 02:36 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1137186591414218752 ========== Is my house on fire? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/07/opinion/is-my-house-on-fire.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/877079422636578 #PS1notopic ===== impress 63 pro-engage 1 pro-engage-rate 7% pro-impress 14 pro-urlclicks 1 time 2019-06-07 22:30 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1137124675132149760 ========== Trump always tells the truth - about how he feels. Mere facts and logic are inconsequential in comparison . https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/07/trumps-latest-eruption-pelosi-reveals-terrible-truth-about-this-moment/ You can be mistaken about facts and logic, but never about your own feelings. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/870497256628128 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/877073565970497 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 138 pro-impress 5 time 2019-06-07 22:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1137122902866780160 ========== Where's the carbon tax? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/everyones-got-a-climate-plan-so-wheres-the-carbon-tax/2019/06/06/dcf1c33a-8897-11e9-a870-b9c411dc4312_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/876867635991090 #PS1notopic ===== impress 118 pro-engage 6 pro-engage-rate 2% pro-expands 1 pro-impress 243 pro-likes 2 pro-retweets 1 pro-urlclicks 1 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-06-07 14:51 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1137009237853212672 ========== Cadillac tax - for or against? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/killing-the-cadillac-tax-would-throw-our-health-care-even-more-out-of-whack/2019/06/06/acbc0842-8707-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/876447362699784 #PS1notopic ===== impress 119 pro-engage 8 pro-engage-rate 3% pro-expands 2 pro-impress 244 pro-retweets 2 pro-urlclicks 4 time 2019-06-07 02:37 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136824485594533889 ========== Not a new debate. There's a reason Theodore Roosevelt is on Mt Rushmore. And it's not for militaristic imperialism. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/06/opinion/trump-trade-war.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/874359562908564 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/876141219397065 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 191 pro-engage 23 pro-engage-rate 4% pro-expands 7 pro-impress 523 pro-likes 6 pro-replies 1 pro-retweets 1 pro-urlclicks 7 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-06-06 17:18 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136683733988171781 ========== Putin's scorecard. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/06/putin-touts-russia-great-power-hes-made-it-weak-one/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/876132886064565 #PS1notopic ===== impress 174 time 2019-06-06 17:02 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136679751861432321 ========== California water politics summarized. https://calmatters.org/articles/future-of-california-water-supply/ In a warming climate, water seems destined to be the key strategic resource of the future, eventually surpassing oil. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/876057309405456 #PS1notopic ===== impress 72 time 2019-06-06 14:45 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136645345323040768 ========== Ever use a Turing Machine? You're reading this on one. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/obituaries/alan-turing-overlooked.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/enigma_01.shtml https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_the_Code https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/876025062742014 #PS1notopic ===== impress 130 time 2019-06-06 13:53 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136632325943439360 ========== Another odd corner of social media. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/arts/internet-wife-guy-robbie-tripp.html How is a man deriving his identity from his wife different from a woman deriving her identity from her husband? https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875765979434589 #PS1notopic ===== impress 126 time 2019-06-06 05:43 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136508982011387907 ========== What does change for the better is the legal, institutional and social structures for coping with the constants of human nature - https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/opinions/george-will-is-the-individual-obsolete/ Government's role is to insure equal opportunity. https://www.political-scrapbook.net/theory.html#liberty https://www.liberty-and-justice.net/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875758276102026 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 452 time 2019-06-06 05:29 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136505311597015041 ========== The spoils of war. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/magazine/d-day-normandy-75th-ernie-pyle.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875728336105020 #PS1notopic ===== impress 65 time 2019-06-06 04:15 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136486834853146624 ========== Where chocolate comes from. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/business/hershey-nestle-mars-chocolate-child-labor-west-africa/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875719219439265 #PS1notopic ===== impress 180 time 2019-06-06 03:53 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136481125684015104 ========== The silence of our friends. https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/24/opinion-bystanders-silence-can-be-devastating-when-facing-bigotry/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875691956108658 #PS1notopic ===== impress 63 time 2019-06-06 02:55 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136466643104686080 ========== Another indictment. https://www.npr.org/2019/05/23/726152219/feds-charge-chicago-banker-in-alleged-trump-administration-bribe-scheme You'd have to go back to Warren Harding to find so much corruption in government. And Harding at least convened the conference that produced the world's first global disarmament treaty. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875689976108856 #PS1notopic ===== impress 120 time 2019-06-06 02:51 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136465605073072128 ========== In case you were wondering how he keeps getting re-elected. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/opinion/mitch-mcconnell.html There is something you can do about it. https://www.dscc.org/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875643256113528 #PS1notopic ===== impress 80 time 2019-06-06 01:21 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136443019350036482 ========== GPS rots your mind! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ditch-the-gps-its-ruining-your-brain/2019/06/05/29a3170e-87af-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html Your GPS learned all about the world so you don't have to. But then it's not your world anymore, it's the GPS's world. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875639872780533 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 122 time 2019-06-06 01:12 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136440816149225473 ========== A difficult ethical challenge. Maybe it's a dead end. Maybe not. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/pfizer-had-clues-its-blockbuster-drug-could-prevent-alzheimers-why-didnt-it-tell-the-world/2019/06/04/9092e08a-7a61-11e9-8bb7-0fc796cf2ec0_story.html Maybe the drug industry needs something like the Technical Disclosure Bulletin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Technical_Disclosure_Bulletin https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875636826114171 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 104 time 2019-06-06 01:06 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136439068814766080 ========== Vote for your own Unity Ticket! UniteAmerica is encouraging anybody interested to vote for one Democrat and one Republican. https://www.unityticket.us/ It's just an opinion poll at this point, but they'd like your support too. https://www.uniteamerica.org/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875618419449345 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 87 time 2019-06-06 00:21 +0000 userclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136427983067942912 ========== Delusions of grandeur. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/amid-london-protests-trump-appears-in-denial-over-his-standing-abroad/2019/06/04/b3fe1a38-86d4-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2018/10/01/trumps-international-ratings-remain-low-especially-among-key-allies/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875570396120814 #PS1notopic ===== impress 137 time 2019-06-05 22:22 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136397928568803328 ========== Biden is going after trade policy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/05/biden-just-blasted-trump-one-his-biggest-weaknesses-more-will-follow/ Why? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/04/trumps-worldview-is-failing-spectacularly-several-new-studies-illustrate-how/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/business/tariffs-trump-mexico-china.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/28/new-report-further-undermines-trumps-claim-that-tax-cuts-were-economic-rocket-fuel/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/874359562908564 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875566682787852 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 1262 time 2019-06-05 22:15 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136396231888916480 ========== Interesting concept of penance https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2019/06/05/trump-is-making-up-not-serving-vietnam-with-increased-defense-funding-he-says/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875564616121392 #PS1notopic ===== impress 162 time 2019-06-05 22:10 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136394868391940096 ========== The House doesn't seem to be hindering McConnell's confirmations of reactionary judges, though he's pretty steadfast about hindering anything coming out of the Democratic House. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mcconnell-calls-for-end-to-investigations-of-trump-says-case-closed/2019/05/07/17d2bb28-70cc-11e9-b5ca-3d72a9fa8ff1_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/856291658048688 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 62 time 2019-06-05 21:50 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136389951816290304 ========== Democratic Senators should forget about the White House. It's the Senate that's going to decide things, not the White House. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/06/next-democratic-president-could-face-legitimacy-crisis/ The Senate defied Obama all the time, and Trump whenever it felt like it. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/us/democrats-senate-campaign.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/856016334742887 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 62 time 2019-06-05 21:46 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136388886316249088 ========== Misdemeanors https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-scandalous-harangues-are-an-impeachable-offense/2019/05/03/b4367aa6-6db4-11e9-8f44-e8d8bb1df986_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/854395918238262 #PS1notopic ===== impress 49 time 2019-06-05 21:41 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136387526103425025 ========== Bipartisanship is possible. Because no robocallers are major campaign donors? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/us/politics/stop-robocalls-congress.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/854072231603964 #PS1notopic ===== impress 87 pro-engage 3 pro-engage-rate 2% pro-impress 187 pro-likes 2 pro-retweets 1 time 2019-06-05 21:39 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136387203930525696 ========== Be careful what you wish for! Haven't we learned by now that overthrowing a corrupt dictatorship does not necessarily lead to an improvement? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/world/americas/venezuela-coup.html Especially if we act militarily without coordinating https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/05/03/white-house-wants-maduro-gone-it-may-be-helping-him-stay-power/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/853812041629983 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 106 pro-engage 8 pro-engage-rate 1% pro-expands 4 pro-impress 729 pro-likes 2 pro-urlclicks 1 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-06-05 21:38 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136386846231891973 ========== Will the Senate shake off it's "do-nothing" mantle? On arms sales - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-approved-sharing-sensitive-nuclear-technology-with-saudi-arabia-after-khashoggi-murder/2019/06/04/d7b76676-86ef-11e9-a870-b9c411dc4312_story.html On trade policy - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/mexico-sees-80-percent-chance-of-a-deal-to-head-off-trump-tariffs/2019/06/04/53bdce08-86c4-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html Missiles launched at America is an emergency. "Congress won't act" is not an emergency. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875379849473202 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875466109464576 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 127 pro-impress 80 time 2019-06-05 18:32 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136339917116547073 ========== Did he mean it or not? https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/06/04/brits-are-fiercely-protective-their-health-care-system-trump-suggested-he-wants-it-included-trade-talks/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875461419465045 #PS1notopic ===== impress 97 pro-engage 1 pro-engage-rate 3% pro-impress 33 pro-urlclicks 1 time 2019-06-05 18:21 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136337273690001408 ========== The Democrats should fund these guys. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/meet-the-gop-operatives-who-aim-to-smear-the-2020-democrats--but-keep-bungling-it/2019/06/04/5b70f000-7691-11e9-bd25-c989555e7766_story.html Nowadays Roger Stone is spending most of his time in court. https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2019/05/30/roger-stones-lawyers-were-in-court-today-it-didnt-go-well/ But he's still trying - https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/03/roger-stone-posts-wanted-for-treason-image-of-ex-cia-boss-john-brennan.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/849850972026090 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875391519472035 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 455 time 2019-06-05 16:01 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136302058104020994 ========== Do-nothing Congress - the root cause of executive overreach and judicial activism. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/opinion/congress-trump.html Congressional impotence stems from partisan gridlock and its key drivers - the primary election system and unlimited dark money. