The Washington Post and various other outlets are reporting that a classified document delivered to President Obama and President-elect Donald Trump last week included a section summarizing allegations that Russian intelligence services have compromising material and information on Trump’s personal life and finances. According to the Post, U.S. intelligence agencies have not corroborated these allegations, which apparently are based on research done by an outside entity engaged in political consulting work and led by a former high-ranking British intelligence official.
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Cuba’s ‘civil society’ is as phony as Obama’s policy
President Obama’s Cuba policy has been a boon for the apartheid Castro regime, throwing the corrupt dictatorship a lifeline just as it had finished sucking all the blood it could out of Venezuela. Nevertheless, that hasn’t stopped the president and the White House from continuing to tout how their policy is “helping” Cuba’s civil society.
GOP leaders vow to plow ahead with Obamacare repeal
A lead Republican in the fight to repeal Obamacare said Monday night that he wanted to work in a step by step manner to repeal Obamcare once a replacement was “available to the American people ” – Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) is the chairman of the Senate’s HELP Committee and has been a leading voice
The Castro regime’s unalterable faith in its own continuity
Raul Castro, in his one-minute announcement on Cuban television reporting the death of his brother, referred to Fidel Castro as “the founder of the Cuban Revolution.” The label of “founder” shows the unalterable faith of the regime in its continuity.
Warren: No confirmation hearings until ethics concerns addressed
Ethics official warns against confirmations before reviews are complete – A top ethics official warned Saturday that plans to confirm Donald J. Trump’s top Cabinet choices before background examinations are complete are unprecedented and have overwhelmed government investigators responsible for the reviews.
Trump mentioned Wikileaks 164 times in last month of election, now…
Trump mentioned Wikileaks 164 times in last month of election, now claims it didn’t impact one voter – “Boy, that Wikileaks has done a job on her, hasn’t it?” – President-elect Trump says that information published by Wikileaks, which the U.S. intelligence community says was hacked by Russia
Up Against the Wall, Democrat Party
Or just CLICK THIS LINK to start shopping for anything. Don’t worry – anything you buy through it will pay Daily Pundit a commission! Thanks! The GOP’s willingness to fund Trump’s border wall with taxpayer money could put the party’s deeply held desire to rein in government spending in conflict with its long-standing goal of cracking down on illegal immigration and toughening border security.
Less shrinkage: This is your aging brain on the Mediterranean diet
Less shrinkage: This is your aging brain on the Mediterranean diet – The study looked at a group of 562 Scots in their 70s over a three-year period. Those whose eating habits resembled the diet experienced, on average, half the brain shrinkage that was normal for the group. (Jan. 5, 2017)
Army Caves, Makes It Easier To Get Exemptions For Turbans, Beards, Dreadlocks
Army Captain Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi poses in Times Square, New York, on September 14, 2010 , wearing his US Army ACU Digital Camouflage turban along with his ACU uniform. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images.
Confessed Hitman Claims To Have Personally Seen Duterte Off At Least Eight People
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte reacts during a visit at the military’s Scout Ranger Camp Tecson in San Miguel, Bulacan in northern Philippines September 15, 2016. REUTERS/Erik De Castro Edgar Matobato said Monday that he saw President Rodrigo Duterte commit at least eight murders, seven at the Ma-a quarry in Davao, during Duterte’s stint as mayor of Davao, reports the Inquirer.
Cotton Debunks The ‘Trump Is Great For Russia’ Narrative
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton questioned the widespread talking point that President-elect Donald Trump is the preferred candidate for Russia in a Senate hearing Thursday, pointing to a number of Trump’s proposals that are arguably not in Russia’s interests. “There’s a widespread assumption since the election that Vladimir Putin favored Donald Trump in this election,” Cotton said to intelligence officials testifying about Russia’s meddling during the 2016 U.S. election cycle.
Tucker Savages College Prof Refusing To Back Up His Claim That…
Fox News host Tucker Carlson stumped a California college professor, who claimed that “98 percent” of the world’s scientists believe in global warming, when he asked the academic how he reached his number. California State University, Sacramento, professor Joseph Palermo went on Carlson’s show to defend a Huffington Post op-ed where he argued that Trump’s administration shouldn’t be allowed to use Twitter since they believed “the science of global warming is bogus.”
