For respect for the dead, I will not be posting any blog entries. It would not hit the right cord, at all.

My sincerest sympathies to the families and friends of the dead.

To the left are the current ten most deadly shootings.

The last time there was a church shooting it was by a White Supremacist at Mother Emanuel. It would be prudent to discover which group mass killers are affiliated.

The pastor's daughter, Annabell, is dead. He must be devastated beyond understanding for the loss of her and those in worship, including other children.

5 October 2017

At least 26 people have been killed (click here) after a gunman opened fire at a church during Sunday services, officials say.

The attack happened at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, a small town in Wilson County, Texas.

The gunman, who is reported to have been killed in the aftermath, entered the church and opened fire at around 11:30 local time (17:30 GMT).

Governor Greg Abbott confirmed the death toll and said it was the worst mass shooting in the history of Texas.

"This will be a long suffering mourning for those in pain," he said at a news conference on Sunday.

Sheriff Joe Tackitt said authorities do not know the names of any of the victims yet as they continue to work the crime scene.

Wilson County Commissioner Albert Gamez Jr earlier told US media the gunman fled the scene in a vehicle before being killed....

I suppose Joe Arpaio can enforce the laws of religious dogma in Arizona.

This is a civil rights violation. Moving the regional EPA office to Pheonix, Arizona is due to the fact San Francisco is a sanctuary city and has a strong LGBT community.

November 3, 2017
By Lily Altaven

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt (click here) discussed moving the agency's regional headquarters from San Francisco to Phoenix during a meeting with metro Phoenix officials in May. 

GPEC President and CEO Chris Camacho said the Phoenix-area team pitched the idea.

Meeting notes distributed by GPEC to attendees of the meeting state:

"In order to mitigate the $30 million annual lease cost to the agency, Administrator Pruitt stated the intention of moving EPA's region 9 headquarters from San Francisco to Greater Phoenix, following due diligence of cost feasibility."...

There is nothing wrong with the Hawthrone Plaza building. It is modern in it's presentation and is a sound structure that has provided valuable service to the USA EPA. There is no justifiable reason to move the office to Pheonix. It is costly and will increase the cost of those traveling within the region to the regional office.


Regional 9 is comprised of California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii and Guam.

There really is not debate, San Francisco is a centrally located city with all the accommodations any EPA and it's citizens would need. The job of the EPA is not about politics, at least it isn't supposed to be, but to solve the problems of the people; all the people.

Hawthorne Plaza (click here) received the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® Gold for Existing Buildings (version 2.0) certification in May 2009 and received LEED Platinum for Existing Buildings (version 2009) in August 2014.

EPA also renovated its office space and achieved LEED Platinum for Commercial

Interiors (version 2009) certification in November 2016.

The building has received the ENERGY STAR® annually since 2008, most recently in 2016 with a score of 97.

This is unconstitutional and treason.

During the years President Bill Clinton as in office he signed into law a measure that would allow federal employees to have a Bible openly on their desk. Having a Bible on one's desk is eons from overthrowing the USA Constitution to instill a theocracy.

November 1, 2017
By Michael Stone

Biblical war on science: (click here) EPA chief Scott Pruitt uses the Bible to justify new rule preventing university scientists from serving on key advisory boards.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is using the Bible’s Book of Joshua to prevent “hundreds of expert scientists working in environmental and health fields at universities from serving on the (agency’s advisory) boards”...

Besides being incompetent, deceitful and corrupt, he is now a treasonist. A President's Cabinet is supposed to carry out the business of the country, not destroy the US Constitution and institute a theocracy. Perry is doing the same thing in stating fossil fuels is a light from heaven. 

There isn't that much wrong with the US federal government. If one is a Secretary it practically runs itself. Guiding federal policy, which is the job of any Cabinet Secretary, doesn't mean reinventing the wheel.

Congress needs to remove from their offices, the cabinet secretaries that obviously don't know their job and cannot carry out the duties they are assigned.

EPA Advisory Committees, as any other advisory committee within the federal government, require salaries and spending accounts. There are dearly few Americans that can live in Washington, DC without a salary and act as a volunteer to the committee. There is the issue of those that live elsewhere and have travel and housing expenses when needed in Washington, DC. The entire idea advisory committees can be filled with volunteers is nonsense and malpractice.

