General Trump Administration F**kery Thread (2017-2021)

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[tru_m.a.c]

Yeah I was getting ready to type up a bunch of bullshyt Lieberman was responsible for during the crafting of the ACA. Then I decided against it because I'm almost sure politico and the likes are currently writing that stuff up.

 

[the artist known az]

This crazy ass broad

 

[ineedsleep212]

Don't know where to put this so I'll just put it here.

Can't wait til Infowars asks Sean Spicer a question.

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Ex-FBI official withdraws name from consideration to replace Comey: report

 

[Pull Up the Roots]

1. States should have the flexibility to decide whether private schools that accept students with publicly funded vouchers can discriminate any students for any reason

Rep. Katherine M. Clark (D-Mass.) said that one private school in Indiana that is a voucher school says it may deny admission to students who are LGBT or who come from a family where there is “homosexual or bisexual activity.” She asked DeVos whether she would tell the state of Indiana that it could not discriminate in that way if it were to accept federal funding through a new school choice program. Clark further asked what DeVos would say if a voucher school were not accepting African American students and the state “said it was okay.”

To Clark’s question about whether she would step in, DeVos responded: “Well again, the Office of Civil Rights and our Title IX protections are broadly applicable across the board, but when it comes to parents making choices on behalf of their students …”

Clark interrupted and said, “This isn’t about parents making choices, this is about the use of federal dollars. Is there any situation? Would you say to Indiana, that school cannot discriminate against LGBT students if you want to receive federal dollars? Or would you say the state has the flexibility?”

DeVos said: “I believe states should continue to have flexibility in putting together programs …”

Clark interrupted, saying: “So if I understand your testimony — I want to make sure I get this right. There is no situation of discrimination or exclusion that if a state approved it for its voucher program that you would step in and say that’s not how we are going to use our federal dollars?”

DeVos said she didn’t want to answer a hypothetical question. Clark said it wasn’t hypothetical, and asked if she saw any circumstance that the federal government would tell a state that it could not allow a private voucher school to discriminate against students.

At that point time expired, but DeVos was allowed to respond.

DeVos: “I go back to the bottom line — is we believe parents are the best equipped to make choices for their children’s schooling and education decisions, and too many children are trapped in schools that don’t work for them. We have to do something different. We have to do something different than continuing a top-down, one-size-fits-all approach. And that is the focus. And states and local communities are best equipped to make these decisions.”

Clark: “I am shocked that you cannot come up with one example of discrimination that you would stand up for students.”

The chairman of the subcommittee said she wasn’t required to answer. She didn’t and the discussion moved on.

Federal funds shouldn't go to schools that discriminate.

 

[tru_m.a.c]

Dartmouth officials clarify Trump Treasury pick isn't a grad after misleading biography

Dartmouth officials clarify Trump Treasury pick isn't a grad after misleading biography

 

[DynamoEAR]

Scott Brown confirmed as NZ ambassador.






The top lawyer for the CIA now.

 

[88m3]

The Hill
1 hr ·
Chris Christie has the lowest approval rating of any US governor in the past two decades, according to a new poll released today.


Poll: Christie is the least popular governor in decades
81 percent of his own constituents disapprove of him, including 58 percent of New Jersey Republicans.
THEHILL.COM


:blimp:

 

[DynamoEAR]

Trump nominates former Dodgers co-owner Jamie McCourt as ambassador to Belgium

 

[DynamoEAR]

New surgeon general nominee is Indiana health leader who fought HIV epidemic

Gotta salute this guy real shyt though.

 

[fact]

New surgeon general nominee is Indiana health leader who fought HIV epidemic

Gotta salute this guy real shyt though.

Did this guy have to come in after Pence single handedly caused the outbreak?

 

[DynamoEAR]

Did this guy have to come in after Pence single handedly caused the outbreak?

Yep.

 

[88m3]

Washington Post
20 mins ·
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell faces a tough decision on what to do with the tax increases that were put in place by the 2010 Affordable Care Act.


Analysis | McConnell may be about to break a crucial GOP promise on Obamacare
The decision that will have major implications not only for the GOP repeal effort, but for Republicans' next major legislative push.

WASHINGTONPOST.COM|BY MAX GABRIEL EHRENFREUND

 

[88m3]

ProPublica
3 mins ·
What actually matters here:

"TERA has close ties to the chemical manufacturing and tobacco industries, according to a 2014 investigation by the Center for Public Integrity and InsideClimate News. Responding to criticism about conflicts of interest between TERA and its funders in an interview with reporters, Dourson defended himself with a biblical reference."


Trump Just Picked An EPA Leader Who Writes “Science-Bible Stories” And Has Ties To The Chemical Industry
BUZZFEED.COM




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