Cover Of WaPo Express Celebrates Women’s Rights Witha Male Gender Symbol
Here in the far-flung future of 2017, a lot of people are having trouble telling the boys from the girls anymore. We hear a lot about “gender fluidity” and “the evils of cisnormativity” and stuff like that.
Washington Post Worried Videotaped Torture Provides Evidence Of Anti-White Racism
Washington Post writer Callum Borchers believes one of the worst aspects of the brutal videotaped torture of a mentally handicapped white man at the hands of black assailants is that gives credence to a “pro-Trump narrative” that whites face rampant discrimination in America. In a column published on “The Fix” blog Thursday , Borchers argues, “If you believe discrimination against white people is rampant, that Donald Trump supporters face persecution, that Chicago is a war zone, and the media is dishonest, then your entire worldview is likely to be confirmed by one awful story.”
At Least 50 Trump Electors Were Illegitimately Seated as Electoral…
At Least 50 Trump Electors Were Illegitimately Seated as Electoral College Members – More evidence surfaces as calls mount to challenge congressional ratification of Electoral College vote. – More than 50 Electoral College members who voted for Donald Trump were ineligible to serve
“F**K Donald Trump! F**K White People!”: Black-On-White Torture Attack In Chicago
Investigators are looking into a Facebook Live video shot on the West Side that shows a group of people holding a young man hostage. Chicago police were made aware of this video Tuesday afternoon.
A New Year Prediction
Or just CLICK THIS LINK to start shopping for anything. Don’t worry – anything you buy through it will pay Daily Pundit a commission! Thanks! Once Trump’s EPA nominee is confirmed, and the government war against “climate change denialists” is called off, you’ll see a lot of climate change “scientists” decamping for more lucrative academic pastures overseas, where the climate change cult is a trillion dollar graft that the elites there still see as a milch cow designed to feed their lust for wealth, power, and control.
Texas to NYT: Keep On Truckin’
I know there are many Texas readers here, so perhap you can help the NY Times understand the love of truck. Twitter reacted also to the notion that it was frivolous to spend money on a truck with more power than needed.
Shocking, Shocking News: Has Been Harvard Hack Hates Trump
Or just CLICK THIS LINK to start shopping for anything. Don’t worry – anything you buy through it will pay Daily Pundit a commission! Thanks! Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said investors are being far too sanguine about the risks associated with Donald Trump’s incoming administration.
Schadenboner Watch
Liberals are panicking about the fact that President-elect Donald Trump will be able to fill four vacancies on the historically left-leaning Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals when he takes office later this month. Outgoing Sen. Barbara Boxer called the vacancies a “judicial emergency,” according to Bay Area public radio station KQED, even though there are 29 judges on the court.
Desperation
The mainstream media are abuzz with claims that House Republicans have voted to ” gut ” or ” eviscerate ” the Office of Congressional Ethics , or to strip it of its independence. Perpetual House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi claimed Republicans had ” eliminated ” the oversight body, and linked the move to President-elect Donald Trump, claiming that the House Republicans’ move represents a violation of Trump’s campaign promise to “drain the swamp” in Washington.
Most Americans doubt Trump can handle presidential duties
Many in U.S. Skeptical Trump Can Handle Presidential Duties – PRINCETON, N.J. – As Donald Trump prepares to take the presidential oath on Jan. 20, less than half of Americans are confident in his ability to handle an international crisis (46%), to use military force wisely (47%)
House GOP Votes to Strip Ethics Office of Independent Status
House Republicans voted Monday night in favor of a proposal that would weaken Congress’ outside ethics watchdog and remove its independence. – Republican Virginia Rep. Bob Goodlatte’s proposal would place the independent Office of Congressional Ethics
The fix was in for Jim Kim
Joe Asch at Dartblog has the story of how President Obama engineered the reappointment of Jim Kim ten months prior to the end of his term as president of the World Bank. Readers may recall that Kim served briefly as president of Dartmouth College.
Happy New Year! 2017 is the year to punch back against PC nonsense
Well, somehow we’re back . There’s still a problem being chased down, but for the time being, we’re up! Oh, and we’ve also been under a brute force attack for some reason – probably just DHS trying out their new hacking skills.
Obama Credits Green Energy For Cutting Foreign Oil Imports – He’s Wrong
President Barack Obama is making a major public relations blitz to highlight his legacy, including tying falling reliance on foreign oil to his green energy policies. Obama claimed the U.S. “traded foreign oil for clean energy,” but what he should have said is the U.S. traded foreign oil for hydraulic fracturing.