This paper discusses the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (click here) and how it affects public participation in environmental decision-making. Passed in 1972 as one of the "openness in government" laws, FACA governs how the federal government seeks outside advice. It has had a profound influence on who participates in government decision-making, when they participate, how they participate, and what influence participation has on policy....

No different than Trump, THERE ARE LAWS!

The Cabinet Secretaries are incompetent because they don't seem to understand THERE ARE LAWS that direct their roles within the Cabinet. The USA is not a dictatorship by which anyone in the Executive Branch can launch into treasonist agendas.

The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub.L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770, enacted October 6, 1972) (click here), is a United States federal law which governs the behavior offederal advisory committees. In particular, it has special emphasis on open meetings, chartering, public involvement, and reporting.

The Justice Department should be moving against Cabinet Secretaries that cannot carry out their responsibilities and/or seek to instill "biblical order" instead of the USA Constitution and it's many laws. 

This is treason. John Ashcroft prayed before his Executive Committee everyday but, never required strict adherence for every member of his staff to carry out prayer with him as if the Pledge of Allegiance in order to work in the Justice Department.

Best of my knowledge, the USA Constitution and it's laws are still in force; much to the dismay of the Plutocrats.

There is an enormous differences of wealth and income distribution in the USA and it places out in Republican States.

November 3, 2017

K. Araujo

On Oct. 23, 12 Oakland County, Mich., (click here) communities spent roughly nine days without water after a major water main break. Almost 305,000 people were affected by the break.

Oakland County and the Great Lakes Water Authority worked nearly around the clock to ensure that the residents in those communities had safe, potable water. Water stations in various communities were set up. Businesses and residences alike were given access to the scarce commodity.

They even provided water to flush toilets. Let me repeat that: They were given water to flush their toilets. Of course, people had to bring their own containers, but at least people had access to clean, safe water for plumbing and drinking. All of these efforts are impressive, right? This is a fantastic example of how government officials should respond when a water crisis occurs.

It directly affected my mother, and as a native Detroiter and former resident of Oakland County, I should’ve been ecstatic to hear how well this situation was handled. So what’s the issue, you ask?

Residents in the Genesee County city of Flint, Mich., have been without potable, usable water since 2014. Government officials—locally and statewide—blatantly lied about the water supply being safe for human consumption. Fertilizers, pesticides, built-up bacteria and lead have contaminated the Flint River (the city’s primary source) for decades. Their half-assed attempt to “clean up the water” never ensured that the city’s folks would remain healthy.

It’s been three whole years, and citizens still can’t drink the water. Water stations were set up (some years later), and as of this past summer, many of the stations were closed following Flint’s lead levels being under the federal limit. Why is there such a disparity between Oakland County and Genesee County in their response to each crisis?

Race and class....

September 19, 2017

By Julia Mack

Flint has the nation's highest poverty rate (click here) among U.S. cities with at least 65,000 residents, according to 2016 data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Detroit was No. 4 on the list, after Bloomington, Ind., and Reading, Pa.

The Census released its estimate of 2016 poverty rates last week for 599 municipalities with a population of at least 65,000....

Oakland County, Michigan has the four highest income cities in the state:

1. West Bloomfield Township (Oakland County): $101,573 (click here)

Population: 65,210
Median household income: $101,573
Median family income: $117,616
Poverty rate: 7%
Poverty for children: 10%
% adults with bachelor's degree: 60%
% population non-Hispanic white: 75%

2. Troy (Oakland County): $95,975

Population: 83,392
Median household income: $95,975
Median family income: $116,513
Poverty rate: 4%
Poverty for children: 5%
% adults with bachelor's degree: 58%
% population non-Hispanic white: 78%

5. Rochester Hills (Oakland County): $81,195

Population: 72,263
Median household income: $81,195
Median family income: $100,647
Poverty rate: 6%
Poverty for children: 6%
% adults with bachelor's degree: 57%
% population non-Hispanic white: 69%

8. Farmington Hills (Oakland County): $71,100

Population: 80,817
Median household income: $71,100
Median family income: $101,525
Poverty rate: 9%
Poverty for children: 14%
% adults with bachelor's degree: 53%
% population non-Hispanic white: 66%

Poorest Cities in the USA. I might add all these cities have Republican Governors.

