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Russia
Senate Trump-Russia Probe Has No Full-Time Staff, No Key Witnesses
(The Daily Beast – 4/23/17)
Guess Who Came to Dinner With Flynn and Putin
(NBC News – 4/29/17)
UK was Given Details of Alleged Contacts Between Trump Campaign and Moscow
(The Guardian UK – 4/28/17)
North Korea
Senate Staff Perplexed by Unusual White House Private Briefing on North Korea
(Washington Post – 4/24/17)
North Korea Threatens Australia With Nuclear Strike Over ‘Toeing The Line’ With U.S.
(NBC News – 4/23/17)
Trump: ‘We’ll See’ if a North Korean Nuclear Test Would Trigger U.S. Response (Los Angeles Times – 4/30/17)
Mental Illness
Transcript of AP Interview with Trump
(CBS News – 4/24/17)
“It had 9.2 million people. It’s the highest they’ve ever had. On any, on air, [CBS ‘Face the Nation’ host John] Dickerson had 5.2 million people. It’s the highest for ‘Face the Nation’ or as I call it, ‘Deface the Nation.’ It’s the highest for ‘Deface the Nation’ since the World Trade Center. Since the World Trade Center came down. It’s a tremendous advantage.”
– President Donald Trump
(Telling Associated Press about the ratings that he brings
to the news media)
Fact-Checking President Trump’s Pinocchio-Laden Associated Press Interview
(Washington Post – 4/25/17)
Trump Proclaims May 1 as ‘Loyalty Day’
(Fox News – 4/29/17)
“I truly believe that the first 100 days of my administration has been just about the most successful in our country’s history.”
– President Donald Trump
(Weekly radio address)
Trump Tax Plan
White House Unveils Dramatic Plan to Overhaul Tax Code in Major Test for Trump
(Washington Post – 4/26/17)
What’s in the Trump Tax Plan that Promises ‘Massive’ Cuts
(ABC News – 4/26/17)
Other Stories That You Should Know About:
Conflicts of Interest
Dow Chemical Donates $1 Million to Trump, Asks Administration to Ignore Pesticide Study
(Vanity Fair – 4/20/17)
State Department Website Removes Article Touting History of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Estate
(Washington Post – 4/24/17)
“It’s like we’re watching somebody reading a Dictatorship for Dummies book.”
– Christian Bale
(Actor: “The Dark Knight”) on Donald Trump
(Mashable – 4/24/17)
Mar-a-Lago Ad Belongs in Impeachment File
(Bloomberg – 4/25/17)
Meanwhile, in the Democratic Party …
Poll: Trump, Democrats and GOP All Unpopular
(CNN – 4/24/17)
100 Days of Democratic Rage: Trump has Enabled the Democratic Party to Overlook its Serious Problems
(Politico – 4/25/17)
Warren, Sanders Unhappy by Wall Street-Paid Obama Speech
(Washington Post – 4/28/17)
Environment
Trump Orders Easing Safety Rules Implemented After Gulf Oil Spill
(New York Times –4/27/17)
Climate March: Tens of Thousands Protest Trump Climate Policies, Demand Environmental Action
(Fox News – 4/29/17)
EPA Website Removes Climate Science Site from Public View After Two Decades
(Washington Post – 4/29/17)
In Over His Head
Trump Now Agrees With the Majority of Americans: He Wasn’t Ready to be President
(Washington Post – 4/28/17)
“I loved my previous life. I had so many things going. This is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier.”
– President Donald Trump
(Interview with Reuters)
Exclusive: Trump Says He Thought Being President Would Be Easier Than His Old Life
(Reuters – 4/28/17)
Keeping Track of the Basics:
- Trump’s Cabinet Picks and Their Status in the Approval Process
(Full Article – The Atlantic) - Entire Trump Administration: Who’s Who
(Full Info – Real Clear Politics) - Ongoing Tracking of Trump-Russia Connections
(Compiled and updated by the office of US Representative Eric Swalwell, House Intelligence Committee) - How Much Have Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Stays Cost Us So Far?
(Is Trump at Mar-a-Lago?)
Editorials
I was the Target of a Neo-Nazi ‘Troll Storm’
(The Guardian – 4/20/17)
There are at Least Four Grounds to Impeach Trump
(Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton: Salon – 4/7/17)
Trump’s First 100 Days Destroyed the Myth That Government Should be Run Like a Business
(Vox – 4/28/17)
How Western Civilization Could Collapse
(BBC – 4/18/17)
Alternative Facts from an Alternative Universe
Self-selecting our news sources, a reluctance to hear opposing ideas, and the choice by many of us to surround ourselves only with like-minded individuals has resulted in many Americans becoming oblivious to the beliefs of those with whom they disagree. This bubble helped create the world of “alternative facts” in which Donald Trump could become President.
To counter this, each week I will present a little of what Trump’s supporters are thinking. Their reality may be very different from yours. Please listen/read to the end, and consider what respectful questions you could ask to better understand and have a conversation, rather than seeking to prove them wrong as quickly as possible and shut them down. We can’t change minds if we can’t talk to each other.
Trump Voters Split on Unkept Promises (Part 1 of 3)
(CNN – 4/24/17)
Trump Voters Split on Unkept Promises (Part 2 of 3)
(CNN – 4/24/17)
Trump Voters Split on Unkept Promises (Part 3 of 3)
(CNN – 4/25/17)
Cartoons, Images & Videos
Posted on Facebook by The Simpsons:
Hasan Minhaj Full Speech at 2017 White House Correspondents’ Dinner
(C-SPAN – 4/29/17)
John Oliver – Last Week Tonight:
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Cartoon by Pjil Hands for Wisconsin State Journal:
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The Week In Trump 
People you are ignoring the early signs of dementia/alzheimers. Read them. Stopping reading, real words but wrong for use, wandering, apparent change of mind when really forgot what originally said and so on. Watch an interview from a couple of years ago, even from 2015. See and hear the difference. He is ill not a fool but now a major threat. Get him a Doctor for examination.
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