Trump: Chicago Should Ask For Federal Help To Fight Murder Epidemic
Donald Trump addressed the issue of Chicago’s 2016 murder spike on Monday, suggesting that mayor Rahm Emanuel may need to ask for help from the federal government. The Windy City’s 762 murders in 2016 are a 57 percent increase from 2015, when 480 people were killed.
Mother Dies Of Heart Problems While Live Streaming On Facebook
Keiana Herndon, 26, was in the middle of telling her roughly 3,400 Facebook friends that she intended to go back to school when she started to feel ill. While holding her one-year-old son named Riley, Herndon began rubbing her face and shaking her head, according to local NBC news affiliate KATV.
Sabatoge? Drama Surrounding Mariah Carey’s NYE Disaster Heats Up
Carey failed to complete her set Saturday for Ryan Seacrest’s “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” special. After awkwardly walking around the stage for several minutes attempting to lip sync some of her old hits, she removed her earpiece and called off the show.
Former Prime Minister Wants Japan To Abandon Nuclear Power
Koizumi publicly criticized his handpicked successor’s, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, current policy to reopen nuclear power plants. Abe sees a revival of nuclear power as critical to supporting economic growth and slowing an exodus of Japanese manufacturing to lower-cost countries.
Intellectuals for Trump – A rogue group of conservative thinkers try …
Intellectuals for Trump – A rogue group of conservative thinkers try to build a governing ideology around a President-elect who disdains ideology. – The most cogent argument for electing Donald Trump was made not by Trump, or by his campaign, but by a writer who, unlike Trump
Obama to deliver farewell speech in Chicago
Obama Plans Farewell Speech From Chicago – HONOLULU – President Obama will give a farewell address next week from Chicago, his hometown, most likely his last chance to defend his legacy directly to the country before Donald J. Trump is sworn in, the White House announced on Monday.
ISIS Claims Responsibility For Istanbul Nightclub Massacre
Relatives react at the funeral of Ayhan Arik, a victim of an attack by a gunman at Reina nightclub, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsal The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the shooting at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Eve, which killed 39 people and injured nearly 70. The ISIS-affiliated Aamaq News Agency released a message Monday saying the attack was carried out by a “heroic soldier of the caliphate who attacked the most famous nightclub where Christians were celebrating their pagan feast.”
LAWSUIT: Political Science Professor Forced To Teach Statistics Because Asians Are ‘Good At’ Math
A political science professor at the taxpayer-funded University of Illinois at Chicago is suing the school in federal court for discrimination in part because he claims that his bosses compelled him to teach statistics courses despite the fact that he is not qualified to teach statistics. The professor, Seung-Whan Choi, says his superiors told him that his Asian heritage sufficiently qualified him to teach math, according to court documents obtained by The Chicago Tribune .
Rising Prescription Opioid Deaths Spark Reform In New Hampshire
Regulations to combat opioid overdoses, which are ravaging communities throughout New Hampshire, went into effect Sunday, enforcing stricter rules on doctors when prescribing prescription painkillers. Doctors in the state are now required to conduct a comprehensive patient-risk evaluation to determine the possible effects a pill may have on a patient.
Vermont Residents Don’t Want To ‘Foot The Bill’ For Syrian Refugees
Some small-town residents of Rutland, Vt., are upset at their mayor’s decision to resettle 100 Syrian refugees throughout 2017 in the area. Rutland Mayor Christopher Louras defended his decision, saying the town’s demographics are declining, and they are having trouble recruiting younger workers.
With New Congress Poised to Convene, Obama’s Policies Are in…
New GOP Congress confronts a crushing to-do list – Contentious confirmation fights, a GOP assault on Obamacare – and, more than likely, hints of Republican infighting to come. – Welcome to the new Congress. – Lawmakers convene in Washington on Tuesday for the 115th Congress
Impeaching Trump
Impeaching Trump – The process begins now. – Donald Trump is wildly unfit to be president, and he will demonstrate that in ways that break the law and violate the Constitution. Since the election, there have been three wishful efforts to keep Trump from the presidency
Economics #1
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The Return of Civil Disobedience
The Return of Civil Disobedience – The sixties produced a conviction that “democracy is in the streets.” The Trump era may echo that. – On December 6th, less than a month after the election, Vice-President Joe Biden, who was in New York to receive the Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award