1. Flint, Michigan

2. Bloomington, Indiana

3. Reading, Pennsylvania

4. Detroit, Michigan

Flint households never receive an annual income higher than $36,689 according to the US Census.

          

Household Income and Average Income in Flint

Median Income Under 25	$16,102
Median Income 25-44	$27,941
Median Income 45-64	$36,689
Median Income Over 65	$35,376

Income distribution dictates whether families have resources to avoid water poisoning.

We already have witnessed in Puerto Rico the willingness of the impoverished and abandoned in accepting polluted and contaminated drinking water. The deeper the desperation felt by a person, the more likely self-preservation is abandoned.

October 30, 2017
By Ron Fonger

Flint, MI -- Seventy-one water systems in Michigan (click here) now have higher lead levels than the city of Flint, results of the most recent federally-required testing shows.

Water sampling in Flint from January through June showed the city's 90th percentile for lead was at 7 parts per billion, far better than the last six months of 2016, but still higher than 92.6 percent of the 1,333 water systems regulated by the state Department of Environmental Quality.

In the first six months of this year, 71 water systems had higher concentrations of lead than Flint. Just 24 systems had more lead than the city in the second half of 2016.

Only two private water systems in the state -- Island Lake Apartments in Livingston County and Knorrwood Knolls Subdivision in Oakland County -- had at least 10 percent of water samples from high-risk sites exceed 15 ppb in testing this year, the federal threshold for lead....

No alternative explanation.

...The gas being flared (click here) as a byproduct of a rush of oil drilling releases roughly six million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year, roughly equivalent to three medium-sized coal plants. Because of a lack of gas-gathering lines connecting oil wells to processing plants, nearly 30 percent of the gas flowing out of the wells has been burned as waste in recent months....

November 3, 2017
By Chris Mooney, Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis

The Trump administration (click here) released a dire scientific report Friday detailing the growing threats of climate change. The report stands in stark contrast to the administration’s efforts to downplay humans’ role in global warming, withdraw from an international climate accord and reverse Obama-era policies aimed at curbing America’s greenhouse-gas output.

The White House did not seek to prevent the release of the government’s National Climate Assessment, which is mandated by law, despite the fact that its findings sharply contradict the administration’s policies. The report affirms that climate change is driven almost entirely by human action, warns of potential sea level rise as high as 8 feet by the year 2100, and enumerates myriad climate-related damages across the United States that are already occurring due to 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit of global warming since 1900.

“It is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century,” the document reports. “For the warming over the last century, there is no convincing alternative explanation supported by the extent of the observational evidence.”...

2015 was a catastrophic year for oil train explosions. (click here) Since, then the incidents have slowed. I can only believe the change in rail safety actually mattered.

May 1, 2015

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx (click here) today announced a final rule for the safe transportation of flammable liquids by rail. The final rule, developed by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), in coordination with Canada, focuses on safety improvements that are designed to prevent accidents, mitigate consequences in the event of an accident, and support emergency response.

The rule:

1. Unveils a new, enhanced tank car standard and an aggressive, risk-based retrofitting schedule for older tank cars carrying crude oil and ethanol;
2. Requires a new braking standard for certain trains that will offer a superior level of safety by potentially reducing the severity of an accident, and  the “pile-up effect”;
3. Designates new operational protocols for trains transporting large volumes of flammable liquids, such as routing requirements, speed restrictions, and information for local government agencies; and
4. Provides new sampling and testing requirements to improve classification of energy products placed into transport.

Canada’s Minister of Transport, Lisa Raitt, joined Secretary Foxx to announce Canada’s new tank car standards, which align with the U.S. standard....

Self-righteous, Rick Perry; he must be fundraising. He is also incorrect, fossil fuel lighting is not a positive force for change. Wind energy does not harm to Earth's troposphere and works even during the night.

When Keith Smith was 14 years old, (click here) he was abducted, beaten and raped by a stranger in the woods in his hometown. He reported the assault to the police, and the perpetrator was arrested. Keith testified in front of a grand jury and the perpetrator was indicted—but the the man responsible never stood trial. Before the trial date, the perpetrator was beaten to death by unknown assailants.