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875379849473202 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 107 time 2019-06-05 15:42 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136297344608030720 ========== Articles of impeachment by cut and paste https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/05/opinion/impeachment-trump-democrats-nixon-clinton.html Should impeachment be pursued? Trey Gowdy managed to keep his Benghazi inquiry going for two years with much less evidence to work with - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/06/28/house-benghazi-report-reveals-little-new-information-about-hillary-clinton/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875373159473871 #PS1notopic ===== engage 3 engage-rate 3% expands 2 impress 98 time 2019-06-05 15:28 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136293741658951680 ========== The Senate Challenge https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/opinion/senate-democrats-2020.html It's critical because the Senate confirms judicial nominees and votes whether to remove an impeached president. But McConnell's rule is based on the rural bias in the Constitution - https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/843119056032615 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875361249475062 #PS1notopic ===== impress 190 time 2019-06-05 15:14 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136290080723591168 ========== Election security - a priority or not? https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/federal-investigators-to-examine-equipment-from-2016-north-carolina-election-amid-renewed-fears-of-russian-hacking/2019/06/05/b70402e6-7816-11e9-b7ae-390de4259661_story.html Who has an interest in undermining confidence in election results? https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875354866142367 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% expands 2 impress 91 time 2019-06-05 14:58 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136286081165299713 ========== Executive compensation continues to set records. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/business/highest-paid-ceos-2018.html Tying executive compensation to stock price SOUNDS like a good way to assure identity of interest. But it's really all about using other people's money. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/875348369476350 #PS1notopic ===== impress 411 pro-impress 5 time 2019-06-05 14:48 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1136283652306817025 ========== Who benefits from regressive Trumponomics? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/04/trumps-worldview-is-failing-spectacularly-several-new-studies-illustrate-how/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/business/tariffs-trump-mexico-china.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/28/new-report-further-undermines-trumps-claim-that-tax-cuts-were-economic-rocket-fuel/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/874653382879182 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 655 time 2019-06-04 15:43 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135935094881841152 ========== Odd way to fight disinformation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/04/state-department-has-been-funding-trolls-im-one-their-targets/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/874647322879788 #PS1notopic ===== impress 55 time 2019-06-04 15:31 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135932092380880896 ========== Exploiting "religion" for personal and political gain. With these guys it's just another con game, and it works for them. No wonder they like Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/franklin-graham-has-played-his-ultimate-trump-card/2019/06/03/22a50b18-862b-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/06/04/wealthy-televangelist-explains-his-fleet-private-jets-its-biblical-thing/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/874619989549188 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 120 pro-engage 2 pro-engage-rate 2% pro-expands 1 pro-impress 92 pro-likes 1 time 2019-06-04 14:41 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135919624703205378 ========== Reactionary theorists have lost their way. They're sure there's a majority out there, and the only problem is defining the correct coalition. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/opinion/conservatives-david-french-trump.html Practical reactionaries like Mitch McConnell aren't fooled. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/871861466491707 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/874582289552958 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 161 pro-engage 13 pro-engage-rate 3% pro-expands 4 pro-impress 517 pro-likes 2 pro-urlclicks 4 pro-userclicks 3 time 2019-06-04 13:47 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135905865083396097 ========== Congress unhappy about tariffs. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/citing-mexico-tariffs-threat-lawmakers-say-n-american-trade-deal-is-in-peril/2019/06/03/73c4eaac-863c-11e9-a491-25df61c78dc4_story.html Perhaps they are beginning to understand that Congressional gridlock leads to executive overreach and judicial activism. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-finance-202/2019/06/03/the-finance-202-five-ways-trump-s-mexican-tariffs-could-damage-his-agenda/5cf443f3a7a0a46b92a3ff53 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/opinion/trump-tariffs.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/shutdowns-emergencies-and-tariffs-trumps-frenetic-immigration-approach-has-become-central-to-his-2020-bid/2019/06/02/23384870-83d7-11e9-95a9-e2c830afe24f_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/874359562908564 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 805 time 2019-06-04 06:13 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135791729645244416 ========== England reacts to Trump https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/06/04/trump-wrecking-ball-lands-london/ But he did get one thing right https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/06/04/trump-said-queen-elizabeth-was-mechanic-during-wwii-is-that-real/ Which you'd know if you'd seen The Audience https://www.fathomevents.com/events/nt-live-10th-anniversary-the-audience which is awfully prescient about current events. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/874353492909171 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 1% expands 2 impress 381 pro-impress 33 time 2019-06-04 06:00 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135788435510136832 ========== You're now monetized in the surveillance economy. What are you going to do about it? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/opinion/google-facebook-data-privacy.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/874349119576275 #PS1notopic ===== impress 118 pro-engage 3 pro-engage-rate 4% pro-impress 74 pro-likes 1 pro-retweets 1 pro-urlclicks 1 time 2019-06-04 05:47 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135785218252500992 ========== Appreciating and depreciating Pavarotti. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/arts/music/pavarotti-ron-howard.html You can see it with Fathom on June 4. https://www.fathomevents.com/events/pavarotti https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/874346142909906 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 188 pro-impress 88 time 2019-06-04 05:39 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135783117585670144 ========== Conservative intellectuals seem hellbent on taking their 12 percent share among the young and turning it to 3. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/opinion/republicans-generation-gap.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/874342569576930 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% impress 393 time 2019-06-04 05:31 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135781058316627969 ========== Truly promote America on Flag Day. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2292951080742858 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/874340626243791 #PS1notopic ===== impress 64 pro-engage 2 pro-engage-rate 1% pro-impress 227 pro-urlclicks 2 time 2019-06-04 05:26 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135779942484987909 ========== Better get used to it. https://www.apnews.com/539a88d8a53c499181a9970d6f753a99 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/874107106267143 #PS1notopic ===== impress 104 pro-engage 6 pro-engage-rate 3% pro-expands 2 pro-impress 209 pro-likes 2 pro-retweets 1 pro-urlclicks 1 time 2019-06-03 22:55 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135681489306128384 ========== It wasn't pretty, but disaster relief finally passed. Watching the sausage being made works best on an empty stomach. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/house-to-pass-19-billion-disaster-aid-bill-and-send-it-to-trump/2019/06/03/c77c5fcc-8628-11e9-a491-25df61c78dc4_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/874080776269776 #PS1notopic ===== engage 4 engage-rate 2% expands 2 impress 202 pro-impress 9 time 2019-06-03 22:03 +0000 urlclicks 1 userclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135668274572582912 ========== Can Congress still lead? Will independents still follow? For impeachment now - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/03/will-support-grow-impeaching-trump-data-nixon-offers-clue/ Against impeachment now - https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/871441799867007 What if impeachment hearings lead to a House vote until just before the Republican convention? https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/873921636285690 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 162 time 2019-06-03 16:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135582721260941314 ========== Pure Hetch Hetchy water for SF - ag workers can make do with whatever they can find. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/us/california-central-valley-tainted-water.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/873873756290478 #PS1notopic ===== impress 172 time 2019-06-03 15:03 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135562545429852160 ========== Anything that avoids a default by the Federal government is a good thing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/white-house-congressional-leaders-push-for-two-year-budget-deal/2019/05/21/dfb8ceb8-7bf6-11e9-8bb7-0fc796cf2ec0_story.html Butt the hard core resisters won't give up the chance for the spotlight. https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/21/congress-budget-deal-1337459 It would be good to give up on the deficit ceiling law. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/873870312957489 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 437 time 2019-06-03 14:59 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135561547051200513 ========== In 1919, the Republicans were still the progressives and the Democrats the resisters. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/what-took-so-long-for-women-to-win-the-right-to-vote-racism-is-one-reason/2019/06/02/bfd2f314-82e3-11e9-bce7-40b4105f7ca0_story.html Nixon changed that by recruiting the Dixiecrats to reverse the benefit of the rural bias in the Constitution. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/843119056032615 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/873825536295300 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 95 time 2019-06-03 13:40 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135541859038650370 ========== Does he really mean it? https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-finance-202/2019/06/03/the-finance-202-five-ways-trump-s-mexican-tariffs-could-damage-his-agenda/5cf443f3a7a0a46b92a3ff53 But who can tell what he really means, ever? Maybe he doesn't really mean anything, ever. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/873818019629385 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 766 time 2019-06-03 13:31 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135539425302073344 ========== Quadratic voting - an alternative to ranked-choice voting. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-01/a-new-way-of-voting-that-makes-zealotry-expensive https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/854698821541305 #PS1notopic ===== engage 5 engage-rate 7% impress 68 time 2019-06-03 12:52 +0000 urlclicks 5 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135529635146420225 ========== How Mexican volunteers saved America and the world. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/we-get-cinco-de-mayo-wrong-but-were-not-wrong-to-celebrate-it/2019/05/03/7d15659e-6dbb-11e9-8f44-e8d8bb1df986_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/854429734901547 #PS1notopic ===== impress 54 time 2019-06-03 12:50 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135529153367699456 ========== Globalizing the anti-globalists https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/opinions/spains-far-right-vox-party-shot-from-social-media-into-parliament-overnight-how https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/854411971569990 #PS1notopic ===== impress 64 time 2019-06-03 12:48 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135528697279045633 ========== So unfounded conspiracy theories don't count as Fake News? Does it not bother Trump that Infowars doesn't provide a platform for progressive viewpoints? https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/05/03/trump-jr-accuses-facebook-silencing-conservatives-day-after-it-bans-some-far-right-users/ Do you trust Mark Zuckerberg? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/opinion/facebook-free-speech.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/854401804904340 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 100 time 2019-06-03 12:46 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135528279606157312 ========== Why aren't the best Democrats running for Senate? Controlling the Senate is much more important than controlling the White House. Think how much more could be accomplished if Mitch were minority leader again. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/us/democrats-senate-campaign.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/854074554937065 #PS1notopic ===== impress 67 time 2019-06-03 12:45 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135527808396955648 ========== Bipartisanship is possible. Because no robocallers are major campaign donors? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/us/politics/stop-robocalls-congress.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/871845256493328 #PS1notopic ===== impress 48 time 2019-06-03 12:43 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135527346079846400 ========== Another Trump success. Somebody else is going broke, with yet somebody else's money. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/02/business/trump-uruguay-punta-del-este.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/873548039656383 #PS1notopic ===== impress 85 time 2019-06-03 02:55 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135379374251814913 ========== Smoot-Hawley turns 90 next year. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-trade-wars-are-here-are-trade-blocs-next/2019/06/02/0cf14ae6-83c6-11e9-933d-7501070ee669_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/873505856327268 #PS1notopic ===== impress 78 pro-engage 7 pro-engage-rate 2% pro-expands 4 pro-impress 447 pro-likes 1 pro-userclicks 2 time 2019-06-03 01:38 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135360115450601472 ========== English Trumpism with a nudge-nudge wink-wink. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/a-british-boor-is-just-trump-with-a-posh-accent-and-veneer-of-ironic-detachment/2019/05/30/48285cd0-8231-11e9-bce7-40b4105f7ca0_story.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/opinion/nigel-farage-brexit.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/873297279681459 #PS1notopic ===== impress 73 time 2019-06-02 20:03 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135275712284246016 ========== Why black voters support Biden. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/why-do-black-voters-support-biden-they-just-want-to-beat-trump/2019/05/31/74b37ca8-7b33-11e9-8ede-f4abf521ef17_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/873292306348623 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% expands 2 impress 82 time 2019-06-02 19:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135272914314354688 ========== California immigration. https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-skelton-immigration-ppic-california-20190520-story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/873281686349685 #PS1notopic ===== engage 4 engage-rate 1% impress 484 pro-engage 41 pro-engage-rate 4% pro-expands 16 pro-impress 1152 pro-likes 2 pro-linkclicks 1 pro-retweets 1 pro-urlclicks 17 pro-userclicks 4 replies 1 time 2019-06-02 19:36 +0000 urlclicks 3 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135269036390903808 ========== How the Rough Riders rode up San Juan Hill and into endless Asian land wars. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/opinion/sunday/spanish-american-war-power.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/873122443032276 #PS1notopic ===== impress 242 pro-engage 31 pro-engage-rate 3% pro-expands 15 pro-impress 919 pro-likes 3 pro-retweets 2 pro-urlclicks 9 pro-userclicks 2 time 2019-06-02 14:35 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135193226137067520 ========== Hamilton biographer talks about presidents and the press https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/04/28/museum-presidential-decorum-chernow-touts-presidents-respect-press-correspondents-dinner/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/850727908605063 #PS1notopic ===== engage 7 engage-rate 4% impress 169 pro-engage 1 pro-engage-rate 5% pro-expands 1 pro-impress 22 retweets 1 time 2019-06-02 13:29 +0000 urlclicks 5 userclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135176688080281601 ========== Silicon Valley could be the world's second-richest country https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/04/26/silicon-valley-could-be-the-second-richest-country-in-the-world/ but it comes with a price https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/04/25/new-bay-area-crown-most-expensive-place-to-build-in-the-world/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/850947145249806 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 3% impress 80 pro-engage 6 pro-engage-rate 2% pro-expands 1 pro-impress 344 pro-likes 1 pro-retweets 1 pro-urlclicks 3 time 2019-06-02 13:28 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135176305891143680 ========== Trump hasn't found an executive order to stop global climate change - or even to stop Federal scientists from talking about global climate change. Even Wheeler admits that global climate change is a serious global problem. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/new-epa-document-tells-communities-to-brace-for-climate-change-impacts/2019/04/27/09cf8df6-6836-11e9-82ba-fcfeff232e8f_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/851034258574428 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 103 pro-impress 1 time 2019-06-02 13:26 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135175823734870016 ========== What good is impartial justice? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/trump-views-the-supreme-court-as-an-ally-sowing-doubt-about-its-independence-among-his-critics/2019/04/27/837c3822-682f-11e9-82ba-fcfeff232e8f_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/28/lindsey-grahams-shamelessness/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/851021438575710 #PS1notopic ===== impress 67 pro-impress 1 time 2019-06-02 13:24 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135175427390038016 ========== So is it a big threat or not? Are we doing everything we need to or should do? Is it a case of those who speak, do not know; those who know, do not speak? https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/as-security-officials-prepare-for-russian-attack-on-2020-presidential-race-trump-and-aides-play-down-threat/2019/04/29/275af37c-6766-11e9-82ba-fcfeff232e8f_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/851684471842740 #PS1notopic ===== impress 76 pro-impress 8 time 2019-06-02 13:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1135175018638274561 ========== Big tent or small? You want to be able to control the agenda and pass legislation or not? https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/facing-down-liberal-critics-rep-cheri-bustos-pledges-to-keep-democrats-tent-big/2019/05/31/2381d8ea-83b5-11e9-933d-7501070ee669_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/872453026432551 #PS1notopic ===== impress 83 time 2019-06-01 13:47 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134818799973101570 ========== Why just California? https://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/fires/article230474629.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/872442299766957 #PS1notopic ===== impress 176 time 2019-06-01 13:24 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134812963217428480 ========== A Democratic wedge issue. Income taxation is one area where Trump voters and Trump donors are completely opposed to each other. Republicans like to change the subject whenever it comes up. Democrats should keep bringing it up. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/29/us/politics/democrats-taxes-2020.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/851980201813167 #PS1notopic ===== engage 3 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 140 time 2019-06-01 12:22 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134797367243239429 ========== Why not let them look if there's no there there? Why does everybody named Trump act like they have something they are desperate to hide? https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/04/30/trump-organization-family-sue-deutsche-bank-capital-one-block-congressional-subpoenas/ Why doesn't everybody associated with Trump just tell the truth? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/schiff-says-house-will-make-a-criminal-referral-of-trump-ally-erik-prince-for-possible-perjury/2019/04/30/fca8a4de-6b49-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/851993945145126 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 133 time 2019-06-01 12:20 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134796919450947584 ========== Monetizing the asset - financial engineering. Beware of private equity and right-to-work laws. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/01/magazine/remington-guns-jobs-huntsville.html Union pension funds and churches invest in private equity funds. If Trump is re-elected the merchants of death will go bankrupt. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/853548218323032 #PS1notopic ===== impress 230 time 2019-06-01 12:18 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134796267861696512 ========== Republicans, money, Russians It's hard to keep track of who's buying what for whom. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/senate-democrats-ask-nra-execs-pr-firm-for-documents-related-to-alleged-self-dealing/2019/05/02/870db132-6d0c-11e9-8f44-e8d8bb1df986_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/853767238301130 #PS1notopic ===== impress 80 time 2019-06-01 12:13 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134795200511897600 ========== Stranger than fiction https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/05/02/authorities-alleged-russian-spy-whale-is-refusing-leave-seeking-norwegians-devotion/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/853768251634362 #PS1notopic ===== engage 16 engage-rate 7% impress 242 pro-engage 75 pro-engage-rate 8% pro-expands 13 pro-follows 1 pro-impress 904 pro-likes 17 pro-retweets 9 pro-urlclicks 31 pro-userclicks 4 replies 2 time 2019-06-01 12:11 +0000 urlclicks 14 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134794716594069505 ========== Protecting us all from Federal overreach through the ways they know best. On land https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/the-betrayal-how-a-lawyer-a-lobbyist-and-a-legislator-waged-war-on-an-alabama-superfund-cleanup/2019/04/24/834087ae-4c1a-11e9-9663-00ac73f49662_story.html On sea https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/05/02/trump-rolls-back-safety-rules-meant-prevent-another-deepwater-horizon-spill/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/853773888300465 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 516 time 2019-06-01 12:10 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134794275315544065 ========== Real lawyers don't need no stinkin' notes. Just look at Roy Cohn! Until he was disbarred. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/watergate-had-the-nixon-tapes-mueller-had-annie-donaldsons-notes/2019/05/03/d2b1bc62-66b5-11e9-8985-4cf30147bdca_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/853787471632440 #PS1notopic ===== engage 5 engage-rate 5% expands 2 impress 101 pro-impress 13 retweets 1 time 2019-06-01 12:08 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134793837727981574 ========== Known by the company they keep. https://www.thedailybeast.com/george-w-bush-kobe-bryant-jordan-peterson-promote-shady-multilevel-marketing-company-php-agency Multi-level marketing? https://www.thelily.com/multilevel-marketing-companies-are-wounding-womens-friendships/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/09/27/why-that-multilevel-marketing-business-is-probably-not-going-pay-off/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/872222163122304 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 296 pro-engage 4 pro-engage-rate 1% pro-expands 2 pro-impress 308 pro-urlclicks 1 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-06-01 04:51 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134683788556955649 ========== Mexico can't solve the problem. The reason Central Americans are running for their lives in danger. Their governments are just another gang. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/honduras-president-others-targets-of-dea-investigation/2019/05/30/0225259a-830f-11e9-b585-e36b16a531aa_story.html The other gangs are bad enough https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/04/world/americas/honduras-gang-violence.html Democrats have a plan https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/872218936455960 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 111 time 2019-06-01 04:46 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134682585622171649 ========== Extreme income inequality is bad for the economy and thus bad for everybody. https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/19/for-the-wealthy-bay-area-housing-costs-are-actually-declining-study But it's good for the top of the food chain who ask themselves, what are future generations ever going to do for us? https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/05/31/millennials-have-an-average-net-worth-thats-significantly-less-than-previous-generations/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/871896989821488 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 563 time 2019-05-31 16:40 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134499819223863296 ========== How to turn the rural bias into a Democratic advantage. Our Constitution has a rural bias. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/843119056032615 How to overcome it? https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/upshot/as-american-as-apple-pie-the-rural-votes-disproportionate-slice-of-power.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/populist-economic-frustration-threatens-trumps-strongest-reelection-issue-post-abc-poll-finds/2019/04/28/44f64cbc-6a02-11e9-9d56-1c0cf2c7ac04_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/31/democrats-must-win-rural-america-heres-how/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/871861466491707 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 105 time 2019-05-31 15:32 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134482840081408001 ========== Bipartisanship can work! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/lets-make-a-deal-aoc-and-ted-cruz-yes-thats-right-teaming-up-to-fix-washington/2019/05/30/bb9dbbfa-832c-11e9-bce7-40b4105f7ca0_story.html Politicians in swing districts have one face for the primary and another face for the general. Ranked-choice voting helps https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#preferential https://www.nolabels.org/ https://www.fairvote.org/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/871845256493328 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 185 time 2019-05-31 15:09 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134476883226009600 ========== Sanctions on Iranian oil couldn't possibly affect gasoline prices, could they? Maybe Trump can issue an executive order to OPEC. Or to Saudi Arabia - NO PRICE INCREASES UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION!! https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-faces-string-of-setbacks-to-his-efforts-to-juice-us-economy/2019/05/02/7a3552d4-6ce5-11e9-be3a-33217240a539_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/853792154965305 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 144 time 2019-05-31 13:53 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134457799218352128 ========== World Press Freedom Day https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/reader-center/world-press-freedom-day.html The press is always the enemy of the people - the dictatorial kleptocrat people who thrive in darkness. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/853824138295440 #PS1notopic ===== impress 92 time 2019-05-31 13:51 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134457332719443970 ========== More fighting Federal overreach the Republican way. Trump says he favors increasing IRS enforcement. Maybe he didn't realize he aligns with Elizabeth Warren on this issue. Maybe he meant tougher audits against poor people. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/sunday-review/tax-rich-irs.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/853830561628131 #PS1notopic ===== impress 124 time 2019-05-31 13:49 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134456748754911232 ========== Biden's appeal to the rank and file Of course, Obama didn't have a lot of rank and file appeal when he started, but he built it as he campaigned. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/opinion/biden-bernie-democrats.