Now Disability March organizers are urging people to
start their own marches and include a “disability contingent,” allowing
people with disabilities to participate virtually through an organizer’s
self-hosted website, and by proxy as more capable people march on the
streets. As disheartening as it was to not be able to participate in the
recent protests, the thought of joining a contingent of disabled people
online gives me hope for future demonstrations.
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Now as anti-Trump demonstrations continue — with
science-related protests, work stoppages, calls for the president’s tax
forms to be released, and boycotts of consumer spending all in the works
— I urge organizers to be more inclusive with their demonstrations.
Adopt virtual and proxy formats. Doing so will only increase the
protest’s impact — more people will participate, and more people will
take notice. That is, after all, what every good protest is about.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz is asking the White House for information about security protocols at Mar-a-Lago after Trump pored over documents related to North Korea at a table on the club’s outdoor terrace.
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Trump conferred with aides, spoke on the phone and looked over documents on the club’s terrace Saturday night after North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile, its first such test since Trump took office. The flurry of activity took place a few steps from where club members were dining, and some guests posted photos of the scene on social media.
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The White House has denied Trump handled sensitive information on the Mar-a-Lago terrace. Trump spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters Tuesday that Trump was briefed about the missile test in a SCIF before his dinner on the terrace.
2/10/17 (link to both audio recording and transcript of interview)
With the recent wave of protests across the country, Republican
legislators in at least 10 states have pushed forward legislation that
could increase the costs of speaking out. In North Dakota, lawmakers
have proposed a law that would indemnify drivers who hit protesters on
the highway. In Washington State, they’ve proposed upping the charge for
some forms of civil disobedience to a felony.
Bob speaks with Lee Rowland from the American Civil Liberties Union’s
Speech, Privacy and Technology Project to find out whether any of this
new legislation might come to pass – and what the implications might be
if it does.
President Trump’s National Security Adviser Michael Flynn resigned his position late Monday, BuzzFeed News confirmed.
Flynn had for days fielded accusations that he had discussed sanctions with the Russian ambassador as a private citizen. Vice President Mike Pence publicly defended the retired general, and reports said Flynn had lied to the vice president about his conversations with a Russian ambassador.
Earlier on Monday, Kellyanne Conway said President Trump had complete confidence in Flynn.
In his resignation letter, Flynn did not say he lied to Pence. Rather, Flynn said he inadvertently briefed Pence and others with “incomplete information.”
“I have sincerely apologized to the President and the Vice President, and they have accepted my apology,” Flynn said.
Trump has named retired Lt. General Joseph Kellogg as acting national security adviser.
Read the resignation letter here.
February 13, 2017
In the course of my duties as the incoming National Security Advisor, I held numerous phone calls with foreign counterparts, ministers, and ambassadors. These calls were to facilitate a smooth transition and begin to build the necessary relationships between the President, his advisors and foreign leaders. Such calls are standard practice in any transition of this magnitude.
Unfortunately, because of the fast pace of events, I inadvertently briefed the Vice President Elect and others with incomplete information regarding my phone calls with the Russian Ambassador. I have sincerely apologized to the President and the Vice President, and they have accepted my apology.
Throughout my over thirty three years of honorable military service, and my tenure as the National Security Advisor, I have always performed my duties with the utmost of integrity and honesty to those I have served, to include the President of the United States.
I am tendering my resignation, honored to have served our nation and the American people in such a distinguished way.
I am also extremely honored to have served President Trump, who in just three weeks, has reoriented American foreign policy in fundamental ways to restore America’s leadership position in the world.
As I step away once again from serving my nation in this current capacity, I wish to thank President Trump for his personal loyalty, the friendship of those who I worked with throughout the hard fought campaign, the challenging period of transition, and during the early days of his presidency.
I know with the strong leadership of President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence and the superb team they are assembling, this team will go down in history as one of the greatest presidencies in U.S. history, and I firmly believe the American people will be well served as they all work together to help Make America Great Again.
Michael T. Flynn, LTG (Ret)
Assistant to the President / National Security Advisor
Have….have people…not eaten shredded wheat before? The regular sized ones?
You put it in a bowl and pour milk on it (with sugar + cinnamon if you’re not some lunatic fiber satan who just wants to eat wheat strings) and let it soak a bit before breaking it up and eating bite sized portions with your spoon.
DO PEOPLE NOT KNOW THIS?!
NONE OF US KNEW THAT
WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO EAT A FUCKING MOIST BALE OF HAY.
Plain shredded wheat is my life. I just finished a box and got a new box today. Please don’t hurt me like this. ;_;
Also, I thought everyone knew shredded wheat came in 4 sizes:
I’m still laughing my ass off at “lunatic fiber satan”
Oh, see now, I’m actually old enough to predate the mini-version shredded wheat. So I grew up eating the full sized “hay stacks.” (We actually did call them that, then.)
Best way to eat them, imo? HOT MILK AND HONEY! (But really quickly before they turn into mush.)
Hearseeno 