The experience haunted Keith, and he remained silent about the assault for the next 35 years. “I was afraid of what people would think. I was ashamed that a man sexually assaulted me…that I didn't fight hard enough.” Men and boys may experience the same effects of sexual assault as other survivors, and they can experience additional challenges due to social norms about masculinity....

"Men in My Town" (click here) is the book written by Keith Smith. 

National Sexual Assault Hotline - Free to Callers (click here)

The hotline is sponsored by RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. 

Washington – September 12, 2017 – RAINN, (click here) the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, has developed an online tool to help colleges choose the right sexual assault prevention program for their campuses. The Prevention Navigator provides a forum for college administrators and students to anonymously identify and provide feedback about sexual assault prevention programs in which they have participated.

The Prevention Navigator is designed to to help colleges make a more informed choice when selecting the best sexual assault prevention program for their institution. It allows students and administrators to share their experiences and rate sexual assault prevention programs at their universities....

The Tillerson State Department is failing journalists abroad.

"Reporters Without Borders" (click here) is unable to carry out it's mission without a fully staffed US State Department.

Unions are important to any Middle Class, but, the free practice of journalism is vital to human rights and democratic principles.

October 30, 2017
By Murat Yetkin

The Istanbul 27th Criminal Court (click here) is due to hold another hearing in the trial of four members of the center-left Cumhuriyet newspaper on Oct. 31.

On Oct. 30, 365 signatories - representing the 365 days since the Cumhuriyet arrests started - were publicized for the release of editor-in-chief Murat Sabuncu, prominent investigative reporter Ahmet Şık, Cumhuriyet Foundation head Akın Atalay, Emre İper and other journalists, writers and media employees currently in Turkish jails.

According to the Turkish Journalists’ Association (TGC), as of Oct. 24 - when journalist Murat Aksoy was released after spending more than a year in jail the number of imprisoned media workers under arrest in jail stood at 153.

The main accusation from the Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office against Cumhuriyet is its report from January 2014, describing a gendarmerie operation near the border with Syria against Turkish National Intelligence Agency (MİT) trucks allegedly carrying military material to rebels in Syria. The story was actually a version of earlier reports that were later placed under legal restriction, but it did add new details....

Turkey is currently jailing 12 journalists.

October 30, 2017

More than 300 Turkish intellectuals, (click here) including academics, authors, journalists and doctors declared on Oct. 29 that they have signed a petition demanding the release of jailed daily Cumhuriyet journalists, who will appear before a judge for a fourth hearing on Oct. 31.

“The text presented as ‘an indictment’ is far from demonstrating concrete evidence and violates the principles of crime and punishment, as it undermines the concept of ‘legal security’ in the country,” the statement regarding the arrest of four daily Cumhuriyet journalists read, addressed by Istanbul Bar Association Chair Mehmet Durakoğlu.

“We demand the freedom and release of all journalists, including daily Cumhuriyet employees, who have been subjected to illegal prosecution processes on the basis of doing their jobs—which is journalism,” Durakoğlu said.

In a press conference in Istanbul, the intellectuals declared they stand together for the release of editor-in-chief Murat Sabuncu, reporter Ahmet Şık, Akın Atalay and Emre İper –who have been jailed for 365 days in the case.

The union includes famous names, such as singer Sezen Aksu, photographer Ara Güler and actress Müjde Ar, as well as renowned journalists, such as Fehim Taştekin, İsmail Saymaz and Nevşin Mengü....

26 April 2017

Press freedom (click here) has never been as threatened as it is now, in the "new post-truth era of fake news", strongmen and propaganda, Reporters Without Borders said.

Its annual World Press Freedom Index, published on Wednesday, warned of a "tipping point" for journalism.

"Attacks on the media have become commonplace and strongmen are on the rise. We have reached the age of post-truth, propaganda, and suppression of freedoms - especially in democracies," the report said.

"Media freedom has never been so threatened."...

November 2, 2017
By Shahira Amin

A campaign launched by the Egyptian government (click here) to promote the World Youth Forum scheduled for Nov. 4-10 at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh appears to have backfired after internet activists hijacked the conference hashtag #WeNeedToTalk to highlight human rights abuses in the country under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime.