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/853836334960887 #PS1notopic ===== impress 84 time 2019-05-31 13:45 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134455846362943495 ========== Losing sleep over central counterparties? Probably not. Maybe you should. If one trader can do all this, think what terrorists might accomplish. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/business/central-counterparties-financial-meltdown.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/853845674959953 #PS1notopic ===== impress 110 pro-engage 10 pro-engage-rate 2% pro-expands 5 pro-impress 483 pro-likes 1 pro-retweets 1 pro-urlclicks 2 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-05-31 13:43 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134455412831342592 ========== We remember the worst work because the best work is so often invisible. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/we-love-to-hate-the-government-then-along-come-measles/2019/05/30/0722cfd8-8310-11e9-bce7-40b4105f7ca0_story.html Undo enough good work and we will eventually see what was good about it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/are-we-becoming-too-stupid-to-govern-ourselves/2019/05/29/2a17a4f6-8233-11e9-95a9-e2c830afe24f_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/50-years-after-apollo-conspiracy-theorists-are-still-howling-at-the-moon-hoax/2019/05/23/ca5b4a3a-700e-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/871562393188281 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% expands 2 impress 113 time 2019-05-31 04:39 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134318531078545409 ========== Actual American response to the actual Russian threat. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/america-has-gone-to-cyberwar/2019/05/30/7a1b25c0-8311-11e9-933d-7501070ee669_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/871517156526138 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% impress 129 pro-engage 11 pro-engage-rate 2% pro-expands 3 pro-impress 457 pro-likes 1 pro-retweets 1 pro-urlclicks 4 pro-userclicks 2 time 2019-05-31 02:56 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134292531254980609 ========== The argument against impeachment: it distracts from Trump's failure to deliver on any of his promises to ordinary Americans. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-is-counting-on-impeachment/2019/05/30/b434f3c2-8301-11e9-bce7-40b4105f7ca0_story.html Perhaps Democrats should drag out impeachment until the day before the Republican 2020 convention. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/871441799867007 #PS1notopic ===== engage 3 engage-rate 2% expands 3 impress 135 time 2019-05-31 00:13 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134251575189180416 ========== Tariffs are not a tax on foreigners. They are a transfer from one group of Americans to another. Losers: soybean growers, shoe companies https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/05/21/nike-converse-adidas-among-shoe-retailers-warning-trump-against-trade-war-with-china/ Winners: the Gilroy Garlic Festival https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trade-china-garlic/rpt-u-s-garlic-growers-profit-from-trade-war-as-most-farmers-struggle-idUSL2N22X01D https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/871436686534185 #PS1notopic ===== engage 3 engage-rate 1% expands 2 impress 530 time 2019-05-30 23:57 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134247463013904385 ========== LBJ's proudest achievement was bringing electricity to the Texas hill country as a New Deal congressman. Now guess who's last on the list? https://www.apnews.com/c43c309a21e0486d942a98a5a41b726c https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/871240289887158 #PS1notopic ===== impress 616 time 2019-05-30 16:56 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134141591382183936 ========== Trumpism leaking into California. https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/18/raids-threats-and-a-slander-suit-is-the-free-press-under-attack-in-california/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/871238036554050 #PS1notopic ===== impress 75 time 2019-05-30 16:51 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134140218003509249 ========== Housing taking up more and more of your income? Not everybody's. https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/19/for-the-wealthy-bay-area-housing-costs-are-actually-declining-study/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/871236109887576 #PS1notopic ===== impress 496 time 2019-05-30 16:45 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134138879575937024 ========== Stem cell therapy - it's still the wild west. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/health/stem-cells-fda.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/871233933221127 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 82 time 2019-05-30 16:42 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134137946292908032 ========== Statehood for DC? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-was-hesitant-about-dc-statehood-now-i-believe-its-the-only-path-forward/2019/05/30/620274e6-818d-11e9-933d-7501070ee669_story.html As long as the Republicans control the Senate, they won't vote to create another reliably Democratic state. Maybe more likely would be ceding DC back to Maryland. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-answer-to-dc-congressional-representation-its-in-douglass-county-maryland/2019/02/18/246635e2-33c1-11e9-af5b-b51b7ff322e9_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/871199389891248 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 157 retweets 1 time 2019-05-30 15:33 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134120632373850112 ========== Have the rules changed? https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/is-this-the-too-good-to-be-true-economy/2019/05/03/9f05aff0-6dbc-11e9-8f44-e8d8bb1df986_story.html Usually when we think the economic rules have changed, we discover that they have just shifted shape slightly. Accurately predicting the future still seems to be out of reach. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/upshot/unemployment-inflation-changing-economic-fundamentals.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/853864054958115 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 106 pro-engage 6 pro-engage-rate 2% pro-expands 2 pro-impress 301 pro-likes 1 pro-retweets 1 pro-urlclicks 2 time 2019-05-30 15:15 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134116148608286725 ========== Playing all sides 2016 was just a warmup. They'll be back. Along with new players that have studied their methods. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-the-russian-effort-to-target-sanders-supporters--and-help-elect-trump/2019/04/11/741d7308-5576-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/853871984957322 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 3% expands 1 impress 80 pro-impress 1 time 2019-05-30 15:13 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134115584554164226 ========== No salvation for the Republicans unless they repent and renounce the support of the Nazis and KKK and KGB. But the Republicans need the crazies to make a majority. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-trump-stands-by-charlottesville-remarks-rise-of-white-nationalist-violence-becomes-an-issue-in-2020-presidential-race/2019/04/28/83aaf1ca-69c0-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/851104811900706 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 80 time 2019-05-30 15:10 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134114801678921728 ========== Putin wins again https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/03/trump-echoes-putin-venezuela-contradicts-his-own-secretary-state/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/854034611607726 #PS1notopic ===== engage 7 engage-rate 5% expands 1 impress 147 pro-engage 11 pro-engage-rate 3% pro-expands 5 pro-impress 347 pro-likes 1 pro-retweets 2 pro-urlclicks 1 pro-userclicks 2 time 2019-05-30 15:03 +0000 urlclicks 6 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134113001445871616 ========== @politicalscrap1 or https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1 is intended to be an executive summary of https://www.facebook.com/pg/politicalscrapbooknet/posts which is an executive summary of https://www.political-theses.net/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/854049058272948 #PS1notopic ===== impress 88 time 2019-05-30 15:00 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1134112401534492672 ========== What we could learn from Paraguay - the Graduation Approach https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/opinion/poverty-paraguay.html Some charities that you could support - https://www.heifer.org/ https://www.habitat.org/ https://finca.org/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/870880603256460 #PS1notopic ===== impress 215 pro-engage 16 pro-engage-rate 2% pro-expands 11 pro-impress 775 pro-likes 2 pro-urlclicks 1 pro-userclicks 2 time 2019-05-30 03:17 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1133935532659003392 ========== Forget Facebook! Fox News has much more impact. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/opinion/fox-news-facebook-pelosi.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/870877369923450 #PS1notopic ===== impress 151 pro-impress 32 time 2019-05-30 03:10 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1133933667984609286 ========== Third party trackers work all night. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/05/28/its-middle-night-do-you-know-who-your-iphone-is-talking/ What to do - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/05/28/how-limit-iphone-app-tracking/ Remember you are the product, not the customer. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/870876146590239 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 1% expands 2 impress 219 pro-impress 26 time 2019-05-30 03:07 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1133932909071482882 ========== Why Infrastructure Week always turns out to be a bad joke. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-trump-coverup-no-one-is-talking-about/2019/05/26/24eb63c4-7e4f-11e9-a5b3-34f3edf1351e_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/870791503265370 #PS1notopic ===== impress 66 pro-engage 8 pro-engage-rate 2% pro-expands 5 pro-impress 518 pro-urlclicks 2 pro-userclicks 1 time 2019-05-29 23:55 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1133884697249927168 ========== The opposite of spiritual connection is dehumanization. A 15 minute sermon by Brene Brown at National Cathedral. https://brenebrown.com/videos/sunday-sermon-at-washington-national-cathedral/ Nothing is more unholy - every genocide started with dehumanization. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/870773169933870 #PS1notopic ===== impress 202 time 2019-05-29 23:05 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1133871968812457985 ========== Golden State turns silver. It's the way industrialized nations go - children are just too expensive. https://calmatters.org/articles/aging-california-future-is-florida/ It means that such nations end up importing labor - depending on the desired standard of living. https://www.liberty-and-justice.net/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/870670759944111 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 90 time 2019-05-29 19:19 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1133815126912405504 ========== Getting at the truth about taxes. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/opinion/trump-taxes-new-york.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/870643829946804 #PS1notopic ===== impress 209 time 2019-05-29 18:18 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1133799789055713280 ========== Friends of Trump Club Why not replace the Republican Party with a for-profit corporation? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/opinion/nigel-farage-brexit.html Why not study NSDAP and CCCP methods to revise the constitution and then revise history? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/opinion/abe-trump-japan-illiberal-authoritarian-turn.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/870640969947090 #PS1notopic ===== impress 501 time 2019-05-29 18:12 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1133798383716429825 ========== Remembrance of Things Past. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/opinion/mueller-trump-russia-report.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/870624663282054 #PS1notopic ===== impress 174 time 2019-05-29 17:35 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1133789032960339968 ========== Is the world ready for advanced technology? At the local level, probably not. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/28/baltimore-ransomware-attack-could-be-coming-your-city-or-hospital/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/870619299949257 #PS1notopic ===== impress 115 time 2019-05-29 17:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1133785906958090240 ========== A sometime traditionalist - how the minority party retains power. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/29/mcconnell-says-he-would-fill-supreme-court-vacancy/ The rural bias in the Constitution helps too, https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/843119056032615 along with another tradition - filibuster https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#filibuster https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/870549313289589 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 132 time 2019-05-29 14:49 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1133747251770286081 ========== When income inequality becomes more visible, so does antisocial behavior. Just ask Marie Antoinette. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/business/unruly-behavior-planes-inequality.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/870531516624702 #PS1notopic ===== impress 78 time 2019-05-29 14:09 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1133737198996508673 ========== Justin Amash gains opponents and supporters. Almost all Republicans will be against Trump impeachment, until overnight they are for it. https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/28/amash-townhall-impeachment-1346100 https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/20/justin-amash-trump-impeachment-jim-lower-primary-challenge/ Amash is anti-liberal - formerly Freedom Caucus. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/870506649960522 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 0% expands 2 impress 653 time 2019-05-29 13:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1133725491771273216 ========== Social media and the end of the Enlightenment. The big idea of the Renaissance and Enlightenment was that truth could be determined by investigating reality. The new empiricism determines truth from social media. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/50-years-after-apollo-conspiracy-theorists-are-still-howling-at-the-moon-hoax/2019/05/23/ca5b4a3a-700e-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/870497256628128 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 109 time 2019-05-29 13:09 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1133722079813988354 ========== E-Verify might inconvenience farmers. It inconvenienced Trump Organization. And farmers are mostly Republican voters. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-fox-news-interview-trump-expresses-concern-about-e-verify/2019/05/19/3495ef74-7aa8-11e9-a66c-d36e482aa873_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/870491729962014 #PS1notopic ===== engage 4 engage-rate 5% expands 2 impress 81 time 2019-05-29 12:54 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1133718250036981760 ========== Why we separate church and state. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/opinion/poland-church-abuse.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/863497923994728 #PS1notopic ===== impress 139 time 2019-05-18 22:22 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1129875029041307648 ========== Commit a crime that Trump admires and you might be pardoned. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/us/trump-pardons-war-crimes.html You don't have to write a book, but it helps. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-pardons-billionaire-friend-conrad-black-who-wrote-book-about-him/2019/05/15/b494b208-7771-11e9-bd25-c989555e7766_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/863494547328399 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 214 time 2019-05-18 22:14 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1129872811877687302 ========== #MeFirstToo in the age of Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-america-first-philosophy-has-created-a-less-stable-world/2019/05/16/edbd5970-7818-11e9-bd25-c989555e7766_story.html Yanqui go home! https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/863490113995509 #PS1notopic ===== impress 72 time 2019-05-18 22:03 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1129870067070636032 ========== The Lone Ranger reads for himself. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republican-rep-justin-amash-says-trump-should-be-impeached/2019/05/18/be3c3b3c-79a6-11e9-bd25-c989555e7766_story.html He has other interesting ideas. https://www.sentinel-standard.com/news/20190313/amash-introduces-bill-to-eliminate-straight-ticket-voting https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/863476827330171 #PS1notopic ===== engage 5 engage-rate 4% expands 1 impress 128 time 2019-05-18 21:32 +0000 urlclicks 4 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1129862228109332481 ========== Open for business with Russia. Sound familiar? https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/05/18/austrias-vice-chancellor-announces-resignation-amid-leak-video-purported-graft/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/863269390684248 #PS1notopic ===== impress 194 time 2019-05-18 14:19 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1129753418048901123 ========== Who are the real globalists, linked by social media technology as never before? Islamic fundamentalists, on one hand, and white identitarians, on the other, reach around the globe for mutual support. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/how-europes-identitarians-are-mainstreaming-racism/2019/05/17/3c7c9a6e-78da-11e9-b3f5-5673edf2d127_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/862975697380284 #PS1notopic ===== engage 3 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 125 time 2019-05-18 13:33 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1129741772870049792 ========== 27 judicial nominees won't endorse Brown vs Board. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/trump-judicial-nominees-decline-to-endorse-brown-v-board-under-senate-questioning/2019/05/16/d5409d58-7732-11e9-b7ae-390de4259661_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/862272177450636 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 126 time 2019-05-17 02:49 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1129217323649253376 ========== Looks like superstition is winning elsewhere. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/with-more-than-1100-dead-congos-ebola-outbreak-is-only-getting-worse-now-doctors-are-forced-to-go-undercover/2019/05/16/b7e15d80-7712-11e9-a7bf-c8a43b84ee31_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/862267810784406 #PS1notopic ===== impress 117 time 2019-05-17 02:38 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1129214454544003072 ========== Like the great wall of China, it will be a tourist attraction some day. Why not gild the president's name on every pillar so future generations will know who built it? https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/trump-wants-his-border-barrier-to-be-painted-black-with-spikes-he-has-other-ideas-too/2019/05/16/b088c07e-7676-11e9-b3f5-5673edf2d127_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/862265980784589 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 143 time 2019-05-17 02:31 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1129212919504199680 ========== False gods usually serve profane purposes. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/who-knew-the-nra-was-so-beverly-hills/2019/05/15/9b5ed54e-774d-11e9-bd25-c989555e7766_story.html Unfortunately they couldn't keep private their internal dispute about how to divy up the pie. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/862213507456503 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 69 time 2019-05-17 01:07 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1129191591694852096 ========== A top Republican priority is neutering collective bargaining. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/16/jay-inslee-wants-save-planet-unions-same-time/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/862200807457773 #PS1notopic ===== impress 68 time 2019-05-17 01:01 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1129190289674047489 ========== These petty beancounters have no idea what it means to be on Trump's team. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/05/16/epa-watchdog-suggests-agency-recover-pruitts-excessive-travel-expenses/ It would demean the stature of the presidency if his cabinet had to travel in steerage. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/862190267458827 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 64 time 2019-05-17 00:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1129187995548995585 ========== Sincere repentance merits sincere forgiveness! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/16/changed-minds-reconciliation-voices-movement-episode/ Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/862081710803016 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 168 time 2019-05-16 20:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1129127538532315136 ========== Who's in charge of foreign policy? https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-frustrated-by-advisers-is-not-convinced-the-time-is-right-to-attack-iran/2019/05/15/bbf5835e-1fbf-4035-a744-12799213e824_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/861883964156124 #PS1notopic ===== impress 75 time 2019-05-16 14:56 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1129037987633860610 ========== Another social cost of social media. Keeping up with the Joneses is so 1950's! https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/15/bay-area-millennials-wonder-how-their-friends-afford-those-instagram-trips/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/861877680823419 #PS1notopic ===== impress 70 time 2019-05-16 14:46 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1129035374498635778 ========== There's hope for everybody! Do something nice for Trump and he might do something nice for you. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-pardons-billionaire-friend-conrad-black-who-wrote-book-about-him/2019/05/15/b494b208-7771-11e9-bd25-c989555e7766_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/861635617514292 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 238 time 2019-05-16 06:04 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128903929385738240 ========== Trump administration declines to join international efforts against online extremism. Evidently they fear that might hinder the expression of Trump's most enthusiastic supporters. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/05/15/white-house-will-not-sign-christchurch-pact-stamp-out-online-extremism-amid-free-speech-concerns/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/861206664223854 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 119 time 2019-05-15 16:51 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128704583809753088 ========== Don't bother looking for the Trump Doctrine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-dirty-little-secret-of-the-trump-doctrine-there-isnt-one/2019/05/15/f38a3d62-7680-11e9-bd25-c989555e7766_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/861202197557634 #PS1notopic ===== impress 86 time 2019-05-15 16:45 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128703015177703425 ========== Wag the dog! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/15/trump-blunders-towards-war-with-iran-adam-schiff-sounds-alarm/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860207450990442 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/861161987561655 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 118 time 2019-05-15 15:38 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128686144739143681 ========== Disjunctive like Hoover or Carter, or transformative like FDR and Reagan? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/opinion/trump-history-presidents.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/861079810903206 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% impress 95 time 2019-05-15 13:12 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128649336106078210 ========== Who knew immigration was so complicated? Getting Republicans to agree is very complicated. Getting Democrats to agree is at least as hard. Getting both to agree on the same thing - is probably out of reach. https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/kushner-struggles-to-answer-gop-senators-questions-on-his-immigration-plan/2019/05/14/c8d7ead0-7692-11e9-b3f5-5673edf2d127_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860848744259646 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 102 time 2019-05-15 03:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128508533203333121 ========== Remembering Charles de Gaulle Who among American politicians can equal his scope of vision and sell it to a divided nation? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/opinion/de-gaulle-america-nationalism.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860838067594047 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 87 time 2019-05-15 03:21 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128500525832392704 ========== Monetizing assets is tricky if they came from tax-deductible donations. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/us/nra-finances-executives-board-members.html More - https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/maria-butina-russian-who-conspired-to-infiltrate-the-nra-due-for-sentencing/2019/04/25/3ff24216-66ce-11e9-82ba-fcfeff232e8f_story.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/us/politics/trump-national-rifle-association.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860835324260988 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 122 time 2019-05-15 03:14 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128498940041555970 ========== Is privacy going to be like organic food, that people will be willing to pay for? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/opinion/data-privacy.html The constant surveillance society sometimes seems benign. https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/09/big-sur-hates-you/ Malign is already happening in China. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/opinion/china-privacy.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860781430933044 #PS1notopic ===== impress 230 time 2019-05-15 01:33 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128473550682185728 ========== Monetizing your attention. It used to be that news was a scarce commodity. Now it's your attention. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/do-we-owe-it-to-society--and-ourselves--to-tune-out-the-news/2019/05/14/144c9810-70eb-11e9-9eb4-0828f5389013_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860772344267286 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 102 time 2019-05-15 01:09 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128467494459494401 ========== Does Trump really want to drain the swamp? If so he could start here. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/14/china-is-using-washington-swamp-against-us/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860619970949190 #PS1notopic ===== impress 114 time 2019-05-14 19:18 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128378958976831488 ========== More democratization of fraud. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/14/deepfakes-are-coming-were-not-ready/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860616924282828 #PS1notopic ===== impress 74 time 2019-05-14 19:13 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128377775373447169 ========== Not likely to end easily if neither side is willing to back down. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/upshot/us-china-trade-war.html "Chimerica" looks a lot like "chimera." https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/business/china-trade-war-decoupling.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860579557619898 #PS1notopic ===== impress 198 time 2019-05-14 18:00 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128359410131017733 ========== Why do companies keep shipping vulnerable software? Because they don't want to yield the market opportunity to a competitor, and because consumers will use the software anyway. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/05/14/whatsapp-patches-security-flaw-that-allows-attackers-deliver-malware-through-calls/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860574110953776 #PS1notopic ===== impress 149 time 2019-05-14 17:48 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128356395772989446 ========== Brilliant idea! But it doesn't go far enough. Anybody who owes money, and anybody who evaded debts by bankruptcy, should not be allowed to vote or hold office. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/14/new-poll-tax-will-suppress-floridas-voting-reform/ Successive Sins - Slavery Segregation Suppression of voting https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860563544288166 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 104 time 2019-05-14 17:35 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128353053147652097 ========== Are the Democratic free traders or not? Turns out the Democratic base includes a noisy minority of single-issue protectionists. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/democrats-should-be-shouting-trumps-trade-failures-from-the-rooftops/2019/05/13/c1a484e4-75bb-11e9-b7ae-390de4259661_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860505527627301 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 176 time 2019-05-14 15:32 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128322290326728705 ========== The Democratic plan for Central America https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/14/more-trumps-migrant-horrors-just-emerged-heres-serious-democratic-response/ Why the problem is hard https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/04/world/americas/honduras-gang-violence.html Why the Trumpists don't really want to solve it https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/opinion/trump-central-america-border.