The conference’s organizers had hoped the hashtag would encourage interaction among the participants ahead of the forum and promote Egypt as a safe tourist destination. Instead, the activists posted images of security forces assaulting and arresting youths at protest sites and shared portraits of jailed journalists, activists and others who have allegedly been tortured or forcibly disappeared.

“#WeNeedToTalk about forced disappearances,” Amr Bakly, the director of the Cairo Liberal Forum, an Egyptian nongovernmental organization working to spread liberal values and culture among Egyptian youths, posted on Twitter....

November 1, 2017

An opposition politician and critic (click here) of Cameroon president Paul Biya has been jailed by a military court in a trial human rights group, Amnesty international, described as “unfair and deeply flawed.”

Aboubakary Siddiki is to serve 25 years behind bars after the military court in Yaounde found him guilty of charges including hostility against the homeland, revolution and contempt of the President.

Siddiki who is president of ‘Mouvement patriotique du salut camerounais’ – the main opposition party in northern Cameroon was arrested in August 2014 along with one Abdoulaye Harrisou – a well known notary....

Where is the American Baptist Convention to hire lawyers and advocate for other pastors abroad?

October 3, 2017

Two assistant pastors arrested by the Burma (Myanmar) (click here) army last December were sentenced to prison on Friday (Oct. 27) on false charges of unlawful association, defaming the military and spying, sources said.

Pastor Dom Dawng Nawng Latt, 65, received a prison term of four years and three months, and fellow pastor La Jaw Gam Hseng, 35, received two years and three months, according to sources present in court in Lashio town, in Shan state.

The two ethnic Kachin pastors, members of the Kachin Baptist Convention, were charged under the Unlawful Association Act for alleged connections with an ethnic armed group, the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), and allegedly spying for it. Nawng Latt was prosecuted under a defamation statute. They deny the charges, which colleagues say are baseless.

Nawn Latt received the additional two years under the defamation charge as the military accused him of criticizing the army while speaking to media.

Pastor Zau Ra, secretary of the Kachin Baptist Convention in Mong Maung town, Shan state, told Morning Star News the two pastors were likely arrested and charged for speaking to media and helping local journalists cover army attacks on a Catholic church building, schools and houses in Shan state in November 2016....

The Democratic leadership is important. They need to have a PAC as well as providing a fundraiser to the DNC.

They are standing up for Americans against big money that wants more money and power. The American people need to invest in the party that gives a damn.

DNC should be providing full disclosure of income and where the monies are being spent. Voters need confidence. My guess is the voter is going to first complain about salaries the party pays to their employees. The DNC has to compete for employees no different than any other major organization. Discuss the reality of the world today and allow suggestions to be real IF it solves problems.

The DNC also should tap retired members for assistance in fundraising. The voice of unions need to be loud and clear, the Middle Class needs them. Ask the unions to carry out fundraising. The unions donate but could run independent fundraisers. There is no alternative for the DNC, they have to include unions in their identity, the Middle Class dies without them. The Democrats were on the House and Senate floor during the Janis hearing. They should consider submitting "a-friend-of-the-court" document regarding Janis.

When the DNC begins to have full partnership with it's candidates the organization will finally take on the issues of the people. They hae to represent the people.

THE TRUMP TAX CUT, "IS REALLY ANTI-SENIORS!" That needs to be a motto for the DNC.

Therefore, what?

The DNC entered into a contract for money. Where was full disclosure? The problem isn't Clinton, the problem is the DNC never fully disclosed their finances with sources and what the contracts stated. I don't blame Clinton for exerting control, look what she had to work with.

November 2, 2017
By Donna Brazile

...So I followed the money. (click here) My predecessor, Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, had not been the most active chair in fundraising at a time when President Barack Obama’s neglect had left the party in significant debt. As Hillary’s campaign gained momentum, she resolved the party’s debt and put it on a starvation diet. It had become dependent on her campaign for survival, for which she expected to wield control of its operations....

What is Perez doing for fundraising? I think the DNC needs leadership that can find the funding it can count on. Every Democrat in the party currently in office should be investing in the organization's treasury. If every Democrat in office carried out a fundraiser the problem should be solved. The PACs did this to them. The individual took control of their own interests and funding.

Get for real. If a single source, ie: Hillary Clinton, bailed out the DNC while running for office, they have rights to ensure their money is spent responsibly. I think Clinton was generous to a fault. I really am tired of people dumping on a very qualified woman to be in government and dedicated to the USA.

I am tired of hearing this after the fact. Hillary was generous and the DNC never solved their problems. I am impressed she had the funds to invest in the DNC. She obviously didn't want the down-ballot to suffer because no one cared about them enough to carry out significant fundraising.

This isn't about Bernie, it is about the DNC and it's failure to sustain the treasury it needed. Did Bernie do a fundraiser for them? 

I am sorry Donna Brazile inherited a disaster, but, don't blame Hillary for it's bailout. Clinton has a thankless career. She really does. It is the DNC that is the issue and I suggest fundraising should be solicited from it's members. Soon. President Obama should be holding at least one fundraiser in an interest in the party.

Clovis?

To begin, what type of caliber individual is the American people receiving to run the government with this administration?

But, as to Clovis; there is a god.

Tne caliber of the Trump individual is not discussed enough. These people have an agenda. They aren't good for the country. Their agenda threatens America's promise to every generation.

"Good job, Brownie." People were dying. They died and may very well be dying right now in Puerto Rico. There is a lack of expertise, ethics and morals; not to speak to their preparedness for taking office in the federal government.

A billion dollar cut for the Army Corp,

June 29, 2017
By Tom Ichniowski

Signals are strong that Congress (click here) will reject President Trump’s proposed sharp spending cut in fiscal year 2018 for the Army Corps of Engineers civil-works program, which includes funds for river locks and dams, flood control and environmental restoration projects.

Trump’s FY18 budget request, sent to Congress on May 22, would slash Corps civil-works spending by $1 billion, or 17%, to $5 billion. But a House appropriations subcommittee has spurned the president’s proposal. The panel cleared a bill on June 28 that recommends increasing Corps 2018 civil-works spending by 2%, to $6.16 billion. [Read the draft bill text]

In the Senate, Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), who chairs the appropriations subcommittee in charge of Corps spending, said at a June 28 hearing on the agency’s budget that Trump’s proposed $1-billion cut for Corps civil works would be “an enormous step backwards.” Alexander said, “We should spend more, not less, on our nation’s water infrastructure.” [Read text of Alexander's prepared statement....

This is an absolute joke. Harvey, Irma, Maria and Philippe recently rolled through the Florida Keys AGAIN. This is ridiculous.

They have no morals. They have no conscience.

There was a fatal flaw by the DNC and Clinton Campaign; they never discussed them in a new conference.

I didn't read them, but, evidently others did. This particular breaking news does not impress me as something that should have caused radical anger with the American people.

To begin, the DNC, Secretary Clinton and Mr. Podesta were the victims. Their data bases and emails were hacked. Then the emails taken, even from the Clinton server, is not classified information. I believe Secretary Clinton stated same. Then there was insistence by the opposition to her presidency there were "c" on some indicating "classified."

There should have been a news conference with all the victims to discuss the specifics of the investigation and to discuss the noise with the American public. There was a missed opportunity to place themselves square in the public eye as victims to ruthlessness.I think the American people deserved that.

Instead, the American people were allowed to believe the victims weren't victims, but, criminals that deserved to be exposed. There is such a thing as the truth. I think the American people can be trusted with it.

Originally, the Clinton emails were supposed to be placed in a searchable data base for the campaign to use.

October 26, 2017

A data firm used by the Trump campaign (click here) asked Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange in 2016 for access to Hillary Clinton's emails kept on a private server while she was secretary of state, The Daily Beast reported.

The chief executive of Cambridge Analytica, Alexander Nix, sent an email to several people -- including Rebekah Mercer, a top donor to President Donald Trump's campaign -- explaining how he had contacted Assange seeking access to Clinton's private server. Nix wanted to turn her emails into a searchable database for the Trump campaign or for a pro-Trump political action committee, sources familiar with the situation told CNN.

1the Trump campaign hired Cambridge Analytica in the summer of 2016 as part of a three-pronged data operation led by Brad Parscale and overseen by Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and a top White House aide.