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860503147627539 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 215 time 2019-05-14 15:27 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128321027178516482 ========== Whence cometh security? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/14/united-states-should-support-democracy-just-not-like-this/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860500520961135 #PS1notopic ===== impress 61 time 2019-05-14 15:22 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128319561785401344 ========== Monetizing the gullible right-wing assets https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/08/how-scam-that-angered-trump-reveals-right-wings-inner-workings/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/11/group-raised-more-than-million-build-wall-now-some-supporters-want-answers/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/senate-democrats-ask-nra-execs-pr-firm-for-documents-related-to-alleged-self-dealing/2019/05/02/870db132-6d0c-11e9-8f44-e8d8bb1df986_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860470770964110 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 49 time 2019-05-14 14:27 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128305717700464643 ========== Republicans in Congress know Trump is wrong on the facts, but say nothing, because Trump is right on the feelings of his base. https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/13/trade-china-republicans-1319024 Avoiding primaries might reduce multiple personalities among elected officials. https://www.fairvote.org/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860460590965128 #PS1notopic ===== impress 71 time 2019-05-14 14:12 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128301944601055237 ========== Some stories never change https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/05/13/feature/what-do-native-americans-want-from-a-president https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860223674322153 #PS1notopic ===== impress 47 time 2019-05-14 05:31 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128170896407945216 ========== Land wars in Asia https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/world/middleeast/us-military-plans-iran.html It's best to stay out, because once in, you can never leave. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/the-us-cant-win-the-wars-in-afghanistan-and-syria--but-we-can-lose-them/2019/01/30/e440c54e-23ea-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860207450990442 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 83 time 2019-05-14 05:04 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128164160150224897 ========== This story just gets more complicated. Trump is more directly involved than first appeared. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-riddle-in-new-england-a-casino-321-acres-of-indian-tribal-land-and-a-presidential-tweet/2019/05/13/dfcc6dd8-7354-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-tweet-derails-house-bill-opposed-by-lobbyist-with-close-white-house-ties/2019/05/08/019117d0-71b5-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860192630991924 #PS1notopic ===== engage 4 engage-rate 4% expands 2 impress 113 time 2019-05-14 04:35 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128156848882733056 ========== An aging population requires immigration to sustain its standard of living - of all kinds of immigrants, from dishwashers to scientists. https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/12/walters-california-experiencing-historic-reversals-in-population/ Dishwashers can't afford to live or work where they are most in demand. https://www.liberty-and-justice.net/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860171607660693 #PS1notopic ===== impress 68 time 2019-05-14 03:41 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128143193915047936 ========== Resolving a constitutional crisis. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/lock-mnuchin-up-and-give-maxine-waters-the-key/2019/05/13/943a8562-75c0-11e9-b3f5-5673edf2d127_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/mnuchin-rejects-democrats-demand-to-hand-over-trumps-tax-returns-all-but-ensuring-legal-battle/2019/05/06/5483f8ac-7022-11e9-9eb4-0828f5389013_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860109877666866 #PS1notopic ===== impress 96 time 2019-05-14 01:46 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128114303221919745 ========== Why doesn't Trump nominate Stephen Miller to be secretary of homeland security? Cut out the middlemen! https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/before-trumps-purge-at-dhs-top-officials-challenged-plan-for-mass-family-arrests/2019/05/13/d7cb91ce-75af-11e9-bd25-c989555e7766_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860106261000561 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 73 time 2019-05-14 01:37 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128112009906536448 ========== What you need to know about hedge funds https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/opinion/windstream-bankruptcy-cds.html and what you need to know about carried interest https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-17/hedge-fund-managers-shift-billions-over-carried-interest-concern https://www.bloomberg.com/quicktake/carried-interest https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860072281003959 #PS1notopic ===== impress 50 time 2019-05-14 00:18 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128092173256146944 ========== Most of the "fake news" reported by the mainstream media was real. Most of the Fox & Friends commentary was just fictitious entertainment to monetize the asset. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/13/what-mueller-report-reveals-about-media/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860056924338828 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 85 time 2019-05-13 23:34 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128081005514911744 ========== Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket. It's all about monetizing your assets. Even better, you monetizing somebody else's assets. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/13/conservatism-has-become-racket-trump-is-grifter-chief/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860031924341328 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 76 time 2019-05-13 22:35 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128066234887446529 ========== @politicalscrap1 tweets are now indexed at https://www.political-scrapbook.net/fb-tweets-2019.html and discussed at https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/860026574341863 #PS1notopic ===== impress 35 time 2019-05-13 22:20 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128062608970375168 ========== The constant surveillance society - government not required. Future variants might not be so praiseworthy. https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/09/big-sur-hates-you/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/859988274345693 #PS1notopic ===== engage 3 engage-rate 7% expands 1 impress 44 time 2019-05-13 20:41 +0000 urlclicks 2 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1128037472804397056 ========== Is deafness a disability or an ability? https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/05/05/these-deaf-entrepreneurs-are-launching-tiny-house-vacation-spot-they-welcome-hearing-visitors-hope-they-leave-enlightened/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/859829241028263 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 31 time 2019-05-13 14:57 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1127951088357797889 ========== A role model for Trumpism https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/06/george-soros-viktor-orban-ceu/588070/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/859805554363965 #PS1notopic ===== impress 87 time 2019-05-13 14:07 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1127938506209153024 ========== The future belongs to the Z's and Millenials - if they choose to take it - in about ten years. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/coming-generation-war/588670/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/859795821031605 #PS1notopic ===== impress 30 time 2019-05-13 13:47 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1127933355901603840 ========== The tricky business of litigating executive privilege. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/05/10/house-is-trying-limit-trumps-power-it-could-leave-him-with-even-more/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/859788657698988 #PS1notopic ===== impress 47 time 2019-05-13 13:31 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1127929471107981312 ========== The real significance of international trade - it's about peace instead of war. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/11/opinion/killing-the-pax-americana.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/859782807699573 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 68 time 2019-05-13 13:18 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1127926094437347328 ========== Self-promoters at the top - attract self-promoters at the bottom. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/11/group-raised-more-than-million-build-wall-now-some-supporters-want-answers/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/859780084366512 #PS1notopic ===== impress 28 time 2019-05-13 13:12 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1127924528770764800 ========== Why Central America is so difficult - the problem is violent populist kleptocracy, not lack of a wall. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/04/world/americas/honduras-gang-violence.html But who wants to solve the problem? Not Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/opinion/trump-central-america-border.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/859773107700543 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 45 time 2019-05-13 13:01 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1127921738744905728 ========== Why Venezuela is so difficult - the problem is violent kleptocracy, not socialism. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/the-real-reason-venezuelas-maduro-survives-dirty-money/2019/05/12/ba96413e-7263-11e9-8be0-ca575670e91c_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/859769421034245 #PS1notopic ===== impress 78 time 2019-05-13 12:48 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1127918540743270400 ========== Economists correctly predicted nine of the last five recessions. Why are they so often wrong about predicting the future? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/economists-often-dont-know-what-theyre-talking-about/2019/05/12/f91517d4-7338-11e9-9eb4-0828f5389013_story.html They mostly agree that nobody has been able to defeat the business cycle, and tariffs hurt everybody. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/859765894367931 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 4% expands 2 impress 47 time 2019-05-13 12:45 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1127917774850813957 ========== Trump said he got tough on Russia. Putin responded by doubling down. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/science/5g-phone-safety-health-russia.html In this case, doubling down means amplifying both sides of contentious issues - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/world/europe/russian-propaganda-influence-campaign-european-elections-far-right.html Putin is raising a global cyber army of the night. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/859589351052252 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 80 time 2019-05-13 04:51 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1127798407844679680 ========== It's hard to maintain your self respect without contradicting your boss! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kudlow-acknowledges-us-consumers-not-china-pay-for-tariffs-on-imports/2019/05/12/3cbe100e-74b9-11e9-b3f5-5673edf2d127_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/859577054386815 #PS1notopic ===== impress 68 time 2019-05-13 04:13 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1127789050109186050 ========== Trump has two classes of supporters - voters and donors. We know what he's done for donors. Here's what he doing to voters. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/opinion/trump-rural-america.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/857658311245356 #PS1notopic ===== impress 63 time 2019-05-10 00:25 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1126644456910778368 ========== Ranked-choice presidential elections without a constitutional amendment. How close can we get? https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/05/04/electoral-college-reform-2020-226792 Promoted by https://www.uniteamerica.org/ https://www.fairvote.org/ Constitutional amendments someday? https://www.political-scrapbook.net/democracy.html#electoral https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/857603427917511 #PS1notopic ===== impress 38 time 2019-05-09 21:45 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1126604205064478720 ========== Uighurs on TV https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/09/how-an-american-tv-show-captured-extent-chinese-repression/ Forced assimilation - sound familiar to any Native Americans? https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/857521614592359 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 61 time 2019-05-09 18:06 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1126548939996401664 ========== Trade-secrets theft and forced technology transfer https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/with-one-eye-on-the-past-trump-and-xi-look-to-the-future-of-us-china-trade/2019/05/08/6c1c232a-71d7-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html Xi too has domestic political concerns about foreign interference - preventing China's emergence as a global superpower. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/857474421263745 #PS1notopic ===== impress 228 time 2019-05-09 16:19 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1126522119569862658 ========== Deficit spending eventually gets paid for https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-05-08/the-bond-market-just-sent-a-disturbing-message https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/857470634597457 #PS1notopic ===== impress 26 time 2019-05-09 16:10 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1126519751725895680 ========== How the sausage gets made https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-tweet-derails-house-bill-opposed-by-lobbyist-with-close-white-house-ties/2019/05/08/019117d0-71b5-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html It's not a pretty sight. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/857467677931086 #PS1notopic ===== impress 33 time 2019-05-09 16:02 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1126517834098413568 ========== How can society promote families in a way that everybody wins? Why shouldn't some women be able to have careers first and families second if they want, or families first and careers second if they want that instead? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/07/opinion/elizabeth-warren-family-policy.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/857077487970105 #PS1notopic ===== impress 47 time 2019-05-08 23:30 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1126268048812298241 ========== Who knew Ike was so prescient? https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/05/07/why-democrats-all-americans-should-embrace-centrism/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/857072674637253 #PS1notopic ===== impress 27 time 2019-05-08 23:18 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1126265068063154176 ========== Who needs democracy? https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/06/massachusetts-republicans-trump-2020-primary-1302875 Who needs political parties and primaries? https://www.fairvote.org/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/857068744637646 #PS1notopic ===== impress 28 time 2019-05-08 23:08 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1126262613300486144 ========== Forecast for 2020 election: FEAR Fear that the socialist Democrats will win. Fear that the fascist Republicans will win. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/07/far-right-parties-across-europe-play-common-theme-fear/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/opinions/spains-far-right-vox-party-shot-from-social-media-into-parliament-overnight-how https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/857059767971877 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 4% expands 2 impress 55 time 2019-05-08 22:41 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1126255710151380993 ========== Getting rid of Federal overreach https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/05/07/trump-administration-wants-allow-debt-collectors-call-times-week-text-email-much-they-want/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/857045204640000 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 3% impress 32 time 2019-05-08 22:05 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1126246710982766592 ========== Who needs explicit collaborators if your friends will help you without prompting? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/no-mitch-mcconnell-it-isnt-case-closed/2019/05/07/7ea50b02-7104-11e9-9eb4-0828f5389013_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/857041611307026 #PS1notopic ===== impress 26 time 2019-05-08 21:57 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1126244884703105025 ========== Some people don't want the past recorded and preserved https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/america-is-losing-its-memory/2019/05/07/28f8eb80-6ddd-11e9-be3a-33217240a539_story.html Not so long ago it was common for the courthouse to burn down whenever the incumbents lost an election. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/857039714640549 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 3% expands 1 impress 39 time 2019-05-08 21:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1126243617255743488 ========== Science is good for you https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/05/05/columbus-brought-measles-new-world-it-was-disaster-native-americans/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/08/couple-ate-raw-marmot-believed-have-health-benefits-then-they-died-plague/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/857036087974245 #PS1notopic ===== impress 94 time 2019-05-08 21:43 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1126241342152105984 ========== Farce or tragedy? There's an opera to be written someday. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pelosi-says-trump-is-becoming-self-impeachable/2019/05/08/87464a68-718c-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/barr-to-trump-invoke-executive-privileged-over-redacted-mueller-materials/2019/05/07/51c52600-713e-11e9-b5ca-3d72a9fa8ff1_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/856858921325295 #PS1notopic ===== impress 115 time 2019-05-08 21:08 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1126232469722714112 ========== Do the people who voted for Nader in 2000 think that George Bush was a preferable or equivalent choice to Al Gore? Do the people who voted for Stein in 2016 think that Donald Trump was a preferable or equivalent choice to Hillary Clinton? https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/856654074679113 #PS1notopic ===== impress 56 time 2019-05-08 06:10 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1126006332023164930 ========== The Great Pretender https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-early-financial-losses-were-so-steep-that-he-did-not-pay-income-taxes-for-eight-years-according-to-new-report/2019/05/07/cb019e4a-7120-11e9-8be0-ca575670e91c_story.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/07/us/politics/donald-trump-taxes.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/856611158016738 #PS1notopic ===== impress 109 time 2019-05-08 04:20 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125978666142277632 ========== Uber IPO https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/opinion/uber-ipo.html Will Uber and Lyft be such good investments when they have to pay a living wage? Is the business plan to get rid of human drivers as soon as possible? Then they'll be competing with Musk. https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/5/18296501/tesla-internal-camera-rear-view-mirror-autonomous-ridesharing-service-driverless https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/856371781374009 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 221 likes 1 time 2019-05-07 18:08 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125824782807777280 ========== Border heritage https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/05/opinion-a-tale-of-two-grandfathers-and-the-mexican-border/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/856369128040941 #PS1notopic ===== impress 219 time 2019-05-07 18:00 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125822839397863429 ========== The House doesn't seem to be hindering McConnell's confirming judges, though he hinders anything from the House. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mcconnell-calls-for-end-to-investigations-of-trump-says-case-closed/2019/05/07/17d2bb28-70cc-11e9-b5ca-3d72a9fa8ff1_story.html Congress should move beyond Russian interference... because "Putin need only watch as his job is done for him." https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/856291658048688 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% expands 2 impress 101 time 2019-05-07 15:14 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125780971339468800 ========== Some people should avoid the SF Bay area - and Manhattan. https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/05/landlocked-in-the-bay-area-when-crossing-a-bridge-induces-panic/ Try not to think about all that air under you and all that cold water under that. Unless you are in the BART tube, then try not to think about earthquakes. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/856248198053034 #PS1notopic ===== impress 106 time 2019-05-07 13:46 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125758827465326593 ========== Why Middle East peace is so elusive. The combatants rely on each other. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/06/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-battles-hamas.html https://www.political-scrapbook.net/controversial.html#israel https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/856035901407597 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 132 time 2019-05-07 04:18 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125615831600095234 ========== Shot with our own rifle https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/06/us/politics/china-hacking-cyber.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/856024721408715 #PS1notopic ===== impress 64 time 2019-05-07 03:49 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125608652272914433 ========== Use taxation to regulate giant social media companies https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/06/opinion/tax-facebook-google.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/856021101409077 #PS1notopic ===== impress 93 time 2019-05-07 03:39 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125605968232890369 ========== Why Democratic Senators should forget about the White House. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/06/next-democratic-president-could-face-legitimacy-crisis/ The Senate defied Obama and Trump whenever it felt like it. So why do candidates think the White House will be where it's at? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/us/democrats-senate-campaign.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/856016334742887 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 0% expands 1 impress 241 time 2019-05-07 03:34 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125604772222865409 ========== Always listening - just like Downton Abbey. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/05/06/alexa-has-been-eavesdropping-you-this-whole-time/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/855974004747120 #PS1notopic ===== impress 44 time 2019-05-07 01:51 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125578789059096576 ========== Thank you Warren Harding! https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/mnuchin-rejects-democrats-demand-to-hand-over-trumps-tax-returns-all-but-ensuring-legal-battle/2019/05/06/5483f8ac-7022-11e9-9eb4-0828f5389013_story.html The Teapot Dome scandal produced a particular 1924 law under circumstances that sound surprisingly familiar - https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-04-20/trump-s-taxes-1924-law-gives-congress-authority-to-see-returns https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/855967281414459 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 1% expands 2 impress 250 time 2019-05-07 01:34 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125574616062119938 ========== Years wasted by Trump incompetence, not Democrats! Trump hasn't gotten Obamacare repealed or infrastructure started or a border wall built or any big trade deals renegotiated. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/06/claiming-two-years-his-presidency-were-stolen-trump-suggests-hes-owed-overtime/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/855773571433830 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 64 time 2019-05-06 21:27 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125512358153949184 ========== Some California cities are still building housing. Now they need to move the jobs closer to the housing. https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/02/california-population-growth-slowest-ever-but-two-east-bay-cities-buck-the-trend/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/855743224770198 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 48 time 2019-05-06 20:02 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125490960434061312 ========== CBO says HHS doesn't add up. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-02/trump-drug-rebate-plan-won-t-lead-to-lower-list-prices-cbo-says But it's probably good for SOMEbody. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/855741658103688 #PS1notopic ===== impress 49 time 2019-05-06 19:58 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125489962151960576 ========== 375 and counting https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-would-have-been-charged-with-obstruction-were-he-not-president-hundreds-of-former-federal-prosecutors-assert/2019/05/06/e4946a1a-7006-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/855725354771985 #PS1notopic ===== impress 34 time 2019-05-06 19:16 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125479412990746624 ========== The salmon should have donated more. Donors talk, politicians listen. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/06/opinion/pebble-mine-alaska-trump.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/855660058111848 #PS1notopic ===== impress 69 time 2019-05-06 16:41 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125440406462681088 ========== Would you pay more for beef certified grown in the USA? Ranching has always been a hard life - https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/america-first-may-be-last-hope-for-these-cattle-ranchers/2019/05/03/7469d1de-5bad-11e9-9625-01d48d50ef75_story.html And free-range cattle grazing is a very inefficient way to produce protein - and lab beef is getting better - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lab-grown-meat/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/855559338121920 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 2% expands 2 impress 101 time 2019-05-06 13:12 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125387933408608256 ========== We won't miss them until they are gone. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/05/06/one-million-species-face-extinction-un-panel-says-humans-will-suffer-result/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/855552164789304 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 3% expands 2 impress 59 time 2019-05-06 12:56 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125383744175534081 ========== What is autism? https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/a-medical-condition-or-just-a-difference-the-question-roils-autism-community/2019/05/03/87e26f7e-6845-11e9-8985-4cf30147bdca_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/855387724805748 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 147 retweets 1 time 2019-05-06 05:22 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125269610410831872 ========== What Trump hopes to get from foreign policy Most voters can tell that there's something wrong about Trump's foreign policy https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/05/opinion/trump-venezuela-cuba.html but it's not obvious what Democrats should do about it - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/democrats-are-playing-down-foreign-policy-its-shrewd--and-it-may-be-a-mistake/2019/05/05/9949cacc-6dd2-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/855382644806256 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 145 time 2019-05-06 05:07 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125265720743350273 ========== What Trump hopes to get from infrastructure. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/democrats-dont-fall-into-trumps-infrastructure-trap/2019/05/05/9fc8ad34-6dd5-11e9-be3a-33217240a539_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/855361394808381 #PS1notopic ===== impress 110 time 2019-05-06 04:09 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125251190474698756 ========== Silicon Valley homelessness - it's a county problem. https://www.sanjoseinside.com/2019/05/02/op-ed-santa-clara-county-should-build-homeless-intake-center-temp-shelter-at-fairgrounds/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/855332451477942 #PS1notopic ===== impress 69 time 2019-05-06 02:57 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125233104342241281 ========== 9 counties, 101 cities, countless special districts. Local government is good for local problems, but what about global problems? https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/05/02/san-francisco-bay-new-plan-to-combat-sea-level-rise/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/855330908144763 #PS1notopic ===== impress 80 time 2019-05-06 02:54 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125232266760704001 ========== Some high-risk towns have public plans. Some have secret ones. Some probably have none. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/many-fire-prone-california-towns-dont-plan-for-evacuations/2019/04/27/87e1fb10-68ff-11e9-a698-2a8f808c9cfb_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/855303104814210 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 3% expands 2 impress 68 time 2019-05-06 02:04 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125219701062193152 ========== Remembering Ellen Tauscher https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/04/30/borenstein-ellen-tauscher-taught-democrats-about-compromise/ She was one of the guiding lights of the California 7 Project, which was pretty effective for the 2018 election. https://www.fightbackca.com/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/855301321481055 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 94 time 2019-05-06 01:59 +0000 userclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125218602724892673 ========== Article 1 Section 8 -The Congress shall have Power... To declare War https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/pompeo-wont-promise-to-consult-congress-about-potential-military-intervention-in-venezuela/2019/05/05/fd3bdb44-6f4c-11e9-8be0-ca575670e91c_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/855279604816560 #PS1notopic ===== impress 118 time 2019-05-06 01:09 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125205905044193280 ========== Fear of a market crash. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/trump-says-he-will-increase-tariffs-on-chinese-goods-on-friday-as-he-complains-about-pace-of-trade-talks/2019/05/05/774c2e92-6f53-11e9-9eb4-0828f5389013_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/855276988150155 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% impress 112 time 2019-05-06 01:02 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125204184972664832 ========== How to succeed in Trump's cabinet. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/05/mike-pompeo-master-cluelessness/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/855275294816991 #PS1notopic ===== impress 90 time 2019-05-06 00:57 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125203009049227264 ========== Putting numbers on wealth inequality. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-100-trillion-question-what-to-do-about-wealth/2019/05/05/d7c174d4-6dd8-11e9-be3a-33217240a539_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/855273998150454 #PS1notopic ===== impress 95 time 2019-05-06 00:54 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125202188563664896 ========== Hope is also part of the American story. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/yes-white-supremacists-are-emboldened-but-thats-not-the-whole-story-in-america-today/2019/05/05/f0b5c330-6dcb-11e9-be3a-33217240a539_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/855272561483931 #PS1notopic ===== impress 115 time 2019-05-06 00:50 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125201154881703936 ========== Misdemeanors https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-scandalous-harangues-are-an-impeachable-offense/2019/05/03/b4367aa6-6db4-11e9-8f44-e8d8bb1df986_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/854395918238262 #PS1notopic ===== impress 54 time 2019-05-06 00:23 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125194364563542016 ========== Putin wins again https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/03/trump-echoes-putin-venezuela-contradicts-his-own-secretary-state/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/854034611607726 #PS1notopic ===== impress 56 time 2019-05-06 00:21 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125193716229070848 ========== Playing all sides 2016 was just a warmup. They'll be back. Along with new players that have studied their methods. Trump won by 78,000 votes. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-the-russian-effort-to-target-sanders-supporters--and-help-elect-trump/2019/04/11/741d7308-5576-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/853871984957322 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% expands 1 impress 52 time 2019-05-06 00:18 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125193106087747584 ========== Be careful what you wish for! Haven't we learned by now that overthrowing a dictatorship does not necessarily lead to an improvement? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/world/americas/venezuela-coup.html Especially if we act without coordinating with all the other players. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/05/03/white-house-wants-maduro-gone-it-may-be-helping-him-stay-power/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/853812041629983 #PS1notopic ===== impress 91 time 2019-05-06 00:13 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125191887902597121 ========== Can Trump lead a bipartisan coalition? Both Republicans and Democrats have gotten out of the habit of negotiating compromises in order to pass legislation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-scrambles-to-salvage-his-nafta-rewrite-courting-democrats-and-trying-to-tamp-down-gop-fury/2019/05/01/69c2cf28-6c1b-11e9-8f44-e8d8bb1df986_story.html No tax increase? Dead on arrival. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/852800581731129 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 91 time 2019-05-06 00:08 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125190678017761281 ========== Bay Area Housing Costs from A to V - Atherton to Vallejo - https://extras.mercurynews.com/pricewepay/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/852797745064746 #PS1notopic ===== impress 45 time 2019-05-06 00:08 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125190440360103936 ========== Enlightened self-interest in a global world https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/opinion/trump-climate-change.html Walls don't help https://www.liberty-and-justice.net/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/852347885109732 #PS1notopic ===== impress 36 time 2019-05-06 00:06 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125190096452374528 ========== Income taxation is one area where Trump voters and Trump donors are completely opposed to each other. Republicans like to change the subject whenever it comes up. Democrats should keep bringing it up. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/29/us/politics/democrats-taxes-2020.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/851980201813167 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 4% expands 2 impress 48 time 2019-05-06 00:05 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125189858073309184 ========== Why the Democrats have to pay attention to rural and blue collar white men. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/28/opinion/biden-democratic-party.html overlooks the rural bias in the Constitution since 1787 - https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/843119056032615 and it means that one rural vote is worth more than one urban vote. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/851120065232514 #PS1notopic ===== impress 31 time 2019-05-06 00:04 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125189439817314304 ========== No salvation for the Republicans unless they repent and renounce the support of the Nazis and KKK. The Democratic Party paid this price to be free of the stains of slavery, segregation, and suppression of voters. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-trump-stands-by-charlottesville-remarks-rise-of-white-nationalist-violence-becomes-an-issue-in-2020-presidential-race/2019/04/28/83aaf1ca-69c0-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/851104811900706 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 4% expands 1 impress 25 time 2019-05-06 00:01 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125188854489575424 ========== Hamilton biographer talks about presidents and the press https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/04/28/museum-presidential-decorum-chernow-touts-presidents-respect-press-correspondents-dinner/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/850727908605063 #PS1notopic ===== impress 91 time 2019-05-05 23:58 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125188102065025024 ========== More Republicans deciding they are not Trumpists. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/04/24/if-this-is-new-normal-i-want-no-part-it-citing-trump-iowas-longest-serving-republican-leaves-party/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/04/gop-staffer-advocates-trumps-impeachment/587785/ https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/04/25/napolitano_why_was_president_trump_not_charged_with_obstruction_of_justice_is_the_president_above_the_law.html https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/848251475519373 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 1% expands 1 impress 83 time 2019-05-05 23:57 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125187913086423040 ========== American national politics has a rural bias https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/upshot/as-american-as-apple-pie-the-rural-votes-disproportionate-slice-of-power.html which has worked to the advantage of the Republican Party https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/us/politics/trump-presidency-base.html since it embraced the Southern Strategy in the 1960's - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/843119056032615 #PS1notopic ===== impress 36 time 2019-05-05 23:56 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125187579794546688 ========== Many people are leaving California for more affordable economic prospects. But some just want to be free of limitations on their right to endanger other people's children. https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/03/17/exodus-as-bay-area-moves-left-these-voters-move-out/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/826017354409452 #PS1notopic ===== impress 40 time 2019-05-05 23:55 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125187167137910784 ========== Dropping Obamacare to save money https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-obamacare-penalty-health-plans-20181203-story.html It's good for you if nothing bad happens - but tough luck if it does. But it's also bad for Obamacare - if healthy people decline to participate, costs go up for the remaining participants. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/763178077360047 #PS1notopic ===== impress 23 time 2019-05-05 23:52 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125186547735597057 ========== Lessons for Democrats - don't keep preaching to the choir, especially if the choir is shrinking! https://calmatters.org/articles/commentary/the-trump-effect-worked-well-for-democrats/ The California Republican party is currently in third place behind unpartied voters, and headed further down. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/757425467935308 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 3% impress 58 time 2019-05-05 23:50 +0000 urlclicks 1 userclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125186137629138944 ========== What about the Electoral College? https://www.fairvote.org/why-james-madison-wanted-to-change-the-way-we-vote-for-president A study of projected electoral college results in 2020 based on 2018 Congressional results indicates a Democratic victory in the electoral college. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/746494049028450 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/750107845333737 #PS1notopic ===== impress 39 time 2019-05-05 23:46 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125184994534494208 ========== First president to have foreign trademarks? https://www.apnews.com/0a3283036d2f4e699da4aa3c6dd01727 He's not the first president to owe money to foreign bankers - Jefferson did all his life. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-still-owes-lenders-including-deutsche-bank-as-much-as-480-million-2018-05-16 https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/748185775525944 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 7% expands 1 impress 28 time 2019-05-05 23:44 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125184529906298881 ========== Should leaders be role models for youth? If celebrities think they can get away with anything, they'll carry the same mindset if they should happen to be elected to high office. Now a bomber has asserted such a defense https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN1N50TY-OZATP https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/744858812525307 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 2% impress 43 time 2019-05-05 23:42 +0000 urlclicks 1 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125184087121993729 ========== Why are these Republicans voting for Democrats? They hold many traditional conservative Republican points of view, and they aren't going to become Democrats, but they are voting Democratic this time. https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/413756-pilot-sully-sullenberger-this-is-not-the-america-i-know-and https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/743772142633974 #PS1notopic ===== impress 19 time 2019-05-05 23:39 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125183297393270784 ========== Minimum wage - a terrible idea - when we could be passing more billionaire tax cuts instead https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/11/01/president-trumps-top-economic-adviser-calls-federal-minimum-wage-terrible-idea/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/742969176047604 #PS1notopic ===== engage 2 engage-rate 10% expands 2 impress 21 time 2019-05-05 23:38 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125182961328910337 ========== It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution, in those intrusted with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Washington%27s_Farewell_Address https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/742131286131393 #PS1notopic ===== impress 18 time 2019-05-05 23:36 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125182525230333952 ========== Conversion of a party of ideas to a cult of personality - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_personality America was founded on ideas rather than personalities. https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/740498216294700 #PS1notopic ===== impress 27 time 2019-05-05 23:34 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125181928330543105 ========== Is Tribe more important than Ideas? Have Democrats been wasting their time trying to figure out how to improve the lives of the Trump base? https://theintercept.com/2018/04/03/politics-liberal-democrat-conservative-republican/ https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/607609146250275 #PS1notopic ===== engage 1 engage-rate 5% expands 1 impress 20 time 2019-05-05 23:30 +0000 https://twitter.com/politicalscrap1/status/1125180960306122752