No one from the Trump campaign was copied on the email, the sources said, and there is no evidence the Democratic presidential nominee's emails were ever hacked or that Wikileaks ever gained possession of them.

Republican talking points about the proposed tax cuts.

"Open up the American economy."

Reckless deregulation no different than Snyder and Flint.

"Let's try something different."

The American economy is not an experiment.

Another woman discriminated against.

There is absolutely no reason to replace her. Oh, but, the markets are fine with her replacement. Really. Every woman within the scope of Wall Street, including secretaries and file clerks, should be protesting.

As predicted, the markets have had unprecedented growth. Chairwoman Yellen is a genius and now she has received news she will be replaced, FOR ABSOLUTELY NO REASON EXCEPT SHE IS A WOMAN!

When the market crashes again, we'll know who to blame.

November 1, 2017
By John Ydstie











A day before President Trump (click here) was expected to name their next leader, Federal Reserve policymakers decided to hold a key interest rate steady at between 1 percent and 1.25 percent. However, analysts are still looking for a rate increase at the central bank's next meeting, in mid-December.

The Fed's post-meeting statement would seem to support that expectation. Policymakers slightly upgraded their assessment of economic growth from moderate to "solid" despite disruptions from hurricanes Harvey and Irma. And they said the labor market has continued to strengthen, despite a hurricane-related drop in payroll numbers in September....

Don't tell me cyber is not the enemy. Example in point.

I know what I am writing about. Osama bin Laden is dead and the enemy is cyber. End of discussion.

The wacko, fruitcake Muslim didn't even have contact with an Imam or any Cleric.

This poor idiot trusted cyber to inspire his jihad. This is the most outrageous lack of national secuirty in the face of American and International deaths when it was completely avoidable, both from infrastructure and ending access to cyber sites where ideology lives all by itself even in the face of the deaths of iconic leaders.

These websites NEVER had the protection of the First Amendment. These websites are inflammatory, promote the death of other human beings and formate hate. They need to be dismantled NOW! 

It is outrageous to realize this man was radicalized in the USA with access to a cell phone. He never imagined his Muslim roots would be able to access INSPIRATION HATE with the purchase of a GD cell phone! 

This attack is owned by Homeland Security. There is no way a video that inspires hate and demands death is protected in this country. Oh, wait, I forgot the NSA and all the computerized EXPERTS within the national security network have everything under control. THAT IS LAUGHABLE!

That hapless fool never stopped to question why he never felt hate the way he did with his AMERICAN cell phone. 

November 1, 2017
By Benjamin Mueller, William K. Rashbaum, Al Baker and Adam Goldman

...As investigators (click here) looked into whether Mr. Saipov’s Uzbek contacts may have handed him off to an ISIS operative, they pieced together parts of his past, law enforcement officials said. He attended a wedding in Florida of an Uzbek man who was under scrutiny by the F.B.I. But his attendance didn’t trigger a separate investigation of him, the official.

Investigators were still looking into whether Mr. Saipov had links to other federal counterterrorism inquiries.

On Mr. Saipov’s cellphone, F.B.I. agents found 90 videos, including of ISIS fighters killing prisoners and of instructions for making an explosive device, according to the criminal complaint. They also found 3,800 images, among them some of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS. The complaint said Mr. Saipov reported being inspired in particular by a video in which Mr. al-Baghdadi “questioned what Muslims in the United States and elsewhere were doing to respond to the killing of Muslims in Iraq.

The F.B.I. was uncovering details that sent agents on a far-ranging chase for leads.

But several crucial facts remain unclear. It is not known if the F.B.I. is still investigating the Uzbek man whose wedding Mr. Saipov attended. And as investigators built out concentric circles of his associates, they are still looking at whether Mr. Saipov had direct connections with ISIS operatives....

It is noteworthy to realize Saipov PRACTICED his attack. He even rented the very truck he would use to conduct such a rehearsal. Americans need to report anything that seems odd and out of place. Nothing bad will happen if such observations are made. I have at times reported what was odd to me and a simple investigation by on-duty police officers resulted in a "Thank you, we've got it from here." I went on my way and never concerned myself with the issue again.